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About The Advocate-Democrat. (Crawfordville, Ga.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1896)
Tie Aiiecaie-Deiocrat FtrSLISHEli tVBRr f RIDA 1 MORNTKO B'i CLEM G MOORE. Official OrganTaliaterroGounty. It m usually considered that an adult should drink about three pint* of liquid a day. ___________ B. II. Murray, a Bible agent, is under •nest, charged with robbing an intoxi¬ cated old man of $70. Canada is conducting a scientific in vMitigation a* to the causes of the low water in tbe great lake* Oomi'RF.khkii air is coming to the front an a mean* ol street car propulsion in France. The Parisian line* use it. Holland admits women a* students to all it* onivenlties, hut the largest num¬ ber of women students is to he found in tbe Swias universities, where they num¬ ber over 400. Mil. an’* monument to King Victor Emmanuel was unveiled r, n June 24, the thirty seventh anniversary of the battle ol Han Martino, where King Vu tor commanded in person. Lamia A. C. Ho0olii>, a graduate of Tuft* College, ol Die training school lor nurse* arid of .Sargent’s Gymnasium, ha* lawn elected a member of the Maa*acht] **tt* Medical Bociety and ol the B j«ton Hospital Club. Khe established one of tbe first emergency hospital* in Boston. Thk illumination in the lighthouse at Cape de lleve, three mile* from Havre, is equal in power to 23,000,000 candle*. It la the moat, brilliant artificial light In the world, and In clear weather can be aeon at a distance ol 144 mile*. Dtini.NO the year 1B95, L'l,.'l!13,71 I ton* of coke were nmno'actured in the United Htatea, nnd ol thin amount LI, 000,000 ton* came from the Pittsburg district , and ws* consequently handled by the Pittsburg roads. A Lit i.iit horse owned lev Charles Gottachard, at Cedarburg, Wi*., i* 31 years old, and has been in service since hi* fourth year. He is sound *« a dollar, without a blemish, Ims never been sick a day, and is still a flue looking horse. A x swap At* Kit published in an Okla¬ homa town, where the women recently carried U*. «U« tion i sent the following order to a supply houat “Please send us oae small cut of a hen. Women car¬ ried the election here, and 1 suppose we will have to swing out a hen instead of a rooster.” TUK largest kitchen in the world Is in that great Parisian store, the Bon Marche, which ha* 4,000 employe*. The smallest kettle contains 100 quart* and the largest 500. Ltch of fifty roasting pans I* large enough for 300 outlet*. Ex Queen laahella lot* followed up the reconciliation which took place some years ago between her and her huehand, Don Francis d’Assise, by traveling with him for the first time since .the separa¬ tion. Tnic new anti-boxing law went into effect lit Massachusetts on Saturday. It makes public boxing exhibitions of all kinds illegal. There will he no prize fishts henceforth in the old fii*.v slate under the guise of “scientific glove cot. testa.” Thk announcement that England i* to greatly strengI lieu its fleet in the north Atlantic end to assemble st Halifsx one of the largest and most powerful naval quadrons in the world dor* not now create any great excitement. The wsr lever has pretty thoroughly died out Thk late James Emerson, the inventor ol a car-heating system, w«» a pro¬ nounced Hplrit'ialist, end claimed to have received many message* from the »pirit world, lie was the authoi of a carious book on hydrodynamic*, in which, along with mechanical problem*, he discussed divorce, marriage and re¬ ligion Nxw Y'ork has the costliest cspitol; about $30,000,000 ha* been spent on it and it isn't fliiielied yet. Texas ha* the largest capital; it i* one of the largest building* in the world. The addition to tbe Massachusetts state house hss made the building oae ol the most eostfy. The state of Washington is building an expensive capital. The capitol at Hartford, Ft., was built iusuie ol tbs appropriation, which makes it re¬ markable Tut term ''Cuckoo"’ came into use about two and a half years ago, during tbe extra session of congress, called bv tbe prenident to rej>eal the Sherman law. A congressman opposed to tbe pres dent's policy remarked publicly that lie had seen a cuckoo clock in the White House and said that certain adheren*t of the president cried “Cuckoo”' when evei tbe clock struck. The name stuck and was applied aieo to nrw*j»ac*n*, which got their policy from the pi ■* drat. Tmb statement that the arc electric light ig not blue, but as nearly ns possi¬ ble simitar todayiigbt, wils bea to many. The most probable explana¬ tion seems to Is: that the nerves of the eye, which are sensitive to yellow light., become fatigued toward night, as veilow light predominate* during the day. The arc light looks blue,both by con1ra«t to the yellow and because the nerves, gen gjfive to bine light, are rested and tli^re fore more acute. A Stmex publican took no odd re¬ venge on a nagging wife, whose tongue had given him many a bad quar¬ ter of an hoo- while he lived. On death she found that to receive any bene¬ fit from his will she mint walk to the market place each time the anni¬ versary of his death repeated itself. Holding a candle in her band, she there to read a paper confessing her seemly behavior to her husband during his life, and stating that bad tier been shorter her husband’s days would in all probability have been longer. By refusing to comply with these terms had to be satisfied with K20 a year keep her rdf the parish.” To Prevent Bruises From the Harness The annoying sores made by the har¬ ness can almost entirely be prevented by Intelligent care. The pressure of har¬ ness and collar upon parts not accus¬ tomed to It, if long continued, so com pretsea the blood vessels that the normal (low of blood is checked, the vessel are bruised and partially paralyzed; the muscles are a!s i bruised and weakened. When the pressure is sudden'y removed wl:h the removal of the harness, blood rushes Into the weakened vessels, dilating their walls, so that the blood serum passes through and In the connective tissue under the skin. Thus originate the soft, swellings often appearing upon the lar rest. If $hestt accumulations are removed, either through absorption through an Incision In the skin, results a permanent enlargement callous formation. When the Injury is only to the and underlying muscular tissue, an ln llamailon I* Incited that results in a breaking down of the tissues at the af footed point, In nature's attempt to re build, there Is an excess of material dc posited, and thickening of the part re¬ sults unless Intelligent treatment is given. The sores that result In sloughing away of p imo parts arc caused either by the excessive heal arising from friction of the harness, or by a killing of the parts from cutting olf the blood supply vhrougi$long continued pressure. An understanding of these processes enables . , one to ... alleviate , ,, the conditions ,,,, „„ favoring . them. , The same collar should ., ... be used on a horse, provided , It , is a good . one, so as not , to be , continually , ,,, shifting the pressure, then put , a horse , to heavy work gradually. , , Skip ... frequently, ......... not „ , long at a time, , nmi . raise , , Jrie collar, manipulating the parts of tm' shoulder up..n which It rests with the Angers, so as to restore the circulation. It Is an excellent plan m have an old cloth at lacked to the harness to use to wipe the perspiration from the shoulder. A ' uing man of my acquaintance uses his shirt sleeve fnr this purpose, and he al ways has a line looking team, with never a s*‘re u them. <*n removing the har ness, bathe the parts up m which the harness has rested heavilv with cold water this contracts the muscles and tends to prevent Inflammation and swell ‘ B A t \ his nine 'of year, when the work is changing to Implements with tongues, we are apt to think that the old farm horsvs arc aim; -l as liable to have sores S 3 ? .“«! team should be watched during harvest. Should an injury appear, bathe the part with cold water or apply ice so long as there is any inflammation or fever tn the part. This usually lasts twelve to twenty four hours Pads kept wet with colil water are beneficial. After the fever lias ah subsided, use warm water to hasten the rapatrof the parts. ever the skin is broken from anv cause. bathe With a two to five per cent, solu Mon of ere- line. It should als be used where the skin is badly bruised. It fre vtntB infection of the pnrli.— H I Mil ier in Farm and Home. |tl«nniftl KitCMtitpmriii of (hi* Knlgh|» of rjrtbUft. O Office ol Southern Railway,! 212 W, Bay st. t JacksonvB.i.k, Fi.a., July 21, 1890. For the above occasion the F. C. A P. and Southern Railway will sell round trip tickets from ail point* in i iorida to Cleveland. O., at a rate of one fare for the round trip. Tickets will be sold August 21*t, 22J, and 25 i, limited for return passage until September 2d. Those who contemplate taking advan¬ tage of this cheap rate can secure through sleeping cars from Jacksonville to Cincinnati only vij the K. O, A 1’. and Southern Railway. Tilts rate also ap¬ plies via Columbia. Asheville and Knox¬ ville, the new popular route between Florida and Cincinnati, giving a daylight ride through the tieanti/ui mountain scenery of Western North Carolina, the “Land of the Sky.” Through sleeping cars leave Jackson ville daily for Cincinnati at 6;4op. m Sleeping car berth* will be reserved by applying to any ticket agent or to W, D. Ai t ax, Florida Passenger Agent. Jacksonville, Fla. THE STATE OF GEORGIA. Tlewa Motes from the Bmplrefita 6 of the South, i ImproT.BtaU »«¥*lo»no«nt* tm* r '** m. 1 tma XJml rat*** Tvaasjlrt** •*> Oar On Orest State, Wirm and atbar Seturoee. C.oR. L. Armstrong, projector of Armstrong hotel of Home, is'-stili in a very critical condition with sms 1 of recovery. From a robust man weigh¬ ing upward of 200 pounds he has been reduced to a skeleton and woe 1 weigh less than 100 now. The Grand Army of the Republic build¬ ing, located at Fitzgerald, is nearing com¬ pletion. The company has received an offer of $300 per tiontli to wilt the opera house alone, and there will be a Grand Army ol the Republic hall, offices and atorca. besides the opera ball. Mr, David Michael one ol-Athens’ prominent citizens has passed away. He was in hie 72ud year, and for nearly thirty-five years had been a resident of Athens. He leaves a wife and three children—Simon Michealand Moses G. Micbeal, dry goods merchants.jmd Mrs Myer Stern. Mrs. Sarah Walters died recently, a her home four mils* from Americas, from injuries received in a fall from veranda. She had Jived more than eighty-three years. More than fifty years of her life were spray in country. She was the mother of sixteen children. T. G.,S. A., J. W .Thomas and Joseph Walters, all well known citizens of this county, are her eonst She leaves also several daughters, be¬ sides many grand-children and several great grandchildren. McRae claims a larger cotton acreage than for many years. tr Four mortgages have been filed for record by the Vt. M. Mauck 'Company of Atlanta, for $11,226 62 on the stock of gcodr, fixtures and horse and wagon. Mr Mays, the president of theeompany, sav* that these mortgages cover the entire indebtedness and were* given to sat inly the creditors, so that the appli¬ cation (or receiver could be dismissed Mr. Mays and J. It. Htewart own all the stcck of the company, and they say they will soon reorganize it and do bus¬ iness on a cash basis. Brunswick shipping master*are com plaining about obs'ructions in the river ami buy which make steamboat naviga tion costly. Tne obstructions Me heads of pilftig and plank whichJgiuHders of vfharvuTs along the'watSrw row into the stream. Complaint ha4 been made by 1 Capt. Winn of the Pope Catlin, who states that <o much . damage , has been done hi* side wheels , , , by these ~r obstruc- . . J tione that . it has , been necessary to al¬ , most rebuild ...... tho wheel* , . twice. . . T In ,, the davtime ... they , be avoided, .? , . but . at J can • night * masters of vessels canuot Bee * *® nl ' in the case of Tom Edwards of Sura n*r for a villainous crime, the jury re turned a verdict of not guilty. The trial (. f ,n»iuned two days. Attorneys Perry au ,j Forehand of this place and Judge (jagrry of Dawson appeared for the de¬ f enge Judge Pope and Solicitor Warten 0 , Albany appeared for the plaintiff. The court house and yard were filled with at tentive hearers, moat of whom remained until n verdict was reached, about 10 o’clock last night, when Edwards, with relatives and friends, returned to his home *t Sumner. Edwards showed no excitement, as he nays justice was all lie wanted, nnd he felt sure that he was he j nt j tried before and intelligent jury that *»««'.............. .1 a. Chattahoochee Bank of Columbus, now defunct, were assessed 01 per ceut of the par value ol their holdings, the object . l««>ng . to , cancel . , all „ indebtedness of the institution not paid off by money raised from other sources. All of this assess mgn ( Has uo t asked for immediately, but * he , .. Wnient. which is 11 percent, has been due several weeks. About half of the stockholders have paid this first assessment of 21, per cent. Ttie 0,hBr .... bal1 h fa,I,rd t , t0 . ond , to . tbe .. * Te rf8 " v-all, pleading inability to do so. An other payment on the assessment is due in August. The bank was capitalized at $100,000. A most horrible tragedy has been brought to light in Madisou county. David Herrituan a prominent farmer and of considerable means, is the accused murderer. Berriman had a wile and four children, but drink led to his ruin' Last year be *ai eeparated from bis wife and they lived apart for several months. Last Christmas, however, they agreed to live together again and all appeared to be going along smootblv until yeater day, Berriman went ta itis boms and with pistol in hand made his houst scene of blood. He aho.t bis wife, then shot each of hi* four children, and, af;er he had completed hia deadly work, turned the pistol on himself and put a ballet through his brain. Every bullet went to ire mark, and eix dead bodiee meas¬ ured their length upon the floor of that country home. No immediate cause fox the terrible deed is assigned, It is thought, however, that it was due to in¬ sanity caused by the excessive nse ol liquor. Jam s M. Smith oi Bmithsonia. who a The mest extensive farmer in the state, ha* one of the iarge-r. of the state convicts and work* camp No. 3 ft) his farm. He elsim* to be Joeing moi ey on theta, estimating the exp- per an num for esc i co..•: ; ’ $175 ■i tear He.<Joe“ n -t want to renew big lees*-, snd think* that the other IrH-i** will be of the same mind, and the state will have to adopt noni“ new ay stem for it* pen¬ itentiary. They will in the future, he save, east Georgia $150,000 a year, and this item of expense, he thifks sill surpis* the peop e.. Harrs Hill, sen" up for forgery, ia at work far him, and Smith Hays he make* n model p>i* )i.$ r Hill D learning to be a line wo <i •. rk man and blacksmith and when be oat of the pen will bemastsr of a useful nnd well paid trade. He wag iransferred from Grose camp at Bramer to Mr Smith ’a farm, and has worked so fai h fully and behaved *o well that Mr. Sgaitb thinks he deserves a pardon. His sentence will be out in eighteen months. 9 y This great remedy is indorsed by physicians, and prescribed by them all over the world. Positively guaranteed to cure the most stubborn cases. 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The first ball passed through his left arm, entering his chest near his heart. He (C L. Harris) fell to the ground and begged John not to shoot him any more, that he was already killed, but John Harris fired three more shot*, all taking effect, and from the way the balls ranged shows that he was down and John Har ris was shooting at his head. The atate ment that C. L. Harris shot at him twice before John shot is untrue. Sev eral parties searched C. L. Harris per son and round where he was shot. and found no pistol. C. L. Harris gave hi« dying statement, under oath, that he had no pistol, ” and had not carried one a ... . Gay at any tim- tu ins n.e. ine parties where on good terms and had even been so up to the shooting As reported , , ast week , Messrs. „ McKinley r . , and Bryan have been reveling in the loxury of G orgia watermelons. The statesman had a 65 pound melon on bis table for lagt buodgy dinner, and Monday the Nebraska candidate went the Ohioan one better>06 with^pounder. The melons were grown on the farm Mr. J. W. Comer, purchasing agent of the Central railroad, near Eden, Effing¬ ham county. They were of the Black Diamond variety, now superseuding the famous ratlesnake melon, and were sent to the presidential candidates by Mr. W. N Mitchell, southern repreeenta tire of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. They are the largest melons known have b-en grown this year, to They were shipped free through the courtesy of the Southern Express Com panp. Thev were handsomely packed— one in a gilded hamper tied with broad gold ribbon. stamped‘‘Single Standard,” resting in a bed of gold tinsel; while the other was in a silver hamper tied with white satin ribbon stamped in large Bilver letters, 16 to 1,’ and imbedded in silvi r tinsel. The Fruit Growers' Association,of Guy tQB held Ug annua , picnic Ugi week . This has been for * verai tears one of the nioic enjoyable occasions of the yea*-, and the picnic was equal to any of the past. The committee had made ample arrangement*. A long table and a large platform had been built and the grounds out in good order for the r>!eas ure of^all. Col. M. Rawls made a short ad( j ressf) { welcome to the large crowd p rP( , enf p string band had been se Ciir e,i and the dancing commenced at an earlv hour and continued throughout ’h" day, wi’hbut few interruptions. Tne water mi ions were large ard delicious. dinner wa * all that any o; e conld K i*h. There was an abundance of the b st that the ountrv afford*. The secretary Mr. J M. Spur, read a report t (. e condition of crop* of the mem p^-g. He reported th*-m ell good and few crops very fine, stowing good ,SS’“ - tbe d<y mM to ^ Col. Rawls dancing a quadrille with his littiegrand daughter, who is six year* of ago.
