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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-06-01

With him. He appeared not to recog~
nize me when [ spoke to him but as,
soon as I opened up on the provisions
line he spotted me.
Obi" he exclaimed and I trembl-
ed; then suddenly his frown melted
into a smile and twinkle in his eve.
told me I'd won.
You've got me- he owned up, and
before we left the table he'd given me
a big order.
Ever since then he's been one Of.
my best and pleasantest customers.
simply tired him out wore him
down
There's another big railroad with.
which I do a big business that was.
still harder to land. Every Saturday
[ called on the manager of the dining
system, only to be told that I was.
wasting time.
We'll, kept on wasting it, every
Saturday regularly, for nearly two.
years. Finally, the manager gave me.
an order, just to get rid of me. The
goods did the rest, and that railroad
accounts for a big chunk of my COM
mission today
stick to it does the business,
nerve. and a little tact in using it"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-06-01
IN THE DIAMONDS RAYS

That neither burns, nor sears, nor
chars
Caught from thg sunsets funeral pyre
And from the dream light of the stars?
It is enough to know that here
In this small space are caught AND
pent
The summer suns of yeay on year,
With all the fairest coEors bEnt,
The charm of roses in the dew
The CLINT of distant hills of green,
And outspreads silent skies of blue
Are in this time old jewel seen.
I like to think that every smile
And every kindly word and song
Are treasured for some far off while,
Blent with a purpose sweet and strong.
Until deep IN the centuries
Mankind still has the joy of them
AS now some age forgotten frees
Its radiant sunlight IN this gem.
w D. N. in Chicago Nribune.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-06-01
cotton Record for Terrell.

From the figures recently published
by the department OF labor and com
merce, showing the number Of bales
of cotton ginned Of the crop of 1905,
Terrell county maintains its high rec
ord OF producing more cotton to the
acre than any other county in Geor-
gia.
While it is true that several other
counties, Burke Walton, Coweta and
a few others, produced greater num-
Der of bales in 1905 than Terrell
county did, yet these are all large
counties OF the state.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-06-01
win Be a Translate Road.

The announcement by the banking
firm OF Middendort, Williams & Co,
that the plan for through line from
Augusta to the gulf has been consum'
mated. means that Georgia is to have
another important railway system
The Augusta and Florida, the Mid
vile. Swainsboro and Red Bluff, the
Million and southwestern, the Doug
las, Augusta and Gulf, the Nashville
and Sparks and the Valdosta South
ern have been purchased giving the
Williams syndicate an almost air
line from Augusta to Madison, Fla,
with only a few links to be construct
ed.
The syndicate announces that 1t will
spend $5,000000 in improving the puE-
chased lines and building the connect
ing links. 1t is understood that in
short time tho combined system Will
be given an outlet by an extension to
some port on the gulf.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-06-01
Compulsory Education Urged.

Colonel J. S. Stewart, Of the State
University, is a strong advocate Of
compulsory education, and is untiring
in his efforts in that direction. He
says:
1--WE want our readers to study this
question and instruct their represen-
tatiyes to enact a law protecting eY-
cry child in his right to the elements
Of an education. We printed very
mild bill a week or two ago. This
would be better than no law. It
would insure some education. Last
week we quoted at length from Gov
9rnor Polk OF Missouri.
every state in the union except
the eleven southern states, Delaware
and Oklahoma, have such a law, re-
curing attendance for some part OF
each year between the ages of eight
and fourteen. Every county Of any
prominence in education in Europe
has similar law. So has Japan and
Australia. The experience Of all our
civilized neighbors is favorable to the
law. The condition Of our people JUS
titles the need Of the law. IIliteracy
continues to be greatest among the
white people of the south. Though
we have placed a school house in
every district and have maintained it
for Ave months in each year, still the
number Of ilhterate children over ten
years Of age continues large. Thirty
wears trial has fully demonstrated
the feet that there are many white
parents who will not send their chill
dren to school.
1--WE are all taxed to support the
public schools for the good of society
on the supposition that society will
20 to school The only logical result
of compulsory taxation is compulsory
education. l have a right to demand
that my neighbor shall send his child
to school for the public good when
have been forced to keep open n
school for the public enlightenment.
The purpose OF my tax is defeated in
so far as any child is prevented from
receiving its benefits. / am forced to
nay tax to support the school and
then to pay tax to try and punish
the criminal child Of the parent who
would not pauonize the school"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-06-01
STATES DECLINING IH6 NWTAuoN.

Ten Governors Refuse to Send Their Mill
Tia 20 Camp WIKI the ReeU rs.
A Washington special says So far
ten states have declined the invita-
tion sent out by Assistant Secretary
CT War Oliver to send some OF thoir
national guard organizations into
camp with the regular troops this
summer.
These ten statcs have failed to re-
spond at all to the invits*.on and two
have acknowledged invitation, but
have not indicated whether CT not
they would accept.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-06-01
Carnegie Gives to Demoorest College
Bids for State Printing Asked.

A contract for public printing FOR
the state OF Georgia for two years
to come will be perfected by the sec
Rotary OF state on the first Tuesday in
August next Secretary Of State Phil
Cook Is now advertising for sealed
bids for the public printing for Geor-
gia, the contracts to expire in August
1908.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-06-01
GEORGIA BRIEFS
Wan &c Pasteur InstItute.


The state board Of health held Its
regular semi-annual session in Atlanta
the past week, at which a measure
was determined upon to establish a
Pasteur institute at the state capitol
for the free treatment Of persons
threatened with rabies.
Carnegie Gives to Demoorest College
A donation from Andrew Carnegie
OF $4,000 to Piedmont college at
Demorest was announced at the close
OF that institutions commencement
exercises. This liberal gift will go
to the Piedmont endowment fund aud
carries with it the condition that the
college itself shall raise 100000
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-06-01

heard or 1t since dAu A0F0i Sfoh
visited the spot"
Carver Proved easy Mark.
"A news item from Memphis is as
follows. sympathy for his fellow man
proved the undoing Of a. Fl. Carver,
a farmer, from Lafayette, Walker
county, Georgia, for at one fell blow
he was robbed OF s1,170, the savings
Of a lifetime. The police are busy
looking for the confidence man who
played upon the Georgian's trust in
human nature. For more than TWEEN
tv-six years had Carver labored on
the soil Of the land, sowing and reap
ing DENYING himself all luxuries in
order to lay aside a store for old age.
with the casch which he had saved
Carver decided to seek added fof-
tina I'm Oklahoma After arriving IN
Memphis Carter purchased ticket 10
woodward, Oklahoma, and then wan
dered about the station aimlessly
The Georgian was picked out as an
easy mark by an affable stranger, who
told Carver that he too was bound
for woodward, which was his home
and where he conducted a large liy-
cry stable He had been in Memphis
to bury his father and settle the es-
tate OF the latter.
Carver was informed that the stran-
ger was in distress, having made a
large number OF accounts to settle
before he left Memphis, and being
short $1,000 Of the required amount.
The confidence man assured him that
he had $1,000, but would have to
remain in Memphis a week longer
until more money arrived unless he
could borrow some. Without hesita-
ton Carver loaned the stranger eV-
cry cent in his Professionalism. At
the first opportunity the stranger
made quick disappearance.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-06-01
State Chemist Denies Assertion.

state Chemist Denies Assertion.
John Nj. McCandless, state chem
list. has addressed communication
to the Atlanta Constitution denying
the statement in a recent advertise
ment in an Atlanta paper by the Geor-
Eia Petroleum company to the effect
that he said that oil existed below
the surface in great quantities on
their land. He says:
MY attention has been called to
an advertisement in the Georgian Of
recent date by the Georgia Petro-
leum company, in which 1t was stated
that a report on the oil of the COM
pany had been secured from me, as
well as others, and that we all agreed
that their oil was crude petroleum
of high grade, and that the geolog-
ical conditions are such as to make
it certain that oil exists some 1000
or 1900 feet below the surface in
great quantities. This statement is
wholly unwarranted, and is based On
the following slender statement Of
fact: On January 3, 1904, ! wrote one
of the gentlemen interested on re
ceipt Of a sample from him as fol
lows: Enthusiastically there is little
CT floating on the surface Oh the
water, but there is not sufficient
quantity OF the oil to make anything
like an analysis OF it.. l have never
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-06-01
NO SUNDAY BOOZE ~ LOUISVILLE.
For first lime in History OF City Rum Jnin;s
We're Closed Iiuht.

Scores of corner pumps, With nan.
dies removed, and signs derisiyelE
announcing NClosed, tits sinful to
drink on sunday brought home to
early rising householder in many
sections Of the city Sunday morning,
the fact that Louisville, was dry for
the first time in many years.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-06-01
siaInakerIs sIayer c0nvIoted.

A verdict OF voluntary manslaugh-
ter was returned against G. S. Wall
on trial at Augusta for the killing
Of c. W. stalnaker on May 5. The
Jury was out eighteen hours.
a bench warrant has been issued
for the arrest OF w. r. Harden, prin-
o,nal witness for the defense, on
charge OF completely in the killing
of stalnaker. Policeman Brown tes-
tined in the trial that when he ran
mn TO the saloon where the shooting
took place to investigate, he found
w T. Harden standing near the pros
trate form with smoking pistol IN
his hand. Harden declared that Wall
was the man wanted, and the police
man walked into the rear OF the sa-
loon and placed the latter under ar
rest.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-06-01
NEAT PRINTING

Creates a good impression among your CORES
pondents and helps to give your business pres
tige. We do neat printing at reasonable prices,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-06-01

heard or it since, AID never even
visited the spot
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-20

equal representation to MiddleseX
county. 1t is not fair that the 23,-
600 people of New Brunswick shall
have as much say in the state legisla-
tive halls as $4,000 people over in
This end of the county. Stand up for
Perth Amboy. We r the largest
city in the county and demand that
we be recognized as such. This mat
ter is of as much interest to Wood
bridge and South Amboy as it is to
This city. New Brunswick must be
made to realize that she has reached
the end of her rope. No longer can
she dictate to the county.
Now is the time 10 insist upon =
square deal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-20
How the Aver
age Citizen Is
Ignored In Our
S S t e m OF
GOvernmen mt

vi TdINuN at uc pIctHI HNHcu dt dtudI NV wv q"
which it GENUINELY EXERCISES IT'S FUNGI
TION-in relation to the vicious and in relation to the
poor and dependent.
The juvenile courts which the large cities are inaugrating are
supplied with probation officers, whose duty it is to ENCOURAGE
THE WAVERING VIRTUES of the hayward boy and keep him
out of the police courts, with their consequent penal institutions
real recognition of social obligation.
AS the juvenile courts are beginning to take an interest in the
SOCIAL LIFE OF A CHILD in order to prevent arrest, on the
same principle the reform schools are inaugurating the most advanced
education in agriculture and manual arts. A bewildered foreign
parent comes from time to time to Hull House asking that his boy be
sent to a school to learn farming, basing his request upon the fact
1t is carefully explained that the neighbours boy was BAD and was
arrested and sent away ON account of his badness, and t. is quite posi-
bic sometimes to make clear to the man that the city assumes that he
is looking out for himself and taking care of his own boy, but it ought
to be further possible to make him see that IF HE FEELS THAT
HIS son NEEDS THE EDUCATION OF A FARM school.
TT LIES WITH HIM TO ACETATE THE SUBJECT and to
vote for the candidate who will secure such schools. He might well
look amazed were this advice rendered him, for these questions have
never been presented to him to vote upon.
because he docs not easily discuss the tariff u other REMOTE
SUBJECTS which the political parties present to him from time to
time we assume that he is not to be trusted to vote on the education
of his child. The ancestors of this same immigrant, from the days of
bows and arrows, doubtless taught their children those activities which
seemed valuable to them.
Again, we build enormous city hospitals and almshouses for the
defective and dependent, but for that great mass Of people Just be-
You'd the line from which they are constantly recruited we do PRAC-
TICALLY NOTHING. We are afraid OF the notion of govern
mental function which would minister to the primitive needs of the
mass of people, although we are quite ready to care for him whom
misfortune or disease has made the exception.
1T IS REALLY THE RANK AND FILE, THE AVERAGE CITIZEN,
REAL PROBLEMS THROUGH OTHER AGENCIES AND is scoLDED
FOR STAYING AT HOME ON ELECTION DAY.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-20
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

Jersey City Journal:
The bills to restrict the liquor
traffic, which have come to be known
as the Bishops bills will be mod
flied and passed. That is the @ener-
al opinion at the State House.
The Brewers Association has OF
rercd a substitute that is intended
to keep women out of saloons. III
would forfeit the license of a saloon
kceper who permitted Il woman or
! women i'm his place OF business, and
would punish any woman VINO went
into a saloon. or her male compan-
ions. under the disorderly act.
This substitute, it is claimed,
would effectively prevent the lmmor-
ality complained of by the priests
and would eliminate the open front
and landlord liability features OF the
priests bill.
II was reported that the lawyers
retained by the priests to look AFTER
their bill were willing to accept the
substitute so far as the open front
is concerned, but We're unwilling to
take out the landlords liability.
This feature is especially objec-
tionable to the saloonkeepers, and
they claim that ii has nothing to dc
with the immortality part OF the pro
posed law. This feature makes 1t
necessary for the landlord to join IN
the application for a license. The
saloonkeeDers say this would enable
the landlords to reap the benefit OF
the tenants work if he, by hard work
and liberal expenditure, built mp Il
profitable business. The rent would
be raised annually, or the landlord
would refuse to Join in the applica-
ton for a ~Iincensc. and thus drive
the tenant out of business, and this
might be done at tho request OF an
other saloonkcCper who wanted to
get the saloon that had been made
popular.
1t is possible that the saloonkeep-
ers would prefer the open front to
the owners liability feature, FOR IN"
open front could be beaten by a
dumb waiter or revolving shelf or
some other device. while the land
lord could not be beaten by any trick
or device.
The new bill will be ready by
Monday night, when another confer
ence will probably he held between
the lawyers on both sides and the
senate committee that has the bill
under consideration.
Freehold Transcript:
Whatever shall be done or not
done in regard TO a Legislative inves-
LEGATION of Life Insurance compan-
les in this stat"-aud it would look
as if those opposing investigation
would carry their ~point-there is a
growing feeling of wonder that the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-20

Aving mixed the state up pretty
well Y the matter of Passaio river
polluti&, attention is now turned to
the Delaware river, which is said to
be in need of cleansing. What's the
matter with making a law TO prohibit
sewers being emptied into any stream
in the state? One of the reasons ad-
vanced for not selling wafer to Stat
en- Island is that New Jersey will need
all the water she can get for her own
population within a few years. If this
is the case our rivers, creeks and
brooks must be kept free from con
tamination and now is the time to
clean them. Some means must be de
vised for disposing of sewage without
damaging the water which must be
used for drinking purposes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-20
Waking Mo Chancas.

Come straight home from school,
said Rob's aunt. your father is to
be married tonight and | want to get
ION ready"
"Sure + win said eight-year-old
Robin, promptly. Il lost out on the
other wedding, and il isn't likely that
I'll miss this Qne too."-Judge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-20

Because a man has a permit to go
as fast as he plcases and to Kill as
many people as he desires in New
York. it does not give him the per
mission TO do the same in New Jersey.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-20
Good to His Folks.

why don't you have the snow
cleaned off your sidewalk asked the
neighbor.
Because" answered Mr.. Lobrow, 81
think a lot OF my family and wouldn't
deprive it of any pleasure. You have
.nkdea how it muse the children to-
kople slip and fail dow" Wash
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-20

Spring officially begins tomorrow
If this is a sample. we prefer the good
old winter time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-20

If you are not talking Perth Am
boy. what are you doing? Keep the
welfare OF the city in mind wherever
You go.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-20

TUESAAY, MARCH 20.

must appear TO every fair-mind-
ed citizen that the present system OF
electing assemblymen in New Jersey
is contrary to the principles OF repre-
sentative government. That 81 Re
publicans in the present Legislature
represent 211,274 Republican voters,
while three Democrats represent 49,
296 Democratic voters is made posi-
Bile by the plan in vogue. which gives
the entire assembly representation
from the p%opulous counties to the
majority party and leaves the minor
ity of these same counties without a
single spokesman.
Present conditions exist not by rea-
son of law. but because of a ridicu-
lous Interpretation of the constitu-
ton by the Supreme Court and Il
triumph of self-intercSt oyer the peo-
pies interests, which prevented the
Republican leaders from carrying the
case to the highest court ONE ten
years ago.
The folly and the injustice Of the
resulting condition appeal, in this
day of reform, to even the stated
party in power until, fearing an IN
comfortable o|utburst Of popular fury,
it has introduced a bill to return to
the system which reason and justice
prescribe is necessary to that republic
can form. of government which the
Federal Constitution contemplated
every state should have.
The True American might pick to
pieces the details Of the plan now
before the Legislature, but just now
details are immaterial and irrelevant.
What the people contend for is prin-
ciple. and the principle underlying
the bill for the creation of assembly
districts is sound.
The %squabbles between the Lentz
! and Colby factions, the aspirations of
Ambitious men, are all unimpOrtant.
vhe Legislature should disregard
Mem. Fairness demands a return to
tht assembly district system.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-20
Ha1 Foreotren =.

Friend-I hear that you have broken
your engagement with DR.. Warmheart,
Miss De Gush-I?
Friend-Why, yes. | am told that
you had a violent quarrel in the con
servatory half an hour ago, and you
told him never to speak to You again.
Miss De CUSHION, we've made up
since then.-N. Y. Weekly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-20
4 Method.

We're sure to make mistakes at best:
know that ! have mace a lot.
Ill loudly criticise the rest
In hope that mine Will be forgot.
Washington Star.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-20

"But you are not always bothered
with poor light, are you?" inquired the
complaint clerk at the gas Office.
"Oh, no. not always" replied tae
quiet citizen.
I "Ah, | thought SO; it's only 1T ser.
tain times that you notice it, eho'
eyes: only alter dark. D-Tit Bits.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-20
Certainly

HAS your mother-in-law presence
of mind?'
well, She's always giving me a
piece OF her mind; would you call that
presents of mind?"-HOuston Post.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-20

The dignity and standing of this
city in this state demands that the as
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-20
NEW YORK HERALD WEATHER
FORECAST.

In the Middle States and New Eng
land today partly cloudy and clearing
weather will prevail, preceded by
snow in New England, with slight
temperature changes and fresh and
brisk variable winds, becoming most
ly westerly and northwesterly. On
Wednesday fair and slightly colder
weather will prevail, with fresh west
erly and nOrthwesterly winds, and on
Thursday fair weather, with slightly
I'VE teM~sgerature.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-20

jority apparently have overwhelming compusion.
The university men entertain their own opinions. Z1xNs
The second is that of an accomplished fact, 49, 81
When one has done a thing or once a thing has been f.
decided and you try TO do differently, YOU ARE
TOID THAT IT IS NO USE TRYING TO RE Ea
VERSE THE THING. If you were convinced \EraN
that even the decision of the supreme court was un- WMMMZ
reasonable, would you say anything? No mistakes
can be corrected if you believe in ACCOMPLISHED FACTS.
1t is the duty. of every man to READ THE PAST HlSTO
OF THIS COUNTRY to have opinions of matters that have |
decided and correct any mistakes that have been made. 1t is no 81
duty that lies before us. What do we intend to do? Must we
have some general scheme of life? Must we not always have
spirit of desiring the best-the truth?
WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STAGE OF TIE WoRI
AFFAIRS, AND 1T WILL BE AWKWARD FOR US If WE DO
KNOW THE PART WE ARE TO PLAY.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-20
Accomplished Facts Are ]
The Foes of PROGRESS

By President WOODROW WILSON of Princeton University
I is the duty of the university to spread out the map Of life
and to show the journey. The man who is lost is still there,
- even in a wilderness. THE ONLY METHOD IS TO
STEER EOP FINED POINTS
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-20

Dollars are not landmarks. THEY COME AND THEY GO.
The thing for the university is to devote itself to teaching the lines of
safety. We are as big as the things we have conquered. Our com
pass is the experience of knowledge.
There are two remarkable things about our race. First and fore
most is the EXTRAORDINARY force in this country. The ma
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-20

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