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Has the largest weekly circuia tion in Dooly. VOL. 6. POINTED PARAGRAPHS PENCILED FOR PEOPLE TO PERUSE 'Short Squibs Tolling About Folks You Know and You Don’t Know.—Other Newsy Notes of Interest to The Public. Cordele is growing— so is The ■Sentinel. Frank Williams was in Albany Tuesday. The Sentinel is receiving new ads. daily. Mr. Loam Brown spent Sunday in the city with his family. Mr. C. A. Horne was down from Unadilla one day this week. New legal advertisements ap pear in this issue. Read them. Col. Max McRae, of McRae, Ga., was in Cordele last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Baker came down from Vienna to spend Sun day in Cordele. We print a schedule of the ■shoo-flj 7 train on the G. – A. road, in this issue. Mrs. H. D. Smith went to Kathleen last Sunday, and expects to spend two weeks there. The Epworth Leaguers had a very interesting meeting at the Methodist church last Sunday af ternoon. The weather was pretty cool last Sunday morning, but the af teanoon was as lovely as any Easter could wish. The world is awakening to the wonderful revelations of Hypnotism. Every one should learn this science. Do you want to learn it? Certainly. Then send your address, with 4 cts., to pay postage, to S. J. Page, Sect. Southern School of Hypnotism, Double Springs, Ala. 3 31 ly It is a boy—and Briggs Carson smiles. No use tucking up edge of bed yet, Briggs, he is too young to roll out. The Sentinel will have a new subscription book—a larger one— next week. New subscribers are coming in. Judge Z. A. Littlejohn is hav ing another room added to his and in other ways is having it improved. Do you wa nt to learn Hypnotism ? to cure disease? to influence others? If you do, address, with 4 cents to pay postage, S. J. Page, Sect. South ern School of Hypnotism, Double Springs, Ala. 3 31 ly Claud Comer has notified his Cordele friends that he has a good position as “butch” on the pas senger train running between Macon and Athens. Mrs. Kittle Richie who has beeD employed on the Hornet for some time has gone up to Macon to meet her husband who has re turned with Ray’s immunes. Dr. Maury M. Stapler, eye, ear, nose and throat specialist, 506 Mulberry street, Macon, Ga. The friends of Miss Laurie Ellis hope she will soon regain her usual good health. We are in formed that she is quite sick at the home of Dr. Roberts. Gardeners have had an oppor tunity to do lots of good work this week, and from the looks of the gardens our people have not been slow in taking advantage of the opportunity. A kidney remedy that can be de pended on will be found in Prickly Ash Bitters. It heals and strength ens. Bold by Cash Drug Store. Dr. Wallace returned from Mil Jedgeville Sunday, where he had been to attend the bedside of his sick son. Our people are glad Bill is fast regaining his usual good health. Last Monday night at the home of Mr. Lee Jones, a reception was tendered the Presbyterian minis ter, Rev. L. B. Davis. This able divine has been pastor of the Presbyterian church in Cordele for some time, buthe left Tuesday for his home in Atlanta. Jl S JH H |g|| JL dele Sentinel. Much improvement in appear ance and the interior of the Methodist church is brighter on service nights since the electric light globes have taken 'place of lamps. Two or three picnic parties have , had . an outing ,. during , . the. ,, past , week. We understand that the party that went out Tuesday want ed to be back by a fire before they returned. 0, what change able weather! Habitual constipation is the door through which many of the serious ills of the body are admitted. The occasional use of Prickly Ash Bitters will remove and cure this distressing condition. Sold by Cash Drug Store. We heard an old bachelor say the otner day that he wasn’t in a hurry to rush out of single bliss into double blisters. And as he frowned, he must have thought of “sour grapes.” Mrs. Geo. R. DeSaussure, of Atlanta, has been here‘for several days visiting her husband, Mr. Geo. R. DeSaussure, the receiver for the First National Bank. Mrs. DeSaussure brought her youngest son with her. Mrs. R. J. Prentiss and Mrs. Dr. T. N. Baker, will'leave today as delegates to the Womans’ Mis sionary Society, of the South Georgia Conference which con venes in Valdosta from April 7th to 11th. I was reading an advertisement of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and ’Diarrhoea Remedy in the Worcester Enterprise recently, which leads me to write this. I can truthfully say I never used any remedy equal to it for colic and diarrhoea. I have never had to nse more than one or two doses to cure the worst case with myself or children.— W. A. Stroud, Popomoke City, Md. For sale by J. B. Ryals – Co, Druggists. (api) The Peters – 'Walters Comedy Company played Thursday, Fri day and Saturday nights of last week at the opera house. The company drew very good houses at the evening entertainments, but the matinees failed to draw' a sufficient audience to authorize them to , give . the afternoon ,, per formances. The season for picnics is near at hand. The red-bugs evidently know it and are prepared to have a picnic with the picnickers on any date. We all enjoy a picnic. People are more interesting out of doors than in houses. People at a picnic, like' flowers in a gar den, give pleasure whether they are old friends or new and un familiar varieties. • An occasional dose of Prickly Asli Bitters keeps the system healthy, wards off disease and maintains strength and energy. For sale by Cash Drug Store. An old maid—she was only 102! —has died from grip, most modern ot diseases, in Derby, Conn. In 1815 Miss Hetty Purdy was en gaged to a young Englishman, who died just before their wed ding day. For eighty-seven years she has been faithful to his mem ory and to her first and only love. Surely, it is given to few women to love so long and faithfully. “A word to the wise is sufficient” and a word from the wise should be sufficient, but you ask, who are the wise ? Those who know. The oft repeated experience of trustworthy persons maybe taken for knowledge. Mr. W M Terry says Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy gives better satisfac tion than any other in the market. He has been in the drug business at Elkton, Ky., for twelve years; has sold hundreds of bottles of this remedy and nearly all other cough medicines manufactured, which shows conclusively that Chamber lain’s is the most satisfactory to the people, and is the best. For sale by J B Ryals – Co, Druggists. (apr) i Many a fool has led an army of j wiser men to victory. CORDELE, GA., FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1899. CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS, 1*NI) ORDINANCES. Cordele, Ga., Mch. 20, 1899. Meeting of city Council, at 3, p. m. Mayor C. C. Cutts, and derman Lockett, Davis and Nel son being present. Minutes of former meeting were read and adopted. Then an ordiance to validate the Public School bonds was read first time. After reading an ordiance fixing time of opening for Books and closing same re ceiving taxe9 was read carried first time. Both ordinances were over until next meeting for second reading, Meeting adjourned. C. C. Cutts, W. W. Shipp, Mayor. Oik. and Treas. Adopted Apl. 8, 1899. Cordele, Ga., Apl. 8, 1899 Meeting of city council at 8, p. m. Present, Mayor C. C. Cutts and aldermen Lockett, Marshall, Ba vis, Weaver, Bailey and Nelson, Read the minutes of former meet ing and, upon motion, same adopt ed. The ordiance in regard to fixing the time ot opening and closing books for tax returns, was read second time and, upon motion, was unanimously adopted. The ordinance perfecting the school bonds was then read second time and, upon motion, s nne was adopted. BOND ORDINANCE. Whereas, it appears that an Ordi nance authorizing the issue of five thousand dollars’ worth of Bonds to be used for Public Schools in Cor dele, Ga., as voted upon and author ized on March 21st, 1896, does not appear on the Minute Book of the City Council of Cordele, and Whereas, it appears that $4,500.00 worth of said bonds has been sold and the city received the full benefit of proceeds of said sale. Be it there fore Resolved,- That said bonds are hereby validated in every respect as if said ordinance had been properly approved and entered on the minutes at the time tor entering said minute of ordinance, and the tax of one eightli of one per cent, as provided for in an ordinance adopted February 21st, 1898, providing for the pay ment of the said school bonds and other bonds, are hereby fully rati fied, and the tally sheets of the election held March 21st, 1896, au thorizing the issue of said bonds which tally sheet was returned to City Council by the managers of the election held at that time, said tally sheet showing that at said election 118 votes were cast in favor of issuing said bonds, and 11 votes were cast against the issuing of said bonds; said sheet showing that two-thirds of the qualified voters of said city voted in favor of said bonds. Said tally sheet is hereby approved and same ordered spread on the Minute Book of the City Council. The honor and faith of the city of Cordele being fully pledged for the payment of said bonds. tax ordinance. Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of Cordele, and it is hereby ordained by authority ot same, that city advalorem taxes shall be due and payable as f Hows. One half due July 1st and remainder Nov 1st, 1899. Be it further ordained that the books for receiving die returns of advalorem taxes for 1899 be opened April 1st, 1899 and closed June 15th, 1899; further that executions be issued against all parties refusing to comply with the provisions of this ordinance. All ordinances and parts of ordi nances in conflict with above ordi nance be and same are hereby repealed. Carried, that street overseer be authorized to pay 60 cents per day for hands to work the streets. Carried that the city refund to Mr. Dewberry five dollars on fine account. -Carried, that water rent of Su wanee Hotel bo fixed at $7.00 per month, The begining Feb. 1, 1899. following resolution was then read and, upon motion, same was adopted. Resolved., That as the Mayor, Clk. and Treas. and Chairman of Finance committee having obtain ed a loan of $500.00 of Peoples Bank due July 15, 1899, we here by ratify same and approve the loan. Carried, that the fine ot Acy Yesbik be refunded. J. M. Nelson, W. B. Marshall and Asa M. Bailey were appointed on committee to look after pur chasing suits for the police force, The following ordinance was Continued on Eighth Rage. SCHOOL CHILDREN’S COLUMN Editor in Chief, George Harris, Assistant Editors, Estelle Colwell, Fay Peacock, Uosa Fenn, Birdie Ilullock. “The Vox Disclpulorum.’’ The Liveliest Column in The Sentinel. Column 1. March 80. Cordele, Georgia. Friday Morning. FUN AND FACTS. , etoJy o‘f , x 11 , TvT the Adam and “Pod He made Adam, and He put him in a big garden, an’ Adam he was so, so lonesome; n then He putted him to sleep, He did; V then He took out his brains, an’ made a woman of the brains, ’n’ then Adam be wasn’t lonesome no more. Every body is inahury to plant their gardens. Mr. Henry Thomson is now Room No. C have givj Mm. ‘ AN ALPHABETICAL POEM BY MR. RAY MARSHALL. A is for Alice, Gracious and fair. B stands for Billie, With very short hair. C is for Cora Lee, Sc good and so nice. D stands for Dan, Quite prim and precise. E is for Estelle, With eyes big and blue. F stands for Fay, Loyal and true. G is for George, With a large Roman nose. H stands for Hickson, With cheeks like a rose. I is for Isom, A beautiful young maid. J is for Jennie, The best in our grade. K is for Kate, A very nice girl. L stands for Lydia, With pretty black curls. M is for Mims, A very bright boy, N stands for Nellie, A comport and. joy. O is for O’Neal, Who wears gold glasses. P stands for Pound, With hair in great masses. Q is for quarrels, Which none of us do. R stands for Rosa, Who is pretty like you. S is for Smith, A good young squire. T is for Thomson, A “ Bundle of wire.” U is for Una, For her you must “Hunt.” V stands for Virgil, Whose nose isn’t blunt. W is for Wooten and Wesley, Solid and sound. X, Y and Z, Well, they can’t be found. “SCHOOL HAPPENINGS.” Mr. Prentiss was talking about the world not long ago and he said the world ought to laugh tried more. Just then Mr. Simpson to fall off the stage, out of the win dow Then everybody began laughing. Don’t you think it was a good illustration? Who was the boy in No 6 that loll out of hie chair on his head? Who was ft that said masts and spars were animals? Who was it that fell out of line while marching down stairs and had to march back, take his seat, rise and then march down by him self? Lost!—A small red pencil. Finder will please return to the Vox office. We need it in writing up the news. Liberal reward will be paid. The column is run in favor of no trusts and no party. We are in favor of short hours and “lots” ot holidays. Millions Given Away. It is certainly gratifying to the public to know of one concern in the land who are not afraid to be generous to the needy and suffering. ihe proprietors of Dr. King s 1 ew discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Coids, have given away over ten million trial bottles of this great medicine; and have the satisfaction of knowing it has absolutely cured thousands of helpless cases. Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarseness and all dis eases of the Throat, Chest and lungs are surely cured by it. Call at The City Drug Store and get a free trial bottle. Regular size 50c. and $1. Every bottle guaranteed, or price re funded. Man About Town. Easter Sunday lias come and gone, but the lovely weather on that day; the pretty women and girls, adorned with new, pretty Easter hats and other raiment— too numerous to mention—stili clings to my memory. Religious services were conduct ed in al! four of the churches— Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian . last Sunday, ,*I™“**''“ but at “ night “ •••'«* Bro. Mumford requested that an union meeting be held at the Baptist T ( ,u llPf ' , h and „ . u wni3 Mr Mum. ord a delivered i a a very interesting • lecture to a large congregation. He told of the Home for the poor, friendless children. His talk ran on the main line of pathos with an occasional side-track into fare. Riva, tl.at Bometlnnf over $05.00 had been given for a worthy cause. Money contribu ted to the poor and needy, is money mrmoir well well spent. or>enf • 1 was in conversation, with a lady , , yesterday , and , she , said -i that . a “Baby Show” should be a feature in r,he chautauqua pro gramme, Now, if the lady in question had not believed her baby is pretty enough to capture first prize, she wouldn’t have sug gested a baby show, I think the suggestion a good one. The la dies have ample time to discuss the . matter, . and , when . decision . . a is reached, I feel sure The Senti nel would be delighted ° to publish it j. for the benefit of rf the n A public. I suggest that when the time comes to call a meeting, that only the ladies who have pretty babies be invited because t,me and trouble would be wasted on all others. 1 would not say a word about the gentlemen who occupied the “halrl-bend bald-head mw“ low nf at thp tne nnera opera house Thursday, Friday and Sat mvlav uiday evpninp-s evenings, but, but for lor thp tne fact iact that “misery loves company. Scarcity ot the wherewith com peHed me to occupy a rear seat at the Peters – Walters entertain ments. On Friday and Saturday evenings those fellows in the front rhnirswerp chairs were fMsftnm.infpd disappointed because because a favorite dancer did not appear on the stage, as she was compelled to remain at the hotel on account of sickness. And I was troubled because I couldn’t get up near enough . to , the ,, girls . , that ,, , see were there trying to dance. Disappoint ment comes to every man, mat ters not in what element lie moves. He that is devoid ot trouble hath place , x, this ■ earth—his home no on is with the angelic hosts where all the seats are front and sick ne88 j sn ’t known . S. Rheumatism Cured. My wife has used Chair berlain slain Balm for rheumatism with great re He*. and I can recommend it as a (ound lt valuaUe ._w J Cnjler, Red Creek, N. Y. Mr. Cuyler is one of the leading merchants of this village and one of the most prominent men in this vicin jty.—W G Phippin, editor Red Creek Herald. For sale by J B Ryals – Co, Druggists. (n pr) That which we acquire with most difficulty we retain the long est. Spreads Like Wild lire. You can’t keep a good thing down. News of it travels fast. When things are “the best” they become “the best selling.” Abra ham Hare, a leading druggist, of Belleville, 0., writes: “Electric Bitters are the best selling bitters I have ever handled in my 20 y ear3 experience, > > You know w ^y ? ]yi os t diseases begin in dis orderg 0 f stomach, liver, ’ kidneys, J ’ bowels, blood and nerves. Electric Bitters tones up the ,1 stomach, x . reg ulates liver, kidneys and bowels, purifies the blood, strengthens the nerves, hence cures multitudes of maladies. It builds up the entire 8 y S fcem. Puts new life and vigor j Q ^ 0 an y woa k sickly, run-down man or woman. City Drug Only 50 cents. Sold by Store, and is guaranteed. 3 First Class Job Work done at the lowest prices. NO. 41. SHERIFFS ADVERTISEMENTS Sales, First Tuesday in May. [ G ^St dbJfar?th?Court ol House door of said County, on the first SafhU^^sa^eftottaT^ighit and best bidder, describ the following ed property, sitiated, lying and being in the said County of Dooly and State of Georgia, to-wit: Lots of ’and No. 227, Mo. 253, No. 254 in the 7th Dis trict, containing 202 i acres each; also 80 acres, in the shape of a square in the Southeast corner of lot No. 63 in the 9th District, said eighty acres bounded on the North by lands owned E said EEft lot, West – ZAJETtSS lands belonging and by Levied upon and will be sold as the property of Charles R. Morgan, under and by virtue of an execution issuing out of the Superior Jf Dorty Charles Mortgage CompS pointed against JR. Moigan. Property ^‘SoUfied Sn^termWSeSiwf 8869 " Also at the same time and place, will be sold, the one-half undiyidea inter aw’snsafisstsxsist 9aid 1)oo]y county . Said land levied upon and to be sold as the property of the defendant to satisfy a county court fi. fa. issued out of and from the county court of said Dooly county in favor of B M Wood vs. I L Bowen. Property pointed out by plaintiff’s notified at torney. Tenant in possession , n terms of the law. This March 31st 1899. Also at same time and place, will be sold, city lot No. eight, in BlkNo. 184 as shown by the map of Survey of said city of Cordele in said county Prop erty levied on and to be sold as the property of the defendant C has. Ball for state and county taxes t or the year 1898. Levy made by R F Yeoman, L. C., and turned over to me for adver tisement and sale. Also at the same time and place, w ni p e sold, city lots Nos. eleven and twelve in Blk. No. oneasshown by the map of survey of the said city of Cordele in said county. Property i eY j ed U pon as the property of the de f eQ dant C. M. Kelly for state and county taxes for the year 1898. Levy made by R. F. Yeoman, L. C., and mc ,or Also at the same time and place, will be sold, city lot No. four in Blk. chToSdek hfs^d coum ty. Property levid upon and to be sold as the property of the defendant j B Knox for state and county taxes for 1898. Levy made by R. F. Yeo man, L. C. and turned over to me for advertiseme nt and sale. Also at same time-and place, wil be sold, city lot No. three, in Blk No. 193 ^ g£d5fe f n said'courfty. property levied upon and to be sold as the property of the defendant John Connor for state and county taxes for the year 1898. Levy made by R F Yeo m L c aud turned over to me for adver tisement and sale, Also a t same time and place, will be sold, city lots Nos. one and two, in Blk No. 231 as shown by the map of the survey of said city of Cordele in said county. Property levied upon and to t> e 90 j d as the property of the defend ant Annie Cox for state and eounf.y taxes for the year 1898. Levy made by J m^fTadvertiMi’iSnt anSe.° Ver Also at the same time and place, win ’ oe 80 ld, city lots Nos. eleven and twelve in Blk. No. eighty-nine as shown bv the map of the survey of the said city of Cordele in said county. Property levied upon and to be sold as the property of defendant John Bethel for state and county taxes for the year 1898. Levy made by R. F. Yeo man L. C. and turned over to me for advertisement and sale. Also at the same time aud place, will be sold, city lots Nos. eleven and twelve, Blk No. ninety-five as shown by the map of the survey of said city oi'Oordelein said county. Property levied upon and to be sold as the prop erty of the defendant A L Lamar for state and county taxes for the year 1898. Levy made b/ R F Yeoman, L. and turned over to me for adver tisement and sale. Also at the same time and pla^e will he sold city lot No. 6. Blk No. 193 as shown by the map of the survey of the said city of Cordele in said county. Property levied upon and to be soid as the property of the defendant T B Riggin for state and county taxes for the year 1898. Levy made by R F Yeoman, L. C.,.and turned over to me for advertisement and sale. Also at the same time and place, will be sold, city lots 'Nos. nineteen and twenty in Blk. No. eighty-live as shown by the map of the survey of the said city of Cordele in said county. Property levid upon and to be sold as property of defendant Francis Blunt for state and county taxes for the year 1898. Levy made by R. F. Yeo man L. C. and turned over to me for advertisement and sale. Also at the same time and place, will be sold, city lot No. six, in Blk No.204 as shown by the map of the survey of the said city of Oordelc in said county. Property levied upon and to be sold as the property of the defendant P W Ramsey for state and county taxes for the year 1898. Levy made by R F Yeoman, L. C., and turned over to me for advertisement and sale. Also at the same time and place, will be sold, city lot No. twelve, in Blk No. 216 as shown by the map of the survey of the said city of Cordele in Continued on Fifth Page.