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\t !■ A The Waycross Journal. PUBLISHED TWICK-A-WKKK. VOL. VII.—NO. 64. WAYCROSS, GA., FRIDAY. MAY 30, 1902. SI.00 A YEAR ginning or End of Irrepressible Conflict Between Home and the Saloon—That is What Dr. Lewis Thinks of It. Dr. Walker Lewis of Macon has written the following 6trong up peals to Georgians concerning the jr.'hArnatorial race: Tljiat the campaign in Georgia is tne heginning or the end of an irrepressible conllict between the lionje and the saloon, may as well be seen by the candidates lor gov ernor and admitted by the people. It willbe the end, if the barrooms are abolished. It will be but the beginning of u bitter and truceless fight if the homes are defeated If the business men of the state are tired of the agitation let them '(^ive their support to prohibition, Alt'the friends of the heme are going to take up and renew the defeated cause of right until they give barrooms a kicking out of ■ Georgia. Tho issue is not Guerry, it is not Terrel it is not Estill; but it is whether manly, live men will let the saloons rob and waste ■ and destroy the homes of the state forever that they may grow rich as mothers grow poor. Under which Hag, Georgians? Will you stand beneath the white Hag of the home held aloft by Guerry, and supported by the church and the best people of the Estate? or the black Hag of the ■whisky ring that this devil’s gang are Hauuting over a mob of poli ticians and moral dead-beats nnd roarers after the right to get drunk <5 at pleasure. Then aud there a preacher aud a church member may be found, smelling like the crowd he swells, and feeling like he ought to find some reason for voting against the home that will condone hie strange conduct aud betrayal of childhood. These are the fellows that don't want the pulpit in politics. Wil- . . ling enough to have the pulpit dis- cuss morals in the home, morals in the school, morals in business, morals in the court room., morals in society, morals in every other thing, they are so very considerate about, the purity of the pulpit that a preacher must keep out of poli tics. Why? Does he cease to be a citizen by becoming a preacher? Not unless he is unfit to be either. Gentlemen in control of Georgia politics, some preachers are going into it now because the devil aud the liquor dealers and the politi cians are vory much in it. That is the reason we are going there, and we are going there not under your Hag,but under one lit to be de cently followed. Let the liquor dealers association keep out of poli tics if you expect a brave man in the pulpit to respect your objec tion to his takiug part in saving the state from bad government. The devil don’t want the gospel itself in pulpits. ft We will not submit to liquor rule. We will not, tolerate the reign of barrooms over anv part of Georgia. We will not consent to dispensaries that in principle and results are no better than en- loons. We will not, if the men we seem, allow business murder ers and robbers to trade in the blood of our children, and make money out of the tenrs and suffer ings of mothers they have made childless and wives they have left widows. If they demand the lib erty to corrupt society with th saloon, we are going to assert the Anglo Saxon God-given right fight them in the press, in the pulpit and at the ballot box to day aud forever. Let Georgia stand by the Hag it chooses. I am for Dupont Guerry because he is a prohibitionist. A vote for Estill may be cast by a gentleman, but not by a prohibitionist. A vote for Terrell may be caBt by a local optiouist, but not by a man that wants the saloons abolished by state legislation. If I felt that it were better to let twenty coun ties drown in drink nnd political rottenuess, I’d say, “give us local option” like Terrell’s crowd, and like that crowd, fight that appli cation of it as they consistently do. Who wants the matter left to local option into the dry comities of Georgia. Their cry is, “bar rooms if possible; but if not pos sible, dispensaries forever.” And they mean to have passed if they nn huy or borrow the legislature, a, general dispensary law, und turn this deyil’s invention into the dry counties of Georgia's only hope. If there is not a hand in the ex ecutive office that will veto such a bill, then this great state is going to escape Mr. Estill's “rectro- glide," and on his line of policy gallop down hill to hell. Men of Georgia, it is time for the haters of evil to awake. Our homes and children nnd prosperity arc at stake. Elect a governor that will not veto what the liquor dealers demand in a bill to extend the benefits and privileges of their uc- cursed und infamous business, and you will raise more hell than corn or cotton, and gather it in safe, and lynchings and barbari ties and demouized negroes and white criminals until the jails and penitentiaries will burst for lack of storage capacity for the crop. Politics in tho pulpit 1 For God’s sake, ye? I Would that thousand pulpits next Sunday in stead of stilling the great issue, might be removed by our danger to thunder a demand that con science and right may have rec ognition on the 5th of June at the ballot box. EFFORT FOR New Orleans Man Makes Proposition. Will Ullib) a WO,000 Mill it Wayc Will Take Half the Stock An informal meeting of tho chamber of Commerce was held at the Phoenix Hotel, Tuesday night. Cnpt. D. G. Purse, of Savannah, und Mr. O. M. Nelson, of New Orleans, were present at the meet ing and mndo propositions to aid in erecting a syrup refinery here. They wish to build a mill with 300 tons per day capacity. It will cost $20,000 to erect this mill and they propose to take fifty per cent, of the stock, provided the citizens of Waycroes will take the balance. President W. A. Price, ol the Chamber of Commerce, says that if enough cone can bo raised by the farmers around Waycross to run the mill, even ten dnys ii year, it will pay to erect one. Mr. Price says that the cane will bring $4.00 a ton. Twenty tonB can be raised on an acre, netting the farmer $8000 per aero for his land. The cost of manufacturing syrup is twenty-five cents a ton. A ton of cane makes thirty gallons of eprnp. It will cost $850 a day to run a 200ton mill. Barrels for tho daily output will cost $220, making the total cost $1,070. 200 tons of cane will make 000(7 gallons of syrup, this at twenty-five cents a gallon will sell for $1,500, leaving a net profit of $420 for a day’s work. COIUIUFI/IFNT Normal Institute Closes. Exercises Well Attended Splendid Programme Rendered. FIRE LUST NIGHT Morgan-Jeffords. Miss Annie Morgau and Mr. Robert Jeffords were married at the bride’s home in Clinch county ?at Suudny afternoon. • Jeffords is the son of Rev. 8. V. Jeffords, of Kettle Creek. Mrs. Jeffords is the daughter of Mr. Martin Morgan, of Clinch county aud is a sister of C. L. Morgan, th» popular conductor on the Plant System. One Thousand Pairs. Ladies Oxford ties and Slippers. Sizes, 2 J to 5. Worth up to $2.00. Your choice only $1.19. If you cau’t come, “order.” Thk Biiad Watson Co. The finest butter in Waycross only 85 cent*. We are not saying much but are sawing down the prices at the Star Clothing Store. W. D. O’Quinn Proprietor. One lot men’s snmmer conts, worth up to 90 cents. Special for sale at Hardy Bros. The Brad Watson Co. Don’t miss the Rifles Picnic Tuesday REVEALS A GREAT SKCKKT. It is often asked how such startling cures, that puzzle tho best physicians, are effected by Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption. Here’B tho secret. It cuts out the phlegm and germ- infected mucus, nnd lots the life- giving oxygen enrich and vital ize the blood. It heals the in- flamed, cough-worn throat and lungs. Hard colds and stubborn coughs soon yield to Dr. King's New Discovery, tho most infalli ble remedy for all Throat and Lung diseuses. Guaranteed bot tles 50c and $1.00 Trial bottles free at all druggists. Rev. A. M. Williams returned from Dallas, Tex., this morning. He will conduct the services at the First Methodist church next Sun day. 811 Embroider} Hale! / yards fine embroideries, facturer’s remnants, 4 to s We are going to sell them at 3J 6, 10 and 15 cents. These arc worth twice the prices askeu. If you can’t come, “order.” The Brad Watson Co. man ft yard . A"- % f swr. Mr. J. L. Rittenhouse of Wares- boro paid the Journal a pleasant call Wednesday. New shipment flannel and Serg es going at $7.50 and $10.00 the Star Clothing Store. \7. D. O'Quinn Proprietor. Mr. S. D. Pitman, Will Knight, Secretary Riley and wife and others went to tho exposition Wed nesday night. Watson’s annual slipper sale Saturday and Monday. Four big bargain tables. Dorm.vs, Ga., May 29.—Com- mencumeut at the Southern N null Institute, opened on Sunday, May 25th. with the baccalaurate sermon preached in the auditori um, by Rev. J. R. Oxford, of At. lanta, Ga. Tile ball was well filled with an intelligent and appreciative audi ence, und the sermon was very fine. Tho following program was ren dered : Anthem—“The Heavens are Telling”—fr nn Haydn's Creation. S. N. I. choir, led liy Prof. J. W. Hendricks. Anthem, “Late, Late, So Late” —S. N. I., choir quartette. Scripture Reading, by Rev. Fun derburk. Congregational Hymn—Corona tion-choir and congregation. Congregational Hymn—“Holy, Holy, Holy.” Choir and congre gation. Prayer, by Rev. Funderburk, Sermon, by Rev. J. U. Oxford. Doxology. Benediction. The second event of the week was given on Monday night, by the pupils of Prof. Hendrick's room, assisted by some others. The following program wus ren dered : Quartet—Male. Tenors, J. N. McDonald, Ed Poppoll, Bassos Melvin Meek, J. W. Hendricks. Recitation—Pauline Suddath. Recitation—Olive Gurdinor. Debate—Resolved: That Geer- gia is the most progressive South ern State. Affirmative, Rufus Moore, Seals Briggs^Malcolm Mo Rue, and Mamie Thompson. Nogativo, Proston Ward, Goorge Tanner, Maude Finlay and An drew Wood The judges, Col. Lankford, Mr. Stunlaud and Miss Ahhie Meek, guve the decision to tho affirms- live. A short farce by Mr. Ihprcc und Miss Mamie Thomson, fbttn eluded the evening's entertain mont. A cantata entitled “The So- ret,” was then given by some of the older pupils. The leading characters were as follows: Miss Annie Ward—Soprano. Miss Beulah Infingor—Second Soprano. MissSallte Grantham—Alto. W. F. Byrd—Tenor. The chorus consisted of fifty dk'ces. In the beginning of the exerci ses. Rref .1. W. Hendricks was presented with an elegant, fire gilt, telescope baton, by the chorus und faculty of the South ern Norma) Institute. Mrs. F. H. Guilliams made the presentation address. Mr. E- B. Whildon operated the angelus, and gave a number of beautiful selections. Tuesday moruiDg at ten o’clock, the Rhetoric clast delivered their orations Program was as follows: Piano Solo, Angelus—Operated by E. B. Whihlen. Anthem, “Brightly the Morn ing Shineth”—Chorus. Prayer, by Rev. Funderburk. Three Houses on Howe Street Burned to the Ground. story wero rotti»gf>s «>i» Immed Inst Three «>m: Howe street night. Tho lire Hturted in the house occupied by C. R. Jordon. No one was in the house at the time and the origin of the tire is un known. The lire then npread to the (louse occupied liy Mrs. C$. B. Haggard, ami then to Mrs. C. K. Dunn’s. The houses belonged to Mrs. H. C. Richardson, and were only par tially insured. She valued them at $8000, and had them insured for $1800. The furniture in Mr. .Iordan’s house was ail destroyed. It was valued at $1,600 and insured for; $700. Mrs. Haggard and Mrs. Dunn saved all theirs. Best Year in Their History. x ■ milmlting <'Us: anil School linn ml lla i High Accra i Done Well. DR. LADD MOVES. Says The Journal Brought Crowds to Ills Home. Dr. W. F. Ladd, who Iuib liecu resident hero for tho puBt four months, will move next week to St. Stophen N. B , Canada, Dr. Ladd put a small ad, in tho Journal Tuesday, advertising hoiiBohnld goods fur Bain, to run thruo timos. Iln rushed into tho Jourunl office Wednesday morning and said, “For goodnoBs sake take that ad.out. There have been thir ty people to my house since your paper came out yesterday at noon, and I could have sold my goods throe «r four times over. The trouble is tho peoplo keep coming and I want them to stop.” Moral—If you don't wnnt pen pin to come about you koep your ad. out of the Journal. The public schools of Waycross will close next Friday. The graduating exercises of the public schools will lie hold Friday evening at 8 o'clock in the school auditorium. There are three boysjatid two girls in the graduating class. Prof. Pound says that in many respects this is the best class that ever graduated from the school. The cl rh averages in attendance, deportment nnd studies iB very high. This year the total number of days absent for the class is only live, while there are two tardy piarks against tho number. The tardy murks were givon to mem bers who live some distance from the school, and on very rainy days. The program for the graduating exercise, is ns follows: .Santlngu vWaltz, .Misses Kotcrer; Prayer; High School Chorus; Oral leu, Ail.Utcracy, Fred K, Murphy; Reading, '•Tho Opening of a Chestnut Burr,” Josie Agntlnl Mcara; Duet, "Tho Dance,” Misjoin Smith and Mnnra; Oration, “RWhos Without Wealth,” Harry M. Wilson; Oration “Tho Problem of Hour,” llorbort W. Wilson; Chorus, “Summer”; Valedictory, Ada Theresa Smith; Delivery of Diphiinita; Address ‘ound; Chorus,’ “A Mr, Warren Howard,of Atlanta, probably the best amateur musi cian in Georgia, is spending today in tho city. For the correct thing in neck wear nnd fancy huso go to the Star Clothing Store. Ladies gauze Vests, mercerized tape nock. Worth J5 conts; for 10 conts. If you can’t corns, “order.” The Brad Watson Co. Wilkes’ Irish Specific cured mo of Catarrh 21 years ago and I have not hud n touch of it since. H. A. McDonough, Offurnmn, Ga. Oration, “Uses of Difficulties,” —Mi»» Beulah Infingor. Oration, “The Boer War. Hugh Turner. Oration, “Over the Alps, Lies Daly.”—Era Goodyear. Oration, “Our Occupation of the Philippines,”—Ola Paulk. Chorus—“Tho Bill of Fare. Oration, “Merchant of Venice” —Annie Sibbett. Oration, “The Food Trusts.” —Frank Ward. Piano Solo, Angelus—Operated by E. B. Whildon. Tocsday afternoon at 2:80, Gen. John B. Gordon delivered his famous lecture, “The Last Days of the Confederacy.” A chorus of 10 lildren ssng a melody of patriotic songs in fine style. At night the music class gave their annual recital. to Prof. K. A Son# of Tho Son.” Jlonorilotion. Prof. Pound says that the work done by the school this year has been better than any since he has been connected with tho system. The onrnllmsnt is tho largest in its history, the total, in the white school being 5S4. The attendance 4$ . has boon bettor than in any p>.Mt year; there have been no epidem ics, or other cuuses'to closo tho schools except the regular holi days. The deportment has been good throughout tho entire session. There were fewer corporal punish ments this yenr than any other. Ho says that the teachers will be found all over tho United States during the summer. They will ho scattered from Martha’s Viueyard to Colorado. Most of them in tend attending the summer school- at Knoxville. & RIFLES’ BANQUET. Captain Lowlier Makes the Boys Ifappy. The banquet tendered the Rilles last night by tho newly elected captain, W. A. Lowlier, was a de lightful affair. Tho KifloB attonded in uniform and there were quite a number of ladies on hand to spice the oc casion. A large cross table was erected in the yard and decorated ' with (lowers aud vines und the good things served by Captain Lowber and his good wife mads the boys bappy nnd they all accorded them the title of most royal host and hostess. Latest news from theOdd Fel. lows affirms that Mrs. W. F. Eaton, of this city, has been elec ted grand secretary of the Grand Assembly of the Rebeckahs, Our 50 cent shirts will cost yon 75 cents elsewhere. Star Clothing Store. W. D. O’Quiun Proprietor. Pine wood all leogths. W. B, South, Phone 190. Only a few more days to get in yourgvfH, { , ( a 1 | li