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THE COLUMBIA SENTINEL. pallard & Atkinson, Proprietors. The Residents OF Columbia County MAY NOT SUFFER FROM Chills and Fever But the Livers of all of us will some time get out of order. As cotton is king in commerce, so the Liv er is king in the human system. We cannot live in any peace with this great organ dis eased. To keep it in condition to perform its functions use DR. GILDER’S uwb nu They invigorate the system, give tone to the stomach, relieve torpid liver, and re move all excessive bile from the system and impurities from the blood. Has been tried by thousands in the past twenty years, and found worthy the com mendation of all. Sold by all Drug gists and Merchants. G. Barrett & Co., AUGUSTA, GA, (HEADQUARTERS FOR »«- DiyGjods, Notions and Novelties 822 Broad St., Augusta, Ga. Since the fire of February 12th, which destroyed Masonic Temple, want of room forced us to be content with carrying a very limited stock compared with what we arc now prepared to oiler. Improve ments and extensions just completed, make our present premises—tivo floors, each IGS feet long by 25 feet wide—the handsomest, most commodious, best lighted anil best suited in every way for the dis play of goods, in Augusta ; and we challenge the South Atlantic States to match the stock for variety, completeness of assortment and care fulness of selection. More time and attention are devoted to its pur chase, than are spent on any similar stock in the South, and the result, will be apparent to all who inspect it carefully. On the shelves, and in reserve, can be found at all times full lines of every class of Dry Goods, Notions, etc., from low priced SUBSTANTIAL GOODS 'IO THE FINEST FABRICS end choicest designs produced in this coun try or imported from abroad; and without quoting figures in detail, WE GIVE A POSITIVE, UNQUALIFIED GUARANTEE ON PRICES AGAINST EVERY HOUSE AND EVERY MARKET IN THE UNITED STATES. M C mean to give satisfaction to everybody who does business with us; and whenever any article from out house does not come up to representa tion, the purchaser will oblige us by notifying us promptly, and we will make the matter satisfactory in every instance. Samples sent by mail on application. In ordering samples, please specify as exactly as possible the goods desired, and in ordering goods, state whether something else may be substituted or not, incace the particular article ordered is sold out. DALY & ARMSTRONG, AVGUSTA, GA. FOR SALE OR RENT. As I intend to leave Harlem next year, I now offer my House and Lot for Sale or i Rent, The house contains eight large rooms, a splended well of water in the yard, as good as any in the place. 1 erms to suit purchaser. For further particulars call on or address me at Harlem. Wo ®o AT J. H. PBABXT’S; Call and examine my Stock before making purchases. " E. B. SCHNEIDEB, IMPORTER, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN Fine Wines, Cigars, Brandies, Tobacco, Mineral Waters, Whiskies, Gin, Porter, Ale, Etc. A"ent for Veuve Cliquot, Ponsardin, Urbana Wino Company, Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association. 601 and 803 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GA. OUR WORKS’ Are Running BY STEAM, And Ready To SERVETHEPUBLIG Will Cast every day, as usual, and give best attention to Orders. Geo- R. Lombard & Co., Foundry, Machine and Boiler Works. Also Mill, Engine and Gin Supply House. Notice. _ V’"OTICE is hereby given that application “nutate sufficient to pay expense of night P Qarlcni, Ga- ; September 29, 1887. (SEMI-WEEKLA') HARLEM, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30. 1887 Dental Notice. F AMILIES desiring my services at their homes, either in Columbia or McDuffie coun ties can secure them by addressing me at Liu colnton. GEOIIGE PATERSON, Surgeon Dcntiwt. Dh» Da Peei’lzKls Harlem, Ga. OWING to mv many patro us, nnd a still broader field before me, I have determiii; ed to offer my services as a General I’raeti ,ioner at moßtlibora D.Tr E ErL E s. M.D. " s "’to rent, A good Two Horse Farm (on the edge of Harlem) with the privilege to increase it to a three horse farm for same rent. On the place is a dwell ing of 7 rooms, a large garden and a splendid well of water. Apply to Mrs H. G. Anthony. If lou Want a Good Article Os Plug Tobacco, ask your dealer for ‘W Rip’’ COUGHS AND CROUP USB TAYLOK’S tX W.*® S®-. M ■ wifi IML TJ Xu, xLa 13 I IM. The -weot gurn, •> gathered from a tree of the name name, i growing Along the entail «troatai In the Southern States, ton taint a RtlmulaUng expeelerant principle that Im>mm the phlegm nroducint the rarlr maraing enugh. and stlmn- I latei the child to throw off the fnl«e merubrano In ercup and I whooping-mngh. When combined with the healing raaei laglnoni principle In the mulltla plant of the eld field*, pre •ent* iu Ta non « Ch««o*ki op Swear Aum an* MuLLNtN the flneat known remedy for Cough*. Cimip, Whooplng-CenKh and Censumptlen : and ho palatable, any child l« pleated to take it A«k xm,r rfrurtist for It. Price, 2So. • ■<! ml. WALT2R A. TAYLOR, AtlarU, Ga. U»e DR. BIGGER KI'CKI.KBKBRY CORDIAL for Diarrhoea, Dysentery aud Children Teething. For eulo by all drngglata. Don’t Buy Until you h, find out the new Ihrt. Improve- WAfei.C""' Save the v 4|L.,*p&i middleman’s PROFITS. aarSEND for catalogues, .er J. P. Stevens & Bro 47 Whitehall Street, ATLANTA, GA. Tax Notice for 1887. I will make my rounds a« follows for the purpose of collecting Taxes due for IHH7 : At Dr J T Smith’s, District No. 1, Oct. 3rd J L Smith’s, “ “ 2, Oct. 4th Luke’s Store “ “ 3, Oct sth Dunn’s Chapel “ “ 4, Oct 6th Mrs P G Morrow's “ “ H, Oct 7th Grovetown “ “ 7, Oct Nth Appling “ *’ 5, Oct 10th SECOND ROUND At Dr .T T Smith’s District No L Oct 17th J L Smith’s “ “ 2, “ iHth Luke’s Store “ “ 3, “ 10th Dunn’s Chapel “ “ 4, “ 20th Mrs P G Morrow’s “ “ H, “ 24th Grovetown “ “7, “ 22nd Appling “ 29th THIRD HOUND. At Dr J T Smith’s District No 1, Nov sth .1 L Smith’s “ “ 2, “ 7th Luke’s Store “ “ 3, “ 10th Dunn’s Chapel “ “ 4, *• 11th Grovetown “ “ 7, “ 12th Mrs P G Morrow’s “ “ K, “ 14th At Appling First Tuesday in December, which will be my last day at the different pre cincts. All parties who do not settle by that time will find their papers in the bands of the Sheriff for collection. 1 will beat Harlem every day when not, at above named places, Come early and settle as the State needs money to pay off the Legislature. O. Hardy, T. C. C. C. A Point Well Taken. Augusta Gazette : How docs the Legislature reconcile its refusal to at- I low fen hours to constitute a working day for others with its claim of six hours as a working day lor itself? It should not let this question fail of consideration for want of a constitu tional majority. Tin 1 Harmonica. Our Grovetown correspondent sends up the following: At the ne gro campmeeting on last Sunday, while a good old African sister was exhorting the brudderen and sisters a jolly lad of eight summers was stand ing off at a short distance, blowing his harmonica with all the gayety and j mirth of boyhood, when be attracted 1 the exhorter’s attention. She turned toward him and said, “Boy, sto > that thing ! for God is looking on you with a frown right now." The little fellow being so deeply engaged, never heard a word that the old darky said. She threw her head to one side and cast ing her eyes round muttered, “God, if vou can’t do anything else with him, cripple him.” Addition Making Shorter. What word is that to which if you add a syllable it will make it shorter? Short.—Taylor’s Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein will shorten your cold god cure your cough, T<?rnis», $1 3*5 a Ycrur in Advance. Harlem Happenings WHAT 18 BEING DONE IN AND AROUND HARLEM. SQUIBS CAUGHT ON THE FLY BY SENTINEL REPORTERS —NEWS OF THE COUNTY CON- DENSED. —Cotton is still coming in nt n rapid rate. —Your cotton will ba classified now—evendown to “stains.” —Will Columbia county be repre sented nt the Piedmont Exposition ? —Some of our farmers are making preparations to sow oats. This is a step in the right direction. —Mr. W J. Hcggie, of Grovetown 1 wants 50,000 bushels of cotton seed Seo his advertisement in another col umn. —The building boom has struck the Sylvan City. A commodious dwelling is being erected on Main street. —Certain portions of the Sylvan City seemed like a traveling repair shop for dilapidated wagons a few days ago. —The enthusiasm of cuffy relative to the cotton field has somewhat cool ed down, and now he intends to tackle the pea crop. —Let it be iecorded, a few have come forward and paid up their sub scriptions’ to the Sentinel. Such vill be held in grateful rotnenibernnee. The Washington Chronicle and the Gazette have jointly agreed to ad vance the price of subscription to $1 50 a year. This is a stop in the right direction. —We are reliably informed that some of the farmers in Number Three will come out with only about one-fourth of a crop off, while the corn crop is excellent. —Our junior editor lias been so jouruiug in the rural districts for the past few days. The shortcomings of this department cannot, therefore, be charged to him. Notice is hereby given that my shop accounts are due the first of Oc tober ami all parties are requested to come forward and settle up. Highest market price paid for cotton seed and peas in payment of accounts. AV. S. Atkinson. —The public gins in this county have been very busy for the past three weeks, and judging from the appearance of the fields where the fleecy staple has been gathered, it will not bo long before the engine and gin can be stored away until an other season. —A. petition, signed by quite a number of the citizens of Harlem, has gone up to tte General Assembly asking an amendment to the charter of the town, allowing an increase of tax on real estate sufficient to meet the demands of the town authorities in paying the salary of a night watch man. —Everything is quiet on law range and in police circles, while friend Mat. interests himself by entertaining an occasional drummer, and, then, in turn cuts off a beefsteak with a sufli i cient amount of bone to give it weight. A stroll over on that part of I town will generally relieve the“b ues” ; while our inimitable friend discusses ■ some leading issue of the day. Personal Mention. Eb. T. Williams, Esq., of Au gusta, paid us a pleasant call on Wednesday. Rev. J. W. Ellington has been called to the pastorate of Reedy Creek Church for another year. —Our young friend Jerome Clary will leave for Virginia to-morrow to attend Washington and Lee Univer sity. Success to you, Romey. —Mr. J. W. Keener, after several years spent in Augusta, returned to his first love on We Inesday and is Dow a full fledged citizen of Harlem. VOL V NO 78 Ikwartl llffcri'tl. I Gov. Gordon has issued a procla mation offering $250 reward for the party who fired the gin house of Col. W. I’. Crawford, of this county, on the night of the 20th inst. A Wnmatfs Dress Is an important matter as 'regards their health. They are much more subjected to cold than men, and should bo careful Io protect them selves, but if tbey’contract a cough or cold they should take Taylor’s Chero kee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mul lein. Kill ITH BENEEICIAL EFFECTS UPON HARLEM (!) At an early hour Tuesday even ing a gentle rain began to full, which had u reviving influence upon all na ture, animate and inanimate. While it is too late to help the crops mate rially, still it will put the soil in good condition for sowing grain. The pea crop is too far goue to'be benetitted much. Also, the potato crop. But “’tis nn ill wind that blows no good.” we will not be troubled with dust for several days nt least, and perhaps some of our kind and considerate and we might add truth ful friends will say, the timely rains will improve the malarial condition of Harlem, and we trust when these so called malarial disorders are remov ed, that the parties who seem to have been so much interested in Harlem’s welfare, will come to the front, near to us, Christian-like, shake us by the haud and warmly congratulate us upon our freedom from so perilous state of affairs. A DES'I KIII TIIE BURIIMI. DWELLING OF JACOB DAVIS, NEAR DEANS BIIIDOE, DESTROYED. The Augusta Gazette of Wednes day says: At about daylight yester day morning Mr. Jacob Davis and family, who live nt Dean’s bridge,, about eight, miles from Augusta, were awakened by n roaring noise, and upon investigation it was ascer tained that the dwelling was on fire mid rapidly burning to the ground. The flames gained such headway that the entire dwelling mid kitchen were completely demolished. Mr. Davis’ family were removed without any in jury, Mih. Davis being nt present just recovering from a recent illness.— Loss amounted to about $1,200, and tliera was no insurance. Wiincn CtHiijly Colton I’ickertu Wa Teuton Clipper: A fourteen year-old negro boy living on Mr. Har per Coleman’s place, who hint the mi.-ifortum) to have his arm shot off during the lite freshet, beats the re cord for cotton picking. Though with only one arm, he picked 1,150 pounds of cotton in live and halfdays. This is better than most two armed negro boys could have done. Who can bent this? Three sons of Mr. J. Wint Norris, on last Tuesday, picked between them Oil pounds of cotton. This will seem more remark able when wo consider their ages.— The youngest about 12 years, • ickft'l 301; the next, about 15, 305; the next about 20, 305. He Traced Ihe Likeness- Valdosta Times: An enterprising firm in Valdosta has recently station ed in the front door certain dummy figures which me attired in full dress Miits, and they look very human. A few days ago u countryman approach ed one of them ui d, extending the hand, said “howdy-do ” The dummy neither seized the proffered band nor smiled nn acknowledgement of the salute. The boys in the house laugh (d, and the countryman seeing that he was “sold" walked on down the street. A f.,w doors bvlow a stiff young man, dreaming perhaps about his best girl, wus standing with bis features fixed and his back against the door facing. The countryman cast an inquiring glance into bis face, and then slapped him ou the bead, ; remarking contemptuously, another one of them dampbools I”