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The Cherokee Georgian.
Manures.
Red clover is one of the most convenient,
effectual and economical fertilizers that can
be used for improving the fertility of an
impoverished soil. Its long tap roots reach
down into the soil, absorbing fertilizing in
fluences that are beyond the reach of ordi
nary vegetation, and bringing them to the
surface to form the stem and leaves. These
roots make the soil more porous than be
fore, and in decay leave a large amount of
ammonia from the atmosphere, and, if
plowed under at the proper time, this is all
secured for the soil. For plowing under,
sow the large clover and plow it under
when it is ripe, just as the blossoms begin
to change color. Do not be tempted to
cut the crop for hay. Lime or plaster
should usually be sown with the clover in
small quantities, and on many lands this is
all the fertilizing that is needed. It is al
ways an economical and valuable aid to
the barnyard. On many barren hillsides,
red clover, plowed under, will effect a
change in the soil which no other fertilizer
could produce so quickly or so econom
ically.
Everything that can make manure should
be saved. Leaves, litter, chip dirt, saw
dust, ashes, bones, waste salt, soot, should
all be put into the compost heap. Soap
contains a large proportion of fertilizing
matter. In a barrel of soft soap there is
enough to produce half a ton of good hay,
or several bushels of grain. After this soap
has been through the wash-tub, it is more
valuable than before. It is in the very best
possible condition to be applied to the soil,
yet it is usually suffered to run off into some
slough hole or stream and wasted.
Wood ashes is a very valuable manure
and much of it can be saved at home.
They are nearly as valuable after being
leached as before, if they are used immedi
ately. The longer they stand after being
leached the less valuable they become.
They are most valuable for sowing on grass
lands, and for cereal grains. They give
stiffness and strength to the straw; one
hundred pounds of ashes being sufficient
for the production of three thousand pounds
of good straw. When sown they slrbuld
be a little wet, or else sown on a misty,
damp day, or they will blow away. When
used on potatoes they should be thrown
evenly all around the hill, where they will
reach all the roots. When sown on anv
root crops, care should be taken to put as
little as possible in contact ■with the leaves
or stems. There is no danger of using too
much ashes, but their use should always be
accompanied by manure, muck, or the
turning under of clover. Ashes mixed in
the compost heap assist in the decomposi
tion of elements which would otherwise
be useless, without destroying their effi
cacy. We therefore advise this method of
application, except when sown on grasses
and cereal grains. Ashes give compactness
to light, sandy soils, and render heavy clay
soils light and friable. About the best use
to which ashes can be put on the farm, is
in dissolving bones. Put a layer of ashes
in the bottom of a barrel, then a layer of
bones, then another of ashes, and so on till
the barrel is full, then keep the ashes wet
with soap suds, but not wet enough to
leach.
COMFORTS AND LUXURIES OF FARMS.—
There is a class of farmers who live only
to grasp more acres. Their farms can nev
er be large enough, nor can their workmen
or themselves ever do quite enough work
They cannot be satisfied with the incomeof
a farm, nor could they be with that of any
business. But those who understand that
the highest object of labor is not simply to
make money, but to provide the largest
amount of means of improvement and inno
cent enjoyment the world affords, can make
the pursuits of agriculture furnish more lux
uries that really contribute to our well-being
than other employment requiring an equal
amount of capital. Their farms are not so
large as to make slaves of themselves and
their sons, and their wives and daughters are
not worn out with incessant drudgery.—
Their dooryaids blossom with flowers, their
tables are supplied with many varieties of
well-grown delicious fruit, their houses arc
made cheerful by the influence of books and
music, and a taste for the pure and inno
cent enjoyment of life is developed it their
children. Here and there a farmer’s house
exemplifies all the contentment and happi
ness possible to a race doomed to labor and
disappointment—[Practical Gardener.
Who is tiiß Best Farmer?—The best
farmer is he who raises the best and largest
crops on the smallest surface of land at the
least expense, and at the same time annual
ly improves his soil; who understands his
business and attends to it; whose manure
heap is very large and always increasing ;
whose com crib and smoke house are at
home; who is surrounded by all the neces
saries anil comforts of life ; who studies his
profession anti strives to reach perfection in
it; who keeps a strict account of his out
goes as well as his incomes,and who knows
how he stands al the end of each season.
Such a farmer, in nine times out often, will
succeed and not only make fanning pleasant
but a profitable occupation. Try it and sec
how it is yourself, reader. —[Farmers’ Vin
dicator.
What War has Done. —To give our
readers an idea what has been the effects of
war upon the human race, we give the fol
lowing, which we clip from an exchange :
Since the historic pcrio 1, fourteen thousand
million of human brings have fallen in the
battles which man has waged against his
fellow-creature—man. If this amazing num
ber of men were to hold each other by the
1 land al aru.'s l< ngtb, they would extend
over font let n million live hundred and twen
ty-throe liionxiud throe hundred and thirty
three <iground, and would cuvuvle
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the globe on which we dwell six hundred
and eight times. The calculation will ap
pear more striking when w t c state that if
only the forefingers of that fourteen millions
of human beings were laid in a straight line,
they w’Ould reach more than six hundred
miles beyond the moon ; and that if a person
w'ere to undertake to count the number —al-
lowing nineteen hours to a day, and seven
days to a week —at the rate of six thousand
per hour it would occupy that person three
hundred and thirty-six years. .
Suggestions to Cotton Planters. —
The following suggestions will be found by
cotton planters to be worth considering,
in preparing their crop for market:
1. Heavy bales are more economical to
the shipper than light ones, on account of
freight, drayage, etc.
2. Put up no bales weighing less than
three hundred pounds net, as, by trade reg
ulations, bales under that weight are un
merchantable.
3. In uncompressed cotton, allow the
bagging on the edges to meet, but not to
lap, as in the latter case allow’ancc has to be
made for the extra bagging.
4. Pack each bale uniform in grade, as
otherwise the bale will only sell for the
price of the lowest grade.
5. Six ropes or iron bands are allowed by
trade regulations to each bale. Weight al
lowance has to be made for any greater
number.
6. Mark each bale in at least two places.
This will prevent marks getting mixed.
7. Waste not, want not.
8. Keep each bale out of rain or sunshine.
This will prevent mildew and waste in
weight.
Can’t Do Any Harm. —We should like
to know how many medicines there are
that can’t do any harm. “Castor oil,” says
a mother, “can’t do any harm and yet a
little girl overworked at school, coming
home one day to her mother tired out, and
needing only rest and sleep and something
to cat, was dosed with castor oil because,
forsooth, it wouldn’t do any harm, and
something must be done. Next day no
better. Next day senna and salts —perfect-
ly innocent stuff. Day after, child no bet
ter. Then an emetic—emetic can’t do any
harm, that is sure. Next day child worse,
mother frightened. Man ot a little com
mon sense sees her and says: “Stop these
innocent medicines ; give the child a warm
bath and feed it properly and lo! it is
well in twenty-four hours. —[Herald of
Herald.
To Keep Seeds. —When herbs arc hung
up to dry in loose bundles, they lose their
odor. Thej r should be thinly spread out,
shaded from the sun, and, when dried,
pressed together tightly and put into bags.
It is an excellent plan to strip off the leaves,
rub them fine, and put them into wide
mouthed bottles, labeled. Equal propor
tions of sweet marjoram and tarragon,
kept in wide-mouthed bottles, make a good
seasoning for soup and stuffings. When
ever seeds are gathered, they should be la
beled and dated. If properly gathered and
preserved, beans will retain vitality two
years ; beet seed seven, cabbage four, car
rot two, sweet corn two, cucumber ten,
onion one, pea two, radish three, melon ten,
lettuce three, squash ten, tomato seven,
turnip four. j
What Good Roads Do. —Good roads
benefit every one residing along their
course. Good roads save horse-flesh ; they
facilitate the transportation of produce to
market; they save your temper; they in
crease the value of your land; they lend
attractiveness to the eye ot a stranger;
they increase the traffic and business of a
town by its vitality in all the various
branches of trade. Show us a town which
receives a large country trade by means of
the fine roads leading to it, and we will
show you a place that is lively, progressive
and thrifty, with money circulating plenti
fully, and men in all branches of industry
as busy as beavers.—[Greenville News.
To BURN a candle all night, when, as in
case of sickness, a dull light is desired, put
finely pulverized salt on the candle till it
reaches the black part of the wick. In this
way a mild and steady light may be kept
all night by a small piece of candle.
If you wish to tell good eggs, put them
in water; if the large ends turn up, they
are not fresh. This is an infallible rule to
distinguish a good egg from a bad one.
O’SI-IIELDS,
HOUSE, SIGN AND ORNAMENTAL
Painter,
FRESCO AND SCENIC ARTIST,
Canton, .... Georgia.
Refers to R v. P. 11. Brewster, W. M
Ellis, J. B. Birton & Co., Canton, Ga:; J.
A. Stover, J. W. Dyer, painters, Carters
ville; John A. Matthias, Cass station, Ga.
Prices to suit the times.
aug 2o 4-2 in
Notice to Tax-payers.
I WILL be at the following named places
on the days and dates mentioned, for
the purpose ot collecting the lax tor the
present year, on my first round :
Harbin's district Monday, Sept. 20
SalacoaTuesday, Sept. 21
Shake Rig Wednesday, Sept. 22
Bail-GroundThursday, Sent. 23
Con's Crock Friday, Sept. 24
Cross 1 toads Saturday. Sept. 2-'»
Mullins’Monday. Sept. 27
CantonTuesday, Sept. 28
JOSEPH G DUPREE,
6 4t Tax Culkclur.
PROF. VINCENT’S
SEI ECT HIGH SCHOOL
FOR
Young & Middle-aged Men
WILL OPEN THE REGULAR TERM OF TEN
MONTHS
At Canton, G-eorgia,
ON THE
FIRST MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER.
THE CURRICULUM
embraces a thorough course of the English,
Latin, Greek, and German language; the
Natural, Mental and Moral Sciences ; the
United States Military Academe Course of
Mathematics, and a Practical Business
Course. Special attention is given to Note
and Letter-writing, Land Surveying, Science
of Accounts, Legal Forms and Commercial
Law, and the Applied Sciences.
THE SYSTEM OF TEACHING
discards in toto the memoriter and rigidly
enforces the rationale — the reason why and
wherefore — method. Students are taught
to think for themselves.
THE TEXT-BOOKS
used are the very Vanguards of Scientific
Progress.
THE RECITATIONS
are always lively, awakening and delightful
to young men who earnestly desire to get a
solid and progressive education in the
shortest time and at the least possible ex
pense. Only a small number of young men
will be admitted, and to them the Principal
will give every needed attention. Young
men who have time or money to throw
away—who do not mean to study for the
love and use of it—are not wanted.
CANTON
is situated on the banks of the Etowah,
twenty-four miles above Cartersville and
twenty-five inhe3 north of Marietta, on the
projected Marietta and North Georgia Rail
load, is surrounded by beautiful mountain
scenery, water as pure as gurgles from the
earth, the atmosphere salubrious and salu
tary, its population quiet, industrious, gen
erous, and highly moral—just the place to
do earnest, hard studying.
BOARD
has been engaged at the justly popular
Canton Hotel and with select families at
from $8 00 to $12.50 per month.
TUITION
invariably five dollars per month.
REFERENCES.
Believing young men who have for the
most part been educated by the Principal,
and who are now in life’s arena, are the
best judges of his competency and efficiency,
Hie takes the liberty to refer those interested
to the following former pupils :
E. D. Little, M. D., Duluth, Ga.
Henry Strickland, Principal Bay Creek
Academy.
W. L. Moore, M. D., Gainsville, Ga.
Geo. K. Looper, Attorney, Dawsonville.
Geo. W. Hendrix, Attorney, Canton, Ga.
J. B. Brown, Merchant, Tilton, Ga.
J. C. Hughes, Teacher, Mt. Zion, For
syth County, Ga.
I). D. McConnel, Attorney, Acworth.
M. J. Lewis, Clerk, Atlanta, Ga.
W. P. Hughes, Teacher, Bi" Creek, Ga.
D. W. Meadows, Teacher, Danielsville.
J. W. Estes, Merchant, Cumming, Ga.
Tbos. O. Wofford, 11. R. Ageut, Carters
ville, Ga.
I. N. Strickland, Civil Engineer, Duluth.
Geo. W. Collier, Teacher, Atlanta, Ga.
Allison Green, Clerk, Atlanta, Ga.
T. G. Donaldson, Farmer, Atlanta, Ga.
Jaber. Galt, Farmer, Canton. Ga.
11. H. Parks, Traveling Agent Atlanta
Constitution.
J. A. Baker, Farmer, Cartersville, Ga.
For further particulars, address
JAMES U. VINCENT,
Canton, Georgia.
__Aug 4, 1-lm
CARTERSVILLE
SALE & LIVERY STABLE
BY
Roberts is Stephens,
(Successors to Roberts & Tumlin.)
This is one of the largest and liest ar
ranged establishments in North Georgia.
The building is eligibly situated near the
de|M>t ami court-house, and is well stocked
with
GOOD HORSES AND SUPERIOR VEHICLES,
which are ready at all times for those who
wish to ride, either on bu-iness or for plea
sure. The proprietors keep constantly on ■
hand a
GOOD SUPPLY OF FOOD FOR HORSES,
and have in their employ faithful grooms
to take care of slock left in their charge.
We will
BUY, SELL, AND EXCHANGE
Horses and Mules on very accommodating
terms. jal ly
Bargain Offered-
CANTON NEEDS A TIN-SHOP.
s NO. 1 SETT of Tinner’s Tools, with
2 1. a small quantity of Riw Stock, can
be bought at low figures, or on short time,
with approved notes. For information,
appy to the editor of this paper.
Aug 4,1 3m
Brewster, Sharp &Dowda,
PUBLISHERS OF
THE CHKROKSH SIOJtGIAN,
Real Estate
Agents,
BUY AND SELL
REAL ESTATE,
Examine Titles,
FAY
FURNISH ABSTRACTS,
Make Collections,
ATTEND PROMPTLY TO ALL BUSI
NESS IN OUR LINE.
office op
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