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POE TRY Tate. •The sky is douded, the racks are hare, •The spray of the tempest is -white in air; - •The winds are out with the waves at play, And I shall n<jt tempt the sea to-day. •The trail js narrow, the wood is dim, •The panther.clings to .the arching limb; ■And the lion’s whelps are abroad at play. And I shall not join the chase tosday. Bnt the ship sailed safely over thiesea, And the honters came from the chase, in glee; '. - ' And the town that was budded npon urack -?Vas swallowed up in the earthquake shock. MISCELLANY, . From tiie Savannah: News, COTTON AND GUANO, Editor Moriiing Mew,s: .One hfiflfs no-jy, ybpy frequently, two fW poatTye assertions, tto'wjt: “The nse of guano has ruined the price of cotton.” ‘‘Buying guano hng •rjjined tlie planters,” 'Both,dan hard ly be trne. Letus see if either is -— j?robaljJy 80,000-. tons jof fertilizers -jvere used on 800,000 acres (200 lbs. to ■the acre) of cottoji last season, and -pine-tenths of it in this .State,, gouth .Carolina and a few counties in Alabama -tributary to Savannah,, costing an av erage of $65 per t6h, or $5,200,000-’ A-low estimate of increase -produced by this ghano would-be 100 lbs. cot ton per aore; tips wopld give, with cot ton ’.at 14 cents, $11,200,000, showing a profit to thq planters of. this region pf $6,000,000. ' ' r ; " But it will be said, “Cotton is much lower in consequence of This increase.” Let us see how It is. The increase, .80;000,000 ' pounds, is o^y r jL60;0p0 bales, fs that enough to very seri; ously affect.tfie' price? ! Certainly not; and yet a veiy .large reduction'o'f price, would be necessary, in- order tp neir- tralize the increased production. Nor I s tips ajl tjje benefit realized by the pse of this guano. These 160,000 hales of cotton, resulting from the rise .of guano, pay a toll tg railroads, fac- tors, drayipep, yrharf-owners, aiid others, equal to §10 per bale, or $l,606- 000—all-for the benefit of Citizens of these two. States, andTnainly. of SavaA- jidh. The account then stands thns: ltoccived for increase on cotton. .'....*li,200,o6o Received for freight, commission’ stor- 1 age, to,; &c..$1,H!0;000 $12,800,000 ...... :$5,200,000 Paid for the guano. Profit to the State. $7,600,000 A Ild this is not- all. This guano' pays agents here and in the inferior full commissions. Probably full 20 per .cent, of the $5,200,000is paid po agents, and wharfage, freight, advertising, &c:, to the citizens of. Georgia. This would further increase tfie profits 1 of theStete^ipo/dDO/piaking $9,000,000 in alL To this we should add .the permanent benefit ±0 the kffid, which, though ■ not so readily estimated, should not be lost sight of. If these figui-cs axe correct (and who will dis pute them?) can there : be any ques tion as to whether the pse of -guano jms benefitted our State ? The planters of the rich lands .ot Mississippi and Texas might properly enter a protest against this pew inode j?f farming; for it enables the owners: of . the poor, worn out lands of old Georgia to compete with thein Successfully, "|Sd the factors of JSTejjr Orleans 'may object to an agency which 'bids fair Jo make Savvnndh the first cotton pan. in the pountry, as it has largely aided In mijV. jug it the second; but GeorgiafSplanr tei-s and Savannah merchants miglit to be wiser.'- - ' ' > ■ Let the planters, then, use guano, ,pnly let them be viope cautious~as whfil find they use. Good Afiem well. guano will pay W. 9 Swedish LaoorersinGeorgla. The Eat^ntpn Press publishes the following letter froniJones county to a gentleman of -Eatonton, showing how the .plauters are getting along with their Swedish laborers, recently, imported: Cexxtox, Ga., January G, 1870. J. T. Dexsis, Esq: ■Dear Sir—Xu reply to your letter I would state- that it costs about §75' to bring a grown person from Sweden- If you advance that amount the emi grant will work one year—on paying him abqut twenty-five dollars more fortehoes, .clothing and tobacco, and feeding him. If the emigrant pays -his own way-yon wifi Haye-to^ayeaght or ten dollars per month for good labor—womenjiotrqutte. so. mnjcb. They will eat any thing, we are accus tomed to have, and, I think would take the same rations used by a negro. At the same ‘time we are giving them a little better now-, as our chief desire is to ijiake- them contented. If we -can do that we are assured that we can get as many as we want. The women can cook for the nj.ep; they will be willing to' liye in good negro quarters. I have five-^bave them in (three noy, and the other two soon) a a-house just yacated .by negroes. I fixed it up a little. We will try and fix their houses Tso as to make them -contented^ TTpnr.what ^^eriphee yre have had they will answer for com mon field hands; don’t think they could pick as mup)i fiptjtop. the first season, bqt they are yery apt to learn anything.. I. think they can cultivate as much lapcj as any negro, arid am satisfied wjfi do it much bet ter. . I would not give one of these I have for-two negroes. When you put due to vtoikhe works, which is more than you can say for the negroes. We have women for house work, have a woman that cooks, washes milks and scours the house, and does any other work for my family, which con sists now of five, and the four Swedes in addition. - -I wanted to hire a negro to help her bnt she - objected, saying, he would onlybe in her way. I have three blacksmiths—good ones too/ They -are willing to do anything in'the world you'tell them to do; we are verymuoh pleased with them. They are a frugal, honest and industrious people, rind I think, the very thing for ns. ^ Wo propose sending Mr. Monroe on again soon. If yon desire to procure any labor let ms hear from you again soon. Would be glad to have Put nam county j oin us in this thing. They soon learn to talk English. Those we have are a stout and-healthy set. Yours truly, P. S. Johnson, Jr. Prog in the Throat. Tliis Is a goo4 stoiy, but is about as liai-d-tb swallow as the frog. A man named Southworth, living in lower East .Tennessee, has jiist ejected from his stomach a "frog-wMp& had been living tjjere fifteen, years. Mr. jSouthwortli has had a great deal of trouble with this frog. It used to be- - gin to croak at tlie must unseasonable, hours, When Soutliworih would go to church, for instance,-the frog would remain qrijet till tlig congregation en gaged in silept prayer, andtheh it would set up sucli a ierrible ypwf'that the sexton would rush up : and collar Southworth and drag him- down to the* graveyard to quiet him. Sometimes' the ‘ ‘ ** *** node after Southworth .was fast asleep in bedi^bnd/%en Bou%wqrQr would rise, as mad as anything, and seize the stomach pump, and fry to draw the frog up. 'But the subtile reptile had had that trick played pn it tpp. often . during those fifteen years, and it al ways shinned up the tube a little ways put of the draught, and waited-until Southworth had exhausted himself. Southworth never fooled that frog a great deal. And when frogs were in Season, Southworth used to fish for this one with a fly; but it alwaysrefus- ed to nse, and the fly buzzed around so in South-worth's alimentary canal that it nearly .tickled Southworth to death. .So. Sfcutliworth had to wait till the other day, when the frog thought it would come up and go and see a friend; and when it did come, South- worth killed it- with a two-pronged fork. Southworth says that frog used to eat three times as much as r he did; but we have been thinking it over, and it seems to us the statement must be exaggerated somehow. Bad-Times, in Jefferson County. Saturday night before last, -a band of disguised men visited. Louisville, the county site of Jefferson county, and demanded the key of the jail from the jailer. -They went, to the jail; took put nine prisoners,/five'of 'whom had been previously fried and convicted, and four of whom had been committed on charges duly made. The prisoners were carried a littla distance from the town and whipped severely, aid the ears of seven- of "them eut off, These seven were Then turned loose; together-with onewhose ears they did not cut off The ninth was brought 1 bpek to the jail, shot twelve times, and killed. The one lolled-had been com mitted for burning recently The gin house of Allen.Brown. The name of This negro was Charles Butler. One of the other negroes-(Jim. Stapleton) had both of hiseai-s taken off The. people of the county—all the true men—are justly indignant at this diabolical copduct. They are deter; mined to ferret out. the offenders and bring them-to justice. ‘ y, According to thfe SavaimahBepubii- can, McIntosh couniy must be a very desirabjp rem^pnep: for a white -man A few weeks since, a German merchant -named Fisher, living' in-Darien, had his store robbed of $600 Pr $800 worth of goods.' He traced the theft To .two negroes, arid applied for a warrant to one Tunis G. Campbell, Sr., a negro justice of the peace, who is also Sena tor from- that' district. Campbell- sent a negro possp; after the thieves;'who re turned withPnt arresting'thein,howev er. Capipbeirthen presented a bill for >$73 to Eisher.whieh.The latter:'refusal -to pay, and Campbell had him put in jail, ' whence he was released -upon a writ of habeas coiy usissued by Judge Sessions. Houston Female Institute. OSCAR D. SCOTT, Principal. The Exercises qt this Institution trill ho re sumed on tile second Wednesday in Tannery; 1871. Permanently located in Perry, it offers good ad vantages to those who have danglitexs to educate. The course of study is thorough, extensive and practical, embracing all the branches of a complete education. . - ‘ . Grateful for the patronage of the'past, the Prin cipal'win spare no effort to matethe school second to none—in all respects worthy of public confi dence and support. - Tho Husic Departmentis under the control of an accomplished and successful teacher. .........$2S. $30. $35 1.$15, $20, $25 $6 permonth Pall Session Music,.... -..... .. . .V.... Board can be obtained in good families at reas- onable rates. Expenses must be paid at the end of each month. 'For further parHcuKrs apply to the Principal.- dec28-tf FURNITURE. CARPETS, MATTINGS, 75TNDOW SHADES, WALLPAPER, MATTRESSES, FEATHERS, SOFAS, SETTEES, WARDROBES, BUREAUS, Ac. A large stock of PARLOR AND BEDROOM SUITES, [For Sale Low for Gash. One Thousand Maple Bedsteads, From $6.00 to $15.00. Fisk’s Patent Metallic Burial Cases and ~ rThe best articles in the martet, atliow_PBicia Also Coffins in Bosewood, Mahogany, Cedar, Wal nut, and imitations. THOS. WOOD. - Next to Lanier Honse, dec2S-3m ' ; MACON, GA; Our Trade Mark is Every booyTakes It! BOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS. - MANUFACTURED BY p. O. BRADY Sc, C?p. XiOUJlSVILXiE, ey. Every Man Ought to Insure his life. He ought t© select a Oop^. Hoin© Company. 1)5 not insure with a Gompany you know THE COTTOI} STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY —OF— MACON, GEORGIA. A Democratic and Family Newspaper. THE SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS Now Is the Time tp SuI>S.crifie for it 1 Yon have, your choice, and can take, either the Daily, Tri-Weekly, THE MORNING NEWS Ib, in All respects, a Democratic journal, faithful to Democratic principles, and earnest in the advo- cacyof Democratic measures. It believes that the sueecsa of its party is necessary to the salvation of the country. Its reputation as a news journal win be maintained as heretofore. In Domestic, For- rfgn and Commercial Intelligence, Literature, etc., itis nat surpassed by any' paper in thee ountry. Its whole character is comprehensively stated in saying that it is a great Democratic and Family- Newspaper, devoted to the interests of the people of the South. To every business man, its Market Intelligence alone is worth many times its sub scription. - Con. W. T. THOMPSON, with able assistants, has control of the Epitorial and News columns; whilo its corps of lie porters are reliable in every respect. TEBMj}: One Year, .........$10.00 Six Months...... : • = 5E0O Three Months......... 2-S0 THE TRI-WEEKLY NEWS Is published eve^r Monday, Wednesday and Sat nrday, andls made from the daily editions. TEEMS: One Tear, Sue Months,.....-... Three Months, $6.00 ........ 3.00 1.50 Authorized Capital,. $2,000,000 G-uarauto o dCapital, .■■$ 500,000 Assets, 0300,000 AND RAPIDLY INCREASING. An unfortunate New Haven youth, .was recently, so convinced that he had swallowed Ids two artificial teeth— plate and till—that he sufiered horrors in imagination, and a severe pain in c his stomach. He afterwards found the teeth in his vest pocket. Macon will have an ice mannfactory jn operation by the first of May. It is a singulffr but true remark in a late work that Jefferson was bom just eight years ^‘after Ibis predecessor Ad ams; Madisoq e^lit jeais after Jeffer son; and John'Quincy Adams jiist eight years after Monroe. Another curious fact to be observed^m,that Adajms was just sixty-six years old when he retired; Jefferson was sixty-six; Madison was- sixty-six; and JohnQuincy AvTa-ms, had be been elected to a second term, would have been sixty-six. Adams, Jefferson and. Monroe ail died on July 4th. The saddest case comes from Missou ri. A poor man called at a residence ing denied of the same, he pulled out a pistolnridhlowed more than i quart' of his brains over the furniture - of the; room, and spoiled a splendid rag car pet. And to wind up the case the l£fan who owned the house was compelled to pay his funeral expenses, and the fam ily had to be mourners at the funeral How much that family wouid have saved by passing out the cold victuals, fc' Large numbers of the officers of the French armies in the field are said to he votaries of absinthe—a species of 'de coction which takes the mental and bodily pitch out of a man faster, prob ably, than any other known deteriora- 1 t-ive save opium. ■nBHHHHil Man/woman and child in Hoxiston comity should know that Day & Gordon sell the cheapest and goods to be foimd this side'of the moon. If any body can.go to the moon to trade, we advise them to Ho so; bht if'they have to stop anywhere short *of that, let them go to Day & Gordon’s. - Any That wants to inspect the most elegant assort ment of Dry Goods that she ever beheld, should not delay; bnt proceed immediately to Day & Gor- H.on’B,where Bhemostxertaonly Can Anythibg'she wants to buy, and that too at the very lowest prices. They- haw the best Prints at cents; Bleached4-4Homesptms atl^>^ cents; Dress Goods at less than Macon prices; a few more of those Boulevard skirts at $A, and anytidng else in the Dry Goods line, besides. Perfumery; Toilet Articles, Table and Pocket'Cutlery, Hardware, Wooden-ware, etc., etc. (If yon want to knowwhat is indndedin “etc.,” come and seelor yourselves.) They have now and always intend to keep A Go o d v Assortment of Beadv-made Clothing, Boots, ShoesTHata^Caps, and Gents’ Furnishing Goods, which^in quality and price, are warranted to suit any reasonable man. Now, young man, if you want to play havoc with the hearts of the ladies, be sure to buy your clothes at Day Gordon's. Every married lady should see to it that her Husband Does iis trading -with Dsv & Gordon, for theirs is certainly the store st vrhlch the best goods are sold at vey low prices. There isho mistake abont it; they mean -what they say—if yon. -want proof of it, call and see them. Now let the whole populace of make a grand rUEh Immediately To Day 4 Gordon’s, for they may rest assured that they will save money by so doing. dec38-tf Deposited with the State of Georgia,- — $100;000 Deposited with the State of South Carolina, $50,000 ; * $ *■ / FOR THE SECURITY OF POLICY HOLDERS. These deposits ore not taken from the premium assets, as many Companies have done, hut were obtained by an assessment of 30 per cent upon the guaranteed capital of the stockholders. These amounts are deposited entirely beyond ths control of ihe Com pany; they do^not enter into its business, and cannot be thken-up until every policy issued by the Company is paid up or cancelled. This affords security superior to all other Companies. • W. B. JOHNSTON, WM. S. HOLT,, GEO. S. OBEAR,.-..• •.... c,e;mccay...... JOHN W. BURKE,. J. TVTPrR.f!ER GREEN, . W. J. MAGILL,• - • • -... - -: - :. ................. v...... —President Vice President —... ,>........ —.. .7.. .Secretary Actuary General Agent .' ..;. Medical Examiner .Superintendent of Agencies THE FOLLOWING COMPRISE SOME OF THE UNANSWERABLE ARGUMENTS WHY EVERY PLANTER SHOULD IM MEDIATELY APPLY FOR A POLICY OF LIFE INSURANCE: 1. The changes and fluctuations taking place and Hable to occur in commercial af- lirs. 2. The unreliability of labor. 3. The uncertainty of crops and of prices. 4. m may «nr - 5. The certainty of distress which, in most cases, must follow the loss of the head of thefluhilyfly dfntii. ■. . fj - - . — 6. The certainty sf provision for these contingencies, whioh a Life Insurance Policy affords to every family; in a good Company, THF, COTTON STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY IS A GOOD-COMPANY, Therefore a policy in the Cotton States Life Insurance Company is a provision which will guard your loved ones from want or pecuniary distress, in the event of your misfor tune or your death. The unprecedented success of this Company is the best recommendation it can offer, having issued 1,800 Policies in its First Year, Upon the lives of Borne of the most prominent men in Georgia, Alabama, South Car olina and Florida. ' - ^ - It issues policies upon all the most popular plans of Insurance; gives its policy hold ers every advantage they get in any Company North or South. It is now success fully at work in Georgia, Alabama, North and South Carolina, Florida and Kentucky. For farther information, see an agept of fhe Company, or address THE WEEKLY NEWS Is issued every Friday, iB designed for country readers, and contains'a careful summary of the news of the week, with the principal editorial*, the current news, the latest dispatches, and full market reports. - TERMS: One Year, . .i — Six Months, 100 No attention paid to orders unleeB accompanied by the money. Postmasters everywhere ore authorized to act aa Agents. • Money can be sent by Post Office order or Ex press at our risk. Address J. H. ESTILL, III Bay Street. Savannah. 5 Every Farmer Ought to Have It! THE 80UTHERN FARM & ROME A MAGAZINE OF Agriculture, Manufacture DOMESTIC ECONOMY. BMBEIiTASHED WITH NUMEROUS ILL1JSTRATIONS. S. W. BURKE &,CO....: Publishers. GEN. W M. BROWNE, . -.Editor. PUBLISHED MONTHLY AT MACON, GEORGIA. Single Copy One Year, - $2.00 Three Copies - “ 5.00 Five Copies, “ 7.50 Sinde Copy Six months LOO p3t~ Invariably in advance. HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL A WEEKLY FAMILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED AT BY . : 0 H N T, WATEBMAN, ' ' ' ■-r - -:.. > > ’ V;. ' - '-ZV BPJTOR AND PROPRIETOR, Let Everybody Subscribe for it at once J APaper for th.e Mechanic! A Paper for the Professional Man! A Paper for the Family Circle! A Paper for EVERYBODY! Late Opinions of fixe Press. Tho Southern Farm and Home, published by J. W. Burke 4 Co., Macon Ga., edited by Gen. Win. M. Browne, is on our table. Wo bave carefully watched tbia monthly from the first to the pres, ent number, and regard it as among the first pub lications of its rhaatacier. in the. United state*. Every farmer should have a copy. Terms$2per annum—Christian Observer, Catlettaburg, Ey. We present the table of contents of. the last number of the Southern Farm and Home, pub lished a{ Macon, Gm, to show our readers what valuable information they are losing by neglecting to subscribe tea this magazine. This one number is of more value to any farmer who can read, than the money necessary to secure the magazine the entire year.—Georgia Clipper. The Farm and Home, published by J. W. Burks 4 Co., Macon, Ga., iB gotten np in the handsomest style, and is foil of the most useful and practical information. Let the farmers of this section sub scribe at once lor this most valuable Agricultural Journal. Brice $2.00 a year. It is worth three times the money.—Sparta Times and Planter. The Southern Farm and Home.—We take pleas ure in recommending this journal to the readers of the Times and Messenger, as one of the beat publications in the South. Its Editor, Gen. Wm. If. Browne, is one of the clearest thinkers and ablest writers in tiie Southern country, and the.ty. pographical appearance of' the Farm and Home will compare favorably, with any of the-publica tions of the day.—Selma Times and Messenger. Southern Farm and Home.—This is another new candidate for the “ suffrages ” of the Southern planter and farmer. It is published at Macon, Ga., by J. W. Burke 4 Co., and edited with rare ability by Gen. Wm. JL Browne, a well known journalist of excellent literary reputation. Its page* are filled with practical matter, and handsome illus trations embellfsh-each number. It was -com menced in. November - 1869, and has aatained a prominent place among tbe agricultural periodic- sis.—Auburn Itelligeucer. ' , With a view of potting this excellent magazine in the hands of every family in Houston and the ad-, joining counties, we propose to club it with the Houston Home Journal, as follows; ; r ' X . _ - ONE COPY SOUTHERN FABM AND HOME, ' ■ janSJy GEO. 8. OBEAR, Seor«tarY P Maooxi, G-». ONE COPY HOUSTON HOME JQURb’AL. For S&50, Corfu ' ’ Add.esf J. W. BURKE 4 CO,, Macou. Or J. T. WATERMAN, Bem. IT WILL CONTAIN NEWS FROM ALL QUARTERS, Literature of the Highest Order, Awri FOTT tux You Oaax’t Rost! juft- It will be tbe organ of tbe HOUSTON COURTY AGRICULTURAL CLUB, And every number will contain articles of interest to tbe PLANTERS. In Politics it will be TJNCOMPROMISINGLY DEMOCRATIC. Believing that, the success of the Democratic Party is the only hope of saving the country from financial and social ruin, and of restoring it to its former condition of honor, pros perity and freedom from tyranny and oppression. Nevertheless, IT WILL NOT BE A POLITICAL PAPER, IN THE STRICT MEANING OF THE TEEM, but will b« a JOURNAL FOR THE HOME AND FIRESIDE. It -will be our endeavor to admit to our columns nothing that will offend the taste of the most festidious—nothing that could not he read with perfect propriety in the FAMILY CIRCLE. jga- it wifi aim ata bi g b standand in literature, and wifi endeavor to exclude all the trash which finds publicity in too many of our papers. It willl take a stand for what it believes to be the RIGHT SIDE in all qnestioM which come before the public, and wifi ADHERE TO THE RIGHT, without fear or fa-tor, regardless alike of .the flattery of friends and tee hatred of toes. ■ It will manfully defend and earnestly labor to ] pie among whom it circulates, and its columns will ever be open to all communication* of interest to its readers. R wjfi contain tPTTTT* ■p vwtp.TO’o ooiiYriMMirSj most of tee Country Papers in tee State. *' Then Let Everybody Rally to its Support! IVe have not the time to cafi on every man in tee county and ask him to subscribe; so draft wait; bnt come up of your own accord! Reader, if youtakoft joumelf, go to work and induce Your Neighbor to.Subscribe 1 And don’t be satisfied to stop with ONE, hut : TRT T o &ET A. DOZEN! Term*, $8.60 A Voftr, Any one FIVE SUBSCRIBERS AND $12.50, will receive the HOME JOUR NAL ONE YEAR FREE. Come along, then; ff you do pot get the full value of jo* money, it will be refunded. Address '.kV:'; J, T. WATERMAN, A . v ---, C }■ . > Ferry, O-m-v