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HOT A HIGJf OF POVERTY. The Aroerious Recorder in this unusual manner on the com mon subject of farm mortgage*: Some of our exchanges lay great stress upon the fact that so m*hy farms in this and otter States are mortgaged, and arguo therefrom that agriculture is at a low ebb and farmers arc generally growing poor er each succeeding year. We are aware that a mortgage is generally regarded as a sign poverty, but like many other signs t is by no means infallible. Mr. Edward Atkinson has taken the trouble to collect statistics as to the loans made to farmers in tbe Northern and Western States and sets forth bis figures as lamentable facts. Now let him collect a few fig ures as to tbe loans and mortgages made upon railroads, manufacturing establishments, large hotels, mines, and other enterprises, and the figures of farm mortgages will pale into in significance. There arc few, if any, railroads in this country that are not mortgaged to the full value of their construction, and many of them for a great deal more than they are worth. Yet we do not hear it pro¬ claimed that railroading is an unprofit able business and our railroads , bankrupt. IIow many merchants are there who do not at somo season of the year have to borrow money? How many large buildings are there erected that are not mortgaged? Many of our finest churches are heavi ly mortgaged. Our big financiers have a large portion of their proper ty mortgaged—indeed, many of them seem to be banking on their debts. A mortgage is not alwaya a s.gn of poverty. Indeed, in these days of large business ventures, it may be taken as a sign of enterprise. Even the foreclosure of mortgages is not always a sign of poverty, although it may generally be taken as a sign of depression in prices and an unfa vorablo business year. Why, then* should farmers be sin glod out as poverty stricken because they have mortgaged their property? Many of them have mortgaged their land in order to improve their farms and culargo their business, just as business men dd, as railroads do. In proportion to the value of their prop erty farmers, as a class, are less in debt than any other class. A farm is rarely mortgaged fur more than one third its value, while railroads mortgage their road beds before they are constructed. Not only is tliero greater discrimi nation against farm property in tbe way of loaning money on it, but there seems to be an effort on tbe part of financiers to depress its value and decry the occupation an unprofit ablo because farmers pursue tbe same business methods that other people do Probably if farmers on a little more style and lived the interest of their debts, their mortgages would not be used to credit tbern. Tho young gorilla in London a look of settled melancholy. possibility that tbe Darwinian ry may be correct has, perhaps, ready dawned upon bis youthful tellect. to shadow his whole life. » • •— Smith is tho name of tho tioual meichant who got rich advertising. But why should have advertised? Is tbero a anywhere in tho world who i3 well acquainted with Mr. Smith? •OUttLAH GLE88HKB, E41Ur * Vrf>r •&ltTi(IiUmM)hr iui*......0».OO WIHItTiOuIW.................. I M UrMta, ttewrflt, Jan. 7, I88h. mKtmmmmmmmmmmmrnmmmmmm/mmmmmmammm Official Paper <1 Spalding Co. Ofltoiaf lHptr of the City of Griffin. Advertising Ratos. 04XLT-OM dollar par square tor the tnl uuuHkxi, and fifty oonta for aaeh #ob- aatsaat o«*. Tan lisa* or laaa to ba oount- iIm SPECIAL a MQiri, NOTICES 10 eanto Una nndar par thia or aaeb insertion. Mo insertion liidtor laaa than SOoanta. Allinaartiona fiMhMaUuw ona dollar moat ba paid for in adaanoa. mad* with partial Libaral rataa will ba advertisement* wishing to aontixrae their > ^8 %$ 1.V-Samerataa a* lor the Dally. After Speaker Carlisle bad an nonnoad the oommitteea on Thors day, the Hones adjonrned nntil Mon d*J. Major Bacon’s “little oard” was aent to aeverai daily papera in the State, bdt all refused to fill their val¬ uable space with it except the Con¬ stitution. Tbe preponderance of winter tunr « riages it quite enough to convince all young men yet unmarried that the bag bear of cold feet is scarcely worth considering. ■i ■ ..... • • • '*—• Tbe grumbling of Pock, that bor rowed silk umbrellas come homo cot ton, is, perhaps, justifiable; bat is it not human progress when we find tbe borrowed umbrella comiDg home st sill The opponents of Senator Colquitt are acting in a obildish and disgrace ful way when they try to dislodge him from his high position by throw ing chestnuts at him. A. O. Bacon, tbe latest candidate against the Sen¬ ator, and who has published in the Conatitntion a million worded screed in faror of free whisky and tobacco, is a very ancient and wormy political chestnut, whom even sueh a success ful ‘ruckster as the Constitution can not palm off upon the people of Geor gia, and therefore it attempts to an noy the distinguished citizen by hurl ing the stale nat at him. Somebody should call the police and have the Constitution locked up. Miss Amelia Rives, a young South ern author who has come into promi neooe, is now reaping one of the re salts of fame. The recent poblica lieu of her portrait in Harper’s Mag axine has brought her no end of let tersfrom caanks who never snw her in person, but want to marry her. Miss Rives is n very handsome young woman as well os a modest one. and the first proposal of this kind that she received is saul to have greatly discomfitted her, but as each mail brought additional letters of tbe same import, she learned to treat them in a very matter of fact way. She hnsu’t decided, however, to ac cede to any one of the propositions. ——• • • Buchanan Bauner; Did you over touch a piece of irou with your tongue on a frostv morning? If you have not, try it jnst one time and yon will have good cause to remem ber bow ornel it is to walk out to you barn on a cold day, pick up tbe ticzen, bit and without warming it in any way, insert it in the horse's mouth. Of course it acts in tbe horse's mouth just as it would on your tongue—that is, takes the skin off. And the pain i» not momentary, bat will continue for many days, be cause every time the horse tries to eat tbe food will touch the raw- places and irritate them again. The horse will also try to avoid taking tbs bit into bis mouth and become fractions. To avoid having to warm the bit each time it is used, cover it with heavy cloth or leather or get a rubber bit. It will pay to treat the horse kindly. “We Point with Pride” *T« the ‘ Good name at home,” w on by Hood Sarsaparilla. In Lowell, Mas*., where it is prepared, there is more of Hood’s Sarsapar- 11 a sold than all other satisfaction medicines, and it lias ■iron the beat of slnee it* intro action ten years ago, This could not be If tba medicine did not bfood, possess merit. If yon suffer from Impure try Hood’s Sarsa parilla and realise it* peculiar curative («•> FI LL LINE NOW OPEN. 8 1 WHAM & CURE F0R the Peck's Patent Improved Ear Drums PERFECTLY RESTORE THE w hether deafness is caused by colds, of injuries to the natural drums. Always position, bdt INVlMBL* To others and fortable to wear. Music, conversation, whispers heard distinctly. We refer to using them. Writ# New to F. York, HISCOX,849 way, cor. 14th St., for book of proofs free. Twenty 3 D«.ys I ___AND— THE WORK WILL IE POKE I Wo have j M l bouglil ■>«>*» wo*^‘2 Four Hundred Suits of Clothes and Overcoats Below First Cost SHORT WRAPS AND NEW MARKETS ! _. tr , , T i ircft Thousand Yards of Flannels, Three Cases of BleucbiDgs One aDd Sea Island 0om to, e j U 50-'. up, Two hundred Ladies' UmT tvests at yo„r own price, Hundred p ieM , M yard and to 40c. of Jeans and Cassimere, 15c. per up 3 Iioes! Slioes! FIFTY BOXES TOBACCO AND TEN THOUSAND CIGARS! We have recently bought out two Fancy Grocery Store and we haven’t room for the good*. So come and ^ « 1 Demand nil. M „ ,U|» ...... than Factory Prices. All good as new. ggf* Come and see us BEFORE BUYING ANYTHING and We will SAVE YOU MONEY ! Rheumatism uu cm tttablUhcd fact that nood’* Bar gaparUl* has pwen an Invaluable remetlj in many tevero coses of rheumatism, effect¬ ing remarkable cures by Us powerful action In correcting the acidity of the blood, which is the cause ol the disease, and purifying and enriching the vital fluid. It is certainly fair to assume that what Hood’s SjtrsaparUi* has done for other- tv‘U do for vou. ^Therefore, If you sum r Hie pains anil aches of rheumatism, give this potent remedy a fair trial. A Positive Core. <*l w .vs troubled very much with rheum* ttsm iu my hips, ankles, and wrists. I ■ould hardly walk, and was confined to my ted a good deal ol the time. Being rec¬ ommended to try Hood’s Sarsaparilla, I took fonr bottles and am perfectly well, i cheerfully recommend Hood’s Sarsaparilla as one of the best blood purifiers in the world.” W. F. XVoOV, Remington, 111. F-r Twenty Years '.nave been afllic. ’ with rheumatism. Before 1883 I found no re: , but grew worse. I then began tab - Hr * Sarsaparilla, and it did me more ; It r all the other medicine t •ver had.” .i. T. Balcok, Shirley, Mass. "•I suffered from what the doctors called muscular rheumatism. I took nood’s Sar¬ saparilla and am entirely cured.” J. V. A. I’notrorooT, letter carrier, Chicago, 111. Wo shall be glad to send, free of charge to all who may desire, a book containingnianj additional statements ol cures by Hood’s Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Mads only by C. I. hdod & t o., Lowell, Mass. IOO Dos r " a Dollar. The Onljr Remedy FOR Contagious Blood Poison. Mr. D. B. A<I Union, with South terrible Carolina, writes: " Iwa ted a case t of blood pot* .hunt thirteen months, w»a treated ateil l>j l >5 •■•at physicians, and used various Winds. ■edlea, dually but tried, received tho Swift no substantial reli . four bottles cured Specific, and nl,.,uv ma sound 6. Mid well.” proprietor of Col. n, Klcser, editor and the Opelika, Ala., Times, under date of August 3, 1837, writes: "When I was a young man, through Indiscretion, I con- traded a disease which has stuck to me for years. Some five or six years •luce I was difficult troubled for with to pains, walk. so Hav! aa !rs5 to make it me IIJOTQ yy U n fast/ ctuvavj m. vDt? meuicme. A wutiuvuuiiu commenced using utmin it **> according to directions and used **-'*-'----'—— half dozen bottles. I . was once at a wav statlou and, getting left, I walked tbe seven miles and have never felt any return of the old malady. After experiencing the got Hi • effects “----- *------ 1 must say say I I am am satisfied satisfied with with "be result. I am sixty eight years and of age ana to I feel now like a young man can go six the case when necessary and set up from to eight thousand ems without any Incon¬ venience. I send you this without' solicits. U Woehl. 211 North Avenue, Chicago, MT. F. 1887, writes "1 deem under date of J une 12, : It my duty to thank you for the cure I re¬ ceived from your excellent medicine. of blood poison- I con¬ tracted a very severe ease Hearing of Ing about two years ago. tho your medicine, I went to persuaded a drag store, to buy pro¬ prietor of w hich which me he said a preparation of his own, of ills stuff was a sure euro. 1 used six bottles and grew worse all the time. At last I got disgusted and despaired of a cure. I met a friend who told me that your medicine had cured him. I went to the medicine. same druggist He again and demanded your and I re¬ luctantly sold me twelve bottles, am now perfectly cured. I write tills for the benefit of sufferers, to preveut their being deceived by false representations. I thank you again for tho benefit derived from your medicine.” Cheney, _ prominent . physician, . i Ur. J. N. InBIlavlile, a Schley Georgia. residing Infallible County, In a inter recounting contagious the blood success |>olson he has In curing extensive practice, writes: cases lu tils inevitable, •'Those who know the almost permanently dangerous effects of mercury will Win welcome v» uiniuiv your yiu discovery wo'cv ■ c. . of 8. S. 8. as a — boon to humauity. mity. The The medical medli profession, always warv of proprietary tary medicines, la coming slowly, and in somo mo cases secretly, _... to tho use Rnu of lit AJ. 8. 8. 4 v. u, 8. la *»* cases of w» blood dis¬ •*•” order. order. Of Of course course a u medicine medicine that that, cures cures poisoning in its worst form must purify the blood of every disorder.” Diseases mailed Treatise oh Blood and Shin fl'to. The SWiPT Smcmc Atlanta, Co., (la. Drawer a, asn*«aaiMiaaMsasMn New Advertisements TO ADVERTISERS A list of tOOB newspapers divided into STATES AND SECTIONS will be sent on application—FREE. those who want their advertising to To pay, we can offer no better medium for thor¬ ough and effective work than the various sections of our Select Local List. GEO. F. ROWELL & CO„ Newspaper Advertising Bureau. 10 Spruce street, New York. MICROBE KILLER Is now the rage in Austin, Tex. Mr. Kadanr, Nurseryman, Austin, Texas, is doctors the Inventor. have He Cures Every Disease that failed to cure. Over 500 persons in and around Austin are now cuing it. Scud for circular of his treatment showing of made. sworn statements and testimonials cures Actress Wm. RADMAN’S. Microbe Killer, \rSTTN, TEXAS. $100 to $3000 A MONTH can he ,-----made working for ns Agents preferred who can furnish their own horses and give their own horses and give their whole time to the business. Spare mo incuts may lie profitably employed also. F. A few vacancies in towns ana cities. B. Johnson a Co., 1000 Main St., Richmond,Ya “SAKS SOUCI” BAR AND BILLIARD PARLOR, --)o(- Saiou.i >lot.kid with the Ecst Wines, Liquors, Cigars, Etc IMPORTED CIGARS a Specialty. -JO( lhfid BROAD STIUET, COLUMBUS, : : =1 CiA J. H. EDWARDS. Proprietor sep-OdCm ~ri :m:. waisn tvs- a TvrTTxr a err ttys "FI O F Moerlieris JSational Export” Beer t J,:.-:. OIIIOLS Cili> - i UREWERY. WALSH & CO. Alt’, A LSO AGENT* FOR Dublin Stout, Bass Ale, linger Ale, &c. At COLUMBUS and CRIFFIN, GEORGIA. order; for BEER or ICE promptly attended to and the t. me delivered. E. M. WALSH & CO, Vfhoao only airri is to bleed their vic- ICURED RSMEDY thffil bay with aitsntion thousands, business, doca not Interfere to or cause pain or incon veaicnce in any way. Founded on scientific medical principles. By direct rapplicationto influence is felt the without scat of delay. disease Tbe its specific natural WHIPS, WAGONS BUGGIES, AND HAPNESS. - )o( - Studebaker Wagon i White Hickory Wagon! Jackson G. Smith Wagon! Jackson G. Smith Buggy! Ar.d the COLUMBUS BUGGY at the Lowest Prices possible. Repairs on old Buggies a Specialty. W. II. SPENCE,; augCSdAwOm (Jor. Hill & Taylor Streets. GRIFFIN, GA. ■ I A DIES ARE OFFERED plain needle Ltiy, work at their own homes (town or coun- by n wholesale house. Profitable, genuine." furnished. Good par Particulars ran be made. free. Address Every, Artistic thing Needlework Co.. 135 8th St., New York City. KK — It# out ticulars B.M.WOOLLEY.M.D. and cored pain. (2J4 YChi.key sent Whitehall at Book home FREE. of Hab. with par¬ S*. THIS LOOK AT THIS! One Hundred arid Fifty Vacant Lots For Sale from One-fourth to Five Acres I In the thriving City of Griffin, of a popnla day- of G,000, and increasing every Three will be railroads in short completed, andj the two centre mere of a time. It is Atlanta Middle Georgia, only 43 miles from and 60 from Macon, on the Central railroad It trains daily. Fruits of all kind can W grown, except tropical. Spring and running streams of free stone water. The healthla** and best climate in the world! Property House* o* all kind for saleat reasonable prices. in good demand and rente pay a good p* r cent, on investments. »W.' ... 000 Hotel, All that Is needed guaranteed is a $40,000 and or eob and $10,000 scribed to any capitalist who will W» **• and see for yourself, or address G. A. CUNNINGHAM, Real Estate Agent, Griffin,Ga. atrglOd&w 3m INTENDING ADVERTISERS' should * J A dress CEO. P. ROWELL* CO., 10 Spruce Street, New York City, SELE< T LIST OF 1,000 NEW*PAP* r4 Will be sent FREE, on appHeaUo*.