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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-11
To The Citizens OF Lee
County

In view Of the fact that there have been
many remarks made, and many bits e in
formation given out, both true and untrue
lin regard 10 the condition Of the proceed
ings against the treasurer we desire TO
ask that the order issued on suspension be
read by the people, it is public property,
also the evidence, or We would suggest
that this be first done before passing any
opinion on it.
The facts so far developed are ,he,e:
A suit was brought 10 remove the official
for alleged nisconducg also in addition to
The removal another thing was asked that
the officer be suspended until the case
could be tried, Bear in mind that a re-
lmoval is rot suspension, removal is dis
mission, Suspension is a matter wholly
within the discretion Of the Judge. Re
'moval when fact~requiring tare PROVED is
mot in his discretion. Section 1908 of the
,codeof Ga says: ANY public officer
who shallcharge or take fees not allowed
lby law shall on proof thereof be dismiss
ed from Office" Bearinmind this wor :
ling. The law does not say he SHALL be
suspended, ormention suspension in this
,offenSe, but does say he SHALL be dis
,missed from Office, and SHALL means il
MUST be done if proved, Now The ques-
ation Of dismissal has to be tried in the SUI
lperior court. The question of temporary
suspension could be tried before the Judge.
The judges ruling contains these word,
1.-THE power to suspend from office has
been conferred in some instances by oul
law, In uther Instances there is no men,
ttion OF he power to suspend. This is true
.oI the statute prescribing the removal II
the county treasurer. He also says judge
sitting in vacation is a very different tri-
.bunal from a judgein conrt rendering a
judgement on the verdict of jury.
Now, If the defendant admits receiving
illegal fees which he does, and the law
says IN the question Of removal (not sus.
.pensior) "that upon proofo receiving il
legal lees he SHALL. be disml>Smed from
Office. The citizens can very readily see
that the refusal to suspend before the ca e
is tiedin court can cut no ice in the case
ION the petition to remove in the court, aiso
as toOther matters in the bill, The personal
views of apresidiug official could cut no
figure in the trial OF the case, in as much
as Ia the question Of dismissal he is held to
the statute, whereas in the SUSPENSION
he hasa right and just right TO exercise
a very wide discretion.
From this question which has arisen
and theorder o: the judge refusing 10 take
the matter in. hand to suspend, but to let
.thease = the regular court trial these
lords appear
.-..ThAl there been Irregularities.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-11
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Established 1860

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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-11

Now Atlanta is trying to stop the trair S
from discharg ng their ,noke in the heart
Of The city, why wouldn't this apply to
cigarette smokers
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-11

Why not subscribe for the 'JOurnaIp'
We~lll give you good paper. and if
any questions of interest should arise we
will be lad to publish one, or both sides of
il; a. there isn't any strings tied to the
Journal"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-11

In spite Of the panic Leesburg continues
10 grow.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-11

We often wonder what has become of
Americas street car railway.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-11

PvsLIsIsDH xHRv RRlDEy
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-11

Messrs. Moreland & Yeoman have
purchased fine $4,000 Spanish
Jack and are standln. him for
SIS, 90 at the Stable.
Millions Ct dollars are sent
West yearly Tor mules, why not
save this expeDse7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-02

quivered Never had existence seemed so keen a joy. It even seemed possible that the schemes of life demanded certain number of detached persons to enjoy other peoples children and "chum'' with their. young folk, fathers and mothers being usually too sober by responsibility to make good comrades.
 How would you have liked to be an old maid?" was the question she sudden ly put to her mother, as they sat in the firelight that evening. still prompted ap- parerftly by a laudiblc spirit of investi- gation.
 There was silence, in which it was evident that Mrs. Brant was searching her brains for a reply that should be at once honest and diplomatic. But be- fore she could find 1t her daughter gave vent to an involuntary chuclle of amuse- ment.
 Never mind, Janey, dear,'' she soothed, clasping her hands above her head, you're excused from answering appre- ciate your embarrassment. Still spnster- hood has its good points. Life's only a great big game of Pussy wants a. cor ner' anyway and those who, from one reason or another. find themselves with out any little domestic corners, usually have other things to make up for it.
 "What marpied woman, I should like to know she went on judically. lever gets well enough acquainted with her own mother to call her by her first name? If I had married at 20. you and wouldn't really .have known each other at all. As for children, spinster can always bor row her friends, and, If she keeps her looks have mild, material f1irtations with their big boys. When she gets be- yond all that, she can be the ministering angel of the family.
 ''Oh, I know what you are going to
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take m back"
 Miss Brant accepted this explanation with the large faith necessary in dealing with childhood. She felt that she her self had relapsed into the age of credulity and could therefore meet Billy on his own ground But before they had pro- ceeded far an excited exclamation brought her once more to a standstill and Billy faced her solemnly
 "Peanuts!' was what he said
 "Peanuts?" she echoed in bewilderment, trying to collect her dreaming thoughts.
 "Panuts-for the squir'ls," prompted the child.
 '"ro think of my forgetting themv' she calculated in feigned dismay T don't know what I should have done If you hadn't come along, Billy.'
 He darted away to lay in a supply and Georgiana's eyes followed him with an enigmatical smile in their depths. To have Billy for ones own would be sweet but to borrow Billy for few hours now and then was by no means an experience to be despised. She suspected that 1t might even afford delight, denied to possession. For in the mind of Billy's mother there would always be shadowy fear of disaster from which the spinster who borrowed him was free. She-Geor- gana-could enjoy him undaunted by the fear of anything from measles to mad dogs When subsequently, she thanked Mrs. Gordon for the loan of Billy. an ur- mistakable drollery lurked in her face.
 She turned her steps homeward, a purr- ing sense of cheerfulness and content ment in her heart The unfulflled des-l tiny she perceived, had its good points. In lieu of little kingdom of her own. with the accompanying cares of slate. she had the freedom of the world~ She drew deep long breath and h6f nostrils
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-02

held firmly in hers she walked through
 the mellow sunshine, all sorts of here
 sies springing in her mind.
 Son. she said aloud, T want to ask
 you a question, and I want you to think
 carefully before you reply; because it's
 very important. How many cream puffs
 can you eat without acquiring stom-
 achache?"
 Seventy leven?' dropped from Bllys lips with the promptness of conviction. Billy" she remonstrated gently, II wanted you to give the matter thought. An affair of this sort ought not to be de- cided in haste. Think it over a bit From the tail of her eye she watched 1 him, as with mighty effort he screwed his plump face into an expression of deep meditation.
 Its just as l thinked,'' he observed at
 last. allowing his features to relax grad ually. 'I can eat seventy 'leven. l feel
 1t in my bones"
 Well, if that's the case, we'll buy six
 at the bakers. I never did like the cakes they have in the park. Their milk sand wiches are good enough, but we'll take our cakes with us''
 They had once more resumed their way,
 Billy bringing up the rear with the bag Of cream puffs that had been consigned to his care Turning suddenly to make sure that he was there, Miss Brant was seized by spasm of laughter. Billy, with all the absorption Of an in-
 enable bliss, was munching a cream pun
 much to the dsparagement of his chub-
 by countenance. As their eyes met nc
 seemed suddenly to come back from
 some ecstatic region known only to child hood. and hastily cramming the remain der of the puff into his mouth, explained thicky: T justed eated one to see they's good: cause, if they ain't. we can
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-02

say,' she went on breathlessly as her mother was about to reply. There were 10 awful moments this morning when I thought of everything-and more. thought of the offers I've declined, and figuratively speaking, wept, walled and gnashed my teeth. But I've recovered my equilibrium. darling, and AIS right with the world" :"
 Her eager voice ceased and triumph ant smile hovered about her lips. Mrs. Brant, seeing it, sighed in spite of her self. She, at least, held no new-fangled ideas concerning the destiny of woman, as her next words showed. They were spoken in a voice whose Spartan stub bornness would. one knew, withstand ans army of arguments.
 Nevertheless. she said firmly, T wish you were married"
 Her words had a strange effect Her daughter suddenly leaned forward and bent a pair of startled eyes upon the point where her mothers face now and then emerged from the gloom, lighted up by some playful flame.
 The triumphant smile was gone, driven away by puzzled frown. and she had the air of person transfixed by some immense inner surprise.
 Her bewilderment was that of an indi- vidual who, supposng himself en route for New York, suddenly finds himself in San Francisco.
 Her stupefed glance rested for a mo- ment upon her mothers face, and then it's sheer amazement was transmitted into something else.
 She sank back in her chair once moro, limp and shaking.
 Its absurd-ridiculous-h she gasped between peals of laughter-''but so do l." Copyright. .}
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-02
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 Tickets sold July 18th to Aug. lsr. limit August 31st.
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 Tickets on sale Aug. 1, 2. B. Limited to Aug. 10.
 SPECIAL INCONSISTENCIES RATES to the West and Northwest. Tickets on sale first and third Tuesdays of Nach month.
 For full information. call on or writ0 to P. Sid Jones, D. P. A.. Both phones s77. Birmingham, Ala,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-02
nIcoRD'S VITAL h RESTORATIVE

Restores Mems Vitality. Price S1, At all druggists. Always on hand at Collier Drug Co.,, 1O0 North 2Oth street. Mail orders solicited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-02

Another lot of Silk Jumper Suits, Prin- cess Dresses and one and two-piece SIX Suits, lot selected from regular stock, ranging in price up to $35.00. These are also one of kind; no two alike and you have selection tomorrow only at. .S14.05 "Chic"? Well, the Frenchman would say so. but we like Dainty better. They are charming garments that you should not fail to see.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-02

A special lot of Ladies Silk Jumper Suits, Princess Dresses and one and two piece Suits in all colors and stripes, checks and plaids. New? They haveTt been in this house month. Stylish? The word was coined for just such as these. Only one of a kind selected from regular stock and include regular prices up to $25. Tomorrow you have choice at .... .$1125
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-14
SYNOPSIS.

The Escapade opens, not in the ro-
nance preceding the marriage of Ellen
Slocum, Puritan miss, and Lord Car
rington Of England. but in their life, after
just following the revolution in Caring
ton castle in England. The Carringtons,
a1ter at oa,no5 house party, engaged in family
gate. whose attentions to Ellen had be-
come % sore point with Darlington. The
loss of $4,000 failed to perturb her, and
y. and his honor, Darlington winning.
Additional attentions of Lord Darlington
TO Lady Cecily and Lord Strathgate to
to VOW. that She would leave the castle:
Preparing to flee, Lady Darlington and
her chum Deborah, an American girl,
met Lord Strathgate at two a. m., he
attempted to take her to his castle, but
she left him stunned in the road when
the the carriage ncSs'g met net with an accident She
mouth. where she intended to sail for
America. Hearing news of Ellen's flight,
Lords Darlington and Seton set out IN
pursuit. Seton rented fast vessel and
from fall, dashed on to Portsmouth, for
which Darlington, Ellen and Seton were
also headed by different routes. strath-
gate e. arrived in Portsmouth in advance
had sailed before her. Strathgate and
Darlington each hired a small yacht to
pursue the wrong vessel, upon which
each supposed Ellen had sailed. Seton
overlook the fugitiveS near Portsmouth,
but his craft ran aground, just as capture
boarding American vessel and foiling her
pursuers- -Strathgate, Seton and CARING
ton. Darlington and Strathgate, thrown
together by formers wrecking of latter's
neither being hurt. A war vessel, COM
manded by an admiral friend of Seton,
then started out in pursuit of the women
fuglt1ves, Seton confessing love for
Debbie.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-14

and stamped him as the best Sunday
school teacher who ever asked If any
little boy had memorized the golden
text. The teacher merely said that in
asmuch as he believed that every boy
ought to know how to defend himself
he had arranged to have the entire
class admitted to q really truly
pugilistic contest In near by athletic
club.
The teacher carried out his promise,
and the very next Sunday each boy
went to Sunday school accompanied
by three new boys. It is one of the
few cases on record In which . Sun
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and through the open afr port into the
cabin

and through the open air port into the
| cabin.
| A voice said gruf1y:
"This is his majesty's ship-of-the-
line Britannia. Heave to and I'll send
a boat aboard
1.-THE Britannia!" exclaimed Ellen,
under her breath, admiral Kephard's
flagship!"
What could it mean? She rose to
her feet and stepped to the port hole.
1t was pitch dark outside. She could
see nothing. The moon had not yet
risen. Over her head Capt. Tuggles
was replying.
"What do you want with me?' he
cried, roughly.
you'll find out" answered a voice
from the darkness, when we send
boat aboard"
A moment after Ellen caught
glimpse of the. running light of
large ship slowly closing upon the
Flying Star. Other lights cleaned
from port holes here and there, bring
ing the huge liner in fair view.
'This is the high SEAS" answered
Capt. Tuggles, with great spirit. I'm
peaceful merchantmen from the
United States, and I'm damned if I'll
heave to for anybody"
Brave Capt. Tuggles! Ellen thrilled
in her soul, but she knew that the
game was up. No merchantmen could
brave war vessel, and one flying an
admirals flag at that, with impunity.
The next instant gun flashed from
| the side of the ship-of-the-line and
| deep boom rolled across the black
| water.
IF you don't heave to-" cried the
voice from the other ship, "the next
shot'll go into YOU"
| To hesitate longer was madness. Ell
len could hear Capt. Tuggles dash his
| trumpet to the deck and the next min-
| ute his hoarse voice bidding the watch
| swing the main yard. The ship slowly
shot up into the wind and presently
lay still. On the shipof-the-li line Ellen
could hear the shrill whistling of pipes
and hoarse voices calling away the
crew of the cutter. Unless she acted
Immediately she was lost. The ship.
of-the-line could have overhauled the
merchantmen only for her.
She turned from the portfolio to find
Deborah, who had been awakened by
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insured for $4,000 or more, the total of their
policies aggregating $540,967,000. There are
seven insured for an even million each; four
insured for 100000 to $9O0,000; ten for
500 900, and 20 for $500, 900 to 100000. There
are 1876 men who carry from 100000 to $780,
900 each and 271 who are insured for 100000
to 100000 each
"Of the seven men who are insured for ST.
100000, one lives in Georgia, one in Illinois.
one In Louisiana, two in New York, one in
Pennsylvania and one in Wisconsin.
New York city has Is men who are insured
for from 100000 to $1,500,000; Philadelphia
has II insured for from 100000 to $4,000, 900.
Chicago has five insured for from $400 900 to
$1,000,000. Pittsburg has five insured for from
100000 to $1,055,000. Baltimore has ten in
sured for from 100000 to $500, 1000. Buffalo has
six insured for from 100000 to 100000. St.
Louis has II insured for from 100000 to $780,
600. Detroit has eight insured for from 100000
to 100000. San Francisco has five in that
class, Cincinnati has II, Cleveland six, and
Boston 16, with two more whose policies run
up to 100000 each.
milwaukee has Is who are insured for from
100000 to $1,000,000. Minneapolis five with
policies ranging from 100000 to 100000. and
Rochester six who are insured for from $780,
900 to $500,O0O."
There are lots of selfish persons who say:
"Well, what's the use of me getting insured
After I'm dead the money derived cannot be
of any more use to me. Therefore, please tell
me why should expend any of these hard
earned dollars for the sake of leaving bone
of contention to be fought over by my rela-
tives."
Partly for the man who is likely to make
that statement and partly for the individual
who would provide himself against the infirmi-
ties Of old age, great insurance companies
have devised policies whereby the party in
sured may come into his endowment when it
is most needed.
The endowment policy is the one which 10
perhaps more popular among young men of tho
age than any which has yet been put upon tho
market This allows the payment Of yearly
premium into the companys Golfers and at the
end Of 10, 20, 80, 40 or so years the entire
amount for which the policy holder was in
sured is turned over to him or her. The rate
of insurance varies with the length of time.
The longer the period between the payment Of
the first premium and the final endowment the
less the rate, other things being equal
Just recently insurance companies intro
duced another sort Of proposition which is
just the reverse of that of insuring ones life.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-14

New York department store, which, seeing a
boom in this article, "scooped" its contempor-
aries by securing an early supply.
The merchants who secured the goods felt
rather skeptical themselves as to whether the
latest Partisan costume would hold the Gotham
women's attention. AS consequence New
York broker was instructed to secure an in.
strance policy upon the sale of the gowns
In fact, to insure the popularity of the cos
tune in America.
10 the surprise of the broker merchants and
New Workers, the proposition was turned down
nat Applications to other companies who
were wont to bet upon almost anything which
seemed good risk also proved in vain and
the New York merchant went to work by in
serting advertisements in the newspapers,
through which method he hoped to overcome
the refusal of Insurance.
This was the first instance of it's kind ever
recorded, experts declare, in which Lloyds
have turned down the proposition of issuing a
policy. 1t probably was caused by the airy
persifage hurled by the male Americans who
gave the sheath gown the loud "haw-haw"
when it appeared
No business in the history of the world has
spread out as the insurance game has, It en-
cOmpasses everything One insurance man.
who rates himself quite wag, asked another
whether Lloyds would insure an iceberg from
melting.
'Why, yes" the latter answered, IF you'd
tow it down to Picadilly lane, where it could
be watched by Lloyds."
However, the sort of insurance about which
the average American knows most is life in
surance and this industry alone has reached
such stage of development that there is lit
tie unexplored territory for it to enter There are
life insurance agents everywhere Statistics
say that for every hundred men of the big
cities there is one and sometimes two life in
surance agents. So the reader can easily dis
cern that there is plenty of opportunity to pro-
vide his or her family with financial protection
after death.
Since the companies were brought to time
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-14

the cannon shot, standing half dazed
at her side.
"Debbie," she cried, 1--WE changed
my mind"
What do You mean?" asked
Deborah.
I'm going back to Portsmouth"
'Well, I'm glad you've come to your
senses at last
EYES," said Lady Ellen, there's a
ship out there which has just ordered
Capt. Tuggles to heave to, to stop his
ship, that is. We must escape her,
Whose ship is it?''
Il don't know. It may be French
man, or pirate, Or At any rate, our
only chance is to get away while they
are busy. They'll never notice U.S."
'How will you do it?"' asked Debo-
rah. "Ask Capt. Tuggles to set you
ashore?'
Never" said Ellen.
Selling Debbie by the hand, she left
the room, locking the door behind her
! and slipping the key in her pocket.
, Then she stepped into the cabin. For
tunately it was empty. There was a
dim light burning from a lantern hang
ing at the bulkhead. Ellen took it
down and opened the door of what she
deemed from her experience was the
captains room, and found she had
made correct guess. She took the
precaution to take the key out of the
door, insert it on the inside of the
lock and turn it. The captains room
extended across the after part of the
ship. The stern windows were large
and she and Deborah could easily pass
through them. Her one hope was that
her boat had not been abandoned.
Sure enough, there it was trailing
astern, and fortunately on the side
opposite to that on which the line.of.
battle ship lay. The Britannia had
drifted ahead and had been hove to
of the starboard bow of the Flying
Star. Ellen's boat was drifting asterp
of the port quarter
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-14

OF peanuts. At the hour set the teach
er found that every boy had been on
hand an hour ahead of time.
He led the way to the nearest bur-
lesque house and bought tickets in
the gallery for himself and his party.
The theater never had a more appre.
ciative audience. and the Sunday
school teacher won't soon forget the
afternoons experience.
1t took six months of Sunday school
lessons to wipe out the memories Of
that afternoon, and the teacher then
made an announcement that gave him
absolute control Of every boy for life