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E LEGISLATURE.
■pty, aftA killing the prohibition
NjHi IPrbouse senate adjourned.
of reprsentatives spent
■t of the sessions in the discussiop
Bio joint resolutions of Mr. Jordon
■naper to pay #3,100 expenses of
■ tax’ commission. The bill was
Pbrted back passed to the by house favor- of 95
|ly, and was a vote
19
[■A bill by Mr. Morris, of Cobh, to
twow judges to render judgments at
appearance term of unconditional
pUitracts H|B in writing where there where was
*'||ere defense, and open accounts
is an affidavit that the same is
Jre film, where no plea is filed, passed
house by a vote 88 to 36.
MThis will save the creditor six
■ Months’ time in the superior courts
collecting these contracts where
jjhere is no contest. Under the the pres¬
jfcnd ent law they must go over to sec
term before judgment can bo
^rendered. Saturday the house unanimously
[' tondorsed Clay’s bill calling
Senator
viding for a constitutional election amendment United pro¬
for the of
States senators by the people, and
lukfised a score of local bills.
Ir, Slaton, chairman of the gen
O 1 judieiary committee, reported a
03 ommendation that the bill pro
VI a iting the sale of cigarettes and
} D iIgarette paper in the state be per
itted to be withdrawn, it having
tjfen neclared to be unconstitutional,
iSgpme more local bills were intro
Pa aiuj the bouse adjourned to
d
FJie jSpp.afte phased spfwp mof.e »,Qh a >
Is, add thfip ?ou)c.
ttopday, with 56 vacant sepjtfl, jthe
ABB by a vote of M to 43 defeated
l bill to place sleeping cay and
!j ,pbooe companies pnder the eon
pf the rafiroad edfinpiJSSlod. ;
| tr. Harvard, of Dpojy, iptrodweed
WluuC\ w tbfct the ^ eongress to ba keep re
Tt ?ted to empower eor K‘a
. V ) Uof this state cigarettes
lured in other states. Mr. Har
^■9|nd ■si f manufacture had introduced and a bill pale to of prevent ciga
■JLes in Georgia, but withdrew it
Hjj|L.®Jtn ’ J^the b e sale found of that cigarettes he could made not pre- out
E i ?vif i the state.
en congress grants the neces
P5^ relief there will be a new anti
nflf ;arette bill in the Georgia legis
y re.
■# with a thin house it was impossible
Eft get appropriations through to pay
“■i ^0 incidental expenses of the rail¬
'll U commission, $1,200 J. for McIntosh a clerk
v- Tj (Adjutant General
^ji ■I iBtate’s and $3,463.83 for paving the city around of
property to
■I Uta.
Ipl jo (adjourned. senate passed some resolutions
’ ^esday in the house some bills
r<
if^M a reconsidered. The bill to raise
4/ 6 A L 3 tandard of fertilizers was de
©x d. Several minor appropria
^ 0 .^ ! went through. The bureau of
\yv«. /jrecMM&dered bill, which bad beep defeated,
and passed,
ir be d bill of Mr- Hall, of
secom
b, to limit the power of the judi
In the state, was defeated, The
raft): ill by Mr, Hall, which was de¬
■atld in the bouse Monday, provided
that a judge should not have the
J fight to direct a verdict ip a case
where there was no conflict in the
vidence, and the measure taken up
isterday provided that the judge
ipuld not direct the jury Jn pny case
^flnd a particular verdict.
l ade In discussing the statement his measure that judges Mr. Hall are
zeroising more power in Georgia
oday that any judge would dare to
jyercise in England. M I have never
heard a judge in my life,” said Mr.
rf igaTnst a^, ‘’direct a verdict for a plaintiff
a corporation. ”
The senate passed Senator West’s
( j bill providing and for regulating a passenger the station of
I for Atlanta, use
the depot, (which ia a part of the
I state road property,) by the other
J lines now using the depot or car shed.
Young Ladies Anti Saloon League.
At a meeting held at the Lutheran
burch Tuesday. Dec 12th 1899, for
t organization of the Young Ladies
"'1 ci' Saloon League, Rev. H. F.
\) hg was elected chairman and Miss
•i. irrie Loucks secretary. After the
Ofiymn “I need Thee every hour,” J.
f /(Perdue offered prayer. An appropri
'ate lesson was read from Proverbs
Mrs. E. S, Child waB requested
ead the statement of principals
iclu'and the pledge which had been sign
f |ed by 47 young ladies. After which
wo more names were added and
pon motion, election of officers was
rroceeded with, resulting in the elec
ion of Miss Edith Carpenter as Pres.
iVice President from each church
■ follows, Christian, Miss Hattie
lbmpson, ^lia M. E. Church, Miss
Hageman; Southern Metbo
|*»MisS Alma Towne; United
|L®r 2 n, Miss Dora Eatie Skepstead; Booker; Arbor Luth
B^ytoliss Funk, Georgia Sec’y. Hilt. Lecturer, Marie
»niuT»tie Miss
tHize o surer Miss Mable Klink
|^%be «%ter f\iBt, tm^ijyjabel Miss Effie Kiiokett. Todd, Asst.
'^^P ka w*i» tendered
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FITZGERALD, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1899.
Rev’s. Perdue and Long and E. S.
Child for assistance rendered and
promised, for the future. And upon
motion the League adjourned to
meet at the same place Saturday,
Dto. 16-99 At which time a large
attendance is desired that the styles
of badges, time forjistated meetings,
committees appointed and etc.
Carrie Loncks, Sec’y.
Cotton Manufacturing in Southern
States.
The New York World says:
The extension of the cotton mill
industry in the south is a conspic
uous phenomenon of the time.
Five counties in the Carolinas have
for several years past spun and
woven more cotton than is produced
within their borders. Rome, Ga ,
has hitherto been the shipping point
for the cotton grown in twenty
counties round about. This year
Rome has not shipped one bale, be
cause her manufactories have used
it all in (the making of cotton cloths,
Tbis means that instead of selling
cotton at from five to eight cents a
pound the south is aaljijig as a
manufactured product, at from 18 to
50 cents a pound.
This is a developement upon nat
ural lines. The spufh that produces
the cotton will ultimately ipanufact
ure it. It has cheap water power,
cheap labor and the adjacency of the
cotton fields to stimulate its industry
And under modern conditions of
travel andjnvestment there is abso
lutely no reason why the
should not take to itself the stuped
dous profits of cotton manufacture,
hftf^ie and gfcggfbed Kpgfisb by i«jl}s. New England Without
tpe
doubt tyew England capital will share
in the profits of tpe resolution by in
vesting itself pi the south. That is
one gj the privileges granted by our
system of absolute free
trades between the states.
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Uimfereuce Appointments.
The South Georgia Conference
thS Work of its annual ses
°“ When atD the “ bHnMOn appointments f aV \ were read „
was seen that Presiding elder J, O.
Cook and pastor W. M. Blitch had
returned to their old posts for
more year. The people they
are gtod to 6,ve them returned
following are the appointment
the Valdosta Distric.
J. Q. A. Cook, presiding elder,
O. B. Chester; Quitman, C.
Branch; Cordele, J. W. Weston;
J. C. Flanders; Tifton and
J. M. Foster; Lake Parke,
C, Glenn; Morven and Pavo, S.
Brown; Moultriet W. H, Budd;
W. F. Hixon; Fitzgerald,
W. M. Blitch; Alapaha, E. L. Pad
Milltown, R. P. Fain; Arabi,
by A. G. Brown; Hahira
Adel, S. Kemp; Mystic, supplied
F’ Begister; Sumner to be sup¬
Sycamore, J. Shirab; Ty Ty
be supplied.
G. W. Mathews goes to First
Americus; J. W. Domingos.
A. M. Wynn, Sanders
W. J. Stallings, Climax; G. C.
Sayennab mission; B.
Trinity, Savannah mission;
G, S. Johnson, St. Paul, Americus.
The next conference will be held
in Cutfibert.
Less Than Nine Million Bales.
Washington, Dec. 11—The statis¬
tician of the department of agricul
reports 8,900,000 bales of cotton as
the probable production for the
United States for 1899 gad 1900.
Bloom Corn.
Tnere is more money to be made
in the cultivation of broom corn than
from anything the farmers can raise.
With careful and intelligent cultiva
tion tue lands of this - county should
produce from one to three tons per
acre. The price of broom corn
rages from $75 for inferior grades to
$150 per ton for choice. There is al¬
ways a steadv demand for broom
corn, and if our farmers should try
its cultivation there would be an
opening for a large fii-qom factory.—
Ft. Gain’s Sen ifiel.
Boers Took Many British.
They have carried 672 prisoners to
Stormberg. Gen. Cronje also cap¬
tured fif y British soldiers at Mod
der river. Gatacre’s defeat is not
yet understood in England—Seventh
Division will be sent—British have
lost 556 killed, 2,027 wounded and
1977 missing since tbs war began.
School No. 328, 3a0, 827, 325, 326,
316, 318, 338, 351. 339, 341. 347, 345,
314, 346, 340, 350 348, 343, 330, 335, 363,
359,360,361, 372, 371, 369,366, 370,
387, 364, 363. 272, 381, 386, 388, 331,
332, 334, 382, 387, 384, 382, 396, 397,
398, 400, 391. School warrants pay¬
able at the City Treasurer's office on
and after Dec. 15th 1899.
T. D. Ross,
City Treasurer.
To Young Men Only.
Jn confidence there are lots of you
who contemplate giving your lady
friend n r sweetheart a Xmas pres¬
ent, why not give them a nice rock¬
er, rug, picture or parlor lamp Which
is needed in every home. FRED J.
CLABE7 will giyd yofi the way to get
2a 8Y. See him.
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BEN FRANKLIN ON HOME
MANUFACTURING.
A Voice From the Past.
The era of manufacturing in the
South appears to be dawning. Ster¬
ile, New England, with its inhos¬
pitable clime, but wide awake people
has accumalated millions In manu¬
facturing, while the south, rich in
soil and productions, with every ad¬
vantage over her Northern competi
tors, has lagged behind for a cen
tury, pouring fiefhard-earned wealth
into the laps of bey uwo
neighbors beyond Mason’s and Lfix
on’s line. But the day is dawning
and the hum of cotton spindles is
making music throughout Dixie,
whijg the smoke from a thousand
furnaces fiqfi fifi, ggp^ing eloquently
of the vast coal and iron bd|d8 jfl the
South. Everywhere, and on every
hand, there is a disposition to con¬
vert raw maiuml dfiWd fipfP juto
manufactured product?, thus lijcreas
ing their values many fold,
But we started out to quote from a
man who has long since slept under
i pl^iff slab in the city of
Philadelphia, lrqu» a mai) wfid S*W a
long distance jijto tlje future and
who recognized in his day ttye iniport
ance of manufacturing,
On the 33qd $ay pf Ahrll? ^ T?l >
whilejin Loaded, Benjamin Franklin >
the sage and patriot, wrote to Mr.
Humphrey Marshal, of Pennslyvania
as follows;
“Every Manufacturer encouraged
id OUr Country, makes part of a
market for provisions within our
selves, and saves so much money to
the aountf.y ^ ^ust qt^ecwige he e^
ported to pay for' jibe manufactures
he supplies. Here »q England it is
well known and understood that
wherever a „ e8tablis h
, which ,, , employ* anumber . of bands,
raises the value of lands in the
country all around it;
by the greater demand near
t b am i for the produceoftbeland;
partly by the plenty of money
the manufacturers to that
part of the country. It seems there
fore the interest of qll our farmers
owners of Jaad8 tq encourage
6 preference to
ones imported among us rrom
distant countries.’ -
There you have the ar„ qmerjt in
favor of manufacturing jp a UHt
hell. Franklin with all his wisdom,
never wrote truer or more far reach
ing sentiments. No modern writer
or essayist has put the subject in a
more forcible light.
Let the South study this contribu
to the world’s good from Frank
Enterprise,
Larges’. Things in Ihe VVo Id.
The largest locomotive works in
the world are in Phijidelphia.
The largest car manufacturing
plant in the world is in Pittsburg.
The largest drug house jn the
world is in St. Louis.
The largest wholesale dry gqods
house in the world is in New York.
The largest gun works ip the wo^fd
are in Esserj.
The largest brewery is in St. Louis.
The largest steel works are in
Pittsburg.
The largest drop hammer in the
world is the property of the Bethle¬
hem Iron company.
The largest botfle manufactory js
in Pittsburg.
The largest spring works are jn
Pittsburg.
The largest bank is in Loudon.
The largest church is in
The largest fiepf and PQrk packing
bouse is in Chicago.
The largest copper mine is in Mich
gan.
The largest pumping engine jn tjie
world is in the calutnet agd Hepja
mine.
The largest match factqry jq tj(e
world is qt Barherlun, Q. its ca¬
pacity is 1Q0,000,000 a day.
The greatest fiotel js jn New York,
The greatest marble quarry is in
Vermont.
The greatest flop? mMi js ifi Min
neapolis.
The greatest copper and brass mill
is in Wateffiqry.
The greatest stoye factory is in De¬
troit
The greatest whisky industry is in
the United States, the output being
more than 80,000,000 gallons a year.
The largest sewing machine works
in the world are in Elizabetbport,
The largest boot and shoe industry
is at Lynn.
The largest house in the
world is in NW htfloware jHvk.
The largest house in the
world in the St. Louis.
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The largest * stock s exchange “ l ' ’ r is in
New York.' ~
The largest city (ip ayea) i? New
Ths largest fife ifiSfirguua
pan iff* lu */*
^
The largest buildings are in
Yorir.
The largest monument in
world is in Washington—largest
the sense of tallest and cost.
The loftiest structure in the world
is in Paris—the Eiffel tower.
The largest steamship plies
tween New York, Bautb Hampton
and Bremen,
The largest shipbuilding plant ip
the world is at Glasgow*
Tne largest suspension bridge in
the world is in New York.
The largest public gaadens are ip
Paris.
The largest number of theaters is
in London.
The largest hospital in the world is
in Paris the Hotel des invalides.
The largest stone structure is jp
Egypt. “ '
The largest fall, are fn New York.
The Urgent riyef (, ill South
America.
Fitzgerald. ZL*T Tii/. wronfnot 66t . « , , y paper 18 . ,n .
City Folios.
<Jt) h* pufiyentiop popiposed of 12
delegatps froifi eaph ward caucus
nopijuafed s M Whitchard, Monday
night, as candidate for alderman at
larfja,
4u*i wfiai good or harm is
aoeomplished by these oauef*- .
conventions wa u- ave not be0n ab]0
iearn. They do not represent any
party or faction and we are told that
the nominees do not always win or
even receive the support of the dele¬
gates of the conventions, nor are the
candidates before the convention
always hound by its action*
Mr. Whitchard, the nominee, is
the personal friend of the writer and
we shall clieerfully support him.
We predict his election, but his
chances are no better than they
would have been had he simply an¬
nounced himself a candidate subject
to the city election. But, since there
is as little harm as good in the cau¬
cuses (so long as cliques do not de
nominate them) we see no reason
why the boys shouldn’t divert them¬
selves by settiqg up. a chairman and
tfieu address him like so many
little Ofiesterfield’s. Its playing pol¬
itics after all, and in the most inno¬
cent way,
Send TUem Some Syrup.
IIov. W. A. Huohauiee, the agent of
tfie South Georgia Conference Or¬
phans’ Home in Vineville, requests
the Telegraph to say that the home I
needs syrup, and that it anybody has
a surplus on hand, that the home
would be glad to receive a donation
of this kind.
Mr. Huckabee says that syrup i*
of the healthiest find mo«t
enjoyed of food |
for uhiid r Cfi> is and that be feels confi¬
dent that it only necessary for it i
to be known that the borne is in need !
of it for the many friends of the in¬
stitution in Georgia to giye epough 1
to carry them through. All contri¬
butions should be sept to B e V. Jjohp
D. Clark, Orphan,a Home. Macon, !
Ga.
There will he twq full tickets ip the
held at pe*t Tuesdays city election.
The candidates of ward caucuses and
convention involved therefrom are for
Alderman at large S. M. Whitchard
1st ward James ilatcliffp.
U 2nd “ C. at. Wise.
U 3rd “ Qeorge Lewis.
u 4th D. C. Welch.
Memeher Hoard of Education,
jst wiqd ii. w- Hrown.
2nd fi W. H- JgargtQU.
3 rd fi Dan T- Vaulk-
4 th fi D- H- day,
Env Alderman at large the Anti
saloun people have endorsed C. E.
Dunn who however says he Is running
U8 HU independent. They have as yet
no candidate for alderpian ftopp 1st
warfl.
Alderman 2nd ward W. H. Halsey.
u ard „ , ward Dr. D-8-Osborne,
Ik 4th ward E- I’, Wightmail.
JUewfifii of Hoard of Education.
1st ward Jason B. Smith,
2nd “ J. L. wellman.
3rd “ J.w. Ilowder.
4th “ Janpes (jarmop.
Dr. Qsborqe and nr. wellman we un
derstand will not stand for election,
Prohibition.
The prohibitionists will make pro
hihition ail issue in the next cam
paign. They will ask the Democratic
Executive committee to submit the
..MUM to the people at the w.«
general primary. If the committee
refuses, prohibition candidates will
be put out in every A couuty and sena
: ’
formal . . , digtricf, .. ■. The prohibition cam
paign will apply only to the members
of the next general assembly.
Rev.J. t?av t H. h Stouey tstnnov and afld Wife left Ifift
Tuesday fpt' Bostpp, Mass. After
opeodlp. ,s Y . r ,, w«k« to 80 ..OT
With Relatives and friends they will
locate in Florence, Maks. These
good )*ople have many wa an friends
^ ;*r;
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HOWE cSE IjE
With a Big Supply as Usual!
CH^ISTlylfTS 4
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At Lowest Prices in the City!
EXTMQRDINABl OFFER:- 30 &£S'» s s F ; 5 S 5 l;So C orS 55 SV
CHRISTMAS CANDIES,
At 10c per pound or 11 pounds for
F "“ 1 Mil "‘ l ln b “ ,k '
At 9c per pound, or 3 pouuds for 25c
5c each-Lovely decqyated eros
ses and hegvis.
V’o per pound or 2 pounds for 23o
—Crystalized creams, llooiloe,
variegated and chocolate
b!e», sfttlnette jelly beans
horehound pellets, and mint lo¬
zenges.
—All flavors of Stick Candy.
At lc each—Be mtlful marshmallow
Christmas hearts with assorted
pictures. Sugar hearts, decora
ted and ROod to oat .
At 10c each-i pound boxes fancy
French creams Boxes beauti
fully lithographed and tied with
gilt cord—A suitable present for
your friends.
CHRISTMAS NUTS.
15c per pound—Brazils, Pecans,
Filberts and Mixed Nuts,
At 20c per pound—English Walnuts,
Almonds.
of canned
goods, crackers and;
fancy cakes leaves
little to be desired. ;
HOWE &. LEWIS.
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and Immigration Bureau
WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR BARGAINS!
See Us before Buying.
10-acres No. 2482. 7 acres in ouUi
vation. house 10 x 16 and 8 x 16. barq
lo X 24 with 10 X %> felled, good wtfii,
picket and plank fence around ’Lucres,
65 assorted fruit trers 1) years <)td,
nearly 100 grape vines This is a
Christmas bargain. Only $175, Worth
$300.
5-acre No. 255. All under cultlva
tion, house 16 x 30, two rooms, barn 14
x 20 fenced with board fence, good
well, 45 peach trees, plum 9, apple 5,
grapes 20, 4,000 strawberry plants.
Very cheap, $125.
pla8t f r °ed, poreh ’'°n .-on Jacket 1 Tn
front, good well. Wi(( be sold at a
sacrifice. Only $200,
Improved 5-acre tract, 280 rods from
15, Well cultivated for the last two
y ears ' A gift at $125,
10-acres No, 2227, (good timber] $75
2-acres No, 432, 160 rods from the
cilyi $90
20-acres No, 4129, North-west of the
city, $65.
Several rare bargains in city lots on
South Main, South Lee Had W&i
Centralave, city, the choicest 1 o Cat i< 5 n 8 in
the
its ThMtins lh8 . puUIc l . CT( kiDdly ,„
past patronage we solicit® a share
of your future patronage, a : »d wish alt
a Merry Carisunas and Hfp{W.„]S,ew:
F idu ' V-'
CHRISTMAS FRUITS.
We promise that they will be aold as
low a. po.,101.. Bee the variety.
New York apple,, Florida oran*
K e8 > Capo Cod cranberries,
nana9 ’ mala K a <? ra i ,es ’ cataloba
Rrapes, lemons.
DRIED FRUITS.
Currants cleaned at 10c per package,
Raisins, clusters and seeded at
15c per pound. Evaporated ap
*
pies at 13c per package, Sun
dried apples at 10c per pound.
Prunes, small at 10c, 3 lbs for
Prunes, largo at 15c per pound.
California praches 15c per pound.
California apricots 20c per pound.
Crystalized citron 2'c per pound.
Dates 1 pound fancy cartoons 15c
...Figs, 1 pound fancy cartoons 20c.
CHEESE.
Full cream at 20c per pound. Swi¬
tzer at 40c per pound. Limburg
er at 20c per pouud.
To accompany the cheese.
Macaroni at 10c per package.
Spaghetti at 16c per package.
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'F'TJttNT: TU
CARPETS, MATTINGS, SHADES!
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GEORGE WASHINGTON
Could’nt Lii
on a poor BED or rest in a sorry Rocker! What a blesl
would have been to him and family if there had of beem
...FURNITURE STORE.-.
like Class FRED J. like CLARK’S, the Fitzgerald where he and could have purchased' peopl'
Goods, Irwin couuty
blessed with—headquarters for Carpets, Rugs, MaB alH
Shades, Chenele and Damask Curtains, Furniture of
including the nice line of Side-boards, Oak and MkB Irfl
Suites, Lounges, Willow and Golden Oak Rockers, Bedding!
Brass Beds, Odd pieces for Hall and Parlor. Bl!
kinds, including Sheets, Pillow cases Comforts, 2fM
Hair and Cotton Mattresses. Pictures ranging from
Don’t forget the Noisless Springs, there is happiness in
FRED J. CLARK FURNITURE ST
FITZGERALD, GA.
($'- Sole Agent for the celebrated New Home Sewing Machine. 3jfl
THE WATT-HOLMES HARDWARE COMP'
75
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Twenty-five per cent, off and two Hat J r 1
some PRIZES!
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SUGARS.
Granulated, 15 pounds'! 1
Ehtra white e 16 pound,:
New Orleane brown ISlbi
Cut loaf, 10c, 31bs .J| for 25c
XXXX v ., vv Powdered „ , 10c,
BUTTERS.
Best Elutterine in the city 20
Fresh country butter *1
®=3?\Ju8t in—Ohio Apple Butl
per pound.
Fresh eggs 25c per do
TURKEYS IN FEA"
« v
ens at 16c P er P°ond.
10c per pound.
Chickens in feather.
Hens, roosters and fi
ket price.
RELISHES. ]
Celery salad, Spanish quel
imported olive oil, Lea
rins Worcestershire Sa|
and sweet pickles, H«
mato catsup, Heintzl
dressing, Heintz’s cl
chow-chow, pickijeefl
horseradish in bulk kin
... Zanzibar pepper sauc|
Get your ordeij
Friday will or Sa
as we be
to supply the