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About Crawfordville advocate. (Crawfordville, Ga.) 189?-1??? | View Entire Issue (May 31, 1895)
THE CRAWFO VOL. ll TRANSPIRING EVENTS Social and Personal Happen¬ ings. Mr. Tom Wynne returned from San dersvHlc last Wednesday. V regret that our Barnett locals reached us too late for this issue. Rev. li. L L. Harris now has his study in the building in which the post office is situated. Rev. It. K. L. Harris preached a good sermon at the Baptist church last Sundav morning. On account of bad sv ather lie did not preach last Sunday night. There was a number of visitors from Warren county, White Plains, Union Point, and other “points,” in Craw¬ fords villa last Tuesday night to see the school entertainment. MUs Lula Boone, who has been on a VI sit to relatives at tSaudersville, re¬ turned to Crawfordsville last Wednes¬ day. She will lie at Crawfordsville for a week or ten days longer, and will then return to her home in Atlanta. Miss Marie Bowen,of Jewells, Ga., ertroute to La Grange, to attend the e Mnmenectnent of the female college there, stopped ai Crawfordvilie to visit Hev. B. L. L. Harris and wife last week. Visitors from Union Point, White Fiat as, tarlf of this county, came into Craw fordviilc with the object of attending the school entertainment last Friday iritiht, but on account of had weather the «atertainment was cot held. This is the way a Georgia editor views the financial situation: “We would not be too backward, Nor yet be over-bold; Take silver on subscription, * On a parity with gold.” Home is pleasant only as we make it so. The humblest cottage may contain more pure happiness and love than the Baest mansion. Out of the wealth of Ihe heart springs that cheerfulness that. wealth cannot secure it, u is the reward of a pure fieart and a clear conscience, of the knowledge of right doing and upright living. Such happiness is worth all the miilions of a Croesus.— Ex. If ^ von start or renort a bad storv to doing damage that ,s any. one, you are a no repentance or shame on your part can ever undo. Whisper a slander to your best friend, and though you stand <-u a bill the next day and proclaim with a loud voice that it is not so, yeu cannot call the bad story hack, If you have no pity for those *ho *> txroug, h..ve a little self respect foi yourself, and don’t gossip about them. In the majority of cases they are as innocent ns you are, but some evil muuded penon started a bad report .bat found believers. People who do wrong are punished enough if there is -to gossip about them.—Clay pool, lud., Times. Some of the negro prisoners iu the Btbb county jaii plauued to get away on Monday night, but were prevented from doing so by other prisoners in the jcil giving their plot away to the jailor. Luca Fisher, a noted car breaker was captured in Greenesboro’ on Thursday rright of last week, while attempting to break open a freight car. Mr. Otis Holliday, living ten miles cast of IVashington, lost his giubouse aud contents by fire on Monday of this tyeck. The fire was caused by light mng striking the house during a thundeu storm. There was no loss of lifc - A severe stGrm visited the lower por tion of Putnam county in this Slate, on Monday last, doing much damage to and J buildings, K -U- U but * 1- lives . ^ . crops no Mr. J.W. Tatum, of Lincoln county, had his entire crop of com and cotton A revival has been in progress at a colored church in Gordon county £ve vea-s. without any intermission.— When their stock of sinners is exhaust ed they start at the foot and do work over again. Heligion that isn’t used every day WotpH k#ep sweet a week.—Bam’tHforn C RAW FORD YILLB, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1895. A Sociable. Last Friday night the young people, having been disappointed of the school entertainment, determined to have a sociable. It was soon made known that a sociable was on the tapis, and despite the threatening weather a large crowd gathered at the residence of Mr. \V. A. Legwin for enjoyment. This attested the popularity of the hostess, Miss Maud. by A very pleasant evening was spent all. The School Entertainment. On account, of bad weather the chas¬ ing exercises of the Stephen’s High School were postponed from last Friday night to last Tuesday night. When the curtain rose last Tuesday night a large and fashionable audience greeted 'he members of the school. Prof. Murphy is to be congratulated on his ability Each in .retiring up an entertainment, part ot the programme was appreciated bv the audience. “The Crowning of the May Queen” was a feature of :he exhibition that was much etij y d by the visitors. There were recitations and declat.ua:ions from the large pupil* of the school. These were excellent. There were several participants iu the exercises who made themselves con¬ spicuous by their talent, but there is not space enough to mention them by name; but all did well, the music bv Prof. Murphy’s daughters academy was very line. The audience left the well pleased, and most of them had made the determination to see the next entertainment by rite school. A Novel Experiment. j recently successfully tried lire ex peiiment ot liviug thirty days with only ir.g my diet from 4o!K®niquid. tried During the the thirty drfl'GA? which I ex¬ periment, I losfcriive and aJialf pounds in weight, Intrl Just ut»> strength. 1 think that 1 lost the weight because the weather was warm, and because 1 took so much exercise. 1 ro.le a bicycle also considerably during the time, and exercised much every day except Sun days. I took a great deal ot exercise, as i a wM B deilS C ed l ToV^t 8, the if thing fairlv. On the seventh day of the ex perimeut I ran several foot races with a skilllui runner, and was beaten in each race. On the thirtieth day I ia .1 some more races with the same person, but did better than in the first races. This fact fpurjunts proves that milk I lost daily no strength, for 1 took or lhink lliati a healthy person should take about live pints per day when no other food is intervals being taken, f drank the milk after of two hours t5 ?r.f • ^L^rr-md^ominuln” night'. UU ten o’clock at Then 1 would take no more till the next morning. the ,^4 My principal ‘ reason lor making that l0 e stabUsh lhe facl per sons convalescing from sickness may grow stronger with no other nutriment than sweet milk, and that the} aie not peopie\vua|i his n m ‘ Many a convalescent has gone to grave as a result of overtaxing his weak stomach t jje old belief that “bread is the first essenl ial of (human) life” is erro ue ous. for I believe that a man could live any length ot lime, aid take be.«, a ' II. F. White, M. D. Mr. W. C. Chapman, of the Alliance Store, Mr. U. 8. Guun, aud Dr. II. F. White, will take your subscription to the Advocate, and receipt you for the same. As True as Gospel. A married man wails thus: “Nothing maddens me more than , . to attenjpL to read to my '.vife. “I’ll ail dowQ anil begin Jt ^ a alwajs something interesting—and she’ll be , seated for a minute or two. Thcu she’ll say: “‘Go right ahead, dear; I can hear every word.’ “Then she’ll prance int0 f,ie ne> ‘ l 1 room and tinkle and tinkle with things on the mantel or the bureau whiie ^ raise my voice and have to roar out some paragraph that loses all its sense hv tilt mpsni disappear .-ain and I’ll ^ , ^ '^es 0 dose” ut in muffled “I put on my hat and go down town . and read to m y 9elf a11 » he wa J-”— Ex - -* The Georgia Weekly Press tion will hold its annual conventional Gainesville on the 2nd add 3rd oi July of this year. Advertise in this paper. DOTS OK THE ROAD. Personal and Newsy Notes Gathered Up by Traveler. Nice rains the past week, and chops of all kinds are looking line. Mr. Lincoln Yea/.ey lias taken a select School in Cratvfordville, Mr. J. E. Bagby and family, were visitors on Pea Ridge, last Suhday. We were glad to meet our old friend, Mr. Joel Ivey, of Hancock county, l;t*t •, Master Albert Atkinson visited his UQt de, C. L. Bagby, of Sharon last week. Traveler was in Crawfordvilie last week, am! found business quite dull in every line. Air. Wm. Burk one of Sharon’*oldest citizens has much improved in health recently. We welcome our Barnett corespond¬ ent to the Advocate. He gets up a good letter. Justice Court is held in the 002nd. District, G. M., on the 2nd Wednesday in eacli month. Prof. Woodall has started up a nice Sunday School in Jonesboro, til Talia¬ ferro couuty. The fruit crop will be an abundant one this yeai, and will be a gteat hies sing to the whole people. C. L. Bagby, Sharon, Ga., will re ceive and"" receipt subscriptions for Tue Crawfobdyille Advocate. Every body is chopping cotton now, ;m d dav labor is iu good demand at ' al n) reasonamc r , bIc wa ° „ e .. The health of'Ta.lliaferro county has } lur) roved considerably in the last month. We have very tittle sickness, I he debabng Soct e . ty, . . ’ ’ tnn in a flourishing condition, an< i largely attended by the young people. Miss Missouri .... Bagby has , returned . , to her home near Barnett, from a ’'AuSWj-M*. , week’* visit to h*- J. - Mitlodrigan Baptist Sunday School has ® „ ot iu working com dition again. Mr. Walter Nelson , is . its .. Superintend- Wl ,„ nr i Wc were glad to see Mr. Millie .. . Browu on the streets of Sharon last week. Willie has b^eu iu bad healih forBOjneliine . Mr. 11. N. Gilbert is still supplying giin.roii with fresh meat, and running a fanu l00 ^ve Taylor is right hand ’ support. Mr. Mike PbehaU is the happiest man we know of now. He has got him a fishermen’s wagon, and lie don’t mmd the weather just so the fish will bite. All local news furnished , . , , C. „ L. T n, Ba - by, trill be tbaakfolly received m the county for publkalton to the columns of the Advooaie. Judge M. J. Taylor, of the 172nd District has Court every week. If he got pay for all his work., he certainly wou ; ( j make money, Mr. A. L>. Moore, of Sharon, has a nice lot of Coffins and Caskets ou hand Any one that should need anything in that line would do well to call on him. Salem Baptist Sunday School is in a working condition and has a ” comiunuV d . ce CO nsiderin- the size . 3 he two old parties are getting ..... so that they don’t think theFeopie s rarty is such a bad thing, alter all. Wed we hope they will get right after awhile. Mr. John O’Keefe, of Sharon, has the finest blooded mare in Taliaferro couuty _ She is a daisy sure enough, j^ dc j will Kendrick thiuks he has got t he finest colt. Col. U. u. van Oil ,, ana , M m. ,, It. R dfowd of Taliaferro have gone down in Lin county to make there fortune looking for gold. Carroll says he is going to »*.»*«*•*> ^ •*»•• filing for this season, but we doo t believe it. It would be a hard to keep him off of the river as long a & there is any water in it. Messrs. Lawrence and James Battle, 0 f Barnett, will make Warrenton their futute home, so we learn. Lawrence, we understand, will take up the law 1 profession. We wish them both much success. Sprite* chickens are late sroliii.ir into the matket. this year. Re hiive hot set>. a single one yci. ])1, A. A. Davidson, one of T.dia fefro’s brightest young men and rising physicians, left last week for Augusta ’ where ho w ill make his future home ' r . y hated JtSLc lie bids We to give Albert up. fair to make his mark in the medical professloa, ami vve wish him all the Rick Mr. C. E. Atkinson, Editor in Chief of the CltAWKOflDVILLK ADVOCATE and Fit-wras’ ,7 Light, was m Sharon last, week, looking , after the interest of his papers. Mr. Aikinson is a pleasant, sociable gentleman, find takes well where ever he goes. t ING1SRSOL ON ALCOHOL. A n tie if it I Piece of Word Painting, by tlio Agnostic. The following wonderful piece of wi^d panning has been frequently published, says The Chicago Tribune, bin we reprint it at the request of several readers who desire a complete, copy. Col. Robt. G. lugersoll, in ad¬ dressing a jury in a case which mvolv ect.the manufacture of aichohol, made, tin following terrible arraignment, of the demon: ▼I ain aware that there is a preju¬ dice against any man who manufac¬ tures alcohol. I believe that from the ii lbe b issues from the coiled and poisouous worm in the distillery until it imply into the jaws of death, dis h”nor and crime, it deinoializes every¬ body that touches it, from its source to where it ends. I do not believe hodv U(m conlemplatc th( . object wpOUt being p ejndieetl ag.mist .i.„ the liquor crime. All we have to do, gen either tlmyeu, is to think of the wrecks on side'of the stream of death, of tl e suicides, of the insanity, of the ig ncrauce, of the destitution, of the U lie.children tuggin at the faded and withered breast of weeping ami de s , ajfiug; mothers, of wives asking for Read, . of the men of ,. genius it ... has the tiien struggling with im .‘“““"“FA"“J* " do-t.-iRs, produced by this U f c vi 3 alls ’ 01 Uie aimsnouseB, or me a*yluin«, of tho prisons, of the scaffo ds uaon either bank, ’ I do not wonder , Imtuverv tIj0 h lful manih pi , ju(lice ,l against this damned stuff called alcohol p Uem j, cla nce cuts down youth in its vigor, manhood in its strength, old age in weakness. It breaks tue father's heart, bereaves the doting mother, extinguishes natural affection, erases conjugal love, blots out ii!i,*.l attach¬ ment blights parental hopes, brings down mourning age in sorrow to the grate. It produces weakness, not strength; sickness, uot health; death, not live. It makes wives widows, children orphans; fathers fiends; and all of them paupers ami beggars. It feeds rheumatism, invites cholera, imports pestilence and embraces con¬ sumption. It covers the laud with idleness, misery, crime. It iiils your jails, supplies yout almshouses, and demands your asylums. It engenders controversies, fosters quarrels and cherishes riots. It crowds your pen¬ itentiaries and furnishes victims for vour scaffolds. It is the life blood of lhe ga mbkr, the element of the „j ar) lb c prop of the highwayman and SU pp or { 0 f the midnight incendiary. It countenances the liar, respects the thief, esteems the blasphemer. violates obligation, iSf.my.’ reverences fraud a»<l ho.or, olenee. hales love, seams virtue and imi0 cen<:e. It incites the £ at jjor to butcher his helpless offspring, helps the husband to massacre his wife and ^ (.qjiq lo D r j nf i Gie paricidal aXj it burns up men, consumes wo roen , detests life, curses God, despises heaven. It suborns witnesses, nurses perjury, defiles the jury box and stains judicial ermine. It degrades the dti zen, > debases the legislator, the statesman and disarms the patriot. It brings shame, not honor, misery, not safety; despair no hope; misery, sss 1 z:lL is bavoc. It poisons felicity, kills peace, ruins moral8j b ji ghl8 confidence, slays reputations, and wipes out national honor, then curses the world and laughs at its ruin. It does all that aud more. It mnrdeis the soul. It is the sum of all villainies, the father of a11 crimes, the mother of all abominations, the devil’s best friend and God’s enemy.” -- A TEMPERANCE SPEECH! Delivered in Cratvfordville, Ga., May 20th, 1095. My II KARKUS AND FltlRSDS.' We have met here to-night for a vi ry s °lemn and serious purpose. That purpose j„ p, agitate lh«* temperance <juestiou in our county; magnify the Temperance cause; ami to enlist good men and women on I lie side of the. anti-barroom Kill, which will bo proscntcil to our Legislature next Fall to he enacted into a law. I trust there will be no levity of heart, »><•*outbursts <>f laughter here this evening —"As well might von laugh upon the battle ^ hl rtlt . lll: . tloHll iiml tlll . ; ,, The Temperance cause, thank God has made, vast progress in this nation in ihc past few years; and now wnafe not tar front complete victory in Georgia. I see now the grey dawn ot the approach¬ ing day of triumph for "God home and na¬ tive land.” God is on our aide and he says “ho will give his angels charge over tts to keep us." God, if necessary would suspend Heaven’s operations tor a mont h, or a year, ami would send down all hjs hosts, all the angels and archangels, to assure the victory in litis tremendous struggle. Yea Heaven would encamp upon this earth. My hearers, this is God’s cause, and all opposed to it “are found lighting nguilisl God” and will as certainly be detested as that G :d lives. Temperance is a part of the Gospel, and will assuredly sweep tho demon, the whiskey traffic, from the globe. Why ? Because Gotl the Father "hath de el u'ed”his unrelenting and eternal ‘wrath’ against, all evil-doers: and because Jesus Christ, "must reign until he hath put all enclitics under his feet,” anti whiskey is the great enemy of tho Lord Jesus Christ, A successful Temperance convention was hold in Athens last week, and other con¬ ventions are to lie. held in other cities in Georgia this Summer. The. Temperance forces are going to semi tip to ottr Legisla¬ ture next Fall tho Anti-bar-roaui Bill, and will make earnest appeal in the name of the bent interests of Georgia that the Bill lye. made law. And with this Kill will lie the petitions <>f thousands of petitioners front all over Georgia begging that tho Bill may pass. Mr. Walter K. Hill, of Macon, Ga., the great lawyer, and devoted friend of Temperance, is the framer of this Kill, and tins Kill looks to the banishment of the liquor curse from Georgia. Now why is such a Bill necessary ? Because the bar-room keeper is a murderer amt the people need - protection from ipm. ’rt'Sjbe-btw-raniu keeper is a murderer, but gome one else is a co-inu'fdefer • with gmir,! Who is be ? Wny be who puts ball’s black sword into il# bsr-room keeper s hand, hy wUlfuully voting him a license to May human beings, and these both with great audacity will ha,v, “\*e Uavo ugiitH, you are attacking our libertiy.” Fellow man, rights come front God atone, and tins is not one of them. God says, “Thou shalt Woe him that giveth his : not kill.’ unto neighbor drink.” A bar-room keejie- is a profesbionial murderer, tills is his boasted business. "He is a curse to our civilization, ,i curso to our homes, anil u curse to our children. It would be a blessing for Him to die, and lie knows it,” 1 pity their souls,-but I abominate, their characters. And I am sorry for the,nt that they have fallen so low, as that they cannot see how ]ow, how debauched and wicked they are. Yes we arts eonftonted by tins bar-room keeper and his satclites crying “Liberty,” and passing on we meet the poor, stagger¬ ing drunkard mumbling and hiccoughing about the hard times, when by Ins last (Irani iic lias just made a 15 or ih cents eoutibution to the i:'.),000,000 which are dragged yearly from the pockets of the people of Georgia, drawn by titc inhuman whiskey ring from dying drunkards, suffering wives and starving children. what is■ the only hope of ridding ,j^-riU,t“!berr^a».1'” v.’hy for the State m exercise her sovereign right and protect, lmr citizens from this Demon by the strong arm of the law. How V There are imt two ways To ,he H T'r . **1 1Mstru ,, ar , an ,t ,„r l]iegia)d <>! humanity,Dial best plan is to take this instrument of death from the hands of the wicked room keepers and whiskey-iicuds, by hibibon. And this anti-l’.arroom Kill is to ] ’U ' ^ u!receive „ w-tition-o.- i ir rr i* n «d mY t w e a an d signed. If we do, hr the naim of God and your homes w- ask you to sign them. Also the Convention m Athens, passed resolution that a week of prayer be called for w , #k tW , Summer, at which time all Christians are expected to be.sec.-h throne oi’grace and power for God’s ...... uiebelieu th<- '-reat ” Cardinal, he of iron will, wa.s once a;> preached by a frightened- girl. The girl came naming to him for protection and she " 4^) U l 1 -'’> ” ,il riJU ’ Ul „ The Cardinal saw the situation, and straightening hi* tall ami impressive form, j ie before the girl and confronted the wretch. Then in a. terrible anl majestic manner, with the s’aiT of his ofiice tie drew NO. 27 k circle liroittM the girl and himself amt said .cords like these. “X imrl upon then i.he awftil anathemas of the Church of Rome, and ill her name dure thee to eater liore.” Whether Cardinal Richelieu, my hearers, was grhxl or not, our Lord God Omnipotent is. “Thun in God’s good name, httd 1 y his great power, let us draw the magic circle of prohibition about our precious homes; ami standing secure within that charmed circle, let tis boldly say to the whiskey monster ’ he who enters with his red sword of death to disrupt our hopes, darken ow homes, and destroy our children. "We de <y .you ! we defy you’ In God’s name, wo defy you !” Tor iu tins circle wo aro sofa Uvyoudyour rcaoh •‘Nobody knows, the work it makes, jo keep the homo together. Nobody kudws the stops n wires, .Aobody knows, hut mot he.' Nobody knows the sleepless care, Bestowed on haby-brollier. Nobody knows the tender prayer, Nobody, only mother Nobody knows the anxious fours. The Lost darnngs may not weather, storms oi life in alter years, Nobody knows, bur mother.” It almost appears t hese days that “no body” cares for the “darlings” but God and mother. Oh men, men, Fathers in tho land, arise, arise, and le„ us drive tho liquor eiirse, from our midst, and thus make way lor the triumphant advance of that gospel which is “tho power of God unto j eulvutiuu"I McCLESKEY. 1". W. ♦ Til 1C ALAIJASMCK BOX. It is voty natural in this life as soon as a good imiu dies, lor the world to mourn and to cover his bier wilh How ers, and shed a tear upon bis new mado grave and say to the world, there lies a ’good man,and regret his sudden disap¬ pearance from the stage of action. This is all very well. But loukjat that man as he wades through the troubles of this life, dashed hen. and there by the troublesome waves of oppression and cries ever and anon for help. “Help me or 1 perish. My business is about stunded; a little help will get me tothe shore,” and see the people as they puss by, who aro able to loud a helping band, but who, intent only upon their own affairs, leave him to perish, and then w hen failure comes, say,I’m sorry or I iptctided lu help! ‘But olns, bis good thoughts come too lftte| It is said that the way to hell is paved wifli good intentions', atifl believe . *V ■ jj 4 j s w jj t ^ ou jj ie principal thorough fare. nill h . The way of Ufo j, *, rough that a cheering . word , . here and there lenders the great bill more otisy to climb. A mother once was lying on her death bed. liar two sous were standing around when one of them remarked “Mother, you have been a good mother to me.” “Thank God,” she said, “I have lived nil this long time to hear you say that, and now 1 am ready to die.” The poor old woman, as mothers will, had spent sleepless nights thinking about her boys; the linger tips bad been pierced many a time by the sharp pointed net die as she plied it back and forth for that boy; many a little delicacy had been saved and given to him; many a sleepless night hail been crnlun d when the fever was raging upon him, but uot once did he s;i j, until her poor old form had bent beneath the weight of age, and her feet bad been placed in the cold waters ° u {,he Rood tiver mother. of “ fcal1 I . 1 he ’ “ ytm poor ^‘H-om-n old v, >mu looked with eagerness ior it, hut it never came Hi) the last. How much brighter life would be if we would each break the box of pre ci»«, olmmcnl aud ham! U» l»v«.y Cunvr rs of a hind word amend now, that the sweet perfume of both might be cast all around us, thereby remler [ u „ the earth happier that we have q v(>d tl p 0U p.—Ex. ar 50 cents a year, t i for a limited number isthe price of the (rational Watchman, The Leading Reform Journal, Published at the National Capital. lt is a journal, neatlg.printed and shotiai’be sixteen read page by reformer. every Sample Copies Sent on Application. NATIONAL WATCHMAN, WASHINGTON, I>.C. m' t
