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THE BLACKSHEAR TIMES
E. Z. BYRD, Editor and Proprietor.
VOL. XIV. NO, 40.
CLUB EVILS.
REV. Dli. T.vi.MVGE*S HP 31) AY
DISCOURSE.
The Ninth Of Ute >-eW York HefatcH C.iiu
Petltivo Sermons Is Entitled “ariiD
slilnc, But a Cloud; a Cloud. But Sun
»hinq”—Dr. Tulmsj,, Oil Club Evils.
♦ai $ Valot ’
the V sunshine, - e j h'fihkn a cloud fife, however bright
person covets what he chooses may come. Every
success; to consider
pleasure, some riches, some fame, somo
however, some domestic felicity. Ho One,
realizes all his ambitlous-lll
doed, afeiWIdug not all arc worth realizing. marl There is
nOssibthties which happiness
Spots Weaker o than anguish others in in bvety tho Mildltion,
bar o. steel, the capability strongest
the,purest gold, of tarnish in
son weaknesses—consequently spots on the sun. A per
s his sourees
of suffering—may lie just beside Ids strong
est traits of character. He may ho hottest.
hlteotlonato, but eourngeotis, l’AAslimate. kl SSeiisorlous;
mav sharpen daggers Unselfishness
and Intensity that pierce tho heart,
of Leanest of affection may be ft plclgo
^ pangs.
l lerson ' h may bo, nequiros riches, but
i health is gone, domestic hAppirteas! tills
taken dcpArtilre or
Of Vratetifl ht. gfldt rtfo
t, .°l ui lines, i*-«-0minently 1m is conspicuously jiuoeess
»?h 4 0ssfa 1 ' 1 on S others. It fakes but
little iA to render a . person miserable; U tAkes
5%V5W'bdor or.1V a trifle to prevent some hdpp*- wealth As from U newts
ducing contentment, is it pro
uom to sacrifice a mark of wis
for its acquisition tlmt
which is of more value—health, comfort,
reputation, character, principle, con
science--the hope of an eternal world? "A
man’s life consistent not. in the abundance
or tin- things luypossossoth.” Docs the
river consist In the driftwood It is Carrying
m^t' birds, 6 !, ? but 0e . ftU a » line Find residence feathers and make it lino fine
equipage the heart-merry. are not capable of dlwnyrt rttitkiiU
Of those VvhO COvet fame, some win the
prize; hut caves increase, responsibilities
augment, disappointments multiply and ar
rows of envy become keoner and more
numerous. Ho who courts publln favor
cour.sa flckle damsel, one who, disquali
fied to bestow happiness, mdy rtitRer little
» d ? ,l6 ?V\ groAtneRS-. In history
widen s !! ” , ' <?r Chapters than tlioso
J» !l , 1 care s. worries and
>i-r. iS of who re
some acquired prominence.
„“ iV?v° v ® S n . fi'toexile, w i ls a mighty and sleeps man, in hut unknown ho was
an
gi.it c. Elijah was a rare specimon of true
greatness, but Abab's folly and Jezebel's
hatred came near driving him to snlcldo,
Daniel was a great man, but for his pe
culiar species of greatness, KebUohadnez
Isaiah zar thought a lion's dea tho fittest place.
was a man of rare strength Of clmr
u. planks tei but and Manasseh sawed laid iiim hetweeu two
Buell him in twain,
ns desire te see the emptiness of
Treat wi ness wotlld do wcil to read tho
H 1 ffl’ 1 ' f th « kinRs. sixty in number.
vi»tr JUt 11 i, ] ,'°nian 18 Slx , hundred empire, ItS years capital rulfid tho
R m Oou
.VJ„ .I? * ttl lh0 may beincUnei1 to
i.i,? t„ oon'y- S Ik) y ,lro permitted to live
»-rt lhv god, O some politicians we might
bil , —and there sycophant, hath cast thoo
Greater x- Now York aro aud more to follow 111
delphin, in boss ridden I'hlla
but icprouF men the sunshine 8rtriptrtra! of pi'rtspBfitvi
all ovor, Ts tile ad
rnonition, tice? Bo bumble,'' Unworthy or no
the man who is on his back irt the
collar can get no lower—one thing tor
Which bo may be thankful.. The man on
tlio housetop may grow dizzy and, falling,
Most may suddenly terminate ids exalted career.
persons desire to be oil the mountain
summit- few prefer the valley, though the
winds are less fierce and the storms less
violent.
On every human lifo, however dark the
if* everlasting cloud, there maybe sunshine.
8 110ver so dark that it can he no darker,
Discouragements there nro never so many that
aro no grounds for thankfulness. A
cloud on overy pathway, and sunshine pos
sible in every heart. A burden on every
life, and no soul that may not thrill with
joy. A erook In every lot, and no crook so
tortuous that it may not end in celestial
bliss. No trial without its nllevlations.
1 overty inspires energy, fosters solf-roli
ruco prompts to industry and toadies us
to prizethe blessings we have without mur
muring over those we lmvo not. ill-health
forces attention to the laws of health,
sweetens the disposition and directs atten
uon to the nearness of eternity’s curtain
Bereavements have their alleviating com
pensations. Obscurity has its special ad
vantages. Physical disabilities have their
Compensations. hearing The deaf are saved from
much that is bettor never heard,
i lie blind can boo no frowns. The cripple
is excused from running errands. Tile per
son who cannot read Is delivered from tho
temptation to read the account of the last
football game, tho last pugilistic encoun
ter, the most recent testimony in the Nack
riiorn trial nn<l tho pious gush omitted in
prison walls over criminals.
It is well to observe thut eacli person’s
lot, all things considered, is not widely dif
ferent from that of others. The mountain
has both rocks and sunshine; tho valley
floods as well as waving harvests. Tho
eyes that shed tears caa beam love.
Joseph 8. Van Dyke, D.D.,
Pastor Presbytorian Church, Glassboro,
N. J,
CLUB EVILS.
Moral Lessons Drawn l»y the I?cv. Dr.
Talmajfe.
Text; “Let the young men now arise and
play before as.”—II Ham. ii., 14.
There are two armies encamped by the
pool of Glbeon. Tho time bangs heavily
on their bands. One army proposes a game
of sword-fencing. Nothing could be more
healthful and innocent. Tho other army
accepts the challenge. Twelve men against
twelve men, tho sport opens. But some
thing wont adversely. Perhaps ono of the
swordsmen got un unlucky clip, or In some
way had his iro aroused, and that which
opened in sportfulnoss ended in violence,
each one taking his contestant by the hair,
and then with the sword thrusting him in
the side; so that which opened In innocent
mn ended in the massacre of all the twen
ty-four sportsmen. Was there ever a bet
ter illustration of what was true then, and
Is true now, that that which is innocont
may be made destructive?
At this season’of the year the club-houses
of our towns and cities are in full play. I
have found out that there is a legitimate
and an illegitimate use of the club-house.
In the one ense it ir.ay become a 'healthful
recreation, like tho contest wiion of the tweniy
four men in tile text they began their
play; in the other case it becomes the mas
snore of body, mind and soul, as in the case
of these contestants of tho text when they
had gone too far with their sport. Ail in
telligent for ages have had their gatherings
political, social, artistic, literary pur
blunt poses—gatherings old Anglo-Saxon characterized by the
“club.” designation of
During tho day they are comparatively
lazy places. Here and there an aged man
reading a newspaper, or an employe dust
ingasofo, ora clerk writing up tho ac
counts; but when the curtain of the night
falls on the natural day, then the cur
tain of the club-house hoists for the enter
tainment. Let us hasten up, now, the
wuere zincs. yon On And that all side newspapers tnere Isa and magal
where And all hooka, from library,
you herme
SfWJSrJSMtwWMta minutes, others
stay many boars. Homo of
khesc ore from luxurious homes, and they
lmvo excused themselves for n while from
the domestic circle that they may enjoy
the larger sociability dismembered of the club-house.
These find Ml# are from plain households,
have a lodging somewhere,
but they Como to this ciubrroom to hava
their chief enjoyment. One blackball
amid ten votes will , defeat rowdyism, a man's becom
ing finnesS; d tdembef. gambling, , For iat for drunk* of
tot tidy kind
misdemeanor, a membor is dropped out.
Brilliant club-house from top to bottom.
the; The chandeliers, the .the plate, lltBratiiter the furniture,
social fouipnntduship. prostine; cpmpletri Muniment. the
n P 0
But the evening is passing on, and sd
wo hasten through the hall and down the
stops and into the stroet, and from block
to block until wo come to another style of
club-house, fdrrtes ripening the door, WO flttdthe
thing, Ot Strong drink ftnd tohacCO, some
almost this tabid intolerable.^ Is to' These young
men at it easy understand
What they are at, from the Hushed cheek,
the intent look, the almost angry way of
tossing the gambling. dice, or of moving tho “chips.”
They are At another table are
men who are tolling vile stories. They are
three-fourths intoxicated, and between 12
rthd 1 o'clock they will go staggering,
liQOling. swearing; shouting oil their wav
home'.. the
As hours of tho night go away, the
conversations becomes imbecilo and more
debasing. Now it is time to shut up. Tlioso
who are ublo to stand will get out on tho
pavement and balance themselves against
the lamppost, Tile or against the railings dbie of tho
stand fendq. ypttng it bed irirtii Who M iLot to
WiU liavo improvised tor him
in the clubhouse, or two not quite so
overcome with liqupr will conduct will him to
his £ntbur’s house, and. they ring tho
door, lmbedlle bell, and tho door,\tilt will open, and tho
tifre! escorts introduce into the
hallway the ghasLllost and most hellish
spectacle that ever outers n front door—a
drunken son.
But I make a vast difference between
clubs. I have belonged to four clubs; A
theological clubs, club, n ball club, and two liter
ary I got from them physical reju
the venation principln? and.riiordl if Hod iicriltil. will help What Shall be
mo, I will
liiy ddw,n ju.dgp throb principles by which you' you
may wbothpi fit eitlb the chib Whore are
been it meriiUer, the to which you have
Invited, is a legitimate or au illegiti
mate clubhouse. "
First of all, I want you to test tho club
by its inffuences on home, if you have a
home. I bnvo been told by a prominent
man In club life that three-fourths of the
member? jirb married of tfic riie,n. great cldbft Pt these loses cities
That wife soon her
iniluenco over her husband who nervously
and foolishly looks upon nil evening
abseneo as an assault on domesticity. How
nro the great enterprises of art and litera
ture and benofleonito and public weal to be
carried on if overy man Is to lmvo his
world bounded on one side by Ills front
doorstep, back and on knowing tho other side by higher Ilia
his Window, nothing nothing
than Swii attioi of lower than
bis owh belinf? That wife Wild boconios
jealoils litoi-dttlrb, Of her httsH;ilid’s attention to art Or
ing her or rOHgidii, Of charity, is break
Own scepter of conjugal power.
Let arty Christian wife rejoice when her
husband. eonsecratps evenings to tho
service.of God, or to charity, Dr to rtrt, or
to anything Blevrttod; but let not men
Sacrifico home life to club life. I can point
out to yon a groat many names of men who
genial aro guilty of this sacrilege. They areas
ns angels at the club-houso, and as
ugly ns sin nt home. They nro generous
on all subjects of wino suppers, yachts aud
fast wife's horses, dress but and they the children's are stingy about tho
shoes. Tlmt
mart has made tlmt Which might ho d
honlthfrti recreation in usitrpor rtf ids affec
tions, arid lid lias married it, and lio is
guilty of moral bigamy.
Another test by which you can find
whether mate—the your 'offeut club it Ims is legitimate oii yoiir of illegiti
cupatldrt; soculnr oc
I can uuderstand how through
such au institution a man can reach com
mercial successes. I linow somo men have
formed their best business relations through
such a channel. If the club ims advantaged
you in an honorable calling it is a logltimato
club. But has your credit failed? Aro bar
gain-makers more cautious how they trust
you with a hill of goods? Have trto men
whose names were down in tho commercial
agency A1 before they entered the club,
been going down ever since in commercial
standing? Tlion look outl You and I
every day know of commercial establish
ments going to ruin through the social oX
cesses of onoortwo momliers.
A third test by which yort may know
Whether tho Club to which you belong, ortho
cltib to whoso membership you are Invited/
Is a legitimate club or an Illegitimate club,
is this; What is the effect on your sense of
moral ahd religious obligations? Now,hero
are two roads into the future, tho Christian
and the unchristian, the safe and tile un
safe. An institution or any association
that confuses my idea in regard to that
fact is a tiad institution and a bad associa
tion. I had prayers before I joined the
club. Did I have them after? T attended
the house of Hod before I connected myself
with the cluli. Since tlmt union with tho
dub do I absent myself from religious in
fluences? Which would you rather have
In your hand when you come to die, a pack
ot cards or a Bible? Who would you rather
lmvo for your eternal companions, those
men who spend their ovening betting,
gambling, swearing, carousing and tolling
vile stories, or your little child, that bright
girl whom the Lord took?
1 am going to make n very stout ropo.
You ^ know that sometimes a ropo-maker
will tako very small threuds and wind them
ship together, until after awhile they become
cables. And I am going to take some
very together small, delicate threads and wind them
until they make a vory stout ropo.
I will take all the memories of the marriage
day, a thread of laughter, a thread of light,
a thread of music, a thread of banqueting,
a thread of congratulation, and I twist
them togetherand I have one strand. Thou
I take a thread of the hour of the iirst ad
vent in your house, a thread of tho dark
ness that preceded and a thread of tho light
that followed, and a thread of tho beautiful
scarf that little child used to wear when she
bounded out at eventide to greet you, and
then a thread of tho beautiful dress in
which you laid her away for tho resurrec
tion. And then I twist nil these threads
together and i have another strand. Then
I tako a thread of the scarlet robe ot the
suffering Christ, and a thread of tho white
raiment of your loved ones before tho
throne, and a string of tho harp cherubic
and a string of the harp seraphic, and I
twist theafnll together and I have a third
strand. “Oh!” you say, “eithor strand Is
strong enough these to hold fast a world.” No,
I will take strands and I will twist
them together, and one end of that ropo I
will fasten, not to tho Communion table, for
it sh ill be removed—not to the pillar of the
organ; wind it ’round and ’round the cross
of a sympathizing Christ, and, having
fastened one end of tho ropo to the cross, I
throw the other end to you. Lay hold of
it! Pull for your life! Pull for heaven!
TRADING STAMPS LEGAL.
r.aw Against Them In Califotnia Declared
Unconstitutional.
The law prohibiting merchants from
making gifts as an inducement to trade,
which was primarily aimed at trading
stamp enterprises, has received a knockout
blow by Judge Campbell, of San Francisco,
Cal, who decided the law to be unconstltu
tional, os an unwarranted invasion of the
liberties of the citizen.
The decision affects a number of Eastern
companies which have recently commenced
operations there.
BaR/ovi-re
Baltimore Is entertaining Her Roya
Higbnesa eldest daughter Princess of King Xelilo George, Zo-Scttlemeyeri of the
Go
and very hia-k. She is a pupil In the col
ored Normal School in that city.
DEVOTED 10 THE INTERESTS OF PIERCE COUNTY,
BLACKSHEAR, GA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1898.
FEARFUL TORN ADO DOES DEADLY
work in Fort smith.
FLAMES ADD TO THE HORRORS.
Without Warning People Are Crushed tu
lleath In llebris of Many Wrecked
Hull,lings.
Two score of human lives and til)
ward of one million dollars’ worth of
property were destroyed by a terrible
tornado, which burst upon Fort
Smith: Atk.i a few imputes past 11
o'clock last Tuesday night.
The storm struck near the National
cemetery and tore its way through the
entire city, leaving its path marked by
death and desolation. Men, women
and honies, biiildfeii; peacefully itsleep inthejr
vvere; without . a moment's
warning, awakened to a horrible death
in the fearful storm, while others,
momentarily more fortunate and who
escaped the furies ot the wind; met a
far worse fate a few moments later in
the flames which soon engulfed many
of the wrecked buildings.
The known dead aro.
Silas Mincher, merchant.
Harvey llutleilge, a negro.
Tivt) unknown men from Burgess
hotel.:
John Griswold, a tailor.
John Martin and J. J. Riley, far
mers from Madison county attending
United States court.
George Carter, foreman at Grand
operrt bonus,
Mrs. Milt Burgess, proprietor of the
Burgess hotel.
Two unknown men, died at St.
John’s hospital.
J. M. Fonts',, a farmer.
Joe Kyle, a farmer.
Two Lefevre boys,
Malt Kuapton, Jr.
Mrs. Malt Knrtpfoit;
.too Ltitiasi. n nhgfd,
Ed Ferrell; a butcher, and his two
littlo children, Irene and Roy.
Frank Riehardsotljrestaurant keeper,
Jolin Adams, a cirpeiiteL
Mrs. Charles Mauver.
-Ritter, a gardener.
Mrs. Will Lawson.
Louie Setigel.
Miss Holden.
John Badt, a farmer.
Mrs. Maggio Shehan’s infant.
h. Woahle, a butcher.
James Jones. Smith, a clerk.
Mrs.
The list of woitnded is a fearfully
long one; amt many more names wiil
probably bo added to the death roll.
The tornado was of such magnitude
that tho full extent of the damage is
not yet known. It swept straight
across the city, leaving behind a path
of desolation and ruin.
The scene following the first terific
crash of tho storm was one of awful
grandeur. Business blocks, handsome
mansions, hotels and humble cottages,
were razed to the ground and scattered
in shapeless masses. Several of the
wrecks caught fire and the inflamable
timbers burned furiously.
Tho city wits crowded with rural
visitors; many of whom were sleeping
at boarding bouses unregistered. For
this reason the number of victims who
perished in the catastrophe may never
be definitely known.
The federal court was in session and
there was a great many farmers in the
city, who crowded the cheap boarding
houses and wagon yards.
Business is practically abandoned
all over the city and men of all classes
are assisting in cleaning the debris.
Leaving Fort Hmith, tho storm
bounded by Van Buren and continued
down the river, demolishing every
thing in its patn. News from outside
points is meagre, but rumors of much
damage as far south as Alma are cur
rent.it being reported that a number
of persons were killed near that place.
MANY DEATH S BY E ARTHQUAKE,
Fifty I’eoplo On One of the Molucias Is
lands Killed.
An official dispatch received at The
the” Hague from Batavia announces that
capital of Amboyna, one of the
Molucias islands, has been completely
demolished by an earthquake.
The dispatch further states that fifty
persons were killed outright and 200
•were more or less seriously injured.
OREGON SENATOR LOSES.
Uolnmltlec On Flections Decides That II.
Is Not Entitled to Heat,
A Washington dispatch says: The
senate committee on privileges and
elections adverse Friday decided to make an
report upon Hon. II. \V T . Cor
bett’* claim to a seat in the senate
from Oregon.
The vote was 4 to 3 and was east on
partisan lines, except that Hcnator
Burroughs, republican, who was ab
sent, was counted upon his authority
in opposition to Mr. Corbett.
A motion was then made to declare
that Mr. Corbett was not entitled to
hie seat and was carried by the above
vote reversed.
POPULISTS AT ST. LOUIS
Jn Kesnonse 1 to Call l>r National
" r .. ” , '! ? n **‘
'
xhe oonferene : called by the nation
; al organization of the people’s party
met at St. Louis Wednesday and went
into executive session with about fifty
prominent populists present. Most of
those in attendance were tniddle-of
tbfi national executive committee of
the party olio had been invited havi/\,
appeared
fildfiilO iw Havana.
Mob Attacks Newspaper Offices and 1>0\
stroy Their Outfits.
Advices from Havana state that at
1 d b’elpcE Wednesday morning about
a huudfeu ariiiy officers; Jnceussd hr
the violent attacks made hy v gfittfe of
the.local papers on the genoral-in-chief
ami tho principal officers of tho Sj >an
ish army in Cubii, wont to thh print
ing offices of the daily journelS T.ff
mission and El Roconceu trail o and be
gan nmuSlilng the outfit, windows and desf roy
ing the printing iis wM) As Puff
ing the employes.
A mob of thousands followed, shout
ing, the "Long live Spain!” "Long live
finny I" “Long live tho volun
teers!” The dp{)’'ftrsnee at the office
of La Discussion of General Giuiielic’;
acting military "mmamler at Havana,
and General Solano, chief oi
prevented officer^ more serious outrages. The
El Diario then, do pipcKeded Iii Mfirifinfi; to tile office ffiptt of
shouting meanwhile “Death tfip Ro
in E!
ooncentiado” and "Death to La Dis
cussion.” But on the appearance of
General Farratlo the people scattered.
At hnlf-past 11 large crowds of eiti
zeiis ftpjjeared tipjibsitc (fio office of El
Diario do la Marina and hegaif cinffidf
ing the doors and shouting “Long
live Spain!” “Long live the army!”
“Dong live the volunteers!”
The gendarmerie dispersed the pot
crs. Order was finally established.
Central park has been transformed
into a military camp. There has been
great excitement among the authori
ties, who have taken all necessary pro
cautions to tnaliitalti order,
fUTTLKNHIP IS ItI Vlit.
Tho Maine May lie Ordered la fitUi For
Havana.
A special to the Chicago Times
Horald from Key AVest says that the
Sbfehnd-hlnss battleship Maine has re
ceived orders to hold lifetsfelf Hi readi
ness to proceed to Cuba at an instant’s
warning. The orders were received
by telegraph AVednesilay night.
In compliance with theso orders,
Captain O. D. Sigsbeo, commanding
the battleship, has made all arrange
ments ilS to get under way without delay.
has bfidri placed In Communication
With Consul General Lee; who Will
Cable hint whether Or not It is lleOos
sary for him to go to Havana.
A COURT SENSATION.
Lawyer OlYoreil to l’uy KxpeliSe* Ot r.ll
Important \Vltnenn.
One of the most sensational episodes
in the court history of Augusta, Ga.,
oeourred in the city court Wednesday
in the trial of a suit for damages for
830,000 brought by Mrs. Alice L.
Whitton against the Augusta South
ern and the South Carolina and Geor
gia railways Blocks for the killing of her hus
band. Whitton, while uncoup
ling cars on tho former road. Messrs.
Van Epps A Ladson, of Atlanta, rep
resented Mrs. Whitton, and Joseph
B. Camming, Bryan Gumming and
Leonard l’hiuizy represented tho
railroads.
The sensation occurred when Major
Jos. B. Gumming, one of tho counsel
for the defendant, introduced u letter
written in November by Ladson to a
witness named Revello, including ten
dollars and offering more if witness
would testify to certain facts.
When the letter was read it fell like
a thunderbolt, Ladson asked Major
Gumming to give him the letter. Gum
ming replied in a dramatic way that he
would not let the letter go out of his
possession except by order of the court.
He said; “I want it for a dual pur
pose; not only to use in this case, but
to aid me in barring the writer from
belonging to this honorable profes
"ion.”
FULLER’S SENTENCE REDUCED.
Glvviin Nov Trial anil Escapes I’cneten
tlary on Technicality.
W . B. Fuller, the inhuman father
w)to Hove ral months ago deserted his
helpless child in the woods near At
lnnta, (In., has escaped tho peniten
tiary through a legal technicality
Ful| er was convicted of an assault
wit }, intent to murder at the last term
^rmoftn years in"Hm^1^:1
tj ur y.
Fuller's attorneys claimed lie could
not bf! « ui,t T of a " to murder
because he had not used violence.
A motion for a new trial was im
, “IJ/neTa fwo'alir
day or Judge 'ought
Candler decided that the verdict
n °t to stand, and changed the sentence
to twelve months in the chaiugangand
a fine of $100.
WILL DEFEAT TREATY
The Opponents of Hawaiian Annexation
So Declare.
I’he senate now expects to get a vote
on the Hawaiian treaty earlier than at
first expected.
The opposition announced Wednes
day morning that as they aro certain
of enough votes to defeat ratification
they will not cause a delay by making
speeches.
IiepreKentative Livingston, of Oeor
gia, made a epeeeh in the iiouse Wed
newlay on the urgent flefieieney bill.
ffe supported the item, whieh imposes
the cost of transportation from the
assay office to mint on the owner of
bullion deposited.
INDIAN STORY A FAKE.
Report of Uprising In Indian Territory
Said To tie Unfounded
At noon Wednesday the Associated
Press correspondent at Bonth McAlcs
*er, 1. I., sends the following:
“The whole story of the Indian up
rising is a fake. The first account of
“Kent for the C., O. A U, railway at
Earlsboro, I. T., to tho train din
patcher at Kansas City,
RIOTS IX HAVANA MAKE CRISIS
IMMINENT.
WARSHIPS ARE AWAITING ORDERS.
All VVA.liington in 1 >iscUh.-lr,» ♦ h’e f.atcst
Vliase of an All- AhHorblng tjucHilou*.
hfCat Activity in Our Navy.
A Washington special says . It
is tho beginning of the end in
Cftb'ti That is considered to be the
real meaning of tli6 tinting in Havana
auu the results to which it is siii'O in
lend.
All Washington was talking war
The talk of tints among
tho factions of Spiiiiisli flofdiers mid
the sensational reports which had O iii
entire navy headed that way made u
deep The impression at the Capital Cily.
rlblhiit /Sets fire, of course, that the
hrts behn rekiilt gntieipSled of for soium
time as the interior dissen
sions over autonomy; thai the fltute
department fnrmed,, has been kept fully in
and that the real meaning of
the order lilt tbs ships (1 f the north
Atlantic squadron to vtlntht in Flor
id a bay is that they might be near Hie’
scene in case of an outbreak which
might call for their services.
The most, significant feature of the
deteh>|>i(ieiitfi fofinfi of Wednesday and
Thursday is Hi the international
dissension of which the riofinff is Hie
oiltwdfd find visible sign. This calf
mean only one tliitlj?. Afitonomy is a
failure and Spain’s possession of Cuba
is doomed.
Meanwhile, as has been said, tho
navy departfhent Is prepared for all
emergencies, and although the offi
cials repeat their statements that, lit)
orders have been sent to the ships ill
Florida waters to go to Havana they
have prudently shaped their pro
gramme so as to have a ship ready at
any moment that she might be needed
by Consul General Lee.
It is said at the department that in
ease at any time it should bo determ
ined to send a ship to Havana the
choice would fall on the Marblehead
rather than the Maine. The reason
for this choice probably is that tho
former is a swift cruiser and could
cross the strait to Cuba in much lens
time than tho Maine, while, though
unarmored, she would bo fully as ef
fective for the protection of American
interests in time of riot as tho heavy
battleship, During
tho day a telegram came to
tho department from the commander
of the Essex announcing that lie hail
sailed from Bt. Thomas for Port Royal,
so the fleet of American ships in West
Indian waters has thus another acces
sion, the Essex, though a training
ship, being still serviceable, espe
cially for landing parties.
Q nlNot Jtefttornd.
Further advices from Havana state
that about noon Thursday a crowd
gathered in front of tho offices of El
Diaria do la Maria shouting “Death to
Diario.” General Arolas used the
regular troops to reslore order and to
compel the dispersal of tho crowd,
Which kept up a continuous shouting
on the streets near Central park.
These people accuse El liiarlo de la
Marina of being responsible for nil the
attacks made upon army officers and
Hpanish residents in the islands. They
say that La Discussion and El Rocon
cent ratio received their cuo from El
Diario de la Marina.
HANNA’S TKIUMI'IIAI, MARCH.
Greeted Will, Ovations All the Way From
Columbus to Cleveland.
Hcnator Hanna was received in Cleve
' an '*’ **■’ Thursday afternoon Upon
his return from Columbus with enthu
»>“«m far greater than that which has
•»’"» accorded any public man in that
''‘rUe m!" was lustily cheered
along the tine of march, many busl
!"' HH llo " K,,H suspending
t,,r **'<’ tune being. A pub
! J v of Z iu P i of! ««
, uG
S,1 " at '"' " ‘"" a received an enthusi
ovation 1,11 al, '’"K the r "" t ” fr, "“
Columbus to Cleveland und at several
points made brief addresses to the as
sembled crowds.
INVESTIGATION IN ORDER.
Senate May lie Fulled Upon To l,ook Into
llaoiia’s Flection.
A Washington special says; it is:
understood that some senators have
been notified of the probability of the .
senate being called upon to investigate
the methods of Hcnator Hanna’s ro
election to the senate,
it iH Haid to be the purpose of the !
Ohio man age r« of the opposition to j
secure an investigation of Itepresen- j
tative Otis’ eharges of bribery by the
Ohio senate, au<l they have made the !
inquiry whether, formulated if the slate ser ate
forwards properly chargea,
they will or not receive the attention
! of the senate of the United States.
American* Arrested in Mexico.
WAmcrmans ^ebemSrSml aS
>ir, ‘ rigorously incommunicado, being
suspected of complicity ...... in robberies
, / *• great magnitude
For Doth Gold and Silver.
..
Representative bland, coinage of bill Missouri,
introduced a free tn con
silver the standard and declare* all
rules discriminating against the legal
/ tender of such coinage unlawful.
SUBSCRIPTION, One Dollar a Year.
ESTABLISHED 1880.
AltTHUK K. emu [UN,
Lawyer, Wnj er<?ws f G», 1
Telephone 18; P. O. Rox 173; office
rivet Appling, postoffice. Pierce, Practices regularly in
Clinch, Coffee,Ware,
Glynn, Camden, Wayne and Charlton
counties, composing Brunswick cir
cuit. Not 30-3)7.
HAllBER • • SHOP.
JOHN AUIUUM1K, rriiprMor.
IfMCKSHEAH, OEOBOIA.
Hair Gutting, Slmving,Dyeing,Sham
pooing/ etc., (lone at tho following
prices:
Cutting hair, 15 celtftt.
Shaving, 10 oonts.
Shamptfo,• 30 cents.
Blacking, 25 celth’ Dec !)-’97.
The Origin of Names.
I( I* generally conceded by English
speaking pGiple that such family
names as Smith, linker/ Butcher and
Armour arose from well-knoWn occu
pation* of some one of the early found
ers of the families. It appears that
tills custom prevailed In the far-away
past, as well tin fn modern times,
The famous Latin 0*nl»r, Cicero, for
instance, Is Bald to have derived hi*
nume from an ancestor who was tt fa
nioiis grower ot beans. ’Ctcer" Is the
Larin name tot a small bean culled len
til, wiliefi eiinstHtiled a very largo por
tion of tho food of those early people.
Some one of them appears »«> have
been a very famous grower of tho ten
tilff. hr, as they would say, “Clcers";
and It is i/m oaty to seo from till*
how “Cicero” was derived.
When naming a plant it* honor of
Home great man liberties are frequently
faketl In the orthography, and very of
ten the person Choaen Is more honored
irt the fianie than by anything special
that he did to deserve ft. The cele
brated French botanist Bullion had the
namlflg oi u plant from tho Island of
Jean Fernanndf! that had never been
before named or described, From that
Island ho had naturally the story from
Robinson Cruaoe in mind, and ho
thought, to honor Crusoe's man Fri
day, ho would glvd this plant Ills
name; but lie did not call It Friday,
but translated it Into the French name
of Friday—thut is (o say, tho sixth day
of the week, Vendredl, and the plant
became described In tho hooks as Ven
drcnla. No one would ever auspoct
frOrtl this name that It. was Intended to
honor Robinson Crusoe's sole compan
ion on tho desolate Island. Chicago
News,
Mute’s Recovery ol Speech.
A mu to who In ablo to speak Lull
Bit own himself nt Cromoattx, In the ar
rondissomont of Roane, on the Loire,
to the astonishment of Ills neigh
bors. Ho is twenly-flve years of age,
and, owing to an Illness, 1ms been mute
since tils second year, bill recovered
his speech by accident a few wcokR
ago. The young man, whoso name is
Gaiulard. was trying In vain to mako
his sister iimliTHliind that he wanted a
smoke, and suddenly exclaimed, "la
bile!" Since then lie has spoken regu
larly. Gaudanl, It scorns, wns only a
' mu,R no * 11 deaf-mute, and had been
-
a * school, though he could not respond
<° any question* put to him. His
mutism was probably the result of
partial paralysis, which disappeared
with age. Liverpool Mercury,
The Musical "Bike."
The threatened harmonious bicycle
* iaK eomo to pass, but, unfortunately,
It is at present, confined to Germany,
The musical monstrosity Is fixed to the
handle-liar, and by an Ingenious ar
mngoraent Is worked by the front
wheel. It will play for an hour at a
speed of ten miles an hour, and If the
rider has not been driven mail by that
I time he has only 1o touch a spring and
the machine starts off again as gaily as
( , V( , r If it should find a home tn this
country, which the fates forfend, wi
yhal) ,. xp o.r L non-musical cyclists to
„ K |tate for a license to shoot at sight.—
u , n(lon chronicle.
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: 12 Orta 12 ' ....Philadelphia .. “ 1546a. 8 60»i......
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:i 4»p f, sop 4 47a 10 Ola Lv Jesup.... Ar il 0 »
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) 1 2 “......Albany......“ I 1 80ft' 1 ft
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“ .. ..Cincinnati.. .. " ii oop 4 or.p; . _
No. 25 daily except Hunday arrives from Havanoah and leaves for Waycross at
llh( | Cincinnati via Jacksonville, Waycross and Montgomery, and Jacksonville ami
Nashville via Atlanta No*. 28 ami 7H between New York and Jacksonville. No. 21 be
tween Way wm and Ht. Louis via Montgomery, Waycross and Ht. Uoule via Albany,
Columtma, Birmingham uud Holly Hprlngs; Wayeros* and Nashville via Atlanta,
Waycross and Jacksonville, and Waycross and Tort Jnmpa via Jacksonville
Steamship* leave Port Tampa for Key West and Havana at 2.00 p. m. Mondays and
Tlirtrsdays. For Mobile 10 00 p. tn. Saturdays.
For further Information apply to agent. II. C. McFADDEN,
R, W. WKENN. A*slstnnt General Pnsaonger Agent
J’nesongor Traffic Manager.
Fierce County Directory.
County Officer*.
Obwuart—J as. I. Summerall.
CijKRK Sup. Court— Jolin Thomas.
Sheriff—T homas A. Davis.
Tax Collector— Thoe. S. Rauler
son.
Tax Receiver—.T ns. O. Waters.
CotmTY Treasurer —U. I). Bvontley.
Surveyor—W in. If. Bowen.
Coroner —Dr. A. I, R. Avant.
Jailor— TV. TV. Darling. •»
Ordinary’s Court, first Monday in
each month.
C'onnty Court.
Robt. G. Mitchell, Jr., Judge.
Sidney W. Sturgis, Solicitor.
Regular Session, second Friday in
each month. Quarterly Sessions, third
Monday in March, June, September
and December.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS,
VVM. M. TOOJlEIt,
Attorney ant Conns :llor at Law,
WAYOROSS, GA.
Offices: First Natioual Bauk Building.
»eptl2-901y
I " Alt. A. L. R. AVANT,
Physician A Sunor.oN,
l’attcrsou, On,
Galls promptly answered day or
night, from my rcsidonee. mar 3-96
JjR. J. L. SMITH,
1’fiYsioiAN A SumiEON,
8-1 90 Valdosta, Ga.
ANDimW B. KBTICH. K. ft. VTALKICa.
U8TEM & WALK Kit,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
BLAOKsnEAii, Georgia.
may 1-96
O. MITCHELL, Jit.,
Attobmet at-Law,
12 93 ly. Biackshoar, Ga.
^ \V. HTURGIH,
Attoiinky-at-Law.
Will pi'.aetico in both .State and Fed
eral Courts. Biackshoar, Go.
mar 15-94.
J. E. GOETHE,
1’HYHIOIAN AND BlIROEO.U,
may 1-96. Blnekshear, Gs.
w. T. WILLIAMS,
Physician and Surgeon,
Biackshoar, Ga.
Persons wanting my services at
night will find me at my resilience.
may 1-96 ly
tF no. J. o. ~
D 2
Biackshoar, Ga.
nroffcri his professional s- rvices to'
the public. Will go to Jesup first
Monday in each month.
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BROWN l BROWN!
DKNIiSTS,
BLACKSHEAR, GA.
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to the citizens of Fierce and adjoining
coil n ties. May J - “JO.
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