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W. L, GL
1 A»,1)ECKMiTeK 18, ’81.
must l)c kept clear of
will iliaw^fi'om the
stenancc needed by
lant. Mf your time
not allow von to
uforoia news.
TO POSTMASTERS.
When no..paji«nt lire not callc.l fur U In unilc
ea*ljr«>o. t matter* under Hie law to notify
K rletof* of ihU fact. Cn ids, already jn iiil*
imuheci on application to the Postiiia ter,
wIiumo only duty Hrill.be l<» till out With tlie name
of tho party not getting the paper.
'.Iiaproprlt
•«!, are furl
The editor of the Wiregrasa
Watchman, lias been presented with
a Christmas turkey nnd now wants
some oqc to furnish the stulliu’.
If he will send us the turkey wo
will do the stuffing.
Mr. II irani lCdivai-ds, of Monroe
county, otf linlTail ucretu cane, sold
820 worth and made 144 gallons of
linn nyr.ip. He also saved enough
keep in order eighty acres, then ! seed 'to plant an acre and a half
cultivate forty. And if by careful next year.
cultivation of the forty you can | A n exposition correspondent of
raise as much as by skimming over
eighty, alternate, giving one forty
Jnst So.
An exchange truthfully says: “A
great many people think a newspa
per should have about a page ot lo
cal news whether any tiling happens
or not. Deluded mortals! we ean-
uot make people break their necks,
commit suicide, run away with
their neighbors wives, or do other
exciting things whicli the local re
porter delights to weave paragraphs
to be served up eacii week. Fur
nishing domestic news when there
is none is very much Uko extract
ing blood from a turnip. It is no
more than fair, however, that those
persons who grumble at the local
nows in their paper should stop
and think whether they could not
givenn item or twowortli priming,
nnd if so, why let them hold their
peace or howl at their remisanesa.”
a rest while you cultivate the other
forty, and thus you will have fresh,
strong lands and good crops-
And now, finally, if our sugges
tions seem to you good, don't say:
“Yes, I know I ought to do better,”
nnd then go on in the old way ; but
resolve to make a now departure
and conduct vonr farming opera
tions the coming year so as to make
them profitable.
l’uBHiDENT Aimnji. is exercised
because of the accumulations of
money, particularly silver, in the
the Urccnesburo llcrahl doesn't
want any highfalutin music on the
ground. He thinks Much airs as
"Old Dan Tucker” would be the
thing and that they would enliven
matters considerably.
The cause ol temperance is at
tracting a good deal of attention in
(,'edarlown just now, and the Adver-
liter suggests tiiat now, while the
subject is ripe, it would be a good
time to organize an “anti-tobacco
chewcra’ association.”
In a vote “For Public Schools,”
and “against Public Schools,” the
schools won bv a vote of two ma
jority only in Home.
Talk aboutnot making potatoes,”
says the Quitman Free I’rcnn,
PROSPECTUS FOR 1882.
A IT UtiT-CJ.AHS
IAMIJ.Y* MAGAZINE
FOROEY $3 PER ANNUM.
it d,
New Terk Store.
.At IIip begraning of tin prceent year Linux-
ruTT’n Magazine nt-nd on h now »eitev, at a
reduced pries, with tliod'B'Jixtlve purpose of pre-
sciitiuif 8ih.li a vani ty of reading matter—for the
inoB', part Unlit and entertaining, yet of real lit r-
nry meitt -a* *houId;coinmeii>l it 10 tho general
n him,of cultivated persona and ••nsttrv it n welcome
in many American home?*. Devoting a^arge por*
portion of Its space to Ilo»ion,ln which short ferial*
lire made a noticeable feature, nnd to sketches il
lustrative of nociut life and in.niiem, it baa
included in its list of subject* curio*itiaof a'iencc
mpcclHlly natural history, peculiarly treated,tiav« I
nnd adventure at home au • abroad. Held H|*rm
and anuling, and. occasionally, political, histor c *1,
and educational tonic* »u«<*e ptiblu of fre-h and
lively discussion. The serial stories published
during the year have lieeu marked by » piquant
originality,and have been met with n worm rocep-
treasury. Why did he not recom- I “why Captain Lea, has just brought
mead that it be paid out in redemp
tion of bonds. A prudent busi
ness man never hoards large
amounts of money while he bus a
large quantity of notes outstanding
whicli arc payable.
Wlmt Wo Kuow About Farming.
It isn’t very much, but ns it
seems to bo the fashion of Georgia
papers at this .time to give advice
to farmers, wo have concluded to
contribute our mite.
The first suggestion we have to
ofler—and we do it modestly—is
that too much money is paid out
by our farmers for fertilizers, when
better results could be obtained
by rotation of crops. We admit
that it is impossible to raise good
crops from fields which have been
planted witli the same crop for
years, without some artificial stimu
lus; but if the llelils which have
for generations been planted in
cotton were givon a rest by being
put down in oats, followed by grass
for a couple of years, then in corn,
nnd then back to cotton, we think
it would be found that better crops
would follow, and tho profits of
these same crops would not go into
the pockets of the guano dealers.
The uext suggestion is, Hint no
farmer can ntl'ord to put nil his
time and capital upon any one
product, we care not wlmt it is. It
is too much like betting upon one
card—you may win once, but you
are liable to lose-many times.
There nro too many risks to run,
nnd to lose that crop is to lose all.
Ily diversifying the products of the
farm thoro aro more chances of suc
cess, for if one fails you have oth
ers to fall back upon. For years
the farmers of Illinois did with
corn us the farmers of the south
are doing with cotton- -they risked
their all upon corn, planting no
other crop. For a few years, while
tlie soil was fresh and strong, they
were successful; but then came
years of drouth, of too much mill,
of foul land, and the corn crop fail
ed and so did the farmers. That
experience taught them the impor
tance of diversifviug their crops,
nnd notwithstanding the past year
was a hard one, they made enough
to come cut even.
Our third suggestion is, that a
smnll piece of land well cultivated
is more profitable than a large
piece skimmed over. Anything
that is worth doing at all is worth
doing well, is a saying that applies
ns forcibly to farming, ns to any
do South.
The editor of a Northern paper
Ives tlie following advice to his
readers.
At the SotitJi of us are broud
acres, millions of them, that cun lie
bought lor one dollar per acre, in a
climate that deals kindly with gicy
hairs, and where your prospect for
a long life will be enhanced. Take
a second thought before it is too
lute, for the move you are about to
make will lie about your last. The
noonday radiance of the genial sun
beckons to the sunny vales, rich
elopes, woodlands nnd prairies of
inexhaustible fertility of the South
ern states. There will be more
Northern capital invested at the
South in 1881 than in all previous
years since the war. The tide of
prosperity is just beginning to set
in that direction, and it is so irre-
sistnhlc that nothing will over cheek
it until the measure of Southern
hope is full of overflowing. There
are plenty of healthy locutions in
that section, and tho percentage
of old people is ti3 large as any
part of America. Go South old
man, go south, and live long, and
die happy and “well fixed,” and let
your grave be dug‘nenlii tlie ever
green magnolias, where the mock
ing-birds shall daily sing a requiem
until time shall lie no more.
The Yankee in Eugluiui.
Tlie Yankee traveler in the “old
country” must lie prepared for a
change in manners and customs.
All that freedom and cordiality
which is found in the sellleineiite
disappear. A stranger, if not-“tak-
en in,” must bo prepared to meet
some which average in weight
a little over four pounds each.
They' are of a fine variety, known
as tlie “poplar root Spanish,” and
the captain lias raised over five
hundred burslieis per acre this
season.”
The farmers around Miiledgeviile
are selling their coll on seed, and it
is feared they will not reserve
enough for planting purpose's, to
my nothing of manure.
The Walton County A 'run states
‘one day lust week Mr. J. T. Iirown,
oi Social Circle, killed a very fine
noef that Imd been fattened on West
ern hay. in its stomach were found
two rocks as large as mnrblcs,
twenty common nails, one screw,
one horseshoe nail, an iron washer
Iron a buggy wheel nnd a good
large staple.” The .Vries very pru
dently remarks that “reliable gen
tlcmcn will swear to the above if
doubted.”
Game is plentiful in Tliomas
county. The Knterpriee states
that Mr. W. J. Hall went down the
river last week with a party of
deer hunters nnd killed a couple ol
line ones. Three deers ran by him,
but as he had only a double-barrel
lie could shoot but twice and lmd
to let the third deer escape. This
game is said to he getting more
plentiful, under the game law, and
a shot can now be imd almost any
time a short distance down tli
Oekloekonee.
The fourth convention of the
Middle Georgia Tern hers’ Associa
tion is to lie held at Sparta on the
22d and 23d instant. H promises
to be a very interesting occasion.
One of the most attractive features
of the entertainment will be a com
petition between the pupils of the
middle Georgia schools for two
prizes offered by the association to
the hoy who will make the best de
clamation, nnd the other to the
girl who will give the best rccita-
-il eirculuth
Tlie conduct *ra of the Maguxn
o inal'ituiii it* rep til ail on, but
■xt<nil it by constant inij rovenit
o'enll
it In the i
their arranecnurts tor the comiiif
embrace a larger number than ever befort
Mitrlbutioiis of n jw
. .on III*.
Tho editorial departments will maint tin their
present standard of acknowledged excellence, Hie
iHnMir.itionn will bcofa holier ehmacter than
any that have hitherto appeared in the Magazine.
s:—Yearly Subscription, 43.00; Single
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men number mailed, pout paid, on receipt
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y for remittance.)
J. B. LIPPENCOTT& CO., Pfc
7 W and 717 Market St., Fhtla
tad Closing Out Salo
OP-
lL HYATT
Hah Removed kiiom Lamat. Etueet to
exemplary reticence, unless j l ‘ ou or tending.
“properly introduced” and able to The increase ill the demand for
show some uialorial reason for! five «ent coins (popularly called
courtesies. A lady correspondent I nickles) Unit lias come about of
of tlie Detroit Fuel and Tribune. | late is astonishing. No less than
writes as follows: j one million dollars worth of them
1 was standing with my son in a has gone into circulation within
hotel doorway a short time since, two years,
waiting for my husband, as I did | ■ 1 - 1 ; 1 ■
not like lingering on the street in
the evening. Soon the clerk made DISSOLUTION.
his appearcncc, and alter survey- ti,, n™. „r a, c. nkuaim. i.,ii...,iv.-a by
mg me a moment said: “Did von cmi.oi.i, Mr. a. o. lt.-u imiiin-... Mr. F.
.»» ‘ 1 l: - Itmk.- a.-.-mo.
want some one, madam?
I explained to him why 1 was
standing there. He said, grulllv.
“It ain’t the rule for anybody wlio
don't belong to the house.” Still
1 stayed! When my husband eauie.
I thanked the clerk as sweetly as 1
knew how for his courtesy hi per
mitting (?) me to remain, said I
was from America where the cus
toms were quite different mid where
we not. only could stand in a door
way of a hotel but < veil meet a
friend in the parlor, whether stop
ping there or not. lie seemed as
tounded at the generosity of Amer
ica, and grew very lenient, even
suave. Among cultivated people
one usually receives the most
thorough kindness, mid I shall
never forget the true nobilty of
character of some friends l have
found there. They me genuine and
true. Many of the common people
have a way of talking which they
call '‘dialling,” but which I cai|
positive rudeness, and sometimes
even people not common are bins
quo. A clergy man traveling here
tin- tiu.lncs In nil Its
r. V. K Hut kit,
: Mm to tin. n
ill, .I I., tin* fn
Wild public Ren
A.C. HULL.'
Dissolution Notice.
limit of M. A. SMITH & DUO. is tli
COTTON AVENUE,
IN THE COMMODIOUS BUILDING
HEI.OW THE RECORDER OFFICE.
With a fresli nml much enlarged stork of
Confections and
Fancy Groceries,
CONSISTING OF
Fresh Canned Goods
OF EVERY KIND,
CANDIES, FRENCH and STICK
Pickles,
fauces,
Butter,
Cheese,
DRY GOODS!
AMt
Owing to an entire change in our business
we will sell after this date
0IIit KKTO.KK HTOCIK:
Larabee’s and Wilson’s
CRACKERS.
HIT
X3XT 3VE-ST
10 Cent
Department arc a hun
dred valuable articles
such as Buckets, Pans
u la ss ware, Hosiery,
Etc.
This is not a penny catching advertisement,
but a real fact that we will SELL between
now and the first day of January any AR
TICLE in our store at real
(.1 tl.eoM at;,nil 1)V
All ihe liabilities
nuts clue tIii'mi il
W. A. SMITH.
ay old iVion.l* |ui- the
other business, for so much depends i “A”' 1 gentleman who happened
to be in tbo ear if lie would tell
upon doing tilings at the right
time, and doing it thoroughly, that
it is a wonder that farmers are not
the most careful of nil classes. As
we understand it, ground is plowed
that the soil may lie well stirred
up and pulverized, in order that
the roots of the plants may easily-
run down and secure the necessary
food for growth, and also that suf
ficient moisture may be gathered
and retained about these roots. If
him where a certain place was.
“Youcan ask tlie guard (conduc
tor) if wish to know,” was tlie re
ply. I’lcseutlp tlie Englishman
Foil asleep and went twenty miles
beyond his intended stopping place.
"Why didn’t you ivnko me up?”
he asked, indignantly.
“You could have asked the
guard,” meekly replied the Ameri
can clergyman.
Mr. Hill, of Taylor, is another
man who knows how to farm. Ho
this lie so, the mere stirring up of “J**!® * ast year, with two mules,
two or three inches of tlie'surface eiglueeii ljates of cotton and one
, . , . thousand bushels of corn to sell,
the ground will uot answer .the , alK ( | IU3 enough left to last him uu-
purpose. To secure good crops, til next fall.
:!1 um the kind
ttl. ir
I>!Ut? btisliir**.
« f Iho oh! friend « of
il having
mln« Dr gicUt*
notiuce r; >>elf ct'inpe-
Un. 1
but Inc** on a Miff j.l,
tain tho reputation of tl
t'CflpfCtfutlv,
k*. A.
, 18$|.
W. A. SMITH.
Y TO LOAN
For Two to Ton Yours.
t T KIUIIT l‘i::i CENT IXTkltKST, J’AY-
at tho t*nil .if with year, iu lunut of *1,000
and upward. u|>on tmpr.t;-«-U and cultivated land
In the m«wt fertile countie* of the South, to one
third the actual value of the tccurity. Tiumj
loan* can bo nude lor a fixed period, or upon the
IXSTALLMJSyT PLAX
tnth of tho priiiiip.il will mature
by which one-tenth of tho pritu-ipn
at end of each year, under which if borrowerwV»h-
I * to prepay, equitable arrunsi
l A. fowler,
SMITHVXLIiE, GA.
Groceries,
Canned Goods,
Dry Goods,
Shoes, Hats,
Notions,
Crockery,
Glassware.
PURE LIQUOR A SPECIALTY.
«&xid ’D'ra.dsr No Go:o,@idex , atioxi
Will Goods be Charged at
Those Prices,
Call and examine our prices and he con
vinced that we mean business.
ARCHITECTURE.
I AM prepared to furnhh .Detail, Drawing y.uI
l’ull Specification* nr
lUUKKS assk and HAST LAKK]
or tiny other of the imwlern style*, 80 modi ihvl a>
o tnult Itoth v«nr tonte &u<I tour i«.K-ket.
Addrt*** It. J. bLOAN, Architect,
s.
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PROPRIETORS NEW YORK STORE.