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/// A y, v *— — — — 5 ' - - Tnr Rati \ j)i> 5 iv jr DpMnfDiT' - JL IJLJLa j UAlJ • Li DillUurj I/uIVIULJaAI* TEUMS~$ 2 A YEAR, BAINBRIDGE. GA., THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 8, 1883. VOL XII-NO. 16; fcpiTOKI ,1L IJREYITIES. ■iet'" w , rir ia Slate Agricultural HI meet in Macon on m ,rv _ Suited Stales Supreme artba^iwi'led that the “Civil I,,.-- i,jii of ('(ingress is uncon- monal. I a" action is taken on the riff '[’rt-iden! Arthur threatens Irail an extra * es *‘ on of Con ' -noiiasthe present term fcchuyl^r Calfax says that . Republicans have a poor L cc for winning the President- I election in isSl. A prophecy L viirli a source will discourage Democrats more than any fcermislortuuc that could befall lein. Die time is rapidly approaching jlVisgias’ great storm to appear Id carry death and destruction in 1 wake. It is to he particularly [•ere in tliis part of the moral L.stool. Wc refer to tliis grave Iijeet for t lie benefit of certain Klinqucnt subscribers who we low arc not prepared for eterni- LV sensible exchange remarks ht the man who values a news- lper according to its size, does- ft lack much of being a fool, lore are some men, however, ho subscribe lor papers and buy jots upon the same principle— i largest to he had for the mgn Mr. Randall, in the Augusta hroni de writes thus from‘Wash- pton; ‘‘The theat re appears to , in great part, surrendered to unclean spirit, because the trld is lowering its moral tone, [lo not wonder that some preach or.ls of warning, when [many proformances are not lit ra modest girl to witness.” here is to be some kind of an (position in Boston, some of these |ys, and Georgia ought to be re* isented with lier products, but 5 governor does not think it brth while to address those peo 1 who do not read the daily ipers. The products of the cities id towns seem to he all that are 'cessary. There is no proclam- ion published in any of the untry papers. file portion of the infamous civil khls bill called the Ku-klnx, lav l? been declared unconstitutional He and again by subordinate furls, but, on Monday of last ?k, the Supreme Court of the kited States in an elaborate opin- n. declared the law uneonstitu- fnal, null and void. The diei- p is not calculated to inspire ly whites and disreputable L’roes with anv great amount of flit A correspondent ot the Country ntleman says: “I have seen a niber of inquiries as to cotton d meal as food for cattle. 1 wish kite lor the benefit of whom it y concern, that I have used in lust two winters thirteen tons, ieh 1 fed to my cattle. I never jd them do better. I only wish id kept some of it occasionally ^ m 3 the spring and summer, dieve a feed of it twice a week "Id prevent red water. It is d when fed unmixed with any- n A but can be much improved adding corn meal and wheat ® u > or either of them. I would advise the use of more than a 1 of seed at first, which may increased to as much as the frill eat. I think one-third ton seed meal, one-third corn P ea meal and one-third wheat fa—say four quarts a feed, 'filing and evening, an l plenty hay—will gi ve as muc h and as milk, and keep the vows as 00 th and fat as any other ration i can give. I have never seen slightest bad effect from its • I paid from S18 to §20 per 1 !or the meal in Montgomery, l oht added.” crime, holds its own in Delaware. It ought to he a recognized mode of punishment in all th_ States. There are certain offenses for which no other punishment is so appropriate. Two cents will pay postage on a half ounce letter after July 1st. This provision is in the post-office appropriation bill, which has pass ed both Houses, and there is no doutitofits obtaining the Presi dent’s signature. The case against the Deaf and Dumb Academy, on the charge that the pupils were poorly fed, has been heard by the Governor. It was decided that the charge was without foundation. The evidence sustained the decision. The following U. S. Senators have been ele'Cted : Harris, Ten nessee, Hanson, North Carolina ; Saulsbuiy, Delaware; Garland, Arkansas; Culloms, Illinois; Frye, Maine; Hoar, Massachusetts; Plumb, Kaffsas; Coke, Texas; Ivenna, West Virginia; McPherson New r Jersey. More is lost to the productive industries of the State by idleness on the part of many who do not work, than from any other known cause. As a rule, even on tliri farms there are more consumers than producers, and there are but few of the lat ter who work six days in the week. These facts should not be forgotten in estimating the cause of hard times in Geoigia. The mother of a little gird babe of Smith vrille, Lawrence county, Arkansas has discovered that the child has three tongues. It is now three years old and talks tolerably well. If a one-tongued woman is so terrible to the average man, what in the world will become of a husband or son in- law of this Arkansas heroine? Dearest, in my admiration, and worthy of adoration: after a long consideration, and much medita tion and full deliberation’ I would make a communication, without hesitation, tnat I have an inclina tion, with due discrimnation and without equivocation, or any ex aggeration, or modern innovation but some indication, and all mod- deratioii, and no obstination, or any prevarication, or further pro crastination, by your co-operation if it suits your calculation and present anticipation, and future premedition, and by your free participation, and your full ap probation to become your relation and will make preparation for the marriage celebration. The Columbus Enquirer-Sun says: “Probably few personsons who, while traveling in Florida and other of the Gulf fstates, had their attention attracted by the' vast quantities of gray moss hanging upon the forest trees, ever thought that it was an important article of trade. Yet it is very extensively used in stuffing mat tresses and chairs, and its use is increasing every year. No Southern native in the localities where it grows remembers or ever heard of the time when it did not grow, yet it seems never to have occurred to any one that it could be made an article of commerce until the Yankees went South during the rebellion. The trade in it began soon after the war closed, but 'like most other such enterprises was ot slow growth. The moss sent to market was for some years mainly obtained in Louisiana, but the trade gradually entended to Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida. The finest moss is said to be that which grows in Florida. The gray moss is absolutely an air plant, taking root and perfeetipg its fibre and substance in the pure atmosphere. There is no danger of the supply being exhausted, for as fast as it is removed it produces itself. Moss factories are located in many ’parts of the South to which the gatherers take it, and are paid an average of one cent a pound. Bill Arp on Intensified Fannins- We farmers thought we were mightv nigh ruined year before last, and we grunted and groaned around amazing, but with last year’s crop we got out of that scrape pretty well. The fact is that farmers in the south never did go into winter quarters bet ter supplied with food for man arid beast. But we must keep a dig ging. plow deep, and harrow, and roll, and ditch, ami drain, and intensity, as Mr. Furman says. Intensify is a good word abouUany kind of labor, whether of mind or body. We have got to intensify sooner or later, for the world is filling up mighty fast, and there used to live a philosopher by the name of Malthas, who said that mankind would finally be destroy ed by starvation, for the world didn’t grow a bit and folks were increasing every day, and it was only a question of time when mankind would starve. I don’t know about that. Man is a migh ty smart animal,^md Providence never made a mistake, and there will be some way to feed us, sure. There is no telling how far this intensifying business can go, and we have already found out that the air feeds plants more that the soil does. Clothing was getting pretty scarce when the cotton plant, was discovered and the loom and the gin were invented. Wood was nearly all used up in Germany when coal was discovered. Steam came along in a good time, but steam takes too much fuel and electricity take its place. The sewing machine was invent ed just wheu the woman was mighty tired of plying the needle and thread, and so it is with every want. They are always supplied just at the right time, and that gives me faith to believe they always will be. Faith is a good thing to have—plenty of faith. Providence hasn’t failed to provide the ways and means for six thous and years, and we can afFord to trust Him awhile longer, I reckon Mr. Malthus never dreamed of five bales of cotton to the acre and 150 bushels of corn, but it has been done—done by intensifying Bayard Taylor wrote about two Indian jugglers who planted an orange seed in the ground before him and covered it up with a tin can, and in two hours it came up and put out its leaves and branches, and bloomed and lore fruit, and he pulled an orange from the little bush and cut it, and he says it was no fraud or deception, for he watched them every minute, and he said the only solution was intensifying the elements of nature and forcing her to do her work qhickly. How's that ? It takes us all sum mer to raise an ear of corn, but suppose we knew- the secret of the Indian jugglers and could raise it any day, what then? Nobody would starve, would they ? We know that we can hurry her some, mayby there will a way be found to hurry her a good deal. We don’t need it now, but the time will come when Ave will and their it will be found out. All's well that ends Avell. This Avorld fits us and we fit the world, and there is no danger ahead. When the world is destroyed, or comes to an end, humanity will ha\'e ano’her and better one all ready. It would be like moving into a uew house. So let the years roll on, and let every man do Iris duty to God and Iris fellow men and be calm and serene. hiring Far to Fare Worse. Pas’-Appeal. The heavy emigration from Georgia to the South-west will go far toward counterbalancing the accessions to our population by the influx of immigrants from other states. At a time when Georgia is more prosperous than ever, and when her future is full of promise, it is remarkable, that thousands of our people should sell their homesteads, sunder the! ties of kindred and friendship, and bid adieu to the old red hills of their native State to try their fortunes among strangers in strange lands. The gorgeous rail way posters shining forth in bril liant colors and embelished by every resource of art are respon sible to some extent for this spirit of emigration among our people. The seductive pamphlets setting forth the inducements of Texas and Arkansas, which are flooding our State, have something to do with unsettling the minds of the people. Men who work hard all the year round and barely suc ceed in holding their . own, naturally incline a listening ear to anything that promises something better. But there is a bitter dis appointment in store for the ma jority of those Avho are now rush ing to the South-west. They will find that the man who cannot suc ceed in Georgia is not likely to succeed in Texas, that the man who comes out in bebt here at the end of the ye ar, will get in debt there, if he succeeds in obtaining credit, which is doubtful. There are now thousand of Georgians in Texas who are broken in health and fortune, who would give all they have to be back in Georgia, situated as they were a few years ago. Something should be done to counteract the emigration craze, and the press should take the lead in the matter. Old Hickory’s Challenge. The Eye. A curious relic of AndreAv Jack- son has just found its Avay into print through the New York Ledger, to which paper it was sent by a grand-daughter of Jackson’s antagonist. It is related in Barton’s Life of Jackson, that when Old Hickory was Young Hickory*, just twenty-one years of age, fought the first duel of his life with Col. Wright-still AA r ery, a distinguished member of the bar of North Carolina. Young Jack- son had a criminal case before the court at Jonesboro, in which he was deeply interested, Colonel Avery being council on the other side. In the course of the trial Avery avus severe in his comments upon some of the legal positions taken by the young laAvyer, and used language which he after wards admittted Avas too personal and sarcastic. On the second morning of the trial, Jackson, ‘acutely mortified by the repetition of the offense, tore a blank leaf from a law-book, wrote a challenge upon it and gave it to his antagonist with his oavii hands. This challenge, now before us, yellow with its ninety- four years, is the relic to which we allude. We copy from the original: “August 12,17SS. Sir: When a mans feelings & character are injured he ought to seek speedy redress: You rec’d a a few lines from me yesterday, & undoubtely you undeistand me. My charcter you hev injured; and further you kev Insulted me in the presence of a court and a large audience I therefore call upon you as a gentleman to give me satisfaction for the same; and I further call upon you to give me an answer immediately without Equivocation and I hope you can do Avithout dinner until the busi^ ness is done; for it is consistent with the character of a gentleman when he injures a man to make immediate reparation; therefore I hope you will not fail in meet ing me this day from yr. Hbl. st.‘ Andw. Jackson. Col. Avery: ** P. S. This evening after court is °djonrned.” The duel was not fought before dinner as the impetuous young advocate desired, since Colonel Avery could not immediately “find a friend.” It occurred just after sunset. Fortunately neither of the combatants was hit, and they, left the ground as very good friends. Journalists as “Domestic Animals. The editor of the Philadelphia Progress is of opinion that journ alists should never marry. He is satisfied that they a~e not fitted to be domestic animals. He never hears of the marriage of a journ alists without regarding the ex periment as a risky one. He evidently entertains the popular idea, or rather tradition, that the newspaper man is an eccentric, Avandering, careless sort of fellow, nursing his neglected genius in cheap boarding houses, and de riving daily and nightly inspira tion from a close communication with John Barleycorn. The time when that was the correct notion of the average newspaper man has long since passed away, if, indeed, it ever existed. As far as our ob servation has gone, there is quite as much domesticity and temper ance among tne men of the press as there is in any other calling— more, we think, than among some oftlie professions. Farfrom being averse to matrimonial life, the fact is that those who are not bound by the golden tie are in a very small minority. They make good husbands and fathers, and as a rule they thoroughly enjoy thsir homes—because, perhaps, they generally are kept away from them moie than most men are. In looking around among the sons ot genius AA'e can discern only one of those who haA r e reached the settling age, who has not been caught in the chains of wedlock. Why they all become domestic animals Ave do not pretend to kno\A r . Perhaps they marry be cause they need some one to share the munificent compensations which they earn. Be Ready Early. A season of activity is near .at hand. Spring is coming, with its pressing work. Are farmers ready for sowing and planting? Every implement should be pro- A’ided beforehand, that no time may be wasted in making pur chases or repairs after the work should begin. We have known a half-day of plowing to be lost be cause the whifiletrees were not at hand. Some farmers start out with their spring plowing without a single plow point in stock, and when one is needed, the team is taken from the field and driven to the store. Such a loss of time it a serious matter, and should be thoughtfully guarded against by ample provision of all such articles of the farm. It is a poor time to mend a plow when it should be at work in the field. We do not favor that economy —if it may be so called—that relies upon the nighbors for many of the tools of the farm. There are certain farm implements that may be owned in partnership, as a roller or reaper, but the constant borrowing of rakes, lorks, etc., is not a wise and economical prac tice. Be provided wii h all these essential farm tools and have them in good order, and at hand when the time may arrives for using them. Now is the time to look to these matters, and make all needed preparatiotions for the days that will soon be here. An <*ld Actor’s Reminiscence. Speaking of love scenes between actors, I once knew two actors of the opposite sex who positively disliked each other, but were forc ed by their parts into the most devotional tenderness of conduct. One night as he was playing at love she was to rush into his arms. Being a true artist she did her work with energy, and between speeches he muttered, “You need not swallow me.” She replied, “You are too bitter a dose.” While holding her in fond em brace Avrapped in delicious trans port he growled in a whisper. “Don’t lean so hard against a man.” With her head in tender repose upon Iris breast she retort ed, “You are paid for bolding me, and I intend you shall ears your salary.” She married another actor, and clings still to the dis like for the man with whom she plays. Cuba Tobacco. Easst Gadsden, Jan. 18,1883. Editor Quincy Herald; 1 notice in the last issue of your paper a request that sorne one would furnish an article on the culture of Cuba tobacco. Now while I feel incompetent to write a very interesting article, at the same* time, I have several years experience in the culture of Cuba tobacco, and may be able to give some information to those of your readers wishing to engage in its culture, and it may futher excite the interest of others more com petent to furnish the article de sired. Gadsden county is particularly noted lor the successful production of tobacco. I believe it is the general impression that no better tobacco can be raised in the South than in Gadsden county, as re gards quality and quantity. For seA'eral years immediately before the war, what was then known as the Florida leaf, was very extensively raised in this county, its proportionate A T alue was then greater than any other money crop, but since the Avar its cost of production to the acre on account of the care required in its culture, and the inefficient la bor, it was entirely abandoned. A LEADING INDUSTRY. But now, with all the obstacles in the way, the culture of Cuba tobacco can and will be a leading industry in this county, for several reasons. The necessary outlay in houses is not so great, owmgto its being a smaller plant than the old Florida leaf, and the product per acre being much less though pro portionately of greater value. Another reason is that any of our cleared lands, even old broom sedge laqcls, Avith proper fertiliz ers will make a good crop of sale able tobacco. The manufacturers want it mostly for fillers, the dark heavy leaf being more prized on account of its greater flavor aa hicli is the desideratum in a good cigar. Ac the same time it pays better on fresh lands, if properly manured. My oavii experience is that it don’t pay on any land without fertiliz ers. MODE OF CULTURE. My mode of management in the the culture of Cuba tobacco is nearly as follows: Burn off the bed as soon as the ground is free from ice, having previously select ed a location (moist but not sob bed,) upon which a lot of brush and logs have been piled. Bum it on tlve bed to warm the land, and destroy the seed of weeds and insects. The grourid is then dug up fine, the roots and turfs raked out and the seeds sown broadcast, trodden down com pactly, in order that the seed which are small may come closely in contact with the earth. When the plants are about- the size of a silver dollar they are transplanted in rows about 3 feet apart and from 2 to 3 feet in the drill. The ground then kept well hoed and plowed. The first enemy then is the bud worm, which if not at once taken off will greatly injure the whole stock. The next is the green worm which will follow up its depreda tions even after the tobacco is cured in the bam. When the blossoms begin to appear they should be pinched off, and all the suckers broken as fast as they ap pear. I ne\ r er prime Cuba tobacco but as soon as it matures I cut the whole plant, and let it remain on the ground until a little wilted so it can be handled without break ing. Then convey to the barn, and suspend on poles until suffi cient cured for the leaves to be stripped off and prepared for mar ket. I would say in conclusion, that no-body who desires to grow Cuba' tobacco successfully, need to plant more than he can purchase or raise a great amount of manure, which must be freely applied, in the cul tivation of this hungry crop. The age of miracles is still with us. Grant has refused an office. Injustice to the office it should be stated that it had Ao salary at tachment. Railroad Bnlldiag. . . Southern Lumberman. \ ,, Nothing so well illustrates the spirit of progress Which actuates the great American people as the record of railroad building in this country during the year about to close. The work done m this line for t#ie present year will include fully twelve thousand miles, an addition of about one-eight to the total mileage of the dountry, giv ing. at the close of 1882, about 116,000 miles of railway in tho United States. In 1880 the total mileage was 85,000; so it appears' that the increase since then is twenty-two per cent. The total, cost of this enormous amount of work is estimated at $500,000,000, a sum the magnitude of which is truly startling. In view of this unparalleled increase in the mile age of our railroads, it is pertinent to inquire if it is justified by the increase in population, in wealth or in any branch of production or trade. It is argued with good reason that with nearly a fourth more railroads than we had in 1SS0, the aggregate of products to’ 'no moved is but very little greater than we had at the close of that year, with a much diminished de mand for those products from abroad and every evidence that the supply very considerably ex ceeds any possible home demand^. That the roads built are necces- sary to the development and trade of the country, there is no doubt,' but in view of the enormous cost of building, equipping and operat ing such a vast number of miles, of raihvay, it would be the part of prudence to pause for awhile antf await results, before going on with * 1 such enterprises at the rate pur sued during the past two years.' Two Cheap Medicine*. One of the cheapest medicines that mortal can use is sleep. It is a soverign remedy for weakness it relieves languor; it cures rest lessness, uneasiness and irritabili ty ; it will remedy headache and backache; it also cures nervous ness. When weary we should rest when exhausted we should sleep.’ The lack of sleep causes neuralgia) paralysis and insanity. Many a person dies for want of sleep, and, the point where many a sufferer turns his feet from the yery gates of death to the op«ri path of life is where he sinks to sleep. Of al most every sick man if may be' said, as of Lazarus, “if he sleep,’ he shall do well.” Another excellent medicine is sunshine. The world requires more of it, morally and physically.’ It is more soothing than mor phine, more potent than poppies,’ It is good for liver complaint, for neuralgia, for rheumatism, for melancholy—for eyerything. Make your rooms sunny and cheerful; build your house so as *6 com mand the sunlight all day long. New Advertisements. Gunsmithing. We take pleasure in informtrg the read) ers of The Dkxocsat, that there is a hrst class gunsmith now at the store of Emery John.on, and he wit, do all work, in that line with neatness and dispatch and,.fit reasonable rates. Call on him with foot work. Notice,' Haring this day sold out my entire stock of goods' to my brother I. Kwileeki I solicit fot him a continuation of the lioeral patten-, age bestowed upon me by the public. Parti*8, indebted to me wilt please come up end, make settlement promptly at my eld place' of businesses I expect te place all account*/ not satisfactorily arranged in the h*«»da of attorneys for collection. Respectftilijr. • • M, HwiifjcK.' Strayed or Stolen. From the yard of the undersigned on h e night of the I6ii in3t, a medium s*ze white and black spotted-hound dog with the following flesh marks : Ka-a. black, and over each eye is a ,tan-colored spot, and in one ear are two small notches. Wbe* he left let had attached to him small red painted block, attached to the small end of which by a staple wm a large trace-chain. The block waa made from the end of a wagon bolster and bad, two holes in the small end, one square antf one round.. I Will pay a liberal reward for the rw covery of the dog or ior any information leading to his recovery. LOUIS ROBB 9