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About The Advocate-Democrat. (Crawfordville, Ga.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1894)
'The People’s Advocate, Established 1892 The Crawfordville Democrat ” 1876 Consolidated Oct. % 1993. _ _ Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest IL S. Gov’t Report ABSOLUTELY PURE LOCAL NEWS What The Editor Sees And Hears About Town. “Caesar was tried in his own court,” The city council is getting in some good work now, Blue pod ptf'S at C, Bergtrom’s, Mr. W. C, Chapman has moved In his new house C, Bergstrom has a fine lot of table peas, Mrs, Luna Phillips of Harlem is vis¬ its g her mother, Mis. W, a. Legwen, C, Bergstrom has just received a luge lot of tinware, Including a nice line of toilet sets, •Spring fever has caught us all, from tha “devil” up. Go to C. Bergstrom’s for Negligee shirts and Summer ties. P.ot, C, C, Gilbert teacher at Sandy Cross was walking our streets last Sits urday, A large lot of fresh drujs and medi¬ cines just received at C, Bergstrom’s, Atr, and Mrs, J,0, Murden. came diwa fr.ru Robinson, last Tuesday. Buy your supplies at C, Bergstrom’s. Mrs. Nicholson of Wondville was down tha first of the week, selling some excellent baskets. C, Bergstrom will sell you any part ofyotir michina that is missing or broken, Miss Annie Devant, a pipular young lady fiom Penflsld is visiting in the vi cinity of our town this week. We are getting up a column of pro¬ fessional carde. Help us out by giving us voura IDocmrs, and when we get SicKwe will sepdjd.e’idev.l” after ym. Mr. Henry Anthony hailing from Florida, is visiting his parents here (Japt. and Mrs. J. R. Anthony. airs. S illie B i.-gstro n of the city accompanie 1 by VflssKtte Di:kmm of Washington went to Alla ita ou a buiness trip Monday. Drs, Harris and Thom is are in tows this week, doing som 1 11 ae den¬ tal work, Give them a trul and you are certain to be pleased. Col. Holden lias had a barn erected on his lot. Mr. O, P Bonier super¬ intended the work. It iB handier than any we have ever seen, and reflects much credit on Mr. Boaner for neat¬ ness of work and design. Mr. J, C. Mardvi’s bm Ri?er, who was accidently shot siraetitae a o. is aim 1 st enterely well now Dr. B F. Daniel of U lion Poiut alt ni ls 1 to the young min’s injuries with alin>st paternal care. We should fee! proud of having such a skilful surge >u right In oar midst. « Dental Notice. D.\ rtevlev resuoi rs the practice of Dentistry, .... J points to Operative and Mecbanu.il work in Crawfordville th it has stood the test of twenty o Id years. He thanks his trien.ts and the gener ll public for a libera! patronage in the past, an 1 respectful ly solicits their sup port in the fulure. I Beggs Diarrhoea tiaiscin. Relieves Colic, Diarrhoea, and Dysentery !Sr , &d*.a‘ , S.SS«iVir!!’a“ Reid THOSE MlLliIA DISTRICTS. Who have net elected an executive omnutee a e re ii -seel to d* so at o ICC. J. A. Woodall. Chr. Ev. Com. Taliaferro Co. Is Your Hair Falling Out or Turning Graj. tf so try B ggs' Hair Kenewer The e T-ti- w-j.idir i S >ld a 1 1 ,ar. .J>d Da , R. J. Kkid. Awardei Highest Honors—World s Fjir. i DTRICE'S m • ^ i Powder The only Pure Cream of Tartar Powder —No Ammonia, No Aka* Used iu Millions of Homes—40 Years the Standard THE ADVOCATE-DEMOCRAT; I Local Enigmas. A New Department For the Benefit of the Loafer. I am composed of eleven letters, My 5 6 7 2 and 10 is indespensable to a m Ik-maid. My 11 2 9 4 is what rich men do not like to do. My 1 2 4 9 il compose tho name of a prominent Bi¬ ble ch irac .er.Mv woole is too n un > of a former resident of this place wh > ran away and married the other day, Second: 1 am composed of iifteeu letters. My 14 7 9 a id 15 is part oftbe human boly. My io 1115 14 9 4 and are used on railroad trains. My 12 3 and 4 is something we all get a Whipping for, at school, My 10 12 13 and 14 spells the name of a valuable object to the eJno itel por¬ tion of tue world, My wnole spells the mi ti of one Of the prertiest girls iu town. More next week. The Greatest Discovery Of The Age. CATARRH DKtFNESS CURED. NO MORE BSE FOR EAR-TRUMPETS. Triumph at Last, An infallible remelv tor the cure of catarrh and deafness iu all its stages, by one who has bein a great soft irer troitt caiarrh and aim >st total deafness. No catarrh o ■ siimy green and yello w stbky N., matter No discharging from the no-e' deafness. ringing crackling sounds in t.ie ha-id, nuaimi mict ir io Iging in the throat: No occasional hacking CuUgli with throwing upjlimy green and yello* * F ir ruther Information write for eircu lars. Address, Fran < Wont * Go., Wau sau, Wis. Drawer 1>29 DENTAL NOTICE I have associated whb me In the Practice of Dentistry Dr. W. II Harris of the Atlanta Dental Col¬ lege who has had thorough training In operative work, He will do ext ract in and filling teeth while t. with THIRTY YEARS EXPERIENCE, will do the PLATE fFORK. We will b» in CrawfurJyille on the 3rd Monday In each month, to remain one week and In White Plains the 4th Monday to remain one week. M. H. THOMAS, M. I). D. D.S, »— • —-> Chero ;83 Marble Works. We call attention to the alve.rtise raent of the C’Uarokee Marble Works in this wee.k’spaper. They are turning out stme beautiful work fro.n Georgia mar ble. Although they make a specialty of Georgia marble an i granitt, Yet, they wi u j m p 0 r, Italian marble shout 1 you w j„h it; though if you inspent some of the work they are doing- you would n ot wish any other kind. Patronise homo industry by giving them a trial. Baeklea* Arnica Salve. The bast silve in the world for Cut* Bruises rjores, Ulcers, Salt Klieum Fever Sores, Tette., Chipped Mauds, Chilblains Cores, and all Skin Eruptions, and posi¬ It tively cures files, or no piy required. satisfaction is guaranteed t igive perfect or rnun-y refunded. Price 2> cents per b i*. For sale bv Dr ,K. .). Keid. ALLIANCE MEETING. The Crawfordville Sub. Alliance will meet at the Court house on S.«t urdsy the td’.h instjat 10 o'clock We urge a tulljatfendance so n : im(»or.ant b isinea,,toc nne before th ; Allian :e - 8, H Hbod t, Seety - ■ — AN ADVOCATE OF JETFEESONIAN PRINCIPLES- CRAWFORDVILLRtJA. FRIDAY,.MARCH 23 1894 . VOL 1 -MO. 25 SHARON ITEMS. The News of Our Sister City Told In Para¬ graphs. By Humility. It sounds g >o 1 > a days to her 2 »: Whoa, Bar! Get up, Gee! Miss Carrie Hall is boarding with her Aunt and attending the Jonesboro scho.il under tutoiship of Prof J. A. Woodall Dr. A. C. Davidson and Mr. Jno. «• K-ndrick attended th. Methodist CJuaitcrly Conference at Norwood last Saturday. Meters. W. E. Arnett and J. A Kendrick went to Augusta and re ! turned Wednesday. Col. lr A. Moore was in Sharon Tueslty Mr. J. W. Falli.i Is repau iug tho wagon scales in the gin yard, Misses. Adeile Flynt and Eva Moore I spent Sunday in our town. Mr, McCann, who has been employ¬ ed on the farm of Mr. W. L. Ken¬ drick, wss right badly hurt from a fall while crossing the mill creek ford last Saturday night. Miss Maggie Brown h ts been In Sharon sevtral d.ys visiting Miss Mary Low Gilbert, Mr, F, Hubin and family spent Sun day with Mr. Shraihmao, A cordld iuvitatiou is extended to all inteiesled to attend the Easter services at the M Hindist church Sun¬ day n'g it. Mis, A, D, Kendrick went to Thom¬ son Wednesday, Prices Slaughtered To close our winter stock of dry goods, clothing, hats shoes the etc We will give away profit on all these goods un¬ til March 15th, We want the room for our Spring stock, Overcoats at less than New York cost. Remember we carry in stock a full line of groceries, plow stocks, an J plow tools^f all kinds. We will not be undersold by any¬ one 011 "anything, come to us when you want anything in our line. We will sav# you money. Kimbrough Bickers & Co Gjeenesboro, Ga. Lost His Horse Mr. J. It. Ogletree, who live* in the vicinity ofour city, lost sfine horse Monday last. This is quite a severe loan to Mr. Ogletree, especially at this seasou of the year. W* hope he in ly be able to get an¬ other one to take his plane, before planting time is over. < *u a ran toed Cure. We authorize our advertised druggist to sell Dr. King's New Discovery tor Con¬ sumption, Coughs If and Colds, upon tills condition. you aie afflicted with a Cough, Cold or any Lung, throat or Chest trouble, and will use this remedy as di¬ rected, giving i a fair trial, and expe¬ rience no b-nefit you may return the Imttle and have your money refunded. We could not make Inis offer did we not know t iat Dr. K'n-’t New Discovery could be relied on. It never disappoints. Trial bottles free at Dr. It. J. Kent's Di u„ ijtor-. L.rgecz! *>; an 1*1. K WEAVER and WATSON. Weaver and Watson are the mo . To lefuJ the next campaign, For the right They’ll boldly light, And the White House they will gain. Weaver an 1 Watson are the men, fgiyal, tried and irus. For silver free They'll always De; They stand for m • and you. Weaver and Watson are the men Wh > for the people stand, T'is they we’ll tix In- 96. A* rulers of this land. — Missouri World. Not troub.e l w.im rlieu nation any more.— luuge. Gatewood, Hi Avery ht, Cincinnati, O lio., writes thus. “1 bought a bottle of isxlvation Oil for rlieu.nation, with which I Was afflicted. The first applicati n gave relief and 1 have n* t Iwen troubled since." A MISTAKE. We de«ire to stite to J our readers that MG Henry, our effi :ieot .Sheriff has had his books repet tedly exacnied byeirnpeteut ptr'.ie*. and no one can delect any error in their keeping. The Grand Jury must have inode mis .ake. Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder Waste's Fair HiflMst AwarC. L 90 K HIE FRIEND •w* > jLict V A. W Us » Have a. W Few Plain « - _ OyS? __ IT f >TI n • , YOU T .. IT not , other , but. we moan, some man, you.* N«/V you know you Yill have to buy * * * • t someuung NmnothillL' this mis VOlll* yuir. aikf Am], IS fhp int lllllv ouvy ot rtf everyone to , buy Where i they can get . good , . honest goods the cheapest. What we ask you to do is when you want anything is to come to see, Katenin! iktoi & 4* GltGEN^ItORO GEORGIA. We will not be undersold by any one. we carry in stock a full line of Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Crockery, Hardware, Meat, Corn, Oats, Meal, Flow, Syrup. All kinds of plows and farm tools. Kemember if you want to- get the lowest prices on all these goods you must go to KIMBKOUGH BICKERS&CO GA. ' Hcard-Gcislcr Block! ■» M«vM« JJi J. W STOKES & I’O, I'roit’H, ---. WH0I EBALER8 OF • GEORGIA MARBLIv AND ^bbSb* GRANITE Gashier Rkfruknckk; Merchants' R. M. Bunk; Farrar, (!. Office and Yards, 5 E. Currier, Cashier Atlanta Exchange Pi.acb National Bank; and a'l other to 9 Atlanta Hanks and Wholesale Merchants. on*. KquiTAiu.K nuir.niNU. Atlanta ■ COTTON SKEl) MKAl.. In purchasing seed for food or fertili¬ ser what per cent of nitrogen should it contain? H. T. L., Forsyth. The standard fixed in Georgia for (nea! from common cotton s<-ed is 7 per cent ammonia. The analysis showing the ammonia absolute as to the fertili¬ sing properties and also in showing the higB class of the meal and freedom (rom foreign substances is a criterion aa to its value a a a food. TmifONKVlM.lt, IS Feb. 26. Commissioner of Agriculture, Atlanta, Ga.: Dear Sir-—P leas* inform me whether in your opinion the following varieties of grapes, v z: Moore's Early, Delaware. Niagara. Concord and Catawba, would succeed on the rod clay hills in the Also vi¬ cinity of Griffin in your state. what varieties of strawberries and rasp berries would last suit that locality and" the aoil named? 1'lease name only one or two kinds of each, and let them l*e the best an to pro iuctiveness and market value, f have pur based some hipd near Griffir. and don’t want to go wrong in setting it in frmt. Yours truly. Frank (' Leehner. Th# grapes you name would succeed well in the vicinity of Griffin. For market s rawiosrrie#, we isrom mend the following: Miclu-1, Crescent, Bubash. Gandy and Wilso-i. Blar-k cap raspberries: Mhaffers, Mammoth Clnsfer and Gregg. Red: The Cuthbert yellow varieties, Caroline and Golden Queen. MA LftllfO OK A KM LAM*. When is tiie proper time U> manure grass land? what kind of manor* would you uae? jj y (j Harmony Grove. Yu-r manure should be applied at once. In the manual on the cultivation of grass by Mr. C. W. Howard an ex celleut work. Tide k Mid on that sob iect: Ttid r>©«t mnnnrtt im is f|rra) Ml rr.^r irianon ira Where the supply o* this U limited, it* w—e-« it with rich earth from ditebea. w.ssie mould and ashee; or the quantity of manure may be increased by composting commercial or cbemieal mazmres with tbt ii a rue material. It ftbcuUI b* ramem bored that animoifia and potash are the dominant wants nf the grasses, and phophata of lime of tbe cloven end lu¬ cerne. This compost applied in th« winter, Is valued not only on account of tho ma¬ nure, but especially for the mulch that la given to tbe young grass, protecting It from the aeverety of the winter and the intenae heat of the summer. Indeed, If the land lie sufficiently rich to cause a full stand of grass, this subsequent top dressing is really more valuable than if the insure had been Incorporated with the soil «t the time of sowing. Thta top dressing should be applied only in dry ! weather. ] HENOVATiml CHOPS opened for our inspection and thought- I fnJ atudy Our ordinary crop* of corn and cotton i small gram cannot appropriate thean j u ekad up store*, but leguminous plants : C14U> In this class are pens and elover when the r ,*, t „ an(J K p mis of either of I th#M> M M , u , Jway the mAl th# . labaratory of nature begins at once si- , lently hut surely to convert the stores of phosphoric been acid, gather® jsitash i and gathered nitrogen, : which have b> these plants from the eari h and atmos phere, into available plant foot; that la, a large per cent of the original insoluble elements are nut in soluble form and made fit for plant food. The French wine crop the past yeai w aa better than it has Is-en in many year*. The yield the present year 1* *s timatvx. at l.ZZl.OAf.OOO fjsllons, agarnsl toO.im.OOO last year ~ Cmm A»r te- Arrouet fcf ______ An Ail bum physician in his iu*»J yesirs of piacli< «- has noted that few people arc bf>rn on 'he I7rh of th# month He was Dun that day hua • elf * n< * *f u *K " f an tu ™ - i of T/.ind he has, taken ftOtlOe.-LtCWMOOIl . _ . JOUnUll. . * ____ A u ,,,, r „r j a~» agency w»«to to the laureate offer»g him a supply of cutting* a* to his works His reply was bnef, “Lord Teunymm <!<*+* not y* P^y lor truht bit** 1 —Nfcw Y->rk Tribune. DOTS OX THE U9AV. HV TRAVELER. Lovely weather consequently aheit‘1 •('corn is being planted, That's right. Meserw. It Jackson and A. D Moore were trading buggies, watches au ' 1 eu ' no * rly * n ' Uy la " 1 Sn " i,<! ' i - v ’ The Baptist Sund ay school at Bar nett was re-org«u'tied last Sunday r« electing all the old officers Hop* a! 1 will turnout next Sunday and gut the literature tor the 2 nd aiuarier. judged, l. Turner«..d hi. mus son Allen |iaid us a pleasant visit last SabbaiI. evening. j/ ri E Jackiioii attainted chinch «“»<»** 1,1 U ‘ r, ‘ eU hydete. Ue IUMkrs tfUOd Uin<t un tli . whMl J/essrs Thomas Kendrick and ad liert Barnett,visited Barnett last Sun d »y Mrs., .lames Ivey of Klim was the gofst, of Mrs. Bunny Turner at Bar¬ nett last. Sunday. We see some of our public roads have been worked, Mrs. J. P. Hubert is teaching school at Double-milts Warren county Mrs Huber; is a good teacher and a ohris taln lady DO YOU EXPECT TO BECOME A MOTHER ? Mothers’ Friend” BIKES CHILD BIRTH E»ST. AultU Nfttiir*. Ltttiu ISn|«, *uU ShortM. lots*. “ My wife suffered not* In ten minutes with her other children than she did all together with her last, after having used four bottles of MOTXBB’B FXIJBJUV’ aaye a customer. IUmdsksom Dal*, Druggist, Caruil, 11L Sent hr wwei on rrcelet nf rrtc*. >U>® pw bot¬ tle Hook “ To Mother. ’'mailed Iren. BRADTIKLO RCOULATOR CO., KM VII it ML Minun. ATLANTA, aA. Quarterly meeting of the County- AL 1 iance 7omeet inGreenes *» bero. Our regulai quarterly April mretlng or the cosnly Alliance will meet In Greenesh >ro on Thursday April the 5ih If you have not already elected your delegates to this meeting do so brethren in time. !.■ t every Sub. Alliance in the comity be represented at this meeting Alliance I’opulisf, Als liiiTice Democrat, Alliance Republican Alliance Prohibitionist and Alllam:» rm ii who have no other qualifications, lay aside your work and any little (ilevance you may have alid meet with us by deligatiou from your Hub. Alliance iu Greenesboro on April llm 5 next. J, 11, McWhorter Pi emit. G. C. F. A. A f. U. Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder Most Perfeci Made. Two More Hearts f/ado One . In Augusta the other <luy quite a novel manure oeeured. The contracting parlies had never sOCn each ol.hor before, but Im I be come engaged through the mull, a'j|,af Is very »lr.uige”you say. Well, nf)Uo K|nl H f t ,. r all. They lut 1 ex photograph* so had really seen each other before. Now we do not know whether you are contemplating m itrimony in this way or not. Anyway, if you want « good photograph of yours. If,call at the Southern Photograph < ornparty's gallery Cor. McIntosh ari l Broad hU Augusta animate G. ami and yo vo i i -ir ar.. ■ ceriain certa... ...... lo l,c pleased with your work. Give us a trial. Southern Photograph Co 702 Broad St Augusta Ga. o THE , 8 __ TfiNOr.KP. _ _ _ y f ° ^ J I * * DURANG’S ♦ ,, ] ’ J; . > < ► ( ; 4 * <. 4 f H* V nstaln'i'l lla y<*or» 4 4 ► a* tuy tn*' itfuii'iui‘t r* in* <iy f >t Uif 4 JJ a “ j< k >tfj?j p**rfimfi4 nt rur*- *>f Kh' tifni* 4 m Oott» Krlatli’ifc. »*f in 4 ► t ► li U Ff»4or*'' by >-f I'LytT I* 4 ► 4 i < l»lf* >' iLH - Df’f v ;t rjf| I'v.fi II - i O seven vegetable «..d * mid ip IroTii U»* 4 ► iio ori.ii > r i > ¥ru* 1 * •»«'* no liar h »*•'»« or «ix o < ► both- lor ftv« «lo.i,.' '} If M f-t*< - ► ^ phi* t *eni >»> Mail A'Mo-%n < «► n.. G Dhaiimafip Rpffipfl* Cfl ' 1 "‘^ySSIfJSSrSc \, r , n(r „„ - - <' Tiisj-w win. that ” au.-a \ | f0 *,» ] ro* iui *t oaaacim , < The Debate BETWEEN EVANS AND ATKIN¬ SON TO TAKE PLACE IN ATHENS. Tin* |>eop!e of Alliens and Clark 00-fltv RH , herin|t t0 hear the Erana debate. anhouRh they may tell you a good many things In regard to the political world. But, this will not pay you as well as to hear what we are going tc tell you. i* ■«« n.. wt mention it t0 a,,y ,,ue - *• of Qteen C 8 b.ro Is selling goods Cheaper than i4,, y iDGrclwwt in Middle Georgia. Call on him for prices and you will know that thistrue. Negligee shirts 50 cts apiece Largo otof Sl) ,.|ng goo 19 in stock. Com i aIl( j gee them. Take I Fa* • V ft m \r 0STIYtMt s9 : OYSPFPSIA 1 I \ \Haivai/s- Sick oh INDIGISTION Biiiousmcss\ / HCAOACHi. J i SoUKNtSS 1 Jaundice \ \ OF loss or Stomach Appetite j qAj* None Genuine Without The Likeness Aho ! isnature orM.A.TNEoroRo on Front Med.<§' Ds | AtM Wrapper. " M.A.The^ford i I For sale by (.'rnwfordvllle Alliance Store) RENOVATION ANO ROTATION, If necessary terrace tho uplands and ditch tho low. wot spots. Auemminont ly successful Georgia farmer udvoeates tho following: “How iu small grain grasses and clover one fourth of all arable laud on the farm,rest one fourth,pasture one fourth, fourth. and cultivate in summer cropsone Alternate these annually.’’ Another says: “Let the oldest and poorost and most gullied lands lie out for tho present, un¬ til we can get to them iu regular order. On the lies! acres plant corn, oats and cottun, follow the oats with pens and save the vinos for hay; follow prolific the pone with cotton, using the meet follow vari¬ eties, and fertilise liberally; the cotton with coru, add more manure, and theu oat* again, ISvory your a little more of the outlying the or poorer of tends may be taken into system renova¬ tion and improvement thus inaugurated. Let these additions tx> sown in small grain and then peas, then cotton, then) corn as before.” The question of suitable fertilisers i should now lie decided. Numerous in-j qulrles have been received at the depart-' mant, and there seems some dissatisfad -1 tion and some complaint us to tho grade ! of goods sold in tile state. THK I'ltKHKNT HTANDAim of 10 por cent of available material was settled upon after careful stndy and w »-1 turn delllsiratiou, as the proportion hinds. host] suited to the generality of our It Is an axiom in agriculture, that the richer the laud tho more fertilizer it will boar. On our worn fields exhausted of i biiniUM, apply large it is quantities a hazardous of highly undertaking to] concen¬ trated fertilizers. But this is a point each person must decide for himself, keeping in view thaj sentisl fact stilted il iments alsive. of If potash, he wishes phospboricj tho os- ] acid mid nitrogen combined in different proportions, lie can have it done at tho factory, (dr, better still, a number of i farmers can combine, purchase mix a car losd of material and themselves in; j the proportions, which after cureful study, they decide that their lauds most and need. the These farmer, ingredients with his are scales guaranteed, and rich] j «< . apings from lot and fence corners,’ can save the cost of both freight and manipulation, and he then knows exact¬ ly what he is using. OATH. In the more southern portion of Geor¬ gia it is well to sow oats in January. I nave seen very fine crops raised from such sowings. Iu view of the fact that a large portion of tho corn crop was ent off by drouth, it would he advisable, where practicable, to of sow millet largely and such of small grain, and later other food ctups ok will supplement this deficiency. A CICKItt CIAKOK.N Ja an important auxiliary m theeoonom ical management of the farm. Those who would enjoy its benedits during the cxmiing year must liegin to prepatie for it now If the manure has not si ready been distributed and plowed this, under, no time is to Im lost in doing remem¬ bering that a garden can scarcely lie too “rich.” If the manure is coarse, cover deeply, if well decomposed, shallow cov¬ ering is liest, High culture is the only system to lie pursued in tho culture of vegetables. Good seed, deep aud thor¬ ough breaking, plenty of manure and rapid cultivation are essentials. The plot* for Irish jsitatis-s, buds, early corn and cabbage should lie put in condition for planting, so that when the proper time in February arrives, there will be uo delay. f'RUNINO l of trees and vines and shrnlw, if not al ready accomplished, thotihl lie fimshtsl this month. • ut out ali deail wrxsl., take out unnecessary sterns and shorten branches that are bs> long. Ifon t prune too severely, as this will diminish the yield of fruit, but cut with judgment and care. I KEPA1RH. Id former article* 1 hare ur^ed the n«r»iKHity of attenfliitfg to buildiiiKi. repair#, fences, ditches, f^rrm.-es and f of ‘‘rightinr up” fnattar* on the farm ready for tne coming year h work, of olataclan # clearing away, an it were, which mi^ht hinder <»nr iocc(*»«. Let tm_ i take fresh courage. We have much to , be thankful lor In th»* almost nniver sal distress, we find that the farmer, who has his food supplies, afid this is true in much largef proportion than usual, though he has little money, is in far tet¬ ter condition than the majority of labor¬ ing men. Besides a certainty aato food, he ha* his house, his fuel, his garden and hope, which seems denied to hi* levs for¬ tunate brother of oth-r a • ** OILS.