Huntsville gazette., 1891-08-29
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.
The Cotton Crop.

TheSt Louis Globe Democrats cotton
report, collected by. wire from various
sections Of the south, says, under date
of August 8: M
The weather OF the past week has been
favorable to the perfect developments of the
cotton plant and nearly all the reports show
that the crop has been greatly benefited.
The sun has shone brightly all over the
south, while occasional and well-distr ibuted
showers have prevented any damage by
heat. Under such influences the bolls have
filled rapidly and the plant has gained so
much In development as to be, in some
sections at least, almost up with last
years crop, although two weeks ago the
crop was everywhere from ten days to two
weeaEs behinllast year Favorable reports
come from nearly all points in Texas. The
boil worms, however, are doing some dam
age, and are apparently increasing in num-
bers in spite OF the hot weather. They have
injured the plants in the Red river bot
tom In the vicinity of Gainesville, and in
the neghDorhoods of Terrell, Temple and
Denton their ravages are being felt. 9th
er sections report the presence OF the
worms. But aside from the worms
the crop throughout the state seems to be
in fine condition. The southwest especial
ly, where the development of the plant was
retarded by drought, shows a great i'm
provement. The reports from Mississippi
are. all most without exception, good. Tho
only complaint comes from Holly Springs,
where entirely too much rain is said to have
fallen. In louisiana the conditions
have been materially improved by
the fine weather The reports from
Arkansas are nearly all favorable.
The Arkansas river bottoms from
Little Rock eastward seem to have suffered
more than any other sections by therecent
heavy rains. In Lee and Phillips counties,
f1, oi,,o n La "A m,
lowland crops. But even in these districts
the warm sunshine Of the past week has inn
proved the outlook, and in other parts Df
the state the results have been exceedingly
beneficial. With the exception OF tho
mountain district of Birmingham the con-
dition Of the crop in Alabama Is not
promising. In the gulf district the plant
has been scaided in many localities. whilo
the crop generally has suffered much from
rust and blight, and is shedding badly. The
present outlook is said to be for a big short
age in the yield of the state From Florida,
also, come serious complaints OF rust and
shedding, and the prospects there are not so
good as last week. The fine weather in
Georgia. North Carolina and South Caroliha
has much improved the condition of the
crops in those states.
Sold Her Twins for One Dollar.
A remarkable tale comes from Worth
county, Ga, of the depravity Of a young
mother on one hand and the kindness
of a man and wife on the other. For
twelve yaars Rams Afford has been
happily married, he and his wife living
most of the time in East Dougherty,
where they worked on a farm This
year, however, Afford and his wife
moved to Acree. where they set
up on small farm for themselves.
They enjoy the respect and conf
dence of all who know them, but the
union of the couple has never been
blessed by issue, and they have always
felt loneliness that they could not
describe Affords wife though now
has two children on whom to lavish
her attention, and to whose training
she may devote her life. She learned
recently that girl living near Isabella
was the mother of twins but to this
she attached very little Importance, un-
til she heard that the young mother
cared nothing for her offspring and
wished to dispose Of them at once. AL.
ford's wife repaired to Isabella, and
going to the home of the young giH be
gan negotiations for the babes. A
trade was soon made. The mother de.
mandsd fifty cents apiece for the chill
dren. The price was quickly paid, and
the adopted mother marched off trium-
phant with her new charge.
Preferred Death to Prison.
Noah Welch, who lived at Hickman,
Tenn, committed suicide by taking
morphine. On the night of May Is last
the store owned by Mrs. Ballinger at