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' The Pleasure of Gardening.
Prom the Savannah Newa.
With a return of the seasons comes
a renewal of the pleasures of garden
ing and farming. That man or wo
man is to be pitied who regards the
operations of either as drudgery, as
the means of mere food or money
making. ‘Of course, primarily, the
objectof such work is to make money,
or its equivalent for money, as it is
an essential thing to have. Still, out
side of all pecuniary considerations,
the lover of nature must find a gen
uine pleasure in the tilling of the soil
whether the results come up to his or
her anticipations or not. There is no
other occupation on the face of tlie
earth tlmt affords more of true pleas
ure and intellectual diversion along
with healthy physical effort than
gardening or farming does, and es
pecially the former. Despite the curse
pronounced upon the cultivation of
the soil it still remains for man and
gentlewoman, too, to obtain the pnr
est of human pleasures from its cul
ture; for the curse was not of such a
nature as to produce either pliysioal
or mental harm to those who engaged
in its cultivation. It merely produced
conditions that rendered necessary a
constant oversight of crops and
fields and proper care in the sowing
and dressing of them, and these con
ditions enforce the essential activity
for a successful contest with the
weeds and briars and other causes
militating against the desired success.
And this in turn, brings health and
mental peace and rest, physical
strength and refreshing repose. The
Soil curse wus intended to produce
manifold blessings, anil it lias not
failed of its intentions these many
centuries. Only to the indolent and
slothful is tile curse fraught witli real
harm. To those iu sympathy with
nature, in all her works and various
moods, it is full of blessings—iu their
consequences too many to be readily
enumerated, even if we entered into
an appreciation of their full extent.
The pleasures of rural life have beou
sung by poets innumerable; they have
been felt by millions more in every
age and clime. Poets, priests, philo
sophers, statesmen, artists, musicians,
all have paid their tribute to the de
lights of field and garden and fores*
in every age. Why should the med
iocre umn of today ignore and con
temn the most pleasurable health-
giving occupation to be engaged in
under the sun? Why should young
wen of the day shrink away from the
nobleit of all employments and give
the preference to poorly paid clerk
ships in the various departments o'
commerce, where the labor is of a far
more trying andcontlning nature than
that Involved iu the cultivation of
garden, field and orchard? A simple
clerkship, to be sure, requires no capi
tal, and many are led to accept, such
and eke out a bare living because such
employment is regarded as more re
spectable than laboring in tlie fields.
To many it is not more renumerative,
but It is “more respectable”—allows,
if it does not really require, ttie daily
wearing of better clothes, the indui
gence iu social recreation aud pleas
ores much beyond what most country
life warrants or affords, perhaps. To
those who have a genius for it trade
offers a speedier fortune than farm
ing usually offers, but years of devo
tion to it Dually brings a longing to
resume or retire to the occupations of
rural life. However much tiie farm
ing interest may undergo periods of
depression, it Is an occupation that
cannot be forsaken by all. The larger
majority of our people are forced to
accept it as their occupation. Trade
cannot provide for all; it enriches hut
a small percentage of those who en
gage in it. Tile varyiug occuptiou of
farming, gardening, fruit growing,
stock raising and the different sppcial
ties that are embr oed under the head
of “farming" present opportunities
for choice to the different bents of
mind. Take your choice and go at it,
not as a drudge, hut witli tiie zeal of
a student and witli a desire to enjoy
and become fully acquainted with
tiie many pleasures that un intimacy
with nature briugs. 8. A. 0.
If Your House is on Fire
You put water on the burning tim
hers, not on tile smoke. And if you
have catarrh you should attack "tiie
disease in the blood, not iu your nose.
Remove the impure cause, and the
local effect, subsides. To do tin-,
take Hoou's Sarsaparilla, the gnat
bl< o 1 purifier, which radically iu,d
permanently cures Catarrh, it ulso
strengthens the nerves. Be sure to
get only Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
Fruit trees must have a suitable
quantity of potash supplied to the soil
in which they are to grow. Merely
putting it iu tiie hole where tiie tree
is set wiil not suffice, though. It
must be put broadcast ubout tiie tree
and aN far as the roots are likely to
extend iu every direction. C’ultiva
tion together witli the leaching pro
cess of rain will carry the dissolved
potash where it is ueeded. What
is true of potash is also true of
phosphoric acid—and uitrogeu, too,
if the soil needs it. The complete
fertilization for the wants of a large
tree need not be made until the
second or third year after settiug out
the young tree, but the latter must
have enough food in easy reach of its
roots to give it a good start off.
Tecumseh and Kalamazoo, Mich,
are rivals in the business of celery-
growing. During the pust full Ktilii
mu zoo shipped iu one day eighteen
aud a half tons of this delightful
vegetable and -Tecumseh dealers
claimed to have shipped fifty tons in
one day since that time. Celery grow
ing is being developed to an euormous
extent iu the lake region.
In Cheatham’s Tasteless Chill Ton
ic will be found u 6weet without its
bitter. Pleasuut to the taste, without
a parallel as a remedy for chills and
fever. It is tiie production bf tiie
well known A. B. Richards Med. Co.,
of 8tiermau, Texas, and guaranteed
to cure. 28 lm.
Dmp Plowing.
"Flow deep, and you dial! haw corn
to sell and to keep.” Bat Benny
Franklin, though he knew most cvery-
tliing, didn't know how deep that was,
or ho would have told us so; he was a
very precise man. In some parts of
the east two and ono-luilf inches is
about as deep as tlvey dan' go, for bo-
low that is nothing but hanl pun, and
it is not at tho tin jwui order. Thero
are no leaks in it, it holds water hotli
ways, it will neither go down when it
rains nor come up wlion it doesn’t.
Consequently three and one half indies
is deep plowing. But oil over the west
the soil is from two to four feet deep,
and deep plowing is as deep as a three
liorse team can put a plow into the
ground, say twelve-inches. And there
is no prettier sight than to seo three
horses plowing one foot deep, and
throwing a furrow wliioli scatters three
foet from tho land fide.— Germantown
Telegraph.
A Cat That J»k«L
Lindsay names tho oat as one of tho
animals that jierpetrato practical jokes
oo each other or on man, that enter
thoroughly into tho spirit of the joke
or fan, and enjoy and exult in its «o-
cet,s, and cites in illustration of his
principle an instanoo of a cat teasing a
frog, seemingly to liuar it cry. Tad, of
Burnham, Me., sooms todiavo had the
humorous sense in a more refined de
gree. He would sit-in tho yard, and,
calling tho neighboring cats together,
would maneuver as though giving them
orders till lie got them to fighting;
then would withdraw to one side, or to
his seat upon tho window sill, and look
on iu evident amusement, swinging'his
large, bushy tail forcibly against the
window pone, but when called into-the
hounojby his mistrosslioalwayeobeyetL
—W. II. Ijiirrabeo in Popular Science.
During the past season G. F. Ryck-
tiiau of Brocton, New York, picked
from a half acre of Niagara grapes 12,-
600 pounds, which sold for nearly $1,-
;i00, netting him about $1,000.
During the first week of December j
shipments of strawberries, that were I
crown in the op£n air, were uinde |
from Durant, Mbs. and other points'
in tiie south to Chicago and realized j
the extravagant [nice of $1.50 per
quart.
It is the opinion of fruit growers
genera ly that there w ill be abundance
of fruit tiie coming year. At least the !
indications point that way. There I
has been cold enough so fur to keep
back the sap, and it is hardly probable
that tiie weather will be such as to *
emluuger the fruit.
Mr. Pemson, the well known grape
grower of New Jersey, says the treat '
ment of mildew and black rot of'
grapes with the Bordeaux mixture
proved ft great success in his section ,
the past season. All those who spray
ed the vine* with it early and fre
quently obtained perfect crops,
especially of Concord grapes.
Away with the bitter, nauseating,
sweet-tasting-chill tonics. U»e Cheaf-
haiiA Tttsteles Chill Tonic, as pleas
ant fo the taste as rock candy syrup.
The children cry for it, the mother
won’t live without it, aud tiie ser
vants slip it from the side board. It
aids digestion, contains no Quinine,
Arsenic or Strychnine, tones up tiie
system, and is warranted. No cure
no pay, 28 lm.
Poultry keeping either in a small or
large wav cannot be carried on to
profit and satisfaction without due re
gard to cleanliness in the roosting
houses, and several little helpful ad
juncts that are greatly overlooked.
A large, shallow box of drydu»t under
proper shelter should tie provided for
t lie fowls for that even in tile winter or
rainy season they can gef; their indis
pensable dust batti. A small box of
bone meal should also lie kept inadry
place lor use when ueedtd by the
fowls. Aud thirdly a box of gravel
should be provided for them so that
they cm get it as wanted when the
weather continues wet or the soil is
frozen. . j
Mr. Cb rles Kden, of Trinidad, Col-
ora. id e.iyH: “8eeing certificates of
the wonderful cures made by Brew
er’s Lung Restorer, 1 was induced to
try it ou my little son, who was
troubled witli lung or throat affec
tion, pronounced by one physician
consumption. It acted wonderfully
ou him, and by the time lie had taken
one bottle of it the cough disappear
ed.
Market gardeners doubtless are
generally aware of tire fact that clotli
trames answer for some purposes as
well as the giuss, and is far more in
expensive. A strong quality of mus
lin stretched tightly ou the frame and
tlien varnished witli a preparation as
follows excludes cold air utmost as
well us glass:
To one quart of litiseed oil add one
ounce of pulverized sugar of lead and
four ounces ot pulverized rosin, lleat
and dissolve these in an iron vessel,
and while the varnish is liot apply
one coat of it to the upper surface of
tiie cloth, which will render it tight
and nearly transparent. A second
coat may be applied after the first lias
dried if found necessary.
Just Arrived.
A large lot of Breecli and Muzzle Loading]
Guns and Rifles at Low Prices.
Winchester Repeating Itifles, at $14.00 each.
A FULL LINE OF
Cookiug aud Heating Stoves,
aud Coal Grates,
-AT ALL-
Bottom Prices for the Cash!
I have the Largest and Best Stock of
Builder’s Hardware
that has ever been in tho city. All bought before the advance on
Iron. Call and seo and get prices.
JOSEPH STALEY.
Milledgeville, Jan. 28, 1899. 30 ly
UlfACQUAINTED WITS THE GEOGRAPHY Or THE COUNTRY, 'WILL OBTAIN
MUCH VALUABLE INFORMATION FROM A STUDY OF THIS MAP OF
SPECITAEIC CASES.
S. H. Clifford, New Cased, Wis., was
troubled with Neuralgia and liheuiuaUsin,
his Stomach was disordered, his Liver
was effected to an alarming degree, appe
tite tell away, and he was terribly reduced
in tlesh and strength. Three bottles of
Electric Hitters cured him.
Edward Shepherd Harrisburg, III., had
a running sore on his leg of eight years'
standing. Used thr e bottles of -Electric
hitters and seven hm klen.s Arnica halve
and Ins leg is sonnd and well. John
Speaker. Catawba, O., had live large Fe
ver sores on his leg, doctors suid lie was
incurable. One bottle Electric hitters and
one b .x hueklen’s Arnica halve cured him
entirely. Sold at Culver, Case Jt Kidd’s
Drug btoro.
THE CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND A PACIFIC RAILWAY,
Including- main lines, branches and extensions East and West of the
Missouri River. To all points Eaet, North and Northwest from Kansas
City—to Rock Island Davenport, Dea Moines, Chicago, and, via ALBERT
LEA ROUTE, to Spirit Lake, Pipestone, Worthington, Sioux Falls, Water-
town, Minneapolis, 9t. Paul, and intervening towns and cities—It la the
ahort, direct route. In connection with lines from St. Louis, Cincinnati,
Ijouievllle, Nashville, and Eastern and Southern points converging at
Kansas City, It also constitutes
THE SHORT LINE TO DENVER AND THE WEST, FROM
THE MISSOURI RIVER.
It traverses vast areas of tho richest farming find grazing lands in the
world, forming the speediest, most popular and economical system of
transportation to and from all cities, towns and sections in Kansas, Col
orado and the Indian Territory. FREE Reclining Chair Cara between
Kansas City and Caldwell, Hutchinson and Dodge City, and Pullman
Palace Sleeping Cars to ana from Wichita and Hutchinson.
MAGNIFICENT VESTIBULE EXPRESS TRAINS,
Leading all competitors in splendor of equipment, cool In summer, warmed
by steam from the locomotive in winter, well ventilated and free from duBt
—leave Kansas City and St. Joseph dally, on arrival of trains from the East
and Southeast, with elegant Day Coaches, Pullman Palace Sleepers and
FREE Reclining Chair Cars, RUNNING THROUGH WITHOUT CHANGE to
Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo, making stops only ut important in
tervening stations in Kansas and Colorado. Superb Dining Hotels at con
venient stations west of Kansas City and St. Joseph lurniah delicious meals
at seasonable hours and at moderate prices.
THE ROCK ISLAND IS THE FAVORITE TOURIST LINE
To Manitou, Pike’s Peak, tho Garden of tho Gods, Cascade, Green Mountain
Falls, Idaho Springs, the mountain parks, mining camps and cities, sanitary
resorts, hunting and fishing grounds, aud scenic attractions of Colorado.
Its Vestibule Express Trains are equipped with every modern improvement
that can add to safety, convenience, comfort and luxurious enjoyment.
They also make close connections at terminal cities in Colorado (in Union
Depots) with the Denver and Rio Grande, Colorado Midland, Union Pacific,
Denver Texas and Fort Worth, and all other diverging lines.
For Tickets, Maps, Time Tables, Folders, copies of the “ Western Trail,”
(Issued monthly), or further desired information, address
ST. JOHN,
General Manager.
Sept. 3, 1890.
CHICAGO. ILL,
JOHN SEBASTIAN,
Gon’l Ticket & Pass. Agent.
9 4m
JOS. K.POTTLK. JAS. D. HOWARD.
POTTLE k HOWARD,
ATTORNE YS - AT - LA W
Milledgeville, Ga.
Will practice In the Counties of Baldwin, Pat
mini, Wilkinson, Washington, Hancock, Jones
Warren ami In U. S. Courts.
Refer to Faculty ol bumpkin Law School, Ath
ens, (in. Office above P. M. Compton A Son’s,
turner Wayne and Hancock •trcctH.
Feb. 7th. 1889. »1 ly.
Piles! Piles! Itching Files-
Bvmptoms-M, ist.ue; Intense itching
and stinging; most at night, worst by
scratching. If allowed to continue tumors
form, which often bleed and ulcerate, be
coming very sore. Swaynb’s Ointment
stops the Itching and bleeding, heals ul
ceration, and in must cases removes the
tumors. At druggists, or by mall, for 50
cents. Dr. Swayne *fc Bon, Philadelphia.
Nov. 7.1889. ' 19 6m
Alliance Warehouse!
T HE BALDWIN COUNTY ALLIANCE
is conducting a general Warehouse
and Merchandise business, at Walker’s
Warehouse on Hancock stroet, next to
City Hall.
Liberal advances made on cotton in
store.
Prompt and careful attention given to
all business entrusted to us.
Patronage solicited. We will sell cotton
at 25e per bale. Storage as clienp as any
Warehouse.
Cotton and Pino Straw Bagging and
Ties for sale.
W, H. JEWELL, Mang’r.
MIllodgevill’.Ga., Sept- 1st. 1890 . 9 tf
Schofield? s Iron Works!
Manufacturers of and Dealers In
STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS,
Saw Mills, Cotton Presses, Iron and
Brass Castings of any Pattern,
A Specialty of StaaltlUg, Pulleys and Mill Gearing, Iron Pipe, Pine Fibrin®.
Brass Valves, Lubricators, Packing, Jet Pumps, and full line of 8<
Machinists’ Supplies, Manufacturer’s agent for
The Celebrated Hancock Inspirator.
E^“Our facilites for BOILER BUILDING are unexcelled
J. S. SCHOFIELD & SQN ’
Feb. 2GtJj, 1890. MAC N, GA.
. ly
Oconee River Brick Yard I
1,000,000 First-Class Building Brick
For Sale!
First-Class Repressed Tile,
For Basement Floors and Hearths, a Specialty. Capacity of works
5,000,000 per Season.
J. W. McMILLAN, Proprietor.
R. W. McMILLAN, Manager.
Milledgeville, Ga., Oct. 15tli, 1889. 48 ly.
J. F. WILSON.
Thanking my friends and customers for Past Patronage, I res
pectfully ask you to call and examine my stock of
Hardware,
STOVES,
Guns, Pistols,
Crockery, Tinware, Lamps,
Lanterns,
And other articles too numerous to mention.
f5^**I WILL SUIT YOU IN PRICES. Respectfully,
J. F. WILSON.
ItllleilgovtUe, Ga., Jan. Kill, 1890. ]31 y
FINE SHOW CASES
—JLt Lowest IP^iCEa.—■
Also Wall and Prescription cases, Cedar
Chests, Barber Furniture, Jewelry Trays
»nd Stools. Cabinet Work of all kinds. Complete Outfits for Stores and
Baol«. Catalogue free. Address ATLANTA SHOW CASE CO., Atlanta, 8*
March 4, 1890. 85 ly
R. W. ROBERTS,
Attomey-At-Liaw'
Millkdgkvillk, Ga.
PROMPT attention given to a>' business
* trusteii to his care, office in room formerly
occupied hy Dr. H. M. .Clark In Dr. Calla
way’s buildl. g.
Dec. I, 188*. lyr.
O. H. FOX,
— Manufacture Of—
DOORS, SASH AND BLINDS,
—And Dealer In—
Lumber, Laths and Lime!
Cement, Plaster Hair, Ac., Turning, Scroll Sawing and Planing
Specialty. Office and Mills, McIntosh St., Milledgeville, Ga.
March 11,1890.
3G7m.
JViai.y l'evoous
Are broken down from overwork orhMMhoU.
ear* Brown’s Iron Bitters
rebuilds the sysMm, aids dictation, removes «s-
mb bile, auk wires materia. (i« Ui* |«nitem.
H. M. CLARKE.
DENTIST,
Milledgeville, Ga. *•.
arOffice—Hancock St. One door East of
Masonic Hall.
Milledgeville. Ga., Jniv 8th. 1890, 28 ly
MONEY
Cheaper than Ever!
Six per Cent.,
B Y A HOME COMPANY. Loans Nego
tiated on Farm Mortgages. No De
lays and No Ked Tape. Consult your in
terest by writing to, or calling on
RUFUS W. ROBERTS,
Milledgeville, Ga.
Oct. 15,1889. __ ^J5 1y
DR. W H HALL,
Practicing Physician and Surgeon,
M1LDKDGKVILDK, GA.
OFFICE AT HOME.
Notices may ue left with Hail Jt Treanor
on Hancock street.
March 18Ui, 1890 S7 ly.
HT BROW SI'S IROfJ Bll IE NS
Cures Indigestion, Biliotisness, Dyspepsia, Mala
ria, Nervousness, aud Cieuetel Debility, l’liysl-
cIaus recommend It. All dealers tell it. Genuine
has trad* mark aud crossed red lines on wrapper.
1890.
Milledgeville Shoe Store.
IF 1 . HAITG.
1890.
I have opened up the largest stock of Shoes
that was ever brought to this market.
I Bought them to Sell
Therefore, I have f/om tho finest hand-sewed to
the cheapest and stoutest Shoes for gentlemen,
while my lino of Ladies’ and Misses’ Shoes
ha:
never been surpassed. I
to the Zeigler hand-made.
call special attentio
It can’t be beat.
HATS! IB ATS! HATS!
Give mo a call and I wilbshow you Hats of the latest style am
at prices that will surprise you.
Trunks and Valices
Of the best qualities and at lowest prices. Repair work prompt
and neatly done.
i^If you reed Shoes, Hats, Trunks or Valises, give me a ca
and I’ll guarantee satisfaction.
F. HAIJG.
Milledgeville, Ga., Sept., 9th, 1890. 10