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THE DISPATCH. UKN1IKU80N A. HANLON, Paoi’iiurrouH. M. I(<‘inlt‘rs<>n, • Business Manager. J. W. Hanlon, Editor. Published uvory Briday and ontnrod at t!x* Ocilla postotTloo as HOpond-olass mail mattyr, first-class re.adi»£ and n high tfiTidc advertising rnndUnn. -' ■ y - 1 . .. SultFCl-kpl ion (tut,on : One i ujiy, one year............. ..... $1 00 One cojiy, six months. ...... 50 Cue I'-ren months, . 25 /.it \ ,*! ije raU's -”i nnfdieation. Address nil business loiters I■ - Tun I>is— rA'icii, Lock Box S, Ocilla, Oa. Oilieia! Organ Irwin County. Friday, Mai iSl, 1HW). The politicians arc making slates for 11)00. China has a population of 100,- 000,000 people,- mostly pigtails. In Idaho the old bachehors’ out¬ number the young ladies ten to one, Atlanta may get that earshed, but the the outlook is that she will get left. The Moultrie Observer is one of the newsiest country papers in the state,. It is sa-ia ■ that a Wilkes county man recently married his daughter- in-law. The goldenrod has been elected the national flower. The daisy re¬ ceived the next highest vote. The war with, Spain has cost this country up to date, about two hun¬ dred and eighty million dollars. The, hpnes , of an average man ■weigh twenty pounds, while those of a woman weigh about twelve. McKinley has returned to Wash¬ ington without visiting Ocilla. He made a grave mistake just there. Timbered lands all over Georgia are constantly enhancing in value. Keep the tire out of the thickets. In the statistics of crimes in the United States Arizona stands first, Nevada second and third. The Blakely Reporter says the modest violet is getting more back¬ sets that a six teen-year-old boy who tries to quirt a girl: tvi<?o..liis age. The Pennsylvania legislature passed one law in eight weeks, and that was a law fixing the fees of constables. That body should have been, embalmed. There is a new law in Georgia against baiting fields for doves, and another prohibiting hunting on the Lord’s day. It goes further and says that “no person shall fire or discharge a gun or pistol on the Sabbath day except in defense of person or property.” -----—“U*- - ♦ <*>.......... A party of eight surveyors arrived ■h 1 ■' Mommy, headed by W.A. -V 1, Heath and Engineer Hightower, and at once began work, locating the line of ihe Tifton, Thomasvillc >1 till Gulf, to Thomasvillc. They have located the line to*Little River, and will probably reach Colquitt county this week.—Tifton Gazette. Mr. Jeff Bryant, a well known farmer living near the line of Berrien and Lowndes counties, died last Friday and was buried at the Cat Creek cemetery Saturday afternoon. Mr. Bryant was about fifty-five years of age and was well known in this county, as well as- i n Berrien, where lie resided. He leaves a wife and One child, Mrs, Jim Parrish, of this city, and arlArge circle of friends to mourn Iris death.-.-The Valdosta Times. A man at Gave Spring has come into possession of a scrap, of paper which was blown from the home of Lewis Coffey, near Bdwardsville, Ala., by the cyclone which recently wrecked the Coffey home and killed ten members of his family. The paper is a receipt given Coffey in 1881; and was found in the woods near Cave Spring the day after the cyclone, a distance of twenty-three miles from the (kiffey homt. The paper is well preserved and clean, although it passed through the ter vible cyclone__Savannah News. ELDER MATTHEW SIKES, A Ciooci Huapancf, Editor Dispatch : I don’t write on the above text because I think that good husbands are numerous, for I don’t. . In fact, if the scarcity of any commodity enhances its rvalue, a good husband would be worth his weight in gold. The first husband we read of was Adam, and immediately after bis marriage, and almost before bis side got well from where his wife was taken, he was dodging behind her to hide from his own sins; and she has been his handy “scape goat” from then until now, with few exceptions. 1 was acquainted with one man who was a good husband. I don’t say that I never knew another, but 1 am going to draw bis picture and let that fix the lino of judgment From the church I went homo with that man and his wife to dinner. She went right on into the kitchen. He took me into the sitting room. When .1 was seated he pointed to the center table, saying: ‘ ‘There are books, religious papers, etc. Enjoy yourself while-you excuse me a little. 1 must mar my wife in this k itch ex. ” These underscored words immortalized that man with mo. 1 saw him no more until ho came in to take me out to dinner. When seated at the table, after help¬ ing my plate, his attention was turned to the little children with as much politeness as if they had been visitors. There was no reaching over the table by them, nor loud cries for this and that. When this man, returned from work at noon or at night, he never sat down to rest until his wife could sit down to too. Now as short as this picture is, let every woman lay it on her own husband and see if it fits. Of course, every good husband will provide a comfortable home and a sufficiency of the necessaries of .life, but a man may do all this and still be a very poor husband. Houses and lands, flocks and herds, and even money in tho bank, don't make a comfortable home. Some as dis¬ agreeable husbands as I ever knew were men owning considerable prop¬ erty. Here is one typo of a hus¬ band—he is either always gone from home looking after his busines, or crowds of men are flocking in to see him on business. From the lowest serf to the loftiest “grandee,” all have business with him. His wife never knows who or how many to prepare the meals for, or for the night,, frequently coming in after meal time and a new meal to pre¬ pare. Of course, we need such men and must have them, but I am talk¬ ing about husbands. How is it to be the wife in such a home? Another typo of a husband is one who looks after his own business and lets his wife look after hers. He concludes that everything pertaining to the Louse and yard, the garden and poultry yard, belongs to her business. He gives no attention to making things convenient for her—- that is her business. If ho keeps a few chunks of wood on the wood yard he is doing pretty well, and one half the lime no axe there for her to chop it. If he keeps an old paint bucket or something no better for a well bucket, all right. A strong man can get up a little water for his horse, but a feeble woman may strain her eves out getting up water for everything. If the roof leaks or it rains down on the stove, no mat¬ ter. “No time to fix it.” He comes in to his dinner and quietly sits down and waits for the dinner bell. He now goes ia to see if his feeble, tired wife needs any help or to re¬ lieve her of a crying baby—that is her business. If the doorsteps are so that a man can clamber in and out, that is sufficient. If every husband who fits this picture was taken out of the coun¬ try, bow.many would be loft? Many women have gone to untimely graves, and other are lean, long-faced and spitting their lungs away as tho re¬ sult- of hardships from a thought- less husband. M. Sikes. Tax Receiver Jacob J. Paulk is getting ready to begin work. He will be assisted by Mr. K, L. Hen¬ derson. This is a good team, a fact that will be more apparent when the work for the year is finished. South Struck By Cyclones. Selma, Ala,, March 18.—A cy¬ clone did considerable damage today in the little town of Iliderville, twenty-two,miles north. The sa w mill of the E. E. Jachson Lumber Company, and the company store were badly wrecked, and a number of dwelling houses demol¬ ished. A large frame dwelling was carried more than 10,0 yards and overturned, and parts of several houses were blown completely away. Ex-Governor Jackson, of, Mary¬ land, who is president of the lumber company, was visiting the mills, and with several others was in the office during the storm. The office was wrecked, but all miraculously escaped injury. The cyclone was about one-eigltth of a mile wide, and moved in a southeasterly direction. Opelika, Ala., March 28.—A ter¬ rific storm passed over this city to day. The roof was blown off the Mineral Well hotel. In the eastern part of the city, a two-room house was demolished and Amy Hueguley instantly killed. Many trejs ware blown down and much damage done. Lexington, Ga., March 28.—A destructive wind and ram storm passed over this comity today. Ilail the size of bird eggs, did considera¬ ble damage. At Crawford, a number of barns, trees and fences were blown down. Two stores were unroofed and the steeples on two, churches were blown off. Americus, Ga., March 28.—A. very severe storm passed ten miles cast of Americus this afternoon, wrecking numerous small houses and causing great damage and destruc¬ tion of timber. At one point, more than 100.fine trees were blown across the road. No loss of life is reported so far, though the damage otherwise is very considerable. Athens, Ga., March 28.—A severe cyclone passed over Crawford, Ga., this afternoon at 2 o’clock. A house belonging to II. H. Little was torn to pieces. The roof of R. S. Martin’s store was blown 100 yards. .several houses were damaged and many trees uprooted. Nobody was injured, although the damage to property was consider¬ able. An Aged WSoonshiner. Deputy U. S. Marshal Cason brought in this morning from the neighborhood of Folkston, A. J. Walker, charged with making moon- shine whisky. Mr. Walker is sixty- eight years old and says this is the first time he has ever been in court and the first time he has visited Yv r Mr. Walker is before ay cross. up U. S. Commissioner Hargraves and will-plead guilty to the charge of making the liquor. A man who has lived this near Waycross for sixty-eight years and not visited the city is likely to get into trouble.— W ay cross Herald. The members of the Baptist church in Ocilla will organize a Sabbath school, at the Methodist church.Sun¬ day at 10 a. m. All interested in this good work are earnestly invited to lie present promptly at-that hour. Capt. Witham was a pleasant caller at the News office Wednesday afternoon. A gentleman of the “old school” his courtesy and kind¬ ness makes us want to be—a—a,— with him, (Withim).—Adel News. The entertainment at the school house Saturday night was an excel¬ lent one, and the house was crowd¬ ed to overflowing. The rendition of each part of the program was exceptionally good, and the large audience retired at a seasonable hour, highly pleased. Exposure to rough weather, dampness, extreme cold, etc., is apt to bring on an attack of rheumatism or neuralgia; chapped bands and face, cracked lips and violent itch¬ ing of the skin also owe their origin to cold weather. Dr. J. H. illc- Leah’s Volcanic Oil Liniment should he kept on hand .at all times for im¬ mediate application when troubles of this nature appear. It is a sov¬ ereign remedy. Price i25c, 5()c and $1 h bottle. For sale by Luke A Ashley. Society Notes. The question is, who sets the styles i» Ocilla? Some say one, some another; but there is no tell¬ ing. All the styles are pretty, how¬ ever. I here is very little dancing in Ocilla, the social gatherings being largely devoted to popular plays, such as “stealing partners,” “Fish¬ ing for Love,” etc. Beauty and freckles arc said to ho only skin deep, and this may be true as to freckles, but beauty,which lies mostly in the eyes, is far more deep-seated, as the eyes arc said to lie the windows of tho soul. A contract, it is said, has been signed and witnessed binding two popular young people, representing as many counties, to appear at Hy¬ men’s altar the latter part of April. Make a note o’ that, J udge Lee. Cupid seems to be taking a rest here, or perhaps he is working down in Berrien. Any way, rumors of weddings arc not floating about as thick as they were some months ago,, though one is said to be dangerously imminent. Some poet has said that “Beauty unadorned is adorned the most,” hut there are few if any who accept this assertion as correct. Our ob¬ servation is, that the n*u>st beautiful women are eager to employ much art to add to natural beauty. Kanslaying is Very Common.J Lothair, Ga., March 25. —The people of -this section of Montgom¬ ery county are shocked at the terri¬ ble tragedy which was enacted last week at Glenwood. Mr, W. H. Thompson, the murdered man, was well liked, and was quite popular, lie filled the position of postmaster for several years. Channel, who committed the deed, is said to be a desperate character. There had been a personal feeling between the two men, but it was thought the enmity was over and all were friendly again, until the murder occurred. The friends and relatives of the dead man are now corresponding with several eminent criminal attorneys to assist in the prosecution. This makes four murder cases for next court—two whites and two negroes. The county has a reputation for hanging, and it is probable several njay grace the gallows. A crowd of negroes while playing the usual game of “craps” Sunday night, Lccsine angry over the con tinned success of one named George." His partner thought he would check him, so he drew a pistol and, without any warning, fired, tho ball crashing through the negro’s body. Dr. Bar- wick thinks the darky is mortally wounded. The one who did the shooting escaped. At Rentz’s still five miles below here, another colored man was kill¬ ed while indulging in the skin game Saturday night. So prevalent has this negro killing become that the authorities hardly make any effort to catch the murderers. Roberta Burned House. Vienna, Ga., March 24.'—In the case of the state vs. J. C. Roberts, charged with arson, the jury re¬ turned a verdict of guilty. J. C. Roberts is a white man who was indicted for burning the gin house of Charlie Joiner, who resides near Byronville, in this county. He was sentenced to five years in the peni- tentiarv. Mr. Jacob J. Paulk came in town Wednesday with a bolt of homespun, more or less, tied around his little finger to remind him to get some turnip seed, after he had failed thirteen times to bring them, or. about thirteen. Mr. II. W. Bussey, of near, Syca- more was in Ocilla part of Monday and Tuesday shaking hands with his numerous friends. Mr. Bussey isj one of Irwin’s leading citizens and a high office may yet succeed in overtaking him. There is a branch of a society which was organized recently at Waterloo that is destined to become immensely popular, For further information, sec lion. 1. B. Young or Mr. Bush, It is tin excellent oi- ganization, and every young man should belong to it. Two Kinds Of Lynching. Yesterday was a great day for the line arid glorious American snort of lynching. At Palmetto, Ga., there was a little affair in which nine ne¬ groes, charged with attempting to burn down the town, were shut by a masked mob, four being killed and live badly wounded. 'Ihis was sat¬ isfactory as far as it, went, but it was a mere bagatelle compared with President McKinley’s splendid lynching bee near Manila, of which, a glowing and exhilerating- descrip¬ tion is given from day to day.. The . Georgians only succeeded in bagging the paltry total of tuna black men, whereas Mr. McKinley assimilated in the usual benevolent fashion at least one hundred dusky Filipinos in yesterday’s hunt alone, If the totals for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are added to yesterday’s account, Mr. McKinley and his friends can “point with pride” to some four or live hundred colored gentlemen whom they have had to put out of the way during four days of only average shooting. It is easy to see from these figures that the benevolent assimilators of Georgia and other southern states are not to be compared for a moment as effect¬ ive and wholesale lynchers to the imperialistic lynchers who are fore ing American troops to commit murder by the wholesale in the Philipines. The Georgia lynching will, of course, fill the tender hearts of the imperialists with holy horror and put once, again on exhibition that sensitive puritan conscience which is always so glad of an opportunity to place itself on public view, and which is always so virtuously indig¬ nant against the sins of other peo¬ ple. The Georgia lynchers deserve condemnation, but the papers and the people who will be loudest in denouncing them as brutal and cow¬ ardly murderers are precisely those who have nothing but praise for the administration under whose direc¬ tion thousands of Filipinos, , guiltless of any crime but that of defending their country, have been slaughtered during the last few weeks. Look on this picture, then on that. The Georgians shot down supposed criminals, who were charged with the burning of property and the at¬ tempted destruction of a whole town. President McKinley and his impe¬ rialist supporters are causing to be shot down men whose only offense is the refusal to surrender their property and liberty to a foreign- power. We do not defend the Geor¬ gia lynchers, and the large reward which Governor Candler lias offered for their apprehension shows that the executive of the state has no manner of sympathy with them. But the deadly parallel is here, and inevitably suggests itself to every man of common sense who does not permit himself to bo deceived by the hypocritical and disgusting shibboleth of “duty and destiny.” In the sight of the righteous and merciful Majesty of Heaven what difference is there in the moral qual¬ ity of murder when committed by individuals and when committed by a government? What difference is there in Ills sight between the retail lynching committed by a mob and the wholesale lynching committed by a nation? Condemn the Palmet¬ to lynching as strongly as-it de¬ serves, but let those who do so not undertake to defend the systematic military lynching that is going on in the Philippines. The American people are not to be deceived by cant phrases, designed to cover bloody and unrighteous deeds. The Georgia mob have as much right to plead duty and destiny in their de¬ fense as the administration has in defense of its slaughter of the Fili¬ pinos, There must and will he a accounting for all murder, national as well as individual, and the time will come when those who have been guilty of either the one or the other will receive the con¬ demnation they deserve.—Baltimore Sun. Mr. Geo. Wilcox, son of lion. Geo. K. Wilcox, who has been in south Florida for some time past, is visiting his parents in Ocilla. You’ll be Macon money by trad¬ ing at a certain drug store in town. tr Cougert His Own Eyes < Birmingham, r Ala., Mu William II arris, u -15-veuv. t oile, was taken to ;h<. ■ ns I". at uskaloosa last nicht. 1 very c.urioun case of balla 11 is every strange act is the I what he conceives to be t’l command of heaven itself. As stated in the corrcsint few days ago, ho cut, the tl young Guy Gunn, one of his who was nursing him at his at Goodwatcr, and looked j fanatical death. stoicism as the boj j 'v He was then takes I hi de vi He. Mere again spiriij 1,1 visitation from tho x\ which, this time told hi in It own eyes out. Having no vl handy for this pin-pose he b \\ mdow pane and proceedet leisurely way to gouge his ey One of them was torn from it et in this manner and the barely saved by the timely j of his keeper. He quiet), informed the that the Lord had told him | out veiled his from eyes tho in order sin to keejj of tho The man was taken throug city last night for the asy Tuskaloosa, lions will where his halj J produce no harm. ! cility was produced by diseaj Religious Notice. V f y : • Rev. Vv . W. Stewart will in the Methodist church ij on the second Sunday in each morning and evening, and I . - • fifth Sunday, morning and i I will preach at Henil chapel at 11 a. m. on the first q * in eachanonth. E. F. RegiJ It is very hard to stand, « and awaiting see our tho dear ones suffer] arrival dairymaid of the di An Albany (N. Y.) at a drug store there for a d<I come and see his child, tl® ■ sick with croup. Not find® doctor in, he left word for ■ come at once on bis returB Cbil also bought a bottle of Iain’s Cough Remedy, whH hoped would give some relief the doctor should arrive, lri hours he returned, saying I fl tor need,not oorne, as the clfl much Scbolz, better-. The druggkB famB Otto says the since recommended ChambB Cough Remedy to their nefl and friends untii he has a cl demand for it from that parti I country. For sale by Dr. Macon & Co. druggists.. I ■ .f. M. HENDERSON. C . II. HENDERSON & JUKI? *- ceil! Estate fleers OCILLA, GEORGIA "5*1 OCILLA HIGH SOI ... AND GOMffiERGIftL INSTITU OCILLA, CA. H. MCMILLAN, PRINCIPAL. 1 First Term begins August 22, 4H0I Second Term begins October 81, l| Third Term,begins Term begins January April 10, 38, 18'J ij Fourth TUITION FREE. A well-equipped music an< ness department is comiectei the school. Students hav-o to a library of over 400 w ected books. For further in tion, address M. Henderson, nian Board of Trustees, < Principal. 8 OCILLA LODGE NO. 3-T4 F. & A,V Regular monthly communications nil Wednesdays at 10 a. m.; fourth VVel days at 1 p. m. Visiting members in ! standing are cordially invited to att M. Henderson, W. R. L. Henderson, Sec’y OCILLA LODGE NO. 106 K. OF P. I Ocilla Lodge No. 100 Knights of Fytli] Mcj holds regular weekly meetings every day night at 8 o’clook. Visiting invited membt| in gcod standing cordially L. It. Tucker, C. C. C. H. Martin, K. ot U. & 8.