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HOMER, - - - GEORGIA.
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JOSEPH S. HAMEB.
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should be addressed to
GAZETTE.
Homes, Ga., Wednesday, Jax. 27.
Our Inconsistency.
The press of our eounkry, both re
ligious and secular, and Alliance
journals too, are publishing daily
long-winded articles advising the far
mer how to proceed with his tanning
arrangements. Same papers actually
poke fun at him, and compare him to
almost anything that is rediculous
and mirthful, staking the farmer ap
pear to be the most senseless creature
in existence.
The merchant cusses him for buy
ing such goods on credit as he should
raise at home; yet the merchant buys
the goods on credit that he mar sell
to the farmer on credit, and if the
farmer don’t come and buy (on credit)
the merchant (Misses hint.
The farmer himself serine to think
that to abuse his class i* just the
thing to do, he being the topic of
discussion.
The farmer lias the. right to criti
cise liis neighbor’s procedure, sod
even make suggestions. But if the
newspaper man, the doctor, the law
yer or the merchant wants the farmer
to do right let us go out on the farm
and show him how to do. We can
show him much better how .be work
should be done tin* we can tell him.
Let us leave our protections, take
up our abode in the country, lay
aside our coats, aeizs the plow
handles and—, and—, well, do just
exactly like the rest of the farmers.
That’s what we will do when ws go
at it.
Now, Brothers, (and sisters toe)
let us look on this matter with the
eye of charity. The farmer plants
cotton because he can’t seo how he
can do otherwise; and again he thinks
(and he has the right to think), that
“this year will be a better year than
last year wax, we will get better
prices for cotton, we will make a bet
ter crop and make it easier—srithott
bo much expense.” And we need
not say that we would not do eo, be-
cause the farmer aa a general thing
has about as much sense as the aver
ugo professional man. And if ho hae
not as much senae as we have we aw
not honest; for we are robbing the
world of the sensible farmers that
are so much needed.
Let us be honest, not with the
fnrincr but with ourselves and all of
humanity. Let us advise, not only
the farmer, but the merchant, the
doctor, the lawyer, the meuhauie, and
every other class, to deal honestly
with one anether. Let us elect to
office such men as will give ue whole
some laws and honest administrations.
Let ua make this nation a nation of
people, God loving and God serving
people.
Let us build a government that it
able to issue its own money in suffi
cient volune to meet the demands of
business, and not impose the enor
mous burden on a few bankers the
task of issuing money for so many
millions people, then the farmer can
plant cotton and tell it too when lie
gets it gathered.
“Two Tragedies.”
Under the above bead The Atlanta
Constitution publishes an editorial
upon what subject we know not, but
winds up with the following para
graph:
“These are the stories of men,
but in them you can read the history
of many who are under the ban of an
infamous law whose vise-like grip is
at the throat of freedom; a law whose
game is human life; a law that makes
widows of wife# and or,than# of chil
dren; a law that wrecks homes and
fills your jails with captive#; a law
which is as cruel as war, in which in
terest it was made; a lew that ia a
crimson blot on the country; a law
that oartera blood for gold.”
What does tbs Constitution mean ?
Does that world refcowed paper pro-
pose to desert its colors and denounce
its past record ? Only a very short
while ago, if ws mistake not. The
(institution advocated the liquor
traffic which is the direct cause (as
The Constitntion and evsry other ex
istence that porsesses even the shadow
of brains knows) of the prevalence of
the conditions quoted above
Whose Fault Was It 7
In 1884 the republicans accused the
prohibinionists of being the cause of
democracy capturing the national
government, and in 1888 the demo
crats accused the prohibitionist of giv
ing the nation to the republicans
Why cannot the prohibitionist make
the same charge against both the old
parties? In tho first piece, if the re
publicans had voted the prohibition
ticket Clervlnnd would not have
been elected, and in the second place
if the democrats had voted the prohi
bitioii ticket Harrison would not now
be occupying the presidential chair.
Whose fault was it ?
It is said that some of our demo
cratic friends in congress are quiie
anxious to go to war with ( hilt. It
is belie veil that this event would settle
ihe tariff and silver questions for
some time to come.—Atlanta Consti
tution.
And that and some other little mat
ters, such as reform in our national
affairs is all that there is in war. The
people’s attention must be called away
from the pursuit of the theives in out
government. There is no doubt bat
that there was a drunken riot in
Chili in which some dead-beats claim
ing themselves to be American sub
jects wer hurt, but there is no reasona
ble mind who believes that tho United
States has had grievances sufficient
to authorize the declaration of war.
Brother 1 lames, of Banks County
Gazette, is hewing to the line this
week. It is very encouraging when the
friends of reform step boldly to the
front and speak fearlessly for truth
and right.- Garuesville Enterprise.
Thanks awfully. Brother Scott of
The Enterprise we notice “plows
pretty close to the corn” himself
somttimes.
The Alpharetta Free Press declares
that secret political organizations are
damnable, and that Strike and Boy-
cott are twin sisters—agents of the
Devil. Yet that very same paper
thinks that it is all right to blindly
follow the dictates of the leaders of
the Dcmscgitie party who formulate
the plans of campaign in secret
ctueusscs, and erect a platform built
of drunkard-mills for the people to
stand upon. The laboring man has
the right to an opinion, but that opin
ion must not conflict with The Free
Press editor’s ideas. If it does there’s
where you’er wrong.
Gambrlnus at the World’s Fair.
It is announced that permission has
already been granted for the sale of
liquor at the World’s Fair. The con
cession has been made to foreigners
(Germans) ,who wish to conduct a
typical German beer garden on the
grounds, as one of the indications of
the progress of civilization which the
world has made since the days of
Columbus! Whether an inebriate
asylum is also to be on exhibition we
have not heard. In reference to this
announcement, Rev. J. C. Allen, of
Brooklyn, writes to The Voice of New
York, in reference to the immediate
advisability of strenuous efforts on
the part of all church members and
prohibition clubs to prevent the sale
at the World’s Fair, and that paper
makes the following reply:
There is just one way in which there
seems to us to be any chanoe to pre
vent the sale of liquor at the Worl’s
Fair. Petitions will not do it, they
might bo sent in by the shipload, All
the protests that the church papers can
publish will not do it, and the resolu
tions that church conferences and
synods may pass will not do it.
These are all well enough in their
way, and if they' accomplish nothing
else will register a protest against the
shame of placing on exhibition before
the world the progress in drunkard-
making.
One thing would probably call a
halt to the programme, and that is the
announcement next November that
one million votes have been cast for
the Prohibition candidates for presi
dent and vice-president. The “peti
tion” to circulate is the Million Vo
teres’ Agreement. The protest to
make is the Prohibition ballot. The
resolution to adopt will be in the
Prohibition platform to be adopted
June 30, 1892, at St. Louis.
So long as the voters of this nation,
including about four million who call
themselves followers of Christ, con
tinue to vote for the legalization of
drunkard-factories in their own cities
and states, so long will their paper
protests against the sale of liquor at
the Worl’s Fair be disregarded. And
they ought to be, what is more. If
we were the World’s Fair Commis
sioners and protests came in to us
from voters whom we knew to bo vo
ting for license parties, we would
have them—the petitions, not the
voters —fed into the flames at the
earliest possible opportunity.
If you don’t want liquor sold a*,
the World’s Fair sign the Million vo
ters Agreement and push it for all it
it worth.
Can I Consistently lie it Demo
crat?
Editor Gazette :
Your strong and manly editorial
on Honesty versus Democracy 1
heartily endorse. lam glad that you
stand for the right if it leads you be
yond the bonds of a weak and godless
Democracy. Your words embolden
mo to write some thoughts which, on
the day that I became a voter, forced
themselves upon me.
It was as natural for me to be a
Democrat as it was for mo to live.
My neighbors, good men, were Demo
crats. The only men I ever knew
wore Democrala, and I bml neve,*
heard anything hurrahed but Democ
racy, consequently I took it for
granted that I should be a Democrat.
But when I became of age, as was
natural, I began to examine into the
claims of my boyhood’s idol, and im
agine my sensation when I discovered
that Democracy had squarely planted
itself against one of the convictions
which was born in me and a part of
me, Prohibition.
Democracy makes the declaration
in its platform that it is “oppftsed to
all sumptuary legislation,” which real
ly means prohibition of whisky. I
was in a dilema. Here was that
which I had always heard termed
“the grand old party” deliberately
ignoring prohibitionists and throwing
out bait to tho liquor element. On
this platform the party nominated
Grover Cleveland. He endorsed the
platform. I wanted to vote for
Cleveland, hut when he swallowed
that whole platform I was nonplussed.
To vote for him meant the endorse
ment of the platform upon which he
stood, which was an anti prohibition
platform.
Here was the question that faced
me: “Can you, a prohibitionist, heart
and soul, vote for a man who deliber
ately steps upon a declaration diamet
rically opposed to your convictions,
and can you support a party that in
its declaration of principles puts
itself against that which under God
you believe to be one of the greatest
moral questions of this century ?”
I said I can’t do it. lain as you
say, Mr. Editor, for Democracy
or no Democracy. So I voted with
that party which, while I could not
quite endorse all of its declarations,
I could vote with them without violat
ing my conscience over a great moral
question, the Prohibition party.
But, Mr. Editor, since the last pres
sidential election there has been for
mulated a platform that I can con.
sctentiously endorse, and at the same
time be a good prohibitionist. I refer
to that grand declaration of the la
borers’ pi ineiples, the Ocala platform.
On this platform I can sand with
both feet and preserve my integrity
inviolate. Broad enough to build
a govarnment upon; strong enough
to sustain the liberties of a nation.
The Ocala platform is just and
right and equitable, When in the
late connty meeting the resolution was
introduced that we vote for no man
who does not stand upon the Ocala
platform, I voted for it and, God
willing, next fall I will vote that way,
for I believe in that direction lies
the restoration of American liberties.
W. A. Harris.
Women As Inventors.
While those who decry.women use
as one of their chief arguments the
statement that women have no invent
ive faculty, women, it seems, from the
actual official returns, go straight on
inventing. Not to speak of Cathar
ine Greene, the wife of Gen. Na
thaniel Greene, who undouptedly ing
vented the cotton gin, and whose
second husband induced her to
abate her fear of ridicule aDd
claim an Interest in it;
or of Mrs. Walton’s achievement
with noise-deadening, with smoke
burning,and with similar experiments,
there are many ether inventions by
women of equal importance. One
woman has invented n method of con
verting a barrel of oil into ten thoos
sand cubic feet of gas; another has in
vented a sewing machine that needs
no threading; others have invented
the ruffling and quilting attachments
to such machines, and arrangements
for sewing duck and leather. One
such attachment made a fortune for
Miss Helen Blanchard; ami anew
baby carriage brought to its inventor,
a woman, the sum of a hundred and
fifty thousand dollars. Another wo
man has invented a superior street
sweeper; another, a spinning-wheel
carrying rs many as forty threads; an
other, plan for heating cars; another,
a screw-crank for steamship; and a
horseshoe machine, a reaper and
mower, a danger signal, and so on
without end, owe their existance to
the brains of women. It was Miss
Knight who invented a complicated
machine, for making the square-bot
tomed paper bag. t and who refused
fifty thus am) dollars for the patent,
and who also invented another rrta
chine that does the work of thirty
naira, of hands iu folding these hags.
It is Mrs. Armstong who has invented
a machine for feeding eattle on trains;
it is Josephine Davis who has invent
ed an arrah&em.<it of lamp# ami rub
ber cloth for a hot vapor both at
home; Mrs. Beastly, a machine for
turning out complete barrels by the
hundred; Anna Conolly, a practical
fire escape; Mrs. Hailey, an attach
ment to beds by means of which the
patient raises ami lowers himself. And
among all these inventions none is
perhaps of a more pleasing and grate
ful character thau that of Mrs. Nancy
Johnson who invented the first ice
cream freeaer, but who, not so wise
as some of her sisters, sold her patent
for fifteen hundred dollars, all ice
erearn previous to her crank having
been made by a stow and laborious
stirring.
And this is merely skimming over
the surface and selecting a few in
stances that most easily strike the
eye,'ear ing a multitude unmentioned.
Nor are these inventions confined, it
is evident, to the walks in life most
familiar to women, as, among others,
the grain elevator, the screw-crank
for steamships, and the barrel-maker
testily. And while the existence
of all these patents and their result
ought to confound the careless speak
er who thinks so lightly of feminine
capability, it does something far more
important in showing how greatly
enriched the whole world will be
when the feminine mind as well as
the masculine is fully brought to the
work.—Harper’s Bazar.
If children were accustomed from
infancy to hear nothing but eorreet
conversation, there would be but little
need of their learning arbitrary rules
of grantmer; they would naturally
speak and write correctly. Hence
it is that children of educated parents
are generally so much more easy and
graceful in their conversation than
the children of the uneducated. Our
language, like our manner, ,lr caught
from those with whom we associate.
A good place to live. A writer
from Maine to a friend in Fngland
says: *T have been here four months,
and have never seen a bar nor a glass
af liquor. J have tried to get a glass
of brandy, but could not without a
doctor’s certificate I have now exper
ienced a fair trial of total abstinence,
and certainly am better in health; to
my surprise, I have had no headache.
I am getting rich—no temptation!”
Legal Advertisement*.
Sheriff Sale.
GF.ORGIA: Basks County .-Will
be sold on the first Tuesday in March
next at the court house in said county,
within the legal hours of sale to the
highest bidder for cash, the following
property to-wit: One tract of land
lying in said county, on *be waters of
Middle river, adjoining lands of John
Ivesler on the north. B. Y. -Varner -
on the east, George Kesler on the
south and others, known as the borne
place m Win. Kesler. Levied on as
the property of Win. Kesler bv virtue
of a fifa issued from the Siq erior
Court of Franklin county, in favor
of T. M. Trihle for the use of -Thomas
F. Williams vs W. A. Martin, We .
Kesler and Larkin Williams and con
troled by said T. F. Williams to
W. A. Martin, executi r of MVajaL
Martin. Sold to satisfy said fifa.
This Jan. 25th, 1892. ($4.59)
Also at the same time and- place,
Three bales of cotton wrapped in
jute bagging and banded with iron
lies, and 1946 pounds of seed cotton
and eight bushels of corn mors or
less. Levied on by virtue of a fifa
issued from the Superior Court in
favor of B. T. Soddnth and against
J. O. Dalton. Levied on and to be
sold as the property of J. O. Dalton.
This Jan. 25th, 1892.
($2.52) F. M. Henderson, Sheriff.
M. E L. Watkins, ) Banks Superior
vs V Court: September
C. D. Watkitfs. j Term, 1891.
Libel for Divorce.
The defendant, C. D. Watkins, will
take notice of the above pending suit,
and he is hereby commanded to be
and appear at the March term, 1892,
of said court next, as per order of
said court.
Witness, the Hon. N. L. Hutchins
Judge [Superior Court. Jan. 25th,
1892. ($2.46) L. N. TuEk, C. S- C.
GEORGIA: Banks Combdt.- Will
be sold on the first Tuesday in March
next at the courthouse in said
countv within the legal hours of sale
to the highest bidder for cash the fol
lowing property to-wit: One tract of
land lying in said county on the wa
ters of Nail* Creek adjoining lands
of Sydney Roberts, A. C. Moss and
others, the hi see whereon defendant,
now resides, containing two hundred
acres more or less. Said place is
well improved, there peing erect'd
upon it a good dwelling house and
necessary out-buildings. .Said land
levieil on as the property of John
Jrckson to satisfy an execution issued
from the Superior Court of said
county in favor of L. N. Turk AdniV
de bomi non of J, M. Patterson's es
tate, against SaV.ih A. Pauenun,
John Jackson and R. J. Dyar. • This
27th day of January 1892.
(84.56 ) F. M. Henderson, Sheriff
GEORGIA; Banks- Cot sty.— Mrs.
E. .J. I.ile widow of William Lile de
ceased, lias applied to the ander-ined
for the appointment of commissioners
to set apart.to her a year's support
out of the estate of said deceased.
The commissioners so appointed have
made return thereof to this office and
1 will pass upon he same on the first
Monday in February n.*xt.
Given under my hand and official
signature, this January 4th, 1892.
(S2AO) T. F. HILL, Ord’y,
GEORGIA: Banks County. —T.C.
Westbrook lias applied for (ex
emption of personality and Retting
apart and valuation of homestead, and
i will pass upon the same at 12 o’clock
M. on the 10th day of "ebruary. 1892.
at my office in Homer, Ga. January
18th, 1892. T. P. BILL, (M'y.
GEORGIA: Banks County.— No
tice. I, J. 11. Gardiner do hereby con
sent for my v,ile< Indiana Gardiner, to
become a public or free dealer, as pro
vided by section 1760 eT the revised
Code of Georgia. January IBih. RS92.
(51.30) J. H. GARDINER.
GEORGIA; Hanks County. —G.
S. Martin, Guardian of M. F. Martin
h.as applied to mu for letters of dis
mission from said guardianship, and
1 will pass ujron said application on
the first Monday tu April, 1892.
Given under my hand and official
signature, this January 4th, 1892.
(83.30) t. F. HILL, Ord’y.
GEORGIA: Banks County. —To
all whom it may concern: J. M. Lile
lias in due form applied to the under
sign. and for permanent letters of ad
ministration on the estate of William
Lile late of said county deceased, and
I will pass ujKin said application on
the first Monday in February, 1892.
Given under my hand ami official
signature, this 4th January, 1892.
($2.10) T. F. lIILL, Qrd’y.
GEORGIA: Banks County.-M. L.
Cox, administrator of Matthew Cox
deceased, has applied to me for letters
dismission from said estate, and I will
pass upon said application on the first
Monday in February, 1892.
Given under mv hand and seal,
November 2d, 189i.
(♦2.90 p) T. F. HILL. Ord’y.
GEORGIA: Banks County
John Whitfield, Adm’r of W. J.
Brewer deceased, has applied to the
undersigned for letters of dismission
from said estate, and I will pass
upon said application on the first
Monday in March next.
Given under mv hand and official
signature, Nov. 30th 1891.
T. F. HILL, Ord>.
Legal Advertisements.
Sheriff Sale,
G EGTIGIA: Banks County. —Will
be sold on the first Monday in March
next at the courthouse in said county
within the legal hour# of sale to the
highest bidder for cash, t£e following
property to wit: Fifty acres of land,
part of the C. S. Weld homestead, ly
ing in the 284th district G. M. of said
county adjoining lands of J. E.
Strange, Henry Pritchett and others.
Levy made and returned to me by
J. A. Martin, I, f. Levied on as the
property of S. A. 4’. Wild, and
sold to satisfy a tax fifa in my hands.
Also at the same time and place.
Fifty acres of land lying hi the 284tb
■ iislriet G. M. o s:.id coc.ntry adjoin
ing lands of Andy Aerev, Danie Gar
rison end othi t n Lew and re
turned to me by J. A.’Martin, L. C.
Levied on as the property of Lee
Strickland and sold to satisfy a tax
fifa in my hands. This Jan. the 23d,
1892. F. M. Hen dees n,
($3.12) ($2.28) Sheriff.
GEORGIA: Banks County.—
Agreeable to an order of the Court
of Ordfn ry of said connty will be
sold during legal hours of sale before
the courthouse door at Homer, on the
first Tuesday ir> February, 1892, all
of the real estate hereinafter describ
ed, allot said land lying in Banks
county, Georgia, and belonging to the
estate of IV. }. Bowles dt ceased: Ly
ing on the waters of the Grove river,
beginning at a stake on the line of
A J Rucker’s land on tho east, thence
S 21 E 65 to an iron wood, thence S
E 13 to a Pine, thence 8, 2 R
1750 to a Black oak on Brooks' line,
thence south 81 W. 23 to a Black oak,
thence 14 rhnrnes to a Post oak,
thence N, 18J W to a stake; one
Hundred and Thirty-five .verts more
or less, .vni? being the premises where
on W. H. Howies resided st the time
of his death, and sold *? titc estate of
said W. R Howie* deceased, for the
purpose of paying debts and for dis
tribution among the legatees under
the will of deceased. This is a good
farm, alamt twent\ acres of good
bottom land, alx.ot forty acres of
good up laud, all is good -4, ate of cul
tivation, )>e remainder in original
forest. Two good dwellings and two
tenement houses on tho place, and
good ont-buildinga, a good well and
spring, and otherwise well watered.
This is a desirable home. Terms
cash. \V. \Y. Lewai.i.en,
($8.10) Executor.
H. & T. E. ATKINS,
BANKERS*
MAYSVILLE, GEORGIA,
Transacts a general Baskiug and Ex
change hrrshioss. So? etc ‘Recounts of
1 business firms and nidirhlunls. Col
-1 lecling on all points a speeUltv. We
are protected by one of Hall's Burglar
Proof Sides and infaltable lime lock.
JDf/e Work*.
Steam Dye Works.
MILES JOHNSON,
No. 10 Clavton St., Athens, Ga.
BIBLES, BOOKS,
ALBUMS, TOYS,
Games, Etc.,
in every variety.
STATIONERY,
Blank Books, Paper Bags, Etc,,
Cheaper than anv House in Georia.
1). W. M GREtIOH,
The BOOK STOBE
ATHENS, GEORGIA.
Hoot* and tfioe*.
J. C. & I. DANIEL,
BK.UEXS IX
Boots, Shoes, Leather, Shoe
Findings, Etc., Etc,,
Boot autl Shoe Uppers a SpecLalty
32 Whitehall St ..Atlanta. Georgia.
Parties bringing this notice will get
10 per cent discount on lowest pikes.
W. r>. MASON,
DEALER IS ,
STAPLE AND FANCY
DRY GOODS
GROCERIES.
HOMER, - - . GEORGIA
G. W. Brown
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
MAYSVTLLE, - - - GEORGIA
Will do a general practice. Collecting
and Divorce cases a specialty.
A. C. MOSS,
Attorney til Law
UOMEU, GEORGIA.