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The Blackhear Times
F.nti rr l »i the I*n*-«iS < c in Wucki-hi-Kr,
Rt»»., a* «v nii-r- i*k- ins’! rr«i *CT.
Arv-FTILIKS BATES:—Farnthed cn
appii catics.
IV I,,, ,.....,,1,. ' 1 know Ito , m ,*
they think they know. It. is the wise
men of the world who have realized
bow littli- we can know.
ninrkfttwar i* not nuxlou* to sap
ply W'ayeross with a pontinatfer.
Tlmro is only one way to secure a
national nomination, non a ,Ja vs '
-
and that is not otir way.
Th'-re an- wane people, pcrf.-ct
notes of interrogation themselves,
wlio become full stop* at the sound
of n querv.
Better and more profitable is it to
spend money on churches and schools,
preachers ac.d teachers, than on
penitentiaries and reformatories.
If wc do not voluntarily encourage
and support the former, we arc more
than apt to lie compelled to sustain
• he latter.
Brazil has got a republic, Doe.
rhe know what to do with it' We
hope she will not evetituallv tx* more
anxious to get the old Fmpeior bad
than he will Im* to go bad. Kepub
lies require favorable conditions to
flourish and become stable.
The illness of Hon. Jefferson Davis
is exciting the intense sympathy ol
the s tilth, I localise he Is the embodi
ment ol principles lor which we have
siiflered. Atnl the greater the hate
evinced In the north, Ihe greater will
be the sympathy and love in the
south. The arch rebel is our Chief
still.
♦
The Florida fruit exchange has
bandied 90,0t*0 boxes of oranges this
season an increase of 600 per cent
over the previous season. The total
orange crop of Florida this year U
estimat'd at iron, l,8(H),990 to 2,100,
O00 boxes, of which the exchange,
now consolidated with the Orange
Growers Union, controls at least
1,900,000 1Mixes.
lt is rumored that the friends
Gen. A. R. Lawton, of Savannah,
propose bringing him <>nt. ns a candi
date for governor. The Times would
foe glad to see the next governor ol
Georgia go from Savannah, and is ol
opinion that the growing commercial
interests ol our State, could not be
placed in better hands than in
of W. W. Gordon.
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Don’t forgot that Friday 29, Nov.
1X89, is set apart, by the President,
ns a day of National
and prayer, and ihut the people
the country are earnestly
mended to cense, for that day, from
their cares and labors. And in deed,
we have much lor which lobe thank
fill; lor have we not health, strength,
the loved ones at home, and an
abundant harvest to thaak God for ?
The Timkx wculd have been glad
to see Savannah get the new naval
station, but as the Commitsion has
decided upon New Orleans, no more
is to 1m said. Port Royal may In*
iHMieflted tl the recommendation is
carried into effect to locale a dry
diM'k nnd coaling station there,
Dame Fortune, however, has been
Irowuing ujxm that aspiring little
place tor many years.
4 * K is true that a great majority
of business men have no taste
politics, and regard with feelings akin
t<> horror some of the methods adopt
ed to secure political success.”—
/savannah Morning S'us.
Political success bought by some
of the methods resorted to is almost
as had as defeat. The honor of
success is tarnished by these methods,
and the press imi-t bear a large
share of the obloquy. The best class
ol American citizens will ultimately
lie driven from the arena of
•Uogeiher, if such method* obtain in
Presidential campaigns as in the last
Even to secure the election ot a
favorite caudidate, an honorable
citizen will not stoop to a low aud
scurrilous act. Furthermore, person
al abuse serves no good end It
is a crime to blacken public or
private character; and the natural
tendency of the evil is to destroy in
the public mind all respect for offices,
however exalt-vi they may be. art-cut-
1 nati >oal
Mize Home A'Anctiva.
While it is undoubtedly true that
is close connection iieiwseti
ignorance and crime; and that p »ver
and squalor in the dsns ol our
large cities are highly provocut ve ol
Vick: vet ,t U tree »!«>,’„ tV
that crim.; and vice are not
limited in their scope to any class or
classes of any population. Crime
and vice may be traced in the higher
wa |t« „| life’as surely, ‘er; if not as gen
^ jn ^ j ow and we are
t/ , believe that, coarse, and
|,i utid, and repnbive as the vice ol
he vulgar and illiterate may l»e, it
is not in realty as insidiously danger
oils to public character as the gilded
Ablaze immorality of the better
educated and more polished strata
if society.
We must seek further, therefore,
( jj an mete ignorance and poverty for
the causes of crime, provocative ol it
I lough they be admitted to be; ami
wo desire to advance tlio theory, that
an increase in the number of attrac
live homes would result in a corres
[Minding dccrea-e in the amount ol
crime.
Now what do wc moan by attrac
tive homes? Do we allude to their
paint, style, or upholstery, or the
wealth and social advantages ol tin
pri prictors? By no means. Neither
do wo hold lightly the spec,lie at
tractions which legitimately acquired
wealth may be able to piov.de. But
wo moan those attractions winch the
humblest have within their power, ol
which the first is love, and in which
are include.l the efforts ol parents to
make homo for the ch.ldren the
dearest spot on earth.
Dow many homes are there of
which the discipline is ol so lunsli
lin '* forbidding a character that toil
roMI to darkness is tlie ,,u| J
prospect; mid in which the paicntal
V ' 0,RO °l command sounds like the
stern accent of the jailor; where
neither book, nor paper, nor toy, nor
Itm lor lull’s sake, ever penetrates.
Poverty is hard to bear, and toil
at best, a stern necessity, but both
may bo rendered lieu ruble, and oven
pleasant, by those mutual intcrchang
es of affectionate and sollcning offices
which mellow the heart and awaken
that love whu-.h leaves no room for
deformed and hideous vice.
In these days, poor Indeed, is that
home, that female ingeuuity aud
immmlino love cannot make u bright
spot to be dreamed of in alter
years by the children. Kelt
words and caresses, and little name
|<\sh toueliGH of lingers in inven
non anti urruugonienl cost nothing.
And, in (act, we coma back to where
we st arted, make your children love
home, and soften its asperities by
affection and sympathy; be their
companion* at work, at play, at
ehurch, and at Sunday-school; make
hearth eheorlnl with kind words
and beaming smiles nnd in alter
vents the demon ot sin will be exor
eised by memories that will realise
tho l ’ "« meaning of Christian love
a n t hope, A prayer lisped at a
mother's knee has, etc now, proved,
through memory, a power, to arrest
murderous’ hand,
The influences of hnppv homes
^n, l)S through life, and
effi'ctive support against the
tions ol the world. Wealth does
necessarily make home happy.
Irue source ot happiness is within
whether wo be rich or poor,
and the humble root, beneath which
virtue nestles and love reigns can
aevor be destitute ol joy.
The most independent existence in
the world is that of the farmer. The
fruitful earth, hts employer, yields
lier increase as the wages ot his
healthful toil. Nature, his teacher,
if he will but learn to interpret her
language. Science and mechanics,
ins faithful friends, ever at his com
maud. Himself the arbiter of his
late. Campare his lot with the
denizen ot the city, the over worked
slave ot commercial speculation,
fho fever of anxiety heats his brain :
The figures of his lodger, like little
imps, haunt his pillow market
prices rob him of sleep, and plans
and schemes chase each other across
Lis menial return, Gladly would he
the murky atmosphere of
ht^- office for the lre>u air ot the bekls.
Envy u in the heart of fanner ami
mau—each envies the other; but
-fthe two, the lariuor has the ad
i<w . .! lie did bat know it.
Stinginess is not economy, neither
is economy stinginess, They are
convertible terms. Niggardli
ness, or covetousness, is, in tact, a
vice, while economy is the opposite.
1 virtue. There is a time to spend.
h . U« ImjM
save in order to be able to
wiien expenditure becomes
necessary.
It is not economy to deprive one’s
tamily of comforts, the want ol
which may entail a do dor's bill;
neither is it economy to withhold sup
port from a public object that aims
at a common good, and which, left
undone, would entail depreciation ol
public intere.-ts in which all have a
share. The miser, besides being a
nuisance, is also a cheat, lor he, by
hoarding his gold, and withholding
it /min circulation, is cheating the
ol the advantages of
which lie is made, by Irovidence,
the steward. The demise of some
men is a public loss; of others a
common gam. When a man’s life
dams the stream ot public prosperity
so that it cannot flow, his death caw
scarcely he regarded as a calamity.
The wealth ofaShylock may purchase
a gorgeous monument in a grave
yard lor him, but his departure from
earth will leave no void in the hearts
ol his countrymen.
p resi( | ent Li?i|llwUM1> „f ltte Farm
^ A|lia|ice> b , u lfie Knights of
Convontion in Alla(lU the
^ Jay lh ,. accordil)g U) 8fcat j 8 .
Georgiu wa8 tlie 8PCOnd state in
||mj &HJ , h i|(t ol i,| iter acy. The
reaso|1 o( thi(J waH - he Haid . U at
t|l(J fttrmen| wero unable to give their
children any advantages whatever
jn th(J way of educa „- ()n .
n this is so, is it noton the part ol
t)|0 A ||j ancei H peaking through its
President, a virtual condemnation ol
t)ie w | 1( ,| 0 public school system?
True, Colonel Livingston somewhat
blunted the point ot his remark when
he explained the cause of the illiter
acy in another way. “It was not,’
lie continued, "that Georgians loved
or preferred Ignorance, but on ac
count of the ravages made upon the
state by the war, from which some
hail not recovered.”
In this, our day, there is, we leaf,
not quite so much excuse (<>r illiter
acy as appears on the surface.
True, we are poor, but urc we now,
as a people, so very poor that we
cannot avail ourselves of the exceed
ingly low prices at which school
books are obtainable, and the low
rates ot tuition prevailing in private
schools, when the public
schools are closed. li the public
school system is defective, and we do
not propose to defend it, at least
constant efforts are being made in
the General Assembly to improve
it
Lot us. of Pierce county, manfully
s j l0u | der our own share of the res
p 0ns p,Uity, and, for the sake of the
c [ d i dien neVve , resolve that we will strain
#v ^- ‘ v to shak3 off the imputa
on or b ; ame under whteh w0 suff er
in reiluthUon>
When the farmer gathers in an a
buiulant crop, and carries to market
the Iruits ofvthe earth and the re
ward of generous nature for his
year’s toil, he receives in return tne
wherewith to supply wants whieh
cannot bo altogether satisfied on the
farm. It is true that abundant crops
are 1 coders to commerce. It is oqual
ly tine that we look to the tillers ol
the soil for our food supply. Bathe
is no true triend to the farmer, but
rather a false and dangerous flutter
er, who would conceal from h ui that
if dependence upon the agriculturist
is g,ea‘, no less great is the depend
ence ot the agriculturist upon the
1 abor ot others. Providence has so
ordered the affaire of this world that
we are mutually dependent Theri ’
is no <neh thing as independence in
the complete sense of the term, either
for individuals or nations. The con
ceptiou is due to conceit. Coucett is
the child of pride, and ignorance the
common ancestor. From the cradle
to his grave man walks with the help
supplied to his hand by his fellow
beings, and he is the only useless OHe
who has no aid to offer m return. It
is the man who has an “ax to grind"
that we find talking up any partieu
!ar class at the expense of the dignity
of others. Do n't trust him.
CROUP. WHOOPING COUGH
BroochAis immediately lelievcd
Slii’Ur’s Cure.
We may remain isolate*! ami sullen
in our selfish Reparation from the
world, until like Robinson C^usoeon
his de-ert island, we come to regard
our ver\ savagery as civilization,
As the tram («l cars ru-hes by on the
rsilrnatl earrjiait in l,rinn Ireisl’t
5 "p£Ti£ ViS" «'i£
reminding us by its speed of the
rapid passage ot time, we stand
stupidly by the wayside crazing, as
upon something in winch we have
neither share nor interest, nav, even
daring to comment with the temerity
ot ItOorishness upon the demeanor
and garb of the passers by, to whom
we are objects of pity. We will not
read, we will scarcely listen, we will
not learn, nor permit our children to
become any better than ourselves.
Is this exaggeration, or byperlK.de?
Would to God it were! “1 don't
waste bis time on grammar," says
another. “So they can tind their way
about in our woods, and know the
meaning ot ‘Gee! and ^, a "’
none. We have thrown the cap.
Let him who can tit it to his head,
wear it.
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Has it ever occurred to you that
ignorance depreciates the value ol
property? Who cares to invest or
reside in a community that, in ftoint.
ol intelligence, is on a level with a
hundred years ago? One would think
that native sagacity would realize so
much. It is quite possible that our
lailure to grasp the idea may prove
disastrous to us iu the near future, il
we don’t mind.
The Waycross Reporter, in an
editorial of its last week's issue,
the following: ••VVe slick to it.,
preachers aud pedagogues have
business to lobby in political meetings,
either in their own or
behalf’’ The Times is of opinion
that politics would be out ot place in
the pulpit or in the schoolroom.
teachers or preachers in their
ity of citizens have, under
tion arid laws, the rights of all other
classes of citizens, nnd therefore the
rights to vote and to participate in
public or private discussions on all
matters affecting the public interests,
whether political, local, or otherwise.
The Reporter would certainly not
disfranchise preachers and teachers,
and yet the principle it enunciates
has a squint iu that direction. The
Times knows nothing of the personal
issues involved in the article in
quest on. It is concerned only with
the broad principle advanced, and
which it cannot think tenable. The
wisdom of a fellow citizen's course is
open to criticism, but his rights are
guaranteed by laws we must all obey,
Just such “principles” have put us
ot the South in a false position.
“When an industry asks for pro
tection, it admits that it is not calla
ble ol sell suppoit; when protection
is granted it is at the expense of in
dustries which must be more than
sell-supporting, or they will be beg
gared by the resulting lax.”- Macon
Telegraph.
This is the theorv of protection
exposed in a few words. It may lie
added generally that protection pro
tect-i the few who need uo protection
at the expense of the many who do.
In 1802 the Democratic vote will
very apt to pronounce a strong
ment on the tariff question.
Have we ever thought of our
end » Oh! dear, yes. Its the
nearest to us.
FB02£ OtJE C0SEESPCN33NTS.
H:w afc:ut tbt Acadeay 1
EniTOR Beacksbear Tunes
yos give any kind of an
why it is that Blackshear cannot
port a school tor a longer period
& set ^ ion or a q Uarle ,.» Are we
ricrce COHnt y f s0 impoverished
we m|fc< dcppnd entjr ely »[Kin a jxib
lie appropriation fir the education ol
our children ? Are thirteen
^ r a H 0 f the Vime that we
can Ht i or ,( t0 the next generation, in
whicll to p rC p are f or their luture ?
The terms lor tbc school in charge
of p rof -p v * in wero g rade d at *6.i>0.
$4 00 and"$3.0», lor a quarter ot ten
and, as near as I can make
ou l the school has been j>ermiitcd
t0 run down because the “times arc
too hard.” Hard, indeed, the times
must be, if a town presenting such
an appearance as Blackshear cannot
afford to keep the school-house doer
open upon such terms as these.
I! there is acy other cause for the
noil-attendance, come out publicly in
the paper, and make such a ;-tate
meut that the obstacle tsay be
removed.
'I'U.-re is some talk about an ex
pectatton on the part ol some who
did not get the hem hi f, l tue |>u ’Ik
school fund dur.ug the year, that
t | iev , r„ assetml bv that
r „ n ;, i> r „,. Tv , iU ’, c b»ijr.s,
-Oba.
not be, they witbd.ew tVir ch.ldren
because they could not afford it
This w certainly not encouraging
to a teacher who has come among
oe in the expectation of staying
here, and benefiting both the town
and |,j,„ 8e || by building up a perrna
oent educationa , In8titllt ; IMI . This is
public matter, and should be dis
cussed publicly. W ho is to blame?
The Board of Trustees, the public, m
til0 teachers? There is something
7 rM r;;‘? hc, r:: n k
dicing twitted ,it hei State G p.td, in
open conventions, with illiteracy,
the most disgraceful of all charges
iu this day, aud strangers can come
«*' ac;,,leu, . v closed,
«« I a teacher resident in the town
out of employment. What are we
going to do about it ?
A CIT ZEN.
Nov. 22, 1889.
BUSIN KSS A DY KKTISKM KNT3.
M. M. COHEN,
CORNER RAIL-IIOAD NAD “A."
STREETS,
Blacksliear* Ga.,
Keeps all manner of GOODS for
the Farmers use
Dry Goods
Moots and Shoes*
Hot s and Caps
HARDWARE.
Groceries, etc-- etc
SHORT TIH£ ‘KT CLOSE PR:JT2TS
I want to see you. Have got just
what you are looking tin. tf.
Ligktsey, Hyers& Co,
The Alliance Store
Have in stock everything needed
by the fanners, at Alliance Prices.
Your money’s worth, and a little
thrown in, every time
TRY US AJiD BE COSYINCED.
BLACKSHEAR, GA
_________________________
AV. C, PALL,
Groceries, Fruits Etc-,
(At the old Bakery Stand.)
Offers special inducements in the
way o Fresh Goods ami Low Prices,
fed-Anxious to please you.
TRY ME?
BLACKSHEAR, GA.
BRANTLEY, SESSIONS & CO •J
marietta, g-ja.
The Largest Store fn North Georgia.
Imported Novelty Suits,
Foreign and Domestic
Dress Goods,
Plaid* and Trimmings.
and Velvets.
Woolens r
Hosiery and Gloves,
BRANTLEY, SESSIONS £ CO.
CSV! At
THE TIMES PI BLISIHG (OllPUT,
IS PREPARED TO DO ALL MANNER OF
JOB WORK, PROMPTLY ATsTB
REASONABLE PRICES. Nothing but FIRST-CLASS Work doafv
l’j L on age s lici'ed. BLACKSHEAR, GJK
J ST HICK LAND*
rrAlE3 I2T
General Merchandise.
CIGARS 6 PATENT
MEDICINES.
Coumtry Pr«"ttice Bought
anti Sold.
(>.•. A. K. R. Slr-et,
Blcicltttl ieai’’ - G«*
GO TO
W. E. Lockhart's
—For FIRST-CLASS—
GROCERIES ^ _ v _
Fancy Patent Flour
A Special t.
Tim Celebrated Gravely T’lfosccd
-i’.il, Uruiy «**» .1..,. in
sfock
Highest, market p:ice paid tor all
country ptodiic- 4 .
BLACKS A FA B,---(H50RGIA,
T. L. ACOSTA & CO.
THE LIVE GROCERS
Large arid Varied stock of choice
FANCY a FAMILY
GROCERIES,
Every thing needed for the tables
SPECIALTY IN FINE CHCV*
INC TOBACCO & OIOAXSk
PRICES LOW!
Satisfaction guaranteed
BLACKSHEAft, GA.
HOTELS*
STRICKLAND ►
< HOUSE.
— Sjyotite ths I spot—■
Blackshear, Ga.
In business p:,rt of the town, Terms
reasonable.
J. W. STRICKLAND,
Proprietor
NEAR THE RAIL KM*I> DEPOT.
Blackshear, Ga,
Special conveniences fin- Commtr*
rial Travelers-.
Mrs. Allen Pro's.
Ladies Wraps,
FRENCH MILLINERY.
Furaishmgs, Fine Slices*
Hats.
Mail order department under the per
supervision of one of the firm.
EF - Requests f‘T sample* and prict*,
prompt attention.