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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. THE BEST STOCK OF S't. WI u_i mi I m. i CAIiPlXSaml BEDDING, Matting and Window Shades, CAN UK FOUND AT Forbss’ Funtiiora House, 175 Broad 81., A 1 ways ihe bts: MASUBY BUILDING, o Js f?r the L*ast money. Look for 1 Oolim il)i ix ^o-eno y. To meet ih'c tleinJiul for high grade i-icyc’cs the Pope Manufacturing Co. h.as t Stahlished anngcuuy in'rhoma^villc. These ixniular wheels can low be found, for sale at 175 Broad Street, at TOUBSS 5 FantiariTTJS.E HOUSE. Buy of the iiL'ent and save freights. Prices same as at factory. 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