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ATHENS BANNER ■ TUESDAY MOBNING MARCH 8. 1892
A GREAT FAMINE
IS PROPHESIED TO BEFALL THIS
IN PLAIN WORDS
COUNTRY FOR TWO YEARS.
THE FUTURE OF THE. SOUTH
A MESSAGE FROM GOD.
An Old Citizen From Oconee County
Coes From House to House
W&rhing His FeUow-Cltlzens—
Almost the Entire World to be
Depopulated-is he Sane?
Many Believe In Him
and-his Prophesls.
Must be Reduced-Will It be Done-If
Not tne Farmers Must be Prepared
To See Prices Co Still Lower-
These are the Views of Promi
nent Cotton iFactors.
Over in Oconee there is a great deal
Of excitement just at present.
Tb« question as td whether we are
on the threshold of-a- great famine is
being discussed and'there are many ad*
herenMtp the'belief-that we are.
This alarm is caused from the fact
that one of the most thoroughly reli
gious and best citizens of that oounty
says that he has had a revelation from
God, and that evil forebodes our land.
In the year 1893, he says, the greatest
famine in the history of the world will
begin, and is to last for two long years,
During that time rain shall cease to fall,
and the streams of the country will all
dry up, vegetation will no longer exist
and all animals will sorely die. At the
beginning of the famine, the land will
be infested by all sorts of vermin, and
the living will suffer untold tortures.
But this year is to be one of plenty
Great and bountiful crops will be plant
ed in grain and food, and the harvest
will be abundant. Many will throw
away the substance gained by the won
derful yield this year, and their suffer
ing will be intolerable for the next two
years.
The prophet says that the low prices
paid for cotton this year is a fore-run
ner of the famine, and if it had not been
for that, the food crop of this year
would have been so 'short that no one
could possibly eke out an existence in
the years of’93—’94. Bat as it is, very
little cotton will be made this year, and
the time and labor bestowed
upon the cultivation of cotton in form
er years, will be devoted to the produc
tion of food this year.
Only last Sunday the good man mik
ed a long distance through the drizzling
rain that was falling to warn a friend
of impending danger. On arriving at
the home of his friend he said:
“Sir, I have a direct message from
God—one of vital importance to every
man who breathes. It has been re
vealed to me, with instructions to pub
lish to the woild, that famine and pes
tilence are to pervade the whole earth
Such great suffering as will
then be experienced will never be
known again, so long as 'the world
stands, and the famine will be greater
than ever before known. Even the
famine that is recorded in the Book of
Genesis, while Joseph was in the house
of Pharaoh was not so terrible in its
rain and devastation as this will be.
However, if you will save your makings
of this year, you will barely be able to
live through these terrible times.
None but the most stringent economy
will save the people. The man that
makes bis food this year sboold practice
the greatest economy, and woe be unto
him who has not bread staff
sufficient to carry him over this terri
ble period. ninety-nine persons but of
every hundred will die from hunger
-nd thirst; and in many localities not
living soul shall be left to tell the story
of the suffering. Prepare, my friends
prepare while yet ye have time, leat ye
perish. Tell everyone that this is the
year of plenty, and that now is the
time to make ready for this the greatest
of pestilences the world has ever
known.”
The gentleman thus goes from house
to house warning people everywhere,
and beseeching them to tell otb
era. In the wonderful
revelation he says the injunction was
laid upon him to warn every living
man, and so far as was in his power he
intended obeying it.
A great many of his neighbors think
his mind is unbound on this point, bnt
in every other respect he is perfectly
lane. This famine has been weighing
upon bis mind for some time, and in bis
family be has talked of it for many
days; but it was only recently that he
received the injunction to warn his fel
low creatures.
Some believe in him and
hit prophesies and are
determined to make all the supplies
possible this year, but.the vast majority
p*y little attention to his exhortation;.
As previously.stated the gentleman is
thoroughly pious, well-to-do, and has
the confidence and esteem of his fellow
oitizens. On all subjects he is perfectly
rational, but bis favorite theme now is
the great famine herein described* He
is sincerely honest in his belief, and is
going to make an abundant supply of
home products this year.
THE BLUB GRANITE COMPANY
Meets and Elects a Board of Directors.
The Lexington Bine Granite Compa
ny held a regular stockholders’ meeting
yesterday morning at the office of Capt.
J. H. Rucker in this city. Quite a large
number of the stockholders were pres
ent at the meeting.
A Board of Directors was elected,
consisting of Messrs. James M. Smith,
of Smithonia, W. W. Thomas, of Ath
ens, and A. S. Seals, of Greensboro.
This company is now fully organized
and ready to do an extensive business,
The new machinery frr their quarries
at Lexington will be placed in position
in a short while.
RESTS WITH HER FARMERS.
THE COTTON ACREAGE
HE CURSED HER-
THE OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT OF A
WHITEMAN
MADE TO THE PEABODY TRUS-
aEESIN BEHALF OF
OVER IN MADISON.
THE STATE NORMAL SCHGOL.
He Takes a Young Lady’s Buggy Whip
and Then Curses Her for Ask
ing for It—He Drew Hie
Pistol on Her.
Chancellor Boggs Is Confident of Se
curing the Sum Asked—If the Money
Is Appropriated, the School will
Soon be Started,
A Banner reporter was talking yes
terday to Capt. J. H. Rucker on the cot
ton qnestion.
“I do not know how far. or to what
extent this movement in regard to re
ducing the ootton acreage is going to
reaoh',” said Bapt. Rucker, “but this I
do know, that if a redaction of twenty-
five per cent is not made, farmers may
prepare themselves to Bee much lower
prices next fall than those of the pres
ent season now closing.
"I am in receipt of letters constantly
inquiring upon this snbjeot, and esspe-
cially from correspondents in the Old
World. The .average letter from Eu
rope says that unless the acres ge is re
duced at least twenty-five per cent,
prioes in the south will go below five
cents. This wonld be a gloomy state of
affairs, bnt this view of the situation is
a good one.”
Capt. Rucker then showed the report
er a letter received a few days since
from a large ootton firm in New York.
It reads as follows:
New York, Feb. 20,1892.
Mb. J. H. Buckeb,
Athens, G&^
Drab Sib: —Will.the present great de
pression in the cotton market last?
Will the price go still lower? Or, will
it reaot enough to make cotton growing
onoe more a paying industry? These
are the questions—all-important for the
South—which everybody interested
in cotton is ashing. It is safe to say
that they will be answered by the ac
tion, not by any resolutions or pledges,
of the ootton growers of this country
within the next three months. It is no
exaggeration to say that they have now
to decide whether the South is to re
main poor, or whether it shall become
the most prosperous and independent
region on the face of the earth. If they
will everywhere make their own food,
crops, and relentlessly cut down the
acreage of ootton at least one
third, they will csrtalnly gel
more money for the smaller yield next
fall than they have been able to get this
season for their second enormous orop.
Moreover, not having to pay the north
west for their grain and provisions,
they can keep a much larger share of
the price of their cotton in their own
pockets than hitherto. Every ootton
prrducer knows all this and tells bis
neighbors what they ought to do. But
unless there is practice, as well as
preaohing, there will be no material re
form. The spinners think that they
were hoodwinked last fall about the
size of the ciop. They will take very
good pare not to be hoodwinked again.
The fluctuations of the market tbis
week have not been important. The
movement continues so large that
there is absolutely no inducement to
bay, end yet traders are rather shy
about selling ootton shorts below -7
cents. The short interest is now re
duced to Inoonsiderable proportions
and this is one of the weakest features
of the situation.”
There are facts that merit the atten
tion of the farmers of the South, and
they are studying them carefully, too.
From the movements of the last few
weeks, it seems to be a settled faot that
the farmers of Georgia are going to
plant less cotton and raise more borne
supplies.
This is well, for it Is undoubtedly a
thing of necessity.
Madison, Go., was in a turmoil of ex
citement yesterday, and if the guilty
one who caused it bad been ctrbgbt
there might have been more serious
consequence?.
Editor C. M. Furlow, Editor of the
Madisonian, was in the oity last night
and gave the Banner the particulars of
the affair.
It appears that yesterday about one
o’clock', Miss Dena Sanders, the daugh
ter of Mrs. Alexander M. Speer, of
Madison was fixing to go oat driving.
The horse and buggy was standing in
front of the gate.
Suddenly a buggy dashed by in
which were two white men. One of
them seized the boggy whip out
of Miss Sanders’ baggy and started off
with it.
Miss Sanders radhed out and called
for the whip, to which one of the men
replied, “d n you, you can’t have it.”
Miss Sanders jumped into her buggy
and started ont after the two men, de
termined to have her property. She
urged her horse forward and overtook
them at Col. W. A. Broughton’s place,
and again demanded the whip.
One of the men uttered a volley of
oaths, cursing the young lady in vio
lent language.
She leaned over and caught the whip
out of his bands and drew it back as if
she intended to strike him.
; At this the man whipped out a revolver
and thrusting it in the young lady’s
face, oureed again aDd swore he wonld
kill her.
By tbis time attention had been
drawn to the affair and the men seeing
that their presence in that locality
might be dangerous to the r necks, left
preoipit&tely driving towards Jasper
county.
Court was in session, and two bailiffs
were sent out for the two men.
posse of young men organized them
selves and started ont in pursuit of the
viilians.
The two bailiffs rode very fast, and
just about the time they reached the
Jasper connty line ran across the two
men.
One of them escaped but the other
was captured and brought back to Mad
ison. Mr. Ferlow did not remember
the man’s name, but said that he gave
the name of the mau who
some fictitious name evidently.
The one who escaped was the man
who did the cursing and who drew the
pistol on the young lady.
If he is caught he will have a severe
time of it in Madison.
The commission having in charge the
affaire of the State Normal School has
made its proposition, to the trustees of
Teabody fund who meet in New York
in a few days.
Their proposition shows that every
thing is now in readiness to start off a
first class Normal school in Athens if
the necessary amount of money can be
secured. The I’eabody^ fund has not
been fully expended and there is now
nearly one hundred thousand dollars
accumulated int rest.
Chancellor Boggs has bad several
talks with Hon. J. S. M. Curry, one of
the trustees, and believes that ,they will
grant the sum asked for by the Commis
sion.
This sum is three or four thousand
dollars,and with itithe Normal school
can be started out on a firm basis, and
after it gets in some of its good work,
there will be little trouble in convinc
ing the legislature that the great cause
of education on Georgia calls for its
support by the State.
If the Peabody trustees make the ap
propriation, work on repairing R ck
College will be commenced at once,
and with the three hun
dred dollars donated by
the city counoil, the old building will
be put in thorough repair.
The school will then be opened some
time after the close of the spring see
siou of oounty schools, in order to give
the county achool teachers ample op
portunity of attending.
Judging from the number of in
quiries made of Commissioner Brad
well concerning this school, it will not
lack for scholars.
AN OFFICE IN ATHBN8.
Dr. H* H. Carlton Appointed Agent of
a Big Co mpany.
How to Cure All Skin Diseases.
Simply apply “Swathi’s Uinthiht.” No
Internal medicine required. Cures tetter, ec-
sema, itch, eruptions on the face, bends, nose,
etc,, leoTiug the skin clear, white and healthy.
Its great nc.tUug and curative powers are pos
sessed by no other remedy. Ask yonr drag
gfetn for 8watk*’» OiwTuurr.
A short time since Mr. Isaac Bates,
VJoe President of the North Amerioan
Deposit and Investment Company, of
Dnbaqne, Iowa, was in the city in the
interest of. bis company. This large
oompsny has a capital stock of twenty-
five million dollars and does business in
twenty states. Seven of. these are sou
thern states, viz: Georgia, Alabama,
Tennessee. Mississippi, Louisiana, Ar
kansas and Texas.
The headqosrters of the Sonth are at
Atlanta in charge of Mr. Bates, who
when here last made a proposition to
Hon. H. H. Carlton to broMne special
agent for the seven Southern states,
which Dr. Carlton has had under con
sideration.
Dr. Carlton sqbmitted another propo
sition' to Mr. Bates, which was accepted
and yesterday Dr. Carlton received a
telegram from Mr. Bates that the prop
osition had been accepted.
Dr. Car’ton enters the service of this
oompany today, and will set to work
organizing his work in the States un
der bis charge. His main office will be
in Atlanta, bnt he will also have an
office in Athens.
The business of this company is one
that will do good in this country. It
loans money at eight per cent vritbtfht
attaching any commissions and haB
plenty of it to loan.
Dr. Carlton will not be able to enter
tain any applications for loans for some
time yet, bnt will wait until he gets
his work fully under headway.
He will push bis work for aU it is
worth and says that it is a good thing
for this Southern coun'ry, both as a
savings institution and also for those
who wish to borrow money.
The great reason fer the success of
Hood’s SarsspaTilla is found in its pos
itive merit. It cures where other pre
parations fail.
OVER IN JEFFERSON.
Editor Craig Will Go to Gainesville.
Jefferson, Ga.,Feb. 29.—[Special.]—
Mrs. W. A. Beerns, of Athens, returned
home last Saturday, after a week’s visit
to relatives.
Mr. W. H. Craig will edit a newspa
per at Gainesville. A stock oompany
has been formed. He will make it live
ly for the two newspaptrs already
there.
Presiding Elder Mixon preached two
excellent sermon yesterday at the Meth
odist church.
The engine on the G. J. & S. railroad
gave out Saturday night near Pender
grass, and the passengers had to walk
to their destination. Another engine
was procured and yesterday Jefferson
was treated to a Sunday mail.
Efforts are being made to have a mail
route established from Jug Tavern to
Jefferson as soon as the G. C. and N
enters Atlanta. By this means we can
get Atlanta mail by 1 o’clock instead of
6 o’clock as now.
STORM AT SEA.
Thirty Vessels In the Bottom of the
Deep.
London, Feb. 29. — The Times’
Oporto correspondent gives the details
of the frightful storm reported from
there Saturday. He saya: "It is re
ported that thirty boats wore lost and
800 persons drowned. The lose of life.ls
probably underrated. The steamer
Elbe made three futile attempts to
leave Leioes harbor on Saturday, and a
fourth attempt on Sunday, which suc
ceeded. While eut she saved a boat
load of twenty men and has now re
turned up the coast of Vigo, where
some boats, it is reported, hare taken
refuge. The storm did not effect the
•hipping Leioes harbor. •
'Work of Ananshlata.
Paris, Feb. 29.—There has been an
explosion at the residence of Princess
Sagon, believed to have been the work
of anarchists. Servants were sweeping
out the doorway when a broom struck
tubes supposed to contain dynamite.
There was a flash and a tremendous re
port. The windows of the princess’
residence and also of a number of ad
joining houses were blown to atoms,
but otherwise no damage was done.
THE ONLY ONE EVER PRINTED,
CAN TOO FIND THE WORD?
There is a 3-inchJ display advertise
ment in this paper, this week, which
has no two words alike except one
word.. The same is true-of each new
one appearing each week, from the
Dr. Harter Medicine Co. This honse
places a “Crescent” on everything
they make and publish. Look for it,
send them the name of the word, ant
they will return you Book, Beautifu
Lithographs or Samples Free.
THE PROPOSITION
INGERSOLL CHARGES THE BROOK
LYN PREACHER W1TH SLANDER.
HOW TO COOK A HUSBAND.
[Continued.]
Nowiti8 not to be supposed that
husbands will be tender and good if
treated in this way, but tbey are very
delicious when managed as follows
Get a large preserving kettle—called
the kettle <-f carefulness—which all
good housekeepers should have on
hand, place your hus
band in it, and place
near the fire of conjugal love. Lit the
fire be clear, and above all, let the heat
be constant. Cover hjm over with af
fection, garnish him with the spice o(
pleasantry, add a little sugar in the
form of what the confrotv ners call kiss
es, let them be Scocmpaniid with a suf
ficient portion of secreoy mixed with
prudence and moderation. To be con
tinned in next Tuesday’s Banner by
Skiff, the jeweler. Gold head canes
and silverware, jewelry, diamonds,
watches snd many useful fancy arti
cles selling for cash only, at way down
low prices at Skiff, the jeweller’s.
ROAD COMPLETED
And Connects With the G. C. & N, at
Five Forks,
The Smitbsonia road has been com
pleted as far as Five Forks where it taps
the Georgia, Cardins and Northern
railroad. Cel. Smith has done a great
deal of good by extending his road to
Five Forks, and has thus opened up to
trade a very rich and prosperous section
of country.
FROM CONGRESS.
HE SUES . DR-DIXON
ACTION BEGUN IN COURT.
Dr- DIxop Tells His Congregation from
the Pulpit About the Suit—He Says
He Will Fight the Case and Is
Confident That He will win—
An Honor to Champion tne
Church and .Morality,
He Says, Against
Such Attacks. '
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CHILD
MADE EASY!
“ Mothers’ Friend ” is a scientific
ally prepared Liniment, every ingre
dient of recognized value and in
constant use by the medical pro
fession. These ingredients are com
bined in a manner hitherto unknown
Examination & n e
of County School c,
“MOTHERS’
FRIEND”
--a — —.—. «« iL^JL !m a1 /rtf
Notlco is herei-y given In
e tractions from tiie State School c
that there will be an examination
for the office of County School i .
Of Clarke connty, and on ehctio,°»
Thursday, March loth, nt the conn
Athens. Partite interest.i n. usl J* !
9 o’clock a. m. on that day. " w
National Banks are Engaging the Sen
ate’e Attention.
Washington, March 1.—The senate
finance committee directed a favorable
report to be made on the house bill for
better control of and promote the safety
of national banks.
The bouse committee on foreign and
inter-state commerce ordered a favora
ble report to be made on the bill to in
crease tho pay of the life-saving service.
The state department today received
a list of the verified claims of sailors of
the 'Baltimore, against the Chilian
government for injuries alleged to have
been received daring the riots in Val
paraiso, amounting to $2,065,000.
The senate bills introduced by Messrs.
George, Harris and Vance to repeal the
internal revenue tax on the circulation
of state bank notes (and with like titles),
were reported back adversely from the
committee on finance and placed on the
calendar.
In -the Honse Mr. Dockery, of Mis
souri, of the committee on appropria
tions. reported the District of Columbia
appropriation bilL Referred to the
committee of the whole.
The house then went into committee
of the whole, Mr. Bynum, of Indiana,
in the chair, on the Indian appropria
tion bill
pending amendment to strike ont
the danse appropriating $1,000 for an
allowance to Captain Pratt, of
tho Carlisle Indian school, was passed
over for the present.
New York, March 1.—The Rev. Dr.
A. C. Dixon, pat-tor of the H-iUson
Place Baptist Church, Brooklyn, an
nounced to his congregation yesterday
that Col. Robert G. iugersollliad begun
a Sait for .-lander against him.
“I have the summons in my packet,”
continued Dr. Dixon calmly, “and I
think it due to you that' the facts be
stated before they reach the outside
world. As to myself, I have not a
shadow of doubt as to the_ result. I
have not sought tbis, but if the Lord
has given me the honor to stand for the
Church, the Bible, the purity and sanc
tity of the home, i will defend them
with air my might. It can be shown
that infidelity, through its champion
leader, CoL I gersoll, has said and
done everything it can againt these sa
cred things; the facts are already ef-
tablished and on record. A preacher
seeking to tell the truth should do so in
all love and withont favi r.
“There will be no flinching on my
part. The summons is in and the case
shall come to trial. All the world shall
learn of the facts. They shall not be
hid in the formalities of a court-room,
nor smothered before any secret tribu
nal. The bampton of free througbtand
free speech comes up and indicts a man
for speaking into a phonograph what he
firmly believes to be true. The phono
graph grinds it ont to a private secre
tary, and he in turn speads it to a re
porter. Yet Col. Irgersoli believes in
the freedom of speech. Yes; with ref
erence to everything else but himself.
For bis character’s sake it is to be hop d
that he will be able to prove that he
was paid for his services, even as an at
torney.
“Col. Ingersoll intimates that he does
not want to have the case tried before
newspaper tribunals.. He * probably
prefers the secrecy of the ancient Span
ish inquisition. He sends over the in
dictment in the dark, deliverirg it late
at night, and then starts for the west, so
that he cat,not be interviewed* by re
porters. God helping me the facts
which I believe to be true shall be made
known ar,d promulgat e, not only be
fore the courts, but before the whole
country.”
As Dr. Dixon uttered these words his
eyes flashed and his face wore an ex
pression of intense indignation
He had admitted in an interview on
Saturday with a Wcrld reporter that he
Lad beenserved with the complaint,but
requested that the fact be wituhr Id for
a day. A young man, he said, bad
served the summons upon him at 10
o’clock the previous night.
“it is rather signiflnant,” add d the
Doctor, “that the chan pi on advocate of
‘more light’ should do such things in
the dark. The mes ei'ger appeared
quite frightened and spoke in tremu
lous tones. When he asked what an
swer, if any, I bad to make, I rep'ied:
‘My compliments to the Colonel and tell
him I shall be happy to meet him at
the time and place specified in his com
munication.”
Through his attorney, Robert H.
Griffin, Cel. Icgersdl charges that on
or about Feb. 1. 1892, he lectured on
‘ Ingeredllism as it is.” in the Hanson
Place Baptist church, and that he used
tbese words, which were published the
next morning in the Wend:
“Infidelity fosters impure literature-
A few years ago it was found that pic
tures and impure publications were
passirg through the mails. An hoDy
Comstock dicided to stop it. Oa inves
tigations, whom should be find repre
senting publishers of impure lit< rature
but Col. Ingersoll, paid to pollute the
minds of the young of this generation.”
On Feb. 8Col. ingereoll sent a letter
to Dr. Dixon, declaring that unless a
retraction was made he would sue for
slander. On Feb. 14, the complaint
continues, Dr. Dixon uttered a farther
slander by replying to Ingersoll’^ letter
though The World as follows:
I did not use in my address of Jnn. 31
the words you quote from The World,
but 1 should have said them, or some
thing like them, if in the press for time
they had not escaped my mind. The
reporter of The World got them
through my private secretary, from
some notes that I had spoken in a pho
nograph in course of preparation; but
I am willing to be responsible for them
as they appeared in The World,
for I believe them to be true
(meanieg that this plaintiff represented
publishers of impure literature, and
waspaid to pollute the minds of the
young of this generation) * * *
I believe, sir, that these charges
against you (meaning this plaintiff), are
true (meaning that that ihiB plaintiff
representing the publishers of impure
literature and was paid to pollute tiie
minds of the young of tbis generation),
and if you (meaning Ithts plaintiff), de
sire to test them before a court of jus
tice I will be happy ■ indeed to repre
sent the purity of the oountry as against
the defenders ard propagators of ob
scene literature (meaning that this
plaintiff is aud was a defender and pro
pagator of obscene literature )
WILL DO all that is claimed for
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HILL TO COME SOUTH.
Ho Slakes a Speech in Savannah on St.
Patrick’s Day.
Atlanta, March 1.—The following
special to The Constitution announces
the program of Mr. Hiil’s southern trip:
Senator David B. Hill has decided to
make a. brief southern trip within the
next two weeks. The legislature of Mis
sissippi has extended him an invitation
to deliver an address before the two
houses of that body, aud he has accept
ed, provided the 15th of March wiM be a
satisfactory date. He will leave Wash
ington on the night of the 13th on the
Richmond and Danville vestibuled train
via Atlanta.
. He will, perhaps, spend half an hour
in Atlanta and reach Jackson on the
morning of the 15th. From Jackson'he
will go to Savannah via Montgomery,
Columbus and Americus.
In Savannah he will deliver ,an ad
dress at the celebration of St. Patrick’s
?»y* He will, perhaps, stop over a day
m Augusta and then return to Wash
ington.
A Presidential Canvass.
New Orleans, March l.—The trans-
Mississippi commercial congress, com
posed of governors, senators, ex-sena-
tora, congressmen, ex-congressmen and
others, which was held here last week,
Hoi canvassed as to the presiden
tial outlook. The result showed that
Cleveland and -Blaine led their parties.
Fire in 8outb Dakota.
St. Paul, March 1.—A special from
Hot Springs says a destructive confla
gration visited Hot Springs, and fifteen
business houses in the southern part of
the city, including the new syndicate’s
stone block, in which the postoffice was
located, burned. Total loss, $75,000;
insurance, $20,000. *
Trouble Narrowly Averted.
Indianapolis, March 1.—The street
railway strike was practically settled at
midnight when Judge Taylor, of the su
preme court, appointed Thomas Steele
the assistant superintendent recently
discharged by President Frenzel, re
ceiver of the company.
A. R. ROBERTSON,
Fine Marble and Granite lonumel
ANDQTOMB STONES,
AJJl VERY LOW PRICE!
Oct 8 dwtl.
Tfce Best hen Icxcing icr Grave Lots.
A. R- lOJ'EETSON, Marble Moritz, Atberr.t
for Infants and Children.
“Caetoriaisso weH adapted to children that
I recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me.” . H. A. Archer, SI. D.,
Ut So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, ft. Y.
Castoria cures Colic, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea. Eructation,
Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes JI
; injurious medication.
“The use of ’Castoria’ is so universal and
its merits so well known that it seems a work
of supererogation to endorse it. Few are the
intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy reach.”
Carlos Martyn. D.D.,
ftew York City.
Late Fastor Bloomingdale Reformed Church.
For several years I have recommcaM I
your ‘ Castoria, ’ and shall always continmto I
do so as it has invariably produced beneficialj
results.” 1
Edwin F. Pardo, M. D.,
‘The Wintbrop,” liatii Street and I
NewYorkC.it
7th Ava,
The Centaur Coup any, 77 Murray Street, New
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manufacturer iof
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Importer Direct and Contractor for Building Stone.
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ELuing re-entered busiuess in my new andruOTT-y
stii )ie.s . ag iin solicit that Jiberal patronag which the
the goode pople lirve »•■(*! eto ! ore accorded me. f prom
ise them .that srme fair dealing wlich has always
k^jlipy endeavor to to have with them.