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THE FIELD AND FIRESIDE. Vol. I. vmpxm mu FnSU3HKI BY J. OK CAMFSELL&CO. At One Dollar a Year. r ,r w IM (WFICE BilttdMf; Mari etta Georgia. m-JBHgW-EIHM-gH U—~ MBS w. m. sksmoys, Attorney at Law, MABlfitTA, GA, OFFICE, north side of rublie Square in Black well’s Building, up stabs. Marietta. October 1, W 77. ly _V "V3& 1 .-—i D>.'I’€LATCHEY, WERT RIPE SQUARE. MARIETTA, GEORGIA. ;y )V DKALKK IN EVERY VARIETY OF Choice Family Groceries. Marietta, Sept. 4,1877. ly DAVID IRWIN. W. A. r. *’CLaTCHEY. V. B. IRWIN. Irwin, McCtatghey & Irwin. ATTORNEYS at law. Wilt practice in the Blue Ridge, Home, and Coweta Circuits. Marietta, March 13,1877. ly WR. T. WINN. WILL. J. WINN. W. TANARUS; & W. J. WINN, Attorneys at LW, MARIETTA, GF.ORG I A. March 13,1877. *J W. K. POWER. H. M. HAMMETT. mi mm, Attorneys at Law, MARIETTA, GA. OFI'KUS-IN THK COURT HOUSE. W ILL practice in the Court* of Cobb and adjacent comities. Collect ing a specialty. ly J. E. MOSELY, Attorney at Law. WILL Htteud to all buaines i confided to him in Cobb and adjacent coun lla*. Oeeick—hcMcjUattitey’s .Build ing, up stairs. Marietta, March 13, 1877. lim E. M. ALLEN, Nciident im ■ten tiM, Of more than twenty years. CHARGES REASONABLE. Qkmc —North side of Public Square. Marietta, March 13, 1877. ly DR. G. TENNENT, Practicing Physician. ty Office on Cassvillc street.—-Resi dence on Cherokee street. Marietta, March 13,1877. ly DR. E. J. SETZE, Physician ' ' *>,rge©n, TENDERS his piot'rssumal services in the practice of Medicine in all its branches to the citizens of Marietta ami surrounding country. Office at the Drug Store of Win. Root. inch 13-lv M. R. Lyon, 0 11 F, ROKF. F. STItE E T ANARUS, FAMILY GKOCKHIKS And dealer in COUNTRY PROD! CK. Marietta, March 13,1877. ly M. T. WRIST, CHEROKEE STREET, K and Harness Maker AND REPAIRER. Marietta, Geo., Marcli 13, 1877. ly House Building and Repairing. SASH. BLINDS, DOORS FINISHED TO ORDER. Lumber of all kinds, and at the lowest prices, for sale. Thankful for the liberal patronage hitherto, the subscriber would state that lie is fully prepared to contract for the erection n'f Buildings, and to exe cute the contracts in the most satisfacto ry manner. SHOP, south side Publii Square. March, 1877. LEMUEL BLACK. CONTRACTOR AND BIHLDEK. rjMIK undersigned continue* biahusi- JL ueea of Brick Making, Stone and Brick Building, and is prepared at any dtu to take contracts on the most reas onable terms, and to execute them in the woet satisfactory manner. H. B. WALLIS. Marietta, March 13, 1877. ly OT PRINTING,of all kinds, neatly and cheaply done at tbU office. MARIETTA SAVINGS BANK. JOHN R. WINTERS, President. G. C. BITRXAP, Vice President.. A. VAN WYCK, Cashier. Notes Discounted. . Exchange Bought and Sold. T. J. ATKINSON, EAST SIDE OF PUBLIC SQUARE. MARIETTA, GEO. dealer in Choice Family Cirocci'icw! COUNTRY PRODUCE taken on the most übkii.u :ki;\i>. J, B. O’NEILL & CO. East Side af the Public Square. MARIETTA, GEORGIA. DEALERS JLN ALL JiIXDE OF immmmtmmm, Marietta, Sept. 4,1877. .ly F. A. IRWIN. VS. CLAY. IRWIN A CLAY, Attorneys at Law. Will attend to the practice of law in Cobb and adjacent counties. All collections entrusted to them will be mot with prompt attention. Office over M’Clntcny’s store, west side Pub lic Square. Marietta, August 7, 1877. ly. W. C. GREEN, Watchmaker & Jeweller, M ARIETTA, £§lß* ®KOBOIA. A LSO, dealer in Clocks of every de ,2‘V scrlption, Repairing of Watches, Clocks, etc. a specialty. Satisfaction guaranteed. Sign of Big Watch, west side Public Square. out 2 HAIKU A INS, KAKCAIA* ! N. G. GIONILLIAT’S Variety Store, NORTH SIDE PUBLIC SPUAIiK, Marietta, Georgia, WILL SELL CHEAP FOR CASH!! CALL soon or you will loose a bar gain. Come and see for your seif. A large assortment of Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Ready-Made Clothing, Sheeting and Shirtings, Boots, Shoes, Hats, No tions, &c. Also, GROCERIES! Such as Coffee, Sugar, Spices, Pepper. Soda, Starch, Soaps, Ac. Also, fine Su gars and Tobacco. up 3-1 y 1878 PROSPECTUS 1878 OF THE Daily Tribune A Newspaper publisticd at N0.32 (up stairs Broad Street.) in tlie City of Atlanta, Every Morning (Mondays excepted) containing the latest news from all parts of the world, by mail ami telegraph with Appropriate Iklitoriai < onnnents Up to the time of going to press. Its dispatches will not be surpassed by any newspaper in the Gulf States, and no pains will be spared to make its general news columns of the utmost in terest to it< readers. Tile I'Mitorinl Department will be conducted in the interest of the National Democratic party, but with special reference to the rights of i lie South and the State of Georgia. The Daily Tribune will contain the decisions of the Su preme Court, the proceedings of the Legislature when in session, and at all times correct jfeports of matters of interest occurring in the Executive Depart ments. The local column* will always con tain a full account of everything of im portance happening in Atlanta and vicinity. MJBBCRIPTION: Daily—One year $•; 00 Hix montiis 3 00 One month ">0 Address TRIBUNE, U. H. WILLIAMS, Manager. Atlanta, Ga. MARIETTA, GEORGIA, FEBRUARY 12, 1878.1 A(jtituHiiriil. Hetqi Ploughing. The rage for sub soil ploughs which was at its height about twenty years ago, seems to have' spent Itself upon the enthusiastic* of that day. A reformer is noth ing if he does not turn everything bottom-side up, and the subsoiler, “ par excellence," was satisfied with nothing less than putting his blue clay on top of the soil, where the sun and air could act upon if. The theory was that anotlieruntouched farm lfty be low the one exhausted by crop ping. These extreme views did not long stand the test of experi ence, for one trial was generally enough for each experiment, and his improved plough went to the lumber room. Stiring the subsoil without bringing it to the surface finally became the practice ofsub soilevs. The benefits observed from this are now generally be lieved to be the result of draining the soil of stagnant water, and not from any addition to the soil itself, though this is probably over stating the matter. The ge ological character of the country must, be taken into consideration before the subsoil in any locality is stirred. In some localities the underlying stratum is absolutely poisonous to vegetation. The au thor of “Ogden Farm Papers,’’ in the American Agriculturist, gives his experience with a field of six acres, which some sevew Or eight years ago he ploughed twelve inches deep. He sttys : The subsoil f blue clay/which was brought to the surface was a lasting injury to the land. It still shows the ill effect of the treat ment itt spite of time and manure. Certainly in this case—and I think many other similar instan ces could be found—-deep plough ing was a grave mistake, and it will be well for all enthusiasts who are disposed, to follow the extreme theories of the deep ploughers, to study cautiously the character of the subsoil which they proposed to bring to the sur face. I confess to having been an advocate of these for many years and 1 have seen them sustained on certain soils, but I have slowly come to the belief that is usually the safest plan to leave the ’surface soil where nature made it, and where she always keeps it, in her most fertile forests and fields.” Remuiteral ive Farming. To make fanning pay, particu larly since the changes resulting from the war, those engaging in it must think more, watch the ex periments of others, have an eye to stock and permanent improve ments, as well as economical methods. Draw in vonr fences and enrich your land. Do not un dertake to cultivate too much ground, and what is cultivated, do it well. Have good stock, then strive to improve it. It will add to their comfort and increase your profiis. Have good tools and im plements. Keep up the produc tiveness of your soil. Save and utilize the waste on your farm. Iu farm employment, economize time ; in preparation for crops, be thorough, increase the depth of your arable soil,attend strictly to your business, and then you will find that farming is remunerative. The Farm. Now farmers go to work thus early in the year, to make your place pay. If you have too much land sell it, or give it away-- If you can sell some of your land, take the money and put into bet ter stock and implements. In rais ing slock of any- kind, use the best males. Do not lose time and mon ey with worn out tools, get good ones. In planting your fields, if you expect a good harvest, give something to the land. Save all the bones, dead animals, and re fuse matter on your farm and make manure of these things keep your manure pile covered and see that it grows. In fact so conduct your business, that pay ing crops will be made while at the same time your lands will grow richer. * Georgia boasts 200 different vu rieties of fruits as growing sue eessfully in the .State. Rural Brevities* Small grain in some parts of Cal ilbrnia is already two feet*high. Three hundred and thirty-six bees weigh an ounce and 2,1(>0 till a pint measure- Clinten County, lowa, lost over seventy-five thousand hogs the last season from cholera. Clover seed still rules low in the Northwestern market, briag ing only $4,05 per bushel in De twit. Fresh farm yard manure gener ally contains about 70 per cent of water andßo per cent, of (dry) organic and earthy matters. ■ No plants are found within the Antarctic Circle, viltile within the Arctic regions about 800 species have been collected. A Western writer says that an acre of alfalfa grass will veild •lie and a half tons of good hay every two months during the growing season. *ln 1860 there were in Georgia 312,018 sheep; in 1870 only 410,- 305. There are no\v in the State, according to tax receivers reports 8*0.323. Ex-Governor Geo S Bout well, Massachusetts, is running a dairy of lorty-two cow-power in which it costs a little over 10 cents per day to feed each cow. i Two Scotch farmers were re cently fined bv the authorities $25 each for failing to notify the police of the existence of conta gious disease in their Docks of sli ee i>. . Don’t let your stock get badly chilled. Kecep them warm, and less fodder will be necessary than tthen they are unhoused aiuVsup ject to all kinds of weather. The Broom Manufacturers’ Con vention of Eastern New York, held in Schenectady last week, advanced the price of that indis pensable art icle from 15 to 25 per cent. Castor oil bean plants live ten years in Placer county,California, and bear a crop every month. A tobacco plant also grew and blos somed four successive summers. It is not injurious to keep in odorous plants in your room. Very fragrant plants, like the hyacinth, honeysuckle,Ac. should not be kept in the room in great numbers. The highest price ever paid for thorough bred yearling is $30,000. Lord Lonsdale having recently given that sum for a brother to Doncaster, the Derby winner of 1875. A Toronto paper publishes a long list of farms lately sold in Ontario. The price averaged SOS per acre. This shows that farm ing is prosperous in Western Canada. In hot countries and dry sea sons the quantity of milk yielded is less, but the quality is richer. Cold favors the production of cheese, while hot weather aug ments the amount of butter. The culture of coffee in Califor nia is becoming profitable. The plant grows as vigorously as in the coffee countries of South America, and yeilds a bean of strong aromatic flavor. While the arable land of Great Britain lias decreased nearly five hundred thousand acres during the past seven years, pasturage has increased nearly one million five hundred thousand acres in the same period. The growing of clover seed for export itas assumed large propor tions. It is grown iu every State in the Union. England lakes about one-half the export quan tity, the most of the balance go ing t o Germany and Scotland. Mr. George Miller, the noted farmer and breeder of Markham, Canada, has just threshed 102 busoels of red fern spring wheat from three acres of ground. Also 800 bushels of Morgan spring wheat from 20 bushels of seed sown. Every man engaged in the culture of the earth can find time to,adorn and embellish hi* prem ises witji plants and trees, shrubs and vines, wbild his family will bo educated to a love of the beau hint in nature and!*,' . , fond attachment. fp t any****" ’"‘"O' s- * tvgainst ClmsriliTis/ViZV,* Kepi-ay of putting if,dhit ini The arts appear* .-- V> r ture canot be more m*-?™, 'V,-, g ployed than in' * • the resources ain w arr pen-able t<* succo-,„]j|^H™^" If 1 h(' i■ v ih'r nr -i it Hi.-Jy ivi'inrfe .lcsyffswrvm, i.inß t ti■/,-(■*.j auitey. A, and tf.l.nq JNHHnf U llipo li can hr dour.ln 1 'l! wf'jY£\ licial oli-rrvrr miiret • possible. No! only can be retained and seeured I c |,,-^Hjj tillage and management., hl rich washings need be ea;tnlr* away and lost. A resrSde. should he provided for all snrpTT water, and oveu heavy rains, for tut tire use ol’ the crops during the most protracted draughts. In cased wet seasons the absorption and sinking of water from the surface by moans of deep tillage leave the soil warm and nmelDil ated, preserving all the fertilizing agents that belong to rains, snow, dews and fogs. In other word'--; the soil, if in proper eon, ,-R‘ will hold all the moisfu vegetation requires, and * Db ' which sinks deeper is out of rev' way or is in store for use ir* cessive droughts. ml. The means that mav l> if. <‘m ployed for this purpose are witlmit the reach o< all tamers to great '.fi or less extent, and are embraced* iu a lew words. It is principally and si in piy in v< >77. j. ii -i i,.[ Dy deep stirring of the soil; and, in ad dition, on hilly or rolling lands, the employment of horizontal side hill ditches, kept on a level which two or three furrows, back and forth, will) a two or three horse plough will excavate suf ficiently. These ditches retain and retard the washings and surplus water of heavy rains, give time Tor fil'd rfTisorpTidn "fin'd <ltf fusion of moisture throughout the intermediate soil, and, if there should still be a surplus, many situations would alow the mouths of these ditches to deposit their valuable contents on meadow grounds. Of course ott very wet flat, lands open or secret ditching should also be employed; and it is often of greater benefit than a heavy dressing of manure. In Japanese agriculture, if the gently, the fields are laid out in little leveis, one a lew inches ablivoanother,so that the water passes from plot to plot without the aid of pump or buck et, and without washing. To close our subject we would remark that of late years droughts are so severe that it behooves the provident, farmer to use all the means at his command to abate or lessen the losses that are annually and repeatedly occurring on the majority of farms. Water as an agricultural agent, we all know, is indispensable, and farmers should manage so as to make the most of it, and, if it could be pro vented, not a drop should be al lowed to run to waste. If this is not entirely practicable we can at least use all the menus in em power to retail* and utilize the benefits which the precipitation from the clouds affords, and Ihus retain as much as possible the fluid* and fertilizing ingredients even when distributed in excess. Mr. Horsfall, the celebrated English dairy authority, tends his herds us follows: Each cow re ceives nine pounds of hay, six lbs. of rape?"cake, one pound each of malt combings and bran, with 28 pounds of roof sof cabbage. The food (except roots and hay) is giv en in a mixed, cooked state, and while warm. In addit ion to this food, a cow in full milk receives two pounds of bean meal daily, and cows not in full milking or der, smaller quantities of this ar ticle. The Baltimore tin,, says: -‘The increased demand for our meat productions m Europe applies to our bacon aiul pork a.s well as to our beef, and there is a very f 'really increased demand of late or the improved breeds for dairy purpose. The Berkshire undoubt - edly take the lead in this direct ion, and may perhaps be consider uie-tarjn', ■— t wmc v;* •v- for J better for D.ui any kiud of gram.. '1 Ih it isli landlords are' rcJKgjl ■ 1,1 ienantiSH husked^d fcishels of eorn^^^ 1 ' , .£] so .vl:” -JH The owe and wilL 1 ;:' "Jj iihiiv ili 'V.i^H I"' I ' JPjf 1111 111 11 c 1 T : T/fSI hours, l ' i*"' I ' l, - sotMtflßMfSi at-in! * ji,i grupMß" -‘ ■' 1 ' i • tv <ii .loo.oorißffi ,M,,i ; en iJTiids or hUi works am 1 to do fhe^P^j 1 t . 1 • ' *inir Q(Mi uotn.d J One. 1 ' '"•“VC thing" uUtM taught am.: 1 ' .Jon a farm use ol’tools. should he a | carpenter and blacksmith, in fa! A f.Mc to make or mend almost implement upon the farm. ,u lew tools are always necessary, and the proper use of them can bo soon acquired, s that, the tar me. can shoe his own horses, make hi sleds, build his barns, and thus turn every day to account. 1 There is a current paragraph- , without, credit, but good enough* to be true—t® the effect that a Connecticut fanner t urned down, a rank growth of clover and sow ed winter wheat, which yielded twenty seven and a half bushels' per acre. A neighbor sowed the same kind of seed in an adjoining field, not fertilized with clovtAV and harvested—a fair,, crop of straw that contained no gram. The department of agriculture at Washington announces tha' the climate and soil of Florida; Lower California and portions of Texas are well adapted to the growth of the ceffee plant. Great warmth of climate is not essen tial to its development. It thrives better in regions where extremes of heat and cold are not experi enced. In Lower California and Florida wild coffee, with manJG characteristics of the cultivate*!] plant, is very abundant. TheintJ port aliens of coffee into the Uiufl ted .States during 1876 was 840,000,000 pounds, at a eosb 1 nearly $57,000,000. ’,4 To eolor black —One ounce < verdigris, two ounces of extract. logwood will dye one dress auc shawl; dissolve each, separately in enough water for the good * wash the goods in strong soap si and put them in verdigris 15 im ules (stirringthem occasionally* then put them in the logwood iMt hour, then hang out doors a shH time to air them ; mix the vey i gris and logwood and put goods in 15 minutes; then luo out till dry; wash them in strwi < soap suds, rinse them a tiumbif of times in cold water and press them. 'l'ii vmxh black calico — Who you have used the above receipt you can put your calico in; taking care to rinse well,* ’, jf gf~ For for fuel, Waddell’s p' 1 * being on record . oe Linton S,y J lOl1 *-five to teiJ a reduced pr^""'* l - Fences aii£ ed the mostSO.frMg mg i