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THE FORT GAINES SENTINEL.
JOSHUA JOMES, Editor and Proprietor.
F0LUME VII.
Solved Problems
In Dress Economy.
A good necktie whose silk won’t fuzz or pattern-stale with eon
stant wearing is worth two cheap ties.
An ill-fitting shirt at a quarter off is half as clear again as a good
ope at full price. You won’t wear such a shirt its full life—you’ll
throw it away and , get , a new one.
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How much better is one good suit of clothe? than two poorly
tailored ... , suits? . „ that , depends , , on , liow much , valuation ,' you put , on
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! our appearance. A man that wants to be at his best knows
what’ll pay lum.
We’re for good clothes in this store—the best that American
brains and money can get us. If you’re for good dressing on the
economical plan, this is your store.
Sole agents for
Walkover Shoes.
oo . STERNBERG & SON *
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Our splendid new fall stock. We could not begin to
tell you in this space of the many bargains we are of
fering in all kinds of Dry Goods, Shoes, etc. Every
body that sees it says our stock is the prettiest we
ever had, and you will say so too when you see it, The
attention of the ladies is especially invited to our
magnificent stock of
DRESS - GOODS,
Embracing every pattern amd every fabric known to
the trade of this section—-from ioc worsteds to th e
finest silks. Every thingjiis marked at
4LOWER killCESc
Then ever before, Be sure to see our stock before
VINSON & CDLPEPPER.
THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE IS THE SUPREME LA Mb
FORT GAINES, GA„ FKTDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1001.
Tlio State School B-'iiistl'
The nublic school system of Herogia
was established in 1871, and the state
appropriated §174,107 for its mainton
a nee that year.
The amount of the state fund for
public s< bools has steadly 'grown, un
in me sum of $1,505,127 will In -pent
this year for the common schools of
Geoigia. This fund is derived bum a
direct tax levy of 8800,000, Iho poll
tax of $250,011, one-half rental of W,
A. road of 82i0,0U0 the liquor
license of $182,343, hire of th state
convicts of $81,297,’ fees fur oil
and fertilizer inspections, showr, and
Georgia road dividends.
Last year there were G60,‘n lS
dren of school ago in Georgia. \,i this
large number only 484,284- c , Idruii
were enrolled at both common and lo
cal schools, ’ with an average attendance
of „ only . 204,24$ , ,. . in the . common schools.
1, 0 urc Uiught in i,8f>0
schools, with 0 692 teachers. The state
paid $1,4 o2,o 30 for this .. . education , and .
§423,287 was paid by local taxation for
local systems in addition.
Night was Her Terror.
MrsVlias 8 *^' rf' hardly
Alexandria, Ind., “and could
get any sleep. T had consumption so
bad that if I walked a block I would
cough frightfully and spit blood, but,
when all other medicines failed, three
$1.00 bottles of Dr. Kings’# New Dis
covery wholly cured me and I gained
58 pounds.” It’s absolutely ruaran
teed to cure Coughs, Golds, La Grippe,
Bronchitis and all Throat and Lung
Troubles. Price 50c and $1.00. Trial
bottles free at S. P. C. Hatchett’s drug
store.
The Atlanta Daily News ,i yi t his
item: There is cotfton nine Teet high
with over one hundred bolls on each
stalk growing at the county farm in
Richmond county near Augusta. Forty
acres of the cotton is on an average of
nine feot high. This remarkable cot
ton crop was fold of this morning ” bv y
Judge Richard Eve, judge of the
county court of Richmond county, un¬
der whose supervision the county farm
is conducted. Officials m the agri¬
cultural department were startled when
Judge Eve told of the wonderful cot¬
ton near Augusta, and / " , ommissioner
of Agriculture Stevens immediately
put in an application for several
for the purpose of exhibiting them
Charleston at the coming exposition.
Judge Eve says Richmond county
get nearly sixty bales of cotton
forty acres.
To Cure A Cold In One llfty.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab¬
lets, All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove’s
signature is on each box. 25c.
One of the largest and handsomest
stocks of goods in town is that of
Vinson & Culpepper. There is not a
town in this part of the stale that
would not be proud of such a display
of goods. They have everything in
the line of dry goods—from a paper of
pins to a fine silk dress or a stylish
suit of clothes. Their stock of fancy
goods is varied and magnificent and is
attracting much attention. Read their
new ad and then go and see for your¬
self.
Buy the celebrated Weber wagon.
It is the best wagon for the money on
the market. For sale by
N. H. McLendon.
The very extraordinary incident of a
man crying himself to death is report¬
ed from Indiana. The victim of grief
was Caleb Harvey, and the cause of
his distress was the assassination of
President McKinley. When the Pres¬
ident was shot Harvey fell into tears.
When the President died he went into
paroxysms of weeping which he could
not control. On Thursday he
and the doctors say he literally
himself to death.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
ITEMS* CONCERNING ! HOME AND
OF HOME INTEREST.
Wliat tiir I c E»o and
Lillie iiiOi of News* and Uok
*Ii» liatlierrd.'ou I hr U'iny.
Mss. Fannie Allison, of Cuthbert,
j 3 the guest of Mrs. Harnett.
Georgia Seed Rye for sale.
1 . 11 . \VlvST.
Messrs. J. E. l’aulhn and J. 11.
= iiltoul visited ( otlibe.it Monday.
(fSTA nice line of Window Shades
jun received at iMcKissack-.s;
Cotton seed are bringing a good
pr.ee, and the farmers are bitting
“slide.”
Mi. Glen Williams is clerking for
Stern berg’A Son, where lie will be
pleased to meet all of his friends.
The party Unit borrowed our step
ladder will please return it at unco.
Wc need it.
Golem am Hit os.
Mr. L. S. Cohen was with us a day
or so this week, and as usual took
goodly number of Healthy orders.
Mr. II. (). Heal), representing the
Union Dry Goods Company of Macon,
was here several days this week.
Don’t buy a buggy until you have
seen our line. We have just what you
want at rock bottom prices.
, Simpson & Hurst.
Madam Humor predicts a merry
ringing of marriage bells ibis month.
It is said that three comples will be
united.
?iS rs. , 1 . M. MiiddtiA, of
was among the visitors to the Fort
this week, the guest of her daughter,
Mrs. Gox.
For Rout.
McLendon residence on the hill,
cheap. Apply to
Kino A Gastello w.
A basket of eggs would bo a curiosity
on the streets these days. The hens
have been on a strike for three mouths,
and the egg famine still prevails.
Be sure to read the handsome new
ad of Mr. G. R. Irwin on the inside of
this paper.- He has something to say
about clothing that will interest you.
Just received u carload of Furniture,
and are prepared to reach the bottom
price of your pocket. Gail and see
them.
Vinson;Shaw Furniture Go.
We were pleased to meet Mr, F. M.
Gay, of Eufauk., on the streets this
morning. He has spent much of his
time in Clay recently looking after the
harvesting of his crops.
It is said that some of the ladies are
arranging for quite h novel enter¬
tainment for the benefit of the school
bnilding fund. The program
will be sure to draw a full house.
l'liotoKr»|)li Ualltry.
I have recently purchased one of the ;
finest lenses that is possible for science ■
to make, and I can make you as tine:
photo’s as you can get in the state.
J. II. Farmer.
Possums arc ripe, and the crop is
said to be unusually large. The
hunter with his dogs and born is
abroad in the land, andean be heard
nearly every night wending his way
woodward.
Mrs. Mims, Mrs. M&ndeville and
Mrs. Skiliman left a few days since for
Columbus, which place they will make
their home. Their Fort Ga.ines friends
hope they will he pleasantly situated
in their new home.
Don’t fail to see our new line of
Furniture, composed of alll styles of
Suites, Sideboards, Hall Racks, Rock¬
ers all kinds, aud.coin plete line of Oak
Beds. **
Yin son Shaw TYunitcrk Co.
SUBSCRIPTION $l PER ANNUM
NCR HER BO
Tlio newspapers of iho stale are still
after the pistol totem. The Augusta
Chronicle is right behind them. 1 *
says: “We hope to see the legislature,
ul its approaching session, amend the
law against carrying concealed weap¬
ons so as to put tlio burden fff proof
on the man with the pistol. Instead
of the stale having to prove that the
man carried his pistol “concealed,”
the .mere fact that lie . an i. d a |
umpi. ,.n
that it was earned illegally and the
pistol toter should have the burden
of proof on him to show that he e*vr
ried it,openly. A pistol is a weapon
of offense more often than of defense,
and its posses ion is a fruitful source
of difficulty. A man is placing him¬
self in position to violate law and do
damage to life and limb when he puts
a pistol in his pocket. It, is not a fire¬
arm for sport or pleasure, Jt means
difficulty arid death. It is an enemy
to society, and the man who is arrest¬
ed with one in his possession, or who
employes a pistol in any difficulty
should be indicted for carrying con¬
cealed weapons, and the burden of
proof should be on him jto establish
the fact that he did not have it, con
eoacealed. The legislator who curries
through this law will do his state a
service. The pistol should be tabooed
among lawabiding people.”
<Ioe Holley, a sou of 11am from the
rural districts, was in town Tuesday,
and being somewhat “how-comc-you
so,” concluded that he would not he
molested by police authority in cele¬
brating a day off. Therefore, he pro¬
ceeded to make the atmosphere around
him sizzle with cuss words, and when
Marshal Coleman stopped up to re¬
monstrate with him, Ire Hauled away
and planted a blow in the face of the
guardian of the peace that came near
flooring him; hut with agility that
would have done credit to an acrobat,
the ma Bbal had regained his equi¬
librium, and in less time Ilian it
takes to tell it the head of the pug¬
nacious coon looked like it had been
through a sausage mill, and in double
quick time lie was yanked off to the town
baslile. Later in the afternoon his
employer made bond for him in the
sum of $50 and he went home.
An old,simple-minded woman, visit¬
ing a city for the first time, saw, while
she was passing along the street, a
sign which read: “Smith Manufac¬
turing Co.” She stopped, and with a
look of astonishment gazed at the
sign for a few minutes and then ex¬
claimed (ohcrcompanion. “Well, well,
I jes’ declare! I have jes’ learned, for
tile fust time, whar all the Smiths come
frum.”—Talbotton New Era.
Mrs. Carrie Lichtenstein has or¬
ganized a class in dancing av l wifi
give two lessons a week at Coleman
Hall. Mrs. Lichtenstein is highly ac
comp ij H i, e q iu the art terpsichorean,
an no doubt possesses ibe tact of im¬
parting it to others. She begun teach¬
ing with about twenty pupils, and
others arc promised*
“I believe in advertising.’'’ says Sir
Thomas J. Lipton. “It is the life¬
blood of modern trade. Everybody
reads,” he continues in a late inter¬
view, “and buying newspaper space is
the best investment any merchant can
make after a selection is made of goods
and the prices are made right.”
Mr. C. P. Norton, of Jiluffton, one
of C'lav’s valued citizens and success¬
ful farmers, was a visitor to Fort since
our last publication, lie made us a
pleasant pop call and gave the Sen
tinkl some substautial encourage
ment.
The Atlanta Journal thinks it “very
strange, the contempt people feel who
have managed to work their way .into
society for those who are still trying.”