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CLINCH COUNTY NEWS.
VOL. IX. NO. • 11 ,
CANALBYCONTRACT
Invitation for Bids is Sent
Forth I Ul III bv uy Uncle UIIOIC Sam. cam.
A MONOPOLY IS GIVEN
Only Men or Corporations With Mil¬
lions of Cash Will Be Considered.
Control of Engineering Work
to'Be Retained.'
Invitations fer proposals to com¬
plete the Panama canal were issued
at Washington Tuesday the canal
commission and the form of contract
tinder which die work is to be done
was made public by Chairman Shonts,
who also gave out a letter written to
the secretary of war. giving the com-
missions’ reasons for contracting the
work. The contract provides that each
bidder must undertake the entire work
ol cou.stiaction. No bar will be of-
tered to corporations associating in
the undertaking, but they must be
legally organized into a single body
with which the government can deal.
Bidders *111 not be considered who
do not h» v *e capital of $ 5,000,000. A
bond oi *1*0.000 is required with each
proposal .nu bond of $3,000,000 will
be required from the successful bid-
der. The bidding is not limited to
Aniencan contractors. All eronosahi 1
are to be in before boon of December
12, when they will be opened.
Proposals are to be expressed in
terms of percentage upon the esti-
mated coal of construction, which Is
to be fltced by a board of five engl-
Peers.
The chief engineer of the canal com¬
mission is to be chairman of the an
gineeriug board.
The engineering board will also es¬
timate a reasonable time for the com¬
pletion of the canal and will agree
upon a system of premiums and pen¬
alties to be handed to the contractor
according as the work is completed
within or beyond the estimated c 06 t
or time.
The contract specifies that the com¬
mission is to retain control of all en¬
gineering work in connection with
the taxation of tbe canal, also munic¬
ipal engineering, the police, sanitary,
hospital and commissary departments,
n ess bouses, quarters, construction
and maintenance of buildings, opera¬
tion of the Panama railway.
Sixty days after signing the con¬
tract actual work is to begin on the
isthmus. No American employee is to
work more than eight hours.
Chairman Shonts defends the per¬
centage system of payment in his let¬
ter to Secretary Taft, as follows:
“This plan is being employed In¬
creasingly by the Ablest, largest and
most successful corporations in the
country.
“The government will get the bene¬
fit of the combined efforts of the best
and most experienced contractors in
Opoii
—OF THE LARGEST—
IN SOUTHERN GEORGIA—
We are showing (he best styles and beet fabrics of all th« famous
clothes-makers of the land.
SPECIAL^ ATTENTION GIVEN C. O. D. ORDERS.
Stetson Hats a Specialty
COME TO SEE US.
A. CONVERSE & CO,
VALOOS T A. GEORGIA.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF CLINCH COUNTY.
HOMERVILLE, GA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13. 190(i.
the world, each in charge or u depart-
meat, in which he is a specialist and
co-operating with other specialists,
1 'The government will secure the
! co-operation of these contractors in
keeping mechanics of all classes.
j .. By retaining control of the wor*
and exercising strict supervision
through its. engineering force, the
j government, will protect itself against
i cheap or faulty work.
“The contract will be more flexible,
| Finally a termination of the contract,
I should it become necessary, will he
less disastrous to the contractors,
while a resumption of work would bo
easier to the government on account
of its close relations thereto.”
The canal, under the contract, can.
be constructed with bettor results
than it can be done by the govern¬
ment, Secretary Shouts says. It would
take the commission years to get
men and build up departments equal
to those now controlled by the lead-
lug contractors, according to the let-
ter
i ELEVEN CENTS THE SHiBOLETH
- Of National Farmers' Union—Presi¬
dent Barrett Calls Meetings.
Two million farmers and business
men will get. together in the 800 coun¬
*> iint * parish meeting's, which Presi-
dent C. S. Barrett of the National
Farmers 1 nion. has called to be held
urday, throughout October the 2P, cotton for the states purpose on Sal.- of J
1aRlng action upon and urglng thr
holding of all cotton until it reaches,
and is firm at, 11 cents.
At those coun,y a,ld l )aiish meet¬
ings, business men and others inter-
ested , in urging up the . price of .. cot-
ton are expected to join with the
members of the Farmers’ Union and
thereby swell (he attendance in every
section.
' This Is the most Important and :
extensive movement which the Farm-
els' Union has yet undertaken,” Pres- ;
ident. Barrett said, in speaking ol
the matter.
■'Hundreds of thousands of business
men and others interested in thj,s im-
portaut movement will meet with the ]
county and parish unions on October
20, and we confidently expert to have
an to aggregate meetings attendance on these 700 j
S00 on that day of 2,
000,000 parsons, all working toward
the same end—the holding of cotton j
for 11 cents. j
“These meetings all over the south i
v.Ill take up the question of holding !
I ton off the market until it is firm
S 11 cents, and you will see that, !
I y will hold it until that price is
S thcotning. We have got strong !
? cos back of us and there is no I
2 lbt of our success.”
A SKIDOO OF GAMBLERS |
Occurs at Hot Springs Under Fire of
Law and Order League.
Forty years of gambling came to a i
spectacular end in Hot Springs, Ark.,
Monday, when the City Improvement
Union, of five hundred citizens, clos¬
ed thirty gambling rooms and gave a
battalion of gamesters a few hours
to leave the city.
Five hundred gambler., cappers and
women, left Tuesday.
A DEAFMUTE WEDDING.
All parties Connected With Ceremony
Were Deaf and Dumb.
Miss Carrie Anna Wall of Augusta
and Alexander Denham BstiB of Sa¬
vannah, both of whom w ere dea' and
dumb, were married at Augusta Wed¬
nesday by Rev. O. .1. Whilden of Bal¬
timore, also a mute. The bridesmaid,
likewise, was a mute. The. groom is
a no phew of Colonel J. H. ©still, pro¬
prietor of the Savannah News.
DliAMOND BEDECKED NEGROES
Held at Pulaski, Va, on Charge oi
Robbing Philadelphia Woman.
Marshall Parker, colored, and his
mulatto wife, who goes by the name
of Lillie Russell-Brown,Butler-Parker,
are under arrest at. Pulaski, Va., on
(he charge of theft. The couple had
jewelry on their persons to the value
i f $10,000 and Parker had $400 in
money. They are wanted in Philadd-
phia, where, li is alleged, tho wo
man robbed tbe home of Mrs. Mary
Tateni, who resides at 2052 North
°ark avenue, that city.
| GEORGIA STATE FAIR
,
Opens at Atlanta Under Aus-
DirioilS JJILIUll® U! f!iITIItTl'it3nCG^' I LU MlolallUCOi
_
RECORDS ARE BROKEN
j Many Home-Comers Register and Vasi
i
Crowds View Excellent Exhibits
j and the Many Amusement
j Attractions.
j
The gates of the Georgia state fait
i swung open at Atlanta Wednesday
i morning at 10 o'clock and the first,
day of the home coming of Georgia!
■ born was on to continue until Octo-
her 20.
Gaily bedecked buildings crowded
with countless exhibits and scores
of attractions dotted the grounds be¬
neath clear skies.
The opening day was one of the
most auspicious in years, and visit¬
ers from every section of the United
States gathered in happy unison to
witness the inauguration of a season
that promises to bo the most success¬
ful in the history of the state.
Although the first day had been of-
iiola.llv designated as the beginning
0{ tbe hwm , comiRg rett)lloM( visitors
from Georgia as well as the other
S ( a t es passed through the turnstiles
that were kept busy checking up the
little pieces of pasteboard.
From the first hour that the gates
were thrown open until late in the
afternoon the happy crowd passed
through, distributing themselves to all
portions of the grounds, finding their
chief points of interest in the big ag¬
ricultural displays In the government
building and the shows that consti¬
tute the midway.
Among the first of the home-comers
to arrive was O. B. Thompson of Pan¬
ama ci t v , Fla., who promptly reg-
i8lcred !Uld V /as g hen badge No. 1.
Re had not been in Atlanta since the
day that Sherman occupied the city,
and met many others of the same
am1 order,
During the afternoon the crowds
increased and records were broken for
the firsl day | )y 2 :30 o’clock,
Every department of the fair was
in readiness when the turnstile be-
ga „ , t0 c i|ck. The agricultural exbib-
its that were the pride of last season’s
fair were eclipsed by the displays
that had been prepared. The machin¬
ery exhibits were also in place and
the steady wheezing of traction en¬
gines, wind mills and farming steam
devices mingled with the cries of
the miduay spielers.
As promised the county exhibits
proved to bo a great feature of the
exposition and it was acknowledged
on every side that the display this
year is far and away the best that
has ever been collected together in
Georgia These county exhibits are
under the general direction of J. T.
Williams of Haddock, Jones county,
and this well known Georgian was
congratulated on every side for the
fine showing made.
These exhibits are of the kind that
must make every Georgian honestly
and truly proud of the Empire State
d the South. From the mountains and
“red old hills” of Rabun county to
the shores of Camden county the re-
fCv.r'iPL- iudustriefs and manufactures
of the state are displayed in a way
that, make.-; each trip to the park a
real and practical education in the
present prosperity which is the hap-
py sb.are of the commonwealth. Not
only are there thousands of varieties
of fruit, grains, vegetables, etc., but
some of these articles are of the cer-
tain prtze winning size and admirably
and artistically arranged.
What Ails You?
Do you fee! weak, tired, despondent,
have frequent headaches, coated tongue,
Mtttf or had taste in morning, " heart -
Sroat t £ ^ lh ea«n6- ga s , tom^h r gnaw or
\ hern, foul-broasb, dizzy Spells, poor or
Variithle Ifniptoma? appetite, naueea at time* and
kindred
the^aboveT^wjgtoms If yoibfcaye 4H5 ; rtmaMerable number of
froin'Wlloiisn^sTHrpi.d are WKh suffej^ng
liver indl-
?ejtioii>sjd?^pct5s«t> Slgftkiil.Discovery Dr...llicrc£LsJMd«ia
is. made u p of the most
v-fhia cs known to
mod It a soffinof: fflt l u; fietmanurn^uBc ot
hliS aB M i m ni g w i i Uorift .. H Is a most
efficient ___________ liver invigonttorrstOffiSeh tonic,
bowel regulator and norvo strengthener.
The "Golden Medical Discovery ” is not
a patent medicine or secret nostrum, a
full list of its ingredients attested being printed
on its boUlo-wrappoS, and under
oath. A glance at its formula will show
that It contains no alcohol, or harmful
habit-forming drugs. It Is a fluid glycerine, extract
hiado with pure, triple-refined
of proper strength, from the roots plant^, of the
following native American forest
viz,, Golden Seal root, Stone) root, Black
Chorrvbark, Queen’s root, Bloodroot, and
.Mandrake root.
The foftowintr host loading others, medical authorities,
among a of extol the foregoing
roots for the cure of Just such ailments Bartlmlow, as the
•M, above symptoms Jefferson Indicate: Med, College, Prof. R. I’liila.:
I).. of i’ti.; Prof.
H.C Wood. M. a. of Unlv.of Prof. Edwin
M. Hale. M. Prof. D . of Hahnemann King. Med, Author College,
Chicago; American John Prof. M. D., M. Scud- pf
dor, M. D„ Author Dispensatory; of Specific Medicines; Jno. Prof.
Laurence Prof. Jdhnsbn. M. If, Med. Pept. M. Univ.of
N. Y.i Finley Ell ingwoixl, 1).. Author
of Materia Medina and Prof, in Bennett Medi¬
cal College, Postal Chicago. Send ft. name and ad¬
dress on Card to Dr. V. Pierce. Buf¬
falo, N. Y„ and receive fret, booklet giving
extracts from writings of all the above medi¬
cal authors and many others endorsing. In the
strongest gredient, possible which terms, each and every in¬
of "Golden Medical Discov¬
ery ” Is composed.
Dr. Pierce's Pie as ant Pellets regulate They and
Invigorate sto.. ueu- . ■h. . liver and bowels.
may he used in conjunction with ’'-Golden
Medical Discovery”If bowels are mneb con¬
stipated. They’re tiny and sugar-coated.
Railroad detectives at Cliickasha,
l Okla. T., searching for lost tools
taken by shopmen, found that one
* employe had hauled away a locomo-
! five cab and attached it to his house
for use ns a kitchen.
§ evraro of Contain Ointments Mercury, For Catarrh That
smell a-i rm’roury and completely will turely ilerangethe dsslioy the whole sense o(
tem wlu-a entorlug it througn the sys¬
mucous
aurhic.es. Such articles should never he used
sicians,ns axcept on prescriptions damage they from reputable phy¬
tho will do is ten fold
, to the good you Can possibly derive from
them. Hall's Catarrh (Jure, manutadurotl
by F. .1. Gheaev & (Jo., taken Toledo, O,, contains
no mcoury, and is internally, acting
directly upon t he b ood and mucous surfaces
of the system. In buying Hall’s Cater h Cure
beure you get the genuine. It Is taken in¬
to nally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F.
J. Cheney A. ( o. Testimonials free.
Bold by Druggists; price, 78o. per bottle.
Take hull's Family l’Uls for constipation.
Asia bought $105,000,000 worth of
American goods in the last fiscal year,
a decrease of $23,000,000 from 1 905,
but an increase of $30,500,000 over
1904.
TERRIBLE SCALP HUMOR.
Jlvail Covered With Humor Sorer, With
XjrtSH of Hair—Another Speedy Cure
by ( utlvuru Remedies.
“Ail my life I had been troubled more
or less with humor irt my eealp, but about
a year ago it became worse, and my scalp
was covered with little sores, which
itched so it nearly made me crazy; my
hair also began to get dry and fall out. f
tried all kinds of hair restorers with no
effect, and I was nearly discouraged, but
one day 1 was reading in a paper what
the Outicura Remedies had done for ecalp
diseases, and decided to make a trial. I
got a cake of Outicura Soap, a box of Cu-
ticura Ointment and Outicura Resolvent
Pills. I used them according to direc¬
tions, and soon noticed a difference; the
tiny sores on my scalp began to heal, the
itching stopped, and my hair began to
grow thick. I have used only the one
cake of Outicura Soup, one box of Oint¬
ment and one vial of Pills, and now 1
have no humor on my soalp and my hair
is soft and silky. Miss Mayzie 0. Atkins,
Box 32, East Orleans, Mass., Mar. 19,
1905.”
WITNESS ASSASSINATED.
Private Detective Killed After Testi¬
fying Against Texans.
At. Groveton, Texas, Tuesday night,
F. R. Nyer, a private detective, was
shot as he stood on the steps of the
court bouse after testifying against
certain Trinity county, Texas, people.
He died Wednesday morning, He
had been brought to the town by the
sheriff as an attached witness.
No human hand touches
D* PUCE'S
mi EAT FL AKE CELERY
F §@0
from its first process of manu- j
facture until it is served for the i
table. It is composed of Wheat, i
Celery and Salt. Not a trace of j
any other substance. Its daily
use has a tonic and laxative ef¬
fect. 38
W cents a package.
Fop sale bv a9! Grocers
50 CENTS PER YEAR.
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* H. J. PBAGLER, President. H. J. DAME, Cashier.
if- -» W. T. DICKERSON, Vice President.
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%- + HOMERVILLE, GEORGIA,
i i f CAPITAL STOCK, S25.O0O-GO-
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■- DIRECTORS:
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t » h. J. Peagler, W. T. Dickerson, R. G. Dickerson, I-I. J. Dame, G. M.
Dame I). E Kirkland, S. A. Sweat, F. B. Sirmans, W K. Peagler.
-■ This bank solicits the accounts of individuals, rner-
chants, farmers and others, and will extend every accom¬
modation consistent w ith sound banking. ~ V, o want your
i business, and will make it to your interest to deal with
us.
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TEE CITIZENS BANE
of Valdosta.
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Capital and Surplus $320,000
J. F. LEWIS, President. W. H. BRIGGS, Vice President.
W. COLBY, Cashier.
DIRECTORS—J. F. Lewis, W. H. Briggs, O .Converse, T. B. Con¬
verse, J. G. Stevens, W. II. Griffin, T. S. McKey, J. W. West, .1. L.
iStaten.
Stockholders’ Liability to Depositors $120,000-00, Additiona! to our
Large Capital and Surplus of $320,000.00.
We have rhe largest ’Capital and Surplus of any Bank
between Macon and ,1 acksonville. We are the designated
depository for,the State' of Georgia. We pay interest on
deposits in our SAVING DEPARTMENT, the interest com¬
pounded quarterly.
The policy of this Bank, to be strong, to be liberal, to
servo its depositors safely and well.
We solicit the business of Merchants, Farmers, Banks,
Manufacturers, anil others, promising courteous treatment
and prompt service to all.
Stanley’s Business College
MACON, GEORGIA. a
Success is yours if you attend a good business college. We will
qualify you and secure you a position. Write for catalogue.
Q. W. H. STANLEY, President.
THOMASVILLE
BUSINESS COLLEGE,
THOMAlSVI LLE, GEORGIA.
The Keystone of Success is a G pod BUSINESS EDUCATION, It
you are interested, write for particulars.
V Anson W. Ball, President*
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C. B. Peeples,
VALDOSTA, GEORGIA.
3 Brick,
.1 Building and Fire Proof
Lime, Cement, Plaster & Hair.
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5 Paints, Oils, Leads, Varnish J
a-
Brushes; “ “ Is! CD CO l
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and Grates
'4 McCORMICK MOWERS AND PARTS FOR SAME.
4 HORSE RAKES, IRON AND WIRE FENCING.
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