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THE HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY
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VOL. XVIII.
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J'l SJt*. IV. SiRVAS,
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AT ! ORNKY AT LAW.
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Vi j! ;i: 11in :lie counties comprising
the Fiiut Judicial Cirrnii, the Supreme
Court it Ci-orgiti, and the United States
liis’.riet Court,
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A i ’iORNEY AT LAW.
,MeDoNOron, •«A.
... , o ti t . L , i u the counties c.ompusin;,
h. Kiiat ) .ntieiai Circuit, the Supreme Court
ct ,i. h i! tec United States District
Gout*! uprai -1 t
y a. KIURAAI.
attorney at law.
, McDoKOL'OII, G*.
Witt Mil tie. in all the Courts of Georgia
Speciei attention given to commercial and
,* a t collections. WtU attend all the Courts
41 Kaniydon regularly. Office upstair? over
Isk vvllki.y
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ATTORNEY AT LAW,
.McDosoton, Ga.
Wit! t.fHctie.e in. tv't the count its cotnp. s
i;. ;>. t Hint Circuit, the Supreme Court o
Georgia and the United States District
Comt. i'tui iy
j t»:2 A 5.. TI E.
AT BURNEY AT LAW,
Gale City Natioal Hank Building,
Atlanta, Da,
Practices in the State and Federal Courts*
H. A - ra ‘ B:B,,A^
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Hampton, Ga,
Will practice in alt the counties composing
the Flint Judicial Circuit, the Supreme Court
of Georgia end the j-isiriet Court <l. the
United States. Special and prompt rt(.•••!-
tiougiven to Collections, Oct 8, tS t
| «>. ( I WIMtUM,
DENTIST,
\l iJoNOt'titl tie
Any one desiring work done can l.c ac
coi.irnodste.i either »>> calling on me in per
son or addressing ntc through the mails,
levins cash, unless special arrangements
lie otherwise mudy.
| WILL SELL DURING MONTH
•OCTOBER
! EXCURSION TICKETS TO
| WORLD’S FAIR AT
! ONE HALF RATES
| THROUGH SLEEPING CARS
> EVERY DAY
> 33. W. WIR-ZEITICT,
> General Passenger and Ticket Agant.
I KNOXVILLE, TENN.
Wa BOLLWANN,
Watches, (: §pccl'acfex
Clocks, • a
/ No. <i S. Broad St.
Jewelry, (:
Silverware. :) Atlanta, Ga.
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PARKER’S
HAIR BALSAM
Cleanses and beautifies the hair.
Proinotes a luxuriant growth.
Never Pails io lies to re Gray
Hair to its Youthful Color.
Cures scalp diseases & hair falling.
Use ParKei’’s Gmger Tonic. It cures the worst Cough,
Weak L’u.gs, Debility, Indigestion, Pain, Take in time. 50eta.
HSMOERCORNS. The onlv sure cure for Corns.
Stops impel:;. 15c. at Joruggists, or lIfSCOX k CO., N. Y.
indispensable in
Every Good Kitchen.
A? every good housewife know?,
the difference between appetiz
ing, delicious cooking and the
opposite kind 19 largely in deli
cate sauces and palateabie gra
vies. Nov/, these require a
strong, delicately flavored stock,
and the best stock is
Liebig Company’s
Extract of Beef
HtFENCIWC
"vßietery, Lawn, Poultry and Rabbit Fencing.
IOUSAXDS OF MILES IN USE. CATALOGUE
FKEE. FREIGHT FAID.
:ie McMullen woven wire fence co.,
114, 116. 118 and 120 X. Market St.. Chicago, 111
FOR SALE.
Any one desiring a nice
house and lot in McDonough,
cheap, and convenient to de
pot, school and church, can
get it by calling upon the un
dersigned.
G. P. CAMPBELL.
Postell s Elegant Flour.
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STAR
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THE GH.EAT
STAR STORE,
JACKSON, GEORGIA.,
LEADS THE VAN!
OUR ENORMOUS STOCK !—Our panic prices are
now a sensation and the talk from home to home, Irom com
munity to community, and is considered one ol the Seven
Wonders ot the age. Still we want to spread the good
news and let all know it
We had two experienced buyers in New York during
the great money panic, and a finer opportunity to buy goods
cheap was never offered a close cash buyer. Our repre
sentatives, being old and experienced buyers, knew how to
gather in the plums from those who needed cash the most.
In this way we secured the most elegaot line ot merchan
dise ever spread under one roof in this section, at astonish
ing, bewildering, in fact, regular —
PANIC PRICES !
Hard times and high prices must go. Nothing can
stand in the way of our magnificent new goods and panic
prices. We want you to come examine our goods and
prices. If they don’t suit you, why don’t buy. Great pleas
ure will be taken in showing you all the new and seasonable
styles.
Miss Covington, of Baltimore, a lady ot rare taste and
style, is now in charge ot our Millinery Department. She
wants to meet all the ladies, will make you teel at home,
and show you the prettiest line ot millinery ever displayed
outside of the large cities.
Our Shoe stock is the talk of the conntry. We haven’t
room here to say muce about Shoes, hut, look out, we have
something big to say about Shoes next week.
The Star Store is leading the proce-sion with
IT’S BAND WAGON
ot great bargains and seasonable goods, while others are
bringing up the rear, complaining ot dull trade and hard
times. They don’t even keep in hearing distance ot the
sweet ot our low prices.
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Jacltson Mercantile Co.,
Proprietors STAR Store, - Jackson, Ga.
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STAR
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muunK.
Last Thursday was the aunual stock
holders meeting of the G. M. & G. at
Columbus, hut only a few put in their
appearance. We noticed several from
McDonough, among whom was one of
the most beautiful young ladies Geor
gia affords. We don’t wonder at your
saying that old McDonough has some
beautiful material, Mr. Editor. If we
were a young man you would have to
board us from now till Christmas, un
less she said yes or no.
The crops along the G. M. & G. are
sorry indeed, and not more than 60 per
cent will be made. The Atlanta Jour
nal and the cotton speculators can pull
the cotton crop as high as they please,
but it will fall away behind last year’s
production. The farmers know it and
feel it, too.
The colored picnic association at Mt.
Pleaßant, uear Mr. A. W. Walker’s,
was from all reports a very lively af
fair. At least 1000 were on hand to
enjoy the mammoth festival, anil to see
who could cut the ‘"big six” in the
grainiest style. By 9a. in. too much
bust head got loose aud war was de
dared instauter. The young bucks
and the delegates to the association
soon signed up articles of agreement
and selected the battle ground, which
was an old field. At first they went at
it in John L. Sullivan style, but soon
changed tactics and formed a line of
battle some 290 yards apart. Each
side had its captain, aud while they
stepped aside to take a fresh drink, one
of the fair sisters yelled out iu thunder
tones, “Why don’t you shoot, you cow
ardly nigger ?” By the time her voice
reached them the display of pocket ar
tillery began. At least ten boxes of
amuuition were consumed in the melee,
but not much blood shed. The roar of
their pistols remiuded us of Sherman’s
march to the sea, and we thought be
was on his way back to Washington to
make the Senate vote—but it was only
a Sunday picnic at Mt. Pleasant.
| The sena'e ought to vote, or resign
McDonough, ga., Friday, October 20, ißoa.
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STAR
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STAR
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and go homo. The way they have act
ed is a disgrace to any country, and the
senators don’t deserve anything but
public condemnation. The cry was
last year, give us a democratic presi
dent and a democratic congress, aud we
will give you poor laboring men tariff
reform and financial relief. Now,
where is the reform or the relief?
Tom Watson has said all the time that
the present congress would do nothing,
and he was correct. The people want
ed to know last fall after the defeat of
Tom, where he whs at? We would
like to know now where our senators
are at ? Wall street and the gold bugs
have put an injunction on them so plain
than an idiot can see it. The people
ought to hold a mass meeting through
out the south aud request the senators
to resign and go home.
Now, as to the reform, the people
need not expect any, as the country is
too corrupt and no reform will ever
come. As to the promised financial
relief, none will ever be given the poor
laboriug man. lie need expect noth
ing but hard times aud oppression.
The monied power has control of our
government, from congressmen up to
president, and everything is at their
mercy. “You tickle me and I will
tickle you.”
Will our Senate ever vote! O, how
long! Muggins.
The Advertising
Of Hood’s Sarsaparilla is always with
in the bounds of reason because it is
true; it always appeals to the sober,
common sense of thinking people be
hause it is true; and it is always fully
substantiated by endorsements which,
in the financial world, would be accept
ed without a raoipent’s hesitation.
Hood’s Pills cure liver ills, constipa
tion, biliousness, jaundice, sick head
ache, indigestion.
BLACK-DRAUGHT tea cures Constipation.
Prosperity reigns where the Tennes
see wagons are used.
MINOR MENTION.
A Paragraphic Penfiling of Pass
ing Events,
Court Monday week. e
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McDonough no longer-reccives mail
from the Bp. m. train. (
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Several at this iu cot
ton futures last week. .The upward
spurt in the market was in their favor.
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Sheriff Glass and his bailiffs are bus
i'y engaged at present stwtmoning wit
nesses and jurors for the, approaching
term of court.
The outer edge of thil coast storfn
passed over this section'* last Friday.
It was followed by cold, drizzliug rain
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A few of our local sportsmen have
already commenced an onslaught on the
•‘Bob White” family.
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Persimmons ripening—?'possum uogs
in demand.
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Nineteen widows and only two wid
owers are to be found in our town.
The statistician who is responsible for
the above also states that a census of
the town discloses the fact that there
are two and one-third yofttg ladies to
each young man old enough to euter
society in our midst. In justice to the
ladies we will add that none of the
above reported are “grass widows.*’
McDonough is the place, young man,
to get you a wife that will make ytfur
“marriage a success.”
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Anybody passing along the street in
front of the residence of Mr. Jim Alex
ander will readily discover lhat gentle
man’s sub-treasury. * *
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Eight weary “Sons of Rest” were
noticed on our streets tyfst Sabbath,
testing the
charitable people. If work on the
public thoroughfares of otft little .city
was urgently urgjjtl upon tlioae gentle
uien of leisure b\ our c-y .'w,l Marshal
they would probably extend their re
search for green pastures beyond our
limits while on the wing.
■l. Boykin Newman, a few nights
since, decided that he would go out
aud enjoy a hunt, aud accompanied
by Charles Westbrook aud his famous
’possum and coon dog, sallied forth
with bright anticipations of ’possum
aud “tater” rising before his mental
visou. After a walk of several miles
through the woods, stumbling into
ditches, over roots and stumps and
through the tangled undergrowth, they
were at last rewarded for their efforts
by hea ing the musical yelp of the
hound, indicating that he had “struck.’
“Charlie,” inquired Newman, “you
think that’s a ’possum.”
‘Of course it is,” replied Charles,
jubilantly, “didn’t I see his track back
yonder in that sand fiat ? I tell you
he’s a good one !”
Presently the dogs “treed” up a
knotty, gnarled white oak about as
thick through as a man’s body. Neither
could climb, so they could do nothing
more than cut it down. In the opera
tion Newman’s hands became badly
blistered.
When the tree feel the “varmint”
evaded the dog aud ascended a hickory
about the size of the white oak previ
ously cut. That called for more cut
tiug, sweating and the bursting of the
blisters. At last this tree was laid low
and the dog loosed. A deep growl and
general conamotiou among the top
branches of the tree drew them to that
spot immediately, and—
The supposed ’possum was discov
ered to be an iuoffensive old house cat.
It is needless to remark the hunt
ended there, and a very disgusted young
man turned his footsteps homeward,
muttering as he trudged along:
“Well, I haven’t lost any more ’pos
sums in mine !”
• lack Nolan, our clever depot agent,
who is something of a farmer as well,
concluded last spriug that he would try
his hand raising liii own bacon, and iu
furthrarme of this scheme purchased a
fiue young “sliote” out of a drove
brought on from east Tennessee l.y
Seal) Cathey His pigsliip was carried
home and placed in a sly inside of the
ham. The next morning when friend
Jack sallied forth to fe>d his swine an
empty sty confronted him. From then
until a few days since the pigs dissap
pearance has remained a mystery. It
j now devtlopes that it has been making
! its home on the swamps in the neigh-
borhoo.l of the poor farm. Mr. Nolau
still has hopes of a liberal sausage
crop.
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Jim Schaefer will have to go to the
4>eu. That is the decision of the sti
prerno court rendered last week.
Through his attorneys, Messrs.
Bryan it Dicken, he has made a stub
born fight. Twice has ho been tried
and twice condemned. And this a mo
tion for new trial has been set aside by
both the lower and upper courts.
He is charged with a hoirible crime ;
has had two opportunities to prove his
innocence. This lie has failed to do, the
evidence against him being stronger iti
the last trial than the first. His has
been a fair trial. He must now suffer
tbe consequences of bis crime.
Below is the luprenie couit’s deci
sion :
Schaefer v. Spite. Before ludge Bart
lett. Ilefiry superior court.
1 < lear and undoubted evidence of
the corpus delicti will servo to corrob
orate a confession made by the accused,
and bis confession thus supported will
serve as sullicient corroboration of the
evidence of an accomplice,
2. The evidence warranted the
verdict, and the newly d : scovered evi
dence would not be likely to change
the result. There was no error in de
nying a new ttial. Judgement affirm
ed.
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One of our lawyers, who can tell a
good Joke in an enjoyable manner, told
» story recently of a boyhood ac
quaiutance whose grammatical blun
ders, according to account, were of more
magnitude than Mrs. Melaprops wildest
distortions of the Queen’s English. As
,an example the Colonel gave the fol
lowing sentence, which was delivered
iu the presence of his best girl, at
about 8 p. in. on a summer afternoon,
speaking to a negro out in the yard, ho
laid :
“Well, Sam, as it’s growing late, and
the young ladies wish to expire, if you
would caught out rny nag I will he a
uodeing.”
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It is now considered almost a certain
ty that the proposed changes in the M.
E. ehuich building will b'tf made, and
that the work will !>• eo'nvfnfeiood by
the first of next mouth. A committee
has been appointed to solicit contribu
tions for that purpose, and are having
most gratifying success There is but
little doubt entertained hut what the
requisite amount will be raised.
Below will he found a summary of
the proposed changes as handed us by
a member of the committee :
It is proposed to make a new church,
practically, out of our old church
First—By putting on a new and
steeper roof out and out.
Second—By building the steeple
higher and putting an alcove in rear of
the buiding, and putting in new weatli
erboarding wbeie needed.
Third—By putting vestibule inside,
re-arranging some of the seats and ceil
ing, and putting new plastering on side
and end walls, and new front doors.
Fourth by putting two windows iu
rear of church instead of the doors, and
putting new pulpit stand, circular
chancel rail and set of pulpit furni
ture.
Fifth —lly charging all the windows
to gothic design and filling upper part
with cathedral glass ; also putting new
facing on inside of window frames.
Sixth—By putting in heavy cornice j
all around the ceiling, and removing
present square columns and replacing
with round and smaller columns
Seventh —By re painting the church,
inside and out—thus transforming it
into a virtually new building.
The estimated cost for the entire job
is eight hundred dollars.
Wo are requested to announce that
a memorial serv’ce will be held at Sar
dis on the filth Sunday in this month
iu memory of David While ami wife,!
lately deceased. The service will be j
conducted by 11-v. Flam Culpepper, <■!
.Jonesboro.
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| Vou don’t think an ail. in The
Weekly will attract any attention?
Well, some h ive.
A notice was inserted iu only oae
I issue recently, stating that the board of
trustees of a certain schiol debired to
employ a competent teacher. All ap
plications were to be acted upon in one
week from the date on which the paper
was issued.
At the end of that time eight appli
cations were on lile.
I low is lhat for direct results?
Some people are too kind to tell the
| truth. If you ask one of them to lend
■ you a dollar he will declare that he
hasn’t a cent.
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ABSOLUTE!* PURE
MR. W. H. BRYANS
Appeals to the Alliance to Return
lo First Principles.
Mr. Editor:—Will you pardon mo
for a few words through your columns
to the thinking peoplo of Henry coun
ty ? if so, I want to say it is wonder
ful how things do change politically.
It lias only been a short time since the
little band of third partyites was chris
tened The Republican Aid Society, and
every little plutocrat press was splitting
itself wide open crying “Negro ! Ne
gro!” at them until, as one remarked,
that he had to taste himself to see
whether he was a negro or white man.
How is it to day? Every little
paper can prove to you iu two minutes
that Cleveland is the best friend to Hie
negro this side of Africa. Since old
man Grover has forced social equality
among the racos the negro don’t stink
half so bad to the administration demo
crats. Why, it’s a nice thing now to
be regarded as a member of the Demo-
Africo party, even if you did have to
stand aloue on the burning deck and
pray for the time to come, Mr. Rural.
It is a plain case that some few men
aro so tied on to the name of Democ
racy that they can bo led by it to their
financial ruin, and some willingly. O,
my Lord, if old Weaver or Harrison
hail been elected president and done
just what Mr. Cleveland has done—
sent white men to associate with ne
groes, aud negroes to mix and mingle
with the whites—why, the adniuiistra-
TTon democrats would have hart it chill
—Mr. Rural not excepted.
There has never been an administra
tion in power that lias shown as little
respect for the wishes of the people as
the one now in power. Where we ex
pected free silver, we have a gold stan
dard, and hence our indetedness is
greatly increased. Where we expect
ed tarill reform, it has not been reform
ed, nor will it be. Where we expect
ed to see free speech recognized, we
sec men dragged from the public high
ways and locked in prison cells for try
ing to talk to their fellowmen on mat
ters of interest to their homes and little
ones. Now, this is the truth, and we
defy any man to disprove it—even the
boy that stood on the burniug deck.
Does democracy mean monometal
ism? Does it mean mixing of the
races? Does it mean higher taxes and
lower prices for your produce? Does
it mean suppression of freo speech ?
Does it mean more banks and less
money ? Does it mean speak for one
thing and vote for another? In its orig
inal form, I say no; but in its present
form 1 say yes Democracy means all
this, and any one but a sightless parti
san can see it if they will.
Come now, boys, the day has passed
wlieu the average man can plead igno
ranee. Literature is cheap, and can
he found almost everywhere. Don’t
just read the head lines aud stop, lb-ad
on and post yourself, and let us go
about the business in earnest.
Then can we depend on the democratic
party in its present form ar.y longer
for relief. There seems to be no pos
si Lie bop-'. Shall we try the republi
cans again? No, forever no. Shall
we try the third party ? Don’t now.
I hope they might give us our demauds,
but 1 am afraid they would shut us up
in a negro house. Then what snail we
] do? Here it is: Come back, every
man of you, to the Alliance. Let’*
reason together aud settle our little
ditii-r- nee, if any, form on our old
principles, stand together and push Un
tight until victory is ours, and this
grand old land of ours is more -lie
i homo of tlio bravo and lire • <j Con.a
on, boys; come right along back to the ■
'Alliance. Come on, Dan; you her |
me 1 W. 11. Bryans.
lk-ersbelia, Ga., Oct. 10, 1803.
You can get ALL the news, both
local and national, by subscribing for
Tiie Weekly and the Atlanta Consti
tution. Only 51.50 for both papers.
! Now is the time.
I McElree’S WINE OF CAROlii for female uUc**e*.
5 CENTS A COPY
Services at Oltl Lebanon.
It was my privilege to attend divine
services at old Lebanon a few Sundays
ago. Dr. Gunter put up one of those
good old time sermons that the Primi
tive Baptist brethren always con
tend for when it comes to a
thorough, genuine, rock bottom con
version. The preacher’s line of argu
ment seemed to fall with impressive
weight upon the minds and hearts of
his attentive hearers.
Casting my eye around over the au
dience, I noticed that the countenances
of all present clearly indicated that
they were accustomed to going to pub
lic places of religious worship, and did
not appear to he uneasy or alarmed.
Not being accustomed to seeing a cer
tain oue in the audience out at meet
ing, my attention was somewhat at
tracted to notico what impression the
poundering argument of the preacher
was making on my good old friend.
Well, truly and indeed, (as old brother
Standard says) I really felt sorry for
the poor fellow, lie looked like he
was gone up ti e spout and didn’t know
which end ho would fall out at. Now,
who cau surmise and tell who this poor
forlorn and condemned looking sinner
was. He was there, but he had no
idea his guilty looking countenance ex
posed him so shamefully. 1 think he
must liavo been in as bad and sorrow
ful condition as his hogs were a few
days ago, when he went off from home
and left nothing to feed the poor help
less things, he consoled himself by
leaving a message in behalf of the poor
defenseless gruoters. He says tell Al«
! b-rt to water them anrf'pray for them,
las the best that could be done. Now,
I if that don’t come as near being u case
of total depravity as we have any need
for, then Dr. Gunter will have to go
all the way over his sermon and put it
in a little stronger, to make out a case
more iu point. The Doctor’s colors,
in drawing a vivid picture of the native
guilt and condemnation of the unre
newed sinner were too thick and heavy
to admit of his case while occupying
his present standpoint. Better pray
for him, Doctor, aud give him some
water. U. No.
McDonough Chapter No. 2H, It. A. M.
Companions by order of G. P.
Campbell, 11. P., you are hereby sum
moned to bo at the November Convo
cation to pay your dues. Other busi
ness of importance.
Thos. 11. Stallworth,
Oct. 9th, 1893. Secretary.
A I.caller.
Since its first introduction, Electric Bit
ters lias gained rapidly in popular favor,
until now it is clearly in the lead among
pure medicinal tonics and alteratives—con
taining nothing which permits its use as a
beverage or intoxicant, it is recognized as
the best and purest medicine for all ail
ments of Stomach, Liver and Kidneys.—lt
will cure Sick Headache, Indigestion, Con
stipation and drive Malaria from the sys
tem. Satisfaction guaranteed with each
Dottle or money will lie refunded. Price
only 50c per bottle. Sold by D. J. Sanders.
Do not rail against personal pride.
A man who is as proud as Lucifer never
1 becomes a drunken vagabond and stays
so.
Liiinruuteed Cure.
We authorize our advertised druggist to
sell Dr. King’s New Discovery for Con
sumption, coughs and colds, upon this con
dilion. If you arc afflicted with a cough,
cold or any lung, throat or chest trouble,
and wii! use this remedy as directed, giving
it a fair trial, and experience no benefit,
you may riturn the bottle and have your
urine; refunded. We c-uild not make this
offer did we not know that Dr. King’s New
Discovery could lie relied on. It never
disappoints. Trial bottle free at any drug
i -tore. Laige size 50c and SI.OO.
Man may be the stately marshal of
the day, but the tomcat is grand mar
shal of the night.
liuckleu’s Arnica Salve.
The Best Salve in the world for
cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles,
or no pay required. It is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction, or money re
founded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by D. J. Sanders.
Try tea for Dyspepsia.