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Till: HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY CONSOLIDATED JANUARY 1,1391. VOL. XV. rnoi Essioyj l va it ns. j «. s*. <’olP»u:m.. D E N T I ST, I'oDonoi oh Ga. Aiiv one it -:t ii.work done. can !ms »c --oonniiodiiled -pfipi- fi. calling on me in per ■on or Hildr - : / mo through the mails. Perms cush, unless special airangementK arc otherwise mail* . Gko V. . Buvan j W.T. Dicken. u«vay a im iiiiy ATTORNEYS AT LAW, McDoNOrriH, ■ la. Will practice in the counties composing the Flint J udieial Circuit, the Supreme Court ef Georgia and the United States District Court. apr27-ly j AS. SJ. li BAI.K. attorney at law, McDonough, Ga. Will practice in the counties composing the Flint Circuit, the Supreme Court of Georgia, and the United States District ourt. marl 6-1 y E •» kka«aw, ATTORNEY AT LAW. McDonough, Ga. Will practice in all the Courts of Georgia Special attention given to commercial and other collections. Will attend all the Courts At Hampton regularly. Office upstairs over The Wkkki.y office. J I'. WALI., ATTORNEY ,YT LAW, McDonough, Ga. Will practice in the counties composingthe Flint Judicial Circuit, and the Supreme and District Courts of Georgia. Prompt attention givin to collections. octs-’7lt A. ititow.v ’ ATTORNEY AT LAW, McDonough, Ga. Will practice in all the counties compos ing the Flint Circuit, the Supreme Court of Georgia and the United States District Court. _ janl-ly p j A. PEKPLES, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Hampton, Ga, Will practice in all the counties composing the Flint Judicial Circuit, thWSupreme Court of Georgia and the District Court of the United States. Special and prompt atten tion given to Collections, Oet 8, 1888 Jno. D. Stkwaut. j R.T. Daniel. STKWAKT A i>aaii:i„ ATTORNEYS AT LAW, , Griknin, Ga. joma i« i'l l:. ATTORNEY AT LAW, Gate City Natioal Bank Building, Atlanta, Ga, Practices in the State and Federal Courts. THE— , East Teas, Virginia k Ga. R’Y. IS THE ONLY SHORT AND DIRECT LINE TO THE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST. PULLMAN'S FINEST VES~ TIBULE SLEEPERS B ETW E E N ATLANTA & KNOXVILLE MACON & CHATTANOOGA BRUNSWICK & ATLANTA W ITIIOI T <'II A AXiIN DIRECT Connections at Chat tanooga with Through TRAINS AND PULLMAN SLEEP ERS TO Memphis and the West, at ItnuATille xvilli IMilliuan Slee|M'rs IV»r WASHING-TON, PHILADELPHIA, AND NEW YORK. for further information address, B.W. WRENN, CHAS. N.KICHT Oeu’l. Fahl A< ~ A.G. I*. A. KNOX VI LT.F. ATLANTA C*. A A A YEA I? ! 1 undertake to Lripfl. W* S4g 8 8 I ie*ch «njr fii : rly intrllifrnl per»D of litber Tk <BS § | £ 1 «*-i. vs ho can read and write, and who. HHI .I I 111 11 after Instruction, will work industtiouoly, W V %v to eon Tl.re.- Thwmand Dalian a Year in their .wo localities,wherever they lire.l will alaofurn'ah the situation or t inpl .rint-nf.at w Li h yon can earn that amount No mower formeonn »** -u. c»*aafnla« above. Easily and quickly learned. I desire but one worker from ea<h district or comity. 1 hare already taught and provided with employment a iarre nornl* r, who are makin; • ver a year eat h. It a XF.w and SOI.KII. Full M.uculanFKEE. Addres* at once. £. < , ALLEN, llox 4Sio, AuKiiala, Maine. TEN DOLLARS will paid for the beet dearri ntion of the celebrated Na-t (’itrtrw.nuntitled ‘The New Tli** last TpnDP*»ce. Virginia A l»rt»rgln Kailway Des riptiou shall fncluoe all rcsoiiree* showu in the cartoon Contest closes Dec list 1390 Decision by three distinguished Hogtherners 4d£r» > B. W. WKENN, KyoxviEL*. Ten* Highest of all in Leavening Power. —U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, 1889. DqV«l Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE THE FARMER’S WIFE. I know an old-time farmhouse, miles re mote From shriek of steam and deafening noise of streets, Where one may hear the shy brown thrush’s note, And smell the hay field's sweets. Therein were order and tranquility, Where all life’s jarring discords seemed to cease; Far off, the world’s loud current hastened l.y, But there was calm and peace. A soothing power charmed that quiet place With gentle pressure and serene control, A gracious woman witli a still pale face, A sweet and silent soul. Such placid ways were hers, such tender arts, As made her one of love’s own ministers; She might almost have healed broken hearts With that soft touch of hers. Yet if her own heart ached —and all hearts faint And ache sometimes —she said 1:0 mur muring word; No breath of blame, or censure, or com plaint, From her still lips was heard. The farmer and his man came in at noon, Full of tlie open air’s fresh vigorous life, And had an hour of rest, a blessed boon Denied the farmer’s wife. Ev’n the strong oxen rested from their yoke. When mid-dav came, and when the sunset dimmed; When did she rest? At earliest dawn she woke. Still tired and weary-liitbed, To lilt once more the burden of tlio day And bear its heavy weight as best she might, Toiling not only daylight’s hours away, But lute into tlie night. To day her patient, uncomplaining breast Forgets all grief and pain; life's golden bowl Is broken, gone at last to needed rest, That sweet and silent soul. Tear after year she walks her quiet path, Burdened with care and toils for every day, And many children gathered round her hearth Grew up and went their wav. Galling tier “blessed” as (heir thoughts went back To her mild ministry, and still, pale face, Which the old home must now forever lack And nothing can rcpltcc. Faithful and patient mother, friend and wife! Thy name shall sIHI be dear while long years roll; • Thy missionseuded not with this poor life, O, sweet and silent soul! Learn to Forgive. Learn how to forgive. Do not car ry an unforgiving spirit with you through all your life ; it will hurt you more tliau anything else. It will des troy tho happiness of many around you, yet its chief feeding ground will be found in your own heart. You hate jour neighbor. Yonder is his dwel ling, 150 yards away. Suppose you pass by a wood fire, and as you pass by you pluck a half consumed brand from it, flaming and gleaming, and thrusting it under your garment to hide it, you start to your neighbor’s dwelling to burr. if. Who gets the worst of it ? You find your garments ou fire and your own flesh burned liefore you can harm your neighbor. So is he who carries an un forgiving spirit in his bosom. It stings his own soul like an adder shut up. I know of some, who call themselves Christians, who aro miserable because of their own reveugefulness. Forgive your enemies atnl get down on your knees and pray for them, and salvation will come into your own soul like a flood. “Father forgive tin iu.” Sweet prayer and blessed example.—Rev. R. V. Lawrence. Sometimes a man who has get out to accumulate a million dollars, and who has succeeded in accumulating a hun dred thousand, grumbles so much aliout the nine hundred thousand that he hasn’t got that he gets no pleasure whatever from his one hundred thous and in tl e bank.. Mr. J. W. Stubbs, Rutland, Ga., says: Bradycrotine is a sure cure for Headache. AND HENRY COUNTY TIMES. .mcdonougii, ga., Friday, may 29, 1891. After Many Years. Seventeen years ago John Gasoway, a young druggist, of Stubenville, O. after marrying a young lady of that place, moved to Cleaveland to accept a better position. He and bis young wife boarded in a private family, and were getting along nicely when a gold watch was stolen out of the house. Gassovvay was charged with the theft, convicted and sent tp the penitentiary for two years. After his release he re joined Jus wife, who had been faithful to him throughout, and had always stoutly denied his guilt, and begat life again in Alleghany, l’a., where lie now is a prosperous druggist. A few days ago a woman in the last s.age of | consuiution, while en route from the far West to Philadelphia for treat ment, stopped over at Youngstown, 0., and wrote a letter to the postmaster, acknowledging the theft of the watch, and offering to make a ty restitution in tier power. The story of the theft and what came of it, as told by her is strangely interesting: In 1874 she was a book agent in Cleaveland. One day she went into the boarding house where Gassoway lived, and seeing a gold watch on the dresser could not resist the temtation and stole it. Being a Catholic, she went to confession and was advised to return the watch. The woman of the house, however, slammed the door in her face, saying she wanted no books. She returned to her room, hid the watch among some papers in the fire place, but worrying over the theft brought on a lever which drew her into a delirium. Her mother hurried on to nurse her. and catching the fever from her, died. After her recovery she was greatly worried to find that the fireplace in her room had been re paired and ail traces of the watch lost. She then went to Nebraska and at the end of four years married. Her hus band was killed a year afterward in a railway accident three weeks before the birth of their child. In visiting her liushand’s grave 011 one occasion she left Iter baby in a buggy for a few moments. The child becomuiing rest less started the horse down a hill and over a precipice. The child was kill ed. The letter sigued Mrs. Margaret Lane. Mr. Gassoway was telegraph ed for and will meet the woman at Youngstown. liis father still lives in Stubenville and is a highly respected citizen. Junes in Chattanooga. In a sermon preached in Chattanooga List Sunday, Itev. Sam .Jones said: Them are only two planks in my platform. The first one is that I am against everything that whiskey is for. The second is that I am for everything that whiskej' is against. If the devil was president of the United • States without whiskey he would resign his office and go hack to hell. lam a prohibitionist becauso I be lieve in it and can vote that ticket in heaven. But j’ou democrats and re publicans will have to go to hell if you waut to continue to vote those tick ets. I would rather he practical than grammatical. I would rather lie prac tical than a doctor, or a good author or anv of those animals. I pray God every day for my daily bread, but I get my plow and hoe and go out and look for the ear of corn. ‘•You just shake a man over a coffin and he will hit the ground a running a mile a minute.” “Of course, we preachers don't work for money, hut if you would stop our salaries we would all quit. W« want to run the devil out right. Not the way I once saw a dog i run a hog—the dog was in front. 1 had rather be a man than every j preacher in the United States. To lie a mau is to he the biggest,; grandest, noblest thing God ever made. I can take the ten commandments and sermon on the mount, and send la>ili the republican and democratic: parties to bell before breakfast. A UOUI? I III.K ACCIDENT. — Three Children Drowned in a Mill Pond. Ou Thursday, the 14th inst., Mr. and Mrs. Abe W. Newman, with four of their chilldren, came to Hawkins vide in a one-horse wagon to buy household supplies. While Mrs. Newman was buying such goods as were needed by the fam ily, her unfortunate husband, as is his usual and irresistible custom, was im bibing freely of whiskey, and by the time they were ready to leave town on their return home, lie was pretty well under the influence of the vile liquid. The family resides eight miles below Ilawkinsville, just beyond Jolks’ mill. Travelers on this route usually cross the creek at the mill on the dirt dam. In returning from Ilawkinsville to .heir home, Mrs. Newman was driving the blind horse drawing the load and Mr. Newman was sitting in the back part of the wagon, but just before reaching the dam he crawled into the seat of the wagon and attempted to se cure the linos. In the struggle the blind horse was misguided and driven ! into the pond in water ten feet deep. Ike Rawls’ the colored miller, and Lewis Jerrald, colored, were near by, and hearing Mrs. Newman’s screams, hurried to the assistance of the unfortu nate family. Mr. and Mrs. Newman were rescued, but three of their chil dren—Fannie, aged 12 years, Wiley, aged 5 years, and Lucius, the year-old baby—were drowned. Johnny, aged three years, was the only oue of the four children saved from downing. When the wagon went into the pond he held on the body, which floated off with him in it. Parties living near the pond and neighbors of the family soon gathered and commenced the sad task of fishing for the bodies of the drowned children, hut all were not recovered until about 11 o’clock at night. The horrible accident occurred between 7 and 8 o’clock p. m. The bl;ud horse floundered around in the poud for several hours, hut was finally saved from drowning. ■ The relatives and friends of the un fortunate family fee! truly grateful to the people of the conunuuity for time ly assistance. The three little children were hur ried in one grave on Friday evening last. And just here let the curtain he drawn upon a picture too sad to fully realize and catastrophe too horrible to contemplate .—llawkinsville News and Dispatch. A New Owl. A few nights ago four ladies found themselves alone at the home of the Widow Berry, four miles from the city. There was no man on the place and they had an interesting experience to say the least of it, early in the night. Shortly after they retired they heard the hoot of an owl and the cackle of the chickens in a tree near the house. The ladies got up and endeavored to frighten the owl away by knocking on the door and making various other noises. But the owl continued to hoot and the chickens to squall. Finally one of the ladies, a little braver than her companions, decided to try the ef feet of a pistol shot. The weapon was secured, and the lady ventured out under the tree, and pointing it where the chickens were still roosting, dis charged it up in the darkness. The “owl” proved to be a negro man, and the ball struck him on the forehead, making a scalp wound. The negro, to allay all suspicion while up in the tree stealing the Dhickens, was very suc cesstuliy imitating the Loot of an owl. The lady who shot the pistol and brought down the “owl” is Miss Flor ence Berry.— Dawson News. A Natural Conclusion. It is natu-al that those who have been deceived by the various nostrums that are continually offered to the public should demand a more substan tial testimonial than the simple de claration of those who are interested in the sale of a medicine. Recognizing the justice of this demand, the Swift Specific (S. S.) Company, of At lanta, have cniboided in pamphlet form a few of the more noteworthy testi monials that have come to them un solicted. This pamphlet, together with other interesting matter, they will take pleasure in sending to any address. Write to the SaS. S. Com pany, Drawer 3. Atlanta Georgia. The Salvation Army is again march ing on Aroericns. How They Got Rich. Rufus Hatch raised and sold garden truck. Thomas A. Edison began as a tele graph operator. Jay Gould was a surveyorand school teacher in his youth. Senator Matthew Stanly Quay earn ed his first money sawing wood. Henry E. Abbey began as a cornet player in a theatre at Akron, O. Daniel Fiohman was an errand hoy in the New York Tribune counting room. Judge Noah David was born on a farm and realized his first coin selling eggs. Henry Clew’s early life was spent as a porter in a woolen house at $3 a week. General Russell A. Alger earned his first money doing odd jobs for the neighbor*. Calvin S. Brice’s first labor was over law Ixioks in a country law office in Ohio. Russell Sage was a clerk. He learn ed frugality in his brothers grocery store at Troy. President Harrison found his first dollar in the toe of his stocking on Christmas morning. Henry Villard, who has had many ups and downs, as a railroad man,earn ed his first money as a reporter. Vice President Levi P. Morton earn ed his first dollar as a clerk in a village dry-goods store at Shorham, N. M. Sidney Pillion, the President of tho ITnion Pacific railway, commenced as errand boy in the New York Central railway. Daniel Doughtery, the silver tougued orator, made his first money handling the ribons over Ids father’s bus team in Philadelphia. Augustine Daly was originally a newspaper man. John Stetson a pro fessional athlete, Tony Pastor, a clown Harry Miner a policeman. Banker Eugene Kelly, who is worth $5,000,000, earned his passage to this country by driving a jaunting car in Ins native place, County Tyrone, Ire land. James Gillespie Blaine taught school in Western Pennsylvania for his fiVst dollar. T-iater he became a jiewspaper man, and naturally grew rich and fa mous. Chauncev M. Depew. was admitted to the bar in 1858, and he said it was a long time before he caught sight of his fiist dollar. Now he lias over SIOO,OOO coming in every year. Unwelcome People.’ Those who stay too long when wo are busy. Those who point Out to us our own faults. Those who have a chronic desire to borrow money. Those who embarrass tis with too much politeness. Fussy people who have a large idea of their own importance. Those who neglect their own busi ness to attend to that of other peo ple. m Those who always take their troub les along and leave their joys behind. Those who always want to talk about things in which they take no inter est. Those who never have anything to talk about hut themselves and the weather. Those who agree to everything we say, and never have any opinions of their own on any subject. A Pulpit Anecdote. Some days since, we chanced to he in company with several eminent divi lies, who were relating numerous amus ing anecdotes of the pul pit. Among others, the foliowieg struck our fancy as one deserving a record : “I was,” said the reverent gentle man, “attending divine service in Nor folk, several years ago, during a season of some excitement. While the offici ating clergyman was in the midst of a most interesting discussion, an did lady among the congregation arose, clapped her hands, and exclaimed : “ ‘Merciful Father, if I had one more feather in my wing of faith, I would fly off to glory.’ “The worthy gentleman thus inter rupted, Immediately replied: “Good Lord, stick it iu and let her go ; she’s hut a trouble here.’ That quieted the old ladv. Jt is a remarkable girl, but it is said to lie a fact thst at Elberton there is a young lady who has never eaten a plate of ice cream nor drank a glass of soda water, leraonad *, or milk »hake. COOKKD II Kit U1I1LI). Rumors of >lll Awful Crime Commit ted by a Negress In Wilkes County. A special to the Atlanta Constitution savs there are terrible rumors afloat in some sections of Wilkes county of a horrible crime committed by a negro woman—a crime which has never been investigated. The details of this crime arc revolting, and iu view of the fact that no official investigation lias been made, the general truthfnUnes* of the story may he doubted, although it is common talk among the negroes. The story is that, a negro woman liv ing near Delie, murdered a small child and cooked it like meat. She then gave what she called “a hot supper,” sold the meat of the child, and called it tender veal. She received sls for the sale of the meat. The tie groes asked what sort of meat it was, and a little child said it was her little sister that “itiammy” had killed. One negro carried one of tho hones of tho child to a doctor, and he said it was the Ihiiio of a human. Report says that the negroes ate eve ry morsel of the child, in the belief that they were eating veal, and a'ter the supper there was a d nice, while whiskey flowed freely. The woman ivho had thus killed and cooked tho child refused to eat any of it. This strange abstinence was re marked by her guests, who became sus picious, and all sorts of reports were in circulation. The strange part of tho story is, that while the negroes are talking loudly of the matter iu some sections, they haye not given the name of the woman accused of the awful crime. The talk, however, will lead to an investigation which will clear up tho mystery. One negro said he would be willing to tie a rope around the woman's neck, put the rope over a limb of a tree, pull her just off the ground, and tote light wood knots to burn her to death. An Ingenious Light. The Mining--and Scientific Press suggested this plan to obtain a light instantly mid without danger of setting things on fireq Take a long vial of the clearest glass, put into it, a piece of phosphorous about tho sizo of a pea. Upon this pour some pure olive oi! heated to the boiling point, the bottle to be filled one-third full; then cork tightly. To use tkc light, remove the cork, allow the air to enter and then recork. The whole empty space in the bottle becomes luminous, and tho light obtained will ho a good one. As soon as the light becomes dim its power can ho increased by opening the bottle and letting a fresh supply of air to enter. In cold weather it is sometimes nec essary to heat the vial between the hands to increase the fluidity of the oil, and one bottle will last all winter. This ingenious contrivance can be carried in the pocket, and is used by watchmem of Paris in all tnagizenes where explosives or inflammable mate rials are stored. Not a Liar. “I subscribe for as many papers as I can read,” said a man whose patronage was solicited by an editor. “I would like to read your paper, hut I already have more reading matter than I can read, so it would be a waste of mon ey.” The editor went to the post-office and asked the postmaster how many papers the man received through the mail “None,” was the answer; and the editor, returning to the man’s place of business, exclaimed : “You have lied to me, sir.” “How so ?” “You declared that you subscribed for more papers than you can read, but ttie postmaster says that you don’t take any papers.” “Well that’s all right.” “But it makes you out a liar.” “Not necessarily. I can’t read” Might Give Him a Delicate Hint. “That young man that visits you likes to be here, doesn’t he?” said a fond parent to his daughter, at break fast the other morning. “Yes,” she replied ; “I beleive lie is happy when here.” “I should think so,” contin ued the old man ; “why, he’s here a good deal more than I am, and I live hero.” “Shall 1 tell him to make his visits less frequent ?” insinuated the girl. “Not in those words, my dear,” interjected the father ; “I wouldn’t be brutal to this young man, but you might give him a delicate hint; ask him if he wouldn’t like to chip in for the rent or something like that.” ( Henry County Weekly, Established 1876, ( Henry County Times, Established 1884. She Chattered. It was on a street car. Two lady frieuds were chattering away as only ladies can. “Oh! I’m to have some new dia monds !” suddenly exclaimed one. “Is it possible !” “Yes. My husband is going to make $5,000 all in a lump next week, and he says I may have SSOO to put «uto diamonds. “Dear me! Is it a speculation of his r 1” “Yes. There’s a man who wants to sell him a piece of Woodward avenue propel ty for $15,000 and he can turn his bargaiu over to Mr. Blank for $20,000.” “How nice!” “The dickens it is ?” growled a man across the aisle below his Ineath. “So it’s her husband who is after my lot, and he can sell it to Blank for $5,000 more. I rather guess not, old man not this year ! I’ll hop off and hunt up Blank and have an option in half an hour.” Italy is raising a row hccauso eleven of its citizens were killed, and de mands that the families of those men shall bn indemnified for the loss to them of the profits of their labor. The world recognizes the demand per se. Yet the United States lus 80 per ceut. of the families of population rob bed as effectually as if by the same way, and so called statesmen claim that it is not only fight, hut that any remedy to protect them is unconstitu tional. Thore is no hope except in the people, and they liavo only to rise in their majesty and demand it. They are rising and making the demand. They will see that it is carried out. — The Allianco Herald. A negro child on Mr, W. B. Orr’s place, in the Sixth district, was burned to death a few days ago under circum stances so shocking as to be almost in creditable. The child, a mere infant, was loft in charge of two older children while the parents were engaged with some outdoor duties. The child begau crying, whereupon the older children took a shovel and filled its mouth with hot cuibers. When the parents re-, turned the child was dead, and the pal let upon which it reclined was in a bright blaze, having caught irom the live coals which lay scattered around. A more shocking instance of juvenile barbarism we never heard of.—Now nan Herald and Advertiser. At the Harris house in Fort Valley, Friday eveuing, a ball was in progress, and among the gayest of the young dan cers was Mrs. Whitfield, the proprie tress, who formerly resided in Thomas ville, where she is well known and much esteemed. While the festivities were at their bight Mrs. Whitfield was soen to stagger, and the next moment fell to the floor a corpse, death having resnl ted from heart disease. An effort has been started to erect a monument in honor of the immortal hero, Hon. Jefferson Davis. It is in charge of the Southern Frees Associ ation and the f'onfcderate Veteran’s Association. The South will join in the work with willing hands. A Butler, l’a., genius proposo to sink a hole in the ground to a depth of 10,000 feet and produce heat enough to pipe over the entire city. The scheme hardly seems plausible, but stranger things have been accomplished. The name “Indian” was given to the inhabitants of America by Colum bus, from his belief that the country which lie had discovered was au exten sion of India, the country known to occupy the extreme of the Eastern hemisphere. The railroads own 211 ’OOO,OOO acres of land which is an area larger than six States the size of lowa. Since 1861, no less than 131,600,000 acres have been given to the railroads' Telling an untruth is like leaving the highway and going into a tangled forest. You kuow not how long it will take you to get back, or how much you will suffer from the thorns and briars in the wild woods. It is uot so much high crimes, such as robliery and murder, which destroys the peace of society, but the village gossip, pickiug between neighbors, and meddling, are the worms that eat into all social happiness. Six miles off the Ladron Island, in the Pacific ocean, a Russian vessel tcok soundings a few weeks ago, ami found a depth of five rades, the deepest spot yet found in any ocean. NO- 39
