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VOL. XVI.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Is Senator Brown to be the Rid
dieburger of the next senate, or is
he too much of a republican for
such aI? role ?
Correspondent Gantt, of the Ath
tns Banner has found and interview¬
ed Speaker Bacon. But Speaker
Bacon has never been so much lost
as his late alleged letter.
Harris county’s democracy will be
represented in the state democratic
convention in May by Cleveland and
Colquitt revenue reform delegates.
The party contains no other sort of
members now.
Senator Colquitt doesn’t seem to
be of the opinion that President
Cleveland has been led into a trap.
Or, in case he has been, the people
of the country are in with him and
the monopolists of the country are
the trappers.
Senator Colquitt has our thanks
for a copy of his great tariff reform
speech. It is a very elaborate, able
and eloquent document supporting
the message of President Cleveland,
and will furnish material for the ap
proaching political contest. It very
succinctly states the facts in the case
and clearly exposes the republican
protective tariff fallacies.
The Farmer's Alliance continues
to grow with unprecedented rapidity.
Eight months ago it was almost un¬
heard of here, while now it has hun
reds of members in this county and
a membership as large or larger in
each of the adjoining counties. The
" demonstration here to-morrow, when
the President of the State Alliance
will make an address, will indicate
in a measure jts stiength here. It is
needless to say that it, or any other
organization Baving in view the bet-
JOSEPH L.DENNIS,
terment of the farming community,
has our hearty sympathy. Nothing
that tends to elevate the farmer and
make his avocation pleasanter and
more profitable, can hurt any other
material interest of the country,
draw upon the farm not only for
food we eat, but for the blood that
keeps healthy the body politic, and
we bid God speed to any man or set
of men in any honest effort to benefit
the farming classs.
For the Hamilton Journal.
CURRENT EVENTS.
Chief Justice Waite, of the U. S.
Supreme court, died in Washington,
on the 20th, full of years and honors.
He had been Chief Justice for 14
years. Both houses of congress ad¬
journed and every token of respect
was paid to his memory.
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-The committee investigating the
sugar trust, is establishing the fact
beyond doubt that this sugar trust
has lowered the price of raw sugar
and advanced the price of refined
sugar. This huge combination ought
to be abolished.
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Chief Justice Waite was attended
in his last illness by Dr. Caroline B.
Winslow, who had been his family
physici n for thirteen jears.
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Eight hundred, bales of cotton were
burned in Augusta on the 20th ; cov
ere d by insurance,
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Col. Smith, of Oglethorpe county,
^ as severa ^ of rye knee high,
which he is cutting down with a mow
in S machine and feeding.to his stock.
He says that there is no finer feed
for stock than green rye. HiSexam
pie ought to be followed.
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The lard investigation by the house
committee on agriculture discloses
an amqunt of iniquity unparalleled,
One witness says diseased hogs and
those smothered in crowded cars are
converted into lard. Farmers, make
your lard or you take the risk of be
ing poisoned,
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This unique sign appears in Toe-
HAMILTON. GA.. MARCH 30. mi
coa: “Lamps fixed, razors honed,
fresh oysters, Vienna bread, tomb¬
stones.”
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Prof. Gray, of Illinois, claims to
have invented an instrument by which
a person in Chicago using a pencil
and writing a message to a person in
New York a “fac simile” is transmit
ted to the office in New York. Won
derful if true.
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The Georgia Teacher’s Conven¬
tion will be held in Macon in. May.
The programme is exce lent and the
occasion will be instructive and inter¬
esting.
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Hydrophobia is prevailing in south
west Georgia and elsewhere. It is a
good time to kill the worthless dogs.
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The fiist section of the railroad as
cending Lookout mountain has been
completed and pronounced first class
in every particular.
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A charter has been applied for to
build a railroad from Savannah to
Columbus direct. The right thing
to do. Speed the cause.
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The Columbus Southern railroad
is progressing with commendabfe
speed. Columbus is destined to be
a great distributing point and a great
future.
T he Chattahoochee Valley Exposi*
to be held in Columbus next tall will
be a great success. Harris county
can and will have a first class exhib¬
it. Let all help.
Reader.
For the Hamilton Journal.
AN INCIDENT.
In the long ago a young man whom
we will call Tom Tatum who had
some experience in travels was on
his way to Miiledgeville, the then
capitol of Georgia. From Macon to
Gordon the train was crowded with
people going as members or spec¬
tators of the the legislature to as
semble the next day. On inspection
it was evident that the crowd could
! not be transported by the stage coach
S es from Gordon to Miiledgeville, 16
miles distant, and that somebody
ONE DOLLAR A
STRICTLY IN ADVANCE.
would be left or must walk. Tom
understood the rules of stage travel
and when the train stopped he was
the first to register and pay the fare,
and was entitled to the first seat.The
crowd seemed to take in the situa
tion and laying aside all ru es filled
the six coaches to overflowing and
left Tom out. He appealed to Mr.
Mott, the owner and agent of the
stage. The good old man whispered
to him softly;
“You be quiet. I will send you
to Miiledgeville.”
The six coaches, after some delay,
left with 16 to 18 passengers. Time
being heavy and it began to appear
that the old man had forgotten his
promise. After some delay up came
a fine family carriage.
“Here is your conveyance,” Mr.
Mott said, “and you can take any
ti ree with you that you choose.”
Tom replied: “I do not kno‘w any
of these gentlemen. I will take the
three who stand nearest to me.”
* The three were soon dose up to
Tom and without further delay* the
four rode off delighted at the chance
of going and the stylish conveyance.
All of the parties were strangers to
each other. The witty M— turned
to Tom and said :
“We would like to know to whom
we are indebted for this pleasant
ride?”
“Wei 1 ,” says Tom, “I will give a
history of myself on condition that
each of you do the same.”
“Agreed,” they aiJ exclaimed. Tom
began:
“My name is Tom Tatum. I live
at B—, am a lawyer by profession, a
mason, an odd fellow, a son of tem¬
perance, and a hard shell Methodist.
Now, gentlemen, speak out in meet
mg."
M— replied: “I am ail you say
except hard shell Methodist. I am
only a half Methodist, as my wife is
a Presbyterian.”
B— and N— both replied that
they filled the bill. Strange enough,
here had met and traveled together
four you.ig men, strangeis to each
other, alt married, all lawyers, masons,
odd fellows, sons of temperance and
all Methodists and they were from
NO. 13.