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WEEKLY TIMES. 2i Y VOUCH E «< JQHXSOK. Entered at the postoffice at McDonough Ga., as second-class mail matter. McDonough. Ga., Feb. 20, 1891. That “Little Paragraph.” An innocent little paragraph in the last issue of The Weekly unexpect edly brought forth an editorial of some length, each, in the Sparta Islimaelite and the Atlanta Constitution, some what explanatory. The aforesaid “little paragraph” must hare touched a tender spot, else it would have passed unnoticed. However, we acknowlegde the error of hurried paragraph scribbling, and accept the correction. Perhaps it was not “amusing,” and we did not really mean “bitter,” when we used those two words, to which our contemporaries object. In the meantime, we respectfully re mind them that the “little paragraph” never once intimated that anything of a personal feeling existed between the Islimaelite and Constitution, lu their anxiety to enlighten some of the small fry brethren, this was purely a crea tion on the part of these two great papers. The writer hopes he is not mistaken in the belief that he appreciates the difference between personal abuse and argument; nevertheless, he is at least a little “puzzled” sometimes to see how such harsh things can be said of one paper by another, when it cannot convince that its positions aud ideas only are correct—on matters of party fealty, aud otherwise. In fact, some of them seem to forget that others can honestly differ with them and still be loyal to party. We assure the Islimaelite aud Con stitution that none could be more de lighted than we to see them pulling so well together in Democratic harness, “for the good of the masses,” and trust they may never see cause to separate again. Neither could any be more earnest for one united, solid front throughout the entire rank and file un til a complete aud glorious victory is achieved. Here’s to universal har mony—the greatest aud grandest con summation to be sought. No, brother Lewis, you need not be uneasy about our Democracy. With the free coinage of silver, the abolition of the national banks and the repeal of the law taxing the issues of State Banks, says the Sparta Ishrna elite, the financial condition of the country would undoubtedly improve. The Mayor of Palestine didn’t even make a case against “your uncle Jones” when the latter thrashed him. Atlanta. To haye or not to have an exposi tion? that is the question. It has been given out that unless Atlantians sub scribe pretty liberally the indispensable Piedment Exposition and the wild west show will not be held this fall. Many of Atlanta’s business men have replied when beseiged for a subscrip tion, “give us a rest.” Others have given from $5 to $lO, and a few ex ceptional oases more than that. Now the Piedment Exposition is a good thing, but isn’t it becoming rather tame ? There is such a thing as over doing the matter. Can the people af. ford to take time every year to give the exposition the support it needs in order to make it a succtess? They are not subscribing very enthusiastically aud spontaneously enough to make the managers feel encouraged, anyw'ny. And we will soon know whether the tamed red man will give his regular afternoon matinee at the race course next fall or not. The laudscaape artist who is to im prove the capitol grouuds has begun his work, aud soon Georgia’s proud capitol building will have more respect able surroundings. It is the talk m railroad circles here that the East Tennessee road is soon to enter the union depot. This would be a much needed improvement, aud would increase travel on this road. Bji.l Snooks. A man who has practiced medicine ought to kuow salt from sugar; read what he says: Toledo, 0., Jan 10, 1887. Messrs. F. J. Cheney & Co.—Gen tlemen:—l have been in the general practice of medicine for most 40 years, and would say that in all my practice and experience have never seeu a piep aratiou that 1 could prescribe with as much confidence of success as I can Hall’s Catarrh Curs, manufacturer! by you. Have prescribed it a great many times and its effect is wouderful, anil would say in cenclusion that I have yet to find a case of Catarrh that it would not cure, if they would take it according to directions. ’ Yours truly, L. L. GORSUCH, M. D., . Office 215 Summit Sl Vt e will give SIOO fur any.case of Catrrrh that cannot be cured with Hall's Catarrh Cure. Taken internally. F. J. CHENEY & CO., ' Props., Toledo, O. CsPSold by druggists, 75c. FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS- Snapping Shoals. Scarcely within the memory of that much talked of individual, known as “the oldest inhabitant,” has there l»eeii such an unfavorable season for farm work as that we have had since the first of January. It is now but little over ten days to the first of March, and still there is practically nothing done upon the farm. But, as your scribe has before stated, if the seasons should prove favorable after that time, there is no reason to suppose that crops will not be as good as usual. What would be the effect if the en tire farming population of the Southern Slates should find it impossible to plant more than one half the amount of cot ton usually cultivated ? Would it be a benefit, or would it prove to be a disadvantage ? Assuming that half the area planted would result in the production of only one-half the usual crop, is it unreasonable to suppose that, as the manufacturers consume all that is now produced, and that the manu facturer’s stocks of cotton on hand at the opening of the present season were very short, the increase in price would compensate the decrease in production? But, allowing that the amount of money received for the half crop would not be so large as the amount received for a whole crop, the deficiency would be, measurably, if not entirely, offset by the increased acreage that could be devoted to the production of corn and g-ain: so that the first of January, 1892, would, in all probability, find the farmer in better financial shape than he was at the beginning of the year. Because, if he has less to buy with, the increase of food crops would necessitate smaller purchases of sup plies. It would demonstrate too, in a small way, that the farmsr has it entirely in his power to control the price of cotton. It is a well known law of political economy that supply and demand con trol every article that is the subject of bargain and sale. The rule lasing : the less the supply, the greater the price ; and vice versa. No one will dispute that the farmer cannot control produc tiou of cotton by lessening, the area of land placed under cultivation. It is further conceded that a small crop will have as large a money value as a large one. It is, therefore, one of those in. scrutable mysteries, past finding out, why, with the power in his hands to control the price of the principal staple of production, the farmer is content to go on serenely, stolidly and idiotically, year after year, and accept the valua lion of paities whose every interest is opposed to his own. The world is ckalengcd to produce any thing that cau equal this in monumental asininity. All other trades aud occupations have bauded together to secure for themselves a just compensation for their labor except that long eared tribe of farmers, who deliberately close their eyes to the teachings of wis dom and experience, and idiotically aud gratuitously offer thimselvs as a beast of burden to carry the balance of mankind. Why is this ? Is it because he is too ignorant to realize the ignominious depth to which he has fallen ? Or is it that he is too iudolent and uncon cerned to make an effort to escape from a degrading thraldom, which long use and custom has rendered compara tively light ? Or may it be ascribed to the inherent depravity of human na ture, which makes an effort of self de nial that will benefit some one else an imposibility for him ? It is generally said that it is because of the impossi bility of securing unanimity of action. Be the cause what it may, it is a burn ing shame that the men whose toil sup ports the world should, from auy cause, not receive a full aud just compensa tion for their labor. But it is doubly humiliating and shameful that ignor ance, indolence, or selfishness, should render useless the all-potent weapons they possess. That use should rendei them so accustomed to their ignomin ious bondage that they have not only ceased to make any effort to escape from the most ignominious thraldom under which any of the sons of Adam have ever labored since the morning stars sang together at the creation. Will they lie supinely down under the ignominious imputation of being “beasts of burden,” and “hewers of wood and drawers of water’’ to the balance of matikiud, or will they, under the superb organization of the Farmers’ Alliance, make one more effort to place them selves upon a footing of equality with that portiou of their fellowmen, who claim for fhemselees the right to say what compensation they shall receive for their labor, and not have the valu ation thereof fixed by those whose in terest it is to reduce it to the smallest limit that they can be forced to accept. If their enfranchisement is ever to be accomplished, it will be through the instrumentality of organized effort on their part. The Farmers’ Alliance is already organized in their interest and it does certainly seem that there ought to be intelligence enough in the ranks of that organization to devise some! plan whereby the consummation cau be accomplished. The suggestion is offered to the brethren in the hope that at some future time it may bear fruit. Feb. lfitli. Claudius. Mont St. Jean. More rain more mud. Farmers would lie very thankful for a little fair weather now, so they could commence preparing their lands foi planting seasou. Mr. 11. W. Carmichael sold thirty six bales of cotton last week in Mc- Donough. Mr. Joe Carmichael sold twenty-five bales in Griffin the same week. Ilarvey Carmichael went up to At lanta Tuesday to buy more mules. Mr. Joe Carmichael has had his grist mill renovated and put in first class condition. Any one wishing to pat ronize the mill caD get their corn made into good meal by bringing it to this mill on Tuesdays and Fridays. Mr. John l’enley, Z. K. Harlan and Jasper Peuley went up to the Gate City last Saturday. Mr. John Payne possesses one of the finest Norman colts ever raised in this section of Middle Georgia. VVe are sorry to say Mr. Harrison sill continues on the sick list. Mr. P. Fields has fodder in his barn twenty-five years old. Why will farmers work so hard to raise cotton when there is so much more to lie made raising hogs. Mr. Jas[>er Penley made more than sixty dollars inside of twelve months on one hog. < >ur friend “Muggins” knows what to write, and how to hit the target. We were pleased to read another let ter from the able pen of "Don Juan” in your recent issue. The young people enjoyed a hop at the residence of W. It. Mays one night last week. Will Penley, of Lovejoy, was visit ing in our community last Sunday. Duncan & Camp, of Atlanta, have sold “dead loads” of goods to Henry county people during the past year The cause of this is (latent to all close observes, they advertised in The Weekly. Griffin merchants would do well to follow their example. Feb. 18th. Old Guakd. Babb. Mr. Editor, I noticed in your local column last week that you ask for the news of the county, and mentioned Hampton, Stockbridge and other places of note that you wished correspondents from. We tak,e this opportunity of let ting you know that our little village is located in the grand old county of Henry, and ought to be worthy of a small space ia your columns. Farmers have done comparatively nothing in the way of farming, on ac count of so much rain. Hands are in demand aud hard to find. Everybody nearly has been afflicted with la grippe. Capt. A. 1). McKenzie is cauvassing the county iu the interest of the Mc- Vic'ier A Conkle Improved Guano Distributor, which is given up to be the best machine on the road. Mr. George J. C. Smith of Calhouu, Gordon county, Ga., visited the pat entees at Babb last week aud purchas er! the right to Bartow, Floyd, Cal houn and Whitfield counties. Mr. Smith is a wide uwake, eneregetic gen tleman, and comes highly recommend ed by the most promiueut citizens and business men of Gordon county. We wish him abundant success in his ter ritory. Mr. Editor, if this don’t fiud its way into the waste basket, and you desire our village to be represented in your columns, we will write you occasional ly. Success the Weekly and Times A. V. M. [We will lie more than pleased to have Babb represented in our columnus and hope to hear regularly hereafter. Eds] The people at the World’s Dispen sary of Buffalo, N. Y., have a stock taking time once a year aud what do you think they do ? Count the num ber of bottles tliat've been returned by the meu aud wome n who say that Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery or Dr.l’ierce’s Favorite Prescription' did uot do what they said it would do. And how many do you thiuk they count. One in ten ? Not one in five hundred ! Here are two remedies—one *the Golden Medical Discovery,” for regu lating and invigorating the liver and purifying the blood; the other, the hope of weakly womanhood; they’ve been sold for years, sold by the million bot tles; sold under a positive guarantee, and not oue in five hundred can say: ”It was not the medicine for me!” And—is there any reason why you should be the oue? And—supposing you are, what do you lose? Absolutely nothing! Cheatham's Tasteless Chill Tonic has stood the test of time aud pioven itself worthy of a place in every house hold. It nevir fails to cure chills. Put up in 50 aud 75 cent bottles. Cure guaranteed. A few reasons why Cheatham’s I Tasteless Chill Tonic should be used : j It is effective : it is harmless: it is j pleasant to take : it is quick in its ac-1 tion : it is cheap; it is guaranted to j cure. 50 and 75 cents. Farmers, Don’t Fret. "" ee Of all classes of people in the world the farmer should lie the last to coir., plain. It is very generally conceded that the farmer is the back-boue of the country, for after he has made a suffi. cieney for himself the overplus goes to maintain the rest of mankind. With’ out the fruits of his labor all the wheels of progress would stop. To dispense with farming would eventually put an end to every other business. None but pusilauimous nethiuims will complain of the hardships of the farm. There is always reward for houest toil, and no toil is more honest and honorable than agricultural toil. “He that tilleth his land shall be satis fied with bread.” Farming always pays ; whether it pays the farmer or not it is of untold benefit to somebody. The charitable farmer should console him self with the thought that if he is not getting rich himself it may be that he is helping some one else to get rich, and thereby keep the curse off his owu head. There is not much sense in counting the expense of farming as an obstacle to success—and when the ex pense exceeds the profit there is no sense (cents) in farming at all. The brain of the successful farmer is never bothered with the expense, for he knows how to manage. The reason there are so many poor farmers is not because there are so few good ones, but because of bad manage ment ; and bad management is as olteu the result of hard-down laziness as any thing else. Some men will buy ull their coru, meat and fertilizeis, but half cultivate their lands, leave their tools in the field exposed to every kind of weather, neglect their stock aud every thing else that does not compel their attention ; no energy to take care, unwilling to dig, ashamed to beg, so they just complain. They tiy to justi fy their failure and to excuse their lit tle, envious souls by complainiug of the oppressions of monopolies and trusts, and in cursiug “Uncle Sam” and the weather. They excite more dis gust than pity. Without u change in their style of farming no change of law nor weather will better their condition. An increase iu the circulating medium would do them no good. There is no reason why farmers should not be pros perous and happy. They live better than any body ; have more good things to eat; better water to drink ; more fresh air ; have more leisure and more pleasure, and should never have what is called the “blues.” Men of other professions may handle more money, wear finer clothes and do less manual labor, but they can never have more enjoyment, a better appetite, as good digestion, sweeter sleep, a sounder mind, a healthier skin, a purer heart nor a quieter conscience than the dilli geut and industrious farmer. Don’t fret. S. L. 11. Feb. 1(>. Siftings Through the Stock Exchange One of the greatest troubles we will encounter in establishing a plan upon which we can harmonize and be united is the predisposition of some men to find fault with everything that does uot suit their peculiar notions. Occasionally some member of the brotherhood finds out that he has dis covered the very spizerriuktum that we all need to make this machine work like it ought to. It is as clear as moon shine to him, that nothing else but his way is worth a cent. The main object and intention of this stock insurance business is simply to establish a uni form system by which we propose to transact business upon established bus iness principles. An emotional sympathetic feeling that is sometimes exhibited in the lodge room has a soft sweet chime iu its music, but it is as evenescent as the morning dew. Every man in our com mon country is required to bear his I proportional part of the tax levied by our Btate and county, for the purpose of maintaining our State government. Suppose we were to undertake to run our State government upon a broad, charitable basis. How long would it be before the boiler would bust, and derail the whole machine ? There must ! necessarily be some enactments that will seemingly work hard on some poor brother, unless he is taken up and car ried as an obj :ct of charity. Some meu are going to undertake to run a farm with a poor old worn out mule, that is not able to walk across the field, much less to pull a plow, j Don’t you know his old mule is going to surrender by the first of March or the middle of April 5 That old mule was estimated at S3O by the appraisers. Now, when he dies there is only §2O to the owner of poor old Jack. That will be all that that poor brother will be entitled to. But, my good friend ami brother, who is to blame? We are uot the ser vants of a rich husbandman, who has plenty of money at his disposal, and he ke has the right to give a penny on ly to those who had borne the heat aud burden of the day just precisely what they agreed to work for, but a poor brother comes in with an eleventh hour mule, and wheu the evening has come aid the roll is called the brother who had wrought but oue hour gets just as much for an old worn out s.'so mule as the other does for his $l5O mule, in case his fine young to die. We h ave some brothers among us who want a stipulated price to be paid to a poor brother when he loses his mule. Pay him $75 because lie had the mis fortune to lose his old superanuatrd mule, that had been entitled to a pen siou ever since the war of 'l2. Now, if we can get up an old mule that is barely able to walk up to the appraisement, it don’t matter, so we can have him entered. 1 don’t expect my old mule to live, and if 1 can get him entered and registered, I can well afford to see him hauled off to the bone yard, provided I can get $75 to buy another one that w ill be worth as much again to me as the oue 1 lost. Now, brethren, I would fondly hope we have but very few men in our ranks who are so devoid of the b reat priuci pie of right, as to impose on his friends in any such way. It matters not how poor we may be, we can maintain the great principle of honor and right, as nobly as our more fortunate brethren can. Let them fi>» tbit. we fire made the right vv:i\ ut tlio dir:, and m the hour of our greatest need we w ill not be forsaken. 1 had rather hi regarded as an object of charity, than conde scend to any act unworthy of a gentle man and alliancemati. W, T. G. Obituary, llrother John N. Hightower is dead ! He was hern December sth, 1812, and died January 30th, 18'Jl. Age forty eight years, one month and twenty five days. He wa3 a consistent member of the M. E. church, South ; a member of the Masonic Iraternity, and a Confed erate veteran, a member of the JOtli Ga. regiment. lie was buried with .Masonic honors in Concord cemetary. No more on earth cun his loved ones greet his return, nor his many friends welcome him to their embrace Kor his place is vacant, hut his loving words and kind deeds will still live in our minds to encourage us to press on m the battle of life, and be ready so when death comes we can all he as he said, and have iot a single fear. John spoke often on the subject of death to his family and friends, and calmly told them that he was living for another world, for that is the meaning of life. His last words before he became un conscious were, “Thy will be done,” and “I have not a single fear of death.” What a glorious privilege that it is our privilege, as it was his, to live so that when we come to die we, wish him, can say there is not a single fear be tween me and the sweet-bye niid bye, for lam almost there. May tile God he loved help the bereaved ones by. an eye of faith to see him just over the River of Death, now h ippy and wait ing for them. While ix fleeting on his death wo exclaim, with the poet: How blest the righteous when he dies, When sinks a weary soul to rest. How mild’y beams the closing eyes ; llow gently heaves the expiring breast. Life’s duty done, as sinks the clay, Light from its load the spirit Hies, While heaven and earth combined to say : How blessed the righteous when he dies. C M. S. Everbody Knows That at this smison the blood is fille with imparities, the accumulation of months of close confinement in poorly ventilated st. ires, workshops and tene ments. All these impurities and even trace of scrofula, salt rheum, or other diseases may he expelled bv taking II nod,S Saisaparilla, the best blood pu rifier ever produced. It is the only m dicine of w hich “100 doses one dol lar” is true. A good horse and young mule for sale cheap. Call on G. F. Turner. [HOQD’VI COMPOUND EXTRACT^V^S^, mr The importance of purifying the blood can not be overestimated, for without pure blood you cannot enjoy good health. At this season nearly every one needs a good medicine to purify, vitalize, and enrich the blood, and we ask you to try Hood's Do/'i ill -a v Sarsaparilla. It strengthens rCCUMdr and builds up the system, creates an appetite, and tones the digestion, while it eradicates disease. The peculiar combination, proportion, and preparation of the vegetable remedies used give to Hood's Sarsaparilla pecul- T- I-f coif iar curative powers. No * I LOCI I other medicine has such a record of wonderful cures. If you have made up your mind to buy Hood's Sarsaparilla do not be induced to take any other instead. It is a Peculiar Medicine, and is worthy your confidence. Hood's Sarsaparilla is sold by all druggists. Prepared by C. 1. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. 100 Doses One Dollar NOTICE. All parties indebted lo the eslate of A. Brown, deceased, will find their notes and accounts in the hands of K. C. Brown. Call on him and make settlement R C. BR >WN\ A. G. COMBS, Exicutors ot A. Brown, d -c'd. Your ATTENTION, Phase! lam prepared to serve my customers this year with ev erything in my line at the VERY LOWEST PRICES, and give everybody a cordial invitation to call on me. I continue to carry a full line of FURNITERE, and will not be undersold by city or country houses. Nothing but reliable goods kept. I sell several splendid brands of GUANOS, and have put prices just as low as good grades can be handled. If you want fertilizers it will be to your interest to see me before placing your (frders elsewhere. My Undertaking Department is the Best in the Countrv— Full and Complete. A SPLENDID HEARSE 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. B. B. CARMICHAEL, McDonough, Ca. 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, GA. McDonough Institute, An English, Business and Classical School, Begins its SPRING SESSION JAN. 5, 1591, AND CONTINUES FIVE MONTHS. o Faculty. O, E. HAM. - - - Principal S W. DUBOSE, - Teacher of Intermediate Department MRS. O- E. HAM, - Teacher ot Primary Department RATES OF TUITION: Primary Class, per month, co Intermediate Class, per month, - - . , iio Advanced Class, per month, - - _ 2so Music, per month, - - _ ,E 0 Incidental Fee per Term (payable in advance) - ”50 TUITION PAYABLE MONTHLY, Patrons will receive due credit from the public school tund. YV e solicit the patronage ot the entire community and will leave nothing undone that would further the educa tional interest ot each and all. Give yo.,r children an edu cation, lor this is a companion which no misiortune can de press, no crime can destroy, no enemy can alienate, no des potism can enslave; at home a friend, abroad an introduc tion, in solitude a solace, in society an ornament. Board at SB.OO to $ 1 0.00 per Month. For further particulars address any of the following: E J Reagan, Pres., J W Alexander, A b Harper, Sec. T C Nolan, H J Copeland, Treas, 11 C Turner, B B Carmichael, O E Ham, Prin. A FIRST-CLASS | Printing Office For Sale. Includes Washington hand press, Gordon jobber, stands, galleys, news and display type, and other things neces sary tor a good country news paper and job office. Can be had at a bargain In applying to FOUCHE & JOHNSON, McDonough, Ga. It is the outfit used in print ing the Henry County Times previous to consolidation with this paper. Honey to l.oan. We have recently made arrangements to loan an unlimited amount of money on leal estate. Loans made for flee years with the privi lege of payment in lull or part at any time. I No delays Cheapest monev in the county. I RAY A FRANKLIN, ‘ i Sept. lii. Jackson. Ga. _ - t All parties indebted to Neal Lemon & Knott are notified to come forward and settle, as we have sold out and the business must be closed up j without delay. Dissolution. '1 lie firm of '1 HOS. D. STEWART A ; 0. IIS tills day Unsolved by mutual consent, and is succeeded By THE STEWART M RCAN’TILE COMPANY, for whom we Be-peak success. Mr. Tims. D. Stewart « ,11 collect the notes and accounts due the old firm, and will sign the firm’s name in liquidation. We thank our friendi and cus tomer. tor their liberal patronage, and kmdiv request all who are indebted to the old firm to nuke settlement as early as possible, as we wish to wind up th/o’d business. THOS. D. STEWART. WAI KER P. INMAN. McDonough, Ga., Jar . |, l.sqi, XOTICE. U. leering to the above, we beg to inform our friends and the public generally that «c have associated ourselves together un der the corporate name and style of The Stewart Mercantile Company, for the pur pose of doing a general mercantile business at M Donough, at the old stand of Thos. D. Stewart A Co. We an young men and have ample facilities and a thorough knowl edge ot the business. W« propose doing i strictly straightforward Business, „ pm strictly honest principles. We are pre pared to accommodate mtr cusiomtrs and friends on time, and will thank the uuldic tor their favoraßie consideration. Respectfully, THOS. I). STEWART. J. B. DICKSON. L. H. PARGASON. McDonough, Ga.. Jan. I . ISJI, .