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" Friday, December 4, 1903. ,
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Honestly, we admire Grover's
nerve,
. Congress announces that they
are tired of doing nothing, An|
Thonest confession,
The average man does not mjnd
telling his wife a lie. It is telling
her the truth that gets the best of
him,
The Atlanta Constitution's Sun
day cdition was equivelent to a
paper mill in size and to a library
in literature, .
Atlanta'’s $1,000,000 hi\g passen
ger depot will be reproduced in
miniature at the St. Louis World’s
Fair in 1904. When will the ortg.
inal be produced?
Watch if W, J. Bryan does not
hasten his return from Paris, since
Grover Cleveland announces that
he will not be a Candidate for
President next year.
Bditor John Greer, of Way
cross Journal, should now have a
sweet time down his way since
the government syrup plant start
ed boiling last week.
Dr. Lovett, the editor of the
‘Wesleyan Advocate, denounces
Dixon's Novel, *‘The One Wo
man” before the South Georgia
annual conferences at Sanders
ville last wecek. :
Dan Patch, the world's greatest
pacer, patched up a mile in
2:04 3-4 last Monday, (hitched
to a high wheel sulky) on Macon's
track, We throw Atlantaa bunch
of regrets, because—it was'nt
paced on Atlanta's track!
Hon, Pope Brown says Atlanta
is the only rival that the people of
Hawkinsville will acknowledge.
Hawkinsville should bear in mind
that there x's. a hustling city on
the banks of the same river that
she is on-—Macon,
The meat dealers in Macon es
timated that 4,218 Turkeys were
killed for Thanksgiving dinners
in that city last Thursday. Who
can esthhate how many “domi
neck” roosters got mixed up in
the above number?
The Ordinary of Hall county
will fare hard for some time to
come, since the aequitial of Mrs,
Onie Tanner.charged with poison
ing her husband. The young
men of that section will play shy
“making two as one."”
Hon. Harvie Jordan was royal
ly entertained in Marietta on Fri.
day Nov. z27th by the promient
planters of Cobb county., Mr.
Jordan addressed a large andience
on the subject **The Marketing
and Distribution of Farm Pro.
ducts,”
A Costly Mistake.
Blunders are sometumes vory
expensive, Occassionally life
itself is the price of a mistake,
but you'll never be wrong il you
take Dr. King's New Life Pilln‘
for Dyspepsia, Dizziness, Head
ache, Liver or Bowel trogbles,
They are gentle yet thorough,
250, at C. D. Jordan's Drug
Store.
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Local Taxation
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ForßetterSchools.
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| BY M. B. DENNIS, EATONTON, GA. |
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| Itistrue the end does not al
| ways justify the means, The use |
| of money, raised from the Laxatiou|
[of whiskey, to educate our chil-!
|dren could never justify the sale of |
the pernicious stuif, The invest-|
ment of money, raised through{
'questionable mcthods, to project|
‘and maintain charitable enterprises
‘however noble and important
;could never justify the employ
‘ment of improper means for this
purpose, Not so, however, with.
local taxation as a means of rout
ing and forever banishing from
our midst the hideous and savage
monster, Ignorance. In this case
the menns are perfectly legitimate,
sanctioned by custom and approv
ed by the highest authority in both
state and church ; and the end, who
questions that?
~ When we consider the dignity
and importance of guvernmcnt,'
the meaning of citizenship, the
!wmfil of society, the sacredness of
home, the value of liberty, in con
nection with the'fact that the main
tenance and perpetuation of these
institutions must necessarily de
volve upon our children and chil
dren’s children, it will at once be
seen how tremendotisly important
that our descendants be well and
properly qualified for this hercu
lean task, Who can compute the
cost of their failure to meet the de
mands of the coming years? Who
can fathom the depth of humilia-l
tion, and degredation, and slavery
that must inevitably await them if
they fail to foster the principles
handed down by their fathers as a
legacy of devotion and self sacri
ficemnparalleled in the annals of
history?
Oh!the harrowing thought, sug
gosted by the possibility of their
failure! What excuse have we if
we fail to do our part in averting
such a calamity? Does our care
lessness offer any excuse? Does
our indifference offer any? Is
there any to be found in our stupid
ity? Any in our ignorance? Oh!
my countrymen, when our chil
dren shall come to take upon them- |
selves the duties and responsibil
ities of citizenship, and ignomin
ious failure and disgrace stare them
in the sale, such excuses will avail
them nothing. Than such a doom
it were better if they had never
been born,
Avert such a fate? Why, of
course; and at any cost. If it takes
self-sacrifice, why, let usgo down,
If humiliation, why let us be cov
ered with sackcloth and ashes. If
hard work and unremitting toil,
why, let's get to it asa labor of
love, If local taxation, why let us
be taxed,
| The star of hope that sheds on
lour dear children its beneficent
rays, and the signboard that points
with friendly finger to ways of
1»&!\‘1)’ and pleasantness, is educa
‘mm and training. This alone
{ offers them any hope. This they
can gét only as we give, If we
give sparingly, sparingly shall
| they reap; if we give bountifully,
| bountifully*shall they reap. Their
! wisdom, their strength, their pos:
!m,am:m for good, their ability to
!mpc with the conditions of the un
| develeped future will be in exact
ir.niu to the kind and amount of
‘waining and educational develop
smem they receive at our hands,
The training possible for our
children, under the present un
satisfactory rural school eonditions
{and limited facilities, we can never
!h(\pe to be commensurate with the
complicated problems that must
confront them to the near future.
Knowing these facts, how can we
it quictly by and see them grow
up undeveloped, unequipped dum
mtes, to become the prey of un-l
scrupulous men? This we must.
not, we cannot do, These schools
must be improved, The termn‘
must be lengthened; the supcr-1
vision bettered. How? Not with.
out additional funds, It cost
money to accomplish anything
‘worth having.
~ Local taxation is the key to this
preblem. And the practical ap-]
THE MONTICELLO NEWS, FRIPAY, DECEMBER 4, 1908.
plication of the system as contem
plated in the McMichae! bill is
!i substantially embodied in the fol-
Jowing extract from the message
of Governor Terrell to the l‘egisla
ture: “It behooves us to make
the most of our resources and to
increase themn wherever the people
:of a particular locality are willing
to add to the school fund. It often
happens that while a county is un
able to supplement the school sand
by taxation, those living ina par
ticular militia district are willing
to add to the state fund se as to
lengthen the school term, and they
should be permitted to do so, ‘The
present law authorizes the school
authoritiés to purchase necessary
buildings, but the amount to the
school fund has been inadequate
to enable those in the country dis
tricts to take advantage of the act.
‘And where the local community is,
willing to. raise the necessary
funds, there is no provision of law
by which a militia district or school
district is authorized to tax itself
for such purposes, '
- Ordinarily, the unit in our state
government is the county, and the
general law now in force only con
‘templates city or county taxation,
’but authority ought to be given to
‘a militia district to collect a local
tax for a school and schcol house
purposes, wherever the tax payers
5o desire, and T therefore recom
' mend legislation—including a con- |
stitutional amendment, if that be
lnecessary-——prm'iding that upon
the request of two-thirds of the
tax payers in any militia district or
school district, a reasonable tax
i may be imposed upon the property
therein, the proceeds of which
shall be applied by the school au
thorities to educational purposes,
or to the purchase of land and the
erection of school buildings in that
particular district.” 1
The Georgia Delegation,
In perusing the pages of the
Congressional Directory of Igo3
we ascertain a number of interest
ing facts regarding the senators
and representatives in congress
from Georgia. Their birth place’
and ages are as follows: < |
Senator Bacon was born in
Bryan county, Ga., October 20,
1839. Aged 64 years.
Senator Clay was born in Cobb
county, Ga., September 25, 1853
Aged 50 years.
| As to the congressmen: R. E.
"Lcster was born in Burke county,
l(ia., December 12. 1837. Aged
| 66 years.
l J. M. Griggs was born at La
|Grange, Ga., March 29, 1861,
i‘\gcd 43 years.
! E. B. Lewis was born in Dooly
{county, Ga., March 27, 1854.
| Aged 49 years.
| L. F. Livingston was born in
| Newton county, Gas, April 3, 1832,
“\gcd 71 years.
i C. L. Bartlett was born at Mon
|ticello, Ga., January 31, 1353.
i Aged 50 years.
i J. W. Maddox was born in Chat
it«m;'.t county, Ga., June 3, 1848,
{ Aged 55 years.
| W. M. Howard was born at Ber
{\\'i-ck‘ La., December 6, 1857
E Aged 46 years.
’ FF. C. Tate was born at Jasper,
t Ga,, November 20, 1856. Aged
| 47 years,
i T. W. Hardwick was bern at
| Thomasville, Ga., December o,
{1873. ~Aged 31 years.
i W. G. Brantley was born at
Blackshear, September 18, 1860.
:.\gcd 43 years,
i Both the senators are lawyers,
Of the eleven congressmen all are
&I;xw_\'crs except two, namely, L. F.
| Livingston and E. B. Lewis. Mr.
'Li\'ingstu:x is a farmer and Mr.
Lewis is a banker,
With the exception of Congress
man Livingston, Lewis and Mad.
dox, the senators and representa.
tives are collegiate graduates.
Congressman Howard is the only
one of the delegation who is not a
'native of Georgia. He was born
’iu Louisiana, of Georgia parents.
}*.\lac\m News, o
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Tornado losses in Georgia vast
ly exceeds the fire loss of past five
years. Protect your property by
taking out Cyclone Insurance.
[Ratea low. H.C. HILL, Agt. |
To the Voters of Jasper County.
- 1 hereby announce myself as a
eandidate for Solicitor of the
County Court of Jasper County.
In the event I am elected I will
perform the duties of the office to
the best of my ability.
Doyle Campbell.
To the Voters of Jasper County.
I take this opportunity of re-‘
spectfully announcing my candi
dacy for the office of Cour.tyl
Solidtor of this county. Election
about January 3rd, 1904. l
Respectfuliy, |
r B. F. Leverette. '
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To the Voters of Jasper County.l
I hereby annouifce myself ¢
candidate for the office of Judge)
of the county court. of _]aspcr'
county and respectfully solicit thol
support of the citizens of Jasper |
county. Ifelected L.will endeav- |
or, as I have in the past, to per
form the duties of county Judge
without fear, favor or affectidh,
reward or the hope thereof.
Sam T. Reid.
To the Voters of Jasper County.
1 hereby announce myself a
candidate for the office of Judge of
the County Court of Jasper Coun
ty. Ifelected, I promise to per
form the duties of this responsible
office to the best’ of my skill and
knowledge, without fear, favor or |
affection. .
1 have neither the time nor the
inclination to make a house to
| house canvass of the county, but
submit my candidacy to the voters
of the county, and will appreciate
the vote of every man who thinks
1 am capable of filling the office,
. Respectfully, .
2 A. S. Thurman. 1‘
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City Tax Notice. |
The city tax books for advalo
rum and school taxes are now
open for the payment of same.
These books will close December
the 2oth. Come forward now and
settle,
8- C hentonr. C.°T.C,
Nov. 20. At Bank of Monticello.
Fight Wilii Be Bitter.
Those who will persist in cles
ing their ears against the conti
nual recommendation =of Dr.
King's New Discovery for Con
sumption, will have a long and
bitter fight with their troubles if
not ended earlier by fatal termin
ation. Read what T. R. Beall of
Beall, Miss. has to say: *‘Last fall
my wife had every symptom of
consumption. She took Dr,
King's New Discovery after every
thing else had failed. ~ Improve
ment came at once and four bot
tles entirely cured her,” Guaran
teed by C. D. Jordan druggist.
I Price soc, and SI.OO. Trial- bot
{ tles free.
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iTen Thousand Churches
’ In the United States have used
the Longman & Martinez Pure
Il)dilll&
Every Church will be given a
llihox'ul quantity whenever they
| paint.
| _Don't pay $:.50 a gallon for
Linseed oil - (worth 60 cents)
which you do when you buy thin
paint in a can with a paintlabel o
it
8 and 6 make 14, thereforewhen
you wan: fourteen gallons of
'paizu. but only ecight gallons of
L. & M.. and mix six gallons of
pure linseed oil with it
You need only four gallons of
L. &M. Paint, and three gallons
of Qil mixed therewith to paint a
gm‘ sized house.
Houses painted with these
paiuts never grow shabby, even
after 18 yedrs. .
These celebrated paints are
Isold by C. D. JORDAN,
| Tax Collector’s Notice,
The books of the tax collector
will close on Dec. 19th, and all
taxes not paid by that date execu.
tion will be issued at once. Please
take notice and govern yourself
accordingly. :
- J.S Malone, Tax Collnctor.
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working force is now more experienced, and my stock of goods
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Vi stock of shoes is well nich complete, and will be sold at rea
sonably sow prices. My stock of Dry Goods comprises the lead
ine Stanles, and will be sold on a basis of 8 cents for Cotton, as I
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f can furnish yon with anything from a diamond to
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3 Visiting New York and other leading markets
I keepin touch with the latest styles and my
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Syracuse and Oliver Chill Plows.
SPORTING GOODS OF ALL KINDS—GUNS AND \MMUNITION:
| have a complete Stock of Hardware which must be sold,
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