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dli. ATKINBON'0 APPOINTMENTS,
lilackshoar, Plerco county, Saturday,
7- \
ycitcvtlle, iFayfitto county,
Icdqy, July jil.
Vh tub vjbucih op riot.
otl F-Hltu«l°i/1° Chicago I* moat tin-
hucil.MH kuuintliliiK lit <lnuu
nice to.rellovo ttu tension
IiV^vaXi atumi lnorttnbio,
‘ .,, r IWegrairli pointed on
1 out nt the bo-
r dmtijL
• him T
ll:lt lA
glinting of the Htrlko limwitratcJ by
ttio American Hallway Union Hut It
would be next to ImpoMtble to avoid
a outtlidon bitwivn tJw alrikcm nml Uie
/ autborii'icH if Hie Ktrllie mummed Hie
jimportlim. which then newned likely
mid wtileli It Ikih Milieu uhbuiik.I. T’IiIh
coIIIhIiiii Ium ntreudy couie iibuut. The
strikers have drairoymt jinniHTty. at
tacked the jiullce and have guuu fur-
Uior even iluui did Uie participant
til the groat strike of 18.H7; they liavo
nttnckeil the United StutcH troops,
and M wns only due to tin; coolness uf
the regular nrmy olllcers that n col
lision did not occur which might have
lircclpltotrtl rlohi bloodier even than
tlio draft rleLs In New York during tho
war.
'Olio slrlkras and their symiKithlxera
. in Glilmjto an- wrought up to a pitch
.which is dai’igiTotts. Oeu. Miles, who
uoiunmmU the United Slates troops,
has given fair warning that Jke Is tic-
tonuhi Hi utiiliv tils ordera to preserve
p.'ace at nil linznrd* and to protect tho
ptoperty of the ratbutda. Ills public
Iravra no roo., for doe
that ulioShl the ttmo corny for
give tho ratter to open Are that
men will two ball rarlridgut nud^htxtt
to kill.
Tho rtsiile of a half doion volleys
front liiiprnMfl -ffnes nml n few lulu-
utra’ play If galling guns on iiucli
rtndis ro. nJve twn gntebcrrd- in Clil-
ceeo during the past few days Is too
awful to contemplate and Hltould Hy
(11 menus be avoided If pwulMi,
the troops t li mid Is* ordered to
> It Is by no imtust IniprohuMo that
rioters would rraort to dytminlte,
nt what the result would lie am Imrd-
In? Imagined. 'Pluve Is lit Ohlciivo
(large colony of AturriliWa, more or
skilled In the its,? of htgli cxplo-
ns mvtpoiw of cfTocittvt? wnrfnra.
people weloono u condition of
yrs siieli as now exist In the World's
etty, nml It I. too nt|0b to hope
| they will m>t take till net 1 ve part
\rarfaro wlrielx Is ti?o iirohublo.
twreo tlnTi» Is no question but
lie lavrtcaoDUM which exists now
CUdcogo must is* Mnaessed. nio
.•inn as to the Justiiv of the orlgt-
il strike In the Pullman shops nnd
io right of Mr. Dciis and tho Amort-
u Railway l.'niisi to step the wheels
commerce as they have douc, tiy
ns..o' of m> grievance of their own,
ns* net enter Into the question as it
>w stands. They have been elliut
noted. The only q me Hop is the pro
serration of law amt order ttud the
supremacy of the duly constituted nm
Hiorltlra. There can of course l*e only
one mdutlon to this qucsthin. The an-
prcinacy of ttio law niu*t lie main'
tallied, but the Tohvmph most earn
estly hem’s that this -tattoo may be
Is- sight without an annul to Isaito
force. w-litoii must of Dpootelty load to
Hie kilting of many Inooomt people?
kilo r
Q1VB THK' PltKSlDKNT TIMp.
lion. Klolnrd Orator of New York
oni boldly 1h? ralUxl ft .worm admirer
or an- ardent ftleisl of l’rasident Cleve
land, yet In a recent Interview with
lilm In tho New York World app>\trs
u eeutehee tvhtx-h oeuktlus a world of
setssl Democracy and g---l counnou
JjQlUcnl «MW\
In rcfity to ft harsh criticism of Mr.
CSrcUad Mr. CYoker said:
.Yeti Judge men too soho. You Jump
at opinion without facts. tllve Olore-
l.i ml time and he will carry out every
promlsi* Hint his parly U willing that
be shouU carry out, as you must re
member (bat It D Mm? party a is) not
the man that acts hi tbe end."
The gnut illtBculty with our iMwp,?
U that they are t<« Impatient. Tbe
Domocratic party cans* Into power
practically hws than a year ago, for
C*M1 grass did not tihx-i irnt.l tteptembor.
It feu ml a svM.an of govenrau-nt wirlott
the Iteputtiicans' tail boon bulh-lng
uml stn.igtts-iMiig tar nso* Ihau thirty
yrant, j«t tvrue pc-otile are amdeatalng
i ha party because it does not overturn
an l wipe oat this whole system Ic bias
m
a- ate-unl as though the peo
ple of Macon were to decide to tear
down tbe old city hull and build a new
one la Its place, giving (be contract to
di-iiK?Hsb Us? -/lit building today and
then oil Monday stnuitng at tbe con
tractor for not having the work com
pleted.
It would bo isMidhle to tear down
the city hall In a few, minutes hy the
use of dynamite, lrat tt Is altogether
probablo rbit the contractor who did
It would bo'lynched. So It Is with the
Republican system of government. It
Is entirely possible for Uie.Democratic
imrty la congress and In the executive
brandb of the governmnot to demolish
Hie whole Reisitillcun. policy at once,
bat If they did H there would be a
graatwr distraction to huslnee. inter
ests than lids country has ever scon
ni)d the ixirty would lie politically
lybcbed.
Reforms must ho accomplished with
a due regard to public In temps and
CtHMus|ueutly slowly. All tiring* taken
Into con-Sih-rarton, the Telegraph lnhl*
tlrut the Di’mocratlc party Ims done re
markably trail and deserves credit for
having accomplished so many reforms.
Ho far ns the administration hr con
cerned It Inis done nothing which was
not strictly la nticonl with the Demo
cratic pkufictn. The acaati? has. it Is
trac, bungled on the tariff, but the
ItoOse, It is to lie hojinl, will Insist on
so'many improvements in tho bill Uuvt
tt will ho artlsfactory to the country.
It Is also true that Hie house Ins failed
to repeal the lO.per cent, tax on state
hanks, tint this the Telegraph believes
will bo rectified before tin? present
congress exptrni.
We comriMHl whnt Mr. Crokcr says
to those Democrats wljo nro inclined
to 1h? Impatient nml urge upon them
the fact that up to date the Democratic
party has. much to lie proud of In Its
record unit mighty llctlo which newts
an apology,
. OUR PRKdENT CONDITION.
A review of the Ism!ness Inurcsls of
the country for the first six months of
1804 allow almost imtViswnl stagnation
for Mils period. / Tlio Whole omntry
has beta In ilu? agony of waiting.
There lam been, almost an entire nh-
si-noi? of what mMy be eallcil finaneinl
courage. Bushnas men in nil lines
have bttn timid to Us? verge of «»>w<-
prdhx 1 . Men Isivo been brought do.wn
to the point when? tflicy utterly 'dis
trusted their own Judgment/*
UnfortutuiWy the hitter lialf of the
year oiiens ntth ho signs of Improve
ment. Wo may theorize ns wo will
about the cause or muses of this atati?
of things. Rut (booties us to tho cause
of our troubles do not help us. Wo are
fating n txmdhiou, and n condition
that rcipitvs the gravest concern ef
our wlsmt men. As 'a rate our busi
ness men baye pursuetl the policy of
contraction. They luivo mirriitvcd
down ttielr huStnoSi mUtl nil Iirnfils
(lira vuntslinl. “Wo are not trying t°
make money," sold u pramlincit whole
sale nmtt jxwtnxlay. "Wo arc simply
holding Udiigs togollier • until times
.got bolter,
yitafortunately th£a Indisposition to
tas^Ainy risk nt nil ts so widespread
In nTt^departments of trade, that we
»»e uo'^vrasptxt for any Immediate- re
lief frduktliht universal lull ot stugtut-
lion. And yet U la ninnzing that a
country like,ours, wHth Its tminease re.
soitrces, .sin to; lirovight to stirtt a stniul,
• BI11I.' Can u he Hint wo ntv lotting tho
national hhltl that our fadls-rs set up
for us? Have «V atinnged tho Ideal
of Auterlmn ii»inllot*l that for the Urst
hundred years of our history was the
pride of <mr imthdial Hfet Is there
riutulug tliortuli nil the currents
Aniertenn EA? to.toy u grcwl to grow
ririt that Is utterly destroying tlie de
sire 1o hcoous- men? If \t\< have
resatted a point In oursvatlonnl'kislory
wliere every nittu valnnt wlmt b* has
more than tvhot tie Is wo have rwiobctt
that >111 tn our htstery when we de
serve n liuihsvil curse. Tin* founders
of our govcrmiHvrt never dreametl of
eatublMdng nn empire tttat should he
forHthxt from tsxltn to ocenn with tho
mstlni of uwn*>y kings.
"HI fans the land, to haitenlng griefs a
l?r»y
Where wealth accumulates and men de
cay.
Is a very old couplet, but It 5* tho epi
taph of national manhood when there
ts a univivsal entxe to grow rich.
After nil, may we not find tinder-
nentti this gtvnl for money the roots of
our prrarut tUsl The fmr that we may
loss our wvntlh la Infinitely greater
tlstn the f.ur that we may lose our
monliext. The groxl to niximlnhtte «
Ixiuk aovunt lots sttis*rsedi<tl the n n-
1*1 lUm to become a man. The tout
remedy tor stagnation tn huslncw Is
a revival of tbe personal courage, faith
and love, ittUuh lire the all-mastering
attributes of Aimrloan ptauhood.
NOT MR. SMITH'S WORK.
The Teh-gniplt has cecdvid the fol
lowing telegram from Secretary ot the
Interior Hoke Smith:
"Washington, July tSpsdal.)—To th«
Kdltor of th. Tclecftiph: 1 have Just Men
In your pap«r of Thtmdfy that friends
ot HeprrscntaUv. Utlngston arc char,-
Ing that Ur. Clusdl.r’s candidasy was
Insllcatod hy myself. This chare t, un
qasllAcdly fslsw 1 lutv* bs.*n out rl
Washington most of lh< time tor th.
past two weeks, ar.d th. first intimation
I had that Mr. Chandler contra plated
running for congrrss was the announce
men l to that effect In th. colt mas of the
Atlanta Journal
"The yffort to drag my name in politi
cal cowtssu In Oeyrglr. with which I hast
had no connection, ts simply on the line
of the many maliciously untrue suite,
menu which have been sent from Wash
ington concerning me during the past
eighteen months lloke Smith.'
It qfiords the Telegraph pleasure to
print Mr. Suitth's denial, although it
was Hardly ncecs/ury. The public cn-
n*r of CoL Ievittgtgvit lift* hardly t*e*rt
such ai to Midtle hltn to a \v?dk--*v,T
In a MMNt'nf a Dcajv<ratic' nomi
nation tor conpvs*, or In fact for any
other poftltlon, and It did not need the
Instlgnston of Mr. Hmiih or, anybody
else Jo hvltio* a good' Democrat to
maYc the contest.
Col JAvIngston Is a man of ability;
of that there Is no question, bnt a care
ful reading of Ids record as a public
man does not load to an nbwdute con-
fidenco In bis fidelity to principle,
whether Democratic or otherwise. In
fact, there Is a graviJ suspicion In the
tntntls of many people that he ts more
of a IAvltigston nun than a parry man.
The Telegraidt baa no hmCCUtloa In
saying that, In its opinion, pot. Mlltpn
A. OatKllt-r sibidd nuke a much more
iiccei/tablo reprrwcntattve In congress
Uun Col. Idvingsimi, and U hope, that
a majority of the people In the fifth
dtotrlct will view the matter In ' tbe
same llglit/'' ,
MAKE THE JURY COMFORTABLE.
Wo call attention to tbe appeal
printed in unoHter column from a Juror
who has suffered from bring penned
up In the court house all night. If
Juries an? to be detained in the manner
dcM.-riln.-d, they should bo made com
fortable. If they cannot be made com.-
tollable at the court bouse they should
receive decent lodging at a hotel.
Service on the Jury Is rendered com
pulsory under our lairs, but the law
dor*t not contemplate nor does it re
quire that twelve good citizens should
be penned up like u lot of sheep tu one
small room and made mlserahlo for n
day and night or several dags and
nights, as the case may require.
ALL FOR ATKINSON.
Editor Clrubb of thi Darien Gazette
bun riscu up uml hurrahed “for Wil
liam Yates Atkinson, Georgia's next
governor.” The Gazette's patriotic
words go ringing through the pines of
all southern Georgia, making music
for the ears of Democracy, and caus
ing that "tired tocltug" to dominate
tne feeble few, who tire still crying
themselves to sleep for “auyboily to
heat Atkinson ”
TIkmo tvho most ardently opposed
Mr. Atkinson In the gubernatorial race
now admit frankly that his superior
lit i>oip hxil gmicraUhtp Is hard to find.
We admit It also with a feeling of
pride, far he*i« a son of Ge,trgli. Now
for a death blow to thinl parlyism,
trunkism and Republicanism. Mr. At
kinson. We have confidence In your
ability, and you may rely on us to do
winterer Is in our power.—Darien Ga
zette.
The Democracy of those “anti Atkin
son DemocAits" In Atlanta who have
formed a Hines Campaign Club ctald
not have In—n more than ,sjclu ileep,
amt lltrir defection will do little hurt
to the party. It mny hi- that’tho party
will he benefited by ttielr opposition.
There Is no good nnd siilllclcnt isilit-
Icul rmsun tv hy every Democrat should
urn supiKirt Mr. Atklusou, iu accord
ance wtlli party duty.—Savannah
News. m
Many osflnmtca are bring mhde of
the majority hy which Col^Atkliixun
will do fra t Judge HlueJ for governor
In October. The 1/uvst esilmaio we
have s/v i .from any Democratic source
Is L'Yi/do. We regret to sra that so
gtlbd an authority os Steve,Clay only
sees n majority of lietwccn 10,001 aud
KO,000. The Enquirer-Sun will not he
saddled .vtth less than To.OtVK Be
lieving. as we do, that the Populist
movement In Georgia Is even weaker
tlem It tins two years ngo, we do not
tMnk (Sir figures too high. Thty will
he full low If the Democrats of Geor
gia do their whole duty.—Col'.uiibus
Enquirer-Sun.
"Here's to you, Mr. Atkinson. We
did not support you In the campaign,
but we now take up your cause as
eartuwtly, and skill do you ns good
service nnd support you ns heartily ns
tvt? should have done Gen. Evans had
he received tho umnlnattmir—Cleve
land Progress.
The unanimity with which late Ev
an* nrnnumfm throughout the state
are nllymn to the support ot Mr. At-
kin*mi It one of the surest and most
gratifying ovldcuces of a United mil
harmonious Democracy In , Georgia,
amt where these condition* obtain
Hurt* is nothing to he feared fomt tiio
tlitnl party or any other iwlitlcul com-
btntvtion.—Cleveland Pregress.
, OEOUOIA SNAKE STORIES.
Uncle Drew Jackson tells ui that a
mammoth rattlesnake was killed on
hla plantation in Greene county the
other day which had twenty-two rat-
flea. A colored man and tits wife were
walking cross a field when-the snake
sprang at the woman and struck its
fangs la her dress. Fortunately she
was not bitten, but badly scared.—
Mndison Advertiser.
While Charlie Cavln was seated in
front of George's drug store last Mon
day night, with his chitr tilted back
against the wall, a small highland
moccasin ran out of a crevice In tbe
bricks right betnveen Charlie's legs.
Charlie jumped higher than a kite.
The reptile was quickly killed." Our
anuke editor hung him up In * shade
tree near by and another good rain
came down before daylight next morn
ing.—Madison Advertiser.
This snake story comek from Floyd
Springs, near Rome. A large chicken
snake captured a small chicken there
n month ago and bad swallowed its
right leg and foot when discovered by
the owner. The snake was killed, but
not before it had bit off tbe chicken’s
teg. The owner believed It to be, an un
usually tine chicken, made a smalt
wooden leg and fastened tt on with a
leather strap. The chicken walked v£
very proudly and pawed up the earth
recklessly with Its hickory Ihnb. Now
It Is almost frying alxe and Is stin In
good shape, nnd will be exhibited at
the Atlanta Exposition next year un
der a banner: “The wooden legged
chicken front Floyd.—Carroll Free
l'rcu.
TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Tt* tie- Editor of tbe Telegraph:
Wlille ollr i»*ble people have founded
awodtsy tor the lwctvnrion ot cruelty
to animals, rhe writer would suggeat
to the grand Jury or county commis
sioners to form n like enriely for tho
prevention of cruelty to Bibb county's
jurors. No accommodations are made
wlKiteviT for the Juryman tvho U so
unfortunate ns to be on a case where
the twelve can't agree. In fact, he Is
locked In it small room In the gurrri,
then* to while tiw-ay the night on a
soft floor as b.Vt be can. If Bibb's Ju
rors are to be locked up for tbe night,
let the county eonmtteslooeri by all
means provide cots and make tbe Jury
room at least a. Mule comfortable.
One Who Knows.
Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder
j WorW'a Fair Hixhcri hlcdal and Dtyloau. ,
ABA.VI93 SHOULD BE RETURNED
From the Rarnesvlile Gnxette.
The people of the Sixth Jltftnit will
set's bad precedent If they refuse to
return Hon. Thomas B. Cabaulas,
their present representative, to con
gress for a second term. Bush action
would be without any valid raaam,
and we think it would be nothing
short of a repudiation of faith'ulness.
It Is an undisputed fact .that no man
in congress from Georgia ha* been
more devoted to his duty than Mr.
Cabanlss. He baa always rema'neJ at
his post of duty, and evra now when
ha poUtioai Interests seem to re jeo
his presence In the dtotrlct he remains
at the capital, true to hla people, at
tending strictly to the business before
congress.
Tnere are three special reasons why
Mr. Cabanlss should be returned to
congress, not to consider that it is cus
tomary to give the man a second term.
The first reason Is that he Is a friend
of Mr. Cleveland's administration, and
no man opposed to the administration
should be sent to congress, i: would
only burden congress with men who
should -be elsewhere. It would only
stm further prevent congress from
carryeng out the demands of the peo
ple. It would cripple the mtht-.e Demo
cratic administration. It would bo
simply dividing a house against ftself,
and U would bring disaster to the
hopes for good legislation and ruin to
the Democratic party. .The' people oan
do nothing more foolish than to send
to congress a man opposed to the ad
ministration. The record of Mr. Caba
nlss shows that he 1s a better friend
to (he administration than his oppo
nents In this racy.
The second reason why he should bo
returned la that in the house oJ rep
resentatives he has been.careful and
watchful about the interests of the
people. On all public questions he Is ft
Democrat, voting consistently with
Democracy and the 'Democratic, plat
form, and he has been fearless.and
uncompromising in the discharge of
his duty. 'He stands by his convic
tions like a man, and votes In accord
ance tthorewfth regardless of personal
consequences. A man of this character,
with two years' experience In congress,
can be ot more service to the district
than any new man. Therefore It would
be tony to replace Mr. Cabanlss, with
his Influence and experience in the
house, with a new 'and untried man.
The third reason Is that Mr. Caba
nlss bas accomplished -much for this
district in a local way. He has been
exceedingly diligent In this respect,
and what he has done proves conclu
sively that he has conSJdeible Influence
With 'the powers that he ot the oapttal.
We believe every postolllce In the dis
trict has been filled with a Democra't,
and a number of other nice appoint
ments has come to tbe district through
his Influence. No demand bas been
made upon him that did not receive
his prompt attention. No man could
have done better than Mr. Cabanlss
has done, and he deserves the com
mendation of bta constituents In a re-
election io congress. 4 «•
In mental, physical, moral and Dem
ocratic qualifications he is the equal
of any opponent, aifd in experience and
Influence in national legislation he has
decrdedly the advantage. It is the duty
of the Sixth district, therefore, to
re-elect Mr. Cabanlss to represent the
district in congress.
HANCOCK'S RESOLUTION.
Hon. A. O. Bacon's Candidacy for
the United States Senate Indorsed.
The following are the resolutions of
fered by Col. J. T. Jordan and passed
by our Democratic mahs meeting on
the 3d:
"Resolved, That it Is tho sense Of
this meeting that the lotter of Hon.
A. O. Bacon, addressed to Dr. F. tW.
Ridley under date of Juno 21, IS91, was
Inspired by the hlgnest patriotism and
conceived In tho broadt&t wisdom of
trus statesmanship.
"Resolved, That we indorse as thor
oughly true the following patriotic ex
pression "contained in said letter: 'As
Democrats, recognizing our allegiance
due to the party, with tho obligation
to do all in our power to*promote ks
prsaperity and success, it must be ap
parent to all good Democrats that the
most commanding duty of the hour is
to contribute all within our power to
insure the hatmony of the party and
Io avoid everything (he tendency and
cffcot of which will be to create dis
content and discord In Its ranks.'
•"Resolved, Th’at the eminent ability
and devoted patriotism of the Hon.
A. O. Bacon entitles him to favorablo
consideration at the hantls of the people
of Georgia for tho position of United
States senator, beginning Starch 4
next. It elected to this high and hon
orable position he wfil well und truly
Illustrate Georlga In the councils of
this great nation and prove a worthy
successor to the lamented Hill and
Colquitt." , _
The following amendment was of
fered by Hon. R. H. Lewis, which
passed with the original resolutions:
"And our representatives and the
senator from the Twentieth district
are respectfully requested to vote for
him'tor that position.’'
THEN AND NOW.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.'—Latest U. S. Gov't Roport
Powder
absolute ly pure
For sale at wholesale by 8. R. JAQUE8 » TINSLEY and A. B. SMALL.
Farmer. In Alexander City Outlook.
I am 60 year* old today, and I renum
ber the old creen-Beed cotton, ihe only
klrd we had to pUaL It wa» raised and
marketed at 4 cent* per pound. I far
ther remember that every farmer had kla
lote full of cattle ami pens full of hogi
and 8tables full of horses raised at home.
At that time corn was worth from 23 to
40 cents per bushel, hoga driven on foot
.from Tennessee and Kentucky J cents to
4 cents per pound; bacon 6 cent* per
pound; wheat wa* worth fr) cents per
bushel; and everything elae of the farm-
er'a production was low. Now, at this
tine, calico was worth 25 centa per ywrl;
domestic 15 to 20 cents per yard: and a'.l
dry goods In proportion. Jjwede iron wa*
worth 12H cents per pound, while shop
work was very high—laying plows 40 to
50 cents, laying scooters, 25 to 90 cents.
Now, you wiU aee that farm products
were very low and iron and all manu
factured goods very high, yet will say that
the farmers in that day prospered, and 1
did not hear the cry of herd times.
They bought lanls and negroes and
paid for them. In that day every family
made their own nothing; jeans nnd home-
spun. and they wore them; walked to
church every Sundar and enjoyed the
sermon without any criticisms. Then they
seemed to enjoy life with blackberry and
chicken pie for dinner. They had their
wheat reaping*, live and six reapers Iu
the field with as many binders, one gath
erer and one shocker. I remember ihe
i hoes we wore—home-tanned tn v Io* Tat
. ] ai: A year; Sund.iy »h•!••■•* hla* l.i-l
with soot from the chimney. I remember
the gTound-slide, upon which wool and
conr were hauled up; also the two-wheeled
truck wagon, upon wMU were haukd
logs, and with body, com and cotton.
But I don’t remember any sewing ma
chinal. carta buggies, orguna, pianos,
guano. Iron plow-stocks, harrows, culti
vators. etc. The ancients plowed with
scooters and shovels—six to eight furrows
to the row, and that after com was in
the tassle and silk.
Now, what is the matter with- our farm
ers? Simply we spend more than wtf
make. Come back to the old ttark.
Make alt at home that can be made and
hay enty that you cannot in Aka at home.
With more recollections, I remain as ever.
SW1EBT BINDERS OP GEORGIA. .
You must call «o« early, mother
For 1‘m 4earnlnj? politics; \
Learning how to prove another
.Man’s toatf * dosen Isn’t six.
« — Lumpkin Independent.
A NEWSPAPER BORE.
Tbs Man Who Pretends He Has a Very
Important Item.
From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
The gad fly about newspaper offices l»
the man with “an Important Item. Th*
chief claim he offers for conilderatton is
that he has read the paper for years
and years and yean. He would no more
think of missing bis paper than his break
fast. Frequently, according to his own
figures, he began reading the paper ten
years before Its first number was issued.
After Judging from his age and hts state
ments, he must have begun reading the
paper when he was 18 months old. .
An exasperating thing about him Is
that he Is generally very slow In getting
down to the object of his- visit. Oft
there will crop out of this love for and
allegiance to the paper a htstory or ms
life—a harmless life, whose onto passion
Iras been an overmastering admiration
for the paper. Then, quite as a matter,
he will refer to ills brother'j loyalty to
the paper—and his father's. Here he be
comes pathetic, for his father ts dead.
H. Implies by a skillful touch, by a
half expressed though 1 that the paper
eased hla father's dying hours. The
cloud of sorrow slowly lifts itself from
the Important Item's face—this abbre
viation for the jiake of brevity—as he
trims his sales for another talk. Then
the subscribers he has gotten for tho
paper. He gives no figures, but he names
names, he gives dates, instances, inci
dent!. amusing nnd pathetic. And he
did It all without any blowing of horns:
he asked nothing of the paper, expected
nothing. He Just came up this afternoon
to give an Important piece of informa
tion. Here be, draws up his chqlr and
leans over toward the city editor.
"Do you know CoL Bluecloth?"
The city editor does not. The Important
Item Is much surprised. •
"Of course you've heard of him? The
city editor again shakes his head, and
mixed with the Important Item's disap
pointment Is n drop of pity.
"Never heart cf Col. Bluecloth! Why,
I thought everybody knew him. A flue
fellow—the colonel; a gentleman' of the
old school-straight as a ramrod, though
he Is IS, and he still has an eye for a
pretty girl. Ob. he's a sty dog-the
colonel. The colonel has Just won the
gold- headed cane offered hy the Easy
Fit Shoe Company. He guessed 159,623
seed: that was within 200 of the exact
number and 1,000 closer than any one
else guessed. Tbe cane was delivered to
the colonel today, and you can write up
a good Item about his being such a fine
guesser. Hts friends will all be looking
for It. Speak about the colonel still being
fond of pretty girls, won't you? We'll
devil, him pretty near to death If you
will. The colonel gets touchier about
that us he gets older. Another thing—"
"I am very sorry," interrupts the city
editor, "but I can't make a notice about
your friend. It's a clever advertisement.
You will bavo to sec tho business of-
"But, mv dear sir, the colonel Is too
writ known already. Advertisements can't
help him."
"The shoe company, of course, would
reap the benefit."
"But it's a new* Item: it never has
been in any other paper; it's—what do
you call It?—a scoop. You wouldn't let
a little thing, like that stand in 'the way
of a scoop, would you?”
"We cannot publish that."
"Come, let's reason together about it.
You only put In your paper what you
think interests the public. When you get
hold of nn Item that Interests n large
number of people youwrlle a great deal
about It and put big-headed lines over 1L
Now. this Item will Interest a3 many
people aa one of your big Items, on ac
count of the colonel’s friends. Now, my
dear sir—"
"I haven't time to argue with you nor
listen to your Ideas ss to how to run a
newspaper," said the long-suffering man.
rather testily. "I cannot put in the no
tice for you. I regret it very much, but
It couldn't bo otherwise."
“»ou won't put It In"
"I cannot: this Is not a matter of ac
commodation."
"Oh, I see," with all tbe Ineffable —
casm of an Important Item, t would
not have believed this had any one told
me. This Is my reward. I am glad my
eyes have been opened at last. Good
day, sir!"
Sometimes the Important Item resorts
to tho telephone. He will call up the
local rooms and ask for the city editor.
"Have you an extra reporter around?'
"Yes.”
"Send him around to Twenty-eighth and
Market at otied."
"What forr* . m i: :*i i-.'lliSH
"Important item. * . .
"Can’t you give me some Idea of vrhat
*t is?" ‘ w
"No, not ever the telephone, lowering
his voice. "Some one jnlght hear. It’s
a scoop," cunningly. £ .
"But l must know something of the
character of ihla item.” imploringly.
"I’ll give you my word of honor that
lt "I* don’t doubt that you think so, but
you may be mistaken. Tell me about It"
•Then you won’t send a reporter
down?*'
• Not until you tell mo what for.
"Well—it', a society lteml"
"What kind?'
"Miss ilsry Ann's friends are giving
her a surprise party."
"All right. I'll make a notice of IL
"But we want a reporter to come and
ree tor himself. There is going to be a
supper later cn.” coaxlngly.
"I havnl got & man to spare for that,
but I'll make a nice notice."
"Well, but eend a man down If you ran.
Good-bye; I'm going to dance with the
prettiest girl at the party now.”
Some time the Important Item brings a
little notice of our entertainment of some
kind, which tho city editor agrees to
publish.
“Are there any chargee?" he asks, as
If expense was of no consideration.
The Lining
to Throat and Lungs must
bo preserved or sore spots
appear and Invite* the con
sumption germs,
Scott’s
Emulsio
'No. no; we will Insert this with pleas
ure."
Don't mind saying so, If It costs any
thing; I’m willing to pay." . .
"It will cost nothing."
"Wetl.tif It doesn't cost anything.' then,
I wont pay anything, list! b»! hs!” A
pause then. *'I hope I may be ablo to re
turn the favor. Don't hesitate to call on
me If- you nerf me.”
Thank you." cheerlessly.
Don’t mention It," effusively, "I
guess I had better be going." ' -
Follows a pause.
“That will bo In tomorrow, won't IL"
"Yes, tomorrow."
A longer pause during which tbe round
of pencils scratching and twisting across
white paper and telling of the preening
need of time, asserts Itself. Tho pencils
and the Impatient little shuffling of feet
ssy. "Why, don't you go home," os loud
ly as spoken words. But tho Important
Item lingers, a vacant look in hts eyes.
Presently he clears hts throat as If ha
he were going to speak ngatn.. The city
editor begins to fear that lie Is going to
stay and superintend the Insertion of tho
Important Item, and says: i
Is there. anything else I can. do for
you?"
"No slree. Oaa favor In an evening is
enough." i .
•Then goodrday.''
"Good-bye." Shakes hands warnly:
then he goes. : And on impudent young
reporter exclaims os the footsteps dlo
away; "Fare -thee well, we t. hope for
ever.”
GEORGIA. TOWNS.
Sixty looms are now in operation at
(he Harawell Cotton 011113. Alim s! a
full force of hands aro now at work. -
Harawell Bun.
Two hundred and ninety-five thou
sand dollars Is the record of six
months' growth In Valdosta. Before
Christmas (he 'figures will be raised
consfdera!bly.--VaMosta Telescope.
tMoultrle Is destined to become "the
leading town”, of south Georgia. New
churches continually going up. new
bualneia houses, a nice hotel is now
In order. Get together and. igentle-
men. and see that It Is bunt.—Moultrle
Observer. T '
FOR SIMULTANEOUS PRI
The Democratic patty shoulA never
nominate another candidate for. gov
ernor by allowing.the counties to. act
on different days. Every county should
act on tlie.same day. This way of
lengthening a-heated contest for weeks
and months is wrong. In that It creates
unnecessary dlssensflons anUj bitter-
ness.—-BaMbrlilge Democrat. ( .
Hereafter Georgia should adopt'Ala-
barna's plan and hold elections /Acv-i
ery county on the same Jay toV'lH'l;
gubernatorial candidates. V/e' hopol
this plan will be adopted In tho future J
-vAoworUi Post. /
KEEP IT
Meg
And it'will Keep Yoipol
Brink it when you arelbinty;
ore tired t when you aroov«rh«et*
over you re»l that* heelth-clvlng V
drink will do yoc good, drink /
HIRE*’
Rootbi
A lie. pkg.makeeO galloon. R*«v«y where.
s«o<i t«. Mny f»t btMtlfil plow*" 4 *
Tho CAM* E. Hires Co.. b »*««*e1»hl*.
SPECIAL NqlCXKS.
FOR THE LEGiLATURE,
Subject to Nominate by Demooriatlo
Prlmai
HUGH V. WASHINGTON
FOR CONNER.
I hereby announohysslf a candidate
for coroner of Blb^cunty, subject to
Democratic nomlnP n ^ } earnestly t
licit tbe support <
FOR /RONER.
By solicitation m y friends I hereby
announce inyseF* 1 candidate for coro-
ner, subject t<j Democratic nomina
tion: I am yo/ vor y ^ly»
J * PARKER.
F J CORONER.
In occorda/ w,th th © previous an.
nouncement, r-* re ^y tender my name for
the consider 0 °f Democratic voters
for the posl/°f coroner of Bibb county
at the com/election. If honored with
this posit!/ 01 * tIme and ability will
be devote.1 the administration of the
office. Th/ nff those of my friends who
have thur ®hown an Interest in my
campa!grf im * ver y respectfully,
^ B. K. BUTLER.
I ON REAL ESTATE.
LojJids ou choice real estate and
farniiif ni,s , ln 9 corfrla - Interest 7
per c* Fayablo in two, three or five
year*/ 0 delay. Commissions very
LOAN AND ABSTRACT
COMPANY.
jSeoond Street, Maoon, Ga.
Lap Money to Lend
improved city and farm property,
ranging from 6500 up, at 7 per cent,
ilerest; time from two to flva
'romptness and accommodation a
-c ra:
l V-
Itlty.
f L. J. ANDERSON & CO..
> No. 618 Second Street. Macon Oa.
LANDS FOR SALE.
the Croam of Cod-liver
heals the lining, strength
the lungs and even c
comes diseased spots In
early stages. Physicians,
world over, endorse IL
On't ki tectind by Siksti
rr*pcr«a by Scott A Seva*, g, Y, AQ
have on hand for sale lands ta
jb, Hancock. Baldwin, Wilkes. Jon,**
ilkinsofi. Twiirge. Houston, Washing,
n. Dodge. Taylor. Monroe, Pike and
.roup counties. These lands consist of
farms that have been bKl In at fore-
loeure sales, and for most port have
uch improvements and are In such
condition ptMTiUy ss to fit them for
being occupied at once. Can be had at
a bargain on easy terms. Call on or
address me At 4TO Second street, Ms-
con. Ga. HOWARD M. SMITH.
'IS UN 30
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