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THE AMERLCUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER: FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1S91.
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Americus, Ga., August 14, 1891.
The Columbus Enquirer-Sun says:
' “Tlie most suicidal policy for the plant
ers to pursue now, is to hold their cot
ton. It is money to them aud benefit to
the couutry to get their produce mar
keted quickly.”
They say that ngures do not lie, but
Calico Charlie Foster is a constant re
minder of the equally veracious maxim
that liars will figure.—Nashville Ameri
can.
Will
The Augusta Chronicle asks
the esteemed Constitution answer yes or
no to this question, ‘‘Do you favor the
Ocala platform?” And Editor Howell’s
only reply so far is: “I will see you
later.”
Mu Watte it son seems to consider
that Kentucky women will remain as
pretty, its horses as fast and its whisky
as good as ever, despite the new con
stitution, which lie opposed and which
he is not disposed to regard as a very
commendable document.
The writers of books in this country,
who look for fortune as well as fame,
have before them some very encouraging
examples. Mr. J. Gould was at one
time a writer of county histories; Mr.
Alfred Sully, his brother railway mag
nate, wrote books of poems, and Mr.
Austin Corbin, another of the same ilk,
published a novel as far back as 1847.
The speoial committee to investigate
the railroad leases held a meeting Fri
day, and decided that the first thing to
be done was to seo the charters and
leases of the roads to bo investigated.
The West Point Terminal Company was,'
therefore, taken up, and will at once be
called upon to furnish the committee
with copies of these papers.
The surplus of wheat for export this
year will not be less than 150,000,000
bushels. The chances are that there
will bo a demand for nearly all this, un
less speculation or the bolding back of
the crop advances prices so far that
Europe will bo compelled to cut down its
purchases of this grain and turn to some
substitute. More than once in the past
Europe did this.
A patient, law-abiding citizen, who
attending church In Henry county last
Sunday, suddenly gave way to the strain of
a long, dry sermon, and went crazy and
attacked the preacher. He was taken In
charge by his friends and led from the
church.—Enquirer-Sun.
That’s the way the people of Georgia
will tieat the legislature at an early day,
if they don’t cut it short and adjourn.
The people can’t stand everything. As
Col. Mark W. Antony remarked: “We
are not stones.”
Not content with the prospect of a
six months’ session on the basis of bills
already introduced, the frivolous flood
continues to pour in, and among them is
one to limit the governor’s staff of lieu
tenant-colonels. The bill provides for
one from each congressional district and
two from the state at large. It is
thought tbat this will cause those who
are so fortunate as to hold the position,
to feel its importance more than now.
The measure is a very silly one, but will
no doubt become a law.
Savannah and Columbus merchants
are getting ready to advertise liberally
in the trade issues of September 1 that
are to be published by the respective
papers of these cities. It Is high time
that Americus merchants wake up from
their summer lethargy, and get them
selves ready for the big fall business that
is sure to come. Americus never falls
behind in the way of progress, and a
big trade issue of The Timks-Recorder
at an early date, in which all the live
merchants are to be represented, will
be forthcomings
The result of the state election shows
that the Alliance in Kentucky, as in
other states, is a mighty political power,
and that it must not be ignored by the
politicians in their calculations. It is
strong enough to put new men to the
front when it chooses to do so, and its
leaders have a rare way of not wasting
their ammunition. The only interest
the Alliance, as a political organization,
had in the Kentucky election, was to
put men in the legislature representing
distinctly the farmer. This it has done
Memphis Appeal Avalanche.
The Birmingham Age-Herald is
urgnig a pardon for ex-State Treasurer
Vincent, who is now in the prison hos
pital. lie is threatened with consump
tion, and the Age-IIerald thinks that if
ho is kept in prison he will not live to
servo out the remaining live years of
his sentence. He has recently been ex
amined by a board of physicians ap
pointed by the governor,and their report
is such as would warrant him in grant
ing a pardon. Aside from this, the gov
ernor has received letters from all over
the state requesting Vincent’s pardon,
and now has the matter under consid
eration.
A KITTLE OF GIANTS. FOREIGN VS. SOUTHERN COTTON.
Within the last three weeks a con- • India, Egypt aud the Transvaal will
certed and persistent attack has been j add this year about 25 per cent to thei
made upon the stock aud securities of j last year’s crop of cotton,
the Richmond and West Point Terminal There is a growing demand for
Company. The matter was at first %np- j Egyptian cotton in this country to be
posed to be an ordinary incident of the ! used in the finer fabrics; and it is plain
endless contest between the bulls and J that southern cottou planters should
bears of the New York market, but sub- j take steps to improve the general quail-
sequent events have shown it to be a j ty of their staple. The New Y'ork Dry
struggle of far greater magnitude, j Goods Economist calls attention to our
transcending in importance anythingj danger from this foreign cotton,
that has occurred in the stock market says:
in a decade. It is nothing less than a I It is to . late to muke a diversion In the
struggle of giauts for the commerce of Ph*' ting by direct lug attention to the growtl
this Miintrv j of a larger quautity of the Allan or Peelei
, cotton. But with the efforts of other na•
Out west is the granary of North j tions to grow a portion, If not all, their cot-
America, and from that, the common j too, this early opportunity is improved to
point of departure is Kansas City or its ! remind cotton planters throughout tire
near neighborhood. Here in the east is ' ““T' hat , th f! r t " lon **•»>»« '<*-
n . j tered to their disadvantage, and they cannot
the sea coast, sweeping far inward at | j 0o quick in devising measures for a more
the south, anti bringing the Georgia J extensive growth of the Allan cotton,
tide-water 500 miles nearer the grain re- I any other fine, long and colored staple that
gion than it is at New York North of 1 £ 1 lil tl ‘ e of ‘ he
® , . _ . j There i* ample U.ne before the plaiting of
the Ohio river arc great tiuuk lines; another crop t« §tcure much necessary
which have carried this grain crop data and seed, and we feel confident that
across the continent to northern ports j wll h proper care extended in the direction
for years. In those lines hundreds of! • u *« e * ,e “ ,h0 , *’*»*"“ , arls, °* fro “ 8 su< "
.... , , ,, . . , , ! ce«.ful growth of the long-combing staple
millions of dollais aie invested, and tho | would be very remunerative to the planters,
power of all that wealth is chiefly held while It would confer a boon upon the cottou
in New York. | manufacturing industry of this country.
Until the advent of the new southern ■ The following from the Boston Jour
railway system, known as the Richmond i Ilai L,I ~ Commerce is on the same line:
& West Point Terminal Company, there I The '““Nation of longer-stapled cotton
was no consolidated series of lines able
to compete with those north of the Ohio
river. When the southern lines further
fortified tlteir position and it was given
out to the world that there would he
southern competition for the great
western business of grain aud produce,
cattle and merchandise, there was no
sound from the other side of the Ohio
river. No reply was heard, but an oc
casional cynical note in some paper like
tiie New York Ilerald.
But the gauntlet had beon thrown
down, and the challenge was not un
heeded. The reply has come at last.
Swift, sudden and desperate has been
the effort to crush the southern combi
nation, and stay for a decade—perhaps
for a generation—the mighty competi
tion of the southeast.
It has been a persistent and relentless
fight, nnd not until now has its .purpose
beon fully revealed. The first efforts
wore insidious, aud came in the shape of
rumors about receiverships, about as
sessments and all imaginable things that
would cause stock to docline on a pan
icky market. The West Point Terminal
people went boldly into the market and
bought their securities, and the decline
■was stepped, and the stock and securi
ties held their own for some days. Now
all at once there is another attack, bold-
or than the others and by less covert
methods. Tho deliberate attempt is
made to blackmail the company out of
existence, aud the New York Herald has
lent itself to this disgraceful enterprise.
Hut witli all the resources of a powerful
paper with years of prestige, the end Is
not yet, and the indications are that the
effort will fail.
The above from the Constitution's
Now York special of yesterday is of
great interest to tho people of South
west Georgia aud Americus in particu
lar, not because of any direct concern for
the welfare of the Richmond
Terminal felt by (our people
but because the fight on that
system is indirectly a fight on the Sa
vannah, Americus A Montgomery,
which, when completed to Montgomery,
will, in connection with the Louis
ville, the Kansas City, Memphis & Bir
mingham, and other lines running to the
groat west, become a through line that
will share with the Richmond Terminal
Company the business of moving tho
grain crop of the west over these south
ern lines to the Atlantia ports. The
Savannah, Americus A Montgomery
will therefore come in for its share of
the opposition from the northern trunk
lines; and the victory of the Terminal
Company In this fight means an indirect
victory for the Savannah, Americus &
Montgomery. It is the south against
the north; and while the Savannah,
Amerious Jt Montgomery Is at present a
vigorous competitor with the Terminal
In Georgia and Alabama, they have a
common cause in this fight, and the vic
tory of the one over the common enemy
is the victory of the other; and what de
feats the Terminal in gaining this west
ern business would likewise affect the
future business of tho Savannah, Amorl-
aud one-elglrh and one and one 'Ililt ter
Inches In length—shook! be a desideratum
among Southern planters of the highest in
portance, the spinning of finer yarns in
Northern mills, and the requitements for a
eottou that will give Nos. 40 to 60, creating a
domestic demand for long-stapled cotton
which Southern planters should heed. We
ought to raise lu ills Houth the cotton that Is
being Imported from Egypt In largely in-
crea-iug quantities. To do so will require
constant attention in the careful selection of
seeds for planting, and the best of cultivation
on well-preparrd soil. Planters have ob
jected to the cultivation ofextra-stnpied cot
ton because of the additional care demanded
nnd the less percentage of Tint in the yield of
seed cotton. Whatever the disadvantages
tnay be in this respect the better price which
tiie cotton commands ought to more than
compensate for any differences.
The Richmond Times says: “The sit
uation is rendered tiie more serious be
cause no duty has been imposed on im
ported cotton. This is because Ameri
can cotton is exclusively a product of
the South, aud only Southern people cau
he injured by foreign competitors. All
the other staples are protected, such as
wheat and corn, in the cultivation of
which Northern Republicans are en
gaged. Then the McKinley tariff reduces
the duty on the coarser grades of cotton
goods, these being tho grades largely
manufactured in the South, while the
duty on finer fabrics are increased for
the benefit of Northern manufacturers.
“Competition abroad and robbery at
home threaten the Southern planters,
and It Is time for them to be up and
doing.”
GENERAL GORDON'S POSITION.
Much speculation and some criticism
has been recently indulged in of late as
to the views and attitude of Senator-
elect Gordon on the third party pro
gramme, which is being so assiduously
coveted by some of the leading alliance-
men, of which or ler the general is a
shining light.
Tho question as to what ho thinks is
put at rest, as will be seen by his open
letter to General Evans in this issue.
He speaks in no uncertain tones of the
folly of the disruption of the party of
the people on the eve of a great triumph,
and strongly urges the farmers, in whoso
Democratic devotion aud integrity he
has unbounded confidence, to stick by
the party of which they really form the
bone, muscle and sinew, which for a
quarter of a century has fought a good
fight against the Republican party, the
enemy of the people.
It will give great pleasure to the many
friends of General Gordon to see his
utterances just at this critical juncture
on this Important question, and to feel
assured that be will not be led off after
false gods.
CHEERING OUTLOOK.
Whe weekly circular of Hambletou &
Co., of Baltimore, has tiie following:
“Unless the monetary disturbance of
last winter can be so called, we have had
no panic, hut are passing through a well
defined course of liquidation, which,
while distasteful, is healthy aud bene
ficial. Confidence is shaken, and men
are most distrustful and disinclined to
undertake new obligations or make fresli
ventures, but the finances aud trade of
this country are established upon a firm
basis. This itc have proved by tiie case
with which we have absorbed tiie mil
lions of securities returned from abroad
and have liquidated our European in
debtedness. Values have declined, but
is it not most remarkable that there has
been so little disturbance in the money
market and so very fetv failures in the
world of finance ?
“Wo are now waiting for tiie turn of
the tide, and while men are inclined to
grumble aud complain of dull and hard
times, let us remember that ‘this, too,
will pass away,’ and that, having passed
through a cycle of adversity, a period of
prosperity is now due and will surely
follow. Have we good reasons for such
hopes ? Yes, many.
“The prospects of trade and com
merce are most promising, aud all in
dustries must be stimulated by tiie great
crops with which this country this year
is blessed. It seems to us that if we
had had the directing of events and con
ditions ourselves, «e could not have
shaped them more favorably. First, we
have a year of liquidation, which lias
stopped all purely speculative enter
prises, has made meu economize and
curtail their operations, has caused all
financial institutions to husband their
resources and strengthen their financial
condition, lias compelled the reduction
of expenses to a minimum, put a stop to
needless railway extensions, and has
brought us to a sound and safe basis
from which to make an upward start;
secondly, the force of circumstances has
severed, to a large extent, the close con
nection between tiie financial operations
of the government and the money mar
ket, and has enforced self-dependence
upon our financial Institutions: and last,
hut not least, the products of the soil
aro showered upon us a hundred-fold
aud a markot for our surplus products
is at hand.
Depend upon it, the present cloud
has a silver lining, and that depressiou
and distrust will be replaced by confi
dence and improved values.”
INGALLS' OPINIONS.
John Jeems, the great original Kansas
fire eater, delivered one of his notable
speeches at the Atlanta Chautauqua;
which in tho utterances is thoroughly
characteristic of the man.
He boldly declared that tho enfran
chisement of the negro was a mistake,
and that the people of the North would
uphold white supremacy just as zealous
ly as do the southern people, places be
cub, and Montgomery as a link in a great I iug exchanged.
through line from the west to tiie Geor- 1 And yet John Jeems would go before
la ports. j a Northern audience to-morrow aud
The trutli is, that if tiie tide of traffic wave tho bloody shirt, as no other
is turned this way, there will be enough demagogue iu America could,
of it for tiie Terminal system,tho Satan- Tiie trouble about Mr. Ingalls is that
nah, Americus A Montgomery system, his opinions are like his clothes: they
and as many more yet to be built; and : can he changed to suit the company he
while there is now a sharp competition I is in. You never know an what side of
between these two for local business, j a question to look for the versatile
the time will come when they cau make t Kansan. >
cause against a common foe, and work I
harmoniously together for the develop-' “ “oon deal has been said by the Re
meet of southern lines anti southern I publicans regarding tiie increase of busi-
ports. i ness aad trade under tiie workings of
While Colonel Hawkins wisely never i tUe McKinley bill, hut the reports of
AFTER THE MONOPOLISTS.
After a long struggle and in face of an
adverse report from the general judi
ciary committee, tho “anti-monopolists’
(so-called) have succeodod in getting
through the house the hill to place ex.
press, telegraph and sleeping car compa
nies tinder the jurisdiction of the Rail
road Commission.
Tho vote was a very decisive one, and
shows that our Solons aro after the scalps
of everything that runs on wheels or
along the right-of-way. The plain truth
is thoso angry legislators think they are
right on Jay Gould’s hot track, and aro
about to tree that sly coon,by shaking up
Terminal railroads and his telegraph
company. They are also after Sir George
M. Pullman, the Italian count, and Mr,
H. B. Plant, the New York millionaire;
and they aro no doubt chuckling in their
sleeves to think tbat there will not be a
grease spot left of these three worthies
when the masticating process shall have
been completed.
Yet Jay and George and Henry will go
on grinding the faces of the poor and
piling up millions, just like there wasn’t
any such an awful institution os the
Georgia Legislature; and there Isn’t, so
fsr os these long-headed Individuals are
concerned,
INGALLS AT ATLANTA.
“I desired also to see Atlanta for an
other reason. It Is the city associated
Indissolubly with the names of the two
great commanders—Sherman and John
ston. The time will yet come when the
fame of Johnston will be as much a part
of tho priceless heritage of American
valor as the fame of Sherman himself.
“When the Puritans landed at Ply
mouth Rock, the first thing they did was
to fall on their knees. The next thing
they did was to fall on the aborigines.
Later thoy fell on tho Chinese.”
And he discussed tho slavery question
as follows:
“I want to premise my declaration,
by the admission that the southern peo
ple are not responsible alono for tho
presence of the African race on this con
tinent. The entire people of this coun
try, north and south, are responsible,
and share alike for tiie presence of the
African race iu tho United States to-day,
and must mutually take the responsibil
ity for the solution of the African prob
lem.”
THE GREAT COMMISSION.
Not content with having just put upon
the railroad commission the wholly un
necessary additional burden of regulating
express, telegraph and sleeping car com
panies—the commission already having
as much to do as they should do at tho
salaries received—tiie fire-eating Berner
of Monroe, whose ambition in life is to
go down to history as the great railroad
destroyer of the age, is the author of a
measure which,.if passed, will put the
railroads of the state almost entirely un
der the authority of the commission,
The object of the bill is to give the
railroad commission supervision over
the sales, leases aud contracts affecting
railroads in the state, and to authorize
it to institute proceedings to set aside
illegal sales, leases and contracts, and to
fix a penalty for violations.
Tho bill also provides that before any
railroad may make a contract or issue
bonds, they must bo submitted to the
railroad commission for approval, with
out which such contracts or bonds shall
he void.
There is now only one more stop to
take, and that is, cancel all charters of
railroads in the state, seize their proper
ty bodily, and have the state operate
them for the benefit of the public.
If Mr. Berner’s bill becomes a law,
the stato will virtually operate the roads
through tho commission, the railroad
officials will be merely clerks, and the
stockholders of the railroads will be
without any rights whatever.
No greater outrage against the rights
of property was ever sought to be per
petrated than is contained in this bill,
which utterly ignores the fact that rail
roads are private property, built and op
erated by (corporations for profit, and the
incidental accommodation of the public.
If the object of this measure was not to
wreck every railroad in Georgia, it would
have been put in the shape of a kill for
the state to purchase and operate the
roads for the benefit of tho whole peo
ple, and thus relieve tiie stockholders of
any loss or trouble In tiie matter.
ON THE RIGHT LINE.
From various quarters The Times-
Recorder is receiving commendations
upon its position with reference to the
election of Capt. J olin A. Cobb to the
presidency of the State Agricultural
Society.
It seems to be recognized that South
western Georgia being agricultural head
quarters is fairly entitled to the official
control of the society; and this being
true, It follows as a natural consequence
that Americus, the metropolis of the
most favored section of this prosperous
agricultural region, should fall heir to
the plum. It therefore is a part of the
logic of the situation that by common
consent Capt. Cobb should be looked to
as the most suitable man for the place;
and that his friends should take kindly
to the suggestion made by The Times-
Recoriier; and be proparing themselves
to see that the mantle of authority falls
upon his worthy shoulders when the
question comes up for decision.
The Times-Recobder but voices tho
sentiment of a vast number of the peo
ple of tho stato when it advocates the
election of Capt. Cobb, whoso candidacy,
be it understood, comes spontaneously
from bis friends, and is in no wiso
brought forward by himself.
This, of itself, is a strong argument in
his favor, and will no doubt have Its
proper weight when the occasion brings
up the question.
A FOOLISH SUGGESTION.
It may be safely said that the
modle utterances of a few persons
and there in favor of a Stay Law '
means represent the sentiments 0 /
better class of our people. ®
Such an enactment would briu-
eral ruin upon the business of .t,! „ 8e#
the con
“Pontlj
Witli til
tells what he purposes to do, those who j console abroad are telling an entirely
best know the character of the man are {different story. The dispatches show
firm in tlioir belief that he will never : tllat the exports from Germany to this
stop short of a great Bystem, of which | country during the six months of 18W,
the Savannah, Americus A Montgomery j decreased 80,000,000 as compared with
is the chief link, running from Kansas the value of exports for the correspond-
C'ity to Savannah and Brunswick, whicii period of lS'.KJ. This shows how
will divide honors and business with tho muc l* the McKinley hill is benefiting
Terminal; and which will stand as a
lasting monument to his ability, perse
verance and foresight in southern rail
way development.
In transplanting, be sure to keep the
rootaof the plant moist.
the country. In the face of the figures
furnished by the consols It cannot bo de
nied that the McKinley tariff Is rapidly
destroying the little foreign trade that
this country enjoys, and all .for the en
richment of a few millionaire manu
facturers.—New Orleans State*.
THE GOOD OLD WAY.
Editor Howell, who it will bo remem
bered held up the anti-prohibition wing
of tho Constitution’s staff iu the memo
rable prohibition campaign four years
ago, does not take any stock in new
fangled notions, that make innovations
upon time-honored customs.
His sentiments upon the qtiostion of
the remedy for snake bites are pretty
clearly indicated by the following:
The new French cure for snake bites Is a
lotion made of one part of chromic acid dis
solved In 100 parts of water. It Is said to neu
tralise the effects of the poison, but many
people will no donbt stick to the old-fash
ioned southern internal remedy.
INCONSISTENT SOLONS.
While a few legislators recognize the
fact that our supreme court is the most
overworked and under paid body of men
of their ability in the world, and there
fore should hare some relief In the way
of an Increase of their number, there
are other legislators whe want to In
crease the already heavy burdens laid
upon this tribunal. Such for instance is
the measure of Mr. Lewis before the
house to oompel the supreme court to
hear cases on their merits,regardless of
whether the highest court of appeals
really haa,under the law any jurisdiction
of the matter of appeal. His bill guar
antees the right of hearing in tho case
of bills of exceptions. “Many of these
bills are now dismissed by the supreme
court," said Mr. Lewis yesterday,
without evon giving them an investi
gation. This is not right. They should
all be given a heating, and my bill pro
vides that tho supreme court shall bo re
quired to give all these hills a proper in
vestigation. Tiie matter is important,
and tho evil should be remedied.”
If this should become a law (which of
course it should not), tho number of su
preme judges would have to bo increas
ed to a tlozen; and yet many of tho men
Who would favor Mr. Lewis’ bill will
vote against the proposition to increase
the number of judges.
try, and thus, by reflex action, _
farmers themselves, in whose behalf
proposed measure would be mati gurat .
for so close are the mutually | n , ,“
pendent relations of the farmer and a
merchant who supplies him
necessary credit year by year, that
ruin of the merchant, by stopping
wheels of commerce, would pm JL
sands of farmers next year face t 0 ft
with starvation, with nobody to ext,,
the credit necessary for those farmert
live who depend upon the west f ot thri
meat and bread, while they raise cottoi
exclusively.
The talk of a Stay La tv is prepost,
ous, in view of the fact tiiat the p C0[
of tho country—that is to
the agricultural classess—owe
money than at any time
twenty years, and have no
to ask legal protection, when the
chants and banks would be more willin
than ever before to exercise all
leniency tbat might be needed.
Tiie truth is, that the so-called loss
cotton at the low prices keretofot
ruling is compensated by the large
crease in the quantity produced:
nine million bales at seven cents wQ
really net, above exponses of proiluctioi
nearly as much as six million bales
ten cents.
There is therefore no need of
spondency or “the blues,” as cotton i
still king, and the Egypt of Georgia i
all right in the bargain.
AMERICUS BANKS TO THE FROM.
In spite of the fact that there
doarth of money just now through tin
country generally, aud of the rumor
from New York that the South would
cut short of the usual money supply
move the cotton crop for the benefit
the West, the solid banks of Americt
have made special provisions for ham
ling all tiie cotton that may come to thi
city, so that at no time could there
the slightest pretext for saying tin
there was no moDCy here with which
pay for cotton. While the large capil
and credit of our banks have altrayi
been ample to meet all requirements
this nature, they are specially prepa:
now, so the several presidents assi
The Times-Recobder, to meet any s
of rush of cotton, feeling assured tl
the Southwestern Georgia farmers i
be wise enough to take advantage of I
higher prices that always prevail at I
opening of the season for the first fei
thousand bales of green cotton; andtl
therefore a special duty will rest up
Americus banks to be fully prepared
give our people the full benefit of tbi
prompt movement that is always charac
terlstic of this section of the state.
It may, therefore, bo stated on tin
very highest authority that the banks
Americus are to-day prepared to mot
promptly every bale from a score
counties that may como to this market
and there need be, therefore, no reasoi
why any farmer should suiter the lot
which the holding of the first green cot
ton is sure to have entailed, by the
in weight and the usual decline in pr
that follows the heavy movement of
tober and November.
Transition from tiie verge of the
grave to “robust health” lias been
almost startlingly sudden in the caso of
Mr. Gladstone. Only a short time ago
we were led to expect his demise within
a few hours, and now the dispatches
stato that the “grand old man” is in ro
bust health. It seems almost incredible,
but for the accompanying explanation
that tho English tory newspapers have
lately beon making a concerted effort to
write him out of existence, somewhat
after tho same manner of the recent Re
publican attempt to writo Mr. Blaine to
death. Admirers of the British states
man the world over will be greatly grat
ified to know that his health is nowin
exoellent condition.—News.
ALLIANCE RALLIES-
The Alliance rallies are not over yi
by half.
Notwithstanding the great Weavi
Simpson and Livingston speaking too
and the grand ovations with which tb
wore greeted, Colonel Livingston
billed to speak at some point nest
every day during the summer.
At Toccoa Wednesday he spok*
7,000 people, and so great was the effa
caused by bis speech of three hours tb
at Iti closo three ladies stepped forwai
and named their three babies Leonid
Livingston.
On next Tuesday there will be a
rallying of the Alliance hosts at Wayns
boro, and Colonel Livingston will »P“
there. On Wednesday he will attes
the State Agricultural' Convention
Athens. On Thursday ho speaks
Walton county, and on Friday in 0co»
and on Saturday in his county—b" cwls
This last rally—the ono in
county—has one novel feature about
that nono tho rest have. As bas bet
stated before in tho Constitution,
opponents of the alliance, or of she su
treasury plan, havo boon invited to
present, and time will ho divided
them in discussing whatever diilc ,c0CI
exist. Col. Livingston, Col. I’ceh an
Tom Watson will represent tho alliJU'
The representatives of the other ’
have not yet been announced.
There will bo a big alliance meetingi
Dalton to-day. Congressman L' c
and Mr. Harry Brown will speak.
Mrs. Lease is expected to sp
sokeral places in tho state *•*“
coming fortnight.—Constitution.
Thereby Hangs a Tale.
Anil so, from hour to hour, we “P*
ripe,
And then, from hour to hour, we r0 , „
And thereby hails* 3 ‘
And truly, “t’is a talo of woe, 0
who had Catarrh In tho Head, ft®
years, and who really had been
ting,” from hour to hour, un ^
Sage’s Catarrh Remedy cauie ,
notice. He used it at firit *jnntn*
signs of relief, but he P cr8 ‘^r, n dtb'
permanent cure was effected, » ^
world was again pleasant to “ ^
From his awftu suffering he was j
by the expenditure of a few do
that incomparable remedy.