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Agricultural Dcpaifmt. k'wt +*■ How to Use Artificial Fertilizers, In using strong chemical fertilizers, it is necessary to remember that 100 lbs. of such a mixed fertilizer as Ville’s “Complete Manure,” as com pounded by the Mapcs Formula Company, contain very nearly as much of (lie useful chemical cloments a. one ton of ordinary manure-, and fnrthur, that these elements arc in a directly active and soluble state. If in applying these fertilizers, we should place them in contact with the seed, the young germ would bo fatally injured, and the plant destroy cd before it could appear above the ground. To prevont’tbis danger, all these concentrated fertilizers should be thoroughly mixed with tho soil before the seed is sown, or young plants aro transplanted. Our own praetico is as follows: For wheat, rye, or other similar crops, tho ferti lizer is spread in the fall, immediately before flio seed is iownjtho seed is then sown and both aro harrowed in togothcr. In spring wo sow tho fer tilizer on tho surface, und leave it to ho carried in by the rains, or we harrow it in, when wo harrow tho whoator rye, with a light sloping- tooth harrow, such a? Brodoly revor- si blc or the Thomas harrow. For com wo Bcatter a portion of tho fertilizer along tho rows as soon ns thoy arc marked out; it is thou well mixed with tho soil in the process of planting and covering, and while it is nour tho seed it is not in direct contuct with it, ex cept in very small quantities, which are thoroughly incorporated with the Boil. Afterwards, whon tho corn is hood, a second portion of tho fertili zer, wiy 100 lbs. per noro, isscattorod along tho drills or hills, on ouch side of tho plant a foot or so distant, and then tho crop is,cultivated dr hoed. For field crops pi vegetables that aro transplanted, such as cabbage or to matoes, wo apply tho fertilizer on tho harrowed ground as soon us it is marked out, and whon setting out tho plant, tho soil and a part of tho fer tilizer are mixed together. After- wttvds the remainder isgivon at the, first cultivating or hoeing, asfor corn, lly suelt methods as those, tfio young und lender roots are not brought iu- to close contact with tho concentrated chemicals of which tho fertilizers con sist, hut thoy a re fed gradually as thoy -vouch those in their growth, or as those dissolve and aye carried down to tho roots by tho rains. Lastly, it is well to give tho caution, not to leave the fertilizers about whoro poultry, sheep, or other animals can pick" up fragments or lick tho bags, nor to wash tho bugs in wntor-tronghs, streams, or ponds, whoro animals drink, itfBomo of tho ohomicals aro poisonous. Worn-out Farms. I look with sinccro pity upon many farmom who are settling down into discouragement over tho condition of their farm; their crops arc light from lack of manure, tho. inamue-lieup is small from want Of crops; from want of anything to sell they are too poor to buy fertilizers, mid in utter hope lessness they exclaim: “Farming is a poor business,” Well, such fanning is a poor business. I do not speak of this to add to tho diseouragoinont, hut ffe give a word of cheer—to point, if l Can, to some way to better the farmer’s lot. I beliovo the cheapest Jind easiest way to bring up a run down furni—is by green manuring. Suppose your farm is too poor for clover, and grass makes only a feeblo growth; put on it a tnamiml crop that will grow, such iisryo; turn this undor with your plow; und you can then raise something better; keep feeding your soil with everything your shovel uud your team can com mand—ashes, leached ashes, if you can get them by drawing them with in five miles—muck, marl, anything that will bring a groou mantle -over your fields. Soon as you can set tho clover pump to work, pumping up, to the surface the inexhaustible resour ces of your subsoil.- if m animal dies, don’t stop to bewail your luck and exclaim, “Kvcrythinggoestotho dogsron my farm!” Don’t send it to tho dogs at all; but compost it with muck, or even soil, and thus secure a most valuable immure. Sampson performed a wonder by taking honey from the dead carcass of a lion: out do that wonder hv extracting wheat from the careasff of yonr dead cow. Pick up ull the bones you can fipd, put them undercover, and mix with them two or three times their, hulk of ashes from your kitchen; moisten with enongh water so that the pot ash may act on the gelatin of the hones; stir them over once a week, and in a month or two you will find the hones so tender that yon can cut and crush them with a blow of your shovol; heat the whole into a powdery mass; and yon will' have a manure bctter’than the average of the super phosphates which you feel too poor to buy. Give ft hnndfpl of this to each hill of corn, and sec how it will wave its banner of green and pour into your basket the golden cars of corn. But in bringing your soil into good condition do not neglect green ma nuring. Lot every wind that blows over yonr fields bring them a bless ing in the shape of atmospheric plant- food. Do all those things patiently and hopefully, without urging yonr soil beyond what it can do, and yon will yet, out of the fullness of a grate ful heart, exclaim, “Bless God for the farm.”—Prof. R. G. Keclzfo of the Michigan Agricultural College7 THE ARAB’S HORSE. An Arab chief and his tribe Iiad attacked the Damascus caravan in tho desert; their victory was com plete, and tho Arabs wero already occupied in gathering and loading the booty, when a -cavalry regiment of tho PaClui of Aora, which was coming to meet the caravan, sudden ly rushed.upon tho victorious Arabs, killed a great number, Riadp tho oth ers prisoners, and, having bound them with cords, conducted them to Acra for tho nso of tho Pacha. Abon-ql-Mareob (this was tho name of the Arab chief) had received a ball in tho arm during tho fight"; as Iub wound was not fatal, the Turks had hound him on a camel, and having caught his horse, led both tho rider and his steed into captivity. Tho ovoning of tho day on whicli they should have entered Aero, thoy, in company with their prisoners, camped in the mountains of Saplmdii; •tho woundod'Arab had his legs bouiul together with a loathor thong, and was lying on tho ground near the tout whoro tho Turks woro sleeping. During tho night, kept awako by tho pain of his wound, ho hoard the neighing of his own horse among that of the other horses hitched around the touts, according to tho Oriental custom; ho recognized his voice; not being able to resist tho dosiro of speaking once more to . the compan ion of his life, he dragged himself, painfully on tho ground by tho aid of his arms and kuoos, and reached his horse. “Poor friend,” said ho, “wlmt will you do nrnong the Turks? You will ho imprisoned in tho stables of ‘ a khan with tho horses of his officers; tho women and children will no long er living yon camel’s milk, and feed you barley from the hollow of the hand. Yon will no longer run froo in the desort like tho winds of Egypt; you will.no longer break through with your breast tho waters of Jor dan, which drenohod your foam- white hair. If I remain slavo, you at least are froo. Go, return to tho tout you know so well, and toll ,niy wifo that Abou-ol-Mai’sch will novor return again; pass yonr head through the curtains of the tent, and lick the hands of my little children.” While speaking thus, Abon-el- Marsch has gnashed with his tooth tho strip of goat-skin which sorves as halter for the Arabian horses, and the animal was free'; but seeing his wouuded master at his foot, the faith ful and intelligent courser under stood from instinot that which no language oan explain; ho lowered liis head, sniffed his master, and, seizing with liis teetli tho loathor belt ho woro around his waist, ho started at a gallop, and carried him out of the enomy’s camp. Tho liorso oxpired of fatigue whon he had laid his mas ter on the sand at the feet of his wife mid children. The whole tribo bemoaned his loss, the poets immortalized him, and his name ^constantly in tho mouth of tho Arabs of Jericho. TrawlaMfrom tho French by • L. E. ItKI BOLD. T. P. SARCIIETT. The Weekly World. ——0 FOR ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR, OB, Fifty Cents for Six Months, POST ACE PAID, Which is Less than 2 Cents a Week BY THE YEAR, L It contains all THK_Jtfcw» of the past seven flays, collected by tho agents and cor- respondents of tho New York Daily World, and in fulness, accuracy and enterprise in this respect is unequalled. 2. Its agricultural department contains the latest news of the farm experiments at home and abroad, contributions by home and foreign writers, full reports of the Furmers’ Club of the American Institute, and quota' lions of valuable und interesting articles ap pearing in the agricultural weeklies and mag azines. 8. Its orange NEWS, to which attention is specially called, is a feature wliich can be found in no other paper. A11 the resources at tho command of a great metropolitan daily newspaper are employed in its collection. In addition to this weekly record, The World gives the cream of oil the local Orange papers in every State. This department is. and will continue to he, uifder the charge of one of the active members of the Order. 4. For tho fireside department, in addi tion to its other attractions, such os poetry, miscellany, humorous extracts, etc., during the coming year, there will be not loss than onei hundred short tales by the best writers of Action in England and America. o. The market REPORTS, brought down to the hour of publication, arc the best that can he made. Each market is reported by one whose special knowledge arid training make him the best authority upon that subject in the United States. For accuracy and com pleteness tho Market reports in The World arc unrivalled. During 1878 the WEEKLy World will con tain a number of interesting first-class stories from tho pens of the best writers of fiction. Two of this series, “Bugrinnovka” and “Ki- ana, have boen published, attracting well-mer ited attention. We have been unable to sud- ply buck numbers to all who have applied for them. The Haunted Hotel, by Wilkie Col lins, tho greatest living novelist, commenced May 22d, and will bo continued through twelve or fifteen numbers of the Weekly World, and will appear ip no other American publication. In the publication of these sto ries we will give each weekns large an instal ment ns tho spnee at our disposal will permit. We shall not do our readers the injustice of “spinning out" a story through as many num bers ns possible, hut will rather try to give them as many good stories during the course of the year as we shall he able to print. CUT THIS OUT. publisher the world, 05 park now, NEW YORK: Inclosed find for The Weekly World for Name in full, here Post-Office, here Count}/, here State, here Address- THE WORLD,* 85 Park Row, New York. Please show this to your neighbor. Jc 20, 3t. THE IMAGE OF HER MOTHER. -A. ITo-vel BY RUTH RUSTIC. In tho Savannah Weekly News of Satur day, April 20th, was commenced a now serial story with the above title, written by a lady of Savannah. Tho Weekly News is tho Largest and Best Weekly IN THE SOUTH. It is. n complete newspaper, and contains the Telegraphic and State News, Markets, ETC.. AN AoiUCUTTURAL AND MILITARY DE PARTMENT. It is adapted tor general circulation through out tho South. , Subscription, one year $2.00; six months $1.00. Specimen copies sent free. Address J. H. Estill, Savannah, Go. There is wisdom in tho old couplet, •Early to bed and early to rise. Makes a rnau healthy, wealthy, and wise.’ THE NATIONAL HOTEL (Nearly opposite Passenger Depot.) IMZaiOOXL, <3-eo2?g±a» T he Proprietor feeling thankful for the very liberal patronage he has received for tho last ten months, now bogs leave to say tn»t this - : FIRST-CLASS HOTEL -a Us in perfect order in all its arrangements, and the most convenient of nay in the cify being only 100 yards from the Passenger Do pot office, where are always Attentive Porters to receive Baggage and conduct Passengers to avid from the Hotel. I have made such improvements ns to ena- nny house in tho State, terms reasonable. Call and tiy us. E. C« CORBETT, Proprietor After over twenty years experience in the , LIQUOR BUSINESS, I flatter myself that I know a little about it, and wish to informthe public that ! am AT MY OLD STAND On the corner of the Court House Square, ready to serve all wlio Want to purtbasc uuy. thing in my line. 'I-keep always on hand a full stock of ALL KINDS OF LIQUORS; AND ICE-COLD Si:. XjOTxis Beer on draught. Also a fine stock of FAMILY GROCERIES All of which I offer to sell Cheap for Cash. Give me a trial and be convinced. I am also Agent for the “OLD YALLEY WHISKEY.” 1e 20, 8m. T. P. Sarchett. The People’s Paper ‘ Will be published every . Thursday Morning, IN DUBLIN, - - GrA. AT $1.50 Per Year. Each number will contain a carefully con densed epitome of the news of the week from all parts of tho world. Tho selections for family reading will he of the highest tone and choicest character. The Agricultural Department will he filled with matter invaluable to every farmer and gardener. Local USTe-ws twill be • > _ A LEADING FEATURE. Efforts will he made to secure at least one regular weekly correspondent in each militia district of the county. Arrangements are being made to secure full reports of local affairs in Johnson and Mont gomery counties. The latest Savannah market prices of cot ton, wool, turpentine, etc., with tho Darien timber market, will be carefully reported each week. All good citizens nre respectfully solicited to co-operate with me in carrying out the work so auspiciously inaugurated, of making tlio Post a grand success. R. L. HICKS, Editor and Proprietor. W. J. SCARBROUGH, & CO. BAR ROOM, X)xL*t>l±XL, G-eo. 3 Keep always well supplied with Aurora Beer, WINES, LHJIJOBS AND CIGARS. Also a good assortment of Family Groceries, Which they will sell nt prices to suit the times. Give them a call. je 20, tf. SOMETHING NEW. Important to Farmers and Gardeners Mr. L. L. Osment, of Cleveland, Tennes see, United States of America, proposes to send a sample of bis B\a Seed. Fall Wheat, The Wheat of Taos, Singlo grains measuring $ inch in length, free of charge to every subscriber to this paper on receipt of a P. O. stamp to pay postage. Agents wanted everywhere to introduce this new variety of wheat. Address, L. L. Osment, Cleveland, Bradley county, Tcnn., 4t. United States of- America A (loot! Farm for Sale. Mr. E. F. Blackshear is offering for sale his magnificent Carr Shoals place, on the east side of tho Oconeo river, five miles above Dublin. In addition to 550 acres of good land, there is on tho place one of the most splendid water powers in Georgia, not ex celled by the celebrated falls of Augusta or Columbus. Ono hundred acres cleared and fenced; 50 acres now in cultivation; 100 acres of the finest cane swamp, which, through natural embankment, is not sub overflow; 800 acres of well timber-' woods; good range fi ed pine woods; good range for cattle both winter and summer. Except two cabins, no improvements. Will sell cither with or with out fish-trap privileges. Cheap for the cash, je. 27-tf, DUBLIN DRUG STORE, el j. iPTrcn?. I again announce to the public that I am keeping constantly on hand a complete asqpctptfent of . { ►j DRUGS and MEDICINES Of all kinds. I guarantee all medicines which hear my own label, m those used in.fillfng prescriptions, to be pure and of full strength. —I also deal in— DyCIDIDZGXISriQS, .-—Such as— ■■■-a ■■ ,f - Hunt, Rankin and Lamar’s Preparations Bradfield's Female Regulator • ■ ’ Simmon’s Liver Regulator, ' Cough Balsam, Liver Pins, • And many others, which ore highly commendable. '•* FAINTS, OILS, ETC. —A good stock of— PAINTS, OHS, GLASS, LAMPS, and LAMP GOODS of every kind. Also, STATIONERY and WRITING n0ATERIA<-S Of every description always on hand. TOILET ARTICLES. The Ladles are especially invited to come and inspect my stock of Fancy and Toilet Articles, ” —Consisting of—i Colognes, Extracts, ' Lily Whites, Hair Oils, Brushes, . Combs, Tooth Brushes; Etc., TolDacoo a,XLcL Cigars. A-fow of the best brands of CIGARS and TOBACCO to be-found in stock, All goods sold at the lowest prices for. O -A- s TX. . E. J. TAEPLEY. june20-3m ~wv 'orfszs y- . . J.B. WOLFE, AGENT FOR } Scofield’s Xncoxi MACON GEORGIA. _ . —SELLS— STEAM MILLS, GRISTMILLS, CANE MILLS, COTTON PRESSES, KETTLES, GINS, SMALL ENGINES For Gins and Plantations, and all other Machinery. One gin, one horse power and one press now on hand for sale. Will be pleased to see any parties desiring to purchase .anything-in this line. 3DTO.~bl-i.XL., ------- GrO;-, junc20-8m. JOEL E. PERRY,. DEALER IN Family and Fancy Groceries, COUNTRY PRODUCE* . j- ► DRY GOODS, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, —AND— GrexL©x»a»l 3VEea?o3a.a»XLcL±se : , DUBLIN, GEORGIA Highest market price paid for Wool, Hides, Tallow, Etc. junc 20, 8m. R. M. ARNAU, Scientific Blacksmith, Southeast Corner Public Square. All work done warranted to please or no charge. BUGGY WORK A SPECIALTY, KEEPS ALWAYS ON HAND A Fine Assortment of Plows, —ALSO— THE JUSTLY CELEBRATED ARNAU SWEEP, Which is superior to any plow of the kind made in this countiy. With thanks for past favors, wc solicit the continuance of the same. j<* 20, ly.