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The Blackshear Times Entered at the Post-office in Llarkuhrar, *“• second-class mail n a'tor. Advertiiing Sites Famish ;d upon Ap plication. NOTICK. If you are not a SUBSCRIB ER, this paper is sent to y >u for jour inspection in the hope that you wjll find it worthy of your support. Wc will under no circumstances take advantage of the newspaper law to compel any body to puv for a paper for which they have not subscribed. It is our pur|iosc to make The Times the representative pa|>er ol Fierce county and South Georgia, ami we will spare no elTorl to accomplish that object. If, alter a careful ex amination, you find The Times wor thy *d sup;**! wc wifi be> pleased to Lave your eulMCriptiou. The Times Pi;bli*HiN<j Co., Blackshear, Gu. ...... ♦ ——— A ride around the city will couvincc the most skeptical location that Bkckshear s advantage- of are sii|mtk»t to those of any other town in Sooth Georgia. Hou J. J. Spears is now mayor Of Brunswick by- the sea. Misery may love company, but the company iloes n’t generally return the compliment. The surviving Confederates, ol Brunswick, w ill meet Tuesday night mjI this week to organize a Confeder ate Association. The man who thinks to ride into officc ocu the prejudices <>f the people, Is likely:to find flint the steed he would ride is both raw-boned und without n saddle. Henry W. Grady's speech before rtbc Merchant's'Association,in Boston last week, was u master effort. The nositil’s position on the so called race .problem was cleverly stated and ably sustained. The man who thinks to be borne thiough this life “on llowory beds ol case," is more than apt to find that a gcxxl many thorns were plucked along with the (lowers. The mail service sue ins to lx; all out of^»ut. these days. Something is evidently wrong. The Brunswick Time* conics in sometimes a week .old. A little of the surplus in the Treasury, at Washingloa, might lx* profitably spent in regulating the .tnail service, in this section of the -country. lion. Martin >V. .falvin, of ,<nond county, has w thdrawn from the race for the office of commission er of agriculture. There are now but two candidate* iu the field, lion, lol.n T. Henderson, the .commissioner, ami Hon. Wright Jirady, of Sumpter county. 1 They say" is responsible lor n great many evils in this life; nnd yet, as a witness, lie is utterly devoid ol personality or character It is one of the strange things in lilc, that people will accredit and give utter ance to toe saying* of sack a witness oven to the extent »f smirching a .neighbors character. ,, How would Hon. llenrv (i. Turner Jo lor our next Governor? “Govern or Hen r y G. lurner we woudeouml well to the people £outo Georgia.—TV trporter. llovernor Turner sound* right well, jpow that we think of it; but “Senator Turner" seems to us to sound Ix'Uer South Georgia should furnish at Jeaat -one of tbe new United States ^euators and fixe iK*xt governor. Jn Hon. Henry G. Turner we would have au able senator, and in Col. W W n. uuruun. Gordon of u. Savannah .-M\uuiian, an excellent and capable governor. CcttcB Bags. According to The Southern Al /lance Farmer, it has been fully demonstrated that cotton bags will not do lor commercial fertilizer, It says, “All wet mixed and active goods, such as high grade ammotii at«xi and acidulnteil mixtures, will cfestroy the .. sacks . . 4b ., . hours that , in so tfce? cannot t»e handled. Burlaps make the bent sacks, because they roust the chemical action of the acid longer than any other material, Tboee things have been thoroughly tested, aid need ao further discus rioo.” Our Ceuct 7 Taxee. By reference to the assessment of taxes, for county pur|>oso8 daring j|j C current year, by tfie. Court of Ordinary, appearing in this issue ol The Times, it will . be semi that .. . more w> than half, or to be exact, fifty five per cent. <4 the levy is made to pay the fees of jurors a ml bailiffs. This is not due to t ic laet that we are a litigious people, thus requiring our courts to hold h-ng tedious sessions, week after week ; but, it is due to the fact that we, ol Fierce county, pay our jurors a larger fee than any other county in Georgia, within the knowledge ol The Times. Our people are quiet and orderly; we are not given to litigation; our courts are seldom required to be in session a week, and never longer. Then why should wc be taxed so heavily to pay the expenses of our courts? Is it in order that we may huve the proud distinction of paying our jurors two dollurs a day, thereby to show that we are a lilxtrnl people? Our tuxes arc not burdensome, und our people are hard working and prosperous. W’liat need, there fore, is there that we reduce taxation, by reducing the pay of jurors? It is true wc may reduce our county taxes lully twenty live per cent, by cutting down the pay of our jurors one half; hut what need is there for it? These arc facts for our |ieoplc to reflect upon. It is for them to sny it our county taxes shall remain as it is, or he reduced cue quarter. Fay Promptly To pay one’s honest debt* prompt* ly, when tine, is an obligation that is loo Ircqucutly disregarded. To esti ( | 1C g cr j,,us inconvenience, and often loss, caused by this failure to meet promptly one’s obligations would inched be; a different task; however, it is easy to sec how a fail ure to pay one's debts, when due, may involve a cieditor in ruin. This failure to faithfully keep a promise to pay, is not always, nor by any means, the result ol an inabil ity to fulfill tin; promise; but is rather the result id a habit of deferring the pcrioriuancti ol it until some more convenient season, It, however, cannot he said that a failure to pay a debt, when promised, is the result ol a dishonest motive, for there are limes when misfortune crosses one’s pathwny as to hinder, for a time ut least, tlie ol the prom iso. Still, in instances, it may lx; said to smack somewhat of disUoucsty, lor if has in his jMisa. ssion toe means with which to pay u debt, that is due, und uses it for another purpose, thereby to benefit himselfi is it not morrully equivalent to using, his own profit, that which fully belongs to Kindlier? The stability of the world is largely dependent upon faithful performance of one's oon trncb*. A man should never make a promise to pay unless be is reason ably certain of a prompt compliance with its terms; and liuvmg made it, all diligence should lx* exercised in tlie performance of its stipulations, ■ Blackihexr'i Opportunity. That the South Brunswick nnd Cordelo railroad will be built now be und . seems to a certainty; Blackshear cannot afford to t**e built bv anv other route than * ' . ‘“ . town » • oqvam n as , s cor ^ la,n * In all matters pertaining ‘ ow,,s wdlare the unity ot citizens Is absolutely essential to sue cess in the broadek sense. There [ ort . l " the ‘nattr*** of tbo bouth Bfunswiek ami (.ordele railroad, it , 18 imperative that our citizens be united; and united, that they work Jor tl,e town ’ s interest with an earn- 1 ""* « yn**. execution that nothing less than suc can satisly. Tlie necessity for a unity ot action, ou the part ol its citizens, is as true of each of the town's varied interests, as in this matter ol the railroad. Blackshear's op{x>rt unity i« now! this railroad be built to us, it will briug “• with it an influx ot population * 1 and an metease of , prosperity will soon make Blackshear the queen city ol south Georgia. Wherein the beaulilul southland wouki you turn lor a more spot, a jqx* more favored of heaven? Are we not blest with a salubrious climate, live alike from the rigorous oolil of a f’iigid noith and the enec rating heat of a torrid south * What “stranger within our gate<’ has gone his way again not charmed by t be I tea u tics bestowed ujkhi our . homes by . nature, , and , the . a generous hospitality of our people? Then, with increased railroad facilities, thereby securing lowest rates ol treight, which would result in benefit to all, how our town will, of necessi tv, grow, until it becomes a great and prosperous city. Blackshear, and all Fierce county, is v;lally interested in the building ol this railroad. It must not be built except it come through our town! Let us then, as citizens, lalxji ing in a common cause, unite our strength and work untiringly and earnestly until victory shall crown our elTorls with success. From our Correspond ents Patterson, Ga.. Dec, 17, 1889. Editor The Times: Patterson is still on a boom. Tbe merchants are all receiving new goods almost daily There is more flour in Patterson now than ever before at any one time. The town was thrown into excite ment last Sunday upon hearing that Willie Crawford had committed suicide by shooting himself, near I). J. Walker’s place. I have official news that the Farm ers’ Alliance, ol Screven, Wayne county, Georgia, will give a free dinner, at that place, on Saturday, January 4th, 1890. The Alliance people of Pierce county are respect fully invited. W. D. G. A Gukat Power.— More than thirty t wo thousand public schools of tho United States have each been supplied with a copy of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary. Think what that means. If there is an average of hO scholars to each school, it means that constantly a million and a half of American youth have the privilege of consulting und study ing this great work in the course ol their education. Who can the power for intellectual and devclopement which is actively at work all the time? pre-eminence of the American lor general accuracy and facility the use of the Knglish language not likely to be lost. Well nud truly has Noah Webster been called The Schoolmaster of the lic. No Change of Date! Ko Heed no false dictated by mortgaged and institutions whose misguided and deluded managers view with chagrin and alarm, the triumphant tour magnificent success of this novel and meritorious exhibition No matter what circumstauces, tempest or sunshine, our date, not be changed. Positively on day and date as advertised wc will with you. Two faultless, unabridged, com plotcly equipped shows for o:,e admission. Happj Boosters. ... V\nt. Timmons, postmaster . idaville, lnd., writes: “Electric Bitters has done more lor me than all other medicine combined, for had feeling arising from Kidney * and John f rmcr a|t) , sl0 ekman, of same place, "Find Electric Bitters to be the best Kidney and Liver medicine, made »>c feel like a new mm.” J. W. tow|)< M> . g . Electric Bitters is just ( jj 0 for a man who is all run down and don’t care whether he lives or dies; be lound new strength. apiretite aad felt just hke he had a new leas on life. Only 5#c. a botilc, at T. L. Acosta k Co'. Drag store. — Have Your Pictures COPIED EEi LARGED 1 am locn,tHi 111 tent on ( ou r * - , houes square, and am prepared . to majEe photographs and Tintypes. and I um also prepared to enlarge your old faded pictures in any style a,u | s ' ze * at reasonable prices. t j on W. J. GARDNER, dec 146m. Wamt>R». Ga. BicUm's Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cut*, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores. 'letter, Cbup fie«l Hamts, Chilblains, Corns, ami Skin Eruptions, and positively ( . ures no payment required it, guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded, I'rice 25 cents per b >x for sale t,y 1 L Ac(w,a & C,) - Come out to Andress’ Great Col lossal Railroad Show, on Saturday, December 28t!>, instant, It promis es to be one of the best ever visiter! this section. See adv. POINTS OF SUPERIORITY OF The Damascus Plow Ut — The mould-hoard is cast on polished iron plan-s, ischiiled and is harder than the highest tempered steel. It will, in sandy soil, last ten times as long as a cast-iron mould-board, and will scour in sticky soil where a cast one will not 2nd.—Most one-horse plows are of top heavy; the Damascus has most its weight below the top of the mould-board, and whether at work or standing still It it will stand up of its own accord. runs for this reason very steady and easy for the plowman. 3rd.—The shape of the standard makes it less liable to cleg than other plows. 4th.—The draft is known as a “centre draft” und on the “Damascus” is as much so as is that of a pole of a two horse wagon. £lh.—There is no head of the beam bolt or obstruction of anv sort lor trash to hang to. Oth.—There is room for trash to run oft' to the left as well as to the right of the standard. 7lh.—The beam is adjustable on the shifter between the handles, so as to turn it to or from the land, so the exact centre of draft may be found. 8th.—The handles are so placed that the plowman walks in llie furrow directly behind the plow, Oth.—From the thickness and compact arrangement of the castings it is tbe strongest one-horse plow in the mark et 10th.—The handles are fastened directly to the standard, which takes all strain oft’ the mould-boacd and landside, and brings the plow under perfect control of the plowman. 11th.—The wearing parts of the landside and share are thoroughly chilled, and ail of the material and workmanship are of the best. 12th,—It is the only genuine chill°d plow ever put upon the market at about the price of common cast-iron plows. MANUFACTURED BY ROLAND PLOW WORKS, Baltimore, Md. -FOR SALE BY A. P. BRANTLEY & CO., BLACKSllEXH, GA., WARREN LOTT, Fire, Life, & Accident Insurance AGENT, \VA YCROSS, GA. Nothing but first-class Com panies represented. Insurance effected on all class ot property at lowest rates. decltly. HOTELS. BROWN HOUSE, NEAR THE RAIL ROAD DEPOT. Blackshear. Special conveniences fur Commer cial Travelers. Mrs. Allen Brown, Pro’s. STRICKLAND ► -4 HOUSE. — Opposite the Lepet— Blackshear, In business part of the town. Terms reasonable. J. W. STRICKLAND, Proprietor* TUTEN & WATERS —DEALERS IN— General Merchandise, BLACKSHEAR, GA. —:oo:— Our Jeweler, J. M. Waters, Is prepared to do all kinds of repairing, and solicits your work at lowest prices for cash. Sewing Macliine Supplies, —SUCH AS— PARTS, ACCESSORIES ScC Furnished on short notice: needles, oil, bands, spooler-rubbers kept on hand all the time. Terms Cash, or country pro duce. Give us a trial. octlO It. Advertise in The Times. I b LI I 1 i I AN UNPRECEDENTED EVENT. J » ) MENAGERIE. Will EXHIBIT AT n oc I % i % New and Novel Features, New and Daring Acts, New Costumes and Actors. An Event for Which Thousands Have Watched and Waited . A Multitude of New & Startling Features This is the BIG SHOW. We do not make pretentions that we are unable to fulfill. We do not give the worn out chest nut, called a Wild West, and make believe it is a circus performance, but we do give you a genuine circus performance in one ring and one that will please you. A circus, such as our “daddies” were accustomed to enjoy, llemember the date of the big show is SATURDAY, DEC. 28 NO CHANGE! NO MEN?. Watch for the Grand Street Parade. Two perform ances at 2 and 8 p. m., doors open an hour earlier. HENRY A. M’DONOUGH j --DEALER IN- General Merchandise, Patterson, - Georgia. Carries in stock everything for the Partners need, and sells at prices to defy competition. My stock consists of Dry Goods, Groceries , * Hardware, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps §c., IN FACT, everything usually kept in a first-class Country Store, from a cambric needle to MINI lUCHIffi. MONEY SAVED TO THOSE WHO BUY OF H. A. M’DONOUGH J Patterson , Ga. declft ljr. BRANTLEY, SESSIONS & CO., MARIETTA, The Largest Store In North Georgia . Imported Novelty Suits, Foreign and Domestic Dress (roods. Plaids and Trimmings. and Velvets, Woolens, Hosiery* and Gloves, BRANTLEY, SESSIONS & CO. Ladies Wraps, FRENCH MILLINERY. Men’s Furnishings, Fine Shoes, Hats. Mail order department under the per supervision of one of the firm. EfKequests for samples and prices, receive prompt attention-