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letter from any one directly interested, was least expected. Would or did another clerk in Geor gia take the same view of this matter and act as Mr. Bell did? He not only has the courage of his convictions but has a keen insight to what is best for the people who trust him With a pub lic office. Madison Ga., Nov. 15th. 1901, Mr. T. M. Bell, C. S. C., Gainesville, Ga. Dear Sir: The Supreme Court hav ing recently decided that there is no law in this State authorizing the pay ment of the fees of the Sheriff for ser ving subpoenas before the Grand Jury out of county funds, * and It being ap parent that this decision will apply to the clerks of courts in issuing such subpoenas wb have concluded to have a bill drawn and introduced authorizing and requiring the payment of these fees* out of the county funds. To this end we desire the co-operation of all the Clerks and Sheriffs in the State. Please write to your Representative and Senator urging them to support the measure.; Fraternally you rs, Chas. W. Baldwin, Clerk Superior Court, Morgan county, Ga. t Edgar Fears, Sheriff, Morgan county, Ga. Below is a copy of a letter addressed by Clerk Bell to Representatives R. F. Quillian and J, H. Pierce, and Senator J. N. Holder, which explains itself: Gainesville, Ga., Nov. 19. 1901. My Dear Sir: Herewith I enclose a copy of a letter received yesterday. You can at a glance see the intent, but I dare say you caunot see the end from the beginning. If a satute like ; this Was enacted, it would be big money to Represetative Bull of Rho'de Island has in trod uced a bill to do away with congressional funeral scandals. He p^pposes to fix the the limit cost of funerals of mem bers of Congress at.not more than $8^000. In times past there have been congressional funerals that cost as much as $25-000 each, and in connection with which there was more drinking, smoking and carousing than mourning for the dead. Mr. Bull thinks that $1«- 000 is quite sufficient to “put away” any congressman m first class shape and pay all of the ex penses of the official mourners; and there is no doubt that he is right.—Savannah News. provided that any Confederate veteran owning property valued at $1,000 or having an income of $300 a year or more, should not be entitled to a pension, did not pass the senate, as many people supposed. In fact it- never came up in the senate, but remained! iD the committee room. While the bill would have saved the state $200,000 every year, there was considerable opposition /to the • - . - . •*> _. ■ measure, and the result was that it was never acted upon. AND Georgia Sirup For TedcLy. i".""'.*’.'.- ‘ • . . • . -# • - ‘ Savannah, Ga., Dec. 18.-—Geor gia sirup will soon appear on the white house table at Washington. Today a shipment of thirty-six one-gallon cans went forward by express addressed to Dr. ^H. W. Wiley, chief chemist of the agri cultural department, who recently made a tour of investigation of tie cane fields of Georgia. The shipment was made by Cap tain D. G. Purse, president of the Savannah board of trade, and the indefatigable promoter of South Georgia development. The sirup was donated by J. T Wells, of Guyton, who has acquired considerable reputation from the * t high class article of sirup pro duced by him. Each can bore a neat copper lable, conveying the compliments of Mr. Wells and Captain Purse to the recipient. - He Saved the Horse; “J. Brisben Walker has one of the most adventurous natures of any man of importance I know,” said Harvey Wells of Denver. “When Walker was remaking a mile ci so of river front in Denver that he later turned into a fine park, a sudden rise of the Platte washec. away a lot of things, including the ground from under a stable on the improvement Walker was making. Don’t Let Them Suffer. Often children are tortured with itch ing and burning eczema and other skin diseases but Bucklen’e Arnica Salve heals the raw. sores, expels inflamma. tion, leaves the skin without a sear- Glean, fragrant, cheap, there’s no salvo on earth as good. Try it. Cure guar anteed. Only 25c at M. G. Brown’s, Much .Wheat Being Put In, Farmers from all over the county say that a great deal of wheat is being planted. This is good news, for where the farmers have plenty of wheat they usually have plenty of hogs, and this means that they dont have to go to out side markets for their bread and meat. |Let them keep planting wheat and Raising hogs, the cotton will take care of itself. v payers of Hall county in the poor house in one term. I am unhesitating ly opposed to this -measure and trust you will lend your best endeavors to defeat it. With kindest regards, I re main, Your friend. Thos. M. Bell. In reply to the above, Representative Pierce wrote as follows: House of representatives. Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 20. 1901. Hon. T. M. Bell* Gainesville, Ga. My Dear Sir: Your letter just re ceived ,and in reply will say, I think withopt^your letter 5 ! would have been unable to have defeated the bill you spoke of. I am glad to know you have the interest of the tax-payers at heart, more than yourself. Your friend. J. H. Pierce. The above letter from two promi nent county officials . was written to Hem. Thos. M. Bell, Clerk of Hall Su perior Court, just before the adjourn ment of the legislature.. The purport of the letter is visible to a thinking PICKWICK r~ System -ognr-5hape cloffilnd far fland-Jd-fitMien HAND-MADE A FALSE STEP MEANT AN EVEN CHANCE. look over tne damage done, a horse that had been in the stable was half submerged and in danger of being smothered in the quicksand and rolling mud that the angry waters made of the half** prepared new ground. Walker asked several men to go and help the horse. When they refused, he started laying planks along the treacherous f round, just as they do to get rowning persons from out an icy river. In a short time he was in a position where a false step meant an even chance for life or death. He got both the horse and himself out of the scrape. Then he turned around and discharged every man on the job and wound, up by giving the horse away.”-—New York Times. Women Hermits In Russia. Among the villagers on the Volga in the province of Samara a curious sect of women Has made its appear ance. It was originated by an elder ly peasant woman. in Soznova, call ed the “Blessed Mother.” These, women have fled from the viTages Thousands Sent into Exile. Every year a large number of poor sufferers whose lungs are sore and racked with coughs are urged to go to another climate. But this is costly and not always sure. Don’t be an exile when Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption will cure you at home. It’s the most infallible medicine for Coughs, Colds, and all Throat and Lung diseases on earth. The first dose brings relief. Astounding cures result from persistent nse. Trial bottles free at M. C. Brown’s. Price 50e $1,00. I SHQRT-yra'jTi iS .#£G/ST£&E0 niAD£-/4AJlK- Grossman, mici-iaelson-.- & Oft makers-Hew W**- WATERMAN, BURNETT & CO Won’t Marry Captain Hobson. Cincinnati,' Dec. 18.-—4 special from Pittsfield, Ohio, says Miss Eleanor Ludlow, niece of ex-Gov- ernor Bushnell, said today: “There is positively no truth in the reported engagement of Capt. Hobson and myself. You will do me a favor to deny it and you can not make tltf statement too am. phi t c.” " - NOTE PRICES ON-- ups and Saucers, China Novelties m his pocket. As soon as Mr. Bell received the letter he wrote to both our Representatives and Senator, the letter signed by him as above. A ' vote was taken the following day and the bill was defeated by only 8 votes. Mr. Pierce immediately called Mr. Bell up over the telephone and advised him of the result of the vote, and stated that he was satisfied after reading ins let. ter to many of the members that it changed at least twenty votes. Mr. Pierce had 1 been working arduously to defeat the bill, but found that this lefc- although such a Food Changed to Poison. Putrefying food in the intestines pro duces effects of arsenic, but Dr. King’s New Life Pills expel the poisons from clogged bowels, gently, easily but sure ly, curing Constipation, Biliousness, Sick Headache, Fevers, all Liver, Kid ney and Bowel troubles. Only 25c at M. C. Brown’s ias “ten wise virgins” as a sort of bodyguard,, and the sect believes ;hat these 11 women are possessed of miraculous powers. — London WHAT WE CLAIM: Style, Quality, Prices Harmony Regardless of Expense, “Beg pardon,” said the postal clerk who had sold her the stamps, “but you don’t have to put a 5 cent stamp on a letter for Canada.” 'but the shade Col. Bob Cochran, after successfully doing the Georgia legislature and see ing all the members off home safely af ter adjournment, is on the streets of his home city once again greeting his friends with the glad hand. “I know, ust matches my envelope, you know. -Philadelphia Press. ter was a ^clincher, imp Sipipmlli