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SOUTHERN RECORD
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J. U. JONES, W. A. FOIVLKB,
PRESIDENT. GEN. MANAGER
W. A. FOWLER. EDITOR.
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The Tie That Binds.
While l stening Wednesday to
the speech being made bv President
McKinley we were surprised,
founded—but most agreeably shock-
ed and surprised by flaw words ol
the President :
“And while wh n those graves
were made we differed widely atmu
the future of this government.these
differences were long ago settled by
the arbitrament of arms—and the
time I>;ts now come in the evolution
ol sentiment and feeling under Hit
providence of God, when in 11>
spirit of fraternity we should share
with you in the care of the grave-
of the confederate soldiers.
“The cordial feeling now happily
existing between the north anil
south prompts this gracious act,and
if it needed further justification, it
is found in the "gallant loyalty' to
the union and the flag so conspicu
ously shown in the year just passed
by the sons and grandsons of these
heroic dead.
“What a glorious future awaits
us if unitedly, wisely and bravely
we face the new problems now
pressing upon us, determined to
solve them for right and humani¬
ty.”
A northren man,—a republican,
—and more especially, a republican
president—who could and would
make such prophetic, sympathetic
and feeling allusion to the dead of
whom he was only 35 years ago,;t
foe, shows that he is a patriot, a
broad-minded gentleman, and a
man who sincerely loves a re-unit¬
ed country. It takes will-power,
a deep patriotism for a man to sax
the words uttered by the president.
He struck the key note of patriot¬
ism ; h6 is willing for the southern
people to hug close the love the)
bear the heroes who died for
what they thought was right; he is
willing for our people to revere
both the living and the dead who
were beaten in their uneven strug¬
gle for states rights, but as he said
that was “settled by arbitrament
of arms”—and we lost—it is now
time to heal the breech made b>
that struggle, and together minglt
our tears over their graves and with
stout hearts and joined hands march
on to that glorious future which
“old glory” alone protects.
Hr. Hiott Moves.
The following resolutions adopt¬
ed by the Baptist church ut West¬
minister, S. C., recently, will be
read by Mr. Hiott’s friends in Toc¬
coa with a great deal of pride ana
satisfaction —for it is here that he
is also known and loved for hii-
high Christian character and man)
kind acts and ministrations to the
poor:
“It is with the deepest regret^
that we as a church have to give uj
our dear brother and pastor, Rev.
D. W. Hiott, to go from our mid»t
to another field of labor. We cai
only realize how earnestly am.
faithfully he has labored with am
for us by taking a retrospective
view of the past three years ot
which time he has been our pastor.
During that time we have been
made to feel our individual respon¬
sibilities as Christians to help in
the spread of the Gospel, and have
been enabled by his earnest entrea¬
ties to meet our several obligations
to the missionary boards, the aged
ministers’ fund,the orphanage, etc.
We have also bought a neat and
comfortable parsonage, but best ol
all forty souls have been added to
our membership ; therefore we offer
the following resolutions :
First. That we can truly recom¬
mend Rev. D. W. Hiott to an)
church as an able, and earnest
worker for the saving of souls and
the promotion of Christ’s kingdom.
Second. That the hearts of this
people ascend in his behalf that he
may have health and strength to
labor on for many years yet.
Third. That, we sincerely wish
for him and each member of his
family a long and useful life here,
and a glorius life hereafter.
Fourth. That a copy of these res¬
olutions be recorded with the min¬
utes of this our last conference
meeting of 1S98.”
Mrs. W. J. Clarke, McRae, Ga., writes:
“For years I have rarely been, and hardly
kuow how to keep house without Dr. M.A.
Simmons Liver Medicine. It cured me
Sour Stomach and and Indigestion; my hus¬
band of Dyspepsia, superior Black from Draught personal
JSeilin’s regard it Liver Medecin*. to
DIMINISHES CRIME;
DECREASES DRUNKENNESS
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE COBB’S
VIEWS OP THE DISPENSARY
$ays It Is Preferable to Prohibi¬
tion. A Strong Presentation
of the Question by an
Able Georgian.
Supreme Court Justice Cobb, in
discussing the recent withdrawal
of fellowship from the Athens Bap-
ti-t cbuch by the association to
which it belonged, because a mem-
ber of that church is employed u / as
manager of the dispensary in that
city, contributes to the Christian
Index an article that is a strong
argument in favor of the dispensary
over prohibition. After explaining
position ot the Athens churcl
the matter Justice Cobb tell.-
why, after a trial ot prohibition ii
Clarke countv for several years, a
dispensary was established there.
He says:
“ i'he next question to be consid¬
ered is why such a plan for the sale
of liquors was established in Aih-
ens. Years ago in the early history
of the county, the \ ovver 10 license
persons to engage in the ret:tiI sale
ot iiquors was vested in the corp<
rate and county authorities. Un
der this power bar rooms were li¬
censed. They increased in number
from year to year until there were
1 large number of places in which
liquor was sold, the greater number
being where sales by retail were
had. I can myself recall the time
when almost every road leading in¬
to the town had on it a licensed
bar room, and two or more minor
streets of the city connecting more
important streets were entirely giv¬
en over to this business. Such was
the extent of the traffic that on eve¬
ry day of the week it was unsafe
for a ladies to walk upon these
streets, and on Saturdays and oth¬
er days when crowds were upon
the streets a lady was debarred from
going into certain parts of the town
and men even who were not fre¬
quenters of such places were accus¬
tomed to go upon such streets only
when required to do so. This con¬
dition of affairs became intolerable,
and in 1884 an act was passed sub¬
mitting to the qualified voters oi
of the county the question of ‘Pro
hibition’ or ‘No Prohibition.’ It
was therein provided that if the
result of the election should be for
prohibition the sale of liquors with¬
in the county should be unlawful,
but the provisions of the act did
not “prevent practicing physicians
from furnishing liquors themselves-
to their patients under treatment
by them.” The vote resulted ir.
favor ot prohibition by a large ma¬
jority. The result of this election
abolishing altogether the lawful
sale of liquor within the county
was that the condition of affairs
was very greatly changed from
that above described, and it was
expected by those who had been
instrumental in working this change
that the better conditions of affairs
which had begun to prevail would
continue and be permanent. In a
short time, however, persons were
found who were willing to disre¬
gard the law and take chances of
conviction, Proprietors of drug
stores pretending to act under the
color of the section above quoted
engaged in such practices as were
palpable evasions, if not direct vi¬
olations, of the law. Liquor could
be obtained almost as easily as it
was formerly obtained under tht
license system. Drunkenness and
crime began to increase again and
the courts, both state and munici¬
pal, were beginning to have, to a
great extent, the same accumula¬
tion of business brought about by
intemperance as had been the case
before the adoption of prohibition.
The law became so unpopular that
it was almost impossible to convict
any one for its violation. In 1S90
a bill was introduced into the gen¬
eral assembl) to repeal the law r ,
but the same failed to pass. Under
the provisions of the law a new
election could be had upon a peti¬
tion signed by the qualified voters
of the county. In 1891 such a pe-
Tried Friends Best.
For thirty years Tutt’s Pills have
proven ablessingtothe invalid.
Are truly the sick man’s friend.
A Known Fact
For bilious headache, dyspepsia
sour stomach, malaria,constipa -
tion and all kindred diseases.
TUTT’S Liver PILLS
AN ABSOLUTE CURE.
Good»Bye,
Rheumatism.
The Right Remedy Will
Banish It Forever.
If you would forever be rid of
the aches and pains, and some¬
times the tortures produced by
Rheumatism, you must take the
right remedy. Those who con¬
tinue to suffer are relying upon
remedies which do not reach their
trouble. The doctor’s treatment
always consists of potash and
mercury, which only intensify the
disease, causing the joints to stiff¬
en and the bones to ache, besides
seriously impairing the digestive
organs.
Rheumatiana is a disordered state of
the blood, and the only cure for it is a
real blood remedy. Swift’s Specific (S.
S. S.) goes down to the very bottom of
all diseases of the blood, and promptly
cures cases that other remedies can not
reach.
Mr, E. K. S. Clinkenbeard, a promi¬
nent attorney of Mt. Sterling, Ky.,
writes:
I was a great sufferer
from . Rheumatism. I had tried
remedy I could hear of every
I had been Hot Springs, exceptS. S. S.
I remained to for twelve Ark., where
weeks under
treatment, but I experienced no perma-
nent relief, and returned home, be-
long** I^lived^At m time^wheifmy
pains were almost unbearable) I
tition was filed and a new election
was ordered. It will be seen at
once that the friends of prohibition
were thus confronted with the fact
that the majority of the qualified
voters of the county were dissatis¬
fied with the operations of the law.
The friends of prohibition saw that
there was no hope of obtaining a
majority of the qualified voters for
the maintainance of the exhisting
prohibition law. The question
then to be considered was how
could the re-establishment of bar¬
rooms be prevented and what plan
could be devised for the sale of li¬
quors which would be in further¬
ance of temperance and at the same
time secure the approval of those
persons who opposed prohibition as
it existed but who equally opposed
to the return of the barroom system
to the community. The dispensary
plan outlined was agreed upon by
the prohibitionists of Clarke coun¬
ty, within whose numbers are em¬
braced as earnest, zealous and con¬
sistent prohibitionists as exist any¬
where in the country. The people
were assured that if they would
vote for prohibition that at the
next session of the general assem¬
bly a dispensary would be estab¬
lished upon the plan above outlined,
and with this statement, made in
public by men who had the confi¬
dence of the community, prohibi¬
tion prevailed by the narrow ma¬
jority of eleven votes. But for
this action of the friends of temper¬
ance in the community, barrooms
would have been re-established in
Athens and would exist there to¬
day. Every minister of the gospel
in the city and nearly all of the
church members of the various
churches voted in favor of the es-
tabl'shment^of this dispensary.
Its establishment was fought bit¬
terly and strongly by the enemies
of prohibition and temperance.
* * * It had been established by
the friends of temperance. It was
believed by them to be in further¬
ance of the cause of temperance
and a step looking to the perfect
regulation of the sale of liquor and
finally to its abolition. * * * The
dispensary has been on trial for
seven years. Drunkenness has de¬
creased in the community. Crime
has diminished. Courts of crimi¬
nal jurisdiction hold shorter sessions
than have ever been known in the
history of the county. Peace,good
order and sobriety prevail. No
street in the town of Athens is
blockaded now by drunken or dis¬
reputable characters ; an unattend-
ed female may walk with perfect
safety any street of Athens at any
time, night or day. It is believed
that the dispensary has been instru-
mental in bringing about this con¬
dition of affairs. We believed that
we were doing right as advocates
of temperance when we consented
to the establishment of the dis-
experiment. . Time .
pensary as an
has demonstrated that we were
right. We are not advocating the
establishment of dispensaries in
other places. This is a matter for
each community to settle for itself.
What we do say, however, is that
if prohibition in any community is
what it w r as in Athens, then in fur-
therance . of . temperance the . dispen-
sary is to be preferred to prohibi-
tion. That one was an active par-
chanced to read your advertisement
and was impressed with it so much
that I decided to try S. S. S. I took
eleven bottles and was entirely relieved
2 Mhen jL a ^ I P*“ began n and to take cured S. permanently, S. S. I was
unable to sit or stand with any ease,
and could not sleep. Since taking the
last dose I have had no return of the
Rheumatism, and I take great pleas-
ure in recommending S. o. S to any
one who has the misfortune to suffer
with this disabling disease.”
S.S.S. is the only cure for Rheu-
matism, which is
the most stubborn
no ^. iiitenctad
j£^ll|jj||rL to give relief only,
but by completely
glgiacid neutralizing the
(pthe condition of
blood it forces
out every trace of
the disease and
rids the system of it forever. Itis
p ure lv 1 ‘V/’gggtflblf ^
and one thousand dollars reward
is offered to any chemist who can
prove that it contains a particle of
m ? rcui T». potash, nntnah or any or.™ other
J? the mer only ^ blood ingredient. remedy S. guaranteed S. S. w
to be absolutely free from mineral
mixtures
Books sent free by Swift Spe-
cific Company, Atlanta, Ga.
ticipant in the events which have
brought about the improved condi¬
tion of affairs in the city of Athens,
and thus promoting peace, good
order and sobriety, does not seem
to us a sufficient cause to disqualily
a person for church membership.”
The Jubilee.
The editor of the Record was
in Atlanta Wednesday at the open¬
ing of the peace jubilee. The city
was a little more than crowded—it
was full —in more respects than
one.
The day was clear but cold, but
the programme was splendidly car¬
ried out, with the one exception ot
the hand-shaking at the capitol.
Gen. Wheeler and the president
took their stand at the foot of the
stairs in the rotunda of the capitol
when all the doors were opened
The people from up stairs and
those from on the outside
made a mad rush for the president
and General \V heeler, who were
soon forced against the railing
of the stair steps while the guard
from the army and the city
detective department forced
and pushed the people back and
past the hand-shakers as fast as
possible, until there was exceeding¬
ly great danger of some one being
crushed and trampled to death,
when both the president and Gen¬
eral Wheeler left the capitol and
were driven back to their hotel,
and later to their stand where they
reviewed the beautiful flower pa¬
rade.
The editor of The Record hav¬
ing been admitted to the House of
Representatives, while it was
awaiting the president, was near
him when the jam commenced.
He helped a little boy out of the
crush, who with his mother were
exhausted and about to faint, while
he saw several other men raise
children to their shoulders and car¬
ry them safely out of the jam.
The Georgia Assembly had the
capitol closed until 2 o’clock to all
visitors, except those having pass¬
es issued by its members and State
House officers, and during this time
the retinue accompanying the pres¬
ident arrived and were received by
them amid cannon booming.
The president of the senate, who
was in the chair, in a brief speech
introduced the president amid great
applause. The preident said :
“Sectional lines no longer mar
the map of the United States. Sec¬
tional feeling no longer holds back
the love we bear each other. Fra¬
ternity is the national anthem sung
'by a chorus of forty-five states
aud our territories at home and be-
'°J> 1 e bea5 ‘ The Union is once
The Sure LaGrippe Cure.
There is no use suffering from
dreadful malady, if )ou will
only get the right remedy. You
are having pain all through your
body, your liver is out of order,
have no appetite , no life or ambi-
G°n, have a bad bold, in fact are
completely used up. Electric Bit¬
ters is the only remedy that will
give you prompt and sure relief.
They act directly on your Liver,
Stomach and Kidneys, tone up the
whole system and make you feel
like a new being. They are guar-
anteed to cure or price refunded
For 5ale at E R D3vis & Go's.
Drug Store. Only 50 .cents per
bottle.
more the common a’ter of
and loyalty, our devotion and sac-
Tifiice. The old flag again waves
over us in peace with new glories
which your sons and ours have this
year added to its sacred folds. What
cause we have for rejoicing, sad
dened only by tlie fact that so
many of our br ve men fell on the
he!d ~ sickened died r from . hard- ,
or or
ship and exposure 1 and others
. bring , . wounds , and , disease
turning
from which they will long suffer,
I he memory of the dead will be a
precious legacy, and the disabled
will be the \ .
nation s care.
A nation which cares for its dis-
abled soldiers as we have always
done, wiii never lack defenders,
national cemeteries for those
who tell in battle area proof that
the dead as well as the living have
our love, What an army of silent
sentinels we have, and with what
. lo . their , . kept!
' rin S care graves are
Every soldier's grave made during
our unfortunate civil war is a
Ute to American valor. And while
when those graves were made we
differed widely about the future of
his gouernment, these differences
were long 1 ago settled . , , . by ,, the arbit- , .
rainent of arms-and the time has
. the , evolution , of
come in sen-
timent and feeling under the prov-
j fraternity ulence of God should when share in the with spirit of in
we you
the care of the graves of the Confeder«
ate soldiers.
The cordial feeling now happily
existing between the north and
south prompts this glorious act, and
if it needed further justification it
is found in the gallant loyalty to
the Union and the flag so conspic¬
uously shown in the year just pass¬
ed by the sons and grandsons of
these heroic dead.
What a glorius future awaits us
if unitedly, wisely and bravely we
face the new problems now pres¬
sing upon us, determined to solve
them for right and humanity !”
When Mr. McKinley had conclu¬
ded there were continuous calls for
General Weeler, and he consented
to speak.
General Wheeler said :
“Gentlemen of the General As¬
sembly of Georgia, and Fellow Cit¬
izens :
I appreciate more than I can ex-
oress the honor of being invited to
accompany his excellency, the pres¬
ident, on nis tour of the south. I
have looked forward with great
pleasure to meeting old friends of a
lifetime. I was glad that the pres¬
ident of the United States had de¬
cided to visit our section, to meet
our people and see what progress
we are making in the development
of our resources.
The president, as commander-in-
chief of the army and navy of the
United States, has alluded to tffe
gallantry of the soldiers and sailors
of our army and navy, but it is not
known, because of the modesty of
our chief executive, that every ef¬
fort was exhausted to preserve
peace.
General Wheeler said war was
not declared until it became neces¬
sary for the preservation ot the
country’s honor. He told of the
order sent to Commodore Dewey
to proceed to Manilla and capture
or destroy the Spanish squadron.
“In eight days that order was
executed,” he said.
THE NEW WAY.
W/OMEN y used
tj to think " fe¬
rn ale diseases ”
J® could only b«
treated after "lo-
c a 1 examina-
lail 7M £ tions” by physl-
„ cians. Dread of
■sp ) such treatment
Eat kept thousands of
Ypfl modest women
B silent about their
suffering. Thein-
troduction of
'&ihe''6f-Cardui has now demon-
. strated that nine-tenths of all the
cases of menstrual disorders do
not all. require a physician’s attention
at The simple, pure
W«rdui
taken in the privacy of a woman’s
own home insures quick relief and
speedy cure. Women need not
hesitate now. Wine of Cardui re¬
quires no humiliatine examina¬
tions for its adoption. It cures any
disease that comes under the head
of “female troubles”—disordered
menses, falling of the womb,
“whites,” change of life. It makes
women beautiful by making them
well. It keeps them young by
keeping them healthy. $1.00 at
the drug store.
For advice in cases requiring special
directions, address, riving- symptoms,
the “ Ladles’ Advisory Department,’’
The Chattanooga Medicine Co.. Chatta¬
nooga, Tenn.
W. 1. ADBISOH, M.D., Cary, Miss., says:
“I use Wine of Cardui extensively in
my practice and And ita most excellent
preparaUon for female troubles.'*
“It was the president, as th^
commander-in-chief, who, whe^
troops were assembled for the pur-
pose of going on an expedition to
Havana, after consultation with
the secretary of war, changed the
plans and decided on an expedition
to Santiago.
The army in conjunction with
the navy was ordered to attack and
destroy J the Spanish r forces at San-
tiago. In tour weeks that order
was obeyed and its purposes ac-
complished. .. , , .... the proud , Spanish o .
nation stood suing for peace from
the , . which . . , month , , before _
nation a
it had held up to ridicule and scorn.
I have to thank him for giving
me an opportunity to share in the
glories won by soldiers who came
from nearly every state in the un-
ion. I thank you, ladies and gen-
tlemen, forgiving me an opportu-
nity to address you.”
1 he floral parade was extremely
beautiful and artistic in its concep-
and get up. Carriages were
covered with flowers of dazzling
colors, most harmoniously blend
ed, and which were carefully de
signed, and many J very pretty ef-
fects . were shown. , Among the
decorations were violets, palms,
crimson poppies, white and yellow
fleur de lis, wisteria, purple and
white clematis, ferns and roses of
various kinds. Vari-colored rib-
bons and bunting and bags were
also profusely worked in the deco¬
rations of the carriages, and the
horses were decorated with plumes,
bunting and flowers. Livried
coachmen and footmen were in at¬
tendance, and the entire procession
presented a magnificent appearance.
A large number of Hartwell cit-
zens passed through our city on
Tuesday on the way to Atlanta to
attend the peace jubilee. Among
them we noticed Mr. Bill Holland
and Mrs. S. M. Bobo.
Doctors Agree
on One Thing!
Q»c
i 1
j \
m
The value of purity and full
strength in drugs and medicines.
The sound and true old saying is :
“In medicine, quality is every¬
thing.” We are very careful about
the freshness and perfect condition
of all the drugs we use in com¬
pounding prescriptions, and equal¬
ly careful that these are filled accu¬
rately by a skilled and competent
pharmacist only. We do nothing
of the “cheap” and dangerous sort
in this department; but in the bus¬
iness end of our store, among the
proprietary and general toilet and
fancy articles we can give you some¬
thing in the way of bargains. Try
us.
EDGE & CO.,
APOTHECARIES.
“REMEMBER THE SAME.”
Mansion House
Steam Laundry.
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“Excelsior” means, “We lead,
others follow this is our “trade
mark,” and it has been obtained by
the superior quality of work to
others. As a proof of this we have
twice as many agencies in the three
States, namely, North Carolina,
South Carolina and Georgia, than
any other two laundries in the
State. Our commissions to agents
are liberal. We defy competition
in quality, quantity and price. For
particulars apply to
A. A. GATES, Prop.,
riANSION HOUSE,
GREENVILLE, S. C.
L. P. COOK, Agt„
Toccoa.
COUPER MARBLE WO
" UedoO Yea
We Offer Any Kinih.vT.™
ment to Get Your 1 ied on M<
In !
tiat »ny
istrafce
save
You Can Pri<* ftn
Goods 3S0!
and A
Them
15 P cs 7 ounce ns
-
at ii |c per yard; of
Athens Checks o
pcs Indigo Blue St
made, at 4c ; ^oiaj ^xlen,
Women and Chil^ s shoes
at cost. Jeans Pa 5 wx J 9c pair.
All our Wool l Goods
that were 65c per! jfcd cut to
48c; All our 50c J fss Goods
cut to 39c; All 35c Dress
Goods cut to 26c per yd.
800 yds Good Yard Wide
Bleaching, worth 7c, as long
as it lasts at 41 c. Buy some
now before lot is closed.
We have a good line of
Clothing $4.00 to $15.00 suit;
will take 20 per cent less in
order to move them by Jan.
1st. Overcoats, $8.75 to
$ 18.00 at 20 per cent discount.
Best lot of Hosiery and Cor¬
sets in Jfpccoa. Everything
cut. All our $1.00 corsets
cut to 89c, 75c corset cut to
67,0 50c corsets cut to 39c, 10c
hose at 7c; 15c at 1005250
hose at 19c.
Big Bargains on our center
counter.
One lot of $2.50 Rochester
Mickle Lamps[at $1.60. One
lot of Clauss Bread Knives
worth $1.00 going at 25c for
3. Ten fine Carving sets, fine
nickel steel, with stag han¬
dles, will cost you anywhere
$2.50; we are closing them
out at $1.00 per set, knife,
fork and steel, packed in nice
plush lined case : A nice
thing for Christmas gift. A
few imitation Cut Glass Puff
Boxes,alluminum tops, worth
pi .00 going at 45c. Four el¬
egant imitation Cut Glass
Tankard Pitchers, with heavy
alluminum tops, at $1.25,
worth$2.oo. Also some nice
Bronze Clocks, Match Safes
and other novelties.
Greatest line of Linen Hand¬
kerchiefs in Toccoa. Ladies’
pure Linen, hem-stitch hand¬
kerchiefs at 8|c; others, bet¬
ter grade, at 10,12§ to 20c.
Gentlemen’s Pure Linen, hem
stitched handkerchiefs at 15,
20 and 25c each. These goods
are not cotton but pure linen.
SHOES.
Our stock is too large. We
will sell any shoe in the house
at 15 per cent off from our
regular price. We have laid
on our right rear counter, 200
pairs of Ladies’ and Men’s
fine shoes, worth from $1.25
to $2.50.Your choice for 98c,
980-980. Will match any
$1.50 shoe in Toccoa from
this lot.
GROCERIES.
We keep a staple line Li¬
on Brand roasted coffee, IOC
pound. Fine Patent Flour,
50 lbs for $1.00. We sell
Postel’s Elegant Flour. The
finest in Toccoa. It will pay
you to trade witn us.
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