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COTtOM OROWIWQIX MEXICO.
A communication in the New York
Finical Chronicle call* public atten
tion to the poaalbilitiea of cotton
growing in Mexico. The communica
tion fa from the pen of Mr. 8. Gould,
or New Orleans who ha* given the
aubject coinidernblentutiv. He shows
that cotton ie in its native soil when
it grows in Mexico. The natives that
Cortez encountered wore cotton cloth
ing rfnede from cotton growing in
Mexico; and the plant has ever since
been cultivated in that country. It
thrives on the great plateau about the
capitol of the country, and in the La
guna enriched by mud-laden floods,
It becomea a small tree, living I'cars,
producing bolls while it lives. The
annual plant grows in some parts ot
the country twelve feet high, and
stalks, says Mr. Gould, have been
found that had as high 1,000 bolls.
And yet the average annual yield
at present is only 37,000 bales of 350
pounds each. The crop does not
supply the home demand, although
labor is abundant at twenty-five to
fifty cents a day. Mr. Gould says
the reasen why the crop has not
been largely Increased is—worms.
The Mexican grower does not know
how to fight the worms, or if docs, lie
ia too indolent to apply his knowledge.
No fires ape lighted at night to de
stroy moths, and no poison is applied
to keep down an invasion of the
moth’s destructive progeny; and the
result is a clean sweep of cotton fields
except in a few favored localities, and
this occurs so o<len that (armors be
come discouraged, and soon turn
their attention to other crops.
Mr. Gould thinks the people of
Mexico have plenty of good cotton
land on which to raise not only enough
of the crop for homo consumption
but a large surplus forexports. They
have tn the opinion of all who have
studied the subject, only to employ
the care and skill that we are familiar
with, to obtain large resulla, and
make their country a rival of Brazil
and Egypt and India, and possibly of
the United States. We reproduce
these facts and statements for the edi
fication of our all-cotton planters.
The Mexican crop is wholly manu
factured In that country. There are
87 mills In the country,containing 217-
804 spindles and 8,745 looms; they are
valued at 19,071,766. Those mills
consume much more cotton than the
country produces—about 26,900,000
pounds at a cost ot from twenty cents
apouud up to twenty fivo cents. The
JI ml ted crop ot the country brings a
pi'ko equaj to Amoi lean cotton laid
down at the Mexican mills. Now
that the two republics are connected
by railroad, and Mexican landowners
can readily study or methods* it is
believed the crop of Mexico will he in
creased certainly up to the point of
home consumption, and It may go
far beyond that point.—Atlanta Con
stitution*
A HAD BULL ON Ft BE.
Sill Tmi ill Telephone: On Wednes
day last the woods look Hie in the
neighborhood of Mr. Willi mu Bol
nnd'a home, near onr (own, and, after
hard word, ho succeeded in gelling the
flre under control, loaving nothing
but an old clay root burning. About
this time a strolling bull appeared
upon the scene, and began to paw up
dirt from the clay root, aud it) doing
so ho dug up some of the Are.
which wan thrown up in the air, and
came down upon his back, aud the
wind being high at the time, tanned
the embers into a flame, aud in an
iuataut the hull was going at a two
forty rate all iu a blaze. In this plight
he dashed inte a sedge Held near by
and scattered lire faster t tan hant|>-
•ou’a foxes. In a few minutes Mr.
Itulaud'a work was increased tenfold,
and with a half dozen neighbors to
help light the Arc, it consumed about
istu hundred panels of Colonel Sitt
gletou’s fencing before it could bo ex
tinguished. Weeuppoae the bull was
completely cremated, or ho should
have bocu, at anv rate. This is no
fable, but an absolute tart.
The laie William Ualignani, the
Kuglish editor aud uubliaher. left
#500,000 to found an asylum for dis
tressed uten of letters, including book
sellers and publishers, iu Paris. It
seems, however, that the Parisian
authorities have as vet taken no steps
towards carrying ent the will of the
truly charitable. Testator. There
are so many distressed people in Pa
ris of the classes named that it is pro
liable the intereM oulhe amount de
voted to this purpose will not accom
plish a great deal of good. Someone
eNe, however mat chip !u a few hun
dred thousand and help on the cause.
There is to be a (pairing mutch iu
New York on April 28 for tho benefit
of the Liberty pedestal fund. It is to
be purely scientific aud patriotic,
♦
A QtUXAXTT OF PEACE.
The old doctrine formulated in the
phrase to the effect that a national
debt is a national blessing seems to
have held good se far in the Anglo-
Russian crisis, at least so far as Rus
sia is concerned. Probably the
greatest surety Russia has that the ac~
lion of her agents in Asia will not
precipitate a war with England, is
the fart that the great financial syn
dicatcrot London, as well as of the
continent, are well loaded with Rus
sian securities.
It was announced some weeks ago
that the influence of Germany would
be for peace, because the German
capitalists held millions of dollars
worth of Russian bonds, and any
thing that tended to depreciate the
value of these bonds, especially a war
between Russia and any other great
power, would create a financial panic
in the German empire which would
involve a large and influential class
of it its people in diaster, if not ruin.
The remarkable phenomenon was
witnessed in London last week of
Russian securities steadily advancing
in tho market, while the sound of the
machinery as preparations for war
were being made could be elmest
heard on ’Change, and on every side
the people and press were demanding
that immediate steps should he taken
to avenge the affront that had been of
fered to England by tho attack on
her Afghan allies. The English capi
talists were anxious to lend money to
Russia cveu while the members of
Parliament were sneering and mock
ing at the prime Minister for pursuing
a pacific and temporizing policy.
Any olio who will look behind the
the scenes on the European stage
will tec that greater power is wielded
by tho money kings ihau by the mou
arclis who appear to hold llte sceptres
of the nations. No power dares go It
war In opposition to the will and in
tercsts of the Rothschilds ami olhet
leading capitalists of tiio woildf
These men have powers to decide the
fate of nations and dictate the policy
of empires. No doubt they have
made millions by the fluctuations in
the market for government securities
caused by the recent warlike feeling
between England ami Russia.
Money—cold, calculating cash—is
King In Europe as well as elsewhere.
What is national honor? What is pa
triotism? Wlrnt docs it matter it
thousands die on the battle field, or if
pestileucc ami famine cause untold
suffering tfiroughont the world ? The
money farcrests must be consulted
first, last and all the lime.
So itiias tho recent crisis la cot -
oernedj however,tho conservative in
flucnce of money has postponed, if
not prevented, a conflict that would
have caused a shock throughout tin
world. It will not be denied ilia:
money properly used is an almost ir
resistible power for good, while im
properly used it is a source ot Infinite
evil.
The bonds of peace and friendship
in fiuroito now are of a very practical
and business liko nature. They con
sist of tho interest-bearing securities
which are the evidences of national
ittdeblncss. These bonds aro more
effective than solemn treaties or sa
cred interuatianal obligation#entered
into by ambassadors and princes, and
they outweigh the influences of relig
ion and cVrilization. Fortunate is
it for mankind that the interests ol
capital generally demand the preser
vation of peace and tho maintenance of
at least the forms of law and order.—
Savannah News.
MINING AT LONG TAW.
On* of the gigantic enterprises em
barked in hv Atlanta capitalists was
a silver iniue in Mexico, which had
no less a title the Sail Francisco and
Rsnterslda Mining and Mauufacturl g
Company. The mine, Including its
title, was purchased for 150,000, or
some such sum,by a syndicate of well
known Atlanta genllemen.who began
immediately to build millionaire cas
tles. Tcu thousand dollars were
paid cash, and an agreement entered
Into to pay the balanoo on or before
April 4,1886, but failing to meet that
payment they were to forfolt the
money already paid In. There was a
meeting of the the stockholders and a
hoard of directors elected, with the
following officers Capt. I. W. Eng
lish, President, J. IV. Culpepper, sec
retary, and I.iee Smith superintendent.
Among tho gentlemen composing the
syndicate there are mentioned Messrs.
DeGlve, Becrman, Colder, Todd,
Grsdv, Adair. Muse and others. The
company took charge of the mine, the
superintendent entered upon his
work, aud a largo amount of money
was expended in .making improve
ments and operating the mine. In
the course of time Apt ii 4 put in an ap
pearance. but the report is current
that the balance of the $50,000 pur
chase money was not paid.and will
not be paid, aed tho “San Francisco
and Esmeralda Mining and Manufac
turing Company" lias gone to pot.
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GEORGIA R. R.
STONE MOUNTAIN ROUTE,
WII4. SELL
ROUND TRIP TICKETS,
GOOD FOR TEN DAYS
. BETWEEN
WASHINGTON, GA.,
and NEW ORLEANS.
$12.55 <' v ~512.55
Sleeping Cars from Atlanta to New Orleans,
By writing lo the undersigned you can have your sleeping car accom
modations reserved, and uny further information you may want free.
JOE W. WHITE, E. R. DORSEY,
(ion. Trav. Passenger Agent. Gen. Passenger Agent.
Georgia Chemical Works,
MANUFACTURE!®' OF
STANDARD FERTILIZERS.
Ang'UHta, Georgia.
MASTODON AMMONIATED
Soluble Phosphate.
Manufact tiled and Bold l y us for the past eight. Tears, har gained a reputation une
qualled bjr tnat of any other Fertiliser—this company hating the highet~tu*tinura!ala a*
to its superior meriia. Our
ACIID PHOSPHATE
tits been the standard for many years, haring no annerlor. A nticipaUng a heary'deniand
wo bare manufactured a largo quantity; which we warrant equal to any heretofore
made by ua.
LOWE’S GEORGIA FORMULA,
To tboae who hare naed it neretofore, reqnirea no commendation from ua. We bate
only to aay that tho analysis of thia aeaaoa is fully up to any made in the past. Aftar
repeated requests from those woo hare used it, we hare concluded to make a limited au p
ply of our old braud of
DISSOLVED BONE PHOSPHATE AND POTASH.
This articb is made of ltone Phosphate and Potash with from one-half to one per cent, of
Ammonia, a very aoperior article, which haa giren wonderful reeulta when uaed alone.
GENUINE LEOPOLDSHALL KAINIT,
Imported direct from Germany by the ear-load.
The country ia flooded with cheap Fertilisera which are made and aold by irrasponaible
parties. Ask your merchants for our goods. Many dealers arc representing to the farm
ers of Georgia’that the rood* which they sell are made by us.-when such ie the ease, they
aluaya hare written evdience o fthe fact which they should be made to show. Besides our
standard brands above, we are prepared to put up any formula desired, provided it does
not conflict with the laws of the State in w hich it ia to be aold. We bare superior facilities
for manufacturing, and from our central position, we are enabled to fit) orders with great
promptness, and feel that we can give in the fut ,as we hsve done in the peat,
faction to all who bus cf na. Before purchasing elsewhere, please send to us for price*.
3H. A. STOVALL,.
TREASURER AND BUSINESS MANAGER, AUGUSTA, GA
1885
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FACTS!
WE MEAN TO KEEP BEFORE
THE PEOPLE.
That our trade this Spring is better than ever
boforc.
That the safest place to bnv Drv Goods is where
everv article is put at the lowest possible price and
nothing is thrown in.
That “baits” and “premiums” are dearly ’paid for
somewhere else is the biU.
That we never load ur with trash with a view to
getting from the unrefiectinsr the name of selling
cheap; but that on reliable, useful Goods, our prices are
always Lower than those of the “cheap” trash concerns
This has been proved so often bv actual demonstration,
that we can refer to hundreds, nav thousands, who
have tested the matter for themselves.
That our Stock—always the best —is this season
incomParablv ahead of anv other in Georgia, and that
everything New and desirable is promptly added on
its first appearance.
i hat we depend on Fair Dealing and the Merit
of our Goods for our success in business.
That we provide Competent Salesmen to wait
upon our Customers, and no pains are spared to
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DALY & ARMSTRONG,
MASONIC TEMPLE, Augusta, Ga.
SPRING OF 188£!
JAMES MILLEH.
Has just returned from New York, where he purchased <ne of the LAR3EST a"l
BKBT ASSORTED STOCKS o'* SPRING and SI MMER GOODS he has had the pleas
ure of showing his friends aud customers for some time past.
IN THE DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT.
I would only ask all who may want Goods in that line to give me a call, as I flatter
mvsetf l ran show you as handsome assortment as vou can find in the city, comprising all
tliV NEW SHADES in ALBATROSS. NUN'S VtIUKG, STRIPED and CHECK SIM
MER SILKS, WHITE MUSLIN ROBES—a lrg. aasortnunt.
IN MOURNING GOODS !
1 make that a specialty. A large assortment of PARASOLS. In the way of ALL
OVER LACK for Yoke* and Sleeves my assortment cannot be excelled.
IIV GJSN'X'S* DEPARTMENT.
I can show vou a fine assortment of CASBIMERE3, UNDERWEAR of alt kinds;
HANDKERCHIEFS, TISB SCARFS, HALF 110.-K, Ac. It is useless try to enumer
ate evervthing that vou will find at the OLD CORNER. Alt 1 ask is for you to call aud
see for youreelf. I6 ‘ 3ni
MILLER’S CORNER,
BROAD & JACKSON STS., AUGUSTA, GA.
Wtttr. attention is being (tilled to
the cise of a rough in Brooklyn who
has been receiving from throe lo five
hundred dollars through the mail*
every day.from people anxious to test
the virtues of a wonderful catarrh
remedy which he had been lavish in
in advertising. The thing was a
swindle, of course, of the most brazen
sort; the base fellow*'* pretended en
dorsements were all forgeries, and his
remedy a cheap and worthless coat
pound. Yet the Post Office author
ties estimate that he has been making
Close ob to SIOO,OOO a yfar.
O. Tow Know a Maw
Whose wife is troubled with debili
ty, iiervousuess, liver complaint or
rheumatism? dust tell him*it is a
pity to let the lady suffer that way,
when Brown's Iron Bitters will re
lieve her. Mrs. L. B. Edgerly, Dexter,
Me., says, Brown’s Iron Bitters
cured me of debility and palpitation
of the heart. Mrs. H. S. Laughliu of
Scarborough, Me., says tho hitters
cured her ot debility. Mrs, Ilarding
of Windham Centre, in the same state
says, it cured her or dizziness in the
head. So it has cured thousand of
other ladies.
Ayer's Cathartic Pills are suited to
every age. Being sugar coated they
are easy to take, and though mild and
pleasant in action, are though and
searching in effect.Theircfficacay in all
disorders of the stomach and bowels
are certified to by eminent clergymen
aud many of our best citizens..
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To do your Watch,
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you honest and relia
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at the Lowest Price
possible for Goods of
that quality.
At the old stand in
the Floyd building.
Respectfully,
HENRY CORDES.
Notice for Leave to Sell Land.
ORDINARY’S Office of Wilke* county, Ge. No
tice ia hereby giren that application hae been
made to me by Geo. W. Shenar, administrator of
Mary O. Sherrar, deed, for leer# to sell the lands
of said deceased, and 1 will paas upon the same at
my office on the first Monday in June, I*Bs. This
15th day of Anril. WBS. GEO, DtON f
li-4t Ordinary w. C.