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THE KNOXVILLE JOURNAL. ! } VOLUME i; Items from (teres. 'those who attended the camp meeting at The Rock Sunday* from this- place were Mrs: S. W. Hatcher, Miss Mattie II a toiler, Mr. .T. L. Harrison and wife, Miss Mary Lizzie Harrison, Messrs. J.- P. McNeiec, 11. B. Harrison/ Willie Harrison and Addiei Jheksen. Col. McD. Stroud,' of Anthony, Flae was in town one day last week. Our farmers prefer to wrap their cotton iti duek. than pay such, extravagant prices for bagging; Mr. Henry Jackson, of Williamson, was in our vilic.Snnday. A farmers A) fir nee club was organized here Saturday by Mr. Ash Spiders with thirteen members. The following officers eidetsd;. E: S,. Hicks, President ■ S. M. My rick, Vice President; S. R. Harrison, Chaplain ; J. L. Parson*, Secretary; J. L. Harrison, Treasurer ; Dr. T. J. Dewberry, Ihetarer; J. U. Persons Asst. Lecturer. Ts A. Brown, Doorkeeper. W. T, J. J. Bazcmorc, Assitant Doorkeeper. Yucatan, After the 01(1 IVay. H. Baker of Atlanta isea candidate fo county treasuecr of Fulton county on the following platform issued by himself; “vYhig ticket—To all lovers of Henry Olay and old line-whig principles. Whereas. I tarn opposed to democrats and renegades, and believe in those principles that render¬ ed Henrv Clay dear to the American people ,. aad, whereas, I hold in memory dear those* principles of the old line whig party that redeemed our nation from bank¬ ruptcy and ruin, and brought her out of financial chaos and ’ set her upon a solid foundation; and whereas, I believe in the people rewarding those who never turned their coats; who-never sh-ifa gun, who in times of war wanted peace, who when the battle was on sought the friendly shelter of the woods, who believe in an opeu count and a fair ballot, etc,'’ lie goes on- to say Use wh i can give a bond for a million; tan sweep Fulton county from stem to stern, who can run the office to suit t he men and administer the funds to suit the women.” Wuslied in Watenuefen Miss-Carrie Townsend, south St. Louis, ells the following; “I always have feei¬ ng of pity for girls who have florid or sal. low'complexion, or whose faces are bespatn ed with freckles, looking like they had been whei a bran bin bad exploded. 1 feel sorry for them*! not because of any harm that the freckles do, for really’I think them nice* as they are evidence of a pure, light and healthy ccmpelxicny. but because the removal of them or ihe sallowness is so easy if they only knew how. 1 accident, ally discovsrcd a sovereign remedy a cou¬ ple of years ago, which cost next to noth¬ ing One day the plumber shut our water off and I couul get none in which to wash my face, I was - fearfully soiled, and,look¬ ing out the 1 window just then, I saw a fnieud-ipproachiog. to call on me. Glancing about me I noticed half of a watermelon from which the meat had been removed seme time before. It was partly filled with juice, and I lustily washed my face, in it. The remit was bo soothing that I repeatedly,washed myyface in that man ner. Judgo of my astonishment, a few days later, on seeing that t there was not a freckle left on my face. A number of my gjsl ft ends-then tried it, and the result KNOXVILLE, GEORGIA., AUG. 24 1 1888: was a great beautifying of countenance. No matter what is wrong with the face, the juice of the watermelon will rectify it and produce clear skin. a5iK-.y;<. At liis home near Knox ville on the inst., Mr- Willie Smith, son of Samuel Smith. He was about twenty-two years of-age. A Rorrible tSatscceiasrsc. The transmission of the fearful effect.-ror" contagious -blood poison is the most horrible inheritance which-any'man can leave lo his innccent posterity, but it can pe certain 1 ly mitigated and iu the majority of cases, prevented by the use of tbe antidote which Nxi"fiTC furnishes;-, and - which is found in the remedy known all over the world as Swift’s Specific—commonly called “S. S.S” Mr. J. H. Brown,of Hornellsville, N. Y. writes: Three years I suffered with this horrible disepse,-. Swift’s Specific cured me comph tely. Prof; Edwin- Baar, 234 E. 22nd st. Ni Y. writes: Swift’s Specific cured me of-a fearful case-of Blood-Poison. Iir. B. F. Wingfield, of’ the Soldier’s Home, Richmond. Va., writes:. Swift's Specific cused we of a fearful ease of Blood F oison/ Dr, W. K-. BKggsj Brooklyn N, Y. wiites: lavas a perfect waedk from Blood Poison. Swift’s Specific restored health and hope and I am well t -day, C. W. Langliill, Savannah, Ga, I snf feretl long with Blood Poison;- I- ttied Swift’s Specific and am perfectly well. A. W. Buql, of Power’s Hotel, Roches¬ ter N. Y., writes: It is the best blood remedy on earth. I cured myself with-it. I recommendednt to a friend and it made him weHl. Mr. F. L- Stanton, of the SmitbvillcjGa.) News, writes that a fiietrd was afflicted with a ease of Blood Poison, and two hot* tics S. S. S. effected a complete cure; A 3*'e-v»- Hr-otcs. The Rice and Hammond contest for* the senatorship is full of life, There is- no zeal equal to that which attends a race for office. It is / probable that tbe Stato 1 fair very this year will bo far ahead of all that have proceeded it, Crawford -nowdias her rail¬ road facilities and ought to be represented in agricultural exhibits and contests fur prizes at the approaching fair. The yellow-fever scare has about subsid¬ ed in Florida. There hasn’t been suffioiont cause for-such great fear. There is talk-of Speaker Curlisleiand Mr. Blaine-entering into a juiut debate on the tariff question, in some of tho leading cities. Mr. Carlisle stands on solid ground and is well qualified in every way to meet Jim¬ mie Blaine on this issue, Blaine does not oppose trusts: • but, cn the other hand, favors them. Blaine is evidently a Blaine man at all times. The Atlanta Constitution considers Mc Kiuley “the ablest Republican in America.’’ Democrats iu this part of the country- are not so much interested about who shall be* shall be greatest iu Republican ranks, The net iuciease in valuation of property' returned for taxation this year by one hundred and thirty-six Georgia counties; last year, is $. 11, 240, 000;. The labor question in Georgia is n prolfkrft that necessarily engages- the attention of all thoughtful' people and one difficult of‘solution. • Farmers are com od tu contend with labor that minreliable 1 in almost‘every respect; ISIaine- wasunthusiastlcatly'welcomed on his return to New York from his extended European trip. He is yet very popular with the-political party of- his faith order. fritate and- National elections will soon call voters to the polls-. No one should be inifferent about tbe matter of voting-In these elections, for we all have in them a common interest. Combined capital is hard to down. In numbers of cases coaxing accomplishes much more them the ordinary effort to drive ft is the best and only safe plan to follow tbe suggestions of sound, unbiased judg¬ ment. Travel slowly and study well the route. Congressman Carlton has been renomina¬ ted in the eighth district. Georgia will return nine out of ten of the former repre¬ sentatives.to Congress. Hon, Thos. M. Norwood will be succeeded by Mr. Lester of Chatham, Oftentimes the cart gets before the horse in matters-of importance. When this is the case, the whole concern is sure to go opposite to rhat desired. It is well enough for any man or - class of men to be sure of being in the proper position to d- Jhate to othors, before indulg¬ ing too much along that line, Individual persons, organized societies and bodies corporate can, iu. a few moments* make that eanisof'bfe-remmTeddn' years. Always look before you leap. Every 1 mnu is immediately interested in pubic enterprises in his-county, wheth iie feels any interest or not; for ‘whatever to the ben fit of u community helps, in some way, each individual that community. So one can live to bimsoltV The following mode of packing.cotton suggests that there is always an econom¬ ical way to do anything. It carries us back iu Ihonght to the trying days when rye was-substituted for coffee; The farmers living around High Shoals factory have- agreed io take their cotton packed with • three pine boards-on a side at the same price as if-it 4 was packed in The farmers are now busy cut¬ ting and splitting their pine boards six long, and all of their crop will be put in these packages. They claim that has gone up, to suck a price that cannot afford to buy it, and that it pay the iactory to buy cotton with around it. Do the people of Knoxville expect town to prosper-and atthe<same time hold'ifrom their school a large part of 1 - Patronage that should • be- given it? suoh-expectations exist, the foundation less secure than that of a house built on sand, Tbe capital of this country is controlled and mampulatedbytan-alihost'infinitesimal percentage of Its people; Gan this kind concentration be throttled byafew men are dependent on their daily exertions for support, within a few months time 7 producers in our country must fiist recover NUMBER 311. lost ground—get back to the place where they 1 will bo enabled to exercise more con¬ trol over their articles of probuction—then 1 asm natural and inevitable consequence all business affairs will be lighted despite all ; opposing- elements. The people of our county have talked for years ofnvhat might,could, would or should have been done. Let one year be devoted : to hard 'work -aftd more will be accomplish- ed than has been by the talk through all these years. If high bagging-were this only obstacle, the farmerr of- the cotton growing section could smile over the little pressure from this source. They have allowed themsclves ■ to be bound hand and foot, and there are ■ hundreds of tilings besides high-priced bagging that demand their immediate at- tention and close study. “Awake- thou• that sleepeth.” A. ILady’s 4*'raii(u<io. Waco, Texas, May 9, 18S8. Gentle- men—Knowing that you appreciate volun- tary testimonials, we take pleasure in stat* ing- that ono of our lady customers has vegaiiwd her> health- by the use of four large bottles of your great remedy, after having beep, an invalid for several years. Her. trouble was extreme debility, caused’' by a disease peculiar to her rex-. Willis & Co-., Druggists. 412 K, Fourth St., Kansas City, Mo. I have tried nil patent medicines, but never found one-like theS.-&. S. 1 was troub- - led'with- weakness-incident to women, pain in the baek' and chest. When I began to I weigh'd only .84 : pounds.- To-day {«weigh 151, and feel well and hearty; lUtts Lydia Jones. ACCtiSN Maine.—M y mother 1 suffered. ■ from nervous prostration. She had no rel ish for food, and could not walk without experiencing great fatigue. We used the ■ ordinary remedies, without permanent re¬ sults.- We heard of -Swift’s Specific and* ts tonic effects. After - using it my mother lias regained her hoalth and strength. She -her present Vigorous-health to Swift’s Specific.- It is the-best-tonic Lever heard 1 ' of; Orlando J: Hackett. Treatise'on Blood ami* Skin Disease*- mailed free; The Swift -Specific;; Co., Drawer 3 At¬ Ga, Ail'. Prklffen, living on tie old Mat- tlrews homestead, north of. bamtersville, - lias a stone which he cut from a deer in Montgomery county a mini her of years ago, and which is said to-be a genuine - mudstone. 1 There is a carious monstrosity on elder Tipton's farm in Miller county. It is a colt with the hoof of a cow. Otherwise the animal is perfectly and'-well devel- o-ped for its age. gentleman of HI art county positively 1 assert! that his stepmother gives enough‘ milk- to nourish 1 her * healthy babe and * then has to drawa gallon of the lacteal fluid from her breasfby artificial means daily. He has seen the milking measured. Prof. Lawson E.-Brown reports quite a* peenomenon on his plautatiou in Burke ‘ county. He 1ms a well there loo feet deep, With about 4e feetkif water in it. About three months ago the water iMfiaiw toboil up with a roar distinct!; heard rt some distance, The- (list urban ee>‘ (-•util,- e<Mor« weeks, tlxwv ceased farr »• short» time, and began again With equal vUgor-* The tenant on the place has recently' cleaned out the well to the bottom, dis- covering no cause to produce the ph*- Home non-,