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4 H. H. CARLTON, - Editor. Terms ot HubacrlpU»>n. ONE COPY, One Year —. $2 OO ONE COPY, Six Months —. 1 OO ONE COPY, Three Months .... BO LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. Citation for Letters orGuardianahlp W 00 •Citation for Letters of Administration 4 00 Application lor Letters of Dismission Admin* iatrater — — —— — ® 00 Appli’tion for Letters ot Dismission Guardian 5 25 Application for Leave to Sell Lands 5 00 Notice to Debtors and Creditors — 5 00 Salts of Land, Ac., per square.... 6 50 Sales Perishable Property, 10 days, per sq... 1 50 Estray Notices, 30 days — » 00 Sheriff Sales, per square 2 50 Sheriff Mortgage fi. fa sales per square — 5 00 Tax Collector’s Sales, per square 5 00 Foreclosure Mortgage, per square, each time. 1 JO Exemption Notices (in advance) * - « Rule Nlsi’s, per square, each time.1 50 ear The above legal rates corrected by Ordinary ef Clarke county. Hates of Advcrtlslnff. Advertisements will b* Inserted at ON E HOL LA R per square lor the first insertion, and FIFT1 CENTS per square for each continuance, for any time under one month. For longger periods a lib* eral deduction will be made. A square equal to ten lines, solid. ... „ Notices in local column, less than a square, 20 cents a line. What say the people of Habersham county to a big railroad meeting in Clarke8\’illc during Court week? It is now thought in Washington that Congress will adjourn at an earlier day than was supposed some few weeks since. ^ Whv do not printers succeed to the same extent as brewers? Because printers work for the head, brewers for the stomachand where twenty men have stomachs, but one has brains.—Printers Register. Efforts are still being made in the large cities of the North to divert un employed labor to the waste lands of the Middle and Southern States. This plan is being adopted as the best practical solution of the labor ques tion. The silver certificates are now be- ing printed, and it is thought that certificates of all the denominations will be ready for delivery in a very short time. Now York applies for about eight millions. Timothy O. Howe, Senator from Wisconsin, has been howling forth in the Senate, and notwithstanding his ravings and his ranticigs, his prancings and his parviugs, Rutherford B. 1 laves still clamlv and quietly occu pies the White House. As Athens has one of the best paper mills in all the count! v, why wouldn’t a paper bag manufactory pay in our city ? These paper lags have largely taken the place of common wrapping paper, and who knows hut “ there’s millions in it ? ” Thousands upon thousands of matches are used daily in our midst. Then why should we have to send North for an article so easily and so cheaply made and in such constant and large demand with all of our peo ple ? The expense of manufacturing matches is small, while the profit therefrom is large. The people all along the line of the proposed extension of the North eastern Railroad to Rabun Gap are all alive and full of enthusiasm in regard to said extension. Thou let the Directors of this road bestir themselves at once, and “ strike while the iron is hot.” Cau’t brother Ayers, of the Carnes- ville Register, get up a big railroad meeting in lus county during the ses, sion of Franklin Superior Court and invite the citizens of Harmony Grove up to take dinner with them at that time ? Try your hand, brother Ayers, and get Col. Dortch et algto assist you The Massachusetts House of Rep- sentatives denies to the women of that State the right of suffrage by a vote of 127 to 93. The Rhode Is land legislature likewise has decided to maintain the women of that State in their true sphere by refusing them the right of suffrage by a vote of 35 to 19. Almost every idea is already patented bnt the man who shall in vent a bootjack that will kill two cats at one throw will find a clear field, and you may realize from it his ever lasting fortuue. The War Cloud European affairs at this time as sume quite a warlike appearance. Indeed, the bristling of bayonets may already be said to enliven the European Panorama. The latest tel egrams bring the r.ews that tlie Con gress of powers has been finally abandoned. Russia having sub mitted the treaty to the powers sep arately, refused to submit it for the consideration of the proposed Con gress, whereupon England declined to participate in said Congress, thus making a renewal of hostilities more than probable, if not the inevitable solution of pending difficulties France and Austria uphold England in her position. Russia is using her utmost endeavors to induce Austria to assume a neutral position in the disagrement between her and Eng land. From all indications it is hard ly probable that Austria will be so induced, but will, on the contrary, become actively allied with England, should war be declared. Such a war would prove long and bloody and doubtless the most disastrous which has ever before been inaugurated be tween the contending powers of Eu rope. It lias been apprehended by many that an extensive war between England and Russia, involving as it must necessarily do other European powers, would be most seriously felt iti this country, This is a mistake. It is true a large portion of our cot ton trade is done with England, hut iu the event of a war, the British cotton mills would still have to lie operated, and as they would be de prived of their supplies from Egypt and India, they would have to louk to America principally for their sup plies. This would sustain our cotton trade and in all probability increase the price of the staple. The demand for other supplies which are exported from the united States to England, would be largely increased by siu-h a war, thus making it iu its results rather beneficial than otherwise to the trade of this country. But, not withstanding this inay be the outlook for the commerce ot the United States yet, when we consider the great disaster which will befall the whole European Continent from such a war, humanity demands that we should desire a peaceable solution of the present difficulties, and a speedy dispelling of the war cloud which now o’erhangs and seriously threat ens the Eastern Continent. Should the Democracy Main tain its Organization ? It is claimed by many, even by some who profess to adhere strictly to Democratic principles, that theie is now no organized Radical party, hence the importance of strict organ ization in the Democratic party no longer exists. The Independents make this the main argument in support and justification of their movement. But let us look at the facts in the case and see if such be true. It hardly stands to reason, that the Republican party, after hav ing been so successful iu securing Hayes as president by the electoral fraud, having had new life and vigor given it by the pardon of Anderson of Louisiana by the Supreme Court, will voluntarily and quietly disband. It is true, last fall, in order to assist the Independents in defeating the organized democracy, the National Republican Executive Committee ordered a temporary disbanding of their party in the Southern States, and that the Radicals go horse, foot and dragoon into the iudepondent ranks. But since that time, and since new life has been given the party, they have again sounded the rallying cry, and are again in solid and thorough organization. In the Georgia Republican, published in the city of Atlanta will be found their “plan of organization” their “ constitution and by-laws,” showing their determination to nse renewed efforts and energies to maintain their organization in solid tact. The organ above mentioned is being actively and vigorously circulated, its purpose beiug to add additional strength to the Republican ranks. Then the question arises, where is this strength to come from ? Certainly, from the ■ >*• - j : mm /.a SOUTHERN BANNER: APRIL 2, 18?8. evidences fuurnished, it is not the purpose of the Republicans to disband or give up their party organization Of course from the co-operation and concert of action which is daily manifested between the Independents and the Radicals, this strength, which gives bouyancy to Radical expecta tions, is looked and hoped for from the Independent ranks Let not our people be deceived with the idea, that the Independent movement will disintegrate the Radical party. It will only tend to give strength to their efforts at defealingthe organized democracy, and when the collusion does take place it will be with organ ized Republicanism. Working Hours. The United States Navy Depart ment has recently determined to adopt the eight hour system of labor for all mechanics, foremen, leading should be employed for ten hours they are to receive a proportionate increase of wages. It beiug the policy and the purpose of the Navy Department to adopt suili regula tions, governing its employees as will secure the greatest efficiency aud the greatest amount of physical en durance, ; nd it being couceded that no service is more systematically or wisely arranged, then would it not be well and wise to consider the importance of regulating the hours ot labor inwall of the many and varied services and industries which consti tute the strength, the wealtij and the prosperity of our whole country? Aside from the question of humanity involved in the consideration of the duties and employment of laborers, there appears to us a policy which should induce employers to adopt different regulations from those which are usual in most of the industrial enterprises of the present day. Ea gerness to overcome the hard-times, which of late years have so oppressed every interest and every employment, together with the greed fjjjt&nin have induced most employers or labor to strain their operatives to their utmost capacity. Not imfrequcntly is this unwise and inhuman policy carried far beyond physical endurance. Espe cially lias this been the case in the manufacturing industries of our land. It is not unusual at the present time for many of these manufactories to be run both day and night. It is true this ex essive labor is provided, in most instances, with double sets of hands, but it must be remembered that this system, even with the exercise of the greatest precaution against over exertion, cannot be successfully conducted without re quiring ol each set of operatives a longer coutiuuai.ee at work than is prescribed by the best, wisest, most prudent and humane laws governing manual labor. It should he borne in mind that over-work not only proves injurious Mid indeed ruinous to the physical man, bringing rapid decline to the poweisof endurance, but necessitates such frequent change in operatives, as to destroy much of that advantage and profit which otherwise would result from the employment and continuance of expe rienced and skilled laborers. In those manufactories, where females and children are employed, too long continued labor, without sufficient intermissions for rest, and especially night work, should by all means be avoided. Notbiug could or does contribute more to the impairment of the health ol the delicate female and the still more delicate constitu tions of children, than such injudicious employment, and doubtless most of the sickness and disease which is so abundantly to be found around roost of the manufacturing establishments of the country are attributable to these causes. Be it said, in this connection, to the credit of many of our manufactories that such comfort and sanitary precautions mark the habitations of their operatives, as to counteract, in a great degree, these evils; yet the danger of an over working system b so great that, often times, even the greatest pru dence and the best preventive measures prove insufficient. We are well aware ot the difficul ties which are offered in the way of regulating the hours of labor by law, but as this subject must necessarily present itself to a considerate and intelligent public as a great humani tarian and sanitary question, we hope some wise means will yet be adopted for the just and judicious regulation of the hours of labor. We have our laws and societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals, why not then have our more important laws and societies for the prevention of cruelty to humans? District Convention. The following with reference to a District Convention and party organ ization is copied from the Gainsville Eagle, and appeared in that paper.as a communication. The ideas ad vanced are so fully in accord with cur own, and so admirably expressed, that we would not alter a sentence or a word: Editor Eagle.—I notice that quite a number ot the Democra’ic journals of the 9lh Congressional District are entering warmly into discussion as to the propriety of holding a district convention for the purpose of nomi nating^ candidate to represent us in the next Congress. While I consider the discussion rather premature, it may not be amiss that the matter at ll is time be brought before the peo ple, iu order that they may duly co i- sider it, and be prepared to act at the proper time. It is insisted by some- that no Con vent on will be necessary—that theie is no organized Republican party in the District, therefore a scrub race will be preferable. Now, I think this is a great mistake. We know that there is a considerable Republican element in this district, which, though dormant at present, can and will be speedily organized, if an opportunity is offered them to profit by the organ ization ; and when organized, they will hold the balance of power in a scrub rnoo with several candidates in the field. Ant" vSether they choose to run a candidate of their own, or to select from the Democratic candi dates the one most objectionable to the Democracy, and most in accord with their own political views; and, by making terms with such an one, defeat the will of the Democratic party and create complications that at some future time will prove deter- mental to the success of the Demo cratic party, not only in particular localities, hut in the entire district. Again, a scrub race must necessaii- ly engender in the party dissensions and local or sectional bitterness, that will he troublesome in the future* Then, when the proper time ar rives, let us have a convention—a fair, honest old-fashioned Democratic convention—and hereby maintain the integrity and organization of the Democratic partv—that party, upon the success of which this government must eventually he redeemed from anarchy and misrule, or, upon failure of which it must be lost in the vortex of revolution. In organizing a convention of the Democracy of the 9th district, let timely notice of the time and place of meeting be given in each county. Let the primary meetings take care to elect delegates and alternates who will attend the convention in person, and let us have id* proxies. Elect your delegates in the interest of the Democratic party, and not in the in terest of any individual. Let the convention, and each member of it, come prepared to make all necessary and reasonable concessions for the sake of harmony. Certainly, from the many worthy, hontst, and intelli gent citizens of which our district can boast, such a convention can select a suitable person to represent them in Congress. Bnt it may be argued that the vo ters will not turn out to elect these delegates. The answer is, let them have due notice of the time and place of meeting; and if they fail to attend they will acquiesce in the action of their friends, if they are true Dem ocrats. 1 am aware that there are some who claim to be Democrats who desire the disintegration of the Dem ocratic party, provided it redounds to their personal aggrandizement, and who will use all their influence to prevent organization; but I am happy to think that such are few aud have but a meager following. Let us at the proper time have a convention, such as our fathers held in ante bellum times; let us select a good aud competent man as our standard bearer, and rally to him and elect him, and maintaiu intact the Democratic party and its principles. Democrat. men and laborers employe] in this service ; and in cases where laborers fli-fajpl lutes. .T. Ot. RtJSSEliLi, EDITOR. Every one and particularly the officers are gratified at the increased interest taken in the drills. The many delighted friends of Mr. Jeff. Davis have been offering their congratulations on his acquisition of the dignity of corporal. The debate last Saturday was very interesting—a large number partici pating, and those who did not debate themselves maintained such go ».l or der as to manifestly show the discus sion was very interesting to them. May we have many such animated debates. The am.ual challenge for a cham pion debate at Commencement passed between tlie two Societies on Sat urday, the 23rd ult,the Demosthe- i.ians, this year, being the challenging party. The electiou of the dispu tants to serve in this debate took place last Saturday in both societies. Those friendly contests for the cham pionship are not only very interest ing but the rivalry causes the mem bers to take great interest in the pro ceedings of their respective societies. We are charged in the “ University Notes’’ of being misinformed when wc say our Demosthenian friends are eudeavoring to claim members they have not in college. In our defense we refer to a previous issue ot the Chronicle iu which editor of “Uni versity Notes’’ boasted they would have had a majority of the senior class this year if their old members had returned. We don’t perceive how any ono could draw any other conclusion from this than that our friends are boasting of something they don’t possess. And such an argument based upon such an if. A match game of base ball was played between the college boys and the young gentlemen of the city. The game was one of the most ex citing we ever saw. Both sides exhibited great skill. Captain Hun- nicutt may well be proud of tlie victory of his club. This is the second match game that has been played by these clubs. The city club say they intend to play until they win one victory. So keep wide awake boys. We almost forgot to say the score stood 17 to 18 in favor of our bovs. lection of any such offer. The oldest members of our society have none. Professors who have been in college for years have none. Has Mr. Editor any of that “vivid imagination” he attributed to us ? With the above reasons we utterly deny this offer was made until some better proof is shown to the contraiy than his mere assertion. No imputation in- tended, only we have thrown the burden of proof on Mr. Editor. Of course he has proof. “ Brutus is an honorable man,’’ but if he has un- thoughtedly made a nvatake, we as a college mate would say beware lest some day his carelessness bring him injury. But probably we can ac count for his strange assertion. This year a committee was appointed by the Dcmosthenians to lay the condi tion of their hall before the trustees. Another committee was appointed to 1 solicit contributions from the alumni Demosthenians. This committee did its duty well. One might take the wings of the morning aud flee to t ic uttermost parts of earth but couldn’t escape its vigilance. Letters were sent to Senator Gordon at the “fed- oral focus”—perhaps it was thought congress might make ail appropria tion. But probablg Mr. Editor became muddled and attributed the appointment of these Demosthenian committees to the Phi Kappa. Proh. ably he is on the wrong side of t he question. Such mistakes a: e not uncommon to inacuratc thinkers. Mr. Editor says whether we com pare the past or present of the socie ties “the Demostheninus will come out victorious.’’ If by victory he | means that which they received at ) the hands of the Phi Kappas in the last champion debate, we say, God deliver ns from victory. He says we have a “vivid imagination.” Granted, and we imagine lie would have ap peared in a better light had he supported his claim that theirs is the “leading society of the University’* by facts, we imagine it would, be better to assert less and argue more ; we imagine it would be infinitely better for him to pluck out some ot tlie feathers which adorn the tail, not of his imagination, lint hallucination, and insert them in the wings of his reason. We took occasion some time ago We propose that at the next Match game of ball the ladies he earnestly and respectfully solicited to attend. There is nothing, in our opinion, so essential to success of any underta king as the presence of females. It has been maliciously said tint woman is at the bottom of even* trouble. Thank God it can be said with great er truth that a woman is at the bot tom of every good and every hies?- to extend our sympathy to onr Demos- thenian friends upon the condition of their hall. By their own confession their hall needed “ several hundred dollars” of repairing,and we thought it was incumbent on us to say some thing in their behalf. To this the editor of “tlie University Notes” took exceptions. Had we known our sympathy would have been so rudely received we would have spared our selves the pains of offering it. But we are not now surprised at having excited Mr. Editor. A society which wants “several hundred dollars” cer tainly needs something more substan tial than sympathy. Our friend says “the DemcfSthenian has flourished 77 years without that sympathy.” It is well to have sotno claim to eminence though one must be bard pressed who is forced to base bis claim on antiquity. Indeed, Mr. Editor re- minds ns of the man who advertised he would show David’s sling; but when the crowd collected aud the time for exhibition came lie announced that as the sling was in a very dilapidated condition he could show nothing but the hole. So, Mr. Editor, after much presumptions boasting, when brought to the test, all other props being knocked from under him, proudly points to his antiquity. But. he says if our hall needed so little repair “why did the P. K’s. offer their hall to the trustees on condition thep would keep it iu repair ?” If this was asked as a question we would answer in the negative. But as it was offered as a reason we treat it as an affirmation. We have been in college two years and have no recol- ing. She divides our sorrows and doubles our joys. She inspires uh to effort and rewards our success. Un der her eye no enterprise is too gn at to be attempted. Without her smile no victory is complete. I"- is to the fact that the ladies show no interest in athletic sports that the neglect oi them, in a great measure, is to be at tributed. What in the days ot chiv alry reconciled the novice the long and laborious training necessary to make him an accomplished Knight? The desire to win the admiration ot some fair one. What nerved the Knight for deeds of valor in the lists? The presence of woir. an. What inspired him to heroic exertions on the field of battle and in solitary ad- i venture? The hope of deserving wo- j man’s approving smile. Why should | not we, then, have the influence of woman’s presence at our trials ot strength and skill ? Let us have them. We like to see then around. It adds infinitely to our interests in the game aud meat agreeably re lieves the monotony of the prospect. There is nothing more delightful to onr senses that the variety of color, of motion, of musical sound, which the gay dress, the motions, the rip pling laughter and dulcet tones ot a crowd of fair ones lend to the scene. We suggest, then, that on the next occasion each individual exert hira- self to secure such a desirable result and we furthermore respectfully heg that the ladies will not refuse to grace the occasion.