THE KNOXVILLE JOURNAL.
LUME I-
■Ii< lit.ry drove Happenings,
Hick mV Gbove, May 17.—Mrs. Joe
Joidan wanted to take some quinine yes
terday m ruing, but by mistake she took
some try -Amine,, and bad it not been that
Dr. 8’ t|i was in the neighborhood and,
by chan<vvheard of it in a half-hour after
she had taken it—so the Dr. put whip to
his . 7 r I ithful pony, Green and got there
time i nough to save her life. This should
be a w i-Ni.ig to those who keep their
medicines mixed up in different papers.
Ev*v-body busy this week trying to
finish pirating cotton. The rain came
Satur v night and everything seems
reviv So the man who plows the mule
can stir fora season.
Why don't Knoxville get UE- a picnic ?
She iiiis aid them in days passed andgone,
Messrs. :!ilsman& Fincher will likely have
ono s.vn ; The boys say so mots it be.
Stems From Feres.
Ji'i i S -. irday evening our people were
made happy with a nice rain. Farm work
is 1 - r pushed forward with renewed
energy.
Mv. T, K. B. has our heartfelt sympathy
in his '.iiible disappointment at Sandy
Point—ii aeover, we commend him for his
earn- ;t ,-;-peal through the Journal for
help - d “the girl,’’ and for relating his
sad experience; we shall profit thereby.
Mrs, C. VYellons, of Bartlesville,
spent tirday and Sunday in town, the
goes-- -f Mrs. M. J. Moore.
Should the frogs trouble your strawber¬
ries, 1 ,'ii ihem in the flower pit Some of
the ! 'K ., iu our villc have tried this exper¬
iment - ini are well pleased with the results.
Mr, . B. Wooten and wife, of Russoll
villc, w:-,e in our town Sunday.
So. f our farmers are not done plant
ing cotton ; others are planting the second
time.
(Juiio a mirnbar of the courting young
mono! Hickory Grove were in our ville
Sunday. Mutahuh.
A wood. Move.
A C -'.annus, Ga., special offfird inst. to
the associated press says:
Arran "•ments were perfected to-day for
a new departure among the southern cotton
mills to be inaugurated In this city. Col.
T. C. Swift and John Burkhardt, of Atlan¬
ta, iu connection with an experienced
leading mill man, will at once begin the
erection of a cotton mill for the exclusive
manufacture of tine grade of seersuckers
and ginghams. These grades of goods
have not been manufactured in the south
heretofore, and the result of the enterprise
will no doubt be watched with interest by
manufacturers all over the country. The
gentlcnvu have unlimited capital and will
start the enterprise with $200,000..
Mrs. J. W. Anthoine,. of Fort Valley,
mixed quicksilver with other ingredients,
for the purpose of poisouing bugs, etc..
She cautioned the family about the mixt¬
ure, and more particularly her little 8-ycar
ald daughter and Josephine Williams, a,
negro nurse about 15. or, 18 years old..
Tuesday morning of .last week, the children
were allowed to sleep, late,. Mrs. Anthoine
putting their breakfast on plates, and iu
the safe.. The negro girl spread, tha bug
pi Hon on the buttered biscuits. The child
discovered the poison and informed her
mother of the fact. The negro girl being
accused of the deed, denied the charge, but
lelt fur parts unknown, and hasn’t been
seen tinei.,
KNOXVILLE, GEORGIA., MAY" 18, 1888
Oak drove Aeoi-ns,
Oak Gbove, May 12,—Having noticed
in your last issue an article stating that
Mr. E. Rowell, of Oak Grove, has a well
bucket that has been iu constant use over
sixty years, inspires me to say that, among
this and other selies which he has, is a
razor that took part.in the old revolution,
and: we don’t know how old it was before
that time, but it now doe3 good service
once a week in aiding his boys to arrange
their toilet, that they may be admired by
the “fairest of the land.” Mr. Rowell is
over seventy years off nge, is in perfect
-health and always meets his friend* and
acquaintane s with jovial and friendly
greetings. The first air that he ever
breathed was Crawford county air, in the
house where he now lives, and* he has
never known any other home, only tempo
rararilv He has lived, a good and useful
life, and has set an example worthy of
being followed by alt.
We have had a considerable downfall in
this vicinity, and the .armors all seem to
be rejoicing over it - the best indications
that we’ve had for rain in over five weeks,
was last Saturday eve about: six o’clock,
and it reyived the good old farmers as
much as the drooping vegetation.
Miss Did Brown, of Thomaston, is con¬
valescing, and visiting her relatives, Mr.
and Mrs. G. D. Mathews, of Oak Grove
. Widow Morris, of Augusta, Ga., is also
visiting her parents at this place, Mr, and
Mrs. J. M. Moore.
We regret to say that Mrs. Sullivan is
lying quite low, not expected to live.
Oak Grove church has been newly cov¬
ered, and preparations are being made for
the general meeting, which convenes on
Friday before the third Sunday in August.
The school at that place, which has been
very good, will close next Friday. The
patrons met and set the first of July for
beginning the next term.
Everything is quiet and poaceable here
as usual, and all seem to be pulling togeth¬
er for, the goed of the couutry and the
Farmers’ Alliance. W. P.
Let Us Have Harmony.
From the Atlanta Journal.
We are sure that our neighbor, the
Constitution, is making a mistake in the
course it is pursuing. Of course the Jour¬
nal would profit by any mistake made bi
the Constitution, but wo can prosper even
if the Constitution should make no mis¬
takes.
Tt is reported that a movement is on foot
to defeat Senator Colquitt, and that already
a distinguished citizen of Georgia has been
agreed on as the opposing candidate. The
Constitution continues to publish
mous attacks on Senator Colquitt—cards
that may or. may not bo written by the
office cat. Although tha convention has
been held, our able frieud makes a “to-do”
because Echols county sides with Senator
Brown instead of standing by President
Cleveland. It is-uot yielding gracefully to
the inevitable, but is pursuing a course
that must breed discord in democratic
ranks, if persisted in.
We urge our neighbor, to get into a
humor and to use its power, to bring about
harmony in the democratic ranks, rather
than to stir up strife. There is no more
reason for knifing Senator. Colqjiitt than
there is for knifing President Cleveland.
A Cedartown paper says that town needs
twenty-five or thirty flew cottages to ac,
commmodate those who want to move
.there.. Wc can say as much for Knoxville.
llantmaclt’s Oistrict.
Hammacks District. May 9, —For a
time, the ingredients, contents or whatever
we may call the effervescent mass that
constantly though unobserved collects in
our political pot, has been gradually cool¬
ing until its murky waters were almost
stilled. We have nearly forgotten how
utterly depraved had been- the lives or
characters of such men as Gordon, Col¬
quitt, and Cleveland; and with what
pertinacity their enemies held them up to
public scorn and contempt, and what dire
results would f How their elevation to
office. Nevertheless the Rubicon was
crossed, the crisis passed and our govern¬
ment still lives, and by the way a little
liver than for the past thirty years.
Again the erstwhile becalmed mass is
beginning to be stirred, fagots are being
piled around by politicians of all shapes,
colors and sizes. After this week the fires
will begin to blaze; and in a few more will
flame out with unquenchable fury, followed
at last by disappointment to many because
about the tenth man will get the place that
the nine missed; consequently there will
be at least nine frowns and scowls to one
smile at the peoples- blarsted ingratitude.
Sic semper—ever thus, and I reckon
always will be with Republics in which
there is a continual struggle for place and
power, and where position is the gift of
the people; and paradoxical as it may
seem, just here lies the strength and weak¬
ness of all republics—strength when intel¬
ligent deserving men are elected ; weakness
when greedy, crafty politicians rulo. It is
claimed, and the claim is backed up by
history that a Republic is the weakest
form of government; its only hope for
success and continuance rests in the virtue
and inle J li(/cnce of the-people iu elevating
wise and good men to office. We claim
that the general intelligence of our people
is vastly superior to that of all former
Republics; lienee wo feel. ceclire in the
strength of our. government.
Crawford county is an integral part of
Georgia, Georgia of the United -States, and
we might say the U. 8. oi the world’s
great system or family of governments,
To begiti at the bottom, it should first
concern the people of Crawford to see to it
that none but competent deserving men
should go into their county offices, and so
far as they could help, Into State and gov¬
ernmental offices. The question now is,
will we do it V Are the voters, the people,
the power behind the throne so weak, so
indifferent, and:neglectful of their, duty to
themselves and their children as to permit
designing politicians to direct their vote ?
Cannot the people go into their primaries
and county conventions and name suitable
men for office? or must they be led by the
office-seeker himself ? To say the least it
is impertinent for any man to thrust him¬
self before the people and beg for office,
and often, too, for an office he is utterly
incapable of filling. Has not our. county
suffered enough from incompetent and
derelict officials to awake the people to the
importance of choosing only, competent
men ? Honesty and capacity should be
the tests in an officer, and if; he be lacking
in,either of these traits the people should
retire him, if he can't or, won’t, retire him¬
self. Political affairs would assume an
enviable and most healthy state in our
county if every citizen would patriotically
wait to be called to the responsible
of office by the free, unbiased voice of the
people. Then would the office retain its
honor, then would much of the bickering
and jealousies, among the people disappear;
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then incompetent officials would n t bring
county matters into chaotic confusion and
loss. In short, if the office could be al¬
lowed to seek the man, we would gradually
merge into that millennial stage so ardently
hoped for, but which, alas, seems so far
removed from this day and time..
But such moralizing is all for naught.
The politician will continue to ply his
trade, the field is so inviting; the people
will continue to be gulled until away long,
down in the future, we know not where or
when, this insatiate greed for office will
throw to the helm some ambitious hand
that will hurl our good old ship of Stale
on that rock upon which so many Repub¬
lics have foundered,, and the after Historian
will say. of'us: “America, the grandest of
all republics, was wrecked by the incom
petency, greed- and, ambition of its own.
citizens.' 1 So mote it not he, however.
.Farmers in these parts are taking on a'
big spell of the blues again over the loss
of the oat crop, or its threatoned ibss. The
drouth is sapping its life away and it will
indeed be a heavy blow. It cuts two ways,,
the loss of oats will increase the demand
and price of corn. Young corn is getting
a backset, also. Gardens are being dam¬
aged, people can’t finish- planting cotton,,
and that that is planted coming up poorly
pigs dying with some disease we know not
what; chickens taking the cholera : R. R.
subscriptions coining—Great Scott, send:
us the itch to complete the variety of our
ills. Just say to the office seeker; and to
the rest of mai kind that wc are not in a
smiling mood jnst now, and prcfe.t not tc
be solicited till after it rains.
Mr. Wins. Rutherford passed up to At¬
lanta to-day.
Tha people along the line—I mean the
road from Culloden to lus store, are making
of our clever and enterprising merchant;
C. G. Hilsman, and his team, a regular
delivery, hut as he is raking in the
profits he doesn’t protest much. Am glad
to hear that he and the messrs. Fincher
are doing a thriving business; would tin fr
the county had more of such men.
“May your papor live long and,
prosper.” M.
Press.lUe Flowers.
The words above were spoken by a little
girl who died some time ago. The Editor
has just learned that she spoke those words,
and the following words will touch a ten¬
der chord in the hearts of some who read,
them:
Our Rosa was sick with fever;
No pleasure to her could we bring,
But we sought in a way to relieve her
With a sight at the flowers of Spring.
We knew not how near our- Railing
Was then ro (he Heavenly shore,
And we heard the words ofourdarlirg
Not thinking to hear, them no more.
“Press the flowers,’’ was all she said,.
Ahd we hoped to see her improve,
And wreathe on her bosom and head.
The flowers she seemed so to love.
But; her, spirit went to the region
Where the Tree of Life is in blo-'ni,
And now with the Angelic legion
She’S waiting for loved ones to come.
So-a pure flower we will press.
And fay in a sacred ‘place;
And love it by no moan;!-less
If,its freshness wo musiberase:,
PlOr ’tis.to ue a sweet token
Of Rosa and those, happy hours.
Before., those words.were spoken
When she told us to “puss, the flf.w’nj,’*’
