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SAM YYvitos < > j i *M.j< \ man wh?> i- simply po-t? d ?>ii cur j t r.t events. ; > sas if tit int.' of moral t mini ni' ana i. IL'iot:- i i j . \v!i" , ?ielilieratcly up i.i.- mi mi to do .! v.roiii.' thiuir about a- much fool ... In- . : ,.. . \\ jit Ii? all liatUIC ?le : . I ;i 1 >; . . ur k . : .i.'i Mi wall and court .il fun! Ii uigniaii A tope loll u ,ij . i i?>:i- - tiini ?nul has spoken :< r 1 : : 11 t ?i < i * t pay to <io wrong. \mr Sauhd* i>. " h? alh _* -? i S..ni !. .-ri !'!>:; ! -- I ompauy robber, with > . u.s?i?in ill.ii made hiiu surrende! ariil somebody ?'|so disgorge t jiirty even biwidied 'lollars ; >!* the. inouey, with wi keil life an'l r?iiii i hopes, could preach i serin? n to day to the y'i i|n," men ol* Vilieriea that would cause (lo in to halt and think and re form while the ?i n;-:. - of i hoii-.ind- , < { pierich? r's w mihi fall dead upon thoii i-ar.v, (fut what a mighty sermon i- preaehc'l 'Vir;.' iiioinili,. in ?nie !aily p:ip< r> This ?.nv goiic w jouir : that oin poi)?' wrong i ui?'i?le liere j a murdered man liier?* a wrevkeil | h'?me yonder tind a blasted eharacti r her?*. ?i criera. The man who ?lues not belie" < thai tin- way of the trans L'ressor if hard tines. ii"i believe any thing. II?: has ilouhled until he now ; ?hiulils whether he dn.iihts Or riot. , Th'- sooner young men h im the les-1 -on thoroiighlx l li.il ii i- n"t only right f ' do right and wrong to do wrong hut that thry 'eaiinot ulford lo ?lp wrong and that they cannot a'fonl not to ?In right, the better ii will !<? for 111 <-in. and then they have ! arm d ii,.- lr-?Mii that forms the very basis ?.f all Usefulness here and all hop.- of eood hereafter. "'My the sweat of thy brow shall ; thou earn thy bread. Some men -ay, is ' Jod's curse pronouneed upon men.'' It i- ' nuls wise direction to a child. Kmployment is the very safe guard of character: industry is the very basis of manhood. There is more in labor than the dollars and cents which labor brings. Kmploy ment is worth more than emoluments to any man. A man who "docs good work ?n half pay is getting along bet ter than the fellow who does sorry work and gets double pay. Fidelity to the task undertaken ! Desirous j first to do well the thing you are do- J ing, and making all other considera tions secondary, is the very ground work of patience and when a man ., ; ? i_.... ax iom's patience aim j-ci..- in uurij ?.>.' be rieh, then comes the dangerous period. Human weakness coupled with temptation brings about the con dition of things which would wreck the world. I had rather follow a plow for a dollar a week than to follow Leiter, the Chicago wheat dealer, at a million dollars a year. A man can plow his way t?? manhood but he can only speculate himself to hell. All's well that ends well, gentle 1 men . and the cud is coming. Some j men's sins go before them to judg ment : others follow on. This is true every day and everywhere. I have i seen it in the courthouse in my own I .county, where men's sins went before ; them to judgment?sins that wrecked | their character, destroyed the conti- ! deuce of the people cd' the community j in their integrity and convicted them j at the bar of public opinion before I they were arraigned at the bar of jus- j tiee in the Court House Their sins I went before them and condemned them before the day of judgment. I have known others whose sins follow ed them and overtook them at the Court House, when one witness after another brought up a chain of ev? donee that came at last with its act muiated force und crushed them un der the wheels of justice. With the big dogs of this country who are spec ulating and carousing and gambling, their sins are following after them. They don't seem to be ahead like the locusts of Kgypt eating up the coun try before they come on ; but the hounds of hell are after them on their heels. They will overtake them. The valuable lessons of lift' are never learned by s??iiic until they are too old to be benefited much by them. If a I young man at 1*> or IS or _'(> years of j age could have the knowledge of things which the experiences of "JO j years of future life would give him, ; he could enter the battlefield thor oughly equipped for tiie lipht. These 1 little dressing, drinking, billiard-play- | ing. club-lounging ?Indes and boys of rich parents and prospective sons in law of rich men. if they could but see themselves as they really are they would run from themselves lik<: a nig ger runs from a ghost. Whenever the roads fmk I stop right still and read the signboards on euch side ?d' the post. When 1 read "This i- the right way, 1 am going that way whether the muh- 1 am rid ing goes or not. If 1 can t ride him that Way. I'll take it afoot. When there are no^signboards up at the fork of the road, 1 am going tobe anxiously - f inquiring whether I am going right er j not until 1 find out. The big sensa tion Atlanta has had over the woman who went in the barroom* of Atlanta and got drunk is a fraud on creation. ON liS ssi ?Iis in l.jifo. I said .in. . ilmi | toiiild prove lliai nu _'. ut Ionian thai < ; 1 ever made would .'.i ilit'i a saloon, ami ottit! (i I low h"l N i . ? ffut ' I "i iv.' il I -aid Will .in;, lady inf? ..no?" lie In.11. i. d V. Then ' -aid I. Vif I lady faii t, will ;i c" i.i! man '! \|i. ni I * -1 f j i !i. t livi ' i - I lui ruh. mu mil i.filv w.iiii ;i double .-i.iudard Idiiii talli-:ii I tu 1 in dollar - and . . ni- loll on ikvani a double standard l'"i iiiiiii and vvoiiiau- "ii'1 -tau.laid r.' l. 'i i<i the skies lor women and mot bei roi i: oti a level with t lie mud hole.? Ini men. There is not a lady in Atlanta who ha-n i as inueli right t'> get drunk and swear and gamble a.-i any man in Atlanta (?od being the judge. There isn t a preacher in At lanta who hasii ( .is good right tu rent property to saloon and bawdy houses, nr t>. belong t'i tin- Capital City Club, or t'i go into a saloon and drink liquor a- any man in Atlanta, ("tod being the judge. This world has lifted certain standards for certain classes, but Cod lifts the same standard for all. I am sure that ii I were to eo into a saloon and take a drink the next time I visit Atlanta it would be telegraphed out of Atlanta by the Associated Press that Sam ?Jones wa- iu Atlanta drinking liquor to-day, but there are thousands of so called gentlemen who _'n in ami drink every day and there i- nothing said about it. Nobody notices them. I tell you, my neigh bors, there is a tremendous difference between a gentleman and a vagabond, and I than I. God lor the difference. If I were to .-land mi the streets of Atlanta ami swear an oath it would be heralded all over this country that Saie .loues was iu Atlanta cussing : but thousands of so-called gentlemen stand oti her streets and curse every lay ami are no more noticed than a ?leg barking. A blind man can see the difference between a vagabond and a gentleman. The world will make him sec. If I wits that drunken wo man 1 would stand on my rights und light the universe and show them that woman has some rights as well as some wrongs. I see with pleasure that the taber nacle meetings every Sunday after noon iu Atlanta held by the pastors area success. Co it. pastors! God bless you in the work ! And I would persuade the people of Atlanta to attend these meetings. Throw your weight "Mil influence with them and before the ides of April you will sec icsults that will not only .juicken your faith, but go far beyond your pres.Mit expectations. Atlanta is a godly e'tty in many ways. She has many noble citiauns and more good women than any town almost that I know of her size, but the devil has n mighty force in Atlanta working for him day and night and that force must be counteracted. Overcome evil with good. Yours truly, Sam I*. .Links. American Lusses. Washington, b'eb. !b ? A memorial was presented to the President to-day by a delegation of New York business men representing a large number of well known and influential firms in the city asking that action be taken by this government looking to the re cstablishmcnt of peace in Cuba. The memorial recites that the war in Cuba during the last three years has re sulted in a yearly average loss of im port and export trade between Cuba and the United States of $100,000,000. Iu this sum is not included the heavy sums irretrievably lost by the destruc tion of American properties in Cuba or properties supported by American cap ital, such as sugar factories, railways and tobacco plantations, and in respect to trade and capital, the losses of citi zens of the l'nitcd States are stated to be far greater than those of all oth er parties concerned, not excepting Spain herself. Like its two prede cessors the sugar crop of 1S?I7 ?I8 ig virtually lost. Only about 15 per cent of the sugar factories of the island were operated last year, and as 80 per cent of our entire trade with Cuba depends upon the sugar crop of the island, it is readily seen that our commerce can not be restored until actual peace is established. mm- *> Cures to Stay Cured. Thousands of voluntary certificates received during the past fifteen years, certify with no uncertain sound, that Botanic Blood Balm. (B. B. B.) will cure to stay cured, Rheumatism. Ca tarrh, Ulcers, Sores, Blotches, and the most malignant blood and skin dis eases. Botanic Blood Balm is the re sult of forty years experience of an eminent, scientific and conscientious physician. Send stamp for book of wonderful cures, and learn which is the best remedy. Beware of substi tutes said to be "just as good" and . buv the long-tested and old reliable Botanic Blood Balm, i ?. B. B ) Price only $1.(10 per large bottle. i Kt'KKlITKII AN KSTItlK. ('l.'RK. for over two years 1 have been a ' groat sufferer from Khcumatism, af ; footing both shoulders to such an cx I tent that 1 could not put my coat ou i without lu lp. The use of six bottles ! of Botanic Blood Balm, B. B. ?.. ! effected an entire cure. I refer to > Rev. \V. \V. Wausworth, proprietor of I Coweta Advertiser, and to all mer chants of Newiiun. rlACoil I'. Sl'ONCl.KR, Ncwnan. Ga. I'or sale by Druggist. . ) Hon Vati h ce Soldier* l'etl a i4KelieI * Prenelier, i Sherman's .1 tin y had entered.. Sa van- J naii. The inhabitant* id' the city had tor weeks past been living in fear of the event, but now that it had eouie, ! they were inakitig the best of it They | had ]"!> .' been living <>n starvation ration-, consisting chiefly of sweet potatoi -. Dr. Sylvanus Laudruin. pastor of the lir.st liaptisi (Church, went to the comiiiamling 'officer and asked peruiis hion to preach. He was asked ii lie sympathized with the Confederates. II? replied that Im- 'lid. He was asked if If would pray for the success of the Con fi??h-racy io vvhieh he replied that he ' would preach the gospel and would pray lor men who needed salvation. Tin- doctor was given permission to preach, hut the guard was sent along to stop the services if anything un hi \ iiiiiimi' io iuu ? nioii army was saiU. Sunday morning the church was rowded with men. not a woman btdng present. Soldiers filled the seats and sal on the Hour in the aisles. It was a reniai kahle gathering, ami every man seemed to enjoy tin: sermon, al though it came from tic- lip- of a ''rebel'' preacher. In closing Dr. Laudruin said it might be that souk; present desired to shake hands with 111 111 and pledge themselves anew to the services of God. Almost as one man the soldiers came forward and gave them the hand, aniontr them a young doctor from In diana, who said he desired t<? speak with tin- pro.n her. He asked Dr. Landrum to hu him go Imme with him to dinner. This wa- very embar rassing.to the piod man. for in1 had nothing hut potatoes for his meal. The soldier did not mind this, and seemed to enjoy the potatoes. \\ hen they had been finished he told Dr. Landrum that although he was from Indiana die sympathized with the South. He was a liaptisi, and wher ever he went always tried to find out the Baptists. The day passed very pleasantly ami the young phj'sician took his departure. The. next morning a two-horse army wagon drove up to the door with a great quantity of previsions. It was a Godsend to the preacher and his family and many were the fervent thanks given to the young doctor for his kindness. Money, at that time, was an unknown quantity in Savannah among the Confederates. The soldiers from the i'nion army, however, had plenty of it. The young doctor saw Dr.Landrum frequently af ter the gift of the provisions and asked one day informed him that the sol diers had just been paid off. He asked him why he did not have a col lection taken up next Sunday. lie declared it would result in much good. Dr. Landrum did not object, so a conference was held with the deacons and at the close of the ser viecs one of the deacons arose and permission from the preacher to take a collection. He turned to the con gregation and said that the preacher had no money, as the congregation was scattered, and those left at home had no money to pay him ami might never have any. He put up a good plea that touched the right spot. Dr. Landrum told him he could pass around the hat and anybody who felt like it could contribute. The old deacon went around among the sol diers, nearly everyone of whom drop ped in some money and it was good money at that. The congregation was dismissed and the next morning with beaming face the old deacon called to see his pastor and reported the collection to amount to $170, a princely sum in those days, and as the s\ls) ltlStl "'il i TV * 1 ?* mit t Si tU a tl-a-trU. \ i v-? ? ? ? u m v ?JUIJ bWl iv Uli 4j ivr tu?., l nuit ix ful preacher, he said with a tremulous voice: ''Brother Landrum, would it be possible for you to lend me a little of that moncj to get something to eat for my family?" Of course it was possible and thus by the thoughtful ncss of the young physician, those two families were made glad and were tided over the tightest period of the war.?Atlanta Journal. The Dog Voted. The Uev. Dr. .1. C. Wingo was re cently re-elected pastor of the Baptist church at Carrollton, Ga., by the most unanimous vote ever cast by its mem bers, says the Atlanta Journal. It was at the annual church meet ing, over which Dr. Kitts was presid ing. One of the members has a pet pug dog that has been taught a num ber of tricks, one being to rise to his hind legs and walk at the command "stand." Dr. Wingo hail retired in order that the church might vote on the question of his re-election. One brother had moved the re-election .of Dr. Wingo. Another had seconded the motion, and several speeches had been made, while the pug dog, blinking solemnly, sat in the fr at part of the church. The question was called for, and Dr. I'itts put it : ' AH who are in favor of the re election of Hrother Wingo will please rise and stand." Everybody rose, and then the pug dog got up very solemnly on his hind legs and walked around in front of the pulpit. Kverybody laughed, and then Dr. Wingo was informed that he had been re-electod by the Unanimous vote of the members and the dog. Georgia's Army of Dogs. I tftiuta Inn, f' I. There appeared in the Journal ti few issues back an editori al dealing with the sheep and dog question, ft i>- an old issue and one often brought before the legislatures of Georgia. The -ub jeel matter heretofore has been rele gated, however, to th<- pigeon holes of t he i uipraoticable.s. 1 !' .% many dog-, are there in the State <'l Georgia and what do they I i.'Uiisiina1 annually? Let us take one County a- a unit of measure, say the County of Harris, and ligure, if you [ilease, upon the actual eost i<? the County in providing for tin,- mainten ance of these animals. If we will i assume that there are two dogs to a family then we can easily arrive at the probable number of dogs in the ! County. The population of Harris , County is about 17,000 inhabitants. Allowing them five members to the family would give us ihre" thousand four hundred families und consequent ly six thousand eight hundred dogs. Now, what will each dug consume per month? It is generally estimated by those who ought to know that a dog will consume, if properly fed, as , much in bread as a man : that is a i bushel of corn per month. Arid we . would say here that a dog not properly j led at home is sure to be fed at the J expense of the public at large. Tak ing this, then, for granted, we wonld ; have the sum total for the County of , K1.000 bushels of corn or meal, neccs sary to support this big puck every year. Eighty thousand, we will call it, and how much would that bring to the pockets and well-being of those \ ::,Ut;0 families? How far would that ( amount go toward debt paying, or bow many children would $-10,000 keep iu school the year round? But. says ! some ?me. your ligures are too extrava gant. There is not that many dogs in i the County, nor will they consume a j bushel of meal each per month. We i would say in answer to this that while there is no actual way of demonstrat ing the truth of the statement either ! by statistics or otherwise, yet wc bc j lieve that the experience and observa j tion of any candid person at all fa miliar with the country will bear out the statement as a fair basis upon which to figure, and if anything, short of the actual conditions. The writer has in mind two large plantations in /i-1.. ? J u..? ~ ..i_a ?:_:_ i/Uin \_viiiicjr uuu i/utr aouvii viuivotuvu heard the owners each figure out the number of dogs, and it amounted to 70 dogs on each plantation, and that with a tenantry of about '10 families. The writer is familiar with the con dition of things iu and around the town of Hamilton and is prepared to assert without fear of contradiction that not a freedman within his knowl edge is without this most familiar ap pendage around the yard. Yes. the hut may be bare and sqnallid. the children may be almost naked, there may be no pig-stile, no hen-house, no garden, but the poor flea-bitten mon grel is here by a big majority. The town of Hamilton, early last year, was compelled through its coun cil to enact stringent measures against this growing nuisance, and other com mun i ties throughout the County would do likewise had they the authority. But, says some one in holy horror, you would invade the constitutional personal rights, etc. We will not dis cuss that, but only point out the evil and leave the remedy to be applied by our level-headed statesmen. It is to this class only wc address ourselves, knowing that the weak-kneed, vote loving clement is not going to tackle the dog question nor whiskey question so long as time lasts with them. That it is an evil goes without saying : and an evil, too. not counter-balanced with any benefit, or very little. Now, it is the design of this article to call attention only to the e\ il here spoken cf, so*> to speak of the beaefita to arise to the State in the way of en couragement of the sheep industry. That part of the subject is left ta an othor time, or to some one else. We might go on and speak of and empha size the fact here that the rabid deg is the greatest known enemy to the human race. His bite is almost sure death, and a most horrible one. It is getting to be a common occurrence to sec or hear of the foaming, snapping brute as he stampedes this or that community every summer. Why more people have not suffered by this most horrible affliction must be attributed to the growing caution of the people. Kvery dog that shows any unnatural signs is instantly put to death in this part of the country. Bnt then, why this risk ? Would not the State, and each County of the State, in the event of a menace by a similar number of wolves, hasten to the rescue of tho citizens? The trouble is that our peo ple have never looked at this matter in the right light. They arc willing to be annoyed and damaged to an enormous extent every year by tho docs, but by no other known animal j under the sun but the dog. The hens' nests, the flocks of turkeys and geese, the herds of sheep, arc all made to bo subordinated and consecrated to the dog. Why, should a thrifty Yankee drop down in our midst and bo told that we were partial to the dog indus try in this State ho would begin at once to ascertain where the profits were, and should he fail to Hud this h? would then think that the people of Georgia were, t" put it in a wild form, a very queer people. Then if he undertook to make anew departure and start up a sheep or goat ranch, he would be met with the caution that the State encouraged the former but not the latter industry ; that if he chose to do differently from the Ho rnaus he must seek other fields than ieorgia. But. says he. "Why don't you util ize the old red hills and the woruout lands in raising animals at a much less cost and far more prolits iti the net results?" M. V. Hoon. 1 lain il ton, < Sa. - - - Tl f Why Some Women Grow Old. One reason why the average woman wears out, grows old and plain before her husband, says a writer, is that through a mistaken idea of duty she lays out. for herself at the beginning of her married life, a scheme or plan of duty and employment for her time, every hour filled with work, with rare arid short periods of relaxation. This she follows religiously for years, feel ing that she has done her duty, be cause every household event occurs regularly and on time, while she soon becomes merely a machine, a thing without life of itself or volition. She settles into her rut, tuid goes round and round in the same track everlast ingly. No woman can keen bright ness, originality of thought and speech, or even mere prcttiness with such a life; nor can she keep her hus band and growing children full of loving admiration, which is the strong est chain by which she can bind tljcni to her. The finest compliment we ever heard paid to a woman was by her husband: and he said, in speaking of her: "We always think of her as a morning-glory, because she looks .so bright and cheery and pretty at the breakfast table." How many break fast tables are presided over by wo men who make no effort to be dainty, and there arc a great number who are at once uutidy and even uncleanly to look at. The claim that household duties keep women from looking well in the morning is easily disproved, for in many a household where the lad}7 gives a helping hand in the j kitchen, a big apron will thoroughly protect her dress, and then, too, cock ing, unless one makes it so, is never 1 dirty work. That woman commits an error who looks uncared for and badly dressed in the morning. The other woman, who wears any old thing to the breakfast table, is also making a mistake, for that is the time when the men of the household ought to sec a woman at her best, anu not specially rely on her appearance i^ the evening, when the soft and charitable light of the gas will hide many defects.? Michigan Christian Advocate. A Port in a Storm. A colored deacon was brought before a church committee on a charge of having "played the lottery." He admitted his guilt and was ask ed to make a statement, if there were any extenuating circumstances, as the brethren didn't wish to be hard on him. Whereupon he informed them that he was merely trying to get money enough to paint the church. Then he was asked to retire, but presently returned to hear the verdict, which was : "Guilty in a good cause." Baby Mine! Jf^jfc^ Every mother HBWg fecis an inde scribable dread m of the pain and If/Vm ??vBa danSCI attend it BS PUB apt upon the most critical pe riod of her life. Becoming a mother should be a source of joy to all, but the suffering and danger of the ordeal make its anticipation one of misery. MOTHER'S FRIEND is the remedy which relieves women of the great pain and suf fering incident to maternity; this hour which is dreaded as woman's severest trial is not only made painless, but all the danger is re moved by its use. Those who use this remedy are no longer de spondent or gloomy; nervousness nausea and other distressing con ditions are avoided, the system isi made ready for the coming event, and the serious accidents so com mon to the critical hour are obviated by the use of Mother's Friend. // is a blessing to woman. 91.00 PER BOTTLE at all Dru;,~ Story z, or sent by mail on receipt of price. BOOKS Containing inraluablo information of COCC intcr?st to all women. Kill be sent ritte to any address, upon application, by She BBADFIBLD REGU1UTOB CO. ;.?Hanta. Ga. NOTICE. WILL, let to tbe loweat responsible bidder on MomHy, March 7tb. at It a. m. tbe building of a new Bridge over Mil wee Creek, near PendUton Pae tory. Plana and specifications made known an day of letting. W. P. SNEI/3KOVE\ Co. Sup. GARDEN SEEDS. ~~ If you want to have a good Garden plant good Seeds. WE ARE SELLING D M. FERRY & GO'S SEED! Everybody knows they ure the best. BuUt's Seed Hoc Irish Potatoes, Yellow and White Onion Setts, MnJ^ plying Onions for planting. See us before you buy your? Flour, OofEee, Sn^ar, Alolasses, Tobacco, Or anything in the Grocery line. OUR PRICES AUE RIGHT. Yours for business, _ OSBORME & BOLT. D LI I am now a regular Licensed Plumber, and anything hj the Plumbing line done promptly and neatly. If your Pipes burst during the cold weather ring up N0. 43, Telephone number, and I will give your work special attention. Respectfully, JOHN T. BURRISS. ROBERT BUBST 9, Reliable Garden Seek, We have a large and well-selected stock. EVANS PHARMACY, Corner Hotel Chiquola, .... ?ndersoit. S, C,] iww bo ihE Time i To Cheaper than you ever bought them before. . OUR Stock of Fall and Winter Shoes is entirely too large, andwedcalj propose to carry them over until next FaiJ, consequently we have? MARKED THEM DOWN To prices that will move them. Wa don't advertise selling out at co3t, our goods and prices speak for themselves. So call when in need of She and be convinced of what we say. tf5)r Remember, we will not be undersold by any Firm in Town. Yours for Shoes, The Yates Shoe Co. Under Masonic Temple, Anderson, 8. C. THIS IS NO FAKE ! That Tewelrv Palace mxT -? mj ? ? I I or WILL. R- HURBARD'S, NEXT TO'P. and H. BANK, Has the Largest, Pretttatt and Finest lot of . . XMAS and WEDDING PRESENT! IN THE CITY. Com petition don't ont any ico with hie when it comes to prices. I djj buy goods to keep. I want the people to have them. Gold and Silt Watches, Sterling and Plated Silverware, Jewelry, Clocks, Lamps, <-'li? Spectacles, Novelties of all kinds. Rogers' Tripple Plate Table Knives $t per Set. - A world beater. BIG BARGAINS FOB,JANUARY, 189| clothing. A Big and Complete Hue. Soru??Mng to please nil. ?est part, P?Ice* to sni'l times. Listen: Men's Salts from $1.75 up. Boys* Salts fr?iu 65o. up. ?-ouneflj Wool Jeans Pants 98c. DRESS GOODS. I have a big line of Now and-Stylish Goods of aP kinds, on which v have kno the bottom out of prices. CLOAKS AND CAPES. A line that will tickle you, especlaHv, price?. jg UNDERWEAR* Ladles' Undeffrests from 10?. up. Men's Undervests from 121c up. SHOES, HATS AND CAPS. Just como and flee for yourself. . x ??*at big No. 7 8lov? |S OO. GROCERIES. A largo fresh lot bought low down? #ill sell you the sam* way.. Rcmt mber, I am in the Cotton and Cotton Seed marke? to niay. Two red hot stoves if your are cold. Youn for Bargains, R. A. M?W18, ?efcon, S.