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LARGE COTTON CROP
IS IN PROSPECT
CsfloaX Fiza ft? Oat of ths Ingest
Crops ia Years.
COLONEL MADDOX TALKS OF IT
Ears Acreage Is Very Iztrge and Pries
WiU Kot Sa High.
MARKET IS SHORT 01 RAW MATERIAL
Eawe 31 ills Have Teen Forced To Shut
Down for lack cf Material.—xs
in Great Demand.
Tt-.e prospects nee very bright for the
larcaat cittcn crop that has been ral-"!
tn the l;l Scry of th.o south. A larger acre
age has b-.-n planted than here • .'on*, and
tha conditions have h<n <xc-edlngly fa
vorable. Heccnt reports from all p.rts of
the south ray t!*at the farm* re have for
sik<n other crops and are r.-’ylng In some
localities abaoat entirely for tha year s
y>!4 on cotton.
In the '4‘.s> ppi rrlh-y the rerent floods
hxd a t«"iJencjr to turn a•• tha fertidty
of the soil, aul ’n those places where tbe
waters went down soon h to plant
tbe crop t.w f.ira.«rs will g.Uher a third
ia.»re ro the acre.
In G i ’» Hi. farmers b-.ve not heeded
the words of th.- emlgraM n i ■ ;>t. and
the rej-'rt* «’i w more of ti.«- soil of this
•tale to be cov> r- 4 r.»lh cotton than ev« c
before. Th!-* y. i- It 1» r i 4 Itxit buy h .ve
only plant. : out-Me of the cotton
cr> p fur !:-*—!■■- «vm..l!on. They a.e now
much e«". : •! the oiithw'k of the
snark, t. ;.~d » .4 ~ - * In tiicir bui-s u.« sown
as t!i» crop Is pick. 4.
Non* »f ih- r.-w tn.nerla! !« now on hand
for pre-. at «. .•>n.p. ..n. and many of the
. a
re;:.'. ;:< >! to .- -at down -or th- lack of tho
n. .. F or— of th- m.'ls in North
Carc-bini h -ve r» - ristly b .-n fore. 4 to apply
t » <!— • - z-.i i »r'<* s t.*r rno-'jh i-.»;ton
to ti ; tl.e or.J. . :i they is ,v«» now •••» han I.
T.-..- has I lit- ;•» to I- ve an
Upu-rd I-::. n. y. .id lU--V »...-• - at '
c .
e.lvar.-.!. -»■ I th ad...if mu !» .al to a
r... .J i.tlux uh a i b y is to mature.
Ci • net Mnat’.oM »»u tho Crop.
C- . -I it F. ... i ! who Is closely
fj.’r. -1 wi. . h- .-• ti.»u It.; re ’s •>.
r ntth. .»fl ta tJe»rewi»!y rev r* .at with
the i- cnndii:->n- .-I tie crop, sp-.-.ks
very y ot a hr,.- crop and lower
pr* a.
'•rr-et v ’.at I c-n l«um.’’ h“ r-il.
farmer- L::-« J 1.-.nt. ■: more • d i.n l
the condltl • . ■ f r have been
favo: - • ... th- ••;> .-.nd maliai'.y « f
the '. • t;-- t . :• ry .4 the v.. !d.
“T - ..l- b.’<* h. b.*- ro’.-i. I ’■ •' '■%
tn >.t I :n T; «•• f •
t S'.. » • ■ sd .1 la.-- «-;.:;:ik - l! -1
■ I < • . ■ -■ . i •
J ...1 A. lit tv-' » .pt ■>. We
r. - ....
Tho farm- j» i : -w t. t • ■•tton 1- • grent-
C't p.- ii *. •*. .u t-.l* s'at . :.d they act
a .... »>*• a .. f-»-i «.*■ n r- or
c.b*. t ■ i-r t o.sc. t <-y
•ia i. t ..n iu -ny mo y. . .
o. any o< •- r*. *i». a fer*. .< • r lias *-t
t. I. a:., i: . . • v. ,-y much f-itw-d .o
l . ill •-?: 1 r ;> titan v« . I Us’.a
fc.i.ru.-. t -a.
•Th wii.'-c » -th 1. in about -h • same
c • at>» r- I-*. . t J . 1- r
Tiicte 1- t-o way ; > . x.daln this o.;.« r tl an
t-« say that it J.’*l h-?.- n- 1 so. The f tui
«-s an; is end tiny t.lak thU is
t
tt: « j s. . ’.a ■ -nlr.’ th n any 'sther
th- •; :-.«r c_ i iar-1 w. h ai
< --i .. I - - 'yb -1 W.-11. pi -niued
1. ss a F«*sd a-
ai.-.tv Jlate-.i-U Is Scarce.
"The marks t . 13 I on the r-tw
I
gsnerelty :<r- ts.i; !-J. T 1 '■ ■-r.n
• . . i better than tho --u.h-r.i MM . <
v th .t tin- r.tw •-”.i -i has burn
br . I a f .-.i f •> . -i-. y . a.s- <>f
<.r .Ji -TH in’.l!.-. # l ;•- !.< I -t IV. ..11-
a tl. :r..fs tie- • ««t u I bivfcfcat
to it t of tho r-w pn-dtict.
- .. tbe large production, tho
p'. v..il !.» vrr. If -iy I v. I: is
. i: 1 . • . «t -i lit ' -. ■
tvs I • - «• ’ ; : r■ i- <• e J.l ts •
APPEAL Fl-OT-T
C .mrnnfc- Eo Hot Llkn
KortU C-nrojiun 11-tin.
Tt-.ii-*- ’t. N. .’.•.TJ-t C -ifpec- 1.l
I. ’ nth • ■ Nor- .-, s ire. r. •. railway
c- 3S » I-' 4 an e-: I.h has .-•-
t:.--..t - ..i n. rr.-tfng 13
c t> the «’ar >* te fer . I - '• rri ! ••'• n
• :. | it to | ■ ' .
the . .mr-r.v file*! rxc.pUotis.
a win ■»» -.1 _v.c . i *.
r- . . r ... it will . ..«e- 1..'. ■.
i : .■< na;
: * -.
t s u . .. • sst i-j , ar«i ili.ii
j.---- - r m k- t« ’<*-
i ‘ .
i- : -t ■< t*w » •» ti • i. •••• rs,
i. . n -
■ -.. . -
’ • . r. • .. i ; t- ; .
« . l-v > •' • :l .1 !l l e H.-S.
■
. ' • ■ .
■ Ourl’s and Oita Eyes, o
O’ir I’s are just as strong ?s they -vere fifty yr-rs .iipn, ‘
f wh -.n we have cause to u-:e them. But we h?v« It,: , and ( *
K ' I i cause to praheourselves, since others do the *<
( n—l we are more th in wiping for yon to sec es ihv*- -r a (" 'j
r , . ; I . ....
1 site aa r tail ' Didirth, Minru, who clxer a quarter 1 )
z , o£ a century of observation writes: \
“ ! ive sold Ayer’s Sarsapariii.t for ir.-re th.-n c; rears, V .)
\ both at whole: ale and retail, have never hcur*! any- \
■ ii:. z ' • * words of praise from r.;y curtont- 's ; not a sin He
( c-.r ’ -'l Lis ever reached me. I belie. ** Ayer’s Sar- f
y sap rllla to be the best blood purifier that has I ecn int c<-
«• A duced to the general public.” This, from a man v.-ho has •' )
‘ la, is st
<;o Lat it culycchc<s*pepular sentiment the world (" ')
< , t ich has ‘•Not’rinj bvt words of praise for z
' r’s Sarsap&rilla.” ' y
J. tl. Ayer <fo.» *• i- 1
lines; that the company Is a N< w York
corporation end not a resident or citizen or
North Carolina.
\ .<•« Presldt nt John Van llsirne, of New
York, sluns the pr-.yer lor removal.
♦
COTTOK FATES WERE NOT CUT.
K-iilrcad. Conimicslon Tunis Dcvm E&-
ti’.ien for Reduction.
The vtnta ntilrcad comm!. ■ lon rcfi’-ed
Friday to reduc-o cotto.t rates. Com
missioner Fort trhd to get a reduction
of St per cent, and falling In that, tried
for 10 per cent and failed there.
Chairman Trammell and Crenshaw voted
th.- pi-.-., in rut. s. on UM ground
that tho railroads t»ro not tn tho financial
c«.J't!un to stand si loss in revenues.
The d-clslon w.m esvee-ted by those who
heard too case arjnx-d. because tin main
points In It were never touched by the
compbtlnanta. Host of the railway men
felt witisfled after the case was conclud'd
that they would win It. Hcfofa It was
nti«d tm ■- it aon ■ - «. blll
t!i:ii dis.ippes'.ri-d When tl - case wis clO!'«'l.
The vote wsu» reached by tl. board an >ut
t o 11..- k ih -i s • Co i.■ ■ Alfa n
Fort ari»u- d II With tho olttcr m.-isilv i r-.
b.t neither ex pt used his purpose. Fin
uuy Ju'igo Fort mud ta-i l>« iiio..ght ~ J
p-r cun reduction would b- a lit.lf tor
heavy .Utd bo on-red n written n. lut. -n
to reduce tile rate W per cent. This v:n
voted down bj i to 1. Then tVms ... mj:i-
CF l ort. who bed i < n « i: milled to a re
duction on coUosi r ite 1-f .- otno li >• ,
pn.aoM.-4 to cut tin in down IV t* r c- u.
This also w.ia <!' .« ■t- •. Then this rv. i
lut.c.n. ottered t-y Commissioner Cum
biikb, \Mlo
"Whereas, i.l a bearing of the p-tltl vn
fl’ed by the Urlflin board of trade and Un»
alula coiton exchange for u r-dir-vui of
b‘> per s ent on cotton, this «oinm : s.on. al
ter having in aid the .-vi'i* ae littr* tuc-sl
aid from th-.- itii'irrnntion iiulvol by
tia ni ut the hraili'g. are cf the o|-!cuo'i
that the revenues r" .-lv-d by the vs'r.ous
railroads hi tl.;s state do i.ot at ptesetil
authorize any r.duction la the rates on
cotton. Tlusi-for.-. 1-- .t
"R. -ole--1. Ti..-t the applte-itton cf tha
Gr.lha t. 'aid of trade n'-d .hivatint h cot
ton exciisiuye l->r :* reduction of -j per
<nt <n cotton be and the .same is hereby
deuled. ’
What Mr. Tramriell Sr.yg.
Th« vote was two for It and one
■yainst It.
The resolution put tho action sit thli
tl;n . r/Eißr. y on the ground t. at to grunt
the petitions would 1.3 a <!•-th blow to
th- rallro u’s Che liman Trsunni# II In cast
mg h ' Vt le ea.ph.u- .-4 li'l.s by .y.s.c:
"In votis y fort;.;» n otulion. 1 w io
B-iy that I sir.i «v.: dly i f t.‘. • 0;.5;..
t .< .i reduction t - • ■ • ■ ■ now
w.oil-i so Hipp;.- tf.si’ r t'iiuis that they
C-- :t«l not !' ;V thi.it coiiatinj- <■•'• :<•«• ■<
and flx< .1 cii iry< s. v.hiea .vou.o i. ..i.o rc-
* in -.lts'l-e.
"I cannot, with tpy vl<--vi on tb.-t '«b
j' Ct. alT'ird to vote forth- t>- . itlo-.s.
f Ur.g i.s ' do that e r-'-luc'lo . t th s
time v-ouid «• -k the .-o-.<’. a.-.o p ;»e th' *n
!;i the i rd of r«« -tv. r».”
Ceinm'.s.ilonrr T C. «T. r.shnn- said that
;. . . . i. t. . - • . .. i has
ti south. Thia tru<. end It b.
<■ • .■
i: .. loth .- •* no !. ft v.- •’.’.'l I. -.”i’i to
Hum to r •'. - o tl.- r !-V' ru- and cut I - n
r I- «.rly < :><• r- .4 in ti -
which Is piy ■ —a r. .i« •' . '»!«* In'- •st on
.1 t.i
frost of theri . -nnot <>•> .. ; r. “ th i".
pav ti. !r ri:.-.r.lr.r •r: i rd tin- in
ter. t <'-i tie r »i."i'.* 1," ’•... vv -r.
to r th. :.- ! i. .u-. they wo dd i t
» - «<» pay C.- ir 1.-. t ••. .4, ::i ' t’:- v
rer
•gain. The >:..t. •.■i—i: •. with :
tn by t! *• t-> ■ . ».«re u< ,th-r fie'-Til
ror .’ ; r »v«.l l-j- th- : •'!t!" ■> r >. 'ft
th y r! < «.<’ that •! In G-
I- "I »• l..ir! Is;;:, c-l it a’ong wi n
••V- h.iv" ». a yr. it m ny r-.’e tt"n<.
• • -. ■ ■
• . . • .: • . . ■ I .■ ■ :
rierT-■ i r- ■ • .. • d I < - r:t • •>’ -'•h r
It : -t •<• < ■ -h. • Tn- r- ■• " ”
•• i'v n- -< i t0..-I. «1 ti • r-.'-’n ;-ii >'•
t . - "
<’■'! I f'.nn I’ pr- “y
v, ■;l k ■- r. » • iit'-n; cl n ’ '
n nt pr<.-.»i nt hi- <m -. 1- • ’ *■"*-* —s ”*
.. , -.. 5 ;,.. > -i or--. • t i •'•• io.' f
; ’ ’
I.t ’ • I ■ ■
f ,*-.■» y. * V—. • 1 *1 1’ fit'*• T
. . . , . ■ ■ t the
ETTiIITE
Trov.b’.e However, nnd Opern-
rTiv-'s T. ill ret-"-.
' I.'-C.- t ■(. i: V.’ h.i'cv.-r
bn I w. - In 1 r s hete dut i.iy I’e-gr< • r
p -rt o- rh ■ '.e k.
. - V . ■ ■ ....
In Fie »n li r i-'.i ■- •••on n’d" l w'h. •
o ■ •- ■ ll-
I -11. ’...'• '< n . . • .1 l«-
i-, • •
M'f’i' -. is ' :t of tie «' . «-f -
n iiri t" put f • > . I i • I "ti. 1.1 the
n. .1- with v nil.- worsen.
■ ■ ~ s ■ , tv.-, -y■•’-.-e in n-:n-'i r.
v p!.-i< .t • -.. k n til • f >!.f'i .!• - rt-
r.- r.t o-i V.. ■’ • i tn-.f.. . ..-"4 'fie
, ■ . . . ...... , ■ ..:
;■ t .r i-'. ... tt ■ v not '-.<nk
w;- > i. -sro--s. II - t<-; •-1 1 • • :.i -.e t •
; • . a i-i li •' V- e;i ... 4 . '.I-.- sir-;, h.
...he.- ... :-..y.0 i»> th. I',. :.! Id-
I ■ ,
u eotl'.i: iv •! ..er w. < ■ f t i t bull . it,.
A -i- ■ .v.c- h.il l-y t:.« Text .- U .A-
fl' : ■ . ; , . • i.. .. , ■ . . '
t... .. i ..< :tr i!» |-' SI. <t <!. n. ;; p...
X--. :. v .’"J-I 4 tI ,t <ti. ■ <
■- .-"ja •«.. it ..-I- | -.1, r..ier. t:i.n
: . . ■ .. .... .
:: . :
in ut ...<1 v.. ;• ies . ,J
r ... "I tat • I . nrei <i< ,
T.iej '.-.<s .s-d the ai.,.oia.:.u
ot r..l I f-.»r v.-d >!•--.
i,.-.' j'.it .s-'-.y tho w.'s
4- • ■ ■ •■! li n:t 1 . s
■1 ■■ ... . .| to
P ■ '' • .’
.... - - . . .
• • • • •r- • . . Z .1 ;. ,
of th- T- vtV orit. cm . v-
<. >l’ri •: ■ > ■•. <•■ . ■ ■ ■ i« ,-.
<p. > 11• • :u ■ !■ " i.l »-
... ' -i ■ at. i .<• o;. i.itiveo r. surae
v. -k to j.
ir.'-in WoEum j’r.s Fa-rly Cotton.
Hi. -•-. Alu ■ 7- •
T! • • - n »• d' of If ;.h- .i «■
co-- c - -1 h tl:!: 1 '-'iy .ii
li -■ * '■ ■ '■<> v«< aiati
is. the Team. ••• river l.ottom.
■
TITT! WEEKTaT COXSI7TITTTON: ATLANTA. GA.. MONDAY. ATTGUST 9, 1597.
DE ARIIT S
ARE ABOUT EMPTY
Miners E&va Practically Won at Turtla
and Sandy Creeks.
THE FITS ARE CLOSED UP TIGHT
Great Struggle for Supremacy Is on
Noir ut Plum Creek.
DEPUTIES ARE KAVIKS A HARD TltfE
Kiners* Fnr.’Uics / re Reported. To Bo
V/ai’tiu-T th® Nee st. si ties of Life.
Destitution, la Prevalent.
Pittsburg. Avgust s.—Out of tho 2.<W
str-k- rs who caiap'-d ut Turtle Cru-k In't
Raiurdny bsrily 3W are now at Cnnip
Determination.
In ad.rti. n to the large nt.mh«r of
mm who wire turned out of < -.-.'it> on'l
cut ofi from tho free lunch if. iril.ntion
yest< i-day rnnny w-re drafted to I’l'im
Creek, vh.-n- tho groat struggle f r su
premacy b en 1 and the
New York .mJ <'.ev.li.n l Gad Coal Com
pany will bo < ir:!<'4 cn.
At Turtle nn.l Smdy cre-k# I’l ’ striked
have p-avii. ally won. Turtle Creek i.r-o,
known r.s No 4. Is '.’os- 1 dawn sis f'rnt
the strikers can eve r iu>l»e to eV’.'-- it
by their priM-ut peat .‘.si means of sn/ta-
!t Is true that a few men are still at
work in t’so pit. but they are not putting
nut any caul. Tim ; amu holds good at
Sandy Cre. k.
lU-:xirt3 Ir an T’luni Cr» It arc << nflict
|ng. Sipt’iinte: -st la-A.initt - tn ’■ 't
: . i. <■-. • •• -. "
era say th v eouaU-d but ll .t'iy gui;.g !. to
the pit today.
•; <; ■ h at I’l.'.ni Cn k .- r - Ivivu a
ft hard tin-.-. Many are .--ssi’d.i.. ng 4
« number hnv I • ' *1 here is no i-c
thing i.m unlnterritpt' I r* ■-t i >' ' "•*
tl. . Ta. y s’r.- ep f i .rs l'< ■
until lung n
iii:<-. r a <-•'!•- -'-til ' ' » '>■ • "
. ■ - • . ' . i."
. : . ■ 11 - l '
d- -r... • 4 forth - pr<'■
I : .-iv this r. < i a H- ”■ r' 1 •”
... . ■:.... . i the '
-J- . V W-ro o’l t>..- I-.-S'rcll -tsi'l
f • ■ ’ - 1 ■ : ■
t. - h. When they i tied tho end of I
re-4 I. -.ding into ti - Mm-iajtvl'le read ho
,: ■ -.1 ;!.- a. s : ' ' road ' t o
e- tie N V ' ■ ' '
<b V lon.. <■ Co C" ■tsiPir■!••• '< a ■ 11
u <-.,e iui's.'-i n nd < a. I:.'- ■< " ” :1 -
wl.ksi ti-.y d'd. l.evirsht 1' -i vc u
t! . 1,1. tiir. atenf'-ig t'• in v. Uh -: r. t. but
•o aren't
It I : e.". .1" i-ur-.ir. a i-.- io-.e the
i : ■ . ■ ■ . t■ ■ '• . .
in.- i-j ar.- .: «• m- m. to I" -g I.' > <■ i- .. •!
n. n to i. i i fr->:n \ ;-:.a;’a ss-.-i iliat
s .- ■i. •<• .- turd
If." <<• la.-:<>’■ li . '.'l'.-'••• y. v.-:» :i f" cn,
<!. :;!-d tlie riinior. a'"l ■' ■ that n*-ii.li.g
o ' t|-.v I.ln-.! ' ’< -mil. * -I
Th-’ tl:!:" - -- o' tie- T.b
I 1 w .-• >'■ b til"
i . -■ . : a".I- t" ib-.:t
fl.' --11. 4
f■ • ’ .■ i i i ' ,'i i,. , i fur
1 v. <1 !..,- -. A • - ■• ■ ! .1 < lI.V :■ r..-:p
t.. ■■ . i- I a ■ -4 • i Utnmi'i. e a;«-
In>in-.< -1 t" : • f'' 1 .-.-Slur i.
Ft-yr'/tii'G f i.o i.i.o wT" v.'.i’i, ' iv.
Tersci?" cv th-’ OvV"'-.’ 1 ? L---ITapu
for 761; Co;I Di --- s.
Fi'! -bi-rg. J':- . /I•• ft ' Tlv f’enof. d
<•■■••■-
Wes : • - the < rators ot
c-.-;tf '. F I -syiv-. t ' I. v. ■ •■■’l h. ■ '’•
ksi.l.rs <;•• .led <n i' >'nit• ly t ■ .-• at
.. . j ■ ni,.v• ■ nt will
i. •• . .i- i ; i -i !- y.
i !.e 'a i ■ • “< .* V ..I bo e .(■ -
«l»!y <>n tho o:4 .' e: tho fa- >' ' o
T. ■' ;-1 • x I .-si<l ’ rt tn’" rc’i t i:r-I’- 1 "
t • .
I .! . (•■■ I-::- b- "-I • .11 Ot
1 no! i . n.t aiy r |i;a. ■ tl:;-.i n. f.v 11
1.. t-y :o k< a -.!.<■ i ci- • •• '■
ti. »” . » i’ or. i. .* <ru ■ • i.< » i *
• i • *i v . r» *ll »* :t
; :..i H. . : at « . - V- . -. « ill
L- k. .... .... !i : i.. -I.
t! • ~r- . ■ 4 . •-.- ■
le -m s. 1-- * I'.-- ' • '
i a• li •-' . •.i
1 • . e. a, yi . .... 1-' n. ■ 4 .- - . -
<:•• I-'-,- r..s -I" to "“'’or b- er
as ! uI. ■' ,i" -..-is . -•! I y
..■' ' ■ ■
<■l i I;, .n .'• • a il<> -■ t ■ i i • .
>. ,rtr ; up < a -11 'ho b« vr th--J
i '• In’o.
... . . r i.r ti' to •' ■ miner r
Is- f't.jy :.1 by ; '
Who is t ■■ ■ .■' : r , • • •ii 'ts to
•t r ’ !ie ’ ' ’ - '
. . . . he
i, r- F" .. ■it -i
<■ - r- ■ - i'.'*»l si! -.-••• t !
Wh.ntl-- W was «’ l.v-c.. 1 Cr.p-
f: . .4 -.. • ■ • • " t. I. ••" 1 1
4." ,i -■ I ' I . if ’■■■ s
. • | ; ■ do not I
r.-i o r- nt It.
... • ——
j.r-.-. -s F’-' ir'a To Work.
' un. A' - . Av ' : 2.- 'Spi'clpl.V-
Ti e i C' '. J I '. tilr<-
( . 1 r.y t<>... . 1.. ■ a it w,"
,- .• , . r . ! i"■ i ■I : ' . . -
. . .. 1 .. ■ < ■ . ■ ' d >- ■■-.-- *'
; 1,. ‘ ‘ -. • "al • ... ■' 1..". e !■■ : 1 .. •
in
•J..-ti-.- t • ro wor! • .r i .w.
tkV -‘v“ir. Debt.
r r! • < : W. V:- , -!t t -JuJge
Jti.l. .a. t •• I'tilted f .' ■-. eeir.i. tills
lift : n, "'"'l a I'-.i'-r: I Oil
r, :r.-.-;'d--. li. V. I' Is am' ale :■ e iati s
fr :a ■ any .. o.- m.i '. r:f
~... , t , ... of
.. : ?.i. .......i L-il
par-- i.r • ui !-.• - -
ho t• s ol i:• >• ii. c.iv- - : < .i
H I".- <■"!>,:tt - ' i: to ■■"
Ji-ir n -:it . ' o-firat i-.a -iad
t>r;-, ■ ' ...'..- •• ■ I'll i.l i'-i" 1
11l t!..- v." ii.i.y of i-e 't --he!;-, .ui'ji-s.
Five I“.i '*i"?t? 7’'';ers Out.
I'.'r-ii: :'. m;. Al.’.. ■ ■ :■ . 7. <:'p<-c -J.}—
Ot h : I '"I df-y e.-. -.I nr- - t .-:ii.!..y-
~ i . th " .! l ’t.-..ie- '- ' < r-
I :yv sit - mil • re. aiy 1.-
t ,r . • ... - ■ :■■ ;■ "i'a tion from
f.-> <-•!'• : • I:
■J , • .1 : , " n.ia. ■ 'l k'nif
r, • |i.. f". ! .it ‘ ii viroi. nt
• ;.-’i. >, • >ip:: tv I'-
< -1-". . :u relative to • ■
-■ ,• ~i ,-. t’u- <■ .i.tpsmj’s puy-
A ■ •''• ..'■ ‘:r at Ist
ex; ct« <l.
Etilkevs hr tn ’ o Po G-d-'ing.
C • ••!- -. ' >., ' ’.l" . - ini'- ' " 7.
by I < 'nt It tr : “1 t-> t ■ ••< ’ b-.1r.-
,-S. r :'. "1" I: ’.:b">r < ' al
V.'i 1 n't • I il'" ir "i •ail "I ''• hi
■ rs ' - ■ tli r owr.
f. -sit.
’,v... .tn »'•• . ' •'» <! i
. .. : -. Thia h
I" .-'..'it; ten. . 1 ‘Art-eft ' i.cs V. •st
V,,,. ; i ~- i i".i ... ; s int.ii s|i'.O‘a
tl.r i;-. ’i th" nilfe.r’ '-i'i ■ ais t> .stop ce il
in Ohio :nd i'cim yivaiua. Ho- is
defied tn make the ehart-o direct against
i n-,- cf the miners' h - als. West Virginia
1b new the batfle ground.
A i.i.ir. t‘Hir..nyii campaign la about to
’--st : .1 iii-. The rnin is ate congrat
ulated for their good ord
New Men Secured ?t Oak Hill.
Pittsburg, Augvsf s.—Hvletion of strikers
from company he": -a w:i:» b nun today by
tho :<■ j Ye.-k ei. -. i.-.H.i Gas Coal
Company. I ..,ve of the < on-pany Is
■ - ■ i
the men.
’■'i"" j., m's-sl cmrprl ' rn-.t,-rlallzocl late
tonight, when p vs !-'.rne.l that tv "V men
had b, ti .secured to opertti" th'- Oak Hill
rnine tomorrow, -'-ipe, mt n.l mt DcArm'.tt
would noi r-i.i v.|i"t - tiie lt'" ii eane freon
fi-r bo”. I:.- pi• .; .■ ,-i to t.-. m into tho
ph v. ith.ict a ee.utlj. t, tut I ■ s ijs the
e<--nr::ny !-< t" rn.l.nd to work Uie mine
at all ii.iz rds.
Tim . !.-■• of the po-co did not render
bi-' ' >n In tin- Dolan riot, case today.
11 ‘ ' it wil not I • , iv i ev< ■pt In the
prefeiK-c- of tl • ;• .Lorises for both aides.
FOUR TEXAS AGENTS.
The Ccn;:t'fti»ion’s Agents W.-ite In
terestingly from toe ."Gone Star
Slate—Heal Carefully What They
Sr.y.
Once n Subscriber, Aiwnya So.
F<’!tor Con tltutlon—ln tho fifteen years
I li.-i"-.• h■< n in Ib.c periodical anil stib-
Fcrljn ion bu'liu -s !i h; .< been my pleasure
to ' i.e mo, .- sail." < ript;<in:t for The Wo--k
--ly C<«istltuih.n linn any other paper pub
r '.l outs'.l- of tho gtii'c; whi'-ii has
prow n s . :i;.i.ietory to t'. • sn! ersb.-rs and
n y- if. non. having a corsiplalut of delays
or of the p. '< r. The special efforts and
Interest of 'foe Consiitution in Texas, h t
f irn, nn.l homes n ,kes -it. onto a sttb
.■- . lb r. always si rub.-criber to The Con-
Ml'uti.ll. The fair u-1 liberal off' of
Th- <'. i> tltutm-i to the!.-- agmts Induces
t -for 1 paper,
TYldiK HA£WiihU
Brjan, Tex.
Give® the News Promptly
I'dltor Ci.:, .Hutton—The Courier-Journal
<«.-■!< t! • I" "1 <>f t I! v. "'all's in this .-< c
thm up tlil two er three j<;us a" >. when
it ii.'- -n: ‘o pnmiant with Cl wlaniiisin
am go! p ’ • i
tolaily A'ot ■ single <m y iu>w cem-s to
this odlee. It h ~ bu ll r. p.'sie, d by The
< tit".:: "i, win, hi nur in'isi ni" <'im f-r
tl:-- ; "Ills il si: I i:;;r.- itluir:'.! ti-bls, .is
v.■ il 5..-1 tic." I-:-.- 1 -' I- -artie and
t .mily iT .. We 1..,- Cmwiiiutioii's
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IS" 1 IS,, Io <: e. W C ot:, fl re .1 "te n ws
i.: I. .'ot ■ it coni" ,s out
I:: -"li ■, > : ■Am- <-1 toi Ails ar®
our i - i 1 .. . . i - - ......a
whleh .. are Is ' ■ ml ■-.
.-,r i '■ is wi !> ... nt; are liy ob
iv ... while your premiums to sub. ■ rlb
li.i 1.a1.J h."" a |.»l. ■ " U-’ I"-'- ".'I"-', '"'.sa-
i, T - I'.msti i.i.m ■ iininu. I i-r ,vth
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Chculatinn lar Above Any.
tiCo.li:.m-A . rl tim-- back
lie , ii .i -.. r-Joci :..t! mol a vary iarne
S'."'*, i : ion list here, wcsl as Tro
i . . ; ; .. i- Joi.r-.ial's
O-i'ii st .m..nd l-s ■ ■ -c > i- .-* I:ui -.* i. !.'■•* US
! 11 -- v. "1 Sis I:.: it.dueni . while
T! Co’ -lit -:i-.. ! y SvU.l4 poiiliciil
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m 1 : ii. ■ . tbe i" ■ • I k- - I'ing i’a
cct.tr..i:. witii <-.iW and suicoribvrts n.id
ai.ow c l it. .. "i "•'•J o'- « 'uu. .• in dear
to . true <1 -mi,'.it has i'ui.-- d hs
C'.. i uiui.j.l ilel'O i.r . ' .'lay.
V. I’. Si xV'l', Agent.
Head, -.-m, T. a.
J-' ’.l County's h cell?nt Agent
'• as
ill : : . r '. . ' " ': in • •ii e ‘Ul.'-g.
I'l.’. (.It V. fth i:: - l • <• . ■ i- 1/ r> salts.
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t; l ivery v. .1 I I . u.- v. inls < t hi>~
p...-.."l tor .'i o t .....-.titt.'l.ni us a ne>vsp.i-
I. :• lor ' i-i.i tad h'<r.i<-. Tho <!• m00t..--.
0t..--. o ’ t.-io, cc '■( y : ian.< with The < on
. . ■ . a hi ini l i i i- t princlph a of
icy i ■ •- r 4 the Cbicago
; lis I" I ’.3a• - uitc ials m e. with
11. , t ;• o.it uu.iU.n-'Us appro’Al of I's
. ■ . • '. -. 1 . 1 it al -1.. (-. .pik iis for
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t . , , ml <■: t! 10'. 11, to i.'li
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t . b .mi . ....a corr -
f . y • o' T- -): I’y N< os soys tile
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ire.- tea lion.
b’- i -’.;.- i - : ' I'- '■■' 1 e ,ii afford It
t;, . . . Ve. i' • -.<im'..g til.'hot se-1-
. , Jirm's- in a<■ ij-.'.n, F -lining in a
ta t.urn, , h, walking iit.m y ~r>.'.- : . cool-
by ori as; ray. !
i'» / l! ‘ o on the :'i' en-
LM .11 11 o cek: re- rj
oration to .airy
!, ■ . . . ' : till-"'.:, it at'.''’. 1 JI
■ ■. i. i alas! ho
y-S ’■ ;j| iy worn a tl* to 1
\ ' ; ' ..J m mi... -.'.is -
’ ■ ■ v m i . needed
1 '.!• 1 Bou'-J by do- t
le Iti*’duths. or held
i ' J''.'.A r by v!!1 "
vorlt. I'rlwn by n"- :o shop or store ,
tl: * year r. an 1. b <-.in I e cannot spare
a i'..y’s -.-.ix* .- . . to b " .t.iot:t ;t va- "i
cation, tli'd. i ti* -. title.*, dis ovr-
i, > ' i : t:< m'. ln't liml.g
pmpil. i . .; ’> ti. ];■ or > tile, ibiahe.s of
heat and cold. slfpb-A.c T
For ;-u. !• pi- ph'. a vacation Is
I’e-ru-I’- •*;-■'■• .lime ncrv'c. <i ilets l:
t!i ■ mi: ' * n: ti" -l< n: h anti new
'-.ope, A i* sl.'i’t r! .m! rciui.ir :*p
p. ilo. . mi *1". .-. ail tii«i;i be dime to
I ‘ a 1
w iii! of a va< it lon. -p
The Fe-i e-".-i lirng ?'! o-tiiring Com
p‘ - ’-. of l rn'in’. ' il-.Ve ■ ild'iig for
.1 mart time Hr. H-.r r lutes' wmlt. T
wri- i ' , ’ 'this b. ..!<
„ • j 1.. fr ■ to ’.<i ,ly.
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Thomas tw lias a lago for every
• ■ 1 a 11 (i
Ft on 11.1,4 3. Don't to read it.
MOOMKWS
; No ons has yet named the Missing Word property
and we will now give $lO9 cash, besides the ten per
: ' fund, to the first correct answer to the problem.
The whole SIOO goes to the first answer as wall as a proportionate share of the ten per
cent (should there be other correct answers). Don’t lei the SIOO go begging I Don’t
miss the word entirely, so that the ten per cent will go begging, too! Get the word
right and send it in before September Ist, when the whole contest closes.
Full particulars below. THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION.
—_ T — -r.T -
The Missing Word Cc t
CONTEST BEGAN JUNE 1-ENDS SEH.
THE SENTENCE IS TAKEN FROM THE WORKS CF A STANDARD AUTHOR, AND IS AS FOLLOWS-.
s “We have Not ‘Enough, end Are Put io 5
? Very Awkward Shifts For Want of 1 hem ” |
The book containing the sentence has been sealed and placed in the hands of Mr. W. A. tfemphi!!,
President a d Business Aianager of Constitution Publishing Company, who has it in a safety vault,
and who will give it scaled to the committee that makes tbe decision cn September ist, 1897.
THIS CONTEST is the Fourth of a Scries of Extraordinary Interest,
1 NEARLY $4,000 n cash having been distributed in the
three preceding Contests, the first of which was announced last l\o
vcir.ber. In the first Contest, ending Jan. Ist, Mr. M. L. Brittain was
the oniv person to supply the correct word of the sentence then an
nounced and he received $1,833 in cash. The next Contest closed
March Ist, and there were a great many successful gucssers, among
whom was divided $!,700 in cash. The third Contest brought many
correct answers, $1,003 in cash being divided among them.
This Contest Lasts Three Months and the Amount to Be Divided V, ill ITe Large.
There may be one correct answer, there may boa dozen, there may be more, but remember it
costs nothing to supply a word, and you may get it correctly. Whether you do or not, you get
THE GREzVI ' OF ALL AMERICAN
WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS FOR ONE YEAR
KEEP THAT IN VIEW AND SEND YOUR GUESS, WITH YOUR DOLLAR FOR A YEAR'S SUBSCRIPTION
Ten per cent cf tlie Guesscrs’ Subscriptions goes to the Fund to be divided. In other words,
ii mis sunscriphon Fund amounts to $20,000 for the three months, the Fund to go to
the successful guesscr would be $2,000. Following are the conditions of the comest:
We Propose to Put 10 Per Cent Os an ? ount * s receive for tubxcriptfons. wherein tbe p.rty subscribing enters the
- - ' Missing Word Contest, into a fund for liistnontion among those who name correctly the
Dlls- .ng word. b..r in-t ince: If only one contestant gets the word right, be or she, as the case may be, will b.i-.-e ail the money, li
tx-oii. that; one stnke it, the sum will be equally divided, each correct answer receiving iu proportionate share of the money.
The Condition Precedent for Sendin? a Guess At ,b ' w ' iri ’«” ■ : niust te xccom.
panted >y a year’s si •- :
the gu s j--,-t in- sent in the id-nt,* a! envelope that bring-, tlie money that pays for the s..bscri.ui-. -. forq .-tt, g it, or
leav'ng it oit by •<. ;«l nt or otherwise, or not knowing of ti e guess at the time you suf-scribed, cr aother reason will
net entitle . > send a t ne-.-i afie. ward-. lie guess must come with the subscription or nt at all. Sit >uld a p.-. t- send
Bio:e 'i-ri; one -uc -, he cr sli- -v-.1l Le entitled to a share of the fund for each correct gue->s sent; there '.-il! Le : o caj ta: prize
every v I',;*; a tir-t prize; if m ethen one peioon names the missing word prierly, the money will Lee - liy divided and all
stand exactly cn tin same footing, i'ers ns may guess as many times as they send suuscr.plicns.
The Contest E.?rnn June 1. We begr.n then to keep accurate accotin.t of tbe subscriptions received with guesses, and on
Ju'y 1 we w;d pu! ..-li how touch is to the creait ol the subscribers guessing, and curing
July and August we '.viil publish each week how tbe fund has grown .
The Contest Closes Sept. 1. time we win p»y MakiiKYour Answer Vnu nesd not the
oixt to the suc< es ful 1 arty 5 out in i IL just
c* j .itis-s ibc kill priie firuounl that has accrued in tbe contest. state simpiy the Missing Word lor 1•* cr 1 ii 44 ••
Address al! orders
'AAKMAtlrrtr, Cm,
of tbo Soil by frapl; tc
Tao Old-Time Cufror Melon.
They’re f irniin’ now by set-nce—ain’t like
it us« ti to b :
The co ton’ • >!•..» win* d iff’runt, an* the
An* the in« ><>n • ain’t as juicy in the country
round about.
For G.i y’v ■ i. i •! ’rm an’ they've raised
■<:,i* till t .e} ve raise 1 the sit tn.-.ss
out!
They crow ’em now r-rJ Ipptn*; they pack
’em in the trains
An' y.-nd 'on Aft to cldcs ’crost the moun
tains c i' th.- j.i
They e ill ’em ''!<. li'." an' “Jone. .” tin’
’•<:• •'•ko”--Ur y'vo tuun-.J h ». big an’
email;
Eut i ■ o'd-tim* •iu ir-nici m was the
sweetest one of ail!
Thar warn’t no style about It: It growc-l
tli.ar !n the d. w.
An' tun:- d ;. t . gr:. n rides teniptin'ly to sun
siiii < nn’ to you;
But for tie w-langlcd melons it was
more than any match—
"fir i t unny-.n'. ..; an' honey sweet—tho
p: k of all tho patch!
When tho hot sun v. "i a-blaz!n’ In the
white sky ov'i’h. id.
An’ you found a ceol • nee corner, an’ you
ripped into It* nJ
Au’ the sweet juice w .s a-drlppln’ from
your Hallow's ru ty biad.-
sou talk of honey-.-tapin',—'twas the sweet-
Ain't i .'t'l'r.' now !:!n b-.it It! They in iy
rai. 'em fur an' fr e;
They may - •JI ’etn "Htonow ill Jackson.”
"Sum Jones'' or "Robert De •;”
Dut I’ll t- H '• 'i I hi an' even— though ■
th- y’re llabl • t > doubt—
"b.at thi y've i. ;■:<-4 'em an' reel.’ltncd ’em
till they've lir.uii-il tho sweetness out.
don’t ke r wli r they com« from—Ken
ii.iky, T-nm .
[Tie old red lulls of Gt otpia—w harever tbi y t
tony be!
\n’ I don't keer win: they t 01l 'em, or it !
th . Im, an.ll
?he el-' t!-..«- melon was the swet-
*'■■ i of ;• i:
Yes, It Helps.
‘The tacii'i' h.-Ipj." the ileh men say—
" T.s i. it a burden cruel.”
)f o' • 1 It I•li s u.. . wry day
To bacon skin and grutll
■ The Melon That Cooled in tha Well,
o Os "tho old oak- . bucket” there’s many
And many a story to tell;
> • Be: the b, st and tho sw -.■test of any
i 13 ' the n. lon that cooled in tho well."
When the t»il of the morning w is ov.r
j [ At the sound of the horn or th ’• 11
s ; We came through tin <•■ rn and the el .ver
j To the melon that cooled in the v. 41.
i In the rippled sweet water we saw it
i (O v’sion so juicy and blest!)
Tho old 'll- n bucket Would draw It
All dripping, and—we did the rest!
■ Jenny—in White.
When Jenny dresses al! In white
’ She seems a spirit of delight—
j A fairy from fir realms and bright,
I When Jenny dresses all in white!
When Jenny dons dark robes—a lack!
fe’iio seems a mini e Storm in black;
Sho is the morning—not the night!
So, give us Jer.iiy—all in wliiiul
Comla’ Along-!
I Mister Prosperity coinin' along—
Dal’s whin u rich people say!
; Bit iu' a trumpet eu ringin' a gong—
Dat'd what do rich people say!
: S y lie's a-gaPopin' over de state—
Dat's what do rtch iwopic say!
But, pears ter do po' folks he's powerful '
late—
Stop fer ter res' by de way!
Hope dat dey’ll shako him en wake him In
' time—
Help I.ini alcrg on do way;
Ain’t se< n a dollur, < n can't get a dime— i
) Dal's de- po' p> opio say!
Spite of All.
Tl:' ska s. they iiucr never roseate h ie—■ !
Tli.re’s trouble from spring until fall; '
I But if Gsd - ., t>- ii the country, pernaps ,
we'll pull ihr.'Up i
Iu spite o' the tari.’f and all!
i I’erbaps then II be nunl->v.s to l>ri;;d;<'n the i
Ti... ..<> the stern with their tli nd- rbolts I
And if God’s with the country, the coua- !
try'll pull through
In sidle o' the tariff and all! ,
. The Thmotis Mulligun Ball.
(A Social Fun- ■ n !a -e ; iriy Days of
Did ver yv-.u ’■ -:r <>.' T-.o hl.iliigcn b ill—live
y • n c .. .
V> h- re we formed in i nks. n- I dan-’. d on
plank.i, and > .•. -•ng '. m ■ ex th line?
Wit ro : ■■ in-: .„r II .n .1 of tiie town
• I n
Th re v. 3 net. .- .. : ii ; ■ mw. rid at ail—
llko the larii'iis ba..;’
Town w -■ a '4t < village then and never
a house or sled
Fr- c st- < to s' - md 'it to beat was
High, r ti. >.n ?.l I,:. adl
, .Vui nei r n tr ip come round to
Ar. . so ?!:. i - in' •■ ■• .-no >.y -., says she:
"Flaze God. I'U give a bam"
And she did—Go-l r • r, and rwe her,
too! (I'm 117.in* to her my Ii t!)
And n«’ .r a I ri at ail, at ali. was half
as line as that!
inv*caiuns nothin’ like that
But t'i*» v.-jo’> I’ -tir ITun lr- d cop.ilMhi their
hair and wen; to ti.u Mulligan bail.
And I:: 1•i, r *•!., ■ s!'' s• vs Tl’ ~' in, "an’
And 1h •< .Mrs. .',i -an as the lady
that gave the ball;
. And we whirl' 1 ar. and till we shook the
■ ground, v> ith never a slop at ail.
! And I kicked the h Is from my toots—
please God—ut the fam-jus Mulii ;an ball.
! Muliican jump 1 -ill ’• hit the roof, and
I th- 11 ■;!,.. him v nt el in through it!
Tin lii • ales 1- i. 1,1. I;.. .■'ii-aie I! Sayg
i Mijliyi.u: ' F.g.li, 1 kn. .v it!”
I But we k« ut ri'.-.'it cn the roof was
I gone, v.ith vr a b l . - .-t all;
. at
1 th famous Mulligan ball.
' But tho best of things ! : t pass awav like
I flowers that fade and fail.
An v r dance
1 ii’. the Mui ■ ■■■
ir is
K> y. for a ball like M.f.'.i .‘i:’s bail!
j And I drift In dr. tn . io tho . d-tim.- town,
i .•::>• i I h. ar the t’udlo sing; *
■ A’l’i .Mii''h. ti - .; ~i dcwr> till the
rafter- roc’; . nd ring!
Sup if ’ i icun'.s eyes, maybe
a tc ir would fall
1 For tha ol.i-t! r.c f. ” >ws who took the
I prize a; tue famous Mulligan buill
7