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THE CLEVELAND PROGRESS.
Bj JJ.IIIN U. GLEE.
DEVOTED TO T1IB MIXING, A QltlCULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL INl^RESTS Of OLKVkLaND, WHITE OOUNTT AND NO It Til /CAST GEORGIA.
TERMS:— One Dollar Per Tear.
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CLEVELAND. WHITE COUNTVjjGA FRIDAY. JUNE 93. 1893.
NO. 25.
Spring and Summer Campaign.
I ho rush to our store during the past throe months has proven tlmt tho public appreciate good goods nt
popular prices. In our last advertisement wo stated that ,T. 10. Murphy had boon to Now York and purchased a largo
supply of Dry Hoods and Clothing whilo the market was low in price. Since making that announcement we have
sold a largo portion of the goods advertised, but it will be seen by the following prices, that many of the best bar
gains still remain unsold;
Dress (foods Department.
ol inch Henriettas, 20c. cheap at 25o.
“ ‘250. 11 83c.
• 30 inch •* 28o. “ 35o.
“ 35c. “ 50e.
"(0 inch all wool
Henrietta, GOo. “ 75c,
40 inch Imp’ted all
shades Henriettas 87o. “ 1.25
•10 inch Imp'ted all
shades Henriettas 98c. “ 1,35
t0 in. French Sergo 08o. “ 1.85
Dluek Dress Goods Dopartiuont.
30 inch Henriettas 28c. cheap at 35o.
35c “ 50c.
■10 inch all wool
Henriettas 00c, “ 75c.
■40 in. nil wool Im
ported Henriettas 75c “ 00c.
-40 inch all wool Im
ported Henriettas S7e “ 1,25
40 inch all wool Im
ported Henriettas 1.10 “ 1.50 j
40 inch silk warp 1.25 “ 1.50 j
40 “ “ “ 1.50 •' 2.00 j
While Goods Department.
Checked Nainsook 8c, cheap at lOo. i
“ “ 10e, 11 121c,
And so tm tit best goods made.
AVliitv India I.awn 10c, cheap at 12}e.
• “ “ “ 121e, •• 10c.' j
15c, “ 20o. |
25e, “ 35c. i
And so on up to the lluest goods made.
White Persian Lawn 15e, cheap at ‘20c.
“ “ “ 20c, “ 25e.
“ 2 So, “ 35o.
French mull in cream
and white 25c, “ 35c.
French mull in cream
and white 37c, 50c.
A lovely line of Figured Mulls and
India Dimity ranging from 10 cents to
20 conts, cheap at 15 cents to 30 cents.
Giughiun Department.
Dress Gingham 4 3-le, cheap at, 7c.
“ “ 7}o, «' 10e.
“ “ 8i<-. “ 121c.
“ “ 10c, “ 13 je.
And so on to Finest Zephyr Ginghams.
Milk Department.
22 inch Ohlna Silk,
all shades 48c, cheap at 75c.
24 inch China Silk,
all shades 75c. “ 1,00
Handsome line silks, all kinds and
shades at prices to please.
Dleucltod Donu'sUc Depart meiil.
1,500 yds. 33-in. llleuched Domestic,
soft finish, short lengths, from 5 to 25
yards in a piece, at 0 8-4c. Hells
everywhere at 10c.
Beautiful lino of 4-1 Bleached Do
mestics, in all qualities, at prices to
suit the times.
Check Domestic Department.
2,000 yds. homo spun Cotton checks
at 5c, soiling everywhere at (1 to 7 c.
3,500 yards best quality 27 iweh,
Athens checks, at 7tc, cheap at HJe.
pSIiirt Department.
Gout's whito unlitundried Dress
Shirt 39c, sold everywhere 50 to COo.
Gent's white unlaundried Dress
Shirt 50c, sold ovorwhero 00 to 75c.
Twenty hundred Linen Boson Un-
laundred Shirts at 75c, cheap at 31.00.
Handkerchief Department.
50 dozen Children's Hem-stitched
Handkerchiefs, with hosiers in fast
colors, at 2ic, worth 8c. Handsome
lino of Plain and Embroidered Hand
kerchiefs, ranging from Co to 75c,
worth at least one-third more than
marked.
Clothing Department.
$20 Suit, nil wool,
Imported, cheap at $20.50.
$10 Suit, all wool,
Imported “ $14.00.
$8 Suit, 00 per cont
nil wool “ $11.00
A lino liuo of Boys' Suits and odd
punts nl«q carried in stock. Tho celo-
brutod “Mother’s Friend” boys’ waist
from 85c to $1.25
In my grocery department 1 h ive many bargains to offer. FLOU 11, MEAT and other heavy Groceries are
purchased in ear load lots at cash prices, and inasmuch as I believe in quick miles and small profits, the purchaser
always gets the benefit. 1 still continue to buy Produce, and pay cash.
SAME OLD STAND—WEST SIDE PUBLIC SQUARE.
J. E. MURPHY, - - .
CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL,
CLEVELAND, GEORGIA.
Spring Term Emins Jim miry 2(1, tS9!L Fail Term
Regius July lOlli, 1893.
Tuition io all Classes iter Monti, $11.
In connection with the Spring ami Fall terms, will
be taught the terms of the public schools.
For further particulars call on or address
ALBERT REEL, Principal,
Or ('HAS. W. MERRITT, Assistant.
Sash, Doors and Blinds!
CLARK, BELL & CO.,
Manufacturer! and Denier* in
Sash, Doors, Blinds,
Mouldings, Brackets.
SIinsTGrUilUS and. LUMBER.
Also SKWER nod DRAIN PIPE. Prices as low i.g tho lowest. Satisfaction
guaranteed.
CLARK, BELL & CO., Gainesville, Ga.
LOGAN & SON,
MANUFACTURERS OF
Buggies and Wagons,
CLEVELAND, GEORGIA.
HorseshoeiDi and Repair^ Neatly and Cheaply Executed,
Advertise Nov/
It will Pay.
Gainesville, Ga.
Tim Hc<l of tlio Atlantic.
Proceeding westward from tho Irish
const tho ocean bed doe pons very grad
ually; in fact, fur tho first 2! 10 miles tho
gradient is hut six feet to tlm mile. In
the next twenty miles, however, tho full
is ovor 1>,000 feet, and so precipitous is
the sudden descent that in many places
depths of 1,200 to 1,000 fathoms are en
countered In very close proximity to the
100-fnthoin line. With the depth of
1,800 to 2,000 fathoms the sen bed in
part of the Atlantic becomes a slightly
undulating plain, whose gradients are so
light that they show but little alteration
of depth for 1,200 miles. Tho extraor
dinary flatness of these submarine
prairies renders the familiar simile of tho
Imsin rather inappropriate. The hollow
of the Atlantic is not strictly a bnsin
whose depth increases regularly toward
the centre; it is rather a saucer or dish-
like one, so even is the contour of its
bed.
Tho greatest depth of tho Atlantic has
been found some 100 miles to the north
ward of tho Island of St. Thomas,
where soundings of 8,875 fathoms were
obtained. The seas round Great Britain
can hardly ho regarded ns forming part of
the Atlantic hollow. They are rathor a
part of the platform banks of tho Eu
ropean continent which the ocean has
overflowed. An elevation of the sea bed
100 fathoms would suffice to lay bare the
greatest part of the North Sea nml join
England to Denmark, Holland, Belgium,
and Franco. A deep channel of water
would run down tho west coast of Nor
way, and with this the majority of the
fiords would lie connected. A great part
of the Bay of Biscay would disappear; but
Spain and Portugal are hut little re
moved from the Atlantic depression.
The 100-fathom line approaches very
near the west coast, and soundings of
1,000 fathoms can be made within
twenty miles of Cape Ht. Vincent, and
much greater depths have been sounded
at distances but little greater than this
from the western shores of the Iberian
Peninsula. [Nautical Maga/.ino..
Spanish Grandees.
In Spain the Crown gets a goodly fee
from the heir who succeeds to a grandee-
bhip on the death of his father or u rela
tive, and this fee is due for each title
that comforts the rights of a grandee,
though they are held by only one person.
There are Spanish nobles who possess
from ten to thirty titles, only a few of
which generally have a grandee’s privi-
Igces in the original grant. The late
Duke of Frias was fourteen times a
grandee, the Duke of Pastrunn eleven
times, the Duke of Medina Sidouia nine
times, the Duke of Medina Co*li is a
grandee in vlrture of no less than eight
dukedoms, five innrquisates, several earl
doms and lesser titles. In Spain women
inherit titles of all sorts and first-class
grandeeships. When a Spanish peer
leaves no sons his daughters in tail suc
ceed to the estates and titles, and carry
them into other families. Tho consorts
of these peeresses arc allowed to use the
titles of their wives.—[London News.
Proi< ehsok Dolbkaii, of Tufts College,
thinks there can he no doubt that tele-
rraphing without the use of wires is near
hand. There is good reason to bc-
•ve that wires will not he necessary
en for commercial purposes, He do-
I res there is no doubt that within u
: .r electrical trains will run at the rate
1 120 injles an hour.
Bill ARP'S* LETTER,
Men lo HonJiGT. Mr. Stewart
Which Ho Claims to Have boon Inflicted
nt tho Philosopher's Homo.
Ju'Iro Clark had to jrao nml explain. Tho
young peop’o hail etiRfiJcd a hull wherein to
nave u little dance, and itWoins somoboriy who
didn’t approve of I he vubuicm Hied n hill of in
junction, tvhch came up for a hearing befoio
Iiia In nor. Now, tho jivdgo Ih a Scholar nml
linn long perused nml enjoyed the gift'd pootn,
and, after hearing aVgUpicnt, he rofunod tho
Injunction, and railing to mind tho bountiful
linen of Byron ho ciirclcflffy paid: "On with
the dnnoo; lot j »y ho uneAnnetU” All of this
go* into tho papers, ««f efrmrso. and tho jmlgo
received no many letters from his good brethren
In tlio church that ho had to rise and explain
in a very pretty letter fa tho press.
It poems that I ami myffamily aro in a danc
ing aorapo and I wish tllfc$ Leonid got out of it
at ploiiBantlj as (lift'll is Jionor. Ours occurred
nearly five yearn ago and mu-ht to ho barred by
tho B'a'utoof limltntiohft, lmt t ver ami anon
no hoar of it from far ajvay liko tho Hound of
a tinkliug cymbal, and’juy Christian friomls
fo. l eoiiKtralncd to write w or send tho papers
that toll about it. It wasn't much of nu nfTnir,
but grows bigger and bigger as tho years roll
on. I have recently received'.tho Dallas News,
which a kind Judy Bent with tho dancing para
graph marked, hb usual.’ It wuh in a sermon
proaohed there a few days ago by tho ltov.
Gcorgo Stowart, tho narther of Ham Jones in
miHsionury work, and in iilio Huid :
"A dtcoy duck Jh n thing that propones to
bo a duck and Ih not; A duck. Tho devil
decoys by a painted mombor of 1 ho ol.uroh
that ban not life. Tho devil can tio them any
where.” | If
Hero ho rolatoil how hi was onughtbyono
of these decoys. Ho WAsBuYitod to a birthday
party givon at tho hemp of a prcBbylerinn
cldi r. Tho Presbyterian pastor wont with
him. They had a good Aimer and a pleasant
tTilling and left at lO Voloek. Tho next
morning tho Atlanta Oqitfultltioa had a glow
ing acoount of it nnd woi J) on to say that at 12
o’clock tho dining roam was cleared and from
midnight to day tho Jolly party tripped tho
light fantastic, and niuofg those presont ap
peared tho names of lhvf George Blow art and
Dr. II ill house.
I haven’t got. over thafeniirch yet. Letters
and p Btal cards poured jin paying: “Georgo
Hicwurr, wlmt is tho matter with you?"
Hoinabo,* or nomohCMr *
wherever tho Hov. Mr. 186
h< rmoiH it - gols out Unii
decoy—and I lioar of it]
If lie told it as a fabl#
named no nann s I would)!
good fablo and tlioro was
tact for him to build
now copyrighted aud stef ..,
Tho raots aro that when one of our boys at
tained bln majority in 1858 wo did give him a
birthday party and he y invited lus young
friends and wo invited somo of ours who woro
older, and among thosn.dvaB our pastor, Mr.
1111.house. It was ft goodly company of good
1* oph* who were woll rals&l and well maunorod.
ltov. Mr. Stewart wiis^nt? invited, hut somo-
how ho cornu with our^M|oh( r and received a
cordial weioomo. lie htjun not docoyod hither
by ally of uk. My wife i®d daughters had pro
vided a bouuliful fonst^pimre waB u big, fat
tin key gobblor «t encl^hid ol tlio long tablo
nml nil the spaco bctwCtor was filled with good
tiling-. Mr. rtWwart ttyj/yod it, I know, aud
given a place of liuiior nnd he partook
ivhonovor and
rfc tells that in his
[ am the duck—tho
nuxioiiB friends,
rr an allegory and
t c ire. It is a light
hough foundation in
Land bo built*
Btypod.
It i
ttiOit heartily an
wisdom with ab
enjoyed if, too,
ity. There woro
a f raid.
About it o’olook,
L )so l his wit and his
edoni. Onr pastor
In tho general hilar-
:>lost or make them
• I ho foast was over,
Mr. Hillhotieo said to niy/Jnrjfo that ho had rea
son to HUppoBO that tho rohng folks had planned
n ltltlo danco, to whiohV had no poraoiiHl ob-
jo« tion, but as many gotflj people lmd a differ
ent opinion, nnd ns ho wh| a minister, it would
bo better for him to rot(ip. And bo ho did re
tire nnd took Mr. H’owirf jvrith him.
Tlio voting p oplo did mure i» ilnnco nnd wo
ad toiJoyod it, cHpooInlfy! my wifo, who was
raked Hint way, but now alas, can only look
on amt pat hor little foot- to tlio innate. The
festivities closed a lit tic* .after midnight and
We said our prayers and went to bed.
This is all of it that I know. Tlio oditors of
Tho Constitution have searched in vain to find
any niontion of tho party in tli ir next “morn
ing” paper or any other paper, and how it got
out on Mr. Stewart wo art.-ut a loss to know. It
novor got out on Mr. IliiJhuuso, nor did any
body ever oa l l him to account in letters or pos
tal cards.
Wo aro all truly sorry that Mr. 8 tow Art got
smirched at our homo and as lie Booms to have
never recovered from it, wo will do ail wo can
to roliovo him, ‘'Touch hot mine aiinointed
and do my prophets no harm, "is a cardinal
text at our house. Certainly wo had no .inten
tion to decoy or to smirch him, and hopo lie will
have charily and coaso making us a target,
“ilo that hath not charity is ns Hounding brass
nnd a tinkling cymbal.” 'J lmt is the cymbal
that wo have heard ever aud anon from Iloan-
oke, Va., to Dallas, Tox., audit disturbs our
family tranquility for it abes not seem amiable
or Cfir.stiun to accopt the hospitality of a
family and depart with their bleating and then
make them a target to shoot at all over tho
land. King David raid: **If I have rewarded
evil un'o him who is at peace witli mo may mine
enemy persecute my soul and take it. May ho
trend my 1 to into tlio earth and lay mine honor
in i lie duiit.” That is good script tiro, too. Now
as to tho sin or innocence of tho parlor danro
I do not propose to discuss that with anybody.
Mv freedom of opinion I will maintain on all
stibjicls and I accord to others the same liber
ty. While I differ with Ham Jones aud Ins co-
workt rs in many things I give them full credit
for the good they m\» doing in reforming tho
thoughtless and the err ng, and 1 bid thorn
speed ou their mission. If pulling mo down
w 11 help them to raise others up it is all right,
but still I do not think it iuco*Htry and I
write this letter more to relievo Mr.
Ktewart from tlio unintentional smiich that lie
says ho r« coived at my hotiso than to relievo
myself. Our consciences are perhaps not ns
sensitive as those of some other peop!o and wo
may ho doing wrong in giving birthday par-
lies with a parlor dance at tho close, but no
harm has ever come of them, except tho smirch,
tliat wo know of. Onr children Jovo us and
honor us and aro goo 1 to us, and when they
gather at tho family mansion wo aro all Imppy
togother. Wo rejoice with thogo who rejoice
sud weep with ihose who weep. I would not
intrude even this much of our domestic affairs
upon the public, hut I hsvo many frlendH in
Texas whoso icgard I treasure in my daily
memories, and it grieves mo that they may be
lieve mo a hypocrite or a pain tod du k, and so
I hope The Dallas Nows will copy this much of
my letter and lot me stand or fall by it—and
lot Mr. Stewart bo relieved from tho smirch
from which he so long has suffered.
Wo arc going to have another birthday party
next week, on tho 15th. It will bo my own and
that of our eldest grandson, who beats my
name and my birthday, and will than bo twon-
ty-ono. Tho young folks will gather as usual,
and, no doubt, will close the evening with
another parlor dance. “Evil be to him who
evil thinks.'’
I am writing history now, and havo nearly
finished my little book. It will bo published
by Gunn ft Co., of Boston, and bn offered to
tlio hcUooIh by Frof. Roberson, of Atlanta, in
the early fall* It is not ko good a book as I ex
pected to write, for I havo been sorely troubled
wi h my head and eyes, and tho physicians
havo forbidden mo to write or read, or even to
think very much. It is not so comprehensive,
I know, as that of Prof. Evani, whose faithful
work I admire very much, but it is, perhaps,
inoro suitable for tho grammar school, and
thorn is matter in it that will not he found else
where, aud that I espechUy desire our young
peoplo to know.— Bill Am*, in Atlanta Consti
tution.
Tlio largest church in tho world is
St. FcUr’s, in Borne; tho fiiualloat, a
church ten square* in tho Ifllo of
Man*
HIGH ART CLOTHING!
-FOR-
Spring and Summer Wear,
Thu poc.p'o nru with in ihn minuto wo put tlm prioo on mir Gufpint lino of Nuw RIjIch.
Biiyoi's Walto Up! ’Tis tlio Spring of ’90 !
Tl 1‘ op' ninn MuntliH of MU- Fir-t Souso 1 wo Hluill ttnku you nil ruuicm'»ir AS A H10VKI.A I'lO.N IN FINK GOODS
AND FAIR l’lill'KS. Wo nr« 5'uiiig t ■ tin biuimui wi ill you beenuso wo luivu just exactly wlnt you waul, a .J our prices
uru h tnply irresistible.
• Our Spring and Summer Attractions Will Cause a Turnout.
Riu’h quantities of Now Btylcs us we hIuuv iti nil ilcp 11 (ui'-ut'i imvo nothin** to be mlutl for. I11 quiliiy nnd vnrioty
i,i, r Kiv>4i New Lima nrostrictly llrst-eluss in oviwv dotuiI. Wo Imvo ilic iliqniiition, tlio iibility nn 1 lb; lS'ii^ mt (1 mill to
plciisu 1 vi rv liuyor who int-rckinn Imryains in tlio lino of
MENS’ AND BOYS’ CLOTHING, HATS, CAPS AND GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS.
Our complete ntsoriniciit inniri s perfort Ruiisfaction in tho selection of Good* to sntisfy imliviiliml Instoi. Yon will
find our Inrun .lock inmlo up ontiroly of Goods tlwilmil trustworthy, lorvicciblo nnd lljc host of tlioir cl rs. EVKHY-
'1111 Nt4 GOKrt AT TI1K LOWEST POSHIlll.E l’RK E. Gome mul sco how FAIR wo tto it you, how well wu will
l'l EABKy u nnd how null’ll wu will R\Y15 f r you.
LIPSTINE & HUMAN,
Arlington Block, Two Boors from Fostolllec, GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA.
WRECKERS OF HIGH PR8CES AND SHODDY CLOTHIWC.
GEORGIA HEWS NOTES.
il Ra
Tho next mooting of tho GoorginBnr
Association will bo hold at Homo, Ga.,
Wednesday, July 5th, 1893. Hooinl
courtesies will bo extended by tho
llotno Jlnr,
1 lieutenant Snttcrloo, ossistant ad
jutant general of tho state, ban gone
to attend tho Alabama, stale encamp
ment, having been detailed as inspec
tor by tlio secretary of war.
Judge W. II. Fish, of Oglethorpe,
Macon county, lias been appointed a
trustee of tho Mtnto university to fill
the vacancy caused by tho death of
Oolonol Hollis, of Amerious.
Tho melon growers of Berrien coun
ty nro unanimously agreed that their
crops will bo short, the cold weather
cauBing many of tho young melons to
drop off tlio vines, but they believe
the quality of what does mature will
bo flue.
Tlio cotton outlook for tho fall is by
no means discouraging. Tho crop,
though not as largo as tho one last
year, ia in a good condition, and with
fair rains and opportune weather, the
yield for tlio fall will lie satisfactory
to tho farmers.
Tho Macon city council hns ordered
nn election for tho issuance of $200,000
IiouiIh to sewer tlio city. The resolu
tions provide for an advisory commit
tee of seven citizens to net with the
mayor and council on tlio sewer mat
ter and practically does away with tho
sinking fund.
Not a single one of tlio enses on tlio
eleven indictments for forgery found
against. Harry Hill, tho Atlanta forger,
has boon set for trial as yet, and it ih
hardly likely that he will be brought
to trial before the next, term of tho
court. Hill's bond has been tlxed at
J}I1,0(H), which, ho far, lie lias not
given.
The situation following the suspen
sion of Hobbs & Tucker's hank at Al
bany is most flattering. The deposit
ors have accepted tho situation calmly,
feeling assured that they will get their
money at an curly date. In addition
to tho bank’s capital, Captain It.
Hobbs ims pledged JiiH private forluuo
to tho payment of every depositor.
Tho latest report of Revenue Agent
Chapman sIiowh that during the month
of Muy there were thirty-nine disti Ber
ios seized and destroyed in the north
ern district of Georgia. Tin's is a very
heavy showing, as tho number is con
siderably in excess of previous months,
nnd indicates that distilling is on thu
increase, especially in tho mountain
districts.
The Georgia State Normal school will
bo held nt Rock College, Athens, tliis
summer. Tho session begins on Wed
nesday, July 5th, ami (doses Wednes
day, August 30th, and tho attendance
bias fair to bo very large. Tuition is
freo nnd board only three dollars per
week, which pulH attendance Within
tho reach of all touchers. A line pro
gram lias been arranged and the facul
ty includes some of tho best talent in
tlio state.
No complaints oomo from southern
counties, but that there never was a
better season. All crops, even cotton,
aro in good condition. Tbo crop is
very full of forms. Corn is mostly
laid by, and is in tussle. Tho full
liunefit of the rains early in tho week
was received, as farmers had their
crops well cleaned. Potatoes and
gardens are looking well. Ponchos
are beginning to ripen, nnd a good
crop of apples and pears are indicated.
Sorno reports predict the best fruit
crop for many years. The ground
nnd the crops in this section are now
in tlio best condition, and everything
points to abundant harvests.
Tho Julia Force Cam.
The enso of Miss Julia Force, against
whom there are now two indictments
for tho murder of her two sisters,
Misses Minnie and Florence, at Atlan
ta, lias been set for Juno 2(ith, in order
to allow the defense plenty of time to
got ready by the date selected for tho
uniting of the case. Holicitor Hill
prosecute Miss Force, and will
have an associate counsel in tlio matter
to aid him. Who tho counsel will lie
the solicitor 1ms not decided upon.
Representing tho defense will lie Cap-
lain John Hardeman, of .Macon, and
Mr. Burton Smiili, of Atlanta. A
plea of insanity will probably bo en
tered by tlio counsel for tl|0 defense.
Tho outcome of tlio ease w ill be aw ait
ed wilii more than ordinary interest,
ami it iH expected that it will bo very
difficult to soeuro a jury. Tho details
of tho murder of Misses Minnie and
Florence Force by their sister, tho de
fendant, are still fresh in tiro minds of
tlio public. MisH Julia Force’s own
story told most vividly how the cold
blooded murder was executed; how
M10 bought tho pistol aud to wliat ev
feet she used it. To tho press sho gave
a statement written by herself, which
purported to bo a story of her own
life, and which was written in a re
markably good stylo. Him was put on
trial in tho ordinary'h court on a writ
of insanity, and when tho jury found
lmr insane she declared vehemently
that sho was not crazy.
Weekly Wcullmr lliilleihl.
In the northwest section of tho
state, form work lias holm retarded by
frequent rain. The latter part of tho
week, however, helped matters some
what with its warm, sunshiny days.
Cotton remains small, and is aflliotcd
with lieo in a few localities. Its
growth is slow, as thenightHhavo boon
cool. The wheat harvest has begun,
and a fair yield is being realized.
Tho crop is a little rusted. Fall oats
are ripening, aud tho crop promises
woll. Corn is Into on I lie bottoms,
which havo boon too wet. Fruit is
fairly plentiful, but ponchos nro rut
ting badly, and there is considerable
complaint of pear blight. Gardens
are in good condition.
Tho farmers of tlio northern section
aro busy cleaning out tlio grass which
accumulated in their crops during tho
rainy weather of tho early part of tlio
week. Most cotton shows somo im
provement, nnd is growing rapidly;
but tho stands aro poor, and tho intiro
crop is into. Corn, although small, is
generally healthy, aud gives promise
of nn abundant yield. Wheat is ripen
ing rapidly, and in many places is be
ing out. Tlio condition of this crop is
excellent. Fruit has been badly in
jured by tlio heavy rains, which have
beaten it off of tho trees, nnd caused
rot in suidi portion of fho crop as still
remained.
Reports from northeast Georgia nro
that tho corn crop for this year is tlio
finest on record. Tho abundant rains
luivo started cotton ofif, and have great
ly improved garden truck. Cotton,
though small for tho time of year,
looks well. Wheat and fall oats Imvo
been harvested ami fair yii Ids are re-
ported. Apples nro reported falling
from tlio trees, and early poaches aro
rotting.
Grass seems to bo a prevailing nui.
snneo in tho western counties. It
grew very rapidly during tlio rainy
weather, especially in tlio corn mid
cotton crops. Cotton chopping is
shout over. Tho plant lias improvod
wonderfully in some places during tho
last week, while in other places too
much rain lias rather injured it. Tho
stands ill many cases are faulty. Tlio
plants aro small and tlio crop is grassy,
and, from the present outlook, it will
lio impossible to make a full crop. Up
land corn, though small and grassy, is
looking healthy. Thu fruit crop in
this section is poor,and in many places
almost a failure. Benches aro still
rotting, and tho crop will bo small.
Apples and grapes seem to bo in bet
ter condition.
In central Georgia, tho past week
has proved a favorable one to crops,
and a decided improvement lias taken
place. Harvesting of wheat nnd fall
oats is nbout completed, and tlio crop
is moro than nn average one. Tlio con
dition of spring oats is much im
proved, nnd a good crop is promised.
Cotton lias commenced to grow vigor
ously, aud, although the crop is somo-
what grassy, its condition is greatly
improved. Tho melon crop will not
bo a largo ono, as tho stands aro in
many cases rather poor. Cantaloupes
aro in fair condition, and promise an
averngo crop. With tlio exception of
grapes, figs and apples, fruit trees are
yielding u small crop, much having
dropped off. Vegetable crops nro do
ing finely.
Weather conditions have, on tlio
whole, been favorable for tho crops of
tho eastern section, although, during
tlio early part of tlio week, showers
were frequent, anil in many localities
quito heavy. These frequent rains
have enusod grass to grow in tho crops
rapidly, whilo tlio farmer him lmd little
opportunity to work. Cotton is
small, and on lowlands rather yellow.
Oil high nnd sandy lands it lias fired,
slightly. Oats havo all boon har
vested, and aro being housed. Tlio
yiolil appears to bo slightly bolow tlio
average in quantity, but of good qual
ity. Watermelons nro in ilno condi
tion, nml rapidly approaching matur
ity. Shipping will soon begin. Fruit
is fairly good.
I11 the southwest sootion, tlioro lias
generally been ail excess of rainfall.
This has caused grass aud woods to
grow rapidly, nml, nt tho same time,,
has delayed tho farmer in his work of
clearing them out of his crops. Ru
perts rolntivo to corn indicate a very
favorable condition of that important
crop. It ims almost all been laid by. 1
Cotton is blooming, and, ns a rule,'
locks fine, oxcopt in a few districts
whom “black root” in affecting it.
Oats havo all been harvested, ami aro
gonorally above tho averngo. Fruit is
rotting, and tlio crop will no doubt bo
short.
Reports from irfl over southern
Georgia indicate very plainly that all
crops aro in a flourishing condition.
Tho prospects for all crops aro good.
No heavy rniirn fell to wnhli tiio lands
or iujnro tho crops, but it came in
warm, gontlo showers, which caused
all crops to grow rapidly, us, also,
woods and gruHs. A11 excellent crop of
oats 1ms been harvested throughout
tho whole suction. Melons aro ripen
ing rapidly. Fruit is ripo and plen
tiful, aud, us a rule, m in excellent
condition. Many fruit trees havo
blight, aud tho orop still continues to
fall; yet, plunty remains for a good
yield.
A Canine Cow-Itllllcor.
What 1ms boon a mystery for some
weeks to tlio dairy peoplo on Colonel
IC. M. bynchurst's stock farm, situated
liino miles from Bnshvillc, Bonn., was
solved a night or two ago by a shrewd
milker known ns Jiui. Into Jim’s special
care was entrusted tlio Colonel's well
blooded, pedigreed cow called Kentucky
Rose, which lias been accustomed to
give three full gallons of ricli milk daily,
lint nil at once Kentucky Rose dwindled
down to a gallon, scarcely enough for
her calf. Jim was puzzled over the
mystery.
livery night watchers woro sot to try
and solvo tho problem. One night, after
waiting until nearly morning, tlio party
startod for home, when nit at once the
Colonel saw a whito object shoot across
11 patch of moonlight. He anil Ji|n re
turned to Kentucky Rose's stall, tho
furthest from tho sleeping rooms of tho
men, just ns JoBsnmiau Bell managed to
squeeze himself through the narrow pass
into tho stall. The two moil then noise
lessly climbed to tho loft above, ami
there they saw tlio setter on his hind
legs steadily draining thu cow as dry as
Ids capacity admitted.
At last Kentucky Rose, no doubt ag
grieved at tlio wrong done her offspring,
who were compelled to go hungry, turned
about and gave him a severe punch in
tbo side, and it was to tliis treatment,
undoubtedly, that the setter owed his
present adornment. Tho next day ho
was seen to stual to tlio pasture, to givo
Idmscif another good "tuck-in," but on
looking up lie saw Ids master nnd tlio
man just gazing nt him with laughing
countenances, lio dropped ids tail aud
disappeared for days, avoiding the other
animals nnd tho men on tlio place, as
well as his master, as if lie fell guilty of
having been a sly. greedy mid treacher
ous dog.—INow York Telegram.
A Feathered Room.
Cnstlo Moritzburg, on tho Dresden
Heath, lias ol into become prominent as
the trysting-placeof two sovereigns, Jim-
peror William 1. ami King Arthur of Sax
ony. Tlio old time-worn mansion, .sur
rounded by lakes well stocked with fish,
played 1111 important part in tlio history
of thu Saxon dynasty, when August the
Strong gave Ids sumptuous entertain
ments within its walls and grounds,
which rivullcd those of tlio Trianon
epoch in Franco. Tlio greatest curi
osity of tho protty hunting chalet, which
contains over 200 rooms profusely deco
rated witli magnificent antlers 1111a hunt
ing trophies, is the “Feathered Room,”
11 space in which tho tapestries, rugs,
bedspread uud tester curtain uru made of
the plumes of numerous exotic birds.
Everything in tliis room is Mexican han
diwork, and was tlio giftot the King of
Spain to August tho Strong.—(New
York World.
NOT MUCH OK A BAVINO.
Old Bachelor—Now that you’ro mar
ried you don't have to Bend your gar
ments out any more to he mended, I pre
sume.
Marriod Friend—N o, don’t havo to
send them out dow. My wifo always hat.
tlio house full of sowing women,—[Now
York Weekly.