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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. - . . . . If, under the P ro ^ 1 a f “ 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.