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BELLTON, GA.. HEPTEMBER 11. 1879
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Let the Legislature remain in ses
sion until the bottom of the rotten
ness about the State House, is cleaned
out, “if it takes all the winter.”
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The Atlanta Constitution has reached
a circulation of ten thousand. We pre
dict that it w ill have twenty thousand I
before two more presidents are elected
in the United States.
The Atlanta Dispatch will publish
regularly the decisions of t he Supreme
Court. In order to get the full reports
subscriptions should be sent in at once.
Price, $6.00 a year. Address, Miller
A Dickson, Atlanta, Ga.
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Brother Ham has sadly impaired
his usefulness as a Sunday-school
man, and totally destroyed his chance
of ever becoming Governor. It Is a
strangely sari warning to all good lit
tle boys.—Sparta Ishmaelite.
If the hard-fisted fanners of the
State of Georgia can work for fifty
cents a day, don’t it look as though
our poor over worked (!) State House
officers could make out on their “In
adequate” salaries, ranging from two
to four thousand dollars a year?
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A bill providing that tax collectors
shall be ex-officio sheriffs in so far as
to levy their own fl fas, issued for de
fault of tuxes, has passed the bouse
and senate and is a law. When land
is levied on the regular sheriff must
make the sale; where personal prop
erty Is levied on the collector must
make the sale; in all cases he must
do the levying. Bailifl’s are relieved.
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The Philadelphia Record contains
a list of forty-one agricultural and
mechanical fairs to be held in various
sections of Pennsylvania during the
present fall. As a proof that things
are improving, not only in the mer
cantile but. in the agricultural world,
it is stated that the entries for nearly
all of these fairs are. much larger than
for many years.
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Half n dozen States are already be
ginning to brag of the number of Con
gressmen they will send to Washing
ton under the new census. Texas
counts on twenty Representatives;
Kansas boasts that it will increase its
representation four members. It is
thought that Georgia will be entitled
to three additional members.
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It is indeed a source, of gratification
to sec the noble work being done by
the Atlanta Constitution in the inter
est of Gen. Hood’s little ones. That
great paper never forgets its duty to
the heroes of the lost cause, no mat
ter what may be the. demands upon
its columns in the discussion of cur
rent topics. “Verily, it will have its
reward.”
Since Colonel Tyler Peeples, of the
Gwinnett Herald, has been promoted
to the presidency of the Lawrence
ville and Suwannee railroad, he is
opposed to the appointment of a s'ar
chamber in Atlanta to regulate freight
and passenger tariffs in the State. It
is strange what effect a pair of green
goggles will have on the eyes of a
newly elected president, of a narrow
gauge railroad.
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The Lumberman’s Gazette, esti
mates the annual consumption of
railroad ties and sleepers is 40,000,-
000, or thirty years’ growth of 75,000
acres. The Gazette suggests that, in
view of the rapid depletion of our for
ests for railroad and other purposes,
it would be well if we should hasten
in following the example of European
States in the. adoption of iron cross
ties.
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The election in Maine turned out
just about as we expected. The State
has gone Republican by a consider
able majority over the combined op
position of the Greenbaekers and
Democrats. We thought when Gov.
Garcelon was in Atlanta, last spring,
“pirootiug” round the Doctor’s Con
vention that his days were numbered.
When a man is elected Governor of
his State, he is expected to stick very
close, to his “knitting” until the end
of his term.
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Can’t the Homer people stir up a
railroad to tho Air Line or North
eastern? Banks is a better county
than Hart, and her people are build
ing a railroad to a point on the Elber
ton Air Line. Our columns are open
to any of our friends who would like
to discuss the question. How would
it do to extend the Hartwell branch
byway of Carnesville, Homer and
Gillsville to Gainesville? We believe
there is already a charter for such a
roa'3, and now that it has been started.
Would it not be well to keep the ball
in motion? The road would follow
the line originally intended for the
Air Line, and penetrate one of the
best sections of upper Georgia.
DO YOU WANT A RAILROAD!
We have heard hints from people
who are posted, in regard* to the
building of the I!wm and Raleigh
railroad, chartered* Rome .to
Gainesville, there is a pro
per effort made to fill a connecting
link from Gainesville to Bowersville,
in Hart county, to meet the Hartwell
branch. Will not the people of Banks
arouse themselves to the importance
j of this work? Think of it, ye Homer
ites. A road from Rome to Anderson,
S. by your doors ! Can you-allbnl
to loose the golden opportunity? Wc
think not. Call you people to Homer
court week. • Get up the corporators
of the Gainesville and Anderson road,
hold a rousing meeting and prepare
for business. Don’t get left this time.
Z/x your'laxt chance.
If the people of Banks and Frank
lin ever intend to work for a railroad
through the centre of these counties,
now is the time for them to act.
They can do the grading, and if they
would build a road from Bowersville
to Gainesville, the Air Line would
furnish the iron and rolling stock, we
suppose, as they have done for several
other roads with less merit. Aid could
be had for this road in Gainesville,
Atlanta and Anderson, S. C. Let the
old charter be looked up, and the ball
put in motiou.
Dr. R. B. Bradford, of Ohio, while
at White .Sulphur Springs a few days
since, had a conversation with Gen.
Toombs, whom he represents as say
ing that in Georgia there will be no
division of the Democracy in IbMO, in
reference to the Presidential election ;
that the Independents of the State
will ardently support the National
candidates of the Democracy ; that the
split in the party in Georgia has not
been upon issues that can possibly be
involved in a National campaign, but
that they have arisen simply out of
the character of the conventions, and
the determination of aspiring num
that they shall not be excluded from
place by caucus conventions. Gen.
Toombs speaks of great admiration
of Senator Thurman, and believes
that his nomination would he heartily
endorsed by the. Democracy of Geor
gia. “But,” says the General, “there
is a wide-spread conviction with the
honest country people that a great
National wrong has been committed,
and that Tilden has been the victim
of it, and a strong persuasion that the
wrong should be righted.”
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The Chicago Inter-Ocean lays down
this platform for the Republicans:
“The Democratic party has got to be
voted down or whipped down.” This
is, remarks the New Orleans Demo
crat, frankness. An earnest attempt
will be made by the Radicals to vote
the Democrats down. If that fails,
as of course it will, the Republicans
have still another resort, a renewal
of the tactics of 1876. If votes and
threats fail, actual violence must be
resorted to. The. Inter-Ocean has
always been a believer in boldness.
It has never made any secret of the
designs of the Republican party.
There js no reason, therefore, to
doubt the genuineness and authentic
ity of the platform it. lays down for
its party. Its prediction, however,
will prove a false one. The experi
ence of 1876 can never occur again ;
the country could not and would not
stand it.
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Since 1861, when the act of Con
gress providing for the destruction of
mutilated and otherwise defective
currency first went into effect, up to
the first week of August inst., there
have been redeemed and destroyed by
fire at the Treasury Department $2,-
651,187,014 47 in government notes
that have circulated as a legal tender,
inclusive of the notes of national
banks that have suspended. The
greatest amount burned was in 1873,
$140,047,583 27. During the last fiscal
year the amount destroyed was $112,-
(HKI.OtX).
It is worthy of note that the impor
tant Railroad bill passed the House
of Representatives on Saturday by
the precise vote needed—Bß yeas.
There were only 34 negative votes,
but then the vote of every absentee
was counted against it. and thus came
within one vote, of defeating it. This
close shave shows how pertinent are
the warnings which this and other
journals of the State have sounded
against the dangers of absenteeism.—
Atlanta Dispatch.
The Postmaster General has order
ed that an actual daily count be made
in all the post offices of the United
States from the Ist to the 7th of No
vember, of all letters, packages, pos
tal cards, etc., deposited for transmis
sion in the United States mails. Pub
lishers of newspapers arc requested
to furnish postmasters with the num
ber of papers mailed by them within
the limits of time specified.
MEETING OF THE BELLTON
UNION.
The. union meeting of the
district of the Association
was held at on
Friday tkeftWe the fifth Sunday in
August. Rev. E. S. V. Briant was
elected moderator, and F. P. Conn,
Isecretary-
In addili on to the usual business, a '
constitution was adopted, by which'
; the meetings will be held on Frfrlay 1
| before entry fifth Sunday, instead of
annually v at luMetofore.
The next will be held with
the church at Gillsville, on Friday
before the fifth Sunday in November, I
and continue until Sunday evening.
The following programme for the ■
next meeting was unanimously .ad
opted :
Introductory sermon—Rev. E. K.
Suggs; Wm. L. Barrett, alternate.
First essay—?‘our duty in reference i
to the Sunday-school” —Rev. E. S. V.
Briaxt, writer.
Second essay—“ The duty of the
Christian Minister with reference to
information as the result of study”—
Dr. D. M. Breaker, writer.
Subject for discussion—“ Does the
practice of preaching ‘funerals’ pro
mote the glory of God?”—Deacon J.
M. Myers, introductory speaker.
Missionary sermon—(Ou Sunday at ■
11 o’clock) —Dr. Breaker; F. I*. Conn,
alternate.
By vote, of the union, the secretary
was directed to request the North
Georgian, Baptist Banner, and the
Christian Index to publish an ab
stract of the. proceedings and pro
grammes as given above.
F. P. Conn, Secretary.
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Al Hrthie time in the future, says
the Bridgeport. Farmer, the reader of
the history of this country will find
that in 1880 one of the two grout po
litical parties found it not merely ex
pedient, but necessary to formally ap
peal to the people for a restoration
of the principle of free elections and
honest cotints of votes actually cast.
Wondering at the necessity of such
action in a republic, he will turn back
to the records of 1876, 1877, 1878 ami
187!), and there finding that a defeated
Presidential candidate was counted
into the White House, and that after
wards a great political party, through
the voices and votes of its Congres
sional Representatives and the vetoes
of a fraudulent President, maintained
the principle of military interteA-nce
with elections and advocated the es
tablishment of a "strong government
upon the ruins of local self-govern
ment,” he will wonder no longer. lie
will recognize the wisdom of the
Democratic party in calling the popu
lar attention to the significance of
these facts, and he will concede that
the Democratic appeal to the liberty
loving people to rally to the support
of their time-honored institutions was
necessary to the continuance of the
republic.
Says the Bridgeport Farmer: “It
is quite evident that an attempt is be
ing made to effect an alliance between
the .South and the hard money Demo
crats of the Eastern ami Middle States,
with the intention of securing the
nomination of Senator Bayard for
Presiilent. It is alleged, truthfully
we. presume, that the Delaware Sena
tor is the favorite candidate of the
South, and that the South will support
him in the convention provided his
name is brought forward by some
other section with sufficient support
Io ensure his nomination. The Bay
ard scheme contemplates the carrying
of New York, Connecticut. New Jer- !
sey and the Southern States, and his
friends claim that there would be not
the slightest doubt of his election.”
Jordan Sheets who murdered Mr.
Ledbetter, last winter, in Madison
county, was arrested in West Vir
ginia, and brought back to the scene
of his crime on the Ist of September.
Madison county court was in session
when he arrived in Danielsville in the
custody of the sheriff. His case was
called and Jordan was put upon trial I
for his life. After able argument bv '
counsel on both sides the jury retired
and after remaining out for a short j
time returned a verdict of guilty of
murder. Jordan was sentenced to be .
hanged Friday, October 24th.—Athens I
Watchman.
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The Constitution says the legisla
ture should take some definite step ■
toward inviting immigration to Geor-i
gia. Certainly. How would it do to I
send Judge Lester and Col. Weil to!
Europe to look after acquisitions to
. our population? Col. Weil found one
• hat was willing to leave the‘auld’
country when he was over there on 1
‘ that business a few years ago. Yes.
Georgia should act, instanter if not
i sooner.
Jay Gould has contributed $5,000 to
the yellow fever sufferers of Memphis
NEWS ITEMS.
California has gone Republican, by
a large majority.
Thirty-two,, hundred emigrants ar-
■ rived in New York last week.
The Atlanta fund for the Hood chil
dren has reached nearly 82,000.
Spain is making a desperate effort
, to suppress the new rebellion in Cuba
The yellow fever is still raging in
Memphis, and will not subside before
; frost conies.
Ex-Gov. Seymour, of New York,
i declined to be a delegate to the State
Democratic Convention.
, The work of laving the iron on the
‘ Hartwell branch road has begun, and
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I will be completed early in the fall.
I An adjourned meeting of the Geor
gia Press Association will be held in
I Savannah on Thursday, October 9th.
Bishop Pierce, of the M. E. Church,
who is very old, and who has been re
cently on what was feared was a bed
of death, has recovered.
There were 492 deaths, 582 births,
and 140 marriages in New York last
week. The police made 1,327 arrests
I in the same space of time.
■ The Montezuma Weekly regrets to
state that ils town is not the health
iest place it knows of at present.
Chills and fever prevail extensively.
Advices from the different parishes
of Louisiana state that almost every
sugar plantation in Ihe State has suf
fered more or less from damage in
dicted by Monday’s storm.
“Cousin” John Thrasher, at Cen
tral, S. C., says he always like to have
newspaper men marry at his hotel,
because they never object to his kiss
ing the bride.—Augusta News.
A call has been issued by the Cen
tral Republican Committee of Massa
chusetts for a meeting in Worcester
on the 15th inst., to celebrate the
twenty-fifth anniversary of Radical
ism.
The various cotton manufactories
in and around Augusta use $1,500,000
worth of raw cotton per annum. The
annual sales from their product
amount to about 52,000,000. The
product of the Augusta flour and grist
mills yields $1,500,000, per annum.
What a commentary on the boasted
civilization of the N I Xth century to
-ee so much more money expended
in building county prisons and so
called temples of justice than in erect
ing school houses and churches.—
North Georgia Argus.
The colored refugee board held a
meeting at St. Louis, Thursday night,
at which reports were made going to
show that there has been but little
falling off in the colored immigration
northwest, ami that the numbers may
be expected to increase after the crop
is gathered.
The Maryland Society of the Army
and Navy of the Confederate States
held a meeting in Baltimore Saturday
night to take steps to raise a fund for
the relief of the orphan children of
General J. B. Hood. Committees to
collect money for that object were
appointed for Baltimore city, and for
every county in the State.
The High Court of Impeachment
will cost the people of Georgia thirty
thousand dollars to dispose of one
man—W. L. Goldsmith. His attor-
I neys are wireing. and “cat hauling.”
and delaying time on one pretext and
another, as though they were footing
the bills themselves. But “let the
procession move on.” The eves of
the people are being thoroughly
opened to the fact that we are to-day
in a worse condition than we were
under the palmiest days of Bullock's
reign.
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The election of four Republican
Congressmen from California reduces
the Democratic majority in the House
I of Representatives to very small pro-
I portions. Indeed it is somewhat
questionable whether the Democrats
>by their own strength alone could
j carry any party measure through the
1 House. But hardly any question can
i arise on which they will not get some
| votes from the dozen Greenbackers
in the House.
The London (Times attributes the
I heavy shipment of gold to the United
! States, now going on. to the low rate
‘ of interest in Great Britain—the low
| rate making money of less value for
I use at home than it would be at a
higher rate. The very extraordinary
| amount of produce now being shipped
to Europe from this country must
also have much to do wiih the ship
! ment of gold in return, for it makes
the balance of trade largely in favor
of the United States.
SHERIFF SALES.
■ Georgia, Ranks County.
Will b«* sold, before the Court House
i door, in the town of Homer. county,
' on the first Tuesday in (iKober next, be
j twetGi the lawful hour* sale, the fol
; lowing propertv. to-wit:
I One hundred and fifty acres of land,
more or less, in said county, the place
, whereon E. M Smith lived at the time of
' his death, adjoining lands of J >T. Brooks,
Perry Lewallen and others. Levied on tb
satisfy a tax li fa issued by P. A. Waters.
T. <’.. vs E M. Smith for the State and
county taxes lor the year 1878.
AJso. at the same time and place, one
hundred and fifty acres of land, more or
less, ad join inp lands of Abner Massey,
1 .Folin English and other*, m said countv.
; Lev ed <n by virtue of'a tax fi fa issued
•by P A Waters. T. vs. J. A. DHL for
■ h' • St itc and conuty ta.ves for the year
1 IK7h. Lew made and returned tp me bv
j A A. Tuik, L C
B. F. SI'DDATH. Sheriff.
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~ EXECUTOI?L E.
' Georgia. Banks County.
Agrecaldy to the last will and testament
■ of David Evans, deceased, will be sold be
fore the Court House door, in the town of
• Homer, within the legal hours of sale, on
• the lit st Tuesday in October, the fol
i lowing property, to-wit:
One tract or parcel of land, containing
177 acres, more or less, the place whereon
Davitl Evans resided at tile time of his
death, lying in the 4<>sth district G. M. of
| Banks county, Georgia, <»n the waters o
i Grove River, adjoitung the lands of Mrs.
Elizabeth Huiuh rson. A W. Hender
son & I»iothers, and others. On the place
thi ie is about .3(1 acres of river bottom and
some 5o acies of upland in cultivation. ’X
acres of old pine fields and the remainder
in or piua! frnent. On sa d land there are
three log cab us, ami a pure rock well o!
water. One corner of said land lies with
in a few hundred yards of the Northeast
ern Railroad. Terms < asb.
JOHN F. EVANS,
»ept4-td Executor.
Georgia. Banks County.
David A.* Meaders applies to me foi
Letters of Administration, with the will
on (he estate of John H. Mor
gan. late of sad county, deceased:
Therefore, all persons concerned, are
hurt by notified that said letters will bv
“'ranted the applicant, at the October
Term of the Court of Ordinary of said
county, to be held on the first Monday of
sa d month, unless good cause to the con
j trary be then shown. September 1. 18TH.
septl-td T. F. HILL. Ordinary.
3rdTt tg ?i(7 7l 7Ti ekiff's sales.
(jEokgia, Banks County.
On the first Tuesday in October next
will be sold, at the Court House door, in
(he town of Hoim r. Banks county, Ga.
hutween the lawful hours of sale, and to
the highest anti best b dder:
One store house and lot. lying in tlu
town of Homer, and on Main street
''renting the Public Square, and adjoinin',
lot of Dr. A. D. Chenault, containing om
ninth (1-9) of one acre—levied on as tin
property of A. J. West. W. C. J. Garrison
tenant now in possession. One house am!
<»t. adjoining lands held in trust by L. N
Turk. A. C. Moss ami the Baptist church
ot, containing une acre and a quarter,tin
same being well improved—levied on a
•he property of James J. Turnhull, b’
virtue of a mortgage fi fa issued from th<
Superior Court of sail county, in favor o
h»nn Mize, as administrator of Clarkston
Mize, deceased, against A J. West am’
lames J. Turnbull. Property pointed out
in said fi ta.
Notice given to parties in possession in
terms of tlu* law.
B. F. SUDD AT H, Sheriff.
aiig74»ods
Gkorgia. Banks County.
Whereas, Jane E Jordan Administra
| r’x of the estate of Floyd R. Jordan, l;it<
' »f sa d county, deceased, petitions th
j Court for discharge from sa.d mlmin.stra
tion :
Therefore, all persons conci’rned, an
1 hereby notified tnnt said disrhirjfe wiP
be granted the applicant at the Novenibri
j term of the Court of Ordinary of sa d
; county, to be held on the first Monday in
November next, unless good catt<e to’thi
I contrary bv then shown.
Th s August 4, 1879. T. F. Il ILL,
aug7-: m Ordinary.
~A. J. SHAI’TER. M. D7
I l‘H KSK’IAX A XI) SUHGEOX.
GAINESVILLE, GA.
attention given to disease
common to women. I will guarantee a
radical cure in all cas«-s of Dropsy, aftet
examining patients. mayl-lv
1)ON T FA I L
j To send stamp for the Largest, Hand
somest and most complete catalogue of
TYPE, PHESSES. CUTS, ETC.
Lowest Prices. Largest Variety.
NATIONAL TYPE COMPANY,
85 Xouth Third Street, Philadelphia.
.1. 11. A VX 12.
MANUFACTURER OF
s A D D L E S,
■HAI!XE SS, B ]{11) LE S, ETC.,
BELLTON, GA.
OLD STYLE’ CITIZEN SADDLES
made and repaired. All work guar
anteed. ami prices to suit the times.
“ArDTCLLNARDT
proprietor
IKewton House,
ATHE XS, G .1.
It7” Board, $2.00 per day. apr24-tf
Short Hand Writing.
I All persons desiring to learn the
interesting, fascinating, and labor
saving art of Stenography(Short-hand
! writing) by which words can be tran-
I scribed on paper as fast as a fluent
speaker can utter them, will be given
a trial months institution for $1 in ad
vance. References upon application
j Addre.-s. Thos. P. Hanbt ry,
Dalton, Ga.
FOI! PARTICULARS SEE
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4 LL PERSON’S LIVING WEST OF
V the Chattahoochee River, who desire
to have their cotton g;ni>ed at my gin, will
have free passage owr my bridge, coining
and go.ng. (jin for the seed, or the 20th
of cotton. Splendid house to store your
< otton in. Sixty-saw Gin—finest make in
the world. Everybody gets their own
i <eed. House. Engine and Gin brand new.
Al. Bitice.
Betixioit Noliee.
ON the 9fh of March, 1878, UongreNg
passed an act which gives a pension
•o all soldiers of the war of 1812, who 4
■served 14 days, or were in any engages''
iient, and to the surviving widows of
such soldiers, no matter when married.
Proof of loyalty not required.
Also restoring to the Pension Rolls the
lames of all persons now surviving who
were pensioners for service in the war of
1812, or any of the Ind an wars, whose
names were stricken from the Pension
Rolls at cunimenceinent of the late war.
Proof of loyalty not required.
I mu provided with the neertssary blanks
rnd will give special attention to these
claims. M W RII>EN.
Attorney at Law and Claim Agent,
aug2l-tf GainesviHe. Ga.
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BRING ON YOUR
Wheat and Rye!
1 will pay the highest market price fur
WllOltt »11<1 I<y<s
l’o those indebted to me either by note or
account, or exchange goods at the
LOWEST CASH PRICE. .
Cal! amt sue me y»rt cnnie
own. and get prices before buying else-'.
vhere. J. N. COGGINS.
julyl7-tf Bell ton. Ga.
ACTUAL "BUSIN ESS?
STUDENTS ON CHANGE AT
S’EKD FOR CATALOG URIS.
U/'('iruulars mailed tree to anv address.
B. F. MOORE, President
WM. 11. SIMPKINS,”
.1 T T() R X E F A T L .4 IF,
HARMONY GROVE.
JACKSON COUNTY, GEORGIA.
pAITHFCL ATTENTION given to
; ■- Collections and nil other Business.
Clients’ money never spent, but promptly
forwarded. aprl7-6m
JOHN AL FINBLAY,
iiUout at JUiaw,
GAIXESVILLE, GA.
\\ K’V* prompt attention to the
(’olleut.on of Claims. Office with
j -L B. Estes & Sun. apr!7-3m
ATTOHSEY AT LA W,
ATLANTA, GA.
riRACTTCES in the United States Cir
“ cuit and District ('ourts at Atlanta,
and the Supreme and Superior (’ourts of
I State. inayls-tf
«A WEEK in yonr own town,
and no capital risked. You can
give the business a trial without
expense. The best opportunity
ever oflered for those willing to
work. You should try nothing
else until von see for yourself what you
can do at the business we otter. No room
to explain here. You can devote all vour
time or only your spare time to the busi
ness, and make great pay for every hour
that you work. Women.make as much as
men. Send for special private terms and
particulars, which we mail free. S 3 outfit
tree. Don’t complain of hard times while
you have such a chance. Address,
H. Hallett & Co., Portland, Maine.
(t IKA A to a year, or to <2O
a day in your own locality.
1 No risk. Women do as well
I as men. Many make more than the amount
I stated. No one can fail to make money fast.
’ Any one can do the work. You can make
! from 50 ets to $2 an hour by devoting your
l evenings and spare time to the business. It
■ costs nothing to try the business. Nothing
like it tor money making ever ottered be
fore. Business pleasant and strictly honor-
I ayl*- Beader if you want to know all about
i the best paying business before the public,
send us your addre.ssand we will send you
particulars and terms free; samples worth
S> also free : you can then make up your
i mind for yourself. Address,
George Stinsok & Co., Portland. Maine