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11 AiAJN JjAJNJNEit. AV. !*. HENKE F, Editor. II Iff. McINTOSH, Associate THUItSDAY, JUT,Y 17, 1873. To tin' Eiddii. fn assuming the proprietorship of the HANNf.fi, Mi' dl-clll it due to its old pat rons and the public generally, to express jfc ili'iilie for a generous jmtronage. In iis purchase we have incurred a heavy exp 'me, oud assumedgrave responsibili ties; hut our l« st indeavors will lie used to mate the Banneu an acceptable and welcome visitor to the homes of the peo ple; its literary, political, and news de part tnents will receive the most ililligent rare,and its tv pogragbical execution shall Is' nipt:il to the best journals of Georgia possessing new type and one of the best assorted country tiffin sin the State. With these few promise-., we make bold to appeal to the people for a generous support. White & Mclntosh. S il.l TA TOJtV. Having In -i'll employed by the propri etors of the Banwek, as principal in the editorial department, it becomes neces sary. according to usage, for us to make our Ih<w to our readers. But bow to mak" the bow that is the trouble. Our best friends, who are disjtosed to give us full credit for every excellence we pos sess. (and perhaps for some that we could not justly claim) have never even intimated that we could make a graceful bow. \ of ours, (who, by the w iv. is himself an editor,) could always introduce himself to bis company, and enter their presence with as much ease and politeness as Lord Chesterfield him self, hut, we fear he monopolized all the grace and elegance of our family connec tion, ami thus *we were out, cut from having any of these very desirable ac complishments. We will therefore have to blunder into your presence as best we may, and console ourself with this reflection : that however awkward you may find this introduction to be, it, is not half so awkward (as some of you know,) as the editor himself would appear, wore he (sirsonally present before you. We will state, as the basis of our po litical faith, that we believe in the old fashioned Democratic doctrine of State sovereignty; strict construction "of the Constitution; economical and honest ad ministration of the Government. Against these old-fashioned principles, the Rad ical party has arrayed itself with bitter hostility. It has sought to crush out State sovereignty, by Federal legislation, backed by military power. So far from a strict construction of the Constitution, it has either ignored that onco sacred document altogether, or openly trampled it under foot. If the word economical is found in their political dictionary at all, it must Is- printed in such small letters as not to lie disecrimble to the naked eye. And instead of honesty being a prerequisite to office, in some instances, it would be an insuperable objection, since they Sometimes tied it necessary to have dishonest officials, in order to sus tain dishonest legislation, and enforce il legal agd oppressive edicts. As long as this bill of indictment stands against the Kadieal party, sustained as it is by am ple testimony, you may always mark our name for the State. And we shall use our best ifforts to enlighten the public as to the enormity of their crimes, and thus hope to deprive them of the power to injure the country. True, it may seem almost Utopian to hope to bring the country back to the wholesome doctrines here laid down, for in these latter days, the Democratic party itself, from mo tives of policy, or necessity, as under stood by its leaders, has sometimes held them in abeyance. .Still, we are per suaded that deep down in the hearts of ail true Democrats, the love of these principles is still cherished; and even if we never succeed in re-establishing them in all their strength and purity, as taught by the great Jefferson, yet the nearer we can approach • thereto, the bettor will be our government and the more prosper ous our p- uple. JVa.cc, good order, and sound morality will always be Fueuttragt'd; but we do ivit propose t" .iv te any particular religious sect oi fat ty. Whatever may be our own peculiar views of religious dis'trines, we shall not. intrude them op en our leaders, but shall leave it to the various religious papers of the different and uuuiiualiolus to advocate their own par ticular tenets ttud practice. One great object that we ever intend | te keep before us will be. to develop, as for as practicable, the material prosperi ty of nnr country, and more especially the immediate section in which we are located. We moved to Thomas county in tin early part of 1854. and lived there tielween two and three years, arid in the slimmer of lr-57. we moved to Lowndes, ttuil in January, 1859, soon after Brooks mill:" "a* formed out of the last por tions of Thomas and Lowndes—thus making a county superior to either—we moved lo Brooks, and located in the neigh'orfnsid of Quitman —that waste U*. Hera v.c have lived ever since, and have Sion the tall pines that waved over the laud upon which now stands our fl, mashing town, gradually give way to 11 laid out -troots, beautiful shade ...... -t» tat r ilJe i .. and large and j commodious stores. Wh it little prop j orty we own inhere; our business is here; I and nine-tenths of our friends and ac j quaintaneeg live in this region. The - prosperity and happiness of this section }is most intimately connected with our i own success and future welfare. We j shall, therefore, use our best efforts to i promote the interests of our people, j Agriculture should be especially eneour | aged, for in this country it is the fouii- I dation of all prosperity. Manufactures j and commerce should be promoted; edu cation should be fostered, and our social interest should not be neglected. So far as if may be in our power, we shall seek to advance the prosperity of our (ample in all those respects. We are about embarking in anew and untried business. We never claimed any peculiar talent or fitness for the position of editor; and what success awaits us, remains to be seen. We have not the vanity to suppose we can please everybody. Wc shall, in all probability, sometimes err. We have not been infal lable in the past, and cannot hope to be so in the future. All that we can prom ise is, to bring to the discharge of our duties an honest intention to do right, and to request ofpiur readers, if wc some times make a mistake, that, they will ex ercise a little charity, aiftl not judge us too harshly. We shall also ask the kind consider ation of our brethren of the press. Be ing a tyro in the business, wo may not understand, at first, all the courtesies and amenities of the profession. Should wc stray a little, bo merciful—deal gently with the erring, and lead us kindly to the right. We may differ sometimes, and sueli differences may provoke dis cussion; but we propose to conduct such discussions, should they arise, upon high-toned, gentlemanly principles, and never condescend to personalities or abusive language. Now, kind reader, wo have candidly told you our programme. If you ap prove of it, encourage our enterprise by subscribing, and asking your friends and acquaintances to do the same. The ■till of July Then and Mow. In our boyhood’s days, in the good old county of Liberty, the 4th of July was the grandest day of the year. As soon as the coming dawn began to tinge the Eastern horizon, the thunder of can non proclaimed the approach of the Na tion’s birthday. The old Liberty Inde pendent Troops were masters of ceremo nies, and uniting with the patriotic citi zens of (lie country, made it their business to see that the glorious 4th was properly celebrated. On such occasions, the cit izens, as far as practicable, and the troopers, assembled either in the old town of Suubury, iniiiqplio&ely on the coast, at North Newport, which was considered about half way ground, or in Walthourville, which was out in the woods. Then wc had booming of can non, and the sound of the bugle. Then we had cavalry parade, fine horses, richly eomparisoned troopers in showy uniform, splendid horsemanship, and wonderful skill, both with sword and pistol. Next came tho reading of the Declara tion of Independence, followed by an el oquent speech, in which the orator por trayed, in glowing colors, the praises of our forefathers, the glory of our then free and independent country, and the bright prospects that loomed up before us in the distant future. After that, all adjourned to a magnificent dinner, and the good cheer was enlivened by appro priate toasts and patriotic songs. And at the close of the day, each returned home, feeling thankful that he had been enabled once more to celebrate the birth day of Independence, and proud of his country, and that he could say, “I am an American citizen.” But alius ! where is the patriotic cut hu- j siasm on the 4th of July in these latter days? Wore Jefferson, Henry, Wash ington and their compatriots but dream ers, and is liberty a inythe, and indepen-, deuce a phantom ? No; they were re- | alities in the past ; glorious, but transient, j The 4tli of July used to bring fresh to our minds the deliverance of our fathers from British oppression, and in our then happy condition, it was natural that wo should giv.o expression to our patriotic joy. But now a more onerous yoke is placed upon our nocks than that sought to be forged by George the 3d. Kadieal tyranny and misrule have bound heavier burdens upon us than those complained of by our Revolutionary ancestors. \\ e j may inhabit the same territory we for- 1 | morly did, but we breathe not the air of | freedom —the atmosphere is tainted with I Federal interference. The great pulse ! of the nation throbs not with the feeling lof independence, but beats only in re- I Spouse to the dictates of centralized pow | er. So far as the general government is | concerned, we are strangers in our own ; land. The glowing memories of the I past, recalled by the 4th of July, only ! make us sad in the realization of the i gloom 'of the present. We fool like the | Jews, when required to sing one of the ! songs of Zion, by the river of Babylon. — i How shall we sing the songs of freedom in a land of oppression r If. perchance, j however, the doctrines of Jefferson and i his compatriots should again re-animate 1 this great heart of the Republic, and I through all its ramifications, constitu tional government should be guaranteed to our people, gladly would they snatch their harps from the willows, and again the joyful songs of freedom and inde pendence would echo and reverberate along the hills and dales, mountains and valleys of our Southern home. Examination at the (Irnovcrrillc Academy ('apt. Hammond’# Speech. | On last Friday we attended the exami- I nation at the Groovervillo Academy, j When we arrived, tho large building was already filled with intelligent ladies and gentlemen, listening to the examination, conducted by the excellent teacher, Mr. J. J. Jenkins. We were soon satisfied that we were witnessing a thorough ‘'bona fide” examination, and not merely j recitation fixed up for the occasion, in or ! der that the scholars might show off be fore the people. Mr. Jenkins seemed perfectly at home in the school room, and his searching questions and nice dis criminations showed that he required his pupils t o understand what he professed to teach - from the intricacies of Latin and the other higher Mathematics, down to the first principles of the English lan guage. Nor did he propose to monopo lize the business by asking questions, but invited— yea, urged— the audience to propound any question to the classes, from any part of the book they had gone over. And whenever he could get two or three gentlemen to consent to take charge of any class, he retired from tho examination himself, and left the class entirely in the hands of these out-siders. But it was all the same, the scholars responded as promptly and correctly to questions propounded by strangers, with whom they were not acquainted, as to those asked by the teacher, whom they were accustomed to see every day. We do not pretend that there was absolutely no missing. Such a thing was not. to be expected-—hardly to be desired. But, considering the rigidness of the exami nation, the scholars did great credit to their teacher and themselves. Wo think some of the girls (and perhaps some of the hoys, too, but we were always partial to girls,) showed t*ey were fully compe tent to give some of us Editors valuable hints,, as to spelling, puntnation, gram mar, and various other little matters that, are considered necessary to excellence in English composition. (Now, girls,don’t, after our compliment, be so unkind as to expose our erroks in this editorial.) We might, name some of the most proficient, among the scholars, hut, really, wo knew the names of but, few. Master 11 minikin Brandon, we think, showed as much sprightliness as any of the boys wo can now recollect,, and we are satisfied that Miss Ramsey cannot be beat, cither by hoy or girl, whet her the name was recol lected or not. We like to have forgot ten one important feature —the scholars were required to speak out so that their an swers could be heard by the whole audi ence, whether they were right or wrong. About, one o’clock, we adjourned for dinner, and there was 'displayed such a bountiful supply of good things as great ly to astonish some of us who had not eaten away from home for some time jiast, Invitations to dinner wore numer- ous, and we were sorry we could not string them out for a week or two, so that we could “fare sumptuously every day, at least for a while. Then, they were so kind and polite in handing round the, delicacies, and insisting that wc should eat more. We were sorry that wo could not accommodate them by eat ing up eve rything, but it was far beyond our capac ity. Hut tee did our best, and we hud a trusting companion who seconded our efforts in this direction, most vigorously. We came to the conclusion that the Groovervillo neighborhood is hard to beat, anyway. Lastly, came the speech of Capt. Wm. M. Hammond, of Thomasville. And if i wo had time and space, we would be glad to give a full synopsis of his most, excel lent address, We hod formed a high estimate of the Captain’s literary attain ments, but his effort, surpassed our most sanguine expectations. His subject, “The elements of success or failure,” was well chosen—ably discussed -admirably illustrated—and beautifully adorned with the flowers of rhetoric. While the most of the speech was designed to be "on the serious order, rat her than humorou#, yet there were occasionally flashes of wit, and some capital hits. Added to all this, it was well delivered, and taken as a whole, would have been regarded as a success, if delivered as tho commence ment speech at any college in the State. There was but one mistake in the whole day’s business, and that was in trying to crowd too many good things in too short a space of time. It confined the audi ence too closely, and the weather being hot, the house densely crowded, and many living at a distance being anxious ! to start home, some were a little restless. j Notice of vs ky The Southern En ! tkrpkise. In the Enterprise • of the 9tli i iust, wo find a very complimentary uu | tice of ourself, which of course, we duly ! appreciate. Well, Lucius, whatever | “superior ability we displayed in the i Troopville department of the Southern S Unit rprise. “in ante helium days,” is ©w i ing to the fact that you were running j the Thomasville department, and we were ■ trying to keep up with you. We are I still proposing to keep up not only witji | you, but with the balance of the Edito rial fraternity, if kc can. [Cotmimnicateil.] Turpentine Furm*ill Southern Georgia. Mnasits. Editobs : —We have in Brooks county, large area of pine forests, which are as so much dead capital. These for i cuts can easily be utilized, and made a source of great profit. A recent visit to a large turpentine farm, nearTobeauville, Ware county, Georgia, has given us an insight, into the operations in the “tur pentine business,” the result of which we propose to give you, through the col umns of your paper. The subdivision of a turpentine farm is styled “a crop,” which means ten thou sand “boxes,” and extends over an area of from one hundred to one hundred j and seventy-five acres. The first labor to be done, is the cutting of the boxes in the (lines, in which to catch the turpen tine, and these boxes hold usually one quart. One hundred boxes per day is the task of experienced axemen. The next steji is “cornering,” that is, cutting out the sides of the upper surface made in cutting the box —so as to scorify the tree the entire width of the box. This is a short job—about one-fourth as long as cutting the boxes. The boxes may be cut at any time after the sap goes down (usually the first of Novemls-r,) and bc fore it commences to rise, (usually about the middle of March.) When the sap commences to rise in tho tree, they are “chipped,” that is, a part of the sap of the tree, , of an inch deep, and } of an inch wide, is cut from tho tree immediately above, and the lengUi of the box. This * “chi]-ping” is required to be done once each week; and requires the labor of one band to the “crop,” or ten thousand boxes. The in strumeut used is quite simple, and will cost no more than an axe. The furpen tine is dipped from these boxes once in three weeks —sometimes once each two weeks. Barrels are distributed through the woods for holding the crude material, and the dipper is supplied with a bucket, and a flat diamond-shaped piece of iron, fixed to a wooden handle, which is about two anil a half feet long. One hand will “dip” from two to three “crops.” Now, suppose a man were to undertake to make two crops; that he commences with raw laborers; and that they will cut only 75 boxes a day, on an average. This will require the kibor of ton hands for one month, say $300; “cornering,” *75.00; two hands to “chip” for 7 i months, 8470; one hand to dip 8235; 000 barrels, (« 30 ct«, $180; a yoke of oxen, cart and boy,.to do the hauling, 82t>0; implements of labor SIO.OO, and we have an aggre gate of 5i470.00, total expenses in mak ing two crops. The return for this ex pense at tho smallest yield, and the low - est price for the crude material, is 600 barrels, (n 33.00 per bbl, say SIBOO leaving $330, or a little more than 22 per cent, profit on the invest im nt. This cal culation excludes the cost, of the land, as we have these forests on our hands. But suppose wc can got labor at 320 per month, and arc blessed with an average yield, say 450 bbls to the crop other ex penses remaining the same, and the ex pense will only foot up 811 10. While the gross receipts will amount to 32700, and leave 375.00, or about 145 per cent, profit on the investment, even should la bor cost as much as was estimated in our first calculation, 330 per mouth and tho result of an average yield will show near ly or quite 100 per cent, profit.. Now, sir, does any planter in Southern Georgia realize t wenty per cent, profit on the cost of making a crop of cot ton, ex cluding the price of thF land ? This is a practical question for the planters, which it is well they should solve. We are informed that tlvis business does not injure the trees for ant other ] purpose. Wc are also informed that the ; pine trees of t iip section are peculiarly adapted to the turpentine business, hav ing much thicker sap rind than in many other sections—especially than those east j of the Allapalia, where the Carolinians arc making the turpentine business n success. This fact has been developed in the getting of cross-ties for our Rail ; Road. It has been truly said, “thereis no rose j but has its thorn;” nor is the turpentine business an exception. The danger of this business is from fire, which may be guarded against by raking around the trees, and burning the woods at the prop er season of the year, Ordinarily, this precaution will give eolnpuritive security. In conclusion, allow me to suggest, that if a sufficient number of our citizens will embark in this to carry on as many as 15 crops, we have the as surance that the capital will be brought I here to pay the cash for all the crude j material, as delivered; also that a still I will be put up at this point. The exper ; irnent can be at but little or no hazzard, j and which, we feel, will result in great I profit to our people. We have worn the ; shackles of poverty long enough. Let | us throw them off, and upon this “flood | tide,” ride on, if not to fortune, to at least financial independence. Our zeal for the I welfare of our adopted section runst lie | our apology for the length of this article. PROGRESS. IgjlV' See the advertisement of C. M. Gardner, offering a splendid photograph album holding 50 pictures for 25 cents. j Our Friends and the Present Ndm ! ber of the Banner. —Several of our j friends have jiroposed to subscribe for the Banner; others have said they want ed to sec our first number, and we send it to some others at a distance, who have ; said nothing about it. We beg leave to say to all who are not already subscri j bers to the paper,'and who receive this | issue, that we do not propose to impose ! the paper upon them. If they desire to ; renew their acquaintance with Us, through : its columns, they can do so by sub | scribing for it. If they prefer otherwise, | all they will have to do to get rid of us, :is to keep silent. We do not expect to give them the paper— Ist, because we | are not the proprietors, and have no right jto give it. 2d, if we were proprietor, we should want to make some money out of it, and therefore should want pay for it. 3rd, if we did not want any money, we would not feel inclined to give it to a : man who did not appreciate it enough to subscribe for it. Wo beg leave to say, once for all, that we have no connection with the business department of the Banner. All com munications, therefore, relating to sub scriptions, advertisements, <fce., Ac., must be directed to the proprietors. It is on ly with the Editorial department that we are connected, and we can be consulted I in anv matter appertaining thereto. B. | H&r We regret that an account of j the picnic at the Blue Springs, on the j Withlacoocheo river, by the Temperance | Councils of Quitman, Valdosta and Ous !ey, oil Tuesday last, is crowded out. Tile j attendance was large, and every one I seemed to enjoy themselves. |U'u? Milk Churned in Six Minutes! rfflTlE UNDEIUMGNEt) arc now prepared to fl furnish the public with their new patent Si.v •Jlimile Churn. The QUICKEST AND BEST method lor churning milk ever Invented Call at our store and see it. STREETV <( A VRETT* Quitman, Ga.. July 17, 1873. 3m FRESH BEEF. rjIIIK UNDERSIGN!:!) desires to notify the JL citizin* of Quitman and surrounding country, that he will keep constantly on hand, at his stand in front of his store, on Culpepper Street, in quantities to suit purchasers, choice and Neatly Ifiitcliorcd Beef, Mutton, uud other fresh meats, at reasonable prices, ami respectfully solicits the patronage of the public, generally. Cull ear y in the morning and be supplied. B 11. GAIN DY. Quitman, July 17, 1*73. ts QUITMAN PHIL STORE. McCALL & GROOVER, Pkat khs l.v . Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils. IT " FARNISfIES, Jhjf Stuff*, ](LH j JiHUSHES, Perfume aW-%; ry, loilct Artn lrs, An ■-<,1;.: ' Notify the public that they will keep on hand ccmpli’lo mid 1 r<-sii slocks, anil sell Iks saflle a* a reasonable profit. American Fruit Preserving Pointer, We are agents for this valuable discovery, which will effectually and cheaply preserve Fruit and Vegetables for years. It prevents fermen tattoo, and keeps the fruit. Ac., in a healthy condition, l'ut up in boxes—one box of which will preserve t; t pounds of fruit. . We respectfully solicit the patronage of (he public. Quitman, July 17, 1873. Em 3CCE, ICE. Ilaj wootl, <««-(' A. t'o., Old F.stnbtushed ter Dealers, HIAIT.i TITT.I.Y ASNOFXOK TO THEIR i Iriends ami the paLlic generally, that they have a large stock of 1U BB ICE In store, wbioh they offer at the lowest market price. Orders tor the country, in any quantity, will receive prompt attention. 20-dm Ay El EfftFsi T •' lOßun '° dndon.T API EiXWMiI I edged Photograph Al bum. holding 50 pictures, will be sent post-paid for ONLY 25 cents by c. m. Gardner, Scotlsboro. Alabama. That Favorite Home Remedy, PAIM-KSLLER, Has been before the public over thiktv wars, and probably has n Wider and better reputation limit any olhet proprietary medicine of the pres ent day. At this period there are but few nn acquainted with the merits of the P.ux Km.i.kr: tint, while some extol it as a liniment, they know but little es its power in easing pain when taken internally: while others use it internally with great success, but arc equally ignorant of its trailing virtues when applied externally. It is sufficient evidence of its virtues as a standard medicine to know that it is now used in all parts of the world, atul that its sale is constantly in creasing. No curative agent has had such a w ide spread sale or given such tfniversal satis faction. Davis' Paix-KiU.kr !? a purely vegetable cr.nponnd. prepared from the best tin! purest materials, and with a care that insures the most perfect uniformity in the medicine; and while it i is a most effective remedy tor pain, it is a per i feetly sate medicine, even in the most unskillful j hands. } It is eminently a rawn.v Mkdicixe; aod by be ; ing kept ready for immediate resort, will save | many an hour Os suffering, and many a dollar in , time and doctor's bills, i After over thirty years trial, it is still receiv | ing the most unqualified testimonials to its vir j tues, from persons of the highest character and responsibility. Eminent physicians commend | u as a most effectual preparation for the extiac | tion of pain. It is not only the best remedy ev er known tor Bruises. Cuts, Burns, Ac., but for Dysentery, or Cholera, or any sort of bowel complain;, it is a remedy unsurpassed for effi ciency, and rapidity of action. In the great citiesof India, and other hot 'climates, it has be come the standard medicine for ail such com plaints, as well as for Dyspepsia, Liver Com plaint". and all other kindred disorders. For Coughs and Colds, Canker, Asthma, oud Rheu matic difficulties, it has been proved by the most abundant and convincing testimony to be an in valuable medicine. We would caution the public against all imita tions of car preparation, either in name or style of putting up. Feb. S. 1873, lm A WHITE MAN’S PAPER! 1 A FIRESIDE COMPANION! \OW IS THE TIME TO SUBSCRIBE. J > ■ • n The Quitman Banner J Is Published Every THURSDAY, at Quit man, Ga. This leading' newspaper of Southern Georgia, changed proprietorship on the Ist inst., and will here- - after be conducted by the undersigned, with Cob W. B.BENNET as Senior Editor. • Only 52.00 per Year. 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