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The News-herald.
Official Organ Gvinnett County.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
Lairenceyille Publishing Co., Proprietors.
J. C. FLANIGAN, ) Editorß
C. M. MORCOCK, ( anore
* The Thom Comes Forth
With Point Forward.”
The thorn point of disease
is an ache or pain , But the
blood is the feeder of the
whole body, Purify it with
Hood's Sarsaparilla.
Kidneys, liver and stomach will at
once respond ? No thorn in this point.
BiOOd Poisoning—.“ The surgeon said
when he took out the brass shell received in
wound at San Juan Hill two weeks before,
that It would have poisoned me if it bad
sot been for nay pure blood. I told him it
was Hood’s Sarsaparilla that made It pure."
Ozoboz P. Cooper, Co. G. 25th U. S. Inf.,
Washington Barracks, Washington, D. C.
Rheumatism - M Myself nnd a friend
both suffered from severe attacks of rheu
matism. Hood’s Sarsaparilla cured both.
We would not be without it." Wn. H.
Lester. 65 Leonard St., Fall Hirer. Mass.
ZfoQcCi SaUafMulk
Hood's Pills cure liver Ills; the non-irritating and
Wlr cathartic to take~with Hood’s SerseparllE
YVH T NOT?
It has occurred to the writer that
an oratorical association might be
organized in theconnty, and that
a contest for the county oratorical
championship might be an inter
esting occasion. A contest of this
kind, if properly carried out, woula
add interest to the monotony of
the long-term school and awaken
in the students of the county a
worthy endeavor to excel in that
greatest of all accomplishments—
the art of graceful and fluent
speech. The students in the
schools of this county receive lit
tle, if any, instruction in this mat
ter. The teachers know little
about elocution and oratory,hence
students have no encouragement
or inspiration to attempt, even, to
mako themselves able to stand be
fore an intelligent audience and
recite with composure a prepared
speech. But we can do better
than we are doing. We can do
like Demosthenes, go down by the
Beashore (the brook) and speak to
the roaring waters, or like Clay,
mount a block in the barnyard
and with the cattle as auditors
learn to speak by speaking.
There is as much talent to the
square inch in this county as any
where on earth. All that it lacks
is development,
One or more students from the
leading schools in the county
eould be selected and the contest
held next spring or summer. A
good time would be during the
county institute, w’hen all the
teachers could be present, and
when a large audience could be as
sembled. The youDg man who
won would be knowu as the cham
pion speaker of the county, which
would be no little honor; and if
he should go off to college, his rec
ord would be a passport into the
societies, and he would have a
splendid chance to win greater
honors during his college career.
It has occurred to us, we repeat,
that such a movement would be
beneficial. If the teachers and
students of the county think so,
the News-Herald columns are at
your disposal.
Hon. W. T. Smith, our senator
in the present legislature, had a
strong article in the Journal last
week on the election of judges by
% direct vote of the people. A
few days ago we heard a prom
inent man say that Smith was the
right man to succeed Carter Tate
two years from now.
THANKSGIVING THE 89th.
In another column will be found
a program for thanksgiving exer
cises to be held at the Presbyte
rian church on next Thunday,
which is the day set apart by the
president as a national thanksgiv
ing day. All the churches are
represented on the program, and
it is hoped the people of Law
renceville will take advantage of
this opportunity and take part in
a genuine thanksgiving service.
As individuals, as a state, and
as a nation, we have much to be
thankful for: and if we are true
to the promptings of our better
natures we will not look upon our
successes and possessions as the
rewards solely of individual ef
fort, but believing in Him who
marks the sparrows fall and whose
guiding hand leads both men and
nations, we will accept these as
the manifestations of His good
ness and return oar thanks to Him
for all His benevolent blessings.
We are a great nation. Seven
ty-five million people acknowl
edge allegiance to the stars and
stripes and enjoy the blessings of
life, liberty, and the pursuits of
happiness. Our flag has never
gone down before a foreign foe,
and our nation is honored and
loved wherever the principles of
free government live and human
hearts beat responsive to the
blessings of righteousness and
peace.
Prosperity dwells throughout
the land, and plenty smiles on
American labor The hills and
mountains contribute their treas
ures to man’s happiness, and the
valleys and plains give back an
hundred fold. Religious and ed
ucational institutions are prosper
ous, and the moruiDg of the dawn
ing century is glorified with the
marvelous achievements of a peo
ple unsurpassed in the history of
the world. “And to Him be the
honor and glory forever.”
What the Legislature is Doing.
Few bills of importance have
passed the present general assem
bly. Many local measures have
passed which are of no concern to
the people of Gwinnett. The tax
bill, the depot bill, the proposition
to accept the old soldiers’ home,
and Seab Wright’s prohibition
bill are receiving much attention.
The dog law has been repealed,
and every man can have as maDy
old curs as he wishes without any
fear of being taxed.
MR. CLOWER’S BILL
makes it a misdemeanor for a hus
band to desert h’s wife or children.
We wonder what the offense will
be if the wife deserts her husband
or children.
SENATOR BAKER
proposes in his bill to cut down
the pay of grand and petit jurors
from $2 to $1 p* r day.
MR. HIXON
wants to make it a misdemeanor
for any landlord to hire or rent
land to any person for a specified
period and fail to carry ODt his
part of the contract without rea
sonable cause; and also to make
it a misdemeanor for auy person
to rent land from a landlord, or
to hire to any landlord for any
specified time and leave without
reasonable cause.
Mr. Blue has introduced a bill
allowing all arresting state, coun
ty and municipal officers to carry
concealed pistols,
Bills are before the legislature
providing for the creation of the
office of state veternary surgeon,
and for the establishing of farm
ers’ institutes.
Mr. Houston wants the after
noon of every Saturday made a
half holiday in cities of 80,000 or
more, and Lott, of Coffee, wishes
to repeal the act- establishing
county teachers’ institutes.
It seems that the present
LEGISLATURE IS DETERMINED
not to do anything for the better
ment of the condition of the wo
men of Georgia. They refuse to
open the doors of the University
of Georgia to women; they refuse
to admit women into the textile
department of the Technological
school; and they refuse to raise
the age of consent from 10 years
to even 12 or 15 yeare. That the
girls of Georgia have as much
right to be students in the State
University, and that they are as
fully able to take the prescribed
course as the young men, is a
proposition that no fair-minded
man will deny. And that the
legislature of Georgia will allow
the age of ten years to remain the
ago of consent, and absolutely re
fuse to raise it to twelve or fifteen
is the most consummate piece of
folly that that body of wise (?)
men could do.
Gwincett’s Population.
There are only fourteen coun
ties in Georgia that have more
inhabitants than Gwinnett. Ful
ton comes first with 117,868.
Gwinnett is fifteenth with a pop
ulation of 25,585. Ten years ago
her population was 19,899. In a
decade, therefore, the county’s
population has increased 5,686.
There are only five counties in
the state whose population has
increased more rapidly than Gwin
nett’s. These are Chatham, Ful
ton, Bibb, Richmond, and Lau
rens. In the four first mentioned
are the large cities of Savannah,
Atlanta, Macon, and Augusta.
Iu Laurens there is Dublin, a
goodly little city of about 8,000.
Gwinnett county has no large
city and when we take this into
consideration it is seen that she
has gained more inhabitants than
any country county in the state.
This is certainly a fine record,
and ought to make every citizen
of the county glad that he lives
in the empire county of the em
pire state of the south.
Twenty-five thousand people
live in the county. It is a great
county, inhabited by a great peo
ple. But the next ten years will
show greater progress than any
similar period in the history of
the world. We must, therefore,
make preparation for this forward
movement and train ourselves to
keep step with the progress of the
times. To this end every man
must do his full duty, and the
material, educational, religious,
and political interests of the
county must be cared for and
fostered.
Gwinnett Sheriff Sales.
GEORGIA —Gwinnett County.
Will be sold before the court house door, in
the city of Lawrenceville, said county, within
the letral hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in
December, 1900. to the highest bidder, for cash,
the following described property, to-wit:
One sorrel horse about 11 years old, two mare
mules, one gray and one black, two milch cows,
one white and one black, one one-horse wagon,
white hickory, and one open buggy. Levied on
as the property of A. G. Christian to satisfy one
mortgage fl fa isaued from Gwinnett superior
court in favor of J. C. DeLapeniere vs. the
said A. C. Christian.
T. A. Hislett. SkeriiT,
This November I*, 1900.
LETTERS OF DISMISSION.
Georgia, gwinnett couNTY.-offlee
of the Ordinary, November 14,1900.—A. J.
Bowen and Maggie M. Pugh, formerly Maggie
M. Bowen, executor* of the will of Joseph M.
Bowen, deceased, represent to the court in
their petition duly filed that they have fully
execnted the will of said deceased: this is,
therefore, to cite all persons concerned to *how
cause, if any they can, why said executors
should not be discharged and receive letter* of
dismission on the first Monday in March, 1901.
JHON P. WKBB, Ordinary.
SUSPENDERS
Silk worked,
full length.
I never saw
/ l\ Buc k va^ues -
ioc
■ i pair.
JHO. B, BROGDON, Suwanee. Ga.
J. H. McG-EE’S
Clothing and Shoe
~>EnPORIUM<~
I have the largest, best, and cheapest
stock of
Clothing, Shoes,
Hats, Men’s Underwear,
Ladies’ Capes,
and Trunks
in Gwinnett county. Give me a
call, and if I don’t sell you these
goods cheaper than any one else, I
don’t ask you to buy.
J. H. McGEE.
Have you seen the beautiful
-# seowMOß
High Arm Sewing Hachine
to be given away by
J. P. Byrd & Co.
next week? If you have not call
and see it and learn how you can
j
get one
Absolutely Free!
Christmas is Coming!
And from now until then I will offer my entire stock,
consisting of Fresh Groceries, Dry Goods, Hats, Silk Trim
mings, and Notions of all kinds, and especially Shoes, at
prices that will be sure to sell them. I have decided to
close out by Christmas, so now is your time. “Come one,
come all.”
Take Heed.
As you already know, the firm of Jacobs & Roberts has
dissolved, and all parties owing said firm, either by account
or for guano, are earnestly requested to come and settle for
same at Once so Mr. Roberts and I can arrange our bus
iness.
Now, remember I am not offering a ten thousand dollar
stock to select from, but what I have is just as good as if I
were, and not near so much expense attached.
When shall I expect you ?
A. L. JACOBS & CO.,
TRIP, GrA., November 13,1900.
TO EVERYBODY!
Remember that when you buy your goods
from us you get the full value of your money.
Try Us and be Convinced.
We have all first-class goods in the grocery
line-
Barter of all kinds wanted.
We deliver goods anywhere in the town.
Vose & Pentecost.