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DEnOCRATIC TICKET.
Fur Congressman,
J. M. GRIGGS.
For Governor,
ALLEN D. CANDLER, of Hull.
For Secretary of State,
PHILIP COOK, of Lee.
For Attorney General,
JOB. M. TERRELL, of Meriwether.
For Comptroller General,
WJt. A. WRIGHT, of Richmond.
For State Treasurer,
W. J. SPEER, of Fulton.
For Commissioner of Agriculture,
O. B. STEVENS, of Terrell.
For State School Commissioner,
< 1 K. GLENN, of Bibb.
.
For Prison Commissioner,
j. s. TURNER, of Putnam.
For Chief Justice,
THUS. J. SIMMONS.
For Associate Justice (full term),
WILLIAM. II. FISH.
For Associate Justice (unoxpired
term of two years), .
HENRY T. LEWIS.
For State Senator—Ninth district,
BENTON ODOM. ,
For Representative, WOOTEN.
J. M.
For Sheriff,
L. H. DAVIS.
For Clerk Superior Court,
W. J. RAGAN.
For Tax Collector,
C. J. DAVIS.
For Tax Receiver,
J. B. BTEADHAM.
For County Treasurer,
M. D. BASS.
For County Surveyor,
D. T. ELDER.
For Coroner,
W. A. MANKY.
There are 350 newspapers pub¬
lished in Georgia, and still she pros¬
pers.
Some of our excliangesare asking:
“What is a Democrat?” Bless your
sou], ho is the man that has meat to
sell, corn to loan to liis neighbors
and cash to pay for his home paper.
—Tifton Gazette.
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A woman in Independence, Kan¬
sas, who lost lior voice five years ago,
lias jnst had it restored by ft hug
crawling on her hand while she was
picking berries. Since her scream
on that occasion she has talked as
usual.
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Thousands of good Americans
would like to see an advance made
on Blanco anil Ha vana, so a change
in the orthography of the Spanish
general’s name could lie brought
about. They say he will have to
spell it “Banco” when ho gets the '1
knocked out of him.
A Western paper is responsible
for this statement: Some of the
men arc now wearing stomach dis
tenders, believing that big stomachs
look respectable and well fed. Stom¬
ach distenders are now sold at the
gents’ furnishing stores, the same
as bosom distenders are sold at dry
goods stores.
Whatever else the soldier boys in
Cuba may bo prohibit 'd from eating,
they are to have their till of t oma¬
toes. The government lias just
awarded a contract ton Baltimore
firm for 720,000 pounds of canned
tomatoes, and ti St. Lotiis concent
will furnish 288,000 pounds addition¬
al—over a million pounds in all.
The law allows our sailors a boun¬
ty of $100 for every man engaged on
the enemy's ships, provided they are
inferior to the admiral’s vessel.
There were 1,800 men on the Span¬
ish ships, which/(nouns 8180,000 io
be divided among the Americans.
One-twentieth will go to the officers
who commanded during the figlii
and the balance among the men ac¬
cording to the rank.
Hong Kong is not a city in China,
us is generally supposed, but is an
island belonging to Great Britain, ly
iiig off the coast of China some six
teen miles. It was coded to Great!
Britain hv Chinn in 1841. Its duel
city, and the place from which all
cablegrams dated Hong Kong are |
distributing sent from, center is Victoria. of the It Far is East. thej ’
nnd is the commercial clearing-house |
of China.
SANTIAGO SURRENDERED
Santiago de Cuba, July 17, 1898.
—At 5) o’clock thus morning the
Spanish troops, under command of
Gen. Toral, left their trenches and
marched into the American lines,
where, one by one, the regiments
laid down their arms.
At the same time the Spanish flag
was hauled down.
The work of loading the Spanish
prisoners fin transports preparatory
to sending them hack to Spain, ac¬
cording to terms of surrender, will
he commenced as soon as ships are
provided.
The authorities at Washington
have been urged to use lias to in this
matter. It has been suggested to
use Spanish transports for this work,
fear being expressed that the use of
American vessels would result in
rendering thorn dangerous for use
in moving American troops on ac¬
count of the exposure of the Span¬
iards to yellow fever.
Gen. Shaffer and his escort, ac¬
companied by Gen. Toral, rode
through the city, taking formal
possession.
Gen. Shafter and the American
division and brigade commanders
and their staffs were escorted by a
troops of cavalry and Gen. Toral
and his staIT by 100 picked men.
Trumpeters on both sides saluted
with flourishes.
(fen. Shafter returned to Gen.
T<jrul tin? la tier’a. sword after it had
been handed to the American com¬
mander.
Out troops, lined up at the trench¬
es, were eye-witnesses of the cere¬
mony.'
At the palace elaborate ceremonies
took place. Exactly at noon the
American flag was raised over the
palace and was saluted by twenty
one guns by Gapt. Capron’s battery.
At the same time all the regimen¬
tal bands in our line played “The
Star-Spangled Banner,” after which
President McKinley’s congratulato¬
ry telegram was read to each regi¬
ment.
The Thirteenth and Ninth regi¬
ments of infantry will remain in the
city to enforce order and exercise
nmnicijial authority.
The Spanish forces aro to camp
outside our lines.
Gen, MeKibbin has been appointed
temporary military governor.
The ceremony of hoisting the
Stans and Stripes was worth all the
blood and treasure it cost.
A concourse of 10,000 people wit¬
nessed the stirring and thrilling
scene that will live forever in the
minds of all the Americans present.
WAR NEWS IN BRIEF.
Gen. Miles lias started from San¬
tiago to Porto Rico on the cruiser
Yale. He takes a small force of men
with him. Other troaps, of Gen.
Brooke’s first army corps and Gen.
Coppinger’s fourth army corps, will
l>o rushed to him ns rapidly as pos¬
sible, and it is likely that Porto Rico
will he under the American flag
within a few days.
The chances are that the Georgia
boys of the First and Second regi¬
ments will get off with the Porto
Rican expedition.
The yellow fever situation at San¬
tiago continues to improve. The
medical corps does not consider the
situation at all serious.
Gen. Shatter's command wall re¬
main in Culm and as soon as he gets
the situation at Santiago straight¬
ened out will push to the westward.
Admiral Watson’s fleet is nearly
ready to start for Spain, and will
leave in a few days.
A custom house will at once be set
up at Santiago and import duties
will be collected.
Commodore Schley has entered
Santiago bay. The mines have been
exploded and the channel cleared of
obstructions.
The Sjmnish flag has lieen hauled
down at Morro Castle end the other
forts at the entrance on Santiago
harbor.
The president has forwarded Gen.
Shafter instructions for the govern¬
ment of tiie conquered territory of
Santiago.
Colonel Wm. J. Bryan was given
u tremendous ovation at Maoou Mon¬
day. The regiment of Nebraska vol¬
unteers under his command passed
through that city en route to Jack¬
sonville. to join the division of troops
under command of General Lee. and
evoryLocly turned out to greet the
reat champion of the people.___
A storekeeper made tucks in- a
few long dresses and put them in his
window with the sign : ‘A reduc
in skirts."
A Railroad for Newton.
By reference to our advertising
columns it will be seen that the
Georgia Pine Railway Company, of
Georgia, lias applied to amend its
charter so to build a branch road
from either Colquitt, Damrscus or
Arlington to Newton. The distance
from Newton to Colquitt, Miller
county, is aliont twenty-eight miles,
and in a southwestern direction.
From Newton to Damascus the dis¬
tance is about thirty miles, and in a
southwestern direction also. From
Newton to Arlington the distance is
about thirty-two miles and in a
western direction.
When the road reaches Arlington
it is understood that it will be ex¬
tended to Dawson, where it will con¬
nect with the Central of Georgia
and the Georgia & Alabama from
Columbus, thus giving them an out¬
let to the north and northwest, and
west also by way of Montgomery.
Is is also said that the road will be
extended from Bainbridge to some
point on the seaboard in Florida,
which will make it an important
railroad system to shippers and win¬
ter tourists from the northwest.—
Bilker County News.
flcmory of Other Days.
The New York Journal tells a good
story on Gen. Joe Wheeler.
While the ex-Confederate cavalry
general was leading a part of his
command, composed of the Rough
Riders, the Seventy-first New York,
and a force of regulars, up the steep
hill at San Juan against the enemy
strongly entrenched, the attacking
force began to waver under a very
fierce fire from machine guns and
Manser rifles, Gen. Wheeler saw
this, and amid the roar of musketry
and field pieces cried out at the top
of his voice:
“Steady, boys! Come on, ,pow!
The Yankees are giAing away!
Look, there they go! The Yankees
are leaving their gnus!” Suddenly
catching himself, he cried out, even
more vigorously, “Damn it. I mean
the Spaniards are running. Go for
’em boys!”
In spite of hail of Mauser and
Springfield bullets, and the raking
fire from machine guns, the soldiers
laughed heartily at the old general's
absent-minded memory of ether gnd
fiercer days. Juan ...
But the boys rallied and'Son'
heights were captured within twen¬
ty minutes.
The Confederate Veterans’ reunion
in Atlanta this week will be a nota¬
ble gathering. The brave men whose
hearts were welded together by the
mutual hardships, dangers and sac¬
rifices of the 60’s, their heads now
whitened by the frosts of many win¬
ters and their frames bowed and
bent by the storms and adversities
of life, will gather, many of them,
fbr the last time to clasp the hand
of old comrades and to recount the
stories of bravery that bring back
the youthful animation and spirits
to their eyes and hearts. Bless the
old Confederate Vets! Each year
secs some of their numbrr piss to
the great home beyond, where per¬
fect peace reigns and reconciliation
with their old-timo foes is a glorious
consummation, The South has
showered honors upon them, but
not more than they deserve, and as
long as one of them is left he will
receive the homage of his people.
Everybody to whom bravery and
devotion to principle commend
themselves as noble qualities hopes
that the reunion will afford a large
meed of pleasure to the heart of
every old vet who is so fortunate as
to be able to attend.—Albany Her¬
ald.
A soldier correspondent with the
army of invasion in Cuba relates
this incident as illustrative of the dis¬
cipline practiced by Cuban officers:
“Yesterday a Cuban insurgent killed
a horse, presumably for food. For
punishment, Garcia ordered him ■
placed in an old barn, his feet putin j
stocks and the carcass of the dead
animal placed beside him. He can
eat from the bones of this dead horse
or starve during his period of six
days confinement.. I would not have
believed such a tale as this if I had
not seen the thing with my own
eyes.”,,
A model wife is one that, will let
her husband do just as he pleases
about the aonse and never raise a
row. Model wives are scattering,
says an exchange.
President McKinley \s reported as
having said that Spun would proba
bly not sue for peace until after
Havana shall have fallen
A Talkless Woman.
There are women who are comely,
there are women who are homely,
though be careful how the latter
thing you say. There are women
who nro wealthy, there are women
who are healthy, there are women
who will always have their way.
There are women who are truthful,
there are women who are youthful
—was there ever a woman who was
old? There are women who are
sainted, there are women who are
painted, there are women who are
worth their weight in gold. There
are women who are tender, there
are women who are slender, there
are women who are large and fat
and red. There are women who
are married, there are women who
have tarried, there are women who
are talk less—but they are dead.—
Exchange.
The indictment of the federal ju¬
diciary by President Aiken of the
Georgia Bar Association was a just
one. There are more tyranny and
outrage embodied in the Pederal
courts than in all the other factors
that go to make up governmental
life. President Aiken is entitled to
the thanks of the people for his fear¬
less arraignment of arbitrary and
irresponsible judges.—Sparta ish
maelite.
Since S. W. .Odom brought us a
: watermelon and some peaches and
grapes lie lias been having some ex¬
ceedingly good luck. The heavy
rains sent him insure an excellent
corn crop, And that is not all that
has been sent him, the Lord has seen
fit to bestow upon him a son, who
arrived as a gracious gift on the 5tli.
Who else will bring us a melon and
some peaches and grapes?—Ashburn
Advance.
In a western town the other day a
revival preacher asked all those in
his congregation to rise who had
read a passage in the book of Heze
kiali. About a dozen arose, some of
them long-time church members.
The evangelist said: “Why, God
bless you, there’s no such book in
the Bible.” There was a roseate
flush o’er spread some cheeks that
had been sallow for years.—Ex.
The king of Siam has a bodyguard
of female warriors—i. e., 400 girls,
clioscn from among the strongest
and handsomest in all the land.
IV ho would object to being king of
Siam ?
Everybody wants to attain to con¬
spicuous virtues, but very few seek
after the lowly graces, the thyme
and sweet herbs which grow beneath
the shadow of the life-giving tree.
An Illinois man named Storms has
named his three sons Hale Storms,
Rayne Storms and Snow Storms.
It seems paradoxical that a person
is always away from home when he
is home-sick.
Cheap Rates to the East.
Effective June 1st, 1898, the Central
of Georgia Railway Company will
place on sale excursion tickets to
New York and Boston, via Savan¬
nah and Ocean Steamship Company,
at very cheap rates. The ra tes include
meals and berth on steamer. A trip
\da this route cannot fail to be of
much interest and enjoyment to all
parties contemplating visiting the
East. For rales, sailing dates, etc.,
apply to any Ticket Agent of the
Central of Georgia Railway Com¬
pany, or to J. C. Haile, General Pas¬
senger Agent, Savannah, Ga .
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That there are different kinds of
of lime—just as there are differ¬
ent kinds of people. Some limes
that are considered GOOD will
lay 800 brick.
OUR LIME
will go to 1,200, saving yon 50
per cent, there; and a much
stronger wall is obtained—and
that is what you want. Don’t
use material where repairs have
to commence soon after comple¬
tion of the work.
Windows, Doors, Paints and
building material generally.
WESTON & CO
ALBANY, GA
We Want
CASH
Customers
To know that we are catering
for their trade this season, and
that our facilities for buying are
such that we can make them
LOWER PRICES
than any of our would-be com¬
petitors. It is hardly necessary
to tell anybody in reach of Ar¬
lington that we have the
Largest Stock
of general merchandise in this
section, and we are prepared to
undersell anybody. Save money
by doing your trading with
* 6. L COLLINS,
Railroad St., Arlington, Ga.
Oak* Hall* Bar
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