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THK KLLIJAY OOUKIER
W. S. COLEMAN,
Editor and Publisher.
KLLIJYA, QA„ rEBRCAKT 1 11
Official Groan or Gilmer Cos.
OrnciAL Groan or Pick bee Cos.
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Congressman Candler oppoae*
the Blair bill for national aid to
education in ita present shape.
He claims the bill mil give Con
gress virtual control of State
schools and force upon ns co
education of the races.
Elsewhere in this issue is a card
from Mr. W. G. McNelley, who
announces to the public that on
the 7tb of March lie will begin
the publication of anew paper in
the town of Blue Ridge in Faunin
county. This new enterprise is
backed by Morganton and Blue
Ridge, with a warns -'sympathy
and encouragement from Fannin
county entire. It is headed by
Fannin’s leading citizens, and
their extensive influence and pat
ronage will be counted for the
paper’s success. We welcome
Bro. McNelley into the ring again,
and bespeak for him and Fannin
county citizens a pushing sheet
worthy their support.
DR. COLEMAN'S VISIT\
The recent visit'of Dr. Henry R.
Coleman of Louisville, Ky., to
this place was one of no ordinary
delight to his Masonic brethern
in this county, but was a source of
pleasure to the public. After a
lecture to the Masonic Craft on
Saturday night, at which he es
tablished “The Oriental Order of
the Palm and Shell” with a mem
bership of eleven; he preached on
Sunday at 11 o’clock on the sub-'
jectof Character and Destiny.
At night be gave a public lec
ture on his travels in the Holy
Land. This lecture was the most
comprehensive and instructive of
any ever delivered in this place.
He is a plain, unostentatious and
praclieal talker and impresses
himself on his audience as a close
observer and an abstruce thinker.
We regret that circumstances
preclude our publication of at
least an epitome of his most in
teresting lecture. He exhibited
auiia an ssvou a! nnlionliAna henit.
gbl from the Holy L tnd that cal
led up recollections of both sac
red and profane history. It was
pronounced a masterful presenta
tion of ancient Palestine,although
he wasforoed to abbridge the
account of his travels, lie is a
ripe scholar, an eminent Mason,
and a noted divine.
P.B.P. ON SOHO OL TEA CH
INO.
(Communicated. Article N. 4.)
Mb. Editor: —W® talked about
knowledge and located salma
gundi or ignorance in general and
was thinking nil things were im
proving and we were en the up
grade—the whole country—ami
all at a dash comes School Com
missioner Hill and tore up our
school system and such a scatter
ment of teacher we never saw.
The old sires who hare long been
teaching the young mind to shoot
—were themselves taking with a
shooting towards home, but we
feel confident the whole thing will
only advauce the school interest
in our county. The need of a
competent class of teachers haß
been a felt want for a long while;
when we get op to that standard
the rale of teaching lor the pit
tance of public money alone will
stop, and better qualified teachers
will not have to take back seats
for imcompetent ones. We main
tain it as prima ficie evidence of
incompetency when a teacher ac
cepts such a small allowance for
his service—no well qualified
teacher is going to teach Jor the
public money alone. It has beer,
the bane of our schools for years
that those wholly unprepared have
gotten control! of them as teach
ers by offering to teach for noth
ing. It has lead to a great deal
of confasion, unfairness and trick
ery by the persons who only want
to make money out of them—we
trust our worthy Commissioner
will hold his grip, and raise the
standard still higher. Soon you
will find these incompetent teach
ers w.ll retire or else go to school
and prepare themselves for teach
ing. So let's be perfectly calm
and no doubt many of the boys
will collect their wits and return
to school and find while they
would be teachers they need
mightily to be taught. Just think
of a teacher teaching for years at
one place who does not know
Grammar, or Arithmetic to the
single rale ol three. How is sueli
a oemmunltv of children to d~
> .v n.’.-oau .4nc.it -if
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From oar regular corrrspoadeot.
Politicians as well at Republics
are ungrateful. If evidence of this
were needed,ills shown by the
contemtible course of ib* Repub
licans in both Houses ef the pres
ent Congress in their cowardly and
treacherous treatment of two nl
the most conservative and fair
minded men in public life—Jus
tice Lamar and Speaker Carlisle,
if oossibie, Mr. Carlisle has been
treated more basely than Mr. La
mar by the shameless dsmagougng
who hold sway in the councils of
thedemorahzed Republican par
ty. While they privately admit
ted the justice of the Speaker’s
claim to hie eeat, in public they
used all their efforts to prevent
consideration of the case, even
resorting to filibustering, which
has never been done before ex
cept when it was apparent that
the minority was being deprived
of its just rights by tyraoical ma
jority. In this instance, no such
provocation was available.
The Republicans * are
fairly chargeable with uselessly
wasting two days of Hie valuable
time of Congress, though cander
compels the admission that the
thirty-five Democratic absentees
were not entirely blameless. Had
they been in their seats, the Re
publicans could not have preven
ted a quorum by declining to
vote.
Although the validity of Mr.
Carlisle's claim is at last estab
lished, the friends of Mr, Tlioebe
declare that the end is not yel;
that the matter must be recon
sidereil by Congress, and that the
people will be appealed to for the
vindication ol their man.
In the Ways and "Means Com
mittee the tariff queston has not
yet been openly discussed, ex
cept very briefly, when Mr. Mc-
Kinley, of Ohio, proposed to pre
sent his bill, repealing the tobac
co tax. lie was summarily sup
pressed oil the plea that specific
tariff legislation was not in order
until a bill of a general fcharactei
could be framed. From the out
set it was plain that there could
be no harmony of views between
the Democrats and the Republi
can members of tilts committee,
therefore the majority have wise
ty conoiuueil to turinul it.e a bill
of their own before submitting ii
to the consideration of the major
ity, who will also present a bill.
Each evening members of the
majority are holding secret con
ferences and the work is making
substantia) progress—really it is
much further advanced than usu
al this eail) in the session.
The mam object is to largely
reduce the revenue, and the next
end in view is to bring the mat
ter home to the people by inclu
ding in the list as many articles
and commodities of common con
sumption as possible. All inter
ests—manufacturing us well as
commercial andjagricultural, will
be conserved, and a liberal com
promise measure is as much as
need be expected under present
circumstances.
Ti.e Biair Educational bill,which
is gome of the unfinished business
on the Senate calendar, has re
ceived a blow from an unexpected
quarter. It is fiora au authority
carrying much weight and of spe
cial significance; inasmuch as it
proceeds from one who, until re
cently, was ou the United Stales
Supreme Bench. The allusion is
to Ex-Justice Strong, who ex
presses the opinion that the bill
iu question is unconstitutional.
He also staled it as his belief that
the present members of that
Court hold the same view. No
one has so good an opportunity
as Judge Strong of being in their
confidence.
Senator Cockrell’s report of the
condition ann methods of conduc
ting business in the Executive
Department of Washington is
about ready for submission to the
Senate. It is the result of an in
vestigation conducted by himsslt
aud colleagues of the special com
mittee last summer. It is repor
ted that several bureaux will be
unsparingly criticised, and many
important changes recommended.
It is said the report iu rtference
to the Land Office wilt likely
cause a sensation.
The new Cabinet officers have
not yet made any changes, but
around both Departments it is
whisperedjthal Mr. V las aud Mr.
Dickinson will soon begin to make
their authority fell in a way de
cidedly unpleasant to tnauy Re
publicans who have been spared
too long.
A Positive Gentleman.
Wblob it tbe mom positive gentleman r
tier.lain. Ttjrl#r*i Cherokee Remedy t
Sweet Gum and Mulielu | certain to
cure cliii.li>, e-lde end erellp. It i
| ifaMili vsllii efut’Uvt,
INTERNAL REVENUE.
I cannot conceive greater curie
that could be inflicted on Georgia
to day than to permit free distilla
tion of liquor. Corn whiskey can
be made at u cost of twenty five
cents per gallon and would doubt
less be retailed for twice that sum.
The consequence would be that
every brauch would have on lie
banks one or more distilleries,
and every encouragement would
be given to drunkness, The negro
naturally loves his dram, and be
ing no longer under the restraint
of slavery,would quickly be trans
formed into a race of vagabonds
and drunkards. Prohibition
would be a nullity* It now costs
the general goverment annually
thousands of dollars to suppress
the business of illicit distilling,
and in spite of the greatest vigi
ilanceof efficient high salaried offi
cers, the business is not entirely
broken up. The State would ei
therhave to take this burden npon
itself or Kiug Alcohol woul 1 hold
undsisputed sway in Georgia.
I have always tieen opposed to
a protective tariff, that is making
millionaires of a few men and
paupers ot the great masses- 1
can see a systematic and most un
fair effort on the part of the pro
tection organs to achieve their
ends by indirect means—that is,
the repeal of the revenue laws.
Let the voters of Georgia and
every other State in our union be
not blinded and misled. Remem
ber tiialto repeal the lax on whis
ky and tobacco means that the
tat iff on the necessaries of life
■hall be continued.
T. L. Gaktt.
Athens Banner Watchman.
I prefer lo give the poor, half
clad wife and children who sit
shivering by scant firee these cold
mghts, cheap coal, cheap flannels,
cheap blankets for their comfort,
rather than cheap and untaxed
whisky for the comfort of the hus
band and father. The revenue ol
i he goverment must come through
l ixation. When you tax property
you lake part of it. It is not only
humane, but just, that the law
should take from its citizens that
he can most easily spare. He can
Uetrer pari rrom whisky man lie
can from food, clothing and the
other necessaries of life if the tax
on whisky is removed, it requires
no gift of prophecy to foresee
that there will be no revisions ol
tbe tariff and no reduction of (ax
os on the necessaries of life.—
Senator Colquitt.
What had you rather see taxed,
the demoralizing luxury of whis
ky, or the necessaries of life? The
repeal of the revenue laws means
free and cheap liquor; but the
continuance of the burtbensom
tariff duties adds from 25 to 60 per
cent, to the cost of every article
you use. A tax en liquor aud to
bacco forces Congress to make
such changes in the tariff as will
lift a mountain load from the
shoulders of the toiling masses.
Be not deceived as to the issue
now before the people of Georgia.
—T. L. Gantt.
GEORGIA—GILMER COUNT!.
Will be sold before the court bouse door
of said county within tbe legal hours of
sale to the highest biddei for cash on tbe
first Tuesday in March 1888, the following
described property to-wit: one half undi
vided Interest in and to lot ot land No. 206
in the 10th dist. and 2d section of said
county, levied on as the property ol W, J.
i homllnson by virtue of aud to satisfy a
tax fi. fa. issued by Jas. R. Kincaid T. C.
vs. the stud W. J. Thomliuson for State
and county taxes for tbe year 1887.
Also at the same time and place aud in
the manner governing Sheriff’s sales, will
be sold lot of land No. 96 in tbe 6th dis
trict aud Ist section of said county, levied
on as the property of N. Sansy by vir
tue of and to satisfy a tax fi. fa. issued by
J-s. R. Kincaid, T. C. ys. the said G. N.
Sausy for State and county taxes for the
year 1887.
Also at the same time and place and in
the manner governing Sheriff’s sales, will
be sold lot of land No. 266 in tbe 6th diet,
and 2d section of said county, levied on as
the property of H. H. Knight by virtue of
and to satisfy a tax fi. fa. issued by Jas.
K. Kincaid T. C. vs. the said H. H.
Knight for State and county taxes for the
year 1687.
Also at the same time and place and
in tbe manner governing sheriff’s sales
will be sold lot of laud No. 51 in the 6th
district and 8d section of-said county, lev
ied on as the property of W. A. Maxwell
by virtue of and to satisfy a tax fl ta issued
by James R. Kincaid T. U, vs. the said
W. A. Maxwell for Slate aud county tax
for the year 1887.
Also at the same time aix! place and in
the manner governing sheriff's isles, will
be sold lot of laud No. 13 in the 6th diet,
and Ist section ol said county, levied on
as the property of P. H. Bell as agent ol
Mary K Wilson by virtue of and to satiary
a tax 6 fa issued by James K Kiucaid T.
G. v. the said P. H. Bell agent for the
stale and county taxes for the year 1887.
Also at the same time and place and in
the maimer governing sheriff a sales, will
be sold lot of land No. 298 in the 6th dial,
and 2d seoUou of sad county, levied on
as the property of W. H. Wyob bv vir
tue of urn! to satisfy a tax fl fs named by
James if. Kincaid T. C H va. the said t,
H. Wyctie for state and county taxes for
the year IlfoT. Lsvlss made t,y #,
tar 34th day of January 18 ft
M. L COX, Sheriff.
HE CA LLS A TTENTION.
On* hundred farmers wanted
to raise a thousand pounds of
tobacco each for th* tobacco fac
tory wa propose to erect in Ellijay
next fall. Last year's crop has
demonstrated the fact that we
have here the very best soil, and
most favarable climate for tbe
growtli of this product.
Now is the time to prepare your
bds. Those who have no seed,
I will gladly assist in getting
them. Any aid or imformation 1
am able to give I hope you will
feel free to demand.
Whatever else you plant, put
in some tobacco. It will not in
terfere with any other crop.
R. T. P.
HIPP& DOOLEY,
The Live Livery-stable
Men of, Ellijay.
We have have st *ur command a first
class feed and livery viable, and can
furnish you a nobby turnout at a min
ute’s notice. Give MHte call, and our
reasonably low and accommoda
tions will suit time. Ac
commodations to men a
specialty. Stables and
public square,
IT WILL ®Y YOU
If you propose gWg West or
North-West, to vrH lo me. I
represent the SiiortKine.
Frkd D. Bfcsf, D. P. A.,
114 6m. Atlanta, Ga.
Legal Advertisements.
GEORGIA—GiImer Coauty.
Whereas Sophia E. Tatum, as tbe wid
ow of \V to. Tatum,late of said county de
ceased, and Mar) K. Wright as the wid
ow of H. 12, Wright late of said county
deceased, have made applications, and
commissions lor twelve months’ support
for each, have issued, aad the appraiseis
lor each have made returns. Ail persons
concerned as to either applicant, will file
their objections st or before the February
Teim 1888 of this court else the several
returns will be made the judgment of the
court. Witness my hand and official Big.
nature. Dec. 15 1887. J. C. Ai.lfn,
Ordinary.
GEORGIA—GiImer Couaty.
W ill be sold before the court house
door ef said county in tbe legal hours of
sale to tbe highest bidder for cash on the
first Tuesday in Feb. 1888 the follow
ing described property to-wlt: lot of land
No. 314 in the 7th district and 2d section
of said county, the same containing 160
acres more or teas, adjoining the lands of
Abner Watkins on the north, P. M. Mil
ler on the south, Charity Allen on the
east and W. H. Searc.v on the west, lev
ied on as tbe property of O. L. Searcy by
virtue ot and to satisfy three Justice
court fi. fas. issued front the easy, diat
Set*
made and returned to’ me by j. TANARUS, Gd
frey L. c , this the 23d day of Nov. 1887.
M. L, COX, Sheriff.
GEORGIA—GiImer County.
Wilt "be sold before the court house
door id said county within the legal
hours of sale to the highest bidder fr
cash ou the first Tuesday in March 1888
the following desciided property to-wit:
lot of land No. 334 in the lldist. and 2d
Section of said county, levied on as the
property of Martha J. Harris by virtue
of and to satisfy a tax fi. fa. Issued by
James K. Kincaid T. O. ys. Martha J.
Harris for the State and county tax for
the year 1887. Levy made and return
ed to me by John Mulkuy L. C. This
the 10th day of January 1888.
M. L. Cox, Sheriff
GEORGIA—GiImer esuaty.
Agreeable te an erder of the court of
Ordinary of Gilmer county will he sold at
public outcry at the court house door in
said county on the irst Tuesday in Feb
ruary one thousand eight hundred and
eighty eight within the legal hours of sale
the following property to-wit: Lots of
land Nos. 290 and 291 in the 25tb district
and 2d section of said county, su'd as the
property of Mary C. Pealaed. late of said
county deceased. Terms cash. This the
26th day of December 1887.
M. H„SPIVEY,
Administrator.
GEORGIA—GiImer County.
Will be sold before the court house
door in said county within the legalhours
of sale on the first Tuesday in February
1888, to the highest bidder for cash, the
following described property to-wit: iota
of land Nos. 231, 235 and 23S iu the 11th
dist. and 2d seeiion of said county, the
same containing 480 acres more or less,
and levied on as the property ol Martha
J. Harris by virtue or and to satisfy a
Superior court fi. fa., the same being ti.fa.
So. 8, issued at the October term 1887 of
Gilmer Superior Court, iu favor ot A. H.
Colquitt Gov, and his successors iu office
vs. M. K. Chadwick, principal, and TANARUS, G.
Chase, Martha J. Harris and T. Harris,
securities. Teuant iu possession notified
in terms of the law, lh>s the 28th day of
December 1887. M. L. COX, Sherifl.
GEORGIA—GiImer 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, the
following described pn>pertv to-wit: lots
of land Nos. 234, 235 and 236 in the 11th
dist. and 2d section of said county, tbs
same being 48(1 acres more or less, and
levied on as the property of Martha J.
Harris by virtue of and to satisfy a Su
perior court fi. fa., tb same betug fi. fa.
No. 7, issued at the Octo ier term 1887 of
Gilmer Superior court, in favor of A. H,
Colquitt, Gov. and 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 taw. This the 28th day
ot December 1887. M. L. Cox,
Sheriff.
GEORGIA—GiImer county.
On the Mrst Mondav in March next in
ooen court I will pass on the application
of Burr Jacks in as next friend of the
minor heirs of Henson Jackson deceased
for twelve month's support. Witness my
hand and official signature, Jan. 24, 1888.
J. c. suss, ordiuary.
CATARRH
Hay Fever, Colds in the head, hoarse
ness, Sore throat and mouth can he qui -k
--by CANaDI aN cataHßH
CUBE. It never foils. Try it and he
convinced. For sale by Watkias A Ce.,
Kilijay, On., and Canadian Catarrh Cure
Cru, Atlanta. Ga.
UEOKUlA—Gilmer county.
On the application ol 4. Andersen
as guartliau ol the minor heirs ut Wm.
Mash twin dsceassti, for twelve months
support, ol said minor heirs, return hie
been mads hy appraisers, and 1 will past
on the same March sth 1888.
a G. A tun, Ordinary,
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Mill Contractor.
Dec. 29-ly. ELLIAY, GA
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Eu. wat, Ga.
Pomona Hill Nurseries.
POMONA, n. c.,
Two and a half miles west ef Greens
boro, N. C. The main line of the R.
& D. R R passes through the grounds
and within 100 feet ef the office. Salem
trains make regular stops twice daily
each way. Those interested in Fruit
atid F>-nit growing are eordiallj invited
to inspect this, the largest nursery in
the State, and ene among the largest in
the South.
The proprietor has for many years
visited the leading Nurseries North and
West, and corresponded with those of
foreign countries gathi ring every fruit
that was calculated to suit the South,
both native and foreign. The repute-’
tioa of Pomona Hill Nurseries ia such
that many agents going out from Greens
boro, representing other nurseries try
to leave the impression that they are
representing these nurseries. Why do
they do it ? Let the publio answer.
I have in stock growing (and cap
show visitors the same) the largest am?
best stock of trees, etc., ever shown oi
seen in any two nurseries in North Car
olma, consisting of apple, peaeh, pear,
cherry, plum, grape, Japanese persim
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Russian apricot, mulberry, quinces.
Small fruit: Strawberry, raspberry,
currant, peeans, English walnuts, rhu
barb, asparagus, evergreens, shade trees
roses, etc.
Give your order to my authorized
agent or order direct from the nursery]
Correspondence solicited. Descriptive
catalogues free to applicants.
Address,
J. Van. Lindley,
ly- Pomona,
Guilford county, N. C.
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