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THE 4MERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDEB: FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1898. the times-recorder Dally and Weekly. £ 1 Tim Unotn Records, Sniruibkd ists The Akzhjcu*Tikes Established ISM. Cnsouuatid, April, 1891. IROORPOBATBD JANUARY ISM. [SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Daily, Ora Year Mao Daily, Ora Moxtr Weekly, ora Year Weekly, iSix Mortrs Address all letters, and make remittances pa) able to THE TIMES-RKCOBDER, | Amerlcus, Ga. MARIE LOUISE MYRICI, Editor and Huslness Manager. Editorial Boom Telephone DO. THE TIJiES-llECOKDEU Id THE omcial Organ'of the City or Amerlcus Official Organ of Sumter County. Official Organ of Webster County. Official Organ of Lee County. Official Organ of the Railroad Commission ol Georgia lor the Third Congressional District AKERICTI3, GA. JAR. 14, 1698. Atlakta will celebrate her Bemi- centennial on May 4 in glorious style. Editor John Triplett notes that: A MILLIONAIRE'S CHARITY. “The Atlanta papers are booming Candler. The balance of the stats is to be heard from.” Thb weakest point in man’s nature is to harm a woman by malice of speech when he has been her guest and hos pitably entertained. bh Is it to be Hanna or Brice? The Tihes-Bkcordxr favors Hanns, for /there never was in pnblielifes more dangerous, unprincipled man than Calvin'8. Brice. i J Gdv. Atkinson is already arranging to elect Joe Terrell governor. Terrell tnay be a very decent man but the peo- ploof this state don't want any more of Bill Atkinson’s jobs. They’ve bad jnongh.—Calhoun Times. Johr. P. Rockefeller has given mil lions of dollars for educational and re ligions purposes, and it is said that he always takes care to surround eaoh gift with conditions' that make it certain tbr,t bis money is spent in a way which will beet accomplish the dbjuct he has in view.—Chioago Tribnne. Tuis is the kind of benevolence which very rich men delight in—a berevo. lence in large things, exploited in the newspapers and creating a stir in the community. He gives millions to schools and collegia and churches, bnt how about charit) ? "I have given just sixty cents in personal charity the last year,” is what he said to a friend a day or two ago. That is the difference be tween “princely munificence” aud Christian charity. The beggar mar fall fainting by the wayside; the widow and fatherless may starve and freeze the shivering child may fall dead in the gutter. These are all everyday affairs with which the millionaire has no con cern, but n paragraph in the uowspaper to the effect that, he had git-en a nan dred thousand or a million to endow college is a salve to his conscience and EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. w The daily political slnsh ground ont r fi the imagination of the reporters and j published in the Atlanta Constitption 1 nnd Atlanta Journal is having a ten- ! denoy tomakc people tired. Those pa pers have not-much of arecord when it comes to making governors and United States senators. In his charge to tho grand jury at Knoxville, Tcnn., the other day Judge Kelson created a sensation by his rigid instructions relative to the now elec tion laws. Amongotlier things bo told the jury to indict any candidate who asked aman to voteforhim. Well, well; if this sort of thing were general there would bo few candidates out of jail. Gov. TATLon is too good a politician to interveno in tho present senatorial race, either by the uso of his infincnco - for one of tho rivals, or as a candidate. —Chattanooga Times. Gov. Atkinson, of Georgia, is also a ‘ Th good politician, bnt he’s not the kind . Have? 10 ®“ ei thinks Gov. Taylor is. Our A Put overnor always holds the stakes for • *j?&Mendffi B *- .NoofgJrt in ~ ‘yjjTt twu Clifton pats s qnietas on «' i,£ ■; s ,ajd * that be will not ,be a candi- ;V;V * • ,/dvrwaecretary of the senate next Tr™** nmot ***" U would offer " ■ i'mr from McIntosh e“ A ’ °hfton»ay» he will be a ' ie^J^te for secretary again, and " jpglrhe senate meets next October, to be busy doing business at the T mid stand. d’’>a e. iprionj fight against the dcstruc- -ovtfn of the Palisades of the Hudson is it Teaching's crisis. The matter is to lie brenght before Congress at once, nnd the Tote in that body will deter mine whether one of the grandest works of nature and the chief beauty of the Bndson Hirer will pass away or be pre served for all time as a iKjasession of the people. a full settlement of all demands on Liu, and be doubtless thinks himself entitled to special credit for having given away the sum of sixty cents for “personal charity.” "Alas for the rarity Of Christian charity Under the sun." Sang Tom Hood, probably with each case,before him as the one in qnestioD. He had doubtless seen the children of the poor growing up in rags and mis cry; bad seen helpless and hungry wo' men going to ruin to save .themselves from death by starvation; had seen men committing crime to provide bread tor a suffering family, and on the other hand had seen millions dealt ont in ostentations benevolence where wonld create remark , and be heralded to the world to the credit of the givers. This is not the charity which the Sav ior taught and of which Paul preached qnd wrote. It is not the kind of charity of which Shakespeare said: , ‘■Charity Itself fulfils the law, And who can sever love from charity? Millions for educational and religions pnrposes and 60 cents for charity ! Mayob Bobxbt A. Van Wick is now cleverly dispensing the enormous pat' rona'ge of Greater New York. The salaries of the chief places in the gif! of the Mayor, snoh as Chamberlain at •18,000, Corporation Counsel at$lS, 000, four Polioe Commissioners at $20,- 000 for the four, and so on down the list- until the enormons figure of $487,- 000 is reached, are appointed absolute ly by him, and are not subject to con Urination. This is only the heads of departments, too, while, otoonrse, the Mayor will not concern himself with the naming of the thousands of under lings, his influence will be felt, and only Tammany men will receive recog nition. It is estimated that in patron age and pnblic expenditures, the sum of money to be handled in the next four years byjthc'present administra tion will be 8300,000,000. Mb. Lxitkb has in his bins 9,000,000 bushels of wheat. The Galveston News Bays: “If this is not enough, if he Will drop down here in May, Texas will be pleased to get a bid from him on 10,000,000. This means even at 50ets a bushel $10,000,000 into the pockets of Ferae wheat growers at a time of, year when farmers who make only cotton ' are straggling along without a dollar. t Good news from Southern cotton • fc mills oontinnes to offset the stories of in*, trouble that come from the mills of ’dorer 1 ** 1 ' Sn 8 lssd - Enfsnla, Ala., Times mentions the fact that the cotton Oomillsin that plaoe hare recently paid ! on si 4 per cent dividend. The mills, it is Lave been in operation eight and within that time have onoe r failed to declare a 4 per cent divi- l every six months, 'f Hon. Allkn D. Candler is already elected governor of Georgia according to the vivid imagination of Jack Co hen, of the Atlanta Journal, who, in a two column article, has just abont tamed the state over to the plow boy from pigeon roost. 1 Among the many very glowing tributes paid the dis tinguished north Georgian, Mr. Co hen says “Col. Candler has an army of relatives in Sumter county." The Timen-Becorder is of the opinion that the lamented BascomMyrick was the only relative Col. Candler had in this county, and the recent removal <ff his son, Mr. Shelby Myrick, to Bavannah leaves Mr. Candler without a relative in Snmter. Friends among ns; many of sneb has Col. Candler, bnt relative he has none. So mnch for the accura cy of Mr, Cohen. A decision in the Nebraska maximum rate case is expected from the Federal Snpremeconrt this month. The case is the same in which Sir. Bryan made an argument about a year ago. The cate involves the right of a state rail road commission to fin rates and some other important questions pertaining to railroads. The court has been a long while in reaching a decision, and its deliverance 4 expected with mnch interest. A good many people are interested nst now in politics, and wish to know the members of the state democratio executive committee. MEMBERS FROM STATE AT LABOR. A. 8. Clay,'Cobb, chairman. F. G. dnBignon, Chatham. M. P. Beese, Wilkes. S. P. Gilbert, Muscogee. George L. Keen, Lee. N. A. Morris, Cobb. John L. Tye, Fulton. Hamilton McWhorter, Oglethorpe. Bobert Mitchell, Thomas. T. J. Carling, Bibb. B. N. Holland, Cobb. John McDonald, Bartow. M. L. Johnson, Bartow. Boykift,Wright, Richmond. Clark Howell, Fnl tony member ex officio, as national committeeman. f DISTRICT COMMITTEEMEN. First District—B. M. Martin, Liber ty; A. A. Lawrence, Chatham. Second District—Bichard Hobbs, Dougherty; W. W. Dews, Bamlolph. Third District—D. N. C. Burkbalter, Snmter; E. F. Slrozier, of Dooly. Fourth District-J. B. Terrell, Meri wether; W. H. Luttrell, Harris. Fifth District-Dr. T. B. Whitley Douglas; William S. Upshaw, Walton, Sixth District—Douglas Glessuer, Spalding; O. H. Bloodwortb, Monroe, Seventh District—Joel Branham, Floyd; Sam P. Maddox, Whitfield. Eighth District—Dr. N. G. Long, Elbert. M. A. Pharr, Jr., Wilkes.^ Ninth District—T. L. Lewis, Milton J. Wooding, Banks. Tenth District—J. W. Linsey, Wil kinson; W. B. Francis, Washington. Eleventh District—Elias Herndon, Dodge; W. H. Griffin, Lowndes. CUBA AND AUTONOMY. There ire several reasons whv the Cnban insurgents are not willing to accept Spain’s offer of so-called auton omy. One is that they don’t desire any future partnership with Spain on any terms; they began the fight on the liberty or death idea and are not yet driven to the extremity of accepting a compromise. This is the heroie view of the case, the ene whieh those who believe in “the eanse ofCnbalibro’ and her “noble army of patriots” like to take. There is another more cynical view founded on the hypothesis that these insurgents have become so addicted to the brigandish mode of warfare they oondnet that they do not desire peace on any terms. Bnt waiving both of these theories, there is a very substantial reason why Cuba should not care to accept the kind of independence that Spain offers. What is called the Ouban debt, incur red by Spain in attempts to anbjagate the island, now amounts to $400,000,- 000, and tnis would be saddled on the Cabans under the antonomy scheme which the Madrid government now so Tr.stmsoe of Paack Orchard, Whcra Lail Year** Crop Fallad* Question. —I gave my peach orchard a moderate fertilising last year, bnt the crop was almost s complete failure. I have almost determined to leave it alone, that it without anything further than keeping down the weedi, until I get same return from the fertilizer pat ou last year. Do yon think this wonld be a good plan? Answer —The care of s peach orchard requires the exercise of a good deal of eooimon seme, as well os the judgment gained from experience and otuerva lion, and in answering a question like the foregoing mnch depends on the con* dition of the land on whiob the trees itaud, ae well as on the age snd condi tion of the trees themselves. If the trees are thrifty snd the soil in good condition perhaps yon mff another year reap some return from yonr invest ment of fertilizer, bnt the general mis- take in fertilizing an orchard is to make tho allowance too small rather than too large. And sometimes we may make c mistake in the kind of ferti izer need. For instance, old trees, wliion have been tn bearing a number of years, do not need the elements in the same propor tions as a young orchard just coming into bearing. The latter will reqaire u larger per cent of nitrogen, while an old orchard which has been well cared for will require little else than a liberal ap plication of potash, with perhaps small per cent of phoiphoric acid Your orchard ehonld have bjen well plowed In the fall, turning under all vegetable matter, aud it pays better to fertil I the same time and with a generous hand. The heavier prnn ing also should have been done the fall. While careful pruning is ab Solately necessary to healthful and profitable development of the trees, it extremely hazardous to do any severe entting after Jan. 1. It is too near the time for the sap to start, and although too mnch wood is the general mistake among oar orchardists. it is too late now to remedy an error of this kind. Severe catting at this season is not only fatal to the crop, bnt often to the treos also. Ou the whole we would say, yonr orchard is on thin land and is rongh aud overrnq with weeds ana briars and boshes, we woo’d certainly clean it off and plow it. If possible giv ing it a dressing of potash, and if tho orchard is yonng a small application o! nitrogen. Later on a crop of peas will dohnnch in the way of hnmns and ni- trogon to enconrage a healthy growth, even if the pea .crop is harvested, and thns yon will not consider that yonr land is entirely idle, though the peach crop ehonld fall. —State Agricultural Department. . Are Pustias Reproduced From the Seed Question.—I have had little expert, ence'in the propagation of peach trees, bnt I can remember when my grand mother always saved aud planted every nnnsnally fine peach whtoh she came acroas during the snmmer. Her or chard was mostly from seedlings and I don’t think I ever saw a finer one. Bat I am told now that seedlings cannot be depended upon to reproduce themselves. Is this true aud is there any assigned reasou for It ? Answer. —Formerly in nearly every part of this state there were good varie ties, which were kept np from the seed, bnt from neglect and other causes they have deteriorated, and today If we wish to propagate a particular variety we most depend on bnddiug aud grafting to produce certainly what we fcish. The seeds from all cultivated chard* have a strong tendency revert to the original wild typo, which was very iuferior as to size and quality, being little more than a large seed cov ered with a thin layer of flesh. Besides, generonsly offers. Free Cuba could j the blouome from one tree may be fer* begin its national life without any tilized from those of another and per- obligations that have been incurred by Spain. If Spain had been so sensible and so generous as to grant Cuba the kind of antonomy possessed by the British col onics, the revolution and all the conse quent trouble and expense wonld have been nvoidod. It is too late to offer antonomy now. The offer can have no effect in pacifying the island, and then tlie kind of antonomy offered is a coun terfeit article and not inch as to justify tho name. THE SEED SWINDLE. Gedeok Eliot said: axe pitiless.” “Consequences Hanna won on his metal. The agricultural department asks Congress to appropriate 8130,000 for the distribution of “seeds.” This means that the farmers of the country arc to be supplied with free chicken feed at cost ol a fortnne to tax payers. For who ever beard of a farmer fool ish enough to plant agricnltnral de partment seeds or to do anything else with them except fatten his chickens? The appropriation ought to be denied toto. Indeed, the agricultural de partment itself is a folly and a .fraud that ought to be abolished. The conn- try has no more need of it than of • shoe-making or a brewing or a shirt- manniactnring department. The American farmer needs no tu toring, and as to seeds he knows how to pxodnoe or procure them withont government aid. in I haps different variety and there are al. ways these uncertainties attending the propagation of a peach from the seed. We have tried the experiment and suc ceeded in producing a thrifty yonng or- chard of seedlings from extra flue peaches, whose first crop of frnit proved them, withont a single exception, to be utterly worthless.—State Agricultural Department. DlO.rext Vxrl.tlx, uf Caw P m For Dir. farattt 1'arpoa.s. Question.—Please tell me what yon consider the best variety of cow pea* for boy, also for turning under, and for the other nses to which this crop is put. Of the 60 odd varieties raised, I suppose- R good many posset the tame character istics. What 1 Wish to Kuow is the principal varieties nnd tu. tr uses. Answer.—The select',.n of the vx- rlety for planting ebonln be determined by the use for which the crop is de signed. If a heavy yield of hay it the principal objeot, the more vigorone and late maturing upright varieties, such as city, nnknown and whipporwill, shonld be used. Of these the nnknown is cer tainly one of the best, bnt if to be cm for hay shonld not be planted too early, as it finally becomes so trailing as to be difficult to cat with a machine, and it produces lets seed when it has too long a season for growth. If the crop it to be pastured, or is to be left to decay through the winter on the surface of the ground, trailing va rieties should be used; the nnknown, black and red ripper being among the best For this purpose they shonld be planted as early as possible. For stock peas, black, clay, speckled crowder and nuknown have given ns the heavieet yields; bnt if peas are wanted for table use the large and small lady, sugar and buckeye will be among the best One of the common methods of grow ing, peavines is to plant them between the rows of corn at the time of giving tne last cultivation. In this way a crop is seonred which costs absolutely noth' ing except for the teed and (owing, and which may be relied upon for a consid erable amount of seed and grazing, and at tbe tame time will make a oheap and effective fertilizer for the snooeedlng crop In some caste tbe peat and corn have been planted at the same time, in alternate hills, but we have rarely fonnd the practice economical. If running va rieties are used they tie oornetalks to gether so a« to materially rednee the yield of tbe grain, while it dwarf varie ties are used they are eo shaded by tbe corn as to make bnt little growth. When planted between tbe rows in Jane or July they bejgia their rapid growth after tbe corn begin* to ripen, and the corn crop is gathered before the vines are large enough to be trouble some. When a crop of peas is grown In this way it cannot well be ent for hay, bnt will usually make a good yield of seed, and will afford a large amonut of most excellent grazing for either cattle or hogs. For such late grazing tbe black aud the red ripper are among the best varieties, os the peas will lie on the ground a long time withont injury.— Stat > Agricultural Department. R*«t .'agar. Question.—I notice a good deal in the daily papers about the feasibility of onr farmers being snccestfnl in the cul- tivation of beets for sugar. What ts yonr opinion ou this snbject. and wonld yon advise a man who bus suitable land to go into the business of cultivating beets for market? Answer.—As suitable land is only one of tbe many requisite* for success: fnl beet cnltnre. we wonld not advise the venture, if that is tbe only advan tage possessed by the owner. First and foremost is a suitable and accessible market^ then a knowledge of bow to prepare for, plaot, cultivate and sell the crop, is absolutely indispensible. Granted these essentials we shonld be able to produce onr own supply of snzmr, bnt, as with every other new enterprise, it is a mistake to rash in and undertake to carry it tbrongh before we are thor oughly prepared for the work. The signs of the times point to this as a new American industry, and as tbe Louisiana Planter pertinently says, we could reach an immense development of the soger industry before we should be compelled by the magnitude of onr home prod no tion to accept the price of the world at larga At any rate the American people seem determined to try the experiment of th* beet sugar Industry. The closeness of the margins in manufacturing in almost every district leads to the concentration of mnch attention in this one industry, which seems to promise a profit to those who engage in it, or at leaet to promise a profit after the first losses due to bad management shall hare been made. The lndnstiy is one salted to onr spils and climate, is legitimate in every re- speot, and we trust that it will be eo en couraged that in time we will be able to folly supply onr home market.—State Agricnltnral Department. NOT ALWAYS UNDERSTOOD. A fact often overlooked, or net always understood, is that women suft'ex aa mnch from distressing kidney and bladder troubles as men. Tbe womb is situated back of and. very close to the bladder; and fpr that reason any distress, disease or lnoonvenience man ifested in the kidneys, back, bladder or urinary passage is often, by mistake, attributed to female weakness or womb trouble of some sort. The error is easily made and may be as easily avoided by setting urine aside for twenty-four hours; a sediment or settlement is evidence that yonr kid neys and bladder need doctoring. If yon have pain or dull aching in the Back, pass water too frequently, or scanty supply, with smarting or burn ing,— these are alee convincing proofs of Kidney trouble. If yon have doc tored without benefit, try Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Boot, the great kidney remedy. The mild ana extraordinary effeot will surprise yon. It stands [the highest for its wonderful onres. If you take a medicine yon shonld take the best. At druggists fifty cents and one dollar. Yon may have a sample bottle and pamphlet, both sent free by mail. Men tion the Americas Tihes-Becobder and send your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co, Binghamton, N. Y. The proprietors of this paper guarantee the genuine- of this — is offer. SOME FAMILIAR NAMES. Java is a native Malay word, signify ing “the land of nntmegs. ” Lake Michigan signifies in tbe native tongne “a weir for fish.” Asia comes from the Sanskrit Ushas, signifying “,'and of tho dawn.” Steel billiard balls and alnminnm wall paper are the latest evolutions in trade. Beet sngar cnltnre is to be tried on one of the North Carolina penitentiary farms. Connecticut in the Indian form was ■ Quiunitnkat, meaning “the country of the long river.” Egypt expresses the Hebrew for “the land of oppression,” alluding to the bondage of the Israelites. Africa traces its origin to the Fhoeni cian afer, a black man. and the San skrit ac, tbe earth, a country. Lake Erie is the lake of tbe “wild cat,” the name given to a fierce tribe of Indians exterminated by the Iro quois.—New York TelegTam. Dthorulaf, Question. — Does dehorning injure the animal very seriously aud is it very' painful? Would yon advise that, where a large number of cows are kept, they shonld be dehorned? Answer.—It has been conclusively demonstrated that if dehorning is prop, erly done, and proper attention given to the auimal afterwards, they experience little inconvenience and feil very little pain. We have known whole herds of grown animals dehorned, where eearcely an auimal inlaied a feed, aud the flow of milk was not perceptibly diminished. Bnt every precantion was used to give as little pain as possible and the most approved instrument* were nsed. On the other hand, w* have seen cattle die from the effect! of ornelty and after neglect The best time for snob work is in the mild weather of spring or fall. During hot wsatber the files are trou blesome and shonld be guarded against by smearing tar over the wonuded part. In cold weather the cows shonld be well protected and cared for nntii they eu. tlrely recover from the operation. The best plan of dehorning Is to apply a chemical dehorner to the “bnttou” as soon as it appears on the oalTes, which it easily and cheaply done. Ou no ao- count ehonld one attempt to dehorn a grown animal, nntii he has previously seen the work properly done, and has the necessary and suitable tools and appliances at hand for taking off >he horns thoroughly and qnlckly.—State Agricnltnral Department F.rtllls.r For PotatXM. Question.—Please give me a good fertilizer for my potatoes and will the same formula do for my early cabbages ? Answer.—A good fertilizer for pota toes shonld contain abont 12 par cent of potash, 8 per cent of phoapherio acid, and 3 per cent of nitrogen. For cab bages, 8 per cent of potash, 8 per cent of phoaphorio acid and 0 per cent of ni trogen. We bay* here illustrated the principle that different crops, while they reqaire th* same elements, nsed these in different proportions. Ware yon to ose the cabbage formula for yonr potatoes yon wonld psrbapi hare rig. orons plants with luxuriant foliage and bnt few tabors. The large amount of ammonia wonld sttmuiat vigorous growth above ground, while tat propor tion of potash and phoaphone add Is not snffiolent to form any considerable number of potatoes. On ths coatrary cabbages are grata feeders and require heavy applications of nitrogen with smaller doeee of potash and phoaphorio aoUL-Stat* Agricultural Dsparti.nL PROFESSIONAL CARDS. E. NJSBET, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office In Fort & Watt on bullf treet, Amerlcus, Oa. dins, Lamar R obert e. lee. attorney at law. Amerlcus, Ga. Office in Lawyer's Inn, Byne Building. Georgia. R. WILLIAMS, J« " ATTORNEY AT LAW Office Artesian corner. Amerlcus,.Ga- Office In Wheatley Building, opposite court house. Office over Bembert’s Drug store*. Forsyth vnr p. vtALUb, —‘KKP?> St ._ A J?'rtcu«,Qs. J A. ANSLEY, Jr. Attorney et Lew, Office In Postofflce building. Collections a specialty O ha«. p. da via, DENTIST, Amertcxs, Oa. iisia-RiooBBra office " H. H. GLOVER, Jr. Uffl;c over Gatewood Grocery.' DENTIST. H IXON A CALLAWAY, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Offlae In Byne building, opposite courthouse fXTBLLBORK F. CLARKE, f f mild r Al t°rney at Law, HIM Lamar Street. Americas, Oa OBASs B. OBI8P THANK A. HOOPSH. TTOOPER A CRISP, Partnership llmlt^toclvT? buslneaa Rooms 9,8 and 10 Wheatley Building Is. J. BLALOCK O. 8. COBB BLALOCK & COBB, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, OZOXOI*. AKXRIcrs, Office la Watts building, opposite court rvR-O. B. HUDSON, tv ill attend all calls In city or country- Of- S c £°!? r TiNSS-RaooBDXn. Calls left at Mims xtSntinn * <lru *‘ tore wil1 receive prompt E l E. CATO, M. D.l «• PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, sldence 330 Felder Street Telephone M Tender, hla professional services to the , V 01 women and children. J ? ck "° n street. Calls left at Dr fridge s store will receive prompt a DR H S MUNRO ... A ®« r lcus, Oa. 'Phone No. 17. , A l iS® Uo ? K to diseases ot women and gynecological, abdoml- ort 3opedlc surgery. Odlce corner Lamar and Jackson streets. Residence brown and Church streets. Calls !£',!residence will receive prompt attention. JOHN M. WILKES, DENTIST. Office over Bank of Southwestern Georgia. H. Simmons. . H. C. Mitchell, President Ass't Cashier XVo. S838. THE People's National Bank OF AMERICU8. Capital, $50,000. Surplus, $10,000.