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TIIKKLLIJAI COURIER
W. S. COLEMAN,
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THE NINTH CONGRESS
IONAL.
The new year opens clear and
serene on the pjli'ical arena of
the 9lh Congressional district, but
anseen manipulations of political
wires may develop lively limes
before the first Wednesday in
November next.
Hon. A. D. 4 Csndler has held the
positioo for a good long time, and
has made a good record. He
holds the important place of
chairman of the educational com
mittee, and is on.’ three other
committees. Colonel Csndler has
Hied his post with great credit to
himself, and has; many strong
friends in the district. He has
been active in his duties as a rep
resentative, and will doubtless
place again his claims before the
people for re-election. He is a
shrewd politician, and will make
a strong race.
But if he enters the race, which
he doubtless will,* he will find it
no “wlk>ver, M as political par
lance would hare it. Judge ;0.
N. Lester has already announced
himself a candidate, and says he
proposes to measure poles with
the boys for that big'persimraon.
Judge James R. Brown is astrong
factor in congressional politic*),
and would prove no'|p!gmy in a
political contest. He is well and
favorably known the entire
district, ahd is, perhaps, the most
popularfpersonally of any man
mentioned for|jthat post of dis
tinction. This section has long
been his friend, and no man could
command a more,formidable sup
port with both masses and leaders
in thisf section | than*' this able
jurist. The Brown influence and
favor hare long been identified
with North|Qeorgia, and no man
possibly in this portion of the
State is held in higher esteem
than Judge Brown. And should
he|decide to£aetively£enler the
race for congress he would sweep
this ssolien oyer any antagonist.
Altogether the outlook bristles
With many probabilities, aud just
wbat'the future may bring forth
depends upon circumstances yel
undeveloped. The situation pre
sents a prolific field for suecula
tive results.
ELLIJAY THE PLACE.
Juit where the Knoxville
Southern railroad will inlemoci
the Marietta aad North Georgia,
i a question of Inore than crdi
nary concern to the public, m
well as those more directly inter
ested.
Blue Ridge, Mineral Bluff and
Murphy have each presented their
claims for the intersection of thes*
lines. Kach has claimed itself to
be the most available poiut on
the Marietta and North Georgia.
▲ casual glance at a map will
show, however, that Ellijay is the
place where the roads will come
together, if the authorities are
after a direct line and the most
available route. The road wants
to go by. Ducklown, Tennessee,
and from there to a point on this
road nearest Ducktowu and form
ing a direct line to Atlanta, aud
keeping in view the most practi
cable way. This is an easy matter
to decide, and we predict this
place as the point of intersection.
It is on a direot line from Knox
ville to Atlanta, and no locality
along the line is a more suitable
place for a town at the junction
of two railroads than Ellijay. We
have agricultural lands, water
power unexcelled, marble and
iron, gold and other metals in
abundance'all 7about our town
It’s the place above all others,
and we see no reason why the
Knoxville Southern may not
come this way.
The Senate last Tuesday con
firmed the nominations of Hon.
L. Q. C. Lamar for Supreme
Court Judge, Don M. Dickinson
for Postmaster General, and Wm.
F, Vilas for Secretary of Interior.
Three Republican Senators voted
with the Democrats on Lamar’s
confirmation which was by a vote
of 32 to 28. This gives the South
a representative on the federal
judiciary, not before enjoyed in a
quarter of a century.
There have been awful bliz
tards in the Northwest for the
oust week or so, and intense suf
feringhas been experienced by the
inhabitants. Over 135 lives have
been reported lost up to dale,
P.B.P ON KNOWLEDGE.
ICnmmlhM. Article l. t)
Knowledge is the only thing
or characteristic by which you
can distinguish one person from
another in point of superiority
and intellectual worth. We can
accomplish nothing only in so far
as we have sense to guide our
actions. W<* would suggest to
all to read carefully the proverbs
ol Solomon and get his opiuion of
knowledge. We frequently hear
it said that it is a wise man who
claims be does not know much;
to a great extent that it so, but
the great mass cannot be convinc
ed but that they know it all, or as
much at any one. To conviuce
many people of their ignorance
is quite impossible. If you want
to find the most profound Divines
go to some ignoramus who can
scarcely read intelligibly, he can
tell you more about the Bible
than any one else, if you would
consult the most astute lawyer go
to some beginner.who thinks he
knows all (he law and bs can tell
you exactly what the law is in a
given case. Il you need nr desire
the advice of a physician just
consult the most iguorant ones ol
the profession—if you can find
any—and you need fear death
any longer. Such men are des
titute of knowledge in the proper
sense of the word.
Sse two men walking along the
street of any large city aud the
one looks perhaps anything but
prepossessing in his personal ap
pearance, but the whole world is
watching to see what he does or
says. The other is fine looking
as to dress and physical appear
ance and symmetrical form, but
you ask the by-stauder who he
who he may'be and no one can
tell who he is or whence be came.
Why this great difference in the
two! The answer.is plain. *lt is
the mind, not the external ap
pearance. There is no more of
the person than the mind they
have, or knowledge they possess.
Every person has a greater or
less degree;of respect for knowl
edge; it measures the capacity of
all persons in life to accomplish
good and exert an influence in
tho world. Take man, he
will increase in wisdom—knowl
edge aud wisdom beiug used in
terchaugably can only be at
tained by study and industry,
persistently pursued ; hence so
many fail to obtain this pearl of
great value to themselves and
the world. No one is worth any
thing to the svorld only in pro
portion as he is informed. Igno
r n;e stamps its insignia on the
lace ol any oue who keeps his
oompany, we mean the man who
fails to read, study and inform
himself. Everyjindividiial should
learu all he can for the benefit of
themselves and the uplifting of
the fallen, ignorant aud depraved.
It is exceedingly sad to see how
few persona have any great degree
of information when the sources
of knowledge about them arp so
abuudant. Poverty is no just
harrier to gettiug knowledge in
litis age and country, when there
is such au abundace of advanta
ges offered to all in the way of
schools, books, papers, etc. Any
person not well informed is a
living, walking, moving adver
tisement of his or her own no
count ness. Then we advise all to
seek knowledge and not study so
much, as many seem to do ail the
time, about hog and hominy.
The individual destitute of knowl
-edge is most certainly, in so far
as that destitution goes, bound to
be servant to those better in
formed, though he may not rec
ognise the tact. Knowledge is
power, and power is all there is
of the man. Then seek knowl
edge, for it is immortal in the
sense that you can and will use
it forever. We believe man’s
capacity;to enjoy eternity will be
augmented by the knowledge he
gains in this life.
Rockmart, Ga„ is rejoicing in
what may be called a stormer ot
Smiths. Last Thursday Mrs
James Smith, of that place gave
birth to twin boys. The day fol
lowing Mrs. William Smith of
Rockmart, presented Mr. Sm th
with a son and a daughter. It re -
mained for Mrs. George Smith to
break the record, and on Sunday
she brought three daughters into
the worll. James William and
George are brothers. They are
overwhelmed by the good fortune
which has overtaken them, and
George is especially jubilant.—
Marietta Journal.
The threraometer has been fiom
10 to 50 degress below aero.
This is a poll teal year,subscribe
for your home paper
WABHIMQTOM LETTER.
fnm tmr regular oormpoad—t
The retirement of Mr. Lamar
from the great nfles which he ha*
•oably end seiUfectorily filled
for nearly three years, was the
occasion of many sincere expres
sions of regret. Especially re
gretful were those who have been
associated with the Southern
statesman in the discharge o(
public duties, for it it tho unan
imout testimony of nil who have
had personal contact with him
that he is one of the most affable,
geneous and kind hearted of men.
This feeling was maniferted while
the employes of the Interior De
pirlment were thronging in hun
dreds to say farewell to the Ex-
Secritary. There were many mis
ty eyes and sorrowful counter
ances.
There is little doubt of Mr. La
mar’s final confirmation by the
Senate to be a Justice of the Su
preme Court, although republican
malignity may postpone it for
some time. The extremists who
are opposing him already realize
defeat, and in lheir;>age have re
sorted to dilatory tactics as their
only chance for manufacturing
partisan capital.
The nominations of Messrs. Vi
las and Dickinson for Secretary of
the Interior and Postmaster-Gen
eral, respectively, will doubtless
be confirmed at the first execu
tive session of the Senate. Po
litical malice has been unable to
raise any sort of issue in the case
of either.
It was for the purpose of re
leiving the situation as affected
by these pending nominations,
that Mr. Lamar magnanimously
resigned one office before he was
assured of another. Whatever
chances there were to take he
prefered to take alone, without
involving others in the complica
tion. The Postmaster General
has retrained from making at
least two important appointments
in his Department on account of
the inpending chage.
Much anxiety is felt among the
Republican employes of the In
terior Department because they
know that anew Secretary must
provide a few places for his friends
If I had the ear of Mr, Vilas I
would give him at least one hint
in Ibiß dtection. There is a cer
tain Republican Ohiel of a divis
ion in this Department who haa
been drawing a salary oi two
thousand dollars a year for fifteen
years, and still be is not tired.
This maa’a duties are few and aim
ply, and the place is not in the
classified service.
i'he Congressional mill is grind
ing slowly but not very finely al
though since the re-assembling of
Congress, more lhan nine hun
dred new bills hove been intro
duced. Some surprise is express
ed that the great state of New
York is not represented on the
Ways>nd Means Committee, an
omission which has probably not
occured before in the whole histo
ry of the country. The framiug
of anew tariff bill, to be present
ed to the House by this Commit
tee, is progressing rapidly and
satisfactorily, and it is believed
will be ready for consideration
within the next two weeks.
The Invalid Penison Committee
probably learned a yaluable les
son from its experience at the last
session. If so it will not again
present an absurd bill like that
vetoed by the President, but in
stead,- a measure allowing some
thing like the sum of eight dol
lars a month to .friendless sold
idrs.
Senator Beck, of Kentucky,who
has been for the past four years
one of the staunchest Democratic
leaders of the Senate, was the re
cipient of many hearty congratu
latione, this week, on his third
election to the Senate. This
brawdy Scotchman is the only
man ever so honored by the land
of blue grass, fair women, old
Bourbon and fine horses. Mr.
Beck is esteemed for his abilities
and liked for his genial nature.
He is regarded as quite an authoi
ity on questions relating to fin
ance and the tariff.
There are two factions of local
Republicans in Washington, and.
as heretofore, they are all torn up
over the result of the recent pri
mary meeting, whose duty it is to
select two delegates to the Chica
go National Convention, There
is likely to be a contest.
ar those who rent
mvnulth H and then act; they wilt
And houorable employment that will not
take them from their homes ami families.
The proflts are large and sure forevety
Industrious person, msny have made and
are making aevtral hundred dollare per
mouth. It ie oaey for any one to make It
and upwarda per day, who it willing to
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GEORGIA—GiImer esuaty.
Agreeable to an order or the court of
Ordinary ef Gilmer county will be sold at
public outcry at the court house door in
said county on the first Tuesday in Feb
ruary one thousand eight hundred and
eighty eight within tho legal hours of sale
the following property to-wit: Lots of
land Nos. 290 aud 291 in the 25th district
and 2d aectlsn sf said oounty, so'd as the
property of Mary C. Pealand. late of said
county deceased. Terms cash. This the
26th day of December 1887.
M. H. SPIVEY,
Administrator.
GEollGlA—Gilmer County.
Will be sold before tbe court house
doer in said county within the legalhours
of sale on the firat Tueeday in February
1888, to the highest bidder foreash, the
following described property to-wit:lots
of land Nos. 581, 235 and 23b in the 11th
dist. aud 2d section ef aai<\ county, the
same containing 480 acres more or less,
and levied on as the property ot Martha
J. Harris by virtue of and to satisfy a
Superior court I, fa., the same being ti.fa.
No. 5, issued at the October term 1887 of
Gilmer Superior Court, in favor ol A. H.
Colquitt Gov, and his successors in office
vs. M. K. Chadwick, principal, aud T.G.
Chase, Martha J. Harris and T. Harris,
securities. Tenant in possesaion notified
in terms of the law, l'hls the 28th day of
Deeember 1887. M. L. COX, Sberifi.
GEOKGla—Gilmer County.
Will be sold before the court house
door in said county within the legal hours
of sale on the first Tuesday in February
1888, to the highest bidder for cash, tbe
following described property te-wit: lots
ofland Nos. 234, 235 and 238 io tbe 11th
dist. and 2d seotion of said county, the
same being 4st) acres more or less, and
levied on as the property ef Martha J.
Harris by virtue of and to satisfy a Su
perior court fi. fa., the same being fi. fa.
No. 7, issued at the October term 1887 of
Gilmer Superior court, in favor of A. H,
Colquitt, Gov. aad his successors in office
vs. M. K. Chadwick, principal, and T. G.
Chase, Martha J. Harris, and T. Harris
securities. Tenant in possession notifi
ed in terms of the law. This the 28th day
ol December 1887. M. L. Cox.
Sheriff.
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POMONA, N. C„
Two sad a half miles west ef Greens
boro, N. C. The main line of the R.
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and within 109 feet of the ofiee. Salem
trains make regalar stops Twice daily
each way. Those interested in Fruit
and Fruit growing are eerdially invited
to inspect this, the largest nursery in
the State, and one among the largest in
the South.
The proprietor has for many years
visited the leading Nurseries North and
West, and corresponded whh those of
foreign countries gathering every fruit
that was calculated to suit the South,
both native and foreign. The reputa
tion of Pomona Hill Nurseries is such
that many agents going out from Greens
boro, representing other nurseries try
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representing these nurseries. Why do
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I have in stock growing (and ean
show visitors the same) the largest anc
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roses, etc.
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Guilford county, N. 0.
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