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Volume LVIII. [S« ! S It uo' , '' ht '' 1 » m": [consolidated 1872. Milledgeville, Ga., November 22. 1887.
Number 2CL
Beef Contract.
Georgia Lunatic Asylum.
Okkick Steward, )
Nenr Milledgeville, Ga.,
Nov. 3rd, 1887.)
QEALED PROPOSALS, will be re
Oceived at this office until the 3rd
day of December next, at 12 o’clock,
M., to furnish this Institution with,
from TOO to 800 lbs. GOOD MERCH AN-.
TABLE BEEF, each day, at such |
time of day, as may be required, in i
equal proportion of fore and hind
quarters. The delivery to commence
on the lirst day of January, lsss, and
continue until the first, day of Janua
ry, 1889. The money to be paid for
the same monthly. Fifteen per cent. 1
of the amount due to be retained from j
each monthly payment as security for
faithful performance of contract. The j
right reserved to reject any and all j
bids. Bids should be marked “To
Furnish Beef,” and addressed to the
undersigned.
LUCIUS J. LAMAR,
18 1m. Steward
EDITORIAL GLIMPSES.
B A L1) W IN CO U N T V.
BALDWIN SHERIFF S SALE
W ILL be sold before the Court
House door, in the City of Mil
ledgeville, during legal sale hours, on
the first Tuesday in Dec., 1887, the
following described property, to-wit:
tine house and lot in the city of
Milledgeville, containing one acre,
more or less, and known in the plan
of saiil city as lot No. 1, in square No.
30, bounded north by Montgomery St.,
east by Warren St., south by lot No.
2 of said square, and better known as
the place where Phil Raiford now re
sides. Levied on by virtue of a Coun
ty Court 11 fa in favor of Ezekiel Rey
nolds, vs. Phillip Raiford. and as the
property of Phillip Raiford. Defendant
notified Property pointed out by pi’IT.
C. W. ENNIS, Sheriff.
Nov. 8th, 1887. 18 tds
Administrator s Sale.
GEORGIA, Baldwin County.
B Y VIRTUE of an order of the Court
of Ordinary of said county, grant
ed at tlie November Term, 1887, will
be sold before the Court House door
in tlie city of Milledgeville between
the legal hours of sale, on the
first Tuesday in December, next, the
following described real estate belong
ing to the estate of W. T. Etheridge
deceased, to-wit: A certain tract of
land lying and being in tlie 322d Dist.,
G. M., said State and county, adjoin
ing lands of Joseph Etheridge and
others, containing twelve (12) acres,
more or less. Sold to pay debts anil
for division among the heirs. Terms
cash. C. W. ENNIS,
18 tds] Administrator.
(Hipp
Unfailing Specific for Liver Disease*
CVUDTnMCa Hitter or had taato In
Oimriumo, mouth; tongue coated
white or covered with a hrown fur; pain In
the back, sides, or joints—often mistakes
for Rheumatism; sour stomach; loss of
appetite; sometimes nausea and water-
hrash, or indigestion ; flatulency and acid
eructations; bowels alternately costive
and lax; licadaehe; loss of memory, with
a painful sensation of having failed to d«
something which ought to have been done;
debility; low spirits; a thick, yellow ap
pearance of the skin and eyes; a dry
cough; fever; restlessness: the urine is
scanty and high colored, and, if allowed to
stand, deposits a sediment.
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(PURELY VEGETABLE)
la Rpnerally useil in the South to arouse
tho Torpid Liver to a healthy action.
It sett with extraordinary officacy o» the
tiver, kidneys,
I ^ AND Bowels.
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Malaria, Bowel Complaint*,
Dyspepsia, Mick Headache,
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Kidney Affections, Jaundice,
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Mareh *21), 1887. ^ 28 cw ly
1 louse for Rent.
A GOOD seven room house for rent
on reasonable terms, located on
Jefferson street. Apply to
<’. L. CASE.
Milledgeville, Ga., Oct. 4. ’87. 13 tf
Wednesday the President accepted
the resignation of Land Commission
er Sparks.
Lotta lias $350,000 invested in mort
gages and $100,000 in a very.large hat
manufactory establishment in New
York.
Frank Luddington, of Bridgeport.
Conn., has invented a machine that
will manufacture 30,000 cigarettes in a
day.
Bismarck's rheumatism is less se
vere than usual, but tin* Iron Prince
is much depressed at the Crown
Prince's critical condition.
A rumor prevails to some extent in
Macon that a new Baptist paper is to
he started in that city, and Dr. H. H.
Tucker is to be placed at the editorial
head of it.
It is asserted that we are rapidly
becoming a nation of bald headed
men. Good I Soon we will have no
more of t he‘hair standing oil end’ in
detective stories.
Dentistry.
DR. H M
CLARKE.
WORK
n cn
any kind performed in ac-
dancc with the latest and most im
proved methods.
ttSt-Offlce I n Callaway’s New Building.
Milledgeville, Ga., May l5th,lS83. 44
Itl-FTS W. RUBKHTS. AI.BEKT Cl’MUINU.
ROBERTS & CUMMING,
Attornoye-At-Iiaw,
Milledgkvillk, Ga.
buHlneflH <*n-
Hllce in room formerly
infonl.
19 ly.
Administrator's Sale.
GEORGIA, Baldwin County.
B Y VIRTUE of anorderof the Court
of Ordinary of said county, grant
ed at the October Term 1887, will be
sold before the Court House door in
the City of Milledgeville, between the
legal hours of sale, on the first Tues
day in December next, the following
ilescribed real estate belonging to the
estate of E. Chandler, deceased, to-
wit: A certain tract of land situate,
lying and being in the 115th Dist., G.
M., said State and county, bounded
on the north bv lands of L. B. Bliz
zard, east by C. W. Ennis, south by
Tiios. Pugh and E. S. Vinson and on
the west by S. G. Gladden, containing
two hundred and six (200) acres, more
or less, known as the E. Chandler
place; sold to pay debts and division
among the heirs at law. Terms cash.
J. B. CHANDLER,
18 tils.] Administrator.
Petition for Letters of Adminis
tration.
GEORGIA, Baldwin County,
Court of Ordinary, Nov. Term, 1887.,
W HEREAS, W. T. Conn has filed
his Petition in said Court for let
ter of administration upon the estate
of Mrs. Elizabeth Carr, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and ad
monish all persons interested, heirs or
creditors, to show cause on or by the
December Term, next, of said court, to
beheld on the first Monday in Decem
ber, 1887, why letters of administration
tipon the estate of said deceased should
not be granted to said petitioner as
prayed for.
Witness my hand anil official signa
ture this the 7th day of Nov., 1887.
DANIEL B. SANFORD.
18 lm.j Ordinary.
Petition For Letters of Dismission.
GEORGIA, Baldwin County,
Court of Ordinary, Oct. Term, 1887.
W HEREAS, L. Carrington, Execu
tor upon the estate of Emmie
DeLaunay Nisbet, deceased, lias filed
bis petition in said court for letters of
dismission from bis trust as such Exec
utor.
These are therefore to cite and ad
monish all persons interested, heirs or
creditors, to show cause on or by the
January term next of said court, to
be held on the first Monday in Jan
uary, 1888, why letters of dismission
from said trust should not be granted
to said petitioner as prayed for.
Witness my baud and official signa
ture this October the 3rd, 1887.
DANIEL B. BAN FORD,
13 3m.] Ordinary.
Maple syrup at 50c. quart at Frank
Hall’s. 16 tf.
rusted to t heir cm
>eeup|pil l»v Judge l>.
May 10, 1SS7.
G. T. WIEDENMAN,
MERCHANDISE BROKER,
Milledgkvillk, Ga.
Office in Bank Building.
Jan. 11, 1887. 27 tf
DR. W. H. HALL
H AS removed Ills olllee lo the room
Formerly occupied By Mr. Walter
Paine, Clerk of superior Court. (8 tf
~ Dr, W. A. MOORE,
O FFERS tits professional services to the peo-
pie of Uilledgevllle, Baldwin county and sur
rounding country. When not professionally
engaged, he will lie found during the day at his
oltlee and residence next door cast of Masonic
Rail
Milledgeville, Cia.. Apr. CR, Issii. 41 tf
HOLMES’ mi CURE
MOUTH-WASH and OEHTIFRICE.
Cures Bleeding tiums. Ulcers, Sore Mouth. Sore
Throat, Cleanses the Teeth and Purities the
Breath: used and recommended by leading den-
tisis. Prepared by lirs. J. P. A \V. K. Holmes,
Dentists, Macon, Ga. For sale by all druggists
and dentists.
Aug. 5th, 1887. 4 1y.
$100 TO $300
MONTH can be made
irking for ns. Agents
preferred win* rail inrnish their own horses and
give their whole lime to the business. Spare
moments may bo profitably employed also, a
few vacancies in towns ami cities. It. F. JOHN
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Land’for Sale.
T OTOF FIFTY ACRES, more or
I i less, on Sheflielil Ferry road, just
outside city limits. For terms, apply
to BETHUNE & MOORE.
Nov. 1st, 1887. 17 tf.
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February 16th,;I887. ly,
Just received at the Union-Record
er office some pretty note paper, ‘Sea-
Shell’ and ‘Cream’, with envelopes to
mutch. Also handsome folding cards.
YOU
The Grand Duke Nicholas, of Rus
sia, lias presented Rosa Bonhedr with
three young white bears in payment
of a philopena debt contracted at a
dinner party last year.
John U. Stetson, a Philadelphia
liatmaker, employs 800 men, women
and children, and lias a Sunday-school
of 1,000 scholars in connection with his
factory. The chapel where the school
meets cost $40,000.
Perhaps the most lucrative office in
tlie national government, next to the
presidency itself, is tlie clerkship of
the supreme court at Washington. It
yields an annual income in fees of
from $25,000 to $40,000.
The names of Abraham Lincoln
and Grover Cleveland are on docu
ments relating to tlie transfers of a
certain piece of land in Fairmont. III.
Lincoln's signature was written in
1850 and Cleveland’s in 1879.
Never did counsel for a condemned
man work with such untiring, unre
mitting devotion as did Win. P. Black,
one of tile counsel for tlie Anarchists.
There was no labor too hard for him
to undertake, no plea or device he did
not use to save their lives.
Frank Winne, a Texas negro of no
education, is said to be a prodigy of
mechanical genius. He exhibited at
the Dallas fair recently a steam engine
of small size but remarkable powe
which, it is predicted, will work a rev
olution in mechanical ideas.
Mrs. Cleveland sliook hands witl
3,000 working girls during her recep
tion at Bridgeport, Conn. Blie wore
a dark straw bonnet trimmed with
brown, a dark brown tailor-made
traveling suit, with closely fitting
jacket of similar texture and color
and bound with wide braid.
John F. Potter, familiarly known
as “Old Bowie-Knife’’ because of his
famous affair with Oren. Roger A.
Pryor in 1800, still lives on his farm in
Walworth county, Wisconsin. He is
in very comfortable circumstances,
and is as genial an old gentleman as
one often meets.
Tom Rochford, an enthusiastic sup
porter of Candidate Baird, who want
ed to be mayor of Brooklyn, ate a
whole crow in that city the other
night in payment of a wager. A large
crowd watched the performance,
which was enlivened by tlie diner's
grimaces at every bite.
Hon. L. Q. C. Lamar is to be a Jus
tice of tlie Supreme Court; Postmas
ter-General Vilas takes Mr. Lamar's
place in tlie Cabinet, and Mr. Dan M.
Dickinson, of Michigan, will be Post
master-General. Mr. Dickinson is
said to be a splendidly equipped man
for any position, in tlie Cabinet.
There are plenty of foolisli girls who
sympathize with Nina Van Zanilt, and
gome who wish they could be put in
her place. She had examples before
her, and will have plenty of imitators.
Women adopt strange ways when
they can't have their own way. There
are some who never are happy unless
they are miserable.
We stated in our last issue that
Messrs. A. R. Lamar and H. S. Ed
wards would publish a new weekly
paper in Macon to be called The
Weekly Times. We have read press | retarv's.
comments on the new paper, which
stated that tlie editors would advocate
in its columns a protective tariff.
Tills may, or may not be true, We
hope it is not true, because it would
in that event, be neither profitable to
the proprietors nor beneficial to the
democratic party.
Our prominent Democratic States
men express tlie opinion that Blaine
can have tlie Republican nomination
neit year, if lie wants it, and that he
is the strongest man they can put up
against Cleveland. We are not of that
opinion. We do not think Blaine
will be nominated for tlie reason that
it would displease all the other lead
ing Republicans, wild really believe
Blaine is the weakest man they can
pick out from the list already spoken
of. Sherman, Edmunds, Foraker,
Cameron, Allison, Hawley and Lin
coln are all opposed to tlie selection
of Blaine. The Maine statesman,
when lie returns from Europe and
finds Cleveland so popular with all
the elements of strength in the coun
try, nui^all the leading men of 1 i is own
i party against him, will decline a nom
ination. He may lie able to get it,
^ but not unless rival leaders in tlie
party have given up all hope of suc
cess with any other man. About as
wise a plan as the Republicans could
adopt would be to put a dozen names
of their prominent men in a hat and
draw for a candidate.
Washington Letter.
From Our Regular Correspondent
Washington, Nov. 15, 1887.
Editors Union Rkcordkr:
Although the nation lias had sever
al centennials in the last IB years—
those of the Declaration of Indepen
deuce in 1870 and the adoption of the
Constitution in 1H87 being at once the
most important and impressive—we
are to have still another on April 30,
1881) -the centennial of the inaugura
tion of (ieorge Washington as Presi
dent of the United States, tho cere
mony very properly to he celebrated
in New York City on tlie self-same
spot where tlie immortal Father of
his Country assumed the Presidency
of tlie infant republic which ids in
spired wisdom and bravery and bis
stainless sword did so much to create
—that grand fabric of liberty which
is tlie glory of its gallant founders and
the pride and blessing of a grateful
posterity, who will cherish this pre
cious heritage through all tlie chang
ing fortunes of the future years. Cen
tennials are of such frequent occur
rence in recent years, that it is proba
ble tlie Presidential Centennial may
pall on tlie public taste for lack of the
novelty and impressiveness of its
predecessors at Philadelphia. Still,
such a noble event in our history must
powerfully appeal to the national
pride and quicken the patriotic senti
ments that find lodgment in the
breasts of all true Americans. The
initiatory movement in this enterprise
has just taken place at New York
City—the Mayor of tlie Metropolis
presiding over the meeting.
At the Cabinet meeting on Thurs
day, President Cleveland was the smil
ing recipient of many hearty congrat
ulations from bis advisers on the re
sult of the recent elections—more par
ticularly the triuftipliant Democratic
victory in New York, which most
Democrats hail as the harbinger of
tile re-nomination and re-election of
him whom they believe a ‘man of des
tiny.'
Many enthusiastic Democrats of na
tional prominence like Senator Voor-
liees and Representative Breckeq-
ridge, believe the New York triumph
significant of a long lease of power
for the National Democracy. They
seem to think tlie party lias success
fully passed through a grave crisis in
its long eventful history, and is now
firmly established in its greatest
strong hold. Not tlie least gratify
ing result of last Tuesday's struggle
is the utter rout of Malione, which in
sures tlie gain of a Democratic Sena
tor. If tliere should be no other
change this would make the Benat
stand 38 Democrats and 38 Republi
cans on March 4, 1889.
New Jersey elects a United States
Senator next year, and 1 am sorry to
say tlie outlook is not ns favorable as
it "might be for the Democrats—the
Republicans having carried the legis
lature at tlie late election. Many
newspapers are in error in stating
that the pre-ent legislature will choose
Senator McPherson's successor. Mr.
Blaine's friend, little Willie Walter
Phelps, who is famous for his mil
lions and his hair bangs, lias already
placed himself in training for the seat.
It is reported here that Ex-Congress
man Lovering, the unsuccessful Dem
ocratie candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, will be consoled in his
disappointment by receiving tlie ap
pointment of United States Marshal
to succeed the veteran politician, Gen.
N. P. Banks, whose term of office ex
pires I his winter.
The sensation of the past week was
the controversy between Secretary
Lamar and Commissioner Sparks,
which, it seems, can only be satisfac
torily settled by the retirement of one
of these prominent officials—in fact,
such is the ultimatum presented by
the former to tlie President. The
only apparent logical outcome of the
difference will be to accept the Secre
tary’s suggestion. There are those
who declare that Mr. Sparks is in an
aggressive mood, and that lie propos-
ses to obstinately hold bis official po
sition as long as possible. A public
communication is expected from the
Commissioner in response to the Sec-
WHICH DO YOU BELIEVE?
The Youth's Companion
is superior to any Illustrated Family
Weekly published. That it is highly
appreciated is shown by the fact that
it has won its way into 400,000 fami
lies. The publishers issue a new An
nouncement and Calendar, showing
increased attractions for the new
year, which witli sample copies will
be sent free to all not familiar with
the paper. If $1.75 is sent now, it
will pay for Thk Companion to Jan
uary, 1889, anil you will receive tlie
admirable Double Thanksgiving and
Christmus Numbers, anil other week
ly issues to Jan. 1, 1888, free.
How E. Steiner of Temple Won a
Prize.
Something of a sensation was creat
ed yesterday morning by the an
nouncement that a tenth ticket which
had won the second capital prize of
$50,000 in Tlie Louisiana State Lot-
terv, in the drawing of Tuesday, was
held by E. Steiner, of the clothing
and furnishing establishment of M.
Sehram, on Twelfth St. Telegrams
confirming the good news were re
ceived later in the day and “Steiner”
was the recipient of congratulations
on all sides. The lucky ticket was
01,503, a tenth of which be held.—
Temple (Tex.) Weekly Times, Sept. 17.
Both Sides of an Absorbing Contro
versy Clearly Stated.
According to “Scribner's Statisti
cal Atlas of the Census of 1880,” there
was not a single death from kidney
disease in the entire United States
from 1870 to 1880!
Bateau this be possible? If We are
to believe the articles of one of our
best advertisers, kidney disease, and
diseases arising from kidney derange
ments, is actually responsible for tiie
majority of deaths!
Why, then, such a discrepancy?
Fortunately for these people their
statements are confirmed.
The suspicion is nourished by them,
and we confess with good reason,
that because tlie medical profession is
not able to cure extreme kidney dis
orders, the profession officially ilis-
iiises from tlie public the fact of
tlieir prevalence; meanwhile its jour
nals are filled with regrets at this
prevalence and tlie impotency of tlie
profession to treat it successfully!
Why is the public misled!'
These advertisers shrewdly say it is
because the profession, If it concedes
what they claim that kidney disease
is universal, fears that the people
will desert the powerless doctors and
use the advertised preparation!
We do not know but they are right!
But what should the people do?
Do! Read tlie evidence and guide
themselves accordingly!
The advertisers claim to have cured
hundreds of thousands of cases of
Bright’s disease and all lesser forms
of kidney, liver and blood derange
ments. They offer $5,000 for proof
that their statements of cures, in ev
ery quarter of the globe, are not true,
so far as they know. These state
ments are from promitienr men and
women all over tlie world, and the
closest scrutiny is invited!
If a physician cures a man and he
knows it and says it, people believe
him. If Warner’s safe cure cures a
man and he knows it and says it over
his own signature, it is just as con
elusive evidence in tin* latter case as
in the former.
A few years ago, after having brok
en down prejudice in England, Cana
da, tlie United States, Australia, In
dia and China, two owners of this
great remedy applied for the privi
lege of its manufacture and sale in
Germany. The laws of that great
country’are very stringent, and noth
ing can he manufactured or sold un
til it wins permissfon from the govern
ment, and this will not be granted un
til the government is satisfied that
the best interests of the public and
its individuals will lie served by such
a preparation.
The medicine was chemically and
microscopically analyzed (as accurate
ly as possible,) the formula) were ex
amined (with perhaps a secret preju
dice against them,) by the govern
ment chemists, searching inquiry was
everywhere made at home and abroad
to verify its past record anil reputa
tion. Finally, it was triumphant
even under tlie most critical examina
tion, and full permission was given
to make and sell Warner’s safe cure
in tlie Fatherland—the only life priv-
lege of the kind ever granted to any
American proprietary preparation.
Unprejudiced people will say that
this favorable consideration of the
merits of Warner’s safe cure by the
German government was a very sig
nificant iis well as a very distinguish
ed compliment to its merits, and so it
is.
Tlie evidence is all in favor of these
intelligent advertisers, who have cer
tainly won universal public approval,
because of their straight forward
course in proclaiming the merits of
their remedies.
Prayer For Atlanta.
Man’s power is limited in this tem
perance warfare, and it is God alone
that can come to tlie rescue in ex
tremity, in enlightening the hearts
and consciences of the people, in help
ing them to resist the pressure of evil
influences, and in leading them to do
what is rigid.
The Woman’s Christian Temper
ance Union, therefore, earnestly asks
the Christian people of Georgia to
unite with them in prayer for Atlanta
in her struggles against the liquor
traffic—especially on the day of her
election—that God would grant her
help and deliverance, and bless her
with peace and prosperity because of
her noble efforts for God and tho
howe-and humanity.
Ministers of the churches are re
quested to remember it in their
prayers the preceding Sabbath, and
to call the attention of their congre
gations to the day of prayer.
State papers ars also requested to
publish tho same as early as possible,
obliging The Woman's Christian
Temperance Union of Georgia.
Mrs. W. C. Siulky, President.
Mr. Octavus Cohen, of the firm of
O. Cohen & Co., one of tho oldest and
most respectable commercial houses
in tho city of Savannah, was found
dead in the bath room at his residence,
on last Thursday morning. Ho was
43 years old. He was in pain, and took
chloroform, which stopped the a *tion
of his heart. - His wife was in Nash
ville, Term., with a sick child, at the
time.
Thanksgiving.
Gov. Gordon has issued the to llow
ing Proclamation. It needs but to be
read to touch the heart of every man
and woman in Georgia, who has a
heart to touch, with its impressive
beauty, truth anil simplicity:
“Georgia has had abundant reason
during the last twelve months to be
thankful. Peace lias reigned within,
her borders, she has not been visited
with pestilence or famine orepidoiniot,
tho floods unil droughts which have
come have not caused any wide
spread destruction of her crops; labor
lies enjoyed the rewards of industry,
her people have been protected in
tlieir rights to life, liberty, property
and the pursuit of happiness, anil
throughout the limits she has felt the-
propitious influences of a develop
ment of her resources and a multipli
cation of diversified industries greater
than in any other year of her history.
Therefore, I, John B. Gordon, gov
ernor of tlie state of Georgia, in pur
suance of a time-honored custom of
tlie states, and in accordance with
the sentiment of the people; but espe
cially in humble and grateful recog
nition of God Almighty asthegiver of
every good, do designate Thursday,
the 2-lth daylof November, as a day of
public thanksgiviqg and praise, and
I earnestly recommend that the peo
ple of Georgia shall rest from their
usual employments upon that day,
and assembling in their houses of
public worship, or about their fami
ly altars, give thanks to God for the
blessings which they enjoy, and
manifest their thankfulness in words
of kindness and acts of charity to the-
poor and all who rest under the shad
ow of sorrow, of suffering, or of sin.
Given tinder my hand and the seal'
of tlie executive'department, at the-
capital, in tho citv of Atlanta, this,
the 12th day of of November, A. D..
1887.”
By the governor:
John B. Gordon,
JamksT. Nisiikt, Governor..
See. Ex. Department.
The Jefferson Davis Memorial Fund.
Macon, November 12.—To the peo
ple of Georgia: At a meeting of citi
zens held at the residence of J. M.
.Johnston, Esq., of this pity, on No
vember 8tli, it, was decided to raise a
fund for tlie benefit of Hon. Jeffer
son Davis and family. The under
signed were appointed a committee,
with power to adopt such methods as
they might deem best for the accom
plishment of the object in question.
It, was determined, after canvassing
the matter, to address confidential
letters to one or more leading citizens
of the different cities and towns of
tlie State, requesting through them
the co-operation of their respective
communities.
It was soon demonstrated that it
was impossible to avoid publicity,
and therefore all effort, in this direc
tion was abandoned. It was also
apparent that It would be best to
carry tlie matter before the genera;
public, as there were many who da
sired to contribute.
We make this brief statement of
facts as explanatory of the move-
ment, and also to prevent confusion,
as many letters have been written in
compliance with the original plan.
We earnestly urge the people of ev
ery city and town in Georgia to make
prompt and concerted effort to raise
money for this fund, Parties who
have been addressed by letter will,
we hope, act in the matter by calling
meetings or making canvasses in their-
respective community as they may
deem best.
It is not contemplated that a list of
personal contributions will lie kept.
Tlie amount contributed by each
community will be duly acknowl
edged and tlie aggregate svill consti-
tutea State fund, an offering from
the people of Georgia.
Col. W. H. Ross lias been designated
as treasurer of the fund, and we re
quest that all remittances be made
direct to him.
We feel justified in making an ap
peal to every patriotic Georgian to
contribute something promptly to this
fund. Very respectfully.
J. M. Johnston, chuirmau,.
W. H. Ross,
Bkn C. Smith,
S. R. Jaquks,
J. F. Hanson, committee.
The prohibition local elections in
Hancock and Fulton counties take
placo on the 25tli and 23rh of Novem
ber. Tliere will be a great thanks
giving on one side or the other in
those places.
Is it Not Singular
that consumptives should be the least
apprehensive of their own condition,
while all their friends are urging and
beseeching.them to be more careful
about exposure and overdoing. It
may well be considered one of the
most alarming symptoms of the dis
ease, where the patient is reckless
and will not believe that he is in dan
ger. Reader, if you are in this condi
tion, do not neglect the only means
of recovery. Avoid exposure and fa
tigue, be rogular in your habits, and
use faithfully of Dr. Pierce’s “Golden
Medical Discovery.” It has saved
thousands who wore steadily falling.
The Postmaster-General lias decid
ed that merchants and business men
cannot print tlieir business advertise
ments oil the envelopes enclosing cir
ca'ars and other printed matter.
Nothing is to go on the envelope but
the address, and the place of business
of the sender of the envelope. No-
more free “ads” in the mails. This
to apply to 3rd and 4th class matter.