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VOL. XXVI. NO 30
Great Slaughter Of
Dry Goods, Hats,
Shoes & Notions
TV t Norcro#Bi
Desiring to close out this branch of my
business by December next, I offer my en
tire stock of dry goods, hats, shoes, no
tions, etc., for cash
At Cost.
I have a large, well selected stock of
first class goods in this line that will be
closed out at a great bargain.
Come a( Once.
I will keep a good supply of family gro
ceries, hardware and stock feed which will!
be sold at reduced prices.
Livery HusineHs:
I also conduct a general livery business!
where ample accommodations will be giv
en the traveling public.
All persons indebted to me by note or
account are notified to make payment by
the first of October,
k. K. Medlock.
Norcross, Ga., Sept., 16, 1896.
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE.
A RAI) ONE.
Slie —Is this dress a tit?
He —It couldn’t he much
more of a fit without being a
convulsion. —Detroit Free
Press.
THE QUEEN ANNE STYLE.
Customer —I would like to
have a nice gown to weaf around
the house.
Salesman —Size of the house,
please? —Philadelpia Record.
EITHER WOULD DO.
Conductor —Your ticket,
please.
Passenger —I’m traveling on
my face.
Conductor—All right; I’ll
punch that. —Town Topics.
ONE WAY OK LOOKIN'!! AT IT.
A.lethea ( blushiugly)—Now,
don't, Mr. Dasu&p! I ki»w
little Ferdinand is watching at
llie keyhole.
Dusnap—Well, let’s gratify
his curiosity, and then ho may
go away.—Puck.
THK INTHI'OKB SI’KVIVKD.
Watts —1 wonder if the wa
ter is fit to drink yet?
l’otts —Guess it is. An eel
came through our hydrant this
morning and it seemed to he in
good health. — Indianapolis
Journal.
THKII! HATTI.K HYMN'.
Mosquitoes are hateful, aren't
they ?
Yes; 1 don’t mind their egt
ji.g me if they didn't keep up
such an everlasting c mplaint
about the way 1 taste. —
go Record.
thkv hsiikkhoy’s i.reit.
When the minsiter eaught the
little hoy fishing instead of be
ing at school Urn par tun asked
the lad what his mother tlid
when he ran away like that anti
gave her the slip.
Gives mi.* the slipper.
ONK THINII I'KHTAIN.
Caller—Th y tell tip*. Mrs.
Sourly, thaL yopr hqshaud is a
hull on the hoard of trade?
Mrs. Sourly—Don’t know
anytniug about that, but. I do
know tiiat he's a hear at home.
—Detroit Free Press.
A* H AT I»WEI,tBR’» WISH.
I wish, said Klutley, who had
lx-?!! to the circus and was tired;
I vyisli tlvsc hui|d|ng* could be
trained to |in dovyn when we en
tered them.
He glanced at the sixteenth
story and heaved a great sigh.
—.Texas Sifter.
I.OHINU their WIND.
You have a tine climate here,
said the visitor to a resident.
Such a bracing air.
Yes, replj d the resident,
gloomily, but them there bicy
clists come along unJ ptfQip the
air into their pneumatic tires
and carry it hit'.—Truth.
A number of dresses, valued
at S2,UK), w« re iicovered from
thieves bv the Atlanta poii e
recently.
The Gwinnett Herald.
WHAT ADVERTISING WILL
NOT DO.
Advertising will not sell
goods.
Advertising will not make
business.
Advertising will not consum
mate sale.
Advertising simply makes it
easier for business to he done,
and easier for the salesman to
sell.
The unsuccessful advertiser
complains because his advertis
ing did not bring direct return.
Assmntning that the advertis
ing was well constructed, it was
not the advertising’s fault.
In the combiu tion of good
advertising, good goods, good
salesmen, good location, and
good management, is profitable
business.
Leave out management aud
the other four conditions are
worthless.
Leave out salesmen, and what
you have left cannot make
profit.
Leave out goods, and you sell
nothing because you have noth
ing to sell.
Leave out good location, and
it will lie hurd to do gootl busi
ness.
leave out advertising, and
good as the other conditions o!
your business may be, .there
cannot lie flush return.
In the harmony of the parts
is the strength of the whole.
Advertising is simply the
yeast in the broad of business.
It will raise nothing if there
is nothing for it to raise.
Place upon advertising .the
responsibility of advertising,
and no more.
A dark gloomy store and
bright advertising are us un
profitable us a cheerful store
and dull advertising.
The most cordial advertising
uml the most indifferent clerks,
allow the good of the one to be
spoiled by the fgults of the
other,
(live your advertising u
chance to pay, and it will pay.
FREE PILLS
Sind your address to 11 K|
Hucklen A Co., Chicago, and
get a free sample box of l>r.
King’s New Life p||*.
A trial w ill convince you of
thejr merits. These pills am
easy in action ami are particu
larly effectjyo ji, the cure of
Constipation and Sick Head
ache. For Malaria and Liver |
troubles they have been proved
invaluable. They are guarau- I
teed to he perfectly free from j
every deleterious substance ami
t > be purely vegetable. They
ffo not w-aken by theft action,
hgt by giving tone to stoniach
and bowels greatly invigorate
the system
|segi t l u r sije tri*- per box.
Ho d by A M Wiun, Lawrence
VI lie
In Germany more rain falls
during rising barometer than
any other time.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6th 1896.
THE WEIRDEST SI’OT.
; Itl.ooli < i-W>l r.\<; KKATUIIKs UK
Ht'I’KUHTITION MOIN
j. TAIN.
Sail Francisco Call.
Tlio most’ uncanny spot on
jtlio face of the earth is very
| likely within t lie boundaries of
j the Superstition mountains in
i Arizona. The name was given
I this range of volcanic rock by
the Indians, and never was
j.imme more appropriate. Of
J course the educated man of to
day knows that all of the strange
and weird phenomena to he seen
there are the result of natural
causes and can he easily ex
plained, hut the poor Indian j
who knows not these things can
hardly be blamed for hnvingm
wholesome fetjr of any part of
t he range.
The stories the Indians tell
of the Superstition mountains!
would take months to repeat,
but the idea of all of them
seems to he to impress the fact J
that the arch fiend who pre
sides over the domain has a ha- j
(red of the red man and is con
stantly laying traps to destroy
him. All who enter the realms !
of horror do so at the risk of!
never coming hack, and [ill who]
do come hack have some new
tale to add to the alrendy long!
list.
The most terrible things told
of are the swinging stones that
turn out from the walls of the
canyon and crush the passerby.
Then there are plades where the
ghosts dance; trees that reach
out their branches and entangle
all who come near them.-There
are caverns filled with witches
and devils, and awful birds that
make the strangest sounds.
W'ild animals by the thousands
collie right out of % the solid
rocks. Fishes with legs come
from tin* lakes and drown all
within their reach. Fire and
smoke and horrible groans and
howls till the air on all sides.
To see the weird aspect of
this uncanny region it is best
to select that time of the month
when tin* moon is full. The
most interesting portion'!*, in a
canyon that opens'on the north
side of the range, and if an ex
plorer will manage to get about
ten miles iuto this during the
daytime, and, after selecting a
quiet spot, wait for the moon
to rise, he can have an experi
ence ho will never forget. But
don’t go unless your nerves are
str mg.
In most parts of tin* world
silence comes with the night.
Just the reverse seems to lie the
case ig the Superstition moun
tains. Or is tins imagination ?
But suddenly the air is rent
with the most unearthly shrieks
that ever fell on mortal ears.
Again and again it comes and
rolls and echoes through tin*
canyons, getting weirder with
each reverberation. The cry is
taken up on all sides until the
mountains seem like pandemo
nium.
But nerve yourself and pass'
on. Keep to the bottom of the \
canyon, and you will bo in no
danger of a fall. Silence will
come again, and if you keep on
you w ill soon see a cone shaped
mountain rising before you. ■
Approach o|o.st»r, and a castle j
as perfect as any on the banks
of the Rhine will appear perch
ed on its summit. When near
i'll ) igh, a soft , muffled sound
of footsteps w ill be heard. What
is it ? By lookiug carefully a
procession of pgnther* cun be
seen walking around the cone
shaped mountain ai if guarding
i the custie on its summit.
Hound ami round they go,
looking neither to the right nor
j left, amt though considerable
I noise is made they will not no
-1 tice it. Many old hunters say
that it is possible for a man to
walk right across the line and
the panthers will mil attack
him.*
►’aft||er up tho canyon are
numerous gulches, into which
the moonlight falls. One of
them has a sort of overhanging
ledge, and beneath it appears a
crowd of men, Surely they are
talking, for tjmir arnf* upptar
to movij, their heads turn from
side to snip. Some huve on
\yhite clothes and ntffef'a appear
so bo oi different colors A pe
culiar sound like tlm murmur
of voices tills tin- air.
By climbing a *mull canyon
to the left the most sturtlmg
'sight in the mountain can be
seen. Surely it is not of this
world. The canyon sudden v
, terminates in a gulch that cros -
Jes it from side tokide. At first
I sight it is only an abyss of inlv
j blackness. Listen I A peculnft
rnmljliug sound can he heard,
and from the profound depth a
white rohed figure will appear:
then another and another, until
there is a whole procession of I
ghosts passing over the brink.
•Many of them will wave their
firms, as if beckoning the ob
server. While this is going on
clouds will appear to float in
from the sides, and perhapi
thunder will he heard in the
distance. But the procession
moves on and passes up a can
yon, and finally disappears over
a cliff. Silence will follow,and
the act will be repeated. This
canyon cannot be traversed
farther, but by turning back
and entering a small valley on
tlie other side three giants can
be seen in conference. They
are sitting close to a tree, and
their attitudes show them to be
interested in what one of them
is saying.
Farther up the canyon there
is a large cliff, and behind it at
intervals can be seen flashes of
light. Thunder follows and
the earth beneath your feet will
shake. Possibly one of tin*
flashes may throw you to the
ground, and you can hear the
hissing of serpents near by. If
you happen to bo in the right
place, you can hear a grinding
sound and a rock on t*op of a
clit! will swing outward. But
it won’t fall, as the next shaki
will swing it back.
Dozens es experiences liki
these, just related are likely t<
befall the night explorer in t' <
Superstition mountains. so tie
when daylight conns lie wtl
feel as if he lias been to the in
. . . . 1
fernal regions or with Alice i i
Wonderland.
ol ll FRIEND, THE DtK’TOI j
Doctors give us rational ail
vice, but we do not take it am
must abide the consequ nee;
Few doctors follow their owi
prescriptions and some do no
imbibe their own medicine
Like lawyers, they legitimate!
live on the* folly of mankind
and have a right to do so The;
do not pretend that medicim
that medicine is an exac
science, and, if they rim to.
much to surgery and specialism
to diplomacy and the knife
their patients and the time
compel them to do so almost it
self-defense.
A doctor onc.e told us thi
story:
“I visited a friend of mine ii
tin* medical profession. He hat
no advantage of me intellect!!
ally or any other way in tin
ordinary fashion, but lie w«i
popular ond successful, while I
had great difficulty in inakiii}
a modest living. He gave m>
an object lesson. Going w.ill
him to visit a patient who wa
not very ill, I was surprised a
the gravity of his countenane
and the ominous way he regard
ed the patient. The faniil;
were much impressed, and om
member, following us to tin
door, said most anxiously •
‘Doctor, he is in n bad fix. is In
not ?’ My fiiend, in solemn
tones, replied: ‘He is indeed
Im' I think wo will bring bin
through all right.’
“When we got out of ear-sin
my fjiend said: ‘Don’t gel mail,
but you are a fool. No woiule
you don’t succeed. Imitati
me. I exaggerated the case
If the man dies, the family de
clare that nobody could liuv.
saved him. If In* recover*, my
praises resound on every side o
tin* household and go abroad
That's the way to practice med
icine successfully, and also ti
escape calumny or reproach. ’ ’’
We once t'dil this anccilot
to a doctor and he laughed out
right. Then he significant I
pointed out men in his proses
siun whom it just fitted, al
though'the story was {old abut i
none oft hem.
Sumo of our friends weir
and are doctors. \Ve # rev»*,e th«
ilie memory of those who nr
no more. We gre glad to met ;
1 I map who up Slijl in the tlesh
Mgv tl,r good diiMu** who nr.
gone hemvt tigve eb I'jia bliss
Muv the go.a) doctors who sui
vivo live long and' prosper.—
Augusta (’hronicle.
-
Kipans Tabuls* cure constipation
Ripaas Tubules: for sour stomach.
Kliians Tubules curs dizziness.
Hlpaii* I'abult s cure bsailacbc.
DESERVED TO BE IIAI'N'T
ED.
A CRUEL OKED COMMITTED IN
SPAIN PUNISHED IN SCOT
LAND.
Kdingbiirgh Scotsman.
A correspondent sends for
the following story
of “Pearline Jean, taken from
: u letter written by Lady John
, Scott to the late Mr. Janies
Hibson Craig in 1 SOS.
Toward the end of the seven
teenth century Sir James Stuart
of Allanbank was traveling in
Spain. While he was at Mad
rid he saw and fell in love with
a beautiful nun. He w ithdrew
her secretly from her convent
and promised her that jshe
should go with him to Scotland
as his wife and that he would
never forsake her. She used to I
dress magnificently, and from
wearing a quantity of the old
lace called pearlin he called her
his Pearlin Jean.
After a time he began to
think he should have an awk
ward story to tell if he took lief
home, and lie made up his mind
to get rid of her by leaving
Madrid suddenly without her
knowledge. They did not in
habit the same house.
His carriage and horses stood
ready at the door by day dawn,
and he was just getting in w hen
Pearlin Jean, who had for some
rerson suspected his treachery,
rushed to him and entreated
him to take her with him. He
pushed her away without speak
ing and got into the carriage.
In her frantic despair she threw
herself .on her knees in front of
the horses to stop them. Sir
fames called out to drive on.
I'hev did so. The horses t min
ded her under their feet, the
wheels of the carriage went over
her, but he, without even look
ing lack upon her, proceeded on
his journey.
“It was on a dark winter night
that he drove up the avenue of
Allanhank. His return had
beeu sudden and, us lit* knew,
quite unexpected "by his ser
vants. Therefore his surprise
was great when, on looking to
ward the house, he saw that
every window was illuminated.
As his carriage stopped the
great doors were, thrown open,
and in a blaze of light Pearlin
Jean stood at the top of the
steps to receive him.
From that time she haunted
him. As soon as he lay down
in bed she appeared, and, open
ing the curtains at the foot of
he bed, stood gazing at him.
His life became a burden to
him, he neither ate nor slept,
mil he fell away day by day.
In vain his friends tried to per
suade him that his terrors were
imaginary. He always replied,
She is there!’ ■
IL> had a picture taken of
her io Madrid. Some of his
friends thought they would try
to cure him of his delusions by
placing this picture on the-wall
opposite Ills bed and opening
the curtain secretly as soon as
he had lain down, hoping that
if he declared again hi* had seen
th • ghost they might then show
him the picture and laugh him
out of his fears. Two of them
hid themselves in his room, and
the moment his head was on
tin* pillow they drew back the
urtains at the foot of tin* bed
Sir James started up with ter
ror in his countenance and ex
claimed, *.My God, there are
two of them!’ and instantly fell
back in a tit.
After this tine* m> attempt
was made to explain away her
appearance, aril I’earlin Jean
continued t<> haunt the house
d Allanbunk as long as it stood
It was bought and pulled down
by Lady Houston (Miss Ros
well of Hluckaddcr), hql wheth
er Peurliq Jean still wanders
about tile site of I III' uld Ii Hl-H
[ don’t know.
The mermaid vvus taken sud
denly ill —a o«s,, of svu siek
lluas.
I ucle Neptune, sin* nioaned,
I wish you would dive ftp
miongst that group of bathers
ivvr tin.-ru fu the surf and ask
them if there is a doctor pres-
I'licle Nep. del so, and pres ;
•lit ly returned with a proses-j
■ ion-looking young man, who
I presented Ids card. £
The mermaid glanced at the
j card,, uttered u wild shriek of
j hysterical laughter ami turned
I tail and fled.
I lie was a chiropodist.—Buck.
THE DUEL..
15Y EI'UKNE EIKf.D.
The gingham dog and theealico
~ftt
Side by side on the table sat: i
Tuns half-past twelve,and,what
do you think!
Neither of them had slept u
wink!
And r the old Dutch clock and
Chinese plate
Seemed to know, as sure as fate,
There’was going to he an awful
spat.
(I wasn't there—l simply state
\\ hat was told to me by the
Chinese plate).
Tin* gingham dog went ‘ Bow
wow-wow ! ”
And the'calico cat replied,
‘•Me-ow!”
And the air was streaked for an
hour or so
With fragments of gingham and
calico
While the old Dutch .clock in
the chimnev-pla'*e
t p with its hands before its
face,
For it always dreaded a family
row!
(Now mind, I’m simply telling
you
What the old Dutch clock de
clares is true).
The Chinese plate looked very
blue,
And wailed, “Oh, dear, what
shall we do!”
But the gingham dog and the
calico cat
Wallowed this way and tumbled
t hat
And utilized every tooth and
ekiw
In the avvfullest wav you ever
saw—
Arid oh, how. the gingham and
calico flew.
(But don't think that, I exag
gerate—
-1 got my news from the Chinese
plate.)
Next morning where the two
had sat
They found no trace of the dog
or cat;
And some folks think unto this
day
That burglars stole that pair
away;
But tin* truth about that cat
and pup
Is that they ent each other up—
Now, what do you really think
of that ?
(The old Dutch clock. it told
mu so.
And that is how I came to
know).
THE DOCTOR’S ADVICE.
The doctor looked serious,
says the Chicago Post .
"You should be very careful
for at least a month,” ho said.
“Is it as bad as all that ?”
asked the patient anxiously.
"If the result is to be as sat
isfactory as I would like to
have it you cannot fol'ow the
rules I lay down too carefully.”
“1 will do exactly as you
say,” said the now thoroughly
alarmed patient. “A—am I
eating too heartily ?”
“Much too heartily. You
should eat simpler food aud not
so much of it. If you follow
my advice you'll out your
butcher’s and grocer’s bills just
about half.”
“I’ll do it, doctor.”
••You ought to take more ex
ercise, too,” continued the phy
sician. "How do you go to
vour office now ?”
“On the ears.”
“Stop it at once. You must
walk to and from your office
everyday, rain or shine, 'Do
yon ever go to the theater ?”
“Guite often.”
“Yen musn’t do it while you
are under my care. How about
smoking ?”
“I smoke of course, but only
in moderation.”
“Don’t smoke at nil,” in
structed the physician. Throw
away all your cigars and don’t
buy mint her for thirty days ni
least, or I'll throw up the case.”
• *“ 1 *ll do it, doctor, but—bill
>»
“Do ymi drink ?”
“Occasionally, bm 1— ”
‘.‘Stop it cutirely.”
“A little claret nn the table
IlnW and then ought Hot to—’’
“No*, a drop at guy time.*’
“All right, doctor. What
next V'
‘•Nothing. Foil,,wlh.se in
structions closely for thirty
days, and by that turn—”
“Yes?” said the patient
eagerly. “By that time,
what ?*' t
“Mv that time,” repeated the
doctor, “you might .to have
I saved enough to pay nn- the
balance due on that little bill
you have owed me lot a matter
id about eighteen months.
I Good day.”
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ABSOIUTEIV pure
Comspondenca.
PROHIBITION.
Editor' Hkr.ii.d: I just want
to sav “Amen” to J. I). Wha
ley s reply to I. 1!, Jackson in
your last issue.
J D. Whaley is right—ex
actly right—iu his conclusions.
I happen to live in one of those
cities he referred to, and know
; something, of the destitution
that reigns in thousands ot
homes caused by the ‘ accursed
j stuff. \nd when I hear a pro
lessor of religion, like I presume
.Mr. Jackson is, talking about
_• ‘personal freedom” to drink
whisky (or more properly the
devil s slop), I know at once
what that man needs—he needs
the religion of the Lord Jesus
Christ to take him out of the
bondage of the devil, and give
him “personal Irecioni,” free
dom from sin, then lie will not
advocate the hellish stull'—the
devil s greatest agency to popu
late hi* own kingdom and di
populate the Kingdom of Glory.
es, I happen to know some
thing of whisky and its effects,
but when the devil and I dis
solve! co-partnership 1 let him
take all the whisky, and 1 lmve
liever Wanted or needed any
since, and I never knew what
“personal freedom” was until J
was freed from sin. •
Bro. Jackson, nad up before
you refer others to scripture to
try to justify the whisky busi
ness, and 1 think you will find
that you will have to refer to
some other source' fi r justifica
tion. Perhaps you might find
it in the platforms of the most
popular political parties, or
perhaps you might ti::d it among
the records of the City council
in all the principal cities of the
world: Imt not in God s Book
for lliut is a Heavenly Book,
and had its origin in Heaven;
no, you need not look there for
justification'.
May tht* good Lord show Itro.
| Jackson and all who advocate
whisk\ their error, and that
speedfly, is the sincere desire of
one that loves God and bates
j sill.
\V . F. ItIIKWKH,
Atlanta, Ga.
SNELLVJLLE.
Cotton is not so short as once
reported.
Henderson Bros., run their
gin day aud night,
The candy pulling at W. .J.
Mathews’ Saturdays night was
very much enjoyed by all pres
ent..
F. M. Moore Inis accepted a
position at (Vntreville He
will handle tin* yuril stick for
Johnson >V Evans.
J. R. Malm It ey was around
lost week delivering pictures for
the Southern Photograph Co.
\V.*J. He watt is the proud
father of a bouncing habv girl,
Tim smiling faces of Messrs.
McDonald, Clement, Haslett,
Cain and Miner were seen on
our streets Saturday.
Eessrs. T. L, Harris and J. A.
Hannah, Jr., leave for Auburn
Monday, where they will enter
Perry-Rainey College.
We <*an -ufely say that old
Cut' s will - ml up 75 majority
tor Gov. W. Y. Atkinson the 7th
of < Ictober-
A large crowd assembled hire
mi the “litti to hear Hon. T.M.
ffoeples spout, and were sadly
disappointed to learn that he
vvrk sick and couldn’t come.
——— ♦ • ♦
YELLOW RIVER.
Our farmers are all about
done picking cotton, and most
of them have sold it.
Mr. John Barnes has give up
his place to A. Garner and will
move over the river.
Tl.« infant of Mr. J. U. iiule
[died lust Tie -..lay ami was buried
'■it (’amp ('reck. It was only
'wo Months old, and died of
fever.
A negro l.y tin name of Allen
Bark and Mr. ,A, 1,..,' hud a
lively snemiulecl p t „t Wednes
day. The negro struck Mr.
l ee on ill,' arm with a rock,
making a painful wound. No
other damage was done.
The Stone Mountain corres
pondent He. ■ IIIS to be .'tuck 0)1
Seal. Wright. Can’t, ymi per
suade Seal, to In,ve his hair
cut y
Mr. J, It. Garner says he hus
j had live cats to lake up at, Liu
house, and that i ( t m a sure
i sign lie is gujig to Iki rich.
I Mr. and Mrs. George Gossett
lost their baby when it was
only a few hours old. It was
buried at Pleasant Grove.
We are glad to note that Dr.
Dickens and son are about well,
| Miss Xorra Simmons wilt
luve charge of the school a
this place next year.
.Mr. John C. McDaniel is gin
ning more cotton and making
finer lint than any other gin in
this section. He'gins from 8
to it) bales per day.
Mr. Johnson Nash, one of
our rising young farmers, and
Miss Lollie Flynn were happily
married 1 /.mt I'hursdav evening.
We wish them a long and hap
py life.
Mrs. Dr. 11. B. Johnson had
tin misfortune of falling and
breaking her arm last Thursday.
She is suffering intense pain at
this writing.
Miss Susie Nash of Atlanta
is visiting relatives here,
STONE MOUNTAIN.
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Our people are hustling
around"with their petitions to
get the Court house moved to
this placeand it is presumed
there will not he much opposi
tion as the Decatur people
claim they are almost in Fulton
any way. The contributions at
this place will be very liberal.
\ enable Bros, w ill furnish all
the granite free of charge. The
contributions will amount to
about five or six thousand dol
lars. It is claimed by some
that it will add 9f> p*r pent to
our town.
Several of our citizens atten
ded the tumble’( no, gold) bug
rally in Atlanta last week.
Mr. J. I>. Whaley went to
Atlanta last week on busllcss.
Some of our people attended
tin* exhibit ion at Beaver Ruin,
the 28rd i nst., and report that
the atmosphere was tainted wit li
blind tiger whiskey and candi
dates. Guess tlio candidates
furnished the “bust-head”
themselves to get a few votes.
Now, Mr. Editor, don't you get.
excited. You just hold the tail
and let nn> do the skinning.
Perhaps 1 get a little meat
with the hide but you can never
tell it after it is'tanned. The
old scoundrel that hasn’t got
character enough to get elected
w ithout buying votes and smut
ting the character of Ins opo
nent is not wormy »f the free
dom he enjoys.
What young man from Law
rencevillo got his straw hat
torn up at Reaver Ruin? Guess
he felt like a Ruined Beaver.
Mr. Will Gofer and mother,
of Snellville, paid our town a
visit one day last week.
What young man of Norcross
is it that is so fond of Flowers
that he comes to Stone Moun
tain to see one? Look out
young man, there may be a
mortgage on that beautiful bo
quet.
Livingston and Fl*ek are not
doing -iiihcli in tin* mud-sling
ing business. The weather is
so dry that they are just giving
each other a good dusting.
The singing given by Mrs.
J. D. Whaley, Sunday night
the Pith, inst, yvas a grand suc
cess. Mr. Clint Lauford was
the organist.
The cotton crop is very short
in this section, and the price
is shorter. Why is it ? Ber
haps the over-production crowd
could give us a little consola
tion on the question.
A REGISTRATION Ml DDLE.
Several citizens .who live on
th i line between Jackson and
Gwinnett, but have been pay
ing taxes and voting in Jackson,
are in a quandary. The public
road is the line, but their farms
nearly all lie m Jackson while
their homos are on the Gwinnett
side of the road. The Regis
trars of Jackson decided that
they could not vote in that
county. They have appli dn.
register in Gwinnett, but us
they have never paid tax. s in
this county it is questionable
whether they can vote here.
Tin- proa pern is that they will
I lose their Vote,
A great many people are de
ceived as to what constitutes a
“liner,’’ as he «s called. The
mere fjet that a district <>r
county line p:*s.u , through a
man's farm does not constitute
hiu. a Jin.’i'. so that he nun
elect which county In* will I* a
citizen of. if the line passes
through his resideiyie, then he
may . lect; ami having mice
made the. election la* »*• 1 11 1...
held l" abide by it. lie cannot
afterwards change it,
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