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Paradise Park is 0De*bf the most
1 Popular places in town on Sunday
evenings.
The Guarantee Title Coumpany’s
future is assured. The last dollar of
the stock was taken yesterday.
The Thomasville Base Ball Club
will meet every afternoon at the col
lege campus to practice for the match
game in the near future.
A rather strange coincidence hap
pened at Mr. John I. Parker’s resi
dence Sunday afternoon. Of the seven
male persons present, all of them were
named John.
Architect Gunn has prepared plans
for a two story brick stable for Messrs.
Culpepper & Cox, of Albany. It
will be the best arranged and most
complete building of the kind in South
Georgia.
Married, on Sunday afternoon at
___c o’clock, at the residence of her
mother, corner of Jackson and Love
streets, Miss Talula Little to Mr v T.
B. Scott, formerly of Virginia, more
recently of Texas, Rev. A. W. Clisby
officiating.
H WHiT MEDICINES ABE MOST
CALLED FOB 7 **
Iked tho reporter of an old drujwi,*t.
£Dr. Pierce's preparations,” he replied.
positive guar-
T cose, ffivo
(►roinntly ro-
•tion, for all
Dr. Pierce's preparatioi
aw sold unc’
that they w
atisfaction. 01
Rldod. .Hta * Favorite I'rcscription, f
hose chronic weaknesses. nPrtous and
lenutacmcnU peculiar to women, is used
_mfaiunfr success
njr-down iiensut'i
oomnon to the sex, uud being
perfect of tonic inidlein.-s builds
The do-
•eak buck, bcar-
nand for it m constant, and ? am conversant
1th scon* of eases eun d by it.”
Returning nfu-r a few moments’ absence,
ho Tcnonibio wield-.- of the jicfltlo remark "
•tho nutr.bor of Kirsnparillus and other,
aU*l, a * bipod. ' *
rtth scon* of
Her a few m
jx»tlo remarked,
w and other, so-
-v, .. - - leffion; but Dr.
QoWen .MoUical Discovery out*
oom ail and it is the only blood-puriflcr
* tho many which | am nMftrori to keep u
1 outsells
r shelves, that is f-unrantced t
re in all cases for which it is roe
money paid for it is refunded.”
‘ In the line of PUL,.” remarkod tho old g
‘ lead all r
lomen. ’’tho little Supur-coated • Pellets
•Ut tip br Dr. Pierce lead all others, both in
mount of sales and tlic >n-n<-ral satisfaction
hey Klve my customers.”
Copyright, ISW, t.y Wom.D’s D
turrli in tho Ilcnd hv the
.. >r. Sukc’s «’aturrh Hcmedv "
inild, Sontliiiur and h>-nIincr prot>ertli
_es tho wor.'t eases, no matter of how
tantlioR. Bv drutgisis, .» cents.
SHUTS
OFFERED
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the flowers aud the passers by with a j Thfl LeConte Pear,
wishiul look. “I was once a freeT' We publish below the report made
man," he said, “and could walk j by Mr. M.' B. Waite, the government
abroad. Now I am a prisoner and l expert, on the disease that has attack-
nerer again can I breathe the pure c d the LcConte pear tree in this sec
A Card.
Mksmiw. Editors:
To the prompt, well directed and
almost superhuman work of my neigh
bors and friends, white and colored,
I indebted for an escape from a
disastrous fire.
To say that I appreciate in the
highest and most comprehensive sense
I heir great kmdness does but feebly
•xpress my gratitude. I desire thus
publicly to thank fach one present
for their efficient help. Such acts of
kindness touch the heart to the quick,
and ennobles human nature.
Iloirr. G. Mitchell.
OF PURE GOO LIVER OIL
an HYPOPHOSPHITES
Mmostas Paiatoblo as Milk.
*f. ‘.a'b" ?£.**mSS
»4l il£j> Jl'nVjMhIj>«
atlon of t'.i: oil will, the tiypophos-
ibitOI Id
Rfuaiteb!? as a flwh producer.
Ferscas r.ipldly while taking It.
'SCGTr8r.lIUI.SfON in acknowledged by
' }?o Finest and Best prepa-
l fur tho reli, £ and euro of
r*OJ*. SCROFULA,
- "WASTING
i ” ACf ATiON,
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CONSUL
QrWE7AL
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' OMIC COUCHS.
• '\mgumptian, and
: Jd '-'J all Druggists.
JAMES MEANS
$3 SHOE,
Accord tug ( ,> y our h eeds.
jSMEAN SUM
REQUIRES
UAME
*4
"means
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i»8toocfoi
J. MEANS CO., Boston,
fall liars of ilie above shoes for sale W
OITY SHOE STORE- Tiiom^viHe. Ga.
Commissioners’ Court
The Board of County Comm
ers was in session Monday.
Commissioners Bullock and
who were recently appointed by Gov.
Gordon as a part of the newuBoard,
(Col. Wright, Dr. Mallettelaud Jas.
F. Lilly were the other appointees, )
were sworn in by Ordinary Mei rill.
Considerable routine business w:
transacted, and then Mr. Will L.
Landruiu, representing the Pauly
Jail Building and Manufacturing
Company, of St. Louis, Missouri,
caiue before the body and made
elaborate aid exhaustive explanation
of the material used by his company
up by an office for jailor, dining room
and two cell rooms. The upper floor
will have four iron and steel qagi
for prisoners charged with ^rici
crimes. The cages arc thoroughly
entilatcd and are so arranged that
the jailor can communicate with the
prisoners without coming into contact
with them.
The plans as adopted •’will cost
nothing, if the Pauly company secures
any part of the work, and only S150
if the contract is let to other parties,
The building will cost in the neighbor
hood of 810,000.
Col. Wright, as chairman of the
committee in charge of the matter
will advertise for bids under the plans
aud specifications as adopted, said
bids to be received until July 1st,
reserving the right to reject any or
all of them. Thomas county v
soon have the best jail in the state,
in the construction of prisons.
The Pauly Company is the only
one in the world that does nothing
but build jails, and ns it makes a
specialty of such work, great care is
exercised in the materials used and in
the sanitation and ventilation of its
buildings. The Board adopted a
plan submitted by Mr. Landrum,
which provides for a substantial
building, with two-story residence in
front ami two-story jail in rear. The
fir it floor of the jail portion is taken
air of heaven.”
It wor easy to see that he felt the
shadow of the great change that is
just before him, and for a moment
his face wore tfe expression of unuL
terable sadness When questioned by
the reporter he talked freely of his
crime, and while he professes to lie
ready for the great change that awaits
him, it was easy to see from the gloat
ing, boastful manner in which he
spoke of the murder of Long, that he
feels no real sorrow for his crime.
Will was born in Telfair county,
Georgia, May 20th, 18G0. In 1884
he went to Florida, where he worked
on railroads and in rafting timber.
Last Septembq|4ie came to Thomas
county and got work with Mr. Ed.
Clay, who had a contract to furnish
wood for the rack at Leb. He board
ed with Walter Long, and he says that
was the green-eyed monster that
first caused unpleasant feelings be
tween Walter and himself.
He claims that Walter had made
threats against him, and it was on
account of these threats that he wreak
ed such a summary vengeance.
Will has never dissipated, and he
says he never had anything like a se-
difficultv before the one that
terminated so disastrously to him.
‘ I killed him right,’’ said Will.
This assertion was made, without
the slightest semblance for what lie
had done.
The near approach of death has not
destroyed Will’s love for the g'tod
things of life. He eats heartily and
sleeps well.
He has sold his body to Dr. F. S.
Dekle and is living on the proceeds.
tion. Mr. Waite has given the matter
an exhaustive study and his conclu
sions will be read with interest by the
public. It is proper to say that the
orchard of Judge Fleming, of Baker
county, was attacked by the same dis
ease a few years ago, that it has
entirely recovered, and that it is now
in a perfectly healthy condj|jpn.
The LeConte tree is one of wonder
ful vitality and is well calculated to
overcome the inroads of disease, as
has been proven by those whcTbave
been engaged in its culture in this
section for years. "While the report
of Mr. Waite is full and intelligently
expressed, it is proper to say that our
pear growers are not very uneasy,
would be better for us, if we could say
that the LeConte pear had immunity
from disease,but as it has been demon
strated otherwise we can only say it
not serious, and former experience
has demonstrated that fact.
In response to several letters from
pear growers and from the chief offi
cials of the S., F. A W. Rail * ay, stating
that an unknown disease was damaging
the L.Conte pear groves of South Geor
gia and North Florida, the writer was
comniis.-ioned by the Secretary of Agri
culture to investigate the matter. Ac
cordingly i he writer Las been at work in
he pear groves with microtcopc and
capel. As far as the cau^e of the dis-
:ase is cone-. rn<rd aaii-facury conclusions
•ve been reached The information is
given through this medium iu advance
of aoy government report m account of
the special present dtr*and f- r informa
tion on this subject. Hop. Elwin Wil
letts, he able Afsistant S cr-iary of
Agriculture, who has charge of th-.-
-cl) otitic work of the th pAituient
L dci
iiici
"roll* of -mni vi mum «»
•iriuk nr ex insure iu
Malarii;! Regions,
Will find lult'M SMJls i ho most Keaixi
invalid.
|TCry TSsem Fairly.
YliroronM Itmiy. nurc blood. Klrnni-
~ and u< liecri iiltniu<! will ■
SOLD EVERYWHERE.
Standing in the Shadow of the Gallows-
Vv’ill Dibit, who killed Walter
Long lust December, is in Thomas
.iuty jail, wailing the execution of
death sentence which was passed ou
lii.n last April court.
On the 14th of the present month,
between the hours of 11 and 2, f5her~
ff Hurst will play the part of execu
tioner in the final act of tho tragedy
that, opened with the brutal murder,
aud Will’s spirit will pass into the
;rcat unknown.
{Sunday morning, while the church
bells were ringing out an invitation
to all the world to come and worship
the great giver of all good, our re
porter, through the courtesy of Sheriff
Hurst, was permitted to interview
the condemned man.
Months of confinement have told on
Will’s herculean form, and his bright
inger bread color has faded into a
cross between a bottle green and the
color that makes the tallow dip. He
came out of his cell gladly, after the
chains about lus neck that confine him
to the floor had been removed, and as
be stretched bis almost gigantic limbs,
to emphasize his temporary freedom,
it was easy to 5ee that when in the
full possession of his great strength,
he had power to execute the villainy
suggested by his low receding fore-
head. Taking a seat At the window
he gazed oat At the bright sunlight,
James Miller.’
As the writer stood by the open
bier of this venerable dead he felt that
Id say truly: ‘'Here lies all
that is mortal of one of Thomas coun
ty’s oldest and best citizens.”
He was born in Montgomery e<
ty, Ga., March 27th, 181*. find was
the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Mil
ler. Wheu a young man he moved
to Florida, near the Miccosuki lake,
and served in the Seminole Indian
war. About 1840 lie moved to
Thomas county, where he has ever
ice reside d.
In 1841 lie married Miss Aunie
Jones, who died several years ago.
He served in the Confederate service
during our late war.
The writer, ever since boyhood, has
known Mr. Miller as a n^ghbor and
friend. During all these years he lias
known nothing but what was strictly
honorable: nothing that could man
tle the cheeks of his children with
shame, but all that could fill them
with conscious pride for a worthy an
cestor.
•He did not make a great noise in
life, but quietly and unassumingly lie
filled his station as father, husband
and citizen; ,as near faultless as is per
mitted to frail human nature.
He strictly attended to bis own
business and let other people’s atlairs
alone, but a call of charity was never
slighted. Hr was converted when
quite young, and lived and died in the
faith of th'. Primitive Baptist church.
He has left a worthy posterity as a
heritage to the county, and his sous
and daughters have inherited the vir
tues of their parents.
well that a county can boast
of such citizens as Mr. Miller; and
though lie passed the Scriptural limit
of three score years and ten, we can
but resign him to a cold and silent
grave with regret.
May those who come after him con
tinue to practice those virtues which
bis life so potently taught.
A Fkijim*.
e ii.'.rmation you can con
i' fficu-ty, ami ut.-,ure the
. h. I) .r meir 1 Ac i. u -
i-i.ii gtiji. is willhg to aid
oai’k i
p.-. p'.
Almost a Fire.
Sunday morning, a few minutes after
n o’clock, fire was discovered in the
roof of the kitchen of Capt. R G.
Mitchell. The roof was destroyed.but
no other damage was done. Neigh
bors and friends did splendid service
stopping the progress of the flames.
The dwelling stood quite near, and
would have been burned if the fire had
not been stopped.
-■ l : -
-. .■ .
Dampening Their Ardor.
Some wag, with a knowlege of
human nature, perpetrated a joke
the “bould sojer bop” of Albany, the
other day, by sending a bogus tele
gram, as if from the sherifl of Berrien
calling, calling on them, as the near
est military company, by authority of
the governor, to come down and arrest
Jacob Young, the outlaw who had
entrenched himself with arms and
swore ho would not be taken alive.
It is raid that the various reasons
for not going were amusing to hear,
but, after considerable effort, a corporals
guard were obtained who were willing*
to face the one outlaw. Fortunately,
however, for the future prosperity of
the company, the joke leaked out
We dont blame the boys; they didn’t
go into the thing for war, and they
don't want any foohshnera.
m- bum r ih. lu.uj t
• u- <1 . spi cut ot>liga<:o to
A w. It -Ifcay tor oppor-uu
ikiog ihi- iovC'Uii'ation ihoroug:
THE MALADY.
The disease which is damaging the
LeConte pear trees in S »uth G- orAasn d
Norib Floiida is the genuine pear Might.
It is the tame obfeure ar.d destructiv*
disease that has been the bane of pear
groriog in the eastern states lor nearly
a century and that is now kuown to occur
more or lets whtrever the pear is grown
in the Fnited States.
WIIAT 111 PEAR I1I.IOHT?
The blight in the pear tree and a few
other related fruits is a specific disease.
It is the work of a microbe. In other
words, it is due to a species of bac eria
which Jives in the pear twigs aod bark
as a true parasite and kills a-? a result of
its presen • \ The terms “blight,” “rust”
and “die tack"’ are often u-cd rather
vaguely to Dime any of ibe diseases or
injuries to vegetation. Bit in this case
we arc dealiog with a spccifie disease
which is peculiar to the pear and its allies.
This is by no means the only dbcaso of
the ptar tree. YonThumen, a German
botani-t, enumerated twenty-three specus
of fungi that are known to occur on the
pear. 01‘ these the greater cumber are
parasius which live at the expense
of the pe n and arc more or less injurious
Of these pear diseases caused by
fungi cn'y fear have done sufficient dam-
n United S ates to at
tract attention. Preparations were made
to study up the trouble in the L (Ante
orchards in ease it ihou’d l* any one of
these or something new, b.r the first
stride o‘ the bseand tissue whioh was
placed ueder «hc microscope revealed
■umbers of the characteristic
microbrs of pear blight. Abundantly
always tave the same result
and the txternal characters of the dis-
pronouuced as to leave no
possible doubt.
HISTORY.
Probably no disease of plants has been
ire discu-scd and written about than
pear blight. The first positive record
of the occuracce of this disease is on the
Highlands of the Hudson in 171*3.
The first American bock on fruit culture,
published in 1817, contains a chapter on
blight in the pear. Since that time there
has been no end of articles in horticul
tural papers, boohs artl journals, espe-
‘wily in recent years. All sorts of the
ories and speculations have been indulged
in by horticultural is ts and fruit growers
concerning the cause of the disease.
Tbe theories are usually as different as
the individuals in whose brains they
originated. Some attributed it to the
ork of ineicts, others to freezio;
frez n §»p. Some thought it was due
to an over supply of £»p, while others to
deficiency of tfi^aamc. But' it was
reserved for Prof. Bunill, of the Uni
versity of Illinois to discover the real
cause of blight. This he did in 1880.
Prof. Barrill’s remarkable discovery of
the bacterial nature of thia disease for
ever put an end to the wild speculations
and theories concerning it and practically
canceled all that had been written pre
rionsly concerning the cause of blight.
The observations of the ether writeri aa
to mode of oecuranee and distribution
still remain of value. In 1883 Prof.
Burrfll published a name and discripticn
mure comp leu-mss than had been dune*
before, and as a lesult the proof that the
microbes cause ti e blight is as perfect
any biologic *1 dememtrarion can ever
S'ill in the light of all these dis-
veri* s tbe ooly remedy known is to cat
it the diseased parts.
EXTERNAL APPEARANCE.
Unfortunately this is already too fa
miliar to mioy . readers. In general the
blight may be recognised as & rather
eudden dying back of the ends of the
oranches without any evident cause.
The leaves shortly after the death of the
branches die as a natural result, and the-
dead branches present about the
appearance as limbs that are accidentally
broken cff. The freshly killed twigs
present a rathtr blackened or more
soggy and moister appearance
than a broken twig. Frequently
there is a gummy exudation given off.
By far the greater number of the points
of infection are the blossom spurs,
neatly every instance the disease can be
traced to a blotsom cluster as the start
ing point. In the greater number of
cases the fruiting spurs and tips of the
branches are blighted, and that is all.
In the more severe cases it continues to
spread downward, killing the larger
branches or even the whole tree. It fre
quently runs aiound a large branch from
a diseased spur and girdles it completely.
All above this eventually dies, although
the leaves may remain green for some
time. The disease progresses on the
main limbs only in the inner bark and
cambium layer, this being the only vital
part. It appears on the truuk and main
limbs as dead slightly sunken patches.
The woik of the previous year b told
by the dead weather beaten branches.
In by far the larger number of cases of
dead twics and branches examined
the disease had stopped progressing and
x crack has formed between the healthy
and di.-eas* d portions. The tree at once
forms a layer of cork or bark over the
heathy [art, thus healing up the wound,
rkable case is frequently seen
l the disease spread in larger
on the trnnk in the inner bark,
but failed to kill the cambium layer nex^
Here a new bark is se*n to
he forming updermath the eld. The
t the disease in nearly every in
ns -topped progressing leads to
f that no more damage will he
don this year. The danger 6eems to be
util the period for infection next
spring
THE MICROBE Of PEAR BLIGHT.
Th*- m'crube which causes pear blight
belongs to a group « f plantB which are
i> e -nullesi of all oviug ihim-s. Further
‘han rLi-», it is one ot the smallest of its
kind. Each individual is a nearly
HpL’rial, MOlph-, Colorltbtt, Vegetable cell
Ttti- microbe has nr appendages of any
sort and no power of lucommion. It
spr ads in the pear only by increase in
rmuib rs. It is a very c tmmon error to
think that hacierta are animals This is
nor so. for th-y are plant cells wi h a
cell Will of cellulose. Some idea of the
almost infinitesimal siz- of th«se minute
parasitn-: may be gained when it is stated
‘hat it would take over twenty thousand
• f them placid side by side to reach an
inch, and y t these little beings kill
large pear tr*.ei. They linkc up in
numbers what they lack in biz •. These
multiply at a tremendous rate
by division. A microbe absorbs a little
,ic: from the pear tree, lengthens
htly and forms a c >nRtrie:ion in
ddle. This gradually deepens
until the original cell is completely
l into two. These fall apart,
each one to again divide into two, and i
ind; finitely. This process gives them
power of multiplication which is only
limited by the food supply at band.
crobc lives in the liquid contents
of t’uc cells of the pear tre", appropri
ating their substance and kill"
tissue as far as he penetrates. The cells
that make up the bark of a pea
nearly a hundred times larger than tbe
microbe cells. IIow the microbes get
through the c 11 walls from one ceil int<
tbe next one is not yet known. It L
certain that they do get through and di
the work of destruction, and the theory
is that the bacteria secretes a ferment
which di.-solves-or softens a portion of
the cell wall, thus giving au entrance.
The gummy exudation given off by
the diseased limbs contains countless
millions of the microbes. These, with
many others from cracks in the bark,
washed into the ground by rains. Many,
and probably the greater number, remain
in the twigs and were found by Prof.
Arthur to be alive tbe next spring.
These microbes may be made to grow in
suitable nu’rient solutions outside the
tis-uc-s of the pear tree. They grow
and multiply in gieai profusion in broth
from potatoes, corn meal and other
vegetable sah-taners. Further, it is
found that they develop iu an infusion
of garden s.-il. This brings up the
• juestion it to whether the microbe
multiply in tbe soil in nature. Thi 1
question is not yet answtred. It is no
known how the microbes get inside the
tree in the spring. There is scarcely
any doubt but that they get in from the
air, or at least from the cutside. Prac
tical pear growers and the few botanists
who have studied this disease agree that
the common method of gaioiog entrance
is through the flowers Possibly bee*
■pread the diseasa from one flower to
another, and perhaps the vbcid surface
of the stigma in the flowtr furnishes a
starting point. But this is theory. It
is cot known just.how they get a" start,
but one thing is sure, when they do get
in they”make great mischief. Aa may
be inferred from tbe above, there are
two possibilities fur infection. First,
from i he microbes left over from the
year before and shed out from the dead
nmbs or blown np in the dust. Second,
from microbes which multiplied and
to show at the point of inoculation in
three days and by a week’s time the pear
will be thoroughly full of the blight.
The blight was also produced in part of
the trials in the growing tipi, but the
green fruit is much more reliable on
account of the moisture it contains.
Thia wm tried repeatedly and never
failed in case of the green fruit. The
tissues of the pear are the soil in which
bese bacteria thrive, and puttiog them
in there is like planting so many seeds.
WHAT WILL KILL THEM.
We have in the above then a pretty
good test for the vitality of the microbes.
Asa preparation and foundation for
future experiments for a remedy, it was
thought desirable to test the susceptibil
ity of the microbes to certain poisons
which are known to kill higher puasitie
fungi. Accordingly preparations were
made of some of the well known fungi
cides which are used in spraying the
grape-vine for the prevention of mildew
and black rot. Tbe microbes were
mixed up in these instead of water, and
as a check, one was prepared in pure
water. This material was then used for
inoculation. The uninjured microbes
readily produced the disease, and part of
those treated to the fungicides were
killed. Without going into the details
of the experiments, which were conduct
ed with cire, it may be said that the
simple solution of copper sulphate killed
even when as low as ] per cent, solution
was used. Bordeaux mixture (a mixture
of lime and oopper sulphate solution)
and Eau Celeste (a solution of copper
sulphate and amn^nia) of the nsnal
strength, killed the microbes Solutions
of Sulphuret of Potassium failed to kill
below 2 per cent. The 2 per cent, solu
tion did the work, however. The or
ganism is thus shown to he reasonably
susceptible to ordinary fungicides, and
the question comes up : Can not the
trees be sprayed with these fungicides
in the way that grape vines are before
the period of infection, and the entrance
of the organism prevented ? The ex
periment is certainly worth trying, ami
it is hoptd that it will be. If successful,
the treatment would not be exp*-nrive or
mpractical. Unfortunately one mu>
wait until next 8. ring before anything in
this line cm b- tried.
fer icw sperms of microbe. It u
cow kcown to boUicLts cs Jficrococcn
amyhu'jTK't Bcrriil. From 1SS4 to
1SS7 Prcf. Arthur, cf the New York
Experiment Station conducted a very
careful scries of experiments in the study
of pear blight. He fully coTTitcravd
Prcf. Bunill’i werk, acd discovered val
uable new facia abent the di***«. Prof.
Arttnr curled oat til cij enaenli wi'A \ peu it tlii due, tfce
incmxd to the soil.
raoDt^ixa blight abtiitciallv.
By iaecalitiof* the pear blight
disrobes hto mttable health; tana
bE^lit no; bo produced uliSnoll;. ]
■ fieohl; blighted twi* be found with
koifeino nmH quantity of water
gnoi cutty of tho taicroboo wffl t
washed oat iato the water. Thu tat
bp wood for » nj oatubdory expel
meat which toy oce cut try. By^Sp-
' a pia or a kai/p '
TIIE LECONTE TEAR.
The history ot the introduction and
pid spread of this superb^|>ear
well known to most readers. The
tree is remarkable for its vigorous and
luxurious growth, its early lruiting
aud wonderful productiveness, which
must lie seen to be fully appreciated.
The young pear orchards with tbei
ertical branches heavily clothed
ith dark green foliage and the olde;
trees drooping under their immense
load of valuable fruit form a horti
cultural picture that is without a
rival. On its merits thousands of acres
of tbe best land in South Georgia and
North Florida have been planted
with this pear. Although -earecly ten
cent, nave vet reached the he
Ing age it is rapidly pushing forward
one of the first agricultur
ducts in this section. The tree has been
ally the very picture of health,
free from the Jsual pests of fruit trees.
The orchaids have received care and
attention that is commendable. In
deed they are models of their kind.
Previous to tbe present outbreak the
Le Conte pear was considered to Ifc
free from blight, and although it
little down at present, it seems sa
ly probable that the disease will do
more than to damage the tree for a
few years.
AT TIIOifAHVILLE
The blight was observed to be very-
severe. Some orchards within a mile
of the place were only slightly
attacked and have a fine crop of fruit;
others have nearly every fruiting spur
killed. Many of the trees in
dens about the town are badly af
fected, so that they have scarcely
fruit. But few trf^s at this plao<
killed, and rarely is a large hr:
affected. The disease here is mostly
confine 1 to the tips of the branches
and the fruit spurs, some trees show
"ng two or three hundred distinct
points of infection. As to the general
result, a prominent shipjier of pears
fiom this point gave it as*his opinion
that there was a good half a
icinity. If the disease should
not continue next year the trees will
ecover and no ]>ermancnt njury will
emit.
AT BOSTON, GA.
Here the blight was the most severe
yet seen. Most all the old trees near
town arc dead or nearly so. The
blight spread downward, attack
the large liml* aud trunks, citbe
killing the trees entirely or perma
nently injuring it. Here, as elsewhere
the young orchards are almost
tirelv free from blight, although, as
an exceptional case, a half dozen casta
of the disease were seen in the nursery
rows. There is very little fruit here
except on the young trees just comin;
into faring.
AT CAMILLA.
Hire *hc blight wu> also very sere re
The disease behaved the same as it did
at B>ton. Viliioz the large branches,
sod frequently the whole tree.
AT QriTMAN.
This point seems to be on the outer
edge of the affect/d area, only a few
scattered twigs of genuine year blight
were seen.
AT MONTICSLLO, FLA.
There is very little hH*tu at this
place. No damage done, hot just enough
blight to ny that the dbease has reach
td that point.
AT TALLAHASSEE.
Daring the few hour* spent in search
ing fer tbe dfaeare around this place,
was oct found. A few diseased limbs
were shown me, but no get nine pear
Might. However,lam informed that
at Lire Oak, Madison nod other points
in middle Florida the daeaae has done
any other stone fruit, although some
dead twigs of the phua were examined
which looked a little like blight. They
doubtless died from some other cease
Tbe disease occurs in all the varieties ot
pear; some yean it is worse in aomevoi-
eriee and some yeaxa in another. Where
the KhfFer stood near diseased LeComes
it was murines* affected than they were.
On the otk& hand Bartlett and Howell
in the same position seemed to be worse
affected.
OTHER PEAR DISEASES.
While visiting the pear orchards in
the study of blight another disease
was frequently observed, and I was
informed that it had done constem
ble damage to some trees in past .WQI#
It is known as the leaf spot disease.
It may be recognized by small circu
lar brown spots scattered over the
leaves. The same thing on the fruit
causes a scabby nasty appearance.
The spots are scarcely an eighth of an
inch in diameter, each one being the
growth from a single spore, Wnen a
leaf has very many of these 'spots on
it it turns yellow and falls off. Iu
this way many trees may be entirely
defoliated by the end of June. These
leaf sjiots are the work of a small par
asitic fungns. It it much huger and
higher up iu the scale than the mi
crobe, but it is still very minute and
not unlike this smaller lx:ing in its
physiological action. That is, it is a
destrover of vegetation.
At Iloston four trees were seen suf
fering aud about to die from a disease
kuown as “root rot.” Tbe top of the
tree presented a sickly yellow appear
ance, alike all over with no local dif
ficulties. In such a tree the cause of
the trouble is usually to be found
in the roots. L’pon digging^knost of
the roots were found to be killed bv u
fungus which had extended its del
icatc net work of white mould-like
threads over aud through them.
TREATMENT.
There is no satisfactory remedy
io\vn for pear blight, The disease is
mrely local, killing as far as it goes,
jut leaving all below it healthy. Tbe
method pursued by the growers of the
North has been to cut out the diseased
mbs below tbe dead part. This d«*es
ery well where there arc ouly a few
deac branches, but where blight is
scattered over a tree ut a hundred
diderent jKiiuts it is scarcely i>o«sible
to do this. In young orchards aud
those slightly affected this should be
igorouly carried out. As far as nos
ble, in all cases, it is advised to cut
ut aud burn all diseased limbs. Be
areful to hum up every limb, for, by
> doing, you destroy the millions of
tnicroliea contained in them, and len-
u the chance tor infection next sea-
BLIGHT IX OTHER PETITS.
PttcittIj tk« mat fatal mfi
m&*V tcnti it At«mw, tfct urit,
tW Safaris cnbappkaaJfe O* wU
Vmsm.
HELL fa MITCHELL,
M ITC
Attorneys-at*Law,
TboniMTUI*,
JJANSRLL & MERRIU.
Attornoys-at-Lavr anil InsurJ
ance Agents.
Tho&MvUW, • • • Oo0C|U
OOcw—Ov»r Won't mot*.
Q G. M. IXN'DON,
Attorney-at-Law,
TLamtanilc, ... Oso
Prompt atomU<*a *i»«n to ol
truttod to him.
oaco-Ortr Watt’i tier*. <vn>er
Jtckton atreeto.
w. bruce,;m. n.,
Office, up-stairs.
Cumst of Brood and Flstcher itml*.
is-'awy]
S. DEKLE, M. D.,
T.
Office in Hayes Building.
Rsoldsnce—Corner Collage orenut ou t Mat
otto street.
Telephone communicoUoa, No. Si fur al«h*
MU. ,
TI M. Mc^MTOSH.
- •.
Physician A Murgeoti,
Thoma«vfl2o^OoorflriA.
J}R. JOEL B. COYLE
i» i:\tist
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA.
omcE, Brood »t.. over l'lckotfa.
Pianos Tuned Sc Music Taught.
Prof. E. H. Baldwin
Take,
lof.i.
Flute,
njr the peopU *
llv that tie M prepared to *t*e lea
music, ..o (hour, VioU»
ALn anil tune iuatrau.enta
and guarantee the work fo 13 moat • a,
keeping them at all times in perfact taa*
Orders left at Geo. Fearn'a and Krid A t'«i-
prompt attention.
It seems to he the general experi
ence of the peat growers of this region,
if has also been in other states, tlmt
the heavily manured and over-atimu-
ated orchards are damaged more by
the blight titan others. It is there
fore deemed advisable to use ferti-
with moderation. Ouly euough
to keep up a moderately thrifty growth
No doubi much is to he learned
best fertilizer for
this tree. With our present knowledge
of pear blight the above treatment is
all that can be done.
After the microbes get started in a
branen there is no hopes of anything
ever being found to reach them beside
cutting out. It seems probable, how
ever, that some of the best fungicides
may be sprayed on the pear trees be
fore the period of infection in such a
to kill the microbes when they
fall upon it and thus protect the tree.
There is little hope of any remedy be
ing found except a preventive one.
In the short period that has elapsed
since the true nature of this disease
was understood no experiments with
preventive remedies have been tried.
hoped to determine what the pos
sibilities arc m ihis line by experiment
next spring. It is unfortunate
that the nature of the case
makes so long a delay necessary. This
experiment, if successful, would be of
benefit not onlg to the people in
this region, but to the pear growers of
the whole country.
THE OUTLOOi
IIow-fTcch is this thing going to
mount to? Is the question frequently
Of course no one cio nay defi
nitely. In other part* of the country
where pear blight done damage it ha*
ticco much mne during certain years
than others. Like other plant
throe yeari and then begins to disappear,
perhaps to gain increase after a term ot
years. There ha* been so called periods
of epidemic of pear Wight which passed
over. Certain cretards are always mere
or less uninjured. It aetata reasonable
to suppcee then that the preaent out
break will not do more at tha moot
damage the L'Oote pear grove*. There
are thousand! oi ntinjured orchards and
aull greater ttimbers cf young orchard*
not ready to bear. Are thene ad to be
etverdy bandied before the diaeaae i
tbe dowoward tread?
There is sriil good grounds for hope
for tbe pear growers in two lines. First,
teat tbe dsneaae will run its oosm
ciminub m severity. Beeowd,
•omttttiog may be found which will pre
vent infection of the tree* and by proper
attefttton pears may ha anrrenefnuy
grown eves it the bught ahoald omua
te. Tbe pear growers may rest an
hat it botanical agrees eaa 4o anything
towards e*rrysng out the second hne, no
effort will be spared Co awmiffa fc.
3L B. Watte,
Department of Agricuhure.
Washington, D. G.
Rev. R. 0- S. McNcaUc, _
th« Secood Congregaiioonl chords ai
Sambndge. Coca* ban rrsgied far a
remarkable reason. About a moeth
ago be preached a sermoa is which be
declared fas bchef that the Mn cf
George Washington and the cherry
tree is a myth. Later oo he aid thtt
Gca, Grant wax sof ngrwrifn. Tie 1
•V1UK4C
Berring & liter,
THOMASVILLE, GA.,
mi* a Large m l (x>rapl«i«J»toca ot
BURIAL CASKETS
COFFINS,
Both Metalic and Wood
Ml aiMl s»«;ttwa if j>o» tfcoaul iml a*jt%t»g
169 Broad St.
NIGHT 6ALL8.
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doors from Waverly IIoum,
i)r by B. IV Walker, at bis residence
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