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THE HAMILTON JOURNAL. PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY. VOL. XV. PUBLISHER’S NOTICE. With this number of the Journal its semi-weekly edition will be discon¬ tinued. For nearly two years it has been published twice a week, The change was made as an experiment, and after a fair trial we have conclud¬ ed it (joesn’t pay. But few if any more subscribers take the semi-week ly than took the weekly and the pat¬ ronage of the semi-weekly has not been proportioned to the increased cost of publication, In fact its ex pense during the summer months has been greater than its income, forcing us to draw upon other departments of our business for its support, We have found much pleasure in chatting with our readers twice a week. It is ' much easier to knock a man down with an opinion upon the spur or the moment than it is after • mature re flection. At least we have found it so and so, the Semi-Weekly Journal having measurably furnished us this means, we have enjoyed it. Lut when we give our opinions semi weekly week after week during the summer and find no profit in doing so, common sense says quit, And so we do. Now while we expect to profit by the change we expect our readers to do so too. The same force that has been engaged in publishing the semi¬ weekly will be continued upon the Weekly Journal. In the next few weeks, should our credit prove equal to the emergency, we shall put in a larger press and enlarge the Journal. In eight years we have not failed to give a paper well worth its cost to any citizen of Harris county nor do we intend to relax our efforts now. Our progress here has always been up¬ ward. Slovv it has been, but sure. To-day the Journal has more friends ana a deeper hold upon the affections of the people of Harris county than ever before in its history, nor has it ever been better equipped. Its in telligent correspondents cover nearly every section of the county and in its mechanical department there is but little wanting save a bigger press. In dropping our semi-weekly issue, then, our readers will lose nothing, We have merely loosed our hold to spit on our hands that we may take a firmer grasp. EDITORIAL NOTES. The next number of the Journal will be issued Friday morning, the 12th instant. The Piedmont Fair at Atlanta will not interfere with the success of the State Fair, but under proper man agement will add to it. So far it has been admirably managed. President and Mrs. Cleveland have b e ea invited to visit the state fair at JOSEPH L.DENNIS, PROPRIETOR. Macon while on their southern tour. It would gratify the people of Geor¬ gia for them to accept and we can assure them a cordial welcome. The beautiful park at Macon was under water Sunday and has been greatly damaged by the freshet, but it.will be put in order at once. It is the finest park in the south and is alone worth a visit to Macon to see. An earthquake shock was felt in Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio and Illinois. It was heavy enough in some places to stop clocks and shake pictures from the walls. At a point in Kentucky a considerable area of land sank down four or five feet. Atlanta police news for over Sun¬ day is unprecedented. It may be epitomized as follows: A cow killed asnake out in the suburbs; the patrol¬ men all had wet feet yesterday; no drunks; a country darkey was robbed, so he says, of forty cents. This is a big showing for a city of seventy-five thousand people, where “whisky is sold openly and drunk as freely as ever." The crowd that depends upon the police court for theatrical enter¬ tainment and is always in attendance is complaining bitterly because “At¬ lanta has gone to the dogs."—Atlan¬ ta Capitol. PROHIBITION IN MERiWETHER An election has been ordered in Meriwether under the local option law. It will be held on the 29th in¬ stant, and the canvass is now actively m progress, The Meriwether Vindi cator is doing much service on the prohibition side and the trenchant pen of Brother Revill has never done service in a better cause. The fol¬ lowing extract presents the position of the prohibitionists in a very forci¬ ble manner: “That drunkenness is an evil, a curse, all will admit. Whiskey pro¬ duces drunkenness. That we should seek to remove temptation from our¬ selves and others is taught in the Lord’s prayer. Whiskey is a tempt¬ ation to the occasional as well as the habitual toper. Shall we, who are strong, aid in removing the tempta¬ tion from the weaker brother? Is it right, lawful and expedient to do so ? If meat had a tendency to make his brother offend St. Paul would eat no meat. If whiskey makes our brother offend should we vote to keep up the sale in our midst? Though a man has a natural right to drink, and,may¬ be, sell whiskey, is it not true that rights are to be surrendered in order to promote the general welfare? If we can promote the general good by not selling intoxicating spirits is it not our duty to do so? Will anybody be damaged or ruined by the sale ? Will anyone be damaged or ruined by pro¬ hibiting the sale? Without passion or prejudice let these things be given con¬ sidered and a verdict and vote accordingly on the last Monday in August. TAX RETURNS. The Tax Receiver’s books for 1SS7 have been completed. They show of a decline m the aggrega e returns the county amounting to $16,507. The books are a credit to the Tax HAMILTON, GA., AUGUST 5,1887. Receiver, Mr. B. J. Gordon, and he deserves no blame for the falling off in the returns. There has really been a very good increase in the ue of all property held in the county, prices at public sales last winter hav in S l«en tetter than usuil Six districts show an increase in ues. These six are Blue Springs $6,514; Cochran’s $4,191; Chipley $8,269; Hamilton $18,846; Milner’s $1:6,539; Whitesville $1,058. The districts showing a decrease are Ca taula $7,196; Ellerslie $4,544; David¬ son’s $10,471; Lower 19th $1,839; Upper 19th $5,264; Valley Plains $13,004; IVaverly Hall $22,255; Whitaker’s $7,350. Everybody knows that the building of the Geor¬ gia Midland has increased the values of land through which it passes and yet the three districts of Ellerslie, Waverly Hall and Valley Plains show a falling off of $39,803. The gain in Milner’s of $16,539 deducted leaves the Georgia Midland distiicts still $23,264 short of the last returns. There is a fault here and it is noc in the railroad nor in the receiver; it is in the law that tempts people to make false returns. Below we give the returns for differ¬ the past two years, showing the ence in the several items: 1SS6 1SS7 No. White Polls 1,127 1,083 No. Colored Polls 1,360 1,220 Total Pol’3 2,487 2 > 3°3 Doctors T t 5 f* IS Lawyers 6 6 Hands Employed 2,087 2,534 No. acres land 287,024 290,780 Value of land 1,063,286 1,049,498 Town property 82,220 83,834 Money, &c., .92,060 200,955 Merchandise 61,479 64,700 Stocks and Bonds 3,000 3,000 Cotton Factories 106,000 100,000 Iron Works 300 coo Furniture 73 T 36 83.654 Watches,Jewelry,&c.6,759 6,445 Horses,Mules,&c 215,775 216,394 Plantation tools 23.919 43.992 Cotton, Com, &c., 22,242 10.995 All other property 60,145 24,652 1,914,811 1,898,454 CHIPLEY CHIPS. Mr. C. H. Cook, of Hamilton, is attending protracted meeting at this place. Prof. J. W. Dozier, of Hamilton, was in town in the interest of his school and pictures Wednesday. Miss Genie Davidson, of Green¬ ville, is the guest of Miss Quinton Purseli this week. Dr. Danforlh and Mr. Charles Talley, of Whitesville, were in town yesterday. Yesterday evening a heavy rain prevailed and did equally as much damage as the rains and wind here¬ tofore. Glass Eros can sell you enough reacJy-mixed paints to paint your buggy entirely new for $1.00. Just one dollar. Anyone can apply the P amt ' The protracted meeting at the Baptist church, bad notwithstanding the extreme weather has been ex ceedingly interesting, and much good work has been done. A large num- ONE DOLLAR A YEAR, STRICTLY IN ADVANCE'. ber of members have been added, Mr. Arnold, the reverend pastor, is a great and good man and his able sermons are highly effective. The meeting is still progressing, CATAULA CHAT. i, ^ r- ° ! Gieenvnle, was on 0llr streets Monuay. Mrs. Dr. Brewster has left for At¬ lanta and Cartersviile. Miss Toy McAfee, of Atlanta, is a guest of Miss Blannie Thompson. Rev. H. C. Fentress received a 56 pound watermelon from Cuthbert. Mr. Needham and daughter are visiting relatives in our community. Mrs. Charlie Turner and Miss Ma¬ ry Turner, of Atlanta, arc visiting Mrs. Claytoh Hines. Miss Alva Thomas, of Troy, Ala., Is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Cox. Dr. Williams gathered a cucumber from his garden measuring 14 inches in length. Mrs. Jas. M. Kimbrough furnishes a lady of our town with beautiful butter. She is noted for being a good housekeeper. Air. Charley Adams,of Salem, Ala. and Mr. Charley Boyce, of Russell county, Ala., were in our community List week, guests of Mr. J. H. Lynch. Dr. Cook, of the his North Georgia Conference, and brother, Rev. J. O. Cook, of Macon, were at Gowers church the 4th Sunday. Dr. Cook preached an eloquent sermon to an appreciative congregation. protracted That church has had a meeting recently, was greatly revived and five additions to the church. Crops are greatly damaged by the recent flood. The corn on the Mul berry creek will be a failure, as it was under water 36 hours. The creek was higher (except in 1S74) than it has been for twenty years. The bridge at Brewster & Hudson’s mill is passable, but not safe, as some of the sleepers have given away. Your correspondent attended the Sabbath School Association held at the Cataula campground the 27th. It was largely attended notwithstand¬ ing a rainy day. The speech of wel¬ come by Joe Key, a mere boy of 12 years, was delivered in a fine oratori¬ cal style and would have done credit to a boy of 20. The speeches were all good, we.have individually. not space The to men¬ tion them reports of the different schools in the county were all encouraging and the people are taking hold of Sabbath schools w i th rene wcd energy. Judge J. W. Biggers has a flourishing Sabbath school at the camp ground with 137 names on roll. The Judge had enough provisions on the grounds to have fed over one hundred people. So , has white’s Cream Yermi f ° been Ue i 0 re the public that it is on y necessary to say that this never failing remedy can continued be had of all is drug gists. cient proof Its long of its efficacy, and use moth- suffi er who have tried it for worms in chii dren declare it to be the only ?rep 3 - tion that moves the worms promptly and effectually. NO. 60.