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Tennessee
Centennial
Exposition. _
From May 1, to Nov. 1,1897
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The second largest exposition ever held in
this country. Thousands of home-seekers
and investors from the \\ est and Southwest
will he there.
To show up the wonderful resources along
its line, the Georgia Railroad has decided to
make an exhibit of these resources, and asks
the people of the counties and towns along its
line to co-operate with it in making the ex¬
hibit a success, by furnishing creditable spec¬
imens of all minerals, paints and fire clays,
descriptions of water powers aud photographs
of all mill sites. Exhibits of all manufactur¬
ing industries especially desired.
Further arrangements will be made and
due notice given regarding exhibits of agri¬
cultural products and fruits in season.
For further information apply to
JNO. H. AVERILL, Com.,
419 Dyer B’I’dng. AUCUSTA, CA.
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THE OGLETHORPE ECHO, LEXINGTON, GA.: FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1897.
HEARTH FIRE TALES.
Store of Holes That Are Found in South¬
west Georgia.
An interesting group was Pitting
about the grate tire at the Brown, the
j other night. Balmy, spring-like weath-
1 had been succeeded by pelting
er a
! storm that rolled up from the coast,
j la its wake came a chill wind that
made a grate fire comfortable.
Judge Henry Sheffield of the Patula
circuit, genial aDd jolly, was the ceu
tre of the coterie, which was a typical
one in its makeup.
“That chimney that went down out
its ?f sight wake, at that Albany, I leaving telling a hole about, iu
was vou
was not on the outside of The house,
but 111 lbe centre of the house. With
that exception the story was correct,”
said the judge, looking over the group,
‘‘There was some doubt implied, if not
expressed, in the accuracy of that eto
ry, and I made a personal investiga
tion.”
“There are more holes in the ground
than one in southwest Georgia,” the
judge added in a reflective tone. “When
1 was a boy we lived down in the lime
stone couutrv and it was difficult to se
cure water fit for washing. 1 rement
ber there was a big pond or sink near
the bouse, and a well t welve or four
teeu feet deep was dug near the edge,
of it to secure good washing water.
After a time the well failed. Water
ran into it but it would not fill up.
Finally a trench was dug aud the wa
ter from the pool ran into it. Still it
would not fill up the well. An exam
inatiou disclosed a hole in the bottom
of the well, which carried the water
off as fast as it ran in. The trench
was dug deeper and finally drained the
pond down very low. At, this stage an
alligator that was living in that pond
got into tbe trench, traveled down its
length and got into that well and plug
ged up the leak hole.”
A dense silence followed the conclu
siou of the judge’s story which was
broken a moment later by the stranger
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from the North,
“I recall your story about the claim
ney dropping out of sight at Albany,
leaving a hole in the ground to mark
its exit. That has been proyed, aud I
am ptepared to believe anytiimg I
hear about your section.”
“The judge eyed the speaker calmly
but critically, and added in a more em
phalic tone: “Yes, sir, that alligator
plugged up the hole aud I and the oth
er boys pelted stones in on top of him
until we filled up the well.”
“By the way, remarked another
member of the group, “that story
about the Yank and ihe old Confed
down at Fitzgerald reminds me of an
incident that occurred *in Amerieus.
Tap Oliver, an old ex-CoDfederate sold
ier, engaged in business at Amerieus,
had been buying goods of a drummer
who had served iu the Federal army,
Every time they met after concluding
their business they would commence a
discussion of the late war and some
times the discussion grew decidedly
hot. At the time I have in mind after
Oliver had given him an order, a dis¬
cussion arose between him and the
drummer, and they came very near said, to
blows. Finally the drummer
‘This won’t do, I have been selling
you goods for twenty-five years and we
can’t afford to fight now. Let’s said go
and take a drink.’ ‘All right,’
Tap, and as he got ready to go out, he
added: You must remember that you
had twenty-seyen hundred thousand
men and that we only bad six hundred
thousand. ‘Yes, that’s so,’ the oth¬
er replied, ‘but you must admit that
Providence was on our side.’ ‘Yes,’
rejoined Tap, quick as a flash, ‘if prov¬
idence hadn’t been on your side we
would have licked you out of your
boots iu spite of your twenty-seven
hundred thousand.’ The drummer
made no reply and they proceeded to
liquor.” holes in the
“Speaking about
ground,” remarked another member of
the party, “reminds me of what a man
told me down in Baker county. lie
said he was walking along over a clear¬
ing one day when the ground all at
once gave way under him and he went
down out of sight and into a swift¬
flowing stream. He said that his life
was saved by a providential dispensa¬
tion.” A glance from the different
members of the group, not exactly
doubting but verging that way moved
him, and in a more emphatic tone be
added: “Yes, sir; providential. A
small log had been carried down end¬
the" ways into that hole and, touching it in
darkness, as the current almost
swept him off his feet, he grabbed it
and commenced to climb, and in a few
moments had reached the surface and
pulled himself on to safe ground.
You see,” he added, “the stick had
fallen at an angle that held providential.” it in place.”
“That was surely Macon
said the Northern stranger.—
Telegraph.
Marvelous Results.
From a letter written by Rev. J.
Gunderman, of Dimondale, Mich., we “I
are permitted to make this extract:
have no hesitation in recommending
Dr. King’s New Discovery, as the re¬
sults were almost marvelous in the case
of my wife. While I was pastor of the
Baptist Church at Ri/es Junction she
was brought down with Pneumonia
succeeding La Grippe. Terrible par¬
oxysms of coughing would last hours
with little interruption and it seemed
as if she could not survive them. A
friend recommended Dr. King’s New
Discovery; it was quick in its work
aud highly satisfactory in results.”
Trial bottles free at W. J. Cooper &
Co.’s, Lexington, and M. G. Little’s
Drug Store, Crawfo rd^. _
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If you are suffering with any skin or blood
disease, Rheumatism, Catarrrh, Ulcers, Old
Sores, General Debility, etc., send stamp to
the Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga , for book
of wondeful cures, free. This book will
point the way to speedy recovery. Botanic
Blood Balm, (B. B. B.,) is manufactured after
a long tested prescription of an eminent pby- and
fieian, aud is the best building up and
blood purifying medicine in world. Beware
of substitutes. Price $1.00 for large bottle.
See advertisement elsewhere. Tor sale by
druggists. TheTSSitoSSTiTMTP.wr __ _ __
and the lowest prices at John L.
Arnold’s, 229 Clayton St,, Athens.
Why Georgia Farms Pay.
The wonderful variety of commercial
crops grown in Georgia offers a simple
; explanation of the remarkable showing
1 made of the relative profits in agricul
j j ture in this state and elsewhere,
In no other section of the country
j save the South cau the products pe
culiar to the tropics aud those of the
northern temperate zone be grown
profitably side by side. By reason of
the mild climate there is hardly an
acre of arable land in Georgia which
will not grow at least two salable crops
within twelve months, and much of it
does. The land put iu watermelons,
for instance, grows a heavy crop of
ha\’ alter the melons have beeu tnar
keted aud is then ready for oats,
When these are cut it is available for
corn and field peas, which in turn
make way for turnips or some other
winter growing crop, so that from the
same land six harvests may be gather
ed within twenty four months. What
other section can make a like showing?
An idea may be gained of the wide
range of Georgia’s farm products from
these figures, which give the quantity
of the various staples named, raised in
the state for the year 1S93: Wheat,
1,733,000 bushels; corn, 33,087,000
bushels; oats, 7,847,987 bushels; rye,
131,194 bushels; Irish potatoes,.483,886
bushels; hay, 224,117 tons; 1,191,846 peanuts,
024,52Sj|bu8hols; cotton, 148,483,- bales;
wool, 831,141 pounds; butter,
323 pounds; honey, 1,056,034 pounds;
beeswax, 48,935 pounds; eggs, 11,522,-
788 dozen; rice, 14,560,432, pounds;
tobacco, 263,752 pounds,
To these must be added other figures
from the census reports, which show
that in 1889 Georgia made 1,307,625
pounds of sugar, 4,065,997 gallons ol
molasses, aud 5 ; 616,317 bushels of
sweet potatoes. No figures ate at hand
showing the amount of garden stuff
shipped from the state, but it is very
considerable and comprises nearly
every-variety of vegetable known to
the seedman. In other things it must
be borne in mind, too, that Georgia
has a practical monopoly of the water
melon trade; that she easily leads the
country in quantity and quality of her
peaches and plums; that iu small fruits
she produces and sells everything save
currants, gooseberries and cranberries.
while it is by no means sure that she
cannot grow these; that ber pear or
chards are a source of very considera
ble profit; that her vineyards produce
amazing quantities of the finest kinds
of grapes; that the pecan is already
counted m her list of commercial crops,
and that the English walnut, the al
mond, the filbert and the fig flourish
here, and groves of these trees have
already been planted in the state, and
that she is beginning to ship hogs and
beef and cattle to the greater markets,
Hardly a season passes without the ad
ditfon of another paying crop to Geor
gia’s already long list. these
And the land which gives re
suits can be bought for less than the
value of the timber which is on it in
many instances .—Macon Telegraph.
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Jurors for April Court.
The following named parties are hereby
notified to be and appear at tha April term
of Oglethorpe third Monday Superior April, court, to convene on
the in 1897, to serve on
the juries designated :
grand jury.
J. C. Fleemau, J. C. Mathews,
W. Z. Stevens, N. M. Mattox,
W. H. Cheney, Geo. W. Patton,
J. V. Garbett, A. J. Gillen,
Hal Howard, Groves T. Howard,
Win. M. Hawkins, G. .). M. Cunningham, Witcher,
Jas. W. Howard, C.
Chas. L. Howard, ltr. T. J. M. Ayeock, G. Little,
A. J. Jackson,
S. P. Aycock, A. T. Drake,
Jno. J. Sims, Geo. W. liraoks,
Walter Maxwell, A. W. Wilkins,
H. T. Bousehell, Win, M. Tiller,
Jacob Eberhart, C. M. Callaway,
T. T. Herndon, Jas. M. Smith.
TRAVERSE JURY.
L O. Chandler, W. O. Findley,
J. W. Mitchell, W. C. liond,
W. J. Sanders, J. McC. Bryan,
Dr. Geo. Little, J. A. Broaeh,
G. D. Thomas, D. W. Paul,
M C. Colquitt, Thos. B. Bailey,
J. E. Turner, Ji. H. Turner,
Jas. B. Moon, J. S. Young,
W. C. Trible, W. A Jacks,
C. If Turner, Walter M. Martin,
It. S. Gilliam, W. P. Brooks,
A. S. Rhodes, J. R. Patton,
C. E A mason, J. W. Paul,
John Hufl', Sr , Willie Glenn,
Ed. J. Campbell, W. A. Lester,
W. F. Moore, Ed. E. Martin,
W. B. Hopper, S. L. Norton, Faust.
Geo. W. Moore, J. P.
By order of the court.
T. G. Lester, Clerk.
BuckEcn’N Arnica Naive.
The Best Salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Feyer
Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaran¬
teed to give perfect satisfaction, or money re¬
funded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
M. G. Little, Crawford, and W. J. Cooper &
Co., Lexinpton.
Our People are Growing
More in the hebitof looking to their
best interests by going to 0. II. Ar¬
nold’s Furnishing Store where every¬
thing that is needed is kept for sale
at such low prices that it is aston¬
ishing to all. Come and see the dif¬
ferent assortments of a well selected
stock of new goods just and received. drawers
The shelves, counters
are all packed and filled with new
goods. Not necessary to leave Lex¬
ington and go elsewhere to purchase
but go to O. If. Arnold’s and get
what you tnav need at the very
lowst prices.
Horse-shoeing on the latest scien¬
tific principles done by B. II. Bol
not at the Maxwell sh6ps.
p p..jnts for I all ntirnosos f' You
0&n 1111(1 . them .. «lt tu Oiltt L. r Arnold n> S,
j 229 ClclY’tOTl St., AtllCllS, Ga.
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j All kinds of wagon, buggy and
bbclumitl, work dine m the tat
| of Maxwell style by shops. L. II. Lolton, at the
SOME CORN TALK.
A Jackson County Farmer Gives Some
Good Points About the Cereal.
The selection of seeds forra 3 an im¬
portant part of a farmer’s work. That
the seeds from which our principal
crops grow can be greatly improved
does not admit of doubt. By persist¬
ent effort cotton seed have been so im¬
proved during the past thirty years as
to yield nearly one fourth more now.
Why not improve our corn, oats,
wheat, etc., as well as cotton. It can
be doue. Every one should experi¬
ment. It is well to ascertain the best
varieties of corn. To do this select
several kinds and make a test, as fol¬
lows: Plant say two rows, through
the middle of the field of oue variety,
and by them two more, and so on un¬
til all the varieties are planted Let
the rows be of one length and equally
worked, and of course the seasons will
be alike on all. When the corn is dry,
gather the several varieties seperately
and weigh and note the difference. A
further test may also be made by get¬
ting the smallest per cut. of cobs out
of a bushel of corn. If seventy lbs. of
ears yield but ten or eleven lbs. cobs
you may be sure that is a good seed to
plant. Auother very satisfactory ex¬
periment may be made by cuting off
the stalks of different varieties just
above the gronnd when perfectly dry,
and a-certain the proportional weight and
of corn to the stalks, shucks, cobs
all. Of course the rows cut in this
experiment must be of equal length.
Generally, corn of small cobs is the
best. In some sections the opinion
prevails that seed corn taken from the
ear is the best, but experiments of sev¬
eral stations contradict this opinion,
and the whold ear is found to give the
best yield except the faulty grains at
the tip. Having ascertained will the best
varieties of corn, it be worth
while for the farmer, before the corn
is gathered, to go into the field with a
basket and from stalks that have more
than one ear, pull the largest one, and
so continue until enough has been
saved to plant Lis crop. Let this
course be continued, and a marked im¬
provement may be seen.
Other seeds, may be improved in
much the same way. A great differ¬
ence in the aggregate income of the
farm might be seen if these and simi¬
lar suggestions were observed. To
get the best results, our women send to
New York for their garden seeds, but
our farmers plant such as they haye
and generally without selecting even
the best on hand. Such indifference
is apt to be attended with failure, eith¬
er partial or complete.
Seed corn brought from a different
climate ^should be sparingly planted
until it is ascertained whether it is
adapted to this section. recommended I once bought
a pint at.a fabulous seed price thoroughly
as the most yieldy and
adapted to the south. Of course 1
planted it in a good place and gave it
good attention. It it made a flat grain
of corn I do not remember it. Several
miles away a most excellent farmer
was befooled in the same way, except
he bought a half bushel instead of a
pint, and planted about ten acres, and
made almost nothing. The corn was
either a swindle or it was not adapted to
this climate.
The earlier varieties of corn give the
best results here. This section is n
little too hot for the Indian corn, and
therefore needs varieties that will ma¬
ture before the ground gets to the hot¬
test. To do the best, corti should ma¬
ture in June.— A. J. K. in Jackson
Iferahl.
(^2^jAlw^sCures.
,Botanic Blood Balm
The Great Remedy for the speedy and p ermanent
cure of Scrofula, Rheumatism, Catarrh, Ulcers,
Eczema, Eating: and Spreading Sores, Eruptions,
and all SKIN AND BLOOD DISEASES. Made
from the prescription of an eminent physician
who used it with marvelous success for 40 years,
and its continued use for fifteen years by thou¬
sands of grateful people has demonstrated that
it is by far the best building up Tonic and Blood
Purifier ever offered to the world. It makes new
rich blood, and possesses almost miraculous
healing properties. *
WRITE FOR BOOK OF WONDERFUL i
CURES, sent free on application.
If not kept by your local druggist, send $ 1.00
i for a large bottle, or $ 5.00 for six bottles, and
medicine will be sent freight paid by
BLOOD BALM GO., Atlanta, Ga.
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LEXINGTON, GA.
Spring Term Opens Monday, Jan. 11.
RATES OF TUITION:
Primary Department........... $1.50 per month.
Intermediate Department. 2.00 “
Academic Department.... 2 .:>o
Collegiate Department.... 3.00 “
All children of school age will receive benefit
of Thoroughness public school fund. in department will be
Tbe every our
aim. best of literary and musical advan¬
tages will be offered.
We will prepare boys and girls for any of the
colleges in the State, respectfully
Your patronage is solicited. For
particulars address,
JOEL CLOUD, Principal.
IF WEST. GOING
' And want LOW RATES to St. Louis,
I Memphis New Orleans Cincinnati, Louis
viile, Ghfcaeo, or points in Arkansas, Texas,
Missouri Kansas, Colorado, Oregon, YY*ash
ington, California, or any point YYV"% IT
YY ILL PAY YOU to write to or bkk me.,
Excursion and Special Bates from time to
time. Choice of Routes. No trouble to an-'
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Agent, L. & N. It. R, 3*ii Wall .street, At
lanta, Ga.
RDSADME POULRY AND STDBK FARM,
ATHENS, GEORGIA.
Thoroughbred Barred Plymouth Rocks, also White Plymouth Rocks, Hawkins strain
Forty-four fine Cockerels and several Pullers now for sale. Eggs for hatching
any time, $2.00 for 133. Address, C. W. FARR or E. P. FEARS, Athens.
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better Buggies at lower prices than
we have ever sold before.
We are also going* to sell Harncs, the same
sort at corresponding prices. See
us before buying* elsewhere.
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GRIFFITH & WELCH,
SUCCESSORS TO PHINIZY & GRIFFITH,
Cotton * Commission * Merchants,
Corner Clayton and Hull Streets, Athens, Ga.
1 17 E do strictly a Commission Business and do not buy cotton under any circumstances. No
VV street buyer connected with our business. We recognize the fact, that cotton is the mon¬
ey crop of this section of Georgia aud therefore the most valuable product of the farmers.
I toes the wise man deposit his money with any but the most experienced and successful bank ?
Then why should not the farmer or merchant! consider well the standing and experience of
the Cotton Factor to whom he takes his cotton to be stored or sold.
OUR MR. GRIFFITH, who has been in the business at our present stand for the past
fifteen years, will continue to give his personal attention to the handling and sale of all cotton
entrusted to us. This fact alone is sufficient guarantee to all our customers that they will get
the highest market price and correct weights. We are better prepared than ever to make
LOANS on good security until fall or to advance on cotton stored.
WE WANT YOUR BU 8 INES 1 GIVE US A TRIAL! Yours truly,
GEIPPITH <2Z WELCH,
Corner Clayton and Hull Streets, ATHENS, GA.
1RES f 1LL OCCUR!4~
And it is the duty of every Property
owner them. to protect himself against
That, is to always
Keep Your Property Insured.
I Tie present the third largest and
one of the best companies in the
world. Rates as low as any.
W. A. SHACKELFORD,
OGLETHORPE ECHO OFFICE. LEXINGTON, CA
Piedmont I Green I Houses,
GAINESVILLE, Gr^..
PROPAGATORS OF FLOWERS ANO SHRUBBERY OF ALL KINDS
24 Choice Chrysanthemums or Roses or Geraniums for * 1.00. Satisfac¬
tion guaranteed in all orders. Handsome Catalogue free.
Address J. E. JACKSON, Proprietor,