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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 ——————a————— 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 THE CHEROKEE GEORGIAN* CARTON, GEORGIA. THE CHEROKEE GEORGIAN, A Weekly Newspaper, PUBLISHED AT CA-ISTTOTST, GEORGIA, And Devoted to the Interests of Cherokee Geor g TTHZZE XV ill contain, from time to time, the Latest News, and will giv© it* readers an interesting variety of LITERARY, MORAL, AGRICULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, TEMPERANCE AND POLITICAL, READING MATTER. It is a Home Enterprise, and every citizen in Cherokee and adjoin ing counties should give it his encouragement and support. The Georgian will be AN EXCELLENT ADVERTISING MEDIUM, and merchants and others, who wish to secure the vast trade from the mountain counties, would do well to avail themselves of the advantages which it offers. Job Work of All Kinds Will be executed at The Georgian office, in the neatest stylo «nd on< tho most liberal terms. BARTER of all kinds taken for .Job Work, and subscriptions. TEEFLTvIS OIF TZE3EKI GrEOF-G-LANT. One Year, Eight Months 1 JJJ Four Months *• A liberal discount will be made to clubs. BREWSTER & SHARP, Proprietors. J. 0. DOWD A, Business Manager. The Greatest Medical Discovery OF THE Nineteenth Century. Health, Beauty and Happiness Restored to Modern Womanhood! Dr. J. Bradfield’s Woman’s FEMALE REGULATOR. BEST FRIEND. TLE AD I HEAD I READ 1 It is well known to doctors and women that the latter are subject to numerous dis cn«es peculiar to their sex, such as Suppression of the Menses, Whittu, I sinful Monthly Periods Rheumatism of the Back and Womb, Irregular Menstruation, Hemorrhage Excessive “Flow,” and Prolapsus Uteri, or Failing ol the Womb. Ihe ProksMon bus, in vain, tor many years, sought diligently for some remedy that would enable them U> treat this disease with success. At last that remedy has been discovered, by one ot tho most skillful physicians in the State of Georgia. The remedy is TDr. F’erctctle Regulator. o— O—o Blooming in all Her Pristine Beauty, Strength and Elasticity—Tried Doctor as ter Doctor. Rutledge, Ga., February 16th, 1871, Thi« is to certify that my wife was an invalid tor six years. Had disease of tb© womb, attended with headache, weight in the lower part of ihc back; suffered from ha •mor exhaustion and nervousness, loss of appetite and flesh. She had become so ex hausted and weak, her friends were apprehensive she would never get well. I tried doctor alter doctor. and many patent medicines —had despaired of the improvement when fortunately, she commenced taking DR. BRADFIELD'S FEMALE REGULA TOR.’ She is now well; ami three or four bottles cured her. Improved in health, ap petite and flesh, she is blooming in all her pristine beauty, strength and elasticity. I re gard you as her saviour from the dark portals of death, and my benefactor. May your shadow never grow less, and you never become weary in well doing. aug26-ly JOHN SHARP Thankful for the very flattering reception the FEMALE REGULATOR has met with from all portions of the country, the Proprietor begs leave to announce that be has largely increased his manufacturing facilities, and hopes that before very long he will be able to place within the reach of every suffering woman this, the greatest boon to her sex Price, $1.50 per Bottle. For sale by all Druggists in the United State*. L. H. BRADFIELD, Proprietor, Atlanta, Georgia.