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The Fort Gaines Sentinel
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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF CLAY COUNTY,
JOSH I'A .MIN KS, Editor.
FRIDAY, APRIL 1*2,
LEGAL ADVERTISING.
All 1 iml advprtlucnuwts fniltllshwl In Urn Sun
tikh mu .i In- imlil for iiPi. ificr in mbwicr. Tim
offlesrs, •• W.-I 1 ns t ii.-; i»n i.H-lor. linvtn^.x crl
••Hast cnn.i.ic(«bl» tr.mi>l<- In nmklnir colluwloim
fur oflk-liit itolio K. unit In a nninhcr nf liiatiiin*
li ivi* been nnahli* to colled at all. Thi* rule will bo
drlclty a<lhere<l to. amtl<* avoid delay and trouble
all I nl waled r bon Id. ill (lie future, aeiid the cnidi
ti lth tho copy for *uch advertleemenli..
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RESTORED CONFIDENCE.
The improvement in business is llu
direct result of the increased eonll
deuce of llu people in the
strength of the government, „ 1)llH
followed immediately upon the greal
improvement ill the condition of the
treasury which was brought about In
the recent bond issue. That expedient
was adopted bv the administration
after congress had failed to come to
the relief of the treasury and the re
suit proves its wis loin and ellfcicncy.
At the end of last month the treasu
rv was in a better condition than it
had known for a long time. The gold
reserve was not including
# 1H,000,000 of foreign gold still due on
tin* bond purchase. Resides this there
was a nel cash balance of .fh7,i!7‘l,0d4.
making a total available balance of
1ST.til7.2ld with SIK,<100,000 more
foreign gold to come.
A contrast of this condition of the
treasury with that in winch iTc.sidcnl
Harrison left it will show what the
present administration has done. At
the end of February 1 Stiff the total
balance in the treasury including the
gold reserve was K12LlgK,0S7 against
flu* #lH7,!H7,2<il which was there at
the end of March IKilo, a difference of
K<i:i.7K{t,17l in favor of the Cleveland
administration.
Another significant result of the
bond issue is to he found in Ihe fact
that during Iasi month there was an
increase of in national bank
eirculatfom. This money went into va¬
rious channels of business. Industries'
have taken on new life all over the
country and m many of them there
has been all increase of wages.
In every department of mnnufie
ture and trade a far better condition is
to be seen today than tlini which ob¬
tain'd just before the bond issue.
With tilt* restored stregth of the treas¬
ury business confidence naturally im¬
proved. Congress left the president
to meet the emergency without the as¬
sistance lit* asked from that hotly and
which Eu* had a right to expect.
ile had Hie wisdom .and courage to
meet it in way that has put tin* coun¬
try on the up grade toward the res¬
toration of general prosperity.
lho insurrection . ..... ( ulm
in is assum
. proportions totally ,, unexpected , bv ,
mg ‘ •
any one, even the most sanguine . of „ the
Inends , , ol r the Revolutionists. ,, ... .
.Spam
is sending .. thousands of troops to
raw
< ., ulm , and , they are already seriously ,
’
, hampered t, bv disease, yellow ,, fever at
Havana ,, coming to the aid of the rob- ,
els, , and it begins to look as ... it “Cuba ...
Libre would ream mean more than .
theory or thp intoxicated enthusiast.
,,, t in* talk . of ,. ox-confederates , . volunteer- ,
. to aid the .Spaniards- , .
mg in suppressing
tho insurrection is more buncombe and
onginates ...... in tlie minds , of stall JV eorres
pondents , , determined , -.1 to have
news u
they have , to lmnmfaetuie . it.
The construction of the buildings
for tho Atlanta Kxposition in spite of
reports to the contrary, is going right
on, and already the old Piedmont
Park can scarcely be recognized as the
same place. The development of the
exposition idea in Atlanta was a won¬
derful bit of work, and the detormina
timi of her citizens L going to keep up
the work until the gates are ready for i
the. spectators and the show'complete,
‘
and „ , then* is no doubt i , that it is . going . i
to he a big affair, surpassed possibly in
this country in the past only by t’.ie
World's Fair at C hicago and the C'on
temnal at Philadelphia.
Assertions, even though made bv a
U'dly responsible paper, are not, |
necessarily facts. Especially is this so
villi the Macon News in its strictures
on our town. Thev are a tissue of
falsehoods and the News must be hard
tip for copy
THE ^lACON PAPERS.
The tollowiif'i'appeared in the Macon
Xhvk of the Mil uiftt.:
“It is said that the drummers boy.
•colt Fort Haines just as much as they
jiossihlv can on account of the killing
of .ludson Hyatt by Turner McAllister.
j “The drummers have an
fWlm# erw.p over tlu in when tlu*v <*n
ter the county scat of < 'lav county,
which is only when imperative husi
ness forces (hem to do so, and it is said
that nearly every drummer on the road
i lu,s written a* letter to his firm pro
testing against being sent to the town
| which 11 vat t lost his life.
“Port Haines is situated between
two other little towns, ( olemau and
IJlutlton. Kaeli is about an hour and
a half’s drive from Fort Haines. The
with the merehants of die metropolis
‘ ,4 .!p o'it*< wViich is situated it the ter
minue »>f the branch of the Central
railroad. The majoritv of the travel
on this road hav. been
hut it is said that this is not so now.
The drummers are cleujly in the mi¬
nority "li every train.
“Immediately after tile killing of
Hyatt McAllister leased 1 1 is hotel to
another party. Hi* moved out, of il
and began keeping house. 1 he trnv
cling men cannot forget, though, that
McAllister until recently kept the
hotel, even though he does not run it
now, and they refuse to stop at if when
ihey are forced by the house they
resent to visit fort Humes.
••It will lake Fort Haines a long
time to become a town in good stand¬
ing with the traveling men. The tin
fortunate death of Hyatt slung them
all deeply and they will not soon for¬
get it.”
The Macon papers, wit hocl show fd
right or reason, continue to harp on
the unfortunate McAllister-11 yatt ease
and to hold up our town and county as
objects of contempt and censure to
their readers.
It is safe to say that no event in any
community was ever regretted more
than this was by oar people, and the
public know that it long and thorough
trial was had m the court, and that
McAllister was acquitted of the offense
with which he was charged, and this
should end the matter, bnt it really
appears as though the papers of Macon
had been waiting for some pretense to
lirrug obhapiy upon ns, and having, as
they think, found it, continue to de¬
vote column after column to a preju¬
diced discussion of what a jury of
twelve of Clay county’s citizens have,
b ,• their verdict settled. In their whole¬
sale condemnation of this section, and
their strictures on the jury and the out¬
come of the trial, these Solous among
newspapers appear to forget that this
continuous misrepresentation isa slan¬
der and that they are putting them¬
selves in a position to* be sued for libel
by those whom they willfully misrep¬
resent. And why should these papers
assert what facts will not prove, when
they sav the drummers do not come
here any more and avoid our town as
though it was a plague spot, when it
is well known that in tiro regular
ecution of their biisittess as many come
here as ever before, , „ and , remain
as
, long as their , . work , requires, .
And : , right . , , hare , believe
we we voice
... the sentiment of .. our people , when
we
sav that we respect such travelling
‘
men as take , an unbiased , aim reason-1
able ... of the question, sensible
view * ’ as
men should, , and do not wish to sever! \
their .... business connections with
us,
, but all ,, others who would “boycott ’
* us,
as tlie , Macon ,, papers , have it, . defy,
‘ we
ami . tnev , take their , sacks
* can grip ” 1 else- *
where . it tlicv , wish. ,
\\ e had hoped that after an investi
iratiun m the courts, impartial 1 us it
could be made, and after a verdict of
acquittal by flit* jury, that this sense
^ tirade of abuse would quit, but
prejudice, and the lack of other sonsa
b ;,s * nu>iv weiglit with some jour
U: ^ s Hiau reason and common sense.
Rut. as vve have snul,. there is such a
thin " as an<1 prosecution for it.
and it would he best for the self-insti
U censors to find something else to
" r *te about, tu else confine themselves
to facts.
—“I ve got it! Ifv the great Joshua, _
,, 1 ve got it: shouted the druggist, , sit¬
ting up in bed in ihc middle of the
night. “What in the world ts the!
matter with you?” asked his wife, j
“My fortune is made. I am going to
invent a corn salve and call it the
‘Trilby.’”
—There goes a man that acts as if
In thought he knows it all.” “No
wonder: he 1ms a wife and five grown
daughters to keep him posted.”
SHORT TALKS ON ADVERTISING.
■SS.™;
it all. Look out for the show window
and the cases and counters.
When you advertise something of
^,,,,.ial interest in the papers, till the
, . . . . >»»ve , it . prominent .
ly displayed in the store. Have some
neat tickets painted and hung up above
m .r
'
He , sure the clerks all know what , is .
going on. If 1 were running a store
I would make the first rule that every
dc-rk should read every advertisement
'' Vl:, ‘ y di '- v ’ 1 ' voll - (l have lliein under
N
the goods were and where they came
,rom !,n< l how thev happened to he so
‘ heap m mi good <>i both.
The newspaper is sometimes blamed
for the ill success of an advertisement
when the leal fault is riglit in the
store.
Don’t expect spasmodic advertising
to pay. Don’t ever let an is,sue of a
paper you are using appear without
your advertisement.
The day you leave the ad. out, will
probably he the very day on which
somebody /, will look for it and, not fiml
h to a colll . M . t j tor .
J lie last ad. ol a series is ,, the one
that sells the goods. A man may see
your ad. thirty days hi .Inly and not
buy till the thirty-first ad. welds con¬
viction into his mind.
It’s the last stroke that makes a
horse-snoc—all the others were mere¬
ly preparatory. The shoe was not a
shoe till the last blow fell.
If that had not been given, it would
only he a semblance of a shoe—-mere¬
ly a bent piece of iron.
A sale is secured by the last word
that is spoken—by the last ad. tly/tt is
read. If it remained unspoxen or
unread the sale would often fail en¬
tirely.
Advertising is insurance of business,
but you must keep up the premiums or
the policy will lapse.
A Well Known k£;ii 1 rosul YIa.ii.
Jacksonville, July 2, 1894.
I have long been a sufferer from indi¬
gestion. tried bili ms headache and and torpid liver
I one package one bottle of
Simmons’ Hepatiue or Liver Cure and
found it a specific, and I cheerfully rec¬
ommend it to all suffering from like
complaints.—C. W. Lake, E. T. V. and
U. R. R., 82 West Bay fSt.
For sale by Paulliu & Wimberly.
FINE PUPS FOR SALE!
Thorough bred Pups, cross of the
Gordon and Fiewelleo Setters
for sale at a moderate price. Only
four left. Apply early to
C. S. COX, Fort Haines, Ha.
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4 When the advertising atmosphere is heavily charged with exag- >
<8 i geration, it is well to remember wlu> the honest advertisers are. 5*
Windy . assertions . about , the , GRKA1 reductions—advertising k K
$ y - - - - . , , £
impossible . . find lodging place , . the . ot [»
^ ^ goods at prices, no in minas .
intelligent people. Dull trade throughout the legitimate business r
* x make , wild ... statements Irom I.iqnoi r
' season may necessary our
4 Dealers to attract trade, but the — schemers ----------- will have to ' shente ►
harder and find new disguised for their lame excuses before they >
> the people from coming to this for honest values. ^
can stop store
,* The triumph of this store is the’triumph of intelligence,, and you £
f 4 * -* is touch ™,, c ol s*, attractiveness ^ in the brands « P *; and ^ assortments lam * *
a
| still -leading with the best line of Fine Liquors, Wines, Beers, Ci- S>
‘‘ j Tobacco, to be found in Fort Gaines. Resides other |L
*i ” jr ars aiK
well-know and reliable brands ol rilM W huskies. . , . T 1 , have added , . ,
4 *. to my
^ stock the celebrated and world-renowned HARVEST^ HOME, g*
$3 Rye. Prices on everything below the reach of competion. IV
4 117 WU 31 rauv JVkWiWKM n I
J, L.HURST, The Leader^
upt ngt nr w v *9* v 1 w w w w -ww *9 t "v* j«r
THE OLO REL-IAI 3 L,EE~
•FiBdretli’s Sad Potatoes^
ONION SETS, GOLDEN DENT CORN, ETC.
Being overstocked withT II.WI 3 KT*
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TOS_A.CC O 7
will sell BELO COST. Call and examine my line before
purchasing. Just received a fresh let of the
Celebrated Dov: A / / ; ms*
W. M. SPEIGHT.
HEW I Ml mi I i I,
We have opened up a First Class Market in the Masonic
Building, where we will keep constantly on hand a supply of
Choice Beef, Pork and Sans
We will be pleased to serve our friends and the public
generally, when in need of anything in our line Give us a
trial.
BURNETT & MOORE.
Neatness and Elegance \
Ape Attpactions, and
X| S C QBEJS T
Has Soh at His Tony Bap.
THE - VEfiY - BEST
Liquors, Cigars, Tobaccos, etc.,
and. Quite, Aoiite Attention
Long Experience in the Business
Warrants it, and he asks for a Continuance of thei*
Liberal Patronage from his many friends.