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13 y the Eagle Publishing Company. VOLUME XL. A mine & Co., I ' Never Carry over Remnants. The reason why is told below. This is i our REMNANT SELLING season. In Knit Underwear we have broken suits, Vests without Pants to match, or Pants without Vests to match, or an odd Suit in small or extia size, and where such is the case we are making prices that sell them. IN HOSIERY the same offer holds good. We have a few odd Rugs and Hassocks left which MUST BE SOLD before our new stock arrives. In Curtains, we are offering the odd lots at about half price; some lots have one curtain only, others have more. The prices range from 39c to $5.00 per pair. Some of these lots may be just what you want. How about a real good pair of Blankets at YOUR PRICE, to close them? We also have a few pairs of cheaper ones left. These odd lot prices hold good in Clothing, Overcoats and Odd Pants. We also have about a dozen Capes, Jackets and Reefers to go at just half price. Just received a new lot > White Goods, Embroideries, Dress Goods, And Shoes. Come and see them, glad to show you. R. E. ANDOE & CO.. 14 IMEain St. Telephone < .. ;\V-_ _ * . I .'■ <V- Waterman, Burnett & Co., I C EXCLUSIVE k lothiers, Tailors, GENTS’ FURNISHINGS and SHOES, , GAINESVILLE, CS-JL. SEND US ONE DOLLAR Cut this ad. out and send to us wit h *I.OO, and we will send you this ) HIl NEW IMPROVED ACHE QI'EEJi PARLOR ORGAN,by freight C.O. D., subject -r—r. ' . tosaamlnstloa. You ean examine it at your nearest freight depot, and If you find It exactly as represented, equal to organs that retail at w • 15.00 io JIOO.OO, the greatest value you ever saw and far better than H IBdPlFff organs advertised by others at more mosey, pay the freight agent our H JPjmih; ,' r gFV' FJ E5, ti'M W-3 . sperlsl 90 dare offer prleo. *3l. li, less theft, or (30.75 sod frelfhtehargei. a 1 ; 11 K;/, J.'ll ''BlW uS . $31.75 IS OUR SPECIAL 90 DAYS PRICE . one-half the a i. —■ - ■ price charg a ed by others. Such an offer was never made before* wh TUF A PMC niICEAI is one of the mont durable and • weetent toned in- jLk- ; . /JEffyfeHrT I HL, AU ML yULLii strumentsever made. From the illustration -fiBRW shown, which is engraved direct from a photograph, you can form some idea of its beautiful appearance. Made from Solid Quarter Sawed Oak. antique finish, handsomely decorat- i~ J X* *' : ■' J ed and ornamented, latest 1899 Style. THE ACHE QIKEKIS 6 feet 5 inches high, 42 inches long, 2S inches wide and weigh! ' XX) pounds; contains 5 octavoi, 11 stops as follows: Diapason, £ •< Principal, Dulciana, Jlelodla, Celeste, Cremona, Bata Coupler, 1 i Treble Coupler, Diapason Forte, Principal Forte, and Yoi Hums- 1 J na: 2 o»tnf Couplers, 1 Tone Swell, 1 Grand Organ Swell, 4 Seta Ir' yT? I >( t Orchestral Toned Pipe Quality Reeds, 1 Set of 17 Pare raffJ 1 Sweet Helodia Reeds, 1 Set of 87 Charmingly Brilliant Celeste fFF~~Ttn ii • ~iMWI II /v-? h Keeds. 1 Set of 24 Rich Mellow Smooth Diapason Reeds. 1 Bat of I) saswteon ■ Mlhlii »« l # 24 Pleasing Soft Melodious Principal Herds. ||«nnethoo < TUT AOUP niirrU cons-ist of the celebrated ||ORGajs P BBL} M Int HuivlCyuCCri Newel Reeds, which are only used || rd? sart»cr I W in the highest grade instruments, also fitted with Ham. r**r j t I' I?' PI’ 1 'J ' mom! Couplers and Tox Humana, r1 so lest Doi#® felt*. 'ifilili !, 'J* I P' ' '1 ' WIIIISIf ' 1 * etc., bellows <?f the best rubbe- Hoth. 3-plv bellows stock^' t SSSWTT -'I 111 rnd finest leather in valves. THE ACME QUEEN is ; t I Hi finished with a 10x14 beveled plate French mirror, nickel l!'‘ip'l| f ■ ■W'li W F'i h ''wmHkHH plated pedal frames and every modern improvement. JSBMkdT .. II I I t HMMi FKEF a handsome organ stool and the bwtorgeji (m-T'F' nt >* zSfiraSst* J a 1 tl?" I I instruction book published. PIUM I ' ' H '/ZSSE3BBS3 Eisl&i l W CUARANTEED2S YEARS ™fT (< I O s.me Queen Organ we issue a written binding 25 ifc UL^ElSm^k K anrantce, by the terms and conditions of which if any v I irt gives out we repair it free of charge. Try it eae month and we will refund your money ii you are perfectly sati'iiod. 500 of these organs will ba sold atfeci $81.75. Order at cnee. Don’t dclar. OUR REUABSLITY IS ESTABLISHED not dealt with us 3sk your neighbor about us, write the publisher of this paper, or Metropolitan National Bank, National Bark of the Republic, or Rank of Commerce. Chicago; or German Exchange Bank X»xv any railroad or express company in Chicago. W. k.„ . c . p i,„ ofo.L .tiO.OOO 00, Siupy StiTe cme of cst o".T'W,‘ ” C .„; i :ctt f° and e T'" '■ Over w °F e °P le in our own building. WKBKLL ORGANS AT *»» oo up; I’, AV.S. 912..00 up; also everything in musical instruments at lowest whelesal. prices Write V.e™ special uriran. piano and musical instrument catalogue. Address, prices, u rite for free SEARS, & CO. (Inc.), Fulton, Oesplainesand Wayman Sts., CHICAGO ILL. SEND NO MONEY vs* .. „ to us,and we will send Mi. -1 I M you OUR HIGH-GRADE BURDICK SEWING MACHINE by freight __ ■VmffllßtfM 4> I I*7 C. O. D., »ebjerl to examination. You ean examine it at ,our near. IfgtßSß I ■ ext freight drpot and if found perfectly sail.factory, exactly as Bttfeßw W ■'S;W\W la I represented, equal to machines others sell as high a, S&0.00, W I I 1 A and THE GREATEST BARGAIN YOU EVER HEARD OF, pa, WMEI^ L_ y.ur freight agent Our Special Offer Price <ls 50 (SaaaSji^ _l_L_L - ~ 'ZL-jJ and freight charges. The machine weighs 120 *2__. pounds and the freight « tllaverage 75 cents for each 500 miles. CIVE IT THREE MONTHS TRIAL in (KnZBMB ■ your own home, and we will return your *15.50 any day K you are not satisfied. We tell different makes and grades of W ISII = Bcl S.wiag Machines at 15.50. (10.00. (11.00,112.00 and np, all of W. AU fest SH which are fully described in Our Free Sew Ing Machine Oat- "s. alogue, but 515.50 for thia 7-DRAWER BURDICK iff the greatest value ever offered by any house. B THE BURDICK bM ever >- modern improvement, ■ I a ■ WAI 7a%i (atftcji good point of every high-grade machine ■II IVt made, with the defects of none. Made be the best maker In America. ■ | SOLID OAKCABINKT, HEXT COVER. Latest 1599 Skeleton frame, piano IIJr A polish, finest nickel drawer pulls, rests on 4 casters, ball bearing I I adjuatable treadle, genuine Smyth iron stand, finest large high i— ■ arm bead made, positive four-motion feed, self threadlngvibrat- [WSfirY's < - ing shuttle, automatic bobbin winder,adjustable bearings, pat-1| •*• ■ SC«s efft tension liberator, improved loose wheel, adjustable presser i : foot, improved shuttle carrier, patent needlebar, 11 was IK- patent dress guard. .r. GUARANTEED the lightest ranninr, most dur- rLIHwM 1 1 aMe and nearest noUelras machine made. Etcrv litown attachment in furnished and our Free Instruction ~ Book tells just how anyone cun run it and do either plain or any kind of fancy work. A 20-YEAR " C > GUARANTEE is sent with every machine. IT COSTS YOU NOTHING ‘"T^ d . e “£, this machine, compare it with those your storekeeper sells at pay your freight agent the sls 50. WE TO RETt’R.N YOL'R $15.50 If at anytime withialhree monthsyou w to. J^f« M £**^oee D olTaVnr»Hr D OX’T DELA Y. (Sears, Roebuck A Co. are thoroughly reliable.—Editor.) WRITE FOR FREE CATALOGUE. SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO., CHICAGO, ILL. THE GAINESVILLE EAGLE. rOLOR and flavor of fruits, ] size, quality and • pearance of vegetables, weight and plumpness of grain, ; are all produced by Potash. Potash, properly combined with Phos-: ’ phoric Acid and Nitrogen, and liberally applied, will improve every soil and increase yield and quality of any crop. Write and get Free our pamphlets, which t il how to buy and use fertilizers with greatest economy and profit. GERITAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., New York. SOUTHERN liAILWAIT" Condensed Schedule of <’:n-.eager 'Brains, la Effect Nov. 6, 1893. I Ves- |No 18 Fot.Ml i Northbound. No. 12 33' Ex. No. 38 Dail-. ; aiiy. sun. Daily. Lv. Atlanta, C. T. 750 a|l2Gom 4 35p 11 50 p “ Atlanta, E. T. 853 a 1 uO p 5 85 pl 3 50 a M Norcross 9 30a .... 6 28p 187 a “ Buford 10 05 a 708 p ........ “ Gainesville. ..10 35 a 2 22 p 7 43 p 820 a “ Lula 10 58 a f 2 42 p 8 08p 8«8 a Ar. Cornelia. 11 25 af3 00 p 8 36 p Lv.Mt. Airy 11 31 a “ Toccoa 1153 a330 p 825 a “ Westminster 1231 m iOB a I “ Seneca 12 52 p 4 15 p 433 a ' “ Central 146 p 4 52 a “ Greenville. . 234 p 522 p 545 a “ Spartanburg. 337 p 6 10 p 687 a " Gaffneys 420 p 6 44 p 7 15 a “ Blacksburg.. 438 p 700 p 735 a “ King’s Mt ... 503 p 758 a “ Gastonia 525 8 20 a > Lv. Charlotte.... 630 p 8 22 p 825 a ' Ar. Greensboro . 952 p 10 43 p 12 10 p Lv. Greensboro 10 50 p Ar. Norfolk 7 50 a Ar- Danville 11 25 p 11 51 p 1 81 p Ar. Richmond ... l>'4o a (T-tO a 8 2a p Ar AVashing ton 3 42 a * 35 p “ Baltm’ePßß 8 03 a 11 35 p “ Philadelphia 10 15 a 2M a “ Now York... .. . 12 43 nt ....... 623 a tst.Ml Vet. No.il Southbound. No. 35 No. 37 Daily Daily. Daily. ____ ______ Lv. L’ Y..P. R. R. 12 15 _ a 430 p “ Philadelphia. 3 50 a 6 55 p “ Baltimore.... 6 31 a 9 20 p “ Washington.. 11 15 alO 43 p Lv. Richmond"??. 12 61 m 12V1 nt 12 lOat Lv. Danville 6 15 p 5 50 a 610 a Lv. Norfolk . .... 9 STp Ar. Greensboro.. .... 6 45 a Lv. Greensboro 726 p 705 a 737a Ar. Charlotte .... 10 00 p 9 25 a 12 05m ...... Lv. Gastonia 10 49 p 1 12 p “ King’s Jit 138 p “ Blacksburg .. 11 31 plO 45 a 206 p " Gaffneys 11 46 plO 58 a 224 p “ Spartanburg. 12 26 all 34 a 315 ff " Greenville.... 125 al2 30 p 438 p " Central 536 p3Cn: “ Seneca 2 30 a 133 p 555 p “ Westminster 610 p „ M Toccoa 8 25 a 2 18 p 650 p a ? n : “ Mt. Airy 735 p “ Cornelia f 8 00 p 740 p 888a " Lula 4 15 at 318 p 814 p 8W • ! “ Gainesville. . 435a 387 pB4O p 788 a , “ Norcross 5 25 a 948 p 8W a Ar. Atlanta, B. T. 6 10 a 4 55 pIOSOp >BO a Ar.' Atlanta, C. T. 5 10 a 5 55 p >80» 888 a “A” a. m. ‘‘P' r p. m. “M" nooa. ’’LT' Chesapeake Line Steamers in daily service . between Norfolk and Baltimore. Nos. 37 and 38—Daily. Washington an* SMttt western Vestibule Limited. Through PMuoaa sleeping cars between New York and New Or* leans, via Washington, Atlanta and Menteee* ' ery, and also between New York and M.asaku, ViaWashington.Atlanta and Birmingham. Fira class thoroughfare coaches between Washiaß ton and Atlanta. Dining cars serve all meals enroute. Pullman drawing-room sleeping ears | between Greensboro and Norfolk. Giese cen- j paction at Forfolk for OLD POINT CQMFQM. Nos. 85 and 36 United States Fact Mall runs solid between Washington and New Qr leans, via Southern Railway, A. A W. F. R. i and L. & N. R. R.. being composed of baggage car and coaches, through wijheut change Sr passengers of all classes. Pullman drawing room sleeping cars between New York ana New Orleans, via Atlanta and Montgomery. Leaving Washington each Wednesday, a towriai Bleeping car will run through between Wash ington and Man Francisco without change. NOs. 11.37, 38 and 12—Pullman sleeping ears between Richmond and Charlotte, via DaayiUo, southbound Nos. 11 and 37, northbound Nos. te and 12. FRANK 8. GANNON, J. M. CULP, Third V-P. A Gen. Mgix. TraffloM'g’t Washington, D. C. Washington, D. G. W. A. TURK, 8. H. HARDWICK, Gea'l Paas. Ag’t.. Ass’tGeu’l Pass. Ag'U, Washington, D. C. Atlanta, Ga. M. F. The Jeweler, AND DEALER IN WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY. All kinds of repairing done, from the finest to the cheapest, in the latest styles and in the best workmanlike manner. -Tino- GAINESVILLE NURSERIES A full line of all the best old and ritvt vari< tjesof Fiuit Trees—Apple, Peach, Pear, Plum, Grape Vines, Raspberry and Strawberry Plants, Roses and Ornamental Shrubbery Every nee warranted true to name. All trees sold by these Nurseries are grown in Hall county, and are thoroughly acclimated to this section. No better trees nor finer varieties can be found Don’t order till you get our prices. Addresc, CAINESVILLE NURSERIES, <»nin«-avil!e, Gn. Foreclosure of Lien. Hall Superior Court, January Term, 1899. It appearing to the court by petition of C. R. Faulkner that he has a lien for the sum of fifty dollars upon the following propertv: Two aa j oiuiug dwelling houses and lots'in Bellton, Ga., bounded on the east by Railroad street 50 feet, on the north 200 feet by Mrs. Nellie Bates, | on the west by Grove street 50 feet, on the south I by lands of W. Griffith 200 feet. Also lot No. 2 •- in the town or Gillsville, county of Hall, being ! 100 feet front and 234 feet deep, the front line , being 105 feet west from centre of railroad ' track. All the said property being in the said : State and county, the homestead of Granville I C. Carter, deceased, for successfully defending I the said property as attorney at law from a levy upon the same under an execution in fsvor of ! Max Stradler & Co. vs. said G. C. Carter, and ! that said sum of fifty dollars is due and unpaid, and that said services were rendered in behalf ' of Ethel Dunagan, Willie B. Carter, Augustus S. Carter, and John C. Carter, beneficiaries of said homestead and that Mrs. V. I. Carter is ; also a beneficiary of said homestead. It is ; therefore ordered that the said Ethel Dunagan. VV illie B. Carter, Augustus S. Carter, John C. < arter, and Mrs. V. I. Carter pay into this court I by the first day of the next term thereof the i said sum of fifty dollars and the cost of this ; proceeoing, and that in default thereof that i said lien be foreclosed. It is further ordered that this rule be pub- : .ished and service perfected by such publica tion in the Gainesville Eagle once a month for ■ four months prior to the next term of this court. ! J. B. ESTES, J. S. C. 1 Georgia, Hall County. -I, Thos. M. Bell, C. S. I C for said county, hereby certify that the fore going is a true copy of the orde'r in said case, as appears of record in this office. This Feb. 4th, 1899. THOS. M. BELL, C. S. C. MONEYTO LoANT We now have plenty of money to loan on improved farm lands and Gainesville city property. Terms and interest lib eral. Call and see us. DUNLAP & PICTMWLL. Established in 1860. GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, LBb9. f i | Carminative $ j $ B«r.rf Ufb.” I i i •* I S LAMAR A RANKIN DRUG CO., X ( 9 I caa not recommend Pitts* Car- r F minative too strongly. I must say, 9 I owe my baby's life to it J I Z I earnestly ask all mothers who ? jf have sickly or delicate children jut X 9 to try one bottle' and see what the £ £ result will be. Respectfully, J J Mas. LIZZIE MURRAY, j 9 Johnson's Station, Ga. ? £ ** 5 i i Pitts’ Carmlnatlvs } i ' * so aatd iy all Baagglata. a * | PRICE, 2B OEltn. J | For sale by E. E. Dixoa <ft Co., Gainesville, «a. h Road Notice. i- Gainesvillb, Ga., Feb. 90,1899. I Whereas certain petitioners have made their “ application to the Board of praying for an order granting the ment of a new road, commencing at the on the old Stringer’s Ford road, near the resi-4 dence of D. C. Whelchel’s and intersecting! with the Dahlonega road near Jasper M. Hulj sey’s residence, all in Whelchel’s district; an<rt whereas Commissioners appointed for that pur-1 pose have reviewed and marked out said con- '■ templated road, and reported to us that said I ' road will be one of much public utility and con-jj venience; now this is to cite and admonish »1B persons that on and after the 20th day of March. 1899, said new road will be granted if no good'- cause is shown to the contrary. Given under our hand and seals this 20th day of February, 1899. E. E. DIXON, „ J.R. WHALBT, * F. T. DAVIB, » Commissioners. THOS. M. BNLL, Cisrk.lß S C. Dunlap, jr. W. V. Wall._ Dunlap & Wall, k Life and Fire Insurance, i Gainesville, Georgia. Notice to Debtors and Creditors. < GEORGIA—HaII County. AH persons having demands against the estafu of Mrs. Hester A. Lowery, late of Hall counWr deceased, are hereby notified to render in tKijjfc demands to the undersigned according to la£| v and all persons indebted to said estate are re-, quired to make immediate payment. Feb. 7th, 1899. A. B. C. DORSEY Administrator. PN. C. White 4 S«n, - HOTOGRIPHERS! <.aineaviUe, <Ja. All work executed in the highest snde of the art, at reasonable prices. Make a specialty of copying and enlarging. Gallery ’ Northeast Side Sauare. « TAPE WORMS, “A tape worm eighteen feet long «H| least came on the scene after my taking two® CASCARETS. This lam sure has caused nw-fl bad health for the past three ygafg. J, iur MlsP I taking CSScarets, the only ep f notice by sensible people?’ ’’ ** Geo. W. Bowi.es, Baird, Miss. ’ W CANDY W CATHARTIC MARK Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Taste Good. Do I Good, Never Sicken. Weaken, or Gripe. 10c. 25c, 50c. ... CURE CONSTIPATION. ... Sterling Remedy Company, Cliiengo, Montreal, New York. 313 Illi Tfl RAO Sold and guaranteed by all drug- RU- I U’DMU gists to CVBE Tobacco Habit. HAL? bALGA'I I aBKB-S, *AI Cl<*anse» and beautifies the heli. I Promotes a luxuriant growth. Never Fails to Bestore Gm; j Hair to its Youthful Color, i <AV7~MWI Cures train diseases A hair tailing, i tjr'V <Jhlehccte.-“ B LncUah Diamond Brand. PENNYROYAL PULS W Original and Only Genuine. A sP // SAFE ’ always reliable, ladies ask f'S S druggist for ChichesUrs English Brand in lied and Gold metallioxW-y boxes, scaled with blue ribbon. Take no other. Refuse dangerous substitw v I / ** frftions and imitations. At Druggists, or send4e. I Jy in stamps for particulars, testimonials anl V *©* “Relief for Ladies” in letter, by return •-K MalL 10.000 Testimonials. Name Paper. Chlehcater€hemicalCo..MadUon Square, old bj ail Local PhUada.. Pa. ELECTRO- SILICON Shines Silverware S urpr ising-ly without Scratching-. Sample sent if you say so. It’s unlike all others. Box, post-paid, 15 cts. in stamps. It’s Sold Everywhere. The Electro-Silicon Co., 40 Cliff street, New York. It rest, with you whether you continue nerye-killing tobacco habit. NO-TO-BAtb/a IMMMI removes the desire tor tobacco, out nervous distress, J B tine, purifies UlO blood, ft k - stores lost rn.tnbood, 'w K boxes makes you strong^jff Y iS j 400.000 in healtn, M ij career buy TO-BAC from ‘22** b .4/' y your own druggist, who 0 8 1 vouch fur ns. Take ft with • * patiently, persistently. One box, SI. usually cures; 3 boxes, S 2 &0, Guaranteed to cure, or wo refund money. Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago, Bontreal, New York. 1 :[«*• ft.® A “ u k Main BuilOihc. 1 J fbr e . - DAHLONEGA, GA. 1 A colicg-c cduc-tiou ir. the reach of all. A.8., 13.5., Normal and Business Man’s courses. j Good laboratories; healthful, invigorating cli ; mate: military discipline; good moral and religious influences. Cheapest board in the State; a bund nice of country produce; expenses from $75 to $l5O a year; board in dormitories or private families. Special license course for teachers; full faculty of nine; all under the control of the University. A college prepar atory class. Co-education of sexes. The insti tution founded specially for students of limited means. Send for catalogue to the President. Jos. S. Stewaxt, A.M. No-To-Bac for Fifty Cento. Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes vtaak men strong, blood pure. 500, 81. All AruggWr HRM WORK DEUYEO j LITTLE ACCOMI’LISHED AS YET • BECAUSE OE THE RECENT STORMY WEATHER. * STEVENS GIVES HIS OPINIONS r ! Agricultural Commissioner Writes of Conditions In Georgia at Pres ent and the Outl ok. Atlanta, March 1, 1899. Since my last letter we have had most Unfavorable weather for farm work. Hence but little has been accom ; plished upon the farms during the ' jnonth of February. ! The passing of the old year has car ried with it a sad experience for many rdf ns, in our farming operations and I business transactions generally. The I new year was ushefed in with the usual i good resolutions by our farmers; in fact, majority of us are trying to do bet frter in the future by correcting the mis intakes of the past. It is to be hoped that rthe present year will mark the begin jning of what may he regarded as a new Fertc that the smouldering embers of for eign war and internal dissensions will I tte amicably adjusted, and our nation will settle down to business once more, with a future so bright that the average mind will but partially comprehend the magnitude of its results and possibilities. L The new year is remarkable in more I than one respect. It brings us not only tflfbe to face with new and strange polit ical questions, but the long hoped-for “prosperity promised us by the present .'federal administration upon the settle ment of these questions. During the past five years we have traveled wearily through a most trying period of depres sion. Mat on all sides by discouraging coalitions, we have had niasy hard ships and set-backs, but much of it has been our own fault. We have the rem edy in our own hands for many of our trebles. Will we apply it, and apply it now? As I see it, the remedy lies, first, in the farmer raising his own sup plies at home, ample and sufficient; then as much ootton as you can. When your barns are full, your mules will do a good day’s work. Your cows give milk, and your butter is sweet, rich and of a golden hue. Your hens lay every day, and your hogs are healthy and prolific. But when your barns are empty, your mules have the lampers or blind staggers, your cows have hollow horn, the feathers on your hens are ■turned the wrong way, and your hogs get lonsey and have the mange. . I speak to the farmers from practical experience. I was born and reared in Georgia, in the heart of the *esHf- belt I belong to your profes one- of- you, and I know niau * n that section can the present price, to the neglect of his plantation supplies. He cannot keep up his farm, support his family and educate his children. You may take the best farmer in Georgia, let him adopt this plan, and it will only be a question of time —the end of that man will be bank ruptcy. Do not misunderstand me. I am not against the production of cot ton as a product, because Georgia is a cotton state, and we need a cotton crop as well as other products, but not to the exclusion of other crops. Therefore, let me beg you, once more, to arrange and diversify your crops, so that this fall we may arrive at the gates of prosperity, to see stretched peacefully before us the broad, rich and sunny fields of industry, laden with the golden fruits of con tented toil—a picture, as well as a reality, which all the people of Geor gia will hail with joy. There has been a great deal of com plaint, in a general way, that the in spections and analyses of fertilizers, af ter all, have been unsatisfactory. I have, therefore, determined to make a complete and thorough inspection of all guanos, in every seetion of the state. To this end, if at any time a consumer or retail agent may desire an in spection of any brand of fertilizer, he can, by giving notice to this depart ment, have a sample taken by an au thorized inspector, and the same shall be analyzed by the state chemist; pro vided, however, that in all such cases samples shall be taken from unbroken bags or packages. The consumers pay the tax on guanos,and it will be my pleas ure to see that they are amply protected, and it shall be done, even though it take all of the fertilizer tax to accom plish it. All I ask is the co-operation of the farmers of Georgia. In the face of a short corn and forage crop the farmers generally, throughout the state, had determined to sow more largely of grain, but the weather condi tions have been very unfavorable for both fall and spring seeding; hence the acreage both for wheat and oats falls far short of what we at one time ex pected. The spring sowing of oats has been seriously damaged, and in many sections entirely killed, ©f course, this is a heavy blow to the agricultural in terests of Georgia; but we must meet these conditions as best we can by sub stituting such forage crops as are best suited to our soil. I, would suggest the planting of an acre of sorghum, an acre of rye, an acre of millet, an acre of oats, an acre of early speckle peas for a for age crop. Use the best land at your command, with special care in the prep srat i ii of the soil, and manure liber ally. You can increase or decrease the size of your lots as your needs may sug gest. These crops can be cut in the green state, as you may need the for age, and allowed to dry a day or so be fore feeding. As farmers are from three to five weeks behind with their work, especially plowing, many suggestions made in my February talk will be applicable for this month’s work —hence, I would ask that you read again our last month’s “Talk,” as well as the questions and answers therein contained. Do not, in your haste, plow your lands too wet— neither will it pay to plant corn until you have thoroughly prepared your soil for the grain. I would rather be two week* late in seeding my crop, with the land ' well broken and bedded, taking special care to put in compost or commercial manure, than to plant the usual time with the ground hastily and ill prepared and the grain and fertilizer put in in a careless manner. “What is worth do ing at all, is worth doing well,” applies with peculiar force to farm work. O. B. Stevens, Commissioner. As to Onton Planting. Question. —Will you please inform me how many onion sets I will need to plant one acre in onions? I would be glad to have any information in regard to onion planting, culture, harvesting and marketing the same. Answer.—The onion crop is regarded as one of the most profitable of the gar- j den. It is usually' grown from sets sold in bunches in the green state; how ever, many gardeners raise their own sets and save the expense of buying them. This can be done by selecting a poor piece of land, pulverizing the soil with a plow, harrow and rake. It will , take about four pounds of good onion | seed to plant one acre if you have a machine, otherwise, it will take a little more if you use the hand. Sow in rows about nine inches apart. Skip every seventh row. This will form an alley 18 inches wide. As you want a small bulb, sow thick. Take up the sets, say about Aug. 1, well dried, place in your barn loft, spread out not more than four inches thick. When frost comes cover with straw or hay about six inches deep. In the early spring you have your own sets for use. As you want, now, the biggest onion, you want the best soil at your com mand. Broadcast and plow in well rotted manure at the rate of 75 tons per ■ acre. Again, your preparation of the , soil must be thorough and deep, and , the land put in perfect order. Plant | sets in rows 9 inches apart, leaving ! the seventh row for an alley. Place I sets in the drills at the distance of 9 inches apart, pressing the bulb firmly down, right side up. Close the rows with a rake or the foot. Roll the ground well and make it compact. As soon as you can plainly see the onions begin to start up, use the hoe in the middle, and where you can not use the hoe, use the fingers in breaking the ground around the plant. Two or three good workings, if done at the proper time, will be sufficient. It will take from 6 to 10 bushels of sets to plant an acre, depending upon the size of the sets. —Sta e Agricultural Department. Points on Upland Rice. Question. —I want to plant a few acres in upland rice. Please give me some information on the subject. Answer. —It is a matter of surprise that more upland rice is not planted in Georgia, as it is a healthy food product, liked by most people, easy to raise and productive in yield. Any land suitable for corn or cotton will answer for rice, though new ground is preferable be cause of greater ease of cultivation. Prepare the land well, lay off rows 15 inches apart, use a good, complete com mercial fertilizer at the rate of 200 or 300 pounds to the acre in the row and cover it so as to leave a low, flat bed. When danger of frost is over, open a shallow furrow and sow the seed either in a continuous row, or what is perhaps better, drop 8 or 10 grains every 10 or 12 inches in the row. Cover lightly, cultivate shallow, only being sure to cut down all weeds and grass, ■ as rice is a tender plant when young and is easily crowded out by any other growth. Harvesting should be done when the upper half of the head is ripe. The straw will then still be green, and after cur ing makes fine forage for horses and cat tle. Cut and place the “hands” on the stubble to dry. In 24 hours of good weather it will be sufficiently cured to tie in bundles and house er stack. Never tie in bundles while the straw is damp. The grain can be separated from the straw either by flails or thrash ing machines. The great difficulty with most farmers is the cleansing >f the hulls from the rice. This can be done in a wooden mortar with a wooden pestle, but this process is very slow and laborious. Small rice mills can now be bought for about S3OO, and there should be one in connection with every large ginnery in the state. The knowledge that rice could be cleaned for a moder ate price would very much encourage the growth of this valuable grain, and I believe such mills would be profitable. By planting and cultivating as di rected, the crop should yield, with aver age seasons, from 15 to 20 bushels to the acre. Rice is the principal food crop of ! more than half the people in the world. | —State Agricultural Department. I I Mrs. J. Silvers, Doogan, Ga., writes: Rev. H. C. Haddock had Torpid Liver so bad he could scarcely leave his room, and was cured by Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine, which he recommended to me, and it cured me of Indigestion. I think it better than Black Draught. No other medicine builds up and forti fies the system against Miscarriage as well as Simmons Squaw Vine Wiue or Tablets. K. H. E imunds, editor of the Man ufacturers’ Record, says in regard to h:s recent southern trip: ‘ I have had occasion to study carefully the actual workings of the round bale system of cotton handling, which is being introduced by Mr. Searles, and I am more than ever convinced that it means the development of prob ably the biggest industrial enterprise since the Standard Oil company was brought into existence; it also means a saving of $30,000,000 to 40,000,000 a year to the south ” UOOD’S Sarsaparilla is the One ® ■ True Blood Purifier, Great Nerve Tonic, Stomach Regulator. To thou sands its great merit Is KNOWN. 1.00 Annum in Advance. COW PEA VINE SILAGE PLAN FOR BUILDING THE SILO AND BESI METHODS OF RAISING SAME. CATTLE EAT IT WITH RELISH State Agricultural Dcparim -nt Qu<rt *s Railway Commissioner Crenshaw In Answer to a Question. Question. —Can peavine silage be made a success in Georgia? Write me in full, as I wish to try the experiment this year Answer. Railroad Commissioner Thomas C Crenshaw, who owns a farm i in the county of Bartow, was recently interviewed as to the plan he adopted for building the sSo, his method of rais ing cow pea vines, his experience in the ensiloing of the same, and the feeding of silage to cattle. This interview ap appeared in the Atlanta Constitution a few days since. “I have,” writes Mr. Crenshaw, “an all-wood round silo, 27 feet high and 20 feet in diameter inside. I built my silo to the plan given on page 16, bulletin No. 59, issued by the Wisconsin agri cultural experiment station. The sills are of post oak, size 4x6 inches, cut in 2-fcot lengths of the circle of the silo, the sections of the sills being ‘toe-nailed’ together, making a cirole 20 feet in dia meter, which is then bedded in cement mortar and leveled. The timbers for the . plates are cut in like manner, except I from yellow pine, size 2x4 inches, and in lengths of two feet. The studding is of yellow pine, size 4x4 inches, cut in lengths of 27 feet, ‘toe-nailed’ to the sill ■ every 12 inches from center to center. , The sections of the plates are spiked di- I rectly upon the tops of the studding, I doubling them, and thus making the ; plates when completed 4x4 inches. In I framing my silo I put a round post 12 feet long and 8 inches in diameter in the center of the silo, about two feet in the ground; and as each stud was ‘toe nailed’ to the sill it was made plumb and secured by nailing a board to the center post. The lining Is made of kiln dried cypress boards, one-half inch thick and five inches wide, dressed on both sides and edges to a uniform width and thickness. This lining is nailed on the inside of the studding with Bd. wire nails, horizontally, close together. A layer 3-ply giant P. and B. paper is tacked en horizontally to the first layer of cypress lining; then a second layer of cypress boards is nailed on horizontally with the same kind of nails as before, breaking the joints of the first layer. A second layer of paper similar to the first is tacked on the second layer of cypress boards. Then a third layer of cypress boards is nailed on horizontally, with lOd. nails, breaking the joints of the second layer. I have three feeding doors, size 2, 6x3, with a dormer win dow of the same size, for filling the silo. It is weatherboarded on the outside with the same material as the lining. The roof is of tin and of a conical shape. I think I have as complete and as nearly perfect and well-built silo as there is in the south. When all three of the feed ing doors are closed my silo is abso lutely airtight, and will hold water equal to a barrel. “I sow cow peas early in June on my wheat and oat stubble broadcast; about one and one-half bushels to the acre. I have them turned under with a one horse turning plow, then drag the land with an iron tooth ‘Thomas’ harrow, nothing more is necessary until the vines are ready for the silo. The time to harvest the cow pea vines for silage is when one half or more of the peas on the vines are ripe. Care should be taken not to harvest the vines before they are fully matured, as when green they are very succulent. If cow pea vines are put into the silo when too green or when they contain too much moisture, the pressure in the pro cess of settling is liable te express the juicess from the tissue and cause it to filter away, thereby entailing great loss. I use a McCormick mower to out the vines. I then pile them at once in wind rows with a two-horse steel rake and haul them immediately to my silo, where they are cut with a feed cutter made by the Silver Manufacturing company at Salem, 0., and called By them ‘Ohio No. 16.’ It has a carrier feed and also an elevator. The vines after being cut in lengths of from one half an inch up to three inches are dropped into the elevator and carried to the dormer window and emptied into the silo. I keep two stout, able-bodied men in the silo all the while it is being filled, one man with a pitchfork to level and evenly distribute the vines as they I are put in and the other to tramp them ! down while the filling is going on. Af ter the silo is filled and while the settling is going on I have two men to tramp the silage down thoroughly a few hours every day for about ten days. I then run green marsh grass through my cut ter until I get a layer on top of the silage six inches or more in depth for a cover. This cover I wet quite liberally, using a pail full or more of water to the square foot of surface, which soon de velops a thin, well rotted top layer, making an almost airtight cover for the silage. I then leave it alone and trust to providence. “I closed my. silo containing about 125 tons of cow pea vine silage the latter part of September, 1898. A thiok mold soon came over the entire surface and remained intact until I opened my silo early in January of this year. I found the silage in a per'ect state of preserva tion, with only about 15 inches on top, including the covering, unfit for use. As I feed downward, I find the silage perfectly sound on the sides and next to the walls of the silo. My cows soon learned to eat cow pea vine silage. They now take it with great relish and are as fond of it as a child is of candy. It is a most excellent feed in every par ticular, and there is nothing better as a butter producer. I consider its feeding value equal to if not superior to any thing that can be produced on the farm. The richness of cow pea vine silage in a large measure depends upon the quan tity of cow peas on the vines at the NUMBER 10. time they are harvested. The cow pea vines I ensiioed the past season were very full of peas. I generally sow two varieties, the Clay pea and the Un known pea. Any cow pea will answer for silage that will produce long vines and a heavy crop of peas. In order to have a luxuriant growth of vines and an abundant crop of peas, .1 would ad vise (for Georgia) that the pea be sowed as early in June as possible. The cow pea is a wonderful land improver. “I only came in possession of my present plantation three years ago. I found it greatly impoverished, and I am now building it up quite rapidly by sowing it down in wheat hi October and in cow peas the June following. If my land continues to improve hereafter as rapidly as it has during the past two years, in five years it will almost, if not quite, double its yield. I never turn under cow pea vines. They are too valuable for silage I only turn under the cow pea vine stuble and roots at the time I prepare my land for oats and wheat in the fall. In filling a silo with cow pea vines, 1 would not advise letting it stand too long between intervals of fill ing. Long standing allows molding to start, which tends to produce a waste, even after the next layer is put on. I consider it best to fill gradually, as well as continuously, after the filling be gins.”—State Agricultural Department. Manufacture of Guano. Question. —We are forming a club of farmers with a view to manufacturing our guanos instead of buying from the dealers. Please give us all information you can about the various materials used in the manufacture, where we can buy the same, what they are worth and how to mix. Answer.—ln reply to your inquiry as to the price of fertilizer materials, etc., will recommend that you refer to brok ers in these goods. Even the largest fertilizer companies find it to their ad vantage to buy from the brokers, who make it their business to keep con stantly informed by wire of all the vari ations of prices of the various materials used in the manufacture of commercial fertilizers. I recommend that you write A. A. Smith, Temple Court, At lanta, Ga., H M. Tucker & Co., Charles ton, S. C., and J. M. Lang & Co., Sa vannah, Ga. My latest inquiries show that acid phosphate can be bought iu Charleston, S. C., at $6.00 per ton (2,000 pounds) iu large lots, guaranteed per cent of available phosphoric acid.: Dry blood is worth SI.BO per unit ei‘ ammonia, delivered in Atlanta. lif other words, if it shows 16 per cent of ammonia, it is worth $28.80 per ton, delivered in Atlanta. Tankage is worth $2 per unit of ammonia, iu Atlanta, and 10 cents per uuit of bone phosphate. Murate of potash containing £0 per oent of potash is worth SI.BO per 100 pounds. Kainit is worth $9.50 per ton, and it is about 12 per cent potash. Both the lat ter prices are at Charleston ex vessel. Mr. A. A. Smith is a reliable broker, and can sometimes even sell you cheaper than you can buy in Charleston, freight added. Freight to Atlanta from Charles ton on most fertilizer materials is $2.57 per ton. In buying for home mixture, I would advise that you stipulate the acid phos phate be dry and screened free from lumps. Also, the kainit you buy be fresh. Old kainit often turns into hard lumps. I would advise against the purchase of tankage unless it be fine ground, as it would be impossible to pulverize the ordinary sort without special machinery. By following out the directions, put ting your materials down in layers, one upon the other in proper proportions, then cutting down with hoesand spades and passing through a screen and then mixing thoroughly again, you on-gat not to have much trouble iu making up a good fertilizer. In case yon buy and need further I in formation, wili be glad to supply aniy I can. —Chemical Department. Growing Irish Potatoes. Question. —Can two good crops of Irish potatoesTfe grown in a yhari If sb, how can it be done Answer.—Take good, sound earljr po tatoes, cut mto single eyes aujl plant as early as the ground can be Walked ia February or early in March. With or dinarily favorable weather, the ;new crop ©f tubers will ripen in eight or! ten weeks. As soon as the potatoes are ripe, dig them and allow them to dry a day or two in the shade, then cut to a single eye as before. Place the pieces in pans er boxes containing dry kand. This takes up the moisture which might check the growth, or destroy thei sets. Allow them to remain in the sand for, say 10 or 12 days, or until eyes begin to start, when they are ready to plant as before. I would advise the Heoond planting to be covered or mulched with straw, leaves or pine needles Uo> less than 6 inches deep. The mulching should be done after a good season if possible. I have iu the above manner .grown very successfully two crops of potatoes yearly. In fact, I regard the seoond crop the more valuable.—State Agri cultural Department. 1 Constipation of the bowels may! be eas ily cured by a few doses of Drl M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine. j The German Emperor, also,! knows how to use warships for politii'ial pur poses. His ordering the German ships away for Manila was an exceed ingly clever political stroke. We are now compelled to acct-pt the assurances of friendly intentions which come from Berlin, and not only that, but take the very best pos sible care of German interests in the Philippines. To restore the Clear Skin, the Bright Eye, the Alert Gait and Sound Health use Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine. The egg faastpe is still on. The hens seem to have quit business. Would it not be a good idea, now that the end of the session of C in gress is at hand, to have a: congress ional investigating commitision take trips all around the country, at gov ernment expense of course, for the ! purpose of ascertaining if the hens have a grievance, or whether they have merely developed a; tendency | towards club life, accompanied by a j corresponding neglect of domestic duties?