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. " ml ’ o o 2d. 1885.
I BSC. This U-v'ember Ordinary.
0. Sea MiXS,
PUBLIC NOTICE!
ersous are positively prohib other
d, bunting, fishing or part
passing <m my farm, a
Id Johnnie F. Carr plantation,
o*r river. Mat Maddox.
ic. Ga., Dec. 10th 188o.
"“notice
Intake professional visits to
’9 the first Saturday in every
Patients wishing to see me
J me at my office in the YV hite
louse or'at Dr. Lee's drug
Dk. L. G. Brantly.
SS0LUT10N NOTICE.
firm of G. M. Jones & Co.
L day dissolved by limitation
putual consent. G. °M. Jones
[his (os, who interest will continue to Me srs. the Stew bus
ii the same stand assuming all
[ies of the late firm, will he all collec in¬
Iness to said firm
Stewart Bros.
G. M. Jones.
Stewart Bros.
r.s, Ga., Dec. 17 1SS5.
ting sold my entire interest
| firm of G. M. Jones & Co. to
fs. Stewart Bros., I thanks take this
(unity to return my to
lends’and the public who have
erally given me their patronage
g my connection with the firm
ppectfiilly and earnestly solicit
ttintiance of the same to my
Isors in business’
G M. Jones.
I SPECIAL NOTICE!
[who are indebted to myself or
ft. M. Lee will confer a great
by calling immediately and
kg, as we are needing all that
ns to meet our obligations.
Dk. W. II. Lee.
Its, Gs., Oct. 23. 1885.
WILL PAY
il you propose going:
; or Nortli-West, to
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BUSH, D. P. A., Atlanta, Ga
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anueacturer of
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MERS, won GEORGIA.
well prepared to do all kinds
y and wagon repairiug'in the
Jo. ‘ s
ng ■inter employed a first-das car
I can do anything in
in the most satisfactory
1 me Buggies,
eon hand a splendid lot ot
fe’ es of my own make, also
h’rn buggy—will sell cheap.
FP a splendid line c,f wagons,
will sell low down.
ns and Caskets
a splendid line of underta-
2 imt £‘™ Haul ware, 8U “* and of , w,!l Coffins sell
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Blacksmithing ,
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prices. thing done at
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tisfaction.
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Vol. 3.
HARD TIMES.
A BINGING LETTEE TO THETA RMEB3
OF.ECCXDALE.
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Howto Prevent the Annual -Gomplaint of
Hard Times,
nr nn. j. j. tv. glens.
Tlie old cry of hard times is on us
again, and it returns every fall with
such regularity that we pay but lit
tie attention to it; and yet Messrs,
Editors there is such a thing as hard
times, and it is seriously felt now-by
the larger class of society. Where
there is plenty of money there can
be no hard times—unhappiness is
often the incubus that accompanies
wealth, but they do not know want,
My object in this paper is to show
that hard times visit us with almost
certain regularity plan every year, and sue!) to
suggest some whereby
tiines may and can be avoided.
It may not be known [generally,
yet it is true, that the main founda
tion of society, in this country, is
only about one ninth—in other
words, the whole sixty million pop
ulation in the United States is sup
ported by only seven million farm
ers. That other men and women
labor, and that hard, I do not ignore,
but ail are dependent for life on the
product of the farm—few think of
this properly. And yet [the farmer
is the worst abused and poorest liver
in the bunch.
A ready querry comes from all,
whose fault is it? No one is to
blame but himself. Now that is
doubtless true, but if he mends his
ways some of the rest of the world
would have to mend theirs,| enable .It is
the farmer’s mistakes that
the other fifty million of people to
live on his labor, How'? In the
first place he cultivates rented land,
instead of leased land; next he
spends one sixth of his crop bofore
it is made for guanos; next he buys
his supplies on time at such a per
vent as would bankrupt an Astor or
Vanderbilt in ten years at the same
rate; farming next and last though
not least he tries to raise all cotton,
or all of any other crop.
Now it is a self evident fact that
if a man owns a farm, by purchase
or lease, that he will try to improve
the farm and its belongings. For lie
reasons that he wiii make more
money by improvements that are
perma no tit—while as a renter be
can’t afford to improve for some one
else, who may rent him out. Then
again lie can't afford to improve the
.premises at his expense, and the
landlord reap the benefits, but in a
lease of five or ten years he can af
ford to pay out money and inussle on
the farm, knowing he will reap the
benefit. The lease system, in mr
opinion, is the only salvation for the
south. The present rent system is
only killing the goose that lays the
oolden cow. The foolish habit of
Sngt^oSy tannin
spring to make up for his idleness,
will keep any fanner poor. You
have no business with guanos—they
never have -taint paid anybody yet, ex
nier the * and company Cotton nor
will. That more is
made by using guanos T admit, but
it is at‘the expense of poor lands
and low riee cotton, all hurtful to
t< v units f rr a j)
five times and over since the the war w ai in
guanos. late mug i V ’ 1 ‘ 1 *. • _ .i
’
everything m hem with the amount ,
is”.™.«Ve £
mrr. Any man that- is not a natur
al born fool, knows that he cannot
buy the meat, flour, corn, clothing,
S,!U P S ’ 8n f ar * l [ offee ? ' IK l ° t : h ! r “ e
, 1 ,
ter the rent is paid, at the prices
now asked on time, no farmer can
| afford to pay over seven per eent and
! expect to make money. to’ How much
then ean he expect make when he
pays from 25 to 200 per cent on
time, not much. The all cotton
has ben tried sufficient to con
work to average, less guano, e,gh
! bales to the horse, aod get for that
i H cents l er l ,oun ”’ lhc § :une 1S
1 not worth the caudle.
; To sum up. If a fannei wishes
succeed he must own or lease land,
If the lamilords were wise they
! would se- it in this light. I ben de
pend on the farm to impicre itself,
JUSTICE AND PROGRESS FOREVER.
CONYERS, GEORGIA, JANUARY 2, 1886.
in. the plow exposes too much earth
the hot sun. In the fall, before frost,
sow five bushels air slaked lime to
the acre while the dew is ou the
vines and turn in deep and smooth.
Green vegetat on oniy sours when
turned under and uo.es no good or
but little, while if lime be used we
get the phosphate of lime and
ammonia is set free for the use of
the plants. The production of grass
and weeds is nature’s efforts to re
store her waste places and the far
mer is wise that appropriates it to
his benefit. But remember, never turn
up land to the hot summer sun. You
can’t hurt land by turning after
November 1st and before February
1st. You can male a soil as deep
as j ou can freeze your land. Put
ting in dry weeds and grass, keeps
the ground from baking, and admits
the gases of the air and rain into
the ground. You will get more ben
efit from the dry vegetation than the
green, unless you use lime. By us
ing the lime with green vegetation
you get five hundred per cent more
profit. Try it you farmers, with ter
racing and rotation, and if you don’t
agree with me in five years time, I
will pay the damage. Most of us
have been Hying the old plan long
enough to show us that it will not
pay. I could write or talk torn day
on this subject, but few if any will
change the rock for the pumpkin.
Each farmer thinks he knows it all.
Well, did it never occur to you that
a negro will beat j’ou as often as not
on the old plan? What is your
brains for then. If you wisli to suc¬
ceed in any thing you must study—
so in farming.
A resume. Own or lease your
land. Terrace well; use peas and
lime or a fertilizer; rotate your
crops; diversify jour crops; com¬
mence at the other end of the year,
i. e., make before you spend—with
industry and economy and the last
farmer in the country will be inde¬
pendent in five years.
B. F. McCollum, the man who
claimed to have aimed the cannon
that, killed Geneial Leonidas Polk,
has just been kicked to death by’ a
horse. The gentleman who aimed
the horse has not been heard from,
For the last 65 years the Metho
dist have contributed $19,000,000 for
the, benefit of foreign missions. ' r hey
havn't converted many heathens,
but they have done themselves a
great deal of good by means of the
sacrifices they have made to save
this immense sum.
On January 10, .. the . Athens paper
111 ■ ‘ 1 w ' 1 1 shutdown and remain
closed for about three months. By
this none of toe hands w.ll sutler as
they nave nearly all secured employ
meat m the Princeton factory, winch
commences operations ngut away,
and will employ about loO hands.
change , Baling™ of gauge from that b.oad the to genm.1 ataud
“M?* next will oe the biggest
“ n< ^ * lu f V'f 1 J. n el
*? ou ein ia °,’ ' * ‘ ion
tremendous job . . . being •
for the aie
aB over the country now, amt
when the time cornea a arge mrcc of
workmen will be e ployed, and
change will be made quickly.
*
would be a graceful act for the own
e) . g of the Kimball house, in Mew of
the great service rendered them by
the old General, to change the name
Rob Tooml>3 house ,
sj
sea8 on which by custom m this coun
t , y k largely given over to demonai
acle orgies I his is a shame on the
.
1 country.
j The pJeUw ho below, .rote -man wants -ant., that
; but little here nor
little long” was either crazy^ ot
knew nothing about polities. and _
wants tiie earth here below wants
j it all the time.
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The recent unpleasantness at At
, anta between Captain A. B. Connol
Captain Connaily has. ate pte- «
apology and i egrets anj otlensible
language on Ins p art.
| une oFthe oi yuc brilliant u __ porters i. of
the Constitution ini spea mg o 1
departure of a railroad train lr ‘ ,in
that city says it “plunged out oi me
the citv into the dark but cloudless
HINTS TO YOUNG MEN.
That clothes don't make the man.
That if they once go into debt they
may never get out of it.
That parting the hair in the mid
die brings on softening of the brain.
That to deal honorably with all
men they begin with the’ir washer
woman.
substantial’than That they need something "gloves more
cigars, kid
a cane to start housekeeping
with.
That they can’t reckon on their
father’s fortune to bring them
through life. Fortunes areslippery
things—better have something be
sides to fall back on.
That a girl who decks herself in
the latest things out, and parades
the streets while her mother is do¬
ing the washing, isn’t worth wasting
much love on.
That a fellow who deliberately
proposes matrimony to a girl when
lie can’t support himself, is either
a first class fraud or a fool—unless
he marries for money and becomes
her hired man.
Prohibition goes into effect iu El¬
bert county and Eiberton on June
1st.
Work will he begun on the new
court house ot Oglethorpe county ou
the" first of January.
Judge Lumpkin has composed a
special marriage ceremony forjudges
of the superior court.
The common daisy is perhaps the
most divisible plant in the garden.
Each seperate branchlet may be
removed, with its modicum or root,
and every bit will form a plant.
There is a promise that senator
Sherman will have a much more ex ;
citing time getting re-elected to the
Senate than he had in getting elec¬
ted President pro tempore of the
Senate.
There is a young widower with
two or three motherless little ones
living iu the seventeenth district of
Sumter county who shows that he is
worthy to be a father—if not a moth¬
er. After working hard all summer
at his crops, making all tie bread
and meat necessary, for his loved
ones, he gets his mother to cut out
clothing for his household, and then
sits down to make them himself.
Last week he made up garments,
and says he likes the buincus.
When woman casts aside the sa¬
cred robe of the priestess of
the household to dam the garb of
the political arena, does she then
“fight from vantage ground?”—
Rome Bulletin.
A teacher asked the definition of
the word “riot.” “It means.” said
a 12-year old lad, “a free fight in
whicn anv one can take part with¬
out paying a cent.”
Capt. E. P. Ilowell has resigned
the place of President and Director of
the Kimball House at Atlanta. Capt.
J. W. English has been made pres¬
ident. Capt. Howell sold out h> s
stock.
The latest sensation . . in New „ York v ,
is artificial eggs. The bogus eggs
resemble the genuine «o closely
that «t takes an expert to distinguish
them. I he shells are made ot a clear
r^rusr'r^ier &
portion j surrounding the y°lk i»
na( je'or albumen, and the yolk itself |
Q f ground carrot and saffron. As fine a j
(jjgii 0 f scrambled eggs can be made !
out ofthcse imitations as out of the
^
w \ ,is*»rous some of the
n the ^all towns are
J n<r tf) the nrw 8tvlo e „ gs .
Th e hens have not been heard from
yet.
The Telegraph regards President
( • lcvelanii * s position upon the silver
question as the wisest of anv that
| )e j lag a98un j e( j and says it is in
accord with the ablest and best
financial sentiment of the country.
Gen. 'Toombs' «veraged 1r from 1a , n >
h i* slaves at the foot of Bunker Hill
Monument But the North started
the f a | se hood and will keep it going
till the crack of doom.
; Chicago has only 9.000 saloons
1 asra i D8t 13,000 last year, and yet the
, e of tJ|at c itv do not seem to
fear a i iquor famine.
No. £0
THE LABELING OF MOBPHINE.
On account of the frequent mis¬
takes which have been made by
drug clerks in the putting up of
morphine, some of which have prov¬
en most disastrous, the recent legis¬
lature of Georgia passed selling a law pre¬ the
scribing the manner of
sulphate and other pieparatioas of
morphine in this state. As of inter¬
est to those who deal in or purchase
the drug the following is copied from
the act:
“That on and after Jan. 1, 18S6, it
shall not be lawful for any druggist
or other dealer in drugs and medi¬
cines to sell or offer for sale any sul
phate or other preparations of nmr
pbine in any bottle, vial, envelope or
or other packages, unless the same
shall he wrapped in scarlet paper or
envelope, and all bottles and vials,
used for the above purpose, shall
have in addition to said scarlet wrap¬
per a scarlet label, lettered in white
letters, plainly naming the contents
of said bottle.”
Any one violating the above will
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and up¬
on conviction, will be fined not less
than $10 nor more than $50.
Forty-eight out of the seventy
five Georgia weeklies began their lo
cal pages last week with “Christmas
is here” thirty two issued half sheets
and twenty-three suspended for the
holidays.
“I am so pleased,” said Clara to
her little friend. “Lust Saturday
they gave me such a beautiful doll
for a birthday present.” “Ah! you
still play with dolls? I don’t; I ain
too bigjnow.” “And what have you
done with yours.” “I Lave locked
it in the cupboard. It will do for
' n .V children.” “But suppose you
have no children?” “Then it will
go to my grandchildren.”
An exposure of the means by
which people are hoodwinked by wi¬
ly Englishmen, is made by the state
department. They advertise in
American papers for the heirs of
some unclaimed estates of immense
value. T® gain* a large crowd of
dupes some familiar name is used.
Then levies arc made upon these
people until their purses are exhaiis
ted.
The police made over 200 arrests
in Atlanta Chistmas eve.
Gov. Fitz Lee, of Virginia, has al¬
ready refused the offer of a fine car¬
riage as a Christmas present.
A riot took place in Dublin, Satur
day, in which over twenty persons,
including men, women and children,
were more or less hurt.
Wednesday night the Ilenlj’ settle¬
ment, in Butts county, was surprised
by a raid on an illicit distillery by
ihe revenue officers. David Henley
and sixty gallons of whiskey and 400
gallons of beer were taken, besides
all the necessary apparatus for car¬
rying on a business oftbat kind.
The officers had but little trouble in
capturing Henley, as he only run a
short distance when discovered. Af¬
ter capturing Henley it was discov¬
ered that he and Collector Forrester
were old army comrades, both lie
longing to the same company, and
that Colquitt was in the same regi¬
ment with them.
Three snow white beavers were ta
ken on the Sacramento river near
Chico, Cal., the other day. The fur
was as soft as silk.
The historian of Augusta, Me., has
agaia become a grandfather. ’I he
soul of James G. Blaine goes march
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One arm around a pretty girl *
waist is said to be worth two arms
around a frosted lamp post.
Is there a man in this stale with
courage and money enough to go in
to the coal regions and bore for oil
° slumbering vast for
Lines—Macon , )erta j g over
Telegraph.
Richard ^suiters, of Athens, w , 10
*>a» gone out West to seek his for
tune, writes back from Fort Worth,
Texas, that there is plenty of busi
De , 8 out there, but that ,1 takes a
°°° g " if
Out in Wyoming they have a shal ,
low lake of warm, clear water, which
is especially tempting to the bather.
hot tom «cems to be of pure
*hite snnd ‘. but in realitv, is a suck
, ” ui k8 ; nd which speedily swab
1(( a up whatever it embraces,
There is no escape from it The wa-
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Entered postoffioe n* second-elan, uiail
matter.
The Baptist Church at Milled*:**
ville was destroyed to’be Friday night.
It is believed the work of an
incendiary. The trustees met the
next day and resolved to go to work
at once anci|rcbuild the edifice.
When a witness was being interro
gated in Cobb superior court as to his
knowledge of facts, he swore that
although lie didn't see it, he. knew
that a certain fact occurred. “What,*
said the astute lawyer, “would you
swear to knowing a thing occurred
and you never saw it?" The witness
hesitated a moment in thought and
replied confidently: “Yes, sir, I will.
I will swear that I was born, but I
never saw the occurrence.” The
lawyer subaided.
A school-bored boy writes indig¬
nantly to know why he was plucked
for an examination when he answer¬
ed every question right, especially
this one about the horse, which he
was asked to describe. “This is the
way I did it, and showed ’em I knew
what a cow was as well,” says our
school bored boy; “The Horse is a
noble creature, and so is the Cow.
He gives us milk and has four legs,
one at each corner, anil a tail in the
middle, and horns at the other end;
but not the Horse. If you hit him
lie won’t do it again. He only kicks
at the back. The end.” And the
school bored boy was plucked lor
this! Too bad.
Reports have been received in
London from what is called a reliable
source, both from St. Petersburg
and Vienna, to the effect that in
both capitals the feeling is growing
that war between Russia and Aus¬
tria over the Balkan’* dispute is al¬
most unavoidable. Active war prep
arations in both countries have been
going on ever sine* the outbreak of
hostilities between Servia and Bul¬
garia. The Russian and Austvain
aimies have hecu actively and se¬
cretly arming in anticipation ot war.
Much color is given to these reports
bj the heavy orders for stores and
munitions of war that are being
placed by agents of the Russian and
Austrian governments in London.
Having made a great mistake in
not attending the Hendricks’ funeral,
Mr. Cleveland attempts to repair it
by proposing to help build a mon
umeni over the grave. Perhaps this
may appease the Indiana politicians.
The Christmas day murders in
the United States ran up to twenty
one. This lias an ugly look, but as
an off set it should be recollected
that about 56,000,000 people in this
country behaved themselves, killed
nobody, and enjoyed the day in a
reasonable fashion.
A very beautiful illustration of
the desire tor spoils by the repuhli
can benators is portrayed in the ac¬
tion of Senator Sherman in the dis¬
charge of little Harry Morgan, who
was made a door keeper by the late
Vice President Hendricks. Mr.
Sherman had not been in office as
the successor of Mr. Hendricks
twenty-four hours before a clean de
mocratic sweep was made and rc
publicans placed on the watch.
Even the Republican Philadelphia of
Picas does uot indorse the pranks
the Dakotans as enthusiastically’ as
might have been expected. It giies
them the following sincere, if sarcus
tic, warning - “When Dakota gets
into the Union—where she properly
belongs-—it will be bv Uncle Sam’s
taking ner by the lilly white hand
and leading her across the water and
not by reason of any scattering at
tempts at bukb-zlug on ber own part.
The expanding and vociferioua ieri
torv of blizzards and booms should
keep these gentle truths in mind.”
In speaking of the instruments
produced in the agricultural thought world,
Toombs once said, that he
that the most valuable and import
•« Ohe, .». the ectteh gin of Whit
ne v I hat it gave a Bpnng to tie
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agricultural . of Georgia which has
continued unimpaired to this < ay,
aDl j a credit that will endure whim
t h,. cotton plant whitens the farmers
G f the south with its snowy harvest,
or the machinery of the cot-on facto
ry clatters upon the water falls.
ss? Friday. It is
dent, was removed es
t j ma ted that the cost attendant upon
putting up and removing the Grant
and Hendricks’ mourning combined
wa «C10 000
I Seven murders, have been three commuted or four of
them ladies, in
Austin, Texas, within the past eight