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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE CITi'.OF WAYCROSSIAND OF WARE AND CHARLTON COUNTIES.
VOLUME XXII
WAYCROSS, LA., SATURDAY NOVEMBER :jj, 1901.
NUMBER 29
SPEECH OP HON'. L. JOHNSON
On The Tempernnc* Question iu The
Stute Seunte.
The following is »a synopsis of Hon.
L. Johnson’s ap«*eeh during’ the discus
sion of the Temperance Question in
the Senate: * ,
“I am aware that there is a preju
dice against any man who manufac
tures alcohol. I believe that from the
time it issues from the coiled and
poisonous worm in the distillery until
it empties into the jaws of death, dis
honor and crime, it demoralizes every
body that touches it, from its source
to where it ends.
"I do not believe anybody can con
template the object without being
. prejudiced against the liquor crime.
All we have to do, Senators, is to
think of th.j wrecks on either bank of
tho stream of death, of the suicides, of
the insanity, of the ignorance, of the
destitution, of the little children,
tugging at the failed and withered
breast of weeping and despairing
mothers, of wives asking for bread, of
the men of genius it has wrecked; the
men struggling with imaginary ser
pents, produced by this devilish thing;
and when you think of the jails, of
the almshouses, of the asylums, of the j
prisons, of tho scaffolds upon either
bank; I do not wonder that every
thoughtful man is prejudiced against
this damned stuff called alcohol,
temperunce cuts down youth in its
yigor, manhood in its strength, old
age in its weakness. It breaks the
father’s heart, bereaves the doting
mother, extinguishes natural affec
tion, erases conjugal love, b'ots out
filial attachment, blights parental
hopes, brings down mourning age in
sorrow to the grave.
"It produces weakness, not strength;
sickness, not health; death, not life
It makes wives widows; children
orphans; fathers fiends; and all of
them paupers and beggars. It feeds
rheumatism, invites cholera, imports
pestilence, and embraces consumption.
It covers the land with idleness,
misery, crime. It fills your jails, sup
plies your almshouses and'demands
your asylums. It engenders contro
versies, fosters quarrels, and cherishes
riots. It, crowds your penitentiaries
and furnishes victims for your scaf
folds.
"It is the life blood of your gambler,
the element of the burglar, the prop
of the highwayman, and support of
the mil l git nca iiv/ It counto
nances the ilar, reapers the thief, es
teems the blasphemer. It violates ob
ligation, reverences fruud anil honors
infamv; it defames benevolence, hates
love, scorns virtue, and slanders inno
cence.
"It incites the father to botcher his
helpless offspring, helps the husband
to ma>sacre his wife, und the child to
grind the parscidal ax. It barns up
men, consumes women, detests life,
curses God, despiseth Heaven. It
suborns witnesses, nurses perjury,
defi es the jury box, and stains judicial
ermine- It degrades the citizen, de
bases the legislator, dishonors the
siatesoiau, and disarms the patriot.
It brings shame, not honor; misery,
not happiness; despair, not hope;
misery* not safety, and with the male*
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS,
Embraces Ten Amendin'irte--)teRaior
Bell Chairman of Commit^*
Atlanta, Nov. 21.—The j»int com nit-
tee on constitutional amendments prac
tical y concluded its labors today, nnd
by Monday Senator Hiram Bell, its
chairm *n. will introduce in the Sen
a hill Incorporating the ten amendments
to the constitution.
Perhaps the most interesting amend
ment from some standpoints, noted upon,
provides that the entire state school
fund shall be divided between white
and colored schools in proportion to the
ara.unt of taxes paid by white and
colored citizens. To illustrate Sup*
the entire state school tuud is $100,
000,000 and tire 1- 10th of the taxes col
lected by the state are paid by negro
and nine-tenths by whites. Under the
proposed amendment then $100,000
would go to the education of negroes
and $900,000 to the education of the
whites.
Several members stated that they
were ready to vote to submit the propo
sition to ihe General Assembly, but
wished to have it understood that they
wouid be under uo obligation to support
it on the floor oI the House or Senate,
should they see fit to change their
views. With this under-binding the
amendment was favorably leportcd by «
unanimous vote.
The following are in substance tire
ten new amendmen s to the constitution:
That all pensions be put upon un in
digent basis.
That a court ot appeals be established.
That the term of the Governor be
changed from two years to four, and that
he be ineligible for lour years after the
expiration of his term.
Thst th^ terms of all county officers
be four years, instead of two.
Thitf theie shall be hi-ennial sessions
of the Legislature lasting sixty days.
That there shall be chauge of venue
in aii crimiual cases where there is
danger of lynching.
That justices of the peace shall be
given jurisdiction in all cases for the
covery of personal property where the
amount is $100 or less.
That the general appropriations bill
shall be submitted to the Governor at
least ten days before the final adjourn 1
ment of the General Assembly,
That the Governor 9e given the au
thority to scale, or veto a part of an ap
propriation, instead of being required to
veto a whole appropriation or let it
stand.
That the entire educational fund of
tbestate shall be divided between the
negroes and whites for educational pur*
posts In the exact proportion to the
amount of taxes paid by each.
These ate the ten propositions upon
which the committee has derided This
is (be bill by Senator Chappell limiting
the power of the General Assembly to
ax property tp. five-tenths of 1 per
cent This bill will come up for a third
reading in the House within the next
day or two.
SCREVEN ITEMS.
bn* reached here sayiug a son
• ). N. Miugtedortf, who lives
*> miles horn Screven, was ou
and bis guu weut 1 fi ncci
load took effect-
, u..d me '
who' lived
even, died
.igh.)
u *v lately
v grinding
1 to be un-
Will* well
id >u.d seventy-ni:
volence of * fiend. It calmly aurveys
the frightful desolation and unsatiated
havod
"It poisons felicity, kills peace,
ruins morals, blights confidence, slays
reputations, and wip*s out natural
honor, tbeo curses t»*< world and
langbs at It# rub*. I ioes all that
sod nnr—i» unr * • tfj. It ft
v i .. tht father of
motht-rof all abomina-
.* »/■* beet friend, and
-d, t-Mpicinlly tin
up io Fotkaton
ith of 2
liv
id to be
, wlmt
A Deal In Torpentfne Land.
[Moultrie Observer !
The Sinclair still, three miles north
of Moultrie, and all the appurtenances
connected therewith, embracing that
part of the estate of the late D.
Sinclair owned io co-partnership with
others, was sold at administrator’s
sale here Tuesday. It was bought In
by Mr. A. Seasons, of Waycross, for
a company, composed of himself, W.
W. Beach, B. F. Bullard and W. IL
Barber. The price oald was $14,000
B. F. Bullard and W. W. Beach, mem
bers of the Southern Navel Stores
Company, attended the sale. There
were no other bidders for the property.
progressing fine
ha become «»f ih« li. A IV rund? We
expected i«» bine heard the whittle on
ilia' read before now, but hu\e not; in
fact, we do not hear anything from the
road of Hite. We do not know whether
it t* progrergin..’ or wnelher it has run
• uto die Duck Fond and mind up and
topped. The Duck P n-1 is nnt very
i xt«n«ively heard of these limes, but is
quite a large swamp and iu former times
ivhm a great place, for duels, and might
be termed Wayne county's Okefenokee.
A person can scarcely get about iu it, ami
you cun judge about how miry it is by
the experience ot an old time hunter,
who frequented that swamp in **earcb of
ducks in time long past. Ho said
one occasion he ventured turther in than
usual nnd lost hi* way. He sat down
moment to reflect, and alter thiuklng a
few minutes he concluded to select the
tallest tree he could find and climb to
the top, which be calculated would
t-nttbe him to see the nearest way out.
lie arranged his guu so as to keep it out
of the mud and he started up the tree.
When he reached the top, to his sur
prise, he could not see any further than
oefore he went up the tree. He said
when he came to realize his true condi
tion. He had not gone up at all, but in
stead the mud was so soft that the tree
had gone down until he was just above
His usun: weight was about ninety
pounds, consequently it did not take
much to sink the tree. His excellence*
with bear and other wild beasts are too
numerous to mention.
Citizen,
The Waycross Air Line Railroad.
The Waycross Air Line Railroad,
the rosin development of Coffee county,
particularly Douglas, will soon change
Its name a to the Atlantic & Birmingham.
Under the management of its present
officers, s». Oiig the most energetic, ca
pable i-nd courteous in Georgia, the
rosd hat grown to be » standard one,
and witbiti a short while will be classed
among the best in the State.
It U now being extended to Cordele,
and from there will be pushed across to
Birmingham. Seventeen rnl[es of road
bava been gtsded, aod 250 hands with
the latest improved machinery are pot
ting down six' pound . eel rails, —
Douglas Breeze
Nearly 4,00
was expore-
the month
id* Of
oatmeal
during
Georgia's Convicts.
The latest report of the \ risou com
missioners, just out, shows some interest
ing features aud figures of the iumates of
the state penitentiary.
Fulton furnishes the largest number
of congkts, 271 Chatham, comes next
withBibb with 108, Richmond with
fl7,n|d Mining »» 51. Macon county
furnishes 22, and the ISvhole number is
2,245,*-
Of these the youugest is 11 yean old,
aud the oldest, 77.
The married convicts number 1,005,
and the un mar red 1,240.
Those who cun read and write uumber
1,028; those who cun read, but not write
202, and those wholly illiterate, 1,015.
A glance at the occupation* from which
these convicts come shows that 955 were
ordinary laborers, 081 farmers, 128 rail
road bands, and 58 cooks. These four
classes comprise the bulk of the tota num
ber. It is gratifying to note that there i
no editors or lawyers, though how some
escaped being among the number, is hard
to understand.
The majority of the convicts nre mur
derers,, the burglars coir.e next, then the
rogues, r a pasts, and soon.
There are 516 life convicts, nnd the
terms of tho others range from 20 years
downward.
Therq are 85 women, of whom 6 art
white and 79 are black.
Of thq whole uumber 261 work on ti
state farm, and 1,984 are doing exti
hard labor. There are 251 at saw mills
192 at turpentine farms, 249 at brick
yards and 592 in coal and iron mines.
They are doing good work, and tht
product! of their hands ate bringing
many doTars into the slate’s money bags.
* Cruelty nnd Style.
The Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals has seized a lot of
the trappings of the horses of the swell
society folks of New York. The social
swells desire to have their horses appear
to be spirited and fretful animals, nnd to
secure the required amount of nervous'
ness they have been subjecting the horses
to the torture of the "burr bit,” The
burr in its commonest form is a small
piece ot leather set with stiff bristles
which is placed on the hit just inside the
horse’s mouth,, pressing into the tender
iips and keeping the animal in a constant
stute of irritation. Therefore the animal
champs, throws his head about nnd in
appearance is “stylish” and spiiited
"Sometimes,” says the Times “noils and
brass screws are substituted for the
bristles.” Such is foolish pride's demand
upon humanity. The swells nre willing
to practice cruelty upon a helpless dumb
beast und perpetrate a fake upon observ
ers tor the sake of appearing “stylish.”
The Favorite Show Corning*
to Waycross on Monday,
December 2d, 1901.
Sever© Winter Predicted.
People have “signs” for nearly every
thing, and most persons who claim to bo
weatherwiae have signs upon which they
base their predictions. Mr. E P. Burns
who is quoted in the “Passing Throng”
column of the Atlanta Constitution of
yesterday, makes the prediction that we
tre going to have a hard winter this year.
Ht says: How do I know it? Why. in
the simplest and surest way iu the world.
The other morning as I was leaving
my h"tn* f saw two robins perched upon
a black gum tree. I've watched the
habits of robins since I was a small boy,
and whenever I see them before Thanks
giving day I know it's going to be a cold
winter. Another thing I’ve noticed this
fall: Spiders are weaving double webs
and ants are working much later than
usual. These ore sure signs, and you
can depend on It that this will be a far
colder winter than that of lost year.
After the Robbers.
Memphis, Nov. 21.—The Bank of
Troy, at Troy, Term , was robbed by bur
glar* last night The citizens were sr-
rouied and attacked the robbers, who
fled, dropping about $1,200 and other
valuables,
A pertse with bloodhounds Is In pur
suit. The amount lost is not yet known
bat it is thought to bo small
Manilla, Nor, $4—Tho loom! steamer
Alerta, with $00 passengers, including
some discharged American soldiers
trow Oiongapo, Subig Bey, to Manilla
be
See the Famous Wentz Family of Aerialists, Gin number, 3 ladies
and 3 gents, the champions of the World, Bring the children to see our
Little Baby Lion*, born with Sparks Show on July 28th 1901. See
the wonderful Dill worth Family of Acrobats, 8 nv number, 4 ladies and
4 gents.
Remember,' we give a Free Balloon Ascension and Parachute
Jump from the Show Grounds at 1:00 and 7:00 p. m.» rain or shine, at
Waycross, Ca., December 2d.