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WRIGHT, MfiNESVILLE, GEORGIA, Dealer in Drugs, Medicines Chemicals, Paints, Oils, VARNISHES, GLASS, putty, fine soaps, SPONGES, BRUSHES, PERFUMERY, DYE STUFFS, TOBACCO, SEGARS,SNUFF, Etc. SEEDS, Of the lU . t (Quality V 'her goods that are usual In his line. He . ■ pleasure of returning thanks for past fa una solicits a continuance of the same, and sin the future to be able to satisfy those 1 a) patronize him, in Prices, Quality of Goods, etc., •• at ftv’.s oouhdent that 1,1 will he to the Interest ctall to call oM him before purchasing elsewhere. i & i'esci # ipt ion Fillled on the most Keast nabics Terms. f \ ‘ Thv-c n) arrears marl settle by the first of March. feh22-3m A New Store IN ATLANTA. G. U, .MILLER* CO\S . JTttfUN SALESROOM FOM Tiic Meriden Britannia Cos. and ROGERS BROS’. FINE Silver Plated Ware, BRONZES, ETC,, i ■ as at N. T. !•> ITi or V'! rt’et, Pitiler Kimball House, ATLANTA, - - GEORGA Thrash’s Consumption Cure I ? 'trtha! Dr. LOVIC PIERCE to say about it. Y,! v “, i ' ,u "’ riIESI Davies—Excuse me for writing 1 deeply Interested. I have been '- s ' ■ : two months. Could not read and ; •' f‘ : , :u| ir. J/n l tried many things. Got no " ne it irom ansince Conference, someone sent . ‘mm (men s, a bottle of THRASH’S CON- I' U'P' o: hi: AND LUNG RESTORER,which oven (aiongnow this is the ninth day. lean II 0 '. " :t ‘ ! mo ease. I came here among other • ;:s to sup- myself with this medicine. No u g‘ • has it on sale. I must have it. I want ;•' in ]>i r-on to Messrs. Thrash & Cos. and v !i m t:i - letter, and make them send me, to i; i-, mi.,, two, three or four (bottles, with bill. - a}L tting OU jiinly. ; a 'e Vkolesale and retail by D. W. CURRY, s . Caitarsville, (Ja Call and get a trial bot -1 ioiss cents. ■LDFTvT PREFORM. Now ready for --i-JUi-ii’ agents. The National Hand Book ■rs. with Life of Titden & Hendricks, and ... I'v- '-e of Rings and Frauds. 500 pages, lllus -7 5o ets. wiii secure outfit and territory. 1 luernh made’, ft. B. Thkat, Bub., sOS kimidway, N. Y. jV ! .J<TTIONI.STS JOUilNATigives clioic ~J, -'tan .ard and new prices for professional and 7 n readers and speakers, school exhibition, . iiii° r sting articles on appropriate subjects. " me thin.'wanted. l,,rge size, ldcts. of any , ''* l !■ i"* nr by mail. HANEY & CO., 119 Na -MU St.. Now York. feb'-i-tf ; ;>••> |t * otir large life-like Stem- Exohav ‘ “**- ‘sings of the Preshkntta, Canui ..." ■ a dates sell rapidly. Send for clrcu day§; r. N. Y. Engraving Cos., 33 Wall - kl. N. Y. ' scpl-tf '•? to £ W 5- ! \,'i i § $% f g % i <> ■ lie V/orliingClass.—We are ll, ' y taopare,! to furnish alt cla.ses with constant ■aijiKiyineiit at home, the whole of their time, or for ‘V S 1 ‘ u ’' moments. Business new, light and prof- Heisons of either sex easily earn from 50 Y/ llK }° J ! per evening, and a pvoiiorfio:-.al sum by ae\"’.mtr ti.eir whole time to the business. Boys 1 -ms ts.cn nearly as much as men. That all who nis notice may send tlu ir address, and test the cLp.-ralieled ollVr; To such as are not well satis • • 'i we will send one dollar io pay for the trouble of •iituur. rail particulars, samples worth several to commence work on, and a copy of Home v ~*• ire ?ide, one of the aargestaud Im.G Illustrated iUiakatfons, all sent free by mail. Reader if you v.aat permanent, profittiblc woik, address, geouuk I1!f '" s A: Cos., Portland, Maine. VOL. VIII. Flowers and Seeds, VECETA3LE PLANTS ANDORNAMENTAL SHRUBBERY Atlanta Nurseries. Atlanta. Ga. M. C’OLE & CO , Propiuetors. **** asul S*laut Ntor* .Vo. WlsitihalS slreot. MONRS- SEND FOR CATALOGUE. ~n i ii '■iwiiT.-i 11 i CAMPBELL WALLACE. Meuical Dispensary, J>r. Gcg. W. Glanin again ten ders liw professional service to his oltl friends and the public. Dispen sary and consultation rooms, Xo. 1 White hall street, in Centennial buiE <ling, Atlanta, Ga., where patients can get reliable treatment for all diseases of the Throat, Lungs and Catarrh. The above diseases treated by inhalation. I lie Doctor treats all diseases of long standing, such as Eruptions, Gravel, Paralysis, Rheumatism, Go itry, Dropsy, Biliousness Diseases of the Kidneys, Erysipelas, Nervous Depression, Dyspepsia, Liver Com plaint, all Diseases peculiar to Wo men, all Private Diseases, Heart Dis ease Swol. .i Joints, Coughs, Gout, AY bite swelling, St, Vitus Dance, etc. Electricity applied in cases where it is required. The Doctor is per manently located, and persons who ha> c been under the treatment of oth er physicians and have not been cur ed, arc invited to call, as he treats all curable diseases, and cures guarnteed or no pay. Call and see the Doctor without delay. His charges are mo derate, and consultation free. Office hours from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. feb22-ly \ Rtapiinn. FOR MEMORIAL DAY. BY W. P. U. Weep for the fallen, how your heads in sorrow And modrnfh liant the requiem sad and slow! Thousands have shed in the storm of battle ; Dli weep for fa. m valor, oh weep for youth and a i ity ! Oh weep for y. i p and beauty in the grave laid \v Voices of wailing tell our Coumr an guish, While sorrowing widows drink the cup of woe : Hark to their accents!—mothers broken hearted— Who weep for fallen valor—tlieir sous of youth and beau y, Who weep for youth a,.d beauty, in the grave laid low. Garlands and floweis twi above the fallen, While niem’ry’s sad lean like dews and showers flow; For they are worthy, and it duty To weep for fallen valor—to weep for youth and beauty, To weep for youth and beauty, in the grave aid low. Weep for the fallen, hut amid your sorrow ltemember they've more than victory could bestow— Conquerors truly, dying for tluir eounliy; They died for truth and duty—their souls live in their beauty'— We weep for ashes only, in the grave laid low. Barnei.viu.e, Ga., April ilGth, 1877. 75-a s•: .ti or i \ soa a . Wlicn flowery Summer is at hmd, And Spring lias gemmed the earth with blooms, We hither bring, with loving hand. Bright flowers to deck our soldiers’ tombs. Chorus: Gentle birds above are sweetly singing O'er the graves of heroes brave and true, While the sweetest llowers we are bringing Wreath and in garlands of red, white and blue.* They died our country to redeem, And from the loving earth we bring The wealth of hill and vale aud stream, Our grateful land’s best offering. Chorus : Gentle birds, Ac. But purer than the fairest flowers We strew above the honored dead, The tender, changeless love of ours, That decks the soldiers’ lowly' bed. Chorus : Gentle birds, &c. Golden Robin. The Constitution prints a long ami horrible account of the burning of Conyers jail and its inmates, two negro prisoners. Of the origin of lire, etc., that paper says : The origin of the tire was certain ly it. ndiary. It is equally ascer tain ■ at it come from the inside of the l lding. Tin x was no one living i 1 he jail. It was believed at first lui (the prise. < ’s themselves had b ed the building in the hop** o etfe'ting their escape. This tli v denied while talking w : 'h the crowd tin ougli the burning bars. They said that an hour before they saw the lire they heard a match struck on the uojmt floor and supposed it was the jailer who had called at the jail f o sec that every tiling was all right. r ! hey Knew nothing moro till they saw tic. flames. It. was then believed that ti. out side friends of tlie prisoners had poured kerosene oil through the >■.ey hole and fired the door for the pur pose of attempting a rescue of their lriends. This is still accepted as the most reasonable theory of tiie tire. Of the negroes, one had been sen tenced to lhe penitentiary for live years, and the other for twelve months. I'hey had both been put m the jail ui: Saturday last, and only a day and half before they lost their i i v os. The jail was worth about fc?,(XK) and is a total loss. THOMASTOX. GA.. SAIT 111)' Y MORNING. APRIL 21, 1877. Hon. .f. I*. Stewart’s Adores*. Last Thursday during the adjourn ment of court for dinner, Hon. John D. Stewart, of Griffin, addressed the citizens of Pike on the subject of a constitutional convention. His speech was short pointed and sensi ble. lie said that in these days of newspapers, magazines and circulars, the people think for themselves, and lie should present facts, not declama tion. He personally favored a cqii ventiojp, and when one favored a change of the fundamental law. he should give well founded reasons. The constitution being the basis of njl contracts, and governing the rights of all, it should be a good one. He stated all the papers in the State except one or two had expressed themselves in favor of a convention, and these few papers opposed a con vention for local reasons. The Grand Juries of about seventy coun ties have recommended the call of a convention. Two successive Legisla tures have given tlieir endorsement of a convention. Then there must be some good reason for it. The last Legislature was largely in favor of a convention, but differed as to the time of calling a convention, and this majority was reduced some by local and secular interests. lie gave as one of the reasons for a convention, that the number of Leg islators was too largci He asserted that eighty or ninety members in the House would be amply sufficient to transact the legislation of the House. If Pike and Spalding had one mem ber to represent them, they could he as well served as if each county sent a man. By this reduction of the members of the Legislature, there would boa great reduction of expen ses. The speaker asserted that enough would be saved in one year to pay the cost of a convention/ A convention for this reason is abso lutely necessary. He referred to the criticisms against the legislature for passing so many local bills. He very j ustly concluded that there was a demand from the immediate consti tuents for such legislation, and the evil could bo remedied, only by a convention, which shall write in the constitution that the Legislature shall meet once in two years. As the annual meetings bring tlie mem bers into contact, the idea that these local laws are needed, and that con stant changes of laws are needed, and thus the practice of changing and enacting new local laws. He referr ed to the statement of a Supreme Judge that the local laws were so nu merous that lie could not keep up with them. If the courts can’t keep up with the laws, because of their rapid increase and changes, how can the people ascertain enough about the laws to know how and when to protect their property and their rights. By changing the constitu tion and having sessions every two years, there would be a reduction of expenses to one half the present cost and at the same time give more sta bility to our laws and better protec tion to life, liberty and property. Then there should be a convention to write biennial instead of yearly ses sions. Asa fHither demonstration of the saving, by this change ho said that the local laws passed by the last legislature, cost the state sixty thoux sand dollars. If then a convention is called the constant changes of her laws and this tlood of laws would be remedied. The present constitu tion requires annual meetings and they cannot be avoided unless a con vention is called and the constitu tion changed so as to require bien* nial sessions. Ho argued that forty days would bo ample tune for a ses sion, every two years, and annual sessions were a fraud on the people. He urged as a most important reason foi a convention, that there were eight millions of fraudulent bonds, held against the State. There are men in New York, in Europe, and in our own State who are using heaiy exertions to have these bonds paid. The State has in vestigated these bonds, and pro nounced them fraudulent and should not be paid. The Legislature have the right; to pay them if they should see fit. There should be a conven tion to write in the Constitution a prohibition against tlieir payment. The speaker emphasized this reason and insisted that a refusal to pay these bonds, should bo written, and re-written m the new constitution forever and world-vi thout end. The prohibition on the Legisla ture should be can ie.l further, and allow them to go so far in taxing the people and no farther. The issue of bonds for State and municipal bene fits, under the present constitution has no limit. A convention should be called in order to incorporate au thority to go so tar and no farther. This reason is ton good a one to need elaborating. In his reference to the Homestead feature his remarks were much to the point. We hope those who heard him and those who may read his position on tins quos* tion will ponder them well. In our opinion this one question operates more against the call of a conven tion than all the other objections combined. He favored a homestead, every civilized State had a home- St ad, pqt not a fraud as our State now has. lie asserted chat we have no homestead, but a. fraud. Ami why ? Because when a man avails himsoli of ’the present homestead, and his children are all of age, at his and higwifes death, the homestead does nut revert to his children, but is sold to pay his debts. The Su preme Court nave so declared. A man mav get a ferfipoary exemption Out lie*Gees not get disposed the hiTsbamPcan wake the right of homestead, and the wife and children perish and there is no remedy. A funner may take a home stead, and the provisions and crop tiiut the land yields may be pounc ed on and sold, and there is no Lhcjspeakor pronounc ed tue present lioyfcscea 1 law a cheat, a deception and a fraud. rhcGoYCriiors appointing power was too large, and should be curtail ed. The salaries of many offices should be reduced. The Legislature could not reduce them, and hence the need of a convention. The per diem of mein hers of the Legislature should he reduced to SSOO. The pubLc school system was re ferred to, and the idea presented that there might be a change in pol ities, and in the event, of such ’■change, there might boa tlood of bonds to raise school funds. We apprehend this reason will be too much appreciated to need elabora tion. Tiie speech, though short, was an ..able one, and greeted with cheers. JSeciiiAg ortiie Executive Com mittee, Pursuant to the call of the Presi dent the Committee met on Satur day in their rooms. A quorum was present, and the chair announced that the call for a meeting was made to pfoyide for the assembling of a district convention of the Twenty second Senatorial district. Mr. R. J. Ralls introduced the fol lowing resolution, which was unani mously adopted : Resolved, That the Executive Committee of the Democratic party of Monroe county, in view of the ap proaching election for delegates to represent the Twenty-second Senato rial district in the proposed Consti tutional Convention, here-by respect fully invite the people of Bibb and Pike to appoint delegates to meet in convention held in Forsyth on the second day of May next for the pur J pose of agreeing upon the number of dt.legate;-which ttioh county of the district is entitled : and to ar range for the selection, by county nominations, of the delegates thus apportioned among them respective ly, t4lbc voted for by the 2'l Senato rial district on the second Tuesday in June next. Mr. 0. F. Gibson intioduccd the foliowidg resolution which was also unanimously adopted : Resolved, That the president of the eomm'ttee appoint six delegates and six alternates to meet the dele gations from Bibb and Pike coun ties on the second day of May next to curry out the purposes of the above resolution. The President appointed tlm fol lowing delegates : B. A. Ponder, J. R. Ralls, 11. 11. Cabaniss, R. O. Banks, J. M. Shannon, W.w. IL Head. Alternates—G. W. Adams, J. E. Childs, Dr. J. \Y. Jordan, A. J. Howard, Dr. J. M. Shi, J. T. Crow der. The Macon Telegraph and Mes senger, Central Georgia Weekly and the Barnesville Gazette were reques ted to copy the proceedings of the meeting. Ij. N. POXDEIt, J. G. PIIINAZEE, Secretary, President. There are two hundred applicants for the Callao Consulate, made va cant by the death of Mr. Clayton. Charles Foster is quoted that he desires General Garfield’s electi.m as Speaker, but that important reasons compel him to remain in the field No proceedings have been had against Brigham Young for compli city in the Mountain Meadow mas sacre. Many affidavits were received by the Attorney General exculpating Young from connection in the affair. mi 477 ii I The New York Tribune says among the documents of Boss Tweed now in the hands of Harper & Broth er for future publication is said to be the evidence that $250,000 was divided among five Republican logis lators to secure the passage of the city charter. The returns of the charter election, held in Jersey City show that the Democracy under the new law have elected all of the board of public works, five of the six police and five commissioners, six aldermen, five directors of education and eleven of the twelve free holders. The Re publicans have held these boards for ■he past six years by appointment of the Legsilature. Forty cities in the United States owe four hundred and fifty millions of municipal debt*,just one-fourth of the aggregate of our immense national debt. New York leads with $148,- 000,000, then Philadelphia with $00,000,000, then Boston with $43,- 000,000, then Brooklyn with $42,- 000,000, then Cincinnati with $22,- 000,000, then Orleans with $22,000,- 000, and Chicago with $18,000,000, Charleston owes $4,672,G03, ami Savannah $3,600,040. The Telephone. A VERY CLEVER HOAX. The Cincinnati Conunercial says: ‘*Mr. E C. Armstrong, superinten dent of the Suburan Telegraph Com pany, j laved a practical joke on the newspaper reporters yesterday. Mr. Armstrong lias recently been in Chi cago and on his return represented that he had made arrangements to test the musical powers of the tele phone between Chicago and Cincin nati. Accordingly an invitation was extended to the reporters to be pres ent at a trial in one of the rooms of the Western Union Telegraph Com pany’s building at 2.53 promply yes terday afternoon. Quite a company assembled at the tune, and were held in suspense for a considerable period by Mr. Armstrong, who busily rush ed about making arrangements for the entertainment. At length the eager party was admitted to the in ner room, where the telegraphic concert was to be held. There was a great array of wire coils, and the preparations were immense. After testing the wires, and finding them strongly charged, the operator con nected them, and the music began to play. Two or three famous tunes were jingled off in good style to the no small interest of the visitors crowding about the instrument. No less than four modest reporters of the Enquirer were present to take in the situation and tear the sensation to tatters. The Gazette sent its musi cal critic to hear the strains, and with his ear close to the instrument ho expressed liis satisfaction at the tone, and noticed a peculiar whirr, that was due, no doubt, to electric influences m transmission. The evening papers were fully represent ed. When the edified congregation had been wrought up to the highest pitch, Professor Armstrong detached the instrument from its wire connec tions and held it up to the gaze of j the crowd, explaining that the fact i of its continuing to play was cine to its having become fully charged with musical lightning. At the same time ho discovered that a Swiss mu- \ sic-box had been neatly fitted into the relay instrument, and had been doing all the playing. It wasa clev er hoax, and every one present ad-1 mittod it. Armstrong escaped with- j out physical injury. Eating salt in doses of a half teas- j poonful four times a day, is claimed to be an infallible cure for con sumption. The amendment to the con stitution of New Hampshire, aboh isliingthc religious tost, was ratified by only thirty-two majority. The President has notified his private secretary to inform all ap plicants for office that they must begin by filing applications, with testimonials attached, with the dc paitmcnt heads. A certain way to keep aunts from sugar barrels, lard pans and preserve jars, says one who has tried it, is to tie a string wet with kerosene around the barrel, can or jar. Repeat the wetting of the string with the kero sene oil every few days. The latest invention to indicate the breaking cut of tiro is quicksil ver alarm. When the temperature rises above a certain point a quick silver thermometer is causeu to break, and tiie quicksilver runs into a dish, where, by its weight, a clock work is set in motion which ope rates an alarm bell. The work of setting up the affairs of the late Freedmen’s Bureau is progressing slowly, and the expen ses of the concern are steadily de creasing, though it cannot be stated when the business will be entirely finished. It is now confined strictly to the payment of claims of colored soldiers and sailors and their heirs for bounty, etc. A bill before the New York leg islature offers some new features in the way of insurance. Twenty-five or more persons residing in a town, and collectively owning property to the value of $50,000, are authorized to organize themselves into an in corporates! company for the purpose of insuring the property of the in corporators, and none other, except that of such as may afterwaM unite with them. These complaints are to have flic same powers and be sub ject to the usual restriction and du ties of corporations; to select a board of directors, a president and secretary, and not to take more than SO,OOO insurance in any one policy. In the New York Methodist Epis copal Conference Rev. Isaac J. Lan sing, agent for the Freedmens’s Aid Society, made an impassioned ad dress, reciting the wrongs of the colored race m the South, and de claring that the white people oppos ed to tlieir education. Christian’Min lsters in tlie South refused to frater nize with him because he worked to educate the blacks. He said frater nity North and South had different meanings. Roman Catholics are ex pending thousands of dollars among the blacks at the South. Thev drew no color line Methodists South drew a color line. Catholics merit to control the votes of the southern blacks, and the Methodist Church North is the only power that can meet and baffle them. Methodists must go at their work in earnest if success is desired, and not drive the subject out of tho pulpit, as they now do. How She Fooled Hint. John Sanscript’s wife went to hod Saturday night with Iter mind made lip to foot the old man nex. day or die in the attempt. In previous years she had found John impervious to jokes of all kinds, and she realiz ed the Augean task before her on the morrow. With her mind fail of her self-imposed task she weut to sleep. At daylight she awoke and at once began to operate, ller vic tim was lying with his back towards her, apparently in a sound sleep. She poKed him vigorously in the ribs with her sharp elbow, and claw** cd his shins with her toe-nails, pre paratory to startling him with a half whispered warning. ••John—oh, John—there's sonic one ringing the door bell.” “Lem ’ini ring,” was the sleepy response. “But, John, maybe it’s the man on the next square who owes you that SIOO conic to pay you.’ “No, ’tain't neither,’’ said John, with a yawn. “But you don’t know, and it may bo that ve y man.” “I guess not, for lie’s buried. Died last week. Besides, old wo man, your ears deceive von. 1 too!, the bell knob off hist night to fool April-foolers ” Heavens ! what a mess she made of it, to begin with ! But when the old man rolled out of bed, yawned and picked up his pants, she rammed the sheet m her mouth to plug up her laughter. “Oh, jimmy! won’t lie tumble •when he puts his foot in them pants and finds the legs sewed up !’’ she said to herself. Judge of her rage when the pro voking brute innocently carried the block; ded breeches to the wardrobe and inquired : “Nancy, where’s them chocolate colored pants I had on last week “Rut on the ones you have in your hands, John ; what’s the matter with them ?” “I burst a button off yesterday, and they need mending.” At breakfast she poured out a nice cup of coffee for him and sweetened it with two spoonfuls of salt. “You needn’t giye me any coffee,” lie said ; “keep that yourself.’’ ‘‘Why, John, what’s the matter ? This is the first time since we were married you refused coffee ?” “The blamed stuff lias made me nervous lately ; and, as this is the first of the month, I thought I’d break off and only drink it for sup per. You keep that yourself. \\ hen he came home to dinner she had prepared him a neatly directed envelope with a asheet of blank pa per enclosed within. He eyed it sus piciously, and, throwing it into the fire, said : “I know that handwriting. It’s from that crazy lunatic who wants me to vote for him to-morrow. Bo much for his letter.” Li the nAcning she disguised herself m one of her husband’s old suits and came to the door to beg for charity. ‘‘Please give me a nickel to buy some bread.” ‘‘Get out, or I’ll give you a nickel with my boot,” “But, sir, consider. I’m starv ing.” “The devil you are! Now, I’ll bet you fifty dollars against the suit of clothes you wcai that you are an imposter.” “But, sir’’ “If 1 were to search you now I shouldn’t he surprised to find you loaded with wealth. For two cents I would see.” “For heaven’s sake” “Now, none of your soft soap on me I don’t believe in beggars. Here, you policeman, take this infernal impostor to the station house.” “ Just as the “peeler” grabbed the supposed beggar by the back of the neck a shrill voice yelled : “John ! John ! you wouldn't send your wife to the station house, would you r r “The h—ll I woiqdn’t!” was the cool response. “Anybody who lies to me about my door-bell, sews up my taousers, puts salt in my coffee, writes me anonymous notes and steals my clothes ought to go to the penitentiary for life.” “But how did you know ” “lf you women wouldn,t talk in your sleep you might keep a secret once in awhile.” Mrs. Banscript says that heroafter when she attempts an April-fool joke she intends to sit up all the night previous.—Cincinnati Enquirer, 2d April. Blackberries a Profitable Crop for Georgia.— Under this head, the Chronicle and Constitu tionalist lias the following on this subject : Last year a portion of North Caro lina, and particularly about Salem, did a thriving business by shipping dried blackberries to Chicago, a firm in that city having offered fifteen cents per pound for them in any quantity. It cost one cent a pound to cany these berries from Salem to Chicago, and hence the Salem mer chants could afford to pay the coun try people from seven to twelve cents a pound for them. The little town of Salem, with scarcely over 2,000 inhabitants, shipped during three years over three millions of pounds of dried blackberries, for which it received $450,000, or nearly half a million dollars, equal to nine thou sand bales of cotton at ten cents per pound. Tiie crop is, of course abundant— almost infinite. The old fields lit- rpHB URF.AT IIA It D TIMES I*APEJ> -1. The Beat, the Cheapen? and the itrnst popn- IV lar. 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A bushel of berries wdl yield twelve pounds of dried fruit. At 15 cents per pound, this will make the fruit worth SI.BO a bushel. It is estimated that it costs two cents per pound to dry the fruit. It is dried m tin? simplest manner, being simply spread out on boards and left in the sun. The smallest child in the family can watch the berries as they are drying, and carry them through the whole process. Deduct for the gross cost one cent per pound for freights, two ce its for and say two cents fo the merchant’s profits, and we have the net revenue of a bushel of berries to the picker, and fixed at A child can easily pick a bushel a day. A laborer with live or six children, or a widow with a lot of bairns, will find it a perfect Godsend uo have them each bringing iu a revenue of $1.20 a day. The merchants in Salem had un limited orders for the berries, and could have sold ten times the quanti ty they were able to procure. The berries are used for pies, for eat inl and for distilling purposes. They are exported regularly to Europe; and especially to (Jerma.iv, where they are considered a great luxury. This trade gave employment to a large number of people in North Carolina during the season last year. Men, women and children support themselves by it. The section about Augusta is la mous for its blackberries, and we see no reason why the trade could not be made as profitable here as in North Carolina. tiupes in Chicken*. Koine, Ga., April Gth, IS7G. Editor Agricultural Department: In your issue of the sth inst, I see an inquiry by J. W. S., of Barnes ville, Ga., for a cure of gapes in chickens, A. few years ago 1 almost dreaded to see a brood of chickens hatched, for I felt sure that two thirds or more would die with gapes. Now I have but little if any .fear of that dread disease. I have iisod a great many remedies. One was to take a wing feather and strip it to a small point, then drip it in spirits turpentine and run it down the windpipe, give a quick twist and draw it out. This I found to be a very successful way, for if it did not extricate the worms the turpentine would kill them, and the chick would be able to cough or sneeze them up. Yet this is rather a rough operation and the patients sometimes died under the treatment. 1 have tried other remedies, such as soft soap, soda, tallow, smoking over carbolic acid, and a hundred others, but I scarcely ever use any, of them now, for I have at last found a sim ple one that lias never failed when properly administered, and that is, the fames of tobacco, both as a pre ventive and a cure. Asa preventive burn tobacco in your henerics cr under where your fowls roost, which prevents them from having lice or mites. If they arc never infested with these, they will never have gapes. Smoke them at night, close the house so as to fumigate them well that the smoke may get all through their feathers, but not long enough at a time to make them sick. Do this frequently. White wash your house with good lime, in which put the disinfectant carbolic soap. The acid does not have the same effect as the soap. Asa cure, if you have but a few cases at a time, puff a few whiffs of tobacco smoke down the tliroa of the patient until you see it sick, let it alone a minute or so, but if it shows no signs of reviving, put a few drops of cold water on its head, and a drop or two in its mouth, at the same time giving it fresh air; and nine cases in ten, it will be well and eating in a few minutes. A good way to smoke them and make them inhale the smoke is to get a pipe with a stem, put cloth over the cowl of the pipe and Ihe stem in the mouth of the chicken, then blow the smoke into the mouth. This is attended with a little more danger. If yon have many cases at once, make a box with holes at the bottom to admit the smoke, have it tight elsewhere, put your chickens in it, set it over a vessel of burning tobacco, so that the smoke will till the box. Do not allow them to remain long, but as soon as they begin to look sick, take them out into the fresh air and apply the water, if they do not re vive without it. I have had to give a second smoking, but not often. There is a diversity of opinions, even among the learned, as to what produces the gape worm, or how it gets into the wind pipe of the chick. Ido not propose to discuss that question with them, but I will say this: that if you will keep your fowls free from vermin, you will have no gapes among them, but if you don’t you will, just in propotion to the vermin. I speak from fifteen years observation and experience. 1 believe in a dry hen house, a tight roof, with lattice, or open work, around the top, just un der the eaves enough to give free circulation of air, a tight plank floor, that can be swept out clean every day m spring and summer, and very often in winter, using dry earth or ashes under the roosts every day, which makes the sweeping an easy matter. Who will give a preventive for chicken cholera? M ary E. I'eury.