About The Thomasville times-enterprise. (Thomasville, Ga.) 1889-1904 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1893)
n* Weekly Times-Efiterprise, THOMASVILLE, GA., John Triplett, Editor and Manager. Saturday, January 21SO893 Satclhe soldier* horn:. The north and west is going oo skates now. The rascals will have to go after the 4'hof March. Ben'Bntler left a fortune of s. ven million'doilars. The dispatches yesterday reported sleet in Jacksonville. J.“Frost seems to have a pretly fair grip on the country. Thera is a lively fight for senator- ships going on in several states. Boodle and not blood flowed around the polls in Savannah yesterday. The man who (predicted a cold winter can how say, “I told yo’u.jo.’ There are*thirty-two candidates for senator) before the Nebraska legisla ture. “Stop the pension steal” should ring from ono end of the country to the other. Boodle and blood both flowed^it tha municipal flection in Savannah. Both are bad. Uilis will likaly make the landing for Senator in Texas. Roger Q. is a hard man to down. Preachers and laymen are 'discuss ing the whereabouts of Jay Gould. Ret up on Jay. he’s dead. The weather has been a fruitful top ic of conversation for the past three weeks. It is an icteresting subject. The site of New York, Menhaltan Island, was bought by the Dutch for $140. It hu increased in value since. “The Solid South ” Mxthng Jan. 1C.—Never in the history of the central south has ttcrc been so much suffering from c.»Id wealhet as at present. All rivers are blocked with ice and snow, rendering pas.age over them impossible: Manj trains are late, some abandoned by their sttOcring crews, _aod the mest intense sulieiiag is prevalent among the mountaineers. The- snow is from 10 inches to.three feet deep in eastern Tennessee and western North Caro-' lina Labor is suspended in 'Ken tucky. Knoxville, Jan. 16.—Not for thirty roars hoe -there been such severe weather as now prevails in Uiis section. ' The thermometer is far below zero, and a dozen or more peo ple are reported frozen to death. Business ’of all kinds is suspended, and united efforts of city officials and ehurch members are being utilized to aid the poor. He Drew a Knife on Him. __A Wheeling W. Va., trio of young wags fixed up-a dummy to look all the world like a living man. Watch ing their chance they smuggled the effigy into a saloon while the propri etor was out and leaned it up sgainst the bar. When the saloon-keeper entered the room one of the wags, who atood behind,the dummy, oidered drinks for throe. The two men drank and qnietly slipped out, leaving the dummy to pay to bill. After wailing several minutes the barkeeper de manded his pay. Receiving no an swer he angrily Mixed a bottle and felled the dummy to the floor, rushed the conspirators, the picture of horror. “You have killed him!" they exclaimed. “I could't help it.” pleaded the now terrified liquor deal- he drew a knife on me first.” Your Uncle Jerry Rusk appears to havs loat his grip on the weather. Ue is lost losing his grip on his posi tion. The fate of the anti.option bill will probably be decided in the senate to day. It will probably pass in a modi- fled form. The happiest thing we ever saw was a negro at an election; the most mis erable, a poor man at a cash sale.— Hale’s Weekly. Mrs. Felton) has tackled two big preachers, Dr. Hawthorne and Dr. Candler. Mrs. F. appears to behold ing herJowD. The Savannah Press is in earnest about ballot reform in Georgia. The whole press of the state" should join in tbe fight- The world's fair should be opened en Sunday. Less harm would result from this than turning the throngs loose m Chicago. Now that Georgia is through with elections and politics for the year lets all tnrn in and boom the Empire State ol the South. A strong effort is being made by the 1 military of the state to retain Lieut Batteries. Georgia’s congress men are moving in the matter. ’ “I see that 1800 girls wese gradu ated from tbe Boston Cooking School last year.” “H'm! No wonder that tha proprietors of patent dyspepsia remedies get rich.” The Central is playiog in hard luck. Now the stockholders of the Montgomery and Eutaula road are praying to have the road restored to the original owners Some gentlemen in Atlanta have in- vited Col. Bob Ingenoil, the noted in fidel, to deliver a lecture in that city. Dr. hlonison and others have protest- ed against their action. . “There is one objection to your flannel cakes,“Mrs. Small,” said the star boarder. “What is that, Mr. HnnketF’ '‘They may be all wool, bot lhey are not a yard wide.” Reierriog to the convention negroes to he held in Savannah the latter part of this month to organize a branch of the democratic party, the Sparta Ishmaelite says: “It is a wise xtep hndit will nndoubtediy rvsnlt practical good to their people.” The Venable Bro’s., of Atlanta, have offered $ too.ooo for the pro petty of the Soldier's home. And this valuable property, not to mention the high and patriotic aime ot the home, has been rejected by the Georgia leg. Mature. Oh, shame, where is thy blush! II the democrats are at all careful there need be no doubt of their ability to organize the senate alter March 1st They bold the balance of power in Nebnuha, Kansas and Washing ton, are tn a better position than the repablicaiu in California and Mon tana and control tho legislatures of Wisconsin and ^Wyoming. Under such circumstances it would be a political blander amoaating almost to a crime if the democrat* should fail to gem complete control of the na tional government and fulfill its pledgee to the people to the letter,-^ Ceistitutioa. Cold, Colder, Coldest. The present cold spe'.l is unpreoe dented. Here are a few weather items gathered from the telegraphic reports of yesterday which are ealeu iated to give one a chill. Charleston, S. C., Jan. 16.—The unprecedented cold weather here hag ctu cd tho most inten*o suffering among poor and rich alike. The peculiar construction of the residence houses renders thorn almost incapable of being heated with a temperature below S0°, a thing rarely happening till this year. It has been freezing almost daily here since Christmas,and History to b8 Taught- Atlanta, (-a.. Jar*. \y.—The stave board of education to day heid an ini'* portant meeting, at which the question of makin history a part of the course of study in the common schools of ihe state cam - up for final action, this matter having been discussed at a meeting he’d-a*week ago. At the former meeting it was practically-- de cided that his ory should be added to the course of study, bu* at the meeting to day au order was passed making it compulsory on the various board i oi county school commissioners to adopt a history and compulsory on studenfs tbe suffering is intense and wide* in the common schools of the tale to Georgia’s Camping Grounds. Atlanta, Ga , Jar. 16 —Quarter master General Wes-, after conferring with Cols Kell and Calhoun, the com mittee appointed by the military advi sory board, to-day let to Sulliva » & Culpepper of Griffin the contract to repair and improve the .buildings at Camp Northen, the encampment ground of the state military. The contractors are to receive $1,71760 for the improvements specified, includ ing the building, of a cottage for the watchman, recovering with the best Southwest Georgia shingles every bald ing on the grounds and the removal of six mess halls, six kitchens, sx bath houses and.lhree closets, sinks, etc. The work is to be completed in time for the May encampments Snow in Mississippi New Orleans, Jan. 17.—D..patch es received to-night state that three inches of snow has fallen at Summitr, Fayette, Popiilarviile aDd Perkins, Miss., and at Linton, La. This is the heaviest in years. SNOWING AT MOBILE. Mobile, Ala., Jan. 17.—.Snow be gan falling here at 6 o’clock this even ing in larger flakes than has been seen here in vears. . It has snowed for two hours and lies halt an inch deep. Tennessee’s New Governor. Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 16.—At noon to day a special committee of the legislature and officers ot the Supreme court went to the home of Gov.-elect Turney at Winchester and swore in the new executive. Gov. Turney was unable to leave his bed and only tbe briefest cermony of induction was performed. This is the first tin e in the history of the state that a .ovfernor was ever inaugurated except at the capitol. Cleveland at Lakewood. Lakewood, N. J., Jan. 15.—Presi dent-elect Cleveland remained at home to day. He received, a few friends in the afternoon. As Mr. Cleveland has made no arrangements to go to New York this week, it is ex pected that he will be visited hy sever al prominent democrats. It is said tbatj. Randolph Tucker and Mr. Carlisle will probably call on Mr. Cleveland to-morrow or Tuesday. Gen. Butler’s Funeral. Lowell, Mass., Jan. 16.—Gen B. F. Buder was buried to-day. State officials, grand army officers and pri vates, members of tbe Btate national guard, members of the bar associ ation, and many distinguished gentle men were present from all parts of tbe country. Over 30,000 persons view ed the cortege as it passed through the streets to thexemetery. Weaver in Arizona. PfltKNix, Ariz , Jan. 15.--Get?. James B. Weaver opens the populist campaign in this territory on Jan. 18. Efforts are beiog made by tbe popu lists to control the next legislature, in anticipation of statehood and tbe elec tion of United States senators, Gen. Weaver will be assisted by Gen. A. J. Streator of Illinois, and later by Mrs. Lease of Kansas. spread. Todajr tho mercury went down to 22° and ice has remained in the streets all day, even in tbe sun. Milwaukee, Wis , Jan: 16.—Dis patch* s from all parts of the state report the coldest weather for years In Milwaukee it was 14° below zero yesterday. At Sparta the msreury froze solid at 40° below; at Whitehall it was 45° below; LaCroise 36°, Med ford 42°, Neenah 26°, Watertown 30°, Kaukauken 35°. Staunton, Va., Jan. 16 —The mer cury at 6 o’clock this morning regis tered to 9 below zero, the coldest weather here for forty years. Memphis, Tenn., Jaa. 16.—Never in the history of the central sooth Has there been so much suffering from cold Neither as it present. All the rivers are blocked with ice a-.d snow, rendering passage over them impossi ble. The Tennessee and Cumberland rivers arc frozen over from the head waters to the Ohio fer the find time in thirty-five years. New York, Jan. 16 —Last night was another co d one, and (he result jras that the : nner harbor wa« practi cally closed to all cralt. If the weath er should moderate at once it is not probable that the bay steamers wou d resume their trips inside el four or fire days.' Asheville, N. C., Jan. 16 —Aspe- cial_to tbe Citizen from Hot Springs says that snow to the depth of six has fallen there, and ice has formed in the French Broad river tor distance of a mile a id a^ half, ice gorge s piled up in the river to a hight of fourteen feet at the hotel bridge atd is twenty feet high at th< Western Nor.h Carolina railroad bridge. " Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 16.—Not for thirty years has there been such se vere weather as now prevails in this section. The thermometer is Ur be low zero, and a doz;n or more people are reponed froz;n to death Busi ness of all kinds is suspended.’* . Here is a sentence from Dr. Tab mage’s recent lecture in Savannah: “Every grasshopper has a solo, every snowflake has a song, every honeysuckle a censor. The sunset is but the open doorway through which the light of evening flashes into the great forever. “The world is what we make it and is good or bad just as we our selves will it.” ‘•The world is growing better aud brighter every * year. —No matter where on the globe we rest our finger we find a brightening prospect. Take Spain’ with her cruel inquisitions. What light is that beyond the Apen nines ? It is the light of morning. Take Italy with her ruins and her buried granduer. What light is that upon the Alps? It is the light of morning. Take India, benighted India. What light is that beyond tho Apennines? It is the light of morning. The world is growing brighter as it wheels out farther and farther. The day is everywhere brightening upon the mountains and the morning is steadily advancing. America for God, the world for God.’ : study tbe history prescribed. The board also requires that all, teachers in the common schools shall be exam wed. on history the same as they are upon other studies Qtjlie common schools 'currculum before they are granted license to teach, in referring to the action of. the board Commis si oner Brad well said that the adoption cf history as pari of the studies in the common schools, meant the outlay of about $100,000 on the part of the people of tbe state who are patrons of the common schools. Oranges Frozen in Florida. Ocala, Fla, Jan. 16—Yesterday afternoon waa springlike. After 8 o’clock last night it grew colder, and has continued cold to day, and at 6 o’clock tonight threatens colder weather than Friday night. Oranges in this county were nearly all picked and shipped. Those now on the trees Are frozen. . - • Andpow’the manufacturers of type writers jhave formed a trust Up * 1 prices will likely go, Satterlee to Remain. ■. Atlanta, Ga,, Jan. ..,17—Lieut. Satterlee will be Continued at his post as assistant adjutant general ol the stajte of Georgia by the Uuiled States department. Got. Northen today received a telegram from Speaker Crisp, in response to a message’ from the governor requesting Judge Crisp to act,with the Georgia delegation in congress to secure the suspension of the order recently issued directing Lieut. Satterlee to report to his regi- meat for duty, relieving him of his work among the Georgia'state troops. Judge Crisp’s message stated that in response to the request.of the Geor gia congressmen the war department had suspended 'tho order removing Lieut. Satterlee and that he would remain otf duty in Georgia until further notice- This action by lie Secretary of War will be received with satisfaction by the military of the state, while tbe governor is him self very much pleased that the miitia will contiue to have the benefit of Lieut. Satterlee’* services. The Brunswick Times has a word of good advice to the farmers of Georgia and the south. The Times says: “It is within the power of the farm ers in the next three months to decide the destiny ot the south for yean to come. If they plant largely of cotton, they will ruin themselves and every body else. Ii they succeed in raising wine or en million bales of cotton in T893, tbe price will decline to 5 or cents per pound; but it, on the contra ry, they d;crease-the acreage of cot ton and increase the acreage of a'l food crops, cotton will bring 10 or 12 cep s per pound, perhaps more.” A Georgia man who emigrated from Douglas county to Texas, about three years ago, write3 to The Constitution as follows; “I came out here to Ttxa*;. mf age was twenty-one; I had a pile o’ money then, bat now I ain’t got-one; Bat back to Georgia I will roll, and plant myself end grow— The Lord bavc mercy -op my son!, from - whom all blessings flaw!” Here * is a queer obituary, taken from the columns of a Georgia ex change: V “Sacred to "the memory cf Jacob Shaw, Who for forty years followed the law, _ 'And when he died the devil cried 'Jacob, give us your paw.’ ” Editor—-“You say youwant a check lor some jokes you left here two weeks ago. Why,.those jokes- have been paid 'for.” Mr. Chestnut—VHow long ago, sir?” “Oh, about fifty or a hundred years, I imagine”—-Lite. “I am dying for love*” the young mac said, ' And you will not be my wife 1” And the maiden said, as she be.nt her head: “How much have you on year life?” To Watermelon Growers Georg a’si comm ' ssior.tr of agricul ture-warns g;owers against a large melon crop this year: He says: I wish to call the iuiaicd ate atten- of melon t rowers to the effect that a cholera epidemic, cr even the fear of ilut disease entering our ports, Id have oti the ntcloa trade. We would advise cur growers to reduce airc?geso that if the disease shou d again break cut the resujt to them would not be so disastrous. It is well known tha 1 ihe fear of choleia wilt oHe.r induce the authorities of large cities to enforce the regulations again?’ toe sale of fruits, and that when the disease is across the Atlantic the sal- cf fhe melons is great’y t fleet ed. Confronted by such conditions bo farmer caw . afford to plant very largely, and none on bofrowedi^puat. Should the choiera be stamped .out in Europe growers will lose but very lit tle, as enhanced price will compensate lor reduced yield. \Ye trust that ad who raise melons for market : will se riously consider the financial loss they might incur by planting too largely- Medical experts have warned us that this disease has been lurking io sever al Enropeah states for two years, and the chances are favorable for an oht- bretk in the United States the coming summer. The man who is financially able to make the exper ment, who has the money to invest, can afford to in cur the ruk, if, in his judgment the 'chances'for success are greater' than for failure, but the man who borrows money to invest in so doubtful an en terprise is courting overwhelming d.s aster.” < . Major Screws, in a recent lctter+i- from Washington to the Montgomery Advertiser, says: . Mr. Cleveland is always showing his extraordinary common . tense. HU latest demonstration in this respect is in the report that he has made up his mind to have a poor man’s cabinet. He insists that Min isters of State must not bo worried aud annoyed by social functions un less they feel disposed that way. It seems to be Mr. Cleveland’s set inten tiou to make in perfectly agreeable for a poor man to sarrein his cabinet. He has staled frequently to men who have conferred with him that he wanted bis cabinet officers to have the privilege of living at hotels the same as members of congress cr other people residing at Washington, and not to feel burdened with the necesri ty of keeping a house or engaging in the social work of entertaining Fights the Silver Act. New York, Jan. 17.—President elect Cleveland came to town yesh day from “Lakewood to meet certain persons with whom he had appoint* meats. He spent a large portion of the time at the Lawyer’s clnb with Senator Vilas, who, it is said, was summoned* to give an idea of the prospects of silver legislation in the upper house. It is understood Mr. Vilas departed at the end of the in< terview with assurances that the pres ident’ elect hoped no effort would be spared by democrats in the senate to secure a repeal of the Sherman act before March 4. Mr. Cleveland spent last night in town, not having completed the business which he hod in hand. He will retnrnJo Lake- wood this afternoon. How Far She Traveled. Girls who shrink from attending to household duties who are too fash ionable And limp, not to say lazy, to aid their maternal ancestor about the house have wonderful staying quali ties at a dance. The calculation rune this way: “An average waltz takes one over or about three quarters of a mile, and a square dance makes you cover a haU mile and a galop equals a good mile, ran, too. Count for yourself how much the girl with a well-filled programme traverses in an evening. Twenty dances it the average. Of these about twelve are Walta^a. There, at once, are nine miles. Three galops and she has done twelve miles.' Five other dances at a half mile apiece, which ik hardly ajairly big estimate, brings her close upon fifteen miles to say nothing of the intermis sion stroll in the garden and the trips to the dressing room to renovate one’s gown and complexon.’ 1 In an editorial headed, “Keep Him in Georgia,” the Macon Telegraph says of Lieutenant Satterlee: “Lieutenant Satterlee has won-his way among the military of Georgia by a strict attention to bis duties and we believe has raised the standard of the different companies very considerably. He is a conscientious officer and a good soldier, and recognizing his worth the officers oi the state troops have petitioned that he be allowed to good work. The Telegraph joins in this petition and sincerely hopes that Lieutenant Satterlee may long re main in Georgia.” The Brunswick Times sugges a setileraent^ot the Cleveland cabinet difficulty in the following: “There are far too many Georgians aspiring for cabinet places for this state to be honored with one. The aspirants ahonld “get together” and decide on one man, say Tomer or Blount.” All right, either one will spit ns, though we have a “,’eenin” towards Mr. Turner. Ex-President Hayes Dead. Fremont, O., Jan. 17.—Ex-Presi dent Rutherford B. Hayes died at 1 o’clock to-night. Early in the even ing an inquiry elicited the response that the general had passed a (airly well day and was resting nicely. The change from, better to worse was rai p.d, and at iz o’clock the cx-President passed away. The first intelligence of this was received when Webb C. Hayes went down town and quietly an nounced that his father had just died. Murphy to Bb Hill’s Colleague. Albany, N. Y., Jan. 17.—The balloting in the separate houses of the legislature for United States sen ator to succeed Frank Hi*cock took place at noon'to-day. Edward Mur phy, Jr„ of Troy, received a majority in each house, getting seventy-three votes in tbe asrepibly and seventeen in the state senate. ~ Quay Gets There. Harrisburg, Jan. 17.—Tho re publican caucus this morning nomi nated Matthew S. Quay for United States senator. The vote jras: Quay 146, DalzeU 18, Gobin 1. Senator Bate Re Elected. Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 17,—Ex- Goy. William B. Bate was re elected to the United States senate by the legislature. He had a walk over. Butler, Hayes, aud others die. but Mr. - Blaine holds un to life. Mr. Blaine shows wonderfu yitality. Here are two of Stguton’s squibs: A Georgia editor wrote to a railroad manager as follows: “I have publish ed your schedule three months steady, I have got to leave this town. Send me one free pan, or a pair of boots at once.” **# la ihi.3 old world it's lots ot fum (Heaven grant it may not cease!) One of the moat exciting contests tor the mayoralty for years occurred in Savannah on Wednesday. ‘John nie” McDonough, the present incum bent, beat Harmon six hundred and twenty-three rotes. Mayor McDon ough has been enforcing the Sunday laws too strictly to suit some of the people in Savannah, and hence their fight on him. He Is the right man in the right place. Alluding to the fact that Hon. Hoke Smith had called upon Mr. Cleveland, the New York Herald says: “When the southern editors were here a month ago his rival, Capt. Howell, stole a march on Mr. Smith and made peace with "Mr . Cleveland.” DImma from Saai|(d Fodder. It is a serious mistake to feed fodder that has been damaged by rain and wet weather to animals without first dust ing it out to dry. The injurious effect which such food has upon stock more than equals the entire loss, of all the fodder gathered. Such fodder is gath ered from marshy lands and meadows that have been inundated during the mowing time. Sedge hay or common upland hay that nas been wet at the time of mowing will be impregnated with disease germs that will bo commu nicated to the animals that eat the hay. Stock of a very robust nature will find their hoalth seriously impaired if fed regularly npon such fodder. *, c A great deal of our sedge hay must be cut and gathered when the feet of the plants are wet. During many seasons the meddows never get dry enough to allow a dry harvest. This hay is gen erally stacked^for fodder in the barn yard, and in a very few weeks mold and rot show themselves near the bottom and Bionnd the sides. If this decompo sition goes on long enough the stock will refuse to eat it, and as a rule nearly one-third of the stack is sheer waste. The storms of winter only aggravate the matter and make the hay poorer than in the fall. It is. a cheap fodder, however, and probably the manure which it forms eventually pays for the work of gathering it. Otherwise the great loss would make it unprofitable to cut salt hay.’ _ All fodder thus stacked when it is wet, whether it be salt hay, fresh npi land hay, corn fodder or any plant growth, will contain disease germs which, under favorable circumstances, will develop rapidly. s The heat of the stack and the constant moisture are just the conditions that are needed to de velop fungi.' TBs color of the fodder changes gradually, and the odor that arises from it when mowed is strong and disagreeable. If such damaged fodder is to J to stock, the ration of each day be hauled out of the stack and up so thoroughly that the wind will dry it, and all odor will .be destroyed. Iu this way the sun and wind will dry it and make it safer for food for the stock. After it has been dried it will be well to moisten it a little with a weak salt or acid solution. This not only destroys disease germs but makes the fodder more palatable for the animals. Grains are often damaged in the same way and fed in a moldy condition to the animals. There is just as much danger in the grain as in the fodder ration. Damaged grain is often bought by far mers for cheaper rates, and stock is kept upon them right along. This will not be so cheap as the pure grain if it is going to injure the health of the ani mals. Nevertheless all danger can be avoided by dusting the grain out well and moistening it with the weak solu tions mentioned. In this country and abroad it is quite a common t^ng to feed wet, damaged fodder to animals re gardless of consequences; but for all such carelessness there is strict pay ment to be made to nature.—0. S. Wal ters, in Wisconsin Agriculturist. Let Speculation Alone. It may be that the present crop of cot ton Will not go beyond 6,000,000 bales. Possibly it vml fall a trifle below that estimate, and its price may be still further advanced. The danger is that the situation will Invite speculation. In past years the ile of the south have loet millions of irs in futures. They now see a chance to get their money back, and they are yielding to the temptation. But it shornd be recollected that cer tain-speculators are interested in forcing prices down, and they may be success ful. No man is shrewd enough to fore cast the result. It will be argued that they should be opposed by other specu- lators trying to force prices, up. There will be plenty of men in New York to look after that part of the business. The safe course for our people is to let futures alone. We have fonnd that out in the past. A southern expert discussing the sub ject also gives this piece of advice: “One .word more of warning: Do not settle your acreage for next year on the basis of present prices. An increase even in acreage will strengthen the bears and lower the price of cotton. Cut down for ’03 the acreage of ’92, and put the land in vegetables, in fruit, in sheep, or in corn. The cotton crop of ’92 cost the producer less than the cotton crop qf any recent year. By diversify ing your products and reducing still further your acreage, the cotton crop of ’93 should cost lees than that of’OO. There is more hope of relief in this di rection than in any government aid.” This is sound counsel. A further re duction of acreago next year will be to crur advantage, and diversified agricul ture will make us independent. It is no time for the south to plunge into the folly of speculation or into the other folly of increaaing our cotton out put. noma Owners. ^ There are 12,000,000 families In the United States, and of this number nearly two-thirds own their homes. Anarchists and lawless men who cams hero from Europe to stir up strife i not Understand our conditions. The come from countries where the land — owned by a few persons, and whete the masses are not homeowners. Now, this makes a big difference. Every home owner ts to this extent i capitalist. He is interested jn protect ing the rights of property, and » pre serving law and order, He can uerefe have any sympathy with anarchy be cause he would lose mort thah he would gain by a social upheaval. The American home is our great bi work against disorder. It is plant everywhere, and whether it la a state mansion in the dty, a little cottage the village, or a log cabin In the Irildc. pees, or neetling in some nook on ins mountain side, It is alive with the hum of industry and the laughter of chil dren, There is a family of God-fearing people in it. with on old-fashioned Bible, ana out of that homo go the men and women who build up the Republic and Jfarmsrs Should Be Thankful (if Some Good living returns have come and are sure to come to the farmer who does his best. As in any other line of busi ness, there will be good and poor years. I am thankful that the average returns from farming are reasonably good and certain. “On my farm I' am king. No man can spit tobacco juice about me, or be foul my air with the smoke from his mouth, or make me listen to swearing or any impuro or foul conversation. I do not have to put up with anybody’s impudence as a matter of business pol icy,” said a merchant to me the other bows when. you are just aching to kick a man across tho street. J am my own boss, except that I must' produce what the world wants. No one can discharge me or find fault with my work. There is always work. to do. 1 am never out Of a job. and still am not closely tied np. except foT a few weeks of the year. Many farmers are as close ly confined as other business men. I am not, thanks to not undertaking too much.” _ Continue the work of opening out ditches and draining the wet places on the farm. By so much as'the land is kept dry, by somuch is it kept warm and fitted to become a proper seed bed in due season. Few crops succeed with their “feet in the water/’ There should be good drainage to the depth of at least two feet in all land under cultiva tion. Iuthis two feet enough water will be stored to keep the land moist and serve to srtpply the heeds of the crop in all ordinary seasons. Below that depth the Water should not stag nate, but have opportunity to drain away. We made a practice of putting all drains down to a depth of three feet where practicable when draining lnd, and saw marked advantage in doing so. In our last issue we wrote somewhat fully on the ubjectof rotation of crops. We hope th it our readers have given the subject consideration sad decided to practice a sound system of rotation during the coming year. Hie fields for — t crops shonld now be dt- tiWn, In deciding upon of the crops to be raised, we would once again strongly urge the importance of not attempting too much. Do not work an acre or land which you cannot prop erly manure and fertilize. Much of the unprofitableness of farming arises from the neglect of this rule. To rely simply upon the natural fertility of the soil to produce's crop is in the south to rely upon a broken reed. It only means that you will get your labor for your pains. There will be no profit How can there be a profit in growing ten bnshels • of wheat or twenty bushelaof corn on the acre? At least three times this yield should be produoed to leaves profit, and this can be accomplished by good prep aration and good fertilization, and the labor involved will not be nearly so great as will be required for the culti vation of the lamer area. Better let some of your open land re main uncultivated than cultivate it at a loss. Make every acre you cultivate rich, and then after taking a crop from it, it will take well in clover or grass, and continue to increase in fertility whilst resting, and other acres can be brought into a like profitable' condition. It is too late now tb sow any crop, but the fine weather may well be utilized in plowing the land intended for spring crops as long as this work can be done. Do not, however, plow when the land is wet or when frozen. Frost buried under the furrow will be found there late in the spring, and will have made the snbsoil cold and unfit fora seed bed. Diversified Industries. As has been said of southern commu nities, “onr people must learn not only how to create wealth, but how to save Vt, They must live less on themselves and more on the outside world. Tfiey must locate the leaks that drain them of their profits and stop them as soon as possible ” By kee: ing money at home the south will rapidly and positively increase la wealth and prosperity. The surest means of keeping money at home is in the manufacture at home of all neces sary supplies—the planting in a commu nity of small industries for diversified manufacture. The south’s future rests in her people Harbors Blockaded. Wa.hingtob, Jan. 17.—Dispatchs ca toroight indicate that all harbor, on the coast from Delaware break water north are blockaded with ice and the coast lioed With ice boond Tereela. — J; ' . ■; .. Dr.'Graves Granted a New Trial. Denver, Col , Janr 17.—The su preme court thi, morning granted Dr. Graves, convicted ot the murder of Urs. Josephine Birnaby ol Providence R. I„ a new trial. Even Gould and Ben Butler had their good traits. Let them rest in peace. low, Sat lands, or tans. wash co mfich as hilly hilly land occasional nil restore the cU^miqdf fit though it 1 other ertps bohefit to the cotton £?65. ' Xft 1 it used to bo tHb Me to Bills-0-. three years, hut Some would i every two years and it p-"* well. The most promt the southern soils, and rui those of Texas, is the large [> of carbonate of lime that they There is also considerable potash a3i fair amount,of phosphoric acid.' snbeoiljng you bring sip ' Now Comes the Comet. Sxn Francisco, Cal , Jan. 17.— The following was received from Prof. Heldea, of Lick Observatory Lst.' night: “At 6:30 o’clock to night Mr. Ber nard found that Holmes’s comet has undergone another remarkable change. The comet is now again visi ble in a very small telescope. Io such an instrument it appears like a very small star in tbe eevehth or eighth / magnitude; in a twelve-inch telescope it is small, round and strongly con densed, with*, a small nucleus. The micrometer measures its diameter at twenty-eight seconds arc. It has been cloudy here for several days and the comet could not have been seen until night The position of-this wonder- -fol comet at Greenwich, at noon. Febrnaty 11th, will bo right ascen sion 1 hour and 22 minutes; north declination, 33 degrees, 39 minutes. It is moving slowly east.”' loe Gorge it Florence. Florence, Ala., January 17.—Ice is gorged in the Tennessee riyer at the foot of Muscle Shoals canal *for the first time on record. The government steamer Corbet was forced to return ihis evening 00 account of the gorge sod Captain Garrett, of the Colbert, reports the gorge as piled up to the height of twenty feet and in a solid waff from bank to bank The sight is an unusual one here and those who have seen it dilate upon the beauty of the scene. The river fias. been filled with floating ice for a week, bvlt it *as not thought possible for it to gorge. Tbe Muscle shoals are partly frozen and the ice has formed in beautiful and anique figures. The death ot Rutherford B. flayes removes another conspicuous figure in history. He was conspicuous, mains ly, on account of having occupied Til- den’* seat as president of the United States for four years. He atoned for this, te some extent, by adopting a fairly liberal policy toward the south. T(* invite IngenoU, or uo-. to mite Ingersoll, to lecture in Athmta, is sgi. taring the people of that city, if he wou'd talk about a hot p!a< kiad of weather, there would be some pleasure, if no? profit, in hearing 4mn. But Mr. Iogersoll does not believe in any hot place hereafter. Now east for necessities that can be better and more profitably manufactured at home. * The south is a great wealth-producer, but tho east and west reap nearly all tiie profit. Unless a stop la put to this drain there dux be but little accumula tion of wealth and no satisfactory pro gress. All the government aid in creation will not relieve the planter unleaS he be gins to fertilize tfie Impoverished soil. And now Busan B. Anthony bobs up and says that marriage is a failure. How does Susan know? She has nev er tried the experiment; and, without being ungallant, the chances are that she never will. A Congress of women will be held in Obieago this summer. Only three •r four will be allowed to talk'gt the same time. This restriction will make the proceedings very tame. "At last the reorganisation plan of the Central haa been giTen oat. It proposes to wipe out all old indebted ness, stocks and bonds, by issuing ninety millions of new securities. The, elections in Savannah, for county officers and municipal places, That ia'tha corner stole of onr society, move, the pre,, of that citj to de- and there is no anarchy, no lawlessness mand ballot reform. Let it come, and all over Georgia. store the rei^o^iaSe^^^b 11 ^ ** umphont democracy. It lathe hi .. vrehave given to peace, audits svrecthees ana light win conquer every evil that stM:dv in the wajr ol onr peace and ™ perity. The Effect of Subsoilis?. SubSoUing la one of toe greatest \ fits to the soil and is one of its | needs. By plowing the land on deep or more every two years it up new dirt or loam to tho 1 first rudiment of good f plowing: poor plowing _ bad cultivation for crops, ing gives life to the soil an lana to produce a good croi fertiliser and plowing ‘ ‘ the feubsoil will cause _ duce its best the next The World’s fur will soon, be opened. It opens on the first day of May and continues' six months. There are already whispers that it will be run in 1894. Mr. Blaine’s condition yesterday was unchanged. The Tif:on Gazette thinks we have too many elections.-The Gazette sayn “There have been many elections - the past lew mouths until the people have become thoroughly disgusted with them. The Gazette renews its motion for a consolidation/ and . it woaldn’t hurt to make thfm less fre quent” The last act in the presidential dra* ma will be plaj ed on the 8th of Feb ruary, when the senate and house comes together to count the vote of the state. Mr. Morton, the vice presi dent, will preside and announce the result. The latest in Georgia politics is that Mr. Fern DuBignon has an nounced himself as a candidate for senator from Georgia. It is not un likely that Northen, Crisp, Blount, and a half dozen others will be in the race. Asiatic Cholera in St. Paul St. Paul, Minn., January 17.—A German immigrant named Hoog dud here to day of Asiatic cholera. Tbe reorganization plan of the Central still hangs fire. Some peo pie are growing skeptical about the success of tbe proposed plan. This would be an appropriate occa sion for our northern brethren to re vive the question of the authorship cf •The Beautiful Snow.” Four territories are waiting admis sion as states. These do not include rica. That will bs tbe last to be admitted—if it ever is. Now is the winter of the south’s d 0- content; bat all will, ere long, be made glorious by the old time sunny sontfa. 3E"JS=S55-= f jgjv: jj gutr | | Every Month away women suffer from Exccuive cr [ Suit Msastrastipn; they don’t know * wkete eenflde lit to get proper ndvico. Don’t eetfido in anybody -bu^ try IradOeld’! Wm W. Li DOUGLAS SHOE'^ Sold. Tos? - O-cxitxigflit sSc 3Daaa.I©l-' : ■» •. 1,' ■ - HI
