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afternoon and
of lliloxl. ML-.,
friend* in tin*
Hocjansville.
Wedneadny bring \VMhlngt"n'#
birthday, the pulilli* xohoolt* gave holi
day in honor thereof.
The batik* havinu li'iinl holiday \\ ed-
neaday. the employee* celebrated by
going hunting.
Mr nnd Mr*. W. S Hughe* visited
relative* in Newnnn Saturday, return
ing Wednesday.
Mi»»e* Her!ic and Maud Weaver vis
ited their si-ler. Mr- Woodard,
Mnuntville Saturday
Sunday.
Mr. 1’. O. Whitaker,
t* a \velc< me guest of
city.
Mr. A. W. MeGahee, who i* rep re
senting Schlessenger, the candy man
in the state of Mississippi, was on n
visit to Ills family n day or two this
week.
Hon. Sam ltnykin, of Carrollton, was
a visitor to the city M'ednesslav.
Mr. II. I. Keller,(wife and little soil,
Hall, visited the former’s parents
Oreenville, Wednesday, returning
Thursday.
Mrs. Hunt, of Memphis. Term., i
slopping at the tlrand. on a vis.it ti
her daughter. Mrs. Cnmnhell.
Hev. and Mrs.tl. W. Aimphy, of I.a
Orange, spent Hundny with the lattsr's
sister, Mrs. Lillie Kussell, returning
Moinlav.
Kev K tV, Kussell filled hi* regular
appointment, at the l’re»bvterian
entire)), Hundny,
Mr. T 1\ .lenkin* went down to hear
Mr Jordan Wednesday,
Sunday lit the close of the eleven
o’clock service, at the Presbyterian
church, Kev. K. W. Ki sseli's horse,
which was lied just outside took fright
and ran across the street scattering
the contents, tearing the top nlf the
buggy, and then serenely walking olT
up the loud, without doing any more
damage. Wanted: A gentler and more
reliable horse for Pro. Kussell.
Mrs. John Italy will elose her school
after this week. Her pupils are ad
vancing very rapidly.
Mr. JC M. Smith, of Carrollton,
father of our genial Telephone manag
er. Mr I. I . Smitl , representing Tay
lor llros., was in tow n Wednesday.
Mr, M. K. Word, proprietor ol the
electric light plant, iH indignant a‘ the
action of some mirereants who cut
down one of the u-e light- Thursday
night, sixteenth Inst., entailing a loss
of thirty dollars.
Mr. K W. Trimble was in l.atiraiige
Wednesday morning to hear Hnrvie
Jordan speak.
Messrs. Lei-Jones ami Lunch Sir.
•/ler left Wednesday morning fnr s outh
tieoigiu to take orders for tile York
Jinnd haling hay press
Col. Isaac Jackson made tt business
1 rip to I .at I range Tuesday afternoon.
The public school faculty will engage
their pupils in celehrt'llng Washing
ton’s birthday, with appropriate ex
ercises, Friday afternoon.
In Memoriam.
Newry.
Miss Emily Dickinson watt tin’
guest of homo folks ia yoitv city
Spflirtliiv and Sunday.
Mrs, if. t'. Emory has 1 ecu on
the sick list s'vcrnl days, We
hope for her n speech recovery.
Mr. and Mr*. J. II. Williams
of Ursula, were the guests of Mr.
H. C. Emory's family Sunday.
Mr, nml Mrs. W. I». Hendricks
were I 1 " n »ta of the latter’s
l' tie
parents Sunday,
Mrs, Math Colley and chiltlreh
visited lief mother, Mrs. II. C
JCmory, Saturday night and Sun
day.
'Mrs. 11. C. Dollar has been the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. ,1. R.
Emory, for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Emory
were the guests of Mr. H. E.
Hendrick’s family Sunday
God, in IDs infinite w isdom ha*
seen fit. to call front our earthly
circle to llis henutiful home in
Heaven, Mrs. J. W. Hicks, a most
pious and devout Christian wo
man.
For several year* she has been
our nearest neighbor and naught
have we known of her other than
godliness, grace nnd loveliness.
Indeed, tie longer we knew her
the more beautiful and lovely, in
character, we found her. Never
would she do or say untiling that
would be hurtful to anyone, hut
how sweetly did she always take
care tv* speak a kind and helpful
word for those with whom others
would find fault. For quite a
long while she has been an in
tense sufferer; yet never was she
known to murmur, not, once did
she say she was tired, but always
said “that God was as good as lie
was wise and would not have had
her under thus if it had not been
for her good, therefore it was al
right.” Never shall I forget my I
lust visit to her. How sweetly j
she spoke of death! ftaid her
aim, all during life, had been
“Heaven.” That she had ti ied
to live each day just ns though
she knew it to be her last. W’o
know she won the crown of tile
that Jesus promised to them that
were faithful unto death.
In comparing the close of her
life here to t he sotting of the sun,
just a while before she passed
away, shoexclaimed : “How beau
tiful is everything at sunset 1”
She welcomed dentil and feared it
not the least. I n deaf h, as in
life, she lmd Jesus for a compan
ion, and, leaning trustingly upon
His urin, passed over the dark
“River” into the glorious land
beyond, where she is now busking
in the beautiful sunlightof God.
Mrs. Hicks was a true and lov
ing wife, a kind and devoted mo
(her, a thoughtful and sympa
thetic neighbor. It is of course
beyond our understanding why
she must bo called from us—
•‘sometime, somewhere we will
inderstand ” Would that we
lould comfort those of her loved
mes whom she leaves bowed with
grief, but we can but commend
them to Him who has said: “I
will not leave you comfortless.”
tdany are the hearts that will
miss her presence, many are the
sohs of grief she could have hush
ed, 1 mt. that sh<> is gone from us
we can hut, draw close tons the
memory of her sweet,, ohri.-;i.i»n
lif.
REDUCING ACREAGE
AND
REDUCING FERTILIZER
The following article, by Colonel ft. J.
Redding. Director of tbo Georgia Africa*
to ml Experiment Station, la reproduced
from the Atlanta Couatltutlon of Monday
February 13th. 1900. It la of much Internal
to tba farmer*, and their careful attentloe
la directed to It:
Tlia work of thn recent cotton grower*
convention nt New ()rb*/iiif dcnorves li
txjiilu features, the hearty approval
InUorAtttncnt of the farmer* hII over tht
aoiitb. The action of the committee nine*
the adJournriH-iit in formulating a conatlta
tlou and by-law*. ns a hint and bond o1
nnl^r. for the continued existence of the or
gnuIzNtIon I* a)ho worthy of all pmlae f01
Ita ooutprehenalveneak and adaptation to tb«
object* nought to be promoted. It la ac
111 »• He [do or J
“Dcnrcsl. friend, thou lms left, us, | J*''; 1 ' 1 * , "' 1,v
Ami nnr loss wo doonlu foul 1 '
And out' less wo deeply feel,
But, 'vis God who has bereft us
JIo can r.11 our mn'OttH I**- ’
VM-P ?sniu - m(>( , u
\Vb.oP khfi ^.Iiy of ! IlV is ,1„ ( |,
Where no farewell tear is shed.’
Kate Callaway.
FOR SALE
One fine jersey cow with
heifer calf. Price $3o.oo
See R. NV. Milam.
Subscriber 20 Years.
Novy Orleans, Isth, l',R>5.
Reporter l’ub. Co.,
LuGrange, Ga.,
Dear Sirs:
Enclosed find $1.00 for renew
al to The Reporter, 1 have been
taking the paper for 20 years, and
enjoy it like a letter from home;
as 1 was once a Troup county
boy. 1 am glad to note the con
tinued marked improvement in
the paper. Success to you.
Yours very truly,
T, O. Adams
Georgia, Troup Comity.
White A Awbrey, i Petition to fore-
v. ! close Mont gage on
D. 0. Cunningham. ) realty. In Troup
Superior Court May Term 1005.
To 1), C. Cunningham :
ffy virtue of an order of the Hon
orable K. \V. Freeman, Judge of the
Superior Court of said County, made
and provided, you are hereby required
to be and appear ai the Superior Court
of said County on the tirst Monday in
May next, to answer the petition of
the said White K Awbrey plaintiffs in
the above stated cause. In default
whereof, the said Court will proceed
as to justice shall appertain. Witness
the Honorable K. W. Freeman. Judge
of said Court, this the -ltd day of Feb
ruary. 1905.
W. L. Cleaveland,
Clerk of Superior Court, Troup C-- -sty.
(t. Apr. 115 )
A CI RIOSin.
The Reporter is in receipt of a
hen egg that is a curiosity. It is
’about the size of a large bird egg.
and has a crooked, gourd-slmped
neck. airs. J. \V. lJrumbeloe
the proud owner of the hen which
lays a similar egg, she says, “reg
ularly.” This curiosity can be
seen at The Reporter office.
Btanth*
Acaatan
at
yj The Hind You Have Always Boatfl
lloxv’s Thlsl
W’o oiler One Hundred
Dollars
Catarrh
Hall’s
Reward for any case ot
that cannot bo cured bv
Catarrh Cure.
F. J..CHENEY & CO., Props.,
Toledo, O.
W’e the undersigned, have
known F. J. Cheney for the last
lb years, and believe him perfect
ly honorable in all business 1 rans-
tions and financially able to
carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
W’kst a Thu ax, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo. O.
WAi.niNii, Kinnan it Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, acting directlv upon
the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. Price, 75c. per bottle,
Sold by all Druggists. Testimoni
als free.
Hall’s Family Pills are the
best.
Our “Clearance Sale” of
Crockery will last for one
day only, Saturday Harch
4th. 5o per cent discount.
King hardware Co.,
LaOrange, Qa.
Good Can Peas, the 15c kind at
10c or $1.10 per doz. J. C. Roper.
Mr. \V. H. Strong, of Antioch,
was in LaGrange Saturday.
Miss Addie Dickinson and her
father, Mr. F. M. Dickinson, spent
Tuesday in Atlanta.
Col. P. T. MeCutclien. of New-
nan, stopped over in I.aGrange a
short while Tuesday evening.
Mrs. T. J. Cox and little son,
of Hogansville, was in the city
Thursday evening enroute home
from Aubrey, where she lias been
for several Jays at the bedside of
her mother, Mrs. H. L. Harris,
thr cotton growers nml iu(uuf*ctur*ra Ir
ths future. Whslber Its effoctl.p | n (lu
♦‘fir# shall outlive tb« prc*vnr arnergeucy
and promote the cotton grower* Feat lo
taraat* in the* future will depend largely
upon the good Judgment and aound dl*or$
tlou of tho*e In active control of the orgaul
tuflou, hacked by the loyal nnd voluntary
•npport of the great uiaii of the farmer*
tbemeelve*.
Mut many of the moat Intelligent nnd up
to date funner*, supported Dy thoae who art
themaelrea only Mincer* friend* of the form-
era, are unable to »«•#• the wisdom of the ad
▼ Iro to reduce the amount of fertilizers to
be used by the grower* of cotton
It In all “well and good” to cut down tha
• cronge In order to Curtail the al/.o of rhn
oomlng crop. It would have been better
to have cut the area to one half the acre
«gp of last year. It would have been Ntlll
better to have advised and argued upon a
bo* Izontul rut to 10 acre* to the plow **-
Ntirnlng that auch a reduction would
amount to about one* half, taking the en-
tire cotton area Into nrcouiit. The effect
of such a reduction would practically have
resulted In such a large decrease in the a a-
gregut* cotton output that even n very
much larger Increase In the per acre appll
taflon of fortlllxere than In at nil probable
would not suffice to produce more than n
10.b0O.0u0 bale crop, under iuomU faun able
condition*.
For what does a farmer use commercial
fertilizer* If not for the i<urpo*e of lucrcas-
lug the yield per acre and nt the a*irue tituo,
an an inaeparabl* Incident, to leaaea ta»-
coat per pound nf producing cotton? If
the fertlll/,i*r doe* not enable the farmer
to produce a bale of cottou nr a !c«* cost
than It could be produced without th« for-
tlllr.er, then what good office doea the fer-
tlllzfi perform? if n farmer who hu* been
growing cotton without the aid of fortII-
•**r* at a co»t of 7 cent* per pound of Mnf.
'vhnt i< the use ..f applying fertllUcrn If
aucb u«e doe* not low » i tlu* com to 0 cent*
or to 0 cert*, per pound of lint?
Suppose n given farmer hu* usually plant
ed 100 acre* in cotton and that tin* nver-
y yield with., it fertiliser han been about
forty bales, which 1* about the Menvrul av
erage Will any one claim tlicit auch n
yield has co t b>Hti than 7 cent* per pound
of lint? Will b cost him any lea* by «tm
piy reducing tht ar-a to 77. acre*, nnd con-
tinning »«> nhath!ii from fertiliser, or apply
only an lUNignlfle.'int amount, per acre? Not
much, If any. and If any le*a. It will be be
ouuiH* he will be nblo Ut thro - out 2o acre*
of the moat unproductive land.
Itnf IllMttud of reducing the area to only
7r> acreH. suppose he shall cut ll down to fin
acre* ami apply *»no pound* per nor* of n
well balanced, home-mixed fertiliser. Will
bo not tlniH Increase the ylald per acre by
at least one half, no that bo will get thirty
ha I* 1 * fnm the ftO acres? Th« •fl»ed
charge*,• |n labor, lnt(‘rc*t, superinten
dence. etc., will lie no greater per acre on
flic aero* than they wore formerly on
Just half ns much
bale* os f ^ P, 1 **
-•T fii'OJlioiug
rh I Uj^V l produced the fit) hcr^*
* . where** befbVe lo* pfo3\lCt{<l uni)'
.. i tmlcs ithA* half of 40 bolvst ot) that nrcjy
'l his gain i.f 10 bole* Is almost entfreljr mio
t . the u*t» of I'J worth of ferttlxers pgjf frc^c.
or $100 worth on the fto acres, making Ifc,
ten bale* coat $10 each, or 2 c«utt p #r
irn’ind ready to pick.,or 8 cent* per po«ud
I’-loJ ready for market, c>f foarse. ttws#
\> nnleS or T.,?** 0 uTC distributed
throughout the .do hub's The twenty balen
that the 50 acre* of Und produced of It-
Keif we have supposed to have cost 7 cents
per pound, or $700 for the 20 balsa. The
bale* of Increase cost $100. pim* tu* ?o*t
of pickli;ir, $:.o. total, $150. Of course.
thCil do bales will have cost $700 plus
$150. or n grand total of $850 for tha 80
bale*, or 5 2 0 cents per pound of Hut.
The suppositions on which thejo calcula
tion* are based are nil within wry moder
ate bound*, and are used only to illustrate
the principle. An much more 11 bora 1 ap
plication of fertilisers par acre would muko
n still stronger Illustration.
Therefore, It seems to mo pTnln, that the
firmer should produce a larger percentage
of that undivided portion of eu«*h bale thut
coat only 3 cents per pound, and a small
er percentage of the porttca that cost* 7
cents per pound. If one half of each hnlc
of cottou cost 3 cents per pound and the
remaining half cost 7 cents per pound then
It la Quito clear that the mean cost of the
bale of cotton would be an exact mean be
tween 3 nud 7 or 5 cents per pound If one-
third only, of the bale cost 3 cents * pound
and the remaining two thirds coat 7 cents
per pound, the whole bale will have cost 5
2 3 cents per pound. If one fourth of the
bale cost 3 cents a pound and the remain
ing three quarters coat 3 ceuta per pouud.
then the whole bale will have cost 8 cants
per pound.
To aum up nnd present the whole at a
glance, we may .reasonably draw ths follow-
lug comparisons:
Fertll-
tlilaers
A ere*. Per A.
100 ., ,, •• •• ... .None
50 $2.00
50 8 00
50 4.00
50 5.00
The above Is suggestive—not absolute;
but It Is well within the limits of probabil
ity. You will say that there would not be
ranch money profit even In the laat stated
case, with cotton at 7 cents. Well, no; but
it la very much better than making 40
bales on 100 acres at a cost of 7 cents and
selling It at 7 cents. The truth la, land
that with good cultivation an * without fer
tilisation will not produce uT-re than 40
balsa on 100 acre* U hardlv tit to plant In
cotton, eveu if It be liberally fertilised, an
tes* there U an assured prospect of wiling
it at 9 or 10 cents a pouud! Sueh laud
ought to l>e plauled In oata. eowpeaa, *er-
ghnln. or bermnda grass, which coat but
little to plant nnd cultivate, and the 'prod
uct of which may be consumed ou the farm.
What about the hundreds or thousands,
yea. million*, of acres planted annually In
cotton that average very far last than 40
halea to the 100 acre#—aay not more than
15 or 20 bales to 100 acres? If alt such be
retired from cultivation to cotton or corn,
and put Into less expansive crops, or pas
ture. the problem of the “cotton situation,”
aided by a common sense system of rota
tlon. diversification, liberal manuring and
fertilisation, would be completely ana
manently solved.
S
SPECIALS
| FRIDAY. SATURDAY and MONDAY
4
1 1000 yards Outing worth 1 Ocand m ,
l 12'/i to close out at per yard . . . 1
r °]
l FULL YARD WIDE BLEACHING WORTH 8c C
1 THIS SALE, PER YARD <* <* <* <* [
id
1 500 pairs Ladies’ Shoes, both lace and m
f button, all styles. All sizes from 3 to 6 W\h
g worth $1.25 and $1.50. This sale at . vl
! SHIRT WAISTS
W We have just received a full lino of
V Ladies’ ready-made Shirt Waists all
styles and prices from doc ^2 jjQ
UNDERWEAR j
A few more of those heavy Fleece g
Lined Men's 1 ndershirts and Drawers, 1
worth boo and 75c, to close out QCp 1
at per garment 09^ J
It will pay you to see us before buying anything
in Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats, etc. We will save
you money. Respectfully,
DOZIER & GARTER, Managers
LAGRANGE, GEORGIA
t
s
Clearance Sale of Crockery \\-
50 PER CENT DISCOUNT
On Saturday, March 4th we will offer to the public our entire stock of
Crockery at a reduction of 50 PER CENT. This discount will only
apply on above date. Don’t let this opportunity slip. We list here a
few prices merely to show you what values you can obtain.
During
During
Were
>air '
AY ere
^ale
Bowl and lMtcbors, fancy white
$1.30
76c
Pitchers. 1 gallon, plain white, each
50e
80c
Howl and I'lteht'n*, plain white
1.20
m*e
Pi;«•!■.« r-. haU gallon, fane$ khite, whlt6 50c
30c
Piute*, rt inch, plain white
30c
-S’ s,»t
Hall Boy .Digs, quart, plain u hire, each
23c
12c
IMat*’**. •» Inch, fAlley lnmlen»
1.00
35c set
Hall Boy Jug9 t half gal, plain wh
h 3<»e
15c
Plate**. 7 Inch, red ami K r r- • n 1 orders
1.(0
7sV set
( n .1 m PI tohei. plain w htt<s each
90e
l(k?
Pups ami Saucers, plain white
60
•Oe set
timvy Bow!-, plain white.*»ach
15c
07c
slop .lar*. white, each
li.--*
75 At 7Sc
(•rav.v Bowls, plain white, each
Kc
Quart Pitchers, plain white
20
10c
Bakers, 6 Inch, each
20c
l(»c
Pitchers, half gallon, plain white, each
20
12c
Baker*. 7 inch, each
30c
15c
1'lti'hern. ll quart, plain whll<\ eiu'h
25
18c
Don’t forget the date of this HALF PRICE SALE a °d come early to get
what you want,
KING HARDWARE COMPANY,
LaGrange, ^ ^ Georgia
Don’t forget “Down East” is
to be given Feb. 27th at S. F. C.
auditorium for the benefit of the
Ladies Memorial Association.
See The Reporter’s
offers on another page to
new and renewal subscrib
ers.
Hon. J. R. Terrell, of Green
ville, lias been the guest of his
brother, Dr. H. NV. Terrell.
You certainly can alTord to use
Soaps at the prices I am offering
it at. J. C. Roper.
Mr. E.'fA. Williams, of La-
Grange, »was in town^,Wednesday.
NOTICE •
I am now representing the Ex
celsior Nurseries of Rome, Ga.
Anyone wishing stock for either
large or small orchards will do
well to see me as we only cam-
first class stock. Drop me a card
and I will call at your residence
whether in town or not.
J, L. Anderson,
LaGrange, Ga., Route No. 8
t. Mch. 10)
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; features and sub-
HERE
When the farmers of the south
complete the proposed organiza
tion to fight the cotton specula
tive trust, and succeed iu getting
prices back to a living basis then
there will go up from the trust
magnates a brawl against monop
olies such as the world hae never
heard before. Yes, let the farm
ers form a trust, and in turn for
the thieving they have been prac
ticing on cotton growers let them^
pay dear for all the cotton they
get next season.—Jonesboro En
terprise,