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CORRESPONDENCE.
THE COUNTY ALLIANCE MEETING.
Enirojt Mkssknukk:—W e had a very
interesting meeting at our last County
Alliance, as hundreds can testify to. We
met in secret session on July 3rd, and a
great deal of important business came
before the body and was disposed of
promptly and in a very business-like man
nor, Thore was more business undo)
the heading of new business than T over
knew before. A good deal of it was of
Mm nature of resolutions against the im¬
proper use of the people’s money, in the
manner of public donations, etc., which
is clearly a benefit to a few to the det¬
riment of the many. AVhile tins may or
may not have any particular influence
with our public servants at present, it
demonstrates one thing very clearly, and
later on I am sure it will be more forcibly,
• hat the common people of our country
JUO becoming better educated upon the
-“.cnee of economical government, and
that they arc becoming better acquainted
with the acts of our public men and of
flic way and manner that their actions
bear on the laboring people and when the
people (who run the world) begin to
think and act for themselves, you might
as well try to mu Ice me believe the wa¬
ters of tiie Pacific ocean can be bailed out
with a sifter as that this honest and earn¬
est effort of the laboring people to rc
lieve themselves of -o many unjust bur¬
dens, will have no effect and that their
■demands will continue to be trampled
upon and ignored. If you believe this
movement is a mere plaything, just take
up any paper that indeed and in truth
advocate equal rights to all and see if
you can’t find more earnestness and en¬
thusiasm in a little editorial no longer
than you finger, and more determination
from its correspondents ali over the coun¬
try than you ever saw before in all your
life. These communications came right
from the oppressed and they are begin¬
ning to understand their oppression and
re speaking out in thunder tones and
denouncing class legislation all over this
country. Tlieir letters are gotten up in
a manner and their
would be a subject ot' ridicule for our
dandy legged critics if they could behold
them in tlieir crude state, but that does
not change the sentiment in the least,
for such letters contain more truth and
determination than the world ever saw
before, and some are wonderfully alarm¬
ed avd greatly astonished at such rapid
progress being made on the line of edu¬
cation.
Well, I’ll return to my original subject.
In the evening came the election of ofK
cers. which resulted as follows: J. It.
Ballcw, President; S. Edwards,\ ice Pres¬
ident; A. L. Newman, Secretary; T. A.
Hutcheson, Treasurer; H. I*. Hutcheson,
Lecturer; S. C. Amend, Assistant Lect¬
urer; W. J. Walton, Chaplain; J. L.
Horsley, Door Keeper; T. C. Raburn, As¬
sistant Door Keeper and a. It. W est, Ser
geant-at-arms.
The day was passed very pleasantly and
I hope very profitably. One grand feat
ure about the meeting was, unanimity.
J don’t think there was a dissenting vote
oast in the whole meeting. Of course
we had plenty to eat and was as hospita¬
bly cared for as heart could wish. I, in
behalf of the body, will extend thanks to
the good people of that community for
their generosity and hospitality towards
US during the session.
Well, tlio fourth of July came and with
it hundreds of people from all over the
country to the grand Farmers’ Alliance
jubilee. Itwas a bright day and by 9:30,
under and around the large bush liaiboi
prepared for the occasion, had gathered
a large concourse of people to listen to
the services of the day.
On the day before there had been a
committee appointed to arrange a pro
gramme for the fourth, and one of the
leading features of the day was music.
What! have singing on the fourth of July
at a public Alliance meeting? Yes; and
as peculiar ns it was there has never-been
■anything brought before the people
more animating, more soul-stiring orbet
ter adapted for such an occasion. The
committee appointed the writer choris-
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To Buy__
The Cheapest and Best HATS
In Town!
The Nicest and Best Dress Goods
In Town!
The Cheapest and Best SHOES
In Town!
Well in fact everything we need.
keep it and we are going to buy
it!
Yes; come along, Ladies and Gentlemen, we are ready to
sell you what you want, and at Lowest Figures.
Respectfully,
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Jitesi INSHMITIN.g|»J
FULLY WARRANTED FOR FIVE YEARS.
DELIVERED AT R. R. STATION FREE.
Y. R. DAVIS, Agent, Temple, Ga.
t" WE ’ ARE IN THE LEAD
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for fine quality and style of spring vehicles.
THE MOST FOR TIE MONEY IS OCR MOTTO.
BEST ONE OF
MATERIAL OUR CATA¬
AND LOGUES
WORKMAN- FULLY IL¬
SHIP LUSTRATES
WINS. OUR LINE.
SMALL AND LARGE ORDERS RECEIVE BEST ATTENTION.
A SAMPLE JOB WILL CONVINCE YOU THAT OUR
WORK IS THE WORK TO BUY.
BRIDGEWATER CARRIAGE CO.
EOA1TOSE, VA,
MANTTFACTCMnED BY
NORTH-WESTERN SLEIGH CO., *>•:
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN,
U. S. A.
Price, $20.00 F. O. E.
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Fifty rpilos in ttys 'ere Cart,
Me, and rpy donkey, Sandy :
Just as limber as Dandjfc wberj we Start,
Yankee Doodle
This's tfye gig that ketches me*, 4
Rides Aint got no horse modofl !
as srqooth as smooth caq ^
A regular Yankee notion.
ter and turned tlsat department over to
him. We had a good class and opened
up services of the day by sinking “Happy
t j 10 Way.” Ker, II. 1). Hutcheson
was to deliver the woledmo ,'UldrOss dlnl
was one of the speakers of the day but
was taken very ill on oyoning before and
was not ablu to be present.. Itev. W. J.
Wa ton in a short but very appropriate
itve everybody a cordial welcome
on the occasion. He was also chairman
ot the day. 31. L. Palmer, District Loci
orer, was present and gave us a very in
' tercstiug address of about and three*
one
quarter hours. He dwelt on tlio demon*
et.izatior. of silver and its effect on the
present- prices of cotton. He told us of
j the evils of monopoly and of the unjust
; legislation that had been perpetrated up
i on us, and in conclusion gave us a remc
; dy for all these evils with the assurance
j that sorno day in the near future would
i dawn upon us liberated from the tyranic
al yoke of monopoly. At the close of his
address the choir sang “Some Sweet
Day.’’ Bvo. s. C. Amend was next in
! traduced who, in connection with bis ad
| dress, read the National platform of the
i people’s party adopted at Cincinnati.
After which the choir sang with all the
earnestness that could be thrown in the
music “The hand writing on the wall.”
Dinner was then announced and a cordi¬
al welcome ox tented to all to partake of
the many good things which had been
provided for them on a long and well ar¬
ranged table.
The speakers for the afternoon were as
follows; Rev. Richard Lumsden, of Car
roll county, S. H. Waldorf, Rev. James
Bowman, of Alabama; Rev. J. F. Rowan,
Tallapoosa; W. J. James. Closed by
Rev. W. J. Walton. All the speakers
were very enthusiastic and greatly
teres ting.
Mr. Bow man said lie was deeply con¬
victed and that he intended to go home
and send up his petition to the next
meeting of their sub-Alliance and if they
would have him he was going to come in
and be oue of us. The speeches were in¬
terspersed with music suitable for the
occasion and altogether we had one of
the grandest times Haralson county ever
saw. At the close of the public services
we sangf^God be with you till we meet
again,” and had a regular old time hand
I
shaking and in that vast audience there
were only a few dry eyes to he seen.
me not that this is a trick to disrupt the
Democratic party! Dave yon tell me that
people act in such a manner when at
tricks! There are too much interest, en
thusiasm and determination about such
actions to be called tricks at all! And,
dear reader, you need not think away off
herein a little corner in Haralson county
is all the place such meetings are being
held, for they are being lieid with as
much interest and determination almost
in every county in every state in the Un¬
ion. 8ix and one-lialf millions of honest
voters, who work hard from day to day
and from year into year out and who
haven't even the necessities of life, who
have pledged themselves and their all for
reforma tion and have enlisted under a
banner upon which is inscribed in flaim
ing letters with the blood of the oppress¬
ed, “Equal rights to all and special favors
to none,” hold just such meetings how
often? Twice a month! The political
bosses have already seen the “Hand writ
ing on the wall,” and hundreds of them
are falling at the feet of the people cry
ing, “men and brethren, what shall we
do to bes .vcd?” Tlieir denunciation
j should be, “Get thee hence, for we were
hungry and you gave us no meat, wc
were thirsty and you gave us no drink,
we were strangers, naked, sick and in
prisi n and you would not minister unto
i us, neither would you hear our cry.”
Talk about compromising with us by re¬
ducing the tariff and giving us free coin¬
age of silver! You can no more cheek
the demands of these people for the gov¬
ernment contrail or ownership of public
communications and transportation, the
abolition of National banks, the increase
of currency, the loaning of money by the
government direct to the people on veal
estate, sub-treasury and all, than you
cau “ketch” a Georgia cyclone in a baby
stocking. Oscak Wild.
QtF.D
Mrs. John Pollard, a resident of L’m
roll county, died very suddenly last s..i
urday morning and wad bur led lii:
Smyrna clutrch Sunday. She was h
esteemed by nil of her friends .uul
quaintance—a very intelligent lady- o
that loved God and the church and w..>
an excellent teacher in the Sunday
school. Sho left no dying ustinnmy a. i
such a consistent ehrsitain life as -fi>
lived needs none. Her husband amt on I v
child are bereft indeed, and her mi.
went down at noon to shine with uicrou
et I splendor in fairer worlds on lug. .
.Sudden death was instant glory as -!<
fled like a sun beam to the bossom •:
God.
Jamus L. Iv
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OBITUARY.
HowEi.].—M ary. Bom 18-15, died .
12th, 1801. Sister Mary Howell was a
izen of Columbus, Ga., where she leu
a husband and one sou and a sister, A
s. Foster,
Sister IIowcll was nearing her do,
having consumption which emacerai,
her form so that sho must die. S: ,
Howell was a devoted wife and moU.o
a noble Christian, belonging to the L. .*
tist church twenty years of her life, i 11
writer never met Sister IIowcll until j
24 hours previous to her death. 1 to,
her in great patience, willing to go to h<
Lord who had sent three angels for hi >
w ho were standing with their bam
stretched out ready to receive her
j visited her four times in the twee
> four hours. She could not talk abov,
whisper during the short time I form
her acquaintance. At night, the i
day of June, 1 sit up with her wit! ■
number of ladies and wc ail joined
singing soma appropriate songs fori.
In the meantime she asked me to In
prayer and then said she wanted nr.
tell all that were present to come ;
give her their hands, that would n, • :
her in heaven. I suppose there were :i • -
teen persons one by one she took by i.he
hand and talked to them to live right am
meet her in heaven where parting would
be no more. I conversed with her al>>
heaven. She said she wanted to go an '
shout glory, glory, glory. At one tin.
there was a young girl standing at c.
foot of her bed crying. Sho told her ■
wipe away the tears and not to cry : ■
her for she would soon be at rest, si
asked for a little water in a cup an i
took a spoou, dipped a little and put i
her mouth and drank and said to in¬
will soon be where I won’t want watc
I visited her next morning just thirty mb
vrics before she left this world, bin
knew me and called my name but sn.<i
she could not see me, but she was m )Sl
home. Two minutes before the breath
left her I asked her liow was she. U .M -
home,” said she. So passed a true s;b:w
to the glory world calmly and peacef-r
ly.
XiKV. T. M. Mooi:i-.
Merit Wins.
We desire to say to our citizens, t.ha
for years wc have been selling Dr. King'.-
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King’s New Life Pills, Buckleu’s Arni-.
Salvo and Electric Bitters, and have nev¬
er handled remedies that sell as well, oi
that have given such universal sattsfai
tion. We do not hesitate to guarantee
them every time, and we stand icady o
refund the purchase price, if satisfacto: ;
results do not follow their use. The
remedies have won their popularity
purely on their merits, Neill A Ab'-i' U
druggist,