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b Rome Courier
FRIDAY MORNING, AUG. 18.
AGENTS £Q8 THE COURIER.
MILTON RUSSELL, La Fayette, Gn.
J. F. SMITH, Cedar Grove, Walker Co., Ga.
TO STRANGE, Rock Springs, “ “
J. 8. SMITH. Alpine, Chattooga Co Ga.
H. W. JONES, Meliville, “ “
WM.HIX, Snbligna, <} "
"DR. A. CLEMENTS Tillanow, “
N. G. A N. C. RAILROAD.
Read what the Rome Courier says about
our Railroad, "as also what a correspondent
of the same paper says relative to the same
matter. The projeot is one that commends
itself to tr.o favoratle consideration of onr
people, and those of Floyd. Think about
it.
We hope to see a large attendance at
our big barbecue and railroad meeting on
the 28th, from Rome, and old Floyd in
general. Come along, too, Bro. Dwinell,
or send your correspondent, wc want to
show you some of the rich country alon
the proposed route.— Colhnm Times. '
We hope that many of the citizens of
this county and city will accept the invita
tion to attend the barbecue and Railroad
meeting. We have heard of sevara! that
say they will go in the old “camp style”
and live on game while absent. The bar
becue and Railroad meeting will be atMaj.
Freeman’s, some 13 miles above Calboon
on the Coosawattee river. We hope that
our. citizens generaly will wake up to the
importance of the building of the North
Georgia & North Carolina Road. When
built it will be an air line that is an air
lice, .the shortest route from New York to
New Orleans, if any one doubts it let them
trace the line, and then trace those lines
claiming to be the air line. Don’t say it
can’t and never will be bnilt. It can and
will be built from Rome toMorgaoton, and
that soon.
We have been assured by men who nev
er gass that the money has been provided
for or nearly so. Examine tbe ronte and
go to work.
Since writing the above the Mayor pro-
tem has sent in a list of Delegates appoint
ed .to attend the meeting. The appoint
ments are good and we hope they will at
tend or secure alternates that will. In the
absence of M. Dwinell, we suggest the name
of Dr. W. B. Jones as his alternate, and
hope that he can attend.
DEATH OF
MR. HENRY
BROWNE.
The following letter which we have been
kindly permitted to publish gives the par
ticulars of the drowning of Mr.Fillabrowce,
the engineer who had in charge the survey
of the Coosa river.
The sad casuality is a public calamity as
the efficient services of this officer were in
valuable.
The important work upon which he had
been engaged, and had persecuted so suc
cessfully up to the time of his death, is one
that promises the most .stupendous results
to our city and section, and the untimely
death cf this gentleman will greatly inter
fere with its completion.
The work of the survey had been sus
pended last January on the account of high
water and inclement weather, and Mr. Fil-
librowne under the direction of Major Me
Farland had just resumed the survey when
his life was cut short by the sad accident.
Major Fillabrowne was in our office but
a few days ago, and his genial and pleasant
countenance beamed with the promise of
many and useful years. He was a gentle
man of culture and refinement, and in his
death the Government has not only lost th
services of an efficient officer, but society
has lost a brilliant ornament.
Columbiana, Aug. 13th, 1871.
Dear Father.—I arrived here this
morning, lound Maj. McFarland awaiting
me. Our horses are row ready and we go
to the scene of the disaster at once—17
miles distant to a place on the river called
“Devils Race,” one of the mest dangerous
rapids on the River. Col. Fillebrowu, Maj
M j. and a Mr, Horton were cruising down
the river in a “dug out,” (one of Bowlin’s
the Rome fisherman,) when they reached
the rapids they supposed they could de
scend them with safety. The boat soon
capsized and Col. F. struck out v'gorously
swimming for the bank. The rapids closed
down upon him in an angry surging whirl
pool, and Cel F. was carried into what is
called a “suck hole ” He cried faintly for
help, but instantly disappeared in its vor
tex. Maj. Me. and Mr. Horton had been
forced by the whirling waters in another
direction, aud could render hint no aid.
They were about exhausted and ready to
give up when they reached a ferry rope be
low, and saved themselves by clinging to it
until help came.
We goto drag ior his body at once,
whether we succeed or not time only can
tell. The place where he went down is
very iinpropituors for our undertaking.
It is sad indeed to lose so good a man,
and my heart is sick when I think of the
affliction this will be to his family. Lie
was one of the most self-sacrificing men I
ever knew and endeared himself to all around
him.
Hines M. S.witii.
New National Banks—-John Jay
Knox, Acting Comptroller of the Currency
has.nuthorized the followiug national banks
during the months of July and August:—
First National Bank of Greenville, Ill.,
$10Q,000; Cook County Bank of Chicago,
8300,000; First Mason City, Ill,, $50,000;
Second Charleston, Ill., $100,000; Second
Wiuon, Minn., $100,000; Newbury, S. C.,
$50,000 Spartarsburg, S. O., $50,000;
First Townsville, Nebraska, $100,000;
Nebraska City, $100,000 ; German, Cov-
ingtoD, Ky., $250,000; Covington City,
$300,000; First Tuskaloosa, Alabama,
$50*000; First Grand Havsn, Michigan,
$100,000; First Frankfort, Indiana,
$100,000; Bates County, Butler, Mo.,
$5Q,000; First Warrenburgb, Missouri,
$50;000; Valley St. Louis, $280,000;
Exchna^e, Augusta, Ga., $250,000.
Two Pennsylvania Roads consolldatee.
Corky;. Pa., Aug. 2.—The control of
the Union and Titusville Railroad is trans-
For the Rome Courier.]
I2eSAY ON COVETOUSNESS.
The following Essay was read by Elder
C. IJ. Stillwell, before the Minister’s meet
ing at Cave Spring, on Saturday before 5th
Lord’s day in July, and is published by
request ol the meeting.
%_/ G. Cunningham,)
P. C. King, C Committee.
T. J. Davis. )
The questions assigned to me, on which
to write an essay for this meeting are tbe
following :
1st. What is covetousness in the
Chi r:n ?
2nd. What shall be done with those who
are gnilty of it ?
Covetousness is tbe mammon of the
Gospel. The Covetous man loves money
so much that he cannot love God.
Covetousness is a mean sin. It wears
disguises. Robbers wear disguises; they
make themselves appear as Whites,Blacks,
or Mulattoes. They have whiskers or no
whiskers, wear short hair or long
black hair or white, are young or old, as it
saits them. So this mean sin sneaks
into a mans heart and under one disguise
or another, corrupts all his affections. As
it suits tbe various circumstances of its
victim, it appears as honesty, frugality
economy, carefulness, love of the wife, love
of the children, a desire for good social po
sition, etc. No other sin can so deceive
its victim. No mistake is made if a man
lies, cheats, uses profane language or gets
diuuk, but he may worship money all bis
life and be insulted any day if yon tell him
so.
Covetousness is a lying preacher. He
handles the word of God deceitfully. A
man may spend all his earnings in addin]
to his pioperty,or fostering and gratifying
his selfish pride and that of his wife and
children, and never give a cent to Jesns,
this hypocritical expounder will say to him,
“you are all right; for the word of God
says ‘if a man provide not for his own, es
pecially for those of his own household, he
has denied the faith and is worse than an
infidel.’ ” He always keeps this text or
one just like it, ready for nse when money
is needed for the cause of Christ; aud on
a pinch he will make a little gospel of his
own, and whisper in the ear of the idolator
charity begins at home. He has a brazen
way of hiding scripture from sneb poor
manmonites; many of them have forgotten
long ago that Jesus ever said “sell that
thon hast and give alms.” When asked to
contribute to the canse, it is a sufficient
excuse if they can say “I have no money by
me. They never think of putting them
selves to any trouble to procure it, though
they may possess and control many things
with which they could easily provide it.—
He has drawn a vail over the face cf his
worshipers, so that when they read: “even
so hath the Lord ordained that they which
preach tbe Gospel, shall live ot the Gos
pel,”—it must read : shall live by his own
labor, four or five days in the week, while
every body else may work six.” If they
read “meditate upon these things, give thy
self wholly to them,” and the minister in
obedience says: “we will give ourselves con
tinually to prayer and the word of God,”
lo! it reads, “give thyself Saturday and
Sun Lay to these things; get home Sunday
evening and work hard the balance of the
time, so yoa can preach the Gospel without
charge, as Paul did.
Coveteousness is a robber of God the
Lord claims the public worship of his peo
pie on every sabbath, bat when ministers
were scarce and churches weak,be persuaded
them to swap off three Sundays for one Sat
urday, and has managed to palm off the
arrangement on many strong churches,with
idle preachers wanting work,
Covetousness is a cruel monster. 50,-.
000 people, perhaps more in Georgia alone,
ride several miles on Sunday in the winter,
to sit miserable and shivering for an hour
or more, some times in an open log house
trying to listen to something a shivering
preacher is trying to say, and after a dead
failure allround, ride several miles back in
the cold before tbe sweet comfort of a fire
can be enjoyed, and all this suffering must
be endured while God has made abundant
provisions Lor bis people to warm them
selves. Iron and auific^rs for stoves, for
ests of wood for heat, and gold and silver
to procure them.
Covetousness is a deceiver. He makes
man lie to the Holy Ghost, and they don’t
know it. When the Deacon says I want
yonr subscription to our Pastor’s salary;
they take the paper and write: I will pay
my Pastor in December $10 00. But
December passes by, and in January he has
paid the ten dollars for a horse or some
other property, and the Pastor never gets
it. If Peter was his pastor he might fall
down dead when he went to meeting.—
Many will he found at the great meeting
we all have to attend.
Covetousness is a whirlpool. It takes
a young man fairly started in life ai d Eets
his head and heart, and hands and feet,
whirling amoug the dimes and dollars of
mammon, and by the time be is forty
strong current is moveing around him,grow
ing larger and stronger, and sucking in
acd sinking from sight tens, hundreds,-
and thousands still the vortex can take in
every year, and very little or none at ail
ever reappears on the surface, to swell the
sweet streams of charity.
Covetousness is a vagabond. He of
right is a subject of the Kingdom of Satan
but he cannot dwell in his master’s domin-
Pride, love of pleasure or prodigali
ty in some form creates a rarified atmos
phere of liberality which he cannot breath
and live. Driven out and persecuted by
these rivals, he must either take refage in
the cold and miserable abode of tbe miser
or hide himself in the church.
Covetousness is but another balsam.
Ask him for money and he whines, shew
me a “thus saith the Lord” I canaot go
beyond the commandment of the Lord,”
when he loves the wages of unsighteous-
ness and is continually robbing God of
tithes and offerings. It wonld be a great
day for tbe churches if they could furnish
asses for all such Idolaters and start them
to Balaks where they could get more gold
and silver. The attendant Angels of sneh
a troupe wonld all be found behind instead
of before.
‘Covetousness is the Devils heavy artil
lery.” A church may fortify against lying,
ferrei to the Oil Greek and Allegheny drunkenness and such sins; but the
raifru'ad by a leafe I ^ 8Uver missilea 0 f covetousness will
I breach the wall and devastate the moral
officers of the latter
trial possession this monring.
wealth and beauty of Zion. Remnants
of churches in ruins might be found which
the light of eternity will shew lo have been
desolated by this merciless weapon.
A covetous man is a practical atheist.
He does not believe in God.- He does not
trust in the Lord and do good. God has
lost the confidence of many such persons so
completely that they will not credit him to
the amount of one dollar per annum.
From 1 Cor. 5—10 we learn that the
covetous men is not to take the communion.
From 1 Tim. 3—8 we see that the cove
tons man must not be ordained a Deacon.
From. 1 Tim 3—8 we learn that the
covetous man must not be ordained a min
ister.
And from 1 C->r. 5—10 we are plainly
taught the covetous man is not to go to
heaven.
2nd Question What shall be done with
the Covetous man ? -. ;
Answer. Turn him ont of the church
Question. How stall we get a chance at
him ?
Answer. Charge him with nnchristain
conduct, specify the facts and prove them.
Question. What shall we tike for
peutance?
Answered. Restitution, and future well-
sustained.
Calhoun and Morganton Railroad.
Editor Courier:
The enthusiasm manifested in regard to
this road, and the favor in which a propo
sition to extend it to Ro ne, is received,
induces me to offer some reflections as to
the practicability, and advantages of the
enterprise. The Road will pass through
fertile valleys and a fme country, the entire
length, which has been entirely cut off
from commercial facilities, and will raise
the lands from a low standard of value, to
fair average value. The present prices of
lands on line of Western & Atlantic Rail
road, as compared with prices before the
road was bnilt, give a reasonable assurance
under this bead. If it should be decided
to build the road to Franklin, N. C., pass
ing to right of Morganton, the favorable
Radroad connections there will add greatly
to the value of tbe line, bo h as the short
est south-west passenger ronte, and as a
feeder to the great system of Railroads in
Georgia and Alabama. The mineral pro
ducts which will be developed, will furnish
heavy businees to the Road, and enrich our
people and State. North-east Georgia is a
reat store honsc of mineral and agricultu
ral wealth. Let us open avenues of Com
merce to its doors, and the Gold and Iron,
Corn and Wine, and everything that en
riches a nation will be the jost reward of
that enterprise and energy which over
comes obsticles which are only apparent.
It may be said, how shall we raise money
for this enterpiise? Begin the work,
Rome will lend a helping hand, a few men
of means along the line will give their aid;
and the State aid will be at band.
This will be a great feeder to the West
ern & Atlantic Railroad, and will continue
to be long years after the lease of that
Road shall expire, and it behooves the
State to give substantial help.
Experience has proved that the narrow
guage, 3 feet road, can do nearly as much
carriage as the broad guage lines—and as
the first cost of them is } less than the
broad, and running expenses far less—why
not adopt it for this line? The road wonld
then pay dividends from the beginning, its
Bonds would command high rates, and the
Stock would be sought after.
When this road is built from Rome lo
Franklin (or oyer to Morganton) it will
prove the advantage of Railroad communi*
cation with North Georgia, the foreshadow
ing of which was manifest on the comple
tion of the Western & Atlantic Railroad.
Can it be doubted that Rome will help
in this important move?
Roman.
Proposed, Fusion of Holland and Belgium
From the Feuple Beige.
We are in'orwed that a vast association
will be formed, having for its object tbe fu
sion of Belgium and Holland under the
name of tbe Federal Republic of the Neth
erlands. It appears that this idea meets
with numerous adherents in the two coun
tries. The nnion of Belginm and. Holland
under a truly republican form of govern
ment would bo, indeed an immense advan
tage for their common prosperity. Belgium
would bring to the association her flour
ishing industry; Holland her rich commerce
and her colonies. United, they wonld soon
form a powerful republic, which other na
tions would be obliged to respect.
From the Pall Mall Gazette.
The I’cuple Beige is somewhat in a hur
ry; however, it cannot be denied that the
socalled Flemish movement in Belgium is
;aieing ground. The Flemings, who of
the Svc millions of the population number
three, have to complain oi grievances which
are not merely of a sentimental character.
Foremost among them is the exclusiveness
with which the French language is used as
the language of tbe government, tbe courts
of justice, tbe army, and the schools—es
pecially all higher schools and the univer
sities—which first give an unfair advantage
to the Walloons, who attain nearly all the'
higher posts in the service of the State,
and ultimately wo :ld lead to the extinction
ol the. Flcmish language and nationality.
The Flemings are attached to both and say.
not without reason, that even in the most
recent times, all the first-class men in Bel
gian literature and art were Fleming, as,
for instance, Henry Conscience, the Flem
ish author, and Lego tbe painter. Amon^
the thinking classes of Flemings, the notion
too, is gaining ground that the revolution
of 1830 was n Mixing but a tremendous
blander ; that very important material ad
vantages were sacrificed by it, that it was
chiefly got up by the French and their sy m
pathizers for the purpose of annexing Bel
gium to France, as the publication of Lord
Palmerston’s biography has but recently
again confirmed; and by the ultramontanes
who bated Protestant Holland, and expec
ted to make of a separate Belgium a bul
wark of nlframontanism. The Belgian
Government has repeatedly instituted com
mission to report on the “Flemish question.”
Bat these reports have remained reports,
and no action whatever has been taken. It
might, perhaps, be wise to give satisfaction
in as far as it is feasible to the dissatisfied
Flemings before the preassnre of disoontent'
becomes really great and. perhaps irresis
tible.. ,
Aug. 5th
Editor Rome Courier: '
Dear Sir:—I don’t often feel like wri
ting, but as a citizen of Floyd County I feel
that I or some one else should write some
thing, first the general report from the far
mers of our Connty is tkat 'the ciop pros
pects are anything but favorable, and that
tbe means for ^raising money will be very
limited, and it is well known to almost ev
ery tax payer in the Connty that there has
already been very heavy contracts made,on
the faith of the taxes to be collected from
the County this year, and some of raid ex
penditnres are of very doubtful utility, and
now to see the recommendations of citizens
to the Grand Jnry, and the recommenda
tion of said Jury to have an iron bridge
erected at Mrs. Farmer’s as an experiment,
when the County bridge at that point has
only been standing two years and should
certainly stand good for three years more,
consequently there will be both time and
opportunity to see the iron bridge tested in
some other county or locality without tax
ing the citizens oi Floyd Connty for experi
ments. Some of the advocates of the
bridge argne that it will last for ages and
the iron portion may last forever, what of
the planks I don’t suppose that a plank
will last forever if laid on iron and then
be good, bat there is another view of the
matter, I think the public agents of the
Connty should consult the interests of the
County, to make close calculations before
appropriating the funds raised by general
taxation. A man I holJ has the right to
spend his own money to gratify any specu
lative idea he chooses, hot not so of other
people’s money, and, if the advocate of
economy wishes it, I think I can find a man
who for the lawful interest on the amonnt
necessary to pnt np the iron bridge propos
ed, will make his bond and give satisfacto
ry security to,keep np agood bridge at Mrs,
Farmer’s until Floyd Connty grows to be a
state, and rave the overburdened tax pay
ers the principal. Even if said bridge shonld
not cost ovei twenty-five drilars per foot,
know that the people in ti e country are
now very much interested with respect to
thisycars’s tax, but as for the citizens of
Rome I know little of what their feelings
are in regard to heavy taxes, and whether
or not the fact of having the machine shop
of the bridge company in Rome, ahould be
a very good reason why the ordinary should
be required to make costly experiments at
the general expense of tae connty, and
where such an experiment is not really
needed I can’t see clearly. If I could see
how it wonld result as an economical course
to expend on any public work. Even if
some work was actually needed for the sim
ple interest on the snm invested in t v e
work to be a sufficient fund if paid np year
ly to answer all the purposes forever, then
I would, be reconciled to the act. I think
it wonld probably be advisable to wait and
see how the present tax will range before
levying any special tax unless the prospects
for raising money was a little more encour-
ageing. ■
■ r„ .... Floyd Springs.
Professor Hitchcock and his exploring
aarty came upon a hitherto unknown lake
n the White Mountains' the other day,
which is as pure as crystal, and has fin alti
tude of 3,787 feet above the level of the
sea. _
A California genius has invented what
be calls the Eureka Boot-puller, which con
sists of a leather belt haring two hooks
attached to it. He places the belt oyer his
right shoulder, adjust' the hooks in the
boot-straps and then leans backward, and
the tightest boot is conquered.
As a matter of kindness we publish the
following letter of inquiry addressed to the
Sheriff of this county. We hope it may
be the'means of relievih the anixety of the
writer, . t \
Arkansas Post Ark. Co., Abk. )
August 5th 1871. j
To tbe High Sheriff,
Floyd County Georgia.
Sir: , ^ j
I have a little sister living near Rome,
Ga., and I am nnable to hear anything of
her since she went there in Angnst 1859,
so I Lake the liberty of enquiring of you,
trnsting to yonr generosity add kindness to
render me some assistance in searching for
her. She went there with her mother
(Fidora Collins, formerly Miss Fidora Mo
Donald) in August, 1859. Her mother
died March 10th, 1861. Her name is Sa
rah Jane Collins—last heard from was in
possession of Mr. Jaspar Hawkins, near
Rome,’Georgia, she is abont 11 years old.
She has a grandfather residing in the vicin
ity of Rome, and ii known by tbe name of
Wm. McDonald, his occupation is brick ma
son , and perhaps he may know something
of her. I am willing to pay any expense
that may be incurred searching for her. If
you cannot find her there, and hear of her
removal, let me know at once and where
she went, and transfer this letter lo the
Sherriff of Cherokee Connty, Ga. I think
she has some relatives there and may be
able to obtain the desired information there.
By all means let me hear from yon as
soon as possible, successful! or not.
Yours respectfully
Wm. Colunb.
We clip the following from the .Jou nal
of Commerce of Ang. 10th, 1871,
Rome, Ga., her Remarkable Growth and
Promising Future.
Rome, Ga., Angnst 2, 1871.
To th?J2ditor of.the journalof Commerce-.
The letters of yonr Southern Commis
sioner are so good, trnthfnl and interesting,
and show sneh faithful investigation into
tbe'affairs and condition of the Sontb, that
we Romans have a strong desire that he
shonld visit ns and see for himself the at
tractions, resources and prospects of onr
city and the Cherokee country.
In the hope that he will come, 1 pro
pose to give you a hasty ontline of what
may be seen-and enjoyed here, and what
Rome was—is, and is to be—and when, if
he visits ns, his report will show that the
half has not been told.
Onr city is situated it the junction of
Etowah and Ooetananl% rivers (which form
a noble stream, the Coosa).
At the close of the war the population
was barely 1,500. Since that time it has
increased to about 6,000, and onr manufac
turing enterprises are multiplying so rapid
ly that the general belief is that onr popu
lation will be quadrupled in less than ten
years. •
There are within 25 miles of the city
four'distinct inexhaustible depusits of iron
at two of which furnaces are now in oper-
ation, and tho iron' is so superior that large
quantities are shipped to Richmond and
Philadelphia, though the freight is $10 50
per ton. Nails, spikes, castings, hollow-
ware, stoves, axles, steam engines, car
wheels, &c., are manufactured here from
this iron, and the facilities for its produc
tion and transportation are sneh that the
attention ot capitalists will inevitably be
drawn to this point as a great mannfactur-
ing centre.
The S. R. & D. Railroad (shortest line
from New York to New Orleans) has done
much in building our eity.
We have donble daily connection by
rail with New York aid New Orleans, and
daily with Savannah, Charleston, Nashville,
Memphis, &c. Boats ply on the Coosa from
this point to Greensport, 180 miles, and
survey is now being mads which it is be
lieved will show that locks and dams can
be const! acted at a cost of less than two
mil'ions, which will give ns a water-way to
the gulf for steamers of heavy tonage.
A railrxad is now in coarse of construc
tion hence to Colnmbas, Ga. (narrowgnage)
and we have a charter for one to Decatnr,
Ala, and one to Chattanooga Tennessee.
All of these roads will be bnilt. The eity
has subscribed liberally to the two first
named, aud will subscribe to thelast named
at the proper time.
These lines will open np the vast mines of
iron and coal, quarries of marble slate and
granite, at the distance of 25 to 40 miles
from the city. The river ronte will also
develops many mines of coal and iron,some
now in operation. Besides onr boundless
resources iu miner:-Is, broad fertile valleys,
surround this city, giving as large a propor
tion of rich lands as can be found in the
State. All the grains and grasses which
are adapted to Kentucky and West Vir
ginia, grow equally well here. Stock rais
ing would appear as profitable here as in
those other States. For climate, pure air,
healthfnlness, and the oomforts which add
to tbe pleasure of life, this section is unsn-
passed; and themoral tone, social relations
and hospitality of onr people will compare
favorably with any section, North and
Sontb.
The carpet-baggars and their allies in
these parts haTe raised the cry of “Ku-
Klnx outrages,” bat these stories are en
tirely nntrne. The South is longing for
peace, qoiet and restored confidence, an
exit of carpet baggers, and an influx of
honest, true acd peaceable citizens, who will
cometosettle permanently, and be govern
ed by the principals of integrity and hu
manity, which are necessary to cement so-
oiety. To all such we say “Come and see
for yourselves what slanders have been
heaped upon us.” There are many North
ern men here, who will bear witness to the
hospitality extended to them. Observer.
Good Cows For tbe Dairy.
A correspondent of the jRural World,
commenting upon what constitutes a good
dairy cow, and the extent to which their
Some time ago. The Journal contained sn
article on the subject of cattle eating boards.
UB1IJ wn.uuu tuc CAILUW svi m o “*•
milk producing capacities can be devealop- -It is a habit more or less general among
ed,says:
The farm will carry so-umeh cheese or (V
batter—thatis thedoctrine. Haviugmade
the estimate, pntfon yonr cows, which are
the machines for converting the proceeds
of the land into milk. Here it will be
plainly seen that according to the quality of
the machines will be the success. Good
cows will work better than poor. But i
should always be' borne in mind—and is by
the discriminating—that the good cow
,s hiqh prod aces the, most,is the lust, only
as a machine to work with. The produce
is passed through her, and the substance of
it given to the farmer; and here is the
point—agood cow produces more because
she nses np more fodder. And yet we
have some eminant dairymen who are in
clined to deny this. We are surprised to
hear this. Can a' cow give os more than
she has to give ? In other words can she
create—make something of nothing?
Now, she must do this—get more nitrogen
and corbor ont of thegrain than there is in
it This will not do. Oar best cows are
only best because they convert more suc
cessfully the products of the farm—hay,
roots, grass, etc., into milk; and they must
do this, in order to be realv profitable, by
superior digestion, making clean work of
the things, so that what is eaten, or nearly
all, is changed into the lacteal fluid. We
therefore want cows of good constitution,
and good health—these are pretty apt to
have good digestion. Thi3 wants to be
aided by proper, cot over feeding, so as to
keep good the appetite and the digestion
strong. Sneh a cow will consume largely,
and yield propotionately. These are the
cows we want to work for us. They do not
pass into tbe dung heap what shonld go
into the milk pail. In other words ’they
are poor manure makers. Such cows can
be obtained, not from thU blood
that only, but from almost any breed—and
particular arc found among the common
stock; there they are the most profitable
as they are snsceptable of improvement,
which is so mnch gain in the milk pail, and
at once; it needs not years or generations
for improvement; good feed, good treat
ment bring this at once.
them, and is,-in that respect, very annoy-
owner. We presume, therefore,
nowingjjrom a recent number of the
Maine Parmer, on the same snbject. will
receive attention:
One of onr substantial snbseribers, in
recent conversation, gave his experience
Theory of Fatteniur. , .
e * Ao *n»al8
temarks that in the ca» a 0 .. rr““*» e |
the batcher, the economy
process will be the grea£
mouat of increase; and it J’ , 1 1 Its ?
that ono ready and effi e i en( c 'Wix,
h S fcp, ip .„,i 0IC , s
to the increase oftre rr0(1
^aspqssiblejthetl^^al^
(dt it—in other words to fatten ‘° prt
hOl po^ibje.. Thus from
him, he assures us that a^i
hundred pounds will, ,f E P “
jiuch‘barley.meal as eia'J? **
pounds ofit, nnd double hb ^
Is increase from 100 pounds to lt *
in seventeen weeks. He .Nb*
tFjat, if instead of all:win,-, if,' 5 F l -“°btut
as much barky-meal as Le^will J! S i 0
pounds of meal had been ,md»2
if re weeks, the result wcnl -
thfeanimals would haVeaoD-or,?, , ,,!l!
responding!;- larger prorlortirn M lccf -
for the purpose of retpirSL,
tion. and a correspondiholy I
iirthe production -of inerea.p pr ? pcr: ' , s
wards, if MieoOO pounds of b , r W , ^
distributed over a longer per d?re ' Et!
wonld give less increase in lire L ■ u* ‘‘
a larger proportion of « wonld t e fe
in the ntcre maintenance of th^ i:r V el
animal.' Indeed, if the period id ° fth =
tion of the 500 pounds of meal blSS*
ly extended, tho result will be tW
crease whatever will fce proved I” 0 ®'
tho ( wko!e of the food.exreptmgl-J
obtained as manure, will be „ V‘, Uj
sustaining the animal’^^^h
annual.
«iih
flesh, refused tq-eat hay, and present! d a
sickly appearance. He hadap impressioa
that their food lacked the constituents for
making bone; bat his neighEors used-Wne
meal without, noticing any good results
whatever. Last spring he put,,about,-fear
bushels of Jeaehed ashes, in lus, barnyard
and threw out to them ahout. a shovelful
each day. They alt ate as if with evident
relish. After turning them out to pa.tuie,
he put one peek of dry ashes per week on
the ground in the pasture. They a*e
all up, and gnawed off.thg grass^where
bad been lying. The cattle began to im-
prove, .gaining flesh and looking better than
they had for several year?.- He says the
morbid appetite woa unnoticed years ago,
from the fact that the land was new. and
ashy from the burning of the woods and
land clearing. He has another proof
tbe valne of ashes for stock from this ac
cident. He had a large tublul of leached
ashes which remained in it for sometime.
It was afterwards used as a wateriog.tub,and
when tbe rattle drank from it they would
liek and gnaw the sides and bottom of the
tub, actually biting ont pieces and eating
them. Latterly, be gives one quart of ashes
mixed with, tbe same; quantity,^! salt,, to
twelve head of cattle,., abopk d once
week, and finds it to agree with them won
derfully. “ • yi
Check-Reins and Blinders.
Although much has been said and written
about cruelty to animals, and perhaps some
thing has been done to prevent it, still their
Polond-Chlna Same.
KENTUCKY STILL BETTER.
The result of the election in Kentnoky
turns ont to be still more glorious than the
most sanguine expected.
Official returns received at thp Ledger
office from thirty-nine counties show that
Leslie is receiving,not only the largest Dem
ocratic vote ever polled in Kentucky, but
absolutely tbe largest vote ever polled for
any other man of aby party in the State.
His vote in three counties exceeds by 904
the vote cast for Seymour in the same conn-
ties in 1868, and exceeds the vote east for
Stevenson that year in the same conpti'S
by 2,154,! The vote cast for the democrat
ic Congressional ticket in those countie 3
lost November, when the negroe vote was
first polled.at a general election, was only
37,705. For Leslie at the late election
thrae counties gave 55.384 votes, a gun of
17,679. The aggregate Democratic major
ity in 1870 .was 32,214, Leslie’s majorities
in thirty-nine conn ties - exceed - those of
1870 by 4,461; his majority trill reach
near 50,600. Unofficial reports from about
half the counties of ^he; State show that
while Harlan has polled a heavy vote, there
has been a heavy defection : of the white
tpen from' the Radical party, and if the
v^holh Democrifts vbtd had beep itdllhd’ it
would have reached at least 130,000.
We desire to make onr acknowledgements
to the Cherokee Georgia and Alabama Fair
Association for the kindness electing ns as
“permanent honorary members” of said As--
sociution. Such organizations,have a com-'
men aim and object with agricultural jour
nals, to wit; the advancement of ogricnl-
tnre; and wo.shall b» most happy on all
occasions which may Offer, to co-operate with
the above Association. Its next Annual
Fair will be h«ld at Rome, commencing
Tuesday, October the 10th, and continuing
four days. A very attractive and extended
premium list has been published, which
may be had on application to B. F. Jones.
Secretary.—-Southern Cultivator. .
Horse-Racing aud Agricultural Fairs.
In looking over the numerous Premium
lists for the Fairs to be held this coming
Fall we have been struck with the differ
ent views which the various agricultural so
cieties entertain towards the exhibition of
fast hores. Some societies offer larger pre
miums for trotting and running horses than
in any other department. Others utterly
ignore the fast horse. Onr newspaper co
temporaries almost without exception, de
nounce horse racing at these exhibitions.—
We fully concur in the abstract principal—
that an agricultural and mechanical exhi
bition is not exactly the proper place forri-
eiog horses, bat we mast take issue with
our cotemporaries of the press in tbe argu
ments used against the practice. We Mo
not believe that its most vnnerable point ot
attack lies in its morality, the occasion it
gives for betting, etc. We suspect that as-
gnments of this kind—sincere no donbt as
they may be—emanate from somewhat the
same process of reasoning which Lord Ma-
canley rajs moved the Puritans to object
to bear-baiting—not because the “amuse
ment” gave pain to the bear, bnt because
it gave pleasure to the spectators. We veo
tore the assertion that notone in a hundred
of the people who attend a respectable got
ten np horse race, ever wager one cent on
the result. We -know of persons who
wonld be shocked at the idea of witnessing
• race—yet they will, without a single con-
cientions pang, jump at an opportunity to
sell or buy, a hundred or a thousand bales
or cotton for fotnre delivery. We ask
whether the horse or the cotton transaction
is more productive of evil ? We object for
this reason to horse racing at FairsThat
it attracts attention of visitors from articles
of indnstiy on exhibition—thereby doing
an injustice to exhibitora.
It is hypocrisy to give reasons, other
than the trne one, why Agricultural socie
ties give sneh large premiums for fast hor
ses. They ail do so to attact tho crowd—
and thereby fill their treasuries. ■ Those
treasuries must be kept replenished or tbe
Fhirs'wiU-idio dot. In thh sparsely settled
country it is generally fonnd difficult to
support purely agricultural and mechanical
exhibitions asin the thicklysettled countries
of the North and West. Wo mnst offer
other --attractions to visitors, exhibitors
might as well stay at home—and ont of fif
teen thousand people who might visit a
Fair—at least fourteen thousand will not be
absent from tbe exhibition of bones. Yet
we repeat that-an agricultural Fair is not
the proper place for the exhibition of fast
horses. •
It woold give ns infinite pleasure to -see
the money so applied, offerered in premi
ums ongood draught, walking and Farm
Animals.—Farm and Garden.
The City of Polnt-a-Fetrl Cantaloupe, al
most Entirely BfcztroyeR—Thirty Thous-
and PeopIe Homeless. «»•;•> v ov"
The royal ™»1 steamer Delta, from Ber
muda, arrived last evening, bringing intel
ligence of: a fire at Point-a-Petri, Gauda-
ioupe, on the 18th ulL, and nearly the
whole town destroyed. Thirty thousand
persons are left without shelter,, and the
only buildings that escaped were the church,
theatre, tribunal buildings and hospitaL
Many of the wharves were horned, and
the sugar ready for shipping destroyed.
The fire commenced in the middle of the
town, nnd the wind being very high, the
flamra spread in all directions. The town
was rebuilt entirely of wood, after its des
truction by an earthquake in 1843. The
fire is suppose! to have been the work of
an incendiary.—-Er, ■' ’*
What is the reason of so many of the
Poland-China swine breakingdown just be
hind the shoulders? Is it a failing they
have as a breed,or is it the result of injudi
cious breeding? I notice that a great many
of them have this defect, eveo those ex
hibited at onr State fair, and I should like
to hear from you, 01 from some of the bree
ders of this variety of swine, iu regard to
this matter. I have three valuable sows of
this breed, obtained from the best breeders
in Bntler Co, Ohio. The best sow, or at
least, the one with the best back, bas a lit
ter of six pi^s now living, of which two are
very much deformed; and the pigs of tbe
other sows show a tendency that way, bnt
will just say, that all my pigs, 23 in num
ber, were attacked very severely with tbe
scurvy when a week or ten days old, and
trhee of the number died. Coaid that have
had anything to do with the deformity?
Ohio.
We have never heard of this deformity
of the back bring a characteristic of tbe
Poland-China swine, or of their having a
tendency that way. It is very probable,
however, that in-and-in breeding, when
carried to an extreme, will prodnee sneh
a result. And shonld say, also, that any
disease impairing the strength of the ani
mal to any great degree while young,
would be likely to be attended with the
same result Probably tbe senrvy to
which onr correspondent alludes, is the real
cause of tbe difficulty, or the eows them
selves may be imperfect in this respect, in
which ease tbe same defect in their off
spring, is a matter which shonld occasion no
surprise. By the exercise of a little care
we believe our correspondent can obtain
reasonably perfect animals from which to
breed—and certainly be should use no oth
ers. If any of our readers have made any
observations on this snbject, we should be
pleased to make room for their conclusions.
—StocJc Journal.
A Few Sbeep on tbe Farm.
The relative profit is much greater from
a small flock than a large one. The grain
farmer, no matter how few his acres, can
make money by keeping a few sheep. There
is always room for them somewhere, and they
consume and turn into money food that other
wise wonld waste. Bnt he mnst be careful
not to overstock.
To illustrate, suppose the farmer culti
vates only eighty acres, raising grain chiefly.
He keeps a few cows and necessary teams.
One-fifth of hi3 farm is in pasture, one fifth
meadow; one planted , one spring grain aud
one wheat He thinks he has as much
stock as he can profitably keep, but if he
puts on one sheep to every five acres, he
will find their products clear gain.
In tbe spring, early, they can run on the
sod .which is to be planted, and one sbeep
to each acre will not hart the land, yet they,
will live well. After that they can gj into
the pasture aud will glean after the cows to
advantage A ran on the stubbles after har
vest will not be felt where each sheep has
two acres, and in the tall there is plenty of
teed. Through the winter they can be well
kept on what the other stock would not con
sume, with the addition of a little grain.
Probably the most profitable are some
ot the coarser wooled, mutton breeds. Their
lambs sell to the butchers for high prices,
and when fat the sheep fetch as much as
yearling steer. Sixteen mutton sheep well
manage! wonld produce a yearly income of
one hnpdred dollars, where if none weie
kept, nothing would be realized.
The greatest drawback is liability to loss
by dogs; and it is a di-grace to any State to
protect its curs so well that they expel, to
a certain extent, the only animal which can
cheapen the meat and clothing of the people.
—American Rural Home.
remains one species oTcruelty to that noble
animal, the horse, yet in u-'e, which, should
be corrected, and which seems to be more,
peculiar to New England, and even to. Bos-
ton, than to any other part of the country
or the world jost now. This'cruelty of ab
solute torture consists in the use' "of tEe
check or bearing rein, an<T especially cart
or dray horses. In most of our drays or
carts of different kinds the necks of the
horses are so drawn in that the poor ani
mals are straining aod worrying all day for'
relief, for the check-rien is kept tannt even
when the teams ary idle, waiting employ r
ment. In addition to this cheek-rien, to.
keep the bead up and draw it in, there is
in many instances a martingale made very
tight to draw the head down, and thus keep
the head of the poor anipal in one. position
the whole day., ; . , .
Besides the cruelty of this tormenting
contrivance, it injures the beauty and
grace of a fine aoimal and deprives him' of
the power of putting his whole force with
ea?e to his work in dragging heavy loads,
and in most of the instances, where our
heavily laden carts and. drays are strucJc,
the horses would drag them out with ease
if they were given the free use of their
necks and chests.
We boast a little simetimes of our bein;
ahead of the Old .World in many tilings,
especially here in New England; but with
a little more attention to what is going on
elsewhere, with the true spirit or learn in:
what we can from others, we should find
that the rest of tbe world is not so ignorant
as we suppose, and especially as to”the best
and most humane mode of treating horses.
As the check-rien, this instrument of
torture and cause'of injury to the horses, is
in little use elsewhere, it is to be hoped
that the abase of it, at least, il not the use
of it, will be given up here.
If the blinders or biankers were to go
ont of nse, it wonld be b still father impro
vement. It wonld prevent the horse being
so easily startled, as well as add greatly to
to the beauty of his' appe irance. Blinders
are not used on "horses when ridden, why
should they be when driven ? They can
as well be broken to be used in one case
without them as In the.other.—Boston
Courier.
Administrator’s Sale?
B iY VIRTUE «f —n or-l-r „( „ '
I dinary, wm be sold before tb. r™"
door ra the Town of Summerville, oa ft*
Tuesday in October nert, the lend! *
the estate of James T Finley, S'’®
of one (arm contaioin- s ii 'hundred
acres lying on Cimttooga River two mil-
ofSnmmenrillc. with one hundred .n“
acres of cleared tend 0,-on it, one hJdW tS
ten acres ol which ore under mod ff.. . 5*
cultivation, and ebont fifty acres of EireJh?
tom. .upon tlie place Is a good Mill sta: iw
7it' 1 ?.’™’' nf 7 t0 BSfe
•was a Mill there for many years Rate <*?
needs reopening to command the water Tt«
iS a comfortable residence, nece^sTy out bn r
ings and a bouse for tenants ic. a "oodorewi
*ith a variety of fruits. Tbe place has
fine springs and a fine Marble quary which tr
be profitably worked. Come and see the
and buy it, for a bargain will be sold
Sold for w settlement .witU the heirs. Terns
one-third cash, balance in six to tweke noBik
with-interest from the day of sale. Title reiiS
ed until last money paid.
H.b.s.EDMoypsoy, 4dov.
Over Five Hundred Actual Fires
Put Out-witli it!
.More than
$6,000000.00
Worth of Property Saved from
the Flames.
r , - 'THE
DABCOC7
IRE
. -F. W. TAE WELL, Secretary.
122 Washington Street, Chicago.
Insurance Companies reduce rates where it is is-
troduccd. The Government has adopted it
2T* Puts Out Earning Kerosene, Tar, etc. *£$
SEND FOIi ITS EECORD.
J. B. VAX DTNE, Genera! Agent, f<*r Georgia
Tennessee and Kentucky, Office, Louisville,£;•
auglT * V , : -
$875,000
The expediency of encouraging 'tire
portation of improved stock for breeding
purposes is recognized by our own and
other governments. An exemption from
duty is allowed on sneh animals com-
img into the Dominion; and by a recent
change in the United States tariff, the ob
noxious interdict against the free improta-
tion of improved breeding stock from Can
ada has been removed. Vlith regard to
onr own regulations in This matter, though
In Cash Clfis, to be Distributed by the Mt
tropotftau Cash Prize Co.
EVERY TICKET DB3JVS J HIKE
1 Cash Gift..: WJ
5 C»sh Gifts each - —•
10
30
3- 350.
I.0i»
50 Klegaa t Hose wood Pin a cs, tack, $3iifl to vJJ
75 - “ miodermi, " rS to W
350 Sewing Machines -
Newman’s Plow.—In onr article cn
native Plums which appeared in our Ninth
number, we referred to this variety as fol
lows: Lit 1 ;• • : ; -. :.
Newman’s.—-Another offspring' from
the Chickasaw. Frnit medium oblong,
smaller than the foregoing. Color, bright
Vermillion. Flesh rather coarse, juicy'ana
with a pleasant vinous flavor, adheres to
the stone yrifiens end ot July. Tree, vigor
ous and productive, foliage smaller than
Wild Gooee.
Since writing this paragraph we have
had the opportunity to test its merits still
father. Ita fertility is truly astonishing,
and its fruit ripens abont Jnly 10th, lasting
until the middle of Angnst. It cannot
compare in point of quality with the brat
foreign varieties,'bnt it is sufficiently good
to merit extensive cultivation. Besides, it
is perfectly free from insects and ripens at
a period tmnsdal for tins class of fruit-
re making in . season neatly , ux.weeks,—
Farm and .Garden. „. Z u-..
v. i.-'i i., .uj.iw il*
B®, A Lowell .man, who had taken ont
a marriage certiffieate one day. last week,
'Was so disconsolate at findingthe bride dead
drnhk when he called at her honse, thsi hd
at once proposed to another woman, ten
years younger, was accepted, got a new
certificate, and was married all on the same
day. _
An advertisement in the St. Pmnl (Minn.)
papers reads: “Persons who have contrac
ted debts to B. F. Simmons are forhidden
to make payment thereof except to the ——
undersigned. Mis. B. P. Simmons. J sand roses oponife
dne consideration is given to, the general too Gold W*'ches.....— -—
claims of importers, thereseems to oe some v - ’ - ’ - • t.„
unnecessary formalities that have been found
very emba;assing and vexatious! It' sure
ly might be admitted, without .requiring
any elaborate preof, that the very fact of
importing a male animal of superior, class
from Great Rritaincould onlybe forbreed-
iog purposes, and with the view ofimprpv-
ing the livestock'in the country; neither
wonld and one be likely tn import, acrqss the
Atlantic a female of these breeds Tor (any
other purpose. Why, then should it t'e
nepesary, as we are informed an* order" iu
Council has decided, that the .importer, .to'
entitle him to the.exemption, should. pro
duce a written certificate from the breeder
of the animal, endorsed by^ .masts'rat’c is
his neighborhood ? Jlore'tJian one. enter
prising importer, ignorauf of this regula
tion, has been compelled! after bjs arrival
in this country, to lodge a cohsiderabR
snm with the customhouse.authorities until
sneh time as tbe requisite ^documents could
be procured from lioglaud. Tint seehis
to us a pretty piece of obstruction. Great: '.
er liberality might.surely be exercised in
carrying ont the principals of free Impor
tation of such valuable.aids 'to, the devel-
opment and improvement of our agricultural
industries. It is well at alt events,. that
those.who are about to embark In.this -ex
pensive enterprise of impbrting^tirce'ding
stock, should know what is Vquiriff,'and
obtain ‘ ‘ ~ 1 ‘ '
A chance to draw any of the above J
5c. Tickets desertBing Prizes nre.wj™ 3 '
velopcs and well mired. On receipt ol 2*
Scaled Ticket is drawn withcat choice, -
by mail to any address. Tho pr.ze ceraea p
it .will' be'delivered to the ticket-holder en p
merit-of Ono Dollar. Prizes are lomeduwj
sent to any address by express or
You will know what your prize is beto J
pay for it. Any Prize exebanzed for MM"«
..be same ralue. No blanks. Onr pa.rons
nabie Prizes and kindlv permitted ns tiGgKgJ
them:—Andrew J Barns, Chicaso.jW'“; fj,
Clara-Walkcr, Baltimore, Piano $500; J amts
Matthews, Detroit, $3,001}.: John T -Anderwn,
vanafi; $5,000: James Simmons, Boston
•Press Opinions: "The firm is “
Weekly Tribune, Dec. 28 '-Deserve '
cess ."-NY Herald, .Tan. 1. “Jos! end Honcr
b!e”—News. Dt-r. 0. ; ' a w
Send Sir Circular. Liberal lcdnc t
Agents., Satisfaction guaranteed, h U 1 ^
age of J00 Sealed Envet»P«. c ? nt “’ 5a L?S:
gift. Seven tickets for Sf; 17 for ^ = # 1,1
Ob for$1.6., AtldrcM ' , c t V. J.
BENSON MILES A
UBKh LIME!!
TIRF-Slf burned Hi cl by Conntv, -Y, !e
Lime, the best morn t» tbe trade.
w
Universal Fertile
Henley’s.-.
Can.be mamifactaredin a few days .
afre: rrwj-w -w-sasme**
t.f By iu-thomands of dollars ti-
orplgn Guano a nil manipulations ^
The
now employed- Ever}'body y ere tv
.-This process will begiveotoonT *
the sum 00, no better invest*®'
made. Satisfaction guaranteed.
are in hopes'that the Ordinary would have
closed the contract .with. Prof:-. Pratt ere
-{MB'* J^.'wHITEnEiDi
I User .- ■ ■ VjpjaiBT.l&K
auglawly
needed, and no^e riioiflaTie lost wTbav- r
King it .pnt np.especiaUy as.one ofour liber- Mills---Water P o1f
al hearted citizens- proposes foiEjvsnee.: tUe ; ,
money for the County until it can bo col
lected. So there is no reason for delay,.no
risk on the part of the' Ot ”
last Grand Jntjk’a ray. t« hkj, goah3ad,aqd
have it done, and not build any more wood
en ones dntil'the tron-i
ed.
Armubchee.
jtOarSale. ^
THE and-draigned' otren hb;
iw^ren.
Ajgiri k the interior of New York State
has a praire rose hash trailed over the sides
of.her.room, and last week it had one thqji*
! HA l j
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