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RoftL. Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alum. Alum baking powders are the greatest men ace rs to health of the present day. WOVAt bakiwo powocw 00,, new you*. THE NBWS-HERfIbD. J. A. PERRY, Local Editor. APRIL 14, 1899. LOCAL AFFAIRS Ribbons, all styles and shades, at Cain’s. , Gardening ts the order of the day. Have you seen that basket at Cain’s ? Mrs. M. E. Ewing is much im proved after several weeks’ illness. Good mule for'sale cheap, G. M. Brand. Col. Cobb, of Atlanta, is among the attendants at court this week. Cain keeps the kind of bucket you need. Solicitor Brand is at Athens this week attending Clark superior court. Have you tried that 10c plug of Tobacco bought at Cain’s? Miss Duncan, from near Nor cross entered Lawreucevilie City School Monday. Brogan shoes to close out. Look out, you may miss a bargain. All sizes at Cain's. Houston Powell is at wOrk on his new residence on East Pike street. Railroad. Fair Play and Loril lard and Maccoboy, one pound jars at Cain’s for 50 cents. Mrs. Mary Spence and daughter visited relatives at Decatur aud Atlanta last week. Bosa Jinks, of Jinks, was in town Monday buying supplies from our merchants. Red Rabbit is the tobacco you should chew. Try it aud be con vinced. For sale at Cain’s. Miss Kister Born returned home last week, after several days stay with frieuds in Atlauta. Mrs. King, of Rome, has re turned home, after a most enjoy able visit to the Misses Vose. Young men, to avoid half holes you Should buy your half hose from G. W. & A. P. Cain. Dr. J. M. Jacobs and Mr. E. L. Cain attended “Bob” Taylor’s lecture in Atlauta last week. Napkins,Towels and Table Linen always on hand, at the very low est prevailing prices. G. W. & A. P. Cain. Col. W. I. Pike, a prominent attorney of Jefferson, was here this week, attending City court. Rev. L. T. Reed preached two able sermons at the Baptist church Sunday morning aud evening. Our line of Silks is complete. Now is the time to buy, and if a selection is what you want, why to Cain’s you should go. Mr. John Smith, a prominent citizeu of Buford, was here Tues day visiting his children. Buy your flour from D, Y. Hod ges & Co., Loganville. You will find a nobby line of Hats at Cain’s, aud they are going like hot cakes. Oh, they are warm! J. A. Ambrose & Co. are build ing a large lumber shed in rear of their store, under which they will store their lumber. NOTICE —Family horse for sale cheap. Will trade for cow or steer. Works well anywhere. Apply to P. C. Upshaw, Rosebud, Ga. Mr. L. Lamar Ewing, of Atlan ta, was in the city Monday, and contributed 75c to our missionary cause. The many friends of Wesley Clower will be delighted to know that he has recovered from his re cent illness. As to Gent’s Furnishing Goods, Cain is always the young man’s friend. He carries a line that is always in demand, and they are cheap. The bright days this week have lent new hope ar.d energy to the farmers, and they are beginning to realize once again that “there is life in the old land yet.’ Flour, meat, hay, bran, corn, plows, plow lines, single trees, 'clevis, heel bolts, traces, hames, hame strings, and such things will be found at Caiu’s, cheap. SMALLPOX AT BUFORD! THE DISEASE IS SPREADING. * 1 County Authorities Asked to Take Charge of Matters in Hope of Stamping Out The Contagion. Monday morning two new cases lof smallpox developed at Buford. Oue of the victims is Mr. Pierce, a partner of Mr.DauOwens, the bar j ber, who has had the disease for sooie two weeks The other is | Cleo Powers, a young man about 18 years of age. He is the son of Dr. W. VV. Powers. Both cases are of light form, j commonly known as varioloid,and no serious consequences are ex pected. alarm felt at bufobd. On Wednesday morning Judge Webb received the following tele graphic message from Buford: Bijkord, Ga., April 11,189‘J. Ordinary : Smallpox situation' not so favorable. County authorities ought to act [Signed.] S. J. Pattillo, J. C. Burton. THE COMMISSIONERS TAKE ACTION. Judge Webb turned the message over to the County Commissioners, and Chairman Lamkin, in compa ny with Dr. M. A. Born and M. E, Ewing went up to Buford to in vestigate the situation. On arriving there they founu several cases of smallpox of a mild type, and a great deal of excite ment. The Municipal authorities of Buford have established a plan of dealing with the disease that has provoked a great deal of op position among some of the lead ing citizens, who believe more vig orous measures should be taken to stamp it out. It leems that a kind of military modus operandi has been introduced requiring every man with a case of sickness to .re port to the Mayor, when he is sent to the pest house, situated H miles from town, if his disease proves to be smallpox. It is alleged that those who have an aversion to be ing penned up in the pest house may be a little backward about reporting, hence the situation is provoking a great deal of contra riness. It is though that the Commis sioners will place guards at the pest house aud allow no oue to visit the place out of idle curiosi ty- The disease is similar to the smallpox that swept over Bartow county last year. In that county something like 500 cases of tire disease developed, but there was only one death. It was a light form of smallpox, and the victims suffered little ill effects from the malady. The situation at Buford is not at all reassuring, and as proper restraints have not been thrown around the disease, it is altogeth er likely that many more cases may be developed. Still there is little or no danger of any one dy ing from the disease. DEATH OF C.W. OOOPER, Sr. Apoplexy Killi One of Gwinnett 'l Best Known Citizens. Mr. C. W. Cooper, Sr., one of the most prominent planters of Gwinnett county, was stricken with apoplexy at his home near Trip Tuesday afternoon, from the effects of which he died Wednes day night at 12 o’clock. Up to the hour of the fatal stroke Mr. Cooper was in his usual good health, and Had gone about his buainess Tuesday morning, look ing after his duties 011 the farm, as was his custom. He had been subject to heart disease, and when seized with the pain in his heart Tuesday, medi cal aid was quickly summoned, but all earthly aid could not stay the hand of death. Mr. Cooper re alized his danger and was con scious cf the approach of the grim messenger from the start to the end. He was one of the most enter prising and wealthy planters in the county, and his loss will be keenly felt by all. His remains will be laid to rest in the cemetery at Haynes Creek today (Friday.) Mr. Cooper was 45 years of age, and leaves a widow and two chil dren, Wm. A. Cooper and Mrs. N. O. Bennett. To his bereaved ones The News- Herald extends sympathy- Come one, come all! Always ' room for one more, and a bargain | greets you as you come in at Caiu’s. NOTICE. To the tax payers of Sugar Hill district: On account of small pox, I will postpone my appoint | ment at Buford on the 14th of April, but will in the future give you three days for the purpose of making vour tax returns. E. P. Miner, R. T. R. • PROF, THOMAS SHOWS UP. HE SAYS HE IS HOT CRAZY, But is The Victim of A Terrible Wrong- To Sue Rev. Luther Jackson For Lihel, Prof. W. H. Thomas, who was reported as insane last week, made bis appearance Monday and denies the charge. A telegram was re ceived from oue of Auburn’s citi zens by Judge Webb as follows: “Come at once: lunatic.” After this we had reliable infor mation of the circumstances au thorizing last week’s mention. The news comes to us that Prof. Thom as ’ disappearance was well found ed, and the true facts will be given to the public in due time. Later. —Since the above was put in type, Rev. Luther Jacksou, (Thomas’ brother-in-law,) came to Lawrenceville and swore out a warrant before Judge Webb for Mr. Thomas, charging him with being a lunatic, and dangerous to run at large. Mr. Thomas was arrested and carried to jail. This action on the part of Mr. Jacksou greatly incensed - some of Mr. Thomas’ friends and relatives, and he had not been in jail only a few hours till a writ of habeas cor pus was asked for, requiring Mr. Jackson to show cause why Mr. Thomas was detained. This hear ing was h{id before Judge Webb, aud several witnesses testified to the perfect sanity of the prisoner This trial developed the fact that sensatioal disclosures are about to be made concerning the case. Mr. Thomas was discharged from jail, pending his trial for lunacy, which was set for Wednes day at 2 o’clock. Mr. Thomas and his attoruey, Col. J. A. Perry, were on hand Wednesday at the appointed hour, but Rev Mr. Jackson, the prose cutor, failed to show up. Ho sent word that he-could not get his witnesses to come to Lawreucevilie. Accordingly, Mr. Thomas was dis charged, and he now enjoys his liberty,, unrestrained. Mr. Thomas alleges that he is the victim of a conspiracy, and has suffered a terrible wrong at the hands of Rev. Mr. Jackson. He has retained Col. Tyler M. Peeples and Col. J. A. Perry to bring suit against Rev. Jackson for libel. Developments of a most sensa tional order are promised, and the outcome of the case is awaited with interest. Sheeting 4c per yard by the bolt at Cain’s. What about that summer hat? Cain has them. Mr. W. M. Sasser made a busi ness trip to Coweta last week. Those lamps for 89c are beau ties. Going fast at Cain’s, Cliff Craig went down to Grant ville last week on “business.” A nice Water Set for sl, to be found at Cain’s. Only a few left. Cliff Spence was here last week visiting relatives. He is going to school at Demorest. , Sewing machines are running light and doing pretty work at Caiu’s. .Gainesville has quarantined against Buford on account of the smallpox. Shoes —as they are called—will be found cheaper than elsewhere at Caiu’s. Mr. R. B. Perkins and Mrs. H. G. Bailey, of Coweta county, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. M Sas ser. I want 25 pigs. Will pay good price for them. M. 0. Ewin^. At Mrs. Webb’s Cash Store. Major Simmons is at home this week, owing to this term of Bibb superior court being changed to a later day. Syrup! Cain has the best in the town. Try for your own sat isfaction. Mr. Donald K. Johnston, of Nor cross, is here this week. Don is prominently . mentioned as the next county solicitor. Clocks 1 The one that tells you the exact time is to be bought at Cain’s for $2. Beauties they are. WHOLESALE! Mrs. Webb’s Wholesale and Retail Cash Store is Selling More Goods than any two houses in Gwinnett county. Come to see them on any thing you want at Wholesale or Retail and they will save you money. Respectfully, Mrs. Webb’s Wholesale and Retail Cash Store. Controllers of Low Prices. BROWN BLOCK. LAWRENCEVILLE, GA., U. S. A. D. Y. Hodges & Co.. Loganville, l are selling goods to suit the'times. Dr. Bush aud wife went to At lanta last week to hear Ex-Gov. Bob Taylor’s lecture on “Love, Laughter and Song. ” Another shipmeut of Clothing to be found at Cain’s. A nobby suit is what you want. Of course the first selections are the best. Miss Maggie Orr, of Knoxville, Tenu., half sister to the editor, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. McNelley, aud will remain with them till fall. If our citizens will go to work and all pull together, Lawrence ville can get a cotton factory es tablished here before tnis year ends. Ladies are invited to call aud examine our line of dress goods and get prices. Here you will find the correct styles and prices. G. W. & A. P. Cain. Gus Shackelford has bought a lot on Railroad Avenue, adjoining his present residence, and will make some improvements on it at an early date. Mr. J. W. Chipley has torn away the old building on his lot on Pike street, and is getting the lumber laid down for a handsome 5-room cottage which he is erecting. Slippers can be bought from Cain at prices that would cause the heart to cease beating, they are so cheap. Watch your pocket book A great deal of business was transacted in the City court this week. Judge Winu makes a model presiding officer, and the scales of justice hang evenly in his hands. Mr. Joseph K. Kinney and wife, of Athens, spent Sunday in Law reuceville with Mrs. Kinney’s father, who has been in ill health for some time. Miss Nellie Vaughan and Miss Gertie Kuauf were guests of Mrs. McNelley for a few days last week, during Mr. McNelley’s absence in Knoxville. Mrs. R. N. Robinson and her sou, N. S. Robinson, left Satur day for Greensboro in response to a telegram that Charley Robinson was dangerously ill with pneumo nia fever. We have just received twenty seven dozen shirts, in negligee and white, lauudried and unlaundried. We will wake somebody up on low prices. Mrs. Webb’s Wholesale and Retail Cash Store. Dr. V. G. Hopkins, a recent grad uate of the Atlanta Dental Col lege, will locate in Lawrenceville, and will be pleased to see parties needing dental work. He will be i here by the 25th inst., and guar antees perfect satisfaction. Monroe, the detective, was seen in Atlanta the day after dis de parture from Lawrenceville by Mr. J. R. McKelvey. This shows that he was not murdered by the “burglars. ” The street force is engaged in preparation to widen the street leading to the depot, and other wise improving it. That, with the granite curbing that is being placed along Perrv street, will make Lawrenceville look more like a city. ros SALE. Newly overhauled one-horse two seated spring hack. .Price $88 — worth SSO. Call at Globe Ware house. Will be sold for cash or on time. A ‘ What is it” From Buford. THE NEWS-HERALD RECEIVES A CU RIOSITY FROM 16 KICKERS. On Saturday last The News-Her ald received the following commu nication from the city of Buford. It is published verbatim et litera tum, out of an abundance of cau tion, fearing that we might mis quote the language, or in some way mar its beauty and elegance should we attempt any corrections. Here it is: Buford Ga ‘April 7, 1890 Mr ff.G McNelley Lawrenceville Ga Dear Sir You misrepreseted t>he Small pox question and it was No mistake you done it Through prejudice and you can quarantine when you get ready it wont Take Long Buford will l ake care of Her Self and we will remember your canidates During the next campagne. Y r ou must quarantine against Jubers ville as you have got The Authority. There is several Jack Leg towns Like yours already quarantined But Buford Still Lives This is not, the first time but yon have misrepresented us So much we Thought we would Tell you and you Know you Do all you can against Bu ford We understand That, the Smallpox has Helped L as Need help we are glad for you Now Mr McNelley we Don’t care as There will be more money spent in Buford tomorrow night Than .you will Get in a month We mean Law rencevili NOT YOU if you Have a man in L That will Do to rely upon Send him up and Let him investigate We Think our town as prosperous as Hll - and We would Like to be pub lished So you Said There was two pros perous towns in you are mistaken as usually as there is only one I!«ford When you advertise our Smallpox please Give us a whole page if you have room after you Get Through with Su wanee when our people Subscribed for your paper They Did not Know They were paying to get a paper to Help injure Their Business. Yours Truly A. E. Maynard W B Goodman J B Mcßrayer J V Power Morris Gavronski J L Williams E O Williams J C Stringer I) E Bennett C J Russel E. M. Vance J R Roberts C H Vance Austin Smith E Mrogdon Will Carter Our first th< ught on reading the above was to suspend publication and go out of the newspaper busi ness altogether, but after mature reflection decided to look up our subscription list at Buford and find out if really the 16 signers were our patrons or not. Imagine our surprise and utter amazement when a close diagnosis of the list revealed the fact that out of 64 subscribers at Buford only ONE of the names signed to the above was among them. And thut ONE has not yet paid his subscription. This discovery re-assured us, and has so quieted our nerves that The News-Herald \ViU continue to ex ist. Now, we arenotquite sure which one of the above 16 signers is the author of the “What Is It,” but we want to assure our readers that we are no more responsible fertile smallpox in Buford than we are for his ignorance. It is not true as he charges that we are “prejudiced” against Bu ford. On the coutrary we admire that plucky little city, and have on many occasions spoken in the most glowing terms of it, as our files will prove. It has been our boast that Bu ford’s manufacturing interests in leather are the most extensive in the country, and we have often re ferred to them in our columns, without money and without price. Of course the 16 signers to the above “What Is It” were ignorant of this, as they wore not subscri bers to the paper, and depended upon borrowing it to gyt their I county news. In noting the existence of small pox at Buford, we have dealt with jit us gently as possible. We had 110 desire to create a panic or drive J trade away from Buford by giving | the item undue prominence, nor have we given publicity to the many rumors that have cotne to us of numerous cases that did not exist. VVe have dealt in FACTS — nothing more nor less. The legit imate sphere of a newspaper is to give the news aud the truth, and we would certainly have been un true to our profession and unjust to our patrons in other parts of the county had we not chronicled the existence of a highly contagi ous disease when it existed in the community, at Buford. A newspaper is a seutiuel upon the watchtower, and when danger is near it is its duty lo fly the red flag and warn its readers. Small pox even in light form is not com pany to be sought, and ,the conta gion might spread and dovelop in to malignant form if allowed to run its way unchecked. It was our duty as a journalist to warn our readers against it when the disease appeared in Buford, and this duty is being performed, re gardless of a few disgruntled kick ers. 1 It is unfortunate that Buford is inflicted with a contagious disease, and we sympathize with her on that account. Indeed we extend sympathy to her in double fold, for she is infested with someting more deadly to her growth and prosperity than smallpox—the “kicker.” The kicker is a small potato, ’tie true, but he is always bobbing up, kicking at everything that is calculated to do the town good. He kicks against public improvements, against paying tax es, against the schools, against the churches, and agaiiißt the public officers. He hangs on the street corners kicking and growling, and snarliug at everything that passes by. If Lawreucevilie quarantines against Buford, we trust that the regulations will be effective against the kicker first and the smallpox afterwards. 111 the meantime, The News-Her ald will continue to give the news, without fear, favor or affection, but with the hope that Buford may soon be rid both of kickers and smallpox. The “What Is It” printed above is true to life. It has been framed and now occupies a place of prom inence in our office just above the case of our “printer’s devil.” Those who doubt its genuineness are invited to call and see it, free of cost. Right this way, gentle men, to see the Rhi-nos-er-as 1 City Council Meets. Lawrencevilie’s Municipal au ; thorities met Wednesday morning to consider the advisability of es tablishing a quarantine against Buford. After discussing the sit uation it was decided to await the action of the county authorities, before quarantining. Winn-Hutchins- Sunday last Mr. R. L. Winn and Miss Susie Hutchins, two of Law reuceville’s popular young people, were quietly united in the bonds of matrimony. The ceremony was performed by Judge J. F. Wilson, at his resi dence 4 miles in the country, where the happy couple had driven for the purpose of getting the nuptial knot tied. The wedding was a surprise,to everybody, though the couple had been sweethearts for years. Mr. Winn is the son of Ex-Con gressman Thos. E. Winn, and his bride is the daughter of Ex-Judge N. L. Hutchins. They have a host of friends iu Lawrenceville who wish them all the happiness they could hope for in their wedded lifo. Monday afternoon the happy couple left for Green county, the home of C 1. Thos. E. Winn, where Mr. Winn will engage in business. Died in Texas, Mrs. Harriet A. Nunnelly, eld est sister of J. O. and H. M. Whit worth, died in Cominanchoe coun ty, Tex., on March 24th. Deceased was iu her 87th year and was formerly a resident of Gwinnett county. In 1882 she went to Alabama, and after a resi dence of some 80 years iu that sttte she, with her family, emi grated to Texas, where she bus since resided. She was married iu Gwinnett county in the year 1884 to W. A. Nunnelly, and had been in widow hood for two years prior to her death. Deceased was a faithful and de voted member of the Methodist church, having been a member for more than half a century. She leaves six living children and a large circle of grand-children to mourn her loss, besides a host of other relatives. Our Sweet Water and Walnut Grove letters will appear next week. ' , --The Big Hew Store, -t- RUTLEDGE & CLOWER, Prop’s. READ, READ! They come right down to busi ness and do not attempt to de prive the editor of the privilege of getting reading matter for his paper. CLOTHING. 36 suits at $4 00, worth $5 00 24 suits at 500, worth 650 36 suits at 7 50 to 800, worth 900 to 10 00 50 suits at lOOOto 12 50, worth 12 50 to 15 50 Child’s and Boys suits from 1 25 to 500 Fifty Youth’s suits from 3 to 10. Blue and black Serge Coats and Vests, also odd Coats, latest goods out and best values for the money. Pants. We can sell you anything in this line. Blue or Tan Overalls, Jeans Pants, Cottonade Pants, Cassimere Pants, Worsted Pants. All we want is to know that you wear pants. Anything from 50c to $4.00. Hats, Hats. Fur and Straw Ooods! We have the largest and best stock of Fur Hats ever offered to the trade in Lawrenceville. Our $1.25 Hat, and our “Jefferson” for $2.00, are the best values ever sold. The lateness of the season has played havoc with Straw Hats. Our stock is the lagest we ever bought, and must be sold, so we have marked them down 25% to start with. Shirts. ’ 35 dozen, consisting of White Dress Shirts, Silk Bosom Shirts, Negligee Shirts, with or without detachable collars and cuffs. We can show the best values in this department we ever saw. Nice Percale Shirts, with 2 collars and one pair cuffs, 50c. Silk and Pique Bosom Shirts SI,OO, worth $1.25. Neckwear and Collars. Techs, 4-in-hand, club ties, black bows, white bows, fancy hows, ladies’ hows, and scarfs. We are the leaders on this line, and never follow our competitors. We keep pace with the change of style of collars, and aliVays have the newest styles, besides giving you the very best grade of goods at all times. HOSIERY.-50 dozen Hose and Socks at 5c to 25c pair. We sell the best black and gray socks for 10c, and ladies hose for 10 and 15c, in the world for the price. f IfUlfk Ladies, k be sure to see our •S * stock before buying your spring dresses. We have a nice stock of Silks and Satins, all col ors and styles, for trimmings and silk waists. Also, Cali coes, Percales, Dress Duck, Organdies, and a lot of nice things for dress good§. We do not claim to sell Shoes cheaper sZJI than anybody, because we buy Good Shoes and cannot sell them against shoddy, trashy stuff. Young men, see our stock of Shoes and we will sell you. Our and 3,3.50 black and tan Shoes, also our Low Cut Ties for $1.75, are the shoes to buy. They give good wear. HARDWARE , —We have sold more Stoves this year than any three stores in Lawrenceville; why ? Be cause we sell the best and cheapest stoves on the market. If you want to build a house, we can furnish the Nails, Hinges, Locks, and all Hardware needed to complete it. We always keep a full supply of Plantation Hardware, and sell it right. Tobacco, Snuff and Cigars.^ This line we must say is always up to the highest stand ard; we sell nothing in this department but what we guar antee. 18 different styles of tobacco—enough to please any consumer’s taste. Big war on Snuff —come to see us. Specials for this add. and C ash Only. 11 pounds Good Green Coffee for SIJ)6 Arbuckle’s Coffee, per pound, . j. Lion Coffee, per pound, j. pounds Granulated Sugar for j 20 pounds Brown Sugar for X pound jar of either Kailroad, Lorillard or Fair Play Snuff for 500 Ifi pounds Japan Olive Soap for 80 30 balls of Thread for All Tin and Enamelware at coat. We can’t mention everything we sell, but invite you when in the city to call and let u.<i show you through our stock. Satisfaction guaranteed, or your mony refunded. We want your barter, and bring it along now, while it is a good price. Very respectfully, Rutledge & Glower. Lawrenceville, Ga. KISICMAN BROg. AT! .ANTA . The largest stock of Clothing, Hats and lin nishings in the South. I’housands of styles for you to select from, and prices that are from 25 to 50 per cent, cheaper than any-, where else, that’s because we are manufact urers and do not pay a profit to middlemen. Men s Nobby Suits, - $5 00 up to $2500 Boy’s Long Trouser Suits, 450 up to 15 00 Boy’s Knee Trouser Suits, 1 50 up to 1000 We buy the best fabrics and choose the newest and handsomest patterns and coloring that are produced. 6 Buy here once in person or through our mail order department, and the satisfaction you 11 receive will make you a permanent cus tomer of BISEMAN BROB. OTn nrol Atlanta, Wllit ehall street, STORES, KSXafSwoifSlk'K, 'ls-17 WHITEHALL STREET.—Our Only Store in Atlanta.