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' 4 / ENQUIRER-SON; COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1890. A CHEAP NEWSPAPER PLANT. Twenty Dollars Purchased an Office and Good Will in Wyoming. “Bought a newspaper for $30?” “That’s what I said,” replied a tall, lame man with a G. A. R. button. “Young Smidgely went out to Nebraska in 1877, about the time Bill Nye started his Boomerang in Laramie, Wy., and bought out the Lone Tree Courier, good will, office fixtures, plant and everything, for $20. He sold the same paper in two years for $6,250.” “Great financier?” “Yes; a judicious combination of finance and journalistic instinct. Smidge ly arrived in Lone Tree with only $25, and put up at a hotel where the two men —or rather boys—who owned the papei boarded. One of them was a printer— the younger one; the other was a stock man up on the Loup river who didn’t know an em quad from a tripenny lath nail. The price asked for The Couriei was $1,400. Smidgely looked the office over, said he’d take it, paid the boys $2C down, pulled off his coat and went to work. There was of course a mortgage on the outfit. I never saw a country pa per in that state without one. One note of $700 was due the next week. Smidge ly got out a rattling good paper—it wae a weekly. The first issue showed up signs of improvement, and then he went down and introduced himself to the county treasurer. Before he left he got that official to promise to use his influence with the county commissioners in getting the tax list to publish, and finally succeeded in borrowing $800 on the promise of a good bonus on the tax list fat. The list came to $1,100, all clear money by the way, and then Smidgely got the county com missioners to publish the official proceed ings of the board—something that had never been done before—and this at 40 cents an inch, he fatted up to be worth at least $50 a week—all net gain. Thf whole town fell dead in love with Smidgely, advertising rolled in, thej elected him justice of the peace, seni him to the legislature and boomed him for all there was in sight. Well, when the man came along, as I said, Smidgelj sold out for $6,250, went to Denver and sunk the whole in some mining specula tion. Every word of this story is true, and it shows the possibilities which are always looming up in young states foi young, enterprising men.”—St. Paul Pio neer Press. Much Virtue ik Gulf Water. Probably you never beard of it before, but the water of the Gulf stream is con fidently believed by certain old people on Staten Island to be a sovereign remedy for disorders of the stomach. They drink half a glassful after each meal, smack their lips, and in about three days they get well. So they say. So pilots and other seafaring men who get out to the Gulf stream are frequently importuned to bring in jugs of the gulf water foi the invalids. There is a saloon keepei down there whose faith in this sort ol thing is unlimited, and he has been be sieging for about three years a certain pilot of his acquaintance to bring him in some of the water. But the pilot always forgot. The other day, however, he tickled the old man almost to death by bringing him three jugs of the precious liquid. The saloon keeper began to brace up al once, and three days later he chased the pilot half way around the island to over whelm him with gratitude. “So it did you good, did it?” says the pilot. ' “Good?’ says the old man. “Why, bless you, my boy, it has added ten years to my life. I feel like a youngster again. I'll bet I can beat you in a foot race right here.” And the pilot did not smile nor jibe nor jeer. But when the flood tide had been running about an hour that even ing he went softly down to the end ol Stapleton pier, drew out a tin bnckei and dipped up about a gallon of the limpid stream. And the next morning the saloon keeper was overjoyed to gel two more jugs of Gulf stream watei from his thoughtful Mend. “It’s kind of a shabby trick,” says the pilot apologetically, “but as long as there are buckets handy around Staple- ton I guess Uncle Josh needn’t go with out Gulf stream water.”—New York Herald. Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction. A well known novelist of this city was telling how he finds his plots. “I have found nearly all of them in real life bj intercourse with people in all sorts oi society. There tire no plots to be drawn from the imagination that are equal iE interest to those that can be learned bj knowing the actual experiences of man} of our men and women. Here in New York you can hear of plenty of lovelorn damsels and bold swains; you can find heroes and heroines a-plenty; you can hear of marvelous adventures; you car find people whose career has been ro mantic; you can hear of intrigues and their denouement; you can meet charac ters who would shine on the printed page; yon can easily find in the actual experience of your acquaintances all thf material needed for tragical tales oi humorous yarns. Why, the best plot 1 ever wrote up was not of my invention, but was in the story of her own life given me by my cook.”—New York Sun. The Value of Cathartics. Paradoxical as it may seem cathartics are remedies for diarrhoea as well as con stipation. That is, in the earliest stage of diarrhoea the first thing needed is to wash out the intestinal canal. Castor oil has peculiarities which recommend it for this purpose. In most cases if the in testines are properly freed and the diet is restricted for a few days to bland foods the diarrhoea will subside without further treatment. If it does not small doses of paragoric will generally greatly favor a cure.—Boston Herald. A daughter of Gen. Rosecrans is an Ursnline nun, who until recently was as signed to the convent at Santa Rosa, Gal. Fifteen yean ago she was one of the most charming sod most popular of thg society ladies of Cfrcumati. We Keep in Stock and Sell the cc 77 BAKING POWDER Made by the J. C. Grant Baking Powder Company, of Chicago. We guarantee every can ol it to give COMPLETE SATISFACTION, or it can be returned at our expense. IT RETAILS / at 10 cents for a 1 pound can, and V • therefore sells rapidly. CARTER & BRADLEY, ♦ Cotton Factors and Wholesale Giocers, OOLTTIMIiBTTS (3 Real Estate for Sale. $2,350. A new 5-room houses on Broad street, be tween Fifth and Sixth streets, lot 37 by 140 feet. $2,200. A new 5-room house on Broad street,next to corner of Fifth street, lot 37 by 140 feet. $000. Vacant lots on lower Fourth avenue, be tween Fourth and Fifth streets, 40 by 147 feet. $700. Lots with 2-room houses on Third avenue, between Fourth and Fifth streets, 40 by 147 feet. $1,350. V, acre lot on Fourth avenue, between Sixth and Seventh streets, west side. A lot on Tenth street, 25 feet front, east of Hirsch’s warehouse. $500. Lots ou East Highlands. $600. Lots on East Highlands. ‘■'’"VC Lots in the north annex, 50 by 120 feet. A very desirable corner lot on Rose Hill. *1,1 L A very desirable lot near Rose Hill Park. $l,-00. A well improved lot, corner Tenth ave nue, on Thirteenth street, will pay 10 per ceut net. $500. Lots with 2-room houses on installments in the annex, near Eigteenth street. Farms for Sale. $4,500. 335 acres, four miles east of Columbus two-thirds bottom land. $1,700. 1GU acres, two miles from Columbus, in Alabama with dwelling. $1,350. 160 acres, two miles from Columbus, in Alabama, a tine dairy farm. Fine farming lands, two and a half miles south east of the city, in lots to suit the purchaser, $30 per acre. W. 8. GREEN, Real Estate Agt. Telephone 268. DON’T GIVE UP! Try I You can Get Well Permanently. Do Nothing, and you'll Die or be Demented! We Radically Cure All Weakneaeet and Diseases of Men! Exclusive Methods In Home Treatment, described in r .A _ L m mailed free for a short | OUR HEW BOOK IgfrHSggra Guaranteed Testimonials. Everything confidential. CIVE UP PONT&! PIUS’ CARMINATIVE FOR nfants and Children. An instant relief for colic of infants. It cores dysentery, diarrhoea, cholera infantum, or any de rangement of the stomach and bowels. It sootbs and heals the mucous discharge from the head, stomach or bowels. It makes the critical period of teething children safe and easy, and invigorates the system by its tonic influence. Try it for coughs and colds, nervous debility and sick head ache. Recommended and used largely by phy sicians and sold by druggists. WHOLESALE BY Brannon & Carson, and Patter son & Thomas, mi.TTMBUS. GA COLUMBUS WORKS. Wholesale Manufacturers of CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, ETC. Special attention given to Repair Work. JAKES11001IK & CO., Pnprieten, TttBMnnM Hull. Columbus, Ga. Telephone 274, PIPE COMPANY ! WHOLSALE and BLZETAlICII DEALERS IN Steam and Water Pipe and Fittings, Brass Valves, Guages, Whistles, Etc , Rubber and Linen Hose and Leather Belt ing, Steam Pumps, Pemberth*/ Injectors Etc. 1035Eroad Street, COLUMBUS, - - GEORGIA. sep21 j? C. M. KINSEL, (Successor to Wittich & KmseJ), Will sell at New York prices my new and well selected stock o Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry. Silverware and Spectacles. - j GUARANTEE —— RELIABLE GOODS, BOTTOM PRICES AND FAIR DE ALINGS. Inspector of watches for Central Railroad of Georgia CORNER BROAD and TWELFTH STREETS. . 1 i um Ofer to Subscribers to the. HU UIIIIMI. By special arrangement with the publisher of the Mammoth CVclpaidia, we are enabled to make to our subscribers and readers the following extraordinary offer; We will send the MAMMOTH CYCLOPAjJpiA, complete, in Four Volumes, as above described, all postage prepaid, also THE WEEKLY ENQUIRER-SUN for ONE YEAR, upon receipt of only $1.75, which is but 73 cents more than our regular sub scription price, so that you practically get this large and valuable work for the trifling sum of 75 cents. This a great offer, a wonderful bargain, and it is a pleasure to us to be enabled to afford our readers so remarkable an opportunity. Through this extra ordinary offer we hope to largely increase our circulation. Please tell all your friends that they can get the MAMMOTH CYCLOPAEDIA in four volumes, with a year’s subscrip tion to our paper, for only #1.75. Perfect satisfaction is guaranteed to all who take advantage of this jjreat premium offer. Those whose subscriptions have not yet ex pired who renew now will receive the MAMMOTH CYCLOPAEDIA at once, and their subscriptions will be extended one year from date of expiration. The MAMMOTH CYCLOPASDIA will alst be given free to any one sending us a club of 12 yearly sub scribers to our paper. Address all letters; B. H. RICHARDSON, ENQUIRER-SUN, COLUMBUS, GA. Thrice welcome to Columbus. Again the old city dons her holiday dress and greets yon with a genuine Cead Meale Failthe. On every side yon see evidence of thmt, progress and prosperity. Her business men live, active and energetic, keep pace with the spirit of the times. No better place in the United States to buy your Supplies, and no choicer goods or lower prices can be found anywhere than at the new dry goods house of Sheridan & Graham. They invite you to inspect their stock, as they are satisfied they can save you money on your purchaser Their prices for this week will be found lower than ever before. Special Sale of Dre3s Goods. We have opened five cases new Dress Goods at 10, 124, 15, 20 and 25c. a yard, that has never been equalled at the price. 60 Cents for 45 Cents. 900 yards Henriettas, all wool, newest colores, full 36 inches wide; regular value 60c., Exposition price 45c. 85 Cents for 60 Cents. 800 yards German Henriettas, all wool, 40 inches wide, regular 85c. quality, of fered this week at 60c. $1.00 for 75 Cents. 750 yards French Henri ttt is, sublime quality, 40 inches wide, newest colors, regular #1.00 goods, this, week 75c. We challenge any house in America to beat these at the price. Extra Value ia Plaid Dress Goods At 25, 35, 50 and 60c. We offer an exten sive variety at # prices that do their own talking. Black and Mourning Goods, Hardly worth while to look elsewhere, when you come to our Black Goods coun ter you strike headquarters. Our 50c., 75c. and $1.00 numbers are genuine trade winners. Don’t buy a black dress without giving us a look. 20 pieces new Velvets, in colors and black, just opened. Also Gimps, Passe- mentries, etc. Everything in linings, trimmings or buttons you may want. Remember the above prices are the low est figures possible, and from them there will be no deviation whatever. ^Blankets, Flannels and Under wear. If you come quick youAnay be able to get some of our bargains in these depart ments. They are disappearing as mists before noonday sun under the magic in fluence of j)ur prices. Flanne j in Red or white, plain or twill ed, Shaker, Quaker or Medicated, as you may wish, at 25, 35, 40 and 50c. How much more they may be worth we leave to competent judges, and a discriminating public to discern. About fifty pairs of those fine Califor nia Blankets yet left, from $1.00 to $2.00 may be saved in buying them at once. Cloaks, Jackets and Caps. Our lines are principally manufacturers’ samples, and when once sold carnot be duplicated, at #2.00, $3.00, $4.00, $-5.00, $6.00 and $7.50. We show the best value possible in Jacke' = and Caps. Twenty- live New Markets to be closed out at 33 per cent off. Our Shawls and Balmoral Skirts from 50c. the $3.00 each, may interest you. Best values in Kentucky Jeans, Cassi- meres and Tweeds at 25, 35, 40,50c., and higher. SPECIAL FOR MONDAY. * 1,000 yards 10c. Ginghams at 74; 1,200 ’ ards Sicillian Cloth 74c; Cotton Flannels at 5, 6,8,10,12|c, and up; White Spreads, ace Curtains at your own price; one-half illion yards Hamburg Embroidery and Torchon Laces, bought in the wrong time of year, but at the right prices; also some new white Lawns and Check Nainsooks to be opened this week. CORSETS! CORSETS!! We have been mum so long op Corsets you might think we had none. During this week only your choice of the follow ing goods, all high grade and prime sellers, from $1.25 to $1.50: Century French woven. The Celebrated Kabo. The Brightson Patent, and an elegant line Nursing Corsets. Choice of the pile $1.00 each. Don’t fail to look at them. 500 dozen 10c. Hose, this week 74c. a pair. 100 dozen 35 and 40c. Black Hose, solid as a rock, at 25c. 1,000 pieces new Ribbon opened and offered this week at the price of cotton. We will open this week about twenty-five caseseS new goods and if you want the latest styles, and biggest pargains, don’t fail to call on us. Polite and courteous at tention assured to all, whether buying or not. SHERIDAN & GRAHAM, Between Rankin and Central Hotels. CENTRAL RAILROAD OF GEORGIA. Scbednl* * gleet Sunday, October 12.1890. To Macon, Augusta, Savannah and Charleston. Leave Columbus... Anri e Fort V allt y. Arrive Macon Arrive Augusta.... Arrii e Savannah... Arrive Charleston.. 3 40 p m 6 35 p m 7 50pm 6 25am 6 30am 1216 p m To Troy, Eufaula, Albany, Thomasville, Bruns wick and Jacksonville via Union Springs. Leave Columbus— 10 50 pm Arrive Opelika 12 08 a m Arrive Roanoke 11 59 a m 1 OOp m Arrive Anniston Arrive Birmingham. Arrive Memphis Arrive Nashville— Arrive Louisville ... Arrive Cincinnati... 11 43 am 6 00am 5 10 p m 7 30pm 2 27 a m 6 52 a m 6 25 pm 630a m 6 00 a m 1207 p m 4 05pm Leave Columbus Arrive Union Springs Arrive Troy Arrive E ufaula Arrive Albany Arrive Brunswick Arrive Jacksonville 710am 9 15 a m 2 40 pm 1105am 250pm 3 30pm 5 35pm 7 20pm 1025 pm 120am 12 20 pm 8 30am Through sleeper from Union Springe to Way- cross ana Jacksonville on night train. To Atlanta, Montgomery, Mobile and New Or leans via Opelika. Arrive Opelika Arrive Atlanta Arrive Montgomery, Arrive Mobile Arrive New Orleans. 10 50 p m 1159 am 12 08 a m 100 p m 6 50a m 5 25 p m 3 45a m 810 a m 12 40 p m — 3 40 p m 5 00 p m 7 25pm 2 05 a m 7 00 a m To Greenville. Daily. Leave Columbus .. Arrive Greenville. 2 45 p m 6 15 p m To Montgomery, Mobile and New Orleans, via Union Springs. Leave Columbus Arrive Union Springs Arrive Montgomery Arrive Mobile Arrive New Orleans 710am 9 15 a m 10 50 am 3 30pm 5 35pm 7 06pm 205am 7 00am To Talladega, Anniston, Birmingham, Memphis Nashville, Louisville and Cincinnati. 3 40 pi 5 00pi 8 00 pi Train leaving at 10 50 p. m. carries Pullman sleeper for Birmingham. To Savannah, Smithville, Albany, Thomasville. Brunswick and Jacksonville via Americas. Leave Columbus j t7 06 a m|*6 00 am Arrive Americus |12 45 p m| 9 00 am Arrive Savannah | . [ 7 00 p m Arrive Albany Arrive Thomasville Arrive Waycross Arrive Brunswick Arrive Jacksonville 250pm 5 40 pm 2 50pm 540pm 515am 12 06 pm 8 30am 5 45 a m train is solid Birmingham to Savan nab with Pullman Buffet sleeper. To Atlanta via Griffin. Leave Columbns *1 00 pm *5 00 p m Arrive Griffin 3 50pm 815 pm Arrive Atlanta 5 40 pm 10 10 pm Through day coach Columbus to Atlanta on lpm train. Arrivals of Trains at Columbus. From Macon 11130am From Americus | H 30 p m From Birmingham! 3 25pm From Opelika i 3 25 pm From Montgomery! and Troy 11 20 a m From Greenville — |l0 25 a m From Atlanta via; Griffin ill 30 a m From Atlanta vial Opelika I 325pm tlO 00 p m 545am 1158 am 745pm 710pm -Daily. tDaily except Sunday. For further information relative to tickets, best routes, etc., apply to F. J. Robinson, Ticket D. P. A., Columbus, Ga. E. T. Agent. J. C. Haile, Agent, Columbus, Ga. n p a.. D. H. Bythewood, Diamonds. 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