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|l the timid buds that bloom,
[>m April to December,
all the gentle shrubs that loom
£0 mako the heart remember.
|s tiny piece of hjeaiher brings,
tory of the sweetest things.
ras many, many years agone,
fair and blithesome weather,
(ben Cupid witli the Loves alone
Strayed hand in hand together,
p sat upon the starlit shore,
pd listened to the ocean's roar.
sen landward came the briny breeze,
\From tropic isles of pleasure,
iirdened with a languid ease,
Vnd sighs that spoke ot leisure ;
be scenic beauty was complete,
Itaeil Dian came the Night to greet.
(lie wore a dress of simple blue,
_Ar,d in her hat a feather,
^e from her throat, so white and true.
1 gleamed a bunch of heather—
[•Ue-ss grace was ne’er st> sweet,
hen she turn’d my smile to groci..,
f i '
(love," she said, tho’ now wo salV
jth clouds of brightest azures,
Inny .skies there lurks the gale—
[id in the deep, embrasures ; /
Present ne’er reveals to inuii
ht of the Ku^tnVa tWden plan.
be ' rue—” and In het speech
front a tone cl sadness,
le bloom o' the early poach
M by summer’s gladness—
nu remain, whate’er betido
'her that a by your side t"
l to note the truant blush,
| a kind of sad infection—
-like stroke of painter's brush,
1 limn that sweet dejection ;
yes unblushed by flight ol years,
fum'd the brine of unshed tears.
1!” I cried, * by ail tho stars,
Jane yon blissful portal,
m mine Time never mars,
serves it pure, immortal;
he planet of my Night
{he gloom of deepest blight."
[uc, as you have said,
kis piece of-hcather;
Jaieies o’er my heud
blithesome weather,
1 simple floweret be.
1 of l<ove ’..wixt ine and thee."
(no more, but took the bloom.
~«red bv the maiden,
ker with a heart of gloom,
Ind, with sorrows laden.
BOts—most unmagnetic
"at times, to be prophetic.
fas even so. The spring-tide wave,
I’rom emerald islets driven,
iiss’d tho turf of a new-made grave,
And bore its sighs to Heaven-
Many years enshroud the gloom,
Tnat moulders yonder in the tomb.
Still, of the timid buds that bloom,
A'Voni April to December,
aid of the gentle shrubs that loom,
fi’o make the heart remember—
ns tiny piece of heather brings
Memory of the sweetest things.
Vol. 1.
ncsboi
Georgia, with her 58,000 square
miles, and 37,000,000 of acres of land,
with all kinds ot soil and climate, pre
sents to-day a field for agriculture al
most unsurpassed. Her only wants
are intelligent white labor, fewer poli
ticians, progressive mechanics and far
mers and a diversity of crops, and with
these wants supplied, with wise legisla
tion, her future success is assured.
Taking up this special and comp, ra-
tiyely new industry of truck farming in
our midst, we present below a few in
teresting statistics obtained from seve
ral of our well-known truck farmers
In and around Savannah are three
hundred truck farms and market gar
dens, comprising five thousand acres of
land under intelligent cultivation—the
valuation of this land being fully 8100
per acre, or in other woros, a capital of
$500,000 invested in this industry
right in our midst.
The principle vegetables are : As
paragus, beans, cabbages, peas, cucum
bers, egg plants, tomatoes, squash, on'
ions, spinach, turnips, radishes, sweet
and Irish potatoes, okra, beets, pump
kins, strawberries, musktnelons, and wa
termelons. The principal and most
important crop being potatoes. It has
been estimated that over one thousand
acres have been used this season plant
ing this vegetab'e. This vegetable is
looked on by our farmers as tho surest.
Southern Headquarters
years. There seems to be no question
or doubt but that at least 25 per cent.,
more of acreage will be cultivated this
year in this very important and growing
xndustry.
There has been quite a large extent
of land reclaimed along the Ogeechee
and Altamuha rivers, wh--re this branch
of f nning will be inaugurated, and
with successful and intelliicnt efFor
will be made to pav hadsomely. In 0111
ranibN s yesterdav collecting statistics,
and visiting the different truck farms,
the late Horace Greeley’s hook, en i
tied “What I Know about Farming’'
came up in our mind. That book con
taineti the key note of success in farm
ing, and our people are to-day virtually
and practically earning out the-views of
that work, which was the experience j
and practical knowledge of the old vet- j dusko*. Silks. S-'inn, NovOik-, and everything deiirat.le in Dre«« Good,
eran of the Tribune, whose happiest
101* fine Dry Goods.
We keep on hand at all times the finest and hist assorted stock, and w«
•vc the most elegant store for showing it in all the South. Velvet*,
days were spent at lovely and charming
Chappaqua.
UOX. GEORGE K. IiL.iClt.
Savannah, Ga , Feb. 17.—Editor
Mommy News: In your issue of the
1.6th inst. Hon. John C. NieholU, mem
ber elec’ to the Fortv-eighth Congress,
publishes a card stating : "I am con
stantly in receipt of letters from vari
ous parts of the district asking inv at
tention to the dis’ribution of seed and
other official business. These letters
are directed to Washington, and are
forwarded to me here As many as
and best paying crop, inasmuch as the I twelve came by one mail. I have doue
-J. s. R.
A GREAT IX V US TRY.
Savannah Times.
Methodical, scientific farinvg is yet in
Fts infancy. What farmers really
<niw, compared with what it is desirable
ind possible to know, is as a single
rop to the bucket of water, but their
|owledge is being gradually increas-
and they wid learn more rapidly in
1 future than they have done in the
[past. This branch of agriculture—
mown *s truck farming—has been
|wa ched4ere with considerable interest.
The truck farmers, or market gardners,
lave labored under many disadvanta-
!>, not the least of which has been a
of the necessary training iu the
licai details of their bus’ness, most
hn having entered upon it since the
^with everything to learn in the
tly school of experience. That they
ild fall into many expensive mis-
make some ruinous failures
La not stran^imbgk|heyhave had faith
,the business was a good one, and
then conducted, as all successful
[ness must be, with energy, perse-
lice, industry and skill, it would
'well.
11 have not bean successful. There
Failures in every branch of business,
from various causes,but truck farm
land near Savannah, is n w an es-
fcshed industry, end when properly
looted a profitable one.
lessons of the past few years
'satisfied our intelligent farmers
it there is no economy in making
I, and buying what artiob 0 iu the
of provisions they require. Wo
greater variety of productions, for
which money should be realised. In
fact, Georgia is beginuing to realize
the importance of diversifying her in-
dnsiries. Savannah is getting down t"
the true merits of the idea, inasmuch
as the polioy of our truck farmers seems
to be to contract the area of cultiva
tion, cultivate more carefully, improve
the soil, and growing everthing in the
line .of demand from whioh the ready
money may be f
average yield per acre being 75 bushels,
which readily bring from $3 to $3 50
per bushel during the season. The
yield then, the season being favorable,
from one thousand acres planted in
this vegetable, would produce 75,000
bushels, and at the price of $3 per
bushel, would net $225,000 from this
one vegetable. It has also been sur
mised that 500 acres of land will be
devoted to cabbages—the average yield
per acre for this vegetable is 6.000
heads, which readily bring 6c. per head.
The season being propitious, the yield
on 500 acres ought to be 300,000 heads
of cabbages, which would. Dring, if sold
for 6c. per head, $18,000.
We were informed yesterday by Dr
A. Oemler, who, probably, is the best
authority on truck farming, having had
an experience of over 36 years in the
business, and who will at an early day
D A Y &
oct20’82.am.
the best I could with these requests; I
have sent them to Hob. George R.
Black, our present member, to whom
they should have been originally re
ferred.”
In ibis my friend. Col. Nicljolls, is 1
correct I aui * he proper person to be
addressed on these subjects. And not
withstanding I have been unable to be
present in my seat at Washington du
ring the present session, I have been
attending to all the routine business
appertaining lo my position as a member
ol the Fortv seventh Congress which
has ben referred to me. Much of the
department business can be. and most
geueial y is. attended to by correspond
ence. and does not alwa'-s require the
personal application or intercession of
the Congressman, whether he be pres
ent at Washington or not.
Through the kindness and efficient
co-oypration of my colleagues in Con
gress, the interests of my cons iiuents
here liaye suffered nothing by rensnn of
Fine Hosiery. Ladies, Miss h and Gouts’, Gloves, Lace* and Notions gene
rally. Underwear in great variety. Cashmeres, Kerseys, Jeans, Homeppuns,!
Linen and White Goods. Cloaks, Dolmans, Jackets, &c. Blanket® anl
Flannels. Everything in the Dry Good* line is in our stock. Wo offer,
trash, but on good goods we GUARANTEE PRICES against ey
market in the United Strtos. A strictly first-class Dressmaking Departin'
i* a feature of our business. Orders filled promptly and carefully.
DALY & ARMSTRONGS
The Carriage Emporium of
T A N N A H I L
Aimisla,
Georgia.
. -m0m
"‘1 T nfiiiibr i
issue a book entitled "Truck Farming
at the South,” that over 7,(XX) acres of
land will be plumed in watermel
ons along the Savunuah, Florida and
Wes’ern Railway., The average yield
to the acre of this delicious fruit is 500,
the result, then, from 7,000 acres would »P ro,u P t “Mention
be 3,500,00') melons, which at an ave
rage price of 30c. a melon would net
$105,000.
We give the following average yield
of the most prominent and marketable
vegetables grown on our truck farms,
which we obtain from several of our
most prominent farmers :
Potatoes, 75 bushels per acre, ave
rage price $3 50 per bushel.
Cabbages, 5,000 heads per acre; av
erage price 6c. per bead.
Cucumbers, 700 bushels per acre :
average price 75c. per bushel.
Beans, 300 bushels per acre ; ave
rage price $1 per bushel.
Peas, 150 bushels per acre ; average
price $1 per bushel.
Tomatoes, 200 bushels per acre; av
erage price $1 per bushel.
Watermelons, 500 per acre; average
price 30c. apiece.
The season last year was a very pro
pitious one, but the calculations above
made are not based upon the good
year, but upon the average year.
There were shipped from this port
last season, by steamers alone, 383,000
packugos of vegetables, which on a fair
average of $3 per paokuge, would net
from this one industry $999,000, quite
an important {ten* for the Forest Ci|y
trade, whioh hap
Finest Stock and Lowest
Victories, Extension
Tops, tioekaway*
and grades.
The patent American Road-Cart. The easiest ridinf
two wheel vehicle yet produced. Leads all others. Sup
my illness and unfortunate disability
from taxing my seat. , . ...» 1
All of my letters w hieh are not sent j T,m ‘ c filter Trotting Wagons. Ladies’ Phaetons, elegant
direct to me here, are promptly for
warded from Washington by the post
master of the House 1 regret that the
lo ters which Col. Nicliolls says he has
sent to me have never yet reached me,
but when they do they shall have
Gkoroe R. Black.
FJlOil JAIL TO CONGRESS.
Tho Hartford Times tells this;
We believe it was in 1827 that the
State's prison was removed from
Simsbury to Wethirsfield, the build
ing now occupied tor that purpo e be
ing comp eted in that year. Most of
out readers are familiar with the
fact that the Simsbury prison was
under ground, and is known asj
the Simsbury mines. If the walls in 1
that cnyern could talk, they oou'd un-j
fold a iale which would shook thhu *j
manitarians whose sympa h for toe
‘poor follows” in Wethersfield prompt'
them to nsk for a new prisou. But for!
al the drawbacks of this underground!
prison it graduated some smart feliows. j
Here is a case :
It was about sixty years ago that a
eonviot tuune ed out of the prison
through a drain. He made his es
cape, and went direot to New York
where he shipped on board a bark
bound for Mooiie. On arriving there
he went up the Alabama river to Sel
ma, changed his name, and after work
ing a* hod-carrier until he asoumula-
ted a little money, went West, whore
he taught scho 1. He w s soon elected
to the Legislature, and subsequently to
Congress, where lie was quiie conspic
uous as a debater.
Judge Lorain T. Pease, of Eufield,
defended him on his trial, and thought
he was unjustly convicted. Tho real
as well as the assumed name of the in-
diviJii 1 is withheld for prudeutiul rea
sous.
Material. Fine Paints »nd Varnishes, Saddlery’ and Fine
er findings. Ben quality Seamless Gum Belting, purj
Belting. Lacing. Fine Trunks and Valia?
Co’s Philadelphia Wagons, the lightest and beat'
All Men A g r
That the best is cheapest, and especially is this true in FIJRN]
s.
Just see some of our prices:
P rh r Sets iTi Hiiir Cl> th. Walnut Frame from $35 to $90.
The best Raw Silk Stt f*»r $65 ever offered.
Nice Walnut Chamber Sets, Marble Top, $55.
The lust Walnut Marble Tvp Set iu the market for $65.
WE DEFY COMPETITION FROM ANY AND EVERY QUARTER.
WE ACKNOWLEDGE NO SUPERIOR,
AND FEW EQUALS, IN THE SOUTH.
Who ever heard of Cane Seat Chairs for seventy-five oents;
Extension Tables one dollar per loot.
We guarantee satisfaction in every case. Our
Spring Beds is complete. Steam Dressed Feathers a
goods paoked and shipped free of charge,
branches. Oucfnow Catalogue will be rea^dy