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About Conyers weekly. (Conyers, GA.) 1895-1901 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1898)
FRANCE* McELVANY. vu ling out til e Old, Ring in the New! Our great effort is to please you. ^« % o ^joo-a-o^ Hie Summer Season is Drawing to a Close, .. ev>os THE COMING FALL SEASON WILL BE A BUSY )NE WITH US. WE ARE PREPARING TO MEET T WITH A FULL STOCK WHICH V/E WILL SELL ;T "LET LIVE PRICES.” As usual we will fee in the cotton market m will pay the best market price. All farm ffoducts will find a ready market with us. Our store has been headquarters for the people for many years ar 1 we \urite all to come to see us and feeli at home. We propose to sustain the well established reputation of our house for honest straightforward dealing. Yours very truiy, 1). M. ALMAJND’S SONS. Inch opportunities for wing- goods cheap sel p Li comes to man or wo in this life. Every «/ lug- is on the counter [cut prices. We are sel [gout and this means at goods are to be sold p r er than anybody else n afford to sell them. a e are t reating all com G’s alike — giving the st we have that suits le ff at an enormous re fftion. Get in the r eng- of happy buyers march to the music UUr cut price sale and )V i ’ s shall be the glory. h* ■ V.l ciay « dangerous -j * is come A. D.Sumuers, t i A x / *0 ’V v.-<- 5 CONYERS, GA„ SATURDAY, AUG. 13, 1898. Spurgeon‘s Proverbs. One vice is one too many • Don’t fell a tree to kill a bee. An aimless man hits nothing. A man in debt—a biid in net. lie that’s at sea must sail or sink. Don’t make two fires to boil one egg. A man of means may be a mean man’ More are cured by diet than by lancet. Even in a forest don’t waste fire-wood. He is rich enough who wants nothing. Better be lion-hearted than pig-headed. Muddle at home makes hus¬ bands roam, He who does most is the one to do more. Fly from pleasure that bites to-morrow. The pledge-table is the best sign-board, The worst pig may get the best potatoes. Every day a thread makes a skein in a year, You may win your case, yet lose your cash. He bears sorrow best who hides it the most. An hour may rend what an age can't mend. lie who goes to law may come back with straw. Even a poor man may be rich in good works. To hope and strive is the best way to thrive. It’s a bad drink that makes a man thirsty. Eavesdroppers hear what they’d like to forget. Don t have a helpmeet till you have meat to help. A good conscience is better than a good income. WE ARE READY! The Conyers > *ing Compauj T ■) Conyers, : : © a : ; Georgia. We are now prepared to do any kind of wood work in the Cabinet line, It is our pur pose to give repair work of all kinds prompt and carefid attention. INSIDE HOUSEFTIR.NISHINGS. In Connection with the repair work we purpose to be able to furnish at short notice any ard all kinds of Inside House Furnishing. OUR CABINET DEPARTMENT. We can furnish to order any piece of Cabinet work desired. For terms, prices, etc. call on P. G. Tctcker, Sii.pt. He can’t drink too much who drinks not at all. They who spare when young can spend when old. Thougo God steers the ship, we must pull the ropes . ‘Tjs better to be washed white than whitewashed. Fretting over loss or lack never filled an empty sack. The Red Crrss and Its Founder. The battle of Solferino, fought in 1859 between the allied French and Sardinians and the Austrians, was one of the most sanguinary conllicts of modern times. Twenty thousands Aus mans and eighteen thousand jf the allies were killed and wounded: To Henri Duuant, a Geneva philanthropist, who witnessed die battle, it seemed that the wounded, not the soldiers who met instant death, were the real unfortunates. The mil nary hospitals, overburdened, proved inadequate, most of the wounded were left in agony. fhousauds who might have oeeu saved by timely help died upon the battlefield. Monsieur Duuant and other volunteers did all they could to relieve the suffering, but that was comparatively little. The Genevan asked himself, what can be done to matigate the uorrors of war? He dwelt upon the problem until lie was ^pie to suggest a plan of action; and this he set forth iu a pam phlet called “A Souvenir of Sol ferino.” He advocated an internation¬ al society composed of volun¬ teer nurses, who should hold themselves in readiness to fol¬ low armies and aid wounded of any nation—protected by all nations as neutrals and non combatants, engaged in works of mercy. With this pamphlet the Red Cross society practically began. Monsieur Dunant’s project was warmly approved by his own Swiss government: and when lie went to Paris, seeking to ganize a convention of the pow¬ ers, he found that there also the “Souvenir” was known. On the day after its publica tion, Madame de Stael, sister to the Ducde Broglie, caused the Red Cross badges to be placed in her drawing room. To tors who asked their meaning the lady made such convincing answer that both Paris society and the French government were soon committed to tho Red Cross principle. The international conference which organized the society was held at Geneva in October, 18(13. By the end of the following year thirteen governments h a d officially approved the society’s purpose. To day every civiliz¬ ed nation sustains it. The good it has done in thirty years gag¬ ed by the single fact that dur¬ ing the Franco-Prussian war the German society alone ex pended thirteen million dollars. But the story does not end here. After Monsieur Duuant had won his victory for the world, he had his own battle fight, his own tragedy to meet. Unfortunate business ventures cost him his fortune, and he learned what destitution meant. Happily his misfortunes came to an end. The Dowager Em¬ press at Russiajand the Federal Council of Switzerland granted him pensions. These were sup¬ plemented by a sum of money contributed by citizens of Stutt ¬ gart, Germany. Now in his peaceful old age the philanthropist knows that these ttibutes from three na¬ tions express the feeling of all toward the man who reminded them that the claims of human¬ ity are ever wholly to be disre garded-even iu war.—Youth’s Companion. Klondike Locals. We have had plenty of rain and the cotton crop is fairly good. Quite a number of our people attended camp-meeting at na last week. Miss Annie Jones, daughter of Judge Hal Jones, of Decatur, is assisting Prof. Robertson in the school at this place. You spoke of Tom Pyle being in your sanatorium recently with “Klondike yarns. r 7 Now, Torn is alright, he is a little lean u * providence is directing that See W, J. Terry and G. W. Powell for ‘‘Klondike yarns,” We notice that you the Klondike expert players to play Conyers. Well now we are not afraid to you, FIRE INSURANCE. TILLCY & McELVANY- NO. 32/ Misses Addie Stewart and Ber sie White, of Atlanta are visit¬ ing relatives in our community this week, Ask Mr. Ed Houseworth a boufc his girl. If you are an ex¬ pert reader of countenances, we will insure your double pay for your trouble. On last Wednesday, Sam Bryant, a negro who was driv¬ ing amule to a wagon, came very near drowning at Albert Shoals. While about midway (he bridge his mule became frightened and ran back off the bridge into about ten fetd of water, negro mule wagon and all. The negro barely saved his life. The mule was drown¬ ed, and part of tho wagon was recovered. We hope this will be the means of having a new bridge built at this place. A mad dog came through our midst last Sunday, biting sever¬ al dogs on the way Dog kill¬ ing is now in order. KNGB LOCALS, Crops ate looking fine. Mr. Ed Keen, who has been visiting his father for the past week returned to his home in Atlanta Sunday. Rev. J. F, Almand preached an interesting sermon to a large audience Sunday. Mr. Tom Stanley and wife,of Atlanta were down visiting rel¬ atives in our community this week. Mr. Thomas B. Malcom and father were over attending the meeting at Flat Shoals Sunday. Mr. Fred Almand and sister Miss Gertrude, were in our midst Sunday. Miss Mary Paries and Mr. Os car Hollis, of Newton county, were the guest of Miss Leila Ragsdale Saturday and Sunday, The croquet party at Mr. J B Ragsdale Saturday afternoon was largely attended and all seemed to enjoy themselves. Mr. Bob Crumby and sisterj of Whitehouse, were the guest of Miss Nora Moesley Sunday, We are sorry to note the ill¬ ness of Mrs. Eli Stanley. We hope she may soon recover. Mr. Floyd Richardson, of Un ion was sporting his best girl Sunday afternoon. Jack
