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TLTJE’ MEWS. Gray, JoxkbCo, MuyO, 05 Published Evkkv Thursday. Subscription Price, #1. b ---:— EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS. A Georgia . grower l>na Wen offered nnd haw refu&cd $W), 000 for his present crop on the trees. What do the all cotton people think of tl.il? .• Isn’t . It n little significant that . the ]>ooplo who are shouting for a policy that would haul tjuick- ly to silver nionomrtnlism, and who eull themselves “platform Democrats, ..ever quote money jilank of the Democratic platform? An old in M.,,ii,«n ,-omly, « turner, In., b.™ Uijrii,« up his neighbors’ straggling ton lie got together 100 bales, which ... he bought , i, while , tho market f was low. Tim other day lie took il All,.,,,. anJ ..Id . 10 * ........ This is something now under the sill). Tho foos in the* Georgia South- ern untt Florida railroad cases ]iavubtN.*n fixed, mid thoy nro cal- eulated to tnnko olio’s month “wa- ter. ” Secretary Hoke Smith gets #40,000; 'Congressman Charlie Bartlett gets #20,000, and so does Wash Dessau; Bacon <fc Miller get #10,000; Gustin, Query <5r Hall get #11, (XX); “Preach” Hardeman, Boh Nisbet tfc T. B. Gresham get each #1,500, nnd liesides Mr. Xi-- bet #12(515,20 for superior court clerk services in 1 he easts; the to¬ tal amount allowed is #5X5,(550, and of this, the lawyers get #71,150 and wo are of the opinion that they will put a good deal of it in¬ to circn Iut ioti. TIMES GETTING BETTER. The. times are getting better. We arc emerging fiom a very dis¬ astrous panic, and many of us were so hard hit that there will have to be a big improvement be¬ fore we realize it personally, but because wo have not yet much more money f hnn we Had during the panic, it need not be taken for granted that the statement of better times is without founda¬ tion, All over the country busi- ness is improving, and a much more hopeful and cheerful feeling prevails. Tho wail of distress has about stopped; we don t hear peo- pie talking hard times everywhere they go; business confidence is K sguin assorting itself, wages are being raised commodities are bringing better prices, values are increasing, hoarded money is be¬ ing put into circulation, and in- Yotmonts are again considered safo. Tho coming summer months, when trade is always at a stand¬ still and when most people do not make expenses, will not be different from summer months of the past, but if the signs of the times are not very deceptive, there will be substantial comparative prosperity next fall, and that prosperity will grow. Mav it be so. We believe it will. The people have passed through much, and they bore it bravely. They deserve good times. NOT A STRADDLE. In u letter to the Atlnnla Con¬ stitution, Hon. Wm. H. Fleming, of Augusta, Speaker of the Geor¬ gia House, says in effect if not in words that the money plunk of the Democratic national platform is a straddle. The News is acquainted with Fleming. . Ho is , lawyer ot » r. a abil.ty, and ho hears a good rei ptation for sound judgment. These things make us wonder how he tell into such a reckless and unfounded statement, and the on- 1} explanation that mo can inuig- lno that, living in the lentil list net, where Iom Watsons po- liticnl vuguries have been adopted by a greet many people, and dc- siring to supplant Mr. Black as t o Democratic candidate for con- gress m the approaching special .“east election, he anchor thinks to it expedient windward,” to | an party " plntform V‘,i ‘ 9 *““ as 7 to °" pi ,‘ Ivor. h " "T* In lust full ’h campaign the f)cmo- cruts of that district adopted the party platform on that ques- lion. The Augusta Chronicle for the unlimited, unconditional and indc|s>ndent free coinage of silver bullion nt 10 to I now; in < ’ tl '" r word »- « w f, »r si 1 \a r mono - motnlli*m; and tin? I)cmocratH tlu?ro ncem afraid to tackle Tom Watson in a square fight fur the kind of rnoifS-y their national platform demands-money, whitli- • , gold, ,, silver or paper, either . , worth in itself ](K) cents for every i)l, or made to puss for 100 cents, They deliberately turned tail the enemy, and shamefully of a tight for principle and Democratic, doctrine. It is m keeping with this cowardly action *•.'•* ,rt «•»*« ,lalfw "»» lru<1 dnclar,., lu “» i» v l "‘“ ‘ - ( l llust ' f »b g‘ t« l ‘ f ‘ n,| .V ,r > «"«» f°r congress as Democrat on a third nartv “ ' 11,0 l’ lailk , of t,lc * .•„,|ini.l«tfur,n,.n,,t» and thuso who say it is are .tnuWK afraid to quote ,t fairly and fully. W« nuvit observed frequently that the the Democratic party who talk ft | mu t unlimited and unco.idition- a! froo coinage of silver at 1(5 to 1 are very industriously engaged in keeping the pmfcy platform in a dark corner. They don’t want tho people to rend it—they don’t want them to know what it real¬ ly is; that, would upset their cal¬ culations, for it is n plain, straight-forward demand for safe money, and nobody who reads it carefully and intelligently can get anything else out of it. Here it is in full us it relates to money: “Wo denounce the Republican legislat ion known ns the Sherman act of 1HSX) as a cowardly make¬ shift, fraught with possibilities of danger in the future, which should make all of its supporters, as well us its father,anxious for its speed}* repeal. the W e hold to use-of both gold and silver as the standard money of the country, and to tho coin¬ age of hoth gold and silver with¬ out discriminating against cither metal or charge for mintage, pr'r the dollar unit of coinage of both metals must he of equal intrinsic and exchangeable value, or be ad¬ justed through an international agreement, or by such safeguards of legislation as the shall insure the maintenance of parity of the ,w ” n,, * t,,lr4 “'«• tl »’ «W’AL I’FKuiia- a] , tim , w iu )ho mnrk( , ts ail(l in f| )P p„ V mentof debts; and we de- tunnel that all paper currency *hnll he kept at pur with and re- deemable in such coin. We insist upon this policy as especially of the necessary farmers for tin* labor¬ pro¬ tection and ing classes, the first nnd most de¬ fenceless victims of UNSTABLE money nnd a fluctuating curren¬ cy. ” This plank of tho platform does not call for fiilver n o ionu t illism, or gold monomctalism; it do- mauds bimetallism, Il holds to the use.of both gold and silver ns standard money, and there must he no discrimination that would drive either out of circulation, Each dollar should ho of equal in- trinsio value, and must be ex- ohangeable at that value, but if, as in the case of gold and silver, tho real value is not tho same, then the face value of 100 cents must be guaranteed by interna¬ tion agreement, so that their equality in purchasing power and in the payment of debts shall be maintained, or else, to t ho same end, there must lie legislation— that is to say, thorp must be law authorizing the backing up of the intrinsically less valuable dollar w iththeintrinsicallvmorevulua- b]o one, soth.it the first named 8 |, a |j continue to circulate for 100 wnts- That it culls for a safe dollar, good for 100 cents in pur- chases and debts everywhere, and (], n ^ no j cr jj f or tfat mon- ey, or a Mexicanized currency, is shown, if any other p roo f wore needed, by its closing insistence for money that is not unstuble, currency that is not fluctuating. It repudiates the ;| of a depreciated currency poiuts out h ow that sort of cur¬ is to be kept olV. und "'"7 d °‘!" in fh ”I contmun to be u safe dollur,worth or panning for lCOccnts. Thk News has given somestudy to this plunk of the platform. There are people who talk glibly about it who havo never roud it twice. They ought to study it. Then, ie no evasion about it. It ia frank, bold and strong. It states tho Democratic doctrine, and it i- about time somo people were .ina- king themselves familiar with it. Democratic doctrine is always goo<l enough for Thk News, ’ and at , this , period, , when demagogues , on the one hand are trying for selfish aims of their own to oh- scare and falsify that doctrine, and gullible and uninformed peo- pie on the other hand are being misled, 1 HK Nkwh proposes to guided by it, and it. recommends that cou™ tn other.. Tho ‘"8 “f Ul » t,m,!l avert y “'« l fr evils. i"i„lly wumuig may serious A n D^’k \ v nv Jii TTTV^RRnnir 1 III. I 5 ROOK. - Mr. EditorAs you have til- | olvl;d „» ,, rivil ,. R ,. trilmting to your newsy little j will avail myself of the op- portunity and come forward with my “mite,” and if it meets with success perhaps I will come again someday, and if it falls by the way side, all will be well. As you have correspondents from all ii the points ■ . , to the ,, lending give you >** Hnhirdny «ft,nmo„ . f,,v pleasure seekers m this vicinity wont fishing. The party consist- ed of two gentlemen, three ladies and five children, including two hahiGB. If Hnyunc hits never la- ken n hahy fishing just try it, and yon will find a "mixture of joy and sorrow ’ too. Our little pat ty went leisurely along until we came to a small brook; here wo separated, some going ono way'And- some another, One of the ladies strolling up the stream, lost ill silent admiration n,„ .> ,.,.*,..-,..1 eat Ottmc u.ui- . wares upon ft large black snake, I he scene suddenly lost it.- charms; the l«dv made u r ha,-lv retreat, calling on one uftlit gen- tlemen present for help. .Reno- hlv y (•»mo came to tii llmwvoi.i... lilt) it..,eui., and a few'well directed blows despatch , lf i i,; u h ai . 1 I 1 b, tt .i,; 1 I M 1, Coming together again our lit- tie party went down stream iiah ing, but with little success. Late m the ,, evening weeame ton . mead- , ow. Here we fain would have lingered and held sweet commu¬ nion with nature. I!ow cool and inviting woro the shadows! How tho freak grr>m ■ grass. The low nninmirring of the little brook near by luid n soothing in¬ fluence for “we tired fishers.” The Spring time poet could find food for reflection here. I have sympathy for them any wav. I think tho rejoicings of nature in the happy Spring time is enough to inspire any one, especially those who are poetically inclined, Warned by tho rays of the eet- ting sun we turned our footsteps homeward. Fatigued though we were, wo felt well rewarded w hen we heard tho shouts of the child- ren, and noted the flush of triumph on their happy faces ns they rejoiced o’er “catching a fish.” Even the babies enjoyed it. Little W. T., perched on his nurse’s shoulder, was the picture of delight; nndMablewas nil con¬ tentment, ns sho trundled home in her little wagon, singing her lullaby song, At least we had made the children happy, nnd in doing so reuliml our share of it- Rkclulk. OFFICIAL NOTICE. Jones County Commissioners. The regular sessions of the County Commissioners of Jones county will be hold at Clinton on the 1st Tuesday in each month until further notice. April SH), ’95. E. T Morton, Pit'S. Parties wanting well work or any kind of brick work will con¬ sult their interest by seeing me. W.A. Shaw. Orders left at The News office reach me. BL0U!!TSV1LI ' E LOCALS. —— Col. E. T. Dumas spent Sun- '* a v lii« poreiit*. - ^Hfishanme ^ ^“t^es Miller iu T«i^s bus gone on uj* ‘ rfe '.' l ' f _’ -i* mtliful to 1 , 1 Fridny^ftornoon i to Ramoth last pi C. M Farrar, having been a pointed road overseer tliia for this din- was out morning n]>- road. Now look ?!!„ ./[„*.! )e8t ' vorkt ’ d ^ads in ^jj \ e wton IhT l • , , nnd uoii I went ueni, down uoivn to louetnel, Bn Bald- o n; win nd county, Quarterly last meeting. Sunday to at- l< The ' 'V' r'I'. 1 / ‘ 1 U '! n u eminence .^® in j 1 1 fiermon » r • religionVs vui-T” “This mans was replete with good sound thought untl f?°*Pf’ l teachings. Ife pict 1 , JI » i Y the faults of the nhui,.la, XiZ ,t 'n^^.’Ur.S lunch clinnor. whirl, course added to the social pleas- the mes good o! the day Commend us to time Southern people of Bethel for old hospitality T n the afternoon the quarterly ' ' con frrnncn h e M. CHOOSEACA PwnrtTiT * 77 LLLN ^ 77 O. “ One great draw hack to the young men of the present day is their dilatonness and failure to fix and settle in their minds what calling in life they will pur- sue. This is specially i true nun ,,f oi those ,, in . the , higher teens. The The task of d«i<li„g „h»t per- ticular calling they will follow or prosecute for a livelihood, seems to them of such magnitude that they hesitate. While thus hesi- (,.ling, the opportune time for definitely deciding that, imnor- t.„t nmUer p» 8 S e 8 end they drift out upon the currant of manhood without a compass. Thus circuni- stunced they, wander, about in search of employment, arid there- by become a creature of circuni ' -stance. This failure upon their part to ‘ clioose definitely, r a calling in early life is binding thousands of .V>eng men scattered over this la!u| , to the demoralising stone of X vi^tb^ZT'' gl » 0 Conic shining stars ln thoenorgotic , circles of the Inis- tling business ' 1 L " S world " f , „i " ta * the brightest crown of success. tj, , the ii,,, c Inst r ,f *i thing • lorn ,- ^“f * 1 "llimiVfThr ‘V’ W ‘‘i ' ‘ ,V nmsc tlioiougly, and loam if possible, 1 .’, for what ,lB ' ,l ivudic- u . li , . siuted, lU <J ‘"8 111 e to " hat channel , his God-given tal- ents cboiiii. Doilit 'This le irn.«l ’ ib/>., choose, ,iu„;,i decidedly, ii that . calling, ... and pursue IIS environments will permit that line of study nnd thought that will best develop his special talent and best equip him for his chosen calling. Thou¬ sands of young men go into wrong callings—callings V-which they have no fitness and capacity —and make shipwreck. This is n serious mistake, a real calamity. Life’s highway is strewn with men failures ns the fruitago of this mistake. Tho world’s crop of un- successful men is increasing be- cause so many young men enter¬ ing upon manhood life permit themsevea to drift with the tide of time having no particular port in view because they have no set¬ tled fixed purpose in life because they do not select a definite call¬ ing and determine with resoluten¬ ess to prosecute with diligence that calling, no matter what it bo whether ts drive a dray, to keep a grist mill, to hammer iron, to drive the saw nnd piano, to guide the plow, to milk cows, to practice law, to teach or to preach. Young man don’t pro¬ crastinate in this matter, don’t hesitate don’t debate, but deter¬ mine upon some calling, remem¬ bering that many of tho grandest and most useful men that ever figured in the worlds history be¬ gan manhood life in an humble calling. Remember also that ev¬ ery vocation in life has its ladder that the round of success is at the top. Then no matter what may be your surroundings life if or cir¬ cumstances in you are ap¬ proaching manhood choose a cnll- «nd prepare as best you can, for prosecuting it with energy and persistence.—Monroe Advertiser. III nMDnl( I LIJUI l\ n.m.nnr, L lUljul/V VJUv'llUlfl i fl IliTIIJllVJ* ‘ Commissioner . Nesbitt ^ s Regular Monthly Letter For May. -■— C0ES 13 THE ITEM T0 °°H 3 !DEB. _____ _ „^TT 7 . c. u vuw .» «>,. thor * so,.„i, .i n.»t or- »i k»v in ti>« c»mih i* v*r •• w«u m ih« rr^tr .* «-»•*. From all parts of the state the •grl* " aglug than at this date ™ T last ™'T mouth— though the heavy rains in the early pur t of the mouth aumevhit retarded vork, and the oool nights and auasa- sllf low general temperature have d *! -r ° d JlsTft a11 which “"'somewhat AiJo^ng^ general farm work. ye» hope is again t tt tho iwoeudancy, farmers are busy. yield, r™'« J»«“» *11 ind P Kit flaring ‘"i"’,"'! of s Coru U well up. lu sotuo soctions growing off vigorously, and the bulk ol «he cottou crop U planted. The ln- ilc nn ^ s *^ at th « a ereago has been , fall oats were a failure, the spring crop is Ch° ^ erfhave .To^thl ^'tale'oroatedTr lud^trutk aardeue^ as well m ?he lew^L^ud fruti«ower and general farmer, are “i^^for^ard boun- ho^‘ tally t to a year ' of hard work and t4f h That there hat been a reduction of &?* uS aST^an^^ne?ring?nd”oa- Gmgh of reduced Itlstruethat »ion acreage. JThote mv nnre, but It is equally true that much £ 7 ^^ t,«T audeornorops—two propositions which Sf^lTSSSS^’SISa nnchallenged fact. ot^LZ CT0 P atl mXTol rhat.a fulUuppiy of w crops of »ll klnd,i bo TUe reports from TvZTLZ'r I’Dutod. The ^oV'o^Lrn*' have taken farmers no cliaucesfora short market, and with the blessings of Providence we may “jThout'tSLcin!, .which that fact has so often canrfed to our heart*. 1 quote the following from KhriStoHirK the importance SfSl^oTS of this .ubjeot utrmors and t0 •mphasiao the necessity ponud possible of plant- of a “d saving every hay. forage, peas, peaviuos, ensilage, a »d of patting in gr).m crop, for sum- lllc ' r feeding, besides groandpeas and t-hufas to start the fattening hogs in '‘ “'ThLotal prodnotion of corn in the United State* in 1894 w.n l.Sii.ooJ.OOO bn»h«l«. a doorease of over 400 ,«X) 0.000 bushels M compared with 189 * «d a decrease of ^O OOO .000 bushel, a, com-. pared with 1801 . Fortunately the south ha(1 »jarg# crop this year, or other- wise it would have had to purchase ito corn at a very high figure, because of * r j' nt 8 “ortage As the average crop , ,u , e United States for some years has been about 1 , 750 , 000,000 bush- el*, the production of the last two years n over 300 , 000,000 bushels short ot the average. The country will therefore enter upon the next Crop year with a very small stock of corn ou hand—so small, indeed, that even bnsh. 1 eTo 8 n h r?r llll J 7 “ ’ n!d 0 ?®- r 000 f < J alr<s ’? 00 Tor sU nf thU Ust’tw *^ 6 ° P tho defleinnev of tJIV h 0p a Y, his -?„ pr 7 buT 1 P I 0 , y St ‘luoY LL Anoth^nSl Wnn» vY^wnnIa Ln P ,,L fo. H wl, ‘ S « , the m ,891 0n ° « 7 meaaex - “Because of these foot, it becomes ! han eVe b9f0re tha ‘ h8 ^ h ^ 0 Uld Tirr. * e H u S ,~ rn •— ° r ?? tbr^I d ti ? * Ty yle tl P "!Yo TtL Lite, J "" “ Ba a , S U,aiU °, ■* - w t * eom I°Y,nnon is ® fTI. iTwIY- 5 -. *^ a ™ lm n ' 8E?£S , corn crop the south is better prepared to stand low priced cotton than it could in any other way. “It behooves every trade organization in the south, and every business muu individually, as well as the press, to persistently exert all possible influence to oucourago an increase of acreage in corn “If and the other vigorous food work supplies. of the is supplemented in this direction press personal by the active co-operation of bankers, business men and all others who deal with farmers, it will be possible to se¬ cure an inorease of 25 or more por cent in the acreage do voted to corn- and foodstuffs compared with last year; , “The vital interest which the entire south has in the increase of its grain production, which also means an in¬ crease ln the supply ot provisions, prompts the Manufacturers’ Record to *• rr *"”“">8 - an “ 8 *°. nth i‘i ulVuS’?!, ad ded the eu ni' f0 i°Yk 8Urtliup U equally A mi pert- ma 7 - tho “ nut dots as to prosant wheat . T°« of * hewbeatc » 'op. 64° ... °°0,. non 000 bushels, isreturued for ISM at A.iPte.i whtchTalnly 0 Ui ,ro ‘ a » sitaiinr .hlYs nd Whlch Wa * PII5 0l P all T * • oid abroad, - was nearly' #700, (S>0.000. It will take such another! pi-ve of good luok to set the farmers w .,„o. anatom ..on., t^uadecioit to that oonfldonce, then*** of which Is soofteit deplored.” • f*ot* moro^orc'ibl^ond I can"*only ex- press tuu wi*h that Georgia fur mors m i^e^nctionoMOO. 000 iudioate , tons in tint the bbo o( fertilizers doss not thor«^re?Ddividual mstanoos tn w°hic!i ed nature, mviug only the necessary hoeing keep tho crops grasi, in the*^‘a°body if thoy of thlnklnit would farm- keep realize that { h ® r tuto^ho^wi* more ml thau greater tho Rr0Wlu or f less crj ' quantity M ' vU ! tak according * 0 ‘V j n 11 their enlightened judgment aud fiuau- ^|sbjocti of judicious management of tnauura. We art, on tho threshold of a new. and erudevo^opmeut^r^the foaudatiou'oi ;S”X“rSr Auotlier subject of importance #S1> great to fnnner m T CO “ S ™ V ’“ 1 m” ten” . .„ m re ofthesjuth. The fact that tha meat could bo iuttenod and cured tho year round would introduce a paying crop second only to cotton, beside, furnish¬ ing a certain homo market for all oar surplus corn. The increase in froig its would benefit the railroads, and thus one industry started, as is so often tho cuso, would quicken many others into life. Orally , J)anf P ed in May. forace mu 5 hU most judicious work to the culuva- f io, ‘1 v ’ " 3 ',, t /h A l 9 ~‘Yo,^ oT roughly in hand by the first June. with uo grass/fields and hia crops in regular aud vigorous condition, ha can reasonably, with fair seasons, count on mixed TSUSlS with tlu> ^ke<f°for P^vdored copperas_ ptur/of want'of pl/enL# 8 nroTO^food°au now^an, l 1 it A . b' recovers tho loss. hr”!,., DR. COOK ON GLANDERS. itrport of the veterinary surgeon Sent Comints,Lor 4 Hox. R. T. Nesbitt, of Agriculturs: Dkau Siu—A t your request I visited tho of Mr. Rosa Stiuson. two-miles west of Dublin, Laureucoun- ty, to investigate a disease among his mules, ofint^res. supooied to bo gtanders. A gotsl was mauifosted in the case by the citizeni of Dublin.from tin* wellkuown fatal naterj of g-amlers. I f “ nd 0tte m ^ the E chronic f° ***?** form. The common and characteristic symptoms of this form of the disease were too well ilefhie-l to leave the slightest pos¬ sibility of doubt. The discharge was from both nostrils of a white glnoy na¬ ture, in earlier stags.-i having been streaked with blood Tho ulcerated patches on the mucous membrane in each nostril had eaten clear through ths Fepturu nasi, the characteristic swoll- i „ K 3 0 f the subruasillury glands about tlie size of-a hens egg. glands arc situated in the space the lower jaw, where tho abces, of dis- temper (strangles) come*, but unlike strangles, these never break and ruu, and thev are larger at times than oth- e rs, and again get very small, bus never disappear. The animal seldom, if ever, coughs, as in distemper, but snort, or sneezes a good deal, and in that way throw, out a good deal of tho eccumniated virus. xr. Stinson havj'it 1 , other stock some ToigU five or six, at present showing no signs of tho dis- 0aS0 - Tlla mule was POfchased by Mr. Stinson about the fifteenth of January P a ’t a «d had a discharge from the nose. tlieu whiuh was supposed fit to be a ship- coid - This a form of disease most to be feared because there is uo urgent symptoms. Tho true nature of ordhuL a ror ^ ° V6rl00kod by th “ obs e otia There is only safo thing to do, that is - t0 at onc « kill and bury the affected animals deep, burn up all tho feedboxos and watertroughs and all other P la5e< where th9 Rui ® al could possibly leave the germ of this disease, disinfect thoroughly with one quart carbolic acid (crude form) to each buck- etof whitewash in atl tho stalls and y 1 orJ ,r Vemrinarv^Snrrfeon ri, 1 " j J N N ‘ Coo CooK> _ N 0torm ' iry Sur Seon. ANOTHER REPORT. Dr. CooV, the Vertinary Surgeon, gAtea •-Ufiposetl (ilantUr# Jfenr Buford Euford, Ga , April A Hon. R T. Nesbitt, Commissioner^)! Agriculture: vis^W Dear Sir—A t your request, I the farm of John M. Johnson, four miles west of Buford, to investigate a disease affecting a young horse, suppos¬ ed to be glanders. From a careful ex¬ amination I could find no symptoms of glanders, but a severe 'ease of colt strangles commonly oailed distemper. teESS'i’isr ilad by sor9 throat, high pulse, rapid discharge of flesh, of heavy thick breathing, profuse mucous from both nostriU and swelling of snbmaxillary glands. Tue c »se described above can be easily restored to health ilth by proper f^nsigh^LTd*^ treatment, which JoSu W Mr the fear of the oase being glanders. I * lad 10 say il ha » 1111 Q»»8ted dowu. Resnectfailv pect ily^ C oox. _____ Veterinary Surgeon,