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THE JACKSON ECONOMIST. VOL- VIII- From Oregon. nf , r Economist: — Having promised of onr friend* in the old home that we would write them coil toB ” U r trip to, and our notions of T great North West, we deem it more Sent to b.giu a seriese of letters on bv Riving a b-ief account or ‘journey from Atlanta as our party did not get together until we reached L print. Our little party of 23 were •jlin a hustle until we boarded the W. aA. railroad train aud it soon pulied t of the Union depot and whirled llong tbron: h rugged hills aud fertile valleys passing through the beautiful little city of Dalton, then Chattau >oga ud on to Nashville, Tennessee. Here vre changed cars and pul led out for St. Louis. P as Bed through this city during the night and reached Kansas Jtyat 8-30 o’clock on Wednesday rooming Here we stopped off and took itwelve hours rest in the city on the lulls. This is a pic uresque city divided into two nearly tqual parts bv a steep bluff from 60 to 100 feet high We ar an_ed out women ns comfortably as we could and set out for a walkover the jj tr We had a good stiff wind blowing oc 0:3 the snow clad fields of ' Miss >u."i tocher us on our way and and hurried out to see the stockyards which cover 135 acres. Wo saw a greater mas* of cattle, sheep and hogs than our eyes were ever permitted before to look upon —Said to bo six thousand head. After two or three hours spent at the pens, we passed on to the Armour pack ing plant and were furnished by the Buperintende t with tickets and a guide who took delight in showing us through the plant and answering all questions conr'.eonsly. A bit of informa’ion given by the cltvtr boy who piloted us through this immense establishment may be interesting to those who use Gold Brand bams and bacon. This building has a ground floor covering 30 acres, and it is three stories high giving them 90 acres of floor. It has sixteen ice machines, producing a refrigeration equal to the melting of 2,300 tons of ice each 24 hours. Daily killing capacity— hogs 12,000,cattle 4,000 aud sheep 5,000 —making a total of 21,000, but the boy told ns their yearly average was about 14,000 perday. This gives employment to 1,800 men aud 150 women Eigh teen varieties of fertilizers are mauu factnred here and the shipments of their factory products arnouut n a year to 450,500,000 lbs. When our guide dis missed us at the main entrauce, we looked at our watch aud found we had onj hour and a half to get to our train. We hurried to the depot—got our women and children ready fora 2.050 miles nde of which I will tell you in my next letter. P. B.—l will also tell you some about this country in my next. Winchester, Douglas county, Oregon. J. T. Lord. A FRIGHTFUL BLUNDER Win often cause a horrible Burn, Scald *i, bruise, Bucilen’s Arnica Salve, 'fie be s t, c the world, will kill the pain p heal it, Cures Old Sores, all cn .- r t?’Ulcers,Boils, Felons, Corns, aartK !n ® ra P t ' ODB, Uest pH® cure on am s cs. a box. Cure guar eed' Sold by Winder Drug Cos. WILNER. ' jQr ‘derary school continues to take r “ energy under the excellent anaguuent of Mr. E. M. McDonald rtr'f ocated the most central pait of for * U and affords a good opportunity cat - ' in?a good commoll school edu by t) D WaS * ounde( l nine years ago uin ■ F ro o r essive citizens of this com- Ui. y who wished to encourage liter WirM n aDd mak ® thiß ° f the makr better by havin & lived in it and bove c 'l’ Z9na °ut of our young n jj nob^e women out of our girls, able a^3 preached two very Saa la rm ? n9 at Lebanon Saturday and aSt- one on Sunday gregation^ 3410 ® t 0 aay pulpit or con ' °fX a V . Aanie aud Susie Peterson, two dies, snem ! q m ° st faci nating youngla friends. tv, Uaday hero the guests of i y a 80 atte nded services at iir. W. a Ho , brmjjt T Bale, one of Winder’s ?w daV" ” luon ’ Was in our midst a ua Js ago. This sectiln 1 was well represented at WINDER, JACKSON COUNTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 55, igoo. the dance on Monday night of last week at the home of Mr. L O. Martin, near Clarksboro. Mies Launa Reeves, of Monroe, who has been spending a few days with re latives here, has returned home The attraction for Mr. J. R. Alexan der must be very great near Gallilee as he calls quite often. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Fulcher have moved to their new home formerly owned here by Mr W. C. Wills. A MONSTER DEVIL FISH D istroying its victim, is a type of Constipation, The power of this mur derous malady is felt on organs and nerves and musclee and brain. There’s no health till it’s overcome. But Dr. King’s New Life Pills are a safe and certain cure. Best in the world for Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and Bowels, Only 25 cents at Winder Drug Cos. The Old and New year. By Carl P Norris, 18 rears of age and publicised bj’ request. Fare-w 11 old year. With temptations untold, We’ome new year, As your joys wo uufo and. We should not lament Over the y< ar that is past. Rut, should sot right to work To perform our task. Never givo it up lu sorrow and fear, For the old year is past And the new yer is here. We view the past year With an eye of fright, When we see our failures To do what was right. As we enter upon The new year’s duties, Lot us keep in n membranes, Last, year’s blessings and beauties. God being our helper, In whatever we do, Let us battle for ttie right The whole year through. By divine presanation We have lived to see, The closiug year Of the nine teenth contury. “One Minute Cough Cure is the best remedy I ever used for coughs and colds. It is unequalled tor whooping cough. Children all like it,” writes H, N. Wil Hants, Gentryville, lud. Never fails. It is the only harmless remedy that gives immediate results. Cures coughs, colds, hoarseness,croup, pneumonia, bronchit is and all throat and lung troubles. Its early use prevents eansumption. G. W. DdLaPerrier*. Don’t Have to Think. By E. J. Nash. Returning from the evil war, I made a fine selection Of womankind; then run in.debt And bought a quarter section Five years and Jack and Ji ” had come, Besides two little daughters; Two dollar wheat had paid onr debt, And bought three other quarters. But then our luck began to change, Hard times were drawing near; We found the price when selling wheat, Grew less and less each year. The years roll on; the dear old farm Is mortgaged once again; I struggled hard to keep it clear. But struggled all in vain. The boys ere raving Socialists; They've watched our fortunes sinkin) And ask me every day or two, “Why don’t yon do some thinking? “We pay onr congressmen to think,” Says I; bat Jack, says he, “The bankers pay them not to think And pay them more than we.” “Our congress represents the few Whose wealth its truth cemented, While out of all the workingmen Not one is represented. And that’s the reason, father dear, The farm has ceased to pay; The gang have made the laws to gi’ *, Or steal your toil away.” With silly talk like this, the boys Expect to conquer me; But I’m firm as solid rock And trust the G. O. P. Last year our wheat brought 60 i te, This fall ’tis less, I found; But I tell the jeering boys, The cash I get is sound. I bought a keg of nails last year, At Brain's hardware store; Ho only asked two dollars then, Today he charged me four. I bought some zinc, some tin, some oi Some glass and bolts and w : re; At every one O’Brian, he. Would smile and say ’twas highe*. ‘Must stop and think,” says Jack to me i ‘‘How yur sound money fai’s; : ’1 was sound euough when selling wheat 1 But. tor when buy ir.g nails. ! For all the farmer sells, this gold Dot,:: much too sound appear ; But when he buys these trust-made goods, ’Tis cheap; the goods are dear.” Confound the boys! Their idle talk Will drive me crazy yet; Besides, my interest-, ueurly due, Is mighty hard to get. But nothing this side of death shed part, Or cause my faith to shrink; I'll trust but thee, dear Q. O. p, ( And I don’t have to think. —From The R -presentative. Mrs. R. Churchill, Berlin, Vr., says, ‘‘Our baby was covered with running sores. DeWtu’s V\ rich Huzd Saivo cured h -r ” A specific for piles aud skin diseases Beware of worthless counter feits. G. W. DeLaFerriere. OF INTEREST TO FRUIT MEN. Present Condition of the Orchard* In Georgia. Last year the writer visited most of the commercial orchards of the state, once in the early spring, just after the February freeze, and again in the late (all. The effect of the ;reeze, combined with the exhanstiou caused by the tnormous crop of the preoeding year, was very trying on bearing peaches and plums; and indeed, at one time it was thought that a large per cent would perish. The wideawake growers, how ever, at first excited and discouraged, went to work to give the trees every possible assistance to recover. 4i e work of pruning was the first step Weak branches were taken out, aud a a rule about one-third of the top.* u. away. Then the cultivators were 1. work and kept at it throughout tu summer season. In some cases, e-p dally when the condition of the iuuu demanded it, fertilizer* were used The effect was wonderful. The trees came out and made a luxuriant growth amt were snabl* and to withstand the drouiii to which many tree* not so treated hart to succumb. Many orchards, howevsr, were neg lected, in part if not wholly. Some pruned but did not cultivate. Others did neither. Such neglected orchards sustained heavy leases and thousands of trees died. The orohards that have been properly oared for are in excellent condition. The treeß are full of fruit buds and if one-tenth of these buds reach maturity we may expect a good crop of fruit. The San Jose scale that esoaped last winter’s treatment took advantage of the summer season and multiplied very rapidly. Trees that were nearly clean in the spring were badly onornsted in the fall. But the work of treating in fested orchard# is being vigorously pushed this winter and the scale is fairly well under control. The scale situation is not so serious as it was a year ago. SOME WOKE FOB WINTER AND SPRING. An orchard requires attention in win ter as well as summer. It is well that the work is so divided that the nnm will have something to do in winter “while they rest.” PRUNING. All the pruning can be done during the winter. Specific direction cannot be given for prtading. Every man must study the charac.er of the growth of his trees and prune according to his judgment and common sense. The early pruning should be doue with a view to shape the tree, establishing a well formed, low, open head. Thin out the tangling breaches and shorten in those that have a tendeney to shoe* up too high. Some pruning should be don# every year, but when the tree comes into bearing less pruning is nec essary and the principal aim shoo id be to prune for fruit of the highest perfec tion. If the fruit buds are plentiful prune regardless of them, but if they are •oarce avoid cutting any away. At all times dead or dying limbs, and dead trees, should be taken out and burned. A frnit grower should always carry with him a sharp knife and apply it whenever he sees a “water spront” or other shoot that should be taken out, in summer and winter. f-PRAYING. For scale insects and certain fungous diseases winter and spring treatment is necessary. The work against the San Jose scale should now te well un der wav. One treatment should have Unadulterated Facts. BCTBRraEETi■. ij!gacr;: ,T i i sar i The Winder Hardware Cos. Buys all its Goods for the SPOT CASH and gets the benefit of all Discounts. We are in a position to Sell you any* thing in the Hardware line at ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. Our Stock is New, Attractive, First- Class and Up-To-Date and bought so as to meet ALL Competion at Athens, Gainesville and other places. These are PL,A. LIST FACT.I S we can prove to any one who wants to buy. Store on Candler St. next door to Winder Furni ture Cos. Ask for any one of the Sheats brothers who are always in the store and they will take pleasure in waiting on you. been applied before Christmas. The second application may be made at any time before the frnit buds open. For general work we are using the 510 per cent mechanical mixturo of kero sene and water. In special oases and where only a few trees are involved even as high as 50 per cent kerosene is used. This latter strength, however, is too severe on the trees and is not recommended for general use. If no treatment has yet been applied, two ap plications should be made as soon as possible with an interval of two weeks. Infested trees that are left untreated this winter will be almost beyond re covery by another year. Trees that are infested with the cherry scale, peach bark louse and other native stales should be sprayed or washed with a solution of whale oil soap at tbe rate of 1 pound to the gal lon of water. It is a good practice to wash the tres with this soap solution, even thouga they be not infested with scales. It cleans off the bark, dislodge* spores of fnngi and invigorates the trees. For peach leaf cure, which is quite prevalent In North Georgia, Bordeaux should be used. The first application of Bordeaux (4 pounds copper sulphate and 5 pounds of lime to 80 gallons of water) should ba made just before the fruit buds open. A second applica tion should be made after the leaves have expanded. A weaker mixture (3 pounds copper sulphate and 6 pounds of lime to 50 gallons) must be used for the second application, as the stronger mixture often burns the foliage. This same treatment oau be used to prevent brown rot of the peaoh and plum. Both diseases can be treated for at the same time with the same fungicide. For brown rot, however, a third and perhaps a fourth application may be neoessary. These should follow the seoond application in tea day* with ten days’ interval. Notes on tha cultivation and fertilizing of orchards will be given la the Febru ary talks ef the department. W. M. Scott, State Entomologist, Agricultural Department. A GREAT CROP OF WHEAT. State Agricultural i>rpxrtincut Hears Kroin Clrorgla Kaiincrs. From all indications Georgia will this year make a record as a wheat growing state, that her people will be proud of. For several weeks past information has been coming to the agricultural depart ment from almost every section of the state going to show that the people have determined to raise more wheat than ever, and have planted accord ingly. Colonel R. F. Wright of the agricult ural department, in an interview in the Macon Telegraph, says the whole state becoming stirred up on the subject of small grain crons, and that ha affric- ates tiie increasing Interest in this branch of agricnlturs to the constant and persistant efforts to Bbow the farm ers the necessity of raising more wheat, oats and other fall crops. , Articles urging the planting of more wheat, which have from time to time appeared in publications sent ont from the department of agriculture, have been reprinted in many agriouitoral publica tions and some of these publication* have been reprinted in agricultural monthlies which have extensive circu lations in Georgia and adjoining states Tue increase in the acreage of wheat and the fact that the farmers have se lected some of their best land for wheat and oats this year, has a significance which is of interest at this time. It points to the fact that as the acreage ol wheat has been increased on lands here totoro planted in cotton, the acreage of cotton will bo decreased this year, ow ing to the fact that this very land ia growing wheat and oat crops, which ia many instances will not be gathered in time for the same land to be used for cotton. Should it happen that the winter sea son should kill these crops, then these lands will no doubt be plowed up and put in cotton. But this is believed te be hardly probable, as the indication* are at present and the chances are that the state of Georgia will gather an us usually large crop of wheat next spring Miss Annie E. Gunning, Tyre, Mich., says, “I suffered a long time from dys pepsia; lost fl-sh aid became very weak. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure completely cured me.” It digests what you eat and onres all forms of stomach trouble. It never falls to give immediate relief in the worst cases. G. W. DeLaPerriere. Notice. The Winder House is now open to the Public. The cooking will be done and table furnished on Hygienic principles as far as practical, and with as good as the Market Affords. Board as reasona ble as can bo afforded by a first class house. A liberal patronage will be ap preciated by the Proprietor. Special rates to the people of the three adjoin ing counties. James J. GreeD, Propri etor. Wind r, Ga. J. H. & Bro. have jast received five barrels of the finest Syrup on earth DeWit’s Little Early Risers purify the blood, clean the liver, iuvigo? ate th system. Famous little pills for consti pation and liver troubles. G. W DeLfr- Pc-rriere. NO 3-