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VOL. XIII.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The process of turning the rascals
and partisans out is not stopped by
the absence of the President from
Washington. y
It is thought that the guage of
the C. & R. railroad will be widened
as soon as it is extended, so that all
trains will run through without any
change from Atlanta to Columbus.
Rumor has it that President Cleve¬
land is off sick in the woods of New
York. A man who fattens, as he is
said to have done, on the work that
has engaged his attention since the
4th of March, is apt to be made sick
by rest.
The business men of Newnan are
too enterprising to allow the C. & R
railroad to flank their city if they are
allowed a say so in the matter. It is
our impression that Newnan will be
on the direct road from here to At¬
lanta and we will be glad of it.
The Journal very heartily en¬
dorses the candidacy of Brother
Revjll, o the Meriwe her Vindicator,
in his gubernatorial aspirations. A
three thousand dollar man is
good enough for us, and one who
wont take the office at this price is
too good.
Mrs. O’Leary’s cow kicked over a
lamp, our readers will remember,
some years ago, in the city of Chi¬
cago, which occasioned a conflagra¬
tion of proportions unequaled since
the destruction of the ancient Go¬
morrah. The telegraph this morning
reports two other members of her
family in trouble. Her son last night
shot another woman and his sister.
Editor Gantt and Representative
Connell, of bachelor bill notoriety,
are off in the woods supposed to be
hunting for each other and it looks
as if there was gore on the moon.
The Atlanta Constitution thinks they
occupy a position socially tnat puts
them on a fighting equality. We
should think so. The philosopher
of the present day classes them both
fools.
The Talbot county fair this year
promises to be one of the most in¬
teresting ever held in the county. A
liberal list of premiums has been of¬
fered and the management is such
that success is already assured. Har
ris county people would find it to be
worth their while to attend this fair
and not a few of them might success
fully compete for the many premiums,
coverin'* every department of the
home and farm economy. A
urn list can be had by addressing W.
E. Mum ford. F.sq , Secretary, Tal
botton. Ga.
JOSEPH L. DENNIS,
PROPRIETOR.
THE HAMILTON JOURNAL.
In presenting the Journal in an
enlarged and im proved form, we do
so with the hope that it will meet
with a hearty approval from its nu¬
merous readers, and that they will
accord to it a liberal support, As it
is now, we are aware that in the ex
tent and variety of its misellaneous
matter, it is not the equal of many
journals to be had for a song, but we
do confidently claim that it contains
local news and comment not to be
had elsewhere at any price. To any
one living in Harris county or having
interests here, the Journal is well
worth its cost, and as a faithful ex
ponent of what the county is,of what
it has been and what it hopes to be,
we solicit your support.
ECONOMY IN HARVESTING.
The farmer in this section who has
lived measurably up to his opportu¬
nities since last Christmas, has a good
crop prospect. If he will exercise
proper care, diligence and economy
in harvesting that crop he will find
a. neat balance on the right side of
his ledger next Christmas.
It is very generally conceded that
the present crop has been made at a
cost considerably less than that of
any crop raised since the w'ar. Wa¬
ges have been low, while corn, ba¬
con, flour and clothing fabrics have
ruled at prices almost unprecedent¬
edly low. But just here lies the
danger. People are £ almost always
too sanguine or too despondent. If
the prospect is not gloomy we ex¬
pect everything, and if not bright we
are extremely apprehensive. Just
now anything to be paid for “when
cotton is sold,” meets with,, a ready
purchaser. The first money from
the cotton sales generally goes very
freely.
There are in every community
thrifty farmers, who, whatever the
seasons, generally add to their pos
sessions. To the example of these
we invite the attention of young far¬
mers. These have been taught by
experience that the crop is not sure
until it is harvested, and that the
more diligence and economy exerci¬
sed m saving it, the greater wall be
the profits. I
The extension of the C. Si R. rail
road to Newnan, and the building of .
the road from there to Franklin will
greatly facilitate the canvass of the
fourth congressional district, leaving
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on ty one count > r seat in ]t a rau "
roa ^ and obviating a trip through
] east Alabama in going from one end
‘° *e other by rail It wtll link us
in closer bonds of union and we shall
hope to be known no longer as the
fussy fourth.H
HAMILTON, GA., AUGUST 25,1885.
MY BOY, DO YOU SMOKE?
Editor Journal: —Alter thirty
years of actual experience and con¬
stant discharge of my professional
duties in both military and civil
practice, I heartily endorse every
word and sentiment in the following
statement by the Scientific Ameri
can. Respectfully,
Thos. Mitchell, M.D.
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“The United States Navy annually
takes into its service a number ofap
apprentice boys, who are sent all over
the world and taught to be thorough
sailors. It has been the policy of
the government since the war to ed
ucate the “blue jacket,” upon the
principle that the more intelligent a
man is, the better sailor he is likely
to become. 'There is no lack of
candidates for these positions. Hun¬
dreds of boys apply, but many are
rejected because they cannot pass
the physical examination. Major
Houston, one of the Marine Corps
who is in charge of the Washington
Navy Yard barracks, is the authority
for the statement that one-fifth of all
boys examined are rejected on ac¬
count of heart disease.
His first question to a boy who de¬
sires to enlist is: “Do you smoke?”
The invariable response is, “No, sir,”
but the tell-tale discoloration of the
fingers at once shows the truth. The
surgeons say that cigarette smoking
by boys produces heart disease, and
that in ninety nine cases out of a
hundred the rejection of would-be ap¬
prentices on account of this defect
comes from excessive use of the
milder form of the weed. This is a
remarkable statement, coming, as it
does, from so high an authority and
based upon the actual examinations
going on day after day, and month
after month. It should be a warning
to parents that the deadly cigarette
is sure to bring about incalculable
injury to the young. A law passed,
restricting its use to the dudes would
not, perhaps, bring popular disfavor,
because it might reduce the number
of these objects about our streets,
but boys indulging in a cigarette
ought to be treated to liberal doses
of “rod in pickle” until the habit is
thoroughly eradicated.”
The enactment of a registration
law by the general assembly will be
a move in the right direction. So
much of good or evil hinges upon
the ballot box, that any law calcula
ted to preserve its integrity must have
a salutary effect. A well considered
registration law and a law providing
lor the holding of all national, state
and county elections on the same
day, will do much to purify our poll
tics.
ONE STRICTLY DOLLAR IN ADVANCE, A YEAR, NO. 34. 'w
PERSONAL.
Mr. W. H/Brannbn, of Columbus,
was in town Friday.
Miss Berta Henry, of lumbus,
returned hqme Sunds
Mr. C. E. Johnson and wife, of.
Greenville, spent Sur lay in town.
Misses Lula and £
Saturday to attend
meeting. Mrs. A. B. 'Cl ..I . ... ,he :
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family of Dr. K. K. Stanford, of Wa I
vcrly Hall.
Miss Mollie W of Ta
county, is the goes. „ „
Mayor B. H. WaltdtK
Miss Mary Norwood, o
is the guest of Mrs. C. E. 5 -‘y
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Greenville Vindicator.
Dr. Barnes will eking cot
this week. ' It ’ is opening
ton very
rapidly throughout the County.
Mr.' H. T. scon, and his daughter,
Of Sale m, Ala., were in town last
week, ■ the guests of Mr. W. O. Scott,
dpt. Dendy has .been sufife^
recently with rheumatism in his at
We are jglad to Mobley learn he is is improvi
Mr. Johnnie vu
new possession with all a s
pride. The litl'e girl is but
days old.
Mrs. Frank Dw<lly. who has haen
boarding at the Hotel foi several
weeks, will return to Columbus to
rn orrow.
Prof. W. A. Hill and wife, of Eu
faula, Ala., are in towntm a visit to
Mrs. Hill’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. 'f.
S. Mitchell.
Captain Johnston enjoys the play
of Kitchen Furniture at the Hotel
very much, especially at the call of
all, Kitchen Furniture turn over,
Mrs.'I hos. Patrick, Mrs. J. W.
Mitchell, of Pleasant Hill, and Mr.
W. C. Mitchell, of Columbus, are all
visiting the family of Dr. Mitchell
Mrs. Robert Pitts, who has been
for several weeks on a visit to the
family of Capt. H. W. Pitts, left for
her home in Atlanta, last Thursday.
Mrs. M. Ivey and her daughter,
Miss Emma, who have been in town
several veefcs on a visit to Mrs. John
Mobley, will leave to-morow for their
home in Perote, Ala.
Terril Brooks often amuses himself
in writing up all the departments ol
a newspaper, rfis work shows tal¬
ent, ami if cultivated he will doubt¬
less make a good journalist should
he in tutu re enter the profession. closed
Rev. Bascom Anthony a
protracted meeting at Bethel Friday
evening. He reports one of the lar
gest congregations at the closing ser
v j ce he has ever seen at that church,
Great good was accomplished and
the interest remained 'unabated to
the close of the meeting, There
were eleven accessions to the church.
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