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Waynesboro, Georgia, Friday, December 18th, 188%
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Meeting of the lloiraril Agrleulturnl Club.
The regular monthly meeting of
the club came off at Me. I*. S. Jones’
on the first Tuesday of the month.
Mr. Robert Law was called to the
chair. “The best method to make
farming pav,” was the subject under
discussion.
Mr. J. B. Jones, jr., when called
upon by the chairman, said,'“the only
way he knew of to make farming
pay, was to stay at home and attend
closely to his business.”
Mr. W. H. Bullard was of the
opinion that we cultivated entirely
too much land for the amount of
stuff produced, and thought that we
could, with benefit to ourselves, deed
off in small lots to good working
farmers a portion of our lands gra
tuitously, thereby not only increas
ing the value of that left to the
■whole, but bringing into the coun
try what we so much need, a good
white rural population.
Mr. F. S. Jones’ remarks were:—
“There Is no use to attempt to make
cotton pay when it is below produc
ing prices, but we should seek those
things we can make on the laud
with some profit, and try to raise
stock, poultry, &c., which we can
sell at our door, and keep the land
fertilized by their droppings. Tho
feeding of stock is not such an ex
pensive operation when the value
of the manure is taken into consid
eration.”
Mr. 1>. S. Jones said “our greatest
need was markets. There were a
great many things that could be
raised profitably, if they could be
disposed of. He had been fortun
ate in selling some seed and other
crops that paid him, and thereby
was enabled to keep up at fanning,
but il he had been compelled to de
pend on cotton alone, ho certainly
could not have gone on.”
Mr. Rufus Cross, when called
upon, said “I have been at the busi
ness forty years and am still green.
I once could make a little money
.fattening beef, but the thieves are
so bad they will not let me keep
;any cattle now.”
“Mr. Robert Law thought we were
■extravagant with labor and should
.study economy in that direction.”
Mr.Shewmake said “he had tried
■croppers and renters and they both
had proved a failure, so he was go
ing to take hold of the plow han
dles another year himself and see
what could be done in that way.”
I)r. W. B. Jones was next called
upon and gave the following re
marks: “In quoting the expression
of a neighbor the other day, “1
would ride a long ways to consult a
man who could tell me how to
make a farm pay in my locality,
and with my surroundings.” I speak
of farming in contradistinction to
planting. Some writer says, put all
your eggs in one basket, and watch
that basket. This may be good ad
vice for men of professions, or those
following mechanical arts, or for
manufactories where success is
achieved by great proficiency in
■one specialty, hut a farmer must
needs diversify his labor, by this I
do not mean to scatter his efforts
over two much space, as in that di-
fusive system of agriculture in
which we have been too long engag
ed. When Solomon uttered that
wise proverb, “There is that scat
tered), and yet increaseth,” lie
never contemplated the difficulties
of cotton planting with free labor.
A farmer cannot continue to plant
one crop, hut must needs produce a
great many little things, and it is
in these little things that his profits
consist, they may appear insignifi
cant to many, but in the aggregate
they are the sum total of a man’s
profits on the farm. He should
raise as much as inissible of his
provisions, and do it as cheaply as
he can. Here wo cannot afford to
soli our grain, hut it should he fed
to valuable animals. A man would
us soon become bankrupt here at
tempting to raise all grain ns to
grow all cotton tor a Jiving. By
currying as many animals us heenn
well feed, and disposing of tho sur
plus, he may he able to make his
grain crops profitable to him. He
should utilize the cheapest food ho
can make for raising his poultry and
fattening his cattle, sheep and hogs,
and in this industry garden veget
ables is no little Item of food. If
called upon to say what yielded mo
tho greatest profit with the least ex
pense on my place, I would say my
fruits and vegetables. An old mul
berry orchard of twenty-five acres,
planted in llicks mulberries many
years ago, and Interspersed with
plum trees, furnishes me annually
the best rental of any land on my
place In the raising of hogs, This
twenty-five acres of mulberries and
plums will carry ono hundred head
of hogs three to four months in the
year, with very little corn, and the
hogs are healthier for that kind of
food. This orchard is never culti
vated, save occasionally sown in
grain. Tito best paying crop on my
place this year was a few acres in
Lucerne cut five times. If I had to
advise a young man starting out
now how to make a farm pay and
with hopes of leaving same a valu
able inheritance to his children, I
would urge first the planting of a
sufficiency of fruit trees that ripen
early and late and to utilize these
fruits as much as possible in feed
ing stock, together with all the
vegetables necessary for his family
use and to appropriate a portion of
his lands to pasturage and to econ
omically feed with everything he
could to save his corn. I am satis
fied, if ever farming is profitable
and inviting in this country, we
must get back to the first principals
of agriculture as practiced by our
fathers, the original settlers of the
country. They were by no means
fools, and labored under greater
disadvantages than we do now.—
When they cleared these lands
they planted orchards and tended
them, they fed stock and lived at
home and in a great degree kept up
the fertility of their soil. I am sat
isfied that we now plow and hoe too
much poor land, and when it takes
three to four acres to make a hale
of cotton worth forty dollars you
will agree with me that it is a small
business, a wear and tear of brute
and human muscle, that is a lament
able comentary on our agriculture.
The next subject is: “Under what
circumstances is it advisable, to go
in debt for land, for fertilizers, or
for other purposes ?”
The next meeting will be held at
Mr. Robert Law’s.
Mr. Robert Law was appointed
delegate to attend the meeting of
the State Agricultural Society.
The Roberts Cane.
A dispatch to the Augusta Chron
icle dated the 14th inst., says: Wm.
S. Roberts, formerly President of
the now defunct Bank of Augusta,
Ga., is under indictment by the
grand jury of this county for alleg
ed grand larceny, and the effort for
his extradition to answer the charge
was successful to-day, after month’s
delay, caused by appeals taken to
various tribunals. The bank in
Augusta failed in January last, and
it was charged that Roberts brought
to this city and hypothecated at the
Mercantile Bank $145,000 worth of
bonds which had been deposited in
the bank by the Bethlehem (Pa.)
Iron Works. The indictment was
presented on April 10, and wnen
the necessary requisition papers
had been secured a detective of this
city went to Augusta to bring Rob
erts into the jurisdiction of New
York state. He was prevented from
doing so by habeas corpus proceed
ings brought successfully in three
Southern states. An appeal was
made to the Supreme Court of the
United States. Here it was likely
to lay for three years, but at tho
personal solicitation of Governor
Hill the case was advanced upon
the calendar, and was argued in
Washington on the 20th ult. To
day the authorities here wero noti
fied that the Supremo Court has
rendered a decision ordering the
extradition process to be carried
into effect. Roberts, who is now
under $10,000 bail recently attempt
ed suicide by cutting his throat. A
detective will start South this week
lor ex-President Roberts.
A Little llcro.
Montezuma Record.
There is a little darky in town
who answers to the familiar so
briquet of “Pet,” and who is not
much larger than a bar of soap af
ter a hard day’s washing, being
about 10 years of age, and small for
his years. Pet is a handy little ne
gro, always on hand when any of
tho young men want to send a note
or have any errands for him to per
form. Ho was the hero of an act
last Sunday which deserves to ho
mentioned. Nearly every boy in
Montezuma, white and black, go
down to the river every Sunday af
ternoon to where the new boat is
being built, and to do this it is ne
cessary to cross tho creek at tho
mouth In a boat. There wero sev
eral little darkies in tho boat Sun
day afternoon with Pet, nil smaller
than himself, and in n ut Ring the
transit across the creek the boat
was capsized and all dumped into
the water. Pet could swim but the
others could not, and ho at once
took in the situation and went to
their rescue, llo piloted one of
them to the shore at a time and
succeeded in saving tho lives of
both of them by Ills heroic act. Pet
Is now wearing a new suit of clothes,
which was given hint by the moth
ers of the little nigs, as a reward for
Ids heroism.
Ilr. M. A. Simmons’ Liter Miallrlno
Is no cure-all, but a simple Vegetable House
hold Remedy, which lor tho past forty-two
yearn has proven lUelt to lie. anil is yol, guut-
antotal to lie ft perfect amt otteotlial remedy
for all discuses of the I.lver, Stomach and
llowels.
A HOItKIItLK ACtlDKNT.
The Mlilnlirlit Fust Tennessee Passenger T(’len
to |U*s that of (leorgls I’nelllr—People
killed noil Wounded by the
Kseaplng Steam.
Atlanta, December 15.—At 52
minutes after 11 o’clock last night
a most horrible collision took place
on the Georgia Pacific railroad at
Collier’s water tank, just seventeen
miles from Atlanta, The East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia can
non ball passenger,No. 12, ran into
the Georgia Pacific accommodation
train, telescoping the two passen
ger coaches in the rear.
Collier’s water tank is one mile
and a quarter this side of Austell,
and train No. 52 of the Georgia Pa
cific, which had left Atlanta five
minutes behind time, had stopped
there to take on water. The East
Tennessee passenger No. 12, left
Atlanta about three quarters of an
hour later, ieavingjust twelve min
utes behind time. Both trains were
out of the schedule time.
The Georgia Pacific track be
tween Atlanta and Austell, eighteen
miles distant, is used by tho East
Tennessee road. The East Ten
nessee trains run to Austell and then
branch to the northwest toward
Rome. The Georgia Pacific trains
reached Austell kept right on due
west to Alabama. The Georgia
Pacific accommodation passenger
last night had two combination
coaches attached—one half of each
sleeper—the other with ordinary
uassenger seats. The train sped
onward to Collier’s water tank and
stopped. The East Tennessee pas
senger, just twenty-three minutes
behind time and running at the rate
of forty miles an hour, came thun
dering around the curve and dash
ed madly into the rear coaches,
ploughing its way on, dealing death
and distruction on every hand.—
When the telescoping took place
the boiler of the East Tennessee en
gine was knocked in, the steam
pipes broken, and the hissing steam
filled tho rear coach and partly
flooded the one just ahead.
The seen which ensued bailies the
power of words. The shrieks of
women, the screams of children,
the groans of dying men mingled
in heartrending chorus, and amid
the thick darkness and general up
roar, disaster ruled the hour.
Tho hissing steam shot over the
liorrorstricken victims, kissing
them into ghastly death.
For a time all was confusion and
terror, but soon the living remem
bered their duty to the dead and
dying. Messengers were dispatch
ed to Austell, and in a short time
Drs. Medlock and Westmoreland
accompanied by a number of citi
zens repaired to the wreck. Word
was sent to Atlanta, and at 2 o’clock
Drs. G. G. Ray, J. M. C. F. Gaston
and J. F. Powell, accompanied by
several railroad officials, left on a
special train for the scene of the ac
cident.
By 8 o’clock this morning the de
bris had been cleared from the track
and at 8:05 a coach of No. 12 reach
ed Atlanta with the killed and
wounded. Two horribly mangled
ladies were put In a house near the
Georgia Pacific ralroad depot,
where they were well cared for.
Seven wounded men were borne
to the Ivey street hospital, where
they were put under the influence
of opiates after their wounds were
dressed.
At 9 o’clock this morning, ten
(load bodies were removed in an
undertaker’s wagon from the Geor
gia Pacific depot to the establish
ment of Patterson A Bowdon, un
dertakers, on Lloyd street, three
doors above tho Markham House.
Six men, one woman and three
children—dead 1 A great crowd
followed tho wagon through the
streets, and when the dead were
tenderly lifted into the undertaker’s
hall, several policemen had to be
placed at the front door to keep the
poople from rushing in.
Tho bodies wero decently laid,and
in the dim hall presented a most
horrible spectacle. Tt was plain to
see that all had been scalded to
death. Dr. Boring, the county phy
sician, examined them in vain for
broken bones. Death had ensued
in almost every instance from in
halation of steam.
Several of the wounded have
died since the accident, and others
cannot live. It was probably the
most horrible accident which ever
occurred on any rullroad in Geor
gia, and somebody mus'; Buffer for
this terrible earelessnoss.
rile Situation In I'tuh.
A Forty Year*’ Sufferer Cured.
As n specific I’lii'o for IruiisIttiU or chronic
piles, r. 1'. C. Inis worked marvelous cures.
Among them Is Mr. Shields, of (Ink woods.
Texas, who hud lilies for forty years, lie hud
utterly despaired id being helped hy medical
aid, uhiiodoned all lahor, ami the past year
was subject to fearful spasms, hy which Ids
body was drawn Into contortions. On one
occasion of Ills sufiorlugs, Col. Munnliisc, a
friend mid distinguished cltl/.on, happened to
ho present, sent for the (', r. medicine, and
II was applied, giving Instant relief. Mr.
Shields was before not aide to walk or ride,
hut alter using tho 1'. 1). O. medicine for one
week he was out intending to business as us
ual. He Is now free from Ilia elfeets of ttic
idles, mid considers tho C. (,!. C. the grandest
medicine of the ago.
New York World.
Halt Lake, Utah, Dec. 8.—Not
ono person who is not acquainted
with tho characteristics of the Mor
mons and who does not know the
hatred that exists between the va
rious sects here can form any opin
ion of the great excitement and the
peril of the Gentiles. It would as
tonish no one were the Nauvoo le
gion to open an indiscriminate war
fare upon the Gentiles. At every
Mormon meeting place in the city
secret councils are being held and
the issue raised by the arrest of Col
lin by Federal officers discussed.—
Mob meetings are frequently held,
and fights tire common. Armed
Mormons are pouring into the city,
and threaten to visit vengeance
upon the enemies of the church.—
The most dastardly work of the
leaders is done through the Mor
mon papers, which persist in call
ing upon the faithful to avenge the
blood of McMurrin. They heap the
vilest calumniations upon the Gen
tiles. Nothing is left undone to
foster the hatred, and their success
in this line is so great that three
Gentiles stopping at a Mormon
boarding house were last night or
dered to quit the place. This morn
ing tho landlord was so irato that
the husband of an invalid boarder
sat up all night with his revolver
in his hand, the parting words of
the landlord at night having been:
“With the help of tho Almighty we
can whip you again, as we did once
before.” Contrary to expectation
the services at the Mormon church
yesterday were not intensely blood
thirsty. The immense Tabernacle
is now closed for the season, and
services were held yesterday in the
winter Tabernacle. Botli these
buildings, as well as a new and mag
nificent temple now in progress of
construction, are situated in what
is known as Temple Block, a large
square about the size of three
blocks, and surrounded by a high
wall of stone. The Tabernacle seats
13,000 persons andean be emptied
in six minytes. The winter Temple
seats about 5,000 persons, and was
filled before the services had begun.
The choir yesterday consisted of
thirteen bassos, fourteen tenors,
eleven sopranos and eight contral
tos. The services commenced by
ten men, “the bishoprics,” breaking
bread, putting it intodishes resem-
blingsilver-plated calla baskets,and,
after an invocation, passing it
around among the elect, each of
whom took a small piece. The same
performance was afterwards gone
through with the water, which was
in seven cups, out of which each of
the saints took a draught. A mid
dle-aged man named Woodruff,
who had been President of their
twelve Apostles, was the first speak
er, and he desired to hear testi
mony of the Gospel of Christ and
the kingdom of God:
“The history of the world for the
last six thousand years, since it was
first peopled hy Father Adam, pro
claims one truth standing out bold
and strong before heaven and earth
and that is that there is a God in
Israel, a God in heaven, the creator
of all flesh, and that that God has
given us in Salt Lake his laws, his
commandments, and that the prom
ises of that God have been fulfilled
in every age of the world without
any man who has advocated the
Gospel of Jesus been popular? Can
you point your finger at the date or
place? If you can, I have never
found it. Tho human family is far
more ready to choose the evil than
the good. The life of the Saviour
was a scries of persecutions from
his birth until his death. If ho cast
out devils it was attributed to Bel-
zobub. See the trials that he went
through, and while a Gentile age
was ready to sny, “I found no evil
in Him,” still tho Jews said, “Cruci
fy Him,” and tho cry went up until
His life was taken on to the,cross,”
The speaker then referred to the
second coming of Christ, and said
a great many of tho apostles of tho
church of latter-day saints had seal
ed their faith with their blood.
“Joseph Smith was a prophet of
God, as great as God ever raised up
to men, and while tho priests of the
earth tiro crying “Down with the
Mormons,” 1 ask, “Wluit is tho mat
ter with you?” And they answer
“You teach things contrary to our
belief.” That was the cry during
the time of Joseph Smith, and it
continued until ho laid down his
life for his faith. This nation is
bordering on frightful evils. Wo
uro abused by tho sects of tho day,
and our people tiro shot down in
cold blood, hut I want to say to this
nation that the sects of tho day
luivo somebody elso to oppose be
sides what Is generally termed
“Mormonlsm.” Tho day is at hand
when tho Lord will inspire his
apostles, anil miracles will again ho
worked. Tho tiny Is at hand, and l
say, lot them do what they want
hut lot uskoop tho conumindnioiits
of God.”
The next speaker was Joseph
Smith, ono of the numerous neph
ews of the original Joseph, lie
said hut little, opening with the re
mark: “We are called murderers,
immoral, ignorant, superstitious
dupes under the bonds of a super
stitious priesthood. Utah is in ad
vance of many of tho states which
have a thousand advantages where
we have one.” As regards immor
ality, the speaker denied the charge,
stating that there was no equal
number of people on the face of the
earth to-day who would present
such pure and simple morality. He
charged that there were more chil
dren murdered throughout tho
United States than were horn to
latter-day saints. Speaking of
polygamy, Mr. Smith did not wish
to compare the evils and debauche
ries, the vices of those who accused
the Mormons for marrying more
wives than one with the question
of polygamy, and hope God would
forgive him for making the com
parison; it was virtuous and noble
and the other horrible and debas
ing.
The city this evening shows no
signj of violence more unusual than
those which have prevailed for sev
eral days.
■"Tj
Pm
Ague ok 12 Years’ Staniuko cubed.—
Chlllurlne Is nil It Is recoin monclod to bo. A
young Imly who hud suffered with ague for 12
years, was entirely cured by using ode bottle.
M. P. Jones, Clayton, Ind., Dee. 18, iss.'t.
TO HORSEMEN
I have just received and am
now prepared to supply the
trade with the best Horseshoe
made. The celebrated Trotting
Plates are pronounced by horse
men as the best, enabling their
horses to make better time, both
on the track and road. Call at
my shop and inspect these best
of shoes, and 1 am sure of your
satisfaction. Racers shod with
skill. A trial asked.
•T. O’BYRTVS,
WAYNESBORO, : GA.
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DRUGS!
The undersigned lias opened a DRUG
STORE at tills place, and expects to KEEP
PURE DRUGS
In fact, everything usually kept In a Flrst-
Class Drug Store, will bo found In Stock.
The public generally are Invited to give them
atrial. Best goods
AT BOTTOM PRICES,
E. A. Perkins & Co.
MILLEN,
MUlen, Ga., May 28, 1885.
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Steam Saw Mill.
MUNNERLYN, - GA.
JOHN D. MUNNERLYN, Prop,
The nboveSaw Mill Is now in full operation,
and all orders will be filled without a mo
ments delay.
Lumber sawed to order on short notice at
liberal prices.
Orders can bo left at my office at Waynes
boro. All bills will be payable to tho under
signed. I solicit a share of the public patron
age. Respectfully,
JOHN D. MUNNERLYN,
Jnnlfli’85tf Waynesboro, on.
MONEY.
In Abundance.
I am now prepared to Negotiate Loans on
Improved Farms on shorter time and more
Reasonable Terms than ever.
Loans Made for Any Amount.
Call and see me.
ZE2. IF 1 - 3Lj£it*7-son.
WAYNESBORO. GA.
June27,’8l.h-m
R. F. Mobley
WAR nil
MUNNERLYN.
1/VST1MATKH furnished and bouses built on
F short notice. Lumber furnished sawed
to order for any lino of work. Running gears
for gins repaired or made new cheap, tho
very best ol material used, Parties wishing
estimates on any work In this line should
call on or write me. Being in charge of u saw
mill I can furnish everything and do your
work at as low figures us first-class work can
bo done or good material used. augll’Kutf
Jno. D. Munnerlyn
1H HTILL AGENT FOR J
Reliable Fire, Life and Accidental Insurance
GIN HOUSES, GRIST MILLS, STORES
AND DWELLINGS, As WELL AS
BARNS, STA HLKS and CORN DRIBS
INSURED AT FIJI UTA RLE
RATES.
senlTtmf
E. F. Lawson,
Attorney- at - La w,
WAYNESBORO, OA.
Will promptly attend to alt business Intrust
ed to bis care, and give special attention to
the practice In the Court of Ordinary. OlHce
ilex! door to Arlington Hotel. novl!)'S2hv
T. D . OLIVER,
ATTORN.E Y - A T - LA W,
NEXT POOH TO W. M. WIMliHHLY'S,
WAYN KiSBOllO, : : : : GA.
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