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Ga ., as second-class mail matter.
Homek, Ga., Wednesday, Ai-ril 15.
P. T. Barnum, the great circus
man is dead.
| |Mrs. McKee, of Rome, has been
tried for her life and found not guilty.
The ti ial lasted eleven days.
Gov. Daniel G. Fonle, of North
Carolina, dropt dead of heart disease
last Wednesday. He was one of the
purest of men, and the whole south
will mourn his death.
There is a counterfeit two dollar
silver certificate around in the land.
It is said to be such a nice piece of
counterfeiting that it takes an expert
to detect the difference. It is giving
the treasury department a great deal
of trouble.
General Lucius J. Gartrell, .>( At
lanta, is dead. Ho was a man of pure
character, and the state afforded no
better jurist than dleneral Gartrell.
He was a lawyer who was always
true to his clients and honest in all
his dealings. His record in congress
is one that any man might be proud
of.
Senator George F. Edwards, of
Vermont, has been in the United
S|ates senate since April, 1866. lie
his tendered his resignation to the
governor of Vermont to take effect
on the Ist of next November. By
his resignation the republican party
looses one of its best leadm in the
senate.
The Cigarette Caw.
We gee from our exchanges that
Atlanta is not only going to enforce
the cigarette law passed some time
since by the Georgia legislature, but
has passed a city ordinance prohibit
ing the smoking of cigarettes by boys
under age on her streets.
We are in sympathy with almost
imy measure that tends to the sup
prcssion of the tobacco habit, and
especially so when the object is the
saving of the youth of the land. If
there is any reasonoble means by
which the young boys can be kept
from forming the dreadful habit let
it be resorted to, and with God’s help
preserve, to some extent, the future
generation. The tobacco habit, in
any form is bad, but the cigarette
imoking is much the worst form of
tobacco using.
But why no. go at the matter in a
consistent way? Why should the
father indulge and not the boy? Tho
pieaeher sets tho example; the teach
er sets the example, and why should
the boy not follow?
We see some of the newspapers in
Georgia are advocating t e introduc
tion of tobacco as a staplo crop in
our state, and some of these very
papers are advocating the enforce
ment of the cigarette law. Will some
one please explain?
The Lewis .Monument.
The moumentnl Association of the
North Georgia Agricultural College,
organized for the purpose of erecting
a suitable shaft to the memory of the
late David W. Lewis, the first pres
ident ef that jsftitution, contemplate
unveiling it at the anual commence
ment in June next. Those having
the matter in hand are extremely
anxious that the monument be in
keeping with the exalted character
and noble life work of the man to
whose memory it is to be erected,
consequently they appeal to a gener
ous public for additional help, as the
ft.nd in hand is not yet sufficient to
pay for such a monument as they
desire to purchase. Any one inclined
to contribute can do so through the
Lewis Monumental Association, Dah
lonega, Ga.—Gainesville Eagle.
There are several young men in
this county, who are old Dahlonega
hoys, and we feel safe in saying that
they will come to the front at once
with their conations to the Lewis
Monument. There has never lived a
...
man in Georgia that deserves a mon
ument more than Col. Lewis. It was
under him that we received most of
our education and we are proud to
know that this monument is a cer
tainty.
A Self-Made Man.
We dip the following artide from
the Gainesville Eagle which will be
read with a great deal of interest by
many people of Banks county:
Professor G. R. Cochran has the
houor of possessing a permanent
teacher’s license for the State of
Georgia. This shows the fact that
“where there is a will there is a way.”
Professor Cochran is a self made
young man and we all take pride in
his success.
To the Alliance of Georgia.
We have been requested to publish
the following address of Col. W. F. H.
Bearcy, candidate for president of the
State Alliance of Georgia:
Brothers of the Alliance:
The Alliance of Spalding county
has nominated me for the position of
president of the State Alliance of
Georgia. They did this on their own
motion, and against my request, but
in a way that my personal regard for
them will prevent my declining.
They instruct their delegate to vote
for me, which brings ine lefore your
state body, and thus brought there, it
is natural that I should desire to re
ceive the support of others.
I am not the candidate of any fac
tion in the Alliance. On the contra
rv, I look upon every Allianceman as
my friend and brother.
No one has been consulted as to my
candidacy, outside of my own county
I am totally unpledged to any side of
any question that may come before
the Alliance, and am in no clique,
ring or combination of any nature.
I say this much that every brother
may know that I stand only on the
platform of the Alliance, under the
banner of Peace, Unity, and Frater
nity.
Having had the controlling interest
in the Southern Alliance Farmer, our
organ, for some time, and having been
editor of the Farmer and Fruit Grow
er of Griffin for years, my position on
the principles of the order have, been
known and read of all men.
I not only favor the principles of
our order, but I try to illustrate them
in my life and conduct. I have de
voted my brain, my hands and my
money to its success, and my earnest
prayer to God is that the Alliance
may prosper and finally meet with
that success they so richly nfrit.
I do not come into the arena to
create a stir or confusion, nor to em
bitter any man agniust another. Ido
not come to break the influence of any
man, or to destroy his usefulness. I
come simply at the instance of those
who know r me best, to try to enlarge
tny sphere of what they call “useful
ness to the order.”
I have no unkind word to say
about any one, and I trust those who
do me the houor to press my claims,
may do it in “wisdom, justice and
moderation.”
If elected to the position of Presi
dent of the Alliance I will do all I can
tb put the entire organization in the
way of bidding up and fostering the
financial condition of its large mem
bership through the principles*of co
operation, locally and generally—
locally through their own enterprises,
and generally through their exchange.
I believe that my experience in these
matters will he worth something to
the order in the accomplishment of
these purposes. I should take the
alliance into no position upon any mat
ter without first arriving at its wishes
in the premises, as may be expressed
in its laws, or declared by the official
action of its advisory committees.
When men act on their own motion,
they sometimes fall into error, how
ever noble and honorable their inten
tions may be. The wise man said:
“Where no counsel is, the people fall;
but in the multitude of counselors
there is safety."
Our order is too grand an organi
zation to be imperiled on the accouut
of any thing. Every thing of every
nature to be done, therefore, should
be bereft of selfishness, aud only the
common good of all be sought in
every action taken. Tupper truly
says: “Confidence cannot dwell
where selfiishness is porter at the
gate.”
With these sentiments on my lips
and in my heart, I say to the great
brotherhood, if you think another!
can serve you better, take him instead
of me, and let this be as though it
never written. With no ene
mies to punish, no friends to reward,
no personal interest to subserve, I am
just as willing to bring up the rear
as to lead in the front.
The matter is now with you.
Fraternally,
W. E. H. Sea\cy.
The next morning after the Massa
chusetts senate defeated the bill to
allow women to vote in the cities and
towns where they live, on questions
of equal concern to women and to
men, the Boston daily papers publish
ed three hundred and sixty-six appli
cations for licenses to sell liquor.—
Demorest Times.
If thou would’st be informed what
God hath written concerning thee in
heaven, look into thine own bosom
and sec what graces he hath there
wrought in thee.—Fuller.
There are plenty of people on earth
who will be very indignant when they
reach the other world to find there
are no reserved seats. —Christian Ad
vocate.
No rock so hard
But that a little wave may beat
Admission in a thousand years.
—Tennyson.
The Use of the Black Ball.
The black hall used indiscreetly
can be of great injury to the Alliance,
hence it should be called into action
only in extreme cases. No candidate
can he balloted for who has not been
recommended by two members in
good standing. Then a committee of
three is appointed to investigate the
character of the applicant. Now, if
this committee does its duty and
should report favorable, then a ballot
is taken, and in this you should not
oppose the admission of any one to
membership particularly on account
of personal matters. Neither should
you propose for membership any
person that you do not think would
be a proper candidate. The presi
dents of sub-Alliances can not too
strongly impress upon the minds
of the members the obligation that
they have taken; and if all members
have the proper regard for the prin
ciples of the Order they would do
nothing that would cast a reflection
on the Order. The oftener the black
ball is called into use the more ani
mosity will be engendered, which" is
detriment to any’ organization. We
say in our preamble that we will con
stantly strive to secure harmony and
good among all mankind, and broth
erly love among ourselves * • •
aiming to suppress persons-f, local,
sectional, and national prejudices, all
unhealthy rivalry and all sefi.h am
bition. Let us do our duties, for it is
said in Holy W tit that lie that
kuowetli his duty and dooth it not
shall lie beaten with many stripes.—
Alliance Frte Lance.
Both the old party organs, by way
of argument against the Alliance de
mands, say “you can't legislate
money into the people’s pockets.”
This is considered a squelcher, and
as such unanswerable. Instead of
this proposition being time, it is abso
lutely false aud misleading. There
was never a dollar in the pocket of any
individual that did not get there pri
marily through an act of legislation.
What makes money? Legislation.
What takes it out of the national
treasury, where it must all go when
first made ? Legislation. Where
does it go when taken from the treas
ury ? Into the pockets of the people
when in abundance, into the vaults of
the banks when scarce.—National
Economist.
There is a prejudice in the rural
districts of this State against bache
lors, says the "Portland Oregonian.
People in every outlying settlement
are opposed to bachelors taking up
claims in their vicinity. An exchange
says “There are some splendid claims
on Dead wood creek not jet taken, as
good as any on the coast. The citi
zens want men with families to settle
on them. Three of these claims
were taken by bachelors last fall.
The ladies of Dead wood passed a
resolution placing a three years’ limit
on celibacy in that district, and pro
viding all bachelors not married at
the end of that time he run out of
the settlement or hanged.” Five
bachelors moved out, one got married
and two have gene into the sparking
business.
Hickory Level.
If news was as plentiful- among us
farmers as work is we could fill a
sheet, of The Gazette with news
from this burg.
We, however, have stopped long
enough to not ice:
That Messrs. J. J. White aud J, C.
Burns attended the regular quarterly
meeting of the Alliance at Bioad
River. i
That the noion Sunday sc iool at
| the academy is being largely attended
Prof. Thompson has been elected
superintendent, Mr. Horton Blackwell,
assistant superintendent and Mr. Lu
ther White sectetary, for the present
year. The superintendent is the
youngest one in the county, or per
haps, in the state. Among the vis
itors we noticed Mr. Ray and Miss
Belle Rucker. Let every body attend
and help the good work on.
That Henry is a rare hoy. The
other day, just after a lively spelling
bee at the academy his father asked
him what he sat down on. And he
replied promptly, “The bench.'’
That Mrs. Brewer, of Maysville,
was out to see her daughter, Mrs.
Bud Cox, last Sunday.
That some cotton is still passing
through to market. From the pres
ent outlook if a man wants any cotton
this year, he can buy it cheaper than
he can raise it, at the present prices.
This should not be so.
That Rev. Mint/, discoursed at the
Porterfield school-house on the first
Sunday.
That Miss Leila Poterfield, one of
our best pretty girls, having recovered
from a protracted illness, has again
entered school.
That Mr. Jake Neighbors is still
with us, smiling on the fairer sex, as
usual.
That some of our best men are say
ing: “If the Alliance wants to insti
tute a real reform,let them take hold
of the prohibition question.
Do you want your boy destroyed by
the dramshop ? Of course not. Then
don’t be mean enough to vote for the
destruction of boys in a neighboring
county. If you are base enough to
consent to let some boys be lured to
ruin, be consistent and let your boy
go to the devil with the rest. —Demur-
est Times.
Photographs.
I.OOK HERE!
NOW
Is your lime to go to Harmony Grove
and have your Phologranh taken, or
old pictures enlarged.. You will find j
the price lower tlmn any other place '
in the state. I make a specialty ofj
cabinet work. My price are FOUR
for ONE DOLLAR or TWO DOL
LARS AND SIXTY CENTS PER
DOZEN. Come uow cr you might find
me gone or prices up. Call when in
town and see me.
92-4 15 ’ T. G. ALLEN.
“The Voice”
48 coliinuts each week, full of
matter of interest to all.
We will send to any person a sample
copy of this most aggressive vet popu
lar paper in the world, FREE.
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And, besides, in the course of a year,
‘•Voice” subscribers save dollars more
than the price of the paper, by the
various special offers made, from lime,
by the publishers.
SPURGEON and TALMAGE.
The Voice contains a sermon from
Spurgeon orTalmage each week
Are You Fond of Reading? It
contains select short glories; interest,
ing matter iu all directions.
Are You a Farmer . J Here are mars
ket quotations and farm news.
Are You a Politician? You find
here the latest politics bearing especial
ly on the temperance question.
Are You for Temperance? This is
the organ of the temperance movement
Says Geu. Neal Dow: “In all our fight
for Prohibition we have had no sucli
paper as The Voice.
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The Voice each week contains also a
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BENSON J. LOSSING, LL.D., (the
distinguished historian) says: “The
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Its corps of able, trained editors and
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S. S. S.
To Smokers.
Mr. L. M. Geuella, ot
Vicksburg, Miss., says
that his system was pois
oned with nicotine from
the excessive use of to
bacco in smoking cigar
ettes. He could not sleep,
his appetite was gone,
and he was in a bad fix
generally. He took 8. 8.
8., which drove out the
poison and made anew
man out of him.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Disease, mailed Free.
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Harmony Grove, Ca.
Are now receiving the most magnificent lino of
Dry Goods, Notions,
Millinery, Hats, Caps,
Boots, Shoes and Clothing
ever bronaht toj Harmony Grove. Our goods are selected with the greatest
care, and if jou to be in style get
MRS. W. W. JORDAN
to trim you a HAT and show you how to match and trim up your dress and
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Also Agents for
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Maysville, Georgia*
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Ready-Made Clothing, Hats and Shoes, and
FARMING IMPLEMENS.
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DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF
Marble Monuments,
• TOCCOA, GEORGIA.
Hook* and Stationery.
RICHARDS & CO.
T. S. CAMPBELL, Managed
Book Sellers and
STATIONERS,
AND DEALERS IN
Music, Musical Instruments,
and Fancy Goods,
Keep on hand a full liue BOOKS and
STATIONERY usually found in a
First Class Book Store.
West side Public Square.
7-21 GAINESVILLE, GA
H
cigar
ette
smok
ing has
impair
ed your
health,
Take
S.S.S.
be
come
well
again.
7 Bottles
of S. So S.
Cancer cured.
For thirty-five years I
was afflicted with cancer
ous sores on my face
which prominent physi
cians failed to cure. Sev
en bottles of 8. 8. 8'
cured me permanently.
Am now sixty years old
and in perfect health.
Hibam Swkat,
Orion, Ala.
Clothing.
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HATS,
a ENTS’ FURNISHINGS, Etc,
Largest Stock in the City.
Prices to Please All.
When here come and inspect our s'.ock.
Oeo. Muse Ac Cos.
The CLOTHIERS,
38 Whitehall Street,
ATLANTA, GA.,
Jewelry.
A S. MAN I) EVILEE.
DEALER IN
CLOCKS, JEWELERY, SILVER
AND PLATED WARE,
Repairing and Engraving done
with care and warrenled to give satis,
faction.
Op. the college, Athens, Ga -
SoSo So
has
cured
thou
sands
of
such
cases
after
good
physi
cians
had
failed.