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The and Cheapest Stock of fail Dry Goods,
The Fort Gaines Sentinel
Pl'llMMII.Ii KVKIIY Fill DAY.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF CLAV COUNTY.
JOSHUA . ..... JONES, ... Editor and Pnoliscer. ,
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FRIDAY, XOVEMHKH 20 ,
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-..eed cn.MerHhle troahle In making collerthma
(.„ official notice., and In a number of Instances
1 < vii hci'u tumble to collect nt nil Till* role will be
strictly adhered to. unit to avoid delay and trouble
all Interested should, ft) the future, send the cash
with the copy for such advertisements.
LET US BUILD UPON A ROCK.
The late ( hicago convention maybe
“likened unto a foolish man which
built bis house upon the sand, and the
rain descended and the floods came and
Ihe winds blow, and beat upon the
house; anil it fell; and groat was the
fall of it. 11 When the reverberations
of the awful fall of tlie structure erect¬
ed bv that convention die away it will
be plain to the most obtuse that the
future success, and even the continued
existence, of the Democratic party de¬
pend absolutely upon its return to the
time-honored principles of the found¬
ers of the republic. Washington, .Jef¬
ferson, Madison, Hamilton, Jackson
and Tildcn are far wiser, safer, truer
guides than Tiilmau, Altgeld, Bryan,
Jones and Livingston. The great
principles that the founders of this gov¬
ernment believed in, lived up to and
embodied in our fundamental law are
still securely enthroned in the minds,
hearts and consciences of the great
mass of the American people. It is
time to stop now and prepare to build
a “house upon a rock," so that it may
be said in after times that “the rain
descended and the Hoods came, and the
winds blew, and beat upon that house;
and it fell not; or t was founded upon
a rock.’'
Lot the next Democratic convention
draw more of its inspiration from Jef¬
ferson and Madison, and less, very
much less, from Tillman and Altgeld.
Exchange.
From a party standpoint, says an ex¬
change, there, are several things to
consider. Shall we continue to follow
tlie new lenders of I lie party, or shall
wo call back those who were put aside
al Chicago? Shall we further cham¬
pion the doubtful cause of a doubtful
dollar, or turn hack to the platform of
1892. Shall we further pursue the
idea of 189t>, or shall we rebuild the
party upon the lines of the old democ¬
racy? These things are to be weighed
bv every Democrat. There is time for
deliberation, hut (lie thinking might as
well begin now.
riminnun Marion Butler, of the na¬
tional Peoples Party committee,serves
notice that lie and Ins party qre now
and henceforth done with anything
which hears the name of Democrat. No
Democrat will lose any sleep on that
account. I 11 the campaign just passed
the Democratic party was entirely too
thick with Ah*. Butler and his party
principles for its own good. The
farther away from them it steers in
the future the better it will be for the
Democratic party ami Democratic prin¬
ciples.—Columbus Enquirer.
One of the freaks of the recent elec
lion was the defeat of her husband bv
Mrs. Mattie Cannon for the state son
ate in Utah. The female statesman
was the democratic candidate, while
the Republican banner waved over her
ambitious spouse.
An era of prosperity for the people
under die operation of the single gold
standard financial policy would do
more, savs the Albany Herald, to kill
the silver craze than anything else.
let the tidal wave of prosperity set in:
the time is ripe and the people are
ready for it.
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A few Sundays since the colored
ministers in attendance upon the Afri¬
can Methodist Episcopal conference at
(Vdartown tilled by invitation every
pulpit in the city, without distinction
of race or denomination.
The Augusta Herald thinks that the
fact that there was not h single line
editorial in week before last’s issue of
the People’s Party Paper justifies the
idervme lb ih ' was si rue.;
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OPPOSED TO A DISPENSARY.
Mil. KlMTOlt—
Will you be so kind as to give roe a
little of your valuable space to put my*
self on record as opposed to the dis¬
pensary which some of the good citi
y.ens of Fort Caines are trying to
establish in our midst. I do not doubt
for one moment that they believe that
I he dispensary will be a lesser evil
th.fn the bar-room, yet I think they
are acting without stopping to weigh
the matter in all its bearings.
1st. I am opposed to a bar-room be
cause I believe it is a curse to the man
who Hells, a curse to the community
where sold, and a greater curse to the
man who buyg an( | t ], inks. Will a
dispensary) where liquor is sold fora
profit by tin* whole community,change
the effect of the business?
2nd, I am opposed to city, county,
state and national license tax, because
this is the thing which lias given char¬
acter, value and protection to a busi¬
ness that ought to be prohibited. Will
you not give more character, value and
protection when you raise it to the
dignity of endowing and supporting a
high school with Christian teachers
and church officials at its head ?
3rd, I am opposed to the present
system ti> of applying the whiskey tax
the public schools. I think it is a
far that ttrey aic helped !v> }"!'*£■ this -Jr blood 1 ?
money. It would be more consistent
to apply it in caring for convicts, but
even then the state could not wash
her hands and say she is innocent of
«»Mr** ii, f. *"•
Iiqitot ti.itlu which she has legalized
a business which causes 90 percent, of
the crime, 75 per cent, of Ihe lunacy
and pauperism of the land; a business
which has so blighted our manhood
that our legislative halls are destitute
of much needed statesmanship. The
brilliant late lamented Winder P.
Johnson, son of the late distinguished
Ex-Governor Hcrschel V. Johnson,
said in my hearing, a few years ago,
that “liquor had so blighted the legis¬
lators and statesmen of this generation
that there was not an eagle among
them; they had all turned to buzzards.”
Liquor has so corrupted politics that
Ihe decisions of the ballot box no long¬
er command the respect of American
citizens. It has fostered riot, mob
violence and anarchy. If this is the
result under the present regime vrhai,
are wo to expect when King Alcohol
claims the additional right to sway his
deadly sceptor over Ins victims to
strong drink because the entire profits
of liquor is going toward the mainten¬
ance of public high schools under the
dispensary system ?
4th, I am opposed to the dipensary
because 1 fail to see the lesser evil in
it. There arc now only three places
in Fort Gaines to sell and drink in.
Then, there will be only one place to
sell in; but, alas! alas! every place must
be open to drink in, for there must be
big sales, since a high school is de¬
pendent upon the profits. A customer
can't drink in the dispensary; you
can't expect him to walk out in the
middle of the street,'uncork his gallon
jug and gurgle it down. Therefore the
back end of stores and offices must be
improvised for drinking apartments.
A friend in a town where a dispensary
has existed for several years writes
me, “Never consent to a dispensary to !
sell liquor for a profit. It will debauch
your community, including your
churches.” Men and boys who never
visit bar-rooms will be invited and
tempted to drink in back eud of stores.
5th, Dispensaries will foster blind
tigers, more than anv other form of
whiskey selling. Blind-tiger rum will
be plentiful and cheap.
0th, I a n opposed to any and all
plans of dealing with liquor traffic ex¬
cept prohibition. It is the only thing
which has succeeded. 1 have favored
the anti-barroom bill because it makes
dry every county in Georgia which is
now wet; and then it makes it exceed¬
ingly difficult for even those counties
to have a liquor store without profit to
the seller, except to raise a fixed salary.
It is not because I thought my views with
would have any grejjt. weight
those who may differ with me that I
have asked the privilege of your pages.
1 expect ridicule and criticism, instead
of commeHdation, will be provoked but for
anything I mav say on the subject;
a se nse of duty impelled me not to be
silent. 1 thank you for your space.
Yours truly,
W. 1 ). McGregor.
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X otic<; to .Debtors and
Creditors.
All |K*rson.-s having demands against the
estate of Miss Donie Cain, late of Clay coun
ty, Georgia, deceased, are hereby the undesigned notified to
render in their demands to
according to law And all persons indebted
to said estate aie required to make irnme
diate payment. This Oetoler 29th. 1896,
J. V. BUT LIVE,
Administrator Donie Cain, deceased.
I load TX otice.
GEORGIA, Whereat* certain Clay County. petitioners have made
their application to this court praying an
ord«r granting the establishment of a new
road commencing at A. J£. Laud’s and run¬
ning by A. L. Foster's place to Hartford
road at T. E. Bell's place. And, whereas,
commissioners appointed for that purpose
have reviewed and marked out said contem
plat ed road and reported to the Court of
Commissioners of Bonds and Revenue that
said contemplated road will be one of much
public utility and convenience, now this is
to cite and admonish all persons that on
and after the 7th day of December, 1896
said new road will be granted if Given no good
cause is shown to tiie contrary. un¬
der my hand and seal this Nov. 2, 1890.
J. W. SUTLIVE.
Clerk of Commissioners’ Court.
Sheriff*:-; Sale.
GEORGIA. Clay County,
Will !»• sold on the first Tuesday in Dec
J 896 - w X hin the legal hours of sale.
SS’-SSI'SE; of Fort
p^pp^ty, situated in the town
Gaines, of said county, to-wit:
One store house in said town of Fort
Gaines, being 25 feet on Hancock street and
running back 69 feet. Aiso the hall above
tss ri&rs^a and
building, with iron and glass front, l'o
ing known Henry as the T. Simpson store, and now George occu¬
pied by Killingswoith the
Dudley. Said property levied on as
property of Maud li. Simpson to satisfy an
execution issued from the superior court of
said county in favor of T. C. Bay less & Co.
against said Maud R. Simpson. Tenants in
posession notified according to law.
This 5th day of November, 1896.
j. t. McAllister, sheriff.
Sheriff’s Hale.
GEORGIA. Clav County.
Will be sold on the first Tuesday in Dec¬
ember, 1896, at the court house in Clay the
county within the legal hours of sale to
highest bidder for cash the following prop¬
erty, to-wit:
Sixty acres of lot of land No. 305, bound¬
ed on the north by lands of W. J. Greene.
on the east by lands sold by C. A. Mande
ville, to Julia G, Sutlive, on the south by .1.
Jot No. 304, and west by lands of W,
Give ue. Also one hundred acres of lot No.
394, bounded on the north by lot No. 305.
on the east by lot No. 297, on the south by
J. P. Sharp, on the west by W. J. Greene,
the river road and lot No. 307. Also eighty
acres of lot No. 296, bounded on the north
by W. ,T. Greene, on the east by Lokafoka
road, on the south by A. S. Brown, and on
the west by lot No. 305. Also twenty acres
of lot No. 305 bounded on the north by
lands of W. J. Greene, on the east by lot
No, 296. on the south by lot No. 304. and
west by lands sold by W. H. Mandeville to
Julia G. Sutlive. containing in all 260 acres
more or less. Said land levied on as the
property of Julia G. Sutlive, to satisfy an of
execution issued from the superior court
said county in favor of A. L. Richardson
against said Julia G. Sutlive. Tenants in
possession notified according to law. This
5th dav of November 1896.
J. T. McALLISTER, Sheriff.
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Here’s Another
Skin Game.
But It is Not the One
Forbidden by Law.
I want to buy Dry Cow Hides,
and will pay the Highest
Market Price.
If you can’t sell the cow' just bring
along the hide.
Don't forget that my market is still
headquarters for the choicest
Beef, Pork and Sausage.
L. A. DUKE.
Price and
Quality m HI
Is it synonym in trade phraseology that seldom fails
of proper appreciation when the two parts are of the
desired grade. Our prices are always the lowest
and we handle nothing but the best qualities of goods.
Add to this the variety of our stock, square dealing,
and the uniformly courteous treatment accorded
each and every customer, and you can easily account
for the splendid trade with which we are tavored.
TryWur Little Green Coffee 6 lbs for $1.00.
Roasted Coffee 5 lbs fov $1.00.
Best Cream Cheese 15c.
Fresh Lot of Hams and Sugar-Cored Shoulders.
Sliced and Grated ine Apple.
On ions, Irish Potatoes Ruta Bag a Turnips.
No. 1 Golden Machinery and Cyiender Oil.
Gilt Edge Creamery Butter, New Syrup,
Breaktast Bacon, Boneless Hams,
California Hams.
Complete Eye Glasses, I.ine of Spectacles Kte. t i SPLIGHT & SON
> 11 You Don’t
Blow Your Own
-^sse-^-r* Horn, Your
; 7 o Horn Wont Get
'esme> _Vg>».;sr- AgSk::
. v Bio wed.
Or words to that effect Well, that sort of logic will do for the fellow
whose horn ain't worth blowing , but it don,t fit my case. When I first
opened business 1 gave my horn a few toots and all the people came run¬
ning to see what was up. They found me “up to snuff’ on the demands
of the trade, and were so well pleased with my splendid line of
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As well as my low prices, that they just took possession of my horn and
have been blowing it for me ever since. I’ll just “be blowed if I ain’t the
best blowed man in town. Don’t forget that I carry a nice line of Fancy
Groceries not usually kept in tnis market.
JIM COLEMAN.
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