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SYLVAHIA TELEPHONE.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.
Official Organ Sheriff Screven County.
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FRIDAY, JAN. 5th, 1W0.
THE NEW YEAR.
Never, perhaps, did a people in
an agricultural country begin a
new year with brighter hopes
than do our farmers in this clos
ing year of the nineteenth cen
tury. They have learned, by the
hard rules of contrast, how to
appreciate good prices for their
products, and the new year finds
ns all hopeful, and, in the main,
happy.
If the re be any clouds for the
o'mnnpP^They will' not over
cast our sky until autumn at
least. The song of the plowman
will be cheerier than it has been,
there will be a new beauty in the
fields and growing crops, and
over all, in the bustle of the
farm, in the ring of the anvil,
and in all the sounds and signs of
trade, will be heard the sweet
music of better times.
But while this is true, there is
a chance at least, that with our
farmers it may be only ternpo
rary, and that low prices, and
consequently hard times, will
come again—and when we men
tion the farmers, we mean by
that to i other vo
cation, for they all flourish or
fade only as the farmer does.
The danger lies in planting an
enormous cotton crop this year, a
consummation that is already
freely predicted on every hand—
a crop so large that it will send
the price down in the fall below
the cost of production, This
would of course bring debt and
poverty over our land again.
Whether it will occur or not
lies largely, we may say entirely
in the hands of the farmers.
Each planter should make it an
individual matter, not depend
ing on what his neighbor may do,
but resolving to do the right
thing himself. There is only one
absolutely safe plan, and that is
.to make cotton the surplus crop.
Wherever it is made subordinate
to the food crops, there you will
always find plenty at least, and
contentment, and happiness. But
where cotton is king, and the
other crops which must give life
and movement to the farm, are
neglected—there you are almost
sure to find mortgage and debt.
The Telephone hopes our far
mers will settle this important
question for themselves, each
man regardless of his neighbor,
and settle it in the right way.
As far as we ourselves are con
cerned, let us resolve not to aid
in making a twelve-million bale
crop of four cent cotton, no mat
ter what the farmers in other sec
tions may do. Along this road
alone lie independence and
plenty.
“THE BEAUTIFUL."
What is known in poetry and
song as “ the beautiful snow” has
again converted our sunny slopes
into regions of arctic cheerless
ness, and put everybody to sneez
ing and coughing. Last Sunday
it came fluttering down—gently
at first, and then filling the whole
air and earth with its immacu
late flakes. It was withal beau
tiful to look upon, if that could
have been the end of it. But the
snowballing that it brings, and
jtixts polar breath that it breathes,
and the slush and mud that it
leaveB in its wake, are all outside
the region of poetry and art.
To stand within, where' there
is warmth and comfort, and look
out from the window pane ujTon !
tlve wondrous scene, soemv from
'the misisiles of the .lov.'lni" mb
,
ble is to enjoy it as it sho* ia
'
be. But to be out in it, t 0 voll
over it, to feel it down ’• our )mck
and even in your shoe a, to freeze
in it, and yell li 1 aG fiendf? and
think you are hr ,yi n g good tiiuo,
and then go home to thaw out
and burn off the soles of your
shoes that, is a species of enjoy
men H that is fictitious and
b r iaginary. To retain its title to
“the beautiful,” it must be
viewed from afar and with com
fortable surroundings; and the
doors must he locked and the
windows must be barred.
However, there is a compen
sation in everything, and if it be
true that it enriches the soil and
gives us promise of plenteous
crops and good health through
the coming months, then indeed,
in very truth, is it worthy to be
called “the beautiful.”
So, in sopite of all the pains and
the ills it cold has chills brought it has us, given'us, in fcjite and of
the cough medicine we have
bought and the shoes we must
pay for—in spite of it all, here's
to “The Beautiful. ” We’re glad
it came, but gladder still its gone.
NO POCKET IN A SHROUD.
Oi ye who bow at Mammon’s shrine,
Whose hearts with greed are growing
cold, backs things divine .
Who turn your on god of gold.
And worship but the
What will it profit you when deatn
Lays low the head so kingly breath? proud,
And rohs the wasted form of
There are no pockets in a shroud.
Your thoughts by day, your dreams by
night, of grasping golden
Are but iignr
Your guide is but the beacon
Of riches burning in your brain.
You cast all nobler aims behind
And struggle as a madding crowd
To clutch the dollars, but you 11 mid
There are no pockets in a shroud.
Ye usurers who grind relentless the poor heel,
Beneath a cold ,
Who overshadow many a door
With cloud of misery, and feel
No sympathy to see them lie
Beneath the hand of sorrow cowed,
Remember when you come to die
There are no pockets in a shroud.
What is the profit to the man
Whose, life to Mammon has been
A TJh? bridge'ofgold gulf betwem can never span aikE
What will it be to him to find
The wealth with which he is endowed
At death’s gate must be left behind?
There are no pockets in a shroud.
This life is but a span ; to-day
We’re here; to-morrow we are gone,
Have faded from the earth away
Into eternity’s strange dawn!
Yet in the hungry greed for gains bowed,
Too many at the gold shrine
Forget that when the life-spark shroud. wanes
There are no pockets in a
—From the Denver Post.
Reviving Appreciation.
“What’s an ‘octogenarian,’ ’ Cousin
Martha?”
“Well, an octogenarian is a man who
hates life when he is 70, but gets proud
of himself again at SO.’’—Indianapolis
Jom ual.
LECAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
GEORGIA, Screven County:—Will
be sold on the first Tuesday in Febru
ary next, at the court house door in
said county within the legal hours of
sale, to the highest bidder for cash, the
following property to wit: One cer
tain tract of land lying in the 38th G.
M, District of said county containing
22 acres more or less and bounded
as follows; on the north by lands of
F. J. Mallard and L. A. Bryan, on the
east by lands of R. H. Bryan, on the
south by lands of estate, of 0. Over
street, and on the west by lands of A.
F. Bryan. Said land levied on as the
property of G. D. Bryan and A. F. Bry
an to satisfy an execution issued from
the Justice’s court of the 3tith District
G. M. in favor of Woods – Malone
against said G. D. Brvan and A F,
Bryan. This 4tiU day of January 1000.
W. B. Thompson, Sheriff, S. 0.
GEORGIA, Screven County:—
Agreeably to an order of the Gourt of
Ordinary of Screven county, will be
sold at auction, at the court house
door of said county, on the first Tues
day in February next, within the legal
hourt of sale, the following land property to
wit: That certain tract 'of situate
lying and being in the 30th G. M. .Dis
trict of said comity, adjoining lands of
B S McGee, E K McGee, If D Lee and
S E Lee, containing three hundred and
thirtv-five acres and known as rhe
homestead of David M Lee deceased.
Terms one-third cash, balance in one
and two years This Jan, otb, 1900.
H. 1). Lee,
Ex. of the estate of David M Lee.
GEORGIA, Sorevhn Ooontt: —Will
be sold on the first Tuesday in Febru
ary next, at the court house door in
said county within the legal hours of
sale to the’highest bidder for cash the
following property to wit: One cer
tain tract of land lying in said county
containing £87 acres more or less and
bounded north by state lands of •). ; B.
Conner, W. O. Pond, east by Bazemore,', lands of
John P. Mock and D. M.
south by lands of estate of
Bazemore and Mrs. J. W. Mercer, west
by lands of Dr. H. B. Gross and Lanrat
Kennedy. Said land levied on as thej
property of A. B. Conner to satisfy Oou|rt an
execution issued in from favor Superior
of said county of Helena B.
Thompson against said A. B. Conner.
This 5th day W. of January Thompson, 1900.
B. Sheriff.
OLIVER NEWS. %
Snow begun falling at this plndh
about 10 oYloek Sunday morning and
hy 4 p. in., mother earth, as If by magic,
had exchanged her robe of sombre
brown for one of white. Picturesque
indeed was our little hamlet 1 The
citizens, however, were not very much
inclined to snow balling, every one
teemed to prefer staying in doors, as
few were seen on the streets.
Time in his tireless tread has rolled
on until he has brought to us another
new year, freighted alike wjth joy
ar.d sorrow. It is hard to realize that
time is passing so rapidly ; we feel like
grasping the mighty wheel and ex
claiming be still just long enough for
us to accomplish something I Alas, the
wheel will roll on, ever on,until we are
dashed into eternity.
The holidays were spent very quietly
but pleasantly. Mrs. Kennedy enter
tained the little folks on last Wednes
day afternoon with-a candy pulling.
Mrs. Spitz vfho has made this place
her home for three years has gone to
Dover to board, in ord r to be with her
husband who is baggage master on the
Shoofly. Mrs. Spitz made many warm
and lasiing friends in Oliver who hated
much to see her leave.
Mr. E. C. Lanier and family of Au
gusta spent several days in our town
last week. Mrs. Lanier is an excellent
lady and makes friends wherever she
goes. Miss Sadie Lovett who has been
on a visit to ber-aunt Mrs. M. lb La
nier left for her home this a. m. Miss
Sadie is a lovely girl and made many
friends while here. V.T.
Jimmy anil the Bitliy.
Jimmy’s mother kept cows and sold
milk. Jimmy himself had nothing to
do with the cows, though sometimes
he used to carry the milk pail to his
mother’s customers. The customers
all liked Jimmy, with his round, frec
kled face and bashful grin, and they
used to ask him how business was, for,
although Jimmy was only 13 years old,
he bad a business. He made coffins—
baby coffins—and sold them to the un
dertaker. They were nice pine coffins,
with all the edges carefully joined.
Jimmy received 50 cents for each one.
One day Jimmy stopped at the house
of one of bis mother’s customers to
leave some milk. A little boy met him
at the door.
“We’ve got a new baby!” said the
little boy. “Would you like to see it?”
Jimmy nodded. The'little boy’s aunt
laughingly led Jimmy to the cradle
where the new baby was. Jimmy
gazed at the infant for some time,
speechless with admiration or some
such emotion.
“What do you think of it, Jimmy?”
asked the aunt.
Jimmy grinned.
“1 guess I’ll have to make a nice lit
tle coffin when I go home,” he said.—
New York Commercial Advertiser.
. $3,000 CASH PRIZE. CONTEST.
TheAWsflca Constitution’s Great Offer of 1900—The Cotton Re
_ ceipts at New Orleans from September to April—Full Statis
tics Given for Your Guidance—An Unparalelled Offer for Our
Readers.
The Atlanta Constitution offers a $3,000
cash prize contest for January, February
and March, 1900, as follows:
To the person sending a yearly sub
-sc e Weekly Constitution, to
re le correct estimate on the
cotton receipts at New Orleans during
-he first seven months of the present
cotton year (September 1, 1899, to April
1. 1200)—
$1.E00 if estimate is received during
unitary.
$1,000 if estimate is received during
ehruary.
I ftu if estimate is received during March.
The above are for the exact estimates;
here are besides these six prizes, rang
es along, $500, $100, $250, $150, $125 and $75.
.mounting to $1,500, that will be paid out
sine for the six nearest estimates to
no New Orleans cotton receipts at any
lime during the three months of the con
test. But you hit it exactly during Jan
uary and secure the full $1,500 prize
heck.
The Constitution believes somebody will
bit the figures exactly and expects to
oay out the full amount of the prizes
i'fered—$3,000 in all. In a Constitution
:ontest upon the same subject in 1898
Mr. K. T. Poole, of Capels Mills, N. C.,
'.ilt the exact figures and received a
heck for $1,000 ns his prize. Mr. Poole
■lid not try to swell himself up at once,
ut very generously paid off a mort
gage on his father’s home place and with
he balance he very wisely educated h!m
-eif at Trinity college, JJurham, N. C. He
s now doing well in business in North
'arolina and lives .still near his old home,
t is needless to say he Is a warm friend
’ The Constitution.
As a guide in making estimates upon
he New Orleans ~ort receipts, The Oon
“ituCon gives the following figures, com
■-(>.] from statistics of the pant four
ears:
J5. O. reotfl. N. O. recta. Total U. S.
'.KASON. Sep. 1- Bep.l-AUB.8l. whole year, crop for
Moh. 1. sea S'm.
■:if.-S6.. ....1-620,974 1,812,167 7,157,346
: ‘.96-97.. . .,1,936,587 2,102,470 8,757.904
'897-98.. . ..2,432,315 2,576,165 11,199,994
’'ft 8-99.. . . .1,854,153 2,130,298 11,274,810
The Constitution’s market page will
Mve each week the port receipts for the
'Otton season from which you can always
■cp the New Orleans port receipts from
September 1, 1899, up through the’ Friday
imnediately preceding the publication.
This will keep you posted to within two
a- three days of the time you send in
cur estimate.
It is believed that some of the Texas
top. that as a rule is sent in bulk to
New Orleans, will be diverted this year
to other points because of the quaran
rine regulations against New Orleans.
Tile effort of Louisiana to have quaran
tine ratsed by injunction from United
Slates Effect courts will not have very soothing
upon the direction of cotton ship
nents to New Orleans. This is mentioned
.Imply as a pointer in making up esti
mates: how much to allow, if anything,
for this cause must be left to each man’s
judgment.
The $3,000 contest is an express contract
to which The Constitution will stand in
every particular. Yet it is in its nature
-imply an advertisement by which The
Constitution, combined with this paper
may be made better known in this com
munlty. Send us the subscription to Tha
Constitution and our paper at the ad
vertised price of the two and with it
volir estimate on the New Orleans port
fo^'you. . and we will forward all together
On April 1st we trust a $1,500
iheek will reach some of our subscribers
to help make times even more easy
tnutvl about us. ^
Tlie Weekly Constitution for 1900 will
tie better than ever before. Its special
f eu.'S features are unsurpassed. The Boer
British war, tho Philippine and Cuban
operations, the busy session of the most
Hunter, Pearce – Battey,
SAVANNAH, GA.
Cotton Factors,
Expo A;. need and Export handlers of upland and Boa
I si a/ ® Hutton
,
i\.|foney ► Cotton Shippers satisfactory
„ loaned to on
eecuiw.
Manufacturers of High Grade Fertilizers.
r. ftTftRSM CAN BE CURED .
Murdock’s Catarrh Cure.
IT GOES TO EVERY PART.
SURE, SAFE AND PLEASANT.
For years has the medical fraternity sought a reliable and sure' cure for
Catarrh. In this endeavor many hundreds of nostrums have been offered to a
suffering public, and the health of thousands have been completely ruined by
taking them, these various compounds causing the worst forms of Dyspepsia. affected
Sprays and ointments arc also worthless, as it is impossible to reach the
parts in this manner.
MURDOCK’S CATARRH CURE is a new mid scientific preparation and
is to be smoked in a pipe, thereby the fumes and smoke going over the entire
systemlifTected BroncjlJis, Hav by Fever, the disease. Colds in It- the relieves Head anri inrtantly all forms the worst Catarrh, forms of Asthma, matter
of no
whatj*K5pe, and cures where treatment-ig continued for reasonable time. No
mattfSa'\>w little you are affected, don’t valuable delay treatment. Catarrh will comes find often
from siwpio colds. Like all nev. and preparations you others
paying theirs are just as good. Beware of imitations, as they are worthless.
paid, Wg receipt ONLY of ASK price. A TRIAL TO CONVINCE. Mailed to any address, pre
on
Put up tin tin boxes, $1.00 per box ; MURDOCK CUKE CO..
treatment for 30 days. Atlanta. Ga.
Look Here
t a Bargain.
I iiffer my entire stock of Dry
j j ,, CLLUl _ cf>st for the next thirty
To f Customers 'fiim and friends for their good
IP “•-T meat, is no humbug, I mean business.
Colne and give me a trial. f
James Freeman.
To PATENT Good Ideas
II may be secured by
our aid. Address,
TH5 PATENT RECORD,
Subscriptions to The Patent Record Baltimore, Md.
important congress that has ever as
sembled, the beginning of the issues of
the presidential campaign of this vear
and the debates and speeches during its
progress; the final result of the Novem
ber elections, the development of the
south’s great Industrial -movements; di
versified farm and village Industrie- and
thousands of other important things will
w^ RSK^SSS? U , o Lff, frW ZevrzJST, ,' y 'T SSe ' : ln t '
Kingdom, the Southern Pulpit, the Chi!
dren’s Page and other interesting depari
merits will be ably conducted and win
be especially adaoteT to those addressed
The ringring - editorials of The Constitution
speaking n4r ijght out in meeting exactly
what it ns in the advocacy of trui
democratic? doctrine and in behalf of the
great interests of the masses of our ptatr.
people, and protecting them from the
grasping greed of those who would wring
their earnings from their helpless hand",
are alone worth the subscription price
of the paper over and again.
The Constitution has long stood ns th
champion o? the people and has sent it*
shafts deep into the errors and evils th-v
■threaten and bese* the masses its com
nlete expose of the methods of Neill, o*
"New Orleans, and the shattering of the
influence of this prophet of big rotto*
orops, and apostle of ruinously ion- price's
and high priest of rohberv. who has cos
the southern farmers hundreds of million
of dollars, ought to win for The Const!
tution the lasting gratitude of th • whoh
south. The advice to farmer? to orgrm
■ l ze against the (rust that -vouM 'ncrcn=<.
the price of fer iiizers enfi fertilir -r e~-i
teriais lor the home compost heap.
taking up ihe cudgel in behalf re" ’
farmers against the combination tin
would put a fresh burden noon there. !
sound and, valid, and ought to he heed '
The bulwark mithod of the peop'e’s rights ,i :
the best of defense will often b>
found in af/great paper, abl- and feir’rs?
iy edited, ispon wh'ch the fit jnic nnv re’v
not only for news of the ordinary events
of government, army and poilti al life
but also for an alert foresight of the tren 1
of future events tha 1 " may operate loo:
lasting damage. The downfall of Ne t!.
the breaking down of the fertilizer trust
the upbuilding of nil southern interest?
and the enlightenment of every viBag
farm and mountain home are among Th
Constitution's many high aims and grea
Ideas for 1900. That these interests mni
all be well served, and with the same un
swerving fidelity to the people that Th
Constitution has always shown, goe
without saying.
The managemeoit of The Constitution
with Mr. Clark How-ell ns editor-in-chief,
and his . well disciplined corps of stop
writers, brilliant, contributors and special
correspondents, still under ihe falthfu,
leadership of Colone’ William A. Hemp
hill as business man; ft or, will remain the
same for the new year. The Constitu
tion’s long and honorable business course,
keeping faith with the people ill all its
contracts, contests and engagements, as
well as in Its consistent and conspicuous
editorial fairness, places it among those
reliable Institutions of our country on
which th^Aale sdirapg«tcr-ge!ifcral may depend, newspaper,
v .with and world
covering thdfworld news and
national questions, you will, of course,
need the best and livest local paper, giv
ing current local topics and the latest
and best news and freshest comments
upon events of local interest. We trust
this combination secured with The Con
stitution will be found best suited to all
our readers. The price is merely nominal
when the service Is even half
Includirg your estimate In The Constitu
tion’s $£000 cash contest. To get tho full
benefit yf the high prize send in your
subscription now so The Constitution and may
receive it during January record it
to your credit. Make your figures very
Plato, unmistakably plain. „ .. .
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61 „ – 53 SOUTH FORSYTH STREET.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
ENGINES, BOILERS, IMPROVED
SAW MILLS and ALL KINDS OF
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AND MILL SUPPLIES.
I’ree Catalogue to alj applicants.*
SCHEDULE SYlVAHSA P, R.
On and after Dec. 17th, 18i)0, the
following will be the schedule of the
Sly ivania li R (Standard time.)
Leave Sylvania 8 30 a in
Arrive Rocky Fold 10 15 h iii
Leave Rocky Lord 11 15 a in
Arrive Leave Sylvania Sylvania 12 2 30 p hi
00 p m
.Arrive Leave liocky Ford 3 30 15 p m
Arrive Rocky Sylvania Ford 4 p in
6 30 p in
W, M. HomiY, Supt.
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Oaiy Knows
womb, what sniicrhig white.4, painf from 1! falling irregular of tho
or
feminine menses, ir any disease is. A the distinctly
thize pity.tut orgaj i he n an may sympa- the
or ce n not know
agonies suffer ing, ylio #oes throu. ;h— the terriblo
robs her of so patiently he borne, tend happi- which
Yot this beauty, suffe. pe ’ is
needless. ness. ing: really
McELREPS
Wlae of Car®
will banish It. This medicine
cures all “ female discs :tes ” quick
ly and p::rv c-.nently. ] t does away
with humiliating physical ex ami
nations. Th-.- treatment: may be
taken at home. There is not con
tinual ex’ on- e and trouble. The
.su-,Ten r i ; o red and stays cured.
Wine of G.-.rduiis becoming the
this leading retr.idy for all troubles of
class. . L costs but -‘Ji from any
druggist. i-cr ad
ice in caa -a requiring
special “Ladies v.ircetions, -iddress, the
id risoiy Department,”
The Cha! tan joga M x'icine Co.,
Chattauoi gs Tenn.
M US. < A ■ \ EST, Mar iUo, 1 >m» »
writer $— TI in wonderft
to ba In sty hou«e whej > liinra « iriA
and wotrtCL **
PLAN ENG M IiT, »«■$
I can furnish you ou short• notice, the best
dressed Lumlior (hat can bo Manufactured.
MOlTlaBINOB OF AILTm KIND
V
Save big money by getting prices from me.
0. C. EVERETT, Kyivania, Ga.
ORDERS aOLICYYED
YOU CANT DO BETTER
Anywhere than with
CHANCE.
■o
I sell good goods, and will put them
to you at prices that are light.
I keep a full line ot 'rytliiug ihat
you need, and will assure you that if
you come to see me you w ill go away
satisfied. It is unnecessary to gi\e a
long list of prices—everything goes
cheap.
Gome and see me,you will slw-ys
receive courteous attention.
H H CHANCE,
SYLVAHIA, GA.
HAVE MOVED
-——
OJ Into our new brick id ore o
on Main Street and want you
O » c
to come to see us.
We intend to do Imsi
o C
ness. We carry a full line of
O! Everything, o
and will please you if you
call on us
J O Respect fully yours,
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11. H. OVERSTREET,
Sylvania, Ga.
Th,e Old Reliable
Wine and Liquor House.
A proposition put to prospective purchasers of WlLiES
ANO of LIQUORS. this line We in have this long part of been Georgia.' the acknowledged *Our 1> ad
ers supremacy
is unquestioned. We reached the top by giving the gr, at
est values. We’ll stay there by closely following in our
footsteps and endeavoring to make the ’breach between us
and our competitors still wider. We have a reputation
earned by aggressive methods, and we propose to continue
this method and have prices that will astound the masses.
It’s for your benefit to bear this in mind.
Goods at stated prices always on hand.
Old Banner Bourbon, per gal...$125
Old Hundred “ “ “ .... ICO
Marshal county, Kv., [Hire rye per
gal..... . 150 OJ
Mountain Dew, pure-rye per gal. 2 j
Old Pride Nick, pure rye. per gal........ 2 00 60
of Virginia................ 2
Old Hiokory Hollow Bourbon.. . 2 50
Old Elm Grove Iiye............. 3 00 '
3a. c. bb 12 s ! ck m -n asr,
228 W. ST. JULIAN ST. SAVANNAH GA.
WE MANUFACTURE ANO SELL
ENGINES,
BOILERS,
COTTON GINS,
COTTON PRESSES
GET OUR PRICES BEFORE BliVIHO.
weQpti.a .riaclrine Shops and Foundry. A—
We Handle Full Line fill! Supplies
flALLARY IMCOH BROS. m css SO C3 – IA. C(\g Pi
- - - c A
XXX Baker......
Old Lyndon Bonrbtm .....
Corn Whiskies from .....$125 to 3 00
Gin from............ ..... t io to 4 00
Rum from..........:. . . 125 to 4 00
Brandy from.............. 1 50 to 6 00
All kinds of Wines from... POu to 3 00
Gaae Goods from $6 00 per do'/.’-n up
wards. •
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SEED OOTfl'dN
elevators ,
GRIST MILLS
AMT) EVERY
THING IN THE
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