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UNIS COUNTY GJEZTTR, fcelisbed evkbt Wednesday at BOMER, - - - GEORGIA. BT THE Biakt County Publishing Cos. SUBSCRIPTION: On* year .... $1.90 Six month* ... - .60 To Correspondents. Writ* tb* new*. Write plainly, and give proper name* correctly. We will •orrect improper pelling, and punctu al ion. Notice* of marriage*, death*, asri *e It ural and educational matter*. Church and Bundayachool work are apecially requested. Entered at the Pettoffice at Homer, 6 a., at second-cla*t mail matter. Homes, Ga., Wednesday, Feb. 4. The banquet of the real estate men iu Atlanta was a grand success. A* we predicted David B. Hill was elected to the senate from New York. Ingalls denies the report, that he i* going to lecture. The man doe* not appear to be utterly abandoned, after all. The Tribune-of-Rome seems to think (T) that our next governor will be an Atlanta man—Atlanta’* present mayor. Mr. Harrison i* mad because the force bill has been killed. A man with more brains than Harrison will be elected president 1892. Hon. William Windom, secretary of the treasury of the United States is dead. He died very suddenly in New York on the night of the 28th of January of heart disease. The proverb says that the devil always leaves the bars down, but judging from the rapidly increasing saloons throughout the country he is now engaged in putting the bars up. Jay Gould will soon visit the south ern states. He will be on a tour of inspection over the railroad? of the Richmond terminal company, of which he was recently elected a di rector. The Toccoa News advocates tobac co culture in its county (Habersham,) and seems to think it would be a source of considorble wealth to the people. God deliver us from such wealth. The late Earl of Shaftesbury said, when epeaking of the wrongs of young girls which he had been investi gating: “When I feel how old I am, and know I must soon die, I hope it is not wrong, but I feel I cannot boar to go and leave the world with all the misery in it.” " Tin Gazette, of Homer, is now edited by our friend Colonel Mack Edwards, son of Rev. T. J. Edwards, of Alpharetta. And Mack will give the people of Banks county a good paper.—Alpharetta Free Press. Thanks awfully. The movement for. a cotton com press in LaGrange has assumed a de finite form. A petition for incorpor ation published in the LaGrange Reporter last week shows that there is something in it.—Atlanta Consti tution. LaGrange is the town that supports the newspaper and votes prohibition. Georgia has never had a better and clearer headed governor than W. J. Northern He thinks well before he acts and the state is safe in his hands. He is not going to let seoretary No ble govern the schools in this state and divide the money appropriated by the government equally between the whites and colored of the state. This would be an unfair division, John J. Ingalls, of Kansas, has been defeated for the United States senate. It was done by the combined vote of the Alliance and democratic members of the general assembly of that state. This was right. He ought to have been defeated long ago. The country has no use for such tyrants as Ingalls and Reed. Judge W. A. Pfeifer is the new senator from Kansas. He is in sympathy with the people and will, no doubt, make an able senator. The Atlanta Journal is one of the brightest, newsiest and best edited evening paper in the south; we could safe!) say in the United States. The Journal is an originsl psper, full of vim and get-up. The Journal now has two lightning presses upon which to print their daily edition, one press being inadequate. The Journal issued its first sheet less than ten years ago, and its growth has been marvelous. Under the editorial management of Colonel Josiah Carter and his able corps of asssistants we predict for the Journal a bright and prosperous future. Tb* Weekly Journal is well filled each week with choice and in structive reading matter, and it bids fair soon to equal any in circulation. Vick’s Florai Guide for 1891 has been received at this office, and it is as handsome as ever, embracing some new features. The prizes annually offered for the best vegetables are doing good work in the south, as well as elsewhere. A Georgian took the prize for melons with a hundred pounder. t Whisky Mon Aroused. The liquor dealers of North Caro lina are considerably exorcised over a movement they have discovered to change the existing law regulating the granting of licenses by boards of county commissioners. The move ment was started by the county com missioners of New Hanover, who are trying, by circulars, to get all the boards' of commissioners iu the state to unite with them in petitioning the legislature to make the change. The liquor sellers claim that the proposed change would place them at the mercy of third party boards all over the state, as the clause which now reads tha - . on certain conditions county commissioners “shall issue licenses” has been changed to read, “may issue licenses.” Several other radical changes are proposed, and the scheme having aready gained consid erable lioadway, it is causing conster nation among the liquor men. A Chicago judge has just granted a man a divorce heause his wife pre ferred life in New York to living in Chicago with her husband. New York may put her tongue in her cheek at Chicago’s divorce courts, but Chicago judges know a good cause for divorce when they see it— Chicago Time. The Montezuma, Ga., Record has Brother Branham, of the Tribune-of- Rome down pretty fine. IJere is what the Record says: “The editor of the Tribune-of-Rome is not a farmer, but a school teacher. The next thing you hoar ho will be advising the far mers to plant billy goats near the fence so their horns can run on the rails. Mr. E. W. Halford, the president’s piivate secretary was in Atlanta a few days ago, and while he would not discuss politics, said he thought the political atmosphere would be cleared of all fogs before 1892 and that the republicans would again elect the president. He evidently has been dreaming, for it will go down in his tory, that Mr. Benjamin Harrison was the last republican that occupied the white house. If you are the happy possessor of a true friend, you have no right to make merry over his little defectß and trifling weaknesses of character, especially in tho company of those who dislike him. To do so is, to put it mildly, very thoughtless. If friend ship is anything more sacred than a mere name, it ought to make a fre quent use of the mantle of charity.— Nashville Advocate. A writer to the Methodist Times suggests that the church should at once “put her prayers into practical shape, and use her influence to lessen temptation” by beginning with those Methodists who hold grocers’ licenses, and by discountenancing the baneful country custom of treating people when shopping. We also say that if every Methodist church would ban mil alcohol from the Lord’s table, the licensed grocers would be deprived of the last plea they cau possibly use. Sir Coutts Lindsay has a scheme for establishing a circulating picture loan society in London, similar to that of circulating libraries of books and music, > O’FARRELL & FUNKENSTEIN, Furniture Dealers and Undertakers, and LEADERS OF LOW PRICES THEN THEY HAD PAPERS TOO. An Amnnlng Episode of Street Car Travel la the Capital City. A Washington gentleman relates the following street car episode witnessed recently; “I boarded a north bound cable car down in the heart of the city about dusk, and as usual there were no seats left I took a position near the door. At the next comer two young women got in. They were bright look ing. and one was particularly prepos sessing in appearance, but she seemed to be very tired—from having operated a typewriter all day long, perhaps. Every man seated In that car save two was snugly ensconced behind his even ing newspaper. The two without news papers were each huddled up like a ball almost, and had their hats pulled down over their eyes and pretended to be asleep. “A small newsboy squeezed himself through the crowd on the platform and dried out hiß evening papers, with poor success. On his way out he was stop ped by one of the young women—the prepossessing one. Her face lightened up as by some bright idea. She whis pered something hurriedly to her “ ‘IU dare you to do it,’ replied the other. “ ‘AH right; I'm not afraid. Here, boy, give me two papers. Give me the hugest, and never mind the change,’ she said eagerly. “Then, in a perfectly self possessed and matter of fact manner, she walked to the oenter of the car, where sat the two individuals with the slonch hats. She took the papers with her, and her movements were followed by the eyes of most every one in the car. “ ‘Here, gentlemen, please have a paper,’ said she, thrusting one of the sheets toward each of these men. ‘For it is too bad that of ail this car load you should be the only ones with out anything to engage your attention.’ “And the two men, at first not com prehending the situation, took the prof fered papers, but tlie laugh of the others who had witnessed the per formance brought them to their senses. They turned red, and soon found it convenient to ride the rest of the way on the front platform. A number at men who Imd enjoyed the other fellows’ discomfiture, and admired the woman’s nerve, tendered her and her friend seats. Both, however, declined with thanks, saying that under tne circum stances they were well satisfied to stand.’’—Washington Poet Pfw Hook*, but Good One*. In the distant days when I was-a boy, books—at any rate among us •choolboys In secluded Mona—were not easily procurable. We possessed bat few ourselves, had never heard-of simulating libraries and saw only one weekly newspaper, If we saw any at ill Perhaps the modem schoolboy, who reads half a dozen newspapers, who is often familiar to boot with ail the sporting newspapers and all the “society" newspapers, and all the IIP erary and religious journals, and who, besides swimming every day la these turbid waters of popular Journalism, may surfeit and satiate himself with scraps and tid-bits and shilling shock ers, and novels with green and yellow backs, and sensational literature of ev ery possible descript ion, may bo inclined to regard us with pity as vry benight ed beings. I think, on the contrary, that we were distinct gainers by not being buried under mountain loads of nonentity and rubbish. We could get hold of Sir Walter Scott’s novols, and Fenhnoro Cooper’s and Capt Marry at's, and had read them all and dis cussed their characters among our selves.—Canon F. W., Farrar In Fo rum. An As In the Mall*. A huge ax, such ns Is used by fire men, came In the malls a short time ago, and landed In the dead letter office because it was nnmoilable for three reasons—it Is sharp pointed, It is over weight and over sir a Axes are not allowed in tho mails, although some people think there is no limit prescribed. There are persons who would start a threshing machine or a sawmill through the malls if a poet master could be found reckless enough tp give it a start—Cor. St Louis Globe-Democrat Ductility of Gold Wire. Gold can be drawn out Into wire* which possess considerable tenacity. A wire only one-twelfth of an Inch in di ameter will bear a weight of about 180 pounds. But that Is not so strong as Iron, copper, silver or platinum wire. The ductility of gold, however, is so great that one grain weight of this metal can be drawn out as a wire to a distance of 600 feet—Chamber’s Jour nal. Tho late Joseph Edgar Boehm, the Viennese sculptor, who was so great a favorite of Queen Victoria, was very fond of horses, and trained his own to pose as models for his equestrian work, one of these animals, a thoroughbred mare, having learned to pick her way about the studio without disturbing & tool or cast and to rear or hold a leg immovable in uir at her master’s com mand. Do you want to teach your dog tricks! Let him bo alone with you, when you are at work with him. 11 is attention will wander to every one and everything else if you attempt to teach him In a room where there are others. Trainers who prepare dogs for perform ing in public do their training at night, everything isstill * _ Clothing. Clothing, HATS, CENTS 1 FURNISHINGS, Etc. Largest Stock in the City. Prices to Please AH. Wbeu here come and inspect my stock. GEORGE MUSE, THE CLOTHIER 38 Whitehall Street, ATLANTA, GA, Books and Stationery. D. W. M c (xREGOR, The BOOK STORE ATHENS, GEORGIA. Fire Works, Christmas Goods and Books In everv variety. Wholesale prices to merchants. Picture*. C.W. Motes ARTISTIC. Photographer J2r34:Whitehall St. ATLANTA, - GA. Jewelry. A.&M andevTll e 7 DEALER IN CLOCKS, JEWELERY, SILVER AND PLATED WARE, Repairing And. Engraving done with care and warren ted to give ealis m. action. Op. the college, Athens, Ga. Money to Loan. NOTICJE! Money to Loan. Parties wantiug to borrow money cheap on farm lands can get it on very short notice by coming to see me or writing to me at Jefferson, Jackson county, Ga. J. W. HILL. Shoemaking. W. F. HILL, 'Boot and Nlioc MAKER, HOMER, .... GEORGIA. Repairing of all kinds neatly done. FREE FOB EYE*Y Qfffl WHO VUib TRUE THE TROUBkE TO ASK FOR IT. • THE WEEKLYCONSTITUTION SUBSCRIPTION PRICE SI.OO PER YEAR. THE GREAT SOUTHERN WEEKLY, IsijOOO WEEKLY. READ BY NEARLY A MILLION REAPERS. MT Agent* make f2# to SIOO per month working for us. 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ZONES, Tb* Booth’, most Frominant Africa I total Editor. W w M IBBgTT Oar Bracial Washington Correspondent, ■n. Win. KINO, Tha Editram of Woman'. Kingdom sad oar Childrea'i’Dopartinont. NOTE.—If JOB want TkatoWbm Farm tha beat monthly for Fartueriarer printed, sand |LM and both ftoa and COSBTITCTIO3 win h* cant yao for a yaar. • • Address THE CONSTITUTION, ATUflTfc fiA* ' A This Space Still Belongs HwfJ Dob, And if any of the. good people of Banks want to buy a PIANO or ORGAN or any other Musical Instrument they can find it at our Music House, and we will sell them at a lower price and on easier terms than any music house in Georgia. Call and see us at NORTH-EAST GEORGIA MUSIC HOUSE, 112 Clayton Street, Next door to Pcst-offiee, Athens, - - - Oeorgia* fi /t h e ol dVO reliable &A fa*on A HamliA yA in use. BabyCßb-VjSi for Teachers, S22\T' seli a splendid Walnut Oners, double action Organ *for S4t).VP /Beat it if you can. Pianos from N £\s32 to S9OO. We deliver .jtAOrf id at your house free or /y? j\c> abg*. No money untilA • Vforget the place. Y. dj\c. A. new building/"'* Athens, Georgia/*- Manager/. V A W *MARBLE*WORKS,+ Athens, Georgia. MARBLE AND GRANITE MONUMENTS, CRADLE TOMBS, BOX TOMBS, HEAD AND FOOT STONES OF ALL SIZES. A LARGE STOCK OF FINISHED WORK IN MY YARD READY FOR LETTERING, ALL OF WHICH I AM SELLING VERY CHEAP. YARD when Ae R. ROBERTSON’S you wish to purchase a Monument or Tomb Stone. It will pay you to go to the Athens Marble Yard. Correspondence solicited. Athens Foundry AND Machine Works. ATHEm oi:onoia. , r MANUFACTURERS OF- 151 mi* jw mT ci El vINES) SAW MILLS, COTTON PRESSES Shaftings, Pulleys, Hangings, Etc.,'Etc. Writers Before Buying. Betide the rejrntnr eonUibntions of ttw above THR OCNSTITUTIOM hne (One to m greater espouse than nay other American newepoger to eecnre coouibations from tbs Bt loted specie! writers of the world. For the Year 1891. COL. FRANK A. WEB, Tb* Famous Gorraapoadant win .uppty ngtilariy Lettarr from Tke Europe, m Couture on matters of special interest to American reader*, and particularly to tha Farmara of this conn try ; a etudr of Agri cultural and Indtulrtal Europe being tha chief as oil re for hit Trip to tbe Old Wort*. HENRY R. STANLEY, Tho Celebrated African Explorer Will ha beard from daring tha year in a aeriea of tkeaaoe* in terra ting article* arar published. THO*. A. ERISON, Tho Great Electrician and mere than Rma Haodren other of tka most famous writer* tbs wort* ha* pro. 2—!?,.-Ui.-S’*** ¥* eh nnmbar of the CO *- STITBTION worth a yuan anbacriptiau. It ia tea etna peat ia prtca. the biggest an* bast w *ahl newspaper loblitba* T* tka kaewn world. No household (haul* be witkaal Mi cheer to tbe family ires Me. It has earn. is 1 sf.'f.iftr ““ •~ t ■Morten of tha War Mod Aatssaatuou. For tha Mother and Daughters H agora -Woman’s Kingdom," "Chitdran't Depart ment" and other epaaialtte* tor fetaCiim fancy. 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