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WITHOUT A PARALLEL.
High Sense of Honor and Duty Under Ex
traordinary Circumstances.
At West Point, Va., the other day, a
negro was hanged for attempting to
feloniously assault a six-year-old white
girl,
We have no hesitation in declaring it
the most remarkable case that ever oc
urred in this country, or perhaps in any
other.
The nego’s guilt was undoubted. He
coffered to pay the girl’s two older broth
ers if they would not report his crime,
which they had discovered, to their
father, but the two boys made the facts
known.
Then the father, who is a deputy sher
7. and also jailer of the county, made
the arrest, and on his way to the jail
vrotected the prisoner from the threat- l
¢ned violence of the mob. The Rich
nond Dispateh states that this,singular
father is an old confederate soldier, and
<ays that he must have had a high sense
of honor and duty under such extraordi
nary circumstances to protect the villain |
who had sought to ruin _his child. He
warded off the would-be-lynchers, and
10ld them that as an officer of the law it
was his duty to see that the law took its
ourse. |
We read of such stern devotion to
public duty among the old Romans, but
uever before was such an instance re
corded 1n our annals. It would be in
teresting to knmow more about the
personality of this wonderful deputy
sheriff,
From the lofty standpoint of the law
this man did his duty; butitis hard to
see how he could have forgotten that he
was the girl’s father and remembered
uly that he was an officer. Ninty-nine
men out of a hundred would have slain
the brute with their own hands, or they
would at least have allowed the mob to
wreak vengeance upon the prisoner.
~ Roman virtue is a rare thing 1n our day,
but this Virginian seems to have it.
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A new line of neckwear at R. T. Mel
ton & Co's. The latest styles.
Rasing Rice.
Mr. W. A. Snipes s cultivating rice
with a great deal of success. His crop
‘s now heading, and is said to be very
‘ine. The soil of this section is well
adapted to the growing of rice, and it is
proving a renumerative croptoa pumber
'L our farmers.
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FIXED THE RATE.
GOVERNOR AND COMPTROLLER
MAKE THE TAX LEVY.
An Increase Over Last Year, But Not Alto
gether as Heavy as Was Expected.
The Slump Caused It.
The state tax levy for the coming year
has been fixed by Comptroller General
Wright and Governon Atkinson.
The total state tax will be 4.56 mills,
an increase in the rate of last year
brought on by the big slump in values.
Last year the tax rate was 4.37 mills,
The general tax for the ensuing year
has been placed at 2.80 milils, 1.50 mills
will be levied for school purposes, and
96 of a mill set aside for a sinking fund.
This rate is much higher than that of
former years. The increase was forced
by the gevneral decrease in values
throughout the state.
The total revenue derived from this
taxation will amount to nearly $1,900,-
000, although that is not the total reve:
nue of the state.
The revenue from the Western and
Atlantic railroad amounts to $400,000 a
year and leceipts from special taxes
amount to a large amount.
Stole a—rliale ();Cotton.
Mr. J. S. Wall had a bale of cotton
stolen from the gin of Mr. J. S, Jones
last Wednesday night. It weighed 560
pounds, and was marked *‘J. S. N
While in Chicago, Mi. Charles L.
Kahler, a prominent shoe merchant of
Des Moines, lowa, bad quite a serious
time of it. He took such a severe cold
that he coald hardly talk or navigate,
but the prompt use of Chamberlain’s
Cough Remedy cured him of his cold s 0
quickly that others at the hotel who hac
bad eolds followed his example and half
a dozen persons: ordered 1t from the
nearest drug store. They were profuse
in their thanks to Mr. Kahler for te}ling
’ them how to cure a bad cold so quickly.
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On the Ist day of September
we will inaugurate a $lO Suit
Sale of Schloss Bros. & Co’s.
fine Clothing. We bought them
much below the cost of produc
tion and will give them to the
consumer the same way. If you
miss this opportunity to secure
the greatest bargain ever offer
ed in Georgia don’t blame us for
it. We only have a limited quan
tity of them and they cannot last
long. Why not be one of the first
buyers and get the first pick of
the lot? -
{ KISSES WORTH A DIME.
I A Novel Manner in Which to Raise Money
x to Pay a Church Debt.
| From the Albany Herald.
It is a well known fact that our little
sister city, Moultrie, over in Colquitt
county has been on quite a boom for
‘ksome time, and has, from the very begin
ning, made enterprising spurts that
attracted wide-spread attention,
But it is not generally known that the
ladies of moultrie—especially the church
i workers—are petter hustlers than the
men. From a gentleman who was in the
city yesterday the Herald learns that at
an entertaiement in Moultrie a few
nights ago, given for the benefit of the
l Methodist church, the very prettiest
| young ladies available were on hand and
l sold kisses to the young men at ten cents
yeach. As a natural consequence the
i church debt.has been paid in full, a nice
lsurplus left and the young gentlemen of
Moultrie are bankrupt.
This new and practical oscnlatory ex
ercise may be all right, but it muststrike
the average reader that the Moultrie
girls have made a big mistake. A Kkiss
that isn’t worth five time as much as a
pound of cotton isn't worth having. Ten
cents is a regular bargain counter price
l and should never have been set.
The famous E, & W. collars at K. L.
Melton & Co’s. Latest styles.
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i THE CENTRAL TO BE SOLD.
Decree Issued by a United State Court
| Circuit Judge,
| The Central railroad and the Savannah
and Western will be sold some time
during October next under the decree
issued Monday by Judge Don A. Pardee
of the United States circuit court. Col.
A. E. Buck, of Atlanta, and W. W.
Owens of Savannah are named as special
commissioners to sell the Central. E. A.
Angier, of Atlanta, is the special master
to sell the Savannah and Western. No
upset price is fixed. The roads are to
be sold without reserve and the plans of
the reorganization committee carried out
without modification. The sale is on
acccunt of the foreclosure of the consoli
dated mortgage bonds of 8,000,000 under
actions of the Farmers’ Loan and Trust
| Company and the Central Trust Compa
ny of New York.
HARD ON THE CROPS
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THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED
MUCH DAMAGE.
Cotton and 'Corn ' Both Suffering. The
Weather ,Man Tells the Story of
the Growing Crops,
The crop bulletin for the past week is
not very encouraging.
Complaints have been received from
all parts of ihe state showing that the
cotton crop has suffered materially on
account of the heavy rains.
Even the corn crop, which has hereto
fore withstood the assault of the floods,
is begining to show signs of weakening.
If the rain continues to pour down the
damage to the crop will amount to a
general disaster.
The following is the report for the
week as it comes from the weather
pureau:
“Too much rain is reported from all’
portions of the state. Cotton continues
to shed badly, and there is also an in
crease of rusc. The bolls are opening
rapidly, and in some localities prema
turely. Corn on bottom lands has also
suffered from the rains anl a large
portion of the fodder crop has been
injured and a considerable amount
totally ruined. Minor crops and vegeta
bles are in a flourishing condition. '
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Moving to the Country.
Mr. F. G. Thompson and family have
moved to the country and are living on
the Nasworthy place.
Mr. Tsom Walker has bought property
at QOhickasawhatchee and will move
vhere with his family.
% Personal.
If any one who has been benefited by
the use of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills will
write to Lock Box 118, Dawson, Ga., they
will receive information that will be of
‘much value and interest to them.
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Real Estate Deal.
L Mrs. Susan Brown has bought from
Mr. J. R. Mercer the vesidence on Fourth
avenue occupied by Judge Statham, and
will move o the city. The price paid
was $1,400. |
Teaching at Alapaha.
Professor Geo. C. Patterson has been
elected principal of the Alapaha high
|school, and has gone there to open the
fall session.
Ramon’s Nerve and Bone Uil cures
Kheumatism, Cuts, Sores, Burns and
‘ruises, for 25¢.
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Call at Hickey’s and refresh the inver
man with either food or drink. ‘
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' Oyer the Hiring Ont of Convicts to Private
| Parties.
- A negzro was convicted in the couuty
court of Sumter last week of carrying
concealed weapons, anll was sentenced
to the chaingang. When Mcßee & Sons
came to take him to the camp, says an
A mericus special to the Atlanta Journal,
the attorneys for the negro sued out a
writ of habeas corpus on the ground
that the county authorities have no right
‘under the law to hire convicts to private
persons who carry on a private business,
‘as Mcßee & Son are deing; that though
this camp is cal'ed a chaingang, it is not
one constituted under the provisions of
the law; that convicts can only be work
ed on public works and as there is no
chaingang legally organized to work on
the public works, this negro cannot be
sent to Mcßee's camp.
This case involves a very important
question, and it seems to be conceded
that vhe law 18 against hiring convicts in
this way. If this writ is sustainedj the
county authorities will of necessity have
to establish a chaingang to work on the
roads.
Free Pills. :
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Co., Chicago, and get a free sample box
of Dr. King’s New Life Pills. A trial
will convince you of their merits. These
pills are easy in action and are particu
larly effective in the cure of Constipation
and Sich Headache. For Malaria and
Liver troubles they have been proved
invaluable. They are guaranteed to be
perfectly free from every deleterious
substance and to be purely vegetable.
They do not weaken by their action, but
giving tone to stomach and bowels great
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Made Nice Money.
Now that the fruit seasou is over the
men who shipped peaches from Dawson
are casting up accounts to sce how they
stand. The result of the season’s opera—
tions is satisfactory. No big fortunes
have been made in the business, but it
has been demonstrated that there is some
‘money in peach growing. The shipments
from here will be considerably increased
another season.
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. A Branch Store.
McLain Bros. & Co. are extending
their business. Thay have opered a
branch store at Zarrott, under the man
agement of Capt. Wm. Kaigler. ,
The best line of children’s shoes in the
city at@.owrey’s :
Hickey sells the best whiskies.
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