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“MAYBE A SERMON
MAYBE A SONG/ !
“The Thorny Path of Journalism”
is the head I would like to choose for ;
my remarks, none of which will be j
sermons or songs this time, I am sure.
To begin with, my lire refuses to
burn and I cannot tiod the senior edi
tor’s razor which points my pencil
beautifully and seems to add something
to the pointedness of my remarks on i
paper. (By the way, while ibis col-j
umu isn’t exactly a religious emporium,
I guess I won't say anything about the
point that razor busiuc.is gives to the j
senior editor’s remarks. Any man
who has found his razor with Vandyke
points along the edge, and any woman i
who has tiiinrued pencils or ripped up
old dresses with the razor belonging to i
the man belonging to her, will under
stand.) Then there is a procession of
seven small boys and one dog march
ing up and down the street in front of
my window beating tin cans and ring
ing bulls evidently trying to imitate
the Summerville Brass Band. The
dog is (he only quiet one in the crowd
and this is the only time I ever bad
any reason to feel thankful that a dog
needed all his limbs to walk with. I
wish those dear little 1 boys had to go
on all-fours too. Then in the next
room three’’, children are apparently try
ing to make the most of themselves;
so is it any wonder that, after begin
ning a sketch with a very happy se
lection of subject, 1 finally deserted it
to bore you with a tale of editorial woe?
1 like children. It is delightful to
contemplate them in tlie abstract.
And when they arc not crying or play
ing at being a brass band, and succeed
ing better than they know, they are
nice at close range, at times. Those
children in books are especially nice;
if you don’t like them you can turn
over a few pages to where they arc
grown up, and if you don’t like them
then you can shut up the book—but
I’d like to see you shut up a real, live
child, even in a closet, and get rid of
it. Some distracted mothers put their
refractory offspring into closets, but I
never knew it to be an effective means
of gaining an end to 1 lie squall but one
time. A young rebel was clapped into
the pantry and after a short time bis
screaming ceased, the mother left him
alone, fondly imagining that his young
heart was growing repentant, but she
shortly realized that nothing is mora
deceitful than the human heart. When
the youngster was brought forth it
was discovered that he had eaten e
nough cake to make himself sick.
I like children, though. We all af
fect to admire the simple truth w ithout
si, y-WKoruinent of art and for this rea
son ohildixlT should be very loveable
in their demeanor toward the world
generally and oneself particularly. We
often lament the lack of truth in our
social dealings with each other. Our
nterc'Hirse is so conventional. Well,
children are delightfully free from this
fault, and areal bright,observant child
will show you more styles of piquant
conversation in fifteen minutes than
you have dreamed of siuee you were a
child, yourself. Children are also free
from another fault of modern society,
if indeed it may be spoken of as a mod
ern fault when it was written ofsoun
derstaudiugly by Solomon the wise—l
allude to that taint of nausea at life
that sometime* touches grown-up peo
ple. Children, however, are always
interested in life and cheerfully anx
ious to learn as much as possible dur
ing their short span. Their untiring
energy in this regard might put our
own slothful ways to shame. But we
frequently wonder why it is they se
lect such inopportune times and places
for increasing their store of knowledge.
They insist upon talking to you about
the new puppies, and various impor
tant things of like nature, when you
are staring in the tire with that still,
far away expression upon your face
that plainly indicate sto any but this \
cheerful child that you regard a single !
word as an intrusion upon your meutal
privacy. Then, too, they never let 1
the presence of a third party, company
for instance, interfere v\ ith their search
for knowledge; and they lay bare any
little private domestic arrangement
with an iunocence that would be charm
ing at some other time. There isn't !
any sham about them; they haven't
any secrets thank you. Neither have
they a private opinion and one for gen- :
eral use about any subject or anybody. |
You will realize this when one of these ,
dears begins to comment upon you to j
yourself. It souuds original and you I
begin to wondei at the difference in
the expressed opinions of the child
and his elders. The child has only
learned the first lesson in his primer
of life and he tells you what he thiuks. i
As he advances in the world’s school!
lie will learn to tell you what he thinks
you’d like to hear. That is the differ
ence.
But I like ehildreu—l guess most
people do; I think the senior editor
has ever since he knew me. If there
wasu't any children we wouldn't have !
any future presideuts and presidents' j
wives; the grandmothers would be out
of a job and the bachelor uncles would !
come to the house oftener. The ladies
also, would probably gossip about each
other if they hadn’t the babies, with
their first teeth, their cute ways, their
complaints and clothes to talk about.
And lastly, if there were no children
many a life would grow hard and un
lovely for the lack of those baby hands
to mold it into better forms; earth
would lose its purest gem and heaven
would seem less real and near if mere
were no children to inspire the mother
love. Incidentally, it occurs to me 1
that if a woman is not gifted with
much wisdom and knowledge she i
; would better undertake to conduct a
political campaign, or build a house,
or govern a natipn, than to rear cliil
! dren; to smooth and polish and fit into
; the walls of time those living mosaics
that shall either reflect light or dark
ness and shall be known and read of
| all. E. |
LOCAL MELANGE.
Little Lucile Loan is sick with mea
sles.
Miss Ellie Johnson visited friends
at Trion last week.
T. F. Gordon, of near Gore, makes
us a dollar better off this week.
G. "VV. Morton, of near Subligna wa
in town on business yesterday.
G. I). Hollis left Monday evening
for Atlanta where he goes on business.
J. S. MaOinnis visited friends and !
relatives at Jamestown, Ala., last
week.
Parties wanting mules can get them 1
j at Kirby & Bittiug’s stable for cash or '
good note.
J. R. Wyatt is now teaching at Wel
come Ilill, above Trion, and has a
flourishing school.
F. C. Flournoy, formerly of this 1
county, has the News forwarded to
him at Linder, Ark.
M isses Mamie and Kate Kellett vis
ited Mrs. M. E. Vann, at Lyerly, last
j Sunday.
11. B. Hal ton, of Louisiana, forwards 1
' a dollar to keep his News going.!
Thanks.
Marshal E. C. Smith lias been con
lined to his room for several days with
a severe attack of influenza.
I have about 100 bushels of Red
Rust proof oats for sale, for cash.
Lyerly, Ga. J. C. lluik. |
John Ford and Miss Hood, (laugh- !
ter of J. S. Hood, of near Teloga, j
were married last Sunday, Esquire C.
C, McConnell olliciating.
J. R. Moore relapsed from an attack !
of measles a few days ago, and now !
lias pneumonia quite badly. His friuds
hope for him a speedy recovery.
Robert Ramey, the clever and ener
getic farmer of neai Noble, Walkei
county, was in town Monday and while
here paid this office au appreciated call.
F. C. Bennett, of Waller, Tex., adds
a couple of dollars to our baux account
this week. Mr. Bennett has been in
Texas a number of years and i 3 said to
be prospering.
F. M. Fisher, one of the substantial
and progressive farmers of Subligna
district, was in town Monday, and
while heie renewed his subscription to
the News and Constitution.
Mrs. Sewell is sick with pneumonia
at the home hf her son, G. W. Sewell,
of this plade. She is having the best
of medical attention, and is hoped the
attack will not prove serious.
Mr. W. L. Gamble presented the
News man last week with a nice lot of ;
bunch yam potatoes. These are an
excellent variety, very prolific and
with a flavor equal if not superior to
the old yellow yam. Mr. Gamble has I
our thanks for his kindness.
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COAL! COAL! COALI
Buy your Coal from the 11. B. Kir- ;
by Livery Co. They keep the best,
at the lowest prices.
Money Wanted.
All patties owing me by note or ac
count will please settle at once. I owe )
money and the only way for me to pay j
it is to collect from those that owe me. '
E. C. Smith. |
Commissioner’s Examination,!!!
There will be au examination and
election for County School Commis
; sioner of Chattooga county on the 13,
| at the Courthouse in Summerville.
J. A. Branner,
Chairman Board Education.
Notice.
The notes and accounts of the late
I
firm of W. P. Foster & Co. are in my
hands for collection. All persons in
debted to said firm are requested to
| make settlement at a very early date
i and save costs. T. J. Harris.
Summerville, Ga.
Dissolution of Partnership.
This will give notice that the part- I
nership in the tiu shop heretofore ex
isting bet weeu the undersighed, is j
| this day dissolved by mutual consent j
| The busiuess will be continued at the ;
present stand by Stephen Garrett, j
We thank the people for past favors j
and hope that all who are indebted to
us will come forward and settle at j
once, a> we must have our money.
Sewell & Garrett.
Are You Going West? :
It' so, call on W • A, \ erdier, j
I agent C. R. &C. railroad, Sum
! mervi'le, and he will sell Vou a
; ticket and check baggage to any
point in the west, and over any j
route desired. Get advantage of
through rates from this point, snd
thus save difference in local rate ;
to Chautanoopa.
W. A- Yerdier, Agt. I
Summerville, Ga,
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News fit Horae.
Legal blanks for sale at ttiis office.
Brick, Lime and Cement for sale by j
11. 11. Arrington.
Mrs. Susan Miliican and little daugh
ter, Mary, are sick with measles.
Little Miss Julia King is sick with!
measles.
We have a cheap mare 0 years old
to sell quick ('LEGHORN &He sky.
Don't fail to see W. T. Newton's
new Clothing Samples for 1896.
Mr. J. R. Pitner, of Chattanooga,
spent Sunday in town.
I have 100 bushels Blue oats for
sale. A. L. Dalton.
Mrs. Sam Ayer, of Chattanooga,
was the guest of Miss Mamie Kellett
last week.
Miss Drusilla Pitts spent last week
in the country with her sister, Mrs.
James Scruggs.
The post office in Rome has been
removed to the new £30,000 govern
ment building.
j Mrs. Frank Cordle and Misses Ada
and Foy Morphy, of Trion, were in
town on a visit last Thursday.
Money to loan on farms. Five
years time. Terms easy.
Jxo. D. Taylor.
Joseph Carpenter, of near Subligna,
; died Tuesday night of last week, of
j consumpttou.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
John Sewell, south of town, died last
i Thursday morning.
I
Mrs. Carter, wife of Sheriff Carter,
of Dade county, died at Trenton last
i Friday, after an illness of two weeks.
Mrs. John White and Mrs. M. C.
j Green, of Raccoon, remember us with
j a dollar each. Many thanks.
All part ies having claims against the
estate of A. G. Morton deceased, are
requested to present the same in terms
of law. G, W. Morton, AdmV.
Miss Estelle Lowe will teach at Re
hoboth this year in a nice new school
house the patrons are building for her.
—Madison Advertise.
Gordon Ililes, of Rome, spent Mon
| day in town. He is at present con
; nected with the firm of the Hiles Dry
Goods company, of Rome.
Why is it that those who bought'
i Clothing from W. T. Newton last year
| are giving him their orders again this
year
J. W. Kellett and S. E. Kellett con
tribute a “wheel of fortune” each to
our poor fund. Taey are the kiud of
friends that an editor appreciates.
Miss Battie Bolling left a few days
ago for Scottsboro, Ala., near where
she will attend college the present
year.
I have some mules for sale, or will
trade for mules colts or cattle.
Dr. J. H. Freeman.
Alpine, Ga.
Capt. Cleghorn’s big pair of hays
run away last Saturday. No special
damage was done except smashing up
a picket fence and slightly crippling
Tobe, the negro driver.
Mr. S. J. Jackson, the clever and
enterprising farmer of Crystal Springs,
was an appreciated caller at the News
| office last Saturday, and left in our
' possession some much needed lucre.
j Thanks.
I
How would it do to elect Rev. J. B.
j Robins to succeed the late Bishop
j Ilaygood? There is no purer Chris
i tian nor more Godlike man in the
I state than John B. Robins.—Cedar
town Standard.
Mr. N. B. Leath, of near Broom
town, Ala., one of the prominent far
mers of his section, paid the News a
pleasant call last Thursday. Mr.
j Leath is one of the News best friends
! —in fact we believe he is a “charter
| member”—and we are always glad to
j see him.
Sunday of last week Miss Mary
Chestnut, of Cherokee county, Ala.,
was at home alone when a tramp call
ed, and seeing the situation, used in- '
suiting lauguage toward her. She i
promptly got a soot gun, in the mean-;
time warning him to leave, which he j
refused to do, when she tired, tilling j
him with small shot. He then lied. I
evidently believing that discretion was ;
the better part of valor.
Last Friday night some one stole a !
valuable milk cow, with young cal!', j
i from J. AY. Pitts’ burn, since which !
; time lie has not heard “hair nor hide” i
l of her. There is no known clue to j
| the thief, at least none plain enough
;to work on, and Mr. Pitts is minus a 1
; good cow. It was a bold and rather ;
! novel theft, and seems to have been I
; carried out by one who understood the
j business.
It was announced last week in the
: Rome papers that the legal firm of Eu
nis & Starling, of Rome, would dis
! solve and that J. W. Starling the ju
! nior member, would leave shortly for
j Dallas, Texas, to live. Mr. Ennis
| will in future conduct the business of
the firm aioue. These young lawyers
have risen rapidly in their profession
j withiu the last few years, and have
| succeeded iu establishing enviable rep
| utatious for themselves. Mr, Starling
has received a flattering offer iu Dal
■ las and his numerous friends wish for
| him even greater success than he has
achieved at home.
TRION NEWS,
Ed. News:—Rev. V/. S. Stevens
will lecture at the M E. Church t
|in south Trion ou the night of ;
1 February 6th. Subject, John, j
Ploughman’s Picture illustrations!'
with Stereopticon Venus. These j
| illustrations are very large from ’
life models. Let everybody turn j
cut and enjoy the evening’s exer-:
cises. Admission 15 cents, school I
pupils 10 cents.
Your correspondent has been !
sick for several days afflicted with
bronchitis, which accounts for |
short letters. Hope that we will L
be all right again in the near fu
ture.
A little child of John Reynolds
died on the Ist.
Mr. AY. M. Hughes has moved to j
Gadsden, Ala., where he will reside ;
in future.
Mr. J. J. P. Henry is stirring a
mong his friends at this place to- 1
day.
Mr. J. P. Moore was off duty
the past week afflicted with lame j
back and sore hand.
Capt. C. D. Hill has been quite '
feeble f>.r several days past.
Our school is in a flourishing
condition just now lam glad to
say. \V. K. Moore.
ZULA, GA.
Mr. Joseph Carpenter died on
the 28th, of consumption and was
, interred at the Bethlehem ceme
tery on the 30th.
Mrs. George Ponder is very low
with consumption, we are sorry to j
say.
J. T. Shropshire is on the sick
list this week.
Mrs. B. W. Brock is also quite
sick with general debility.
Rev. Mr. Garrison has moved to
his new home on Sand mountain.
Charley Smith, of Dry valley, is
visiting friends and relatives in
our valley this week.
John T. Barbour will take charge
of a school at Alexander’s school
house next Monday.
John Henry, son of clever Joe
Henry, is teaching at the Salmon
school house, and tve learn that
his patrons are well pleased with
him.
J. A. Johnson and P. H. D. Mor
gan attended court in Rome this
week.
Prof. Frank Lee went to Little
Row last Saturday on business.
We had a big case of measles in
our valley recently in the person
of our noble friend, R. C. Sanders.
He says they did him good. He
now tips the beam at 285 pounds,
and makes the earth shake when
he laughs.
Miss Patience Potter.
KARTAH, GA.
The many friends of Miss Leas
Yose are glad to hear that she is i
improving after her recent illness.
She was thought to be dangerously
sick most of last week from a re
lapse of measles.
Measles are still raging in this
section, several new cases having
been reported in the last few days.
Dr. Johnston, the popular phy
sician of Kartah, is at his father’s
near New, sick with measles.
Mr. Henry Dollar, of Floyd
county, father of P. J. Dollar, of ,
this place, died on the 28th, aged ;
67 years. 1 1
Miss Maggie Gordon and Miss
Viola Wright went down to Rome '
Saturday and returned Sunday.
Mr. J. T. Kendrick, of Atlanta, .
is at home now on account of sick- :
! ness in his family. They have had ;
i three very sick children, but are
! now thought to be improving.
, D. B. Scott, who is visiting rela
-1 rives in Wilcox count)", is expected <
; home in a few days.
Several of the Dirttown people i
! went to Rome Thursday to hear j
; the Montgomery trial.
Our school at Bethel continues <
;to increase. Mrs. Wood deserves 1
much praise as a teacher. '
Country Girl. ‘
The Modern Invalid
Has tastes medicinally, in keep
ing with other luxuries. A remedy
must be pleasantly acceptable iu
form, purely wholesome in compo
sition, truly beneficial in effect I.
and entirely free from every ob- ,
jectionable quality. If really ill ,
he consults a physician'; if consti- i
pated he uses the gentle family
laxative Syrup of Figs.
!'
Notice to Teachers,
The teachers will be paid for the '
. fourth quarter at the Bank of Com- i
tuerce on Saturday the Bth.
All parties having orders on teach
ers are required to present them on
>, that day. S. E. Jones, C. S. C. j 1
i ' 1
MENLO, GA.
Health is good in our village except
some cases of measles. J. G. Majors
and Lee Holland have them.
C. C. Knox is suffering very much
with cancer.
L. Hurley, of Tass, Ala., was visit
ing A. Day last week.
Miss Belle Ellison, of Mentone, was
here last week on a visit to the family
of M. Hooks.
Alvin Leslie, of the Cove, has been
in Menlo foi several days.
J. J. Burns has moved to Trion
with his family, aud the printing out
fit. He will edit a paper at that place
aud change the name of it, but will
send it to all former subscribers.
W. J. Simmerville, of this place,
went to Sharp on business Saturday.
A young man of this place iutima
| ted to his girl's mother that he might
! ask for her (the girl) and the answer
was: “I will take the rake, the shovel
| and the pitch fork to any one asking
for . Iwill rake him down, shovel
him up and pitch him out” Be care
j ful boys what you say, for this should
be a warning.
Mrs. 11. E. Day returned yesterday
| from Hurley, Ala., after several days
visit there,
Prof. Ransom and Miss Tinuie Ow
ens went up near Shaw last Saturday
where the hitter w ill take charge of a
school.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Law
rence, this morning, a fine son.
Shall'.
RACCOON MILLS.
Seeing that you have no correspon
| dent at this nlace I have decided to
j give you a few items.
The health of our town is very bad
| at present, as we have measles, whoo
i ping cough, chicken pox and grippe.
H. C. Gilbert and daughter, Miss
Ida, have been very sick the past week
with grippe but are now slowly improv
ing.
° i
Miss Carrie Agnew has had a splen
did school here all the winter until re
cently when there has bsen a heavy
decline in attendance on account of so
much sickness.
Our gnend, George Alexander, has
just returned from a two weeks visit
to Texas, and has resumed Ins former
place in the store. We are glad to see
him back once more.
Miss Mattie Wyatt, who is attend
ing school at Cedartown, was at home
a day or two recently on a visit to her
parents. She returned to Cedartown
Monday.
O. L. Wyly, formerly of this county
is in our section on a visit to relatives
and frrends.
If the waste basket don’t get this I
will try to do better next time.
Birdie.
A Lively Election.
Last Saturday an election was
held in this place for Justice of
the Peace to fill the vacancy caus
ed by the removal of Esquire T.
W. Lee to Dirttown valley.
For several days the fight waxed
warm, the candidates being B. F.
Atkins, Hugh Richardson and
Thos. Rich. The evening before
the election Mr. Atkins retired
from the race and left the fight to
Mr. Richardson and Mr. Rich.
Quite a lot of interest was taken
in the matter, and a 1 day Satur
day groups of voters gathered a
round the polls, voting and discus
sing the probable result.
But Mr. Rich seemed to have
things his own way, and about 4
o’clock by mutual consent of both ;
candidates the polls were closed
and soon afterward the result was
announced.
A total of 262 votes was cast and j
of this number Mr. Rich got 223, j
and Mr. Richardson 39. Mr. Rich j
is a young man of excellent char- j
acter and steady habits, and will I
no doubt make an efficient and j
painstaking officer.
From Saturday’s Tribune.
Mrs. Maud Allgood King was in the
city Saturday.
Rev. D. T. Espy, correspondent of j
the Tribune at Trion, paid the office a j
pleasant call yesterday.
Judge W. M. Henry returned last
evening from Cartersville, where he j
has been holding court this week, and j
he -will hear a number of motions to
day. He made a splendid impression |
during his stay in that place.
Mr., E. X. Martin, one of Summer
ville’s leading merchants, was in the
city today.j
Killed In a Runaway.
Oscar Bowman who liTed just above
Subligna in the edge of Walker couu- ;
ty, died last Tuesday night from the
effects of an injury received while try- !
ing to stop a runaway team.
Mr. Bowman, it seems, was in the
woods with a team hauling rails, when
his dog started a rabbit, which coming
near the horses frightened them and
caused them to run. Mr. Bowman
succeeded in getting in front of them,
and in his efforts to stop them was
struck in the breast by the wagon ton
gue, inflicting injuries from which he
died.
LAFAYETTE, GA.
Mr. Editor, if you will give me a
little space in your paper I will I
give you a few items from this
place.
Health of our town is very good
except a few cases of grippe.
Mr. Pursley is convalescing from I
1 a severe attack of fever.
Miss Maggie McLothern has been i
very sick the past week.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Simmons, j
a few days ago, a fine boy.
Mr. and Mrs. Pettigrew loft a ;
few days ago for Alabama city, to j
work in the cotton factory there, i
Messrs Ervin Ramsay and Jas. j
Keowu, of Getup, made a short j
visit to relatives at LaFayette last
j week.
The many friends of Miss Fanny j
Cordle will be glad to know that!
she if out again after a severe at- i
tack, of fever.
| jDied on the 16th of January, 1
Mrs. Baker. She leaves a husband
I and five children to mourn her
I death. The husband and bereaved
I family have the sympathies of
many friends in their sad bereave
ment.
Xo weddings to report but think
there will be soon. What about 1
it, Miss M— Some of the boys J
seem to have forgotten that it is
leap year. They should remember
and be ready for any proposal.
News is scarce this week. Will
! try to do better in my next.
Theophilus.
MENLO DOTS.
Xot much news this week.
We have had several days of very
bad, muddy weather, but it seems to
be moderating at this writing.
Farmers of this vicinity are begin
ning to pitch their crops in real earn
est. Quite a number started their
i plows last week.
Mr. Thos. C. Shope, of Merit, Texas,
is the guest of his brother, Mr. John
L. Shope, and is also attending Menlo
High school.
Justice Court convened hare Satur
day, G. T. Horton presiding. Very
little business was transacted however,
as the majority of cases had been sat
isfactorily adjusted previous to the sit
ting of court.
Messrs Robert and William Fowler
of Bridgeport, Ala., are the guests of
relatives and friends in Menlo and vi
cinity.
Mr. J. L. Shope made a flying trip
to Summerville on business Thursday.
We are glad to report that the little
child of Mr. S. M. Lawrence who has
been quite sick, is convalescent.
Mr. S. L. Knox is inclosing his yard
with a handsome wire fence, which
will add much to its appearance when
, completed.
Mr. Satterfield is building a chimney
and otherwise improving his residence
in our burg.
Material is being placed on the
ground by Contractor Hassell for the
the erection of a new Masonic hall.
The lower story will be occupied by |
Jennings & Son as a storeroom. We
understand the building will be pushed
l rapidly to completion.
Rev. Mr. Norton, of Attalla, Ala.,
was on our streets last Thursday.
I will close with best wishes for the
News and its readers. 11. A.
Summerville High School.
The spring session of this school !
will resume Jau. (j, 1896. Art, music j
and elocution will be under the man- j
j agement of proficient teachers.
John C. King,
Palemon J. King,
Principals.
|Gladness Comes
With a better understanding of the
transient nature of the many pliys- |
ical ills which vanish before proper ef
| forts—gentle efforts—pleasant efforts— j
| rightly directed. There is comfort in ;
the knowledge that so many forms of
I sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to a constipated condi
tion of the system, which the pleasant
| family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt- '
ly removes. ’ That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
1 who Value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
! one remedy which promotes internal <
j without debilitating the (
organs on which it acts. 11 is therefore
all important, in order to get its bene
j ficial effects, to note when you pur-
I chase, that you have the genuine article, 1
which is manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by all rep
utable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, then laxa
tives or other remedies are not needed, i
If afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most skillful
physicians, but if in need of a laxative,
then one should have the best, and with
the well-informed everywhere, Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction, i
1 _ .. i
A WOMAN JAILED.
She is Brought In Under A
Strong Guard.
Mary Williams, a white woman,
living near Subligna, was brought
to town Sunday in charge of Bai
liff's O’Bur and Lawrence, assisted
by six other men, some of of whom
were armed with shot guns, and
placed in jail on a warrant charg
ing her with keeping a lewd house.
It is said that the Williams
house had become headquarters
for the riotous and unruly young
men in the community, and that
drinking wild cat liquor, and bois
terous conduct generally, was com
mon. Finally the good people in
the community tired of this re
proach in their midst, and gave
the woman warning to move. This
she declined to do, and Saturday a
war-ant was sworn out, and after
a preliminary hearing she was
bound over to court.
Threats had been made by the
woman’s friends that if she was
committed by the court that she
would be released before the offi
cers sould get to Summerville with
her, and these threats coming to
the ears of the officers caused them
to summon a strong posso of men,
well, armed, to see that the orders
of the court were enforced.
Saturday night a jug of whiskey
was carried to the house where the
woman was under guard, so it is
said, and effort to got them drunk
so that they could get the woman
away but in this they failed. They ,
had a buggy ready to convey her
away in the event they could out
wit the officers, but it wouldn’t
work, and the woman was lodged
safely in jail.
Our people are growing more
and more in the habit of looking
to H. H. Arrington for the latest
and best of everything in the drug
line. They sell Chamberlain’s
Cough Remedy, famous for its
cures of bad colds, croup and
whooping cough. When in need
of such a medicine give this reme
dy a trial and you will be more
than pleased with the result.
Alabama News.
E. B. Ledbetter, of Sycamore,
killed six hogs which netted 2,000
pounds of meat.
On the 19th, S. J. Bushin and
Miss Baraa Rabeu, were married
in Cherokee county.
Cherokee county’s new court
house will be completed about the
15th of February.
A receiver has been appointed
for the Piedmont Land and Im
provement Company.
C. H. Campbell and Miss Edna
Firestone, of Cherokee county,
were married on the 16th.
The car works at Gadsden have
a contract to build 150 new cars
1 for the C. R. & C. railroad.
Near Ashville a few days ago J.
C. Black was out in the woods cut
ting timber. Not seeing his little
boy, felled a tree, and in falling it
caught the little fellow andcrush
j ed cut his life.
Five years of the Nineteenth
I Century are left, and in that time
| what changes may be wrought in
the fabric of governments and so
cial organizations? We are evi
dently on the eve of great happen
ings.
The last quarter of the Eigh
teenth saw established the indepen
dence of England’s American Col
onies, which have since become the
greatest government on earth ; the
overthrow of the old Bourbon aris
tocracy in France and the begin
ning of a rearrangement of Euro
pean maps.
The last quarter of the Nine
teenth has seen the French Repub-1
lie firmly established and the de-1
struction of the Braganza monar
chy in Brazil.
It is doubtless destined to see
the passing of the Turk from Eu
rope.
The development of a new power
in Japan is awakening Asia to its
magnificent possibilities. The
completion of Russia’s trails Siber
ian railway will be filled with po
tentialities of world advancement
The insular Russia will ceaso to
exist before the Twentieth Century
dawns and a progressive power will
take its place. The globe is encir
cled with live wires, Cuba and the
r l ransvaal being only more lumi
nant points in the circuit. The
five years between us and the next
century are heavily charged with
thunder and lightning.
RIOT WHAT WB SAY, but
what Hood’s Sarsaparilla Does,
that tells the story of its merit and suc
cess. Remember HOOD’S Cures,
The Me Not Needed.^
A MASSACHUSETTS TOWN HEARS
AND WONDERS.
Wh»t t Miracle was There! Twisted
Limbs and a Crooked Neck .
Straightened.
(From the Taunton, Mass., Gazette.)
Over in the town of Wrenthani, Mass.,
everyone is agog with excitement. A chihl
who had been physically deformed for four
yvare, and who was the object of the pity of
the entire town, has had Her limbs straight
ened out, her head again made erect by the
straightening of her neck, and is running
about town now with tide freedom and aban
don of any child.
Mary S.‘Fuller is the name of the little
("tipple. Many of our readers will remem
ber her. She is bht a child of eight wars,
;ind has spent thq past four years in bed,
hopelessly crippled. Rheumatic fever four
year* ago attacked the nerves and cords of
her lower limbs and neck, so that the former
were drawn all out of shape and twisted and
bent backwards in p pitiable manner; and
the cords of the latter were so tightened on
one sjde as to draw her head down on her
■'shoulder. Her arms, too, were helpless, and
neighbor’s hearts bled at the little one’s suf
fering. The progress of the disease reduc I
her to a skeleton, and the poor mother has
almost given her own life for that of the chihl,
in her untiring watching at the little one’s
bedside. Four years of watching! four ve; «
of waiting! and at last the child began to
mend, her cords relaxed, her nervous system
gathered strength and power, and to-day, as
stated above, she is running about the town
a vigorous and happy child. Wrenthani re
joices, physicians applaud, and new methods
in nerve treatments have been suceessfu 11 v
vindicated. Formerly the surgeon would
have been called on in this case to straighten
the limbs. Now the idea is to work in har
mony with nature so far as possible, and to
this end remedies are employed which assist
nature, supplying to the weakened parts the
chemical properties they need. For instance,
in the above case, Dr. Williams’Pink Pills
for Pale People were used, and effected the
cure easily and naturallv.
The mother of the cliild said: “She had
been given up by four doctors, who were cer
tain that they could not cure her. Why, she
couldn’t open her mouth, and 1 actually had
to force the food into it. Her mouth was all
sores, and, oh dear, what a looking child -lie
was, and such a care! Nobody but myself
knows what a trial we both liavebeen through
for she was too young to realize if. If mv
statement will do anybody any good T shall
be glad to have it published, and if those
who read it will only come to me if they are
skeptical, I can convince them in very 'little
rime that I know what I am talking about.
People around here say it was a miracle, and I
believe it was.”
Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills contain nil the
elements necessary to give new life and rich
ness to the blood and restore shuttered nerves
They are for sale by all druggists, or mav be
bad by mail from Dr. Williams’ Medicine
Company, Schenectady, N. Y., for 500. par
box, or six boxes for $”.50.
Look at tliese Prices.
8 oz. nil Wool Joans |> >r yd. 11-
4 “ Scotcli Snuff
1 u
2 Papers Good Needles 5
Black Draught per pack l>
Rifle Powder “ lb. 12
Horse Shoes A Nails " set 16
8 Day Waterbury Clock $2.20.
R. F. ROBERSON,
Trion, Ga,
NEWELL’S COUGH CURE,
A safe and pleasant cure
for Coughs, Colds, Whoop
ing cough, Croup, Bron
chitis, Hoarseness and all
diseases arising from an
inilamoil condition of the
throat, lungs and chest.
For sale by
11. 11. ARK IN biOX.
I Burning Or J|
fit Freezing. M
A Whether you’re scorched .*9
l|f\ with fever or chilled with
B a deep seated cold, the v
Bfi same medicine will cure
JDr.CC.Roc’s J
Sf Pleasant to the Taste.
Wg It does not cause constipa
j jgrf tion, but breaks chills, prevents
|Kr' fever, purifies and thickens the jB
WJ blood, corrects the liver, clean- vj|
K ses the stomach and improves
K digestion, creates an appetite S||
and quiets the nerves. t <3
Bry At all druggists and general stores. jS
If CULLEN & NEWMAN, >J|
Sole Proprietors,
H Knoxville, Tennessee.
jMen j
♦ to distribute t
OUT EU\VCftl be* t
mentis in part payment for a high tirade Acme 1
: bicycle, which we send them on approval. Not
; work done until the bicycle arrives and proves ♦
fcatibfactory.
i Young Ladies “SSsrSi&L** J
i :: J* boys or girls apply th«7 must be well recoin- «
taendod. Write for particulars
ACME CYCLE COriPANY, 1
ELKH A IfT, IND. .