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Columbia Sentinel. I \ I.' I l.xf.’l- » J M ATKINSON, f IltnirV, <>*.. MVR<TT 11, IKWL PHT( eu oo i\ \i»v \\< i: EDITOIUAL NOTES. Th* rr.iiH crow will Roon be found prencnting hi* bill for corn. Mc**r*. Powell A H iidv. merchant* of Harlem. runde an nci/nment last Friday. Mr. E T William* ia the •aaignee. The Hnpren c h«* nflinned the dccieion of Richmond Su|»erior Court in tl < c-isr njoiiii t (icorge I Jiukvon. A* the corn planting aerwon ia near nt baud the Signal Service will oblige u* very much by deferring nil bliz zard* until next winter. Judge Roney ha* granted a charter to the now ga» company of Auguxta, which in a quiet but firm manner aita down upon a would-be monopoly. " Our esteemed contemporary, the AugnMa Evening New* Mill *j>eak* affectionately of it* nt'eil neighbor by the endearing title of "grandmother.” The newspaper that him not suffi cient principle about it to contend for justice to nil high or l< vv ia not worthy of support, and its death should cause no grout lament nt ion. Rev. Sam Jone* says one the prin cipnl charni ti rislK's of n Chicago au dience is to grab their hata and de part before the benediction ia pro nounced. The alleged modern Sodom is not alone in this characteristic. Bishop Beckwith has overruled the motion for a new trial in the case of Dr. J. G Annstiong. who has been convicted of violating his ordination vows, and fixed hie la-lilcuco to live years siiHpeiiNion from the ministry of the Episcopal < 'hiirch. Hurt well Sun. A gentleman who never makes an assertion that Im is unnblo to prove by cold facts or fig ures, says it costs our farmers 10c. a pound to make cotton to Hell nt !tc. This is a ruinous business, and the wonder is thut ths farmers manage to keep body and soul together. Even tho average pedestrian now rejoices that March term of Superior Court drnweth nigh, ns is evidenced by road working in the Republic of Columbia. Judge Roney struck the key note not long ago that has pro duced tho desired end in giving us Is-lter rsads. Let the good work still continue. Our junior editor often proves him self very useful, as shown a few nights ago when ho attended n tire and after the flames wi re extinguish ed had tho honor of presiding over the deliberations of the l.itsrnry Chib of the Sylvan City. He desires in the future a stntionary chair when he is called into requisition on «uch an oc casion. 'Should it ever occur, m tho course of human events, that the columns of this paper shall misrepresent even one of Hu most humble citizens, it will stand ready to admit the same, and, so far as m it lies, make amend* But when a point of fidelity to the claims of justice is at stake in an issue that involves the welfare of the Jicople, it still expects to treat matters without fear, favor or affection. Ono of the most horrible double murders that, perhaps, has ever stained tho history of Jhis State oc curred in Baldwin county last week in the killing of two Indian, alleged to have been dot* by the hands of a man named Erank Humphries. He. however, claims the deed to have committed by i party of masked men who assaulted him and the ladies as he was escorting them to his home on a viiiit to his wife. All the circum stances sojtu go to fasten the crime upon him. He is now in jail at Ma con. The Blue-Ribbon. Wo clip from the Augusta Chroni cle of yesterday the following special from Atlanta: To-day the Supreme Court decided the prohibition election cam s affirm ing the decision of the Bui>enoi Court. Il will !*• remembered the liquor men, in the name of John M. Clavfon, Nought to restrain the Or din’arv from declaring the reeult of the election Judge Clark reftiawl the injunction, and immisliately Ordinary Calhoun dcclan d the re»u)t of the election, and refused to hear the eon* test In the name of Scoville A Beer mnnn another case was brought, asking for a inandamu*, compelling the Ordinary to hear a contcat. Thia was denied by Judge Clark. So the whiskey men loitl all their eases. 'I he cases wore carried to the Supreme Court, ami when the argument took place the court did not even hear from the prohibitioiiist. Tim liquor men gave up long ago, and the decision veserda y was no surprise No more litigiition;will occur until the law ia enforced. The Augusta Evening News hiivh "It strikes us ns poor jwilicy in any Democrat to be handi aping the |'r< <d<nt"in his battle with the Re publican Senate.” lenoua Debilitated Suffcren From early Indiscretions, Excesses, Ac' If you will send me your name and address, I will send you by return mail a treatise on the cause and cure of nervous exhaustion, lost manhood, loss of memory, dimness of vision, ami all other symptoms arising from self abuse, overwork or study. Neglect, eiime-s of insanity and early death.— Address, T. W. Rier., 2l'.t Fulton St., Brooklyn, N. Y. au27-l • ** M H ItF.ALL, E A ft A ItDF.I.r.F., J. B. DAVF.MPOHT. Beall & Co., 612 Broad St , Augusta, Ga Druggists AMD DEALERS IN Seeds and Paints. \\ E tre in to well Drugs, Paints AMD At Bottom Figures. Luca* Ri*adv Mixed Paint*, 32 mKhilch, by gal lon or bbl. Atlantic l.< ail, Linavt <1 Oil, Tuqwntinr. Hrualo'H, KalHominc, Window Gliim* and Put ty- Writ© to um if you think of Painting. Spring Has Arrived AND THE Time to Plant GARDEN SEED IS HERE. I )on’t he induced to plant inferior seed. BUIST’S YOU CAN Depend On. U e guarantee each and. every paper. Send your orders to G. Barrett & Co., AUGUSTA, GA. Be sure to plant BUIST’S ami vou will never regrot it. G. Barrett & Co., AUGUSTA, GA HAPPY NEW YEAR! - - Slaughter of The Innocents AT No. 1, Railroad Street, HARLEM, GA. R. L. LAMKIN Still in Front With the biggest announcement of the sea son. He is going to make things lively for the citizens of Columbia. Realizing the power of that commodity generally known as ‘cash," he has determined to sell Goods as Cheap As Augusta or Anywhere Else. Will keep constantly on hand the following goods, which he guarantees to give satisfac tion : FLOUR, HAMS, SUGAR, MEAL. D. S. SIDES, COFFE, GRITS. LARD, TEA. RICE, SALT, CRACKERS, STARCH, SOAP, SODA, TOBACCO, SUGARS, SNUFF, SYRUP, MOLASSES, CHEESE. HARDWARE. TINWARE, WOODEN WARE. CANNED GOODS Dry Goods. Boots, Shoes and Domestics Shoes are wanted everywhere, Try Mulherin & Co.; don’t despair. No More High Prices FOR SHOES, SLIPPERS AND HATS. -VT-’-p hive rcr*vr<l our Suring Stock , which wan purchased with cash from the beat Faeto \\ Lie. ..f th. Northan.l Ln,r. We ,-m e.-c .led in Hrou.iug many great bargain*. Yon Ml I.HEHIN A < 0. would have sold you for fl. ! We quote Nome of our burgainn ■ Infanta’Kid Buttoned Boft aole Shoeso to 310 Ladini? Cloth Gaiters 3to 9 ......... 75 Infanta’Kid Iu e ShoeH Ito 3 25 Ladies Glove Grain i,aoe Shoes 3to 9... fl 00 .-nr! Ki I WIM. 11..7 • I.adli H'l’l l.i’le Gr'n Button d Shoes 3 toH.fl 00 Ch Id’! Pebbiet ini in I.ae.- Sic -'to 12 G 5 Ladies’ Kid Buttoned Shoe*, worked hole. Wia»»a PnI.IJc Gr.dn I .'ee Hl -a 11 to‘2. .75 3to H fl 25 Mb—a I’ebl.l,. Ill'll liutt’n'd sic ■l2to 2fl I)') ' Gents; Calf Tie* 6to 11 Z.-”;. 41 ,®“ I IjidieH’ Web Slipnerx 3to ■ L> I Genta Dress Shoes from $1 to 250 Ladie.’l’el.bk Gram Slipper-lit ■ 511 I Boys’Wool Hats . .from 15to » I adioH’Kid Cro.nu t Slii.perK 3to 7 50 Gents Hats from 35 to f 2 50 Ladies' Kid Opera Slipp, rs 3to 7 75 I Gents' mid Boys’Straw Hat. stofl 00 Everv day is. gala day in our establishments with the numerous euatomera after the Bonan zas wr'advei iin? So cique along and get your share ot the Bargaiust Orders by mail receive prompt and careful attention. Wm. Mulherin & Go., TWO STORES— 722 Broad St., opposite the Monument, 913 Broad St., sign of the Large Red Boot. GIBSON COTTON SEED PLANTER \ r i // u A J// ■ Price List: The Gibson Cotton Seed Planter, complete SIO.OO each. The Gibson Attachmeht for Dow Law Planter 4.50 eaeh. 01 The Gibson Attachment for Farquhar Planter 4.50 each. Apply to or address, W. S. LAZENBY, HARLEM, GA. JESSE THOMPSON & CO?, MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, BASI & DUNN Mouldings, Brackets, Lumber, Laths and Shingles. DEALERS IN Window Glass and Builders’ Hardware, Planing Mill and Lumber Yard, Hale Street, Near Central Railroad Yard, Augusta, Ga. ~— --- 111 ■■■-!—.- ■■ i, ijiei IMPROVE YOUR STOCK I The Tiotting Stallion Strathmore, Jr., will ma ’o. the Spring season at my farm in Co um ia county, four miles west of Harlem. , , PEDIGREE. Srd fourth - C-ie D. by Don . . . TERMS : cents to t*he<rJ' tor the season, sls for insurance. Fifty .bTe t° r m! ~ “I^- 0 Special rates may be made sos S. C. LAMKIN, HARLEM, GA.