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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. JOURNAL ALMANAC NOW READY. Tltt*. Journal Almanac about which so much has been said and written, is now ready. It contains nea-lv 500 pages and over 10, 000 facts and topics. Neither pains nor money lias been spared in its production It is a little giant cyclopedia, so con prelleiisivc-ili its scope as to tell you just what you want to know just when you w ant to know it. It is invaluable ns a reference boos' It saves retrem bering things. The volume contains cvmpreheu treatme-nt of topics statistical, agri - cultural, educational, official, mifhic ipal, historical, astronomical and gen eral.'' In addition to this wealth of statistical information, The Journal Almanac presents a scries of condens ed articles of absorbing interest, of which the following are but a few: Men of the vear. Fifty fith Congress. Cuban Revolution. International .Arbitration. Tretib of American Politics. The Tariff question. ’ Yentzula and Great Britian. Seal Fisheries Dispute. Hawaiian Annexation. Cotton Production and manufac tures. Georgia Statistics. • ■ Southern Resources. Sired Railway Statistics- Etc., etc. The price ol this handy manual and volume of. useful information is only 25 cents. It is on sale at this office, or by agents of The Journal in every town. Tho Atlanta Journal. The assertion of Baron von Buclow, German minister of foreign affairs, that there never bad been relations between representatives of the German govern ment add Captain Dreyfus may be re garded in the light of ft diplomatic statement. Nothing is easier than to get around- it. Dreyfus could easily havo sold his important secrets to a private individual German, and this private individual could have handed thorn over to an ageut of the govern ment. Thus the Officials of the govern ment could very well deny that they bad ever had communication of any : kind with Dreyfus. 'The statement -would be a falsehood all the same, how ever. 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.