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The Moultrie Observer. B. ALLE N . Ed. and Pub* PUBLISHED KVEBY FRIDAY The Savannah minister* are close behind the mayor of that city, whom they have charged with allowing gambling ileus to run with, and of his knowledge. The saddest feature of Dewey’s unexpected arrival in New Turk, was his humiliation at finding his presidential eoom being conduct ed from tin- I fit h page of the New York World. Blind tigers are said to he <x tant in Americas. If Judge Lit tlejohn gets a chance at them we believe they will soon be extin guished. Everyday is Sunday in Macon. The Telegraph sells its whole first page to advert isers in week days as well as Sunday. Surely good times have struck the Central city. The tax returns for the state have Leen sent into the comptroller’s otfice and show an increase ot •T-i ,071 over the returns for last year. The cotton maket has been bullish recently, but the bears will probably take advantage of the usual rush of cotton to tin* market about N<>v. Ist ami maki an oll'urt to dominate the ex change next w nek. England ami the Transvaal eouutrv in South Africa, are on the eve of an “unpleasantness’ which may be the outcome ot a diplomatic dispute that Ims been j carried about to its ixtivinity i It remains i i be seen whethei j they will boil over orb<>i! down. We are* informed that tin’ ( preliminary steps will >OOll In taken Inwards organizing a rot t< >n ! factory in Camilla. There wil 1 j be ivu think, no trouble in ! securing tile necessary capital it j the people will subscribe accord-! mg t" tlmir means —Camilla Clarion. A Malton rotten mill lias declar'd in annual divhb-iid of Hi! pi tc* ■ 11 1 . It riiis that colt ■ m milling is paying everywhere in the south. Kverv town in (.ieor gia should have a <• .ttou mill and we suggest that. Moultrie make an effort to secure liers at one.,*. Judging from the preuiiuni list just isßitr.il by the Valdosta Fair Association, llm coming fair in that city is t<> bo a huge affair. Valdosta never does tilings by halves, ami we predict she will lead the state in the matter of holding a county fail'. Julia Dent Grant wedded a ti tie, hut. cupid and not Aiammon, it seenas , made the math. —Alba- ny Herald. Cupid might have had sont-c thing to do with it; if so, and the Nobleman in question looks any thing like lie lias been pictured by some of the newspapers, we have only to say that cupid is a migh ty cm ions character. The Valdosta cotton" fact jries to be put up with Albany brick We liko that. Huy from your near lieigbhors and you help them iu a way tint indirectly help yon If south Georgia will keep her money at home and invest, it j in manufacturing she will soon j become independently "i ich. Sol 1 1 to the cuds of the earth, hut buy j in the nearest market. Wealth is | accumulating many, not merely i handling it. In addressing an editori&l association Governor Shaw, of lowa, is reported to have said : ‘‘l do not beleive that people generally enjoy newspaper contro versies or ihat they are benefited or edified thereby. These local fusilades are about as interesting to the average man as the spar rings aud bickerings of ill-bred lawyers iu the court room, or as theological discussions among ministers. While the couibnt tan's may each think be is getting the better of his adversary, the public takes little or no interest therein. If I be pe ranted to tender advice, \A mu say, avoid personalities nb so of your com pttior.s tdn vindictive < pitbets,'’ Ta\ Notice. Notica is hereby givan to the owners of the following lots and part* of lots of land in Colquitt county Gaorgia, that no return has been made of them for taxa tiou for the year 1898 and 1899, and that unless same are properly returned within thirty days from this date, the tax officers of said county will proceed to take legal steps do collect all taxes due said county and state on said lands. The uureturned lota and parts of lots affected by this notice are as follows: I'xketubxed Land Bth Dist. 1898 Lot Bth Diet. Acres. 1 ’ 440 C» ’ 490 17 ’ 440 18 ’ 490 19 ’ 490 20 ’ 490 22 ’ 150 88 ’ 490 41 ’ 70 45 ’ 195 40 ’ 180 58 ’ 234 50 ’ 130 57 ’ 390 58 ’ 51 00 ’ 101 04 ’ 420 00 195 68 ’ 490 70 ’ 234 84 ’ 324 80 ’ UO 94 ' ’ 49 90 ’ 119 98 10 99 285 10J 490 102 ’ 482 112 29 117 70 119 190 122 ’ 490 131 ’ 184 181 ' , 40 135 ’ 258 138 ’ 20 J 39 ’ 20 154 ’ 859 101 ’ 00 109 ’ 190 171 ’ 10 it* ’ no 184 00 Ihsl ■ i 5 180 * 105 189 UI2 198 190 J 95 a J 55 20i ’ 280 201 ’ 245 207 ' 207 2< >8 ’ 128 29) 245 211 ’ 200 211 ’ 00 221 ’ 208 225 ’ 200 227 ’ 282 228 ’ 100 229 ’ 51 233 ’ 190 234 , 110 235 78 239 .108 240 ’ 50 211 ’ 45 242 248 217 ’ 20 249 ’ 440 251 ’ 290 253 ’ 190 250 ’ 40 200 ’ 418 200 ’ 30 271 ’ 131 273 ’ 233 274 ’ 445 270 ’ 150 277 ’ 190 278 ’ 50 280 ’ 18 292 ’ 28 j 294 ’ 205 298 ’ 40 9)15 ’ 75 318 ’ 242 821 ’ 290 322 ’ 90 823 ’ 164 324 ’ 415 329 ’ 147 830 ’ 62 339 ’ 490 340 ! 4(5 344 ’ 465 847 ’ 490 852 > 19.5 853 ’* 215 855 " 35 861 1 50 802 ’ 185 864 ’ 124 807 ’ 172 308 ’ 10 369 ’ 35 370 » 40 371 ’ ’ 76 375 ’ 98 891 f 20 417 ’ 340 421 ’ 490 m ’ 21.5 Bth Diat. 448 * 72 444 ’ 101 446 ’ 428 4-17 ’ 490 448 ’ 190 466 ’ 246 457 ’ 140 4G2 ’ 177 463 ’ 24 467 ’ 05 472 ’ 18 478 ’ 240 481 ’ 180 m ' 23 485 ' 440 494 * 145 496 * 30 500 ’ 123 501 * 245 502 ’ 140 506 ’ 90 508 ’ 05 510 ’ 24 511 ’ 290 512 ’ 390 519 ’ £45 523 ’ 101 524 ’ 245 527 ’ 73 UxRETUBNED LAXD 9th Dl-SX. 1818 Lot Oth Diat. Acres 21 ’ 80 20 ’ 9 19 ’ 30 14 490 24 ’ 39 25 ’ 20 28 100 30 40 33 ’ 430 68 33 66 ’ 245 65 ’ 220 71 * 60 74 5 67 78 ’ 245 112 ’ 100 111 ’ 5 105 ’ 490 J 26 ’ 490 101 ’ 50 159 * 10 158 ’ 392 157 ’ 91 156 ’ 4 154 ’ 310 153 ’ 100 163 ’ 50 164 y 15 1(55 ’ 170 1(57 ’ 55 171 ’ 490 207 ’ 110 206 ’ 122 201 " 125 202 ’ 105 no) ’ 240 211 * 58 £l7 ’ 490 218 ’ 490 £l7 ’ 45 245 ’ 175 241 ’ 490 257 ' 150 258 ’ 31 202 ' 490 298 1 100 30J * 490 307 ’ 490 345 ' 390 344 ’ 85 343 ’ 10 341 ’ 100 338 ’ 310 340 ’ 390 349 ’ 223 350 ’ 100 351 ' 100 390 ’ 490 388 ’ 29 380 ’ 290 393 ’ 460 394 ’ 820 390 ’ 245 437 * 188 435 ’ 403 434 ’ 407 432 ’ 428 439 ’ 15 140 ‘ 20 4-11 ’ 178 442 ’ 490 448 ’ 290 444 ’ 490 483 * 270 182 ’ 50 181 ’ 300 479 ’ 85 177 ’ 470 47(5 ’ 490 188 ’ 118 490 ’ 490 491 ’ 490 192 ’ 490 193 ’ 490 494 ’ 490 195 ’ 490 529 ’ 40 527 ’ 148 52(5 ’ 75 525 ’ 240 524 ’ 227 522 ’ 490 521 ’ 490 520 ’ 490 519 ’ 490 518 ’ 490 617 ’ 490 fai f 490 Unretun.ed Land Unreturned Land Bth Dlst, im. 19th Diet. 1899. Lot Acres Lot Acres 3 390 21 125 6 86 20 14 7 12 19 30 17 290 18 460 18 490 14 490 19 490 80 35 20 '3BO 31 25 22 150 33 490 , 29 490 68 26 33 490 66 45 34 490 65 70 37 -6Si 64 204 39 15 62 CO 40 10 71 10 41 74 73 30 46 80 75 55 49 ,05 106 55 58 32 105 490 56 3£4 122 140 58 .100 124 235 60 100 125 .... 245 68 490 125 490 70 415 161 50 /6 490 159 90 86 85 156...... 280 91 41 154 95 94 £3 151 400 95 '146 163 80 97 173 164 415 98 10 165 115 99 224 166 .290 112 195 167 ... 250 113 232 171 490 119 190 145 . 490 121 490 206 .. 172 122 490 205 70 123 245 204 . 135 134 265 208 490 135 18 202 A 340 136 40 214 200 139 20 215 .43 143 40 217 . 490 144 35 018 " " , . 490 153 K) 249 *’ 60 154 187 245 ' 490 160 - 05 244 " 490 161 90 257 “ ' 150 162 166 258 42 174 43 261 490 179 317 262 490 184 05 298"."".. 286 185 05 307 . . 490 186 122 341 .. 50 189 151 340 50 192 50 338 490 195 29 846 ’ 100 201 . 55 347 180 207 242 849 03 208 245 350 " 100 226 415 35i 90 226 95 390 ** 40 230 "5 389'"""' 140 231 840 388 ... 29 232 40 386 100 233 190 393 no 234 94 394 ' . ‘>o 285 18 496 245 241 KK) 436 72 242 95 485 100 243 300 434 in 245 49 0 434 I4<; •'4B 100 4:,M -’<»(' Z- A ■ ~,4 440 £<> -oi -m ip on 2.U 20 443 4«i() 258 153 443 310 203 90 444 45*0 •>O4 Ol l 4S:! 240 “!„ i 4HI 300 26 < lo 475* 130 269 158 477 470 ‘>73 8° 470 490 ir- li7 4h ° 10 -12 4** to 2*7 3- 489 122 278 40 4510 490 286 48 401 490 Olio 144 492 490 V . . 4911 490 264 05 4H4 4(io 301 190 49.1 490 311 245 : }29 490 iin 56 « 319 ' 211 1.5 321 ?0 524 472 322 90 •»22 490 ii.)o iiq>) 821 490 eo V«* 520 490 >124 Jbs oH| 4tio 327 274 518 4**o il£H 490 317 490 830 138 431 4!K) 335 78 340 46 345 178 346 JQQ 1148 423 352 95 854 490 364 198 1168 53 369 !}5 374 295 375 56 384 490 993 128 394 10 405 245 414 205 415 265 429 158 437 490 438 235 440 490 444 98 447 490 448 . . 284 452 490 457 140 462 107 1465 145 468 490 478 90 481 130 485 490 497 24 502 80 506 90 507 368 508 45 509 490 510 62 512 490 521 490 523 170 PRICE CONSIDERATIONS We quote : Yd-wide Sheeting, Good article, 3 l-2c. Good Qurlity Checks, 31-2 c. Riverside Checks, 4 l-2c. Mattress Tick, sc. A C A Best Feather Tick, 10c. Handsome Assortment Fancy Outinys, sc. Unmatchablc Values in Jeans, 10.121-2, 15, 20. and 25c- CAPES, 25c and up, a beau tiful Plush Cape fur 51.50. CLOTHE. We are selling more Cloth ing than ever, not because of an enormous stock,but because of choice selections at unusual ly close prices. If you have to buy you cannot lose by in specting our offerings. lEI Onr “Bargain Counter” is still an attractive feature. Shoes on this counter are way down below regular prices. We can save you money •/ • throughout on your shoe bill, but we would call your espee- WYNNE ft MsRAE. CITATION. GEORGIA —-Colquitt County : To all whom il may concern, Mrs. Emma Bryan wife of E. 11. Bryan, late of said county deceased, has applied to the undersigned for a years support for herself and minor child and the re turn of the appraisers is now on file in my office and if no good cause can he ah own the decision of the appraisers w ill be the judgement of the court an the first Monday in October 1899. Witness my hand and seal of office this Ith day of September 1899, S. G- Gregory, Ordinary. Free of Charge- Any adult suffering from cold settled on the breast, brouchitus, threat or lung trouble of any na ture, who will call at A. B. I’eters (drug store, will be presented with a sample bottle of Bosohee’s Ger man Syrup, free of charge. Only one bottle given to one person, and none to children without order from parent*. No throat or lying remedy ever had »hcU a sale as Bosehee’s Ger man syrup i* all parts of the civ ilized world, Twenty years ago 'billions of bottles were given away and your druggists will tell y-ui its success was marvelous. It is really the only throat and lung remedy generally endorsed by physicians. One 75 cents bottle will cure or prove its value. Sold by dealers in all civilized coun tries. A. HUBER Contractor and Builder, Dealer In Brick, Lime, . . Cement, Plaster . . .. . Paris, Hair, Etc. I handle Thomasville and Albany brick. Office in Planter’s Wai•house. Moultrie. - - - Georgia. ial attention to our CHILD RENS Shoes. We positively guarantee you a saving of 15 to 20 per cent, on these goods. In addition to goods already named we have the handsom est designs in Shirt Waist Silks, the choicest selections in Black and Fancy Dress Goods and the greatest values in Cotton and Wool Flannels, Outings, Bleachings, Percales and all cotton goods. UNDERWEAR. Childi •ens, Ladies and Gen tlemens underwear in popular garments at pleasing prices. m SPECIALS. R. & G. 81.00 Corsets for 75cts. “Royal Mail” guaranteed hats for 82.00. Every hat warranted perfect and satisfac tory in wear or replaced by a new one. SERIOUSLY CUT. Mr. High Price was “seriously cut” at the Racket Store on J. Betten son’s return from New York. Price is yet very low and is not expected to ever be up a gain so long as that immense stock of excellent bargains last that he recently purchased in the northern markets, consisting of dress goods such as: Silk Shirts, each 59c Worsteds of all classes at 10c Ladies Skirts, 98c Figured Brilianteen double width 400 Umbrellas to go at the same in all colors at 121-2 c, really worth 20c old price,, 49c Figured Satteens, 15c values, at.l2 l-2e Ball Thread 10 for 5c Prints in Indigo, navy and all 200 Ifeck Ties. each r-40c,- classes, guiifarrteed'TasFcolors i'eg * Largest line of clothing for men and ulnr 6c goods at... ~4 1-2. boys that has ever been in Moultrie. Pereals, extra wide and all c010r5,... .81 Sea Island at the old price 4c 1 : : I defy competition Come at once while my line is complete, at The Great Racket Store. J. BENENSON, Prop. SPARKS, MOULTRIE & GULF R.R. Passenger Schedules. In Effect August 14, ’99. Subject to Change Without Further Notice. § No. 4. f No. 2. j stations. I f No. 1. | § No. 8. 850 pm 860 pm Leave Sparks Arrive 11 15 am |'lo 50 ain 4 01pm 410 pm “ Berrien “ 10 47 am "10 39 am 415 pm 480 pm Arrive Bayboro Leave 10 07 am 10 24 am 415 pm 445 pm Leave Bayboro Arrive 947 am 10 24 am 422 pm 502 pm “ Pinopolis “ 927am10 10 am 4 81pm; 514 pm j “ Conoly “ 916am;9 58 am 438 pm 524 pm “ Horne “ 910 am 952 am 4 4(5 pm 586 pm “ Barbour “ 852am19 45 am 458 pm 448 pm “ Sinclair “ 842 am 937 am 500 pm 600 pm Arrive Moultrie Leave 830 am , 930 am Trains Nos, l and 2 run daily except Sunday. Trains Nos. 3 and 4 ruu Sunday only. Trains Nos. 1 and 3 conuect with G S. & F. north bound at Sparks. Tram* Nos, 2 and 4 wait on G. S. <fe F. South bound at Sparks' I). C. BACON, Pres. DkWITT MACON,. Snpt,