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EDGAR. P, GUINN.
EDITOR.
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Conyers Ga., March 9, 1900.
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EDITORIAL NEWS
AND COMMENT.
A Question of Law.
THKT UTERJ8Y )llETl|fc
On last Monday evening at the
homeof Mr. H.Y. McCord,
the Reading Circle met under most I
flattering auspices. The following
doors were thrown open so as to j
accommodate the nu merous guests, j
After pleasant chattings and kind i
greetings of welcoming friends,
the audience was called to order
by a song. The interesting pro¬
gramme was as follows:
Prayer: Rev. J. W. Stokes.
Music: By Choir, Conyers in the
20th Century: Miss Bessie Al
mand. Jerusalem: Miss Florede
Tucker. The Augel’s Serenade:
Miss Louise McCalla, accompan¬
ied by Frank O’Kelly, Violinist.
A Trip to the North Pole: Mr.
W. L. Adair. Duet: Dance of
“Editor „ Co».rmmo»-If you
are a philanthropist you will ad
vise the R®v. Zed Gardner, of
Spalding county, and other Geor
gianB B who are preparing to engage
in »he.p r&iting „ . l.nno.p.1 ...
business, under the protection oi
the present dog law, to go slow,
For all of the grand juries and
constables in the state can’t make
the dog law a lawful law unless
the court* are as ignorant of law
as the legislator! that attempted
to make it law.
“The legislature assumed that
dogs were property, private prop
erty, of value to the owners, when
it imposed a tax upon ‘dogs,’ and
the assumption was that they
were of great value to their own
er. by the tax rate put upon them,
“The most insignificant lice
under the law is valued at nearly
$100, and the owner and tax as
sessor have nothing to do with
the valuation.
“Aud the halitls are made the
sole judges, juries and execution
ers and paid a fee for every decis
ion they make against the tax
payer or owner of a dog, aud the
destruction of about $100 worth
* of his private property (so valued
by the legislature) as a penalty
for delinquency m paying $1 tax,
ft crime for which he has never
been convicted except by a con
stable, and without, a trial. A
coustable who gets a fee if he con
viefcs aud destroys the property
upon which the tax was assessed,
and nothing it be don t.
“Aud the man whose property
is destroyed gets no compensa
•
“And this, in a country whose
fundamental and supreme law
expressly and explicitly declare
that no person shall be punished
for any acts or dcliuquences till
he is accused and convicted in the
courts of the country, after a
fair trial, by an impartial jury,
none of which nor the judges have
auy pecuniary interest in the cast',
and the same supreme laws say
that no private property shall he
taken for public use without just
compensation to the owner, paid
before his property is taken. And
no private property shall be de¬
stroyed without the consent of
the owner for the pleasure or ben¬
efit ot any private person or the
public until it is legally and for¬
mally condemned as a nuisance,
after proof of public detriment.
“Then, if dogs are not, property,
they cannot be taxed.
“If they are property, they can¬
not be taxed to death, or confisca¬
ted.
“They cannot be takeu from the
owner for the public good without
just com imitation if they are
property, and the just compensa¬
tion could not be less than the
value of the dogs, and their value
could not be lees than the value
fixed by the legislature for taxa¬
tion, and the dogs could not lie
destroyed as a nuisance till they
are first tried and condemned an
such, which would require a j*uy
trial for each dog for what be ha«
done that is detrimental to the
public, not for wbat ether dogs
have done, nor for what the dog
on trial may do till he has proven
his character hy his acts.
“So there is not one vestige
legality in the whole dog law, aud
if nine-tenths of the people, in¬
cluding the judges and jurors,
favored the law, and the other
tenth were to resist it, the rcsist
ance would be successful, for every
judge is sworn to uphold the con¬
stitution, and every juror is sworn
to give a verdiot according to the
law given to hun by the court.
“And, for cue, I shall not plant
sheep under the reigu of the pres¬
ent dog law.
“Tilghaii Wjllis,
“Spftldiog Ooooty, O«orgi*.”
so tall, so dignified, so majes¬
tic while the men are small puny,
modest and retiring,
their voices are gentle, soft, and
low ’ a most excellent thing in
at1,
To the observant eye this situa
tion is nearly the result of that
old law, “The survival of the fit-'
i test.”
Overcome by his emotions he
rushes from the building, and for¬
getting the air-ships, he falls head¬
long, but is saved from a second
death by a strong stratum of sol¬
idified air, this happy arrangement
having been contrived by the city
chemist to protect the men, con¬
fused hv the publicity of the
Demons: Miss Hambriek and Mrs.
*„ Vocal Solo; Coming
,, T Ry> . M i„ w.rd H.r.1
Faghiong of the 2 0th Cen
ur y ; Miss Florrie Lee. Recita
Death of St. John:
Minnie Turner. Religions of the
n/ai. n i t> Rev^J t in W. Stofe». oi. i
... ,
^ ^ made of th(j
« Co in the 20th Century,”
b Migg Beggie Almand. The
]( - i(J hef in t;
Ag j was in ou to H lBeea
oity) thfi latter part of the 20th
century, which in dimensions and
in population and in wealth and |
in oulture Htaudg tenth among t he 1
citieg of the glo t )e if yoi) aro j n .
clined to doubt it , in aspect to
dltuengioug , { r „ fer to the
m BcrgR outgido of the city
liinite that could he, in case of
nece ssity incorporated. In respect
^ population, I refer you to ])e
ca f iUr a f present; In respect to
w © a lfcb, I refer you to the capital
invested in the many factories
whose wheels are already running
in the headg of gome of our })eo .
pl(f . Ia regpect to cu it u re, 1 ask
yon ^ v j g jf c ony ors Public School
and j udg9 the reBult thereby,
There’s nothing so convincing as
f a ,. tj g
Bu( com j ug |, ack to where the
orig i na i city stood, the one re¬
turned would be surprised to see
H t rwet s wide enough to allow two
buggies to pass without any im
mediate danger of coliding, and
h is heart is made glad to see side
walks wide enough to accommo
date two people, provided there is
not another two going in the oppo
site direction, and gates are shut
with automatic hinges.
He will wander up to where the
Court House stood, an elegant
structure in its day, but in its
stead he finds a splended building
of solidified milk, twenty-nine
stories high. These stories aveac
cosihle only with kid-lined air
ships, which every man owns as
once he owned his horse and buggy
or bicycle. By means of one of
the air ships, the one returned en¬
ters the building and treads the
dazzling floors. He is attracted
by a sound of familiar voices, and
on turning to one side, he finds
himself in front of an immense
graphopkone, with photographio
appurtenances, nnd hears and sees
the Epworth League entertain¬
ment held in Conyers on March
2nd, 1900, which was thoughtfully
preserved for the benefit of the
future.
He is drawn ouward by the
sound of voices, “Like sweet bells
jangled out of tune,” and soon
finds himself in a room full of
ladies, there being only one mun
present. The spectator sinks
upon one of the richly cushioned
seats, and listens. He finds that
court is in session and that the
man is the prisoner at the l>ar.
He is accused of being out after
candle light alone and without a
pass from the mayor, when he
should have been at home attend¬
ing to his duties there. He is sob¬
bing violently, but the jury of
women is unmoved, and after a
deadlock of five seconds, they re¬
turn with a verdict of “guilty.”
judge fines him $100, the pris¬
faints and is borne from the I
by the sheriff. It is claimed
by some of the oldest inhabitants slight!
thatthis curfew law is a
modification of a law existing late
in the 19th century, but is now 1
shightly modified to suit the times. 1
The one returned lingers, and
soon he hears another case called. |
It is an interesting divorce case. j i
Mr. Blank vs. Mrs. Blank. The
1
plaintiff bases his grounds for sep
aration upon Jack of support and
DDnt of .tfcMion; ho i 6S „c Ms fu,
and is fnrthermorf: granted an
alimnnv
lhe one is . struck ^forcibly by
Following this was an excellent
paper by Mr. W. L. Adair. A visit
to the North Pole.
The duet, “A Demons Dance”,
was a blending of harmonies, min
to every erect ear - Xor
th, ‘ ^dience cease applaud
they r ^P°'’^ d t<>theen
ou> ’ and
ure nuisiuians of tact
talent ' ‘ Com ing Thro the K - ve ’
rendered by , Miss Ward Hard
!dk . „ int . hu3e clear
’ ’ swoet t01ies
thrilled , 1 every heart. Her
voice and expressive
bespeak f >r her much talent.
A Frightful Bi-ndar.
best in the world, will kill the pain
promptly heal it Ctim> Old Sores
Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corns
all Skin Eruptions. Best Pile cure
The debating society of th<>
High debated School at the last meeting j
this question, “Should
women enter the learned profess- :
ions?” The youthful speakers i
-bowed power, tact and talent, hi
argumentive oratory. Louis Me
Gal la delivered a salutatory for the
ninth grade.
.
Miss Sadie Tucker, a salutatory
for the tenth grade.
McCalla The vocal duet dy Miss Louise |
and Sarah Sue Langford,
was tastely rendered
The Quartett, “Sunshine and
Shadows,’ was enjoyed by all.
The debaters were: for the Affir¬
mative :
Miss Temple McDonald, Miss
Ruth Hale, Miss Agnes Quigg,
Mr. Currie Moon.
Negative:
Frank O’Kelly, Tellie M. Mc¬
Clendon, Sallie F. Gleaton. Mr.
Carton Hull.
The Judges were selected from
the visitors. They were as follows :
Miss Daniel, of Atlanta. Rev.
J. W. Stokes, Ex— Mayor Wm.
Almand, Mrs. E. L. Cain and Miss
Hambriek.
He stops in front to see if there
is not some one sitting in front of
the building where they used to sit
indefinitly long and talk accor¬
dingly, he longs to find a familiar
land make, and looks for the lamp
9?^’ , ut ^ iat . t ,
is pitseive m i
J> y ua ong wi 1 os ‘
transparant ^ chairs that used to sit
of t) „ ,„, teod
of the little lamp, he sees an elec
trie light so brilliant that he can
scarcely believe that the sun has
set) 111 fact haS not > /°f. lfc
a moment disappeared behind that
structure across the way, whose
starry pointing dome can be ssen
ll! " > 111 L> 11 1 1 "■ ,a ' aiu R az
skyward. On the corner stone
m f °, Und J\ 8 n, ^'‘' ipt10 "’ Cd y IIu11
built 1J01 : Chas. G. , urner,
May,,r ' crossing over to this he
the old stepping stones; on
looking more closely he finds that
ho treads upon a white substance
that is use ,i ,, ' rr t u city, con
gealed paper.
In Sheflield, instead of blind
tigers he finds artesian wells. The
Conyers Volunteers went to war
between the U. S. and England in
1920, and it was due to this gall¬
antry that we came off victorious;
E . P, Guinn will be known forever
as the Napoleon of America. How¬
ard Turner became one ot the
lars of society, but he was
convinced in an alignment and
never recovered.
A very charming evening
spent, at the home of Mrs.—last
week. The party was entertained
on the roof—garden,
were issued by means of
telegraphy. The most, interesting
feature of the evening was the
viewing of the moon through
telescope so powerful as to bring
that satellite into speaking dis¬
tance. Refreshment were
from seven to twelve, after
the guests repaired to t he lake
reoted at the top of the trees on
lawn, which was instantly frozen
over with liquified air, and they
rkatod. At two oclock they
ed in horseless carriages.
By means of wireless
it has been heard that, cotton has
gone to 20ct,s. a pound. The news
has been heirographed to the sub¬
urbs. An interesting article was
seen on our streets a few days ago,
said to he used in the country
where domestic animals are used.
It is a whip with an electric battery
in the butt, and every time the
animal is struck, a shock is pro¬
duced and he acts accordingly.
He passes later an elegant reci
der.ee, and stops t,o peep in. The
children are gathered around the
papa who is reading Browning to
them, and waiting for the coming
of the mama. She arrives; as
time now is too precious to he was¬
ted by huisness women, in masti¬
cating food, supper is brought in
on a waiter in the form of a tablet
and swallowed. 'Phi' button is
touched, the lights are turned off,
and he goes away.'
Amoung others of which we may
make especial mention, was the vo¬
cal solo “The Angel’s Serenade"
bv Miss Louise McCalla, accom
panied hv Frank O'Kelly, violin
ist.
4 t The Silk petticoat
struck Madison craze has
ladies all turning broadside, and the
are agen ! s, aud
selling them on the coupon plan.
1 hey are a good thing—and we
hope to see more of them”,—Madi
soman. paragraph Judging from the above
the editor of the Madi¬
sonian has either a fondness for
petticoats or women or a fondness
for both. Which is it brother?
'i ou should be a little more ex
plicit.
ATTENTION! FARMS I
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We are now ready to
supply our friends witli
■
the following famous
guanos:
Kennesaw High Grade,
Kennesaw Blood and Bone,
Furman’s High Grade.
Planteas Soluble.
Ox Cotton High Grade.
Ox Bone with Am. and Potash.
W. O. C. High Grade.
Seabird.
Farmer’s Friend.
Acid, Phosphates and Cotton seed
Meal.
Ask for the W. O, C, put up in
white cotton bags, 12 sacks to the
ton.
We are to make you prices,
McElvany roaiiix.
If you need Paints, Oils,
Varnishes, Brushes, Win
dow Glass and Putty you
will save money by going to
The
GA1LEY DRUG CO-
19 0 0 GREETING!
when Always in rememoer the old reliable drug store of Dr. W H T PP
At this want of Pure drugs, Medicines, Paints, Books etc ’ J
establishment you will always meet with fair and cour¬
teous treatment and find the best goods at the lowest prices. A full
line of the following goods always on hand.
Bibles. Cigars and Pipes.
Stationery, Combs and Brushes,
School Books, Varnishes of all kinds,
Toilet and Laundry Soaps, Lamps and Lamp Oil
All kinds of Smoking Tobacco, s,
Window Glass and Putty.
A full line oi Chewiug Tobacco, House and Furniture Paints,
Carriage and Wagon Paints,
Toilet and rancy article. Trusses, a large line of choice Perfum
ery, Spectacles at all prices, fine pocket cultery, »*« Fish Hooks and “S
“*"*• T ° PS - ” n<1 ° thM • Price,
Come ana see us.
J IE W. t LIjrj vm #
Does your Buggy need repainting?
If so, you cm buy all kinds of
PAINTS. VARNISHES.
And BRUSHES at
THE
GA1LEY DRUG COMPANY
BEATS
THE JEWS!
n G. fcstepuensou. 0 1(: 0 res k e9t line Dress of goods in town atJno,
skirts new and fancy,
a lull line of dress goods just received and still
comuig of Hats, m, Laces, Hosiery, Suspenders, new
oo Shirts Gaps and Clothing to beat the
je\vs suit, everybody, youths and mens
sn v liont SJurts at 50c, Shoes all sizes and
qua lty, b ascinators and staple goods, Overalls,
,, nee Pauts, everytl £ ng in groceries, 50 lbs good
om . o cents, Plow CD aud everything in Hard
waie. New Lit of Crockery ware, fancy, stiles
Gutiery oiaH discretions, Candies, Apples, Or
tatoes, anges, Cabbages, Bananas. Turnips, Sweet and Irish po
and Don't fail to come and see
get prices. If you don’t see what you
W'ant, call lor it. Blankets, Ribbons, and Jew
T Seed ly ,' ,70 Cats, 0®Pa Salt, Corn, good Soap, fire in cold weather.
Potash for 5/. In fact Starch, 10/ size
a the lowest and time everything, sell for cash
uptown. Come and on as cheap as anv house
see me.
Jno. G. Stephenson*
CORA NEWS.
j Fatuners in this section are bad
ly behind with their work but not
too late to make a good crop.
Mr. John Sullivan visited at
Cora one day last week as the
guest of Mr. O. A. Loyd. j
Mrs. Cora Kinnette visited Mrs.
Sharp Monday afternoon.
W„hingt 0 D-a birthday™, celc
bratedbyUvingstou'.Highechool j
with an interesting programme,
Mr. Holms TT , parks , of Atlanta is
an exteuded visit to his mother !
Ellen Parks of Cora.
Miss Tiny Gardner passed
here Sunday ft >r noon, f
Mr. Harvey Kinnette and Mr j
Brac-an visited at Cora
night. i i
M ss Y\ illie Turner spent Wed
nesday Hollingsworth. night with her sister
Mr. Bob Cowan and wife sp
Sunday with their daughter .
! Ida Kinnette of Cora.
Mrs. Yauuie Hicks who has 1
quite sick for a number of w<
is plowl Y improving.
Last Sunday Prayer-meet : 0
7“. 00 “ d ”‘’ d b r “fj °
-
d A™ * rl,CM '
^ l ' owe '
J. A. Seott has treated hmis
th(? fastest borse in Newton t
what girl will get
ride?
“PaxsY.”
For Rent oe Sale.
One good dwelling 011
Apply to S. S. Xuckf*
Lithoma Ga-