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mm? n r ) nun h: VOL. 11 TRANSPIRING EVENTS Social and Personal Happen i re¬ Register. Fine tain*. Crops looking excellent. The outlook for a large pea crop is very favorable. Wo heartily agree with you, it is pretty warm weather. Miss Richard Tappan is visiting Miss Janie Reid. Miss Mamie Ilatnmaek is visiting Mrs. It. B. Rhodes this week. Mr. W. II. Stewart returned Tues¬ day from a visit in Lincoln county. Miss Gussie Wright, of Augusta, is visiting in Crawfordville this week. The prohibition meeting at the Court house was well attended. The song rendered by the choit Mon¬ day uight “Vote as you pray"’ was very appropriate and sweet. Messrs. W. T. Chapman, T. N. Chapman and S. 1). Chapman went to Augusta last Monday on business. Buy your turnip seed at the Alliance Store. They have a large assortment and a fresh lot on hand. Messrs. T. L. Bently and R. L. Ilad away have been visiting friends and relatives in Elbert county this week. Mr. Charlie Rhodes spent the first of the week with Robt. Anderson. Charlie always enjoys such trips as this. Dr. R. J. Reid is at Cumberland Island this week, attending the Agri¬ cultural Convention beiug held at that place. Daniel Stewart, col.,- lost his horse Iasi Sunday night. Aicut run dfwn the horse was in the lot with a cow. The cow hooked the horse in the side and he died before morning. The protracted meeting at the Bap¬ tist Church closed last Sunday night. Nineteen were baptised Sunday morn¬ ing. Rev. R. E. L. Harris, the pastor, did most of the preaching during the meeting, and did it with much credit to himself. Rev J. A. Scarboro made a fine pro¬ hibition speech indeed, last Monday night. He showed that the bar keeper is not altogether to blame for this liquor curse, but that the voter who does not cast his ballot on the side of right has apart of the responsibility to bear. Leghorn hats may be cleaned thus: S'.lr one tablespoonful of powdered sul¬ phur into the juice of a lemon ; brush this mixture well into the hat with a toothbrush, and when quite clean, place it under a tap and let water run over it to free it from the sulphur; dry in the air out of the sun. CR AWFORDYiLLE, GA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, lSJ>r». OCTOBER 2 Is the Time Set for the Congressional Election in this District. Governor Atkinson lias at last fixed the date for the Congressional election in this District, and October the 2ml is the time set for it. Only thirty days remain for registra¬ tion. We urge Upon every Populist that has not registered to do so at once. Don't put it off, but go at once and qualify. The books close twenty days before the election, so the best thing to be done is to register now. llegister. Register, Register. The Nomination. The Democrats of the 10th Congres¬ sional District met at Crawfordville last Wednesday and nominated lion. J. C. C. Black to make the race again for Congress. Every count}', except one, in the District was represented. The Con¬ vention adopted the same platform that was adopted at Warrenton last fall. The following is the platform that was unanimously adopted: Resolved, By the convention here as¬ sembled at Crawfordville that we re-af tirrn word for word the Warrenton plat¬ form on which we stood last year and which reads as follows : Resolved, That we, the Democrats of the Tenth Congressional ( District as¬ sembled hereby renew our allegiance to the Democratic principles enunciat¬ ed in the platform of 181)2. We favor the immediate repeal of the prohibitory 10 per cent, tax upon State banks. We favor the iucome tax that will cause the rich to bear their just propor¬ tion of the burden of government. We favor a tariff for revenue only so ad justed as to relieve the necessities of life from taxation and place the tax .upon Ei.. luxuries vf life as far as practicable. We favor the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 and demand that such law be enacted without waiting for the slow progress of international agreement. Resolutions of Sandy Cross Baptist Cliurcli, in Memory of Rev. G. It. Gun n. Whereas, our heavenly father has called home to himself our beloved Bro. G. R. Gunn, who was once formerly Fastor of our church. We deeply feel the loss that chinches has sustained in his death, Therefore Resolved, 1st, That while we accept God’s dealings with us in this deep affliction, yet we deplore the removal of our so young,so full of faith and good works,and so loyal to his Savior and true to his churches, and whose life and labors promised so much to the Cause. 2nd, That we regarded him as a broth er dutiful, as a brother affectionate, as a friend true,as a Christian consecrated, and as a church member faithful and prompt in every service, 3rd, That we as a church extend to the bereaved family our sincere sympa¬ thy, asking God’s blessings upon them. 4th. That a copy of these resolution be sent to the bereaved family, one to Christian Index, one to Crawkord ville Advocate for publication. Adopted in conference August 3rd, 1895. .T. W. Swan, > J. T. Lyle, Committee. G. T. Edwards, ) To those o our arrners w 10 canno dispose of their fruit would it not be making more meat for home ami h s 30me me to sell Lake Bark News : Quite an amusing fodder pulling race took place on Mr. Abram Deloach’s plantation one day I !r M-° e >et 'J' ee " ^ rars a '' ona three - rare l. ar, one a rou e >o< aer . r.-,.. i. e ’.L,, ie ' r e*ae race, an on cut i occasion i. s JelmacL came out fur ubead of ». McDonald, which created quite an ap plause bv the spectators. Miss Delx>aeh the champion fodder puller of Echols county. Is there any other girl can heat a grown 23-year-old man doing ’abor of this kind ? If so we would like Lf'i from her The exertion from the race laid Mr. McDonald up with backache all the afternoon and had to be fanned by his wife and inhale cam phor. Dots on the Road. 15V TRAVELER. Mr, Yic'or Moore, of McDuffie conn ty, was in Sharon last week on ness. Miss Laiamore, of Thomson, has been visiting Miss Jessie Furgersou the past week. Mrs. E. A. Kendrick and Miss Flor¬ ence Moore were on a visit to relatives at Mesena last week. Mr. James Rattle is stopping in Sharon for the present and boarding with Mr. J. A. Kendrick. Mr. Rhines, of Augusta, has been on a visit to Mr. John Burk’s family of Shat on lot sometime. There was a sociable party at Mr. T. -T. Flynl’s residence on Monday night of last week. Baibacue at Mr. L. A. Moore resi¬ dence last Thursday near Hillman Shaft. Sir. Finley, <of Lincoln county-, visit¬ ed Col. C. G. Carrol and family last week in Sharon. Mr. W. L. Kendrick has started his syrup mill and making up a good article. Professor Jarrel, of Warren, visited Sharon last week. Father O'Brien, of Washington, visits Sharon quite often now looking after the work that is going on at the Convent. Mr. Johnson, of McDuffie,visited his sister Airs. John m. Kendrick near Sharon last week. Mr. David Taylor was on the sick list last week. Raytown Methodist annual meeting commenced last Friday. Mr. Neal, one of Taliaferro hoys was visiting relatives at Raytown last week. Mr. Neal is engaged in the railroad business in Alabama. Mr.. George Griffith, of T><w».;|dg-. neighborhood has the finest fruit crops of all kinds we know of in the country. Mr. Ilcsakiah Jones is visiting rela¬ tives in Taliaferro at present. lie was formerly a resident of this county, but uow of Southwest Georgia. Sandy Cross Baptist annual meeting closed last Thursday night with four new members. Miss Minnie Battle and brother Law¬ rence were visitors in Sharon lust week. Mrs. Traveler sent over a line toma¬ to last week which weighed seventeen ounces. Wc thought we had beat the record in tomato raising, but Mr. Wilks Kendrick said he had raised two that weighed twenty ounces each, and David Perkins of Raytown said he had two, that one weighed twenty-eight ounces and the other twenty-four ounces, so we had no more to say. Mr. W. P. McKeon and mother of Sharon visited Augusta last week. Mr. E. E. Darden and Ewell Jackson were on the sick list last week - but are better at this writing. Sparks from Mildrajon. 15Y IDLER. Several from Mildrajon are spending a few days in Augusta this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. llagby visited in Poweltou last Sunday. Messrs. J. W. Akins and W. II.Allen are visiting in Wilkes county, this week. Mr. Hugh Wheeler was in the neigh¬ borhood last Sunday. Come again Hugh, we are all glad to see you. Captain Agee is raising a lino bird dog. Perhaps Idler can get employ raeDt wlt h him next fall. w T m]]j forruer]y of Mildra but .ow Wilke, count,, return*,1 days visit to home h" “if folks. *"“ We heard some one say the other day that our county paper is under j )etter management than it has been for severa j y( . arS5 . Mr T L . chapman an* his son Albert made a trip to Jewells last week. They report excellent drops of corn, ;mr j ^ acrea * e G f same, on the road, ^ ^ s hows that the farmers are trying , ° J Knack playing is the favorite pass time in the neighborhood since crops were “laid by.” This time was enjoyed by our fathers, and is still unsurpassed as a source of in nocent amusement by any of the modem games. Advertise in this paper, will pay you. Political and Otherwise. in' .TACK SI’itAT. Fodder pulling is the order of the day. The public toads are being put in order. Whenever a fellow takes a trip over in Wilkes county by private convey¬ ance, when lie leturns, his most com¬ plimentary remarks are. paid to the good roads over in \\ ilkes. The annual meeting of the Melho dist church at Barnett closed last Fri day with 0 accessions. Wo are glad to see such interest manifested. The worst ellect, economically con sidered, of falling prices from a con¬ tracted currency, is not upon existing poverty, nor upon debtors, but upon laborers whom it deprives of employ¬ ment and consigns to poverty, and upon society, which it deprives of that vast sum of wealth which resides po¬ tentially in ilm vigorous arms of the .idle workingman. To the casual observer, it is no idle thought that something must he done to break down the wall between those who possess, and those who possess not. A right to subsist on that which i s wholesome, work honorably, and act (Upon individual opinions, must in some manner, and through some avenue lie 'permitted to all. For over 1 or 5 thousand years capital lias, in different forms, oppressed labor. For equally as long the wails of desolation from the victims, and the shouts of rejoicing from the victors have Intermingled with each other, and the shrieks of the oppressed and the gloating laugh of the oppressor have together ascend¬ ed to the throne of God. Land. Labor and Currency, are the controlling factors of every gov iiimuit. When ju»( relations bet ween these three great factions are adjusted, prosperity always follows. Barnett lias organized a base hall club, and is preparing for an entrance into the lield, to contest for honors. CONVICT’S STORY. Roeital of Experiences Worthy of Darkest Russia. A special from Atlanta to the Macon Telegraph says: Harvey Merritt, a convict, recently pardoned out of the penitentiary, today entered suit for $5,OOt) damages Renitcntiary Company No. 2. Merritt cites a horrible story of inhuman and cruel treatment as the b sis of action. lie was in for twelve but was pardoned after serving nine years, because he was no longer useful to the lessees. While working for the Chattahoochee Brick Company and in the coal of the lessees in Walker county he al¬ leges that he was at frequent times beaten with inhuman savageness. ty to-severity licks on his naked back, he says, with a three-pound strap, was no unusual punishment. At one time he was given L5 lashes, the blood ing forth at each blow. After the par ticular beating, he tried to escape, and when recaptured he recites the horrible details of the beating he received. Six men held him while Woodruff, the whipping boss, plied the knout, which was split by the force of the blows. 0nc of his eyes wa8 put out by the ^ err jble strap. At another time, the ex-convict alleges, because ho was sick and unable to work, he was dragged on hi, back for a half mile until the »kiu ”” r “^ «" ***• fjf that while in the mines in Walker county, on account of defective he was crushed by falling coal, And permanently disabled. Be was forced to work in winter without shoes, which caused his feet to freeze. The bill which was filed by Broyles & Broyles, lawyers of the highest stand ing, is one of the most sensational ol kind ever filed against the pemten tiary le„ee,. If half the allegations are »ue, the convict’s life is an awful existence. While Frank Grant and several er., were digging agrave near Ilardeville s. C., last Friday, a thunderstorm came U p. Lighting struck Grant, who was at work in°the grave, killing him instant Three others Who were near by were stunned, Editorial Sparks. Some, of 1 he Philadelphians object to the Liberty bell being brought to the Atlanta Mxposition, and an injunction is threatened if it is moved. t f f Three people killed and several others vvouned, is the result of a head¬ Iv bolt of lightning at Fairmont, S. < Monday. t t t The Bank of England has ordered portraits of President Cleveland and Postmaster General Wilson hung in theoflice on account of their light against silver. t t t It is reported that Steve ('lav will enter this District and make speeches in behalf of Mr. Black. If this is true, it is safe to say that Mr. Watson will shell the woods and lively times may Unexpected from now until Oc'ober dud, when the election lakes place. 111 Governor Atkinson has ordered a thorough investigation into tlm methods of treating eonviets in the Georgia penitentiary. This was brought about by a violation of the rules laid down for the government of the Geoi gia penitentiary. t t t Mr. 'I'lios. I). Minpliey will leave the editorial clmir of the Augusta Herald on Sept. 1st, and go to the Savannah Press, and Mr. ( has. .1. Bayne of the Augusta Chronicle will fill the editorial chair of llie Herald. Mr. Bayne will be assisted by Mi. Bovvdie i’hiui/.y. t t t The prohibition question is agitat¬ ing the minds of the people of Georgia to a considerable extent at this time. Petitions are being circulated thorough out the State for signatures declaring against bar-rooms and asking the Leg¬ islature to pass an anti-bar-room bill. The liquor men too are Orgatiizln their forces, and the fight no doubt will be a heated one. t t t A special lo the Constitution from Macon, Ga., says that the negroes there are circulating a petition asking Gov¬ ernor Atkinson to extend to Gus Fain hies whatever clemency he extends to Mrs. Nobles. Families is the negro who was hired by Mrs. Nobles to kill her husband. Both Families and the white woman, Mrs. Nobles, are seu tenced lo be hanged on Friday, Aug¬ ust lOth. Governor Atkinson has just granted a lespite to Mrs. Nobles and Fumbles until October lKth. t t t Senator Ben Tillman, of South Caro¬ lina, and Marion Butler, of North Carolina, spoke to 3,000 people at Con¬ cord, X. C., Tuesday. They both made strong free silver speeches of two hours duration each. While not coining out Hutly in favor of a new party, there was a strong squint that way in the speeches of both. They both advocated tire getting together of silver men of all shades of opinion to nominate a ('resident, in 1896. t t t The ,, nited . States department , 1 ol agriculture has recently obtained Irout J Vru namRiFs , of ,. corn, tne ,i "rams of ............ ...... the siz(; of our - , jn >id ,l prolific I, very l 8UrpaB8ing ln qua jfty and species of L aigein th , H comu „ ig intended | U)oroughly tcgt tbto corn in the ,. (lite(l Statl;S atl(l It ;* to be hoped such experiments will he successful and profitable for general cultivation. t t t If Major Black is such a strong fiends VM „. tt( . f()r silv ,. r a9 gome of lliM claim, wl„ i, il that he i, ,u P „u«cd alromi'y ly «.». '•< 'he *M h»S i p f , r)Cr8 ? The truth of the matter is jfajor Black favors silver in words | and votes against it in action, just the sa tne as be does on the prohibition | j question: he speaks for prohibition,but votes for whisky. With this kind of a ! record, how can Mr. Black be j ed on on any question that effects the people ? t t t We have just received the second j tlum , M . r (jf lhe People’s Guide, a new ! paper just started at Irwinton, Ga., in j Wilkinson county, in thi- District. It is a bright paper, and is edited published by Me ssrs. ( nas. and ]-. I.. Leidy, who are experienced newspaper men. The Guide is a thorough “mid die of the road” populist, and deals Uvlth matters in a plain, open mariner, ’ . Wc wish The Guide great success. o *** i . f) ARE YOU i BANKRUPT ^health. constitution undermined by ex¬ travagance in eating, by disre¬ garding the laws of nature, or physical capital all gone, if so, NEVER DESPAIR Tutt’s Liver Pills will cure you. For sick headache, dyspepsia, sour stomach, malaria, torpid liver, constipation, biliousness and all kindred diseases. Tutt’s Liver Pills an absolute cure. STEPHENS HIGH SCHOOL, Crawfordville, Ga. THOROUGHLY REORGANIZED —i- '/n ■//• ur* vyi Fall Session begins Sept. 2 and continues Four months. —<- */K >'//. r/73 tJQr, A school unsurpassed for thorough methods, linn discipline, and earnest work. TUITION 1’KR MONTH: First Grade, Si. 60. Second Grade, 2 . 00 . Third Grade, 2.'0i Foulth Grade, 11.00. Board can he had very cheap with the Principal. 'Tuition collected monthly. Barents having hoys and girls to' educate please correspond with Kk. f L. A. McLAUGHLiN ‘f Rrincjpul. Don't Through Limp Life | 1 recked ty Rheumatic peine. It i handicaps your whole career. , Of course you wouldn’t if you i could help it—and you can. ”i fP Jr f goes straight to the Liver, where Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Dys # pepsia, Headache ami most y other ills start. ' ' It cleanses this organ and makes it active ;.'In—the acid ‘ w a pV , leaves your blood, end you’re | N cured. Testimonial _ . below. , . » f y I havo l>Bon tr y-cm! for ucnor'il V L deb:, tv mui cirouio riDc.mutism for 'j KjySS&JJK 1 b.eu.akk, vw—, ria. f **kYo«f Drujsi.t or Merchant For H. , h CULLEN & NEWMAN, t V Sol. Proprietor,, I V t Knoxville, Tennessee. j For sale by The Alliance Store, Dr II. F. While, and U. S. Gunn. THE ATLANTA BUSINESS COLLEGE. The Advanced Business School. Book-keeping, Banking, Shorthand, Penmanship, Math matins, Elocution, and all the Commercial and English Branches Taught by Practical, and Pro¬ fessionally Trained Teachers, Students may enter at any time. For full information, and Catalogue write to, Atlanta Business College' Whitehall St. Atlanta (ia. The city council of Thomasville and the business league at that place will pay for the printing ol 20 ,(Khi illustra ted books descriptive of that town. Ihe county commissioners of Thomas coun ty have also taken steps to have 50,000 paruplets about that county printed.