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jsm THOMASVILIiE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDA7 MORNING. NOVEMBER 27, WEDDED BUSS. members of the alliance should bear in mind that the difference in prices and freight between small aud carload orders, frequently amount to fifteen and twenty, or even higher pear cents. While the exchange will endeavor to fill all orders inlrusted to it, I do not believe members would save much by placing any small orders through the exchange.” “Will co-operative stores be allowed to trade through the exchange?” “Yes, if doing strictly an alliance business.- We mean by that, if dealing with alliancemen only. If dealing with the general public, it was the rul ing at the meeting of the county trus- the manufacturer or dealer will re ceive a note absolutely good.” "Do the strong men who will have to carry the weak object to this ar rangement?” “In some instances they do, and, no doubt; will continue to do so, but in most cases they recognize the fact that the good man has in the past been paying the dealers for loss on indiscriminate accounts made by irres ponsible parties, gin most cases they believe they can carry the weaker brothers without loss or risk, at the same time protecting themselves from the extra charges whioh have always been added to goods to cover the bad .debts and losses in trade. With a proper finance committee or board of trustees, as heretofore indicated, little, if any, risk is run by the mem bers of the alliance.] (>They carry a poor but honest contingent, who will, in a few years, •become the very best material and supporters of the alli ance. "I find that this year, members of the alliance, irrespective of financial strength, have contracted fewer debts', paid them more promptly and are in better condition to pitch their crops for :■ another year than ever before. This will naturally encourage., the stronger members to stand up gnd protect the weaker element. Selfish ness should bo by all means laid aside and a broad policy adopted which will look to the common good of the whole; agricultural interest of the state. This we hope will be generally accepted.” , . "What will you save the farmers?' "I believe that by dealing direct through the exchange from $2 to $5 a ton can be saved on fertilizers;, eithei' for cash orion time. We'find that bom $5 to $10 can be saved on each -wagou-jrhilc op ag.rifflfmral-imple- Snfl*firmmg machinery, there READY FOR BUSINESS. God bless oar wives, They flU oar Uves With little bees and Honey: They ease lire’s shocks And mend our socks— . Bnt-don’t they spend the money I —Morris and Essex Record. His Reason For Nfrt Harrying. Some time ago a German newspa-' per extended a unique invitation to its masculine readers over forty years of age who had remained single, to make a public statement of their reasons for not entering the matrimonal alliance. The best and wittiest piece was to leceive a prize of twenty marks. The jury appointed-to decide upon the merits of the statements consisted of three persons—a young girl, a young married lady and a mother-in-law. In response to this invitation 147 answers were received at the office of the pa per. Alter a long disenssfon and de liberation the jury gave the prize to the author of the following declaration: "From my earliest youth I was hot- tempered and vain, and was never satisfied with the good things which I enjoyed, but always wished and strove for better things; therefore, I was guided by the words of the Holy Gos pel, which say that he does well who gets a wife unto him, but that he who does not do so,acU still better. As an idealist I could be perfectly sure that the poet’s words in regard to'two hearts that beat as one’ would never be justi fied in matrimony. As a tealist, I could understand thafmarriage was a lottery, and that, in view of the chanc es for success, it was not worth while to take any risk. As an egoist I can say: *1 entirely gratify my own self, and why should I make any sacrificel” for marriage is nothing but a sacrifice of the ego. As a crank I add that a girl withoul a dowry I do not wish to marry, and a gitl with a dowiy Isnn not marry.” ‘ 1 The State Exchange of the Farmers’ A!- Ilance. From the Constitution. ' The Btate exchange of the Georgia Formers Alliance is ready for busi ness. . . President Felix Corput and Mr. J. 0. Wynn, the state business agent, have temporary headquarters at 67 East Alabama street. On the first of February they will, occupy the commodious quarters furnished the exchange nenr|the Constitution, at the corner of Hunter and Forsyth streets. Every farmer wants to know how the exchange works, And Colonel Corput makes it plain in the inter view whickfollows: In answer to the question, "areyou prepared to do basinets f Mr. Corput said: “Yes, we are prepared for business and are ready to furnish any kind of farm supplies, fertilizers, seeds, oats, agricultural implements, wagons, and machinery at the very lowest cash prices. The exchange does business for cash, acting only as brokers. Our - goods are obtained from the cheapest pomlhle source; the jobber and man ufacturer are brought into- competi tion, and we keep' posted on all mar kets. Wherever the home market competes with prices wejean obtain from a distance, that, of course, will- have the preference. “We are very much encouraged by the readiness of manufacturers and dealers generally to give us fair prices, some of them below anything heretofore furnished to the trad n any quantity. Yet we find it is the .policy of some merchants to disaffect members of the order «« far as posa ble, causing them to look with dis trust upon the management and pur poses of tho exchange. This will be overcome, but it will take some time. Then parties, who are now fighting tho exchange will find they have been handling a boomerang, which has recoiled upon them. “In the matter of farm supplies we issue weekly trade bulletins to trus tee stockholders of the exchange. In agricultural implements, fertilizers or wagons we prefer to give quotations on application, as in such instances wo can make a freight arrangement which is beneficial, bat does not ap ply.. al i ke'tO” fill^pdlnts.' Th is also prevents interference by would be agents, who know that if tho alliances . buy direct from the exchange, they ore losers in point of commissions and other perqufcites.- “Arrangements have been made with fertiliser manufhctnrers by which time prices .can be obtained when an alliance cote is given. They do not agree to handle individual farmers’ paper, as it would be q tedi ous and laborious work to scrutinize that as closely as might be desired.”, "How would this arrangement be made?” “In Floyd county, for instance, tho trustee stockholders have adopted the following plan, which, I think, will work well. They proposo to ascertain at once the amonnt of fertilisers that will be needed by each Individual member of the alliance, whether for cash or on time. If on time, they propose to take from him a suitable note, properly secured and approved by the local finance committee of board of trustees go; tee stockholders, in Macon, on the 19 of August, that they should not be allowed the benefits of the exchange, as they then place themselves in the position of general merchants, dealers or traders.”, “Hofr will the farmers’ produce get to market through the exchange?” “In very much the same manner as manufacturers and home dealers place their goods with’business houses and mrechants at a distance. Fair and honest samples of the produce offered, whether cotton, syrhp, rice, sugar or anything else, should be for warded to the state business agent, who would offer the goods for sale upon the basis, of the samples re ceived. It is, therefore, absolutely necessary that the samples be a true representation, not of one package alone, but of ihe entire lot of stuff ordered for sale. Where there is a difference in'tbe packages, a seperate sample should he drawn and forwaded from each. These samples should, in all instances, follow the same channel that purchases do. and come up to the state business agent from the county trustee or business agent." v "This will simplify the present man- ner of marketing produce/ and elimi nate, to a great extent, the many profits and commisiSnS between the producer and the consumer. The ex- change, while it does not intend to Antagonize the middle, man, proposes tq.better the farmers’ condition by shortening and simplifying the chan nels ot trade. In this they expect the co operation of right-thinking people. For doing this work, a small commis sion, gauged to cover running expen ses, will be charged.’’ “On what capital do you operate, and how was it raised?” “The capital is raised by subscrip tion to the stock. An application is now being made for a charter author izing the beginning of business on a paid in capital of $50,000, with the the privilege of increasing it to one {nfllion dollars.' The liability of the exchange goes no further than the itock subscribed. The stock cannot be subscribed by any individual—only by farmers’ alliances, on the basis of one $too share for 35 members, two shares for 35 to 65, three shares for 65 to 95, and tour shares for over 95 members. It is payable in yearly in stallments, commencing with the year 1888. Alliances subscribing now are liable for two assessments for 1888 and i88g.Thc third assessment will be due any time after the first of Febuary 1890, and will perhaps be called for about that time. We have now paid in about $60,000 cash, which repre sents about 15,000 shares, or about $150,000 of stock. ¥e have just re ceived 12 pieces *# Dress Goods in all the leading colors. These goods : are 36 inches wide*3g£d we offer them* at the extremely low price of &S-Gts: per pard. At thislo^ price we expect to close them all out this week. 10 new rolls of .Carpets, entirely new patterns, just received. Levy * wi Ube ?*avi^^t from twenty-five to I six per cent. It is safe to estimate that, with proper inanag'emeRt of the sub-alliances, prompt attention to their want* and the execution of pa pers entirely acceptable to dealers, a general saving of from twenty to twenty-five per cent can be niade on all purchases from;*the lowest prices heretofore obtained. In leading arti cles, like sugars, coffees, meats, bro- gan shoes and cotton goods the re duction wifi be barely perceptable, as these articles have always been made, leaders to induce trade. In fertilizers the reduction will be but slightly per ceptible, and also on acid phosphates, kanits and cotton seed meal, but will be marked on all manipulated goodft We would advise the farmers to put in their orders for fertilizers at once, as the advance in acid phosphates within the last ninety days has been more tlran $2 a ton, with the likelihood oi a further advance in the near fu ture” . - % “How will g farmer get goods through the exchange?” “Each sub-alliance, having ratified the plan of the exchange as set iorth in a circular letter issued some time ago, and having paid up its first and second installments as called; for, be competent to deal through the tt# change, These sub-alliances were required, on ratification of the plan, to elect a trustee stockholder, or busi ness agent, who should receive from the state business agent weekly trade bulletins, thoroughly posting him as to the pnees of various commodities. Xh?sc gripes shoqld, through him, be She Knew Better. “Mammy,” said a little colored boy, on liis return from school one day,' •‘did yo’ know dat dar’s three tiroes ez muck water ez dar is Ian' in dis wuld?” “W’at kin’ ob no ’count talk am dat?" replied his mother sharply. "Don’ yo’ know dat if dat war so we’d all been drownded a million yeahs ago? I'D take out yo' ob school if I heahs ob yo’ l’arnin’ any mo’ such nonsense.”—Youth’s Companion. It is a subject of regret to thous ands of his fellow citizens that Rev. Atticus G. Haygood, D. D., is to leave Georgia. He has been prominent in many movements 6fpnblicinterest,and his influence has always been on the side of progress. Probably no man in this state has done more to arouse popular interest and enthusiasm in the cause of education. He gave Emory college a great impetus, and was instrumental in securing for it the favor of Mr. George I. Seney, which resulted in a liberal contribution to the institution. Dr. Haygood, goes to Sheffield, Ala., where he is to be at the head of a college for girls, and that he will succeed in building up a great and useful school there, is the confident belief of ail who know him. He has high qualifications for the no ble work he is to undertake, and Ala bama is to be congratulated on win ning him as a citizen.—Telegraph. In the course of two more yean all this will be in the treasury, with whatever accession it may have. New alliances are daily ratifying .the plan and paying up their assessments. There is something over *,100 sub-alliances in Georgia, and something over half of them have rati fied the plan of the exchange and taken stock.” “How We Are Governed” is the title of a book published uot long ago. We haven’t read it, but pre sume it is the experience of a married man.—New York Journal. communicated to his alliance, from whom he would receive orders, which, beiog bulked, shoQld fee forwarded to the eoqnjy trustee, stockholder or bus iness agent, who in turn should • bulk the orders and send them to the state business agent, these orders in all cases to be accompanied by the cash, or such paper as may be agreed on.” “About small artiqles^” t’Jt wil| be the policy, of the ex change to handle goods as far as practicable in unbroken packages only, | P of three members from thrt sub-alliance. Having ascertained tho amount of fertilizers required on time, ftp* cured proper notes which will amply secure them, they propose to hulk their order, giving tho manufacturer or dealer a joint or alliance note, signed by every member of that alli ance, this note’ to become due ten days subsequent to the flqjg r?hpq the original * or individual notes fall due. By this paeans the alliance will be amply secured and will take vir tuallyns risk in its acceptance, and First Doctor—“I hear yon treated my neighbor for typhus fever. Was it a bad ease?” Second ditto—"Very bad; the man never paid hit bill.**— Offenbachaer Zeitung. Every day is a leaf in life. When the day dawns It la a blank. There ^ inscribed thereon onr thoughts, All that men do in this world is for the sake of women. She is the spur of action and keeps the world in ac tivity.” This may he true, but it is noticable that wherever she may be theie is now less bustle than formerly. One of tho most effectual ways of ploaslng and of making one’s self loved is to be cheerful. Joy softens more hearts than tears. and a great saving can he made by placing orders in earload lots. The