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WEEKLY TIM ES.
BY FOUCHE <e JOHNSON.
• Entered at the postoffice at McDonough
Ga., as second-class mail matter.
McDonough. Ga., May 22, 1891.
North Dakota promises better crops
than for several years past.
Atlanta has been selected as the
place for the next Southern Baptist
Convention.
The Nebraska Board of Agriculture
reports that corn prospects of the
State are exceedingly promising.
It has been estimated that 750,000,-
000 cans are used annually in the
United States by the canning factories.
The shoit hay crop of the South
west has produced a hay famine in the
States of lowa, Nebraska and Mis
souri.
The Kansas Agricultural Bureau re
ports an increased acreage of wheat
of 38 per cent, and conditions never
better.
There will be drouths and wet
spells as long as the world lasts, and
people will always find that it is right
that it is so.
The impression is now aboard that
Hon. Tom Watson will favor Living
ston for speaker of the neyt National
House of Representatives.
The consumption of cdhned goods in
the United States is increasing much
faster than is the demand for these
goods abroad, according to Bradstreet’s.
The man who hauled the first load
of sand used in building the I’olk
county, la., penitentiary has just been
sentenced to that institution for six
months.
It is reported that sixty-four out of
seventy-five counties in the Texas
grain belt show a total increased acre
age over last year for wheat, corn and
oats of between 75 and 100 per cent.
A citizen of Lincoln county says
there are very few negroes in Ilays
ville, that the people are prosperous,
enjoy religion and never think of lock
ing their corn cribs at night.
An Elbert county farmer, who is
disgusted with his all cotton brethren,
says he prays hard every night that
the price of com will go to $5 a bush
el and meat to $2.50 a pound. He
thinks that will bring the people to
their senses.
Col. L. F. Livingston is rising in a
financial view. He gets sl3 a day as
Congresman, $5 a day as president of
the Alliance, $2 a day as assistant edit
or of the Southern Alliance Farmer—
total, S2O a day. The stateman’s in
come is $7,500 a year.
There is a move on foot to have the
railroads of the State reduce passenger
fare to two cents per mile. The fact
that the Southern Travelers’ Associa
tion has taken the initiation in this
move shows the strides that railroad
development is making in our State.
The farmer that has « good sized
patch of bermuda and burr clover, a
potato patch'and ground pea patch, can
raise his meat at a nominal cost. If
our readers doubt this statement, let
them try it and learn a valuable lesson
in the school of experience, •
New Orleans has been a city won
derfully troubled. The superinten
dent’s report to the mayor shows that
within the past twenty years ninety
four petyrle have been assassiuated in
that city by Italians. “This is a black
record," says The States, “and we are
quite sure when the Americau people
ponder over it they will be more em
phatic than ever in the opinion that the
citizens of New Orleans did right when
they struck down the Mafia."
A gentleman, a few days ago, giving
another direction relative to the road
to success in this life, said that it led
through three hundred days’ close and
constant work in attending to one’s
own business, each year, and we don’t
think he made much mistake in mark
ing out the road. He that travels
life’s road in this way will very soon
learn the real worth of time, a lesson
which many have never learned.—
Exchange.
Quite a number of people from
Butts and Henry couuties came to
Covington last Friday expecting to
see Seab Smith hung. More will
doubtless come for the same purpose
to-morrow, but will be disappointed,
as the supreme court has not yet pass
ed upon his case. If a new trial is
denied the Judge will have to re-sen
tence Smith, and at preseut no one
can tell when he will be hung. How
ever, we presume it is only a question
of time about his swinging, for the
evidence seems as to his guilt.
It will be October before the supreme
court will dispose of his case, and i(
hung at all, the execution can not
well take place until May 1892. —
Covington Enterprise.
The Third Party.
The convention for the organisation
of the third party met at Gini'funati
Monday, according to call, and after
a very spirited session of three, days
adopted a platform and adjourned
Wednesday.
Senator elect Pcffer acted as presi
dent. The Southern alliances and
other conservative elements were pres
ent, but their representatives undertook
to oppose the policy of bringing the
third party into the field. The Kan
sas delegation were keen for it, with
out reserve or guarantees.
Congressman elect Livingston head
ed the Southern delegation, and it is
said fought almost single hauded against
any immediate organization of the
party. There was some feeling among
the Western men on account of the
opposition offered by the South to their
pet project, and they poured hot shot
into the president of the Georgia Al
liance at the caucus.
Some of them went so far as to use
hard words, intimating that Southern
Alliancemeu were either very ignorant
or very mean, and the speaker demand
ed of Colonel Livingston the reason
why the alliancemen south would not
join their western brethren in a third
party movement. To this Col. Liv
iugston replied:
“I give no reason. I give you facts,
as I suppose that is what you want.
I know I should. You may call us
mean, you may call us ignorant, but
we are firm in our position. You may
go and organizo your third party if
you want to, but there are seventeen
States down yonder that will take uo
part in it.”
It is said that this brought the cau
cus to a realization of the situation.
The great mass of alliancemen are in
the South, and it is said they will be
hard to control.
At the adoption of the platform the
reports are that the convention closed
in a perfect cyclone of enthusiam for
the People's National party. An ex
ecutive committee was appointed, Ch
C. Post being the member from Geor
gia.
It is claimed that the new party will
undoubtedly have the effect of aiding
the Democrats to score a great victory
in 1892, as the third party will have
its center in States that have hereto
fore been overwhelmingly Republican.
They Will Get SIOO.
The Monroe Advertiser, whose ed
itor is the ordinary of that county, has
this to say concerning the pensions for
Confederate widows :
“We are beiug frequently asked the
question, ‘ “will the soldiers’ widows
get the SIOO, which have been prom
ised them by the state?”’ Answer
ing this question from a common sense
stand point we would say, yes. Because
by an act of her legislature Georgia is
as much bound to pay that debt, as to
pay any other debt ol her contracting.
Indeed the honor of the state is at
stake iu liquidating this claim. Through
its law making power, the state has
said these widows shall have one hun
dred dollars pensions, from her treas-'
ury, and the state is able to make good
this promise, and we see no reason for
any one to doubt her doing so.
It has been suggested, and that may
be true, that iu this matter the legisla
ture cuj off a larger slice than they ex
pected. Nevestheless, the quid is cut
off, and, if it is large still it must be
chewed. There is no honorable way
of dumping it out, if there was any dis
position to do so.
Yes Georgia is as much and as hon
orably bound to pay to the soldiers
widows the pension promised as is an
individual to pay his prommissory note.
At least it appears that way from our
stand point.”
Kentucky in l.ine.
The gallant people of Kentucky have,
in convention assembled, declared for
the free and unlimited coinage of sil
vdV.
The it sue, savs the Constitution, is
oue of the most important before the
people of the couutry. It must be kept
to the front, because in its successful
advocacy lies the hope of the demo
cratic party. The people want relief
from the shackles of Wall street.
The action of Kentucky is signifi
cant. It marks the triumphant march
of a great and jiopular measure, aud
will prove an inspiration to the party
of the people everywhere.
How's This!
We offer One hundred Dollars re
ward for any case of catarrh that can
not be cvlfcd by takiug Hall’s Catarrh
Cure.
F. .1. CHENNEY & CO., Props., To
ledo, O.
we, the uudersigned, have knowu
I F. ,1. Cheuney for the last 15 years,
and lielieve him perfectly honorable :u
1 all liusiuess transaction, aud financially
! able to carry out any obligations made
; by thair firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Drug
j gist, Toledo, O.
Waldino, Kinnan & Makvin,
Wholesale Druggist, Toledo, O.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
I nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c per
bottle. Sold by all Druggist.
Aid Your Own Town.
The first duty of every good
says the Greensboro Herald-Journal,
is to aid in building up the town in
which he has drawn and still draws his
wealth or living. Iu the first place,
patriotic motives should inspire one to
do all he can for the community in
which he lives. He should be proud ol
his place of residence, and there can
be no pride unless the town ranks with
the best. It can never so rank uuless
every citizen uses his utmost endeavors
to build it up and attract to it that
population and capital necessary to
prosperity.
But how few men in smaller towns
consider this obligation which devolves
upon them as good citizens. They re
fuse to see the ad vantages which lie at
their own iToors and which energy and
capital could make profitable to them,
and will not aid in home development,
I he money which they have marie from
the towns they live iu they will not in
vest iu buildifig up the home commu
nity, but let a so-called “boom” be inau
gurated iu a distant place, and they are
eager to send off their mouey, risk it
in speculation and build up a section
connected with no ties whatever, save
those which spring from the feveri-h
hope of making money rapidly. They
will not see that this same energy and
this same capital expended among their
own people would bring equal, if not
better results to their own communi
ties.
These men are inconsistent to a de
gree. They will criticise the short
sightedness of the farmer when he
sends his money abroad for provisions
and supplies. They will declare that
he is bankrupting the country, that
the money he sends off is gone forever,
that permanent prosperity will never
come until there be a radical change.
What is his own position? Is he nor
guilty ofeven u greater wrong to his
community than the farmer? Is he not
sending offmoney to build up other sect
ins, while his own town languishes and
dies ? How can he consistently advise
others, while he is pursuing the same
course? If he should set the example,
invest his money at home, build up his
town, give bis energy to home devel
opment how quick would the farmer and
his fellow citizens be inspired with that
love of home, that enthusiasm as to its
future which is building up various vil
lages.
Sodden Death.
Our community was shocked last
Saturday at the announcement of the
sudden death of Mr. I. 11. Berry, a
worthy farmer of the eastern portion of
the county.
Mr. Berry had eaten a hearty din
ner and was seemingly in the best of
health, having made no complaint of
uneasiness or pain whatever. The first
intimation had of his sudden fate was
when some one discovered him down in
his room, and when approached he
placed his hand on his breast with • a
faint remark that it pained him, expir
ing without another word or strug
gle.
None of the immediate family were
in the house at the time, ami when the
terrible fact was made known to thtffi
the scene was heart rendering.
Mr. Berry was about sixty years
old, a good citizen, husband and
father, and leaves a wife and several
grown children to mourn his loss.
M’ss Bettie Berry, of this city, being
one of the number.
The remains were laid to rest Mon
day morhing in the burial ground at
Turner’s church, Rev. J. E. Rosser
performing the last sad rites, iu the
presence of a large number of sorrow
ing friends.
A Paying Institution.
A good variety shop fitted up for the
manufacture of various articles and im
plements of daily use in and about every
home would lie a paying institute for
our town. Such articles aud imple
ments are being bought all over the
world every day, and whj can they not
be manufactured as cheaply right here
in McDonough as at any other point ?
If a little money and a good stock of
energy, enterprise and push were put
into such an institution here, its results
would in a short time astonish our
people, and tjie wonder would be, that
it had not been projected long ago.
The time has come when our people
should uot only produce, hut should
manufacture more of their necessities.
If you are invited into a saloon to
take a drink, don’t you do it. There
are really too many drunkards in the
world now; too many dying every
year: too many broken and deserted
health stones, and too many starving
widows and children; too many crim
inals in State prisons; too many mur
derers being hung, too much misery
and shame and sin on every side.
Don't you do it.
A chronic kicker is bad enough,
but a continual scratcher is worse.
Better imitate a mule than a hen.
Hunt's Cure wi'l do up the worst case
of itch known. Pi ice 50 cents.
Many Persons are broken
down from overwork or household caret.
Brown's Iron Hitters Rebcild»th»>
• yatem. aid* digestion. rtmorw nrw nf talk
and cum malaria. Oat Uic genuine.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS-
-
MOBi I >l. IK AN.
Rev. T. J. Bledsoe preached a fine
i sermon at the Chapel Sunday to a
large congregation. We were pleased
|to notice Mr. Medlock, of Clayton,
i among the number.
It was our pleasure to be at the
Sabbath School celebration at Shingle
roof Saturday. Governor Northeu
I made a fine talk, and a good impres
sion on a large portion of the crowd.
John Pendley, W. E. Alexander
and W. 11. Tarpley went over to Flint
river fishing last week. About the
only fun they had was laughing at
each other.
Wonder why the merchants of Grif
fin don’t advertise in Tiie Weekly?
We are of the opinion it would pay
them. Duncan & Camp have sold
several thousand dollars worth of goods
in this section since they commenced
to advertise iu our county paper.
Clever Lum Fields, of Gritliu, was
in attendance upon the singing at the
Chapel Sunday. Lum has many
friends in this county who would like
to trade with him if they knew where
to find him. He ought to advertise in
The Weekly.
Prayer meeting was held at Mr.
Luke Hood’s last Sunday night, and a
large crowd attended. It will be held
at Mr. John Callaway’s next Sunday
night.
Miss Lizzie Copeland is visiting her
brother at Greenwood.
Mr. Willis Copeland and several
others are planting their cotton over.
Old Guakd.
DIED.
On the lltli inst., Miss Frances
Isola Arnold, daughter of Mr. Dan
Arnold, near Stockbridge, departed
this life. Miss Isolia bad been sick
for several months, but she bore it all
with Christian fortitude, and up to the
last she had strong faith in God and
he wa3 with her as she passed through
the dark river of death, and then iif
that last moment sent the blood wash
ed throng to escort h6r to her new
home in the heavens. Just before she
breathed ler last on earth she said,
“look what beautiful angels.” She
was a good girl, loved by all who knew
her. Hie was converted two years ago
at Bethel and joined the church at that
place, makiug a good member unto the
last. While she was just in the bloom
of life, near eighteen years old, and a
more beautiful young lady could not
be found. But she has not lost any of
that, for to-day she has on a robe of
beauty aqd a ciAwn of gold and a harp
in her hand, around the throne singing
the song of redeeming love. While
we sympathise with the weeping lather
and broken hearted mother that Beems
that it is more than she can bare, trust
the Savior. He'saw that she was too
pure to stay on earth and lie just set
tled her down in that beautiful land
free from all sorrow and pain. So
weep not, but say “the Lord givetli
and the Lord taketb, blessed be the
name of the Lord.”
We laid her to rest in Concord cem
etary, for the body to wait until the
morning of the resurrection, then when
God calls it will rise and reunite with
the spirit and form one spiritual body
in heaven. There was a large congre
gation gathered there to take one last
look again. Her funeral w'as preached
there that day by the writer.
Through dreary days and darker nights
To trace the march of death,
To hear the faint and frequent sighs,
The cpiiek ami shortened breath,
To watch the last dread strife draw near,
And pray that struggle brief,
Though a!! is ended with its close—
This is a mother’s grief.
To see in one shout hour decayed
The hope of future years.
To feel how vain • father’s prayers,'
How vain a mother's tears,
To think the cold grave now must dose
O’er what was once ihe chief
Of all the treasured joys of earth—
This is a mother’s grief.
Yet when the first wild throb is past,
Of anguish and despair,
To lift the eye of faith to heaven
And think my daughter is there,
This best can drv t ie gushing tears.
This yields the -eart relief,
Until the Christiana pious hope
Overcomes a mot icr’s grief.
Yes, mother of the king one,
The beautiful iuh t go;
I he faded cheek as 1 faded eye
And trembling Ji „pf snow,
Or signets from the btuid of death.
When unseen angel come
To bear the voung-nn, beautiful
To their own happy home—
This ends a motlpr’s grief.
W. B. CoSTLKT.
Stoekbridge, Ga.
'—7T .
Stand Your Ground.
When you mujte up your miuii to
take Hood’s Sasiparilla, do nov lie in
duced to buy sane other preparation
instead. Clerk* may claim that “ours
is as good as HSod’s ” and all that, bnt
the peculiar merit of Hood’s Sarsapa
rilla cannot be equalled. Therefore
have nothing to do with substitutes
and insist upon aving Hood’s Sarsa
parilla, the besi blood purifier and
building up cediline.
TtSSAHAW.
News scarce in this section.
w e are haring local rain showers
this week.
Some of our farmers are chopping
cotton, others pi au ting over.
Itev. D. (J. Brown fill* d his regular
appointment at Philadelphia last Sun
day, a large crowd being present.
Mr. Joe Price passed through these
parts last Monday.
Ilev. J. A. Jackson will fill his reg
ular appointment at Bethany next
Sunday.
Miss Dovie Lewis wan the guest of
Miss Orie Mayo last Saturday and
Sunday.
M iss Lizzie Whitaker visited Misses
Maggie and Kosa Pritchett last Sun
day.
Miss Eula lingers was the guest of
Miss Etta Craig last Sunday.
Ned.
Novel Proceeding by a Waycross
(■ rami Jury.
At the last session of Ware Superi
or court, at Waycross, there was a de
cidedly novel and rather amusing in
cident in which the members of the
grand jury, in the intensity and ardor
of their zeal in the cause of law and
morality, left th'e haunts of sin where
their predecessors had been accustomed
to look for • law breakers and sought
the parlors of the ladies of the town.
The result was that one of the
most prominent and highly respected
young ladies of the town became the
subject of a rigid investigation tor the
offense of having drawn a prize at a
progressive euchre party, and thereby
as they charged, being guilty of gam
bling. During the development of the
testimony, the fact was suddenly re
vealed that several of the jurors them
selves were members of the club, so
the whole thing collapsed, and went
through with a crash.
The above information was given a
Times representative by the young
lady herself. She would not consent
to let her name appear in the paper,
hut those who care may learti her
name of any one at Waycrosj.—
Brunswick Times.
Peculiar
Many peculiar points make Rood's Sar
saparilla superior to all other medicines.
Peculiar in combination, proportion,
and preparation of
Hood's Sarsaparilla possesses
the full curative value of theA’
best known remedies/ of
the vegetable king Ao m.
Peculiar in itsstrength
and ecodbmy—Hood's Sar
saparilla isLv/ the only medi
cine o which can truly
be One Hundred Doses
Dollar." Medicines in
SI larger and smaller bottles
require larger doses, anddonot
>^S produce as good results as Hood’s.
S Peculiar lii its medicinal merits,
Hood's Sarsaparilla accomplishes cures hith
erto unknown, and has won for itself S
the title of “ The greatest blood jr
purifier ever discovered."
Peculiarin its “good name/ytf/t
home,”—there is now
of Hood’s Sarsaparilla/ - sold in
Lowell, where S Sit is made,
than of it 'other blood
purifiers.^^^»Peculiar in its
no other preparation
ever attained such popu-
Larity in so short a time,
and retained its popularity
confidence among all classes
S af people so steadfastly.
Do not be induced to buy other preparations,
but be sure to get the Peculiar Medicine,
Hood’9 Sarsaparilla
Sold by all druggist*. #1; six for #5. Prepared only
by C. I. HOOD \ CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Maaa.
100 Doses One Dollar
Sliei'ltl" Sales lor .Vll lie.
Will lie sold before the court house door
in the town of McDonough, Henry county,
Ga., on the first Tuesday in June next, be
tween the legal hours of sale, the following
property, to wit:
One bay mare mule, about 14 years old,
levied on as the property of 0. H. Wiggers
to ea'isfy five tax fifas issued by the Tax
Receiver of Henrv county. Printer’s fee $3
Also, at the same time and place, one
house and lot in the town of Hampton,
bounded on the north by lands of S. E.
Peebles, cast by C, E Turnipseed, suth by
public road and west ny Central railroad.
Levied on as the property of Litre Carpenter
to satisfy a fii'a in tavor of C. L. Dupree.
Tenant in possession legally notified. This
May 30, 1891. Printer’s fee $3
N. A. GLASS,
Sheriff.
l-'or Administration.
Georgia, Henry County—To all whom it
mav concern: K. Jackson has in duo form
of law applied to the undersigned for per
manint letters of administration, with the
will annexed, on the estate of Samuel Cook,
late of said county, deceased, and I will
pass upon said application on theiirst Mon
day in June. 1891.
Given under my hand and official signa
ture April 28th, 1891.
W M. N. NELSON, Ordinarv H. C.
Printer’s fee $3
Notice to Teachers.
In accordance with instructions from the
Honorable State School Commissioner of
Georgia, 1 wi'l hold an examination of ap
plicants tor teachers’ liciense, at the court
house in McDonough on Saturday, the 6th
day of June. Only one day will be given
to both white and colored applicants, but
the examinations will bo conducted in sep
erate apartments. Parties interested should
remember the date and be prompt, as time
will be limited. This examination also ap
plies to assistant teachers.
J. 0. DANIEL, C. S.C.
I-'or -%<lnatni«triiti«n.
Georgia, Henry County—To all whom it
may concern: W.J. Pollanl has in due
form ot law applied to the undersigned to
have the Clerk ot the Superior Court of
Henry county appointed as permanent ad
ministrator on the estate of Jesse Bentlev,
deceased, for the purpose of closing out
said estate, and i will pass upon said ap
plication on the first Monday in June, 1 I.
Given under my baud and official signature
April 18th, 1891.
N. NELSON, Ordinarv.
Printer’s fee $3
READ THIS ONE!
The Stewart
Mercantile
( ompany,
SUCCESSOR TO
THOS. D. STEWART & CO.
fs now receiving the largest stock of
Flout 4 , w Syrup, # Meat,
Corn Oats ?
Fntiijiiig * Implements,
Totoacco, Etc., Etc.,
EVER SEEN in Henry county, and what wo
want to say is that
We Propose to Beat
Atlanta Prices.!'
We can easily do this, as THE STEWART
MERCANTILE CO. i-s composed of young
men (Thos. D. Stewart, Leroy H. Fargason
and J. B. Dickson) and we have no house rent
to pay, and propose to c!o our own work. We
buy directly from manufacturers, pay cash
and can just s ; mply distance all competition.
Our stock of
CLOTHING, SHOES,
HATS X DRY GOODS
will be larger than was ever carried by Thos.
D. Stewart & Co., and will be the HANDSOM
EST and LOWEST-PRICED ever seen.
WE ARE PREPARED TO DO A TIME
. BUSINESS.
Can furnish you anything and as much of it
as you want, from a paper of tacks to a mule.
We are the people you want to trade with,
will treat you perfectly square and give you
Good Goods.
We have a car load of New Orleans Syrup.
Can give you a Choice New Orleans Syrup
AT 22 1 -2c. We have 1000 bushels red rust
proof Oats now in stoc-. We are the CHEAP
EST PEOPLE in the State on COOK STOVES
BUGGIES AND WAGONS.
Come to see us. Always glad to have the
citizens of Henry and adjoining counties to
make their home with us. Your friends,
The Stewart Mercantile Co.
Thos, D. Stewart; Pres’t & Gen’l Manager.
L. H. Fargason, Vice Pres’t & As’t Sec’y.
J. B. Dickson, Secretary & Treasurer.