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THE HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY VCI . XVIII. . im'»i AI. VA iiltty. | it. <«. »*. « ini'Hixi. D E N 1 I ST. OH <•*. .’.in on. ii ik done can ..c ae , o.no 'Mtt d ertli'i’;!, ok me in j*er* .0. o; rdio lliroiyrti tile nmiis. .s, -pMMsI ariHHVeno-tlt ■to Vi. Hii yak j W.T. Dusks, niVAA A OH lii .y ■ Ai lOiiNEiS AT LAW, jit i ic»Oi OH, • *A. ViT , i act ice ill ICC ountie? composing Ik, F,mt .ludiciul Circuit,tlie Supreme Court of Georgia and the United States District Court. apr27-lv it Uli ttUA, ATTORNEY A'l LAW. il e 1 )onol on, t* a . Will practice in all the Courts of Georgia Special attention given lo commercial and othercollectious. \\ ill attend all the Courts at Hampton regularly. Ollice upstairs over Thl Wkskly office. A. itlitHVA, ’ attorney at law. Ale Do so luu, Da. Will practice it, all the counties compos ing the Flint Circuit, the Supreme Court of Georgia and the United States District Court. jaul-lv j_j A. PIiEIM.ES, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Hampton, Ga, Will practice in all the counties composing the Flint Judicial Circuit, the Supreme Court of Georgia and the District Court of the United States. Special and prompt atten tion given to Collections, Oct 8, 1888 Jno. D. Stkwart. | K. T. Daniel. STEWART & ItANIEL, .» ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Gbipkin, Ga. | 010 L. IT U. ATTORNEY AT LAW, Gale City Natioal Bank Building, Atlanta, Ga, Practices in the State and Federal Courts. |t F. AVEEM#, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Fayetteville, Ga. "Will practice in all the State amt Fcder nl courts. Collections a specialty, and prompt attention given to all business en trusted to me. —-—THE— —- East Ten. Virginia & Ga. R’Y. IS THE ONLY SHORT AND DIRECT LINE TO THE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST. PULLMAN’S FINEST VES TIBULE SLEEPERS BETWEEN ATLANTA & KNOXVILLE MACON & CHATTANOOGA BRUNSWICK & ATLANTA WITUOIT (IIAYGR Direct Connections at Chat- TANOOGA WITH THROUGH trainsand Pullman Sleep ers to Memphis and the West, at Knoxville with I’ullman Weeper* for WASHINGTON, PHILADELPHIA, AND NEW YORK. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ADDRESS, B.W. WRENN, CHAS. N.KICHT (ien'l. Pm. Ab’., A.t.P. A. KNOXVILLE. ATLANTA tliil)nH<l A 4*ull R. R. SOUTH. Leave McDonough 7:00 a. m. Arrive Greenwood \' J, \ " “ Louella *< Griffin 8:05 “ NORTH. Leave Griffin 4:00 p. m Arrive Louella 4:40 “ u Greenwood 4:48 “ « McDonough 5:05 " V F GRAY. Sup’t. I'll | .\ j l»M cures scratch on 1 L L*V» 1/11.0 horse*, ruange on dogs with one or two applications. For safe by I>. J- Sanders. . TUe a * M. TSTT-S APTHJtALINI ASTHMA-gnf> E Q ; , THt DI!TAFT l*ut. H. CO .EjCittiUM t.FREE AS IT ST SI Kft 6 VS. Words are of but little use except to consume time and till up space in a newspaper uuless they are backed by deeds. What is most needed in our com inanity, as well as in n any another, is less talk and more “git-up and-git.” The newspaper may suggest plans and enterprises that every one recognize* wuuld be most potent in the upbuild ing and general advancement of the town ; the few who really have the welfare of the town at heart may talk of the advisability of this, that or the other movement, but unless some one “starts the ball to rolling” the town will remain just as it is, or possibly in hardly so good a condition, for the next half century. What is most needed is some live, wide-awake citizen who will investigate some of the plans offered, center on the one he considers of most advan tage, an J go to work to get ot Iters in terested. If some one would but make .he initiatory move McDonough would soon be more than a town dependent upon the surrounding farming territory for a support —which territory is being diminished yearly. Industries Would spring up that would put the future prosperity ot the town on a firm basis. A town whose prosperity is simply based upon the contingent fanning ter itory is “like unto a house built up"U the sand,” whose downfall, though long delayed, wiil one day overtake it. Then go to work to circumvent the “evil day” by placing your town upon the granite foundation of diversified industries. “What’s everybody’s busim-ss is no body’s business.” Now who will take the lead in this direction, and make it their business ? That’s all chat is necessary ! Our citizens have money they would like to invest, in some paying enter prise. All they want is the assurance that it’s a safe investment. If you don’t be ieve it try and see! # * * , YVe learn from a re'iable source that one of McDonough's most enterpris ing citizens, whose Jme we ar ' 3 not at liberty to give just now, will go iDto the fruit growing business on an ex tensive scale. The gentleman men tinned recently visited Fort Val ley for the purpose of investigating the methods of the large fruit growers there, and to ascertain if it was a pay ing enterprise. He came away thor oughly convinced, and will, if the trees can be secured, set out an orchard of three thousand trees of the now justly famous Elberta peach this season. This enterprise will be conducted in a systematic and business like manner, if it materializes, — which we have no reason to doubt. The gentleman who expects to make this new departure is full of euergy and perseverance and is bound to succeed. He expects to de vote every momeut of his spare time jo the business he has just undertaken. That there is a bonanza in this bus j iness, properly conducted, no one doubts, and we would be gratified to see many of our farmers quit raising six cent cottou and turu their atteutiou to things of this kiud. The aforpsaid gentleman also con templates starting a dairy. He will find a ready sale for all the butter he can make, having Atlanta, Macon, Griffiu and Columbus as markets. He will have the improvements and con veniences necessary for succesfully op erating a regular dairy business. Numerous enterprises might be built up here at McDonough that would pay the investors haudsomely, if our peo ple would only take hold of them Here you have the railway facilities of the city coupled with the advantages of the country. A citizen expressed himself, in the presence of a Weekly representative recently, as beiug in favor of an aa nual report of the amount of taxes, fines, forfeitures, and other revenues handled by the City Council being published. Also as to how, or in what manner, said revenues are disbursed. A good suggestion. * * * Speaking of the reason why cotton milis were paying investments in the South, an Alabama exchange says: If cotton can be carried from the fields of Alabama to England, be there turned into cloth and thence shipped to all quarters cf the globe and dividends be earned by the mill owners, it stands to reason that still greater dividends can be earned in sight of tbe fields. Our people ought to have cotton factories in every good sized community in the state. By McDonough, ga.. Friday. jaSuary 27, isna. proper management they can be made to pay. Nearly every one in Alabama has been making money the past two 1 yeirs. At Eall River, Mass., fifty- I nine mills, operated, however, by only j thirty-six companies, with an aggre | gate capital of $19,518,000, paid out , in dividends in 1892 #2,155,000 —mak- ing an average of 11 per cent. Be rides, it may be taken that these mills laid aside quite a sum for surplus aud for new machinery. New mills, it is said, are being erected with the profits of the old ones. No comment is needed from ns on the above. What other towns are doing McDonough can accomplish if it will. * * * Some of our farmers are talkiug about trying to st>p using guano. This is a good idea, hut we think would prove detrimental to stop off too sud denly. If you have not gone ahead aud prepared your compost heaps and have not a sufficiency of that, you should buy guano this time and use ■very spare moment to have plenty of home made lertilizer which will do the work another year. The Loan Associations are securing a good deal of real estate in this coun ty. The people who have borrowed money from them are unable to meet ihe payments when they are due, and consequently the mortgaged property is being sold and occasionally bid in by the companies. Farmer, you know your own business btst, but wouldn't it be better to undergo the most rigid economy rather than mortgage away your property, at scarcely half its value ? * * * It strikes us that a doctor’s avoc* tion is about the most disagreable mode of making a living in the category of professions. Just think of being called out of bed at midnight in weather like we have been experiencing for the past two week, and having to ride eight or ten miles to attend a sick nigger. Yet the world scarcely ever hears one of that profession bemoaning his lot. The doctor should always receive re muneration for his services promptly. * * » Sheriff Glass must be an extraordi nary good shot with a pistol. Some of the boys are speaking of getting him to challenge Dr. Carver for the world’s championship, the target to be a live rabbit’s bead. Ask Leroy Far gason to tell you of the wonderful (?) skill aud accuracy displayed by him in handling a Smith & Wesson while out hunting during the snow last week. * * * Several very “tame” sleighs were seen on our streets during the recent snow, Buggy bodies on runners were improvised for the occasion, but owing to the fact that the horses in this sec tion are unused to traveling in the snow a speed about equal to that of an ox was all that could be attained. But then it was sleiging, you know ! * * * There has been a general complaint all over town for two or three weeks past of nearly all the wells failing. A thing of this kind is a serious calam ity in a prohibition county. * * * As the weather permits the farmers are making preparations for the plant ing season. More home supplies and less cotton will be the general rule in our county, we believe, with but few exceptions. * * * These are terrible times on the coun try editor. No politics, nobody getting married, no fights, no deaths, nothing hut the weather. Thank the Lord, we’ve had plenty of that 1 “The McDonough Weekly is one of the best.” —Hale’s Weekly. Thanks, for the compliment, Bro. Hale; we recognize in you a newspaper man of marked ability and gupenor judgement. « • * Mr. “Billie” Combs, of Locust Grove, has the finest pack of fox hounds in Middle Georgia. They are said to be marvels of fleetuess and en durance. All admirers of fine dogs who have seen these prouounce them perfect beauties. **» Fellow townsmen, don’t fail to set out a liberal number of shade trees about your premises. * • * Flippen is rapidly coming to the front as a truck farming and fruit grow ing section. On every hand are to be seen large vineyards and young or chatds. This industry has already ad vanced the price of real estate consid erably at that place. Messrs. A. G. Hariis and J. H. Steel are tv*>> of the largest and most successful growers in fact, they were the first tr. aka the j business in hand. ♦ » * Notwithstanding the weaflt r, sotoo. of our legal friends attended Justice court in Lowe’s district Saturday last. McDonough’s lawyers will - and com parison with the ablest in the state, aud a client may rest easy when he has one of them employed on a * * * Cel. Walter Wise, who was admitted to the bar at the last October 1 term of Henry Superior Court, after standing a highly creditable examination, lias located at Fayetteville. Col. Wise (son of the Hon. Geo. E. .Wise, of Babb,) has numerous friends; all over the couuty, whose best wishes for his future succeai in the profess?-a he has! chosen follow him to his new home. Two of “the boys” were U sing the other day about the elements that go to make up a successful business man. One of them gave this definition : “Look here, boys, let me tell you ; all brains and no brass ain’t worth a cent; al! brass and no brains is wo me still ; but a little brains and a lot «of brass goes a long ways.” We at once placed this young man as oue of the doming” philosophers of the age. *** 1* From the press and peop! V comes laudation of the Christian cl.a . y ex hibited by the good people bt* Atlanta toward the poor in their miflv. during the recent severe cold spell. Too much cannot be said in their p'faise, but according to the number of our popu lation and amount of wealth, the citi zens of McDonough did more for the poor and needy within her borders than did wealthy Atlanta. Both schools at this place were sus pended for several days last week, on account of the frigidness of t’u weath er. But study was restiu ',l again Monday. I » * w “Littlejohn” Hightower intends farming this year. John is of the best, autTwill sliow the ftoys ajthing or two about raising the fleecy staple. * *‘ * An old farmer was heard to make this remark on our streets recently : “Well, I’m clean out of debt for the first time in four years ; but I ain’t a goin’ to stay in that fix long. I’m jist nacherly lazy, and won’t work worth a durn ’thout a boss, and debt is ouo of the all-fired closest bosses I’ve ever found.” * * * A number of our citizens are threat ened with pneumonia. Bad colds are the order of the day. Besides this the general health of our people is good. * # * Col. Geo. Bivins, of Atlanta, was in town last Saturday. He has a host of friends in Henry county who are al ways glad to see him. *** We find the following pathetic re frain in one of our country exchauges : “The wind bloweth, the water fl iweth. the farmer sowetb, the subscriber oweth, and the Lord kuoweth that we are in need of our dues. So come a runnin’ ere we go a-gunning’; we’re not a funnin’; this thing of dunnin’ gives us the blues.” The new county officers are allowed thirty days from the date of the elec j tion in which to perfect their bonds and take the oath of office. The bonds of some of the officials are pretty heavy, but no trouble, so far as we have learned, has been experienced by the officeis elect in complying with the usual requirements. *** The new city council has beeu sworn in, and now have the reigns of the mu nicipal government in hand. *** Mr. John R. Pair informs us that the supply of commercial fertilizer for the state of Georgia is oue hundred I tons short, and the price will be in j crease $1.50 per ton, except to those I having previous contracts. Good bye good roads for the next two or three months. The next day after the wedding : “I suppose, Henry” said the old gen tlemen to the new son in law, “that you are aware the check for $5,000 I put among your wedding presents was merely for effect ?” “Oh, yes, sir,” responded the cheer ful Henry, “and the effect was excel lent. The bank cashed it this morn ing without a word.” I OUR HOMES. "Gov. Mot-then Thinks They Should he Isttpiateil Above all Things Klse. for money and tlie ; political upraising that now storms the comitrvv for bread on one hand aud 1 V ! for office on the other, it is possible that wo may lu-glect the first and most potent factor in our civilization and material prosperity—our homes The best thing in our family is not money, but content The best thing in our government is not material pros perity, but virtuous and intelligent citizenship. We must he carful if in j the political hu> ry we are making just i now wo do not insist upon the one to ; the harmful neglect of the other, j In our homes we must build our ideal upon virtue and truth, and in j government upon meu, mind and mor uls, and not upon the development of our materialistic reeurces alone. The standard of these times is sadly low ered, and the age has become one of money and not of mind. I do uot desire to be understood as disparaging any honest effort to aucu rnulate prosperity nor any reasonable or just complaint against the government or the community that hiuders the fullest exercise of the right of auy and every .citizen to make himself and fam ily comfortable in the possession of such means that will fortify him against misfortune that threatens life, but all such efforts should he made secondary to these better influences that are found in the virtue of the home, the intelligence aud culture of its inmates and the loyalty aud patriotism of its mbryo citizens. The man who directs his kims and his work to the accomulation of money to the neglect of those better influences in his home, darkens the sunlight that content and virtue would give his loved ones, and gives to the State aud nation a citizenship sordid and si-lfish and un worthy of the freedom of our American system. Mind is as far above mouey as high noon is above midnight: virtuous liv ing as far above niggardly money get ting as purity above vice. Let us get ,mr>ru»y ; this all well and rightfthut above all things, aud at the sacrifice of all things else, let us put high ideas and virtuous living into our homes. A Homicide. Sheriff J. B. Newell shot and in stantly killed Jas. Mcliachern, of Fay ette county, Monday of last week. The killing was done in Atlanta. An old fned that had its origin in politics cul initiated in a row in which McEachern was attempting to whip Ilewell. The difficulty occutred on the A. & F. train as it was leaving the city. The coro ner’s jury returned a verdict ol justi fiable homicide. The Kansas City Star grows curious and makes this iuquiry : “Speaking of schools and education, what has become of tlie old fashioned youth who pursued an education with pateeut search aud vigil long, who did not mind ’ poor clothes and bare feet; who was willing to sit on any kind of bench aud go with out any sort of a desk ; who laid prone ou|his stomach and read by the light of the open fire until far into the night; who would walk mi'es in snow or rain to borrow a book and as far to return it? W here has he gone? In hia place, with all the modern facilities, with line school houses aud patent furniture and furnaces, and cabinets and blackboards, maps and charts, there has come an .other who complains of ‘nerves’ and ‘St. Vitus dance,’ and for whom fears are entertained lest he learn too much ” Bill Nye, the philosopher, speaking of the Salvation Army and its efforts to down Satan, says: “When they know the great adversary of souls as well as I do, they will not try to scare him with a cross-eyed woman or drive him and his host by beating a tambour ine, and the—landlord. Humanity, charity, soft soap, and unselfishne.-s will do more towards giving 8 a lau that tired feeling than all the lou.i and on ion flavored hosannas of misguided men aud bleating women who seek to liaiass the hosts of hell with a bass drum, while their owu children, with empty stomachs and uulauudered noses wept at home.” The Georgia Midland morning pas senger train from McDonough ran off the track just south of the Central road crossing in Griffin last hriday, and de laying the schedule about one hour. The ruuoff was caused by the accumu lation of ice on the track. The man who has been kicked will feel sore ever it. Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U S. Gov’t Report. Rc&fcJ Baking. B. V ssx&gm lO\woF ABSOLUTELY PURE H “Old SI.” The old man was in a jubilant mood, despite the snow and slush, when he brought up the mornin’s mail. “Didn’t I tell yer dat dis heah cold Spell wuz er 'puhlikiu trick on us diroicrats down souf ?” “But you umu i prove it.” “Well, I kin proob it now. Jess look out daf winder dar an’cas’ yo’ eye on dat Hag whut’s fluttriu’ on de Newnited States bildin’. Whut you link o’ dat ?” “That white flag? That is one of the weather signals, but it is only a general intimation.” “I dunno what yo’ calls intifhuda shuns in tie case, hilt I do know dm— I sneaked up dar tie udder day an’ 1 see whut dat wedder man wuz. up ter. He bed down de whol’ map er dis kitn try, ’Laßky and Canadyskatky, an’ wuz er hoodoin’ hiz lines on hit, draw in’ fer wedder fum eberywhar an’ er draggiu’ hit down heah ter Atlanty. I heah him figurin’ up how many parts 1 er thermomety le gwine tor put ergin how many mo’ parts er barometry, an’ don he mix in sum annomostry an’ er few sprangles er liydrometry—” “Hold on, you old ebony phonograph, what are you talking about ?” “Dat’s whut I say. I seed dat ’pub likin wedder mau mixin’ up all dat climack fer Atlanty wid dese two eyes er mine, uu’ I say ter mysef—'Look out, mister man, you gwino ter lode er guu dat’ll blow out de britch an’ kill yo’ fool set! ’ ” “Well, what then ?’’ “Don’t yo’ see de whol’ pile an bilin’ er wedder fell on 'itn fo’ he could stop hit an’ now he dun flung up de white flag an’s’render’d 1 lie better git reddy ter move !” “Why ?” “Ease I dun tuk sum kodin ks er dis j wedder an’gwine er sen’ ’em ter Mis ter Cleeblau’ soon ez lie’s swore in ! Yer lino’ he din’ agwine ter let no man suo’ under de state of Georgy wid sell euty-odd thousand diinocrnt majority wid sech impuuacyl Nary time, salt!” Aud the old man went down stairs chuckling mightily at the bounce lie had arranged for the weather man.— Atlanta Constitution. Heal Cause of Ills Grief. “Yes, I dabbled in futures once,” said the man in the mackintosh, re flectively. “Wheat?” inquired tlie man who had his feet on the table. “No. And it wasn’t corn or oats or barley or mess pork or potatoes or chips or whetstones. It was broom corn. I thought there was money in broom corn.” “But much money in it?” asked the man in the shaggy ulster. More money than judgment,” sighed the man in the mackintosh, g'oomily. “How much did you lose ?” “I lost #50,000 I had hoped to make out of the deal.” “Is that all?” “All ? No. I lost SIB,OOO I had borrowed from friends”— “Have they got it yet ?” “And that ain’t all!” groaned the man in the mackintosh, unheeding the interrupt’on, and rubbing ins eye fur tively with the corner of his handker chief, “1 lost SB7 of my own money.” Itev- Sylvanus Lance Of the Cincinnati M. E. Conference, makes a good point when he say**: “We have for years used Hood's f sij aiilla in our family of five, and find it fu!ly equal to all that is claimed for it. Bume people are greatly prejudiced against patent mediciues. but how th ■ patent can hurt a medicine and not a machine is a mystery of mysteries to me."- Hood’s Pili.s cure L : ver Ills. lladks, Jan. 12.—Mr. Gould—Do you kuow, Mr. Bat'er, that there is a preacher in Georgia who says tl at we i are in hell—only just in hades ? j Mr. Butler—Well, if this ain’t hel 1 ! I don’t want to see it. And a large blue devil whacked him over the head with a red-hot spoon thirty feet long S and weighiug a ton. —Ex. 5 CENTS A COPY True as Proac hln*. 'Oi^ When you want, newtjupeir favors you strike your “home paper,’’ don’t you? • **gtf£gjj£s If you want your town booited, and your property increased in Value, y u expect your home paper to do it, don’t you ? lou kick because your homo paper hasn’t as much reading matter ns a city paper, don’t you? And you preclude the home paper j from thinking the town is a good place ! for it by not giving it sufficient p.atrou | age, don’t you ? 'i ou often sneak off to some othe r town to get job work done, to save a few cents, don’t you? Your are mighty free about telling what a good thing for a town a home paper is, hut are backward when it comes to helping that paper with the cash, ain’t you ? You are mighty anxious to have the home paper spend money with you, hut are careful to spend as little us possi ble with it, ain’t you ? The home paper don’t charge you interest on back subscription, hut you wait till the last thing before paying it, don’t you ? Do you think u publisher can live 1 on promises and pay his hill with the same material ? Do you think be can forever digest the fact that his paper is a “good thing for the country,” and not receive anything in return ? lie can’t do it, can he.?—Exchange. That Was Good Kitoiigti, The boy was sitting hi/.dy in the stern ofuie" boat, dangling Fnsieet in tint water, when a man Com the dock nulled sharply to him : “What are you doing there ? lie saiil. “Nothing’,” responded the hoy. “Du you get any pay for it ?” “Nop.” And he drew one foot out of the watt r, ready to run it need were. “Why don’t you go to work ? ’ “Will you give me a job ?” “Yes.” “Steudv.” “Yes.” 1 l’ay anything ?” •‘Well, no,” hesitated the man, “not the first week ” “How about the second ?” “ ! lien I will.” “All right ; I'll come around the sec ond week. This is good enough for tue now.” And the hoy stuck the foot hick in the water and winked at the man on the dock. -Detroit, Free l’ri i In .Montana it costs a man a dollar to make affidavit, and one day a rough fellow, not up on the law, called n a magistrate for such a paper. lie stated his business and asked the price. “Oiio dollar,” replied the squire. •MI s a mao got to pay a dollar for tellhi’ the truth ?” exclaimed the visi •or. “That's the law,” said the magistrate. “Well durn such law. It’s cheaper 1 yin. Good rnormn’,” and he strode forth into the free air of the mountain-. Ten girls in a composition class were t told to write a telegram such as would ;he suitable to send home in ease of a railways accident while traveling. One of the girls wrote : “Dear I’apa—Mam ma is killed. lam in the refreshen nt room.” Biickleu’s Arnica Salve. The Dost salve in the world for cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, ’•-alt Rheum, Fever Sores, Fetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skill Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, lor no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money re [ founded. Pi ice 25 cents per box. For sale by any druggist. English Spavin Liniment removes all hard, soft or calloused lumps and blemishes from horses blond spavins, curbs, splints, swteney, ring bone, sti fles, sprains, all swollen threats, coughs etc. Save SSO by use of one bottle. Warranted the m ist w.nd< rful Blemish Cure ever known. Sold by C. I). Mc- Donald. We give the news. Do you want to hear it ? Then send us a dollar.