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THE CLEVELAND PROGRESS.
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DEVOTED TO THE Ml NIX O, AGRICULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS Of CLEVELAND, WHITE COVNTT AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.
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CLEVELAND. WHITE COUNTY,’ GA .I FRIDAY, JUNE 30. 1893.
NO. 2G.
Spring and Summer Campaign.
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■ “ IT 1>10n ! K ndver ‘ isoa > but U wUl bc *«™ l, y tUo following prices, tlmt raonv of the best lmr-
gnuiR Btill remain unsold :
Dross Goods Dopnrtmcnt.
34 inch Henriettas, 20o. cheap at 25o.
3(! inch
25o.
28c.
35o.
wool
60e.
33c.
35c.
60c.
75o.
40 inch all
Henrietta,
40 iucli Imp’teil all
shades Henriettas 87c.
4(1 inch Imp’tod all
shades Henriettas !)8c.
4‘i in. Frefteh Sergo98c.
ID nek Dross Goods Department.
'*(1 inch Henriettas 28c. cheap at 35c.
1.35
1.35
35o
40 inch all wool
Henriettas 60c,
40 in. all wool Im
ported Henriettas 75c
40 inch all wool Im
ported Henriettas 87c
40 inch all wool Im
ported Henriettas 1.10
40 inch silk warp 1.25
1.50
50c.
1.25
1.50
1.50
2.00
While floods Department.
(’becked Nainsook Sc, choap nt 10c.
“ “ 10c, “ 12ic,
And so on to best goods made.
"White India Lawn 10c,
121c,
15c,
2Ge,
>hoiq> nt 12}e.
“ 10c.
*• 20c.
" 35c.
And so Oil up to the finest goods made.
White Persian Lawn 15c, cheap nt 20c.
“ “ “ 20c, “ 25c.
“ 25o, 11 35c.
French mull in cream
and white 25c, 11 35c.
French mull in cream
and white 37c, “ 50c.
A lovely lino of Figured Mulls and
India Dimity ranging from 10 cents to
20 cents, cheap at 15 cents to 30 cents.
Giughmn Department.
I>a|ss (linghnm 4 3-4o, choap nt 7c.
71c, “ 10c.
“ 8jc, <• 121c.
" 10c, “ 13 Jo.
And so on to Finest Zephyr Ginghams.
Silk Department.
22 inch China Silk,
all shades 48c, cheap nt 75o.
24 inch Chinn Silk,
all shndoH 75c. “ 1,00
Handsome lino silks, nil kinds and
shades at prices to please.
Blenched Domestic Department.
1,500 yds. 33-iu. Bleached Domestic,
soft finish, short lungths, from 5 to 25
yards in a piece, nt 0 3-4e. Sells
everywhere at 10c.
Beautiful lino of 4-1 Bleached Do
mestics, in nil qualities, at prices to
suit the times.
Check Domestic Department.
2,000 yds. home spun Cotton checks
at 5c, selling everywhere at. 0 to 7 0.
3,500 yards host quality 27 isch,
Athens chocks, nt 71c, cheap nt 81c.
[Shirt Department.
Gent's white unlnundried Dress
Shirt 39c, sold everywhere 50 to G0o.
Gent’s white I'nlnundricd Dress
Shirt 50c, sold everwhero (10 to 75c.
Twenty hundred Linen Bosom Un-
Iaumlred Shirts at 75c, cheap at $1.00.
Handkerchief Department.
50 dozen Children's Hem-stitched
Handkerchiefs, with bo.dors in fast
colors, at 2}o, worth 8c. Handsome
line of Plain and Embroidered Hand
kerchiefs, ranging from Go to 75c,
worth at least one-third more than
marked.
Clothing Departmont.
$20 Suit, all wool,
Imported, cheap at $20,50,
$10 Suit, all wool,
Imported “ $14.00.
$8 Suit, 90 per cent
nil wool “ $11.00
A fine line of Boys’ Suits and odd
pants also carried in stock. The cele
brated "Mother’s Friend” boys’waist
from 35c to $1.25
CONCESSIONS
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IMPOSITION.
In my grocery department 1 have many bargains to offer. FLOUR, MEAT and other heavy Groceries are
purchased in car load lots at cash prices, and inasmuch as I believe in quick sales 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,
Gainesville, Ga.
CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL,
CLEVELAND, GEORGIA.
Spring
Term Regius January 2(1, 1803. Fall Term
Bogins July lOlli, 1893.
Tuition in all Classes per Monti, $1.00.
In connection with the Spring and Fail terms, will
he taught flic terms of the public schools.
For further particulars call on or address
ALBERT BELL, Principal,
Or C1IAS. W. MERRITT, Assistant.
Sash, Doors and Blinds!
CLARK, BELL & CO.,
-Manufacturers and Dealers in-
Sash, Doors, Blinds,
Mouldings, Brackets.
SHINGLES andL LUMBER.
Also t'ENNKU ami DRAIN PIPE. Prices us low ns the lowest. Salisfnctloo
guaranteed.
CLARK, BELL & CO., Gainesville, Ga.
aUMAfllilC K 18011*13 S,
Oahnhh fUbMoN.—Itomovo tho nsl.
front tho can, take out all tho hones, and
put it in as largo nieces as possibly on
tho platter. Klico lemons over tho toil
and garnish witli curled paisley.
Boilino Front.—'Tho greatest mistake
111 bailing fish In general is to plunge it
| into bulling water. Tho fresher a lisli in,
l.lio better it is; we do not know mly fish
that improves with hooping, nild somo,
liko hluefish, ennnot be oaten in perfec
tion away from tho sound of tho ocean
| waves. To boil salmon or halibut liavo
ready at least three quarts of clear cold
| water in the fish-kettle. Add a sliced
onion, half a carrot, eight peppers, half
I a hay leaf, a spray of parsley, two table
I peon fills of vinegar, a heaping table
spoonful of salt. Lay the fish on the per-
I [orated tray of the fish kettle, submerge
It in the water nnd put it on a part of tho
stove where it will come rather quickly
to the boiling point. Let it cook, after
it boils, for live to ten minutes only, or
Until the bone in the centre of the sic ik
seems loosened. It is very much In
jured by cooking any longer. Though
underdone fish is very objectionable, «
tliiu steak of this kind mny bo easily
Cooked through in tho lime given. These
I large fishes are served with Hollandiiise
i sauce, or lobster or oyster sauce.
| Onion Sour.- -An onion soup is ono
of the best vegetable soups we liavo. Fry
I four onions cut in thin slices, In two
heaping tablespoonfuls of hotter, or even
of nice fat. Stir the onions continually
| while they are frying, nnd when they
| are quite brown add a scant half cup ol
; flour. Continue stirring the rather pasty
j mixture that you have till the (lour has
cooked a little and is well browned.
| Then add very carefully, a little ut a
time, three cups of boiling wafer. Add
Everything on Sale From Teas to
Tcleseopo Lenses-Thc Orouuds
Lined Thickly AVUlli Doof.lis.
ONCESSIOJWRES have oh-
I / tnined ho many rights nt tho
V ‘ J Fair it would ho possible for a
bnbyto enter the grimudu in
all his mcftgvoneBB qf garb and come
( ut arrayed like the Rajah of Jorovc in
case by some goblirt’ti touch his bald
ness of birth might; be changed in n,
day to that of agfcj Every possible
want of human nature from the cradle
h> the coffin lms sheen anticipated.
There is not a tiling ’blissing from tail
ties for the nursling® to crutches for
the decrepit. y
There are safety pills in the Woman’s
Building nnd St. PeSjer’s domes in the
machinery; wormy jeoeoonn for the
silk indnstrioB in tjho Manufactures
Hall and ilies in tho fisheries; thim
bles nnd towels null matches, over
shoes, straw lints add handkerchiefs;
Eiffo) towers, Solomon's temples u.id
baked clams; lne(J balloons and
microscopes; Shafiskpanro’s bouses,
buttermilk and peanuts; lust nails,
linked Apollon and cotton bales; ln-ieks
made while you waipj Blue (irotto-of-
Oapris and eider; gang-books, cigar
ettes and buns; suspendovs, cancn and
cushions; tidies,sock® nnd ancient Jerti
sal chib; cut flowers, j/coiuhcddors and
inkstands; pop-corn;';spoons and hair
brushes; bookmarks,- featherwork and
relies of La Babida, «tm and attar ol
loses; Columbus, fUnotogruplis and Tho majority of Savannah’s phyi
lemonade. || eiivns predict, that this sminer will bo
Thero is plenty of perfumery in tho healthiest tho city hns experienced
slots and an abumlMieo of graphs- : ill years.
HIGH ART CLOTHING!
-FOB-
Spring and Summer Wear,
Tho pnop’c nro with us Iho minuto wo put tho prico on our ologunt lino of Now Stjles.
Buyers WalLO Up! ’Tits tlxo Spring of ’93!
Tl e op. ning Months of i nr Kir.1 Season we slnill nviko you nil remember AS A ItEVISL.Y 1'ION IN FINE GOODS
AND FAIli I’lUOES. Wo uro going t - do business with you because wu have jus', exactly whit you want, and our prices
are simply irresistible.
Our Spring and Summer Attractions Will Cause a Turnout.
Such quantities of Now Styles as wo show in all departments lo.ivo nothing to he asked for. In quality ninl variety
our Fresh New Lines nrestrielly first-class in every detail. We have the iliqmdtion, thu uhility and the E'eguit Giodi to
please every buyer who is si eking bargains in the line of
WENS’ AND BOYS’ CLOTHING, HATS, CAPS AND GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS.
Oiir ennphle assortment insures perfect satisfaction in Iho selection of Goods to satisfy individual tastes. You will
find cur lari'o stock made up entirely of Goods that, nro trustworthy, serviceable and tho heat of their cl-as. EVEHY-
TllINU (101-13 AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PURE. Come nnd seo how FAIR wo trod, you, how well we will
l’l EASEy u and how much wo will SIVK f r you.
LIPSTINE & HUMAN,
Arlington Block, Two Doors from Postoflicc, GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA.
WRECKERS OF HIGH PRICES AND SHODDY CLOTHING.
GEORGIA NEWS NOTES.
phones ; luiit mufflers, linen scarfs and
fountain pens; mud tiles, phono
graphs and magnets/ Santa Marias,
l’intiis and candy apples; Ceylon fens,
Japan sweets and photographs of Mon
tana; spring water, (telescope lenses,
and lavender seedH ; guides, cigars and
Venetian mugs 1 shihes, chocolate and
puzzles; liberty bells, elevator ridi
(kilomd .Tames 1). Waddell, presi
dent of the Elate Agricultural Society,
has recently made tho rounds of ilio
etato in the interest of tho next fair.
Colonel Waddell reports that he has
foU'ii' tho farmers In a more prosper
ous condition than fny time sinee tho
war. They have not much ready
and glass balls; Brazilian curios, up- money, but they liavo gupplioH of nil
pies nnd swims ; flower pots, urabrol- kinds in aujindanee, and consequently
las and doughnuts; uiiderwcnr, jowel- they ufo independent and don’t need
ry anil glue | COdoa, whale ships nnd much money.
snulV boxes, stenographers and wire I * * *
pins; cactus plants, tintypes and thu | According to reports, tho hauling of
Daily Columbian i photos of the Duke 1 life Watermelon elo|i lias stirred up
of Verngilfl, tunes Hind dolls; cooli bad blood between the Central and
books, baby food ami East Indian . tho Haviiiimih, Florida and Western
carvings and so on ad lib. j railroads. The Central railroad poo-
Corporatious, individuals and com- pie complain that the Hnvannnh, Flor-
pnnicB have bid actively for the privi- ida and Western road absolutely ro-
lege of supplying thew) articles, They ! fuses to place their ears for melon
did not hesitate to liobtraot to pay the shipments, with tho result that tho
exposition management onc-fourtll of ' Central’s business iH very largely eur-
thoir gross receipts, knowing full well tailed and tho Savannah, Florida mid
that ibis shard would bo added to tho Western is getting the lion’s share of
price or tho q-.mntitd.or quality re
duced proportionates!;! or advantages
taken of tho willingness of visitors to
pay exposition rate! Most of tho
LOGAN & SON,
MANUFACTURERS OF
Buggies and Wagons,
CLEVELAND, GEORGIA.
Horseshoeina and Repairing Neatly and Cheaply Executed,
now a teaspoonful of Halt, and let tho
soup stand at the back of tho stove,
whore it will slowly simmer for half an
hour. Now mash smooth two fresh-
boiled potatoes, add about half a cup of
milk to them and stir them into tho
soup. Add another cup of boiled milk,
or enough to reduce it to a creamy con
sistency. Home brands of flour require
a little more milk tliun othors. Strain
the soup through a fine puree sieve. An
ordinary (lour sieve will do. Return it
to the kettle, which should he rinsed and
wiped out, and lot it boil ten minutes,
Stirring it frequently. l*ut a half cup
of little squares of toasted bread and two
tablcspoonful of minced chives in thu
•urecu uud pour the hot soup over them.
Advertise Now
It will Pay,
Nutritive Value of Da con.—Next
to sweet, fresh butter, ns ft digestible fat,
cornei bacon, which, when delicately
broiled, is as delicious as it is nutritious.
It is said to be the process of curing that
changes pork, which, in its fresh state,
is so hard lor a delicate stomach to as
similate. The fibres are bo close that the
digestive fluids do not readily act upon
it. An authority ou the chemistry of
foods, says: “Bacon has come to rival
cod liver oil as a cure for consumption.*
It would be interesting to know how
the word “key,” which is the character
istic name of many small islands in the
Spunish-Amoricnn waters, should have
crept so far north as the coast of New
Jersey, where it is found in Key East and
Key West. Tho word is from the same
root ns quay, and it appears some hun
dreds of times between Florida and tho
copt of Boutb America,
the melon busine*
Tlio Augusta and Manchester rail
road, which is a branch of tho Atlantia
concession artiolos are not among tho , Const Lino, will l.o built to August,i,
necessities of life, but are devised in nI1 ,l the (listanoo between Augusta and
the belief that Bar,mm was right when Now York considerably lessened. The
he declared that ptopTb were happy in building of the road lms a matter
being humbugged, Anyone Who buys of Conjecture for some years, but now
a brass model labeled "souvenir” does ' rt |l doubt issot i.aldo, and it is positively
so because ho wants to, and wanting to known that before tho close of this
ho should ho given an opportunity, j year, the road will ho completed ami
t ho chap who has his name spun in a iu oporation. ’Tho best evidence of
kerchief while he watches the process ■ tho fnct i(1 tlmt tho raiIrolKl )mH ))or _
is not a victim, or if linns hoisn willing I mwod money onough to construct,
equip, maintain and operate the lines.
ono. Ho who enjoys the mysteries of
electricity likes to buy s nucleus trinket
made by it and tho money ho pays ho
does not regret. Thus at every turn
is foitird a stand with somo sort of con
trivance which that siirt of a visitor
wants.
Tho concessionaires Como from every
land, and the chronio grumbler who
complains nt the numberless devices to
get money can lay no blame to Ameri
can cupidity. Many French names in
tho listH show that the Paris fair peo
ple hope to replenish their fortunes
here, and Austrian firms call to mind
that Vienna once had, an exposition.
Tlio Mexicans also want to peddle and
thu men from Venice have kniokknaoks
to catch willing eyes and open purses.
The Eskimos know how to drive good
bargains for bits of arctic relics, and
I lie Turks show (he shrewdness of their
thrifty neighbors from Jerusalem.
The Javanese and Binghnlego and 8i-
nmcHe are ready for people who want
their wares—all ns busy after gold as
the famous monoy-coining Yankee.
No fustc has been overlooked, no fad
left without its salvo and no tomfoolery
which has not u stand where it can be
cultivated.
Stands supplying the articles named
o copiously distributed about the
grounds and buildings. A long lino
of them is in front of Machinery Hall,
until its inajestio proportions and
portals, with tho lake washing eloso
to its base, is largely damaged in its
wonderful appearance. Tho loud-
t hawkers who so annoyed people
during the first days have been silenced
and now tho petty wares are not
thrust obtrusively into all passers’
faces.
Besides these articles of vortu, art,
lothing, food and otherwise mentioned
above, Midway lms some several hun-
d contrivances of amusement where
people get more fui* than their money
pays for. There aro Turkish theatres
and Chinese dramas, Dahomey dames
with dreadful dances and amazons
with striking peculiarities, drinks in
all tho languages of tho old world and
jimccracks from every corner. Tho
number fills many pages, each enter
prise contributing money to the ex
position—a quarter off each dollar.
Thu bureau of concdfmons lms in
spectors, so that any extortion or at
tempts to make the unwilling buyers
will be regulated.—Chicago Herald.
A fake eat, covered with calico,
placed in ttie window of a AVestminis-
tcr (Md.) residence, frightens away
tlio English sparrows, which boforetho
advent of the make-believe pussy filled
tho trees near the housq and Kept up
tut omlless twittering.
In iho United Slates court lit Atlan
ta, a few days ago, Judge Newman
heard tho arguments in tho ease of the
government for a new trial in tho eiiHO
of Scott and others against tlio United
States. Tho plaintiffs were tho own
ers of property which tho government
took in order to establish Chicumnuga
park, The land owners sued thu gov
ernment and were awarded $6,600 with
interest. Tho government thought
that the damages allowed were execs,
sivc and applied for a now trial.
Judge Newman said Hint if tho plain
tiffs would throw off tlio odd $(!()(! nnd
interest mid make tho amount an even
$0,000 ho would deny tho government's
motion for a now trial. The plaintiffs
agreed to this and tlio motion was de
nied.
Tlie Negro 1’renM AHHorlnllnn.
Tlio Negro Frews aBBociation of Goor-
gia held its annual meeting in Atlanta
Tuesday. Seven newspapers were rep
resented by a delegation of nineteen
members. Tho meeting remained in
session during tho forenoon and the
following resolutions were passed:
To Till'. I’roplb or Ukoiiuia. Tlio Negro
Prios n-HooiiiUon or (l-iirsiu in convention ;ih-
Bcmblcl In lie, city of Atlanta on tliia tlio 20ili
ttay of Jnno, 1893, Bonds greetings.
Wo ri adlrm the nriucip ch s. t for Ii In our
addross to ilio public issued at Augusta, U'u.,
Doosmbor 2B, fSfl'J.
Wu aro onporod to tlio whohmlo emigration
of our people. Other thiaua hoing equal, if tlio
negro cannot succeed in the south, tie will nut
sueeccd elsewhere.
Wo urge upon our paoplo tlio ncceaslty and
duly of properly educating tiro young—teach
ing thorn to acquire a ekiirul knowledge or the
various mechanical trades, to enter lm inos»s
pursuils and lo have a higher acufio of ricpect
for die homo and family circle.
Wo wool 1 recommend Ilio practice of economy,
temperance and sobriety, together with all
lhose habits and practices which go to make
good citizenship.
Wo liosrlily endorse tlio courso of his excel
lency, Governor William J. Nortlion, of Geor
gia, and of tin bettor elemoutof tlio white peo
ple of tlio south against lynch taw.
In this same connection we tako occasion to
commend tlio very advanced ground taken by
The Atlanta Constitution, Tlio Augusta Chroni
cle Tlio Charleston News suit Courier and oth
er leading southern newspapers with reference
to the general welfare or the negro. We ob
serve iu this enlightened condition of public
sontimont a ray of hope tor our people.
To our brethren who oniditute Ilio Negro
Press Ass elation of Virginia, we extend greet
ing, and wish them much success iu their new
organization.
Tlio good results already ocliiovod by us Iu
mggi sting tho use of tho word “Negro" in
preference to any other term causes in at tills
time to renow tlio suggestion and urgo it, if
possihlo, witli more insolence.
In conclusion, we hog to say that wo are still
fighting tho battles or tho race, oud wo shall
continue to fight so long ns wo liavo strength
and power. We do this, although wo aro fully
mindful of tlio fact of iho gross lack of sup
port ffou| those /of whom wo labor.
The flcorsln Totielicrs.
The following iH iv oondensetl pro
gram of tho next nnnunl session of tho
Gem-gin Touchers' Association, which
will be held at Gainesville ou tho 27th
inst. It will be interesting to all tho
teaohors in tho state nnd to tho public
generally:
Tuesday. Juno 27th, 8:30 p. m.
Addresses of welcome: Mayor John
A. Smith, Hon. H. W. .T. Hum, Prof.
A. \V. VanHoose, Gainesville. Re
spouses, President E. B, Smith, La-
Grange; Hoerotary J. W. Frederick,
Marshal!villo; Treasurer E. O. Merry,
Atlanta. Lecture by Major dims. II.
Smith, Cnrtersvillo.
Wednesday, 9:30 u. m.-—Reports of
committees, etc, The Country Toaeh-
or—Ills Trials and Mishaps, L. A.
McLaughlin, Dalton. Theme, The
Quarterly Payment of Tonehurs. The
Necessity for it. Major R. J. Guinn,
Atlanta; Mow it May bo Obtained,
Hon. W. II. Fleming, Augusta. Dis
cussion led by Captain J. It. Anthony,
Cruwfordville. 8:30 p, in.—Address
by J, 11. Robins, D, D., Atlanta. Vil
lage Farming, Dr. II. C. White,
Athens,
Thursday, 9 :30 a. m.—Election af
officers. County institutes, Hon. H.
D. Briulwell, Atlanta, Discussion led
by Gov, AV. J. Nortlion, Atlanta. The
Southern Educational association,Maj.
AV. F. Slaton, Atlanta. Address by
W. II. Payne, LL. D., Nashville.
8:30 p. m.—Our Educational nud
Civil Life, Superintendent P. D. Pol
lock, Nownnn. Address by J. L. M.
Curry, LL. D., Richmond, Vn.
Dbpautmunt Phoiiuamh. — Superin
tendence. AVoduoBilny, 3:30p. m.—
President's address. Superintendents’
exporiunco mooting. “Every one pres
ent expected to say something.” lCleo-
tion of officers.
Normal. Wednesday, 3 :30 p. m.—
President's address. Do easy methods
iu odtiontion givo best results?. Super
intendent AV, ,T. Melxomio, AA’est Point.
State aid to high schools, Otis Asli-
’jpro, Savannah.
Thursday, 8 :80 p. m.— County Nor
mal institutes, AA r . it. Power, Marietta.
Diseussion led by H. AV. J. Ham,
Gainesville. Election of officers.
Elementary and Kindergarten—
Wednesday, 3:30 p. m.—President’s
address. Progress—Tho New vs.
The Old, J. E. AVitherspoon, Colum
bus. . General discussion. Thursday,
3:30 ji. m.—English in Primary
Schools, Superintendent AV. II. AA'ood-
all, Columbus. General discussion.
Reports of committees, Election of
officers.
Secondary—AVodnesday, 3 :30 p. m.
President’s address. Tho Function
of the High School, J. E. Pondergrast,
Nownnn. Thursday, 3:80 p. m.—
The Now System of Grading and Pro
motion, Superintendent AVm. Harper,
Americas, Election of officers.
Higher.—Wednesday, 8:80 p. m,
—President's address. Tho correln-
of educational forces, ,T. 1). Gambroll,
D. D. Macon. Election of officers.
Niafo Drop Reports.
The weather and effect ou Georgia’s
growing crops has, in tho past week,
differed considerably in tho different
sections of the stato. In tho northern
counties tho rainfall wns about tho de
sired quantity (none too much), wns
fairly well distributed and very beuo-
ficiul to all crops; but in other sec
tions of tho state tho rainfall wtyi gen
erally heavier thauusuul and unevenly
distributed. In many localities tho
heavy rains were a source of much
complaint, ns from their effect, crops
uro beginning to get very grnssy,
owing principally to tho fact that tho
ground is too wet to hoo or plow.
Temperatures all over tho state have
boon warm anil sensonablo during tho
latter half of tho week, while in tho
earlier portion of tho week it wns
somewhat cool. Cloudy weather hns
prevailed during much of tho week.
A continuation of tho present warm
weather, and more sunshino, is what
tho crops at present noed. It should
bo stated here, that locally, over very
small areas, thero have been Homo
very heavy hailstorms, that tho cot
ton plant was stripped of its leaves,
and wholesale damage was done to
other crops.
The cotton crop, on tho whole, is
steadily improving, but from every
quarter of tlio stato reports nro to tho
effect that tlio sizo of tho plant is
smaller than usual thia your, and hag
boon so from the very first of tho sea
son. Farmers are boing annoyed now
by the lice ou their oottou, and an
other source of annoyance, which is
keeping hands busy, is tho rapid and
heavy growtli of grass, AU through
tho Houtheiu BootioriH of tho state cot
ton is putting on forms; though, ns
yet, not very rapidly, probably owing-
to tlio recent, heavy rains.
The indications relative to tho com
ing yield of corn aro generally pretty
good. Upland corn is, at present, do
ing tho host, while lowland ooru is
generally not good, on account of
somo “bottoms" being literally soaked
with water. Corn is nearly ail “laid
by” except in extreme northern coun
ties.
Tho harvesting of wheat and oats
has continued during tho intervals ot
fair weather. In tho southern coun
ties little remains to bo cut, while in
tho more northern counties considera
ble yet remains standing. Rust lins,
as usual, made its customary appenr-
anco on grain, though not to any gruufe
extent. Tho oat yield, iih n rule, will 1
bo fully nil average ono. In somo
counties, principally in tho south, oats
liavo turned out much hotter than
usual. Wheat has done very well this
year nnd tho yield will generally bo up
to the nverago or nearly uo. ltyo is
reported, in the north, iih doing very
well. Many farmers think that of
Into more nnd more attention is boing
paid to tho raising of breadstuff's nnd
that tho supply this year will bo moro
plentiful than usual.
Swoot potatoes and Irish potatoes
are doing well and are fully meeting
expectations. This year’s peanut crop
iB growing finely. Gardens aro gon-
crnlly flourishing, and a scarcity in
vegetables is not reported iu any "sec
tion. In tho molon growing districts
of the southern portion of tho stato
wntermoloiiH and cantaloupes nro rip-
oning rapidly, and shipments aro be
coming moro and moro frequent. Fnir
weather now would bo very bonoficinl
to melons nnd aid their ripening muoh.
Tho largo annual fruit crop of Geor
gia is slowly rlponing, and the only
complaint is that many apples nnd
pnnrs hnvo fallen off the trees. Most
of tho complaint comes from thosouth-
oastoru countios, where high winds
have been tho principal enuso of tho
dropping of tho fruit.
As a finale, it might bo said, that
oxoept that it is too wet ut present in
central and southern Goorgia, condi
tions nro favorable for all crops. If
wgrm and sunshiny weather could pre
vail now for tho nextweok or ten days
crops will continue to rapidly im
prove ; and again, fair weather now
would accomjdish another desirable
object in enabling farmers to koop
down tho troublesome grass.
An Odd Trado In Paris. i
The rnaCchnboc man, or fishers of fiend
bodies, who ply their doleful trade on
the Seine, between the Auteuil Viaduct
and the llillnncoiirt bridge, threaten to
go on strike owing to the slowness with
which their money premiums are paid.
Peru Joseph, the senior member of tho
profession of eeumers, or scavengers ou
tlio Seine, lms been fishing for iniiccha-
hees for tho past twenty-live years, hut
ho is now idle with his companions, as
he has not booh pnhl for tho last batch of
corpses sent to tho morgue. Josopli, by
the way,sent forty-two maochcboes to tlio
city dond-houso last year, and was paid
three dollars each for them, Ids total
gains for tho twelve mouths being a little
over $125. This year the trade again
seemed to he improving; the morgue was
literally overflowing with bodies taken
out of the river of late, and iu one day
I’ero Joseph made $12. That money,
however, has not yet boon received, al
though it lins boon duo for a fortnight,
anil lionoo lie has laid down his hooks and
grappling-irons until the city officials,
whose duty it is to remunerate him nnd
his companions far their services, shall
see their way to organizing more expedi
tion iu their pay department.— [Paris
f, otter.
A Superstition About Trees.
Tlio imaginative and poetic Japanese,
under whose almost every act lies hidden
some symbolic meaning, liavo a most
curious superstition with regard to old
trees, whioli they worship. Ancieut
trees are believed to have a soul liko men
slid gods, granted on account of their
age; and they are believed to bo en
dowed with power of intercession for
those in trouble. Hence the unfortunate
seek shelter under them nnd pour out
their woes to the sympathetic spirit. This
explains tho weird trees so often seen in
the choicest productions of the Japanese
artist. There is a legend that when tho
lord of Yamato wished to furnish his
house completely from tho trunk
of the finest cedar on his pnrk, tho
uxes of tho woodmen hounded from tho
bark and large drops of blood flowed
from every stroke,—[Demorest's.
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