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WEEKLY—Same rates as for the Dally.
Says an exchange : “The man who
•drinks whiskey to excess will never be
classed among the wealthy of this
world, but he’ll ba with 'em in the
next.”
A Kentucky editor has the following
aunounceinent standing in his columns:
•■ A first-class payer, entered as second
ciasH matter in n third-class postoffice,
rati by a fourth-class postmaster.’’
The incessant agitation of several
itinerations for woman’s rights has at
last resulted in getting Martha Wash
ington's head on the new eight-cent
postage stamps, being the first woman's
•mad ever used by the government for a
•omilar purpose. We may got a chance
t >pat Dr. Mary Walker's pants on a
letter.
David B. Hill is credited with the
circulation in New York of copies of
the speech of M. W. Littlejohn, of
Brooklyn, in which it is said: “The
Democra-ic party must rise above the
dependence upon <•• •n «o great n man
Cleveland or Bryan. It must rest
its faith i pou the intelligence and
courage of that great body of men
who are willing to biaz » out towpaths
Mjfl follow new leaders.” Yet Dave is
unj such a very new barter.
A western politician is authority for
tue following story: Mark Hanna
rvvpe gave a banquet in Ohio to fifty
fi'.-rners. The dessert was to be twenty
luscious Georgia watermelons. Ihe
stay before the dinner Mr. Hanna
hid the melons plugged and poured a
’jnbt of champagne into each melon,
t hen placed them on ice. After the
-dinner each f irmer got half a melon.
They began listing them, winked at
nach other, looked wise and before the
affair was over every farmer was slip
ping the seeds into his vest pocket.
Commenting upon the fact that the
wmreity of farm labor is a serious draw
back to farm prosperity, ths Marietta
Journal says “It would be a good idea
for the Georgia legislature to have the
money earned by the State Agricultural
department given back to the farmers
nt Individual prizes for the best yield
oi farm products in order to stimulate
» rivalry and interest in staying on the
form and working the land to the
highest ievelopment It would be a
wurce of revenue to the State. There
is in man a dispo- '.on to strive to win
tko premiums and pr'zes. A few
thousand dollar ind five hundred dol
)«r prizes offered in -Lis line would
kindle anew the ' r the farm and
ladi 9 others t > return to it. We
hno * tins looks visionary, but i trial of
it v ■ uld probably work results not
tto at of in your philosophy.”
IT WAS A MISTAKE.
Taking Uncle Tom's Cabin off the
school library shelves in New York
turns out to have been a mistake of
the janitor The book stood next
to the hi try i John Paul Jones,
the na” i hero, and it was this that
the r ' ahi h„d or.’.- ■■ ■ 1 taken down
in r * . r to ”in’.) r> tn for Gover
nc .an- > ’ - on the Vir
'.;a Ma-- • . 1. it’s Tales
•it Advei : ■ in -.g rhe Missis-
sippi U on Th*. wro n nn’cn
faoti *“' >■. rg any ni sa <ff the
hacks ot ie up c "autry farmers of
New York nor of inrulting the Nor
thern negro vote. We are glad to
no ! e that the mistake has been rec
tified, and as for Paul Jones, his
fame is sufficiently established in
the hearts of his countrymen oy a
ertuin brand ci Monongahela rye
sold by a namesake in Loiisville,
Kentucky.
The Forgotten Man-
N. Y. Independent.
\ common and fundamental neg
tect of our time places the emphasis
■iy-on resounding philanthropic ben.
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efaotions while the consideration ie
overlooked that the millions of
cheerful givers of humble
are the real bone and sine v of
countless admirably sustained char
ities. If the offorlngs of multi
millionaires were duplicated fifty
fold this would not alter the fao*
that the rivulets of twenty-seven
millions of c iutch m inhere, and
many millions more outside the
ouuichee, incredibly surpass in vol
ume the notable contributions of
the lends of industry and the wiz
ards of finance. The forgotten man
is ho who pinches to help somebody
else, and whose steady and consis
tent, though relatively infinitesimal,
contribution, Is the main reliance of
boards ot managers.
Cbnsult »nv list of contributors
to one of the myriad benevolent in
stitutions, Page after page will
read five dollars here, two dollars
there, one dollar beyond, and so
Into thousands, not a few being
from country hamlets to help, say,
a city seaside mission. A certain
church raises fifteen hundred dol
lars a year in penny contributions.
Probably thousands of churches
equally rely on the wage-earner’s
mite.
The pathetic attribute known as
the “human touch” constitutes a
vast r et-wc rk of clasped fiend**
the Atlantic to the Pacific, and
through its meshes slip incredible
sums from the hard pressed and at
times “lagged edge” constituency
with which to build the vast dome
of our national “Otherdom,” as
some one has called the altruistic
impulse.
With all the gratituda showered
upon the undeniably generous
money king, a gratitude which is in
danger of becoming a characteris
tic American extravaganzi, the for
gotten man is entitled to, although
he does not claim it, a tardy recog
nition. Dry up the channels of
multitudinous offerings from those
of very moderate means and your
multi-millionaire would stand
aghast at the charitable responsi
bility thrust upon him. The for
gotten man is a stranger to automo
biles and broiled live lobsters at
Dalmonico’s; he never “tooled”
across the continent four-in-hand ;
he will have no mausoleum or tab
let of bronze erected to his memory.
But the great and ceaseless tides
of charitable uplift and blessing
which toneli every shore of human
need are perpetually enriched by
his self denial. Splendid is the ex
ample of him who founds a college
or endows a library. Heroic is he
who, unknown and unheralded,
draws from his slender purse the
gift for bis fellowman which de
pletes still further his own scanty
income. And the name of the for
g itten man is legion I
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The Fastest Warship afloat.
The new torpedo boat destroyer recent
ly built for the Swedish government is
acts nowledged to be the fastest warship
afloat. Besides its wonderful spead. it is
alsooneof the strong st fighting vessds
ever constructed. While such wonderful
progress Is being made in the production
of these life-destroying instruments, it is
well to consider the more remarkable
progress made in discoveries that save
life, the foremost of them being the cele
brated Hostett >i’s Stomach Bitters. By
strengthening the sys'em and curing ail
ments of the stomach, liver and kidn ys.
It has established a record as a Hfe sav°r
unequalled by any other medicine. Are
yon a sufferer from insomnia, indigeslion,
dyspepsia, constipation, liver an<* kidn<y
troubles, and want to be cured? Then try
the Bitters. It never fails.
BRUSHKY BREVITIES.
Brushky, Ga., Miv 27—Many
hearts were grieved b'st Saliird.iv when
the Great Reaper came to t lie home of
Mis. W. P. Pliillips ami gently called
her to a beautiful world iiiikiiown. She
had lived to make many happy hours
for I hose around her.
Thi< same reaper visited another home
Saturday morning and carried the spirit
of Mrs. Andrews back to the Heavenly
Father.
Mr. Obediah Carmichael and Mi<s
I.aura Woodward were married Sun
day afternoon in the presence of a feu
relatives and friends at the home of the
bride.
Henry Manley, who lias been attend
ing school at Dahlonega, returned home
last week.
Mrs. .1. A. Maxey is visiting her par
ents here.
Whoop ng Couyii
A woman « ho has h ni expert -no *
i witdi thi-. disease, tedls how to pi —
| vent any consequent!- s
fr< in ir. She sn* s: “Our three
children took whooping cough last
summer, our baby boy being only
three months old, and owing to our
giving them Chamberlain’a Cough
Remedy they lost none of tboir
plumpness and came out in much
better health than other children
whose parents did not use this rem
edy. Our eldest little girl would
call lustily for cough syrup between
whoops.”— Jessie I’inkey Hall,
Springfield, Ala. This remedy is
for sale by Carlisle and Ward and
Brooks Drug Store.
oTAT S T O TT X
Bear* the Ew Kind You Haw Always Bought
Signature / . Jz
of
BKNOIA BKNTKMU&G.
Sexoia, Ga , M>y 27.—Senolft
is in the midst of one of the greatest
revivals that has visited this tawn
in many days. Pastor Harris, of
the Methodist churob, is ably assist
ed by Evangelist C M. Dunaway,
one of the most z suloui workers in
the vineyard of the Lord of Atlanta,
and Judge Frank Z Curry, of Jack
son, Ga., who arrived Saturday
evening, an earnest, active, zealous
worker. The music and song ser
vice is rendered by that sweet sing
er, Prof. W. F. Patoh, of Atlanta.
Our business men all close their
houses and propr etors, s.desmen
and saleswomen attend each ser
vice. A great deal of interest is
being manifested by all our people.
Senoia is beirg stirred as perhaps
she has never been stirred before.
Old men and women, middle aged,
young men and ladies, youths and
lassies, all manifest a deep concern
in this interesting meeting, which
will continue through next Sunday.
God bo thanked for the revival in
fluences of His spirit in our midst.
Pastor Jenkins, of the Bsptist
church here, preached for Dr. G. A.
Nunnally,of the First Baptist church
of Newnan, Sunday and Sunday
night.
Judge W. F. Jenkins, of Eiton
ton, ex-judge of the Ocmulgee cir
cuit, one of the most distinguished
jurists of Eastern Georgia, father of
Pastor Jenkins, of the Baptist
churob, came in Fridey night, visit
ing hie s>n and family. He return
ed home Monday morning, accom
panied by his wife, who had spent
ten days with her son and daughter.
Both made many friends here dur
ing their short stay.
Airs. Dr. J. H. Kilpatrick, D. D ,
of White Plains, is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Jenkins, at the Bap
tist parsonage. Mrs. Kilpatrick is
an elegant lady, as also Mrs Judge
Jenkins. Both these ladies are self
sacrificing, zjalous, earnest workers
in the great work allotted to wo
men, tne Woman’s Missionary Soci
ety, and great good they are doing
in their respective communities for
Christ and His kingdom on earth.
Tench Lipch and Prof. J. C. Coats
attended the Confederate veterans
reunion at New Orleans last week.
The Senoia Manufacturing Co., is
speeding away on full time. Presi
dent Pollock h id to go to South Car
olina to purchase material for his
factory. How important to our
moneyed men to have a cotton fac
tory here at h‘ me to supply home
demands. Turn loose your money,
gentlemen, and purchase the plant,
the land is ready, a free donation
whereon to build the faotory, if not
immediately inside the corporation
just outside.
List Sunday the Methodist church
was crowded to oveiflowing to tear
the distinguished evangelist pro
claim the truths of the gospel. Vis
itors were here from Haralson,
Hampton, Lovejoy, Fayetteville and
Turin.
Uncle John Shell, who has been
sick in bed for seven weeks, was
shaking hands with his frien la on
the street last. Saturday, though he
is quite feeble yet.
Alias Ludie Coats, a lovely young
lady of Enon Grove, Heard county,
is visiting the family of Rev. J. C,
Coats.
R iv. and Mrs. W. T. Arnall are
on an extended visit to West Point,
Newnan and Carrollton.
Mr. and Mrs J. C. Arnall are vis
iting the latter’s parents at Locust
Grove this week.
W. O. Herndon, of Haralson, the
uewspiper mtn, was one of the At
lanta Journal’s successful agents in
the late agents contest, coming in
second and capturing a $75 prize.
Col. Towns and Dr, Finley, our
crack fishermen, are raking in the
brim these lovely Ashing days.
Mr. Shepherd handed us u squash
St turday as large as a saucer, grown
in Caps Bob. Perkins’ garden. He
reports himself so popular as R. F.
D No. 1, that Mrs. Parkins present
ed him with snap beans, squashes
and beets, the latter as large as tea
cups, Mrs. J. J. Thompson with
several frying eiz3 Cuickens and
Mrs. Wilbur Williams wi'h a steam
ing hot dinner last Saturday. Mt.
Shepherd is a very accommodating
free delivery agent for Uncle Sam.
PATRICK PKRTIMENCKB.
Patrick, Ga., May 27 —On. last
rhttrsday morning occurred the sad
death of Mrs, W. P. Phillips. Though
-he had been in feeble health for a long
time, it was a shock to the whole com
niunity. She was a devoted wife and
mother and a faithful member of Fel
lowship Presbyterian church, where the
remains were laid to rest Friday morn
ing She was about 75 years of age.
Hie family have our sympathy in this
Mid beteavenient.
Miss Mattie'Matthew - i< -pending
quite a while with relatives at Locust
Grove.
Grover Patrick attended the com
mencement exercises at Locust Grove
last week.
Miss Ellie Henderson spent a few
days last week w ith Mrs. J. S. Wells in
Griffin.
Mrs J. M. Crawford and little daugh
ter. Florence, of .T;u. k->:i, -pent several
days last week w ith relatives here.
A mad dog passed through here Mon
day and bit all of C. " . Henderson’s
dogs. It was killed befbre it got any
further.
CASTOTIIA..
Bean the Kind You Have Always Souglft
Grand Lodge Elects Officers.
Atlanta, 3a., May 27.—[Special.] At
the close of this morning's session of
the Grand Lodge of Georgia 1.0. O. F.,
the following officers were elected :
Grand Master—J. A.Hynds, of At
lanta.
Deputy Grand Master—J. W. Ben
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WMwBaHB
JOHN A.HYNDS,
Os Atlanta, newly elected Grand Mas
ter of Odd Fellows
nett, of Waycross.
Grand Secretary—J. S. Tyson, of Sa
vannah.
Grand Representative—R. T. Daniel,
of Griffin.
Grand Warden—T. H. Robertson, of
Gainesville.
T. J. White and J. H. Smith came up
from Griffin this morning to help out
the election of Judge Daniel, but it was
made without opposition.
r
This is the largest gathering of this
branch of the order that has ever been
held in the state and evidences the
fact that it is growing very rapidly.
The gram: lodge was called to ordar
by Gram] Master McAlpin this morn
ing. Governor Terrell and 1 f.layor Evan
P. Howell both delivered addresses of
welcome. There are over I.eOO vieit
lug Odd Fellows in the city and this
session, Is one of the most notable
meetings ever held by this order in
Georgia.
Grand Sire, John .B. Goodwin, of this
city, is present; also Paet Grand Mas
ter Barnes, of California, who was for
a number of years a prominent Odd
Fellow In this jurisdiction.
The Odd Fellows hate about 190
Ibdges in the state, with a member
ship of over 15,000, and fvum all re
ports the order is in. fine condition
financially, and the interest manifest
ed by the delegates and Jbapi
bers is trulv wonderrts;..
Lack of Money Only Thing in
the Way.
Col. Woo-
ten has an- Z'W 1 IK
nounced to f
the governor 0J
that Lis I
troops will /XL->
he in retidi-
nose t o g o
into camp at
Griffin b y
June 22 J,
the time des
igatsd. Bat the governor and the
w-ir doparnrrnt of the St at.-* have
got to <io all their figuring i?v, r
again, as they have j iss been noti
fied th>.t having received SIG 000 of
equipments that haves only $25,000
available fur the encampment ot
SII,OOO, and the governor is report
ed as say ing that he will not touch
the State appropriation. Still, by
once more calling on the patriotism
of the mea to serve with iut per
diem, a very good encampment can
bo held for $25,000.
Mayor Biiley went up to see the
governor yesterday to represent to
him the sentiment of Savannah
soldiers in favor of Griffin.
Another stormy deleg ition from
Augusta was also in conference with
the governor, but delegations are
not cutting much ice these hot
days.
BETHANY BROTH,
Bethany, Ga.. May 27 —Out
of news again, as some one said; have
been out for two weeks, but probably
it will come in later on.
Miss Mary Bello Horton returned
home Saturday from Griffin, after a
week’s stay with her sister, Mrs. H. F.
Brooks, who accompanied her home.
Mr. and Mrs. B. 'l*. Hutchison spent
Sunday at Riverview with their daugh
ter, Mrs. H. W. Reynolds, whose little
babe is very sick with whooping cough,
ay it soon recover.
frVVe are sorry to state to the many
ofiends of Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Horton,
ve near Williamson, that they are in
Mry feeble health. • *
Children’s day will be observed at
this place t-he fourth Sunday in J une.
Everybody is invited to attend.
Farmers are blue over n poor strim!
of cotton. Some have planted over,
while others are replanting. For the
last week you can hear in every direc
tion, gee and haw. The farmers are
rushing to get their cotton plowed.
For Over tsixty Years.
an Old and Wbll-Tried Remedy.—
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup has been
used for over sixty years by millions of
mothers for their children while teething
with perfect success, it soothes the child
softens the gums, allays all pain, cures
wind colic, and Is the best remedy foi
diarrhoea. Is pleasant to the taste. Sold
by druggists in every part of the world.
Twenty-five cents a bottle. Its value is
incalculable. Bo sure and ask for Mrs
Winlow’s Soothing Syrup, and take nc
tber kind.
TRIUMPHANT OVER FEMALE DISEASES !>
PAINE’S CELERY COMPOUND..
Home Treatment with the f amous prescription
Has Brought Happiness and Health to
Hosts of Suffering Women.
Intelligent and thoughtful women
are now using the best and most reliable
of all spring medicines, Pain’s Celery
Compound, and are getting back ner
vous vigor, pure blood, bodily strength
and a ruddy and clear complexiou. The
women of our land who silently suffer
from female irregularities and danger
ous ills, and who spend fnlly half their
time in misery, will find in Paine's Cel
ery Compound all the virtues and ele
ments that lead to health and true hap
piness. Paine’s Celery Compound pos
sessess peculiar powers for the
strengthening of the female organism.
It braces the nervous system, makes
strong the weak muscles of every im
portant organ. Victims of suppressed,
STOVES
AND
RANGES
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At prices that will put a first-class article of this kind in everybody s
home. We don’t claim to carry the biggest stock of these gjods in the
city, but we do claim to carry as good make of these goeds as anybody
and guarantee each and every one of them to give perfect satisfaction.
range is constructed of the bust patent, refined steal. Body
line! with asbestos board and finished in bUek enamel. O.eu is made
of extra heavy steel, securely braced bv oast supporters riveted to bot
tom. Drop oven door forma
can be used for wood or Nickle trimmings and cast ornaments.
Extra large warming closet. <
In cook stoves we carry a line of these go lds that wo guarantee ab~
solutely, as we know they are us good hm there is nude. Out- of hun' *,
dreds that we have sold wa have i ever had a complaint. See us anl we
will save you money on Stovei and R mges.
BLtKELY & ELLIS,
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OUTBREAK AT BIG MINES.
Merebtng Strikers Are Fired Upon by
Guards —One Killed.
Thurmond, W. Va., 'May 27. —The
first serious outbreak since the late
strike fins occurred at the Dig Mines
on Laurel creek, not far from here.
Far several days tlxa strikers at that.
pcmA have been making an effort to
induce the nonunion men to join their
ranks. The strikers began marching
in a body toward the mines. The
gnasfflw on duty, half a dozen in *num
bor, ot sight of the marching bo. y,
oponetl fire. The strikers quickly re
turned th# fire, but as they were yet
a$ fwsg rang, the sboottog was not
and only one person. Marshal
Brown, a guan-d, was killed in the bat
tle. Several received minor injuries.
Brown was shot, through the stomach,
tho buHct being from a Winchester,
he lived but a short Wme.
Ntore than 100 shots were fired be
fote Uie strikers retreated. 0
profuse or painful menstruation, lu
chorrhoea. chlorosis, uterine inflamma- .
tiou aud other ailments common with , •
females, are quickly cured of these 1
troubles and annoyances, are made vig- 1
orons and active, and rejoice in perma- I
nent hea'th. Mrs. M. A. Morris, Tilton, >
Ark , writes for women as follows: \
“I was afflicted with the whites and n
irregular menstruation, and tried aev ,' < *^[_ t
eral doctors, but found no relief.
lady friend of mine advised me »°. tr y' fnß
Paine's Celery Compound I used two 4
bottles of your greatj medicine, ana jR
lam now a sound woman, and I give 1
vour wonderful remedy all the credit.
I will forever praise Paine s Celery
' Compound, it did me so much good. ’
BLAKELY &
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W 'sW-
Funeral Directors
w AI L^ a « S clot h- c ° v ered. Metelllo a d $
Wood Coffins and Caskets. Pronmt aad
careful attention. Free 7? lpt , aßd
and all details attendedl tc' EmbalmC
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