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FRAZER & DOZIER, Wholesale and Retail
7 3, Columbus, Ga.
Fur the Hamilton Journal.
PAY AS YOU GO.
Among the talented and remarka¬
ble n.en of the past was the eccentric
John Randolph, of Roanoke, as he
styled himself. On one occasion, in¬
terrupting himself in one of his sena¬
torial diatribes, he exclaimed: “I have
found the philosopfter’s stoni. It
consists of four short words of home¬
ly English, Pay as you go.”
The astute, practical, shrewd and
lamented Horace Greely said:
‘■•The poor man who has encount¬
ered some sudden and severe calami¬
ty, such as the burning of his house
or the destruction of his crops by
hurricane or flood, may very properly
be proffered credit for a season at
cash prices; so may the poor widow,
whose children, this year at school,
will be earning wages and able to help
her next season, But in all ordinary
cases the merchant, if only trom a
patriotic regard for the general well¬
being, should inflexibly refuse to sell
on credit, since such selling is, and
must ever be. to the uncircumspect
majority, a temptation and facility
for general improvidence and over
trading.”
There is apparent to any casual
observer in ever} class of society a
spirit of unrest, disquiet and a } earn¬
ing lor something not in possession,
and if the inquiry be made, Whence
comes this state of things? the answer
would be forthcoming, The indebted¬
ness of the country. The magnitude
of this indebtedness is appalling. Ex
Gov. McDaniel is reported as saying
that Walton county had reduced her
mortgage debt $200,000 in live years.
This is surely an exceptional case if
true. It is true that every section of
Georgia is groaning under the burden
of debt and no living man can see
the end. Debt is the most cruel ty¬
rant that ever waged an unrelenting
war on the prosperity and happiness
of any people.
The effort of farmers and others to
better their condition is most com
mendable and ought to be encouraged
by press and people. This cannot
be accomplished merely by “low
prices.” Nothing is cheap bought on
credit to be paid for by future labor.
The plan is delusive and ends in dis¬
appointment. The true philosophy
of life is to follow the Bible injunc
tion: “Owe no man anything,” and
pay as you go. Then the beneficent
reign of peace and prosperity will
bless the land.
Truth.
LU
Mr Editor trust h-t am not mak
in „ my visits ’too frequent; if so, “just
drop me a hint ” for I hear so much
about the coming campaign for Sen
ators and representatives of Harris
county that I have made a little in
nuiry about the matter, so I asked
my better-half what he thought, of the
present campaign. He says: There
are two candidates out for the Sen
ate and three for representative. Out
of this number ol candidates (and aU
are good, influential men) it really
looks like we could select one that
would make laws to suit ail classes
of people and give them justice. Let
the voters find out as near as possi¬
ble how these candidates stand—that
is, which way they lean—and if they
don’t advocate the doctrine they
preach we had better tumble him.
Some want a prohibition man and
some anti-prohibitionist; some want a
fence man, some a no-fence man.
For my part I don’t like the local
option” law. It is one of the worst
laws ever formed, for it has caused a
great deal cf strile and discord among
the people, Give me a good,honest,
general law. I don’t like for one dis¬
trict to have one law and another dis
trict another law as it is in some
places. What has brought this about?
The “local option.” I think we had
better rub out and start again before
the old landmarks are rubbed out so
we can’t trace them; they are getting
dim now. When we look back and
compaie the laws of our childhood
days with the laws we have now, have
we any that gives equal on all alike ?
The law can be dodged in many
waysL-that is, shunned in different
ways. The usury law can be fixed
up so as to make the farmer pay fifty
per cent indirectly if not directly.
They can take a mortgage on the
farmers’ property for the payment of
a debt and compel him to pay all law¬
yer’s fees and charge their own price,
whether it is inserted in the face of
the note or not. Why I know a case
where they foreclosed a mortgage on
a poor fellow for supplies with twenty
five per cent on the cash price and
he was to pay all lawyer’s fees, not
saying in the face of the note what
per cent he was to pay, and the law
yer’s fees were sixty dollars. They
sold him out and the money went to
P a y the law > ers and cos ‘ s and the
^ ebt stiil lian g s over It maybe
hard on the lawyers, but can’t we have
a law that will specify what fees the
lawyer shall have according to the
n A. Lets have a “ ee bill”
and pay t zr em a living price for their
labor like the officers of the county,
They can have but one charge, but
it wouldn’t do for it to be otherwise, .
for some men aie born with a soul
and some with a gizzard full of sand,
and our aim should be to make laws
that will do justice to all, for we are
commanded by our Heavenly Father
to do unto others as we would have
them do to us. and love our neighbor
as our ourselves. I fear there are
very few of us that keep the com
mand. T asked my better-half what
was the world coming to that we
couldn’t have a justice court without
having two or three lawyers attend.
In my day (as Mrs. Partington says)
was a rare thing to have a lawyer at a
justice court. Now, if a man rents a
piece of lana or buys a cow he has to
have a lawyer to attend to it. 1 here
is something wrong some way. I
fear the world is growing worse,though
I hope to see a change in the right
direction ere long.
Farmer's Wife.
THOUGHT IT WOULD KILL
HIM.
Coffeevlle, Miss,
February 20, 1888.
Gentlemen: I suffered with exze
ma for neaily two years, and was
treated by three physicians, but they
could do me no good. I spoke of
trying S. S. S. and they told me it
would kill me, but I tried it any way,
and after taking six or eight bottles,
1 i was was romnletelv CO.*.p - y cured } and have c
never been bothered since with it,
and I feel it a duty to you and suffer¬
ing humanity to make this statement.
H. S. Davis.
Montport House,
Wills Point, Tex., April 5, 1888.
To the Swift Specific Co., Atlanta,Ga.
Gentlemen: Our baby when two
weeks old was attacked with a scrof¬
ulous affection that for a time de¬
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caused us to despair of her life. She
was treated by the best physician
without benefit. We finally ga/e her
Swift’s Specific, which soon relieved
h er completely, and she is now as
^ a i e an< I hearty a child of three as
j can be found anywhere,
E. V. Delk.
1 Waco, Texas, May 1888.
9,
Gentlemen: The wife of one of
my customers was terribly afflicted
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confined to her bed for several years
cr y t zr is affli o tiun, and could no rf help
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from a violent itching and stinging
of the skin. The disease baffled the
skill of the physicians who treated it.
Her husband began finally giving his
wife Swift’s Specific, and she com
menced to improve almost -mediate
ly, and m a few weeks she was ap
parently well. She is now a hearty,
fine looking lady, with no trace of
the affliction left. Your very truly. •
J* E. Sears.
Wholesale Druggist, Austin Avenue.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Dis
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