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VOL. XVI.
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Henry M Stanley has been
heard from. A long letter from him
has been published. He suffered great
hardships, had numerous fights with
hostile natives, lost many of his men,
met with strange tribes, some of them
dwarfs, wild and shy ; the letter de¬
scribes strange experiences and reads
like a romance.
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The Constitution,
and some other democratic papers
think the Southern democrats ornffit
to have voted for the confirmation
Halstead Halstead. Tl»ev They did did ri-ht rifdit t> t f vote Aot.e
against him. Mr. Halstead is intense-
lyseetional. A minister to a foreign
government should be in sympathy
with all portions of our connin' alike;
he should represent not a part, but
the whole nation.
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T„V 1 he ex^llpnt exce nt letter tte of o Chmcellor .
Boggs m this issue of theNEWS should
he read by every friend of education,
The editorial in the News to which
the Chancellor alludes, emphasized
the importance of educating teachers
for the rural districts; suggested Nor-
mal training schools as necessary; re-
ferred to results of such schools in oth-
er states; . t urged . 4l their . adoption . 4 . . m tins ...
state, but did not enter into details,or
intend to convey the idea of one great
cmitral Normal school for Georgia,for
,t believes more than one school is nec-
C8Sary -
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True, one Normal school is better
than none,but ten will reach far great¬
er results than one, and the News
heartily seconds the suggestion of
the Chancellor of establishing ten,sup¬
plemented by summer classes, or in¬
stitutes. If those institutes can be
held in every county, the work of ed¬
ucating the teachers will be brought
quite close to their homes. Primary
classes in the colleges afford facilities
to supplement scientific instruction
with the practical training of teachers
for their duties in the school room.
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However they may differ as to de¬
tails, doubtless all friends of educa¬
tion agree as to certain important
measures;prominent among which the
following may be mentioned: Pri;
mary education should be free to all;
the common schools should be sup¬
plied with properly qualified teachers;
secondary and higher education should
receive liberal state aid. To obtain
all our educational needs, two obsta¬
cles oppose;—want of money,a ml stub¬
born legislators. Were the means at
hand, our educators could easily de¬
cide what measures to adopt, but
lacking funds it becomes a difficult and
perplexing problem to decide which
educational needs are the most press¬
ing, and to adopt t’n se for which the
legislature will make the necessary ap¬
propriations. It is but natural that
people should differ as to what is most
needed. It appears to the News that
the educational wants of the country
districts are the most pressing just
now. The want of suitable means o?
education among farmers caifbe view¬
ed only with the deepest concern.
Without school houses, without prop
erly qualified teaehers;burdened with
debt. The News does not intend to
be “dogmatic,” but this is not a ques¬
tion of dogmas,of opinions,but of facts,
of necessities.
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The ratio of illiteracy is increas-
ing. A school commissioner of a
county not Swr from Atlanta told the
writer that the negro teachers of
country schools in his county are bet¬
ter educated than the white. As
to educational advantages, the
farmers are more needy than
an\ other classes ot citi-
zens. The towns and cities of our
state, as a rule, have good schools,
well Wr vij onalifiod quaimed teachers* uauiri>, barrino* bairni, the we
buildings, these schools compare fa-
vorably with those of the other slates.
But the great masse* of farmers are
prived in a large measure of suitable
means for educating their children.
It is earnestly hoped the Chancel¬
lor of the University, the State Com-
misioner of education and any other
competent educators whom they may
select to aid them, will devise some
method to supply these most
wants; then it will be the duty of the
press and people to lay aside*
ences, second the measures recom-
mended, and bring such potent influ-
ences to baar upon the legislature this
coming session that whatever is asked
will be granted.
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a„emer.t and help, t i-ase a
statement: Georgia should make am-
pie provision for the highest training
of boys of good character and ability,
but no. possessed of private means,
Mj i->~ » “-a. this should be done,
not as a charily to them a, all, bnt as
a means of self advancement on the
part of the State. A civilized com-
mtinity cannot afford to be deprived
the assistance of such men in the
tbe higher walks of
* ranee in the day of her humiliation
the question: “Why in her mo-
ment of peril did Prance fail to have
ureat , * intellects to £' ffnide and save
her?” The accepted answer is: u Be _
cause she had destroyed her system of
University education.” France,there-
fore meet's the demands of the occa-
sion by expending in Higher Educa-
tion $2,500,000 yearly, after giving
mora than §13 000,000 in a lump for
restorirur n the provincial collecre
n
buildings which the first ISapolean
had dismantled and sold. France finds
that it cannot compete with Germany
unless it can rear great intellects like
Bisrnark and Von Molke. To help
j n this she is adding to the above
princely gifts $150,000 annually to
found found DUO 500 seholarshins scholarships worth worth &300
each . S he knows that she may ex-
pec t to find great brain power among
the “sons of the people” and she is re-
8()lvoJ (0 , |ave tl ,„ use ot them . Let
GeorKiaseew|]atEufopeis doingto
day, and profit by it.
1 note the News’ idea as to a great
central Normal College in Georgia.
You may be correct in the exception.
I am for whatever will best serve the
great end in view. We can hardly
afford to be dogmatic, much less can
the friends of education afford to be
impatient with one another. Perhaps
a slight error of the printer has ob-
scured iny meaning. The News cites
from the Constitution the words:
“That would be talking science to the
people.” My words were: “That
would be taking science (i. e. know]-
edge) to the people.” The people do
not particularly need at this time to
have science “talked” to them, but
they do need to have it taken to
them. If, for example, the leg is la-
tore should take measures in July to
establish a “Branch College” in each
of the Congressional distriotsnf Geor-
S ia not already supplied, and a chair
of the Art of Teaching (Pedagogies)
were ordered in each, instead of one
institution or two necessarily far off
from many homes, we should have ten.
This would be “taking science” to
the people. The immense advantage
would be that nearly ten times as
many persons could be taught the Art
as could be in remote institutions.
Want of money, failing to fully ap-
preciate the great importance of tech-
nical training &c., would prevent as
large results from a central Normal
Culiege it least fur years lo come.
Of cunrse the Art of Teaching can
be yiroperly learned by actual work
only, no matter where the instruction
is given. Each of our Branch Colie-
” ges affords every J facility J fortunately,
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Each , of , them . , has grade , from ,
every
the “Primary” up to “Advanced.”
The work of the chair could only be
done by actual experiment with these
. ,
TlmiCif _
lwere permitted to make
. to . these ., ten . Normal -r i /n Uol- i
suiTcrestions
. leges . Georgia, . T J would T > n
in ^ say: By J all
have . Normal classes ,
means in the
summer for . the , teachers , of , your _. Dis-
triet. This would be “taking science
to the people” and thus diffusing it
rapidly. *
j ai n encouraged in my plan by
n,■din. my friend, Dr. A, G . Hay'-
tr tK)d? to be heartily persuaded that
it is better adapted to our condition
in Georgia than a central Normal Col-
, , He agrees with , me that , by and
fay the , Normal CoUe g 6 will
^ ^ adde „ dum _ as the com .
pletion of these ten chairs of Pedago¬
gies. This would be healthy devel¬
opment on Georgia soil of her own
stitutions, rather than attempt to im-
port the , full . „ grown plant , from , anoth- .
er s, - iL Wisconsm f“t«aampla deals
largely, I imagine, with New
land P^P ie in training her
( for bom people do little
teaching.) This makes a wide differ¬
0n00 in the methods best suited
Wisconsin. But about these
we will not dogmatize. For one I
wish to learn whatever is best, and
do that. Wx. E. Boggs.
The Toccoa lews.
TOCCOA, GA. SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1889.
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la it is in you. ,,
S a ^ S ’ '''' 0 t,re ® J *
hrothers older 1 , than , mjsel, and •«
used o run together. T
«*y -•« ■»- a «- —« •»
»«'■««• home affairs You
we had to work all week 1,1
^aturday noon. Our afternoon task
was to prepare enough fire wood for
ensuing week, and that being
we w As f re we at dul !'j >ert not 3 r have tlU Monda a stove >'
thought it was a pretty tough
ifc was > f « r we had to lug every
of it from the woods not less
l q „ t ti,, three oa quarters of a mile distant,
' hi le engaged at our afternoon task
bright Saturday evening in May,
senior half bud conceived the idea
lat there was much betterand quick-
getting along in the wood
Accordingly he called us
S Qthef a,ld U ravo us hi s P^n as fol-
1 10 ” s -
Ellison, you and h rannie may pre-
pare a load of wood, while Hud and
I are gone after the wagon. The
wagon was an old fashioned country
>«ade piece,adjusted to shafts or pole.
So, Billyaraan (as we called him) and
I did hot loose much time in getting h
back Billyaman and Ellison . being .
nearly matched m size agreed to be
hitched and worked like little oxen;
Frannie and I were to push if
1 was tickled half •»
when Frannie and I werefixing
tbo bows on the little oxen s necks,
bu * ^ held my lip. T ho grade was
ber steep for my young bulleys to
Y down a hea\y load for tno first
hitching, but you see 1 held my lip.
^ n a ver J short time the young team
vv ^ s standing with their necks bowed
* n ** a ger readiness t > move at the first
cra ck of the whip. So frannie gave
tbe word and fb 0 wagon moved, and
lhe little oxen beil, S rather
sf arte d °ff 0,1 a trot, and it was trot,
trot, trot, for a short distance when it
became necessary for the little bul-
le )' s to run as f:ist aS tbe y cou,d to
kee P out of the approaching
wa g on * Ellison beginning to realize
that he couldn’t run fast enough,very
^V 1 }' unyoked himself and left it for
P oor Billyaman to manage the best
be cou,(1 b y himself. After Ellison
-’leared the track 1 saw that the show
was fast com,n^ to a close, ^.o I shut
my eyes to avoid the terrible scene
a '* d 1 heard a great crash that caused
oe to look, when I saw poor Bdiya-
-n lying flat on the ground with
t,ia t everlasting ox bow twisted a
roun d his neck and the huge path
that had plowed for twenty feet over
roots a °d stones with his Roman nose;
^ te ^ y ou tba ^ was a scene Fll never
f 0r g 0 t- Gld Boy.
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Persons who lead a life of expos-
<»re, are subject to rheumatism, neu
ra '=' a and and lu ,T1 h a SO will find
L'an’Tvolcmnic^ OnUuimeJ, it null
banish pai n and subdue im fiamation.
|^T^ for THi: klugu,
uitbyvN's jies ^ v ^ aess > Malaria > indigestion and
iron bittehs.
med^efne^efet the genuine. >
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DOGS AND SHEEP.
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Ttli! r ° !lo "'ing statement in regard
to shoe P lM»t»»ndry in Georgia ap
pears in a publication recently issued
tl,c Agricultural Department:
‘Sheep 1 husbandry is still on the wane, ’
not because it does not pay but chienv
on the , account of . the . annoyance of
dogs. , ... It impossible , to estimate : the
is
nuQ1 her destroye I by dogs the past
year.”
W e infer from this statement that
sheep could be raised successfully and
l >ro ^ abl v in Georgia, ir the flocks
-
Ijf'‘worMnes'slr™" 1 ‘ti
must do without sheep and hold on to
their dogs or vice versa. In a case
this kind, it seems that it would be an
easy matter to arrive at a conclusion,
,,, curs ougl)t „„
Sheep can be raised with great sue-
ilST rESiStt: ^ natural"
pncinv of the sheep. The latter is a
prev to the former. The sheep is a
source or income to the former The
.lno is of little or no value. We mean
be ordinary, tiie sheep-killingdog. Th .n,
iet rid of dog. If it can be done
in no other wav, legislate him out
rhe sheep growing districts or require
iiis owner to keep bira in his kennel.
Enquirer Down with Sun. sheep-killing dogs!—
Tnere are many accidents and dis¬
eases which affect Stock and cause
-enons inconvenience and loss to the
farmer in his work, which may be
quickly temedied by the use of Dr. J.
H. McLean’s Volcanic Oil Liniment.
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clean, the stables and yards clean,
the ud(k . r9 and hand, clean while
milking; the dishes, should bo perfect.
iy swet snd cltl , Good butter will
bri „ g 40 „„„ 50 cents> wto „ ordiDar y
„ eold for 15 „„ d 20 cents.
„ „ sak , if pig3 fed „„ abnn-
dance of bone and muscle (lean meat)
f orm j n g food S . S ucU as wheat mid-
dlings, Tublo clover, peas and oats, they are
n „ lo have the bo; cholera.
Tho Duroc-Jerscy hogs are said to
possess the following excellent qual-
ities : very hardy, goo ,\ feeders on
grass as well as grain; will fatten at
any age, yet grow to a large size.
mere prolific than any other ,, , b.eed, -
extra good mothers and suckers,
raising large numbers of good strong
pi«». are the fast comming popular
breed o! hogs.
1 he Cbcsire Hog ranks very higL
dressing when fatted and grown 500
to 600 P ounds - Good P»?9 average
300 pounds when nine months old.
The m p.t fine "rained and solid ’
^ lUl a muc 1 lar ^ r Proportion o
^ “^of quiet disposition. § They
^,. fi „ ood mothers nursing
usua jj J v from n , ne to thirteen
oKiinpd that eottmi seed lard
is . prepared by a New _ York Company,
^ that ^ flaVQr is hi hl eeable .
Biscuits sboTtene d by it are superior
to tbose made of butter ' Jts ” aeneral
^ ^ a(JJ millions of doU ar . t„
lh8 valoc „ f th# cotton ctop , It will
be a g00(i ldea for our grocers to G r-
der SO[ne as sam ples.
toultry.
The Langshan is regarded by many
as the very best breed of fowls. The
new born chick is black, with spots
on the head breast and wings. When
full grown they are entirely black.
The Longshan matures earlier than
the Brahama, lays more eggs, is not
so clutnsy, and its meet far sweeter.
In order to have hens lay enough
eggs to pay for their keeping and
money besides, it is neccessary
to introduce fresh bloxl from other
flocks ' evCry yCa,i - Tbis Can be t,wne
by getting a male not akin and place
it with the flock every spring,
The value of the poultry product
_ the United .tales is estimated at
thre ® hum rcc mil inns ot ( ollars
Ho ”‘ W * J - 1 or ^n, advises pu -
teUrr re"
r ^ pMtnro an() | my ^ than any
o If the Und poor , bar „
manur0 i9 t he best fertilizer,
p eac h sto ies In‘California me s*ii 1 to d oduce
t.my bring
& toQ ^ an , areused f or f uel in can .
ner ; es>
free distribution of seed is to
be ^ ra , s f erred from Washington to the
a g ncu itural experiment stations in the
various states.
The Alliance at Cawthorn Ga„ de-
nounces jute bagging and subjects
an y nicmber to expulsion who uses it
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Cr cek"stick firmoiDongi.ert^c<mnty ... „ .
says: ‘Georgia as a stock country
e q Ua lg Kentucky or any other state in
the Union . That is,we can raise just
s good stock here as there, it we
would only try. This gentleman raises
blooded hoises and trotters, which
bring as good prices as the Kentucky
| ljg i, ste ppers; lie has fine herds of
horned cattle-and makes gilt edged
butter, and lots of money.
silo; ensilage.
Ensilage is growing in popular fav¬
or more and more every year its great
value becomes better known. 1 he
News believes it will greatly aid in
making the stock business a success
in this Piedmont belt. A silo, a tow
acres of some Kind of corn or sorgh¬
um sowed in drills quite near together
are the requirements. The produc¬
tion is from 10 to 30 tons to the
acre, tbis cut when green, properly
placed in the silo, computes the
work. It will be seen the enormous
yield will feed a large number of cat-*
lie from a few acres. I he silo is in-
valuable for herding,or where the no
fence law • is in operation,
jp .. QU su jf er pricking pains on raov-
■»* «>• «.V«S « cannot boar bri»ht
.'« !<• and «“? v,H ,r "* ht " 0;lk
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la>l'ng.'on siiouh . pron ,lly ,. usi Dr.
t fL Mc |. tan s strengthening Eye
Salve , ce " u a ljox
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Use RrowiTs Iron RRters.
Physicians Tccoramend it.
A:i dealers keep it. SI.On per bottle. Genuine
has trade-mark aud crossed red lines on wrapper.
GRAPE CULTURE.
We commence this week a series of
articles cm grape culture. The in¬
formation will be valuable, as it will
contain the views of men who have
had large experience in the bnsiness.
The following is condensed from the
pen of Hon. Felix Corput, published
iZJtt&zszh.'Z!
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» e . Ration an 1 If.*7''° soil. Any well S
^ s ! VC r retcJuvo The still red tndraln clav’subs'oil
ut« and hard Any
bet northern exposure will do. A
^ SIlS^ "^^1^0 we^lT dal,
f ! Hpen oar-
ior arc less liable to rot, and the
must registers from five to twenty per
cent higher; the dew on western slopes
dries by evaporation before the -
[f^o® to 'sun" scaUL * Twenty ‘ wUl
vines will be found on western, as
gainst one on eastern slopes.
preparing the soil.
This should be commenced at least
two months before planting. The
rowg sbouM be eight feet apart. With
a turning plow’ open a furrow in the
middle between the rows,follow in the
some furrow with a subsoil plow as yon
to’bo'wbere°you'inte'nd to plant Uie
vine3<
When the ground is thoroughly
settled, repeat the process, this time
bedding on the water furrows, on the
ground intended to be occupied by
the vines ; this will leave the soil un-
disturbed, with the clay el broken
to the de ^ “ f of^varift^ 8 '
c I K
Among dark g:apcs, the Concord is
foremost/the Ives and Hanford will
bQ fou " d valuabie * 0f l !le reJ
grape the choice 1 i ie the Delaware, TA ,
Catawba and Salem; f white, the Ni-
agara, Martha and Frentiss.
For red wine, nothing will excel
Cynthana, Notion s Virginia Clinton
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quality of vine.
In this, a well rooted, strong No 1,
one year vine will be found the best.
The vine should be cut back to two
buds ; in slow growing, hard woo l va¬
rieties, to one, and the roots pruned in
to about eight inches, giving it a di¬
ameter of root surface of sixteen in-
ckes;all crown roots should be remov¬
ed, vines placed in a basket or box
with moi-.t moss or straw around them
to keep the roots from dying out, and
only taken out when planted.
The ground oeii g well prepared,
the hands who dig inc holes are fur-
nishished with measuring sticks or
poles of proper length, and mark off
the distance the vines are to be apart
in the rows. The holes are dug 20 to
24 inches in diameter; Item this the
surface soil should be removed, and
the hole dug to the depth of 2 or 3 in-
i hes in excess of the length of your
flant. By the use of a spading fork
or pick, the bottom of he hole should
be thoroughly loosene no, then put
about three inches of oil mixed with
a handful of fertilizer, (pigeon or
chicken droppings are best,) draw this
up to the center in tl.e shape of a cone,
upon the middle of which the stem
should rest. Allow the roots to shed
in their relative position to the lower
edge of this mound; top soil should
then be shoveled in until it reaches
the upper tier of rootr, when the vine
should be slightly raised and shaken
so as to allow the soil to settle among
the roots, when it can be thoroughly
firmed with the foot. A common lath
will furnished a good support for the
vine the first season, this cun be read¬
ily forced in the ground near tbevine,
always being careful to place it with
the edge to the vine to prevent cut¬
ting or bruising the roots.
To be continued.
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Physicians prescribe Dr. J. II.
McLean’s Tar Wine Lung Balm; in
it they find no trace of opium or mor¬
phia, while its efficacy in curing all
throat or lung diseases is wonderful.
Neuralgic Persons
And those troubled with nervousness resulting
from care or overwork will be relieved by taking
Broivn*s Iron Bitters. Genuine
has trade mark and crossed red lines on wrapper.
ABOUT LADIES.
Mrs. Langtry’s physician has order¬
ed her to discontinue the use of all
wines, coffees or other stimulating
dri ks.
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris has set
sail for her English home. She does
cot expect to visit this country again
for several years.
Mra r , Mutseo, the pretty young
wife of t ie Japanese minister, can
now speak our language almost
fluently as a three-year-old child.
Mrs. Hornan=, widow of Dr. Chas.
D. Homans, of Boston, has been
mourning her husband 3 years. Now
she is about to re-enter the gay world
of society again. She is very hand¬
some, an accomplished linguist, ex¬
ceedingly and brilliant in conversation,
is called the Madame de Stael of
Boston.
Queen „ TT . . . studying , . Hindus- r . i
V ictoria is
uni, and is making considerable
progress in that difficult
At the age of ten she spoke several
languages, and read La.in classics.
The American lady who married
the duke of Marlborough is not
py with her husband. Perhaps her
heart aches for a companion of her
girlhood days,on thisside tl.e
whom had she married, although she
she would had not been nave happy. been a duelled, yet
Mrs, Frances Bod^son Burne ;
ie now at work on another play, the
leading character in which will, as in
“Little Lord Fauntleroy/’ be a child.
lalking about ‘Little
orli , ina i t hoi, 3 |»t »r. neec.-ssarv to in-
me in the great
Al ' deal
ler a groat nl e.xplain n*. 1
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mVtabov Pm*.ijiV
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SUMMER 110 d MS.
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Piedmon^AiiTineVs gaiT.ehn
mation with a view of publishing
the names, etc., of persons wl.o will
take boarders for the ensuing summer.
c would like to see our section ot
the country thronged with people next
summer, and to this end would s „g-
gest that families desiring to aecorn-
modate summer boarders comrauni-
eate at once with nearest station atent
on post-office or near ad-lress, which they'"reside, ^Id via i
at or near what
station conveyance used, if any,
number of guests to be accommodated,
with terms per day, week and months.
Blanks will he furnished by applica-
tion to station agents.
Far better than the harsh treat-
ment of medicines winch horribly
gripe the patient and destroy the
coating McLean’s of the stomach. I)r.'J. 11.
Chills and Fever Cure, by
mild yet effective action will euro
Sold •
at 50 cents a bottle.
m+m+m
OUR MAGAZUnES.
Lippincott’s magazine is first of the
April monthlies ou our table,and it is
rich in choice literature .It contains the
entire Hew novel by Amelie Rives,
The Witness of the Sun; Bayard
Taylor, by Ii. If. Stoddard; What
Pessimism is not, by Edgar Saltus;
several fine poems; Our One Hundred
Questions; Our Monthly Gossip; Book
Talk; Every Days Record. The price
is only 25 cents; it is difficult to con¬
ceive how so much excellent reading
can be furnished at such a small price.
Names of subscribers will be forward¬
ed from this office.
Once A Week is undoubtedly the
best of all weekly magazines. It has
introduced a novel feature. It is giv-
ing each week quotations, from au¬
thors, which include m all 100 quo¬
tations. It gives four prizes, one of
$250, one of $100, one $50, and one
$25, to subscribers who will indentify
with their authors the largest propor¬
tion of the 100 quotations.
Here is a chance to get a handsome
prize, besides the enjoyment of t idy¬
ing authors and the luxury of
weekly visits of this delightful peri¬
odical. Price, $4. a year, 35 cents
a month, or 10 cents a week. The
editor of the News will forward the
names of subscribers.
The Southern Cultivate!* for April
comes to our table filled with most
valuable and interesting reading on
many subjects connected with the
farm,the garden, and the home, includ¬
ing the dairy,butter making,live stock,
horses, cattle, swine, poultry, fruit,
especially strawberries and grapes,
grain and root crops. Considerable
space is devoted to the Farmers’ Alli¬
ance, the Grange. Woman’s Work.
Young Farmer’s Club, and numerous
articles on great variety of topics. The
article on Grape Culture by Hon.
Felix Corput is worth the price of the
magazine for a whole year. Only $1 a
year.
IF FOUR It AC,1C AC11KS
Or you ate all worn out. ready good for nothing
it i.s general cebilitv. Trv
Itli OU A’.N l It ON I-1 TTHttS.
It will cure yon. and .give a good e opetlte. Sold
by all dealers in medicine.
When nature falters and rc'|nin*-
help, recruit her enfeeble I energio
with Dr. J. H. McLean's t
ing Cordial and B ond Pnrifi. r. $1X0
per bottle *
mr BBoatr* won on tors
Cures indigustion, I’-iiiousutss, itys-pupsi:; Mala-
c£rn T
has trade mark and er<»sed red lines on wrapper.
M f. AliiV bCiaBlANGF.
Mr. Airy, Ga., March 27th, ISSJ.
The Rev. T. G. Pond has purchas¬
ed of Mr. T. A. Capps, now of your
town, his former elegant and cotnmo
dious residence in this L place. The lot
is de%htflllIy louated d is i„
wa . -'’ one ° , t , ie moot , . , . places ,
uesira -.e
in Mt. Airy. We congratulate Mr.
Pond on the successful trade he lias
made, but at tlie same time we from” ret/ret
very sincerelv tbe rem oval our
n,,dst . Mri hh: ,,
or .
' ‘ a,,u
estimable daughter, Miss
These excellent ladies are an acipti-
s.t.on to the society of any
tj*
Mr. John Echol’s family are
-
Occu .... tne,r house, and
py lrj o new
to be very comfortable and
ia
less and prosperity. The house is a
! -»—.«.
‘ uork ; two of our energetic anil worthy
, E»is, citizens.
| ! Work on the the new court house,
or hall , ..der thd
*"*•*» ®» <-'oh £ O. Wilcox. The
building street is centrally located, corner
Oth. and Railroad Avenue, and
will be used, we learn, not only as a
place from which to dUnense [.■ iustice *
i col Z ** i nr. In»ln , i .
! e a of J
histrionic character,
Mrs. Etta Parker, wife of our ex¬
cellefit neighbor, T. O. Parker, has
. - ., ,
* H ’ now, we are
! pleased to learn,convalescing rapidly:
their little baby Edna has been quite
unwell ‘ but is ‘ also ^ much 11 b ^ t f ' er er
'
Mrs. Henry H. Bacon, nee Miss
Annie Pond, is on a visit to her par-
cuts at this place and expects to re¬
main several weeks.
Miss Gaines and Miss Fannie
M alls, of Cornelia visited our towii
on yesterday. We would be pleased
to see these pleasant young ladies a
little oftener in Mt. Airy.
Our Sabbath school is in a flourish-
ing condition and deserves the praisa
of every one. The attendance is large,
the system and good order in urivalled
The good work has begun by Mrs*.
Isabella R. Wilcox and still owes
much of its success to her unfailing
energy and devotion to the good
cause. It is a union Sabbath school
to which come children of all denomi¬
nations of Christians and unite har¬
moniously in all parts of it religious
worship.
On Sunday night last, the 24th.
inst. we had quite a heavy fall of rain
and considerable thunder and light¬
ning; there was an ominously black
cloud in the North-west, which had a
very cyclonish appearance; it caused
considerable apprehensions to those
who beheld it, but'a kind Providence
changed the course of the storm and
we were left unharmed. 4t is a very
remarkable fact that during the 1(5
years since Mt. Airy was founded, it
has never suffered a public calamity.
It has never been visited by a storm,
a fire, s pestilence of any kind. Hous¬
es are left untenanted during the win¬
ter months, and are nbver molested.
The people who make this a per¬
manent home are quite industrious
and sober. There is a brave fight
to keep down the sale of ardent spirits
and the Sabbath is religiously kept.
E. W. C.
Spzciai. Corbespoxdench op The News.
Items From Rad Hill.
Carnesville court has stopped a
good many plows this week.
Major J. L. King declares he will
no longer be known as “The Major”
since his sweet-heart has named her
little black fist, “Major.”
Log rollings are the general order
of business this week. Theyaveraga
one a day and two some days. The
boys siy that one day a logrolling is
better for the health than a week’s
practice in calisthenics,
A gentleman who lives on Leath-
erwood Creek, took his position on tho
boueyard at Carnesville last Tuesday
and said he wanted a good horse that
was so ugly that nobody else would
have him and such a one he carried
home. An old mule with a hump on
his back which very much resembles
an Arabian camel.
Mr. Bill Taylor who has been run-
ning two shingle mills in this section
has moved to Martin, Ga. Mr. Taylor
d ... his excellent „ family ,
a " are missed ,
very much; Torn for his music and
OTSe bUB “*
charming loquacity and beauty will
a<11 8™'% tothe embellishments of
Martin.
Mr. Aaron Terrell, of Habersham
Co. has been looking for a farm in
this section. We hope Mr. Terrell
will get suited in some of the many
good farms of Franklin Co. He is a
good citizen and we would be glad to
, l- “ ‘ - , .
Red Hill has one of the finest do-
bat ;,,j, societies in North East Geor-
gia, entitled The Rural Debating and
Literary Junto. There are ai o at 2 >
names on the roll, and it is about a
rear old. Hurrah for the young folki
of Red Hill.
Russ 'Terrell has turned out las
lnastach e, and we think they w,U "be
visib)e to tlle 1)aked eye in .he course
i'' * of the farmers will ... be
l some soou
j re ady to plant cottm seed,
Const a xtin’e* ■