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Americus ■ 114. Recorder. Established 1879. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1884. Americus Recorder. PUBLISHED ST OFFICE Off COTTOff ATEJTIX, FROFESSIOML & BUSINESS CARDS LA If 1E US. Xa. B. CARTER) AT TO USE Y AT LAM', AmericI's, Sumter Coixtv, : : : : G*. Offlc.-, oM Fir»t Netl-n-l Bank. Prompt .tt.nti.ii irftr.fi to all t-u.ittMV*- 1 ' , r*it«L CoUtcfiei.* . ■fecnlljr nnd primp: .ttrntloit fuannt(‘«*<l. d*c»tf C. K. McC'KOKY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ULLAYILLE, ga. TKKMrf-AII .lalni. until «S-1 or nuil.r, ,;J: from HO to SoOO, ten j* r cwnt.: ovrr $b o, seven ctr wnt. N«> charge* unle»« collections srr iusJe. May 14-tt DAM SOS DOTS. DOCTOBS. Dr. 0. B. RAINES, SURGEOff AffD PUY8ICIAK. tilers liis ptotesilonal service*, with an expert* race of 20 rears, to tha people of America* and vicinity. €>»■«» over Daria * Callaway'* More. Res Jrore at corner of Jackson and Church atresia. Call* will receive promt* atteutiou. 'anfihl DR. C. A. BROOKS, AMERICUS, GA. Dr. D. P. HOLLOWAY, DENTIST, AMERICUS, GA. Work mumI to the lw*» C**h ntea n« Lur ai hclowvot. Try lilm at., he <„nvlnc«nl. OWce oter Dari nport 4 8on*a drug store. aprtOtf MISCELL A SEO VS. NeU PioKett, CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER, TALBOTTOX, - - • • GEORGIA Will «!o Filtering, Brickwork and Houaework Vitamin? a apedalty. Repairing dona. OrdiW promptly attended to. octStf GIN WORK. REPAIR OLD GINS I After haring had an e*|«erienc* of several years In tha largevt gin m«at»foc:«*rtej. I know that I »a»n give aatUIaetl.T. All work gnaran- •ead. I am located «!th tnv fitheron Jeflkrson MWI. in t^»i* «f Oliver 4 Oliver** «bon. Work artktiri. |may*S!»tn| F. A. CAMEROS. Edward J. Mt’ler. C. Horan* McCall. Monumental Marble Works, BILLER k HcUALL, Proprietor*. SontLn.it Comer of the Public Square, AMERICUS, GA. Monuments,Tombs, Etc.,Etc. of tha Vat Italian and American Marble. Jrsa Railing for Canister? Kuclos- arca, a Specialty. •c<V A. A. Battle’s $3.01) Men’s Shots. rgr\ Guarantee fr m ths Mnniifacturor.jp I rlaitn tloit these ahosv nro made of Hit* licet farther that can 1* produced. Thera i» n<» ahothly hi them 5 they will wear coital ta any custom mane Mhw that would nwt you live doliaaa. I do a large vincas buy and adl |>»r cash, and th n-tore lain r(tabled to defy comp* tiii«».i. I have taken this iicthod «*r introdnetnx th'a :*! oo tocauitc there is a Jama d fur an Ixiuest **hwf »t n Low Price war ranted l»y the munafnittiter. I claim these Mime* :• be atltrhed with the te st of silk, i*» d the but- Tsmsre vi*wed on with the lest m'Bn hour s thread, wl.lcli is Imported f-oni iVotljiU-l. Ties# «;*•* nro m *de on the latent Improved l.fta, atd tow »III had them nn e.ajr lit, auvryou have tml one rwir vnn will wear a»ne that I- not stnimn-d m Ike bottom “A. A. Battle’s 13.00 fthoe.’* M- efrutre sale In Amcrieaa at the BAKOAIN Fl'UKM of ti. M. COHEN, Co’toa Avc. maMitf 2Mlli EDITION. PRICE OSLT $1, IHwson, July 9—The quiet of to day here will soon give place to an excitement attendant upon the railroad barbecue to be bold in this place on next Friday, the 11 tbinst. Large preparations are being made, and us the hospitality of Dawson and Terrell county is proverbial and all may be assured that a feast of reason and a flow of soul will be ours on that day. On that day a pleasing episode will lake place, in which the base ball club of Eufaula will meet the base ball club of Albauy here in a rivalry of contest, and it is thought that the rival base ball clubs of Dawson and Bronwood will also play at some time during the day in pleasing contest. “Let'er roll” is the enthusiastic exclamation of all here in anticipation of a good time next Friday. Politics is at “fever heal” here and in the county. Stevens and Pickett are good men, and no mat* ter which one is elected, we all feel assured that the interests of this section will be looked after unselfishly. The farmers of this county are “jubilant” in anticipation ot the proiiflic yield that is before them. The season so far has bec-n a most excellent one and we are all happy in looking forward to this rail, de> spite the tightness of the money market. From indications now things will boom this fall. The perfect stagnation of busi ness at the present time allows much time for recreation to mer chants and clerks. Marble playing, walking matches and foot races are in order, and the Dawson of to-day is a field for those intent upon in nocent and pleasurable occupa tions. Baptismal exercises took place here on lost Sunday, in which seven persons were baptised in connection with the Baptist church in this city. The zealous efforts of tbe pastor. Rev. B. W. Davis and. Rev. Mr. Stansberry, in tbe recent revival, met with much sue- cuss. The sympathies of the entire community are with Mr. A. J. But ler in bis present afflictive dispen sation. His wife has been lying at the point of death and both hiB aged father and mother in Alabama are in tbe same sad condition. May this dispensation lie tempered with mercy. Mr. K. L. Rainy, of Perry, Ga., bus connected himself with the Dawson Journal as nn associate editor. All classes ot our people are glad to welcome this gentleman to a home among us for his sterling qualities of mind and heart recom mend him to all those who have the'pleasure of knowing him. From a postal received hero by Capt. John A. Fulton and your correspondenl. it is learned that a re-union of the .)t.‘ Georgia regi ment is in contemplation, to be held in the city of Macon on the 21st and Slid of next August. Rally to the beat of the drum, boys. Your countv Treasurer, C. C. this arrangement we get our mail at least au hour sooner than for merly. James Sharp, son of Dr. Far- Dum. of this city, who is a student at Emory College, is at borne spending his vacation. Tbe efficient Tax Receiver, W, R. Baldwin, reports the following for Te-rell county: Total tax returns on property for 1384 $1,033,009 Total tax return on prop erty for 1383 1.551,266 Gain $ 31,733 Polls for 1884 1,905 “ “ 1533 1,775 Gain 130 The accomplished Miss Belle, daughter ot the Hon. Mark Holley- man, of this county, was married to Mr. E. L. Cobb one ot our most substantial young men on last Sun- da)*, the Hon. L. 51. Lennard per forming the marriage ceremony. It is the wish of all that it may be a most bappv union. On last month. Mayor W. B. Chcatlmm and O. B. Stevens went to Savannah to confer with the au thorities of the S. F. & W. Rail road on railroad matters, but re ceived but little encouragement, that “thorn in the flesh,” the Rail road Commission, being in tbe way. The negroes held a Republican political meeting here on last Sat urday to take into consideration the feasibility of running a candi date for the Legislature. Tbe pro ceedings reminded one of a “tem pest in a teacup.” The meeting stands adjourned to Saturday tbe 26lh of July. It was determined at a Demo cratic meeting held hereon the 4th of July to have a primary election held throughout tbe county oo the 16tU of July, in which tbe claims of tbe opposing candidates fur the Legislature, Pickett and Stevens, will be cpntested. At the same meeting L. C. Hoyi, R. F. Sim mons, Geo. O. Hill and Jno. Witch- ard were appointed delegates to tbe Gubernatorial Convention, J. H. Guorry and Eli G. Hill delegates to tbe Congressional Convention, and B. H. Hood, A. J. Carver and S. R. Christie delegates to the Senatorial Convention. All good and true men. Tbe Recorder will be looked for with much interest on next Friday. Such it tbe feeling of all here as expressed to vour correspondent. W. K. P. THE FOURTH IX DOOLY. Bolenvili.k, July 6 As the 4th of July is set apart by the "eman cipated” to celebrate in the way of rccujieratioiis in tbe rural dis tricts, your correspondent, in com pany with Messrs. E. B. Lewis, J. W. McKenzie, Joe Wilson, Louis Lippmtin.M. L. Patrick and others, by the time the “king of day” be gan rising in the East, launched lorlli from Montezuma cn route to the annual picnic in the 2d district of Dooly, on Little river, well known as the “Cvclone Barbecue.” made to make tbe occasion enjoya ble, delightful and snecesafnl by the superintendents. Indue time we were ushered to the tablo where eighty carcasses were served to appease tbe almost insatiable ap petites of tbe many fastidious epi cures. And after tbe May “grass masters” bad been served we could see the untouched carcasses, with other savorotis viands, lying nt waste. Early in the afternoon the dancing was resumed, but a refresh ing shower soon put a quietus to this enjoyment, and the crowd had to seek refuge and disperse with regretting hearts, but thinking this day a sufficient epoch whence to begin a new chronology in tbe “State of Dooly.” Juveries Scriptar. FARM IX UIX SUMTER. THE MOPEL FARM or MR. J. M. ROD- OERS IX Sl'MTER. MERRY MOULTRIE Moultrie, June 29.—Col. Pat terson will have his engine running in three weeks. He will run a saw, gin and grist mill. We will tben cease from our mill-going troubles, don't you kn6w? At present we are dependent on Jno. Fincher’s, five miles above here, and for the greater part of the year nearly that distance from water, steam, or oth er motive power. In case John don’t grind we fall back on Till man, 8 miles south, which manages to run every day in tbe year but 365, excepting leap year, when tbe off days amount to 366. Both the mills resemble tbe famous “millsot the Gods” iu that they grind slow ly, though there is nothing umall about the product except tbe quan tity. Once a facetious boy went to mill to oao of those: “Why, great jemini gosh, Mr. Miller, I kin cat the homily as fast as yer darned oio mill kin grind it.” “Yes, but how long could you hold out?” ask ed the miller. “Till I starved to death, by grauny.” One other alternative is Wheeler Norman’s, 9 miles, and he has only certain days of the week to grind on. Rains continnous, and whlrll- gusts occasionally have driven the last semblance of sunshine during the past two weeks into hopeless obscurity. Every fellow citizen you meet is In pursuit of “tater vines.” Crops are looking exceed- ly well, except poor king cotton. Aquarius bas entered into a league with Gen. Green and I fear that King Cotton’s accouterments will rust ere the battle is over. There is good deal of talk among onr people in regard to a greater diversifleation of crops. More In terest is being manifested in tbe care of orchard, garden and poultry yard. Beekeeping is attracting some attention, and experiments are meeting with flattering success. Five years ago I knew of plenty of families in this county who bad never seen a headed cabbage grow ing. Some who had never been to town, didn't know how a cabbage bead looked. Xow everybody has a garden, anil I have seen as fine cabbage grown here during the present year ns I ever saw any- where. I rise to esquire if the Macon AtUate Conelticloa. bi'MTER CITY, July 8—Few per sons live in this great state, and know the remarkable developments of tbe farming interests in tbe past few years and wbat can, by per- severance and energy, be brought forth. When tbe war closed it found fields barren waste and own- era without means to cultivate the umilled soil. It was a hard strug gle for the poor farmer of south west Georgia to get a start, but with the line lands,and a determin ation to succeed, combined with energy and economy, they have pushed forward and risen to point where their farms and inter ests are unequalled by any section in America. On the line of tbe Southwestern railroad are to be seen some valua ble farms, among which are tbe ones of Mr. J. M. Rogers, of Sam- ter city, Sumter county. His plantations are within the* radius of ten miles of the place and em brace 2,400 acres COO of which is cotton, 393 corn, 175 oats, and the balance in various product* for the support of bi* home life. His resi dence is situated about half mile from the depot. Tbe location is on a knoll overlooking a vast ex panse of tbe finest farm land to be found. The a-chltecturo is of modern style and is surrounded by yards of the most beautiful flowers and evergreens. Just opposite is a grove of large oaks, whose majes tic proportions tower above the surroundings and form an unequall ed shade. Everything is well ar ranged for the conveniences of a form of the highest order, with barns, glnhoaacs and stables, em bracing accommodations and con veniences. It might well be des cribed as a model country home. At the close of tbo war Mr. Rodgers settled with his wife at this point with $80 in cash and 380 acres of land unpaid for, with a determination to succoed, rolled up bis sleeves, and with the help of his good wife, began a farming career that promised not only to add to his own advancement bat to that of his native state. Hia tax returns to-day show forty thousand dollars, and the posses sor of tho greatest number of acres ol land of any person in the Mo tion. He runs twenty-one plows, and baa tbe largest binning inter ests south of Americus. BOW THIS ACCUMULATION WAS MADE. The secret of bis success has been in bis management of labor and raising home supplies. Tbe high price* of commission mer chants were not depended on, but be went to work and live! at borne, accumulating gradually, un till be became possessor of bis en tire surroundings. The use of guano is not known on the crops. Ho depends on acid phosphates and home-made composts. He uses cotton seed in great quantities, and last year used seventy-five tons, to great advantage. He approves raising peas in worn out lands to fertilize and as pasturage, and thinks the cultivation of cotton, n most essential feature of the farm, not so much lor its saleable value, but for the seed as u manure. Af ter experimenting for years be ad- advocates subsoiling, and does not believe in turning it over. He manages everything In a most sys tematic manner, and superintends the work himself. He divides the labor—some lor wages, others croppers, all negroes, and does not KNOW THYSELF. X Great Medical Work on Manhood. Cx):«s«teJ Vltnlltr, Xerroy* and PkyriCfol p.- _ _ kdii) I’n^mri’ Ua lins In man. ICrrora of . M _ . . rf . , \ at.j theiiriom nn>«rie* resulting frooifin*' by a visit. He tael witii a hcartv •jM’rrtton or rxemara. A book lor erery man I ftnnff. mid tie a?c ui4 old. it cor.Ul' a 124 |>rr. t "ClCOme. fCTtptloB' far all at-Kc and .chronic .Jura***, rack •■M* of which la InxrmJualde. So found hr Un- an- ttior, whim earnrione* •ot S rear* la m b at rrafcaMj never b. fore loll to tbe Im «f aajr rten. ROt.racra bouad In bnutttfn! I renes ■ Malta, mboHcd covers fall flit, ywuantecd I# ben tfner Sheppard, was upon our streets on last Tuesday. lie was full up with j esque loveliness, which would now business. I and then burst forth upon the gaze Rev. Geo. IS. Johnson, of Camilla, | of the traveler, and the novel sccn- once a pastor of the Methodist I erics of the undulating landscapes, The day was refulgent, the balmy _ air exhilarating and the ctherial j ^' r k' ne ra '* ron< * is not appropri .. songsters sent strains of mdodv to ote| Y naracii? to «• that it « card . mak< , p, . ■ , *„ . IU built altogether in air. and tl.nt I she idea Of lit Ing at home and nothing pleasant the journey. But J built^altogether in a.r, and that | E g could surpass the pictur- t ie K ra< ' ,n Kt l,es < track, rolling p reilW8 tt person vividly us he by living at bone. Onr farme» make a great mistake by not watch- ing and economizing more. Tkew bay too maeh when they could raise it at much lets. Let ut see. We will take oorn which can be grown at 20 cento e bushel, aod look at tbe price paid for it. Here ate the latest quotations which are 70 to 90cents. Cotton, incladingeveqr- thing, can be put on tbe market for 8 cents, and even if we do not real ize moie than the coat it payo ns more in tbe seed for manure. We must rotate every year and change our products. By that means a decline in price is not so badly felt. Oats can be raised for 10 cent* end sold readily at 40 cents. Take meat and we can raise it for 6 cento and that at little trouble. A hog is less trouble than a person imag ines. All he nteds is good food like melons, groundpeas, etc., and be thrives right along. Speaking of profit, I planted three acrea in sugar cane; at a yield of twenty barrels yearly, the syrup is worth 75 cents, it costs only 25 cents to make it, there is fifty cents a gal lon net profit; is not tbst money m iking? An important item about a larm is lumber, tbst can be got ten out for just half its marketcost. We can sell it for 40 cants and it is worth 80 cents in market. I am heartily in favor of truck farming and was pleased with the Ideas ad vanced by The Constitution last year. I shall begin at once to plant largely of melons, canta loupes and other fruit* for toe markets. I am going to make e specialty of cantelonpes. I am also thinking of going inte blooded stock. I have heretofore raised only tbe common breeds, but am gradually going into something finer.” During tbe drift of conversation he pointed to tbe beautiful fields surrounding the residence, all in tbe most luxuriant growth, with pride. Tbe late rains have been of a very damaging nature to cotton, and ha* ruined his crop about one- fourth. THE PEACH-OROW1NU INDUSTRY. Within sight of his bouse, in connection with his form, be points to a densely-growing mass, and says: “I am going into the nur sery business body end soul. There ere 75 acre* containing Tr 000 trees, that I planted lut March a year ago, and they are bearing heavily thla year. My partner in tbe fruit baslnett ie Mr. J. C. EL Sneed, of Morrows station, Clay county, and we are going to de velop a big industry for this sec tion of the State. Wo have Down ing or May 14th fruit, and lateroa tbe Alexander, Amsden, Beatrice, Baker’s early, Early Rivers, Wild er and Crawford’s esriy and late. Tbs trees are grown in ths shape of sugar loafe for the protection of the fruit from the sun and to gath- er conveniently. They have borne well lor the second year and over 1,400 crates bare oeen shipped this season. There is ready sale and more orders than fruit. The packing is done by his sons and is shipped to Atlanta, Jackson ville, Brunswick, Richmond, Balti more, Knoxville, Philadelphia and other places. The requirement of tbe railroads for prepaid freight has not effected the shipments, and about an average of sixty crates are shipped daily. Mr. Rodgers said: “The profit on peaches is immense ami pay* well. The crates we get from Ter rell & Co., holding one-fourth bushel at a cost of five cents, the freight ten cents and take the cost of gathering and truit al live cents, and you have a cost of 20 cents, • crate will average 60 cents; now . j take tbe figures, 60 a day at 40 cents, mud you have for yonr day’s church in this titv. gladdened his extension farms of fine corn, splcn-j P er * m ®* ie * - ^ orn ‘ s w °rth $1-1° | cotton ginned, many friends here few davs ago ' did cotton and excellent grass. j to $1.25, where ,t can lie had; ba- neighborhood, anil nothing is ' About ten o’clock our journey l con at H to 17 cents per I bought but what is absolutely net became monotonous, but our di-' P 0UI >d; beef4 to 5; mutton $2 each,] e "* #r J Miss Lizzie, daughter of Judge i lemma was soon relieved bv the 1 arM * c * J ‘ c * ier ‘® an< * 15 to 25, HOME EAlsED MEAT. ^Hiy |DT 13.10, or IB* Borsy ■ fc trerr taiUMf. PHw oily ft by — IllQMintirtf • cmt*. sfc»4 Mow. figo*UU W Jr.i th* lather by :h* A—cunion. «• ike officer* of whk?b k* Tbffi book tboold bo rend br the* youoir for In- saaajtfiiss.’*»"*** * ui 1J«!‘Io<mIii * Meistvfto whom IM •“•Aw® MU MTuI, fWUr youth, SM*»ti HRMP- J. B. Pilsbury, of your city, is here I merry greetings of tbe melodious on a visit to her grandmother. j “airs” from tbe instruments which The pulse of tiie people here | had been procured to make music beats almost to a man in one di-: tor tbe occasion. This gave vent rection, and that is for a tnodifica-! to us, approaching our randsome, tion of tbe powers of the Railroad which seem to be tbe elysium of Commission. Major B. H. Hood’s j twelve or fifteen hundred people, recent expressions on railroad mat-! There ws found an extensive stage ter* in the Recobder are endorsed built for the convenience of those by almost every on* here. Let the | wishing to dance, and all, young good work go on. Tbe passenger trains, north and south, now meet at this place .at about two o’clock in the day. By and old, grave and gay, were en gaged in trying to “trip the light fantastic toe.” Great care had been taken and grand preparation* stuck and all is of the same ethereal watches the-' life on this Southern 1 work $24. We are going to extend material. The surveyed routes are J home. ! our orchard to 20,000 trees and alor.c of the earth earthly 1 -Mr- Rodgers has three hoys and , »dd about half that number in the Blackberries „r’o " ,, 4I I a uirl who are tho life of the place, j LcContc pear which promises,to .c lies aic su mg at -The lumber is sawn on the premkes, I become a valuable product.” ‘ besides that of tbe Beside* these interests he ha* a store on the place that carries s stock of $2,200 and does a business of $10,000 a year. He is going to apply for a post- office, express* office and depot at Sumter City this fall, and is going to try and build up the place. Mr. Rodgen is comparatively a young man, and will be one of the most prominent men in Georgia at no distant day. Wvntox. AC ARd! To all whs si* sufltaag ftom thsstrost sod iwlisontioaa of youU, otrtoos weakness, early Jscay, lew of men hood. At. I will seed s recipe that will sate you, FREE OF CHARGE. TUs greet remedy wee discovered by a mltelonew fa Sooth ISHrica. Sendaself-eddreeecd envelope to th* Rxv. Joezm T. I.- sur. Buttm A As Ttrh Ofir. and 10 to 15, respectively. W. K. P. mentions the buhl chir ograph)' which has become the pre vailing style among our lady writ- Tbe tax returnsyesterday showed opposite bis nsm: 150 bead of bogs, Hie largest number in the county. He believes in raising his own meat and saves money by the operation. era. He might also add that it is ““ “ rl ; a “ onc '. ?, ..X .« h. the universal fashion among m.le ; JJ* ^S^/jJjccupenU. next to which is an apsiry containing 11 awarms of bee* tbe yield from whieb Is nearly 800 ptffind* of hon ey annually. Besides tbste there writers of these Utter duya. In my humble opinion the modem standards of penmanship as adopt ed by school boards ana taught in our schools is at Gault. By tbe strict adherence to their rule*, in dividuality in penmanship is be coming extinct, and tbs eoarae “copy band” Is rapidly displacing the more artistic chirograph)’ of ye olden time. M. M. F. ere many other features of Interest. some yrauRxa During a conversation with tbe owner of this wonderful place he said: “I am determined to make forming n success, and make it so