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WEDNESDAY, June 2, 1886
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Official Organ of Ware.
Official Organ of Charlton.
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Editors.
Notice.
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IlBADQUARTtUS
Dsm. Ex. Com. 1st Cox. Dirtbict,
Sava.nn.iU, Ga., May 22,1886.
The member* of the Democratic Exe
cutive Committee of tbe First Con
gressional District arc requested to
meet at Urn office of the chairman
Bryan street, Savannah, Ga.,on 8
J -7, June 5th. atlOo'clocK a. m., >»>
i purpose of fixing time and place
the assembling of tbe Convention to
nominate a candidate for ltepresenta-
tive in Congress, and for the tranaac-
tionof such other business as may
come before tbe Convention.
By order B. Kaluga
Charn Dem Ex. Com. 1st Con.
Wm Curnox, Sec.
for
Throe or four candidates for
Congress havo been announced in
the 2nd congressional district.
Gen. Gordon’s chances for chief
executive of the State is not impair
ed by the unjust attacks of the Ba
con organs,
The time will soon come around
when the county candidates will
begin to inquiro alter the health of
the man’, family to whom he ha.
not .poken to in two years.
If Maj. Bacon is elected Govern
or of Georgia we shall expect an
administration of the States nlTairs
with “wisdom justice and modera
tion.” Ho is pure and able, devo
ted and patriotic.
Maj. Bacon was the man that
would not engage in any “mud-
plinging” in this campaign. His
man, Patrick Walsh, saw he had
departed from his determination
and “called oft the race.”
Prohibition works finely in
Lumpkin. While some of the
regular drinkers send off after
an occasional jug of bug juice,
there is not near the drunken
ness and rowdyism among the
negroes as thorc was when whis
ky was sold here. So writes our
correspondent.
Thqre is a family in Glass’
cock county consisting of
man, his wife and three chil
dron, whose aggregate weight
is less than two hundred
pounds. There is another (ami
ty that altogether weigh just two
, thousand pounds more than the
drat family mentioned.
Had Gen. Gordon's rcsignatior
rausod the aepointmeut of a Ho
pu'dieiin, o- -, ,,an di'tel nn.l
devoted to tin- country’s interests,
there would have licen some cause
for all this “fuss about Gordon’,
resignation,” but as it is, ho has
done no more than any other man
without money would have done
under the circumstances.
The Blair education hill has
passed the Senate, with bnt
eleven dissenting votes, and
now goes to tire House for con
currcnce. It appropriates8279,
000,000 scattered over a series
of years, toward aiding states
which maintain public school
ayitoms.
It is olaimed by some persons
that Gen. Gordon is opposed to
tho railroad commission. He
has expressed himself more ful
ly on that subject than Maj. Ba
con has done, and he appears to
lie in favor of tbe commission
while the Major dodges the issue.
Rut then, the Governor will not
have much to do with this ques
(ion.
David Thompson, a most
substantial citizen of Walton,
has five enterprising sons. On
- one occasion they decided their
father ought to givo each of
thorn a watch, and they so ex
pressed their views to him. It
was “a taking for tbe asking.”
The liberal old gentleman at
once ordered five splendid
gold watches and presented one
! ’toeaobson.
IfCapt. Bradwell should have a
majority of delegates when the first
Vote is taken at the convention we
hope Jndge Mcrshon’s friends may
Withdraw hi. name, if the reverse
The Latest Sews.
When the gubernatorial cam
paign first opened it seemed to
the casual observer that Maj. Ba
con would lead the race, and up
to the time of the retirement of
Judge Simmons he certainly ap
peared as tbe successful candi
date. Even after Gen. John B.
Gordon entered ihe' arena the
odds were in favor of Bacon, and
the adherents of tbe “Knight
of the Lost Cause’’ had to battle
hard against the wave of Bacon
enthusiasm, but the tide seems
have turned, and Gordon is
in the lead. Counties that were
calendered for Bacon have gone
wrong and each mark on the
slate puts Gordon in advance.
Just before we go to press the
news is received, in a reliable
shape, that Gordon carried the
counties of.Ca:roll, Polk, Dooley,
.Gqjdon, Forsyth, Murry and
Lumpkin on June 1st., showing
16 votes, while Mnj. Bacon car
ries Catoosa and Columbia—4
otes.
To this is added the results
from every direction in favor of
Gordon, and the impartial must
conclude that he is the coining
man.
Several other counties should
have elected delegates yesterduy
hut for some cause their final ac
tions were postponed the friends
of both candidates claiming the
delegates when appointed.
It is very plain, to the interes
ted observer that the guberna
torial campaign now being car
ried on between these two giants
so evenly ballanccd in the polit
ical scale is one of the closest
contested that lias been fought
since the annihilation of the
Radical crew that robbed our
people mid brought Georgia’s
name to shame, hut tliqnks to
united action, brave hearts and
patriotic impulses, we have noth
ing to deal with in this decision,
hen made, hut pure men. If
Bacon or Gordon is elected the
people may rclv on an adminis
tration of the Governor’s duty
in such a manner that no blush
will be brought to the cheek of
the Georgian who cast a vote to
put cither in the chair.
TUK democratic xxKVTiTr cox- W hen the Potato Ridge
Seeds Putting up and
ITT KB 1ST DISTRICT,
The Savannah News, June 1st.,
furnishes the following, ;which is
of interest to the reader:
The Democratic Executive Com
mittee of the First Congressional
District will meet in Savannah on
Saturday next The District con
vention will probably be held early
in July. Two years ago it met on
July 23d. This year it will prob
ably not meet later than July 15.—
The date and the place of meeting
will be determined by the Execu
tive Committee.
A strong effort wilt he made to
carry the convention beyond the
Altamaha. The fight will be be
tween Savannah, Waycross and
Jcsup. The counties north of the
Altamaha and in the western part
of the district want to come to Sa
vannah. The Southern tier coun
ties want the northern counties to
conic to Waycross.
There will in all-probability be a
lively fight in the committee before
the matter is decided. The dis
trict comprises 17 counties. Nine
of them are south of the Altamaha.
The executive committee is com
posed as follows:
Appling—X. J. Holton, Baxtey.
Bryan—P. \V. Williams, Fide.
Bulloch—D. It. Groover, Areola.
Camden—D. K. Proctor, St Mary’s.
Chatham—Robert Falligant, Savan
nah.
Charlton—J. B. Crabtree, Trader’s
Ilill.
Clinch—J. P. Mattox—Homcrville.
Effingham—S. S. Pittman, Spring-
field.
Emanuel—Dr. E. AV. Lane, Scarboro.
Echols—Janies Tomlinson, Staten-
ille.
Glynn—T. W. Lamb, Bninswicx:
Liberty—Capt. Wm. Hughes, John
ston station.
McIntosh—James Walker, Darien.
Pierce—A. ii. Smith, Blackshear.
Seriven—John C. Dell, Sylvania.
Tattnall—Dr Jeremiah Tootle, Reids-
ville.
Ware—John C. McDonald, Waycross.
Wayne—John Massey, Jesup.
Horn Robert Falligant, of Chatham,
is Chairman of the Committee, and
Wm. Clifton, Esq., Secretary.
Hon. O. A. Bacon will address
the people of Thomasville next Sat
urday.
Jones county will send seven
delegates to the convention for
Gordon.
Warren county formed two
Bacon clubs last week. One of
these is composed of boys too
young to vote, but they will
work for Bacon.
i name, ammamm
U true, the friends of Cnpt. Brad-
Kcll should net the graceful part.
Put should there lie more than two
candidates (more than likely) be
fore the convention, this advioe
would not he good. It is our opin
ion there is lively times ahead
Some of the Bacon organs are
making a great tq-do because Gor
don resigned his Congressional
• seat. They charge that he did so
in ordor to engage in railroad spec
ulation, that he saw a fortune in
view and could not resist the temp-
Congressional.
Some weeks ago the Blackshear
Georgian and the Headlight en
gaged in n little tilt concerning the
Congressional race, and one of the
points made l>y the latter caused
the Georgian to bring the charge
of introducing a sectional liue in
tho district. Of course, there was
no such danger, still, we did not
care to contend with our brother,
and therefore withdrew from the
controversy, not because we were
worsted in tiie discussion, but be
cause the Georgian was making a
personal fight had a Congressional
candidate in camp. This being ad
mitted, he keeps up the fire and in
an indirect manner tries to pour a
few “cold” very cold, shot into our
abandoned camp fire. This is one:
“This side of the Altamaha must
look beyond the river forassistance
whenever it sends a man to Con
gress, then why tiie suicidal policy
of the Headlight and other jour
nals? If Judge Mcrslion goes to
Congress at all ho will do so by the
consent and With the support of
the friends of Capt. Bradwe'.l.”
Our brother never wrote truer
words, but both assertions can be
reversed. If Capt. Bradwell goes
to Congress at all he will do so by
the consent ami w ith the support
of tiie friends of Judge Mershon
and the other side of the Aitamaha
cannot send a man to Congress
without assistance from this sec
tion. If it is contrary to the will
of the- people wo do not care a fig
whether cither of the gentleman
named over reaches Washington
city. ' \Vc have our preference,
bat we do not bolsterour opinions
in tbe face of the public.
We have due regard for the wish
es of the people in all parts of the
district, our brother’s intimation to
the contrary, notwithstanding. In
this connection wc only said, or
intended to convey the idea that wo
thought this side of the river ought
to have the right to furnish a can
didate, to be endorsed, of course,
by all the people.
There are 231 agricultural
societies enrolled at the agricul
tural department. If They are
all like that at Blufftou enroll
ing their names at the agricul
tural department is about all
they have accomplished. What’s
the matter?
Darien Gazottc;—A correspond
ent of the Brunswick Advertiser
nominates Hon. Jake Dari for
Congress. If the people of the
District arc anxious to send a man
to Congress who will work, why
then Jacob E. Dart is the man.
However, there is plenty of time to
discuss the question before next
fall.
The ‘Mum Party* is the latest
agony in church benefit enter
tainments in South Carolina.
For about on hour ‘mum’s the
word,’ aud any one either
smiling or talking during the
hour, is required to pay a small
forfeit.
kicking up so
would have done the game thing—
an opportunity is all that is wan-
tad, and every person that holds
Perspiration Run
neth down the
Back Rone.
Behold now the time cometh
when com is'knee high and want-
eth work’aud the voice of tbe can
didate is heard as he walketh along
the road, which leadeth through
the rural districts. He is social,
yea, he inquireth after your wife’s
health, your children, and feedeth
you on dry jokes and taffy.
He hath felt the warm May sun
shine and he tireth down with the
heat of the work, and as he pullcth
up potato ridges and iistoneth at
the hum of the June-bug he says
aloud: “I shall go to my people
that lireth in tho piney woods and
tell them that I am willing to sac
rifice myself on the alter of my
country. I will go to Atlanta and
pass a law to make com and [iota-
toes grow without work,“when the
sun shineth hot, the gross groweth
long,’ and tbe.pcrspiratlon runneth
down the back bone.”
“Fur the people have had no
legislature this year, the taxes on
property will soon be gathered in,
the treasury will be full and the
people will be anxious to have a
great many laws passed so that our
stay in Atlanta next cummer must
be long, that the country suffereth
not. Yes, my country needeth my
help in law-making, bocause I am
a light gnat on hoeing corn and
potatoes.”
“News com,th to me through
the mouth of the newspaper man
that when the legislature nsseinb-
leth again Atlanta will be devoid
of whiskey or wine, or anything
that causcth man to feel rich,
therefore, each one of us who are
sacrificed must carry fiishing tack
le, that we may pass away the time
pleasantly, when we are not ma
king laws.”
“We. will hammer the railroad
commission law as flat as a floun
der, we will pass laws protecting
the innocent dog'that thirsteth for
the blood of the sheep. We will
do away with tho school-law, we
will stop the school fund that the
money may remain in the treasury
that the people may not groan un
der the weight of a long session
when the ‘new ground needeth
plowing, the potato vine tnineth,
and the perspiration runneth down
the back bone’, of the man who la-
borcth that we may make laws.”
“I will put a notice in the coun
ty papers that at the solicitation
of many friends I will run for the
legislature, lor Congress or any
thing else that hath no potato
ridge* in it,: and the honest man
ill think I deserve support when
my ‘friends solicit,’ and they will
vote for me while I sit on the fenco
and chuckle at their innocence. 1
When ho bad quit talking, as he
stood with the handle of his hoe
resting against the front of his
shoulder, his arms drawn across
his bosom, resting under the shade
of a persimmon tree behold the
newspaper chronicler heard him
and hasteneth away to tell it to the
people.
Now, when the legislature mect-
eth next year the chronicler will
tell the people what this wise man
doctb when the honest man jerk-
eth a bell-line over a mule’s back,
the potuto ridges need pulling up
and the “perspiration runneth
down his back bone.”
Is there a preacher in the
car’ asked a Macon drummer
recently, thrusting his head in
to a Pullman, between Atlanta
and Macon. ‘Want to get mar.
ried?’ asked an inquisitive pass
enger. ‘Naw; want to borrow a
cork-screw. .
The mortgage system
Georgia had n showing up at
Atlanta, Saturday, in the United
States Circuit Court in three
suits for forclosures for money
loaued in Georgia by foreign
citizens. As usual, no defense
was made, and judgement was
given by default.
- Tho United States govern
ment is the greatest publishing
house in tho world. By the
side of its resources such an es
tablishment as the Harpers be
comes quite small. In the book
of estimates for tho next fiscal
year, just sent to Oougress
41,3S0/'31.GS is asked for wages
alone. There are on the pay
roll four hundred compositors,
beside a large force of snperin
tendeuts, foiomen, etc. Fifty
proof-readers are steadily em
ployed, aud forty-five pressmen
115 press-feeders and thirty-four
ration. Any of those who -ire During ,lie J 1 ’ 131 sl * y e “ rs ruling-machine feeders. Tiie es-
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ly-
Keep at one thing; in nowise
change.
Always be in haste, hut never
in a hurry.
Observe system in all you do
and undertake.
Whatever is worth doing at
all is worth doing well.
One to-day Is worth two to
morrows.
Be self-reliant; do not take
too much advice, but rather de
pend on yourself.
Never fail to keep your ap
pointments, nor to bo punctual
to the minute.
Neverbe idle but keep your
hands or mind usefully employ
ed, except when sleeping.
Use charity with all; be ever
generous in thought or deud;
help others along life’s thorny
path.
He that ascends the ladder
must take the lowest round. All
who are above were once below.
Think all you speak, but speak
not all you think;
Thoughts are your own, bnt words
are so no more:
Where wisdom steers wind can-
'not make you sink:
Lips never err when once she
keeps the door.
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JEWELERS AND PRINTERS^
~W ay cross, Ga,
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everybody said be vras dying of
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Finding relief, lie bought a large
bottle and a box of Dr. King’s New
Life Pills: by Ihe time he had taken
two boxes of Pills and two bottles ol
the Discovery, bs was well and hail
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