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Middle Georgia Argus
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PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
MORNING.
Indian spring, ga.. Mar 9 1882.
LOCAL matter"
Go to J. G. Daughtry, & Bro. for your
Plow Goods They are the cheapest in the
county.
*
. AMe Watkins & Son are author
ized to collect for the Aagus,
Mr. A A Goodrum handed us the
greatest curiosity we have ever seen
in the shape of a ear of corn; it
having 26 distinct cobs.
AT COST.
During the next 80 days I
will sell Dry Goods, Hati and
Shoei at Cost. I desire to make
some change in my business and
mean what I say.
T. J. Saunders.
Dept Sheriff has resigned, his
resignation took effect first of this
month,
Mr. A. Me Watkins & Son have
compromised their case and the
Rock building now belongs to Dr.
Crumb, we learn he paid $1,325
pid released them from doing some
improvements , that had been
agreed to be done.
We are glad to learn that Mr,
JLand who has bought considerable
property in Jackson purchased
three lots in our town yesterday
from Mr. Elder.
J. G. Daughtry & Bro. sells
and Ferguson Plow Stocks, at $1,85
The Supreme Court has decided
that the city of Macon had the
right to grant the right of way
through the Cemetery, to the M & B
extension,
Col. N C. Collier of savannah,and
“fat George” the Boston “Drummer
and Dr. W. H, Whitehead of Caba
mss, all Indian Spring ‘boys* are
with us this week. It reminds us
of old times to see their smiling
countenance again.
The Supreme court has reversed
the decision of the court below, in
the case of J. F. Cleveland vs Amos
Tredwell. This noted case has
been decided several times in favor
of Tredwell, Judge Hillyer refusing
to grant anew trial the last time.
Wo learn that the supreme court
has declared his ruling was contra
ry to law and evidence.
Who will sell the farmers their
guano, ahd allow them to deliyer
their cotton at at Indian Spring or
Jackson depot next fall in payment
is the question often asked us by
bur farmer' friends. If there is any
one who will do so they will do
well to let it be known through the
Argus. .
If you want the Very Best Cigar
call at the brick store at this office
and try the Editorial puff.
i The floods on the Mississipi river
continue to be alarming and the
loss of life and property increases
and there seems to be no abatement
to the angry flood.
Eight Pounds good Rio Coffee for one
dollar at J. G. Daughtry & Bros,
' Next week is the regular term of
Butts Superior Court, and our peo
ple can tell whether the County
Court has profited us by lessening
the amount of litigation in the Su
perior Court.
There is More Strength restoring
power in a 60 cents bottle of parker,s
Ginger Tonic than in a bush of meal
*)r gallon of milk. As an appetizer
blood purifier and kidney corrector
there is nothing like it, and inval
ids find it a wonderful invigorant
for minds and body. See other
, column, v
1 G. J.. Daughtry & Bro. have just
received a full supply of Oat bran
meal Flour Goru .cto which they are
selling at hdtfom price.
M|S. Martha Duke of Jackson
has just returned from- New Orleans
She has been spending a few weeks
with Mr. J. N. Cooper and lady of
Lagrange, and concluded I to avail
herself of the opportunity to visit
the Great city of the South-West.
We are glad to know that she
had a pleasant trip and returned
much inproved in health.
We are glad to know that a large
' and elegant Hotel! has been com
pleted at Indian Springs, “If it is
on paper.” Thats the way all enter
prises are first commenced.
The New Street at Indian Spring:
In company with Mr. B, W. Collier
we took a critical survey of the new
street which runs south of the Mclntosh
Hotel. This street is a material advan
tage to the town and decidedly an im
provement upon the circuitous road, that
heretofore accommodated the people
from about the Doublin District and that
portion of the county. Mr. Collier has
placed at intervals of fifteen feet young
young elm and cedars leaving space of
12 feet for side wafk and 44 feet for street
It is the intention of Mr. Collier to lay
off the land lying alongside this street
into building lots for business houses
and residences, and on it many eligible
sices may bo secured. The enterprise
displayed by Mr. Collier to place his lot
in shape is to be commended, and our
town would be much benefited if others
of our citizens followed his wake.
Col McCracken has written a let
ter to Col M. V. Mckibben in which
he states that the trains for the car
rying of freight & pasenger on the
new road cannot be run until the
4th of July.
Roscoe Conkling has declined to
accept the position tendered him
by the President.
Cotton Seed Oil Mill.—The
manufacture of cotton seed oil is
now acknowledgod a success. Now
who will start one in Butts county?
any one who will furnish machin
ery and form copartnership with a
good reliable man who has water
power on which he will erect suit
able buildings and take it in stock;
can make it to their interest to call
on us at this office. t f
Since the grading has been fin
ished, and the hands moved off,
so me of the doubting ones be
gin to say “thats about all the rail
road we will ever have.” They com
pare it to the G. M. M, and think it
will meet a similar fate. Never
mind boys she’s coming.
We have raised a fine cow at last
and as much as we have doubted
that any cow could be made to give
it, we are compelled to acknowledge
that we have seen two gallons of
milk taken at one milking.
Jay Gould, the railroad king of
New York, having coquered every
thing in the North and West has
turned his attention to the south.
He has bougt a controlling interest
in the Louisville and Nashville,
which in turn owns perhaps a con
trolling interest in the Central road
of Georgia. What influence this
change will have on the Central,
if any, will be seen hereafter,
Bill Arp on Capital and-Politics,
Capital doo’t care anything a
bout our politics. Capital don’t
care whether Dr. Felton goes to
Congress or stays at home. I reck
on our politics and politicians and
our gubernatorial and congression
al conventions will compare favor
ably With New York and Ohio and
Pensylvania, or any other Northern
Ssate, Politics is a fraud and a
trick everywhere, but don’t let us,
saddle our poverty on the organized
Democracy, I have no doubt the
Doctor thinks it is the devils broth
er-in-low, and looks upon the fail
ure of last year’erops as a visitation
of Providence upon Democratic in
iquity, for what is born in the flesh
is bred in the bone, and it would
take a mighty pure Democrat to
command respect from and old line
whig.
Now let us hold oh a while. We
are doing pretty well considering,
and more northern capital has been
invested in Georgia in the last
twelve months than in five years'
preceeding. I don’t hear of any
northern man who has moved here?
making any complaint about our
treatment. " Major McCracken did'
have a little skirmish with your
city council about his railroad, but
that has been amicablv settled and
lam glad of it. I travelled through
the country one day, with the Ma
jor and heard him say as he looked
at the wheat fields all rough with
corn, storks and bad ploughing,
“You must have a blessed country
down here in Georgia, tor if we put
our wheat in the ground that way in
Ohjo we would not expect to rpake
the seed we planted.” Jesso. That
is what is the matte . Wo want no
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better farms but better farming and
I don’t believe an independent suc
ceeds any better on that line than
a regular Democrat. At least they
dont in my neighborhood.
Bill Arp.
—Atlanta Constitution.
Sad Incident of the Flood
Little liock Gazette
Alexander Jasper, an old man
from Critenden county, arrived in
the city last night, bringing with
him his wife and two boys. He
seemed to be in great distress, and
when questioned by a Gazette man
he told the following sad story :
“You know,’ he said ‘that the
whole country is under water. I
am one of the sufferers of the flood
I lived in the Mississipi bottom,
not far from Madison. I settled
there several years ago and opened
a small farm. I had heard of high
water, but the place where I settled
seemed to be high, and I did not
feel any fear- high water
came repeatedly, but it never
reached me. Night before last
while myself and family were at
supper we were startled by a terri
ble roar. I went to the door and'
looked out but could see nothing.
My wife suggested that the noi *
might be caused by water, but I did
not pay much attention to the re.
mark, for I did not see how water
could break through with such
force. While I stood listening
there came amighty rush and be
fore I knew it the whole country
was flooded with water, I called to
my wife .to help me secure the chil
dren, The house was full of water.
I seized one little girl, and my wife
seized the other, The house moved'
The lamp fell and was extinguish
ed, I called to my little boy. and
and received a strangled reply. I
rushed through the flood toward
the place from which I thought
the sound came, and called again,
but no reply. The house went to
pieces. I seized my wife and
struggled with her to a slight ele
vation. The roar was deafening.
We remained there until morning.
When light came, a rushing torrent
swept over the site of our home.
My little boy was gone.”
SUNDAY MARCH 5,1882.
BY M. H. THOMPSON;
We have no local items to report
this week except the accidental
drowning of ttyo colored men at
this place a notice of which has al
ready been published in the Argus
The particulars of the affair are
about as follows, on Wednesday
morning Giles Pen and Hut Kirk
patric who was in the employ of
Mr. W. B* Dpzier attempted to cross
the river Some distance above the
ferry and the river being consider
ably swollen from the previous
nights rain they were carried down
against the chain and their boat
was capsized, they both however
canght to the chain but in an in
stant the chain broke leaving them
no hope of saving their lives except
going east-bank of the river
this they attempted to do but both
gave out. before reaching it and
were drowned, in presence.of sever
al men on the bank who could not
render any assistance.
It is due to Mr. S. F, Smith who
owns the terry and to W. B. Dozier
who had the negroes employed to
state that tliEy were not responsi
ble in no way whatever s nd that no
blame for the accident is attached
to either of them, It seems to have
been one of those unforeseen acci
dents which no one could prevent.
About twe o’clock Friday the body
of Giles Pen was taken up out of
the river, and a large number of
hands have been constantly en
gaged ever since dragging for the
other but up to a late hour this,
evening they were unsuccessful;
The people in the surrounding:
county have taken a gfeat interest
in the matter and to day there were
between ihree and four hundred?
people on ihe bank of the river,l
Messrs Jake Mayo Walter Nelson
Oliver Aolliway and Ed Edwards
deserve praise for their untireing
efforts to rescue the bodies from the
river. The colored people have all
worked faithfully and will continue
the work tomorrow.
Faded or Gray Hair
recovers its youthful- .color and
lustre by the use of Parker’s Hair
Balsam, an elegant, dressing 'ad
muad for its purity and rich pr
fume. . . feb 2 1 m
Read what Mr. T. J, Saunders
has to say. He is too old, reliable
and well known, for any one to
doubt what he says,
FROM THE GALLOWS
Aberdeen Miss., March 3.
W. R. Jones, white, and Rill Miller
colored, were hanged here at noon
10-day for the murber of the Walker
brothers, near this place, on the 28th
of noAember last. Fully four thou
sand people witnessed the execu
tion. lip to-day Mil{er seemed to be
indiferent to his fate, but at the
gallows he showed in tense fear and
excitement, but made no statement
J ones bore up well Until the cap w as
put ovar his face, and then he fain
ted and was held up. The trap fell
at 12 :04 p. m. Both neck were broken
in the fall, no struggle wasnotiec.
The bodies were cut down in thirty
minutes. Jones’s family sent for his
remains, and Miller were given to
the physicians.
“HAPPY CORN RAISERS.”
AND THE UNHAPPY SLAVE OF
COTTON.
The commissioner of Agriculture
has said that he was satisfied that
there is not a single farmer in the
state who has money, unless he
raises his own provisions ; and to
test the accuracy of this assertion,
addressed a circulcr to a responsi
ble man every county, asking the
following questions.
1. Please give us the names of
four or five of the most successful
farmers in your county.
2, Please say whether or not the
farmers you select as the most pros
perous plant all cotton or raise their
provisions and make cotton a sur
plus!
The following is some of the let
ters received in reply, and others
will be published as received.
A GROUP OF CORN-RAISERS.
Cavb SpRiNG, Ga., Fenuary 25,
1882.—The Constitution : In reply
to the circular, in consultation with
gentlemen who have an extensive
acquaince with the farmers of this
county, mention the following
names as successful farmers. They
all farm on the diversified plan,
and raise all the food supplies used
on their farms, and they are pros
perous farmers living and doing
well, to-wit: James Kemp, Green
Cunningham, Ike Gailliard, C. P,
Morton, and D. T. Briscoe.
More wheat and oats have been
sown in this county than for many
years past-ajid looks fine. More
com will be planted this
least forty per cent more than last
year. The farmers are being con
vinced all cotton and no food crops
are bringing them to ruin. J. H.
Dent.
Ellaville* Febuary 27. Your
letter requesting me to give you the
names of four dr five most success
full farmers in my county came du
ly to hand, and., I will chearfully
grant, your request: Mr. Dupre
Peacack is a large plauter and suc-
ceeds well- with wages at eight
dollars per month and rations. He
raises a greater portion of his meat
and never buys corn. He invaria
bly sows a large area in small grain
which I think is the true principle
of his success. Mr. Thomas J. Mur
phy is quite successful with crop
pers or working on shares. Mr.
Thomas J. Dozier the same. Mr. S
A. Sellars is a very successful plan
ter. He never buys any fertilizers.
He raises everything at home. Mr,
C. L. Battle : also Mr. Eli Stewart
and quite a number more 1 could
name. Every one of the make
their farms self-sustaining. It is
-such planters as these and,
only that make farming profitable
E. S. Baldwin.
THE SAME OLD STORY.
I will say that Mr. M, G. Logan,
William Pilcher, William David
son and George. W. Council are
very successful planters. They all
raise their supplies at home, have
diversified crops* and they have
made planting a success. I will
also mention Mr. J. H. Black who
is a planter, and tanner and shoe
and boot manufacturer* and a mer
chant. He raises something of ev :
ery thing’that this soil and climate
will produce, and makes his busi
ness self-sustaining and profitable
I know no men who raise all cot
ton that are doing well. Chas. C.
Sheppard.
HARD TO FIND, BUT HE.FINDS “CORN
RAISEF.B,”
Greensboro., Ga, Febuary 27. —
Fditor constition: I anf sorry to
say i find it a difficult matter to.
find- four or five successful xarmers
in our county. I send you, howev
er, the names of four., of our corn
and meat producers who are doing,
perhaps, as %vell as could be expec
ted in view of the bad seasons we
have for the last three years. Ido
not know of an “all-cotton” plant
er in the county, who is not by far
poorer than he was five years ago.
Messrs Adam Andres, A. H Smith
J. C. Merrit and M. W. Lewis are
independent of the store-keeper as
regards meat and jbread, and are
working in the right direction.
If thousands more throughout
this section cotild be induced to fol
low their example vast good would
result to our farming interests.
Yours, etc., J. B. Y. Warner.
don’t raise a pouNb ok cotton.
Farm Hill, Febuary 25. —Edi-
tors constitution: E. H. McAfee
commenced without a dollar, by
farming, not‘planting,’ has paid for
land $2,000, has mules. cattJe, hogs
and sheep, and not least, ten boys
and three daughters, and finds mon
ey to §end all except the baby _.to
school.
Rev. Robt McClure, without a
dollar, has paid for a $2,000, farm
has bought a reaper, mower, and a
Hughes sulky plow, and educated
his children.
Henry Clay Jones, without a dol
lar; has paid for a SI,OOO, farm, has
stock of all kinds and lives on the
fat of the land.
Tom Spencer,, without a dollar,
has. paid for a S2OOO farm.
Not a boll of cotton has been
planted by any of these men—corn
wheat, oats, hay are their crops.
Lime their only purchased fertili
zer., In Fair Play district, not a
seed of cotton Has been planted,
and there has not been an insolvent
tax payer for thro yeais. Toccoa
district is a cott and guano district
and has insolvent tax payers and
county paupers. I could give the
napies of very many farmers who
commenced in 1866, (for we did not
reach home until tco late in 1865)
who have not only .made a good
living, but farms and independent
citizens by farming; but scarcely a
man who has made a dollar by
cotton.
There are more sulky plows,
3-horse, 14 inch to 15 iridh, in- that
than any county in the state, and I
think Colonel Geo. S. Owens has
the best appointed farm in Georgia.
Again, we have been raising
short horn Ay shires and Jersey
cattle for thirty years and import
ed durhams for forty years.
James P, Phillips.
We could not ask for n more sucj
cinct and definite answer .than is
furnished in • the following letter
from Eatonton:
every cotton planter broke.
Eatonton Ga February 25,1882.
Editdr Constitution: In reply to
yours of the 22d instant I will give
you the name of R. C. Humber,
John Spivey. Robert Little, A. A.
Denham and W. A. Galewbod. The
above gentleman all raised their
grain and most of their bacon and
are making money. , .
Every man in our county who
has endeavored to raise cotton
alone has broke.
J. T. Dennis.
She Had Thought,
“My darling, have you thought
of the happy summer that our lives
will be when we are joined for bet
ter or worse?”
“Oh, yes, John; I’ve thought of it
“And have you thought of the
bright home be will build on the
foundation of our affections, and
which will be painted with the dy
ing flashes of the sun, and finished
with the silver and, gold that makes
the light of heaven beautiful?’
“Oh, yes, John; I’ve thought of it.
“Have you thought .of the years
that will cross the sea of time,
white-capped but blue with prom--
ise yet to come?’
“Shure’s you're born, John I have
thought of it,” :
“And have you thought— —?
have have- —-* r
“Oh, yes Johh; I’ve thought of it
more than all the rest; and, John,
let’s name it after you!”
- “There is nothing like .settling
down,’ said, the retired merchant
confidentially' to his neighbor.—
“When I gave up business I settled
down and found f had a comforta
ble fortune. If I had settled up‘
I would not have had a cent. 4 ’
A brakeman of a Kentucky rail
road who was dreaming of an im
pending crash was found by the
neighbois sittin up in bed holding
his wife by the ears. He had nearly
twisted the terrified •womans head
off in his frantic efforts to “down
brakes
A little boy was walking with his
mother along the street when ail
avalaiich of soot blown by the wind
from a neighboring chimney, fall
around him. ‘Hello!’ he cried,
‘look at the nigger snow.’
A Murray Hill (N. Y.) belle
wears garters With buckles of pure
gold and attachment of diamonds.
The question now is, how the news
paper men discovered the interest
ing fact.
Miss Minnie Kauck landed in
New York in the begining of last
week, having come direct from Ger
many. She reached Little Rock,
Ark., on Wednesday’ was married
on Thursday to her lover, who had
emigrated from the old country sev
eral months before, died on Friday
and was buried on Sunday. The
cause of her sudden death was heart
disease.
A woman cured her husband of
staying out late at night by going to
the door when he came home and
whispering through the keyhole
“Is that you. Willie?” Her hus
band? name is John, and lie stays
at home every night now, and sleeps
with one eye open and a revolver
under his pillow.
A Cheerful Home.
A single bitter word may disqui
et an entire family for a whole day,
one glance east a gloom over the
household; while a smile, like a
gleam of suhshine, may light up
the darkest and weariest hours.
Like unexpected flowers, which
spring up along our path, full oi
freshness, fragrance and beauty
do kind words and gentle acts
and sweet dispositions make glad
the home where peace and blessing
dwell, No matter how humble the
abode, if it be thus garnished with
grace and sweetened with kindr es.~
and smiles, the heart will turn lov
ingly toward it from all tumults of
the world: if it be ever so homely,
it will be the dearest spot beneath
the circuit of the sun.
And the influence of home per
petuate themselves. The gentle
giace of the mother lives in the
daughter long after her head is pil
jodwe in the dust of death; and fa
therly kindness finds its echo in
the nobility and courtesy of sons
who come to wear liis mantle and
fill his jjlace ) while, on the other
hand, from an unhappy, misgov
erned, and disordered home, go
forth persons who shall make othei
persons miserable, and perpetuate
the sourness and sadness, the con
tention and strife and railings,
which have made their own early
lives so wretched and distorted.
The Sosthern World, a semi?
monthly journai, published at At
lanta Ga,, is the best paper we ev
er saw pudlished in the South. No,
9, Vol. 1, is on our table, and is a
truly interesting and instructive
number. Ii is devoted to industri
al enterprises and will no doubt
find many friends. It is sent out
at one dollar per year, which is
exceedingly cheap. It is sixteen
pages the size df Harper’s Weekly,
and and is printed on good paper.
We shall be very glad to see it come
often, and shall take plersure in
speaking a kind word for it.
In another column we published
the advertisement *1 the Atlanta
Constitution for 1882, this- ster
ling journal needs no words of rec*
omendation from us, all who read
it give it the highest encominus of
praise. See terms for subscrition
We have just receive Gregory'
annual Illustrated retail catalogue
for 1882, of warranted seeds, vege
tables, Flower.,'and grain. Theii
beautifully Illustrated catalogue
is free to all who will write for it,
Address James H Gregory.
Marblehead Mass.
An attempt ‘to assassinate queen
Victory, pup day last week,
was fired, on by a “crank ’ but the
ball failed to take , effect. Surely
he is worse than a demon ' v t iL *
would hurt so noble a woman.
j --r t ntiD’O PRAYER'
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