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VOL XVI.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The republican plea is for protec¬
tion now, hut after November 6th it
will probably be for self-protection.
There is one trust the democracy
of the country is banking on—the
trust of the people in Grover Cleve¬
land.
Mr. Blaine says that trusts are
private affairs. So they are. Gen¬
erally gotten up for the purpose of
defrauding the public.
The counties that will make exhib¬
its at the Chattahoochee Valley Ex¬
position must get up in the morning
if they get the blue ribbon over Harris
county.
The Journal will issue next week
an exposition number, It will
be the finest thing of the kind ever
issued in the county and we invite
everybody who has anything to say in
favor of the Harris county fair to use
its columns free to express themselves.
We would like to have a twenty-line
expression from every friend of the
enterprise who can wield a pen.
Both the Presidential candidates
are out this week on their letters of
acceptance. It will be necessary for
you to read them both to get a correct
estimate of them. The press of the
country is divided and plenty of opin¬
ions have been published lauding the
one and deriding the other, so that it
is nol possible to get an accurate es¬
timate from these diverse utterances.
Our opinion is lliat Candidate Harri
son puts up a very strong plea for a
very weak case but that the logic of
President Cleveland is as irresistable
as the republicans will find his can
vass to he.
A good deal of charity will have to
be exercised in getting up our first
county fair. We are all new hands
at the business and don’t know exact
ly what ought to be done, or how, or
when and where. Then, if we did
know, it must be borne in mind that
all the work done so far hasbeen free.
Nobody has been paid and—well,
JOSEPH L.DENNIS,
PROPRIETOR.
you musn’t look a gift horse in the
mouth, the old proverb says. If ev
erything has not been done that ought
to be done, suggest it to the officers
and the suggestion will have due con
sideration. Let every one resolve to
do his whole duty in the matter,
gardless of the action of others, and
the fair will he a grand success. If
we let the failure of others to act tem¬
per our interest the fair must he a
failure. Remember that every officer
of the association has his own private
affairs to look after and if he does
not devote as much time to the enter¬
prise as you think he should, let this
be his excuse.
These suggestions are thrown out
not to prevent a failure, for the suc¬
cess of the fair is already assured,
but to add to that success.
HARRIS COUNTY.AHEAD,
The “Weekly Bobtail,” as our very
highly esteemed contemporary, *the
Atlanta Constitution, would delight
to say, seems very much disgruntled
at the preparations being made by
Harris county to win the pennant at
the Chattahoochee Valley Exposition.
Nov/ the Journal is free to confess
that it believes Harris county is the
best county within a radius of one
hundred miles of Columbus and that
it has fanners who cannot be excelled
in Georgia or Alabama. Believing
tliis we have asserted with some con¬
fidence that the Harris county display
would get the blue ribbon and while
we learn with pleasure that if we get
it, it must be over the prostrate form,
so to speak, of Russell, Alabama, or
Talbot county, Georgia, the assurance
uttered in paralyzing tones by the es¬
teemed representatives of our dear
neighbors fails to paralyze us.
Says the Seale Register, “Perhaps
Brother Dennis is not aware of the
fact that our own Russell has
ed space at the exposition,” while the
Talbotton New Era says the Journal
“must remember that Talbot will be
there.” We are aware that Russell
is to be there and that she is a big
county, with a large number of citl
zens, and we do remember that 1 al
hot will be there also, under the able
HAMILTON, GA., SEPTEMBER 14.1888.
management of Col. J. B. Gorman, who
has successfully canvassed for adver
tisements for a Georgia country week
ly in seven different languages on the
European continent, but we still as
serf, that Harris is ahead and we hope
to keep her there,
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[For The Journal.]
CURRENT EVENTS.
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President Cleveland’s letter of ac
ceptance has been published. It is
like everything that comes from him
—good, very good.
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Oats’ adjournment resolutions are
discussed and would pass, but the
senate must be heard from on tlio
tariff before adjournment.
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The Chinese hill (excluding Clo¬
nes® emigrants) has passed the senate
and will become a law.
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Judge Thurman swooned after
speaking 3 minutes at Madison Square
Garden, New York City and was ta¬
ken to Fifth Avenue Hotel, since
which he is well again.
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Taking human probabilities Cleve¬
land and Thurman will be certainly
elected. The “Rads” are defeated
and stumped by tariff reform.
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The aggregate taxable property in
Georgia as returned from the 137
counties amounts to $357,803,331.
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The cotton crop last year in Geor¬
gia was 800,000 bales. The present
crop will be larger.
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The aggregate amount of pensions
paid the present year is $78,707,221,
an increase of $5,380,280 over last
year. Where is this td end?
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Barnesville sustained prohibition
by die election of prohibition alder
men. Good—very good.
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Burke county went for prohibition
by 1282 majority and only by 17
majority two years ago. The good
will appear.
ONEDOLLAR A YEAR,
STRICTLY IN ADVANCE.
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There is to he a ship canal across
Florida, and work will begin in No
v ember.
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One of the largest fish ever seen in
Florida was a tarpon caught at Punta
Gorda. It measured 9 feet 3 inches
in length and woighed 380 pounds.
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“Georgia on wheels.” The exhibit
car under control of Maj. Glessner
has departed for the west. This will
advertise Georgia products
out the west and bring men and eapi
tal to us.
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The earnings of the Central raii
i* oa< l fur the past year is $ 1,872,960,
an increase of $498,900 over the
sauio period last year. The
have been <S per cent The
mileage of the road is 1037 miles.
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The rain-fall in LaGrange on
5th w as 31 inches in 3 hours, the
heaviest for many years.
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In a recent cotton “corner” John
II. Inman and associates netted
500,000. A somewhat decent mode
of gambling.
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T here has been a terrible storm in
Louisian, The velocity of the w ind
was 00 miles an hour. The rain-fall
in 24 hours 7} inches. Great
age was done.
t / Reader.
K!ier»lle Rfoi«*.
Mrs. S. M. Brannon returned from
a pleasant trip to north Georgia
week.
Mrs. Ed. Williams, of
made a visit to her daughter Mr i J.
H Mooro> lagt Saturday,
Mr. Fuller, of Macon, spent
al days in our town last w'eek,
guest of Mr. II. F. Carter.
Misses Maggie and Lula Ellison
returned from Shiloh last
they bail been for some time
relatives and friends.
Mrs. Walton and her daughter, Miss
Mollie, who have been spending some
time with Mr. and Mrs. Robert
ter, left last week for Hamilton.
NO. 30.