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About The Rockdale banner. (Conyers, Ga.) 1888-1900 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1896)
'flu j^oclUiale fanner T. D. O’KELLEY, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, C. A. Argo , Assistant Editor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. s 1 year $ 1.00 % ” I .50 M ” .25 When paid in advance for any length of time we will send the Banner to any address at the foliDwiug rates: One *ear. $ ,80 1-2 ft .40 1-4 tl .20 NOW IS THE TIME TO SUBSCRIBE. OBITUARY NOTICES. 200 wordn, one time, free; all over 200 words 1 eent a line. Where obituaries run over 200 words we must have some pay for setting the type. CONYERS, GA., DEC. 3, 1896 Develop Our Resources. The political campaign is now over and the people de¬ serve a good long vacation, so far as politics are concerned. The people have elected their representatives and law mak¬ ers, and there is now nothing left for them to do but to turn their whole attention to home enterprise and “hog and hominy.” of Let the people Rock¬ dale inaugurate a campaign ot enterprise and progress and crawl out of the old ruts that they have been running in lor so long a time, and de¬ velop the many resources of our county, If our people will but pull together, scarcely an era of prosperity now thought of might be brought about within a very few months, and the many peo¬ ple now idle given employ¬ ment. Enterprises of all kinds are now being started up all ove the country, and Rockdale, with her rich resources, can offer splendid inducements lor more than one enterprise. Other counties around us are getting cotton factories and other paying enterprises and Rockdale could enjoy some of them, if our public-spirited citizens would put their heads together and throw out in¬ ducements to investors. There is not a county in all of Georgia more admirably situated for industry and en¬ terprise than ours. The nat¬ ural resources of our county give us advantages that could hardly be found anywhere else, and it is a wonder that they have never been utilized in something that would pay. Everything that is needed to bring about prosperity is for the people to pull togeth¬ er and work for Rockdale county. But, so long as the people are divided and disa¬ gree and try to pull each oth¬ er down, it is time and ener¬ gy worthlessly spent to advo Cate anything for the good of the town ana County. If every citizen will do what he can, as it is his duty to do, some wonderful changes will take place in Rockdale within another year; prosperity will abound on every hand, and the peo¬ ple will be made happier by it. Let us see what we can do for Conyers and Rockdale in the next few months. There is a bill before the Legislature which will, if passed, prohibit the sale of cigarettes in this state. We hope it will become a law. OASTORXA. flMfU- a a dan* rmr Miutwi If a Georgia militia could get a lick at Gen. Weyler, his idea that the section around Maceo’s fortified camp was unhealthy would be slightly changed. Has it ever occurred to you that a cabinet shop • in Conyers would pay? We be¬ lieve it would pay some en¬ terprising citizen handsomely. Suppose some body tries ir, The Republicans do not want the present adminis¬ tration to recognize Cuba as belligerents. They want to reserve that honor for them¬ selves, if there is any honor in it. Last week Leonard Foute, a ten-year-old boy, of Atlan¬ ta, plead guilty to burglary and was sentenced to the pen etentiary, where he will be taught by older criminals all the tricks of the Dade. I—I le will come out an expert and will be harder to catch next time. During the session of the North Georgia Methodist Conference, at Dalton, editor Shaver was equal to the oc cassion and issued a : i Daily Conference Argus,” giving a full report of the proceedings of the conference each day. The Argus is one of the best papers in Georgia and en¬ joys a liberal patronage. Whatever may be Mr. Cleveland’s idea for not rec¬ ognizing Cuban belligerency, we believe he has a right motive in not doing so. As a nation Cuba would not he competent to rule herself and it is a question of whether she With ought this to fact be in free view, or not. the United States should be slow to go to war with Spain,hav¬ ing all to loose and nothing to gain, unless her honor or self respect be at stake. Henry Ward Beecher once received a letter from a lad, asking him to find “an easy place.” This was his reply: “You cannot be an editor; do not try the law; do not think of the ministry; let alone all ships, shops and merchandise; abhor politics; don’t practice medicine; be not a farmer nor a mechanic; neither be a sol dier nor a sailor; don’t work; don’t study; don’t think. Nei¬ ther of these are easy, Oh, my son, you have come into a hard world. I know of only one easy place in it, and that is the grave.” The fact is freely ment : oned Hon. Steve Clay wa* born in a log cabin. If there had nevor h#>en any loir oibins the proba¬ bility is that the race of senators would long since have become extinct—Enq vurer-S un. CATARRH CANNOT BE CUR ED with local appiicatous, as tbay to cu’Tit youmnaMaU^atera" Hah‘s Catarrh Cure remedies. is ly k o 6 n thelbfoolfau^mucous’ suL faces. Haifa Catarrh Cure is not A quack medicine. It was pre scribed by one of the best physi¬ cians in this country for years, and is ft regular prescription. best tonics It is composed of the known, combined with the best ' Thfb 0 ” feet combination of the two in presents is what produce such F. J. Cheney., Props., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggist, price 75c, AT DEATH’S DOOR. Col. Robert U. Hardeman, mem¬ ber of the Legislature from New¬ ton county and for many years the honored State Treasurer of Georgia, is very sick at his home in Oxford, and but little hope of his recovery is entertained. mMmM IS*. ■ /i vAo-r s5 ■ m ./ # % jr 4 ') 5 V 0 1 HON. R. U. HARDEMAN. Some two weeks ago “Uncle Bob” was stricken down with pneumonia and bronchitis, but these have given way to Bright’s disease, from which he is now suf¬ fering severe pain and is uncon¬ scious. While his physicians are not without hope, his condition is such that his death may be ex¬ pected at any time. His thousands of friends all over the state hope he may rally and be restored to health and usefulness. Later. —Col. Hardeman died at 8:80 o’clock yesterday afternoon, and the interment will occur in the Methodist cemetery at Oxford to-morrow. CHEAT SALES provethegreat merit of Ilood’s Sarsaparilla. Hood’s Sarsaparilla sells because it accomplishes GREAT CURES. V A \ t: 1 a . £ S3. tk m Sft, P Hr i ■■i'A ?%. U,i m .t \ v if v: i I skw-'rlii ■Aw\ ‘ ^ ' st I is ( eK tv A LETTER FROM SANTA CLAUS. Santa Claus He states that he i» J We are jnst in receipt of a letter from anti l lugging around gimcracRs err eve getting tired of so many < this he intends to vary the program by mixing with liis year many articles which will will only be useful please the as well children, as ornamental, but will culti\< also brig^t,^ ^ j j ve p G0 ]- s that not reading and improve the mind, Conyers and 111 "' ‘ Santa Claus requests us to say to the boys and girls of - rounding country, that he intends this year to make Dr. Lee’s Drugstore exhi* ! He will have on his he* quarters, as he has been doing for years past, i blt ‘™ t u. pre J presents for old and voung, rich and poor, nd is an exsc ; © ■ wag m „ de fr0;u Que pf S;lr ; a Claus’ las. photographs, a X o i * oo Drops "iiiTn''iTmui*'iirri7iTi.:,niiini';;nii):iinun.iniiniiiiii' _______ k V iimiiii.i i>ui♦ tmiifim11it»11u11uiminiut■ h i m iniat111iin11r«T■ 1111111i■,i»i AVegdablcPreparatioafor tkeToodandRegula- As¬ similating Stomachs andBowels of ting the Infants .•’’Children PromotesDigestionjCheerful¬ andRest.Contains neither ness Mineral. Not Opium,Morphine Narcotic. nor J&Ape of OldErSAIflJELEJTCHER Pumpkin Seed" JLx.Senna * fioefulle Salt* - finite Peppermint Seed- * - Pi CarianaieSoda> + fUrm Seed - Flora'. Aperfect Remedy Stomach,Diarrhoea, for Constipa¬ tion, Sour .Convulsions .Feverish¬ Worms ness and LOSS OF SLEEP. Facsimile Signature of NEW -YORK. Atb months °Ic» Pom Ci ntV EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER I The five civilized Indian nation have asked for statehood and of fered to open Indian Territory to white settlers. FBEE MEDICAL REFERENCE BOOL [Sixty-four afflicted pages] for men and women who iro with any form of privato disease Send two 2-cent stamps, to pay postage, te 22>£ South Broad St., Atlanta, Ga. SEE thatth fac-simile SIGNATUl --OF- IS ON THE WRAPPE OF EVERT bottiee op Castoria ia pat ap in one-size bottles onl' ia not anything sold in else balk. the Don't allow anyone' yon is “jnst on “will plea or promise I as good" and answer era pose." See that yon get C-A-S-T-O-I She fac¬ simile /) signature of PAINTS! I have just received a J stock of the best paints d £ro “ faet ° r y; SaTe before buying . seeing me H.lJ Dr. W. COTTON. Middling.................. J Up to Tuesday night, the 24thinst, the total receipts for Conyers this season is 7
