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THE HAMILTON JOURNAL.
published semi -Weekly.
VOL. XIII.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Congress assembles in a few days
and the big men of the nation are
already directing their footsteps or
faces Washingtonward.
Stewart county has has gone dry
by a handsome majority, Fulton
will follow the good example on the
25th, if the signs don’t fail.
David Dixon left his large proper
ty to negroes and his relatives are
trying to have his will set aside. The
case is up for trial this week in Han¬
cock superior court.
A New York man suffering with
the jim-jims, recently, saw fitty-thou
sand barbers after him, instead of the
conventional snakes, monkeys and
devils. The Georgian in this fix
now would see as many ferocious
prohibitionists bristling with ballots.
Riel the Canadian rebel was hung
Monday morning. He was a spirit¬
ualist and had information from the
spirit world that he would not be
hung. The sequel goes to prove
that , spirits . . , from „ the spirit . world „ A u are ___
sometimes as unreliable as spirits in
the material world.
The modesty of our esteemed j
brother Rsvill is distressing. In a J
tent note we f spoke of his being
the biggest man in m the field for Gov- j
er C o r, and now he modestly admits
th trt he is—by possibly a hundred odd
pounds. But that’s not the weigh we
size up gubernatorial timber.
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If, under the P ro ^ 1 a f
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found that physicians cannot get
along with pure alcohol, it will be an
emv matter to provide for deposit©
ries in the several counties, under the
control of the state, supplying it as
vaccine virus is now supplied, or
somewhat after that manner, The
idea is to stop the business that pros¬
pers only by debauching.
Messrs Kennon & Hill, a promi
nent grocery house of Columbus,
made an assignment yesterday. 1 heir
indebtedness amounts to about sixty
five thousand dollars, with assets at
about $80,000. They gave prefer
ences for about $50,000. Poor col
lections is the cause attributed, they
having done a large supply business.
Not one firm in twenty makes money
that sells supplies on time.
President Cleveland seems to be
a little nervous about some of his
appointments, fearing they will not
meet the approval of a republican
senate. It the men appointed to of
fice are good men and democrat, he
should concern himself no further.
If they are up to this standard they
will be approved by the people who
put Mr. Cleveland in office and it is
their favor he should seek rather than
% at of the honorable republican sen¬
ate
JOSEPH ll.DENNIS,
PROPRIETOR.
WAYSIDE MUSINGS.
Old Newspapers—Elections and
Other Subjects.
While in Columbus a short while
since, I was shown a file of the first
daily paper ever published in that
city. It bore date of 1855 an ^ was
just four pages, four columns to the
page—one half the size of the Jour¬
nal. There were few displayed ad¬
vertisements and but lew irom the
city merchants. The fourth page
and half of the third were filled with
standing matter—just to fill up.
This Sun of thirty years ago in its
advertising patronage was in striking
contrast to its successor the Enquirer
Sun of to-day. In the one fourteen
to twenty inches of space only were
used by the merchants of that city.
In the other as many columns are
required, such live merchants as
Sternberg & Lowenherz, The Kir
vens, Gray, Blanchard, Booth & Huff,
Allen Bros., and Hill & Law, each
requiring now more space to keep
their goods before the public than
formerly sufficed for the entire city.
My observation is that country
people do not read and profit by
newspaper advert i S ements as the city
peop | e da \ have had merchants to
tell me that they have had dozens of
people to call at their stores within a
few hours after the publication of the
p aper ^ a sking for goods just adver¬
tised. There are not a tew people
who save by reading their paper, ad¬
vertisements and all, but most of
these live in the cities.
j ^hink that reason for this is the
countryman is frequently so situated
that his paper is several days old
when it reaches him, the advertise
ment 0 \ der still when it starts on its
journey, and several days must some
times elapse before the countryman
goes to market, so that he very nat
ura lly concludes that the article ad
vertised, especially if at a bargain
price, is out of stock. Certain it is
that for some cause the large dry
goods merchants are quitting the
weekly press, while they are enlarging
theii contracts with the dailies.
Hundreds of the readers of
Journal buy their dry goods in Col
umbus, and it was with an eye to
controlling the patronage of the mer
chants with whom they trade that it
has recently been changed to a. semi
chants that is the only medium by
then thewfwUl"be*no^teritatitST upon
bis part in usmg Our bmiiitms
for giving our readers the latest s
and tne res es a •
unequalled by an weekly in Georgia
Within hfteen minutes a er i
advertisement or item is m type out
press is rattling the Journals off at
* hour, and iust
fhey*are cneed of i2oo an as
printed the address labels
attached, so that within an hour from
the time our forms are closed it is in
the hands of scores of readers at
Hu-rfilton and Chipley and is speed
ing to Greenville. By ten o’clock
next day the subscribers at Kingsbo
ro, Cataula and Columbus are
supplied. How different is the old
HAMILTON, GANOVEMBER 20,1885.
hand press with its speed of one hun¬
dred an hour.
This enterprise is calculated to
help the Journal’s readers by saving
them money in their purchases; °
, elp , the merchant, 1.1 by so informing • r •
them; and to help us in profiting
them both.
What we have to say on elections
is reserved for another paper.
♦ 4‘
LOCAL POINTS.
The New Era claims that Talbot
ton’s new opera house would be a
credit to a town ten times larger.
Oyster suppers given by young
ladies to their friends an 1 acquaint
ances are quite fashionable in Colum¬
bus.
It reports are to be credited a mat
rimonial wave will soon strike this
place that will bear away several of
our charming young ladies. Troubles
never do come single.
If our subscribers would study to
some purpose that scriptural injunc¬
tion, “owe no man anything” and pay
us up we would “be shust as happy
as never vas.”
The members of the Olive Lodge
at Talbotton will hold a Lodge of
Sorrow in honor of its dead on Fri
day 27th. It will be the first memo¬
rial ceremony held since its organi
zation more than fifty years ago.
We have on our table some fine
oranges and lemons presented us by
Luekie liOvelaC'C. He Iwa a. Crook
supply just received from the land of
orange groves which he has for sale
at his store. He has our thanks for
those presented us.
What has become of our neighbor
hood correspondents? It has been
some time since we heard from Ml.
Airy, Kingsboro, Cataula, Wisdom’s
store, Val'ey Plains and Whitesville.
Arouse yourselves, friends, and let us
know what you are doing in your part
of this moral vineyard.
A man who has force of character
and stands up squarely and boldly
for the trut h, is sure to have enemies.
j de j s a lofty mark at which the shafts
envy " m alice and hatred are aimed.
He i# a hampion who cannot be throt
t i ed [ n a f a j r fight, and his enemies
sometimes resort to the vilest subter¬
,
fuge to crush him, but like fine tem¬
pered steel, his character will bear the
force of the shock.
There is no habit so fruitful of sor
as that of evil speaking. j t
esUar)ges friends, makes bitter ene
^
<f‘ ol thei r friends for the mere
P" . generate It is
he and ]f SQme who indulge freely
in the habit do not quit * it, they will
^ ^ pear|y closed against
them, ’ when they ^ leave this mortal
s P liere -
There will be preaching to morrow
and Sunday in the Methodist church
by the pastor. U is his last appoint
ment here before he goes to confer
ence and we bespeak tor him a good
congregation. He has been on this
I circuit two years, and we believe we
j echo the wish of the majonty of this
congregation that he may be return
ed to us. He is a young man of fine
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR,
STRICTLY IN ADVANCE.
ability with courage to speak his con¬
victions and we predict for him suc¬
cess in the ministry.
If you feel a fullness about your
stomach after dinner take a teaspoon
ful of Hood’s Eureka, It gives ini
j; relief
PERSONAL.
Capt. L. L. Stanford made a visit
to Columbus Wednesday.
Misses Stella and Effie Mitchell
went down to Columbus yesterday
shopping.
Mrs. Oscar Freddy, of Salem,spent
a day or two in town this week with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
West.
^ cssrs Lowles and Jno. H.
Couch, of Columbus, were in town
Tuesday with stock,
Mr. A. Walthour, representing a
New Orleans clothing house was in
the city Wednesday.
Mr. Wm. Talley, of this county,
was j n town the other day.
Messrs H. V. Hargett and Robert
Davis, of Columbus, were in town
yesterday.
Mr. N. L. Simpson, of Sumpter
county, Fla., is in town, the guest of
Mr. T. N. Sparks.
Judge W. I. Hudson, Dr. T. R,
*.n»n Mr. a. r.
visited Columbus yesterday,
The Talbotton New Era desires
the South Georgia Conference ot the
Methodist church to meet in Talbot
M next session. There is not
a more hospitable little city within its
pounds and we can insure a good
t j me t0 t j ]e prea chers jf they accept
' invitation *
*
Willie _ Jones, son of Mr Henry
Jones, was taken violently ill last Sat
day of pneumonia. He has since
p een very s j c i but was reported
some better yesterday evening. We
ho P e sootl to note a dcclded . ., .. im P rove -
ment in his condition.
There will be an abundance of
“sweetness long drawn out” at the
residence of Mr. C. H. Cook this
evening. It is little Bertie Cook’s
birth day, and a number of young
people are invited to take part in the
“ ndy - stretd “ n « ^ ™
Miss Emma Johnson, of Whites¬
ville, was married to Mr. Frank
McGruder, of White Sulphur Springs,
yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock,Rev.
Mr. Shackleford performing 1 8 the cere
mony. The bride is the daughter of
Mr. J. L. Johnson, and is in every
respect worthy of the enterprising
young farmer whom she . , has chosen ,
for a life companion. After the cer
emony the bridal party left for the
springs where a reception was ten
dered t fi e coup £ j e at residence by
th e father of the groom,
Hoods Eureka is a perfect fault
less family medicine. Try a bottle.
NO. 52.