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The Morgan
By W, C. Thomas. '
Official Organ* Calhoun County.
Oflficial.Orgail Board of Education.
Entered at the Morgan post-
office as sedotfd-clasB mail'matter.
Thursday, August 25, 1898.
The Monitor intends getting
back to its, original size just as
soon as we can do so. It takes
money to have machinery re¬
paired, ail’d that’s exactly what
we fail to have at this writing. If
our patrons Would come forward
and pay us a third of what they
owe u», we would be able tor Infy a
new press, in the place of the old
one. 1
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Our state taxes will be just one
dollar per thousand more this
year than they were last year.
Gov. Atkinson made the tax levy,
last Monday, and the rate is 6.21
against 5.21 last year. This in¬
crease drone dollar per thousand
is required by law—the act of 1896
giving an increase of $400,000 to
the school fund, It takes the
extra mill to make that amount.
Gen. Eitz Hugh Lee announces
himself as .a candidate for the
United States Senate from Vir¬
ginia. This will excite general
interest.iii Virginia politics. In
the campaign of 1896, Gen. Lee
was not (‘(hinted)among the active
supporters of the Chicago plat¬
form. Whe„n h*owas retained in
bis position in Cuba by President
McKinley, it was hinted in Re-
publiean'cTficles Yliat this was his
reward for having desired McKin¬
ley’s election.:- As the’silver Dem¬
ocrats carried Virginia by a very
gratifying majority in 1896, and
the principles of the Chicago plat¬
form dominate the party- now as
then, Gem Lee’s contest for the
Senate cannot fail to be a very
lively one. ■i r: - • '
The Dickey High School.
This school will open the 3d of
October, 1898. We emphatically
disdain all short roads to the es¬
tate of educated manhood. We
do earnest, honest, conscientious
work and merit is our only, plea
for patronage.
This place is known far and
and wide for its refinement, hos¬
pitality and high moral culture.
We confidently believe that pa¬
rents can find here that discipline,
those healthful conditions, that
freedom from the excitement of
city life, and those surroundings
of town and church as will con¬
duce to the eradication of bad
habits and the growth of manli¬
ness and scholarly attainments.
Our people have shown their
determination to have a first-class
school here by fitting up one of
the most eonfortable school build¬
ings to be found in this country.
This building is furnished with a
good supply of the best teaching
apparatus, and other additions
will be made from time ta tjme.
We recognize the fact that this is
a progressive age and we do not
propose to be found “bringing up
the rear."
Inducements are being offered
to those living in other localities
to cast their lot with us. Good
building lots can be purchased
here at a reasonable cost, and
good homes are offered, at. low
rates, to boarding students.
We solicit your patronage and
co-operation. We will give you a
good school. ■'V -v K. H. Shell.
News From Jeff.
(BY A SUBSCRIBER)
Mr. and Mrs. Jolin Ward, of Edi¬
son, was here Sunday. > »
Last Sunday was big meeting day
at Mars’ Hill church and as usual
there was a lar^e crowd out.
. Mrs. Webb returned home one day
this-week she was accompanied by
her buidmnd Mr. Webb of'Smithvtile.
Mrs. Rr. E." Wafd returned home
.from a visit to Camilla and Mr. Robt.
looks soqie. better. . ...
Mrs. Ragan of Morgan visited her
daughter Mis. C. 8. Sanders Satur-
day!
Messrs, John and Robt. Bell, of
Shellman, Su.tjjdav. was* here Saturday and
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Messrs. T. J Davis, E. J. Bass and
T. W. Langston went up to Cuthbert
Wednesday with a bale of cotton.
Bill Pain went down to Ar ^jag tou
Monday. ‘v?:
'•X
Djan Sanders accompanied the
Misses Hamers to their home near
Cuthbert Monday.
Picking cotton -and knocking the
mosquitoes gives a fellow all the
employment he wan f s.
Some thiet certainly had a feast
Saturday while the family of John
Pritchet, William Briant, and M D.
Bass was all gone to church he went
in and helped himself to the,goodies
that was prepared for meeting.
Mr. J. L. Olliff, of Early county,
was here Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr. Bill Little went, down to Ar
lington Tuesday with a bale of cot¬
ton.
The Cost of the War.
According to Washington statis¬
tics, although the war with Spain
lasted only 114 days, it is estimated
that it has cwst the go/eminent so
far $150,000,000. of which $98,000,-
000 has been actually paid .out of tile
treasury. Beginning with March 1,
when the increases in the expendi¬
tures iu anticipation of war became
apparent in the daily expenditure of
the treasury the actual disbursements
on this account have been approxt-
mately as follows:
March, army, $600,000; navy $2,-
400,000. Total, $3,000,000.
April, army $1,200,000; navy. $9,-
800,000. Total, $11,000.000..
May, army, $12,000,000; navy, $7,-
000,000. Total, $19,000,000,
June, army,$16,500,000; navy, $6,-
500, 000. Total, $22,000,000
July, army, $29,500,000; navy. $5,s
500,000. Total, $53,000,000.
To Aug. 13, army, $5,500,000; navy,
$1,500,000. Total, $7,000,0007
Total charged to war department,
$65,300,000. Total charged to navy
depaitment. $32,700,000; grand total*
$98,000,000.
The appropriations made by con-
gress on socount of the war aggregate
$360,000,000, and cover th? time to
January 1, 1898.
v Not a cent of this will be repaid
the government—our government
has asked no indemnity. Were it
repaid to our government, the con¬
sumers and taxpayers wouldn’t get a
cent rebate.
The First Round Bale.
The first “round'’ bale of cotton has
been on exhibition on the floor of the
Colton Exchauge for the past few
days, and while its neat appearance
is often spoken of, there seems little
praise cf more substantial character,
Capt. Thomas Young, a recognized
authority on cotton exporting, said
yes^qrday that the bale would not do
for the Trans-Atlantic trade. The
bale shown is from the. press of Col.
Mike Brown, Barnwell, aqd contains
356 pounds of cotton. It, is covered
with heavy jute cloth, the top, bot¬
tom and sides be.ug 1 with hemp
sown
cord. Buc, according tbCapt Young,
it would occupy more epace is ship’s
hpld than a square compressed bale
weighing 500 pounds. Attention
was also caileu hy severe! cotton men
to the fact that tt waldalmost draposl-
ble to get satisfactory samples from
the round bale. An end sample was
not desired, and , to slit the bagging
would ,, mean the , , bursting . or the bale,
as it hoops of anV kind. , T It
carries no
i> said that the round bale would ,,
j occupy more room in freight cars and
would be more troublesome to handle
than an ordinary put up bale, tor the
reason that hooks could not. be used
with any safety upon cotton simply
confined in cloth without bands—
Fiom the Sunday News, Charleston,
S. C„ Aug. 14. 1898.
Advertise in the Monitor.
An observant exchange says:
“There are 15 year old gals and 16-
year-old kids marrying . about over
this county, who have neither money,
-prospects nor sense. Their parents
ought to separate them, take them
home and have a -pecial matinee in
the woodshed; no 'postponement on
account of the weather, and no pains
spared to make the entertainment in¬
teresting to the audience.”
S. T. Cla-^rton,
/T^or^ai), Qeor^ia.
We keep on hand a nice
line of shoes, hats, dry-
goods, notions, fancy and
family groceries at the very
lowest possible price. La¬
dies and gents shoes, the
latest styles and most pop¬
ular makes. All 1 ask is a
liberal share of the public
patronage, and 1 will try and
make it to the interest of all
who come to see me.
S. T. Cla.3rton,
/T\or§ai>, Qeor^ia.
WHI Speak In Arlington.
The Hon. J. B. Kogan, the
Populist candidate for Governor
of Georgia, will speak at Arling-
ton, Ga., on Saturday, the 3d
day of September, 1898, at 10 a.
m. Everybody cordially invited.
J. A. Coleman,
County Chairman.
Lit
You can get
u lb green co ffee.......... $i oo
g « U(m roa8ted coffec . , 1 oo
, tO ^ white 9ugar . i oo
, no who|e jn rice 1 oo
100“ Cotton ,, seed , , hulls. ,, . . . 45
100“ Cotton , seed , meal. , * 1 OK 2o
...
1 , “ Double-thick tobacco, 30
1 “ , Schnapps , , 1 1 tobacco. , , . . . 40
1 “ Nails................ 2*
1 “ Meat,................ 7Y
1 “Lard................ ■ 8
1 “ Macaboy snuff....... 55
780 Matches.............. 5
Calico and sheeting per yd. 5
2 box potash 15c—3 for 20c— i for
25c, and 17 for $1.
Corn and meal per bu 65
Best flour per bbl.... 4 75
Cotton baskets from 20c to 50c
each.
Home made svrup 35c per gallon.
Let me thank you for your pat-
ronage in the past, and I hope to
share it in the future. I am,
Yours to serve,
m nil
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