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A Defect n our Navy.
Tl.tr. i-> mi' . ii >..a ti ir ii.ivv
which should ho isha g< <1 because it is
contrary to the spirit of our institu
tions. It is the barrier which prevents
enlisted men from becoming commiss
ioned officers No matter what may
be his natural qaahficadons, his merits
or his nchieviments, the blue jacket
can never win a commission.
11l the army it is different. Every
man who enters the army as a private
has a chance to become a lieutenant
and to rise to any rank to which his
merit may carry him. Many of the
best officers in our army went lip from
the tanks by sheer force of manhood,
intelligence and det< rniiuati< n, The
chancli of promotion which is held
out to all aiike from the Lr'gadier
general to the humblest private does
a great deal to keep up high spirit in
the army.
Why should net those who (liter
the navy nt, the bottom have an cqii'.i
opportunity to rise? Our government
is based on the theory of equality of
opportunity to all men. it is left to
the individual himscif to make his ca
rd r in even’department of the gov
ernment but the navy. Why this dis
crimination?—Atlanta Journal.
GLADSTONE STEADILY DK-
C LINES.
Oltl Statesman Is confined to II::-
Itoom Awaiting'Death.
Mr. Gladstone s strength steadily
declines, through then is, it. is than
uht, no prospect of ;m immediate end.
The disease has not gained force on
uogli to overcome tho wonderful
strength of his constitution, hut n
natural weakness now supervens mi l
gains upon him, encouraged by Mr.
Gladstone’s fervent desire for the rest
wl.cih he lias so richly earned.
lie is now confined to his room.
Now and again Ids mind reverts to
critical period in his career and to tlie
legislation which cost him the most
anxey, but the man thing that tills his
thought is religion and be speaks of
death as his call.
“IT IS ,TIIE BEfeT ON EARTH.’
That what Edwards W Barker, mer
( bants of Plains, Ga., say of Chant bor
lain’sPain IJalra, for rheumalisiu, lain,
hack, deep settop and muscular pains.
Sold bv 11. T. Thompson, Merchant,
llomer, Ga
History KccaPotl.
Among many of the foolish things
that the Spaniards have been guilty
of was a hostile demonstration against
the British consulate at Santiago de
Cuba. Asa result, of ■course, a British
warship has been ordered to that
place.
This circumstance calls 10 mind an
other octu ranee when one of her maj
esty's war vessel’s dropped into that
port from Jamaica.
It was m November, 1873. The
Spaniards had captured an American
ship called tin Virginius, and were
puttin > h< r in w and pnsseugt rs to
death in a *uost savage manner—mur
dering them and mutilating their
corpses. The British ship Xiobe came
into poit. Her commander, Sii
Hamilton Lorraine, In : 1 of what
was going on: lie sought an inter
view with the Spanish governor and
(old him the massacres must stop.
The governor protested that M hoy
were only “Yankee dogs’’ he was kill
ing. No matter, Sir Hamilton,replied
not and her one roust be killed. The
Spaniards still di limit, lie tool,
his orders from the captain general
lie said, and not from any meddling
Britisher. Then the British delivered
his ultimatum: "My ship is in the
harbor, with double shotted guns.
Kill another man and I will open lire
and lay- your town in mine.” And
not another man was killed.
But the of retribution lias come
Spain will cow suffer for may of ion
ses. —-Macon Telegraph.
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DOTY SF FARMERS IN
THE PRESENT CRISIS
Heavy Provision Crop Should
He Planted.
WAR AND COTTON TRICES
Commissioner Nesbitt Points Out That
There Will Bea Bis Demand For
Dreiulstiift's, Etc., While (lie
Fleecy Staple Is Likely
to Tumble.
Department of Aorici-i.ttr*,
Atlanta, May 1, 1808.
OCR DUTY IN TIIE PRESENT CRISIS.
Now that war with fcjfain lias been
definitely decided on, the gravity of tho
situation demands that wo, as farmers,
give cursehA'.s to a careful study of its
hearings 011 our agricultural interests,
both individual and collective. Tho
opinion among competent army and
navy experts seems to be gaining ground
that the campaign, after hostilities ac
tually begin, will be neither short nor
easy, and it may drag along forinouths.
Under those apprehensions what is our
plain duty? What do we owe to our
selves, our families, our country? Yt hile
our arm -and navy on land and sea are
enforcing si recognition of tho great
principles of human independence,
what are w e farmers to do? How can
we help in tho struggle that is to set
Cuba free? We are to supply not culy
tho home demands for provisions, but
we are to supply the “sinews of war”
to our armies in the field by a bounti
ful food crop. Besides the usual homo
demand there will boa heavy demand
for 1 rcadstuffs and provisions to feed
our armies. Should peace be declared
without hostilities tho demand will still
be heavy. There will bo thousands of
homeless, helpless people iu Cuba to be
fed. Thus in either event, war or peace,
all surplus supplies will find a ready
and a profitable market. Therefore, if
we have not already done so, v. u should
put in an unusually heavy provision
crop, even if wo have to appropriate for
this purpose some of the acres intended
fer, or already planted iu cotton.
EFFECT OF THE WAR OX COTTON.
When a farmer sets himself fora hand
to hand struggle with an overwhelming
cotton crop, he necessarily consigns the
provision crop—the bread and meat
supply—to the domain of chance. Under
present conditions every consideration
of self interest, every prompting of patri
otism appeals against such a course.
The generally accepted idea of war, ag
riculturally speaking, is cheap cotton
and high provisions. A war with Spain
would almost paralyze our cotton trade,
while the price of provisions would ad
vance. in viaw of these facts, what
will bo the futo of tho man who pro
duces a large cotton crop, for which lie
will get a low price, and who depends
cn buying the whole or even part of
needed provisions for which he will pay
a high price ? It is scarcely necessary
to say, and while he has injured him
self, he has also, to a certain degree, in
jured his state and country, both of
which are now looking to him to do his
duty in the struggle which is upon us.
I know that some farmers may arguo
that as the general crop may be much
reduced, now is the time to take the
chance and put every available acre in
cottcn, but there was never a graver
mistake. If over there was a year to
increase the food crops and decrease the
cotton, this is the year, for the reasons
already given.
Ti t:-: FLOOD IN Til it mSSIS.'IPPI
also furnishes another argument with
some farmers for planting a largo cot
ton crop in Georgia. They reason that
it will be so lute when the cotton crops
in tho fertile Mississippi valley are
planted, 1 1 • t tho yield will bo very
ranch cut oil'. But they forget that in the
year jml past, there was an almost uu
precedentei i flood in the valley and that
the crop of ”ji was delayed almost later
than wr..: ev -r known before, certainly
much later than tho present flood can
possibly do. Levees were swept away,
property was destroyed and tho making
of a cotton crop in that section scorned
an almost hopeless undertaking. Geor
gians and farmers in oth -r suites pre
sumed on this and put in a big crop, but
the valley planters w( r s also busy. Sev
eral weeks later than the present date
they too put in a big crop, and the con
scip.icnco was the largest general cotton
crop cn record and ruinousiy low prices.
At present
THE PRICE OF COTTON IS ADVANCING
and this also may allure the unwary
farmer into the error of overcropping
bimsol f. 1 have always maintained that
the true p > i T is to provide bountifully
for every need of tho farm, and then to
put in just as much cotton as can be
-veil managed. And that rule still
holds good. Tho man who does this is
safe in any even: be the price of cotton
high or low, becam e ha is not compelled
to soli himself to the provision dealer or
merchant for broad and meat. He is
also in ap siti in to exercise his judg
ment in the disposal cf his cotton—to
sell or to hold, as cirenm tr.no * sug
gest. Were every farmer t . inde
pendent the control of the.- : n mar
ket would ho virtually where it be
longs—that is in ‘.be hands of tho pro
incurs—rather than of the men who
deal in “futures.” It has been well
said, and it has come to be a fact, that
not supply and demand for spot cotton
affect the price, but supply and demand
for “futures” establish the price, and
this “future” market is saitrolled by
professional operators and manipu
lators, which could not be possible were
each individual farmer able to sell or
hold his cotton at will. As things now
Itaud these operators are so sure
if the entire cotton crop being on
the market within a certain period, that
they actually sell the results of the
fanners’labor l'l months in advance!
And so far, the ft rmers have quietly
submitted. AY by? Because their short
sighted poii.-y i;o ; rendered them dow
erles to resist. Ninety-nine -me hun
dredths of cur farmers are compelled to
for- tic ircc'tcn on the markets early
in the season ami the st wulafors thug
become masters of the situation, lu.l
1 arns and full stc rehouses in the south
mean independence to southern farm
ers, because their cotton crop is thus ra
il ased from bondage ar t they can exer
cise t' ir .judgment us to when cud how
to sell it. R. T. Nesbitt,
Commissioner.
The population of Geoig a is esti
mated at 2,175,000.
The “one clrink too many” is al
ways the first one —the others follow
and :rj congenial company.
The coy maiden who won’t give a
fellow a! is, nut. w > --I nil him
one j l.si f ia st con.i, always has the
joan repaid and draws usurous interes.
upon the principle.
One of the boys at Chickamanga
received the following note from
horns recently.
“Dear Jim: We kn.nvcl you didn’t
have nothing much to eat thar, so,
bein’ as yer uncle wus a-goin’ to
Chattanooga, ycr mother sends von,
by him an* through him, one bible,
two quarts of Buttermilk, a sack of
home made biscuits, a smokehouse
ham air a bundle of tracts, with tol
diers’Jprayerson ’em, an’ may the
Lord have mercy on ycr soul!”
Don’t.
Don’t attempt to weigh otlieis with
the scales on your eyes.
Don’t blame the smoking lamp if it
suits the indolent owner.
Don’t apply for a job in the brew
ery if your shoes take water.
Don’t loaf in front of a bank just
because there’s money in it.
Don’t judge others by your own
personal standard of right and wrong
Don’t accuse the man ot cowardice
who has been married more than once
Don’t forget that the man who
tries to prove too much often proves
nothing.—Ex,
A Cure For Dyspepsia,
I was troubled with liver trouble, &
iny stomach eas out of order, & after
eating iny breakfast would throw up
what I eat. It went on ill's way fo
about two years. At last, after trying
other remedies without any good effect
I was induced to try Ramon’s Liver
Bills and Tonic Pellets, After using
one or two boxes I found myself in a
healthy condition. I use them occa
sonnlly yet, always when in need of
pills. 1 consider them the best pill on
the market, and feel safe in saying
they are the finest things ever used.-
jolui Livesav, Luther, Hancock Cos.
Tennessee.
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Government and has accommodations
tor all classes. The Ailington and
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boarding houses are open all summer
Having an altitude of 1000 feet it
is a cool, safe and nearby refuge dur
ing the heated term in the south.
For information concerning Hot
Springs address C. C. Cooley. Mana
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Springs, Ark.
For reduced excursion tickets and
particulars of the trip see local agents
or address W. A. Turk, Gen’l Pass
Agt., Southern Ry„ Washmton, D.
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