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The Herald-
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Official Organ Town and County
Tylkr At. Pkepi.ks, - Editor
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NOVEMBER 2, 1897.
The fever shows very little
abatement in Montgomery, Mo
bile and New Orleans.
The £mat campaign in New
York closes today. The contest
lies between Van Wyck and
Lowe,
Gen. Blanco has assumed
command in Cuba. His record
shows him to be as blood-thirsty
as Weyler.
The Supreme court will post
pone the Flanagan ease until
January 17th. He may be dead
by that time.
Flanagan is said to be slowly
dieing- He will hardly live to
be hoi g, if the Supreme court
grants a new trial.
The Tennessee Centennial
closed last Saturday. For the
last mouth there has been a
very large attendance.
Mrs. Cleveland has a son and
thero is joy in the Cleveland
household. We waft our con
gratulatiouß to the happy fam
ily-
As the Legislature is to de
clare against footballs because
they kill people, what about
street cars and railroads? Thev
kill them, too.
Jno. Watkea. a Cherokee In
dian sentenced to death for
murder, voluntarily went to the
place of execution last Saturday
and eubmittt-d to be shot
Col. \V. C. Glenn, of Atlan
ta, has again broken down from
nervous prostration and will go
to Europe to recover. Ilis phy
sicians forbid his dou £ any pro
fessional work.
Col. Hal Lewis is making a
strong tight for Kailr .id Com
missioner to succeed Judge
Fort Th« race seems to be be
tween him a: d Judge Samp
Harris.
McCook’s ’Pos-nm Bill, which
make- it penal t hunt the gree
dy varment b*>t* March the
Ist and October Hi- passed
the Hot:- of R pr---ntative,
I ant kby a v.-t ~f Rs) to 15-
The .-state‘-f < -. Pullman
was valie dat s;x rr. ie. He
gave til' kulk tit t•' hi- Wife
and daughter- II - - ’wh*
he thought w re i:<*t aMe to
ma . _ i'_-- got
$8,00(1 a year.
Tyler Cooper is a free man.
His term ••xpired last W~dnes
day. The Governor gave him
one day. Redwine is also free
The President last w -ek grant
od a full pardon.
The death of Henry George
leaves only three candidates for
Mayer, Van Wyck, Democrat
and Tracy and Lowe, Republi
cans. Lowe is rnlining as a re
former and may fall heir a
majority of the George men.
The first lodge of Free Masons
in America was established in
Boston in 1788, the next was in
Savannah in 1785. And they
were called Free Masons be
cause nobody but a free-born
man could become a member of
the order.
And now the Legislature will
be asked to pass a law making
it penal to play football.
killing of young Gammon last
Saturday has aroused a strong
sentiment against the brutal
method in which this game is
played. The Athens team has
disbanded.
The county seat fight be
tween Decatur and Stone Moun
tain continues to agitate the
good people of DeKalb. The
friends of each side are allowing
no grass to grow under their
feet. It seems that many of
the leading citizens of Litnonia
are taking part with Decatur,
The latest invention} in bi
cycles is lor ten persona to ride
tandem. The wheels are Yus
toned together und the entire
party comes down the grade at
high rate of speed. As a mut
ter of course, if an accident
happens all of them pile out to
gether, but that is expected and
the riders luke tin chances.
Taylor Delk goes to the peni
tentiary for life. A consent vi*r
diet was taken in his cuse last
week and Judge Candler sent
enced him for life. 'iVice he
hud been convicted and new
trials granted and he seemed to
be satisfied to save his life by
long imprisonment rather than
take chances again.
Jb*avy frosts were reported
last Friday morning in Texas,
the Indian Territory and other
colder climates, in North-
Georgia there was a light frost
which cleared the atmosphere
but there was none or so little
that it accomplished no good ill
the fever stricken stricken dis
tricts. It will come and a
mighty shout of rejoicing will
go up in the land*
THE GOVERNOR’S MES
SAGE,
Tho annual message of-Gov
ernor Atkinson to the Legisla
ture lias been published. He
discusses public questions of
interest, to the State, and but
for its great length we would
be glad to publish all of it.
The following summary of
the principal points is made:
The Governor commends the
management of the North- East
ern Railroad, and shows that
it will make net profit enough
to cover the interest on the
bonds endorsed by the State,
He asks that the Railroad
Commission be given authority
to control rates on street cars
and telephone companies, just
it has control over rates on
railroads, express and telegraph
companies.
He commends the State Nor
mal school as of great service
to education.
He thinks it would he econo
my to have a State purchasing
agent, who is authorized to buy
all the supplies of the State.
In reference to the trial of
murder cases ha says: “I am
not an advocate of hasty trials.
No one should be rushed to a
trial involving life, when pas
sion in the county where the
trial is to be had is at white
heat, and a fair trial is impos
sible.”
This is very good theory, but
the Governor has not put it in
practice.
Ho recommends that the
Judges in criminal oases should
be given a broad discretion as
to a change of venue, and that
the question of a continuance
should be left absolutely in the
power of a circuit judge, with
out the right to appeal to the
Supreme court.
He recommends that assault
with intent t<> rape be punished
with death.
On the subject of lynching
he has some strange views:
He asks the Legislature to
pass a law subjecting the coun
ties to pay damages, not less
than a thousand dollars, in
-very case where a prisoner lias
been lynched, and t<> subject
he odicer who allows a prison
-r taken away from him, when
tie has not done his full duty,
to. ho made inolligihle to re
election until the General As
sembly removes his disabilities
A large part of the message
is devoted to the penitent iary,
>ut it is evident the Legislature
will not adopt his ideas of tin
proper method of disposing of
this difficult question.
He states that during the last
year 06 convicts, convicted of
felony, have been liberated. 3<>
misdemeanor convicts pard< li
ed, 8 commutations have been
made and 14 convicts restored
to citizenship.
BRIBERY
One of the crying evils of this
day is the sale and purchase ol
votes in our elections, and the
Legislature now in session can
not spend its time more profit
ably than in enacting laws
which will forever put an end
to this infamous practice. Un
der our present system it will
soon be that public officers will
be bartered and sold like sheep.
How much money can you spend
to be elected ? That is tbe
queetiou frequently asked of
protective candidates. A man
who will sell his vote ought to be
disfranchised and the man who
buys it sent to the penitentiary
for bribery.
Let the Legislature pass a law
which will make the purchase of
a vote a felony and if done by
the candidate either jicrsnnally
or through others, forfeit the
office if it can be constitutional
ly done. If not, then amend
the constitution to render a man
guilty of bribeiug a voter ineli
gible to hold any office in this
State. Then we can have hon
est oloctiuns. With our present
voting population some such he
roic measures must lie adopted
to protect society,
The Monrroe Mercantile Com
pany failed last Saturday
This is but tile beginning ol
failures.
The merchants who are in
debt will have u hard time this I
fall. The wave of prosperity
that is sweeping over the coun
try, according to the gold bug
organs, has begun to Isar fruit.
Five cent cotton will bank
rupt the farmers, make bank
rupt merchants and all other
classes of business will suffer in
proportion to the credit busi
ness done. Twenty-five dollars
for a good bale of cotton will
pay debts very slowly.
CO-EDUCATION.
' Therojs a’great deal said just,
now on the subject of co-educa
tion; that is, the mingling of
male and female students in
the State University and other
colleges. The denominational
colleges will control that ques
tion according to their own
ideas of propriety, but an ef
fort is to be made at this ses
sion of the Legislature to open
the doors cf the State’s school
to women.
The bill will meet strong op
position. Our people nre not
yet ready to take this advanced
step m female education. While
they are entitled to as good
schools and equal facilities for
acquiring first-class school train
ing, there is no necessity for ed
ucating them in the same in
stitution. We do not believe it
is to tho interest of the young
women who are supposed to be
benefited by this change to send
them to the University. If the
State wants to establish n court
ing school it ought to ho devoted
anti rely to that object. Marri
age is an honorable estate, and
is to bo commended and en.
couragt-d, but an institution of
learning is not the place to pro
vide for it.
The books taught and the
methods of instruction should
be of a different class in tho two
institutions. The object of ed
ucation is to fit the students for
the business of life. It should
he of a practical character, so
that what is learned may be of
service in every-day life. Here
the wisdom of our fathers has
been demonstrated in the es
tablishment of separate colleges
for the education of the young
men and women of the land.
Georgia has amply provided for
the education of her girls and we
can see no good to come from
opening the doors of the Uni
versity to women.
INTERESTING TRIAL IN
JACKSON.
Judge Hutchins has ordered a
special term of Jackson superior
court to try a number of itupor
taut, criminal cases.
The case that attracts so much
attention is that of Marvel, who
is charged with the murder of
Wright n«ar Winder.
Both were young white men
who stood well in the commu
nity, and there is a strong array
of lawyers on each side. Among
them are Tom Watson, who ap
pears for the Defendant
The case will come up today,
and Judge Hutchins lias had ot>
jurors summoned. It is expect
ed that a large crowd will lie in
attendance cn the court, and as
there are a largo number of wit
nesses, it may occupy several
days.
Bud Brooks’ case was argued
yesterday in the Supreme court
but it will hardly tie disposes! 01
in time to lie tried at this term.
The Governor has respited Rey
nolds.
There is a great deal of sup
pressed excitement in Jackson
over (be Reynolds and Brook
cases, and should a new trial
be granted there rnay >»ea lynab
mg bee. .
TO MAKE A CLEAN SWEEP.
Tie- Republicans will not real
a* k >ug as a Democrat bold*
•ABoe m Georgia There lias
got to b* s Clean »w«ep, is the
idea.
Mr. G**>. L. Bed, assistant
district who ha* mad'
a fine r**<ord. nut only a* a
good officer bat a g‘-ui »emst
who discharge* bis duty at a
high-toned honorable way, m V
go. The little ring *4 poL-t.’ a
fixers who loaf about t *
court have so decided.
Post Master Smyth ha* asked
the resignation of asm-tant j*«*t
muster Maj. Couper, an efficient
officer, but lie declines to step
down ou the ground that lie is
protected by the civil service
rules. But they will get him
out. Sooner or later lie will
have to go. Civil service is a
good thing us lung as it suits
the party in power, but wlisn a
change is needed it is suspended
ABOl! f .SCHOOL BOOKS.
Tin- committee 011 school
book* hum made two reports,
t.o, layering ill,- |>r<‘Mtiiit system
noil till, other of the Stale sup
plying the hooks at cml uml if
suilnfill, bill* cannot b>- had then
publishing her own books
There is n big lobby that con
trol* the preset,l prim, of book*
The majority report is headed
by State School Commissioner
Glenn, while tl.e Governor is
known to In; opposed to their
pUu.
TODAY’S ELECTIONS.
This iH a great election day
in the United States. In New
York a legislature is to he elec
ted, but that does not cut much
figure beside the city election of
mayor of Greater New York,
with its million and a half of
citizens. There are three cand
idates in the race and the pen.
pie are stirred up as much if a
president was to be chosen.
are not so clearly
defined as in the State election
because there are other issues of
a local character that will have
much to do with the voting.
Ohio elects a governor nnd
legislaturejand it is conceded
that the Republicans will carry
this State.
Maryland and Kentucky will
have a close fight for suprema
cy. The Democrats wi 11 carry
Maryland, and it is believed
that Kentucky will drop back
into the column. The Republi
cans with the aid of gold stand
ard Democrats defeated the
party at the last election.
There are two Democratic
tickets in Massachusetts amt di
vided they can have no hope for
success.
New Jersey will elect a legis
lature ami Pennsylvania a state
treasurer auditor.
THE LEGISLATURE MEETS
Last Wednesday the L< gisla
ttire re-assembled in the State
capitol and proceeded at once
to business. A number of new
lulls have been introduced and
many bills introduced at the
last session and not acted on
will be resurrected.
The penitentiary question
seems to lie uppermost in the
minds of the members, and
there are a dozen different
plans. The bill as provided
by the sub-committee will nev
er get through. The idea of a
great central prison to cost at
the outset an hundred thousand
and before it is done with a
half a million does not strike
the average legislator ns practi
cable, and clothing a commis
sion with so much power us was
contemplated by the governor’s
pet measure meets sturdy oppo
sition on every side.
A significant remark made
by the Speaker in calling the
House to order, hi which be
clnims that the General As
sembly will not lie dictated to,
shows that the light lias just
begun.
This will lie n business ses
sion. There is not agr at Ion;
list of Judges and Solicitors to
lie elected, as is the case at • In
first session, and the members
can get down to work without
being button-holed every time
they turn round.
DEATH OF HENRY GEORGE
The heated campaign in New
York killed one of the leading
candidates, Henry Geo-ge.
For days and nights l.e had
been speaking and and actively
at wok. Thursday night l.e
made several speeches and re
turned to bis bote! at a )a‘e
dour and retired to hi* room
about 1 o’clock with bis wife
At 8:80 bis wife found kirn sit
ting iu a chair and comp anting
that be did not feel cofllf- rtable
He aoou became unconeiou* and
died iu a abort time.
Jit- »a* fifty—igbt year# old
und wut well kim»n us ti e au
thor of several Looks oo Iu
bor. He roii one* Before for
May «r u; 4 m«twd Gb,iJ * > »'•!*-#
but faoed A an ei*ct*o<i.
The Mu**j*»»e *i »o
At uv** u*t Vt ‘imy •*« of
the mart ei-r be Us by
tJuut amesssut order tu the Slut--.
l//j; 9 50, A t hr. old
«•*. m the Mmth us its l ambr
irxfieute*. *f»terta>r.*«i th* ' irsr.d
Lodge, which t,*/| ,u#t ad, Bfieil
its urinnui meeting in Macon
and hundreds of vi.itiug Lreth
ren at the Atlanta Exp sition
grounds.
The Atlanta Journal ngi.al
ized the occaaion by printing a
special edition that will be ol
interest to the fraternity
throughout the South.
KILLED IN* A* FOOTBALI,
GAME.
In a football game, in Atlun
tn last Saturday, between the
l inversity team of Georgia and
Virginia, Von Gammon, u
young man from Rome, wrt.s so
hadly injured that he died Sun
day morning.
\V. A. Turk, General Po*#*ii
ger Agent of the Southern Rail
r.iiad, has been elected Pre.i lent
of the American Association of
| General Passouger Ageqta. f hi*
1 association is composed of about
* buy member*
ELECTING A LtIIRAUtAN.
It is now proposed to pass a
bill making the office of State
librarian elective by the Legis
lature instead of one of appoint
ment by the Governor
In these Democratic days we
see no reason why this office
should not he filled by an elec
tion. It hns become of such
importance that the representa
tives of the people should have
a chance to vote on who should
hold tho office. The day of
Executive appointments to po
sitions of trust under the State
law should not be made the
football for Executive action in
promoting his own interest.
« GETS A* JOB.
Gen. Lougstreet has been ap
pointed Commissioner of Rail
roads to succeed Gen. Wade
Hampton.
Mrs. Lougst reet, who was an
applicant for the office of State
Librarian, has withdrawn from
the race and will go to Wash
ington to nurse her infant hus
band.
CONFERENCE 'TO MEET.
Tho North Georgia Conference
of the Methodist church will
meet in Athens on the 24th of
this month. Bishop Galloway
will preside.
The members of the church in
this conference number about
100,000, There are thirteen
districts with as many presid
ng elders.
Iyew is Redwine, the convicted
embezzler who looted the Gate
City bank, will receive an ova
tion on his return to Atlauta.
Nobody believes that he was
by himself in that bank deal.
He did not squander all that
money in rioteous living but
he has patiently suffered all tho
odium and shame and has nevei
told the full story of his down
fall. It is hardly probable that
he will ever reveal the story of
tbnt crime.
Will the Atlanta men who
profited by his downfall come
to his rescue ? Hardly!
TEN CENT COTTON COMPA
NY.
An organization is Icing
formed to advance the price of
cotton to ten cents.
That- is all right provided this
company had control of the
ttnivi rse. But ns it has not
and is not likely to have as
long as Hie devil lives, wo re
gard this new scheme as a hum
bug.
Bl KNED.
Ibe Georgia Cotton and Oil
Mill plant at Kdgewood was di •
-troyeg by (ire about ■! o’clock
Sunday morning. The loss it
estin ated at $117,000, with
*85,000 insurance.
The State has upon her pen
sion rolls 10,-187 men and worn
eU.
If Atlautu insists on vacci
nating the Legislature there
may Is- some fun .
A Dadiug merchant of At
lanta -ays that three-fourths of
the (lour s- Id in market is adul
ters <-d.
A member of the Georgia leg
islature has introduced a bill to
prot'Ct “possums,” and he is a
white mao. too.
Ex-President Cleveland, who
used • t I*- rated ns a million
aire. now give* in his taxable
property at 180 thousand.
Tsn-i,ty.three Mormon mis
««onan<-* have arrived in the
to Is- distributed over
Georgia and the Carolina*.
X-w York now claims tl ree
and a quarter million people.
Hot-- than the colonies hud
when they ip-clared their inde
p-'idei.-*• ->f Great Britain.
H -/enty-three counties in this
ntwie receive more money trom
the nlsie than tney pay into
the treasury The Ltb District
fft-u 471 more than it. pays
Sixty minutes is the time
limited tedween the death of a
yellow fever patient in New Or
leans and the burial. They do
not wait or have any ceremony
but hurry the dead body to be
hiil away,
Two Atlanta street cars heav
ily loaded with paHsungers hud
u collision last Saturday, which
resulted in killing Will Carlvsle
and badly wounding Will
Iteey os, Ed Thomas, Ed Herron
und slightly wounding several
others, live of them being la
dies
The Bi-Metallic Uoiniuisaioii
-eiit to Europe for the purpose
of bringing about an interna
tion.il agreement for the use of
-liver, has tailed to acconi|>]od!
anything. England has de
clined to take part in any con
ference, and Germany will not
act without the concurrence of
England. This has established
the fuel thut our government
i mu*t act ajony
Thero are ghouls in human
shape still living. In the town
of Biloxi, Miss,, where the yel
low fever has been raging for
over a month, a man and his
wife were deliberately murdered
for robbery and then the house
fired by some wretches,
The outside Republicans, that
is, the crowd that is not hold
ing any office, is rnising a howl
that is expected to echo up to
Washington, They are unspair
ing in their comments on the
little ring of office holders who
are on the inside. It is the
same old game that character
ized the Republicans under for
mer administrations.
RULES.
For the government, of Public
Schools ol Gwinnett I County
for 1998.
The public school term shall
oousistof twelve months, begin
ning November 1, 1897 and clos
ing November, 1 1898.
That is, the teachers of this
county have the right to charge
the county with one hundred
days, provided a child attends
their school for this length of
time between November Ist
1897 and November Ist 1898.
Teachers will he required to
comply with the following rules:
Ist. The teacher has a right
to charge a day to the county
for each child of scholastic age
who enters his school, until
said pupil has made one hun
dred days.
2nd. Each teacher is requir
ed to furnish the County School
Commissioner with a quarterly
return of their school—giving
the pupil’s name, age and days;
names to be alphabetically ar
ranged. This return to be made
promptly on the 30th of March,
30th of June, 30th of September
and BOtli of December. Should
any teacher fail to send in re
port within fivo days after the
above stated time, tho same
will be carried over to the next
quarter. On any of these re
turns, no pupil is to be allowed
over 25 days: but days made by
the pupil may bo carried over
and placed on the next quarter
if in excess of this number. In
addition to these returns, the
teacher must make a final re
port of his or her school, stat
ing clearly the pupil’s age and
number of days attending.
3rd. Those returns must ho
sworn to before some one author
ized to administer the oath.
4th. Principals of schools
will not bo allowed to leave
their schools in the hands of
their assistants.
sth. D is required of teach
ers to use the hooks adopted l, y
the Board, and to teach all of
the common school branches,
devoting at least 30 minutes
every day to writing, and to
use nil necessary diligence in
having pupils provided with
books needful for their advance
uient.
oth. All teachers must, hold
license, and also contracts with
the Board of Education.
7th. County-line teachers
must make returns of their
schools as set forth in section
2, and with final report must
furnish names of patrons who
reside in Gwinnett county, and
also furnish a certificate from
the County School Commission
er under whom they teach,
stating that they hold a legal
contract with him Grade of
license must accompany the
certificate.
Stli Teachers who receive
charts must return the same
with final report.
I'th. Teachers will use 25
for a divisor on quarterly re
ports, Km with final report,
and should there be u remainder
pine.; it over the divisor and let
it alone; don’t reduce it.
K)lh. It shall tie the duty, of
each teacher t<> call u meeting
of his or her patrons on the 4th
Friday of school. The purpose
of this meeting is to elect five
trustees, two of which shall be
elected lor two years and three
for one year. It shall be the
duty of these trustees to see
after the order of their school
and elect teachers from year to
year. Each teacher is required
to furnish the County School
Commissioner with tin; names
of said trustees.
Iltli. All teachers comply
ing with the above rules shall
receive pay as follows:
First Grade Teacher $lO 00 per
month.
Second Grade Teacher s)t2.(H>
per month.
Third Grade Teacher 124.00 per
month.
Provided, they muke an aver
age of 4(i, If not, the salary to
be diminished iu proportion to
the average.
When principals employ an
assistant for tliejr services thpy
shall receive pay in proportion
as the average is increased above
40. Provided said principal
employe the second assistant
should his school average oyer
HO, and thn third assistant
should the nverage be over 120.
12. Teachers are reemired to
foruisli the County School Com
missioner with a statement at
the close of their sohooi of all
the days made by pupils not of
scholastic age, and also all days
exceeding 100 that children
make who are entitled to the
public fund.
IK. Males and females must
be kept separate on all returns,
and total days -if each made to
itself.
M E. Euinu, Pres.
W. T.Tanxkk, C.S.C.
-Mcj.W. KNOXjN
DULUTH, UA. *
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General
4 Meix'handise
GOOD GOODS and FAIR PEICES.
I sell the celebrated
1-Kite % Tobacco.
My Advertisement
Then come and let us convince you that we have
just what we advertise, and at price- that will inter
est those who rtudy economy. We will quote you
some very low prices, hut always lor goods that will
prove satisfactory.
We call special attention to Mens and Hoys Cloth
ing. 1 am overstocked and am offering goods at
prices lower than the lowest*
Boys Suits-from 65c to $4 50
Mens Suits from $350 to $ 1 0 00
Bargains in Dress Goods:
.It is absolutely impossible, in this small space, to
give you a faint idea of the novelties we are showing
in this department. The goods must be seen to be
appreciated,
Stylish All Wool Mixtures at 25c
Henriettas, a'l new colors, at 20c, worth 30c.
Weave offering the largest and most complete line
of Cloaks and Capes ever broaght to this mrr
ket. Fancy Cape*, thush Capes, Fur Capes. Silk
Lined, Braid* d Trimmings, Fur Kdged Garments.
They are in best shapes and c010r.,. Ranging ;n
price fr >m $1 75 to $0 50
Special olfering of 100 pieces extra (jualiiy Ribbrn.
All tli© newe.-t pater ns 11 to inches wrde. 10c
to 30c.
I carry at all .limes a full stock of the celebrated
J* B. Lewis Shoes, and offer them at close prices,
Sic theao shoes before buying for winter and you
will be pleased.
Here you will find at all times a full and complete
line of Staple Goods, that you cur buy us cheap as
the choapest, quality considered.
Oae thing we would impress on your minds--We
Buy No Trash, No Job Lots. Wth us its the best or
none. Learn this lesson, and we have no star about
who will get your trade.
Respectfully,
James I>. Spence.
Pf-B
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+ Call at lie +
Herald I < )i l ice.
We are prepared to furnish
All legal blanks.
Letter Heads,
Envelopes,
Posters,
Dodgers,
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