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About The Advocate-Democrat. (Crawfordville, Ga.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1898)
THE ADVOCATE-DEMOCRAT. PCBLISHKO EVERY 1 ’RIDAY MORNING ■» CLEM. G. MOORE. Official O.tan Taliaferro C*. CRAWTORDVILLE, FEB. 23. 1898. With this issue the Advocate Democrat begins a new year. For 22 years the old paper has been visiting' the homes of the people and recording events of its time. Give it your support for the next 22 years and ire happy. The so-called Soldiers' Home in Atlanta is 1o bo sold April 5. An ostrich’s egg weighs about four pounds equal to forty ben's fgg* Mr. Will Sanford will have in charge the new football team of Koine. You can scarcely count the gubernatorial candidates on your lingers of hot 1) ltaiuls. The Slate Democratic Execu (ive Committee is called to meet in Atlanta on March 17. Miss Julia IL Reed began a caret T mi t lit 1 st age as elocution ist at Ealonton 1 his week". Mi’-s Carrie }’under died al Rome Sunday from Ihcelleels of a snakebite received several years ago. The.-e old fai offices are very eagerly sought after—-yet they say our high officers h re not paid enough for their work”. The Danielsville Argus, a new and bright paper from “Free Stiite, is welcomed our exchange . Tne Omaha exposition com¬ missioners have returned to At janla, feeling greatly encourag¬ ed about u Georgia display. The activity about the forts and const defences of the United States make people believe that somebody is expecting war. A prominent guano manufa" turer said a few days agt i that there would be 27 per cent, less guano used this year than last. It present's the lies It will'll lacerated or wouuoed m a.i\ \v a y. Steps the ble \ b ling, stops tin 1 pain and heals quicker t han an vt liiug. what l)r. TU'henor’s Anliseptie does. Try it when t ou get hurt. R v. Sam .Tone ,S raised tv sat,ion last Saturday by saying he \\; going t<>bo in the race for Governor of tieorgia. d that be was in > ter Allen iL l 'andlor as common peo pie. OH 0!' IV. 0 WAVS. tiller m- nvritc.i for one pur r tv, a vc.t s in 1 Jc for the uthie. s.frh it is nut iitiMc to any form cf mm cpt tlV Ol ut tw o \\ ir s. The • an iniptu iiH". act n o 9T im I iK‘ Sv'G »lV* \\ MY 'Jig ruiKi l v .urine fi - kivi l! Uuttv - C < :■ a > Wt'lhb A r. Vi A' g L a' n - R Jill 4U ; z i n* j >1 C A <•<•1 !t ip. It will bo seen in our report of the meeting here Tuesday jpcrjlt that O VT cit izOIlS ai’.'J aliVC to the ini -r. >t of the county at l- ir .rp Thev have awakened to „ t *»***■*«. «». will help all. The request to the towns of Sharon and GVawfordville, and t ] K . (; r:uu l J to raise a fund to ‘ < ‘ . * commendable fp , ueor , , move. 1 ne gia commission for the . ilixposl tion failed to call on our county and now it is the spirit of our citizens to not be left out in the Cold. To place US properly before the thousands of citizens in the frozen Northwest will insure the of - of r those ,i people i moving many from that section to our sunny clime. fhoy will bring their money licre and will help us to build up our towns, enhance the real estate in the county and givo prolituble employment to ni: . iy of our citizens who now cfitti [),ain that V times are dull. No shoulu lie lor a momem oiut oppose this move. *• I - - < al 1 to have more people Willi more money r J'iie State will have an exhibit of hhv m o.lueis at the Expos! tionanh ; 1 1 1 ! o It l w.‘ 1 1 1 • ‘ < . should be with them. We should worlc from now until (he crops are ma I ■ with a view of getting in, a m-iali "o i e <bsplay r i ot out 'I 1 , products, both 1 com the iarms, woods and earth. Ce have plenty of valuable woods, and mine' als that should bo in the exhibit. ■ ' ' These could bo gather e( l and (*.' 1 liI>iled here ni a small conn ly fair and then forwarded m a body to the Omaha Exposi tion. Everv 1 “ U J ml men .shouldcommence at once and help secure I he i t . urn) to gel up a neat book calling at teution to our water powers, public and private buildings and show those people in the where I lie , call L 1 Cl v ill fate, good n schoolctmfChos and soviet, . l'i -t them know WV have lino , .S'.d . . Water p<jVttlS ol l< t inm . ’ that are valuable, and that the} only need developing. Mr. Wan. .do L '• was 1: troubled ^ . wit h chronic diarrhoea, for over thirl v w.'ii's. lie had become fully sat d tint i: was only a i)Ut 4 toil *'l a :-d u • • u i * unt u m would In; ■■ ■ to ;:'!Vc up. I'elutt! U b '.:te i f i I: > be I’ll. : •abut.;, no perumtieu ... rettet. (hie day he ]ticked up ' :: news paper and (’haueed to C advertisement of Chamberlain's Clioleid and Diarrhoea r.%. j t ' got - bottle of it ’ the ti ,, dose helps A i him and its {■onUmnst use Cl:red him. For s: e by Dr. R. J. Reid. \ ••,: & Denham o f Whitt , n:r cows’ amt • p.tyt -l Market prices for them. o rp: ,vs on lat'cs and atm urn ick liefore you begin your bouse, Wash in ten M :'g. Go. )huson. Washing :eeksot :bc. that’s ativ house in town a’ the I*. S. was blown up S t )0uS Oi *■ c l t'li :o i i srov i A Life Saved. r and lung a Dr. Bull's l V NVi!!,' 1’eter ' ' , Y.*... "Mv brother \v d, c rh and cold, c Lud cousutnp r .:rb. Syrup was r> t uprise h made him u is no l c a: a u id than liil-5 fcyr;p l)r. Bail a Cough Syrup is syia every vuere tor 23 ceaU The Spectator. . * Some Thin** lie IIgs • Heard aod i hou^. . * >out. * ; Wr have h:wl an unu*u*l*uw mtnf war w-rtain quartern. Of course much of all this talk Uu.ere newspaper bluster. But ii, c favor with which this .hiUHgerent bragadoeio has been rceeit- I has, to thoughtful people, moresignid ance dian it licuring upon the strained relations |M;tw<;eil l1ie United States and Spain , ro , v j n rr out of the sad disaster in Havana harbor. ******* Tin's generation of Americans know nothing of war. We have had a longer period of peace in this country titan we ] I;>V 0 liud ill all our history before. For nearly n third of a century the sound of I. battle wonder has not then heeti that heard peopieOTlio in oujgkuid. have It no forgotten; or never le aned ».nt war is i-hoidd „i:iiiif''St a great cap r• • - for the fray when war seems imminent. Some iiow tie i e ia a strange glamour ulent to most people who know ipvmu., of hy experience. ******* War is the sum all horror* and inlm lulIli uv.. W. T. Sheniiai..»'.lio was certainly good authority on tb« .subject, that it was “tlio scienceofbarbariu.ii.” It means slaughter and .rapine a;;d Ueoth Rut a « fearful as it is, it is someiline iHe¬ vitaWe one iH forced to admit. f-o in the case ot nations, a- in the case of fluting should be tho last .'-jort as a means of settlingdiUiculties comniandmen^ andfisputes. JtaJbimling The ten are upon tuitions as upon individijOT; Uni" The fact (if it is n fact) that the States could easily overcome Spain iu.w* is no reason why we should rush into *»r wiiii • Spain. We nrc not a bully . „ L- the n;iU()riH of lhe carth- (or larger Neit-u^ one) ire lie wo is m-e tite amah hoy ready to knock down a smaller fjp.y for i-vry oliront, real and imaginunt Now '* ma never nltord to be pusillanimous.? » „^*^*^ souictiuies^Jta.iger Letter writing is .o^^oiialiv oi s Even piivatc letters g ( ; candidates into trouble, aw Woniats ni i. What one.says “in ^Hnp b , ick lias meaning and , n tjl lt (I() not n i wa y S atta*:kl«HBfcpkcii words. The latter can iw gotten or explained away. theL-riier. is atwi k s liable to confru* t; icii: , |,t tlu: public, t.u# oihnC c-r V. -s ! "V 1 '' 1 '' ,-,r ' tuspoI»*W»l and pc’ - i l , ! LNunR. Two lessons are in ibis for u lull Wo should bo careful about* : wy s:l y w m, tongue and pen. An,d \vc I should never wear a imjsque' political or A few mouths ago, Mr. Byron Every, of Woodstock. Mich.. W as badly amieted with rheuma tism. Ilia right leg was swollen the full length, causing him great suffering, lie was advised to ti'.y t htuubct.aius t uiu Balm. M'iie tirst bottle of it helped him coii-ilcrablv and the second """ w» Ti» » and r»0 cent, sizes are for sale by Dr. K. J. Reid, V/o’diliin l.;<il.r.' DHicait'.!. The dedication of Sharon's handsome Masonic Lodge \vas ;i tended bv many citizens from t hi - and other surrounding coim S M'D people listened , t tes. cue tot he ( •xcellent si touch of Dept Grand Master William E. Keener of Augusta, in his remarks on the occasion. YViliohin Lodge is now in good shape, in a good home of its own. Taliaferro can boast of two nourishing Masonic lodges which speaks well for the county. CASTOniA. T-9 is to sir-..s ' sr::y *- ****** ?‘VH’FIU... ”’1” ‘ " ’ , " 7-;”"‘ V’ .1'-."-..... t S i f . 4 1 E (N 0.9%,) W 1'1;:.I,U'4/ h ‘,’ 4 ’w) ( ,'.‘l "’5" '4' _ , 4. a u ., , .4, ‘ _ . . . 4. 4 “"me‘t-TLY-MQ""4 g4.‘4_' ' ’ f', ;.': F. (/ ". Lluhlh'I-,|‘41‘Zl' Lu J 'A. 4. . .. , . 1,: 1 7 ,_ . ’1 L/ rile. 4 ~’ . VXCR In”, D I'M MIMI] "A! 17‘} 1 {If ‘ 4...“, [”1” 7;]. :, .... .4, ’ I .. . .A(.. ,,. . “V, . V 4" '. 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' h I mam vnzfi M m E?mmfiumn the mrvnzma «m M: mama m \‘m: mmm- N. v): , 4:41.. llaahmgmx. Mass Meeting. Th 3 Populist of Taliaferro county met in mass meeting and elected the following delegates to attend the State Convention to be held in Atlanta on March S,f 8 ' Delegatee. 1■ F.ynt, and Joe Turner. 002—T. L. Chapman and Davie Davis, t. Kendrick and Slier. Edwards «w>4—J. J. Lyle and Allen Edwards, 603—W. E. Wall and Geo. Bidingba, —Jesse Portwood and Jake Turner, 607—Goo. Davis and Golden Stewart, g ,/—John Johnson and Sheep Peek , 172—J. .J. Moore and Ben Tones. County at large S. II. Rhodes and Geo. H. Mitchell. Each delegate is authorized to appoint au alternate in event he can not attend the Convention. The people in each militia district are requested to meet on ^j avc ] 1 dQth t 0 elect a district ex ^ cotnmittee composed 1 of the chairman _ of , these to be a member of the County Ex ecu five Committee. The chairman of the County Executive Committee ,, isempow ored to appoint temporary dis trict chairman when none exists. Resolve: That delegates to the Stiite Convention be sent un instructed. Resolve further: That it is the wish of this body that the anti bar room plank remain in our state platform. That we favor an early national conven¬ tion. That Judge J K. Hines is our first choice for Governor, That we are opposed to fusion. S. H. Rhodes, Chair. W *C. Chapman, Clerk. —A negro man, Cosby Mon crief, dropped dead on Mr. Boswell's place near Greenesbo ro, Wednesday of last week. - ce. ri rTTTkmrn M^in 4 . ofSffuthville.Ga., “A small pimple of a strawberry color appeared on tny cheek; it soon j, e g an t 0 grow rapidly, notwithstaud ing all efforts to check it. My eye became terribly inflamed, and was so & & swollen that could for quite % a while I not see. The doctors .^2 y, _ said the most I had malignant Cancer of hSingfhlke^ without doing me any good, they When gave in «P the case as hopeless. had diedL f formed that:my-father n>m as hereditary Cancer was incurable, “At this crisis, I was advised to try S.S.S,, and in a short while the Cancer a.tB di S b oXsJh,H m bi» to hea i. I continued the medicine a while longer until the Cancer disappeared and en¬ tirely. This was several years ago there lias been no return of the disease.” A Real Blood Remedy* Cancer is a blood disease, and only a blood remedy will cure it. s. s. s. {guaranteed purely vegetable) fails is a real blood remedy, and never to per tnaneutly cure Cancer, Scrofula, Eczema, Rheumatism or any other disease of the blood. Send for onr books on Cancer and Blood Diseases, mailed free to any address. %x Swift Specific Cc. Atlanta, Ga. A && stm PROF. P. M. WHITMAN, 2C9 Ttli St., Augusta, Ga.. GIVES FLEE EYE TESTS for all defects of sight. KAM Srcinds the proper glasses r.:: i W.iU - Cxev.t. Lenses cut into vour frame while you wait. FBEE OF CHARGE, "... i v "4 r.-td i l-ij t#> b'.T a ^ ) V; b "u - • % r A 1% '■> - .....' k j ia»2F.-~ w { 120 . d* ’••sw turn l I rJ m Af 'x oi c «-ti irrr \ . . a I H if* WCT I if feja isilIiHlll'3 & - hfl f W kB 3 f WONDERFUL RECOVERY OF ffilSS HATTIE SING. Stricken to file Bed arid upon too Verge of Insanity—She Finds a Remedy when Hope had Aimost Fled—The Best Physicians Failed to do Anything tor Her. From the Ithacan^ Ithaca N. Y. m , Miss TTattie King, of 04 Humboldt Ithaca N. Y., who was recently so ill that little ijnpe was regained entertained her health. of her recovery, Her has entirely unusual interest. Following is sub- ca.-« is one of stepfather, stantiallv the language of her Chas. M. Burnett, corroborant! by that of the mother, in speaking to a reporter of the ithacan: ' I: Hin WA ij\ im ■iO C5 ■Hi H / 4 hi B MISS iiattiu KING. “Hattie is now seventeen years old. A ynar mro last August she began gradually to complain of dizziness, suffered which became worse, of She excessive nausea and attacks vomitin'- TH'rc or’nothing were davs when she could keep lit tle on her stomach. She also was troubled with kidney disease. Her idood was so thin that the drop or two drawn by the prick of a needle was almost ns less as water. She had trouble with her heart and often fainted from the slightest exertion, as upon rising from bed, or from 6 chair. K22r*!E!3 rp'q. it 54 /?*% OTB 1 Sam ‘M 1 \ at w 8 Ecssa 3, Re progressive and keep up with the age. Typewriters are now a necessity in every tine of business. TYPEWRITERS FROM $15.00 UP. "i • Remingtons, Smith-Premiers, New Franklins, Dcnsmorcs, VV iffiims Cad graphs, and all STANDARD MAKES. At Astonishing Prices. Largest Exclusive Typewriter House in the South. Best Equipped TYPEWRITER REPAIR PLANT in the South. SEE THE NEW FRANKLIN— f The $75.00 Anti-Trust Machine. SEND FOR CATALOGUE. Southern Typewriter Headquarters, ^ 41 4 Pejactree St., Atlanta, Ga. * T fl gSiD fl A uomoai i CELEBRATED: a- CD 5 orifila, Green y, q CD i po LhlMU f ^ ’ IT K n 7! ■S3 03 V*> i a ;; rqp And all the splendid brands of fertilizers JL made by the Walton Guano Co. •/ mi SJ T) test ea the Market. — -For Sale by— D P! EDWARD O ■ V Crawfordvilla, Ga. When Yen Need T Lumoer, T dams, >. V Lime J Shingles, li.cr.T' Mouklirg.-'. Doors. Sash, Blinds. Cement, Plaster Paris. Plastering -.v. r I’ : p„' for y.iur well or ditehis. Jar. for y zr Lard, Jugs for your Syrup, etc., * Dd!; 3 , Kingas, and Screws for Your D jops or- Blinds, A i'.s, I o s, (' t’ r lint Ho i, She f Bracket's ,.r anything else yon may 5 :tl in a CO 'IV i : iio it Confer with tne. Washington Iianuiacturmg Co •i W ASH I2n GTON, G EG KG i hey will ?ive you r; ight prices ever' time vert call on them The Wonderful •• Blood Purifier * » • * I v Cures absolutely Rheumatism, Scrofula, Syphilis, Old Sores. Constipation, Coat, and AH Diseases caused by impure Blood .... TO STAY CURED......... Air scan a Has Never Failed la a sin ;> t trusses out of the hutiaretL treated. Therefore, weoaerit to the jrtj.ir with entire confi \r and are wil ing to undertake the itr.-'t desperate case on which other so-called infallible cares have failed. Africans is made altogether from herbs, is perfectly da harm , ss t.nd yet is the tn t powerful a tl surest remedy ever covered fsr the above named diseases. Write for further particulars, testimonies, eta Afric he Cj., 63b Atlanta,, S. BROAD Ga. ST. “ Another bad symptom was a was so unremitting that it was the general of onr friends that she was consuinp tive. She lost flesh rapidly. Sometimes she would be confined to the bed for tw o or three weeks, then be around again, but only to suffer a relapse. “She was not affected, only a and physical times wreck she bad Put her mind was at no realization of what she was doing. overthrow e feared, in fact, a complete mental a;id consequent removal to an asylum, for although we had two of the best physicians in the city, and had tried several proprietary medicines, none benefited her. “We had read considerable about Dr. Williams’ I’ink Pills for Pale People, and had also heard of some eases where they had done good and we decided to give the them a trial. Wc k purchased some at drug store of White Burdick, of this city. _ the “ Hattie began to take the pills in early part of January of this year. Im¬ provement was noticeable after the first box had been taken. The first hopeful sign that I noticed was that she did not complain be-! of. headache. The attacks of dizziness also gan <o abate in frequency, and she ceased to cougii. One left alter her. another, She took, the in distressing a!!, nine symptoms the pills. At the present time she boxes of is in perfect health. The alteration in her mind and body is almost past belief. “ I cannot sny enough in praise of'Hr. Wil. Hams’-Pink Pills, for they saved the life ofj our (Signed) daughter.” Charles Burnett. M. Subscribed and sworn to before me Mays 8th) 1897. C. R. Wolcott, Notary Public,* N. Y. 1 Tn and for Tompkins for County, People Hr. Williams’ Pink Pills Pale are sold by all dealers, or will be sent post paid on for receipt $2.50 of (they price, 50 cents a sold box, or bulk six boxes by 0) by addressing are never Dr. Williams’ in Medicina qr the 1( Co., Schenectady, N, Y.