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About The Rockdale banner. (Conyers, Ga.) 1888-1900 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 28, 1897)
Wi}TV r^-v / ... jU|j itir n MgEiUaMsJErr. ■as TVS* VtfTv • (A -3 L- r t 1 •V fc..< Iri *iil u Wl 7E = «2=-_ Sm / J « ! A Ilf V ft s y lii if A Ii m Se-’ 'Jj . u"fr: -3 S -Vw i 5 m r t : m Ir ! ! te w4&* On» cos® y A- OL. XXL I r Correspondents. News From The Country Burgs. ITEM'S FROM SMYRNA. The following locals should have Leared Leived i a5 t week, but were not in time for publication. Farmers in our section are not Ling L very much on there. their larms; their minds are I Well-digging seems to be the jrder of the day. We have heard several new wells. Mr. John Nolan lo3t one of his Sows last week. It had been bit © several days before by a mad ! <*• The mad dog season is in sight md people should be very careful. A phantom party was given ast Friday evening at the home if Mr. John Sims. It was ghost ike sure enough, but all seemed shave a delightful time. In spite of the “marriage wave” ihere are plenty of young people n our community to have a pleas ©t time. Mr, and Mrs. Pratt and little laughter, Sadie, paid a visit to datives at Walnut Grove recent it. Smyrna Sunday school promises »be a good one this year. The literary school is excellent md much interest is manifested. | DID YOU EYER. I Trv Electric BBcers as a remedy forvour troubles? If not get a pttle priicine now and get relief. This has been found to be beeulialy adapted to the relief and curs of all Female Complaints, karting a wonderful direct iu pu«nco in giving strength and tone to the organs. If you have Loss of Appetite, Constipation, padache, pryous, Fainting Spells, Excitable, or are Melancholy Sleepless, or trouble with Dizzy Spellg, Electric Bitters is the medicine you need. Health and jitrnngth Fifty are guaranteed by its w cents and $1.00 at Dr. !*• bee’s Drug Store. W( AEX WILL* GET IDEAS HERE. Every woman has natural curi ,wt v i° see how other women fur . | !e dies j r homes. Home Journal To satisfy will this publish The during the year interior photogra¬ phic views of a hundred of the enable f l, ' t ar tistic, cheerful and com homes in America. ese show in detail the con ® tru etion, fitting and furnishing Parlors, drawimg rooms halls, ^ption, ^and bath music, sitting dining, rooms, kitchens, ' - piazzas, etc. This u ^ series will be full of excel ideas for every housekeeper m * The modern Pain Annihilator, will positively Ur e Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sprains, B ru *sf s » f ^ u *s, Sores, Earache, Backache and all other aches. SALVATION OIL is sold everywhere for ^^cents. Only the genuine will d o the work, '* UN6 E'S plugs,T b# Great Tobacco Antidote.lOc. Dealers or mail A-C.liejer A Co, Balto.,Md. CONYERS, GA., THURSDAY, JAN. 28, 1897 home-maker. It will present views of the interiors of houses of moderate cost, which are fitted and furnished with conspicuous good taste, and at comparatively small expense. HE HAD A BABY. A touching conversation once took place on u train as the writer was on the way for a visit among friends in the East, as follows: “No, I won’t drink with you to-day, boys !” said a drummer to his companions as they settled down in a smoking-car and passed the bottle. “The fact is, boys, I have quit drinking; I’ve sworn off” fc < What’s the matter with you, old boy?” sung out one. “If you’ve quit drinking, something’s up. What is it?” “Well, boys, I will tell you. I was in Chicago yesterday. Down on Clark street a customer of mine keeps a pawn-shop in connection with other business. I called on him, and while I was there a young man, not more than twenty-five, wearing threadbare clothes and looking as hard as if he hadn’t seen a sober day in a month.came in with a lii l ie package in his hand. He unwrapped it and handed the article to the pawn¬ broker, saying, ‘Give me ten cents.’ And, boys, what do you suppose it was? A pair of baby shoes—little things, with bottoms only a trifle soiled, as if they had been only worn once or twice. ‘Where did you get these?’ asked the pawnbroker. ‘Got ’em . at home,’ replied the man, who had an intelligent look and the man¬ ner of a gentleman despite his sad ‘My wife bought ’em for our baby. Give me ten cents for ’em—I want drink.’ ‘Y r ou a had better take the shoes back to your wife; the baby will need them,’ said the pawnbroker. ‘No, s-she won’t, because she’s dead She’s lyin’ at home now—died last night.‘ As he said this the poor fellow broke down, bowed his head on the show-case, and cried like a child. Boys,“ con¬ tinued the drummer, “you may laugh, if you please; but I—I have a baby at home, and I swear Dll never take another drink.“ CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The fac¬ —' it on simile S7 every sigtatnro ^ wrapper. cf FIRE INSURANCE. I am agent for the Georgia Home, Home of New York and Hartford Fire Insurance Compa nies and solicit a share of your patronage. Respect, M . J. Eakes, LIBRARY TO REOPEN. It has been decided to make an effort to re-open the Presbyterian Sunday School Libmry and in order to be able to get a complete list of the books belonging to the Sunday school, I request every member to look through his li¬ brary aud see if they have any of the books belonging to the S. S. library and return them at once to Mr. Chas. A, Argo, librarian, so they may be properly listed. Also, if you have any good book® you would like to contrib¬ ute to the library for the use of tlm children, they would be glad iy received. Members donating books to the library will have ac cess to them the seme as if they were in their bogie library. These books must be listed the same as those that belong to the library. Please do not neglect this mat¬ ter and look uff 1 the books you have at your hoine and send or bring them as soon as possible. T. D. O’Kelley, 8upt. Pres 8. 8. OASTOHIA. tfhsfae- Is OB Blaile .A every signature ~ •-<4 wrapper. A beautiful and aCcOlfl plished v. recently a celebrat ed j 'Uteri'! me heme this fine test imonial: ‘‘Gent LWi kn¬ i )\ i pictry ed to state that 1Y1\ husband, who was lieavi Iy msil red jtook several bottles of your medi¬ cine, and the effect has been such that he will not need any more.”—Ex. TO THE FARMERS Of Rockdale and adjoining coun¬ ties: I have purchased the celebrated Ohupp .Jack and he is too well known for me to make any com¬ ment on. I simply refer you to the following citizens of this eoun ty: Hon. W, L. Peek, W. T. Stanton and Col. John Stowers, who have all bred to him/ His coltis show fir themselves. I wil be glad to confer with any £ood, responsible parties who wish to raise thhir own mules. Very respectfully, M. H. Melton. Hint* on Breaking Haud. Question.—M y crops are all gath¬ ered; I have sowed my oats and wheat, now would it not be a good idea for me to break my land for next year « crop? Answer.— Your crops being all gath¬ ered, by ail means start at once to break your land for another year. Many ol our farmers, when their crops are housed, make the serious mistake oi waiting until spring before starting their plows, This mistake frequently results in serious loss, for should tli spring be dry, the ground, packed by the heavy winter rains, becomes so hard that it is impossible to break it properly and the resuit is that they are forced tc plant on poorly prepared ground. The old adage that “a crop well planted is half inade’ r is perfectly true, therefore “take time by the forelock,’’ aud go to work at once preparing your land for another crop. In doing thi3 work don’t follow the too common plan of simply scratching the surface as it were, but get your plows deep into the grouud, bringing to the surface, if pec sibie, not less than an inch of the sub¬ soil, upon which the sun has never ehone. At the same time torn under everything th&fc is on the surface, such us grass, cornstalks, cottonstalks, peaviuea, etc. Burn nothing, except in excep- tional cases, where ou very rich land the cofctonscalks have grown so largo that burning is necessary to got rid of them.. Our farmers, as a rule, do not appre¬ ciate the importance of this deep fall plowing. The advantages of it are nu¬ merous and important. Among others, I regard the deepening of the soil as most important. Should you turn to the surface in the spring an inch of the red clay subsoil, it would probably bo baked into olods by the heat of the sun, interfering with the growth and proper cultivation of the crops through the en¬ tire seasou. Turned up, however, in the fall this subsoil becomes disinto grated by the frequent freezings and thawing, and when you plow your land in the spring it becomes thoroughly in¬ corporated with the top soil, adding to its depth and fertility and thus insuring you better crops. You see at onco that if this process is repeated annually you will in a few years have a deep, mellow soil, capable of withstanding drouths, and in a condition to hold the rain that falls upon it. There are other advantages in fall plowing which mako it desirable. Tlxe grass, cornstalks, etc., which are turned under now, add to the fertility of the land, whereas, by spring their fer tilizing properties have been largely ex¬ hausted by evaporatiou and by leaching rains. Then again land that is deeply plowed at this season will not wash so badly as that that is left untouched. Another very important gain is, that your fields will be in fine tilth for your spring preparation for planting, and while your neighbor perhaps will find hig ground at that time, so hard that he cannot plow it, yours so treated will be iVA mellow and friable as an ash bank. These advantages of course apply chiefly to stiff lands, for where the soil is a deep sand, 10 or 12 inches perhaps to the sub* soil, I can fee no advantage in fall plow iug,- except the single one of getting tire grass, etc., turned under while yet they have some fertilizing properties. I trust that the farmers of this state will generally try fall plowing at once, this year being peculiarly favorable for it, the crops having been gathered so un¬ usually early. I am fully satisfied that it needs but a fair trial, to become the rule, instead of the exception, as at pros enf.—State Agricultural Department. Stocking i» Kish Pond. Question.— On my farm I have just completed a fish pond, covering -about How an acre, and from 1 to 6 feot deep. Ciltl I get some fish to stock it, and what kind would you recommend? Answer. —Captain J. D. Edmondson of LaGrange 13 the fish superintendent for this state and you should write to him on the subject. Carp and tench have been the fish most usually selected for our ponds, on account of the ease with which they thrive and multiply, bat they are poor fish for the table, and I would recommend for your pond the black bass or trout and the bream, both of which are very fine table fish, and being very game, afford much sport in the catching. Ic the government does not distribute these last, you might find out from the fish superintendent where they can be obtained. The spockled catfish is also a good pond fish.—State Agricultural Department. Balking Horse*. Qcestion.— How do horses acquire the habit of balking, and can they be cured of it? 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