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About The Ashburn advance. (Ashburn, Ga.) 18??-19?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1897)
THE ASHBDRN ADVANCE. II. I). SMITH, EDITOR POULAN 0 >dP.''JM\yrrr».\3o\vMX';t»LV %VTimviwrDXIVro-ivj»v NJP « 1 I m ^>^coooooooOTtxw.vJuogcwxic.^ %x»oonoxcocxxx>xcooooor^v -m m. Wat thought d to be '“ a false report, . but . , found , to , was inu - flews broke out among the People of Worth county that McGirt & MePhaul Were selling Goods cheaper than any other merchants in the county, which was investigated and found correct. flow we ask the people of Worth and adjoining 4 counties to , come and , examine ■ our line ,. of , We Carry a Side Line of Wash Pots, Dinner Pots, Stoves, Stove Furniture, Plows, PIoiv Gear Aii All Frail Utensils FURNITURE! FURNITURE! FURNITURE! Crook.ery —AND ALL— Heavy Groceries. CLOTHING! We have a large lot r\f J Clothing selected tor the Fall iraue, Trnrio ana nrtfl Wt inn want mnnt LU in mu <tpll them rapidly. We haw put them at very low prices. We can save you enough of money Oh One SUll -. OJ r Lioines pi.iUnn ia in pay mu you ,.io Jor coming l to „ rouian. When vou want Hats, come tc J Bee us. When you want Shoes, ^ come tc Bee ns W*« ,o« ™.i Suits, com. t. see us. When you want Harness, come tc j ... . to . >V hen you want Groceries, come j see us. to. | When vvu you vou want wan Stoves, , come i see - us. I When you want Furniture, _ come to see us. I ■ We have good and polite salesmen, so that when you come to see us, goods will be thrown down to you for your examination. HARD¬ We carry everything in the WARE LINE from a handsome File to a Grind Rock. TCD B A.CCO, Everything ■r, from t a pinch . , of /Qrmfftr bnt a box of Tobacco. : Call y " and examine onr ? Goods and get price.. w We will -ii take 1 plea i - in showing you. BICE We have one of the best MTTjLS in in tho ennnh’T cour, tiy. Prin<y Bring vour _ rough . rice . and let us hull it, Have your corn ground here. We-will gin your cotton for you aud then v__ buy it or ship it from our uare houfe free of drayage. Turn your face this way and make our store headquarters for trade. McGiyt & MePhaul. REV. DR. THE 2?P? wvnws DA1 discourse. t Sftvrcd Atusie, tis Iinportnnrc, Powor Influence in the reuse bt' Christian, •O—A Singing Church is a Sit cross- ful Church—Obstacle* L> Overcome. Text: “It came oven to pa.,' -u i*,,, trumpeters make and slngore were as nrafsiee one to ono sound to be heard ia io?es and thanking the Lord.’-chron v The temple was nmL-nilici'iu'.v'nud dono n 1 ^ chorus of all If r Splendor crowded ^ m,> an]o * the the hujfo diamond pillars nocklavC till ■»i. o’hMf n) i (V ’ . 11,1,1 ' ri ' s flowers and orowrtBd lioine'Tanntu' >. , 1703 a '?'i re As Of SSSttWW«S«' a S if a Vl si 0 i»ftasmmven h.. l J ® ,“ 0d „ 1 -W “‘H? W“, aU m m a 7r^T,Z \h« K P. ft i? uitlW preolousstones lllfo iiL of !' J*??}? t.\, 4 must auZsUhoamethls?o/ have seemed , f i f 4A ilshlng Tho sound ar^oT i .If * aU .« " 1 he!l y 0 ' 1 ’ which that He \v.ih well'idee! r ^' ’‘ai 'f,* th fi 0 rausie 8,10 w His chndron make ? u »?« !, dropped into Jlorv th« , 01 *. 110 t9 “>P , « 11 r cloud 0 'L 8 se 0tll4f thli offloiaUn- midstVf „ r t . ! Cl ‘ 10 8l0 P ln tho “ There !«■»., 1 0I ! ,n,,c b discussion as to hecrinnin^ itki,*,, „ 8 . Ji aS > t J ru 1 think that, at the - ” ?hA t SI-. v• sa "” ' °. f Gutl shouted foriov - which' hrt h,\ U!!lr<1 th . ? ®S ho The deb Ton 8 t! i S to - cel °- brate the creation thli rir '"Dhpiacc of son- The stars CtttiSf n ^ A Z inanimate naturets fuT»fOdd ? s ^Isicni it** 58, i Mec tin . , i* «ver- u " fl, ° mtUo w«j u“| ‘:, C ' comm While « visiting f r’" 11 itlack " drt,,ov woli'e 'or was suni h?v-o Uv^ni y ri, w i •• Li 0 '. r7 "V 1 1084 , M T,* h«» 80, reason, 'K- 14 and fw,»*« [ e i ?• t0 bel i ev ,° that «von the iihb* t disordered , elements of na- I»rt would make music to our ears If wo bnly had acuteness enough to listen. 1 suppose that even the sounds in nature that are discordant and repulsive jttako harmony in Cvod s ear. You kii'dVf that you may come so near to ah odchestra that the sounds think are jpaihftil that; mstpad of pleasurable, pd Ing storm I and frightful we stand whirlwind so near devastat- we can- not near that which makes to God’s ear and the ear of the spirits above us a music as complete as it is tremendous. i propose to speak about sacred music, first showing you its importance and then stating some of tho obstacles to its adVhiice- 1 draw i' the a ni-st • argument for tho impor- tsucov.f sacred music from the fact that uod commanded it. Through Paul lie tells us to admonish one another in psalins ftud hymns he cries and out, spiritual ‘Sing ye songs. td God, TttFough David all yo king- uoms of the bftfth.” And there urc hun- ureas of other passages I rnignt namo, prov- ■ tut that it is as much a man’s duty to sing Its it is his duty to pray. Indeed I think there aro more commands in the Bible to sing than there aro to pray, God not only asks for the human voieo, but for the iti- strumeuts of music. He asks for tile cym- bal and tho harp.'aud in the trumpet. of And I suppose that the last day's the CliUrah the harp, the flute, the trumpet lirtd all the instruments of music that have given their chief aid to the theater and bacel,anal, will be brought by their masters and laid flown- at tho feet of Christ and then sounded in the church’s triumph on her way from suf- Praise fering into glory. “Praiso yo the Lord!” Him with your voices. Praise Him with stringed Instruments and with or- guns. I draw another argument fertile import- anoo of of the this exercise from know the impressive- something ness exercise. You of what secular music has achieved. You know it has made laws, its impression literature,upon upon gov- ernments, upon upon whole generations. One inspiring national air is worth 30.000 men as a standing army, There comes a time In the battle when one bugle is worth 1000 muskets. In the earlier part of our Civil War the Government pro- posed to economize in bands of music, and many of them were sent home, blit tho gen- erals in the army sent word to Washington: “You are making a very groat mistake. We are falling back and tailing back. We have not enough music.” I have to tell yon that no nation or church can afford to severely economize in music. Why should we rob the programmes of worldly gayety when wo have so many ap- propriate songs and tunes composed in our own day, as well as that magnificent inher- »4*SStfi«g«ga.*SSB generations—tunes out tlmu no more worn when our greatgrandfathers climbcl up on Born as wo have been amid this great wealth of church music, augmented by the compositions of artists in onr day, we ought BOt to be tempted out of til" sphere of Christian harmony and try to seek uncon- seerated sounds. It is absurd fora mtllion- aire to steal. Many of you are illustrations of what a sacred song can do. Through il you were brought into the kingdom of Jesus Christ. sweet words of Charles Wesley or John Newton or Toplady, tho love of Jesus was sung to your soul, then you sur- rendered as an armed castle that'could not b0 takea by a host lifts its window to listen ton harp’s thrill. There was a Scotch soldier dying in New Orleans, and a Scotch minister came in to give him the consolations of the gospel. and q-qf, ma)1 turned over on his pillow religion.” said, “Don’t talk to me about Then the minister began to sing a familiar hymn that was composed by David Dicken¬ son, beginning with the words: Oh, mother dear, Jerusalem, When Whcn snail shall I i come come lotnee to thee’ He sang it to the tuno of 'D.uij'Km*, ami j pverybody in Scotland knows that, find a.? lie began to sing the dying soldier turned j over on liis pillow and said to the minister, “Where did you learn that.' “Why, re- plied the minister, “mv mother taugnt me ; that.” “»So did mine,’ said the dying so*- dier. and the very foundation of his heart was upturned, and then and there he yielued | himself to Christ. Oh, it has an irresi.-ti- ble power! Luther s sermons have been | forgotten, hut his “Judgment Hymn sings ; on through the ages and will keep onsing-, iDg until the'blast of the archangels tfui”- pet shall bring .about that very day whi-.i fjje hymn celebrates. I would to Hod that f y ou would take these songs of salvation as W fr.m. hcaveu p. r I» 84 88 ^."ly a, tlm bH’^ ’ 1 ,; brook Chen tn > i.i f 8 d j 1 , irrn r ,j,.. (iod ^nt are ftymg to you ^ seal . w.tii . . .he bread of life. Dpen your mouth and t.na bnB ®£* noticed the power of sacred ' t o soothe i*erturb»tlon. You may l ive come in here with a great many wor- -menre and anxieties, yet perhaps in the inging of the Urst hymn you lost them i ASH BURN. WORTH CO.. CA.. FRIDAY. OCTOBER I, 1897. |is. WJ&JUSSint to a; , '2;Ml":;,£ JKrtS , 'ZWK 00ttlse.\ nn.lslo frtr three nr foitr ftftjrs td >urpt _ • au.l on tlid rejoiced, fourth ami day ho looked up auil thrown t ho windows were ^ Vl 1 op.'iwiudllitU which all tho splon- "* ™KowpHsiu‘il. ’" -’"n tjtnu.l not if dri have tho powor U .. «ud you auvio- ," H worriimmt.s, try this heavenly I’ '"f iu of J 1 the pou t horn. Do not sit down on t ho U1 ,7 hymn, but plunge In. that tho iiuvu , of care may ha brought out of f ’ft? /House* *<* rt.HIdri, Del you ndi ! .'!'!« rt sinking, roll ydd t 11 ft lut is .always it gi'V^VV ."l”"*- 1 ! -if eougrog.itior. i.« J‘f l01, ' t, it tho 1 . eileoco ’ v of .-i--”, death. or partially J is If when lH '■ v ; n n is Riven out you hear tho faint , F4iStSSAK •S t,,tl IS ? n lf Uo ' 0,1 ' uot If* the chills. He atn^s srSWvas tiiu,i rt ty. tVeaiVbe- V UU 10 > «’"H* f fi ""s" 4 4 " 8 *«*. wUj dont ' Of "’' Christthere brought wftuld intd idoe tile kin*, ft In Iv iW W,b onion tune? C ajetan sau “ Luther . 1$ut 1 conquer*! us by hi * songs.” ob ,!lc!l must in tho now speak of ailvanooment some of the « ‘ , 8 way of tho of this sfterod music, and the Jlrst Is that it M* l ;'"' I'Oeii ,;!r impressed RtMldyiilfi liile.tiinService that music of SM ought tati. always to bo positively religious, ltelined ,lrt heen 114 seeulariseil, opened places end hiwfilllv whore music so', The lias diql wlbtr We ( |i. the ed^ccft'i tlu-VroaSciioilot 1 * M'ui f'lUlik'd.' V°" harmless amusement lil ' 10 « ni and ‘ tho improvement of talent, have become very forces in the advancement of our civilization. .Uilnio has as much right to laugh in Surrey iliaim^of 1 1 'u.T 7 V i'i n wi! n“ motor i i this !ut.%hicu r (ieTiutonlicd for'tiw unprovl 9 - i,0il ' 1, »i.e heait, has the musical composer, dreamed one night an itwt.mmont umi ete r ,.,. e, nm ,, aoint . thlni I.eoS , v...j ;, W oet-a dream that has often f«itui«d m mu- day-the voice a...i me instr ', Imc nts that ought to have boon do. voted to Christ captured from tho church and applied to the purposes of si,,. Another obstacle has been an ie.,r.tinnta fear Of criticism. The vast majority of people singing in church them enter Wiini. Any- body uiud Id hear sing. Everybody is waiting for somebody else to do his duty, Ii we all sang, then the inaccuracies that are evident when only a few sing would bo drowned out. God asks you to do as well as yon can, and then if you get tho wrong pitch or keep wrong time Ho impflWoctiou will forgive any the deficiency of Angola tho car will and of voice. not laugh if yod should lose iii your dt I.iio plartd close in tlid musical scale of CdiUd u bar behind, j imre are three schools of sing- ing, I am told tiro German school, tho Italian school and the French school of singing. Now I would like to add a fourth school, and that t- the school of Christ, ThB Voice of a contrite, broken heart, ul¬ though it may not bo able to staud human criticism, makes batter music to God’s ear than the most artistic performance when the heart is wanting. God calls on the beasts, on tho cattle, on tho dragons, to praise Him, and wo ought not to bo behind tho cattlo and the dragons, Another obstacle In tin) advancement of this art inis boon tile erroneous notion that this part of the s-rviee could bo conducted by delegation; Giiitrchcs have stlbl: ‘‘Oil. what (in easy time we shall have! The minister will do the preaching, and tho choir will do the singing, and we will have nothing to do.” And you know as well as I that there are a great multitude of churches all through this laud where the people are not expected to sing, The whole work is done by a delegation of four or six or ton persons, and tho audience are silent. In such a oliurch In Syracuse an old older persisted in Binging, and so the choir appointed a Committee to go and ask the elder if he Would not stop. You know that in many churches the choir aro ex- peeled to <lo all the singing, and the great mass of tho people arooxpootodtobesileut, and if you utter your voice you are ini er- fering. in that church they stand, tho four, with opera glasses dangling at their side, singing “Bonk of ages, cleft for me,” with iho same spirit that, the night before on the stage, they took their part in the “Grande Duehesso” or “Don Giovanni.” Music ought to rush from the audienco like tho water from a rock—clear, bright, sparkling. If all tho other part of tlm church dull. service is dull, do not have the music With so many thrilling things to sing about, away with all drawling and stupidity, There is nothing makes me so nervous as to sit in a puipit and look off on an audience with their eyes three-fourths closed and their lips’aways shut, mumbling the praises of God. During my recent ab- sonec I preached to a larg ■ audience, and all the music they made together did not equal coronation. one skylark. Do People let do sleep not when sleep at a not us we eomc to .a Saviour’s crowning. In order ton proper discharge of this duty let us stand up, save as age or weakness or fatigue ex¬ cuses us. Seated in an easy pew we can¬ not do this duty half so well as when, up¬ right, wo throw our whole body into it. r.et our song bo like an acclamation of vic¬ tory. You have a rigid to sing. Do not surrender your prerogative. We want to reuse all our families upon this subject. Wo want each family of our congregation to he a singing school. Child- Isn petulance obduracy and Intractability would be soothed if we had more singing in the household, and then our Jittio ones would be prepared for the great congrega¬ tion on Sabbath day, their voices uniting wit.ii our voices in the praises of the Lord. After a shower there are . cores of streams tlmt come down the mountain side with voices rippling nnd and silvery, pouring united into one river then rolling in strength to tho sea. So 1 would have all the families in our church send forth the voic**of prayer and praise, pouring it into the great tide of public worship that rolls on and on to empty into the great, wide heart of God. Never can we have our church sing as it ought until our families sing as they ought. There will be a great revolution on this subject in ail churches. God will come down by his spirit, and rouse up the old l'?™™ a “ d tunes that have not been more ll, au halfawakesiucethetlmeofourgrand- fathers. Tile silent pews in tbeeburch will ), r forth into music, and when th?*. eon- ductor takes bis place host on the Sabbath day 1 * f jjer<; will be u great of voices rushing j [jto t j )e } jarjnon y > 3{y Christian friends, if ,ve have no taste for this service on earth vv ;, fl t will we do in heaven, where they a u ,j 0 g and sing forever? I would that ,, ur fduging to-day might be like the Satur- d av night rehearsal for tho Sabbath morn- jn< ; in - t j v . .skies, and wo might begin now, i>y tiie str ength and by the help of God, to ,|jtg f! jiarge a ci-ity which none of us has folly performed. And now what more aporo- j.riat** thing I do than to give out the doxology of the heavens, “Onto Him who j, ri ^i, loved us and washed us from our-sins |{j , own ^j 00 a, to Him he glory forever*. i arm rs in !-arl» ot Onr* ar • troul.1-1 .ninapiaguco rat so aenoo *•. a •: to threaten ., ,i nfl!1 . iu) lo ,„. j„.. v are-ryiup. for a ratcate ij,. r _ ---------- The rise in taliow recently was partly at- tributed to reports that large soap makers in the West were buying freely there, icad- ing to a sharp rise ia prices. THE S.UIIIATII .SCHOOL. INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR OCTOBER 3. Lesson Tcvt: “Panl's L.mt JoUvtr^r to Jcrusulcm,” Acts xxi.,* 1-15—(tolilcd Text: V ’trt xxb, |;i—A'omm<*ntary on ! tic i.< U+ tlit* Uof, I). M. Stcrfrus. 1-3. “And when It came to pass t tint we were parted from them we sailed unto Syria and landed at Tyre, for there tho ship was to unlade her burden.” This is a sumnnli'y of I hose three Verses, quoting from the li. V. He was hastening, If It were possible- td be lil Jerusalem by tho day of i’enteeost (Chapter vx., iv) possibility f Hut ih they were dej>en(lent upon tho of finding a vessel about to sail in the di- recti >n in whlflh they wlHheit to would journey, and upon favora'.ite winds. It not seem (■> Us nliieii likil niitUliift hdstk, •t. "And Ilnding disciples, we tarried there seven days, who said to Paul through the Spirit, that lie should rtot. go (■eiteiiod up to Je¬ rusalem. ’ The GHrp'd l>c,l jiiul Ueen received by some in this eity, i'.nd set the travelers mid the residents were at once rier.ds. fur then - Is no bond like tho blood >f Christ, ills redeemed onus aro all citi¬ zens of heaven, bat pilgrims, and strangers aero (i’liih lil.. 2(1, li. V,; I Pet. to. ii., Rail' 11). Which Blit hero is pi Hiltite st range If message when link" 0 lis f'lidpf.-t- vvl., 1 (i 7, ho Spirit suffered him lid! to go obedient. into Asi/i -u- Uithynla. In that ease he was Lot us sen how he nets now. 5. “And (Idpltftod when we had il<scoinpll(shed * thoso * * days We and went our way, ■ml \re. kneeled down (ill tho shoro and craved. ’ Tile Spirit had nqt said to slop a« Tyre, uor to proceed no. IIoW iittllier, tmiehfnri r‘fl it, flint Wits all right to move on. liarUm! recent Ap'd, .women amt children aecoinpaiiy I’uid ami liiiil ail Jfls tlilshl i-ninpqnlons b’ri ihq out of tho city, shore in prayer. So incliaptorxx., SB, before leaving tlie elders of Ephesus ho kneeled down and prayed with them all. 6. “And wiien we had taken nnr leave .mu of Andtho.f We took shii>, and they re- turnod liome again,” These believers at Tyro. liiity.inive been pari, of tho result of til" visit of blii- iii'fd I .Math. pi-cdi'Miitf xV.. ‘M- 28); or peril ips through the Of {HOsd wild were viii., 4). scilttefod at jiist Stephen’s efiie thing derttli (A. Is Tliet'd is iiOnie Mr diseiplea to lie doing, whether lit Of abroad, calling and that is to w:dk worthy lipnfoved of our iiqd 1 IniM. shdvt ih, opr;salves (i., iSp ..... Gcid 11 I3j H Tini. -4 “And whon we had llnislied our VOy-. age from Tyre we came to Ptolamais and saluted the brethren and abode with them one day.” Brief hut blessed visits of men shil of God „r and *1... Uo buVoho , the kingdom of God of conversation, concerning Lord Jesus and the things ill), the book; Christ i Acts xxviil., but Site the Scriptures, and doubtless much prayer. The believers would lie encouraged to bo steadfast and to do all in thoir power to give tiie Gospel to others. 8. “We entered into the house of Phillip, the evangelist, which was one of the seven, and abode with him.” Leaving Ptolemnis, they came to Ciesnrea, whioh seems to bo Philip’* home. The Inst we heard of him was preaching in tiie cities from Azotus to Ca-surea after lie had led the treasurer of Queen Candace to Christ (Acts VHL, 40j. He is still known Bq ft bearer of glad tid¬ ings and was doubtless ftdutinUnliy at it. Why should not every believer lie in some large sense an evangelist, an embassador for Christ? daugh¬ 9. “And the same man had four ters, virgins, which did prophecy.” Daugh¬ ters as well as sons are included in the promise of the gift of the Spirit (Joel ii., 28; Acts II., 17). In the Old Testament Miriam. Deborah and Huldnh and in tho New tho women whom He sent from tho sepulcher and Priscilla ami others aro notable examples of women whom Ho used its His messengers. Ghost, It), 11. “Thus said tiie Holy so shall the Jews ill. Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle ftiid shall deliver him into the hands of tiie Agabus,who gentiles.’* 'Thus testified a prophet named oarrifl down from Judina, and being witli these disciples took Paul’s girdle and significant¬ ly bound his own hands and feet with tho mime. Thus for the second time Paul is warned not to go up to Jerusalem, and it is Hie Holy Spirit who tells him not to go. TJ. “And when W0 heal'd these tilings both We and they of that place besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.” Now ills possible for a man to stand alone with God and lie all right,and it Is possible for u man to think ho is standing with God nnd bo standing with himself. 13. “Then Paul answered, What mean yo to weep anil to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for tiie name of the Lord Je¬ sus.” Tills is certainly a right attitude of soul for a believer, and the only right atti¬ tude to he ready for life or death, pros¬ perity or adversity, If only God is glorilled thereby—but my perplexity here Is to know What was the heartbreaking part getting of Ibis affair to Paul. Was he so set upon to Jerusalem at this particular time that his iieart would brook if ho did not accomplish It, or was lie so sot upon doing the will of God that his heart would break if ho failed to <ln IE 11 t "* latter, then why not. accept, the voice or ie Spirit at. Tyro and Cmsarea and be satis leu tobesul>j"ct to th" Spirit Ln this muttm t Is not perfect, submission to the will of God the highest mission on earth? As one has said: Is not His will the wisest; is not His way 11 io best? And in pnrfnetacfiuioHcenceifJ there not per¬ fect rest? 14. “And when lie would not lie per¬ suaded we ceased, saying, The will of tiie Lord he done.” Both Paul and Barnabas could not be right in the matter of John Mark fActs xv.. 37 II), and both parties cannot tie right in this case, but the breth¬ ren yield to Paul and appeal to God. It is good to say, “Thy will be done,” but it is better to do it without resistance. It is good to■««>■, “It is the Lord; let Him do What see.r.’etli Him good,” but Mr is bettor to be wholly in His hand that He may iin- hindered do what seemeth Him good, I’he after developments and the years of wait¬ ing a* a prisoner fActs xxlv., 27), all seem to indicate that this going to Jerusalem at this time was of Pan) and not of God. 15. “And uft.-r those days we took up our carriages |B. V., our baggage) anil went up to Jerusalem.” Tile Lord will neither fail nor forsake His people, will clearly, even -,. _ though they do not see His provided they really want to honor Him, and Paul certainly wanted to magnify Christ, oven unto dying for Him. Hen therefore the gracious visits and messages of the Lord to His servant in his sore trou¬ bles in Acts xxiil., 11; xxvif., 23-25. May we ever hear His bb-ssed “Be of good ebei-r, fear not,” and he aide truthfully to say, “Whose I am and whom I serve.” May our only aim bo to nh-nse Him, never want - ing to be at Jerusalem or elsewhere unless He wants us there. Lireon Helper. A CAREFUL JUDGE. Wilton—Do you agree with David that ali men are liars V Wilby- How can I tell ? Just think of the number of men that J never saw ! A CYCLE LACONIC. Blonde—Oh, I guess one wheel is as good as another. Brunette (proudly and with empha¬ sis, after a glance from wheel to wh eel l —Better. NATURAL CAUSE. “What was the cause of his ho words ?” “Blie burned some of bis letters.” WHILE ENROUTE FROM NAN 8E- IUSTAIN TO SPANISH CAPITAL. /l SENSATION CREATED IN MADRID Ov«r the Allowed A8cort»lnm«nt. of Unci# Sum's 'Program as lleftavtla tli© Cuban War. Advices of Sunday from Madrid state that the arrival of United States Min- ist.t Woodford from San Sebastian has made a sensation. The programme of ilia United States has been ascer¬ tained. This does not contemplate a declara¬ tion of war if Spain rejects meditation, but, according to report, an ostenta¬ tious proclamation to the world of dis¬ approval of the Cuban regime by tms- bhriding diplomatic relations with Spain an(t Withdrawing the United States minister. declined General Woodford has to lie interviewed on the subject further limn to say that his conference with thfi (1 (ike of Tetuan, the foreign minis¬ ter, was of fiie (float satisfactory char¬ acter. lie The unexpected bitterness has of I (ir^M and of public bnt opinion he painfully impfi’afifffl biin, (id hopes this will soon be allayed,as believes his mission favorable to Spanish inter¬ ests and cannot comprehend that Spain could reject mediation designed to stop rtn impoverishing has war. which He not named a time at. tho war must be terminated, but lie hopes,- UK ibe result of Ids tenders, flint it will lie ended fjuiekly. He be¬ lieves the war is inflicting incalculable loss t]p!W the United States and it is impossible to pret’diH Hie organization (Tii’usuaT id-’i ' j measures were taken to protect Minister Woodford on his journey from San Sebastian to Ma- dr id, but the trip was quite unevent¬ ful. A snb-lieutewiiifqgltttfded party of gendarmes,commanded south- by a the ern express on which he Was ft juissflii- ger. Seeret police were posted at til ft station and tho prefect of police hotel. was in waiting to escort him to his The drive through the streets was marked by no special incident, though several people saluted him, receiving a bow in return. Some comment has been caused by tho fact that Minister Woodford’s family Inis not accompanied him, Min¬ but remains on (lie French frontier. ister Woodford explains that his party is u large one, requiring a commodious home, and prefers spending a pleasant October in Biarritz until a suitable residence can be secured in Madrid. Ni:w I DITOR SELECTED For Cotton Plant, South Carolina’* Al- I In nee Organ. A Columbia, B. C., dispatch says: The managing committee of Tho Cotton Plant, the alliance organ, lias awarded the printing and editing of the paper to Colonel James A. Hoyt, editor of The Greeneville Mountaineer. The paper was until recently under tho management of Colonel T. B. Crews, of Laurens. It attacked McLaurin during the campaign and caused considerable dis¬ turbance in the alliance because of its partisan action. The contract was forfeited and Colonel Crews displaced. MINERS HOLD CONFERENCE. Alabamian* l>crlln« to l/iilta With l/nltml Mine Worker* of America. A convention of coal miners of Ala¬ bama was held in Birmingham last Saturday, with nearly all mines repre¬ sented, for the purpose of effecting an organization. forming A discussion arose as to a state organization or becoming a purt of the United Mine Workers of America. The delegation from Pratt mines worked against affiliation with the na¬ tional organization, and it was decided to form an independent state organi¬ zation on October 22d. JURY FAILED TO AGREE. I r <»r tbe Shooting of Minoru ’ At Hazel ton Not Placed. Tho coronor’B jury to inquire into the manner in which the strikers met their death at Lattimer, Pa., on September 10th, failed to agree on a verdict after a lengthy session. OHIO DEMOCRATS ACTIVE. Th© Campaign by fcliverltez Opened by Numerous Meeting*. The silver wing of the democrats opened their state campaign in Ohio Thursday. Each county held meet¬ ings, but the grand central meeting was set for Thursday night at Colum¬ bus. Hon. H. L. Chapman, for governor, lias talked some in tiie capital, lmt this was his first, speech of importance. The committee dispensed with the usual parade. The other speakers were Congressman John J. Lentz, Mayor James A. Rice, of Canton, and General A. J. Warner, with a short in¬ troductory by Allen W. Thurman. HUNDREDS OF MEN IDLE A* a Result of Quarantine Against the fionthern l’aciflc. A special from Houston, Texas, says: In consequence of the tie-np of the Southern Pacific road from this point to New Orleans by quarantine about seven hundred men are out of employment. include firemen, engineers, 'They switchmen and shop trainmen, laid em¬ be¬ ployees, who have been off cause there are no trains. E. Gardner, I’liyHii’inii and Sui'Kflon. (bills Answered Promptly 1>AY AND NIGHT. Special attention given to disoasos of women nnd children. Residence at the Hicks place. ASTX.BLI.l.vN, GEORGIA. DR. J. F. GREGORY .t CO., .SPECIALISTS. Rupture, Catarrh, Racial Diseases, Hemorrhoids (Piles), Fistulas Cured. NO KNIFE, NO l’AIN. Room No. ], Heard .Building, Cordele, Oa. 1(17 Cotton Avo., Macon, Ga. WARREN L. STORY, Physician nnd Surgeon, ST0AMO1US, OA. Diseases of Nose and Throat. DR. W. J. TURNER, Physician and Surgeon, AHIMCRN, OA. Special Attention Given to Diseases of Women and Children. Office in Room No. 2, Betts Build- ing. Residence: W. A. Sliingler’s. Calls Answered Day or Night. Telephone No. 18. DR. T. If. THRASHER, Physician and Surgeon, Ahiiburn, Geoiicita vieiionii Practice Solicited, Office Ju tlio Christian Building. C. E. WALKER, Physician and Surgeon, Syoamobe, Geobcua. GEO. W. COOPER, DENTIST, Ashbpbn, Georgia. Office, Itoom No. 4, Betts Building. W. B. CON E, D. D. S. I Muko a Specialty of Crown, Bridges nnd Replantations. Teeth Extracted Without Pain. Ariibttkn, . ’. Georgia. W. T. WILLIAMS, Attorney at Law. Land and Collections. Sycamore, -:- GeOroia. A. J. DAVIS, Attorney at Law, Abhbubk, -:- Georgia. Real Estate and Collections. Prompt attention to all business placed in our bands. B. B. WHITE, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, A HiiiicRx, Geobcua. Will practico in all the Courts, State and Federal. J. G. POLIIILL, Attorney at Law, Sylvester, - - Geobota. Practice in all the Courts. Patronage Bolicited. wTa. HAWKINH, Attorney at Law, e Building, Rooms 4 anil 5. Gobdele, Georgia. Prompt attention given to all business intrusted to my care. Joint F. Powell, J. W. Powell, Vienna, Ga. Ash burn, (la. JNO. F. POWELL & BON, Attorneys at Law. We practice in all the courts. Im¬ mediate arid careful attention given to business placed in our hands. Em¬ ploying one secures services of both. Business solicited and inquiries promptly answered. FRANK PARK, Attorney - at - Law, I’oulan, Georgia. B. W. ADKINS, Attorney at Law, Collections a Specialty, Poulan, Georgia. Lanier & Dekle, DEALERS IN Buggies, Wagons, Harness, Saddles, Baby Carriages, Express Wagons and Coflins ami Caskets, CORDELE, GA, VOL. VI. NO. 8 . 1 I Ui *1 ...DEALERS IN... fellow Pine Lumber Ashhurn, Ga. ill Orta lor * A %- * Laths , Shingles, Staves , Car Sills , Bridge Stuff, Flooring, Moulding, Brack- etSa Ceiling, Etc., Will Receive Prompt Attention. l=> We carry a well selected ami assorted stock of Dry Goods, Hardware, Groceries, Etc. If in need of anything in CLOTHING, Such as MEN’S AND BOYS’ SUITS, We Can Fit You. WE HAVE A NICE STOCK OF LADIES’ DRESS GOODS AND TRIM MINUS \%%Wn would bo pleased to show tiie ladies of Ashbnrn anil sur¬ rounding country. Ms Msgs aiil Mels. OUR CANDIES • • • *4re Fresh and Fine. Flour, Meat >9 >rW Grits, Rice, Sugar, Coffee, Meal, Anil in fact any and everything that is kept in a first-class Grocery House can be hail at our Large Brick Btore as cheap as the cheapest. We Carry a Full Line of FURNITURE. UP STAIRS Our Stock of SHOES Is Complete, with a Specialty of Ladles’ and Chil¬ dren’s Fine Sunday Wear. We also handle the best brands of Cigars , Tobacco, Snuff, Etc. Full line of the best makes of STOVES NOW ON HAND. All kinds of STOCK FEED ai REASONABLE PRICES. The citizens of Ashburn aHd sur¬ rounding country are cordially invited to call and inspect our stock. We have a Wagon Yard and Stalls, Feed Troughs, etc., for the conveni¬ ence of our customers especially. Respectfully, J. S. BETTS & CO.
