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R. DON. McLEOD Editor.
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It is intimated that the legislature will
will continue in session until November,
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The Hawkinsville News was out last
week in a big trade edition, which shows
off Hawkinsvillle to gVeat advantage.
The News would be a credit to any city .
Boulanger was overwhelmingly ’defeat
ed in the recent French elections; so this
great high priest of demagogues will
have to remain hid oat in England for
another term.
We welcome to our exchange list the
National Democrat, a live newsy agress
ivc news paper recently started at Wash
ington D. C. by Edmond Hudson in the
in et ‘st of Demo racy. Send for a sam
ple copy.
The negroes of Monroe county are
being fleeced by a Voodoo doctor who
calls himself Dr. Bo Rabbit and claims
to do all sorts of wonderful things with
a rab’c it foot. Such imposters ought to
be sent to the penitentiary.
There is some talk among the ladies of
•Griffin, of combining and importing
about twenty-five Swiss girls for house
maids.—Exchange—Pretty good scheme
if they want to get rid of their husbands.
Mrs. Dawson had a Swiss maid.
Now that the Haytian war is over an
enterprising New York syndicate is
winding its subtle web around
lyte, the negro president and will capt
ure him and ail of the most valuable
franchisers of the little black Republic.
The Jacksonville (Fla.) Times Union
is a genuine treat to our sanctum,
sides giving the latest news in
nook and cranny of Florida it
to every section of the Union and is to
day one of the spiciest and
daily papers in the South.
J. C. McMichael, business manager
the Christian Index announces that
family of Dr. Tucker will continue the
publication of the Index, if the
support is given by the Baptist brethren,
and his son Henry II. Tucker will
as editor.
Five Georgians figure in our patent of
fice report of this week. W. H.
well of Sparta, is granted a patent on
car coupler; E. T. Carnes of Marietta,
a churn; J. Q. Donald, of Hartwell, on a
spark arrester; G, E. Huguley,
Barnesville. on a cotton chopping ma
chine and T. M. Taylor of Atlanta, on a
device for weighing cars.
Victoria C. Woodhull, who has
announced as the Woman's Suffrage
candidate ‘ for President of the
States, in 1893” [1892 was probably
tended] although ,born, reared and
her spurs” in America is now a
subject; she being the wife of John
dulph Martin, the milionaire banker
London who has a grasshopper as
emblem on his coat of arms.
To many people, looking down from a
great height creates an almost irresist
abie desire to jump overboard. To look
down from the bridge over Niagra Falls
seems to have this effect, with double
intensity, on a great many people, even
those having no inclination whatever to
take their own lives. To this peculiar
feeling is no doubt due most of the sui
cides that annually occur at Niagra.
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Twenty-five years ago a thrifty traffic
was done along the line of the Ochmul
gee river by steam boats. Since then
steam boating seems to have gradually
declined and the people turned their at
tention to the new railroads for freight,
but we notice that a new survey is
m tde of the Oclunulgee and it is
able that this once active artery of com
merce will soon be maue to
again.
Fully twenty-five thousand people,
is said, participated in the grand reun
ion of the annv of the Cumberland on
the old Chicamauga battle field last week
The blue and gray were so intermingled
that you could not distinguish between
them. Patriotic and appropriate
speeches were delivered by Generals
Gordon, Rosecrans and others, who, a
quarter of a conrory ago met in mortal
conflict on that memorial battle field.
ALL PULL TOGETHER.
Every advantage that nature could
bestow has been lavished upon Ellavile;
it remains for her citizens to do thetr
duty and make it one of the loveliest
little cities in the Soatb. There >s no
reason why we Should play second fid
dle to any other pfcace, Schley county
possesses the foundation for solid pros
perity, energy and perseverance will de
velop it and proper management will
•concentrate and preserve it in Ellaville.
The glory attained by ancient Greece
was by strict fidelity to her own people
and the encouraging and sustaining of
every interest that was Grecian. This
little wee bit of a state by united effort
and concert of action become one of the
greatest powers on earth. Its achieve
ments are yet regarded as the bright
est that adorn the pages of ancient his
tory. So we need not feel discouraged
because our county is small. Schley is
small only in area, her resources and
possibilities are large and we believe her
people possess the grit necessary to de
velop them, and the patriotism to sus
tain every local interest. The
merchants and business men of Ellaville
seem to have recently started out with
renewed determination to merit and se
cure the business of the county and to
devote their energies and capital to im
proving and building up our lovely little
city. Let the good work go on, let every
Schley countian learn to feel a special
pride in his county and his town and
prove himself true to every interest of
both and soon our little county will
take rank among the most prosperous
and progressive counties of the Empire
State of the South.
Christian Index.—Vason M. Barrett,
of Atlanta, has patented a new stove.
A factory for its manufacture is to be
built at once. The Barrett stove reverses
the principal by which the old-fashion
stove did its work. The fire is placed at
the back and near where the stove-pipe
is located. The draught and the heat
has to pass entirely around the stove be
fore it reaches the flue. The soot is con
sumed by the fire, and there is no clog
ging.
VVe clip the following items from the
Tazvvell items in the Marion County Pa
triot:—Cows are dying promiscuously in
the vicinity of Tazwell, yet no one has
discovered the cause.—There is a good
many cases of typhoid fever in the coun
ty at this time, no doubt by the excess
ive dry and warm weather which we
have been having.—Mr. W. T. Stewart
gathered, last week, from seven acres
of old, upland, 137 bushels of corn.
Hawkinsville News.—The brag patch
es of corn over the river have been care
fully measured by a competent commit
tee. F. R. Collins made 60 bushels per
acre, E. C. Smith 42|, R. J. Lancaster 3G
Jno. McLemore 45 and Frank Sparrow
24 bushels per acre.
The colored Baptist Association at
Shellman drew thousands of negroes last
Saturday, and opened up Sunday morn
ing with the killing of Allen Nipper by
Wash Roberson, both of the colored per
suasion
Statisticians estimate that the cities
and towns of Georgia, have gained since
the war $60,000,000 in value while the
country has lost $50,000,000. The dispo
sition to move to the towns is a public
calamity.
Ahearn, the slugger who killed Jack
son in the St. Louis prize-fight has been
indicted for murder and all the seconds
are held as accessories of murder in the
second degree. Public sentiment, it is
said, is strongly against them.
A white man name J. H. Minehan
shot a negro named Frank Golden, at
Brunswick last Sunday and came near
being lynched by an infuriated mob of
negroes. The sheriff finally quieted and
dispersed the mob.
A hawk flew down among some geese
at James Bank's house, in Marietta, re
cently, and in place of capturing a goose
it was captured by the geese. They laid
hold of the hawk and so on had him dis
abled.
The premium of a years subscription,
offered for the largest water melon, by
the Swainesboro Pine Forest was award
to Mr. Ebb. Overstreet, for a sixty
pound melon.
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Hon. John Thomas, ex-member of the
Georgia legislature from J ult<m county,
has been adjudged non compos mentis
and sent to the lunatic asylum.
Buena Vista will hold an election on
the 30th. to elect a mayor and council
under its new charter.
NEWS.
A TIMELY WARNING.
We endorse the following from the
Cuthbert Enterpise and Appeal.
There is a bill pending in the General
Assembly providing for the aiding and
encouragement of immigration to Geor
gia. We have not seen the measure and
of course cannot either endorse or disap
prove its provisions, but we desire to say
that any legislation on that subject
should be carefully guarded lest our fair
land be overrun with a class of people
who will be a curse rather than a bless
ing. Some of the Northern States are
already suffering great evils which they
have brought upon themselves by open
ing wide their doors to all comers from
every country of the world. This unre
stricted immigration has resulted in
pouring into their midst the very worst
and most dangerous elements of Euro
pean society and they are now confront
ed with anarchist and labor problems
infinitely more alarming and difficult of
solution than race trouble of the South.
In their eagerness to radicalize the North
so as they could control the internal and
external policies of the federal govern
ment in their own selfish interests, the
“Christian statesman” of that eminently
pious section of the Republic have been
only too willing to admit the riff-raff
and scum of the population of Europe,
and to day the Southern States consti
tute the only section of the Union where
there is a pure Anglo-Saxon blood, or a
homogeneous white population. Let us
preserve this distinction and this virtue,
and not rush pellmell into the porten
tous difficulties that now confront the
people of the North. If we need any
emigrants at all we should have sturdy,
sober, thrifty, and law abiding citizens
who will at once become identified with
our people and go to work to help build
up our country. These will come soon
enough, attracted by our many natural
advantages, and the riff-raff or floating
element, if possible should be kept away.
FALL GARDEN
Now is the time to plant for a fall
garden. Seasonable rains have fallen,
the ground is in good condition, nature
has done her part, and now only lazi
ness can stand between the farmer and
a good stock of wholesome vegetable
food. Remember that fruit and vegeta
bles are the cheapest and most whole
some food for all temperate climates,
and bacon and bread the dearest and
constitute a standing invitation to the
doctor. Plant abundantly, and have
plenty and to spuare. Animals, fowls
and less sagacious neighbors can use up
the surplus. More fruit and vegetables
and less medicine should be the maxim,
—Macon Telegraph.
An Atlanta special of the 19th says
Mr. A. E. Ivey, of the Cherokee Nation,
is in the city as ambassador to secure
the emigration to the nation of all half
breeds who remain in Geogia. It is over
fifty years since the Cherokees removed
from Georgia, but many who had for
mer white alliances were left behind,
and their children are among the most
substantial citizens of the state. Mr.
Ivey says that the Cherokees have re
solved upon maintaining their expense,
and wish to increase their number by
the addition of all who are willing to re
turn to the old tribe. In a few weeks
seventy-five half-breed families will
leave for the nation, to be followed later
by others.
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Lithonia New Era:—-Last Sunday
morning a doubleheaded child was born
in our town. It had two well developed
and distinct heads, seperate spinal col
umns, but only one body, and one set
of hands and feet. It was born dead. It
was a female and weighed twelve pounds.
Dr. Bond asked for the child and it was
given him with the understanding that
it was not to be dissected or used in any
way for pecuniary purposes. The Doc
tor carried it to his office where hun
dreds of our people called to see it. He
then carried it to the museum of the At
lanta Medical college where it is now
preserved. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley are
the parents of the child.
The Montezuma Record says:—When
ever a duel is talked of and it is gener
ally all talk, the Jacksons in Atlanta
seem to have a leading part in the dra
ma. We suggest that they hang
out a sign which should read: “Duels
fixed up on short notice—old characters
cleaned up—without a light.”
Delegates from Salvador, Bolivia and
Honduras, South America, arrived in
New York yesterday to attend the Con
gress of the Three America s.
The residence and kitchen of Mr. I. R.
Bridges, of Randolph county, with near
ly all their contents were destroyed last
Week by fire.
COTTON MARKET
The tendency of prices is steady.
ELLAVILLE Sept 20th.
Good Middling lOCents
Middling 9% ..
Receipts up to date 369. bales.
COLUMBUS Sept 34th,
Good middling 10J4Cents
Middling 10 S .
Low middling 9% i
Total recipts to date, 12,163.
AMERICUS Sept. 25th.
Good middling 10 HjCents
Middling 10 44
Low middling 9% ,.
Total recipts to date 11,169.
COL. LIVINGSTONE’S APPOINTMENTS
Col. L. F. Livingstone, president of
the Farmers’ Alliance, will address the
citizens at the places and on the dates
given below:
October 8-Oglethorpe. Macon county.
October 9-Americus, Sumter county.
October 10-EUaville, Schley couuty.
October 11-Buena Vista, Marion coun
ty.
October 12-Cusseta, Chattahoochee
county.
October 14-Lumokin, Stewart county.
October 15-Preston, Webster county.
October 16-Dawson. Terrell county.
October 17-Cuthbert, Randolph coun
ty.
October 18 Georgtown, Quitman coun
ty.
TAX NOTICE.
The tax payers of Schley county are
hereby notified that I will be at the fol
lowing places on the dates named below
for the purpose of collecting taxes:
Lacrosse, Thursday, October 10th.
Lickskillet, ) • y y 24th.
Nubbin Hill, y y y y 31st.
Ellaville every day except those named
above.
Office at Post Office.
R. M. Murphy, T. C.
The Hawkinsville News thinks there
is a fortune in stow for the Athens young
lady who has invented a lamp that will
cease to.burn exactly as the hands on the
clock indicate 10 o’clock.
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SCHLEY COUNTY.
Schley County is composed of teritory cut
off from Sumter, Marlon and Macon counties.
It was organized in 1856, and named for one of
the old Colonial Governors of Georgia; Gov
ernor Schley.
Its location is Southwest-Central. Area ISO
square miles. General features, hilly, inter
spersed with level plateax. The soil is very
I fertile all over the county, but varies in color,
some places being red clay, some dark brown,
very sticky in wet weather, some pebbly and
some sandy, under-laid with clay subsoil.
Cotton, corn, sugar-cane, oats, peas, pota
toes, purnkins, melons, riee, wheat, rye, bar
Jy, pea nuts and eh u fas; [watches, pears .prunes,
pomegranates, plums, apples, apricots, quin
ces. cherries, grapes, mulberries, strawberries,
raspberries, goose berries, beets, cabbage, cu
cumbers, squashes, tomatoes, turnips and oth
er held, orchard and garden products, grow
here to perfection.
The fence corners, waste places in old field
and forest, abound in all kinds of wild fruit,
such ns blackberries, blueberries, gooseberries
whortleberries, May haws, bluck haws, plums,
cherries, crab apples,persimmons, fox grapes,
Winter grapes, muscadines, chinquepins,
hickory nuts and chestnuts.
Besides the native crab, crowfoot and other
grasses, many of the best varieties of import
ed grasses do well here, especially Barmuda,
herds, blue and orchard grass.
The no fence law prevails in the county, yet
stock raising is rapidly becoming one of the
leading industries of the county some of the
finest horses in the South are raised here, and
the rich golden butter and sweetcountry hams
that are daily brought to market by tho far
mers of Schley, could not be beaten anywhere.
Cotton is the money crop of the county, hut
happily the day has past and forevevr gone
when the people of Schley depended on other
sections for their meat and bread. Nearly ev
ery farmer in the county makes plenty of corn
and bacon for home consumptions and many
of them make a surplus to sell. No particular
attent'on is given to poultry raising, yet the
people have all the? want for home use and
one man with ahorse and wagon keeps busy
the year round hauling chickens and eggs from
Sehlev county to Americas.
The health of the county is excellent, tho av
erage elevation being near two thousand feet
above sea level and druinuge is generally good
an epidemic of any discuses, was never known
here.
1 lie turning people of Schley are intelfgent
cultivated and refined as any agrieultured peo
ple in the world. The county is dotted with
school houses and churches, and b half grown
person who cannot read and write is seldom,
if ever met with, and of tho negro race most
of them since freedom can read and write.
• CITATION FOR ADMINISTRATION,
de bonis non.
Gbokoia Schley County. To all whom it
may concern: P. C. Cleirg of said State, hav
ing applied to me for letters of administration
de bonis non, on estate of C. D. Clegg of id
County deceased. This Ba
is to cite all and lingu
lar the heirs and creditors of 0. T) Clegg to he
and appear at the Oct. term 1889 of said court
and show enuso if any they can. why letters of
administration, de bonis non, should not be
SJSBffl 30 $, K* D - <*«•
Sept. 2nd 1889. T. B. Myers Ord’y.
REAL ESTATE AGENCY
If you want to buy or sell Farm property
Sumter or surrounding counties 1 ln B
Address
MERRELL CALLOWAY
3rno, Amehicus Ga.
C. C. HAWKINS,
—DEALER IS—
FURNTIURE,
CROCKERY,
ChiM, GImm Ware, Lamp Goods, Et*.
Burial Cases, Caskets and CopyiNg,
COTTON AVENUE, AMERICUS. Ga.
Hugh M. Brown. W, Little Mariirc,
SOTS 41AKIIE
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Books Stationery Wall Paper
Wrapping Paper, Paper Bags, Twine,
Picture Frames,
ART GOODS, NOVELTIES, SHEET MUSIC, ETC,
School Goods a Specialty.
105 Forsyth Street. Next Door to Post Office.
AMERICUS G.i,
^“Mailorders Attended to Promptly.
3m o.
FOR SALE
A five room dwelling with diningroom
and kitchen attached within the incor
porate limits of Ellaville. Nice flower
yard;good well of water and four acres
of land with the dwelling. For sale
cheap for cash.
Apply to C. R. McCrory.
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PIEDMONT EXPOSITION.
Events of the day admonish us that the
Piedmont Exposition of 1889 will attract
the largest number of capitalists, invest
ors, agriculturists, manufacturers, and
practical men general y, that ever attend
ed a Southern Exposition, who will vis
it Atlanta during October of the present
year. For this reason it behooves every
county and county alliance to be repre
sented at this great Exposition, which
will be a material factor in adding to the
prosperity of the South. It is the earn
est request and desire of the Exposition
Company, that tlie material resources of
your section be advantageously display
ed at our Exposition. We appeal to you
on the ground of local pride, State fealty
and Southern prosperity, to gather the
best samples of your products, and pre
sent know them here in creditable form. We j
it will require time and money,
but the results will more than compen
sate you for your trouble.
What we offer to county or county
farmers’ alliance and individual displays:!
To the county or county farmers’ alli
ance making the largest and best display]
of products, grown or produced by resi-l
dents of the county, $1200.
To the county or county farmers’ alii I
ance making the second best display as|
above. $700.
To the county or county farmers’ alii ]
ance making the third best displays
above, $300.
To the individual making the largest]
and best display of products grown or I
produced by him or her, or under his or I
her direction, $500. i
To the individual making the second I
best display as above, $250. i
best To display the individual above, making $150. the third j 1
as
Single exhibits contesting for prem l
iums in any of the other groups may 1*1
included in either of the displays of this I
group, and individual displays may
form a part of county or county farmers I
alliance displays. 1
ed The articles whole of produced this department is of limit'j the I
to in States
Piedmont section, viz: Virginia, North I
Carolina. Georgia, South Carolina, Ah' I
bama and Tennessee, and all article* W’l
hihited must be grown or made by 0 ,e 1
exhibitor.
For information, see page 26. premiu nl I
list.
The management of the Piedmont E*‘
position will extend every facility 10
Alliances or counties desiring to
exhibits.
Trusting that we will receive your ap
plication for space at an early date, |
desire to call your attention to the f« c
that this is not a State, county, or l ()Cli
exposition, but will be national in its »‘ u!
and results. Yours respectfully,
Piedmont Exposition Co.
Atlanta, Oa.
A GOOD COUGH SYRUP.
about There is selecting nothing parents cough should syrup. be83 ear ^
ns a
Cherry Cough Syrup costs no more than
cheap and inferior nostrums thrown <>n
market. The best is none too good; he It UP- sure ft
get HEOGS’ CHERRY COUGH 8 Y
keep it on hand at all tlmem 8 .
Dr. C. H. Smith DruglP
The Macon fair is only one month