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The McMichael Bill.
An Innocent Measure per se,
but a Very Important One,
and Should be Ratified.
Q. Got time to talk more about
that McWIichael Bill? I want to
learn all about it.:
A. Yes. Come in and sit down
and I will take pleasure in trying
to give you what information you
desire.
Q. Thank you. But before go¬
ing farther, let me run over the
main points brought,oul in our
las* talk to see if I fully under,
stand the nature and purpose of
the bill.
As.I understand, the bill sim¬
ply contemplates a change in the
constitution whereby any county
or school district, so desiring,
may tax itself to supplement the
present school fund and lengthen
the public term. Now, under the
proposed change, how many sup¬
plemental months are contem¬
plated?
A. That’s a matter to be deci¬
ded by each county or district
adopting the system. I don’t
know, but I suppose no county
will add more ;than two months
to its present term.
Q. Very well. Again, I under
stand that before the legislature
can enact a law providing for the
exercise of this privilege by coun¬
ties or districts, the said bill must
be ratified by the voters of the
state. An3, that before the en¬
actment providing for the exer¬
cise of this privilege can be made
effective in any county or dis¬
trict, said county or district must
adopt it by two-thirds majority
of the votes ca-t at an election.
A. That’s correct. Grant now
the accomplishment of both the
ratification of the McMichael and
the enactment by the legislature
of the necessary machinery for
carrying into effect the purpose
of the bill, still the whole thing
is absolutely inoperative, until
some county or district by its
vote, decides to inaugurate the
system; and, then, effective only
in the county or district so adopt¬
ing it.
Q. So far, it seems a most reas¬
onable measure.
A. There is another point in
connection with this matter that
I would like to have you consider.
It is this: This bill is a most
important one. It affects the
educational interest of the state
most vitally. As the Summer¬
ville News expressed it in its issue
of January 28, 1904, “The ratifi
cation of this amendment will
give Georgia the greatest onward
movement she has takenin aquar
ter of a century.” This fact
alone is sufficient to demand its
ratification by every county in
the state.
Not only so, it is stated that,
there are some forty counties in
the state ready and anxious to
tax themselves for school pur¬
poses. They want to lengthen
their school terms; they want,, to
build better school houses; they
want to improve their school
equipment and otherwise build
up their educational interest, and,
to accomplish these, they are wil¬
ling to tax themselves locally.
This, however, they cannot
until the constitution is
This formidable instrument
state stands before them
some huge mountain and
their march onward and upward.
That they may exercise the right
to tax themselves for the better¬
ment of their public schools, they
desire the constitutional change;
and they call upon all the
oounties in the state to assist in
bringing about the change. The
other counties may not wish to
tax themselves, and may never
dc so; but they should not, by
casting an opposing vote or by
withholding their ballots, decree
that the forty shall not. Voting,
per se, for the change in the con¬
stitution commits no county to
local taxation, imposes no new
burdens, establishes no danger¬
ous precedent, threatens none of
the sacred institutions of state,
society or church, lays down no
fixed future policy to follow 1 , but
simply helps to open up the way
for those counties or school dis¬
tricts that desire to do so, to tax
themselves for the betterment of
their school. If they desire to
exercise this right, which they
cannot do now because of the
constitutional limitations, why
should any county refuse to help
them remove the barrier? Why
should any county thus array it¬
self against the spirit of progress
and development of a sister coun
ty, when it lies within the power
of the former to help the latter?
Any county refusing to extenJ a
helping hand to a sister county
struggling for better things, be¬
cause of its own indifference and
deadness to progress, commits a
double crime—one against itself
and one against its sister county
and is not worthy to be a member
of the great sisterhood of coun¬
ties. Especially is this true when
it is considered that the desired
assistance can be rendered with¬
out any possible harm to the
county giving he'p. Verily, ver¬
ily, no county can afford to with¬
hold the needed help.
Q. It certainly looks that way
to me, and I hope the amendment
will be ratified by an overwhelm¬
ing vote. Thank you for the in¬
formation. I would like to sit
longer, but must go. Good day.
M. D. Dennis.
To Save Sea Island Cotton.
Growers cf sea island cotton in
Georgia and South Carolina will
be delighted to know that the
department of agriculture at the
instance of Representative
Brantley will immediately begin
a series of experiments at Black
shear to protect cotton from the
numerous diseases which so fre¬
quently blight that valuable pro¬
duct, particularly the deadly an
chracnose.
Mr. Galloway, in charge of the
plant d : vision, has concluded to
begin at once a series of experi¬
ments with cotton seed at Black
shear. This site was chosen be¬
cause there is plenty of available
land, good soil and other conve¬
niences which will nob cost the
government any expenditure ex¬
cept for the experiments.
At the department it is stated
that several important discover¬
ies have been made in regard to
treating the sea island cocton
plant, and the practical tests to
be made at Blaekshear may re¬
sult in the extermination of the
blight which has so long affected
it—Ex.
A cure for Eczema,
My baby had eczema so bad
its head was a solid mass of
scabs, and its hair all came out.
I tried many remedies but none
seemed to do any
good until I used DeWitt’s Witch
Hazel Salve The eczema
cured, the scabs are gone and
little one’s scalp is perfectly
clean and healthy and its hair is
growing beautifully again. I can¬
not give too much praise to De
Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve.—
Frank Farmer, Bluff Gitj, Ky. In
buying Witch Hazel Salve look
out for counterfeits. DeWitt’s is
the originaland the only one con¬
taining pure witch hazel. The
name E. C. DeWitt & Co., is on
every box. Sold by Lewis Drug
Co.
New Idea Woman’s Magazine.
Of special interest to the read¬
ers of this progressive periodi¬
cal will prove the first of a series
of ‘‘Brief Business talks for Wo
men,” by Katherine Louise
Smith in the March number. Her
bints to ber fellow-women for a
better knowledge in the care of
money will prove of exceeding
value to those who heed them.
‘ The Vicereine of India” as pre¬
sented by Waldon Fawcett deals
with the remarkable success of
that beautiful American woman,
Lady Curzon. Articles appro¬
priate to Spring in the house and
garden are “Flowering Plants
for the Window-garden,” by
Eben E. Rexford: “Raising
Mush-rooms for Profit,” by
Madeline Reilley; and "Garden¬
ing Under Muslin,” by George
Ethelbert Walsh.
The scratch of a pin may cause
the loss of a limb or even death
when blood poisoning results
from the injury. All danger of
this may be avoided, however, by
promptly applyingChamberlain’s
Tain Balm. It is an antiseptic
and quick healing liniment for
cuts, bruises and burns. For
sale by Lewis Drug Co.
Press this on your
Memory,
Perry’s Pharmacy,
Are the Leading Pharmacists of this section.
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but we live up to our guarantee....
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TO THE PUBLIC.
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in the mercantile business under the firm name and style of
J. B. Wilson Co.
I am grateful to the public for past liberal patronage and ask for the new firm your
continued patronage, We shall at all times keep a large and well selected stock of
Dry Goods, Notions, Hardware and
Plantation Supplies,
And will sell at prices that will warrant your calling and looking through our stock. When in
need of anything call on us at our new place—the (old)
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We will take pleasure in showing you goods and quote you lowest prices. Our ’phone is No 48.
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FOR SALE:—
500 acre farm near Camilla.
TO RENT:—
50 or 75 acres south of Camilla.
T. L. Underwood.
CITATION.
Georgia—M itchell bounty,
It is hereby ordered by Com¬
missioners of Roads and Reve¬
nues of said county that the
Road Commissioners of each
district call together the road
overseers under their supervis¬
ion, and instruct them to sum¬
mons together the road hands
and work their respective roads
immediately, as it is reported
that the public roads are in very
bad condition
This Feb. 9th 1904.
J. G. Wood, C. C- C
Citation.
Georgia— Mitchell County.
Margaret Harrell having made
application for twelve months
support out of tne estate of W.
A. Harrell and appraisers duly
appointed to set apart tbe same
having filed their return. AH
persons concerned are hereby
required to show cause before
the court of Ordinary of said
county °n the ;ffrst Monday in
March 1904, why said application
should not be granted.
J. J. Wood, Ord.
A petition for an election to be
in Miteheil county, Ga., for
sale of Alcoholic, Spirituous,
or intoxicating liquors, un¬
Section 1541, of the Code of
having been filed in my of¬
in accordance with law to be
by the voters of said
as to whether or not said
shall be sold.
It is therefore ordered that an
for said purpose, to be
on the 27th day of February
at all of the election pre¬
of said county under the
regulations as are prescrib¬
by law for holding elections
member? of the General As¬
All persons qualified to
for the General Assembly
qualified to vote in this elec¬
All persons who are
the sale of intoxicating
as are mentioned in Sec¬
1548 ef the Code, shali have
written or printed on their tickets
the Sale; and those who
the sale of the articles men¬
in said Section 1548, shall
written or printed on their
For the Sale.
Given under my hand officially
the 25th day of January, 1904.
J. G. Wood, Ordinary.