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Our correspondent makes a cal culation on six'y acres of laud in cot ton, with four mules, and of courto four hired hands. Wo will take the sixty acres, discharge two hands and mulos, which would bo a saving of at least flvo hundred dollars to start on. Wo will purchase four tons fertilizers, which will cost, say $225. Wo would then properly prepare, by deep plow ing, subsoiling and pulvci bring, twen ty acres of Hus land, apply the guano and plant in cotton, nnd by proper cultivation and ordinary seasons, would reasonably expect to gntl least twouty bales,which would roalizo no much ns our correspondent’s sixty acres without guano, besides $275 saved in tho cost of mulos and hands, after paying for tho guano. These two hands would cultivate the same urea in corn that the four would by cultivating sixty acres iu cotton. Tho remaining forty acres, wo would divide as follows : In the fall wo would sow twenty acres iu grazing oats, which could bo pastured during tho winter, and than make, at a low estimate, 20 bushels to the aero—400 knsholfl—which would sell for 50 cents per bushel, $200. The oat straw would bo worth about $25 as a fertili zer. Tho other twenty acres wo would cultivato iu clovor, which would pro- duco, at a low estimate, thirty tons, worth $25 u ton, total $750 for hay. To recapitulate, we have $1800 for cot ton, oats and si raw $ 2 : , hay $750, ’ -wed in mules nnd.hjywfrbifljf* , no gu ano and planting all cotton. Wo aro no farmer, practically, Imt wo bvliovo that, by proper cultivation, planting loss cotton and moro Binall grain nnd grass, and propor uso of guano, one aero can soon bo mtulo to produce , what it takas throe or fo ir n »w to pro duce, and (Mir llguros full below wlmt | may easily bo done. Don’t you think so, Major? Mr. David Dickson, of Oxford, On., widely known in the South as tho orig inator of tho celebrated "Dickson cut- ton seed," died at bis resideneo on Tuesday, the Kith instant. Mr. Dick son Was a modest farmer, claiming no groatnoHs; but he has duuo more for tho wclfuro of his count ry than hun dreds of noisy other-holders. 'I m: Ih.i.TNT Cvci.oNi:—Tho storms which have recently passed over por tions of tho Stato Doom to have been of almost unprecedented violence. Our Atlanta nnd .Savannah exehau- give appalling details. Wo have mom for but few partisulars. At t’a- m»k, 18 miles above Avgusta, it blew down every house but one. The Bap* lists were holding a mooting at Elam church, near Oamak, when tho storm came up, which damaged tho church, killing three persons and wounding twenty-live others. Residences and outhouses wore blown down in Warren, McDuffie and Columbia comi ties. A correspondent of tho Atlanta News,from Milledgevillt^snys tho dam age iu that section was extensive. Tho storm occurred on tho 20th. We regret very much to learn of tho death of Dr L. F.. W. Andrews, tho veterans journalist, which occur red very suddenly, at Americus, on Tuesday. Dr. Andrews was known throughout the country as tho editor 11 various publications, religious nnd secular, and hU death will bo very generally regretted. He was a ready and vigorous writer, and delighted in discussing subjoota likely to load to heated controversies, and ho goner- JJy managed to hold his own. lie was nearly, or quite, eighty years of ago ill tho time of his doatb.—Saitin- v :h Nnrs. Tho editorial in Harper’s weekly urging Republicans to declare them- solvos "unalterably opposed" to the thiod term scheme is genet ally copied, and without comments, by tho Reput- lican press. Just a liltlo tqraw to show how tho wind is changing. As farmers aro now arranging their crops, it is well enough for them to consider wbethor or not it pays them to uso Fertilizers. That using them will increase tho yield per aero, and increase tho whole number of bales propuccd, is readily nnsvverod in tho affirmative. But this is a very differ ent question from the ono, "Does tho farmer make a real net gain by using them?" There etc several points to bo considered in answering this ques tion. Iu looking over the statistics of tho grand aggregate of money tho cotton crops have sold fur during tho last eight years, we find that some of the smaller crops have sold for tho most money, tho largest crops not bringing more than an average nmotii t of money. Thou it seems to follow true, that while tho use of fortilizors increase tho number of bides produc ed by tbo individual fanner, it ut tho Mime time increases tho whole num ber of bales produced; and since the cotton crop, u bother largo or small, sells fur about a given amount of i ey, it also follows that tho largo crops sells for enough less por pound, to correspond with, or balance, greater crop. The largo crops aro produced by tho uso of fertilizers, oth things being equal. Then the conclu sion is legitimate thrt the money paid for fertilizers and the additional penso of picking, ginning and hauling off tho larger crop, must bo a lo tho farmer. At least it is a loss not compensated for by the improvement of the laud. Tho crop of 1871 scorns to bo tho only small one for eight years that has boon sold at low fig ures per pound. Now, if the farmers were to raiso tho smaller cotton crop should liny not have more time left to devoto to producing grain, and at the same lime get just as much in for their cotton ? Another very serious argument ngniust tho uso of fertilizers is, careless niaiinor in which they are used, and tho very inferior cnltiv ition crops often receive. Homo farmers seem to depend on guano making crops for them, without much helj eajfuro. After considerable outlay for fertilizing, this careless tillage certainly a great waste of money, will not do to put guanos iu the ground and expect them to make cot ton without work to assist. Men an often led to make a big ri k; buy gu ano, mules, corn and bacon, to make a largo cotton crop when a sueees promises to pay handsomely, l! o /flflkfl foUUfMioli'm 'fii'ci; nml fai m.-r should consider them well before they risk loo much in using guonos. Tho following calculation illustrates tho position taken above : Hupposo tho modornto farmer, .who works fou mules, hns sixty acres in cotton. With tolerable success, and without gu ho can muko t'vonly hales weighing 500 each. They would sell, if the general crop was a small ono, at 18 eonls por pound, and the 10,000 lbs. of lint would bring $1800. Now, K-t him put 100 pounds of guano on each aero, worth, for sixty acres, say $250. Ho would probably make thirty bales, weighing 15,000 pounds of lint, that would only toll for 12 cents por pouud bringing $1800. if tho extra sued and improvement of tho land pays for extra walk, tho farmer only realizes $1800, less $250, equal to $1575 for his crop, against tho $1800 for tho twenty bales. Farmers must either slop using fertilizers, or the prico of the fertilizers must very greatly re duced ]3 i The Stranger’* Grave. Homo wfining moon 1 * vagtto, mujculto light, ltd grot<-fU|iia shadow* in Iho stillness of night, Have night birds* lonely, solemn dlrgo, And lank thistles growing upon its verg', Keeps vigils nil nlono. Tho long neglected head—half inclined Willi decay or sympathy, or both combined In nbflciico of a kindred spirit’ll love, 7’o kiss the? turf thut's heaped above His lonely grave. 'Mid win tor'll winds, cold nnd bleak. And spring lime’s blooming, rosy check, While summer's rose, with nalurc’s green 'Till nutiimn's sunset, nnd ripening sheen, Each memorial's alone. As willows weeping shade, or rose-vine taught, (Jems of Ilia sen, ns momcnlocs, has naught No urns or epitaph elates what lias been; Uuknown his rank, or name with morn, S) sleeps tho stronger one. Von lofty spiro with its military name, Close pressed l»y the village sage's rural fame, Tills grave of "humble joy and dcslluy oh- Close made hy him of ambition's allure; The stranger, wlmt was lie? No aged sire's paternal love, Or sisters, smotlie tho turf above ; No mother’s tears engendered o'er tho spot Itut unwept, neglected and forgot, Sleeps tho stranger on. Forgot, * To wund Forgot, « s whoi of hi 4 virtue > »*y nature's 3 Ollfl p halts lu Loudon, last Sunday, Moody nml Hnnkoy, tho American revivalists, preached to congrcgrntiotiB number ing fifteen and twenty thousand, and in New York, Vnrloy, the English rc- «~“»«*»cation.. nEnlist, lmd six thousand people to hear him. Cublo dispatches wore re- ccived in Now Ln k and Rhilndolphia from London, usk.ng for tho prayers of all Christians in America on .Sun day for the rovivnl work of Moody and Saukoy, which was commenced during last was commenced during last week under circumstances of extraordinary and unprecedented interest. Vast preparations have been made to reach tbo entire population of London by personal visitation, nnd several largo buildings have been erected, iu addi tion to those now available. Agricul tural Hall, which holds 20,000 persons, and tho Queen's Opera House 1ms boon engaged. Fifty thousand doi- luin have been subscribed to meet ex penses. Tho lilcnl guardians of tho spot Where Bleeps the stranger, Vet let hiit faults, hiw vlrluos ami vice Krm.iin uncalled, in thy angn advice, I.eslwUo you attribute to him a glory Wrongly worded with his mighty story I'nknown to us. Mayhap in lama far off distant climo, Home loving aoul may wait and pine, For Ids return—and in imnginalinn see 8 ime rude, ncgloited spot, boyond tho h Where her idoUlcep*. Perhaps at that final judgment liar, The stranger will ho the brightest star, And tho glory of Ills past danger He recorded, "To heaven, not a fit range Tlic Itcjcrtiuii of l)r. Dckovcn. It limy now bo rogurdo 1 as certain that Dr. DcKovon, tho bishop-elect of Illinois, will bo rejected by a major ity of tho Episcopal coiumitteo of the several Staton. llis oiTuuso is that he holds "High Church” doctrines. IIo believes in tho "loal prosonco" iu the Bi.croincti', nnd U lio pf»|lliio 8,11. ut nntl New York, who bslicvo in tho 1 Money of a oonfassioiml and in 11 riliiid bo oltsoly resembling that of llio Homan church iih lo make it diffi cult lo dotoot llio ilidbronoo, ho nt lonst looks upon tlioso things with coiu)dnconoy. Ilia dnfoat is, conisqu nlly, 11 tri- nuipli of Iho "Low Church" fnoliou, and whilo if inllicts 11 heavy blow upon tlioso whoso -'Itoinoiiizing touduuoios mo thi-nnlniiig tho stability of tho Episcopal church" (wo ipiolo from a bow Church organ), it is tolorubly curtain to procipitnto tho sohiim Hint Inis long throatouod (ho Episcopal church. If any other objection hail been urged against tho confirmation of l)r. DoKouou (horn would liavo probably boon loss excitement than that winch exists among tli 1 High Lhull'll parly. Hut ho has lioou re jected solely because 1m entertains ductrins which tho majority holiovo horotical and which they insist must finally bring llioir church under the rule of Homo if they aro finally to tri umph. As a consi i|ucnee, tho refusal Dr. DcKovah's election is virtually a rouduinuntion of the Iliglr t'lmrch party llirougliont tho couu- ’ and mi officiul notitication, as it re, that they are under thu bau of -.-If. .Vricii. New Advertisements. I IT STTE/E MOBILE LIFE INSURANCE CO. OP 3V41013IL-B, ALA.. This Company bus promptly paid every dentil loss sustained, and with out litigation or dispute. Over 1$100,000 ! Paid iu tbo last throe years to Wi ovrs and Orplmus. The Important Subject Of Lifo Insuamco is gradually nnd deservedly gaining public attention by tbo force of its ow n merits. The time is not far distant when the doatb of man leaving bin family unprovided for by a policy of Life Assurance, will leave tho stain of neglected duty upon his character. It is a duty which ev ery ono owes to his own dependents and to the community. He who neg lects it is not a good husband, fathe or citizen. Ho has no right even t risk tho chance of throwing tho future support of his family, in case of his death, on tho community at largo, on relatives ami friends, when it is his power so easily to provido against such contingencies. The Mobile Life Issues policies ou all tho approvod plans of Insurance. In tho middle rands of lifo few hftv much capital to leave for tho lx notit of their families, iu tho ovont of ilici oatly doceuso, but most have income 1 By devoting a portion of tho latter i the way of Lifo Assurance, tlio head of a family can mako sure that, di whoii ho may, oven ou tho day afti tho first annunl payment, Ins widow- ami children will bo endowed wi Take an Endowment Policy, and thus provido for your family ... the event of early death, nml for your own old ago, should you live out tho stipulated time. Ono ought to be satisfied if ho gets, nt^ llio end of twenty years, all the money ho linn invested, with more than seven per cent, interest, ami has had the assurance, all through tliosotwon- ty years that, in case he died, tho full amount of the policy would at once ho payable to tho bouoficiary under tlm same. It scums too good to be true, but it can bo proved if you will take tho troublo to inquire. ‘I am satisfi.d," said Ueiioral Dour- born, ‘that among ono hundred mer chants and traders, not moro than tbroo ever acquire independence.’’ l£voi *y Merchant Should tiiku an Endowment Policy or Limited Payment Policy in tho MOBILE LIFE. Dissolution Notice. T HE Firm of Lumpkin & McConnell ha*. by mutual consent, been dissolved thin day., by tho withdrawal of J. I‘. McConnell. Tin* hooks of the firm aro in the hand* of H. P. Lumpkin, nnd all indebted will please cali nnd settle, oil her by cash or note, m the business of the firm must bo nettled. March 1, 1875. H. P. LUMPKIN, j. p McConnell. Graded High School. be instructed in ail the hrnnehes iisunll. taught in high schools and colleges, also iu the primary branch We .11 p«i this school intend! ter their dren and wards on the first day, so tile progres* of the scholars may uot be larded by a new clasificatiou. Day session will begin 7.15 a, m. J. K. IIOL8EAL, Kcv C. K. HENDERSON, Associate Principals. Miss METE LI. A FOIJCHB, E. 18. CA11TKH, Furniture and Carpets No. 100, Empire Block, UnO VI) S TKEKT, HOME, GEORG J. S. NOYES & CO., —-DEALERS IN-— DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, HA HD V’A HE Modicincs, Hats, caps, Boots and Shoes, READY-MADE CLOTHING. Customers iviil find ou omprising many article; Stock complete, it is impossible Particular attention paid to buying and CASH STORE. Tho Washington Star says a state ment has be™ prepared under tho direction of ttio Secretary of tho Treasury showing tho estimated ex penditures nnd receipts of tho gov ernment for tho bshinco of the fiscal year. It is understood that if nil iho appropriation laws aro complied with the excess over expenditures will bo twenty million dollars. If this state ment is correct, why did Graut lobby so lined fur tut additional tax of thirty millions? Act loo. JT IS ticri-liy orilorcil liy the Town (Joan- , n ‘S 1 - 1 !*,.** 11 nn election l.o held nt thu ConTt ltoiisi.. on Itic -JO.li of April, lS,.i, s, rnpureil l,y iho loenl l„„, t,„ L"’ 0,11 oonnllo., lo , li'i'iii o lihotlior or not Sinrltumni, Vinon« 0 r St.ti liquors shall bo sold in the incorporate lim- rost'riolioii shall have written or printed on their tick els. "ror Rcatrirtion," and those opposing Agniuet Kestrlciion." IVV t\ THOMPSON. Mayor hr llocorJcr. ' ' DAYll) House, Sign and Ornamental Furniture mtulo look like now. Re- : pairing of every description A girl of seventeen, in .Schoharie, N. i., was asked, a few days ago, by a smart young man who had no means but his salary, to beeomo his spouse. "I? jour life-insured ?" nbked she. No, said tho swain. "Then you must have it insured, for I'm not go- iug lo uiarry you ami have you die ami leave me to beg for a living." The Life Endowment By which a Cush Endowment can bo secured during life, at lifo rates of premium, is a special feature of tho Mobile Life •I. S. Htubbn Sc <J CEDAR TO HW, (JA., J£EEP constantly on hand a full lino of FAMILY GROCERIES, HARDWARE, 1 loot h nnd SIioch ttl.u . line tif READY-MADE CLOTHING AND FAUTOItV GOODS. (.'avh iiuycrs will find it to tlicir intcre lo einmino our goods and prices kcfoi MflEf^f.lrnoirV .ml flilsrc. In Pol «ou««'.v. Juno HO—tf Ponco Do Loon BITT E RS An Elegant anti Pleasant Preparation for DYSPEPSIA, FEVER nn.l AGUE, LOSS OF APPETITE, Arklitv of Ih gcslly .lluulalili K . uitrMnED nr GEO. J. HOWARD, WHOLESALE DRUCCIST, lVa, IK, ,-,. m„ AGnntn tln . STANDARD FBBTIHZBR8. .JOHN MERRVMAN & COMPANY’S IB 01 Standing Number 1 in A analysis nnd Commercial Value. Tho Celebrated EUREKA, BOISTE- Superphosphate of Lime, “GRANGE MIXTURE” AND— PATAFSCO QTJAlTO. I am sole Agent in tliis place for the salo of the above Ferliliiers, all of which are reliable, uniform in quality, and high in grade. .Sold for Cash and on time with Cotton Option. Prices same as iu Atlanta and Home. mch 20 lm A. HUNTING-TON. Joseph E. Yeal, Rome, Georgia. Violins, Ouila rdeons, Fiutii ning Forks, Pitch Pipes Kosin, French, German t paper; extra Hows. Dow 1 Heeds, Piano and Uulelmei Musical Ins id Italian String*. Violirl nnd Guitar Cases, of wood and vr, TaiUpift'i a, Key *, bridges, Finger-Hoards, Claironet Wire. Iiatijo Ilcaiis, Tatnborino Ginglors, .to , «.Vc.| iiiiupiits Rpimircil in Best Style. dec 5 " lm i mto AE FT,SON, WIIQLE8ALE DEALERS IN PIANOS, ORGANS —AND— MUS1CAI, MIUiCIIAXDISl.:, Small la.trum.nt., String and Sl.n.1 Mu,to, Ouilnr,. Agent, for tho Cotohr.l.,1 Pters, Webb & Co., and Hardman Pianos, AND THE GREAT NEW ENGLAND GO'S CABINET ORGANS. ) the VERY BEST, i FOR younq zmliunt BURBANK Si JONHS, Codartown, - . Coorgia, Drugs, Medic East End Wood Shop. J. M. HARRIS. Repairs and Makes Wagons, Bedsteads, Tables etc And almost anything made of wood. Wagon Hubs or any other Turning Done to Order. ODD HUBS KEPT ON HAND. W O R K C H E A r F OR C A S II. sept 19-ly People sometimes object that they caunot "nfliml” to assure. Such aii argumodt ahoulil rather teach a man tho imperative necessity for assueiug nt once. If he feels so much diffculty in witluhnwiug such a tritlo of his in come, lot him reflect on the frightful condition into which his death would plunge his family. ^ Insure iu tho Mobile Lifo at oueo. To-morrow is not your owu. Delays breed remorse. How many estates lmvo been sacrificed aud families left peuuiless, becauso tho father put off insuring till a more convenient season, till ho was better able, OSSIAN 111'CHUNS, Agent, C'ednrtoxvn, Cla. Office in rear of Record office. mch L’O—]y | lUllllO, VARNISHES, KEROSENE, Xj -A. AP A 5 SJ Everything Fresh and Pure! a co.iri.ETK axd cuoicb line or 1* E It, F UMER Y) LILY WHITE, SOAPS, TOILET ARTICLES GENERALLY. GENUINE GOLDEN BELL COLOGNE Always on hand. Tooth, Hair and Nail Brushes, Combs, etc. For Christmas. A fine lot of Candies andj Fancy Goods, just received. Buying for Cash, wo aro prepared to sol . low as tho lowest. Sxv Give us a call aul soe for yoursc’.vcj junc|2G-ly il t for Toititnonials, CaUlozi XA inters Ac Nelson, SI 11 Market s CHATTANOOGA, TENN B treet, $ Old instruments taken in exchange for r sept 5. Speciai price* to CashCuslomei J GREAT DISCOVERY! Thompson’s Liniment L one of the greatest disccTerics of ape. Nothing brings such speedv nnd s relief to those who suffer with the nun pains an«i aches common to the hun icthing that < o yonr head, yottr back, uralgla ? Apply Thomp For Toothache, Cuts, Bruises, Srmn., Burn., »n.t r«,ns gcncrnllT, USE THOMPSON’S LINIMENT, »nJ you nrej four no b.rm. Thi.» 3ltdi. tine 13 put Up right her. in pour midst,by Ur- tt. K THOMPSON. Your neighbors tric " and it has never failed to do promises. Every family should hand, and thereby saTe many a ‘ long and expensive trip might be dispensed with, keep it dollar. OU for a physiet simply by appjying'Thomp: then keep it on band—it will cost you bui litile. No physician can practice success fully without a good Linimeut—they know its importance—then keep it on hand. You can apply it yourself and save money. 'Jail on DR. R. K. THOMPSON, over Dr. Reese's Drug Store, get a bottle, and never be without iL It will do what it say.-, and you’ll never regret buying it. Oct 24 For sale in Rockmart by E K Iloec. G. F. McCONNELL, Agent, Acwortb, Ga Cherokee Iron Comp'y Store, IF YOU WANT IDIRrir GOODS shoes, clothing, hats, caps, Or any article generally kept in A FIRST CLASS STORE At Prices to suit the Closest Buyers, you '}}. greatly t 0 your advantage br calling at the above named store. 3 june 27-ly Patriclt & Omberg, 33 Sroad St., Rome, Ca. BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERS —AND— PRINTERS Pianos, Cabinet Organs, SMALL INSTRUMENTS. SHEET MUSIC AND MUSICAL INSTRUCTION BOOKS Plain and Fancy Printing Neat and Cheap Paper Sacks and fine Wrapping Paper. Lcture Franca and Mouldings- Writs •or catalogue and Price List. eepMly