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THE 18. TAFT gSOS. fci. C9.,B3Ca&iT £B,B. T.I !»SS
niffIISSIONER NESBITT
ill: ! .. LY TALK WI?H THE
GEORGIA FARMERS
’ijects of Genoral Interest Per
t :iing to the Farm and
Gardea--Good Advicß.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Atlanta, Q a., March 1, 1893.
The let of March finds the farmers in
a most backward state of preparation.
The weather has been such, first freez
ing and then raining, that it has been
impossible to plow the red lands, and
even on the gray lands very little has
been accomplished. There are draw
backs and hindrances to every occupa
tion, and these are but the disappoint
ments incident to our avocation; but
when difficulties confront us
WE SHOULD SUMMON OUR BEST ENERGIES
to meet and combat them. Trials and
) difficulties develop and make the strong
man; they paraiize and destroy the
weak. We still have much to be thank
ful for: the unerring return of the sea
sons; the blessing of the early' and lat
ter rain; the perennial hope which
springs in the farmers breast as he goes
out to begin his year’s work and sees all
nature donning her fresh spring robe;trie
pleasure of witnessing the soii respond
; to our efforts, and the gradual develop-
I ment of the different crops from seed
I time to harvest. Surely the farmer in
his work comes nearest to God, and
takes its results more directly from the
hand of the great ruler of the universe.
How important, then,'that he stuily to
make no mistake in executing his part
of the contract!
I hope iny farmer friends have util
ized these muggy day's in
REPAIRING,
as far as possible, the farm buildings
and fences, and in making compost, the
latter a most important factor in the
farm economy. Every moment, when
the laud is too wet to plow, can be util
ized to the best advantage in giving
your farms a more home-like and com
fortable appearance, and even when the
rain keeps the farmer indoors, there are
many jobs in the way of mending and
preparing implements, wagons, plow
stocks, harness, eic., for the coming
strain, which should not be neglected;
and always there are the stables and'
yards to be cleaned out and attended to,
leaves to be harried and cattle and stock
comfortably bedded. On a stranger the
impression of a well-kept farm is be
yond estimating. Even
ONE THOROUGHLY-CULTIVATED, WELL
KEPT FARM
in a neighborhood is an object lesson to
be seen and appreciated, not only by'
farmers, but by every passing traveler.
At first it may not seem to exert any
sensible influence, but gradually adjoin
ing places begin to touch up; the lands
are better prepared: more manure and
of better quality is made; more pro
gressive methods are undertaken; a
spirit of emulation is roused; evidences
of thrift are seen on every side, and ere
long the improved condition of the
neighborhood is the subject of favorable
comment throughout the county.
OURS IS A POSITION OP HONOR AND RE
SPONSIBILITY,
and if we expect to fill it with credit to
ourselves and families, we must fit our
selves for it as do successful men in
other avocations, by careful study and
by well-directed energy and diligence.
Every moment, every hour is worth so
much to us; they are not to be wasted
if we expect success to crown our ef
forts. The slothful, indolent man, no
matter in what occupation he may be
engaged, has no reasonable hope for
even moderate prosperity. Let us ob
serve the methodical, systematic energy
of the successful merchant; the “snap”
and vim which characterize the suc
cessful lawyer or banker. No idling in
the hours devoted to business, no put
ting off until tomorrow the work which
demands attention today.
THE FARMER. MORE THAN ANY OF THESE,
comes directly in contact with nature,
and has the better opportunity of study
ing her in her various moods. Why
should not he draw inspiration from her
perfect work, lying all around him, and
portrayed in the smallest plant, the min- j
utest blade of grass—no detail lacking. I
each complete, of its kind? I understand
that there can bo
NO ARBITRARY RULE
laid down by which each individual
farmer is to be governed, but in these
“monthly talks” I wish to make sugges-
I tions which will not only arrest the at
I tendon of farmers, but which will pro
j voke discussion on the lines I advocate
j On one point
AVE ARE ALL AGREED,
and that is that we will have to build
I up our lands or stop cultivating them.
! and that we must make our farms self
supporting. But when we begin to dis
| cuss the plans for accomplishing these
j much-to-be-desired ends, we differ, be
j cause our circumstances and conditions,
i individual, climatic and otherwise, are
such as to preclude the possibility of all
working by the same rule. For in
\ stance, one farmer has a large family,
many *>f the members are old enough to
! help him in his work,'and he owns a
j piece of good bottom land. Such a man
can make liis home, supplies on a few
acres, and then devote the rest of his
farm to the production of cotton, or
some other money crop, which can be
■ worked successfully and cheaply by his
immediate family. Another man owns
a farm, the larger part of w nich is so
1 poor that until the land is improved
there is no hope for him to succeed.
Common sense teaches him to try and
i build up a few acres each year, and cul
tivate only such spots as will yield some
i return for the time and labor bestowed
upon them. Again, take the weather
• which has prevailed during January and
February. In north and middle Geor
gia. the lands for the most part being
; stiff and adhesive, the continued rains
; have prevented any progress in plowing.
In southern and more especially eastern
i Georgia, rain has been needed for the
| small grain crops, and plowing is well
advanced, and preparations for planting
move on apace.
It is most gratifying to find from all
the information obtainable at this
department, from reports of correspond
ents, and from other sources, that in
nearly every county, and in particular
sections of some counties, there has been
a marked improvement in the puo
| duction of home supplies; that
there is now on hand a larger per cent.
' than is usual at this season, and that
McDonough, ga., Friday, march 21, issia.
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| there is evident determination on the
| part of farmers to pursue such a sensi
: ble farm policy as will not only bridge
| over our present unfortunate condition,
: but give us an assurance of future suc
cess. The blind worship of cotton is, I
trust, becoming a thing of the past for
the self-inflicted punishment, which the
farmers have had to suffer, has taught
them a salutary lesson. Wherever the
farmers are studying their surround
ing and conditions with an eye to ulti
mate results; when*/hey are giving
more thoughtful consideration to the
reasons which should control them in
ihe direction of their affairs, good
..vaults are lieginning to be seen. They
realize their past mistakes and are
applying themselves to the task of cor
recting them.
TO THOSE FARMERS,
who are still considering the arlvisabil
itv of an all-cotton policy, I would
utter a word of warning, it is the far
mer who has not thought to provide for
his corn crib or smokehouse until the
past two months, who is suffering most
today. Meat at 12* cents, with the lard
1 pressed out, is pot a very pleasant sub
ject for the all-cotton farmer to con
sider, except as it may release him from
the thraldom of mistaken methods and
policies. And the man who expects to
buy his lard, and sells his cotton seed to
the oil mills tinder the mistaken idea
that he is making a good trade, pay's
two or three times its value, when it
j comes hack to him in the laril at 15
cents a pound. The selling of the cot
ton seed to the merchant is all right,
for in each ton of raw cotton seed
applied to land there is S2O worth of
oil which is absolutely wasted as the
oil possesses no manurial value, ami cot
ton seed meal is the better fertilizer,
but the farmer, who buys his lard and
meat is piay'ing a losing game.
IF I CAN INDUCE MY FELLOW FARMERS
to read and discuss these ideas, even if
they fail to agree with me, I will feel
that one important step has been gained,
i. e., that these discussions will bring to
the front new ideas, and stronger rea
sons for the abandonment of our ruin
ously false system, and the substitution
of better and more remunerative
methods. Of course my opinions are
not invulnerable. Already I have had
farmers dissent from them, and my sug
gestions ilo not always receive the cor
dial support of my thinking friends, but
I do not object to fair criticism, anil the
good results of such discussions will be
seen later on. If every neighborhood
throughout the state would reorganize
their alliance clubs, with the distinct
understanding that their object is to
foster and build up an interest on every
thing pertaining to agriculture and to
permanently advance every interest
connected with the farm, and permit
only such questions to be discussed in
their meetings, much light could be
thrown on these questions fraught with
such deep interest to every struggling
farmer, and there would soon be a revi
val of that love for our country homes,
once so general among our people. The
friction produced by the ideas brought
outin these meetings, when intelligently
rliscussed, would have a most salutary
i effect on our entire faVm eedhemy.
The fruit men, the truck men, have
gained valuable aid and information
from an exchange of ideas. If they can
perfect an organization to protect and
advertise ana advance their interest,
why cannot the general farrneriL
I hope the farmers will sraly the
results of the experiments made at the
experimental station in crops and fer
tilizers for the past season.
I WISH ALSO TO CALL THEIR ATTENTION
to the paper read before the agricultu
ral convention during its recent meeting
in Augusta, which is published in this
report. From this can be learned the
nature of some of the duties devolving
on me, as Commissioner of Agriculture.
Acquaint yourselves with these duties,
and find out if they are being faithfully
executed, 8f:ul if your interest is being
protected and advanced. The latter
part of this paper is devoted to the advis
ability of teaching agriculture in our
public schools. Read it carefully, and I
think you will agree with me that there
are very strong reasons why it should be
taught.
I cannot close this article without
making
AN APPEAL
for broad acres of oats, corn millet, po
tatoes, cane, and only so much cotton as
you can produce at a profit. Ordinarily
land which produces only a bale to
three acres is worked at a dead loss.
Think seriously before vou embark in
such a ruinous undertaking.
Elsewhere in this report I publish a
letter from a prominent farmer, which
puts this question in such a strong light
that nothing more need be said.
R. T. Nesbitt,
Commissioner Agriculture.
Cultural Notes on Potatoes.
Here is a summary of the rosults of
experiments extending over a period of
three years at the Michigan station:
First—lt was found that the seed end
is as good if not better, than any other
part of the potato for planting, and, as a
rule, produces fewer small tubers.
Second—As a rule, medium sized po
tatoes cut into halves lengthwise, using
at the rate of 13 to 15 bushels of seed to
the acre, will produce best net results
planted 14 or 2 feet apart.
Third—lf smaller seed is used, the eyes
should be 15 inches apart, and pieces
containing two or three eyes about 18
inches. At distances over 21 feet the
number of hills is so much decreased that
the yield is lessened.
Fourth—When potatoes are cheap, it
does not pay to use small potatoes as
seed, but when seed potatoes are high
tubers the size of hen’s eggs may be used
for one year without greatly decreasing
the yield.
Fifth—Even on fairly rich soil manure
or fertilizers can be used with profit.
When manure cannot be obtained with
out hauling two or three miles, 50(
pounds of mixed chemicals or of some
good brand of commercial fertilizer will
he cheaper to use and will be a profitable
li vestment.
Other items are, that as the best depth
for planting the result seemed to favor
covering the seed about three inches.
This seemed to be right for dry seasons.
The highest yield was obtained when
manure was used as a mulch between
the rows. While it can readily be shown
that the fertilizers were used with prof
it, it is difficult to say which of the chem
icals was most necessary. It is to be ob
served that the land on which the exper
iments were made is represented as in
excellent tilth and of more than average
fertility.
JMAPPEXINGS. j
brother quill pushers
who hi? 1 ywti experimenting says : “It
is next to impossible to teach a girl to
whistle. When she gets her lips prop
erly puckered, 6he looks so bewitcliing
lv teiuptiug that the teacher ordinarily
loses his head and forgets the object oi
the lesson,”
Farmer* have all been busily engag
ed the past week plantiug corn, and
preparing lands for the cotton
crop. Everything, moving forward
with a rush'.
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The spring poets received another
back set last Saturday. Snow on tho
18th day of March iu this balmy south
laud. Whew !
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There seems to be quite a number
of grumblers developing in our midst
Grumblers are as sore an uilliction to
any community as a cancer to the hu
man body.
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Every week, nearly, some, one or
more, of our brightest and most arnbi
tious young men, failing to find employ
ment for their talent here at home, are
leaving for the more progressive towns
and cities. Wo need these boys
here to develop this we’l favor
ed sectiou, aud some of the silver dol
lars that have been “wrapped in the
napkin” aud hid away since they fell
into the hands of their possessors
should be brought forth and invested
in enterprises that would give employ
ment to our young men here at home,
and would also bring increased pros
perity to the investors. Build up home
enterprises and thereby make the sec
tiou in which you live more prosperous.
Last Sunday was real spring time
weather, and was greatly enjoyed, as i
eyjnced by the numbers in attendance j
upon each service during the day.
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No matter what may be mid to the
contrary, McDonough is oue of tho
best all rouni. towns 4nw>e found any-,
where !■«' 1 a ißWwdmp aim
harmony.
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But little sickuess of consequ* nee j
reported from over the county. The;
health of our people is unusually I
good at this season.
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McDonough has a smaller number
of applicants for positions under the;
new administration, we venture to as
sert, than any place of like size in tho
state—but don’t understand that it is
from a lack of good material.
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Let the law against vagrancy he eu
forced by our city fathers. From two
to three big burly beggars arc to be
seen going from door to door iu our
town almost daily. Give them thirty
minutes in which to get out of town,
and if they fail give them a job on
the streets and sidewalks.
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The Georgia Midlaud passenger
cars are as pretty, neat and comfortable
as could be desired by the most lastidi
ous. Pardon the slang, but “they are
daisies.”
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The prospect for good crops of small
grain iu Henry county aie very flatter
ing. May harvest time find the pres
ent prospects Developed into great wav
ing fields of golden cereals.
We return thanks for an occasional
subscription, they are always wel
come, and so when accotnpa
uie.d by good money of the realm.
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The fruit crop is still safe up to the
present, but whether it can survive the
weather Prof. Hicks says we will have
in April, or not, is a question.
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The man in the moon seems to be
' exhillerating exceedingly of late. Full
twice in one month—just think of it!
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Several of cor young people had the
temerity last Sunday to appear in tin
new spring “gear,” and they were just
as becoming as could be.
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In speaking of the recent prize figLi
in New Orleans, Norris Hale says:
“Hall Fitsimmon?, but got the worst of
it.” And so be did.
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j Services at the Methodist church
next Suuday, morning and evening.
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The lazy man aims at nothing, and
g‘ uerally hits it
Bring iu your Job Work.
[KANSAS FETE’S GRIZZLY.
('ne day I met a forty niner going
toward Ogden, on the Union Pacific.
As is usual 011 that road, there were
j throe passengers tor every scat, and a
wild scramble followed for a chance to
sit down for a p rtion a* least of the
long ride between stations.
Occupying two seats near the stove
was a swarthy, long-haired, long-legged
; giant, wearing a wide white s. mbero,
i unshaved,, with a cartridge belt and
[spurs on, who looked “had” euough to
| l>e a consolidation of all the cattle out
jlits ill the c untry. Three or four pas
| sengers coveted a seal, but it looked
! dangerous to disturb the ferocious man’s
I comfort, and he was sprawled out in a
| way to indicate his determination to
hold on to all he had. Presently a
j short, blue eyed man edged his way
Ihr ugh the crowd iu the aisle, lifted
the enormous feet of the big man from
the extra seat and threw them with a
hang upon the floor. Thus rudely
roused the big fellow belchel an oath
and said, “Ye don’t ort to do them
tricks out liyar west o’ the Missoury,
fren, or ye’ll git cinched down inter a
hole.” “That’* all right, pardner,”
aid Ihe other, sitting down and motion
ing for me to do the same, and immedi
ately becoming absorbed in a enmity
paper.
Tho frontiersman glared at him for
a full moment and then turned his eyes
011 me. Thinking to molifv him a lit
tle l produced an ‘ unbroken package”
purchased on the Burlington coming
through lowa and offered it to him.
lie returned the flask nearly empty
aud remarked, “Bicker's at great thing ;
ain’t nothin’ like it to stren’then a man,
’ll especially to siren’then his memory.”
llis eyes ranged admirably up and
down my store clothes and rested upon
a gold mouuted bear claw on my watch
chain. It belonged to a bear that I
helped to kill —that is, I was riding on
a train that ran over him near Guuni
son. Eyeing this with curiosity he
asked, “\\ liar’ d’ye git thet sparrer
toe, fruit*? ’ ’ ■»
“T hat, sir,” 1 said, “is not a bird’s
talon, but the claw of a large bear.”
“Thet’s ’bout the neatest trick I ever
see. ’Taiu’t like what we get roun’
my place. Did ye kill thet bar yer
se‘f ?”
‘ I helped to do so. Ido not claim
all the glory.”
“Don’t reckon thar’s an old shirt
about my ranch thet won’t sift out a
hun’ful of them things ef ye shake it.
Look tliar (showiiig a deep scar on
each wrist) and look hyar (showing
numerous welts on his chest). Got ’em
all over me front and back jist the
saute. Thet’s whar bars has played
with me.”
lie reached for the flask, and, to
drown the painful recollections of tlie
bears he had killed, took a patient, con
scientious tug at it.
“Mtbbe ve’ve lieerd o’ Kansas Pete.
'Diet’s me; I’m him. Tlie bars know
me by sight Caiu’t tell ye much to
interest ye, but might give ye jist the
straight iacts. Bar fights is second |
nalchcr to me; ben at ’em so long
cain’t break myself o’ the habit. Lost
my ole woman tbet way ; she ast for a
divorst ’cos I didn’t feed her anything
but it-ir meat, ’n judge said he must
’low it, ’cos it was known to be bad for
the constitution ; said that was a case
in the statits wliar a man seen a passed
on ’em and bis liver turned white.
“Beckon the best rassel a bar ever
give me was up’u the Divide nigh on
to a year ago. Me’u Alf Blodgett
was work-in’ u claim, ’n one day Alf
went to Lumley’s to git some rashuns
’n left me a pickin’ on a hetle rift o’
rooks, ’u long ’bout noon, when I was
goiu’ to set down to eat my grub, I
lieerd a snortin’ ’n growlin’, and look
in’ ’round for my rifle I see a sight
I that s'prised rue. 1 left it standin’ tight
a rock, ’n lhar was a leelle run' «■ .
| grizzly, with the guu on hi- sho.i
| rutinin’ away in'o the bush It coir,
s i suddent I couldn't understand it i:t
i fus', but artei ward- 1 see it was a put
1 up j >b to do dirt to Kansas Pete ’n git
shut on him. I grabs my knife and
j' oiped into the hushes, ’n inside, in a
clearin’, was tie- biggest bar I ever see,
bigger ’n ox, a thumpin an’ cuffin’ a
leetlc quarter sized cuss like a police
man clubbiu’ a newsboy, lie grinned
at me kinder sassy, ’u out o’ force o’
habit I walked clus up to him, ’n was
|standiu’ thar lookin’ at tli • hide’ll cal
| dilatin' what it rnought bring ’u what
I’d do with the money, ’u when I was
lookin’ him all over ’u was jist goin’ to
yell to him to take it easy ’u run my
knife in him, all to oncet tnv bar raised
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straight up iu the air-. The bar opened
bis mouth like a Gap door and a lot o’
foam and a chunk o’ somethin’ dropped
outer the gr-uin’. ‘lt's all up with
Kansas Pete,’ I Bez, ‘and the bars lies
got the deal. I've run agin a genewine
gumchutie erizzly—first one ever tack
led ’n the Divide,’ they ain’t no chance
to ’
“What is a gumchutie ?” 1 asked,
deeply interested.
“It’s the boss bar, the J>ing grizzly,
the bell-wether ’n queen bee bar that
runs the ranch and bosses the outfit.
Ain’t ben oue on ’em killed in forty
year, but hyar at len’tli was Pete in
front on a gumchutie. It lookt tuff to
turn in thet wav. Didn’t pear quite
squar’ ’ii tuftil me sore to think on it.
Hyar was mo only of years old ’n tliar
was Alf gone Go, ’n he’d be left ’n
might be his luck to strike a pocket
next day, ’n all my work would bo for
him or someone else ’n while 1 was
thiiikin’ o’ these things tho gumchuui
sasshayed up to me. 1 see all to oncct
thet ef I could git my bed rammed
hard down inter his stomach, his neck
was so thick he couldn’t roach down ’ii
bite me, ’n bitin’ 's the gumcliune’s big
holt. I bed my close tied down tight
and tho decks sorter cleared, ’n jist as
he was goin’ to grab mo I jumped at
him quick ’u got the uuderliult, and a
mighty good uu. 1 laced myself tight
down on to him, so when lie reached I
li>s head down 1 could feel his hot
tongue ticklin' my ear, but lie cimrdn’t
‘reach fur enough to bite it. The gum
cliune got mad when lie see his fix ’n
fell down ’n rolled over fiv or si v
times, hut thet only rammed me harder
inter him, ’n us long ns he didn’t think j
to stan’ on liis head aud shako mo out
thet way i was all right. Then ho got |
on his feet and he waltzed back to tho
startin’place,’n he sorter pushed mo
’way 's if he didn’t want me, but I was
outer that trick n’ didn’t want to resk a
fresh holt.
“Then he got mad and grunted, ’u
begun to hug for keeps. Lord, didn’t
he squeeze—jist like I was a runaway
son thet lied come home rich. 1 felt
my heart slide up into my left lung, ’n
then something wet run down mv
cheeks thet afterwards 1 foun’ was my
eyes, hut 1 kep’ chucklin’ my lied down
close to him so lie couldn’t fassen his
teeth inter me.
“Biemby I lieerd Alf pickin’ away
on the claim outside, ’n’ I wa geltin’
my head out to holler, ‘Cum hayr, Alf
—ye,’ when the gumchune slid his
tongue down ’n licked my ear agin, ’n
I jerked my bed hack into place
“I was gittin tired 'ii discouraged,
wen all to ouect I heerd another growl
in’ ’n squealin’ 'a crushiu’ o’ the trees
’n I could hear one, two, three, four
bars dancin' ’round me ’u the gum
chuue, ’n one after another cum up ’n
peeked down to see how we had holt
on him, ’n fetched another ’n
’n they set up a growlin’ ’n confabbin’,
'n jist ’bout to give up, athiiikiu ’o
j course they would jump on me, I see
| the b’ggest un mek a leap at the gum
i cliune ’n fasten his teeth in his neck,
’n the gumchune let go his holt on me
’n I slid try knife quick into him abou'
■ a foot ’u a half, ’n left it thar so’s tin
blood w -uld'i.t stain the fur.
“Next thing I can recollect wuz thet
! I was setlin' on a rock ’n the btr that
nipped the guni'-.liua was pourin’ somc
! thin’ i; ‘er me ihet he must ha’ fun.
in n y pistol pocket, ’n another ouo
tan: ia me, ’u the leetle in thet
run .If with the gun wuz strappin’ n
back -,nto my shoulder, ’n i lieu set i;.
I wuz out they all shook bans with tri
’ii scampered off, ’n I ain’t never seed
any on ’em since.
“I poured the sweat out ’o my hoots
’n arterwards it all cum clear to me,
’cus win me ’n Alf cut the gumchune
open we foun’ a whole ox in him, ’n
then we see thet he wuz pro’bly a ty
rant ’u wasn’t divvying i-quar’, ’u
course the bars took the fust chance
they bed tu do him. We sold the gum
chune meat to Luinley for SIGS 2,000
pounds at 8 1-4 cents a pouu’—an’ I
got 54.00 for forty-three extry sized
gumchune claws thet 1 picked out o’
my close.’’
5 CENTS A COPY.
“What did they do with the hide ?
It must have been splendid.”
“It war. It sold to a fellow named
McKinley to wear ’round 'rnougst the
fanners 'n inek a big speech ’bout the
need o’ protectin’ A tnerican pro
ducts.”
“Can you tell how this ferocious
bear gets the name of gumebuno ?” I
asked.
“Cert’uly. It’s a bar what chaws
gum to stren’then bis jaws go’s to mek
’em big, ’h so he ean bite harder than
the lest, ’ii then lie's ’lected boss ’o the
outlit. I his gtirachuue niout ben the
fust killed in forty years, ’n it ”
The short, blue eye I man had laid
aside liis paper and was eyeing Pete
attentively. “Whar do you say that
big bar ilte was ?” he asked.
“Tole you onet, it war up 'n the Di
vide near Lumley’s.”
“Reckon it couldn’t ben in lloutt
county, don't s’pose, pardner ?”
“ V\ hat the b d’ye knew 'bout
Routt?” asked Pete angrily.
“Nothin’ much, on'y I’m the sheriff
from Routt. Ye sure thet bar fight
wasn’t in Koutt, under a big cotton
wood tree, one night last fall ? Cain’t
ye ’member that, pardner?”
“What ef it war?” asked Pete, a
little confused. “What ye goin’ to
say ’bout it?”
“Look liyar, pardner, ye look awful
like a feller what was in Routt jist be
fore the rouu’ up. Catu’t ye 'member
me stauliu* twist ye ’n the lariat
'u try in’ to hov the boys It ye off easy,
seem’.we had the cattle buck? Don't
ye'member me «ayin’a« h w l was
on’y the new sheriff ’n didn’t ’zaotly
feel sure whether I orter hang ye or
jist lace.ye ’n run ye out ’o the comity ?
Don't ye 'member thet? Well, ef ye
do or ef yo don't, ye take my advice 'n
don’t come near to Routt again, ’cause
the hoys is lay in’ e asy, ’n if they reck
ernized ye they mout put a bar on ye
what don’t cliavv gum ter git strong.
Yo jist keep on to Cheyenne ’n then
keep agoiu’, ’n when ye git ter Ogden
ye keep agoin’, ’» stay ’way from
Routt, pardner.”
P te growled something ’bout the
linker bein’ too strong for him, mid
sneaked out to the water cooler. He
dil not return to claim his seat, and
lias not yet sent mu a dozen gumchune
daws of extra size that he promised.
It is strange that our country papeis
do not try harder to keep their people
away from the big cities aud persuade
them to trade with their home mer
chants. Perhaps the home merchant
refuses to patronize the homo paper
and lie has no heart, as it were, to work
f i t?e homo merchant. If the mer
chants will patronize to a liberal ex
tent t heir home papers, they will find
that it will pay them in many ways.
Not i lone, will the advertisements you
may nsert do you good, but the paper
will work for your town, work to hold
your home trade and to bring you
more, and work to make you pr .spi r
-1 ous and happy in every way.— Ex.
A Middleton (N. Y.) horse has a
I I >ng head. Recently while being driv
ii by the wile and daughter of the
owner it stopped before the doors of all
he saloons in town. The eldest son
.ad been driving'tlmt horse a good deal,
i. d was tliunder-otroek at the domestic
liunder-storni that followed.
I he Atlanta Herald says : “Look in
the hoi tom of your wine glass, young
, man. You may see apar of handcuffs
there.”
A nun out west suicided b’ cause be
was too mean to live with as good a
■ woman as his wife.
Labor troubhs are often caused by
men who are trying to make a living
without working.
Lost.
About the Ist of February, between
my residence, which is half a mile S.
E. of Mr. Jim Craigs, on the Key's
, Kerry Road, and McDou ugh, a nearly
new black buggy blanket. Any per
son finding the same will be suitably
rewarded by leaving it at ’1 me Wkek
i.y office, or at Mr. Jim Craig’s.
March 7th. M. A. Norman.
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