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Wriglitsville, Georgia.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1807.
HANG THE BURGLAR.
Tho Atlanta Commercial ex¬
presses the opinion of a groat many
people m Georgia in its article on
tho change of tho law in regard to
the puniehmentof burglar y. Other
papers throughout tho state are
also calling for the change, among
them the Dalton Argus and the
Brunswick Times.
The murder of Policeman Albert,
in Atlanta, by a burglar whom he
was trying to arrest, haB revived
tho discussion.. Tho Commercial
of that city, in a recent issue, quotes
several policemen of that city as
follows:
U t Hang tl|fe burglar” snid Cap¬
tain Thompson the othor day. ‘Ho
is ns dangerous as tho incendiary,
if not more so. He nevor hesitates
to kill when caught. Arson is pun¬
ished with death; why should not
burglary bo?’
“Acting Chief of Police, W.P.
Manly, Maid yosterday that burg¬
lary nt night is a capital offense been in
North Carolina. This law has
in force for some time, and, as a
result burglaries have been reduced
to a minimum. They are rarely
hoard of.
“‘I think we would lie infinitely
better off if burglary was punished
with death in this stnte,’ ho went
<m to say. ‘The fact that two men
have recently beon killed in this
city emphasizes the necessity of
immediate legislative enactment
on the subject. burglars
“ ‘The fact that are pun¬
ished with penalties less than death
emboldens them in their dastardly
work, and accounts for the frequen¬
cy of the crime.
‘“If we had tho law that is in
force in North Carolina, two of our
most valued citizens would be liv¬
ing today. I am sure that public
sentiment on the question will re¬
sult in legislative enactment that
will bring us relief. 1 ))
GOV. ATKINSON’S IDEA.
Gov. Atkinson is quoted ns say¬
ing in regard to trying to stop
lynchings: “Legislation provide these
can
remidies. In order to enlist the
taxpayers in each county in pro¬
venting lawlessness and in detect¬
ing and punishing criminals, to do
justice to the heirs of the party
lynched, the county from whose
officers the party is taken and
lynched should bo liable in dam¬
ages in a sum not less than $5,000,
to be recovered in suit by the ad
miuUtrtors of the party lynched.
The Governor should be authorized
to remove from office any arresting
officer from whom a prisoner officer is
taken by a mob when such
has failed to do his whole duty.
The law should require the officers
having prisoners in charge when
the mob attempts to take him from
the officer to equal arm the prisoner with and
give him an chance the
men who seek his life in violation
of the law. The crime of assault
.with intent to rape should be made
A capital ofleuse.”
That’s about tho eilliest thing
we have ever hoard on the subject.
The people would not endorse it.
They would not for a moment re¬
ward the rapist for his crime by
imposing on tho taxpayers of the
state to reward his heirs; by pun¬
ishing the officers for his deed,
and by giving him the privilege of
shooting down the men whose wo¬
menfolk he had outraged. The
idea is simply ridiculous.
If a man had relative, an objectionable atid
father or other need¬
ed a little money, all he would
have to do would be to organize a
inob, lynch him, and then collect
$5,000 out of the county. It would
beat life insurance all holler, be¬
cause no premiums would have to
be paiS. Gov. Atkinson’s idea is
not only ridiculous, it is absolutely
absurd.—Dalton Argus.
"THE LATE.”
[We have been requested severs
times the past week to publish the fol
lowing from the pen of Hon. Thus. E.
Watson, rentiers that it may be placed befort
the of Tint Kkcokd. The ar
tide is of considerable length for Thi
Record’s tskvcs limited space, but 'issses under tjjV
1
and merited as it deserves.—E d.]
Reader did you ever rim over the
pages of a Monthly or Quarterly Mag
azine. scanning items of news,dipping
into heated controversive, pausing at
tlie love-stories, as a humming bird
would at a flower, and ^suddenly find
yourself at the last pagvjftrjjfflhre the ed
itor chronicles the list of “Tiie Lpte?”
W ho are “The Late?” They jthe
men who have acted their part, and
have left the stage. They are the dead,
Last month they were full of life-bust
ling, working, quarrelling, loving, ha¬
ting, scheming, dreaming, planning
for melinite futures as though all
Time was (heirs. They read (lie Mag¬
azines last month, just as you are doing
this mouth. They scanned the news,
dipped into the discussions,laughed at
the jokes, lingered with the lovers, and
sighed over the chronicles of “The
Late.” Then they closed the book—
and now Tiikir life-books are closed;
and they Join the lists of “The Lute,”
which you and I are, this month, to
read aud to sigh over.
How sad it all is.
Last month hear was a scholar, delv¬
ing deep into the hidden lore of grun
ite rocks,of dust laden manuscripts, of
ruined temples,of monumental inscrip¬
tions leading back into hoary ages of
the Fast,—and now his nerveless hands
are crossed, and his eager feet hurry
no longer after knowledge. Lost month
lie was palpitating actuality,all ablaze
witli hope and purpose; this month he
heads the list of “The Late.”
On the other hand, there was an an
tlior, one who had long been suitor to
fame; one who had toil#(l and fought
poverty and grim neglect. Year after
year, lie had struggled upward to tile
iight— falling hack again with many a
sickening disappointment. But, at last
ns the silver threads began to streak
his head, a sudden sun-burst of Fame
was his. The storm lifted, and the ha¬
ven was there. The wilderness ended,
and the labor of travel was over. Pov¬
erty lied, and golden ducats rained.
Neglect vanished and the world crowd¬
ed upon him witli plaudits, with the
eager offerings of universal fame.
All this was last month. Your whole
heart went out to tho storm tossed
mariner who had so joyfully made
port. Your hands clapped in unison
with all the others for lie brave sol¬
dier who had at lastwon his fight.
That was last month.
\VhetvB is the author now? Dead.
You will read his name in the list of
“The Late.” Ilis Fame still rings
around tho world, but, alas! his ears
are too dull to iiear. You may hand him
ever so many crowns of laurel, ever so
many wreaths of flowers; his closed
eyes cannot see, his frozen hands can¬
not hold.
Yonder, again, was the statesman,
the politician, if you like. Last month
what a robust figure was his! How he
bustled, how he slioved, how he as¬
pired! With what immense vitality
did ho strive to lift his voice above
other voices, his head above other
heads! What schemes did fill his bu¬
sy brnin! Throughout all the walks of
life there was not a man more active,
more resolute, more full of pluck and
ambition. He clashed against his foes
with a force that made the arena ring.
He would shiver a spear with any chal¬
lenger who struck his shield. Ardent¬
ly lie sought honors, fiercely he com¬
batted opposition, tirelessly he served
friends—hoping that they would serve
him, in turn.
That was last month. All eyes fol¬
lowed him as he gallantly rode down
the lists, armed from golden spear to
plume dressed helm, seeking in honor¬
able srife to bear away the prize, and
live a space in the huzzas of brave
men, in the smiles of lovely women.
That was last month, and now it is
all over. Death struck him as he rode.
The lance fell from his hand, his good
steed gallops riderless down the lists.
Tile brave Knight will seek the prize
no more. Iiis name appears on the
list of “The Late.”
And so it all goes sad, heart break
mgly sad. And it cannot he helped.
Wuliave trodden down the dead of
last month, the living will tread us
down next month.
Preacli peace as much ns you will,
and preach love and charity. May their
kingdom [come. May they rule the
the world. They do not rule it now.
However much we wish -to disbelieve
it, the race is mostly to the swift, the
battle to the strong.
Tlie strong nation oppresses the wea¬
ker nation, the strong man the weaker
man.
You hold your plaoe in life as in a
battle-field; You hold it by being able
to hold it. When your strength fails,
you retreat.
Bismarck grows old—and is forced
off the field : Gladstone decays, and the
reins spurn iiis palsied hands.
I look over the list of “The Late” and
I read names of one I knew. Was he
my foe? Was their enmity between
us?
Alas, how pale and worthless the
feud now appears. My passion is all
gone. His white hand seems to bear
me a flagjof truce. Death obliterates
his iault* (if indeed they were his
faults and not my prejudices,) and I
recap whatever was manly and strong
and admirable in him. I review our
differenees, mourn over the estrange-
nent, and grieve that malice ever
•rose between us. The way so short,
lie time for joy so brief, human ills of
the inevitable , , ,, sort so numerous, that
t seems to me now a supreme pity tin t
vve wilfully added to the tilorns which
f) eS et the journey.
>vas “The Late” my friend? was the
njthizcd !«;?.»>"»"«“,’r< with me, stood by my ««. side ,■»- in
of danger, come to my re
lief when I was friendless, poor and
down-hearted?
Then indeed what teirible words are
these “The Late.” I cannot, see them
through the mist of tears. I see only
the white face of my friend. I think
only of those folded hamls, that loyal
heart that beats no more.
Reader, some day our names will go
into the columns of “The Late,” The
list is there, and our names will be
wr jtten into the blank, after awhile,
To us it will not matter at all what
the world may think, or may say, when
it reads our names in the list. We will
he at rest then—so far as the world is
concerned. Love can not reach us—
nor malice, thank God! Misconstruc¬
tion, envy, hatred can hurt us no more.
It matters not what I he world says,
except in so far as the world speaks
the Truth!
AVIiile we lived, tho Fame may have
worked us enormous harm. It can
never harm us again. The True will
reign supreme—blessed be God!
While we lived, we found lies to he
much more terrible things than the
Sunday-school books (and others) had
prepared us to believe. We found that
Lies had power to damn, so far as the
world was concerned. We found that
the people were ignorant, credulous,
easy duped, and falsely led. We found
that a lie, repeated every day, becnine
practically the truth. We found that
the public scarcely knew the whole
truth about anything, and that the
people were designedly kept]weltering
in ties, and half-truths (which were
more deceptive than lies) in order
that the “powers that be” could con¬
tinue to misrule. We found that the
world had become so wedded by cus¬
tom to this system, that it was hardly
possible to tell the people the whole
truth upon any subject whatever.
But all the while you felt that a Lie
was a despioable'tliing—a thing preor¬
dained to death and damnation. Deep
down in your soul you felt that there
was finally no hope of your landing
your feet on the eternal rocks, unless
yon fought Lies, and championed
Truth.
Did you do it?—That is the question
which now assumes terrible impor¬
tance.
Can it be truly said that you loved
Truth and Right, Justice and Mercy?
Can it be truly said that your heart
turned always to humanity, and strove
ever for better things! Can it be said
that Duty, as you understood it, was
your gospel, from first to last through
good report and evil, through cloudy
days and fair?
Or, did you bend and twist, here and
there, first one way and then the other
true to nobody, true to no conception
of right, fawning upon wrong to get n
part of the fruits thereof, adding your
voice to the clamor of Ignorance and
Superstition, and Prejudice, and Evil
in order that you might be one of a
dominant majority? Did you lay down
your manhood at the feet of Error,
knowing it to he Error, and join in the
carnival of Wrong,simply because the
greater numbers were on that side?
Did you put your soul into bondage
knowing that it wa9 a Falesbood you
obeyed?
These, and these only, will be the
vital questions when we shall have left
“the quick” and joined “the dead.
God pity us all!
And may Truth, the handmaiden, of
the Most High, claim us as votaries in
that dread day when we shall have
been added to the hosts of “The Late.”
T. E W.
Nannie
r ®.
Lou
Warthen
Institute
% % &
Fall Term
Opens September 1st
with a full corps of
efficient teachers.
The President will ar¬
range for board for
pupils if desired.
Parties desiring to
Board
Pupils -
should see the Presi¬
dent. Let pupils en¬
ter promptly, For
information and cata¬
logue call on or write
to the President.
F. G. WEBB, A.M.,
President
Jury Lists for September Term
GRAND JURY.
1 J A J Walker IS G K Ivey
2 ,r t> Stephens IT Fred Carter
3 r B Bedingfleld 18 C T Bray
(At Clark 19 S A McWhorter
A A T Binder 20 C C Pope
8 A I V Stephens 21 B E Smith
T .J W Johnson 22 H G Powell
8 G S Spell 23 T J Arline
9 Boith* Darla 24 J W Flanders
10 W Allen Page 25 A D Mayo
11 Henry Page 20 Mathew Bell
12 V M Dent 27 H G Mason
18 W H Price 28 .J M Page
U S L Fortner 29 Z T Prescott
15 K ft Underwood 30 Wm A Webb
TRAVERSE JURORS—1st Week.
1 51 |> srayo 19 K T Jfayo
2 J I) Webb 20 B J Wiggins
3 J Sam Flanders 21 A J Minton
i Henry Ureenawa y 22 S J Hammock
5 E A VV .Johnson 23 Cbas A Moye
9 J W Smith 24 J C Snell
7 Henry Stephens 25 J Bennett Powell
8 II Z Douglas 20 M It Perkins
9 G W Pullen 27 A J M Robinson
10 W B Price 28 D 8 Smith
11 J W Eight 29 DB Palmer
12 J A Douglas 30 D S Meeks
13 GD Snell 31 J J Frost
14 John G Eight 32 Wm Anderson
15 J M Mason 33 J, S Co*
ICC M Franklin 34 Jno J, Anderson
17 E J Stunner 35 W II II Stewart
18 W B Ivey 30 J K J Mimba
Life
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Portraits
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M C Hartley,
WItlGHTSVIIJ,E, Ga.
Any information desired
can be obtained at The
Record office, where any
pictures nifty be loft for
enlarging.
Educate
Your
Child
By sending him or her to a
business college where a tlicr
„ ough business education can
<- bo obtained, where Book-keep¬
ing, Mathematics, Shorthand,
Penmanship, are taught till
you are satisfied. You can get
this scholarship very cheap
and on your own terms if yon
will come to this office and see
about it.
You
Need A
Pump
For your dwelling or horse lot,
and would btiy one if you could
got it to suit you in kind and price,
especially if you could name your
own terms, and that is just what
you can get by calling at this office.
It is galvanized and cannot hurt
the water. It is double stone force,
and brings fresh water at every
motion of the handle, up or down,
any child six years old can work
it. It will save yon many days of
time in the year besides the coveu
ienco. Dont sit around and wait
till somebody gets this bargain,
but come along and see about now.
B. V. ROWLAND
Comes to the front with the best
line of
Pants, Hats,
Dry Goods
Of all kinds. Also a com¬
plete lino of
Family anti
Fancy Groceries
Tinware, Etc.
Thanking you for past patron¬
age aud inviting you to still con¬
tinue to examine my goods and
get prices before you buy. I am,
Yours to Serve,
B.V.ROWLAND
[Successor to Rowland Bros.]
LOOK AT
OUR mm /IV
PRICES
Amd compare them with prices elsewhere, and see who
saves you money. In order to sell goods at these low
prices we buy for CASH, and sell for CASH.
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DRY GOODS
1,000 yard* good Checks.................................
1,200 yards very best Checks............................
Yard wide Sea Island...................................
Nice quality Book fold White Lawn.............*......
Pretty Checked Bookfold White Lawn.................
Good quality yard wide Bleaching....................
Cotton Ade Pants Cloth.................................
Pink, Blue, Green and White Mosquito Netting........
Beautiful line nice Dress Goods always on hand-—cheap
NOTIONS.
Everybody have notions of tbeirovrn, we have Notions for everybody
and put them down to the small profit of everything else. Look:
Good strong Negligee Shirts....................... 25c
Hanover, White Laundried Shirts................. 60c
Best 4-Ply Linen Collar........................... 10c
Latest style Collar, worth 25c...................... 16c
Prettiest line Ladies’ Belts you ever saw........... 25c
Good quality Gents’Garters...................... 10c
l aces, all designs, 2){o up
12 yards Torchou Lace............................ 15c
Embroidery, 2)£c up.
Nice Folding Fan with Tassel!.................... 3^0
Prettiest assortment Neckwear you ever looked at.
Beautiful Black Bows, only....................... Be
Nice Four-m-Hand Ties, only..................... 10 *
Prettiest line of Ladies Bows you ever aaw.
SHOES.
We especially invite your attention to this line. We guarantee to
save you faom 10 to 25 per cent, on all Shoe* and Slippers bought
from us. We buy our Shoes from those famous SPOT CASH Shoe
Houses that sell good Shoes so cheap. Give us a trial and be con¬
vinced.
GROCERIES.
We will certainly save you money on this line. The prices on Gro¬
ceries are liable to change at any time, but we will always give yog
the very lowest prices.
Coffee, 6 to 10 lbs for...............
Granulated Sugar, 18.lbs for........ t 1
Extra C Sugar,20 lbs for........... 1
Good Rice, 20 lbs for............... 1
Biscuits—Buy your Flour from us.
TINWARE.
We almost give this away. Look:
1 Gallon Glass Gil Can full of Oil for. ►
Galvanized Well Bucket.............. it
Nice Wood Handled Dipper..........
Large Size Steve Pan................ I
1 Gallon Coffee Pot................... is*
If we were to print all the bargains we have it weold fin *p the news¬
paper. Come and see. We cut no merenants prices, we aimply aim.
to sell oar goods cheap for the money.
You eave a cordial invitation to come and look whether you want to.
buy or not.
Yours truly,
LOVETT BROTHERS.
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