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•iiAuntmuiu.« To President of Georgia State Agricultural Society. LATTER’S TIMELY SUGGESTION Close Alliance of the Society and the Department of Agriculture Can and Will Do IVJaterial Good—Mr. Stevens In Hearty Accord. Danville, Ga., Jan. 80, 1902. Hon. O. B. Stevens, Commissioner of Agriculture, Atlanta, Ga. Dear Sir— The Georgia Statq1 Agricultural So ciety and the State Department of Agriculture should co-operate and use their combined efforts for the advance ment of this, the most important branch of all industries, not only in the south, but throughout the Union. I will be installed on the 12th prox., and do not hesitate to ask the contin uation of the great interest you have always manifested in the success of our organization. It is gratifying to note the progress of the last decade in rufal life. Farm ers have broader views; they have con clusions determined by thought, and as they conclude they execute. The best method of preparation, fertilization and cultivation is being adopted. Homes are being made more comfort able and wives more happy, surround ed by their flowers to adorn and their fruits and vegetables as luxuries to their larders, laden with home-made substantial^. A future of surprising wonder awaits this southland of ours. We should grasp it, keep the line of electric thought ever ready, that by a touch the light may flash in every rural home. A close alliance between the Depart ment of Agriculture and the Georgia State Agricultural tSociety, which I know is your desire, as well as mine, can and will do material good. Appreciating your record in all that pertains to advance the farmers of Georgia, I am, yours very truly, DUDLEY M. HUGHES. “Senator Hanna does not claim to be a scholar,” remarked one of his colleagues, ‘‘but frequently he sur prises his friends by quick"and keen quotation from philosophers and his torians. ‘I was enjoying luncheon with him recently and was struck with the charm and range of his conver sation. In a moment of confidence, and perhaps a mischievous purpose of decoying him into an expression of possible further political ambi tions he might entertain, I said, ‘Senator, you have great wealth and many honors, and I know that you are a man of abundant happi ness, but do you not at times cher ish a wish for something in addition to all your present achievements?’ “Yes, I have a wish,’ he replied, ’und it is very similar to one express ed by an ancient Roman. My wish is that I might eat what I please and compel some Democrat to digest it.’”—Ei Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 4, 1902. Hon. Dudley M. Hughes, President of the Georgia Agricultural Society, Danville, Ga. Dear Sir— In reply to your letter of January 80th, permit me to say that you may count upon the continued co-operation of the Department of Agriculture with the Georgia State Agricultural Society In all efforts for the advancement of agriculture, which you rightly charac terize as “the most Important branch of all industries, not only in the south, but throughout the Union.” Ever since my accession to the of flee of commissioner of agriculture it has been my aim to encourage every thing that would tend to promote the introduction of the very best meth ods and appliances of scientific farm ing employed anywhere In this pro gressive age. Recognizing also the necessity of retaining upon the farms the best intellect and strength of the rising generation, I have constantly urged the importance of making the country homes attractive, so as to bind firmly the affections of the sons and daughters of our farmers to the old homestead, for bright, cheerful sur Toundings tend greatly to make a con tented, happy rural population. Con sidering the Georgia Agricultural So ciety one of the most powerful agen cies for the promotioij of these ends I assure you that I will heartily sec ond all your efforts to advance the prosperity and happiness of the farm ers of Georgia. With kind regards for yourself, I am your friend and co-laborer, O. B. STEVENS. Low Rates avrivfiig plpffp .->■ . . ' The Heartfelt Wish of Hannah. Items of Interest. Excursion Rates to Charleston, S. 0., via Central of Georgia Railway. The Central of Georgia Railway will sell low rate excursion tickets to the South Carolina Interstate and West Indian Exposition at Charleston, S. C., and return from all coupon tick et stations on its lines from Decem ber 1st, 1901, to May 31st, 1902. Superior schedules, sleeping and parlor car service are offered via Sa vannah and Plant System. For full particulars apply to your nearest agent or representative of this company. OIL IN GEORGIA. via Central of Georgia Railway. Georgia Chautauqua, Albany, Ga. April 20-27,1902. One fare for the round trip, plus 25 cents admission to the Chautauqua for individuals; one cent per mile is each direction for military in uniform, twenty or more on one ticket! Tickets on sale April 19-26, inclusive; final return limi; April 28,1903. Confederate Veterans’ Reunion, Dallas, Texas, April 22-25, 1902, Tickets on sale April 18-20, inclu sive; final return limit May 2. By depositing ticket with joint agent at Dallas and paying a fee of 50 cents, an extension to May 15, 1902, may be obtained. For further informa tion ask your ticket agent. A Charleston company is now bor ing a well near. Rome in search of oil, and the indications are so far ex ceedingly flattering. It Is probable that the boring will have to extend to not less than 1,000 feet, and perhaps deeper, but If the final result is a pro ductive oil well its influence on the future of our state can hardly be esti mated. Although the state has large fuel resources of timber and,coal, un der proper conditions and with proper appliances neither wood nor coal can .compete with oil as a, fuel from the standpoint of economy and efficiency. There is every reason to suppose that oil will he found in Georgia; if not at Rome, then somewhere else. The topographical and geological condi tions are identical with those of other localities where the oil has been found —In Tennessee, Pennsylvania and Texas, knd it now resolves itself into a question -of looking for it. Our peo ple should educate themselves on this subject, find out the condjitions that generally obtain where the oil has been discovered, and then systemat ically and patiently bore for it. There will probably be many dry wells bored, but one producer will solve the prob lem. The Standard Oil company, con trolling the oil business of America and careles of competition or desirous of new fields to conquer, have erected at the Charleston Exposition the most complete and instructive object lesson for the oil seeker or the. geological student ever seen. It consists of a large model of a topographical cross section of the country between Me Donald and Oil City, Pa., showing in detail the forest of derricks which dot the surface and the tubes which pene trate the earth. Each stratum pierc ed is shown, the point at which gas and oil were tapped and the height to which the latter rose in the well. Accompanying the model are speci mens of the various rocks, gravels, Bands, etc., which were penetrated in boring. No one need be long in doubt as to the condition surrounding oil wells in the known fields of the coun try. This is only one of an infinite number of beautiful and instructive exhibits at the Exposition, but this alone is worth a Georgian’s trip to Charleston. If properly studied and the information applied it may mean much for our state. Japan’s foreign trade has. iiS 30 years increased from less than $1 to nearly $7 per capita per annum, Washington retains its rank as the first negro city in the United States, with 86,000 colored popula tion. The material used in the great wall of China would build 160-such structures as the Pyramid of Cheeps. Some of the caterpillars found in the. vicinity of the Darling River, Australia, are over six inches in length. The Chicago drainage trustees have been given the right to increase their bonded indebtedness $20,000,- 000. The grand opera hou :e in Paris holds a record for any one building in the way of locks and keys. Its total is now 6,742 of each. Twenty years ago a few foreign ers had risked their lives in land ing in Korea, but to-day its capital has an American street railway plant American pine when green weighs 44 pounds 12 ounces to the cubic foot. When seasoned its weight is reduced to 30 pounds 11 ounces. Animals are found to be subject to hypnotic influence. Lobsters, it is said, can be hypnotized by stand ing them on .their heads five or ten minutes. The yield for cranberries for 1901 was as follows: New England 240,- 000 barrels; New Jersey, 120,000 barrels; the West, 40,000 barrels, a normal crop. A new periodical has appeared in a suburb of Berlin, It is entitled Der Heico, and its modest aim is to bring back heathenism and annihi late Christianity. ?j? is signature is on every box of the genuine P laxative Bromo=Qumme Tablets tbe_remedy that cures o cold in on© doy BETTER THAN PILLS. The question has been asked, In what wa| are Chamberlain’s Stomach & Liver Tablets superior to pills?” The answer is: They are easier and more pleasant to take, more mild and gentle in ef fect and more reliable,as they can always be depended upon. Then they cleanse and invigorate the stomach and leave the bowels in a natural condition, while pills are more harsh in effect pncl their use is often followed by'constipation. For sale by all dealers in Perry, Warren & Lowe, Byron. Cecil Rhodes was literally despis ed by nearly everybody who did not know him during his life, yet his death reveals the fact that his chari ties were more conspicuous than even tliose of Andrew Carnegie. He left millions of dollars for the education of the youth of Germany, England and the United States, the idea be ing to cement the bonds of friend ship between these three mighty na tions.—Exchange. GILBERT HARDWARE CO., Hardware, - Harness, - Saddlery. Full line Agricultural Implements. BEST GOODS. $ CLOSEST PiUCES, Harness Repairs a speciality* 463-465 Third St, MACCN, CF.CRG Recent investigations show that more than 15,000 horses are used as beef in Chicago annually. The greater part of them are killed for the purpose, but a portion probably died natural deaths. Of course this kind of meat is eaten mainly in the cheap feeding shops, and some of it is shipped east. At one time the cheap horses out on the ranges were grown for meat, but they are too valuable now. A man is alwa.ys on time when he has an appointment with a pretr-f girl. Seojb Like Coaigli EL3i<& WorJks o££ tlte CoEd. Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cures a cold in one day. ‘No cure, No pay. 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