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COURANT- AMERICAN. X’-u.*eli*:ia.ea. E-re ry T3a.ia.isdLa.y- CABTER6VIU.K, OEOBtiIA. Official Organ of Bartow County. saa i THURSDAY "JANUARY 13,1887. TO THE PUBLIC. Other business of a literary oharacter demands my whole time and attention. I I therefore disposed of my entire inter cut in the Cartersville Courant to my former partner, Mr. Alex. M. Willing ham, and he in turn baa formed a con solidation with the American. The new paper, I understand, will henceforth be published under the name of the “ Courant- American.” Though my journalistic experience in Cartersville has been of but a few months’ duration, I believe I have full cause for self-gratulation in that my efforts were appreciated by my friends. Coming, as I did, a comparative stranger into thi midst, I have been fortunate enough to gather about me many warm friends, whose counsel, advice and judgment has been invaluable to me iu my portion of the conduct of the Courant and other wise. In retiiing from this connection, I have the conscious satisfaction that I tried as best I could to sub serve the interests of this community and render the Courant a welcome visitor and readable paper in every household. I hope I shall be acquitted of any thought of self praise when I say that I believe I have iu a measure at least, accomplished these efforts. I am proud of the friends I have mude, and hope iu whatever sphere of life I may be t > retain their good will and friendship. They have been kind and iudulgent, overlooking mistakes and faults, and magnifying my endeavors. Of my late partner, Mr. Alex. M. Willingham, I cannot spegk in praise too high. He is so well known, however, in this section that commendation of mine is unnecessary, still I cannot refraiu from stating here that which I know to be wholly true that, irrespective of his splendid talents and capabilities, he is a noble-hearted, genial, upright gentle man, for whom I sincerely wish the very fullest measure of success. Sincerely thankful for all the favors, patronage and kiudness extended to me iu my business connection, and person ally, and hoping for the rapid develop ment and operation of* the vast re sources of this section so favored with such grand possibilities and believing in the entire fulfilment of the great destiny iu store for this community at an early day, I remain Respectfully, Frank J. Taylor. The above announcement* cannot be but painful to myself as well as to tleman’s friends throughout this section. Though having known Mr. Toylor only for a short time ours was a particularly pleasant association, and his retirement, is a cause for much regret. A trur hearted friend, a brilliant apd peerless young journalist, with capabilities of the highest standard, he will achieve great success at whatever he undertakes. I, together with his hosts of friends wish him the full measurement of success. Alex. M. Willingham. The colds, advertised of late, are punc tual* to the yninute. Sometimes they even send an advance guard ahead of the time. Ur in New Jersey there is a good pros pect of that state having two legislatures. They probably never saw a Georgia leg islature. It is pretty generally conceded that Cartersville cannot support but one pa per and we feel confident that we can fill the bill. A mono the new swelling towns, Deca tur, Ala., has been added to the list. The operation of swelling commenced in last ISunday’s Constitution. A Hartford, Conn., German has sold his wife tor SI.OO, and now the postmas ter of the town is besieged with letters from other points asking *.he state of the market in that new commodity. “Henry Watterson claims to be the Christopher Columbus of the new South,” so says the Atlanta Constitution. Watter eon is entirely too previous, for Henry Grady has certainly earned that sobri quet. Everything has its drawbacks, even the building of railroads. While the sur veying corps of the Rome and Carrollton were surveying eight miles above Buch anan, Dave Warnercame out ot his house, and, pointing a shotgun at Assistant En gineer Persons’ head, swore he was going to kill him. Persons and his assistants overpowered him, taking his gun, pistol and knife away from him. They then tied him and went for the sheriff to take charge of him. When Deputy irihefltT Wilson arrived on the gTene Warner’s friends had cut theigfjg and Warner had fled. •The Rome postoftice has changed hands, thanks to a democratic adminis tration, Mr. Burnett retiring and Mr. Will H. Adkins taking charge. We know that Mr. Adkins will make an excellent officer, and we congratulate our subscribers in the “Hill City” over the fact that they will now receive their papers more regu lady. The complaints from that quartei have grown monotonous, and caused us no little annoyance. JVom personal ex perience w r e know that it was a hard mat ter to get papers through that office. We are happy over the change. The retiring postmaster is a mighty clever man, but somehow’ he was not destined to make a good P. M. The Courier-Journal regard Blaine as fitted never to be President. In a recent editorial in speaking of the Presidential situatien it says: “To come back to Mr. Blaine, our im pression is strong that he will not be the next Republican nominee for President. There is a destiny right across his path. It has already said plainly to him, “the White House thou never shall occupy.” If he should run again he will be beaten If by any chance he should be alected he die. The fate of Clay, Webster and Calhoun iB his. But, un doubtedly, there is every reason to believe that Mr/ Blaine can make the nominee, and herein lies bis importance and his Tower Whom will be choose? To Shorn will be throw his strength • With will he com bins. A BOOM SURELY COMING. In this flay of booms and magical growth of cities in mineral sections of the south, C'arU-rsvili p . witb her resources, is not to escape. The boom is surely coming. It can’t be stayed much longer. The old town that has slumbered so long in her bed of natural wealth, is about to wake to find her arteries quick ened with the pulsations of a real live, growing, prosperous community. An"! why should it wot be so ? Ne are sui rounded by the richest agricultural sec tion of the state; beds of ores, such as manganese and iron, of a superior quali ty, in almost inexhaustible quantities; a climate as salubrious and healthful as can be found any where; in fact, every thing in the way of natural wealth to make a growing and prosperoua city. These wonderful resources are attract ing the attention of capitalists. Already some important transfers of valuable mineral properties have been made, which mean much for this section, and negotia tions are pending for still larger sales of these lands. There are only about three sections in the Uniied States where manganese is found in quantities sufficient to justify mining, and the Bartow county beds are the richest and of the finest quality. We understand that a number of the owners of these lands are pooling their interest, and will engage in mining these ores on an extensive scale. Manganese enters largely into the manufacture ot Bessemer steel, and the establishment of a number of steel plants in the South, which will depend almost entirely upon our mines for their supply of ores, will make them of an incalculable value. Should the owners of these properties form a syndi cate for the purpose of mining, they will find it a mbet profitable undertaking, and one that will be the means of bringing much money into the county. We hear of other enterprises on foot that will soon be made public, and which, if successlul, will add much to Cartersvfile’s popula tion and wealth. We repeat, the boom is headed this way. L. Q. C. LAMAR'S ROMANCE. Hon. L. Q. C. Lamar, Secretary of ike Interior, was married in Macon on the sth instant to Mrs. Henrietta Dean Holt, widow of the lute General Holt, aud a lady of large wealth. The follow ing romance is told cf the distinguished couple : Mrs. Henrietta D. Holt, the woman whom rumor says Secretary Lamar is to marry, is a daughter of James Dean, who was a large planter and politician, representing his county in the Legisla ture. He was a man of wealth and lived in princely style, just out of the city limits of Macon, Ga., with elegant and hospitable surroundings. Miss Heuuie Dean grew to young womanhood with wit, wealth aud beauty. There were many suitors for her haud, but the moat prominent were young Holt and Lamar, the former eager for business success and the management of great industrial enterprises, and the latter with a stn deut’s tastes and an ambition for glory aud position, but each equally euergetio in his efforts to secure the hand and heart of the lovely and accomplished Miss Dean. The sturdy efforts of Mr. Holt secured the favor of the parents aud gained the love of the maid, and they were united iu marriage. Their lives were happy aud prosperous. That her choice was well made is shown by the name her husband won. Gen. Holt at the time of his death was at the head of a great railroad and was one of the fiuauc al kings of Georgia. Mrs. Holt has living only two children, both daugh ters, and married, one to Col. Robert E. Park, the other to Mr. W. H. Virgin. Mrs. Holt’s home is on College Hi;l, Macon, and her residence is elegant and commodious —in keeping with her am ple fortune. She is justly noted for her hospitality, and her house is ever open to her friends. With the elegance aud true cordiality of a cultured Southern woman she entertains with ease and grace. __________ UNIFORM 1)1 FORCE LA WS. In the January number of the Forum, is an able paper by Judge Edmund H Ben nett on “National Divorce Legislation. He makes two strong suggestions : “Is uniformity in our divorce laws de sirable? Can such uniformity be secured except by congressional legislation ?. The reasons for desiring a dissolution of the marriage contract are substantially the same everywhere, for they are supplied by the human passions, and if they are valid in one State are equally so in another The evil complained of is the same, and the remedy should be the same When the civil law of one jurisdiction in a mat ter so vital to social happiness conflicts directly with that of another just across the border line, the sense of right and wrong in both is awakened, and the pub lie mind, having no generally recognized axiom in ethics upon which to rest, throws morality overboard altogether, ana seeks indulgence of individual expediency Of all the States and Territories of the l mon South Carolina and New" Slone havf no divorce laws Of all the rest it is sufficient to say that there is no uniformity in their divorce laws, or in the manner of the administration of them ’ In speaking of our State, Judge Bennett says : “I forbear to mention its name, lest it tend to increase its business in this line, but no previous residence within its limits is necessary ; the court is open to anyone who wishes to become a resident. He need never set foot on its territory nor leave for one moment his own State if he merely wished he were only absent long enough to file an application, that suffices.’ On account of this lack of uniformity the most shameful frauds are perpetrated, and unscrupulous lawyers have issued forged decrees, counterfeiting the names of the clerk and judge of the court, and the official seal. Judge Bennett 6ees but one remedy, and in an amendment to the Con stitution empowering Congress ‘ ‘to estab lish uniform laws on this subject of di vorce.” We believe it is the only way by which outrpgeous frauds may be stopped. Judge Bennett's suggestions are wise aud should be adopted. Several communications have been laid on our table touching matters involved in the late county election. As the war of words is over and the field is so open for a more spirited and effective battle, we’ll leave the belligerants to themselves- The Courant-American will not play the sewer for such trash when a few min utes, personal consultation will clear away all misunderstandings that may have been engendered. Fight it out, gen tlemen we have a bran new coroner,who ia Opett for engagements. In the twelve months ended Novem ber 30,1886, the exports of gold amount ed to $42,767,849, or $21,900,559 more than in 1885, and also the largest of the decade. The imports amounted to $35,- 272,466, the largest since 1879. The sum of $25,000,000 came in between July and December. The exports of silver in the twelve u.onths ended November 80, amonnted to $26,771,233 and the imports were valued at $16,712,086. The exports of gold and silver combined amounted to $69,539,082, aud the imports to $51,995,- 541. In the same period the domestic production of geld was aboat $33,000,000 and of silver, $51,000,000, showing & total gain of gold and silver of $66,400,000. In the decade beginning with 1880 the ex ports of gold*in round numbers amounted to $141,000,000 and the exports of silver to $148,000,000, and in the same period the imports of gold amount to $174,000, 000 and of silver to $31,000,000, the ex cess of gold imports being $33,000,000 and of silver exports $66,000,000. So that the net exports of silver have paid for the net imports of gold, with $33,000,000. The millionaires still hanker for the United States Senate. Stockbridge, who is to succeed the howling Conger, of Michigan, belongs to that class, as does ex-Senator Stewart, of Nevada, who has been elected to succeed Senator Fair, of Nevada, while Levi P. Morton, the prob able successor ol Senator Miller, of New York, is said to hold the purse strings to five millions; so, also, is Fowell, the pros pective success or to the late John A. Lo gan. The New York Daily Commercial Bul letin, ot January 4, estimates the Decem ber loss by fire in the United States at $12,260,000, and the loss during 1886, et $16,600,000. This is largely in excess of previous figures, both aa regards the month of December and the year just ended. “HOME, SWEET HOME.” “TATTLER" REGALES OUR READERS WITH A FINE LETTER. The Georgia Roy is Lucky to Spend the Holiday* in Carteraville, with the “Old Folk* at Home. ” Specifl Cor. Cou*ant-Aiikkican.J Washington, D. C., Jan. 11, ’B7. On Dec 15, I made application for leave of absence during the holidays to visit the “old folks at home ” It is not always an easy matter to get leiv’e of absence at this season of the year, and I therefore awaited the result of my application with anxious interest. If you have ever been away from home fora whole year at once, you can imagine something of my feelings. And, too, it was the first time in my life I had ever been away so long. For weeks I had looked forward to the Christmas home-going, and now, if I should be dis appointed, I felt tha‘ I would be ruined. But fortunately the application was re turned with the indorsement, “The with in application for leave is granted.” When I read it my heart grew light and my head was almost giddy with joy. I didn’t write the home-folks just when I would be there, for I thought it would be nice to give them a little surprise. The train left Washington at 11 o'clock at night, but I was so impatient to go that I was on board before 10. It seemed that the train would never get in motion, but at last the cry “all aboard” was heard, and the slow “puff,” “puff,” of the engine caused the cai wheels to creak and move slowly. I had cuddled into my sleeping berth, expecting to have a good night’s rest, but I was wide awake, and could al most count the puffs of the engine as it gathered steam and speed. Every puff and whistle seemed to say, “Going home; going home. ,/ The flagman cried out, “Alexandria,” and I thought, “that’s 7 milesjneerer home.” As we pulled away from the city into the open country, the old engine began to gather steam, and the quick “puff,” “puff,” “puff,” changed into “chuff,” “chuff,” “chuff,” and then into “chu u u u-u,” and then we began to fairly hum. The old Virginia Midland is pretty rough, and the cars rocked rather dangerously at times, but who cared for that ? It was a homeward bound train, and who ever complained of being carried home too fast ? As for me, I was saying to myself, as I lay alone there, in my lit berth, "Go on, train, go on ; go on, train, go on.” Thoughts of home came cro -d ing upon me, and my heart swelled until I had to almost hold it down with my hands. I hadn't realized, until I started, how hungry I was for home As the iri lit waned into morning, I found myself doz ing and waking by turns, but the thought of home had talien such full possession of jny mind and heart that whether sleeping or*waking my thoughts were full of home Breakfast time found us at Danville, Va and then we made a break for Char lotte It was a dull, monotonous ride. I he rain poured down, and the day drag ged heavily And such a long day ! It did look like the train ’-could stop the most, ard at the poorest, dreariest lookihg little wA stations imaginable Wby couldn’t it pass those little old towns for once aud hurry on to Atlanta ?_ longest day h-s some end, and as evening we C ame to Greenville, S C , 'then to Spartanburg, and then we soon leaped across the line into the Northeast Georgia hills And as twilight settled upon us, and the headlight glared out, we came careering along at a grand rate, and the Georgia ottf s heart began to swell again It would only be a little time now d‘ the worst part was over Far up in the mountains, above Gainesville, at the little town of Lulu, there was a stop for supper. And it was a good supper, too Georgia biscuits and fried chicken 1 To gether, I place them against the world to a hungry traveler And mv loyalty to Georgia and anything that she produced, did not desert me here From here we started out, down grade, for Atlanta It was only a matter of a few hours until I found myself in Carterevill * Jt was two o clock in the morning when I planted my feet on the soil of my own town. Was 1 glad to be hack ? Well, wasn t I ! The weather had cleared and the stars smiled down with wonderful tenderness on the sleeping town. The click, click, click of my own shoe heels seemed to waken echoes of welcome The first man I met was Rev Jim Hilson, (col ), who had been out to tnee the late train I recog nized him,a and grabbed his hand with a ‘ howdy.’’ He seemed scarcely to recog nise me, and peeied at mein the darkness as if he regarded my salute as unwarrant able familiarty But it mado uo difference to me He was a Cartersville man, and I could have hugged him. I knew the home folks were not expecting me that night, and I had hoped to get in and get to bed without disturbing them at that unseasonable hour. The gate clicked be hind me as I went iu. and my foot had scarcely touched the steps when my moth er, who is ever wakeful, said, “If there isn t Will !” So I woe at home again I could have cried for very gladness But I will not linger over these details, i here is a happiness tliat is almost sacred in its sweetness in the return to loved ones at home after a long absence Those who have never been away from home have never felt it, but *. hen the thrill has once btieig felt, h lingers with age like g act and delicate perfume, or the echo of a glo rious song. * * * Time works numerous changes in the course of a year To you who are con , stantly in Cartersville, things, perhaps, appear much the same as they have for years But to one who has been away for thirteen months, many things appear dif i ferent I remember several faces that were familiar on the streets when I first left, that are now gone Some of them have moved, and others are asleep on the old hill north of the town Strangers have come in Children have grown tall er Girls have developed into young la dies The young folks have married, and nothing is scarcely just as it was a year ago The town has not prospered quite as much as its friends could wish and yet it has not done badly in that respect There are several new houses that were not built a year ago, and there is, on all sides, an air of safe and comfortable pros perity If I may be allowed a criticism or two, there is not quite enough enthusi asm in the citizens of Cartersville You don't straddle the tide at its flood. Op portunities come and go, and are not im proved Your blood don’t circulate quite fast enough, and you are satisfied to let things remain as they are, when they might be easily made better B* in spite of all this, there Is an upward ten dency, and the countenance of things is encouraging True, there is a general complaint of hard times, and money is certainly very scarce, but I find that there is an abundance of good things to eat, and nearly everybody seems to have such things as they need to carry them safely through the year There are those in every community who are constantly pre dicting that the country is ruined, and that things are all the time growing worse, and Cartersville is not wholly free from such complainers But there are many things in the good old town and county to be encouraged about. * There is one pleasant fact in connection with in Cartersville that I am anxious to chronicle. L was there for nearly a week, and I did not see a single drunk man, and only ono or two who ap peared to have had even a dram Cora rag, as 1 did, from a city noted for the number of its barrooms, and the numbe ut its victims to the habit of drinking, this was a most noticeable and gratifying fact And the conclusion to be drawn from this is, that all the talk about prohibition kill ing a town is nonsense, and all the clamor about prohibition increasing drunkenness is false Cartersville does not appear to need barrooms, and I cannot conceive of a worse calamity befalling the town than that of having them re established in her midst I have traveled much since I left Cartersville, and have seen and learned many things of the world that I did not know two years ago, but I have yet to see any good that whisky has done, or learn wherein it is of any substantial advantage to a town Within the past twelve months I have looked into the rigid and palid faces of two young Georgians, both of whom came to Washington full of buoy ant hope and laudable ambition, and both of whom were returned to their homes in coffins The story of their untimely end was easily and unmistakably told: “Whis ky did it ” A I stood over them, there seemed to come from their mute lips, in language stronger than words, “Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging, and who soever is deceived thereby is not wise ’ I rejoice that the people of my native county have risen up in their virtuous might and freed themselves from the temptation and the curse of barrooms. * * I wa~ more than ever impressed with the fertility of Georgia soil The valleys lying along the Etowah river, from Car tersville to Rome, and the Oothcaloga val ley. from Adairsville to Calhoun, is natu rally the most favored agricultural coun try I have ever seen; except, perhaps, the blue grass region of Kentucky. In my ramblings I have -sen something of Flor ida, Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee, Ken tucky, Virginia, Maryland. New Jersey, Pennsylvania North Carolina, South Car olina and Georgia, and J have yet to see a place that I had rather call home than Bartow county. Really, the valley lying along Oothcaloga creek is the most fertile and productive spot for diversified crops that I have ever seen, and I do not believe it can be surpassed in the Union And, too, the oeauties and advantages of our county are beginning to be realized and appreciated I know there has been much talk in the past about the .time when Northern capital would come to Georgia and develop its resources But this is not the sort of development to be most desired. Capital and enterprise from any source should be encouraged, but that most to be defired is the development to be brought about by the brain and muscle of our own people. And I have faith in Georgia and Georgians, and 1 shall be glad when the revolutions of time land me among them to stay, which I hope is an event of no dis tant day. W. J. N. THE GREAT CENTRAL. After a Hotly Con teat its Central Passes Into New Hands. The contest for the control tif the Central R. R. is over, and the Alexan der directors have been elected by a ma jority even greater than they counted on a day or two ago. Gen. Alexander ap pears to have conducted the campaign with skill aud to have won a victory with comparative case. One of his party said day or two ago that the contest was between regulars aud volunteers, and the result showed that he was about right. There is no reason to doubt that un der the new management Central rail road property will be made to contribute to Savannah s growth and prosperity. A few weeks %go, when rumors were plen ty in New York, Boston and here that the Central was being sought to advance the interests of the other roads, the Morning News was inclined to believe That such was the case, and was ready at once io make a fight for Savannah’s interests. Assurance, however, that could not be questioned being given that the rumors were without foundation, and that the f?d, if those seeking the control of it were successful, would as sist, to a greater extent than ever, in building np Savannah, the Moruiug News had no further interest in advising stockholders whom they ought to Belect to mauage their property. One of Gen. Alexander’s chief man agers iu his contest said, a day or two ago, that if those who were trying to get possession of the road were success ful Savannah would have 100,00'! inhab itants inside of five years. If that pre diction proves to be true, even the strong friends of Capt. Raoul and they are many, will have occasion to rejoice at the result of yesterday’s election. There are none perhaps who will deny that Capt. Raoul has given the Central four years of honest, conscientious and intelligent work. While many may dif fer with him respecting the wisdom of the policy of his management, none will deny that he has made a uniat excellent chief exeoutive officer and that he turns the magnificent property over to his successor in spleudid order, with its earning power increased greatly beyond what it was when he became President, its value greatly euhanoed and its steam ers, rolling stock and road beds in fiist class condition. Gen. Alexander, who will be the Pres ident under the new management, iB well qualified to direct the affairs of the GeutraJ Railroad Company and mauage its great and varied iu greets. He has had a large aud varied experience with railroads, and oan be depended upon to protect the interests of stockholders while makiug the road contribute all that it should to the building up of Sa vannah aud the development of the State. A geutlemau of liberal and pro gressive views, of great and varied taiuments, of strict integrity and good Jadgwctot, tlmrew eVery rewwa lor thinking that the (tacit til, under Gen. Alexander’s managertent* will not only retaiu itt proud po iiion as the great Railroad system of t'-.e South, bnt will make that position t veu more conspicu ous than it is.— Savannah Morning News, -Uh. f KOBGIA tUKMICiiL WORKS An Intcrmrtinc Dencriptton of a Truly Southern Enterprise. Augusta Chrum&le ] Few persons in Augusta have any con ception of the vast importance and won derful resources of the Georgia Chemical Work. which have been established here since 1876. We determined remove the reproach ot ignorance oa this subject from our owr minds, and, by personal inspection, at tempt to convey to others the tacts in the After dinner, one day last week, we accepted the invitation of Messrs. Lowe, Smith and Irvine to go through the whole establishment. Aa a preliminary, Mr. Lowe exhibited to us his laboratory, where he and Mr. Howard Chappell experiment and formulate. All appliances exist in this apartment for scientific investigation, and when a moment of leisure occurs, some sport can be obtained by drawing beam, perch, carp and catfish from the ponds adjacent, which also furnish a royal hath for the biggest flock oi mammoth geese of Georgia. From the laboratory we were guided to a new shed, 180x49 feet, on the side of which a railway track is run. Here is brought and weighed, by powerful scales of the latest improved pattern, the phos phate rock from Charleston, the potash salts from Germany, the sulphur from the volcanic lands oi Sicily, the nitrate of soda from Peru, used in making Sulphuric Acid aione, the dried blood from the West and cot tun seed meal from Georgia and South Carolina. The manufactured product is also faithfully weighed and freighted here. Connection is eaily made with the seven railways of Augusta, and no difficulty is experienced in receiving or dispatching goods. The phosphate rock, which often con tains the teeth of sharks that must have been 100 feet long, is crushed under this sbed. Vast iron teeth chew it up, devour ing and digesting fifty tons daily. It is carried up stairs by ponderous machinery and submittea to a drying process. Then it is transmitted to the third floor and dropped down to the grinding mills. These grinders are metal ones, and a mar ked improvement old-fashioned burr-stones. The capacity of these grind ers are 8 ton# per hour. Carried up stairs, it is chemically treated and returned to tbe second floor, where a gigantic tub, with revolving iron prongs, is ready to receive and mix whatever is passed into it. Every truck load of compound is weighed be fore dumping into the marsh. A stream of Sulphuric acid, clear as crystal but fiercely biting, runs upon the agitated mass of phosphate rock. From time to time the ammoniates are poured In, wheelbarrow loads of dried fish from the Chesapeake, dried blood from the Western slaughter houses, cotton seed meal and other ingre dients. The chemical action has heated the mass, which is reduced to a moist pud ding condition. It is run down to the sec ond story, and in course of time dries itself by chemical heat. When cool it is put through rollers and sifters, the coarser re fuse being sent back to be reground. It is then sent to ihe third story and deposited in automatic cars —one of Mr. Lowe’s in ventions —carried 100 feet and deposited in a storage house for package and shipment. When rekdy for the tickling of the soil into harvests it is a fine and almost odor less flour. The building where the mixing is done is 100x60 feet, three stories high; the shed were the bone and kainit are stored is 180x40 feet; the depot where this fertilizer is finally housed has a length of 270 feet and width ef 50 feet Extensive building are provided for the storage of ammoniated material and acid phosphates. These buildings an l,ooox 65 feet. Vast as this original establishment is, un der the superintendence of Mr. Lowe, who is i.rchiiAct as * ell as #avan f ,mammoth new buildings are rapidly approaching com pletion. The main edifice is 430 feet long, 70 feet wide and 58 feet high. It would make a notable tabernacle for Sam Jones, while the acid chambers, just beyond, would furnish an evangelist with infernal texts. All the labor-saving and other appliances in the old building will be perfected in the new one. It is exactly the dimensions of the King mill, but built of wood in the best manner. The extreme end of the lot is used as a general warehouse. A platform and railroad track run on the east side of the building. The sulphur bin in the yard is uncov ered, ami has u capacity of 800 tons It is nearly always full. The sulphur is brought from Sicily in cargo load lots. Tbe aulphor furnaces in the new building attached to the new acid chamber are six in number, there are twelve in the old one. Those in the old chamber have been in use seven years without cessation. We will endeavor to describe the NEW ACID CHAMBER. The sulphor is put iuto the furnaces, where it bnrns slowly, whilst from oppo #ite sides of the furnace are furnishing fumes of Nitric Acid, reminding one of the picture oi Hades in Mythology. The fumes pass up through a stack and horizontally to a Glover tower fifty fiet high,-into the top of which sulphuric acid is pumped and allowed to percolate through the ascending fumes, fitting them for entrance into the condensing chambers, where the acid is mde. The acid is pumped to the top of the building and trickles down through to tbe edifice in which the acid chamber is situated. This building is 230x40 feet, and is fifty feet high. One hundred and seventy thousand pounds of lead were usetUu the construction ofthU new the capacity of tue acid chamber is about 15,000 pounds of brimstone a day, producing 70,000 pounds of acid. The towere are lined inside with chemical brought from England. Any other brick would go to pieces in the acid in a short while. WATER PIPES, ETC. Steam, water and acid pipes run under ground, connecting with all necessary points. WATER TOWER. The water tower is eighty-five feet high, with a tank of 10,000 gallons capacity. The water is pumped from an artesian well a distance of 900 feet in depth, but rises within a few feet of the top. It is carried up by pump 9 to the tank, and flows by gravity to all portions of tbe yard, giving a pressure of forty pounds. The pump is so arranged as to send wa ter direct into the mains running through the yard. The water is cold, clear aad with a trace of sulphor. THE FIRE ENGINE HOUSE is near tbe well, and so arranged as to be automatically conuected with tbe boilers. MACHINE SHOPS, FORGES, and everything of that characte needed for the works are in the capacious grounds. TBE ORIGINAL ACID CHAMBERS are in a building 155x80. On the grounds there are two stnoke stacks 100 feet in height. One is used in carrying away fumes truin the chamber aud smoke from the chamber boiler. Four of the chamber boilers are constantly used; the others are for carrying away the smoke from the main boiler’s, each of which is of 60-horse power. ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY HANDS are given employment all the rear round, and are paid high wage#. THE CHAMBER BOILER HOUSE is isolated from all other buildings. In speaking of the acid chambers we failed to mention that 6,000 pounds of nitric are burned daily, which comes from Peru di rect. In the BOILER AND ENGINE ROOMS there is a Hoole & Hunt engine of 100 horje power. MICELLANEOUB. The oil and lamp building is flre-proof aud also is iaolated from all other buildings i 1 to 12, and the other buildings, twenty in number, are let tend from A to I. The capacity of the Works is 40,000 tons annually, with an allowence of fifteen to thirty days in repairs. The scales which are so arranged that the cars can roll on them so as to be weighed before and after loading, have a capacity of filty tons, or one Lundred thousand pounds. The brands of fertilizers manufactured at this successful company have a famous repute for excellence. Among them may be mentioned the Mastodon Guano, Grain Fertilizer, Lowe’s Georgia Formula, Dis solved Bone and Potash and their Acid Phosphate, both with and without Pot ash, have no equal. Special brands are made to order, only genuine chemicals and pure materials being used in every case. Every precaution is taken against con flagration. A powerful steam fire engine is always read in case of emergency, while water facilities are everywhere. The officers of the Company are Alfred Baker, President’ being also President of the National Exchange Bank of Augusta; J. Rice Smith, General Manager, A. Smith Irvine, Secretary and Treasurer; Prof. C. B. F. Lowe. Chemist and Superin tendent. Mr. Baker is widely known in financial circles for prudence, sagacity and fidelity, as well as wealth. Mr. Smith is a young man of prodigious energy and enterprise. He has wonderful executive ability, and lefc nothing of advantage to the Works escape his attention. Mr. Irvine has been trained in the best schools of monetary discipline, and is, like his associates, a man ot education and refinement, as well as being thorough in the affairs of life. Prof. Lowe is a genius. He has the lit erary and scientific intellects in wonderful combination. He seems to posess all knowledee, and bis worth is only equal to his modesty. His is a composite and noble character, at once sentimental and practical. All the officers connected with the psrtcntious establishment admire and love him. belieye in and trus; him. He has won the esteem of the whole com munity, and no future success achieved by him will be deemed above his merit. The Georgia Chemical Works is an in stitution that Augusta is proud of, in its c& acity for good and the integrity of its management. The gentlemen connected with it are not anxious to maintain the superiority of their brands, but constant ly improve upon them. Tfiey make n honest article, which literally speaks lor itself and for them. WHAT ATSlr.fi NATION? Tho Average Length of Life De creasing—Not Pestilence— Not Famine—All oui own Fault. Modern Cooking and Mod ern Living have brought it on. It comes upon us una wares. The patients have pains about the chest and sides, and sometimes in the back. They feel dull and sleepy; the mouth has a bad taste, especi ally in the morning. A sort of sticky slime collects about the teeth. The appetite is poorj There is a feeling like a heavy load on the stomach: sometimes a faint, all-gone sensation at the pit of the stomach which food does not satisfy. The eyes are sunken, the hands and feet become cold and feel clammy. After a while a cough sets in, at first dry, but after a few months it is at tended with a greenish colored expectoration. The patient feels tired all the while, and sleep does not seem to afford any rest. After a time he be comes nervous, irritable and gloomy, and has evil forebod ings. There is a giddiness, a sort of whirling sensation in the head when rising up sud denly. The bowek become costive; the skin is dry and hot at times; the blood becomes thick and stagnant; the whites of the eyes become tinged with yellow; the kidney secretions becomes scanty and high col ored, depositing a sediment after standing. There is fre quently a spitting up of the food, somet.mes with a sour taste and sometimes with a sweetish taste; this is fre quently attended with palpi tation of the heart and Asth matic symptoms; the vision be comes impaired, w'th spots be fore the eyes; there is a feel ing of great prostration and weakness. All of these symp toms are in turn present. A is thought that nearly one-half of our population has this dis ease in some of its varied forms. Shaker Extract of Roots (Sei gel’s Syrup) changes the fer ments of the Digestive organu so as to convert the food we eat into a form that will give nourish ment to the feeble body, end good health is the consequence. The effect of this remedy is simply marvelous. Millions upon millions of bottles have been sold in this country, and the testimonials in favor of its curative powers are over whelming. liundreds of so called diseases under various names are the result of indi gestion, and when this one trouble ij removed the other diseases vanish, for they are but symptoms ot the real malady. Testimonials from thousands of people speaking highly of its curative properties prove this beyond r don’t, fold by druggists. MgUt improved. New York City, April 7, 1884. Mr. A. K. Hnwkes: Diar Sir—Your patent eye-glasses received some time since, and am very much gratified at the wonderful change that has come over my eye-sight since I have discarded nay old glasses, and am now wearii g yours. Alexat der Agar, Blank Book Id mufaotuier atd Sec’y Sfttfiio&vw’ Ttafcrd of Trade. The Oft Told Story Of il.o ;-ir • l aiU' Lui.S 1,. Pills if Hi i*i' S: r ...; I'. '.’.i i; <•.: fi.ro t 1 y l!: volim ; :y i' it.i r.r-uai'a v. 2: la.vc trieii I' * r ia t .e ia .tit':!, f>ro;>ortlon, .1 w. rail* u<i us i ij’Toi.ii'iiS* | ecu liar i il. .> ;rrt:!o ivro \vi;h vUvii it Is put . Jlinxi's !’. rs. ; ..ri’.l:: r.co in; 1.-his cures e r ; ;: :. tU i.s t.iLrely full. IVeu .;ii .o • : Hi*,; pi:;*! lx.i'.u it li is Made ii; v.: 'i is a ••t.v.c, if strength •v ;<*.'• . .r ii ILo ; ’.ii'iiorieu::! sales i.: S l ! , i .ODi.’j Cc.i ZZi pCl’ i• iA - T. o ! .. st ; i.ir ; .1 Mt.-ee .- f. ! r.ailieine te tie l-..e.y f ;• t r.rifyiag the :>•< <!, yivt!; ; rlr i.y.ti!, C valini; ; a a;-; elite. “ 1 :ur! ■ I. f .iia \v lUefuisiess r.swl lm ;i;ii v , : <! . I>. i er.vi.iu < a the Kick <5 y herd r.:i! ■>* <V, v.' U h \.\.s very a:::.eying. I t<* k one • f lie. il‘s 5.. r::.; a.imill l l.:.\e is-, hid ; ;u'a Lear!'.! Ih.t I alu wry ; rail".' ■ ;-..t l :.;.i . y.i to speak a good t-T t'.j.s l.aiiieiae.'’ >'.US. J. S. i.\ vd;;i:. I'.tt>\ ilse.lVim. FijrhTcs tho flood llet:ry iligyx. Ci.uij Xu II fdri'i t, Kansas City, had scrofulous s. n s ;'! r\r lis h-dy lor ftfleca years. llow s Sarsaparilla completely cured him. * Wiillaite Buck, i.i North J’.lonmdeld, N. Y., iuffen il tleveii years v.'.i'.i a terrible varicose Ulcer oil his !e;;, so h..,l that 1 . had to givi* up Business. lie was cured < f ike ulcer, and also <d i atarrh, l.y Kooci’a Sarsaparilla Solti by ail druggist*. 11; s.x forfi. Prepared only by C. I. lIOOD A CO.. Apothecaries, howoll. Mum. too Doses One Dollar HUMPHREYS' W A? uDhI humphreys’ W Book of all Diseases, f.CjiMi I Cloth A Gold Binding i jjr,'' hip lin I-.-* n IMHBfli UtIUBFIH. Ii on 30 yMnu —Speoill Prriplioii. W •a eauueoC PUyiiiiia. Simple. Safe sad tfure. mcm. coxa*. twkm. 1 Fever*. Oonceation, InfUmmaCioi*.. .It % Worm*, Worm Few, Worm Colio . .25 2 Crylu* Colic, or Teethin* of Intent* .25 4 Diarrhea of Childr*n or Adult* 25 5 Dy*entory. Gripintt, Biliou* C0h0.... .25 4 Choler* Merba*. Vomitin* 25 7 I uuibi, Cold, Bronchiti* 25 H Yeurelcl*, Toothch*, F*c*ho— .25 fl He4*che*, Sick H*d*ch, V*rti*o.. ,25 ID Dy*p*p*i*. Biiious Stomaiih.... ... .25 fl SiiiiHrMtl or Ptlaftil Period*. .95 12 Whit**, too Profus* P*riods 25 13 Croup, C<m*h, Difficult Br**thin* 25 14 Sail Rhsurn. Erysipolss, Eruption*. .25 15 Rheumatism, Rhoumstie run...... .25 14 Fever and Asuo, Chills, Malaria 50 IT Files. Blind or Bleedin* 50 Ij jOjihthalmj^r^wre^rjrja^JEjjs^^SO HOMEOPATHIC TWPntarS'^iout*nr^hronS l^Tn?lBl 70 Whooplna Couch, Violent Coughs.. .50 21 Asthma. Oppressed Breathing 32 Ear Discharge*. Impaired Hearing .50 13 Scrofala. Enlarged Gunds, Swslhi.g .50 24 General Debility, Physics!Wsske-sa .50 35 Dropsy, and Scanty Secretoins 50 36 He* Hlefeness. Sickness from Riding .50 37 Kidney Disease .50 28 Nervous Debility, Seminal Weak ness, or Involuntary Discharges 1 •<'” 3® Hot* Mouth, Canker-. •••• .50 li) Vriuary Weakness, Wetting Bed... ,50 31 Painful Period*, with Spasm ."SR S3 Disease* of the heart, PalpiUtio* J.ftO 33 Epilepsy, Spasm, St. Vitu* Dano*. .^1 .00 34 Diphtheria, DlceraUd Sor* Throat .50 3Whrhronle B Con£etlgß* <Bi d^ || Krngtjoiij^so SPE OIF ICS. Sold by Druggists, or sent post paid on rveeipt of price.—liCUPHUKIS’ ntPICtSK CO. IO rn— C M.T. *W \Xc\\, Ov\ VWe%. BARTOW LEAKE'S Fire offiee. Represents hie of tbe Leafliog Fire Insurance Companies of tbe Woili When you want Insurance in First-class companies and at adequate rates call on or address me and your orders shall have immediate attention. I also represent tlx McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, of Chicago, whose machines for durabily and excellence cannot be surpassed. I have the exclusive right for the sale of ihe justly popular Glenn Mary Coal, and will always keep on hand a full supply during he coming fall and winter. Feeling very much encouraged on account, of your past patronage and soliciting a continuance of the same, with a still greater increase, I am Very Truly Yours, BARTOW LEAKE. - OA TLA W^CgaTl Manufacturers of Milling Machinery, DeLoaoh Wave.- Wheel*. PortableJlffli. Mlllatcnea, Ring 83 Crusher MiU, Mill Searing. Shafting. Pulleys, I hlUtone Dreers, Mill Pioas. Dealers in Steam Fnginee. Saw M;lla, Cotton Gins, Vrcaiee, Belting and Mat Supplies. Jjj THE Dr LOACH TURBINE. 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Bold bar Druggist* at Ise. liiscox ACO..N. Y. A CAR If. To all who are suffering from the errors and indiscretions of youth, nervous weak ness early decay, loss of manhood, &c., I will send a recipe that will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered by a missionary in South America. Send a self-addressed envelope to ths Rev. Joseph T. Inman, Station D, New York City.