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• ^ 51. ! FODGI-'S, Proprietor, DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROCRESS AND CULTURE. PRICE: TWO DOLLARS A. Year. VOL. XXL PEKEY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEOEGIA, THURSDAY, APEIL 2, 1891. NO. 14. MOUSTQM SHERIFF’S SALE. ■\yill bo sold before She court house door in' tbo tow n of Perry.. Houston, county, Ga., between the legal hours of f ale, on too first Tuesday in April 1891, the following property, to-wit: The house anil lot situated in the town of Burr Valley, Ga.,known as the Wm. Anderson lot, bounded on-the south by Sarah Frazier, on tho east by lands of Joe Marshal, west by Vineville street, and north by lands of J. M.. Walden, caid lot containing 95 feet front, andruh- ning back HO feet. Levied on. and sold as the property of Henry Brown, to sat isfy a li. fa. from Houston Superior court in favor of Flanders Bros., vs. Henry Brown. I M. L. COOPEK, March 5,1891. Sheriff. GEOEGIA—Houston County:■ A. D. Skellio has applied for letters of administration on the ostato of Dolly Brown, late of said county, deceased: This is therefore to cite all persons concerned to appear at the April term, 1891, of tho Court of Ordinary of said county, and show cause, if any they have, why said application should not bo granted. Witness my official signature this March 2,'1891. J. H. HOUSEK, Ordinary. Georgia—Houston County: AV. Brunson has applied for letters of administration on the estato of M. H. baulk, late of said county, deceased: Tins is therefore to cite all persons con cerned to appear at the April term, 1891, of the ‘Court of Ordinary of said county, and show eanse, if any they have, wh> mid application should not be granted. Witness my official signature this Marcli 2,1891. J. H. HOUSED, Ordinary, Georg ia—IIoustoS County: 0. 0. Kicliardson has applied for letteis of administration on tho estate of Mrs.. Lizzie M. Warren, late of said co.unty, deceased: This is therefore to cite all porsonseon- corned to appear at the April term, 1891 of tlioconrtof Ordinary of said coun ty. and show cause, if any they have, why said application should not bo granted. Witness my official signature this March 2, 1891. . J 'll. HOUSES Ordinary. G EOll. 1 IA—Houston County: Daniel M. Vinson, executor .of estate of Elijah Vinson, deceased, lias applied for dismission from his trust: This is therefore to cite all persons cor.corned to appoar at the June torn!, 1851, of the court of Ordinary of said county, and show < ;msc,if any they have, why said application should got be granted. Witness my official signature this March 2, 1891. _ J.H.HOUSEK, Ordinary. " ill ag§ job - a £& £&$ S.ttornc.yat I-.ri’vv, . Pebky - - - Ga. Will praetieo in all the courts of this circuit. . Ae 'Ml* z&jtin; Attorney at. Law, PliEltY, - Ga. Will practice in all the Courts 'of his eirrenit. eiSs mS A. t L uy ii o y a't \ JL, a w , Oufice: 510 Mulberry Street, M A COIN, GEOItGLY. Speeial attention given to business in Houston county. J. L. Hardeman; W. D. Nottingham. HARDEMAN & NOTTINGHAM, Attorneys at Law, Aucox, - Georgia. Will practice in the State and Federal Courts. Office 552)4 Mulberry Street. ©& $ jk fgifefr X3 S3 ZG T I S3 306 Second Street, Macon, Ga. SPECIALIST. CHOWNS AND. .'SBISGES. !e fortuneslia ve been mode at fork for us, bv Anna IVerj Aurtln, erca, nnrt Jno. Bonn, Toledo, Ohio. Others aredoing as well- Why U.IinSIeit .fc li 5.. h-'O -mV-VlIiJl vEijino berry mi-No a ;s c h2duls. 3ui!r, Sunday. Leave Perry at 4 a. m. Arrive at Port Valley 5:05 A. JI. Leave Port Valley at 11:35 p.jt. Arrive at Perry at 12:40 A. M, leave Perryai 3:05 r. a. Arava at Port Valley. 4:10 p. m. L-ava Pori Valley- at 8:05 P. K. Arrive at Perry at 9ritQ p. if. APPLICATION FOP. CHARTER, - GEOEGIA: ? To the Superior Ccurt H oustok Cousty. \ of Said County: The petition of C. 15. Gilbert, J. D. Martin, j. W. Clark, C. F. Oooper, J. N. Tuttle, 0- H. Moore, J. H. Hodges, E. L. Dennard andC. C. Duncan, of said coun ty,shows that your jietitiouors,their asso ciates and snecessors, desire to be incor porated for the term of -twenty' (20) years, with the privilege of renewal at the ex piration of that time, under tho corpor ate name of Houston Building,Loan and Tvestment Company, with power to have and use a common seal, sue and be sued, to buy, sell, own and deal in real- and personal property,"to improve real estato by erecting dwellings, buildings of any kind whatever, and putting any other improvements thereon that will tend to increase the value of the same, to loan money on real estate, personal property or other security to the members of tho company or other persons, to take and execute deeds and mortgages and all oth er hens, and to sell or otherwise disposo of thy same, to borrow money on real es tate or personal property or other secu rity, for the interest of the company, and to have such other powers as are usual and proper to carry out the purposes and intentions of said company. 'The petitioners pray for tho privilege of making such By-laws and regulations for the government of said company, and to enforce the same by such fines, forfeit-, ures and penalties which may bo neces sary and proper and not in conflict with the laws of Georgia. Tho objects of said company are tho eonvenience-and tho pecuniary profits of its members, and the business they pro pose to conduct is that of a building, loan and investment-association. The fund for the purpose is to he raised by month ly installments to be paid by the stock holders into the company. The principle ifiice and place of busi ness shall be in Berry, Houston county, .Georgia, where a majority of the general board of directors shall reside, but peti-. tioners desire the privilege of transacting business elsewhere within the state, and to appoint attorneys or agents-fif carry on the business of said company when ever necessary to do so. The capital stock oftho company id to be two hundred shares of the liar value when paid up of twenty-five ($25) dollars per share, and petitioners pray for the privilege of beginning businoss when ten per cent of said two hundred shares shall havo been paid in, and petitioners pray for tho privilege of increasing said capi tal stock from t-imo to time as business may demand and the beard of directors may direct, to an amount not to exceed two thousand shares of twenty-five dol lars each. The stock of said company is to be paid in monthly installments on each share, and-the amount ot said monthly install ment per share is to be fixed by teo board of directors, as may be hest for the share holders and the business of the company. And vonr petitioners will ever. pray, etc. . G. 0. DUNCAN, Petitioners Attorney. Filed in office this the 11th dayof Feb ruary, 1S91. .\i. a. bdwaIFds, Clerk S. O. GEORGIA: ( The abo ve is a truo Houston County. ) copy of the original petition for charter, for the Houston Building, Loan and Investment Compa ny, as appears on record in this office. Witness my hand and seal this tho lltli day of February, 1891 M. A. EDWAEDS, Clerk Superior Court: ONLY A FAKMEK. Millie Coulidgc in New EngUnd Farmer. “Only a farmer'*—30 disdainfully spoken By a woman of faahiou, bo her garments gave token. ‘•Oldy-a farmer, a tiller of soil, "With hands stained by labor and hardened by toil, Reared in the country, be knows little but work. Always eats with his knife, while disdaioing the fork: ' -— "Only a farmer—so awkward—a boor, And what is far worse, be always is poor. *Tis said he’s contented, bis face wears a smile, Bnt he is no gentleman unlest be lias style." “Only a farmer," the politician aayr. ’ fis bat little be knows of the means and of ways. Let him stay on the farm, be it better off tb ire. We’ve cnonge in our ranks, aye, and many to spare,. “Only a farmer,*' did the lawyer exclaim, There's no lanrelsforLim.andnobonoaorfamo. Professional men should the offices fill. And leave the farmers at home- their acres to till. ^llut be not disheartened, ye tillers of earth. Many others there be who recognize worth. Whether in office high, or fashion's gay hall. Or a plain country home, we obey duty's call. 'Of old it was said by tho sweat of man's brow' Should he win daily bread — 1 'tie honorable now. GEOEGIA —Houston Gounty: Z. B. Means, administrator on estate of A. P. Smoak, late of said county, de ceased, has applied for leave to sell lands belonging to said estate: This is therefore to cite all persons concerned to appoar at tho April term, 1891, of tho court of Ordinary of said count;, and show cause, if auy they have, why said application should not be granted. Witness my_official signature this the 2 day of March, 1881. ,T. H. HOUSER, Ordinary. GEORGIA.—Houston County: J. N. Warren has applied for letters of guardianship for minors of G. A. and Liz zie M. Warren, late of said county, de ceased. This is, therefore, to cite all persons concerned to appear at the April term, 1891 of the court of Ordinary of said county and show cause; if any they have, why said application should not be granted. Witness my official signature this March 2 2891 J. H. HOUSER, Ordinary. GEORGIA Houston,County. Charity Fordham has applied for 12 months support for herself and her two minor children from the estate of Dock Fordham, late of said county, deceased: T.’iis is therefore to cite all persons concerned to appear at the April term, 18£)1,_of the Court of Ordinary of Hous ton county, aud show cause, if aDy they have, why said apqlication should not be granted. Witness my official signature this March. 2, 1891. J. H. HOUSER, Ordinary. Subscribe for the Hohe Journal CONQUERED. SATURDAY NIGHT. Children ©ry for Pitcher's ©astoria. - - 5. : • .if “So you’re really happy, Fan?” said Mr. Avenant. “Ob, Richard, ,r frankly spoke the bride, “Jfnever was so happy in my life!” Richard Avenant was a hand some, middle-aged man whose wavy, jet-black hair was slightly -streaked with silver. His wife was a delicate, flower like woman of thirty odd, with ap pealing blue eyes and a Dresden china complexion; and they were driving up the stately avenue that led to the old manor house, in the dusky November twilight, on their return from the wedding trip. “That isn’t much of a testimoni al to your first husband, Fan,” said Mr. Avenant, laughing. Oh, but things are so different, Richard!” pleaded Fanny. “Mr. Dalton was so much older than I, and he was such a stern, silent man. To tell tbe truth, T was al ways a little afraid of him.” I see,” gravely observed Ave naut. “To iuspire you with awe, I must be stern and silent.” Fanny smiled, and nestled her little gray-gloved hand softly into his. “Richard,” said she, “there’s one thing that troubles me. The children.” ‘My children, do yoirmeanV” ‘Yes, yours. Will they be pleased with my invasion of the house?” Mr. Avenant shrugged his shoul ders. That’s a question which I haven’t asked myself,” said he. “I marry to please myself, not to suit- Tom or Rita, or even little Juliet.” “Oh, but, Richard, this is dread-, fully hard.on them?” “I fail to perceive it in -that light,” said Avenant quietly. “The children have run wild in the last three years; my home has been neglected. If ever household needs a head mine does.” “I do so hope they will like me!”, murmured the bride. “By-the-way, Fan, when is your little girl to come to the manor- house?” asked Avenant I—I thonght she had better re main at school until! am a little settled in my new home,” said Fanny, timidly. “She is under excellent supervision.there, and—” “I dare say,” interrupted Ave- uant. “But your home is her home henceforward,' Fan. Always re member that. And thesooner i»he joins her new brotherand sisters the better.” While the sleigh was crunching over the hard-frozen snow, and the bells jingling softly in the bitter air, the three young Avenants in the school room in the manor house were sitting in solemn conclave on the subject of the new mama, whom they never had seen. Tom, a sullen, black-browed yonng fel low of fifteen, took decisive ground at once. “I don’t see what father wanted to go and get married for,” said he. “I’m sure we .were all very comfortable as w.e were.” “I never shall crilher mother,’ said Margarita, a handsome bru nette, with her father’s Greek fea tures and dark, liquid eyes. “Stepmothers are -always hor rid,” lisped^ little Juliet. “Mrs. Jones says—” “Oh, hush up about Mrs Jones!” said Tom, the autocrat. “Of course she’IFSay anything. She loses her situation as housekeeper. But it ain’t the stepmother alone—it’s a. great rawboned girl from a board ing school, who’s coming to spoil all our fun. I do think father must have taken leave of his senses.” . All of a sudden the door opened, and a quiet voice, which they all knew, spoke: ___ _ “Oh, here you are, young folks! This is.your new mother. Come and kiss her!” - , Tom sullenly’extended his hand Rita turned a cold cheek to Mrs. Avenant’s caress. Little- Juliet stood stolid, and never returned her stepmother’s gentle kiss. “They will be "more accustomed to me after awhile,” said Fanny, deprecating the rising cloud upon her husband’s brow. It was not until thelnext morning that she spoke confidentially to her elder stepdaughter. “There is a considerable differ ence Between your age and Jnliet’s, Rita,” said slie.' “Would yon not like a Companion nearer your years? My little Nannie is twelve!” Rita tossed her haughty head. “Thank you!” she said; “but 1 don’t need auy more new company. There’s quite enough in the house as it is.” _'. Fanny shrank as if au asp had stung her. “Then,” said she, “Nannie shall not come.” Rita described the scene to her brother, as they skated together on the pond. “I’ve scored one point against the usurper^” said she. mantel, hung.the portrait -of the first Mrs. Avenant. “Look dear!” said Fanny. “I have had yonr mother’s picture brought down from the store- room. I om sure papa will not object, and it seems almost like banishing her memory to put so lovely a painting away. She must-have had'a very sweet face.” ■ Rita’s Hard visage softened. She murmured somtthinginandible and turned away. Oh, it’s all play-acting!” snarl ed Tom, when Rita told him. “I didn’t think she could have palled the wool over yonr eyes so neatly.” Trlally think she meant it,” said Rita. ‘■Gamm&n!’' growled Tom. But .within the week Tom came into the parlor to get a photo graph. Fanny went to meetliim. “Oh, Tom, you are the very per son. I want!” said she. .‘‘Come, play something for me on the or gan)- Papa says yon‘are a fine per former.” “Good for you!” said Tom. “Did you see the. new upright pi ano brought to the house -this morning? There’s plenty of mon ey to buy folderols for Mrs. Ave nant, but when I asked father for a parlor organ, he said he couldn’t afford it. Oh, I,m of no conse quence in the world!” Juliet was the most- impractica ble of the three. She- had such a cold she could scarcely speak, but when Mrs. Avenant brought her & cup of flaxseed and lemon, after she,was tucked up in her) crib, the stubborn child refused to drink it. “I don’t) want it,” said she, hoarsely. “Bat, darling, it will do your cold so much goodl” _ “No, it won’t!” whined Juliet. “I won’t touch it! Mabel Dner read a story-book once, where the wicked stepmother poisoned the poor little girl. Go away! I don’t want .you!” Fanny stood silent for a moment. Her lip quivered. The quick tears started to her eyes. - “I hope, dear, that you will un derstand me. better one of these days,” said she, as she quietly left the room. .- How shall I ever win the love of these prejudiced young creat ures?” she asked herself. “For Richard’s sake, I must and will! Nor shall Lever complain to him of their caprices and vagaries* Oh, no! it would be toojeruel for me to constitute myself a bone of conten tion between him’gand his dead wife’s children.” And so, when Richard Avenant pressed the question as to Nunnie Dalton’s arrival at the manor house, she put him off with some excuse as to the necessity of - finishing a certain course-gfmusic lessons be fore leaving school. She had scarcely been more than a week in her newjhome when bus iness called Mr. Avenant suddenly to the South. “I am sorry to leave you so soon, Fan,” he said tenderly. “Do you think you ean)|manage without me? I shall speak pretty plainly to Tom and Rita. I don’t approve of th^ir manner toward you; and as for Juliet, she shall submit her self to you, or I’ll know)the.reason why.” “Don’t Richard!” coaxed Fauny. Use no coercion—only let me have my own way. You will see. I am sure they will love me in time.” ‘I don’.t see how they can help it, the young rebels!” said Avenant- I dare say the servants, have been filling their heads with nonsense.” ‘Did you see?” crieil wrathful Rita. “Papa kissed the usurper when he went away; but when it came to; our turn, it was onlj', ‘Good by, children! Be sure yon mind mama!’ ”■ _ -Mama, indeed!” growled Tom. “Well, if she'll let me alone that’s all I ask!” “And I,” said pert little Juliet, “shall do as 1 please now! She nin’c my mama, and I won’t mind her!” “What is she doing in the par- loi‘?” said Rita. “Meddling and making and ehauging all the fur niture around. Well, I declare!” She bounced into the parlor, her lips charged with insolent remou strances; but all of a sudden her mood chauged: . There, in its bid place over the “On the organ!” -repeated Tom, incredulous of his own senses. For where the cottage piano had lately stobrt a beautiful organ reared its double manual of keys and glittering array of tops. “I am so fond of organ music!” said the young stepmother, “and I get so little time to practice. Play ‘Jerusalem the Golden,’ Tom. That is my favorite hymn;” “B-bat what will father say?” stammered amazed Tom. “I’ll see to that,” smiled Fanny. I heard Rita say that you had al ways wanted an orgaD, and I do so want to-make you ha.ppy!” “Thank you,” said Tom sheep ishly. - And in a second he was seated on the organ bench, absorbed in grand melodies. Bat little Juliet was the most obstinate of all. She refused ,to play with the French doll that Fanny dressed for 1 her; she would not say her lessons to the new mama; she was either immovably sullen or iusufferably pert, until one night when Pedro, the garden er, brought her in senseless. She had slipped on the ice and broken her leg! “Ob, my poor little darling?” cried Mrs. Avenant, receiving her into her tender arms. Aud Juliet, slowly struggling back tq consciousness, tightened both arms around Fanny’s neck, and almost inaudably murmured: “Mama!” Nannie Dalton sat- dolefully irr the prison school-room at Mrs. Midge’s “Seminary For Yonng Ladies,” with two big round tears in her two sea-blue eyes. “Everybody is going home for the holidays,” sighed she, “and I haven’t any home to go to. Even last year was better, when I stay ed with mama at the cheap board ing-house where the rooms were so chilly, and' we didn’t get enough to eat. I did think that when maina married Hr. Avenant, we should have a real home of our own, but—” “Visitors for Miss Dalton please?” announced Mary, the par lor maid, flinging open the door. And a tall, pretty girl, of about her own age, appeared. ‘Are you Anna Daltou?” said she. I'-ln Margarita Avenant- Kiss me, please—we’re going to be sisters.” The color fled from Nannie’s cheeks. “Mama—isu’t—sick?” she fal tered- - J Why are you here, Miss Ave nant? Why didn't she comp her self?” Because,’ - said Rita, “we want ed to surprise her. Ob, Nannie— I may call you Nannie, mayn’t I— she is such a darling! Juliet has been so sick and she has nursed her night and da£, and Tom is just getting over rheumatic fever; and tie’ll hardly let her go oat of the room, and she has been so good to me! And she has nearly worn her self out, and grown so thin and pale; and we want- her to be very happy while papa is gone. So Pve pretended an errand to see my aunt in New York, and have come here for you instead. And you must go right back with me. Iwant to see her. smile- and her eyes sparkle again.’ And the two young girls hogged each other heartily. Fanny Avenant was sitting all alone by the fire In the nursery. •Juliet, surrounded by toys, had fallen asleep on a law couch. Tern was soft!}'playing old hymn tunes on the organ, in the adjoining' room,andslre was beginning totliin k sudden footsteps sounded in the outside hall. She started up, one baud on her heart. “If I didn’t know Nannie Was twenty miles away—’ thought she. The next moment' mother and child were clasped in each other’s arms. * “My own darling mama!” sobbed Nannie. “Mine too!” cried Rita, nestling close up to the pair with, affection - ate jealousy. “I bronght her, moth er! I went for he.r; aud Tom was ia the plot. He knew all about it. Richard Avenant came back the next evening, and the_ children, Nannie included, formed a tri umphant- escort for him from the lodge gates to the house, all re lating what “mama” had done for them. “She gave up her piano for me to have a parlor organ,” said Tom. “Wasn’t she a trump?” “She' made me well when I was sick!” screamed Juliet, who was .being drawn on e sled. “I love her!”- She is such a darling!” chimed in Rita. “And Nauirie is too nice for anything!’ - Please don’t!” said Nannie, col oring up and smiling. ( “So you have conquered the young rebels,” said Avenant, when his wife bad welcomed him to a home-like home. “Well, I might have known it! . I believe there’s nothing you can’t do!” Aud the cup of Fanny’s success was very sweet. The Remedy for Scarcity of Money. COTTON CULTURE. Sontlitrn;Cultivator aud Dixie Farmer. A correspondent - of the BanneV- Messeuger, of Buchanan, Ga., talks with practical sense about the inconsistent habit oE wasting the strength of the soil-in raising the stalk of cotton: “The seed and lint is what- the plant is cultivated for; all agree to this. Well, the lint is -a natural appurtenance to the seed; all agree here also. Well, both grow in the boll. Now, how many bolls can one stalk of cotton produce? No one seems to, know. There has been 160 open bolls.jpicked from one stalk of cotton at once, and other bolls cracked and green, left on the stalk uncounted. But ah! it was in,a field where the rows were three feet apart and the stalk had three feet on.each side of it. That is what you would call good distance. Now here! There are 4,830 square yards in one acre. All right. Now suppose you have one stalk of' cotton to every square yard—just one—and every stalk shall mature and open ten good bolls. Now, we have 8,300 bolls to that one acre, and counting one hundred" bolls for a pound, we have 483 pounds of cotton from one acre. Now, why not get that much cotton from 4,830 stalks, as well as to get the same amount from 57,960 stalks on an acre? Now, readers, do you see where the waste occurs? One stalk of cotton, will utilize all the available plant food contained in one square yard of soil, if well cultivated, and it will yield more profit to the lit ter of the land than twelve stalks to the square yard will; the same lint from a stalk that has ’good Alonroo Advertiser. The general complaint that is co extensive with our -national limits now is, that money is too scarce. The financial braih of the masses is heiug- taxed to devise means whereby this complaint may be' abated and money made more plentiful. - A reduction of the tar iff, free coinage" of silver, an ex pansion of the currency and the abolition of the tax on state banks are all demanded npon the idea that.this would replenish the non- plethoric purses of the people eve rywhere. These "desired changes wonld-no doubt bring some apparent relief; but even all these changes com bined would not be a panacea for all financial ills of all the people. It has been suggested by some writers on this subject that a good remedy for making money more plentiful, especially in the cotton growing states, is to supply the provision demand injthese states with home products. And a prop er consideration of this suggestion will discover that there is wisdom in it. Common sense dictates that, if the cotton states produce au am ple supply of provisions and home supplies, the demnndfor money by the cotton growers will not be half so great.- To illustrate: If A produces on his one-horse farm, twelve bales of cotton and no corn, oats, wheat, hay or meat, there must- be enough money to pay for his twelve bales of cottoD to enable him to procure his needed supplies. But if A produces his supplies and five bales of cotton, then he will de mand only money enoughjto pay for his five biles. Thus he reduces his demand for money about 60 per cent, and places himself, as a farmer, out of the clutches of the provision speculators. ThrerTule can be made to apply generally, as well as in individual instances, if the people will it. Nor has there been in twenty years stronger reasons for the adoption of this role by the cotton planters of the south than now. ex ist. The immense cotton crop, of last year, owing to its reaching be yond the-world's demand for cot ton, sold for less than the cost of production. "And if a similar crop be produced this year the same re sult will obtain, and the producers will be the losers. The only way to hedge against such results with absolute certain ty is for the cotton growers to 're- duce considerably tfr&area hereto fore devoted to cotton, and to ex pend tjie time, labor and money necessary to produce an over-plus of cotton, in*the production of oth er products that are an absolnte necessity. If the southern farmers willjnot do this, they may expectjlowjpriees for cotton to continue, and they need not calculate on. profitable re turns from their famling opera tions. For- from such mode of farming in the cotton belt such re sults cannot obtain'. And if the alliance, which has grown to be a power, willjturn its attention to a. reform on this line, it can and will accomplish great good for the country. The idea held to by. most cotton Tlie Democratic Program. room is of better qualify than that, from a stalk that has been crowd- J )rodnceis j that cotton is the pnly farm product m which there is any money, is not onlyjan en-oueous, but a very mistaken one. To these the proposition that iess cotton and more provisions grown in The cot ton states will make money more plentiful, may seem incqmprehen sible; nevertheless,jthere are few propositions pregnant with more truth; Under the farming regime that has prevailed here for more than twenty years, the motto, “the more cotton from the south, the more money in southrons’ hands,” is a terrible mistake. - It requires twice as much time, money and labor to prodacecoiton from whicn there is no profit to the .producer,as it does to produce oth er products which not only pay .file producer one hundred cents in the dollar,"but a good profit on his investment. Why our southern farmers will not act upon this truth w.hen the evidence to sup port it is so prominentand strong, is one. of the unanswered ques tions. ed. Some, say crciwd cotton to make it open early, but no one has ever said crowd cotton to make it mature good, long lint. When corn is too thick on. land it does not make as big ears as when it has more room. Farther, -I hold that the early opening of cotton, caused by crowding on the land is not due to maturity, but to starva tion. “There is yet a great deal more that I might say on this subject, but desist lest your patience gets threadbare.” Illinois and Wisconsin have counties in which the Enlish lan guage is never used. , o- Specimen Cases. S. H. Clifford, New Cassel, Wis., was troubled with Neuralgia and Rheumatism, his Stomach was dis ordered, bi3 Liver was affected to an alarming degree, appetite fell away, and he was terribly reduced in flesh and strength. Three bot tles of Electric Bitters cured him. Edward Shephard, Harrisburg, III., had a running sore on.his leg of eight years standing. Used three bottles of Electric Bitters and sev en boxes of Bnekleu’s' Arneai Salve, and his leg' 'S sound and well. John Speaker, Catawba, O., had'five large Fever sores on iris 'leg. doctors said hi; was inonrable. One bottle Electric Bitters and one box Baeklen’s Arnica Salve cured him entirely. Sold by Holfz- it was time for Rita’s return, when claw & Gilbert, Druggists. The United States of old sup plied the world with mackerel. To day, laments the New Orleans Times-I^emoerat, it does not catch enough for home use, and the greater portion of the- mackerel it consumes are imported, the conn- try paying ont over 810,000,000 a year for foreign fish. National Democrat. The democratic party Has a mag nificent career of power and nse- fulness before it, if it will adhere faithfully to the Task it has under taken, and assume no new burdens until the_work it is now engaged in shall have been completed. The fight for tariff reform has only commenced. The democratic party has been mobilized; it has taken the field; it has encountered the enemy and routed it But it has not yet dislodged the eneiny;it hasjdriven thejenemy outjofjthe House of Representatives; it mast drive the enemy out of the Senate and the presidency before it can relieve the country from burden some and nnjnst taxation. The democratic party has still to restore the House of Represen tatives to its Constitutional posi tion as a deliberative body. It has still to | defend the rights of the states against federal encroach ment. It remains its arduous du ty to protect the treasury from the bnrglarous schemes of snbsidists. Now, to hold the party together in this great and good work, and ' To keep the reernita who are daily swelling oar ranks, we must toler ate, some differences of opinion on other points.. Some of us want free coinage of silver and some do not; some want civil service re form and others do'not; some want Henry George’s single tax and others do not. While we have practical bimetaljsm, and would have efficient public servants un der a democratic administration, and a fairly equitable system of taxation under a reformed tariff, let U3 not quarrel among ourselves about the means, as to which we differ, of attaining the ends, on which we are all agreed. Let us remember that the more planks there are in a platform, the fewer people can stand on it; the more articles there are in a creed, the fewer people will subscribe to it. The republican party recognizes^ the fact that it was beaten last fall on the tariff, force bill and House rales issues. It is making every effort to change the issues. It is trying to substitute the currency- for the tariff. On the tariff issue we are certain to keep New York, New: Jersey and Connecticut, and to add Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and possibly New Hamp* shire, in the east, and Minnesota, and with almost equal certainty, we may say Wisconsin and Illi nois.^ . If we allow the tariff isse to go to the rear, and put the currency question in front, we are playing into the hands of the enemy. Folk-Lore and Folk-Cora. Some of the scientists who make a specialty of folk lore have lately been making inquiries about the malady which the country people called spring fever. It is a gener al malady, though more disagreea ble than serious. Yet it should be taken note o£ While the r scien tists are inquiring about the tone of the malady, those who are suf fering the lassitude, nervousness and melancholiajhnt are its symp toms, should run the disease ont of their systems by means of*that more subtle scientist and folk- curest—8.- S. 8. This is particui * larly necessary, since spnng fever leaves the system in such a condi tion that it succumbs - readily to diseases that are more dangerous and less easily controIleiL 8. S. 8. is a preventive as well as ffreme- dy. ^ ' A dairyman who thought his cow did not pay for her feed, put her in a stall aud began feeding her for the batcher, says an ex change. He kept on milking her because be did not want to lose the little milk she gave. Very soon the cow improved so much in milk . that he gave her more feed, and in return she gave him more milk, aDd so the cow kept on until be fore she was fat enougbrto till, she made more butter, than her meat would have been worth. There are a good many cows of this kind if their owners only knew it Masssachuseets is now the most densely populated of all the states; “still room remains for a million or more of inhabitants in-Boston and its vicinity,” remarks the hos pitable Transcript. Lord Randolph Churchill holds ' the opinion that a man has learned a whole encyclopedia of political information when he i3 able to dis criminate between a statesman and a politician. PH