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WEEKLY ABB TIMES. BY FOVCHE .f JOUXSOX. Euttired at the postoffice at McDonough Oa., as second-class mail matter. McDonough. Ga., Jan. 23, 1891. Free Schools. There is no more important question concerning Georgia's future than edu cation, and it canpot be successfully de nied that free schools for the entire State furnish the solution to the prob lem. Georgia must keep up with the advanced education of the day if she hopes to compete with other sections hfor the best classes of citizenship. The Oglethorpe Echo has this to say upon the subject, which as nearly covers it as a short argument could do: “The rapidity with which the cities aud towns of the state are growing is a matter of some concern .0 those who have given the matter thought. No other agency as much as free schools is responsible for this growth, aud here arises another argument in favor of ab solute free schools in the country. “Take as an example our county. Dozens of our best families of whites aud countless negroes have moved to Athens or Atlanta because of the ad vantages those cities offered in free schools. Such is the case in other counties aud sections, aud we see these towns drawing heavily upon the popu lation of the rural districts. This should not be so, for it is in the couu try that a denser population is most needed. These towns must draw their support from the country and it is a debatable matter as to whether or not they are not growing out of pi portion to that support. “This fact is further evidence that the people are willing to be more heav ily taxed to maintain free schools. When they move to town they go with the full knowledge that taxes will be high and that the cost of living will be increased. If they are willing to stand these increased expenditures in a city, it certainly follows tint they would as willingly stand them in the country We have no data upon which to base our statement, but wo are confident that it would take no heavier taxes from the people in the rutal districts to maintain schools in their midst than it does in towns. “We grant that our present popula tion is not sufficiently dense to main tain as high grade schools as those of the cities, but it is but natural to con clude that free schools would tend to make it so in time. Free common schools would at least keep much of our population from moving to towns. The great advautage of this is apparent, it is not denied that the waste places of the country need filling up badly, and especially with a better educated class of people. Let this be done and the amount of taxable property will be materially increased aud gradually the rural districts will become able to pay enough in taxes to keep up good schools while the tax levy will not be materially increased. “This seems to us to be a matter worthy of considt ration by the people Better educational advantages, placed in the reach of all classes, is the cry ing need of the times. If the citizen* of cities willingly submit to being taxed to provide these it seems that their country cousins should be also willing. They would thus not only be elevating their sections, but would chock heavy draughts that are now being constant ly made upon their population.” Public School Fund for 1891. Colonel S. D. Bradwell, State School Commissioner, has approxi mated the school fund for 1891. lie has just issued from his office an inter esting circular in regard to it, which shows the net amount of the school fund for the state, outside the poll tax, to be $924,000. It is appioxiraated that the fund for this year will be 44 per cent, greater than it was last year. This is accounted for in a large meas ure by the additional appropriations made for this purpose by the present legislature. The amount appropriated last year was §330,000, and for this year it amounts to §500,000. Colonel Livings ton, Congressman elect from this district, is in Washing ton, acquainting himself some with the workings of Congress before bis actual term commences. He was one of the alliance delegates to the convention of all the trades and productive organiza tions which met there this week for the purpose of forming a federation. He will also remain to attend the meeting of the alliance execuiive committee on the sth of February. Col. Livingston says the reports that either of these meetmgs have beeu called to consider a third party movement is absolutely groundless. Senator Ingalls created a big sens* tion in republican rauks last Wednes day, by pairing against the force bill aod cloture rule before leaving for his home in Kansas. A Change Necessary. In the Illinois legislature a few days ago a speaker stated that the farmers were furnishing an undue proportion of the inmates of the lunatic asylum—a fact that was accounted for bv the mental snd physical strain to which they w ere subjected. Touching upon the situation, the Constitution makes these peitiuent comments, showiug that the time has come when a change in the affairs of government is an actual necessity: “It is a sad state of affairs. Our government is so largely under the control of scheming partizans, specula tors and monnopolists that it proceeds to fleece the farmers in order to raise money for its extravagant expenses. When taxes are levied the farmers have to pay more than their share; when a tariff is Lid the farmers feel it more than any other class, and the financial system of the country is so managed that it practically outlaws them. Under these conditions, taxed into poverty, robbed by the tariff, ignored by the government, driven for relief to the shy locks, with the price of their products controlled by rings of specu lators, is it surprising that some far mers go mad ? A day of reckoning is coming. If there is any virtue in the ballots of free men, and any strength in organiz ed action, the farmers of the land are going to make themselves heard and felt in the councils of the nation, and they are going to rescue the govern rnent of their fathers from the pluto crats of Wall street. There are thousands of families in the Northwest almost destitute of food, while the daily dispatches tell frequent ly of persons found frozen to death in that bleak region. In the happy South occasionally times are considered hard, but there is never a scarcity of food, and the climate never freezes to death. Denizens of the Northwest should know more of this happy South, move down and enjoy life. When you wish to make a purchase, sensibly advises an exchange, make it at home; when you wish to invest capital, invest it at home ; when you wish to educate your children, patron ize home schools, and do everything to sustain and advance home industry. It is the only true road to prosperity, bonefitting your neighbor as well as yourself. The malarious summer will soon be here. ltuy a bottle of Cheatham’s Tasteless Chill Tonic and fortify your self against chills and fever. It is ab solutely guaranteed to cure and pleas ant to take. The last census made some startling discoveries. One was that the ratio of crime was greater in the northern Stales than in the southern. This is not so startling to the southern people as it is to the partizan press north, which has never lost an opportunity to declare the south as next to barbar ous. No other preparation combines the positive economy, tl*e peculiar merit and the medicinal power of Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Useless lamenting the depression of the times will not make them better ; it is time wasted. What should be done is to make the best of the situa tion and lie more energetic in our ef forts towards changing it. The Weekly b in receipt of the official census report from Superinten dent l’orter, Instead of 64,000,000, as estimated by tho newspapers, the exact official account is 62,622,250. Nellie Bly got around the world pretty lively, but Cheatham’s Tasteless Chill Tonic will go it at a still better pace. Try a bottle when in need of a remedy for chills. George Bancroft, the great historian, died in Washington last Saturday evening. He was born in 1800, and was consequently a little over ninety years old. Let’s reason together. Here’s a firm one of the largest the country over, the world over; it has grown, step by step, through the years to greatness—and it sells patent medicines!—ugh! “That’s enough!”— Wait a little— T his firm pays the newspapers good money (expensive work, this advertis ing!) to tell the people that they have faith in what they sell, so much faith that if they can’t benefit or cure they don’t wan’t your money. Their guar antee is not indefinite and relative, but definite and absolute—if the medicine doesn’t help your money is “on call.” Suppose every sick man and everj feeble woman tried those remedies and found them worthless, who would be the loser, you or they? The medicines are Dr. Pierce’s “Golden Medical Discovery,” for blood diseases, and his “Favorite Prescrip tion,” for woman’s peculiar ills. If they help toward health, they cost §1 a bottle each. If they don't, they cost nothing! “It leads them all,” is the general reply of druggists when asked about the merit or sales of Hood’s Sarsapa rilla. run u » setrsiA IV llrewß'fl Iron Bitters. Physicians recommend it. AH dealers keep it. 1100 per bottle. Genuine has trade mark and crossed red lines on wrapper. FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS [We are in nowise responsible for th« j Tiesrs expressed l>r our Correspondent*. We nsnuot make snv allowance lorirreg- i nlarityof mail* or tailing to post letter* sl ier (bey are written. To obviate Ibis diffi culty, we would suggest, that correspon dents at a distance write Saturday and mail their communications a* soon ther sffer as possible, it'a letter come* in on I time and we lail to publish, on account ot want of space, it will Ire published the fol lowing week. Let every correspondent give us the new* in *s condensed form as possi ble, otherwise it will be necessary to elimi nate superfluities. All communications are riving alter Wednesday wilt be too lute lor publication. Snapping Shoal*. If, ar is generally believed, a hard w ; ii ter is a harbinger of a good crop year, tbe year ’9l ought to be one of unusual plenty, as, up to date, the winter may be characterized as a decidedly hard OtlC. Rut the Arctic weather with which we have been visited for the past ten days has at length somewhat moder ated, and again permitted a resump tion of open air operations. The av erage granger is improving his oppor tunity, and in the classic language of the ebon son of Ham is “farly leakin' things hum.” On Saturday evening, 17th inst., Snapping Shoals Lodge, F. A., held its usual semi-monthly session, our worthy President, Wm. C. Stroud, in the chair. There was about the usual attendauc, and but little except rou tine business transacted. Your scribe was much impressed by an editorial suggestion in tbe last issue of The Weekly, to the effect that whereas our present legislature is com posed largely of farmers aud alliance men, and also members elected upon tbe special issue of economy, retrench ment and reform, in order to carry out the principles of economy, which was the principal plank in the platform upon which they were elected, aud the watch-word of the order which they repiesent, they make the summer ses sions of the legislature just as short as can possibly be done consistently with a correct and pioper transaction of the business that is absoultely necessary to be done. It is high time that some steps should be taken to reform this crying abuse. These useless aud out rageously-prolonged summer sessions have rendered the legislature a bye word and a reproach, aud have bec< me a stench in the nostrils of the people. Common sense, as well as common de cency, alike demand that the people’s money shall no longer be needlessly squandered in order that the servants of the people shall l»e maintained in luxurious idleness at the state capital. lielorm in this direction is imperative ly demanded. It is admitted that there is a tenden cy to over legislation any way. The actual business that is necessary to he transacted might easily aud well be completed within tho constitutional limit of forty days. If it is claimed that local legislation consumes a great portion of the time, as it actually does, then, as has been properly suggested, take such local legislation out of the hands of the legislature and have it transacted by the superior courts or some other body created for the special purpose of transacting this merely rou tine legislation that is of such compar atively small importance, aud yet con siimes such a frightful number of the people’s hard-earned dollars. If, however, legislators are so enam ored of the pleasures and luxuries of Atlanta that nothing less than a three or four months’ residence in that city can satisfy them, decency, to say noth mg of consi-teucy, ought to make them willing to share with the people the expense of this summer pleasure trip. This can be done by changing the piesent per diem mode of compensa tion to a fixed salary of, say, two hun dred aud fifty dollars. Do this, and we venture the assertion that the first session thereafter will not greatly ex ceed the constitutional limit. This is the grand opportunity of the Alliance. Now is the time for them to fiee themselves from this incubus that has fastened itsi If upon their shoulders as firmly as the old man of the sea in the Arabian Knights. Pledg ed as they are by the principles of their order to retrenchment aud reform, now is the time ; while they havo the power to rid themselves of this buiden, this reproach, this crying evil that the old machine ami bood'e politicians have fastened upou them. Let the recent legislature reduce the pay to two hun dred and fifty dollars per session, and it goes without saying that it would give those voting for it almost a life tenure upon the places they now hold. Nothin; could fix them so firmly iu the affections of the people as to accom plish this much needed measure of re form. They would not only serve the people, but would at one and the same time create for themselves a reputation for patriotism that would be the richest inheritance they could leave to their children. On Bundty the Ist inst., Mr. Thos. J. Stewart and Miss Ola Stroud, daugh ter o: our worthy fellew citizen, Mr.W. O. Stroud, all of Snapping Shoals,were united by Esq. Wm. H Bryans in the holy bends of matrimony. The groom i* one of our most stirring, euergetic and progressive yonng farmer*, while the bride is one of Bursheba’s loveliest be le*. May long life, success and prosperity attend them. Jan. 20. Claudius. Mont St, .lean. There is still much sickness in this commuuity. Mr. John Penley, and lady, are both quite sick. Mr. Hariisou ba» a very sick child We are pleased to announce that our friend, Mr. P. Fie’ds, Sr., is improving, but are sorry to say that there has been but little change in the condition of his good lady. We wish them both a speedy recovery. Mr. James Foster, Jr., of Hampton, was visiting in our community last Sunday. Messrs. Sam Campbell, and lady, Newt Harnett, and lady, and Prof. Bright, were the guests of Mr. Tom Bright, and family, last Sunday. We are pr ud to say that our friend L. D. Tarpley continues to improve in health. Mrs. M. Wallace, of Babb, is some better. We are informed that Mr. A. V. McVicker is running a store in Hamp ton, also one at B ibb. He ha? the best road cart for sale we ever saw. Any one in need of a cart would do well to call on him. Mr. John Manghon attends Sunday School at the Chapel regularly. Mr. Nathan Woodward has moved to our community. We extend to him a hearty welcome. Anyone needing a good mule would do well to call on Mr. John Payne. Samuel Coker is now ready to hold au inquest whenever called on. Sam will make a good officer. Some ol our fanners are turning their land. Tom Blight is wearing a' smile as large as a barn door, all on the account of a new arrival at liis home. It is a girl. M. W. Aiken sold eighty bales of cotton, in Griffin, one day last week. The farmers are holding their co - ton foi better prices. Mr. Pollard Woodward was the guest of P. Fields, and family, last Sunday. J. T. Fields is -loing a fine mercan lile business. He keeps every thing usually kept in a first-class store, and sells as cheap as anybody. Rev. TV. B. Costly has moved liis family to tftockhridge This Christian gentleman leaves many friends in this community whose benedictions fol low him in his new field of labor. lit v. Podriok lias moved liis family to Hampton. Luke Hood, and lady, have been quite sick. Prof. J. 0. Tarpley has about twen ty-seven pupils in regular attendance at the Chapel, while about ten are un able to attend on account of sickness. Joe is a fine teacher, aud is giving gen eral satisfaction. We are informed that Mr. 11. W. Carmichael wid bring on a fine drove of young mules for sale some time soon. Harvey knows just what the people want when it comes to farm stock. Bus Rowan is no v on the rapid road to recovery. It becomes our sad duty to chronicle the death «f one of our oldest and best citizens, Mr. Burton Calloway, who departed this life at a ripe old age, on Monday, 19th inst., surrounded by loved ones aud friends. lie was laid to rest on the following day in the burial ground at Me. Carmel. In his death our community receives a heavy loss, for he was ever a kind neighbor and tme friend. To the heieaved ones we would sav, mourn not, for truly his end is peace. Oli> Guard. Jan. 20th. How’s This ? We ofier One Hundred Dollars Re ward for any case of catarrh that can not be cured by taking Hall’s Catarrh Cure F. J. Cheney it Co., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, aud believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions, aud financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. vV rst A- Tracx, Wholesale druggists, Toledo, O. Waldisg. Kinnan & Marvin, Whole sale Druggists, Toledo, O. Kail’s Catarrh Cure is taken inter nally. acting directly upon the b lood Pud mucuous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists. White House. Mr. Editor: —As I have not had anything to say for some time 1 thought I would write again and give you a few dots from this place. We have all quit “gasiug” about politics in this section, and have set about making preparations for another crop. From the way our farmers are starting out to work it seems that they have determined to accomplish moie this year than they have ever previ ously done. “Old Reb's” letter iu the la«t issue of your paper was a ‘‘good nu," and expressed our sentiments exactly. We think his advice to the brethren of the Alii.nee was exactly the right thing at the proper time Diversified farming is the brightest hope for the farmers of Middle Georgia. While traveling along the road re ceutiy we saw, hy actual couu’, t»o hundred bales of cotton lying around the houses on nor way. Mr. J. D. Bowen is speaking of opeuing a store here at an eady day. Mr. J. T. Ford is quite ill at this writing. The prospects are good for a wed ding in this community hi the near In ture. Mr. J. T. Ford and J. W. Bowen returned home Sunday night last fro “that” visit. If you want the best county paper tu Middle Georgia subscribe for The Weekly. Wild Bill. Jan. 20th. Be Sure If you have made up your mind to buy Hood's Sarsaparilla do not he induced to take* any other. ” -•fs Sr-e-iarina la a peculiar medicine, posse sing, hy virtue of its peculiar combination, proportion, and preparation, curative power superior to any other article. A Boston lady who knew what she wanted, and whose example is worthy imitation, tells her experience below: To Get * In one store where I went to buy nood’s Barsaparilla the clerk tried to induce mo buy their own instead of Hood's; he told me their's would last longer; that I might take it on ten days’ trial; that if I did not like it I need not pay anything, etc. But he could not prevail on me to change. I told him I knew what Hood’s Sarsaparilla was. I had taken it, was satisfied with it, and did not want any other. Hood’s When I began taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla I was feeling real miserable, suffering a great deal with dyspepsia, and so weak that at times I could hardly stand. I looked, and had for some time, like a person in con sumption. nood’s Sarsaparilla did mo so much good that I wonder at myself sometimes, and my friends frequently speak of it.” Mns. Ella A. Goff, Cl Terrace Street, Boston. Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggists. #1; six for go. Prepared only b j C. I. HOOD A CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass. 100 Dosos One Dollar Dissolution. The firm of THOS. D. STEWART k 'O. is this day dissolved by mutual consent, and is succeeded by THE STEWART M RCANTILE COUPAN3T, for whom we lies peak succiss. Sir. Tlios. D. Stewait will eoSlvc! Ihe notes and amounts dun the old firm, and wi:l sign tie firm's name in liquidation. We thank "ur friendi and cus tom'r» li> tlii'lr Them! patronage, and kindly rqi.,.: nTwhoare indebted to ihe " ! d tiim to hi. ike Se t cuivnt ns o.»r!\ as possible, as vie wish to wind up the old busili' so. I 110:$. i->. STEWART. WALKER I\ IN MAX. McDonough, Ga., Jai . I, ISJI. x or ice. Referring to ti e above, we lag to inform our friends and the public generally that we have associated ourselves together un der tlie corporate name and style of '1 lie Stewart Mercantile Company, for liie pur pose of doing n general mercantile business at McDonough, al the old stand of Thus. P. Stewart & Co. We are young men and have ample facilities and a thorough knowl edge of tiie business. We propose doing a strictly straight forward business, upon strictly honest principles. We are pre pared to accommodate our customers and friends on time, and will thank the public for favorable consideration. Respectfully, THOS. D. STEWART. J. B. DICKSON. L. H. FARGASON. McDonough, Ga.. Jan. 1,1891. MONEY TO LOAN. I am prepared to negotiate loans on improved farm lands, in sums of S3OO, and upward, on easier terms and at lower rates of interest than are offer ed by any one else in the county. Farmers desiring to borrow will save money by seeing me before making ar rangements elsewdere. AV. il, J3i<crvv:q, McDonough, Ga. Strayed or Stolen, From my home near Hamp ton, one medium size horse mule: color dark black, with a small white spot on right hip and very dark nose. Has a crack on left hind foot, caus ing it to somewhat resemble a cow's. When last seen had on a halter and blanket. Any information regarding said mule will be thankfull re ceived by J. W. Duffey Jr. Hampton Ga. Chcapowt mono) to l.oan. We have recently made arrangements to loan an nnlimited amount of money on real estate. Loans made for.five years with the privi lego of payment in full or part at any time. So delays Cheapest money in the count?. HAY A FRANKLIN, Sept. 12. Jackson. Ga. SUBSCRIBE NO \V A FIRST-CLASS Printing Office For Sale. Includes Washington hand O pi ess, Gordon jobber, stands, galleys, news and display type, and other things neces sary for a good country news paper and job office. Can be had at a bargain by applying to FOUCHE & JOHNSON, McDonough, Ga. It is the outfit used in print ing the Henry County Times previous to consolidation with this paper. For Malaria, Liver Trou ble, or Indigestion, use BROWN'S IRON BITTERS | nWESJHOW CASES Chests, Barber Furniture, Jewelry Trays find Stools. Cabinet-Work of alt kinds. Complete Outfits for Stores and Banks. Catalogue i£k. Address ATLANTA SHOW CASE CO., Atlanta, 6a. ELEGANT FURNITURE! —■— ■. - . '!/ __ - * I Keep always in Stock a Line ot Elegant Furniture at Very Low Prices. I will Duplicate GRIFFIN OR ATLANTA PRICES, and Save Freight. My Undertaking Department is the Best in the Country—Full and Complete. fflTWliiggYllliilsli'' i Sent Free when Price exceeds Twenty Dollars. Lumber, Shingles, etc., Constantly on Hand. I Repre sent the Finest Tomb Stone Monumental Works. Sells the Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine, the Finest on the Market. I desire all to Remember that I make no Accounts altei September 20th, 1889. Respectfully, li. I*. CARMICHAEL, McDonough, Ca. 0, Mi| Him When you go to Atlanta for CLOTHING do not fail to call on the O. K. CLOTHING HOUSE. There you get the best and cheap est Fine, Ready Made Clothing in the City. ALEXANDER KREISLE, 49 WHITEHALL ST„ ATLANTA. CA. McDonough Institute, An English, Business and Classical School, Begins its SPRING SESSION JAN. 5, 1591, AND CONTINUES FIVE MONTHS. o Faculty. O, E. HAM. - - . Pnndnal SW. DUBOSE, - Teacher of Intermediate Department MRS. O. E. HAM, - Teacher ot Primary Department RATES OF TUITION: Primary Class, per month, - - _ Si r 0 Intermediate Class, per month, - . - 200 Advanced Class, per month* - - . Q Music, per month, - - _ ~ Incidental Fee per Term (payable in advance) - ~ TUITION PAYABLE MONTHLY. Patrons will receive due credit from the public school tund. vV e solicit the patronage ol the entire community and will leave nothing undone that would further the cdueaJ tional interest ot each and all. Give yo. r children an edu cation, lor this is a companion which no misfortune can de press, no crime can destro}-, no enemy can alienate, no des potism can ensiave; at home a friend, abroad an introduc tion, in solitude a solace, ia society an ornament. Board at SB.OO to $ 10.00 per Month. For further particulars address any of the fbl'owir.o-; E J Reagan, Pres., J W Alexander” A F Harper, Sec. T C Nolan, H J Copeland, Treas, H C Turner B B Carmichael, O E Ham, Prin. : ■? , THE WORLD’S BEST m Button $2.50 snoe Has no equal for Style, Fit and Wear. Positively the best si.oe in America tor the money. Do not be deceived. See stamp on bottom ot each shoe. Take no other. Every pair warranted. Stylish and equal to any *9 shoe inthe market. Made by J. M. PEEPLES & CO., CHICAGO. k 01 Sale By T. D STEWART & CO., McDonough, Ga. Tax Notice. Corvni, Chambke, January 7th, IHSH.— This is to notity all pe.sons who have not paid their city taxes for ISiM) that the tax books will close on January ISrh. bv order of tne Mayor and C iine.il. G. G. WEEMS, Mayor I’rotein. H B. N EAL, Clerk Council.