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THE RECORD
C5BDAHTOWN, GA., MAV 11, 1877.
I'lnut More Corn.
Wo call tlio (‘MjH ciul uttentioQ of
our farmer* to tbo circular of Com-
misftiouor Janos, to bo found in tliiu
paper# in reference to planting more
corn.
Itappcara now tlml nearly all the
European powers will bo drawn into
the war between ItiiHhia and Turkey,
and the war prolonged probably for
a year or two. Corn iH now selling
in Cedartowu at $1 25 per bushel,
and no old wheat in the country, and
tho growing crop nearly ruined with
the fly.
It ia tho opinion of our wiaeat men
that cotton next fall will bo very low,
probably not rnoro than five or aix
conta per pound, and all proviniouH
unusually high.
In view of Iheso facts, wo urge our
peoplo to check off thoir cotton lands
in rows twelve or fifteen feet apart
and plant in corn. Planted in thia
way good land will produce ton to fif
teen bushels to tho acre, and about
tho same amount of cotton.
Tho war Operations seem to be of a
very desultory character. Tho plan
of tbo Russian movements seems to
bo tbo turning of tho second Turkish
lino of defenso at Qagalmul, as the
Russian right wing is marching thio’
Genies and Tchelder.
The population of Turkey in Europe
oxclvsive of Rotmniniu and *Servin, ih
8,808 000—4,712,000 Christians find
8,1100,000 Mohomedans and 77,000
Jews. The population of Turkey in
Asia is 18,200,000, total population
of Turkey proper is 21,700,000; total
population of Tm key and depend
encies 47,700,000.
If there ih any doubt ao to what
Georgia negro can do in tho way of
cropping, when ho lots polities, tho
following will dispel tho same: “Dor
soy, a negro in Stewart county, who
before tho war was a thrifty planter,
got pomiisi.ion to plant an acre of
now ground, which being near a crock
was tip top land. Ho concluded to
put it in cotton and laid off his rows
four feet wide. When ho commenced
to chop it out, ho saw that ho was
wasting too much laud and planted a
row of corn betweou each cotton
row. AI the first plowing ho gave
bis corn, a pea crop wus pitched be
tween the corn-slolks, an.d some se
lect watermelon seed planted along
with llio codon. As his corn was of
tho early kind he put in a crop of
sweet potatoes, und not withstanding
ho worked only Saturday ovoningH
and on holidays the following is the
result of his lubors: Six hundred
pounds of lint col Ion, twenty-five
bushels of corn, two stacks of fod
der, three banks of potatoes, fifty
bushels of pens, and realized cuough
fre m bis melons to dress on Sundays
like a railroad director.”
Proceedings of Formers (’lull.
Polk County May 5, 1877.
Club met and was called to order at
3 o’clock, p. m., b\ tho President, Muj.
S. M. H. Byrd.
Present, T. M. Paco, M. II. Bunn,
L. Q. West, Wiu. Hogg, R. W. While-
bead, J. W. Trawick, L. H. Walthall
J. S. Noyos and tho Secrotary.
Minutes of Last meeting wero road
and approved.
Mr. Abner Hogg was enrolled a
member.
Who Will Improve (lie Lesson?
Wo wish we could pen theso reflec
tions without making mention of tho
hanging of Meeks on last Friday, but
for the purpose intended wo presumo
it will be allowable.
All agree that day's doings wero of
the sadest nud most serious conse
quences to the unfortunate man, and
yet wo daro say few or nono of that
vast asFcmblage of lookers on ever
considered that what transpired had
any pertinence to them. Wo pre
sume all law is founded oil reason,
and that a man is not hung publicly
simply ns a punishment for crime, or
to put an end to bis existence to pre
vent tho consumation of ether crimes
by him. These reasons doubt less enter
into tho reasons why the sontenco of
the law is such as it is, and thus exe
cuted publicly. But to the living wit
nesses it board an important relation,
to-wit : that seeing the consequences
of evil habits, of a bud life, of violating
law and of sinful practices, they will
bo constrained to leave them off, lest
they, too, be by them led astray, com
mit crime and suffer the same penalty.
H< flection is the lesson taught by last
Friday s transactions to those who
make a practico of persuing those
e vils which the unfortunate man said
led him to his sad fate.
Did you learn tho lesson and tuko
warning and resolve to leuvo oft’ evil
doings? if you did, what was sad to
Meeks may boa blessing to you; but
if being guilty of the vices which he
pointed out as the source of his ruin,
you locked on carelessly, indifferently,
and had no refit etion on yourself,
there is no telling how soon you will
follow his example even unto the last
sad end. Think not that you can
practico tho vice that led him there
and not follow Ins footsteps nil the
way, There is not so much differ
ence in men after all, especially in
those who cherish the Hiituu bad Imb-
ils. Do you drink to intoxication V
How Meeks' comment on the accursed
stuff should ring in your ears and
make you quail. Ye-,wo dare say there
were more than u iiutuired men who
are drunk arils who listen to that part
of nis talk with perfect indifference.
There were plenty of gamblers there,
no doubt, who thought gambling
might bring him to the gallows, hut
wo can gamble with impunity. These
tilings they did not care to hear,
threw off from their minds at once,
Init the bubinoo that hail no good in
it for them they will be able to tell
to posterity. In n word it is more
than probablo I hey didn’t loiiru (he
lesson, and the purpose of tho law,
as to them failed of its end.
A pistol formed an important part
in the fatal transaction. Carrying a
pistol was the prelude, and the weap
on tlio primo actor, and this littlo ap
parently, insignificant but accursed
thing, the prisoner might liavo said
was the lead horse of I ho team of
evils that brought him to death un
timely. And now how many lookers
on had pistols buck led on or sticking
iu their pockets. Wo venture a hun
dred or more. We say to thill class,
it was an important lesson to you.
Did you iuiprovo it? There wero
t hose thoro who possibly had, or Imd
hud murderous intentions as to some
poor fellow-being, aud such certain
ly could not fail to learn the lesson.
Murderer, druukurd, gambler, car
rier of coucealed weapons, Friday,
tho 4th instant, was tho greatest
school-du.y of your life, and tho pris
oner a greater teacher to yon and the
The discussion of the subject, “The lesson all important. Don’t let the
Best Time and Method of Applying
Mauure to Corn,” was participated in
by by Mess. Bunn, Noyes, By rd, Paco
and others, and elicited much useful
information.
"The Advantage of Field Pea Cul
ture*” was selected as tho subject of
our next debate, and Mess Pace, and
W. M. West appointed to load iu the
. discussion.
The thanks ot the Club were ex
tended Mr. L H. Walthall for tho use
of his brick store house to hold our
future meetings in.
The meetings of the Farmers'Club
are held ou Saturday before tho first
Sabbath iu each month, at 3 o’clock
p. m. Believing that many additions
would be made to our number if this
fact was known, it was ordered that
the secretary furnish tho two journ
als of this pluoe with a copy of the
minutes of this and subsequent meet
ings for publication.
All farmers in the county, large and
tjUinJl are cordiailly invited to join us.
No espouses, no initiation fee.
J. O. Waddell S. M. H. Byop,
Secretary. President.
lesson pass, but learn it well, ami im
prove it. Throw your cards, pistols
and whisky in tho tire and coase to
thirst for human blood. Turn to
honest industrial pursuits aud con
tribute what you can to peace, pros
perity aud high toueness of society.
Then there would'bo fewer questious
of guilt or innocence to settle or de
bate, aud tho gallows and the grate
become antiquated things, and bo to
posterity us stories told. But us long
as there is crime, thero must bo law
! and its executions certain, for good
citizens are entitled to, nud demand
it, ami the government is under con
tract to furnish it.
There i s a dead lock between the
House and Semite of the South Caro
lina Legislature relative to tho elec
tion of Chief Justice, tho Senate,
which is Republican, refusing to go
into nn election until all the Mackey-
itts have been admitted to seats in tho
House.
Several cool nights this week.
Answer to “Citizen.”
Ma. EniTon: In a lato issue of your
paper “Citizen” asked my views on
the public school system. Iu answer
I will say that I don’t know that my
views ou it are of any value, but as I
ain a candidate for the convention
and don't wish to conceal my opinion
on that, or any other ptiblio question,
I can only say that so far as my ob
servation in the matter extends, it
is far from perfect, nud like all otln r
departments of the public, might be
vastly improved, by tho exerciso of a
more rigid economy in its administra
tion. I imagine tho convention will
only bo called on to provide for the
cause of Education and not to frame
ageneial school system. And lienee,
I suppose, that “Citizen” really de
sires to know how I stand ou that
cause, and thi s supposing, 1 say for
his information, and the information
of all concerned, that I am a zealous
friend of that cause, and should I
ho sent to tho convention, will join
bunds with its friends in that body iu
providing for the support and enforce
ment of any just system, which cm
ho devised, to insure to every child in
the state, the rudiments of a com
mon English education. Aud, now
Mr. Editor, permit mo through your
columns, to say to tho peoplo of Polk,
Paulding and Haralson counties
without attempting to anticipate and
define my position on every question
which may come betore the Gonven-
lion, that I am in favor of reducing
tlio legislature to one hundred, or
even less, and of making their regu
lur meetings once every four years,
and limiting their pay to reasonable
mileage, and five dollars a day. I am
in favor of reducing tin.* Governors
h.diary, from $4.01)0 lo $2,500, and of
cutting down salaries generally, iu
about the sumo proportion, and of
getting lid of about lmlf the secreta
ries and Hu 1cm and their assistants
and now allowed in Ihu legislative und
executive and executive departments
of the government, and for the speedy
tiiul of persons eburged with offenses
less than felonies, by juries iu the
district where the offense is committed
and of providing generally to guard
the state aud the people nguiust nil
manner of extravagance and unneces
sary bullions.
Veiy respectfully,
Batt Jones.
Department op Agriculture
Atlanta, Ga., May 3, 1877.
To the Farmn'Nif (/cort/ln:
In view of the war iu Europe, und
Hie probable scarcity and high prices
of breadstuff^ and low prico of cotton
which will prevail, 1 again respectful
ly advise that you will by every moans
in your power, increase tho area
planted in provision crops. 1 sug-
st chocking your fields of cotton
with corn iu rows fifteen to twenty
foil apart, one lull at every intersec
tion.
With fair seasons, this will very
largely increusu the product of the
coru, without a corresponding de
crease of the cotton.
I further suggest the planting of
tho stubble fields in peas so soon as
tho wheat and oats shall have been
harvested.
Pay special attention to the raising
of every pound of pork potsible.
Take care of the pigs.
These suggestions are uut designed
to alarm or create a neusutiou. A word
to tho wise is sufficient.
"A prudent man foroseeth the evil
and liideth himself, but the simple
pass on and nro punished.
Very respectfully
Thos. P. Jams,
Commissioner of Agriculture.
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Will be sold before tho Court House
1) oor in Cedartowu, Polk county Georgia |
between the legal hours of sale.on tho 1st
of Juno next, the following property to
wit :
Parts of lots of land 950, lying on the 1
South side of Cedar Creek, anil (lint part !
of lot No 1083, on the Soul a Nido of Cedar j
creek, and west of Mrs. Ammon's land.'
All lying in the 2nd district and 4th sec- j
Hon of Polk eounly, containing 20 acres ,
more or less, by virtue of one attachment 1
fi fa from Polk Superior conrt in favor of
Jno N Glenn, Administrator of Mrs M A
Chisolm, deceased vs. E Pace-
Also Lots of Land Nos. 439, 426, 498, 499,
010, 571, 581, 5*2, 044, and 013, all in the
2nd district and 0th section of Polk coun
ty .ns the property, of Thos. G. W. Mo-
Meek in, by virtue of one 8upcrior Court
fi fa in favor of Jno. fi. Hunt, et nl., vs
Muslin Aired and Thos. G. W. McMcckin
securely. And other fi las in my hands.
Also at same time and place, lots of
‘«nd Nos. 1071, 1075, 1077, 10*4, 1U86. 1,-
OSO, 1147. 11)8, and 1168, all in the 2nd
district and 4th seclion of l’olk county, as
tho properly of M. F. Harris, by virtue
ot one tax 6 fa in favor of state and coun
ty vs said Hnris. Tax for 1870.
Also lots of land Nos, 802,379, 380, 28l,
434, 430, 480, 437, 463. 466, 454 608, 510,
andfiil, in the 21st district and fourth
section of Polk, as the property of fi. T.
Went, by virtue of two lax li fas in favor
the stute und county vs said West.
Also, lots of land Nos. 1145, 1291, 1231.
1087.1146, 1139. 1100. 1217. 1232. and
1230, in the 2nd district and 4th action of
said county, ns the property of M. K. j
West, by virtue of iwo tax fi fas in favor of |
the stntcand oounty vs faid \\'e-*t.
Also lots cf land Nos, HH and 89 in the
2lst district and 3rd section of Polk county
ns tho property of E. .1. Nmith, by virtue ,
of one ta.x fi fa in favor of lhe state und l
county vs said Smith. Tax fi.r*1870.
Also one lot of bind, 657, in the 2nd
district and 4th section of Polk county, ns
the property of 11. II. Carroll, by virtue
of one tax fi f i in favor of the state and
county vs said Carroll. Tax for 1876.
Also the undivided one fouith interest
in the town lot and lions- thereon, in the
town of Cedartowu. known as the Meeks
store house an I lot, fronting Main street.
Thcsnid lot supposed to contain one fourth <
of nn acre, as the groperty of Win Meeks,
by viitue of one lax fi fa in favor of the
state and county us said Meeks. Tux lur ,
tho j ear 1676.
Also i■ h c-f land Nos. 698, 621, '76, 552
629, (il'I. CIO, 685. 748, 568. .'64. 621. 5.53.
60-', 694. 693 and 675, in the I’d district
and -Itli section of Polk county, ns the
properly of Wni, M. Lampion, by virtue
ol one tax fi fa in favor of the Mato and 1
county vs said l.ompton. Tax for 1876.
Also at the vnme time und place one j :
house mid b-t known ns ihe Hotel called
the Allen House, in the town of Cedar- j
town, near the Methodist church and west
of Court House, as (he property of ('has.
II. Harris, by virtue of one tax fi fa in fi- j
vor ol state and county vs said Hurrh.
And other ti fas iu my hands,
Also lot of land No. 4Ui! in the second
district and fill section of Polk County
as ilie properly of Thos. Hackney, to sat
isfy ono tax fi fa in favor of state and coun
ty vs said Hackney.
Also lot of land No •' 11 in the 2nd di-
liiit und fill section of Polk county, us
the properly of Nancy A Clements to sat
isfy one tax li fa in favor of state aud
county vs said Nancy A. Ch inotu*.
Also lots of land Nos. 794,798, Soil, 660,
961, 862, 803, 864, 806, 866, 867, 868, 809,
870, 952, 533. und 9. 0, in the 2nd district
and -fih suction of Polk county, as the
property of E. II. Richardson, 8r., by
virtue oi * no tax li fa iu favor of the slate
and county vs said Richardson Sr.
Also one house and lot containing five I
sires more or lens,in the town of Cedar- '
town, and known ns the residence house j
and lot of Dr .J. C. Reese, ns the proper
ty of .1 C. fieeso, by virtue of one tax fi !
ta in favor ol the state and county vs said i
Reese. Tax for 1876.
Also lots of land Nos. 7 87, 786, 798,
799,800 858, in the 18th district 3rd see- j
lion of Polk county, as the property of i
of Mi8. Mary L. Hurtridge, by virtue of
one tax fi fa iu favor of tlio state and
county vs sni i Mrs. Hnrtridgc.
Alsu one town lot in the town of Cedar j
town, bounded on the enst by street run- j
niug ftoni Plnlpots to public well, on the ;
ninth by the Morcton lot, south by street
leading from Dr. Chisolm's and on the
west by main street, as he property of
James H Price saie lot containing one acre I
more or less, by virtue of one tax li fa in !
favor of fcinte and county vs said Price.
Ala*- lot of land 697. in the 21st district j
and 3rd section of Polk county us tho i
as tho pn petty of .1 L Elliott, by virtue
of one justice court fi fa, Horn the 1072
district, G M., in tnvor of H. J. Dupree]
vs said Elliott. E. W. Clements, M»tl.
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