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FARM AND HOUSEHOLD. Table and .llenrr. Wheat.... 00 Shelled corn 50 Corn in the ear 70 Peas 00 Bye 50 Oats 32 Barley !.47 Irish I’otatoes tiß Sweet Potatoes 55 White Beans 58 Castor Beans 40 Clover Seed 00 Timothy Seed 46 Flax Seed..... 56 Heiup Scce 44 Blue Grass Scad 14 Buckwheat .62 Dried Peaches .38 Dried apples 24 Onions 57 Salt... 50 Slone coal 88 Malt 40 Bran : 20 Turnips 55 Plastering Hair 8 Unslacked Lime 80 Corn meal 48 Fine Salt 54 Ground Peas 32 Cotton Seed 30 AS THE WORLD WA. FARMERS IX 1825. Men to the plow, Wife to the cow, Girls to the yarn, Boys to the barn, And all dues settled. farmers ix 1860. Men a mere show, Girls at the piano, Wife, silk and satin, Boys, Greek and Latin, And atl hands gazetted. FARMERS IX 1877. Men all in debt, Wives iu a pet, Boys mere muscles, Girls puffs and ruffles, And everybody cheated, Correct. True bill. The Successful Farmer To become eminently successful in any profession ttvo things are absolutely indispensable: First, persistent energy ; second, a thor ough knowledge of the business in all its details and a fixed determi nation to keep up to the times. All men engaged in mercantile pur suits, even on a small scale, know well the necessity of keeping post ed in everything pertaining to their trade, and all, with scarcelyan ex ception, take and carefully read one or more journals devoted ex clusively to their branch of busi ness. They would not do without oue, well knowing that their more enterprising neighbor would be benefited by sudden changes in market values, of which they could have no knowledge. Every phy sician has his medical journals, lawyers have their periodicals, and watch carefully the latest decisions of the courts and the enactments of the Legislatures. In fact, every profession has its periodicals sup ported by nearly every member of the class which it represents. By merchants and professional men those periodicals devoted to their interests are considered as indis pensable. But with many farmers the case is quite otherwise. Though from the very nature of things far mers generally require a more thorough knowledge of their sur roundings than any other profes sion iu order to arrive at the max imum of success, yet very many, indeed, take no pains whether to familiarize themselves with the na ture and habits of their most valu able animals aud plants, or of their most destructive and tormenting enemies, and utterly refuse to pat ronize periodicals devoted solely to their interests, aud intended to throw light upon the dark sides of every farmer’s life. Many do not even attempt, to familiarize them selves with the most ordinary rules of business, or the mo3t common forms of law—and what is the re sult? Is it much to be wondered at that many complain of the un profitableness of their profession, or that some arc victimized by cheats and sharpers ? Why is it that the butter of one dairyman always brings two, three and five cents per pound more than that of his neighbor? In the house of one you may find dime novels, comic almanacs and police gazettes; in the other carefully read agricultur-4 al papers and dairymen’s books.— Why is it one man always happens to receive the very highest market price for all his grain and produce, while his unfortunate neighborcan scarcely receive enough to pay ex penses? Some say “one Is lucky,” etc. In the language of a well known college President, we say, “Pluck is a hero, Luck is a fool.” Hog Trougbn A hog is no more inclined to put his forward feet in the trough than a horse is wont to put his feet into a manger. The great fault is in the construction of the hog’s trough. Almost always the trough is so deep and the front side so high that the feed can not be reach ed by either large hogs or pigs un til the forefeet are planted in the middle of the trough. Small pigs are required to mount into the trough with every foot before they can reach the feed. These are the reasons why a hog puts his forefeet into the trough. Let the front side of the trough be made so low that the animal can walk up to it and reach the feed without resting his throat on the edge of the trough, and he will stand up to it as a horse stands to his manger. Fattening Animals. Avery common error among farmers, which needs correction, is the opinion that animals may be fattened in a few weeks and fatted for market by heavy feeding, or, as it is termed, by pushing. Many farmers do not think of beginning to fatten their hogs or cattle for early winter market until autumn has actually commenced. Their food is then suddenly changed, and they are dosed with large quantities of grain or meal. This sudden change often deranges the system, and it is frequently some time before they recover from it. From observation and inquiry we find that the most successful mana gers adopt a very different course. They feed moderately, with great regillarity, and for a longer period. The most successful pork raiser that we have met with commences the fattening of his swine for the winter market early in the preced ing spring. In fact he keeps his young growing swiue in a good growing condition all through the winter. He begins moderately and increases the amount gradual, ly, never placing before the ani mal' more than it will freely cat.— With this treatment, and strict atr tention to the comfort and cleanli" ness of the animal, his spring pigs at ten months usually exceed 300 pounds, and have sometimes gone as high as 450 pounds, and winter ed over reach a weight of 500 or 600 pounds. The corn which is ground aud scalded before feeding, nets him, on an average, not less than $1 per bushel when the mar ket price for pork is five cents per pound.— Christian Union. Oood Barnca and Stables. It is strange how some men will persistently cling to the old tum ble-down ricketty structures that disfigure so many farms in the State. We can understand and sympathize with that feeling which renders a man reluctant to tear down the homestead, old-fashioned and out of repair though it may be; it sheltered his parents, and beneath its mossy roof he played when a boy, and old and cherished associations with the happier days of the past, endear the old house to him, so that it seems like sacrifice to demolish it. But we do not see how any such feeling can render one reluctant to supplant a dilapa dated old wreck of a barn or stable which has long ago ceased to he useful, with a compact, well-light ed and tasteful looking building, which will keep his crops safe aud protect his implements, wagons and harness from the weather, aud give him a comfortable place to milk at and work in, to say nothing of the improvement it will be to the face of the farm. It will hardly be disputed that a farm well supplied with substantial, conveniently ar ranged out-buildings will sell for more, all things else being equal, than one deficient in this impor tant respect. We can sec numer ous inducements to supply a place with these useful accommodations, but not a single forcible objection to the contrary.— American Stock Journal. ■tint* About Making Preserve. It is not generally known, that boiling fruit a long time, and skimming it well, without a cover to the preserving pan, before the sugar is put in, is an economical and excellent way— because the bulk of the scum rises from the fruit, aud not from the sugar, if the latter is good ; boiling it without a cover, allows the more perfect evaporation of all the wa tery purticules therefrom ; and the preserves keep firm and well fla vored. The proportions arc, three quarters of a pound of sugar to a pound of fruit. Jam made iu this way, of currants, strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, is excel lent. All preserves keep better if the fruit is ripe. If you have planted fodder corn to be cut for winter forage, Pendle ton’s Scientific Agriculture says cut it wheu the tassel is in flower; and let it lie odc day in the sun* then turn it over and let it lie an other day. Then shock it and let it remain until thoroughly cured- The same authority pronounces the cured forage of our common corn, the very best of forage, if properly managed—far ahead of all the grasses and clovers. It is still better if cured in the shade, but the chief point is incuttingitat the right time, when the plant has arrived at its highest nutritive con dition, and that is determined to be when the tassel is in bloom.— Farmers ought to make notes of these things, to be referred to when needed. Quick Itclicf for Suras. Apply a layer of common salt and saturate it with laudanum.— Hold it in position a few hours with a simple wrapper. Straw matting should be washed with a cloth dampened in salt Ava ter. Indian meal sprinkled over it and thoroughly stvept out will also cleanse it finely. TUmpsL, A Noted Divine sfys They arc worth their tveir/ht in yo/d. READ WHAT HE SAYS: Dr. Tutt:—Dcnr Sir: For ton vc:ir~ I ';;ive been a martyr to Dyspepsia, Constipation, ami Piles. Last spring- your piilswcre rccoimncmle-.I to me ; I used them (hut with littlefaiih). lam now a well man, have good appetite, digestion perfect, regular s oo’.s. j jks gone, and I have gained forty pounds solid flesh. They arc wor h their weight in gold. Rev. R. L. SIMPS ON, Louisville, Kv. TUTTS g%*Hxu~. j^£a n rVa h &! m - gmsa - rKJ iimo was demonstra tor of anatomy in the TUTTS PILLS CTTBE DTSPEPBIA. 1 lhatthevnre prepared TUTPS PILLS CUBE CONSTIPATION T "succeeded in combining in them TUTTS PILLS sartSM* IU I I I BkbV strengtheningspurge* CUBE PILE3. tiveik purifying tonic mrnmmmmm Their first apparent A effect is to increase the TUTTS PILLS CURE FEVER AND ilate, thus the system AGUE. is nourished, and by bohbrb their tonic action on TUTPS PILLS CURE BILIOUS COLIC. ■ The rapidity with . ii h persons take on resit, while under the TUTPS PILLS CURE KIDNEY COM- adaptability to nourish PLAINT. tiie both’, and hence i heir efficacy in curing _ nervous debilitv, mel- TUTPS PILLS CUBE TOSS-ID LIVER con ing health amt strength to the system.TSoUl ev crywhcre. Office, 31; Mn ray Street. NAv York. TRIUMPH OF SCIENCE- Gray llair can be changed to a glossy black by a single application of Dr.TuTT’s Hair Dye. It acts like magic, and is warranted as harmless as water. Price Si.OO. Office 35 Murray St., N. Y. What is Queen’s Delight Head th.e Answer It is a plant that grows in the South, and is specially adapted to the cure of diseases of that climate." It is NATURE’S OWN REMEDY, Entering at once into i.e blood, expelling all scrofulous, syphilitic, and rheumatic affections. Alone, it is'a scan liiiur alterative, but when combined with Sarsaparilla, Yellow Dock, and other herbs, it forms DR. TUTPS SARSAPARILLA AND QUEEN’S DELIGHT, The most powerful blood purifier known -o med ical science for the cure of old ulcers, diseased joints, foul discharges from the cars and nostrils, abscesses, skin diseases, dropsy, kidney com plaint, evil effects of secret practices, disordered liver and spleen. Its use strengthens the nervous system imparts a fair complexion, and builds up the body with HEALTHY, SOLID FLESH. As an antidote to syphilitic poison it is strong ly rccomnicnde'd. I lundreds oi cases of the wm • t type have been radically cured by it. Ileing purely vegetable, its continued, use will do no harm. The best time to take it is during tne summer and fall; and instead of debility, head ache, fever and ague, you will enjoy robm I health. Sold by all l’rice, .fi.co. Office. ->- Murray Street, .New York. jan 31-ly JOS. THOMAS HAS MOVED TO THE Remington Block, Where he is receiving a full stock of HATS, CAPS, BOOTS, SHOES, —AND— Lieathers, And will he pleased to wait on all needing anything in his line. sept2o tf dh QQQ Can’t be made by every agent ev tjp i/i/t/ ery month in the business we fur nish, but those willing to work can easily earn a dozen dollars a day right in their own locali ties. Have no room 10 explain here- Busi ness pleasant and honorable. Women, and boys and girls do as well as men. We will furnish you a complete Outfit free. The b usi ness pays better than anything else. We will bear expense of starting you. Particulars free. Write and see. Farmers and mechanics, their sons and daughters, and all classes in need of paying work at home, should write to us and learn all about the work at once, Now is the time. Don't delay. Address, TRUE & CO.. Augusta, Maine. iSilw To the Working Class.— We are now prepared to furnish all classes with constant employment at home, the whole of the time, or for their spare moments. Business new, light and profitable. Persons of either sex easily earn from .50 cents to $.5 per evening, and a proportional sura by devoting their whole time to the business. Bovs and girls earn nearly as much as men. That all who see this notice may send their address, and test the business we make this unparalleled offer: To such as are not well satisfied we will send one dollar to pay for the trouble of writing. Full particulars, samples worth several dollars to commence work on, and a copy of Home and Fireside, one of the largest and best Illustrat ed Publications, all sent free by mail. Reader, if von want permanent, profitable work, ad dress, GEORGE STINSON & CO., jan 31 -5m Portland, Maine. DIXIE NURSERY, (Two viilcs East of TkomasvilleJ 11. 11. BANFOBS, Proprietor) Every variety of Fruit Trees and Grape Vines, adapted to Southern soil and dims , always on hand. Orders promptly titled, and trees an*l vines guaranteed true to name. Flowering and ornamental shrubbery sup plied upon short notice. Prices Lower than any Nurseiy in the South. Fits, Epilepsy, OR FALLING SICKNESS Permanently Cured—no liu illli"S - by one montli’s usage of *>'• wonlnrd’s Celebrated infallible Fit Powders.— To convince sufferers that these powders will do all we claim for them, we will send them by mail, post-paid, a free trial box. As Dr. Goulard is the only physician thnt has ev er made this disease a special study, and as to our knowledge thousand have been penna nrntl cared by the use of these Powders, w-c will guarantee a permanent cure in every case,or refund you all money ex pended. All sufferers should give these Pow ders an early trial,and be convinced of their curative powers. Price, for large b0x,53.00, or 4 boxes for SIO.OO sent by mail to any part of the United States or Canada on receipt of price, or by ex uress C. U. D. Address, ASII & ROBBIAS, 3GO Fulton Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. Jno. E. Robinson. SUCCESSOR TO J. R. BURCH & CO., Keeps a full line of first class Also a large assortment of Agricultural Implements OK EVERY DESCRIPTION. A large stock of Boots, Shoes and Dry Goods, At and Below Cost. Be sure to call to see him. No trouble to show goods Prices to suit the times. S ore in JTlclutyrc’s Building, under Hie Times Office. J.jan I'J-ly EXCELSIOR SALOON! X. HIRT, Proprietor. Finest Billiard Saloon in- Southern Geo. Theließt of Ales, Wines and Liquors always 011 hand. CIGARS A SPECIALTY. Look for It: Down stairs, under McGlashdn's Harness Depot. janl-ly South Georgia WW CARRIAGE REPOSITORY, Thomasville. - - Ga. I am now ready for the fall trade—every thing down to “hard pan.’’ Buggies, Car riages and Wagons, a complete stock I de fy competition from any quarter in the Sonth eru States. My connection with several of the largest manufactories in the U. S. gives me a decided advantage over all other dealers throughout this countrys and I Can and "Will sell you a buggy or wagon cheaper than you can lay it dowu from the manufactory. *My vehicles are all made of thoroughly sea soned timbers, substantially ironed and painted, and can not be surpassed for durability, lightness of draft or CHEAPNESS OF PRICE. To nil persons wanting anything In iny line I say give my stock an inspection, as lam sat isfied that I can suit in every instance. A full stock always on hand. 4g3£=Agent for the celebra ted “Champion Reaper and Mowing Machine,” the best in vention of the age. W. M. SMITH. cto J tf WHite LEGHORNS. The White Leghorns are the handsomest of all the varieties of chickens, rank among the best as layers, are non-setters, and are as hardy and healthy as the common breeds. A limited number of orders for either fowls or eggs can be tilled at short notice. PRICES: CHICKENS, per pair, $2.00 EGGS, per dozen, 1.00 The breed is pure—pnrclmsed from Iloss & Collins, Macon, Ga., at their poultry exhibi tion at the Fair of 1875. J. T. CHASTAIN, Enterprise Office WM A few bushels of White or upland Rice for sale. Price, $ 1.50 per bushel. Apply to J. T. CHASTAIN. Enterprise Office. C onsumption POSITIVELY CURED. All sufferers from this disease that are anx ionsto be cured should try Dr. Klssncr’s celebrated Consumptive Powders.— These Powders are the only preparation known that will cure Consumption aud all diseases of the Throat and Clings— indeed, so strong is our faith in them, and also to con vince yon that they are no humbug, we will forward to every sufferer, by mail, postpaid, n free Trial Box. We don’t wantyonr money until you are perfectly satisfied of their curative powers.— If your life is worth saving, don’t delay in giving these Powders a trial, as they will surely care you Price, for large box, $3.00, sent to any part of the United States or Canada by mail on re ceipt of price. Address, ASII Sc BOBBINS, mcli 14 ly 360 Fulton St., Brooklyn, N. Y “Newsy, Spicy, Reliable.” The Atlanta Constitution. Under its new management, The Atlanta Coni stitution has won for itself the title of the lead ing journal of the South. Its eutorprise. dur ing the recent election excitement, in sending correspondents to different portions of the country, and its series of special telegrams from Washington while the electoral commis sion was engaged in consumating the fraud that placed radicalism once more iu power in our national councils, are evidences conspicuous enough to prove that no expense will be spared to make The Constitution not ouly a leader iu the discussion of matters of public concern, but a leader in the dissemination of the latest and most reliable news. There is no better time than now to subscribe for a Fresh and Vigorous Newspaper. Albeit, there has been a quasi settlement of one of the most difficult ana dangerous piob lems of modem federal politics, the discussions springing therefrom aud the results likely to ensue have lost nothing of their absorbing in terest. Iu addition to this, the people of Geor gia arc now called upon to settle The Convention Question, and in the discussion of this important subjee (in which The Constitution will take a leading part) every Georgian is interested. If a con vention is called its proceedings will find their earliest and fullest embodiment in the columns of The Constitution, and this fact alone will make the paper indispensable to every citizen ot the State. To he brief, Tlic Atlanta Daily Constitution will eneavor, by all the means that the prog rcss of modern journalism Ims made possible and necessary to hold its place its a leader of sonthem opinion and as a purveyor of the lilt estnews. Its editorials will be thoughtful, timely and vigorous—calm and argumentative in their methods and thoroughly southern and democratic in their sentiments. Its news will he fresh, reliable and carefully digested. It willbeallertnud enterprising, and no expense will be spared to make it the medium of the latest and most impoitant intelligence. The Weekly Constitution. Besides embodying everything of interest in the daily. The V/eekly Constitution will con tain a Department of Agriculture, which will be in charge of Mr. Malcolm Johnson, the wcll-knowu Secretary of Georgia State Agri cultural Society. This department will be made a specialty, and will be thorough and complete. The farmer will find in it not only all the current information on the subject of agriculture, but timely suggestions and well digested advice. . Subscriptions should he sent in at once. Terms for the Daily ■ 1 month, $1.00; 3 mouths, $3.00 ; G months, $5.30; 12 mouths, SIO.OO. Terms lor the Weekly : G mouths, sl.lO ; 12 mouths $2.20. Money may be sent by postofilce money or der at our expense. Address, THE CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Ga. INSURANCE COMPANY, HARTFORD, ----- COW. Assets, - - - 8B 3,500,000. GEOROK 1.. CIIASE, President. J. I>- BROWNE, Secretary. Offers perfect security to policy holders—has occupied a prominent place in the front rank of Insurance Companies tor 50 years. HANSELL & HANSELL, Agents. hvtsitr.es Your Gin Houses! #e are authorized to place small lines on Gins, Gin Houses and contents in the St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Compa ny—a first class Company, does business in New York and Eastern States, and we can place larger amounts when desired on Gin Houses in first class Companies. Come and see us and protect yourself against loss which you cannot carry these hard times. HANSELL & HANSELL. Ujlystf TWO GrJEiOSS Fruit Jars! * 1 AT DAVIES § PYLES’. 60 Dozen Best English TOOTH BUSSES! OUK OWN IMPORTATION. Davies a, pyu GEO. WOODS & CO.’S A A: ® jj These remarkable instruments possess capacities for musical effects and expression never before attained. Adapted for Anateur and Professional, and an ornament in any parlor, taf Beautiful Hew Stylet BOW ready, GEO. WOODS & CO., Cambridgeport, Mass. WAREROOMS: 008 Washington St., Boston; 170 Stftto St., Chicago; 16 Lndgnto Hill, London, mnr irflY UITMAXA —A leading Musical Journal of selected music and valuable reading matter, llllj VUA fluulillm By mail for $t per year, or ten cents a number. Each number contains from $i to $a worth of the finest selected music. GEO. WOODS & CO,, Publishers, Cambridgeport, Mass. THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL STATEMENT —OK XIIIC — Connecticut Mutual imscmncFcompany -OF HARTFORD, - - CONN. Net Assets, January 1, 1870 $41,462,065 63 Re Fo i ;Pr?n,!Sm 8 “ $6,725.130 67 For interest” 1 aiid Rent 2,893,093 46-9,619,115 13 $51,081,179 66 DISBURSED IX 1576- To Policy lloldebs For claims by death and matured endowments $2,601,246 35 Surplus returned to Policy Holders 2,461,030 62 Lapsed and surrendered Policies 966,481 81—56,018,758 08 Expenses— Commissions to Agents $ 462,836 65 Salaries of Officers, Clerks, and all other employed on Salary 82,431 11 Medical Examiners’ fees 17,702 60 Printing, Stationery,Advertising,Postage, Exc. etc. 106,092 66—G69,062 72 Taxes and Pro6t and Loss 373,211 76-7,051,033 1 Balance, Net Assets, December 31, 1876 $44,020,14647 SCHEDULE OF ASSETS. Loan upon Beal Estate, first lien $2,815,839 84 Loans upon Stocks and Bonds 94>f5t>7 28 Premium Notes on Policies in force 6,290,699 4u Cost of Real Estate owned by the Company 2,748,763 20 Cost of United States Registered Bonds 2,183,240 46 Cost of State Bonds 723,400 00 Cost of City Bonds 1,847,31000 Cost of other Bonds 435,000 00 Cost of Bank Stock 30.205 00 Cost of Railroad Stock 26,000 00 Cash in Bank at interest 1,713,010 91 Cash in Company’s office - ?,30C o 4 Balance due from Agent?, secured 44,133 80 Bills Net or ledger assets $44,020,146 47 Add— Interest accrued and due $1,844,530 64 Rents accrued —... 3,850 00 Market value of Stocks and Bonds over cost 309,064 54 Net Premiums in course of collection 80142 Net Deferred Quarterly aud Semi-Annual Premiums...... 34,613 26 —2,192,859 86 Gross Assets, December 31, 1876 $46,213,00083 Liabilities— Amount required to reinsure all outstanding Policies, net, assuming 4 per cent interest $40,775,730 00 Allother liabilities........ 1,315,313 40—42,091,048 40 Surplus, December 31, 1876 $4,121,962 93 Insurance of Assets during 1876 $ 2,718,355 41 Ratio of expense of management to receipts in 1876 6,95 per cent. Policies in force, December 31,1876, 66,618, insuring $183,414,408 JAMES GOODWIN, President- JACOB L. GREENE, Secretary; JOHN M. TAYLOR, Assistant Secretary. D. H. WELLS, Second Assistant Secretary. inch |UI North British and Mercantile Insurance Company. Capital, - - $10,000,000. Offers the Strongest possible guarantee of safety to its policy holders. HANSELL & HANSELL, Agents. HOW TO PAINT. Painters and Property Owners Desiring Pure, Good Material, should use, or stipulate for the use of HARRISON BROS. & COMPANY’S “TOWN AND COUNTRY” BEADY MIXELPAiTS, Turn White aud 40 different shades, entirely ready for use. BeauUtaL Durable and Econo mi Permanent. No waste or loss of time in mixing. Do not crack or peel. Cheaper and better than any other Paint. Free from objectionable ingredients generally usediu so-called “Chemical” Paints. SAMPLE CARDS ON APPLICATION. CONSUMERS OF PAINTS Preferring stock in old should use, or stipulate for the use of HARRISONS’ PURE WHITE LEAD. Oldest brand in the country. Whitest, Finest and Best. HARRISONS’ SYLVAN GREEN. Exquisite in tint, Unrivalled in body, and of never fading shade. HARRISONS’ STANDARD COLORS, Umbers, Siennas, Ochres, Blacks, Vennillions, Blues and Yellows, Unequaled for Strength and Fineness. Best and finest made. Order these Brands from your Dealer. Take no other. For Sale (W holesale ouly) at 115 Fulton Street, New York. (K.ATE.VXIII. MEDALS AWAKED FOR /SUPERIORITY OF Harrison Bros. & Go’s Paints. cb 28-6 m