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THE DOUGLAS BREEI
VOL. XIII.
STOCK OF CLOTHING AT COST.
I am offering my ENTIRE
STOCK OF CLOTHING at
rCOST, as I am going out of
the Clothing business iw
and any one wishing to jt
buy clothing, may call
and see what I have to of
fer. I have $2,000 or
$2,500 worth good val
ues. Come and see me.
B.PETERSON.(L>ougIas,Ga.
1 DOUGLAS SUPPLY CO. |
00 Successor to W. O. Paxson,
00 Carry a fit!! Hue Family and Farm Supplies, ||o
Dry Goods, Clotlilng, Shoes, Hats, Etc.,
f§ Nothing -old and Stale. 1
IS
tSj F WPPIIf hiiin Bought to sell.ami
§f bVui y bill Sly to sell goods they
§| prices must be right. @ H
Let us know your wants we do the rest.
I| Douglas Supply Cos., if
ffl Bank Building, North Side. g|
Sft Douglas, Ga.
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DEALERS IN
Paints, Oil, Glass, Brick,
HOI till 111 |), Lime, Cement, Etc.
Planet Jr., \|
Cultivators |
the best on f 1 . "
earth.
Plows and c.,
farmingim
plements of rC2L -d ; .
every dis- “
cription. Call and examine our stock*
WatMiarley-fiolniGS Go.,
R. E. Lee, Manager. DouQlas Ga.
DOUGLAS, GA„ SATURDAY JUNE, 7th., 1902.
OOili’R STEVENS’ TALK
Some Wholesome Advice to
Farmers of Georgia.
ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG ONES
He Repeats Some of the Timely Sug.
gestions of Last Year, Laying Stress
Upon Raising Abundant Corn and
Forage Cic; s.
Although the season is backward,
resembling in that respect the condi
tions of one year ago, faithful and skill
ful work will, without some special
hindrances, give us good crops for the
coming summer and fall.
The experienced and successful farm
er needs no advice as to the
best method to be pursued m order to
make his land yield abundant crops;
but so long as there shall be coming
into the agricultural field new and in ;V
experienced toilers, so long will there
be need of line upon line and precept
upon precept* Hence, the necessity ol
repeating in part advice already given
from year to year. The old farmer,
when ho sees in agricultural journals
and monthly talks of commissioners,
the same familar things in substance,,
(however changed in expression), may
turn away and exclaim “The same old
song and dance!” But to the young
farmer desiring all the light that he
can get, these same hackneyed themes
are new and full of just tiie help ha
needs. -] > *
Therefore 1 must be excused lo\ re
peating some of the suggestions of
last year.
Cotton.
As cotton is one of the chief crops
now engaging the thoughts and hands
of the farmer, let me again remind
the, young planters that this plant re
quires abundant sunshine, and im
peratively demands that kind of man
agement which will not take up the
strength of the land for the stalk arm
leave not force enough in the soil to
bring forth fruit to perfection. The
great essentials are to keep the .cotton
clean and not to allow * e ', plants to
be crowded, lest tliero ' much
shade with consequent ". , _ ' * •
stalk and decrea le in .jJcure is tho
and quality of the b.carrhtheyevir
The distance E
should be from j'. r than an expen- I
the drill. Of c<
the soil is an Ktsyrup for children
ciding the dista ie ducesinfliiminae
Let the young ta.e° iig - 25c. abottl
all that they can find" 1 -.
of the excellent agricultural' j0u.,.... *
that are issued monthly, but let them
consult those who from long- pfSctie'i
of the best methods have learned. M‘l
to secure the strength of*the soft l:i
the friut and to obtain abundant h* Ml
to the acre. ,'ui
Sugar Canfc. .
In those sections of Georgia wMj
sugar cane is the best paying cx(mg> |
is plainly to the interest of thfvfffri!
er to devote the toil of his braiajjjni
hands to this important
much good sense is shown in
what crop to raise as in ihal<!ndijß|.
soil do its best with what is cirttiflffm
The syrup business of southwest Gefc/-
gia continues to increase, and the Jr,
traduction of first-class syrup mills ajv|
sugar refineries is putting new life li&
what, when properly developed, wf
bring great,increase of wealth tajjci
only the farmers, but also to the mHa
facturers and merchants of OeorjwH |
When agriculture flourishes, dgM
merce and manufacturers lift up tjfm
heads and all rejoice together.
Cassava.
In diversity there is wealth. K(&|
wo welcome and encourago In • oWf
possible way any crop that prdnilo
to open up new fields of eutehttfi' .
Cassava is well suited to maj m3M
tions of the southern tiers of
in Georgia. The result of
periments gives strong proof oMjie
profit to be derived by the farr*6f
southern Georgia from the
of this new crop.
While the species of this' pint
raised in Georgia is useful as feed terj
stock and is also a good table vegeta
ble, its chief recoinmfehdatian is Its
great ability to produce the
known grades, as tvell as the greatest
abundance of starclp One *. of'
south Georgia planted in cassaMtaWl
yield 4,000 pounds of starch, -
kfar in excess of the quantity pflfftV't’d
by the best potato lands of Illinois)! or.
Michigan. ~' A .
This plant is propagated by cutangs
of the stems and attains maturtfl" in
six months.' The productionAlji-fcaid
to be sixteen times that of
Diversified Industries.-* *
As this new agrieuftura'kshdti6trj
progresses, great starch will
be built up, just as the cotton'd-pip has
built up great establishments'fb/ it*'
manufacture of cotton fabrics, ani Jus*?
as the cultivation of sugga- catye ij
bringing in syrup njIH and suf#*- re
fineries, wblifc the- mefciW-k o{ oUr
rapidly growing cities an’Ayfpwijg are
accumulating wealth Jiwtfpie kgntking
of the manufactured pfodtfos/aerjybd
crons r&uuul •
mus agriculture, manufactures and
commerce are making Georgia great
and,strong, and giving her the money
to build up her schools and churches,
thereby advancing the great interests
of education and religion, which, with
hand joined in hand and working" har
moniously together, will make a people
Powerful and rich in all the elements
of true greatness.
Corn and Forage Crops.
Let tho farmer look well to his corn
crop and do all in his power to mako
himself independent of the west. TJhls
is not said to encourage sectional sen
timent, but to promote a proper feel
ing of independence. In proportion as
the farmer raises all that he needs of
'■cheat and corn lor his family and hay
for his stock, will his other crops,
whether cotton, sugar cane or cassava,
be profitable investments, increasing
ids bank account and giving him tho
ability to make his home bright and
attractive with rural beauties, that
make it a veritable garden of Kden,
around which his children's affections
& l ever cling.
Work your corn early, so that neith
er grass nor noxious weeds may mar
its growth. Persevere in the good
work and with favorable seasons this
erop will pay you well.
Between the rows of corn plant
your peas, and, if you have land
enough, devote some of it exclusively
to this soil-enriching erop, which is
to us what clover f s to our brethren ol
the north. in addition to its great
power to renew the soil in which it
grows, its jii'ny peas are good food for
man and beast, and its vines, when
properly cuidd and housed, make a
hay which can hardly be excelled.
liaise all the corn and forage crops
possible, that our barns may burst
forth with plenty, that our people
may he able to live at home, that our
beef and dairy! cattle may render us
the best possible service, and that our
working stock nay be strong to labor
in the cause of inan.
Doing our best to improve diligently
the opportunities which God has given
us, we plant ar<L water with the as
surance that ...jttff will give such Tn
crease as rmfjjptjafr wants demand and
His blessing wjtll Jest upon those who,
while they tinst Him for results, fail
not to be diligent. In business.
CR B. STEVENS,
dpml Commissioner.
U^ OSDB '
• Ilf" w 9ys and Effects ol
||| I Ones.
fays have a very im
ft Ari 'i ’-V %-jj tiie judgment form,
'/by strange regard to the thrift
and enterpriM- any county. One
who is lookim ; aijut for a good local
ity in which , ivMtJttle will lie apt, all
Dungs else b( i|lßb<lual, to decide tip
on a county ii i wji-fch good roads give
him easy act ip a market at all
’seasons of the years
It has been by those wild
have given careful atten
tion, that in U s#tl|*r’,of country hav
ing lirst-class! j transportation
spf Jjis producfe tJffiyHjlf'ct will cost the
•farmer just the ex
pense involve!# iifffnflfcfeame traffic over
four.ordinary (li'Kiig iiO'oads.
. Professor s| \y.i.A|BHpallie, assistant
state Geologisk. In' lais^excellent treat
ease on ‘‘The Jj-toafds Road-Building
-Materials of (|ie< says: “It is
a well-known Ifact fi at in the winter
and early spri< ig morifrbs, the majority
of our comnioi ddii'faadfewieeome well
nigh impadsab le for heavy traffic. Dur
ing this seasoi i of the year, the teams,
which might 1 e profitably engaged in
hauling the arm products -to mar
■ ket, remain id le, at a considerable ex
, pense to their owners in the matter cl
attention, feet , etc,
Cost cf Bad Roads.
“Professor . A. Hollies, State Ge
ologist of Nprt ii Carolina, in discussing
this item of ex pense chargeable to had
roads, places t ie loss due to this causa
in 5Q middle i ind wesn-rti counties of
that stkto at \ 1.600,000 per annum, an
amount sufficient to tmrW more fhan
tb miles of ' b-gt’dasn macadaitiired
road, , , •
- “Now, if th [ above figures are cor*
feet, and they are undoubtedly plausi-
Ipfe, it would] *pn no exaggeration to
iay that the fi irmera o|'*Georgia annu
ily sustain a 1 nss of more than $2,000*
'ibis aldm- iln other
Jx'Ords, this lalgeAum off)pioq<‘y wourd
.oe..4ji knmialji JeC'gaiTt’tn the farmers
i|3f the’stjte, fife rqpdffi wie so im
proved, that tlkmjfcjuid‘.be ufcd at ail
Reasons of the,' yeat. * *
y - Effect jpf
if time 1 and we should
bflf'glad tp qucky. frot. Mo
Jpiie; bit win do Ato ht amtther
•nii and -show’ how gooi|foaiis ffimin
‘ Sait wear i ind ’ tea|fcofi vesicles,
, fiWFas andJ||n|es, s they in
prlp.6o iimtf-alrA -of renj 'estate., On
wkt
||wfll "inci IK, valucSKf Jgnds < oi,-
[‘dgumis fey' $2 pqy afcre/'Prol.
s jthat ti^^ .apparently
■Aisignsf.ca!;t aiiount woflfll aggregate
fW Modio,'|‘ j|m equal, to
on'|iaif 6f the pyA|t as&ssed
ofjai tile farcing lands of
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duly by bis.
ib r! ill In sec, ff'vHpPdS
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'•id i"'
r 111' lil l K-I- of
iii"! oml nines In make
limin', IT ini;:! y Uiny am m
''Hul, while (lie officer i
sen 1 1m civilian at whom lie
ji -iii! Idank. lie inner illisse.-^HHH
lug 11 litre nee and ncknoi^Rfjjijfi
tile .nliile of another of his nuWM
He rises from his seat and atnnHAgJ
ami creel while the
Vances ami exchanges formal
nml greetings, and as he receive
erect, position from the bmv be 1
his heels together with a sharp pr
click and waits until his superior
taken a seat before he resumes V
own.”
There were tremendous cercmor*
in eating and drinking, too,
In drinking. “Haoh table group
their glasses invariably together, as
at tiie word of command, taking tin* I
time apparently from the senior pro 1
ent. Having seized their glasses to '
gether and raised them together and
simultaneously drunk, they would*'
sumullaneously finish and then, hold
ing their glasses before them, would
with great, ceremony bow to one
another before replacing them on
tiie table. It did not matter whether
they were drinking beer or claret or
the German champagne, which seems
to be the especially smart tiling to
take, there was the same ceremony.
When a senior officer went out of the
room, all the juniors present rose to
stiff attention and bowed as he passed.
When a junior rose, he made tiie round
of the table cm his way to the door apt!
(lowed separately, with u spur jinglkig
heel click every time to every other
officer.”
PICKINGS FROM FICTION.
It Isn’t, hard to judge human nature—
if you let (lie other man do the' talking.
-“The Great White Way.”
When we undertake to compromise
Willi tiie devil, Ids majesty always as
serts ids ability to grab the* whole
thing.—Shacklett.
If a man in itie midst of the contume
ly and detraction of tiie world cao get
one woman to believe in him. It to
enough.- “Love's Itinerary.”
Mrs. Wlggs was a philosopher and
I the sum urul substance of her .Adloso
phy lay In keeping the dust off her rose
colored glasses.—“ Mrs. Wiggs of the'
Cabbage Patch.”
There is nothing in the world hn
harmless and as ' utterly joyous as
man’s conceit. The woman who will
not pander 10-It is ungracious indeed.—
“The Spinster Book.”
The past gives us regrets, the pres
ent sorrow, the future fear; at eighteen
one adores at once;, at twenty one
loves; at thirty one desires; at forty one
reflects.—“ Her Grace's Secret.”
A man 1 knew once—'Vs dead now,
poor chap, and three widows mourn
ing for 'im—said.that with all ‘ls ex
perience wlmrnin wipe as much a riddle
to 'im as when he fust married.—
Freights.”
Searching- For Knowledge. *
“I sny, pa,” began little Clarence
Callipers, witli the rising Inflection of
one who earnestly desires to acquire
Important information, “what”—
“Oil, I don't know!” replied his lon
suffering sire wearily.
“Yes. But the question I wanted H
ask isn’t foolish, pa."
“H’m! If it isn't foolish, you ma
ask it. But, remember, just one que
tion, and no more.”
“Well, pa, there are two of ptrn tli { •
I want to ask. One is, WbiAvis t
smartest, the man who kehouM
to know that lie IP
the man who knows cntmkSffift ldok
if lie knew everyUdnafr-OTA other i
If tiie end of the wofgj|~jwa3 to eoli
and the eart.li be djyffroved while
man was up in a buffoon, where won
tie laud wlieu Jiejpise down? And, p
I don’t knpw WMeh one of ’em to ask
•<
Shnkeftpeure'a Anachroniama. .
Thbead and front of all often
erperpetration of anachronisn
was Htj,f*kcepeure himself. He speak
of cahffiih In the reign of John, wherea
cannon were unknown until a ceutur
and a half later; of printing in the ti’l
of Henry II.; of clocks, and strikln.
clocks at that, in the tinv of Julifi
Cmsar; lie makes H"rtrtor quote Ari
totie and Coriolanus refer to
Alexander; he introduces a billiard ti
ble into Cleopatra's palace; he Qo\re-
Boliemia with a sea coast aa<J make
Delphos an island. , ‘
Quite the Contrary.
Towne—He’s the most
fellow I ever played poker with. ,| —
Browne—A hard loser, eh ? tw
Towne—No; an easy winner.—’
datotug Fraaui —— !