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Official Organ of Crawford County.
KNOXVILLE, GEORGIA.
Entered at the post office at Knoxville,
Ga., as second-class matter.
Blount 26$, Hughs 0$.
Hoodlumism is rampant in Upson.
A State bank with a capital of fifty
thousand dollars has been organized at
Butler. J. AV. McCrary is president and
Elliott Dunn cashier.
Tiie coloied Alliance of Houston
countv, met in Perry last week. 1 hey
determined not to pick cotton this fall
for less than one dollar per hundred.
Hughs is President of the Macon &
Dublin Railroad, and is fighting Sparks.
Thomaston has been fighting Sparks.
Thomaston gives Hughs a majority. “A
fellow feeling makes us wondrous kind.”
Ik Air. Emmett AVomack could have
addressed the State convention with
closed doors like he did the Upson coun¬
ty Alliance, he might have succeeded
better, but then the State convention lias
not a secret political organization.
Our people may be poor, but they are
intel igeat and honest, and will not be
dictated to, either as to their interests or
their politics. No use sending out yellow
circulars telling them how to vote. That
will do for Upson county, but our people
think an d net for themselves.
The defeat of Emmett AA r omack, Liv¬
ingston’s candidate, for the presidency of
the convention was the death knell of
Livingston for the senate. The hoodlums
of the fifth district may swallow Living¬
ston and AVomack, but the intelligent
au d patriotic democracy of Georgia will
take neither.
Tint great mass of the Farmers’Alliance
are intelligent citizens, and have
the good of the country at heart, Some
of them runoff after false gods,suchas the
sub-treasury bill, but most of them have
seen their error and have got back on the
right track. Now'that the political cx-
•citement has ended w r o hope Ihe Alliance
•will get down to work on the legitimate
objects of the order. They can do noth¬
ing cf more imjiortauce than to train our
county and their own farms to" be self-
sustaining. AY hile we buy our corn,ba\,
flour, meat aud lard from the AVest
we cannot be independent nor prosper-
ous. Let us raise our own supplies aud
neces aries and the cotton crop will b e
clear profit. When we get in this fix wc
will have no need for the sub-treasury
bill, and until we do get there all the
sub-treasury bills that con he gotten up
w’ill not save us.
We neglected lust week to call atten¬
tion to the resolution of Union Academy
Alliance. At the time we took charge of
the Herald we announced that, its col-
umus were open to the Alliance. Our
sympathies are all with the Alliance.
Nothing has been originated iu the South
since the war that bids fair to have such
beneficial effects as that order. Its priu-
ciples aud its object are good,
and if carried to success will give
our country such an impetus as it
has not had during the century.
If the Alliance in the South succeeds in
accomplishing the objects for which it
was ostensibly formed, all classes will be
benefitted. The prosperity of a country
materially depends on the success of its
agriculturists, and if the Alliance does
nothing but make our farmers independ¬
ent and self-sustaining, it will have ac¬
complished a great mission; but there
are other things to oe accomplished, and
it is the hope of every true lover of hi3
country and of its prosperity, that these
objects of the Alliance will be acconi
plished. AVe have differed from the Ailance
in some of its acts, and whenever we
have so differed have said so, as we felt
it our duty to do so. We do not differ,
however, from it in any of its principles
or purposes, As we believe, some
bad men, having at heart their own ag¬
grandizement and not the good of the
order, have crept into its ranks. In¬
discreet or overzealous men are also among
its members, but we believe the conserv¬
ative and thinking members are in a ma¬
jority and will safely steer it to succiss.
It it can be strictly kept to the objects
and purposes for which it was created—
if it will adhere to its prin¬
ciples. its constitution and its laws,
it will succeed in accomplishing great
and lasting good. To be a good Alli-
anceman, one must necessarily be a good
Democrat. Their principles, their pur¬
poses and their interests are identical.
There is too much at stake for the Alli¬
ance to act hastily and unadvisedly, or
to be controlled by indiscreet men.
Having the good and success of the or¬
der at heart, we hope that it will in all
things act wisely and discreetly, having
always an eye single to the good of the
order and of the country.
The State Convention.
The State Convention met in Atlanta
last Thursday, 7th, and was called to or¬
der by Chairman Berner. Judge W. D.
Kiddoo, of Chatham was elected tempo¬
rary president over Dr. J. T. DeJarnette,
of Putnam. Hon. AV. Y. Atinson, of
Coweta county, was elected permanent
president over Emmett Womack, Liv¬
ingston candidate, by an overwhelming
Messrs. AV. A. Harris, II. If. Cabaniss
and E. P. Speer were elected secretaries.
Hon. John T. Graves, of Rome, in an
eloquent speech, placed Hon. AV. J.
Northen iu nomination for Governor,and
he was nominated by acclamation. Gen.
Phil Cook for Secretary of State; AV. A.
Wright for Comptroller General, and R.
U. Hardeman for Treasurer, were unani¬
mously nominated. George N. Lester
was nominated for attorney-general over
Judge Clifford Anderson.
R. T. Nesbit was nominated for Com¬
missioner of Agriculture over J. T. Hen¬
derson and J. B. Hunnicutt.
CONORESSI ON A L CON VENT I ON.
On Wednesday, Aug. 6th, the Demo¬
cratic convention of the 6th Congression¬
al district met the court-house in Alacon
and was called to order by Hon. AViliis
Newton, of Jasper county. C.ipt.^B. AI.
Turner of Pike, was elected President,
and AV. T. Lane of Jasper, Secretary. B.
S. Willingham of Monroe placed Hon. J.
H. Blount in nomination. Seconded by
C. L. Bartlett of Bibb, and J. E. Gard¬
ner of Pike. Col. D. G. Hughs was placed
in nomination Dv Judge AV. L. Solomou of
Twiggs. S*;onded by AV. T. Resp ss,
of Upsou. The vote was as follows:
Baldwin, Blount 2; Butts, Blount 2;
Bibb, Blount 6 ; Crawford, Blount 2;
Jasper, Blount 2, Jones, Blount 2-3;
Hughes, 1 1-3; Monroe, Blount 4; Pike,
Blount 4; AVilkinson, Blount 1, Hughs 1;
Twiggs, Hughs2; Up*™, llugh^ 2. Total
Blount, 23 2-3; Hugs, 6 1-3.
A committee of three was appointed to
see Col. Blount, notify him of his nomi¬
nation and request his acceptance. While
this committee went out, a new' executive
committe. consisting of two from each
county was appointed, with 11. D. Smith,
of Crawsord county, as chairman. The
committee returned with Col. Blount
who in a brief and eloquent address ac¬
cepted his tenth nomination.
Colored Alliance.
“In South Carolina the colored' farm¬
ers’ Alliance numbers 35000 strong. They
think they can accomplish more good by
entering politics than by establishing
store houses, etc .—Fort Valley Leader.
Well that is to he expected. The ex-
am ple has been set them by the white
Farmers' Alliance and Negroes are a very
Imitative race.
The constitution of the Alliance forbids
their going into politics, but it has been
violated by nine-tenths of the Alliances
in Georgia. If they violate the principles
of the order, how can they expect the
Negro to do better. It is perfectly
proper for them to refuse to support any
candidate who is not in accord with the
principles of the order, but to
meet in secret conclave and nominate a
candidate, converts them into a secret
political organization, and i9 a violation,
not only of their constitution and rules,
but is subversive of Democratic princi-
pies and free government.
In a large part of Georgia the negro is
in a majority, and perfectly organized, as
they will be in their Alliances, AVith
the force bill in effect, and the example
set them by their white brethren, they
are likely to cause trouble. The Alliance
is not intended to be a political organiz¬
ation, and is made so by bad and de¬
signing men who seek office and not the
good of the order, and they
cannot be too careful in
their conduct, for they are sure, sooner or
later, to be imitated by the colored alli-
ancc. While there are no colored alli-
ances in this county now, there are in
neighboring counties, and will be here
soon. Our farmers will, before long, be
confronted with something more serious
than trying to elect Hughs, or debating
the sub treasury bill.
Boycotting the North.
There has for several weeks been a con¬
siderable discussion going on among the
newspapers on the Constitution'» proposi¬
tion to boycott Northern merchants, pro¬
ducts and industries in case the force bill
is passed by Congress. It seems to us
that it would be but fair. If the bill is
passed it will be by Northern votes, by
Northern representatives elected bv votes
of Northern merchants, manufacturers
and business men; and elected on the
sole issue of their hatred of the South and
of Southern institutions.
These Congressman are but the agents
of these Northerners and the principal is
responsible for the acts of their agents.
Why should we desire to enrich those
who oppress us. If the North don t want
to be boycotted by the South let them
stop their agents from their intended
act. But while it is right that they
should be boycotted we do not believe
it to be expedient, in fact we are in no
condition to do so. A large amount of
the corn, flour, meat, lard, agricultural
implements, clothing, etc., are made at
the North and not enough of any
of these are raised or manufactured
in the South to supply the demands of
our section. Before the South is in a
condition to boycott the North, or, in
fact, take any steps to defend themselves,
they must be in a condition to live at
home. Every farmer should raise his
own supplies and some to sell. Every
mule or horse bought in Georgin should
be raised here. Every pound of iron
used can be obtained from our mines
and manufactured here. Every yard of
cloth should be manufactured here.
Every ton of our coal can be furnished
from Southern mines. Every bushel of
corn, oats and other grain should be
raised on southern farms. Enough pork
can be raised iu the south to furnish ev-
cry family.
When we pr duce and manufacture all
these things we will be independent, and
the northern Congressman will not dare
to interfere with our rights, for lie will
know that he hurts the pocket of his own
constituents, and when you touch a
yankee’s pocket you touch his soul. AVe
will then be indep ndent, and can confi-
dently demand our rights, Our crops
will not be mortgaged and sold before
they are raised, and our farmers can de¬
mand their own price for their
products or refuse to sell them, Until
then we are at the mercy of these peo¬
ple, and can ouly beg for our rights in¬
stead of demand them.
The boycott is right, but it is not ex¬
pedient.
WALKER’S CHAPEL CHAT.
If I see this in print, I will write
again.
Air. L. C. AI. can raise a tune without
a ford.
Dr. Visage is getting all the practice
he can do.
Aliss Bell Bowers is visiting her sister
in Houston.
Airs. S. AV. Vinage has been quite sick,
but is better.
Aliss Mamie Visage will leave scou to
visit relatives in Houston couuty.
I have never written any for print, but
will venture to write you a few dots.
A. AI. C. is wearing a watch and chain
aud going to see his best girl every Sun¬
day.
Air. W. S. King is the humorist of our
community, and he can also luugh a
little.
J. II.— can talk any min to death in
ten minutes, unless you confine him to
business—truth.
Now is an idle season. You can see
great crowds of people passing the road
each wny. Guess they are going to see
their kin.
Air. C. E. Worsham has a fine school
at the chapel, we are glad to say, for a
good school is something that is needed
in every community.
Our community can’t be excelled for
pretty girls. We hope to report a wed¬
ding soon. We saw a young lady smile
on C. W. S., and we think he relumed
the smile, though it is hard to tell when
he is really smiling.
Our community is certainly coming to
the front, even the goslins are wearing
blue ribbons around their necks, and
some of our boys can write a letter to
their best girl and receive the same let¬
ter back the same day it leaves them.
Mabgril.
OF COURSE HE WAS SURE.
Stranger—I beg your pardon, sir.
Citizen—Well?
in Stranger—I this am looking sir, and for a tenement ask
locality, I want to
you in confidence if you think that hou«c
yonder is situated perfectly healthy as to
drainage, etc.
Citizen—Yes, sir, it is. I am cure of
it.
Citizen—Because Stranger—Why are you so positive?
I am the owner of
that tenement-house.—[Yankee Blade.
S. S. Association at Ceres.
The Crawford county Sunday School
Association held its annual meeting on
th» *•“" Oih incf 7 at Ceres.
V*UJ — — — - -
A large and enthusiastic crowd of Sun¬
day school workers from all over the
county were iu attendance.
Quite a number of people from the
lower portion of the county and from
Houston went up on the A. & F. railroad
and were met at the station by vehicles
furnished by the cit zens of Ceres free of
charge, and were put under the direction
and management of Mr. M. J. Moore,
who took charge of them and conveyed
the crowd from Musella to the place of
meeting without a single accident to any
of the passengers.
From all parts of the county the peo¬
ple came in buggies, wagons and what¬
ever conveyance they had.
The president and vice-president ooih
being absent the association wt.s called
to order by Col. W. P. Blastngame, Sec.
of the body, and on motion Prof. C. G.
Power was made temporary chairman.
The excises were then opened with
reading ot Scriptures and prayer by Rev.
A C. Wellons.
The welcome address was made by
young Calloway Moore, in a very appro¬
priate and befitting li tie speech, which
was responded to by young Willie T.
Smith, of Knoxville, in behalf of the as¬
sociation in a very neat and happy style.
The different schools were then called
for and mo t of them announced ready
with a programme consisting of songs
and recitation by the school.
Mr. John M. Green, of Atlanta, and
president of State S S. Association, irave
a very interesting talk on Sabbath school
work, in which he showed the magni¬
tude and importance of this grand move¬
ment.
Dr Patterson, of Fort Valley, was call¬
ed on foran address,and,athough the doc¬
tor expressed his unwillingness to make
an impromptu speech he intertained the
for a short while in a way that
met a hearty approval. president
Air. C. G. Gray, of the Hous¬
ton couuty Sunday School Association,
was next introduced to the assembly and
for almost an hour he entertained the peo¬
ple in a very able and interesting address,
in which he convinced his hearers that
the “world, instead of growing more
wicked, was being made better through
the benevolent institutions of our country
and the various other moral agencies.”
Dr. K. P. Moore, of Macon, proved
from a Bible stand point that the insti¬
of Sunday Schools proper did not
to Robt. Raikes, but to Moses,
grantlaw giver. His speech too com¬
the closest attention of that large
though it was time—(dinner)—
speakers find most difficult to keep
au audience.
During the exercises of the forenoon a
little incident occurred that showed that
the S. S. cause iu Crawford county is not
without zealous and earnest worke s
Mr. Robert Monc.ief of Walker’s
Chapel answered for that school and de¬
clared himself ready, though “none of
the other boys were present,"’ to go
through with the exercises of
his school and to that end he
proceeded to the organ with fixed pur¬
pose of entertaining the association with
singing. Many othej schools that had
not a lull representation seeing the earn¬
estness of Mr. Moncrief, joined in and
mingled their voices with his.
The afternoon exercises were consumed
with the business of the association, the
election of officers and flie election of a
place for holding the next quarterly.
Col. W. P. Blasingame was elected
president, J. M. Gibson, vice-president;
Prof. C. G. Power, secretary. As the
writer lias not a full list of the officers at
hand, their names will have to be omit¬
ted at this writing.
During the afternoon,Air. II. C. Hyatt,
superintendent of this district, gave a
very vivid picture of the coming gener¬
ations that will be brought up under the
saving influence of the Sabbath-school—
the iricat auxiliary of the Caristian
church.
The association adjourned with sing¬
ing, and benediction by Rev. Air. Tim¬
mons.
So closed a day of much pleasure and
profit to all who were piesent.
The members of the Ceres school had
an ice cream stand on the ground,
which afforded much pleasure, as well as
profit. The money that was made went
to the benefit of the Ceres Sunday school
in purchasing an organ.
Everything passed off as have pleasantly as
the most sanguine could expected,
and its success must be attributed largely
to the active interest taken by the good
citizens of Ceres.
Two years ago there were only about
two small schools in the county, but since
this united organization, the inspiration
has spread, and the result is we now
have ten flourishing and enthusiastic
schools, which remain as green iu De¬
cember as in Alav. In conclu-ion, we
will adopt the first verse of the Secre¬
tary's minutes:
The most glorious boon to Christian salvation
Is the Sunday School Union which, from nation
to nation,
Is unit, d by bonds that noth : ng can s^ver.
Though we organized late, ’twai better than
never.
A NEW S. S. FEATURE.
We earnestly request that the secreta¬
ries of each Sunday school in the county
send us in their weekly reports, giving
the number enrolled and the number
preseut each Sabbath so that we can pub¬
lish it. AVe think .his would be interest¬
ing to the people and beneficial to the
schools.
NEWS AND NOTES FOB TT 0 *
As sleeves grew longer g; ov
shorter.
The Princess of Wales dress *
youthfully.
Moscow. Russia, has a society f
endowment of poor brides.
Orange-colored sashe.s of Chinasi^
to have a long fashionable run this n
mer.
Eight out of ten woman who l,
coaching sunshades seem content
walk.
with One of the new cast, colors is a brick J
a green very striking j
hard to wear.
Sleeves are worn so long that two-1
ton gloves are permissible for a [|
evening toilets.
There are new designs in nighu
which rival the comfort of the ifo
Hubbard yoked gowns.
Diamanine, or diamond cloth, j s ,.
fabric woven in brown or gray
with a silver line forming a diamom
tern.
Forty tucks in a space of ten ij
de was soie the robe trimming for evening. of an azalia The tucks! redj
hand made. * i
Alushroom is the fashionable shade! J
gloves, low shoes and leather goods
as side-bags, coin-purses aud field!
case and belt. I
Some of the beaded bonnets are J
of horse hair. Lined with some bJ
silk to throw materialized. out the design, theedj |
gayety
Pine corkscrew cloth is fashioJ
again for jacket this material, material and long! prove!
cling ulsters of
viceable and durable. I
Suede The finish Swedish and glove elbow is a length sassafras Intel kf
to tuck under the bishop sleeve jusJ I
low the bend of the arm.
Yellow in its mellow richness : l
color that prevails in natural flowers I
table, window, and all other decani
except for bridal ceremonies. I
Swedish embroidery long and easily is the mastered! rage, j
stitches are
the use of colored the silk work and interesting,! white caj
or linen, makes
Shot silks are coming out inral
sensational effects. For instance, a
dot 3 on, a maroon ground, ecru on a I
low' field and almond against cJ
brown.
Checks are very popular this seal
The- newer checks are irregularl
broken. The sleeves of checked dra
are made in gigot style and ended wa
small puff. |
The three most popular women taKeal
Englaad, according to a vote Waled
centlv, are the Princess of
Baroae.38 Burdett-Coutts and Ellen 1
ry, the actress.
Mrs. Robert Goelet, of New Yorka
has a cottage at Newport worth 6250,
aud an annual income of $180,01)0.
is a handsome, fair-haired woman,
yet thirty years old. j
AVhite gloves, either in suede ori
are worn with white and light dressa
the evening, and are also coming into
for day wear with dressy summer
turnes, being finished for such OCCM
with line small stripes on the back ofl
band.
Airs. Shaw, the whistler, is stoppia persj
Hastings, England. Iu order to
her to come to London, England, prod
whistle at his ball, Colonel North
her with a special train from Hasting!
i new Paris gown to change ca route,
a check for $500.
3peeiesof Fashion locomotion is cultivating that the keeps glide the wj I
on the the weight ground. of the The body heel being is but sustain* little j
the ball of the foot. It goes without sal
that high-heeled shoes are not conil’4
to this serpent-like tread.
To relieve the monotony of dark!
tume 3 Parisian ladies are wearing scl
,
and marigold-yellow blouse vests bem
their jackets, have high with open like fronts. TJ
vests collars, a
man’s stock, or are worn with a CI 1
of the same silk, tied iu a huge bo' f -
This year, while all the essential
of it is a costume all are supposed that to they haring snj
not at necessary
match. Hats and bonnets are no l* 11
considered in good taste made of a ?
of the dress, and one bonnet in a n
tint is made to do duty by the ccoa J
cal with half a dozen gowns.
“AVashington women are adopts?
vided skirts,” said a dealer in such '
nine equipments to a AVashington •
reporter. ’ “Only the other week ;
ladies of Cabinet families bought
here. I will venture to say that
women in this city are weiring th?®
dav, and within a year there w*
5000.“
The black crape veil has l> ceD
nounced a nuisance, as it weaken 5 !
eyes and injures the skin.
against the nose and forehead, k ,
produces abrasions, and, the dye
absorbed, enfeebled by poisons weeping, the flesh. it is most *1 0 1 j ^
ous, and occulists have protested a-
its use.
A number of women at Washing
at the suggestion of Susan B.
have formed an organization calk
Wimodaughsis, with a capital stoc
$25,000 in -$5 shares. Its object j*
education of women in physical political cuJ u
in art, literature and ^
building is to be procured for the
the. association