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About Conyers weekly. (Conyers, GA.) 1895-1901 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1900)
t / ;v 3 1 W r- 1 E 10NYERS WEEKLY !L. XVIII- IGr Clearance Sale We have fccught heavy for Spring Shipments, ard in order to make rocm v;e have gone through cur line ar.d CbT the \ rices on our lull line making the price so exceedingly low, that it pleases all who ceme to us for bargains. Cur goods are new and we want every one before spending their Cash to see what we are doing, No trouble to give prices, or furnish samples, as we want you to know where to get good goods, at lowest prices, GAILEY DRY GOODS CO., The One Price Cash House. ) C$ ¥ 3 DRESS II STEVENS ORK S0U MlERS COM Ml S JONKUs OF AGRICUI/IUB >;k\V Oil LEA NS. INDS A WARNING NOTE Inert Urged to Plant tout Jjlttle iolfon This Year—Manufnc wr¬ ing Interests Revived. is day, Which has been set apart L first annual meeting of the As Ition cf Commissioners, looking as leg to the upbuilding of our coin | lt country and to the improve of the condition of the cotton Is, is to me an auspicious one lam of this opportunity to meet with . imd join iu so laudable an under L;, tememberiug that it is for tho lot the present as well as future Ira lions. Permit me, therefore, to \t(ew suggestions in the begin lof onr meeting for your considerx the farmers of the south 1 tyears been drifting aimlessly into a con i of bankruptcy and demoralizx- j greatly to their own hurt and to siriment of the common welfare, isuotduoto sterility of soil, nor p'HMab.a climatic couditions. B* has not done more for any seotion i ioi the cotton states; nor is it .oilier fair to lay the fault of fail* !i our farmers; for, as a class, live worked industriously in and h season, but they have not worked i any fixed purpose of permanent It in the end. I have for years i urging the farmers of Georgia to pi rheir methods, if they would es j>ii8 conditions which have resulted i ack of diversification in plant* 1 c-r crops. The salvation of tho H depends upon rural independ Hy living at home and raising -applies; by cutting off imports hucreasing exports; aud I urge r Mi, the commissioners of the I* growing states, to call upon your N o change their methods of farm ■ ‘ true that for 30 years the balance N'h&s been somewhat in our favor, pu j can yet be dene along this lino, r lining interest has been the snb | ! much, discussion by the press and P of the south for the past 13 f 1 '-so much so that the people of fvi districts are seeking informa F fading the daily and weekly k-'id agricultural journals. This 5 the most important mediums -aijn this association must rely f: - Cj ug the farming class, by atoathly letters upon agri- 11 mbjects and questions, to pushed ® a08 a mou,h in y0ur D; 1 - and -foe work , of reformation ^- , it should b® tbe object -sociation to reach every home k‘^* ta territory. h & Piofit'thle 0 u 6 to j. rs of ° ath Everytblng D L;.:? we ^ , blch t0 - make H wa9 ■ *:n-^ .'j at^t-innery US ° r ’ fertulZ9rs cotton * P lOT e.oth, Sh f i : n orage; m fact, farm sup l . '-ascription were exceed - and f M- CQnaequeEtly ths cr °P , e lnt0 the market [*, at a very ma<i9 lj sht bills. '•is t\-i •® T0rable compared for gathering, with >e*r for *.i-.4 : r0ngl 1 t mnch h® 1461 ,--, s qilS ^ f te ' #, s«e 156015:6 ° aarem - better condition », *lL Miaa Oar farming ex Ho excepuoas in certain ^ .‘; e, baw been aid •t -s r ’ P ^ ce , and we hav8 r r3 i*ed ■ * supplies than we - - 23 . A eh&ege has taken CONYERS, 0 SATURDAY, JAN. 20, 1900. place; a easier ant state ot aiiasr*. exists. I think there is no clonic that the south is mere prosperous today than at any timo within the iast SO years. Trices have advanced, and our peo¬ ple are more hopeful. Mules and fer¬ tilizers have advanced 3d per cent; corn, forage and meat are 15 per cent higher; plow tools and farming ma¬ chinery are 75 per cent higher; cotton goods are 50 per cent higher; so the crop of 1899 1000 will cost fully 80 per cent more to market it than did the crop of 1808 99. I urge yen to sound a note of warning right now. Tell your farm erg to make small bills; to buy for cash, if possible; to plaut largely of food crops, and reduce the acreage in cotton even below that of last year. The cotton crop fer 1890 1800 wi l barely reach 9, 000,000 bale.% and tho average price paid thns far has been 7 cents, so that if wo again curtail the use of fertilizers and the acre iga in cotton, aud produce only 8,000,(. JO bales next season, we may expect not less than 9 cents per pound for our crop. But, if our farm¬ ers go wild again, as they did in 1898 buy everything on time, plant the whole earth in cotton and make a crop of 11,600,000 bales, tho country will be ru i ne( j > a ]most beyond hope. Such a crop next season would sell from ^ to 6 cents per pound, and -leave ns hopelessly in debt. It may be read ily seen that an 8,000,000 bale crop will bringmore moneychar- an 11,500,000 bale «op, to w nMbiW ot th.|C«>of mar ketiug, and what wo lose by leaving ou food crops. If we can only induce onr farmers to adopt this method, they will be masters of the situation, and uo con¬ spiracy can control the cotton market and wring from, them the fruits of their labor without a fair reward. The cotton manufacturing interest in the southern states has been greatly re vived. Its influence is already felt, and we should give it all the encouragement and aid in our power. Whi.e farme*s aro raising millions of the raw product, :c is the height of folly for our business men to sit idly by and sea the profits iu the manufacture of cotton go abroad. Each railroadtownintbecottonstatesshor.il have a cotton mill. The millions of dollars which pass through their bancs for cotton goods should be kept at homo, Let us encourage aud welcome capital to come among us, to open up and da velop our varied interests; but let the profits from the manufacture of cotton be spent among ouj own people. We produce the raw material, and why not ship to other states tho goods manufae tured? Tbe item of transportation, alone, will be enough to pay them abundantly for their enterprise, and, besides, these mills would give employ¬ ment to thousands cf operatives, who must be fed by the farmers from their breadstuffs, dairies and gardens. In this way additional facilities for the marketing of cur farm products will be turnished. That it is the duty of the state to can cat0 ^ g youth hai never been ques* tioned by the intelligent citizenship cf [any commonwealth. Tne sums arniu alJ y expended for this purpooO .ire profitable investment, making returns in after years cf better government, a strong and intellectual people, and a - f n n development of our instiimuns. It is a n evident and accepted fact (hat \ each individual should be taught these ' that will best fit him for tho branches work be w ill follow upon reaching h;s ma jority. Our states have ieng since ! provi ded denartments for teaching law ; nd medicine, aud the general govern meat- is supporting a department cf ag riculture; bur, when v.e remember | thousands of attended country by schoo's three fourths in the cotton st3tes> of oor boy6> a iarge majority of whom are unable to attend the agricultural j co fl 9 g@g ana schools where the higher 1 j branches are taught, we are at onci :m Srssstd with the fict that these vccuia. upon' whom wili depend the duty ol supplying the country with food pro¬ ducts, and furnishing the bulk of our exports, are not being fully prepared for the calling that the great agricult¬ ural interests of our stares will demand. Agriculture may properly be classed among the sciences, and farming as a profession. The intelligent man wi.l manage his herds and cultivate his fields with profit. Information that cheapens the production of Vegetables, fruits and cereais will be disseminatod among tho cotton states, and we hope yet to o id the world in agricultural produeih.n, aud to contribute in like ratio to her prosperity. The manual labor of tho farm must ba intelligently directed, to insure success. The state that leuds in the dissemination of information on agricultural subjects will, in the end, outstrip other agricultural communities iu wealth, progress and a fail develop¬ ment of iheir resources. If we will teach our children in ihe common schools tho elementary principles of agriculture— facts that have been ascertained by practical tests «t tflicientiy conducted experimental stations—we will add to our farming population a class of young men and women full of strength and 1 yelo; uieac of the great iatoresrs of the sou h. The necessity for imparting this information in the common schoou seems so apparent—the cost being really insignificant, while the results are of momentous vaiue—that it should not be deferred or neglected. ! What, then, is this knowledge that the modern famer must have? jj,, mast know the chemistry of his farm; he must know the life and constitution of the things which grow from the soil; most know their manner of growth; i he must know the insect life of the lo¬ cality in which he lives; he must bj a success ul student of geology and ao c iogy—especially that branch of zoology w hich deals with minute animal life, entomology. This he must know, aud ^ uow well. He mu st know the friends au fl enemies of the the apple of tree, the j Q £ ca bb3go, of grass j meadow; Jie mast kuow .bone lb. mil jj ong of living things that creep, run an( j fly. But how can the farmer learn ! these things and thereby kssp his land f rora wearing out and his crop from de- | s t ruc tion? Not by discussing the silver q naatlon . not by adopting free trade; and not by a discussion of our policy in the Philipcines. He must study care fully the tariff annually levied by the apple tree borers, and moths, lenga the farmer to deadly combat. It is a battle to the death, and cannot be jj£ e> ^ ]if 3 of the animal aud tho plant, that he may be successful in his na dcrtakng. We should, therefore, encourage the teaching of these sciences ' iu oar common schools. : jj ow delighted the boys and girls wou |fl be to j earn about wheat and ’ br . m the apolg tree, the peaoh, ^hese tJj3 p - a:n ani tba pear . how treos grQW ?d ard prop agated; bow tbe> . m2y be care d for and protected from ^ eueu .-.. 3 that annually prey upon CASTOR IA Bor Infants and Children. Ths Kind You Havo Always Bought j Bears the of ^ stature ; j . t* A FWSCANA will cure Cured. Syphili* and 01<l Svrts to Stay 33 xt racl . From an article bj Rev. Sam Jor.es in Atlanta Journal — “Mr. Moody once said that ihe most successful pastor was the pastor vt ho could get the most work t ut of iiis mnut er ship. The most useless and powerless church is the church that gets Die most out of pastor, and do the least ilitm i selves. 01 d Arch i hom 1 k said. . _ I’ll j " lie w , , r a (.<' in ( mil by sight,” and this much 1 1 kno'’'.unfaithfiequenliy by eight, Wit It h discotu aging things a comes in contact vvitli.it is loud Iv possible- for hint to that t! is possible for him to niuctl under ail Ihe cirCUMist ill (' 18 . Our pas-tors, as a ;u!e, m e clea n men, good men, const era e( j men our churches anil us a rule many of lllH rUt-nihf-IS rODSUrll mill (IcV— eljyh. If a pastor cmi't j ull his chutch up tm a level with him Ft If it may not bo ioiig until tho church will pull him down on it level with the tin inbets Phk tor and people don't flay fnra part hence Die old ndage. *Dj ; k • priests, like people.’ The first way to help our pis tor is to visit him at his home, show him that you are in teres ted ill hint atld his frttnil V, show him tho is not only your pa l? for, bufi ) Oil!' flit-lid Slid your neighbor. Secondlv vvh m roll •»•«» him along U, v ' ;, y k’iVO ldrn a warm grip ot til hand and a kind . (-licourag— , rr-. • ij hv hoirr' ill ’ ' s ■ yntir plac.8 Oil- SilLhtDl niOtliing and Sabbat h even iig t» the ntefsage God yen in you throu^fj him Agdin, . by l>emg regularly at your IllfiCe at the talk Of pny. Again, jotl ],j m (,y telling ID III ............ ..... „„h, s diary as OIlO who its willing fo * wiilin.fr t0 do. willing to to be , . . ^ L n 1,1 ,n *.Y <i! your service. You -may h«D|* him gnviiy bv H gent fOU? ppirit toward him. ROf ordviu ; yOlir CDI.tnbutlol.8 .. to the , paf-toi and the cause wiurh lt« |>Vads but. ' OU IliUHt Id -tierous t° watds him in jour judgment him in join ciilicistn t'f him and above ail in your exact ions of him. Make it the rule of \<ui'life to help jour pasfoj and it utiderslood with him that t our {11 uu ipyl j«»h It/do vt ijtit he wantH ton to do. You may lu ip your pasSor much hy a social attitude towards him, cultivating the t-piiit of broDie huod aud kiuuiy itjeling, ami what the Scripture calls ‘‘the union of the spirit in the bonds of love,” remembering that when j ou help others you help yourself, remembering that when you help your pastor you are helping him whom God hath sent to help you. You may he helpful to your pastor by taking up his church, his sermons, his prayer meet ingp.his Sabboth school, and by constant attendance ns teach¬ er or pupil in the Sabbath school. You can do much good as an Ep worth leaguer or a member of the Baptist Young People’s union, or the Chris¬ tian Endeavor societies’’. One of our exchanges takes Die 11°Of to v< marK that next year wo expect lo read some • 1)itig like I ho following in the Uaity -About ten o’ clock Uhs IDOI’Ding <X llOlS(*J088 wugon loaded with cowk ss milk collided with a brainless rider uu a ebaiuless wheel. The luckless wheelman was badly injured and being homeles, he wan taken in a horseless cab to the home for friendless, vheie ins deal It 'w;i8 painltss in an hour or less. i ) PJTIFUL APPEAI -< • A Mississippi editor mattes this appeal to delinquent sub¬ scribers : “Fish down in your p ickt.'f and diq up sumo dust, tl.eediU , is lucgry and the pa p^j. ’J131 to bust,, We’ve !rue— T H r " N E W YE A R, HTE o n Iri TV ^ CT fiiip Ctf ATYI 4 and friends . for patronage m the past and v/ishmg theili ’ all prosperity in 1900, we beg to announce that we are better prepared than ever betore to serve you better ad , We in Williams vantage. are old stand-our & Whitaker’s stock is large but we are re ceiving new goods daily. Oar prices will be just to each and all. We can interest you in our general store. N- T. STREET NO. 3 ted you fur several months, and did it with a smile; so just re turn the compliment, and trust us for a while. Our wife she needs some stockings, and baby needs a dress; Jimmie needs some breeches, and so do Kate and Hess. Bud is on the hog train, and Peggy is sick with grief, eay isn’t it possible to give a man relief? Shell out the nickels and turn loose the dimes, turn ’em loose an’we’ll all have better time: there’ll be fewer pal dies on the bosom of our pants, and we will make the paper belter if we havo half a chante. Don’t give us that old story, long gone to seed, ’bout taking more fam’ly pa¬ pers than (lie fam’ly wants fo read, but help to feed the prin¬ ter and he’ll help our l.iwn to grow, and thus escape the sul¬ phur in the regions down below.” i* MuJiltiSrg tliJnog staw pmyi m Cup BJ’JBg •VIHO&SVD BO YEARS’ EXPERIENCE • r Trade Marks "FrTC * Designs opyrights Ac. Anyone n<?n<1lri|j a rltofrh and doncrtptlon ma, r-o nloUly ascertain our opinion free whether on iTentlon is probably patentable. Communlca tlonsBtrfctly confidential. Handbook on Patents BCNt free. 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