Newspaper Page Text
40
THE SOUTHERN WORLD, DECEMBER 1,1882.
$hq J'outturn fforld.
Published on Uw lit and 131b of cadi Mon Hi
By TUB
SOUTHERN WORLD PDBL1SHUO CO.,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA.'
Incorporated—Paid up Capital, $20,000,
D. C. BALENT1NE, President and Manager
T. D. CARTMELL, Secretary and Treasurer.
W. G. WHIDBY, Editor.
X 8.*NEWMAN,’ } Contributing Editors.
TERMS OF NUIUCKlPTlOXl
One year, pontugo paid, ..... {MM
Subacrliitloua cun commence at any time during
year.
Sample copica sent free to all who send us their
address.
CIKCULATIOX, - - 20,000 COPIES.
1UTCN OF ADVERTISING:
Legitimate advertisements will be inserted at the
following rates;
Inside pages, each Insertion, per lino • • 25cts.
Outside page " “ “ • * 85 eta.
Heading Notices '* ** “ ** - - 60 cts.
All advertlHeiueuts charged by solid Agate measure
ment, 14 lilies to the inch. No extra charge for cuts.
TO CORHKHI»ONDENTH.--It Is our aim to make
the South k«.v Would a medium for the dimision of
practical Information upon all Agricultural and
MechaulcAl subjects, and to this end we invite com
munications upon all rural subjects, experimental
results, crop news, domestic economy, etc., and upon
topics of interest to Mecliunics, Manufacturers and
Miners. Address ull letters to
SOUTHERN WOULD PlIBLISUDICl CO,
Atlanta, Georgia.
ATLANTA, GA., DECEMBER 1, 1882.
Tnblo of ContcntH.
TniKTV-TiiiBUP*aK-Gold Mining In Georgia, (ull
page illuatratiun.
Tuibty-yol'Iitii Paok.—Gold Production In Geor
gia.
TatBTY-viirrn P*OK.-lIomo Life In Florida, by
Helen Harcourt.
Thibty-sixth Paiik.—Sorghum Sugar, by It. j Re
duce the Cost of Labor, by It.; Farm Work for Do
comber, by It.; Intensive Farming, liy It.
Thihtv-skvknth Paok.—The Horse and the Mule,
by C. M. Clay; Mary Gay, (Illustration or short,
born cow); Northen’s Dairy Farm; Our Garnered
Crop; Grass Is King.
Thihty-kiqiith Pauk.—Silk Culture, by Mrs. J. 11,
Mitchell; Facts about Grain; Sorghum Sugar
New Method of preserving Grain ; A Hood Idea.
Thirty-ninth rAOK.-Comel», by Prof. G. R. Cn
tber; Grand Electric Disturbance; Gas.
Fobtikth Pauk.—Table of Contents; TUB HouTH-
KKN Woui.li; Uur Circulation; Editorial Para
graphs.
FonTV-rinsTPAQB.—Our Round Table; Purngraplis;
Advertisements.
Fouty-skcond Paoh,-Lilac Bloom, (poetry), by
Fannie May Witt; Harvest Time, (poetry), by
Paul H. Hayue; How the Craze Spreads; Woman
hood and Pruverbs.
Foiity-thibd Pauk.—Household Hints; Little
Things Useful; Oat Meal; Advertisements.
Fohty youuth Pauk.—Thanksgiving Hymn (Poe
try) by C. W. Hu liner; The Tufted Dove, (Illustra
tion uud description:) The Famous Cup of the Job
ly fingers.
Forty-fifth Paok.—Miscellaneous; Advertise
ments.
Fouty-«ixth Paok.—Tho Markets; Advertisements.
Fohty-skvkkth PAOK.-Instructlng the Stranger;
A Soliloquy on Carving; Advertisements.
Fouty-kiuhth Paok.—Advertisements.
OCR CIRCULATION.
The following certificate is official and
speaks for itself. It proves that the claims
of Tub Southern World to a circulation'of
20,000 is an undisputed fact;
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 28tli, 1882.
This is to certify that Tub Southern World
has mailed 2,608 pounds of their issue of
November 15th at this office.
W. R. Cannon, Chief Mailing Clerk,
C. A. Rauschenberg, A’st “ “
Atlanta Post-office.
Omitting tho weight of the supplement
sent out with this issue, the certificate shows
that 20,000 copies of Tiib Southern
World were mailed. Each copy of The
Southern World weighs two ounces, or
eight copies to the pound. It required
thirty-two copies of the supplement to
weigh a pound. Advertisers appreciate the
value of The Southern World as an adver
tising medium. The enquiries resulting
therefrom attest the fact that The Southern
World is read.
At the earnest solicitation of several mem
bers of the special committee on the prizes
offered by The Southern World to boys un
der 18 years of age, in order that all may
have a fair showing, the time for sending in
reports and exhibits is extended until the
20th inst. All must be in by that time with
out foil.
THE SOUTHERN WORLD.
In presenting the claims of The Southern
World to the support of the public, its pub
lishers feel that it is not arrogance, assump
tion or egotism on their part to assert that
it is one of the best and cheapest journals in
all oar broad land. They present it upon
its own merits, and not upon the demerits
of others. Starting out but little over one
year ago, unheralded and unannounced,
without prospectus or special agents, it has
in these few months achieved a success al
most unparalleled in journalism.
The aim of the publishers has been to
make The Southebn World a true journal
of industry, acceptable to the farm, home
and workshop, by promoting the Useful and
the Practical. Every department has been
filled with instructive and interesting arti
cles. The Agricultural, Horticultural and
Live Stock Departments have been con
ducted by gentlemen of national reputation,
who are practically engaged in tbe pursuits
of which they treat. Tbe " Home Circle ”
has been the recipient of many a gem, while
the 11 Young Folks ” have not been neglected.
Among its host of contributors we can only
cite a few:
On Farm Economy —Hon. Cassius M.
Clay, of Ky.
On Agricultural Education—Prof. J. M.
McBryde, President of the University of 8.
C.; Prof. M. V. Calvin, of Ga.
On Live Stock—Hon T. J. Moore, of S. C.j
M. W. Phillips, of Miss.; W. J. Northen, of
Ga.; J. K. P. Wallace, ofTenn.; J. B. Wade,
of Ga.
On Dairying—W. J. Camp, of Ga.
On Bee-keeping—C. R. Mitchell, of Ga.
On Silk Culture—Mrs. J. B. Mitchell, of
Ga.; Miss Nellie Lincoln Rossiter, of Phila
delphia ; Miss M. A. E. Farwell, of Texas.
On Scientific Subjects—Prof. G. R. Cathcr,
of Ala.
On Agricultural Topics—Hon. D. Wyatt
Aiken, W. G. Richards, of S. C.; Hon. Whar
ton J. Green, of N X C.; Hon. John M. Meek,
of Tenn.; Hon. W. B. Jones, of Ga.; W. E.
Collins, of Miss.; PosButs, of Ala.
On General Literary Themes—Miss Mattie
A Collins, of Tenn.; Miss R. E. H., of Miss.;
Mrs. C. H. Barksdale, W. P. Woolley, of Ga,
On Home Life—Miss Helen Harcourt, of
Fla.
On Hygiene—Dr. J. Stai aback Wilson, of
Ga.
The high moral tone that has characterized
The Southern World in the past will be
maintained in the future. Every effort will
be made to increase its usefulness and at
tractiveness, and we shall endeavor to make
each issue an improvement upon its prede
cessor.
We confidently, then, present its claims to
the people of the South. It is a Southern
institution it is true, but we do not ask tbe
Southern people to subscribe for it on that
ground alone. W* present it as a Southern
journal, on its merits. It is one of the best
and cheapest papers in the Union. Send in
your subscriptions at once. Send for a speci
men copy, Address all letters plainly to
The Southern World,
Atlanta, Ga.
Quid Mining.
Tbe full page illustration on our front
page handsomely portrays some of the fea
tures connected with the mining of gold in
Georgia. Few appreciate the value of the
mines of North Georgia or the stupendous
possibilities ahead of them. The day of ad
venture and chance has passed with them.
Gold mining in Georgia is now just as much
a business as cotton-raising in Georgia. Un
der the improved machinery and methods it
is known that a ton of ore, that would not
pay for the handling ten years ago, will now
yield the richest dividends. The description
of the general points presented in the illus
tration appears on page 34, and will be found
exceedingly interesting. The reported sale
of a gold mine in Forsyth county for $5,000,-
000, as detailed by the Constitution, will be
found embodied in the description. Tbe
mining interest evidently has a bright future
before it.
The suggestion made by ns in our last
issue to organize a Stock-breeders' and Dairy'
men's Association in the State, is generally
endorsed.
The pressure of advertisements this issue
has compelled us to leave out several art!
cles. Merchants are learning to appreciate
the great value of an advertisement in The
Southern World.
Mrs, C. H. Barksdale, one of our fair con
tributors, visited Atlanta last week and
spent a few days very pleasantly here. She
is now at Iamonia, Fla., endeavoring to
“shake" off the "ager.”
The tenth annual meeting of National
Butter, Cheese and Egg Association will be
held at Milwaukee on December 4th. A
grand union fair will be given at the same
place from December 4th to 5th by the
Northwestern and the Wisconsin Dairymens’
Associations. It is expected to be the great
est exhibition of dairy products ever held in
this country. Georgia ought to have repre
sentatives there.
Honors are being crowded rapidly upon
Hon. Alexander H. Stephens. Scarcely had
lie been inaugurated Governor of Georgia ere
an exchange credits him witli being the aR
thor of our present system of weather re
ports, and the Phrenological Journal attrib
utes to him a new and important medical
discovery. Orator, statesman, historian,
weather prophet and doctor—wliat next,
Gov. Stephens ?
The Atlanta Constitution pays the following
merited compliment to one of the boys con
testing for the prizes offered by tbe Southern
World : “Master Willie McLean, of Thom
son, Ga., is in the city. He is a few months
over eight years of age, and this year, with a
common goal he plowed and tended one
fourth of an acre in Ozier cotton, making at
the rate of 233J4 pounds of lint cotton per
acre. He sets a bright example to the lads
of the State, and the Constitution commends
it as worthy of imitation.”
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
have organized Building Associations for the
benefit of their employees, which will enable
members of the Association to acquire homes
of their own at net cost, upon long time and
in such small installments as not practically
to exceed a fair rental of the property they
occupy. We commend this wise and states
manlike policy to all corporations os worthy
of imitation. The general adoption of such
a policy will destroy communistic riots and
strikes. '
We hope our musical and song-loving
readers will send for the Christmas Acme
songs, price five cents and the regular Acme
song-book, price ten cents. These books are
full of solid songs of superior merit, gems
for the school and the family. They are all
set to music and many have even the piano
accompaniment. Tho table of contents
comprises the names of the ballads of our
own and other countries, and are selected
to suitably voice the emotions for all occa
sions. Address J. 0. 0. Redington, 317,
Broadway, New York City.
The Atlanta Constitution says very truth
fully and pointedly: The truth is, we can
not raise too many oats. Every farmer in
the State ought to raise enough to supply bis
own farm, and have a small surplus for sale.
We hear that there is a disposition this win
ter to shorten the oat crop, the excuse being
that the cotton is still in the field. The far
mers will be unwise if they let anything
Btand between them and their oat crop. It
would be suicidal to abandon the vantage
ground gained by this year of mixed crops
and return to the old system of “all cotton-
credit guano—and western bread and meat.”
The National Grange, Patrons of Hus
bandry, met in Indianapolis, Ind., on tbe
16th of November. The annual address of
J. J. Woodman, Master, made special refer
ence to the prosperity of farmers, the in
creased number of journals devoted to agri
culture and the good work of the Lecture
Bureau. Of twenty-eight reports received
from'State Granges, twenty show Increased
membership, and only three a decrease. At
the close he added: “It should be dis
tinctly understood that every grange is a
school, in whicli practical lessons are to be
learned upon every question affecting the
farmer’s calling, and to make these schools
profitable they must be conducted upon
practicable and common-sense principles.
Every member should be encouraged to take
part therein, and in every endeavor the ex
ercises should be made interesting and at
tractive.” Ninety-one new granges were or-
ganized daring the fiscal year.
National Agricultural Convention.
The Third National Agricultural Conven
tion of the American Agricultural Associa
tion, to be held at the Grand Pacific Hotel,
on the 12-15th inst., will be one of the larg
est and most interesting gatherings of agri
culturists ever convened in this country.
The exercises will be of great interest, and
consist of addresses and papers by leading
men in agricultural and public affairs, in
cluding Hon. E. M. Hudson, President
Louisiana State Agricultural Society ; Prof.
J. M. McBryde, President University of
South Carolina; Dr. Thomas P. Janes, of
Georgia; Col. Robert Beverly, of Virginia;
Prof. J. P. Stelle, of Alabama, Hon. Cassius
M. Clay, of Ky., and others.
Discussions of practical questions pertain
ing to agriculture will take place and mnch
attention will be given the subject of ensi
lage, now attracting such great interest in
the East, and also to stock-breeding, dairy
ing, transportation and the tariff. Action
will be taken with reference to holding a
National Agricultural and Industrial Expo
sition next year. A day or two will be de
voted to visits to noted farms in tbe vicinity
of Chicago, and to places in and about tbe
city.
Tbe American Agricultural Association,
under whose auspices the convention is to
be held, is an organization of nearly 1,000
leading agriculturists, and those engaged in
kindred pursuits in the United States. Its
objects are the promotion of agriculture in
all its branches, and the interests of those
connected therewith. It is recognized for its
high character and broad views. The two
conventions held under its auspices in New
York in 1870 and last winter, floth of which
were attended by representative men from
all sections of tbe United States, were pro
nounced the most interesting and valuable
of any ever held.
The president of the association is Hon. N.
T..Sprague, of Vermont, the President of the
First National Bank of Brandon, and one of
the largest farmers in the country. The
Secretary is Jos. H. Reall, editor of the Ag
ricultural Review, of Now York, who will have
his headquarters at the Grand Pacific Hotel,
Chicago, whore he should be addressed for
information. The board of directors and
vice-presidents of the association ifiSRfih;
some of the best men in the Country. Every
farmer, und all interested in agriculture,
stock-breeding, dairy farming, and kindred
pursuits, are cordially invited to attend this
convention and take part in its proceedings.
Address the secretary for ticket entitling to
all the privileges of the convention.
In another place we give a graphic account
of the grand electric disturbance on the 17th
of November. The present year has been
extraordinarily fruitful in intense and
widely extended magnetic and auroral phe
nomena, and if science is to do anything in
our generation toward clearing up the mys
teries of their origin and of their relations
to great meteorological events it should be
astir. With the large network of meteoro
logical observatories encircling the middle
latitudes of the globe, and even the Arctic
area, all the data requisite for reinvestiga
tion of these phenomena are within reach.
If the great problems of terrestrial physics
thrust upon tbe world by such disturbances
as have just been recorded were scientifically
attacked earnest results of the highest
scientific and practical value would doubt
less be soon secured.
The sun seems to exert a direct and occa
sional powerful influence on the earth’s
magnetism and also an indirect influence
through the heated ocean and land masses
of the globe. And ii is not hard to believe
that, after the recent observed variations in
the sun’s activity, that body is now respon
sible for our late magnetic storm. So marked
have been the apparent thermal conditions
of the sun during the last three months that
the English scientist, Mr. Mattieu Williams,
thinks the recent weather of the earth indi
cates an appreciable increase of its mean
temperature.” Though these conclusions
are necessarily hypothetical and the data on
which they rest extremely fragmentary, it
seems, nevertheless, that they point to the
inference that our coming season is not to be
marked by abnormal and excessive cold.
The New York Weekly Tribune says in re
gard to tbe Noyes Dictionary Holder, man
ufactured by L. W. Noyes, 09 West Monroe
St., Chicago: “We know of but one satis
factory Holder; that, however, is so good
that a second is not needed.” Mr. Noyes
sends to all applicants a handsome illus
trated circular. Prices reduced.
Atlanta rejoices over the prospect of coal
at $3 per ton.