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Farm and Home.
Lucerne.
Lucerne Trill grow upon any soil
which -will yield- jed clover. •’ Like
clover’it shades the ground fhorongkly,
'thus enriching the" soii and its roots
■trike deep down into the" subsoil ren
dering it invulnerable to drought, and
improving the land for subsequent
cultivation in oilier crops. Lucerne
1* perennial. Once well established
It will grow well for years, yielding
after the first" year from four to 'five
crops each season'. Nobody who has
not fried it, can form an adequate idea
'of the amount of forage an acre oi
good clean land in lucerne will pio-
'duce. ,£he seed which are a little
"larger than clover, and when fresh and
fully matured, glossy and yellow,' can
be obtained from any^ reputable
seedsman for forty or fifty cents t
pound, and if bought in large quanti-
Tties, probably at a still lower price.—
1’rom' six to seven pounds are sufii-
. cient to' sow an afcre fe drills, fai
enough apart to -allow the rows to be
-kept perfectly clear oi -weeds mid
grass.* It is ’ absolutely necessary to
keep the crop clean, as weeds- and
and grass will choke out the young
plants. Some persons sow lucerne
/broadcast with s^ingoafe orrye/butit
is much .better to sow it by itself and
in drills as above siafed.- Rick soD,
father naturally rich or made so artfi-
cially b^r ^ iaKsfel; application ; pf’
stimulating manure, is essential to
success in raising lucerne. The lanu
should be thoroughly pulverized by
frequent pldwings, and if it has been
previously cultivated in a hoed crop
■‘and wey plowed, in the. fall, po much
bould be sown
in the early part of. Mn.roh so as tc
give them a.^pod stafe.before the hoi
^feather ' comes, and £ha£ -the plants
may have attained sufficient growth
'to - shadh - the! 'tender roots. One, or
*twp workings "with a cultivator will be
Efficient,i
'The ! great Mng’ js to destroy' the
grass and weeds, and as the crop it
r one' which will last for years, ana :
give no trouble after the first year,
" [From the London Time*.
An English Retrospect of the Campaign.
Houston Female Institute.
.is wdl worUbi; belabor it costs. Lu-
draws a large portion of its sustenance
from the atmosphere, and its far
searching roots (they frequently ex
nutriment from the subsoil. As an
article of food for stock, it is more
ndfiritivpj than clcryer, in the propor
tion to>fi(L7 . lucerne) 1 ; tb 4l:2‘ tdd-
ver.) • A.
I know of no soilingplant’-that'-’fe'
equal to it for cattle of all kinds, and
for horses, T’ptfefer it to’ clover, as it
never produces scours or- slobber
ing- .•••»-- - .•« i Hffr
Daniel Ttebsier's Opinion of Den Batter.
Jor several years Butler was a
blaring Democrats He was a delegate
r to all national conventions, and made
himself conspicuous by his servile de
votion to tbs ' slaveholding interest.-—
At the trial- of" Dr. Webster,. Butler
attracted .feme notice, and a gentle
man who - had feet him in .conversation
and-token a strong aversion to him,
asked Daniel Webster if he knew the
fenn Butler, and what there was of
him. “I have seen him, sir,” was the
reply. “He is what we call a sharp
practitioner. A pert, pushing lawyer,
superficially educated, with, the im
pudence of the devil, and a conscience
to match.” “Such a man might be
’dangerous. Is he likely to attain a
position in winch he can . do much
mischief?” “No sir—no danger of
that. Hols certain to be hung before
he reaches a position of that kind
Albany Argus.
Fat once Mr. Webster, though
right in his premises, wus wrong in his
conclusion. But Mr. W'ebster did not
anticipate tha.t.the Government would
ever fall'into the hands of m.eh equally
as corrupt as Butler.
Beams from the Atlanta Sinn,
Tke Daily says ‘‘Borne needs ‘ a
Young .Men’s Christian Association.”
■We ’ should judge from whatwe know
of editors in that village that she
does." ‘ ’
Kilpatrick is going to California in.
the Spring to deliver twelve lfecttires.
Has the East no milder insult, to offer
unto'the West?
JB. F. Butler has given §500 in silver
to a Massachusetts church. Was the
-silver in the form of a plate? and if. so,
whose plate was it? '
Englishmen are- meeting for* the
purpose of disestablishing the Church
of England. Possibly, if they would
attend’church more, they would have
less fault to find with, the institu-
It had become impossible to ex
pect the least cheek in the progress
of the invader’s arms.- Prance had
ceased to act rationally; • She had lost
all clue to reason .and self-recollection.
Her measures, ft is hard to say how
long, have been those of a man in a
dream or a delirium. Orators appeal
ing to frenriod mobs, end substituting
for political facts the impressions of
'an assembly, a marketplace, and a
single hour, have collected crowds ‘ of
men" and hoys,’ felled them armies,
giyep them officers like themselves,
and 'then dashed them in the facie of
a foe yrho is in fact what they can only
pretend to be. On the one ride it
has been history; on the other side a
theatrical performance redeemed from
ridicule only by the sacrifice of the
misrable' fetors. The .edntrast' has
been greatest where it was moist dan
gerous. Men who could only tol^, of
war as of'a thousand other subjects
waged it against those who Jived for
it alone, . and who were warriors, if
nothing else. On the-one side were
trading politicians,. BepublfeanErefets
jealous of military command,’ and sol
diers' who had served only against
half savages; on the 'other side, men
who lived, thought and felt by act and
rule of war, deeply infeued with its
subtle skill; Its hard sway, -its cruel
logic and „ ite fell liberties, enforcing
its rights to the letter. The resulthas
been always tm«l everywhere the
same, and - it .has been hard- to say
whether the incapacity of the com
manders; the inadequacy of the prep
arations, or the unsoldierlike quality
of the men has most Contributed to
it. The French troops' have been al
ways fouhd incapabie of holding po
sitions, - maintaining advances,, sup
porting one. another, or converting in-
to a reality some momentary sem
blance of success. The enormous .dis
asters with' winch fhecatopaign opened
have been repeated, with variations oi
droumstances, over a third of France,
and now for half a year. Crowds of
fighting men have been surrounded
and caught like shoals 6f fish. ~ "When
die duly result of their courage was
chat they fell in heaps under the fire
of batteries they could never reach,
and often never saw, they suxroundea
of (fled. Even the purely civil part oi
-he business—the clothing, the arm
ing^ the provisioning, the'massing and
movement of material—has been hope
lessly mismanaged between-rival an-
Lhorj|ie8,'’ns if not only the instinct of
commend, ’ but even that of adminis
tration, had died, fe$in the', decaying
people: Thus every day has added to
the destruction of life and properly,
to the exhaustion of Erench resources
add to the alienation of French soil.
•To . German eyes this was a certain
calculation; to the Frenchman only a
a growing loss and debt, which he re
fused to take count of, as if by blind
ness be could repudiate it The cer
tain loss and debt were so much in
July, so much in August, and so
forth to this’ -month and day. Sub-
misrion secures, not thatthe past shall
be ignored cr-forgiven, but that next
month, the month- after, and feonth
after month indefinitely, shall not add
proportionally to the terrible reckon
ing. No doubt tbe bill of damages
and costs -will be unprecedented.—
France will have to pay for both sides.
Territory,. money, pride—everything
France cares for, will be drawn Upon
to the uttermost. But it would be
worse were she to put off the day.
Were half France the penalty, that is
not the loss ofalL
n r
.W
OSCAR Tk SCOTT, Principal.
The'Exereiaes of tUi Institution -will be ra-
Pemianently located in Perry," it oners good sfe
vintages to tnose who ha-re daughters to educate.
Toe course of study is thorough, -extensive and
practical, embracing all the branches of a complete
aduitfttirm.
educ&tivn.
- uratelul for the patronage of the past, the Print
cipal will spare no effort to make the school second',
to none—ill all respects worthy of public confi
dence and support. ,
• The Music Department ia under the control of an
accomplished and successful teacher. -
TEEMS:
Spring Session .....$25. $30, $35
fall Session. n sis, $20, *23
Music..-. $5per month
Board can be obtained in good families at i
pgatile rates. Expensea must be paid at the end of
... -nth.
Principal.
For further particulars apply to the
dec2S-tf
FURNITURE;
CAEPETS,
MATTINGS,
- WINDOW SHADES,
. WALL PAPER,
MATTRESSES,
FEATHEBS,
SOFAS,
SETTEES,
WARDROBES,
BUREAUS, Ac.
Every Man Ought to Insure his Life.
L?
Hp ought to select a Good Home Company.
his Money at Home.
Do not insure with a Company you know
Nothing about.
A larg? stock of
PARLOR AND BEDROOM SUITES,
For Sale Loic for Cash.
One Thousand Maple Bedsteads,
From §6.00 to §15.00.
Fisk’s Patent Metallic Burial Cases and
Caskets,
The best articles in the market, at Low Pjuct.s
Also Coffins in Bosewood, Mahogany, Cedar, "Wal
nut, and imitations.
THOS. WOOD.
Next to Lanier House,
kacon, ga.
Otxr Trade JCark U
Every bodyTakes ItI
THE COTTON STATES
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
—OF—
MACON, GEORGIA.
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A Democratic and Family Newspaper.
THE
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS
Now Is the Hate to Subscribe for It i
You have your choice, and can take
either the Daily, Tri-Weekly,
or Weekly Edition.
THE MORNING NEWS
Is, in all respects, A Democratic journal, faithful
to Democratic principles, and earnest in the advo
cacy of Democratic measures. It believes that the
sncecss of its party is necessary to the salvation of
the country. Its reputation as a news journal will
be maintained as heretofore. In Domestic; For
eign and Commercial Intelligence, Literature, etc.,
it is not surpassed by any paper in thee trantry.
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.
Col. W. T. THOMPSON, with able assistants,
has control of the Epitorisl and News columns:
while its corps of Reporters are reliable in every
respect-
THE
HOUSTON HOME JO URN ^
A WEEKLY FAMILY NEWSPAPER,
published at
Y, O-EOH&IA,
: .
BY
J O H N T. W A T E R M A
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
Let Everybody Subscribe for it at onee
TEEMS:
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One Year.
Six Months,
Three Months,
.$10.00
. 5.0o
. 2.50
APaper for the Mechanic!
THE TRI-WEEKLY NEWS
Is published every Monday, Wednesday and Sat
urday, and is made from the daily editions.
TERMS:
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One Year ; SC.00
Six Months, 0.00
Three Months, T.50
A Paper for the Professional Man!
THE WEEKLY NEWS
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AL-utlxoriKed Capital,
$2,000,000
C3rtxa,x*«^*a.teo«^.CJajpA'fcaa., $ 300,000
Assots,-
--$300,000
AND RAPIDLY INCREASING.
Deposited with the State of Georgia, $100,000
Deposited with the State of South Carolina, $50,000
FOR THE SECURITY OF POLICY HOLDERS.
Is issued .every Friday, is designed for country
readers, and contains a careful summary of tl»»-
news of the week, with the principal editorials,
the current news, the latest dispatches, and full
market reports,
A Paper for EVERYBODY!
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by the money.
Postmasters everywhere are authorized to »*i a.*=
Agents.
Money can be sent by Post Office order or Ex
press at our risk. Address
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Every Farmer Ought to Have It!
THE
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A MAGAZINE OP
Agriculture, Manufacture
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
. UAVUFACTUKXD BT
I>. C. BRADY & CO.
LOUISVILLE. KY:
Premiums for Subscribers.
A former admirer of tho “Boy
Preacher, of Kentucky,” -veriting.
about his-recent change of commun
ion, says: ‘fit was ail madness.” It
must he admitted that, there was - no
Method-ism in his madness.
Qkb Cest Damages.—Mark R.' De
Mortie, of Richmond, wild married
the quadroon daughter of George T.
Downing, the colored caterer of Wash
ington city, and who, with ins-wife,
was recently -ejected from a Chicago
’restaurant on the ground of objec
tionable "color, and brought suit against
the restaurant keeper for §5,000; dam
ages,’got a verdict of one cent.
A Moravian missionary,' after forty
years’ work-in Greenland, now 'return
ing to England, reports: “Ip ail Green
land there is* hut one station in the
neighborhood of which there are hea
then. With this exception, all* the
Greenlanders now - profess Christian
ity.” "What shall .we do with our fa
vorite hymn, “From Greenland’s icy
mountains”? *
Fitch, -of thVGriffin Star, having had
a fit of enterprise, gets off the follow
ing.pn premiums. .
We notice that the Constitution, in
three columns, advertises a list of pre
miums for subscribers, * amounting to
twenty thousand dollars, com
meetly of Atlanta real estate, to be
given to the largest clubs of - subscrip
tions. Determined not to be outdone
.in liberality to our subscribers by a
one-horse town like Atlanta. We now
offer Phemtoms of One Half MttniON
DoifeABa to-the largest dubs for the
Stab,
To the largest'dnb-not less than
one hundred and fioly thousand, all
paid in advance for one year; the H.
t - EfeiBAi.il House, valued at §300,
000, with an extra? copy-to the’ getter
up of the club. To the nest largest
club not- less than fifty thousand, for
•one year, p3-able inadvance, & Cafetai.
Peaxtatiox on the Chottahooche river,
of five thousand ceres,; - mostly rich
bottom and worth §100,000; with a
large- photograph of our -chief editor
to gett er of club. To the. ten . next
largest clubs not less than one thous
and .each all payable hi advance, a
Nice House and Lot in Griffin, worth
§2,000, and a lock of the editor’s hair
to each getter up of dub. To . the
twenty next largest dubs not less than
five hundred, each a Sewing Machine,
and a nice brass ring worth Fifty dol
lars to each getter up of club. To all
clubs of over ten a Washing Machine,
worth a good deal. ■ To all clubs of
dVer > five, one of Dave Johnson’s
Razors, To all' dubs ovft- two,'
Barlow Knife, and to all single sub
scribers, our best wishes.
These premiums amount to about a
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS, and
will' be promptly paid, npon compli
ance with our terms. But all sub
scriptions must be for one year at
four dollars each, cash in advance.—-
Ihe publisher of . this paper guaran
tees _the payment thereof.
Certified to before the head devil,
who is. likewise a magistrate.
Just this one—Why fe an editor like
■ hen?. Because he is obliged to scratch
jfor s living.
Man, woman and child in Houston county should
know that Day & Gordon sell the cheapest and best
goods to be found Hub side of the moon. H any
body qm go to the moon to trade, we advise them
to do so; but if. they have to Btop anywhere short
of that, let them go to Day & Gordon's. Any
Lady
That wants to inspect ihe most elegant assort
ment of Dry Goods that she ever beheld, should
not delay, but proceed immediately to Bay & Gor
don's, where die most certainly .
Can Find
Anyfidng she wants to buy, and that too at the
verylowest prices. They have the best Prints at
12K cents; Bleached 4-4 Homespuns at 12& Gents;
Dress Goods at less than Macon prices; a few more
of those Boulevard skirts at $4,. and anything else
in the Dry Goods line, besides Perfumery, Toilet
Articles, Table and Pocket Cutlery, Hardware,
Wooden-ware, eta, eta (If you want to know what
is included in “eta,” come and seefor yourselves.)
They have how and always intend to keep
A Good
Assortment of Beady-made Clothing, Boots,
Shoes, Hats, Cops, and Gents’ Furnishing Goods,
.which, in quality and price, arc warranted to suit
any. reasonable man. Bow, young man, if you
want to play havoc with the hearts of the ladies, be
sure to bny your clothes at Bay & Gordon’s.
Every married lady should see to it that her
A city justice decides that a man who
stands bareheaded under a lamjj ’ post
at one o’clock in the morning,'in snow,
term, singing, “Put me in inj" little
bed,” is jirima ftH&i drunk.
Husband
Does hft trading with Bay Ac Gordon, for theirs
is certainly the store at which the best goods are
sold at vey low prices. There ia no mistake about
ft; they mean what they say—if you want proof Of
it, .call and see them.
Now let the whole populace of Houston county
make a grand rush
Immediately
To Day k Gordon’s, for they- may rest assured
that they WiB save money by so doing.
These' deposits' arc not taken from the premium assets, as many Companies have
lone, but wiartf obtsrined-tv an assessment of 30 per cent upon the guaranteed capital <
he .stockholders. These amounts ere deposited entirely beyond tho control of the Com
pany; they do not en-er inio its but mess, and cannot be taken up until every policy
issued bv the Oompuny is paid up or cancelled. This affords security superior to all
other Companies.
W. B. JOHNSTON President
WM. S. HOLT;.-..- •>:... Vice President
GEO. S. OBEAS, Secretary
C. P. MeCAY, - - •• —Actuary
JOHN W. BURKE, General Agent
J. MERCER GREEN, Medical Examiner
W. J. MAGILL, —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 liable to occur in commercial af
fairs.
2. The unreliability of labor.
3. The uncertainty of crops and of prices.
4. The absence of requisite capital to meet the losses and disappointments which may
occur
5. The certainty of distress which, in most cases, must follow the loss of the head of
the family by death.
6. r £he certainty sf provision -tor these contingencies, which a Life Insurance Policy
affords.to every family, in a good Company.
THE 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 of pecuniary distress, in the event of your misfor
tune or your death.
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
mBELLISHED WITH.
NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS.
J. W. BURKE & CO Publishers.
GEN. WM. M. BROWNE,.. Editor.
PUBLISHED MONTHLY AT MACON,
GEORGIA.
Literature of the Highest Order,
Anci 3e-U3XT till 'Z'ovx Ofiarx^t Hcoti
It will be the organ of the
HOUSTON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL CLO
And every number will contain articles of interest to the PLANTERS. In Pd&
vill be
UNCOMPROMISINGLY DEMOCRATIC,
Believing that the success of the Democratic Parly is the only hope of saving tli* wtf
from financial and social ruin, and of restoring it to ifs former condition of honor, [®
perity and freedom from tyranny and oppression. Nevertheless. IT WILL NOT If.
POLITICAL PAPER, IN THE STRICT MEANING OF THE TERM, but wffll*
JOURNAL FOR THE HOME AND FIRESIDE.
Single Copy One Year,..
Three Copies “
Five Copies, “
Sincle Copy Six months,
JST~ Invariably in advance.
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Late Opinions of the Press.
Tha Southern Farm and Home, published bv J.
W. Burke k Co., Macon Ga., edited by Gen. Win.
M. Browne, ia on our table. We have carefoUj
watched this monthly from the first to the x>res-
ent number, and regard it as among the first pub
lications of its ebaaracter in the United States.
Every farmer Bhould have a copy. Terms S2 per
annum.—Christian Observer, Catlettsbnrg, Ey.
We present the table of contents of the last
number of the Southern Farm and Home, pub
lished at Macon, Ga., to show our readers what
valuable information they are losing by neglecting
to subscribe to 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, pigiliahod by J. W. Burke
k Co., Macon, Ga., is gotten up in the handsomest
style, and ia fun of the most useful and practical
information. Let the farmers of thin section sub
scribe at once for this most valuable Agricultural
Journal. Price $2.00 a year. It is worth three
times the money.—Sparta Times and Planter.
_ya£r It will be our endeavor tp admit to our columns nothing that will cEcii:
ixto of the most fastidious—nothing that could not be read with perfect propriety M
FAMILY CIRCLE.
JS3~ It will aim at a high sfaudand in literature, and wffl endeavor to cxrludssiis :
trash which finds publicity in too many of oar papers.
tes- It wilR take a stand for what it believes to be the RIGHT SIDE in all quids* 1
which come before the public, and will ADHERE TO TEE RIGHT, without ftui
favor, regardless alike of the flattery of friends and the hatred of foes. _
fSr It will manfully defend and earnestly labor to promote the interests of ttej*
pie among whom it tircolates, and its columns will.tver be open to all communis
of interest to ifekreaders.
ps~ It wifl contain
T TTI u. «I> -y . T w O C O XiUMIiTSi
The unprecedented success of this Company is the best recommendation it can offer,
havingissuedL ,p_.v-. .
1,800 Policies in its First Year,
Upon the lives of some of the most prominent men in Georgia, Alabama, South Car-
olina anct Florida. "
It issues policies upon all the most popular plans of Insurance; gives its policy hold
ers every advantage they can 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 further information, see an agent of the Company, or addreqp
The Southern Farm and Home.—We take pleas
ure in recommending this journal to the readers
of tbe Times and Messenger, as one of the best
publications in the South. Its Editor, Gen. Vm.
31. Browne, is one of the clearest thinkers and
ablest writers in the Southern country, and the ty
pographical appearance of the" Farm and Home
will compare favorably with any of the publica
tions of tue day.—Sckna Tunes and Messenger.
Southern Farm and Home.—This is another new
candidate for the '• suffrages ” of the Southern
planter and farmer. It is pnbliahad at Macon, Ga..
by J. W. Burke k Co., and edited with rare ability
by Gen. Wm. M. Browne, a well known journalist
of excellent literary reputation. Its pages are
filled with practical matter, and handsome illus
trations embellish each number. It was^com-
menced in November 1809, and has aaiained' a
prominent place among the agricultural periodic
als.—Auburn Iteffigencer.
And will give FROM ONE-THIRD TO ONE-HALF MORE READING MATTEB® 3 ^
njopt of the Country Papers in the State.
Then Let Everybody.Rally to its Support!
We have not the time to call on every man in the county and ask him to ButeaS*- 11
don’t wait, but come up of your own accord! Reader, if you take it yourself 8°*
work and
Induce Your Neighbor to Subscribe!
Withayiewof puttingthis excellent magazine in
the hands of every family in Houston and the ad
joining counties, we propose to dub it with the
(3E(K S. OBEAE, Secretary, Macon, Ga.
JSO. S. JOBSON, Agent, Perry, Ga.
Houston Home Journal,
as follows;
ONE COPT SOUTHERN FARM AND HOME.
ONE COPT HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL,
For 83.50, Cash.
AdTUesa
J. W. BURKE k CO., Macon,
Or J. T, WATERMAN, Perry.
And don’t be satisfied to stop with ONE, bat
TRY G33T oi. DOZEN!
Terms,
$2.50 A. ‘S'®**
Any one sending FIVE SUBSCRIBERS AND $12.50, will receive the HOME
UAL ONE y KATE ££EE. Come along, then; if you do not get the full value of 7- ^
money, it will be refunded. Address
J. T. WATERMAY,
CAst-
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