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m- fmmmm ttHeMfiePngnsi THI 0000 KOAOS MOVEMENT IV Xeotnms COUNTY. flw Mkial Om ef leDafle Cenaty. «T WltLTAH 11. COLLINS. al tbe Pont OOw Ga.. m Seeoid Cl* ■•Iter. at M. W. GROSS, Editor. Tbomsoo, Oa., Nov. 28, 1902, Subscription Rates. Om Tear, In Advance, $1.00 Ml NMNths, 50c fbNB NMWtllS. 25c A new i all road is talked of from Au gusts to Savannah. No man does bis duly to his God, who does not do liia duty to his coun try; the one includes the other. Carrie Nation has been Interviewing the Vanderbilts lately and raising the devil with smokers and wine drinkets as usual. The tax rate this year has been placed at 5.23 on the thousand. This Is 021 leas than it was last year. Not much decrease. Some of our greatest dulljes are get ting ou the right track after all. They can do a lot of good by following the gnat questions at issue rightly. A poet writes that his publisher lias Invited him to diue with him Christ mas. Thus it is, brethren, we shall all reap in due season if we faint not. Taking everything into consideration the Augusta Carnival was the worst thing that ever happened to Augusta. Such things are degrading and the truth is they all come from the North. They are singing the president's hear hunt on the stage aud in the song he Is made to kill enough hears to last a campaign. That is the ivay with the world. I wonder what those frantic black Africans will get up. No matter which way the Governor exerts his influence, the General As- aernbly could pass some good bills that he would be obliged to sign, and the General Assembly will buve no good excuse.for not doing so. There are reasons for hoping that a majority of the present Senate will in what they do and refuse to do, repre- sent the people aud the right. If so how different they will be from their predecessors. No man is a good Christian who is not a good citiaen. A ntau cannot be a good citiaen who does not vote right on every question that arises. lie must take a staud for the right no matter if his pgrty qr his candidate is defeated. Thare was a fearful wreck on the Southern Railroad Monday morning. Two persons were killed and several were injurted. The wreck was near Spartanburg, S. C., and a great deal of damage was done to the cars. Good roads are necessary to every county. This fact, which is a very plain one, seetus however, to have not been appreciated in McDuffie county ns it deserved to he until within recent years. Time was when our county roads presented much the appearance of the pioneer’s trail, and, in fact, out side of Ricbmood county, there wete no good roads to be found anywhere in this portion of the State. Now, in stead of McDuflle’s roads being “paved with single trees aod profanity,’’ ns in days of yore, through the adoption of a better method of work, they have developed into excellent highways— the beat, without doubt, in this section. On the recommendation of the grand jury, a road machine was purchased, a road force secured, and the county convicts, who had before been hired out to other counties, were taken home and put to work on MeDullic’s thor oughfares. This was in May, lsiiH. Al that time the movement was in irn in fancy, and, witli tiie exception of a thoughtful few, our citizens hud little faith in it. In fact, to the average the road machine was nr, object of ridicule. Hut the new system, begun when the late IIou. John A. Faucett was Ordi nary, aud continued under the admin istration of the present incumbent, lias been uniformly successful. By the use of the road machine, the road-bed, iustead of being flat, as under the old regime, has been elevated, and roads ! that formerly curved nwny like fence • rows and looked like cattle paths have • been straightened and widened, thus I shortening distance and providing , easier passage for vehicles. Hills that used to be fnvorlto balking places arc being cut down nnd long and tirygpmc sandbeds clayed. To instaoce the marked improvement in the roads under the new order, a few of them may be mentioned. The toad lending from Thomsou to White Oak enmp ground was, former ly, from Its sandy formation, perhaps tiie worst highway in (lie county. Hy the liberal use of clay, however, tiie heavy sandbeds have been covered nnd travel on it is mucin easier nnd quicker. Thu same defect, In n somewhat lesser degree, fornkcrly existed in the road from Thomsou to Sweetwater Church. Clay has been used here, with the same good results. Marked improve ment has also been made in the Thom son and Gibson rond. A few years back, the hill on the West side of Germany’s ereek, on t’^, Cobbhnm rond, was a serious drawback to heavily luden cotton wagons on their way to Thomson. They generally “gave out.” ou reaching it aud it re quired time and trouble to make the ascent. Now this bump of earth, created by nature in a frolicsome mood, has been leveled to such an extent thnt the vexation of crossing it is minimized. The traveler always knows wheu the limits of McDuflle are reached hy tho character of the roads he traverses. The comparison nt the highways of Warren, Lincoln mid Columbia with those of this county, is decidedly in its favor, and our roads, ns a whole, are better than those of Richmond. Re sides other vehicles, they are well adapted to the automobile. Money! Money!! MoneyUI If yoa have any money to lend or invest, or if yon desire to borrow any, call on me, as I can get it cheaper and quicker than any one in Thomson. MATT W. GROSS. Farms and Houses for Rent. if you have a house to rent, or want to rent one call on me. I advertise your houses nnd farms for rent. List them with me. Matt \V. Gross. THINKING OF BUILDING? are, why not let me figufe with you. You the MON good old MON and I want it. But I don’t wantyour money unless I earn it. I always strive Jo give SATISFACTION IN ALL WORK. rt am prepared to make you prices in WOOD, MUCK and STOXX WORK Any wori^ intrusted to me shall have my personal supervision. YOUH8 FOR WORK, McGREGOR McCOOK. Free To All Our Subscribers The Great American FARMER, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, The leading Agricultural Journal of the Nation. Edited by an Able Corps of Writers. Tills valuable journal, in addition to ■ the logical treatment of nil agricultural subjects will also discuss the great issues of the day, thereby adding zrfst to its ealumns and giving the fnrnicr something to think about aside from the eve y day humdrum of routine duties. Two for the I’rice of one: Within the next 30 davs we offer THE Me* DUFFIE PROGRESS, the leading county paper and the American Farmer Both One Year for $1,00. This unparalleled offer is made to ail new subscribers, aud all old ones who pay up all arrears and renew within thirty days. Sample copies free. * Address: the McDuffie progress. Buy Tour Whiskies of tho MniMifucfhrcrnnd save mid dle man’s profits. CL .1. Hi Distiller of PURE CORN WHISKEY At Valdosta the largo elephant of the Harris Nickle Plate Show became unruly and killed its keeper and caused considerable excitement among thepeo pie of that town. The beast was dually run down and shot to death. It is said this elephant has killed six other litepers. The General Assembly of Georgia is rushing ahead to make more appropri- at ions. They spend too much money and do not collect any. The Railroads are not paying their share of the taxes and it is left for the General Assembly to see after this. Quit imposiug on the roads by taking free passes and then you will have a better heart to make them pay their share of the taxes. The, sentence of Col. Ed. Butler, the 9t. Louis millionaire politician, to the penitentiary for three years, seems very light punishment for the crime of which ho has been convicted—-the cor ruption and bribery of city officials. If Matter had been a poor man, nnd had stolen a cow to get meat for bis family, he would probably have beeu sent to the penitentiary for a longer time; but being rich aod influential, he receives a light sentence for ustng his wealth to debauch public servants.—Savannah News. Several Important bills have been in troduced in the legislature this session, among which are, one to regulate as)e of cocaine so as to stop its use by peo ple addicted to the habit, one to work leiony convicts on public toads. Both of these bills wove.introduced by Hon. T. J. Felder of IHbb, who is develop ing considerable leadership and show ing himMlf to be one of (he braniest andboot members of the House. The peqple of. Georgia am watching Tom Felder wHk-eonstderable interest and they will some day show him their, ap preciation. He is right about working convicts on the roads, and. wanting to stop the use of cocaine. and denier in WHISKIES of nil tho leading brands. Tho host , quality for tho money Satisfac tion guaranteed or money cheer fully refunded. All I usk is a trial. Mr. G II. Emhiee is still with me and would lie glad nt any time to scire h^ friends Irom Columbia and MiDafiie counties. C. A. WYLDS, 833 liroad St., Augusta P. Sv—Make my place Ga. Tho report of the State railroad com mission, which is shoitly to bo issued, shows an increase of nearly half a million dollars in the net earnings of the railroads of Georgia. The',increase in the net earnings for 1002 was £452,- 181.45 and (lie increase in gross earn ings, £1,700,548 35. Tho report nlso ■hows nn increase in the mileage of Georgia railroads of 218.52 miles. The average gross earnings of the roads per mile for 1902 was £4,370.21; the aver age operation expense per mile was £8,005.47. Administrator’? Sale. GEORGIA, WAKBEN COUNTY. By virtue of an order of the Court of Ordinary of said county, will I»e sold at public outcry on tho first Tuesday In De cember 1902 at tile Court House In said county between the usual hours of sale the following real estate situated in McDuffie county as follows: One share In tho Bank of Thomson Mo Duffle county, Georgia, also five shares in the John E. Smith Manufacturing Co., Thomson, McDuffie county, uu. Terms of salo cash. C. W. MATHEWS. Adm’r of estate of J. L. Mathews. Executor's Sale. Tho Commercial Pacific Cable Com pany has Anally agreed to abide by the regulations laid down by President Roosevelt and will construct un inde pendent cable to bo operated under those conditions in time of pence and turned over to the Government in time of war. As a result of this agreement Secretary Moody has given to the com pany the surveys made by the U. S. Ship, Nero,and it is expected that with in six months the line will be in opera tion between the United Stales and Honolulu. Thence tiie cable will go to Guam and Manilla nnd n new line will be laid to some point in Chinn yet to be determined. GEORGIA—McDuffie County. By virtue of authority vested in n»o hy tile last will of Noel Humphry, late of sahl county, deceased, will lie sold nt public outcry, on the first Tuesday in December, 1U02, before the Georgia Railroad Depo-., In Thomson, said State and county, between the usual hours of sale, tho following de scribed tract of land, situated in McDuffie county, Georgiu, to-wlt: Tho Home PI tee of the late Noel Humphry, rontuiniug four hundred and forty-four (444) acres, more or less, uud hounded on tiie north bv the lunds of Mrs. Mattie Wilson ; East by tiie lauds of Mrs. Juuo Simons and Mrs. J. C. Johnson; South hy the land of Mrs. J. C. Johnson, J. p\ Shields and R. H. Pearce; and West by the lands of Mrs. Kinchen Hughes and Geo. W.May. Said placesituat- ed about two and omidialf (2J) miles from the town of Thomson. Terms of sale cash, purchaser to pay for papers. This the 4tn day of November, 1902. B. H. WILLINGHAM, Executor of tho will of Noel Humphry, deceased. Sheriff’s Sales. The Cuban situation was fully dis cussed at the Cabiuct meeting. Gen eral Bliss has goue to Havana to nego tiate a treaty which shall provide that Cuban duties ou American imports shall remain stationary, while they ■ball be increased 50 per ceut ou im ports from other couulrios and that, in return, n concession of 25 percent from the Dingley duties shall be allowed ou Cuban goods coming into this country. Geueral Bliss cables that he has found great opposition to the proposition in Havana, although ho is not yet dis couraged. The President and his Cabi net decided that no further concessions would be made, that Cuba was acting in an ungrateful aud illadvised manner and that in no instance would the pro visions of the Piatt amendment be waived, at least until a treaty had been negotiated. Incidentally it was slated at the White House that tbe present relations with Cuba were so acute that tbos*gapers which wished to befriend tbe administration would refrain from disctiMiug.thc situation. GEORGIA—McDuffie County. Will ho solil before tho Georgia Railroad Depot in Thomson, McDuffie County, Georgia, within legal hours of sale ot» tint Tuesday in December 1902, that tract of land in Dcaring District, said State and county, bounded North by land of Georgs Larkin, East by Joe Miles, South by Reese Hatcher and bam Dennis and West by John E. Smith's Drano place, containing fifty acres, more or less. Levied on under a tl. fa. issued from Justice Court 123 Dis trict O. M. said State and county in favor of John T. West vs. William Murray and A bruin Murray. Levied on as the property of defendants in A. fa. i Nov. 4th, 1902 E. W. HAWES. Sheriff. PROF. P.M. WHITMAN. SPREADING OUT. Our business is spreading out. Wo are doing a much larger busi ness than overbefoto. There must ito tome reason for this. Yes, it’s tue flour thnt does it. Our flotr sells on its merits. People who use it like it, because it does the best kind o! luking. That’s why they continue using it. Leaders in ajl kinds of GROCERIES A1STJD FEED STUFF ABBMT0K Mas. & m. £seft& Street* te* Is now ready to show Goods and to surprise our patrons with some extraordinary values. We curry this scusou the most complete so lection ot Clothing, Dry Goods and Dress Goods, mSt ' All the Latest Things and Novelties. OT7R. STOCK OP SHOES will match anybody’s and surpass many. * -Our Pride bus always been and is now our- IIMJIMY DKPARYMBNY Our lady patrons who have seen fit to patronize ua in the past will increase their patronage wheu they see what our Millinery Depart* men! has in store tor them. Augusta See Hive, A. COHEN, Prop. 910-912 Broad St., Augusta, Ga. m mo per gal* iieau* quarters while you.nan in the cify. W® claim to be the Lawcst Priced Whiskey House. We reully sell wbi*. key at low at £1 10 per gallon, nnd ntind you ; distilled whUkoj — not n ducoc- tlon of chemicals ■ • bat nt course lt'» new and under proof. ♦♦Casper standard” 10 Year old whiskey is a I’qnlii j. y ! It is actually produced by honest Tar Heels In the Mountain Section ot North Carolina by the old time process Every drop Is boiled over open furnace wood tires, in old style copper stills, in exactly tbe same way it was made by uur grand fathers a century ago. First rate whiskey is gold at £5 to £6 per gallon, but is not any better than “Casper ’s Standard.” I is tbe best produced and must please every customer Or we will buy ii buck with gob’—vr are Incorporated Under the Liw* of N. (J., with sn nutbirbed capital c.f $100.90000 and ’be Peoples Natioual Bank nnd Pie dmont t-avirg Bul k i f Winston-Salem, N. C., will tell you our guarantee is good. This old honest, mild and mellow whiskey is worth one dollar per quart, but 'o more fully intr.dm e •‘Casper’s Standard” we off r sample shipments ol ibis brand at half price, (pa eked in plain sealed boxes)5quarts £2.05, 10 quarts £5.10, Exprm Prepaid Anywhere in II. 8. All orders and remittance! In stamps.cash it by check. «tc..)i,s well aa request* for confidential prtoe list mast be addre-aed as follows : M. P. CASPER CO.. Winston-Salem, N. IT. S. A. |d*ts Owe* ssn Warehouse : No’s. 1045.46 Liberty and 1, 3, 4, nnd 5 Maple Sts WHET {1.10 PER GALLON. DUNNE & CARR, -DEALERS IN- WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. 1137 Broad St., Cor. Marbury, Augusta, Oa. tsape a nraoiAH?. M Orion Pniptly Attiidii to. Wl.i io Aigista 6fve Us i Trial. WRMT & -DEALERS IN- Liqnors, Wines, Tobacco and Cigars. «IVC8 FREE EYK TESTS for all defects * ug^griuOa Um proper gtossos mmI WAR- i eases cut into your frame while you wail. FREE OF CHARGE, I 2097thSt , Augusta,Ga j 1860 BROAD ST, A.TTO-T7ST A, »A. DISTILLERS Of HAMBURO CORN WHISKEY, viura « vum, Factor®, v Reynolds St., Aigista,Gt. Careful attention to nil business. OLDEST PAWNSHOP IN AUGUSTA teas* Waters A5I> Diam ond.-s GO TO LEWIS J. SCHAUL, RELIABLE PAWNBROKER, Jackson St., 1st Door from Broad Augusta, Oft The Augusta Bee Hive M. J. DOWNEY & CO. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL- TLIGiTJOR, JD A Gib-on *m Celebrated Pennsylvania Kye Hunter'jXelebrated Baltimore Kye Old Homestead Whiskey Old Overbolt Rye N. C. and Georgia Corn Whiskey * * “ Celebi — Agents for Celebrated Gin Phoaphate Paul Jones Whiskey and IPabst Bear. SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE JU6 AND BOTTLE TRA0E. 91G Broad Street, AUGUSTA, GA* CHAS. F. BAKER. JERRY T. SMITH. BAKER & SMITH, Cotton Factors. WAREHOUSE ON REYNOLDS, CAMPBELL ANB JONES STREETS. -A.TJ QUSTA, GhA.. Consignments of Coiton Solicited. Si@Y©s» tenges* laitels TILIHSTO -A.IsTZD GRATES. LARGZST STOCK! LOWEST PRICES! Tin Plate, Galvanized and BTuVk Sheet Iron, Solder, Copper, Zine, Tar Roofing and Sheathing Paper. Tla Ricfiif aid lilTHizid iNt Mitil Wort l SpoMiNV. REFAIRIITG PROMPTLY ZDOKTB. BAYID SLUSKY, 1009 Broad Street, Augusta, 6k PIERCE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE, Instructor*) in LITERATURE, MUSIC, BOOKKEEPINQ, ART AND ELOCUTION. FACULTY » Ed. L. RAY, Principal. Miss Luna Johnston, Miss Buford JokaiU, Miss Laura Jones Extra Teacher to be Supplied. Miss Mamie Harrison, Mnsie Teacher. School Building adequate and well arranged for School Porpoaea. Full Term begins Monday, Sept.1st, 1902. Expenses—Board iu families per month,$8.00 to $11.00. Tuition, Private Term. S/h, gthand 10th Grades : l*’ : jd, bth, JtA, 6lh and 7th Grades ; lst f ana Xd Grades : : •: | PUBLIC TERM. fx.00 per memtk. $1.50 per mlUt. $1,00 per «#*/£. All pupils will lie admitted free except those who have one OT more studies above the state school curriculum. Such pupils will pay 50 ceuts each per mouth. Non-resident pupils wilt be ehergeM regular rates of tuition. INCIDENTAL. FEES. Each pupil will pay 50 cents as an incidental lee on entering ecboel tor the Fall Term and also for tbe Spring Term. Pupils who enter tor tbe Public Term ulone will pay ouly oue incidental fee ot 10 eente —this to be puid iu advauce. advantages. A thorough preparation for College, a healthful location, tbe beet of religious and moral influences, excellent instructors in litenatnre, music, art and elocution, exceedingly low rates of tuition. A complete commercial course can bo bad at reasonable rata nf tuition by making application to the principal. v ‘ For further information write to or apply to \ ED. L. SAY, •r T. A. SCOTT, President Beard Trustees. The Atlanta Semi-Weekly •Journal and this paper for one year only $1.50, Subscribe now fffiTCommunications muirt reach us by Weuueaday dw* to insure publication- J