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BULLOCH TIMES
PUBLISHED THURSDAYS.
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Official Organ of Bulloch County and Town
of Statesboro.
I). B. TURNER,
Editor and Proprietor.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1897.
Tre primary to select a I nited
States senator from South Caro¬
lina lias been ordered for August 31.
That must have been a novel
populist convention Tuesday' with¬
out Mr. Watson present. The
poor thing didn’t know how to
proceed without him, so it just
endorsed him and adjourned.
A petition is being circulated
among the business men of Savan¬
nah asking the legislature to abol¬
ish the three days of grace now
allowed on all commercial paper.
The days of grace have already
been abolished in many' states,
but the law still exists in Georgia.
That’s a big time they are hav¬
ing over in England now at the
Queen’s jubilee, but we missed it
all by our ancestors coming over
here about four hundred years too
soon. If they had only stayed
over there, we might have been
the present Queen of England—
but they didn’t stay, and we will
have to make the best of it.
The papers are sett ling t he ques¬
tion of the annexation of Hawaii
to the United States. Of course
a greedy country like ours wants
to gobble iu everything that comes
along, but we would get a bitter
pill in Hawaii. The climate is
very good, and there is lots of
sugar made over there; but think
of the 300,000 savages! Let’s
don’t annex.
Trade papers are making the
prediction, based upon recent
events, that it will not be many
years before horse and mule flesh
will be generally used ns a diet in
America. That will be all
we suppose, but as long as we can
get spring chicken at 80 cents a
pair from delinquent subscribers,
horses and mules will be in no
danger around us.
Judge Hines’ suggestion to put
the state convicts to building rail¬
roads, strikes us as a good one
though it may be a trifle popu¬
listic. The state has had enough
trouble and scandal out of her
old sytem of leasing out the con¬
victs, and if she could put them
at some kind of public work, it
would be profitable in after years
and all this annoyance be avoided,
too.
It was reported that the popu¬
list state convention in Atlanta
Tuesday would repudiate Chair¬
man Butler, but it didn’t. The
populists are too small a body to
be doing anything so harsh as to
threaten a rupture in the party.
If the convention in Nashville
can get Mr. Butler to apologize, it
will forgive him ; but in case he
refuses to do that, it may reluct¬
antly tell him to go.
Ex-Gov. North en has written
a letter on the position that the
people of Georgia and of the en¬
tire south are under great obliga¬
tions to the railroads for the ad¬
vancement and advantages which
they have furnished us, and the
letter is being widely published.
Ifc and the Times are exactly
on this point, that the
railroads should be allowed some
liberty iu the management of their
own business, afld that thereby
we will secure the best advance¬
ment of our interest and resources.
The base ball fever threatens to
create a rupture in the University
of Georgia. Three members of the
of the university who had fallen
below a required mark in some of
their studies, were forbidden by
the faculty to participate in the
championship game w ith the Uni¬
versity of Virginia team, but they
played anyhow, and that is what
threatens the trouble. Sympathy
is expressed for the three young
men who, to save their team from
being beaten in the game, which
it surely would have beeu w ithout
them, came in even at the risk of
being debarred from the school
next year,
THE 1ILALOCK INVESTIGATION.
The committee appointed by the
last legislature, in accordance will)
a bill introduced bv Senator Bla¬
lock, to investigate into the ex¬
penditure of the state funds, is
still rattling the dry bones. The
committee had no definite idea ol
wlmt to do or what to look for
when it entered upon the discharge
of its duties, but the idea was to
go into everything and find out it
things had been managed to the
best interests of the taxpayers of
the state.
So fur ouo or two little things
have been unearthed and reme
died, and the prospects are for
reform in those particular depart
moots. One of these was the iu
significant item of fertilizer tags,
for which it was found that the
state had pa id out last year up¬
wards of six thousand dollars more
than she should have paid. There
were 4,800,000 of them used, for
which the state paid $1.00 per
thousand—a total of $0,880. The
committee thought this was rather
steep ami cast about to see it the 1
tags couldn’t be had for less. Of
several bids received, the highest
was 00 cents per thousand, and
the lowest 50. Taking the latter
figure to figure from, the tags
should have cost $860—just $0,020
less than the state has been paying,
This is only a small mnttoi
within itself, but it shows that
somebody has been lax in the
management oi the state funds at
, least 7 this particular, ... and , ... it Mr. ,,
m
Blalock and his committee cun
continue to cut off those little
needless expenditures, the people
will be under many ; obligations.
Til connection with this investi
gatiou, there is a little joke oh the
committee. It had declared its
intention oi investigating every
department of the state
ery, but it struck a knot when it
got into the state chemist’s de
partment. All it could do was to
look wise when the chemist ox .
planted about lus crucibles, , re
torts, etc., and expressed the be
lief that he was doing a good deal
of useful work. They didn’t uu
derstand chemistry enough ^ to
-
know whether he doing things .
was 6
right or not.
REDS’ COLONY.
Eugene V. Debs, the president
of the American Railway Union
and the chief labor leader of this
country, has a gigantic scheme on
foot for the near future. He aud
his followers are socialists—a sect
who believe in the ricli people
dividing with the poor until they
are all rich alike—and their hope
has been to show enough national
strength to make themselves felt,
but, failing in this, they have un¬
dertaken the scheme referred to,
which is to place a colony of 1(>0.
000 socialists in the state of
Washington, and there set up a
model government after which our
nation shall enjoy later.
After studying the figures of the
wealth of the country, there are
lots of men who will favor this
socialistic policy, which beats
populism all hollow, and has the
advantage of being called “social
democracy.” The word “democ¬
racy” helps to redeem any other
faults the plan may have. But
as to the figures, there is ever
$0,00(1 of wealth in the country
for every family, while by far the
biggest number of families are
worth less than $1,000; aud on
the other hand a few are worth
more than a $1,000,000, and some
as high as $100,000,000. A plan
that proposes to equalize the peo¬
ple and property of the country
will, of course, have backers as
long as there are pom- people, but
it is a beautiful dream that can
never be realized. We say it beats
populism and free silver all hol¬
low in that it is a far more beau¬
tiful dream, and when a man is
going to dream we think he ought
to dream something good.
As to Mr. Debs, he is about such
a man as Mr. Watson. He has
about the same place in the con¬
fidence of his people that Mr.
Watson holds in the confidence of
populists, and has the redeeming
characteristic that he conceals his
sourness aiid hatred for other men
and other parties. His method
to extol the good that he
to come from socialism, instead
to bewail the treachery of
men and parties, as Mr.
does. But we have exactly
same use for both of
write about them in our
columns.
INQUIRIES
m cm ANSWERED
Commir-.dc.ser Nesbitt Replies
t o Questions.
KAFFIR C Rtf A DBOUTH BESISTEB
Snrinau Millet N«»t Injurious to the I-and.
How to f>o.4troy Iunaota In tho G.uden
•nd Orcti ir 1—t 1*1 tin For Making Wiuo
•ml »r —%u‘h.vrn Illicit Iu To¬
mato riont.4 and Wa'eniifiloiH.
Question. — I would like said to know
moro of this crop, which is to bo
such a ttno register of drouth. Is it too
to plant it now, and what kind of
hm.l suits it best? Is it a good feed for
stock, and what is the boat time to cut
it; also the best varioty to sow?
Answer.—K affir coru is classed with
the nou-sneoharine sorghums, and like
all plants of its class, it endures drouth
with much loss injury than coru. When
corn has once been stunted it never re¬
covers, but in the hot arid regions of
the west, when the corn crop has beeu
destroyed by the drying winds, Kafiir
corn, although chocked in its growth,
and curled up for days, and even weeks,
will, if the rains are not dolayed too
late iu the season, revive and produce a
crop of grain. The feeding value of the
grain has not been fully tested. The
experiments so far do not justify the
statement that it is equal to corn as a
stock food. The grain being small, and
llab]e t0 be swallowed by the animals
before being properly masticated, it
should always bo ground. Otherwise
the nuchewed grains will swell after
being taken into the stomach and pro¬
duce unpleasant, and even dangerous
symptoms. To horses and cattle it is
f et j dry. To hogs it is mixed with the
glops.
It is not too late to plant it, as it ma
tnreshl about {<,ur mouths u i9 uot
particular ns to the quality of the , land
^ wUch u , B plantedi and whlle it re .
sponds best to rich soils, it will yield a
crop on land too poor for corn. It will
grow on clay or sandy laud, bottoms or
°P laud3 ’ and a u thia ? 9 eousidered ’ *■ «*
splendid supplementary , crop, in case
the corn and other food crops are cut off.
The Blackballed White variety (Af
rlcaii millet ) seems to combine all the
best' qualities of the other varieties,
whlle n0BMWngent and bet .
ter relished by stock. Besides this ad
vantage it has in part the earlier ma
turity and superior yield of the red va
rieties and the seed does not shatter
when ripe. Prepare tho soil as for corn
aad bring t0 a flna ti j tll by barrowing .
£> ar i n ^ the first few weeks the plants
do not grow rapidly and care shonld be
taken that they do not become choked
by y eedi °r S r ^ ss - faT0 ’:' L ;®
conditions the plants attain a height
of , hom . 4 , t0 01 v . . f6e *’ t a “ a . “ tha e rorf r00 ^ .
*
lie very near the surface, cultivation ,
shonld be shallow and shonld altogether
cease when the heads begin to form,
As a hav crop * it is not as desirable as
of ; the sweet varieties . . of , sorghum, ,
some
For gratu the crop should be cut and
shocked as soon as the grain is ripe,
If allowed to stand too long the grains
are opt to fall oat- and waste. The fod
der remains green after the grain ma
tures and is therefore in excellent con
ditlon to be cured. For hay, the crop
shonld bo cut when the heads begin to
form, but to get the best feeding value
of the crop it should be allowed to ma
tnre seeds—these are cured with the
stalks, anil afterwards the heads are
cut off, threshed aud Rround, and the
fodder fed separately.—State Agricult¬
ural Department.
Spraying! Hoes It Pay?
Question,—A ll things considered, do
you think that it pays in the ordinary
family garden and orchard of spraying to go to to the do
trouble and expense
stroy insect and fungus pests? Don’t
they return each year and does not J he
farmer have to repeat the operations
each year?
Answer.—U ndoubtedly the alariniug
increase of the countless varieties of in
sect and fungus pests, with which- the
orchardist aud gardener is troubled of
late years, is largely, indeed, almost en¬
tirely, due to the lack of such precau¬
tionary measures as spraying and other
methods of preventing their ravages on
our fruit trees and vegetables. If we
had been careful in past years to watch
for and industriously check the advance
of this army of depredators, we would
not now see the decay of orchards
which ought to be in their prime, nor
would we so often hear the complaint
of a failure of the fruit crop. It is true
that to be effective aud profitable spray¬
ing must be thorough and continuous.
It requires more than one season to get
the full benefit of such care, but it will
in the long run pay for the labor and
expense. The spores of fungi, which
are so injurious to plants, usually pass
the winter either on the trees or ia the
ground near by. Where vegetables
have been planted these pests usually
go into winter quarters near where the
plants were grown, ready to come out
in the spring with renewed vigor. Thus
it will be seen that if not checked they
will iu time, iudeod, have already, be¬
come a serious drawback to successful
fruit growing aud gardening. It has
been shown by experiment that if spray¬
ings are not repeated each season there
is a sufficient number of germs leit
over to re-stock the grouud for each
succeeding year.—State Agricultural
Department.
Notice to Teachers.
The aunual combined Teachers' insti¬
tute will be held at Statesboro, Bulloch
County, from Monday, July 5, to Friday,
July 12,1897. All public schools must
suspend during that week and all teach¬
ers and persons holding license to leach
are required by law to attend the Insti¬
tute or render a written excuse for same.
The Institute for the whites will be held
in the Court House, and the onion'd in
the Branuen Chapel.' This June 2.1897.
JAMES S. HAGLN, C. 8. C. B. C.
Few Appreciate the
DANGER
to which the Ex¬
pectant Mother is
exposed and the
foreboding which with
she looks
forward to the
hour of woman’s
severest trial. All
effort should be
made to smooth
these places rugged life’s h‘
in
pathway for her.
Mother’s Friend”
allays Nervousness, and so assists
Nature that the change goes for¬
ward in an easy manner, without
such violent protest in the way of
Nausea, Headache, Etc. Gloomy
forebodings, yield to cheerful and
hopeful anticipations—she quickly passes and
through the ordeal
without pain—is left strong and
vigorous and enabled to joyously duties
perform the high and holy Safety
now devolved upon her.
to life of both is assured by the
use of “Mother’s Friend,” and
the time of recovery shortened.
“I kuow one lady, the mother of three children,
who suffered Rreatly in the hirth of each, of who
obtained a bottle of ‘ Mother’s Friend me
before her fourth confinement, and waa relieved
quickly.- All agree thut their labor waa shorter
end less painful.” John U. Polhili., Macon.Ga.
Sent by Mail, on receipt of price, PER
BOTTLE, Book “TO EXPECTANT MOTHERS"
mailed iroe, containing valuable information
and voluntary testimonials.
ThV BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO.,ATl»*Ta,GA
solo or all ORucmava.
EXCURSIONS VIA F. t . A F. R. R.
National Convention of Yerxe Peo¬
ple's Society of Christian Endeavouat
Sax Fhancisco.— ■Tickets on sale for going
journey Juue 27th to July 2iul inclusive,
good for eontiuuous passage except that
stop-overs will be allowed west of Colora¬
do common points, which stop-overs will
be provided for by instructions to Con¬
ductors. but passengers must reach San
Frnncisco not later than July 1'th, 181)7.
These rates will be applicable to all in¬
termediate points, but reduced rates
returning will only apply from San Fran¬
cisco proper. Straight rate from Savan¬
nah to Sun Francisco $34.35. Return
trip tickets will be sold at San Francisco
at about the same rates as apply for the
going trip, which ticket can be purchased 9th,
Oil special days ns late as August
1897 via direct routes.
1 XTKRNATION.U. COXVENTIOIl El’WOIlTH
Leauee, Toronto, Out.—T he F. C. ^ P.
has been chosen as the Official Route;
tickets on sale July 12th, 13th, 14th,
limited to a continuous passage in both
directions with final limit toa date not to
0\V( ed July 2(ith, 1897, provided for au
extension to August 12th, 1897, if return
portion of tickets are deposited with
terminal lines at Toronto prior to July
24th, 1897. Rate from Savannah to
Toronto and return $31.30.
In rERXATio.N al Convention Baptist
loi m, p 1 t.m i.e . s i-v I xto TO ()r oi America, America at at
- n »v, in.«- i. I i: n.—T hese people have
- dec ted the F. C. & P. as the Official
re; tickets on sale July 13th, 14th,
and 15th, limited to a continuous pas
- mv in both directions, with final limit
f’t toexc-ed July 21st, 1897. with nro
v - on ior extension to August loth 18
j jf renirn portion of tickets Chattanoo- are de
ted with terminal lines at
ca prior to July 19th, 1897. Rate from
t0 Chattanooga and return
TLe F c p. ,. 0 utes are all through
ti „ rnnst attractive territory, making
quk-k trips with every accommodation
known to up to date railway travel,
For detailed im'unuationregarding tick
,r ^^^Jp^A^iheGener. MacDonell.
f Fa-f ng-r Agent, A. 0.
Jacksonville, Fla.
BUSINESS CHANGE.
We have‘purchased the stock of
General Merchandise of Messrs.
Newsom*- Bros., and will'be pleas¬
ed to have you call and examine
our good t the same old stand.
We will carry, always a fresh
line of Staple and Fancy
C-frooeries,
Staple Dry Goodr. Etc., and will
.-ell them at pries that will com
par” favorably anywhere in town.
Cason h Claiers.
J. G. Mitchell,
General Repair and Biacksil Slop,
HORSE-SHOEING A SPECIALTY.
All Work Guarauleeil First Class.
Corner Railroad and Hill Sts, near depot.
AGENT FOR THE
IcCoiitl Reapers aaJ Maters,
The best machines on the market for
the money. Every i.irmer should have
one and make his own hay. Call and
j>vt prices.
:
■ < Poarch s
■< : Bar Peas
m TIE rest liver pill.
. Sold by alt Druggists and Mcr- -4
0 ; chants, or sent bv mail for 25o.
1 Foarch" Pill Co., I’roprs., Tonn.
M • Greeuevilie,
m
POMONA - HILL • NURSERIES,
POMONA, N.C.
J. Van Llndlejr, Proprietor
(SPECIALTIES:
SNEED ihhbJ ] PEACHES.
•liipnuese Plums.
Roses. Ornamental Shrubs, Etc,
Semi for Catalogue.
BRICK! BRICK!
We take pleasure in announceing to
public that, we are now manufacturing
the finest Brick ever placed on the mar
ket in this part of Georgia at prices that
defy competition. When' n need of any
Brick we would he glad i • furnish jot
and guarantee satisfaction.
Rocky F ord Brick Co mpany,
ROCKY FORD, GA.
J. Z. KENDRICK, AeobI,
STATESBORO. GEORGIA.
BRICKLAYING
PLASTERING.
Having had several years' experience ready at
bricklaying in Augusta, I am now
to do first-class brick work and plaster¬
ing at very reasonable prices and guar
tee satisfaction. If you need work in my
line, 1 will bo pleased to make estimates.
RICHARD M1LLEDM2,
Statesboro, Ga.
THE DAVIS MACHINE SHOP
is the plaea to get your
Boilers, Engines, Gins, Turpentine Stills,
etc , overhauled, and in fact everything
in the way of machinery repaired and put
in first-class order. I also keep on baud
ALL KINDS OF ENGINE
FITTINGS, GAS AND S TEAM
FIFE PACKING, OIL, Ac.
I laiMme the Dms Sea Island Cot¬
ton Gin-tie Best Gin in the Market.
Dcn't buy until you have esamiued it 1
W. D. DAVIS, Mgr.,
STATESBORO, GA.
■OFFICE of--—
Gr. J. DAVIS,
Cnnsinith. Bicycle and Sewing
Statesboro, Ga., Jan. 13th, 1897.
To my Friends and Patrons:
I have my new shop completed and
thoroughly equipped with a line set of
tools and material for repairing Guns,
Pistols, Sewing Machines, Bicycles, etc.
When you need anything done in my
line, please give me a trial and I will
guarantee satisfaction.
You will find me on South can’t find Main Street when j
in Statesboro. If you me
you come to town, ask any of the mer¬
chants, and they will show you my place. 1
Very respectfully, G. J. DAVIS.
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FOR SALE.
ENGINES AND BOILERS.
PORTABLE AND STATIONARY.
BEST QUALITY AND WORKMANSHIP.
Don’t buv until you have com
pared these with others, We are
agents for this class of machinery
and know it to be first-class m
every respect:
H Horse hewfr on *3
8 “ £
10 “ £ 1 aia.oo
15 “ £ “ 377.00
20 “ £ “ 450.00
25 “ tt 2 “ 485AH)
ao “ £ “ 540.00
And on up to 200 horse power.
Write us for particulars,
W ’STATESBORO, IS. St GO.,
GA.
♦j Say,
/ r / Boys,
m i Look
/A
at
X: This
Shirt
Laundrlcd by tuc
Georiia Steam Laundry i
Sayannah, 6a.
Wiug-poiat and turned-down
collar, returned unbroken. Deloacli
Basket at Newsome & s store.
U. M. ( TMMING8, Aobnt
sMfWZl
Mr iiCJi
m ‘ . w'
m a y
lt§4il »
V
mm
knfl rn f ur
Bather 01 Sizes, Tiieso?
But then we’ve got good Clothing to lit all sizes of men ami
to suit all sizes of pocket books—particularly the leau
kind.
It’s no use to quote you prices—can’t afford it. Our goods
are so cheap \w are almost ashamed to give prices.
You just set your price and get your suit.
Bats, SI]irts anb Holtons.
BONO & ROSOLIO,
DEAR HUSBAND:
I have just .bought all the Dry Goods and
Shoes we will need this Spring, I bought
from G. W. Williams, Statesboro, and he is
certainly selling much cheaper than any
other house in this country. I got a beauti¬
ful Easter Dress for only $2, and for $1.50 I
bought a better pair of Shoes that T usually
get for $2. Only 2-5 cts. bought me 12 yds.
of Torchon T ace two inches wide. I can’t
understand how ho soils goods so cheap. Ho
has the very best Bleached Homespun and
gives 12 yds. for $1.
He showed me bis entire line of Spring
Dress Goods, and there is not an ugly piece
in the lot. IIo lutg aii the very latest weaves
iu Silks and Wash Goods, Beds Spreads, he
has a nice ope for SO cts., and the finest Mar¬
seilles Spreads for $3.25, and I paid $4.00 for
Spreads like them when wo were in Savannah.
It’s a pleasure to trade there. Lovingly,
YOUR WIFE.
^MAXCY E. GRIMES.-^—
JEWELER AND OPTICIAN.
DEALER IN
Diamonds, Watches. Clocks, Jewelry,
Silverware, Spectacles, etc. A full
and neat Supply Constantly on hand.
Special attention given fitting to the repairing tine
.vatches and eyes
Written up In Gold Wire. -an
Gold Jewelry made to order. Orders by
mail promptly attended to. mm
Allorders to M. E. (HUMPS, Ga V
Statesboro,
NEW DRUG STORE
rFB13S X-3I
MoLea ,i & Co.
have opened up ior business on Nm-ii, Main Street, whe^e at all times they will be
prepared to serve the people to anything in their line—
Medicines, Oils. Dyes,-Fancy.anil Toilet Articles,
—in fact, everything usually kept in a first-class drug store.
All Prescriptions Carefully Compounded by Dr. Holland.
LUMB1 -r K i AND SHINGLES.
Having insl adiktla BoUmg Machine to my Shingle
j desire to slate that there can hereafter be no fault
found with mi shi.*iglr>. yjjl be 'they av : ” he all gauged to
standard widths, a in' as good as anybody’s and at
the verv ain lowest prepared possihie tarnish all kinds
I also to of
dressed limber, mouldings, brack
HTS. SCKOLI. AND ITR NED WO RK.
as low as the lowest. Fat iNUiize Home Industry, and
give me your ortjei s. Saliifaetion guaranteed.
D. I>. AVERITT,
Statesboro. Cia