The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-22
SOUTHERN NOTES.
Selections Here and There from the
NewspaDcrs of Dixie.

HALcYONDALE GA, March i9-J'n-
Ill recently there was some grounds FOR
INDUCING the hope that there would 30
reduction iu the cotton acreage IN tdis
section oil Beorgia. bat recent develop
ments unquestionably disprovo this view.
The planters are probably niisied lh
their ideas Nearly every one Is oprrat-
ing on the assumption tuat the crop WI
be reduced. therefore, he Will TAX ms re-
sources and make big crop ana cohe
in for fine prOnts on the eNpectance OF
boom prices. ,.,... o,,d
tho Zest manifested by the farmers -
simply amazing. More assi esssl ,'i,, ~,
tude could not be apparent should COY
ton reasonably promise ten cents a pouhu.
There certainly ought TO be some aBen.s
TO restrain this suicide. but H. IL uouDl-
fW n any pressure could De ptYu sii. ~
bear TO change the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
News
Squire Megemry was sittins quietly in
his once Few Gays ago waiting loi d.
client a young man ana woman rus"
IS dressed ana ofl0enuy from the -",h-
woods. came in. Inoy sat down, one OF.
either side oil the CRATE nre. ma sen
almost an uninterrupted stream Oh lODSe
60 Julce on TIE mr.. FAaHy altet ~
siderable meditation ana che~lhs' l''1
young man turned ana salo' oAS y,
Squire. how mucn air you goin Ter
Ihs squire sized them up, and finally
sald IL would cost s.. tne Fellow iogAea
surprised. He started In 10 explain no"
n aidnt cost that much PACK Waefe "e
came from, when the Womth, MHo ""N
been silent. interrupted him "ith'
"Isul, hain't / wuth ~ You go loHb'
now. and give him that money.
Biu SAID never a word, but hahueu lhe
squire the s.. and the couple were mar
ried and started out 10 see Nhe slsh'a
OF a great city.-Louisvihe Dlspateh'
PALM BEACH, March l9.-AlIigator
Joes projected night between a cfoco-
| die and an alligator dld not take pace
yesterday afternoon as auF'i So So
siuua.er SteTry fOrDade joe 10 nave Shs
thing of the kind on the hotel grounos
and at the request of large hunlDss o.
the guests Of the two hOlels an oHlcei
| was sent TO Joe 10 prevent MS SlFlhs ~
| anywhere. Joe compromised me Ha1lsl
| By taking his two big sauIlans do~n OF
| the beach whore they made an Hltir1t
| ins sight TO the visitors from the NoilH
| VINO mus had chance 70 compare t"'
| two species Both We're splendid spec
| mems and as large as are ottFh ldhft
| alive. Scores OF people took picture o
| Joe and mis- pets, and that ana a gen
| rous collection sOOthed his WOuhdeu
vanity.-Fiorida Iimes-Union'
Persons who saw the meteor that
/ flashed through the heavens MonuH9
| night week ago can go 10 flsheI
/ drug store and see what II looks hh'
when cooled or The meteor ON eNhi
! bition al the store is composed or nitkei
| iron and cobalt and was at white hea
! when II struck the earth. IL was Ntt9
| much like a bubble and the air lnsld'
| made IL hollow IL IA about eighteei
| inches long and ten inches wide an'
weighed twelve pounds. IL was found j
| the gravel pit at Skillman. nifty feet pc
| low the surface Of the earth. SHOWING
| the fearful velocity IL had attained ID
| IFS travels In cooling of the neteorli
| cracked and the crevices In II are clear.
| defined. The outside IS 0xidized by tx
| posture 20 the ents.-BreckenrldS
| (KyJ News.