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Has the largest weekly cfrcula tion in Dooly. VOL. 6. POINTED PARAGRAPHS PENCILED FOR PEOPLE TO PERUSE Short Squibs Telling About Polks Newsy Notes of -April 14. New subscribers coming in. John Bradd says it is a girl. Mr. A. J. Tison was in Ameri -cus Wednesday. Our people appreciate the G. – A. Shoo-fly train. The Sentinel’s circulation is rapidly increasing. The weather last Sunday was no kin to Summer. D. W. Westbrook, of Sumter, was here Tuesday. Mrs. Holloman has returned from Hawkin8ville. Mr. 0. L. Ryals was in Lnm ber City last Sunday. Prof. Wilder and wife visited Richwood last Sunday. Miss Maggie Barfield has return ed to her home at Unadilla. Alvin Roberts has retuned from his trip down in Berrien county. Mr. M. Nipper, of Ashburn, was in Cordele one day recently. The Cordele steam laundry is now being operated by George Henry. After a man reaches forty he has to go to church to hear any thing about love. A girl seldom objects to a young man stealing something from under her very nose. Mr. D. T. Doughtry was at home this week. He came up from Florida last Saturday. Isn’t it about time for the Sun day Schools to discuss the annual picnic? May will soon be here. The street workmen have dur ing the past week put some of the avenues and streets in fine con dition. The G. – A. Shoofly is run ning on regular schedule. We hope the Cordele citizens will patronize it. Dogwood blossoms and honey suckles now show beauty and cast sweet odors to the rural meanderer. We haven’t as much patience as Job had, but you would think so if you will come and see how easy it is for us to show you through our line, even when you do not want to buy, Wilkes Dry goods Co. The Sentinel force now have company. Mr. J. W. Bivins has moved his office up from the First National Bank building. Key Marshall was over from Americus to spend Sunday with his homefolks. He ordered The Sentinel sent to his address. A kidney remedy that can be de pended on will be found in Prickly Ash Bitters. It heals and strength ens. Sold by Cash Drug Store. Bill Wallace was shaking the hands of his friends in Cordele this week. We are glad to see he is fast regaining his health. Mr. Homer Wliitsett is again on the road, taking orders for the Hutchinson Lumber an i Supply Company. Con sider what bargains you mis when you pass the Wilkes Dry Goods Company, when in peach of dry goods, hats and shoes. Mrs. M. S. Hughes, ot Johns ton, Ga., is visiting in the city— guest of the family of her son, Mr. J. P. Hughes. Mr. James McDowell, of Wash ington, D. C., has been made permanent receiver for the First National Bank of Cordele, and is now discharging the duties of said position. The Cordele Sentinel, Know and You Don’t Know.—Other to The Publio, Mr. W. T. Christopher, of Arabi, was in the city this week. A card appears in this issue ad vertising Dr. Daniel’s Dental Par lors, Macon, Ga. Read it. Recent change in the appear ance of Cuttts – Colwell’s office is noticeable. These clever real estate men can now receive the most fastidious people into their apartments. 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. Several Georgia towns expect to have chautauquas this summer, Hawkinsville, Tennille, and Barnesville among the number. Mr. Robert Harris has accepted a position under Receiver McDow ell, and is now assisting the ar rangement of accounts of the First National Bank. If you want something nice and lots of it—go to Jim Francis’ soda fount. The celebration of the silver wedding of Rev. and Mrs. C. H. Hyde on last Wednesday evening, so we are informed, was an ele gant affair. Do you want 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 No smallpox in Cordele, aud if the report, is circulated that there is or has been a case in this city, such rumor is absolutely false. Ray’s regiment of immunes passed through Cordele last Sun day en route from Savannah to Macon. After doing garrison duty in Cuba, the soldier boys are glad to get back home. Street tax collector Davis is punching the boys up. Pie has already used up more than 400 summons. He asks us to say h at next Monday is positively the hst ^ a y °f g race - So you’d bet ter pay up promptly. Prof. E. L. Martin, of the Geor gia-Alabama business college, Macon, Ga., was in the city last Saturday. He called on the Sen tinel and gave us an ad. for his excellent college. Read it in an other column of this paper. County Court convenes in quar terly session next Tuesday, and it bids fair to be quite a lengthy one. Besides the ordinary rou tine business which generally comes up before this court, is the 150 indictments found by the grand jury against Cordele voters for illegal voting. 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 Our people should remember that the 26th day of this month will be Memorial Day, and we should prepare to pay the proper tribute to our dead. A fitting program, we believe, will be ar ranged for that occasion. The ceremonies will probably be held either at the opera house or the Chautauqua grounds. Go te A - -ericus on the shoofly, ladies a. gentlemen, and call on the old reliable firm of Wheatley – Ansley, and tell them you saw their advertisement in The Cor dele Sentinel. They will treat you right. Other Local Matter on Page 8. CORDELE. GA„ FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 189ft. BIG BUILDING FOR CORDELE. A Handsome Structure to Be Erected By the Government. Cordele is bound to grow. is quite probable that a Govern ment building will be put up here. This is no fake, neither is it a dream. The authorities whose duty it is to look after such af fairs are making an investiga tion; one gentleman has already been asked the price of his lots of land in a convenient location for such a building. Our efficient post master will use bis influence and will, we believe, urge its con struction. A Prin tery. A newspaper man of much experi ence is contemplating the estab lishment of a new printing enter prise at some point in south Geor gia—m fact there is at present nothing like it now in operation in the south. A Sentinel man suggested that Cordele is a good place for the location of such an enterprise and the gentleman his talked very favorably of sug gestion. The printery wood expects by to manufacture signs the use of large steel type. Discovered by a Woman. Another great discovery has been made, and that too, by a lady in this country. “Disease fastened its clutches upon her and for seven years she withstood its severest tests, but her vital organs were under mined and death seemed imminent. For three months she coughed in cessantly, and could not sleep. She finally discovered a way to recovery, by purchasing of us a bottle of D*. King’s New Discovery for Consump tion, and was so much relieved on taking first dose, that she slept all night; and with two bottles, has been absolutely cured. ^ Her nr me v Mrs. Luther Lutz.” Thus writes W. C. Hawnick – Co., of Shelby, N. C. Trial bottles free at City Drug Store. Regular size 50c and $1.00. Every bottle guaranteed. 4 Arabi’s Heavy Loss by Fire. The Macon Telegraph’s corres pondent at Arabi, writing under date of April 9th, said :“A big fire was discovered here yesterday morning. The store of R. A. Bed good – Sou was destroyed, as were V. also the livery stable of R. Bowen, L. D. Simmons’ dwelling, Masonic hall, T. A. Royal’s dwel ling, barber shop, postoflice and many outbuildings; M. J. Mich ael’s dwelling was torn down to stop the spread of the fire. “The school boys did valiant service in fighting the fire and finally checking it “Bedgood – Son’s loss is about $9,000. Their insurance is $8,000. “Mr. Bowen’s loss was $1,000, less $600 insurance. The cause of the fire was probably a defective chimney.” Treasury Department, Office of iihe Comptroller Currency. of Washington, D. C., Apr. 5,1899. Notice is hereby given to all per sons who may have claims Cordele, against “The First National Bank of Georgia,” that the same must be presented to James McDowell, Re ceiver, with the legal proof thereof, within three months from this date, or they may be disallowed. Charles G. Dawes, Comtrollerof the Currency. A fluent speaker utters between 7,000 and 8,000 words in the course of an hour’s uninterrupted speaking; 75 words a minute is a fair average. Death Blow From Baseball Bat. While playing in a game of base ball last. Saturday a son of Mr. N. O. Jordan, who lives near Americus, was accidentally struck on the head with a bat. The blow caused much pain and on Sunday morning young Jordan died from the effect of the lick. G – A Shoofly Schedule Following is the schedule for the Slioo fly train now running between Ocilla and Americus daily, except Sunday. Leave Ocilla 6 40 a. m. Leave Cordele 9 00 a. rn. Arrive Americus 10 02 a. m. j Returning— Leave Leave Cordele Americus 6 5 05 00 pm. p rn Arrive Ocilla 8 25 p m. CORDELE PUBLIC SCHOOLS Will Close May 17th With Appropriate Exercises—Hew TrusteesEleoted. At a meeting of the School Board of Trustees held last Monday night, Messrs. W. H. Rugely and J. K. Smith were re-elected as members to succeed themselves, and Mr. R. L. Wilson was elected to fill the unexpired time of Mr. W. E. Cody, who resigned for the reason that he expects to leave the city for some months. The Board appointed Prof. R. J. Prentiss, President Jno. E. How ell, and J. W. Bivins a committee of three to arrange for the closing exercises of the school. The Chautauqua, this year, comes after the close of school and will not, therefore, interfere with the school in giving that en tertainment, which the commit tee promises will be better than anything of the kind ever given in Cordele. Bishop Candler, or Dr. Pollock, president of Mercer college, or some other eminent divine will be invited to preach the chautauqua commence ment sermon. The grounds will be asked for, and for two nights the school children will entertain their parents, their friends, and the many visitors who will come. .What a Big Lie. Some newspaper men are terri able liars. In writing said of a cyclone out west one of them it turn ed a well wrong side out, a cellar upside down, moved a township line, blew the staves out of a bar rel of whiskey and left nothing but a bunghole, changed the day of the week, blew the hair off a bald-headed man, blew mortgages off tarms, blew all the cracks out of a fence, took all of the wind out of a politician, blew the age off an old maid, picked a creek up from its banks and set it to run ning on top of a hill and took all the black out of a negro. “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 olt 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) “Spring, of which the poets sing, and lovers dream, was here in all its glory yesterday. How ever, it was a little shy at its de but party but perhaps will rid itself of this embarrassment in a day or two,” says the LaGrange Reporter. Rheumatism Cured. My wife has used Chair berlain’s Pain Balm for rheumatism with great re lief, and I can recommend it as a splendid liniment for rheumatism and other household use for which we have found it valuable.—W J Cuyler, 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 ity.—w G Phippin, editor Red Greek Herald. For sale by J B Ryals – Co Druggists. (;ipr) If a man were to wait for ex perts to argue on his plan of ac tion, he might be able to carry it out in some far distant period of eternity. 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. (apr) PfeMfort^BIAN Idlllvlvsia, TEA cures Dyspep I Constipation and Indi gestion. Regulates the Liver. Price, 25 cts. Sold by J B Ryals – Co. SENT A BULLET TO HIS HEART Prominent Young Man Ends His Life in Columbus, Ga., Last Monday. Eighteen hiontha ago Mr. Oscar Bailey, a prominent young man of Macon, Ga., disappeared mys teriously. He turned up later in Columbps and accepted a position with the Georgia, Souther – Flori da railroad. At his room on Huguenin Heights at 2:30 o’clock last Mon day, says the Columbus Ledger, Mr. Bailey complained of feeling drowsy, and said he would go to his room and take a nap. It is believed he then had in tent of suicide on his mind, as he re-dressed himself with his best suit of clothing and put on a white neck tie. Soon after he had gone to his room a report of a pistol was heard, and his death was instantaneous, the ball from a pistol in his own hand having penetrated his heart. When found, he was sitting in a rocking chair, his head thrown back and the pistol was lying on the floor by his side, and a copy of Milton’s poems in his lap. No cause has been assigned for the rash deed. The coroner’s jury returned a verdict of suicide. Eatonton, Ga., January 30, 1899. Messrs. H. J. Lamar – Sons, Macon, Ga., Gentlemen—We herewith enclose you order for one gross “L. L. L.” Lamar’s Lemon Laxative. Our sales on this preparation are rapidly in creasing. I have used it in my fam ily with entire satisfaction, and take great pleasure in recommending it to my customers, and consider it the best liquid preparation for the liver on the market. Very truly, Chas. F. Tatum, Druggist. For sale by all Druggists. To the People of Cordele Anti Surrounding Country. We desire to call your attention to the fact that now since the “shoo-fly” train has been put on between Abbeville and Americus we shall endeavor to make it to your interest to come to Americus to do your trading. The exceptionally fine schedule now in operation, leaving Cordele 9 a. m., arriving at Americus at 10 a. m., gives you an opportunity to come to Americus at a nominal cost and spend practically the en tire day, as the train leaves here at 5 p. m., giving you plenty of time to attend to a full day’s busi ness. Without any boasting whatever we are unquestionably recognized as the largest wholesale and retail Dry Goods, Clothing and Carpet house in Southern Georgia. In trading with us you can do so with that feeling of confidence that you always get the latest styles ot everything, the best quality, the largest stock to select from and the lowest prices consistent with good, desirable merchandise. Our methods of doing business are conducted on straight-forward honest principles and all goods bought of us are always guaran teed as represented. of the old schedule Under the had operation large pat we a very ronage from this and all the ad joining counties. We hope now to soon have the pleasure of renew ing all these old acquaintances and also to make a great many new ones, and we cordially invite the people at large to come to Ameri cus, see what we have to offer, and you will surely go home convinced that there is no better place any- and where in Georgia to trade that we are the recognized head quarters for Dry Goods, Clothing, Carpets and Gents’ Furnishings in Southern Georgia. As an extra inducement for you to c :>me here to do your trading with us tor the month of April we will pay your railroad fare one way on all bills of Twenty Dollars and upwards, except wholesale bills. Express prepaid on all orders of Five Dollars and up wards. Very respectfully, Wheatley – Ansley. NO. 42. SHERIFF’S ADVERTISEMENTS Sales, First Tuesday in May. GEORGIA— Dooly County. Will be sold before the Court House door of said County, on the first Tuesday in May next, between the legal hours of sale, to the highest and best bidder, the following describ ed property. situated, lying and being in the said County of Dooly and State of Georgia, to-wit: Lots of ’and No. 227, JNo. 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. 03 in the 9th District, on* said eighty acres bounded the North by lands owned and possessed by W. J. Brown, East and South by the original land line of said lot, and West by lands belonging to taining tlie Tripp in estate, said 687-1 lands con the aggregate acres. 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 Court of Dooly County, Georgia, in favor of the Equitable Mortgage Company against Charles II. Moigan. Property pointed out in said Fi Fa. Tenants in posses sion notified in terms of the law. Also at the same time and place, will be sold, the one-half undiyided inter est in forty acres of land, In more or less, said land lying and being the south east corner of lot of land number nine teen (19) in tlie 7th land district of said Dooly 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 in terms of tlie law. This March 31st 1899. Also at same time and place, will be so'd, city lot No. eight, in 131k No. 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 i 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, will be sold, city lots Nos. eleven ana twelve in Blk. No. one as shown by the map of survey of the said city of Cordele in said county. Property levied upon as the property of the de fendant C. M. Kelly 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 same time and place, wil be sold, city lot No. three, in Blk No. 193 as shown by the map of the survey of said city of Cordele in said county. Property levied upon and to be sold as the property of the defendant John Comer for state and county taxes for the year 1898. Levy made by R F Yeo man, L. C., and turned oyer to me for advertisement and sale. Also at same time and place, will in Blk be sold, city lots Nos. one and two, No. 231 as shown by the map of the survey of said city of Cordele in said county. Property levied upon aud to be sold as the property of the defend ant Annie Cox for state and county taxes for the year 1898. Levy made by R F Yeoman, L. C\, and turned oyer to me for advertisement and sale. Also at the same time and place, will be sold, 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 9aid city ofOordelein said county. Property levied upon and to be sold as the prop erty of the defendant A L Lamar for state and county taxes fur the year 1898. Levy made tv R F Yeoman, L. V., aqd turned over to me for adver tisement and sale. Also at the same time and plane will be 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 sold as the property of the defendant T B Riggin for state and county taxes for the year 1898. Levy made bj 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-five of the as shown by the map of the survey 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 Cordele 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, Blk will be sold, city lot No twelve, in No. 216 as shown by 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 the de fendant John Ransom for state and county taxes for the year 1898. Levy made by R F Yeoman, L. C., and tinned over to me for advertisement and sale. Also at the same time and Blk. place, No. will be sold, city lot No. nine 116 as shown by the map of the survey Continued on Fifth Page.