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THE ENTERPRISE. Friday Morning, May 6, 1887. ANOTHER RAILROAD. SAXDEP.gV’lr.LE WANTS TO TAP POINT AND ATHENS. The Middle Georgia Progress, a paper published at Sandersville, contains an editorial urging the im¬ portance of building a railroad from that town to Union Point, via Lin¬ ton. The progress says : “It will be seen that there is nothing in the charter forbidding the road being built to Linton. Indeed, it is not stated that it shall go through Sparta., It has been suggested Deveraux that the very level lands about offer an inviting route which would be from Linton on a direct line to Union Point. There building are some points which make the of the contemplated railroad an easier undertaking than has heretofore been supposed. In the first place, as has been suggest¬ ed in a previous issue, though the country between Sandersvile and Linton is broken, yet, hy following the meanderings of certain streams, the grading would be comparatively light. Again and just here is a teature that commends itself es¬ pecially, the S. & T. road is already equipped with rolling stock which now stands idle three-fourths of the lime. Officials are already em¬ ployed, and as the iron is laid, the business will begin without the stock. expenditure Tha of a dollar for rolling . road can be built if the people will it, and unite with earn¬ est purpose to put it through. There are other suggestions which occur to us, but which we will reserve for a future issue.” The Dead Editor., He is gone. He sleeps that long, last sleep from which there is no awakening will in this file.. His ears never harken again to the mu sical voice of the “devii” when he yells the magic word, copy. No more will thatgood right hand grasp the facile shears. No more will those mellow eyes look pleadingly ever the bar. No more will those honest lips claim 1500 circulation for The 'footer. He is gone- His piaffe in the sanctum is vacant His place at the free lunch counter is filled by another. The and weary shears rest in idleness. The paste sours in the pot and the cockroaches break through and da. vour it. The we;l.worn railroad pass rests in peace side by side with the circus ‘comp.” The country exchange lies lies im its wrapper (it al¬ so when not in its wrapper.) The delinquent subscribe, receives no more duns. The big pumpkin rots in the sanctum and the farmer 'footer who brought it gels t o puff. The is in mourning. Its credit¬ ors also mourn. The column rules are inverted. The office towel is tied on the door. The, “devil” sleeps sweetly in the corner, wnile the foreman is on a drunx and the Damp printer steals thy rules and the sticks and goes on his way. The faithful gallon jug sits under the table in silent meditation. It is empty, showing that in his last mo¬ ments the editor never lovgot his duty. The little clock ticks on, but the editor will go on tick, never again. His sand of life and whisky tan out at the same time.— Jv.mms (Jiity Squib. Editing with Scissors. The above remark L frequently made in connection with newspa¬ pers, and is too frequently meant a£ a slur. On the contrary, under proper circumstances, it t-hould be regarded as.a compliment of a high character. The same paper may be ably edited with the pen and miser a.ldy edited with the scissors. A mistaken idea prevails that the work of the latier is mere child’s plav, a suit of hit-or-miss venture, isquiring hardly .any brains and still less and judgment; ttiat tbe promis¬ cuous voluminous clippings rue sent in batches to the foreman, njid with that the editor’s duty etui and ihat of the foreman begins. Instead of this, the work requires uiuch care and attention, with a keen comprehension ol the fact that each day’s paper has its own needs. The exchange editor is a-pains-tak ipg, coDScietious, .methodical man, always on the alert, quick in appre¬ ciation, retentive in memory, shrewd m discernment. He reads closely, cplJ8 carefully.oiaiie and,, amends, discards and digests, never ignoring the fact:that variety is a great essen¬ tial. There are sentences to recast, words to soften, redundances to prune, errors to correct, headings to he made, credits to he given, sea* Sons to ho considered, affinities to be preserved, consistencies to be re¬ spected. lift knows whether the matter is fresh or stale, whether it is appropriate, used and whether he has it before, he remembers that he is scattering for many fasts; he makes raids in every direction; he lays the whole newspaper field un¬ der contributionhe persistently “boils down,” which with him is not a process of rewriting, hut a happy {acuity of expunging without destroying sense or continuity. Ilis genius is exhibited in the de¬ partment, the items o£ which are similar and cohesive—in the sugges¬ tive heads and sub-heads, in the sparkle that is visible, in the sense of gratification which the reader de rive?. No paper aan be exclusively original; it would die of ponderosi¬ ty. Life is too short, and hence an embargo must be laid upon the ge¬ nius ot its rivals. Ahrightclipped nrt’cla is infinitely better than a stupid contributed article- The most*successful paper is the paper that is intelligently and consistent¬ ly edited in all its departments, whether by pen or .scissors. New Hope correspondent to Hamilton Journal: We had some¬ thing of a sensation in our section last Friday night. A colored man, Buck McCullough, ran all night, supposing that some mob was afiej Il him to do him some injury. 8 told about Ins trip next morning and it looks impossible for any one to make it. He started in the settle¬ ment above this, but about daylight he was hear here. He catne in here screaming at the top of his voice, “inudder! murder?” Hiram John¬ son ran to his relief and took him in the house, and seeing his condition sent for Dr. B: O. Poor. if is fact and were his torn clothes m pieces, his body bruised ail off except his pants. This is the third experience of the kind he ha^ had. Lait week J. T. Dorougb, Jr., was hunting with him on J. D. Johnson’s isknd. He went to a smaller island wkh a boat and took his dogs. He saw somebody's jumped tracks and got frighten¬ ed, into the river, leaving boat and clothes on the Lhnd and swam back to Johnson’s island, then ran down that island half a robe and jumped side into the river again, swam to this and went off through the woods for life and death. A tew nights after when he had retired he, thought he heard someone out of doors, and jumping up he ran about a thicket. mile or He two through • swamp and talks about it like it was fun, and said that every time he tried to go to any house they would head ,him off, and that his pursuers bad a dog with them that did not bark that would be sometimes in front of him and then behind him. He is not yet able to bear his weight on his feet and will not be in some days. Most of the negroes believe there was somebody after blip. Ice Cream! C. BODE Has opened his Saloon for the Season and is now ready to serve the public with all sorts of CREAM. SUCH AS Tuta, Fruita, Neapo litive, Chocolate, Va¬ nilla, Lemon, Straw bery and Snowflake, Also ROMAN PUNCH, ORANGE PINE¬ APPLE and LEMON SIIER BER.T, also PEARS, BREAD & CAKE, Candy aad Con eefioneries on hand at all times. C. BODE’S, mchlff lyr ATHENS. GA. HORACE l CRANFORD t —DEALER IN— v Stationers, Supplies, Blank IBooks, Mu¬ sical Instruments, and Book and :Job Printer. Broad Street, ATHENS,*,GA. Il j&eyfs %• E. §cvo^x\c\ tiewm, YMes*s, Slv3&&*«& &W& AW \jcptei^o^ Cancer of the Tongue. Jty wife, some three or four yearn ago, was bled with an ulcer on the side of her tongue neat the throat. The pain was incessant, causing loss of sleep ami producing great nervous rheumatism. prostration. II Accompanying this trouble was had passed from tfto shoulders and centered In the wrist of one hand, she almost losing the use of it. Between thesuff'ermg of the two, life had grown burdensome. B 7 the use of a half dozen small sized bottles of Swift’s Specific,she was entirely relieved and restored to health. This was thiee roars azo, aucl there has been no return of the uis« Dase. H. L. Miudlebkooks. Sparta, Oa., June 5, 1835. Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed freo. The swift Specific Co;, Drawer 8, Atlanta, Qa; I5IW. 23d St., N..X. ,V..V Cheap, Cheap, Cheap. NEW AND FULL LINE OF Watches, docks Jewelry, Spectacles, etc. At New York prices. Bepairing in all branches done in best manner at lowest rate s. J. J, MINSTER, At Lyndon’s Drug Store, ATHENS. GO TO J. I. REAVES’ FOR FANCY AND GROCERIES, CIGARS, TOBACCO, And everything kept in a first-clasa, grocery store at ROSS BOTTOM PRICES Good Flour GO to 70 c's. per sack. 5 lbs best Rio Coffee to the dollar. 14 lbs. Best Sugar. Meal 70 to 75 cts. per bushel. Good tobacco from 40c up. Plow lines, Piows, Back, Bands, etc. Cigars at any price, from finest to.cheapest. Canned Goods of all kinds, and the best brands. J. W. LEAVES. febll 3m Watkinsviile. Ga. Again to tiie Front! Though burned out during the re¬ cent fire in Watkinsviile, I have opened up in the new store of Mr.. John Mcliee’s a full lineof GENERAL MERCHANDISE. -SUCH AS DRY GOODS, BOOTS & SHOES, CROCK FRY, GLASSWARE, PROVI8IOVS, C A N N E 1) GOODS OF EVERY KIND, CI¬ GARS AND TOBACCO. All goods sold AT ATHENS PRICES. SHORT PROFITS QUICK SALES IS OUR MOTTO. S. O. Hutcheson, 'VV’atkinsville, Ga. . E. I. SMITH & COMPANY. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN BOOTS AND SHOES, - 4 -All Goods Warranted First-Glass,4 CORNER COLLEGE AVENUE AND CLAYTON STREET, Athens, i Georgia,. To the People of Oconee fi’ty! We Hereby Notify You that for the Next v THIRTY. DAYS will Sell we FIGURED LAWNS, at 21 cents. w HITE LAWNS (I yard width) at 6 cents,- worth 12) cents. CHECKED MUSLINS at 8 cents a yard. STANDARD PRINTS at 5 cents. We also carry the Most Complete line Fashionable MiiKnery and Ladies Hats, which we intend to sell lower than any other house in the city. GIVE US A CALL AND BE D EVINCED.’ -fHlRSCHFIELD * & * BLOOMINGTHAL ,V No. 14, Broad Street, ATHENS, GA. Next Door to Childs, Nickerson & Co nl-3m.. 5,000 DOLLARS WORTH. Of goods sold at the Ten Gent Store, You will save fifty cents on the dollar by calling at the Ten Cent Store,* Money Saved is Money Made, hy buying goods at The Ten Gent Store, J. A. GAREBQLD i ■ Furniture Dealer. Upholstering and Repairing Neatly Done. Picture Framing and Upholstering a Specialty. A full line of Upholstery samples always on hand. CALL ON ME WHEN ANYTHING IS WANTED. J. A. GAREBOLD, al-3m Corner Hancock Ave. and Hull St, ATH KNS, GA. BURPEE BROTHERS. MAUFATURERS OF -■**173' Carriages, * Wagons * and * Buggies » AncI General Repair Work. AT THE OLD BENSON SHOPS. Near.Reave’a Stable. All work guaranteed, and at prices that dety com¬ petition. We have the best stock the market affords, and are practical workmen, and can do the best woik for the least money. Bodies and car riage parts made to order for the trade. BURPEE BROS. V€* t'.' To the People of Oeoaee! Vi* t "When you visit our city make Our Store your HEADQURTERS. Everything m the Grocery and Provision lino kept. Good Goods. Fair dealing, and ALL are WELCOME, whether you wish to trade or not. . Respectfully, Talmadge Bros,, md)2u-ti'. 74 and 70 Cl.lyt9n.St , ATHENS, GA...