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ONE THOUSAND FARMERS
GATHER AT VALDOSTA.
Institute is Held in Main Build*
Ing at Fair Grounds—Big
Dinner is Served.
Valdosto, Ga., Oct. 15 --The
farmers’ institute for this senato¬
rial district was held in the main
building at the fair grounds to¬
day and over a thousand farmers,
with their wives, were in attend¬
ance. President Tom Staten, of
the loe.il Farmers’ Club, inlro
Ut. c u Judge W. li. Unilin, who
staled the object of the meeting
and introduced Hon. Iiarvie Jor¬
dan, who presided over the meet
ing and who spoke on the subject
of marketing farm products.
Major VV. L. Glesner made a
speech on canteloupe culture and
truck farming, and Prof, .1 S.
Stewart, of the university, spoke
on the subject of agricultural
training and education.
Dinner was served at 1 o’-I »ek,
a magnificent feast havim* b «*n
spread by the ladies of ih<* H v.
together with a barbecue, i h
feast was sufficient to have tea
two thousand people and was de¬
clared by all to have been the
best ever seen in this section
There was no lark of toothsome
meats, salads, cakes, pickles, pre¬
serves, sandwiches, etc.
After dinner Professor C. L
Willoughby spoke on the car,* of
handling beef cattle. Prof ssm
Wilsan Newell, state entomolo¬
gist, spoke on injurious insects
and plant diseases, while Miss
Lizzie Thomas, of Atlanta, ad¬
dressed the ladies especially on
the improvement of country
homes.
The speeches were all listened
to with rapt attentim, and there
was more enthusiasm among the
farmers than has ever been known
before.
Deafness Cannot Be Cured
by local applications, as they
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to care deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inflamed condi¬
tion of the mucous lining of the Eustac¬
hian Tube. When this tube is inflamed
you have a rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely closed,
deafness is the result, and unless the in¬
flammation eau be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
eases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inflamed condi¬
tion of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh)
that caimot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars free,
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, Family 75c. Pills for
Take Hall’s consti¬
pation.
The Moon And The Weather.
The moon is the most powerful
ngent in producing the tides on
the earth; it also produces some
slight variations in tho earth’s
magnetism. So far as science
has been able to investigate there
is absolutely no change in the
weather which can be attributed
to the moon, althought half or
more of mankind seem to believe
that the moon does have some
control over the weather. All
such beliefs, including the time
for planting gardens and for go¬
ing fishing, are mere supersti¬
tions—the survivals of an age of
ignorance__Sc. Nicholas.
Wanted.
MEN AND WOMEN in this
county and adjoining territories,
to represent and advertise an old
established house of solid finan¬
cial standing. Salary to men $21
weekly, to women $12 to $18
weekly with Expenses advanced
each Monday by check direct
from headquarters. Horse and
buggy furnished when necessary;
position permanent. Address,
Blew Bros. & Co., Dept. A* Mo-
MASONS TO ACCEPT COST*
LY HOME AT MACON
Building Will Be Formally Pre¬
sented at The Grand Lodge
Meeting This Month.
Mac:n, Ga., Oct. 15.—The
grand lodge of Masons for Geor¬
gia will meet at the grand lodge
halj in this city oo the 28lh and
29th, of October as usual this
year. One of the most interest¬
ing features of the meeting will
oe the formal acceptance of the
Masonic home which was com¬
pleted recently in North Macon
on 50 acres of land donated by
Mr. Willis B. Sparks.
The donation of so valuable a
site, within two miles of the city,
was a princely gift, and a hand¬
some structure of suitable mag
nTijence has been erected by the
Masons of the state, supplement¬
ed by liberal contributions from
ih i merchants and business men
of 'Jacon. 1
The home has been accepted
by the building committee and it
ill be iormally accepted by the
j,rand lodge week after next. It
will be occupied by needy Ma*
sons or members of the family of
such Masons next year.
Cotton Mills Must Come South.
Herbert E. Waimsley, presi¬
dent of the New England Cotton
vlnnu'acturers’ Association, is cf
the opinion that when any branch
oi eolion manufacturing doesn’t
pay in New England it should be
abandoned there. In the course
of his address before the associa¬
tion on Wednesday he said:
“If again the cotton industry
of New England or any particu¬
lar section of the industry has ar¬
rived at such a pass, such a stage
in its history, that all that can be
done in the endeavor to make
ends meet is to reduce wages be¬
low a legitimate standard, below
what is fair, equitable, humane
or expedient, by all means let
such portion of the industry leave
us, and go elsewhere. We want
none of it.”
It seems to us that Mr. Walna
sley takes the right view of the
matter. What is the use of keep¬
ing up & fight with labor organiza¬
tions when it is only a question
of a short time before the indus¬
try, or the branch of it involved,
will have to be abandoned? Let
the industry go where it can af¬
ford to pay labor wages of the
legitimate standard.
Cotton mill men admit that
there are branches of the cotton
manufacturing industry in New
England that compete with like
oranches in the South. Accord¬
ing to Mr. Waimsley these
branches should be abandoned
in New England, and there is no
doubt he is right.
The New England mills ought
to confine themselves to the man¬
ufacturing of the finer grades of
goods. In the course of time the
South may be able to compete
successfully with them even in
these grades, but it will be years
yet before she has the skilled la¬
bor and the capital to make the
finer grades of goods to the ex¬
tent that she would interfere se¬
riously with the manufacture of
such goods in New England. In
time, no doubt, she will make as
fine goods as are made anywhere
in the world, but just now she is
giving the most of her attention
to the coarser grades. There is
plenty of room yet for New Eng¬
land in the cotton manufacturing
field, and will continue to be for
a long time to come.—Savannah
News.
If troubled witli a weak digestion try
Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tab
lets. They will do yon good. For sale
Camilla, Ga., Oot. 21, 1004.
COMMISSIONER’S TALK
Interesting Letter From Hoa,
0. B. Stevens.
AS TO CROPS OF GEORGIA
Marked Improvement In Both Cotton
and Corn—Peach Crop Will Bring
$6,000,000 Into the State of Georgia.
Each crop year has its own peculiar¬
ities, and this is no exception. Last
year corn and cotton were retarded
by cool weather, rains and cool nights,
while this year they were retarded
over large areas by long-continued
drouth. Yet the farmers of Georgia
raised paying crops last year, and we
trust that by the blessing of God they
will do the same this year.
At the time that we sent out letters
for Information concerning the crop
conditions for our May-June report,
things did not look very promising, ex¬
cept for fruit. Since then there has
been marked improvement in both
cotton and corn, and the promise of
the best peach year ever known In
Georgia has been fulfilled. With
about $0,000,000 coming into our State
from the peach orchards and the hope
of remunerative crops of corn and
cotton, even If they should happen to
fall below normal in production, our
farmers should take courage and labor
with renewed energy. The ravages
of the cotton boll weevil in certain
sections of Texas have awakened con¬
siderable apprehension among the
farmrs of the South. This pest has
not yet crossed the Mississippi, and it
is to -be hoped that the measures for
preventing its spread may prove sue*
cessful.
The Georgia Department of Agricul¬
ture, the State Entomological Depart¬
ment. the Horticultural and Agricul¬
tural Societies held consultations and
th eoutcome of these deliberations Is
the legislation providing quarantine
regulation against the weevil. While
It behooves us to take every precau¬
tion against its introduction into our
fields, we feel assured that a remedy
against this Insect will be discovered,
as Has ben done In the case ot all pre¬
vious enemies of our crops.
Professor O. F. Cook, of the United
States flntomological Bureau, has
been experimenting with the Guate¬
malan *nt, which, he says, is the great
destroyer of the weevil and other ene
inles of cotton and itself in no way
harmful to crops. Of course, we are
Inclined to look with suspicion upon
all such defenders, lest they prove as
great a pest as the English Sparrow.
But, if the Guatemalan ant is what
professor Cook claims for it, then we
can congratulate ourselves that the
remedy has ben discovered,
There are some who cl&iro that the
South can, by a more scientific sys¬
tem of cultivation, raise 15 , 000,000
balee of cotton each year, and still
others say that within the present lim¬
its the South will some day raise 80 ,
000,000 bales. Whether these extrav¬
agant flugres shall ever be reached Is
of little practical advantage io us just
now.
We think we can congratulate our¬
selves that for several years at least
the supply will fall enough short of
the demand for our great staple, to in¬
sure us remunerative prices and to
put the prosperity of Southern farm*
ers on a permanent basis.
It is difficult under present labor
conditions to see how our farmers are
to Increase the production of cotton.
Perhaps it may be done, if they can
draw away laborers, that have flocked
to the cities and towns. If they can
do this, it may be to the detriment of
manufacturing interests. Will not in¬
tensive farming go far towards the so¬
lution of this problem?
Some contend that in immigration
is found our best solution. The De¬
partment of Agriculture is in favor *f
progress and considers the bringing
Into Georgia of a desirable class f
immigrants a step in the rigjpt direc¬
tion. But what we want is immigra¬
tion of Americans from other States
of the Union, people who are lmbu*''
with American ideas and a clear un¬
derstanding of them, so that the Sou*h
may continue to be, as in the past,
the best example of true Americanism
In race and in principles.
SUGAR CANE.
Encouraging reports come to us
about sugar care. We have informa¬
tion that leads us to believe that this
industry is taking on new life in Geor¬
gia and encourages our hope that at
no distant day the Empire State of the
Bouth will take the rank that she is
capable of holding as g sirup and su¬
gar producing State.
In order to bring this to pass it is
not necessary to dveote a single acre
leas to corn and cotton, the two
to see ottr State hold even a hlgh«t
rank than now as a corn and cott -
growing country, but we will also gla 1.
ly hail the day, when Georgia brings
her Sugar Cane Crop to a valuation
that shall place it on a par with wt ri
are now our principal wealth produces
in the field of agriculture.
During the decade ending with J900
South Georgia outstripped the other
sections of the State in the Increase
of population. This ought to mean
much for the growth of the sugar cane
crop, the larger part of which is raised
la South Georgia.
OUR EXPERIMENT STATION.
The Experiment Station at Griffin
under the conduct ot Hon. R. J. Red¬
ding and his energetic assistants, is
doing a good work for Georgia in
•ending out valuable literature through
our daily papers, as well as inj th#
great object lesson presented by! the
well managed farm.
To the Influences of the Experiment
Station near Way cross under the man¬
agement of Professor Arthur Given,
of the United States Experiment Sta¬
tion Department, is due in a very
large measure the Increased interest
in the cultivation of sugar cacje all
over Southern Georgia, j
RAISE YOUR OWN SUPPLIES.
We have so repeatedly given advice
about the best methods of preparing
the soil and cultivating various crops,
that we will not repeat them sit this
time. But we repeat again the ad¬
vice that we have given over anti over
and that we expect tg continually of¬
fer, It is this: Let all our farmers
raise their own supplies. No jnatter
how low the price of anything th:
you purchase, it is not cheap, iff you
can grow it yourself. Raise your
own corn, wheat, oats and hay, and
make on the farm food supplies for
man and beast. Have poultry, hogs,
mutton and beef raised at home, and
have milch cows enough to supply
your table with milk and butter, Then
you will reduce to the minimum the
articles that you will be compelled to
purchase for table use. Your cotton
or sugar cane will then be money
crops, giving you the ability to dress
well, Improve your dwellings, pur¬
chase the best farm implements and
keep the best of stock, besides laying
up for a rainy day.
OUTLOOK IS ENCOURAGING.
In view of progress already made
we feel that we can congratulate the
farmers of Georgia as well as our
merchants and manufacturers, whose
•uccess is largely based on that of
our agricultural classes, on the im¬
proved conditions all over our State,
and the bright prospect of increased
advancement by Georgia ,'n population,
wealth and all that goes to make a
people great and good.
O. B. STEVENS,
•* . Commissioner of Agriculture.
SOMETHING more ABOUT GOOD
ROADS.
One of the gerat needs of every
farmer is a' good country road on
which to haul his produce to market.
Where he possess this convenience,
he can dispense with some of the
many horses or mules now absolutely
necessary for the hauling of his wag¬
ons, which are subject to great wear
and tear when drawn over the mud¬
dy highways, so common throughout
Georgia.
How to construct a good road Is
the first problem to be solved and
how to keep it in repair is a question
of equal importance. Good roads can
enot b constructed and maintained
by merely grading and draining the
surface of the ground. It is neces¬
sary to surface these roads with some
durable material that^will rnder them
proof against the mud and slush that
often prevail at the very seasons
when the roads are most needed for
the transportation of the produce of
fields and market gardens.
Not only the farmer, but the mer¬
chant also suffers from bad country
roads or is benefited by good, well
graded and thoroughly macadamized
highways.
Often even in rainy seasons there
are days when the people from the
rural districts would flock Into the
cities and crowd the stores, were It
not for the mud that makes travel
Inconvenieut, if not impossible.
There is in Georgia abundance of
good material for giving to a well
graded road a good, solid surface, so
strong that even long continued and
heavy rains will not convert it into
mud.
When such a road has once been
built, then it is necessary to keep it
In repair and maintain its solidity.
When a railroad company has con¬
structed a road after the moat scien¬
tific method. Of the best of rails and
ballasted It in the most perfect man¬
ner it. keeps b nermanent force of
01.00 a Year
ery section, and endeavors to keep
every foot of track in thorough order.
The same diligence is needful to
the keeping of the best constructed
country road in good condition.
To do everything that is necessary
both for the construction and proper
keeping of such a road, requires a
considerable outlay of money, but the
ultimate profit to the farmer ana the
merchant, the country and the city,
will far exceed all that may have
been expended.
Many of the counties of Georgia
are already blessed with well built
and well maintained country roads,
and their number is steadily increas¬
ing.
Let the good work go on until
every county In Georgia can boast of
as good roads as those which are
the pride and comfort pf both town
and country in th vicinity of our
great cities and some of our large
and rapidly growing towns.—Georgia
Department of Agriculture.
Better Than Pills.
The question has been asked—In what
way are Chamberlain’s Stomach and
Liver Tablets superior to the ordinary
cathartic and liver pills? Our answer is
—They are easier and more pleasant to
take and their effect is so gentle and so
agreeable that one hardly realizes that it
is produced by a medicine. Then they
not only move the bowels bnt improve
the appetite and aid the digestion. For
sale at 25 cents per bottle bv Lewis Drug
Co.
Order Your Fall Suit
Or Overcoat Through
-THE
Outfitters.
We Represent.
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and tfose & Company.
Well known Chicago Tailors.
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see Them.
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Camilla. Ga,
Rural free delivery carriers are
to be supplied by the department
with cyclometers to attach to
their wagons for the purpose of
measuring the distance of their
routes. The length of the route
by cyclometer measurement will
be the basis of the carrier’s pav.
Will the carriers always take the
nearest cuts, and drive straight
through mudholes and sandbeds
instead of around them, when
they get their measuring ma¬
chines attached to the wheel?-
Savannah News
Testimony of a Minister.
Rev. Jno. S. Cox, of Wake,
Ark., writes, “For 12 years I suf¬
fered from Yellow Jaundice. I
consulted a number of physicians
and tried all sorts of medicines,
but got no relief. Then I began
the use of Electric Bitters and
feel that I am now cured of a dis¬
ease that had me in its g.asp for
twelve years.” If you want a
reliable r.-.edicine for IJver and
Kidney trouble, stomach disorder
or gen ral debility, get Electric
Bitters. It’s guaranteed by Lewis
Drug Co. Only 50c.
Tom Watson opened the Pop¬
ulist campaign in Georgia, but
there’s nobody to keep it open.—
Albany Herald.