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YELLOW FEVE3-BLACK VOMIT.
It Is too noon to forjtet tlo> ravage* of tld* trrrlltlo
dissasu, which will no Mount return in h more malig
nant ami virulent form in the fall months of le?i),
nF.KKKM.'N If KPATIXK. a Remedy Mia
coveretl ill Southern Nubia anil used with atteli won
dertul rvaulta In South America where tlie moat ag
gravated oases of fevet ar< found, rauaea front one
to two ounce* of idle to lie (lltsrMi nr atrained from
the blooM each time it passe* through the Liver, aa
lone aa an exceaa of hlle exist* 11 v ita wonderful
action on the Liver and Stomach the HKPATIXK
not only prevents to a certainty any kind of Fever
and Black Vomit, hut alao curea Headache. Cousti
pation of the Bowels, D.xsprpsia and Malarial dis
ease*.
No one need fear Yellow Fever who will expel the
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uaimt MERKKLL’S HEPATrNE. which ia sold by
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aent by express by the Proprietors.
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Dr. Pemberton’s S-illingia or Queen’s
Delight.
nr The report* of wonderful enretof Rlieumatifivn.
Scrofula. Salt Rhemu, Syphilis, Cancer. Ulcers nnd
Sores, that coma from all parts of the country, are
not only remark aide but ho miraculous as to be
doubted was it not for the abundance of proof.
REMARKABLE CURE *f SCROFULA, &c
CASE OF COL. J. C. BRANSON.
KlKnMOf. Ga.. Septemiier 15, 1871.
Gents : For uixteen years l have been a great suf
ferer from ScrofulA In itß most distressing form*. I
have been oontlned to my room and bed for fifteen
year* with scrofulous ulceration*. The most ap
proved remedies for such cases had been used, and
the most eminent physictuu* consulted, without any
decided benefit. Titus prostrated, distressed, de
sponding, was advised by l)r. Ayer of Floyd county.
Ga., to commence the use of your Compound Ex
tract Stillingia. Language Is as insufficient to de
scribe the relief I obtained from the use of the Stil
lingia as it is to convey an adaquate idea of the in
tensity of niv suffering liefore uslug your medicine;
sufficient to say. I abandoned all other remedies and
continued the use of vour Extract of Stillingia. un
til I can say truly. " 1 am cured of all pain, ’ of all
disease, with nothing to obstruct the active pursuit
of rav professiou. More than eight months have
elapsed since this remarkable cure, without any re
turn of the disease.
For the truth of the above statement, I refer to
any gentleman iu Bartow County, Ga., and to the
members of the bar of Cherokee Circuit, who are
acquainted with me. I shall ever remain, with the
•Impost gratitude. Your obedient servant.
J. C. BRANSON, Att'y at Law.
A niRAU.E.
West Point, Ga.. Sept. IC. 1879.
Gents : My daughter was taken on the 25th day
of dune. 1865, with what was sup(>osed to he Acute
Rheumatism, and was treated for the same with no
success. In March, following, pieces of hone began
to work out of the Hghtarm. aud continued to ap
pear till the bone from the elbow to the shoulder
joint came out. Many nieces of ltone came out of
the right, foot and leg'. The case was then pronounc
ed one of White Swelling. After having been con
lined alsuit six vears to her bed, and the case con
sidered hopeless, I was induced to try Dr. Pembei
ton's Compound Extract of Stillingia. aud was so
well satisfied with its effects that I have continued
the use of it until the present,
My daughter was confined to iter bed about six
years before she sat up or even tamed over without
help. She now sits up all day, and sews most of her
time—has walked across tlie room. Her general
health is now good, and I believe she will, as her
limbs gain strenth, walk well. I attribute her re
covery, w ith the blessing of God. to the use of your
invaluable medicine. W. B. BLANTON.
WF.IT Point, Ga, Sept. 16. 1870.
Gents : The above certificate of Mr. VV. B. Blan
ton we know and certify as being true. The thing
is so : hundreds of the most respected citizens certi
fy to it. As much reference can be given as may be
required. Yours truly,
CRAWFORD & WALKER, Druggists.
HON. 11. D. WILLIAMS.
jy Ir. Pemberton's Slllllngln is pie
pared bv A. F. MERRKLL & CO.. Philadelphia, Pa.
Sold by all Druggists in 61.00 bottles, or srnt by
express." Agents wanted to canvass everywhere.
Send for Book—" Curious Story "—free to all.
Medicines aent to poor ]>eople, payable in install
ments.
New Hotel.
MM. JOHNSON'S new Hotel will be opened
• at Bowersville May Ist. and the traveling
public arc solicited to give his house a trial. Nice
rooms, clean beds and good fare. Prices moderate.
139-150
NOTICE.
to all re noil it mat coxcerx.
Notice is hereby given that at the next session of
tlie General Assembly of the Stateof Georgia, which
convenes in July next, the following hill will he in
troduced aud asked for final passage to-wit: A Bill
to be entitled An Act to incorporate the Hartwell
Railroad Company and for other purposes t said Road
to run from Bowersville to Hartwell in Hart County,
Georgia. This, May 21, 1879.
E. B. BENSON, Secretary.
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Dr. R. P. Sorrells
HAS located In th© town of Royeton. and will
practice his profession in the surrounding
coon try. He attended courses of lectures in the
medical colleges of Philadelphia and Augusta, of
which he is a graduate. Owing to the depression
in money matters, he has concluded to reduce his fees
to one-half, and patient© living over five miles from
•livi <pS chargetl for five miles. He
will be found at the residence of Mr. Eppy Bonds,
when not professionally absent. 154
L J. GARTRELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
ATLANTA, 61.,
PRACTICES in the United State* Circuit and
District Court* at Atlanta, and the Supreme
mq Superior Court* of the State. 162
If you need a Sewing Machine, mil and
B*e ours. The low price will surprise you.
Benson & McGill.
The Hartwell Sun.
By BENSON & McGILL.
VOL. Ill—NO. 44.
THAT INTEREST BILL.
Editors The Sun : In your paper
of the 18th June, 1 noticed a pioee over
the signature of “ Bob Short," in which
the writer uses the following language :
“ The fence law would breed as much
“ litigation as anything I know of. ex
cept tlie interest bill of Senator
•• Hodges before tlie last Legislature."
As to the merits or demerits of the
proposed stock law I do not pro|>ose to
discuss now. The charge is made that
the interest or usury law would breed
litigation. I apprehend there would be
no more litigation if there should be
no violation; and if there should be
such violations it would be right and
proper for litigation and for the law to
assert its supremacy. YVe might with
equal propriety say a law against gam
bling, carrying concealed weapons, or
stealing was wrong, because it increas
ed litigation in that it brought the of
fender to justice. I propose First, to
notice some of t lie dangerous tenden
cies of a high rate of interest upon the
safety of the government; Second, its
ruinous effects upon a large portion of
our citizens; and Third, the effects
upon tlie industries of our country in
connection with tlie developing of the
natural resources of our land.
The right of the government to fix
the legal rate of interest for its citizens
I suppose will not be questioned. This
right comes down from Moses to the
present day. Then, if this right be
longs to the government, it is the duty
of the law-making power to fix a legal
rate of interest at that standard that
will most effectually protect the per
manency of the government, and ad
vance and protect the interest of the
greatest number of its citizens.
It is a noted fact that a wild, specu
lative community favors a high rate of
interest, for several obvious reasons.
We know that soon after the war, when
ever} - thing was in confusion and in an
unsettled state, and adventure and
speculation was rife in the land, many
of the Southern States repealed all re
striction on interest and allowed the
parties to contract for what they saw
proper. But in a short time this ruin
ous practice was seen too plain, and
many of these States returned to the
old landmarks and put legal interest
as low down as 7 per cent., and some
as low as 6 per cent.
The indebtedness of the citizens of
Georgia is estimated to be about one
hundred and fifty millions of dollars.
This in four years would increase to
the enormous sum of $225,000,000, and
in 83 years would double itself at 12
per cent. A high rqte of interest in
creases the temptation for speculation,
aud has a direct tendency of massing
large estates into the hands of the few,
which certainly has a bad controlling
effect on any government, and especial
ly any republican form of government.
We have but to refer to the celebrated
family of Rothschilds of the East for
an example, whose power on account
of great wealth has more control over
the kingdoms of the East than any one
of thecrown heads —at their bidding war
is prolonged or peace is made. Wealth
is power; and in the hands of the few
is very dangerous to our republican in
stitutions.
A high rate of interest strengthens
the capitalist and increases their wealth
—weakens and impoverishes the citi
zens who are so unfortunate as to bor
row, just in proportion to the rate of
interest allowed by law. The conven
tional rate of interest by law in this
State is 12 per cent: that is, the par
ties may contract that high. The re
sult of which is to make that a stand
ard for loaning money all over the
State. The man who speculates, if
successful, may pa}’ that, but the farm
er cannot alford to pay it, because it
will eat him up. Yet, inasmuch as the
law allows such a rate, the farmer is
forced to paj r it, from the fact that the
man who loans can get it; and no one
can blame him for doing the best he
can with his money, inasmuch as the
law protects him it. lienee, we see
the price of money fixed all over the
State, with but few exceptions, at 12
per cent.
A young man starts out in life with
but little means, purchases 100 acres
of land for SSOO, borrows the money
from some friend at 12 per cent. He
and his young wife commence improv
ing their home, and for the first three
or four years it will take nearly all he
makes to improve bis place and set
himself up for housekeeping, even if
he should be successful. At the end
of four years he is surprised to find
that he owes $740 tor his land and is
either forced to give it up and become
a tenant, or sutfer himself to be sued
and sold out. This is no imaginary
vision, but has often taken place in the
last five years in Georgia.
We notice, in the third place, some
of the effects a high rate of interest
has against the improvement of the
natural resources of our State. Just
as long as the money lender can get 12
per cent, interest on his capital, self
interest will prompt him to loan it
rather than to invest in real estate and
improve the same. The result is, a
HARTWELL, GA., WEDNESDAY JULY 2, 1870.
large portion of this capital is taken
up by tradesmen or speculators, and
but little of it comparatively can be
readied by tlie working class or farm
ers, for tlie plain reason that they can
not atTord to pay such a high rate. It
would be like a canker preying upon
the vitals. The result of such a sys
tem is to confine this surplus cnpital to
tradesmen and speculators, and not to
connect it with labor. When you
couple money with lalior you develop
the resources of the country; as for
instance SI,OOO in the hands of the
tradesman or speculator does but lit
tle and often nothing towards build
ing up and improving the land. But
il you take that SI,OOO and couple it
with labor, you at once develop and
add to the wealth of the community.
If you clear up and convert a wild for
est into a plantation whose fields are
covered with the waving grain ripening
for harvest, you add so much to tlie
wealth of the community; or if you
lay it out in the improvement of a
shoal, or the building of a railroad, you
develop the country, thereby adding
wealth to tlie State and giving employ
ment to the working classes. Not so
when you loan it lor the purpose of
speculation.
At a recent meeting of the citizens
of Elbert county, a committee was ap
pointed to examine and report the un
developed natural resources of that
county. The committee in their report,
after due examination stated that, “The
undeveloped water-power of the count}’
was very great, and that great wealth
could be added to the county by the
improvement of this power; that it
was capable of propelling an immense
quantity of machinery, but that the
great difficulty in the way was tlie high
interest allowed by law.” A signifi
cant fact that the money-holder pre
ferred loaning his money at 12 per
cent, rather than to invest in machinery,
and tlie owner of the property could
not atlord to borrow at that rate and
put up machinery. Put interest down
at 7 per cent., enforce a strict usury
law, and this state of afFairs will no
longer exist. Couple money with labor,
turn it out of tlie channel of speculation
and trade, and you at once develop
and add wealth to the State and give
life to the old land.
But the strong argument used in fa
vor of a high rate of interest is, that
it will invite capital from abroad and
make money plenty. Have we not
sufficiently tried this for the last eight
years and found it a failure ? A high
rate of interest will not add one dollar
to the currency of the country, neither
will the lower rate detract one dollar
from the circulation. Some say if we
put interest down at 7 per cent, there
will be no money to loan. We remem
ber that when interest was at 7 per
cent. mone\' was as easily obtained as
it has been since. New York has a
low rate of interest—6 per cent. —and
money is easily obtained there. Eng
land has still a lower rate, and money
can be obtained for all necessary pur
poses. The truth is if yon take the
money capital of the country and de
velop the natural resources of our
State 3011 at once add such wealth and
give such emplo} ? ment to the laboring
classes that there is not such need for
borrowing money.
I desire to notice in a future article
the effect that a high rate of interest
has on the consumer, showing that the
merchant and manufacturer can well
afford to pay 12 per cent., or even a
much higher rate, as he charges it up
on his goods, and the man who uses
the goods is the real person who pays
the interest, let it be high or low.
Hermit.
Slightly Mixed.
Oglethorpe Eeho.
There lives in Elbert county, on Broad
river, opposite Madison, a highly respect
able family, whose name we will suppress.
The father is a well-to-do fanner, with a
large family, among them a deformed
daughter about thirty years old. It ap
pears that this young woman, together
with her sisters, aged ten and fourteen
years, sleep in a room to themselves.
There was in the employ of this family a
negro man, a big, jet-black, burly brute,
who works on the farm, aud whose duty
it is also to feed the horses and assist
around the house in the morning. A
brother, about twelve years old sleeps in
a room adjoining his sisters’. One morn
ing last week this boy arose before auy
of the family, and decided to make a
fire in the cook room. In going to it he
had to pass directly through his sisters’
room, and upon entering that supposed
sanctuary of virginity, judge his dismay
and indignation to see soundly sleeping
in the bed—between his two elder sisters
negro man mentioned above. The
younger child had been removed to the
foot of the bed, and the black brute
held lovingly clasped in his arras the de
formed woman, while the second sister
snugly nestled up to his back. All the
parties were asleep and the entrance of
the brother failed to disturb them. The
young boy, knowing his inability to cope
with the seducer of his sisters, who was
a most powerful negro, at once informed
Devoted to Hart County.
his mother. The poor woman was near
ly distructed at this sudden disgrace that
hud fallen upon her family, and at once
started in a ruu for an elder son, who
lived, about two miles distant. She
found him in his wheat field and upon
his it ther’s.represention, ho at once
started for his father's. Arriving there
he round that tlie ill-mntched hed-fel
lowa were still asleep. His blood was
on fire, and his first intention was to
draw forth his knife and cut the throat
of the black fiend ns he slept. Tlie
mother, divining his intention, seized tlie
upraised baud and begged herson not to
send his soul to hell for a negro. He
heeded her words, and seized a stout
stick, awoke tlie uegro with a blow that
broke the nrjn thrown around the white
girl. The fellow sprang up with a roar
of pain and made for his assailaut who
at once brought him to his knees with
a blow across the head. This was follow
ed with other licks which broke a rib
and inflicted other serious and it is
thought fatal injuries. Through some
instrumentality tlie negro escaped a
cross into Madison, and there lies in a
most precarious condition. This is by
far the most terrible case of social deg
radation that lias ever occurred in this
section.' and it is made more hideous
when we take into consideration the
former standing of the family affected
by it.
The Importance of Little Things.
Written for The Hartwell Sun.
Messrs. Editors : Is it not singular
that there is such a great disposition
among men to look with feelings of con
tempt on little things? Because they
appear worthless, many think they are.
The fangs of a rattlesnake are small,
but the elements of death are in them.
A diamond is, in some respects, almost
nothing, yet thousands of dollars are re
quired to purchase it. The animalcule
cannot be seen with the eye without the
aid of a glass, still the Eye w hose glance
sweeps eternity is attracted to it. Bad
thoughts ever and anon leap from the
dark depths of the depraved heart, and,
like lightning strokes, leave wreck and
ruin where beauty and bloom once flour
ished.
What a wonderful tiling is the human
hea'rt! 'What a complex arrangement
|of muscles ! The amount of work it
performs is simply enormous. With its
two auricles and ventricles, its contrac
tions and dilations are going on all
through life. These muscles are wholly
involuntary— not under the control of
the will. On through innocent child
hood it beats, on through youth and
manhood, on through the hours of sleep
and when awake, through sorrow and
joy, through sunshine and storm, at
home and a bond, on through all the
changes of life the faithful little organ
toils till pierced hy the spear of death.
Every hour it makes 4,200 strikes to
sustain your life. Is the reader seventy
years old? Then the industrious little
thing has made 2,575,440,000 strikes
to support you up to this time. Yet it
is no larger than your fist,
Perhaps in sight of your home, on the
hill, stands a huge Georgia pine. For
years it has wrestled with the storms and
withstood its merciless bolts. After a
while you may hear in that direction a
deafening sound. A stray rifle ball
caused it to decay and come crashing to
the ground. As little as we may think
about it, there was a time in the history
of Mahomet, when one bluvj of a sabre
might have prevented the terrible war
between Turkey and Russia. llow is
this? Read the following, from “ His
tory of All Nations,” by S. G. Good
rich, Vol. 1, page 327. Writing of Ma
homet’s flight from Mecca, he says:
“ They' were overtaken by a band of their
pursuers, but escaped by means of sup
plications and promises. What a mo
ment for history ! One thrust of a lance
might have changed thedestiny of more
than one half of the world.” It is St.
Bortholomew’s day. The streets of Paris
are red with Protestant blood. “ For
three days and nights the blood-hounds
of the Catholic Church devour the flock
of Christ.” But some of them God
would still keepalive. One man crawls
into a large oven. In a little while a
spider spins a web over its mouth, and a
gust covers the web with dust. Hispur
surers search diligently. ‘‘They are
within a yard of him, but they find him
not.” Thus God, with a spider and a j
puff of wind, preserves the life of Du
Molin, of Church History.
What power for good or evil lies
around the human tongue! How fear
fully true are the teachings of tbe Bible
concerning it. “ And the tongue is a
fire, a world of iniquity.” One unguard
ed expression may separate husband and
wife, may cast a shadow for life over
some heart yearning for sympathy, may
make trouble in the whole community
and plunge a nation into deadly strife.
Sometimes one bad word is sufficient to
blast a man’s character and send him
reeliug through life over the broken
hearts of hia family into a drunkard’s
grave. Oh, how that boy is to be pitied
who hears nothing but profanity and
unkind words from his father!
We are told that one drop of turbid
' water, after evaporating fro an a clean
$1.50 Per Annum.
WHOLE NO. 148.
surface, leaves “ minute shells, perfectly j
formed, and once inhabited bv living
creatures." The horrid paths that men
utter, and angry words that fly through
the lips, are lenviug their impression.
One had tnan in a community may eay
something that will enuse others to weep
long after he is forgotten. 110w r many
have lieen stabbed by his tongue?
Does the Almighty desire to convince
poor human beings of their utter depen
dence on Him? It is not necessary to
scud the earthquake, the flood and the
drought, the rust, the mildew and the
weevil are sufficient.
“ Despise not the day of small things."
Carolina.
A Negro With Five Heads.
For Thi llartwtll Sun.
Dear Sun : A few days ago, I took
a little trip through a portion of your
county. It seems that, from the neat
ness, skill, industry, judgment nnd vigi
lance about the farms, the farmers, de
spite the hard times, political commo
tions, fence law, railroad, or any and
all other hindrances, are determined to
become rich, and not to lie a long time
j about it either, but to attain the acme
of their desires immediately. Fencing
iis repaired, ditches cleaned off and
everything betokens a prosperous peo
ple. The crops look well for tlie sea
son, considering tlie protracted frigidi
ty of the spring. All along we saw
and heard many darkeys cheerfull}’ en
gaged in the tillage of the earth. It
seems to me that Hart is getting the
better of us in point of farming. We
saw some beautiful and extensive bot
tom lands well drained and in a remu
nerative state of cultivation. Small
grain seemed to look well, particularly
wheat. Oats needed rain. One of the
best fields of wheat we ever saw be
longs to Dr. Turner. It appeared to
be at that time about breast high and
as thick as it could well be. Surely
wheat cannot be much better than that
in this county. There are many new
fields cleared and in good condition,
within a few years. Tlie Mitchel Dooly
house is down and gone—the place
where the Justices held their courts
many years ago; but on the ruins of
the house the cotton shines green and
healthy, and tlie four sycamores still
stand like the four angels in the river
Euphrates. We took tlie road towards
the ferry, and soon we began to see a
great change. Nice, large, new fences
stared us in the face from each side of
the road. Some neat cabins for the
sons of Ham to occupy have been
erected, and they are fit for the Anglo-
Saxon to dwell in. At length we
reached the residence of 11. J. Goss,
the proprietor of Capt. Craft's Dooly
place, alias Upper Egypt. YVe found
him anti his excellent lady as friendly
and clever as ever. After dinner we
took a stroll through the farm. It was
truly a treat. It bewildered our mind
to see so much land planted ; but then
he has any amount of help lie needs.
If we mistake not, he said lie had two
hundred acres in cotton and one hun
dred and fifty in corn, or about it. He
is a neat, industrious, ingenious farmer
and if he does not have things done
rigiit, it is useless to try anyone else.
lie lias made more and better changes
in this short piece of a year than had
been made in twenty years previous :
and, what is quite remarkable, every
single change is for the better. The
lowgrounds are well cared for, and the
Imshes and trees around the margin
cut down or killed. His cotton was up
enough to commence thinning, and the
way' his hands handled the hoes showed
they meant business. In the low
grounds lie has the prettiest melon
patch perhaps in the county. It is
nicely located on a sandy level—the
rows as straight as a line, and laid off,
I think, ten feet each way. The melons
were just coining up, but looked strong,
black, rich and healthy. If Mr. Goss
does not make melons, many, large and
delicious, I think I shall never try to
make any more. Right here, Messrs.
Editors, I hope you will bear with me
till I sing a little about it in advance :
When crops arc itm and all laid by,
I really tliiuk that I (dull try
To Upper Egypt go ;
Then through hia crop we ll go again,
In aunahinii hot or ahowera of raiu,
And melons eat, you know—
Delicious, fine, arid melting aweet 1
We ll cat and talk, and talk and eat.
And aave the tinea! need.
Then on our ahouldera take a load,
And to the bonne mareh up tlie road,
Aud eat them as we need.
The landscape as viewed from the
elevations is very grand and imposing.
There is plenty to engage the geogra
pher, geologist and botanist. The no
ted island containing sixty-five acres,
seems to lie as rich as land can be in
this country. We always deprecated
the idea of taking the homestead ; but
when we saw this island we were
half inclined to take it right there, dis
regarding law, judge or jury ; but final
ly concluded not to take it. If friend
Goss does not do well we shall be sur
prised. Imagine how it took down
your humble servant, after viewing
such a large farm, to return to his own
twenty-five acre patch, thin land at
I that. Tyro, Elbert County.
Agricultural Department.
Fence, <*r No Fenne l
Editor Agricultural Dept. The Sun :
As the time fbr deciding this question
nears w*. its importances more sensibly
perceived. Our material interests have
not been so much involved in any politi
cal or local clectiou which has taken
place iu several years, as they may bo
on this question.
The question of subsistence preaenta
itself between us and nl\ it'hcrs; then
cornea that of paying deb/a. . 7nrkrotry
nnd economy are the only means by
which these objects may be accomplish
ed. It is, therefore, evident that indus
try should not be misapplied or sacrific
ed to economy. The foresight which
renders all labor available to its legiti
mate ends, is a part of good economy.
In common observation, it is noticed
that more depends upon time than man
ner. The farmer who dot's his planting
and reaping iu the proper times, al
ii nigh in a rough manner, succeeds bet
ter than the one who plants aud reaps
unseasonably, although in the most sci
entific manner. The best results, how
ever depend on the proper observance
of both time and‘manner. Taking this
conclusion as an axiom, we may ask if
it is a proper time for the operation of
the Stock Law? Pass the question
around, “Are you'all ready?” For
several,,reasons aud considerations, wo
are not. First, we are largely over
stocked, and there is not a demand in
our markets for our “scrub'stock,” nor
do they afford a supply for the suppot
uble demand for finer breeds, if the lnw
were put into operation in time for tho
uext cropping season. YVhat is the rem
edy iu this case? Simply adopt the
law, to lie put iu force two years heuee.
This plan would give us time to dispose
df a portion of our stock in beef, nnd
otherwise, and get a start of those fine
breeds which we “rend about;” also to
change laud lines by swaps, purchase*
and stiles, so ns to accommodate our
selves and neighbors with water in pas
tures, get those bonanza grasses well set,
and map out pastures, with the neces
sary lanes leading to water and to resi
dence ; and, gradually, to revolutionise
our general system, so as to adapt it to
the new order of things.
If the issue bo precipitated upon us,
it will probably be lost; but if gained,
would be obnoxious, btc uic we are not
prepared for it; but if made in the prop
er time and manner, the result will prob
ably be successful and satisfactory.
Tlie chilli wants cake before it is bak
ed l Liner.
Fences Yet Awhile.
Editor Agricultural Dept. The Sun.:
I have been reading with interest some
articles in The Sun in regard to the
Fence or No Fence question. Now, sir,
so far as I am individually interested, I
stand neither pro nor con in this move
ment. I don’t think the citizens in this
up country, where timber is so abundant
and convenient, arc yet prepared for
such a law. Any law that would bene
fit the masses of the citizens, certainly
is desirable. Well, let us look into aud
investigate this matter cnrefull}’.
There may be, and arc a few persons
on water courses who have large planta
tions and a great deal of wuste land that
could, without much inconvenience or
loss, fence in 75 or a hundred acres of
pasture, probably with enough bottom
to insure good summer pasture; but wo
all do not live on water courses. The
masses of oar people are on’ridges, and
hundreds of them have to use well wa
ter for all purposes.
Hart county has a great deal of forest
land, consequently all farmers that set
tled in the woods worked hard to open
just land enough to cultivate, have no
water on their premises hut a well, have
an outside range that will keep up their
stock through the summer, and can just
Imrely support his family and feed his
stock in winter. Are they not better sit
uated than they would be if forced to
pen their cows, sheep, goats, horses and
lings in some small oak grove, there to
remain through summer, full and winter,
to he fed and watered all the time, or
starve?
Just think of the families all over the
country who are almost entirely de|iend
ent, through the summer, on milk and
butter for sustenance, who do notown an
acre of land. I do not allude to color
ed, but to dependent families, white, who
are poor, yet honest; who need our help,
by letting them have access to all tbo
outside range.
Farmers of Hart and Elbert, it may
take a larger pasture to keep your stock
from suffering than most of you are
aware of. I have about seventy-five
acres in pasture —pretty good sedge
lam’- There are about fifteen head of
cattle, twelve head of sheep and eight
hogs that I keep in this pasture. My
wife has turned her milch cows outside,
some time since. Says they do better
outside, and if it don’t rain soon I will
be forced to turn the dry cattle, sheep,
etc., outside.
I hope all will act in this matter with
an eye to the future prosperity of farm
ers and citizens of the county en masse.
Mike.
Mrs. Polk, the venerable widow of Presi
dent Polk, thinks that the dust of all the
dead Presidents should be moved to Wash
ington, where, ifgathered in one place, she
thinks a suitable memorial to them could be
erected.
‘•I could sing.’’ said an old Chicago class
leader. the other evening, "if forty thou
sand saw-mills were full blast in the same
block, aud they couldn’t put me out.”
-No,” replied a musician near by, “ but
you might put the saw-mills out.”