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The McDuffie Journal-
J. E. WHITE, Editor t Propsicto*.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21. 1890.
T n vooril.ince with tho provisions
of a bill pasted at the last eeion of
tlio Legislature. the great Okefeno
k.; swamp has been o'd to a sydi
fiate headedjby Gen. P. M. B. Young
at <'ent man acre It contains
between 400,000 and 500,000 acres,
if. heavily timbered and very fertile.
I can be drained at a moderate coat
When the land will be valuable and
the purchaser* will reap fortunes.
In addition to the purchase money
for the Swamp, the State is to re
ceive a royalty of one dollar per ton
for all phosphute that may be found
upon the lands.
A REMARKABLE PROPHECY.
You may attach much or no im
portance to the following, but you
uiust admit that it is strange, to say
the least of it.
'n 1857 a Bavarian paper publish
ed a remarkable prophecy made by
au old hermit many years before.
In it the rise of Napoleon 111 was
clearly outlined, as were also the
A nsti o-Prussian and Franoo-Prusa
iuu wars and the Commune of Parts.
He told how the death of Pope Pius
would occur in 1870 or 1877, and
bow it would be followed by a Tur
ko-Russian war, being but slightly
wrong in either prediction.
He said that Germany would have
three Emperors in one year before
tbe end of the ceutury. which was
verified to the letter. He missed it
one in the number of Presidents of
the United States who were to die
by assassination, but that was re
ntal kably close.
He (Aid that when the twentieth
coutury opened Manhattan Island
•lid the whole of New York City
would be submerged in the waters
of the Hudson, the East river and
the Bay; Cuba will bleak in two,
•ud the west half and llavunua will
siuk into the soa.
Florida and Lower California are
to break loose from the main land
and carry their population to the
bottom of the ooean.
The twenty-fifth is to be the last
of tho Presidents. The United
States are to be divided, and San
Francisco, New Orleans, Salt Lake
City, St Loutt, Washington and Bos
ton are to lift capitals of small repub
lics.
By t_ end of the oentury Eng
land is to be a republic and Belaud
a kindorn. Italy and France will
disappear from the map and the city
of Berlin will be totally destroyed
by an eurthquake.
Mathematical.
Some weeks ago we oopied the follow
ing from the St. Louis Republic :
A friend asks me to multiply $5 by $5.
I do so and announce the reault as S2O.
Now multiply 500 iu cents, give the ans
wer in oenta pure and simple, not as
fractional ports of a dollar. Ido so, ami
am surprised to see the figures olimb to
250,000 oeuts, which is $2,500. As $5
and 500 cents are equivalent tho result is
puzzling. It. cannot be urged that deci
mal marks should bo used. A cent, as
such, is as dmtiuat a unit aa a dollar;
and, aa the result is to be announced in
cents, the decimal cannot be pleaded Iu
extpnnstion of the rather surprising re
sult. But there is olosrly something
wrung. What is it f
Last week we pnblished an explana
tion of this puzzle by “A. W. 8.” Fol
lowing is “Aunt Edith's" solution.
Mat. Editor.
Allow tus apsoo, if yon please, for my
way of settling that “Mathematical Pus
xte,'* copied in your paper from the >St.
Louis ltepublio.
In the first place, numbers representing
the asms denomination can uo mors be
multiplied together than those representing
rlffsrant denominations enn bo added to
gether $T> oannnt be multiplied by $5 for
Pie simple reason that both are of the same
denomination, and aueh a process is uu
known to the science of flgnrra. You can
add dollars to dollars, octets to uenta, bush
els to bushels, and so on indefinitely, but
not multiply when they ere alike.
Now. if yon will let $5 stand for yonr
p incipal, and multiply that by $5 ss the
interest (or sny given time, the legitimate
product will tie $25, of emir o. So, if MK>
cents is put for the prinoipal, aud that ia
multiplied by 800 oenta as the interest, the
product will be 850,000 oeuts ; but. accord,
lug to the rule, you must cut off four places
for decimals, which brings the answer just
the tame—#2s.
Instead of multiplied* being necessarily
abstract numbers, it i* just tbe other way.
they most represent some denomination,
stand for some known quantity, value or
measure, otherwise the product or answer
will be without name, for it is the multi
plier that gives name to the product
In reference to an rface, or volume, 5 feet
can be muhplied by 5 feet, or any other
number, because one of the numbers stands
for width, the other for length. It is really
xnulttpying different denominations, or
numbers representing different denomin
ations.
Viewed in this light, the whole matter
appears perfectly plain, with no pnszle
about it whatrver.
Yours,
Aust Edith.
PRESENTMENTS
OF
THE GRAND .JURY FOR MAORH
TERM, 1890, M’DUFFIE SU
PERIOB COURT.
Tbe Grand Jury, chosen and sworn
for tbe March T.-rm, 1890, of tbe Supe
rior Court, beg leave to submit the fol
lowing General Presentments,
We feel thankful to au All-wise Provi
dence for tbe many mercies and bleas
iuga that have been bestowed tipou ua as
a people daring tbe past year. We have
Iteeu blessed with a rich harvest for our
labor, and received remunerative prices
for tbe same. Peace and good order
prevail throughout our couuty, with not
one fourth of the orimitml cases now that
were brought during the liquor traffic in
our midst. Prohibition has contributed
largely to tbe prosperity of our people*
Through appropriate o mm tn.es sll
departments of onr county have been
carefully scrutinized, and we can but ex
press onr great satisfaction at the envi
able condition in which we find onr
Comity affairs. All of the County offi
cers are fulfilling their respective dutiee
in au efficient manner,
*
OODSTV FINANCES.
The report of our oommittee to exam
ine the Couuty Treasurer's books shows
that he hint ou baud at the September
Term, 1889, of this Court 8 891 82
Amount received since from
Tax Collector |5, 289.89
Making a total of 85,181.71
Amount paid out in 1889, a*
per vouchers 81,054.39
Amoui t paid out in 1890, as
per vouchers 1,104.04
Leaving a balance in the Treas
ury of 83,903.28
In addition to this, there is enough in
the Tax Collector's hands, collected from
defaulters during this Term of Court, to
swell the amount in the Treasury to over
84.000.
Too much praise cannot be bestowed
upon onr Tux Collector for his dilligence
in colleotiug the defaulters tax, as his
halanoe sheet shows $130.96 of ssld tnx
of 1888 end 1889 oolleoted at this Term
of the Court.
PtJBMO SCHOOLS.
The report of our School Onmmission
er shows white schools 25 ; colored, 18.
Number of scholars admitted—
White Males 875
“ FemaleH 342
Total Whites 717
Colored Males 427
" Female* 440
Total Colored 870
Total White aud Colored.... 1,698
Average attendanee 1,227.60 65
'• monthly coat of tuition,
per pupil $1.28
Amount of this monthly tuition
paid by the Slate ' .80.1-6
Rrauobea of study taught—
Orthography, 1,503; Reading, 1,296;
Writing, 1,064 ; English Grammar, 381 ;
Geography, 527; Arithmetic, 912.
Compensation of County School
Commiasiouer $ 200.00
Postage and other expenses ..$ 15.70
Amount paid to Teachers $8,284.05
Total fo axpendatnres.... $3,600.65
Amonut of Poll Tax received at
time of sel'm'ut witli teachers $ 891.35
Ammount of State School Com
missioner's order . $2,628.35
Amount reo'd from other souro
ea, including balance of last
year on baud $ 0.00
Total amount of School Fund
received for ihe year $3,528.70
Ralauoe remaining ou baud... $ 28.05
We recommend the appointment of
Seth Megukee ns School Commissioner
from Gearing District, Marshal) W.
Dunn from Republican Distriot, and
John A. Wilkersou from Wrightsboro
Distriot, to succeed those whose terms
expire during the preseut year.
COUNTY OFFICERS,
The Sheriff has a record of all his acts
ss an official oorreotly kept. Our Clerk
aud Sheriff are model officers, and too
much encomium cannot be bestowed up
on them.
Our Ordinnry's book* are all correctly
aud plainly indexed, so that uny one euu
understand them.
We find the Record of Deeds and
Mortgages nestly aud oorreotly kept and
double iudexed, making it obvious to all.
PPBUO BCIIiDIIfGS.
We fit'll out Jail ami Court Honso iu a
neat condition hilt needing some repairs,
whiob we hope will be promptly done by
our Ordinary.
ROADS AND BRIDGES,
We find the Ronds aud Bridges to be
iu a better condition Umu at any time
iu the pnat twenty years.
We fiud the present system of manag
ing the Bonds and Revenues of our
Oouuty unsatisfactory. We, therefore,
appoint a committee, consisting of Wm,
F. Oeeeling, John IT. Boyd, T. J. Clark,
J. F. Palmer and B. T. Bussey, to se
cure a copy of a bill that was recom
mended by two former Graud Juries of
this county, for the purpose of establish
ing a Board of County Commissioners,
to manage the Roads and Reveuitea of
our County; and that this committee
furnish tho next Grand Jury with a copy
of same, aud ask their eudorsemeut of
same ; also their recommendation to our
Representatives that the same be made a
law by them for our County,
JfSTICKS OF THE PEACE,
We find the book* of Ihe Justices and
ex-offioio Justices of the Peace to be cor
rectly kept. We beg to call the atten
tion of the Justices of the Peace of the
C'noty to Section 457, Subilivisiou 11 of,
i the Code, which requires them to make
a lint of names of sll persons iable to
j taxation on property or polls in their re
spective Districts, and return the same
to the Tax Receiver at his second round
of escli year.
APPiI PBIATIONg AND INSOLVENT COSTS.
We reeommeud that the Ordinary in
crease the pay of Polly Br aika to five
do lars per quarter.
We ricommend the payment of $351
to our Ordinary from the general funds
of the County, ss par itemized account
presented ua by him.
We recommend the payment of 989 35
insolvent criminal cost a duo the C ark
and Sheriff, as per their item-zed uconuut
present* and ns.
We recommend the payment of Solic
itor Wright's account by the Treasurer
out of the general fuuds of the Conn y,
after the same has been made out and
approved by bis Honor, Judge H, 0.
Roney.
In taking leave of his Honor, Judge
H. C. Roney, we bog to teuder him our
thanks for bis courtesy to this body, and
for the able, prompt and satisfactory
manner in wiiioli lie has dispatched the
business of the Court, Careful of the
interests of the people, patient and court
eous to the Bar, able and impartial m t! e
administration of the law, we trust he
may loug be continued in the office In
which he has served with snob sigunl
success. And we respectfully request
onr Keprcncutativcs to use their infiu
ence in retaining him in his present po
sition.
We also tender our thanks to onr So
licitor, Mr Wright, for his courtesy to
onr body, aud for dilligenoe in bringing
the criminals to justice.
Wo recommend the Clerk to have these
Presentments published iu This MeDur-
KIE JuL'ltNAh.
John 8. Watson Foreman.
David (J. Htory, William T. Wiggins,
John H. Boyd, Jonathan F. Palmer,
James Frank. Thomas J. Clark,
Marshall W. Bunn, Thomas -T. Cliatt,
John Adams, Julian 11. Boyd,
Henry A. Htory Thomas N. lewis,
Samuel A. Walker, Itiobard T. Griffin,
William F. Gooding Benjamin T. Buasoy
William H. Reeves, Alfred E. Sturgis,
Joel L. Neal, William A. Watson,
I<lus W. Shields,
John P. Lazf.nut, Clerk.
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TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
TO THE MEMORY OF UM. A. 3. WOODALL, A
MEMBER OF Kttß NO. 1206.
MoDufkik Qvvmt, Ga.,
March 20, 1800,
At a regulnr meeting of llAniiitou'ti Cron
ltoadft Sub Alliance, held at their Lodge
room on Saturday, Mur oh loth, 1890, tin
death of Sinter A. J. Woodall, wife oi Mr.
VVm. Woodall, whn announced, autl the fol
lowing committee waci appointed to dr*f<
resolution* oxptatfeffe of the KmitfmenU of
thin Alliance up m thin and event The com-/
niitteo presented the following, which wer
unatilmouHly adopted;
mURAMHIiK AMD ABSOLUTION*.
Whfbkah. I\ has pleased Almighty God.
in the wise dispensation ot His provident**’,
to remove from our rnidrit and our Ord r
our worthy aud beloved Sinter, Mr*. A. .
Woodall, on March 12th, 1890; thereto o
be it
Resolved, That, iu the death of our
Sinter, wo the member** of Hamilton a Cron
■Houds Sub-Alliance, No. 12“', deeply do
plore our lorn*, yet humbly ku built to tb<
wine decree of Him who doeth uli thing
well, feeling that our end loss in her ©ter mi!
giu.
Resolved, That we tender the soil'll
afflicted husband, relatives mid friends >t
our dear sister our hesrt-felt sympathies ii
this their sad bereavement, and that a copy
of tlieae resolution* be furnished the tain il i
of the decreased sister.
Resolved, That a copy of these res
olutions he furnished the McDuffie JuT’it
nai. for publication; also that these reso
lutions be spread upon our minutes.
J. A. Doxies, 1
8.0. Hawes. 1 Corn.
A. lb Wilkebsox. j
i?"i; j 1 ■■
Our Congressman, Hon. Goo. T.
Barnes, has our thanks for valuable
public documents recently sent us.
Among them is a copy of his able
aud convincing argument in oppo
sition to the code of rules offered by
tho Republicans in Congress.
Some doubt has boett expressed as
to Mr. Nortbeu’s orthodoxy on the
tariff question. The fact that cer
tain papers, well-known advocates of
the Republican doctrine of protec
tion, are giving him their support,
lias probably given color to this sus
picion. The Sparta ishmaelite, how
ever, asserts that Mr. Northeu stands
squarely with Mr. Cleveland aud the
Democratic party for tariff reform,
it is not probable that the Ishmael
ite would support any man for office
whose position on the tariff was even
doubtful.
A boy of 18 and a girl of 12 years
of age were reoeutly married in
Cherokee county. And in all (H oba
bility in less than five years they will
wish they had nor or seen each other.
There ought to be a law to stop such
folly. It is said that matrimony is
sometimes loaded, aud children
should not be permitted to tamper
with dangerous wetpons
Every time you read the assertion
that the Democratic party is a party
of freetraders you read a standard
Republican lie.
.11l BOOT £ SI3ESISP
Main SteEiiT, Tiioiljon, Ga.
JA. KOON ban recently opened
Ia new Boiß and Shoe Shop in
tbe old Knox House, where Boots
an Shoes will be made to order in
the latest styles and of the beat
materials. H< makes
REPAIRING
a specialty, and guarantee satislac
lion in every limtanee.
lie will also.repair yonr
HARNESS,
which often ea&*Tf>e made as good
as new at little cost.
Pledging promptness, and liberal
and honest dealing, they solicit tbe
patronage of tbe public.
T. -A.. Koon.
Main Street, Thomson, Go.
G. W. HOLZENDORF. D. L FARMER
New Family Grocery
IfotZENDORF & FaRHKR
Hail road Street, • Thomson* Ga
W n.L KEEP CONSTANTLY IN STOCK OHOICF, AND SELECT LINES OF-
Hacoo, Hoar, Meal. Salt, Sngar, Coffee, Canucd
.Goods, Tobacco Cigars, etc.
A FULL LINE OF CONFECTIONERIES, and ALL KINDS OF
FRUITS and VEGETABLES IN SEASON. •
By strict attention to businesn, fair and square deuling an bottom
prices we hope to merit and receive a liberal share of patronage,
UC’LZV.WDQRF * FdRMEfr
**
TOjTHE FARMERS’ ALLIANCE
\ —xlnd—
Fanners of McDuffie County, Ga.
THE WJUTON GUANO COMPAQ
OP SOCIAL CIRCLE, GA.
T LENDERS tp you their thanks for yonr Patronage for the past sea
son, and hopes to still merit your confidence In tbe Guuuo Trade. You
will find the
EDI) ALSTON E,
WALTON,
JOHN M. GREEN’S FORMULA GUANOS,
WALTON and SUNNY SOUTH ACID,
COTTON SEED MIUL, etc-
In the bauds of K. A.. WALKER, President of the Mc-
Duffie Couuty Alliance Exchange, in Thomson, Ga.
CTclan 3vt. O-reen, I^res.
Hifil Me Fertilizers for 1890.
| OFFER to the Planters of McDuffie aud adjoining counties
the following Brumla of lligb Grade Ferlilicurs :
GEORGIA STATE STANDARD.
CAPITAL
EMPIRE.
B. B B.
Also HIGH GRADE ACIDS.
I am also selling GUANOS and ACIDS manufactured by the
Eenucsaw Guano Cc., of Atlanta, Ga.
Give mo a trial before purchasing elsewho-o, aud I will satisfy
you that 1 will meet all honrable competition for tie same
classes of goods. Goods and Stock now ready for delivery.
Jqse&m Jt*- Jo MSS.
THOMSON, GA., .IAN. 17. 1890.
FERTILIZERS for 1800
A New Departure.
iCIO PHOSPIIiTE m GOO
.zfLt Factory Prices.
T
*- o meet competition and the demands of this section. The Georgia Chemical Works
Hud Messrs*. Pope A Fleming have made special arrangements with me, which enable me
to sell their Fertilizers at Factory Prices. lam now prepared to fill orders for the fol
lowing Standard Brands and Acid Phosphates :
AUGUSTA GUANO CO S HIGH GRADE GCANO.
GEORGIA CHEMICAL WORKS’ ACID PHOSPHATE.
NAVABSA ACID PHOSPHATE.
MASTODON GUANO.
NAVASSA GCANO.
All are of the very BEST GRADES. Please call and see me before making any
purchase elsewhere. lam confident I can convince you that the goods and prices lam
offering are the best to bo had iu the market.
Respectfully,
J, V/. Boatwright,
Flits, HSTflli, ETC.,
Treated successfully by
die latest approved pain
less method, without hav
i* ; to stop ordinary daily
business.
Cal! and consult me free
of charge.
G- W. rUEHAM, M. D.
THOMSON, GA.
THK li V r KCIT V B\R.
(SCOTT'S OLD STAND)
J. W. TUCKER &C 0
PROPRIETORS,
CRAWFORD VILLE - GEORGIA
DXXI.IEI m
FIRE ViISKITS. RBI,
Gin, Brundiet, Wine
TOBACCO and CIGARS.
We keep the very purest and best
l’atronae respectfully .elicited.
A OL6E CUT
And only tbe very smallest margin left for profit* on all goods
AT 1101 jZKI> DORU
Do YOU KNOW That John L. Uolzandorf has tbe Choicest steok
of Fresh Groceries in Thomson 7
Do YOU KNOW That Hi Izcndorfs prices for Staple and Faacy
Groceries are the Lowest on earth 7
Do YOU KNOW That Uolzandorf never has any Stale good* or
band, beeauae he nukes the pricee to low that fresh
good* are old as fust as received. 7
Do YOU KNOW That Uolzandorf makes the Lower IVicen fer Cash
than any other house in town?
Do YOU KNOW That when Holxendorf gets customers they ar# a* '
well satisfied that they never leave him 7 <
Do YOU KNOW That the secret of Holxendorf* suer,ass is Smal
Profits and lota of them ?
D<j YOU KNOW That Holxendorf does a big business, hut is always
ready for more?
Do YOU KNOW That Holxendorf don’t want a title deed to 'be
earth, but will get about six feet of it some day ; sad
nntil that day cornea, he ia going to mak# it eta pleat
ant as possible for thos# who admire his method* and
trade with him.
Choicest And Best of everything in the line of DRY GOOD* 3 , CLOTHING, NO
•TOWS, SHOES, LA DIFS’ i DIMMED HATS, OUOt KEKY, HAUL WAKE, CON
PECTIONEUIEB, CANNED GOODS, etc. etc.
TRY Mr*. Proctor* DEATH to MOTHS—a preparation which ia inf alibi# in exter
minating theme terribte destroyer* of Clothing. Carpets, Furniture, Bedding, etc.
/OS,\ L BOLZg.yMRB.
Opposite Depot, THOMSON, GA.
UNRIVALED IN TEE STATE!
I. CL JLjsrvy- £z, ©c.
Till GREAT TIILOHIT CLIfIIERS.
OF'
Augusta, - - - Go. ,/i‘ff ia.
HAVE SURPASSED every former iffurl in the Munofaetur. o> thei,
Immense
FALL and WINTERS!OCK.
We defy tho Finest Merchant Tailors to excel the Fit, Stvls and
Manufacture of our TAILOK-FIT CLOTIII NO. We will gum anise
A PERFECT FIT.
We can fit the Short, Stout Man.
We can fit the Tall Thin Man.
FULL EVENING DRESS SUITS.
Full Line BOYS’ and CHILDRENS’ SUITS.
The finest Manufacture of H ATS and GENTLEMENS FURNISH
INGS.
Remember—We have a First-class Tailor in our Store to stake all
Alterations Free of Charge.
A call is respectfully solicited.
I- € LtEYY A CO.
838 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga.
1889 FALL 1889
DRYGOODS!
Theerops areunusually fine in Geor
giaand Carolina this year, trade will be
brisk. AND WE ARE PREPARE
FOR IT BY PROVIDING THE FINEST
AND BEST ASSORTED STOCK OF
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS AND MOVELTIES
EVER BROUGHT SOUTH.
Without going into details, we can say
that every department will be kept up to
the highest standard during the Fall and
Winter. Every grade of goods, from low
priced but usefu*, domestics, to the very
finest fabrics, made at home or abroad, will
be found on our shelves and counters, and
we give a positive, unqualified guarntee
on prices against every house and city in
the United State. Samples sent by mail
In ordering goods and samples, state as as
definitely as possible what is desired, and
in case samples cannot be matched state if
something else may be substituted.
DALY & ARMSTRONG,
Angusta, Gs.