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COMMENT AND NEWS.
There are three chandalier: in
the White House that cost. five
m.‘.usuud dollars each. ;
Sap O s ,
Oscar Wilde writes all"of his
po2is on an empty - stomach
Queer kind of a writing desk. "
An uptown landlady calls oneof
the boarders “Pheenix,” beeause
je rises trom the hashes and flies.
Peopl(? are uh’eady eugaging ac
c.mnumlntinns at the hotels in
Washington . for inauguration
week. :
Prof. Price, who fell E«)m a bal
Joon & thousand feet up in the air
in Nevada, is out and about on
crutehes.
A contemporary advertises that
wwo sisters want washing.” We
pope they will get it. A washing
will do them good.
Geo. W. Peck, of the Milwaukee
gan, has seven children, which an
pxchange says is just ome less
than two bushels. :
The roofiing slate found in inex
_gustible quantities in Polk coun
ty is said to be equal to that for
shich Vermont is famous.
vl was restored in a chureh
e o thander storm by a eool
- ldeneon waving the collee
o basket ab the lightning.
L s B
A Clinseoan has ran away with
¢ Uicego man’s wife. At is un
jwrd thnt the husband en
enrged the thing because Le
b I=.~'7(7l.n'.::n.vn.
There is & woman in Detroit
oo bas not allowed herself to be
wp by any on 2 twenty years.
We naoon 16 will be perfeetly safe
for er 1o come onf ow,
Balve Lockwood, it seems, was
s presidentinl candidate “for
venae only.” She made 8155
wof Ler canvass by leeturing
oo cLe soys she de satisfied.
Wan 1L Crane, the Domeeratie
oessmaneleet to suceeed (ol
fhomas Oehitiree, £ om {he Gal
wston (Tex.) distriet, 18 the first
tive from Texas ever eleeted to
{ogress from the State,
(arrespondents to this [)i'.iu'l-!
ved vot begin their communica
s “I take my pen in hand.”
Vedon't care wrether they write |
it their toes or their pen iu‘
vr mouth, so they seud us the |
Simgs Lilla N. Cushman, u!
Testern poet : J
“Take me within thy arms to-night,
Aid give me a resting place.” |
Much we would like to doit, |
111, but our arms are not sn'
ditic; we are afraid they can't |
tchso far. Some other night,l
Lilla, l
A Pike County Dog. !
Many instances related of thel
itelligence of a doglately deceas- |
“in Milford, Pa., are now dai’y i
“lled and talked about. One '
licident, illustrating it in a won- |
lerful manuer, is especially men- l
imed. A guest of the house one
Gy entered the reading room and !
“‘ word in Cesar’s hearing that |
"8¢ rhin person ¢.me in mul!
Mptod dor Bim he would be ini
(vt end would like to hn;
ted ol the fact,as it was very !
St het e should see him. |
: went nto the parlor,
e o the 5‘,‘,‘;:7 fell =-~}«'t‘;'.
¥ e Lid referrer ¢me
tin s room soon after
qiticad fur , hat the
) ¥ i g Laod leit
Wt tld bo ‘h i
L Eiinh vaat, andithe maen
Ny poeon he Y
: I Guv 1 }
i i ¥ t~"-'t-i.'i.il. ‘v,l
eping® Sgubst s
el inthiing
: Wi fuee. Cpening
J7E Caser, who had
o & an the. sl eper's
Yheo the dog saw that the
: ke he turned and
"” Viy i} ward th door,
STI WS tail and looked hack
.U the nyay was following
~ {l, : TS
|, . ®remainad on th sofa,
.;‘ ” " returned, atteacted his
‘l“i.lllm.m m.ul :u?ruin started
1 Crg “.(.‘h‘m,;:‘. «‘l.:ol not mn.\‘o,
", gk holg < :;m th(" third
ith hig bk 8 g guest’s coat
0 walke m;.:"ne 11 a .~tn'ut p'u]l,
king, Th“';;}]‘:ngiu.n, thiz time
indo) his heag ti : L‘ld Rl
| hing tnf(,]],(\ }1::1t Cewsar want
5, and he (i'i“; Tlm f:)r s
W out ¢, ilno(ros()i' T e
';"‘L,'ht him f:ncémh:nfg rOQR A
00 who Lod I tace with the
Quired for him!
THE DAWSON JOURNAL
VOIs. 19.
g ROCK OF AGES.
“Rock of Ages, cleft for me,”
Thoughtlessly the maiden sung,
Feil the words unzvasciously
From her girlish, gleeful tongue,
Sung as little children sing,
Bang as sings the birds in June:
Fell the words like oright leaves dewn
On the current of the tune;
“*Rock of Ages cleft for me,
Let me bide myself in thee.”
*Let me hide myself in thee"—
Felt her soul no need to hide,
Sweet the song as song could be—
And she had no other thought beside;
All the words unheedingly
Fell front lips untouched by care,
Dreaming not they each might be
On some other lips u prayer
“Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let e hide myself in thee.”
“Rock of Ages, cleft for me”—
“"Twas a woman sung them now,
Pleadingly and prayerfully;
Every word her heart did know;
Rose the song as stormed tossed bird
Beats with weary wing the air;
Every note with sorrow stirred,
Every syliable a prayer—
“ Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in j'fiee\."‘
“Rock of Ages, cleft for me”—
Lips grown aged sung the hymn
Thiusting and tenderly
Voice grown wezk and eyes grown dim,
“Let me h de myself 1 thee,”
Trembling though the voice and low,
Rose the sweet strain perfeetly,
Like a river in its flow,
Sung as only they can sing
Who beliold the promised rest—
“ Rock of Ages. cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in thee.”
“Rock of Ages, cleft for me,”
sung above a coflin lid,
Underneath, aii restiuliy,
All life's joys and sorrows hid
Nevermore, O storin tossed soul,
Nevermore from wind or tide,
Neverore from billows roli,
Wit thou need thyseif to hide,
Could the s zhitless, sunken eyes,
Ciose Leneati the soff gray hair,
Could the »wie and stiffened iips
Move azain in pleading vrayer,
Still, aye still, the words would be,
“Let me Lide miveelf in thee.”
THANKSGIVING DAY.
Macon, Ga., Telegrapli, 27th inst.
All the world will be abroad to
day thanking the Lord for favors;
that is all bat editors who render
thavks every day, and do not have
to sacrifice a whole one every
year in order to cateh up.
Some will thank him for life,
light, sleep, food, air, kin, soecial
and domestie pleasures and free
dom from writs, by getting glori
ously drank on eggnog before sun
down.
Some will convey a propersense
of their grattitude by opening their
mail in the back office and then
indulging in a quiet game of
draw-poker.
Some will acknowledge their
lasting indebtedness by murder
ing everything with feathers upon
it, out amid the glories of natuare
everything that heaves in sight,
from a swamp sparrow to atark..
buzzard.
Some will express their deep
sense of obligation by loaling an
unsuspecring stomach with baked
turkey and cranberry sauce, toask
forgiveness forit before morning.
Some, principally politicians, will
join the spiiit of the oceasion by
pulling the wires for office, iow
that the Democrats are in, write
lettors, Iy phas and read papers.
Some of these may not be induced
to ehime in next year.
Some vill, however, go to
chinveh, oot down on their koees
and tift up thank{ul hearts in
piayer These we airaid wili no!
erowl the strects mneh, and will
tand 1e only a minocity repori.
An Buthnsiactie Citizen
Arkangsw Traveler
“Your housess afire, Colonei,”
said ‘a man appronching dan re
quaintimea oue i sirt during a pol
itiead “ratifieation” when the pulse
of many a mait was fervished.
- «Allrile, old boy. Go up af
ter while'n put her out.”
. «Bat the roof was falliug in
whea J loft there.”
«“Thats so? Cellar ain’ hurtyit
reckon. Hooral!”
«Nearly all of your farniture is
destroyed.”
«Phad fact? Saved the well
didn't they? All right. Hoo
rah!”
'The American is an enthusias
tic citizen. .
On Sunday the Rev. Dr. Burch
ard, of “R. R. R.” fame, preached
on the subject, “Why am[ not
in heaven?’ If the prayers of his
former party friends and admirers
avail anything, it is very much 0
be feared that he never will get
theve,
Dawson, Ga., Thursday, December 4, 1884.
/A GEORGTA ROMANCE.
After years’ of True Devotion Two
Happy Souls Defy All Opposition
and Consamate Their Cherished
’ Hopes.
McDonough, Ga., Weekly.
Last week there appeared in
these coluinns the mere announce
ment of the marriage of Mr. E. L.
McDonald to Miss Julia Sloan.
Both are mewbers of families of
as high soclal atanding as are to
be found in Georgia and connect
ed with their union is a bit of ro
mance known to but few, which,
if woven into a story, would form
one of genuine interest and yieas
ursble reading.
In the brief space allotted a
newspaper but little can be said,
aud we propose to give simply the
bare outlines, trusting the whole
may not prove uninteresting to our
readers, and at the same time serve
to show what the powerful influ
ence prompted the actions of both
parties in the course they adopt
ed.
From very childhood—even be
fore either could from any real
coneoption of the passion—a mut
ual love has existed between them,
and as years passed it has ripened.
However, for reasons which can
not here be related, (and which
are and should be known only to
th-mselves and famwilies,) they
wera frequently prevented from
consumating their sacred vows.
Several times, at intervils, other
young men have <o far won Miss
Julia’s affections 25 to induce her
to engage berseii to them; but
just so often has the objeet of the
fivst love interposed his presence
and by little exertion ecaused
poscpenements and final eancella
tion of engagements.
Thas have matters progressed
between the old lovers until with
in a few months past, when anoth
er admirer in the person of a pre
minent and popular voung lawyer
of her own city appeared and sued
for the young lady's love. Again
were the old vows cast off and her
promise transferred to a new smit
or. Everything went smoothly
with this wooing. All were well
pleased wifh the prospective
match. Counsent of parents was
obtained, prpaerations were being
made, and it seemed this time that
Miss Julia would inevitably mar
ry another than her original lover.
A day was set apart for the per
formance of the eceremony, and
it’s approach was near. But be
neath the exterior the old influ
enca was at work. As the time
grew short, and the old lover real
ized that he was to lose his treas
nre forever, the thought over.
came him and he determined to
make one last appeal. He mn:t
have her at any saerifice. Visits
had been forbidden him, and what
must he do? Oune or two commu
nications were contrive ! by means
whichi only sueh ecircumstaunces
can provide. The young lady
read, in turn gave assuranceof the
G lality of her long love, but penn
¢d the awful aupswer that it was
eternnlly too Jate—she must wed
another, and to th's end declared
hor firm purpose.
Nothing daanted, howvevar, with
r-newed resolution and the incen
tive of & life’s love the ofi-disap
pinted oue pow set about to ob
tiin a person:l interview. Dar
inz a Sund iy «fiernoom stroll with
a lriend only coe week from her
meiriege dey, Mizs Julia was in
torespted and eunfionted by Mr.
McD omald, She wos visibly af
fected, bat witiie the short time
no definite encownragement was
obtained. . Qu. _the following
night, however, @ sociable was
arranged at the honse of a mutual
lady friend. At this Miss Julia
promised to be present, but for
some reason failed to put in her
appearance. Still the determived
lover despaired not. Next morn- |
ing he sent a sister to call on her t
and arrange an interview during |
the day. She promis-d a meeting 1
buat yet determined to resist his
importanities. Aecordingly, in
the afternoon Miss Julialeft home
ostensibly to make her grand
mother & cally which it is useless
to say was but brief.
Now, then, was the last, last op
portunity,. lu. the lovely grove
‘surrounding the “big spring,” (so
well known by everybody who
l knows MecDonough, and where
’Sacred troths had been plighted
‘} before that made happy the lives
i of many of our venerable fathers, )
‘in the bright sunlight and under
‘the influence of a glorious autum
nal evening, Ed and Julia met.
They remained together perhaps
an hour. And what passed be
tween them let not the idle curios
ity of on outside world inquire.
It is too sacred for the ears of any
but themselves. The oldlove had
overcome--they were lhappy.
When they emerged from the se
cret retreat, just as the sun was
sinking to rest, the promise had
been registered that, come what
may, they would live life's ways
together. No longer would they
delay. That very night should!
witness the solemn pledge.
Perhaps, not feeling the cour
age and thinking it best not to
make an announucement of the pur
pose to which she had yielded,
Miss Julia returned quietly at
home saying nothing of what has
occurred. Preparations were
quickly made for flight. As soon
darkness lent its shield the happy
girl glided ont into her lover's
arms, where trusting friends were |
in waiting with buggies. ’
The party 4t once proceeded to
the residence of 'Squire Stewart
to have the ceremony performed. |
This gentleman was absent from *
home, which caused a momentary
trouble. It was quickly overcome, ]
bowever, by continuing without
delay to the home of 'Squire Johu
son, about seven miles further, in
the Sixth district. Arriving here,
fate seemed again to oppose them.
This gentleman, too, (perhaps for
the first time at night in ten years)
had gone away. The next place at
which they could be accommodat
ed was three miles beyond. To
this their steps were immediately
bent. Reaching it, Hon. Geo. E.
Wise was found. Learning who
the parties were, he invited them
in, gave them a cordial reception
and soon pronounced the words
which made the trusting ones hus
band and wife.
It was then a late hour, no time
was lost in returning to the home
of the groom's father—where the
two are now surrounded with a
halo of happiness lovely to behold.
Here we draw the veil, trusting
and believing that their life’s
pathway wiil ever be arched with
roses of sweetest and purest love,
In justi/e to the gentleman of
the last ¢ngagement, we deem it
but proper to state that he re
ceives the news of his disappoint
ment in an admirable spirit, real
izing the fact that a marriags un
der the eircnmstances could have
been fraitful only of unhappiness
to both parties. He therefore
takes it cheerfully, deeming him
self fortanate in discovering a
grave mistake before it was two
late; and says that an elopement
was unnecesaly—that had hé been
acquainted with the fact that an
other was loved superior to him
self, he would under wno circom
stances have cotracted amarriage,
dat would have gracefull with
drawn his suit.
“You shonld not have stn.yedl
eway so long,” she said in icy |
tones as her theaire ¢ cort shid in- 1
to his seat ten minutes after the
ring-up of the second aet. |
*Oh! Ex-excuse me—ll mel
wy old friend, Tom, and—-"
“Was Jerry there too?’ was
tier artless interraption, as she
turned ber attention to the stage.
James Poss went down into an
old well in Paulding county, and
the rock: wall caved in upon himr
Yor seven hours he was imprison
ed, not able to do more than push
the dirt from his mouth. When
finally rescued he was almost un.
conseious.
When music, heavenly inaid, was young,
Wile yet in early tirecce she sung,
Fhe world was pleased to hear each air,
'Cause they'd no blamed piano there,
“Nucralgia” is the name of a
charming girl in lowa. Her moth
found it on a medicine bottle, and
was captivated by its sweetness.
Ladies,now is the time to buy you
a nice dress,and Christie & Laing
have the nicest lot of Dress Goods
ever brought hera, which they are
selling as cheap or cheaper than
eny house in Georgia.
HOW MY BABY DIED.
[A Tender Reminiscence ‘Wrung from
i a Mother's Heart,
The doctor saidit was a severe
cold, and prescribed for it
He went away and returned in an
hour without being called. Then
I knew my baby boy was more ill
than I had thought, and when he
went away, I followed him out of
the house and into the snow-bur
dened air, and said to him:
“Doctor, tell'me che trath. Will
my baby die?”
“It is very ill,¥ he replied, “but
there is yet a little hope.” Then
I returned and looked again on
that sweet face of my little boy-
Where dimples had been were
hard and white lines of pain.
Where the nostrils had been such
a soft and velvety pink, you could
see the light shine through their
walls, and every hair-like vein was
blue almost to blackness. The
little hands which I wont to feel
patting my cheeks had lost their
cunning, and were lying uselessly
on its heaving bosom, purple and
clenched. I knew my baby was
net for long. I knew that even
the angels, who loved it a little
better than I, were wa'tingtot ke ‘
itamay. I saw the death dew i
stand in diamond beads upoz its
alapaster brow and felt the dam- ‘
pening curls, that clustered like
falling sunshine where I had been
want to kiss it. I heard the faint
gurgling in my baby’s throat, and
saw no recognition in its eyes,
onea so soft and blue, and laugh
ing, but now glassy with the film
of death. They were looking
through the ceiling and roof of
my humble cottage, intc the realms
where the Recording Angel sat,
with the book of life open before
him, at a page as white 2s snow,
save where the name was written
at the top—the name of my darl
ing boy.
The snow flakes ceasad to fall,
and the glad sunlight from the
west came in through the window
and fell unpon my baby's bed,
flooding it with radiance and glory
like that which trembles on the
golden tiles of heaven, and then
the sun sank out of view, and in
the gray twilight my baby lay,
struggling body and soul, the one
with the other, for the mastery.
As theshadows deepened, 1 saw
the bony hand of death reaeh out
from the pillows aitd eluteh my
baby by the throat. I tried to fight
the monster back, but hLe would
not loose his hold.
The lamps were lighted and 1
saw my baby smile, as if itsaw a
face more weleome, kind and sweet,
than the face of her that bore it,
bendiug over its cradle—the face
of him who said: “Suaffer little
children to come unto me, and for
bid them not, for such is the king
dom of God,” and while if yet
smiled, the soul went out from the
tabernacle of clay, and lefi the
temple tenantless and cold, but
beautiful as life itself. My baby
was dead, anl I was clasping to
my Lieartonly the clay image of
its sonl, now winging its flight
through the bovidiess depths of
blue that lie between the grave
aud the thrown of God. Is it a
wonder that men worship idols of
ciay, when clay isso grandly beau
tiful as this?
I slept and dreamed, and as 1
dreamed, I saw the pearly g’ates‘
swing open and 1 knew my baby
reached home. leaveht a glimpse 1
of heaven and eaw it {ly stmightf
to the arms o him who dielupon
tha eross, and ere the gates were
closed, the angel with the book
drew his wand across the page
;u:ul held it ap to the others, and
I caw that nought but the name of
my darling boy was there, writ
ten in characters of shiuning
gold; while all the rest was pmre
and white, and as the gales swung
shut, the harps of millions sang
a glad refrain,
“Yes, Brethren,” says the cler
gyman who is preaching the funer
al sermon, “our deceased brother
was cut down in a single night—-
torn from the arms of bis loving
wife, who is thus left a disconso
late widow at the early age of 24
years.,” “Twenty-two, ¥ you
please,” sobs the widow, in the
front pew, emerging from her
handkerehict for an instant.
] YOUTHFUL POLITICIAXS
l it
Sadellia Democrat,
j While the voters of the coun
| try have been worked up to a
‘ grea! pitch of exeitement over the
presidential election, the ethusi
asm and escitement has not been
theirs only. It has permeated ey«
ery avenue of life, and even the
little children have been trans
formed into politicians,and have
debated twith each other as carn
estly and zealoasly as though the
fate of the country hung upen
them. It has beenno uncommone
thing to hear a couple of children,
prolx: b'y not over nine or ten years
"o}d, discussing the tariff with all
‘the animation of a congressian
—and with almost as good judge
ment as some congresmen exer
cise. The past month has De'n
one of unusual fun for the youth
ful population, who have joined
in the noise and demonstrations
of the clder people with great sat
isfaction, and have made the horns
and tin pans produce the most
horrid and discordant sounds.
The excitement has sharpened
the children’s wits, and it has
been quite amusing to watch two
little ones of opposite polities
meet, and taunt each * other with
arcastic allusions and political
squibs. The little Cleveland girl
would repeat with withering seorn:
“Cleveland sits in tae parlor
Talking to the ladies;
Blaine sits in the kitchen
Nursing nigzer babies.”
Then the little Blaine girl
would shout out:
“Pickled cats and pickled rats
are good enough for Democrats.”
Thiis would be replied to by the
first saying:
““Tin pans and rusty cans ;
Are good enough for Republicans’
Then number two would sing out: |
*Blaine aud Cleveland. 0
Fighting for a fly;
Blaine gave Cleveland
Two black eyes.” ‘
Number one warming up to
the situation, replies:
E Blaine went hote with a pound of bist
1. ter; v 1
Cleveland kicked Lim in the gutter; l
; Logan said it wasn't fair, |
Ilendricks said he didn't care.” |
} Number two, however,is not
to be bluffed thus, but comes ap to
the mark wiih:
l “Biaine is a gentleman, |
; Cleveland is a fool,
] Logen rides a white horse,
| Hendricks rides a mule.”
E A very appropriate answer flo
{Lis is found by Number one in.
E “Uleveland is a gentieman
| Hendricks is a man;
' Blaine i 3 a seoundrel,
Whom Logan h#lps to fan.”
This worries little Number Two
a tritle, bat che bravely answers:
“Cleveland is a wagon,
Hendricks is horse;
Logan is the driver,
And Blaine is the hoss.”
And thetalkis kept up until
one or the other gets tired and
run off home to “tell my ma.” God
bless the little ones, &nd ever
Leep them as full of life and spir
it as they now are.
Marries His Own Daughter,
A singular case of domestic re
lations is reportad in a Schoharie
county town, a few miles from
Scheneeday. A son of a farmer
eloped 18 ycars ago with a fifteen
vear old daughiter of a mneighbor,
and they settied in Esperience, Ta, ;
A daughter was born to them. |
While the child was an infant the |
mother eloped with a commercial }
traveler, taking the girl with her, '
and they went to Chicago. When ].
14 years old the daughter, whose |
mame wag thie nama as her mother's, ;
ran away, and on the ears met a!
man, who, taking a deep interest l
in hier, obtained for her a situation. ‘
The acquaintance ripensd into |
love, and they were finalily mnr-%
ried, taking up residence in Scho- |
harie county.
i In soima way the girls mother
learned of her marriage and de
cided to visit her daughter. The
woman appeared tmexpectedly, 1
and with the other interested per
sons wa# astounded in discovering
that her child had married her
own father and the husband whom
the mother had destroyed years
ago. The woman promptly with
drew and has returned to the West.
The separation of the husband
and wife, or the father and daugh
| ter, who havo one child; will fol
Jow.—Troy Times.
" AN IMPORTANT MATTER.
DEPATMENT OF AGRICULTURE, } '
ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 20, 1884
| To 7ut Crop REPORTERS ANE
OTHER FaARMERS! o © «np o edT
The New Orledns Cotfon Cen
| tennial and Industrial Exposition
will open on the 16th 6f Decems
ber. It is well known that no
Legislative appiopriation has
been made for a collective exhibit
!of the resources of (eorgia, and
all efforts to raise a fund for that
|purpose have failed. Notwith
standing such failurve, the rail
l roads and manufacturers will make
acreditable exhibit of the mineral
deposits, the foiest resources, and
the manufacturing industries of
our State. It remains now for
the farmers to do their part by
furmishing choice samples of the
products of their labors, to the
end that the agricultural resource®
and capabilities of our ioved State,
,and the skill and energy of the
tillers of her soil may be illustrats
ed at this great World's Exposi
tion. I appeal to the patriotic
impulses, #s well as to the self
interest of every true Georgian, to
respond to this eall and to aid by
word and deed in the effort to
maintain and to advance the re
putation of otir State, for wealth
of soil and climate, variety and
quality of products, and ecapacity
for future development.
Let public spirited farmers and
other citizens of each county ecol=
lect together choic samples of
farm and orchard products, and
send to me at Atlanta, Georgia.
The following list is given as sug#
gestive (though not exhaustive)
of such articles as will be propor
to embraee:
NO. 30.
Cotton stalks, cotton seed, cot
ton lint (samples), seed cotton,
corn (diffetent varieties, in ear
tnd shelled), peas, rice, wheat,
rye, oats and barley (in sheaf and
clean grain), potatoss (Irish and
sweet), peanuts, chufas, goobers,
millo maize, lEgyptian wheat,
millet (in variety), buckwheat,
pumpkins, clover, and grasses,
lucerne, onions, apples, sugar<
cane, end sorghum, (inecluding
sugars and syrups), honey and
wax, vinegar, jellies and eanned
fruits, wines, cider, peach and ap-<
ple brandies, dried fruits, ete.
Collect individual contributions
together at someo central point,
box or buudle together, and ship
as freight to “J. T. Henderson,
Commissioner of Agriculture, Af*
lanta, Georgia, for N. 0. Exposi
tion.” Delicate articles may be
sent by express. Transportation
charges to Atlanta will be paid
here, aftd the contributions will be
a:sorted and shipped to New
Orleans. In cases where sepa«
rate articles (contributed) are
sufficient in quality and amount
to command a market value, and
contributors are it willing to do
nate thewm, the same will be paid
for at market price. Samples of
grain, peas, ele., may be in quanti
ties of two quarts up to one bush
e, properly labelled with name
of variety and grower.
This eirenlar and appeal is ad
dressed especially to the “Crop
Reporters,” because I think they
¢ be be relied upon to do what
ever is practicable in their several
cHunties; and I urge them to exert
themselves to arouse interest and
secure the co-operative effort
necessary to success in iheir en<
deavir.
The persistent efforts of the
several Commissioners having
failed of snccess; in behalf of onr
common interest and our common
pride, I make this last appeal,
confident from past experience
that i¥ will not be iu vain, but that
yoawill leave no effort untried
which my give promise of success:
My own official position greatiy
adds to my coneern, and even im
poses a sense of responsibility
and daty in this matter. Well
knowing that the unpropitious sea
sons have seriously aflected the
quality of fuany of ou¥ erops, I
enly expeet and ask that the bess
attainable samples aud articles be
collected.
Therc is no time to be lost:
Let the eollections he tiade quick<
Iy, and shipped as ahove request
‘ad, s 0 as to reach Atlanta early iu
Ll)wemhur, and be made ready for
shipment to New Orleans before
Dccexaber 15th.
x Very respectfully, ‘
. J:'F. HENDERSON,
| Commissioner of Agrieultare.
The youngest cuu%ressmgm- in
the next house will be Wm,
LaFollette, of Wisconsin, whais
but 28 years old. - Wma‘\?ni ,of
Counectient, will be "the oldesf
Lmember, being 75 years olde