The Democrat.
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PUBLISHED ___ EVERY FRIDAY
m MOORE BROS
GHAWfORDVILLE GEORGIA
6*Um4 at the ptwtofft** at CntwfotdvUI®,
Seaagla, u miil n>*'ur.
FRIDAY, SEPr., ll,m.
..
Sam Jones says, that Cleveland'*
Imcktone is as big as Harrison’s hat.
Editor Larry limit! will not star!
the Free Lance, but be will continue
a* chief editor of the Mouther n
Alliance Farmer.
UXLKSS Cleveland and Hill eancoine
to some terms, It is quite likely that
neither of them will claim the Presi
dentlal honors in imp.'. i
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ObawpomiVH.m: > getting on
genuine boom with her free school'
system There will 1.. < great demand
for houses the coming year.
Tin. Western Alliance will L'lk |
about joining the peoples party, but j
when It com*s to the scratch they Will ;
turn back to Republicanism stronger |
than ev. r before.
Him .: the „ I change fu the man
sgement of the Macon Evening News
it's columns fairly sparkle witM
hrlghtness. and it now ranks „ m , m? !
uor beat evettlng
I a. pas age i<f the school lull which ■
require* all the public schools In the
Slide in be u ,nght e>x months intend
(lut e, during the je.n is a good tiring,
We have alwar s been in favor of more
I tine being given, i.a threi months is ■
net long enough.
i
On* country editor has U>en forced
lo acknowledge th-troth, and frankly
admits thal • there Is no use In deny
Ing lhe fact that (he fir.ai.ctal deprr s. j
slon Ims affected n.-.u ly . very Hoe “1 1
Inis.ness, h- icnilt a t'veiv line ol
business. I result is ev. n felt by the
country editor,' Augusta Evening
A reward of 810,000 lms been offer,
ed by the Richmond .v Danville UrII
iojpI coin)any for the itu.st of the
p arty or pat tint who remove the rail
from the track which caused the tenth
bln wreck on the Western North (.’aro
Ruh Railroad. It will tie remember* I ]
that this train ~:i. ......
Tun signs are tintnlstakable that, the 1
dein irrats of fleoiela are going t» j
make a bold and straight fight for I j
democratic principle*, ng Rust the isne
wfilch were Intended lo disrupt the j
democratic party. When lhe light Is I
over. I here w 11 In* nol»ody on tlie oth
< r side but a few political schemers
wlio love ollioo ami i>owi?i a great UWI ]
better than they lore Georgia. !
IlfM, McKinley consoled himself I
fo*Ud t i
• ’oogies., by that expression of Shake- j
ipeare’* that “every dog will have Ins i
day,” Before tin. dose of the 1U> , |
proachln* caiutmign batwrgn
a«.d Jimmie.” he’ll come to the righto
oo* conclusion tl.at there am a great
inany more republican dogs, than them
am days, and eonStqueiiUy lie will not |
gel hi# dues.
ATLANTA stems bent on having !
the Veteran's home, whether‘he State
f' ifh * «* e*! t* We an* willing
e r h a v on t h es*> Gnus. uj :
srould ta> a wise plan lor the I eglsla I
tun* to to , tlmn . Uk* . , * harp or ,* »l., tU<
Tftchmdogu ai achooft, nmt then
state would be t id -d in avv auiinat ex
nil for \vt r„
{(m i*(lt ot men.
It Wi I0i jfilftmito fftftf
alone, but for the ent ire si ate.
W K hi llml of ! uniting ift news
P»)h*i i»nd lifting klUeun-t and playful
in tu Ct»; lumn*. whoa all i* wee W it h
in u*. j/i*t wtH'k *ft
badour of a Thomas cat get into this,
orti alley
of l*| If wo had g »
tMiid.ug House, wft Bug t have turned ''
iMe nd made pie out of I be
C4’ T'i hta not a cat-t 41 But true.
Man has a weary p lgtitnage
A# Uirough this 1 Id tie wends.
On . very stage from youth to age
«' >: ,■!•> ! - ie' d.
COTTON PICKERS STRIKE.
1 'hc mwidenl of the Colored Nalion
ilix.sl U*morrow A, ibat,..
urday Glh ; f**f .. th» day . when , all .. the
t allmnoenten in the cotton belt,
(trike and demand $1.00 per huu-
1481 -ilHi ikonn* for euttou jiicking. It
Wd' u! i»e a paying bu ■sj> to pay 3
per t td for jfHthfriog oottoiij
and ; L*t» « A\ U at six and cents.
1 . ' .. at,,.Hid stand auuaro togeth
ev, L , .. ’ . yin ‘ u>,-omen
ttist . the price paid fo. picking
tu.u .xhall not roach anything ike
If the fanners will
Ot;i sfsck together, they can gel their
a pic k ed at a »nable rate or
s -i.icuydy will get powerful lank and
httnci r while on the strike.
was a tun* in the hb
tor) ,*f the cotton culture but what the
fanners < cm Id }uVt» bMUNT td
pay Sir* a hundred far gathering
colt mi. received Ilian at f pie* their *• rsdton .T“ J“ last
and the great ftnattciaf prenr#
that i hey are under-going, render* it
at* mpoesilnlity.
OUR NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Washington, I). C. Sept.. 9, l s ftl.
The windows of the photograph gal
leries on Pennsylvania avenue are al
ways objects of curiosity and Interest
the public. Apparently people never
tire of gazing at the pictured faces
notable persons always on exhibition,
and as faat as one group of
move* along, another takes its
I Home of tne likenesses shown are "old
timers.” having lreen on view for an
indefinitely long time. The photo
j graphed features of Senator John Sber
j man. of e*.Senator Ingalls, of Chief
Justice Puller, of ex President Cl eve
land, and many others, are as well
known to the pedestrian public which
promenades “the Avenue” as the out
lines of the Capitol dome’ or the
Washington Monument, and these
“old-timers" never fail to receive their
due -hare of attention. Hut,occasion
ally, a new likeness appears, and then
the special or s linger a little longer
than usual. Recently the counterfeit
presentment of Mis. Kate Phase was
placed In one of these photograph dis
play windows, Mrs. Chase is now
l n B her father's old borne, “Edge
w, ">d.” Ju"t out side the city of tVasli
fngton, and it is her intention to tmb
divide the place and offer part of it for
sale as suburban lots. Her picture
bovr< | t » origins! in her mature wo
manhood, and the fine eyes and com
w *nd|ng js»«o of the head aw ax mark
ed as « her. as Kate Chase, she pf„sld~
<* •*>» *■ ««”»• *'*“‘*-> °™- her dis
tlHguLsh^J father’s household the
<*>• Mr. Chase ha. taken ,, )H
place h. h, story as one of the ablest
men of his time, and as one who was
•nperior th many of the failings of his
kind, ft I* difficult to believe, there
foie, that he had a most singular
weakness for one of his generaliy-sup
ironed-to-be stern sex a weakness that
would seem to Imj inccrnputiblo with the
character low attributed to him,
Secretary This i-eniltiarHy of Hie great War
of tl.e Treasury was an un
disposition to pair off all
lhe unmarried men and women of his
and plunge llnmi into
,, 1# Wftnl or woe of (uut jnuuny. He
was, in short, a born match-maker.
:l( „| , V as never so Interested as when
ttr rnnging a marriage between a man
ut ,d ft woman whom he liuaglnul suited
each other. ’
Tiiat lie was willing to take h i own
medicine w as prove by the fact that he
was himself three times married, and
It Is reasonable to believe that he was
thrice connubially bles-ted.
At all events, he wanted everybody
elpe to be married who could he, aud
nelce, who was» m mber
ttts family in this city, ran away
his l ouw to escaixi hisdetermlna
that she should marry a ilch old
Bbe afterward wedded a lover of
own choosing, and never regtetled
She disappointed lier uncle.
It was Secretary Chase who “made
match” between hi* daughter and
' pi ague, and when he was
Justice ho fairly plagued Into
one of t.is private seere
to whom in’ was undoubtedly
warmly attached. The young
lhe , r „. i m d bright • eyea,
cheeks and whi’e teeth, and the j j
Justice le-lioved that the owner |
these pretty , )8«rson<d ,, features , would ,
Ids secret ary happy. But she
n w>gl u M ., mr aUon released j
two< lis sucll a ae ( wration icleas
lhNW tw0> llH auc |, n aeparullou also
Katharine t’liase and Wovenor I
from the irmatrlmonaU bon -1 I
The recent death of Walter L Bragg 1
of the Inter-State Gornm.ro
has already aroused no
midhII dt*gr©© of mtoreat atoong tho j
In UH foi* to tlie suco«ir»tO». } UC ky man who ‘^he j
cruuie
inemtieis of this commission ar > among
turn on this board is naturally regard
ed a# highly dcsiable. Socially, much
sympathy is fell for Mta. Bragg. wbo
has been a very iwpular Last member winter she *>;
Washington society.
had rooms at the Sboretmm, wtiere her
friends wert. always sure of a Bragg warm
and hospitable welcome. Mrs,
was a widow whe.r she married Mr.
u r agg, amt was and la the c**mfortae
ule po**e*.#or ofau inde^udent inoome
la her own tight of 8H»,00U a
yMtstgo'." waYthe lovely *CCldniUUIe*th bov twelve of
her only son, a and some of Mr.
year old. He lhe son
Biagg, a b >y of bis own age, were one
dav amusing themselves shooting at a
target. In aome way the widow * 501,
placed himself directly in front of the
maik j u*t as young Bragg fir.si off
hi* piece, amt the shot was instantly
(atat to tin* unfortunate youth.
« • «
The summer wanderars are coming
back 10 Washington in goodly uuiu
t u.> rrturn of many no doui t t>e
ing hastened by the late cold snap.
One suie Indication that “society” is
getting home ts th* increased number
of smait turnouts seen ufwn t best reel*
of 1 b<* city rhftre is always a
Able afttisrn *f Un during the t»ot
us«>Gtba. Tt adminiitration, how
over, I* st’UI away, and it will t«* some
necks yet twfor* t ti» asphalt will ring
wni,w;. tr**d oni,e WhiU ll0U»
Worses, or the Mi»uUc* will regsr* with
it ' internal the former coachmac
of the Prince of WAloft tieooMUwi seat*
,vl on '.be U.x of the Vice i’ivsideiil's
family carting*. This coachman, by
the war is said lo be a very burly aud
uowtuallv unattractive specitaen of
the imported Kngltah driver. The
class, as a rule, with toggery on. are
rattier comely-looking individuals,
Secretary Bayard’S Kngliah coachman
was #’ reapcctable and solemn looking
a peonage Urat tb* writer was not snr
srtTJ»JL k %*»S34*SS toward her.
rt i^. :n .
“And that’s Mr. Bayard driving
it Well, be certainly is nice lock
tag.
I CLUB PROCEEDINGS
What the Loafers are Oeing
In Crawfordvllle.
[Entered at The Printing Office as
written matter of the seventh clase,
and Copyrighted by Thk DbmockaT’J
The club has had its long expected
and long desired banquent. All Otir
friends were there. It was indeed a
royal feast. It will no doubt go down
j in history as the most stupendous end
dazzling prandia! affair of the nlne
: teerith century the American con
on
tinent. The Bonun emperor who ate
, nighingales’ tongues and fiieacoeks*
brains at meals that cost 880,000 each,
j should have been Uiero to get some
j epulary information. The ancient
queen who dissolved pearls and drank
tficm. must have turner! over in her
grave when we spread our festal loud.
The famous feast that Dido gave the
exiled Trojans will now have to take a
back seat in history. To make a long
mui i>eauUful cereal story short, our
, bill of f.ire consisted of several courses,
some of which were: Of coarse, 1c
course, concourse, recourse, discourse
racecourse, etc. In French our menu
was as follows:
M u»h, S
\ Mush K
j M ttsb, ^
M °* h ’ i
Mr. Sam llhodes gave the club ;»f
•»»«* <> { watermelons last Monday. To
gratitude we have promised
crown him w tb higher honors than
Forum or Senate can confer. Last
Friday the club had a big cry. We
begun to talk about our approach
* n g separation. Next summer per
haps one-third of us will be on the
farm. |>erha|>3 one third will be buried
under a load of mercantile cares, j>er
Imps 331 per cent will be doctorizing.
^ ^ thought that tite club’s life would
last but one summer, and that in the
rutur « WB COnld live those halcyon
1,1 memory only, brought us to
‘e»™- Ho we tuned up, and saturated
the only handkerchief that happened
to be in the club With our Baity lacbry
mat ion.
Several of the Club had their hair
cut last week by George Jones, the
club barber. One inemtier did not
have quite enough money to liavo bis
hair cut, so ho let the barber clip a
dune’s worth,
Last week Dr. II. j. Raid the drug
gist bait liis beautiful aud smlnclGe
mauve whiskers stmved. After per¬
mitting the wind to whistle ihtough
them In! these many years, he had
them extracted. As soon as the ettfb
*' ^mstnftm
store to congratulate the
The club would like to tell the editor
of the Dkmocuat to watch his devils
It is true that they are but inciioate
irnpleU, but this week they have been
living fully up their profession, UQ
hope this paragraph will be understood
should it fall under the editors eyes.
We recently observed that Lee Gunn
had mildew on his chin, Tne club’s
scientist has not yet explained the
cause of this phenomenon.
Our little air-gun is proving itself a
terror to dogs and chickens. When
our marksman raises Unit rule, shoots
Ms eagle eye along Its steely barrel.
and draws a head on a chicken, we
would not gva a fi fig , fl fn „. hi ,
gallinaceous nsef illness. We
lajlieve that if there was not an alr
Riiu In Georgia Lee Gunn would leave
the State.
The city council has at lust sat
down on our little air-gun.
Several cklcken* have applied for
ponsmi s BeteU them that we arc
gfttiUiHiH'n, not lepuuiiciftns.
There 1# Hying tn Athens one who
is dtawing .ft pension that come* most
wor thUy. It U th« pension grantod to
go i,iie r 0 f the revolution. Mis. John
................ » , T «<
age, is drawing a pension granted her
father, who fought in the colonial j
army under Washington in the revolu
'
woonry w.ir. j
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Eternal Vigilance. J j
Is the price of health - Bat with all our
' precaution there are enemies always lurk-1
ing gb <, ut our systems, only waiting a I
fsv ,, r „„,. , )p p, irUll ,ay to assert them
wJvwt imparities In the Mood
hidden for years or even for generations
and suddenly break forth,
health and hastening death, for all
ease arising from impure blood Hood**
Sarsaparilla 1# the unequalled and u«»i>
lir , me i K „i remedy, lti* King of them all
or it conquer* disease.
Of INTEREST TO DINNERS.
much Hu I about th<* of 5<*fik*
* ticuiar n ft toutftou
‘ , .-t alw*ut Scale®***
tl hv N\ w in
' w
u turn. N Y. It full inft trn\»twn
r> . tft RhsltlUl W
b} aiCilty. tM>r. A will »fct it*
Uureil. .
Consumption
An old physician, r.'tirssl from Practice,
having .', had .L plac.d In his hands by an Ks-t
Im , i i * sl r y, h efomulaof a simple
the speedy »d iwr
manent cu ^ o( c -nsumptn*. Bronchitis,
t'sUrrh: % . Asthma . .. and ... at! thrxwt . . x and ^ Lung,
Affections, also »i>.»itive and radical cure
tor Nervous Debility and all Nervous
Complaints, after having tested Its won -
derfui carativ* powers In thoasanda of
cases, ha. felt it his duty to xn®k<* il
gnown to hts suffering fellows. Actuated
aa desire to relieve
' m d free of charge
humAn >uffpr , n; ,, 1 w wn
wt , 0 desire ittkU recipe, fa <4erman
“>
f»r prc>p»ring and using. Sent by mai.
by addressing wtlh stamp, naming this.
paper. W A Novss, *20 Powers’ Black
Rochester. N. Y
KOi ■ IliliTTSS,
MAHUVACTCBEK, IMPORTER ASP DEALER IX
I XD GRANITE MONUMENTS.. STATURY
M
n -coptsoa Ac. —- —
or for Building Stone of Eevery Description.
"Up I >: AGBHT FOR IROX ASP WIRE VESCR.
esof Dr, Irving Mr*. McCoy, Mrs. Car wile. Mis* Timberlafre
of Art are work* or my own hand*. Likene**o* modeled an
eui !/at> hington and Ellis St-, Augusta, Georgia.
77
B YOUR MONEY
and hut land.
suit is good enough, if you will send it and let
Vpress it nicely. Our prices are very low and we
US C; | satisfaction.
nevt give department
o . yeing
. n by EXPERTS Write for prices. co„
r :as steam dyeing
Noi i'i 'Street Augusta, Georgia.
J PRINTING
m -Quickly and Neatly Executed At—
TJ §! democrat office.
( "in CUAWFOUDVILLE.UA. this line send to us for
need ol anything in !o»vst
pricetiWe I guarantee the BEST WORK at the r .to
Z. DANIEL & CO.
.
'i mi a LB GROCERS, C0TT0M FACTORS.
-AND
MISSION MERCHANTS
Liberal Advances on Cotton in Store,
Nos-j ,d 6 Warren Block’ Augusta, Georgia
NIXON & DANFORTH.
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-ANDGENERAL
’o) nn lission Merchants.
Nus H Warren BlaCk. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
ngsnd .felling Of Cdtton.
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8 0 ,iM 2 32 7 17 Macon 33
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pm 1223PM Arrive Athens Leave. 1 23 pm 8 00 ami 7 40 am.
tar Bead I’.,wn | A. U, OR UG, Acting Superintendent’ I Read ITp. UPt
FAMOUS G TIL LETT GIN;
We varan; offer to the tra. t rated ‘WILLETT” Gins, Feeders aud
denser . lhe Gutiett produces i saifapie than shown .011 the market and generally
hri nrs frost 1 8 to 1 4 of cent per lb., more any other cotton, bend for
and give m your orders early.
Tiios, M. Clarke cfe? Co
ATLANTA, GA.
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r sc:? FOR THE MONEY IS OUR MOTTO.
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.11 m LARUE ORDERS RECEITE BEST ATTEHTIOH.
► €2 JOB WILL CONVINCE YOU THAT OUR
WORK IS THE WORK TO BUY.
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THIS IS THE MULE
-THAI*- KICKED A
illfflgli ^ fc ______ PriCCS*
f»T i
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TlieyJAll Kick.
That is, people who are asked to pay high prices are kick
right and left. My customers
NEVER KICK.
Because I sell the best goods at the lowest prices. Any.
in my line will be sold astonishingly low. My store is
for good goods and low prices.
C. BERGSTROM.
proprietor op the cash store
r Georgia.
THOS. BAILEY & CO.,
Successrs to Lyndon Foundry & Machine Works,
A tliens, G-a.
New Shops, New Tools, First-Class Men and Material.
*- Endorsed Wherever Used
ONE OF
OUR CATA¬
LOGUES
FULLY IL¬
LUSTRATES
BUILD ffl REPAIR MiMM '
-OFALL KINDS-
Saw Mills, Grist Mills, Cane Mills, Shafting, Pulleys, Pedestal
Boxes, Bolts, Etc. a Specialty. Injectors and Ejectors
•^"Manufacturers’ Agents for the Best Engines and Boilers,
in the Market. Keep in stock Steam and Water Pipe and Fittings.
Correspondence Solicited. THOS. BAILEY, Agent.
•9
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-AND
MAOHDVB SHOF r
We are prepared to do Repairs on Engines, Boiler, Gins,
Separators &c, in the BEST MANNER.
Send Us Your Work!
Rough and Dressed Lumber, Mouldings, Brackets, Sash, "*
Doors and Blinds in fact all Buildings Materials, always on
hand. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
L. M. SIMS, Manager.
WASHINGTON, GEORGIA.
Geo. R. Lombard & Co.
FBU1IY, liEQIE & BOM
WORKS,—
Above I’aassenger Depot, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
—SELL THE CHEAPEST AND BEST—
ENGINES & BOILERS,
Complete Gin and Mill outfits a Specialety. MfU
and Engineering Supplies, Cotton, Grain, Saw Mill and
Labor-saving Machinery, Shafting, Pulley*, Belting,
Saws, Inspirators, Injectors, etc.
* Fron^'* 1 *
*r ■. Large Stock to Select
Prices Low. G iSafantfiBi!. .
Wrl;•* for c\v - ■ *ars. rSf*C iglii kind, and new work (light and heavy)
pr'iioptiy fiout** B**st South ___
LI / \ I > T r New and Repairs, promptly this and well done. J3VWh*
X V lx yon write to or call on firm mention this Pin*.
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: ' Un 11 SI m
MACHINERY BROKER
- AV D -
COMMISSION MERCHANT.
738 Reynolds St, Augusta, Gi
-DSALKB IS -
Steam Engines, Stationary,
Portable and Agricultur
Bf“Stcatn Boilers, all slsoa and styles, Saw Mills, Com Mills, Feed and Cotton
Mills, Turbine Water Wheels; and keep in stock a full line of Steam Fittings, U
Valves, Inspirators* Piping and Fitting Belt, Hose, Etc., Etc.
EAGLECOTTON GINS With or without Feeders and Condense! ^
!_ -Tu Bfs* nr th* Wohuj.— J
COTTON PRESSES, For Either Hand
or Horse Bower.
MTWOOD WORKING MACHINERY of all kinds. AGRICULTURAL IMP
MENTS. the very latest improved.
Call at my office or write for illustrated circulars and speciai prices which will be
Large llachire Outfits a Specialty.
D. 5. REID, 7.^8 Reynolds St., Angus®,
SHORTHAND Thorotjyfti Pr*ctic®2 iBStnactiOB. Gradt
ststed to posit jobs. Catsk>f«< fre*. W
wwimmimmu
LOUISVILLE, KY.
