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The Summerville News Published Every Thursday. BY TTIE NEWS PUBLISHING CO. O. J. Espy. Editor and Manager. Tkkms of Subscriptions One Y' ar SI.OO Six Mouths 50c Thrne Months 25c Advertising Rates will be Made Known on Application. Entered at the Summerville Port Office aa Second Claris Mail Matter. ’Phone No. 6. Summerville, Ga., Fib. 25, 1909 Under the new convict law, where a county does not take its legal porata of convicts, and they are apportioned to some oth er county or counties, the latter musi ultimately pay such county back in convicts when it calls for them for work on its public roads Or, it is possible, under the law, for a county to call for its con victs and turn them over to some other county for a cash consider ation, the money to be expended in improving the public roads of the county so selling its convicts labor. «« » » The Georgia Fruit Exchange and its members will resist the application of the Southern Ex press company to the railroad commission, to fix an estimated weight, of 40 pounds for standard_ six-basket earrjy <•»•••«■■ ~f peach of ti.amnsions 1’ by 24 inches, which will come up before the commission for formal hearing to day. The Southern Express Com pany has hitherto shipped three crates of peaches at 100-pound rate, and the increase of 20 per per cent will be vigorously fought by the peach shippirs. t aj - • "■ '■ The transformation of Ireland from a country of tenant farmers and absentees landlords into a country of peasant proprietor proceeds apace. In single months negotiations covering the pur chase of as many as 5000 farms, have been completed. Since the passage of the act of 1903, notes the New York Mail, the latest official report shows purchase agreements to the number of 166, 898 have been lodged, and loans applied for to the Government under the act to the amount of $288,742,305. —————• ♦ »l • Some merchants want anewspa per to everlaatilgly preach against people sending money off to mail order houses when as a matter of fact these same merchants rare ly ever try to counteract the in fluence of the mail order business by calling attention of customers to the bargains they themselves may have to offer, says The Qui t man Free Press. One good way at least, to put the mail or der house out of business is for local merchants to fight them with tJie same kind of fire they use. Tell the people intelligent ly and constantly what you have to offer them and show them how low you will sell. Then above all live up o what you ad vertise. AN OLD ADAGE SAYS ••A light purse U ■ heavy curac” SkkneM makes a light purse. The LIVER is the seat of nine tenths ot all disease. Tutt’sPills go to the root of the whole mat ter. thoroughly, quickly safely and restore the action of the LIVER to normal condition. Give tone to the sy stem and solid flesh to the body. Take No Substitute. o a.BToniA. i A. i Unjust Charge A m v dispatch from Atlanta, evidently originating in the of fice of th pension commissioner says: “Lt is a well known fact that as compared vith other sec tions of the state, the mountain counties furnished fewer soldiers to the Confederate forces, and yet the pension rolls show a far greater proportion of pensioners * in that section. This is confined , to one or two counties but in cludes practically all of them.” > In this connection the counties comprising the Ninth district are • especially mentioned and criti t cised. The charge may be true of the ninth district, but it is utterly untrue in regard to the Seventh district embracing the mountain counties of north- I west Georgia. The counties composing the Seventh district sent as many sol ’ diers Io the war as any other section of the stite, in proportion to population, and their record on the fighting lines of Lee, Jack son and Johnson challenges the< record of the bravest men who ei er went to war for any cause. The history of Gen. “Tige” An derson ’s brigade, made up main ly in North Georgia, is one that 'will live in history, and this is but one instance of many other . commands in the war which went from that part of the state. It is just as well to keep the record straight, and give honor to whom honor is due. Quitman Free Press. The increase in the alien pop ulation of the I nited States in 1 the year ending Sept. 30 last was -■ohly 6.298. According to Secre tary Straus, 724,1 12 foreigner. 1 ' came to this country in the year between Oct. 1. 1907, and Sept. 3( last, but during the same period 717,814 foreigners left our shores for their own country. According to the New York World the Democratic party is neither dead nor half-dead. It polled 6,393,183 votes last fall, an increase of 1,31'5,211 over 1904 as against a Republican increase of 14,190. Il elected Governors in 14,190. It eleted Governors in Ohio, Indianna, Minnesota, Ne braska, Colorado, Montana, and North Dakota. It has gained a United States Senator in Indiana and also in Oregon. “Statistics however, tell only a small part of the story of the rehabilitation of the Democratic party,” says The World. “The old factional feuds are dead. The country is united again. It is in better con dition than it has been since 1892 and has every prospect of being in still better condition two years from now than it is today. FIGHT ON BOLL WEEVIL 'l'he action of the house in : voting $146,000 to fight the boll weevil in the south means much for the cotton planters, who have already suffered greatly from | these pests, which are no longer confined to Texas, but are spread Ing all over the cotton belt. According to reports the boll weevil has crossed the Mississip pi, and its ravages will cover the Delta and perhaps one-half of Mississippi this year. The fight that the government is making, aided by the states, is one of education. 'l’he farmers are taught how to minimize the | number of the pests and how to grow a pretty good crop despite their nestings in the bolls and tht 1 ravenous attacks on the plant in general. The proposed appropri ation will no doubt be accepted by the senate ami become a law. and it will go a long way toward arming the farmers for the battle against the destructive insect. .s— ♦ - Public Sale I will sell at public out cry to the highest bidder ofr cash on Sat nday, March 6th. at my res '•(suienee in Summerville all nr h .;n< hold and kitehen furniture. Sale will begin at I :30 p. m. W. U. Johnson. The cheapest thing to give is a ; kind word, and it is often worth | more than gold. JOHN A. JONES DEAD Many friends and relatives of Mr. J. A. Jones were grieved to hear of his death which occurred at his home in Dirttown valley, Tuesday afternoon at 4 o’clock. John Alvin Jones was born and reared in Chattooga county and belonged to one of the oldest and most substantial families of this section. He served through the perilous years of the civil war in the Virginia army, a member of Co. F. 9th Regiment, Georgia Vol unteers, and gallantly followed the flag through many hard fought battles. Some years later he was happi ly married to Miss Margaret Ken drick of this county, made his home near his father’s homestead in Dirttown valley, and there, as devoted husband and father, friend, neighbor, citizen and chris tian gentleman, has lived an ex emplary life. In the Bethel Presbyterian church, where he has served as . an Elder for years and as Sun day school superintendent for thirty years, he will be sadly miss ed. Mr. Jones is survived by his wife and five sons and daughters Frank Jones,of Troy, Ala.; Ar thur Jones, of Decatur, Ala., Dr. E. G. Jones, of Atlanta, Mrs. Campbell, of Atlanta and Miss Mattie Jones; one sister, Mrs. Alex King, of Gore, and three brothers, Rev. James Jones of Meridian, Miss; Hon. S. E. Jones, of Dirttown, and Dr. R. D. Jones, of Summerville. Hoarse coughs and stuffy colds that may develop into pneumonia over night are quickly cured by Foley’s Honey and Tar, and it soothes in flamed membranes, heals the lungs, and expels the cold from the system. Sold by all Druggists. MONTVALE Mr. R. L. Moore is making im provements on his place in the way of a new dwelling. Mr. Steve Anderson has added a new piazza to his residence. Mr. Melvin White and sister, Miss Beatrice ofOostanaula Sta tion are spending a few days witl relatives here. Mr and Mrs. Will Pullen of Trion returned Sunday after a visit of several days with rela tives here. Mr. and Mrs. John Jackson were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Baker of Gore Saturday night and Sunday. Mr. Lewis Mills and sister, Mis Myrtis, visited relatives at Floyd Springs Saturday and Sunday. Misses Rosy Barbour and Sal lie Jordan were visiting Mrs. W. I). Hix of Gore Saturday. J. T. Shropshire made a busi ness trip to Rome Saturday. There will be a singing at Ebenezer next Sunday afternoon. Everybody come out and lets as sist in making it a good one. We have mules and horses for sale. Will sell for cash or good note.—Lyerly Fruit Co. Fell from Scaffold and injured His Back Thirty years ago James C. Lee )f 1100 9th., S. E. Washington, D C., fell from a scaffold and se riously injured his baek. In tell ing about it he says: “My suf fering was terrible; from the small of my back all around my stomach was just as if I had been beaten with a club. I tried all kinds of plasters, belladonna, cap cine, and porous plasters, without* getting relief, and bought so called electric belts, but none of them did me any good. One day while working near mj daughter's house, my baek pain ed so badly that I had to quit. 1 went into the house and lay dowi for ease. My daughter had a bot tle of Sloan’s Liniment in the house and she rubbed my baek well with it and gave me some to take home. I used six and a half bottles of Sloan's 25c Liniment and can do as much work now as ' any man in the shop, although I I am sixty-seven years old. would not be without Sloan's Liniment i for any consideration and recom mend it to anyone suffering pain .1 LAWRENCE—MORELAND The many friends of Miss Geor gia Lawrence, who has been in Jacksonville, Fla., since Christ-, mas, will be interested to learn of her marriage to Dr. J. D More land, of Comancha, Texas. . This news will bring a surprise to the friends of Miss Lawrence in Rome, though not to her fam ily, as the marriage was a culmi nation of a romance that began more than two years ago. When Dr. Moreland was a student at the Atlanta Dental College he met Miss Lawrence and they be came engaged soon afterward. After graduating with honors at Atlanta the doctor went to Tex as to establish a home for his bride. After gaining the consent of her parents the young couple agreed to meet at Shreveport, La. and the marriage took place there on Sunday morning. Dr. and Mrs. Moreland left im mediately for their home in Tex as. Mrs. Moreland is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Lawrence of Subligna, Ga., and while a res ident of Rome she won many friends by her accomplishments and grace of manner. Hearty con gratulations will follow the coup le.—Rome Tribune Ilerald. MENLO, R. F. D. NO. 1 Rain, rain and bad roads is • the talk now, as the roads are get ting awfully bad in places. Some sickness :n our communi ty. Mr. P. H. Millican has two children with fever. Mrs. Gattis ( is suffering with Erysipelas in . her face. Mr. W. 11. Walters was in Chat tanooga a part of last week on business. • Miss Lydia Curry spent Sunday with home folks. The box supper Saturday night at Pine Grove was a success in . every way. The entertainment . aws enjoyed hy all present and some real good speeches were | made. County School Commission er Jones was with us and made a good talk on school and school . houses, after which our teacher, I Miss Watson made a short talk We trust all the patrons of the ' school will put their shoulders to the wheel and help her carry on this great work. Mrs. Holland of Holland was visiting Mrs. F. T. Willmott Sat urday. X Strenuous Fatalism. Old Abe Cruger lived in New England in the days of Indian war fare. He was a fatalist of a pro nounced type. Nevertheless he would not venture forth without his blunderbuss. One day he had an important errand, but the blunder buss, when he came to get it, was missing from the rack made of an tlers where it always hung. Some one of his family had taken it. Abe sat down to wait till it was brought back. “But, Abe, I thought you were a fatalist?” said a friend. “So I am,” the old man an swered. “Then why bother about your blunderbuss?” taunted the friend. “You are in no danger from the In dians, since you can’t possibly die till your time comes.” “Yes,” said the old man, “but suppose I was to meet an Indian and his time had come. It wouldn’t do for me not to have my blunder busa, would it ?” Disenchanted. “Yes,” she admitted, with a sad little sigh, “there was a time when I thought him the grandest man in the world —when I fancied that nothing could ever make me cease to love him.” “Well,” her friend replied, “I suppose we are all doomed to these disenchanting experiences. We have only to become acquainted with a man to discover that he is not the god we had supposed him to be.” "But it wasn’t becoming ac quainted with him that destroyed my ideal. I am sure that I could still think him splendid if I had never seen him in ridina breeches ” •—Chicago Record-Herald. Many Women Praise this Remedy. If you have pains in the baek. Uri nary , Bladder or Kidney trouble, anc want a certain, pleasant herb cure of woman's Ills, try Mother Gray's Aus tralian Leaf. It is a safe and never failing regulator. At Druggists or by i mail 50 cts. Sample package FREE. Address. The Mother Gray Co, Le | Roy, N. Y. IN WASHINGTON, D. C., EVERYBODY KNOWS Ekr WILLIAM jR A- | CT® MB® / jg® fW 111 £ - fill < RiffifesSS® I find Pe-ru-nai. 7 IIf very valuable for . ‘ rebuilding’ of a IIIIOa 3 E® worn and tired system. CHIVALROUS, high-minded, impulsive, generous, courteous, courageous, loyal, a believer in good fellowship, a lover of home, magnanimous to ene mies, true to friends, is a reputation that any man may well envy. No man better exemplifies this description than Col. William Camp, whose testimonial is given below. His unique figtire and charming personality is well known in the streets of the capital city of the United States. His word is as good as his bond. His frankness and truthfulness no one has ever questioned that knew him. Read what he says concerning Peruna. to say that I have used Peruna and find it a very / < valuable remedy for coughs or colds and rebuilding of a worn 2 and tired system, dissipating and eradicating that old tired feel- ], J ing."—Col. William Camp, 1740 L St., N. W., Washington, D. MR. CHAS. BROWN, Rogersville, Tenn, writes: “I feel it my duty to write you a few words in praise of your Peruna. I have tried many differ ent remedies, but have found that Pe na is the greatest tonic on earth, and a perfect system builder. “ A friend advised me to take Peruna for indigestion, and it cured me in a short time. I was very weak and ner- A BUDDING GENIUS. Ambitions and Hard Work of the Boy Saint Gaudens. Immediately on being appren ticed to A vet I applied for admis-1 sion to the drawing school of the ■ Cooper institute, and every even-' ing after my return from work at 6 o’clock and a hasty tea 1 went down there, where my artistic edu cation began. I can recall there the kindly im-! pression produced on me by Abram | S. Hewitt as he glanced at me dur ing some function. Father at that time was making shoes for the Cooper family, and I suppose that that is why he looked at me. The feeling of profound Jtfatitude for the help which 1 have had from that institution abides with me to this day. It was during the next two or three years that my first aspirations and ambitions made themselves felt. I became a terrific worker, toiling every night until 11 o’clock after the Cooper institute was over, in the conviction that in me anoth er heaven born genius had been given to the world. I can recall thinking in public conveyances that if the men stand ing on the platform around me could realize how great a genius was rubbing elbows with them in the quiet looking boy by their side they would be profoundly impress ed. As a result, I was so exhausted by the confining work of cameo cutting by day and by drawing at night that in the morning I was literally dragged out of bed by mother, pushed over to the wash stand, where I gave myself a cat’s ! lick somehow or other, driven to the seat at the table, administered my breakfast, which consisted of tea and large quantities of the long French loaves of bread with butter, and tumbled downstairs, out into the street, where 1 awoke. —“Rem- iniscences of Augustus Saint Gau dens” in Century. I have a good mule for sale— W. J. Bryant. -. t .---- .- ■■--• •-•w*- i —iiarcTSK'-x Tickling in the i hroat “Just a little tickling in the throat!” Is that what troubles you? But it hangs on! Can’t get rid of it! Home rem edies don't take hold. You need something stronger—a regular medicine, a doctor’s medicine. Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral contains healing, quieting, and soothing proper ties of the highest order. Ask your doctor ahou» this. No alcohol in this cough medicine. JTCAyerC Z 'css MBEHfMWH , IIW r EP ,I,<^R', ' wI W r ’*' ;wr~'w<w» wv - < " “A!” ~ Constipation positively prevents good health. Then why a lo.v itto rosit.i'ie? .in active liver is a great preventive of disease. Ayer's Pilis are liver pills. What docs your doctor say? , vous, could sleep but little at night, but Peruna cured that tired, all-gone feel ’ ing, and made me feel like a new man, I heartily recommend it to all who are weak and run down. It will givo . new life and energy. “I can-sot speak too highly of Peruna, and will wt firget to recommend it.” Peruna is manufactured by the • Peruna Drug Mfg. Co., Columbus, Ohio. HUNTING TRIP Be sure to be properly equipped—obtain the STEV ENS and you CANNOT GO WRONG. We make RIFLES . . . from $2.25 to $150.00 PISTOLS . . . from 250 to 50.00 SHOTGUNS. . from 7.50 to 35.00 I Ask vour dealer and Insist | Send for uo-pajre Ulus- on oiir popular make. if I trated catalog. ifinter v >->u cannot obtain, we ship I ested in SHuoTING, vou ]dire t, carriage charges ought to have it. Mailed prepaid, upon receipt of I so. .our cents in stamps to catalog price. I cover postage. Our attractive three-color Aluminum Hanger will be sent anywhere for xo cents in stamps. J. STEVENS ARMS AND TOOL CO., P. O. Box 4096 Chicopee Falls, Mass.. U. S. A. Application for Guardianship. GEORGlA—Chattooga county. F. M. Allen, a resident of said state, having applied to be ap pointed guardian of the person and property of Emily Allen, lu natic resident in said county, no tice is hereby given that said ap plication will be passed on at the next court of Ordinary for said county to be held on the first Monday in March, ajo9. Witness my hand and official signature, this Ist day of Febru ary, 1909. J. P. JOHNSTON, Ordinary Chattooga Co. FOR SALE.—Good pair mules, weight about 1000 pounds each, eight years old. —W. F. Goodrum, one mile east of Farmersville school house in Dirttown valley.