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Our Children, As the elections are about over and uur minds are no longer exci ted by heated political contests, I wish to present to the parents of our county a few facts for their consideration. I write this article fuliy realizing the fact that but feeble impressions are generally made on the minds of the people through the public prints especially npon questions that do not ar use their interest- But if 1 can get one father or one mother to thinking on this groat question, I will not have written m vain. I am convinced of the fact that we are not giving our children tjiat attention both mentally and spir itually that will fit them for the duties that will be expected and demanded of them by a progressive and advancing civilization. As my profession his thrown me continuously with children in the school-room, their natures and their minds have deeply interested me, and I long to see the day come when we will fully realize that the most important question before us is, not what kind of money we shall stamp at our mints, but what kind of stamps we shall place upon the minds of our children. No people can prosper without intelligence, and that wisely direc ted. Neither money nor fertile soil nor extensive manufacturing plants will bring prosperity, unless with them we have a people whose minds have been trained to think, and thus use the advantages that God has given us for our own ad vancement and happiness, and for his glory- The grandest object in this world is a human being whose mind has been thoroughly trained, in that it can think deep and long, and think tor good, or if you please, for God. • Feeling this way about the mat ter, I wish to ask every*parent in Chattooga county to consider ser iously the question, “How much do 1 owe my children?” Imagine them standing out before you as you read this article—precious st >nes that are placed m your hands to polish and prepare for service in this world of God's crea tion. 1 know you want to be a trmj parent, 1 kn >w you love your children above any earthly consid eration. If you do, then let me help you arrive at a correct answer to the above question. In the first place, we are our children's keepers. We are respon sible to God and to the world for the positions they will occupy in life. The slums and alleys of our cities, filled with boys and girls, raise their choked voices above the slang and profanity in their midst and. pointing to the ragged waifs, say, "Where are those children's parents?” These say to you fath ers, these say to you mothers, that you are children's keepers. Our jails and penitentiaries shake their menacing fingers at you and sav that you are your children's keep ers. Civilization, as it mounts higher and higher under the guid ance of God's Truth, tells you that you are your children's keepers, and demands that you shall put your thoughts and your lives into their training. Even God himself likens you to the watchman on the ' wall, and if they perish without your most faithful efforts, their blood will rest on your heads. 1 tell you we are our children's keepers. When the tender bud is planted in the garden and it grows up a gnarled and crooked tree, we have a right to demand of the gar dener. "Why is this tree thus dwarfed?” I tell you parents, if we do not “move heaven and earth" to ma’-e go?d men and wo men out of the buds entrusted to our care, we are guilty of criminal negligence. Hero stands a man condemned for some crime. Once he was an innocent child. Now he is a guilty criminal. Once he was a bright-eyed babe, capable of be ing made a powerful agent for good in this world—now he is an agent for evil. Who is responsible for this? Where is his keeper? I x*t his parents come out before God and the world,and say,"Visit the sins of my child upon me for I am the guilty one.” Now- to understand fully what we owe our children, let us briefly see what is expected of them by the ( world, or, to speak more truth ■ fully, what God expects them to ;do when they enter this busy, i bustling world of ours. Six thousand years ago, accord i ing to Bibical chronology, God (created this world, placed man in , it, and commanded him to go forth and subdue it. This command (is to us, as much so as it was to the first man ; and it must be obeyed. Yea we are obeying it today, not perfectly, but imperfectly. Obe dience brings us nearer the goal; disobedience takes us farther away. When this grand civiliza tion is wrought out, when the earth i is thoroughly and finally subdued for God, then I believe the pur poses of creation will have been ac complished and time will end, but not before. Now God expects every one of us to do something towards work ing out this civilization. We are created to glorify God, and we can only glorify him by obeying his commands, and he commands us to subdue the world. This old earth of ours is to yield up her weilth. The irjountains are to give up their treasures; the forests are to bo cut down and utilized; the seas and the rivers are to add their power and their products to I the others; the soil, already fertile is to redouble its effort under the touch of trained intelligence; electricty, snatched from the clouds, incomputable in its power, is to be added to the sum total; various means of communication and transit are to link together the four quarters of the earth ; above all, Christ's Gospel is to be taught to all nations. What a wonderful work for man ! Are we trainirg our children to measure up to their destiny? Father! Mother! Are you fitting your child that it may be a power in this great work that lies out be fore us? If you have never thought over it, stop now and think; think anxiously, think earnestly, and 1 tell you, you will tremble at the responsibility that rests upon you. The parents of other states are arousing themselves in regard to the great question of the training and education of their children. Let Georgia be no laggard in the race among the states. Let Chat . tooga county be fully abreast of the other counties of Georgia. J. W. McWhorter. Miss Lola Scarborough, one of the most artistic trimmers iu the south is in charge of our Millinery Department this sea son. She has just returned from mar ket thoroughly posted as to the pre vailing up-to-date .styles. She has purchased a most magnificent aggre gation of novelties peitaining to this line and will certainly sell you your Hats this season if strictly correct str les and lowest prices are wbat you I desire. Do not make the mistake by buying elsewhere before you see this stock. Hollis & Hinton. Jewelry Shop. I have removed my Jewelry and Watch Repairing establishment from Summerville to Lyerly, where I will be glad to have the public call on me. All work guaranteed, D. J. Cameron. A New Jersey wife wished to know of her husband how it was that he could not drink bad coffee without abusing her, and yet drink bad whisky- without abusing the barkeeper. No mystery’ about that: He just liked the whisky better than the coffee. Ladies’ Wraps. We have just received a magnificent assortment of Ladies’ Capes. Elegant plush and Beaver goods and are pre pared to surprise you with low prices. Do not fail to call and see them, it means money to you. Hollis & Hinton. E. M. Clark, of Duke, Calhoun county, was so badly injured by a runaway team one day last week as to cause his death next day*. \ our Guano notes and accounts were due on the 15th of Oct. Please cal] and pay them. It CbHt-noRN \ Henry, PENLEY WANTS DAMAGES. ————— He Sues the Chattanooga South ern For SIO,OOO. A damage suit was filed in the United States court in Atlanta last week by J. U. Penley, of Harris burg, against the Chattanooga Southern Railway’ for an allegeo injury while in the employ of that road. He claims that he with several other workmen, was instructed to move a hand car from a platform to the track. He says, that with out notice to him, the foreman jerked the car in such away as to throw petitioner down and causing him to get his ankle fractured. He declared that his injury was permanent, and that he was earn ing $1.50 a day at the time of the accident. The case has been referred to Special Master W. P. Hill to hear the testimony. We are receiving daily the very newest and latest styles in Fall Millin ery. Perfect dreams of beauty at prices that will astonish you for their cheapness. Call and see. Thompson Hiles & Co. HOLLAND NEWS. We are glad to hear that Mrs. M. M. Ratliff has returned from Texas where she has been on a vis it to her sister. Misses Lula and Josie Clark will gy to Rome this week on a short visit. Miss Lula Worsham began her school here Monday morning. She is an excellent teacher, and wi'l no doubt make a success of her school. Mr. and Mrs. Brown of Dirttown valley, were visiting relatives and friends at Kincaid Sunday. Mr. Wilfie Ratliff, of Texas, is here on a visit to relatives and friends. He will remain until next fall and in the meantime go to school. Mrs. M. M. Ratliff is visiting her daughter at Fouche this week. Miss Minnie Logan returned Sunday 7 from a visit to her aunt in Dirttown. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Smith are going to move into Texas valley sometime soon. Country Girl. It is your privilege to save money by examining our stock of Ladies- Wraps; you will readily see where and bow this can be done. Hollis & Hinton. RACCOON MILLS. Rev. Mr. Starkey’ who was called to serve the Baptist church, filled his appointment here Sunday and Sunday night, to large congrega tions. • Mr. R. W. Jones was with us last Sunday. Misses. Carrie Agnew- and Ada Gilbert visited Dirttown Saturday returning Monday. Miss Maggie Smith, of Bankhead Ala., passed through here last week enroute to Gainesville, where she goes on a visit to relatives. Mr. Bud Garrett, who has been sick for sometime, is slowly im proving. Mr. B F. Joiner, of Lookout mountain, gave a delightful enter tainment here Monday’ night. Miss Hermion Boyle has just re turned from an extended visit to relatives in Jackson county. Birdie. We are receiving this week a big lot of Dress Goods and Trimmings in ill the new styles and colors. Re member you get a pattern free with every dress you buy. Thompson Hiles & Co. \ Cramps,\ \ Croup, \ \ \r^ s \ X y Colds, y y ache,y -j, DIARRHCEA, DYSENTERY, and all BOWEL A Sure, Safe. Quick Cure for these »L troubles is "PdinKiHerji (PERRY DAVIS’.) Fsetf Internally and Externally. Two Sizes. 25c. and 50c. bottles. NOTICE. I wast every man and woman in the United States interested xn the Opium and Whisky habits to have one of my books on these dis eases. Address B. M. Woolley, Atlanta, Ga, box 352, and one wi;, be sent you tree. MENLO DOTS. Mr. James Gamble of near Sum merville, was in town Saturday. Mr. E. M. Jennings will leave for Chattanooga today, Monday, where he will enter the Chattanoo ga Medical college. Mr. U. P. Martin made a busi ness trip to Trion Saturday. Mr. Corput Satterfield will begin his school near Haywood 'on the first Monday in December. Mr. Satterfield is one of our most clev er young men and it is needless to say that he will give his patrons entire satisfaction. Mr. L. M. Hendon and*Pink Ba ker have formed a copartnership and will sell goods in the Hendon building near depot. Mr. Pink Baker visited Chatta nooga Thursday on business. Prof. Ransom’s school opens to day. Mr. Jasper Wade will leave for Sand mountain, Ala , nevt Wednes day. We wish him success in his new home. Mr. Sam Hughes, who has been living in Texas for several years, arrived with his family last Satur day and will make this section his future home. Your correspondent nude a busi ness trip to Round Mountain, Ala., the first of the week. Bryan and McKinley seem to be the absorbing topic there the same as it is in Georgia. Mr. John C. Lass iter made a business trip to Summerville Sat urday last. Mr. Loyd Neal has moved to Menlo and is occupying one of L. M. Hendon’s houses near the Bap tist church. Prof. Davis of Lyerly, filled Rev- Starkey’s appointment here last Sunday and preached an eloquent sermon. Dr. J. M. D. King, who attended the Masonic Grand lodge at Macon last week, has returned home. Jack Sprat. SILVER HILL, GA. Mr. Mark Espy and charming sister, of Texas valley, were visit ing Miss Janie White recently. Miss Burns, of near Alpine, has a flourishing school at this place. Miss Lula Clark, one of Kincaid’s brightest young ladies, visited Miss Annie Stevenson a few Sun days past. The Primitive Baptist protracted meeting at this place closed the first Sunday with one accession. Mr. G. A. Cordle, of this place, went to Rome last week and will probably remain sometime. Miss Nona Stephenson, of Kin caid, was the charming guest of Miss Annie Stephenson last week. Messrs Dorsett and Morgan went to Chattanooga one day last week. Clyde, the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Stephenson, has been quite sick for several days. Mr. T. F. Kendrick is making some neat improvements on his dwelling. The Misses Stephensons went to Rome last week on a shopping ex pedition Misses Susie Holland and Bessie Taylor, of Kincaid, attended ser vices at Poplar springs the first Sunday- Rev. Mr. Hall, of • near Trion, preached at Silver Hill last Sunday night. Rev. Mr. Cargal, of Raccoon mills, will preach at Poplar springs on the fourth Sunday. Miss Sallie Quinn is at home a gain after visiting Miss Della Fos ter for some time. Miss Lucy Weaver was visiting the Misses McNeal recently. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Stephenson, of New, are visiting in our burg this week. Mr. and Mrs. Canady both died of congestion last week and were buried at Bethel Saturday morning • o * They leave a ; i ttle child ten months old. Mrs. A. H. White visited her sis ter. Mrs. Tom Weaver, one day last Blue Eyed Girl. Letters of Dismission. - *" Gl.<>K‘ilA, Chattooga county. 1 o all whom it i) av concern: Geo. D. administrator of D. F. Allgood. I late ot said county deceased, applies to I me for letters of dismission from said ■ administration, and I wili pass upon I his application on the first Monday in be. ruary next at my office in St miner- i , said county. Given under in I hand and official signature. This 6th day of November. 1-96. JOHN MATTOX, Ordinary. I We Don’t Deal | In Glittering GENERALITIES! either in advertising or in trade. 1 If we say we’ve got a thing we | can show it to you. Seeing is Believing— j ; Come in and see our large stock of Dress M ; Goods, embracing the new novelty Plaids $ ; and Checks. You will be delighted with m ; their beauty and cheapness. We also have » ; handsome Trimmings, and the new Per- » ; caline and Fibre Chamois linings. As For Sf+OES— | ; When people make mistakes they some- fc ! times say: “I put my foot in it then.” jj I You won’t make a mistake when you put ; your feet into our Shoes. We carry a full » line of the famous J. B. Lewis “Wear j! ; Resister” Shoes, every pair guaranteed, | ; and the John M. Smith Shoe. You know $ ; you are getting a good Shoe when you ; buy these. ?; of Everything* | ! We keep a fuller assortment and a more w ! complete stock of general goods than any «l ! store in North Georgia. Wagons, Bug- «< gies, Hardware, Hubs, Rims, Spokes, and : in fact almost everything that is needed «1 I in all the varied pursuits of life. a-CLEGHORNOENRY.-m Year’s Support, GEORGIA, Chattooga county. To all whom it may concern: Mrs. M. A. Walters, widow of < . P. Walters, late of said county deceased, has applied to the undersigned for year’s support for liereselt and minor child from the estate of said O. P. Walters, dec. This is to notify all persons interested, the next of kin and creditors of said deceased, that said application and return qt ap praisers will be passed upon at this of fice on the first Monday in December next Witness my hand, this Cct. 22nd 1896. John Mattox, • Ordinary. Road Notice, GEORGIA, Chattoga county. To all whom it may concern: All per sons interested are hereby notified that if no good cause is shown to the con trary, an order will be granted by the undersigned on the 13th day of Decem ber, 1896, establishing a new road as marked out by the road superintendent ot the MOth road dist, appointed for that purpose, commencing at the south line of Ben and John Perry’s land, running south through the lands of Turner Per ry, William Caldwe.l, Z. D. Perry, Jos eph Hawkins and James Cargal, cross ing the Dirttown and Haywood public road at the pond on the mountain, run ning south through the lands of I. N. Cheney, Mrs C. a.ALen, G. C. Garri son, Ben Mathis, M. M. Wright, Wm. L Selman and John Dunwoody to the I Chattooga and Floyd county line near ■P. M. 'story’s, Sr, This Oct. 3lst, 1896. Jo n Mattox Ordinary. Application Administration To all whom it may concern: J. F. Maples has applied to the undersigned for letters of administration on the es tate of Alfred Maples, late of said coun ty dec, said letters to be granted to said J . F. Maples or the clerk of the superior court or some other fit and proper per son. The said application will be passed upon at my office on the first Monday in December, 1e96. Witness iny hand and official signature. This Oct. 20, 1896. John Mattox, Ordinary. Notice to Debtors and Cred l itors. All persons having demands against the estate of Pheribe J. Bass deceased are h'-reby notified to render in tueir demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment. This Oct. 31st, 1895- T. J. SIMMONS. Adm’r., of Pheribe J. Bass, dec. Sheriff’s Sale. GEORGIA. Chattooga county. Will be sold to the highest bidder for cash before the court h<»usr door in ■Sum merville, said county, within the legal hours of sale, on the first luesdayin December, 1596, the following described p operty, to-wit: Fifty acres of land in lot Xo. one h .ndred anu forty-nine, in 25th district and 4th section of gpid county, beginning at a point in Dry creek, where original south line crosses sMd creek, thence north 5 degrees, east 133 1 -. poles »o stake; thence west 48 poles to stake; thence south 5 degrees; west 133 J:! poles to original land line; the.ice east to beginning point, containing 40 acres; also ten acres cast of this tract and nearecenter on which dwelling is located as described in homestead of W. B. Kilgo on said land. Sold as the prop erty ot W. B. Kilgo to satisfy a mort gage Ufa issuing from Chattooga Super ior court, G W. Mills, a iministrator et al vs. W. B. Kilgo. This Nov. 2, 1896. J. C. Penn, Sheriff. Subscribe for the SUM MERVILLE NEWi. Eight pnges, SI per year. , TAX NOTICE, I will be the following places on the daysj and named low for the collecting State and County the year 1896. Trion Oct 26 McWhorters’s store “ 27 Menlo '• 28 store “ 29 Lyerly “ 30 Seminole Nov. 2 Coldwater “ 3 Kartah <s 4 Haywood “ 5 Subligna “ 6 Gilreath store “ 9 am. Hammond’s mill “ 9 p m. Sawmill at Boyles “ 10 Chelsea “ 11 Alpine “ 12 Foster’s store “ 13 Lyerly “ 16 Chattoogaville “ 17 Holland’s stdre “ 18 Weather’s store “ 19 Silver Hill “ 20 Gore “ 23 Tidings “ 24 Reuben Johnson’s “ 25 ' William Salmon’s “ 26 am. C. B. Atkins’ “ 26 pm. Subligna “ 27 a.m. New “ 27 p.m Raccoon mills “ 30 Clemmons’ mill Dec 1 Trion “ 2 - McWhorter’s store “ 3 Menlo “ 4 Foster’s store “ 7 Lyerly “ 8 Seminole “ 9 Coldwater “ 10 Kartah “ 14 Haywood “ 15 Subligna “ 16 Hall & Clements store “ 17 Roberson's store “ 18 am. I will be in Summerville every Saturday until Dec. 20, when my books will close. Please observe the days and dates and come for ward and settle promptly and save cost and trouble B. L. KNOX, T. C. C. C. Notice to Debtors and Cred itors. All persons having demands against the .state of L. R. V* illiems, late of Chattooga county, deceased, are hereby notified to render in their demands to the undersigned according to law, all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment. This Oct. 26th, 1893. C. r. Wil j.iaws Administrator of L. R Williams, dec