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VOL. XVI.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Editor Persons is making the Tal
botton New Era a good p?per, but
he will have to get several more cor¬
respondents before he has Talbot as
well reported as the Journal has
Harris county. / This is a much lar_
ger county than _ T albot, „ , but a , bit . of
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news cannot travel more than two or
three miles in any direction without
running up with a Journal reporter.
We are proud of our correspondents
and know of no paper that can boast
of a finer corps.
All young men who sometimes
write editorials for the daily papers
should read and ponder the rebuke
the Talbotton New Era gives to the
young man who sometimes vents his
spleen through the columns of the
Mac^n Telegraph in sarcastic thrusts
at country editors with whom hedoes
not agree. The rebuke is well timed
and well tempered. Every opinion
should pass for what it is worth and
the gtounds upon which it is based,
rather than for what the person hold
ing it is or is not. Some of the men
who have been the most successful
editors of the daily press, served an
apprenticeship upon country weeklies
that proved the basis of their after
fame.
The Columbus exposition is taking
shape. Her business men are taking
an active interest in it that argues
success. It will benefit not only
Columbus, but Harris county as well
if our people will but use the oppor
tunity it offers of advertising the re
sources and natural advantages we
possess. Taken as an “all round”
county, Harris is the equal of any in
the state. Our lands, properly man
aged, produce as fine crops as any
lands in the world, and nowhere can
a greater variety of products be prof.
ilably grown. Our valleys are fertile
and our mountain slopes are not un
productive. The water is pure, the
climate healthful, and the atmos
phere bracing and invigorating. W e
have alteady a large railroad mileage
and the prospect of more soon. We
need, not more labor, but more cap
ital. Labor and lands are too cheap.
A proper advertisement of our ad- j
JOSEPH L.DENNIS,
PROPRIETOR.
vantages wi 1 bring immigrants of the
proper stamp; men of means, who,
buying the waste lands will make
them productive, while the money
received of them will lift a burden
foreign debt that is sapping the very
life-blood of the land. And as the
value . of c . land . . enhanced, , •, the .
is price
of r . labor . will . be increased , and , its
quality improved.
The Columbus exposition will not
uQ a „ bn , it wj „ afford us an
easy opportunity of making an ex¬
hibit of the county’s resources such
as will stay emigration and invite im¬
migration in a manner that will be
incalculable worth to us.
For the Hamilton Journal.
CURRENT EVENTS.
Peach trees are in bloom in Thom *
asv ille, Bainbridge and that section
G f Georgia, notwithstanding the
tedse cold norlh and norlh . west
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The Albany News comes to the
f IO nt with a real genuine watermelon
taken from a living vine in January,
The News stands ahead on(hat ques _
t j on Quitman, look to youi laurels.
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This is leap year and the girls are
privileged, but we are assured that
they will not object to being wooed
in the old way. Bachelors, take the
hint.
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The U S. treasurer has notified
the banks that he would issue $1 and
$2 silver certificates in place of
mutilated currency and national bank
bills. This will be a great conve
nience to all business men.
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About five thousand men of the
Reading strike have returned to work
and enough are at work to keep a
supply of coal. Capital, as usual,
whips the fight,
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What mixed number does the pres¬
ent year represent? Ans. 1$.
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Philip Joseph, colored, Director
General, is before Congress, asking
an appropriation of $40,000 to aid
the colored national exposition to be
held in Atlanta next November.
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Col. Ross has leased the Elkins
HAMILTON, GA„ FEBRUARY 10 , 1888 .
gold mine near Lutherville, in Meri
wether county and has invested $15,
000 in improved machinery ar.d other
appliances tu work it, and great sue
cess is expected.
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Mr. Blount, Chairman of the com
mittee on post offices and post roads,
is making a good strike at the dime
novel and all good men wish him
success.
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The Central railroad has made a
new schedule from Columbus to
Birmingham. Fast time and a day¬
light route. Good for Columbus.
The cannon ball train has been
put on between Columbus and At¬
lanta.
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Mr. John F. Riding, the new post¬
master at Barnesville,has taken charge
of the office anti removed it from the
building of H. H. Swatts, where it
has been for fifteen years, to Mr. J.
E. Riding’s store.
A block of coal was exhibited at
the Texas state fair, held at Dallas,
which weighed 6,350 pounds, the
largest ever taken out of any mine in
the world Rf.adkr.
What the tirangerM Want.
We have been shovn a petition to
congress that is being signed by the
grangers throughout the state that
presents the following matters to that
body asking action upon the same:
1st. That the fourth clause of the
Inter-State Commerce law remain
unchanged ;
2nd. That the Oleomargarine law
be sustained ;
3rd. a Th: enactment of a law pro
adulteration . of Lard,
hi biting the
Sugar and other articles of food ;
4th. Amendment ot postal law, so
as to place bulbs, plants, coin, seed,
&c. . third . . , class , and * the . 1 of r
in rate
postage on same be reduced.
5th. The protection of the people
from telegraphic monopoly.
6th. Amendment of tariff law so
as . to put the , agricultural , , on same
footing with that of the manufactur
ing interest, reduce the accumulation
in National Treasury and increase
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR,
STRICTLY IN ADVANCE.
the amount of money in circulation,
7th. We only ask an honest inves
tigation of the associations, trusts
and monopolies, who are combining
to deprec ate the value of our toil and
who aic increasing the cost of living
an< ^ are determined to destroy the
^ aw supply and demand.
8th. Such amendments to Experi
menta l Bill ils will make it of value
to the whole country.
9th. Amend the National Bank
Law so that National Banks
lend money on real estate.
The Numlny-school AlMicUtlou.
The Harris County Sunday school
Association held its February meet¬
ing in the Hamilton Methodist
church. In the absence of ihe pres¬
ident Judge A. A. Allen, et vice
president, !>r««*jl.
*> mm he *. grayer made 1 by
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Rev. M. Page.
A speech of welcome in behalf of
the Methodist Sunday-school was
made by Mr. T. J. Brooks, [r. a
spoke in well chosen words with »
heartiness that added fotce to the
welcome they professed.
Mr. R. E. Fort, in behalf of the
Association, responded. His words
were eloquent clothing for some pro¬
found thoughts on the Sunday-school
work.
T he minutes of the last quarterly
meeting were read and approved.
T he roll of schools was then called
and encouraging reports were made
from Hamilton Baptist school by
Rev. I. P. Cheney; Chip ley Method
istbyJudgeA. A. Allen; Chipley
Baptist by Capt. J. F. Jenkins; Pine
Mountain Academy by Mr. W. P.
Bridges; Rehoboth by Rev. M. Page;
Bethlehem by Mr. R. K. Fort;
Whit«ville Baptist by Rev I. P.
Cheney, and Hamilton Methodist by
j U( j ge vV. I. Hudson and Mr. O. S.
Barnes.
The reports being all in, a recess
was taken for dinner. At 2, p.m.,
the \ Association was called to order.
Addresses were caned , for c and , T> Rev
L P. Cheney and Rev. M. Page re
sponded. They discussed Sunday
school literature and Sunday school
work to the edifination of a!l present
I he Aa5sociation then adjourned
lQ mect ]n May al such p ) ace as the
cxccut j ve committee shall designate.
A. A Allen, Pres’t.
J. L. Dennis, Sec’t’y.
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