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gia-The "Old Time Darky" at Ocala's Encampment.
GEORGIA.
Brunswick Times-Advertiser: The editors have all treated the fever sensation at Brunswick in a spirit of sympathy, and with the utmost fairness to our city. God bless the Georgia editors.
Middle Georgia Progress: Peaches were being sold at a dollar a bushel on the streets last week. Seedling trees appear to have borne abundantly this year, but the peaches are not as finely flavored as usual, most of them being insipid.
Lagrange Graphic: A woman will cling to a man until his character is as black as the ace of spades, but the minute a soiled spot no larger than a grain of sand touches the fair name of woman man at once forsakes her and leaves her upon the cold charity of the world.
Talbotton New Era: If some of our farmers in Talbott county would plant a few acres in English walnuts and choice pecans, they would yield a handsome income after the trees begin to bear. It takes eight or ten years to begin, but they rarely fail to produce a full crop.
Thomasville Times-Enterprise: While the smartest men in the country are wrestling with the silver question and trying to solve it, there are hundreds of people right here in Thomasville who think they know all about it, and if only in congress could settle the matter in twenty minutes.
Waycross Herald: The recent action of the colored citizens of Waycross in regard to the matter of outrages by their race has met with many favorable comments throughout the state. If the action taken here is followed up by others we believe much good will result. Our colored friends should be encouraged to proceed with the good work.
Brunswick Times-Advertiser: We are sorry for those of our citizens who have endured any hardships on account of their wild flight from Brunswick. And feeling fully the pity that we express, would advise them to come back before they contract worse troubles than they have run from. Come back and again regale yourselves in the salt breeze of fair and frolicsome Brunswick. Come back and be happy.
Some concern is reported to be felt in places along the Carolina side of the Savannah river on account of the appearance in considerable numbers of caterpillars, but thus far the destructive insect has done little damage, and confines that little to points just outside of Georgia. No fears, we think, need now be felt by our own agriculturists. The caterpillar has probably appeared too late for his own advantage.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: As an evidence of how easy it is to break a bank, the case of Josiah Morris & Co., in Montgomery, is cited. There is a bank, whose assets, according to the best authority, allowing for all shrinkages, will amount to two dollars for every dollar of indebtedness. Why was this bank bankrupted? It was not because of its lack of sound securities, because the statement is made that its assets, allowing for the large shrinkages incident to such occurrences, amount to over twice the liabilities. It was simply a lack of confidence on the part of the people.
Milledgeville Union-Recorder: How long can a gopher live without air, light or food? Prof. W. E. Reynolds has a gopher which he brought to this city four years ago. Last August or September while the gopher was burrowed in the ground a heavy rain came up, and washed the soil over him so deep that he could not get out. The professor thought his pet would never turn up again. But the heavy rain of the 6th released the gopher and he came out after having been buried about a year. Now, if Prof. Reynolds will only tell the people how they may live like his gopher it will be an unfailing remedy for hard times and save much worry over the grave financial questions.
Trouble is alleged to be brewing between two distinguished gentlemen of Wilkes, growing out of Tom Watson's recent meeting at Washington. The parties are Judge E. M. Anthony, populist, and Captain Irvin, democrat. Judge Anthony, the recognized leader of the third party in Wilkes, wrote a card to the Constitution immediately after the great excitement in Washington, denouncing the democratic presidential committee, of which Captain Irvin was a member, and claiming that the populists came to Washington with no intention of trouble. The card was lengthy, bitter and denunciatory. In the answer to this Captain Irvin published in a Washington paper and the Constitution a reply which dealt with Judge Anthony and his card in no uncertain terms.
Dalton News: Our local team of ball players were challenged by the Cincinnati Reds, a nine composed of women. The challenge was accepted, and the 23rd of August has been appointed for the game. There is something indelicate, of course, in the idea of women playing ball-it is not expected that ladies would seek fortune or fame in that direction-but the management cannot afford anything less than perfect decorum while the female players are on the ground. If they remain here after the game, the town authorities will do less than their duty if they fail to keep them under strict surveillance during their stay. It is believed that the game can be played without the occurrence of anything to offend decent society here. A number of the Social Circle young men it is said, will be on hand to take in the game in full.
