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[V < <1 \ * i*' k k A IS. V. r *s4 % • ■ ■ 7 > A o r A J 3 I! V; i ; i x * / w r A 1 V. ► * » VOL. XVI. PUBLISHER’S NOTICE. Monday, the 16th instant, we will be prepared to issue our Garden Seed Premium to the Journal’s subscribers. For 1888 we are going to publish the best and most readable paper we have ever published iui One JLMlar, and give in aciaiciou, r ee to every sub sen Dei a dozen papers of fresh garden seed. Come in and get them. EDITORIAL NOTES. One very often mistakes his own temper for principle. The Farmers’ Alliance is growing at a wonderful rate. The purpose of the organization is laudable and ev etybody will wish success to it. It is by no means certain that President Cleveland will veto the Blair Educational bill. It ought to be a law and we believe he will make it one. President Cleveland will be invited by the democracy to stand for the office of Piesident again this sum¬ mer, and he will not stultify himself by standing on the Atlanta Constitu tion’s Joe Brown platform. The Atlanta Constitution is full of sympathy for the oppressed moon¬ shiner, but would make our law against carrying concealed weapons even more severe than it is. Oh servant readers will see the point here. A dynamite nomb is kept handy for use on the first person who al ludts to us as the seedy individual who runs the Hamilton Journal. Aid we w; continue to give free to every subscriber a dozen papers of Buist’s h lv t :’U! en seeds In the internal revenue department JOSEPH L.DENNIS, PROPRIETOR. are several gentlemen from Harris county. Not o»,e of these would re tain his place if there was anything in the execution of the law that even bordered upon the barbaric practices of Russia. The moonshiner may re ceive summary treatment when he go*s gunning for revenue officers, but so should every would be murderer. The Louisville Courier Tournal suggests that a liberal government bounty for twins would do more to bring about an increased demand for farm products than a high tariff ever yet done. The expense of this plan would be less, too, and we com¬ mend it to the consideration of pro tectionists President Cleveland says that the surplus revet.ues of the should be rented hv removing tlje taiiff on articles that enter into ev ery day consumption. Raw wool he cites, and he might hive added su gar and rice. But the Atlanta Con¬ stitution insists that if the tarin is reduced, the revenues from it must be increased. Columbus has inaugurated a plan for an industrial exposition to be held th’s fall. With her present and prospective railroad connections and her great natural advantages, there is no city thar has a brighter prospect. The sagacity of her people will make her to the southern iion towns, just what Philadelphia is to Pittsburg. I he fair points in the rigut direction and will be a success. For the Hamilton Journal, CURRENT EVENTS. The illness of Speaker Carlisle prevented him from fulfilling his ap pointment to address the people of Atlanta on the 23rd and the people of Macon on the 24th, on the subject of the tariff. Many will be sadly dis¬ appointed. ‘ * * Sherman, Chandler and othets in Congress arr making silly efforts to stir up sectional/^strife. Sureiy the good .sense of the American people will put d<*r r » such folly and wick edness. HAMILTON, GA., JANUARY 27,1888. Ju ; ge Lamar has been confirm ed by the Senate in spite of the op position of Edmunds and his cohorts. Politicians are on the lookout and suggest tha f Governor Gordon take Senator Brown’s place, and Repre sentative Blount take Governors fice. A better suggestion would be ; for Gov. Gordon take Senator Co! quitt’s place, Mr. Blount stay in Con¬ gress, then Lawton Governor. We cannot spare Mr. Blount from the House and we need Governor Gor don in the Senate. * The proceedings of Congress are not sufficiently advanced to form any very definite opinion of what Con¬ gress will do. The Reading strike has taken large proportions ,..il no piospect of early settlement. These labor trou b!es are unfortunate and will cause much suffering. In consequence of the scarcity of coal the Ashland Steel \\ ur |<s near Baltimore has stopped anf | d.scharged over joo laborers, j Also the Delaware Rolling Mills, and i in all over 5,000 men are idle. The cold wave in the north west has moderated to some extent, but it is stid very cold and trains are delay ed. Florida is receiving a much larger nurn ber G f visitors this winter, than J ever bcfore . The New York and Jacksonville train, tri weekly, comes heavily freighted with passengers. These visitors will give Florida a “silver lining.” * * I hose owning carp ponds near Athens are turning them loose and abandoning carp culture. Carp is not a favorite table fish, * Quitman is building a canning fac¬ tory to be ready for the vegetable season. Mr. E. G. Kramar, a large stock holder and director of the Chattanoo ga. Rome & Columbus railroad, says that the Central railroad has nothing to do with that road; that the money ONE DOLLAR AYEAR, •TR1CTLY IN ADVANCE. was furnished by, German and Lon¬ don bankers. Well, who endorsed the bonds? The hand of Jacob seems to be in it and so we hope. Reader. Cupid's Work. Wednesday, at the residence of Mr A. F. Truett, Mr. T. M. Hogan and Mlss Ne,,ie S,or y- b;, »' of Whites ville, were united in marriage, Rev. I. P. Cheney officiating. It was not a Gretna Greene affair as many supposed. The contracting parties came to Hamilton for conve¬ nience, where a license and minister could be procured and the nuptial knot tied without delay. The groom is a brother of Mrs. A. F. Truett, and is a prosperous young farmer of Whitesville, who is to be congratulated upon his secur ing so charming a companion for life’s voynjt* The couple left immediate *>' afterthe ceremony for their future home in W hitesville. Dr. S. S. Pitman, of Chipley, and Miss Susie Gillespie^of White Sulphur Sp’gsp'cre married W ednesiryevening in Chipley, at the residence of Judge A. A. Allen. Rev. VV. A. Earley performed the ceremony, and the happy couple, whose true love had not run smoothly, were safely anchor¬ ed in the haven of wedded life. Dr. Pitman is a practicing physi¬ cian of Chipley, and has a wide cir¬ cle >f friends who rejoice that he has secured the charming lady of his choice. IMace of *!<-<-tint; Changed. Because of the bad condition of the loads and the bad weather, ma king fair days very busy days with farmers, the officers of the Harris coun ty Sunday School Association have c j )an g e ,i lbe place of holding the February meeting from New Hope church to Hamilton Method¬ ist church. The meeting will be held next Wednesday and every Sun¬ day school in the county is invited to send delegates. A («ooil Kmolutlon. One of our resolutions of the New Year was to pay as we go. To do this we must have cash in advance tor subscriptions. NO. 4.