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THE WAV CROSS HERALD SATURDAY AUG. 10, 1895.
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The Return to Prosperity. j GENERAL SUMMARY.
Haa the financial tide turned and set ! conditio* or
permanently toward prosperity? Hon. j
Worthington C. Ford, chief of the United ,
States bureau of statistics, thinks it has,
and he says so in The North American
Review. H? says that in the history of
this country 1894 will be known as the
panic year; “1803 will mark the turn
ing of the tide from depression toward I j n almost every county in the state
prosperity, absolute as well as compara- I the crops i8 a3 pood a5 the l an d can
tive.” He mentions that it took six years | make The only disasters have been
* * u ' v tfa. ( gonjo local hailstorms, and the over*
CORN*.
With ono or two we.»ks more of sea
sonable weather in the northern part of
the state, Georgia will harvest the
largest corn crop ever male within hor
torus to recover from the panic of 1873,
but this time he is sure the return to
prosperity will be much more rapid.
He bases his conclusions ns to the im
mediate return of good times on statis
tics cf the foreign commerce of the
country. The imports of foreign wares
are always atokrabio index to the abuu- |
dance of money in the United States. We i
are an extravagant people. When we
have plenty of money, we import im- 1
mouse quantities of European goods,
largely luxuries. For the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1895, we imported alto
gether $054,994,022 worth of foreign
goods. This was 11.7 per cent more
than we imported for the year ending
Juno 30, 1894. Less food products were
bronght into the country from abroad
in 1893 than in 1894, but “more raw
materials for domestic industries, more
partly manufactured articles and more
manufactured for consumption." Mr.
Ford finds in this change evidence of a
rising industrial movement.
The gold supply has been arbitrarily
maintained through the Drcxel-Morgau
syndicate, but the writer is cf opinion
that now the crops lire going to the Eu
ropean market there will bo no great
movement of gold to Europe in any case
for the rest of this year. It appears as
if we must give up for the future the
idea of controlling tho workrs wheat
market. Tho Argentine Republic has
stepped in and is cutting tho ground
from under our feet, keeping down tho
price of wheat and flour.
We exported nearly 900,000,000 more
pounds of cotton in 1895 than in 1894,
though the money received was less
than for the 1894 crop by $3,400,000.
American raw cotton is holding its own
and gaining in all the markets of tho
world except Canada, where, owing to
hard times in the Dominion, we lost.
Some articles of course show dimin
ished exports, copper ingots for one.
Tho increase in our shipments of bacon,
hams and lard is remarkable, thongh
dairy products have declined “both in
quantity and value. t
In tho midst of the row between_Eng-
land and Brazil over tho possession cf
tiny Trinidad a single small hand has
stretched out from tho United States to
ward the isle, a single small Yankee
voice lias whispered, “No; it is mine."
Tho hand is the hand of “Baron" James
Harden-Hickey,son-in-law of Mr. Stand
ard Oil Flagler, and a citizen of tho
United States. At least ho was a citizen
of the United States before ho took pos
session of Trinidad and assumed tho
title of Prince James I. When Harden-
Hickey took possession of Trinidad, two
years ago this September, and notified
the United States that ho had dono so,
Brazil uttered no protest. If she had
any objections, it looks as if then would
have been the timo to say so. But she
was silent until lately, when 6ome
Englishmen seized tho island for a cable
station. Then Brazil protested, and
England withdrew any claim. The ques
tion now is. Does tho little island be
long really to Brazil or to Baron Hard
en-Hickey? Brazil claims tho island on
the ground of former Portuguese occu
pation, which is a legal claim enough.
But why, then, did she not refuso to
permit Harden-Hickey to take posses
sion? And why,again, if “Prince James”
really meant it, did ho not stay in his
kingdom and fortify it and cultivate the
land and set up his government? Least
of all, why should ho now appeal to the
United States? A priucc and ruler cf a
kingdom cannot be at tho same time a
citizen of the United States, can he?
In conferring the degree of LL. D. cn
Dr. S. Weir Mitchell of Philadelphia
the University of Edinburgh has honored
itself. Dr. Mitchell was already an LL.
D. of Harvard, and the University of
Bologna lias also conferred a degree on
him. Recognition of American genius
in the field of statesmanship has long
been given to us generously abroad; also
recognition in the military field. Tho
names of our generals and our statesmen
axe familiar in Europe and even Asia.
Now recognition comes of American
scientific and mechanical achievements.
The late Richard M. Hunt, the archi
tect, held official position in France be
fore he was known to bis own country.
Dr. S. Weir Mitchell is one of the most
versatile men living. Besides his pro
fessional specialty, nervous disease*, he
has written' successful novels, and it is
said of his poems that they seem to be
the work of one whose soul thought in
poatxy and never thought of anything
else. Next will come recognition of the
flowing and destruction of some of the
river and creek bottoms fn different
sections during the latter part of Juno
and the first of July. In south and
southeast Georgia many farmers have
put the land, from which the oat crop
was taken, into “Mexican June" corn,
which at this time promises a good
yield. This is a very white corn, most
excellent for bread and hominy, and
mach liked by the people of that part
of the state. This large corn crop,
flanked and supported as it is, by large
crops of hay, syrup, meat, fruits, eta,
convinces me that Georgia farmers ore
at last beginning to travel the road that
leads to prosperity, independence and
comfort.
Let ns continne and increase
efforts in this direction,*striving harder
and harder each year to cut loose from
our thraldom to cotton until we raise
everything that we consume within our
own borders and thus achieve absolute
independence.
Corn and meat for sale, raised by
Georgia farmers, have ceased to be ob
jects of curiosity on the streets of our
towns, and I hope by another year the
importation of these article? will hav<*
entirely ceased. - ^
r • " COTTOS
There has been some gain in the con
dition of this crop since the last report,
thongh there is still much room far im
provement The grass took such full
possession and snch strong hold during
the late wot weather that it was with
difficulty overcomo and killed, and in
many cases the stand of cotton was in-
iured while getting rid of the grata
Until the last few days there has beta
too mnch rain for cotton, especially on
sandy lands, and some cases of rust
have been reported from south Georgia.
On the whole, from the present outlook,
I see no reason to change my opinion on
the probable output of this crop, via. t
three-quarters of last year’s yield,
Oats have been harvested in fair or
der all over the state, and have turned
out astonishingly well, considering how
laTe in too spring they were planted.
This most valuable food for all stock
should be planted much more largely.
The acreage should be at least doubled,
and more pains should be taken in pre
paring the soil and plowing them in.
WHEAT.
The yield of wheal Hi is year has not
beeu as satisfactory as was hoped for a
month ago. The thinning out of tho
crop by tne excessive cold of liist winter
made itself apparent when the grain
was threshed out and measured. In
most cases the yield has been-disap
pointing, and in addition there has
been some loss siuco cuttiug, by heavy \
and continuous raius.
The reports from the rice crops are j
very flattering, and there will be an
nuusnal amount of upland rice raised
throughout the state. Many farmers,
besides supplying their own wants, will
have a surplus for sale. If small rice
mills for cleaning the grain were put
up in every county of lower and middle
Goorgia, it would lead to a large in
crease in the rice crop; many persoxis
being deterred from planting’ on ac
count of having no mill for cleaning
rice within reach. A number of such
mills are in operation, and it is said
that they pay well.
HAY. y ILLET, SORGHUM CARE, POTATOES.
These important, though minor crops,
e all doing well throughout the state,
with promise of excellent yield.
FIELD PEAS AND GROUND PEAS.
These crops, upon which so much of
our meat supply depends, have been
planted more largely than usual, and
at present tho outlook is good for on
abundant yield of both.
FRUIT.
From Tybee to Tennessee the fruit
trees and vines in this state are bend
ing down with the : r loads of luscious
fruit, and the growers and railroads
are working night and day to get some
of the crop to less favored sections.
Long train loads of watermelons,grapes
and peaches are daily going north on
fast schedules to supply the people of
the northern cities. The fruit industry
is a growing one, and would increase
more rapidly if the railroads could give
lower rates of freight, which they j. 'ob-
ably will do before another crop is
moved.
There are more canning and drying
public plants than ever before, while
every good wife in the state is busy
preserving, canning, drying and turn
ing into wine or vinegar ail the fruit
she can manage. In spite of this mnch
of the fruit crop will be fed to hogs or
go to waste.
There should be a canning or evapor
ating plant in every neighborhood, and
fruits of every kind should all be saved.
The world wants our canned or dried
fruits, and is willing to pay a fair prior
for them; but we seem very indifferent
about the matter.
The priese for watermelon* psechee.
Fortunate Sacramento. 1
The completion of the work by which
the falls of the American river, 24 miles
from Sacramento, will be made to fur
nish in timo all the mechanical power
needed in that city marks an era in
electrical development It is a prophecy
of the future of all cities in America
and in civilization. The fact that power
for a whole city can be conveyed from
the water force of even a small river 24
miles shows what can be successfully
accomplished in case of a greater water
flow. Nor will it be necessary much
longer to utilize only the power from
waterfalls. The natural currents of riv
ers can furnish unlimited power when
man learns how to make them do it,
and that will not be long.
Sacramento began by running street
cars with her new electrical power. No
huge coal furnaces or steam engines are
necessary to generate the electricity
Only dynamos of the proper size. As
soon as connections can be made all the
manufacturing of the city will be car
ried on through this same clean, power
ful and economical agent A new city,
a suburb of Sacramento, will quickly
spring up round the falls whence the
power is derived. Manufacturing plants
will be started there. Nor is this alL
Not only will street cars and industrial
plants bo run by this mighty servant of
man. Sacramento will soon get all her
light and heat for household needs from
the magic currents that flow from the
falls of tho little American river. Hap-
| py Sacramento 1
Congratulations to Georgia.
A happy state this year is Georiga,
all the more happy because politics is to
Sjnie extent sunk in the far more
absorbing 3uty of gathering in good
sound money in exchange for the prod
ucts of Georgia soil. In addition to al
most unprecedented farm crops, the
state will this year have the Atlanta
exposition, which will rake in shekels
from all ovct tho Union and Central and
South America, as well as make the peo
ple and products of Georgia known to
the uttermost parts of the earth. We are
safe to predict the bigness of Georgia
melons and the beauty of Georgia girls
will be a revelation to many a native
American as well as foreigner this year
One can appreciate and sympathize
with the peaceful, happified spirit which
prompts the editor of the Savanna^
News Jo breakfollow:
Wb»t color expresses tlie opposite ot blue as
a mental condition? If there is snch a color,
the fanners of Georgia are of that hue, while
the calamity howlers are more blue than in
digo. Tho cause may be ascertained from the
stato crop report. The corn crop is *• made'
and is great. Profiting by the experience
of last year, less attention lias been paid
to cotton and more to food crops, with the
result that all food crops promise a most
bountiful harvest. The farmers are but lit
tie in debt; hence their surplus crops will
be changed into money and added to the
little stores set aside for a rainy day. That
is what is making tho agitators bine and
tho farmers some other color—maybe it is
and pride and satis
red—flushed with i
faction.
It is certain that no business firm has
tho right to say what its employees shall
or shall not eat cr drink. But it has a
perfect right to say that its work shall
be well done and done on time. That is
the view taken by tho National Tubing
company at McKeesport, Pa. If a work
man has been intoxicated, so that, it has
caused him to be away from his work
cr to half do it when ho is present, the
National Tubing company requires that
he shall sign a pledge before an alder
man not to drink anything intoxicating
for a year. The company stands clearly
on its rights in the matter. This kind of
temperance is somewhat like that in
vogue among a settlement of Rnssiau
peasants. On a certain night in the year
the inhabitants go to church and solemn
ly vow that they will not drink a drop
of intoxicating liquor of any kind for
one year, “after tomorrow morning *’
Tlion they hold wassail all night long,
men, women and children drink all they
can hold, and get so blind drank that it
lasts them two or three days When the
intoxication passes, they straighten up
and go about their business, remaining
perfectly sober for a year.
Hail the day - of the electric waiter,
the day when you have only to Rive an
order, and when it is ready press the but
ton and have your food delivered to yon.
The electric waiter will not stand be
hind your chair and watch every bite
you gulp down till you feel as if von
were eating bits of glass. You will pot
have to pay it a quarter every time it
turns around, and it can't scratch its
head with the fingers that band von
your food. Oh, yes, speed the day ot
the electric table waiter!
LOOKING FORWARD.
Now that everything has teen ar
ranged iu regard to building the much
talked of park, we can indulge iu a few
castles in the air. But it must bo
thoroughly understood that these castles
are not like other aerial dwellings, they
are sure to become realities.
An idea was advanced yesterday that
Way cross might be able to get some
Northern club to go in training here.
While it was plausible enough, it was
not thoroughly explained.
When one of those teams come South,
it is lor the purpose of getting in trim
for the early season, which their North
ern climate will not allow. Now
everybody does not know this.
A gentleman asked the other day:
“ Why don't they make baseball a win
ter sport? It seems to me it would be
much more preferable than such hot
weather as this.”
Well, just wait until some frosty morn
ing, take your little seven year-old boy
out in the back yard^where no one will
witness your sudden change of opinion),
let him throw you a curve (one will be
sufficient), then you will agree that base
ball is a game which, no matter how we
love, we will have to wait for till “sum
mer comes again.”
The building of the park will be of
great advantage to our merchant' who
can make their “cut price sales day”
on the same date that the club secures
excursion ;rates on the six railroads
leading into Way cross.
These rates will be ask'd for very
often, in fact with every game of inter
est which will be played on our grounds.
The interest which our railroad officials
have always shown for our town leaves
no room for a doubt but that these rates
will be given.
This season excursions have been run
to cities all along che Plant System
where the people showed enough enthu
siasm in the sport to warrant a good at
tendance. The nearest of the pla'JC? arg
Thomasville, Tampa and Savannah.
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Now there is one thing certain, we
can never have good ball played in our
town until we have the enclosure, and it
is good ball that attracts the visitors in
these cities on days.
Thomasville had her park built and
payed for in twenty days. *Wky can’t we
do the same? The merchants of that
enterprising city will tell you that the
ball days, when cheap rates were given
to tlieir club for visitors, have been a
source of profit to them, and just see, we
have the advantage of being able to get
these from six directions.
A Beautiful Church Street Wedding,
Editors Herald :
’Tis, indeed, a delightful August day
and all nature seems to be in harmony
with the beautiful scenes enacted this
day; wherein the destiny of a single life
is linked to another, there to anchor in
the channel of love so long as life pro
longs.
The hour was 2 p. ui.. the place. Mrs.
Tatem’s, Church street; al! within that
house hurryingly beautifying, with mag
nificent flowers, the little nooks and cor-
Local Board Organized.
The National Assured Building and
Loan Association, of Savannah, through
its general agents, A. I. & I. II. Bran
ham. has organized a local board in Way-
cross, with the following officers:
Mr. H. Murphy, president; Messrs.
Lott & Murphy, secretary and local
agents: Col. W. M. Toomer, attorney;
Dr. J. L. Walker, physician; Messrs.
Warren Lott and J. II. Kn'ght, apprais
ers; Messrs Warren Lott, W. P. Lee,
Charles Morris, J. McP. Farr, F. W
ner that had not already been “touched ' Bibb, board of directors.
up” by some fair hand. All this spl
did display of lovliuess was i
a marriage to he most impressively cele
brated within those walls. Finally, all
things were most artistically arranged,
and at the opportune moment that ven
erable old gentleman, so much loved.
Rev. W. H. Thomas, arrived, and within
a lew moments, in the presence of a
chosen few, joined in holy wedlock Mr.
J. S. Higginbotham to Mrs. Mattie Rig
gins, and in an hour’s time the news was
heralded among the neighbors on that
prominent thoroughlare, and congratula
tions were tendered the happy couple by
their admiring friends.
Mr, Higginbotton is one of the city’s
most prominent and worthy policemen,
who is well and favorably known iu this
community, and to know the fair lady
who links her future to his, is only to
love her, for Mrs. Mattie is a most charm
ing model of true womanhood, whose
friends are legion, and who hope that
she and her husband may ever bask in
the sunshine of love and prosperity.
Aug. S, 1S95. A Friend.
The Weekly News Suspends.
The Weekly News, which for some
time past has been published in this city
by Mr. L. W. Hubbard, has suspended.
Mr. Hubbard is correspondent for a num
ber of daily papers and he found it im
possible to keep up with his correspond
ence and edit a first-class weekly paper;
hence the suspension,
The number of shares subscribed for,
honor o* so far, exbeeds 200.
This association has a protective life
insurance featuie which is very popular.
The general agents will take pleasure in
explaining it to anybody interested.
Messos. Branham will contiuue their
work in Waycross. They may be found
at the Phoenix.
The National Assured B. & L. Asso
ciation is the best company in existence ?
prompt and liberal in making loans.
made. They expressed satisfaction.
The Sunday-school work of the county,
we learn, will be pushed up now since
the crops have been laid by, and the
people can turn out.
Dorter or Porterage.
An officer being moved from one sta
tion to another sent iu a bill, in which
was an item for “porter. ” Tho item,
after having exercised the intellects and
received the indorsements of five succes
sive officials at the war office, was dis
allowed on the ground that “porter”
could only be allowed if taken under
medical advice. Tho officer respectfully
informed his superiors that tho “porter",
charged for was not drink, but the in
dividual who had carried his baggage.
The reply \vas that this should have
been entered as “porterage," whereupon
the officer ventured to inquire whether
if ho took a cab this should be put dowu
as “cabbage."—Truth. _
The Heat of Our Clothe*.
How hot our clothes are has just been
determined by a Dr. von Bobber, a
German meteorologist. When tho out
side temperature is 50 degrees F., the
temperature on the coat is 71.2 degrees,
that between the coat and the waistcoat
73.6 degrees, between wjnistcoat and
shirt 75.9 degrees, between shirt and
undershirt 77.4 degrees and between
the woolen undershirt and the skin 90.9
degrees. —Exchange.
A committee of three gentlemen from
the Magic City Band waited on the The f rrrcir.e court of California ha«
Ladies Silver Cornet Band at the last rendered a division which will hurtD
practice to see what progress was being down the corridors of time, jt is a^
cisicu that t a ::;sibW have tea
. :,.»rr Ctafe. It is this
f<.r money, however ob
jecticu»» fact, is in the eyes of thi
law as innocent as chess or any garni
played for recreation, and its votariei
and the places whero.it is played are not
There fire two big days that
ure of, when those northern teai
for instance, Pittsburg and Baltimore,
leave their training quarters they will
have to pass through AVaycross on their
route. If we have a paik and suitable
grounds we can easily induce them to
stop with us to “show their teeth” for
the first time that season.
Well, to see a game between two
teams ot their renown Waycross would
be overrun with visitors. Many of us
have never seen a professional game,
especially one between the giants.
Well I’m going to “chase myself
around the block” and catch enough
wind and courage to face the editor of
the Herald with this article and scratch
out another for to-morrow. 5?.
For Sale Cheap.
I have for sale, at bargains, several
fine mules and horses, suitable for wag
oning, turpentine and mill work; also
some wagons. I can give you a bargain
any time. Come to see at my stable,
rear of jail. W. H. Bradley,
aug3-2m Way cross, Ga.
Pants from $4.00 up, all wool, any
color; fit guaranteed, and satisfaction
warranted. August Myers, near the
Post-office.
We are Giving
& A LAWN PARTY •[£
I At our store now. All our 121-2,
15 and 20 cents figured lawns go for
8 CENTS PER YARD.
New lot navy blue, tan and white
duck just in.
Ladies Ready Made Shirt Waist
At 49, 60 and 75 cents, really
worth almost tw ice as much..
Our store is full ot agreeable trade sur
prises for you, always more
for your money than elsewhe.
BRAD WATSON,
The Leading Dry Goods House.
foRsar jm mod th. profit, ot tto
Igoggg, ttwotawy JrtU bo much taa
Even if Jafnn oaa get no foothold aaJ With th* exooption of a few report*
tho mainland of Asia the can follow iho of hog cholera, the tMadfUoci of stock
policy of England and got outlying is
lands, unannexed regions, and take po*->
session of them. Great Britain proper,
powerful as she is, has no more terri-'
tory than Japan has already. Japan can
rule the ware in tho east as Rnghnid
does in the west, j/y r i \ - q . ^
Bring oayocr snake stories and wild
cat scares. Now is the time.
, v a f lay v*> wu
is good all over the state, and with ho
drawback
tie meat
why
should
buvf
ban
When Tello d’Apery, the American
boy traveler and editor, is an old man
with white hair, he will have it to tell
the younger generations that a queen
kissed him once. Queen Olga of Greece,
"tho adored one," as the Russians call
ed her when she war a princess among
them. He can also tell that be talked
with the saltan of Turkey, bad dgars
and sherbet with the khedire of Egypt,
end had a xzttet polite sahxte from King
Humbert cf Italy.
In face of the naou of ill foiling
and the increase of armaments among
the nations of Europe, it is a hopeful
sign to find the French chamber of dep
uties adapting a resolution asking their
government to confer with that of the
United States in regard to the establish
ment of a permanent commission of ar-
Keep cool in your mind, and your
body will follow suit
Finest line samples ever brought to
Waycross, for fall and winter, at low
prices, at August Myers, neat Post-office
Cleaning and dyeing, for both ladies
and gentlemen, done with neatness and
dispatch, by August Myers, near Postoffic.
If you want nice fitting pants, go to
see August Myers, near Post-office.
Georgia. War* Cocjrrr.
To all whom it may concern. All per
sons interested are hereby notified that if no
good cahse lie shown to the contrary an or
der will be granted to the undersigned on
the 3d day of September. 1895. establishing
a new road as marked out by tbe road
proccssioners appointed for that purpose*
commencing in Millpwood in said county,
and leading *n a westerly direc*.ion by the
residence of William Barnett to the Coffee
County line near the McDonald Bridge on
Red Blpff Creek. This August 7.1895.
JWareex Lv.r,
4tw Onl : nary & Ch’mn Board Co. Com.
FIFTH ANNUAL INVENTORY.
We Close up our Fifth Years Business
On Sept. 1st 1895- As we can count
Money quicker andlto a better advan
tage than goods, we Want the Cash.
GOODS Must Be SOLD.
Cut prices on all Clothing.
Cut prices on all Furnishings.
Cut prices on all Hats.
Cut prices on all trunks and bags.
Cut prices on all shoes except Douglas.
* w v a OT AU goods Cheaper than ev er before in the history of
11\ r Av I Waycross. STRAW HATS one half price. Negligee
* .Shirts largest stocV,Jlowtgt prices and best asortment
BUI ClfV DBA It PA ^Dictators of Fashions and
u, u, Hi 1, Dm (y bU.S [Controllers of Prices.
Waycross, Ga.
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