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place Your Ad. thkovoh The Sentinel. VOL. 14 . NO. 19 . Stta I* tl ifi ■■■ r ABLY DISCUSSED. tenor to the Old Soldier Who Foagiit for (he Lost Cause. Have a Bonded In~ debteness Than Reduce Pensions or Cut the School Fund. BY C- J. SHIPP. A great deal has been said of Lteatout reducing the pensions f old soldiers and also the public fchool fund; it would be unfortu [ate for the state if either of these liould be accomplished; we cannot lord to ignore the services of the EM who through four long years kcrifioed everything for their wfjfry’s honor, and who after he war during the terrible recon [ruction period saved our state torn the ravages of the dirty car et bagger, the scalliwag and their [tendant evil—negro supremacy; p country has ever owed more to [r I defenders than the south does these old patriots of a lost; [use, we had better incur a large bunded indebtedness for future I neration than submit to the [ium of ingratitude; money is everything, and the man who bes the withdrawal of the funds p pensions puts himself in con pt with the deepest sentiments It our people have; a proper re pet for the defenders of a country list be inculcated in the minds [the jve the young if we expect to keep fires of patriotism, and p neglect of these old soldiers is jnds pdly calculated to inspire in the of the youth a proper rever ie for the traditions of his Ptry. [These old soldiers are growing I now, in a few more short years P last one of them will have n----- ■ Free Blood Cure. p [ e recommend Botanic Blood m (B. B, B. ) for all blood trou P> such as ulcers, eating sores, plula, [ bones, eczemn, festering blood poison, ach Mb sores, cancer, rheumatism. Botanic Blood cu res all malignant blood or P [old, diseases, deep-seated especially advised cases. It cures F a 'l else fails. Heals every sore Pimple, [giving stops all aches and pains [roughly a healthy blood supply, Mauds tested for thirty years. cured. At drug stores, r- receive Per large bottle. Our readers a trial treatment free by F'g Dr. Gillan, 218 Mitchell St., puta, [ uiedical Ga. Describe trouble and Lt advice gi ven. Medicine Fo. once, prepaid. J, B. Ryals a w fi L^-^rrA.’i f-3 We’li Furnish You at Low Prices, Wicks, Lamp goods, Globes, Glass Lamps, Lanterns, Store Lamps, Chimneys, Decorated Lamps. order Jr Yenfinel | been gathered to his father; let CZm»:£ Z a :j::z* °n t'!I rather be increasod, the state will not miss it, as it will be spent among the tax payers for the necessaries of life, We are ta:.od to pay the pensions of the union soldiers, our former enemies, let us pension the old confeds as a just offering. Our public schools are the sal vation of the children of the poor and unfortunate, and to withdraw this fund would mean that thous ands of bright and happy boys and girls in the state would be reared in ignorance and vice— rather than do this it would be better that the state had a large bonded indebtedness for these children to pay in after years that they grow up ignorant; even if we only weighed this matter in the commercial scales education of the young is a paying investment, as it reduces crime and vice and teaches the young to make an honest living. It is the duty of the state to see that the young one is prepared for good citizenship and I know of no influences so potent in this respect as the pub lic school; so mauy young men have made exemplary citizens who would never have had a chance in the world but for the education obtained in the public schools. Let us have better schools and more of them. No nation at the present time stands high in the civilized world that does not keep up its schools; modern progress demands it. Opera House. Probably no more competent combination of high-class people could be gotten together than those who compose the company supporting H. Guy Woodward, who will appear at the Opera House in Cordele Saturday night next, Nov. 9th-, in Townsend’s pretty little comedy, “Wanted—A Family.” The play is chuck full of merri ment from beginning to end. There is not a dull moment throughout the entire performance. Reserve your seats early and be sure of a good place. Reserved seats 75 cents. General admission 50 cents. Gallery 25 cents. Seats on sale at Ryals’ Drugstore. Warranty Deeds. Hie Sen tinel has just printed Deeds—the and now has for sale Warranty correct form. MILLIONS PUT TO WORK. The wonderful activity of the new century is shown by world an enor- best raous demand for the s workers—J)r. Kings new Life Pills. For Constipation, Sick Headache, Billiousness, or any trouble of Sto mach, Liver or Kidneys they’re Ryals un- – rivaled. Only 25c at J. B. Co. drug store. A LEGACY OF THE GRIP Is often a run-down system. nervousness, lack of appetite, energy and ambition, with disordered liver and kidneys often follow an attack of this wretched disease. The greatest need then is Electric Bitters, the splendid tonic, blood purifier and regulator of Stomach, Liver and Kidneys. Thousands have proven that they wonderfully strengthen the nerves, build up the system, and restore to health and good spirits after an at tack of grip. If suffering, try them. Only 50 cts. Perfect satisfaction guaranteed by J. B. Ryals – Co. For Sale, Cheap! Two lots of land in Wilcox o 011 Hawkinsville, Florida » thern Railway. r Ph. M. « CORDELE, GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, When the Executive Mansion Was In Dooly- It is a fact perhaps non goner ally known that at one time the executive mansion of the state was located in Dooly county. the “mansion” was not as pro tentious as the present Peachtree lesidence ot Geoigia schief tive, but nevertheless it sheltered Georgias governor lor a briol period during a trying and stormy time m the state s history. Joseph E. Brown will be remem bered in history as Georgia’s war governor. Of Ins qualities it ,*? ho u life >> ne « !ssa 7 o»I»k- of iwb ib a part the loeft-iy of the state, and it is sufficient for the purposes of this article to say that lie was. at the beginning of and action. When the, state delayed secUmHndL® th°at m m a cZi? was being opposed by such aide Georgians as Aleximdel H. btopii ens and Herschcll V. Johnson, Governor Brown growing impa-, tient of delay and foreseeing that Georgia must inevitably fdllow her sister states m their withdraws from the Untpn caused tlw arsenal at Augusta and the forts below Savannah to be seized and occu pied by state troops. This was the act of a bold and farsighted executive, and had the Confeder ate arms triumphed, all well and good, but should failure come the governor’s embarrassing and perilous position can readily be seen and appreciated. Four years passed and with those years the hopes of the Con federacy, Sherman, with his victorious legions, had invaded Georgia- At lanta had fallen and the state lay prostrate and helpless at the con queror’s feet. The Federal author ities, flushed with victory, were in no mood to be terified with, and were particularly anxious to ob tain possession of Joe Brown. The governor himself doubtless remembering his somewhat pre mature action in the matter of the Augusta arsenal and Forts Jack son and Pulaski was in nowise anxious to come into close con tact with the Yankee officials. He doubtless concluded that it would be the part of wisdom to move the of government or at least the head of it to some more retired community The place selected showed the fine judgement of the governor, for I have no idea that it ever occured to Sherman to look for Confeder ates in the wilds into which he re tired. In the southern portion of the state lay a vast tract of sparse ly settled pine lands, known then and now as the wiregrass region of Georgia. This vast expanse of primeval pine forest began at a point about thirty miles south of Macon and stretched away to the Florida line. The few hardy pio neers who inhabited this region lived in log cabins and their chief source of revenue lay in their herds of cattle and flocks of sheep that roamed the woods at will and subsisted upon the native wire grass. Few people in this section owned slaves and it was generally looked upon as not only an unpro ductive but an unhealthy country. Several years before the event of which I write Governor Brown had purchased a track of several thous and acres of land in the heart of wiregrass region in the south portion of Dooly county. It, was to this place that Governor Brown refugood after the fall of Atlanta, and when it became ap parent that Georgia would beover run and every important point in by the Federal forces, The house occupied by the gov ,. rm ,r and his family and which for the time became the executive mansion of Georgia, was a typical home of the better class of wire grass land owners and cattle rais ttr8 u f that day ' „ „ |, uilt ()f hewn jne , two etoriez high, and coMi.ted of two big front rooms and two shed "13 , , ‘ ra „ th e „ tmj of tlse build . “‘d. «*•' B 1 "™ ** “‘T llenC( , at the l n(enM J ioil of i sla( ,[ ;8 | 1(mr d Trumpville roads, in the ,„i d .t of a clearing " or field somc „., int larger tllaa usua „ foulKl that section, and which W as shut in on all sides by miles of olmost llllbroke „ pine forest, To the westward, scarcely a mile ' the wafers of Gum creek lei8 relv fonild their t „ the bosom of the Flint and just over the creast of the eminence to the east arose the headwaters of the Alapaha. Neighbors were few and far between, but it is not to be supposed that fact detracted from the desirability of the place at that time. More than 40 miles intervened between the nearest railroad station, and here undis turbed the goyernor remained with his family, while Sherman cut his way from Atlanta to the sea and the Federal authorities made diligent but fruitless search for Joe Brown. Governor Brown, while wealthy, is said to have been frugal in his habits and old fashioned in his ways, and there is a legend still extant in these parts that when he refugeed to this place he did not fail to bring with him a peculiar and favorite species of collards, which he caused to be transplanted in his wiregrass garden. To such wonderful pnqiortions did these collards attain, and so delicious was their flavor that their fame spread abroad through the wiregrass section and the na tives came from far and near to procure the seed. I am told that the variety still survives in some wiregrass, where it is known to this day as “Joe Brown collards.” The old log house stood intact as when it bore the proud d istinotion of sheltering Georgia’s chief exe cutive until 11 years ago, when the ruthless band of progress tore it down and leveled the old foun dations to make way for an im posing brick block, for be it known that upon the site of the lonely plantation of Georgia’s war governor has arisen the wonderful young city of Cordele. Time and progress have wrought great changes in the wiregrass country since the days when Geor gia’s governor sought a refuge here. Dooly county arra* the wiregrass section wonderful are justly proud of the progress that has been made, but the city of Cordele will always proudly claim as a part of her ancient time history the fact that one upon this spot stood executive mansion of the state. On a One Horse Farm. Mr. Lee II. Webb, on his one horse farm, 1 mile from Cordele, raised 15 bales cotton valued at $5G2, oats $100, hay $75, corn $75, potatoes $125, syrup $50, cotton seed $86, meat $75, total $1062, not counting chickens, eggs and numerous other products. He rais ed Russel big bole cotton. Mr, Webb doesn’t brag that he has done any big thing, although the above is an excellent showing, but it would probably have been even better Jiad Mr. Webb had more time t6 give his farm his personal attention all the while. The kidneys are small but impor tant orga ns. They need help oc casionally. Prickly Ash Bitters is a successful kidney tonic and system regulator. Cash Drug Store. Job Printing AT OFFICE OF The Sentinel. $1.00 A YEAR. __ First . t Appearance . Cordele , _ in _ 20th Century New Amusement Idea Two Daily Shows Nov. 15 JJOORS OPEN AT 1 and 6:30 P. M. THE ORIGINAL WALTER L. MAIN’S FASHION PLATE SHOWS. The grandest, the Most Complete, and the Most Modern Tented Organization ever Launched on the Public. A strictly Moral exhibition, Indorsed by Press and Clergy 1,000 Men, Women and Horses. 300 Arenic Stars. 90 Meritorious Acts. 5,000 Surprises. 3* cUAi 23 I THE VERY pottv Off i I LATEST NOVELTY IT/® THC f* lP m r.r; it n ,i m 1 '•i ill: – Two Herds of Performing Elephants, THE LARGEST TRAVELING MENAGERIE On The UNIVERSE. / Baby 1 1 Baby j Baby * j Baby p Baby * Lions Elephant * Emu Kangaroo “ Monkeys OUR ANIMAL INFANT NURSERY Maruel Family, Moore – Gilmore’s 3 Garsennells, Fancy Bicyclists. Quintette of Daring Aerialists. Premier Acrobats Bio 68-Horse Act, 8 Brazilian Nondescrihts, A Wonderful Sight. Hat Manipulators. 3 Brothers Betitt, 4 Silvinis, 3 Barnells, Dan O’Brien, Judge Brothers,Mons.Tassier, Wm. Connors, Busch, Mac Davenport, Sig. Mooney, Loranta and Craig, Snakerina, R. II. Dockrill, Nellie Ryland, Cecil Lowanda, Fianc Reed, Lizzie Petitt. Tales and Hart, La Petit Trio, John Daly. ( ' AT. ■'[ i \ jp t ( m f( mkmtm ^ A m uik k i sfi fiirjw. it %( 7$ l mmjk < i~! ; : 7 ^ jjj ^4# mml i - VS 1 - I ] §4 W i,( *i 1/ 5 Ji a "t i Positively No Gambling Devices Tolerated. Magnificent Free Street Parade one mile long, will leave the show grounds at 10 A, M., returning at 11 o’clock after which the girl with the auburn hair will make her high dive from a lofty tower into a net below. ADMISSION, 5 50 CENTS, Children 4 and over, and under 12, 25 cents. One Ticket passes the holder all the way through the Menagerie, Hippodrome, 3 Ring Circus, and Rough Rider Exhibition. TICKETS ON SALE at J. B. Ryals – Co’s Drug Store on Show Day. Sale opens at 9:00 A. iTJ