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THE HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY
CONSOLIDATED JANUARY 1,1591.
Y r OI . XVI.
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DENTIST.
Sll’UoNOt’fiH G*
Aiiv one desiring fork done can ac
sominodnted oitlni By calling on me in per
<(,!, or add;'me through Iho mails
terms cash, unless special arrangements
are otherwise made.
UeO W. Brtan j W.T. Diokkn.
cm A ItißU r.A.
AM TO!INEVS AT LAW,
Mi'OoNoruH, * •a.
SVil! pr;* tico in the counties composing
the Flint -I udieia'. Circuit,the Supreme Court
ei' Georgia and the Pnited States District
Court. ' apr27-ly
J A«. tJ. II K\HB.
attorney at law,
McDonough, (iA.
Will practice in the count
the Flint Circuit, the Suprcn 1 Cl
iic >rgisi, and the United States'
Court. marl 6-1 y
KKA«‘\,
ATTORNEY at %aw.
McDonocoh, Ca.
Will practice in all the Courts ol Georgia
Special attention given to commercial and
•ithercollections. Will attend all the Court?
it Hampton regularly. Office upstairs over
The Weeki.v oftice.
| r. WAI.L
AM'TORNEY AT LAW,
McDonouoh, Ga.
Will practice in the counties composingthe
Flint Judicial Circuit, and the Supreme and
District Courts of Georgia. I’rompt attention
givtn to collections. octs-’7'J
A. IIUOIV.A,
* ATTORNEY AT LAW,
McDonouoh, 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
j| A. PMKI'I-HS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Hampton, Ga,
Will practice in all the counties composing
the Flint Judicial Circuit, the Supreme Court
ot’Georgia and the District Court ol the
.United States. Special and prompt atten
tion given to Collections, Get 8, 1888
Jno. D. Stewart. j R.T. Daniel.
BTKWAKT & E> \> I 1.1.,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Griefin, Ga.
jOJIA S,. XV id.
AM'TORNEY AT LAW,
Gate City Natioal Bank Building,
Atlanta. Ga,
Practices in the Slate and Federal Courts.
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East Tenn. yirpla & Ga. 1
R'Y.
IS TI!K ONLY
SHORT AND DIRECT LINE
TO THE
NORTH, SOUTH,
EAST AND WEST.
PULLMAN'S FINEST VES
TIBULE SLEEPERS
B ET W EEN
ATLANTA & KNOXVILLE
MACON & CHATTANOOGA
BRUNSWICK & ATLANTA
nniiontii u«u-
Direct Connections at Chat
tanooga with Through
trainsand Pullman Sleep
ers TO
Memvhis and the V/est,
at Knoxville v» illi Piilliuiin
Sleepers for
WASHINGTON,
FKILADULPKIA,
AND NEW YORK.
KOIt I-TKTIIKIt INi ORMaTIOX ADDRKSS,
B.VV. WRENN, CHAS. N.KICMT
ticn’l. P«« s . As-, A„< . I’. A.
KN’OXV 11.1.t*. ATLANTA
Georgia Tlmllaiml »V Gulfß. R.
SOUTH-
Leave McDonough 7:00 a. m.
Arrive Greenwood
“ Louella 7:’J5 “
«• Griflin 8:05 “
NORTH.
Leave Griffin 4:,M1 P- m -
Arr.ve Louella M:4O “
«• Greenwood C4B
“ McDonough 5:05 “
M. E. GRAY, Sup’t.
**STEW ART^®
• MERCANTILE*
*CO’S*
e * CARD *
”'i>j Their Friends and Customers.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LIBERAL PATRONAGE
THIS YEAR.
We are ready with the usual fall goods— prices al
ways the lowest.
GOOD BAGGING in 3 yard pieces (no loss in cut
ting) 7 cents. NEW ARROW TIES, popular prices.
MACHINE OIL and STEEL.'YARDS.
We have also full line of JEANS of the best ;Yiake
and closest prices.
We carry a good line of Home Made Shoes that
are very cheap.
Of course we have a complete Stock of
DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, HATS,
SHOES, NOTIONS, HARDWARE, TINWARE,
CROCKERY, MEAT, FLOUR. LARD, SUGAR, COFFEE,
TOBACCO, SNUFF, ETC., ETC.
Did you ever think of it? We pay no house rent, do our
own work (for the most part)and have large capital in our
business, and buy in large quantities and do you see how it
is possible for anybody to undersell 11s? On the other hand
it is a notable fact that all our customers seem to prosper —
the reason is obvious.
We desire to do a
STRICTLY CASH BUSINESS THROUGH THE
FALL.
This you see gives us an opportunity to close up our
books.
We will be prepared to furnish the whole
Country next year on time. We desire to express
our thanks to our customers lor the prompt manner in
which they are settling up —early collections do us a lot ot
good.
Again thanking our Customers each and all tor their fa
vors, we are yours to serve
File Stewart Mercantile Co.
Thos, D. Stewart, Pres’t & Gen’l Manager.
L. H. Fargason, Vice Pres’t & As‘t Sec’y.
J. B. Dickson, Secretary & Treasurer.
AND HENRY COUNTY TIMES.
McDonough, ga.. Friday. October n, ism.
REJECT Kir.
The trouble owed its origin to a piece
of pardonable jealousy on Flora’s part.
The ciscutustauces are in a manner re
markable.
Flora and Frank bad been school
mates at the beautiful Woodland semi
nary, and bad graduated together,
Frank being about twenty one an 1 Flo
ra eighteen. They had been sweet
hearts ever so long, aud no one doubted
that they would one day wed.
In the class, also, was Lorene May
ler, who many thought rivalled Flora
in beauty, and who had a similar fond
ness for Frank, which was to a certain
extent reciprocated.
The two girls were the society fa
vorites in the little city where they
: lived. A year after their graduation
| found them developed into rare and
beautiful womanhood, admired and
courted by all the susceptible and elig
ible young men of their acquaintance.
Openly, the two girls were the best of
friends, but secretly, the smouldering
spark of rivalry was never quite extiu
guished
A score of the nicest young’folks of
the town had formed thcmscl >cs into
an exclusive little club, which met ev
ery fortnight at the residence of one of
the members foe one evening of social
pleasure. On such occasions they
danced and promenaded on the lawn,
had delicious refreshments served at 10
or 11, and altogether had a most de
lightful time.
Frank usually escorted Flora to the
partus, until the era of trouble
came.
One night the club meeting had been
held at Lorene’s home, and Frank had
been unusually attentive to Lorene, “in
deference to her as hostess,” he ex
plained.
M’his would have passed all very well
had it not been for an incident which
occurred in the girls’ dressingroom,
concerning which Frank knew nothing.
The room was Lorene’s own apart
ment converted into a general dressing
room for temporary purposes only, and
it was quite natural that her private be
longings should undergo the scrutiny
of the last one of the inquisitive girls
gathered there.
Among other things brought to light
by the prying merry makers was a very
ardent love letter, which was neither
direct, d nor signed but w hich a few,
and among the number, Flora, recog
nized as being in Frank’s handwriting.
MMtere were also Borne verses of the
same effect ion ate nature, in the same
penmanship.
“Oh! Lorene! we’ve found you out!
Wliere did you get thest ?” cried one
of the thoughtless crowd, who seemed
to think thut everything was theirs bv
right of discovery.
“What? oh, those?” answered Lo
rene, blushing in spite of herself. She
made a grab for the papers and thrust
them into her pocket, and would say
nothing more regarding them.
This set the smouldetiug spark in
Flora’s bosom blazing, but site said
nothing, of course, anil all the evening
she acted as though she were the hap
trest girl present. Hut she was not—
there was a long enough rest between
the dances for her to realize that.
She was very silent as she and Frank
walked home together in the soft moon
light. She was as sensitive as she was
sweet and womanly, and she had placed
such implicit trust in Flank that the
discovery of the letter had beet) a real
blow to her. The more she thought
of it, the more severe the jealous pain
in her heart became.
The 'wo were not exactly engaged,
but there had been a tacit understand
ing between them, each seeming to feel
su-e of the other’s love and constancy,
and their union only a matter of time;
under such circumstances a formal pro
posal and engagement would have
seemed awkward and unnecessary.
Frank misconstrued her silence; of
ten when they were alone together she
was silent for the very happiness which
filled her heart, and it was not unna
tural that he should mistake her emo
tion now.
“Your sweet silence speaks more
than words of your love for me,” he
said tenderly. “Do you know, Flora,
it is the greatest joy in the world to me
to feel that my presence gives you
pleasure, and that your heart is mine
That is because I love you so.’’
She made no reply, aud a moment
later he reached her door
As usual, he did not burry away.
He stood close beside her in the shad-
ow of the doorway, just beyond the
line of pale moonlight, which quivered
with the movemei tof the great trees
cn .he lawn.
Still her silence seemed eloquent of
Iter emotion, and he was irresistibly
moved by it.
lie caught her in his arms and press
ed a kiss upon her lips.
“My darling,” he breathed, “you
must know that you are more than
earth, and sun, and moon and stars to
me! I love you— I love you! Flora, I
want you to promise me something—
that you will marry me ere the snow
comes.”
She drew away from him and held
him at arm’s length imperiously.
“I have lost my faith in you,” she
said, calmly and coldly. “This night
ends everything between us.”
“Why, what can you mean ?” he ex
claimed in amazement. “Surely, Flo
ra—”
“I feel humiliated enough by what
yon have subjected me to, without go
:ng into a mutter that you thoroughly
understand. Enough to say that 1 have
fattnd you out, and that never, never
again can I have any confidence in you.
You n.ay return my letters at your
earliest convenience. Good night, and
and good-by.”
She extended her hand, or rather
placed it in his, and scarcely knowing
what lie did, he pressed it in farewell,
and an instant later she had passed in
to the door, and he was going down the
wide, broad steps with a strange light
in his eyes, and a pallor creeping into
his handsome face.
Rejected! Flora—his Flora, who had
proven her love to him so often, whom
he loved with all the ardor of his strong
nature, had deliberately refused him,
and said never, never again should she
trust him. He could not understand
he could hardly believe the occurrence
a reality.
The next day be wrote to her, pas
sionately begging Iter to consider her
deci ion, or at least grant him an expla
nation.
Flora was too sensitive and proud to
acknowledge her jealousy of Lorene,
and though secretly it almost broke her
heart to part with Frank, and caused
her many tears, her reply was formal
and only emphasized her action of the
evening before.
With the answer she returned Frank
his presents and his letters, and lie, in
turn, was compelled to return hers.
I here were not many letters, only those
exchanged when Flora was visiting rel
atives in a neighboring town, but fot
this reason they were all the more pie
cions to the disconsolate pair.
And so the ways of the two thus sud
denly separated, and for two long weeks
there was a coldness between them thut
made their casual meetings painful in
the extreme.
It would be idle to deny tiiat Flora
in time regretted her hasty action in
breaking with Frank, for even with
those burning words of love to Lorene
rising before her, she loved hint truly,
more now than ever before, it seemed.
Hut she could not bring herself to show
him any evidence that she relented, and
that she longed to have him at her side
as of old.
It so happened that next time it was
Flora’s turn to entertain the Butterfly
Club, as the oigauization was playfully
called, and on the occasion of the meet
ing at her home there was the usual gay
crowd in attendance, with the exception
of Frank. lie made it convenient to
be called suddenly out of town on that
evening, and sent his regrets.
Flora tried her best to be happy,
but at heart site was miserable.
In the course of the evening, Lo
rene’s escort was taken suddenly ill,
and had to be sent home in a carriage.
This painful event decided Lorene to
spend the night with Flora.
What will two girls not say in confi
dence when sleeping alone together?
There is a spell about the darkness and
the bed tlias induces the most wonder
ful confidences of affection, and that
night ere the two girls had closed their
eye? in sleep, Lorene made a little con
fession that thrilled Flora with rap
ture.
“That letter that you saw Flo,” she
said in a hesitating whisper, “that let
ter that the girls picked up and read
at my house that night, you know, I
fear you didn’t like it, and I want to
tell you that it wasn't written to me at
all. You remember when we were
studying Byron’s life in our English
literature at school ? Well, there were
some of his lettrrs and things that
weren’t in our text-book, and Frank
copied them out of some book at the
library for me, and that letter you saw
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was oue of them. And those verses
were some of Byron’s, too, and—and
they didn’t mean anything I meant
to tell you before, but—well, somehow
1 didn’t. 1 d.du’t want to make any
trouble between you and Frank, Flo.”
Flora understood why Lorene hadn’t
told before, and thought it noble of her
to tell at all. And then and there all
jealousy between them ended.
Oh how glad Flora was ! She saw
how ttnjnst and unkind slto had been
to Frank. Oh, if she could only win
him hack.
What do you think that dear schem
ing little woman did to accomplish her
purpose ? Site was too proud to write
to Frank and ask him to come hack to
her, and oven should she do so, she
feared he would not, and so she hit up
ou a most unique plan to bring about
the end she desired.
One day she was taken very ill and
raved in delirium. And in this state she
called repeatedly for Frank. lie was
sent for at last and the situation ex
plained to him ;of course became, lie
approached the bedside softly, with a
world of sorrow, sympathy and love on
his tnanly face.
“Flora,”he said, “Flora, mv <iur
ling.”
’They were alone in the room. She
slowly opened her eyes and recognized
him. She put up her two arms and he
bent down and kissed her lips
After that, visit, Flora’s recovery was
very rapid, but no one, with tboexcep
tion of Frank, who was told after their
joyous wedding, ever knew of her clever
and amusing little deception. Anti
Frank pronounced it “capital.”—Yan
kee blade.
“Onions lloiled In Molasses.”
George Washington, while attending
a owell reception at Newport, noticed
that Site daughter of his host, Miss Ell
ery, was suffering from a severe sore
throat and could not speak above a
whisper. General Washington, observ
ing this embarrassment of his youthful
hostess, said to her :
“Miss Ellery, you seem to he suffer
ing very much ; what is the matter ?”
Miss Ellery told hint the cause of
her trouble, upon which the B enetal
said to her :
“I suffer very frequently from a sore
throat and take a remedy which 1 find
very useful, and which I would recom
mend to you were I notaureyou would
not take it.”
“But I am sure,” replied Miss Ell
ery, “that 1 would take any remedy
that Genera! Washington would pro
pose.”
“Well, then,” said the general, "it is
this—onions boiled in molasses. It has
cured me often.”
Miss Ellery took the remedy and, of
course, was cured.—Exchange.
The Medical Profession.
The attitude of the medical profes
sion toward what is known as patent
medicines is not at all unreasonable.
Thousands of these nostrums are offer
ed to the public every year. Some ot
them are dangerous, and most of them
are futile. Swift’s Specific (S. S. S.),
we are glad to say, is not classed
among these nostrums. It lias over
come the wholesome prejudices of phy
sicians in all parts of the country, and
some of the strongest testimonials in its
behalf come from medical men who
: have used it in their practice, and who
do not hesitate to endorse its wonder
ful results. This is extremely grati
fying, but by no means astonishing, for
every claim that is put forward in be
liaTf of S. S. S is based on a series of
actual experiments extended over a
iong period of time.
Mr. Jno. Flannery, Savannah, La.,
says: I Obtain relief from Headache
by using Bradycrotiiu, in a shorter
time than from any other remedy.
■low to Cure All Miin IM»>
ea*c«.”
Simply apply “Bwatne’s Ointment.”
No internal medicine required. Cures
tetter, eczema, itch, all eruption? on the
nose, lc., leaving tlie skin
clear, white and healthy. Its great healing
and curative powers are poaessed liy no
other remedy. Ask your druggist for
Swavnk’h Ointment.
j Henry County Weekly, Established 187 G,
I Henry County 'limes, Established 1884.
Paddy Cot a Free Dinner.
At many of the restaurants in Bos
ton a metal check, very much like a sil
ver quarter, is given by the waiter to
the customer as a ticket of what he has
to pay. A biinpie minded Irishman,
who had just arrived in Boston from
Tipperary, going into a well known
restaurant on AVashington street, called
for dinner. When the waiter had
brought it ho laid down the metal on
the counter.
Paddy, astonished, said to himself :
“Be jabbers, this is the land for me;
when a man asks for some dinner, they
give him a bit of money besides.”
When lie had swallowed his meal,
the delighted l’addy started to leave
the restaurant without settling with the
cashier, when he was stopped by the
waiter, with : “Hallo! where’s your
money; are you going without pay
ing ?”
“Why would ye be after giving me
the bit of money, at all, if ye meant to
take it away again ? Take yer dirty
money ! Perhaps ye’ll be after wish
in’ me to return me dinner to yc
again ?”
So saying, Paddy threw the metal
check down on the counter and march
ed ofT in a state of virtuous indignation,
leaving the waiter and proprietor
standing in a most amazed manner.—
Boston Traveller.
An FiKlitceutli Century Wiggins.
Paine has its own peculiar bittcihors.
Thu famous almanac maker named
Partridge, while traveling in the coun
try, stopped for dinner at an inn, and
afterwards called fsr his horse in order
to continue his journey.
“If you will take my advice, sir,”
said the hostler, “you will stay where
you are, unless you want to he over
taken by a heavy rain.”
“Nonseme,” was the reply. “It
doesn’t look in the least like rain.”
He proceeded on his way, and was
thoroughly drenched by the shower in
which he had refused to believe. Turn
ing hack he was met by the hostler
with a broad grin.
“Well, sir,” said the man, “yon see
I was right, after all.”
“A'es, you were right, and now you
must tell me bow you came to know
about the lain.”
“Well, sir,” replied the man, “you
see we have a book at our house called
‘Patridge’s Almanac,’ and whenever
that fellow promises us a fair day we
know it will rain. Now, this day is
put down in the almanac as‘settled fine
weather.’ I looked at the prediction
before I brought your horse out, and
that was bow I could put you on your
guard. Ex.
Keeping Ills Mind Busy.
A man went into a Kansas drug
store the other day.
“Gimme some whisky,” said he.
“Sick?” as’ ed the druggist.
“A'ep ”
“Sick a good deal nowadays, aren’t
you?”
“Yep.”
“Had fever yesterday ?”
“Yep.”
Chills day before ?”
“Yep.”
“What’s tlie matter to-day ?”
“Well, urn—er —to-day I’m sick o’
tryin’ to think up things to be sick of.”
Detroit Free l’ress.
Stoleely the artist is now located in
McDonough, and can take all kinds of
photographs, tintypes, etc., in the best
styles and lowest prices. Call on h'm.
Many Persons are broken
down from overwork or household core*.
Brown’s Iron Bitters Rebuilds the
system, aids digestion, removes excess of bile*
and cures malaria. Gat the genuine.
The farmer’s wife who trades goose
feathers pays down for what she gets.
A mail on his mettle is all right, if
he is not all brass.
The leather firm appears to be get
ting strapped.
The cash girl in a restaurant is maid
of money.
A dead issue —I’he posthumous pub
lication.