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Pallan SKrgus* H. A. WRENCH. Editor mid Proprietor. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1882. The ticket suggested, last week, for our city council, is generally approved. How many charitable hearts were aroused last Thursday to the jtniff erings of the unfortunate? Congress assembles Monday. We shall no* s<*e what the revenue tinkers will do, perhaps. The party that shall remove the tax from whisky so longs as our government needs a revenue will deserve the execra tions of humanity. The Mate's liability (of damage to the Jessees of the W. A A. R. R. has been broached. Great Heavens! Are the people to be skinned alive? We do not believe the will take kindly to a new constitutional con vention. A constitution that floes not limit legislation would lie a misnomer in Georgia. The election of a mayor and council should be considered by every citizen Jas a matter of personal concern. No man has the right to claim support only upon the ground of merit. Let the entire internal revtinuo sys tem, as it now exists be wiped out and then place a revenue Upoh the distilla tion of intoxicating spirits, for educa tional purposes, the col ection of which to be so arranged, that, a healthy public sentiment will frown down all infrac tions of the law. Till COUNTRY EDITOR. We frequently note the efforts of wri ters, for the papers printed in the larger cities,to inflict a bit of sarcasm at the ex pense of country editors. We have, ss yet, been able to comprehend neither the wit, the sense, or good cause of such flings, without we should heighten our imagination to a point accepting as a fact the superior wisdom of the city scribbler, and the consequent ludicrous n#Hß. to his mind, of the timourous dis cussion of questions, important, er un important, indulged by the unfavored editor, who only has a local constituen cy of rustic citizens. There are any number of country editors in Georgia who w ield a greater direct influence than the most popular of the city papers. As a rule their following is more warped nnd positive—they come nearer/catch ing the drift of public sentiment, and moulding it into a tangible and expres sive compact, and forcing issues into the current prosy politics, that would otherwise never come to the front. As a rule they give shape to that which indulges the city editor in his reflection of a new idea. In fact the country edi tor enjoys advantages, so varied, and oft times complimentary, that he rather pities the. hardworked, short paid, un enviedmachine penciller of other men’s ideas whose only bright spot seems to be in the contemplation of his superiority over the fellow who occasionally barters his labor for a bag of country produce. The fact of the business is that the countryjeditor is a much bigger man than he publicly assumes. If he does not sport a stove pipe tile and effect gold rimmed spectacles, it is because there is a better policy that keeps him in the bounds of the Romans With whom he dwells. Tiie remarkably tine cotton picking season which the farmers of the south 1 have enjoyed is costing them pretty j dear. It lias led to the belief in the I money centers that the yield will be a larger one than usual, seven million bales being the estimate, and this, coup led with the stringency of money' and but little demand, has caused cotton to decline two cents per pound since the opening of the season, and the indica tions now are that it will go still lower Th® Awful Taxes. Cincinnatti Gazette special: The fol lowing plan has been lately discussed by prominent officers of the revenue: First —To reduce tfie tax on whisky to fifty cents. This will cut off $33,000,000. Second —To reduce the tax on tobacco to eight cents, and on cigars to $3, w inch will cause a reduction of S2I,(XX),(XX). Third*—A reduction of the l«eer tax to ffftv cents would amount to $7,000,000. Fourth—Reduce special taxes to the lowest amount necessary to secuie a proper supervision of the government over the dealers, say $4,000,000. Fisth —Abolish the tax on mau l < », bank checks and all other articles, $12,- 000,000. Making a total reduction of $78,000,- 000, without ab-dialling the internal rev enue system, and leaving a handsome income from ui.s source without burden to any class or in:erest. The bill ponding before the general assembly to tax every firm lending money in this state SIOO in every county where such loans are made Is an insidi ous attack upon the interests of the agri cultural people of the state. It is a bill in the interest of commission merchants 4 and warehousemen who do not wish tin* farmers to have ready cash to purchase their supplies and handle their crops. It is a bill that should be promptly kill ed.—Evening Herald. And now the sore heads are finding fault with Mr. Stephens bet ,i ,is? he exer cises the pardoning power according io his own judgment and not theirs.-Na fioimh PUBLIC Rextiment. Rts'klesulylExprtww'iyby Various Opinions of these Naughty Times. Seven millions bales is now a popular estimate of the cotton crop of 1882. ■■ A falling to pieces! of many rairoad syndicates is a probability of the near ; futu re. The most reliable estimates’’give the Democrats 195 of the 325 members of the : next House—a majority of 65. The indications are .’that the “judg- I ment ami practical experience” of Joe Brown will control the present legisla- I ture. —Ishmalite. The New York (Tribune thinks’fthat! the bitterness displayed in the late Geor gia Senatorial contest will result in a permanent split in the Democratic or ganization. Gov. Stephens is getting a good deal 1 of criticism from all parts of the state for his free use of executive clemency in thejpardoning oUchain gang birds.— Gflflin Sun. AH the twenty cent pieces are to be i recoined into dimes and quarters. This w ill cause a considerable loss to persons | who have been in the habit of passing twenty cent pieces for quarters. The Chicago Tribune says Governor Stephens wants to be called “Mister.” ' Thomas Jefferson wanted to be called “Tom,” ex-Minister Schenck wanted to be called when he had three acres. The Columbus Times is openly, earn estly and squarely opposed to Prohibi tion, and thinks that the sooner such an impracticable scheme is dropped the better it will be for the country. In Missouri when the Legislatures ex tends its sessions beyond the seventy days allowed by law, the members only draw one dollar per day during the extra, time. This has the effect of keep ing the sessions within their proper lim its. Again we remark, the election of Gov ernor Stephens settles the chain gang system. We see it stated that he exer cised the pardoning power twenty-five times during the first fourteen days of his gubernatorial incumbency.—Sparta Ishmalite. Really, the state of Georgia is in a bad way w hen the legislature must ad journ because Senator Browll'cannot set up with it and be at his post in Wash ington at the same time. —Atlanta Her ald. If the advocates of the removal of the internal revenue tax on whisky and to bacco succeed in carrying their point, it will make no difference in the price of those articles. Each state will proba bly impose taxes equal to the present figures.—Post-Appeal. Ono sentence in ex-Governot* Col quitt’s speech Monday night does him honor, and will find an echo in the hearts of all true Georgians. It is this: “I have no w ar to make on the Indepen dent Democrats of Georgia now. 1 have stood by the nominees of mj’ party and my principles, and they, too, have doubtless been true to their convictions. With open arms 1 would w elcome them back to our ranks.” The Chicago Inter-Ocean says that congress “should not be frightened into the service of the lailroad monopolies by the hue ami cry raised recently against Improving our rivers and har bors as need improvement and can be improved? The hue and cry is against the mass of small jobs incorporated in the river and harbor bill regularly every two years bv congressmen who “pool their issues’’ to help one another in the race for re-election. The Augusta Chronicle voices the al most. unanimous sentiment of the peo ple in the following paragraph; The habit of the legislature of this state of defying, so to speak, the organic law of the commonwealth by holding two sessions within a year, instead of biennially, is getting to be a reprehensi ble public scandal. How can our legis lators expect the people to respect the law if they abuse it, by mere technical I application, which amounts to absolute contempt? The imlicatimis are that governor elect Cleveland will get into trouble. The democratic politicians of New York have been nw ay from the public crib so long that they are ravenous. Thu bosses in New York City, it is said, will make heavy demands for spoils. John Kelly, with the .sublime compla cency characteristic of the Taiumany chief, is apportioning out among his friends the fat offices which w ill be at Cleveland’s disposal after the Ist. of January, lhe Bullalo bosses are dis poked to be indignant at the claims of Boss Kelly. They co nplain that the eastern wing of the party has not only monopolized the loaves and fishes in the past, but has treated the western breth ren as if they were of no account what ever. Now that the west has a govern or, the hungry western politicians insist that they are entitled to a big share of the spoils, and they will get it or know the reason why. The governor evident ly has a delicate task him to avert a factional war.—Cincinnatti Times-Star. Simiiks, Savannah, Ga., says: ‘‘My child was an invalid and Bruw'n’s Iron Bitters restored her to pefect health.” I .M'IKAI. PROGRESS IN GEORGIA. The manv bills introduced in the Leg- ■ vdature of Georgia, at its present ses sion, looking to an increase of the pub lic school fund, the prohibition or res triction of the sale of spirituous liquors, and the prevention of corrupt or fraudu lent voting, show that the sentiment of the people is a healthy one, and that they have a true conception of needed social and political reforms. We have ' little doubt that a material increase in the school fun 1 will be secured by the adoption of one or more of the measures proposed. The prohibition question is a more difficult one to deal with, but a great advance toward checking the evils of intemperance has already been made, as is evidenced by the fact that in over fifty, or more than one'thlrd of the counties of the State, the sale of intoxi- ■ eating liquors has been stopped by the ; vote on the prohibition of the people I of those counties and there is good rea son to believe that the number will be the operation of existing “hjgal option” laws. It is very doubt ful whether a-»y more arbitrary law which the Legislature could pass would <lo better or advance the cause of temper- ; ance any faster. The fate of prohibitory i laws in a number of other States—in cluding puritanical Massachusetts —ad- monishes us that it will not do to at tempt to drive the people into reforms of ' this kind; they must work out their own deliverance to give stability to reforms in their habits or morals. As to the prevention of frauds, we hope that the Legislature will not hesi tate to adopt stringent measures. The use of money to influence votes should he severely punished ; the law requir ing the payment of taxes as a qualifica tion for votors should be strictly enforc ed ; all efforts at intimidation of voters should be severely dealt with, and all false counts or false returns punished. Perhaps a general registration would aid in preventing some cf these abuses, and if other measures be devised to correct the remainder, they should be enacted. The public sentiment of Georgia is un doubtedly a healty one —as much so as that of any other State of the Union — and all sensible and practicable Legis lative aids should be extended to sus tain it. —Rome Courier. WHY NOT IN GEORGIA. In the proceedings of the sitting legis lature in Vermont we notice the passage of an act to raise the needed revenue of the state after an entirely new method. This bill provides that all levies of state and county taxes shall be abolished and that the revenue needed shall be derived by taxing the corporations doing busi ness in the state, as follows: Railroads, 2 percent on the first S2OOO earned per mile and 1 percent additional for each SIOOO earned; insurance com panies, 2 per cent on the gross amount of premiums collected ami one-half of 1 per cent on all surplus above the legal reserve ; express, telegraph or telephone companies 3 per cent on gross receipts steamboat ami cat- companies incorpora ted by the state 2 per cent on gross re ceipts. The real and personal estate of the Corporations are exempted from any other taxes, and the equalization boards are abolished ami all laws in regard to assessment and collection of state and county taxes are repealed or modified. We commend the consideration of this plan to the general assembly of Georgia, now in session. With our burden of debt it may not bo possible now to do away with all direct taxation of the peo ple, but we believe that the Vermont plan could be so engrafted upon our revenue system as to greatly decrease the burden of taxes that our people are annually called upon to bear. The Vermont plan is a just one. The great part, of our corporate interests are the property of and exercised for the benefit of non-residents. Those interests have been granted great franchises, pub lic domain, state financial aid and the protection of all our laws. Let them pay for their great privileges. Let the ! people be relieved of their taxes, and let ! corporate profit- pay the expenses of the government that protects them. — i Atlanta Herald. I The majority of 200,(Uh) in New York i was gained, not by men who had chang ed their opinions, for Cleveland got only 1,7 c: more votes than Hancock received in 18S0, but it was caused by 200,000 Republicans staying at home.—Atlanta National. There has been for a long time a great hue and cry raised for the abolish ment of the internal revenue system. That would mean free whysky and to bacco, and taxed sugar, coffee, tea and other necessaries. There is undoubt edly many abuses connected with the internal revenue, but we had much rather whisky should be taxed than 1 coffee.—Gritlin Sun. Notice of Local Legislation, Notice is hereby given that at the en suing session of the legislature a bill w ill be introduced with the follow ing captive: A HILL, To be entitled an Act to alter and amend the road laws of this state so far as they apply to the county of Whitfield, and to authorize the Ordinary and Board of commissioners of roads and revenues of said county, to levy and collect a per capitar and propertv tax for road pur poses. Charlkb E. Bkoyi.f.s. Oct. 21st, 1882. Ili«> stock law in Putman county, al though overwhelmingly defeated two j years ago, was put in operation last Feb- i ruary and has since been so successful j and satisfactory that its former enemies ’ are nuw its most substancial suppor- I ters. —Sparta Sunbeam. SKINNY MEN. , “Wells* Health Renewer” restores health and vigor, cures Dyspepsia. Impotence, Sexual De bility. *l. The Secret of the universal success of Brown's Iron Bitters is sim ply this: It is the best Iron preparation ever made; is compounded on thoroughly scientific, chemical - and medicinal principles, and does just what is claimed for it —no more and no less. By thorough and rapid assimilation with the blood, it readies every cf the system, healing, periling and strong. heniug. Com mencing at the foundation it bu'lds up and restores lost health—in n > other v/ay can lasting Lenufit be obtained. Dearborn Ave., Chtcngc, Nov. 7. 1 have bcca a sufferer f. ■•’n ave-y wca’.: st<»r.i3x h, heartburn, a: cl dys; 11 its worstb>r.n. Near!/ e.'.rj J.i x 1 • , ‘ v - 5 ; distress, •nd 1 ccu'd cat ii'.tKt t. I have triode /cry thinjrecun.avn-- d, a< v t t»ken the . vcrip.i :iof a d n physicians, butg t no n-ief until I t.n.k 1 .owu’s ‘r. - B:*t :rs. I f. :l r.-nc of the old t- >ub!e>, ?ud a her m.-,n. I am rnt lDg .1 ; a V.rn.-.jcr, an 1 fcel fi-st’■•Je. I ant a r.Clroa 1 ei giutcr, now r. »• e : v trips rrq-darky. I c-n r. t .« y t > ,*h ’ praise cf your wonder- ful medicine. D. C. Hack. Brown’;; Iron Bitters does not contain v.hi.fry or alcohol, and will not blacken the teeth, or cause headache. ar. d const ip at io n. It will cure dyspepsia, indi gestion, heartburn, sleep lessness, dizziness, nervous debility, weakness, f:c. Use only Brnwah Iron Bitters ma-!e l*v Brown C.he: .i . I Co., Jizltimore. CreiscJ led i;;r_£ a:ia .< 0.1 v/rupy .r. J AS. ! I. J ARVIS, General Agent for State us Georgian! The Florida Mutual FIRE INSURAN A SS(>< 11 A Tl< >ZN, Policies solicited. County Agents wanted. Address as above, Komh,Ga. J. F. TItEVITT, Agent, for Whitfield. Murray and Catoosa counties. se;>9-4ni TUT S ■ FILLS SYMPTOMS GF A TORPIS3 LIVE??. Loss of Appetite, Bowsis costive. Ps.ir> in the Head, with a dull seuostion in ths back part. Pain under the Shoulder blade, fullness after eating, with a disin clination to exertion of body or ntind. Irritability of temper. Low spirits, with a feeling of having neglect-3 some duty, 'Weariness, Dizziness, Fluttering at the Heart, Dote before the eyes. Yellow Skin, Headache goaeiaily over the right eye, Restlessness, with fitful dreams, highly oolored Urine, and CONSTIPATION, TT’TT'S PILLS are especially adapted to snch eases, one dose effects such a change of feeling as to astonish the sufferer. They Inereaae tiae Appetite, anil cause the body to Take oh Flesh, thus the system is Bom-iahed. and by their Tonic action on the IKsrvativc OrgaiiM. Regular ,*S<«h.lh are pro duced. Price 26 cents. 3S Murray St.. M. Y. Gray Hair or Whiskers changed tonOiossv Black by a single application of this Dvr. It im parts a uatuial color, acts Instantaneously. Hold by lirusjrisis, or Bent by express on receipt of*:. OFFICE. 35 MIRK.iT SIT., XEW VO Illi. (Dr. TtTTS MASf.lt -t V.lusl.li- hfcmithn and > Vartkl KecrlpU aUlba ■ J.d AL BE on appl>raU<M..> S’® F A Sas L-V £ * MWRFS ■ KTMS INS IA IV KHSITT S feSR-abKl Allimtn, flu. For Illil’traied ( t'-.nlar. A live actual Busi ness School. lueiMy gears. R. E. PARKER, WITH | Atkins, McKeldin A Co., WHOLESALE DE AI,EKS IN HATS, CAPS, AND STRAW GOODS 35 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Ga. 35 |sepS4 lyj X X-li. J l .. ■'Ut"''Czi /' <o^xsX.w-s, MY FA.LL STOCK OF Dry Goods, Hats, Boots, Shoes and Clothing 1 have Bought Low Down, and will Sell Lew for CaSh [Trap's 6’ik.j if ,ij • > , z? 3 ft imperial attention WAUwfc thA w „ _ io the Walker Boot W O 1 and Shoe, as the best 111 America. ▼ wmSuJlUp^ 6 fro,n in stock am! y.; ■ I AM SOLE AGENT FOB THESE GOODS. 1 have n fuUlHne of .Men’s, Boy’s and Youth’s Clothing. Ladies’ Cloaks, Dohnas, and Shawl also, a hill line of Ladies’ Misses’, and Childrens’Shoes, ami Hosiery. ( all and see my Goods. They are New aud First Cla-s in material i.ml .... , ■ Sold low down forthe mom y. sei» -.>-lv 1 n V ke U J.' 1 • lours irulv, J. A. BLANTON. f combination of JV©. TFI of Iron, r avion x’ir st W-sS \^ ar^a,, <i flu>/<phorxuiin SrW /y J S’? c* #?"■ y .er /f-.*?. V* n form. Tlie ■EF F.r;) ) (, ’ l, !/p> o>»ralionofiron f? tg S £/&' f A? will m>t blacken the j-VVt. 7 W D ■ ' '<• ch -ra.-t. r, --,. . f ■>< ■•inwiE -t Eiiuiimrwuisi i^n n»» 4 \g ■ n' r t roit preixi ratiOtUf gKM'Lr.MICN: I have used DrTllauter’s Ikon Tonic in my pracUce, iilThrSrw>erienMßr y twenty-iive years In medicine, have never found anythin* to give tiie results that Dr H aktkk"! Iron Toxic docs. 11l many cases of Nervous Prostration, Female Diseases. Dvsnensia ami poverioied condition of the blood, tiiis peerless remedy, has in my hands, made some wonder? ii Cases that have iianied some of onr most eminent physicians, have vieid.-d to this great-nd able n pedv. I prescribe it in preference to any Iron preparation made. In as Dn. 11 AKiEi, » Iron Tonic is a necessity in mv practice. l)ti. 11OBEKT 8 WI FI s' ouu “ , ST. Lovis. Mo.. NOV 1 . 26th. I W . MM Wash It tftvcx colorfo the bloOtlX T m- natural healthful tone to\ : y the digrxtive orffanx and I «< '../ A If 7 St' ft} }■' f gft ftf IB J| nervous K>txtem.,maklng\ JO' &-V .ft ' Ar Ar ’ Ar /HrS, it anplicablc to rali WSt Jf £ y ft ' .ft Aft fft ffJ J Debility, loss of Appe- 1 W f/" A ft . -ft ft ’’ ft' ft ~ tife, Prostration of Kitol I 'X r . ft ft Powers and Impotence,! - M '■ yr , MANUFACTURED BY THE DR. HARTER MEDICINE MAIN ST., sT LOUIS. y. 1 .. 1 """ 1 —WWWWI I ■ J , / ( ' CHATTANOOGA A ' r' -.s. J . ' v" WOIIKS Mana.-acluri-rsof A BHST REFINED CAST STEEL 1 'VJIRCULAR SAWS V ■ i -i'L V . FULLY WARRANTED. ' • .'v| ; all KINDS OF L-~.~ - - t ; / * Litlsfuctlon Guaranteed. -aiCJ D2-2IU CHATTANOOGA, TENN. ' • -. art tlxdßr IHE L?QHT-R NN3NQ Domestic i.• *S.' ~~~ That it is the n'-knowledged Leader cl T,IK I’3i- a tact that cannot bdisputed. I 1A ' Y 1M ‘ FATE IT ‘ H NOUEBQTTABIT ' Vii k5-,-! ,»$«?. 1 he Largest Armed, |w--.yiSf V Tim Lightest Running, t ft. L__ - i i'i.st I'- aa.i. I-w-.rk. . . . y ■/- •’' V : material. ! a;:.I ah kinds of work. _ To be complete in every respect. i’ei- sale by T. Ac; S. E. BERRY, Agents Wanted in m o copied Territory. D.dton, Go. -.29 Addies: D S'TIC SEWING MACIIINE CO., iNekiiWiit!, Yu. i I 0 I I Standing, while ni” y b hare ln be , come’c e hro!’c “ n ’ 1 ra d '* t r eT f I family. With some the troubles >f I riant victims. Dr. fovercome. Old and young females are ■ Keung female weaknesses, exce.se. S irr-oni? r na.?L t iA r ma, ' eß positive and unmistakable cures "f a-■ Io the feeble and emaciatedl; bud<is"n S and re a. . n A^ r ‘2 d ‘ ca ’ obß P»^‘on S ; impart, strength a»dn?« ■ tions: repairs damages indicted bv veara r,r k 7M I r r 7 Lea broken-down and worn-out cons! ■ t.uubled maiden, and is a fist fuen/to mothr rain'll' 1 •“£* rin g ; regulntee, comfvrta and cons' Ir- 1 ■ It cures ovarian diseasea. uterine di?nlL«mLl J OB,! a the .‘ rouWe “ P-thway oftheir married !■«>• ■ weakness o f the kidnere and lack revivojthn dTnn,” B "3 u,cerHt i n »s, hysterics, leucorrlitea, chirr- . ■ r. ,d nervous. It is a nl-verdailing kon tome fam2?J . d , e !P°“U«°‘ *u>d melancholy, calm, the e«naW« ■ rslAdri )c rmalled/> ce to any a ß dd^ 8 , I ‘j r p SI ; Btnr - •’-<«. Sold every-4i>ere. Family M h M —7 J- r- hrouuooLß & Co., Proprietors, Louisville, M all cases be piropor'li’SteiSed’to"'.’ oi’-opoy the" lo of aonX ’ r3 J r ™ t proving that they B>u«*» ■ tho liver, ca so a free flow of bile and carrv off th™ 5- euied ci, ‘« that will cleanse the tti ni a■ Krong med nea, prince p„ n , K r,p,,\- Bailee’s Saline Aperient is of «-i tn h ’ en , d of,cn caU9a th e loss of time. . ■ caua.a afi to flow of bile, relieves hr " u “Pl*a"»nt effects; it >v-ts nnldlv npon the bc«* ■ Indigestion, ate. «“eves cun.tipaUoa, biltousneM, sick headache, aciS stomach, heartburn, «•«< ■ Xt u a whit, powder, aU is M ooollug tmu M a elaM of gO(U wgtM- EoUlo . W no* | ~ ' I S»M T TH’S IESLTDNEY r r<)NIC I nrma or Cur e of Kidney Diseases. C acute p: ..1 o|,.V<T.'iin,,?'DLt:t , ? '‘’ I l '' l! '' , t l -' i; -d the Kidneys and B'adder. a’’' l '., u rß stomach, indi a arid (IvsnepNi i /•; ’ i;;‘ ''f tin* b.irk nnd fiinln. l ' lJ ‘ i H the meniorv. < iiervou Alebility K tl,e nerv ’ >Us system and restores an l M A Gn ; 11 " ,Lr ’ htand on its ows MEHITS. have endeavored to'placed i"medic-fnes for the afilicted. ano'lurinl t, '; ql “ u> M I refer the reader of't his 'pa per t\ he as a proof of IlHe A■’ H SMITH’S AORICTLTIBAL LINIMENT .< ■ SMITH’S H.DOi’HVi.idN I.tVEK ’pii.l.s, ‘ " VoTsV-VE, ■ met-, and thio to ree'om '.'m. m 4 > tnv<l ami proveU ii.eriUto^ 01 B