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THE HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY CONSOLIDATED JANUARY 1,1591. Y r OI . XVI. mo ri:ssi o.vj l < 'Ani>s. | O. I°. <• Uli‘ill 1.1.. 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. THE— j^J jjMI 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 Highest of all in Leavening Power.— U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, 1889. D o y a !| Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE 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.