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2 THE WAYCROSS HERALD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1893. HERALD FCBLI6HI5G COMTAXT. } Editors .»d P.bIUl»tr. Published every Saturday at the Herald Office Plant Avenue, Waycroas, Ga. Subscription $1.00 per annum. Address all communications and remittances to THE HERALD* Our authorized representatives will be provided with proper credentials defining their authority, duly , *<^mmunicatioosfor publication must bear the name of the writer. Purely personal controversies will be taken only as advertising matter. Commuaicatioas to insure insertion most be in by BSATURDAY, AUGUST 12,1893. EDITORIAL SHORT STOPS. Crisp, of Georgia, is the Speaker. Nothing wrong about that. The French blockade in Siam wa ters was raised on the 4th inst. The extra session of Congress may not be very long, bat it will be load. The down-fall of the Chicago meat speculators gives general satisfaction. The daily expense of running the Chicago show is $15,000. Chicago pork is in a pickle and so are the Chicago speculators. It has been suggested that receiv erships be added to the professions. The Democratic dictatorial commit tee for Georgia now seems to have its headquarters in Washington. Watson spoke in Cuthbert Satur day. The returns will be in to-mor row. France is a little careful not to' knock the chip off a fellow’s shoulder ' who is about her size. In its haste to repeal the Sherman silver bill, we hope Congress will not repeal the democratic platform. Tillman’s bar-rooms are not making much money for the state of South Carolina. Congress shouldered fhe troubles of the nation yesterday. Let us all rejoice and lie exceedingly glad.' Whatever else it may lack it is believed that the present Congress will have plenty of backbone. The silver convention in Chicago failed to settle the question, but it is to be hoped that Congress will. On the 20th inst. two white women suicided in Anniston and one in At lanta. Four counties in Georgia, Glynn, Elbert, Colquitt and Putnam show a decrease in taxable property of *554,451. The Atlanta Journal speaks of Judge Sweat as the^best parliamenta rian in the late Congress of Judges in that city. The Georgia Congressmen have kissed their wives good bye, and it is quite possible some of them have bid farewell forever to their constituents. Bradstrect and Dunn report an im proved condition in business circles. We hope Bradstreet and Dunn know what they are talking about. At eleven o’clock this morning Congress assembled. What will they do, and what can they do? are the questions. And now the politicians are all claiming that they belong to South Georgia. Well, we’ll investigate their claims when the time comes. A man at Kingston, N. Y., recent ly sold his wife for forty-five cents. They cost *1.50 down this way, and are scarce at that. The terms upon which Siam propo ses to secure peace are very expen sive. France needs another lesson from Germany. The ‘'Nancy Hanks,” said to be the fastest train in the South, is to be suspended. She dont pay, and cold blooded business says she must go. The working man is pretty badly “downed” in Colorado. The adage about “downing a working man” . don’t seem to hold good these days. In these times of trouble and finan cial distress the fanner who is mak ing a living should be happy and contented to wait for better times. The New Orleans Picayune sounds an alarm against the danger of lepro sy known to exist in the State of Louisiana. Senator Colquitt is said to be in better health than for sometime past, and it is pretty well understood that be hasn’t lost his sleight at the “halle lujah” lick.” The Vera Jean, which arrived in New York this week, passed the open boat Flying Dutchman, ,in which a sailor is crossing the Atlan tic, on July 19. The slate makers for Georgia who reside in Washington, had better go into the hands of a receiver. That’s where they are certain to land sooner or later. A Democratic President and Dem ocratic Congress ought to insure some Democratic legislation, and nothing else is going to satisfy the people. The time for monkey busi ness has passed.—Albany Herald. The gold that was recently shipped to Europe is coming back, the same eagles, and double eagles, and in the very kegs, with seal unbroken, in which they were shipped from New York. The Brooklyn Standard Union says: “John Temple Graves, of Georgia, would solve the race prob lem by planting a negro State in the heart of the republic and have the government, afford every facility for its development.” The only trouble about giving some of the offices to wiregrass Georgia is that -it will cause the Georgia colonels to emigrate to this section, in vast numbers and we doubt if they are all desirable cit- zens. The existing financial depression has caused more suffering in Colora do from actual want, in proportion to her population, than any other State. Thousands of men are out of employment and are entirely without means. The Boston millionarie who hanged himself in his barn is said to have been eccentric. Eccentric is a mild term for the idiocy of a man who would deliberately kill himself when he had money enough to get out of Boston.some'.other way.—Ex. There is no necessity for dilly-dal lying now. The law-makers are to gether, they have had time to study the questions which will come before them and should act at once. One hundred years ago grave rob bers got more for the teeth of a cada ver than they did for the “subject” itself. They were disposed of to dentists, who used them as “artifi cials.” Mr. Turnrer does not belong to that class of politicians known as the “yon tickle me and I’ll tickle you” gang. Neither he or his friends have or will have combinations or log-roll ings. H. G. Turner is a candidate for Senator on hU own merits. Now, don’t forget that. France maintains the parity be tween her silver and gold coins, at the ratio of 15 1-2 to 1, and it is nonsense to say that the United States can’t maintain the parity here at the greater ratio of 16 to 1. The suggestion that the silver dollar should be made any heavier than it is, is intended to prejudice it in the minds of the people by making its weight and size burdensome to them. —Ex. When the . Fifty-third congress meets in special session on August 7, sixteen States will be without Repub lican representation in the House of Representatives: Alabama, Arkan sas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Mary land, Mississippi, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, West Vir ginia and Wyoming. Congressman Ben Russell - was around to-day in the corridors of the postoffice department. He stirred up the Albany postoffice which has been hanging fire for some time. He wants the matter settled and that speedily. As yet the Waycross post- office question has not been discussed. —Washington Cor. Macon Tele graph. The Washington correspondent of the Savannah News says the race for Senator in Georgia is narrowed down between DuBigopn and Nortben. It may be that the Atlanta and Wash ington end of the business is nar rowed down between the two gentle men mentioned, but South and Mid dle Georgia with a right smart slice of North Georgia Is solid for Mr. Turner. We are willing, if nothing else will do, to give North Georgia the gov ernorship, but we will furnish the next United States Senator or break a trace in the attempt. We have the material cut and dried, in the person of H. G. Turner. Do you hear?— Telfair Enterprise. Mr. Ryals is right and it may be relied npon as a reasonable certainty that no material opposition would-be offered to the name of Turner for the Senate—Irwin County News. The cholera news looks bad. The New York four hundred may yet have to go to the World’s Fair, in stead of risking the cholera in a for eign land. Steve Clay is certainly in the race for governor. The gubernatorial matter is not worrying South Georgia to any great extent, but she has her head set on the Senatorial question. The newspapers have been freely discussing the silver question for months. Now, let them hold their breath and listen to Congress do the cussing. The martyrs to vice far exceed the martyrs to virtue, both in endurance and in number. So blinded are we by our passions that we suffer more to be damned than to be saved. Now Congress is in session, it is to be hoped that the slate makers for Georgia ^Washington will find an other job. And after all havn’t we been more scared than hurt? The Eastman Times is out strong for Turner for the senate. In fact we do rot know of a paper in the Wiregrass region that has not en dorsed Turner. What has the Wash ington correspondent of the Morning News to say about this? A pair of jaded horses with a big covered wagon passed through Tope ka the other day on its way to the World’s Fair. The outfit left Cali fornia May 18, and expects to reach its destination at least by the fime the railroads get ready to carry into effect the half rate to Chicago. The reading of “Jesse James lit erature” Is said to have wrought the downfall of the yonng Ohio man who was hanged at Columbns this week. Bad books can distance bad com panions in wrecking character, but thousands of people who are careful "about their children’s associates never trouble themselves about what they read. The presses in the Waycross Her ald office will hereafter be. run by water power Editor Ferham will manage, however, to get up a full head of steam occasionally by using “lagerine,” a drink that is daily growing in popularity in Waycross. —Hawkinsville Dispatch. Editor Beverly should reniember that Waycross is a dry town. Such remarks as the above may bring Tilllman’s spies down upon us. In the telegraphic accounts of the electrocution horror at Auburn it was stated that the victim moaned, clutched frantically in the air, kicked out his legs, and had to be tied to his cot, “hint” the report continues, “the doctors stated that he felt no pain.” It is hot stated by what occult means these medical gentlemen obtained their information npon the subject. To tile common and unenlightened spectator the half-electrocuted man certainly did not seem to be enjoying bimself. Out and Out for Free Coinage. Ben. Bussell is out and out for free coinage. He says: “I will vote to substitute the Sherman act with an act giving us the free coinage of silver. Any ratio necessary to ob tain free coinage will suit me. I favor an income tax and repeal of the tax on State bank issues. Give any man who was injured in defense of the union a liberal pension, bnt leave out the sutlers and camp fol lowers and those who are still afflict ed with diseases that they acquired just before going into an engage ment. The free and unlimited coin age of pensioners is a very bad thing. A thorough and fair revision is needed” The Melon Crop. “The Atlanta Constitution says that Georgia’s melon crop this year is es timated to be worth nearly a quarter of a million dollars to the farmers and perhaps a hundred thousand dollars to the railroads in the State. The State’s crop will run up to 8,000 car-loads, it is said, and at *60 a car the farmers will get almost a quarter of a million dollars.” The fact of the business is that the melon crop of the past season has not paid expenses by many thousand dollars, and the loss falls heavily npon the grower, of course. The railroads are not to blame, but over production is. The supply is greater than the demand. The burglars say they do noi care to open np the closed banks. AMONG THE ORACLES. A number of vessels have recently entered the port of Brunswick. The banking capital of Georgia is *15,688,241. Brunswick’s new paper is to make its appearance to-day; It is rumored that citizen Peek has again broken loose in Georgia. The only way to depose Judge Lynch is to put a stop to outrages. The heavy imports of gold are in spiring confidence in business circles. Albany is receiving new cotton in limited quantities. And now all the towns are prepar ing to pay the higest prices for cot ton, but that won’t be very high. Mr. W. S. Fleming, one of Al bany’s best citizens died in that city on Saturday night last. Hawkinsville is to have a county fair when the crops are all laid by. We’ll guarantee that it is a good one. A white rapist was lynched in Ken tucky on the 3d inst. That’s right; hang ’em all, black and white. Tillman says he will arm his con stables and spies and they will return leaden bullets for rotten eggs. The great army of the unemployed is steadily increasing in numbers in the eastern and western States. Hicks, the weather prophet, says the hottest weather will be between the 8th and 12th of this month. Oysters are beginning to ripen and in a very short time they will be ready to -poll. The hotel lobbies at Washington have been the scenes of furious de bates during the past few days. The “first bale” is still coming. Almost every town in the state has cpg., i ii p iv Gov. Northen says the Judges’ convention was a failure. Gov. Northen may not be a judge. Brunswick is to have a new even ing paper to be called the “Evening Call.” Brunswick is no dead town. The Cuthbert Liberal suggests that the weekly press association disband. The outlook at Siam is not peace ful. England is aroused and trouble of a serious neture is apprehended. Rev. S. S. Sweat has been elected librarian of the Macon Public Libra ry- It is said the Hoover postmor tem examination in Savannah will cost the county *500. The cyclorama of the battle of At lanta was sold a few days since at Sheriff sale for the sum of *937 35. It cost *37,000. John Day, a drunken white man from Palatka, committd suicide in Augusta recently by drinking a pound of chloroform. Savannah has not yet become reconciled to Brunswick’s 23 feet of water over tbe bar. All the same, Brunswick will get there. If the Albany Advertiser gets reasonable prices for its ads it ought to be making more money than any country daily in the State. A boy named Hand shot and killed an inoffensive farmer named Turner near Carrolton on Saturday last. Hand is in jail. What will the merchants do if the farmers make all their provisions at home?—Irwin News. Swap rags for grub. An Albany cow died from eating a barb-wire fence. Poet Stanton re marks that this is another argument for hay raising in Georgia. We heard one of our largest pear growers remark yesterday that he had sold his entire pear crop and that it only netted him one dollar and a half. —Thomasville Times. Some are in favor of the judges of the superior court rotating, going all over the state. At their present sal ary they can hardly rotate in their own circuit.—Times. It is said that a bill will be intro duced in the next Georgia legislature to make all county officers ineligible to election to more than two suc cessive terms. You never hear a' bill collector whistling a lively air. He usually looks as it be had just swallowed a pint of strong apple vinegar.—Cap itol. The grasshoppers have not ceased to be a burden in some of the Ala bama counties. Whole crops have been utterly destroyed and the green trees stripped of their foliage. The Sparta Ishmaelite says: “The law against carrying concealed weap ons affords protection only to des peradoes. It places law-abiding cit izens at their mercy.” At considerable expense and trouble the young people of Thomasville recently gave a “cracker party.” When we were young thejpeople of Thomasville gave nothing but cracker parties. The Columbus Enquirer-Sun says that a South Georgia candidate for governor will be trotted out in time. It begins .to look as it South Georgia was fixing to spread her butter too thin —Brunswick Times. From the ashes of the Herald and the News has sprung into existence a new paper in Cochran—the Tele gram—with Mrs. G. E. Pennick, manager, Croome Pennick, editor, and Hugh Lamb, assistant editor. The iBhmaelite makes no secret of the fact that it will not support for office any candidate who repudiates the Georgia and the Chicago Demo cratic platforms.—Ishmaelite. This should go without saying, we should think. When Georgia has a Governor and a United States Senator from South Georgia there will be cause for shouting. And from present indica tions the boys may begin getting their organs in tune to holler. Every thing points to that end.—Enquirer- Sun. Why is it that the Waycross Daily Herald has not made its appearance at this office, Bro. Perham. We’d be the gladdest in the world to have it.—Jesup Sentinel. The neglect was unintentional, brother Sweat. You shall have the Evening Herald in the future. Who cares if the Southern Base Ball League does go to pieces? In the first place it was no Southern league, but a lot of third-ciass hood lums from the North brought South for tbe purpose of making money Albany Herald, Editor Ben Perry, of the Canton Advance, says that South Georgia is entitled to the United States Senator. We will be fair enough under these circumstances to say that North Georgia is entitled to the governor. Whatjwill you take, Ben?—Bruns wick Times. The happiest man through all this turmoil of failing banks and toppling business is the newspaper man. Hav ing no money in bank to be locked up, and but few bills to be lost in the case of business ruin, he’s just about as well off as a hog on ice. If he can’t fall down lie can stand up.— Citizen. Mr. Joe Harley, a well known res ident of Sylvauia, Screven county, was killed day before yesterday by the Central train near Dover. His head was fearfully crushed and man gled beyond recognition. Harley had been very despondent for some time past on account of misfortunes with which he had met. For this reason some think he committed sui cide. The whole trouble of the convul sions and collapses in financial cir cles appears to have been provoked by the tardiness of assets to keep their appointment with liabilities. In nearly every case the assets are reported to double the amount of liabilities, bnt the latter is always on time and vehement in making its de mands while assets are proverbially tardy in coming to the scratch.— Macon News. The Macon News says: “The pa pers of North Georgia are crying out against what they are pleased to term sectional spirit, by which is meant Sonth Georgia’s demand for a division of the official pie. You hear no cry of sectional spirit so long as the razor backs from tbe chinquapin orchards are gobbling np all the pie, bnt let tbe wool hats from the Wiregrass call for a slice and np goes a howl. The wool bats have been sawyers of wood and drawers of blanks so long that they have come to the conclusion that it is the natural condition of folks in this belt. But there is where they are wrong. The slate is already badly rattiedj and when tbewoolhats touch elbows it will be shattered.” South Georgia’s Candidate for Senator, There seems to be a persistent ef fort on the part of the Washington correspondent of the Savannah Morn ing News to make it appear that Hon. F. G. DuBignon is South Geor gia’s candidate for United Stages Senator, and to limit the contest be tween Mr. DuBignon and Governor Northen, wholly ignoring every other . name suggested. Now, we happen to know how all this comes about:— Mr. DuBignon and the News’ Wash ington correspondent are both Mid dle Georgians, and old and intimate friends, hence Mr. DuBignon’s can didacy from that source. Once for all we will put our friends on notice that the people of South Georgia have their minds made up to run and elect Hon. H. G. Turner as their candidate for Sena tor, the ablest man from the South in Congress, and who is peculiarly fitted for the Senate, and who is un derstood to be entiraly acceptable to Middle and North Georgia. We would like to ask the corres pondent of the Morning News, at Washington, how it happens that he is so well posted in regard to the wishes of South Georgia. Has he been here ? If not, from what source has he received his information ? The fact is, this slate making for Georgia in Washington is getting to be a little monotonous. That the people of the wiregrass region pro pose to think and act for themselves in the future, is certain, and it is al so true that they are almost a unit for Mr. Turner for the Senate. We make this assertion without the fear of successful contradiction, and when the time comes '‘the proof of the pud ding will be chewing the bag.” Ben, You Are Quite Right. Representative Russell wants the Civil Service Commission investiga ted. He says the Commission has established codes of questions which very few can answer and which do not serve to test the fitness of the ap plicant for the duties required. Mr. Russell is not alone in finding fault with the Commission. Otber Congressmen say the Commission has bad its own way so long that it has fallen into a rut, out of which it should be pulled by a Congressional investigation.—Atlanta Journal. Lack of Cash in California. In California the prevailing stringency in the money market has reached the farmer, for in that state the growers of wheat and fruit have been accustomed to rely in harvest time upon advance., from the banks. These advances are withheld this year even from the owners of the large ranches, and in parts of the San Joaquin and Sacramento valleys grain that should be cut is standing and will be lost for the lack of the money re quired for the payment of harvesters. The fruit growers are said to be in a worse condition, because there is no market. The large canning factories are idle for want of the advances usually made to them at this season by the banks. Must Cut Them Short. The Convention of Supreme Court Judges recently held in Atlanta made the following important change in the rules: 'In all criminal cases below the rank of felony, speeches are to be limited to half an hour, except by special per mission, and to two hours in others. Another very important change makes the failure of counsel to strike within one minute forfeit the strike delayed. If more than twelve jurors remain after all the strikes are exhausted, the twelve shall constitute the trial jury. Naval Store Men’s Association. The Naval Store manufacturers of Georgia, Florida and Alabama will meet in convention at Savannah on next Wed- day, August 16. It is understood that the object of the meeting will be to de vise some means to avoid over produc tion in the future. It Should Be In Every Honip J. B. Wilson, 371 Clay St, Sharps- burg, Pa., says he will not be without Dr. King’s New Discovery for consump tion, coughs and colds, that it cured his wife who was threatened with pneumonia after an attack of la grippe, when var ious other remedies and several physi- eians had done her no good. Robert Barber, of Cookiport, Pa., claims Dr. King’s New, Discovery has done him more good than anything he ever used for lung trouble. Nothing like it Try it Free trial bottles at A. B. McWhor ter & Co., E. B. 'Goodrich and B. J. Smith’s drug Store. Rev. W. H. Thomas says: “I have tried your Wonderful Life Preserver and find it an excellent remedy for Coughs and Colds, it is alsa a good appetizer *ncfi am'satisfied it is the best I have-eyer -used;” Sold by all Drug- giito. mfy 19—1 y.