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Agricultural Chunks.
Late grown potatoes keep best.
After every rain speed tbo plow.
, June is the best month to plant
the pea crop. ;V
Sheep husbandry i* tho moat In*
tereatiog and profitable employ
incut a farmer can engage in,
. All farmers should hftve * Ren*
erons rivalry to excel each other in
the quality of tbeir products*
The last plowing of com abould
bo very shallow, running dose
enough to kill the grass, but not
to cut tbo roots.
If farmers would only . stop the
leika and unnecessary wastes, their
sale production Would be amazing-
* ly increased,
Sowing peas broadcast in.corn at
laying by is good practice—good
for tbe land, good for the corn
,. and good for stock,
Tbe greatest obstacle to aucccjs
in keeping up the fortllity of tbo
soil is tbo lack of iufoimatiun in
regard to the elements of fertility.
You may talk of machinery for
taring labor, hut there is no such
thing as labor-saving wbero the
literal uso of manure is neglected.
It is not too Into to sow forage
crops, millet, drilled corn, sorghum,
etc. Try it, and bo astouiihed at
the decreased cost of keeping stock.
A roulinist can never bo the
most successful farmer, t eeau«o
must adapt bis *01 k to changing
condition*, and do it rapidly und
promptly.
To keep tbo roots of plants i
suffering both from luck of niuia-
turo nud excessive heat, keep tho
surface pulvcrizoJ, and never let it
get crusted.
.James Furton, tho historian,
does not think it wise to separoto
roan from the soil, and say*, in u
recent lecture, that so reparated
man lias never yet auocoodvd in
anything.
It will not do for farmers to let
tbo fertilizing material already in
tbdr possession go to waste. Eve*
ry consistent moans should he
adoptod for saving and returning
it to tbo land,
Tho peach will succeed upon
almost any soil from a drilling
•and to a stiff clay, providod it is
well drained cither naturally or
artificially. But tho soil most
suitable is a saudy loaui with a
porous subsoil.
Good roads like anything else of
vnlno iu this, world cannot bo had
without price. They east somo'
thing, hut cost what they muy, the
most important and economic ques
tion for farmers is—the improve
ment of our highways.
Kemetubcr this: if during dry
weather you begin to water plants,
the watering must ho continued
until 'rain comes. Immediately
thereafter, as soon as the soil is dry
enough about the plants, it should
bo broken up and mellowed.
* ' Clover and gross are at tbeir
beat when the blossom lms fully
formed. Tbls'is reasonably and
can be easily understood when it is
coniiderod that after tho blossom
. \ comes the seed, and all the strength
cf the plaot la coucontratod iu the
•ted.
We will nerer ho successful as a
, people until we havo diversified
pursuits, and the way to diversify
is to put the intelligent young men
who do not wish to farm as ap*
prentices to machinists and manu
facturers. If they won't farm,
learn them a trade.
I -Beat allows land to put forth
j spontaneous growth of grass, weeds,
t etc., which, under process of decay
aiid decomposition during the win*
ter months, furnish tho elements
of vegetsblo mould and humus,
which are indispensable to produo
tiveuees iu tolls.
It la important that potatoes
should be moved as soon after
they are dug as possible, as tying
la tbe sun beats and causes them
to rot. Avoid digging immodiato
ly alter a heavy rain. Potatoes
w , f r ahonld he barreled when as dry
and cool m it is possible to have
them.
It la good policy to follow grain
ffi - -with peas, provided tho latter are
manured and rondo to produce
heavy growth} but if this Is not
dony and especially if the land
, has been in clean culture for some
time and is depleted of vegetable
matter, it la better to let it alone
pud let the spontaneous growth;
t «restore a aupply of humus.
- tJtiliie to the extent of your
* foams all tbe scrapings from f nco
corners, swamp mod, muck out of
the | ouds and bottoms, spreading
• ~ It over tbe land; all barn yard man
ure pteterved under shelter, and
ether rich scrapings. Don’t be
afraid of mud ond^ straw hurt*
lug your land; hegt and moUtere
will make it all right. All vegeta
ble matter placed on your fields
will iu due time turn to corn and
wheat. Soils nro not to be.consid
ered up to tbelV full capacity until
you havo. twelve inches ©f soil and
six inches of subsoil.
Bn an for Cornua b W onus.—
For five yeais I have been trying
to raise a crop of cabbage, but tbe
worms would get ahead of me, un*
til last year. After tho first ape
peared I gave the cabbages athor
ough dressing of ; middlings or
shorts; In about a month with an
otherInstallment of trorma I did
tbo same thing, and then, at the
end of tbo season, stored a hundred
fine beads of cabbago.— 8, A. 1I, 9
Miami, Indiana,
A copy of tbe Savannah Herald
comes to light, bearing date of No
vember 10, 1864, In which the
prices of tuples were quoted:
Flour per barrel, $700; cooking
soda per pound, $30; brandy per
quart, $175; brandy per drink,
$10; corn whiskey per drink, $5;
eggs per dmen, $10 to $12; ten
cent box of blackir.g, $20; confed
erate made lager beer per drink,
$3; ham and eggs, $10; meal of
bacon and riee, $10. For clothing,
a coat cost $2,000, pantaloons,
$200, vest, $200, and booty $400.
Albany News: Ono of tho larg
cst mortgages ever recordod in this
country was spread upon tho books
in tho superior court clerk's oflicc
in this city this week. It was for
$0,500,000, aiul was given by the
8. F, & W. railroad to somo New
York parties for advances with
which to extend Hinl improro this
excellent lino of road. This is
now cue of tho best equipped roads
in the south, as well as one of the
best managed.
Another Charloy H >bh lias turn *
cd up in (Quincy, III., and has
been pronounced by Mr. Christian
K. Boss, of Philadelphia, tliofath-
of (ho child stolen Homo ton
yoars ago, an old impostor in a
new guise. Ae Mr, K«»«s has spoilt
his fortune in tho effort to find
his son, attempts to irnpoco on hiui
not so frequent as they were.
Ho lms long sinco given up all
hope of recovering tho child.
The wheat crop of tho United
Slates for tho present year is es
timated at 510,000,01)0 bushels.
It is difilcult to cortccivo the mag*
nitudo of this estimate. If all this
wheat were arranged in a long box
ono foot deep and ono foot wido it
would extend four time a around tho
world uud tho end would lap over
throe or four ibourand miles, or it
would form n pile five times as
largo as the greatest of tho Kgyp-
tiun pyramids.
Col. A: K. Lunar has resumed
editorial management bf lho Tolo-
graph nud Messenger. It is stated
that the occasion of the withdrawal
of Ool. P. IV. Alexander from edi
torial control U tho reault of a dif
ference of ju Igoinent ns to tho edi
torial conduct and management of
the paper.
In 1880 balloting for president
did not begin until tho fifth day of
the republican natioual convention.
In 1870 tho balloting began aud
ended on the third. In tho first
instance 36 ballots were takou and
in tbo latter 7. Iu 1876 Blaine
roce»vod.35l votes,* and in 1880
only 285. Gcnorol Grant ranged
from 302 to 313, receiving 306 on
tno last ballot.
Cocoanut Custom*.—Make* a
good boiled custard, flavor witb
ono tcaspoonful of bitter-almond
essence, grate a * rocoanut, and
when tbe custard is quite cold (U
should be poured when warm into
a glass bowl), strew tho cocoanut
on top. Sift whito sugar over
tbiv.
The geography tolls us that the
earth is flattened at the poles.
Somo of the candidates oio flatten
ed at tho polls also.
Washington county, Miss,, pro
duces more cotton than any other
county iu America; it yields 54,-
00O bales a year. Yazoo county is
second, with 45,000 or 50,000.
Tho motto of the whito man’s
Republican party is '‘Tho nigger
roust go-to work while we finger
tbo pie.”
An attractive, youthful appear
ance rccored by using Father's
Hair Balsam to all who are getting
Important Co llotb La
dies and Gentlemen.
Two New Books just published
giving an exhaustive treatise on
Medical Electricity, Galvanism and
Magnetism, together with their
self application on tbe treatment
and cure of Weaknesses incident t<>
Men and Women. Both works
are illustrated. One » entitled
“THREE TYPES OF MEN,” For
Gentlemen Only; tho other “M A l D,
WIFE, MOTHER," For Ladies
Only. Published only by the
Amkuicax Galvanic ' Co., Ad
dress as above, bent Free.
Amimcan Galvanic Co.,
1103 Chestuut St.,
Cm . Philadelphia, Pa.
Table of Weight? and Measures.
Wheel.......... .....GO
Shelled corn.
Corn Iu the ear......
Rye
Peas ..............
Oats
Barley
Irish Potatoes.
Sweet Potatoes.......
White Beans
Castor Beans
Clover Seed...
Blue Gross Seed., ...
Buckwheat...» i.......52
Dried Feacbos
Dried Apples. .24
Onions 57
Salt 50
Stone coal.
Malt 40
Bran ....20
Turnips ^b
Plastering llalr
Unslacked Lime . .80
Com Meal...........
Fine Salt .....54
Ground Peas 32
Cotton Seed 331
Rough Rico.... ..43.
Mitchell’s Eye Salve,
A Certain, 84ft ami Effective Remedy f<»
Sore, Weak $ Inllaiucil Eyes,
Producing Lnnf?-8iithleilntM, mid lKstor-
fiiK the Bl}fbt of the Old.
Carr* Tear Drop*, 0ranulutloti, Sira Ta
more, lied Ey«», Mulled Eye I.iuli-
ta, and producing quick
B«Uuf «- ' "■
eqmitly etthm
alodiea. Mict
, Salt JUfC,_.,
wherever luflamailon usirts, MiihcbcU'i
Salvu way he u*ed to advantage.
Bold l>r all l>rugxl*U at 35 cent*.
For'Salo at Par,
Last chanco. Will pny good
dividends. Apply to
C. N. SIMPSON,
Secy, nud Ticns.
Insurance Agency.
T. S. POWELL Represents
( X HOIKS!A How* Fire Insurance C«v,
X AiffeO, $£>),00«.
B ritish am erica iwmmnr* t>.,
A Met*, |I.3M,005.
W ESTERN ASSURANCE In*. Co.,
AmcU,#I,»iO,000.
■yA. HOME Itieuraue* Co., ^
Plow Shapes,
All kind* and cite*,
At AlJ.ISON ft SIMPSON’S.
Patent. Antelope ami Cliemols
FLOUR,
Fifth and good.
At ALMBON At SIMPSON’S.
Mackerel, White Fish and
Mullet,
At ALLISON A SIMPSON'S.
Irish Potatoes and Onions,
At A1.U30N A SIMPSON S.
Onion Sets.
.» make large Oni.n
. P. TOOMBS & BRO.
Cigars-
Musical Instruments.
Violius,
Acoordoona,
JtAXJOS,
Harmonicas.
A LSO a fine line of Oat and Steel String*
for Violiu* Guitar* and Banjo*.
For *al# by T. 8. POWELL,
New Spring and Slimmer Goods!
In presenting lo you my second greeting this Spring I think I can
wlely 83)’ that I have na largo a Stock of FIRST-CLASS GOODS n»
you will find iu South west Georgia.
DRESS GOODS, WHITE GOODS, DRESS LINENS, &C.
I! My Notion Department is very Largo.
Mon lllul Boy’s Hats—all Styles and Prices.
MV SHOE DEPARTMENT IS COMPLETE.
I havo tho exclusive Agency hero fur tho O. S. PARSONS A
SON’S Boots and Shoos—not a single pair hus ever been rejected.
Or if you want the HARPER BLACK homo-iuado Shoes, 1 hav
them. I keep a full liue of
Plain and Fancy Groceries,
Which I am selling very cheap for CASH or ON TIME.
oa-Agent for the Best and Cheapest GATE HINGE ever invon-
ted. Simple, Strong, Convenient, Cheap. Only SI 50. No bracing
or draging Gates. Ono on exhibition at tho Lumber Yard ol F. it.
Allison, where yon can examine for yourself.
ma >« ct A, W. GILLESPIE.
i. I- TOOMBS A BBO.
or sal* by
Uraatul
it, Bookccller and But loner
Silver Ware!
Quadruple Piste, ou White Metal.
W K »r* cl **iae cal at reduced p-ke*.
Call and fr»t a Karenin, at
ALLISON A SIMPSON'S.
STATON KRV
INK,
PENS, etc,
and all Writing Material, at
J. P. Toohus A Bao.’n.
Toilet Goods.
L ADIES will find oar Toilet Department
coaiplele with «»ery variety of Foe
l’owdwr*, Cofjnetlc#, lla’r Dret-yin^*, C»
lOjrne*. ExttotU. Toilet Wa
Matches and Snuff,
Cbeqp as can be bought this side
of N. Y. at
ALLISON & SIMPSON’S.
Syrup, Syrup.
N ow Is tbe tine to boy
Cane Mills aud Kettles.
Closing out above stock at very low fit
Ore*, at ALLISON & SIMPSON'S.
Fine Soaps,
IjlOR the Toilet, Bath uud Shaving, iu
A? Urgs quantise*. A!«o Laundry Soau*
beet quality of ItlOelu*. Starch, etc'bt
4. I*. TOOMBS &. BRO.
Sash, Doors and Blinds
A *pediilty. Call and tee c*.
ALLISON SIMPSON
W. E. THOBNTCV,
dhntis t,
CCTUBERT, OA.
Side Public Square North
of Alllaou A Slrajwon’*.
Horse aad Cattle Powders.
FONT**,
BREINJNG and FRONFIELD'S
.und BARKERS’,
T. 8. PO WELL’S.
Dro^tu and Bookieller.
Fancy Candies,
ALUioS * StStPSOgd..
Corn Shelters at Deduced
Prices,
At AI.I.ISON..1' SIMPSON'S.
S. G. BOBEBTSOH,
Surgeon Dentist,
Eufanla, Ala.
J57“ Over McCormick Sc Ricbatdeon'i
FEVEE
AND AGUE REMEDIES.
Wiihofl'* Auti Periodic.
Atrr'n Ai(oa Care.
Rhode * Fever aud Agne cure.
India Uhalagogtte,
Ague Couqa*r»r.
McLean'* Chill and Fcvei care.
Hcrbiuo New Bcmedy.
Bailey’* Chilli and Fever Pitta.
ForSl* by T. 8. POWELL,
Dra^tiut, Book*eltcr nnd StatUuet
New Goods.
A RTISTIC Box Paper and Ear* lopes,
Birthday Fringed Cartj*.
SPECTACLES
AND
EYE GLASSES,
W ARRANTED to give *ati*feetfon.
Prices frcuV5ceni* to$3.00 per pair.
T- 8. POWEUa,
Dru^Lc and BovkuRer.
BrrS/'of N T o. t A t »M l Oj j
Con be lent la ktter, u oor
AMERICAN BALVANIC CO. 1 ,
OFFICES I MMMMjiMMM
Gold Pens,
And Charm Pencils.
J j AVtl rveeived a u«w ha* bf I
Pearl, Ivory aud Celluloid Gold Pens
Watch Charin Pencil*,
GLvo Button Pencils,
Gobi Tooth Picks
Which will he sold cheap. Col
and sec them al
T. S. J O WELL'S
Drug aDd Book Store.
Lamps, Lamps.
W:
jurt a* we advert!**
J. P. TOOMBS At BRO.
Attention Farmers.
QALL for J. P. TOOMgS jftPRO’S-
and put — —
tbe patented quar k componud* oo tbe mar
ket. It will do all we eJsfm fof U. Try s
package and spread ihcjflai! tldlu^a to ysttt
ac-kUU.,. Ihu - ,
Toomb's Stock Powder*
-re tbe beat aui «tv
every oflut remedy f