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LI & Vol.a. The Courier. PUBLI3HED EVERY FRIDAY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Dae eopy, one year..................It bnecopy,six months................ One eopy, three months.............. (STK1CTLT IS ADVANCE.) Advertising rates. space. lw Ira 3 tn 1 A m ly 1 Sqaure *2 50 i ■Mi 00 * 8 0081200 9 “ 1 75 4 00 00 00 “12 00 18 00 h “ 3 50 5 00 12 00 18 00 25 00 >/ Col’n 4 00 8 00 15 00 25 00 35 00 C “ 6 00 10 00 25 00 35 00 100 60 00 l “ 10 00 15 00 35 00 60 00 00 One inch constitues a square, nnd there are twenty squares in a column. Special notices in the local eotutnrtt, ten Vents per line for each insertion. Professional eards inserted .*8.00 a year The aboae rates will not be <dlviated as they have net fcecu made with a VieW t’o reductioh Advertisements must take the van of the ps'pbV, S» be do not contract to keep them th shy particular place. Bills are due after tha first insertion, •hA the ■icneyJ.wiH be called for when heeded. Abort communications on matters of public Interest and item*, of news respect- tblly solicited ltom every source. pub. ill advertisements emanating accordance from lie officers Will be charged for In With ah act passed by the late General Assembly of Georgia—75 cents per hun fired words for each of the first four inser¬ tions, and 35 cents for each subsequent Insertion. Fractional parts of one hun¬ dred are considered one hundred words; each figure and initial, with date and sig¬ nature, is counted as a word. JESSE E. MERCER, Editor and Publisher. BtUriad Slahadale. ULAXXLT EXTENSION. Leaves Blakely daily at 7:30 a. m.; ar- rives at Arlington at 5:30 a. m.; arrives at Leary at 9:39 a. m.; arrives at Albany at 11:80 a. m. at 4.20 m. ; arrives at Leaves Albany p. it p< _____ tgfliy 8ififiif f* SUPERIOR COURT. HM. B- B.tSower, Judge; J.W. Walter*, „w..l • .r I r Coram, Clerk, . : » tssz tn Dowmber. , COUNTY OVFICERS. Ordinarv, A. I. Monroe; 8heriff, W. W. Gladden; Tax Collector, E. 8. Jones; lax Receiver, Thus. F. Cordray; Treasurer, C. H. Gee; County School Commissioner, J.J. Beck; County Surveyor, C. P. Norton; Cor¬ oner, A. G. Gadeon. COUNTY COURT. L.G. Cartlcdge, Judge. Quarterly May. Au¬ mi- •ions 4th Jl/ooday iu February. sessions, gust a«d November. Monthly every 4th Mouday. COMMISSIONERS R. R. * John Colley, J. G. Collier and J. T. B. Fain. Courts held 1st Tuesday in each (BOOtb. Ay ° 574th District—R. J. Thigpen, J.P., C. F Blocker, N. P. and Ex-offieto J. P. Courts held third Wednesday iu each month Wllkerson, J. P. 1123d District—J. L. held second John Hasty, N. P. Court® Thursday in each month. I* each month. J. P- 1283d District— C.J. McDaniel, Courts held first Saturday in each month. 1316—Thos. W. Holloway; J. P. C. L. Smith* N: P. Courts held 2nd 8at«rday In ««ch momth. Griffin, J.P. John A. 1301— 7Tio*. H. Saturday Cordray, N. P- Courts held 1st in each mouth. Saker Caanty Blroalery SUPERIOR COURT. B. B. Bower, Judge; J. W. IFitlUr*, So¬ licitor Geweral; B- F. Hudspeth, Clerk, Spring term convenes on first Monday No- in M»y. Fall term on first Monday in vember. COUNTY COURT. John O. Perry. Judge. Monthly sion* held first Mondays—Quarterly ses¬ sions. COMMISSIONERS R.R. W. W. Williams, T. H. Caskie, J. W. eS OUrt> month * COUNTY OFFICERS. f ^Uoway'Tax J. M. Odopu Treasurer, L. Tax Receiver, C. D. Brown; G.‘Howell; Surveyor, *«r B. U. Hall. JUSTICES OF THE rEACE AND NO ■TARIBS PUBLIC. 971st District—S. J. Livingston, J. W. C. Odom. N. P.s Courts held 1st Sat¬ urday in each month. VOOth District—G. T. Galloway J. T. H. C’askie, N. P.; Courts held Saturday in each month. 957th District—G. D. Lamar, J. P., g. Johnson, N. P. Courts held 3d day in each month. 1128 District—L. J. Mathis, J. P.;R. E. McCullun, N. P. Courts h*ld tyh, %f te Eymth. Ilf FAVOR OF GEORGIA. Washington, JantiatVlS.—Wash¬ ington has more educated; negroes than any city iu the country. They have excellent schools, two. colleges, libraries and various literary societies." Of these last ‘‘the Chatauqua” is prob¬ ably the most advanced. It has “bi- mouthy meeting, at which some mem¬ ber reads a paper on a subject an¬ nounced beforehand, and then an hour is spent in general discussion of the points presented. The subject at the last meeting was, “What state in the union is, all things considered, the most inviting home for the negro*/’’ A very intelligent member of the so¬ ciety 1 elated to me the salient points in the discussion that followed the readiug of the regular paper for the evening. I confess I was much inter¬ ested at What he told me of the opin¬ ions fcdvabced in his cociety'as well as with some of his own observations- There were present at the meeting re¬ ferred to representative negroes from all parts of the country, some of them employees of congress and the depart¬ ments, While others Were visitors to Washington. Forty of thorn ex¬ pressed their views on ihe question under consideration. Of this number over thirty declared the uegroes to be more prosperous and better off in Georgia than in any other state of the union. Fred Douglass led the debate and avowed this as his opinion. This conclusion seems to have b/jpn based on sound reasons and they were aptly put if my informant reported correct¬ ly. The climate of Georgia, they said congenial to the health find disposi- tion of the race, The usual methods of obtaining a livlibood in that state are suited to his taste and capacity. ihe state government is liberal to the negro. Better school facilities are o - f "red him in Geoogia than in any other southern state. In the courts his rights are better protected. The actual condition of the negroes there *«• -wx— »-*■«•*» - - «• dorsemeut of these views, The ne¬ groes of Georgia are not ouly poten¬ tially, but actually prosperous. They get lair wages aud receive encourage ment tn the effoit to aceure property. Thay have more real estate in Geor¬ gia. by over a million dollars, than they do in any other state. Their wealth in Georgia is now estimated at near eight millions. The negroes iu that state have been less affected by such crazes as the exodus idea than those elsewhere. They are contented and much morn identified with the whites than their brethren in other states. All these ideas were ad¬ vanced in the discussion and ware bucked by statistics and tbe testimony of those who bad observed tbe condi¬ tion of the negro in tbe various states. Strange to say, there was only one speaker of the forty who contended that any northern state offered a bet¬ v ter home for the negro than he could find in the south. This Sole advocate, I was told, was quite overwhelmed by the mass cf testimony from intelligent men of bis own race which was arrayed agiinsfjhim. The average negro in the north is a worthless citizen. It is a very rare instance when he displays the least desire to accumulate proper¬ ty by energy and economy. Tbe con¬ ditions are uot so favorable for doing so as they are in the south, land being much higher and much less on the market. I suppose tbe “Chatauqna society,’caore to tbe right decision. It is probably true that the m>gro problem, as it is called, is working U* der the most auspicious influences iu Georgia. I believe it is also true that the general Sentiment of the white people of the state is to give them a fair showing iu every way and that every favorable' indication of their morals and intellect is regarded with gratification by the great majori- (y J of the 'wllites.—Constitution. An attache of this office recently h ard a a ^killed vocalist sing “Wait till the Clouds Roll by.” She rendar- ed it. Wah tali the flaw raw baw, Jawy. Walt taw the flaw raw baw. Jawv, maw aw 'raw law wah, Wah tali the claw raw baw. And then she smiled sweetly and broadly over the Well-merited ap- plause. Chicago Tribune. LEARY, GA„ FRIDAY, JANUARY, aS, 1884. The Railroad in Palestine. We are glad to note some slight in dications of life and enterprise in Pal¬ estine the land so dear to the Christum aud Jewish world. A rtceut letter in the New York Sun Bays the Haile and Damascus railway scheme, which for a moment seemed to haug fire, partly owing to the Bomewhat exorbitant value set upon the concession by its owners, nnd partly on the distrust felt in Turkish enterprises in Englaud, in consequence of t! • |uucertainty bang¬ ing over tho Eastern question, seems about to be resuscitated Under the aus pices of some German capitalists, who are taking an interest in the develop meDt of the resources of Palestine. A. number of German societies or colonies have made s'uttlemsnts be¬ tween theJMediterrauean cost and Je- resalero; and are working eastward from the sea. They have started schools iind *,indUstt'ial enterprises in : their several loculitiea, their object seemiug to be the material as well as the moral and intelectuai improvment of native population Other mission¬ ary efforts iu distant lands are support¬ ed by contributions from home. The German settlers appear to have adopt¬ ed a different plan, and one which promises to be sueoessful, to wit. to colonies at convenient and supporting distauccs from each other, to make them self-supporting. These colon iss, or societies are prac¬ tically missionary centres, {"prepared support themselves by trade aud and at the same time to maintain a corps of teachers nnd min¬ in the surrounding couutry. Among other enterprises which the have taken in hand hi Pales¬ tine is the Haifa and Damascus rail¬ road; mentioned above. This road, if completed, will doubtless iu time be followed by others, and within a year two tile land of the prophets and iu»y be covered-by a 'network iron roads. When these improve 1Ultlae.4U.iW)* ' Qt . fl'P traveler may take Ilfs breakfast on the banks of the Nile, Lis dinner iu Jeru¬ salem and his supper in Damascus. This will be faster time t han that made by Mo-es and the Israelites on their toilsom -journey from the land of the Phuroahs to the land of Canaan* The passenger, if from a Chri tian country wil be shocked no doubt, wheu Ire hears the conductor call out the names of the stations on the several roads. He feels a sacred interest in the city city of King David, the A/onut of Olives, iu the brook Hedron and the Jordan, and ab..ve all iu Bethlehem, but he will hardly be prepared for the pain he must experience when he hears those repeats 1 svery d iy by profane lips as lie flits through the country. Steam and elictriciry, how. ever, are remorseless agents and sweep awsy many of our most cherished idols. And yet they are great civili¬ zers. Formerly it was the sword that opened the way to the missionary; now it is the steam engine and the electric wire. Slovenly Reading The Journal of Progress warns all men, old and young, against an evil thing which has been d< scribed as the “prevailing pestilence of slovenly reading.” This pestilence has low mauy a one who began life with excellent prospects. It is ruinous both to mind and morals. It is apt even to injure a man’* business habits and prevent him from winning success in practical affairs. Iu time it will con¬ found all his faculties; it will destroy his capacity for clearer preceptiou, for precise thought, and for pioper rea¬ soning. It will Ahrow into confusion bis judgment and his memory. If he does not get rid of it he can never be¬ come a good writed . or do any liter¬ ary work of any kiud worth looking at. How mauy slovenly readers are to be found iu these t ; mes! They will, in their slovenly fashion, read a news¬ paper article, perhaps a very exeelleDt one, and when they have got to the end of it, or, as they say, when they nave “looked through H”or*‘glanced over it,” you will fl-.d that they are un> b:e to give any acetvate account ot its argument, or that they do not apprehend its fundamental points, or that they have lost one of fts liuks, or that they have overlooked an import- ant illustration, or that they have failed to seize a word which is the vary hioge of the writer’s thought, or that they have wholly misunderstood tha drift and purpose of the rrticle which they have waited their time iu glanc¬ ing over. The slovenly readers are an affliction to careful and correct writers When such a writer sees how his rea¬ soning and his language are distorted by them, his mind is apt to become ruffled, and every one known how a ruffled mins unfits a man for the work of perspicacious composition. We are of the opiniou that the prevailing pestilence of slovenly reading is large¬ ly due to the slovenly way in which children are taught to read nt school. Teachers must be very careful about this thing; they must teach their scholars to read with precision and un¬ derstanding, thinking of every word, getting the Sense of eaeli sentence, and grasping the full meaning of any piece that may be before them. The Crop* of the Past Year. Commissioner Henderson, after look¬ ing the state over carefully, puts his conclusions in a circular just issued from the department of agriculture. He estimates the cotton crop at 65 per cent, of the crop.of the previous year. Thedrought injured the crop in every section of the stale and the rust iu some counties. The corn is estimated to b; 27 {>er cent, below that of the previous fruitful fyear. The drongth cut the crop down to 26,640,000 bush- dsns against 36,963 940 bushels in 1882. The oat crop fell off 18 per cent, bringiug the crop down to 8,699.- 400 bushels. The cotnmi-sinner adds that the drougth wb.clij did all this dauiag, was of more general]extent and of longer duralion'tlian that of auy previous visitation of “recent period.” But the fail supply of farm pork ex¬ ceeds by 4 percent, the product of 1882. and the number of stock bogs is new 41 per ceut, more than a year ago- us hope this gratify ingifact will be maintained, and even i mptovea upon during the current year. The sheep have increased 16 per cent. We have uow 611,992 as against 527,580 in 1832. The sheep have increased in all sections of.tlie state except in eastern Georgia where dogs are numerous. In the entire state it is estimated that the ddgs killed last year over 50.000 sheep* The loss iu crops is therefore bal. Huced to some extent by the gain in hogs and sheep. The acreage sown in wheat and oats is a|So reported *• ba unusually large, especially in middle and upper Georgia. It is believed that the sowing of oats in southern Georgia will also be very heavy. The indebtedness of the farmers is report¬ ed to be less by 12 per cent, than it was one year ago. The middle Georgia farmerf make the best showing iu this respect. The purchase of supplies has fallen off one-quartor, while the price of lands has advanced 8 per cent, in the last twelve months. The commistioner is hopeful and be sums np the situation in tbe word: “Though the production of most crops has fallen short of «n average the con- dition of tbe farmers is hy. no means d'seouragiug. The dry season promp¬ ted the most rigid economy, aud this, with favorable crop of last year, has generally enabled them to come out with lessinbebtedoess than usual, and the increased pork supply will, in a great degree, compensate the deficien¬ cy in Ihe other provision crops.—Con- stitutiiu. Tht Railroad Commission. Attention is called to an article in in another colnmn on tho Railroad Commission. It is from the pen of one of the ablest and most judicious men in the atate. An important point has been gained by the recent discussion, which, we are glad to note, was conducted for the inort part in excellent temper, The commissioners, as we understand, will in the futu,* permit the railroad antliorities to be heard before they is- »ue important ordejs, and not after- wards as heretofore. This is au im- p rtant c >nO' »-si<>n, and will doubt¬ less be satis actory to ruihoad mum* g^rs. Tile noxt imp-'riant change that will be sought by th<i roads, is such an» 3 n<lu:eot of the law as wHI secure to them the right of appeal fiom the decisions of ths commission. This, we believe, the commission will not resist, and we may expect to see the amendment made. Such, certainly, seems to be the drift of pnblib seuti- toeut in the stath. Tlie people de¬ sire to preserve the commic-don, nod the railroad companies themsdves are said to admit the advisability of hay¬ ing such u tribunal, providod it is sur¬ rounded by proper safeguards. With a just nod satisfactory adjustment by the Legi-latuje of these matiers of difference, » disagreeable and irritat¬ ing question will be removed nut of the way, aud both,tho people and the roads will move along iu harmony* We have at all times felt confident that tne people, wheu they came to understand it, wocld never be satis- fled with a law which practically de¬ nied to the owners of $60,000,000 worth of property the r ght to be heard at all, both before and after decision rendered. A law which dots Hot al¬ low an appeal amounts to a practical denial of a hearing after judgement has been pronounced. This right to be heard during trial aud afterwards is secured to all others—even to the lowest criminal—and caunot justly be withheld from such of our fellow-oiti- zens us happen to have property iu ruilroads. —Telegraph and M S3enger. AN INFIDEL CURED, A few years ago an infidel lawyer iu St. Louis, daring the progress of a great revival which lie had ridiculed, was on his way to a drug store t j pro¬ cure some medicine for his sick child. If was a bright afternoon of the Lord’s day aud a street preacher wa< speak¬ ing of Jesus to an immense crowd in one of the worst quartets of the city. The curiosity of the iufi.lel was exci¬ ted uud be stopped for a moment on the edge of the vast crowd to see what the gathering, fit so many people meant. Not a word the preacher uttered t heard: but near him and mounted on a wag\.,t sto^„ a tan.. was pouting foitli a volumn of bins, plieniy and obscenity and hate curs- iug the Bible uud Christ and Cliristi. uuity, The infidel noticed arouud him who laughed at his coarse jests and I udly applauded his vile sentiments. Bat he also noticed the group was made up of the very scum of society. Thieves, burglars, prosti' tutes, bloated drunkerds—men u»d women aud im[f grown boys upon whom the police kept a watchful eye —constituted, the admiring audience of the foul wretch who was floodiug them with a tide of filth. The lawyer after aw hile bowed his head in utter shame as he reflected i hat he was indentified with this spawn of bell- It is true that ha was an infidel on far other nnd higher grounds resting his skeptisisrn upon intelle ctual and scientific objections to >ee Bil>le; but be remembered that the arguments and witticisms of his class of thinkeisdribbeddowa through the various strata of the community becoming dirtier aud more offensive at each successive descent until they reappeared at thh bottom iu the dis. gestiog shape that faced him from the wagon the infidel orator. He walked away chagrined end mortified and without attending one of the re. vival meetings, without heating v sermou he renounced infidelity and be¬ came a Christian nnd determined to devote the remainder of his days to the deieucse of the cause be I ad sought to destroy.—Goldeu Ueuser. The Convenient Nigger in the Mi»- Hiuippi Legislature Hibler, tbe negro door keeper, who was elected over a white candidate fur tbe place, was no minutid as “the peg legged nigger from Warren” by Rep- reseutulive Miller, of Ticksbutg, who sat down without mencioniug the nom- nee’s »ame. The chairman annonne- ed “the one-legged nigder from War- ren” in nomination, and before the House got over relishing ihe joke he had seeded a majority of the vot s. Socm body cause near spoiling the I ‘jack man’s chances by ^uggestins that the leg was lost in the bite war in Fed era! service. Miller earnestly denied this, avoviug that it was well known in Vieksqnrg that 5Le n gro “had lost No. ?5 that leg while doing good service at a flrn hy being run ovet^bv on engine.’' A representative, in talking of the negroea success oven the white man, said: “We always give that office to the darkey on this principle. Every once and awhile a member gets so hot about something in the proceeding* that he feels as if he must kick soine- body- A white man would not stand it but the mud member eau go out and boot tho nigger and the latter takes it an a mutter of course.” “The doorkeeper acts as a sort of a safety valve fos the ill-humor of states- ffilnisqip?” was suggest**]. Yes,” said the legislator, “that’s it exactly. He’s a vent. That’s ihe rea- son we electa niggor doorkeeper.”—• Globe-Democrat Lettes. —- Prohibition Tbo citizens of Nmithvill* on last Saturday voted for the third time in furor of prohibition, there not bting a single disseutiug voioo. Does Dot this speak i I thunder tones for the cause of pro¬ hibition? Three years ngo when the question aroso many ridiculed the idea of the attempting such a thing. The only a vowed ^express!,>n being en- tirely against such a move. But ixA- withstaudinggthe stroug opposition a composed of gentlemen wbo wore utterly opposed to the Nalo of whi-ky was brought out and elected by a meagre majority. The second year the majority was almost 3 te 1, and at this the tbijd election not a single vote was cast but those against the sale of l.quor. Some went soMfar as to say that the business of the town was ruined. While we hnvo not canvassed the mat¬ ter, we are witling to venture the as¬ sertion that the business of the town for the past two years lias been better ihm for years back, And greater by far than all tho ad¬ vantages derived, is the excellent moral condition of our towu, it being a rare tod‘li r seen upon our streets. The o timed people wh> are more benefftted than otuers—are we proud to uote growing tnore 4 in favor of pro¬ hibition. May the wave spread nntil it covers ever.v|towu iu our good old stafe,— Smithviile Euterpiise. Equal to the Situation- *T’ve *got some good news, ’ said a t handsome Philadelphia girl to her companion, who was visiting her from out of town. What in it?” she asked^breathlesj^ jy hif. “Why George^sftd itist friend, Smith, from New York—that delight¬ ful gentleman we met last eTCuing, you know—have iuvited us to take a sleigh ride to-uight*" “Am I to ride with Mr. Smith?” “Yes.” “But he has only one aam.” • That doesn’t make any difference. George says lie is accustomed to horse* and can drive with one just as well as he can with two ” “It mak* good deal of difference. ’’ s a said the yowng lady from out of town. ‘ One cannot find any pleasure sleigh riding with a one armed gentleman, unless”—and here her face lighted op hopefully—“she drives herself.”— Philadelphia Call* Some parties in Canada are reported to have invented a new machine for cooking by electricity. It consists of saucepan or hot plaie so isolated by non conductors thufi the hot ton forms the positive pole of a current. The otln*r pule is attached to a movable point, which travels over tbe under surface of the pan iu circles sufficient- ly quick.not to bum a hole through. Some cakes were cooked in the appare atus aud eaten by tha inventor uud his fruiily. who are believed to be the first members of the humuu race who have eatea food cooked by the electxic spark, One lady declared that she tastted the flavor of electricity “quite' strong,” __