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r FOOD FASHIONS. THINGS CONSIDERED UNFIT TO EAT -NOT LONG AGO. Tomatoes Thought Poisonous—Celery Looked on as a Weed—-The Use of Cranberries, Aspara¬ gus and Cauliflower. Fashion changes in articles of food as well as in styles of dress, though not so quickly, perhaps. What were considered poisonous products of the earth not so many years ago are now highly relished in this city. Among the things reputed to be poison not long ago w T as the tomato, which was known to the Indians by the name of tomate. Farmers looked on it as nn- wholesomc and cut it down whenever it appeared above ground. It is within the memory of men not yet old that it made its appearance in the markets and gro¬ ceries to any extent. The first fashion of eating the tomato was raw, os a salad sliced with cucumbers and onions. Then it was found to be excellent stewed, then New York cooks devised baking it, frying it and in other ways fixiug it for the table, It is now regarded by city physicians as one of the healthiest fruits than cat be eaten, the acid contained iu it being especially ben¬ eficial for poor digestion. It is largely impregnated with iron. A dealer in tomatoes said that he had sold thousands of dollars’ worth of the fruit, yet he considered it a queer pro¬ duct, and ofteu wondered where it had its origin. of the The fruit is described as a plant deadly night shade family. It was originally a distinctly South American product. It wiis cultivated long before the discovery of this country in Mexico and Peru. In England, where it was imported as an exotic, according to Eng¬ lish authority, it was called golden apple, while in France it is called love apple. and dealers know The marketraen little about the origin of celery, which formerly they would hardly touch, but which uow they handle in great quanti¬ ties, shipped to them from immense farms in the West. Like the tomato, it was considered poisonous up to quite a recent period. Beyond the fact that if belongs to the family of parsley in botany, not much is known about it. Formerly it was used as a herb medicine, the discovery of its use coming from the Indians, who knew it to possess curative properties. The farmers called it smilage, and permitted it to grow wild. It possesses qualities, physicians says, that are yet scarcely recognized, and only within a very short time the juice extract of it has been sold as a tonic. Cranberries, which grow wild in many parts of this State and elsewhere, and which were looked on by the cultivators of the soil as no good, were not produced as an eatable, and have not been coming to the New York market, until within about thirty years. The berrv, dealers say, was first cultivated at Cape Cod, where the finest sort are said to flourish, but it is in three or four counties in Jersey that the most of the crop that reaches here is produced, lmmeuse marsh farms for its cultivation have bceu started in Wisconsin and Michigan. In the cran¬ berry season persons go from this city to find employment as pickers. Seventy- five cents a bushel is the price paid to pickers, who are often alile to gather from five to seven bushels a day, although two bushels are considered an average day’s pick. in At first cranberries were only eaten this city as a side dish with game and poultry about the holiday season, and it is not long ago that the making of pies and jams began. The acid of the fruit is deemed by New York doctors line for the fractious stomach. Two more popular products of food, asparagus and cauliflower, were little consumed until comparatively within a few years since. Now they are in great demand. Asparagus is allowed to grow wild in many places, and as an ornament in gardens. The stalk is cut as it sprouts from the ground after it is a few days old. Cauliflower, which is a variety of the common cabbage deformed by cultiva¬ tion into a compact head,came into gen¬ eral use here about twenty-five years ago, marketmen say. While these are gome of the products formerly ignored, there arc others that were once liked that do not find the fa¬ vor in the New York market they once did. One of these is the Carolina potato, or sweet potato, aud yam, which produce, dealers state, do not go into general use as in former times. Natives of the sec¬ tion where they are raised still cling to them, however. Quinces are no longer in great demand by housewives,and are not so extensively raised as they used to be. Nearly all grocers once kept them for sale .—New York News. A Pheasant Kills a Blacksnake. A Wrightsville (Penn.) hunter recently saw a pheasant aud blacksnake fight. I’ lasted for quite a while. The bird movec with such rapidity that the snake waf unable to encircle it. The blacksnake re¬ treated once for several feet,but it turned and rushed at the bird with its head raised at least a foot from the ground. As the two met the pheasant darted forward and planted its beak square iu one of the snake's eyes. She kept up the battle and finally killed it. When the hunter examined the snake its head was almost severed from its body. TELLING THE BEES. In a corner of the garden, on a lazy aftar- noon, We heard the bees a-humming (every cn» was out of tune), And we watched the busvbodies as they cir¬ cled ’bout their hives. And we envied them the happiness and sweet¬ ness of their lives; There was no one near to hear us, there was no one near to see, Except a bird which sang its prettiest for Rosalie and me And the t>ees. "There is something I must tell you,’’ I began in notes forlorn, "And I want so much to tell you ere we part to-morrow morn.” To gain fresh courage now I sighed and waiter for awhile, When on the face of Rosalie appeared a wicked smile; And she aimed at me this parting shot before she ran away— “If you can not tell it me why don’t you try and tell it, pray, To the bees?” At dusk I sauntered over to the trysting place again. “Tell the bees,” I echoed slowly, while a reminiscent train— Myths and queer old legeadsof a superstitious day— Through a mem’ry unretentive coursed its bewildered way. Jubomates says the Aryans held the bees in holy fear, Lest departed souls should in these little creatures reappear; And in his Georgies, Vigil, too—but then they only told The bees of death and trouble in those dark¬ some days of old. And not of love; yet, should the tiny insects understand And start the wheel of fortune? I resolved to try my hand. Three times I softly rapped upon the hive just next to me. Three times I said, in accents low: “I love my Rosalie.” Silence followed; than a rustle, then a voice in tones I knew, A human voice responded: “And your Rosalie loves you.” ; sprang and caught her, while my lips—but then you plainly see That what they said and did is known to Rosalie and me And tho bees. —DcWitt C. Lockwood, in Wett Shore. HUMOR OF THE DAY. Not so bad after all—Dessert. Gilt frames—Prison windows. Bound precautions—Fog whistles. Come to think of it, the glacinl period was the original pack age. — Ulica Her- ild. Lying is wicked, but, thank goodness, it is not unfashionable .—Providence Tele - yram. Give a man an inch and he wants a foot; give him afoot and he immediately begins to kick .—Atchison Globe. “Good morning, judge. IIow is your honor to-day?” “My honor is safe, but my digestion is very weak.”— Puck. Tenderfoot—“Say, Mister, how far does your claim extend?” Squatter—• “As fur as I kin shoot .”—Yankee Blade. First Passenger—“Are ye sick, Thom- is?” Second Passenger (faintly)— “D'ye think I’m doing this for fun .”—Tht Jester. A man whose wife’s good looks were the only anchor for his love, says: “She is a thing of beauty, aud a jaw forever.” — Yankee Blade. The man who finds music in a clar¬ inet is doubtless of the opinion that Apollo was a tootle-ary divinity.— Washington Post. The man who lies swinging in a ham¬ mock all day long can generally think up lots of schemes to keep other people busy .—Somerville Journal. Gauder—“How do you account for the Milky Way?” Wittix—“I suppose the cow jumping over the moon had something to do with it.”— Harper's Ba¬ ta r. There is some satisfaction in knowing that the man who spreads himself out uver two seats of a horse car counted for Daly oae iu the census. — Philadelphia Call. 4 i How is business?” inquired a friend. “Slow,’’ repeated the stockholder iu the cemetery association. “But sure,” he Added, brightening up.— Chicago Tri¬ bune. Funny, when a man puts on a high bat for the first time, he’ll duck his head it a door casing that he couldn’t reach with a step ladder .—Binghamton Repub¬ lican. Thin Old Man (cramped and cross)— “This car ought to charge by weight.” Stout Woman (regarding him contemptu¬ ously)— -“If they did, they’d never stop A) pick you up.” Judge—“Fellow, you are condemned ;o death. Is there anything you would .ike to eat before you are executed?”— African Criminal—“Yes; the judge.”— Fliegenle Blaetter. Jones—“I want to have you under¬ stand, gentlemen, that I stand on my merits! Smith—“I should think vou would lose your balance pretty oftea.”— Burlington Free Press. Census Taker—“How old are you, madam?” Madam—“I’ve seen twenty- five summers.” Census Taker—“How lid you come to miss the other fifteen or twenty?”— Binghamton Leader. I£usic-Lov:ng Canary. Lev. Mr. James, of London, writes m follows to the Pittsburg Di-patch of £ remarkable eanniy bird : “immediately 1 begin to play upon the flute she chirp* about as if enjoying the music. If 1 open the cage door and leave her she will come as near to me as possible, but not attempt to fly to the music; but if I put her upon my desk and lay the flute down she will perch upon the end and allow me to raise the instrument and play. 1 often take her into the church and play there upon the organ, and she will perch upon inconvenience my fingers? notwithstanding motion of the hands, the of the and chirp with evident delight at thf sweet sounds.” PROFESSIONAL CARDS. R. D. Smith. W. P. Blasingame. SMITH & BLASINGAME, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Knoxville, Ga. Prompt and faithful attention given to all business entrusted to their care. MONEY CHEAP AND EASY. % (o)- If you want CHEAP AND QUICK MONEY, on easy and liberal terms, you can get it by calling on W. P. BLASINGAME, Attorney at Law, Knoxville, Ga. FI _ ^3 _ Mil F _ _ RI . Jt _ _ .n. I ft! n h ■ ■ IVl h k if L#lBa ■■ I ULHwIllUHIVKLi \ ■ ■ 23BNTIST, Knoxville, - - Georgia. I respectfully tender my services in the Practice of Dentistry to the citizens of Knoxville and surrounding country, and will spare do effort to secure my patrons competent work and perfect satisfaction. Charges Reasonable. THE HARRIS HOUSE, KNOXVILLE, GEORGIA. Always open to public patronage. We try to please our guests. Comfortable Room and good Fare. Free hack to and from Depot. Z, T. HARRIS, Proprietor. MATHEWS & MALPASS, WARE HOUSE And Commission Merchants, KNOXVILLE, GA. Within 20 Yards of Depot. We are prepared to handle COTTON at prices lowest prices, and guarantee highest to sellers. TnY ura. S. S. DUNLAP, H. M. WORTHAN, President. V jce-President. R. E. STEED, Secretary and Treasurer. mu mm m. IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN Hardware, Cutlery, Iron, steel, Stoves and Tinware. Carriage Wagon and Material, Agricultural Impli- ments, Mechanic’s Tools, &c., &c. Agents Howe’s Standard Scales, P. H. Starkes, Dixie Plows and Planet Jr. Cul¬ tivator. 150 and 152 Third St., 8m Maeon, Ga. MALPASS & BUSSEY, — DEALERS IN— FINE LIQUORS, WINE', BEER, Soda Water, Cigars m Tobacco and Candy. We keep none but the best, and can supply you with anything from a drink of Soda Wafer to a gallon of Imjairted Freneh Brandy. Wo«t Knoxville, Oa Julv USOO lv '*• p AJ.Uck. F. H. WP.IGnT. WRIGHT & ALLEN, ___DEALERS IN- Dry Goods, Groceries, Hats, Shoes, HARDWARE AND PLANTATION SUPPLIES. We can furnish you with High Grade ertilizers, the best on the market. Try them. Best quality Corn, Hay, Oats, Bran. Our stock of Ladies’ Goods is complete, and we extend a cordial invitation to call and inspect same, You will be pleused with what we have tn show vou. CRAWFORD SHERIFF'S SALES. ii EORGIA— Crawford County.— Ij.lumes A. Moore and John Roberts, I. Chain- de- executors of James censed, have applied lo me lor letters ol dismission from their exeeutor.-hip. Un¬ css good objections me filed, I will graut them letters distni-sory on the first Monday in Juue, 1890. Witness my band officially this the 4th day of Mitch, 1890. O. P. WRIGHT, Ordinary. f* EORGIA— Crawford C o v n t y.— law. K. Eubanks Executor due of form Elignb Eubanks, deceased, has in ap¬ plied to me for letters of dismission from his executorship. Unless good objec¬ tions thereto are filed, I will grant to said W. K. Eubanks such letters dismissory on the 1st Monday in June, 1890. Witness my hand officially. O. P. WRIGHT, Ordinary. p EORGIA— Crawford County. —W. i|M. Taylor, administrator of estate of liufus Carter, deceased, has applied for letters dismissory from the administration of said estate, and such letters will be granted on the first Monday in Slay next, unless good objections are tiled. Witness my hand officially, ‘ tin's January 27th, 1890. O. P. WRIGHT, jan 31-13 Ordinary. G EORGIA— Crawford County.— A. C. Bandeis und James M. Sanders, executors of the will of Thos. J. Sanders, deceased, have applied tome lor letters dismissory from their executoiship; therefore all peisons concerned are here¬ by required to show cause, if any they have, on the first Monday in May next, why such letters should not. be granted. Witness my hand officially, January 27 th, 1890. O. P. WIHGHT, _JanJ31—13t Ordinnrv. gEORGIA,— Crawford County. Appraisers appointed to assign and set ►part a year’s support to Mrs. A. V. Han¬ cock, from the estate of G. 8. Hancock, deceased, have made their return: Said return will be made the judgment of the tho Court of Ordinary of said county on first Monday in June next, unless good ob jections are filed. Witness my hand, officially this April the 28th, 1890. O. P. Wright, Ordinary. pEORGIA, Crawford County —W. |] P- Blasingame, administrator has applied o f Mary A. Bryce, deceased, to me for dismission from his administra¬ tion on the estate of the said concerned deceased, and this is to cite all persons to show cause, if any they have, before me, on or before the first Monday in Oc¬ tober next, why letters dismissory should not be granted applicant. 30th, Witness my hand officially. This June 1890. O. P. WRIGHT, Ordinary. pEORGIA—CRAWFORD COUNTY.- |j The commissioners for appointed Mrs. M. to set M. ns-’Me a years’ support Evans having filed their returns, it is therefore ordered that all parties con- corned show cause before me, if any they have, by the first Monday in August next whv said report should not be made the judgment of this court. Witness mv hand officially, July 4, 1890. O. P.WRIGHT, Ordinary. pEORGIA—CRAWFORD COUNTY.— |j Pickens Yarbrough, Causey, deceased, administrator has of Mrs. N. R. ap¬ plied to me for letters of dismissory from his admiuinistration on the estate of said deceased. This is therefore to cite all persons concerned to show cause, if any they can, before me on the first Monday in October next, why such letters should not be granted applicant. June 30, 1890. O. P. Wright. Ord’v. tate of James N. Mathews, deceased, has applied to me for dismission from his ad¬ ministration on said estate. This is, therefore, to notify all persons concerned that the said J. W. Mathews will be granted letters dismssory on the first Mon¬ day in October next, unless good hand objec¬ offi¬ tions are filed. Witness my cially, this the 7tb dav of Julv, 1899. O. P. WRIGHT, Ordinary. G EORGIA— Crawford County. — H. M. Burnett, administrator on estats it Mrs. Martha Stem bridge, deceased, has sion applied to administration me for letters of dismis¬ from the of said es¬ tate, and same will be granted on tin first Monday in July next, unless good objections are filed. Witness my hand officially this April 1st. 1890. O. P. WRIGHT, " Ordinary. G EORGIA— Crawford County.—W. ,T. Slocumb. as administrator cf the estate of S. P. Williamson, deceased, hw applied for letters of dismission front said trust. This is therefore to cite all persons concerned to show cause, if ary they have, within the time prescribed by law why said application should not be grunted. officially Witness my hand this, the 31st day of March, 1890. O. P. WRIGHT, Ordinary. GEORGIA—Crawford County. U Will be sold before the court house door iu the town of Knoxville on ihe first Tuesday in September next within the legal hours of sale, for cash, the following lands, lying, situate aud being in the sec¬ ond (2d) district of originally Houston, now Crawford county, towit: Lots num¬ bers one hundred and thirty-six, one .hundred and thirty-seven, one hundred and twenty-one, one hundred and fifty- two and one hundred and fiftv-three (130, 137, 121, 132 aud 153). All hint in one body and containing one thousand aud twelve and one-half acres, more or less. Levied on as the propi rty of C. B. Colbert to satisfy a mortgage fi fa issued from the Superior court of said county is favor of J. W. Coombs against said C. H. Colbert and against said lands. Tcn- int in possession notified. July 28th, 1890. Sheriff. B. A. Hartley, GEORGIA, — Crawford COUNTY H (J M. F. Jordan has applied to me fm letters of administration on the estate"! E. T. Jordan deceased. This is there¬ fore to cite all persons concerned tosri>» ciuse if any they have by the first Mon¬ day in September next, why said appli¬ cation should not be granted. Witness my hand officially, July 28, 1890. O. P. Wright, KNOXVILLE HIGH SCHOOL SPRING TERM. Opens January U Closes June 21 ... FALL TERM. Opens September L . Closes December 11 Rate of tuition for All Classes, Fj mouth. A pro rata allowance will « made for Public Fund, modern Each pupil methods. will be taught by the mos-j I cordially solicit your patronage. Fun *her information will be cheerfully fat* aished by C. C. POWER Principal. 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