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THE HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY
V( I . XIX.
lERCURIAL
Mr. J.C. Jones, of Fulton, Ark., says of
nr3Bg3| “About ton years ago I con
f' iSES tracted a severe case of blood
poison. Leading physicians prescribed
medicine after medicine, which I took
v ithout any relief. I also tried mercu
ri.il and potash remedies, with unsuc-
RHEUMATISM
c ssful results, but which brought on an
j ;;u;k of mercuri-'l r eumatism that
T: ;ie my life ono of After suf
e. mg four years I gave up all remedies
a l commenced using S. S. S. After
taking several bottles, I was entirely
i s"d able to resume work.
f -SYS«J| is the greatest medicine for
blood poisoning to-day on
* market.”
•jatise on Flood and Skin Diseases mailed
Swift Srtcmc Co., Atlanta, Ua.
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ATTORNEY AT LAW,
McDonough, Ga.
V\ i’l practice in the counties comprising
til Flint .ludicial Circuit, the Supreme
t ..f Georgia, and the United States
1 i let Court
'I. T. UlCHlllti,
VI ORNEY AT LAW,
McDoNOUCIH, OA.
Will practice in tl-.e counties composing
h. Flint Judicial Circuit,the Supreme Court
0: Tiorgia and the United States District
Co > . aprS7-ly
ji . i. K HAGA.Ii,
VTTORNEY AT LAW.
McDonough, Ga.
>V ii i ractiee in all the Courts ol Georgia
- cir mention given to commercial and
.t .- 1' .lections. Will attend all the Courts
ii Hampton regularly. Office upstairs over
Tat Weekly office.
A. IIROH .H,
' ATTORNEY AT LAW,
McDonough, Ga.
Will practice in all the counties compos
ing tin Flint Circuit, the Supreme Court of
Georgia and the United States District
Court. janl-ly
jOHA i.. tv»:.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Gate City Natioal Bank Building,
Atlanta, Ga,
Practices in the State and Federal Courts,
|J A. PEEFL.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 ot the
United States. Special and prompl inten
tion given to Collections, Oet 8, l“‘F
jjIS. «. P. ( AMPHKI.L
DENTIST,
McDonough <*a.
Any one desiring work done can l>c ac
commodated either by calling on me in per
son or addressing me through the mails.
Terms cash, unless special arrangements
ire otherwise made.
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Ciinetery, Lawn, Poultry and Rabbit Fencing.
. .lOCSANDS OF MILES IX USE. CATALOGUE
FEEE. FREIGHT PAID.
e McMullen woven wire fence co.,
14, 116, 118 and 120 N. Market St.. Chicago, HL
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WM. BOLLMANN,
Watches, (: Spectacfey.
Clocks... :) v . ot
/No 6 S. Broad St.
Jewelry, (:
Silverware. :) Atlanta, Ga.
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I) I 4 \T. | Li New $l5O ; Organ, 154
LAtil ’ > 1 stops SSO. Catalog FREIO.
Daniel F. Beatty, Washington, N. J.
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Promote* a luxuriant growth.
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paPBM.IJMII.MihII'H
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EPPS’S COCOA
BREAKFAST-SUPPER.
•‘By a thorough knowledge of the natural
lans which govern the operations of diges
tions and nutrition and by a careful appli
cation of (he fine properties of well selected
Cocoa, Mr Epps has provided forourhreak
and supper a delicateiv flavoured beverage
which may save us many heavy doctor’s bills.
It is by the judicious use of such articles
of diet that a constitutions may be gradual
ly built until strong enough to resist every
tendenev ‘.o disease. Hundreds of subtle
maladies are floi ting rround ns ready to
attack wherever there is a weak point. We
mar escape many a fatal shaft bv keeping
ourselves well fortified with pure blood and
a properlv nourished trame." —Civil Service
Gazette. Made simply with boiling water
or milk. Sold only in half-pound tins, by
Grocers, labelled thus:
J.l MES EPFS <£ CO , Ltd., Homoeo
pathic Chemist, London, England.
MINOR MENTION.
Paragraphic Mixture of Loc.i!s,
Fancies, Clippings. Etc.
February.
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Ordinary's court next Monday.
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Next Tuesday is sale day, though
are no sheriff sales. Those of
administrators and executors will oc
cur, however.
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There having been three foggy tnor
uingß in August, we may look for three
snows this winter, say the pronhesiers,
one light aud two heavier. The light
ones we have already had, but the oth
ers seem slow in coming
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The Evans boom started in Atlanta
and will very likely end there. It is
getting so weak that it has to be sup
ported with clubs in order to keep it
from collapsing.—Hawkiusville Dis
patch.
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Rev. E. M. Hooten, we learn, has
moved from Conyers to Ilamptou,
where he is erecting a handsome resi
dence. Hampton is to be congratu
lated on the valuable acquisition.
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In the beginning of the year : s the
time to acknowledge your faults to
yourself and resolve to do your best to
mend them. Try to live up to your
good resolutions.
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Is Georgia in Atlanta or Atlanta in
Georgia? The question will be deter
mined at the polls iu the coming cam
paign, says the Rome Hustler.
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The buzz saw is generally temper
ate, but once in a while it takes “two
or three fingers.”
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Is the editor in ?
Yes, sir; I think they run him in
last night.
I mean, is he in here?
No, sir; he’s in debt.
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The argument that General Evans
could get many third party votes is not
a good one in favor of his nomination
by the democrats. If so, it would be a
stronger one in favor of the nomina
tion of Watson. He could get more
populist votes than Evans.—Sparta
Ishmaelite.
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Quite a number of young people at
tended a candy pulling at the home of
Mr. D. E. Moore on Monday night,
given in honor of Misses Mann aud
Hooten, of Henry county.—Jackson
Argus.
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Gen. Evans is backed by the Atlanta
political riDg as their favorite, and to
the people of Georgia that is sufficient
cause for his defeat.—Ringgold New
South.
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The Daltou Argus remarks that if
we could just get rid of congress, state
legislatures, politics aud politiciaus for
a few years (say ten or twenty) what a
prosperous people we would be! The
loafers would have to go to work, and
the people’s money would not be
squandered on lazy good for-naughts.
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Jenkiusburg Cor. Jackson Argus:
We happened to notice a man walking
up the railroad from the direction of
Macon one day last week, and taking
him to be a fair specimen of the genus
Hobo, we hailed him, intending to get
the latest from the Corbett-Mitchell
side show at Jacksonville, but we were
yery muchly mistaken Our tramp
proved 10 be Col. Ed Reagan, the ge
nial representative of Heury. ' We
were very much abashed, but mustered
up sufficient courage to ask if the East
Tennessee didn't recognize passes these
days. The Colonel evidently wanted
to count no quorum ou me, for he ig
nored me entirely and exclaimed, “Say,
I’m a walker, didn't you know it ? I
am goiug to McDonough at the rate of
three miles an hour, and by the time
the next race for congressman comes
off in the Sixth, I'm going to be run
uing like a ‘skeered’ rabbit.” We
gtarted to call for the previous ques
tioD, but he moved for an adjournment
and the last we saw of him he was
“counting crossties” like an old vet.
A Baltimore woman lied on the wit
ness-stand a short time ago and
wound up htr statement by sayiDg.
“.Jus. as sure aa God sits for judge
ment in glory, what I have said is tbe
rath!” No sooner were the words
uttered than she was struck dumb, tot
tered and fell.
McDonough, C-i Friday, February 2. ihoi.
KI.I.EXWAOD.
Mr. J B. Suttles contemplates build
ing a uew bam soon.
Mr. John Boyd has invested in a
pair of fine young mules.
Mr. Sid Waggoner’s btby has been
quite sick for the past week, hut is bet
ter at this writing. We hope for its
speedy recovi ry.
Will Kirks has opened a blacksmith
shop at Auvil Block. He proposes to
make anything, cr repair, from a h irse
shoe nail to a steam engine. All he
ask as is to give him a trial.
The good people of Ellenwood have
organized a Suuday School with Prof.
Lattimore as superintendent. Prof.
Lattimore has a flourishing school at
this place, with about fifty pupils.
Miss is teaching a fine school
at Mt. Zion with about fifty in atten
dance.
Misses Sall.e and Belle Clayton en
tertained their friends a few evenings
ago with some excellent music.
Guess who is going to begin to read
law.
Guess who is looking for their best fel
low next Sunday.
C. M. Callaway of Atlanta was in
our community yesterday.
Chums.
Obituary.
In memory of little Eugene Stanfield
who departed this life the 16th day of
•January aged one year, five mouths
and fifteen days. His remains were
laid to their last resting place at Liber
ty Hill the following day. We can
only say to the dear father and mother,
bear up under this heavy burden, let
the faltering arm of your faith and
trust iu God be more firmly stayed in
the God of infinite gooduess and mer
cy ; and when deepest bitterness has
been softened down by the mellowing
hand of time go calmly at evening
tide as the setting sun is throwing its
last fading rays over little Eugene’s
grave and plant you a flower that
may bloom over that sacred spot
and remind you of the sweeter
flowers that may bloom in his sweater
home, from whence the baud of death
never comes to take away our loved
ones for the cold cheerless grave yard,
for it is said there is no more death
there. No, no, father, mother ; weep
not, for your dear babe is lifted ou a
higher plane, and is waiting for yon
there. Would you call him back to
this cold, cold world, to undergo such
another ordeal of cruel suffering ?
Then bow your hearts iu humblo sub
mission to this deep bereavement.
H. H. G.
Bond*.
A great howl has been raised against
the action of Secretary Carlisle iu is
suing bonis, hut as the government is
compelled to have a certain amount of
gold, and the coinage of the silver
seignorage would not raise this, it
seems to us that the following from
Hale’s Weekly is a very sensible view
of the matter :
“We are glad to see that Secretary
Carlisle has decided to issue bonds.
The country is suffering for money,
while there are millions of it piled
away waiting a chance for investment.
The bonds will bring it out. Those
who have money will buy the bonds,
lay them away, and the money will be
placed in circulation.
“It is better for the laboring people
that bouds be issued to get money to
pay the expenses of the government
than it would he to place more burdens
upon them by increased taxation. We
would he glad to see the government
issue a billion dollars iu bonds to be
given to the monied men for their sil
ver and gold, to be paid to the people
for labor ou internal improvements.
Put the people to work, give them
good wages, build up our country, and
do it by issuing bonds. When the
bonds come due issue more in theii
stead. How about the interest on the
bonds? Pay it with an income tax.
BLACK-DRAUGHT tea cures Constipation
“Yes,” said the old man, addressing
his young visitor, “I’m proud of my
girls, and should like to see them all
; comfortably married ; and as I've made
a liule money, they won’t go to their
husbands penniless. There’s Mary,
about 25 years old, and a real good
girl. I shall give tier a thousand dol
lars when she marries. Then comes
■ Let, who won’t see 35 again, and shall
have two thousand. And the man who
takes Eliza, who is 40, will have three
thousand along with her.” The young
1 man reflected a moment or so, and
then nervcugly inquired, “You bavn’t
one about 50, have you ?”
■ cELREE'S WINE OF CARDUt for W«mk Narra.
Too Many Lawyers In Congress.
Most of the questions that come be
fore congress now are business ones.
About all the great constitutional ques
tions have been set'le. Consequently
there is much more need of clear head
ed. practical business men in congre>s
than there is of lawyers. The great
majority of congressmen, however, are
lawyers, aud although the most ol
them are meu of excellent ability, com
' paratively few of them are well lilted
fur • lealiug iu a practical apd common
seuse way with the matters iu which
the people are now particularly interes
ted.
They can talk and talk well, hut
much of what they say fails to show
thay have a comprehensive knowledge
of the subject discussed. The parts of
the tariff speeches, for iustauce, that
receive the most appause on the floor
of the House are those which make
some pretense to oratory, not those
which show a thorough knowledge of
the various phases of tbe tariff. A
warm political debate betfMen two po
litical opponents commands the atten
tion of a full House, while a clear and
well considered explanation of some
one of the items in the tariff bill receives
little or no attention. The reason is
that the lawyers are not particularly
interested in the tariff because they
know very little about it, and they are
not wilting to make a thorough study
of it. When one of them desires to
speak on the tariff he reads up ou the
subject sufficiently to enable him to
make a creditable speech, but what he
say r s help very little to briug about the
kinds of legislation needed.
More than two months ago the Sec
retary of the Treasury called the at
tention of congress to the condition of
the treasury, aod said that relief legis
lation of some kind would soon be need
ed. There has been do such legisla
tion and there is not likely to be any.
Those who oppose the issuing of bouds
waut the seignorage ot the silver bul
lion now in the treasury coined, aud
others want paper money issued direct
ly by the government. The Secretary
of the Treasury is sharply criticised
for announcing a bond issue under an
act passed eighteen years ago, but no
steps have been taken to authorize the
coinage of the seigniorage of the silver
bullion nor has anything been done for
the relief of the treasury. The law
yers of congress talk, but they do noth
ing. A few capable business men
would dispose of the tariff and finan
cial duestion in half the time it takes
congress to do it, and they would dis
pose of them much more satisfactorily
than the lawyers in congress are likely
to. The people ought to send more
business men and fewer lawyers to con
gross. The change would certainly
be for the better.—Savannah News
Why?
Valdosta Times.
Why temporize ?
Why tell a lie with the lips aud
know the truth iu your heart ?
Why wear a mask when your neigh
bor recoguizes the scalp above and the
body and legs below ?
Why deceive, when a lie will find you
out ?
Why put on “airs” when everybody
knows your humble birth, and your
humble station ?
Why ride in palace cars when tbe
people you owe walk, or have to stay
at home, because you do not pay
them ?
Why not be honest ?
Why not be candid ?
Why not shame the devil and be a
man ?
Why, oh wny !—Ex.
The superstitious fouud a great deal
to talk about in connection with one of
the terrible wrecks on the Michigan
Central recently. There were thirteeu
cars in each section. It was on tri
day, the 13th day of the mouth, 13
years after the occurrence of a still
more fatal accident on the same road,
aud almost at the same spot, and 13
pet sous were killed.
The Old Man’s Idea.
“I met an old fellow down in Ohio
not long ago,” said the drummer, “on
a train going not of Columbus, and he
became communicative on very short
notice. He was quaint, though, aud I
rather liked it. He talked a great
deal about his boys, and 1 asked him
after a while how many he had.”
“Seven,” he replied.
“That’s a fine lot,” said I. “What
do they do ? ”
“Well, six of them are in politic* and
one is in jail.”
“That’* bad.”
“Yes, but it might be worse ; there
might be seven of them in politics.”
Administration Kmbarrassnieuts.
Mr. Cleveland is not the first Presi
dent of the United States to encounter
opositiou among the leaders of his own
party, but he is the first to be badgered
and harassed by such senseless, unreas
onable and hitter antagonisms as now
exist, and have existed since his inaug
uration.
It is interesting to trace them to
their true causes, hut is not creditable
to the Democrats who are concerned
in it.
The present hostility to Mr. Cleve
laud and antagonism of the Administra
tion are the direct outcome of the
oposition to Mr. Cleveland’s nomination
at Chicago Iu that convention the
issue was fought out betweeu the ring
politicians, the machine element in the
party, and the people.
The politicians North and South and
West did not want Mr. Cleveland nom
inated. Every scheme known to
modern politics was used to prevent it.
But the people demanded his notiina
tion, and the pressure was so great aud
unmistakable, from every section of
the country, that the National Demo
cratic Convention was forced to
recognize it. Having secured his
nomination they proceeded to elect him,
aud the majority which they rolled up
for him ought to have convinced the
most malignant opponent that ho was
the choice of the American people for
President.
According to party usage, Democrats
who were opposed to Mr. Cleveland
should then, in the interest of the
party, have subordinated and put
aside their prejudices aud acce’pted the
result. They should have given their
hearty support to the Administration,
looking to the future success aud su
premacy of the party. The election of
Mr. Cleveland bound the party aud its
future to his administration.
Wlmt has really been the history of
the support given tho Administration ?
From tho date of the inauguration,
anti-Clevelad Democrats, disappointed
politicians, disaffected Democrats, with
all sorts of grievances, have arrayed
themselves against the Administration.
Every policy has been antagonized al
most before it was promulgated. Ev
ery misrepresentation has been resorted
to to prejudice the country against
it
Mr. Cleveland is undoubtedly the
people’s president, and yet all of these
efforts have been iu the direction of
thwarting the people’s will and disap
pointing them with their choice.
While this element of hostile Demo
crats is a small minority, they have
succeeded iu neutralizing the efforts of
the Administration, retarding its work,
creating dissatisfaction and discontent
among the people, aud in many quar
ters distrust.
If the Democratic party had been
ltarmotiious since March 4, loyal to its
President, lab .ring together aud in
good faith for the success of the party,
the record of the Administration and
of Congress would have been vastly
different aud vastly more satisfactory
to the people, and the party to day
would be in indefinitely better shape.
How long is it to continue? How
much more is the party and the coun
try to sacrifice to the sore heads and
malcontents in the Democratic party ?
—Columbus Sun.
Meandering.
A city girl writes, “It is a fond
dream of mine to become a farmer’s
wife and meander with him down life s
flowery pathway.” Ah, yes, that is a
nice thing to dream about, but when
you have lived on the farm and follow
ed this meandering business for a
month nr so, you will discover a wide
chasm between the dream anti the real
ity. You will think of this about the
time your husband meanders out and
leaves you without wood, aud you have
to meander up anil down the lane pull
ing splinters off the fence with which
to cook dinner. And when you mean
der around iu the wet-cloVi r iu search
jof the cotvs you will have a dim per
ception that fond dreams do not always
I pan out 100 cents on the dollar, aud
i that there are several meauderiugs iu
j farm life that are not listed iu the
dreaming category. Ihe meandering
business on the farm is not w hat it «
cracked up to be.—Texas .Siftings.
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Found n $2.00 Gold Bull.
Dave Bolton, a criored man of Craw
ford county, wus in Macott recently
anil proudly exhibited a ball of gold
about two thirds the size of a regula
tion baseball and weighing about six
pouus or 1,920 pennyweights.
Bolton found this ball last week
while plowing in a new ground, and
when he first saw it thought it was au
old grapeshot. When he picked it up
however, ho noticed that it seemed un
usually heavy, hut never thought ol its
being gold. When his day’s work was
done he took the hull, which was black
aud almost the color of old iron or cop
per, to the house, and after suppor ho
gun scraping tlie dirt from it simply out
of curiosity.
After Bolto.i had scraped a knife
over the ball a few times he saw that
it was not iron, but much softer and
brighter. Still not thinking of gold, he
final y laid it aside with tho determina
tion of showing it to some of his white
friends nc t day and |ask their opinion
about it.
The next day ho forgot about the
hall, and it was not until last Saturday
that he thought of taking it to some
body who could tell him abiut it. Tho
first man he showed it to readly pro
nounced it gold, and this so elated Hol
ton that ho took it to a jeweler for his
opinion. The jeweler pronounc'd it
pure, solid gold, and estimated its val
ue at from $1,500 to $2,000,
For what purpose the ball was mule,
those who have seeu it are at a loss to
undei stand, as it is barely probable
that anybody or any country would
manufacture such precious grapeshot
Chased on the hall are some kind of
hieroglyphics that are hardly visible,
which makes the ball have the appear
auce of having been used for some pur
pose before being lost or buried. One
side of the hall appear to have come in
violent contact with some hurd substance
as it is partially flattened.
The field where the ball was found
is full of pine trees of largo size, which
conveys the impression that it was ne
ver before cultivated, or if it was it was
many years ago. The hall was, as
near as Belton can estimate, about six
inches beueath the surface of the
ground and must have been there a
number of years.
Bolton is without doubt the happiest
negro in Crawford county. He pays
he will convert his ball into cash and
take a long needed rest.
Times in Skluvllle.
Skiuvillc’s uew mayor aud official co
wot kers were sworn out. The official
gentlemen failed to take a platform in
to office with them, aud in consequence
the honorable hotly will have to stand
in the mud until such time as they may
see fit to take up the “Iligh-way’n”
question and pave the streets. We are
pleased to note that this important
event has already shown its effect ou
the markets of the world; aud confi
dence is to a percep tibledegree being
restored. We borrowed a dollar ou
electiou day from the uew mayor just
before we voted, but afterwards learn
ed to our regret that we could easily
have obtained two just as well. The
prices of all the necessaries of life are
gravitating downwards except whisky,
and iu view of the bountiful supply of
water now in sight, a tumble iu the
price of this important commodity is
momentarily expected. Cotton is ad
vanning aud the good feeling of confi
| deuce that is fast taking hold of tbe
; people seized the butcher yesterday
. aud lie went out and killed a whole
beef and a good sized dog in honor of
the occasion. Go it, boys, aud ke* p
hard times at hay.
Life Is Misery
To many people who have the taint of
scrofula iu their blood. Tbe agonies
caused by the dteadful running sores
aud other manifestations of this disease
are beyond description. There is no
other remedy equal to Hood’s Sarsapa 1
ril a for scrofula, salt rheum and every
form ol blood disease. It is reasonably
sure to hem fit all who give it a fair
trial.
Hood’s Pills cure all liver ills.
5 CENTS A COPY
Spceliil Providence.
Danny Lawton, an unfortunate be
longing to the genus vagrant, was
arraigned in a Philadelphia court the
other day charged with stealing a blan
ket. When asked what he had to say,
Danny responded, drawing his con
spicuously lonesome cuff from his wrist:
“Your honor, last night in my cell I
prepared my defense. I am, however,
i a somewhat diffident speaker, and not
having any paper wrote it on my
cuff.”
So saying, the dilapidated defendant
handed the astonished magistrate the
cuff, on which was written, according
to 'I he Times, the following defense :
Youk floxoit—l am a victim of
circumstances and of a belief in special
providences. From my youth circum
stances have always been stumbling
blocks to me, and a belief in special
providences was ingrafted on my child
ish mind by my sainted mother. If it
had not been for circumstances, I
should not have needed or had the
blanket lam accused of stealing. The
circumstance that 1 was wihout the
necessary funds to pay for my lodging
led tno to walk along a street, the name
of which I do not know, but which is
lined on each sido with small shops,
late last night. I was hungry, cold
and sleepy. Suddenly in the midst of
a strong and bitter cold blast of wind
there descended upon me with a flap
and flutter the blanket found iu my
possession. It wrapped its great warm,
woolly folds about my head and body
and arms.
I released my head and looked about
me. There was no ono iu sight; uo
appar'e'nf pTKSo from which it coutit
have fallen or been thrown. I walked
along and looked up at the second
story windows, hut none of them was
open, and the lights in all the houses
were out. Where the blanket could
have come from at that hour—after
midnight—l could not conceive. I
puzzled my braiu to find an explana
tion, hut iu vain. Suddenly I thought
of Elijah, who was fed by the ravens.
“Ah,” I thought, “this is ono of those
special providences upon which dear
mother used to insist so strenuously.”
Reassured by this explanation, your
honor, I wended my way with a thank
ful heart to a neighboring hallway and
bestowed myself comfortably in the
protecting folds of my special provi
dence.
'The prisoner was discharged, but
was warned never to let such a special
providence happen again.
A Big Deal.
A few days ago Mr. Cole Nall, of
this place, was asked by a big farmer
in this county to come to his planta
tion and buy his cotton, which he had
not sold for over three years.
Mr. Nall went out, weighed and
classified the cotton, which amounted
to $14,000. He was fixing to write
a check for same, wheu the geutlemau
said: “I don’t want anything but
gold, and they must bo the So series.”
Mr. Nall came to the New South
bank and got the
and earned them to him, whereupon
the farmer got out a jug aud counted
them into the same for burial purposes.
He could not trust anybody with all
that cash. So he put her iu the earth.
Bartlesville Journal.
Brilliant Argument.
The editor of the Griffin News says
lie talked to a great many old soldiers,
and they say they have had euough of
.\arriors in office in Georgia aud waut
to try a modern statesman. That’s
good! Modern statesmen! Do the
old soldiers waut Sister Lease? She
is the most modern statesman that we
we know of.—Brunswick Times.
The above is well iu keeping with
the arguments advanced by the Evane
scent boomers. When Atkinson and
his gang of “Modern statesmen” were
fighting Mary Yellius calamity howlers'
—where was your man “at?”—Rome
Hustler.
A “blind tiger” was unearthed the
other day iu the basement of a church
at Starkesville, Miss., aud several jugs
of mouutaiu dew were dug out directly
fr m beueath the pulpit.