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How to Raise Colton.
I>avi<l Dickson, of Sparta, Georgia, who •
took the premium at the State Fair in Geor
gia. in IHfifl, for eighteen bales of cotton on
six acres, who before the war made $500,000
in fifteen \ears by farming, having begun
with a capital of $25,000 only, and was equally
successful after the war, thus laid down be
lore his death the rules by which he was go
verned in the cultivation of cotton :
La}’ off r->ws four feet apart with shovel
plow, double fullrow, and put in fertilizers
•■tight indies deep.
Ridge with a long scooter, five inches wide.
Make the beds with a turning plow, and sub
soil the turn plow furrows; split out the mid
dle with a shovel plow. Plant with cotton
seed sower, and cover with board or harrow,
hirst plowing—run twenty-two inches with
right wing turned down ; hoe out to two or
three stalks every nine inches ten days after
ploving. Second plowing—use the same
sweep, the right wing turned up a little more.
Third plowing—same way; run a third fur
row in the middle to level.
Cotton standing thick in the drill will be
much more forward in maturing.
C’otton only requires distance one way.
On level land run the rows north and south.
A cotton plant to stand two weeks drouth
must have four inches soil and six inches snb
soil; three weeks, six inches soil and the
same subsoil ; four weeks, eight inches soil
sod the same subsoil.
To improve the cotton plant, select seed
every year after the first picking, up to the
middle of October, taking the best stalks and
the best bolls on the stalks.
From the 10th to the 20th of April is the
best time to plant cotton.
Flow every three weeks, letting the hoes
come ten days behind, cleaning the cotton
perfectly.
Continue plowing till the 15th or 20th of
August. Once or twice during the season
shove out the middle with a furrow to keep
the land level.
The plowing of cotton requires one and a
fourth days per acr.e.
Cotton plants commence when small to
lake on and mature bolls and continue until
they exhaust the soluble matter or reacli the
lull capacity of the land. Two stalks will do
that much sooner than one and will so avoid
ix late drouth.
Salting Fruit Trees.
Young fruit trees can be made to grow and
do well in places where old trees have died,
by sowing a pint of salt on the earth where
they are to stand. After the trees are set I
continue to sow a pint of salt around each
tree every year, i set 25 trees in sandy soil
for each one of seven years, and only suc
ceeded in getting one to live, and that only
produced twigs a few inches long in nine
years. Last year I sowed a pint of salt
around it, and limbs grew from three to three
and a half feet long. In the spring of 1877
I set out 25 trees, putting a pir.t of salt in
the dirt used for filling, and then sowed a
pint more on the surface after each tree was
set. All grew as if they had never been
taken from the nursery. Last spring I set
30 more, treating them in the same way.
And they have grown very finely. The salt
keeps away insects that injure the roots, and
it renders the soil more capable of sustaining
plant growth.—/. B. A/., in N. E. Homestead.
Corn too Thick.
One summer wo had a side hill on which
wc planted corn—the Chester County Mam
moth—and it was in its growth very rank.
The hired man, who was told to pull out all
'Unhealthy stalks and leave not more than at
the least three to the hill, did not pull any at
all, but got drunk. The field was verj" beau
tiful, but practical men came to us and said
that it was very nice and picturesque, but
that it was like a hemlock forest—too shady.
The truth is, the hills had been pretty heavily
and hotly fertilized through the drunkenness
of the aforesaid man, and the shades made
by the stalks kept the ground cool in the
drought. The result was a handsome crop
of corn at a time when corn had been burned
up by the sun. \Ye would not like to rccom
mend this plan to anybody, because we think
it is a very bad one, but we relate it as a
matter of illustration for some of the agricul
tural smarties.— New York IlerahL
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The experiment has been made of sowing
oats and wheat together with a view to ob
tain a winter covering for the wheat. The
seed, in the proportion of one part of oats to
two parts of wheat, was sown in the fall, and
the oats sprang up quickly and were killed
by the early frost, the stalks and leaves lying
on the ground all winter, keeping the snow
from blowing away and preventing the sun
from thawing the frozen ground. In the
spring the dead oats made a good top dress
ing for the growing wheat. The crop of wheat
in the following season was reported to be
excellent, while wheat on the adjoining land,
planted in the usual manner, was of no value.
Nevkk Whip a Frightened llorse.
7s ever whip }’our horse* for becoming fright
ened at any object by the road side ; for if he
secs a stump, a log, or a heap of tan-bark in
the road, and while he is eyeing it carefully,
and about to pass it, you strike him with the
whip, it is the log, or the stump, or the tan
bark that is hurting him in his wav of reason
ing, and the next time he will be more fright
ened. Give him time to examine and smell
all these objects, and use the bridle to assist
you in bringing him carefully to these objects
of fear.
\\ ooi) Ashes. — \\ here this cau be purehas
cd cheaply enough it will pay to procure a
quantity ami scatter it liberally under the fruit
'SO'NVWWKVYV'AYH.
Fare cooked fresh meats are far more easi
ly digested and furnish ranch more real nutri.
ment than those “well clone.” Habit will
make erne enjoy the rare cooked steak as more
juicy and palatable.* and it is certainly better
as food.
Towels with handsome, bright borders,
should never be boiled ; or allowed to lie in
very hot water; they should not be used till
they are so much soiled that they need vigor
ous rubbing to make them clean. It is bet
ter economy to use more towels than to wear
out a few in a short time. A gentle rubbing
in two suds and then conscientious rinsing in
warm water and then in cold ought to be all
that is required.
Cucumbers for pickles are grown best on
light sandy or gravelly soils, planted in hills
six feet apart, and well manured in the hill
with rotten manure. The Green Prolific is
usually grown for pickles. The cucumbers
are gathered when from two to three inches
long, and by picking them in this condition
a very large number are left in each hill, and
the ends of the vines should be pinched in to
encourage side shoots, which bear most fruit.
Float on French Custard. —Beat the
yelks of five eggs with ten table-spoonfuls of
sugar, stir in a quart of new milk, place over
the fire and stir until it creams (don’t cook
too long). Four in a dish you can cover.
Spread carefully over the top the whites of
the eggs, which must have been beaten to a
stiff froth, cover and leave till cool. Grate
nutmeg over the top before serving. This is
nice for tea.
Ciichted Onions and Potatoes. —This
makes a nice breakfast relish. Take boiled
potatoes that are a little under-done, and c op
them fine, add a boiled onion well minced.
Put a large coffeecupful of milk into a sauce
pan or spider, let it boil up and add a piece
of butter as large as an egg ; let it melt, and
turn in the ouion and potatoes, and let them
cook until they look creamy—perhaps twelve
or fifteen minutes. Serve very hot. Omit
the onion if it is not to your taste.
To Cleanse Glass Globes.— lf the globes
on a gas fixture are much stained on the out
side by smoke, soak them in tolerably hot
water in which a little washing soda has been
dissolved. Then put a teaspoon fill of pow
dered ammonia in a pan of luke-warm water,
and witli a hand brush scrub the globes un
til the smoke stains disappear. Rinse in
clean, cold water. They will be as white as
if new.
Snow-Flake Pudding. —Half a box of
gelatine, the whites of three eggs, sugar and
vanilla to the taste. Soak the gelatine in
enough cold water to cover it for an hour,
then add a teacupful of boiling water, After
it is dissolved add enough cold water to make
a pint of it altogether. Strain this on a plat
ter, put the whites of three eggs in it, and
beat it until it is a stiff roam. When half
beaten, stiffen with white sugar, add the va
nilla to this, and finish beating ; then put it
in cups. When moulded in the cups, turn
them out and cat with cream.
Light Brown Bread.— Mix together three
cupfuls of rye meal, not rye flour, two of In
dian meal, of molasses, one teaspoonful of
salt, and four cups of milk ; sour milk may
be used, with the addition of two level tea
spoonfuls of soda dissolved in it, and it
makes better bread than sweet milk. Beat
these ingredients to a smooth batter, pour it
into a buttered covered mold or tin pail, set
it in a pot containing enough boiling water to
reach half way up the side of the mold, and
steam it for at least two hours ; then uncover
the mold, and bake it for half or three-quar
ters of an hour in a moderate oven ; the bread
is done when top and sides arc light brown.
Creamed Mackerel.— Wash a salt mack
erel, and soak it all night in cold water. To
prepare it for breakfast, wipe it weil to get
off the salt crystals that may be lodged in the
creases, put into a broad pan of boiling wa
ter and cook steadily half an hour. Drain
when done, and transfer to a hot dish. Pour
over it a sauce made by stirring into a cup
ful of boiling water a heaping teaspoonful of
corn starch, two teaspoonfuls of butter, one
of vinegar, and a little pepper. Instead of
the vinegar you can put in a teaspoonful of
green pickle minced fine. Stir over the fire
until smooth and as thick as custard, when
add minced parsley, if convenient. Pour
upon the fish, cover, and let it stand five
minutes in a warm place before it goes to
table.
|)rofcssiowif & business (lords.
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DENTIST,
JunelO-'SI. Gatnesville, Ga.
Join ,i. sricH iii.iMK
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Danielsville, Ga.,
Will promptly attend to all business entrusted to
him. dec 17, ’SO.
DIC. N. 11. ( AMI.
NICHOLSON, GA.,
Tenders his professional services to the surround
ing country. Rheumatism, Neuralgia and the dis
eases of women a specialty.
Feb.l3th, 1880. ly
Howard Tiionimy
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Gainesville, Ga.
Prompt and faithful attention given to all busi
ness placed in his hands.
WILEI <’. IIOWARI).
’ Attorney and foiiiitielor at Law,
JEFFERSON, GA.
ill attend faithfully to all business entrusted
to his care. ' mc h4,
SI I.MAN A THOMPSON,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
Jefferson, G a.
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COME AND SEE FOR YOURSELVES.
JUST RECEIVED
300 ELEGANT COOK STOVES,
3000 Dozen Wash Pans,
100 Dozen Splendid Baking P ans,
100 Dozen Elegant Dish Pans,
And a large stock ol* goods in onr line which will be sold
CHEAP FOB CASH.
A. K. CHILDS k CO.
i.
Feb. 25 Opposite Reaves. Nicholson & Cos., Athens, Ga.
MARBLE ! MARBLE l
A. R. ROBERTSON,
i
DEALER IN ITALIAN AND AMERICAN MARBLE
Monuments, Tombs, Head & Foot Stones,
LARGE and SMALL CRADLE TOMBS,
Marble and Granite Box Tombs,
AT ALL PRICES TO SUIT PURCHASERS.
A Largo Lot of Finished Monuments and Tombstones on
Hand for Sale and Ready for Lettering.
My Yard is Full of Marble, and Ready to Fill Any Orders.
GUTVE IVEE CALL, AND GET IvIY PRICES.
A. R. ROBERTSON,
Monumental Builder, Athens. Georgia.
1 O
BALDWIN & BURNETT,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
BOOTS AKTD SHOES,
Mo. S Broad Street, Athens, Georgia.
WE HAVE just received the largest and most complete stock of Boots and Shoes ever brought
to Athens. The quality of our goods is of the highest order, and our prices within the reach
of all. We deal
EXCLUSIVELY
in this line, and promise the most courteous treatment and perfect satisfaction to all who
may call.
TO MERCHANTS:
Our WHOLESALE DEPARTMENT is complete, and we guarantee prices as low as
any house in the South, and will save \'Ou freight.
GIVE US C -A. L L .
BALD WIJY § B URNETT.
Athens, Ga., October Ist, 1880.
LOWE &> 00. 3
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC LIQUORS,
WINES, Etc., Etc.
ALSO AGENTS FOR TIIE CELEBRATED
Stone Mountain Corn Whisky.
Corner Broad and Jackson Sts., Athens, G-a.
Feb. 25
V. W. SKIFF,
DEALER IN FINE
WATCHES S- JEWE Lit:
CIOCItS,
Solid Silver and Plated Wan
Tiie Diamond Spectacles ani Eye-Glasses.
Fine watches adjusted to heat and cold, and
paired in the best manner. Hair Jewelry, and
all other kinds, made to order and neatly re
paired.
Sign of the Red Watdi,”
BROAD STREET ATHENS, GA.
* nr,i 1 f _
‘ WateKes,' Clocks,
JEWELRY, &.c., left in Jefferson with F. L.
Pendergrass, F. M. Bailey, or J. C. White
head, will he sent out to me. repaired and return
ed promptly. Charges moderate.
April I—3m E. >l. THOMPSON.
Richmond and Danville Rail Road.
Passenger Department.
ON and after May 15th. 1881, Passenger Train Service on the Atlanta and Charlotte Air-Line di
vision of this road will be as follows :
l. S. Mail, ;N. L Express, U. S. Fast Mail, *Suwanec
EASTWARD. ,i No. 49, I Accommodation
A - . C. j No. 21.
Leave Atlanta 4.00 A. M. 3.15 P. M. 0.30 P. M. 5.00 P. M.
Arrive Suwanee 1) 5.18 k * 4.37 “ 7.45 -yg
“ Lula E; 0.45 “ 5.59 “ 9.00 “
“ Toccoa F 7.5S “ { 7.15 44 10.10 “
“ Seneca : Gi 9.20 “ 5.40 “ 11.25 “
Greenville II 10.58 “ 10.20 “ I 1.00 A. M.
“ Spartanburg K 12.14 P. M. 11.40 44 i 2.11 ‘*
“ Gastonia Li 2.30 “ 2.04 A. M. j 4.27 44
“ Charlotte M 3.35 44 3.15 44 I 5.35 “
C. S. Mail, N. V. Express, U. S. Fast Mail. Suwanec
WESTWARD. -No. 42. No. 48. No. 50. Accommodation
j | j V j No. 22.
Leave Charlotte Mi 12.30 P. M. 12.20 A. M. 12.10 A. M.
“ Gastonia L; 1.27 “ 1.30 “ 12.5(5 “
“ Spartanburg Ki 3.50 “ 4.05 44 2.53 44 j
“ Greenville II: 5.07 “ 5.18 4.05 44
“ Seneca G 6.50 44 7.02 44 5.27 44
44 Toccoa F; f.Ol 44 8.15 “ 6.30 “
Lula E 9.16 “ 9.31 44 7.59 * 4
44 Suwanee I) 10.3S 44 ; 10.5 4 4 4 8.51 “ 540A. M
Arrive Atlanta I 12.05 A. M. I 12.20 P. M. 10.00 44 ; S.OO 44
CONNECTIOIVS.
A with arriving trains of Georgia Central and A. & W. P. Railroads.
B with arriving trains of Georgia Central, A. A IV. P. and \V. A A. Railroads.
C with arriving trains of Georgia Railroad.
1) with Lawrenceville Branch to and from Lawrenccville, Ga.
E with Northeastern Railroad of Georgia to and from Athens, Ga.
F with Elberton Air-Line to ami from Elberton, Ga.
G with Columbia and Greenville to and from Columbia and Charleston, S. C.
II with Columbia and Greenville to and from Columbia and Charleston, S. C.
K with Spartanburg and Ashville, and Spartanburg, Union and Columbia to and from Henderson
and Ashville, and Alston and Columbia.
L with Chester and Lenoir Narrow Guage to and from Dallas and Chester.
M with C., C. A A—-C. C.—lt. & 1). and A. T. tO. for all points West, North and East.
N with North Carolina Division R. A I). Railroad to and from the North.
•©“PULLMAN SLEEPING CAR SERVICE ON TRAINS Nos. 47 and 48, DAILY WITH
OUT CHANGE, BETWEEN ATLANTA AND NEW YORK.
A. POPE,
General Passenger Agent.
PARKER & CAMP BROS.
We have within the last few weeks
opened up a first-elass stock of
FANCY and FAMILY GROCERIES,
CIGARS AND TOBACCO,
STAPLE DRY GOODS, HATS AJYD SHOES ,
All of which we are offering at
Rock Bottom Prices.
Our Goods Are Bought From Manufacturers For Sash,
And We Will Sell As Cheap As The Cheapest.
GIVE US A CALL,
•KwA fie Co\\.\>v\\.ee & A\\w\ \Y e We wav Ys \\asA YY e
Respectfully,
PARKER & CAMP BROS.,
Feb. 25 No. 12 Broad Street, Athens, Ga.
Marble Works
-A-INTD
M ANUFACTO T=t Y .
I3ST
GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA.
WE call the attention of the public to our new and the ONLY MARBLE WORKS in Northeast
Georgia. We are prepared, with ample capital, large experience and skilled workmen, G
fill orders on short notice for STONES beautifully and artistically finished,
Monuments, Marble Mantels, Etc.
We guarantee all work in our line, and will sell as cheap as the same can be procured in a.iy’
market. North or South, and respectfully solicit the patronage ol'the public. Office on Main SL
near the Depot.
11. T. MENGS, Proprietor.
December 17th, 1880.
Dr. J. B. PENDERGRASS,
HAVING BUILT AND FURNISHED A SPLENDID
BRICK! DRUGr STORK.
HAS OPENED UP A FULL LINE OF FRESH AND
Pure Drugs and Patent Medicines
of every description. He is now prepared to furnish the public with anything usually found in a
first-class drug store, such as
PAINTS , OILS,
VARNISH. DYE STUFFS,
PAINT BRUSHES, TOBACCO,
CIGARS, SNUFF,
STATIONERY, PENS, PENCILS,
IJJAIR BRUS U US.
COMBS, TOILET SOAPS,
PERFUMERY, DENTRIFICES,
MA TCHES. BLA CKING,
BLACKING BRUSHES, Ac., Ac.
Special Attention Given to the Compounding of Prescrip -
tions at all Hours.
With thanks for the liberal patronage bestowed upon him in the past, he still offers hir pre*
fcssional services to the public, and will endeavor to answer calls promptly and treat disea-ts m ilh
skill, after the most approved methods. Charges as low the lowest.