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HAMILTON, GEORGIA,
Novkmukr 2; ,887
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THE TARIFF.
no. 1.
Mr. Editor: The leading news¬
papers in the south bring the tariff
question constantly before the public
and lay great stress upon the reduc¬
tion of the surp us in the treasury,
'The question of taxation is always a
delicate one and difficult of
answer. After all the glamour
is lemoved, it resolves itself
into the question: What is the
best mode of raising revenue foi the
government? Shall it be done by
direct taxation ? or by impost on
imports ? All taxation is burden
some and that mode ought to be ad
opted which is most equitable and
distributes these burdens most equal
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The Internal Revenue Law was a
war measure and ought to have ceas
ed when the warclosed. But why is it
still on the statute books? Solely for
the benefit of certain monopolies. The
hugest evil of the present day is the
whiskey ring. Their influence and
exertions have kept the Internal Rev
enue law in existence. But for them
this odious system would long since
have been abolished. The case is
ingeniously put. They appeal to the
frier .1s of temperance not to repeal
the Internal Revenue Law because it
taxes the monster evil of intemper¬
ance or rather whiskey the cause of
it and many are deceived by this
“wooden horse.” It fosters and helps
whiskey instead of diminishing its
evils. Under this system the manu¬
facture of whiskey is put in the hands
of the few and those few are “bloated
capita list” who use the wonderful
power of money to sustain whiskey,
and when prohibition would prevail
in many places is defeated by this
dangerous combination. When the
issue is nude the cry is “great is Di¬
anna of the Ephesians ” In the pure
days of the republic piior to the war
this odious system would not have
been tolerated a single session of
congress.
There is not a civilized country in
the world where direct taxation is
resorted to, only to aid revenue from
imports. In this country no such
necessity exists. The wisdom of the
ages has demonstrated the justice and
the propriety of a revenue from im¬
ports.
All men see, or can see if the/ will
read, the injustice, the oppression
and the odious tyranny of the system
of direct taxes and the objectionable
mode of their collection. It shocks
the moral sense of all thinking men
both as to principle -ml practice.
The number of tax gatherers that this
system employs is at war with com
mon sense and common justice.
Let*the Internal Revenue Law be
abolished and then we come fairly to
the Tariff question.
More Anon.
For the Hamilton Journal.
THE FARMING OUTLOOK.
A recent trip through Harris and a
part of Troup presents the encour
aging fact that more wheat, rye, oats
and barley have been sown than for
several years past. Still the area is
not as large as it ought to be, and
it is well to call attention of farmers
to the fact. It is not yet too late to
sow grain, Grain is a crop easily
and cheaply made, and asafoodcrop
has no superior, except sorghum. It
confers great benefit on land sown
and is a practicable way of restoring
worn land. As stock feed it holds
the first place. If plenty of grain be
raised more meat will be raised. It
is alarming when the enormous
amount of money paid by the south
alone is considered. A very intelli
gent writer states that over ten mill
ions of dollars is paid annually by the
south for meat alone. Can any
country stand this heavy drain and
be prosperous? It is impossible.
Then let the farmers awake to the
importance of the grain crop. When
there is plenty of grain more meat
will be raised. It is not wise to de¬
pend on a single source of income
and that source a single article. It is
cleagrthat it is hazardous and points
to failure.
The condition of this country in
many places is indeed pitiable. The
cotton crop is undoubtedly short and
most all of it gathered and marketed
and left hundreds in debt. And
wherefore ? The corn crib and the
meat house are in the west. It would
not be difficult to demonstrate that if
the money sent west was now here
very little of the indebtedness would
exist. Facts are stubborn things and
will not yield to the delusion of all
cotton. Will the farmers consider ?
Farmer.
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We hare heard that the stock
holders of the Columbus & Rome
railroad declined an offer of 40 cents
the dollar for their stock. How
much truth there is in the report we
not know but we still know
nothing to alter our belief that the
will become a link of the C.
R. & C. road.
“SHE.”
Improbabilities Sometime* Become Re¬
alities -A True Woman’* Fidelity.
Several works bearing unique titles,
written in fascinating style, and giving
evidence of wonderful imaginative pow
er have lately been received by the
reading public with much popularity
and pleasure.
Perhaps the most striking of them is
the book bearing the odd title of ‘She.’
In this the author has fairly outdone
himself in his popular line. Ayesha
and her beloved Kallicrates are unique
characters in fiction. Ayesha,the he¬
roine, is a beautiful creature who tast¬
ed of the ersence of nature’s forces at
,h e fountain head, and beca.n; im
mor ul.
Her patient waiting for the coming
of Killikrates, the beloved of her
youth, whose individuality was main¬
tained through centuries, though the
called death regularly occurred, only
to be followed by re birth, is a fine
illustration of woman’s fidelity.
The closing scene, when she con¬
ducts Killikrates to the very centre
of the earth, the birth place of all life,
in order that he may taste of immor¬
tality, is a fit climax to the fine crea¬
tion.
The question naturally suggested
by this strikingly original story is
whether there is not somewhere in
nature, a potent force whereby life
may at least be temporarily prolong
ed.
Mrs. Annie Jennis Miller, editor of
“Dress,” says: “In every instance
Warner’s Safe Cure has the effect to
give new energy and vitality to all
my powers.” Mme. Gray, teacher of
Oratory an I Physical Culture at Syr¬
acuse, declares: “Before I tried
physical culture and Warner’s safe
cure, I was a confirmed invalid. I
owe much to that excellent remedy,
and do not hesitate to acknowledge
it.”
Human life seams too short,though
men in former ages lived longer than
those of the present. History tells
us that they lived more in accordance
with nature’s laws—their mode of
living was extremely simple, and in
their daily life they followed the dic¬
tates of human intelligence.
If sickness comes we of to-day seek
the remedy among the artificial forces
instead of resorting to the field of na¬
ture.
If when diseases come, we would
consult nature, the chances are that
we would fare better, for we would
then treat the cause of such disor
ders. Modern research has shown
that most of the commonly known
diseases owe their origin to the un¬
healthy state of the kidneys, the
blood purifiers of the system, and if
they are kept in a healthy state by
the use of Warner’s safe cure, a
tion of nature, much of the prevail
ing sickness would be happily avert
ed.
It is probable that the author of
“She” derived many of his beautiful
imagines from close communings
with nature, tor we are all agreed
that whatever is of or from nature, is
more beautiful and wholesome than
that which is artificially constructed.
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Wanted For Tlxis Week
15,000 able bodied customers to bny
Boots and Shoes at W R Bedell’s, and to
induce von to come I will make you the
following liberal offer : Whole stock kip
boots, double sole, long legs and solid,
$2 25, and a good boot solid $1 75. Dou¬
ble sole bvogans $1 25 and a good one,
whole stock at 00. A woman’s calf
•a>*
shoe for $1 50, and a goud one for $1 25
and $1 00.
We W'Uld cal! especial attention to our
Gent’s calf, stvmiess Congress and Bal¬
morals at $2 99 and our Ladle’s Kangaroo
button at $2 49 and $2 00. These shoes
are warranted and every pair is made to
orde and for retail trade. My stock of
shoes is larger than ever and I would es->
pecially invite my friends and the public
to an inspection of it.
W. R Bedjhll,
1130 Broad Street,
Columbus, Ga.
Special Notice.
A 1 persons indebted to me cither for
medical sen ices or druers are EARNESTLY
REQUESTED to come up and settle prom p
ly by 1st of October.
S G RILEY
Bueklen’s Arnica Salve,
The best Salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi¬
tively cures piles, or no pay required It
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price 25c per box.
Notice Renters or Buyers.
I will rent or sell 200 acres cf land lying:
on the waters of Mulberry creek, a part
of M C Farley’s, (deceased) land. Any
information call on W H Luttrell or Q T
Pursell, Cbipley, Ga,
A Good One From a Reliable Man.
Valdosta, Ga , Oct. 20, 1886.—My
boy is now eighteen years old, and has
been sick all his life, and not sble to do
any work of any kind. I thought he had
dropsy, He has his blood had was almost like water.
never any appetite or color,
and was unfit for a»iything, being in such
an awful condition. I have during the
last ten years expected him to die at any
moment, he could not walk 100 yards
without resting two or three times, [n
three or four days after giving him
Briggs’ Nunnbetter Tonic Pills he did a
whole days work in the field, being so
much improved. He now has a good ap¬
petite aDd is rapidly improving in stregth
and color. 1 know the Pills have given
him a new lease of life, and I recommend
them above every medicine on earth. My
wife ha? also been in feeble condition for
some time, and they have improved her
also very much. If anybody needs a ton¬
ic, my a.1 vice is, buy Briggs’ JSnnnbetter
Tonic Pills. R H Hutchinson.
Bold by Dr S G Rilev, call on him for
few samples Nunnbetter Liver Pills, &<*.
Lippman Bros., Wholesale Druggists,
Wholesale AgeDts, Savannah, Ga. c
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Crops are short but C J Edge, of Col
umbns, has reduced the prices on bis
took of boots and shoes.
