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DEVOTED TO GIVING THE SEAYS, KNCOHUGING Tlir, PKOGHESS AND AIDING THE PKOSI’EUiTY OK SCHLEY COUNTY.
ELLAYILLE, GA. THURSDAY JULY 25 1889.
SCHLEY COUNTY.
Schley County is composed of teritory cut
off from Sumter, Marlon and Macon counties.
It was organized in 1859, and named for one of
the old Colonial Governors of Georgia; Gov
ernor Schley.
Its location is Southwest-Central. Area 180
square miles. General features, hilly, inter
spersed with level plateax. The soil is very
fertile all over the county, but varies in color,
some places being red clay, some dark brown,
very sticky in wet weather, some pebbly and
some sandy, under-laid with clay subsoil.
Cotton, corn, sugar-cane, oats, peas, pota
toes, pumkins, melons, rice, wheat, rye, bar
ly, peanuts and chufas; peaches, pears .prunes,
pomegranates, plums, apples, apricots, quin
ces, cherries, grapes, mulberries, strawberries,
raspberries, goose berries, beets, cabbage, cu
cumbers, squashes, tomatoes, turnips and oth
er field, orchard and garden products, grow
hero to perfection.
The fence corners, waste places in old field
and forest, abound in all kinds of wild fruit,
such as blackberries, blueberries, gooseberries
whortleberries, May haws, black haws, plums,
cherries, crab apples,persimmons, fox grapes,
Winter grapes, muscadines, Chinquepins,
hickory nuts and chestnuts.
Besides the native crab, crowfoot an<l other
grasses, many of the best varieties ofimport
e<l grasses do well here, especially Barinuda,
herds, blue and orchard grass.
The no fence law prevails in the county, yet
stock raising is rapidly becoming one of the
leading industries of the county some of the
finest horses in the South are raised here, and
the rich golden butter and sweet country hams
that are daily brought to market by the far
mers of Schley, could not be beaten anywhere.
Cotton is the money crop of the county, but
bappiiy the day has past and foreverr gone
: when the people of Schley depended on other
I sections for their meat and bread. Nearly ev
| cry and (Aviuer in the county makesplcnty of corn
bacon for homo consumptions and many
1 of them make a surplus to sell. No particular
attention is given to poultry raising, yet the
people have all the* want for home use and
one man with ahorse and wagon keeps busy
, the year round hauling chi; kens and eggs from
Schley county to Americas.
The health of the county is excellent, thenv
erage elevation being near two thousand feet
above sea level and drainage is generally, good
j an epidemic of any diseases, was never known
I beib.
The farminer people of Schley are intelifront
cultivated and refined as any agriculturc-d peo
ple in the world. The county is dotted with
! school houses and churches, arid a half grown
nciwn who cannot read and write is seldom,
jjt ever met with, and of the negro race most
I of them since freedom can read and write.
ON TOP AGAIN.
Carter A Bradley Received The First Shipment
I Of Cotton Bagging.
; Messrs Carter – Bradley friends
| are
i of t he farmers.
| Thcv fed that what helps the farmers
helps them, and consequently \o they are
; ready to adopt any measure aid the
noble sons of the soil. On yesterday
j they received a large sliipment of the
; new cotton bagging, the first ever
i brought t<* this city, and proposes to
keep a full supply on hand the entire
] season. Having brought this bagging in
a very large quail it-y for the cash, they
securad a good discount,-mi l propose to
give farmers the benefit of the same.
T!li s lagging is. made in the interest of
tha farmer, from his own product and is
the little that breaks the back of the jute
! trust. Messrs. Carter – Bradley showed
! some of the-nods to a reporter
dav and in conversation rcmtrked that
I they were in full sympathy l with anv
l ., i ;,,, : ttlnr u . rlH i" (i ]j|„ " L fj'.rmer
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bya-loptin, ...e
use of cotton in place of jute for cover
toltupply ing their crops, tliey at once determined
^t it and place their orders, the
(i : shipment of which arrived yester
dav J ‘ T1,0farmers Wil appreciate the
: 0 f this energetic firm of voting .....'
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Dr. Cheimy. Who is frequently calletl
out into the country professionally, says
..u tu-.-.n,,:,.,, ' r ," w .. i-.y
' meat torsul.-sciji.i- n. > •' •’ " 1 ‘ 1 '
,!UU,y farmers wh " s i’ eak
r;aper and are anxious to subacr.be an ’*
have produce to sp are, but no reads
ca-h at: this season of the year. O!
course we will, Many times country
pri.lncn eOuv 8 in handier than cash.
Another f- tuple* of low character was
murdered near White Dhanel London
last week anU the body mutilated some
thing after the manner of “Jack
the Ripper.” Ill this ease, however, t m
murderer was captured almost in the ac ( ,.
t ]ie bloody knife in his hand. He proved
to U u dfunk™ lunatium-.il may turn to
fie the original " Ripper.”
THE STATE FAIR PKEMICMS.
The following is a list of premiums
for country produce displays at the
state fair; the total list of premiums will
be $10,000.
To the county making the
largest and best display
of products, grown or pro
duced by residents of the
county. $1,000,00
To the county making the
second! best 'display as
above. 500,00
To the county making the
third best display as
above. 300,00
To the individual mnksng
the largest aud best dis
play of products grown or
produced by him or her
or under bis or her clirect
tion. 300,00
To the individual making
the second best display as
above. 250,00
To the individual making
the third, best display as
m Lo above.. tne individual ^ making 150,00
toe iouiii best display as
abo\e. L 0.( u
The articles entered also as an Individ
ital display and for special premium by
the producer or grower. In order to
, more satisfactory awaid. tne to
reacn
lowing scale oi points as to merit wi.l
be adopted by the nudges: Recognizing
100 points as perfect agriculture will be
rated 40; garden vegetables, 15; home
industry, 15; fruits, 10; manufactures,5;
works of art, 10; woods, 3; mliteral,2.
Sumter Republican.
“LEAD OVER HEELS,”
Last Monday morning an Atlanta po
liceman was attracted to Mercer's Alley
by most unearthly screams. Looking
upward he saw a woman hanging out of
a third story window and a man holding
her by the feet.
The woman was making frantic efforts
to get away from the man. The man
was straining every muscle to draw her
back into the room.
Both were screaming at the top of their
voices—the woman screaming to the
man to let her go; the man yelling for
somebody to come and help him.
lne officer ran up tiv* stairway in. tne
building until lie came to the third floor.
He found the right room and broke open
the door which was locked. In a few mo
meats the woman was pulled into the
room.
The man thanked theofiic: rand has!i
jy left the room, the policeman arrested
the womau for disorderly conduct.
On the way to the poleic station she
swallowed a white powder before the
officer could prevent her.
“You wouldn't let me go to hell one
way—I reckon 1 can go auotnei, su-ic
marked.
At the stationhouse she was given
emetics, and she had to again postpone
her contemplated journey.
Tin* woman is no; mmv than eighteen
n,, s Of age. mid a beautiful brunette.
a, ivrilton on..,,
et. is "Laura Davis, but she stated to a
Journal reporter that her ngln name is
Lizzie Hobbs. Two years ago she came
to Atlanta from her old hom , Somh Gar
o'iina—what pmt of South Carolina si.e
would not sav. Her fat 'at died when
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mother died aud she was leit alo.ie in
world penniless. She came to
ta (o °| wo ,k and failed. Desperation
, to sin. She was now tired of
-I —,
The woman wept bitterly while telling
|,cr hrtv, aud sain she had made up her
n) j„d to die. and would kill herself au
soon as she was revised.
» : ,r e fii t0 r can furnisTi his subscribers
i)2 sheets huge tne ,. „ u,L>s> rv .. fnr tor
with as as
oiu» \ lollar, pay cash for n s t'aoei «u»«
p,, 8< mid wait the end of the year lot
dollar, failure will follow every ii,: *
tempt of this sort. As the Neyvs was
stavtv ,| hereto succeed we begin on busi
nesM principics—jiuy cash and demand
srt me.
S .me have hauled straw for camp
meeting wlijcli begins August D th..
A FED Eli A L SPY.
Obtaining Shelter in mi Atlanta Bomb-Proof.
During the session of an important
religious body in our city, I made the
acquaintance of the Rev. Mr. Dubuque,
a delegate from one of the northwestrn
states, says a writer in the Atlanta Con
stitution, Wliat attracted me to the
man was his amiability and meekness.
Mr. Dubuque came up to my ideal of a
preacher, and 1 found his companion
ship very pleasant. One afternoon my
western friend asked mo if I thought
that any of the bomb-proofs, dug Iiy the
citizens during the siege of Atlanta,
were still in existence. He desired to
see one, "as he had been requested by his
friends at home to sketch it. ‘■I know
of one that we can reach in a ten-min
utes walk,” I said. Mr. Dubuque was
delighted, and wo were soon on our way
to the place.
I had a slight acquaintance with the
old lady upon whose premises the bond,
proof was situated, and when we reach
ed the place and stated the object of our
visit, permission was readily given
examine the queer-looking hole in the
ground which, had served as a refuge
f r()ni Sherman's shells. The
f ort unate!y was in a fine state of pre
station, and the<»ld lady pointed it
out to us with a 'mod deal ,l i of «>ride pun. At ai
first we saw only a huge mound of earth
covem ] with grass, but at one end we
f 0 u n( i an opening ton crooked under
ground chamber, about (i feet hum, and
fi ve itl w ifi t h. No falling shell had suf
ficient force to penetrate that mound
composed of red clay, timber, and scrap
iron. When we scrambled out of the
gloomy place, the old lady remarked
that when she occupied it, the walls
lined with old carpets, and the
floor was covered with ruggs. "With a
few chairs and some blankets, her farni
ly had found a night in the dug-out,
she called it, very endurable.
"Those were isi firing t rues, said Mr.
Dubuque.
"They were indeed,” replied our host
ess. "lean never forgive Gen. biier
man lor shelling a city full of women
and children.”
"One of the necessities of war. said the
preacher in an lumerfom By the way,
did any of your soldiers ever seek she'.
ter in this snug little hole';”
Only one,’ replied He lady, “and lie
tll,ned out to ‘ a ankee s ‘ i ^ * ^
"Is it possible; her two listeners ex
Claimed.
“Yes, I was nevhr so surprised in nu
life. One day the shell was unusually
hot. 1 wo spent shehs struck the house.
A soldier who was passing ran into our
yard and made for the bomb proof He
n (piesteu our permission to i etuain for
!llew !* nnu ,K' U,1 ' J «-our.-« w,- nan no
o^chon. .n-m ...*n in Je ‘ •' was a 1 nne-iookmg " young "
’
When lie left he expre-sed a wi-„ lor
smnething to lean, and 1 J t hm. have:
"Die Aid-ue' am]), aconh derate novo .
He promised to return it, but I did not
exjiectto see it again, *
"And did he return it?" I aske k
-Y„. „».! IwW, 1, ....... WH*
what do you think; j wo weeks later,
after Sherman ha 1 occupied tae c:ty,
wa-f oat in my front yard one morumg
looking alter my plants, when who
should ride up to Die fence but H young
officer in a spick--)) nk ne*v uhifqnn.
me. and said; Madam, 1 ha.e .»'• cubed to
rtUn n v< ur book. I enjoyed u very
inucli.” I took the Wr. I was "The
Aid-de Camp. Then I lookedthe officer
«r fuianMK-u,,-. -r.uu, -.vi.m -:,. n, r T .r. -p,w; ..
the young rai-eal. with a mug:., i I* - >' -
ed. lie waved his hand, mid galloped off.
I never saw him again, but 3 would
know him anywhere by tire l-vo .-car-on
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*‘A very interesting mcidenf, . |
Dubutytei. It is b ml* Imped that votir
spy abandouvd th'* tricks of his busnie-s
, in> j dow.n into a good citi/Aii af
ter t |, B w ?ir*”‘
..p fio-Af**lieve a word.of If,” ?;e.-pond
, y t . wly **if \ ), a fi known what
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ne am-atfiisa. i ,. wmlli weniii -, -itu JtvP 1 iri " j lliui
turned over to Gen. Boon am. -not.
By this time we had seen what there
was ly be seen and Wire ready to take
Vol. 1. No. 4.
Price One Dollar a A ear.
our departure. As he turned'to go, af
ter thanking the mistress of the house
for her courtesy, Mr. Dubuque, before*
replacing his hat, brushed away his cur
ly :ocks from Iris right temple, revealing
two little scars, and gazed at the good
lady, who was smiling upon him.
‘‘My goodness!” exclaimed the excit
ed woman. Why, you are the spy; the
man himself!”
The four leading newspaper of New
^° l 'k, t he Sun, World, Heral l and
limes, issued bulletines last Monday
making a reduction of ten pec cent on
compositors prices.. On refusal of the
men to accept the rates, a lockout took
place. James Gordon Bennett cabled
110,11 Europe to Editor Henderson to
Bike down the obnoxious notice. Tins
" T,s d° ne > and the men went to work.
Ther, -‘ "'«-s a good deal of excitement in
TVinting House square. At 10 o clock
the Sun had got thirty-five ‘‘rats” who
" elc endeavoring to get out the paper.,
11,(3 ^ orkl at the same hour had twenty
men and the limes had none.
The messing of Childhood.
Blessed be childhood, which brings.
down something of heaven into the midst
of our rough earthliness. These 80.000*
daily births, of which statistics tell us,
l ' e T mHont as il were an eliusion of Co
ce,, V e »<*««. struggling not only
^‘ unht tiie death o' the i ace. bat against
immancorruptionandtheuniversalgan*
g re no of sin. All the good and whole
some feeling which is intertwined with,
childhood and the cradle is one of the
secrets of the providential government
of the world. Suppress this lite giving
dew ami human society would be scorched*
and devastated by selfish passion. Sup
posing that humanity had been composed,
of a thousand millions of immortal be
digs, whose number could neither in
crease nor diminish, where should we
be and what should we be! A thousand
times more learned,* no doubt, but it,
thousand times more evil. There would
have been a vast accumulation of science,
but all the virtues engendered by suffer
ing and devotion—that is to say, by the
family and society— would have no-exist
ence. And for this there would be no,
compensation. Blessed lie childhood tor
the good that it does, and for the good
which it brings about c;uelessly and un
consciously by simply making us love it
and letting itself be loved. What Iittle
of paradise we see still on earth is due to.
p s presence among us. Without father
hood, without motherhood, I think that
love itself would not be enough to pre
vent men from devouring each, other—
men, that is to say, such as human pas
sions have-made them. Tin*angels Imve*
no need of birth and death as founda
tions for their life, because their life is.
heawqdy. Amici s Journal, traiiolateu.
by Mr,. Humphrey Ward.
The YVay of Wie
The ignorant, pleasure loving, happy
go-lucky negro of Washington is as care
fully disci iminaling u 'th re.ei-eiice t<»
J ! “,‘ V* T J'hst'of ‘ \7o
n U hi tee
who trusts him is often likelv to want for
^ lnoliey UMtiJ tlw ink on the account
lKK)k pale and illegible, but the
prolessional man—the doctor or the law
ye,—always gets his money. He looks.
upon a doctor with a kind of supersti
tious .vspect. The snnpluuty of Ins
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ti ,. a ,. an | K -fittle sl,oi- t of sui>ernatu,ak
He will tiring his last fifty cents to a
,loot or whom lie has employed nud force
it ,i|>o,i him. whether he wants it or not
-Tm.c it. boss,' says lie; "1 11 be Ihk>
dooeu. if you don t take it. I he lawyer
^ (J ( , ^ ulldil) |nost ,. asis Aiialo
trout,h* (.ritic. 111 collevtiatg his fees.— Washing
ton
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T :.i, u,<m»
paten, 'i'lu v were not introduced' into
England untdt lie lieginning of. the Seven
teentli centurv *
He Wasn’t fl-,*s Author,
Bold William Poulet was said to-be-
shfc . au thor «f a pamphlet called "Tha
§ n ^ t . Ul tin* Grass.” A gentleman,,
aoused. hi it. sent him,a challenge. Lord
William protested Ids innocence, but the
gentiemau insisted upon,a denial under
hw hand. Lord'VYilliam took uj* a pern
:uu! ” lU,lf D-too sartefy tout the*
Lulled fch^oals - "On. my ord!
sai fi x \ w gentitu'.ati, "1 am sat^fiedi.
Your lordship has already convinced m*»
you did not wviut tin, book.’ ^-4»aivk'r;uii
cf*>co Argonaut.
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