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GEORGIA CRACKER, SATURDAY AUGUST 24, 1901
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Official Organ City of Gainesville
Gainesville Ga„ August 24,
MGNSTKOUS MAIZE.
The Landlord’s “Bis Com” Degen
erates Into Mere Nubbins
When Compared to the
Sort the Sailor Saw
in Brazil.
The Landlord at the Erwin house
prides himself considerably on his
ability as a farmer, and the other
noon was bragging about his corn,
a stalk of which, by the way, was
on exhibition last week* at The
Cracker office and attracted con
siderable attention. I
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“That stalk,’' ss id he, “was By
no means the tallest in my patch.
There are some there that will
measure sixteen or sevehteen feet
from the ground to the extremity
of the tajssel.”
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“That's tolerable fair corn for
this section of .the country,’’ re
marked a Horse Trader from Ten
nessee, “but over in the Wautauga
valley* ’whdte I come from, our
corn stalks average about twenty
teet in height, and I have .seen ex
ceptional stalks that were five feet
higher. They are as big around
atfthe butt as an average man’s
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arm, and a stalk that don’t put
out at least three ears is considered
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“That’s pretty good corn,” ob
served the Deep Water Sailor,
who is about to join another ship,,
this time in Charleston, “but one
time when I deserted from an old
Dutch hooker, that had a hull like
a wash tub and leaked like a seive,
off the Brazilian coast-—I stole the
longboat late in .the middle watch
mid sculled for shore: with the
stroke of a galley slave—I lauded
just as day was breaking at the
head of a little bay, from the
shores ot: which there stretched
inland for miles a big coffee and
sugar plantation. The owner of
the estate was an Englishman,
who had been a sailor himself,
and when , some of the nigger la
borers steered me to his big haci
enda he just invited me to make
myself at home and treated me as
white as a poor, runaway sailor
with no dunnage could wish for.
He owned thousands of acres of
land and lived like a prince. I
stayed with him two months, and
when I finally concluded I had
worn out my welcome and told
him that Pd have to be cruising
toward/another port, he took me
up to Rio in his steam yacht,
bought me an outfit that would
have made an ocean liner skipper
sick with envy, and spoke such
good word for me with some
friends of his that I got a first
mate’s berth on a big English
tramp steamer, and but for a little
slipup I made at Leghorn—those
Dago drinks always did make a
fool of me-—I might have held
master’s papers on her by now.
But that’s got nothing to do with
corn, so- I’ll stow my jaw and
stretch back on another tack.
While I was this big planter’s
guest he provided me with a sad-
die horse and I spent half my time
riding over his plantations. He
had some six or seven overseers,
most of them being Portuguese or
Brazilians. One of ’em, however,
was a man from south Georgia
and he and I struck np quite a
friendship. He 5 lived in a pretty
about three miles
good house,
from the boss’s hacienda, and I
often rode over of an evening,
after I had had my siesta, and
took tea with him. His house was
m the center of a big grove and
had quite extensive grounds,
which were for his private use.
There was a hedge as high as a
house, of some prickly sort of a
shrub, enclosing these grounds,
with an entrance gate, from which
a smooth; shell driveway as white
as milkiled to the house. This
drive was shaded by some tall
palm-like trees, that we^e differ
ent from any I had ever seen. One
evening, when we were sitting out
on the front verandah smoking
black Brazilian cigars and drink
ing rum punches, I pointed to the
palm avenue and asked my friend
what sort of troes they. were.
“Trees 1” he cried, and burst out
laughing. “Why, man alive,
they're, not trees; they’re corn
stalks. I planted them there five
years ago, when I first came here,
to remind me of old Dougherty
county.” “And do you mean to
say,” I demanded, “that t^ose
corn-trees aTe five years old?”
“Five years ago, just at the be
ginning of the rainy season, I
planted the corn,” he answered.
“And how tall are the stalks?’ ’ I
asked. “About Sixty feet—they’ve
got their growth, and hereafter
will set to wood more. This sea
son’s crop was rather poor : —the
ears did not fill.” * ‘Do ears form
on them,” I cried. “Why, cer
tainly,” he said. “We generally
gather about two bushels of roast
ing ears to the stalk. We never
lei the corn mature, for”— : —
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“In Durham, North Carolina,
some years ago,” began the M^n-
from-the-Tarheel-State, but before*
he could proceed further the Man-
from-Florida, who is very prqpd of
the Championship Medal for Men
dacity, which he won at the club’s
last seance and is fearful lest he
may be compelled to surrender the
trophy, sprang to his feet, and,
rushing over, to the Deep Water
Sailor, vigorously shook the mari
ner’s hand.
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“I’m awfully glad you related
this bit of true history out of your
varied and eventful experience,”
he said, with a triumphant smile,
meant for tho confusion of the
late champion. “You see, I was
born in old Dougherty county and
I have three brothers living there
now. That man whom you met
in Brazil was an old schoolfellow
of mine. He came back home
about three years ago and bought
a fine farm down on Flint river.
His oldest boy went to school with
my brother Ben’s children. He
was very fond of the w*ater and
kept a canoe—which he had
brought from his tropical home-
down on Flint river.' He could
handle a paddle like an Indian,
and used t > take my little nieces
and nephews outsailing with him
The canoo would very comfortably
hold six or seven people, and one
evening he invited me to go out
with him. That canoe was one of
the lightest .and most graceful
craft I ever saw, and I asked the
name of the wood that was so
light and at the same time so
tough. When he told me that the
boat was made from a joint of
corn stalk grown on the planta
tion in Brazil where he was born,
I thought he was stringing me,
but now I know that he spoke the
truth id that”:
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Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Consti, •
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The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s Friend. * ^
GENUINE CASTORIA always
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“In Durham, North
gentlemen,” broke
Carolina,
in the Tar
heeler, “I saw with my own eyes,
in the summer of ’97, corn”
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in Use For Over 30 Years.
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But he got no further, for just
then the dinner-bell rang and all
made a rush for the dining-room.
There were two large dishes of
succotash on the table, but it was
noticeable that everybody refused
the “corny 5 ’ delicacy except, the
Landlord* who declared that he
“was powerfully fond of roasting
ears,” whereat the boarders burst
into a roar of laughter,
COBELL ITEMS.
Our district meeting has come
and gone. We had about fifty del
egates and had the best meeting
that we have had iu many years.
It will convene at Duncan Creek
next year. Everybody seemed to
enjoy the meeting and helped take
care of the delegates, for the peo
ple in old Macedonia settlement
always do their part. Our big
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EDUCATIONAL RALLY.
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“Both my wife and myself Have been
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medicine we have ever had in the house. Last
week my wife was Irantio with headache for
two days, she tried some of your CASCARETS,
and they relieved the pain in her head almost
immediately. We both recommend Cascarets. ’ ’
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! Tobacco Habit.
The following gentlemen have
consented to be present at Mace
donia academy on the night of
August 30 and assist Prof. G. R.
meeting will commence ’ Friday I Cochrau in makln S Ms educational
night and will last four or five ra * ly a succeBB •'
day8. . Mr. 4. T. Lott, Attorney Gen-
The crops are the best in Cobeli I eral J. M. Terrell, Hon. Thomas
settlement that they have been in M. Bell, Solicitor General John
five years. We made a fine wheat W. Bennett, Col, W. I. Hobbs,
crop in our settlement this year— Judge J. B. Gaston, Mr. Reuben
1800 bushels and the cotton and Teagle, State School Commissioner
corn are extra good. We cannot G. R. Glenn; Col. Hubert Estes,
grumble over the prospect now. Senator John N. Holder, Hon.
Everybody is in good heart and John Hosch, Mr. J. J. Adams,
many believe we will get 10 cents Judge G. H. Prior, Hon. John A.
a pound for cotton this fall. Smith, Hon. V. M. Montgomery,
August 30th will be a great Hon. H. H. Dean, Mr. J. W. Veal,
educational day at Macedonia Judge R: B. Russell, Hon. W. T.
academy. Exercises will begin Smith, Hon. Thomas Niblack,
promptly at 4 p. m. Many dis- Prof. J. W. Marion, Mr. Walter
tinguished Georgians will be here Lott, Prof. T. H. Robertson, Prof,
and speak. Everybody cordially | R. D. Moore, Mr. W. W. Luther,
invited. The music will be grand Hon. Robert F. Quillian, Hon.
-Hudgins string band. Hon. John H. Pierce, Mr. William Lott,
John Ap Smith of Gainesville, will I Mr. J. A.. Lyle, Mr. Jot Allen,
deliver the gold medal to the I Mr
youpg lady who makes the best
speech. Hon. John Holder of
Jefferson, will deliver the gold
medal to the boy who wins the
honor in the contest.
B. P. Hudgins, Rev. D. S.
McCurry, Mr. Billie Sailors, Jud^
W. N. Dyer, Mr. Charlie Bell, Mr.
Webb Hudgins, Mr. Marion Tumr
lin, Mr. W. S. Cox, Nr. James
__ . , .. . W*. L Cooper, Mr. Bud Smith, Mr. Andy
Hobbs, president of the board of Monday, Mr. A. T. Bowman, Hon.
education, toastmaster. Hon. T. Po i k Thompeon, Eon. Dave H.
M. Bell will introduce the Hon. J. | j ftrrett
M. Terrill. It will be a blue-rib
bon day at old Macedonia. The
good people ot that community
are getting everythingin apple-pie
order for the occasion.
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BYE-BYE JBOW-WO^.
Chief of Police Towry di
assistants have been waging^
ous war on Gainesville’s woi
canines, and np to
morning had helped a
dred to shuffle off thiseani$ -
The routes to dog heaven ^
the pilotage of the police
been by pistol and poison, n,
annex “quick delivery, 1 |
Ben West, who is a past
the use of the elubbado. “ _
Ben, with his unbendablel^
can simply knock a
hades, west- and crooked a
fell blow. On® 01 tw0 1
dogs have been
majority who have
the great majority
the bench-leg floe breed -
indeed a good nddanee.
The really valoable f |
walk about the streets w-;
of the police, for ;
lars dangle the proteef=
tag issued by City
lllofwbichtavetoess 011
s.s. celebbatio*'
The annual Sunday .
britiou for the A®
Chattahoochee assoc ^
convene at
ten miles ° ortb g ptem ber
ville, on Sunday, Sept®
at 10 o’clock a. m- *
an interest in Siioda} -
invited. Voot to c
are
lunch basket
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