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Newspaper Page TextVOLUME XLV.] M I L L E D (i E VILLE, GEORGIA, MAI 11, 1875 NUMBER 42. Union 4* Recorder, IS PUBLISHED WEEKLY In Milledgeville, Ga., BY ^oughton, JBap^nes JAooflb, At $2 in Adraace, cr $3 at end of the Teat 8. XT. BOUOHTOW, Editor. The “FEDERAL. UNION” «n<I the '‘SOUTH ERN RECORDER" w. re consolidated August 1st, 187“.!, the Union being in itg Forty-Third Volume and the Recorder in it’a Fifty-Third Volume. ADVERTISING. ~.aXsi*kxt.—One Dollar per sqnar*» of ton line* for i»rat Insertion, and seventy-nvo c-nU for each •ubaeqn-ut continuance. , Liberal di.cnunt on tie »• rates wiH bo allowed uo adreriaements running three mouths, or longer. Tributes oi Rea| ft ■ofatloM by hoeu.ties,_Obitua- ri«« exceeding six line v Communications .'or iudi •it-at advertising. 8h*»rifTs Sale*, p* *• Mortgag* Citations for Lett LEGAL ADVERTI3ING. >f ten lines, or lcs«,... P‘*r *qua *2 30 1 00 Application for Dismiss!* wtraticu, 3 00 luniiatiibir) 3 00 from Adtniuintratiou, 3 00 •• Guardianship,.. « «• Leave to a«il Land,.a “ for Homesteads Notice to Debtor-and Credit* rs, 8alo» of Laud, fcc. t per square “ perishable prrjpnrty, l‘» day**, por square,.. tt stray Notices. 30 days ITeiecioaure of Mortgig*-, p‘*r aquar»\ ea*;b time 3 on 5 00 2 00 3 00 5 00 1 75 3 00 Sal* LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS, i ef Land, . by Administrators, E: [by Guard Ts.r-.dnT tu tii forenoon and 3 in the af. ni tii** county in which the prt tb«*o aalci muit b** given previous to the day of b^e. Notice* for the sale of person: giT**u in like manner 10 day** previ Notice to the debtors and credit* be published 40 days. Notice that application Ordinary for lei for one month. Citations for letters of Adininistrat Ito., must be published 30 tiaya—*f< ministration monthly thi Guardianship 40 days. Rubs- for foreclosure of Mortuiyt* x**eutor8 or u the first •n the hours of 10 in the ii, at the Court House in rty is situated. Notice of t a public gazette 30 days property mu6t be to sale day. of an estate must ill be made to the Court of !! Land, Ac., must be published Guardianship, dismission from Ad- ntha—for dismission from ontiis- uship ■ __ for for onthly f ir four x the full space or three mooths- Kx*v*utors or Administrators, en by the deceased, the full n Publications will always b these the legal requirements, tint be publisned iig lost papers for ,mp* lling titles from ■r- bond has been giv- uf three mouths, utiuucd according to is otherwise ordered. Book and Job Work of all Hinds PROMPTLY AND NEATLY EXECUTED AT THIN OFFICE. THE CYCLONE. Fearfnl Storm of Itaia. Many Persons Severely Terrible Destruction Wind and Wounded— of Property —ThcjLosscs Cannot yet be Esti mated; -Covington Star Extra.] On Saturday afternoon. May 1st, about half past two o'clock, a very black cloud was observed rising a little southwest of Covington. It was preceded by lend and heavy peals of thunder and the most lively and vivid 1 Hashes of lightning. Its approach was very rapid, and as the aky overhead became obscured, it was immediately followed by almost midnight darkness. All eyes were turned in the direction from which it was coming, and all hearts wore awe-stricken by its appalling blacks ness. But a few moments elapsed, when the storm burst upon us with terriblo fury, bending the shade trees half double before it, shaking houses, rattling windows, and flood ing the streets with a perfect sheet of water in a few minutes. Its effect was now fearful, yet grandly sublime. As the keen bolts of electricity flash ed through the dark and mads dened elements, it seemed as though the gods were at war, and had sent forth the “furies" to destroy all things terrestrial. But no ma terial damage was done in Coving ton, as the clouds had parted a short distance from town, and one part had gone up Yellow River, and had exhausted itself in hail and rain; while the other, or main body of the cloud, had passed about one and a half miles south of town, passing nearly from west to east, in its gen eral course, and producing a perfect cyclone, which literaly desti oyed ev erything in its track. The first we hear of its damaging effects, is at Mrs. Felton’s several miles west of Covington, where it blew down a now dwelling house, and destroyed much other propers ty. * It next struck Capt. G. M. Cun ningham’s place, blowing down every houso on the premises, seriously wounding a negro man, and destroy ing fencing and timber to a fearful extent. Coming on cast, sweeping every thing in its track, it next struck Mr. residence, the escape of which is quite wonderful. The largest troe3 were blown down all around, and the windows were broken and the fencing all destroyed. At Judge Harris’ plantation it blew down a negro house, in which Elder W, L. Beebe, and family had taken shelter, but all escaped but Elder Beebe, who had his right leg broken below the knee by a falling timber. He was conveyed home af ter the storm, and Drs. Hendrick, the Goodwyn place, in the direction of Covington. In one instance a fence rail was driven through a tree, and rocks were driven into trees like Minnie balls. One child blown off has not been found, and Mr. John son was injured. Later. Mr. 35. H. Hightower, at Stock- bridge, has his leg broken; Mrs. Livingstone and her three-months old baby wero blown one hundred i, , , V ' ,, , ’ | yards, into a gully. The four-mule Branham and Yancey set the bone I ^ Qm ’ of Cowan & Bro’.s saw mill, at Whitesburg, were blown helter-skeU and dressed the wound properly, and we are pleased to state that although it is very painful, he is resting very well. At Rutledge we understand a number of houses were blown down, and much property destroyed. These are all the casualties we have heard of up to this writing. The loss of property is very great all along the track of the cyclone, and unless assistance is immediately ren dered the unfortunate people, great suffering will result All the fencing is distroyed, and in many instances provisions, and everything is gone. ter, and Cowan was blown seventy- fivo yards. Cow3n bad to cut bis team loose to get them from the wagon. It is rumored that thirteen persons wero killed in Harris county on Saturday. L. Later Dispatch. About eight large plantations were devastated in the track of the storm. Dr. Hightower is in a critical state. At Mathew Johnson’s a large shade tree fell cn the house, jnst as the wind tore the houso down. The The Storm. Talbotton, Ga., May 3,1875. Editors Telegraph <k Messenger: On Saturday, 1st instant, the up per part of this county was visited by another cyclone which is reported as destructive as the storm of the 20th of March. We have heard as far west as Hamilton, Harris county, Georgia, as traveling a part of the From Mexico- Letter From C. A. X.—Xo. 4. Mexico, April 14th, 1875. THE AZTEC CALENDAR STONE. Having pretty well exhausted the church interest, our attention was now turned to more material things; and in starting out on onr explore- time Si the same tnS* aa the former ! monnng, we made the one, rendering some of the persons celebrated Aztec Calendar Stone in- the second time homeless and desti- ! strnmenfal m gratifying an enlarged curiosity. We appeal to the people in behalf i family escaped to the kitchen, of of these sufferers, for aid. Many in this section have contributed liberal ly to those who suffered in distant parts of the State, from a like eaiams ity. We appealed to our citizens for aid for them, and now we must ask assistance for our own people who are suffering in like manner. We have, in our haste, but feebly described the fearful destruction of property by this cyclone. Suffice it to say that it is very great all along its track, and the sufferers need as sistance and must have it. We have not been able to learn all the particu lars in regard to the sufferers, but we know the loss of property is very great. No possible estimate can yet be made of it. Any contributions sent to Col. W. W. Clarke, or to this office, will be properly disbursed. Harrnap. Wheeler’s residence, crush ing in the w indows and doors, and doing considerable other damage. Its courso being almost due east, it passed a little north of Cedar Shoals factory, destroying all the timber and fencing in its route until it reached the residence of Bill Hen derson, colored, which it blew down and scattered before it. But a short distance further on it struck the new and beautiful resi dence of Mr. John Norton, which fronted the west, on the road lead ing to Henry's shoal. Hero the work of destruction is most fearful. Language fails us to describe it. How the family escaped with their lives, is truly wonderful and miracu lous. The dwelling was a two story frame building, and was blown en, tirely away. Scarcely two pieces of timber were left 'together. The chimneys were leveled with the earth, and the brick scattered in eve- ry direction. Mrs. Norton, Miss Nancy Norton, master Johnny Nor., ton, and several small children, were in the houso at the time, and were all blown out among the debris to gether. Mis. Norton and Miss Nancy Norton wero both severely wounded about the head and’ limbs, but great hopes are entertained for their recovery. Master Johnny Norton was painfully, but not se riously injured. The rest of the family escaped unhurt. Several eolored men were in the kitchen at the time it was blown down, one of whom had his aim broken in three places, and one was badly bruised about the head, Scarcely a vestige is left to mar k the place where Mr. Norton’s houso stood. Everything in his houso was destroyed. All the furniture and clothing was broken, torn to pieces and blown away. Not one single building is left stand ing. Mr. Norton is thus left m a very -destitute condition and must have assistance. About §49 in money, and a $75 check were blown away with his house. From this point it slightly chan ged its course to the south striking Mr. Littleton Petty’s residence with air its furry, blowing down every Rptwe on the premises, except the Through Morgan County. A Bonse Picked Up Bodily and Carried twenty Feet—A Whole Family Wounded—She Masonic Ball Destroyed. Noble Work of the Neighbors of the Ruined Parties. [Special ts the Herald ] Rutledge, Ga., May 2, 1875. The following yon will find as near as possible, a correct report of tho terriblo tornado that passed over this place. It crossed the Georgia Railroad at this place at a quarter to three o’clock, going in an eastern courso. The day passenger train was just leaving the depot as the storm was raging. It destroyed the house of Dr. J. J. Montgomery, but none of his family wero killed- All of his out buildings and fences were blown down. Next in the line was the plantation of Mr. John Stapp. His smalljdank dwelling-house was picked up from its pillars, turned half round, and set on the ground twenty feet from the original place. Out houses and fences all down. The next victim was Dr. C. P. Brown, who lived at a newly settled place in. quite a dense forest. The timber was strewn in all shapes and direc tions, one tree striking the comer of his house. One room, in which the family happened to be, was un injured. A .very tall tree near the place was clothed in the top with a beautiful dress that Mrs. Brown was just finishing- A table cloth decked another tree some fifty feet high. Tho next place was Mr. Hes. Tom- L lin’s. Two rooms of his house were left. Forest trees, fruit trees, fen cing and out-houses are all gone. The next and worst victim was Mr. J. Hill Davis. His house was liter ally demolished, and he w^ bruised considerably. Mrs. Davis^iad her jawbone broken, and her little girl is not likely to live. All tho build ings and fences are gone from his place. The storm next crossed Hardlabor creek, and in line tore down the houso of Mr. James Benton com pletely; family not at homo. The next place was that of Mrs. Thomas Stallings, where it blew down both chimneys and tore off tho roof of the dwelling, and demolished the fencing and all out buildings. which all but four or five ■ logs was blown away. Mr Johnson, in at tempting to run from the house to the kitchen, was hurled against the smoke house and seriously injured. The negro cook was mortally woun ded, and several children were hurt. Mr. J. W. Robinsen saw a hail stone fall as large as his head. It broke into pieces, but he picked up a splinter seven inches long. IN HARRIS COUNTY. This Unfortunate County Ravaged by its Fifth Tornado since March— Six Negroes Killed on Hal. Morse's Place, and Mrs. Morse Fatally Wounded. A Baptist Church Blown Sown. [Special to the Herald.] Columbus, Ga., May 1, 1875. Harris county was visted with the fifth tornado since the 20th of March, on last Saturday. The cyclone was terrible. It swept everything be fore it, doing an immense deal of damage, tearing down houses, up rooting trees, scattering fences and killing people. The storm, at first heard of by us, was blowing things away about Cus- seta, Ala. The amount of damage it did there we do not know. Coming eastward, the “storm king” crossed the Chattahoochee at Halo’s Ferry, and dashing aside everything that opposed his course, swept through Harris county across Pine Mountain, and on, we know not where. its damage in the county. Upon entering the county it scat tered tho dwellings, outhouses, fences and everything else on Henry Wil liams' place, wounding several of his people. Going directly east it play ed havoc with the farm of Henry E. Morse, (better known as Hal. Morse) two miles south of Whitesville. | There is not a house of any kind left on his place. Six negroes were killed by the falling timbers. Mrs. Morse is wounded, it is feared, fa tally, and several others of the fami ly slightly. After going about a mile and a half farther east, John Booker's place was crossed and all his tenants were scattered to the winds. The report of the number of killed and wounded there is conflicting. The widow Smith’s, about a mile further east, was the next place in the path of the tornado. There was no one killed there, but the list of wounded is large, and the amount of damage is considerable. W. C. Davis’ house, about three quarters of a mile farther, was the next houso that chanced to be in the track of the wind storm. His house was blown down, his leg broke, his wife’s leg broke, and three or four children injured. Two miles further, and Judge Spence’s place blocked its passage. After beating against the house for a while, it gathered unusual strength and hurling a tenement house from its path, attacked the Baptist Church, which is on his place, and utterly de molished it; in fact, “one' stone was not left on another.” It then tack led his dwelling house and blew one- half of it away. Four negroes were All of this is in a distance of^ five and s [ x or seven wounded by ^ the falling of the building. Scatter ing fences and ruining crops for about three jiiles, it struck Murrey & Spence's mill, and did not leave a timber standing. Jourdan Reiley, the negro miller, was killed, and three white men were wounded. Going up the creek about one mile, it laid low the house of Pickens Murray. He and his family wero only saved by leaving the houso and taking refuge in the peach orchard. Still rushing eastward it, after skip ping over two miles, struck Calvin Teel's place, leaving not a building standing. Then, crossing Pine Moun tain, it changed its course by turn ing a little to the South, and com menced its ravages on Col. James R. Mobley’s place. His gin house and all his out-houses, were blown down, and six negroes wounded. This is as far as I could follow it. If I get any further information, I will write it to you. G. W. miles from where it crossed the Geor gia Railroad at Dr. J. J. Montgom ery’s, going a little north of east. Dr. J. J. Montgomery WAS A DEEP SUFFERER IN THE TERRIBLE TORNADO in the year 1866, that passed through Newbem. His house was complete ly destroyed in that storm, and he had not recovered from that loss, having an invalid wife and several girls and small children. Mr. J. Hill Davis, is the greatest sufferer, is also an invalid and has a helpless family. Tho injury in the village of Rut ledge was the destruction of the new and beautiful Masonic Academy and Hall, in which Mr. Thomas Burruss had quite a flourishing school. It was lucky that the storm came on Saturday. Tho wind also picked up an unfinished house belonging to Captain William Yining, and set it off the pillars on the ground some eight of ten feet from where it was built. It- also blew down the smoke stack of Messrs, A. Yining & Broth er’s steam gin, blew their stables away, and destroyed a beautiful grove of oaks in the middle of the village, belonging to the Georgia Railroad and Mr. John Smith, tute, and traveling with great speed in nearly an eastern course, destroy ing the houses and fences of Rev. John Harris, killing two negroos; destroying also the school house of Miss Trussell, wonnding her and her sister, Mrs. Kendrick, badly, and killing young Mr. Kendrick; destroy ing Mr. Canada’s place, mortally wounding him and killing his wife. Mr- J. Weaver had his fine resi dence and out houses all demolished, wounding him, it is thought, mor tally, and killing two negroes. The two churches known as the “double churches” were blown entirely away, as well as the Academy located on the road from Talbotton to Greenville, about nine miles north of this place. It destroyed Captain Gamble's plan tation. His com fields are report ed to look as if swept with a broom, and every plantation in the track is literally ruined. The worst part is reported to have been about one hundred yards wide, taking all be fore it. The trees in many places fell inward, as if trying to fill a va cuum. It crossed Flint river south of Double Bridges, about four o’clock, being but a few minutes in crossing the county. Many persons are wounded, some badly, some slight ly. Joseph Jackson. General Jackson's Walking Stick. [Wash. Cor. Choleea (Mass.) Telegraph ] Andrew Jackson Wilcox, a clerk in the Navy Department, and a .great grandson of “Old Hickory,” has in his possession a cane that was pres sented to General Jackson, by a committee representing the citizens of Tennessee, and which is one of the most unique, and at the same time intricate pieces of workman ship that tho writer has seen for many a day. It is of the finest hick ory wood, and was taken from a tree in the front garden of Gen. Jackson’s plantation, the “Hermitage,” a short distanco from Nashville, Tenn. The top is surmounted with a cap of solid silver, upon which is engraved the names of all the presidents of this country, from 1776 to 1841, commen cing with John Hancock, the first President really, and ending with John Tyler. Each of the prongs or knots is tipped with silver, upon which is engraved the names of the donors. There is also a whistle made in one of the knots, which was used by General Jackson in calling his hounds. Upon the side is en graved the following beautiful lines : “And may at last my weary age Find out my peaceful Hermitage.” A FRIEND. General Jackson carried this Btick continually, and ’tis said was more fond of it than any article he pos sessed. The News and Courier charged C. C. Bowen, the leading Radical of Charleston, with being a murderer. Bowen sued the proprietors for libel. They defended themselves by so far proving the charge that Bowen was arrested and confined in jail in de fault of bail. Bowen has exercised great influenco in South Carolina over the negroes and Radicals. He was elected to Congress, married Mrs. Sue Petigru King, was con victed for bigamy, and sentenced to tho penitentiary. Pardoned by the President, he returned to Charles ton, and from that time to the pre sent has been one of the most pesti ferous wretches that ever afflicted society. During the war he was sus pected of procuring the assassina tion of his superior officer, Col. White. During the trial, this charge has been so far sustained that he is now in jail to await his trial for mur der. An Old Georgian. GENERAL IMPRESSIONS. The climate is superb, fascinating, magnificent—and were it in one s From the South era Caltirotor. THOUGHTS FOR THE MONTH. For some months we have been w . •. , •. j.• v ■ _ 1 x or some momma we uuve ueen iESFJr i j**?.*«?% *•»**«* Later. Seventeen Lives Lost—Five W bites Killed—Thirty-Five Wounded— Immense Loss in Stock, Etc. [Special to the Herald.] Columbus, Ga., May 3, 1875. Another tornado in Harris and Talbot counties, started near the Chattahooche river in Harris, and Fence Rails Blown Through Trees went through Talbot. The storm , ,, , n „ n| nm . neared the recent tornado, and in one -A Mother and her Baby Bloun fo]lowsd it for five mile8 . T he One Hundred 1 urils uix-31ulc nn-iner+r ia immpnnp. Tin t.o Through Henry and Counties. Clayton Team Scattered—A Casualties. Sad List of [Special Telegram to the Herald.] Griffin Ga., May 3,1875 Saturday’s storm was very des structive. From McConnel’s, a far mer in Clayton county, two miles from Jonesboro, it swept down Cot ton and Indian creeks, through Clay ton and Henry counties, crossing the road between McDonough and Decatur, destroying every house on Mr. Johnson’s place, then on High tower’s, and three other plantations, names not known, all tom up. The last heard of (he tornado it had passed loss of property is immense. Up to this evening it is ascertained that seventeen lives were lost, among them, five whites- Hon. J. M. Mobley lost $150. The people of Columbus are giving their aid with provision and clothing. About thir ty-five persons wore wounded, and a large number of mules and cows killed outright. Fences and houses were blown entirely away, and the crops along the route are entirely destroyed. Portions of houses were blown a distance of fifteen miles. * A Memphis paper defines adver tising to be a “blister which draws trade.” Mr. John H. Smith, of Tattnall county, has resided fifty three years in the home in which he now lives, which still remains upon the same spot cn which it was originally con structed, and without undergoing any alteration or repair, except a new roof every ten years. A large live oak, measuring four and a half feet in diameter, and standing in front of his ancient domicile, was about the size of a common riding whip March 12, 1829, on which day Mr. Smith trimmed it up with his pocket- knife as he was leaving to go to his wedding. Mr. S. is now in the eightieth year of his age, yet ho can read the smallest print without the aid of glasses. Should he live until the 13th of November, 1875, he will have been a Master Mason fifty-four years. He represented this county in the State Convention of 1833, in the Legislature of 1838, and again in the convention of 1839. He has held office in Tattnall over forty years, and is at the present time Jus tice of the Peace for the distriot in which he lives, and still serves in that- capacity with ability and entire satisfaction to the people. He has not failed to attend a Superior Court in this county in more than forty years. His health is remarkable good for one so advanced in years, he being able to ride on horseback from his home to this place, a distance of twenty miles. Long may he survive to witness the esteem and admiration I of his numerous friends throughout j tlicc ounty, is tlieir sincere wish. A Genltkman who is well acquain I ted with East Tennessee, and has I traveled over tho East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad sever al times since the late flood, writes to tho Chattanooga Commercial in this encouraging manner : “Things have assumed a lively ap pearance since the dry weather set in ; corn planting is progressing rapidly; wheat looks splendid. In fact, I have bepn through East Ten nessee for sixteen years and don’t think I ever saw the prospects more promising at this season of the year than at present” Common pleas—please shut the door. It is imbedded in solid, heavy ma sonry outside, but adjoining the Cathedral wall near its northwest frontal corner. It is of a species of coarse brown sandstone, circular, about nine feet in diameter, and thirty inches thick. The whole sur face and part way down its edge is closely covered with rude hierogly phics, while in the centre is a large j hideouu earricature of the human face. The stone is said to have oc cupied an elevated position in the Aztec temple, but for what purpose, object or use, has never been satis factorily explained. MEXICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM. Noxt comes tho National Museum. On entering we are ushered into a largo inner court, where the first object lying prominently before you is the old. AZTEC SACRIFICIAL STONE. Stripped of its horrible, bloody and damnable traditions and records, it looks quite harmless, and would be regarded as the work of a rude and primitive race. The stone is circu lar, nearly ten feet in diameter, and three feet thick, with a convexity of about six inches, on its upper sur-> face, in the center of which is sunk a hole fifteen inches in diameter and four deep. To drain this sink is cut a channel to the circumference. The whole upper surface and cir cumference is covered with rude carricatures of men and beasts. Falling back a short distance, and giving wings to the imagination, we are earned back to the remote ages of Aztec rule, and see gathered a- round this very stone an immense concourse to witness the sacrifice. The victims—young, hale, hearty, and of fine, manly form—are brought forward—thrown on their backs over the convex surface, and with a dex terous blow the breast is opened— the palpitating heart tom from the body and given to the gods, to ap- ■ pease their wrath. It is authentically stated, that six thousand have thus been sacrificed in a singlo year. In close proximity are hideous WAR GODS. and rude images of men, beasts and reptiles are appropriately huddled into tho small open enclosure. Winding our way up a broad stone staircase we enter into the museum. Immense piles of Aztec relics are here in inextricable confusion, but excite very little interest, after the surfeit in the court below. The mineral collection is exhaus tive, and shows the nation’s latent wealth. There are some few an tediluvian skeletons, stuffed animals, birds, fishes and reptiles. Winding np at an alcove there, in glass cases are two Indian women and their in fants, taken from the cells of the In quisition. They are horrible, agon izing witnesses of “Man’s inhamanity to man’ 1 in the name of religion, whose ban ner should be love. THE NATIONAL ART GALLERY came next, and is a magnificent col lection of paintings. It would be .difficult to discriminate where all were so valuable and attractive. A- mong the immense collection are Sampson reposing in the lap of Delilah, an inside view of the Ark on the return of the dove with the olive branch, and Dante’s Inferno challenged criticism. Having been advised to visit THE GOVERNMENT PAWN OFFICE, we made it tho next point of inter est, but not having full confidence in gaining admission. Our fair and accomplished guide and interpreter was however equal to the emergency. Passing into the office, we were met by an old, solemn, staid director, and, after a little formality, was beck oned to follow. The old gentleman, accompanied by three or four- clerks (sufficient in number to keep sharp eyes on the party), proceeded to an immense vault about 100 feet long by 20 in width and height. This is literally packed with valuables of every conceivable from and variety. Tons of silver plate, precious stones and jewelry of immense value, heir looms of every imaginable kind are deposited as security for loans made by tho Government. A magnificent case of diamonds being opened I asked, through our interpreter, their value, and method of business. The conversation run as follows: “What is the value of this casket?” “The government appraiser’s value is $6,000.” “Is this a fair market he would scarcely suggest an im provement The country is rich in minerals and precious metals beyond computation- Its agricultural resources are un limited. Every conceivable kind of earth’s products can be cultivated in some part of the republic. It is an Empire of itself, and in the pro duction of all the necessaries, com forts and luxuries of life, could be of manures adapted to onr staple crops. The time has come to turn attention to what may be termed the supplement of manures, viz: cultiva tion. Manures are intended to sups ply food already prepared and in condition to be taken np at once by plants. Cultivation, in addition to exterminating the enemies of crops (weeds and grass,) contributes to making available, plant food in the rendered independent of the rest of , ^. hich hag beeQ locke(J in in the world. The necessities of the j b , 0 combina t ion g. This it does country are to vitalize anti energize . , r the people by sufficient admixture ! £ keeping the pores, so to speak of of the Anglo Saxon race to lead in | the 6011 °P en ;.«“t the oxygen of the the great reform—uivorco of church and state. A religion that cannot be sustained on its inherent merit is a poor reliance here or hereafter. Give employment and proper direc tion to the labor of the masses. Cre ate among them an ambition for a higher social life and intelligence, and instruct them in the way to at tain it. The country would be materially improved by more railroads and fewer cathedrals and churches— more steam engines and less donkies —improved agricultural implements, mowing, reaping and threshing ma chinery, comfortable rural residences —cutting -up the vast estates and encouraging the laborer to become an owner of the soil. C. A. N. Essence of the Latest Fashions. A New York letter to the St. Louis Republican says : The men’s trous ers are swelling and tho women’s skirts are shrinking. It’s just like having both legs in one pantaloon to wear the present fashions for the ladies. If this thing continues tho women will bo wearing the breeches j in good earnest, and tho despised ' petticoats will adorn the nether i limbs of the recreant, hitherto arro gant man. In the year 1836, and in a flowered white silk hat, my mother j was married, and with the discretion belonging to those days, she ripped up that hat and laid it away for future reference. Nearly forty years have flown, but that brocaded silk is the rage to-day, and some huge bows that adorned that wondrous hat are of the damask ribbon for which New York is going wild just now. The wedding dress that accompanied this j bonnet had more silk in the sleeves j than in the skirt, was quite short and spotted a small knob on the breast- like dwarf pincushion, stuffed with a gob of cotton with folds of silk radiating from it, like the rising sun sort of business you see on hand or gans and old-fashioned cottage pian os. This was tho then popular “butterfly waste. V>'e haven’t got to that yet, but damask ril bon and flowered silk and skimpy skirts and strange and uncouth shapes in bon air may penetrate. Now this oxygen is a very active, potent element, and very aggressive in its nature, ever seeking substances that it may at tack. It is the “tooth of time”—the great cause of “rust" and decay. Go ing down into the soil, it breaks up the constitution of minerals by uni ting with one or more of their ingre dients, and thus converts rocks into soils. It seizes voraciously upon vegetable matter beneath the surface, where it is moist, and uniting, with the carbon thereof, forms carbonic acid—which has been aptly termed the “great solvent” of nature—and starts it upon a similar mission of unlocking the store houses of plant food. It attacks organic compounds containing nitrogen and converts the latter into nitrates, the most soluble and assimilable form of - that sub stance. As a growing crop there fore makes greater and greater de mands upon the soil, this oxygen, if freely admitted by the plough, is ever preparing and digesting more and more food for it. Let the rain impact the surface, and no friendly plough break the crust and the poor plant starves, turns yellow and lan guishes, because, though the ele ments of its food may abound they are not digested or prepared for it— figuratively, the gastric juice and pepsin are wanting. On the contra ry, frequent ploughings and hoeings make digestion and assimilation keep pace with each other, and the plant glows and thrives. “Speed the plough," therefore, is our motto now —don't wait for rain or anything else—go over the crop once a week if you can—twice a week would bo better still. If your crop is too large for your team or the latter is weak (neither of which ought to be the case,) plough Gvery other row only, and get over in half the time. This will be better than finishing as v ou go, and taking twice the time to do it. Where tho land is not hard, use sweeps, cultivators, &c., instead of scooters and shovels. It takes too much time with the latter to go over a crop. When, however, the soil is run together and hard, there is no alternative left but to use the latter, and starve the crop awhile. In connection with the subject of “cultivation,” we quote some remarks nets are hereon the spot. As far as J . Mr j B-.Root, in the Fuit .Re can see, we are reviving the days of! ... -u,.„ r„_ 1836, and going back tc first princi ples. ^grirultnral department. Necessity of Co-Operation. The average Southern farm can be made self-sustaining. TkaWs, it can be made to grow grain, and meat, and wool enough to supply the wants of the farmer, at the same time that it produces cotton enough to defray other current expenses, and have a surplus on hand at the end of the year. But the difficulty of accom plishing this result increases just in proportion as the co-operation of the fanning community decreas es. If I alone, in a neighborhood, sow wheat, the expense of harvesting, threshing and grinding, so enhances the price of tho grain that I cannot sell it. It has cost me more than it is worth in market. Neither can I corder. They were written for the garden, but the principle applies equally to the farm: “Two very important helps to ear liness are not sufficiently understood —heavy manuring and high tillage. Heavy manuring is usually given with a view to big crops, and no gar dener for a moment would think of dispensing with it.—But it serves a further purpose—that of inducing quick growth. When plant food is ready at hand in abundance, of course the growing crop consumes more of it; and this very food devel- opes more feeding organs, which in turn help build up the plant and to send the roots deeper. Altogether a thrifty, quick and tender growth is induced at a time when, in poorer soil and unfavorable weather, the plant would but barely live and hold its own. The most marked effect of heavy manuring for earliness, is es pecially noticeable on cabbage, let tuce, beets, asparagus and Rhubarb. Upon these crops it pays to apply at least 100 tons of manure per acre. Frequent and almost constant till- afford to eat such a luxury, for it is • - , , , . cheaper to buy flour. But if the ! P*** “<? thc 1 , ncr . ease ?/ r, , . y , the crop, but also for quickening it. growth of wheat becomes prevalent, | Thig e | ect j have no t iccd ag cradles are introduced, threshers are provided, flouring mills arc erected, and in the common routine of plan tation work, my grain crop is har vested and threshed, and my flour very marked upon what we might call the hot weather crops—tomatoes, mel ons, cucumbers, squashes, beans and corn. So much is gained by fre- , . . ■ ,, - . | quent tillage that if two crops of ground at an mapprcciah c cost melons he raised, one on sod in the Just so with raising stock If I , ^ bed and ^ out in the garden alone raise hogs, irn h 1 ? - . ~ j and given the usual tillage, and the to find cracks m my neighbor s fence ; ^ planted at tho tim ^ of setting that will cost them i . • • out Bie first, but given three times what is just as probable they wfil : ^ ugnal tilIag( f_ say that it be be so bttle tkoug it o ioi , ' i wor fc e d twice a week—tho latter crop they will be starved to death, oi be ^ ^ as earl if not indeed ear- allowed to be eaten up by vermin. Only recently I paid a visit to a price?” “Probably considerable less.” “How much have you loaned on it?" “Thirty-five hundred dollars on eight months time.” “If the property is not redeemed at the expiration of the time what procedure?” “It is put np at auction to the highest bid der at or above the appraisement” “Should it not bring the appraise ment what then?” “Reappraised and probably the limit reduce*^ and then offered for salo again.” “Should the reduced limit not be reached, what is your next move?” “It is then left discre tionary for the directors to realize at private sale.” Such are the average proceedings throughout all their transactions. Leaving the vault we passed into large rooms filled with pianos, sta tionery, paintings and every con ceivable article of value, even to car riages and furniture. It appears the government has in view more the interest of the unfortunate, who re sort to this method of obtaining loans, than the profit arising from the-business. It would scarcely be excusable not to visit a MEXICAN CONGRESS, and thither we bent our way. The building was formerly a theatre— the floor was leveled and that and the first tier are occupied by mem bers- The old stage is neatly fitted for the presiding officer and clerks. They have but one House. There is no Senate, but the constitution authorizes the election of one this ML friend, a most successful cotton plan ter, and while on his premises, i re marked upon the scalawag appear ance of his shoats. “Oh, yes,” he re give them proper attention : but if did, and they were kept fat, some body would kill them ; yon can’t raise hogs on a cotton plantation.” Read er, do you not say, amen, to that friend’s conclusion? “You cant raise hogs on a cotton plantation." That is, if cotton be tyranically su preme, Ml else must bow to its sus lier, than the former. Cabbage, too, seems especially susceptible to this forwarding by tillage, and if to this be, added the heavy manuring before recommended, tho capabilities of the j. | crop will certainly astonish the inex- ’ * I have noticed such re- esults from constant thorough tillage, not only in promo tion of carliness but in increase of yield, that I have thought that upon this class of crops manure might be despensed with and yields both large and early be secured, if the tillage only be sufficient. " WORKING CORN. If the land is stiff and has been run premacy. But I feel convinced the together by rain, plough deep and subject, here, is more to blame than thoroughly now; while the corn is ^ JJkIH ' **'**** %M 4l./\ /lnmn/vn f FAtYl 1'ftnl PTll— Which course it will be beat to pur sue, must be decided by circum stances. If heavy beating rains have fallen since the planting, and the sur face is covered with a hard crust, and the young plants are crowded, it it will be better to ran over the crop just as soon as it is up. On the other hand, if no rain, or only gentle onee have fallen, and the plants have sufficient room, the second plan may be adopted, and much labor savea. Never spare labor when it pays, but never pay for that which is unneces sary or may be avoided. The first working of cotton is con fessedly a difficult one. If the plough runs near the plants, they are in dan ger of being covered np—if far off the grass is not smothered, and the hoe work is terrible. A smooth, slightly elevated and rounded bed facilitates the work very much and all previous operations shonld have been directed with especial refer ence to securing such an one. There is a world of trnth in the old saw, that a crop may be half-made before it is planted, and it applies to cotton as well as to other crops. Let the beds be as above, and the seed plant ed in a straight, narrow line, and let the young plants stretch up tall and strong, from the seeds having been rolled in fertilizers, or steeped in fertilizing liquids, and the labor of cultivating is almost nothing com pared with that of low dwarfish plants in tortuous drills upon a flat sur% face. In our rather stiff soil, we prefer to side cotton the first time with a shovel plough—in lighter Boils the sweep will answer well enough. Kith' er, in the hands of a good plough* mah, with a well-trained mnle, nan be made to sift a little fine dirt among the young plants, and strike an of* fective blow against the young “May grass.” It is well to do the siding sufficiently in advance of the hoes, to allow time for the grass that is cov ered np to die. CHUFFING OUT. Mach diversity of opinion prevails about the proper thinning out of cot ton. Some advocate the leaving of three stalks in bunches the width of an ordinary hoe apart—others ono stalk from every foot to every two feet in the drill. It is probable that both parties are right—difference in soil and climate necessitating differ ence in practice. In rich alluvial or other soils, where the tendency to weed is great, cotton mast have am ple distance; but where tho weed is small, crowding may be practiced advantageously. In the northern portions of the “cotton belt,” cotton may be left thicker than in the ex treme southern parts. SWEET POTATOES- Have fresh beds and set out as soon as they come. Sow Millet and forage corn and plant ckufas at once. The first two may be planted at intervals during the summer, but the earlier sowings are less likely to be cut off by drought- Both require very rich soil to be profitable. Sow in drills 2£ to 3 feet apart—£ bushel mil* let Becd and 3 bushels com per acre. slips But to resume. If I alone, in a community, attempt to grow wool, the foxes eat up my lambs ; so those tell me who know nothing about sheep husbandry. But possibly the lambs escape the foxes, and in due time become full grown sheep; why, then my neighbor s fox dogs, (beg pardon, who over saw a bound kill a sheep? I shonld have said the ne groes’ cars,) kill my sheep, and in consequence, I raise neither wool nor sheep, Experience teaches me here too that tho shepherd is as much to blame as the curs, oven though isolation is a dangerous ex- periment with a sheep flock.—Rural Carolinian for Mag. Twelve pounds of hay and ten pounds of indian meal per horse per day, every day in the year, save ip the wannest weather, is the foodrt the street-car horses in New Yo*. stock that usually looks « spite of severe work. They watered at 1 o’clock in the as an aid to digestion. A poor relation— an aneC * dot* badly, voung, the damage from root cut ting will not be ns great as that which will ensue from the lack of tilth later in the season, when it be comes hot and dry. There appears to be no great injury from deep ploughing up to the time the corn begins to “joint." After that it is very decided, particularly if the weather is dry. ever, whero deep ploughing is necessary, by all means us-and sweep or cultivator, to save L6 or 8 and time—it is useless tagh, when furrows with a small chose named half that number .rtevery purpose, above, will anjjfgly to young corn Throw dirt Reason hilling up will —later iqrt' if peas are to be plant- be in com, it should be done this ed Qj The shade of the com res Xrds the pea crop so much, that it often fails to mature before frost, unless planted early. FIRST WORKING OF COTTON. Cotton shonld either be worked over rapidly as soon as it is up merely siding and blocking oub-or else the first working delayed tdl all the seed are up, and tho plant is large enough to bear bringing to ft Corn for Hay—Cutting it With a Reaper.—The long Winters, dry Summers and large dairies in New York have combined to develop com eoltttre for forage purposes to an unusual extent. A similar practice is likely to bfteome very common and profitable in this State. A Syracuse fanner gives the following directions in the Country Gentleman: “The field was plowed - with a jointer plow (which turns all weeds, grass and rubbish to the bottom of the farrow,) and immediately drag ged. As we need the com to ma nure at different times, wo sow two acres early, say 1st of May, then on the 20th, again on tho 10th of June, and balance July 1. Western seed com is sown with a dill, 3^ to 4 bushels per acre, on as mellow a sur face as the cultivator, drag and roller will moke* This gives clean culture, level surface and rapid growth. At the proper time, beiore any frost, we commence using a Williams' combined mower and rea per, manufactured here, and rigged exactly as in cutting wheat. The ground being rolled smooth before drilling, we drive ahead and around the piece, cutting just as easily and as rapidly as in oats or wheat, a young lad following to remove the bandies at the comers, out of the way of the team in taming. It cures in three or four days enough to bind. Then we stack it, putting eight bundles in a bunch, and tie it at, top. If done with care, it seldom falls down, is thoroughly cured when wanted for use, and is all ea ten, being green and fresh in color and exceedingly sweet Some draw it into thc bam in the Fall; others allow it to remain in the field and draw as needed. With plenty of store room in sheds or lofts, we pre fer housing as soon as there will be safety from heating. Another ad vantage from drilling is. the stalks are not so large and woody, and are all eaten; don’t require any culture with a horse; there are less weeds; more ease in binding and handling, and less expense in cutting. The great point to success is thorough ore th$S jyreparation of land before is sown.” Every . n ->an cook, %\est of all cases, they are On Cooking housewife thinks “Greens.’ »i< r mU ch defends drshesj ye^ hich they are DOW ^^water should be soft, Sable spoonbill of salt added large-sized pot of it, whidi In light lands, how-J} lOU iq he boiling hot when the ‘ oreens are thown in; and then it shonld be on the boiling gallop, but uncovered until they are done, which can be told by their sinking to the bottom of the pot, and they dioMd be skimmed out as q^cklyM pos sible into a colanda, so that ab toa water will run out- Press them with a small dish, then turnJipon a platter, add a large ofbutter, And serve while amoa- The (London) Gar- cut np fine, ing hot. den- As you cannot avoid your muany make it as good as company sible. What word is always pronounced wrong, even by the best scholar*.— Wrong.

Georgia Historic Newspapers

Union and recorder. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1872-1886, May 11, 1875, Image 1