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THE NEWS i
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Un., as second-class ntuH matter.
Official Organ of thk Coi vn.
Published Every Thursday.
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T. R.TURNER, Proprietor.
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SR. . . ••••(■ Editor*,
.J. A
The High Price of Cotton.
The present upward movement
-ii the prico of cotton is nothing
moro nor less than a repetition
of former efforts by northern
ulators to induce the southern
planter to increase the acreage 11
^cotton. With the history of pust
efforts of this kiud before us, and
with an experience of bitter dis¬
appointment ns the only result, it
would seem that no word of wuvn-
,jrig would bo necessary. Commis¬
sioner 0. B. Stevens is making un
earnest appeal to tbo farmers not
to be deceived into planting u
,greater crop of cotton this year by
.the rise in prices. What if the
South should make only five nr
six million bales of cotton? The
price would be 20 or 20 cents a
■pound. The men who are now
forcing up the prico of cotton aro
thoroughly aware of this fact ami
.understand equally well that, the
only way to continue their control
of prices is by inducing the farm-
,er to plant larger crops.
Take (lie history of prices dial
have prevailed (luring the past
few years, and what have we? In
Ot'cry instance it will lie found
that, where there was any consid¬
erable advance in prices it cunn
after the cotton had left the farm¬
.ot’h hands. And yet year after
yenr has the farmer allowed him¬
self to bo persuaded by those
belated high prioes into planting
more cotton. Surely the time tins
come when we should derive some
benefit from experience. If there
was over a case in which every iota
..of the evidence pointed to one
.conculsion we think that of cot-
.■ton acreage to he the one. And
that conclusion is that it is use¬
less to pay any attention watevnr
to the advance in prices after the
bulk of the crop bns boon
od.
Cotton iR now Belling for ton
cent’s, but who in Jones county
Jins any to sell? Very few indeed.
It, has born sold, and at 7 and
cents a pound, Let it be known
that a larger crop hns been plant¬
ed this year than was planted
lust and next September will see
tlio price again at 7 and 8 cents or
perhaps less.
Thu S(. Louis Exposition
Vs. the State Fair.
It is very probable that there
will he an effort made to have the
state legislature make an appro-
priution for an exhibit at the St.
Louis exposition, which is to be
-held in 1904. This is well enough
and should ne done provided
however, ’ that state institutions
are not neglected as a result.
But if the State is or will bo
able to make only one nppropri-
ntion for exposition purposes, that
one should bo made to our own
6tatefau\
Every man in the state would
ho glad fer Georgia to have an
exl, (ximii it at aunni.oiiisinnn the 1 ouunann Purchase i un naso
Exposition nit wc think there
are only a few who would lie "il-
ling to spend money for that
pose while the stnte fair is
vided. The fair , t Macon can
will ' be made a sneces- f annrom-i H
ut.on or no appropriation, but
we have money to spend m
way lot tie ppond it nt home.
There is a growing
tl„u . th. ,, but. Cl , F. v, . r . . .
deserves some consideration at the
hands of our law-makers, that
should bs placed on a sound Jinan-
oi.lte,i..„dh»v„ .........
should bo the biggest event of the
yenr with ... us, n red , , letter day,
and a kind of review of the year’s
progress To make it what it
ought to bo and what it
to lie tliere must be some psrma-
nent- organization and
financial assistance from the
*rate.
r60S lor , SHjC. „ ,
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White and speckled pens for
*a!e. Also sweet potatoes.
MIuL DAY Friday and Salur-
^ 9 ) of each week.
J. M. Clark.
A Fool’s Errand.
1
Tlie proposition made by the
j Wisconsin legislature that the
governor* of the several states np-
I point delegates to un interstate
convention to be held in Atlanta
I f Qf t j Jt) | )Ur p 0gP of settling the
•‘race problem,” has met with the
cold shoulder throughout the
•’o'jth. The governors of several
Southern states, including North
Carolina, Uecrgia and Florida,
have refused to appoint delegates
or in any way aid or assist the
movement.
i ho governors of ilio
have acted sensibly. Those
delegates sent will go on a fools
errand. What possible good can
come o fa convention held in At-
Innta or elsewhere composed of
Northern men and Southern men,
fjoldiiij; contrary opinions? firo¬ It
wou | ( | more likely prove a
brand than anything else. Think
of the men that would come from
Maine, Vermont and Massachu¬
setts with their preconceived
views, based on theory and not
fact, advising, directing,scolding,
hectoring Southern men named
by Southern governors. They
would turn loose here a pandora's
box which would stir up greater
animosity than now exliists. It.
would do great harm, and no pos¬
sible good. No convention ciiii
settle that question. No conven¬
tion can contribute anything that,
would he helpful toward an ulti¬
mate settlement. The best thing
they con do is to let it alone. If
the Southern people cannot work
it out, time alone can do it. The
Southern peoplaare the only peo¬
ple that can do anything with it,
and they can do it best if let
olono.
The Wisconsin legislature may
have been prompted by the best
motives but it lias made a mis¬
take). It had best sweep before its
own door. If it will look around
it will no doubt find something
to lo«.k after within its own bor¬
ders. \V’c trust that governors in
all of the Southern stateswill fol¬
low the example of the governors
of North Carolina, Georgia and
Florida, Wa trust that no South¬
ern man will appear at the con¬
vention and take port in it. Let
it alone. Let it severely alone.—
Macon Telegraph.
Ilur First Order.
She was newly married, and did
not know a little bit about either
housekeeping or shopping, and
she was giving her very first order.
It was a crusher; but th*
w ,s a clever man, and was used
all kinds of orders, and could in¬
terpret them easily.
■ J want two pounds of
ed sugar,” she began.
l i Yes’m. Anything else?”
‘‘Two cans of
milk. ”
“Yes’m.”
He set down pulverized
and condensed milk.
“A bag of fresh salt. Bo sure
is fresh. f)
“Yes’m. What next?”
“A pound of desecrated
fish.”
“Nothing more ma’am?
have some nice horseradish
in. ”
“No,’’she said, “it would bo
uo nso; we don’t keep u horse.”
T | u ,n toe grocer sat down
t - . umo d himself with a
although the temperature
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T. A. COLEMAN & CO.
Tlu* School Supply
ni.i school „ .i, ,iiii books bought, i . ,,
'>'id exchanged. Fine Stationary
- s l ,ec '“ l >y.
»08 Hccoutl St., Macon,
From resolutions passed by the
farmers of Lee oouutv Mias it
‘
would appear that candidates io
n,„i ^ '"I lmVtofttl,en i .- ,, tt P 0,) hnid
lllies . H the crop of candidates
should b 0 large and the lesolu-
tions enforced there is certain in
i)e ■ ., , , 11 11 . or I,lnr
’
u„, -r. “ *' U “° . ull ° 1, “ are as foU
, Resolved, 1 That we pur-
icbaw a supply of boss to boused 1
l)y * lh „ cnmiu , at ^ ; *
j j n . ’ . . k(U , M 1 IU
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I , di8tr,ct .. ^''didate
" n appears
| on a farm wo aro to require i him "
t0 h00 w „ ro „ nd , 1 , f x> J „ d
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j"! ' " ° ' Irtt
j amt\ < ,c 8 l, e lequired
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, <“ l'u» U“ rouml. ut t.iiir hundrad
“7 ‘ *"n!ior
solvext , 1 hat state candidates who
in buggies he given h n
. t «hove
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CITATION.
Georgia, Jones county.
Katie Reeves, widow of
Reeves. Sr., having made application
for a year’s sup,Kirt out of the estate
of said -Spencer Reeves, notice is
by given that said application will be
F- l !'!inFv1iFn , i |‘\r < -'. ln 01 ll '°, collrl
Shelia f| |
,< W :i Witness my hand officially,
ll*03. '
March •*,
R.H . Boxxer.O ithnnrv.
Three Dollars a Week.
Wo want to suggest a plan by
which tho timid,(?) blushing,(?)
young(?) editors of The v EW8
can live on three dollars a week.
Just form a copartnership with a
daughter of some of the prosper*
ous uiul generous old fathers of
Jones, visit your fathers-in-law
frequently, gi*t on the good side
of tlipm, use rigid economy, nod
wo will guarantee that there will
bo only a slightly increased drain
ospsciolly th€
1 f married life, ’ since
during that ; tune you can subsist
on love and pet quarrels.
If your space is not very scarce
wo would like to compliment you
on the success yon are making of
The News. We are indeed glad
for it would have sorrowed our
hearts to have turned over the
paper that we have nursed
such tender care into the hands
of those who cmild not at least
have k.-pt it up to its former stan-
dard The people have been so
very kind to un that we would
not have been instrument'd in
furnishing them with new
had we not thought that they
were were full worthy of the place.
Two splendid young men, we
would say; and to subscribers,
county correspondents and ail,
rally to their support and help
them to make the county paper
the best in the state.
Our great big bundle of thanks
to (he scores of Jones county peo¬
ple who have for eight years been
so kind to us. They have often
moated us, breaded us, fruited u«.
May Goa bless them. No kinder
ones ever lived beneath the sun,
Mus. M. C. Gref.nk.
Olady Creek Personals.
The young people were very
agreeably surprised with an invi-
tation to a party in Hillsboro at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Shy on
last Friday night. Our circle ns
well as Hillsboro and Monticello.
was well represented. The mu-do
wus good and all enjoyed theocca-
sion, judging from the way they
played twislification. At a late
hour we bid our host and hostess
good night, hoping to soon spend
another pleasant evening with
them.
Mr, J T Russell and wife spent
Saturday and Sunday with
sisters, Mrs. .1 C Turner and Mrs.
Node Henderson.
Misses Tommie, Odessa and
Eula Goolsby spent Sunday veiy
pleasantly with Miss Dalton Du-
mas.
Air. and Mrs J D Turner’* lit¬
tle son, William Thomas Gibson.
has been quite sick. We aro glad
to say that lie s much better.
We are very glad lo see Mrs. .1
C Turner out again, after a short
l Iness.
Mr. Mark Green of Gray
spending a few days with the
ilynf Mr. Sid Dumas.
We are sorry to hear of the ill¬
ness of Mrs. SuoAvnnt.
The visit of Alisa Florrie Bear¬
den to Milledgeville was cm shori
IF ll ‘“ “f h *‘' broll ! Hr '
° ° m ° G '
back Thu°
winds . of late days have
caused the farmers a great deal o!
lwml n, " k - Log rolling is the
latest thing and you can hear
nn>rry voices far and near.
Mr BUI urner spent Sunday
^
andor 1,1 1 -
Misses ik-rtha , and Jimmie Tur-
ner spent Saturday night with
their cousin, Miss Lydia Garland,
*" d, ‘ d chnruh aL Su « ar
Hie first quarterly meeting will
*\° ! n M. K
14^ 1 1 111111 15 hiM^Ve'honr ,|ISC - o e nope u large large
^ " ill ntU> ' Rl -
Messrs. Jim I Barron, 1 Fulton , and
L'cius Jones and J C Tin ner were
° ' ^ r ‘Giunt Inst Saturday. We
hope they won t go any more on
Sunday, as it wus printed a few
Ml '- a «° l j ,ra V* urner h ami8take spent - last ,
fel,, “ ,ay 'F y Wlth Ml ’-
and 1 Airs J.m Barron.
Messrs J t mid Robert
vuiday in Clinton
mg. ’
MrJim Alexander spent Mon-
J.y .ill. hi. Ii.tl,.r 0 T Alexu.i-
der.
Messrs Tom Hadawny, Lucius
r mulI Lon Jones spent Saturday
I iiiglit .villi 0<l« *,.»«.
1 1 l luivoto.it lip Kills . him?
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,ia Once upon a tune,” . says one
of tlm members ol the “Cracker
! vi man, wlm
where he wa« going and for what
purpose, said,‘I’m goin’ ev
sum limitin’and for the purposof
k«ldnm’ er ‘possum, of
i "hen he was a9ked later who
I it was that gave n lot of cnndv to
some 1 ‘tie children, he was g o
stumped by the interrogation that
b” forgot about his possum hunt
and only articulated m the
vor I I ? { >oss,l, '“' ‘^b 'bat's
t.i*» night I went n.ler the roost-
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Bllas-Askew.
The Mason News of Thursday,
March 6, has tho following:
Rather than wait on a trons-
soo.it, Miss Mullie Silas and Mr. L.
44- Askew bought a marriage li-
oettse in Macon yesterday ufter-
u°oii. The license was secured,
tbo minister notified ond the cere-
mony was performed within two
hours after the bride’s arrival in
Macon from her homo in Jones
county.
Miss Siln.3, daughter of Hon. L.
Silas, of Slocumb, Julies county,
carno to Macon yesterday , after- ,,
noon for the purpose ot purclias-
iug a wedding trousseau. She was
met at the depot by Mr. Askew,
to whom fell was to wed on /pril
2C. No sooner had she alighted
from the cars than Mr. Askew
suggested that they bo married at
The groom telephoned Dr,
White, pastor of the Frst Baptist
church, requesting him to perform
too ceremony. The bride went to
Iho l o ne of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Ford, relatives of the bride, Mr.
Askew donned li!3 wedding suit.
At 7:80 Dr. White arrived and
the two were made man and wife.
Miss Silas is from one of Jones
county’s most prominent families
mid is a young lady of many ac-
compiishments. Mr. Askew has
been a resident of Macon fora
number of years, add is a young
mun of sterling worth. He is bog-
fV'ge master for the Georgia rail¬
road and no employee of the road
is held in higher esteem |than
the'groom.
Bradley Locals-
For scare'time our little villege
lias been neglected, but even if
everything is qui lt 1 will promise
to give tb» news occasionally.
Mrs S A Colirnn, of Washing-
ton is on an extended visit to the
family of M II Mulligan,
Mrs S B Ilunge-ford and Mrs
Ci| „ ie Ghnvg( , n t)l0 , ests of
^ ls 1 kelly hist week, ,
‘
Mo s Fannie Glnwson is visitii g
Mrs J J Clawson,
Little Misses Vivian and Lur-
liiio Gordon, of Hillsboro, are vis¬
iting tier father, Mr G W Gor-
don.
Mr W D Wiolers made a busi
ne>s trip to Atlanta last week.
Messrs James and Will Mtilli
gan spent Sunday with Miss 0IIL
i tube its.
Mr Will Bradley, who has been
in Macon for the past few v.eek-
under Uui treatment of Dr J II
i Bradley, came up Sunday morn-
Dig enrol to to his home nt Stan-
fordville. -Wo are sorry to say in
in Hoc-lining health,
Miss Irene Philipps, of Had
d ()( -‘k, is visiting her sister, Mrs
T F Bradley.
Miss Mercer, of Walnut Level,
is tho guest of Airs J E Glnwson.
Mr E B Edmonson, of Atlanta,
is expected soon to visit his moth¬
er, AI rs R L Bradley.
Miss Willie Berry is-expected
home soon from an extended visii
to her sister at Litlion .a
Around Todd.
There has been but very littb
work done m this section by th'
farmers. The excessive rains an
greatly hindering them in tlieii
preparations for another crop,
Messrs J II Meeks and E M
court Tuesday. Lnzenby returned
Miss Daisy to
hor Severn ll { s, i j ays week very > nfte pleasant , r s P el 'f' lx
-id, the family of Mr J 1) Gools-
hv .
' Florrie Bearden has
NIiss re-
turned from a three week’s visit
|, ( . r aunt., MissSallye Bearden,
of Alilledgeville. place who
Those from this at-
tended the entertainment nt the
Imme of Mr und Mrs Will Sin
were. Messrs Lon and Lou Jones,
Dan harden, Misses Berta Ed-
wards, Florrie Bearden and Dal-
ton Dumas. They report a deligl.t-
f„] ” time
Air and MrsE M Bearden visit-
the family of Mr Henry Avanl
, . « .
Mr Arthur Glawson and Miss
D , h
K ,„ rn „ Bcnra „, S »t„rd»,- ».,<!
Sunday.
If .--------- to announce that
we were
you could get this paper for thir-
ty fv ' t the price ° f tW °
ever v decendaut of Adam would
.
know that we meant ten cents,
But if we were to say that it
would be sent for tho price of
g ° Spel , hymU , b °° k ha ' f ° f ‘ C '
wouldn’t know whether we had
raised the subscription price or
were giving B it away.—Ex.
t*e v Vitt’A Little Early <M*cfs,
Tda tatr.uu. »!.»»• nDU.
Agriculture for the Com¬
mon ScIiooIh.
Many com niiinieaiions have romc
to thlB Department In recent
asking us to recommend a work
suitable as a textbook on agriculture
with the view of having It Introduced
Into the curriculum of our common
schools and also from many farmers
desiring a work on general agricul¬
ture In the south. Until recently we
have had nothing of that
kind prepared by any of
our own people, who aro best ac-
qualnted with the needs of the farm¬
ers of Georgia and neighboring South¬
ern States. This department sug¬
gested to Professor J. It. Hunnlcutt,
editor of The Southern Cultivator,
the preparation of a work of tfcIs kind,
and invited the co-operation of Profcs-
eor G. R. Glenn at that time School
Commissioner of the State of Georgia,
Such a work by Professor Hunnietitt
has just been issued from the press
of the Foote & Davies Publishing Co.,
of Atlanta, and Is, therefore, a genu¬
ine home production, v/ell adapted to
the farmer boya and girls of the South.
Every farmer should take pride in
his profession; for without such a
sentiment he cannot do his best work.
By pursuing proper mt thocls he can
Instil! the sam- sentiment Into his
children, so that they will find both
pleasure and profit in learning how
to make the sol! grow good crops.
If farming Is ever to reach the
place which It should occupy, it will
be where the children have been
taught its usefulness and beauty In
the school room.
The work of Professor Hunnlcutt la
bo simple that even a teacher, who Is
entirely Ignorant of the theory und
practice cf farming, can use It with
profit to his pupils amt himself.
Many book3 have been written on
agriculture, but they are all more or
less treatises on agricultural chemistry.
This work avoids this channel, but at
the same time adheres strictly to scl-
entlflc truth, while expressing it in
plain language.
It teaches the history of agriculture
treats of the composition and kinds of
soil, their preservation and improve-
meat; how plants grow, the proper
use of manures and fertilizer:-; tFc *e-
lection and planting of seed with the
needed preparation of the soil for
their reception; the cultivation, gather-
Ing and storin'? of crops; the proper
, , “hat . ,, , .
Investments rTthe p£&t accnm;
treat* also of farm labor, fanm ani¬
mals and implements; of every kind
of farming; and, lr, fact, takes a ijea-
eral and corriprehenslvo view of every¬
thing that a farmer nr a farmer's child
should knew The tables in the ap¬
pendix are Just whai every farmer
heeds.
The Department of Agriculture
heartily endorses this work, and hopes
that It will be adopted in every school
and find Its way fato every family tn
the south.
&A. DEP’T. OF AGRICULTURE.
FOR SALE.
One good mule which I will .-ell
cheap. Also o'J bushels Berry’*
Big Boll 0 -tton Seed at 50 cents a
bushel, and a quantity of sweet
potatoes at 80 cents a bushel.
0 W Bkagg
FOR SALE.
One good “j>!nt*” mule cheap,
or will trade for beef cattle
hogs. Apply to L. E. Bragg,
Fortvilie, Ga.
.
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On every buggy you move, saving me that trouble.
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Heavy Groceries, Farmer’s Supplies and High Grade Gu¬
ano, we carry in stock at all times the famous
EARNESVILLE BUGGIES,
built by Jackson G. Smith & Son, and a handsome line of
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It’s Time,
AND High o time
too that you commence to devet-
some prettv serious thought to your
personal appearance for winter.
It surely ought not to require muck
effort for you to realize the necessity
and importance of modern apparel
for your self during this modern
generation.
Wo can’t hopo to
u Have vlo D Hold”
he best clothes wearers with clothing style that savors of the must,
i
past, and hang togother until sold only by dint of diligence on o'
part. That’s notour policy. Always the newest in style and quali
. ty. Prices same ns you pay for inferior kiud.
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