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(KSTAIS LIS USD IX THE TSAR 1805). O. HEARD, | proprietor. j VOL. XIX. MISCELLANEOUS. A TALK WITH TO'JSGEE. tbs --poors— Errand” Man Says the Un dertow Will Marne the Republi can Candidate-Possibili ties and Probabilities. “I have my preference as to whom the Republican party should nomi nate next June,” said Judge A. W. Tourgee, the well-known author and lecturer, yesterday at the Grand Pa eifiic, “but I do not care to give it on paper, for of what value is the opinion of any one Republican on the subject? This nomination will not be made in accordance with the usual formula. There have always been several avowed candidates, and, after much balloting, either one of them was nominated or else some dark horse was sprung and snatched the prize from their grasp. This time, I think it will be otherwise. The next convention will he a delib erate body. Ido not mean to say that the great majority of the dele gates will not come in the interest of this or that candidate, but I think there will be no attempt to rush any candidate through. The delegates will come to Chicago disposed to con sult with each other, and it will be the undertow that, will name the success ful man. They will not come to vote first, last and all the time for their man, but to press his name, if the masses attending the convention re gard him as available. If not, then the man who is so considered. The indications point to a close and doubtful struggle; hut then, again, matters may assume such a shape that the election may go overwhelm ingly one way. For example, the nomination of Ben Butler and his entrance into the fight are apt to mix matters. Should lie be noini ted early in the spring by labor or ganizations, he will enter the Demo cratic Convention armed with a pret ty large club. They will have to hesitate before they ignore his claims. A mau who can get 152,000 votes in Massachusetts against the. Republi can candidate is not to lie passed by without due consideration. Butler has quite a following in the country, and much of it is outside of what people are apt to call the dangerous classes. You find men who wear broadcloth who are for him as well as the horny-handed sons of toil. He is a factor that must form part of all calculations. The South will have in the Democratic Convention 83 per cent, of the delegates necessa ry to nominate a candidate, suppos ing that a mere majority is needed. Usually it has required two-thirds to nominate in Democratic conventions. Now, people suppose the South will be solid against Butler; but, they may lie mistaken. They want the man who can win, it matters not what his name may be. And if Butler should be nominated, those who think he would lose Southern States will find they are mistaken. They are going to vote the Democratic ticket.” “Do you think the Democracy are likely to split upon the tariff ques tion ?” “I do not. They are not a split ting party, and certainly are not go ing to divide on any issue at this time, when they feel so close to the prom ised land. No, the Democrats will all be out next November, and we must see that all Republicans are out too, if we intend to carry the day. — Chicago Tribune. ARTiFiciAL^iIiLIZING. The nature and uses of artificial fertilizers are too little known and un derstood, and this leads to disappoint ment and loss in some cases. Many farmers have heard of “phosphate,” as it is commonly called, as a speci fie in this way; and depending solely upon this incomplete fertilizer for an effect which it can not and is not ex pected to produce, become discour aged. Super phosphate of lime con tains but one valuable element of plant growth, viz: soluble phosphor ic acid, and therefore can not sup ply a crop with any other elemeul which it may require. If the soil happens to be deficient only iu this element, the phosphate hits and proves a success; but if it is deficient iu others, not all the phosphoric acid in existence will help tne crop. A rough illustration of this may be giv en. A man or a boy wishes to go a fishing. For his sport he needs a fish-pole and a line, a hook and some bait. If he is thus provided, and there are fish in the stream, and they are iu a biting mood, he succeeds to his satisfaction. But if, when he reaches the water and sees the fish in abundance iu it, he finds he has no hook, or no line, or no bait, but eve rything else but this one thing need ful, he w ill get no fish. He will not say the pole, or the line, or the hook arc not good, because he has no bait to use with them; the inevitable failure of his enterprise is clear to him because he sees he could not succeed without having evervthing needful for it together at the right moment. It is very much like this in regard to fertilizing the soil and growing crops. All plants need specially three elements of those which they contain to be furnished to them lib erally. These are phosphoric acid, potash ard nitrogen ; the others, as lime, magnesia, silica and soda, are generally sufficiently abundant in the soil, while carbonic acid and ox ygen are plentiful in the air. But these three must be supplied in the manure or by some fertilizer. If on ly one is wanting, that must be sup plied, and no other will take its place. As if, to go back to the illus tration, a hook is wanted, an extra line or any number of them will not do in place of it; nor if bait be wanting will any quantity of hooks help the need. Usually all of these elements are needed, and then neith er one nor two of them will be of any use alone, because a plant can not grow unless every element of it is in the soil prepared and ready for its use, so that phosphate alone will be useless if potash be wanting, or nitro gen and phosphate together; or if nitrogen be wanting, potash and phosphate alone will not serve. This should be clearly understood, b cause it is the very root and principle of manuring and fertilization and of plant growth.— Ex. Notwithstanding the depression in the cotton goods trade, the South, it seems, is steadily pushing on in the building of new cotton mills. Among the enterprises of this kind now un der way is a newly organized company to build a $175,00f> mill iu Columbia, Tennessee; a $200,000 mill in Dur ham, North Carolina, by J. S. Carr and Odell Brothers; a $50,000 mill for Trenton, Tennessee; a $200,000 mill in Dalton, Georgia; one to cost $84,000 in Griffin, Georgia; a $300,- 000 mill in Roanoke, Virginia; and an additional mill to cost about SIOO,- 000 by the Rome, Georgia, Cotton Factory Company; while the Eagle and Phoenix Manufacturing Compa ny, of Columbus, Georgia, now run ning about 40,000 spindles, propose to put up anew $1,000,000 mill. The iately organized Darlington Cot ton Mills Company will build a $300,- 000 mill at Darlington, South Caro lina, to be finished in the full, and another of equal cost is under con struction at Newberry, in the same State; while Fayetteville, North Carolina, and one or two other places in that State will also soon have new cotton mills. —Ex. "MACBETH” TAKEN FrtOM THE BIBLE. You will find the principal charac ters of “Macbeth” in the Book of Kings. Jezebel iu the Bible is “La dy Macbeth in the play. She it was who stirred up her husband to do all the deviltry he did. Then take Ha zael, a servant to the King under the infiucuce of his wife, Jezebel, he plots to kiil his master, and becomes king of Syria in his stead. This plot is successful, and Hazael is crowned king. This character exactly suits that of “Macbeth.” The minor characters can also be found in the Bible. Of course, Shakspeare has altered the words, but the plot and characters are to be found there. Dr lialsey in his lectures ou Shake speare, at Princeton college, stated that Shakespeare’s regular practice was to study the Bible seven hours a day. There were not so many Bi bles in his time as there are now, but although very costly, he had one, and made a daily practice of study ing it. Where Dr. Halsey got his information Ido not know, but pre sume he is correct. Though Shakespeare was undoubt edly a great man, I think he is con siderably overated, so far as his orig inality is concerned. I think he was not endowed with the genius of orig inality, but rather with the genius of arranging the writings of those gone before, and rewriting them in an atttractive style.— -Rev. Richard Lee , D. D. how to kTep Tut of law. People complain of the cost of law yer’s fees ; but they must remember that one way to keep out is to do bu siness in so straight and snug a man ner that there will be no necessity for bringing suits, or defending suits brought by others. It is the loose manner in which many people do business which cre ates misunderstandings and disputes, the forerunners of litigation. If you don’t like to pay doctors’ bills don’t get sick. To avoid sickness, live temperately, get plenty of sleep, sun shine and air, and obey Nature’s sim ple laws. The same good rules ap ply to business. Do what you have to do well and carefully. Take no bigger bite in a business venture than you can chew. Tie up carefully the ends of every transaction. Keep your books of record carefully and systematically*. Make only such Devoted to the Cause of Truth and Justice, and the Interests of the People. GREENESBORO’, GA., FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1884 promises as you are sure you can keep. Let all your dealings he on the principle of fionor bright. Don’t aspire to but one wife at a time.— Keep out of the reach of the lawyers’ best ally, whisky, and you are not likely to need the help of the limbs of the law to pull you out of the pit to which deviation from the straight path invariably leads. — Ex. TOM MARSHALL *AND^THE JUDG£. Tom was engaged in the trial of a ease somewhere in the interior of of Kentucky, when a decision of the Judge struck him so bad that he rose and said: “There never was such a ruling as that since Pontius Pilate presided on the trial of the Saviour.” “Mr. Clerk,” responded the Judge, “fine Mr. Marshall ten dollars for contempt of court.” “I confess, your Honor,” contin ued Tom, “that what I said was a lit tle hard on Pontius Pilate ; but it is the first time in the history of Ken tucky jurisprudence that it is held that to speak disrespectfully of Pon tius Pilate is contempt of court.” “Mr. Clerk, make the fine twenty dollars for a continuous contempt,” said the Judge solemnly. “Well, Judge,” Tom added, “as you won all my money last night at poker, lend me twenty.” “Mr. Clerk,” cried the Judge, hastily, “remit the fine. The State can better afford to lose the money than I can.” “I congratulate the Court upon its return to a sane condition,” said Tom, resuming his seat amid roars of laughter. Ex. mciTYmT yarn. [Harper's Magazine. Old “Uncle Jim,” of Stonington, Conn., was a retired sea Captain, sealer and whaler, universally belov ed and respected for his lovely dispo sition and genuine good-heartednecs, not less than for the moderation of his statements and the truthful can dor of liis narrations. It bnpjwne.rt that one of the Yale Professors, who devoted himself to ethnological stu dies, was interested in the Patagoni ans, and very much desired informa tion as to the alleged gigantic stature of the race. A scientific friend, who knew the Stonington romancer, told the Professor that he could no doubt get valuable information from Uncle Jim, a Captain who was familiar with all the region about Cape Horn.— And the Professor, without any hint about Uncle Jim’s real ability, eager ly accompanied his friend to make the visit. Uncle Jim was found iu one of his usual haunts, and some thing like the following ethnological conversation ensued: Professor—They tell me, Capt. Penuingtqn, that you have been a good deal iu Patagonia ? Uncle Jim - Made thirty or forty voyages there, sir. Professor—And I suppose you know something about the Patago nians and their habits ? Uncle Jim —Know all about’em, sir. Know the Patagonians, sir, all, all of ’em, as well as I know the Sto nington folks. Professor —I wanted to ask you, Captain, about the size of the Pata gonians - whether they are giants as travelers have reported ? Uncle Jim—No, sir—shaking his head slowly, and speaking with the modest tone of indifference —no, sir, they are not. (It was quite proba ble that the Captain never had heard the suggestion before). The height of the Patagonians, sir, is just rive feet nine inches and a half. Professor —How did you ascertain this fact, Captain ? Uncle Jim—Measured ’em, sir— measured ’em. Oue day; wheil the mate and I were ashore down there, I called up a lot of ‘the Patagonians, and the mate and I measured about 500 of them, and every one of them measured five feet nine inches and a half —that’s their exact height. Professor—That’s very interesting. But, Captain, don’t you suppose there were giants there long ago, in the former generations ? All the travelers say so ? , Uncle Jim —Not a word of truth in it, sir—not a word. I’d heard that story, and I thought I’d settle it. I satisfied mvself there was nothing in it. Professor—But how could you know that they used not to be giants? What evidence could you get? — Alight not the former race have been giants ? Uncle Jim—lmpossible, sir—im possible. Professor—But how did you satis fy Yourself? Uncle Jim—Dug ’em up, sir—dug ’em up, speaking with more than usu al moderation. I’d hoard that yarn. The next voyage I took the bo’son and went ashore ; we dug up 275 old I*atagonians and measured ’em. — They all measured exactly five feet nine inches and a half; no difference in ’em—men, women, and all ages just the same. Five feet nine inches and a half is the natural height of a Patagonian. Thcyv’e always Iteon just that. Not a word of truth iu the stories about giants, sir. STOP, YOUNG MAN, Stop, pause and reflect before you handle a woman’s reputation with unhallowed bauds. If a woman must he stoned, let not the missile'be hurled by the hand of a man —it is cowardly and contemptible for stronger to triumph over the \vt *k, J This is a growing evil with the sex, and they forget that a wife, mother or sister may, some day, be the victim; of some open aspersions or sly inuen tlo that may cost a life in avenging the injury. The estimate you put upon female j integrity is too low at best for you to take advantage of every unguarded point to make your attack; and where no invasion is suspected no defehso will be made. It is true you may sometimes be thrown into the society of thoughtless, even debased women; but, you must not judge of the whole sex by the delinquences of a few, any more than you would judge of the valor and resistencc of an entire army by the cowardly surrender of a small garrison, or judge of the character of honorable or reputable citizens by the humiliating and startling develop ments of the police court. Many a spotless character has been forever wrecked in this indiscriminate judg ment, and many a man’s happiness destroyed by this lack of faith in wo man. Never speak lightly of your fe male friends, for the blows of an open, direct attack are more easily parried than those oblique, unlooked-for shafts that strike us sideways. An innocent woman never recovers from a wound inliicted upon her reputa tion. No balsam, however soothing and potent, heals the fatal stab, and its ache and fever are ever present, reminding the poor victim that a can ker worm is ever preying upon vi tality and sapping the roots of life and happiness.—Ex • Guiteau'a Prediction Recalled. * It will he remembered that, when the verdict in the Guiteau case was announced, the prisoner leaped from his chair and shouted, ‘God will pun ish you for this,’ and then pronounced a prophecy of vengeance upon his pro secutors, their witnesses, and the jury. Corkhill, the District Attorney, has lost his office, and is looking for something to do. One of his associate counsel took to drinking soon after the trial, and is now a common drunk ard. Two of the jurymen are dead, two more have failed in business, and another is hopelessly insane. Three of the medical experts who testified to his sanity are dead, and the fourth has become insane. And now in yesterday’s papers it is announced that J. W. Tilden, the chemist, who discovered the poison in the bouquet Mrs. Scoville sent to her brother the morning of his execu tion, has gone crazy, and been com mitted to the Government Asylum for treatment. —The Graphic TAKING CAReTf CENTS. A New York paper says that the other day Bussell Sage, the fifteen millionaire, stopped at a candy stand to get a stick of chocolate. The ven der asked two cents per stick, but the frugal banker handed out one cent and received a half stick in return. The transaction looked small, and so it was, but there is a wise old saw which says : “Take care of the dimes and the dollars will take care of them selves.” Mr. Sage, however, has found out that if he would take care of cents the dimes would take care of themselves. The Southern people are the most extravagant and wasteful in the world, and this is the reason why they are so poor to-day. The above example is a good one, and if all of our young men would follow it they would be surprised at the results of their saving. It was Poor Itich ard who said, “Willful waste makes woeful want.” There are thousands of penniless people in the South who would be wealthy if they could recall the money they have recklessly thrown away.—Ex. Among the new applications of cotton is its use, in part, in the con struction of houses; the material em ployed for this purpose being the re fuse, which, when ground up with about an equal amount of straw and asbestos, is converted into a paste, and this is formed into large slabs or bricks, which acquire, it is said, the hardness of stone, and fhrnish a real ly valuable building stock. —Ex. Tacoma is to name of the next new state, if the bill introduced in the sen-ateby Mr. Platt, last week, is passed. It provides for the addi tion of a part of Idaho to Washington Territory, and the admission of the latter as a state, under the name of Tacoina. If wisely provides that the admission shall not lie affected until after the next presidential inaugura tion, in March, 18#5. JONN C. FERRIS. CIIAS. 11. PERRIS. FERRIS <fc SON, Merchant Tailors* ft-JW Uroitii Sjcrref* % Oelober 20, 18*3— .."'.'i!! 1 ;. !;'■■■!■.■l"!;i I.'■■■..I' , '> i. — 1 " '■ " den, It. Si hie v. Islmii-v Hull. I*. It. Tobin. GEO. R. SIBLEY A CO., Cotton HHHI Factors, 847 and 846 Reynolds Street, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. Liberal Cnsn advances on Consignments, Personal attention given in Weights and Sales. sept 28, ’BB— CUTLERY, LOCKS. HINGES, BELTING, SCALES, And Agricultural Implements OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. AT LOWEST PRICES ! ! iiexiiy- v. notmi:, September 28, 18S3— ALGLSTA, Gn. R. T. SIBLEY. W M J CRANSTON. R F. SIBLEY, Cotton Factor, W ea * ei * Commission Merchant, 734 and. 736 Reynolds Street, KQy*Liberal advances made on Consignments. Lagging and Tics furnished x lowest rales. Strict personal attention given to weighing ami rumpling Cottnn. Cou signments of Grain solicited. 8-1 Assignee’s Sale! - THE ENTIRE STOCK OF CARRIAGES, RI'GGIES, WAG ONS. SADDLES. HARNESS, LEATHER, e:c , AT THE OLD STAND OF R. H. MAT 8c Cos., WILL BE OFFERED FOR TIIE NEXT THIRTY DAYS AT Greatly Reduced Prices ! ! The above Goods are all clean, fresh slock, made by the Best Manufacturers in the United States, and comprise the well known makes of Studelnkcr, Wilburn and Stan dard Plantation Wagons, all size*. Best quality of Open and 'lop linggies, Phtrlons. Victorias and Extension Top Cabriolettes, made in the Northern and Eastern Mates; also seventy-five Open Top and Top Buggies of Cincinnati W ork, Spring Wagons and (load Carts, .A. HjfXT'g’O Stoolv Of Single and Double Harness, Stage Harness. Plow Gear, llaincs, Traces, Col lars, Bits, Buckles, Plow Bridles. Umbrellas, Whips, Horse Blankets, Cap 1 lobes, etc.,’etc. ’ Heather end Rubber Belting, all sizes. Calf Skins, Sole Heather, Shoe Findings, Hemp, Jute, Beap Stone and Outu Packing, etc , etc. These Goods MUST BE SOLD ! AND LARGE INDUCEME NTS will he offered to CASH Borers. Call catly and examine the Goods and secure the Bargains now oDcrcd. N. B.—Every Vehicle sold subject to the regular twelve months guarantee. John $. 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