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Established 1879. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1884.
Americus Recorder.
PURLI8BK0 BY
ozizissxnm.
■W. Xj
OFFICE COTTON AVENUE,
PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS CARDS
\ LA ifyeus.
CAPITAL PRIZE, $150,000.
“ We do hereby certify that tee
the arrangement* for all the Mo.
Semi-Annual Drawings of The Louisiana
State Lottery Company,and in person man
age and control me Drawings themselves,
and that the same are conducted with hon-
Xi. H. CARTER,
A r T OllXEY A T L A IF,
Ga,
Americus, Sumter County, : : :
Qfflep, oM Pint National Bank.
Prompt altcntiit) siren to nil l>UBtne*d;entra«Ud.
Collectier.4 a specialty and prompt attention
rnanntcfd. dec28tf
C. R. McCKORY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
JsLLAVILLE, OA.
TERMS—All claima from 880 c
from 8 iO to 8500, ton P'*r cont.
percent. Nt "*■" *
under, #3:
_ , 851-0, sever
larges union* collections are made,
DOCTORS.
Dr. 0. B. RAINES,
SURGEON AND PHYSICIAN
Jfters his pro'esHlonnl services, with an experi
ence ol 20 rears, to tho people of Americus and
vicinitv. Office over Ditrfs «J* Calln way's Store. Rer
.dence at corner of Jackson and Church streets,
Culls will »«*cdro prenipt ntteutlon. lanStbl
DR. C. A. BROOKS,
AMERICUS, GA.
Dr. D. P. HOLLOWAY,
DENTIST,
AMERICUS, GA.
Work equal to the best Cash rntc* as 1
htlowest. Try him at- bo convinced. Office
aver Davenport A: Sou’s di Jjr store. aprtOtf
MISCJEL LANEO US.
Nell PloKett,
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER,
TALBOTTON, .... GEORGIA
Will do Plastering, Brickwork and Housework
Calsomine a socially. Repairing dons. Ordors
l romntly attended to. oct9tf
Jowers’ Improved Cotton Seed
From which has boon rondo
50 BALES ON 20 ACRES,
Can bo procured at
J. f. Harris & Co.’s Hardware SI
. AMERICUS, GA.
marcblCtf
Edward J. Mt'ior.
0, Horace McCall.
Monumental Marble Works,
UILLL'RA Mct'ALL, Proprietors,
Southwest Corner of the Publio Square,
AMERICUS, GA.
Monuments, Tombs, Etc., Etc.
of tbe best Italian and American Marble,
on I
octly
A. A. Battle’s $3.00 Hen’s Shoes.
Ilf"A Guarantee fr»m the Ma nitrite. Hirer. ae%
1 ctaim that these tboes nro made of the” best
leather that can t-e produce d. Thera is n<> shoildy
in them; they will wear equal to ••yesrtom made
Hlnx* that would cost y> n five doUans. I do a large
business buy aud sdl f«* cavh, andth n-toralam
enabled to defy compctiiion. 1 bare taken this
method 01 introducing thta Shoe hecauso there is
a dema d for an honest Shoe »t a tow rriea war-
i anted by the mannbetmer. I claim these Shoes
to be stitched with tbe beat o* silk, and tbe but
ton* are reived on with the b at of Barbour a
thr ad, which is Imported f«om Hcotland. Tbeaa
shoes are undo on the latest Improved la*ts, ami
you will Und them an e-sy fit, niter you hare tred
one pair you will wear none that is notsiampc-*.
on the bottom “A. A. Battle's #3,00 eboe." Ex-
dus vc .ale in Ameri-ma at tne BARGAIN
STORE of 8. M. COHEN, Colton Ave. ma8m3
esty, fairness, and in good faith toward aU
parties, and we authorise the Company to
use this certificate, with facsimile* of our
signatures attached, in its advertisements/
Louisiana Mate Lottery Company
Incorporated t*i 1868 for 25 t ears by
ture for Educational and Charitable pun
with a capital of #1,000,000—to which n r
fund of over #550,000 bos since been added.
By an overwhelming popular vote its fra
wns made a part of the piescnt State Constitution
adopted December 2d, A. D., 1879.
Its Grand Single Number Drawings
illtake place morthly. II neotr tcalu or pott-
ponet. Look at the following Distribution:
109th Grand Monthly
Axi-tub
Extraordinary Semi-Annual Drawing
* a the Academy of Music, New Or
leans, Tuesday, June 17, '84.
Under the personal supervision and manage
ment of
_•«* G. T. Banreyard, of Louisiana, and
Gen, Jubal A. Marly, of Virginia.
CAPITAL PRIZE, $100,000.
Not Ice—Tickets are Ten Do!
ate only. Halree, #5. Fifths, 89,
'em ha, fl.
list or rr.izrs.
1 CAPITAL PRIZE OF
1 GRAND PRIZE OF
1 GRAND PRIZE OF
2 LARGE PRIZES OF
10. 00.. 20,0 0
5,000.. 20,000
1,0).. 20.0U0
APPROXIMATION PBUSS.
25, 0
300.. so,one
200.. 40,000
100.. 60.0011
50.. 60.000
100'Approximation Prize* ol #200.... #20,000
100
75....
2,279 Prizes, amounting to #522,500
Application for rates to clubs should be made
only to the office of the Company In New Orleans.
ror furthew Information write clearly, giving
full address. Mako P. O. Money Orders payable
and address Registered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
New Orleane, La.
POSTAL NOTES and ordinary letters hy
’all or Expr>M (all sums of 8S and upward by
xpres« at oar expense) to
M. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleane. La,
or M. A. DAUPHIN,
007 Seventh »*., Washington, D.;p
A NEW HAT
FOR
THE PICNIC.
Mrs. ELAM
WOULD INFORM THE LADIES THAT
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r«eto*«t two ami • half
wing In twenty d»ya, and
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tomtst twenty dayi, and
wmdaUnr Lumber In Am ericas u fow as the
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A FULL AH -ORTIIBNT OF
A WILLOW TREE FARM*
SOMETHING THAT BEATS ▲ C01
AND COEN CROP.
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AND TUE
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Macon Telegraph and Meue&ger
Mr. I. 0. Plant, the well-known
banker, has solved the problem
of utilizing tbe swamp lands be
low Macon. Many have tried the
experiment of raising corn, ootton
oats, etc., and found it very uncer
tain. The overflow from tbe river
often ruined the crops and lost the
planters many a dollar. The land
is rich and grows everything; bnt
unless leeves are built—and these
are expensive—no calculations can
be mado as to the result.
But Mr. Plant is now indifferent
as to freshets. His swamp farm
about two miles from town, is sur
rounded and protected by a stron g
levee, and is in every respect a
model farm but if tbla levee should
break and tbe water remain on the
land for months, he will now have
better results from the willow trees
he has planted than it the levee re
mained intact and he gathered a
full crop of cotton and coin.
He has now a willow farm, tho
only one in tbe South. Think
of twenty-eight acres planted in
willow trees! And yet these wil
lows brim; him $200 to the acre
tho second year, $300 the third
year, $400 the fourth year and so
bn. And this too without putting
plow or boe to the ground.
Abont two years ago Mr. Plant
was In Hartford, Conn , and saw
a lot of willows growing around
the dykes of tbe Colt’s pistol
factory. They were imported by
Colonel Colt from Switzerland
about tho time several Swiss colo
nics came over to settle.Mr. Plant
took quite a fancy to the willows
and seeing how well they grew
on land subject to overflows, knew
at once that they would thrive well
on his swamp lands near Macon.
Ho secured 15,000 cuttings from
Colonei Colt, and they were
brought out and planted about
eighteen monthB ago. The plants
rew rapidly and soon convinced
"r. Plant that ho was right in bis
right in his conjectures ns to the
willow doing well on his swamp
land.
About a year ago bo planted 15,-
000 more cuttings, from which he
took and planted 80,000, cuttings
about five weeks ago on eleven
acres of land.
During the last freshet, about
two wcoks ago, Mr. Plant beard of
ship load of willows arriving
in New York. He telegraphed at
once for a large lot and they nr
rived just about tbe time the water
subsided and left tho ground in a
muddy condition. Employing
large force of negro women and
boys he bad tbese things assort
cd out and proceeded to put them
in the ground. With a largo force
of negro boys be laid out seventeen
acres of ground in rows five feet
apart. With a stick, holes twelve
inches deep wore made arid the
boys dropped in the cuttings at a
lively rate, wading through the
mud and water. Tbe ground was
in excellent condition, and put of
28,000 cutiings only a few failed
to take root and began to grow at
onoe. Thus be has a total of 310,-
000 willow trees on bis twenty
oigbt acres, and with corn and
castor beans planted bctvrcen the
rows.
A visit to this novel farm yes-
terday afternoon showed the trees
to be growing finely. Those sot
out eighteen months ago are from
five to eight feet high; tboso set
out twelve months ago three to
four feet high; and those set oat
a few weeks ago arc growing rapid
ly sad will be ready to cut in
two years. The first cut of the
crop will bo mado next October.
Now as to what tbe willows will
bring. These cuttings will pro
duce a ton to the acre for the sec-
ond year, and tbla will be increas
ed year after year. Each cutting
produces from six to eight upright
switches like grass from seven to
nine feot high, without any twigs
or branches, doubling in quantity
and increasing in height from year
to year without replanting.
When properly stripped and
prepared for market, these willow
branches readily command from
$180 to $200 per ton, or from 9 to
10 cents per pound at the North or
West.
It will be seen by this figuring
that at tbe end of "two years Mr.
Plant's twenty-eight acres will
briag him in $5,600, with no ex
pense save the stripping and bal
ing. In four years Ibis amount is
doubled.
Tbe stripping it a very simpla
process. For a timo it was it puzzle
to Mr. Plant, b :t while on ono
bis trips to New York, ho went in.
to ono of tbe largest willowwaro
establishments to look around,and
whilo there a shipment of willow
brnnehes came in from tho West.
The willows were white as snow
and altogether a fine lot. He ask
ed where they woro grown, and
was told in the West. To find
ont how the willows were cleaned
Mr. Plant very quietly mado
trip of four hundred miles. He
went to a grower of willows and
found him using a very slow con
trivance. After looking at it
awhile, Mr. Plant soon saw that he
could Improve upon the method
and asking permission of tho wil
low tree farmer, pulled off his coat
and in a short while had a machine
that took i he bark oil at once. Tbe
farmer was delighted, and alter
Mr. Plant retured home tho farmer
patented the machine and sent one
to Mr. Plant.
Tho willows are pulled through
this little machine and the bark
and leaves are stripped off clean.
Tbe willows are then plunged into
a vat or trough of water and taken
up immediately by a boy or girl
wearing heavy woolen gloves. The
willow switch is pulled through
tbe hand, laid aside, and is then
ready for baling. The ends aro
alternated and pressed in compact
bundles, and aro then ready for
market. Tho cost of shipping and
preparing Iocs notcxcced five dol
lars per ton.
On one of his trips to New York.
Mr. Plant mentioned his willow
farm to a leading willowwnre
manufacturer, and was made an
offer in writing for all ho could
erow in ton years at $180 per ton.
Recently a drummer for a willow
ware house happened to see some
of the willow switches grown on
Mr. Plant's place. He wrote to his
house concerning them, aod in four
days Mr. Plnnt received an offer
for his entire crop at $200 a ton.
Now while this land is made so
valuable by a tree that requires no
cultivation whatever, making a sure
orop every year, there is still
ample room on tho same land for
a crop of corn which is planted
between the rows. But Mr. Plant
grows something still more valua
ble than corn. Tie is planting the
castor bean, from which castor oil
is made. Ho plants the dwarf va
riety, which has tho same yield
as the taller species. For the
beans he gets from tbreo to four
dollars per bushel in Macon,
The willow farm is something
new in the South. Its Introduo-
tion by Mr. Plant only proves tbat
we can grow anything, and that
diversified farming is ths kind of
farming tbat pays. Those who
prefer cotton and corn can con
tinue with them and run tbo chan
ces of floods and droughts; and
those who depart from the old
ways and find that this good land
of our is productive of other and
more valuable crops, will be sure
of a rich reward if they start right
Stnrtiog right is the secret of suc
cess. Mr. Plant set out his first
15,000 willow onttings and was
content to wait until they reached
a size to draw from, lathe mean
time be was busy with other crop*.
His oats, and barley and wheat
made the land pay while waiting.
It would bo well for our young
furmers to look more after divers!
fled farming, but they should start
right if they decide to make n birnk
from tbe old crops.
In-ait fiv
Tlu
fanni
ng, - I.
A cavern has been discovered on
tbe farm of Mr. David Smith, near
Piedmont, W. Vn., which promises
to rival in extent and beauty the
famous Iiuray Cavern, in Old
Virginia. The discovery was made
through the caving of soil loosened
by receut rains. The cavern has
been explored for upward of a mile
in one direction and three-fourths
of a mile in another without reach
ing its limits at either end. There
Is much magnificent underground
scenery, ono chamber being 90 feet
high, tbe vaulted roof being sup
ported by finely proportioned col
umns. Furtberjcxplorations will be
made at'oace.
Thomas O. Appleton, who lately
died in Boston, was full of pleas
ing humor, of genial good-fellow
ship, and his conversation was bril
liant with entertaining wit and
knowledge. He is said once to have
advertised a horse for sale “lor no
other reason than that bis owner
wishes to leave Boston.” It seems
that the horse steadfastly refused
to go over a bridge, and it was im-
lossible in those days to get ont of
loston without orossingja bridge—
which statement, however, was not
made in tbe advertisement
JOLLY JOUfiPBEETlLLE.
JoknpbeevIlle, May 19 Ruin
much needed, tried very hard t.i
rain this evening but cloud went
below about Weston. Fine rain at
and above Lumpkin last week. We
look for ours to-morrow.
The little cotton is getting up
and dusting. Wo could report
Spann’s, bnt aB so tew peoplo be
lieve what an editor.or any one
else that bas anything to do with a
newspaper, we will allow some one
else the privilege of reporting tin:
flrst. Owing to the dry weather
general green has about decidei! to
give it up and turn tbe fields over
to Messrs. Soovil, but says he will
return some time in June if we
hrvo plenty of rain.
It will soon lie tbo first of June
and (wo-thirds of the corn in ilie
country is not knee high but hss u
good color and wants to grow i< it M 1 -
would rain. The oats are also -nl- tliiiro
fering, hut aro doing much better • '
than we thought they could with- r«-i,*ii%.
out rata so long. They are lmv Mr.
but tbo beads are very good. The cum a
only trouble, if it don’t rain, will be "nitshl
to tie them up; many of them will -’o'lnti
be hauled up louse to feed oji.
Good many will finish chopping
cotton this week, while many have
hardly commenced. Few cot'on
lioe on band.
We took a trip last week in the
interest of our railroad; good sin -
cess. Tbe money la now in Mu-
bands of the treasurer. We have
ordered our engine, passenger
coaches and freight cars, they wiil
all be made to order. We wii.
grade our road as soon as we get
through with our crops, and will
commence operations tbe 1st ot
September. So look out for ihvj
whistle when thejengine blows.
There wilt be a big Sun-lav
sobool celebration at Sardis iim;
Saturday, everybody invited wi'-li
full baskets. There will be an cut- 1
ing match between—wo won’t “n
who, but wo wiil bet on John T
We will try and be on band ami
see what the peoplethlnk of the lie
COBDER.
Mrs. Mayor is visiting friends ami
relatives in Webster oounty this:
week.
Mr. Kimbrough, since our la-',
hat had another attack but is im
proving.
Miss Jeannie Hester is visiting j
in Dawsou this week.
Miss Ida Hester came up Sun j
day and wiil spend tbe week m |
here.
Dr. N. C. Alston, sr.,spent to-cia)
in the Ville.
Mr*. N. 0. Saville will leave for
Dawson this week,tospcad sever-1
days with her children, while tin-
Mayor will visit tho farm.
Would like to see N. J. B. in the
Villc. Mayor.
nl -Hli-tln.-lorv to all
in-l.-l tanner-. I
Hit- <-ruj. pru.-pect fur corn, cut-
ton and frn.t in this enurin' is .-im
ply spiemli.l Hi
reasonable n
know that I have not seen y nmg
eot'.-n so premising -.;i old lands
in li-n years, ami Iim farms are gen*
. ruht :n , omliiiun, day labor
seem- to i-e f'i 11 v up to' he demand
ami -vl i.i.sor.ab'o vug.-, which,
nilli llie exlraoniin.-t;;, favorable
weather, enabled farmers to put
!in-:i erops in a satisfactory cumii-
-ioii, chopping e.itioii is nearly
-ver, ami tin; fields left measurably
•loan I-'ruii Iters, especially
-ill lie-.'lie la illy loaded down wit'll
i'lit., the early varieties
evidences of ripening,
i eiops along tlie railroad
iml full of young fruit,
ok spi iirlit !v and eneour-
Mi
formerly of
untv, but recently of A Ilia ly,
< spending some time with
i-s and fi b-mis in lids eounty.
T I’. K inline and II. 1, linik-
re favorably spoken of as
lepi
Legislature. Mr. lfalk-
eoiii is highly favorable to the
Moel, law and taxing dogs. With
a -fork law ami a dog law for tho
State, and i im-ditieatioii oi the
t-irid for Um in.tion, oar guvern-
in nt.s woui-l be materially improv-
• determined to vote fur
Congress, who does not
lified tariff for the bene-
isses. QUITMAN.
d. I In
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horse t lull.
nf Ci
.riullto
IS ..III,
Absolutely Pure.
FBOH IIATCIIER STATION.
icnra
Hatches Station, May 20.—Tm-
picnic season is now in full bls-t
and no enjoys it tnoro than this de
ponent, more especially tbe culi
nary features. Tho Suuday school
at Georgetown enjoyed a grand s ml
gala day on Friday last. It w«- n
oomplete success in every featun
The city of Enfsu<a will soon i-11-
joy the pleasures of Artesian whm r,
as their well will will soon lie fin
ished.
Mr. B. B. Davit, of Eufsula. Is
collecting quite an array of geoiog
leal curiosities, also in mhi-nd
otogy, tho product of Barhmr
ocunty, Ala. His specimens • (in
sist* of some very large hob jw
sand rocks or geodes,some as luge
as a half bushel, various kind - ot
clays, iron ores, Chalybeate w.s', r,
Ochres, which mixed with tnip- u
tine make a splendid perms m m
paint, with many other cnrioaiii- -.
which, until recently were unknown
to exist in Barbour county. T i.- \
are to bo lent to tbe museum ut |
Birmingham, Ala., forexaminm on
and exhibition. He alto lias some
specimens from our county, a1*u ol
Olay county, Ga.
l ure fur I’vrry l orni
Hlsin ami lllaotf Hlornsp, from
Pimple* in M'rntulu.
T',"’.'
WORE WONDERFUL YET.
beauty:
btail-t, abtl 'tain BietuUha*.
• lupiwsl.