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VOL. XXVII. NO 24
DUTY OF PRESS AND
PULPIT.
We may take it for granted
that lynchings will continue
until there hIhiII lie a thorough
change in public sentiment.
But how in that change to be
effected ? We know of no more
pote/x; instrumentalities than
tW-fJmntry editors and the
coutjri y preachers. There are
few daily papers in Georgia as
compared with the number of
country weeklies, and the latter
have influence in their respect
ive localities that no paper
conyng from the outside can
possibly have when thequestion
is one of local order and mor
als. The country preacher en
joys the same advantage, be
cause of hit close persoual re
lation to his flock. It is for
them to preach patience to the
people until faults in the laws
may be corrected.—Macon Tel
egraph.
A GEORUT \ SERMON,
A colored exhorter enlarging
on the impossibility of rich men
getting into heaven, said:
“Look at Latherua: When
he wuz on do airth lie ax Diwees
fer de crumbs dat fall frnm his
table. En what did Diwee9 do
to him? He called his dog,
Moreover, en sick him on Lath
eras. Latherus pat up a purty
good fight, but de dog licked
him! Den, Diwees wuz so mad
dat he took a fit and died en
when be wake up he fin himself
in hell-fire, en he look troo de
skylight en see Latherus en
Fathen Abraham in a huggin’
match; en ho calls ter Latherus
ter turn on do water en he’d pay
de bill. Ell what <TI Latheru
say ? He des lean over de ban
ister en holler out: ‘Go 'long
man, en shet yo’ mouf. De wa
ter wus cut off on de tenth.
Milk en honey is de lies’ I got I’
HEARD A BABY CRY 300
MILES
“About the funniest thing
I’ve neeu, said Mr. Brooks, thp
local manager, according to the
Chicago Record,” “occurred
here one evening last summer.
A big, partly smiling but ex
cited man rushed in and asked
if he could reach Evansville,
Jnd., by phone. He was assured
that he could, and in about two
minutes ho disappeared in a
booth to talk t<> his wife. Well,
he talked about fifteen minutes
“Finally he bounced out of
the box, slapping his thigh.
“They’re on me, gentlemen, he
said. “I’ll be right back.”
He darted out, and in two
minutes was back with a box of
as good cigars as I ever smoked.
“It’s a boy 1 ” ho exclaimed,
“and he’s got about as good
lungs as 1 ever heard at close
range 1”
Then he told the story. He
had to be absent from home,
and a telegram had just come,
notifying him of the new arri
val. He had rushed into the
office, called up his residence
and insisted that the nurse
bring the baby to the phone and
make it laugh or cry. It cried,
and he had heard it three hun
dred miles away.
The go’ll fovor, in ono respect
at least, says an exchange, i*
like an attack of love—there’s
no use in arguing with the pa
tient. No matter how vivid the
stories of hardships that uie to
be encountered, nor how dis
couraging the reports as to the
chances of gaining veilth,
thousands of men from city and
country are rushing in to swell
the ranks of those who are de
ter mined to learn in the hitter
school of experience. The pop
ulation of Klondike will he lim
ited only liy the means to get
there.
OLD PEOPLE.
Olil people who require medi
cine to r, gulate the bowels and
hi,ln, vs will lind the true reme
dy in Klectrio Hitters. This
medicine does not stimulate and
Vntains no whisky nor other
(itoxicant, hut acts as a tonic
and alterative. It acts mildly
on the stomach and bowels, ad
ding strength and giving tone
t„ the organs, thereby aiding
Nature in the performance ol
the functions. Klecric Bitters
an excellent appetizo and aids
%geslioii. Old people find it
Must exactly what they need.
Price fifty cet,ts and fl 00 pel
bottl'‘"l A. M. Winn A Son’s
Drug Store.
Ripaas Tabules: tor sour stomach.
The Gwinnett Herald.
SELFISHNESS.
A Russian legend which con
tains an important truth was
told by Prince Serge Wolkonsky
at the Parliament of Religions
held at the World’s Fair:
“There was an old woman
who for many centuries suffered
torture in the flames of hell,
for she had been a great sinner
during her earthly life. One
day she saw far away in the
distance an angel taking his
flight through the blue sky;
and with ths whole strength of
her voice she called to him.
The call mu9t have been des
perate, for the angel stopped in
his flight, and coming down to
her, asked her what she wanted.
“ ‘When you reach the throne
of God,’ she said, ‘tell Him
that a miserable creature has
suffered more than she can bear
and that she asks the Lord to
deliver her from these tortures. ’
“The angel promised to do
so, and flew away. When he
had delivered the message, God
said: ‘Go, ask her whether she
has done any good to any one
during her life. ’
“The old woman strained her
memory in search of a good
action during her sinful past,
and all at once, ‘l’ve got one!’
she joyfully exclaimed; ‘one
day 1 gave a carrot to a hungry
beggar.’
“The angel reported the an
swer.
“ ‘Take a carrot,’ said God
to the angel, ‘and stretch it out
to her. Let her grasp it, and
if the piant is strong enough to
draw her out from hell, she
shall be saved.’
“This the angel did. The
poor woman clung to the car
rot. The angel began to pull,
and, 10, she began to rise! But
when the body was half out of
the Humes she felt a weight at
her feet. Another sinner was
clinging to her. She struggled
to release herself, but it did not
help. The sinner would not let
go his hold, aud the angel, con
tinuing to pull, was lifting them
both, But oh, another sinner
clung to them, aud then a third,
aud more, and always mere—a
chain of miserable creatures
hung at the old woman’s feet.
The angel never ceased pulling.
It did not seem to be any heav
ier than a small carrot could
support, and they all were lift
ed in the air. But the old wo
man suddenly took fright. Too
many people were availing them
■elves of her, she exclaimed:
‘Let me alone 1 Hands off! The
carrot is mine!’
“No sooner had she pro
nounced the word ‘mine’ than
the tiny stem'broke, and they
all fell back to the bell, and
forever.
“In its poetical artlessness
and popular simplicity this le
gend is too eloquent to need in
terpretation. If any individu
al, any community, anycongre
gat ion, any church, possesses a
portion of truth and of good,
let that truth shine for every
body; let that geod become the
property of every one. The
substitution of the word ‘mine’
by the words ‘ours,’ add that
of ‘ours' by the words ‘every
one’s’ —this is what will secure
a fruitful result to our collec
tive efforts as well as to our in
dividual activities.”—Michigan
Advocate.
GIRLS' ROOMS.
From Harper’s Round Table.
A look into the girl’s room
will give an idea of what kind
of a woman she will probably
become. A girl who keeps her
clothing hund up neatly, whose
room is clean will be very apt
to make a good w ife and a sue
cessful woman.
Order and neatness are essen
tial to our comfort us well as to
that of othe r s about us. A girl
who throws down her things any
where will do thingi in a sloven
ly. careless way
A girl who dops not make her
bed till after dinner—and she
should always make it herself
rather than have a servant to
do it—and throws her dross or
hat down in a chair, will make
a poor wifs nine caises out of
ten.
If all the world could see how
a girl keeps her dressing room
mauv unhappy marriages would
be saved.
Be just as tidy about your
person and your room as if all
your friends could always see
you. Get into the habit of or
der and ueatm-ss and it will
come eaay iu life afterwarde.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 24th 1897.
WOMAN’S PAPER ON LYNCH
LAW.
From the Rome Georgian.
If the judges would make it a
practice to order immediate in
vestigation—for which they
have authority—in these cases
the possibility of these atrocious
crimes would soon disappear.
If the people felt certain that
speedy punishment would fol
low the net, th y, in place of
taking prisoners from the <ifli
cers, would deliver them to
them.
In the history of nations the
action of the mob has always
worked more harm than good.
It is the iron hand of the law
when promptly administered
which strikes terror to the heart
of a criminal.
Picture an infuriated mob
shouting and screaming while
dragging an excited criminal to
his death,when the very shouts,
if he is of the negro race,throws
him into a state of extase in
which ho imagines himself on
the road to glory and braces
himself to meet death wit h tran
quility.
Every public execution of the
kind rests in the mind of the
lookers-on as a dramatic per
formance, and among his own
race the criminal is considered
a hero because “lie died game.”
Let us see the effect if the
law w'as strict ly on forced. That
same criminal would, after the
ordeal of Ins trial, feel far from
a hero.
When in the calm morning
light he stood on the gallows
alone, but for the man of God
admonishing him of his sins,
he would not feel so sure of
glory.
One private hanging shroud
ed in mystery would intimidate
more would be evil doers than a
dozen public exhibitions.
This may he thought a sub
ject far above the ken of wo
wan, but she and herchildien
being the victims, she has a
right to demand that the men
of the Stute protect her.
Not only by killing the ag
gressor; any man would do that,
but by enforcing the existing
law’s wwich will cause these
crimes against her to cease.
It requires far more true man
liness to do this than it does in
the heat of passion to dash after
a criminal and hang him to the
first tree.
Of what benefit is a little re
venge to the victim whose life
and illusions have been swept
into t he dust, who, if alive, only
live to regret life is so long ?
It is this true, noble manli
ness the women of Georgia de
mand, and which they have
every right to expect from the
men of the State.
They are not for revenge, but
protect ion.
BIGGEST FARM ON EARTH.
IT IS IN I.OI'SIASA, ANI) CONTAINS
1,500.000 ACHES.
The largest farm in this coun
try, and probably in the world,
is situated in the southwestern
part of Lousiana. It was pur
chased in I*N3 by a syndicate i
of northern capitalists,by whom
il is still operated. At the time
of its purchase its 1,500,0001
acres were vast pa-tore for
cattle belonging to a few dealers
in that country. Now it is di
vided into pasture stations or
ranches, existing every six miles
The fencing is said to have cost
about SSO,(HK). The land is best
adapted for rice, sugar, corn
and cotton. A tract, say hall
a mile wide, is taken, and an
engine is placed on each side.
The engines are portable and
operate a cable attached to four
ploughs. By this arrangement
thirty acres are gone over in a
day with the labor of only three
men. There is not a single
draught horse on the entire
nluoo.
The Southern Pacific railway
runs for thirty six miles through
the farm. The company has
three steamboats operating on
tile waters of the estate, of
which 300 miles are navigablo.
It has also un icehouse, bank,
ship yard aud rice mills.
SOMETHING TO DEPEND
ON.
Mr. James Jones, of the drug
firm of Jones A' Son, Cowdon.
111., in speaking of Dr. King’s
New Discovery, says that last
winter liis wife was attacked
with La Grippe, and her cast
grew so serious that physicians
at Cowden and Pana could do
nothing for her. It seemed to
develop into Hasty Consump
tion. 1 laving Dr. King's New
Discovery in store, and selling
lots of it, he took a bottle home,
and to the surprise of all she
began to get better from first
do so, and half dozen dollar hot
ties cured her sound and well.
Dr, King's New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs, and
Colds is guaranteed to do this
good work. Try it. Free trial
bottles at A. M. Wiun & Sou’s
Diug Store.
NO USE FOR HAY.
The most extraordinar y appe
tite known in a horse belong
to Lilly, a handsome bay owneo
by A. Decourtimx & Son, tie
butchers of the Pacific Frui
Market. Horses are frequently
known to show a liking foi
sugar, and instances are relatei.
where they would drink beer
bnt who ever saw a horse that
was fond of meat and lisli ?
Billy’s duties are to draw tin
(inn’s delivery, and his stand
is in Merchant street in front
of the shop. Here ho is often
on exhibition, eating with an
apparent relish steak, liver,
tripe, and, in short, almost any
variety of meat handed to him.
Sometimes, after having had
Ins feed of oats and hay, he re
fuses to munch meat, hut this
seldom occurs.
Billy's appetite developed
several months ago. No one
knew of it until one day he was
seen to reach into a butcher’s
cart that was tied ahead of him
and calmly begin eating a steak.
After that lie was fed often with
the firm’s wares, and many a
bet lias been won and lost on
his appetite.
The horse formerly varied
big carnal meals by purloining
lisli, but lie was cured in a mari
ner that was ludicrous to the
spectators, but very painful for
the equine phenomenon.
Ho reached into a lisli wagon
one day wlifen his olfactories
detected the odor of his favorite
smell, but an active and bellig
erent crab took offense at the
int rusion and prompt ly fastened
to bis lower lip.
Lilly shook bis head frantic
ally and whinnied in pain, but
the crustacean laid on until lie
was crushed by being banged
against the side ol the Sagon
Since then the horse lias kept
clear of fish.
Lilly is tile favorite of the
| market, and a strange teamster
who bad tlm temerity to lav a
whip across bis back one inorn
! in** to make room, was nearly
mobbed bv indignant butchers
and fishmongers. He is also
I the pet of his owner’s lamily,
and his sleek hide and general
evidence of good care show that
j he does not lack for attention.
—San Francisco GalL
SHARP PARAGRAPHS.
From The Waycross, Us., Re
porter.
God cannot be tooled with a
pinch of cloves.
A great many women who
have been disappointed in love
are not old maids —u ost of
them are married.
A matchless beauty is a girl
who thinks slie is prettv, but is
unable to make a match.
If men could become birds at
will there would be a great
many more buzzards than tlier. .
are now.
Every-day religion and no'
the Sunday only kind is what is
needed most.
The man who is not loyal to
bis wife partakes much of the
grunting swine.
The Lord never made a cow
that gave milk punch.
The gurgling of the fawcet is
the devil’s delight.
The difference between a cat
and a sentence is that the cat
has its claws at the end of its
paws, while the sentence has its
pause at the end its clause.
Life differs from a basket of
peaches, because very often the
largest Hhd best fruit is found
at tho bottom.
When love dies the (lower "f
happiness wither in the heart
and gloom there builds its
throne forever.
Many a married man would
have a happier hunts R he paid
unite attention to it and h-ss to
other women.
Cholera is reported as preva
lent in Siam,
The reading rcqiu of the New
York public library is to be <>n
the sky floor.
There are si*tfen contested
cases on tile in t*>a piesant Con
gress.
A report that the American
flag is to be raised or er Hawaii
is denied iu VVaihinguin,
Reports from variotir sections
of the country indiosts that the
silver cause is gaining t trenglh
An earnest iffort will lie nude
to have some provision made dur
ing t e next session of Congress
for the repair aud ten-ton of the
W bite House.
THE KLONDIKE LYRE.
Pittsburg Times.
Our esteemed townsman, Bud
Gravel, placed upon our desk
yesterday a handsomely shaped
nugget. It weighed twenty
s®ren pounds. We have credit
ed him with three months’ sub
scription to the Lyre. We are
pleased to see that. Mr. Gravel
who is one of our best citizens,
is doing well. He is one of a
syndicate who expects to buy a
quart, of whisky on Saturday
night.
The high wind of yesterday
raised considerable dust. Jake
Luckenbill, who was out on the
El Dorado road with his team,
says he was nearly blinded by
it. When he came home lie
coughed up $7111)8. One of our
greatest needs is a street sprink
'ing.
Dawson Petti hone has finish
ed his new well in the rear of
his kitchen. It now lias eleven
feet of ice water in it, and he
has washed over $85,000 in dust
from the dirt taken out.
The widow Larkin yesterday
met with a misfortune, which
will, we are sure, call forth the
sympathy of the public. Dur
ing the heavy rain storm in the
afternoon a regular torrent
rushed down the gully back of
her house and washed so much
gold dust into her pig sty that
the pig was smothered. A sub
scription has been started for
her benefit.
While Ike Sigman, the es
teemed proprietor of the Big
Strike saloon, was fishing in the
river yesterday his boat struck
a snag; it proved to be a (500-
pound nugget. He will take
it out and use it as a horse
block in front of his place, Ike
is always bound to have the
best that is going on.
Large numbers of dead cat
i h are seen floating iu the
river every day. When ex
amined it is found that every
one of them has from six to
eight ounces of gold dust in its
-tomneh This carelessness jn
allowing loose gold to escape
into the river will ruin the fish
ing unless stopped.
Bill Jacobs made n pretty
good strike on the Little Juni
per this week. He struck plen
ty of gold at a depth of three
feet, luit as the lumps were too
big to carry be closed up the
hole and has staked another
claim further up the creek.
Aleck Cameron put a new
fireplace in his cabin this week,
but he will now have to build
another one. Alter he had com
pleted it lie built a roaring fire,
iiut there was so much metal in
the stone that it melted and
ran all over the floor. He now
has a gold-plated floor, but no
fireplace.
There was a bull movement
in dog meat yesterday, the price
elo-ing at (5S cents above the
opening figure. It is supposed
to he due entirely to profession
al speculation.
FLORIDA PHILOSOPHY.
Hamilton Jay, in Florida
Times-I'n ion.
No man of much brains ever
gets the "big head. 4 *
A rich woman is a crown of
glory to her dressmaker.
There is a moral in a great
many things that are immoral.
The darky and the watermel
on are two souls with but a sin
gle thought.
If the sheep had the courage
of its size, it could whip most
dogs. Some men are like sheep.
If men could become birds at
will, there would be a great
many more buzzards than there
are now.
A man wouldn't mind so
much Ins hair dropping out if
his teeth didn't drop out about
the sume time.
Life differs from a basket of
peaches, because very often the
largest and best fruit is found
at the bottom•
If you know anything good
of a neighbor, toll it to the
world. If you know anything
bad, keep it to yonrself.
If you have all the good time
in your youth, you must not
growl if only the nuuiory re
mains in yogr old ago
■'■■l ■**•«*’ ti-1 ii'nw»
Attorney-How many secret
•moieties do you belong to?
Wituess —Do I have to answer
that question, your honor?
The Court—lt can do no
hat m.
Witness—Well, [I belong to
three.
Attorney—What are they ?
Witness—The Odd Fellows,
Knights of Pythias, and u gas
com puny.—Chicago Tribune.
A first rate skylight—the
moon.
If a hen nets you a dollar a
| year, that is enough to expect
1 as a steady thing.
Historical Notes.
The most unexplainable phe
nomenon of its kind was the
wonderful dark day of May 10,
1780, when the visible atmos
phere and heavens iu the New
England States was as dark as
any night. The people were
greatly alarmed. And it
brought dismay to the brute
creation. Fowls fled to their
roosts and the cattle to their
stalls.
A great number of people
were sure that the end of crea
tion was at hand and the day
of final account had come, and
they engaged themselves in de
votion to God. The most wick
ed of mankind bowed down in
repentance for sin.
The members of the Connecti
cut Legislature became terrified
and a motion therefore was
made to adjourn. One of the
Legislators arose and said:
“Mr. Speaker—lt is either
the day of judgement, or it is
not. If it is not, there is no
need of adjourning. If it is, 1
desire to be found doing my
duty. I move that candles be
brought and we proceed to bus
iness.”
The darkest part of the day
was between ten and eleven o’-
clock that morning.
There was another dark day,
which history records, the ‘2lst
day of Octoiler, 17Iff. The
darkness was so intense that
people were compelled to dine
by lamp light.
The fatal duel between Alex
andsr Hamilton and Aarcn
Burr occurred in July 1804.
Burr was, at, that time Yice-
President of the United States.
Hamilton was formerly Secre
tary of the Treasury,
Mr. Hamilton was wounded
at first fire and expired m 80
hours afterwards. Both of the
duelists were prominent lawyers
and leading politicians. The
death of Hamilton was mourned
throughout the country. He
was one ot the founders of the
Republic.
There was much indignation
and Burr was promptly indicted
for murder and became a fugi
tive from justice.
While so much is being said
about the rich gold fields of
Alaska, it might be well to
mention the first practical dis
covery of gold on the American
soil, which occurred at Sutter’s
mill, in Colonia county, Cali
fornia, in February 18-18.
The news of this discovery
spread like wild-fire to all parts
of the globe anti there was an
overwhelming title of emigra
tion from all countries.
This gold was accidentally
found by J. W. Marshall,
who was working around the
| mill.
California, which had been a
territory before, was admitted
us a State into the Union in
1850.
In ten years after Marshall's
discovery, California’s popula
tion had increased to six hun
dred thousand. Prior to this
discovery there numbered only
about twenty or thirty thousand
souls in the Territory.
The natno of William Henry
Harrison will go down the ages
as one of the greatest of Ameri
can generals and statesmen.
His father’s name was Houjiinen
Harrison.
Qe«. Harrison defeated th*
Indians, under Teeumsoh, in
the famous battle of Tippeca
noe, Nov. 7, 1811. That is
why he is oalltal "tho hero ol
Tippecanoe.”
He was an old line Whig,
and us the nominee of this par
ty he was elected President,
and was inaugurated March 4,
(841.
But he only lived a month
afterwards, and Vice-President
John Tyler filled out the unex
piied term. The inauguration
day was very cold and seven
ami he rode horse-hack through
the sleet to the enpitol where
he read his inaugural address.
He was taken very ill shortly
after this from which he never
recovered.
lie was the grandfather of
Ex-President Beujimen Harri
son .
Auch Peeples.
Lawrenceville, Ga.
Kiyaa* Tabula* cure torpid liver.
1.00 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE
MISSIONARY COL
UMN.
| This column is devoted to
the missionary cause, and is ed
ited by the \Y. F. M. Society,
Lawrenceville auxiliary.]
HER GIFT,
The minister’s eyes swept
with intense searching the apa
thetic faces of his stylish,
worly congregation. He had
made an impassioned appeal for
help in the support of a little
mission church up among the
mountains —a section where
rough men and women knew
scarcely anything of God and
the religion of Christ.
110 had hoped to inspire the
people with the spirit of giving,
so make them feel that it was a
sweet, blessed priviledge, and —
ha had failed. A feeling of
j deep desolation crept over him.
“God help me,” his lips mur
mured mutely. He could not
see the bent figure of little crip
pled Maggie in the rear of the
church —a figure that was trem
bling under the fire hid appeal.
“Lord Jesus," the littleone was
saying, brokenly, “I ain’t got
nothin’’ter give. 1 want the
people in the mountains to hear
about my Savior, O, Lord, 1
ain’t got nothin’ 'ter
What was it that made the
child catch her breath as though
a cold hand had taken hold ol
her heart? “Yes you have
Maggie,” whispered a voice
from some. “You’ve got your
j crutch, your beautiful crutch
! that was given ’ter you, and
is worth a lot of shining dollars
j You kin give up your best
friend what helps you ’ter git
into the park where the birds
sing, and takes you ’ter preach
in’ and makes your life happy.”
“Oh, no, Lord,” sobbed the
child, child, choking and shiv
ering. “Yes, yes, 1 will! He
gave more’n that for me.”
Blindly she extended the pol
ished crutch and placed it in
the hands of the deacon, who
was taking up the scanty col
lection. For a moment the
man was puzzled, then, compre
hending her meaning, he car
ried her crutch to the front of
the church, and laid it on tht
table in front of the old pulpit.
The minister stepped down
from the platform and held up
the crutch with trembling
hands. The sublimnity of the
renunciation unnerved him so
that he could not speak for a
moment.
“Do you sen it, my people,”
lie faltered, at hist, ‘‘Little
crippled Maggie’s crutch —all
that she had to make life com
fortable. She haH given it to
the Lord and you —”
There was a moment of si
lence. The people Iduslied and
moved restlessly in their cush
ioned pews.
“Does any one want to con
tribute to the mission cause tin
amount of money this crutch
would bring, aud give it back
to the child who is so helpless
without it?” the minister asked
gravely.
“Fifty dollars,” carte iu hus
ky tones from th« hanker.
“Tweiity-live,” “One hun
dred.” And so the subscribing
went on, until papers, equiva
lent to six hundred dollars,
were lightly piled over the
crutch on the table.
“Ah, you have found your
hearts, thank God! Let us re
ceive the benediction,” almost
whispered the minister, as he
tremblingly extended his hands.
Little Maggie, absorbed in the
magnitude of the offering and
the love that prompted it, com
prehended nothing that had
taken place. She hail no
thought for the future, of how
she would reach her humble
home, or of the days in which
I she would sit helpless in her
chair, as she had once done.
Christ had demanded her all,
and she had given it with the
blind faith of an Abraham.
She understood no better when
a woman’s arm drew her into
close embrace, and soft lips
whispered in her ear, “Maggie,
dear, your crutch has made six
huudred dollars for the Mission
shurch among the mountains,
and has come back to stay with
you again. Take it, little one.”
Like a flush of light there
came a consciousness that in
some mysterious way her gift
hud been accepted or God and
returned to her; and with a cry
of joy she caught the beloved
crutch to her lonely heart, then,
smiling thiough her tears at
tho kind faces and reverential
eyes, she hoppled out of the
sanctuary.—Keleotod.
Sho —Are you sure you will
like married life as well us you
do the dub?
He —Oh, yes!
She—And are you so awfully
fond of vour club?
He —Not very.
Bakon —Do ‘you think the
race is degenerating?
Sink-pur —Well, when I look
back to my young days
Bakon—-Oh, l didn’t mean
anything personal! I referred
to the race generally.
You can very often count
your friends by your dollars.
&AKIN 13
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forms of adulteration common to
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Powdkr Company, New York.
SAD BUT TRUE. ~
I am a st ranger to the Muse,
And am neither very prosy,
But how I like to tell the truth
Why goodness only knowsy;
Now, don't forgive to frown
When you think you cannot
bear it,
For if the cap is not a fit
Then do not try to wear it.
I know of a town that's famous
For its gossip and its prat
tling,
So be you not alarmed
When yon hear of tongues
a-rattling.
But just remember that old
couplet,
Which we need not now dis
cuss,
That the empty wagon always
is the one that makes the
fuss.
When t hey hear a piece of news
Oh, they giggle and they snig
g',r i
And every time they tell it,
Why it gets a little bigger.
They splice it and they stretch
it.
Till by much exaggeration,
It spreads about as fast
As an awful conflagration.
They are friendly with their
neighbors
Till they get just, out of sight,
Then tJ’Pv lay aside their friend
ships
Just to give their hack a bite.
In this delightful manner
They will spend their leisure
time,
And then devoutly go to church
When the bell begins to
chime.
Should you ever take a straw
ride,
Now do not ask me “why ?”
But try to leave behind you
The tattler and the spy.
Now, do not be offended
Should vou lindffhis hard to
swallow,
And I hope you’ll all remember
That the hit dog's sure to
“hollow.”
Neighbor,
SNELLVILLE.
Last week’s letter.
The nice rains make our far
mers feel good over tue prospect
of a good crop.
The protracted meeting at
the Baptist church closed Tues
day, with one accenaion to the
church.
Snellville was well represent
ed at Lawrenceville camp meet
ing on Sunday.
Uncle Johnnie Ethridge is,
we are sorry to say, quite sick.
The work on S. C. Williams’
house is progressing nicely.
Mr. .1. B. Williams is slowly
improving.
Mrs. Oscar Henderson of Nor
cross was the guest of friends
and relatives here last week.
Claud Pittard of West End
is the guest of R. L. Shell and
family this week.
There was an old time kruut
making at R. L. Shell’s one
day last week. Mrs. Isabella
Rutledge says there was more
kraut put up that uay than she
ever saw before, and she is ail
old band at the business.
Miss Cythu Gofer, a charming
young lady of neur Norcross, is
the guost of Dr. Gofer this week.
Messrs. E 0. Donaldson and
Hinds Holmes of the Gate Gity
are the guests of frieiids and
relatives here. . *
M. E. Cooper wishes to ad
vertise for a wife. Site must
be au efficient hand at every
thing connected with house
keeping for a poor man; milk B
cows ami make a support for
tho family.
The eutertaiiimeut given in
honor of Miss Cytha Gofer by
l)r Cofer was highly mjoyed
by all present.
We have filed away The
Herald containing Capt. T. M.
Peeples’ speech at Norcross on
July 22nd- Capt. Peeples is a
muo loved and admired by all.
Ho is our next man for the
Legislature, and will uuani
mouslv carry this part *t the
oounty.
Oily th, se can tiug iu the dark
who bave a light in tns heart.