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THE FORT GAINES SENTINEL.
JOSHUA JONES, Editor ant) Proprietor.
VOLUME VII.
Less Drinking; lo Excess.
A statement made by Mr. Jules Cam
bou, the French Ambassador to the
United States, in a recent interview in
Faris, is attracting considerable atten¬
tion and is the subject of a good deal
of interesting comment. Speaking of
the prevailing idea that there is a great
deal of drunkenness in this country he
said:
“There may be some hypocrites, but
the vast majority abstain from, strong
drink, to the great advantage of tl}e
race, which, for a time, threatened to
lapse into drunkenness.”
There is no doubt that there has been
a very noticeable decline in drunken¬
ness in all parts of the United States.
It has not been so many years since it
« was not considered a disgrace to be
seen drunk. Now a man who is known
to drink to excess is regarded with dis¬
favor. lie is not wautect at clubs and
his welcome is not warm at private
houses. If he is a young man parents
{ do not want their sous to associate
with him, and they are careful to warn
their daughters against him. It makes
no difference how highly he is connect¬
ed nor how well he may be fixed finan¬
cially, he is not a welcome guest any¬
where.
It is a well known fact that a drink¬
ing man is finding it harder every year
to get employment. In fact, the great
employing corporations will aot have
in iheir employ a man who is a habit¬
ual drinker, even if he does his driuk
ing out if business hours.
I” Old men can remember when it was
a common thing for men to drink
thcmselvesinto a state of intoxication
at dinnerparties. No one was thought
the, less of for getting -drunk at
an snteitainment. If a man were to bo
guilty'iff such a thing these days be
r would not have an opportunity to re¬
peat the performance. The old time
side board has about disappeared and
the bott'e is not brought forth Pearly
as often as it once was in private
houses.
The saloon is of course in evidence,
but there is a large class of men now
who, though they take a drink of liquor
ouce in a while, are never seen m a
public doriking place. It is a factalso
that in clubs there is a great deal less
drinking than formci !v. Among men
at least-the ch inking habit is on the
decline. Aud a very good thing it is
that it is so.
We do not believe that prohibition
or dispensary laws , , have had , , ,
to do , with ... ... bringing about this change.
The change is due to the efforts iu be¬
half of temperance. Meu are beiug
persuaded to abandon strong drink for
their own good. They have been led
to see the ev’ 1 effects of drink. Local
option probably has had as much lo do
with inducing people fo give up strong
j. drink as anything else. Feop'e can be
persuaded aud educated to do a
which they can not be driven to
Prohibition has not succeeded because
the tendency is t-> iusi -t upon having
that which is prohibited.
^ At the present rate of improvement
there will be comparatively lit!la
drunkenness in this couutry within the
next half century. There will doubt¬
less always be a large consumption of
light wines and beer, but there will be
a steady falling off in the consumption
of strong liquors.—Savannah News.
i~ The Hon. Dupont Guerry recently
opened his campaign for governor in a
speech at Pelham in which he seems
to have talked without due deliberation;
at least, according to all newspaper re¬
port, he said some thing ,*i that evidently
he would be glad to unsay, and claims
„that he was misquoted. In another
^column Xhe Macon will Telegraph be found an article from
concerning his
assertion that he has been unfairly
tfitfcfd by tbit pipiif,
77/F 1V7/.Z OF TJ/F PEOPLE IS THE SUPREME LA W.
FORT GAINES, GA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 1(L 1001.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
ITEMS CONCERNING HOME AND
OF HOME INTEREST.
Wliut tlic I’rojilc Do anil Say
Little Bits* of News ami (Jos*
sin timbered on the Wing.
It is now generally conceded, barring
future disaster, that Texas will make
a full cotton crop.
s
We are Selling Shades, Lace Cur¬
tains and- Curtain Poles at a bargain,
at Vinson-Sliaw Furniture Co.
Fashionable women in London are
wearing sandals without stockings.
Jerry Simpson set that pace long ago.
Mr. and Mrs. ,T. E. Peterson and
little Miss Eva Graham left Wednesday
for a few days sojourn at Indian Springs.
Thair friends generally wish them a
pleasant trip.
The farmers report continued im¬
provement in the condition of crops
and are very much encouraged by the
outlook. May their most sanguine
hopes be realized.
Student Lamps, Decorated Lamps,
Hall Lamps, Store Lamps Wall Lamps,
and Hand Lamps at Viuson-Shaw
Furniture Co.
Mr. Sibley, representing the Lowry
round bale press, was here several
days this week putting iu a press for
Mr. Fulford at his mill a mile and a
half north of town, and one for Messrs.
Sanders and Jenkins at their ginnery,
six miles southeast of town.
The many friends of Miss Mary Wor
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
.Wort-ill of. Cuthbert. Ga., will hr- in¬
terested in the announcement of her
engagement to Mr. Richard Driland
Fox, of Darien, Ga. Tho marriage
will lake place in Septsmber at the
Worrill home in Cuthbert.
Rev. E. M. Craig, who formerly
preached for the Presbyterians here,
has recently accepted a call to the
pastorale of the Presbyterian church
at Bessemer, Ala. For the past two or
three years Mr. Craig has been serv¬
ing the church af Cartersville, and has
been very successful there.
Miss Sallie Askew, another daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Askew, died last
Wednesday of typhoid fever. She
was about twenty years of age, and
had numbers of friends who will be
pained , to . learn , of ,. her untimely death,
The family have the sincere sympathy
of all their friends in this double af¬
fliction.
For reasons that seemed good and
sufficient to us we saw fit to “straddle
the fence” in the campaign just closed
in this county, so far as the question of
prohibition and anti-prohibition was
concerned. There are other campaigns
dial will be ushered in in the near
future, however, in which our position
will he defined to ihe complete satisfac¬
tion of the most exacting.
Mr. C. P. Norton, one of the trus¬
tees of the Biufflon school informs us
that Mr. W. E. Watkins of Jackson,
Ga., has been elected principal of that
school for the ensuing scholastic year.
The Bluffton school ranks high as an
institution of learning, and our neigh¬
bors have just cause to be proud of it.
May the next term be the most suc¬
cessful in its history.
Its an awful long time to wrangle
over who shall be the next governor of
Georgia, between now and the time
for nominating a candidate. But there
seems to be no chance of calling off
the discussion. The baud wagons are
starting, and there will be some lively
climbing to get in. And after being
m a good many will find that they
ta»o ih« wr«»f Wtycfl.
Prohibition Wot.
The prohibitionists of CW county
won quite a victory in yesterday's
electioD, the result being a majority
of 336 in their favor. Evety product
in the county gave a majority fur the
dry ticket.
Some dnjs prior to the election the
ant's had withdrawn from the contest,
but owing to the rumored changes in
the situation,it seems, they again took
up the fight the day previous to the
election, wtth the hope of a bare
chance, notwithstanding the odds
against them..
The decree of the people has gone
forth, and the first of next January
four years regime of prohibition will
be inaugurated in this county. It is
clearly the will of a lage majority of
the better clement of the county that
wo give this means of promoting tem¬
perance a trial, and such an over¬
whelming majority having spoken, it
behooves all good citizens to gracefully
submit, regardless of individual
opinion.
For four years prohibition will be
the law and as such it is the dnty of
every law abiding citizen to uphold it
and do what he can to enforce it. Give
it a fair trial, and if it accomplishes
the good claimed for it, let its adoption
be permanent. 7
Blown to At&Us.
The old idea that the body sometimes
pill needs has a been powerful, drasjie, fdr purgative
exploded.; Hr. King’s
New Life Pills, which-an. perfectly
harmless, gently stimulate liver and
bowels to expel poisonous matter,
cleanse the system ami stU; - -itely cure
Constipation and Sick ILpd; he. Only
25c at S. P. < iiatcl'f lt.
fu
at the bottom of Havana harbor; her
namesake and mightiei successor was
launched on Saturday 'at Philadelphia
and now floats jauntily on the broad
bosom of the Delaware, icady for her
steel jacket and formidable armament.
The Philadelphia Iieedid of Sunday,
which plays up the launching as a big
event, says of the new ship: “Al
though surpassed sotnewhat m size
and speed by the latest designed bat¬
tleships of the Pennsylvania class, the
new Maine will be when completed
adequate to contend in battle with any
warship afloai, with ample assurance
of an even chance in the contest. This
vessel, with her sister “hips Missouri
and Ohio, should afford iu naval prac¬
tice a happy combination of the armored
cruiser and the more sluggish lighting
ship; and the performance of a craft
so admirably designed for offensive
and defensive operations iu naval
warfare will be unquestionably noted
iu admiralty circles witli keen and
critical interest.”
The Albany Herald notes that “ Al¬
derney General Tern II i- not worrying
(be peop’e in advance with his can
didacyfov the governor-hip hut the
( ' lost ‘ '’'’server ran o va-tommy set
that he is leisurely sawing wood.”
• Since thieves got mvav with some
$280,000 in gold bricks ‘ mu a smelting
work out iu California, it is likely that
there will he a boom in the gold brick
business. Old Hayseed will be taken
in again.
Muscogee county leads in the in¬
crease of taxable property, her in¬
crease being $1,000,000.
Lamar’s Lemon
Laxative
Is Purely Vegetable,
and isffhe best Spring Medicine on ihe
market its good for every member of
the family, aud is pleasant to taste.
Keep a Kettle in the House Always,
PERSONAL MENTION.
WHO COMES AND WHO GOES, AND
WHEN AND WHERE.
The News o( Port |t>ntnes Society
Itrieily Stated—(.atlirred at
the Home PieesUtv.
—-Miss Annie Laurie Brown is visit¬
ing friends in Cuthbert this week.
— Mr. Will Armstrong left on last
night’s boat to visit relatives in Fla.
—Judge W. A. Scott is looking after
professional business in Montgomery
this week.
—Mr. Will Whatley, of Dothan, was
over this week shaking hands with his
Fort Gaines friends.
—Mr. .1. A. Ward and little sou,
of Abbeville, were among the visitors
to the Fort yesterday.
—Mr. John Collins, of Americus,
has been here this week on a visit to
his uncle, ( apt S. E. Lewis and
family.
--Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Morris and
children arc visiting relatives at
Waverly Hall. May their trip prove
one of much enjoyrneut.
—Miss Susie May Ilrown is pursuing
a course of studies in a summer school
at Cuthbert preparatory to entering
Andrew college next term.
—Messrs. Mercer Johnson, ('us
Berritiger and — McRea, of Eufaula,
Spent several days in the Fort this
week basking in the smiles of some of
the fair sex.
—Messrs.. Carl Espy, It. E. Stokes,
J. B. Mills and Marion Ilolley, a
quartette of Abbeville’s clever citizens,
came oyer last.Tuesday to hear Mr.
Gucrry’s address.
—Mr. and v ‘ifriN? : |S^ty>wden,'Yif
Gordon, Ala., accompanied"' by their
'Quests'of-Mr: charming- daughter, Mb ‘s'. SteLa, are
and. Mrs.' A . Brown;
The Sentinki. wishes them u pleasant
sojourn m the'Fort.
(). O. Buck, Beirut), Ark., says: 1
was troubled with constipation until 1
bought 1 >c.Witt’s Liltle Early Risers.
Since then have been entirely cured of
j my old complaint. I recommend them.
S. 1*. C. Hatchett; Leo & Son, Bluff
ton.
The peach, watermelon and cautloupe
crops are bringing a great deal of money
into Georgia. The sugar cane crop is
the largest on record, and is very line
up to today. There is an abundance
of fine glass all over the state, and tho
hay and sugar cane crops in the fn 1)
will add a great deal to the income of
the fanners. Cotton is no longer the
only money crop, aud the farmer who
clings lo that idea is way behind tho
limes, still struggling to lift the
mortgage from his home.—Columbus
Lodger.
HjjgPTho attention of tlic public
is specially called to my big line
of Shoes, embracing Slippers, Low-Cute
and other Hummer goods. I have a
big variety of all styles, qualities and
prices. R. C. MoAi.ustku.
The reunion of the Georgia con¬
federates at Macon this fall will be a
grand gathering. It is said that i-acli
of the 133 camps arc* expected to send
sponsors, and these young ladies arc*
expected to wear jackets of gray, a
color slill dear lo every old confederate
soldier. A one cent rate will be given
by the railroads. Macon is going to
take the binge's off the doors, and turn
the Central City over to the old vets.
James White Bryantsville, Ind,says
DeWitt’fl Witch Hazel Salve healed
running sores on both legs. He had
suffered 0 years. Doctors failed to
help him. Get DeWitt’s. Accept no
imitations. S. P. C. Hatchett; Lee
and Sou, Bluffton.
The Chinese Reform association of
New York has issued an order to all
Chinamen in this country to cut off
their qtteucs.- It is said the order
must be obeyed.
_____
Wc have just received a shipment of
low-cut Shoes for ladies and children,
Trend) bed. etc. MtiKlMMi* A
SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER ANNUM
NUMBER 32
A Commit {,o <* fun cry
Having put in new gin machinery at
my gin plant one and half miles north
of town I am prepared to handle y< >u r
crop with one of the best
systems in the couutry. All cotton
ginned at our plant will be delivered
to any of the warehouses m town with¬
out any additional cost to you. Wc
will also pay you the highest market
price for any and all cotton seed you
may have to sell, paying you the ca-h
for them at our ginnery.
We have added the Lowry Press to
our system, and Tho Planters Com¬
press Company guarantees to provide
a market at all times with reputable
firms for all cotton packed in standard
Lowry bales at a minimum over same
grade in square bales of 54 points on
8-cent cotton, advancing or declining
3 points for eacli cent’s chango in
price.
We also have the old square halo
press, and will use it for any one who
might prefer this. It docs not matter
with us which you have, but it is clearly
shown that the round bale has nil in
it’s favor, Bring us your cotton and
we will please you.
While the Lowry Company lias con
traded with only one buyer in order to
guarantee the premium to the farmer,
any buyer will do as well.
Yours truly,
J. II. Fdlfout)
There was quite a large crowd at
(.’oil-man Hall last Tuesday to hear In
address of lion. Dupont Gueny or
prohibition, a* number of ladies having
|caceijVhe^^^opw|Wib«jvpye -nee
spokfi having boon, settled at the poll.-.
yesterday, an extended mention of
his address would be of less iulon < to
our readers now than if the question
were slill pending. Wc deem if of
ficcnt to say that Mr. Guerfy im¬
pressed liis hearers ns being a brilliant
orator, and lie argued the question from
his standpoint with much eloquence and
force, creating marked enthusiasm in
his headers. He also spoke Tic-day
night on iho same subject. lie did
not touch upon any of the issues of
state polities and barely referred to lib
candidacy for governor.
Those who vvi-’l run for governor are
issuing “formal notices,” but it. is not
unlikely that the mail who will win e
serenely engaged in looking after his
duties as the state’s attorney general.
Joe Terrell is a faithful’ officer and
more than that lie is a sagacious po¬
litician. Nothing [ileases pcopb bel¬
ter than faithful performance of duty
and that is just what the lion. Jo'< pi.
is giving them, despite the activity >f
those who- would frustrate his w> d
known ambition tube Georgia’s < Im< i
executive. But when the proper ..do
arrives .Joe Tori ell, will shy his ca-'< :
into the arena and then Georgia’s pi
bernatorial campaign will have lua a
begun in earnest.—Jonesboro Unti l
pride.
flm signature is on every Quinine box of the genuine
Laxative Bromo Tabled
i bo rr.;.,ulv Unit vuton n coin In on** <1ny
lion/ H: G. Turner has given out a
statement concerning his gubernato¬
rial intentions in which he says: “Af¬
ter full consideration by my .friends
and by mo it is not likely that J will
lightly, or without good cause, decline
their confidence.” This is generally
accepted as meaning that lie is square¬
ly in the race for governor
Some of the papers and politicians af¬
fect to regard Mr. Turner’s candidacy
lightly, but his ability and integrity
cannot be questioned, and if he enters
the race he is sure to make it i. lerest
ing for the other candidates. lie is
qb« ©f the purest and el«an*»t In
tiillttU,