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COitiN MAimS
ioR CATTLE
Farmers Urged to Make Use
of This Valuab’e Forage.
MB. NESBITT DISCUSSES MATTES
Tk (Vtawltaloner of Afrkallara Request*
(ieorgla Ml TUl*rs to Olra tbe New
Food Staff a TVtal —Aa lo tli Cotton
Aaraa|e-Wrk During th Fast Month
halayad by Mod Wnnthor.
and Department or Aonicut.irmt.
~ Atlanta, Fab. 1, 1898.
SHREDDED CORN STALKS.
Asa matter of much importance to
farmers, I again call their attention to
the immense value of the corn stalk*
usually left standing and wostiug in the
fields when they are shredded end used
for forage. I have reoeutly had a con
venation with a gentleman who i* now
selling all he can make of this forage at
•10 a ton in carload lots, aud sl3 a ton
in smaller quantities. His experience
ie that from \% to 2>y tone tf shredded
fodder can be wade to the acre, accord
ing to the siae and number of plants,
and that a large machine will cut each
day the product) from six to 13 acres
Of course in both casee the amount is
determined by the quality aud yield of
the corn crop. It has been ascertained
that the larger machines accomplish
more profitable and more satisfactory
work than the emaller ones, the stalks
being more thoroughly cut and shredded.
These machines being portable, if one
farmer cannot afford the higher price
for the larger machine, a combination
of farmers can invest in one and thus
by moving from one farm to another
the atalks for a neighborhood may be
converted into a wholesome aud nntri
live food. Or, a* suggested before, on*
man may own such a machine aud by
working all farms in reach daring the
fall aud winter the entire crop of corn ;
■talks may be shredded without expense
to the owners A strange proportion, !
bnt ueTerthe.B*s true, because the toll I
inay be paid in kind, aud is taken from
•u otherwise worthies* product.
At the experiment station farm tho
stripped stalk*, which had been left
• taudiufi on the fields until January,
were hauled up aud shredded. The pro
uuct was not only readily eaten by the
farm animals, but upon analysis was
found to contain more nutriment than
an equal amount of the cottonseed
hulls, now so popular as stock food.
The shredded fodder ha# this additional
advantage over the hulls, it is tnucn
more reii-hed by horses and mules, as
well as cattle, and there is not the same
precaution necessary in feeding it. It
is well kuowu by those who feed cotton
seed hulls mat there is danger of its be
coming compacted, if fed in too large
quantities, and that it is always safer
to mix it with other more concentrated
food stuffs.
The utilization of such a tremendous
quantity of forage will enable us not
only to raise more aud better cattle and
farm stock for home use. but will give
au Impetus to stock raising for export
There is a growing demand from the
west for southern cattle, aud with this
enormous addition to our fold stuffs, a
comparatively large number of beeves
may be successfully raised to meet this
market without drawing too henvi’y
upon the other resources of the farm
Thus will be opened anew source
of income for the south and also
the foundation bo laid for a direct
exportation to Europe of thousands of
■onthern raised beeves Wg have every
advantage of climate and transporta
tion. and once the business gsts a firm
foothold, we can scarcely compute its
benefits to the south. Our superior situ
atiou and environ meat will give us an
immense levs age over our western com
petitors This plan of shredding aud
utilizing the otherwise useless corn
eta k* is growing in favor each day and
the time is coming when the shredded
f(aider will be ns much au article of
commerce as the popular cottonseed
hulls, once considered equally worth
less.
THE COTTON ACREAGE,
We have no new arguments to offer
on this subject on which hangs the pros
peritv, not of the farmers only, but of
the whole south, and we may say, of tne
country at large In the successful ami
profitable handling aud marketing of
our cotton crop by farmers, buyers,
manufacturers and others we include a
very large per cent of our ua'ioual pop
ulation, ami therefore the decision of
the farmers as to how much cotton they
will undertake to raise in '!>B is a mat
ter of almost as much importance to the
whole country as to themselves. Tms
decision to some extent affects present
conditions also, for as soon as it becomes
known that a large crop is to be plauted.
tho price either continues depressed or
falls lower; whereas, if a rednoed area
is decided on, prices and the general
cottou trade show a favorable tendency.
In our inquiry columns are some very
pertiueut questions as to the cotton sit
uation and the conditions of supply aud
demand. We have endeavored to an
swer them fully aud clearly, and to em
phasize wiiat we have so often repeated
In these column*, that the farmers, in
dividually, must control this matter
No convention or set of resolutions,
howeveriuteiligeut the former, or forci
ble the latter, seem powerful enough to
cope with it Each farmer must study
the question for himself ami must de
cide, uot how much cotton he can raise,
hut how muoh he can raise profitably.
When this is done, and when each man
•eta aside a sufficient area for abundant
home supplies it will be found that a
reduction of the cotton area is a fore
gone conclusion. Rrofllab.e cotton pro*
duction hinges on home supplies and by
that term we do not mean plain bread
and meat, but plenty of poultry, eggs,
milk,butter, fruit slid vegetables as well.
In our climate all can be produced at
little cost aud in greatest abundance.
But if a man overburdens Inmseif
with au expensive cotton crop be has no
time to attend to these socalled minor
crops aud when the cotton is gathered
aud sold ten chances to one he will have
no money to buy necessary food, much
less the articles of comfort, and even
luxury, which he could have produced
ou his farm at a scarce-y appreciable
cost. Our past experience has made
these facts plain, bat the certainty of a
cash market for cotton, and the uucer-
Imve t roiiblow of
jiy own,
Por good ncs
Nulco clOn't meii
tiOn yOurs.
But it you are troubled with
Bata and Mice, Magic Hat Mover
will rid your premises of tin s \
I>sta On sale fc • Druggists
nnl Grocers. 15 and 25cents.
Not a Poison.
Jt can Ixi procured at ting o lice.
Sent to any address Uy mail three
dimes.
Tbe Discovery oi the Day.
Aug. J Bogel, the lending druggist
of shreveport, La., says: “Dr. King’s
New Discovery is the only thing that
cures my cough, and it is the Lest
seller I have.” J. F. Campbell, mer
chant os Salford, Ariz., writes; “Dr
iving’s New Discovery is all that is
claimed for it; it never fails, and is a
sure cure for Consumption, Congns
and Colds. I cannol say enough for
its merits.” Dr. King’s New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds is not an experiment. It has
been tried for a quarter of a century,
and to-day stands at the tend. It
never disappoints. I* ree trial bot
tles at L. G. HARDMAN it DUO’S
and 1.. J. SHARP A BP.O’S Drug
steres, Harmony Grove, Ga.
talnty of being able to sell a snrplns of
any oilier crop, has tempted the large
body of farmers to continue to plant big
crops of cotton, and to take the chances
of selling them for enough to bay
needed supplies, implements, etc. The
cheapness at winch we can produce all
food crops should forever set at rest
this question of home supplies. Onr
mistaken policy on this poiut ami the
crowding of the cotton market lius re
duced our income from that source mil
lions and millions of dollars, and when
to this is added short food supplies .om
condition is deplorable iudeed.
WOKK FOR THE MONTH.
Bud weather has somewhat delayed
farm work, although in many sections
farmers have taken advantage of the
bright days to push forward prepara
tions for another crop. February ie tiie
best average month for sowing spring
oats. If the soii is thin make it rich by
manures or fertilizers. Oats will not
do well on poor land any more than
other crops, but. with the sume care ami
plant fooathatwe give other crops, they
often make far better returns, mid there
is no better stock food kuown to south
ern farmers. Whenever the ground is
dry enough the regular field plowing
should go on. Don't plow when the
laud is too wet. This is a mistake which
it often requires years to repair. Use a
■ubsoiler wherever possible, its good
effects will be uoticeabb when onr
long summer drouth sets in. Clover
aud grass may be sown. Both require
thorough preparation and high ma
nuring. In the southern part of the
state all the earlier vegetables may lie
planted, and it is in this month that the
general Irish potatooropis planted. For
various reasons the eastern crop was a
failure last year. Prices are ruling high
and will no doubt continue fair. For
this reason a southern crop, which can
be forced on the market early, would
pay. It wonld be well, however, to
study the markets, ami not wait until
the crop is ready before making any ar
rangements to dispose of it. Complete
your arrangements before hand, don't
leave anything to chance. Many of onr
farmers know how to raise potatoes suc
cessfully, l.ut not all,of these know how
to murket them profitably. Jeff Wei*
boru says we can grow them much
cheaper here than they do at the north,
and if the seed used are from the fall
grown crop they will come on much
earlier. He has raised eight c ops, fall
and spring, in four years, oil the same
land, without a change of seed, and
each year the potatoes have improved in
quality and quantity. After the spring
crop is taken off he sows the laud in
early maturing peas. When these are
taken off, the iaiid is iu fine condition
for the fall crop, and thus he gets three
crop* off the same area. The land, after
the peas, is thoroughly prepared, and he
gefs about 160 bnsheis of potatoes with
out any other fertilizer thau the peas.
If the ground has been well broken and
the planting properly managed, a very
shallow cultivation is all that is neces
sary. lii field crops, just as the plants
begin to break the ground, it is weil to
run a harrow across the rows to break
the crust. Do not run a deep furrow
near tbe rows. Keep the patch free
from weeds. For the northern markets
ship in 11-peck potato barrels instead of
sacks, they keep better and are more
attactive in appearance—both of which
add to the price
11. T. Neseitt, Commissioner.
™ in!
u\. t lit it t a* Cjtsi .
Shirts, open bosom, 12(c ;
Shirts with coll 'r and cuffs, 12 Jo
(Plaited or Fauci)
Shirts, plain, 10c
Collars, J'-fcc
Cliffs, per pair, 5c j
Ties, Oe
Nightshirts, 10c
Undershirts, He j
Drawers, Sc
Socks, per pair, 5c
Handkerchiefs. 5c
Silk Handkerchiefs, 5c
V. hite Coats, 10c
Aprons, 5c
Ladies’ Waists, 15c
White Vests, 20c
White Pants, 25 to 50c
Tablecloths, 10c
Napkins, 1c
Towels, 5c
Sheets, 5c
Pillow Slips, 5c
Spreads, 10c
Lace Curtains, 70 to $2.00
f Domestic' and Gloss Finish.
We Clean and Press Gentlemen's
Suits Equal to New, $1.50.
WJI BAUER, Proprietor.
Voir Can Leare Paeiae/es at This
| Office, \Ve trill fanmrtl the same.
The five o'clock tea would proha
i hly be more popular with women if
it was marked down to 4. 57.
!
A steel band may be stronger than
a brass band, but the latter is more
successful in holding a crowd together
The more hat a man can buy for
52 the less bonnet a woman can buy
for SSO, and yet people tilk about the
eternal fitness of things.— From t' t
Chicago News.
SOME COTTON STATISTICS.
ffisld .i* I'r on, louring ih. E**t Vow
Vaorl Uigurs* For rrra*r*.
Question. —What were the total cot
ton crops for iB9o 9b -ted 1898- fli. aud
their uverage price, and as hs known
what has been the crop and tne price
for 1897 98?
Answer.— The cotton crop for 1895 90.
official figures, was 7,167,346 bales, and
tbe average price was 809 cents per
pound. The crop of 1890 9i was t,. i57,*
904 bales, aud he average price was
7.43 cents per pound. Up to Jan. 1,
1898, 7.200,033 bales have been marketed,
and the average price wa* 6 05 cent* per
pound. By comparing this with the re
ceipts up to Jan. 1, 1897, we find that
there wa* up to Jan. 1, 1898, marketed
801,841 bales more than to Jan. 1, 1897.
We also find that owing to the differ
ence in price, although there was such
a large excess of bales, the fanners of
the south hr.ve lost •54.305,040—a strik
ing commentary on large crops and low
prices It is almost beyond belief that
the cotton crop, which is virtually a
monopoly, and which should be a means
of independence, is surely becoming the
cause of general depression and poverty.
—State Agricultural Department.
Lira snnl Attlee tin I’nidltry,
Question. —I live in the southern part
of ihe stale, aud. owing to the climate,
I suppose our poultry is much troubled
with mites und lice. lam careful abort
keeping the coops clean, but in spite of
this these vermin seem to multiply very
rapidly. How shall I destroy them ? .-
Answer.— The coops should be thor
oughly whitewaßl“d inside and out
with a lim"Wsn iu which has been
mixed crude car--.; c acid. Every part
of the roosts shoui i be brushed over
with kerosine. old nests removed and
nil litter burned up. An experienced
poultry raiser says the easiest plan to
get rid of the pests on the fowls them
selves is the following: Fill a five gallon
oil can abou two-tlurds full of warm
water and add about 1 ounce of carbolic
acid. Select a clear, bright morning
aud dip each fowl bodily into the bath,
covering every part. Hold it up to drip
a few seconds and then turn ic loose.
In an hour they will be dry and free
from liviug lice.—State Agricultural
Department.
The *ngr Ural Indmlry.
Question.— Please tell me something
ihout the cultivation of sugar beets, the
nethod, cost, preparation for market.
Kind of soil suitable, etc. How are the
factories in tins couutry succeeding?
Is the sugar of good quality and is the
rrop one which can be cultivated at the
Bouth? How much do manufacturers
pay for them ?
Answer.—As yet the sugar beet in
dustry in this couutry is in its infancy,
and we have to depend oil the experi
ence of others for enlightenment ou the
points on which you request Informa
tion. The following is from a man of
large experience both in this country
and in Europe, and what he Buys on
sugar beet culture is reliable and valu
able. He says the soil should be good
The crop will uot pay if plauted on poor
ground, or on muck land, or on land
which has not good drainage, or if the
Boil is not in a good state of cultivation.
Tho cost of raising an acre of beets is
too high for them to bo grown ou poor
land. The success of this industry is in
the hands of the fanners and not in tho
hands of the manufacturers. No matter
how perfect the machinery or how econ
omically a factory is managed, if the
beets are brought to the factory not iu
proper condition the expenses are
doubled and the farmer isdocked, which
means loss of time, general discourage
ment and want of success to both man
ufacturer and planter. The beets when
delivered at the factory should be cut
off fiat at the root of the leaves, so that
none of the green top is left. This is
absolutely necessary In order to make a
good standard of sugar. ’Every beet of
which the green juice of the leaves is
mixed with the beet juice proper is an
obstacle to crystaliziug the sugar, and
every drop of that green juice must be
el initiated before the white granulated
sugar can be manufactured. AU the
fertilizing properties of the beets are
contained in the tops and the farmer
meets with a double loss if he carries
them to the factory instead of cutting
them off and leaving them on his laud.
He is docked 8 or 10 per cent at the fac
tory, and wastes the valuable fertilizing
properties of the tops which are thrown
away.
METHOD OF CULTIVATING SUGAR BEETS.
The rows slion 1 be iii or 20 inches
•part, the plants fh’nnej out to stand
6or ll inches in the . ■ v. Do not wait
until the young beets are surrounded by
weeds, but cultivate with the hoe sa
soon as the plants can be seen. The
thinning should be done as soon as the
plants have two to four leaves. After
tins keep the weeds and grass down by
the horse hoe, cultivating ofteu to
loosen the earth around the plants and
give air to the roots. As the cultivation
is very expensive uo chance should be
neglected which will help to make as
large a crop as possible. If weeds and
grass are allowed to grow they will take
pp the strength of the soil, which should
be used to make the beets. The rows
should not be further than 20 inches
apart. If wider than this the beets will
be larger but will not yield as much iu
weight per acre, and besides, what the
sugar manufacturer wants is small
beats, from Ito 2 1 2 pounds in weight
These are more profitable to handle and
have also a higher percentage of sugar
anil less water than the larger sizes.
Bobbed the Grave.
.. I
!
A startling incident of which Mr.;
Mr. John Oliver of Philadelphia, was
the subject, is narrated by him as
follows: "I was m a most dreadfu
condition. My skin was almost yel
low, eyes sunken, tongue coated, pain
c ontinnally in l ack and sides, r.o ap
pi'tib —gradually growing weaker
day by day. Time physicians had
given me up. Fortunately, a friend
adviced trying ‘Electric Bitters,’ and
to ray great joy and suiprise, the
first bottle made a decided improve
ment. I continued their use lor
three weeks, aDd am now a well man
I know they saved my Me, and rob
bed the grave ol another victim.”
No one should fail to try them.
Only 50 cents par bottle at.
L. G. HARDMAN & BED’S A
L. J.'SHARP A PRO’S Dug Store,
Harmony Grove, Ga.
PI ase men* ion this paper
COST OF CULTIVATING AN ACRE IN SUGAR
reEts.
Preparation of laud: plowing and
harrowing $ 2 00
Extra harrowin';' before potting
in seed ’ 60
Tilling and rolling 1 60
Cleaning between the row* with
hand hoe 8 09
Thinning out aud resetting plants
to stand 5 or 0 inches, and clean
ing between rows 0 00
Cleaning with horse hoe * 73
Cleaning with horse hoe and
slightly hilling up 75
Taking out weeds near the beets,
whichthorse hoe has left 1 25
Pulling up, topping, putting the
beets iu small heaps aud cover
ing withjeaves 6 00
Loading oiirt hauling to market,
estimating 12 tons to the acre,
at 60 cents per tou, a distance of
6 miles 8 U 0
$27 00
Tbe 13 tons at f.4 00 per ton would
be (48 Of)
Cost of cultivating at above 27 76
S2O 25
In this account lhbnr is estimated at
(1.25 a day, and no allowance is mane
for fertilizers or cost, of seed. T.ie
United States Department of Agricult
ure estimates the cost per acre for tne
first few years at from S4O to S6O per
acre, though in mauy instances it will
fall below these figures The cost varies
so, with varying conditions, that it is
impossible to gi*ve an estimate which
will BUit every locality. The price paid
at the factory is from $1 to $5 per ton,
acoo ding to quality, and the yield is
from 10 to 20 tons per acre. The beat
fertilization for beets is secured by a
heavy application of homemade manure
on a previous crop. The first nil of
beet sugar in New Yo k state was
made the past month and the
product was smooth grained, white
aud sweet. There are other factories
springing up over the country aud there
are eight alrendy in successful opera
tion. Professor Massey says: ”1 was
struck with the identity, so far as culti
vation is concerned, of the sugar beet
culture ami that of cotton. I fully be
lieve that the negroes, who are uncus
tomed to the cu fixation and thinning
of cotton, would make the best of hands
in the beet field. I believe that we can
grow the beets as well as they can in
Nebraskk an i grow them more
cheaply.” He says also that our "cot
ton sweep” as a cultivator, beats ail the
variety of tools that ho saw med for
beet cultivation. Laud for beets should
always be prepared very deeply. Sub
■oiled, if possible.— State Agricultural
Department.
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garded in the light of ft diplomatic
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WILL GO TO ALASKA.
MRS. SIPE PROPOSES TO START IN
FEBRUARY.
She I* Hot Afraid of Hardship*—Desires
to Mske a Kleli Women of Her Little
Daughter—ls Able to Ride end Climb.
Her Complete Outfit.
One earnest little Alleghany woman
Is going to bravo the rigors a id drngors
of A ask a ill alone during the yoar, and
she is now at wo-k on her outfit for the
expedition. Mrs. Thalia Sipe, u seam
stress, residing in Alleghany, ■"■ill .cave
for Seattle the last week in February,
aud from there sail for Alabku, where
she will take the trail overland for the
gold diggings.
Mrs. Sipe's husband died 13 years
•go, and sho is supportiDga 14-year-old
daughter with her needle. She is not
going to the Klondiko to sew, cook,
wash or perform any other feminine
duty, hut to prospect aud dig for gold.
Mrs. Sipe is not more than 32 year*
old and is a handsome woman. She has
hair as black as tho raven’s wing aud
large gray eyes. She is not much over
6 feet in height and will probably
weigh about 110 pounds. Her appear-'
ance wonld not indieato that she will
be physically able to withstand all tbe
hardships sho is übout to attempt. The
earnest manner in which she talks
about it, however, proves sho has a
stout heart und will not quail from the
danger.
"I had hoped to slip away without
any one knowing of my departure, ” said
Mrs. Sipe, “for I dread publicity iu the
matter. I know it is an unusual thing
for a woman to make such n trip alone,
but women have accomplished great
things before, and why should not I?
Yes, I suppose I have tho gold fever,
but it is not that alone which impels
me to take tIJG trip. I do not want to be
a seamstress nil my life, aud when 1 am
called away I want to leave something
behind for my little daughter. That is
my principal reason for going. Of
course I will not take the little girl
with me. I’ll leave her here with my
relatives, and I ho ° some day, to come
back aud make a great lady of her.
"I will have a defcided advantage in
going to the new goldfields over most
women I wns born aud raised on a farm
iu Missouri nnd have spent days and
days at a time iu the saddle, rounding
np the cattle and doing other ont of
door work that the daughters of a west
ern rancher take snch delight in. A ten
mile climb up the mountain side was
only execrise for mo in those days, and
I think 1 would be able to do it all over
again and undergo the other trials that
a trip to the Klondike will necessitate!
“I have not definitely decided what
route I shall travel. I will purchase a
ticket in Pittsbtirg for Seattle and de
cide after reaching there on the remain
der of the trip. I think, though, from
what I know now, I will go by way of
the Chilkoot pass and thence to Daw--
son City. I hope at Seattle to fall in
with some party in which there are
women going with their husbands,
which will make tho trip ranch more
agreeable. But in case I do not I shall
continue on alone.
"Tho first boats, I understand, will
leave for Ah. -ka about the Ist of March.
It is ray intention to get away from Sq
attlo on the first of these boats, if possi
bly, and, if not theu, as soou thereafter
he I can. I will remain in Dawson City
only as long as is actually necessary pud
will tten proceed at piic up one of the
small tributaries of the Yukon, there
to date :uy claim and it niono, or
with meinb.' a of tba j arty i na y fall
in with iu Seattle I,will U.;e along
enough provisions for one yea. aud'vill
not: i.irn until I have a fortune or am.
satisfied that tic re is no gold *ii the
country. I have no fear of tho si ere
climate, and I think that man, no mac
tor where you mav find him, is gallant
enough to help, rather than harm, an
unprotected woman.”
Mrs. Sipe already has part of her out
fit completed. i~he has made all her
own wearing apparel for the trip. Her
outfit consists of two costumes, both
made of waterproof goods. Iu appear
ance they resemble a woman bicycle
rider's costume. Sho has made a tight
waist and u short skirt which extends
just below the knee, also a pair of
bloomers which she will tuck into her
boots; the top boots will meet tfie skirt
at tho knee. In addition to woolen
hosiery she has made several pairs df
heavy woolen bootees for winter wear,
iusnriug warmth for her feet. She has
a heavy waterproof cloak, with 'hood
attached, und woolen lined underwear,
also for winter wear. Iu summer, while
at work, Mrs. Sipe will wear water
proof skirts and bloomers and shirt
waists, made of dark material. She
will also take along rubber boots and
rubber gloves to wear whileMiggiug aud
panning the gravel.
Mrs. r''pe said, sho would purchase
the remaindi of her outfit, eh as
picks, shovels, tent and provis’dus, at
Seutth, and has made a long list of
necessary articles.
Mrs. Sipe said she had the utmost
confidence in her ability and endurance
and believes she will return to Pitts
burg a wealthy woman. sbe says she
will leave Pittsburg with as light a
heart as any prospector. —Pittsburg
Dispatch.
A Good Work.
The Bank of Morehcad was opened
for business at 9 o’clock in tho morning
recently by the reading of the First
Psalm and a prayer by the Rev. L. K
Maun of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. Several prominent people deliv
#red addresses. The first day's deposits
amounted to f 7,000. —Winchester Dem
ocrat.
la thf) Zolaesqtie Htage.
The Dreyfus affair has now reached
the Zolaesque stage of development. As
a thrilling and romantic story it prom
ises to hike rank with any that the
novelist has evolved from his inner con
sciousness.—Boston Herald. • •
KIIAFTUBERTR AG UN G S WE
RKE RHEINFELGEN.Society for
the Util zation of the vvater power oi
the Ulnne N IJile, Switzerland.
For further information, you may or
you mly not a 1 dress 'i he Mat a ;er..,
Kraft übertragungswerke,
Bheinfelden,
Switzeil md.
—— . •
There’ll probably be no omi in
heaven that is better than the Aver
age man thinks he m.
America’s Greatest
Medicine is
Hood’s Sarsaparilla,
Which absolutely
Cures every form of
Impure blood, from.
The pimple on your
Face to the great
Scrofula sore which
Drains your system.
Thousands of people
Testify that Hood’s
Sarsaparilla cures
. Scrofula, Salt Rheum,
Dyspepsia, Malaria,
Catarrh, Rheumatism
And That Tired
Feeling. Remember this
And get Hood’s
- And only Hood’s.
Having been unable to conquer the
Cubans in open fight, Spain is now try
ing to boy and bribe tbe leaders of tbe
revolution to accept her terms. It is
probably trno that when Blanco started
out for a conference witli the, Cuban
general in chief, Maximo Gomez, be
carried with him a large ‘dm * • oney
to bny Up anybody whom h" could. A
dispatch to tbe New Yffrk Ban,, usual!. •
well informed as- to tbe Crb?>a side of
affairs, announced tU-t General Gomez
prepared for Blanco’s visit by breaking
through tho Spanish trocha aud going
to the Cuban President Maso at Carna
gney to lay the whole story before him.
Thus the Cuban government was made
ready for Blanco.
|Wini
ha demonstrated ten thouaasd
tlmaa that it is almost'infalli'ola
FOR WOMAN’S
PECULIAR
WEAKNESSES.
lrrognlArities and derangomonte-
It has become the leading remedy
for this class of troubles. It exerts
a wonderfully healing, strengthen
ing Lnd soothing influence upon
the menstrual organs. It cures
| “whites** and falling of the womb.
It stops flooding ana relieves sup-
? reused and painful menstruation.
or Change of Life 4t is the best
medicine made. It is beneficial
during pregnancy, aud belpn to
bring children into homes barren
for years. It invigorates, stimu
lates, strengthens the w.iole sys
tem* This grt at remedy is effe ;d
to all afflicted wome 1. Why will
nfiv w run an jufft-r another minute
1 with certain rel-cf within
j Wine of Ca’-dui only coats SI.W per
bottle at your drug stwre.
* J- it advice, in cases requiring tnecia* dtrec- j
riais, addr.-s, airing f pnt, tons. ‘.},c * Ladies’ I
j A dvisory J), i/iu <.nuut. The (tout*xnnoga Acd- j
•vine Lj; Chattanongn, Te.'n. .
Rov. I V;. SMITH, Camden. S.C.. sty-*.. |
" I-.. ife u*cd Wineoi GarOui a* hcib*
i for fcV'nt ut the warr.o and it £ , ' ? , y
I t ured her M
The financial bill ■ luiiodu. and this
spssion of congress are in !no main as
follows; The Teller re '-li •-■ l ’-id
iiig -that 'United Cu.tos Pond; iaj V,
paid in silver'dollars;; a bill for tl.a t -
tirement of tho gvpenbacki and Unit, i
States treasury notes and the suosiitu
tiou therefor of bank currency with fbe
additional permission to national ban
to ivsue circulation up to tho fall
amount of their bond deposits. The El
kins bill is a littlo <liffer"i:i. It woi id
restrict the issuance of go-ernmeut
notes to those of $5 end upward and
would permit banks to be established
with a capital of $25,000 iu towns c*
not less than 8,000 population. There
is also a bill for the free coinage of sil
ver at tbo ratio of 20 to 1.. The .511 fa
voring the retirement cf go'-mv went
notes and giving large, privilegt.., to the
national banks was drawn iii accordance
with the recommendations of tiie iu j
etary commission.
Ale Voa Wrfik I
Weakness maniiests itself in the loss ol
ambition-and aching bones. The blood is
watery; the tissues are wasting—the door is
being opened for disease. A Nit tie of Browns’
Iron Hitters taken in time will restore your
strength, soothe your nerves, make your
blood rich and red. Do yon more go.
(him an cxponrdve special course of medicine.
Browns' Iron Bitters is sold by all dealcre
CUBAN AVAR-HAN COST $280,000. 000.
MADRID, Feb. 3 —-Tfie cost of the
Cuban war from February, 1895, to the
and of 1897, is officially estimated at
$240, 000, 000, besides the arrears due
from tlie Cuban Treasury., amounting
S4O. 000. 000. .
NO EXCUSE FOB POPULISM.
In a spirit of'good nature The Savan
nah News gives tins terse and timely
piece of advice to„the Georgia populists:
“If the Georgia populists AVould Just
look the situation squarely in the face,
they would see how hopeless .would be
a campaign by them for the governor
ship this year. As things are going
now', Candler will be the unanimous
nominea of the JU-mocjJats ; and what
coii and the pop 1 ts hope to accomplish
against a democrat" uHo Was the unani
mous choice of his party for the place?”
—Ex.
The pension bureau jiaa mire
drawers than any other piece of lur
liilure.
Thornton—White.
The announcement is made of the
comint; marriage of Miss. Carlotta E,
White, of Atlanta, to Mr-F Thorn
ton, of Elbcrton, 0-. which will oc
dur r Wednesday, February 16th.
■Miss. White has devoted the last
few years to teaching, and is consid -
ered a most noble and charming
young lady; while Mr. Thornton is a
well known ana prominent young
business man.
The coat may not make the man,
bi t lawsu'ts make attorneys -
Home was not founded by Romeo;
it was Juliet who wn foiled dead by
him.
SPECIAL ATTENTION.
o
Mon, B.y and Little Children, you
have something to bo proud of,
A Neat and Clean
Parlor Barber Shop.
Fiis t-cliiso White Barbers, who under
stand the barber business thoroughly.
Also, Ladies’ Hair Dressing. Bangs
Tr'inme*’ and Scalps Cleaned.
Razors honed al.d put in firt class
ft 'iditlO'i l- o *i re.'i:OTil'b- t batge
All ak r • - ■
nine
. : .o. i-ai her Shop. Price
to suit everybody. We guarantee sat
isfaction.
W. D. PIERCE, Pro
First door below L. J. Shars’s Drug
Store on Main Street.
Harmony Grave, Ga.
PEOPLE’S PARTY MEET.
At a meeting of the People's Party
of Ilall connty held in Gainesville,
Ga , J. N. Twitty, Chairman of the
County Executive Committee, pre
siding, the following persons wero
selected as delegate! and alternates
to represent the People’s Party o’
Hall comity in the approaching State
Convention; Delegates: B T. Brown,
Dr. A. L. Nance, Vf. D. Hawkins,
J. T. Waters, I. F. Duncan, J. B.
Pool, J. N. Twitty, Dr. A. J. Caven
der; Alternates: Thomas Tumlin,
(’apt. W. S. Cox, 11. (Vnedy, Homer
Thompson, Thomas Hulsey, Braxton
Buffington, Virgil C. Thompson, H.
11. Stephens.
The following resolutions were
offered by Mr. W. D. Hankins and
unanimously adopted-
Whereas the People’s Party did
make a gr‘ at. blunder in its 'union
with Bivanism at St. Lour, Mo., in
1896, tlierebv delaying the great
work of reform; therefore.
Resolved. Ist. We iffterly rejict
fusions and Biva'd-m in any and
every firm hut mif early naioual
convention and straight Populism to
the very ’utter
2nd. >Ve fully .mb ise the Om'Jia
;;r,fl St. Louis *f"rms, ami hqc
that a lh<>r ( ..iAgh system or education
'ip s* om e l> 'gi" l anti persevered in.
Bi;L \Y< firl'v e.iilo-s-- the action
•>f t||i- N' sliviilb U >me. men, snl
reel mi.K’tKt ■. • ice y .aAt: i of
opr party tiiror.gliout every stete in
tho union.
hth. W;* favor ; l 't! hits action of
■nr Sta’e Executive Gmiiiritteo, -'ml
recommend that oor truest and best
informed men be selected in "vcy
county in t.hc st -teas delegates to
our State Convention to be held on
the Srf* Wednesday in March.
sth. We favor tiie initiative, ref
erendum and imperative mandate,
and a-k every Populist in Georgia tc
send their fieri choice for governor
to jnliii r t-VUv C dartown
Ga.
fbb. '
i iemoi in.-il'U'C last legislature
in voting against a bill prohibiting
gold contracts in Georgia, Also for
the enormous increase in taxes, and
their failure to give us a good law to
enforce houest elelections, that would
have prevented the crimes recemij
committed in Augusta, Brunswick,
Columbus, Marietta, aud oilier Geor
gia cities.
7th. We demand tliu election of
judges and solicitors by the people of
each judicial district. Atao the
election of school officers by a direct
vote of the people.
Bth. We instruct our delegates to
the State Convention to vote first,
lust, and all the time for a straight
midule of the road policy, and that
they see to it that three national ex
ecutive committeemen he elected
that will carry that idea into effect,
9th. We congratulate ourselves
for so pure, noble aud fearless a
leader as Tom Watsoi, and endorse
his course and commend him to Pop
ulists everywhere and pledge him
our heartv cooper ti >n.
10:h. That the Hon T. E. 'W at
son is our choice for governor.
11th. That we invite all panots
wno feel that the polities <f the M
parties ore aga list the teachings < f
Jefferson, Jui ks.ii, t and I.'ncoln, and
extend a hearty welcome to all il os-)
who wi l join us for patriotic pur
poses. — G orgia Cracker.