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The Cartersville Courant-American.
VOL. IX.
I WEEK IN THE COUNTRY,
A Brighter Day Dawning on the
Farmers of Bartow.
Jouie Huge Crops—Fifty Bushels of Wheat
to the Acre —Grand Work of the
Farmer’s Alliance.
V week spent in the country among
the farmers lias learned me two impor
tant and interesting facts.
The first is that North Georgia has
liade and is making the best crop since
the war.
The second is that the Farmers’ Al
iance is already a strong organization,
nul is constantly gaining ground.
The first of these propositions goes al
most without saying. The cotton crop
s not quite up to the standard, the stand
■icing bad and.the weed late, but all oth
■ r crops are far ahead of an average.
■Hie wheat is already garnered and corn
B practically made, so the only anxiety
Bn the mind of the farmer as to crops is
■or the fruiting and maturing of the cot-
Bon.
M Oothcaloga valley is the best wheat
Browing section of Georgia. The yield
Bu that valley this year was unusual—
Berhaps unprecedented. Frank Bray, on
Bhe Kitten farm, made over* 1800 bush-
Bls. ’Squire Gaines made about the
Bmne amount. Warren Stewart made
B.'iilO bushels and Mart King over 1000.
Bres. Dyer made about 900, and many
Bt.her large crops might be mentioned.
Bhe average yield was, on the large va 1-
B’.v farms, perhaps twenty bushels to the
Bere, and in several instances that I
Beard of as high as twenty-five and thir-
By bushels were made. Indeed, I atn
Bold on competent authority that War-
Ben Stewart made, three hundred bushels
B n s ' x acres—fifty bushels to the acre.
B And the corn crop, bless you! is simply
Borgeous— if I may be allowed to # use
Buch a word in that connection. The
Bverage is very large. Field after field
■tretches away in every direction. The
Breezes play with the tassels and the
■mg green blades ripple and dance in
■he sunshiue in a way to make the soul
Bf a farmer glad. The yield will be im-
B e:ise >' how much no man can tell. Ask
Buy farmer, “How is your corn?” and
Be response comes promptly, “The best
Bever saw 1”
■Tbe berry crop was good. The fruit
■op is good. Watermelons are plenti
■l. Vegetables everywhere abound.
■And the chicken crop is great!
■For one whole week I ate around with
He farmers, and every meal meant chick-
Hin some form —a fry, a roast, a stew, a
■'oil or a pie. And every time I was
Here, and never did I weary of chicken.
Hie succulent yellow-leg, who could re
■t him?
■The average bill of fare for dinner ran
H>out like this while I was in the coun
ty: Snap beans, Irish potatoes, beets,
jHcumbers, squashes, ana old-time poue
Hm bread. Fried chicken, boiled ham,
Hly, butter milk, honey and biscuits.
Hlieken pie, apple dumplings, peach pie
Hid sweet milk.
HM$, my! That peach pie and sweet
■ilk !
■But I am digressing from the subject
■ crops.
■Everything is regarded as safe now ex
||B|>t late corn and cotton. No one can
■l, of course, what is in store tor the
crop. But most farmers are hop
lor an average yield. In view of the
stand and the recent heavy rains
■t have interfered with the cultivation
weed, I do not think the crop can
'■'ssitily go beyond an average.. But the
say it is fruiting and growing
jHjk and they are hoping for the best.
crops of every kind together,
He country has not seen such a prospect
B' twenty years.
8 now, it is interesting to consider
Hiat the practical benefit of this bounti
■ harvest will be to the farmer. Will
and money kings so adjust
■h'es that it will take all this wealth of
■"lucis to pay the farmers debts and
■thehis family? Will he, when spring
<s again, find himself, as usual, with-
money, and dependent on the mer
■snt to “run” him? And wiil he have
■ Day the usual profit of from fifty to
SH'enty-five per cent for advances till
■l?
■These are questions that the Farmers’
H iance is struggling with and trying to
in the negative.
jß^ ave you thought about this Farm
er Alliance, its purposes and growing
it serious thought.
past week has learned me much of
organization and given me food lor
■■ious reflection. 1 spent two days with
of the most intelligent fanners of
Georgia, who is president of an
Huince club. I read their constitution
■d listened to an explanation of the
■*sion of that organization.
succeed. It has already suc
jHded to a measurable degree, and its
vrk is only just begun.
■ it.will succeed because I believe it
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deserves to succeed, and because the men
in it are earnest, intelligent men.
Think for a moment. The Southern
farmers have worked like slaves since the
war, and as a rule they have made fairly
good crops. They have dressed poorly,
lived hard, worked themselves and work
ed their children, und yet they are still
struggling with debt and many of them
have seen their farms pass into the
greedy maw of the money lender. They
struggle along and borrow money for
the poor privilege of working for some
body else. They have to beg some fellow
worm to give them leave to toil.
Through the labor of the farmer the
country has grown richer, while the
farmer, the producer, has apparently
grown poorer every year. They are the
victims of a great conspiracy that had
its birth in Wall street, New York, and
that is felt in every hamlet in this land.
The farmer sells hYs produce for whatever
he can get. He buys his supplies and
has to pay whatever is asked. He can
neither fix the price of what he sells nor
what he buys.
This should not be. It need not be if
the farmers will meet the occasion like
brave men.
And this, as I understand it, js what
the Alliance proposes to do. It asks the
farmers-to unite in their own interests;
to be mutual helpers; to struggle indi
vidually for the common right of all; to
meet monopoly with organization; to
raise the standard of right and equal
justice against the black flag of oppres
sion; to seek the best markets for buying
and selling and by co-operation enable
eacli to get a just value for the product
of his own labor.
The Alliance seeks also to establish
better methods of farming, introduce
better stock, grow more home supplies,
inspire honorable competition in the
raising of crops, settle petty differences
among the individual members, and,
generally, to elevate tin ndard of
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manhood and citizenship among the
farmers.
These noble ends cannot be accom
plished in a day or a year. Some of them
will never be accomplished. But there
cannot but be good resulting from the
agitation and discussion now going on.
If ever a class of men needed relief, or de
served it, that class is the farmer. I
speak from experience when I say that
his life has not of recent years been a
happy one. And yet it seems that he
might and should be independent and
happy. The farmers of the South might,
to a large extent, fix aud control the
price of cotton. There may be some to
say that this is monopoly. But haven’t
the farmers been under the grinding heel
oi monopoly for a quarter of a century ?
Who could blame them for rising and
fighting the devil with fire? But it is
not monopoly. It is but the assertion
of that great principle that the laborer
is worthy of his hire; that the producer
is entitled to at least a reasonable share
in the profit of his own labor.
Bad men will creep into the Farmers’
Alliance. Failures will be made here and
there. An organization will disband
occasionally. But I firmly hope that
the great body of the farmers will stand
together, and I equally as firmly believe
that succes will crown their efforts.
They have been slaves and bondsmen
long enough, and there will be a glad
shout from all over the land when they
shake off their bonds and become free.
W. J. N.
Dr. Felton’s New School Bill.
Ur. Felton has submitted to the com
mittee on appropi iations a substitute
for his educational bill which proposes
some important changes in that measure.
One of the most uoticeable of these is
the abandonment of the branch college
scheme. The substitute provides that of
the proceeds of the annual rental of the
Western A Atlantic railroad, beginning
Jan. 1, 1891, there shall be the following
appropriations:
One hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars to the common schools.
Eighteen thousand dollars to the ex
perimental farm and station.
Fifty thousand dollars to the. State
University for thepurposeof establishing
the following additional chairs, viz:
Chair .of constitutional history; of
logic and elocution; of general history;
of human physiology and hygiene; and
of evidences of Christianity.
Also, so much as is necessary for a
normal department open to males and
females.
The remainder of this appropriation
to be devoted to general purposes.
Eighteen thousand dollars to the Uni
versity for the Technological school.
Eighteen thousand dollars to the Uni
versity for an industrial school for girls,
which shall be a part of the University.
Chancellor Boggs appeared before the
committee and made a loDgbut interest
ing argument in support of the substi
tute.
Pending the decision of Chancellor
Boggs, for a chair of biblical instruction
in the university by the trustees, the
doctor has organized a Bible class in the
college, and will himself take charge.
CAKTEBSVILLE, GA„ THCJRSDAY, AUGUSTI. 1889.
THE PIG IRON PRODUCT.
Interesting and Encouraging Sta
tistics From Manufacturers-
Amount Produced—Stock* Fnsatd—Num
ber of Furnace* in Blast and Out of
Blast —More Made in tbe Past.
Philadelphia, Pa.; July 23. The
American Iron and Steel Association has
received from the manufacturers com
plete statistics of the production of all
kinds of pig iron in the United States in
the first six months of the present year,
also complete statistics of stocks of un
sold pig iron in the hands of manufac
turers or their agents June 30 last, and
of the number of furnaces in blast aud
out of blast at that date.
The production of pig iron in the first
six months of 1889 was larger than in
any preceding six months in the history
of the American iron trade. The stocks
of unsold pigii on June3o last were much
larger than at the close of any preceding
half year for a number of years.
COMPARATIVE FIOI REH,
The total production of pig iron in the
United States in the first six months of
1889, amounted to 4,107,899 n*-t tons
of 2,000 pounds, or 3,677,767 gross
tons of 22.4000 pounds. Our produc
tion in the last six months of 1888 was
3,886,004 net tons, or 3,469,646 gross
tons. The production i.. the first half of
1889 was 198,121 gross tons more than
in the second half of 1888. The increased
production of pig iron in the first half of
1889 was wholly in those kinds which
are used for general foundry and mill
purposes. There was a decrease in the
production of Bessemer pig iron. Nearly
all the leading pig iron producing States
increased their products in the first half
of 1889. as compared with the last half
ot 1888.
INCREASE AND DECREASE.
The following States show an increase:
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Peun
sylvania, Virginia, Alabama, West Vir
ginia, Tennessee, Ohio, Wisconsin, Mis
souri, Oregon and Washington Territory.
The following States show adecrease:
Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, North
Carolina, Georgia. Texas, Kentucky, In
diana, Illinois. Michigan and Colorado.
The production of pig iron in the South
ern States in the first half of 1889 was
much larger than the last half of 1888,
but for this gain Alabama is entitled to
the most credit.
Among the Northern States which have
made progress in the first half of 1889,
New York, New Jersey and Ohio, are
most conspicuous, each State making a
decided gain. It is also noteworthy that
Pennsylvania gained largely upon her
large production in the second hall of
1888. The decrease in the production of
Illinois was only nominal.
THE STOCKS OF PIG IRON
which were unsold in the hands of man
ufacturers or their agents .Tune 30 last
and which were not intended for the con
sumption of manufacturers, amounted
to 502,934 gross tons, against 300,144
gross tons on December 31, last—an in
crease of 202,790 gross tons in six
months.
The exact number of furnaces which
were in blast on June 29, last, was 288,
and the number out of blast was 293,
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fending a Map by Telearraph.
Charles L, Buckingham in ScrihDer’s.
The fac-simile telegraph, by which
manuscript, may or pictures may be
transmitted, is a species of the automat
ic method in which the receiver is actua
ted synchronously with its transmitter.
By Lenoir’s method a picture or map is
outlined with insulating ink upon the
cylindrical surface of a rotating drum,
which revolves under a point having a
slow movement along the axis ot the
cylinder, and thus the conducting point
goes over the cylindrical surface in n
spiral path. The electrical circuit will be
broken by every ink mark on the cylin
der which is in this path, and thereby
corresponding marks are made in a spi
ral line by an ink marker upon u drum
at the receiving end. To produce these
outlines it is only necessary that the two
drums be rotated in unison. This sys
tem is of little utility, there being no ap
parent demand for fac simile transmis
sion, particularly at so great an expense
of speed, for it will be seen that instead
of making a chaiacterof the alphabet by
a very few separate pulses, as is done by
Morse, the number must lie greatly in
creased. Many dots become necessary
to show the outlines of the more complex
characters.
The pantelegraph is an interesting
t.voe of the fac-simile method. In this
form the movements of a pen in the
writer’s hand produce corresponding
movements of a pen at the distant sta
tion, and thereby n fae-sainile record.
The Augusta Evening News notices
that “Hon. W. J. Northen and Colonel
L. F. Livingston are shaking hands with
the boys all around,” and thinks they
are “well defined and out and out candi
dates for governor.”
CAVE SPRING.
The Home district Conference—Tlie Geor
gia Institution tor the l>ef ami l>unil
On Wednesday evening ot last week
1 boarded the train, in company with
Rev H. J. Adams, for Cave Spring, to
attend the session of the Rome District
conference. Having a few hours time in
Rome, we attended prayer meeting at
the First Methodist church, where the
prayers and talks indicated that the
Christian people of the community were
alive to the danger that surrounded
them from the whisky devil. The fight
is a hard one, and I would not be sur
prised to see Rome try the effect of “high
license” and so-called “respectable bar
"ooms” (?)—the most dangerous sort,
God forbid.
We reached Cave Spring at midnight,
but notwithstanding the late hour, Bro.
Ledbetter, the preacher in charge, Prof.
NY. O. Connor, and other committeemen
met the party, and soon had them stored
away in comfortable homes.
The district conference was a pleasant
and profitable one; Bro. Thomas makes
a flap presiding officer. His program
was carried out, with a little saiulwiij)-
ing of, conference agents, and the busi
ness moved on smoothly from beginning
to end. Besides the business meetings
there was preaching three times a day
except on Saturday and Sunday—and
good preaching, too.
Cave Spring is one of the most delight
ful towns in Georgia, with its pretty
homes, beautiful lawns, groves, gushing
springs and running streams. Bro.
Adams and I were located at the Insti
tute for the Deaf and Dumb, so long pre
sided overby Prof. TV. 0. Connor, who,
together with his noble wife, left nothing
undone that would add to the pleasure
of our stay.
Of course the State Institution for the
Deaf and Dumb is the main attraction of
the town. Prof. Connor has been for
many years m chares, and is one of the
best posted men in this line in the whole
country. Every moment, of spare time
was devoted to looking through the ele
gant buildings, the spacious, beautiful
grounds, end getting somewhat into the
mysteries of the “sign language.” It
wafe vacation, but we could but mark
the ease with which the school, usually
consisting of iihont seven tv-five, Cell* be
kept together as a happy family.
The cnildren are given a fair English
education; and I am sorry to see the
State has only arranged, so far, for
learning them one trade, shoe making.
It is strange that they are not provided
with facilities for developing talent in
the line of art aud science. However,
they are furnished a pleasant home, and
go away with sufficient education to
learn other trades elsewhere.
It is one of the State’s noblest chari
ties, but this unfortunate class are not
given the consideration they deserve.
Our visit to Mr. Felix Corput’s exten
sive vineyard and nurseries, must be re
served for another time. It was a rich
treat, and a description of his place will
prove interesting, especially to our
farmers, E. C.
Marriage of Douglas Wikle.
As these lines are being written (Tues
day evening) a ceremony is probably in
progress near Nashville in which a Car
tersville boy is taking a leading part.
Perhaps not a half dozen people in Car
ters vi lie knew, when Douglas Wikle
boarded the north bound train last Sun
day morning, that he was on his way to
his own wedding.
But. such was the fact.
He stole a maich on his most intimate
friends, and .vhen the news flashed over
the wire Tuesday that Doug. Wikle was
marrried no one seemed quite ready to
accept the information as true.
He has won for his wife one of the tru
est and most beautiful of Tennessee’s
queenly women.
Many Fartersvillepeople will remember
Miss Bertie Temple, of Nashville, who
has several times visited in our city.
She was a strong social favorite and won
many friends during her short visits here.
When she comes to us again it will be
as Mrs. Douglas Wink*. Andtbewelcome
accorded her will be hearty and sincere;
for,.in addition to her own popularity
she will come as the wife of one of the
most popular and widely known young
men in North Georgia.
Mr. Wikle has spent his life in Farters
ville, and lie has many friends here. His
social and business relations are the very
highest, and I do not believe there is a
man in North Georgia who can say that
Douglas Wikle ever did him an inten
tional wrong. He is everywhere and at
all times an honorable gentleman. In
every relation of life he has shown him
self worthy of the confidence and friend
ship so generously given him by our peo
ple, and the congratulations and best
wishes of his friends—and that means
everybody—are freely given ou this his
wedding day..
Mr. and Mrs. Wikle will spend two
weeks on a wedding tour and then return
to Fartersville to reside. They are ex
pected home about August 15.
Dong., old boy, I congratulate you.
Shake! W. J.N.
PORTER & VAUGHAN’S
| Closing JOut Sale
Is Certainly Appreciated by the Trading Public.
—H—JIM"
WE MUST HAVE ROOM FOR OUR FALL STOCK-
Our Buyer Leaves Next Month
For the Eastern Markets to Purchase
AN IMMENSE STOCK.
We offer for this month our entire stoek of Summer Goods
at astonishingly low prices.
Grand Bargains
Ginghams, Satines, White Goods, Laces
AND EMBROIDERY.
Now is your chance to buy genuine bargains in fine Shoes.
A big lot of the celebrated Clement & Ball’s hand turned fine
Shoes for ladies to go at .cut prices. We will receive in 10 days
an immense shipment of
NEW FALL SHOES.
We must have room for them.
Facts! Positive Facts!
Porter & Vaughan are now closing out their summer stock.
Price no object. We must have room for our Fall Stock. We
propose to lead the trade in fine stylish
Dress Goods, Ladies Wraps, Dry Goods i Shoes
the coming season. To make room for an immense line of these
goods is our object.
Remember our Closing Out Sale.
PORTER S VAUGHAN,
Leaders of First-Class Goods and Lowest Prices.
GRADY OUT FOR GOVERNOR-
Rumors to That Kltect Are Current in
Atlanta.
An Atlanta special to the Macon Tele
graph of Monday says:
The next gubernatorial election is still
a long way off, but the talk about can
didates and the campaign is more or
less constant. And every now and then
anew idea is sprung. The newest one, if
there is anything in it, promises to mud
dle the situation just a little. Up to now’
the impression has been that the candi
dates would be Hon. Flem dußignon
and Hon. W. J. Northeu, with possibly
Hon. J. F. Livingston. And the first
named gentleman, the popular young
president of the Georgia Senate, seemed
to be steadily in the lead.
Now a lot of politicians who supply
the capital with a large part of its cur
rent gossip, look wise and say, “Keep
your eye on Grady.”
It is the gossip that Mr. Grady is now
grooming for gubernatorial honors, and
that his triumphal tour through the
Northeastern portion of the State last
week was but a part of the campaign to
be made. Mr. Grady would make a
lively campaign, and beyond doubt
would plan a very brilliant campaign.
It is difficult to determine just what
strength he would develop in a political
canvass, and a great many people would
like to see a test of it.
Ihe Tabernacle Mr • i .£.
The Tabernacle meeting lot the year
1889 will begin Septemlier,seventh (7th),
and continue unt ; i i!n- 15th. Bishop
Galloway, of Nt■ —-■!{.;•>, .■ isi (•(•with in
ducing the preaching daily.
The local paators are in n ire reqncsred
to co-operate and to procure an efficient
preacher of their respective denomina
tion to be present and assist in the meet
ings. Prof. Excell will be iu charge of
the music, using his new book Triumph
ant Song No. 2. Itev. Warren Gaudier,
Dr. Hawthorn, and Dr. Barnett, of At
lanta, will be earnestly invited to help in
the meetings. I trust the churches of
Fartersville will all unite iu prayer and
effort to bring about the best results.
Oh! for another such a meeting as the
Bush Arbor. Fraternally ydurs,
Sam P. Jones.
Buy a 25c. package of preserving pow
der from Akermnn and you cun preserve
25 i ounds of fruit.
The South Their Cuiman.
Forty employes of the Branford Lock
Works left New llaveu. Fonn., last week
for Florence, Ala., whither they have
been induced to go by Charles Foster,
agent of the manufacturing concern in
Trenton, N. J. The men are guaranteed
work for three years at wages ranging
from (1.75 to #3 per day.
Foster sends the men to their destina
tion on special cars, giving them tickets,
the amount of which is to be deducted
from their wages. Several of the men
were accompanied by their families.
Among the men are those who went out
on Ihe recent strike at the lock works.
There are many veterans among the
men, one of them being 65 years old and
having been with the lock works for
thirty years.
How Some I’eojile Read Newspapers.
Judge.
At the club.
First Old Man—That was a terrible ac
cident last night, wasn’t it?
Second Old Man—Yes, shocking, shock
ing.
virstOld Man—By the way, did you
notice how many werekilled and injured?
Second Old Man—No, didn’t notice,
really.
First Old Man— Er—Do you remember
where it occurred?
Second Old Man—Uni, no; ju. r : ,-d
over tlm newspnner hnstily.
First OT.? Mi.■ -;i. h <...,:
&*<• iii*i <*:•' V —i kjic:. Shocking.
Two milliiu: : ,v<> humped and sixteen
thousand dollars is the amount ot At
lanta s bonded debt, and the limit al
lowed by the charter is not reached by
about c-i >'•. n . Anotherissueof $125,-
0(10 will he made uexr January, This is
to redeem bonds fnllingdae at that time.
This Issue of $125,000 has already been
placed at 4 per cent. The houds found
a ready market, and the city’s credit is
considered so good that no trouble at all
was had in placing them at a lower rate
than any previous issuj. The last issue
was floated at per cent., which was
considered very good at the time.
Much injury is done by the use of irri
tating, griping compounds taken as
purgatives. In Ayer’s Pills, the patient
has a mild but effective cathartic, that
can be confidently recommended alike
for the most delicate patients as well as
the most robust,
NO 7.