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Got.. 31.1878.
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s. V/. HITCH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
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BLACKSHEAE, GA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 2. 1871).
FAIL*, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD
Farmer*’ ri«ba-3Inke f'aa mf ibe Know!.
«f Vour Nrlihbom.
with .The season satisfactory of fairs results. has passed, Farmers and
most
who have attended have gained muoh
in knowledge of the methods and expe
nence of others. Premiums won a.e
of satisfactory evidence of the correctness
the system which produced the win
mng articles. Failure to win should
teach us how to improve our practice,
that we may obtain better results. Many
have found parsed contacted cover
nation with othef* to be out^f the best
features of these exhibitions. And it is
this phase of the fairs that may and
should be extended through the winter
by means of farmers’ clubs. A large
rnuiber is not essential to the success
of such an organization ; nor even is an
elaborate constitution necessary. A
half dozen interested men meeting once
a week at each others’ houses, to talk
over farm matters, will derive much
good from the association. Of course,
the larger the number participating in
the discussions, the more valuable will
bathe results, and as many as possible
shonkl be induced to join. From a half
dozen upward, tho simpler the organiza
tion the better. Where there are a oon
stitulion and by-laws, much time will
be wjisted in amending and tinkering
them. An assemblage of farmers needs
only the rules of common courtesy to
govern it. We once heard Agassiz say :
“Why all this talk about need* by-laws; a
company of gentlemen no by
laws.” A largo association will of course
need some rules, but the fewer and akpat
pl„tW.r».Vta„ letter. Agoua»»,
is, to have the host a3 chairman of the
meeting at his house; it should also be
agreed upon at each meeting, what is to
be the question for discussion at the
next, ami the place appointed. Then
let the talks be quite informal, with no
special leaders; each putting in his word
according to his knowledge, and as op
however, portunity may offer, guided sh to time,
and led on by the ohairman.
This small beginning may lead to a
large organization, requiring by-laws
and regular offi *ers, aud meeting in a
hall. But the first will teach how to
manage the more cumbersome affair,
The social element is not to be forgotten
in any case ; for the sons and wives and
dauguters will enjoy, aud add to the
enjoyment of the meetings. It is this
feaiure which makes the grango tho sue
cess it is in some localities, aud the
same is true of many successful farmers’
clubs that wc are acquainted with.
Where means aud numbers permit, it
is a very wise plan to have a library,
which, if no hall is held by the society,
cau be in charge of the village postmaH
ter. purchase Fifty dollars, or even less, will
a nucleus for a good library,
which would add interest and give more
permanency to the club. It is well to
exhibit at the meetings specimens of
farm products for comparison and criti
eisrn. Oftentimes one can learn more
by the intelligent esmparison of speci
mens produced by different methods of
practice, accompanied by statements of
yield and culture, than by hours of dia
cussion. No occasion is more favorable
for this than these small meetings where
there is not much else to distract atten
tion.
Tue largo Dumber of farmers’clubs
whieh we hear of as being organized, as
well as tha grange movement, is evi
den ce that farmers are growing in the
idea of association as a means of ad
vancementand profit—a fact which com
merce and the tra ies have long held as
a cardinal principle of snecess. The
isolation of farmers renders it of even
mere importance that they should asso
ciate for mutual strength and instiuo
tion, than for the people of towns,
Farmers should clnb togetner if for no
higher motive than mutual protection
against the various imposters and swin
diers that too olten find them an easy
prey. A farmer who feels that his
neighbors will make common cause with
him iu such cases can more effectively
resist the demauds of sharpers than
when alone and unaided. Bat, beyond
and above this, such organization and
co-operation diffuses gives impetus to thought,
excel in intelligence, creates ambition to
farm practice, adds more of in
higher to the calling, makes it really
and nobler, and flually results in
greater profits, success, larger crops and subso
quent greater happiness, and
develops and strengthens in the young
their natural love for the farm and the
country.—American Agriculturist
K»r„ Arc...,.
When a farmer, at the end of the year,
settles his store account, pays his smith
bill, with that of his teacher, doctor and
preacher, which tax is generally in the
rear, aud, realized* if anything is left from the
amount by tho sale of his pro¬
duce, that amount is called the profit;
but, i* it falls short, then he has made
nothiug. That is not a correct estimate
of results, for the bills have no connec
tion with the cost of planting, except
the smith bills. A merchant doing
busmens on a capital of $10,000, wanfc
ing to obtain thcteesult of the year’s
operation, sold stock, takes the a^nventoryof of available the un
a uut ac
counts, with money on hand after pay
ing his store rent, his clerk hire, inter
ost. paid on borrowed money, aud other
expenses incidental to his business, but
does not include the expense of support
ing bis family, whioh might, if extrava
gant, absorb all the profits, though it
might be thirty or forty per cent, on tho
capital. farmers* There are a large number of
whose real estate, with all the
'Makingaioek and farming implements,
tTO uot he veined At more than *3<Wfl
yet, bv their profits realized, have raised
clothed aDd educated from five to ten
children, which, to do this, must make
a the profit of thirty to fifty per cent, on
capital. —Exchange.
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Ancient . . lerer Epidemics.
The lessons of the last epidemic finds
numerous former precedents in the history of
times. The •* black death ” that
ravaged Asia and southern Europe in
the'fourteenth century spared the Mo
hammedan countries—Feraia, Turkis
tan, Morocco and southern Hpain—
whose inhabitants generally abstained
from pork and intoxicating drinks. In
the Byzantine empire, Russia, Gcr
many, France, northern Spain (inhabit
od by the Christian Visigoths), and
Italy, 4,000,000 died between 1373 and
1375, but the monasteries of the stricter
orders and the frugal peasants of Gala
bria and Sicily enjoyed their usual
health (which they, of course, ascrib* t,
to their tutelar saints); but among the
cities which suffered most were Barce
Iona, Lyons, Florence and Moscow, the
first three situated on rocky, mountain
slopes, with no lack of drainage and
pure water, while the steppes of the
Upper Volga are generally dry and
salubrious. The pestilence of 1720
swept away 52,000, or more thun two*
thirds of the 75,000 inhabitants of Mar
seilles, in less than flvo weeks; but t f
the 6,000 abstemious Spaniards that in
habited the “ suburb of the Catalans”
only 200 died, or less than four per
cent. The most destructive epidemic
reported in authentic history was the
four years’ plagn that commenced A.
D. 542, and raged through the domin
ions of Chosroes the Great, the Byzan
tine empire, northern Africa and south
western Europe. It commenced in
Egjpt, spread to the East over Hyria,
Fersia and the Indies, and penetrated
to the West along the coast of Africa
and over the continent of Europe. Asia
Minor, with its plethoric c.Ues, Con
stantinople, suffered northern Italy and France,
abandoned, fearfully; ent re provinces w-cre
cities died out and remained
vacant for many years, and during three
months 5 000 and at last 10,000 peisons
died at Constantinople each day. And
the total number of victim* in the three
continents is variously estimated from
75,000.000 to 120,OOO.OCO. But n Sicilv,
NO.
Morocco and Albania, the disease wan
oonfiued to a few seaport towns
and the Caucasus and Arabia escaped
first entirely. The dreadful plegue made its
appearauoe in Alexandria inhabit^ Egypt
then a luxurious oity of 800 OOO
ante; and Panins Diaconns tiie a contem
porary historian, speaks of 4 ‘reckl* „s
gluttony the by which the inhabitants of
great capital incurred yearly fevers
and dangerous indigestions; and at last
brought this terrible judgment upon
themselves and their innocent neigh
bors.” Alexandria lost half a million of
For inhabitant, in 643, and S0.000 in th,
the following year, and for miles around
oity the fields were covered with nu
buried corpses,
Interesting EdneationiU SUtlstlrs.
Tlie recently-issued report of tlis
commisnionor of tho bureau of educae
tion presents some interesting ntatistie
of the education of the young men in
the United States for what are known as
“ the professions.” The following table
will show a comparative statement of
the schools of law, medicine and theol
ogy:
Stknnln SrhonU TWeoPty
lau>. of MMieinx. of teat tnarfe- A>"».
NnmW of institution* .. 46 21H 2 664
Number of matmotorH ..10 *: 1,201 10.14»
Number of studout*... ..12 - 680 4 268
_ . .
,................ 268 1(999 17(076
T . 18 . ?° ur8e the fact that lawyers,
» »
es Pf ' oift Ny in the country, obtain their
P ro e88loI *al education in the offices of
( )ld ? r Petitioner*, and it is estimated
, only one out of every thirteen ever
enter their names upon the rolls of »
1 he mum oond.tiou •»,*.
“though not to so great an extent, in
f he profession, but theological
[earning instifcu is fcious almost established uv^braRy acquired
m for the pnr
P° 88 -
The several schools of praotioe in
medicine and surgery are represented
a » follows :
jVrt. #/ So. of No. of
/<i>(iMliii«. Initrurlori. Nt%nlo»*.
Regular 63 826 7.498
Kolectio i 86 314
Dental Homeopathic.....11 133 827
II 162 620
Pharmaceutical.... 12 54 934
Totals 102 1,201 10,143
Tho following shows the relative num¬
ber of theological schools, professors
and students among the various reli¬
gions denominations:
A>m<- /Vo~ m .
naria*. futort. donlo
p£«Ih*^ {i on ? a ^ <: Vr°! t J^ pll,COp ic . * * V----- 1 18 17 1)2 62 897 267
.....
16 78 624
iuptut........ . . .. .. .... 15 68 702
Lutheran ... 14 46 354
Uonaregational.......... 8 69 men
r^rmoin* ^P** 00 ^..... 7 62
7*............. 3 6 8*2
to former! Presbyterian 3 8 67
United 3 11 79
Oamberlxnd i*rtnbyterUn .. 2 7 48
..... 2 D 44
nn^ritV^Ji^ ptacopal frtoutb > 2 a 10 6 74 99
toformed (Dutch) . 2 9 44
UoiveMalmt .. 2 8 69
Afrioan M dhodiut Episcopal l 3 6
Msnnonto...... . 1 6
JSonSjririjuQ’ ‘ 1 3
1
Unitarian...!.!! Evangelical, 1 5
1 7
United Brethren . 1 3
“ Pith and Point.”
Only hold those accountable who are
able to count.
Wool crashed to pulp will rise again
—in the paper mill,
How many men are born before the
world is ready for them ?
.. ^" 7 to ome^W ••
abov ' C 8 7 ° atlvertlse -
Beplam , . m . your speech and dress,
P art;CQiar *7 if your features are plain.
The figure one, when we express
“ ” by numerals, is next to nothing,
We have always detected a mean
spirited man by his wholesale dennucia
tion of others’ selfishness -—xVftc Y&rL
Stwt.
