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News from the Political Center
What Occurs to Interest
You at Washington.
Speaker Crisp is hirqgelf
again, and the new rules for
the House being ready, it is ex¬
pected that the House will now
begin to get down to the serious
business of the session. The re¬
publicans are making much of
Air. Mills having declined to
serve as chairman of the com¬
mittee on Commerce, and they
have made that the basis for a
lot of cock and bull stories
about his intendingto antagon¬
ize on the floor of the House
the separate tariff hills that
may be reported from the
Ways and Means committees.
Mr. Mills is too good a demo¬
crat. proved by long and ard¬
uous service, to antagonize any
policy that may be adopted by
a democratic caucus, and there
is little doubt that a caucus
will soon be held for the pur¬
pose of outlining the party pol¬
icy during the session.
Senators Voorhees and Tur
pie have made their fight
against the confirmation of
Judge Woods, of Indiana, so
vigorous that even tire republi¬
can members of the Senate Ju¬
diciary Commit lee, before
which the mat a now is, have
agreed to await the arrival of a
number of witnesses, before
disposing of the nomination.
The charges involve the Judici¬
al integrity of Woods, as well
as his display of political parti¬
sanship in his decisions, and
the Indiana Senators say they
will prove them by incontrov¬
ertible testimony.
The breath had hardly left
the body of the late Justice
Bradley, of the Supreme Court
who became so widely known
in connection with the notor¬
ious 8 to 7 decision of the elec¬
toral Commission, before repub¬
lican Senators and Representa¬
tives began to combinations to
control the nomination of his
successor. The hopes of Attor
‘jiey General Miller are again
'raised, but it is not believed
that the new Justice will be
selected outside of the third
district, composed of the states
of Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and Delaware.
Secretary Foster’s illness was
very convenient, as it enabled
him to get rid, temporarily at
least, of appearing before the
.House committee on Ways and
Means and answering some
questions as to the condition of
the country’s finances. His
place was taken by Assistant
Secretary Spaulding, who made
a statement about on a par
with the statements usually
published by the Treasury. He
was not subjected to much
questioning, as it is the Secre¬
tary that the members of the
committee want to get at.
There are indications that all
of the Southern Representatives
elected as members of the
Fanners Alliance will soon be
i ponlv acting with the demo
erats, believing that more will
lu.‘ gained for the organization
they represent by such an
alliance than by going with
their colleagues from the north
west into the third party
■movement.
Vol. lO, No. 1.
The Solid South is nine years
old and starts out on No. 1, Vol.
10, with new life and fjjU of
hope and good intentions. In a
few weeks we wall have an en¬
tirely new outfit—nice large
type that all can read easily—
and then we will give you a
pretty sheet.
We want to say plainly that
The Solid South is owned and
controlled by J. N. Hale and he
alone is responsible for its hills,
its policy and its expressions.
Neither it, nor its editor, belong
to any man or parcel of men.
It will not seek to array one
class againt another, nor work
for any one class to the hurt [of
another. Equal rights to all is
the banner that it carries and
will continue to carry. These
are the facts in regard to The
Solid South; all other state¬
ments, no matter buy whom
made, are false.
WITH OUR ADVERTISERS
OSLER.
Osier has a card in this issue
Go to see him when you want
funiture. He makes it specialty.
tollman.
Friend Wm Bollman has an
ad in this issue. He needs no
recomendation to our people
from us.
WOOD & BEAUMONT.
Read the handsome ad. of
this live firm on our first page.
They have thousands of goods
and are selling low down. Just
think of a good stove with 32
pieces of ware for $8 ? Go to
see them or send your orders
to Atlanta.
Several new ads are forced
over untill next week.
The Georgia road is all right
again as to express messengers.
Our paper is short this week
caused by getting out our old
type to put in new We ask
your indulgence for a week or
SO.
A neat paper with good miscel
aeneous matter and well written and
arranged original items, and a nice
clever editor is what we bke to see
J ust. such a paper is the Henry Coun¬
ty weekly.
Georgia refused a home for
the old soldiers, but is going to
give $100,000 to a Chicago show.
The war is over at last.
No Gums. We want it destinct
Jy understood that from and after the
penciling of these lines no man cau
obtain a receipt for his subscription
to this paper with wood before we
have seen and examined said wood
and know beyond a reasonable doubt
that it is not black-gum, nor any of
i he gum family. Some „vile wretch
brought us a load of gum last *week
and it has given our old stove the
dyspesia. It never did have much
“ gum in it ” and it don’t set well on
its stomach. We used three gallons
of oil, a half keg of ink and a car
load of congressional records trying
to consume a stick of it, but it was no
go; it, lay there as hard, heavy and
i. destructable as a hotel biscuit.
Remember, delinquents, we have
s0 wered on gnm timber and the Jman
who brings another stick on our pre
mises puts his life i n our han ds,
If you advertise you want to ad
vertise m a paper that the people
reaJ aUti ta ik about, The Solid
South is the paper you are looking
f ,r. Every advertisement in pays
for itself ten times over. Sind in
your copy early and avoid the rush.
FROM SMYRNA.
Mr. Editor: Please give us a cor¬
ner in your valuable paper for a few
dots.
Things out this way are moving
along smoothly 7 .
Weather is fine and farmers are
very busy sowing oats.
Our school is in a flourshing con¬
dition. Smyrna, you know is noted
for a good school.
Mr. Frank Hollingsworth of De¬
kalb visited his parents in this com¬
munity Sunday. Come again Frank,
yon seem like homefolks. s
Mr. Frank Mann of Lorraine visit¬
ed Miss—I bn! bet• <. n >■ who—
Sunday evening.
A number of our boys and girls
went to Ebenezer Sunday to hear
Rev. Mr. Dillard.
Miss Mary Maddox is visiting your
city this week.
There will be preaching here Sun¬
day. Let everybody come out.
May The Solid South continue to
prosper.
SHEFFIELD.
Farmers are improving their time
now since the w eather has at last got
good.
Mrs. J. S. Francis is visiting her
sister in-law, Mrs. P. C. Upshaw of
Guinette.
Miss Mamie Summers has returned
to her home in Atlanta and left many
bleeding hearts behind, especially
the hearts of the boys.
Miss Lula Francis is particulalry
fond of Costley things,
Mr. L. M. Wood happened to the
misfortune of getting his moustache
burned off a few days ago Its a
good thing, for some of the girls
thinks he looks much better.
The people are glad to welcome Mr
J. I. Rosser in our vicinity.
A society for the prevention of
cruelty to animals is needed in this
neighborhood.
We suppose Mr. Turner Miller is
happy. He is the father of a son.
Mr. J. S. Francis evidently has
been reading “ gpoopen dyke ” He
makes his wife get up and see what
is the matter every time he dreams
that there is a snake in the room.
Mr. Sam Wood has concluded that
he will be a good housekeeper. Miss
Loula Francis has concluded that he
would make a good husband.
Mr. Johnie Wood bade Miss Mam¬
ie Summers good bye and went home
and took his bed. We are glad to
state that he is able to be about again.
Mrs. P. C. Upshaw visited her
mother. Mrs. Martha Francis this
week.
Mr. A. O. Cowan now signs his
name with an L C and he hopes
shortly to be able to get papers from
the Ordinary and arrest some nice
girl.
Mr. Jim Cowan is expecting a son
in-law shortly. He sa\ s he is rather
old but he guesses he will do.
Mrs Martha Francis has sold all
her chickens. We are sorry for that,
for preachers may begin to stay away
and then the family will lose their
religion
Rev. J. H. Wood who has been at
bis mother’s this week will leave for
Jug Tavern in a few days where he
will preach this year. His friends
are very sorry he is going to leave,
and the girls are sorry, too; for they
think lots of him.
OAK GRO YE NEWS.
We are certainly enjoying the sun
shine.
Miss Janie Plunkett, we are glad to
learn is improving, hope she may
soon be out again.
Mrs. Zack Almand and her love
ly daughter, Miss May visited in
Lithonia this week.
Mr. Johnie Plunkett we are sorry
to learn is very sick.
Mr. Will Husketth of Lithonia vis
ited in this community last Tuesday.
The school at Oak Grove is pros*
pering finely, there is now about fifty
pupils and new ones coming in every
day.
There was quite an enjoyable sing'
ing at the residence of Mr. Zack Al
mand last Saturday night, the music
was excellent.
Mr. Paul Allen who has been
spending sometime in Covington re
turned home last Saturday to spend
awhile.
Mr. Barton Walker of Smyrna at
tended the singing Saturday night
Misses Cleopatra and Mary Zack
Sawyer, two of Conyers lovliest young
ladies visited in this community last
Sunday.
Misses Lewie Bigham and Anno
Meders, two of the most lovely and
accomplished young ladies of your
city visited the singing Saturday
night.
Miss Minnie McDaniel visited her
cousin Miss Leila McDaniel in this
community last week.
• £ I wonder ” who those three
young ladies were who went to
church Sunday night by a torch light
hope they got back home all right.
Mr. D. H. Stansill, one of Conyers
most handsome and energetic young
men certainly did attend the singing
Saturday night, he was all smiles,
and though we tried to convince him
that it was January he sfill presisted
that May was near at hand. We are
afraid when he finds out his mistake,
t’will be everlastingly too late.
Mr. James Wright of Augusta vis¬
ited in this community this week,
guest of a certain fair lassie.
Miss Bertha Weaver one of Con¬
yers most beautiful and attractive
young ladies visited Oak Grove last
week, guest of Miss May Almand.
Mrs, W. Y. Almand and her
daughter Mrs. F. G. Dunn of your
city visited friends in this community
last Wednesday.
Mrs. Susie Almand is visiting her
son Mr. Zack Almand in this commu¬
nity.
Mr. B McDonald, the popular
salesman of Stephenson & Turner
visited in this community Saturday
eve, come again “ B ” we are always
glad to see you.
Mr. James Plunkett is the happy
father of a bouncing baby boy.
A SAD DEATH.
On last Sunday night at her home
near this place Mrs. Elizabeth Rea
gan breathed her last. She had been
sick but a short while. Her funeral
was preached at her home by
Rev- - after which the re
mains were entered in the McLung
graveyard. She was a noble chris
tain lady and none knew her but to
love her, she leaves a large connection
of relatives and friends to mourn her
loss. To the bereaved family we ex¬
tend our sympathy.
The dearest voice of all is stilled.
The dearest hands of all are cold
Lips that now are mute on earth,
Are singing praise to God above.
Lorlie.
FOR OYER FIFTY YEARS.
Mrs. Winslow’s Sooriiing Strut has
been used for over fifty Aearr by mill¬
ions of mothers for *heir children while
teething ehiid, - , with perfect success. It soothes all
the softens the gum, allays
pain, enres wind colic, and is the best
remedy for Diarrhoea. It will relieAe the
poor little sufferer immedirtely. Sold by
Druggist in every part of the world.
Twenty-five cents" a bottle. Be sure and
ask for “Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup,’
and take no other kind.
You can purchase good prints
at H P & D M 1 m and & C o‘s
for 5 cents a yard.
THE ONLY ONE EVER PRINTED.
Can You Find the Word ?
There is a 3-inch display advertise¬
ment in this paper, this week, which has
no iwo words alike except one word.
The same is true of each new one ap¬
pearing each week, from the Dr. Harter
Medicine Co. This house places a
“ Crescent ” on everything thev make
awl publish. Look for it, send them the
name of the word, and ihey will return
Book. Beautiful Lithographs or Sam¬
ples Free.
stffiQrrg,
Rem tj Ol'ti f:
Raekef %
Proves, beyond • j
that dull times has nothin 0
do with people ***
Goods and bhoes. We b
Simon-pure bargains and
on-to people are June-bug. on-to-it like"a _
a If you
ffet waited on at once ta
seat and wait a f ew [
for it moiw
will pay you to wait
get a chance at these SI
bargains.
Which have to be sacrifij
make Look room for Kew Go]
at these prices and U
competition and ij
scream:
1 job lot remnants at your J
price.
call 172 mens wholesale shirts at 19c. Otj
cost price 35d
118 colored shirts worth fj
50c to $1,25, all go at 29c ea
1282 prs. sox and hose from
up
1 case mens draws at 24 and] 1
just 35 per cent discount.
275 ladies merino vests I
pants at 45c, others call ciJ
at 75c. I
1348 prs. shoes at 24 per J
discount for 30 days. I j
1 case Sicilian cloth worth
to go at 6c.
W e can show more suspend
than the balance of Rocka
-/•
county.
642 yds cashmere delane at
worth 10c all over the l T . S.
478 gents scarfs worth from
to 75c all to go at 25c.
192 four in hand ties at 25cj
half price. at75cwd
1 lot boys overcoats j
$3,50. the |
We will sell you very
spring calico at 3^c, Simw
and Allens—a good dress
35c. 1
2500 tooth picks 5c.
4 papers pins 5c.
4 papers needles 5c. 4c. j
thread per spool j
note paper per quire 5c.
All clothing at 10 per cent
low New York cost.
Just received a big shipment]
hats—purchased at a fori
sale—all go at a discount.
278 yds wool tricot dress goo
36 inches wide, worth lac ? 0 01
as special sale for 19c.
1 case double l-fc area 1!
nelatCc, others call cheap
Beautiful lot white quirts
cost. Stock-aking-Sale me
This
and money saved to you
The prices we are ma ^
goods and 1 t ^
winter ■■ -
to buy them ai
pay you
ry " them over. to thelij
Don’t fail to come
New York Racket Store.
We are “ In It,” h ave
gow tO 4
In It” and are 0
In In ” for 1892.
Eees ^S wy- Kb c '
NEW YORK RAC 1 with ?
Cut this out and brim i
dodge, we have the
—this is no
o show 3 ou.