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T* Weakly
English Commsnts On The Ir.augu-
gural.
THOMASVXLLEr OA.,
Join Triplett, Editor (tnd Manager
Saturday, March ii, 1893.
HaKfttj u aiilv oul III the cu'd
The Mafia arc m Savannah. Clean
’em out.
Keep cholera out of the country this
manner.
A Roll of Honor.
Mr. Cleveland’s sentiment that the
There will hardly be an extra session
of congress.
An army of office seekers still linger
in Washington.
Oregon wms shaken up by a
quake yesterday.
Straight Talk.
An Indiana congrci-aman caUcd
News says editorially ' of President
Cleveland’s inaugural- addres*: “It
was worthy of the occasion, which is
recognized universally as by far the
greatest |>te that Americans have
known since the civil war. Ho read
bis countrymen a lesson oa seme
faults of national character,^* while-do-
ing full ju.-tico*to their splendid qua!*
iiies/the faults of which arp but de
fect. After such au address nobody
gan say that democrats are to be gov-
erued by flattery. The merit of the
address lies iu the courage of iC
What other ruler in President Clcve
laud’s pljme- would have dared to
avoid the safe path of obscurity aud
platitude and give 60,000,000 of, poo*
earth-1 pie a piece his of mind? r ‘
The Daily Chronicle says: It
longtime since an-American Preside* t
Cleveland’s cabinet has settled ^ i, a d the courage to speak such
down to steady work. words to bis countrymen, who are ac
■ ■•*■1 1 castomed to be addressed from Wash-
Secretary of State Gresham was ihe wUh ^, rawling flmtery. Mr
first cabinet officer sworn in. Cleveland speaks of the silver and
The Georgia Colonel has reiiroed tariff questions with the greatest clear-
and is again on his oa.ive heath. ness, and .chows those who thought
■ that now the election was won, the ax
Arkansas has decided that she does b ran dj 8 hed above the roots of McKin-
mt want a railroad commission. leyism would be laid aside, how badly
_ TZ r “ . T7 I they were mistaken. The spirit
TariB reform wdl bo the watch-
word of the new administration
London, March 6.— it? Daily pension roll should be a rolt-ot honor Mr. Oevelai.d ihi-week in the interest , Mnrenc'iusetts for
— — - ■ -.=—.-.I- -■ P-ta has found.eiidoraera.il,t at the hands of son.e_geollc.nen win. held office 1. A. < ■•! ».«, of Mms.io.iu-elts, for
Gallant old Wade Hsmpton should | tic3 ;
be romemberad by Mr. Cleveland
of the whole address ia a welcome
new departure in American poii-
Pension Reform.
Gibbons knocked Daly out. in New I .Alluding to the dangers ot pater-
Orleans,on Tuesday night, iu the 31st Ualism and of exiravagant exprndi-
round. Lures, President Cleveland -g£t this
■ - » • 1 ,1 tap tn on pension boodlcrs in his
Senator MorgaD, who was reported ra , ad ., ress .
ill in England a day nr two since, is , ^ j eads a i s0 l0 challenge ol wild
bstter. and reckless pension expenditure
AtlanuTiTaTustle^butshe*doesn't which overleaps the bounds cf grate
to know how to roo a charity tul recognition of patriotic service and
hospital. prostitutes to vicous uses the peopl
prompt and generous impulse to aid
Mr. Carlisle can see the bottom of ttl0se d i sa hled in their country’s d.
the treasury. Cleveland will fill it up , ense . Every thoughtful American
in four yean. must realize the importance of check
Judge H. lTtw!^s, of “Augusta, i»S at its beginning any tendency
will go to Montana and grow up with public or private stat.on, to regard
. • frugality and economy as virtues
e coun ry which we may safely outgrow. The
Words of commendation for Mr. t 0 ’ tra tion of this idea results in waste
Cleveland’s inaugural come from 0 f peoples’ money by their chosen
every quarter. I servants and encourages prodigality
” ' * 1 and extrjvar.ee in the home H'e of our
Josiah Quincy, of Massachusetts, a | ntrjmen Uoder 0 ur scheme o!
sterling democrat, will DC assistant government xa5!e 0| , he pub lx money
secretary of slate. , is a crime against the citizen; and
Senator Morgan is til at Southamp-1 contempt of our people lor economy
ton. He is one ot the Bering Sea and frugality in their personal affairs,
commissioners. deplorably saps the strength and slur-
■ ■ I diness of our national character.
Pat Eagan will soon return irom u is a plajn dlcule 0 f honesty and
Chili. This will be the cotrect thing g Qod g 0vernmcn ’..that public expend -
for Patrick to do. ^ j j ures should be limiled by public nc
There hasn'tTeTn a duel in Pans cessity. and that mis shcu d be
for a day or two. What’s the matter measured by rules of s' rtet tcononn;
with the duelists 1 ’ and it is equally clear that -rugafny
. among the people is ihe best guaranty
The boys were on hand in Wash. of contentcd aod slr( ,ng support oi
ittgton and they wanted pie, great big 1 j ree institutions.”
hunks of pie at that. —
— Compliments Frtm Chili-
Hoke Smith finds himself very 0n occount of lh c jingoism of the
popular just now He dtdn t know I Harr ; son adminis tralion, the reia-
how many friends he had. Uons thfa C0UD - ry and chili
great ocean steamship, the were, very recently, considerably
Naronic, is 14 days over due in New strained. Things have changed since
York. She is probably lost. ICleveland took the helm, as the fol-
. • ■ *■ J lowing special from San Antiago will
The new secretary of the treasury *
will probably have to issue bonds to Sax Axtia „ 0 , chili, Match (T-
repienish the depleted treasury. p re! ident Cleveland, Washington
Jefieraon defined the Presidency as The government ol Chili and Chil-
“a splendid misery,” and yet men are ians recognizing yuur political atti-
found willing to bear the misery. tude in the pa=t consider that your
re-election as chief magi trate of the
And now the fight is cn over t he I xjalUtd States is a pledge that your
big foreign roisstoos and numerous I 0Teramaut wiU pre8el vo trauquilit,
of the Pennsylvania -state' encamp
ment ot the Granil Army of the Be-,
public . At the encampment Gen. St,
Clair A. Mulbullaud offered the Jol-
lowing resolution, which was adopt
ed.. .
Chat iu view of the mjuuifioeut geu-
erority by which the welfare of the ex
soldiers has beeu cared for in the
numerous pension laws enacted lor
their benefit, it heedmes the sacred
duty of every member of. the Grand
Army of the Republic louse his l>est
efforts to make the pension roll a true
roll of honor,** and to see that the
name of no person appears on the roll
unless that of a worthy recipient of
thebouutyof a grateful and most
generous people.
The dead beats on the pension roll
should be fired. Democrats aud re
publicans should join in the needed
work of purging the pension roll.
Tariff Reform.
Liere is what a gentleman said to
the Atlanta Journal the other day:
I am lor tariff reform on strictly
personal grounds,” remarked a young
man last night. *’You see this over
coat ? Well, I gave 814 for it in Lon-
don and priced one just like it iu Ntw
York.—$50. Gaze on this hat. I gave
.25 tor it in Liverpool, and can’t
duplicate it on this side for less than
$5, These shoes cost me $1,50 in
London. The same shoes sell from
six to ten dollars tn Atlanta. Thai’s
why I’m lor tariff reform, and it is
bound to win one ot these da>s
the democratic party don’t give us
tariff reform this time its name is mud
and the people will rise up aud knock
it out ot power fu* r jears Irom now
and some ot* tr party mil go m and
give us what we all want—tariff
form.”
under Mr. Cleveland's lorm-r admin
isiratinn. The Ir.d'ana^mansaid:
M .Vlr. P.n std?nt, l watt 10 a*k due
quesiip, •nd that is whether it i- true,
rtporfol. that as a ru’-ey«u do not
ioterd to reappoint »l»o#e g- ntlcmen
through, m* the country who were ap
pointed by you 'o~«ffice undtr pW
former admiuistratiiSn,” said Mr.
Bretz. V ; - '
It is ” said the President.
‘Does ibis rule,** p.rsi>*rd‘ Mr.
Breiz. 1 “appttrto postoffictsf
it dm*.** said th , Prisdem.
‘And everything r<* V a k.d
Mir. Bp 1 *, .
•Yes, sir,” said the •Trtsui*-nt
Good morning,” said Mr Br**z,
retiring m order, but fuU of regret ~ fir
his unfmlunate constituents
Sense.
The Covington Star, in speaking «•
hard times with the farmcr», says:
“The farmer .hat devotes the satin
capital, business capacity, tone, labor
and energy 10 larromg that the aver
age merchant puts into his business,
10 nine cases out of every ten will
make more money and a bolter profit
on his labor and investment than the
merchant will on his. It takes hard
work, business expencnco and good
management to make any sort of bust
ness a success in these days of low
low prices and sharp competition
The farmer who works hard, pays his
deb’s and l.vis wi'hin hts ircome, will
always find fanning .a pleasant ahd
profitable business. But the farming
operations must be conducted upon
strictly business' principles, hke the
st&re, ti e factory, or the biuk.”
Disp jnsing Patronage.
\VA#ittxuroN,D. <J„ March 1)
i’re-Mrnt C'eveJ.md to day iinihiinited
ir*ijri ;#«in’rnl to Lnul«l‘{. J. P*
(iniy, of I*i*li.ma»"Ari.iii«li , r to.Moxic*»,
•nd ltobm Maxwell Iw First A-
sistuut PwlnVaster Gmeral.
‘*he Con*:*i ution says: “The c ' -
z.ii- *if Di'tin^rj working haid t*
estab’ikh a new cotton Octorv. Ovci
$60 000 ha< Iwtii sub rrbul and
: r tpp*rcniiy A|!
of tha' $6o 000 ts home capital y is
believed that with a. little <u .dcr
s il'citinj "h»viu*w Lctr ry would be‘ a
rtti'tw fl tcy supie «r»wi*'g
all arou ui iitr.i' looks l ke a cj
fartori w«»uM pay betur lure ’bar
North Georgia.
HIS MONTHLY TALK WITH THE
• GEORGIA' FARMERS
On SnBjects of General Interest Per
taining to the Farm and
Garden-Good Advice.
DKPAtmiEXT of Agriculture.
Atlanta, Ga., March 1,1893.
The 1st of March finite the farmers in
_ moat backward-state of preparation.
The wenfHer has been such, first freez
ing and then raining.-that it has been
impossible to plow the red lands, and
even on the gray lauds very little has
Ar#.iiig' ii»ci|fa havu been ma*le iu
Chicago l»».|K5rfonn on the. «»j»euiug
day of the fair wbat would have been
cmisMered « miracle ten years' ago,
but which'Ui day we liNik upon as a
matter of course. A longdistance
telephone is to be placed hi such a
poMtion that President Cleyulund’s
opening speech can be iieuul u» the
other end of the fiuu iu New York
quite as distinctly as by lhose, who
sit only a lew feet away from'him,
- sf i
>V9W.qvv.^- ^ ^
manmirtl value, aildcot- | ,•.
ton. seed nioul is the "hotter ferulizer. }
but the fanner, who buys Iris :lar<l aad 1
meat is playing a losing game.
IF1CAX- INDUCE MY
to read and discussjfcl
they fail.to agree with - - . ..
that one important step has been gaiuoct,
1 « h.aca <TTur.ns.si(mfi will brilitT t<
wilts game. I 11 n\f A SV! i LF.. - - O
IY FELLOW FAlttlEUS j « * M/VOV l t
; these ideas, eve n if ; ~• 'r„\ -
aril me, I will feel j — ' J
step has been Ruined; • j 3 ,i„ pn-pimnl than ovi*r
A Drawback.
Jake—-It’s geltin’ to be loo hard
work to pick up a livin’ in this country.
It it wuzn’t so tur away I’d go to Cen
:ral Amcriky. \ man dou’i have
do nolhiu’ there. Whole counlry’i
covered with bananas. Nothin’ to do
but lay uodir a tree all day an’ eat
bananas.
Rusty Rufe—Got to pick ’em oflTn
the tree?, ham’t ye t
Jake—Course.
Rusty Rule—I knowid ther wuz
some drawback,—Judge.
m
paying con«u!a.es. May the best men I d weU beil)g of natiuc8 up , m the
w *°* t m American continent. On thisfiay up-
Tho bank examiners say that de- on which you assume the high func-
positors will be pa’d dollar for dollar tions of your office, I as jiresidenl of
by the suspended Gate City National the republic of Chili, in the name oi
h a nk, I the Chilian tta'ion, as well as in my
w ■ — (own personal chair, a-sure you of our
It will not he long until the g tus gincere regard f or ynu an d your pro
ol the world’s fair are thrown open. p]e> ^ our decpe3l empathy for
And then look out lor a grind rush to J .- ou and t h em . Permit me to ex-
Chicago. press the hope that your aims and
Governor NOrlhe.i aud the Georgia motives will produce the be.t results
Colonels called oil the President on for the people of the Lotted Slates
Monday morning and left their cards I Signed -‘JoEttE Montt. ’
for Baby Ruth. I ^ [jew Date for Inaugurations
The Waynesboro True Citizen re- Washington, March 6 — In the
joices because Thomas Tiddlebat Senate to-day Senator Sherman in
Titmouse Watson is now a private, troduced a joint resolu-ion to extend
vtry private, citizen. the terms ol office of the President
9 • • and Vice-President until noon
Home citizens of Lithunia have filed Apri| ^ lg97> and su *> s titutiag April
a bill to prevent a dance in a icbco ^ or ^j arc ^ ^ as ^ commencement
home in the town. The Judge said : aQ( j term j nal j on 0 f t he official terms of
“Let the dance go on.’ I t ij e President and Vice President, and
The car containing the horses ol senators and representatives. At the
the Savannah Hussars was wrecked suggestion of Mr. Ilairis it was laid
in returning from Washington. Sev-1 on the table.
eral valuable horses were injured. ^he senate, as it stands, shows 44
The March lionToared .nd roared democrats, 38 republicans, 1 populist,
and reared, on inttugnralion, and the * independent and . farmers alhance
Tammany tiger ebowed hi, claws »t “' Three vacmc.es are to be fi led,
he ambled down Pennsylvania A vc- Mr - Beckwith, c.f Wyom.ng, a dema
crat appointed by the governor wi,l
g : ve the democrats 45.
Indianapolis, Ind., March 6.— The composition of the House, as
Ex-President Harrison’s welcome shown by unofficial returns, is: Dcm-
horaejwas as warm a was his highGod ocrats, '217; republicans, 128; third
- speed to Washington enthusiastic four party, 8, and vacancies, 2, Thedern-
years ago. ocrats have a majority ol 80 over all.
Commissioner"' Nesbitt u'ttrs a The Moultrie Banner sores the
mighty truth when he says that “mea*. Atlanta Journal for publishing an
at 1 a i-a cents with the lard pressed article reflecting, on the people of
out i* not a very pleasant subject for Colquitt county. The people of Col-
the all-cotton farmer to consider." quilt, and the Writer kuows them well
are among the best citizens in the
I state. They arc a kind, hos| i:ab!e
They have been having some wealh-
erin Atlanta, as the following from the
Journal indicates. A Visitor to the
city remarked Saturday morning:
“At’aira *s ahead ot any city iu the
south iu everything. When I arrived
last night l sat out on the veiaoda in
a lme*n duster smoking, and when 1
went to bed took off the blankets.
This morning I waked up and it was
snowing. Atlanta has more weather
and more sorts of weather than any
place on the globe.”
Mrs. Wibiam Astur’a fondness for
flowers is well known among her inti
mates. “Lillies,” she is q lotcd as
saying, “are my favorites, and I wou^d
rather see them growing than pxk and
ear them. Somehow, a flower loses
its charm for roe when its little life
cut off'it looks sad and sorry, and
setmitowilt in grief’—New York
Times.
How time enanges. The Herald
notes that when Gen. Harriso*i went
upon the east wing portico he was
president of the Uuiltd States. When
he left it he was Benj. Harrison, E q
attorney-at-law, of Indianapolis, and
almost frozen.
Shaken jy an Earthquake-
Long Island City, March 8 —.VI
Long Island seems to have felt what is
now supposed io have been an earth
quake at 12:30 o’clock this morning.
At Long Island City the shock was
esptc>all) severe, in mauy instances
shaking pictures from the walls, crea
ting havoc among chiuaware and bric-
a-brac. At several points persons fled
in terror from thc:r homes to the
streets in their night robes, supposing
the houses settling or falling. Most
of these pt.rsons say a duflbooin .and
strongly marked simultaneous trem
bling of the earth were perceptible.
The seismic disturbances lasted several
seconds, and then passed away in
sou-her'y direction.
Speaking of Mr. Cleveland's inau
gural, Editor Wa’sh says:
President Cleveland’s message has
strengthened the confidence which'
was already reposed iu him by the
people, and dissipated the propecies
of those who predicted a policy of
compromise and effort tn recede from
the Democratic platform.” »
Ward McAllister iniitna'e* mat Mr
Ci< veland m*y be taken into the
dunned circle of the 400 in New
York, provided he deports huuseif
well, socia'fv, during his urm ofoffice.
Ward McAlister is an ass.
New York, March 8.—At a mce*-
ing of the board of directors of the
Western Union Telegraph Company
to day, Thomas T. Eckert was elected
president and general manager ol the
company.
Washington, • March . 6.—'Ihe
crowd ol office-seekers from Maine to
California were dismayed by Mr.
Cleveland’s civil service address, and
to-day many are leaving the cil)
No appointments will be hurriedly
made on account of a clash of influ
ence.
Fitzsimmons knocked Hall out in
New Orleans on Wednesday in the I ^
4* round. St*’, thourand dolta H *? a " ous W 0 '1."'
changed binds, beside the thousand, « ““'‘itig great rtnJez and bids.fair
bet by outriders, j ' | to eclipse many of her sister counties.
Mac—How did you enjoy Padcrc’
krs playing ?
Fitz—I was silling next to two
weraen who were engaged in d scuss
ing .he hoop sk rt question and dtdn’!
hear any of the music—Brookly
Eagle.
A vessel recently arrived in San
Francisco from New York, af
voyage of 195 days. This is a s’rong
argument id favor of the Nicaraugua
canal. The canal should be buib, and
the government should control il.
Four years ago Mrs. Cleveland left
the White House, the wife of an cx
president, a defeated candidate for the
office which he had filled. On Sat
urday she re entered the historic
building, the wife of a president.
It is thought by many that the. F.
C. & P. road of Florida will soon
change hands. The latest is that the
Vanderbilts have an eye on it. Mr.
Plant is more, interested ia the matter
than any one else.
Josiah Quincy, the new assistant
secretary of * state, ’ will name the
foreign consuls. He is a leading
democrat in Massachusetts; aod
stands very high iu the councils of
his parly.
Washington, March 7 —The first
meeting of President Cleveland’i
cabinet was held this afternoon at the
unusual hour of 3 o'clock, and it
lasted something more than two hours
All the members were present
The Melon Outlook.
The outlook now is that Brooks
will keep up her name of being the
heaviest melon shipping county in
Georgia. From what information
the Free Press cuu gather the acreage
will be larger iban it was la3t year.
Around Dixie, Quitman nud the turn
outs it will be about the same, proba
bly a little heavier, but there will be
considerable increase on the new
Boston and Albany Railroad.
List ycui’s crop was a fmall one
and the market can stand s one
crease over it. The only bad outlook
this year is the danger of oholera.
It this scourge keeps out of the couu
try melon groweis should make raon
ey.—Quitman Pnes.
Governor Turney Dying
Nashville, Tenn.,March 8.—Peter
furnejr, ihe bedridden governor of
this state, is hardly expi ctcd to live
more than .two weeks longer. Gov
ernor Turney was inaugurated in a
sickbed in January last. He has had
severe rdaps«*, and the general be
lief is that he will never come to the
cap'tal.
been accomplished. There are draw
backs mul hindrances to every occupa
tion, niul these are lint the disappoint
ments incident to our avocation; but
when difficulties confront us -
'should summon our best energies
to'meet and combat them. Trials and
difficulties develop and liiako the strong
mau{ they paralize and destroy the
weak. We still have much to be thank
ful for: the unerring return of the sea
sons; the tycssing of the early and lat
ter rain; the perennial hope which
springs in the farmer’s breast as he goes-
out to l>egin his year’s work and sees all
nature douiiing her fresh springjrobe;the
pleasure of witnessing the soil respond
to our efforts, anil the gradual develop
ment of the different crops from seed
timo to harvest. Surely the farmer in
his work comes nearest to God, and
takes its results moro directly from the
hand of the great ruler of the universe.
How important, then, that he study to
make no mistake iu executing his part
of tho contract!
I hope my farmer friends havo Util
ized these muggy days in
REPAIRING,
as far as possible, the farm buildings
arid fences, aud in making compost, the
latter a most important factor in the
farm economy. Every moment, when
tho laud is too wet to plow, can be util
ized to the best advantage iu giving
yoni; farms a moro liome-liko and com
fortable appearance, and even when the
rain keeps tho farmer indoors, there are
many jobs in the way of mending and
preparing implements, wagons, plow-
stocks, harness, etc., for the coming
strain, which should not bo neglected;
and always there are tlio stables and
ds to bo cleaned out and attended to,
veS to 1h? hanled and cattle and stock
comfortably l>edded. On a stranger the
impression of a well-kept farm
yond estimating. Even
ONE THOROUGHLY-CULTIVATED, WELL-
KEPT FARM
ghlHjrliood is an object lesson to
1 and appreciated, not only by
farmers, but by every passing traveler.
At first it may not seem to exert any
sensible influence, but gradually adjo'
lUM UUO xiuyv* .Tr , * 1
l. ©., that these discussions will bring to
the front new ideas, and stronger rea
sons for the abandonment of our ruin
ously false system, and tho substitution
of "better and more remunerative
methods. Of course my opinions are
not invulnerable. Already I have had |
farmers dissent from them, nud my. sug- • ,|
gestions do not always receive tlie^cor- U
dial support of ray thinking friends, but j
r«
aud ylkkindf "f repair
. m)iVlirnM>. In atWfiWh' trt tf»njr
.ij .•Xh.Mtfl.CT-, t Ittti (Mli.v «qt<i|>-
ilh tin- ItiliMl iit:|.r..v.-.l t.X’l*
in siuHi-ai.lfO tlll work eiil'tiM.-.!
Stioi*. in rti:iroi’r<»nii<tf iv»i-
I.H Imvi'i- .lankimn sllt. t. Give
»I 'I ’>*■ '"
ill...
I do noVotyoct ti'fa'ir criticism, miff tho
good results of sneb dlspnssioiu; will be
seen later on. If every neighborhood
throughout ihe ntato would reorganize
their alliance clubs, with tlio distinct
understanding that, their object is to
foster and lwild up an interest on every
thing pertaining to agriculture and to
permanently advance every interest
conuccted with the farm, and permit
only such questions to lie discussed in
their meetings, ranch light could bo
thrown on these questions fraught with
such deep interest to every struggling
fanner, ami ther** would soou +re a revi
val of that, love for onr country homes,
•ral among our people, yho
friction' produced by the ideas brought'
ontin these meetings, when intelligently
discussed, would liavo a
effect on <fnr entire farm
(J; It. THOM 1 •SON. Ajri.-
wtr
■ LIVERY.
M and Sale Stables.
tvir.g l)*>ughtout il»e stubles known
Ai: sworth’s staii’e^, «li Jackson
tt. un-will continue to *!*•
LIT3S.T STTSIITBSS
1 rolling stock and
aud harness horses to
I .a irons. We will also
>1 and sale department,
Thr Snapping Turtle” is the name
>t a new paper to be star ed in Allan-
It will handle “sassie’y” withou 1
gloves. There will be a g »od deal ol
snap” about it, ai d tt i* id never let
loose un iUt thundeks-
The Enterprise cotton factory ot
Augusta has just dtclar. d a sem
annual dividend of three p.er cent.
Ci-t ! «n ^r<»*n in the s-uth should be
manufactured in the .-ou:h
It will be •» wonder if many uho ex
posed ilumse’.ve* in that bl-zzird and
snow storm on inaugura'ion day do
not take pneumonia.
Shrewd observers say there will be
an interesting iriungu'ar fight be
twt-cu Norihtn, Bacon and DuBigimn
for senator.
Jim Olouut, of Georgia, an original
Colonel by r-ght and mhcritauce.shonld
be g : ven a good foreign mission.
A big itiiui.t of the pie J rigade
sill lingth in Washington. T'bcj still
cry ; ‘Ki , and pLnty of it.”
luaugurattou day slmuld be on the
30iU of April.
“Orange 0103.001’’ ihe common sense
Female Remedy, is soi l and reepmmonded
by till druggists. " 2‘“
ing pl.ices l»egin to touch up; the lamls
are better prepared; more manure and
- - ’ -■ - ’e; moro pro
ndcrtalcon; a
spirit of emulation is roused; evidences
of thrift are seen on every side, and ore
long tho improved condition of tlio
neighborhood is the subject of favorable
comment throughout the conntv.
OURS IS A POSITION OF HONOR AND RE
SPONSIBILITY,
and if wo expect to fill it with credit to
ourselves and families, we must fit our-
for it as do successful men in
vocations, by careful study and
by well-directed energy and diligence.
Every moment, every hour is worth so
much to ns; they aro not to be wasted
if we expect success to crown our ef
forts. Tho slothful, indolent man, iu
matter in wbat occupation he may 1m
en*'a ir ed, 1ms no reasonable hope f*»i
even moderate prosperity. Let ns ol>
serve the methodical, systematic energ;
qf tho successful merchant; the “snap
and vim which characterize the sue
cessful lawyer or banker. No idling
the hours devoted to bus"
ting off until tomorrow tin
demands attention today.
THE FARMER, MORE TUAN ANY OF THESE,
comes directly in contact with nature,
and lias tlie better opportunity of study
ing lier in her various moods. Why
should not he draw inspiration from her
perfect work, lying all. around him.
portraved in the smallest plant, tlie
SHERIFF SALES FOR APRIL
Will be Bold before (he court house dooi
io city of ThomasTIllo, Oa.. between the
hours ot sale,on tbe Uret Tuesday In April,
following described property to wit;
* *- No 312, in
Atlanta, Ga , March 8.—The pay
meat of soldier*’ pensions (or the year
893 will be commenced on March
15. Two hundred and forty thousand
dollars of the $275,000 appropriated
for widows’ pensions has been dis*
bursed io date. List year there was
not enough money to pay the widows'
pensions. This year, however, there
will be a surplus unless new applica
tions shou’d be filed, which
probable. Many of thqse on the roll
last year have died and others are ent
out of the pension by the act -of the
last legislature, which required that the
widow be native Georgian or th:
widow of a soldier who served in a
Georgia regiment. The appropria
tion for the soldiers is $185 000
Washington, March .8 —Ex-Sena
tor Waie Hampton, who has been
indorsed for Pacific railroad com
missioner by almost every member of
the senate, republican and democrat,
is very confident of receiving the ap
pointment, which was formerly held
by his friend, Gen. Joseph E John
ston.
city ot ThomasTtllo, Oa.. between the legal
iraot *ale, *>n the Uret 1 * * “**
. J, the following describe
Tho northwest, oae-quartci
th<* 13th district of Tht m«s county,
mining 1221-3 acres, more or le*s 1*
the propet ty of Dam cl Williams to satisfy a
county ceurt fi fa Issued March unartsrly term
1893. D.J. Sheffield vs Daniel Williams au.l
. u. l*. Martia. Notice of lory gin
■ndants.
▲Iso at the same time and place, the follow-
•peny to-wlt: • Lot of land No. 1G3.
Ii dlstr ct of Thomas conntr. On..
taming 7* acres, more or less, let led on
property of Mrs. SI. White, to satisfy th.
and county tax for the year IS tt.
Also at the san e time and idaco, lot of land
No. 194 In the l»(h district of Thomas county
Ga.. containing H* acres, more or les», levied 01
s the property of Mrs. M. C. tdoan,
ic s’at ' * w
Also
detail lacking.
utest blatlcof grass-
each conipf
that there c
NO ARBITRARY RULE
laid down by which eat;h individual
jfnrmor is t«* Iki governed, but in tlu*so
“monthly talks’’ I wish to make sugges
tions which will not only arrest the at
tention of farmers, but which will pro
voke discussion on the lines I advocate,
point
WE ARE A LI, AfUlKED,
X is that we will have to build
lands or stop cultivating them,
arid that we must make our farms self-
supporting. But when we he;
cuss the plans for
> sail.-fy
for ifie yt
_ _ Amo timo and ploco, lota of land
Noa. 2«1 anil 31», adjoining (he properly of K.
T. McLean, in tho 13th district oft Thomas
county, Oa , containing 814 acres more or les.-.
la vied on oa (he property of D. J. Mclnto
satisfy
1822.
b pr«»peri
oand county tax
B. P. DOSS, Sheriff.
GEORGIA—rilOJt AS CoUXTT.
Ordinary's Office, M.irrh 8, ’c3.
Whereas, J.T, ITUinan executor of the last
will and testament ef John G. Tittninn, de-
reared, represents to the court in hi** petition,
duly filed that he has fnlly administered John
’rr
tor should not be discharged froi
istiatlon, and receive letteis or
he first Monday In April 1*33.
(estate. This
onterned,
te, if anyth*
‘fore, to eit*
r -- — -
’-"m m* M „„
>f dii .nission <
MSSBILL, Ordinary.
G fcORG I Thomas Cocstv.
Obdixaey’s orncE, Mar. 6,1893.
To all whom It may concern: M. A. Fleet-
wood, pnbllc administrator, has in due form
applied to the nn*lerslgne*I for permanent
Washington, Mrrch 7.—Speaker
Crisp was not at the c&pitol to-day,
being worn out and a little under the
weather, as the result of the strain
attending the closing hours of con*
gress The eX'speaker will remain in
Washington until ab'jut April 1.
Lord Potts — 4, I say, I heai every
body .over here talking about self-
mad: men. Whit are tht y ?**
Knickt rbockc r—* Gem. rally men
very well satisfied wi h a vtry poor
job”—New York Herald.
Shall ex president be pensioned?
is the question now being discussed.
Why not mi k2 them life senators?
They could then earn their salary.
GEORGIA—Thomas Codsctv.
Ordiaary’sOnice, March 0 ’93.
E. U. Wliah-y administrator of the estate of
. administration
i. H. Whaley deceased, has applied to
* s af dismission from said admin
ipon said application
llonday In June 1893.
Jos. S. Merrill, Ordinary.
oOl je on the first Monday in Jane 1893.
J
- 1ACKS0H STREET,
NEWS DEPOT.
ALL THE LATEST
l'EBIODIVAU, JUUAXIXKX,
MITHM HI IES1EU IUII PAPEBS.
ALSO A FULL LINS OF
Books aid Stationery
OF ALL KINDS,
nplisliing tliesu
mncli-to-be-rt,-siriHl ends, wo dir '
individual, climatic and otherw
sncli as to preclude the possibilitv of all
working by the same rule. Fv>r di
stance, one farmer lms a large family,
many of the members sire old enough tc
help him in his work, and lie owns a
piepo of good bottom land. Such ;v mat
can make his home supplies on a feu
ncrcfl, and then devote the rest of hi:
farm to tho production of cotton, oi
some other moiiev crop, which can b»
worked successfully and cheaply by hi:
immediate family. Another man owns
a farm, the larger part of which
poor that until the land is improved
there is no hope for him to succeed.
Common sense teaches him to try anJ
build up a few acres each year, and cul
tivate only such spots as will yield somt
return for the time and labor bestowed
upon them. Again, take ihe weatlie
which lias prevailed during January an*
February. In north ami middle Geor
gia. tlie lands for the most part being
Stiff and adhesive, tli
hate prevented
In southern ant . —
Georgia, rain has-been needed for tho
small grain Crops, and plowing is well
advanced, and preparations for planting
move on apace.
It is most gratifying to find from all
the information obtainable at this
department, from reports of correspond
ents, and from other sources, that ir
Dearly every dountv, and in particular
sections of some Counties, there has been
a marked improvement in the pro-
ductioh o| homo supplies; that
there is pqw on hand a larger pc
than is usual at-this season, and that
there Is evident determinaUon foj the
part of farmery to fitarsuq 8ifth a sensi
ble farqi policy as will not only bridge
Over our present unfortunate condition,
but give us an assurkfico of fnturo
cess.' The blind worship of qotton
trust, becoming a tjiing of tfifc past for
the self-inflicted punishment, which the
fanflfrs have had to suffer, has taught
thjm a salutrirj* lp^son. Wherever the
farriers studying their surround
ing and conditions with an eye to ulti
mate fesultsi where they aro giving
moro thoughtful consideration to tlio
reasons winch should control them
tho direction of their affairs, g<
results are beginning to be seen, They
realize their past mistakes and aro
applying themselves to the task of cor
recting them.
TO THOSE FARMERS,
who are still considering the advisabil
ity of an all-cot ton jiolicy, I would
utter a word of warning, it is tho far
mer who has not thought to provide for
biscorn crib or smokehouse until the
past two months, who is suffering most
today. Meat at 12} cents, with tlie lard
pressed ont„ia not a very pleasant sub
ject for the. all-cotton farmer to con
sider. except as it may release him from
tlie thraldom of mistaken methods, anil
policies. And the* man who exi>ects to
tray his lard, aud sells liis cotton seed to
tlie oil mills uuder the mistaken' idea
that he is making a good trade, pays
two or three times its valae, when it
Jria xx tha lard at 13
Tho highest
ro was used as
ws. While It civ
that the fertilizers w*
it, it is difficult to say
icals was moat access:
d that the laud o
intents were made is
sellent tilth arid of
fertility.
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