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Recorder
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w, L. OLE8SNEK,
Official Orpnn.of Sumter County.
Official Organ of Webster County.
FRIDAY.
DECEMBER 6. 1890.
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e ass matter.
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lo AMERICUS PUBLISHING CO.
Will the legislature tpke up the
betterments claim at this session?
Harrison’s administration has
been the most successful one ever
known—lu emptying the treasury,
The members of the legislature
who vialted Mllledgevllle can now
see what Ihelr end will be if they
persist in politics.
Mr. Livingston has shaken the
dust of Atlauta from his feet aud Is
on his way to Ocala, Fla., where
he will rejuvenate Ills Alliance
principles.
The Richmond Terminal Com
pany has elected live Gould di
rectors. It is now the proper time
for certain papers in Georgia to
raise a howl.
The bill which was lately intro,
duced in the legislature to have the
members of the of the railroad corn
mission elected by popular vote
meets with considerable favor in
both houses.
Editor Brown, of the Farmer’s
Alliance, Is being tired at by all the
newspapers from all partB of the
8tate. Many alliaucemen are bit-
terly opposed to him aud hts paper,
and he may have a hard row to hoe
the coming year
A paper In Rowell’s district, in
Illinois, says over 8,000 Republi
cans failed to vote in the last elec
tion, which caused Rowell’s defeat.
There is now no doubt but that the
McKinley bill had nothing t>o do
With It—It was a l(ick of votes.
Maj. W. L. Glessner, o f this city,
has been appointed oue of the four
delegates at largo to the Asheville
Immigration convention from this
state by Gov. Northern Maj.
Glessner, as is well known, is uu
enthusiastic advocate of Immigra
tion.
A plato concern now turns out
editorials made to order, and sev
eral Georgia editors have qvalled
themselves of this opportunity to
discard the scissors. Some who
still use the scissors would Improve
their papers by adopting the plate
editorials.
THE COLORED UNIVERSITY.
The legislature Is being severely
criticised by the press for its action
In appropriating fund, for a col
ored university, to be a branoh of
the State University.
It does seem a little singular that
a legislature that made such a fight
against granting an appropriation
to the Technological school should
vote money to endow a university
for colored people. The past ex
perience of the State with negro
universities should surely be
warning for those conversant with
the facts. Had there been any de
bate on the bill in either branch
The Recorder believes it would
not havo passed.
As The Recorder understands
it, the State has about $24,000 ou
hand, which was to go to a colored
school, college or university, on
condition that no white scholars b
admitted to this particular school.
This part of the agreement the
authorities violated,.and refused to
expel certain white pupiU they
had. Then the State authorities
refused to pay over the money.
This colored branch of the State
University seems to be a peace of
fering to the colored people. In
otherjwords.tbe legislature compro
mises the matter by putting the
funds into a colored university
which formerly were give to the
colored college. It the legislature
is so anxious to do the fair thing, it
should not endeavor to drive out
the Technological School by refus
ing it appropriations, for it Is un
doubtedly of more benefit than any
school In the State to-day.
The .Brunswick Times wants
The Recorder to send its never-
falling political prophet to the
Gress Zoo. Ws very much regret
it, but the gentleman has ‘a short
engagement to fill in Americus be
fore he can he spared. You know
the city election is now on.
If the present legislature should
allow the betterments claim, or
any part of it, it will most effectu
ally silence some of the cranky
anti-rail road sheets. The present
legislature has a large majority of
farmers, and farmers are supposed
to be opposed to railroads, you
know.
THE MESSAGE.
President Harrison’s message to
Congress yesterdny was unusually
long and tiresome, though It re
ferred to very few of the Important
matters now before the people.
He says that after the people
better understand the McKinley
bill they will appreciate It. He
again advocates the force bill, al
leging that gross outrages are be
ing committed iu the Southern
Stater,.
H's message is devoted mainly
to a defense of his adminstratlou,
and explaining where the surplus
has gone—a task It requires sever
al columns to do.
The whole message is labored
and without anything bright to re
deem it. Not a single Idea for the
benefit of the people is advanced.
It is written on the line that the
Republican party svaed the Union
and is now deserving of peace and
power because it favors liberal
pensions.
As a campaign and 'votemaking
document for the Democrats tHe
message is a success.
You make no mistake if you oc
casionally give your children Dr.
Ball's Worm Destroyers. It is a
nice candy and while it never does
barm It sometimes does a world of
good.
THE REAPPORTIONMENT.
If the reported official count of
population in each county in this
state be correct, then In re-appor-
Honing the representatives under
the constitution, Fulton, Chatham,
Richmond, Bihb, Burke and Floyd
will each be entitled to three rep
resentatives, and Muscogee, Thom
as, Washington, Coweta, Cobb,
Carroll, Sumter, Houston, Morri-
wether, Bartow, Troup, Decatur,
Gwinnett, Jackson, Monroe,
Wilkes, Dooly, Hall, Walton, Jef-
terson, DeKalb, Hancock, Greene,
Oglethorpe, Harris and Pulaski
will each be entitled to two repre
sentatives, The remaiuiug 105
counties will each have oue repre
sentative. The counties are named
according to population, commenc
ing with the one having the lar
gest.
Dooly and Pulaski gain and Put
nam and Pike lose each one repre
sentative. Pulaski wins over Pike
by only 210.
JUDGE ALLEN FORT.
The Cordele Cordelean has the
following concerning this gentle
man :
In view of the fact that one of
the railroad commissioner’s term
will soon expire, considerable spec
ulation has already arisen us to
who Gov. Nortben will name as
his successor. As the preseut com-
mlssiouershlp Is composed entirely
of men' from the northern part of
the state, It would seem only equit
able aud just that a south Georgia
nyru be appointed this time.
It is generally believed that the
lucky man will be from this sec
tion. So far there has beeu but
one applicant for the position-
judge Allen Fort.” '
GEORGIA’S GOVERNOR
HE GIVES
SOME INTERESTING
IDEAS
On the Orest Educational Question—
Some Luminous Points on the State
School Commiaaioncrahip—Two Com
missioners Needed.
For several years some hanger-on
at the capital has made It his busi
ness to write effusive articles, all
couched iu the same language, with
only a change of name, compli
menting the legislators. Theft ar
ticles are sent to the home papers
of the various representatives with
a request to publish "as a couipll-
raent to Mr. .” The Recorder
was caught publishing oue of these
articles once, wheu the writer iu
triumph carried It to the puffed
representative, claiming (lie credit
for it, as we suppose be does in all
cases. So far this year we have
consigned two of these annual pro
.ductlons to the waste basket, aud
it yawns for more.
In Albany Ithere are two munici
pal tickets out for election. The
negro voters propose to vote for the
ticket which will give them a ne
gro policemen. In caee a Demo
cratic primary lie held In this city
it will leave the negro politicians
out. That they will not tamely
submit Is certalu, but what they
will do Is more uncertain.
It Is now in order for McCube
and Livingston to write cards stat
ing that they never endorsed any
one for the Senate, and never tried
to elect any one. Then all will be
forgiven, and all will be serene once
more.
It is reported that Branham, of
the Brunswick Times, will soon
take charge of the Rome Tribune,
Already Mr. Frost, of Brunswick,
has taken the position of business
manager of the Tribune.
Notwithstanding the fight made
on him, the election of Gordon to
the Senate teems to have given
general satisfaction.
Said he:
“I consider that office more Im
portant than my own. The State
School Commissioner formulates
plaus. I simply execute the plans
of other officers. If the education
of children is of paramount impor
tance, the office of State School
Commissioner 1b of paramount Im
portance. I am really startled by
considering the meagre education
al facilities that we have in com-,
partson to the great work to he
done. Why, we have a tremen
dous superstructure with a little
bit of a base—and the thing won’t
move. It Is like trying to raise a
mountain with a hand lever. The
result Is that ignorant children all
over the state are staring us in
the face with vacant looks that
ought to melt us Into educational
generosity.
SOME POINTED COMPARISONS.
‘It seems that, less attention has
been paid to this than to any of the
States’ great guardian duties.
We have one State School Com
missioner and a little clerk. We
have a principal keeper of the pen
itentiary and an assistant keeper of
the penitentiary. Is It Indeed more
important to look after tho State’s
criminals than to educate the
State's sons?
We have a Commissioner of Ag
riculture,an Assistant Commission
er and numerous clerks. Does it
require more effort, more money
aud more men to raise a pumpkin
than to raise a boy?
I do not object to the number of
officers in these other departments,
but I do Fling that there Is prime
necessity for an enlargement of our
school facilities and of the powers
of the commissionership so that
this office may arouse the State to'
its educational needs.” *
THE MAN THAT IS NEEDED.
“Now, this Is my idea,” the gov
ernor continued:
“We should have a state school
commissioner and an assistant
commissioner, with the importance
of the one about as great as the im
portance of tho other.
"That office needs a man of prac
tical experience, marked original
ity, superior planning ability—a
man who thoroughly understands
the details of school work and
knows how to impress his informa
tion upon other teachers—a perfect
office man to study systems and
methods aud make his office u sort
of headquarters for education.
“It needs also a man who can go
out and set the woods afire with
educational talk; a man who could
go, for instance, to a county fair
and tell the people he was going to
make a speech on education during
the noon intermission—tell them
in sucli a way that they would feel
that he was going to have some
thing to say aud wish for dinner
time to come so they could hear
him. Tlieu he would so make his
speech that when he gets through
Jones would say to-Hmitb:
“Look here, Smith, there’? no
UBe talking, we must have u school
house over the creek. I’ll give $25.
How much will you give?” And
Smith will give $15 more, aud the
school house will be full of chil
dren In two weeks.
“I tell you we waut a man that
cau so put tile question to the peo
ple that everybody will waut to bo
educated before night.
‘Now the question is: Cau a
man be gotten that cau do both
this office work aud the outside
work? Iu the first place, no one
niau would huve time to do it all
Besides, I doubtwhether the man
lives who combines all the necessa
ry qualities.
CONTEMPLATES A SPECIAL MES
SAGE.
“I have looked the state over Iu
search of a man. I think we
should by all menus have two
school commissioners, and I am se
riously contemplating a special
message to the legislature setting
forth my views.”
I suggested to the) governor that
he appoint himself stme school
commissioner and carry out excel
lent id cos? And he embed as if he
intended to consider tho suggest
ion.
The Consolidated Vote.
Richland Ornette.
Below we give the consolidated
Vote of the primary election for
oounty officers for Stewart county,
as consolidated last Tuesday.
This shows who are the choice of
tho Democratic party for the differ
ent offices in the county, and now
let us all see that they are elected,
whether they are our Individual
choice or not:
For Clerk—B. F. Hawes, 509.
For Sheriff-T. J. Holder, 295; J.
B. Griffis, 198.
For Tax Collector—G. W. Ard,
483; Horae, 6.
For Tax Receiver—T. J. Orr, 275;
M. D. Goode, 224.
For Treasurer—W. W. Wood, 502.
For Surveyor—J. C. Lay field, 206;
Harris, 173; Haliday, 67.
i‘or Coroner—M. D. Davis, 472;
W. J. Burk, 28.
Pills Won't Cure Dyspepsia.
Dyspepsia, are ever hopeless.
They seek relief from their distress
of stomach and liver, and find It
not. Indigestion, heartburn, verti
go, extreme lassitude, loss of ener
gy, peevishness, etc., is the bane of
their existence aud mars)jthe com
placent feelings of others around
the family fireside. Why won’t
dyspepsics come and be cured. It
can be done. There Is one Bure
way of strengthening the digestive
organs and removing every symp
tom of general debility caused
thereby. But this cuunot be done
by the taking of pills and other
cathartic mixtures. Such treat
ment while seeming to give tempo
rary relief at first, in tue end ag
gravates the disease and increases
the suffering, for it Is like whip
ping a tired horse.lt irritates and
urges, but the strength to move at
last gives out entirely. Thousands
of former dyspeptics are now happy
In health and strength of stomach
brought about by the use of the fin
est of strengtheuiug and healing
tonic alteratives known as Dr. John
Bull’s Sarsaparilla, the condensed'
virtue of mauy excellent herbs. It
is the biggest and-the best Sarsapa
rilla sold.
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Tbe Immigration Convention.
Silvan mill Nows.
Mr. Frank Weldon has beeu ap
pointed by Gov. Nortben one of
the four delegates at large from
Georgia to the immigration con
vention, to be held at Asheville, N.
C.,'Dec. 17. The other delegates at
large are H. A. Wrench of Dal
ton,' P. A. Stovall of Augusta, and
W. L. Glessner of Americus. They
are all newspaper men, the object
in their appointment being to in
terest the press of the state in the
mattei. lit addition to theso dele
gates, two are to be appointed from
each senatorial district in the state.
The senators will be consulted in
these appointments, and the dele
gates will be, if possible, real estate
and business men aud farmers.
Prices marked
down on
way
Gents Furaisifs.
Novelty -suits to be
cleared out. Only a
few of them left anc
the prices marked on
them are carrying
Dyspepsia troubled me fora num
ber of years and I was nervous and
weak. A fried got me to uso Dr.
Bull’s Sarsaparilla, aud everything
I now eat agrees with me. My
stomach now gives me no pain and
I enjoy my food.—H; T. Randolph,
Des Moines.
The legislature had a fine Thanks
giving day at Milledgeville. Tno
barbecue was something wonder
ful.
Abbott's East Indian Corn Faint
Eradicates Corns, Bunions and
Warts where all others fall.
A Disfigured Countenance.
Many people who would scarce
ly notice an armless or legless umn
will instautly detect aud remark
on any blemish of the human face,
and dive into nil sorts of snecula- < 4lvp m « wflv mnidlv
tlons as to Its cause and attendant U^eill HiWiiy rdpiUly.
circumstances. If you doubt this I
assertion become possessed of a! UDQOrW’BJir I O
discolored optic and notice how j — , t T
much attention it will invite.. A I (jldlt Sj -L <1(1 ICS cLIlQ
black eye is generally avoidable, pi .i i , ,
but blotches, pimples, and other Ullliaren at pQpUlai'
scrofulous and eruptive marks
steal upou us without warning, and
are frequently the first intimation
of tho fact- that our blood is going
wrong. A prompt and systematic
use of P. P. P. (Prickly Ash, Poke
Root and Potassium), will purify
the blood, cleanse the skin and
give back to the face nature’s fa
miliar, ruddy Hlgus cf health. Get
it of your druggist.
GUILTY WITH MERCY.
An Interesting Case at Marietta Decided
Last Night.
prices.
Blankets and Com.
.ortables in splendid
assortment.
Wkatiey 1 klley,
Successors to Thornton * Wheatley.
Seclal to Rkcordkr.
Marietta, Nov. 28.—Iu tho case
of the State vs. Cobb Coggins,
charged with the killing of Joe
wrlght on the 11th fnst., the jury
returned a verdict to-aiglit' He is
found guilty, with recommenda
tion of mercy. The case has at
tracted much ulteulion. Coggins is
one of an illicit distillery gang who
have terrorized the community for
sonie time past. Wright was wit
ness ag- "nst Coggins in the Federal
court, and not long afterwards he
was ambushed and murdered in
cold blood.
Catarrh
In tfce head
Is a constitutional
Diseaso, aud requires
A constitutional remedy
Like Hood s Sarsaparilla,
Which purifies the blood,
Makes the weak strong,
Restores health.
Try it now.
Senator Gordon won-in Georgia;
Senator Pugh was re-elected in
Alabama, and Senator Hampton
may win in South Carolina. The
old fellawa are hard to down. •
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