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A.mericus Recorder.
"TEt, laEimlR. Editor.
Official Organ of City •( Americus.
Official Organ it Homier County.
Official Organ or Webster Count;.
SUNDAY. MARCH ‘AN, 1**6.
A IMSGRl'NTLEI) DYHI'Kl’TIC,
In the Dayton (O.) Journal lias
appeared a aeries of letters, by one
L. W. J., purporting to give an
account of the Ohio Farmers’ Ex
cursion to Georgia, in which the
writer finds fault with pretty much
every thing be saw and seeks to
discourage the farmers of Ohio
from emigrating to the South.
Before proceeding to dUouss
some of the statements made by
this writer, it may be well to give
a description of him, that our read
ers may know what manner of man
he is and thereby be the better able
to judge the animus of bis writings
His name is L. W. Jordon, a su
perannuated school teaober, tall
lank and lean, with dyspepsia writ
ten in every feature of his face and
fold of his olotlies. Under pretence
of being Connected with the Dayton
Journal be was furnished with u
tree ticket from Dayton to Atlanta,
At the request of Dr. Kstabrook,
who represented him as poor and
needy, we paid his fare from At
lanta to Americus, not only once
but twice, and we are informed
that Col. Livingston also paid his
fare, from which it will be seen
that he has a sharp eye for the
main chance. We met him at the
train and took him bom* with us
and took care of him during his
stay in Americus, and in return
for our courtesy he pays us the fol
lowing compliment:
A merle in ami adjnoeut country was
lauiled as the garden spot of Georgia, and
aperfeot paradise for the half-frozen Ohio
farmer. The citizens of the plaoe sent
Major Glessn*', editor of the Americus
Kwordkr, to Dayton before the excur
sion left to represent the locality and in
duoe the excursionists to visit the place.
He delivered aoveral lecturea in vnrions
localities, picturing in vivid colors the
unsurpassed advantages, the fertility of
the soil, climate, marketn. hoepitalityand
intelligence of the people of Houthwest
Georgia in general, and Americus in pnr-
lioular. Early vegetables, such aa lettuce,
radishes, etc., wt expected would give
relish to onr Ohio appetites, with the gen
ial sunshine and health-inspiring atmos
phere, to send onr oold Northern blood
flowing through the arteries at acceler
ated speed bringing the glow of early
youth to our oheoka—in fact, to fluii the
"fountain of peipetual youth." Home of
the boys found the fountain, bnt the
youth, and the garden vegetables remain
nndisooversd even to this day. A case of
the “ideal exceeding the real." Yet.
omnia bona bona."
Mr. Jordan then proceeds to give
an aooouot of the reception of the
exoaraienUts at Amerions, describ
ing himself and a “yaller dog” as
bringing up the rear of the proces
sion, which would have been very
appropriate if it had been true; but
in faot L. W. J. was at that moment
studying the soil and climate ol
Georgia with hie seat in a chair and
hie feet on the register in the Mark
ham House at Atlanta; and there,
in faot, he picked up the most ol
his aetonishipg knowledge of Geor
gia. The excursion arrived in
Amorioui on Saturday noon, and
L. W. J. arrived on Sunday night,
Monday morning he went out with
the excursion on the A. P. A L.
road, returning in the evening, ana
early next morning left for Atlanta.
In hie description of the dinner
lieve that the writer’s imagination
is more truthful than bis so-called
facts, for the majority of the coun
try through which this road passes
is as level and ss fertile as his the harness, and Of eon
boasted Miami Valley, and in this J very poor plowing. He i«
Our pedagogical farmer then pro
ceeds to discuss our methods ol
farming, hut at the outset gets the
lines in tin 1 place of the traces on
does
at on
same Miami Valley we can show statistics
him as many hills and as poor land
as he can find in Georgia.
In his account of the dinner at
Kicbland he was probably so busy
iu devouring what he probably sup
posed was an Ohio chicken that be
forgot to mention the speech of
Kev. I.onganecker, of his city, who
stated that so far from misrepre
senting the country and people of
Southwest Georgia, Mr. Glessner
had’so far kept within the bounds
of truth that the excursionists were
Agreeably disappointed. It may
be, though, that ministers of the
gospel in Ohio aie given to making
wbat|L. W. J. cnlls“taffy speeches,”
and this did not mean anything.
Our Ohio school teacher, who so
sedulously studied the soil of Geor
gia in the office ef the Markham
House at Atlanta, discourses
learnedly of the gclogical formation
of the State and arrives at the con
elusion that the soil of Georgia is
but two inches deep, and this is
the manner in which this geological
farmer arrived at liis conclusion:
Many Ohio lurraeis were not only ear
prised at the color, hut the shallow depth
ol the aoil. The dark rail, lixht red, Bail
Aery red olays cropping out everywhere
appeared odd. but to see a field plowed
up ready for plant.oy. ttio soil being hut
a few inches in depth, was in the nature
big surprise. Occasionally the plow,
through a mistake, lied euteied the
ground an inch deeper than intended,
and the red (day was turned up and
glistened iu the sunlight. Of course the
depth of the soil was easily determined,
even by a novice in agiiculture. To
measure from the suriuce to the hard red
elny iu the hnUmn of the furiow told the
depth of the eoil propor. and generally
proved to he two n.- two aud one halt in
ches. tVhat the depth was at the time of
the discovery ol the country I have no
menus of lorming ajust conclusion, hut
I do know that now, as far as I have been
over the State, and the information de
rived from othors of the Ohio farmers, us
well as admissions of farmers in the lo
calities we visited, the present soil proper
general wilt fall below rather than
above what 1 have stated. Of this fact
there is universal agreement between the
Ohio people and tbo oitizc'iaof the Slate.
s question. “Why do you not plow
deeper?" wm asked a thousand times.
The answer ninety-nino limes in a hun
dred was “Wo can mine no crop if we do."
'ft won’t do." “You will kill the ground."
Those answers came re dily and with
emphasis, as if the subjeot was uninter
esting unil rxhnnsted long r-go. “Did
you ever try breaking up your land six
or eignt inches iu depth, turniug down
your corn and cotton stalks, and what
ever grass or weeds are on the surface?''
No. they had never tried it, hut “knew
it wonld not do."
Of courae this is conclusive to
this scholastic farmer, nothing
could be more so; but we will ven
ture to say that he never stepped
into a plowed field while he was in
Ueorgia—we know he did not while
he was in this section of lbs State,
for nothing but a call to dinner was
sufficient to eutice him from a com
lortable seat. Had his energy been
as great as his imagination he could
have found furrows where he could
have gooe down eight inobes, al
though we admit that our fanners
as a general thing plow as shallow
as did the tarmers of the Miami
Valley twenty five years ago, and
think as Ohio farmers did years
ago that deep plowing will kill the
ground. We know whereof we
speak, for we were farming in Ohio
when our erudite friend was proba-
Cayenne Pepper
Comes from the neighborhood of
Cayenne, in British Guiana. It is
a stimulant without being in any
respect a strengthened Some medi
cines have a good deal of Cayenne
pepper in them in connection with
other articles, and the folks who
take them think they are receiving
that nine busuels to the acre is all , „ ....
strength while t-liev are reailv being
the corn that can ho raised on j 0; ,| y atimulated. The effect of the
Georgia soil. stimulus is soon over, und then the
As tbs best corn region in in the north-j patient feels worse than before
ern part of the State, the average of the Brown's Iron Bitters is free from
middle and southern will fall even below Cayenne pepper, and contains tl e
that. Yet the exoursionists were frequent
ly told, with apparent sincerity ol truth,
conclusively proves
given by the people of Americus
to the exoursioniels, this veraoious j,ly storing his mind with geologi-
wnter, who at the time was in At- ca | information preparatory to in-
lanta, «»)'« a member of the party stilling knowledge into the juvenile
recognized in the constituents of mind by means of a hickory switoh.
the meal the products ol Ohio; ^ n j here we want to remark that
which of course is to be taken as a 1 r j 0 h a9 are the lands of the Miami
very fine piece of humor from a Valley, and we do not deny their
man whose stomach, to Judge by fertility, they will not to-day with
hie appearance, hail been so long m,, same methods of cultivation
unacquainted with the products of produce as much as the shallow soil
aay Bute that it wojjld require an 0 f Southwest Georgia. We admit
introduction to the most commou that our methods of agriculture are
article ot food. crude, but so far from proving that
This veracious chronicler then our io jj ; a po 0r) they are but an
proceeds to give aa account of the evidence of its richness and lasting
excursion on the A. P. A L. road, qualities, for If we can by these
Md eajfl of the country: crude methods produce more than
r r lhe “0-called richer soil, of the
settled and is muoh broken. The bills ..... ,
moot high bet numerous, great gull,™. Nonh . “ "“P 1 * P rove " «>*» the
farrowing their sides ami exposing the product would be much greater
everlasting red clay euheoil. Then, again, with improved methods. Twenty-
the day is yellow, with grey, faded toil five year# ago the eoil of Ohio was
dahTr^^nr^, T"* f P™ « compared with what
gUh erMka, ponds, iwnip*. canebrAke*, ... , , . ,
scrabpiess sandwiched between tbs hills. 11 '* n0W ' » nd “ >«»• only been
pnawtnthir an uninviting picture to a brought up to its present standard
fcmer from the Miami Valle/. by the moat careful cultivation and
From which w# arc lad to be- * heavy and continuous fartiliaatlon.
that 100 bunhel* were frequently raised
upon one acre, especially near Americas,
“the garden spot of the Htnte."
We can prove our sincerity by
the affidavits of men who measured
the ground and the corr. in a con
test for premiums. We never gave
100 bushelsas the average, however,
or what, was frequently raised, for
even the rich lands of Ohio fio not
frequently raise that amount, in
fact, in the Northern portion of
Ohio the farmers for the past two
years have not been able to raise
corn enough to feed their stock and
have had to ship it in. Georgia
bus never known such a failure as
that.
Our investigating friend also in
quired into the prices of products
while he was holding down a chair
in the Mxrkhan House, and as the
result of his inquiries tells us:
On pricing at these country stored 1
find bacon is Hold for nine cents a pound
cash, hat if you want trust till the crop
is gathered it is eighteen centH, Ho on
through the list.
As bacon has been selling in this
market lor the past year at six
cents, and is selling at that price
now, it will readily be seen how
thorough were his investigations
and how reliable are his statistics.
To Hum up the condition of the soil,
modes of cultivation anil the prospects of
the agriculturist is deplorable, especially
in the Houtlieru and middle parts of the
State.
To prove this statement he brings
forward a Kansas gentleman whom
he met on the cars who put it this
way:
"I freight four years t > keep this coun
try is the UuioD, but after seeing the
country now, I just find cut wliat a great
fool I was. If Georgia, with her sand
d red clay and scrub pines, her ‘Dig
gers and poor while trash, 1 aud the other
larger part of the population (the land
sharks) will get upon their ears and go
out of this Union, 1 shall swing my hut,
jive three cheers, and say God speed the
Empiie State ot the South,'for she is uot
worth tho keeping."
Wc bavo heard of this same Kan
sas gentleman, who turns out to be
Kansas land agent and slipped
himself into the excursion for tho
purpose of prejudicing the excur
sionists against the South, with the
hope of selling them lands in Kan
sas. And we wilt venture the as
sertion that ncithoi tiie Kansas gen
tleman nor L. W. Jordan ever shed
drop of olood or smelled power
in their efforts to keep Georgia in
the Union, for a man who would
give utterance to such a sentiment
or endorse it has not enough patrio
tism in him to ever enlist in his
country's defenco.
In ail ol Mr. Jordan's letters
there is displayed three things
which account for their lone—con
stitutional laziness, a bilious con
dition of the stomach, aud political
prejudice. From our personal
knowledge of him during the ex
cursion wo know that he did noth
ing but growl and grumble, made
no effort to informhimself as to the
condition ot the country, and treat
ed courtesy as if he had always
been a stranger to it. He promised
to send us copies of the papers
containing his letters descriptive
of the excursion, but never did
so, and this is the only redeem
ing teature we can see him, as
it shows that he is yet susceptible
to a feeling of shame. We pro-
' Wt .Still'Livr
STIilSfIS (IF fflllil! il l UK.
*
best tonics, together with the only i While absent buying our Spring (iooils the IHi'gtiiii Mail
reliable preparation of iron known j
to medical science. The druggists j received the RECORDER in which lie noticed the many new ad-
all sell it. ..........
— . , vertisements of’our competitors, ottering bargains lieretoloje tm-
A Macon four-year old calls a
circus clown a dude. It is strange : told. Well, we are glad to slate to our patrons and the puli-
how apt children are, sometimes, to i . , ,
classify people as nature intended j lie in general that our four weeks absence iu the esteiu anil
them to c *° > e . ! j^tem markets have been remarkable, both for the buying ol
an immense stock and for the prices they were bought at.
Hard times are reigning supreme all over the country, and
the seeker of goods for Cash, in job lots and auction is well re
warded. Never before have we met with such anxiety on the
part of wholesale and others that wanted to “sell out,” to sell
their goods, and knowing the weakness ol our customers, who
want goods at bargain prices, we invested largely and have
purchased one of the largest Stock of goods suitable for Spring
and Summer wear ever brought to Americus.
When wc state that we can afford and will sell good calico
and good lawn at 3c per yard, and have a good profit left it will
Personal.
Judge T. J. Simmons, of the
Macon circuit, Col. L. F. Livings
ton, President Georgia State Agri
cultural Society. Hon. F. S. John
son, Mayor pro tem of Macon, Col.
Lee Feagin, of Houston coun'v,
and a large number ot the best cit
izens of the state, endorse Hall’s
Georgia Chill Kenedy as a certain
cure. Sold in Americus by Dr, E.
J. Eldridge and Davenport A Bro.
Sixty military companies are
booked lor the Chatham Artillery
encampment in May, and many
more are expected.
Advice to Mothers
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
should always lie used lor children
teething. It soothes the child, soft-; - idea 0 f “lu.w we purchased.” Part of our pur-
ens the gums, allays all pain, cures o . * 1
wind colic, and is tne best remedy
for diarrhoea. Twenty-fix - ” cents a
bottle.
rcrib
aindoi
looking for this
chase lias airived and the
week.
Wishing to have this in Sunday’s issue, and our time be
ing short, we will state that amongst other purchases we bought
4 cases of Hamburg Edgings, Insertions and Laces which we
will sell at less than half their value. Don’t wait until these
Columbus, Ga., Aug. 3d, ’85. I , . , , , , , , . , ,
Dear Sir—Your Georgia Chill | goods are picked over, but come at once and select what you
want Respectfully,
Out of the 15,000 cipars-inakers
in New York city only 300 are skil
led hand workers; the rest use
molds. The molded cigar is in
ferior.
A Letter from Columbus.
Remedy is sell'ng very well, and j
we are yet to hear of a case that it
has not cured. Yourstiuly,
Brannon & Carson,
Wholesale Druggists. j
The first strawberries of the sea
son have been shipped irorn Silvan- j
nail to the north.
ilorsrord’s Acid Phosphate.
Decided Benefit;
Dr. John I*. Wheeler, Hudson, i
N. Y., says: “I have given it with
decided benefit in a case of innu
trition of the brain, from abuse of I
alcohol.”
A SUPERB
Ficsli Producer and Tonic!
Hear the Witnesses !!
10 to 20 Pounds!!!
An Atlanta Man's Weight and
Appetite.
“I TOOK FOUR BOTTLKS Onion’*
nml gAined 15 pjunda Iu Flenh. J
Petite line been resiored. 1 have procure
for u*e in my family. Your# respectfully
OKU. TlloMr.saN.no Humi-brief
S3- 3VE- COHEN,
THE BARGAIN MAN.
Cotton Avenue, Sign of Red Flag, opposite Bank of Americus,
AMERICUS. GA.
Jas. Flicker & Bro.,
JEWELERS
AND PROPRIETORS OF THE
We have on hand ready for the CHRISTMAS trade, a >
uHsortment of
siy large and lmndftoiue
the fe«*hh
has been restored and m • weight Increased t<
pound*. A F. «. CAMPBKLL,
Muoon.O#., Feb. 18, 18*41. CouonGin Maker.
A Cripple Confederate Nay a:
ghed 128 p«
A , ! Watches, Clocks annd Jewelry!
Solid Silver and Plated Ware !
Gold and Silver-Head Canes !
and other styles In great variety. GOLD PKXS and PENCILS in handsome cama.
Fine Table and Pocket Cutlery, and many other thing*, all mutable for CHRISTMAS
lid BRIDAL PRESENTS. Iu onr
MUSICAL DEPARTMENT
We have hh fine assortment of
Pianos and Organs!
AND SMALL
I only
I could hardly
n>\r walk Ini distinct
me in beyond calculation,
p. UUFOS BOSTICK, Colt.
igh 1-17 pound*,
•k to support me
Without lielp. 1 t*
Buyer.
Martin, Oa.
Mr. A. H. Rramblett, Hard
ware Merchant or Forsyth
Ga., writes;
n my funeral health.
It acted like a chaim t
consider it a fine tonic. I
for if* year*. Respectjullr,
Ufh i
Tl. BRAMBLBTT.
Hfr. W. F.Jone*, Macon, Nay*
Musical Instruments!
as can be found in the State. If you want a PIANO or ORGAN call un.i exai>>in*
our’ti and jjet our prioen. We will guarantee to save ion from up to fifte» n dollar*
Dr O. W. Delliridge.of Atlanta, We can uelMNSTUCMENTS what Agents have to pay for them and male
. if* ha* regained her -trentr h und inerem
o«l ten pound* In weight. We recommend (Ininn 1
w. f. Jones.
» the be*
tin., Writes ofGuinu’s
Pioneer:
for ;
malintn, 2
Medicine.
— . It not In jrour ip
cured copies o! bis letters by send* j r ^r»t «t price,
ing to a friend in Dayton, Ohio, I Blood
who kindly forwarded lUem.
As to the paper which has pub
lished his letters, wc would not
blame the editor for the publication
of these (letters if he had not ’re
fused to publish others more favor
able to our country, written by
men who more thoroughly explored
the State—men who were known to
Ptablo and doe* the system r.o harm. It :
improves the appetite. dlge*tlon ai d l.hw d mak |
in:, atimuluting. iiniguraiing : r.rt tonii g up ail !
he fttnetion* and Kaetiea of tfcc system, and thus .
become# the arent blood ronever and healih r«- j
UUINVS PIONEER BLOOD RE-
newer cure# all Blood and t»kiu Diaease-,* Rh* U s i
ofula. Old Sore*. A perfect Spring
d Skin Di*e:t»e* tnal!e 1 fVe
MACON MEDICINE COMPANY.
i anOUGAN. und fr.'in twrnty.fiv in fifty on PIANO, and i
l-1. We can sell INSTltCMENTH at wbut A,
II fair pioflt. DON'T FORGET THIS !
; James FVickei* & Bro.
AMER.ICDS. CSrJi..
Miss Sue F. Cani el
HAVING PPRCIIASED THE
Mir.Li> T E3RT Stock
Of Mrs.
aa tb
Dr. D. P. Holloway,
DENTIST,
E »). \DL!CK At ( O., will continue business in the Ntjre formerly
ide.t by them in the Harlow Block, anti would bo pleased to have *he
2LmJ\ 20IES OP
ttnd vicinity call and
Having h«d :13 years experience in his
■ofession, is able to do as fine dental
work mm any one. His charge* are reus-
him as reputable and respousible 1 P ro, " islon
citizens ot hi. own city and were J
ol uis own polilicul f&itli. There give satisfaction. Filling and plate work
are men whose political prejudices a specialty.
are stronger than their religion, < - 1 ® C8 U Ps tK > r *. 0 ve r Mra.lUines mil-
and the editor of the Dsyton Jour- “ nerT ' tor ®l febU.Uwtf _
nal and bis correspondent belong I O 11 D E PITA I
to this class. Thev are not fair Tilda
representatives of the people of' Vs.iwj.nid.MMMMejtlwyii" I
/ r , 1 for • time and th«a Hay# them return a^ain, i mean &
Ohio as we happen to know, and I restedenra lhajaMadaua «#*aH Of iTn, EH-
. ,, , .1.1 . * . I LEFSY or PALLING SICKNESS a life-long otudj. I
tor the love anil pride we have tor warrant ray rvm*d» t-, cure the worn cme*. Beckate
. a . 1 I other* have fallal u no reaaonfor noftoow roo«qvimj*
the Slate of our nativity we arc i ** oa s* tor ***»Fne&auutot
glad to be ible to say so. | i
AMERICUS
amine her stock before purchasing, os she sill
SELL AT THE LOWEST PRICES^
and hopes to merit a liberal share of their natronace
mtftmlt •
Eureka Gotten Planter
1 he 1 *rmer* in tfci* vicinity who pn
choned Eureka Coiubtu&tion C>in ui
Cotton Planter and Gntitn Di>tributorH
the Generhl Agent Are her* by notified that
they have been furvurded to uj>, and we
are ready to deliver tlieru.
A few ixtr.i ones were sent with the
oths-r*. which w«? will atll to any luMner
wishing oc«‘
Miami. COUNCIL & WILLIFORD.
* Parker’s Tonic
A I l ine KA1IILY MEDICINE THAT NEVER
INTOXICATES.
HISC0X4C0.,
1«3 William Street. New York
SO-S St.'I Dt.ni.m, e-.tponrt, ,eo„- D.-lisr