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PROFESSIONAL. CARDS. It. 23. JONES, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ELBEftTOS, GA. Special attention to the collection of claims, [ly 3/, J. GABTKELL, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ATLANTA] GA, PRACTICES IN THE UNITED STATES Clß cuit and District Courts at Atlanta, and Supreme and Superior Courts of the State. SHANNON & WOSLEY, ATT ORNEYS A T LAW, ELBERTON, GA. WILL PRACTICE IN THE COURTS OF the Northern Circuit and Franklin county JKSffSpccial attention given to collections. J. S. BAKIWI3TY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ELBEBTGS, GA. JOSIN T. OSBORN, ATTORNEY AND COUNSEItoR AT L‘AW, ELBEHTON, GA. IEE PRACTICE IN SUPERIOR COURTS VV and Supremo'Court. Prompt attention to the collection of claims'. ucvl7,ly GLBEIITON BUSINESS CARDS. ~t7j. bowma^TcoT REAL ESTATE AGENTS ELBERTON CIA. WILL attend to the business of effecting sales and purchases of REAL ESTATE as Agents, on REASONABLE TERMS. li'if Applications should be made to T. J. BOWMAN. Scpls-tf LIGHT CARRIAGES & BUGGIES. | .|f J. F. ATIX.L) (SAIIRIACE TOAiU'FACT’ii BULBISRTON, GEORGIA. WITH GOOD WORKMEN ! LOWEST PRICES! CLOSE PERSONAL ATTENTION TO BUSINESS, and an EXPERIENCE OF 27 YEARS, i!e hopes by honest and fair dealing to compete any other manufactory. Good Buggies, warranted, - $125 to 0160 REPAIRING AND BLACKSM[THING. jW'drk done in this line in t very host style. Tho Host 1-iariiOßS TERMS CASH. IV 1 y 22 1 y _ J. m. uaufibL, ,‘C r; 4,-/-. r< -u v/ v f' •! vftks* TILL REAL LIVE Fashionable Tailor, Up-Stairs, ovor Swift & Arnold’s Storo, ELBERTON, GEORGIA. CO"(Jail and See Him. THE ELBEUTON DRUG STORE H. 0. EDMUNDS, Proprietor, lias always on hand a full line of Pure Drugs and Patent Medicines Makes a specialty of STATIONERY an,, PERFUMERY A new assortment of WRITING PAPER & ENVELOPES Plain and L ncy just received, including a sup ply o! LEGAL CAP. CIGARS AND TOBACCO of all varieties, constantly on hand. F. A. F. MBLBTT, m&mi& aiMON, ELBERTON, GA. Will contract for work in STONE and BRICK anywhere in Elbert and Ilart counties. [jetG-Cm w. c/presley, saii eii m ELBJSIi'rOPSf, GA. Will make first class harness to order, war ranted, and at prices to suit the times. Will be glad to show specimens of liis work to parties, and no harm is done if ho work is wished. Rcpaiidng Done Promptly. F. W. JACOBS, HOUSE i SIGH PIIHTER Glazier and Grainer, ELBERTON, GA. Orders Solicited. Satisfaction Guaranteed PEASE’S PA LACK DINING ROOMS, ATI. i XTA, BORGS A. The Champion Dining Saloon of the South EVERYBODY IS INVITED TO CALL HH IT IX A *7 lx r x HP "IX ±iX j§ A *\_j| XjL. M-Jk JLJ j§L _it_ JA c ISTcw Scries. THE NOMINATION. The convention which mat in Atlanta last Wednesday for the purpose of mak ing a nomination for Governor was tho most general meeting of tho people pro bably ever known in Georgia. Every county, except Towns, was represented A temporary organisation was effected by calling Hon. George F. Pierce to the chair, who made a few graceful and ap propriate remarks upon being conducted to the stand. Messrs. E. ]?. Speer, A. M. C. Russell, Hinton Wright and C.W. Seidel were requested to act as secreta ries. A committee of two from each Con gressional district was appointed on per manent organisation. The.commit! ero ported tho following permanent organi tion : President—Clifford Anderson of Bibb. Vice-I residents—-Ist dist.—J. J.Jones, of Burke, 2d dist.—Arthur Hood, of Randolph. 3d dist.—C. C. Kibbee, of Pulaski. 4th dist.—Charles Redd, of Muscogee. sth dist.—S. B. Brown, of Houston. 6th dist.—J P. Sims, of Newton. 7th dist.—Albert Hackott, of Catoosa. Bth diet. —J. B. Cumming, Richmond. 9th dist.—C. S. Wellborn, of Union. Secretary—J. D. Waddell, of Cobb. Assistants—Hinton Wright, of Ful ton, E. P. Spoor of Spalding, and C. VV. Seidel, of Hart. Hon Clifford Anderson made a hand some address oh taking the chair. Sam Weil, of Fulton, withdrew the name of John H. James, and said that, it appealing that Alfred Colquitt was the unanimous choice of the people cf Georgia, lie therefore nominated Gen. A 11. Colquitt, and hoped the conven tion would nominate him by acclama tion. H. G. Wright, of Richmond, said that tho delegation of his county had been pledged to a man whose narno was known throughout tho State as a states man. 11 is name would not come before tho convention, as it was evident that the voico of the people called for Gene ral Colquitt as tho man to fill the gu bernatorial,l chair. He seconded ike -:xi ination of'General Colquitt, and hoped •ho would bo nominated by acclamation, and withdrew tho name of Judge 11. V. Johnson from before the convention ■ Mr Shewmake, of liiehgßMNfcjjhon took the stand and read a. rSPi':®-- ivjm Judgh Johnson ~z&. whii l*o 'gubKsftiM-Ta'Tru U.-kette hSxt woek The motion to nominate Gen Colquitt by acclamation was put, and in answer to it one great shout of aye arose, and Alfred H. Colquitt was declared the nominee of tho Democratic party of Georgia for Governor. Then ensued a sceno of wild enthusiasm, Hats were hurled in tho air ; men shook each other by tho hand, and ladies in the gallories waived their handkerchiefs and joined in the general joy. The enthusiasm was intense and did not subside until tho convention adjourned. A committee of one from each Con gressional district was appointed to in form General Colquitt of his nomination. Gen Colquitt was brouht into the con vention, and on being introduced by the President, sakL Fhm.ow Democrats— Tbe. conventional ex pression of gratitude which is looked for upon such an oecassion, makes myjirescnt task a dif ficult one. The kindness and the unanimity of the support which has been given me, and which f ias taken the form you have this day rendered in the highest council known to our party, so ar exceeds my deserts that it places me under obligations I shall in rain attempt to express. Surely no one over had greater reason for thanks and gratitude for the manner in which he has been treated than I have on this occasion. It is duo to myself and just to you to say that while I live I shall remember with the profound est sense of gratitude your exhibition of favor and confidence, and if I shall by the voice of the people be called to official station, it will nerve me to tho utmost effort to serve tho State and meet the expectation of too partial friends. I have especially felt the compliment of this nomination, in view of the warmly-championed. candidacy of a number of distinguished fellow citizens for the great responsibility. The char acter, the merits, the abilities and tho service of these gentlemen entitled them to tho exalted honor for which they were pressed. In these sentiments I heartily concur, .and accept the re sult in my own favor in no vain conceit that it is a tribute to superior excellence. I diffidently take the standard of the parly, distrustful of ray powers, and only strong in the purity of my intentions and the earnestness of my purpose to serve iny t State, if elected/' faithfully' and efficiently. But I know you, my' 1 fiends, well enough to be fully aware that you expect me o give <x p essiou io my appreciation of your kindness to d y , more in acts than in words. What 1 prom ise new, is not in my character and person as mi .individual only, but as a repress ntativo Democrat, m. uc such by your distinguished favor. Tho opening campaign is one big with inter ests of stupendous magnitude. Tho issues on our side ore peace, fraternity, honesty in office, unfettered industry, an even chance to all, and a purer political conscience in all. We a?e confronted with a great party who practically, if not avowedly say, they art for sectional hate and agitation, who recognize no union with one-third of the people of these States, if that union is based on free thought and political equality, who legislate as the vin dictive passions of the hour may prompt, who say that place and power under our government are party chattels, whose fruition of office is in vain if office-holders are lobe held down to the fiirar.d legal emoluments cf their places, and who preach:the degrading political economy that men roust have, their living out of government charities. As Georgians and Democrats our programme will prove an easy one. Since the war we have honestly sought peace. Through all the trials and Protean hues and shapes of reconstruction we 1 ave honestly meant peace. Let the recorded facts of our history prove it. On tlie hustings, from the pulpit and forum, from the bench, les sons of charity and harmony between all classes and races of our population have been incul cated. With pride and' defiance wo poitd the 1 ng' tutor of ’domestic strife to the relations of ESTABLISHF.D 1859. BLBEETOI, GEOMSIA, AUGUST 9,1876. the races in our State. In all respects, when wo claim rights under the law, do they enjoy them. No right, no privilege, no aid that a good citizen can claim or ask will ever be denied w hile the State is in the Hands of the Democratic party. This has been specially true of tho rule of the Democracy of Georgia, and the present admin istration has illustrated it. The lraternuation of the warring sections, the reconciliation of a divided people, the restitution of the govern ment to sound consiituti mal principles, the en couragement of new and creative industries, the enforcement of law and order, tho indulgence of a just and humane policy to the colored race and a liberal spirit of erlightcd nationality. A’l of these have bien and should continue to be the unmistakable and crowning character istics of a representative Democratic adminis tration of the great State of Georgia. I am her*, now not only 'o thank you, but to unite i:s l!i : s public way, mv pledges to your own, that what can he done to uphold true lib criy, fraternity, peace, economy, industry and the noblest elements of our enlightened and progiv: ive con : weal ill, t lie Democratic party of Gcorgi t intend to accomplish under tne favor of Providence. Tho Genorol retired amidst tho great est enthusiasm. A. R. Lawton, of Chatham, and J. V/. Wofford, of Bartow, wore elected as the electors for tho State at large, and tho following gentlemen were announced and-elected as district electors : Ist dist.—A. M. Rogers, of Burke; alternate, T. E. Davenport, of Glynn. 2d dist.—R. E. Cannon, of Clay; al ternate,'James M. Seward, of Thomas. 3d dist.—J. M. DuPree, of Macon; al ternates, W. 11. Harrison, of Stewart. 4th dist—W. O. Tuggle, of Troup; alternate, E. M. Butt, of Marion. stb dist.—F.D. Dismule,of Spalding; alternate, W. A. Shorter, of Fulton. 6tli dist.—Frank Chambers, of Wilk inson ; alternate, M. D. McEibbee, of Butts. 7tli dist.—L. N. Trammell, cf Whit field; alternate, Hamilton Yancoy, of Floyd. Bth dist.—D. M. Pußose, of Wilkes; alternate, T E. Eve, of Columbia.' 9th dist —J. N. Dorsey, of Hall; al termite. F. L. Haralson, cf White. The convention adjourned Wednes day night, after a harmonious session. GO FOE HIM. He’s a poor, hard working man, try ing to pay Lis honest debts and support hisdamily by honest toil, but go for him, because ho oonnofc pay a few Help him PwS’amWwi rob bed a bank, or made 'an assignment, lives 'in a fine-mansion and walks the streets leisurely in enjoyment,'life, while his wife and children are deprived of none of tho 'luxuries of wealth or the enjoyments of society. ’Help him! He’s smart—an enterprising business man, and it’s a pity he’s robbed his cred itors. Don’t say anything to hurt Lis tender feelings, nor expect' him to soil his delicate fingers by toil. He com pounded with creditors at 25 or 30 per cent., and now lives in luxurious ease, an honored, respected citizen, and a prom inent man in the church! Go for him! Tie’s poor—he is trying to pay cent for cent with interest, and his hands are hardened by toil—his wife and children feel tho pinchings of pov erty and tho tightness of tho times—he lives in a small house and fares scantily, but it is as good as he deserves—he has no business to be poor nor honest. He’s a fool for not robbing a bank, or stealing from those who havo trusted him in prosperous days. He ought to be poor! Go for him ! Keep him down, pile upon him such a weight of obloquy and pecu niary embarrassment that ho will never be able to rise, - A Gentleman of Jursey City ha3 taken the Fourth of July decorations from liis house and sealed them up in a packet, which is to be oponed by his descendants in order that the same decorations may be used by them in 1976. Two card-playing friends were passing through a pine forest, when one asked the other this audacious conundrum: “Why cannot the proprietor of this forest fell his own timber “Because no one is allowed to cut whan it is his own deal.” ♦ A Hopeful contemporary remarks: ./Our government has lived one hundred years, despite sixteen years radical rule, and any government that can stand that need havo no fear whatsoever of perish i inr ” + + During the session of a County Court in the interior, a witness was asked if he. was not a husbandman, when ho coolly replied, amidst tho laughter of the Court, “No, sir ; I’sc not married." When ladies entered a crowded car on the recent excursion from Augusta to Toeoa the only man who offered stand ing feminity a scat was a Chinaman. Two men have been brought to New Orleans from Baton Rouge charged with a conspiracy to prevent a parish Judge from exorcising his functions. — The letter carriers use bushel baskets in bringing Governor Tilden’s mail, and there are relays of telegraph boys. The army worm lias made its appear ance in Albania and threatens the de struction of the cotton crop. <££&♦ Arthur Morso, son of Professor Morse, agod 27, fall from the platform of a New Orleans ear and was killed. THE HOUSE EEPOITS OF THE COMMIT TEE ON NATAL AFFAIES. The summing up of the report of the majority is as follows: Upon a full review of tho facts, your committee present to the House that in_ the administration'of tho naval service, during the last seven years, the law has been disregarded and violated in the let ting of contracts, in tho purchase of supplies, in tho destruction and sale of property belonging to the naval service, in the failure to convert into the Treas ury the proceeds of sales of property, in the expenditure and disbursement of the appropriations made for the support of the navay, in tho application of the sums appropriated for that branch of tho public service, in exceeding tho ap propriations made by Congress forgiven fiscal years, in involving t'.a Government for the future payment of money in ex cess of the appropriation, made to that department; in making contracts and purchases, the same not being authorized by lav/, and no appropriation adequate to their fulfillment of laborers and me chanics upon other consideration than skill and a necessity for snob labor, in the assessment of employes for sum's of money to be used for political purposes; in failing to exact bonds from contract ora, and the failure to enforce the penal ties of such bonds in cases cf default; in the employment of persons to receive and pay money for the use of the naval service on foreign stations ; in tho ille gal disposition of tho public funds ; in failing to make report to Congress as directed by the law, and ir. failing to ex act fidelity in the execution and admin istration of the law by subordinates, whereby corruption and a system of corruption has grown up in tho adminis tration of the revenues {intrusted 'to the control and direction of the Secretary of the Navy, which, from the peculiarity of its character, and the cunning of its continuance, must hereafter be known as “Gattplism,” This system of corruption is likely to affect thejj entire machinery and credit of the Government, and should be checked, and in tho most vigorous manner rebuked- In vain else would be all our previous legislation. Year committee, while they have well i’orgiod opinions of their own on these qiw Miens, yr.t in ? view of tho vast wtt&r the uurnor =*.- -i**# • Trrryf.-rrn desire t#pre6lpitate the discussion and determination of sc grave a question as the impeachment of a high officer of the Government upon the consideration of the House, without having a full exam ination of the law' aritl facts which may be involved therein, they therefore, sub mit to the House the following resolu tion : Resolved, That these legal questions, together with all tbs proof taken by this Committee be referred to the Com mittee on tho Judiciary, with power to hear additional testimony and arguments, if the they soe fit, to oxamino and report, whether such violations of the law as are referred to herein constitute and are impeachablo offenses under the Consti tution and if so, then they shall repost articles of impeachment against George M. Robeson, Secretary of tho Navy, but if they shall find that under existing laws, such acts and doings of tho said Secretary are not impeachable or other wise punishable, then they shall repot t what additional legislation in their opin ion is necessary to make said laws suffi ciently punitive to protect tho public service. W. Whitthokne, Chairman, ‘GATH’’ AT THE BATE. Tho beach is like a burnished piece of plated silver-ware, and whoever walks upon it is seen inverted, like a face-card. The little crescent foot of yonder beauty is kissed by its own reflection, and we hardly know whether to prefer the shadow or the substance. The branch ing bare arms, like tusks of ivory, of yonder maiden, folded above her head to tie her shining chignon, Hash in fhe mirror oi the sands and make the beach a gallery of marble statuary. A group sit yonder with bare legs and an Bos, squat on the gloaming shield of Biles, raid some are stretched out at full length, balanced on the tips of their violet toes, reaching for a sea shell. The naked children dance inverted, like an übiquitous Cupid, who really sways th is society of the sea, and wo feel his sor rows in our tingling pulses; the child betwixt ardor and coyness is upon us both. Don’t deny it,' Apoloodorus! As far as the eye can see the sea, has a hu man fringe of bathers, hanging on the ropes all clad in bed-ticking or flannel. Hero is a young woman in bright red, with white seams of tape to indicate tho lines of anatomy; we look at her a mo ment and suspect the perfection of that form. Alas! why dop3 the idea of cor sets come like a mean suspicion across our dreams. - Judge Aboil, of Louisiana, says that during the past eight years more money has been stolen from the State Treasury by officers of the government than has been stolen in the same State by all the unofficial thieves, robbers and burglars who havo operated in Louisiana during the whole time since it was 'purchased from the French. During the recent tornado a couple of Pennsylvania boys were up in a cherry tree stealing cherries. The tornado car ried off the cherry tree, and neither the boys nor the tree have been seen since, Moral: Never tell a lie. VoLY.-No. 15. THE LATEST WONDER OF TELEGRAPHY The readers of the Traveler have been made acquainted with the wonderful in ventions of Professor Bell.jby which mu sical and vocal sounds can be and havo been sent over electric wires, but few, if any, are aware of tho wonderful results which arc sure to follow theße improve ments in telegraphy. A few nights ago Professor Bell was in communication with a telegraph operator in New York, and commenced experimenting with one of his inventions pertaining to the trans mission of musical sounds. He made use of bis phonetic organ, and playod the tune “America,” and asked the ope r&tor in New York what ho heard. “I hear the tune of America,” replied New York; “give us another.” Professor Bell then played Auld Lang Cyno. “What do you hear now!” “I hear the tune oi Auld Lang Syne, with the full chords, distinctly,” replied New York, Thus the astounding discovery has been made that a man can play upon mu iical instruments in New York, New Orleans, or London, or Paris, and be heard distinctly in Boston. It this con bo done, why c.,nnot distinguished per formers execute the most artistic and beautiful music in Paris, and an audi ence assemble in Music li'a.ll, Boston, to listen ? Professor Boll’s other improvement— namely, tho transmission of toe human voice—has become so far pexfoctea that persons have conversed over one thous and miles of wire with perfect ease, al though as yot the yocxi sounds are not loud enough to be heard by more than one or two persons. But if the human voice can now be sent over tho wire, and so distinctly that when two or three known parties are telegraphing, the voices of each can be recognised, wo may soon have distinguished men deliv ering speeches in Washington, Now York, or London, and audiences assembled in Music Hall cr Faneuil Hall to listen. [Boston Traveler. THE HAMBURG VEBDIOT, Tha jury of inquest met in Hamburg yesterday morning pursuant to adjourn ment. At 12 o’clock the long expected verdict v;aa rou'ipri?/ 1 : I*', 1 ' 1 ■ '’ ,v ' ~ -fcrr-eiie curwjuy~oT Trial Justice Rivers. That official soon afterwards went to his farm and remained until a short time be fore the South Carolina train, bound out, passed. He was then interviewed by a representative of tho Chronicle and Sentinel, and requested to furnish a copy of the verdict for publication. To this he replied that he could not do so, as ho had been summoned to Aiken by a telegraphic dispatch and would have to hurry in order to catch the passenger train. The Chronicle representative then asked to see the verdict for a few moments, but this, too, was refused. Rivers then left for Aiken. From mem bers of the jury wo learned that seven parties —Messrs'John Butler, It J. But ler, Harrison Butler, Thos. Butler, Hen ry Gelsen, John Lamar, and John Swear ingin—are charged with murder in iho verdict, while about ninety others, in cluding sixty from Georgia, are charged with being accessories before the fact. Wo did not learn what action would be taken in regard to these. We learn that the following legal gen tlemen will act as counsel for the parties charged in the verdict, if they are ar rested and carried before the courts: Gen. M. W. Gary, Major W. M. Gary, O. C. Jordan, G. W. Croft, D. H Ander son.—[Chroniclo & Sentinel. HOTEL LIFE IN FBISGO, A boarder there thought prudent to settß terms beforohand, to bo sure that his money would holdout Two dollars a day. Ho staved two months and sent for his bill. Canamba! Two dollars' a day for board was only a small part of the items charged. Sixty dollars for fire looked up considerably. Boarder do mnrred. * “Can’t help it,” said the landlord ; “we can't afford to furnish fuel and a man to attend it for loos than a dollar a day.” “All right,” says the boarder; “I’m willing to pay a dollar a day for fire, but don’t want to pay for more than I’ve had. Now, out of all the time I’ve been here, it’s impossible that I could have had a fire more than half a dozen days in the whole sixty." “Well,” says tho landlord, “that’s not our fault; the fuel was there and a man to attend to it; you might have used it if you had been a mind to.” But the boarder remonstrated still further. Now, if you’ll come up and lojk in my room I think I can convince you that there has never been any fuel there, and what is more,” continued he, rising to tbe sublimity of the situation, “there is no place to put it if it were there. There is no fireplace in tbe room, and no stove. There’s not even a chimney in the room for smoko to go out at, nor a stove pipe, nor a bole to put a stove pipe around." The old landlord “went down in hie boots.” One day last week a woman at the Al bany railroad depot wont up to Uncle Sammy and asked him to hold ber baby for her while she purchased her ticket. The bachelor reform fiend gazed at her in surprise for a few seconds, and then turned away contemptuously, murmur ing, “Ugh! Sour milk!” “Sour milk, indeed," she replied, shaking her para sol at him, “You moan ‘sour grapes.’ ” A a RICUL T U R Ala. GARNERED FOR THE GAZETTE. By D. A. M. Thoughts for the Month..— -This is a month of comparative rest on the farm, says the Southern Cultivator for August, but a very busy one for tho bond of the farmer. The summer crop3 remain to bo gathered only, but before doing this, the fall crops must be started, with very little time in which to do it. • These fall crops embrace small grain, clover, grass and turnips, and are every year gain ing ground as more and more important, on a well-regulated farm. Wo,have for a long time persistantly urged them up on the attention of readers, and aro not “weary irt well-doing.” They unques tionably constitute the foundation of a true farm economy, and upon them our future prosperity will be built up. Their value consists in their cheapness, involv ing little labor in their production—in their rare suffering from drought, and in tlroir susceptibility therefore of being manured without fear of failure. To i utilize our large area of open cultivata blo land with little labor, is a problem with us of the very Hrr/t importance, and fall crops furnish the solution. Suppose for instance that cotton and corn crops could be made with simply the labor spent upon them up to the time of plant ing, and nono, absolutely none, afterward until time of gathering, what easy crops made we should say! And yot this is exactly tho case with oats, whoat, rye, barley, clover and grass- No more prep aration of land is,required by them than in the case of corn or cotton, and the planting done, the farmer has simply to sit quietly down and wait for tho harvest. Oats. —Theso should be tho principal grain of the farm—the chief reliance for ! feeding work stock. Numerous consid | orations point to its superiority ovor ! corn ; it is decidedly better food in hot weather—costs many times less to raise it—is not subjoct, to summer drought— not eo liable to be stolen—fits well in a good rotation of crops, saves land.from washing, and tills it with vegotablo’mat tar. Only one objection to it, and that not of universal application, viz: liable to be winter killed, but this risk is cer tainly no greater than loss of corn crop from drought. If the right kind of oats are sown in September on good land, the crop is as certain as any grown, in our country. But many are .still skep tical on each of the three points wo have emphasized. They have always sown oats in the spring, and are afraid to risk them through iho winter. Thoy have been accustomed to sow oats on their poorest land, and cannot think of taking good land away from cotton and corn for an oat crop; And as to theso new fangled ideas about j‘Tusl-proof” it is all stuff- —they have always sown such or .. -rict ff tiuy oof tor. Wo cannot roach these men, bo cause so very few read or believe in ag ricultural papers, but we urge our read ers who are grangers or members of agricultural societies to gather in those unbelievers. .q We offer a few suggestions about the preparation for and seeding down of a oat crop. First. It is not well to sow fall oats on poor land, unless one is will ing to fertilize it, because the plants are vory apt to bo winter killed if not well fed, Thirty bushels of. cotton seed per acre ploughed in with tho oats will suf fice, but 100 lbs. of phosphate, addition al, will be better. Tho manure intended for the oat crop should always bo divided —a part applied at time of seeding down ; the other as a top dressing in spring. Should the oats get killed, the latter will be saved. Everything considered, tho best and cheapest mode of raising oats, is sowing them in cotton sometime in September. In the first place, it is a capital succes sion, oats after cotton, good for tho land, good for the oats. It keeps the land from washing, and the oats thrive well, In tbe next place the cost of seeding down is very small. It is desirable, but not indispensable, to harrow in just after a rain. Have the cotton picked over, to avoid knocking out open cotton, and then 1 roadcast the seed. One can cow a lit tie better on horseback than on foot— four or five rows will make a “land." Bo sure to sow seed enough—of tho “red rust proof,” not loss than two bushels per acre—and cover by running an or dinary V shaped harrow once in each middle. The body of the harrow should bo low so as to run under the limbs of the cotton and there should be nothing about it or the gearing which could hang and pull off cotton bolls or liuics. Tho width of tho harrow should be about 0 inches :C .s than width of rows. Teeth of ordinary spikopattern will answer, or lit tle coulters may be substituted —tho kilter, however, collect more trash, and have to be cleaned oftener. Have never tried them, but suppose the cultivators would do the work very well, bating the collection cf trash. Inasmuch as the land has been well broken and ploughed in tho cultivation of tho cotton crop, it is not necessary to break it again at time of sowing oats; all that is needed, is to got the latter covered with a little dirt. If the land is good, the plants will have root enough to resist freezes by the time thoy come. Have tried the plan of sid ing the cotton with rooters beforo sow ing the seed and harrowing afterwards, but found the injury to the cotton too great when it was at all rank. Whore the cotton is small it may be done to ad vantage. The injury to cotton from seeding oats in it, as described above, is much less than ono would suppose, and the trifling loss it* greatly over-bal anced by the saving in the sooding down of the oats. A good hand will sow and harrow in 4to 5 acres a day. After the work is done, nothing more is required but to 1 knock down” the cotton stalks tho latter part of February. The stand ing stalk during the winter afford eor£te ; protection against cold. Oats may also be sown in corn fields, but as they are generally more foul, it is best to plough them in—don’t wait to gather tho corn ■ unless that can he done the Ist iff October.