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The Weekly Democrat.
B. E. RatKlI St Jn« M. Brow*,
Editors and Proprietors
JHO. M. BROWN, : : Bcbixess Masaoeb.
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THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 15,1883.
EDITORIAL BREVITIES.
Oleomargarine causes dyphthe-
ria among children.
The State agricultural society
will meet at Macon on the 20th
inst.
Much of the charity that begins
at home is too feeble to get out of
doors.
The late Camival in New Or
leans attracted thousands from all
parts of the country.
The new nickel will suit Bob
Ingersoll. It does not bear the
device, “In God We Trust.”
The Florida Legislature exhibits
a singular hostility to the propos
ed ship canal across the peninsula.
With a swallow-tail coat, a
diamond ring and amillion dollars
any American citizen may aspire
to the United States Senate.
Governor Stephens gives all who
come in contact with him oppor
tunity to understand that he is
Governor of Georgia.
As everybody had a right to ex
pect, Emory Speer, the defeated
congressman from the ninth, has
turned up in the radical camp.
i When a lad’s only ambition is
to sport a nice mustache, there is
danger that his brain power will
never get from under his nose.
The civilized citizens of Way
nesboro mobbed, gagged and whip
ped two Chinese merchants in that
town the other night.
The rabbits in Australia are kill
ing the sheep in large numbers,
and even attacking people with
great ferocity. Brer Habit is a
spunky animal.
Hon. J. H. Blount has already
been spoken of as the next gover
nor of Georgia and we think he
would fill the bill exactly.
The committee on coinage have
reported in favor of continuing the
coinage of silver dollars. The dol
lar of our daddies is holding its
owm
Editor Russell has issued an ad
dress to his constituents on the
prohibition question. He rightly
opposes the ardent.—-Macon Tele
graph.
We don’t know whether to call
it a tidal wave, a grolmaswelll or
boom, but something very much
like all three of these rolled into
one is pushing the The Democrat
upward and enward.
• • *
yiie Grand Knights of Labor are
en deavoring to convince the Sen
ate Committees on Education and
Lkbor that compulsory arbitration
is^the best preventive of strikes
and labor troubles.
If Moody gets $200 a week for
preaching Christianity, and Inger
soli gets $200 a night for preach
ing Infidelity, it would he inter
esting to know what a lecture from
Lydia Pinkham would be worth.
’ In Copenhagen the saloon keep
er have to furnish a hack and send
Lome the customers who get
drunk on their premises. The
qld soakers want this new wrink
le introduced in this country.
' General Toombs is totally blind
in one eye and can scarcely see
out of the other. Dr. Calhoun
the celebrated Atlanta occulist,
will perform an . operationjon his
Byes. Like Sampson, the grand
old man, notwithstanding his
blindness, is yet a giant among
men.
Ben. Russell, of The Democrat,
the bold and able representative
from Decatur, is out in a strong
'^Address advocating the bill intro
duced by him abolishing the salt*
of whiskey in Decatur county. He is
backed by the best people in town
and country. Ben is evidently
in for the wnr-against King Alco
hol. May success crown your
efforts, Bro. Russell.—Thomasville
Timet.
Close upon the heels of Treasur
er Polk, of Tennessee, comes Vin
cent, of Alabama, who has gotten
away with over two hundred thou
sand dollars of public funds.
—We will remark in passing
that the Atlanta Post-Appeal is
one of the most readable papers
that we find on our exchange
table. . By the way, this paper
has recently absorbed the Even
ing Herald of the same city.
The smallest county newspaper
is worth more to its subscribers in
one month than its price for a
year, and does more for its neigh
borhood for nothing than many a
a high official does for his munifi
cent salary.
You can never tell how a fellow
is going to turn out in this country.
There is Bret Harte, for instance.
He has been a printer, miner,
school teacher, express messenger,
driver of a laundry wagon, journ
alist, author, and United States
Cousul.
The low price for cotton this
season has done our farmers more
substantial good than tons of ad
vice. They rapidly coming to
the conclusion, 1 'in Georgia at least,
that they must be self-sustaining
in the food line, and raise cotton
as an extra crop.
—If Mr. Turner will only secure
the appropriation of $75,000 to
8100,000 for the improvement of
the Flint his return to Congress
another term will be assured.
The Secretary of the Treasury
having made this recommendation
we see no good reason why he
cannot succeed, if he will try.
We are reliably informed that
at the next session of the legisla
ture, Senator Brown’s bill for the
loaning of $50,000 to the State
University will be brought up
again. If so we trust it will meet
with the same treatment that it,
has in the past.
People who will not work for
themselves ought to be made to
work for the community in which
they exist. There should be some
return for the protection which
society furnishes to men and wo
men ; and honest labor is the best,
surest and speediest way of meet
ing the obligation.
Editor Littleton, in announcing
the purchase of a proprietary in
terest in the Chattanooga Demo
crat, mildly remarks: Patrons
who don’t like my -style can pay
up and quit. There will be no
other change of editors and pro
prietors during the presenjt week
unless in case of small-pox.
The House Committee on Com
merce have reported iavorably- the
Bill appropriating $20,000 for the
erection of a light house on the
mainland at or near Dog Island
near East Pass near Apalachicola.
also a bill appropriating $35,000
for the erection of a light house at
Cape San Bias—which is between
Apalachicola and Pensacola Fla.
There ought to be a law enacted
requiring the Governor of Geor
gia to publish every public pro
clamation one time in every news
paper in the State. It is not the
small pittance the country and
city papers ask, but it is only just
ice to their readers who never see
a city daily paper. This was done
by Gov. Herschel V. Johnson
whenever he issued a proclama
tion in which every citizen of the
State was interested.,—Milledge-
ville Union and Recorder.
A great drawback, as we con
ceive, to the farmers of this coun
try is that many of them try to do
more than they are able to do.
If a farmer can run one plow on a
cash basis it is better to do that
than attempt to run two on a cred
it basis, and this holds* good with
any number of plows. For in
stance a man runs ten plows and
buys about half of his provisions
at credit prices in order to get
through the year. It would be in
finitely better "were he to sell
three, four or five of his mules, let
his lands rest and grow up in
weeds, and run the remaining
number on a cash basis. It is
hard, however, to get our people
to believe this, and, really, we
have but little hope of ever see
ing om country in a better con
dition so long as the credit system
prevails.
Savannah managed and carried
to complete success her Sesqui-
Centenial.
7,000,000 MELONS t
ON 7,000 ACRES ALONG THE S. F. &
W.RY.—WHAT AN ALBANY. EDITOR
LEARNED AT QUITMAN LAST SAT
URDAY.
The truck farmers of seven
counties met at Quitman last Sat
urday and held a convention. We
have not been furnished with a
copy of the proceedings, but we
find that the editor of the Albany
News & Advertiser was on hand
and we gather some information
from his paper in regard to the
quantity of melons that will be
planted this season. He says;
melons
are all the rage, and have, so far,
proved to be the most profitable
crop with the truck farmers with
whom we talked; but thousands of
acres will also be planted along
the line in such early vegetables,
cucumbers, sugar corn and Irish
potatoes. Mr. George R. McRee,
of Lowndes county, who has made
melon growing very profitable for
several years past, says that he
has never made less than an aver
age of half a car load of melons
per acre, last year being the first
time his yield has ever been that
small.
***** * *
AN ESTIMATE OF THIS SEASON’S MEL
ON CROP.
At the convention on Saturday
there were seven counties repre
sented, viz: Lowndes, Brooks
Thomas, Mitchell, Decatur Dough
erty ana Lee, and from those pre
sent it was estimated that 7,000
acres will be planted in melons
alone in these seven counties this
season. Thirty-five hundred acres
will be planted in Lowndes coun
ty alone. Placing the estimate at
the very lowest yield that has yet
been obtained by those engaged
in the industry—1,000 to the acre
—this will make a crop of 7,000,-
000 melons in this section this
3 r ear. At the lowest average net
price received for last year’s crop
—150 per car load—this will bring
into the counties above named
during the months of June and
July the snug net sum of $1,050,-
000, for melons alone. The crop
shipped from Valdosta and Quit-
man last year netted about $100,-
000.-
ABOUT OVERPRODUCRION.
No fears seem to be entertained
by those who have been engaged
in melon growing for several years
past that there will be too big a
crop made Indeed, they say that
the demand has been steadily in
creasing every year, and that the
market is gradually widening.
Last year they sent their melons
arther North tha n they had ever
sent them beforehand wherever
they have been introduced they
have increased in demand and be
come a standard commodity. It
is with the Georgia melons like it
is with the Florida oranges—the
market is widening every season
and the demand is constantly in
creasing. People in the North,
South Past and West now look for
Florida oranges and Georgia mel
ons every reason who dever knew
what they were until a few years
ago. Instead, therefore, of trying to
dicourage others who go to make
inquiry about the melon business,
those who are engaged in it extend
every encouragement to their
neighbors to embark in this yet
incipient industry.
The Daed Head Editor,
The following from an exchange,
maj not take rank as a poem with
the Illiad or the Odyssey, but for
genuine truth it will stand side by
side with the Decalogue every
time:
One of the beauties and charms
of an editor’s life is his dead-head
ing it on all occasions. He who
has never tasted'of that bliss can
not begin to imagine its glories
and its happiness. He does $100
worth of advertising, gets a pass
over the road for a year, rides $25
worth and is then looked on as a
dead head or a half blown dead
beat. He puffs a concert troupe
$10 worth and gets $3 in compli
mentaries and is passed “free.”
If the hall is crowded he is be
grudged the room he occupies, for
if his complimentaries were pay
ing tickets the troupe would be so
much in pocket. He blows and
puffs a church festival free to any
desired extent, does the poster
printing at half rates and rarely
gets a k >tliank you” for it, it goes
as a part of his duty as an editor.
He does more work gratuitously
for the town and community than
all the population put together,
and gets cursed for it all, while in
many instances the man who don
ates a few dollars to a Fourth of
July celebration, a base ball club
or a; church is gratefully remem
bered. Oh, it is- a mighty sweet
thing to be an editor—he passes
free, you know.
The B. C. & C. Railroad is not
dead but only sleepeth. We
speak by the card.
Of Conrse Sot.
It don’t-pay to have fifty work
ing men poor and ragged in order
to have one saloon keeper dressed
in broadcloth and flush of mon
ey.
It don’t pay to have these fifty
workmen to live on bone soup and
half rations in order that the sa
loon keeper may flourish oh roast
turkey and champagne.
It don’t pay to have the mother
and children of twenty families
dressed in rags and starved into
the semblance of emancipated
scare crows, and living in hovels,
in order that the saloon keeper’s
wife may dress in satin, and her
children grow fat and hearty and
live in a bay windowparlor.
It don’t pay to have ten smart,
active and intelligent boys trans
formed into hoodlums and thieves
to enable one man to lead an easy
life by selling them liquor.
The Macon Telegraph and Mes
senger, with commendable candor
and honesty, expresses its opinions
upon the recent dedications in
the Democratic State governments
of the South in the following man
ner:
It is safe to say, that if the Re
publican party of the South had
been intelligent and honest, the
Democracy would not this day
hold control of a single Southern
State.
Legal Notices
Decatur Sheriff’s Sale.
GEORGIA, Decatur bounty.-
Will be Bold before the court house door
in the city of Bainbridge, Decatur county,
Ga. between the legal hours of sale, en the
firrt Tuesday in March 1883, the follow
ing property to-wit;
The Eastern half of lot of land No (213)
two hundred and thirteen, situate lying
and being >n the 16th District of said county
of Decatur—containing one hundred and
twenty-five acres, more or less, levied on as
the property of Gillett Brothers to satisfy
one Tax Execution issued by William
Powell, Tax Collector of said countt, for
taxes due for the year 1882. infavorofNtate
and county, vg said Gillett Brothers. Levy
made and rjturned to me by J 8 Bradwell,
L C. This Jan 30, 1883.
L. F. BURKETT,
2-l-’83.—lm. Sheriff.
Decatur Sheriff’s Sale.
GEORGIA, Decatur Connty:
Will be sold before the Court house door
in the city of Bainbridge Decatur county
Georgia during the legal hours of sale on
( .be first Tuesday in March next the follow
ing described property to-wit
One half undivided interest in and to
six hundred bushels of corn more or less.
Three hundred pounds of fodder more or
less, and six hundred bushels of cotton soed
more or less, and levied on as the property
of W. M. Dollar, to satisfy one mortgage
Fi fa in favor of W. A. Davis vs W. M.
Dollar, A. E. Las*eter and R. A- Blount.
This January 30th 1883.—
L. F. BURKETT,
2-1-84-1 m Sheriff
Decatur Sheriff’s Sale.
GEORGIA, Decatur County ;
Will be sold before the Court House door
in the town of Bainbridge, Decatur county,
Georgia, between the legal hours of sale on
the first Tuesday in March next the
following described property to-wit;
The Steam Saw Mill known as the “Flint
River Saw Mill” situated on the East bank
of Flint river, near the wharf of the S & F
W. R. R. in the City of Bainbridge, Decatur
County Georgia consisting of two Engines,
four Boilers, carriage, shafting, pulleys and
wheel*, pumps and belting ai.d all other
machinery and tools that may be attached
or detached on the premises and all lumber
and logs on the yard, said property levied
on as the property of A. M- Cohen, to sat
isfy one mortgage Fi & in favor of Max
Kwilecki, vs said Cohen. This Jan 30, ’83.
L. F. BURKETT.
2-1 ’83.—lm. Sheriff.
Decatur Sheriff’s Sale.
GEORGIA—Decatur County •
Will he sold before the Court House door
in the town of Bainbridge, Decatur county.
Georgia, between the legal hours of sale on
the first Tuesday in March next, the
following described property t*-wit:
Lot of land No (319) three hundred and
nineteen, and the Rest half of lot of land
No (322) three hundred and twenty-two—
all lying, situate and being in the 27th
District of Decatnr county, Georgia, and
levied on'as property of Bristow Grant,
to satisfy one Mortgage Fi Fa issued at the
November Term, 1882, of Decatur Superior
Court, in favor of Floy dX Babbit, vs Bristow
Grant. This Jon 30,1883.
L. F. BURKETT,
2-l-’S3.—lm. Sheriff.
JH0. E. DONALSON.
Attorney and Counselor at Law.
Office in the court honse. Will practice
in Decatur and adjoining counties, and
elsewhere by special contract.
Feb’y 15, 1883.
CHARLES C. BUSH,
Attorney at Law
COLQUITT, GA.
Prompt attention given to all business en
trusted to me.
D' MCGILL, K. o’NBAL
McGILL & O’NEAL.
Attorneys at Law.
• bainbridge, ga.
Their office will be found over ths post of
fice.
MEDICAL CARD,
Dr. E. J. Morgan
Hag removed his office to the drag store,
formerly occupied by Dr, Harrell. Resi
dence on West street, south of Shot well,
where calls at night will reach him;
W
Decatur Sheriffs Sale.
GEORGIA—Decalui County;
Will be sold beford the court house door
in the City of Bainbridge on the first Tues
day in March next between the legal
horns of sale the following property to-wit:
Forty-five acres of land off of the South
east corner of lot offend No 136 in the 16th
District of Decatur county,'Georgia, levied
on as the property of Charles T King, to
satisfy one Justice Court Fi Fa. issued from
621 District, G M, of said county Of Decatur
icfavof of J Stein'tnger, vs Charles T Bing-
Levy made and returned to me by R H
Knight, L C This Jan 30, 1883.
X. F. BURKETT,
2-1-’83—1 m Sheriff.'
Decatur Coroner’s Sale.
Will be sold before the Court House door
in the town of Baindriilge Decatur connty
Georgia, on the first Tuesday in March
next during the legal hours of sale the fol
lowing described property to-wit
Lot of l«n 1 number (175) one hundred
and seventy-five, the same being in the 20th
district of Decatur county Georgia, and
levied on as the property of B D. Cloud to
satisfy one mortgage fi fa issued out of the
Superior Court of said county against the
said B. D. Cloud. This Jamuny 3rd, 1883
Peter Daniels,
Coroner, D.C.
Miscellaneous Adv ’ts.
THE
SOUTH-WEST GEORGIA L4ND AGENCY,
Russell & Brown, Ag’ts,
BAINBRIDGE, : : : : : : GEORGIA.
Offer to buyers the following briefly
described Real Estate—improved and unim
proved in the
14TII DISTRICT OF DECATUR COUNTY
Lois of Laud Nos 157,256,217, 216,133, 301,
175. 9, 225. 28.
15TH DISTRICT OF DECATUR COUNTY,
Lots Nos396, 394. 391.
171H DISTRICT OF DECATUR COUNTY,
Lots Nos 71, 396, 338, 343, 392, 321, 241,
279. 174, 287, 264, 165 166.
20TH DISTRICT OF DECATUR COUNTY,
Lots Nos 35, 149, 173.
21ST DISTRICT OF DECATUR COUNTY
Lots Nos 217. 374, 97. 103, I, 115,153. 107,
175, 309, 267.243, 320. 336.
27TH DlrTRICT OF DECATUR COUNTY,
260, 216, 176, 58, 59.
These lots are all full, having 250 acres
in each, and will be sold in lots to suit ths
purchasers.
We also have control of a large quantity
of lands in the counties of Jfiller, Early,
Baker. Mitchell and Irwin, besides a num
ber of desirable lots in the city of Bain
bridge—improved and unimproved.
Parties wishing lands for -tsrpentine,
timber, farming or other purposes, will find
ftill description and all necessary informa
tion in eur hands.
N. B.—Non-resident land owners will be
faithfiilly served, their lands leased,
returned, looked after and protected against
trespassers, and if fbr sale, advertised and
gold for a reasonable charges. Business
respectfully solicited and satisfaction
guaranteed.
D. A RUSSELL & BROWN,
Real Estate Agents,
Bainbridge, Ga
A RARE BARGAIN
Is offered in that splendid River plantation
known as the J. Vi. Laihrop & Co place on
Flint River—containing 1250 acres—300 of
which is the finest River Bottom land and
produces 40 bushels of corn per acre.
Lying near the mouth of Spring Creek on the
river is the key to the finest stock farm in
Georgiar, being feoced thus on three sides.
A boat landing, fine drainage, good water,
healthy, an inexhaustible timber supply
and a good neighborhood are among its
numerous attractions. The price is extreme
ly low because owned by people who have
no use for auch property. For further in-
fotmation address this Agency.
IS
\ Plenty of Seads, 45 cts per dozen Papers,
A Cider Mill $ .6 00 to $ 35 00,
A Wind Mill, 125 00 to 150 00.
A Fruit Dryer 40 00 to 300 00,
A Sulky Plow 57 50 to 65 00.
A Riding Cultivator, 37 50,
A Walking Cultivatsr,.... 26 00,
A Wheel Hor»e Rake 30 00 to 35 00.
A Screw Pulverizer 13-5 00 to 210 00.
A Field Roller 45 00 to 75 00.
A One Horse Harrow .... 6 00 to 11 00,
A Two Horse Harrow, 9 50 to 22 50,
A Mower & Reaper. Mc
Cormick’s . 135 00 to 300 00,
A Two Horse Turning
Plow, 7 50 to 12 00,
A One Horse Turning
Plow, 4 00 to 8 65,
A Harman or Ferguson
Plo/v Stock. 150,
A Feed Cutter, 8 50 to 85 00,
A Cotton Planter 10 00 to 18 00,
A Corn Planter, 1 65 to 18 00,
A Grain Drill 81 00 to 125 00,
A Good Churn, 6 40 to 20 00,
ASpring Tooth Sulkey,
Harrow and Seeder
combined,....-..,.. 7100.
A Farm Bell, 5 00 to 2000-
And we have theca for yon. All warran
ted. 5 per cent, discount for money with
order. Jones’ Hcriongs’ Cotton Seed at $2
50 per bushel.
-PLANT BEETS —
We have a large Stock, and wilbsell cheap
to start the ball. Better for Cattle than
Turnips, and specially good for Milch Coats,
Blood Tnraip Beets per pound, 80c
Long Blood Beet “ “ 70c
Long Red Mangold Worzel-.—.*' “ 50c
Round Globe, “ “ “ 65c
(lolden Globe, “ “ “. “ 55c
CARROTS MAKE lELLOw BUTTER
Long Orange Carrot, *• “ 90c
Large Yellow Belgian, do “ ** 90c
Four Pounds will plant an acre
Tomatoes are Excellent for Cows also
1-4 aponod will plant a good patch -75c
1-4 of a pound Rattlesnake Watei melon
seed- - 60c
R£^*Add 16 cts. per lb if to go by mail._flat
Send for Price List of Field Seeds. "
Mark W. Johnson & Co.
ST Marietta Street, ATLANTA GA.
Commercial Advertisements
CITATION.
GEORGIA, Decatnr County :
Robert Donalson, guardian of Sarah C.
Jones (formerly Donalson) having applied
to the Court of Ordinary of said county
for a discharge from his guardianship of
Sarah C. Jones’ person and properly, this
is therefore to cite all persons concerned-
to show cause by filing objections in my
office why the said Roliert Donalson should
not be dismissed from his guardianship of
bis said ward and receivp the usual lett ts
of dism ; ssion. Given under my Official
signature MASTON O’NEAL,
Ordinary.’
GUANO,
GUANO!
I will sell and deliver the following brands ofGuano at Climap
Cumberland Superphosphate,
Davis’ Ammoniated A issolved
Bones, Lester Bros’. Ammo-
mated Dissolved Bones,
Georgia State Grange
Fertilizer, Baldwin’s
Ammoniated Dissolved
Bones, Pamlico, Georgia
State Grange Acid, Kainit.
THE ABOVE BRANDS OP GUANO ARE WELL KNOWN TO
Standard Goods.
I ask a continued patronage from those who have used them, an-1 if yon hurt ti
used them I ask that you give them a trial, and I feel confident you will use do oiiuni
the future-
I will sell and deliver—
Cumberland, Davis’ Ammonia
ted Dissolved Bones, Pamlico
and GERMAN KAINL
My prices willjbe as low as anybody’s on first clai
Standard Goods. Very Respectfully,
Wm, HARMON,
coons!
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ow
ICE
11 GURRYAdH
We have in store, and are now receiving the largest and most coDip ,e,f
and Winter goods ever bought by us. Anil we respectfully
Decatur and surrounding counties to call and examine our goods, t
fore buying elsewhere. We can sell as cheap as anybody and guaran'*
of our goods. We sell only the world refiowned "Bay State’’ Screwed-
keep no other in stock. We are agents for the celebrated Winship C° 110 "
and condenser We have five hundred cypress syrup barrels with f .
as cheap as they can be bought in ihe land. We only ask a triaL
Bainbridge, Ga. r July 36th,-1882;