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s Job For Somebody. A census of the school- children ot Giorgia will soon be taken. Referring to this the .Atlanta Journal says: "Next week Commissioner Brad- well will issue a circular asking the city and county boards throughout the state to meet on the first Tuesday in March and select the. enumerator* These enumerators will be paid two dollars a day, and they will be en gaged about two months on the work, for Commissioner Brad well will only allow that mnch time to be occupied. It will be their duty to go from house to house and ascertain how many children there ate in' each be tween the age* of six and eighteen years, the race and sex, whether or not they attend school, whether or not they can read and write, and how many children there are that are blind ordeal and dumb. When the enumerators have gone over the territory assigned to them they will report to the county school commissioner of the county, and he will compile the figures for the whole county and send them to Cora mis siouer Brad well, who will compile them for the slate and publish them. That Big Votb. The Watsonites have claimed that Richmond county voted early and often in the late congressional elec tion. According to the evidence adduced in the contest now going on the democrats simply paid up all back taxes, and brought out a full vote. About eleven thousand votes were polled. The testimony of Tax Collector Bohler that Richmond has 11,336 voters on the digest and that the di gest is always at least 15 per cent, short of the complete list satisfactorily accounts for Richmond’s large vote. New Companies Not Wanted. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 9.—Governor Northen has officially disapproved of the action ot the military advisory board, which at its last meeting ad mitted a large number of new compa nies to the state service. The state has no available equipment for these companies, which were organized Middle and North Georgia, and under the law they cannot become part of the state militia until the equipment is available to supply them. Inman Steamers Under Our Flag. Washington, Feb. 9 —Secretary Foster of the treasury department has been notified that the A nerican flag will be formally raised upon the In' man steamers City ot New York and City of Pans at New York on Wash ington’s birthday, Feb. 22. The event will be celebrated with great pomp. Many distinguished people have received invitations to be present and President Harrison * ill himself hoist the first Aug. THE STARS AND STRIPES. The Richmond Terminal. Atlanta. Feb. 9.—The Point Terminal c uipany will be re organized by Drextl, Morgan & Co. with Sam Spencer in charge. The oontroling interest in the property hss been purchased by Fred Vanderbilt W C. Whitney, McK. Twombiy, and Mr. Crimmena of the Traction P*ay. Can This Be so ? Chicago, Feb. 9.—The World prints a New York dispatch statin: that Judge Walter Q. Gresham has been tendered the secretaryship of state by Mr. Cleveland and accepted. The dispatch says that Mr. Cleveland will make the fact public in a day or two. Gen. Beauregard III. New Orleans, La., Feb. 9.—Gen Beauregard, who was reported very ill last night, is in no immediate danger. He is suffering from aggravated heart disease brought on by excessive smok ing. The doctors are hopeful ot his recovery, but the heart disease will be a constant menace. Confirmed by Springer. Dallas, Tex., Feb. 9.—Congress man Springer of Illinois telegraphed a friend here tonight as follows: "Judge Walter Q. Gresham of Illinois has been tendered the office of Secre tary of State by President elect Cleve land, and has accepted.” No Silver Repsal Now. Washington, Feb. 9.—The house has recommitted the entire silver special order to the rales committee, which kills the silver repeal for this Things a Woman Can Do. Some can come to a conclusion without the slightest trouble of reason ing on it, says the London Tropical Times, and ho sane man can do that. Six of them can talk at once and get along first rate, and no two men can do that. She pm safely stick fifty pins in her dress while he is getting one under bis thumb nail. She is cool as a cucumber in hull a dozen tight dresses and skirts, while a man will sweat anjl fume and growl in ono loose shirt. She can talk sweet as peaches and cream to the woman she bates, while two men would be punching each oih> cr's heads before they had exchanged ten words. . Sue can throw a stone with a curve that would be a fortune to a base ball pitcher. She can say ‘‘no” in such a low voice that it means “yes.” She can sharpen a lead pencil if you give her plenty of time and plenty of pencils. She C2n dance all night in a pair of shoes two sizes loo small for her, and cr joy every minute of the time. She can appreciate a kiss from her Hinifetcr, husband seventy years after the :nar- United j riage ceremony is performed. I She can go to church and afterward tell you what every woman in the con- ,, ... . JERK*.. American Flag Unfurled Over the Hawaiian Islands. V San Francisco, - Feb. 9 —The most important news brought by the steamship Australia, which arrived from Honolulu last night, is that United States Minister Stevens had established protectorate over the Hawaiian islauds.lt was acknowledged at 9 o'clock on the morning of Feb. 1, when the stars and stripes were raised over Aliuoiani hall, and Minis ter Stevens issued the following proc lamation : To the Hawaii People: At the re quest of 1 he provisional government of the Hawaiian ialauda, I hereby, in the name of the United State* of America, assume protection of the Hawaiian islands for the projection of life and property.- and occupation of public building? on Hawaiian soil as tar as may bo necessary for the purpose specified, but not interfering with the a iministration of public affairs by the provisional government. This action is taken pending and sub ject to negotiations at Washington. * John L. Stevens, Envoy Extraordinary, Plenipotentiary ol States Legation. Feb. 1,1893. Approved and executed by C. C\ j gre^uion had on, and in seme rare VViltse, captain United States navy, instances can give you some faint idea commending United States steamship • of what the text was. Boston. ' | She can walk halt the night with a colicky baby in her arms without once expressing the desire of murdering the intant. She car. do more in a minute than a The Next Cotton Crop. j The season is at hand when farmers j must determine the area of their va rious crops. Reports trom all ever the south show that, stimulated by the late rise in cotton, planters are pre paring to put in another b'g crop. This will be a fatal mistake. Another big crop of cotton will about do up thcsouihcrn planters, t he world can consume just so much of the staple, and no more. When a big surplus is to be carried over prices are naturally depressed and lowered. Oa the con trary if no surplus is in sight, prices will go up. This is a natural law ol trade. It never fails, never. These facts have been so often explained it would seem that southern planters would not again comm t such an error. Discussing this question, tfie Ne Orleans Picayune says: The time is now near at hand « he preparations tor planting the next crop will begin to absorb attention. 1: parts of l exis it is said that prepara* tions are already in progress. Tacit is great danger that planters, forget ting the teSfocs tft..t by the ever pro ducuon ot recent seasons, may results to greatly increase tneir acicag-:. Tit : woutd be a very unwise po xy, p irac y in the face ui the existing i:g«. demand tram foreign sp Dvr man can do in an hour, and do it bet ter. She can drive a man crazy in twen ty four hou.s and then bring him to paradise in wo seconds by simply tickling him under the chin, and there does not live that mortal son of Adam’s misery who can do it. m acreage, >i me buu.h hand 10 reduce cash crop, and against theev.i ,C> ! erpro Avalanche of Snow. Denver, Col., Feb. 30.—A11 i«> railroads are badly blockaded by snow, and trains are seriously delayed. At Ouray, California, an anus-iuby heavy snow storm prevailed l-.r t-vo days,blockading t he SSilverlon raiiioad and cutting of! communication with the towns of lied Mountain and ton, besides blocking many -:f the trails to the miccs. Snow slides are nuorerou* ami fatal to life, and much damage has been done. Last night word wai received <•[ a terrible avalanche that occurred be tween Ouray aud Porter. Four wero instantly killed, and it wili probably be months before their bodies can be recovered. They were teamsters and were in charge of four teams, all of which were buried and destroyed. Fond Recollection. She—You haven't brought me a box of candy since we were married. He—Yes, but think of the tons I brought you before we were married. Colquitt Improving. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 9.—Senator mud Mrs. Colquitt continue to im prove. The senator has decided to leave for Washington on Feb. 22. Clifford Anderson for Senator. Macon, Ga., Feb. 9.—It is rumored here that ex Attorney General Clifford Anderson will be in the race for the United States Senate. 8niw8torm in-New York. Syracuse, N. Y., February 10.— S worst snow storm for several years ; fn,the northern part of the Die railroads are blocked. Mardi Gras Under Way. New Orleans, Feb. to.—The Mar di Gras festivities, which reach their climax next Tuesday, bet»an to-day with a preliminary service, and a great scries of festivals and parades will fol low quickly, one upon the heels of the other. While nothing has yet been made public as to the nature of the great float display, it is announced that it will surpass iu splendor and magnificence the ceremonies ol any previous year. Crowds are expected to s ! ream into the city. Excursion rates are in effect from all points of the compass by sea and by land, and it is estimated toat fully 25,000 of the usual 100,000 Mardi Gras visitors will be here by to-night. Here’s an item from the Quitmarf Free Press : •The Free Press is sorry to see so much guano going out. It means too much cotton, and too much cotton means about 5cts a pound next fall.” Will the farmers heed the sugges tion? Not likely. They will say that an editor don’t know a “darned thing about farming.” Minister Stevens assumed a good deal when he hoisted the American flag in Hawaii and assumed in the name of the United States, a protec torate over the islands. Hoke Smith. Washington, Feb. 10.—By all odds the sensation of the hour here among the Georgia folks is the appa rent certainty that Hon. Hoke Smith wiil be a member of Mr. Cleveland’s cabinet, but whether he will be attor ney-general or secretary of the interior is stiff a matter of doubt. Mr. Smith was here yesterday, hav ing been summoned by telegraph for a conference with on;: of his friends, is learned on the best cf authority that the president-elect not only has been inclined to offer Mr. Smith place, but that a very strong appeal to Mr. Cleveland iu his behalf was made Dy the late justice Lamar. u is a fact that just buore his death judge Rainer wrote Mr. Cleveland a leitcr iu which he said that he had but on-. 1. quest to make, and that was that me president appoint Hoke Smith a piuCi* iu his cabinet. Ol course mis w.-.o Hound 10 have weight and certainty was calculated 10 remove any doubts die president-elect might have .1^ :o the fitness of Mr. Smith for that p ace. Geu. Gordon is lor Mr. Smith. Harrison Favors Annexation. Washington, Feb. 30th.— Unices tlw Presideut change? his mind he will : seed to congress by the end of the I next week a special message on the ! Hawaiian question recommending the ! annexation of the islands. This was ■ g«ye*i out to Iriends of the adminiftra- I ti n by ;i cabinet officer after the I cabinet minting to-day. It was ex- • pff’.iiK’d that the President was prac- I ticiilly satisfied that the % queen and • the other representatives of the old [government had no real objection to jtho annexation ot the islands, pro ri led arrangements were made for the support of the queen ami the heiress apparent, but on the contrary were entirely willing to accept what rued to them to be inevitable soomr later, although they would much prefer to be recognized rather than the provisional government as the :pr66entative$wt.the island. Judge Gresham. There are opinions and opinions about the propriety of the appoint* meat of Judge Gresham to the ex alted position of Secretary of State. It is sharply criticised, by*some demo crats, while many of tho ablest men in the party endorse it. The Atlanta Constitution, while holding that Bay* ard, Gorman, Morgan, or some other pronounced democrat should have been appointed, says: "Judge Gresham is an able man, and he comes nearer to being a man of the people than- other modem re publicans whose names occur to us. iie.is a tariff reformer;. he is in favor of the tree coinage ot silver, and his sympathies and convictions meet those of the people His honesty, his sin cerity and his ability are unquestion able. Ho never has been, is not now, and never can bo a mugwump. All his recent tendencies are democratic, and for tbie much the country has a right to he thankful” Governor Northen in discurairg the matter «iy«: “But it n»C'«t be remembered that the democratic party has high hopes io'tbe west— been matting inroads that section and « looking forward with earnest eyes and strong desire for greater conquest out there, it is understood that such grand democrats as Senator Vila?, Representative Bynum, Representative Springer and other wrr sotsca of the west urged this appointment with a view to mak ing stronger and cementing the demo cracy of that section, and they surely thoroughly understood and fully ap preciate the oecdz of the party and are devoted to ita bc^t interests. 1 therefore consider the appointment of Judge Gresham a good and wise one. It cannot possibly militate agr nst the good of tits country and will redound to the benefit of the democratic party, and therefore to the vast majority of the-people ot this country. In my opinion this appoint ment involves not the slightest com** promise of democratic principles for, aside fromthe commanding ability and unspotted character of Judge Gresh am, he is thoroughly in sympathy with the purposes ami policy of the democratic party, and will continue so to the end.” Mr. Seerin, secretary of the Demo cratic National Committee, says: We are enabled to secure a land slide such as it was, mainly because of the co operation ot such men as Judge Gresham and his followers, and in order to feel assured of success the next time we must continue in the confidence of those people. Judge Gresham is a peerless American, and we do not menu by that that he iB likely to play jiogoism and go about with a chip ou his shoulder, but he is au American in tho true and broad sense of tho word. Hu is no Anglo maniac and the p.*op!c are satisfied that should any question involvim the rights ct m« American, in any way rffiecmig ‘his country’s relations with another arise. Judge Gresham, a= Secretary \vi:i be found at ' Judge Gresham -Criticisms are already appearing; scoring ^Cleveland for appointing Judge Gresham to a position in his cabinet. However; Bayard, Uiekin- son, Gorman and other leaders fully approve the appointment. Franklin McVeigh, when inter viewed on the subject, said: “Well, of pourse until the appointment is acknowledged by Gresham or Cleve land, .we cannot assume that it is made, hut can express our opinion of suoh an appointment; however, I have-no hesitation is saying a better personal, or a wiser political selection could not, by any possibility, be made. If Mr. Cleveland -baa asked Judge Gresham to be secretary State lie has made one of the wis< FotOSh M • Fertiliser. . . l Of the three greatoplant foods phos phoric acid; nitrogen and potash, the farmer perhaps more often has the value of potash illustrate than that of tho others. The increased yield on those spots in the field where old brash or Togs have been burned - bear testi mony to its efficacy as a fertilizer. The benefits derived may not bo felt the first political moves made by any pub,,. tion -- f «r is .'oioWatlvitS.TtW iertili- man in recent years, and f;c fun. zer material to render, them fertile as therciore. helped tho party iulcrest, S?" tal *| 8 in <hc formation of which . . 1 1 J . 1 these rocks did not enter. Potash bo- in an admirable manner, w. is cef* • ing very soluable is easily loached out. tainly an extraordinary and even a ! <f.th® " oU .- and consequently in washed . . . _ , ■ ciaxu, originally containing a large surprising appointment. I have the greatest confidence iu Mr. Cleveland's judgment and wisdom as a leader and of the breadth of his political views. Blit this act of his exceeds any thing he has done before. He evident y recognized the larger recent nccecdoa to tho democratic party, and I10 evi dently wanted to incorporate this ad dition with the party. He has alra evidently socn clearly that it is the northwest that should bo recognized.” oughly enough have supplied with it the other mate rials necessary for plant growth. In America, potash as a fertilizer, has. never been so highly regarded as iU Europe. The reason for this is evident frbm the large per Cent of potash shown in analysis of many of onr soils as com pared with those of Europe, and the further fact that our Staple crops do not require as large a per cent, of this ingredient as other crops more largely cultivated iu densely populated dis- tricts. The natural sources of P°tAsh no t takon up by the plants remains in the in tto soil is from the disintegration of to be weigbe4 in behalf of increaa- feWsnathm and micaceous rocks, and ; lng the proportion of potash. The small for tms reason tlie clay lands in tho p,, r cent> 0 {potash found in the average sate domed by such .disintegration are Commercial fertilizer, the great diff»- Chemical analysia of the various crops shows that they contain a large percent, of potash, and if the composition of the product is a criterion by which to judge the manure to be used where potash is deficient a large per cent, is demanded. Wheat and wheat straw ashes in 1,000 dry parts contain 861 potash and 529 phosphoric odd; corn and corn stalks, 857 potash, 020 phosphoric add; oats and oat straw, 453 potash and 365 phos phoric add. The ashes of turnips and potatoes show, much larger amounts of potash than of phosphoric add. In 1,000 grates, air dried, of cotton stalks and seed there is 15.8 potash and 18.8 phos phoric add. ' In dealing .with these analyses the fact that somq soils con tain a supply of potash is to be consid ered as favoring a larger proportion of phosphoric acia. On the other 1 hand where fertilizers have been previously used the soluble character of potash and the fact that phosphoric add when likely to require 0 3 applica- Tho I the i'*mo*THtsc party rn states The t*:-t is last over A dispatch from Washington yes terday says: ‘The belief is quite general among democrats to night that five members of Mr. Cleveland’s cabinet may be considered as stated, namely: Gresh am, Secretary ot State; Carlisle, Sec retary of Treasury; Lamont, Secreta ry ot War; Bissell, Attorney General, and Hoke Smith, Secretary of the Interior. Mr. Smith’s personal friends here quote him as authority for his assignment The fact that cabinet slates are brittle is fully re cognized, however.” The crowded grave yard, where am bitious young newspapers have been buried by the score in Atlanta, has no terrors. A new morning daily, to be called ‘ The Sun,” is soon to be start ed, backed, as the saying goes, “by ample capital.” Hon. W. L. Scruggs, late minister to Venezuela, is to be editor in chief, with Sam Small as as sociate editor. It is said that Mr. Hooper Alexander *ill be one of the editonal writers on the new paper. The paper will be independent in poli tics, with a leaning toward democracy. great and »: r » shadowing N- w England, £ With tiltf r.. <qj -f.l,. Ill nf ihc South, largely d un'ri tlu »•»« hi lure polities ol tho count' ♦ The republicun? wiff make a des perate effort to regain control of the government in Mr. Cleveland is laying his wires to prevent this, n< his own interest, lor bis second term will doubtless bo his la*t, but i interest of the great party of the peo ple, the democratic party. The doors of the - democratic church arc ahv. open. A Maiden Fait*. rirgia will have no stately I.lidd ing at the World’s fair, but the fairest, sweetest, nv'st winsome in the state wi l l be there. With rosy cheek; eud goHon hair, This fair maiden nil! be '-U«rrc. Be there from Georgia hi the fair. Aff youug men should have a care. Lest they be caught n ithin the sn Of this lair raaden at the fair. Yes, young rani!, you should htwar For, before you arc aware, This fair maid with golden hair, Will have you tangled in a snare, So that you'll not know where you When you see lier you’ll staud and stare, And worship her, though from a far. While on her cheeks, up there will flare, The tell tale blush of beauty rare. You’ll only know tha*. you arc there, The willing slave of this maiden f.-ir, Ready to do aed to dare, Ready to worship, and to swear That jou’d die for this maid n fair, This Ch orgia girl with the g lden hair, This southern girl at the fair. Who would have thought even one year ago that the great engineers of France, Ferdinand de Lesseps and M. Eiffel, whose name is linked with the great tower bearing his name, would both be sentenced to prison for years, the former for five and the latter for two years. How the mighty have fallen: The Panama scandals have blasted the reputation of many Frenchmen. Iowa's Blizzard Sioux City, I A,, Feb. 31.—The blizzard which raged yesterday con tinues with unabated fury. A getters blockade prevails ou all the '.lues o South Dakota. Engine-- a*Tt 3 jOW plows have been snowed .*> a :d several trains have been r.bc-j-'on in the enow. Iu some pt.eoii--.oj drifts which cover the ra\ !< oac? r.c li tre 10 feet deep and extend lor m cs. while the surface of the suov; : i 50 hard that it sustains the weight of horses and cattle. The storm is gen eral throughout the northwest and iu regions famous in former seasons for game, it is said that bears, deei a-id other anima’s have peri-hed by bun dreda. Uncle Sam Hard Up- Washington, Feb. 10.—>S«<- ci.ii-> Charles Foster, of the Treason-, went to New York tonight to conthr v.i:h the bankers who have offered, !;•» say*, to let him have gold to the a mow nr of 150,000,000 if necessary, tr. met the demands on tho treasury. wb : ch offer he says he has accepted 1' r.. 3 a great relief to President Harr' - :> and tho rest of the adunn'-L■ e : «>u when the secretary announced r the cabinet meeting to-day i-hal ]-.*? -.v M uot have to issue uew bonds :u- order fo get gold, because he bad i«v:' v«*d his morning this gent-roii> «»*• ?r li the banks in New York. More Adyice. The Woodbury Messenger makes this sensible point: Leas cotton and more meat, nx e money and less debt, that is cwnam.i A full smokehouse is never a loss, but sometimes a big livid of a ie brankrnptcy. Friend, don’t be fooled, by thinking that you ; re the only one making preparations 5m* ; crop; farmers of the whole son h are doing the sann thing. That means low price, and low prices (0 you means debt, you can eat meat, riregra?8 heg goes well these hard times; you would starve frying to digest cotton seed.” Tho Columbus Enquirer-Sun, lorn- menting on the salaries paid our judges, says: “The question has been agitated time and again belorc, but never, we believe, so earnestly or with such unanimity of opinion as now. It is difficult to understand why, in view of the facts, and tie growing public sentiment*in favor of increasing these salaries, the legislature docs not taue the proper steps to accomplish what is so much needed.” quantity, little is to lo found, and much clay soil might bo found to pro duce a larger yield by a greater applica tion of this clement. Tho agricultural potash of commerce is principally tho salts of potash or kainit, imported from Strassfurth, Ger many, anil contains about 13 per cent, of actual potash and muriate of potash, which contains 80 per cent, of muriate of or about 50 per cent actual potash. Freed from combination, ppre potash is very caustic and absorbs water front the’air very rapidly in this state, the cost would bo increased and the diffi culty of handling very groat. Another radical objection to potash fn its caustic state, is, that jt cannot bo composted to advantage, as its chemical action ro- leases tho ammonia in tno manure. Among, trackers and'fruit growers tho value placed npon this in&redionj ot onr fertilizers'ad promoting the growth of 'vegetables and fruit#'Id evidencedbjr the high'per centage contained in spe cial preparations' xpaae for, weir u§e. Indeed tlie value of potash in those par ticular .prancheS 9f agriculture,, i^ tep well recognized lo admit’ pf discttsalin, and the fact of its’iise in combination 1 with phoepborid acid and nitrogen ex- 1 eludes further refe‘rebo4 to tho in this .vticJe, the purpose of which is to ffiscuss v’hQther this ingredient might uot in some section of our etaje bo’ adyantageously increased in* Cur commercial fertilizer and jn making compost. In advice on the subject'of fertilizing no empirical direction^of a general nitur© can‘ pd, £ivefi,'kfiqj5k- periment alone can bif yelled to accurately tell the demands of the soil, ter this reason would uot 1?0 hndor* stpoa as advising a fanner to largely increase the quantity of kainit he L custom to use in his. >— — without fir. . havingktrii Crease 6n a small part of ted the effect on the yield, it Jnay oe that the land does not detnan$ potash, but iS difficult in phosphoric acid or ni- trd&ftn. 6t that the ordinary compost terrohte Xoj contiand cotton is well adapted tq the loll. The value ot ex periments 'to test the wants of the soil cannot bfe Overestimated, and thgfarmor thus has at his command a sphplo and inexpensive method of ascertaining what should be applied to his land, which is superior to an expensive chem ical analysis of the soil. Too often we aro prone to roly on soil test made by others, without properly considering their relative merits as applicable to our land, and to reason that tlie same fertilizer that produced a largo yield ■jn one field, will produce a large yield 1 -m all fields whereas different chemical and mechanical conditions may demand fertilization of a very different charac ter. Those farmers who have made a suecefe. and have converted worn lands into fertile fields, have done so by studying the wants of tho particular soils, they aro seeking to bring up and by supplying organic matter, phospho ric acid, nitrogen and potash, aa experi ment:. demonstrated it was demauded. We are thus careful to emphasize the immense value of experimental test of tho soil by the farmer, as we believe that old rules should not be departed from until new methods have had their worth demonstrated. Personally, wo have no doubt that on much of our land, especially in Southern Georgia, an increase in tho amount of potash ordinarially used would be found ad vantageous. yet it would be unsafe to ask tlie adoption of such an increase until its merits have been tried, and tliejbest combination of the three great plant foods ascertained. From Terrell county-reports have been made to tho department of an increased yield from the ‘use of an additional* amount of pot ash, on the other hand in tho general fertilizer experiment ou corn conducted at the State Experiment station, arnon^ tho conclusions reached wero these: That tho soil was diffieient in alj three of the elements phosporic acid, potash and nitrogen. That it was particular Georgia to add aft SUCCESS AT LAST. A gray-haired, brokan down old n»an, With sunken eye &nd cheek. Climbed up the steps one wla tr’t dar t Vi h hurnbfs raisnand meek. . , He rang the bell, end a woman came And 1 tood in the open door, And a smile spread over bis wrinkled fact As he taw his wife ones more. And the old glad light shone ia his eyes, And his husky voice grew clear As be said, “It almost knocked'me out, Bi» I matched that ribbon, dear,** —The Clothier and Furnisher. The day was a warm one, and the gentiet&an from Kentucky wax c >m?ng .up from the spr.ng at the foot of the hill with a bucket in his hand* “Ah, Colonel,” inquired ao Ohio visitor, siu tine on the porch, “have you some thing to drink in that pail?” ‘*Ob, no,” responded the Colonel; “its wa ter.” —Detroit Free Press. enfie In orfr lands as regards to this ele ment, the injury resulting trom its es sence, call upon ihe farmer to exercise his best judgment in rogard to its rise. Tho value of home tests as enabling him to reach a proper conclusion fcannot be overestimated. Where soil is wanting in all three of the principal plant foods thd.^ analyses would advocate a much larger per cent, of potash than is ordi narily used. Experiments alone would therefore inform tlTB farther what ho should do. . <t. In coftclusi^r* we yrquld advise form* era In Southern Georgia and ou the sandy landS Nftrih G additional amount of 1 part of a field foot Inch effect you financially \v„»„ vv « .. .. M ... . failure, put such 5 Ano aa would by ihe j in Memphis on Feb. 22, will formu- ytohUlKW whethef thtf Soils fiemogd (a! late some argument that will convince The 8’ockholders of the Central are rapidly depositing their securities with the Southern Bank . ot Savannah. They regard the reorganization plan proposed, as the bait that can bo adopted for all parties interested in tho great system. The News says : “It is to be hoped "potash* on *sorae j that the general meeting of the Cot- :h a trial as ^uld 1 ton Growers’ Assocation, to be held ,*« at P,u 00 «.:il aso in the amount Of potash vholh£r {ho ideftwo in thp yield <54de a bfouf over tho cost ol the tef- tiliiSf; &b5hld eiiuh experiments be fdade we wgp^l eateem iu a favor if they were reported to tho Dopartmefit of Agriculture, Atlanta; Ga. XIotne Market* far Home Product*. BY HON. E. T. NESBITT, COMMISSIONED OF AGRICULTURE. From tho Southern Cultivator. Iu passing along tho thoroughfares of our capital city one’s attention is at oficA arrested by the amount and variety of farm and garden truck disp\dyed on every side, fruits and vegetables m well as the more staple product*, in tempt ing array and profuso abundance gtegt the passer-by, and to a Btrafiger tho6b disj>laya suggest local thrift, diversity ot homo agriculture and attendpnt pros perity. But when we enquire from whence cofflB these evidences of tho fanners’ industry, we find that Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Tennessee, California, Florida, North Carolina, all contribute their quota of onions. tur>- planters of the lolly of planting too much cotton. Bacon for Senator. Macon, Ga., Feb'. 11.—It is stated bere upon unquestionable authority that Hon. A. O. Bacon has his eye on the senatorial plum. His friends here are zealously booming his intcr- It is said that Count de Lesseps is dying. He is ninety years old. It is not probable that he will ever be conscious ol the disgrace attached to him by the decision of the French couits. It is better so. cabioct position. Hon. E. P. S. Denmark, of Quit- man, will move to Valdosta. Quit- still stands a fair show for a man loses a most excellent citizen and Valdosta gains one. The stockholders of the South Western are hesitating about accept* ing tho plan of reorganization. They might fare wore. And now some writer claims that the Chinese discovered America. This would make Columbus torn over in his grave. The secretary of the treasury will probably have to issue bonds in order to keep the government from bank ruptcy. This is a fine state of things. Four years of republicanism is at the bottom of the trouble. Only fifteen more days of the fifty second congress. And only one of the general appropriation bills, the army bill, has become a law. A green goods dealer met his deserts in New York the other day. One of his would be'victims shot him. The other day a hugging bee was given for the benefit ot a church in Alabama, and it was 15 cents a hug. A man, while blindfolded, hugged his own wife for several minutes. When he found out who she was he got mad and demanded his 15 cents back.- Ex. The Smiths are coming to the front. One has been elected to the senate trom New Jersey, and now Georgia contributes one of that numerously numerous family, Mr. Hoke Smith, to Mr. Cleveland’s cabinet. Where are the Joneses ? Here’s a bombshell from The Cuthbert Liberal Enterprise : '•We move to confirm the present officials, from governor down bailiff, for twenty years, and have no more elections in that time. Can we get a second r General Wade Hampton was given an ovation in the senate yesterday. Grand old man, he is. Mr. Cleveland will hardly -be able tolatisfy everybody in the make up of his cabinet. Mr. Bissel, ot New York, is the latest addition to the cabinet. So rumor has it. President Harrison and h's cabinet are wrestling with the Hawaii ques tion. Nashville is having an epidemic of fires. diffident m nitrogefi, because nitrogert variably produced the most marked ini crease iu the yield. That phosphoric acid next in order of deficiency," sinde ita'effcctivcT.ess iii increasing the yield next after that of nitrogen. That potash was least effected, was leost needed. The results of this experiment, while showing tho efficacy of nitrogen and phosphoric pci<\ as fertilizers, does not by any means demonstrate that where there is a deficiency of potash in the increase of this element in com bination may not prodneo a large ip* crease in the yield. A large number of experiments- conducted ot the Hatch Experiment station of the Massachusetts Agricultural college sustains this view, and the conclusions thero reached place a very high yalnp ou potash as a fertil izer for corn. In comparing the results of the experiraentsjho director of the sta tion says: “These c uparisons indicate the surpassing imp ,• lance of potash foj corn upon this soil, thus confirming the general result Qf the work with corn during the two preceding ye viaij of the almost universal res. corn to this fertilizer upon soils of so many different classes and pt all degrees of fertility and in so "many widely sepd* rated localities, the conclusion that it should be a prominent ingredient of fer tilizers used for this crop appears to me irresistible.” \ The director Of tho samo station ad vocates from experiments the use of potash with Ordinary ham yard or stable manure for com, and finds that fertil izers containing a larger proportion of potash produces in Massachusetts better results than the ordinary special corn fertilizer. The conclusion reached as tq the formula to be used on tho soil oh weicb these experiments wepo conduotod are so large in potash that wo mvo tho formula recommended by the director, as shown to what extent potash 44 fertilizer may be successfully used i 60m where the land does not natural . supply this element. The formulh rec ommended is nitrogen 25 to 80 pounds, g ' h 75 to 80 pounds, and pernaiT "* da of phosphoric held. A aty) ire of this" formula' is tho ( int of phosphoric 0$$ recommended witn a doubt as to its value oh ibis soil. The widely different results obtained by the Georgia station and that of Massachusetts station furnishes ground whatever for questioning the aopurocy of tho work of either station, but rather bear testimony to tho value of experimental work. It would seem from tho results obtained at Griffin that the soil is well supplied with potash, and that thero is little need of increasing the quantity of this ingredient while on increase in tho quantity of nitrogen would result in great benefit. The work of the Massachusetts station is of more value as a potash test, as most ot the experiments appear from the results obtained to have been made on land depleted of this element and the creased yield from a very large use of it testify directly to is value as a six hundred thousand dollars for truck and vegetables, nearly every dol lar of which should belong to Georgia farmers, and yet it is doubtful if they get one-tenth part of that amount, Surely if tbeso farmers fror* frozen regions of the west, whej sells anywhere from ten to fifty tj high as in Georgia, can piake 4^ butter, for instance, and realize a some profit, Georgia farmers, cheapor land, open winters and co ativeiy nominal freight, ought to mako more. Our manufac turing population is in creasing each year, and as time moves on tho demand for such articles will in crease correspondingly. Cannot Geor gia farmers prepare to meet this de mand? There are hundreds of acres of land flow idle or worse, that could bQ made to pay a handsome interest, if In telligently and carefully managed. Wherever a first-class article is pro duced, it makes a market for itself. A few years ago the Georgia peach and the Georgia melon had no place in the general market, bnt by sheer force ot excellence, they have made their way. and are now universally recognized and sought. This is not the result of a mere per functory gathering and throwing to gether of a few crates of peaches, or a few carloads of melons, but it repre sents the success crowning a business, has been studied and arranged its minutest detail, not tho fanner delude himself into the belief that ho can produce an inferior article and command a hlglj price, and let him not underrate th© effect of careful handling and prepara tion for market. Often theri) is a wide 3, owing to the fact that one carefully handled and more temptingl; arranged than the othor. Iu a busines of this kind, after a solid fpuqdatyol has been laid, and the prolii done, the success or failure , dertaking depends largely on wh-jthf tho important details of handling 4p a marketing have been intelligently at . carefully studied, and faithfully exe cuted, Let us set our wits to work to over come the difficulties and grasp the bene fits which lie in our teach. In View of these difficulties and our want 6t ex perience, let us study methods of prepa ration, of planting, of gathering and preparing for market. Seek infortfik- tion from every attainable soured, an< having done this, study the markel 1 themselves, for the successful trupkp knows not only how to produce ij] class goods, but also how to sell thee the best advantage. AtfoaoUIn of Gold In the Xstfoa. DenisJn,Tex., Feb. 3.—Several #&k | ago a ma& named Dent, of tE^ Choftil Natjon/ahived here with fibeciti rich ^old-bearing quartz, It wj warded fo St. Louis fop as?ay. Enough men have been euggexted to Mr. Clevoland to make halt a dozen cabinets. Grover is testing the timber He wants it sound, all heart, and proof against dry ro\ No sap ia wanted. Marseilles, Feb. 10. — Twelve deaths of the choleraic complaint pre vailing in this city were reported to day. Among the eases is one in Valette, a suburb not infected before to day. Dr. Novin Green Dead. Louwville,' Ky., Feb. 11.—Dr. Norvin Green, president ol the Wes tern Uuion Telegraph Company, died in this city at 7:30 o’clock this morn- Aw Nation. Hon. John F. Dunn, a wealthy rnd prominent citizen of Ocala, Fia., if dead. He made millions out cf the phosphate finds in Florida. The shadow of base be’ 1 . c jmufg on with its “strikes” “home runs/ 1 bases,” “fouls,” etc. May ihe Lord have mercy The Gresham matter still claims the attention of the politicians. In the meantime Grover goes ahead making up his cabinet. Miss Canada will probably ask for annexation next. Uncle Sam is get ting old, but he does not mind a little flirtation. pOR S. S. S. tak«*n at the proper time may insure yc heal-.h for a years* two. rheyefongactfctoitev.ru IS IMPORTANT that nature he arsis ted at the risht tino&KKS" ner-r fails to relieve tlie system of i ln TC'fl5sX5 polities, aad is an excellent toaic aLso.* wr ' He Wants to Add Ills Name. 1 Permit me to add b*7 name to yon - tunny otlier certificates in commendation of thetres* coral cruperties contnl-rcd in Rvift s Specific (S. N. S.) is certainty <>n« of the txu^ tonics I ever used. “Joim W. Daniel, Andersen,&.C. Treatise o. t.lood and skin diseases nuiled: ms. SWIFT SFECIFIQ Cf), Atlanta, Ga. IT IS COMING. Soon fashion from the stage 1 The d Instead of, “Pray Twill he, “Exi ■u.l pen; -Ex. Estimate:' of ieadiug Montj.ua cat tlemen are that ai least 25 per cent, of the cattle on the ranges have been ist from (he storms and the terribly old weather of the past two weeks. The Hussars, ot Savannah, will xct as Governor Northen’s escort at the inaugural. No company in Washin gton will make a fiuer showing. To-morrow will usher in Lent. It will last forty days. Catholics and Episcopalians will religiously observe it. Anti-crinoline societies are being formed in this country. But Paris says the hoop skirt must he restored. The street caw and side walks will have to be enlarged when the hoop skirt gets here. And its a “comin.” Mrs. Cleveland will employ a private secretary. A lady will be employed at a salary ol $2,000. With the annexation of Hawaii will be created a lot ol new offices. This will fill a long felt want. It will be Secretary ot State Gresh- o. Well, Cleveland can be trusted. He rarely makes mistakes. Senatorial dead locks will be things ol the pswt when the people elect them by a direct vote. Dr. McGlynn, the noted priest, is visiting St. Augustine. 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