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Americus Recorder.
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JIEKTISIJ OF DEMOCRATIC EXE
CUTIVE 10M«TTKK.
Tlic Democratic Executive Com*
rollloc of Sumter county, are re*
quested to meet at the Court llouae
at 10 o'clock a. M., SATUItPA V,
MAY 17th, 1884, to attend to im-
|>ortaul liuaineaa. The chairman re
spectfully calla attention to the
fact that the 15th und Old 16th
DUtrictare without representatives
on aaid committee, and aoggeata
that the volara of aaid diatricta
4iave a meeting at an early day
and elect committeemen for Mid
diatricta.
A. 8. Cum, Chm'n.
E. 0. SiMMoaa, Sco’y.
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE ’ FOB
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AN IMPORTANT ORGANIZATION.
On Tueaday of laat week a num
ber of young farmere of Georgia
and adjoining atatea effected an or
ganization at the little town of
Holton, a few milee below Macon,
wrhlch if carried out la deatined to
work a revolution In agriculture
In the 8outh. A club wae organ
ized under the name of the Young
.Farmers' Club, which baa the fol.
•lowing objeota in view:
I. To bring together In a alngle
association the younger and more
wotivo agrieulturiate of the South,
men who have engaged in the pur-
aait since the war, and who believe
<hat the methods of the old plants
tion system should be buried along
with slavery, upon which It rested
as its basis.
9. To encourage the introduction
•of new and improved farming im
plements, and to adopt new and
better methods in the cultivation
and preservation of the soil.
8. To promote the introduction
■ol blooded stock, cows, horses,
sheep, bogs and poultry, and to ex
tend the cultivation of grapes,fruits
and vegetables, and thus diversify
tho crops as well ns the occupation
of tho planting classes.
4. To divorce agriculture from | could write!
.partisan politics, and to induce the
-owners and the cultivators of the
•soil to devote themselves to tho
-development of the resources ol the
country, and the building up oi
our material Intereste so fsr as the
•auto relate to agriculture in all its
-departments.
The Club was organised by the
-election ol the Hon. W. J. Xortbcn,
of Hancock, aa president, Mr. K.
A. Nisbet, ol Bibb, as vice-presi
dent, and Mr. Kidney Herbert, of
•Fulton, as secretary.
-Kurntor county waa represented
at the meeting by Messrs. John T.
Argo and W. 0. Toole, the latter
making an informs! speech.
We regard tills organisation as
important, firm because of the ob
jects it has in view, und second be
cause tbu organisation is composed
•of young men with advanced ideas,
1 who see the necessity of an im-
• provement in the methods of agri-
•culture, and who go into the work
of improvement with the enthusi.
.asm of youth and without the pre|u-
-dice of ago. It Is such an organ!-
- xstlon as the South most greatly
rased*. and is in the tine which the
HxconiiKit has so frequently nml
urgently advocated. There is no
Aection on the face ol the globe so
well adapted todiversilled agricult-
• ore, and no section in wbieb it is so
•little practiced. With a climate and
-■oil adopted to tho prolltable mis-
•tag of almost every cereal and fruit
: and the raising of all kinds of stock,
\lyr pursuance of proper methods it
osn be made the wealthiest agri
cultural section in the world. We
arc glad to see that the young
farmers realise these fsets and pro
pose to work upon them. An aux
iliary club should be organised in
•every county and ita meetings at
Above will be found a correct and
beautiful photographic ebromo ol
the next Democratic candidate for
President, secured st great expense
by onr sp:eisl political correspon
dent. So life-like are the lines-
menu ti at few will tail to recognize
In them the coining man.
BOBBKOMAN REVELATIONS.
Mr. George M. Robe.ou, whom
the New Jersey Republicans un
gratefully refused to send to the
Chicago Convention, nays bo could
write a book quite as interesting,
although, perhaps, lacking the lit
erary finish of Mr. Blaine’s famous
volume. Ho asserts that in the
early honra of the Hayes Adminia-
tration be was virtually President,
aa the head of tbu Navy, and liiat
before Mr. Hayes took the oath of
office publicly on the 4tb cl March
bo bad been secretly sworn in br
tho Chief Justice, “ifthe Demo
crats,’’ says Mr. Robeson, “bad
possessed backbono in those days
they might have put Tilden in.”
The cx-Sccrctary of the Navy
should by sll means sit down and
write Ids book. His party lias tied
his hands during the coming cam-
LABOR 15 FARMING.
It is the complaint of farmers In
the South that the labor employed
eats up all their profits, ir indeed it
does not make a bole in the capi
tal; and, judging from wbat we have
seen of their methods of farming,
wo believe they are correct.
Thcro should be a remedy for
thla, and therq I*.
The employment of improved
and lahor-nving implements will
save not less than half the labor
and secure belter crops and better
labor.
As an example, wc lately saw a
negro plowing, where it took six
furrowstocultivateonerow. An im
proved one-horse cultivator would
make these six furrows atone round,
doing the work equally as well, and
save five-sixths of the timeand labor,
fn itber words, by tne use of an
improved cultivator, one man and
mule would do the work of six men
and six mules. If a planter comes
out even at the end of the year
with the present methods and im
plements, bow much would bo his
profits with the use of improved
methods and improved implements.’
Not only is there saving of labor
by the nsa of improved implements,
but there is a saving of crops.
When the grass is growing fast in
the cotton and corn, how much
would be saved in getting over the
ground in one-sixth of the time?
How many times would a cotton
orop thus bo saved from being
oboked up and destroyed by grass?
GraM grows quickly st the most
critical time in the growth of cot
ton, and time means money then.
Wc liavo said that improved im
plements would secure better labor,
and wc pro|iose to prove it. Sup
pose that by the nse of improved
implements you reduce your labor
ing torce one-half, and every other
planter would do the same? Then
instead of hunting laborers, and
taking wlmt you can get, laborers
would hunt you and you could so
paignand served notice on him I loot tho best. Laborers would soon
that lie is of no further use to'it. • learn that to secure employment
Let him turn liiBtoiiiui. Wbat a they must do better work, and there
delightful history of the Navy lie [ would be more emulation among
them to do their work well nml
satisfactorily. Then the planters
A ItKl’ORTORML RACK.
Thu intense interest that has been
felt in Atlanta over the walking
match nt Madison Square garden
in New York ha* resulted in an
arrangement between seven well
known Atlanta newspaper men to
walk a twelve hour go-as-you-plcaso
match on Saturday next, for a good
purso and the gate money. The
gentlemen who have entered . the
contest arc as lollows:
Karo. W. Small, of the Constitu
tion; Joslah Carter, of the Consti
tution; K. C. Bruffcy, ol the Con
stitution; C. T. Logan, of the Con
stitntion; R. M. Cheshire, of tho
Journal; K. T. Ryington, of the
Journal; lido Hamsdcll, of tho
Georgia Cracker.
The entries have been olosed,
each of tue gentlemen havo put up
forfeits, and the contest Will be
made by those named above.
It is probable that the great
wealth of tho South in minerals and
products of the mine are |ust be
ginning to be developed. Immense
deposits of phosphate have recently
been discovered in l’erry county,
Alabama, and it is confidently ex*
preted that they will prove at ex
tensive and valuable as thoac of
South Carollua. Many nod idea
taken from the deposits are said to
contain from 35 to 38 per cent, of
phosphoric acid. What makes
these new phosphate beds so valua- J
bio is that they aro intersected by
the Warrior river, by which cheap
transportation cun be obtained to
tbc port oi Mobile.
The Courier-Journal has drop-
{icd the star-eyed goddess long
enough to get oil the following:
“The Kentuckian who wanted the
Democratic party to slip into power
by scuretly Jumping on behind the
tended by every young farmer, and [ Republican coach-and-four was last
the old ones too. for that matter, j HCell «-th a towel round his head
It will not only teed to make farm- . trying to draw soda water from a
ing more profitable, but to keep * sunbeam.” It i* suggested that
.young men on the farm, instead of the days of the Republican coach-
sending them to the cities to cn-; ami-four is about over,
gage in the trade, and professions. J T|je q7o^T p'r^Ti.^ooiatiou
' will meet in Atlanta in July, at
1 which time arrangements will be
Wc wish the organization God
speed.
The Rome Courier la willing for ; ,or » bl S excurrion to the
the Democrats to renominate Til- 4 0,1 m # |
•den and Hendricks if the Uepnbli- J The Ohio papera are discussing
cans will renominate Hayes and j tlie question aa to whether spring
•Wheeler. | has really put in an appearance.
would control labor, instead of la
bor controlling them.
With the use of improved imple
ments and improved methods, farm
ing in Southwest Georgia would
prove the moat profitable business
a man could engage in, and as n
consequence, lands would increase
in value, improvements would mul
tiply, and this section be one of
the most prosperous in the Union.
Mr. Belmont, of New York, sta-
ted the case correctly when he said
that the necessity of reduction of
tho [revenue was admitted by all
parties, mid that the question now
presented was whether it should be
dono by a revision of the tariff re
during war taxes, or by such invid
ious devices ns reciprocity treaties.
In the one ease the representatives
of tbc people <n Congress fix tho
ralo and the articles of taxation, as
the constitution intended they
should do; in the other case, the
President snd the Senate do it by
treaty, undermining in this way the
tariff laws of Congress. A still
worse feature of the case is that
tho “reciprocity” treaties always
provide for the admission free of
duty of raw products of foreign na
tions in competition with those ol
the 8outh, while no foreign compe
tition with Northern manufactures
is permitted.
Next Tuesday the Morrison bill
will come up in the Committee of
the Whole tor consideration.
Morrison will close his side by an
hour's speech. It is understood
that the first vote will be on a mo
tion to strike out tbc cuacting
clause. Should this succeed, as
many protectionists say it will,
of course it kills the bill; but
a'louhi it not prevail, then the bill
will be considered by clauses,
which will be amended, or adopted
in their present form. The bill
will then be reported to tbc House
for final disposition.
Tue Government ought to send
tbe Congressional Record to ail the
insane asylums of the country.—
Macon Telegraph.
Are not the poor unfortunate*
afflicted enough, without this visi
tation? We always gave the Tele
graph credit for humanity, but arc
afraid wo have been too libera! witli
our credit.
At the forthcoming convention
of cotton toed crushers of tbe Unit
ed 8tatea, which assembles in 81.
Louis on May 6tb, some very in
teresting statistics wilt be present
ed. It will be shown that during
tba year 1888, in addition to tbe
7,000,000 bales of cotton produced
in the South, there was grown 3,-
500,000 tons of cotton seed in ex
cel# of - the amount required for
planting. From this seed could
have been produced 1,000,000 gal
lons of oil, 1,000,000 ton* of oil
cake and meal, and hulls which
could be made into 800,000 tons of
paper pulp, it haviug been demon
strated that tbe bulls, until recent
ly used for fuel, are adapted to this
use, thus opening up another manu
facturing industry for the South.
Tbe New York Tribune pointop
ly declares that in the state the
Republicans can hope to carry
those fur Blaine caat at least four-
filths of tbe Republican vote,choose
197 electors, and give 400,000
majority, while those for all other
candidates, or undecided, cast in
ail 573,044 Republican votes, or
less than one-flfib, choose 57 elec<
tor* and give 100,000 majority.
Should Blaine again be set book and
bii> followers anlk it would be some-
what frigid for the grand old party
next November. It is not likely
tbougn, that the party will be at
ail disturbed. It has a way of
beating its dissensions in Presi
dential years that its opponents
would do well to imitate.
The Republican Nationat Con-
vention will consist of 830 dele
gates. Of these the Southern
States will have 300; the Northern
Slates, 502; the Territories and
District of Columbia, 18. The geo
graphical divisions oi the North
will be represented ns follows
New England, TO delegates; Mid
die States, 1511; Western States, 270.
It will require 411 votes to nomi
nate. The calculators are at work,
and wc may be expected to bo as.
an red ere the convention meets of
ut least a round dozen of favorite
sons, However, the lucky man, it
would appear, ts yet to be named.
It is said that an clcctrio hand
lamp has been Invented, the il
luminal ing principle of which is
generated by some simple chemi
cals liiat are ridiculously cheap and
easily manipulated. A little slid
ing drawer at the bottom of the
tamp holds the electric spark in so
lution, while, by simply toaebing a
button, a magnificent light is- de-
velopcd or extinguished, as the
case may be. This lamp does not
specially differ in appearance from
tbe ordinary kerosene affair, and
can be used in tbe same way, but
witba complete absence of trouble,
odor or danger.
A" SotTstl «t”""cai fish.
IUwMdmyiII* Dlqmtih.
A gentlemen by the name of
Clarke gave us a history of aoutlish
that bo knew to be twenty-eight
years old. He caught in a branch a
little mud cat or “kitten” about
two inches in lenght. He took the
Hsu home and pul it in a well, where
il lias remained for twenty-eight
years, anil bos grown to be sixteen
Inches long. Mr. Rad Browning,
living near McVillc, has in bis well
a catfish that be placed there four
teen years nga Every year when
tbc well is cleaned out, tho cat is
carefully caught and put in a tub
of water, where it remains perfect
ly satisfied until returned to the
wc!l.
Editor Chocvcs, of the Dawson
Journal, declines the office of Rep
resentative from Terrell county.
He wants a bigger office.
ltuena Vista has $20,000 subscrib
ed toward building an oil mill.
Mrs. Grody. wife of tbe explorer
i* living with her parents at San
Diego, Cal. There is quite a con
trast between tbc climates this pair
is experiencing. Grccly, if alive,
is enjoyed therigorsof Che severest
climate on the planet, and his wife
live* in a region whose climate is
the most delightful.
Raising and Getting Rased.
Xucth Ortirvla lltittiu
When a farmer neglects the rais
ing of grain and stock on bis form,
tries to raise grain and provisions
in Chicago, some Chicago man
raise* him out of his farm.
TILDEN A CANDIDATE.
AX OLD TICKET COXrEBENCI TOAT IM-
DICATES A REXOMINATION.
There has been a hum and buzz
of big, politicians all day at tbe
Filth Aveuue Hotel, says a New
York special of the 29th ult, to the
Philadelphia Press, and frequent
corridor coferences have been held
among leading sachems of tbe
Democracy, 'the first to arrive
was Smitn Weed, ol Plattsburg.
Next came W. L. Scott, or Erie,
the Pennsylvania members ol tbe
Katioual Committee, accompanied
by ex-8enator Wallace. The rear
was brought up late in the day by
ex-Senator Baruum, of Connecti
cut. Mr. Wallace did not seem
to a stockholder in conference held
between tbe other three.
It leaked out later in the day
that these Democratic leaders bad
been canvassing the old ticket
probabilities, and all were flatly
committed to tbe scheme of again
placing it on the track. Mr. Scolt
observed cautiously, but firmly, to
an old friend that Tilden would
run, and this sentiment was em
phasized by ex-Senator Stockton,
of New Jersey, who it remarkably
solid in Tilden’• confidence. Cer
tain U is that within tbe past forty
eight hours intimate friends of the
Governor have not bezi^ted to an
nounce that this programme would
be carried out with Mr. Tilden'*
reluctant content, and in com
plsinee with the earnest pleas that
reach him from ail parts of the
country.
Col. Merchant, a leading Demo
crat of Missouri, also gave out that
this programme semed to be au
thorized, or at least in a measure
connived at, by the sage of Gram-
ercy Park. He spoke of the long-
headed diplomacy by which Tilden
had managed to rest quietly on hi*
oars till tbc entire Democracy was
sending up a wail for him to take
the livid, under tho imprccsion that
he would not be seduced into an
other campaign, snd now that be
has them committed everywhere
bn feels disposed to change his
mind.
Mr Bnrnutn, with Ids character
istic caution, was silent who" ap
proached on the subject. Those j
who believe that this plan has finally
been d cided on agree that the bead
of tbe ticket, with good ntirdng,
would be likely to outlive tbc elec
tion, and possibly last four years
longer, but that, if any accident
should carry him oll'after the Tilden
electors hud been duly chosen in
November, they could, when the
proper time came, cast their ballots
lor any man they chose. In this
event they think it. likely and only
reasonable tlmt. Mr. Hendricks
would inherit the vole.
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Spring Without Blossoms.
Late In Lire to Look for Joy—Yet
Never loo Late lo Stead.
Itrmlrr* of Hawthorne'* “llotuo of Hem
liable*’* will recall the fatho« with wh'ch |»o«*
Clifford Pyncheon, who had bwn UDju*lly ItnprU-
ohtd wine* hit early manhood, mid, after kla w.
Ua«e: “M> Ilf- is |tuM, »ud where Is my bap*
pirn**? Ok ! give me my h«pplns»«/* Bui that
could be done only in part, tu (tram* ef warm
sun-Mtu occa»iunnlly fall ucrues tha gloom of
Xcw England autumn slay. .
In s letter to Mcairs. IIncox 4t Co., Mr. I- II.
Titus, of l'enninuton, N. J., wyt: *-I hate nfflrr.
rd untold from childbooo from chmulr
diAiwae ef the bowel* und dlsnhoaa, urcompohiad
by grist pain. I sought relief at the baade «f
t'liyslclun* of overt- avliool and met! every patent
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Mr. E. H. Wells, who need* no Introduction ta
the tvoble of sl.-rsvy City, add*: ‘♦Tho testimonial
of Mr. Titu* U genuiue snd voluntary; only he
does not adequately portray the mile ring ke km
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lias lately been put np at Breslen.
ComprcMetl paper palp is stated
to lie one ol tho Ica.t inflammable
of substances, and to make an ex
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