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1 The Leesburg Journal M. E. TisoN, Editor and Publisher. Published Every Saturday OFFICIAL ORGAN OF LEE COUNTY. Entered at the post-office at Leesb irg, Ga | as second class mail matter, e —————————_ S ———————" ——————————— LEESBURG, GEORGIA, MARCH 26, 1904. M e e e e epeonne Mr. Geo. D. Kimbrough is authorized to solicit advertising and subscriptions for the Journal. ————————————————— Now is the time to subscribe. e W We wish to state that Mr. A, Z. Wes ley is no longer counected with the Journal. e il Ay G A e | According to the styles just out, the new automobiles will be harder to do"yge this season than last. ‘y@.‘ S ..‘.;;;.:—, : : Everyone agrees that there are too many railroad accidents, but no one ceems smart enongh to stop them. e e 4 P ® A e An Omaha reporter recently tried to find a man in that city who could repeat all of the ten commandments, but not one could be found, Of course not; most of them were engaged in breaking them. it - e A AP Attt " Cuban patriots are beginning to ask if their country can borrow money to pay them with, but inasmuch as President Palma will not let them run a lottery, and they have apparently no other way of ‘‘raising the wind,” the patriots seem to be up against it Nk~ o iiiimrries In order to help pay the expenses of a war which it saw was inevitable, Japan recently established a Regie, or govern ment monopoly on the tobaceo trade, Tobacco was introduced into Japan in the seventeenth -céfitury, and at the present time there are large quantities of the weed grown and smolked there. As yet cigars have not reached the pinacle of esteem they hold with more civilized nations, but Japan is making grand ef forts to attain the standard of the West, and there are hopes for her. Just now the favorite smoke is a very small pipe, i Who Really Failed? It is the common impression that Mr. Sully, the sordid ‘‘cotton king'' of a year, has failed But is that quite accurate? Mr, Sully is probably still able to obtain as much nourishment as is good for him, and the prospect that he will be reduced to lodgings on a park bench appears re mote., He ‘‘gave his wife a $265,000 house at Christmas.’ He has ‘“‘strong backers, ' who ‘‘have gone to his aid and will help him out of the hole.” When he was .asked about his losses he “laughed.” ‘‘My suspension is only temporary,” he said. No, it does not seem to be Mr. Sully that has failed. But there have been failures enough nevertheless. ‘‘Orders began to pour in from every broker’s office,” say the news reports, ‘‘closing out the holdings of small traders whose margims had been wiped out by the first drop.”’ These small traders would not ‘‘laugh” if they were asked about their losses. The suspension of most of them is not “temporary.” They have no “strong' backers’’ to ‘‘help them out of the hole.” They did not have the forethought to] give $265,000 houses to their wives last Christmast. Some of them may be con fronting the alternative of the poorhouse or starvation. For the cotton king, as for other kings, defeat means checked ambition and ruf fled pride. For the humble subject on the firing line it means misery or death, —New York World. | Should the 10t} Be Unrepresented? | Itis the prevailing sentiment among lthe voters of Tee county that the pres ent status of affairs in regard to the rép resentation of the Tenth Senatorial dis trict calls for prompt action on the part of the executive comunittee in ordering an election candidate to fill the unex pired time of Dr, A. B. Duncan. Dr. Duncan, as we all know, has aban doned his residence in this county, and is now a resident of Fulton, being en gaged in the drug business. We are sorry to lose him as a citizen, Let the executive committee order an election at once, as this is a matter that deserves prompt attention. i MANY VOTERS. eOB My 4O e ‘ It should be borne in mind that the wasteful methods of planting, cultivating " A S IR i “Hhd LVESing cotton 1 many sections | of the South, the deterioration of seed and scarcity of labor are conditions that cannot be corrected in a single season or in a dozen, even—and the cotton-con suming portion of the world’s popula tion is increasing with remarkable rapid ity. Only something very like a revolu tion in the industry can put the price‘ of cotton very much below the lowest quotations of last Friday, the 18th, it would seem,”—New York Commercial. e eel G P o . . Bobby Walthour, the champion bicy clist, cables the Atlanta Journal that he is winning success and fame on the track in Paris, et el Gl Ol ettt et Sl o g ANNOUNCEMENTS. PRI L T For Representative. To the Citlz' ns of Lee County. : [ hereby announce.myselfa candidate for Represen tative in the next Legislature from this, Lee County, subject to the Democratic primary. If lam honored as your choice, I will do my best for your interest at all times and [ most respectfully tand earnestly solicit your support. . ok BeE QWAY. For Representative. I'o the Democrats of L _e Couuty; 1 hereby announce my candidacy for Representative to the Lezislature, subject to the August primary, and respectfully solicit your support. Yours Respectfully. G. W. WOXWICK For Solicitor-General. To the Qualified Voters of the Southwestern Judicial Circuit: Since becoming a candidate for nomination to the office of So'icitor-General ot the Southwestern Judi cial Circuit, it has been my purpose, and I have en deavored, to meet face toface as nearly as possible with all of the voters of th: circuit, which I preferred to the method of general letter wiiting. The primary, however, havirg been fixed for such an early date, renders it impossible for me to fully aceomplish this purpose, and I therefore respectfully ask the privilege of this additional medium of an nouncing my candidacy, and will appreciate the sup port of my feliow-citizens. Respectfully, J. R. WILLIAMS. . . For Solicitor General. I am a candidate for re-election to the office of So lieitor General of the Southwestern Circuit, subject to the democratic pr.mary on April 2oth. I trust that my conduct in the office in the past is sufficient evi dence that | will be faithful in the discharge of its duties in ‘he future, and I will appreciate the support of the good citizens in my race. | Respectfully, K. A. HOOPER. For Coroner. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of Coroner of Lee county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. N. E. OUTLAW. et A A £t O e iB A R. P AS 1 VM A A WARE G. MARTIN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Leesburg, Georgia. Situation Wanted. A good Blacksmith and saw-mill man de sires a situation. Address J. E. VENO, Needham Ga. CALL AND INSPECT OUR NEW LINE OF S= RI N G AND ‘ sSuUmnmmbßEß it GOODS, All the Season’s Novelties. You will find our s;-e Headquarters for Low prices and Goods, Call and & We Give Trading Stamps With all Cash Purchases. L., 8. ODOMY, Miss Jennie Ford Desires to thank her friends and patrons in Lee County for their very liberal patronage, and would inform them that she has just received a fresh supply of Groceries, Canned Goods, . Dry Goods, ete., and invites a continuance of your patronage, feeling assured she can please, both in quality and price. - ¢ Millinery Department. e This departr‘nent is now replete with EMERYTHING NEW., ‘ Hats, Laces, Ribbons and Fancy Goods in great variety. : CEHLL AND INSPECT. A full stock of Toilet articles, Perfumeries, ete. ~ MISS JENNIE FORD, ¥®4& COURT HOUSE,