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AMiLTON Journal. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY. SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 A YEAR. J. L. Dennis,. . • • .... Proprietor. HAMILTON, GEORGIA, NOV EM HER l8,................... 1887. For the Hamilton Journal. PETER CONE, OTHERWISE CALLED CONE OF CAMDEN. If the history of the legislature Georgia could be written it would be both instructive and interesting. Some remarkable characters in the long ago held seats in that body. Among them was Capt. Peter Cone, called Cone of Camden. This became nec¬ essary because Judge Francis Cone, of Green, was also a member of the house. Tudge Cone was a distin¬ guished lawyer and a very pains-tak¬ ing legislator, watched the proceed¬ ings with great fidelity and was al¬ ways ready to make a question or to tease a member. Capt. Cone, of Camden, was an unlearned man with native intellect, quick to see and of¬ ten witty r nd alwa,s ready to reply. He had represented Camden county for many years and was well and widely known. Capt. Cone had in¬ troduced a bill to prevent fish-traps being put in the St. Ilia river and to remove all obstructions to the free passage of fish in said river. In due course the measure came up to be considered. Capt. Cone had the success of his bill very much at heart, explained the necessity of the law in a humorous and witty speech and sat down. Judge Cone, of Green, with a nod to William Springer, rose and proposed to discuss the gentleman’s bill and show the impracticability, when Cone, of Camden, jumped up and begged to interrupt the gentle¬ man from Green. The Judge paus¬ ed and Capt. Cone exclaimed in a clear, sonorous voice: Cone of Camden, Cone of Green, Two such men Were never seen. When one says yes 7 he other says no; ’Tis very strange, But it happens so. In a roar of laughter Judge Cone re¬ tired from from the field saying, “I’m not much on fish stories.” When the mirth had subsided William Springer, known as the largest man in the state, weighing over three hundred pounds, nd famed as the author of the Free Bankirg Law of Georgia, rose to ob¬ ject and proposed an adjournment that all might have plenty of time to consider the importance of the weighty principles in the gentle¬ man’s bill. While this was being said Cone of Camden had drawn the figure of a huge man with a fair out¬ line of a giant and turning the paper so as to be in full view of all the members exclaimed: All flesh is grass. If this we take What a big hay-stack He would make. Loud peals of laughter followed and Mr. Springer said the gentleman had won the day, and the bill passed unanimously. Lex. For the Hamilton Journal. MUSIC. History furnishes the interesting fact that nations live in history by their poetry and their songs. Hence many nations make music a part of common school education and it ought so to be in all ages and coun¬ tries. The power or capacity to make music is almost universal. Few, very few, if taught in early life fail to make music, either vocal or instru¬ mental, and some who never tried to make music would develop a talent for it if the effort had been made. ' The concord of sweet sounds has a wonderful effect on all animated natuie. The sweet carol of the birds and the mournful chant of the whip poor-will has charmed many a youth¬ ful heart when wholly ignorant of any rule of music or capacity or capacity to make it. It is related of a musi¬ cian traveling with a caravan across the Arabian desert, lingered behind tuning his instrument and on looking up saw a huge lion ready to spring upon him. As a last resort he com¬ menced to play his violin. The lion was charmed and entranced. The musician walked backwards until he overtook the caravan and his life was saved by the power of music. Especially is vocal music to be in¬ sisted on. The good book tells us to sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs and make melody in our hearts to the Lord, A life of purity can be eminently aided by the sweet charms of music, and in the dark days of ad¬ versity much light is shed upon our pathway by the concord of sweet sounds, elevating purifying, strength¬ ening and giving force and power to the better elements of our nature. It is a well ascertained fact that among savage tribes music, neither vo¬ cal or instrumental, does not exist to any considerable extent. A people’s pi ogress in civilization and refine¬ ment may be measured by their mu sical attainments. Greece had her Homer and Rome her Horace and Virgil and these were their golden periods of light and knowledge and when their greatest success was at tained. Observer. THE LAND BOOM. Prices Way Among the Stars—The Dan¬ gers to be Avoided. The wonderful land boom of the past year has excited very general attention. It has not been confined to any one locality, for, as Chauncey M.De pew said, after a visit to the west, “At nearly every one of the trade centres we visited, we found extra va and untenable . of gant views prospec . real values. tive estate Of . the . of . COUl'Se vast army men , 1, . another , . engagei in one way or in these . . 1 » . believe i* enterprises, , were Jotn to their 1 • • either • 1 . extravagant . views or un tenable. Both they and Depew are right to a certain extent. Land values have rapidly and per manendy increased in this country in the last fifty years. This is especial* r . ly noticeable . the “jumping” in west, along the lines of new railroads. r I „, nOUSandS , of . Cities ... have new . , , . sprung up, lh a growth perfectly astonishing, and great fortunes have been made in real estate. Land values must continue to in¬ crease generally, because the availa ble area of land in the country is now so small as to render inevitable its entire absorption in a few years. One hundred years from now, at the present rate of increase, our pop¬ ulation will be 400 to the square mile —twice as many as in the largest European nations. To be a safe speculator, it is nec esary to study cause and effect, as the proprietors of Warner’s Safe cure did in preparing 1 r ° their remedy. 3 Its success is . great 0 because it reaches the cause of disease. # Every J drop 1 of blood coursing through the System through the ... kidneys. If they passes y are m sound , working . . order, . the blood ■ ~ , , . IS punned; 11 deranged, poison, that Should , u eliminated, t • . 1 is • carried . » through , , the i-1 blood ____1 channels . , to . every part A of c the system. The poison attacks the weak points, and so come the long list of resulting ailments. Remedy the cause, put the purifying organs in health ana the whole system becomes healthy. There 1 . e t must nut he be a a solid solid hasis basis fnr lor a a land boom, however, or it will inev¬ itably result in a crash, entailing great losses and subsequent injurious de¬ pression. Two thousand dollars per front foot for land in some cities might be a judicious investment, in others very indiscreet. It is wise to make in¬ vestments of a character indicating a permanent, if slower, growth and in¬ crease of value. a _ rpi by .he hind. It is nonpareil for loss of appetite and debility. Fiice 25 t ents. TAX NOTICE! Last Round. I will be at the following places on the dates named for the purpose of receiving will State issued and County against taxes for 1887. Executions be all parties date: who have not settled by or before the last Cochran's X Roads Monday, Nov. 14, from 9o’clock to 11 a m Chipley Nov. 14th, from 1 o’clock to 5 p m Valley vaHe^Pbins^Tulsdav!^’ Plains Tuesday, 15, 10 10 iTnAo a m to 4 a "am p m Shiloh Wednesday 16, 8 a m Milne -s’ X Roads Wednesday 16, 10 a m to 4 p m JJf^ Mt Airy r jyHa|iThursdayi7^ Thursday 17, 4 p m 9 amto3pm Dr Ashford’s Friday 18, 8 a m Ellerslie Friday 18,10 a m to 3 p m Blue Spring Tuesday 22, 10 a m to 3 p m Cataula Wednesday 23, 10 a m to 3 p m McLeroy’s Mulberry Grove Shop Wednesday 23, 4 p m Lower 19th—Court Thursday 24,8am Cameron's Shop Friday ground 24,10 a m to 3 p m 25, 8 a m Upper x 9 th Friday 25th, 10 a m to 4 P m Mountain Hargett’s Hill Saturday 26. 10 a m Mill Samrd ty 26,2 P m Whitaker's Monday 28, 10 a m to 4 p m Davidson’s Tuesday 29, 10 a m to 4 p m whta*“ am to 4 P m Hami,ton Monday “ nd Tu ” day D j? jIunt, 6th ' s ^ ax Collector - ^. pEORGiA—H VJ istrator’s Sale. arris By virtue county.—adminis- of order from the an court of Ordinary door of said county I will sell before the court house in ;aid county on the first Tuesday in December, next, within the legal hours of sale the following Seaborn Meadows, described land belonging to the estate of late of said county, deceased, to wit: Lot of land No. 147 containing 202% acres, more or less, also 152K acres, more or less, of lot No. 143, and 120 acres on the north side of lot No. 144 containing in all 475 acres, more or less. Sold for distribution. Terms cash. Nov. 3d, 1887. of Seaborn JESSE MEADOWS, Adm’r Meadows, dec’d. Harris County Sheriff’s Sales. Will be i-old before the court house door in the town of Hamilton, Harris county, Ga , within the legal hours of gale, to the highest bidtltv, lor cash, on * he first 1 lies day in Dec. 1887, the following desciibed pioper.y, viz: One bay mare mule named Fannie, 12 years old; one gray horse mule named Charlie, 10 years old; one bay Tennessee horse mule named Roll, six years old; also one two-horse wagon. Levied upon as the property of Nelson Thornhill, to satisfy two fifas one issued from the Justice Court in and for the 920th district, G. M., Nelson of said county, in favor of Ramspeck & Green vs Thornhill, and the other issued from Nelson Harris Thornhill. Superior Court in favor of R B Traylor vs AIsj at the same time and place one bay mare mule 8 years mimed old, named Nell; one mouse-colored horse colored mule mule Ned, about 10 years old, and one dark 6 years ol 1 , bought of Geo. P. Swift & Son. Levied upon as the property of J. N. Land and Jacob Land, Superior Jr.,to satisfy a mortgage fi fa issued f romHa ms Court in favor of Geo P. Swift, Sr., surviving partner, &c., vs J. N. Land and Jacob La n d ’ J r *. Also . i at the same time . and , place , one medium size bay mute, one red speckled cow and heifer calf,2,000 lbs seed cotton, more or less, 25 bushels of corn,more or less, 1500 pounds of fodder, more less, grown upon the lands of S C Goodman in Harris county. Levied u P° n as the property ot Thomas Davis, to satisfy a fi fa issued from Harris Superior Court in favor of The Pacific Guano Co., vs Thomas Davis. Also at the same time and place one hundred and sixty-five acres of land, more or less, being lot No. 242 except 8 J 4 acres in the north-east comer of said lot in the 21st district of said county, and bounded as follows: North and east by lands of Oscar Barnes, soiuh by lands of M. Stevens and west by lands of i£™Js"i'o satisfyTf! f.l’issued OiTiurrS'suJirior Jr ZrrTL^e mule name Pomp, 15 years old, one dark mule, medium Ki2 „. nBme u ye „, old 4 , so 2 000 poinds of seed cotton, more or less, 50 buHbe,s of corn » more or *®*«, BDd 1500 ponndsof fodder, wore nr less. Leritd upon as the property of Jas M Culpepper to satify a fi fa issued from Ham's Supe¬ rior conrt, in favor of The Pacific Guano Co., vs Jas M Cufyepper. F. M. Talley, Shflf. ri EORGIA—HARRIS COUNTY. EX vJ ecutors Sale.—By virtue of the last will aod testament of H K Stanford, late of said connty, deceased, I will sell before the court house door in the towD of Bam* iiton, «>n the first Tuesday in December next, the following described land be lowing to the estate of said deceased,towit: West ba’f of Ft No 208. containing 100 acres, more or less, in 3 7th distriot of ssid county and 5 acres o •-n .south-east corner 1st. 1887. L W STANFORD, Executor of FI K Stanford, dec d