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tiie weekly banner.watchman, athens, Georgia, February 19,1889
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H Jr! Feb. O.-Moetrng Mr.Edgar
KVr'of tlepartmont of education,
Kokaph’s correspondent enquired
Verier to the late legislation of
rUent general assembly, there had
LT«»«ji«« ,Ml “ ,ie,if r lhes 1 “5
L fp „hlic school. «bc,, he r.pl«d
kccpt'Og ln m -V ooswer those citiC'S.nd
t'i,. which h.« lo oUyctoms u»d,r
1 , ,, w < „o^er. The additional ap ;
Vion referred to deiives its great-
Lportancr, P-haps, from the fact
itestabll-hes the principal of direct
,ion upon th i proj erty of the state
, .a 1 ion of the masses in the
hr.ncl.cs of. uEcglishcd-
Kt do vou think of the much dis-
r d ‘ ,ion ol .he North Georgia con-
t;,c.nan.,Boon.O-to-l >he
lo islntiveenactments.
’ Risible to say with certainty
Ion
1 'ftVcUbis'action of the conference
’ lhe looislature. It was taken
"} , 10th !f ^ceinber. if 1 recollect
fc’t »n«l tle'llouse, in committee of
''hole voted the appropriarior.s on
I.'.,, ’ o„ the 23th Dr. Curry made
1 • address and thereafter,.in the
rilou>1 t .f the same day, the House
i r uied the appropriations of the com
> 0 f the whole by an almost unani-
vote. Nei her the action of the
ren ce 'nor the speech of Dr. Curry
. decisive of the result, but both,per
illed some votes for the measure,
fatter especially. The propriety o!
ctit.n of the conference, as you say,
thoroughly* discussed and I do
are to enter on it. However, is it not
-e that the education of the mosses
thoroughly secular, while thebigh-
uchtions is so sacred? Seme years
ul , tod colored preacher, introduc-
)y father to an audience of the color-
iCe styled him‘An educational John
japt’.st, one who went betore ' and
arid the way for tbe ministry tofol-
This remark in highly suggestive
with the attitude of the
education of the mass-
“Have these changes been
toiv?”
satisfac-
•Wittioot expressing any opinion of
my own^woiHd state that the greater
part of them do not seem to have been
received with favor by the school officers
or the counties. Two bills erenow pend
ing, one in the; Senate and the other in the
House, repealing the Denny law and re-
enactingtheoldlaw in toto. What the
fate of these measures will be, I am un
able to say.”
“What is the present outlook for popu
lar education?” : v
“It is most highly encouraging. The
attacks on tho system, at each recurring
session of the legislature,which had to be
met during the greater parr of my father’s
administration of sixteen years, need be
looked for no more. Many able advocates
of increased appropriations are arising
Judge Hook is devoting himself to the
duties of his responsible position with the
greatest earnestness and the c jun*y school
commissioners, whose past labors have
been so abundant, are working with re
newed zeal. The churchc-s are waking
up to the importance of the education of
the masses, and the people themselves
are stirred on the subject. We will
certainly have $165,000 additional this
year and $330,000 next year,even though
the taxable property should, not be in
creased in value. The brightest hopes
of all conservative school men seem to be
based upon the most so. id foundations.
Stop that cough, by the use of Ayer’s
Cherry Pectoral—the best specific for
all throat and lung diseases. It will allay-
inttfliumation, aid respiration, and string
then the vocal organs. Ayer’s Almanacs
are free to all. • Ask for one.
bimedion
to till!
IVhat were the main causes of the
i the legislative attitude towards
liar education?”
fhe work o r my own father was the
cause. To hiifl, far more than to
jinan, or st t of men,is this result dup.
faction of the House, in committee of
fhole, took place exactly one year
j>ne d.iy after his death, and the final
[n of me House on December 13 was
ig celebration of the first onnivtr-
|oi the committal of his body lo the
He had told me,a hundred times
tops, that after be was gone full suc-
jwouht come, and that others would
|where he had sown. 1 do not be
llow ever, so far as bis memory and
Imputation are conctrned that there
Ibe a failure on tbe part of the people
Is state to accord to him the full cred-
Vwhich he was entitled,
lor mxtet n years he contended for an
Vse of the school fund. To ask this
tlmost his first ofiiciol u terance and
[stappeal was along the same line,
i pathetic fact that after bid last ill-
vas upon him he discussed with ms
bh.ns with the same end iu view.He
it led every phase of the education-
siion i i bis official reports to the
al as.-eutbly, in bis speeches at
|aini abroad,and by official circulars
swspapt r articles.At oifiVrent times
tvassed the state, going before the
p, before grand juries and before
odist confeiences and Baptist asso
is or conventions. His discussions
[so thorough that I ranly see or
{presentation of the subject which
[already thoroughly familiar to me.
loposed to the general aes int-ly
[modes of increasing the school fund
Is favorite measure was a tax of
pith of 1 per cent.—a measure em-
in the lute appropriati n and tax
Ir next year as to the whole amount,
■r this year rs to half the amount.
Ition ot' the general assembly is
pult of the growth cf popularsenti-
md that growth is the result ol his
■of sixteen yeais. One of the things
[strikes me with great force is.ihat
ky of the idvocatesof popular edu-
Ihoth in and out of the legislature,
It one time its avowed enemiesfand
1 tru< of some of iheablcst and best
long its advocates), or at best
lukewarm supporters.”
lie there any special causes
Induced this action at the Tecent
sir. One cause was the fact that
slature was largely' composed of
|nm, who have grown up to mat-
ib"od within the last seventeen
iTke, for instance, President
Ion and Speaker Clay. They
len famili i <cith the idea of edu-
fy the state lram their earliest
The wedding of Miss Cornelia Rose-
velt and the Baron Clemens Frether Von
Zedlits. of the German a»my, was sol
emnized at St. Thomas’ church. The
bride’s costume was of heavy ivory sat
in, made high at the neck, with deori-
sleeves, and trimmed with old Brussels
paint lace. The veil was of the same
lace, and was held in place by a coronet
of orange blossoms and myrtle and by a
diamond comb, a. bridal gift from her
brother. The other jewels she wore
were a splendid riviere of diamonds, a
gift from the groom. A peculiarity of
the bride’s dress w»s that jthe left side
was garnitured with orange blossoms
and myrtle, the latter being the German
emblem of marriage. The bride carried
a bouquet of lilies of the valley. The
bridegroom wore his uniform, that of a
Lieutenant in the Fifteenth regiment of
the Holstein Uhlans,of canary and black
with gold trimmings and boots and spurs.
The souvenirs from the bride to the
bridesmaids were lace pir.s, each of
which represented two intertwined
hearts surmounted by a diamond coro
net.—New York Times.
THE ATHENS & JEFFERSON
WILL BE BUILT BEYOND A DOUBT—
THE PLANrEOPOSEDt
Capitalists will Subscribe One Half tbe
■ Sum Necessary to Build tbe Hoad, if
Athens and Jefferson will take
Tbe Other Half—Tbe
Timfs Auspicious
for tbe Road,
Before the close of 1889 tbe Athens &
Jefferson road will bife buil’. We have
been confident of this road for months,
hot other matters have necessarily de
layed work, now, however, our people
are aroused and are enthusiastic for the
immediate building of the road to JeT-
fersoa.* Jackson county is oar very best
territory and the merchants and citizens
of Athens are anxious for rail connec
tion with Jefferson and Jackson. *
Capitalists have expressed a willing
ness to subscribe one half the amount
necessary to build the road if Athens
and Jefferson will subscribe the other
half; This they are willing to do. A
number of our business men will sub
scribe liberally. Athens can be counted
on to do her share.. We venture noth
ing in saying that Jefferson will do l;k<-
wisa as they have been anxious for tl e
road a long time. A number of our citi
zens will go to Jefferson this week to
talk the road up. The plan proposed is
fparsible and dirt will be broker, on the
road before summer opens fairly. Our
citizens will hold a public meeting id a
few days, when tbe capitalists, who
have proposed to subscribe half the
stock, will be invited to put their offir
intangible shape. At the same time
subscriptions will be made by our
citizens.
Listen for the whistle on tbe Athens
and Jefferson.
THEIR OFFICES ABE IN DANGER.
Scorceg of Tax Receivers and Collectors
Who Haven’t Complied with liio Law.
Atlanta, Feb. 12—A large number
of the tax collectors and tax receivers
recently elected do not seem to be aware
that the law requires that they should
file their bonds in the office of the
comptroller-general within forty days
after the election. One would imagine
that a person elected to so important an
office would not neglect so material a
formality as b?s official bond, and yet a
large number of these new officers have
failed to comply with the law, and the
time prescribed has expired. : Tne
comptroller-general today furnis’ ed the
governor with a list of tax collectors and
tax receivers, who have failed to file
ihei/bond; These are:
T he tax collectors in the c unties of
Bartow, Bullock, Burke, Campbell, Chat
tooga, Clayton, Cobb, Colquitt, Crawford,
Decatur, DeKrib, Dodge, Effingham,
Fulton, Hancock, Jefferson, Lee, Lump
kin, Marion, Mi chel 1 , Milton, McIntosh,
Montgomery, Murray, Oconee, Pickens,
Pierce, Polk, Putnam, Scriven. Spalding,
Taliaferro, Troup, Twiggs, Union, Upso t,
Walker, Wayne, Webster, Wilcox,
Wilkes and Wilkinson.
Tax receivers in the following coun-
ths:
Bullock, Burke, Chatham, Chattooga,
Clavton, Clinch, Cobb, Colquitt, Craw
ford, Decatur, DeKalb, Dodge, Dougher
ty, Effingham, Fulton, Hall, Hancock,
Henry, Houston. - Jefferson, Johnson,
Lincoln, Lumpkin, McIntosh, M lton,
Mitchell, Montgomery, Murray,Pickens,
Pierce, Polk, Putnam, Rabun, Scriven,
Spalding, Taliaferro, Troup, Union, Up
son, Wayne,"Webster, Wilcox, Wilkes
and Wilkinson.
These officers-elect cannot lawfully
INGERSOLL’S ORATION-
What He Said Beside the Dead Body of a
Lady Journalist.
At tlie burial of Mrs, Mary H. Fiske
(“Giddy-Gusher,”).*lady journalist, in
New York yesterday,Colonel Bob Inger-
soll said:
“In the presence of tho two great mys
teries, life and death, we are met to say,
above this unconscious house of clay, a
few words of kindness, regret and love.
In this presence let us speak of the good
ness, the charity, the genius of the dead.
Only flowers should be laid upon the
tomb in life’s last pillow; there should be
no thorns. Mary Fisk cared not for roads
nor for beaten paths. She did. not follow
in the footsteps of others. She ,wept
through the woods, across the fields, by
the winding streams, and down the vales
and over crags wbereyer fancy led her.
“She wrote lines that leaped in laoght
er and words that were wet with tears.
Her pages wire flecked with sunshine,and
shadowed in every word were the pulse
and breath of life.
“Her heart went oat to all .the wretch
ed in this weary world,and yet she seem
ed as joyous as though grief and death
were naught but words.
“She wept when others wept, but in
her own misfortunes found the food of
hope. She cared for the to-morrow of
others, but not for her own. She lived
for to-day.
“Some hearts are like a waveless pool,
satisfied to hold the image of a wondrous
star—but hers was fall of motion, life
and light and storm. She longed for
freedom; every limitation was a prison’s
walljrnles were shackles and forms were
made for serfs and slaves. She gave her
utmost thought, she praised all generous
assume the dut : es of their offices until 5 deeds,applauded the struggling and even
the bonds are filed here, and there is a ^ ose who failed.
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falsely, but state postiycly," that these
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chronic cases, whose testimonials bear
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TOBACCO SEED
8100 Reward. #100.
The readers of the Banner-Watch
man will be pleased to learn that there
’s at least one dreaded disease that science
has been able to cure in all its stages,and
that is Catarrh. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure now known'to the
inelical fraternity. Catarrh being a con
sritutional disease, requires a constitu
tional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is
taken intcrn&lly,acting directly upon the
blood and mucus surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation of the
disease, and giving the patient strength*
by building up the consritulion and as
sisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its
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bold by Druggists,75c. Toledo, O,
A STRANGE ELOPEMENT.
heavy penalty provided for cases when
it is attempted. The governor willtake
immediate aud vigorous action m the
premises.
MONEY TO LOAN.
On improved plantation property, in
this and Madison counties, at 8 per cent,
per annum, in sums of $3lX> and upwards
payable in-installments. Apply at the
office of Henry C. Tuck,
Attorney- at-Law.
ll-5-6m Athens, Ga,
WILL THEY WED.
|d. 1 b-. lieve the latter has been
school teacher himseif. 1 do not
1 detract from the credit due older
r illustration, Dr. Felton aud
liiil. They are m^n of broad and
tensive views, as others ot the
embers.Rut tbe special cause not
mentioned can be stated in a
I- The decrease in ' the bonded
d the increase in the assessed
the taxable property of the
M but net least,in i’s imme-
lect, the. completion of the new
llfihis had occurred prior to the
‘ session of 1887,tho result which
t r so long desired would have
kched in his lifetime. Iu fact, a
ing a tax of two-tenths of one
pass the House at that session
fc of 100 to 28, hut failed in the
Khe failure,in part at least, being
fce fact that the results would
pn inadequate. It was passed in
be as a preparatory measure only
pking of the ico.’ ”
ot true that Dr. Orr was the
[f me st of the school legislation
tnte book?”
The 'Denny law’ is a very
ception to this statement. This
t revolutionary of our school
s has been supposed by many,
e old law, section foi section,
word, with certain changes,
mges, however, if printed to-
onld not cover move than a
pageB.’*
Received for the Clarke County Farmers
Reocntiy.
A variety of tobacco seed has just been
received by the Farmers’ Club of Clarke
county for distribution to the farmers of
our county. Seed to be cisiributed at
Mayor’s Hall at next meeting of the club
Saturday, March 2d, at 10:30 a. m.
There is money in rai-ing tobacco id
Clarke county, and we trust there will
be a large attendance M*rch 2d. We
publish the following directions" for
planting seed:
To prepare the plant bed, select a
smooth place (in original forest if posri-
ble), and cover thickly with brush and
burn. After cooling, r»ke off all but
the ashes, dig deeply and make the soil
very fine and smooth, removing all roots
and tufs, thoroughly incorporating at
the same rime good, fine stable manure
(free from grass seeds), or hen manure
and nromoniated commercial fertilizer—
both are preferable—making the bed as
rich as if for cabbage plants. M'X the
seed with ashes or snm8 of the fertilizer,
and sow very uniformly .at the rate of one
heaping teaspoonful of seed .to eacR 100
square feet (10 feet by 10 feet), cover
very lightly, with fine rake or brush, and
pat the entire surface firm with iheback
of a spade. Sow any time in January
or February, the earlier the better. If
necessary, protect against “flea bugs” as
you would turnip or cabbages.
Planting out—Prepare the ground well
(new or fresh land is best) and manure
well. Lay off rows Sj.a- feet apart and
manure and bed upas for cotton, smooth
off the beds with a board. When the
largest leaves are 2 to 3 inches wide,
select a damp, cloudy afternoon and draw
and set the plants, one every 2)^ feet
along tha beds, using every practicable
precaution to insure their living. Culti
vate rapidly as you would cotton, end
keep the plants free of worms by hand
picking. * J. T. Hesderson,
Commissioner of Agricnlture.
Tbe undersigned have entered into a
co-partnership under the firm name of
J. tV King & Co., for the purpose of con
ducting a business in staple and fancy
groceries. We offer our services to the
public, feeling that we are especially
prepared in this line of business to ren
der efficient and satisfactory service. By
observing rules of proper economy and
working ourselves, assisted by a corps
of polite and attentive clerks, we hope
for reasonable success. Soliciting a por
tion of the public patronage, we remain.
Very respectfully, J. S. Kino
d*w2t J. M, Hodgson
Six mules for sale. Call and see them,
at McGinty & Hunnicutt. 2-9-w4t.
A Married Woman Runs Array With a
Fifto n-Ytar Olil Boy.
The following particulars of a sensa
tional elopement was received here yes
terday by a gentleman of this city, from
a corresni-ndtnt at Pollard, Ala. A lady
about 25 years old left her husband and
children last week to pay a vi.rit to some
relatives of her husband, residing about
seven miles from Pollard. While there
she became infatuated with a £f eei -
year old boy whom she met. No one
at the place suspected anyt in/, and
when returning to her home in a buggy
driven by the boy, she planned "an
elopement. The boy return 'd home,
and she m< t a gentleman at Flomaton,
and asked if she could get a posi i >n as
cook at Pollard. lie told her he thought
she could, so she took the train for Pol
lard, and went to work Friday flight.
Saturday the boy put in an appealance,
and their met ting was very affectionate.
She met serious opposition fioin lh$
boy’s fathtr, who was greatly enraged,
and says he will separate tbe b >y from
her if be has to put him in j -il. The
lady says she will stick to the boy in
spite of all. Sunday the boy took tbe
southbound train on the Louisville and
Nashv-.lle road for some unknown point,
and Was followed tho next d.»y by the
lady.
They' were both followed by the boy’s
irate father, v ho went in hot pursuit.
The woman was well dressed and good
looking, while the boy is small for his
age and had never bean away from home
b.'fcre. The affair has caused a pro
found st nsation in that vicinity. The
gentleman’s correspondent does not - r ive
the names of the parties, but says they
are nice well-to-do-people.
Register. .
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Any Lady can take the remedies, and
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Cotton Seed Meal for sale in small
and large quantities, at McGinty & Hun*
nicuti’s. . 2-9-w4t.
Tbe following story about Congress
man Barne?, of Augusta, is going tie
rounds: The other day he went with
some Southern friends of his op into the
loft of tbe war, state and navy ,buildin w
where a fine view of Washington City
and the river is to be had. While they
were up there Baines’ friends noticed
him to turn pale and look scared. They
asked him what the matter was, and he
tremblingly pointed to a placard, which
read: '“The supporting strength of this
floor is 150 lbs. per sq. ft.” “Great
God!” he exclaimed, “I weigh 3C0
pounds, and if I don’t straddle out i’ll go
down!” And suiting his action to the
word he began to trite long steps so his
whole weight wouldn’t come on any one
square foot of the floor.
A Short Visit of Macon’s Electric Wonder
to the Classic City.
The following was told to a B-W. re
porter on tho street yesterday by re
sponsible parties, which he afterwards
heard freely discussed during the day.
The story is very interesting, and
runs as follows:
Friday’s noon train on the Covington
and Macon road, brought to our city a
lady who was accompanied by a little
boy. Bbo was driven to a popular
boarding house, near the center of the
town. The guests noticed that she was
rather reticent, at first, but after staying
a few days, she made herself more
agreeble to those with whom she was
in contact. The lady proved to be Mrs.
Dixie Haygood, the celebrated electric
wonder from Macon.
In conversation Mr. Haygood, men
tioned that just before she left Macon
a gentleman bad purchased license to
marry her, but as she did not care to
marry* she decided to come up to
Athens, where her brother, Mr. Richard
Abley was living. Mr. Mathews, the
gentleman whom she was to mairy, was
in total ignorance of her destination, and
when informed of her departure he de
termined not to be overcome by difficul
ties, so he started at once for Athens
and, arriving Sunday afternoon, pro
ceeded to find the object of his affec
tion.
On Monday afternoon he accom
plished his end, and together with her
brother, called upon Mrs. Haygood. A
conference of several hours was the
result, when the young man left, to call
again after tea, but when he returned he
was informed that Mrs. Haygcod had
gone to the theatre, so he Left a note, at
the sam-j time stating to the servant that
he would call next morning. Mrs. Hay
good was very much frightened when
she found that he had iollowed her to
the city, as she stated he had threatened
to take her life if she did not marry
him.
Next morning (Tuesday) Mrs. Hay
good, left the city for Macon, and did
not wait to see Mr- Mathews as he had
requested. Later on Mathews called,
and the servant who answered the bell
stated that he had a pistol in his hand.
He asked for-Mrs. Haygood, but was
told she had left the city. He then
wanted.to know if the negro had deliv
ered his note. The reply was “yes.”
Mr. Mathews then proceeded to the
depot, which was the last seen of
him.
Mrs. Haygeod is quite pretty, end
very bright in conversation. Several
years ago, when Lula Hurst first came
out, she was considered her equal as an
electric wonder,and has'astonished many
of her friends by her wonderful power.
She made a successful tour through the
West some time age, and was received
with wonder and astonishment.
The affair was freely discussed yes-
t rday, and Athenians will watch with
interest the sequel.
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It is pleasant and agreeable to taste, per
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“None could fall below her pity and
none could wander beyond the circum
ference of her sympathy^' To her there
were no Out-cast?—they were victims.
She thought of the road they had travel
ed,the thorns that had pierced their feet,
of the deserts they had crossed; so in
stead of scorn she gave them words of
hope, and all she had she gave. A god
could do no more. -
“The destitute and suffering turned
natnrally to her; the maimed and the
halt sought her open doer. She shield
ed the weak, she attacked thestrong;her
in the excitement the beast managed to
make his escape. Altogether the Illi
nois fox drfte evidently surpassed in ex
citement the most brilliant effors of the
Elkridge Fox-Hunting Club.—Baltimore
Sun.
syrup ot tlga
Is Nature's own true laxative. It ia
the most easily taken and most effec
tive remedy known to Cleanse the
System when Bilions or Costive; to
dispel Headaches, Colds, and Fevers,
to Cure Habitual Constipation, Indi
gestion, Piles, etc. Manufactured only
by the California Fig Syrup Company;
San Francisco, Cal.
For sale by Wade & Sledge^
Wholeaalo and Retail Druggists,
SHOTGUN POLICY.
TWO younq men go out HUNTING A
COUPLE of negroes wisgkd—THE
POLICE ON THE LOOK OUT.
News reached the city early Wednes
day morning, of an unprovoked shooting
out near Mr. Wm. Yerby’s, iu Sandy
Greek district, A reporter of the B-W,
found Policeman Henry Hill ana Johi
McKie, who were workirg up the case,
and from them we learned.that Arthur
Reddick, ajunall mulatto boy, had re
ported two young men for beating him
nearly to death because he did not want
to go on a hunting expedition with them
and that Arthur had also stated that the
two young men had,while banting,shot at
two negroes as they were going to their
work, because the negroes - 'refused to
call them master.
The - mother of Reddick was in search
of the parties who had whipped her
boy. She was breathing vengeance
against them, and was on her way to
hunt a magistrate to get out . a warrant
fbr the offenders.
It was not long before the two negroes,
who were shot, arrived in the city and
went at once in search of the police, to
see if they could not find out who did
the shooting. The repoiter found them
on the bank corner, and got all the par
ticulars.
John Yerby and Luke Thomas were
on their way to their plowing, when they
passed two young men with guns. As
heart was as open as the gates of day; ! Luke .Thomas rode past, them they drew
she shed kindness as the sun sheds j their guns and ordered him to address
lighv’ them as‘‘Master.” Luke, thinking they
Here Colonel Ingersoll was speechless j wer e in fun, made no reply, but rode on.
with emotion for a few moments, and J John Yerby came behind and he toct was
tears streamed from his eyes as be add- j ordered to address them as, “Master.’’
e< L i John replied that he couldn’t do that and
rode on. The two negroes had
“If all her good deeds were flowers
the air would he faint with peifume; if
all her charities could be changed to
melodies a symphony would fill the sky.
“A little while ago a babe was lound
abandoned by its mother, left as a legacy
to chance or fate. The warm heart of
Mary Fiske, now cold in death, was
touched. She took the waif, held it to
her loving breast and made the ehild her
own.
“We pray thee, Mother Nature,to take
this woman to thy breast and hold her
there as tenderly m thy arms as she held
that abandoned babe. We ask no more.”
THE ALLIANCE COMBINATION PLOW
Messrs. T. F. Lawson and Alex Na-
here are now making a combination plow
which promises to be a most important
factor ia reducing the labor in making
a crop. We went through their shops
on Clayton street yesterday, and found
them bnsy making plows to fill an order
from Alabama.
The beam of the plow is made of
tubulir iron and ia very strong and
durable; the handles and feet are the
sane as on ordinary stocks. There are
three beams, each carrying a foot, so ar
ranged that the plows can be set in apy
position, backward, forward or opened
out to any width that may he deeired,
and using any kind of plow hoes. In
bedding land for cotton or corn one
round is all that is necessary to make a
perfect bed and open the furrow for seed
or fertilizer. In breaking land the plows
can be set to follow each other, oblique
ly, breaking three furrows at once. For
cultivating, one beam can be removed in
two minntes, leaving two plows which
can be set in any position desired, and
again if only one plow is wanted two of
the beams can be removed, leaving but
one, on which any plow can be uBed.
If a harrow is wanted a right and left
arm is put on with a knuckle-hinged
joint that can be widened or drawn in
to any width required. The plow is
simple in construction, light, strong a*d
will last for years. One hand with a
mule can do the work </f two hands and
two mole*.
Call at Talmadge & Brightwell’s, who
are selling tne plow. There will no
doubt be a large demand for this plow
and farmers should send in their orders
early.
A BIG FOX DRIVE.
Nearly ten thousand people partici
pated in a fox “drive” in Hardin town
ship, Pike county, Illinois, one day last
week. The depredations on the poultry
and pigs had become so annoying a^d
costly that the yeomanry of Pike couflty
resolved on a war of extermination
against Reynard. The day was fixed,
t te forces arranged under various com
manders, and at a given hour the march
commenced toward a common center.
Over fifty hounds were in the chaso, to
say nothing of innumerable curs. When
the various lines closed in, owing to the
intense excitement, qaite a number of
foxes escaped, yet On final countit was
found that thirteen of the sly depredators
had been captured. A notable feature
of the drive was the unusually large
number of ladies present. After the
dogs were turned loose,those standing in
the southwest corner of the timber saw
a large, full-grown panther coming with
majestic leaps in that direction. Wild,
raudom sbofs were fired at him. The
shouts and screams of excited women
and children made a pandemonium, and
negroes bad gone
about thirty yar^s, whin one of the
men fired, the shot hitting both the
negroes, but being bird shot did no
damage. John Yerby felt the shot
str.ke his leg and found several shot in
his boot. Luke wa3 peppered in several
places on the legs and body, one shot
penetrating his hat. It was getting too
hot for the negroes and they pat the
whip to their mules and got out of the
way^ of another volley which they—mo
mentarily expected. The negroes were
anxious to have the young men arrested
•nd were certain —they could identify
them.
The littfe boy, Arthur Rpddick, says
that be is certain he could identify
them, but could not give their
names. The police were very diligent
all day yesterday in following up tho
description given by the parties shot at.
It is a very grave charge, and we hope
the ycung men may prove themselves
clear. The two youne men, we learn,
skipped the city late yesterday evening.
Ringing Noises
In the ears, sometimes a roaring buz
zing sound are caused by catarrh,that is
exceedingly disagreeable and a very com
mon disease. Loss of smell or hearing
also result from catarrh. Hood’s Sarsa
parilla, the great blood purifier, is a
peculiarly successful remedy for this
disease, which it cures by purifying the
blood. If you suffer from catarrh, try
Hood’s Sarsaparilla, the peculiar med
icine.
GOT HIS DOG.
Dr. Lyndon has been in search of a
’possum dog for the past three months.
Advertisements have been inserted in
this paper and dogs cams in by the hun
dreds, but they did not suit for the pur
pose wanted, and were rejected. Dr.
Lyndon wanted a dog that would bark
and tree a ’possum on special occasions.
He wanted him to do the barking when
any one would come into his sash, door
and blind factory, and in extreme cases
bite those who were carrying off’ a car
load of lumber late at night. The doc
tor found one yesterday that had been
imported from Banks county,and had all
the requisites pertaining to a good ’pos
sum or coon dog. The doctor is now
happy, or at least will be, when he gets
his new blowing horn made. He will
take a trip up Sandy creek, where ’pos
sums and coons are said to abound. If
he should accidentally catch one he will
give a supper to his friends.
THE PRIZE STOVE.
Mr. F. M. Mathews is Delighted and Pays
Onr Paper an Appreciated Compliment.
Point Peter, Ga., Feb. 11.—Editor
Banner-Watchman—The stove, which
fell to my lot in your recent ^drawing,
has just been received. It is a hand
some one, and I am much pleased with
it, but not any more so than I am with
your most excellent Weekly. Your pa
per is by many considered one ■ of tha
best Weeklies in Georgia, and I sincere
ly hope it will continue to grow in favor
until it is read at the hearthstone of
every family in our grand old State.
Hoping your success in the future may
he as unbounded, as your past enter
prise shows your worth, I am,
• Yours truly.
F. M. Mathews.
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