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THE HAMILTON OURNAL.
PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY.
VOL. XIV.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Mr. S. H Christopher has greatly
improved the Buena \.sta Pair ot
and is making of it a model country
newspaper.
KT v , 'or drivers ___ are aeain
out on a strike, trike The lhe labor labor union unions
are determined to have their power
recognized, if all its members starves
m the attempt.
The President is to be married in
June, at the white house, to a Buffa
lo lady, Miss Frances Folsom.
hope she may prove an out and out
democrat, the veritable star eyed
goddess of reform.
Had the average man constructed
the world he would have found some¬
where in the economy of nature a
niche for the clown and the negro
minstrel. These are two broad crea
tions of man’s imagination.
The Blair educational bill seems
to have a hard time of it * even with
the committee on labor to whicn it
was recently referred, It is to be
hoped that it will be reported in
time to pass the present session.
We are glad to have a friend so
firm and an advocate so zealous as
“Subscriber,” whose communica
tion appears in another column. We
call attention to it with pleasure and
thank the writer for his kindly inter¬
.
est and his good words.
The contracts are out for the grad¬
ing of all the Georgia Midland except
four miles of the Columbus end.
Rails have been contracted for and
the first twenty-five miles will be in
running order by the first of Septem¬
ber, the contractors think. Now let
us hear what the Calumbus & Rome
authorities propose to do about it.
A lady reformer insists that men
shall have a distinguishing title as
women do, that it may be known in
an introduction if they are single or
married. In Georgia a single man,
unless he is an office holder, is just
plain Mister. If he is married or
has been elected to office, he is
Colonel. In the matter of reform,
the empire state of the south leads
the van.
Col. Geo. W. Huguley, Messrs W.
A. Poer, Judge James Patillo, J. D.
Johnson, L. M. Bookhardt,and many
other planters and farmers near West
Point, were heavy losers by the over¬
flow, but they, like the merchants,
are not inclined to grieve over losses,
but have gone to work with renewed
energy, and will, we trust, fall.—West come up
on schedule time next
Point Press.
Job printing done in the Journal
office is complimented upon doing every good
hand. Our facilities for
work are first class tor a fact and our
prices low for a factor.
If you feel a fullness about your
stomach after dinner take a teaspoon¬
ful of Hood’s Eureka. It gives 1m
mediate relief.
Jordan’s Joyous Julep will cure the
worst case of Neuralgia and nervous
Headache.
JOSEPH L.DENNIS,
PROPRIETOR.
WILL IT BE EXTENDED?
Nothing , . . has , been , neard , .
„ T in some
time from the Columbus & Rome
ra ,i r oad authonttes touching the ex
tension of that road, but now
work is about to le ac i\ety eguni
s A eems panicky }° ^ feeling undoubtedly or . le . m l< ?. SJ>c exists . a *
mth a]1 fo uslness men a ] on g the line
f lhi road that m j g h t be allayed by
assurance that the extension would
be made. If the authonttes remain
silent much injury may be done hat it
will take months to set right, while a
ttnie y word may save much trouble.
I he Columbus & Rome must be
extended or it will be taken up for
lack of business, lhe .eorgia Mi -
land will be a standard guage roai.
It will run through a rich territory.
1 hat the freight rates will be the rail
road commissions standard rates
goes beyond question. Now without
competition, the C. & R. road was
unable to do business upon these
standard rates and upon a showing to
the railroad commission the managers
were allowed to charge an advance
of 50 per cent on standard rates.
Competition will force the road to
lover the rate while it will divide the
business taking fully one third o f it,
at equal freight rates. If the road
could not be run at a profit with no
competition, it must be run at a loss
with one third of its territory gone.
Railroads are not run “just for the
fun of the thing,” and when the Co
lumbus & Rome ceases to pay it will
be taken up or extended.
The Atlanta Constitution says that
the certainty that the Cota,bus &
Rome would be extended, if the
Georgia Midland was built, kept the
Atlanta people from subscribing to the
Midland. We think the C. & R. will
certainly be extended. We would
be glad to know what its directors
think about it.
TAKE YOUR COUNTY PAPER.
Mr Editor: —The value of a good
newspaper cannot be overestimated,
for it is the educator of the age and
wields an influence not found else
where.
“Of the making of books there is
no end,” but of the multitude of
books how tew are read while news¬
papers are read by all classes of the
sommunity and diffuse more infor¬
mation than any other source.
When you select a paper to read
be sure to select your home or county
paper, first, because it is your home
or county papei, containing as it
does, local and personal news, official
advertisements, actions and decisions
of courts and what every intelligent
man ought to know, the actings and
doings of his county authorites. This
can only be properly learned from
his county paper.
The Hamilton Journal will fur¬
nish you this information at the low¬
est cash price. It is a cheap semi¬
weekly paper at one dollar per an¬
num. It not only keeps you well
informed of the affairs of your coun¬
ty but posts you in current events
generally. In building up and sus¬
taining the Journal, you build up
and benefit Harris county. The po¬
sition and character of a county is
very much judged by the county pa¬
per and if you would invite s rangers
and visitors to your county, iaduce
capital and progress, attract worthy
HAMILTON, GA„ APRIL 20,1886.
citizens and implant sound public
.mi’ morals, sustain ' your county paper by
^ cl ^ frnn ^ an be j| .i efi u , J y sn e , ,i f n an ; ntr “,
fami , ’ bul r t to w kanagency
which petm e ates every condition and
pj iase 0 f society. If you enter a
household it is easily ascertained if a
% 1 per emulates there. Its in
; * s .F -Mdiiv ead lly seen amon im.mfT .f the lhc in 1
. , ' {
the J s If no h ’j gh ° er mo ive in .
du d it , he desire 0 enable
chi|(Jrc „ , 0 sta|)d h “ h sociai |,fe
WQu]d be motjve en ugh Aelopement .
The progress and d 0 f
newspaper * is wonderful indeed,
In there was pflblished thirty-five in the
u n jtcd States only news
papers . now over ,, 0o0 are printed
and c i r c ul ated, and Imve, say 40,000,
QOO readers per h aps more, *
The war of words and the war of
nations is henceforth to be fought
with the pen and not with the sword,
and the newspaper is hence to be the
grand battle-field of the future and
those who would attain success must
not neglect this great agency. So
thinks Subscriber.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Mr. G. R. Ward, of Columbus, was
in the city yesterday.
Mrs G. R. Copeland spent last
week out at Mr. Win. Copeland’s.
There is a lull in the winds to day,
and the weather is more spring like.
Mr. R. P. Butler, of LaGrange,
spent a day or two in town this week.
The shade trees that line each
side of our streets look lovely in their
green dress.
Mr. Eugene Leonard, representing
S. T. Coleman & Co., of Macon, was
in town yesterday.
,, Mr. IV. ... N. _ T flames rT and . Miss ... Genie .
West visited West Point Sunday.
They returned home yesterday.
Those who always look for frost
on the full moon in April may now
rest contented, as the time has past.
Mr. T. A. Williams, with the firm
of Blanchard, Booth & Huff, Colum¬
bus, came up Saturday afternoon and
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. B. H. Williams.
The Harris County Sunday School
Association will meet in the Baptist
church the first Wednesday in May.
A large delegation is expected from
all the Sunday schools in the county.
There has been two or three cases
of roseola in town recently. Mr. J.J.
Hadley had it several days, and now
a little daughter of Mr. E. B. Gam
mell is with the disease. It is said
to be a light form of searletina.
The Hamilton amateurs are pre¬
paring to make our kind Greenville
neighbors a pleasant visit next Friday
The two towns are forrrting social
ties that will draw them into closer
intimacy in the future than in the
past.
The children of Mrs. A. E.
ford have all recovered from the
measles except her little babe. It
relapsed and his been quite sick, but
is again slightly improving. There is
not another member of Dr. Brooks’
family who is now subject to the
disease.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR,
STRICTLY IN ADVANCE.
ALLEN’S
MILLINERY
SCORES
Another Success!
0-
Grandest opening of the
season, is the verdict of the
ladies. A magnificent display!
Immense attractions! All the
novelties as they appear f j
Nothing like this splendid ar
ray ever seen here before,
Easter Sun day-make ready
for it and let us have your
orders early, so none will be
disappointed. Fine goods;
medium goods; cheap goods.
Lowest prices,
ALLEN’S DRY GOODS
Are the cheapest in the city.
Special offering of Laces and
White Goods, Val Laces,
Oriental and Egyptian Laces,
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Clack k Guimnv nupui u Haves, nco s C Chan Inn
Inly Laces—grand assort
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nicnt ’ IOW uown *
AH Over Tucking—lace effects,
50c, 75c and $1.
All Over Tucking, 35c.
A case of 4-4 Bleaching at 5c.—
worth 7 c.
A case of 4-4 White Lawns at 5c.
—worth 8 cents.
All Wool Nun’s Veiling at 20c
an< ^ 15c—reduced from . 25c and . 35c.
Big drives in Dress Goods for the
SpotCash.
Parasol bargains.
Kid Glove bargains.
$1 50 Mosquetaires at 75c.
Handkerchief bargains.
Corset bargains.
Trunk and Shopping Bag bargains.
All our Goods are Bargains.
ALLEN BROTHERS,
2 Doors Above Rankin House,
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.
NO. 30.