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CORRESPONDENCE.
Editor Ban.vrk-M icsskNokh. —Were
you.ever in dreamland? Did you over
fee^tbc peaceful calm, the sweet sense of
ease, the halo of happiness, the infinite
and pleasurable ecstasy of yearning satis¬
fied? Last evening I studied in the
gloaming, and wandered around the
scenes of the hapMf past. 1 went to the
well on the square and drank long and
deep from the old moss covered bucket
there. 1 sit upon the long bench undet
ihe wide spreading oak and as the shad¬
ows of night lengthened out towards the
east I sat down and let sweet memory
roll like a flood tide over my soul. A
mocking bird sang sweet carols in the
branches over head; her little throat
opening wide in her joy to let the burst¬
ing song pi.’or nut to glad me with sensu¬
ous delight. From down the valley came
the weird and mournful notes of the whip
poo-will, quivering upon the niglit-wind.
Under the pile of debris of morter and
brick a little cricket chirped his
evening song, liis mate answering
his song of love with “dice dee I 'ove
thee.’’ “( lice dee I love thee;'' the cock¬
les of their little hearts vibrating with
glee and love.
As the sun tints glowed up like dying
embers in the west to make the last Hush
of life 1 saw a beautiful city with long
wide streets and palatial homes, hand¬
some business emporiums and along its
streets hustled and hustled a gay and
happy throng, the vehicles of pleasure
were flitting hither and yon and beauti¬
ful ladies and handsome men laughed
and chatted in hoisteious pleasure. The
drays were crowding and jostling togeh
or, loaded with valuable merchandise
and freight. I gazed in awe and admira¬
tion. Presently I saw a flame flash across
the sky written in lurid letters, Buchan¬
an! Just then a huge monster pierced my
side with lance of pain and with a scream
of fright I awoke and found a monstrous
flea with buckled shield and shining
lapee ready to devour me. I rushed to
my room and disrobed to find myself
black with them, and after spending a
sleepless night fighting these pests I came
down town vowing eternal fealty to stock
law.
C. J. JlJHAN.
MONEY TO LOAN.
If you have real estate and want to box
row money, apply to
-its. W. P. Robinson.
BREMEN.
Revs. Lasseter and Clements, of Talla¬
poosa arc expected to preach at Buchan¬
an the first Sunday in June.
A protracted meeting will begin, D V.,
at Bremen the first Sunday in June and
continue the week following. We are
expecting ministerial help from Temple
and Rome.
We want to hold a week's meeting at
Waco begining the tliiid Sunday in June.
Jas. L. Ivkt.
WANTED.—A good blacksmith at
once. Apply to
J. S. Williams,
Buchanan, Ga.
Our correspondents will please excuse
us for leaving off their communications
this week.
When you lie down at night let your
questions be, have I wronged any man?
hare I told the truth?
THE KRAMER SASH, DOOR 4
* BLIND *
MANUFACTURING t COMPANY.
G. R. BULLARD,
J. I'. 11. BOSWELL asi> M. K. PHILLIPS,
—PROPRIETORS.—
Manufacturers and Dealers in Sash, Doors and
Blinds of all shapes and prices. We also make
Mantles to order. Mouldings of all kinds, dress¬
ed and Matched Flooring and Ceiling; Riding
of alijkinds. Give us a call and we will save
you money. We are also agents for F. J. Cool
edge & K'ro’s. Ready Mixed Paints, Pure white
leads and Lintseed oil. Will sell you as cheap as
you can buy in Atlanta, Ga.
FINK WORK A SPECIALTY AND SATISFAC¬
TION GUARANTEED.
BREMEN, GA.
^sGO * TQe<
MRS. T. V. M’CAIN’S %
9
j TEMPLE, GEORGIA J
FOR your H&ts and Dress Goods. She KEEPS a well selec
ted Stock of Millinery and Dress Goods of all kinds to *.
lect from. The large crowds that daily throng to MRS. Me
CAIN’S store will convince the public that they can buy
cheaper there than anywhere else.
w* fir" WHITE GOODS A SPECIALITY! -At
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BINGHAMTON J
FULLY WARR ANTED FOR FIVE YEARS.
DELIVERED AT R. R. STATION FREE.
V. R. DAVIS, Agent, Temple, Ga.
Here We Go! Where?
To T. J. LOVELESS & SON’S
To Buy__
The Cheapest and Best HATS ]
In Town!
The Nicest and Best Dress Goods!
In Town! j
The Cheapest and Best SHOES W'
In Town!
Well in fact everything we need.
They keep it and we are going to buy
it!
Yes; come along, Ladies and Gentlemen, we are ready to
sell you what you want, and at Lowest Figures.
Respectfully,
T. J. Loveless & Son.
SPRING
MILLINERY!
I wish to call the attention of my lady friends to the fact
that I have just received a nice line of
HATS, -HAT * TRIMMING, * RIBBONS, * LACES * ETC., *
I have hats worth from 25 cents to $3.00. Call in and see
me before buying elsewhere.
Mrs. L. P, M’Kissack.
BUCHANAN, GEORGIA.
AFTER THE DEVIL CAME.
About six weeks ago I visited friends
in Calhoun county, Ala. 1 stayed only a
short time and my visit was a very pleas¬
ant one. 1 had the. pleasure of meeting
a great many old friends and making a
great many new ones. I had an oppor¬
tunity of being at some all day singings
with “dinner on the ground” and of
course 1 was there. Amid all this enjoy¬
ment, imagine my surprise on hearing of
the report being circulated at home that
“Oscar Wild was killed near Anniston,
Ala., by a runaway team.” That was
me. Only, of course, I hadn't been kill
ed, or anything of that kind, and I was
near Anniston and all that, But then it
wasn't me and 1 couldn't help believing
it was if they bad left out the runaway
SRJ,**
was me, and some of them spoke of going
right out to sec about it.
Oh! how sorry everybody was. How
they pitied mama, and how sorry they
were for Rosa and George for losing such
a noble brother and what a great man I
had given promise of making, and how
much good they had calculated on iny do¬
ing in the world. Really I could not help
thinking it would have been a down-right
shame if it had been me—everybody were
so sorry.
I think it was wrong to like a fellow as
much as they all did me and never let
him know it. I would have treated them
lots better through life if 1 had know n
the people thought so much of me.
There were resolutions drawn up in the
Alliance and nearly all the members cried
and said I had been a noble young man.
it seemed that I was the principle hope
of that institution. The teachers of the
Sunday school all cried and said I’d been
a good hoy and they had always been so
proflil of me and had so.hoped that I
would live to bless the world. If I had
ever known they had such hopes of me 1
would have never played marbles, traded
or went fishing on Sunday a single time.
After hearing of all these things I de¬
cided to return home at once. Oh, I was
so anxious to see everybody. I knew
they would all he so glad to see me. I
felt as if it would he a dreadful tiling for
everybody if 1 were to die. I hoped
more than ever for everybody’s sake that
I’d live to make a mark in the world. 1
never want to arttict people so again.
Everybody liked ineso well, and I was so
thankful that I wanted to stay witli
them. 1 made sure that I would have a
good time with so many friends.
Well, I came home in time to he at our
County S. S. Association and nearly ev¬
erybody was glad—I guess, hut it wasn't
a bit like I thought it would be. Every¬
body had heard about it being another
fellow and some had been saying they
knew all the time it wasn’t so,'that I was
not the kind of a fellow to die young, and
one fellow said 1 hadn’t enough work
about me to he driving a team of mules,
etc., etc. Some who took on about it
looked sheepish, and all the girls, with
that ungrateful Yankee girl, took it back
and said they never cried a bit. The pres¬
ident of our Alliance laughed and said
he reckoned the Governor’s chair would
not have to go empty after all, and the
S. S. teachers took on iome, A great
many of the hoys said “hallo, Oscar!”
and didn’t even shake ands with me.
When I saw Ed Bonne thought “now
lie’s coming to tell m >w much be al¬
ways thought of me,’» 1 I smiled and
looked as pleasant ; is I could, hut
lie turned off anoth and looked as
though he thought p bigger sneak
than ever. I alnn # like I didn’t
have a right anyvv suppose the
fellows sorrow li. f Jonciled them
to my loss, and wl/iej I came back it.
confused them.
1 am not sorry that I am going away
next week, hut I’m just Another fellow
after all, and I can’t help thinking that if
it had been that Ed Bonner himself that
had been killed there would have been
just as big a fuss made about him and I
expect the Yankee girl would have cried
too. It’s a funny world, but I have as
good a right here as any one else—happy
thought!
I’ve made a new resolution. It’s to be
just as good, studious and promising as
all the people seemed to think 1 had been
after my death was reported. Then if
anything should happen, folks wouldn't
have to he so two-sided about it.
MORAL.
If you have a friend worth loving,
Love him. Yes, and let him know
That you love him, ere life’s evening
Tinge his brow with sunset glow.
Why should good words never he said
Of a friend until he is dead?
Obcah Wild.
SALARY, $25 PER WEEK.—Wanted:
Good Agents to sell our General line of
merchandise. Mo peddling. Abovo sal¬
ary will be paid to “live” agents.
For further information, address:
CHICAGO GENERAL SUPPLY CO.,
No 178 West Vauliuren St., Chicago, 111.
aprl 111 Jy
LOCAL ITEMS.
KltV.sH FISH,
If you want fresh fish he at our- Ad¬
just after the south bound passeugi
comes Saturday afternoon. Come imme¬
diately before they arc all gone.
1*. .1. I.ovki i>s ,v Son.
Parents, semi your children Id -vhool.
Prof. Joe IV. Kelly commenced - 'bod
here Wednesday morning.
If you receive a copy of the liusn.
Mksskngkk this week, read it.
Our local ami editorial columns have
been given to the write up this w e. k.
Mr. .1. W. Stubbs, Rutland, (fa., says
Uradycrotiuc is a sure cure for ile.id
ache.
Here are some men: Zee wishy washy.
Zee Wishy washy. Washy re** whisky
washy zee wishy.
Oneof the trustees wanted a bet r man
for a school teacher. Pull the mote out
of thine own eye.
What do you think of a man who wiil
say lie is a friend to you ami tin a turn
around and stab you in the back?
When the righteous rule the people re¬
joice; when the wicked rule the people
mourn. Who rules in Buchanan? Art
our people rejoicing?
Cash paid every night if required for a
farm hand by J. S. G;um, three mile
north of Buchanan, Gil., on Kockinarf
road near Chandler’s shop.
The people say they have let a few
men divide them on school matters here
long enough. Let the people rule, os
clear the track and let us pass.
Parents, would you think for a moment
of going back on your obligations? If
you have subscribed to a school 1>« as
good as your word and send your children
on if they arc not sick.
J. P. Cooper, the old fruit tree man is
here again in the interest of the Koine
Nursery, asking you to save him an order.
You will save money to deal with him
and get a reliable stock raised in Georgia.
If people would do what they say they
will do, theie would be less trouble in this
world. We don’t have to open our nnmtIts
every time we say anything. (y.Tr ... : u -r
and intimations through our actions are
Bring words.
Don’t think that we are taking sides
with any one if we should happen to dif¬
fer with you on any question. What
have to say is from an honest conviction,
and if it don’t suit you we are sure that
we would not mar our conscience just to
please you. Understand we are open fo i
conviction. An honest heart will \ iel <:
to conviction and cleave to that which is
right.
The Union Sunday school of Buehaim>.
will picnic at the pond just east of tow
Saturday. Marshal W. L. Young was ap
pointed to prepare the grounds, who tell
us that he has a beautful place fixed ne:
a spring of good cool water. Everybody
invited to attend and to bring along some¬
thing good to eat. Let the children al!
turn out. It will be a day of pleasure
and recreation.
We expect, to have more to say ahum
the school here next week, and wo wiil
put you on notice in advance that if you
don’t like it you can let it alone. We a re
here for the best interest of Buchanan
and we don’t propose to play shut, month
any longer on such
important questions that affects the pub¬
lic. We are going to hew to the line, let
the chips fall where they may.
A man is not much of a friend to
who will go among your enemies and
that you have injured yourself in this or
that thing, or that he believes it will in
juie you. Your enemy should catch on
to this friend and remember that lie would
do the same by him. If you have a friend
whom you believe to he doing wrong, g,
to him and him alone about the mafic,.
That's the kind of a friend you would p
prcciate. If you want a friend he ;■
friend yourself. While you may gain fa¬
vor with your friend’s enemy by tin -
talking, you may at the same time he los¬
ing your best friend. A true friend is
wprth more than gold. Can't you he
worth more than gold to your friend by
being true to him?