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HOME JOURNAL.
FRIDAY. JANUARY 11, 1884.
EI)ITOKIAL_IiKEMTIES.|
—Colonel Mnrcellns E. Thorn
ton, late proprietor of the Post- Ap
peal, will re-enter journalism at an
early day, so pays a dispatch from
Washington City.
—lt is said that Tennyson is a
shrewd fiuaueior,who jumps qnick
ly at a paying investment and holds
out to the last for his pound of
flesh. Ho is worth ?1,000,00 to
$1,500,000.
—Senator Brown has added an
other tbousaud dollars to his con
tribution to a Richmond institute
of learning. He has discovered the
true secret of using as well as of
making money.
—Out in Missouri the law is re
lentless when it comes to dogs. A
tax is imposed on male dogs of $1
and female dogs $2. The race of
worthless curs is growing smaller
and smaller every da}’.
—The number of bills which
has been introduced in the House
of Representatives this session is
51,210. Congressmen will have no
time to get into mischief if they
undertake to make themselves ac
quainted with the coutcuts of all of
the bills.
—We are pained to learn that
our friend, Mr. M. Markwalter for
merly of this place, but now of
Altoona, Fla., had his tools and
stock destroyed by fire the other
day. Mr. M. many friends in
Greene county w ill hear of Ins mis
fortune with regret.
—Wo are in receipt of “The Life
and Times of .Joseph E. Brown, by
Herbert Fielder." We have not
yet closely read it, but the press
is unanimous in its praises. The
book is for sale at all bookstores,
and comprises a graphic history of
the leading incidents, acts and
speeches in the life of this illus
trious Georgian. A full review
will appear later.
—The stock law takes effect in
this county on the first of Februa
nry next. Our people have been
making preparations for its intro
duction. Numbers have disposed
of their cattle, while others have
made pastures, and will devote
more attention to stock-raising
than in the past. The people will
t'lyn rfie law a fair trial, and we
hope it will prove a beneficial one
to the county at largo.
—According to an article in Sun
day’s Constitution from the pen
of Clark Howell, one of the bright
est young journalists in Georgia,
there is born annually in Georgia
58,t)d0 babies* Of Georgia’s entire
population only 13(1,000 are natives
of other states. While Georgia has
imported only 130,000 people, she
has sent to the other states of the
Union 3*23,000 of her native-born.
Iu fine, Georgia is a strictly home
made state.
—A large and attractive adver
tisement in a good newspaper will
always pay. The larger it is the
bettor paying it will be, as the gen
eral reader will know and under
stand that if the advertising is lib
eral, the merchant evidently has a
stock of goods worth advertising.
This is the experience of all good
business men. Liberal and judi
cious advertising has enriched a
large number of merchants, who
otherwise would have mot with
poor success.
—Under the suffrage laws of
Rhode Island, thousand of men
are disfranchised, and the power of
the few is perpetuated. No for
eign born person can vote, unless
he owns 8134 worth of real estate;
natives who have paid a personal
property tax may vote if he has re
sided iu the state two years, and
in a city or town six months, and
has registered at a certain time,
other male natives having the re
quired qulaification of residence
may vote, by paying a registry tax
and by performing military duty
the year before the election.
—An interesting question is be
fore the Secretary of the Treasury
at Washington regarding the clas
sification of rice meal and the duty
thereon. The "contest is betweeu
the importers who supply brewers
with the meal and the large deal
ers in rice, who wish to have the
meal classed the same as whole
rice, which will increase the duty
on the article nearly 100 per cent.
Counsel have been employed to
represent the interests of the le
spective parties before Secretary
Folger, and the decision of the
question is expected during the
present week.
OUR SENIOR IN ELOICIDA.
HE MAKES A TRIP TO MELROSE —A
TOW SCENES THERE.
Staff (■arrcupondence Home Jout nal.
Waldo, Florida, Jan. 5,1883.
Dear Journal :—
Ou last Saturday, which was a
bright summer day, I boarded the
handsome little steamer, F. 8.
Lewis, nnder the charge of Capt.
8. C. Barker, and after a few hours
sail over one of the mqpt beautiful
lakes in the world, reached Mel
rose, where I was most delightful
ly entertained by Mr. and Mrs.
Hawkins. This place has been
settled bat little more than six
years, and is composed largely of
individuals from all sections of this
country, aud some from Europe,
On Sunday morning 1 found as
sembled a large congregation of
very respectable and fine looking
people, who very heartily partici
pated iu the service ; reminding me
of the worship of our own little
church in Greeuesboro. In the af
ternoon I met w;ith the Sunday
School which was largely attended
by young gentlemen and ladies ns
well ns children and where the best
of order was preserved.
I spent New Year’s (lav very
delightfully at the handsome villa
of 15. Ewing, Esq., which over
looks Lake Santa Fee, and whose
crystal waters furnished for our
dinner repast, a trout that weighed
over seven pounds and which was
caught that morning a few' rods
from the residence. Altogether
my visit to Melrose was very satis
factory, in all respects.
We are now having very cold
weather. Thermometer down to
20 degrees, and damage to fruit
feared. Tendering the compli
ments of the season to all, I am
hurriedly, J. K.
THE I’OI.ITICAI, HORIZON.
The Presidential battle, this year,
it is thought, will be fought mainly
on the tariff issue. Political lead
ers are already taking their posi
tion and giving expressions to their
views on this subject. Mr. Abram
S. Hewitt, of New York, and a mem
ber of the House committee of ways
and means, iu Congress, has lately
written a very sensible letter on
this vexed question, which appears
in the Albany Argus. We copy
below the portion ,'of Hi is
able letter, from which it will be
seen that Mr. H. presents a tariff
plank which wo think may be safe
ly adopted by the democratic party;
one indeed upon which uiodorute
men of all parties may consistently
staud and battle for tariff reform.
Mr. Hewitt says :
“The only living issue, then, be
tween the two great political par
ties which divide the country, as I
understand it, is this—whether the
revenue system shall bo reformed,
aud upon what basis of principle
it shall he settled.
The Republican party believes
in the doctrine of protection for the
sake of protection. It insists that
protective duties are constitutional,
aud are necessary iu order to in
sure to the workiugman a fair re
muneration for their labor. It
would, therefore, impose duties as
nearly prohibitory as possible on
articles produced in this country,
and as a policy make free those ar
ticles which are not orcaunot be
produced here.
Tl.e Democratic party insists that
the Constitution merely provides
for the imposition of duties for
reveuue aud not for protection, ex
cept so far as duties so imposed
necessarily afford iucidential pro
tection ; that protective duties can
not and do not favorably affect the
general rate of wages; that legisla
tion is powerless to permanently in
crease the remuneration for labor,
although it may seriously impair j
it; that protection can divert labor j
and capital from more profitable
into less profitable channels of in- >
dustrv. It recoguized, however, j
the fact that the protective system
has been so long in force, and is so
intrenched in judicial construction
as to make it idle uow to raise the
constitutional question ; that the
amount of capital and labor now
engaged iu the protective industries
is too great to admit of any legisla
tion likely to do them any real in
jury, that the only reform now pos
sible is in the reduction aud re
| inoval of duties which are no lon
ger needed to insure their coutin
; ued existence; that these exces
sive duties are iu reality obstruc
tive to their prosperity ; that duties
i on raw materials should be remov
ed, because such duties constitute
a practical deduction frem the wa
ges of labor. If the question were
au open one the Democratic party
would prefer to raise the public
revenue by duties imposed upon
articles not produced iu this coun
try aud trust to natural laws for
the development of its industries.
But the question is foreclosed by
the great exteut of the protected
industries replacing dead industries
which otherwise would have thriv
en.
The Ucmocaatic party, recogniz
ing necessity, therefore, of reform
ing the tariff iu snch a way ns not
to deprive ihese industries of the
iucidential protection afforded by
reasonable revenue duties, insists
that the protective system shall
net be enlarged, and believes that
moderate duties, producing iu the
average of years u sufficient reven
ue, are adequate for protection at
the only times when it is now need
ed—that is, in bad times, when our
foreign competitors would seek to
get rid of their surplus product ic
our markets, which considering
that an idle population is the great
est social calamity, we must then
preserve in order to give employ
ment to oar labor engaged in the
protective industries; that at all
of her periods extra protective du
ties merely give excessive profits
to one class at the expeuse of oth
er classes, ending in over-produc
tion, stagnation of business aud ir
regular employment for labor, pow
erless to protect itsel agaiust the
errors of legislation and the selfish
action of capital striving for unreas
onable profits. The condition of
the bnsiuoßS of the country at this
time is conclusive proof that the
protective system cannot relieve
either lnbor or capital from the
consequences of over-dnetiou
which is its legitimate result.
Between the political parties rep
resenting these two opposing views
the country is soon to make its
choice. The Republicans offer no
remedy for the policy which hai
produced the existing paralysis ol
industry. The Democratic party
proposes to open the way to freer
markets, fuller trade and better
wages, by abolishing the duties on
raw materials and removing the
purely obstructive features.of the
tariff. If the Democratic House
shall frame and pass a judicious
measure of revenue and reform,
carefully adjusted to the actual
condition of our suffering indus
tries, and the Republican Senate
shall refuse to concur, the issue
will he fairly joined. The people
can then decide whether the do
nothing party now in power shall
he replaced by an administration
which will remove the artificial
harriers to healthy progress. When
this is done, and not till then, will
the country realize that it is uo
longer an infant at nurse, hut a
veritable giant, only requiring “am
ple room and verge enough” for
the free play of the vast energies.”
THIS NUWSrAI'HU AT HOME.
With each day that passes the
newspaper grows more and more
an educator, aud the extent to
which it has becomo so can loudly
ho realized. A few years ago it
was considered a luxury, but there
are f£s*H*neß bow that are so
poor as not to oount a newspaper
among its belongings. In fact, in
many houses it is tho principal
reading. A business man, weary
with care, will hesitate about be
ginning a book. It seems a hercu
lean task to go through with all
those pages, attractive though they
may appear, but he will take up his
paper cull such articles as may
strike his fancy, aud thou lay it
down at any moment without hes
itation. In the intervals of her
housekeeping cares tho wife catch
es it up and reads an articles hero
and there to learn what is going on
in the great outside world. The
boy and girl want to see each day’s
news, and so tho daily or weekly
journal goes tho round of the fam
ily, while tho book rests securely
upon its self.—Ex.
A HIT or HISTORY.
Iu 1848 the Democrats were de
feated on a square tariff issue. It
was protective tariff against the
revenue tariff of 1840, aud the
Whigs won. In all the Presiden
tial campaigns from that year until
1880 tho tariff cut no figure. The
j chief issues beginuiug w ith tho can-
I vass of 185*2 were questions cou
| uected witii slavery, war and re
construction. Democrats fought
on a reform platform in eighteen
hundred and seventy-six, aud tho
tariff only appeared iu tho plat
form, but iu 1880 the tariff platform
became prominent and the anti
proteetion declaration of the dem
ocratic party caused its defeat.
Perhaps the party leaders may
learn something from experience,
and perhaps not. The idea of na
tional protection to home indus
tries was never so strong with the
people as it is to-day.—Memphis
Avalanche.
—lt is to be feared that the
! whisky ring is preparing to get the
democratic members of cougress
up to their chins iu trouble. For
the people are not going to indorse
the proposition to subsidize the
whisky-makers by relieving them
even temporarily of a tax which
they admit they ultimately collect
out of consumers.
—On Sunday night last as Mr.
G. H. Turner was visiting a neigh
bor, near Sandy Cross, and when
near liisjhouse he was attacked by
a very ferocious dog that plunged
directly at his throat. Mr. Turner
kuoeked him back but the beast
would leap again, each time re
ceiving a lick or a kick. For fif
teen miuutes this fight continued
and uutil both Mr. Turner and the
dog were entirely exhausted. Luck
ily Mr. T. was only slightly bitten
ou the fore finger of his hand, but
says it was the tightest fight he
ever engaged in.
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.
WHAT THE PEOPLE ABOUT
US ARE DOING.
NEWS NOTES CONDENSED FROM CON
TEMPORARIES —GOSSIP ABOUT OUR
SISTER COUNTIES OF INTEREST TO
JOURNAL READERS,
WARREN.
Conde nnetl from Vie Clipper.
—Small grain crops are looking
nnuanally well, notwithstanding
the recent severity of the weather.
—Mrs. R. A. Heath and her lit
tle daughter are visiting relatives
at Little Rock Ark. and will proba
bly remain antil the 15th.
—On last Sunday, the residence
of Mr. A. M. Massengale, a promi
nent merchant of Norwood, was
destroyed by fire. There being
only S9OO insurance on the house
and furniture, Mr. Massengale es
timates his loss at about $1,500.
—Mr. Thomas Fuller, residing
near Camak, lost his residence and
smoke house by fire, on the night
of the fourth. Nothing was saved
from the flames except a few arti
cles of The fire origi
nated froi|£;„hes which had been
left stove.
—A party of burglars entered
the house oMtfr. Jerry Silas, while
lie and his family were absent last
week, and after ransacking its con
tents satisfied their unhallowed
love of lucre by taking that most
common of all household articles—
the snperanuated clock.
OGLETHORE.
[Condtnteil from Vie Echo.]
—A dramatic entertainment was
given at Crawford last Friday
night.
—John Davenport w ill look after j
l’owcll A Davenport’s farm near
the Glade this year.
—An Agricultural Relief Club
will he organized at Salem church j
Saturday Evening at 2 o’clock.
—Grain Jciops are looking well ;
the stand is splendid. A heavy
spring crop of oats will he sown.
—A new academy will be built
at once at Centre’ church aud the
academy at Antioch will be done
away with.
—Mr. W. S. Moss and Miss
Julia Smith were married at the
home of the bride, on the 20th ult.,
in Washington.
—We heard Dr. J. G. Gibson
say last week that in the sixteeu
years since ho had been ordained
a preacher he had married 209
; couples.
Mr. J. S. Freeman, Anti
och, killed three hos,s last week,
the three wfighijag 1*270 pounds
net. The ” qa?S weighed over
500 pounds. *
—Colonel Alsa Shackleford has
associated his brother Lee Shack
leford as junior editor in the pub
lication of the Echo. We wish the
young men every success...
—Tho Good Templars at Salem
had a most excellent dinner on
Wednesday during the Xmas at
the church, had a splendid pro
gramme for tho occasion and ini
tiated into tho order Messrs. Juo.
T. aud H. H. Young.
—On Thursday morning of last
week a negro woman on Mr. W.
B. Lester’s place, about two miles
from Lexington, locked her five
year-old child up in her house and
left it. She returned later in the
day to find the result of her care
lessness to bo tho old tale of the
child burned to death. The house
did not burn.
WILKES.
[Condtnaed from the tlaxette. ]
—Mr. Toombs Dußoso has pur
chased oue of Mr. Thomas E. Fort
sou’s farms.
—There is a considerable amount
of stealing going ou in this part of
tho country.
—Mr. A. Cafiaway has English
peas that are large enough aud
that have been stuck.
—About the last of tho half mil
lion brick made at the brick yard
last summer, have been sold.
—Mr. Cordes buys tho rubbish
gathered up by the town carts on
the square at twenty dollars a year.
—There is a young white boy
living with Mr. Mac. Mitchell in
this county, who often eats thirteen
good sized biscuit at a meal and
| other things iu proportion. He is
, a growing lad.
—A number of loaded bombs
| were recently taken from the well
that supplies the tank at the depot
iu this place, and oue was found
I buried iu Mr. Booker’s field near
the same spot yesterday morning, j
—The plantation belonging to
the estate of James F. Smith, de
ceased, was the only real estate
sold hist Tuesday. The home tract
was bidden off at $1075.00. and the
other tract at $1165. Quite a num
ber of horses, mules aud vehicles
were sold; also a wagon load of
young fruit trees, by the bunch.
—Two ladies of this place got
up contributions to the amount of
one hundred and sixty-two dollars
for St. Joseph’s Orphanage located
here last week. This makes Hear
ty $400.00 Washington has con
tributed to the support of orphans
in the past month or two, and
shows that one of the finest traits
of character finds lodgement in the
hearts of our people.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
CATTLE WANTED.
Fifteen or twenty likely YOUNG
HEIFERS, from one to three years
old.
jas. Xj.
jan 11 84 GREENES BORO, GA.
All l |ACHiNE jMORKS.
/Vj'-JriC.A I•. Cli ' If yp.ur.Ain M
h I V ''.lll SAWMtt f 1 rti • jH
STEAM ENGINES, CIRCULAR SAW
MILLS, CANE MILLS, BARK
MILLS, FAN MILLS,
IIORSE POWERS,
THRESHERS, ROLLERS<for wood frame)
COLT POWER AND LEVER
COTTON PRESSES IRON
FENCING, &c.
Agents for HANCOCK INSPIRATORS,
The Best B.ULEit Feeders, KORTING
UNIVERSAL INJEcroRS, Jet Pumps,
etc. Al-o Manufacturers’ agents for the
most approved Portable
STEAM ENGINES,
on skids and on wheels, Combined Thresh
ers and Separators, Turbine Water Wheels,
Mills Stones, etc.
THOMAS BAILEY,
Ag.nt and Sup’t, ATHENS, GA.
Mill Findings furnished at manu
facturers’prices. junto 83.
CAUTION.
Don’t bo persuade*! to buy old styles; get only
the new improved dust-proof, l'atent Regulator
Watches Bead lor Catalogue.
J. P STEVENS WATCH CO.,
ATLANTA. GA.
AGENTS FOlt
ECLIPSE ENGINES,
111
► l i*,
Saw Mills, Planing Mills, Sepe
tors, Presses, Cotton Gins,
Condensers, Etc.
J2g”Wo sell all of the above upon the
most favorable terms, and ask the farmers
of Greene county when in need of anything
in this line to give us your orders.
W. A. KIMBROUGH & CO.,
scp. 7th, ’B3. Greenes boro’, Ga.
gearing a cenebau^^
mn m cmmA/i & pm list.
Northeastern Railroad
SrrsniNTKNDKXT’s Office, i
Athens, Ga., June 23, 1883. f
ON and after Sunday. June 25th, 18S3,
Trains on this road will run as follows:
no. 53. xo. 50.
Lv Athens...B:3o a m Lv Atlanta ..4:20 am
Ar Lula 10:30 “ “ Tal. Falls 8:00 -
“B.G. Jn 11:13 “ | “ Clarksvle 8:50 “
“ Clarksvl 11:50 “ “ R. G. Ju 9:35 “
“Tal Falls 12:45 pm “ Lula 10:45“
“ Atlanta 12:05 “ Ar Athens...l:oo pm
no. 51. so. 52.
Lv Athens...2:4s pm Lv Atlanta...2:ss pm
Ar Lula 5:14 “ | “Lula 5:40 “
“Atlanta 12:50 am | Ar Athens...7:24 “
Tallulah Falls Accommodation will Run ou
Tuesday and Saturday only.
Lv Tal Falls 4:45 pm ! Lv R G Jun 6:20 pm
“ Clarksvle 5:33 “ j “ Clarksvle 6:50 “
“ R.G. Jun 6:00 “ lAr Tal Falls 7:25 “
•EsTTrains No. 53, 50. 51 and 52 run daily
Sundays excepted. Trains 53 and 51 make
close connections at Lula with trains on R.
& D. R. R. for Atlanta and all points South
west and Southeast. No. 51 for all points
North and East.
11. R. BERNARD. Sup’t.
Nf. SLAUGHTER, G. P, A.
wm cpp.’o hi . ,
customers of last ■ lICC year witnout ordering it.
It contains illustrations, prices, descriptions and
directions for planting all Vegetable and Flower
Seeds, Plants, etc. Invaluable to ail*
D.M. FERRY 5 CO.'S?®.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE CITY DRUG- STORE
HEADQUARTERS FOR
DRUGS, PERFUMERIES, MEDICINES, PAINTS,
TOILETTE BRUSHES,
Oils, Paints, Etc.
T BEG to inform the public that I will in future conduct the DRUG STORE on Main
J- street, next to W. E. Hall’s, where I will keep constantly on hand a full jibe of pure
and first-class Drugs, Medicines, Perfumery, Toilette Soil us, Hair, Tooth and Paint
Brushes, Proprietary Medicines of all kinds. Kerosene and Machine Oils, Paints, Lamps
Lamp Wicks and Chimneys, Note, Letter, Foolscap tnd Legal cap Paper, and Fancy
Articles generally. I shall also keep Tobaccos and Cigars.
Prescriptions Carefully Compounded.
The PRESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT will be under the supervision of a compe
tent, experienced and careful druggist, who will exercise the utmost caution in com
pounding prescriptions. I respectfully solicit the patronage of the public.
Mrs. R.. W. GRIFFIN,
8* GREEUESBORO. GA.
THE
NAVASSA COMPANY,
WILMINGTON, N. C M
STANDARD FERTILIZER.
dc POPE,
General Agents, : : : Augusta, Ga.
We arc General Agents for the Goods made by the above Com
pany. Their FERTILIZERS are all of the HIGHEST STANDARD
and none better are offered in this market. We ask for the patronage
of the public. Write to us for terms aud full pastieulars.
JORDAN tfc FORE,
i autl 84 A.tffGU9TA, GA,
“STILL THEY COME!”
WHITE PLAINS, : : : GEORGIA.
IS JUST RECEIVING A NEW
mxj OF S
CALL AND EXAMINE HIS LINE OF DRESS GOODS,
CALICOS, SHIRTINGS, SHEETINGS, CHECKS, Ac.
BOOTS A SHOES for men and boys, Shoes for ladies and child
ren, and lie also keeps on hand Upper, Sole and Harnes Leather, Bug
gy and Wagon Harness, Ac.
CLOTHING AT LOW PRICES!
LADIES’ H?ATS Gent’s and Hats, Hard
ware, Crockery, Glass and Stoneware. A heavy lot of Groceries, Ba
con. Lard, Flour, Fish, Molasses, Syrups, Cheese, Soaps, Ac.
JsgJ“All of the above for sale low for cash or given in exchange for
Corn, Oats, Wheat, Peas, Dried Fruit, Butter, Eggs, Tallow, Bees
wax, Dry Hides, Ac. Dec. 18th, 1883.
SKILL, ENERGY & FAIR DEALING
THE PRIZE!
Facts are Stubborn Things,
And We Proceed to State Them.
Let others continue the congenial occupation of crushing opposition and doing all the
business—ON PAPEK. Let them reconcile, if they can," their public bragging with
j their private growling about business. Let them, if they can,
1 . Good? bought in September and October. These things we are not called upon to
do. \\ e have sold more Goods
THAN ANY PREVIOUS YEAR!
Our stock became so broken that MB. DALY was obliged to go North to replenish
it. This enabled him to make better selections than can be made by
LOOKi:LTQ- SPIES
and to get prices that cannot be made by men on the road—prices that cannot be had
when goods are ordered. Hiese are facts known to every one acquainted with the con
dition of trade in the \\ holesale Market toward the close of a season. With the fullest
confidence in the result we invite intending purchasers to call and see the goods and iudge
for themselves. Before buying your XMAS PRESENTS, be sure to see our stock. Wa
make special arrangements on articles intended far this purpose.
lAM' &■ AftMITTOM,
Masonic Temple, Broad and Ellis streets,
AUGUSTA, : : : : : GEORGIA.
DOBBS db BROTHER,
IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF
€I@€IERI, GLASSWARE,
Silver Plated Ware, Bronze Goods, Etc.
English China Tea Sets, SB.OO ; Blue Willow Dinner Sets, $17.50;
Barbatine JVare and Hailands China for decorating. Clocks, Mirrows,
> ases of every description. In fact, everything in this line at prices
that defy competition. B@“Merchauts will do well to call before pur
chasing elsewhere. Give us a trial.
©Otefea (gfc-ir* J
oct. 26th, ’B3. 53 Peachtree Street, ATLANTA, GA.