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BISKS MUTT OIEZTTE, PUm-TSHED EVERT WEDNESDAY AT IIOMER, - - - GEORGIA. r HAMES Sc HILL. SUBSCRIPTION! One year .... SI.OO Six months .... .50 Entered at the Postoffice at Homer, Oa., a* second-class mail matter. Communications of any character, whether on business or for publication, should be addressed to GAZETTE. Homer, Ga., Wednesday, June 24. Ex-Senator Ingalls has clasped hands with the third party. A heavy storm, doing considtrable damage, passed through a portion of Kansas and Arkansas on the 19th. Tbe Lewis monument has l>cen received by the committee, and will be unveiled on next Monday at Dah lonega. It is said that The Citizen, of Palatka, Fla., is the smallest paper in the world. It is 4x5 inches with four pages. Friday is the day set for the hang ing of Charles Osborn in Atlanta. I)r. Griffin, of that county, has made affidavit that Osborn is crazy. President Harrison was just in time in having his kin placed on the pen sion roil. Alt the money for that purpose has been paid out. From The Pahlonega Nugget we learn that tho Fannin county tax collector is short in his accounts with the county. Pebaps he lias been to war with liilly Patterson. Governor Patterson, of Pennsylva nia, has vetoed the hill making educa tion compulsory in his state. He says “free attendance on a free school seems most to benefit a free people.” The United States? has paid out over $18,000,000 in pensions fov the month of June. No wonder there is n deficiency in the treasury. If we could only have a few more such congresses as the last one it would he but a short time until we would be wiped from tbo face ot the earth, financially. A few days ago a woman of ques tionable character made her appear ance in Tate, Gn. Tho good women of that community could not endure her conduct, ho they procured the services of two young men to get the woman to go to a certain place with them, and when they reached the place designated eight women made their appearance, seized the woman, tied her to a tree amt gave her a sound thrashing. It had the desired effect, for when she was turned loose she took to her heels and has not beun seen since. Mayor Hemphill, of Atlanta, in get ting himself into a tight place. Some days since he refused to sign license for beer saloons, but thinks the liquor traffic all right when carried on within the limits of police protection, high license and respectable men. We agree with the mayor on the last con sideration, but it puzzles us to under stand how the superintendent of one of the finest Sunday schools in tho state and a pillar in his church, a pro fessor of godliness who offers up to his croator the prayer left to us by Jesus Christ Sunday after Sunday could sign a liquor license at all. Wonder if the honorable, christian(?) gentleman thinks the barroom is of God! And upon what grounds would he base such an opinion ? Do we find our loving mothers and dar ling sisters in such places as its sup porters? Do we find our minister generally laboring for the upbuilding of liquor shops? Does the mayor himself take his wife and daughters to such places to while away a few leis ure hours, to pass the time pleasantly w ith tho people who cougrcgate there? Cot holies vs 1 tar rooms. The May number of the National Temperance Advocate publishes sev eral speeches delivered by various parties at a reception tendered Bishop Ireland, of Minnesota, in the Corcert Hall of the Mitropolitan Opera house, New York, in all of which the tem perance cause was the theme. From one of the speeches, delivered by Father Elliott, we clip the following paragraph: “The entire American hierachy signed the decree; the broad seal of Rome was affixed without the altera tion of a syllable, and when that is said upon a question of morals what ever may be the effect upon the non- Catholic world, for Catholics it is authoritative and binding. Saloon keejiers have got to quit the business or quit the church, and that is to be the end of it. It may go slow. Great movements go slow, —prohibitionists will tell you that, —hut it will go sure. And the end will be that the finger of public morality pointing with all the authority of Rome in scorn and detestation at the saloon business, will drive out of it any man who pre tends to be a Catholic.” While we do not propose to at tempt to champion Catholicism, yet the above paragraph meets with our hearty approval. If we will re move the stumuling blocks wo will be better able to reach men’s hearts. McKinley for Governor. Major William McKinley has been nominated by the republican party of Ohio for governor, and he is sure to be beaten, for the people of that state have had enough of such men in high offices of trust. They are realizing every day the evil effects of a high tariff fathered by Mr. McKin ley, and the laboring class of voters and tho democrats of the state will see that lie will never bo permitted to occupy the gubernatorial chair of that state by their votes. One of the main planks in the platform is in favor of high tariff. The people have got enough of this stuff, and they are going to put it down. What we want and what we need is a tariff for a revenue sufficient to run the government economically ad ministered. Mr. McKinley received a black eye by being defeated for congress, and now he will he overwhelmingly de feated for governor. The people are tired of such views and policies as Mr. McKinley enter tains and they are going to put a stop to them. _ T 5 r .- National Hanks. Our financial system again appears in an unenviable light. The govern ment issued, a good many years ago, its bonds bearing interest at 41 per cent. Those bonds, or promises to pay, become due in September to the extent of $51,000,000. The govern ment has enough money to pay them (so the Secretary of the treasury as sures us) when they are due. Then why not pay them? one might nat urally ask. The trouble is this. About one-half of theso bonds are owned by national banks and depos ited with the Treasury. On these the banks have issued bank-notes to the extent of 90 per cent, of the bonds. These bank-notes are currency (since the government guarantees their pay ment) and under our laws they must be withdrawn from circulation when the bonds held as security for them are redeemed. Therefore, the Sec retary of tho Treasury is afraid to pay the nation’s matured notes, i. e., bonds, for fear of creating a panic by the contraction of the currency that would follow tho retirement of the bank-notes. Wlmt does lie do? lie hastens to New York to consult the bankers to find out what can he done. It is determined to extend tho bonds, and the question in doubt is whether they can bo extended at 1 or 11 per cent, interest, or must be extended at 2 per cent. The bankers naturally enough agree that the rate must be “2 per cent, in order to keep the bonds at par and to prevent the contraction of the currency. This will doubtless be done, and the government will therefore continue to pay all the way from $f>()0,000 to $1,000,000 every year on a debt it doesn’t need to make and doesn't want to make, but feels impelled to make. It is really an absurd condition, resulting from the issue of money by national bauks instead of directly by the government. Under the circumstances, one cannot blame the Secretary of the Treasury for wliat lie proposes to do; it is prob ably the wise course to take. But we hope that the United States will never again place itself in such a con dition that it cannot pay its debts without creating a panic, aud must continue to pay interest for money it doesn’t want to borrow but has to borrow. The national bank, as a bank of issue, must go.—The Voice. The Democrats and the Farmers. How can the farmers and the dem ocracy be separated ? They have been one party, here in the south. Their interests are the same, and so are their principles. The farmers have voiced no prin ciple that is not one of the essentials of democracy. As the Chicago Times puts it, when the farmers decry the rapid ag gregation of wealth at one end of the social scale and the extention of pov erty at the other, they only jrepeat the warnings of the purest patriots, and recall to democrats the teachings of their early leaders. When they deny the right ®f the government to make possible a .life of ease to one class as the resitlt of heavier burdens borne by they put forth a declaration that can not be controverted in a democratic platform. ~*~ When they demand the re-'stab lishment of justice and the abroga tion of laws by which special favors are bestowed on a class, they utter a fundamental democratic principle. How can men with such grievances and such principles leave the demo cratic party, and on the other-hand, how can democrats leave them ? In all this upheaval of the farmers there is nothing hut democracy in action. Wise counsel and united effort will turn it into democracy at its best-—Atlanta Constitution; The Knee Question. Atlanta’s colored citizens held a large meeting in the basement of the courthouse one night last week. Tho meeting was for the purpose of hearing an address by Dr. J. C. Price, the colored commissioner of the world’s fair. Dr, Price is considered one of the most learned men and fluent orators of his race. He has never been very prominent in politics, aud has for a number of years maintained conserv ative views in regard to tho race question, taking the position iu The Forum and other magazines, that the progress of the race in education and material vvellfare, and not pojjbiee gr social equality, was the solution of the problem. J. H. Ruckor presided over the meeting, and introduced tho commis sioner, Dr. Price. The speaker showed in the outset that he was an orator of ability. He explained that he was here for the purpose of enlisting the co-operation of the colored people in securing as good an exhibit of every character as would illustrate the development of the negro race, and at the southern exposition at Raleigh which is con ducted tinder the auspicies of the southern emigration bureau in which negroes had been assigned a depart ment, whence the exhibits would afterward be carried to the wot Id’s fair. Speaking of the race question, he said; “I am prepared to announce to you that I am the advocate of anew policy. I believe that the two races should cultivate harmonious relations—an tagonism has been fostered too long. It is to our interest to bo friends and for the common good of our common country, the upbuilding of its indus tries and the development of its mag nificent resources.” The speaker then opposed any form of social equality. On the negro as imitator the speak or advised his audience to continue to imitate the white people. “It is,” said he, “because the In dian has refused to accept aught that comes from the hands of the white man that he remains a savage, and it is because the negro imitates those more advanced that he has made progress.” As to the prejudice against the race on account of their color, he said there was nothing wrong iu the word black as a qualifying word. ‘‘Substitute in the man learning for ignorance, thrift for tlmftiness, mor ality for immorality, and such a prej udice against the color ceases. Dig nify your color by your efforts in your own behalf, and in the upbuild ing of the commonwealth of which you are a part.” Dr. Price then spoke of Mr. Grady as having seen the solution of the problem. “He urged his people not to call on .Massachusetts to adjust differences in South Carolina, or on Pennsylvania to settle disputes in Georgia, but to appeal if they have grievances to the capitol of their own state. He ad vised them to cease following the phantom of politics which had proven useless.” * The speech was full of good advise, well told and a strong argument to induce the colored people to show their progress and thrift at the southern exposition and the world’s fair. A few whites were in the audience. Mr. Jones, the large Burke county farmer, requested the commissioner to address the negroes on his place. Mr. Jones believing it will be a ben efit to them and him.—Atlanta Constitution. A Delightful Entertainment at the Gill.sville High School. Your correspondent had the pleas ure of attending the exhibition of the Gillsvilie High School at Gills ville, Ga., Friday evening June 19th, which was attended and enjoyed by a large crowd, and I trust you will give space in your valuable paper for a small portion of the programme. Professor J. M. Dennis opened the entertainment by delivering a most excellent speech, which was heartily greeted by the vast audience. The song of welcome was rende'red by seven little girls and was splendid, each one wearing a large gilt letter on their breast and so arranged as to j spell the word “Welcome.” Tbs crowning of the May Queen was very pretty indeed, with several appropriate speeches from some of the small hoys. The Literary Society, Miss Blanche Henderson as president, did its part well. Several recitations and essays were delivered by different young ladies of the society. Miss Alice Meaders delivered the valedictory with much credit to herself and socie ty- The flag drill by ten young ladies was magnificent. The ladies were dressed in costumes representing ten different nations with flags corres ponding with the dress. Miss Blanche. Henderson, on song ( brought down the house. Mr. W. E. Moore, a pupil from South Carolina, delivered an honorary address on education and-Sunday schools. Mr. Frank Eberhart, a pupil from Gainesville, Gn., delivered a farewel discourse as “Bro. Watkins to his old congregation,” which was received with great applause. The Maysville string band furnished the entertainment with splendid mu sic. The programme was too long to mention all of the different plays and characters, hut one and all did re markably well. It was without question the finest entertainment we ever witnessed. The crowd was very orderly. BeHton. I thought I would write a few items and if in your judgment they are worth publishing all right. The people have had hard work battling with the grass on account of the recent wet weather. Captain Allan Sumner, a Methodist divine, preached at Hawkins’ camp ground last Sunday. He is styled a home-made preacher, and by the way he is making good and lasting im pressions upon the minds of the people. Ho will do good in the ministry. The camp meeting at Hawkins camp ground will commence Wednesday before the second Sunday in August. 1 had the pleasure of joining in the hcly bonds of wedlock, at the resi dence of the late Isaac Furr, Miss Samantha Furr and Mr. James Gow dcr. May their future be their hap piest days. John C. Smeiaey. Beyond Recall. The day may have been a depress ing one, the atmosphere overcharged with heaviness, and tho mental and moral faculties deadened thereby. Such days come to most of us; and unless at such times we are a little more careful than common to guard well our tongue, the sharp word may es cape which once having passed our lips cannot be taken back again, though we would give years of our life if it only might be. Like the lightning flash it has gone forth, scathing where it lias struck; The electric shook may have cleared the air, but at what a cost if the spoken word have blasted and wounded as it fell on ti e sensitive ear of one whom we would have s >arcd had we hut realized the fearful power of our lan guage to harm, possibly to helplessly maim another human life! In the murkiness of passion and unrest, therefore, let us he very chary of our speech, lest some word escape our lips which, once spoken, will he for ever beyond recall. There are numberless deeds we do which, could we properly count the cost thereof, we would not do. But an act once committed carries with it a force which the one who designed it sometimes never thought of; while it was only a mental design it could be thought over and the plan thereof changed. Let us, therefore, he very chary of our deeds, lest we in our un guarded thoughtfulness commit some blunder which will forever prove a stumbling-block to ourselves or others when the occasion is long beyond recall.—Anonymous. Harper’s Weekly of May 6 has this to say of the cow-boy: Where the cow-hoy comes from is a mystery. He is often of Mexican origin, and more than half Indian. He is a democrat always: lie lives under the flag of a republic, and knows it. He recognizes no social superior in any man; hut, on the other hand, to those he considers his inferiors, as the Indian or negro, no arristocrat of aristocrats could bo haughtier. He is brave to fool-har dinyss, and will take chances of his life that it would seem none but a crazy man would. He takes no care of his health. When a long way from the camp or ranch, he sleeps where night finds him on the open i prairie, with only the stars for light. He bathes when he has time, cal; and drinks anything ho can get, and all he can get. lie can lie depended upon to do his work well, he it at camp or when driving a big hunch of horses from the ranges to the ranch. He is as strong as an ox, has an un bounded love for gay trappings, and is generally gay and free from care. His chief characteristic is a profound contempt for the denizen of the East, whom he calls a tenderfoot. The cow-boy might not shine on fifth Avenue, but he is just the proper person for the ranch- and he-is withal a very picturesque, very useful, and very natural man: The wages paid him are small, and are usually ex pended as the first opportunity pre sents itself. He thinks not of the morrow. He is a creature of to day. He is the same cow boy that Mark Twain knew, and he is no different when driving the beeves in Kansas or the hunch of horses on the prairies of Dakota and the North-west. Fisli is generally eaten with a fish knife and fork. Should a silver knife not bo provided, two forks may be used, although one generally will be sufficient An egg must not be broken into a cup or glass, but eaten from the shell. Alaska is now the roomiest of out territories, it contains eighteen square • miles for encli inhabitant Its popuia tion consists of 22,195 natives, 4,419 whites, 2,215 Chinese, eighty two blacks and 1.568 half breeds. Hankers. H.&T.E. ATKINS, BANKERS, MAYSVILLE, GEORGIA, Transacts a general Banking and Ex change business. Sot'cit accounts of business firms and individuals. Col lecting on ail points a specialty. We are protected l>v one of Hall’s Burglar Proof Safes and infaliable time lock. Lockhart’s Drug Store WILL FURNISH YOU ALMOST ANY KIND OF PATENT MEDICINE. Biood Purifiers, Tonics, Pills—all Kinds, FURNITURE POLISH, CLEANSING FLUIDS, PILE OINTMENTS, Plasters. Perfumery and Brushes. Fine Soaps, Ginger, Pepper and Spice. SALTS AND SULPHUR, Horse and Cattle POWDERS. •SPECTACLES, and Family Medicines of all kinds. photographs. Photographs. LOOK HERE! NOW is your time lo 20 to Harmony Grove and have your Photogranb taken, or old pictures enlarged. You will find •be price lower than any other place in the state. I make a specialty of cabinet work. My price are FOUR for ONE DOLLAR or TWO DOL LARS AND SIXTY CENTS PER DOZEN. Come now cr you might find me gone or prices up. Call when in town and see me. 92-4-15 T. J. ALLEN. Jiooks. Character Sketches THE GREATEST BOOK OF THE TIMES. The Fastest Seller; AND The Best Endorsed. WHAT THEY SAY: Rev J M Hubbert, D. D., LL.D., pas tor of the First Cumberland Pres byterian Church, Nashville, Tenn., says: In •‘Character Sketches” the pic tures make tts think of linn van’s alle gories, /Esop's fables, and Nast’s cari catures. The took will please its thousands. J. R. Brooks, I). I)., Presiding Elder of the Sh.-lby District, of tho West ern N. C. Conference, writes: I have read with great interest a number of the sketches in the origi nal and striking volume of Rev. G. A. Lofton, and heartily recommend it to the reading public. Rev Mr 1 >Oll tier, pastor of the Metho dist Church, Hickory, N C, writes: “I would give one dollar to read ‘Character Sketches’ just one day.” The Knoxville Sentinel, Knoxville, says: “Character Sketches” is n remarka ble book. The reputation of its dis tinguished author led us to expect much in this book, but a careful ex amination of its unique pages makes us realize more. The Baltimore Baptist says: “Charm ter Sketches” is an enter taining volume, full of happy hits and wise suggestions. The "Western Recorder, of Louisville, Ky, says: “Character Sketches” is unlike any thins that has appeared since the days of John Runyan, or whose emblems it strikingly reminds us. What They Do: Mr. J. M. Henderson, of Ala., writes, after his first week’s work. “I am having fine luck and good suc cess. I have made eight calls, and taken seven orders.” Miss Lon!.a Morris, of North Carolina, wiites: “I received my prospectus a week ago, and during the past week, working before and after school, I have sold twenty copies of “Character Sketches.” Professor .T. 11. I loon, of Ga., wiites: ‘‘The book and prospectus received. I do not get tnv mail regular or would have written you sooner. I have can vassed before and after school just eight hours, and in that time taken ten sub scribers for the morocco, iwo for tbs gilt, and four for the plain cloth bind ing. making a total of sixteen salts for my first eight hours work. I met only one person to whom I failed to sell the hook. I belioae I can make a great success at the business. Am ou the fence trying to decide whether to con tinue teaching or give up my school aud scli books entirely.” AGENTS' WANTED everywhere. Liberal commissions to live parties. Address SOUTHWESTERN PUBLISHING HOUSE, 153 and 155 North Spruce Street, Nashville, Tenn., Or John E. Kedmond, General Agent for llar.ks, Hail and adjoining coun ties, Bellton, Ga. 12—13