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THis. AKGU^, ONE DOJ.LAR PER A.*srU .1 O fULIAL ORGAN Ot JM.KSON. OFFICIAL\ORGAN Of RUTTb COUNTY. Entered at the Potto fleet at Jack ton nt teeond eta tig mail matter. PUBLISHED EVEBX THURSDAY. X. I. Sc J.C. iHcDOTVALD, Editor* and Publishers. Jackson, Qa., December 14 ADVERTISING RA'IEH. Iqj. I 1 wk. | 1 mo. | 3 mot. | 0 mos | lyr. 1 | .fiO | $1.25 | $2.50 | $4.00 | $6.00 2 | 1.00 j 2.25 j 4.50 | 7.00 | 11 5C I | 1.50 | 3.25 j 6.50 | 11.00 j 16.00 4 | 1.75 j 4.00 j 7.50 | 12.50 | 21.00 icl | 2.00 | 4.50 l 8.50 | 14.00 j 27.50 icl l 4.n0 I 8.25 < 15.00 | 27.50 | 62.50 col. | 7.00 j 15.00 | 30.00 | 55 00 | 100. THE WILSON TARIF F BILL. lhe Republicans like Mr. Cleve land's silver notions very much and when he was disagreeing with some of the party on this subject, ihey said, “Behold, a man indeed,” but now thc> are squalling “false” since he struck the tariff of which he is the heart of i he Democrats. The measure agreed on means cheaper clothes, cheaper plows aud hoe*, cheaper iron ties and twine, cheaper coal and cheaper sugar. But iron t aps the climax. There is no kind of a tool or instrument ucd by labor, in agricultural pursuits, manufactur ing or in the sciences aud arts, tHat does not contain some iron. It is the greatest matei ia! gift to man. A pro tectionist Democrat and a female man is hard to find, on this one measure at least. The party is a unit. Hjn Jefl D • vis was once arr< ste* in Atlanta charged with being * pick pocket. The most voluminous incompress able paper ever emanating from the sacerdotal sanctum san forum and ot unexceptional caligrapby is the mes sage. But it is the target of sacreli gious cajolers, whose ultimatum is a cacophony. We aie going to got out a Christmas edition next issue, and if you desire to ad reitbe in it, you will plesse send in your copy by Monday of next week. The issue w ill be an eight page paper in pink, and we will issue 1600 copies. Now is your chance to re. p a harvest of good at 'small expense. Pat Mehan ia now on trial at A lanta for the murder of Ribt Mc- Bride, in that citv some time ago. Ii will be remembered that Mehan shot Mcßride near the entranced lha car shed, in that city, giving a* his reason that Mcßride insulted his wife. The jury was drawn Tues day and the tri tl is now in pi ogress. There is $1 204 172 06 in the banks belonging to the state, and for which the state gets no interest, and yet the teachers, or the people, have to do without their money all the year. The co <.mittee of investiga tion has humanely reccommendeo that the teashers be paid quarterh with this surplus, instead of letting it lie idle. We should smile. Governor Llew*-lvn, ot Kan** has forbid the arresi of harmh tramps, saying that, ii is t.o < rin • to be poor aid out of work. H states that he was i tramp in 1865 and loafed the streets ot Chicago i starch of work and intimates t’na he was a-* good then as now. \V would like to see a book entitle* “The Tramp of’6s is the Governs of ’93.” It would demonstrate t *•* possibilities of poor men in oui country. A WILEY THIEF. Sheriffs Beruchamp and Craw ford picked up a soq of Ham b' the nefarious name of Bad Burt Benton, called bv some B. B. B. He seems to be a tripple thief. He 6toie a wagon from Tom Weaver, o Henry county, who is charged with theft and now under bend for th* crime B, B. B, did, and barnes from anothei negro and a bale o' cotton from Tarpley. about a mon I since. He did the same ir. Newtoi county. Stealing a mule from one man. a wagon from another and * bale of cotton from the third. Be sides he stole $175 from a Mr. Ai ken, of Newton county. He has served one four year’s sentence in the chaingang and will go again but if Sheriff L. O. Wright had not heard from a crowd of citizens by tho wayside Fiiday morning, h* would not have bothered folks her* anymore. Sheriff Wright left her* with him, but when he was near Worthville, he heard what was ahead and came back to Jackson, waited for the train and carried the rascal by Atlanta. RACE HORSES BLESSED. Strange Ceremony Preceding the Annual Turf Events In Sienna. Twice each summer, in July and August, the horse race, or “palio,” and mediaeval procession take place in the piazza at Sienna. The “pa lio” (so called from the banner given as a prize), which has been run an nually since 1650 —with very few modifications—is really a contest be tween the different districts of the town. These districts are called “contrade,” and each of these at the race is represented by nine or ten men an mediaeval costume and a horse. Each horse entered for the race must first receive a benediction at the parish church of its contrada a few hours before it runs. The church doors are thrown open that all who wish to see the ceremony may enter, and in the sacristy are shown, hung on walls, the “palii” won by the contrada at former races, some of them a couple of cen turies old. The priest stands waiting at the altar. All eyes are turned to the door for the entrance of the horse. Possibly he deems it “an honor to which lie was not born,” for it is only after much clattering of hoofs and plunging that he can be coaxed to enter and is led up to the high al tar. Thus he stands surrounded by the company of the contrada in full costume, the jockey, helmet on head, the captain in full armor, standard bearer, drummer and pages. It is the nlost curious sight one can im agine in a church, the horses stand ing meekly before the altar and those brilliant costumes grouped round. There is a moment’s hush; then the priest steps forward and sprin kles the horse with holy water, reads a few words of blessing in Latin and sprinkles him again. The spectators give a lusty shout, and the horse is led triumphantly out. By half past 6 p. m. the piazza is crammed with people of all sorts and conditions, and the balconies and win dows of the houses, decorated with brilliant draperies, are crowded. At the third gun fire the course is cleared by mounted carabineers, and the procession enters the piazza. First comes the town hand in plain modern dark blue uniforms, cocked hats, with white plumes, playing as it marches; a pause, and then some eight or nine heralds trumpeting gallantly—they are in costume, as ia all the procession. Then pass the “contrade” one by one, each in a different costume of * the middle ages. Each one has its emblem such as dragon, snail, goose, wood,’ wolf, owl, etc.—represented on their costumes, flags, armor and horse trappings. The jockeys, in costume and wearing the helmet, ride. The captains and their companies go on foot. The horses are ridden without sad- dle or stirrups, and as they file out from under the archway of the pa lazzo an official gives each jockey his nerbo. This is a whip made of ox sinew, and it is permissible dur ing the race for a rider to strike his rival jockeys and horses with this formidable weapon—a remnant of middle age brutality. Woe to the man who gets struck across the face with it. The jockey hats, now worn n place of the helmets, are of metal, painted, to .rd the head against the blows, i > horses are at the start ing point, the signal is given, and they are off—a good start. Selva, or Wood, is the favorite and leads from the first. We fear he will never keep up the pace, but he does, and in the second round he is still ahead. The othjr nine horses are well together, the jockeys belaboring right and left with their nerbi. The people are ex cited to the highest pitch. The noise is deafening, for these peasants have sturdy voices. Even the strangers, who have come to see the spectacle and care not one jot which contrada wins, are constrained out of sympa thy to shout too. In the third round Selva has more than held his own and comes fully two lengths ahead amid enthusiastic applause. Instantly after the race the win ning jockey is surrounded by police men, who protect him till his com pany has time to rally round him, and there is good need of it, for the partisans of the beaten contrade are hot blooded and violent in their dis appointment and would scarcely let their victorious rival escape sound of limb if they had a chance to get at him. —London Ilustrated News. Was Prepared. “Do you die contented?” was asked by a minister of a citizen whose earthly accounts were being bal anced. “Oh, happily!” “You believe that you will receive a crown above?” “Don’t know.” “Do you believe in the resurrec tiont” “Don’t know, parson,” and be smiled. “But why are you happy?” “Because I have taken advantage of the three days of grace.” “His mind is wandering,” said the minister aside. “No, I’ll be blamed if it is. You see, I have a note in bank. It is due. By the time the three days’ grace ex pire I will he dead. Oh, let me laugh!” “But can’t they go on your secur ity?” “He’s dead. Oh, let me laugh again!”—Texas Siftings. Natural Light. Shingiss—How’s trade, Dinwiddie? Dinwiddle —Light, decidedly light. Shingiss (with malice aforethought) —But I thought you were in the heavy casting business. Dinwiddie—No. Quit that two months ago. I’m in the feather trade now.—Pittsburg Chronicle-Tel ffr*pk- A Pert Younjj Princess. The English royal children when young were attended in illness by old Dr. Brown of Windsor. Prob ably on account of the unpalatable doses he gave them the doctor was not popular with the little princes and princesses. They accordingly took great delight in calling him “Brown,” to the utter ignoring of his title and also the great indignation of their royal mamma. The queen took them apart on one of these oc casions and said that the next one who offended in that way should be dispatched to bed. Dr. Brown came soon again. The little princess royal knew he was coming. She also knew that her mother had meant what she said. It had no deterring effect. She walked into the room and promptly remarked: “Good morning, Brown. Good evening, Brown. lam going to bed.” And to bed she went before any one had a chance to send her.—New York Sun. Noses and Months to Order. A “doctor” in this city, who beau tifies the feminine face by making dimples to order, on being ques tioned by a reporter, explained that nose straightening went with dimple making, just as hair cutting went with shaving, and the business also included mouth ensmalling. He re marked that any one coming into the world blessed with a turned up nose or a large mouth was not in this age of progress excusable for letting it remain in its deformed state. He could reduce the mouth from a large size to the merest rosebud or straighten a turned up nose until it looked severely classical. —San Fran cisco Examiner. A Royal Accomplice. One day when Francis I was in his chapel attending mass with sev eral of -his noblemen, a well dressed pickpocket went and stood behind the cardinal of Lorraine and ab stracted his purse, but unable to do this without the king perceiving it he put up his finger to intimate that the latter should keep silence. The king took it for a practical joke and said never a word. But after the service he asked the cardinal what he had done with his purse. The prelate not being able to find it was very much annoyed and took the king to task, who greatly enjoyed the fun, and at length ordered the purse to be restored to the cardinal. The thief did not, however, come forward, and the king discovered too late that he had been tricked.—Jour nal de Roubaix. San Surgery. Some years ago a London surgeon, by using the sun’s rays, succeeded in removing a wine mark from the face of a lady and also succeeded in de stroying a malignant growth with the same remedy. The wound healed readily, and up to the time the article was published there had been no symptoms of the disease returning. —Jenness Miller Monthly. WE TOLD YOD SO ! We told you We would become the Leading Store in this sectiod. We told you We would Astonish the Natives in prices, Styles, etc , etc. We told you We would lead and let others follow. We told you When we started w T e would “get there with both fed” WE’YE DONE IT. ‘ v o t>H ui W’ > ides. “We told you so’ baigains. ‘We told you so” opportunities. WE TOLD YOU SO ! FARM YARD MANURE. Can you give me an analysis of farm yard manure. J. B. T. Jonesboro. No two samples of farm yard manure are exactly of the same composition. The manure ’alue depending very much on the feed used. For example where cotton seed meal has been used the ma nure will run very high in nitrogen or ammonia. The following analysis by Dr. Yoelcker may be considered as rep resenting a fair average. Soluble selica, (selicic acid.) 24 lbs. Ammonia, (actual orpotential.)ls 2-5 Phosphate of Lime. 13 7-10 Lime. 23 7-10 Magnesia. 3 1-10 Potash. 131-2 Soda. 1 2-5 Common Salt. 6-10 Sulphuric Acid. 2 1-3 Water. 1323 2-5 Wpod, Fiber, etc. 579 TOBACCO STEMS. Will you please give me the analysis of tobacco stems and how to use them as a manure. H. E. 1., Savannah, Ga. Tobacco stems will be found excellent as a fertilizer, especially on soils defi cient in potash aud under plants such as potatoes and other vegetables requiring an abundance of potash. An average analysis of the stems would run 2 per cent nitiogen, one-half per cent phos phoric acid and six to seven per cent pot ash. As they can often be purchased very cheaply, as a source of plant food, they should receive the consideration of every farmer, and especially truckers near towns and cities from which they can be secured. They can be rendered more quickly available and effective by composting them with fermenting horse manure. CRAB GRASS. Is crab grass au annual or perennial, and at what time should it be sown? L. M. P., Locust Grove. Crab grass is an annual. We have never known it sown as there is no need of this. On ploughed land there is al ways enough seed in the land to produce a good crop. If the land is poor it should be manured. Should a crop of w’eeds come up give it a second or even a third ploughing. If the summer is wet a crop can be secured after small gram. This grass is very nutritious and ad mits of several cutting on good land. EXCESSIVE SWEATING OF HORSES. I have a horse that sweats very much under the least exertion. Can you give me a remedy? M R. V. Clipping has been recommended. There is no drug that would be of any benefit. PIGS. What is the breeding age in pigs? H. S. S.. Mt. Vernon. The breeding age is from seven to eight months in sows and from six to eight in boars. The grub worm—The larva of the common May beetle—lives in the ground three years eeriing on the roots of grasses, and, of course, those of cereal crops. The third year they issue as per fect beetles and lay their eggs in mead ows, and also in lands containing cereals. Plowing the soil and turning in hogs is one remedy. It is said* a thorough sum mer fallow will destroy them. Yon can neither trap nor poison them. It is im possible to grow a crop of strawberriee where these grubs abound. SHELTON CARMICHAEL. On last Tiips< ay morning, at 9 o’clock, al I lie residence of Mr. C. G. nell, oi il b lily, 10 Miss Eunice Car michael, of Atlanta, and Mr. F. G | Shelton, of Atlanta, we’*e joined in he only bans of matrimon*, Rev. J. 11. Elk isnfficiaiing. The ceremony w*= a ver\ impreess iv*- nut*, anti only tin* immebiatefriends n the happy com pie were present The parlor was beautifully decorat ed for the occasion, and the presents were numerous and handsome. The groom* Mr. Shelton, is a rising young business man, of Allanta, of sterling worth, and highly cultivated educational advantages, while the bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A Carmichael of Atlanta, Ct. , and is a young lady ofsuperlativcqualities a nd many attraction. The bride was attired in a neat trav eling costume, and im in and atcy af *r the ceremonc, the bappv cou la left on the 6:37 ttriu for Atlanta,: heir (u tun* home. Our congrat dati t•> are ; exten d< and JACKSON LMS7ITUTE. We thank the patrons of Jackson In stitute for their hearty support and co-op e atioc during the past term. We have a high regard for that noble, loyal spirit that I has chaiacterizcd so many good men and i women in their efforts to build up the j school. Your reward will come in seeing your town prosper and your own business grow and increase as it has never done ! before Meu all over the state are saying, ‘*ln this age of progress I ma t educate rnv children, where can I find a good sebum?” Aly fellow citizens, we must be able to point with pride lo Jackson Institute and say, “There is the best school in the state.” lo see Jackson Institute prosper is to see your town prosper, for her name, such as she is making, will induce men to come here when nothing else would. A beautiful residence on College street is nearing completion now on account of the fac l that the owner wants trie advan tages of the school. If our citizens would see their children grow iui* n ble, sturdy men and accom plished, n'-bl minded women they must g've them that naming to be bad in such a school as we are trying to make of Jack son Institute. Give the school your encouraging words, your energetic efforts, your hearty co operation and support it another term as you have in the past and we promise you, if the combined efforts of an appreciative faculty can avail anything, you shall have no cause to ever regret or recall one tingle thing said or dons in behalf of Jackson Institute Jas. C. Blasingamk. notice? Iu order to redllc our stock for the purpose of disolutioo we offer our stocx ot buggies, hacks, *ur-ey* and harness ; also horses, inares.and mules for saie at the lowest possible price for cash or good notes. Come at once. We will have a car of fresh Kentucky mules next week. Thornton & Hootex. JACKSON!-; INSTITUTE, Jackson : : : : : Georgia. Spring Term Begins Jan. 1894 RATE OF TUITION: Primary Classes, per term, : : $6,50 IntermediatJ and Collegiate C!a:s'-s, term, $9 50 Art Lessons* per month, : $2.50 to $.3.00 Music, vocal or instrumental, per mo. s3*oo Parents, do you want your bov3 and girls biought up to the highest possible perfection of manhood and womanhood ? If so you musl have the rtry best teachers to help you. We have them in the Jackson Institute. Not a chool in Georgia is more thorough, systematic, or better disciplined. Mo't excellent advantages offered in Art, Music, Elocution and Oratory. The tuition is as low as you could ask. Board can he had at from ten to twelve dollars per month. Catalogue and all information cheerfully sent on application A DDK E?R JAS. C. B LASING A Mh', fv ' l46m President of JACKSON KTITUTt Christmas Greeting! BICKERS A BYARS, We hereby return our thanks to the people of Jackson and sur rounding country tor the liberal patronage they have given us during the present year, and now beg leave to call your attention to a few of the goods that we are now receiving for the Christmas trade. To the ladies, we will say we have Currants, (Jillon, liaisins, London Layers and Seedless, Cranberries. Grated Pine Apple and Cocoanut, Nuts, Stick and Fancy Candies, Mince Meat and many other things in this line that are Fresh and Good, and we cordially inyitethem to call and see our line, It will certainly bo our pleasure to show you what we have and we will oo our best to sell you what you want at prices ?■• low as any house in town, To the boys we will say we know that you want to make a: *■' ac - • Christmas and we are fixing up to help you out. We it ;t'. you to come and see our line ot fireworks. We will have fire cracke: - caovi crackers, rockets, Roman candles, whistling bombs, and other things in ti is line and will fit you up for Christmas in first class style*, Fycv will give ua a call. Come to see u? boy* and bring along papa, n- .mma. arT y broiher and sister, and we will seli you what yon vant h c‘>eap v* any deab-r in town. For the little folks, we have toy , lolls and animal < . wheeK VV<* have a lull lit.e ef canned goods, or ekers, tobaecoea, cigars co T*. h fresh and cheap. Our fruits, cons sting or apples, oranges and ’ ; < - •*r< a* good cip the market will afford. We wish to call special a ti: *i our oranges which w. having picked, packed and shipp i >1 stom, fresh from the Florida groves. We can give you the 1 u 'hat can be had here cheap, and great reduction will be mad> .b wanting h b<x We are closing out our shoes at prices licit vil .]i ■ von goont, if ve- can fit,you. We will have fresh fish almost any day in the week Raymond Gilmore is with us and will he pleased to h v - nis trie ds call and see him. Mr, VV. L Plunkett, of our town, and Mr. George Gilmore, of Flovtila, will tie with us during Christmas, and they will oe glad to have their friends call on them. Tha king our friends for the patronage given us this year, and ask ing a continuation ol the same, we cordially invite those Who have no given us their trade to call and s*e us on Third street, first door in r**ar of Hitct*iiiß* Hardware Store. Wishing vou a good time Christmas and a prosperous new year. Wc ate votirs, Ver*< respectfully. Bickers & Byars. J o kaori. Ga .December, 1893 There will be two marriages at tlie Morrison House this month. Meals at twenty five and forty cents at Edwards & Jester’s Mr Steve Kir.ard says lie is bound to get married by January Ist. CONSTITUTION Act 1 /he name of this a sociatinn shall be The Farmers Union .4ct 2. It> membeisbip shall be com posed only o farmers, or those whose lai gest interest are iu farms and farming, ex cept when it may be deemed advisable to employ some pet sou in a clencd capacity. .det 3. The division ot the profit shall be made on a basis of the amount of pat ronaae received from each member, pay ing only interest upon capital for its use. Act 4. The voting power of each mem ber shall be equal regardless of the amount of stock held, or the amount of patronage bestowed. Act 5. It fchall be the polic\ of the Uni >n to i crease the capital stock yeaily, after the ten thousand is paid up. Act 6. This constitution can be chang ed omy by a two thirds' vote of the whole union. iStaTi-: of ijtEoegia ( To the Superior i ounty of Butt*. Court of'said county. The petition of James A. King, j, W. McMicbael, John A. Pitman, A C. Ve l andiess, Wilson iSmitb, R. W. Mays and all other members of the F rmers AHi ance of Butts county, Geo gia; who are in good standing on the rules, regulations, and h -laws piecCtibed; respectfully show Iht ey and their associates desire to be incorp truied undei an J by Jhe name of the Farmers Union for the term of twenty years with the privilege of renewal at the expiration of said tune, with the power to sue and be sued, to hold aud purchase property, both real and personal, to have and use acommon seal, and alt other pow ers usually granted to like corporations. 2he object of said corpora-ion is finan cial gain- The business your petitioners propoes to conduct is a geneial mercantile, manufac turing warehouse, and commission busi ness with our principle office in the to vn of Jackson, county and state aforesaid, with the privilege of daing busine** in any county in said. sate aud other states. Tne capital stock of said company wiil be ten thousand dollars, divided into four hundred shares of twenty five dollars each, with the privilege of increasing said , capital stock to one hundred thousand J >l j l ,rs. That no stockholder shah he liable t>*r any debt, or obligation whatever f said ! coip<*raton, except their unpaid stock, j Petitioners a k that they- be permitted to begin busine-s when ten per cent of said capital s'o kis paid in. I Petitioners ask that they be empowered to make such rules, regulai oi;b aud by laws not in conflict with the constitution and laws of the state of Georgia, that shall ;be binding upon the stockholders. Y >ur petitioners ask that they be permitted to issue investment bonds and stocks and levy and sell bonds and stocks and other securities and charge a commission for their services. Wherefore your petitioners pray that an oider may he granted in term* of the law investing and collecting them and their successors.in office with the corporate au uhority aud power above mentioned- And your petitioners will ever pray, etc. It t y & Rat, Pr * and A ttys. GEORGIA—Butts Conn I do certify that the mug is a true opv of the original ■ oi 'or charter now on file in my of!i< - -'his December 4, 1893. JosEci,- ' nil, C. S C. McEiree’3 Wine of Cardu! and 7HEDFCRD’S BLACK DRAUGHT ar for sale by the following merchants in Buitf county. J. W. Lee &Son. Jackson, \tn<nd a Moon, Jackson, R G. B r y ns <fe Cos, Jackson, W. L. Carmichael, Jackson, .A. Wright Indian Spring, A. F, White & Cos. Flovilla, J. G. Kim bell, Jenktnsburg, M. Cain. Towaliga, D I. AF. M. Kmard, Tovralig* G. L.* Washington, Worth vile.