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THE HAIWJLTON JOURNAL.
PUBLISHED SEMI - WyEEKLY. •
VOL. XIV.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
In twenty years our navy has cost
us just four hundred millions of dol
Jars. We would be doing a cash
business to sell out the whole estab¬
lishment for ten cents on the-dollar.
There are many men who would
be in a substantial position financially
if they y would «e but half the dill
,. enC e in meeting their obligations
«, b
The committee on education of
the house of representatives is en¬
deavoring to bottle the Blair educa¬
tional bill, but it is believed that the
friends of the measure are too nu
merous in the hoase for it to be killed
in this way.
Judge F. M. Longley is said by a
LaGrange correspondent popular of the C<^n
stitution to be the most man
in Troup, and any attempt to
the county against him, if he should
make the race for ' congress, would
prove a failure. He has many friends
m him Harm illustrating who would the Fourth be glad district t^\see in
the halls of congress.
That person who refuses to respond
to a call of church or society, because
he would be placed under the leader
ship of one whom he cannot trust, is
not actuated by very high principles,
The proper way is to plum the line of
duty,regardless of circumstances'. Ood
will take care of the general result, if
we will look after the details entrust
ed to us.
There is said to be a middle-aged i
mUHonaire in Birmingham who is
a ^ dwelling 1
room of his will havin«- \viien a pre .
that he die they
are hung, He is a man of fine busi
ness
ly and is of a charitable d'sposmo"
The nallucination under which he la
bors is to be regretted.
A special of the 20 th from Carroll¬
ton says:—In Prof. Brown’s school
quite a remarkable and unaccounta
ble thing occurred today. Shoitly
after noon almost the entire school
was siezed with sudden sickness.
Within ten minutes four of the stu
dents fainted, while all the others
were similarly affected—though to a
less extent. No cause can be sur
mised for the unless the ,
occurrence
water in the well from which the
school used the water, had, in some
way, become poisoned.
Flower Loving Ladies.
T oAj-c I nvp for either
in door or out door culture, can hard
lv afford to be without that excellent
monthly “The Housekeeper.” It
contains cuts descriptions of all the
desirable new things, and urnishes
them when they can be obtained, at
wholesale prices to all subscribers,
Write to Buckeye Publishing Co.,
Minneapolis Minn., for specimen
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dress.
S. R. Murphey keeps a full line of
farm hardware—trace chains, plows,
hoes, &c.
JOSEPH L.DENNIS »
PROPRIETOR.
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BORROWING MONEY.
The farmers of this county have
borrowed much money of the loan
associations and every few days the
amount is increased. An editorial
on the subject of farm mortgages m
the Atlanta Capitol of a recent date,
has been very largely copied by the
state press and pretty generally en
d °' sed -. 11 contamed some good
suggestions general and some It valuable.ad bad idea vice to
> n * way. is a
‘*s a-,s
yet it is worse to buy supplies on
time at a higher rate. thing have
A mortgage is a bad to
on one’s farm. It is an expensive
luxury, sometimes, and it eats day
and night. Interest, and time, and
the Wandering Jew, go on and on,
whether we sleep or are awake. But
the shrewdest and best business men
find it profitable to borrow money
sometimes and the better the security
lower the rate of interest, If a
mortgage will lessen your annual ex
penses, and sometimes it will, it is
not aftoðer ilbh<| thing.
jOur adtace is*be very careful how
y<^p g 0 in debt. It is much easier to
promise than to pay. Do not give
your prospects too rosy a hue. hew
men ever gather as a crop as
they plant for, nor get as good business prints
as they expect. Run your
practically and avoid unnecessary
risks. If you must borrow, borrow
where you can get money the cheap
sst. Borrow with the intention of
payback 1 , and lr an ironclad mort
gage will reduce the interest rate,give
it. Borrow only as much as you
need and don’t borrow because it is
easy to do so. bepiudent.be hon
he diligent in “ all things tMnt ’ if you }
^^^^ociations have put out
nearly two hundred thousand dollars
on Harris county farms. Doubtless
many farmers have borrowed more
h J bee n accustomed to, but we be
the whole the money lias
bee u used advantageously.
♦
MOUNTAIN HILL NOTES.
Dr. Christian is doing a great deal
of good pulling teeth and fining
mouths with new ones.
Miss Laura Talley spent a few
days with her friends and relatives
j as t week. She is as cheerful and
pretty as ever.
Miss Willie Olive has gone to spend
f weeks with relatives in Hogans
v j, Ie ^ We wish her visit may be a
D } ea an t 0 ne.
The S p C jfi n g ^ce last Friday was
very interesting. Miss Rosa Davis
spelled every one of them down,boys,
g irls and alL VV ®. t hin k il a 8 r « at
shame on some ol the , b, . . S . bo >’ s -
Two of prominent citizens of „
sons
this place became involved in a diffi
culty a few days ago, in which one
said to the other: “Your old daddy
ain’t nothing but a card player and a
whiskey drinker." The other replied:
“If my daddy does play cards and
CUSS
Th«cham^on former of lf.iscoun
ty has commenced his daily tramac
tions. Saturday night, primping for
Sunday; Sunday night; preparing foa”
HAMILTON, GA., MARCH 23,1886.
Monday; Monday morning just before
day Walter and Simeon ploughing
away; Stephen and Bob doing their
best; Stephen running rabbits and
Bob building fence. Will.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Col. J. M. Mobley went over to
Atlanta Sunday.
Mr. C. H. Cook spent last Sabbath
in Columbus with his mother.
The March winds have been blow¬
ing fiercely for the past few days.
Mrs. W. D. McGregor returned
yesterday from a visit to her sister at
Snelson.
Miss Mattie Turner, who lias been
in Atlanta several weeks is expected
home to-day. .
Mrs. Mary Livingston is convales
cing and wi 1 ! probably soon be re¬
stored to her usual health.
Mrs. H. C. Cameron, who spent
several days with relatives in Colum
bus, returned home Friday.
It is predicted that the present
year will be an exceptionally good
one for crops. So mote it be.
Hon ^ . J, E. I). Shipp, of Americus,
^ Saturday He left Sun
(ky ' for Cusseta to lUe nd court.
.
I here are said t<^ have been seven
teen cases of measles in the neigh
borhood of kmgsboro a tew days
since.
Miss Maggie Cook, after a pleasant Sier
s j a y severa j t ] a y S among old
f r j en q s j n our city, returned to Col
um h us s unf foy.
1 his would , i , be a good i ,• time t to t take ,
out a cyclone policy. Insurance
agents of this kind should advertise
in our columns.
Mr. and Mrs. H. VV. Pitts, who
were both s j c k last week, are up again
and able to attend to their duties in
We understand that Mr. John
Brawner, of Cataula, vho has had a
protracted spell of sickness, is recov¬
ering strength and health.
Rev. J. W. Wilson filled his regu¬
lar appointment at the Baptist church
Sunday. There was no preaching
Saturday on account ot the rain.
The wind has been blowing from
the north steadily for several days,
but the sun’s rays have kept the tern
perature above the freezing point.
Our esteeme 1 Chip’ey correspond
ent seems to have deserted us. We
would be glad to have his weekly
contribution of local news as of yore,
There arc no new cases of measles
> the family of Dr. T. J. Brooks.
The little children of Mrs. J. h. I).
Shipp are rapidly recovering from the
dlsease -
Mr. J. T. Pearce, of Leesburg,Fla.
arr i V ed in Hamilton Friday, and will
occupy his residence below the col
j j e g e through the spring and summer
months.
j ^ heX heads^
i saftsat _ f er not* bill heads,
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K ; a t ^ F 0 " l ‘'‘ l '
j e B uy r u ,
Mr. M. Wo’fson’s litt’e daughter,
Mahlia, went doa^n to Cola nbus . y.s _
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR,
STRIOTLY IN ADVANCE.
terday to attend a children’s masqu
rade party, which takes place to-night.
She will take the character of Little
Red Riding Hood.
Saturday was the nth anniversary
of the first Harris county cyclone.
Prior to that time cyclones were al¬
most unknown in Georgia, but since
tlcis terrible visitation they have be¬
come quite common.
A good Methodist brother remark¬
ed Sunday that if he remained away
from the weekly prayer meetings for
a month lie would have grave fears
of hi.-spiritual conditiort. And yet
numbers of church members rarely
attend this service.
Our amateurs are hard at work re
hearsing for an entertainment to be
given at the college Jthe second week
»> April. They are being drilled by
Prof. J. W. Dozier, which is an as¬
surance that there will be a thorough
execution of the excellent program
that has h een arranged for the occa
SI * on> • The proceeds of the enter
tuinment will be used for the benefit
of the cofege.
Rev. W. I). McGregor preached
to a very good congregation '.Sunday at the
Methodist church evening,
He wlil not hls regulat appoint
ment here next Sunday. He can
celled an appointment on the second
Sunday at one of his charges to be
here a t the quarterly conference, and
w ill preach next Sunday at Prospect,
After this month he will observe the
same dates as formerly,
The Journal had a very pleasant
call this morning from Dr. A. G.
Floyd, of Greenville, who came
down for the purpose of arranging
Ior j *1 appearance pea an here ncrc next 1 w week eeK
of thc , Greenville amateurs. I).. , F.
Z7in
itselfshouldcommandaliberalpat
ronage, aside from the worthy cause
i tl behalf of which it is given. He
has many friends here who wiil use
their utmost endeavors to secure for
his troupe a crowded house.
We do not know of a Hamilton
merchant who has not made money
the past year, nor one who does busi¬
ness up to the full extent of his capi¬
tal, nor one who does not think he is
getting fully as much profit out of his
business as he would if his stock was
larger or his prices lower. In this
j as t we think they are wrong. It is
a conceded fact that almost anything
offered here for sale can be bought
just as low as it can be bought any
where, but the great trouble is m
finding r . here what , one wants. It will
certaiqly pay our merchants to adver
stocks^&Jth " ou^h^topay^ 0 P y *
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Irfo Minm
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Seed potatoes and iresh garden
seed at Murphey’s.
NO. 23.