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DA-WBOTST, GA., February 4-, 1869.
Our l>au{(4;r.
Under this caption, the Charleston
News has an editorial which is ut once
timely and sensible. Itshould ooniuuand
the attention and approbation of all men
who are not entirely mad on tho subj et
of cotton as aa exclusive crop. The
News says :
“The ootton crop of 1808 has been a
God-send to tho Sou h We have mon
ey in abundant, our credit is rapidly im
proving, the chains aro broken which
bound us, our future is bright with
hope. And yet all this will be an evil,
rather than a good, if we do not perse
vere in that wise agricultural policy
whose first fruits we now enjoy.
“Our danger is that tbo planter may
be tempttd by high prices—the result
of a moderate, crop, gr wiog trade and
reckless speculation—to pitch huge
crops of cottoo- Each man wh < sold
upland C‘ ttou at 25 or 27 or 29 cents
a pound, doubtless wished that be had
twenty bales instead of ten, or a hundred
in place of fifty. Tuis feeling, howev
er natural, we must conquer or be uu
done
“We have made money by the cotton
crop of 1868, becauso cotton was not
our first and principal care. There had
been two seasons of anxietv, disappoint
ment and loss, which forced the planter
to acknowledge that his only salety lay
in securing at any cost, what bread and
meat be requirtd. The dullest aud
most wrong, headed oould see this ne
cessity, and as a consequence, the South
produces all the breadstuff's she needed,
the corn crop of South Carolina alone
being 2,000.000 bushels more than it
was iu 1867. Cotton was a secondary
consideration with the planter; but
the two-and-a-half million of bales
which form the crop of the year have
still brought us more money than tour
million bales would have done at the i
prices of cotton before the war. Had,
the strength of the whole South been I
diroctod to the culture of cotton, the ,
crop would have been three million
bales or more, and then our fortunes
would have been staked upon one cast
of the die, prices would have faileD, aud 1
the purchase of Western grain would
have swallowed up the greatest part of
the net proceeds of our cotton. As it
is, we have been independent of out ]
side help.—We have not eaten into the j
marrow, we have not been obliged to
throw our cotton upon the market, and
we approach another season with dis-S
tended purses and the fairest prospects ,
of success.
“But the lessons of ihis year and of
the years which have proceeded it will
bo worse than thrown away, if high
prices induce our planters to mako cot
ton their king an t net tbeir slave. The
first labor, tho first thought, the first
pains, should be given to wheat, corn
aud provisions ; and then, and not be
fore, might the reign of ootton begin.
We should have the best seed, so as to
improve the staple; fertilisers should
bo used freely, so at> to inercooo tho yiald
per acre ; no more land should be plant
ed than can be cultivated regularly
and well. And a cotton crop made in
this manner will repeat the lesson of
1868, and realize for us far more mon
ey than u larger yield at lower prices
with millions of dollars to pay away in
buying our daily bread
“There is, we repeat, but one safe
plan : Plenty of Provis ons first , and
next a moderate crop oj Cotton. If our
planters will stick to this policy, they
will grow rich; if they do not, they
will assuredly rue the day when the
desire to become suddenly wealthy
caused them to forsake the plain paths
of prudence and common
juuunmn
COTI'ON AVENUE ,
GVlacon, Georgia,
GENERAL COMMISSION.
PRODUCE AND
Provision Merchants.
Juenf* for Charles vWj»n’»
Celebrate'* Conner MHstitlea
Whiskey's.
.lyrnts Chctracla Lime Works
% 4aents Chestnut Grove W'Vtls-
Eey,
HAVE now in Store and For Sale at
the very
Lowest Market Prices,
A large Stock of Goods, consisting
in part of
1.000 Bushels Corn
2,000 do Cboic’ Tennessee Oats
200 do Seed Rye
200 do Seed Barlojr
Sacks Flour j o f a ll grades
100 Barrels Flour ) b
10(TSacks Liverpool Salt
50 Hbds Bacon Sides and Shoulders
Llnie, Plaster and Cement al
ways on hand.
15 Bartels Whiskey—all grades
10 Tieices New Crop like
10 “ Canvassed Hams
25 Bartels Rump Pork
50 Packages Leat Lard
100 “ Mackerel
100 Boxes Star Candies
76 “ Soap*
75 Barrels Sugar
60 JJiirs J2io and Java Ciffee
3 0 Hales of Hay
25 Tons Phosphates and Flour of Raw
bone.
Additions are made to c ,, r Stock daily.—
Call and see us or send u, >„ ur or ders. We
fill ever) thing reliable, prompt** and fairly..
3do>
HAVE ALWAYS OIST HA^NT-D
FLOUR, of all Grades,
JflEwIE, GRITS, niGIJT,
SHORTS , and COW*-FEED.
ALSO, THE FAMOUS
SELF-BAISIN G- FUOUR.
rpo OUR PATTONS, and all others we would say that we are manufacturing our Flou
JL from the best quality of Wheat, and that all the Flour we s:ll is ireah. We make all
giades, and have Flour as low as the lowest and as good as the best. Our motto is,
WE STRIVE TO PLEASE,
And guarantee satisfaction in all casrs. Ail Flour sold by us is guaranteed to please, o<
money refunded. To all dealers, and the balance ot mankind, we would say, try us, and we
feel assured that you will call again.
BLEDSOE & CO.
novems;3months
UNIVERSAL
LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
NEW YOKK, OFFICE No. 69 LIBERTY ST.
Tli<; Original Joint Stork J.ifr
liisni'iiiiee Ciimpaiiv of
tile liiiitcdbiiiies.
The Business of this fomputu/ is Exclusively
confined tu the Insurance of First-
Class Healthy Lives.
STATEMENT JULY 13, 1868.
assets:
TT. S. Stocks (market value). .. .$109,250 06
Bunds & J/irtgages (oi yN. Y.) 97,0ut) 00
Brooklyn City Bonds (market
value) 25,187 50
Virginia State Bonds (market
value) 14,700 00
Cash deposited u N. Y. Guaranty
& Indemnity Go. (at inlerst) 45,000 On
Cash on hand and in Bank 10,182 00
Brlauce due by Agenis (secured) 25 478 28
Office Furniture 5,235 22
Deferred semi-annual quarterly
Premiums 72,165 31
Premiums in course oi collection 66,564 64
Interest accrued, not due 4,540 67
Other Assets 3,819 21
Total $468,622 87
LIABILITIES :
Amount required to reinsure
outstanding risks-Homati’s
Table—s percent, $243,200
Unp’d Losses, not due, 15,000 —$258,200 00 j
Surplus over & above all liabilt’s,s2lo,422 87 i
Ratio of Assets to Liabilities, 18H to 100.
Number of Policies in farce... . 8,034
Insuring ■ U,926, 81 o
Policies issued since Jan. Ist 1868 1,138
Insuring $2,713, 260
THE UNIVERSAL
Offers the following original and F°P u!l,r I
plan of Insurance : |
Ist. Tub Rxtbkn Premium Plan : Upon
which policies are is rates less than those
charged bv J/utual Companies, guaranteeing
the return ol all premiums paid, tu addition |
to the amount insured.
2d. Tub Reduction or Premium Plan : By
which policies are is-ued at rates les3 than
those chill ged by Mu’rial Companies, guaran
teeing a reduction of 50 per cent, oi the pre
mium after the third annual payment.
OFFICERS :
William Waller President
Henry J. Furbkb Vice President.
John U. Bewlky Secretary
Charles E Pease Assistant Secre’ty
D. Parks Fackler Consulting A-tuarv
Edward W. Lambert, m. and... Medical Exam.
Alexander & Green Solicitors
jr*”Agents wanted throughout the South.
Address W G. WRIGHT,
Genneral Agent, Eufsul‘, Ala.
J. R. CHRISTIAN, Agent Terrell County
Ga. dee3:3m
J. L. TUCKER. M TUCKER.
J. L. TUCKER A BRO.,
GROCERS
AND
Genera! Commission Merchants,
Carrol fit. - Ft. Gaines, Ca.
r-gUSpecial attention given to Consign
me.us._aP janl4:2m
"agents WANTED!
$75 to S2OO per Jloulh!! !
OR a Commission from which twice that
amount can he made by selling the lat
est improv. and COMMON mNSE FAMILY SEW
ING MACHINE I price *lB. For and
Te.ms add.rss C. Uowers & Cos.
820 -South Third Street, Philadelphia, Pa
dec 17 ;3a}
j* 4) TILL.
I hereby forwten all persons from
trading for a promissory note given
by me to I). M Harden Ag-nt of Col
W. H. Styles, January, Ist inst., and
due the 25th December next, the
consideration being a note of SIOO, for
rent. The consideration having failed,
by mo beit g dispose-sed by iaw, there
fore 1 shall not pay the same
JatNlsi mo E. H-JOHNSON.
CLAYTON
HIGH SCHO OL
JO*E£BOKO, GA.
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'T'HE next Term of this favorite School will
I open on the 2nd Monday in January,
1869. Its d*HttDgu»Bhing characteristics «r»* :
Ist. It is the most thorough and practical
School in Georgia.
2nd, If is the least expensive School in (he
South.
3rd. It is attended bv more pupils than any
other School in the Slate.
4th. Jonesboro is as healthy a3 any other
town on the continent.
sth The School has been long established,
and is all we claim for ir, and uot an tgheme
' ml humbug.
Two kinndred Dollars in cirre-,
] cy will pay for Board, Tuition and Washing
j lor an entire Ykar. There are no M **xjra”
charges for an> thing. For circulars, applj to
; A. D. CANDLEII, A. M-, Principal.
dccS’OS—2m
[UFAUiA CJ-OP.fiUiyF
LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
- - -
Kx-Gov. JOHN GILL SHORTKR, President.
Maj. JAMES M. B'JFORD, Vive -president..
J. G. L. MaRI IN, Secretary .nd Treasurer.
Insurance For the Rich and Poor.
''pn E cheapest and best system of Lif.- Iti
t surance is now offered by this reliable
Company. It is louiided upon the p inciple
t that one thousand persona come together and
bind themselves, each to pay one dollar to
the surviving friends of every deceased mem
ber among them at his death. These mortu
ary contributions are
Left in the Pockets of Members
Till culled for at intervals during the year, or
for convenience they may be paid in advance
m the shape ot a deposit, and in tnat ease,
eight per cent, interest is allowed till the
funds are applied. Every person, of ei' her
.-ex, from 15 to 76 years of age, cau secure a
membership by paying an admission fee of
only SIX IIOLL .Ha, no matter how
many classes may be entered ami Ministers in
actual charge ot churches can become mem.
hers
Without any Outlay at The Start.
There are two divfcioftfl, The clauses in
Division 1 are composed of 1,000 members
each. This Pivisiwn includes none but sound
lives, and are arranged as follows:
15 25 35 45 55 60
?3«, to to to to to to *<2
|J ® 25 35 45 55 CO 65 ®g S
_ 3 x yrn yrs yr« yrs yrs yrs »
OiassA 50 75 100 125 150 200 1,000
Vlilss II 100 150 200 25 » 300 400 2,000
Class C 150 225 300 375 450 000 3,000
Class E 250 375 600 625 750 10,00 5,000
ri.i.-N.J 500 c>o 10,00 12,5 J 15.00 -NMM
The second Division is comp <sed of 8 ui and
lives from 65 to 75 years old, and impaired
lives w ho may be represented by the “Medi
cal Examiner” us safe for 10 years more of
life; each class is entirely soperate and dis
tmci from the other. This company is nec
essarily a
Mutual Company,
And cannot insure on any other plan. The
self interested puntuality of each member in
paying his J/or tuary Contributions, can leave
no possibility ot the Company’s failure to
meet all casualities that tuay occur.
Policies Will not Become Void
in tills Coni|>iiiiy
By reason of inability to meet the notes for
large amounts of premiums. The Contribu
tions are onlv paid at different limes during
Ibe year, ami in such small amounts that al
most any one can meet them with certaiuty
aud ease. It is our moral duty to strain ev
ery nerve to pay our debts and leave our fam
dies a boon of comfort after our deaths.
The Eufautn Co-Ope rat ire
Life lu>uraoee Company
.Wakes this comfort for our families a oer
taiutv. Let us avail ourselves of this match
less scheme of relief. The different classes
are rapidly filling up. lam now taking ap
plications and furnishing policies for auy tie
siren amount.
For in ormation on the subject, and for in
surance, apply to
J. R, CHRISTIAN, Agent,
jjanl4;loa Dawson, Ga.
JOl3 WORK
Neatly executed Office,
JOHNSON, CAMPBELL & CO.
WHOLESALE GROCERS AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Corner .Fourth and iPoplar Streets,
MyYCOUST, : : GEORGIA
Have in Store and are daily receiving large shipments of the
Folßowing Goods,
which they are selling at the
LOWEST POSSIBLE FIGURES.
BACON.
60 Hkds C It Bason Sides
50 “ “ Shoulders,
6 Tierces Bargrass Hams.
SUGARS.
100 Bbls Stuart’s C Sugar
50 do A do
10 do Powdered do
20 do Crushed do
10 do Cut Loaf do
10 do Grauulated do
COFFEE.
100 Bags Itio Coffee, all grades,
10 “ 0:d Government Java.
BAGGING, &c
100 Roils Patched Gunny Cloth
10 Bales Heavy “ “
20 “ Twine
30 000 lbs Arrow Ties
5,000 “ Whaley “
SALT.
160 Sacks Liverpool Salt
80 “ Virginia “
FISH.
10 Bbls Bay N®. 1 Mackerel
20 Half bbls Bsy N'*. 1 Mackerel
20 I3Ms Shore No 1 Mackerel
30 11»1 f bbls Shore No. 1 Mackerel,
20 Hbls B ue Fish
5050 Half bbls. Blue Pish
10 Boxes Herring
“ Codfish.
SCHOFIELD’S
1101 WORKS,
ADJOINING THE PASSENGER DEPOT, MACON, GA.
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ShofieltPs Patent Cotton Press,
Patented September 3d, 186 -
J}f.L j
rnllia PRA'SS must commend tt«elf to the Cotton Planters of Georgia for it? Durability
I Simplicity of Construction, and the ease with which it, can be opera; ed by either Haadf
Horse, Water, or Steam Power—the change Irom one to the other being tffected in a lew
minutes.
Another gr«at advantage which this Press possess is, it takes up so little room that it
may be placed in and mn in the Gin House, thus saving much eytra labor and lose of Use,
the Cotton being placed in it as fast as ginned.
Occupying but little space, and kept out of the weather, this press is very durable, a net
not liable to get out of order, both the Screw and the frame being of wrought iron.
These presses are all put up complete and perfect before leaving my e lablishoaent, thaa
putting the purchaser to no extra trouble and expense iu procuring a man to put them ia
runinug.
To show with what favor and satisfaction these Presses have been received the past Ma
son, I aprend the following certificate! and names, among many others, of gertleman who
have used them ;
Houston County, Ga., June Ist, 1868.
Mr J, S Schofield, Macon, Ga.
Dkar Sir—ln reply to your note of the 15th ult., I have this to sav in regard to year
Patent Cotton Screw : “IT FILLS THE BILL,” and is all you claim lor it. I reg.rd it sa
perior to any Press I have seen. I am, very respectfully, E. H. EZifLL.
Houston County, Ga., Jane 2d, 1868.
Mr. Schofield Macon, Georgia :
Dkar Sir—Your favor at hand. lam well pleased with your Cotton Press. For pewv
er and durability I don’t think it can be excell'd. Very respectfully, J. Vs. Wimberly.
A various, Ga,, June 14th, 1868.
Mr. J. S. Schfield Macon :
Dkar Sir —We are in receipt of your letter and in reply, say that the Screw is a perfect"
success, and I have no doubt will have ready salt.. Wecf.n pack 1,000 lbs in an ordinary
Bixc bale with lour bands. Very Respectfully, yours, J. R. PRICE 4 SUN.
House Crksk, Wilcox County, June 25tb, 1868.
Mr. J. S. Schofield, Macon, Georgia : W
Sir—The Cotton Press I bougi t of you last fall, works well ; and I am very we II pleas-1
ed with it. 1 packed with it about one hundred bales of Cation. | 1 consider the Press s«i- !
derior to all others for packing cotton, as it can be worked with less labor, and will pack asaw
heavy bales as auy tarmer wan la. m Wood Screws and PressforbiHipg cotton must surely*)
give way and place to your I regret,
l ours respectful)^
CANDIES, Ac.
50 Boxes Candy, Plain and Fancy
Pecan Nuts, Almonds
Raisins, Prunes
20 boxes Cheese,
10 “ Soda Craokara
10 “ Sugar do
10 “ Butter do
10 “ Desert do
10 “ Lemon do
SUNDRIES.
10 kegs Butter
20 barrels Irish Potatoes
10 “ Onions
10 tierces Rice
50 boxes No. 1 Soap
50 “ Erasive Soap
100 “ Olive »do
25 “ Fay’s No. 1 Soap
50 “ S'ar Candles
10 “ Pairafiae Candles
5 barrels Kerosene Oil,
100 half barrels Molasses
15 barrels Fine Syrup
100 eases Liquors, all grades
300 half sacks Superfiue Fleur
250 11 “ Family “
LIQUORS
Cotton Plant Bittera
Buss’ Bitters
Gibson’s Cabinet Whiskey in bbls
Gibson’s IWonongahala Whiskey, in
barrels,
Tennessee Whiskey, in barrel*
Old Winchester and Sbenandale
Whiskey, in barrels
Fine Old Brandies and Gins
cuppernoug Wine. DOvS-Sna
