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«HO«T SNAP!.
Mrs. Geo. Watson Is much better.
L. 8. Cohen has ijmp barrels for
Hale.
Ino Green Haygood is visiting Willie
Bpeight.
— J. C. Biropeon bos been elected city
Weigher.
Cept. Ab. Wooldridge, of Columbus,
Is in the city.
Dr. H. A. Brown, of Fort Valley, Ga.,
Is in the city.
T. J. Smith has open a pool parlor
back of J It. Horst’s.
Miss Bennie Bmith is visiting T. M.
Brown’s family.
Mis. McKay, of Eufaula, Ala., is visi
ting W. J. Green’s family.
Charlie Cole has accepted a olerkahip
with J. R. McLendon.
Uov. P. H. Crumpler and wife left on
the 6th iust for Midway, Ala.
Dr. J. P. Hliarpe. of Cleburn, Tex., is
visiting his father, J. P. Bharp.
A little Miss took up her abode at Mr.
J. M. Cnlpepi>crs’s on last Sunday.
Miss Clara Farmer, of Sborterville,
Ala..is attending sclu>ol in the city.
Mies Lizzie Townes, of Talhotton, Ga,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. 0. W. Morris.
Miss Alma Holmes, of Wesley, Ala.,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. W. Holly.
Mrs. Wiley Brown, of Scranton, Tex.,
has ret || M| ed* after an extended visit in
the Went
Prof, W. C. MeK initio u]>ene<l Bchool
* * tie Fort Gaines academy with 35 pu
lavt Monday.
lijsses Plierife Moore, llcbu Moore,
LfU Grist. Boccar Grist and W. J.
Grist are visiting F. E. Grist.
Mr*. Dr. J. M. Hatchett, after a pro¬
tracted illness, msstni away .2 last
Tuesday. To the txireavod e extend
our sympathy.
Little Willie, daughter of Mr. aud
lira G. R HuUive, who has been quite
mck with pneumonia, we are glad to
team is lletter.
The campaign of the seooud congrcs
aoual district will open in Dawson, Ga.,
cm F riday the 14th of September. IIou.
W. E. Bmith, uomlnee of the People’s
Party has invited Hon. Ben Russell,
Democratic nominee, to jairticipato in
•aid debate.
The ladies of the Methodist church
will eerve dinner and supper at Cole
a
man’s Hall \Veduesdny the 19th inst
during court week for the benefit of tlia
church. Bates moderate all are cor
dinJty iuvited to aid m this worthy en¬
terprise. r
WOMACK SQUIBS.
Mia Laura Lokey has refurned homo
two weeks visit to relatives aud
B. L. Howard, ot Columbus,
ou a visit to his uncle, Air. C.
Hum Ola Wamnck, of Atlanta, is visit¬
ing her brother, J. E. Womack.
Weeeeootton from Clay county roll¬
ing l*y daily going to Blakely. On last
Friday we aaw 27 bales go by, aud was
•old from 6 to 6 1-8, and ou the same
day we learn the best was ou ly bringing
from 6 1-2 to 5 3 4 in Fort Gaines. Can’t
she pay as much as Blakely—or does she
think that is enough for tho poor down¬
trodden fanner ?
We learn that the cotton bosses have
agreed to pay 6 cents for cotton if the
farmers would deduct 20 pounds per
I knew tho Fort would come up,
if she had to issue more “scrips.” But
my advice is to oarry it to the boat mar¬
ket. I guess 1 had better stop this talk,
as it may bring reproach upon tho party,
as we have new things ou us every day.
The latest is the charge against G. W.
Crappe and family, w hich is a shame aud
disgrace to civilisation. Wo think when¬
ever any party resorts to such methods
as this, it is at a low ebb.
I heard a good man say the other day
that he wished he never would have to
go to Fort Gaines again, ns insult upon
tipult is thrust in his face, especially on
Saturday when the democratic liquor
is flowing freely,
*1 can’t see anything the country peo¬
ple have done that they should be called
“anarchists,” and “desperadoes. ” It
seems that the town wants to draw the
line, and if it can’t be done one way it
will the other.
^ When onr merchants refuse to rent; a
■L^jm^Tse anyone except a town man,
as hw reason* Unit town men
only ones who will tight tho
In' party, it looks like tin y have
\ I motives, bat l guess it is all for
as it comm fr.«m tin- democrats
' Hue so good and so pure,that we aro
H) wonder why Gravity has not lost
Bek ■trip on thorn and let thorn float away
f lt P companionship with thing that
made of finer stuff than the poor
’opulista are. No doubt she will in the
future find something immoral in
capital letters and sign her name with a
little “d," thoaly “democrat.”
-W.
The tenth district must bear the brunt of
a battle in which the whole state is coneern
<**!i We want, words of cheer from our
ITl k throughout Georgia.—Augusta Her
1 for Tow Watson !—Burke County
.moil ! »
Stolen Mule!
ill* * Aon Houston, of Barbour
I3t>ama. on* blaak mare mule with
i Mi'wmiugkxi with white collar
mm % *v<»al tbs siw of a nickel on top of the
cold stands s little sms-footed in front,
ta.4fua» Snug sis*. five years old The party cap
WmSh the rewarded. thief and d«iiv«riug 6AM HOUSTON m mo will b*
ft PesteOe*, Cotton Hi, 4 la
SPEAR POINTS.
The manner in which some of these
smart little democratic papers have fig¬
ured out the income tax, would make
even a gorrilla smile. The idea of try¬
ing to stuff such bosh tinder a sensible
man’s hat. Oh scat! The people know
it is only the contents of democratic gas
bags.
* *
Some of the democrats are talking af¬
ter this fashion: “We know the Peo¬
ples’ party has the majority of the white
voters, but we are going to buy the ne¬
gro votes and win by that means.”
Look here, colored friends, you see
the democrats only look n{>on you as
merchandise, to be traded and bartered
at will. Are yon no more tlian a dozen
eggs, a yard of cloth or any other article
of trade to lie purchased for the paltry
price of a drink, fifty cents, one dollar,
five dollars or whatever the amount may
be ? It is your liberty and principle
you are selling, not your vote, aud when
you allow your vote to be bought, the
buyer thinks less of you aud loses confi¬
dence in you also. Don’t suffer any man
to buy you, and thereby maintain your
principle and honor.
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OOLOIIED VOTERS. READ !
The are eight colored men drawn to
servo on the jury in Quitman county.
Colored voter, do you know what this is
for? We will toll you. It is only a bait
put out to catch tho colored vote. Lis¬
ton; the democrats say, “we just put the
negroes on tho jury to capture their
vote, but to d—n negro shall sit on a
case with us.” Niyv, yon see what the
democrats are after, dou’t you ?
* *
It’s amusing indeed, to hoar some of
tho littlo 1-8 democrats around here
abuse Mr. Feffer, the populist congress¬
man, yet as for houosty and intellect,
you might stand these little fellows on a
dry goods box and they could not even
pull Peffer’s whiskers. He wouldn’t no¬
tice those little democartic Hessians so
much as to even use them as a floor mat.
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*
It has been rumored by several of the
colored citizens of the county, that
threats have been made by parties living
in town, that if the darkies don’t vote
the democratic ticket, they will be whip¬
ped and ruu out of town. Colored peo¬
ple, wo wish to say that yon have a per¬
fect right to cost a vote as you choose,
and tho laws will protect you. If you
desire to east your ballots with the peo¬
ples’ party, which you should, you am
do so without tho least fear of either be¬
ing whipped or ruu out of town—for the
law says that intimidatiou shall not be
practiced at the {tolls. If you desire to
vote democratic, do so. By all means,
don’t allow any man to scare you out of
voting as yon choose, but remember that
tho Peoples’ party is the place to put
your ballot.
Tho above rumor may not bo true; we
hope not. We don’t think wo have any
such characters in our town.
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Some 2-ply genius of the democratio
persuation has branded the peoples party
as Tories. We can return the compli¬
ment by calling his party the Hessian
band.
New Market House.
Is now supplied with nice fresh Beef on ice
and equal to Kansas City or Sioux City beef
Delivered any where in town at any time.
Give us a trial. J. B. Burnett, Manager,
IS- Masonic Building.
Colonel Lon.
The grand mogul of humbuggery; the
man of Nellie Burke fascinations, the
mau who had the gubernatorial bee in
his mind but traded with Governor Nor
then for the sake of harmony in the Al¬
liance for a congressional bug. The man
who was the father of two peoples’ party
resolutions in the National Alliance, and
who iuvited Jas. B. Weaver and Jerry
Bimpson to Georgia to further the cause
of the peoples’ party—this man, L. F.
Livingston, who has been abased more
by the so-called democrats of Olay
oounty than any living mau, exploded
m Fort Gaines on the night of tho 4th,
seemingly the delight of about 100 deuii
ocrats.
It is said that politics make strange
bed-fellows, which must be true from
the crowd that is now bedding with Lon.
After some little harangue on the Peo¬
ples’ party, he seemed anxious to tickle
the oolored voters present; and as usual,
they had one to sit in the amen corner
to groan and amen as the occasion de¬
manded, and when Col, Lon touched off
on the republicans wanting to disfran¬
chise the negro, this apostlo of Ham
would groan and mourn as directed by
his bosses to please Lon, the apostle of
demagogism Yes; Col. Lon would
have the colored people believe that the
republicans would take their votes from
them if it were not for the democrats.
But read the following which is from
two democratic papers:
“There is only one way to prevent a
certain class of men and from selling take his
elective franchise, that is to
the dangerous weapon out of their
hands.—Banna Vista Patriot, and Cuth
bert Liberal-Enterprise.
Now, what does the above mean? Is
this the love CoL Lon would have the
oolored people believe the democrats
have for them ? No. It simply means
that the democrats say when they
fail to control the oolored votes, they
stood leady to take that “dangerous
weapon,” which means the oolored man’s
ballot, away from him.
We are taught in the good Book to
beware of dogs lest they devour us, and
by all means keep your eyes on Lon
Livingston, one graduated in rascality.
-**C.
Little Things
WITH
Long Ears.
“Little things with long ears.’’ We use
this quotation, as we think it will suit our
purpose very well. We give below the fol
lowing which fell into our hands by chance,
and which we think is a cunningiy devised
political scheme. Here’s what the card says;
THE SUNSHINE LEAGUE
ELY’S SUNSHINE LEAGUE,
[Sign it and return it.]
Motto; “The way to Resume is to Resume,”
and the way to build up Fall Trade is
to build it up NOW.
PLEDGE.
For my own benefit and for the benefit of
all others in the business, and calling all
Men Druggists and Dealers Seedsmen, Jobbers, Traveling
to witness, I hereby prom¬
ise and declare that I will not, under any
circumstances hold conversation about
••Hard Times,” “Dull Trade." “Small Or¬
der,"^; Wheat ’Slow Cotton,” Collections,“Low other kindrid Price topics, o
or or
with «. jy person in the world, nor permit
others to speak to me of them, or either of
them as hinderances to trade, business or
colie. lions. On the contrary, I will, to the
best of my ability, talk Sunshine, returning
and returned Prosperity, at all times <uad
under all circunstances. I will also encour¬
age others I meet to do the same, In token
of all xhich, witness my hand, this......
day of.... 181)4.
Name ..
Connected with
Address........................
No doubt thousands of the above cards
have been distributed tlnough the United
States, and the man who follows its dictata
tions is a foul misrepresentative of the con¬
dition of the country.
Hon. W. E. Smith.
Fort Gaines, Ga,, /lug. 30 , 1894 .
Hon. W. E. Smith, Attapulgas, Ga.
Dear Sir: It affords to this committee
much pleasure to inform you that at a eon
ven tion held at Albany, Ga., on the 29th
inst. that you were by acclamation unani¬
mously nominated as a candidate for Con¬
gress in the Second district by an enthusias¬
tic The delegation of the Peoples’ Party.
tion of high estimation held by the conven¬
ty makes your it the superior competency and abili¬
the solicitation of more pressing upon We us in
iously request and your await acceptance. reply anx¬
a at your ear
list convenience. Most respectfully, J. H.
Pickett, Wm. Martiu, J. H. Cooke. C. W.
Collins, C. H. Thomas, R. A. Turnipseed,
Committee.
Attapulgas. Ga., Sept. 1, 1894,
Messrs. R. A. Turnipseed, C. W. Collins,
Wm. Martin, J. H. Cook, J. H. Pickett
and C. II. Thomas,
Geutlemen; I have just received yours of
August 30th informing me of my unanimous
nomination as a candidate for Congress by
the Albany convention of the 29th. In re
ply 1 beg leave to return sincere‘thanks for
this token of your confidence and esteem. I
realize fully the great responsibility the ac
ceptance of this trust places upon me. and
preferred that it should have fallen npon an¬
other; but my love for the principles of equal
and exact justice and my sympathy for op¬
pressed humanity forbid that 1 should fuil
to answer to the peoples’ call.
I appreciate the fact that our is a party of
reform and that reforms are needed all along
the line. While the iniquitous financial pol¬
icy which is carrying misery and woe into
the homes of our people needs our immediate
attention, yet t-ven this is no more serious
question than the methods used by ^those
who coutroll” for gratifying their political
lusts. The moral atmosphere needs purifying
in order to save future generations from the
miasma of total depravity. To these ends I
pledge you my best efforts, aud should the
people ratify your nomination at the Novem¬
ber election I promise you to represent the
whole’people without regard to class to the
very best of my ability, trusting in an all¬
wise God for guidance and direction.
Yours very truly,
W. E. Smith.
The Demo-Republican Twin.
Gentlemen of Gilmer, if you are a demo¬
crat remain one, if j r ou are a republican re
main with them. You have nothing to gain
by going off with the populists.
The above is from the Eli jay Courier. We
were curious to know to which of the twin
parties carefully the examined Courier claimed it. But allegiance, it impossi¬ and
was
ble to tell. It seems to favor each of them
to an equal extent, seeing no difference con¬
sequence between the two old parties, but
very much opposed to the wicked populists,
who want free silver coined at 16 to 1.—Dai¬
ly Press.
He Bursted.
Lon Lieingston the pres-Exident and
traitor of the State Alliance, exploded
in Colemans’ Hall Tuesday night, owing
to an overcharge of gas, of which this
monumental shyster is subject.
The Clay county Hessians
At Bluffton, Wednesday met,
To hear old Gas Bag Livingston
Take on a lieing whet.
He lied abont politics,
And other things as well;
He’ll continue the same old dirty game,
Until he’s snugly lodged in helL
Death has robbed me of myjloved one
That was all the world to me;
She was kind and always cheerful,
With a smile she welcomed me.
But she’s gone from earth to heaven,
There with angels to remain.
But I am lonely here without her
And my tears I can’t restrain. ^
None can ever make me happy,
As the dear one gone away;
She has gonwto dwell with angels.
And I know we’ll meet some day
God the Saviour and Redeemer,
Who has given this life to me;
He will guide me o’er the river.
There my loved one I shall see.
None can ever know my sorrow
But Since we’ll my darling passed away;
Then meet again will tomorrow,
my tears dry away—
I will leave this world of sorrow.
To that better land HI go;
Yes, I am going home tomorrow.
There my loved one I shall know.
Latayette.
Colonel Clay is m an aflicted condition.
He is accused of monkeying with a buzz saw
up in Fannin county. Tnd that isnt the
worst of it, the buzz-saw scored.—Dawson
News
Lot the saw continue to buzz and score.
GEORGIA AND ALABAMA
ALLIANCE
w
Ware-House !
“The Old Reliable.”
-.Tirwerrmi!
W E Cotton MR. ARE G. STILL in W. the CRAPPS Best IN THE Style will RING, and remain Advantage PREPARED in charge to the of TO tho Producers. HANDLE business, ALL Our and
with five years experience, capacitates him for a Warhouse Man.
We have also secured the , services . of Mr. A. L. Foster, As
as
. ^ ant Manager. Uncle Alex is too well-known to need recommendation,
s ’ s
^ riu 2 y° ur Potton here for Honest Dealings, protection from tire and rot.
BRING YOUR COTTON TO THE
ALLIANCE -|WAREHOUSE!
G. W. CRAPPS, M’gr.
A. L- FOSTER, Ass't. Manager.
THE RAY WAREHOUSE,
COLEMAN, GEORGIA
I am again at my post of duty, ready to weigh and handle Cotton to
the best advantage for my customei-s. Bring your cotton to the
RAY WAREHOUSE,
I Guarantee Satisfaction.
Joe Ray.
Politics are Playing Out!
Read Something of Interest to Yourself and
Family- Dollars are Dropping, and a Great
Crowd of Buyers are Catching Them
as They Fall. Not at the Mint
or Banks, but at
T.J. Whatley’s
The Trade Emporium,
The Bargain Store of Ft. Gaines.
New and Choice Line of • ‘BW *. % t.-W«
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STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES,
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■v
BAGGING and TIES,
BOOTS, SHOES and CAPS,
DRY GOODS, ETC.
BIG STOCK OF LIQUORS
the Wholesale Trade. Not over the Counter, by the Drink; but by
the Pint, Quart, or Gallon. Great Inducements offered to ho
Jug Trade.
Honest - Strai gnr. o
o an d Fi piug. Bu e
DOLLAR
Don’t Come to Town to Trade and go Home Sorry
That You did not Call on
T. J. Whatley.
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.AX
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A. S. BROWN, r-'r •»** ....... S. D. COLEMAN.
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•BROWN & COLEMAN,
UHDIRYAKERS! I
Have just received a New and Handsome Stock of
COFFINS, BURIAL CASES AND CASKETS!
Which they offer at Reasonable Prices. They are also pro*
partd to furnish a HEARSE, dig Brick and Cement graves,
In fact theirs is a Frst-class
UNDERTAKER’S I •
ESTABLISHMENT,
Something FortJGaines.has long needed. Patronage Solicited.
! BROWN & COLEMANJ