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POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. A marvel of purity, strength and wholesomeness. More economical than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in competition with the multitude of low test, short weight, alum or phosphate powders. Sold only in cans, Royal Baking Powder Co., 106 Wall St. New York. 15 11m Rgricultural Department, FARMERS OF THE STATE. MANURES. Some people labor under the mis take that the game kind of manure will do for all kinds of crops. That is the reason why a farmer should study the characteristics of the soil, for it is important to know the mineral ele ments contained in food, crops, so as to judiciously apply thatkind of min eral which is most suitable for them. Farming, strictly speaking, is a sci ence. Fortunately mixed manures contains a variety of elements some qf which are useful in the production of corn, cottoh, wheat, potatoes, or oth er vegetable products. Ashes, for in stance, may be a component of an agricultural formula and it would be useful for almost any kind of produc tion, for they contain seven or eight properties which would make them useful in the production of corn, cot ton and several other food produc tion's. Lime is a good fertilizer for some lands and yet injudiciously ap plied would be injurious instead of beneficial. It is for this reason, and founded upon scientific principles, that ma nures are especially made for corn, cotton, wheat, turnips, &c. Farms are seldom liable to any serious injury from the fact that they make on their places and use fertilizing materials which long experience has shown is adapted to such production as they are engaged in securing from the soil. FEEDING GROWING PIGS. PURCHASE YOUNG TREES. MEETING OF THE SOCIETY AT CAR- TERSVILLE. Cartersville, Ga., Aug. 10.—The opera house was crowded to its ut most capacity at 10 o’clock this morn ing, when President Livingstone called the Agricultural Convention to order. Praver was offered by Rev. Mr. Dan iel of Griffin. Addresses of welcome were delivered by Col. Atkin and Hon. W. H. Felton, and were re sponded to by Col. Hatcher. Mr. Waring of Bartow, on behalf of the Superintendent of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, extended an invitation to the members to visit the ore beds of the county. The invita tion was referred to a committee. The President’s address, which fol lowed, contained many valuable sug gestions for the society. He referred to criticisms of his action regarding the location of the State Fair, and said that the society had determined upon a permanent ground. experimental farms. Mr. Waring offered a resolution looking to memorializing the Legisla ture on the subject of establishing an experimental farm station. A substitute was offered by Mr. Barrett to establish three stations, one at Albany, one at Marietta and the principal one at Athens,. making provision for utilizing convict labor not convicted of felonies. This was approved and referred to a committee. * Cartersville, Ga., August 11.— The second day’s session of the State Agricultural Society was full of inter- | e6t. Dr. Felton declined to speak. Mr. S. H. Bassett, of Fort Valley, delivered an address on the relations of capital to labor. A committee was appointed to per fect a bill to establish two experimen tal farms, one at Marietta for whites, and one at Albany for negroes, and an experimental station at Athens, to be presented to the next Legislature. The election of officers resulted in electing L. F. Livingstone, president, and ten vice-presidents. The winter session will be held at Americus. MANURE. Every farmer can if he will have a; pretty good supply of manure, with- 1 out buying it. He can easily save a j great deal from a few cows, hogs, sheep and horses. It is a poor way to I use none and depend upon land with-j out heio. unless it is rich. If it is ; poor it would be a great help to get | from his hills of corn two or three ! large years of corn instead of as ' many nubbins. Surely any man with a horse, two or three cows, and a few hogs, with scrapings from lots and yard and hen house, could get a t few thousand handfuls of valuable ma nure. A handful to.each hill of corn would give him one or two large : ears of corn to each hill. A farmer \ ought to feel ashamed when looking at a little pile of nubbins, in liis au tumn corn crib, when it could easily have been made a large pile of big ears. PRUNING GRAPE VINES. To The Editor of The Weekly Sun—Sir: I have just come into pos session of a place with a number of four-year-old grape vines which were not trimmed last fall. Can they be trimmed with safety during the Vin ter, or shall I wait till next fall to do it? SUBSCRIEER. Prune the vines as soon as possible, and before the warm weather sets the sap flowing; put them into proper shape for training on any plan you may adopt, and do not leave too large an amount of the last season’s growth, if you drsire fully developed fruit next fall. Six tc twelve inches of young wood left on each cane will be enough, and perhaps too much. Gardens.—To the looker-on, noth ing about country life generally seems much stranger than the small num ber of good gardens to be found on farms. It may, therefore, do some good to let the Country Gentleman tell how to set about gardening on the farm. The first step, it seems, is to “provide in season plenty of man ure. Let it he thoroughly intermix ed with the soil. Arrange for all the horse-cultivation practicable. Avoid the common mistake of occupying more ground than you can keep in perfect condition. Have complete natural or artificial drainage,” Ben Perley Poore says that “a gen eral and very gross error in purchas ing young trees, which has often been pointed out by writers on both sides* of the Atlantic, is to consider those as best which are the largest in proportion to their age. The absdrd principle of selection makes those nurseries most frequented by custom ers which least deserve to be so; such namely, as are situated in the richest soil, surrounded by the closest shelter, and stimulated by the greatest quan tities of manure and frequent hoeing. It is necessary, no doubt, that plants should be of a size to qualify them for being removed and suit them to the situation for which they tire intended. But if they have attained this size sooner than the due time by being forced they are in the worst state imaginable for growing on a sterile hill-top or on the bleak side of a highAvay.” It is too late now to plant forage corn; the worm will eat and destroy the bud; possibly early amber cane Avould mature sufficiently before frost to make good ferage. We sowed it last year on the 11th of July and it matured seed. It can be cut when the seed is in the dough. German millet and Hungarian grass may still be sown, however, and on rich land will make good yields. Cow-peas may also be sown for forage. The pea grows more rapidly in the latter than it does in the early summer. If pro vision has not already been mad* for an ample supply of forage, act promptly and get in some of these crops. Do not let the opprobrium of buying Western and Northern hay rest any longer upon the South. Something may be done a little later in the season in the way of making hay of crabgrass and other kinds which * grew . spontaneously. The mistake usually made with these is to cut them too late. Crabgrass mown just after it is in full bloom and pro perly cured makes a very excellent article of hay. Remember that dur ing fall and winter, when the teams are not A ery busy, they can be kept almost entirely on hay, and the grain ration reduced to onefeed a day. The hog has usually been fed as if he were capable of digesting all that could be crammed into his stomach, and he has been treated as if he were as hardy as a wild boar, and could endure ex tremes of heat, cold, filth and ne^deet. Now, the hog can only digest aT»er- tain amount of food within a given time, and when he has eaten too much he suffers in consequence, and especially if the food is of a kind not adapted to his requirement. His di gestive organs can be disarranged a§ easily as can those of the horse, and filth taken into the system will cause him to become diseased the same as is peculiar to men. The accepted theory regarding cholera how is that it is a form of typhoid fever and if this is true there is but one con clusion to arrive .at, which is that filth is at the bottom of * the difficulty. The eating of filth is bad enough, but the drinking of filthy water is worse, as the animal is then thirsty, and the filth being in a solu ble condition, is at once carried to eveay portion of the body. The sup position that the kidneys cause the impurities to be eliminated is trne only when the animal is in a healthy con dition. If the surroundings are filthy, the pores of the body will be closed. If, in feeding hogs, the farmer will abandon the practice of attempting to keep them in * an excessively fat condition while they are growing he will find that they will entail less labor of management and he more thrifty, while the excellent health in Avhich he Avill find them when ready for being fattened will enable them to take on more fat and at less cost than to keep them fat the whole year. All that is required with growing pigs is 'to afford them a variety of food and to keep their ‘quarters clean. Above all give them as much fresh water as they can drink. If slop'is fed, place it in a trough, where it Avill be eaten up clean, instead of being scattered about to ferment. Slop is not really filthy food. It is only when it is in a state of decomposition and filled with disease germs that it becomes injurious; but to compel pigs to eat Avhere they have deposited manure, or to drink Avater that has been impregnated Avith the same, will cause disease to brerfk out in any herd.—Ishmaelite. S8SS8SSSSSS-SS S S s s s s For Fifty Years the great Remedy for Blood Poison ana Skin Diseases. It never Fails! For 50 Years. Interesting Treaties on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free to all who apply. It should be carefully read by everybody. Address THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga. S S s s s s 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 S-.8 8 8 8 Macori D Atlanta D Columbus D June 22, 1886. 50 cw ly. * Lucy Hinton Tobacco , FOE SALE BY L. H. WOOD & CO., • At 12i cents a Plug. A correspondent of Farm and Gar den says that “the agriculture of the world is based on live stock. No system of farming can be prosperous that is not so conducted. The origin al quantity of plant food, in new soils and in new localities, may gi\ T e prosperity for a time, but it Avill not be permanent. The earth produces vegetation. Stock consumes the vegetable food, and the growth of stock is the profit of the farmer. The manure is the balance due the land and should be carefully saved and in telligently applied, for barn-yard and stable manure must be the main de pendence for fertilizer of a great majority of those Avho till the soil. No farmercan succeed without stock. What shall it be, thoroughbred or grade?” On former occasions we have urg ed the sowing of rye lots for supply ing green feedjn early spring. Noth ing is so reliable; rich land, good seed and early solving are just as certain to bring a full supply of ear ly green forage as spring succeeds winter. The richer the soil the more the rye will be relished by stock. This is important because rye is not as much relished by animals as some other plants, but its quality can be greatlv improved by sowing on rich or highly manured land. It is some what disposed to become yroody as it gets older, but a rich soil by promot ing rapid growth, obviates this—it will grow high enough to cut before woody fiber has time to develop. Give the rye patch precedence over all others—begin its preparation at once—break and roll and harrow, and incorporate manure with surface soil. Have everything ready to sow the seed by the 10th of next month. Sow Southern raised seed, and pref erably that grown nearest your local ity. Western rye will not answer. Seed from Virginia, east of the moun tains does very well. Sow one and a half to two bushels per acre. The nearer the barn the patch can be lo- ca-uea better; if it cannot be near the barn, let it be adjacent to a farm road so that it may be easy to reach Avith a wagon. In everything have an eye to economizing labor. Remedy for Colic in Horses.— As a general colic remedy take of sulphuric {ether and tincture of opium Gx eacb t wo ounces, Mix with a pint of tepid Avater. Give at one dose and repeat in thirty minutes if necessary. Injections ot soap suds will assist in cure. Hog raisers are told by The Hog of Chicago, to look well to tbeir stock at this season of the year. From now till the first of September more causes will arise to produce disease than during the entire remainder of the year. Probably more hogs will die during the fall months, but the causes will originate between now and then. . • ADVICE TO MOTHERS. Are you disturbed at night and broken of yonr rest by a sick child suffering and crying with pain of cutting teeth? If so, send at once and get a bottle of MRS. WINSLOW’S SOOTHING SYRUP FOR CBILDREN TEETHING. Its value is incalculable. It will relieve?the poor little suf ferer immediately. Defend upon it, mothers, there is no mistake about it. It cures dysentery and diarrhoea, regulates the stomach and bow els, cures wind colic, softens the gums, reduces Inflammation, and gives tone and energy to the whole system. MRS. WINSLOW’S SOOTHING SYRUP FOR CHILDREN TEETHING is pleasant to the taste, and is the prescription of one of the oldest and best female nurses and physicians In the United States and is for sale by all druggists throughout the world. Price 25 cents a bottle. December, 22nd, 1885. 24 ly Bncklen’s Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores,! Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded? Price 25 cents per box. FOR.SALE BY C. L. CASE. July 21st*1885. 2 ly. Szcitement in Texas. Great excitement has been caused in the vicinity of Paris, Tex., by the remarkable recovery .of Mr. J. E. Cor ley, Avho was so helpless he could not turn in bed, or raise his head; every body said he Avas dying of Consump tion. A trial bottle of Dr. King’s New Discovery Avas sent him. Finding re lief, he bought a large bottle and a box of Dr» King’s New Life Pills; by the time he had taken two boxes. of Fills and two bottles of the Discovery, he was Avell and had gained in flesh thirty-six pounds. Trial Bottles of this Great Discov ery or Consumption free at all Drug gist. “THE LEE BOOK.” MEMOIRS OF ROBERT E. LEE. By General A. L. Long. A full history of his military service and campaigns, written by Gen. Long, from data collected while a member of the personal staff of Gen. *Lee, and from letters and material con tributed by the Lee rfamilyj Commended by the Governors of A'a., and N. C , and approved J»y the Southern Delegations in Congress. Ills private, domestic and personal history, from information heretofore unpublished, furn ished by personal friends, companions in arms, and leading men of the South, collated ana edited with the assistance of Gen’i. Marcus J. Wright. The Whole Forming A comprehensive, Accurate and Standard Memoir of the Illustrious Soldier. Complete in one volume, about 700 Paget, fully Illustrated with portraits, maps, etc- Sold by Subscription only. For Descriptive circulars address J. M.ST0DDART&Co.. PtiDlislierB- 622 F. Street Washington D. C. August I8th, 1886. 6 4tB. FOR Man and Beast. Mustang Liniment is older than most men, and used more and more every year. SUGAR! SUGAR! SUGAR! Wo are selling Sugar A’ery Loav and those who want it for Canning Fruit or other purposes, will find it to their interest to get our fig ures before buying. OUR STOCK OF Staple and Fancy Groceries! Is large, and knowing that money is not. abundant at this season of the year, we have determined to put prices low,. in order to make t to the consumer’s interest to spend their cash Avith us. A cordial welcome extended to all. ^ ^ L. H. WOOD & CO., Wo. 18 S. Wayne Street, Milledgeyiixe, Ga. June 15, 1886. . 81 4r Brick \ Brick! Brickl 1,000,000 FIRST-CLASS BRICK for SALE. P ARTIES intending to build on the line of the Georgia or Central Railroads, would do well to consult us befote making a contract. • First-Class Paving Bnck a Specialty. We are making Brick with the latest Improved Machinery, on the celebrated Cara- kCryard BKICK DELIVERED TO ANY PART OF TOWN. ia*We take pleasure in referring to Maj. J. FUSS, Architect and Building Superin- “ FOSTER & McMILLAN, Contractors and Builders. MUledgevllle, Ga., June 10th. 1885. 48 ly L UMBER! L UMBER!! I have moved my Saw Mill into a fine lot of timber, six miles south of Milledgeville, and am prepared to fill orders promptly for any and . All kinds of Lumber at the Lowest Prices, in any quantity. Will fill orders and deliver lumber on short notice. _ __ W. H. H, BARNES, April Ctb, 1886. . 39 ^ Agricultural Implements m T -AND— As the prosperity of every country depends upon the success of agriculture, and realizing the necessity of thet horough breaking of land and cultivation of the crop, I have • supplied myself with a large lot of two and one horse Plows of the best makes, consisting of the Syracuse, Benton & Harber; White’s Clipper, Meikle’s Blue Pony and the Boss, and X also, have a large lot of Steel Plows, Haiman and Southern Plow Stocks, single ancL double, and farming implements generally. To all who use Guano, I would recommend the Chesapeake or Pendleton Goods! And to all who would like to have a Pump put in their wells, I would recommend the Buckeye Force Pump, which myself and many • others have been using with perfect satisfaction for some time. All who wish to supply themselves with any of the above articles will do well to call and examine my stock and get my prices before buying elsewhere. TVT HIFES. * Milledgeville, Ga., Jan. 26th, 1886. 29 ly Midville, Ga., 94 C. R. R., —MANUFACTURE— Yellow Pine Lumber, t Oi: Every Description, Rough and Dressed. Framing Lumber, Ceiling, Flooring, Weatberboarding, Staves, Shingles, Lathi; Fence Pickets. VEGETABLE AND PELIT CRATES. £5TSteam Saw and Planing Mills in Emanuel Countv, connected with Midville by Private Railroad and Telephone Lines. April Gtb, 1886. 39 Cm. Central and Soutnwestern Railroad*. [All trains of this system are run by Standard (90) Meridian time, which is 36 I minutes slower than time kept by City.] * Savannah, Ga., Nov. 15, 1885. this date, pas- 1 ^**ER Trains pn the Central and Southwestern Railroads and branches will run as follows: GOING NORTH. Leave No. 51. gg b S A“weNoV M. 8 “ a ' 5 | J0 P “ “AUgusta D 3.45 pm... D 6.15 am A20p m ... D 3.20 am 9.35 pm... D 7.32 am 3.42 a m... D 2 15 d m Perry.... .D E 8 8.45 p m D ES llSs p S Fort Gaines DES 4.38 pm Blakeley DES 7.10pm Eufaula D 4.06pm Albany D 10.45 pm.. D 2.45 p m Montgomery.. D • 7.25 p m Milledgeville DES 5.49 pm Eatonton . ..D£S7.40pm Connections at Terminal Points. At Augusta—Trains 51 and 53 con nect with outgoing trains of Georgia Railroad, Columbia, Charlotte and Augus ta Railroad, and South Carolina Railroad. Train 53 connects with outgoing train on Augusta and Knoxville Railroad. Train 51 connects with trains for Sylvanla, Wrights* ville and Louisville. At Atlanta—Trains 51 and 53 connect with Air Line and Kennesaw routes to all points North and East, and with’hll di verging roads for local stations. COMING SOUTH. Leave—Nos. Nos. Augusta..18 D 9.30 am..20- D 9.30 pm Macon 52 D 9.40 am..54 D 10.50 p m Atlanta....52 D 6.00am..54 D 6.50pm Columbus20 D 9.00 pm.. 6 D 11.10 am Perry 24D ES6.00 am. .22 D ES3.00p m Ft.Gaines..* 28 “ 10.05am Blakeley 26 " 8.15 a m Eufaula 2 D 10.55 am Albany.... 4 D 4.10 am.. 26 D 12.15 pm Montg’ry 2 D 7.30 a m Mill’dg’ve 25 D E S 6.37 am Eatonton 25D ES5.15am Arrive—No. No. Savannah.52 D 4.07 pm..54 D 5.55am Connections at Savannah with Savannah* Florida and Western Railway for all points in Florida. Local Sleeping Cars on all Night Pas senger Trains between Savannah and Au gusta, Savannah and Macon, Savannah and Atlanta, Macon and Columbus. Tickets for all points and sleeping car berths on sale at the ticket office, No. 100- Mulberry street, and at the UDion Depot, Macon, Ga., 30 minutes prior to the leav ing of all trains, WM. ROGERS, G. A. WHITEHEAD, Gen.Supt.,Sav. Gen. Pass. Agt. Sav. T. D. Kline, A. C. Knapp. Supt. .Macon. Agt. Macon. W. F. Shellman, Traffic Mang’r., Sav. “D” daily* ‘D E S,” dally except Sunday. Georgia Railroad Company. STONE MOUNTAIN ROUTE OFFICE GENERALT MANAGER, Augusta, Ga., April 17th, 1886JR Commencing Sunday, 18th instant, the follow- lngpassenger schedule will be operated. Trains run by floth Meridian time.* NO 18—BAST (dally). Leave Macon T:ioa m LeaveMllledgeville 9:19am Leave Sparta 10:41 a m Leave Warrenton 12:00 noon Arrive Camak 12:16 p m Arrive Washington 2:20 pm Arrive Athens 5:30 p m. Arrive Gainesville 8:26 pm Arrive Atlanta 5:60 pm Arrive Augusts 3:35 p m NO 17—WEST -(daily). LeaveAugusta 10:50 a m Leave Atlanta 8:00 am Leave Gainesville 5:55 a m Leave Athens 9:00 a m Leave Washington - 11:20 am Leave Camak 1:36 pm Arrive Warrenton 1:50 p m Arrive Sparta 3:04 p m Arrive Milledgeville 4:20 p m Arrive Macon 6:15 p m NO 16—EAST (daily.) Leave Macon 7:35 pm LeaveMllledgeville 9:30 p m Leave Sparta 10:48 p m Leave Warrenton 12:01 a m ArriveCamak 12:10 a m .Arrive Augusta 5:00 am NO 15—WEST (daily.) Leave Augusta 9:40 p m Leave Camak t 1:18 a m Arrive Warrenton 1:33am Arrive Sparta 2:57 am Arrive Milledgeville 4:27 a m Arrive Macon... 16:46 a m * No connection for Gainesville on Sundays. The Fast Trains does not stop at Camak. Trains will, if signaled, stop at any regular scheduled flag station. Close connections at Augusta for all points East, and Southeast, and at Macon for all points in Southwest Georgia and Florida. Snperb improved Sleepers between Macon and Angusta. Superb.Improved Sleepers between August and Atlanta. JNO. W. GREEN, General Manager. E. R. DORSEY'. General Passenger Agent. JOE W. WHITE, General Traveling Passenger Agent. Spectacles and Eye-Glasses. OLD EYES MADE NEW! A N astonishing announcement which will please the people, is that JOSEPH MILLER has the largest, and one of the best select ed stocks of “King’s Combination” Specta cles and Eye Glasses, in the State of Geor gia. We have studied to supply the need of every eye requiring assistance, and with our large stock and long experience, we guarantee to fit the eye. Call and see them in prices ranging from 25e to $3.00. JOSEPH MILLER, The Jeweler and Optician, Milledgeville, Ga., Jan. 5,1886. 26 tf Machine Shop. T HAVE REMOVED my Machine 1 Shop from Milledgeville to Scotts- boro, where I am prepared to do any and all kinds of work in iron and metal. Any person having intricate or particular work in repairing would do well to call on me. My P, 0. ad dress is Milledgeville, Ga. A. CORMANNI. March 2d, 1886. 34 tf — — Wool Carding. T AM prepared to do Wool-Carding 1 at my place, at Scottsboro. Wool sent to my address at Milledgeville, Ga., will be promptly carded and re turned. All persons shipping wool to me should, also, mark plainly their own name and address on the package, so that no mistake can be made in re turning carded wool. A. CORMANNI. Milledgeville, Ga., March 2, tf