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home news. MATTERS CONCERNING PEOPLE ANI> GENERAL NEW QOF.SIP. Hie Indies will begin shopping Fooii. Easter Sunday is the 31st of March, It will pay those living several miles from this place, to c me hero to make their spring purchases- The drygoods bouses .are being fill ed with useful, ornamental and luxurious articles which will be sold for a small profit and there wili be three millinery establish ments here with three trimmers all from Atlanta. Meed we say that millinery will be sold for a small profit. • Rev. N. G. Christopher is to preach at the Baptist church here Sunday. • Mr. and Mrs. A. G. McNair are now at home to their friends at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Pony Duce. Mr. McNair is at the head of Mr. F. E. Fudge’s turpentine business and he is nearer his work by boarding “Across the creek.” Mr. Preston Bates, of Eldoren do, was among the genial visitors here Sunday. Dr. R. H. Saunders, a dentist, ■ has cast his lot among people. He has offices in the Warrien build ing < 0 S (| U th of the First National Bair, f[ e j g a y OUU g man of pleasing ac lresa . and be guarantees his work. Tt , e Liber al bespeaks for him a share j die patronage of our readers. Out at Mr J. I. Spooner’s tur pentine still Saturday night An drew Griffin, a negro slightly crio pled, shot, another negro by the name of Sam Wright. Andrew is in jail, and Wright is at his home. It is probable that he will get well. Seed irish potatoes, in great (Quantities, nave been hauled up from the depot Stanton has“ a sight of them. Judge W. C. Dancer, our very efficient ordinary, and his family aro recovering from severe attacks of grip. Mr. H. C. Bean has such a large number of pupils at the Enterprise school that the patrons have found it necessary to add another room to the house. An assistant teach er is to be hired. Mr. 0. M. Garbett. has opened • rcMaunmt next door Friday is the anniversary of Washington’s birthday. The school children here are to enjoy a holiday. Another citizen arrive 1 in town Saturday. The little gentleman weighs twelve pounds a dis bung heartily welcomed at the residence of Judge and Mrs. W. C. Dancer where he will be “at home” to his friends for a score or more of years. Joo Toole has quantities of Ear ly Red Bliss Seed Potatoes which he is selling cheap. Mr. W. R. Watson who is now a resident of Slocumb, Ala., was here last week shaking hands with his many old friends. His son, Gail, accompanied him home. Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Bird have the sympathy of their neighbors in the sickness of their children. Master Wilkin has had pneumonia ami some of the other children haie had lagrippe. FOUND DEAD. With several bullets, som j say eleven, in his body; John Samson, Col., was found dead near Mayhaw Monday morning. Only 7 maagre details have reach ed this place. The report most credited, states that Mr. J. I. Spooner found that Samson was trying to aid Griffin, a negro, who had shot Sam M right, to escape. Mr. Spooner was anxious to have the negro imprisoned. In talking to Samson about se creting Griffin, a quarrel ensued and Samson threw Mr. Spooner, took his, (Mr. Spooners) pistol from him and was tiring at Mr. Spooner when that gentleman s brother-in-law, Lr. Jno. R. Mc- Lendon, appeared on the scene with two pistols. A scrimnage followed. Mr. Spooner rose from the ground, seized a pistol and he and brothei-in-law both shot at Sam who soon fled. He was not fuond until the next morning. He had stumbled in a hold about a mile from the scene of the shoot ing and had died. John Ball Killed, Satuidny morning John Ball rode a mule to town. About 12 o’clock M. few people w.tm sst'd a fracas between him atid\L)nl vVashingtoti, a negro under theem ploy of P. M. Jno. R. Bush. This took place on the vacant lots at the rear of Joe Toole 's store. Some time before Dal left the community adjacent to the farm of Mr. Bill Cook, bo became indebt ed to Mr. Jiles Cook. Young Ball was . a brother-in law, ot Jiles Cook; and he inform ed the negro that Jiles had told him to collect the 82,00 due Jiles. Dal told Mr. Bail that he had made satisfactory arrangements with Air. Cook before leaving out there; but before they parted Air. ! Ball became infuriated and threw a brick bat at Dal. Da 1 picked up the brickbat as if to hurl it back at Air. Ball when Mr. Bull drew his pistol and it is said he would have fired on the negro who was running had not Mr. Luther Frank lin who married a sister of Mrs. Ball’s, knocked the piste! up. The negro ran to his employer. M r. John Bush who talked to young Mr. Ball and told him that he would pay the $2,00, and asked Mr. Ball not to hurt the negro nor cause him to pay a fine for Dal. He ex plained to Mr. Bad that Dal owed him about two hundred dollars; but further assured him that he would pay amount due Mr. Cook, and young Ball promised to let the drop; but about 2 o’clock lie came aero. . r, a [ no j f ar f rom M r J. R. Bush s. ail j be or ijL father Mr. ,V. H. Lai, , perhaps both of them threw theiiegi- . an j John Ball hit Dal over thc*< ve with, the end of a pistol and the negro shot at young Air. Bali. That young man began firing on the negro. Five or six shots were fired in quick succession. Dal ran to the home of Mr. Bush; and the town which had been unusually quiet was thrown info a fever of excitement. Men rushed from every direc tion asking with bated breath “Is fire out?” “iVhat’sthe matter?” Neither of the men had been hit; and tte town grew more calm. Several said both Mr. Balls were threatening to kill Dal Washing-; ton;and that Dai w«s locked in Mr. Bush’s smoke house. A warrant was sworn out by 7 one Balls for Dal. J' iff Jnt>. A. Phillips arrested Hie ne gro and Dr. Bush stoc.d his bond. This seemed not satisfactory to the father and son. Dr. Bush then had warrants for rio’iug issued foi both of the Mr. Balls. Men said the older man was drinking soui", and that the youn ger one was much under the infl ence of whiskey. Sheriff Jon. A. Phillips took the warrants and for some reason he asked Ex-Sheriff J. S. Wilkin to make the arrests; and then asked Marshall J. S, Thompson. Both men refused to do so. Air. Phillips approached Air Ball who was sitting on a mule, and said in a friendly manner: “John, I’ve got a warrant for you. Come on give bond.” Air. Ball said something (We could not learn what) and drew his pistol. The sheriff reached for his, and said: G-d d-n it, John Ball, don't draw your pist Jon me. But the pistol was drawn and (he sheriff dodged a little to the rear on the left side of the mule to get out of the range of Ball’s weapon and with the words: “I’ll kill you,” fired bis pistol; and the ball pass ed through the body of young Ball. Mr. Ball with aery of pain threw or dropped his pistol, which was a thirty-eight caliber Smith & Wes son revolver, dotvn, and slided from the mule. Mr. J. 8. Milkin caught him and laid lim on the side walk on the no’th side of the square. After lying there perhaps twenty minutes he was carried to the office of Dr. J. P. Cook where he expired about five o’clock P. Al. Mr. W. H. Ball, the father of John, seized Mr Phillips and tri ed to wrench the pistol from the hands of the office* 7 .1 his lie fail ed to do. Citizens parted the two men. The sheriff gave up his weapon to Ex-Sheriff J. S. M ilkin, and the crowd dispersed. The town grew quiet again. The shooting took place about 4:-30 and the wounded man lived about half hour. Young Ball sometime ago, kill- ed at a party, a young white man by the name of Mears end serious wounded Mears' brother. Very much to the surprise of the public ( Ball, was acquitted last year. Before he was tried for t+ie mur der of Mears, bis sister, Mrs. Mul | lins, testified before the corner’s Jury that her brother, John Ball I ’ had I i led the negro man and the ' ne,. ro b y over idiom the jury : washold iig an inquest. He was under a ten thousand I (dollar bond for this offense when I | he was killed. Good men attach no blame to tl e officer who acted in self defense. Sympathy has. been ini*iifestal for Mr. abd Airs. W. fl. Ball, the parents, and for the wifi of the decease d. The body of Ball was carried Satiir lay night to the home of h s parents and was interred Sunday afternoon at Salem church. tHesaddestKort OF-LIFE. By Requett. Persons should not marry where tlu re is no t rue love existing except on one side. Lot me caution the young pec pie to go slow, for marriage is for marriage is for all time time to come. I will give ton my experience on this line: In my younger days I found a girl not far from my own age, uo on whom all my affection was cen tered. Aly attentions were accep ted and by and by the ceremony was performed. That has bo a n between 20 and 30 years ago. In most all that time my life has not bee.- W p r th living. Soon after the novel/T oi , narl ied life was over I shat that was no true love existing for me. I had vowed to love, provide, p,-,-,. tect, cherish in sickness and death as well as in health, and you see there was no Bib'e excuse for break ing this vow. Wo have several children, plenty to live upon, and the smallest will soon be able to take care ot itself. Then it is my intention to break my vow in part. For the sake of the children there is going to be no law nor uproar about it. What a fed though. What’s the “VSvuXJWT Well in the marriage vow the woman promises to obey her hus band. Aly companion would not. do this. When she wanted to go anywhere, go she must, if the plow stopped. When I would go to cor rect one of the children, which was not often, see would even use phys ical force to prevent it. zV house divided can’t stand a continual do ing like this, and you see there has'to be but few words spoken to be respected by the children. Ac cording to inspiration the wife oc cupies the same position as the church If the church does not obey it is no more a church; if the wife does obey she is no more a wife. I have live tl.is life part of the time for the sake of the woman I loved; part of the time for the cbidreu’s sake. She is a most in dustrious woman; but has an un bridled temper. Like the Psal mist David, I have cursed day in which I was born. Aly idol is broken and the sooner the lamp of life flickeres out the better for me. Very little of this has ever come to the surface. I mon to the public, and gives mo no satisfaction to write it, but that some one may ponder well before they act is why I write my life’s sorrow. Morally speaking, we a.-e all very good. I in no wise per feet. My temper sometimes gets the better of me. I am alone to day and in con clusion, I want to say that a good woman is one thing that gives one more joy than almost anythig else od earth. The Unknown. Young men of today 7 who are looking for “soft jobs” or figuring how they may get something for nothing, should ponder well these words of Horace Greely: “The darkest hour in the history of any young man is when be sits down to study how to get money without honestly earning” n |€--. •'-.</ -'•..'fa.'-jLZ.-' iau silk i i 'CTt Suitcase R1 S o:! V kinds ! 1.33 10c 10c 1 I — J y- ■ Over- I—, Dpaqci, 25c sus- Alls MI P enders 48c shirt lAA 15c iBSSI P er ' /u 48c 7XI |WB pair |feS |A/\K JQ in -- —»a— ■ rnn — —i i—iii ■■ bier: outJ h 1 fit4< ■ cls Counter- 5.00 guitar | pane 1.33 2.98 r , ... KMfnn*—T**" M V . ■!'> ItWlBWtV.z: I I'i Ml 1 I I 1 * '*■■■* - z J , '•I. ; ' G 300 50c C\ t uak j corset «mUU 3i6 3 / A 25c « ml 10c CAUfHOUN BROS. v" COLQUITT,GA. ROAD TaX NOTICE. lJ- the purpose of collecting road taxes tor the I’tli district on d.itts specified, I be at the fol) wing price :• , At Boykin, efciii Weddesday m ailing until i H'-'Tf e I ®b At Twilight L' Yfl lnesday af ternoon; J , AV imfit,# At W. A. Pa F'- Dstoie eaeli * Ta Thursday. ’ At Corea ev< ry Friday. At Coiquitt evenj Saturday un til April Ist. I will appreciate it if each man will pay promptly and tlureoy save himself and nie any further trouble. Rejpt, D. D. Grimes, THE GlflU’E. —rl- I An ache in the bick and a pain in ; the head- That’s the gnpps! A choke in the throat, and yearn i ing for bed- That’s'the grippe! A river of heat, t|mn a shiver of cold, A feeling of beiti 7 three hundred years old, | A willingness evin to do as you’re told— t ■ That's the grippe! An arrow of pair, now in this place now in that-- That’s the grippe! A feeling of doubt as to where you are at — i That’s the grippe! A stupid sensatiai. —of course whol ly new-- A foolish depression-why should you be bl uT- A doubt as to wletber this is real ly you- That s,the grippe! i Strange vission at night, that de- ( prive you c rest- ( The. s the grippe! j A taste in y< ir mouth and a ( weight on our chest — Tha 's the grippe! z\ tired sensatida that runs through | your veins, A queer combitation of aches and of pains, A vapid admission of absence of brains — | . That's the grippe! s/merville Journal. Rising from the Grave. A prominent manufacturer, Wm. A. Feitwell, of Lucama, N. C., re lates a most remarkable experi ence. He say: “After taking less than three bottles of Electric Bit ters, I feel like one ruing from the grave. My 7 trouble is blight’s dis ease, in the diabetes stage. I ftd '•j’v.r.jpvp Elect •ic' iswillcitre me permanently, for it has already stopped the liver and bladdercom plications which have troubled me or years.” Guaranteed at the City drug stroe, price only 50c. TREATING THE LAZY CHILD SCIENTIFIC- ALLY. The New Idea Woman’s Mnga xine has taken up the subject of | child-training in a new way. Ii has sent an interviewer to an ex pert school teacher to find out how it is that children whose parents “can do nothing with them” do not give the least trouble in school. The first interview is printed in the March number of the New Idea, and dea's with ‘ The Lazy Child and the Unwilling Child.” Some of the points made will sur prise and perhaps not convince the average parent. For instance: “Do you, then, not recognize such a quality 7 as laziness in chil dren?” asked the reporter, feeling the infection of Miss Farrell's op timism. “No. Those whe knowchildna ture best tell us that the principle >f childhood is activity. If we do not give a chid something to do that is suited to him, or if the thing is not presented in away that will appeal to him, then he will refuse it and develop his ac tivity in some other way.” But surely, to some extent, a child must do the thing that does not appeal to him. This new doc trine of taking the child’s nature into account was decidedly upset ting. “But why? Everything may be made to appeal to a child. Frank ly, I do not believe in a child sim ply because it is good for it.” This is fair sample of the treat ment of the subject, which wili oe found at least suggestive to those aggrieved individuals, active pa rents afflicted with lazy children. CITATION. Georgia, Miller County: Airs. Vi nit? Hays Inning made j application foi twelve months sup port out of ths estate .if I. R. Hays and appraises duly appointed to act apart the same, having filed their return; nil personsconct rned are hereby requried to show cause before the court of ordinary of! said county on the first Monday 1 in Alarch 1907 why said applica tion should not be granted. This Feb. 4th 1907. W. C. Dancer, Ordinaiy. MONEY TOLOAN The Georgia Loan a Company is prepared to make year loans <>u Millt-r County rea I estate at (> per cent per annum. For particulars see B.ish rnd ! Stapleton, their at Col q u i 11. I Boys’and Youths’ CLOTHING I Going at COST. If you want good SCHOOL SHO bo_ys, the kind that lasts well, you cifti buy them her for $2.25. Call on me for Frosh Groceries and Seasonable Dry Goods a Notions. Make my store heaihpin' ters. Your visit will be appreciated. Yours resPtctfully, Joe Toole. CITATION. Georgia, Miller County. Mrs. Kate Bodtford having ma le application for twelve months sup port out of the estate of James Bdifoor:!, and appraisers dully ap pointed to set apart the same, hav ing filed their return, all persons cc--'eriied are Hereby required to '□V. CZluou t/Vi vy’t, —■ dinary on the first Monday in Apr. 1907 why said application should not be granted. This Feb. 13th 1907, W. C. Dancer, Ordinary. Hunting for 'Trouble, “I’ve lived in California 20 years and am still hunting for trouble in the way of burns, sores, wounds boils, cuts, sprains or a case of piles that Buckion’s Arnica salve won’t quickly cure,” writes Charles Walters, of Allegany, Sierra Co. No use hunting Mr. v Valters; it Hires every case, guaranteed pt the City drug store, 25. ( DOWN ON East Broad Street My Friends and Customers Will Find Me With A Complete Line Os i Chojce Groceries. These Will Bo Sold At Extremely Low Prices. I Have. As A Side Line, Notions And Flats For Men & Boys M hich I Will Save You Money On Remember 1 strive to please my customers and will greatly appreciate the pat ronage of the people of Miller and the adjacent vicinities. FELL WEIGHTS & MEASURES GUARANTEED. CALL ON ME YOURS FOR FAIR TREATMENT, C. E. MIMS. SPECIAL NOTICE We make a specialty, of Ups and Downs in Alarch (Olton. Profits on $25,00 investments the last three wen-$250,00 on I'ps and $125,00 on Downs. Write for particulars and free Market Letter. Interstate Cotton Co. Alemphis, Tenn_, Mention this paper when writing For Insurance. See B. B. Roberts, who represents I The Liverpixil, London & Globe Insurance Co. In Nca Orleans, Ln. I’he Aetna Insurance Co 1 Inrtf ord, Conn. I’he German Amercan Insurance Co. New York. MEAT GOING UP. Here is a timely warning to Gee rgia farmers from the Hawk insville News and Dispatch: “D. Rhodes, one of Hawkins ville's wholesale,groo«jy merchants gives out the disstressing informa tion that the country is threatened n-nxviJ famine__JHe says that Western hogs are now sailing at seven cents per pound on the feet at the packing houses in Chicago and prospect is that the price will go still higher. The high price, ho says, is due to the shortage of the Wester hog crop, most of which has already been consumed. He thinks meat will soon be bringing 15 cents per pound in this market and will be scarce even at that price. It behooves the farmers, therefore to pay special attention to their meat crop this year, for they can not afforo to raise cotton at ten cents per pound and pay fijtoen cents per pound for meat.'’