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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. -.-in. 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.