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AC-RlCULTURAL. - How to A.Ojjji'..rci;i2er3—08ej» or sa.iiiow. There U a wide <li« rrsby of opinion among ».trw!.;io u|'io:i this subject, Cer m.rly thfc'.o is a wvie diversity among tbctn la j iac ticri. Bourn apply fertilizers deep sooio shallow, some in the drill, some. i.i the tsill and now ana then there is ono * h>i applies them boadc;,.-t. Iq rei'itr.u 1 .! o the depth at which they ti, it.! b applied, our own experience t.e;u h-s to put thei'a iu deep, an ou r ruasuns for this u, that when the fertil¬ izers. u: s put in u«:sp, the fine food-find¬ ing and food absorbing roots are devel¬ oped at a depth under tb's surface where they are not injuriously affected iD time of drought, whereas, when they are put in shallot , the roots being chiefly de¬ veloped just where the fertilizers arc deposited, these r ots are put forth where they will languish and die when the surface soil becomes parched under the scorching influence nf the sun during the droughts which generally occur dur¬ ing the first months of summer. It has been abundantly demonstrated, i we think, that plants are endowed with ! a sore of instinct which enables them to 1 search for .food and select that which is . host suited to tr ir several species, and 1 that the roots which search for,find and 1 absorb ti food which nourishes the plants, are most largely developed imme- . diateiy round the matter upon which j they feed. Therefore this development j should be encouraged to take place - ! where the effects of a protracted drought will be least felt. There is a v try corn- j mon error that roots are provided at I ■their extremities with spongtoles rosem ! bliug the mouth of a leaoh, by which l they t-.uek up nourishment and that it is j wholly in this way plants .-are fed. It is . well proved that this is a mistake, that the extremities of tho roots and rootlets cannot absorb liquids at all, but that it is through the young and tender surface or the roots that they absorb nourish¬ ment from the earth- The old tough roots have no power of absorption. It is astonishing to what a length the : roots of familiar plants are developed, lilpcriaient has shown that iu a rid, j w» 11 broken and thoroughly pulverized j soil, a barley plant willproduceas much as 128 feet, and an oat 150 feet of roots. I Wheat, m lesa than two month3 after j being sown, has been found to have sent I its roots as deep as seven feet', and clover and ucerne have been known to extend to a length of thirty feet. We thus see to what a depth the roots of plants will penetrate, to what a large extent their combined volume is equiva¬ lent, and bow they feed and absorb nourishment. 'All this teaches the nec¬ essity to healthful plant growth of deep breaking of the soil, of extending as much as possible the area of nourish¬ ment, and of encouraging the greatest develments of feeding rootlets where drought and heat can do the least inju¬ ry, by putting the fertilizing material designed to be absorbed by them, where an ordinary drought can done injury. We wish that some of our friends would make oxpeiimentson the subject this year and report results. Our own practice, to which we mean to adhere until! convinced of its error, is to open the rows with a long, wide shovel, de’ posit the fertilizer at the bottom of the furrow, diffuse if. thoroughly in the soli by running a sub-soil plow in the ferr.il ized furrow, and than finish the bed. MILLET. A correspondent asks us to tell how and. when to plant millet, aud whether or not we regard it as a valuable forage plant. Millet is coarser and les6 nutritive than good timothy hay; but it is the most prolific of all the grasses, and wil* grow in all sorts of soils and climate. HOW TO PLANT. Let the soil be well and deeply broken and pu’verized, and if not naturally rich let it be made so artificially. Sow three packs of seed and harrow or brush it j in. WHEN TO PLANT. Sow the seed as early in April as pos¬ sible. to escape frost—from the 15th to the 30th. The spring rains during the first weeks of its growth, will give it a good, healthy start. It can be cut in about eighty or ninety days from plant¬ ing, when the beads will be generally visible over the fie d. On good land three or four cuttings may be made, 5Ve recommend it strongly as a very valuable forage plant.— Macon Tile graph and Messenger. tl JfjtiSL §i M;iea 13 , 18811, J. ESTEY & COMPANY No. ICO—Front View. No. 160—Back View. BRAT TLEBOR O. VT. Our new Organ, expressly designed for Sunday Schools, Chapels, etc., is proving a GREAT SUpCESS. purchasing Be sure any to send other. for full descriptive Catalogue before TltllOII # THE LARGEST WORKS (OF THE GLOBt Illustrated Catalogue sent free. Feb, 7tb BEST PIANOS ORGANS GKTJNEWALD HALL New Orleans. COMPRISING THE CELEBRATEDj INSTRUMENTS OF Stemway, Knabe, Weber, Pleyel, Fisher. Unsurpassed for their Excellent Musical Qualities, Construction and durability m the Southern Climate. Tfae Ftmoms Organs ©I CLOUGH & WARREN, PELOUBET, PELTON & CO., The Most Popular Organs in the World, PRICES ---The lowest in the country. TERMS:—-The most liberal. STOCK ;--The largest variety to select from. Direct Importation of all rinds of MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. At Wholesale and.Retail. Catalogues and Price Lists mailed Free. Correspondence golieitod. Aadress Louis Grrunewaid, 14 to 22 BARONNE ST., New Orleans. THE LEADING PIANO HOUSE IN THE SOUTH WEST ! Jan, 31*t, 1880. Mrn n iriwi t Ri JMU BP o Ledger. Established 1873. The Leading Literary Paper ot the West, Only $1.50 a Year. (M.58I proaching The of Chicago its the close Ledger of the is now seventh ap¬ year existence, having been established in the winter of J873, The Ledger was started by its pres¬ A Year. i ent ings prise. conductors as Many to the literary success with ventures some of the misgiv¬ enter- of a kindred character had been made in ] the ably Western failed. metropolis, The of and miser |was t sea journalism strewn with the wrecks of g stranded newspaper enterprises, g Others that were living, but stru tr¬ ipling l for a precarious existence, have since yielded to inevitable fate k Year, j | \ printed to-day and gone the in clown, Chicago. only leaving weekly The story-paper Ledger q The Ledges has not attained tii® § jj plane solidly of rests success without upon earnest, which it well- now Si' 50 g directed effort. Its conductors have ' l labored earnestly and persistently g not only to make it an excellent lit |erary | reading journal, world but acquainted also to make with the it. A Year. Thousands lars its merits have been upon to expended the thousands attention in bringing of of dol¬ the reading public. In fact, The Ledger has been the most extensively-ad¬ ?S,50| vertised newspaper in the West. The publishers have a feeling of di pride at the success that has at¬ tended their‘efforts to build up & first class literary paper in the cap¬ Year.! ital city of the West. The circula¬ A ing, tion, will and be already by the less large, lstduyof than is 35,000. rapidly January grow¬ not The 'publishers do not mean t> relax their efforts to make The Ledger the best weekly newspaper in the si K wU ft jgji will West, work, and usefulness. still and but further during intend the to increase persevere coming its month» in value * the The weekly contents of The Ledo Vft»• j yCii h rSvl kb embrace, in addition to its serial 5 novels, several short stoiies; a Home ■' and Family Doctor department, em¬ bracing loiters from women‘ 6 f ex¬ perienced heads and hands.on house¬ 0 hold and kitchen economy, home j .50 children, adornment, and the recipes management for the cure of of many of the ills to which flush is heir: a Young Folks’ department; a A Year, department devoted to Current Lit¬ erature, consisting of choice excerpts from the latest magazines; a Scien¬ tific department, giving the latest inttilUgw-e in regard to new discov¬ eries. mechanical inventions, eh\; J’ 1‘50 also’biographical sketches, historic papers, travels, poetry..and a muss of short articles on miscellaneous topics. Address A Year, THE LEiJQER, Obi caijo, r Subscriptions to the THE CHIC LEDGER trill be recelred at this Time Tables; ATLANTA AND CHARLOTTE AIR LINE' RAILROAD MAIL TRAIN GOING EAST. Leave Atlanta.................................2.MO pra Arrive Gaitiosviile..........................5.00 pm Leave Guiuesvillo...........................5.51 pirn Arrive Charlotte............................M.2U nui GOING WEST. Leave Charlotte.............................12,10 am Arrive Gainesville......................... 9-28 am Leave Gainesville.......... Atlanta...............................11.39 5.51 pin Arrive am DAT PASSENGER TRAIN GOING EAST Leave Atlanta...................... 1.00 am Arrive Gainesville..........................6.1M am Leave Gainesville.........................6.14 am Arrive Charlotte................ M.20 pm GOING WEST. Leave Charlotte......................... 1 0.12 am Arrive Gainesville........................8.15 pm Laave Gainesville...........................8.17 pm Arrive Atlanta.............................10.31) pm FREIGHT AND ACCOMODATION TRAIN GOING EAST. [Daily except Sunday] Leave Atlanta................................. 7.00 am Arrive Gainesville..........................11.10 nra Arrive LoHvejGainesville..........................10,25 am Central................................. 6.20 p m GOING WEST. Leave Central.................................6,50 pm Arrive Gainesville........................... 1.45 am Leave Gainesville........................... 2.00 am Arrive Atlanta,,,,,,.............. 6.15 am Close connection at Atlanta lor all points West, and at Charlotte for all points East. G. J. Foueacre, Gen. . Man. W. J, Hop3ton. Gen. P. and T. Ag't. \. e - r ; ro>geo CHANGE OP SCHEDULE. Superintendent Office, 1 Athena, Dee. 30, 1878. J UIN \J and after Monday, December 30., 1879 trains on the Northeastern Railroad wil tun &e follows' [Trains daily except Sunday ] ! Leave Athens...............................7.15 Lula..,................. am | Arrive at 9.45 am LeaveLuIa.............. 10.15 am Arrive at Athens ....................... 8.00 pm Train will wait thirty minutes it Lula forde aved passenger train on the A ir Line R. K. J. M- EDWA R DS. Sup’t _ A WEEK. $12 a duy at home easly made. Costly O tfit f.ee. Address Trde t A Co.. Augusta Maine. Application for Leave to Sell. GEORGIA, White Connty. I Lr TANE month after date application will be made to the Court of Ordinary of White County Georgia, at the first regular term after the expiration of one month from this notice for leave to sell all the lands belonging to the estate of William L. Sumpter late of Said county deeeased, for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of said deeeased. This March 23-rd 1880. E. J. HOUSTON, Executor. March 27 30d Business School! It is of the utmost consequeuce that everyone before entering the Warehouse or CuuntiDg-Room, should have an ex¬ tensive and intimate knowledge of this important branch of the business man's education, J t is therefore kept fully in View at every stage of the course. The most thorough and practical instruc¬ tions are giveu on all the rules relating to Commercial calculations, and as ra¬ pidity and accuracy are tho great requi¬ sites in the business man, constant care is taken to dictate and give such rules as terd most strictly and specially to attain these objects. Among the cases in which these ready methods are most desirable may be mentioued Exchange, Percentage, Interest—both simple and Compound-Commission, Insurance, Dis¬ count, Profit aud loss. Custom House Duties, Partnership, Equation of Pay ' ments, Equation of accounts, &c Tho mode of instruction and explanation on Black-board of various questions are so thoroughly taught and demonstrated as to attract tho attention of alb My School-Room. In this department, nothing is spared to rrmko it ono of the most interesting features of the Institution, both in Writ¬ ing and Teaching Now, novel and. practical improvements have been made by the Principal, which are destined to supersede the old-d .shinned writing master style of learning to write by copy imitation, and the slow, nervous, im¬ practicable finger movement. More improvement is made here its this de¬ partment-, in three to four mouths of tho course, than io made in as many years by the old-fashioned proco>>' of the in¬ tolerable, impracticable finger moves men;. Nothing is taught in this depart¬ ment that wifi be see-seaty to change on L*ar»iog wr me- Counting House. Nothing is left untaught to 11$ a man’s hand and taste appropriately for any position- be may desire to fill in ttie business Hmi, O'her H-.ei m.w may settle down upon »•■>•.< iilugfr tracings^ but we prefer a style t-isac wla-n appiied to business is bu-'iu-m.-'- m and at ;t rate to keep pace with the lisenaada- uii bu -ines a Special hours are <}<• a ah day for reci.a bon and proa;ice in wi iting, when ail bntiness is laid- aside for dr\\{. Copies Hie placed upon- the board, and a tiiorongh and sqientifisy analysis' i* given ef all foi ns aud darivai 'imis by th;», i' 11 cqml.co 1 Iu C a sUjdcnt: :-e; . ,;j l.tTio lo qualify himself as teaebyr ua- well as* an 1 st. 'The study of appinpriato writhig- Tr the different bonks in 1 lie Book-keeping 1 Course, is taken up once a weels, umL Lectures upon the practical uses of tcra as applied to boot s, are given. W. C. bill Til. April 3. 1380 __ THE Telegraph and Messenger [MACON. GA } FOR 1880 1SSJ. npHE -A. important pre-': nt events. year is pregnant C fiic-ral elections with stirring are to be. held for National, Ftatc, and cuunty offices, ami the intercut and escitrmont evolv¬ ed by the contest will be intense. Measures of tlie m^st vital character, alse, to the futyre of the eountry, such a* the modifications sought to be iuaugurated in our system of fi¬ nance, the projected revision of the tariff - , our Indian policy, etc., arc to he discussed before the people, and every intelligent person should take a newspaper. Uho proprietors of tho TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER. are resolved to fulfill all the requirements o tbeir new position by keeping abreast of tho news of the whole world as fast as itcan be transmitted by ocean cable, or the telegraphic lines of thoeounUy. They w ill also spare nc pains to advance the interests of Georgia and the sections especially in which it ?e largoiy circulates, and whila advocating, with all the aeal and ability they posses?, the principles of the Democratic party, will yet pursue a con¬ servative and moderate course upon all qu.es i ion a. A new dress, lust purchased, will make all of the editions handsomer than ever. Our mammoth weekly containssixty-four columns, and is one of the best and cheapest, publications south of Baltimore. It will be made even move inl< resting t<> farmers by the addition of an AH RICULTURAL DEPARTMEN T edited by Gln. Wm, Brownk, Professor of History and Agriculure in the University of Georgia. The tarms of the Tfuf.graph and Mesren* ger :emain unchanged, and are as follows, payable ia advance: Daily, one year..........*.......................$10 00 Daily, six months ........................... 5 00 Daily, throe months........................... 2 Somi Weekly, one year........................ 3 00 Semi Weekly six months .................. 1 50 Weekly, one year .......... ................... 2 00 Weokly, six months ........................... I 00 We respectfully ask for a centinuation of tho present generous patronage of the public. CLI8BY A: JONES. $5 to $2D T er day at borne. So B pie? worth $5 f land Maine. Blank: notes foi sale at this office.