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TWO HEAVY WEIGHTS
SHOWING SHAPE
Corbett’s Work at Shaw's Springs
Inspires Friends with Confluence.
HIS ODDS GROW LARGER
nt* Puts in His Time at the Cook
Banch, Working Hard.
STUART EXPECTS AN IMMENSE CROWD
Town Is Now Well Filled and Requests
tor Accommodations Are
Pouring In.
Sixteen mors days of hard, active
for Corbett and FltxMmnxms will bring
them te lhe ringside for their great battle
tor the championship of the world at Car*
*on City, on March litk
For more than a w**k past both men
have bnen training earnestly and zealously
to attain tfiat condition each realise* us
•bj< *i’lal for the great tight in store for
ktm. arid if the same improvement is con
tinued that has Leon observed up to the
present, it is safe tony, barring accidents,
both men will be absolutely correct in form
When they shake hands at Refer** Mier's
cornu and at imn on S*t. Patrick's day.
1 think I am safe In saving that no two
®< biers ever went into training in better
Condition than tbeas two were »h*n they
inserted the haunts of man a week ago to
take on the seel udon their training quar
ters la presumed to give them. Hither Cor
bett or I'iUutlmmor.s cuuid then have
s’-.tped into the ring for a battle in bettor
condition U>aa Sullivan was on the night
be was vanquished in New Orleans, and
yet it is surprising to observe Lite change
the tew days' work has produced. Where
both men were stout when they left Car-
s. n. now hot a aro much stronger. Where
there was then a soft spot on either man
there is now a knot of haixlailng flesh
or muscle. Where there was u inclination
t blow- and pant alter the slightest exer
cise there is now a marked absence of any
wino Uvuba> a.th Loth men. Whore there
WM on the pan of Corbett or a
100 grvot o-arao of flush with Pllaa.mmons
there is uj» that glow tndicativv of a per
fo*-l stale of health, not only in lbs salu.
but tu the enure system of both.
if a week lias produced the changes now
observed it is beyotrd a doubt that sixteen
morvr dags will put them where noth will
lea. u*=ir koopit.g.
Both mon hate >vorr.a thoroughly ac
q .aiuied with their training quarters and
ato now got ang the best out of their sur*
roux.d-nga it u. poMubin to obtain. They
Lave t.--ome. ji it wrrn, acclimated and
are taking kindly to the water and atmos
phere and nothing but an accident can
throw an obstacle in tba way of either.
Corbett's quartets at Ntuaw's Springs are
omy a short distance fr.-m Carson and Ito
t. frequent visits I rum the now gathering
crowd. and while the IhUlfuruian is nut
giving nrach attention to calk-ra ho has a
pee asm word tor all who come and if tho
visits are Umniy few «r« prevented from
a.v*h< t.lm at work. >lu» ranch quarters
*--*• —Mwe twenty nitres away and his inter
ruptions by visitors are fewer ui<i less
fr.quent. Both men are w«dl housed and
we.. attend i and btHh art* kept
btoy by tn members of their oflk-ial huua.-
ho.-i 1 tare —* not a lazy nun almut e.ther
s■*-**••. and as :--tii tighten, are willing, the
rat.'th and the springs are* now two of the
busiest places isi the state.
* brbett has with Mm Billy Delaney, Jim
kl i i'.' ”• .>•!.?
M \• y. the beHVy-w*-b. t »h« party, is
*
r. -s h.e work very much. MeVey’e pity-
s. i.e will be able to take un a
little work neat w. . k
l oris it la always an early riser while
•* work and every nw r.-...,g fc, iu «ur by 7
V « - k A. he re-.l out <•: led lie | a jerked
Int-' Ma •••:*, ifltly iMan.y and
pi.* 1* r .i-.y tor .i tat- e. Frcsli eggs,
a up > . coffee and .. little oatmeal an*
« igh to >->««• Ii- <i dne oryans a little
w- rk wi.r- he stre.kx .V. r tie- mils. g n , M ks
at .it the |i. ... -.1 ht ,
it b* .:i .Z‘. h :/
• tor i t. ik
fist, and u!■ .« ‘.o 1... ;r |<»r that nntil
aim. • -b.it -a wii. : g .hair w inner
un:.s ti . nourisdlng f. .s| 1, u..„
’ - 1 "’ 1< br-akf. .-t hour is i» <■ duck
ri.u-tl. t.H W il 1.-etore he swall. ws. His
l».- vt lu< is not th- sane- • -v. ry inorning.
but ta.te .- n.. gr.-i t . u. in tin, card.
It is us.ia'iy a good r u st. ak with an
gbund; • ■ • of br.. d. a |»»t «-l . .ffee, with a
It th- f. .it tefc re It. Within thirty mlnut.s
1- i- g * *.ld w »rk. wti. -h always t.-cins
ti e day's labor. He works with th- wrist
m • L t pounds lhe bag. y,e s for the
I di.-y- .<■ .1 dumb t. lis ..nd the way he
ur..-.;t! ’.-1, Itaydd and a. .-urate in every
movement he .--.n causes the envious to
•• vy him t * m-at knack at the work. It
1« a w..rk app;<r.«tiy light, but when a
»• vice tries it «»n an ex.-rtion unthought
n. nlf< sts il.-elf. I-'t-n with an • M"' r t
it .ti b-cine to show and by the time
t’erle-tt puts in an hour »»r two l«ea.ls of
lead .lls.iit n.am he stripe f.»r the harder
w .rk of the day and then the entire camp
1« i>.., ght into rvqeisdtton. Hand ball Is
< arlett's favorite game, and it is SaiJ he
Is al - -.t one of th.- I« st players In the
c- ti ry. Thia takes his tint.-, with the oth
er r. n working hard to k.e»i» nini busy.
Then when he has ttrad of th-.t game bn
takes Woods for a hug or two and the
wrestling these men put up would do
credit to R.s-b-r or any other man. Squ.-.-z
--:..g Magging, t. - ng mid turni:—- bring
e.l the muscles into play and when tliu
wrestling work is «v«-r Corludt Is usually
ready t«» blow a minute or two Hut his
rest is Just long enough for Delaney to put
on his mits. Th.-n tin- iwn fa.-e er., b other
and it is give and take until one or lhe
oth.-r i' down. I’t.lil Is lam } Is tired and
parting the game is k. pt up and then
Av.sels steps into Delaney's place and the
fight goes on just as though there had
been 1.0 • iutnge. When J.tfri. s is pres- tit
he i. ■ -lally. In the absence of McVey, tak- s
the last turn in front of Corbett. Jeffries
is << : s • r«-d one of the coming men of Uta
ring and wtwn he puts up Ills dukes tn
front of Corbett there is no play. The m- n
go at It for all there is In the game and
if JefTri.s can get the best of it Corbett
takes it for his part, takes it 1.--cause ho
has to. He asks no quarters and he gets
none, for the men who fam him k’now liiat
he gives none— barring an actual knock
out This work usually lasts till ail of tlio
men. Corbett Included, an- tired and ready
MAILKO f'llf.f
Illi. BL’fwnKK'l* « aftBKH C I il
To prove the pleasant, beneii.'ial • fl.-*-t
of Ui - ~i- • r.-m-'iy. w. will mail o cam
ple ab-oiui.'K fr-e to .-very one who will
write ii.- f'.«r it. or we will mail enough
for on.- month's treatment for tl.
It is smoked in a pip*, but containing
no tobsw-o. It is pl.e.sant to use, soon
gives relief, and cures the worst cases.
Add re- - I >r. J W Blosser A Son. 11, U
and U Grant building. Atlanta. Ga.
to quit. It takes from three Io four hours
nearly and haves a man who can stand it
better off after it ts over than ho was be
fore. It gives him a go.nl appetite, too. but
Ids blood ts too hot then to eat, arid as
he quits the work lie la given a thorough
rub down. The rub down Is no child's play.
Heavy, coarse towels are us.-d by strong.
Hard hands. The rul-ldng goes on until the
skin glistens and glows. He is then
gtv.-n a go<sl salt water bath and Is
rublt'd down with alcohol. As ho steps
fo.ni the h inds of the massage artists he
looks tit t<> slip through a key hole and
presents the appearance of health itself.
Then he walks about a few minutes to al
low his blood to Iswome thoroughly <-oul
and then sits down to dinner. This is about
f> o'clock and It is the m<-il of the day.
It is made up of meats and v«’g-•tables and
fruits Great e ire Is exercised la prep ir
li.c his meal. It Is e m.-ai any good hard
working man would relish and enloy. It
Is prepared to mn only satisfy hunger but
strengthen and build up « man. lie
takes hl* own time at the table mid when
he his s.atisfleil hlinsolf a battle of wine Is
handy for him.
Corbdt takes n certain amount of foot
exen ise ev- ry day. but it Is not < v. ry dny
that h- gmn out for .« suin like Fitz .loos.
Wh.-n he dore roll off a distanre it is any
wlw-re from fift.s-n to eighteen miles.
1-*IU has away of his own in training
and tin.*., about l.ltn not bother Idm as
It always pans out for the lr-st. For an
hour, sometimes <wo and even more. Fits
will t«e gone. Then as suddenly as he
skipped away he skips ba« k. Often the
Gn at Data* shows np as his advance
agent, but I<tst as often Flt« dors th- ad
vance work himself, leaving th- great dog
to trsf! In behind worn out and ready b»
<«iri up In front of the great fire the cli
mate reuulres ui the great hearth all the
time
The Instant Fits eteps Into the house h»
Is stripped and heavy tow-els and willing
hands < nveloj. him. The rubbing he gets
is enough to take the skin from the hack
of a rhlnoreros apparently, but It makes
n.» Impression upon the bla.-ks-tnlth other
than to redden Idin. The tire w.irrrut him
through and then Into his own smithy he
goes. Just as the fancy strikes him he
works. One day h“ pounds away nt horse
shoes, making them fast enough to keep a
ahoer busy, while the next he turns out
nails by the handful. F-w m-n nre defter
with the hammer, tongs nnd anvil than
Fitz its Ihe has a prl !.• in his work. Julian,
who t».»* become striker since he end I'Kz
Jolne.l, would be considered <» rapid man
in some smithies, but It t.ikre all h- can
do to keep pace with the Australian. There
ts no regulating Flta when ho enters his
blacksmith shop and ho works until ho
gets tired and wants something "a eat. Be
fore eating, however, ho Is made to cool
down by a short w «1k and then an aleohol
rob down. His dinner ts what almost any
blacksmith who has been working for nu
honest day's pay would want.
With the bells and the bag Fitz Is an ex
pert while he strikes at the phantom tnnn
In from of him In a w<v that would Induce
the belief th.it tw» couhl hit anyliodv. The
bag springs away from his blows only to
drop tvu k right wh-r- his flat has gone to
meet !t bo'oro It h-trine to rebound, while
th*' tedls describe arcs so rapidly that it
Is Impossible to keep up with »h- motions
of his hands atul wrtsts. He is now heav
ier than li*- has *-vw b-*en for a tight an«l f r
the first time tn his life Is training up. Hn
has always Ira'n.'d down heretofore, but
this time h* will go Into th** r’ng som*--
wbere tn the seventies, flfto*-n poun la heav
ier than he has eVer fought except when
h** fought M ihor the last tlm *
The way the two m*-n ar<- working now
It Is probable that Corbett will co Into the
t ■lt ’• «it • Pita will sta.-k up
al something Ilk.* 175
Farson hotels are filling up every flay
•nd nppli<-atlons are pouring In by every
mall for rooms. The clt;z. ns have t -k-n
tl;** matter In hand ,-ii*<| e\-—ry home In tty
city will tw op.*n to strang-rs. Judging by
th*' rcpiosts f.*r «• its It ts - ife to s >y t'rit
*
to the flght. .*•;*! .1- i!»*» town is a plac
o' «.:,!y four thou t.d ft |s to s. e
how ’ ltd It WCH I*- to !;ike < *ro ot t'i
throng. Every > - I brings Stuart ■
for tickets. There Is m>| a state In the
union that has nd been hear*! from on tho
<'orl«-tt stock Is better now than It was
a w.k ago. wh I Flu h.is ri. <
Th«*s« who w. re inclined to favor Corb -tt
have 1* -. ti »-r- at y < ;.n< .1 cv« r tin- mw
fnm his ttainlng quart- r ■ original Fitz
men .-.re easier to find r., n - than they were
a w*-k ago. and In tin tn--anc. has the
rlw <*f Cor's-tt sto. k < d th*- Fitz stock
to <l* pr*a-la-.-. 'l'll..- Him - ir . willing t**
take him as th*- efiort -nd are still readv
with th«!r cash v. n*-n i<> to 7 ami • ven < ; 3
eotne around Tli**r® ’s little Is-tting on
the result J t In Cnrs..n. but that Is .In
- . .i .. f.,,- that that element of the ring
fs m*t t!**-re, but In Frisco there Is a lump
<*f m* t• v going up. The week op* ti- d with
f'orls tt at I<l to V and ' ' . hut as the days
w. nt by he grew stronger, mid t< as wore
ri-k*d even at 7U Tills quotation, how
ever. was driven from th*- b >ar*ls l»f.>re
it had been up long Ju t what cnus.nl It
n<> one fHu-ms to know . *'■ rt tinly th.-re ha
I--.-P no -a. -i «-l mge In the condll
;!«■ two in* n as th*- cluing*- in t!i<- i--iting
would suggest. K C. BRI bi I.'.
•
A IM*MF*TH DRAMA.
A Wife’s Snsplrlnn l onllrnicd by on
Ini «-Ri Ig tl t ion-
From The Oifcugo Ib-vord.
CHARTER I.
-Did yon*"
T!'.*» 1 : *> k eyo <*f th* wife seemed to be
l>-oklng into the .1.-pths of hls soul ns she
utten d the «pi st inn.
W. uid he answer?
The «-**w-k toll**! drearily: the fire In the
pr. -.- si. pp d ai*l fl’ltt* red ll*- was ,-on
s« !< us of nh thi- tn the one- brief s-coiid
of h.s hesitation.
Th* n he looked up. resolved.
*'Ot course. 1 did ”
CHAPTER IT.
He had lied, weakly. Ono sharp, swift
plan*« sh« had east upon him—a look of
n. I .' -’l*-d distrust and doubt.
Th* n tiie clo* k had ticked on remorsu-
V h<> could read !>!« thoughts? He cower
ed there afraid -*f himself and of her.
Coward <■*>;—-letieo was written In every
line of Ills fare-.
Sphinx llk<* i-he sat far into the night.
And only the clin k ticked.
CHAPTER nr.
Two o'clock In the morning.
Ere the stroke of It had <ll- <1 away from
the resonant homings of tlm little ormuht
tlme-plc*— -i wlilt" figure pll<i**d noiselessly
Into the deserted dining room.
•■Hist!”
Then It moved on again to a coat rack
on h <i***.r. Th»-n the figure glided toward
th.- dull, r* *1 glare of tfie base-burner.
It v.a.« th- w.-nian In In r hand was a
coat ami with tierveb • s fingers she delve*!
in an iiisid*- |»>< k*-l. Then soni*-tliing white
flash'd In the s.-mi-dark.
•'Aha!”
Ev* n the d*>. !c seemed to be listening.
CHAPTER IV.
"An*l ho thought In- had deceived me!”
she muttert*! la-tween her teeth.
But he ha.lrTt.
In her ham! was the very letter which
she had cii.uged him to post eighteen hours
before.
tninjiin-il Honor.
Fr-im The Youth's Companion.
M my st*>rl* - u • t-*’d of th*- witty retortn
m idi* by a N- w Ei gl -ml nly-< who died a
few y* rs ag.*. and imong them Is one
which proves tli.it bis way <i:d n.it desert
him ut. t- r the tn »st trying cln-utnstanrws.
One day. as h‘- started down the steps
win* i hsl from th.- courthouse In a town
wh.-re i« - hid b- .-u h- ;r.-g .-n import-nt
cas- . ho sllplssl. los- his to ding, and fell,
with many thumps and bumps, to th-- sfde
w ilk.
tin.- of th- infliicntl.il men of trie place
w'm waa nasal ■ hurriedlj up t • > ,’a ig.-.
as the latter alowiv roso to his feet.
■•| trust voiir honor is n *t seriously hurt?”
ho s.u*i. hi an anxious inquiry.
••JJv honor fs not at all hurt." returned
th** judge, ruefully, "but my elbows and
knees arc. 1 can assure you!’
THE WEEKTA” CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, MAUCH 1, 1897.
ALABAMA NEGROES
ARE PROSPERING
Booker T. Washington's Conventions
Have Accomplished Much.
EXPERIENCES SHOW ALL THE WAY
Members of the Race Come from All
Parts of the Country to Attend
the Meetings at Tuskegee.
Tuskegee, Ala.. February 27.—(Bnei-lnl.)—
A remarkable <-*.>nv<-ntioii was held on
W*-*ln< ><!,*> aii-1 Thursday of thin week on
what was fori'*-ily a big slave plantation
In Ma<-<iti *-*>unty, lint where is now locnted
Hi*- most imjioitant educational institution
for n* gro. s in the south, the Tuskegee
N. rmal and Imiiii trial institute.
Il was a repri s -niativ<- negro conference,
presi*!* <1 iiv- r l*y Book* r T. Washington,
the ton-most mm of tils ini-*-, and its pro
ceedings w < r*- pat tl< ipated in by negroes
of all *h-gr* *-s of int* lligeneo anil repre
senting all lines of ii-lilsti v.
The pint* >.'*• of tl.*- conference was to
bring about an lnt*-i-*-hange of ideas and
experiences for the I* Ueron-nt of the
r.n *-. and it was apparent that the meeting
served a goo.l purpose.
Booker T. Washington is the father of
tin s*- annual conf* r* n< *-s, ns he is of the
splendid s< bool at this place. The first
was held six years ngo anil each year sin e
-kArsn-UnHix Hail (Built by S'udnntfi).
-Phelps Hall, (Built by Student*.
2J j m 1 a Ln [*.
U'- 3 ! v:■
-Alabin:' * Hall ll’lillt by Flu l«-'it.~).
that the con r* nc. s have increased In
importanc* a-ul magnitude.
ITaf.-so* Wa-rilngl'in s school is located
on I>. dutiful i-- about a nra .-' ii -iu t*iis
old an*l arist >.-r.i:i town, me of the most
uttrai-tiv*- niuin- ipaliti* - in til*' state- '1 >s
k.-g.-e I- older than Alabim.l. f-*r, when !»•-
Soto mad* i. pilgrimag* th
ic intrv from S,<v iiiiiah '<> ?.!*-l*ilia, he
found a la.ii'ls.-n:-- Indian town - -II 1 Tn.-.
k*., ( .p in,, sit*- tiie present little city of
I , -,i«- *i. cnpf< s. Ti k " is in the
i-enti-r ot th*- bi nk. b* it. ’i h*-re are six
*-r .-■ v n i -*:i - - io ev*-ry white person in
this. .Manin . o.inty. Before Washington
,-at.ai into th* liiat;-. • uno twelve years
ago an*i si..;-i:-h- i in * *in*-rooin big
fi,.um, ti - wh-i.il which has since grown
to o*l *no>i:.His pl u|*.>rt i-ii-:-. tn*' Ma-oil
county negro*-- were anioi g Un' most trit- I
ling I}.-hit i t of tlu'it I I**-. They were !
coi.i- nt I*> liv*- irotn li.mil to mouth, 1;* *-p- •
iug a year b !:.i.*l ■ i *1 *- a-hi-ring only tile |
pi, -, Tii, * im-ti:uti *,i - -i>riesp<ind*-tit |
is i.i,..im* *1 th t i ti*- .11 . **:i • *nsnty m *- s ]
are now th* tl riii:--.-i of their race in the ;
st:.!*-, a v* tv 1 >i; • numb* r* t them I* -ng I
land -*wn?< ami hom*- hoi*i*-rs. lhe m - !
groes of nov, pay t.i',*:< *>n six tim* s
i:..- valu- of property tint they di*l ten j
j . rs ar * ami iiv-- in x ■’iy more eontent
m* nt. . omt*.-t am! bapphi* -is.
Th.- gr.*iii.i of Washington's s*hool has j
been .istonishliiv. A *i**z*-u years ngo he i
start.*i at Tusk a--*- witli thirty stud, its In j
a lug hut with rough ix;2 planks for ’
b. I-■!*« ami a f w bhn-back sp. lli rs for |
t. xt books. 'l*- ay the school lias an at- |
teiulnm.i of !*" ami is on-* of the best
equipp*-*! t ilueational Institutions In the
south, having live or six commodious three
ami four-story l*tm-k buildings. iMuo acres
or th.- I .-St land in th.- stat.-, nil fa -illtles
am! equipments for giving good Im triic
tfim In lit* r.iturr* and la all of the useful
ni ts and sci.-m -s. A corps of some forty
or more rmnpi-t. ut Instructors ar*- provided
ami a work for the young negroes of the
south Is li.-ing accomplished.
But the annual confer, lets. These con
feri-m-e . may l»- said to lie great two-day
sehoiiis for grown negroes. The conference
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the subs* ribtion price Is onlv 50 cents, without a premium.
TH * Woman's Home* Companion, with the Strimhird Cook Book and Tho Constitu
tion on** v< r, onlv $1 Address all orders to Tlm Constitution, never to an indi
vidual. Remit by postal money order, express or renlst* r*-<l letter, where in wo as-
Bumo all risk. THE CONSTITUTION, Atlanta. Ga.
this year was nAtonded hy about l.tXtO visi
tors in nil. Aboiit two-thirds of them were
honest, ignorant old negro farmers from
Alabama ami Georgia. Some of them camo
on the trains, but v*-ry many canin in by
big old covered wagons, bringing their
families and their provisions with them. A
number of theso old fellows had sons or
daughters in lhe school, luid some inter
esting contrasts wire presented. For in
stance, us Tim C'oni-.titutlon's representa
tive approach, d the school, he observed a
grizzly old negro sitting in hls covered
wagon conversing with a well-groomed
youth of Ids own race, neatly dressed In
college uniform.
They were father and son, and the pair
pr'-sentod impressive evidence of ailva.nee
ment of the negro race in a single gene
ration. The boy was bright ami intelli
gent. He had be* ti at school it Tm kt-gee
lor three years. He had not only informed
himself of matters p* i tnlning t » books, but
had learned the trad.- of carpentering and
was prepared to go out into tin- world next
June *-quippe<l to earn an lion* st ami com
fortable living. The old in.-in confessed
to an honest pride in tlm youth, and nod
ding buck Into the wagon he r-maiked:
"Boss, when I r <*>niinenib*-rs that boy
was just like them kinky-hemled children
I*l the wagon three years ago 1 can’t h* Ip
thanking God and Washington f*-r this
School am! tlu-se eonf.-tem-* I’m gwine
ter nioi *' up iivi'u in x tall and i-ili.-ate cm
all like Will.”
Tin* conf*-r*-n<-e this year vis held
in the big pavilion which, while an unpre
tlous structure, is comnioilious, having u
sealing capacity of Mime I.st‘». It was well
tilled ami every variety of tin- il.-s* . n*lants
of Ham was represented, 'lite first day
was devoted to tin* farmers’ cons, n-m-e,
linfl th*- farm* rs and farm work.-is were
accorded the front half of the pavilion.
Th*- building was tastefully *l* *-orated w ith
flags, bunting and palms. Booker Wash-
-Ihioker T. Washington.
6 ®
/-r-i A/''--''r i
X'l.io of Hhoetnak* rs.
Ington presided over the conference, us hs
always does. a..id did It admirably.
The conference was opened with prayer, -
after which n stud--; ts' band pl iy»*l a num- |
ber cf selections and the college Harmony i
Club sang hall a dozen quaint and lu a iil- '
ful old plantation melodies. Washington !
then ro-.j ami said:
"1 wish to call attention to the original
purpose of these conferences. They were ;
d« signed for the rank and file of tin- |
people, with th*- vl-w - f finding out su- 11 !
troiibhs us were within our own pou.-r o ,
remedy We can r* im-dy our Industrial |
condition, wo can I- ngtiieti our school
t rra with mont y ' ' labor; w-*- can have I
lifgh.-r ord.-r of r.-II • *• ar.d better morals ,
w*- can acquire property. I ln-pe <-ach one ,
lias come I** get i.mi ’ Ing to C.ury back
with him. Th-- ***nf '••-*■•* w‘'l not amount I
to mu-Ii If you il.. y cousin* r yourself
i lorn- You nii'* t carry int-. yous own com- I
munlty th** help you get h*-r-. I,:y hold of >
something that will h. Ip y*>u. ami then use -
ft to help sotiu 1- <ly * I-c. We want to s ■*? i
* vldetic*- of the value of these meetings in
*-v*-ry community. I hope you will all
ip ik on:. V.'*- want to know the truth,
Whatever it may be. Do not c-xiiggvrate.
If things ar*' b:id, say so; If good, say so.
No one has been asked to prepare nny
sp.s'-h. Speak simply as if i*t your own
fireside or In the presence of only two or
tin* e.”
A committee on declarations was then
a; point* *l, after v.-hieh num* roes talks yv* re
made by those pr< • ut.
A m-gro nained Chile reported for Dale, |
Coff. ami th-n* v:i count!- "Su h a thing
as a eonfir nee was never known In those
Counties till I’io.i s. .u- MR. a graduate
of Ttiskege*'. camo hero. Clilhls,” h*- con
tinued, ‘ b* ,an r.ft* en years ago without
anything, but now Las propiity valued at
}.i.o*-ii.” Il*- concliiilod: "Th*- amount of
prop*-rty' you haw makes a great difference
in the tr.- iirn-nt you r--* iv* .'
11. T. Talley, of Lo.i-liap-.1, >, said that |
In th** past four y* ar; forty-two n groes
had bought homes In h’s community, and
during the same time th* ro b i 1 not l»-*-n ’
a mail In jail from hls b- -t. He said Ills
neighbors mid *d two months t*» their .-,.-!iool I
term each year with money' from tl. Ir own t
pii* k*-ts.
Oliver, of Dr-.lrt-' Fluff. Al i . rat-1 h-> hnd
been visl’itig *lT’f*’rent communities show-’
lag ti,*- p.-ople how t*> cur.' fruit, how to
ganl- n .'iiul how t*> turn poultry and eggs
to g-i-xl it* count in buy ing groverlcs ami
Raving mortgage".
R- v. G. W. Jeter, of Cow l-'s Station, Bald:
"1 am raisin fruit, p*- rs and plums. Wo
ar« getting Le-ti-'r buildings both
homes. <-hur* lies :in<l - --bools. '
I',. I*. K* * *l, of Armstrong. AH., said:
"Tiler.* ar.* nine f und: s in my ts-.it that
own together 2,‘"io acres of Inal."
r.’i.-so r*-ports w* re 1 as they
were offered. For install --, one delegate
In rcctt’ng the extravagances prac’!* 1 by
the farm* rs of his e-.mmunity mentioned
the free uso of < orsnn--ri l.il fertfl zers as
one of them. An inter.- ling <!|e-ii~s!ori
ensued as to whether commercial fertili
zers was a necessity or a luxury In farm
ing.
"It saves work," says ona
"That Is just the trouble." chtmeU In
another. "We uru too much dispose.! t->
economize In work. We ought t • exercls-j
our e<-oiioniy along different lines.”
Another lively discussion grew out of the
proposition that too much money was spent
on watches and clocks. All agreed os to
watches being untns'essary, but whether
or not n $5 clock was an economical in
vestment called for an Interesting debate.
One side Inslted It could bo done without.
The other that a <-lo*-k taught a family
to l>e systematic and to economize in time.
The installment plan of buying machiucß.
watches ami other personal property was
condemn* *! by many.
Many del.'gates told Interesting experi
ences. An old fellow named Logan who
lived near the school said that some years
ago ho had nothing but a wife, a boy and
u second-hand plow. They rented a patch
und he hitched himself to tin- plow, while
the boy or the wife held the handles. By
economizing they Is'ught an ox the next
y. ir ami the following year a mule. They
progressed slowly but surely keeping out
457 4
W i z wm
7.7- /Ta®
1
■ of debt. He said he now owned several
hundred ecres of the best farming land In
I the county, two nice houses In the town
j of Tusk. vite ami Itad stuck In both of the
banks of that town.
A m-gro named Dowdell, who fives near
I Op -Ilka, toll! .* story somewh it similar.
Many otli -r rare * xp-r.- ncs In the. ;-n*s
I of past poverty am! prl\ uioti were related.
I At the close of the meeting tile follow
! Ing declarations wet - unanimously adopt* d:
"i. . beli.-vo there must t**- ownership
of the soil as the 1 *.i:ii.lit..*u of all progre-s
, unit, sine*' full;, tiiree-fourtbs of the n-gro
I race live by i.gri-'iie ar.-, v ur ■— trial
more itt.-inion b*- given t-> impr** -•*! meth
o.is of farmhig, the raising of stock, poul-
- try and frui*.
' "2. We di-.-.Hir , -■ * xtravagarwo nml ed-
vi •• all to liv*- on I* th in they • ,*rn. that
ifi.*y n • har.. hom*-s on.l money In the
I I..ink. wh.- ■. ;-re an> *■ g - b* t *-vl lon. -•-*
lof **ur a ,1 pr-- -
’ li. W-- -*-i\ : -• prep-r ii -*ti to wltiist.-in 1
romp, ’il :•■:> licit v. - ,n ' * -ntb-.i*’ t.» sh ir.'.
In an t-:- *--.-*• ft-; *l--gr---. . common and
- skill- I |;.i.„r of tb- south, fn.ismi; i as in
I the i. '- world fi t. . I. ,t . wiil
, b 1 *!*'- best.
W-- urge tlint each community keep
1‘" I <-:> • i moin'M or in-.r*' in the
ye--- -.-. I ib’i our y-.un: p-'-ople ’xx kept
busy, in m >)...*■ -.*• ,** work, that they n-ay
not I- --oiiie l-. if.-rs nn.i crimir. •! "
•'5. W ■ *.,i nl Inine.r il, emonrr
t’-|* !•' *'l -r- in t’.-* r: -.1- f -• I t!io force
of o-.ir condemnation. Mini-"-'r< shc-nlfl
’ ■ h the peonle that ' ’ i > nter
Into Ci" small, -t *l--’ »il*> ..*' ,1-ilv Ilf-*.
"f* V..' r-. i -niz* t:.- no til'll denondence
of t'- • --'ait bt'e'k , tn the couth
cn.l T'lcilgo ours.’lv* s to do nil In our pow
*■*• to remove obst u lcs to our mutual
proi-r*
“7 Tn nn'l prnp<>rtv wo
a- * ..<jv f t!n.
ti'io o-:_ar.‘.7 : •)€? n r f’f'ro ronf
r r»t.* c'< .- .ui ] <L»v T'vir wn®
tr» ♦’ *. •‘work—: conf-•T’” ' •’ c.'JV’.T.
.* t th’-f <»' :}(»’> »h‘‘ < .’•<>'»*•'• Ff*
s'><» • !!’ ♦!*.»’ ' -■< fVl’K’’ iv«h” M nTirß*“’,
nh \ - i-J.j i ( • nd ’•••t < ■ -it • • •• y *’i -'i' nfh r
• fr- I. - • j crafts crave in f'v’lr
| Jifi'l *'f'lV : <
I !♦ * ir. - l fa ha th** nn- ] liv’cmant
that * ynpn who ” ill 1 'a
J »vr-lent 1 *'T *' :< ” r u’*v hoLUnr
; sh. ir (»\v!« v. '-th Mhcr ’»>■»* .-cf *.]j
I »\vL' ’■ • -1 the » \V<S ♦’ r«’-
•rv T* i’s rn’or. tha man who il»<’ thn
( h*’ « \VM»'k rrrnlvni thn I. ‘ pnv Tvl fhn
» t rm* Inymonf \ c-v r-nnrtn<l n
I ceht. *> mrm ’n thrir ’-b*lo-hna 1 of t !n<»
; montt 9 others v month’s, but the n. t-
jority thr* •» month*.
SIOO Reward SIOO.
Th* readers <-f this paper will be pleased
to learn ih.C there 1 -it hast *>mj oie,.<ie,i
ills* .ISO that science has been al l** to cure
•i, ail its st i.-os and tmit is Catarrh.
Hall’s Catarrh Cur*' is th*- only positive
cure now known to th*' no dical *T i leiy.
Catarrh beinc a eon ■ tit iti.-aal dis
quins a- o-istitutional tr- itm- - . ii.i’l's
I .rrli Cure i« ta' on Inter* -liv, a-ting
dir*-- tly upon th*- blood nr.-l mucous si r
fa-'*s of t!:*‘ S' tom. t!i*-r* *1 stroy-ng
the foundation of the dl<* as . and gr.'big
tin* pain-nt strength by building up tl-e
constitution and a --.'sting iiitute in doing
Its work. The proprietors have so much
filth bi Its curative p-.v ■ *s, that tlry
offer JUD for any cnso that It tails to
cur.* pend for list of te<-.menials. Ad
dr*-a F. J. CHEXEV * CO.. Toledo, O.
S -M hr druggists. 75 certs.
Hall’s Famdy Pills are the best
Fvery man should read the article of
Thomas fllater. headed "He Sends It Free,”
in page 9 of this paper.
TTTE SAND-BOX TREE.
It Has Explosive Fruit as Largs as
an Orange.
Everybody Is fam'llar with the "touch
me-not. ’ the pretty jewel-weed that grows
along tho side of water courses. When Its
S eed-po.ls uro ripe at the slightest touch
they will explode, blowing the s .-ds in
your face. Th- r.» are other explosive seed
vessels The giant among them Is th*- sand
box tree (Hunt crepitnnsi. i native of
tropical America- Its furrow.<l fruits are
ns large as an orange. Tlm Cosmos of Paris
tb.us describes tins Krupp gun of the vege
table world;
"It is often cultivated as an ornamental
tree, both In Its native country and in other
parts ot tlm globe, notably In . ertain gar
dens in tlm Indies. Its fruit looks on the
outside something like a melon; It Is form
ed exactly like that of our native euphor
bias, of sections which, at maturity, sep
arate viol* t.ily with so intense a report that
it lias been compared to the sound ot a
pistol, throwing its se--ds to a considerable
distance.
•'With the fruit a very pretty sand box
can im made by cutting a circular opening
In the upper part, extracting the s.'c-ls and
then covering the opening. The opposite
sliie is perforated with ht'io holes. A sand
box thus made Is v. ry diltieult to keep, for
tlm time always .-onies when, aided by the
drying process, tho sections suddenly split
with ft ehara-lerislle -sound.
“Tlm violi-nt splitting oi the fruit of tho
saulier is explained \ ery simply by a pro
cess analogous io that whi. i causes tho
two halves of a split sink to < url apart,
and depends upon the um-qual extensibil
ity of the .l.imnts of tile '.lives, which
produces tlm mechanical effect due to it
nt tlm precise moment when the sutures,
the lines of least reslstan.'*-. are opened by
tlm progress of dessieation."
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Tho following were the quotations for
spot cotton yesterday at the places named:
Atlanta—Firm; middling 7c.
IJverpool—Demand good; middling 4 l-32d.
New York—Steady; middling 7 7-160.
New Orleans—Very firm; middling 7 J-16c.
Savannah—Firm; middling 7c.
Galveston—Firm; middling *V4c.
Norfolk—Firm; middling 7 l-16c.
Mobile —Ready; middling 7c.
Memphis—Firm; middling 7c.
Atlanta—Firm; middling 7c.
Charleston—Firm; middling 7c.
Hou st n—Firm; middling 7 l »c.
The following were ths closing quotation* for
cotton futures tn New Yor» yesterday;
____
MONTHS. * fl t! -* ? £ »
c £ ® <5 SS
Cs *54 T" j
5= i 5
Murch........... 7OH 71H 7 0 717-ls 7
April 7 15 77 15 7 21-23 7 12-13
Jun? ” 2': 7 31 77 31-32 7 22-23
July 7 26 7 3 • 7 26 7 35 36 7 26-27
August 7 ?’*» 7 :> 7 29 7 37-38 7 L--29
beptember 6 (H 7 6 93; 7 6 93•'.♦4
October 6 bl 6 i»'*| 6 >1 t» 6
November 6 mK, 6 :♦.» 6 h<’» 6 92-93 ♦'» H6-b7
Decvn.bvr 6 916 9«| 6 90 6 97-99 « 91-92
January I ; ■
February i .
Closed rtrm . sales 111.300 bales
Riordan & Co.'s Cotton. Letter.
New York. February 27. (Special.!—Tlm
close of the we* k mid month was att»-n*i-s!
today by a strong bull market. Dwindling
of the movement, the very firm southern
market, tho goo.l demand for spot
cotton from spinners everywhere,
the improved condition of general
business and the bullish tenor of tin*, pri
vate advices from Europe and th** south
have al! contributed to the advance here.
Speculation, usually the mns: imj**>rtant
factor in advancing markets, has not -is
yet had any but th*' slightest influence
upon th-- course <*f prices. Liverpool again
< able ! us an encouraging report tills n»orn
!ng.| Futures there were only j-64d higiier.
but the sal'-s of spot cotton were tv'.'ivy.
The market here opened from unchan«r--d
quotations to 3 points up from yester-lay'B
closing prices. Consid.’rablo long liquida
tion depressed th* m »-k**t for a tin**', but
New Orleans and Liverpool sent large buy
ing orders here an*l that, together with
lhe effort-: of the local bulls *in<l th« c**v**r-
Inc of short cotton, readily absorbed th"
offerings n***l prices shot unward. May
npen.'d at 7,2'ic. declined tn 7.17 c. advanced
to 7,27*' and closed nt with the
tone of th.-* market flrm. Whether this Is
only the beginning of n good advance In
cotton depends upon lhe truth or falsity «»f
the reports now b'lr.g received about the
emoinit of cotton still to come forward in
the south, anil tho continuance o* the eager
demand for iho actual stuff. The plant
ing and the progress of tho n°w crop will
bo watched with absorbing Interest, and
will soon begin tn have in Influence upon
the flnllv fluctuations. Sentiment here has
chanc-ofl I'ompl*-’and higher prices are
predicted on all sides. For ourselves. w»
think that, with occasional setbacks, cot
ton «hr*ul*l enjoy a substantial and perhaps
n rapid rise.
Visible Supply of Cotton-
Now Yolk, Febrt: iry 27.—The total visible
supply of cotton f*»r the world Is 3.523,322
l aics’ of which 3,455.022 bales are Ameri
can. against 3 >4.”7S bales -and 3.2f’9.578 bales,
resp* i-tiv.'ly. last year. Receipts of cot
ton th!** w.-"k at all Interior towns, 45.328
bales. Ro.-,'ipts from the plantations. ISj.SOS
bales. Crop in sight. 7.421.734 bales.
Comparative Cotton Statement.
New Y* rk. February 26.—The following
Is the comparative cotton statement for the
w*'« It ending today:
Net ro* - * Ipls at I lilted States ports 84.151
Sum*- tlnio las“ J ear
S!i**wiii-: a decrease of t*,’'s2
Total rw .'ipts to .late 5,X5:.,.'70
Bam** tim-- last y> ar
Showing an inert asa of 1.5'0.721
Exports lor the week li<*.2<o
Same time ia.-t year l.X.iftf
Showing decrease of
Total *xr*orts to date 4.. r -7''.,*>:>
Same tim.* list year 3.!:*2.1‘2
Showing an in*Tease of 1.
Stock at Uint.-d States ports I-'7.’.’-a
Same time last year *"..131
Showing an increase of 1'd.5.17
S:*>, k at interior towns ... ■ I '2
S-a:** • *n- S ».-t year ‘ i J!*! 2’'
SilOWi an ilfe-r* * *e of
St-x'k at I.iterpool 1.4-
Sam** time last year l,ls»?*>it
Showing an increase of.. . ?.';.'**i
An:. r'ea-i aflo at for Great Britain 165.*'i-*
Same time l i t year !7'_’. 1 '
Showing a decrease of. W,w) (
Weekly Crop Statement.
New Orleans. February 2*1.-—Cotton ex- ■
c: crop movement from S. ptember 1. >
l.'-.i; ro F. bruirv 2't l'i-7. inclusive: Port ;
r- .-ei-ii-- 5.957.47'*. ag iiust 4,437.44*; l ist year, i
6.777.!'3 '■ ar I* f**r** last and 5,170,21'5 for the |
< :•'*■ titre In 1894. Overian*! to mills and
Canada 712.7'-’. avail >t Kd.436. end '
L‘7 Interior in •*?« »ss oi >rpt’m- i
b. r l<t. 2t2.L73, iur inst *;■•’» 557. 341.1*6*; uud (
271.0;. Southern mill takings against ;
ot’3 7v7 s”*; 339 and 4» *.l*'»3. Crop brought into >
sKht’'iurinc the !?• days to dat»' 7.472,>6. j
aa. st 6.' i’-.CJT. nnd • rop :
brought i.'in* s’aht !<>r the v.» t k ft*. 143. '■
avail.-t 117.12'1 for tlio seven days ending
F bruary 2*.th last y - ir. 1;:*.4'5 and 11’2.7**. !
Crop brought into s i-ht th*' first 2s days I
*.f I’.-bruary 43f’,3”i>, ngainst 445,578. 517,2-1
and 334,45'.i. j
< •on.i.arlsons In th* so reports nr* made
up ro the < **rrespondtng dates and not to I
th > close of th* i-orr ■ p**:i<lii!g weeks
Spr- i:il Note—No j .*ints i*r*i included In
this year’s movement that r not indud- ,
ed I;’ all otli*r x. -art compared with. No .
corn -'tions ,r- tneluil *1 in this year’s mov.- 1
ment tic : w**re permitted to remain until ,
the . lose of the s is*-n m previous years.
The New York Bank Statement.
N.-w York. February 27.—The New York I
Far ni-!- r s >ys this w*>- k: Tiie cash in
the N*-w York clearing house banks is now
$.'■ *•'.“'.'l.fin. an amount that has not been .
. x-.-.'.-b-l since I<U. Os this sum sl4'.. 142.- .
"25 ’s r*«|u:r.Ml as a reserve ag i list -I*'- j
posits, having J 37.520.975 cash for w’.rch i
no pr* s* nt use can be found. This explains *
the remariroble * ase In lo■■ il money rates,
ami tii*' current statement favors a con- '
tintinn “ on tiie present plane. The gain
l. * ash for the w>-k wi« $2.’29 7-”._ **f i
which $1.12:1.9'0 xvas' in sp,■*■’>■ nml $1 >
In b-'i-.ils. Th*- m-l'Tit*' .xpansion in !*»-n !
fl.-v . !*.;>♦ *1 after t:**- first *.f the year, rid
notably several w* -k-* ago. seems to have
be - i iltov thor i'll*—k***>. tho past week
bringing about a further reduction ot
sl.l.'”.'.‘* '. making the deerease in three
w- *ks two and thro*'-quart - r-- millions. T.-.o
eniis. s wh'rl! are ass-.-ting the lo in total .
are mat quit*' cl*' tr. but It 1’ evident that
matur'n-r obliga:incurred during ta«
several large financial operations of Into
arefi.-inu- I:*iu:<l ited I-N-.-.i t :ongh there Is
no Incentive tow.nl Immediate gold ex
ports, there 's not mri'-’i doubt that tb>>
rap; ! a. eumul:'.' -*n of funds In New York
fs Insuring sterling ex' 'henge In its ad
vancing tendency. It Is onA natural that (
exchange should r!- ' wh n 10-al inter st
rates decline, as they ive been doing
but tho autom.ti: equalization of rat-'s
Is now interfere*'*! with, first by our h«- ivy *
trad.- balance, and secondly by tho chanxes
now going on !’* tho hoarded sterling * x
chnnge still he’d on ties side for Inve-'- ;
ment. The Inference Is that unless the
proposed tariff «hnl! Influence heave Im- ,
ports, money will continue . heap. On th*'
other band, it Is certain that tho op nfng
of spring trade will require more money
than ever, and the iocal demand will have 1
a great deal to do w'th making the aver
age rates for s'x months to rnwe. The
Fnit*-*1 States was never as well prep.tr*'-!
to me.'t an Indus trial expansion a- it Is
today. The reduction In 'reiila’i.i'i * o:>-
t'nues. the loss for the week having been
8122,300.
< _ ,
Loans. . . . $!97 - ’ 2 n *"’
Spe. le S 3 I'l.l*o c,. '.-io*** »:u.'.'»2.5-»'
f*ega! tenders 117 022.4"'. S.l 521.?'' ; W.* r -72.20*>
Net deposits 573.769.5t0 4C 61-.2 •• 525.4-t".' i "*>
Cirelli.ition. . 16.--d.ro’ 13 *;i9.i’s'. if/s;:
Tot ,1 re'v** "VI 761: '**o’ D 6 s?-,?.x* b -'. .'-1.. "
Res. reou'.l' ' it?'-'" 12. ’■ 1.0'.. 132.1in.200
Exc. of res. 57.320.MV 2-’. 122.150 2'."-I .•*»
The weekly statement of _t'ne a’s.'e.oted
banks shows the following changes:
■Reserve. Increase
Izianß. <Wre.»se t]- •
!nrr?.’«e •• * |
T.erral tenders. Increase l.ij ■
TXeposits Inercns*- bwjm
Circulation, decrease
The bunks now hold $57 J47.5D In ex<'c«
o’ legal requirements of the 2.» cent
rule.
McCullough Bro.’s Fruit and Produce
Letter.
Atlanta. Ga . February T- —Our market
has shown more activity during the last
week than usual. nn*l fruits and produce of
every description with few exceptions have
been moving rapidly. While the receipts |
on apples for the liret few days have been
much more liberal, the demand has been
equal to ths occasion, and the market is
! KOW SOKE OF OUR KEiDERS
C3H HUKE KCSEY!
Iziet month I cleared, after paying all
expenses. (355.87*: the month previous |2*W,
and have at the same time attended to
other duties. I believe any energetic person
can do equally as well, as I have nad very
little experience. The Dish Washer is just
lovely, and every family wants one, which
makes selling very easy. I do no canvass
ing. People hear about the Dish Washer,
ami come or send for one. It Is strange
that a good, cheap washer has never be
for been put on the market. The Iron
; City Dish Washer tills this bill. With it
you can wash and dry the dishes for a
family of ten In two minutes without
wetting the hands. As soon as people re-e
the washer work they want one. You can
make more money, and make it quicker
tiian with any other household article on
the market. I feel convinced that any
lady or gentleman can mike from $lO to
sl4 per day around horn". My sister and
brother have started in the business and
are doing splendid. You can get full par
ticulars by addressing the Iron City Dish
Wasner Co.. Dep’t I>. Sta. A, Pittsburg.
Ph. They help you get started, then you
can make money awfully fast. MRS. W. H.
: sl6 PER WEEK advertising; country or
towns; position perman-nt; experience
unnei—ssary; either sex. Jones, Kepler &
Co.. Chicago, 111.
A 3 OUNCE PACKAGE of select Georgia
watermelon seed, postpaid, for 25c In
stamps, il. H. Arrington, Summerville. Ga.
SIX MILLION PEOPTiE VCTHD F< R
Hon. W. J. Erj'an. Ills only book. ■‘The
First Battlo," Is now rea ly. Aeents mak
ing from $25 to $l5O per week; the greatest
seller of the age; send for outfit quick.
Bewar** of fraudulent books. W. B. Conkcy
Company, Sole Publishers. Chicago.
still In fine condition. The stock arriving,
as a rub', is strictly fancy, whlcli. If for t o
other reason, will sell the fruit. We look
for no decline on apples throughout the re
mainder of the season, but on the other
hand wo anticipate a steady advance.
Oranges are more plentiful with a good
supply in tr-nsit, an*i th-: j are ranging at
present at 15 to 25 cents per box cheaper
than for last week. No Floridas at all that
can be handled in tills market at paying
| prices.
Tiie demand for lemons Is affected prln-
I clpally by conditions of tho weather. At
present the market Is well supplied, and.
with only a fair uemaud, with no enunge In
prices.
Bananas are showing some Itttle advance
amt >m;orters are inclined to think tnat
lae present weather will enhance their val
ue anilerialiy Hum now unUi after the
spring seai-oii.
j'h-f market is thoroughly overstocked
on both Florida and l»j.».ana cabuage.
ami the merchants in some iußtanees xefuso
to pay charges on shipments. The re
ceipts for thu last tftu days have been
much lighter, and with a continuation of
same, vo look lor a much better market
within the next few .lays.
lieets aro also dull at most any price.
Tomatoes in **..r d*. tn: ad, with moderate
receipts at $1.25 to $1.75, owing to stock,
btrtng beans are selling reedlly; also Tng
llsh peas at $2 to $2.25 per crate. There
are very few strav. i-:rr.*.s arriving, vur
market nt pre *nt Is unable to compete
with those of the east on terries, conse
quently we cannot expect any favors from
the sliipp* rs just now.
Irish potatoes aro much mom* plentiful,
however. The demand Is good, with no
change In price. Sv. e* t potatoes continue to
decline, and the market row shows a full
supply ,vith numerous Inquiries from ahlp
<
T'.* | .on famine :s at an end, and the
mark* Is now r- tSng easy *?n a liberal
supftly of tiie finest . -*ck bo far this sea
son. No change In price.
Tho supply on peas, especially straight
whippoorwills and clays, is very limited
with prices idgh. and imw is the time for
parties having st—l; for market to - p
them In. The white varieties are more
plentiful with n limited demand.
The market for the last week has shown
a surplus on both live ajid dressed poultry,
especi.dly chb'kens. but at present Pros
pects are much better, especially on dress
ed stock, the weather being very favorable.
Tho receipts on butter aro very ’lberal
with tho nark at well supplied and no
change In
Eggs have 'howT! a roellno of 1 tr* 2 cents
per dozen during tho last thr»» days. How
ever, we think the present price* will con
tinue to mil*' for tho next ten days.
ATLANTA WHOLESALE I’RICEB.
Groeceries.
Roasted coffee. $14.60 pe- 1-'*o pound e»«es.
I Green fair " •
■ prim*', Sugar--Star.*l<*rl grant: *'e*l.
4%c; N.
leans yellov.. 4'- 4 c. Sirup—N* v ‘ 'cleans
open kettle. 24Yi4-“: mix- I. 32 ' T 2O.'; -■.•«*-
* house, T* is— Bl ink. . ■' *■:;
; I' T-'i*.**'. Rice —Head. •' .*'■ **'.**:■ ". 7
1 Salt—Dairy sack-", sl.2'-: dairy '*- -rols. s2_2.',
I fro cream. 90c: common. <' >*••?* : : 1
: cream 1254 to 13c. . .
Jl.p*' j !.7'. 300 s, : ■ Sod taxes
, t'raekers —S'.la. s’j- . *' r * n, ■ £‘.ng*-r-
I "snaps. 7*' Candv-Common stick. S’-jc;
farcy.
I 51.25.
I
Floor, Grain and Meal.
Flour—First patent, $5 7'. secon.l patent.
- $7-.*•*■>: straight. -54.'". fan*:., H-. : extra
l family. $4.50. t’orii—White, ■’•c; mixed, f."-.
Oats—White. 32": :t."x* 1. F' ". T xis rust
proof. 45c. Rye-Georg a, 7.- . H " N*’._ 1
' timothy, large bales, small bales Sc.
I N<*. 2 timetliy, - ' I • ' - t -
; Plain. 4ic; I '■ . !- W at bran, orge
I sacks, 77c; sm’ll m \s. ' S ..ris, ."•e.
: Stc,ck meal, 2 -■ <■*’:■•. s 1 >“ >
I per 100 pounds: ; ' r ton I’* *s,
■75 £sllo for b- - ’. a r : - t k ■ .-1 and
* quality. Grits. .
Pro* lutonii.
Clear ribs—Box-1 *• I*>, ■’ e' e- «Ida
[ 4\c: lee-cur* .1 bH:-7_ Sagar-cured
hams
| bacon li'.-ttlc. Lir-t. I"; q ality, -, s c; eec-
I ond quality, 4'.,'. .»uuJ, 4 t '-
Country Produce.
i Eggs, it t*> 14*'. r.'bf-r. w-'"'- creamery,
I ID.- 1-c ' im-v r* " ‘ no! ■»
I 12’m'. rgia II I-iv. f-il'-ry. tur-
k*.-ys ' '-ill*-, hens 2‘- . - ■ ckc.-'-h
12’■ *i lb-. *iu< ks. pi"*- *■ 2* ’*' I’.'n.ng
-5 . . ..* irist! *■ * to burbwik $’ 9
, 2.Cii per l>arr--l. . ■■ ■ I :-'-‘I: I nn
' c:?s**c Tier birr 1 ’
. per b'l’l ei. II ■!;> .' -'t:i't* . ■<’. !' the
comb -<tf'c. <»i*i* ; -r bush*’..
$4 to $1 per "arr-- *' "I *..: . 1.-'*) -.ana
'1 to r-2c, Florida. 1 : - to 2c.
Fruit and Confectioneries.
Apples. *2.t**' 02.77- I.“mons Messina $2 T 5
5?3. Oranc* J . California $2 T'j'i'S. Bananas,
straight. 77*rii$l, . nils D ?
1 U ; <c. Rn'.-ii.r, n--w '' C .
i t boxes : -<6-*•. Currant-*. * iiext .-rn
■ citron. 11<7:l’_-<’. Nuts, aimc-tros be. pecans
i:- il"c. Brazil 7'- - ' "f - ’’ "- '’.'’’'v. a
tifillc. mixed n*--:s Sii’***-, p-*: :’** Virginia
electric light. r '-*>. fancy hand-picked
4’ 2 c. Georgia 3ii3kic.
traps picks up VERY CT.OWI.T
I Commercial Agencies Seo L’ttlo Im
provement Manifesting.
New ' eeta t
marrow will say:
“The placing of orders for nearly 1.FA0.-
ft'ft tons of steel within the past three
weeks Is the most fmp '*“ int inltuen. e of
the Improvement In g- :i--r I trade since
the November election. 51 itiufa•■:urers aro
buying In expectation of .i duty being
place*! on raw wool. Re ent improvements
in cotton goods is maintain-d. At most
cities there has been n*r change In rhe
volume or temt*er of tr.ule. D'-mand lias
been quiet and while exp. eta: ins favor
an early Improvement ; ogr* -, thus far
has be.-n somewhat <i:<<it>;.oiutlr.g.
“There are 25S busin*-s.- '-.dur* s reported
throughout the United Si.-tes compared
Willi 323 Ist W- k 12" In ' ■* •' ■■k VI •
| year ago."
New Y*>rk. February 26.—R. G. Dun *
C*>. will say tomorrow lit thi-ir weekly re-
View of
"Genuine improvent nt !n business floes
not come with a rus'.:, like the I re.iki. S
of a g some
A. • ; • . ■ !■ ■ • -
because in nearly all lin* s it Ii .s bv<-n
gradual and moder.;' The r*i -rore o'
the steel rail and oth< ■ tlons In
the iron business has 1 roux..: * - i '-*st
quantity of trade which rad ben held
back and has sei manj thou* md men at
work, white the slow but steady gain in
oth*r great industries his given employ-
I m.*nt to many thousand more. b::t the
full effects will not appear until the In
creased purchases by all theso swell the
distribution of goods.”
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