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n 1 4 1..c _ -1 >> % i # ♦ r 1 ir • ^ i 1 # 4 \s ' V VOL. XVI. EDITORIAL NOTES. The defense of the south by Henry Grady in the Atlanta Consti tution of last Sunday, in reply to the attack of Senator Ingalls is as man ly as it is vigorous.and decisive. The people of the south differed as to the expedency of secession, butjwhen the first gun was fired the cause of the confederacy became the cause of all But while we honor the heroes who battled for our rights and will ever contend that our cause was just, we are glad that the uuio^Jras been pre served and we concede to no section greater loyalty to its flag. For the Hamilton Journal. CURRENT EVENTS. The number of strikes officially re ported for the period of six years en¬ ding January j.st 1887 were 3,902; of em[jjpyees involved 1,318,624; es¬ tablishments 22,3.36; loss to employ¬ ees $57,816,^65; loss to $30,722,653. SuGCi-s&f .1 ^nikes 461, partially successful 139. These figures are startling and show a great wrong somewhere. * * . * The number of emigrants landed at Castle Garden New York, during .887 were r - 7 1 ‘.gratioi* * s t. ed • * v €•■* ■ ea! w I: , -e lie * next v*. ai ceiobratn _ . . . Ten. c. asi agt<«ri - i« au~ guraiion first President of*He Jni ted States, t * * A strikinc instance o f .he unw : «e pro ' s on'' oi h< m r *1 com mere * - 1 W IS G; 5 ;• e-gh ; ir I! v, Eta .u o to New A *3 C' t*; from Chi cago toLiv;. rpool .r on * $4 per ton. * ■ . * A writer has tin.', to e v f La W 4 yers: It seerro that a la ■ yer s < ne thing of a carpenter. He can nle a bill, split a hair, chop logic, dovetail an argument, make an entry, get up a case, frame an indictment, empan nel a jury, put them in * box, nail a witness, hammer a judge, bore a court, chisel a client, and other like things. • * * * The Macon Telegraph’s reporter puts it thus: “I*saw my ideal of a home when I was in "I aropa recent ly,” said Mr. L. W. Hunt, the drug- JOSEPHL.DENNIS, PROPRIETOR. gist, the other day “ I here was an ] in the middle of the grove is a villa, j supplied with water and every con venience, fountains, flowers, etc. making a most beautiful home, to gether with the soft balmy climate that would suit anybody. I was sore ly tempted to buy it, and would have purchased it but for one reason.” v ! aS tllJ l? ; . „ 1 1 iV f ^ 1 n,onc y* * The ways and means committee have reported to the House a bill re duc,n 8 the tariff approximating the wilfs 2 ,'re ly be made _ ' * * pa,sed°the ,. t „ has Senat/andlsnow he fore the House. Surely common sense and honesty will prevail and that this bill will be defeated. * * * A wefoderfu! 1 a vent ion In’S been made by Mr. Hill, of the Eagie and Phenix factory, of Coiumbus, known as the automatic sprinkler, One was i*s use at Huguly’s factory, Point. a< <1 the fir-t intimation of the file was the watei dr.pping d> wn and on exartiinatiom the fire iiad been ex tinguished by it. Reader. EVENTS IN OLD HARRIS. PERSONS AxVn TTII,\GS I\OTEI) BY CUR REPORTERS. < Iiipley rtems. ! ('oni nnpiante ! js that much sav i d , sa.vs an lr ielliie't farmer of thi> f j 1 Ciupiev Georgia school takes in a territory and actual y gets pupils eight mnes apart Bea? it if you can. Pobce f " rr.es e m< dera«e'\ quiet s r es i e v 1 alt, colored, was pu* I *'k up Sa'urday night. j e * c id wave is in dead earnest this . time. r he c ommittee of ladies to secure a neat baptismal fount and sacrament service for the Methodist church has secured the money and Mr. Bell has purchased it and it was used last Sunday. This reflects much credit to both ladies and pastor. The youig ladies showing their success and energy have been selected as foi lows, to solicit contributions for pews for the church: Misses Ida Dunlap, Ella G«x>dman, Mary Lou Uhite, Georgia Layfield, Ella Hutchinson, Mrs. Wisdom, and Hogm They have already secured over one hun- HAMILTON, GA., MARCH If, 1888 . dred dollars, a,.d will doubtless ob “ n 1e rest< *" et everybody sub scr ‘ he something. Prof. T. W. Dozier of Hamilton n WaS m U>Wn CanVaSlng “the ’ *° r l hing.” 1 he Professor is not a book agent you understand, but he can talk a book into you a& quick as any of them- He took a large number Q f orders while here. Owing to the rain > he d,c! not ha ve a fair chance. The Professor may come in whatever capacity he may, he is quite popular Go the Drug slore if you wlsh pure drugs and medicines. Go to the dru S store ’> > ou wish lwice as lar fle size bottles of castor oil and turpen tine as oihet stores sell for the money. i This is a fact tiy it and convince your i At the drug they bundle c " store, only pure goods, and test their goods for all impuiities, while a grocery shop , knows more about meat and coffee. Dr. S. S. Pitman’s horse vvas fright ened Wednesday evening and ran away with nis cart and broke into ne¬ cessity for repairing. The horse w, s frightened at the train. . Mr. Bill Barr of Columbus, Ga.,was in the city Monday^ * The Farmers’ Affiance guano has come, and the farmers are hauling it away in a hurry. Dr. J. 1 ). Danforth, visited Whites ville Ga., Saturday. Phe friends of Mr. R. M. Young, are delighted to km w of his success. Miss Mattie and Nettie White and Uueal of Salem, Ga., are visiting our town, die guests of Mrs. E. F. Me Ciee. Politics is being discussed lively 1 and Ca t )t. Stanford is in the lead. Miss Kate Hutchinson of this city, has returned home from LaGrange Ga., after a course of art at the Southern Female College. We feel called upon to say some thing toward theer couragementofour school. At last, we can fairly say that the community has cometogeth-' er in the great cause of education are combining every effort to best advantage to build a school sec o d to none in the state. Our school has greatly increased in numbers re- ONE DOLLAR A YEAR, STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. cently, 65 or 70 being the common daily attendance. We all should feel proud of the success and harmo we have achieved through our wor *hy piincipal who is day' by day „• !n & c , l,ser to ^ ie ^ !earls °* > s an educator of rare or ^ na Jny and ability and will con l ‘ nue t0 improve our educational fa # assisted by Mrs. c ‘ nt * es Belle Kverlin, our nob!e assistant. Where is our oil mill, Mr. R. L. Burks, while in his ex Pedmon to Florida last week, was elected Georgia Editor of the Far mers Organ to (je printed at Madi * on ’ l ia ' 1 l ' ls and / he oflke - SliU:; Secretary of Farmer's AHiance puts ^ r * ^ ur ^ s i nto a prominent and res P onsiWe Position in Alliance circles. couhl not have fa ien «*n abler shoulders. The friends of VV. F. J > tirsell will be glad.to know of his connection with the Davis Clock Co., of Col urn bus, Miss. We wish him much sue cess, Misses Freeman and Davidson of Greenville, visited Mr. V. E. Daliis this week. Misses Bettie Hardy and Carrie ^ IaAvt oid aie visiting Mrs. Dr. Riley, at Beech Nprtng Bubble 11. A little negro living on Mr. T. W. Ramsey’s place was burned to death last night, Rev. C. A. Martin praeched an in teresting sermon last Sunday at Beech Springs. His text was Romans, 8th chapter, 3rd verse. It could not have been excelled. Miss Ida Harris and Miss Fannie Clark came to see us last Sunday, and of co,,rse we were obliged to see them. It is cool for corn to be in the ground. We may have to plant ? a 8 aln * Ii is feared that fruit is killed by the bitter cold. It is leap year and t' e git Is know it, and we dont blame them, fur it is their time, Mr. John Davis has a uew buggy, It is a nice one, and the girls will get to ride now.______ N@. m.