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Organization and Cunrirnation.
Tbw is the clay of oreanixitii'D* a»»d
combination* Ii-Lhcaphsl and lab*
are at it. Speaking'of tlnee thing?
Justice Brewer, oi .the United States
supreme courts recently uttered some
wise truths. Ha voice should be
heeded. In a speech In G>on*cti«*ut r
on the 4ib, among other tilings, -.be
Revolution Threatened.
The West is ripe for nb llion if we
are tffhWi^c . fionralf; Waite, of
Colorado. At b*MWir e«»n*en!»owio
Denver the other day he said:
••II the money pdVcr shall attempt
to sustain Us utuipaiioo by the *»troog
haod.’ wc will meet that issue when it Georgia needs a railroad commission
The Railroad Commission
Does Georgia need a railroad com
mission afur ah* With compc’iuon
as wc «ou4 have it wouldn't the coun
try be better off without It —Thomas-
villc Times-Enterprise.
The rress can answer this question.
The most noticeable social fact oi
to-day is that of the combination
of capital aud the organisation oi
labor. Whatever may be the causes,
and whatever the results, good or batj,
the fact is beyond dispute that the
trend of the two great industrial force*
of capital and labor is along the line
ot consolidation and co operation I
am not here to decry this tendency.
A capital combine may, as is claimed,
produce better, cheaper and more
satisfactory results in manufacture,
transportation aud general business;
but too often the combine is not con<
tent with the voluntary co-operation
of such as chooser to join. It grasps
at monoply, and seeks to crush out all
competition. If any individual pro*
fers his independent business, how
ever small, and refuses to join the
combine, it proceeds to assail that
business With its accumulation ol
wealth, it can afiord lor awhile to bo
largely undersell as to speedily de
stroy it. It thus crushes or swallows
the individual, and he is assaulted as
though be were an outlaw.
So it is with organization oi labor;
the leaderi order a strike; the organi
zation throws down its tools and ceases
to work. No individual member dare
say: I have a family to support,
prefer to work; but is forced to go
with the general body. Not content
with this, the organization too often
attempts, by force, to keep away other
laborers. It stands with its accus
tomed power ot numbers not merely
to coerce its individual members,"but
also to threaten any outsiders who
seek to their places. Where is the
individual laborer who dares assert
his liberty, and act as be pleases in
the matter of work; where is the indi
vidual contractor or employer who
can carry un his business es he thinks
best?
Is Life Worth Living?
Misfortunes never come singly.
Along with the financial depression,
the vaporings of' Torn Watson, the
high shines beiny cut by Mrs. YeWin
Lease, the cyclones, the great over
flow in the Misfirsippi, base ball, the
operation of the Sherman law, the
results of the McKinley tariff hill, the
recent fire in the World’s fair grounds,
the uncertainty of the Bering sea ar
bitrntion, the partial failure of the
blackberry crop, the prediction that
the world will come to an end in
November, 1897, the operation of the
dispenmry law in South Carolina; in
addition lo these mi-forlnms and ills
—present and prospective—comes the
crushing, blinding, overpowering news
from Atlanta that Scott Thornton is
to appear in Hamlet again, and that
Judge Newsome will be the orchestra,
singing, “The Lone Rock By The
Sea.”
And yet in the very free of all
these things you will find people who
will have the cheek and hardihood to
argue that life, after all, is worth the
living, worth living, even in Atlanta.
New York, July 13 —The same
easy condition » as reported by bank
officers this morning as was found yes
terday. Mctiry wis fairly abundant
and call loans were renewed at 8 per
cent. Currency was said to be flow
ing in with tolerable freedom from tne
country, and bc^t of a*!, London start
ed the marker with some strength,
which set the price on a higher level
than at yesterday’s close. Alter a
gradual decline hosier prices were
again obtained 1'he western paper
that was failing due wan bdng paid off
and the demand, from the country for
forther accommodations were exceed
ingly light.
Washington, July 13.—Up to
May 31 la-t, Secretary Morton bad
cut oft from the pay to!‘a the names
of 242 employer! of the bureau of
auimal industry, aud tince then more
have folio wed, and the saving of
expense thus made amounts to more
than $200,000 per annum. A ma
jority of those dispensed with were
attached to the meat inflection
service. All Iheso are dispensed
with at points whose products arc net
shipped to foreign countriee.
The railroads in South Carolina
having been prohibited under the
dispensary law frow hauling any of
the ardent into the State are walking
around speaking after the manner of
men with kegs of beer on their shoul
ders daring Tillman or his spies to
knock them off. They stand by the
long haul clause, aud the long, strong
pull at the beer kegs. In the mean
time the thirsty topers are praying
for the railroads to win. . We shall
see what we shall see.
The District Conference ot the
Thomasville District^ embracing this
charge, will be held at Camilla begin
ning on Thursday before the Fifth
Sabbath of July, which will be on the
27th fast.
The big hearted citizens of Camilla
Will entertain the body with their to-
cistomed hospitality. The occasion
will doubtless draw, quite a large
Crowd.
Is forced upon us, for it t* better fa?
finitely that blood should flow fo'the
horses' bridles rather than our national
credit shonld'be destroyed.”
He said qfco: “If it is true that
the United Sfatcsi* ubsb'e to cany
out iis governmental: ‘policy without
the riictatioo ; or 'conset , t o! t , he Eng
lish poweh; if are arq a proWoci.of
European monarchies, then me we
revolution, another appeal
ana*. If war to forced* upon u» we
to Halifax a far
ol British tone* acconfiot to our pop
ulation than 0or loit Utters sent iber*
after the revolutionary air.'
In conclusion he^inf^ "The Oar
has besot-; it is tho seme sfar which
most .lwaj.be wiged againat opprea
sion and ijrannyio preserve the liber
ties of men.”
Waite has gooe off half, cocked.
In fact Write should wait. Where is
Pcnnoycr of Wjuhingtoe! It has
generally been cooceeded that he
sported the largest pair of canon the
Pacific cosati’ He will have to look
ot his laurels' Write is jhe bigger ass
of the two. the South will prohibit
have to umpire tAe “s(lsi” between
the bloated bondholder* of the East
and the silver batons of'the West.
In adidtion to Waiie’s speech, there
were a number ot other speeches
breathing rebellion. Moot) and slaugh
ter. Cool down.- gentlemen, the
government made ns throw up our
hands down this tray a lew years ago
and we guess it will take cate of you
If you get too rantankerous Keep
cool and remember i* doesn’t pa, to
buck against Uncle Sam. He is
loaded and genenllj loaded for ‘bar,”
though he would doubtless look alter
as small game as you are.
IVaite wait a while; plea e, before
plunging the country into another war.
Why we haven’t commenced gather
ing cotton down this way jet,. and
many ol our people would like to g.,
to the World's Fair before the trouble
begins. '
Somerville, N. J., July 11.—Cal
vin Curie, the president of the defunct
Somerset County Bank, made the lub
lowing statement to-day concerning
the finances of the bank; .
The deposits last Friday night,
when the bank closed, amounted to
$140,000; cash on hand, *160 000;
sorplus over money not paid, 110,500.
The bank holdsex-Congreasmun PH-
cock’s paper to the amount oi $84,-
000. Five thousand dollara was paid
on this account one week ago. The
whole amount of the directors’ paper
held by the bank amounts to 1134,-
000, The charter of tha bank pro
hibits the directors frem borrowing
money on notea
more than ever. If she had cot had one
a month ago it would be necessary for
her to organize one now.
The decission of Justice Jackson
that the state censtitution his no pow
er to prohibit combination of proper
ties, even if arnducted in a manner
likely to lessen competition or create
mocopoly. t-ai made more vita, the
poker of fhe state railroad commis-
atob to watch these combinations and
io regiil <te rates as rar at it can be
donein Georgia.
Justice Jackson decides that rail
road and warehome companies, ter
minal syndicates or trust companies
can own controllng micro.* in twu or
more railroad lines in Georgia; can
vote the stock and oi course dictate
the management. Such being , the
case it is more than ever' important
that the operation ol these fines should
be srirject to the reruriny of some
body which stands between the rail
roads and the peop'e, and which will
protect the earnings ol the road at the
time that it guarantees good
rates to the people.
The railroad commission of Geor
gia has proven to be a vigilant but
not, a hidebound body, l.s -teccni
action in raising the ra.es of Georgia
railroads upon certain classes ol
goods, in view of the depressed con
ditions of railroad properties, shows
that it is liberal in dealing with
the railroads.
Georgia cannot afford to do with
out the railroad commission. In the
light of tecent events it has become
more important than ever to the peo
ple ol this state.—Savannah Press.
The Press, unintentionally no doubt,
credits the opeuing paragraph to ihe
wrong paper. No such editorial par,
a graph ever appeared in those columns.
Jtgonvejsideas diametrically opposite
lowhst we have always held on tbs
object. Georgia dee, need
commission and we are glid she has
S-ie needs a fair, broad, l.beral
commission and this we think she has.
The commission should act a* arbi
trator between roads and people, and
to each fair and ample justice should
de meted out, rhe Press is right
when it saysihat the railroads of Geor
gia ''should be iul>ject to the scru'ioy
of some body which stands between
the railroads and -the people, and
which will protect the earnings of the
road at the same that it guarantees
good rales to'ihe people.”
This has always been our p isitiou
on ihji question.
A Northern View of the Negro.
Tue Pniladslpbia Telegraph is by
no means a southern eympail'iser, hut
it has given up ile olri-limu idea that
the negro is oppressed-in'the eoulh.
The Telegraph has' watched the al
leged race problem for a quarter of a
century, and this is the way it views
the situation:
Millions of dollars havo boon and
are living spent in order that the child
ren of black meri-aud women may-
learn the rudiments' of education
Other vast rams oi money have been
and are being spent lo give an ad
vanced education to- young colored
men and .young colored women.
Furthermore, there are tens of thous
s of white farmers to .lay thmugh-
tbe United States who would'be
only ton gl-d to have first class, relia
ble cvlund help; but Ihey cannot get
it at any decent terms offered, because
the people needed woo’d rather huddle
in (siverty-etricken communities in
great cities aud towns, arid on the
ragged edged villages, where they
do not live but simply exi-t in
wretched fashion. This is not an
agreeable troth, to be sure, but it is a
truth all the tame, and it is anout
time it was more generally rec
Again, the black man to day is just
as safe in Texas and Mnaraippi as be
is in Pennsylvania and Mataiohuaetts,
so long at be behaves himself, lets
whisky clone, works like an honest
man and doss not permit bimeell to
became the tool of designing au.l-con
scienceless demagogues, who seek to
nsehim, and tur twvnty-five years
have used him for their own selfish
and comiemptible purposes.
l.incr’s alliance, of Lafayette county
Miss., has hit upon the correct idea ot
the sub-treasury in the following sensi
ble resolution. “That we will trv end
make our sub-treasury at home, andity
to store it with corn, hay, oais, fodder,
pork, potatoes, peat, cabbage,
onions, beets, rice, parsnips,
o pi. dir and then if we hare any
time Itf. we will put in one or two
bales of csiton, and we adrise our
brethren to do the same. We beliere
that this is ihe only way that we will
ever have sob-treaiuty that will be of
any use to us farmers.”
General Passenger Agent Haile, of
the Central, and Sam Webb, of the
same department, proved themielvea
shrewd detectives in ferreting out the
rale ot pseses issued by the Central to
members of the Weekly Press Ass>-
ciation. It was a capital bit of work.
We presume Mr. Barker will hatdly
appreciate their activity in the matter
but the bnlk of the association will.
It has been discovered that the
Qj'dcn of Eden was located is Geor
gia and the watermelon was the for
bidden Iruit. Alar! *e have been
discovered.—Augusta Choroicle.
If this is so, and we are not prepar
ed to dispute it, we paid a mighty big
price lor a slice of Kolb Gem.
Referring to the discriminations
against South Georgia, the Macon
Evening News says:
'"South Georgia is justly indignant
that almost the entire official patron
age, state and federal, should be given
to a small section of Nurth Get rgia.
N >t only are both the United States
senators, several justices of the su
preme conrtr the collector oi internal
revenue, United States marshal and a
■core of minor offices, from that
favored nonage, but they are laying
pipes and framing slates fur the gov
ernorship, the next cenatnr and every
thing else in right.' A candidate from
the wiregrass don’t stand any more
showing than a snow-flake in sheo).
“Wherein does the snpenoii*y of
the candidate from the upper tiers
con ist? Is it that his democracy is
of a purer stripe or that his talents
are of a higher grade? Well hardly
the former. South Georgia has never
tolerated to any extent either repubs
licanum or third party heresies. She
has stood squarely by the democracy
from first to last, while many of the
North Georgia boys who are now
gorged with political plums were
either flirting with the enemy or were
actually on active duty in his camp ”
We call this overdoing religion.
An exchange eay*:
Notwithstanding the intense heat
Sqnjsy. fully 2.Q00 people fill'd the
oolorod hardshell ohuroh at Americas,
where servioea were held throughout
the day. At noor. Rev. Henry Mc
Lendon, of Sshley county, began a
discourse which lasted nearly three
hoars, at the end of which he fell from
the pulpit completely exhausted. He
was carried out and restoratives ap
plied and he soon recovered. In the
pjegotime another preacher had taken
his place iu the pulpit, preaching a
powerful sermon nearly three hours
in length.
In sorting over the letters for Chi
cago a man in the general Chicago
office has kept an arcouct of the num
ber of different ways the word
Chicago is spelled. Re jentiy the ree»
ord showed 197 different ways. Some
ripe scholar in Finland sent a letter
to his brother and spelled the name
of the Garden City, Zizzazo. Still
another foreigner, possibly with a
sinister motive, spelled the word Jag-
iago, Hipaho, Jajijo, Scheechacho,
Hizige and Chachicho are also prime
favorites,—Postal Record,
True, O, Scribe. j -
? who have*b**eu in h^rioN-i
ai»3* !• m i-Ynf timo become o«.nvi-uti J
f two ibtnfs. One is that they can
not run a paper to suit cvVrjbody,
aud the other is that" everybody else
knows just how the paper should be
run. ll«’»c is one view of ihe thorny
path by or e who has evidently been
them
To ruu a newspaper without i-ccit
aioually |jiMinhin£ ntr item that is
untrue or «ffehrive, is like running a
railroad without having smash-ups or
accidents. - It can’t be done. No man
in the w«tM is so likely to be Imposed
upon as (he editor of a newspaper.
Pushed with work constantly—day
and nigh.—ho must rely in i greai
measure upon recoud or »‘ui*l p*riiee
tor iiiiorinatio'i as lo the <?vt-irs that
trrnspire during the’ week. Fre
quently,'Statements are received from
good reli tide citizens, but su^quent-
ly discovered, at Ur having gone
through mauy uiuaths, V> be without
foundation in fait If, therefore, you
find yourte'f aggrit ved by a statement
in your home paper, keep this in
mind. D n’t ‘fly off the handle,’ but
go to the e ti'or for a correction, and
take our word for it, in nine cases oat
of ten, it your cn*e is j-i-t, you will be
received like a gent! cm mu and the
correction made with pleasure/
We need more money.” said J.
W. Back, of Texv, to the Chicago
rre»|»*indent of ihe St, Louis Globe'.
Democrat *1 don’t mean the money
which t’»e old Georgia farmer, who
in the early days went up to Mil-
ledgeville to see General Robert
Tooiiib'*, w; nti d Toomb was at the
time a director in the S ate bank,
• Robert,” says he, ‘‘the folks down
oiir way air iu uetd <*f iii<*rti.ui'uny
“Gen. Toombs, who was often pro
fane, replied; ‘Well, how the devil
are they going to get it ?'
Cau't you stamp *‘t, Robert,” tug-
gosted the farmer,
'Suppose we do stamp it!” argued
(Jen. Toombs, “how are yon going to
deem it? t
“Exactly” said the farmer, “that
was just what I was coming to. The
people down our way air agiu redemp
tion.”
1111
Answer?'! by Georgia Department of
Agriculture
The Washington Post isf friend to
the retiring Georgia colonel. It says
“there ought to be a free ice watyr
tank at every mile post between
Washington and Georgia.”
We move to add free lunch coun
ters to the freci ice water attachment
And now comes the Gwinnett
Herald with this choice bit; “The
editor lost his coat, shirt and a couple
of 'Sally Loyd’ collars while on his
way to the fair. Now is the time to
subscribe.”
Editor Ellington, of the Elfijiy
Courier, has found out how to make
a life-long enemy of ansa. Send
him the paperthree years c*i tick and
then don him for back, rations,'
,. The Savannah Pren says; •‘They
are already patting “governor” be
fore Robert a Mitchell’* ■ name in
sooth Georgia.. Some of them ttfe
calliog Mr. Tomer “senator;*’
It will be a wonder U aonw of TOl-
man’e spies do bot torn up mfcsbig
over in South Carolina. They’ve got
'em on the list. - ^
Washington, Tu’y 14 —The comp
troller ot currency to-day authorized
the First National Bank of Los An
geles, Cal., the National Bank of
Commerce, of Provo, Utah, and the
Second National Bank of Ashland,
Ky„ -to resume business. All these
banks have resumed with plenty of
money, none of which is borrowed,
but obtained by ihe collection of the
amounts doe on notes or supplied by
the directors.
Washington, July 14 —Hid. Ben
Russell paid a parting call to the
postoffice department to day and then
boarded an afternoon train for home.
Ur. Russell hiss taken a great fancy
to headman Maxwell and this esteem
is reciprocal Mr. Russell has prom
ised Mr. Maxwell the biggest water-
melon to Decatur county for bis able
bddfod execution of the Bnmbeny
brothers and o*.bers of their political
There has been a death of yellow
fever almost within the harbor of New
York. CapL RheU, of the Axdangonn,
which arrived there last Sunday from
Cienfugos, died last Sunday morning
while the vessel was off the lightship.
The body was promptly cremated. It
Viff take ctostand rigid work to keep
the disease out but the chances are
that the health authorities mill whip
the fight.
The Washington Chroicle says
regard to Watson's visit lo Wilkes
county;
We are gratified to know that our
suggestion that the third party be left
to have their meetings all to them'
selves when Mr. Watson speaks here,
meets srith general approval among
democrats. Of his own motion Mr.
Watson shut off all discussion from
our side, and we should think from
this that democrats would leave him
to speak to his followers. Besides
this is an off year in politics.
The title of a new pamphlet just
published in Atlanta is "The Devil on
Stilts and Loose for 1,000 Years. 1
We are not to sure about the 1,000
year part of it, but that the old gens
tleman has been nosing around At*
lanta for some time past is quite ap
parent to every one. And he has left
his footprints along the sidewalks in
the most fashionable localities in the
Gate City.
There’s a big triangular row geing
on in South Carolina. Irby, Farley
and one of the Tilmans are the ( rin’
cipals. Cards through the newspapers
containing such choice expressions as
"liar,” “scoundrel,” “poltroon,” etc;
are flying thick and fast. When thieves
taM out hooest men get their dues.
Relating to tho Harm, Garden,
Dairy, Etc
TUepocolnms will bo epen to inquiries
and answers, and wo hope to make it of
intere&t-to all farmors and gardeners,
and that they will avail tlieuiselvbs -of
its use.
Necessarily answers may from timo
to time be crowded oat. bnt when such
is the* case they will appear in subse
quent reports.
CLOVER AS A FERTILIZER,
uld be glad if you would' c
to meTiow clover renovates land' and
renders it more fertile? J. C. C\.
Fouche, Ga.
Nearly tbe entifo dry weight of clovt
aside from the constituents of„ water is
carbon, which is obtained from the at-
mosphore. and if the crop is plowed
der and*allowed to remain a portion of
this carbon is deposited in the soil. If
the hay is removed the amount of
bon deposited by the roots on a well sod
ded field would still be very large,
The agricultural value of carbon to
tbe soil ba3 thus been given 1
1. It makes tho soil more retentive of
maunres.
2. It causes it to appropriate larger
(uantities of the fertilising gases of the
Atmosphere.
8. It gives it groater power to absorb
moisture.
4. It renders it warmer.
In addition to the carbon the organic
matter deposited in tho soil by clover
contains a larger amount of nitrogen
than that of other plants except those
that belong to the same family.
The Home and Farm, one of the
best and most reliable publications in
the country, speaking ot the financial
depression has this to say of the
South:
The southern states have been
unusually fortunate in the past tiro
years in t’lat they were forced to econ
omy before hard times generally came
throughout the country. The low
price of cotton made absolutely nec
essary the adoption of ccoaoro'cal
methods o* production, with '.he re
sult that the iouth is now raising more
of its oad home supplies thin ever be
fore, »hit these arc costing tlem less
than ever before, and that cotton last
year, and this year, will bj made on a
lower basis of cast. All the indications
are tha\ notwithstandig this reduction
to the cost of production, there will be
a good demand and remanera'ive
prices for this year's staple.”
Mr*. Kind.)—Now 1M give you a
dime poor man. But I l ope you will
not gc. at d get diur.lt with it.
The p>or (mm ?nu:h hurt)—Lidy
you do me a great wrong to suggest
such a thing.
Mrs. Kindly—I d dt$'i mean to
accuse you—
The poor roan—I am glad cf it lady.
Do I look like a man who could get
drunk on a dimi?— Puck.
process of decay,
soil in the form of ammonia. While
value of carbon does not depend on its en
tering into the composition of tho plants
but upon its effects npon the mechanical
condition of tho soil; nitrogen is.indis-
pensiblo to the growth of plants. Thus
wo have an improved physical condition
and a direct contribution to the fertility
of the soil.
It may not bo amiss to .add that the
cowpea, which is ono of God’s greatest
blessings to the southern farmer, flour
ishing as it does where neither weather
or soil will admit of clover, also has the
power of extracting from the costliest
elemont of plant food uitroi
POTASH.
How does potash make plants grow?
13. M. D.,
LaGrange, G
Your question is one that'will not ad
mit of general answer if you desire
fohnation as, with what part of the
structure of plants potash enters. But
if you only dosire to know whether the
method of appropriation of potash by
plants differs in anyway from its method
of feoding npon oilier elements it
sufficient to say that in taking up pota.'
the method of ^ appropriation is^ tJ
plant potash enters no general rule c;
be given, as tho quality of potash di
fers very much iu various plants,
the cereals potash while entering into
the formation of tho grain plays a more
important part iu tho formation of the
straw to which tit adds much strength
In cotton potash is a part of both plant
and seed.
VALUE OF rr.UTIUZEI'JJ.
What is the best method of ascertai
ing tho value of a fertilizer
Where the leaching has been thor
ough all the potash is removed and the
croater part of the phosphoric acid.
There will, however, remain a- large
percentage of lime with slight quanti
ties of magnesia and pliasphoric i.eid,
which arc of value to the soil. It is not
often that the leaching isthorough as
to entirely remove tho potash.
CLOVER HAY,
I desire to know how many tons of
clover hay mv barn will contain. Can
you give mo now many feet in a ton?
O.O. G. r Adairsvillo, Ga,
A dry ton of clover hay contains, from
577 to 604 cubic feet.
reHoVeu by crops.
Can yon giro me the amount in
pounds of potash and phosphoric acid
removed from the soil by 'a crop of ten
bushels to the acre of wheat, of rye,
of corn and of oats. C. P. M..
Crawford, Ga.
Estimated fa pounds, the following
amounts would bo 'removed by tbe
crops named:
• Phospho-
Potaah. ric Acid.
3UQ 8.23
irW.... 33.85 * 8.13
8-62 16.67
u 13.77 3.87
ibrace the amount re-
_ grain and straw. In
.oats aha rye a greater amount
of phosphoric acid than of potash is re
moved by the grain, whereas the straw
* ^ a much larger amount of potash.
Indicates phosphoric acid for foil
s and potash for strength and de
velopment of, straw. Of course, it
must be remembered that nitrogen will
. j ^ the corQ
Add is the dominant of
both the plant and the grain.
CRIMSON clover.
Has crimson clover been found val
uable at the 6onth? P. C. H.,
Baiabridge, Ga.
At tbe experiment station in Louisiana
experiments are being conducted with
onmson clover, (infolinm incarnation)
as a winter renovation and spring hay
crop and we will soon liavfe the benefits
of the experiment. At our own station
it has not succeeded well except on very
rich ground. Th«* soed of this clover
should be sown i 11 September or October.
PEAR LEAP PI.KHIT.
Will you please give me the remedy
for pear leaf blight? B. H. B.,
The cocventicn of judges, among
other important matters, w 11 discuss
the subject of txcessive penalties in
the case of infantile burglary. A case
is no ed wher*-a 14-yecr old boy got
four years on the chain gang for forg
fag a 75-cent order. Seme of the easy
escaprs frow punishment for larger
crimes would also prove a beneficial
discussion.—BeunswicX Times.
Here are two opinions, take jour
choice:
Talmago Bays: ‘ God b'ess the man
who invented ball playing.” Sam
Jones says:‘If I had a yaller dog
that would go to see a game of base
ball I would kill him.”
Havana, July 15.—General Ale
jandro Ridngocz Arias, gov*
general of Cuba, died at noon to day.
He had been suffering for a long lime
from diabetes, bat his physicians
attended him ate of tbe opinion that
the immediate cause of his death was
typhus malaria.
The latest calculation brings the
world to an end in forty thousand
million years. All right: that date
snits us. Now let that fellow shut up
who said the other day that the time
would be ia 1897.- Such talk is
calculated to make people nervous.
Stop iti
Montgomery Folsom is toning his
lyre to the gentle rythm of the Allan
tic surf. He U translating what the
wild waves are saying into soft son
nets. “Stumpy” kill right, whether
on beach or barren, whether among
flowers and ferns or thorns and this
tles. ^
One of tbe boldest and most fear
less policemen in the United States is
on the force in S*. Loots. He actual
ly arrested bis mother in law the other
day. The ci y is talking of presenting
him with a fine gold medal all set in
finest diamonds.
When a real estate man is trying to
unbad a western farm on a tender foot
from the East and tells him that the
place hasall the modern improvements
and cor.veniencies h; means of course
that it has a cyclone pit.
Swine fellows are like popcorn; so
long as they keep cool they can hide
what is in them, but as soon os they
get excited they turn wrong side out
Milledgevil’e Recorder.
The German Army Bill has passed
by a majority of 1C, the vote standiog
185 to 201 And the Emperor is
happy. He' has plenty of food for
powder ou hand now.
The eighteenth annual session and
exhibition of the Georgia Sta’e Hor
ticultural Society will be held at
Athens on Wednesday and Thursday.
August and and 3rd.
Washington, July 14 —There has
been a daily gain in the goli reserve
this week, to-day’s increase being
$285,2x8, which brings the total up
to $98,378,369.
R.-G. Dunn & Co. in their weekly
review of trade uys that there is a
re,'" 1 improvement all along the
. D. W.
Caso:
, Ga.
fr Jawes expecting t» Become
-MOXHERS*-
SENT FREE _
BLOOD PALM CO.. ATLANTA, QA.
For sale by Bo 1 dura it, P .-acock 4 Co,
W. L. DOUGLAS
53 SHOE noTWp.
wear them? When next In need try a pair.
Beat in the world*
,55.00,
Your question as to the best method
of ascertaining tho value of fertilize:
admits of two constructions and in this
light of two answers. That is
method first of arriving at the commer
cial value of the fertilizer, and secor *
to arrivo as to its value to the soil of
particular farm. The one furnish'
simply tbe valuo of the plant food co:
taiued in tho mixture the second its
adaptability to tho soil upon which it Is
used.
The actural worth of the fertilizer
may bo high, anil yet by supplying plant
food which the soil already contains aud
not those elements in which the soil is
deficient its value to the crop may not
be seen and tho yield fall short of what
tho farmer has reason to suppose would
be the natural result of its use.
Tho question of actual valuo iu the
elements of plant food is ono easily set
tled and about which there need bo no
controversy. Analysis by a competent
chemist gives the quantity of nitrogen,
phosphoric acid and 1 otash the mixture
contains and the relative value.
In tho case of tho state of Georgia
and nearly all tho states this analysis is
furnished by the state chemist through
the department of agriculture and by
refering to the bulletins sent out there
need be no questions as to what the
fertilizer contains. Tho question of
adaptability is a much broader one and
requires careful study and experimental
work on the part of the farmer himself.
There are those who desire the stato and
government by soil analysis to furnish
them with a proper knowledge of the
character of their soil. The value of
toil analysis considering the variety of
tho land even in the same field has Been
seriously questioned, and certainly
without ap enormous outlay could not
be practically carried out, while such
analysis by sections might properly es-
tabltsh general rules, it seems to ns at
present Impracticable for individual ap-
plication. We therefor** advise that
each farmer, by experimental work on
his own land, ascertain itneeds. Indeed
such work is of much ..lore value than
any theoretical appli .ticn of fertilizers
as by the yield th* • .oner acquires ab
solute knowledge 1 the demands of his
and in substantial fruits gathers the
rSSUlts of his study. While wo would
pot reflect on the commercial fertilizers
Of today, and presume that the percent
ages of the elements they contain are
perhaps proper general deductions, yet
there are those who are iuclinod to re
gard these applications to all lands
without regard to its need in the light
of a curo-all as compared with a regular
prescription. This may be too severe,
yet there can be little doubt that it is
the duty of every farmer who desires to
advance and to adopt better method* to
pfitchase the ingredients and either mix
them as past crops would indicate his
■oila needs, or add to the regular com
mercial fertilixer in such,proportion as
bo tees proper. Many of tho mannfuo-
tnrers are ready at a)l times to prepare
Such formulas as the farmer desires and
except where the material is composted,
ho may purchaso if lie wishes, as experi:
meats show his 6oil demands, Wo
would impress the noceesity of studying
the adaptability of tho fertilizer to the
ftpl to which it is applied, and also the
need* of different crops for different
proportions of the elements of plant
growth.
WHITEWASH.
I have noted in tho publications that
attention has frequently been calloddo
giving a sightly appearance to barns,
imthouses and fences by the uso of
whitewash. ——
Will yon please give m2 a good recipe
for preparing it. C.LN..
By join, Ga.
£ whitewash for out-
r will be found to give
r.-crSW
Ignt iwral put ono half
»f quick lifho. Slack this by
; it With boiling water to the
About fivo inches, steaming until
;hly slacked. Dissolve in water
tnd of common salt and two
of zinc and add to the mixture.
LEACHED ASHES. *
difficult diseases that the horticulturalist
has had to contend with and at the ex
periment stations many remedies have
cen tried. Two methods of treatment
have been suggested, one of which may
be classed as remedial and the other as
a preventive. As a remedy while it
disfigures the tree tho knife lias been
used with best success. This consists
iu removing the effected parts by cut-
The cutting should be well back
sound portion of the tree, other
wise the blight will again attack the
liqib. As a preventive either of the
two great solutions for fungus growth
-T Insects oro used L 0. Bordeans nxix-
iraand ammoniated solution of copper.
For preparing these mixtures wo refer
you to past report!.
HOG RAISING, ETC.
Is hog raising on the increase or de-
■easo in counties that have the stock
-_w? Is there any remedy to keep these
black or buffalo flies off our cattle?
S never leave them day or night,
seem to be eating the skin of the
1 in holes. W. B. McD.,
Gundie, Ga.
nog raising, so far as the information
at the command of the department ex-,
tends, is generally on the increase
throughout the state.
In regard L> your questions as to the
hom fly we reproduce article on this
subject from the June report of 1892:
THE HORN FLY.
In some portions of southern Georgia
last y«M cattle war# very much annoy
ed and thefir dondltion reduced by the
ravages of a small fly about one-half
tho size of the house fly, which it re
sembles in general appearance. In Vir
ginia this fly is known as the horn fly,
or buffalo gnat. The latter name has
become current under the tnisappreh *u«
sion that the fly is identical with ihe
southern buffalo gnat of the Mississippi
valley. However, the injury done by
the horn fly is not to be compared to
that of the sonthern buffalo gnat, and
indeed, there may bo no fear of any
immediate danger to tbe life of stock,
for tho Defiant of tlioso sections of the
state infested with these pests, wo give
several selections from the report of the
etomologist of the department of agri
culture of the United States.
LIFE HISTORY.
The eggs Ard deposited during day-
* tffcfly betv^en 9 a. m. and 4 p.
k - — Particularly during the
tours. They are laid
** upon their sides
tie mot
_ ..... far as
known lb6v ape laid upon no other sub
stance, kfiu never when old. The 1 arras
upon hatching descend, remaining,
however, near the surface. When they
are grown they Are about two-fifths of
an inch in length, and of normal color
and form. The time elapsing from the
egg to the adult is from 10 to 17 days,
averaging, 6ay, two weeks, and there
are probably seven or eight generations
annually. Their winter habits have
not been definitely defined. Hiberna
tion doubtless takes place normally,
either as an adult around stables, or as
a pnpanum below the surface of the
ground. The flies make their appear
ance in May, becoming most abundant
in July, and gradually dwindling until
sharp froety nights become frequent.
The characteristic habit “of clustering
about tho base of the horn is developed
only when the flies are quite abundant.
When they average Only 100 or So to
the animal, oomparativelf few will be
found on the born. Moreover, the
horn-clustering habit seems to bo more
predominated early fa the season than
later. The horflS ayd not the thly rest
ing place, as vast fitunbers cluster also
upon the back between the head and
forcshouldors, where they con be reached
by neither head nor tail.
In thi feeding position the wings are
slightly elevatefl, and are held out from
the bpdy at an angle oJ Q0 degrees from
the abdomen. The legs are held out
wildly, and tho beak inserted beneath
the son of tho animal is held in nearly
a perpendicular position. The fly be
fore inserting its beak works its way
through the hair close to the skin, bqt
is able at a fling of the tail or an impa
tient turn of the head to rise instano-
onsly in flight, settling back as quickly.
' preventive applications.
Almost any greasy substance will
keep the flies away for several days. /
number of expenmonts wove tried fa
If jou want a fine DRESS SHOE, made In 0* htet
farH don't pay $6 to $8, try my $3, $3.50, $4.00 w
$5 Shoe. They fit equal to custom made and look aii
••ar cs well. If you wish to economize In your foohrttr,
do so by purchasing W. L. Douglas Shoei. Nuns tod
Dric* stamped on tho bottom, look for It when yon buy.
Zm DOUGLAS. Brockton, Hua, Sold bjr
Cnrtriglit & Daniel
. oiuciciwun uu«u UC1
oodborq. QfU.
warm morning uuure. UIUJ- arc 1
singly r and usually upon their si
upon th$ surface of wet dung the 1
ment the latter is dropped. So far
the field, with tho result that train
with the result that off with a littL
sulphur or carbolic acid added will keep
the flies awrty for from five to 6ix days,
while with a small proportion t( car.
bolic acid, it will havo a healing effect
upon sores which have been forffidj.
Train oil should not cost more thah SO
to 75 cents per gallon, and a gallon Will
annoint a ^number of animals, Goffi-
mpn arie-greaie, costing 10 cents a box,
will answer nearly as wejl, and fhia
ehbstanoo haft boon cxieiQfoly
Tallow has also been uftd to good ad
vantage. The practice 6f smearing tlie
horns with pine or Ooal twsimnly re-
any 01 tbfl 0U, ' r ' ab '
ItOW TO DESTEOY TBE LASYJL
WbeTe cattlo an <h (he haHttlf con-
gVeg&Uiig at one place in tbe filature Sr
oft fyo range, the lama may be' de-
Etjorea by throwing a spadeful of lime
on thd cow dndg. It would pay to do
toMay or June, to every larvjc
tage to tbe pasture.
Drop a dime in the slot and wink
your other eye, and liquor wilt flew
yet fa South Carolina,
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