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II. C STOREY, Local Editor.
JOTTERS’ JOT.
each year gaining in quality, nntil now I [
Something About . »ucee..fu! Farm. ! 'i’*" 0 *° bate tbe be8t " >,,on * rown in
•r .ud hi. Method. — ’ ’ *
Supremo Court Oeololou.
The following deoision rendered Octo- i
this coun'ry, and my claim i« bo: no ont | her 10th by the Supreme Court, it of local j
| by all who have planted it. One man that intrrtat:
Kreraiuce wc have been in Cieorgia we j t sold seed tu last spring aaya hia cotton Oliver t». City Connell of America*. ;
**av« heard much about "Pink" Jowera >s fully one hundred percent, betterthan Complaint, from Sumter. |
Change of Schedule. ■ an<l bi ’ s in raising cotton. The , that produced from ordinary seed, and Jackson, C. J.—1. Under the charter
S,‘! , ftfter , S >">day. August 20th, I "/f “ d * i,bin 1 “ S “ li “ fiw1 b °. ta .T" 0 *’, ^ my "" 1 to rtSrtSI
trains will leave Americus as follows:.
Pass, train leaves .or Albany
ana Montgomery daily 12:41 p «
Pass, train loaves ter Macon tl’y 3;2l j- m
Accomodation train for Albany
dally except Sunday 1:50 \ >t
Accommodation train for Macon
daily except Sunday 1 :C()a m
Praigbt train leaves lor Macon
daily except Sunday f,;40 a ji
Freight train leaves for Smith vtlle
daily except Sunday <1:14 i- u
H. H. Cot.l.lttu, Agent.
COTTON REPORT.
Market firm. We quote prices
us was partially salislied last Spring, when j experience is that I have improved luy
we met Mr. .lowers at the Webster eonrt. ' cotton fully one hundred per
the tall, thin, carelessly dressed man did ; the seed I originally planted. My aim has
not impress us then with lunch respect
mayor of that city may,
j ial otticer, remove a policeman trom nitice
nt. over before the end of the term for which he
leeted, ami the eity council may
for his ability as a farmer, and we were
inclined to treat him and his -Improved
Uottnn Seed" as being overrated. Last j as any, there is not a plantation in the
week, however, while attending Webster I
couit, we accepted an invitation from him I
been not so much’ to improve the staple j "'"iinin' ,,n * 1 w, "‘
. . A . rt,,f sitting ns n eonrt fur the purpose,
ns to improvo tho yield, uml 1 liavo sue. * • - -
needed. for while the staple is as good
country which on three hundred
will average a bale to an acre, us mine is
to spend a day with him on biH plantation [ doing. This may Mound .'the boasting,
and see for ourselves what he had don# hut facts are facts. Vet, of this three
Judgment atllrmed.
! —The finest selection of neckwear at
C ivies. ’
—Lawrencebnrg Patent Flour, every
sack warranted, at Evans A Harwell’s.
as follows:
flood Middling
10
Middling.... ;
!)?
Low Middling
9j
flood Ordinary
8i
Receipts to date, 0,737.
ITJEH^ES ^.2&2D TPTTAg
—No shoddy goods at Gyles’.
--Saner Kront at Evans A Harwell's.
Goods equal to tailors work at Gyles.
—Cotton has been higher for a day or
—The finest roasted coffee at Evans &
Harwells.
—You will find auothur address from
Kit Warren on the first page.
—The decorators will be here next week
and begin work on the Harlow House.
—A uew and fine line of Cakes and
cruckeis just received ut Evans & liar-
well’s.
—The Eld ridge divorce suit has beeo
occupying the Superior Court for the lust
two days.
—Thoboys treated Bob Oliver rather
badly the other night. They wore just
getting even with him about the census
business.
—It is a shame that in a country where
such things can be raised so easily, the
people have to pay such an enormous
price for cabbage.
—Sid Lewis, of the Macon Telegraph
throws some donbt as to onr seeing two
suns last Sand&y, and from his remurks
one would be led to infer that we were
in a condition to see everything double. I
Beg pardon, sir, but we are not that kind j
of a man. If we were, you would soon
hear of us being in the jug,” for oui
licemen never discriminate.
and was doing. Driving out in the eyeu-
i ing, n couple of miles from Prestoo, be*
j hind a lively pair of greys, we arrived at
J the dowers' homestead, a comfortable
■ country residence, and spent the night,
j In the inorniug two horses were brought
j out—a little bay pony and a large grey—
i and [we were nbout to compliment Mr.
. Jowers upon his thoughtfulness in pro-
j viding us with a steed, according to our
i size, when ho mounted tho pony and we
j were forced to climb up on the tall grey,
with a fear tbut we should never tread the
earth again. A more ill-assorted pair of
j horses and horsemen could not well he
j imagined; but we had our revenge, for we
| made our tall host open all the gates und
let down all the bars, on the ground tliut
he had not so far to get down as we.
Enteriug a field, we rode along between
rows of cotton stalks white with the
lleecy fruit from tep to bottom, und
was the fact the stalks were so full of bolls,
even the smallest being full tiom the
ground up, that first attracted our notice
and elicited our first question:
“Are n» t these stalks unusually full
fruited?"
‘•Yes, they are more so than common
cotton, but you will find nil the cottou
my plantation that way. It is a peculiar
ity of my improved cotton."
“I notice that tho bolls seem to be more
than ordinarily large and opened more
fully. Is that also a peculiarity of your
improved cotton?”
“Yes. li is that the bolls arc larger and
more of them to the stock that makes the
increased yield. Now, here is an old and
poor field, lightly fertilized, tho stnlks
are not larger than common, and yet the
yield is nenrly n bale to the aero.”
Passing into another field and riding
betweon rows of large stalks with heavy
branches, all heavily fruited, we remark-
hundred acres less than oue hundred are
worked for wages, the balance being work
ed by croppers.’
We got off our hoises and walked over
a field, the stalks looking like young, u ... . , A .. ,
. ... , , , . * „ Savannah Recorder has this to say about
trees, with branches larger and more fully , ^
Theatrical.
Miss Claire Scott will nppoar at Glover
& Perry’s opera house next Monday night,
the 17th, iu “The Princess of Bagdad,”
supported by a strong company. The
fruited than ordinary cotton stalks. So
_, ,., , . „ , , „ , .i Fast Friday night Miss Claire Scott, the
greatly ilnl these stalks hraucli out that. uu lltea v ,English actress, com
it was difficult to walk along betw
rows.
“This patch is good ground and an txint
amount of fertilizers was used. Had it
not been for the storm 1 would have got
over three bales to the acre, and as it is
I will get nearly three. I have already
the J menc
Tbeatr
n engagement at the Savannah
opening in “Lueretiu Borgia.”
Too much cannot be said of her admira
ble rendition of that character wherein
love, ambition aud revenge were the
salient features. She is an actress of
marked ability, and portrayed aeveral pas
sions intensely, passionately and truth
fully. Sue was admirably supported by
picked 2.00U pouniia of seed codon lu the Messrs. s. K. Coburn, Phelps and Clif-
ed:
Lamps and Lanterns
all styles at Eldridge’s Drug Store.
—Something nice and new in tke way
of (kikes and Crackers at Evans A Har
well's*
-Young men’s soft and stiff hats, nob
by at Gyles.’
Found at Lust.
An agreeable uressing for tho hair, that
will stop its falling, has been long sought
for. Parker's Hair Balsam, distinguish
ed for its purity, fully snpplies this want.
Admitted to the Bar.
On Wednesday last Mr. Victor B. Hud
son, of Schley county was admitted to
thto bar in the Superior Court, Judge
Ansloy presiding, after passing a close
examination iu the most creditable man
ner. Mr. Hudson is a son of tho Solici
tor General oi this circuit, and is a young
man of talent and integrity. We under
stand that he will soon removo to Texas,
and we are satisfied that wherever he
may locate he will by his energy and abil
ity work his way to the front.
—You bet your life Gyles is selling the
clothes.
Fever and Ague.
Can bo cured by using the proper reme
dies. and these remedies can be found nt
Dr. E. J. Eldridge’s Drug Store.
Dallae Seed Wheat.
In another column will be found thu
card of Mr. H. C. Brown, who offers Dal
las Seed Wheat for sale. It 1ms but lately
been brought here, but is fast becoming
very popular. AU who would care to
try it should correspond with Mr. Brown.
His address is at this post-otfice.
OBITUARY.
the family residence in Lee county, Ga.,
Mrs. D. E. Green, of typhoid fever.
Death is on appalling mystery under
any circumstances, and especially so when
the young, bright and hopeful, with (
“You must use a largo amount of fer
tilizers to produce such cotton.”
“Not so large an amonnt as 1 would
like to and as I would if I did nothnve to
haul it so far. Seventeen miles over a
pretty hilly road makes hauling expensive
and tedious work. T use on an average
225 pounds of guano to the acre on my
cotton, but would use 500 pounds to the
acre if I was nearer the railroad. This field
has not been heavier fertilized, but is new
er and better ground.”
“Yon believe in heavy tertilixing
then?”
“Yea, for by fertilizing you can raise
more on the same ground with tho same
labor. In other words, if you can raise n
bale of cotton to the acre by using fertil
izers, and enn only raise halt a bnle with
out fertilizing, you can save half tho la
bor in making the Name amount of cot-
con. Even in picking you save, for hands
can afford to pick for less per hundred
where the cotton is thick and tho bolls
large than where they have to travel over
twice or three times the amount of ground
and the bolls are small, Now, I pay 85
cents per hundred for picking, while
many of my neighbors pay as high ns 75
cents."
“Do you find any lasting benefit from
fertilizers? Iu other v.'ords, does your
land grow richer each year, or does
each crop exhaust the fertilizer used up-
i It?”
“It grows better year by year. Ten
years ago six bales to the mule was a
good crop on this plantation, while this
year on my tliree-mule farm, which I
work for wages, I will get one hundred
bales, and on the whole plantation, with
sixteeu mules, I will get three hundred
bales, und would have got three hundred
and titty bales had it not been for the
storm. Yes, with the use of propor fer
tilizers, the land grows better from year
to year, and I only wish I could use
Died, on tho 10th of September loot, nt mote - "' hc0 1 flrat be a uu ,0 &>«»-
izers extensively, many of my neighbors
thought I was cruzy and predicted that
I could not pay out; hut I huve used
all that I could and have made money
by it.”
eemingly a life of happiness and useful- i Noticing an old negro wandering around
ness before them, are touched by the re- j through tho field,'.occasionally picking
lentless hand.
The deceased before marriage was Miss
Washie Sparks. She was bom in Enton-
ton. Ga., on June 15tb, 1861. She was
roared in Putnam county. On the 20th
of June 1877, she was led to the by men
ial altar by Mr. D. F. Green, and but 5
brief years of marriage happiness was
vouched for the faithful^ and loving cou
ple, when she was stricken from his side
almost without warning. It is but proper
here to refer to the qualities und lovely
character of the departed—a true friend,
a genial and loving companion and a de
boll of cotton and putting it into a bag,
we remarked that he seemed to have a
roving commission.
“That is just what he has got. He is
selecting seed. He picks only the largest !
bolls from the largest and best develop- I
ed stalks. It is in this way that I have ‘
secured the seed for my improved cot- I
re. and wilt g-«t nearly as much more
Next year 1 am going to again fertilize
this field heavily and get four bales to the
acre. ”
“Don’t see how you are goirg to get it
on uny thicker, unless you turn the
ground up on end and plant both sides,
for the ground U already covered with
still ks.”
“It does Iook that way fora fact, bill I
am going to get more on by growing tidi
er stocks, planting them further apart
und letting them branch out. Look here,”
—and he straightened up a stalk five feet
high, with great branches two and three
feet in length, all filled with bolls—“if
the storm had uot blown this down, ulj
these smaller bolls would l.uvo uml it red.
On ordinary cotton ten lull bolls to the
stalk is counted nn average yieid, while
here are stains with four or five branches,
each having on them rnoro than tho aver
age number of bolls to the stalk. It is in
this way that 1 raise so much cotton, and
it is by increasing the size of the plant
I increase the yield.”
Riding through a large field of corn, we
remarked that he seemed to be a live-at-
home larmer.
•Yes, I have always made it a point to
raise enough grain to feed everything on
the place. Of meut I raise enough to
feed my family and all the hands I work
for wages. Of course the croppers buy
their own provisions, but they rarely have
to buy anything but meal.”
If all would follow your plan this
would be a rich and prosperous coun
try.”
'Y’es, there is no country on tho faco of
the earth that grows so great a variety of
products, and if the people would but
improve their opportunities, they could
be independent and wealthy. Less cot
ton and a better quality, more [grain and
meat, would make this a great coun
try.”
A steam whistle near by wakes the
echoes, und we ride up to a steam gin,
grist mill, saw mill and shingle machine,
all run by u forty-horse power engine.
The machinery is of the most improved
pattern and placed to iusnre the greatest
convenience.
After riding several miles through field
and forest, through fields of cotton, corn,
peas, cane, sweet potatoes, wo return to
the house, and sitting on tho wide veran
da in front, wo learn from our host that
his plantation comprises 2,700 acres of
ground so poor and rough that probably
not over 1,700 acres could bo cultivated.
550 acres ure cleared, of which 800 are
planted in cotton. Sixteen mules ure
employed on the plantation, ot which
three aro[run by the proprietor, and the
others by tenants. Ten years ago tho
plantation did not pay tho expenses of
running it, and Mr. Jowers moved upon
it, with the land exhausted und he heavi
ly in debt. By his energy aud good man
agement he hu* brought the land up to a
state where it will average u bull- of rot-
ton to the acre and fought bis way out of
debt. He attributes much of his success
to his improved cotton, and we are con
vinced by what we saw that wlmt he
claims for it is true, for he lias succeeded
on poor land, with moderate fertilization,
in securing a yield that but few farmers
have obtained with thu most liberal
use of fertilizers upon choice laud.
What Mr. Jowers has done other far
mers can do, by pursuing the same meth
ods, and it is tor the reason that he is
recognized as one of tho most successful
planters in this section that we have giv
en this extended account of his'farm and
his mode of conducting it.
lord. I it “Lenli, the Forsaken,” which
s icpltyvd at the luutinee, we think she
appeared to Iwtter advantage. Her ren
dition of that role was the acme of act* j
ing, uml we can only say that she was j
simply txcellent, especially in the scene
where site bm ls her curse at Htulolf. The
gentlemen mentioned aliove, admirably j
support! d her throughout this play. Her !
farewell performance last evening was the
“Frincess of Bagdad” when she made an
other capital score. Miss Scott is a thor
ough actress. a pains-taking artiste, who !
has a tine personal und facinatiug stage •
presence, and is a lady who has all the |
essentials of n star of no small magnitude, j
We regret that onr theatre patrons do not J
seem to appreeiate, or have an apathy iu 1
recognizing genuine worth uud sterling j
merit. Miss Scott is one of tlie mostemo- j
tioiml Heiresses on the American stage. j
- Cheapest line boy’s aud children's
clothing at Gyles
tdZ?~Hoods, scarfs, ribbons and any fan
cy articles can ho made any color wanted
with the Diamond Dyes. All the popu
lar colors.
— Price Gyles’ clothing, hats and shirts
before yon buy.
A good medicinal tonic, with real
merit, isBrown's Tron Bitters, so all drug
gist say.
“Rough on Ruts.”
Clears out rats, mice, roaches,
flics, ants, bed-bugs, skunks, chip
munks, gophers. 15c. Druggists.
IMS PLANS—SUCCESS SUftE.
News Gathered ou the Streets.
I While pausing along the street, a few
days ago, we were accosted by Mr. Gal
vin Curler, the shoe merchant, who ask
ed ua if we had heard of the new candi
date. We replied tlmt we had not. He
said there was certainly another going to
run, and that his supporters were well
organized and were going to do some
hard work to elect him, uud that he had
no doubt but that be would make a good
race, and that he was going to do all he
could for him. We saw flint he Imd be
come considerably enthused end that he
meant every word lie said. We told him
we were surprised nt Ids taking such in
terest in politic*, especially an Independ
ent. when he had always been u true
democrat, and thought lie ought to sup
port the regular nominee, and that we
must know who tlie new candidate was.
After some hesitation lie said it was him
self—tlmt lie did not mean lie was nn In
dependent in politics, hut that he was nn
Independent candidate for all the trade
he could get by fair dealing. He 1ms a
heavy stoeK of shoe* of all classes, from
the cileanest stogy to the finest custom
made. His motto Is moderate profit* and
to give liis customers value received for
their money. The best shoes you can
buy are undoubtedly the cheapest Mr,
Carter says he don't claim that the man
ufacturers of liis goods can make Any
better goods tlmn other first-class manu
facturers, but he does claim to bundle
good* tlmt arc unexcelled in quality,
style and fit, Hnd Ills prices for such goods
are exceedingly close.
The truth of the business is, the proof
of the pudding is the chewing the bag,
so give Mr Carter your shoe trade and
you will be convinced* He buys from
the manufacturers und gets the closest
possible prices and cun afford to seli at
reasonable pi ices.
Alienin'*, Sept., ID, 1882.
POPULAR LECTURES.
-by-
sunflower SAMUELS
New Advertisements.
Inr Fall Millinery!
ton.
“I have heard u great deal abaut “Jow- j
era' Improved Cotton,” now tell
about it.”
PE11SOXAL PAUAOUAPII*.
Hon. Clifford Anderson is in attend-|
unce upon conn.
Jolly Geo. Collier, of Macon, wns in t
Fall Millinery,
r in purclmsc mhiii-i hiiiy J
Kaahloimhlf in
HATS,
NECKWEAR
JEWELRY,
Will flu.i it In th.ir sil*sntago in t'LMiirir tor
■lock :it tn fail, .lay.
STORK AT IIKit 01,1) STAND,
JACKSON STREET,
OPI'OSITK THE PUBLIC SQUARE.
0PERA_H0USE.
ONE NIGHT ONLY.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 16.
Engagement Extraordinary of the Beauti
ful and Accomplished English
Actress,
Claire Scott,
Nil|»|»orled by the talented young
Actor,
S. H. COBURN-,
and a raretully selected Dramatic Com
pany fromull the leading Theatres, North
and West. Monduy night, October 16th,
1882, will be presented for the find time
in this country the celebrated Drama
from the pen of Alexander Diiiuhn, enti
tled.
The Nobbiest line of Clothing nt
.1. Wnxclbniim A Co'*.
Call and nee onr School Suit*.
The largest and bent stock ever in
Southwest. floorgia.
J. Waxki.iiabm A Co.
A few Spring Itoltoni I’ants left.
Call before they are sold.
J. Waxkumcm A Co.
For Nobby Stylcn aud Low tig-
tires call on .1. Waxelhnum A
Co'*.
Axininister and liody Brussel
Carpet* just opened at .1. Waxel-
haiiin A Co.
ft is die economical man who sncceoil*
in life amt is happy. His wife always wear*
g ooil clothes, and his children always
ave plenty of syrup on their bread. He
is not worried to death by duns, and he
don't have tn sneak up a back alley in
order tn avoid the wan he owes. By an
economical man I don’t menn a stingy
man, for there's a big difference between
economy and stinginess. Yonr stingy
man don't enjoy anything, not even his
breath, for bo's afraid to draw a fall
breath for fear he won’t have enough to
laat the day ont.
Economy means tn bny the best at the
lowest prices, and that is tbe reason why
all economical people bny their furnltare
of D. B. Hill, for they know that bis fnr-
nituro is well end neatly made, durable
and handsome, and sold at priees as low
as good fiirniluro can be sold for. They
know that be keeps a largo stock
and Hint they enn make a good nolee-
• lou. get what they want, und there is
' more in that than you limy tldak, for
when yon lmy something yon do not
, wsnt yon nre never sstislled with it.
There is another thing your economi
es! man does—he always buys as uisuy
things ns possible at one store, knowing
Hist when be rnns op n good bill he can
always get a good reduction, nnd that is
i another reason why ho Imys at Hill's
: Furniture Store, fortbereheran not only
: tind nil kinds of fnrmture, hut he can
buy dishes, crockery, lamps, silver nnd
plated ware, curtains, cutlery, and in fact
almost anything to set np housekeeping.
Your economical man knows all.tbis and
don't fool nwny his timo and money by
runni ng all over town after things that
he can purohase at one place, and he
knows that Hill is always abend to good
customers.
Finally and in conclusion, my hcarora,
I can say that true economy consists iu
buying your furniture nnd housekeeping
goods nt D. B. Hill’s Furniture Store,
which you will lind on Cotton Avenuo,
in Atnoricus.
CANDIES
FINK STOCK
MSS & HARWELL’S
FORSYTH STREET
[Now is tho time for Sowing
Bye and Barley!
FOR WINTER GRAZING.
Wo liavo on hand tho gennine
Dooly County Seed.
GLOVER A PERRY.
Amoncus, Sept. 2U-tf
IKMifiL
-THE CASH MERCHANTS,^
LAMA It ST., AMERICUS, UA„
HAVE ON HAND A COMPLETE STOCK
m PRINCESS OF BAGDAD,
to he preceded by a very
Laughable Farce! j
Prices as usual. Reserved sheet list '
now open nt Mrs. Eluiu's. A handsome t
, ..........~ r . - , ulcllolll . souvenir will he presented to ouch lady !
"Wen. Shout eight years ago I K»t a | j „ Dl , b| h , ,, , ml | auending the perfonnance.
bushei o. Dixon s improved cotton sesd, , villlll , il)ilin( , Rt J,., „ j A. I
Wc carry a line ol Silk*, Satin*,
Velvet* mid I’liishcs, equal to any 1 CHAMPAONE,
house in llcorgi'i. Call and see
them.
J.IVaxki.bai’x A Co.
AVI ATT A Sit FAMILY
\ GROCERIES!!
PUREST AND BEST
INKS AND LIQUOR^
(1INOEK ALE AND
SPARKLING CIDER.
»‘ll j town on Tuesday selling good*.
Miss Xeppie Bak* r, a most entertain- |
I paid *5 a bushel lor each. I ? * sUin « lhe P** 1 Rochester.
M»P<1 And nUnto.1 Y * returned home last Wednesday
voted wife. None knew her but to love ! and also a bushel of improved seed from |f inton'r,
and adriJire. Of this marriage two child- Schumpert, Picket A King, in Americus, j
ren were born, Willie and Mamie. The j but I cannot remember whose seed >t i ^ ^'^Fa 1 * been
former died two years ago. Thus a des- j wa
olste hearthstone is left to the bereaved i mixed the seed and planted them, and go 1
husband and little orphan. Mr*. Green j superior cotton. I then took a notion that 'V* , ^ Ht?r friends
breathed her lost in the triumph of chris-; if stock could be improved hv inbreed- w hear »>f her retuni.
tianity. To the sorrowing husband, on : ing tho best, cotton could also he ini-
his irreparable los*, and the motherless proved in the same way. So I selected
little one, we tender onr heartfelt condo
lence. A Fkikni*.
( Olll U.V K BIIOWX,
Managers.
i seed from the largest and best developed
bolls and planted them. I did this yearly.
—I>on‘t fail to try a sock of the Law-
rencehnrg Patent Flour at Evans A Har
well ,.
Free. .Free. Free. Free.
HOT LUNCH! j
AT TIIK
Barlow House Saloon,
EVERY MORNING. FROM 10
TO 11:30 O'CLOCK.
! The* Nobbiest Boya’, Youths’
: and Gents’ Hals at *1. Waxelhaum
I A Co’*.
I.udie*’ and Dent*’ Furnishing |
flood*, tlie Jinnit Styles, enn al- '
way* l>e found at .1. Waxelliauin
A (Jo’s.
Country .Merchant*’ anil large ,
Planter*’ Supplies at Macon and
Atlanta. Jobbing Prices.
J. Waxki.hacm A Co.
The largest line of I)ry (foods
with Trimmings, to found at J.
Waxclbnmn A C«’s.
c
Frash assortment of
ONIVJIOTZOJff
AND
s
BEST BRANDS OF
TOBACCO AND CIGARS
Wc pay rash for sll onr gi»«ls and can
offer you
AN INDUCEMENT!:-
Onll sand Bse Ua,