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1 l i.FNK GKANBKRrV* Ewroit
KkiDIY, ArniL oil.. 1877.
The Constliutimml Con rent lon.
With ?lie apprtvtnh of the <lsy for
the election of dc-leg <te* to the Con
vetnioti,'the ut>J *ct that is nttrnct
injj tnre attention than any other, is
tlie eelec ion o? •nitahlc candidate*.
In ..submitting a few thought* upon
th *ihjoet, w ill premise them by
unvlttg •Jo not advocate the claim
of ,nny titan or *el of men, and shall
onlr have the public good in view in
wh.it we pay.
We have good men among up, men
of truth, men of bruin, men of nerve,
men to whom honor in dearer than
money, and men whom thoae who
{mow them are not afraid to tru<t In
any matter nftVctinjt their private in
terests; pueh men if elevated to popi
tion will not betray the trust repoaed,
hut will have an eye ainglo to the
ptilic good. To Jeri\e any boni fit
from it, the honeat innuatriona citizen*
of the Slate mut aee to it that none
other than their beat men cotnpopo it.
Apply the Jeffwraoninn testa—is he
honest ? Ip he capable? Lot the ques
tion* eotno in their proper order,
nnd if the first cannot Ijc satisfactorily I
answered dismi-s the applicant for
your sttflbrnge without asking the
• oond. If he is not a nmn in w hom
you can confide vour denreat inter
eat, one with whom yon can trual
your private eatate, don’t tako him
though he had all the ability of nil
the Cresars. Then do not atop with
the first question; an honeat fool can
anfTer to he done a* much mischief as
a shrewd scoundrel can perpetrate.
B -ware then alike of the dishonest
ami the incapable; he uot persuaded
to accept either through friendship,
for old acquaintance anko nor even
because of relationship.
Properly Interpreted wo ore ft
plrotig believer in the rule that the
office should peek the man, not tho
man the office. Those who ore so
very eager to enlist In the service of
the people sre spl to bo swayed by
other than disinterested motives. A
little leaven of self interest will in this
case spoil tho ablest man in the Stale
for all good in the Convention.
Legislation is at present an expen
s've luxury, and we are dealing in a
vast deal too much of it for our cir
cumstances, and wero it to cost the
lax-payers nothing, it is our opinion
that wo would'ho better off with less
of it, much less when it costs two or
three thousand dollars a day for it—
outrage f<ebly expresses the truth
about it. One important measure
with which the Convention will havo
to deal will bo that of reducing tl>
number of mem'"' „ U uiuer of
AssemUJv AVV then, send up to rein
edy ihese evils, a set of small fry pol
iticians, and their knowledge of arith-
Biotic will by close application teach
them that with two members from
flan is their prospects wilt )> twice
wlmt it would bo with one. How
would they be likely to vote? Will
they vole for a reduction ? Not a
hit of it. Don’t send them.
Another branch of the government
wierc the pruning knife can Ih> jndi
eioujy applied, is the Judicial de
partment. Before tho war, with threo
times lie property in the State about
which V litigate, we had sixteen
judges of the Superior courts, now
with two-thirds loss properly, wo
have twenty. Then we paid our
judges thirty-two thousand dollars
per annum, now we pay them fifty
thousand dollars in gold. Is it
strange, when this is one instnnoo of
•uany o! like nature, that the people
complain of the burden of taxation,
and every newspaper is filled w ith ad
vertiaemeuta of property to be sold
for taxes! Do the people want
these reforms earned om ? If so
will n man who a*pires to a place on
the bench, who supports a man for
offices oil rust for tho hope of re
ward in au appointment, be likely (o
reduce the number of judicial circuits
and thereby lessen his own chances
for tho coveted honor ? We say of
all such, beware !
Wo throw out these thoughts
hoping that they will have a tenden
cy to arouse the people to the mag
nitude ofiheir responsibility in this
waiter. We have good men in onr
midst, mho are worthy of the confi
dence of the : r fellow-citizens, of such
we trust the Convention will be
composed.
Haves shows that he has some
gratitude and is not disposed to ig
nore the creatures who made him
President. He hns just appointed
S. B. McLin, the head centre of the
Florida Upturning Board, Associate
Justice of tuc tcfiitory of New
*ico.
N. 11 ILmlrn, K>q-
The name of Mr. Harden it *ng- ;
gested a* a suitable man tor a d>de ■
gate to the Convention. I here is (
probably not n man :ti the county j
who would object to hi* representing
n ns one of the delegate*- unless it he i
Mr. Barden hirn*clf. He is a man
tried and true, nnd ns often a* he bn
been weighed m tlie bullanco lias nev
er been found wanting. Ilia service
to the public for the past forty years
! lias been marked by no irregularities,
and it would be but a fl-ting tribute
to scud him hv unanimous censent to
the Convention. We know that Mr.
Barden ha* no desire to he a delegate,
but we are persuaded that he will
not over-ride the wishes of ibe mass
of hi* fellow.citizens, in . eve
them hi this capacity Ai do n>'
propose to advocate the claim* of any
one, but it affords us niettsum to
some of the very Lest non in ibe
county *"ggesting the n > . of ? v
thnniel Hicks Birder, I-.' at the
man for one of our ddcfst: *.
For the Convendou.
A CsIlD
Editor Journal: 1 ■ ‘ great
ileal is being s.iid in t >■ paper* in
reference to the Const iiutiunat Con
vention and many uarnea are being
* tig go-led as suitable persons to send
as delegates. Now, I think, it is
about time that wc were casting
about for the suitable persons to rep
resent this part of the district. And,
they should be men of known ability,
honesty and integrity; men who are
conversant with our present consti
tution and its detects—that is to say,
who can diagnosis the disease nnd
apply the remedy.
1 will take the liberty of suggest
ing one miine, and that is Nathaniel
11. Harden, whoso name has been
familiar to every household in our
county for ihc past forty years. Out
side of the ability Mr. Harden
would carry into tho Convention, ho
deserves, ns a reward from those
whom ho lms served for the past forty
yen is, to be honored with a seal ill
ttiis Convention by their unanimous
support. Let his name he handed
down to posterity ns ouc of the
framers of the onslilution of 1877.
There enu no r.o objection to Mr.
Harden. His mind is blight and
active, his honesty and integrity arc
nbovo suspicion, so let it bo by gen
eral consent that wo send him as one
of our delegates. CrriZKSf.
Thoy im> Disappointed-
Somo who assert that they b
been disappointed and < v
the past, in their repn
either opposing the
rmlit or indifferent ns
, , io r<*uresv
of the , *"*
failure ought never t v .
the mother of despair,
rather of higher resolve and tot
persevering effort to accomplish
desired object. Nothing good or
great was ever wrought in the w orld’s
history without an effort, and only
weaklings or cowards in life’s battle
forsake tho field an the first repulse.
That there aro many mid crying evils
in onr present constitution no w ell
informed man can deny, that they
can he remedied is equally indisputa
ble. All that is necessary is that the
people wwake to the sense of their
duty, select their best men and not
leave it for demagogues and trick
sters to seise positions for which they
ar unworthy, and which they will
piostit'.ite to base ends.
i There never was a time in tho
history ol the present generation
where greater interests were involv- j
ed, and when tho call of duty to
eyery citizen to come tip and per
form his part than is tho case in the j
coming elections. The country is j
impoverished, business of every kind
stagnating, taxation more burden
souio than ever and nearly ,
every man living harder and yet
growing poorer continually. Much
was expected of the last legislature, 1
nothing accomplished. They went to ;
Atlanta doubly pledged to : policy of :
retreneknmnt and rcfouii and disap
pointment sits heavy on tho hearts of
the people. They say that the irgia i
latnrc can do not lung. and their forty
days session and its results proves j
either that they cannot or will not :
do anything to remedy tho evils. In a
convention rests tho only hope of a
tax burdened people.
The Washington Star says if the
Radicals “had a ghost of a ehance of
organixtng tho next House or elect
ing a speaker, it has been disoellod
by the liiich in carrying out the
Southern pacification policy. It,- is
as certain as anything can be that
the Democrats will elect a Speaker
w ithout d.ffi. wltv. and there is little
doubt thr.l Mr. 15 udail will bo the
man.
Tulhot Comity Notes.
Dr. Little and air. A'lies, two o(
the oldest citizen* of Talhotton, died
lat Saturday at nearly the same
hour.
There is a lady in Talhotton who
has had ore co >k for thirty-evcn
years. That getr ahead ot our *evcn
year* lamp chimney.
The richest man in Talbot county
is worth 815,C00. .Sixteen years ago
he was worth $1!i7,500.
JMiinford believes in calling a con
vention. lie *ay*: “The man who
votes against tho Cor.stitntionnl (’in
vention, to day, place* himself in the
shoes of the meanest Itadical in tho
the State in 1868. Koll that under
vour longue arid then pul it in your
I**l -i! and moke it.”
’ rom tbe*iwe our ccmefry was
~4 out, nearly fifty years ago up to
iho present time double burials have
. i-m red ouiy three times. Once in
1.-50 when Mr. Ford and Mr*. Rng
|-nd were intered on the same day;
Mb< qnenllf when a min and his
wife were iutcred together, and Mon
day w hen two Very old men were
buried. This is remarkable when we
consider tho fuel that the population
of the territory tributary taourcein
olry number* more than 3000 whites
/Standard.
NcriTwctlicr County Notes.
Goy. Cdqnitt lias commissimcd
Col. John L. Mu-tian Notary public
of tho Warm Springs district. This
i* one time tho Governor has not
commissioned the w rong man.
James D. Hudson, Esq., for ever
twenty years a citizen of Meriwether,
died near the Troup Factory list
week. Mr. Hudson had moved lo
Troup to engage in teaching.
There is an old black cow itfUrccn 1
ville who is a terror to the people o.
that cily. She came very near eat
ing up some of the children of tho
editor of the Vendiealor, last Tues
day night Brother Uevcll has arm
ed himself iih a double barrel shot
gun, and swears protection to Lis lit
tle innocents.
Abo Trammel, the negro mention
ed last week as charged with break
ing in tho house of Mr. Estes, was
adjudged guilty and sentenced to
pay ft fine of fifty dollars or in de
fault thereof to serve in the chain
gang for six months. —
Troup Counij' Notes.
Tho Mayor of La' ’
fiery steod
I
I
,po
tab.
filling
for hosiery
mg. By the
this city, a few
of tho excellence of Mrs. Ma
hosiery work.— Columbus Times.
Kpask I,Ksi.ut’s Popular Month
ly—For April has made its appear
ance, and with it some illustrations of
a most varied and interesting char
actor. Hero we have the ladies of
the White House from Martha Wash
ington down to Lucy Webb Hayes;
all about the famous Tower of Lon
don; Fine Forest Industries; houlhern
Scobs®; Manufacture of Indian Shawls
and a host* of other subjects; besides
enfortaining storios and instructive
information on many popular sub
jects poetry, w it, humor, etc., etc.,
from the pen of tho celebrated nu
thors. It is certainly the oheapest
and ono of the most thorough rnagn
zincs in tho world. $2,50 to Frank
Leslie,63B I’earl Street, New York,
will sesure a copy of tho monthly,
post paid, for ono year.
Mr. J. J. Gu.ua.—This gentleman
is still performing wonders m the
way of getting up life like photo
graphs. As an artist, he has few it
any superiors, and nil those who
want pictures, and not daul>6, should
give him a call. lie will copy old
amhrotynes and make splendid pho
tographs from them at the most rea
sonable rates. Anything in his line
will be neatly executed by him at
little cost, and when it is done, you
will be satisfied. There is nothing
like satisfaction, so call on Giles for
your photographs.
A Georgia man is suing another for
pulling Ids nose. The timer thought
it s ripe enough, to pick.
Around in Grorgh.
AMOKIJ THE J Kol'l.il AN'P TUB TAPERS
—The press Convention ha* been
postponed until tho ‘.'4 h of May.
—A negro man in Twiggs county,
named Bill Colo, has not slept in bed
for ten years. He s!eo;>* standing.
—Capt. T. 11. Moore, of Columbus,
ha* a boat for the Chattahoochee
river trade under contract at Loutf
ville, which will be finished in Juno
at a cost of 10,500. It is to he 125
by 2.7 feet, and will carry 500 bales
of cotton.
—Tho Fort Valley Mirror states
I that Prof. J. TANARUS, Willis, art teacher,
! has been swindling the peop'c of
Hampton and Fort Valley. Ho tried
1 his hand in Hamilton but made a
failure. He, however, got away with
a few citizen*' of this county w hile
here last winter.
—Dr. Lane informs the Franklin
News that in the last month he has
caught and killed seventeen wild
turkeys, and *ays that he believes he
can show as many wings as any man
in tho connty. He has supplied all
his neighbors with wings taken from
wild turkeys.
—The Franklin News ays:—A ma
jority of the fanners lmvc finished
planting corn, but fenrs are inter
tained that a large amount planted
will not come up, owing to ihe fact
that the ground is too cold, and that
it will have to be plowed up and
planted again. The spring lias been
too backward for early plantiag.
—The Newnan Herald states that
the grasshoppers arc making their
appearance in portions of Ccweta
county. On some places they have
already distroyed the only vegetables
in gardens. Many have great fears
that the hoppeis will doseiioiis dam
age thi- year.
—Rev. A. G. Upshear, of Coweta
county, had his residence and all his
provisions burned up last Saturday.
Mr. Reed, of New nan, met with a
dmilar fate.
—The citizens of Hawkinsville are
nfraid to organize a fire company lor
fear the boys will set some part of
the tow n on fire jußt to see the enjine
woik.
—llawkinsviUo has received one
thousand one hundred and ten tons
of guano this season.
—Barron of the Newnan Blade
w- : nt; “The only thing that
ivay with a March wind is
k dress. They are wind
|y says lie docs’nt publish
<m to please everyb. dy, but
lonev and to please hiui
e tries to please every body
ive his hands full,
vard who was charged
murder of his wife in Talor
is been tried before a Just
lud discharged.
Cl n(tin News, in speaking of
idacy of our fellow citizen
T ‘ n ' " r Secretary
Convention,
e referred
, and we
offering
ti!y eu
fitces.-
’ of no
i see
on.
—. Alias
Mollic Garu...,. aton.
were married last Tuesuay night.
General i>. W. Heard, of Wash
ington, has been carried to the Slate
Asylum. He has become a lunatic,
caused by ill health and financial
troubles, General Heard is the
wreck of a groat, generous mind.
—Mrs. G. F, Betterton died iu
West Point last Saturday week. The
Statu Lino iVM says she was a pi
ous member of tho Method
ist church md her victory
over the King of terrors was com
plete.
—From the same paper wo learn
that Hon.C. W. Grimes, of Colum
bus, has accepted the invitation of
Mrs. Sue Lanier, President of the
ladies' mrmorial Association, to de
liver the address on Decoration day
tin 26;h of Apiil. Mr. Grimes is
one of the Representatives of Mu—
cogee county in the Legislature; and
is a voting man of brilliant parts.
—A social mum meeting, by the
members of the llabtist church, is a
recent sensation in Montgomery. A
fine is paid for breaking the silence.
Brother Callaway says he knows
about 75 men in West Point who
would bo dead broke next morning if
they allowed their wives to attend
such a meeting.
The wife of Col. M. 11. Blandford
died in Columbus on Monday and
her remains were bnriied on Tues
day. She bad King been an invalid
Had It* death was uot unexpected.
household
AND.
Cabinet Furniture.
I have j'i*t reccivod a Imge stock of furnt ■
turn t lower rata* than ever before offered
iu this market, consisting of
BED-ROOM bETTS,
DINING ROOM SETTS,
PARLOR SETTS,
BEADSTEADS,
in greet variety and all articles kept in a
timt-clow furniture etore-
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All styles of Wood and Metalic Coffins,
Cases and caskets always on hand- Elegant
silver striped Itose Wood cases $lB S2O and
$25- The self sealing woo I cases always on
band and at very low- figures-
ight and Sunday bell at front dcor
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SOEUUL.E PACIFIC ftUANO!
Triumphant !
Comparative abatement, showing result* of practical Teats made in 1876, under the direction of the
Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of Georgia, in different localities of the State, comprising the
leading brands sold in Georgia and South Carolina.
No Fertillizer is Shown in this Statement that Was not Tested Three Times.
j &T ,
2 £ i UNMAN USED PLAT. MANUHKD PLAT- incr’ *ed
BRAND FERTILIZER. r* > ~ yield
< v Average yiel l per acre Average yield per acre Avenge
Jr. g tier cent
Pacific Guano Uo.’e Sol blc Faciric 151210 lbs 515 lbs. Seed Cotton 812 lbs. scud Union 63 pr et.
• ‘ • Compound Acid Phosphate 4 193 ‘ 607 1 • 861 * 1 70 ‘
Wilcox & Gibbs' Manipulated Bjlßß ‘ 880 • 1,137 * 29 •
Eureka Amoniatcd Boric Superphosphate... 5 223 ‘ 853 1 ! 1.2C0 4 ! 4o 4
Patrrpsco Guano 5,254 4 Gil * 1 897 4 • 40 4
Grange Mixture 6 225 - 666 4 4 823 4 4 45 •
Whanu’s Raw Bone 8;214 ‘ 587 4 ! 80S 4 4 51 4
Stono Soluble Guano 0'202 4 685 • • 883 4 • 50 4
4 Acid Phosphate 4 826 • 803 4 • 996 4 4 24 *
Zell's Anitnoniated Superphosphate 6 238 1 490 • 1 691 4 4 41 4
Wando Fertilizer | 3i192 4 406 4 4 596 • 4 46 4
• Acid Phosphate i 7 285 ‘ 1,020 4 • 1,172 4 4 15 4
Sardis Phosphate Peruvian 1 4192 • 737 4 4 952 • 4 25 *
• Amoniatcd Soluble Pacific j 4|200 * 616 4 • 818 4 * 32 •
4 Acid Phosphate ] 4|205 * | 536 4 4 4 4 58 •
Etiwan Guano fi 183 4 B;>7 4 • 1.--< - 4 30 •
Carolina Fertilizer 3 250 ‘ | 664 4 4 nou 4 4 52 1
Atlantic Fertilizer 3 266 • : 828 4 4 1 , • 4 26 4
Atlantic A< id Phosphate 6 233 4 543 4 4 • 4 47 4
K. Frank Coe’s Ammonia ted Superphsphatri 5 200 4 j 440 4 4 65G - • 49 4
[Extract from Circular Ho. 35, issued from O.U;c Guru msdoarr of Agriculture State of G, January, 1877-]
SOIL TEST OF FERTILLIZERS FOR 1876.—The Commissioner of Agiiculture required 500
pounds of each brand of Fertiliz-r sold in Georgia to be subject to a thorough soil test. The persons
designated to make this test were selected from among the most intelligeut and careful farmers in tho
Stale. As far as possible, each sample of 500 poundc was divided into three equal portions, and on#
portion sent 10 eaoh section of the State—North, Middle and Southern Georgia.
From the above table.it will be seeu that the SOLUBLE PACIFIC GUANO was more thoroughly
tested than any other brand, (number of tests beiug double) and shows the greatest gain in |yield, being
68 per cent., or 327 pounds Seed Cotton.
Thus, —109 pounds lint cotton, at cents per pound for middling, which price has been realized in
Columbus m January, 1877, sl3 35
and, 218 pounds Cotton Seed, also net gain 1 30
sl4 65
Deduct cost of 210 pounds Soluble Pacific Guano, cash price in Columbus iu 1875 5 65
Net Gain in Mouey per acre $ # 00
W. H. YOUNG,
No. 12 Broad Stbket, COLUMBUS, Ga,
l bare made arrangements with
Blanoliai*cL, Williams efts 00-
ALABAMA WAREHOUSE, Colcmbii, GaoMU.
For storage and disposal of the above Fertilizers to their customers.
'VST'. C?- Agent at HAMILTON, GA.
TJ?- 331- IHLlXXS.'fciX’OVlSilj., Agent t-CATAU-LA. GA
COLUMBUS ADVERTISEMENTS.
FERTILIZERS!
C. OBER & SON'S
SOLUBLE AMMONIATED SUPER PHOSPHATE OF LIME.
Pearco, 23inforci cfc Cos., agts..
COLUMBUS, GA.
To the Planters of Georgia and Alabama:
COLUMBUS, GA, January, 1877
Hi* universal •atisrv'llon gives by the above Fertilizer | u ,t . e ss' nas ait>te<l hv oer'tifl
cates now in our hands justifies us in claiming for it the first place on the lot cf Slnndat*
Manures, having no superior in the market. We otfer.it as low and on as reasonable term
as any Standout Fertilizers. Yours truly
PEARCE, BINFORD & CO a
THE GREAT FERTILIZER
S ♦
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Super-phosphate.
FOR SALE FOR
CASH AND COTTON OPTION.
BY
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COLUMBUS, GA.
COUNT ME 111
. WHEN YOU WANT
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I AM KOWpECEIVING Y SECOND FAIL AMD WINTER STOCK OF
Dross Goods and otlaer woolens
The choicest of T>n*ss Goods nt 9:V In tho of tv.
(Ad-Tod Alpacas 30c; Reps for wrappers in'(animal Figures, only 20c;
Black Cashmeres, from 65c to $1.50; Good Woven Corsets, 50c;
Ladies’ and Childrens’ extra-long Colored Hose. 25c;
10-4 Sheeting. 25 1 2c —yard-wide Blc relied Cotton, Bc.
Largest stock of Ribbons, Scarfs, Collars and Cuffs in the city.
IF YOU [VINT BARGAINS, CALL ON ME. NO TROUBLE TO SHOW GOIDS.
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Columbus, GLa.