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SATURDAY, AUG. 10, 1001,
Albany la still the "First Bale" town.
The strike mlorobo seems to be In the
otr.
-Business on the great lnkos is protty
well tied up by the strike.
mu PRIVILEGES—
LICENSING OAXBLING.
The report oomee from Savannah that
the erneade of the Law and Order
League of that oity ia "having a bad
effect on the State fair," and that some
trouble has already been earned.
According to the Savannah Press,
there lias not been a single bid for the
privilege of (telling pools on the raoes
or for running games of chance. It was
expected that ns mnoh as $10,000 wnnld
be seonred from that source alone. The
sporting men say they are afraid of the
Law and Order League.
Another feature of this work of the
league is that the sporting fraternity
men who wanted the fair held in Sa
vannah for the sporting element it
wonld bring have declined to pay
their subscriptions to the fair. This Is
a large amount.
At the meeting of the directors on
Monday, according to the Press, a letter
was rend from Hon. J. Pope Brown In
whlob he allnded to the rumor that
there wonld be a prir.o fight in Savnti-
nnli dnring the fair. He said he hoped
it wns not seriously considered. Huoh a
tiling would damage the Rtate fair and
the Agricultural Society wonld have to
Withdraw. "The reading of this let
ter," says the Press, "created a smile,
no prise fight is oontemplated and
nothing of the kind is probable. Major
G. M. Ryals was present. He said that
his interest in the matter in Atlanta had
been enlisted by a few parties here who
wanted to have Jeffries spar in Savnn-
nah if possible. Ho did not represent
the fair directors in this matter at all,
and the bont, if it had been held, wonld
not have been on event of the state fair."
While the Savaunuh sports agpoar to
have abandoned the proposed fight be
A KNOTTY QUESTION TO UNTANGLE <
The Herald reproduces the following
editorial, from the Soothem Milling and
Lumber Journal, by request of a prom,
lnent business man of Albany:
The saw-mill and lumber manufac
turers of the South are np against one
of the knottiest problems they have ever
been called on to solve in arriving at
what methods are best and most expe
dient to adopt for the control of negro
labor. Aronnd the saw-mill and in the
woods negro labor in the past has been
in every way desirable. For the endur
ance of certain hardships iuaidont to
ont-doorexposure, Bach as heat, rain,
sunshine, eto., negro labor has tioeh as
good os the best. For such hardships
their powers of endurance aro great.
Bpfrof late years they have displayed an
indifference to their favorite vocation
that betrays a species of retrogression
that renders it difficult to conjecture
BERMUDA GRASS.
The following Is reptctfnlly referred
to the Herald by the esteemed Macon
News, and we know not what better
use to make of it than, to publish it:
"We believeit was Editor McIntosh,of
the Albany Herald, who made himself
immortal as an agrienltnral sage by sug
gesting to farmers that when they found
gra«s In the cotton patch they should
abandon the cotton and proceed to the
cultivation of the grass. Recently Prof.
S. M. Tracy took advantage of the hos
pitable columns of the Angustn Chroni
cle to say:
‘I have been over a large portion of
Tho city conncll of Atlanta has asked
to bn searoheil by tho grand jury.
The Angustu Herald is afraid Sonth
Georgia wants too many governors.
The olfioe-holdlug habit, onon formed,
peeius to be as hard to shake off as me
laria. _______
Another nogro was bnrued at the
stska In Mississippi yestorday. Same
old story.
The Savannah Press aoousts the At
lanta Constitution of belittling Hon. H.
G. Traner.
Terrell and Brown both hold good
jobs, and maybe that’s the reason they
ure waiting nntil next year to run for
the governorship.
Senator Steve Olay has announced
that, now that hlB ospenial friend, Flom
doillgnon, is ont of tho gnbornutoriul
race, he proposos to “hands off."
M ij. Byals' "boxing bout” at Savan-
null during the State Fair Bosnia to be
all off, bnt the boom which he launched
for Ool. Estill for governor has evidently
taken root.
It Is no reflection on anybody to sty
that there Is not a man in Geoigia to
day who can stand still nml have the
gubernatorial nomination handed np to
him on a silver salver.
Attorney General Terrell is not wor
rying the people in advance with his
candidacy for the governorship, but the
oloso observer can occasionally sou that
he is leisurely sawing some wood.
Hoy ought to bring fancy prioes next
wilder and spring. Tho Hkkald has
ulre«dy heard of sonio of the new crop
native grass hay selling for $50 per ton.
There is a good profit in hay ut a much
lower price.
In his letter to the State Domooratio
Executive Oommitteo of South Carolina,
call 'd forth by tho notion of that body
in expelling him from the .party, Sena,
tor Mel.mirin says some right tart tilings
aud I'.nys Senator Tillman.
IrV a long time until tho election, but
the withdrawal of Hon. F, G. duBiguon
from tho gubernatorial raoe precipitated
an early opening of the campaign, and
the unuoncement of candidates is
now til a order of the day in Georgia pol-
• itics Next!
A Washington (D. O.) testator up
pended this clanse to bis will, which
was admitted to probate a few days
ago: 'the net sum of $180,000 lolt by
this will is the financial resalt of a long
life of industry and economy, and it
used for good and asefnl purposes by
(hose to whom it is now given it is
enongli. And if not so need it is too
jnach."
;• TV ' "
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, tho
region whore the drouth has been most! entirely upon ciiwimstnuc
nevero, and I find tho Bermuda pastures ! t j ons nof
campaign of
the only ones which aro able to furnish
forage ufter six weeks of scorching sun. (
In fact, the drouth-resisting character-! f? over|,F(1 n,orf -
istio of the Bermuda constitutes cue of volved aud ih
its chief values in all regions subject to : tho candidate
Ic is the fouit
WE DON’T KNOW.
Some of the friends of the Herald
have expressed a desire to' know what
stand this paper proposes to take in the
gubernatorial race—which candidate it
intends to support. We really do not
know. We do know, however, that
newspapers ought to be deliberate about
matters of this kind and that there is
ample time yet for making a choice of a
candidate to be voted for u year or more
hence.
It may be that the Herald will not
become a partisan of any particular
candidate in flic race. This depends
and condi-
now developed. If :t. is robe
I
issues we shall be
by the issues in
ti manner in which
line up on these is-
where thoy will land, tor verily tho path
they arc so dangerously treading today jsoveie summer drouth, ic is me rouii- fluefJ t|inJ| liv pprrt0nil ] preferenc
will lead them into a wilderness of chao* Aation of every really good pasture I , * . -
and min of which they aro little dream-! throughout the entire Gulf states re- ,or tl,B candidates themselves. If may
j nff< igion. i ho the privilege of every, newspaper to
With an eye sipgln to stimulating' 'It is essentially a rich land grass, | champion the cause of a candidate for
thorn to greater efforts and renewed on-! and nowhere in the world docs it sue-! public office merely on account of the
orgies, many of tho Georgia sawmill'j need better than on the black prairie 1 p0r80Inl rrBfer ,, n00 o( tho editor, bnt it
region of northeast Mississippi, the. ... , tr
. , ... , . . is one which the IIerald does not-care
creek and river bottom lands in tho,
central part of the state, and on the I *-° exercise. When the Herald under
most alluvial lands of the delta. ! takes to espouse the cause of a oatidi-
'In careful feeding tests made at the dtUe or a measure it wants to b a able to
stare experiment, station, Bermuda was RlTn B reMnnBb le reason for it that will
found to be about 8 per oont more vain-!
1 reoetve respec tin' consideration ut the
hands of intelligent and fair-minded
men advunoed their wages n short, time
ago from 10 to 50 per cent. Instead of
arousing them to better things, the re
verse has been trne, and a poorer service
is today rendered for the increased price
than was given before at. prioes ante
dating tho advanoo. This wus the tee- ( .
timony of no less than fifty of the lead- lable than the best timothy hay for both
ing saw-mill men at Tifton, Go., a few mules and cuttle. Its yield exceeds that
An odd stpry of poverty, romance, de
ception, ingratitude, love and a wooden
leg comes from Preston, Conn. Danish
Walsh, a poor yonng man with a
wooden leg and professing to ho de
voutly religions though down in his
lack, was befriended by a Mr. Stanton
of Preston. After some time Walsh
complained that bis wooden leg was
wnrn ont and caused him much pain.
The good-hearted Mr. Stanton gave
him $n0 with whioh to buy a now one.
In-tend of nRing the money for that
pnrpoBe, however, Walsh persuaded Mr.
Stanton's fifteen-year-old daughter to
elope with him to New York. Rhoda,
the daughter, said sho became inter
ested in Walsh burn use he had a wooden
leg. and finally loved him for the sor
rows ho had seen. Because of her in
fatuation and his inilnence over her she
stole $80 from her father, whioh, added
to tlic $60 procured for the wooden log,
gave the couple a small fund with whioh
they went to New York. Walsh imp
been arrested for abduction.
days ago, who further said thnt, as it of any other grass-making hay of equal-
was todny, the negro could earn enough
worklug half time to live on, and loaf
the remaining half. This policy many
of them were taoltly adopting, and
thereby seriously disorganizing tho
lumber and mill crews.
The trouble, however, dees not stop
with the lumber people, for the navnl-
store operatois throughout Georgiu,
Florida aud Alabama ure today con
tending with difficulties of the same
identical character, and from their ball-
tween Jeffries and Rnhlln, it Is only be- [iwioks there oomes a wail that, would
oause theyjeould not engage the slog
gers for the oooasion. Savannah's rep
utation and the effort, to pnll off this
prise fight together have given rise to
the Impression throughout the state that
the sports are to ont a wide swatli at the
State Fair in that oity, and 'the impres
sion has, os the dlreotors now evidently
begin to realize, "hud a had effeot."
The sooner Savannah and the direc
tors of the fair have this Impression cor
rected the hotter, not only for Savan
nah, bnt for tho fair.
The "privilege" business has been
overdonu i t the fairs and carnivals of
the country of reoent yoars, and it is
time to call n halt on gambling and
fakes in oonuectlnn with snob enter
prises. The people are gutting tired of
it.
That it Is possible to have a successful
carnival or fair without gambling,
fakoB or games of any kind was
demonstrated by (lie management
of tho Southwest Georgia Hay
Day Carnival and Street Fair
held in Albany in November last. No
game or (gambling device of nuy kind
wns permitted. Even knife boards and
cane ranks were ruled out. The gam-
blors and fakirs onmo, bnt. they wero
told tojmove on. They protested and
persisted,Jbut without avail. Thoy were
oompletolyjshut ont. No sohorae, game
or device for faking tho people or get
ting the mouoy of the nuwary was
lloentod or tolerated.
And wo had the biggest and best, our-
nival in |Albauy Mint, wns held in the
state last year. It was a success finan
cially and 'otlierwiso. It. brought un
precedented crowds to the oity, and
they wero pleased. The attractions
wore all legitimate, and nobody was
faked or swindled.
The experience of the Southwest Geor
gia Hay|Day Carnival and Street Fair
Association's given to Savannah and
other places that may bo promoting
fairs or carnivals for what it is worth.
Applications for privileges for nil sorts
of games and sob Blurs for onr next. Hav
Day Carnival and Street Fair are being
reooived daily, bat tho polioy adopted
by the management last year is being
striotly ndherod to, and no privileges of
the kind will be sold for any considera
tion.
Tho figures of the treasury bureau of
statistics show that the value of the raw
cotton exported in tho fiscal year 1001
wus more than in any previons year in
the history of the country, and that the
total value of cotton and its prodnots
averaged $1,000,000 for every day in the
year. The total value of raw cotton ex
ported in 1001 was $818,678,4(8, against
$800,712,808 in the best year ever before
known—1801—and the total value of
ootton, cotton goods, cotton seed oil and
A.f Anil n(Li.« nn. 1 m . . . .
meal and other products of that plant
expoited*was $205,405,707.
ptos a Oommanohe Indian to the happy
hunting grouud. Already the latter
have suggested an early convention of
all tho lumber people and naval-store
operators fer fixing a scale of wages by
whioh all should be governed. For onr
part, we think this the best way ont. of
it, and if the negro will only work when
barelv paid enough to keep body and
sonl together, then reduce his wngos to
that point. Lumber manufacturers all
over the South and naval*store opera
tors as well have furnished hundreds
and thousands of negroes with steudy
aud regular employment at good aver
age wages for muuy jyears and the hit
ter's tootles of late borders closely on to
ingratitude of the basest kind.
It is expected, says the Philadelphia
Ledger, that a formal effort will be
rnado to seenre the adoption of a count!-
ly good quality, ami its thrifty growth,
where properly cared for, has changed
manv Mississippi counties from im
porters to exporters of mules
••The rapidly-growing appreciation of
its value is doing more than any other
one thing to develop the live stock in
dustry of the state. Tho Bermuda
fields of Mississippi will soon rival the
famous bine grass regions of Kentucky.'
"This moves the Memphis Scimitar to
remark:
•The Southern farmer who loses his
religion by 'cussin’ out’ the stubborn
Bermuda grass, little realizes that the
time is coming when this grass will be
generally esteemed as affording the best
pasturage known in our climate. Yet
such is the case, and the time when the
truth of the statement shall be admitted
by all is not far distant. The vnlae of
the discovery, if discovery it may be
called, cannot be gainsaid, in view of
the trend toward diversification of farm
products iu the South, and particularly
the breeding of work stock, beef cattle
and sheep. This has been no secret to
agrienltnral experts, and they are uow
beginning to give the public the benefit
of their investigation of .the subject and
the conclusions they have reached. The
Bermuda is also the only lawn grass that
will withstand the heat and drouth of
onr Hammers. If properly attended to
it makes a beautiful, thick, glossy green j
people.
The Baltimore Sim soys:
pears to be no probability that a combi
nation composed of capitalists or of
planters will be formed to monopolize
the South’s production of cotton. If
every planter could obtain enough
money to pay off his indebtedness, to
give cash for his farm supplies, ar.d to
put a sufficient balance in bank to meet
his expenses until ho was ready to sell,
the South might always obtain a fair
price for its staple product. It is not
likely, however, that a syndicate of
The Philadelphia Record says : “The
triple screw cruiser Columbia, with
small berthing capacity and bull filled
with costly machinery, is to supplant-
the old frigate Vermont ns a receiving
ship at tho Brooklyn navy yard. This
is like using a race horse to draw a coal
cart. The Columbia is a 28-knot ship,
and cost over $3,000,000. The Vermont
is a huge t nlk without machinery, and
There np- * 9 U3 ®l es s except as a floating barracks
or hospital. If ampler accommodations
be needed for enlisted men of the navy,
it surely should not be necessary to de
vote to such a commonplace purpose one
of the fastest and finest vessels of the
new navy.”
Bibb county’s tax returns show an
increase of $590,002 The Macon Tele
graph says the digest does not show
more than $889.7(14 increase, but add ta
this the $259,898 worth of telephone,
telegraph, eleetrio and street Tailroad
properties on whioh returns were made
financiers will be organized to advance this year direct to the comptroller-gen-
the immense sum of money that would
be required to enable tho Southern
planters t-o hold their cotton indefinitely.
The scheme wonld be a risky one, both
for the syndicate and the planters.”
Mr. W. G. Cooper, of the staff of the
Atlanta News, has been down to Quit-
man to interview Hon. H G. Tamer as
to the probability of the Sonth Georgia
pfcatesman’s candidacy for the governor
ship. Like those who have preceded
him, Mr, Cooper was courteously re
ceived, but he came away without
knowing anything more as to whether
eral and it aggregates the $599,892, or
the real increase.
The Savannah Press thiuks that soft
drinks would he a great promoter of so
briety if there were only more people
addicted to the soft-drinking habit
C.
’Phone 107. -f 74 Broad St.
tutioual amendment changing the date sward, fit to compare with that of the
for the inauguration of Presidents.
Agitation of the snbjeofe has been re
newed by the presentation to the com
missioners of the District of Columbia
of a resolution of the inaugural com
mittee, who have been giving attention
to the matter since the inauguration of
President McKinley, asking the com
missioners to appoint a national com
mittee to urgo the innovation. The
date which appears to meet with gen
eral acceptance is April 80, if there is
to be any change. To accomplish this
the Federal Constitntion must be
amended to exteud the term of President
MoKinley aud that of the members of
the Fifty-eighth Congress t-o April 30,
1905. A large committee, composed of
representative citizens of every state.
famous old-world lawns
“All of whioh is respectfully referred
to the Hay King of South Georgia ’’
It was a Now Jersey jury which last
year reached a verdict by playing a game
of “old sledge,” or seven-up. In that
case the Judge on the Bench made some
warm comments, though he did not dis
cover the fact until after the jurors had,
been relieved of duty. In Mercer
county,Penn. ,ou Friday lastit was learn
ed by the judge that the conviction of a
music dealer of some small offense was
reached by thfc drawing of lots by the
jurors. The vordlct had surprised the
Court- because the instructions cf the
Judge indicated that he thought the ac
cused should be acquitted. The excuse
of the jury ia that, there was little hope
will probably be apyotuted to further ’ of mi apreemenr; the weather wur fear-
the movement." ] fmly hot., and they were hardly in a re-
sponsible state of mind. They were
Mr. Turner will bo a candidate than
he did before his visit. Mr. Cooper
writes entertainingly of his visit and of
his efl’ort to draw Mr. Turner out on the
gubernatorial situation, especially with
reference to his own part in the ap
proaching campaign, but {there is not
a line to iu ioate what Mr. Turner ex
pects or intends to do.
At Richmond, Vn. f a few days ngo a |
Childs’ and Misses’,
$1 00 Quality, this sale,
eager to get home
yonng man named Burnett Lee went |
with a party of pleasant yonng girls I The Baltimore Sun says: “Unfor-
to a concert- and iu the fun of tlu* mo- \ tunately the questions at issue between
ment ho playfully nskod one of tnetn ; the Steel Trust and its employes are of
tobriughim his walking stick from a such a character that neither seems . . ,i
neighboring hall rack. Lutenng fully, willing to make concessions, each re- . ! ipw.o.i. ^ 71
it is said, into tho spirit of the remark, garding the surrender of any part of its
The story of a rich man’s tribute to
virtue came ont i« a will case at Car
thage, Mo., the other day. James E.
Baker, the deceased, was a capitalist.
At one time he oee.ame estranged troru
his wife. In the household was a pretty
housemaid named Kitty Dowd. He
bogged the girl to elope with him to
Dakota, where a divorce could be se
cured aud they could be married. The
girl rejected his proposition and re-
mained faithful in her position as house
maid. Shortly Biker saw the folly of
his infatuation for her, and was grate
ful to her for saving him from himself.
He gave her $2,500 as a wedding present,
and left her $7,600 in his will.
ONE WEEK’S
SPECIAL SALE
Beginning Saturday
Morning, on all Low Cut
Summer
SHOESI
Childs’ and Misses’,
$2 00 Quality, this sale...
Childs’ and Misses’,
$1.75 Quality, this sale.
Childs’ and Misses’,
$1.50 Quality, this sale
Childs’ and Misses’,
$1.35 Quality, this sale,
Childs’ and Misses’,
$1.25 Quality, this sale,
The Macon Telegraph tni*
morui. g Ladies’ $4 00 Quality,
publishes a letter written by Mrs.. ^ 1,R Sale
the young lady struck Lee a swinging
blow with the tip of her parasol. That
night he began to sutler from the effects
of the blow and the second day he was
compelled to take to his bed with ma
larial fever. Referring to tho incident,
the New Orleans States says : “This is
a matter which will greatly interest the
medical scientists, for it shows that as
a purveyor of the germs of malaria the
parasol tip is the side partner of the
pestiferous mosquito. Science is mak-
iug wonderful discoveries and the dan
gerous character of the parasol tip is the
latest on record.”
The Savannah sports couldn’t engage
Jeffries aud Rnhlin, the champion
heavy-weight sluggers, for that “boxing
bout,” and now the Savannah Press
gives this notice: “The Albany Her
ald and Macon News will please notice
that there will be no prise fight at the
state fair.”
contention as the abandonment of a
vital principle. So the contest will be
fought until ono or the other of the
combatants is exhaustod. Iu view of
the Steel Trust’s resources, the chances
aro in its favor. Even if it wins u de
cisive victory, however, it may have
cause in the next few years to regret
that it forced the fight to a finish.”
member of the family in Macon with! ^ his Sale.
reference to Mr. Blount's condition. : Lsrties’ $8 00 Qoalitj-,
which, according to reports published I This Sale
yesterday, 'was alarming. Mr. Blount!, .. , ,. ,,
, . , 1 Ladies'$2 au Quality,
himself stoutly repudiates the theory , This Sale
that ho has had a stroke oi paralysis,
blit it appears from In
ter that she is rather apprehensive. The j
mnnv friends of Mr.
.ffQ-'-y-rt-t-w iMi.4i yuiWtivmon-x•*"■*** sou*
Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage says that
"a newspaper whose columns overflow
with the advertisements of business
men has more inflnenoe in attracting at
tention to and building np a oity or
town than any other agenoy that can be
employed. People go where there is
bnsiness. Capital and labor will locate
where there is an enterprising commn-
nity. No power on'earth is so strong to
bnild np a town as newspapers well
patronized, and this power should be
appreciated.”
Blount throughout j *2' 0n Quality,
, .... , , "his Sale
th« slate will be glad to team, however, j
that he is able to sit- up and take a nde j $8 50 Quality,
daily. i ThisSl19
Samples of ore and gold, accompanied
by regularly attested affidavits, have
been received in Atlanta showing a re
markably rich strike of gold in Wilkes
county, near Washington, Ga. The
affidavits show that out of 1,407 pounds
of ore, l,78o pennyweights of gold was
taken by amalgamation. State Geolo
gist Yeates will make an official report
on the mine in a few days.
Shorter and shorter grow the days as
■ August advances.
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C. R. Davis & Co.
’Phone 107, - 74 Broad St.
. .. . , Mens' $6.00 Quality,
good wife s let-1 ThisSale. .
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