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THE FIELD AMD FIRESIDE. Vol. I. if lie .field and .fireside. PUBLISHED BY J. G. CAMPBELL 6c CO. -\t s Oue Dollar a Year. OFFICE I N Til K OLD PRINTING OFFH’E Builtling, IXtXx if'rSprlr%s Street. M;m ettn Georgia. W. .’ll. M attorney, at Law, MARIKTIM, GA. OFFICE, northsi<l<* of Public Square in Blackwell’s Building, up stairs. Marietta,iDtUybef 1, 187JL iv WEST SIDE rift.ic square, M A KIE Tlok ,%EO liG lA. DKAI.KR IX E VER F VARIETY OF Choice Family Groceries. Marietta, Sept. 4, 1377. ly DAVID HtwlX. T. B. IRWIX. D. & T. B. Irwin, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. WiU4i|itU| jn the Blue Ridge, Rome, * tih<r Pirtveta Uircnits. Marietta, March 13, 187?. ly wm. t. wixx. W 11.1.. j. wtxx. W. T. & W. J. WINN, Altorury k :tl La w , MARIETTA, GEORGIA. March 13^1877.. If W. it. HHVti. }|. M. if AMMETT. POWES $ HAMMETT. Attorneys at Law, MARIETTA, GA. •OFFICK IN THE COURT HOUSE. Wl LL practice in the ('ourts of < 'obh ipul adjaeent xamutiw. Collect ing a sficttjMt|.j ly J. E. MOSELY Attorney at Law. Wl i.I. attend to all husinet* t confided to him in Cold) and adjacent coiiii tict. OiiiCK- jn .Me< iatehey’: Build ing, tip stairs. Marietta, Mnrcjt 13, 1877. fill) E. M. ALLEN, , ilcoilliill Of more than twenty years. CHARGES REASON A BLE. tli'KfcE —Xorth side of Public Square. Marietta, March 13, 1877. ly Dll. G. TENNENT, Practicing Physician. ESP Otlice on Cassville street. —Resi- deuue on Cherokee street. Marietta, March 13, 1877. ly DR. E. J. SEIZE, Physician and .Surgeon, TENDERS his professional services in the practice of Medicine in all its branches to the citizens of Marietta and sum^tijlingcountry. * Office at the Drug StoW m |Vf). Roof. no h 13-1 y ifllli cHft-Rt rK E 'K ST R EE T ANARUS, FAMILY G ICt if LIE ILS, And dealer in COUNTRY PRODUCE. Marietta, March 13,1877. ly V. T. GRIST, CHEROKEE STREET, 2# asi Im Maker repairer. Marietta, Geo., March 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 of Buildings, and to exe cute the contracts in the most satisfaeto ry manner. SHOP, south side Puhlii Square. > March, 1877. ‘ LEMUEL BLACK. CONTRACTOR f AM) BUILDER. rpHE undersigned continues his hnsi- A ness of Brick Making, Stone and Brick Building, and i- prepared at any time to take contracts on the most reas onable terms, and toexecute them in the most satisfactory manner. H. B. WALLIS. Marfetta, 1877. ly B. B. Strong, (Successor toG. W. W illiams, AND Apothecary. T irl LL continue business at the Obi \\ Stand in MARIETTA, mid will keep on hand, and for sale, A OKXKKAt. ASSOK'i 111-. KI OK FRESH AND GENUINE Drugs! Chemicals! Toilet and Fancy ArtielcN! Paints and Oils! Fine PcrAimert, Hr, All which will be SOLD LOW FOR CASH. Prescriptions carefully coin pollnded by an experienced A]mthcea ry, AS TtKIIKTOFOUK B. R. STRONG. Books and Stationery. School Books and Stationery of all kinds. Also, Musical Note Books for Sunday Schools and Singing Classes. Any book not in stock, cither Literary, Scientific or Educational, or any piece of Sheet Music, w ill be ordered and de livered in Marietta at publisher's pri ces. B. R. STRONG. Marietta, Feb. 3(i, 1878. Onion Sets. White and Yellow Onion Sets, for sale at the Drug Store of fell ip ‘ B. R. STRONG. Tilt* Detroit Free l*iv*s. This popular weekly is received regu larly, and for sale at live cents per copy, at the Drug and Stationery Store of leh 26 ' B. It! STRONG. Garden if Field Seeds. I HAVE a full supply of Vegetable and Flower Seeds. Also, a stock of Clover, Timothy, Red 'Top, Orchard and Blue Grass, all wliiek will lie sold low for CASH. B. E. STRONG. Marietta, Ga., Feb. 19, 1878. E. A. WITHERS, Iron Folk 2 Machinist. MAN Cl At TURK II OF SteainE ii g in vs, GIKC ULAR SAW MILLS, Improved Koi’gliiim ’ll ill*, GRIST MILL MACHINERY, Running Gear for Water Wl Is, of every size and descript ion ; Plans and Specifications for Mill Work furn ished free of charge. Also, Manufactu rer of Gold Mining Machinery of latest improvements. Prices to suit the times. All work first class, AND Ot’ARAXTKKI). And having just built new buildings, and having as good machinery as could be had North, I feel confident that I can defy all competition as to quality of work and cheapness of price. Beiin' a practical mechanic of thirty live years experience, I am not afraid of my abili ty to give satisfaction to all who may feel disposed to patronize me. Marietta. March 13, 1877. J. 15. O'NEILL & CO. host Side of the Public Square, MARIETTA, GEORGIA, DEALERS IX All. h i YDS OF FAUL? GKOCEKIES k COUKT&T MCE. Marietta, Sept. 4, 1877. ly K. A. IKW IX. A. S. CI.aY. IRWIN A CLAY, Attorney* at Law. Will attend to the practice of law in Cobh and adjacent counties, All collections entrusted to them will be met w ith prompt attention. Office over M’Oatchy’s -toie, west side Pub lic Square. Marietta, August 7, 1877. ly. MARIETTA, GEORGIA, APRIL 9, 1878. Afivinittuviil. Tin* Agricultural Outlook. Notwithstanding the pveditions of the chronic croakers tivho per sistently asserted that March would prove so unfavorable and inclement as to more than com pensate for the remarkable warmth of winter, the month is gone, and nothing alarming has happened. On the contrary, spring seems to he here in earn est—the season of swelling tmds and opening blossoms, of singing birds and humming hoes, of the breaking of fallow ground and the scattering of seed-and glad t idings reach us from almost eve rv quarter. With tin* exception of a great storm iu the far West, which left the show* many feet deep, blockading the Pacific Rail road and impeding travel, the month lias been a favorable one throughout the country. Out re ports from correspondents and ex changes are far more cheering than usual at this period of the year, and certainly very encour aging to the agricultural interest. Indeed the great storm alluded to will prove a benefit rather than a disadvantage, as it is said to have allayed all fears entertain ed bv miners and mill men of a scarcity of water during the pre sent season, and it w ill of course, promote the growth of farm pro ducts iu the same wide region. At no corresponding period for many years has the condition of that great staple, the wheat crop, been so favorable as now, accord ing to accounts from all parts of the land. The favorable reports seems to come from all sections of i he Middle, Western and South ern Slates, where wheat is gen erally grown, and as lie acreage sown last fall was larger Ilian e ver before known, there is a pros peet of an immense aggregate yield. The universal testimony, is that the crop never looked lieu ter. Of course it is yet liable to be seriously injured in some sec tions?: by unfavorable climatic changes and Hie ravages of in sects, but the enemy most feared is the Hessian lly, which is again making its appearance in many wheat growing localities of the States and Canada. In some parts intelligent farmers propesy the destruction of the crop from this cause unless the threatened at tack is averted in some manner; yet with so large a breadth sown the production of wheat in the whole country can hardly fail to be immense. From some of Ihe cotton grow ing States the reports are not as encouraging as last year, yet tak ing the whole South into account, the prospects are as favorable as the average of former seasons. In Georgia and Texas the sprng work is far advanced, and the crops es peeially wheat, give tine promise. In Missouri, Illinois and other States in the Southwest and west, much ploughing and wheat sow ing w'ere done the first week of Ibis month, and the farmers are now busily preparing for corn planting. The reports are almost universally of tlie most encourag ing character in regard to the agricultural prospects of both the Northwest and Southwest. In the States where cotton has so long been king, and almost Ihe only crop grown, more attention is wisely being given to mixed Inn bandry—the production of wheat, corn, grass, pork, ele., in addition to cotton—instead of the plant ers depending upon cotton to purchase bread-stuffs, meat and other provissions which they can produce abundantly. This change which lots been going on for sev eral years, must render Ihe peo pie of the South more prosperous and independent. The great stock-breeding, graz ing and dairying branches ol agri culture are likewise in a favors hie condition. The open winter has enabled stock owners to keep their flocks and herds at much iess expense than usual, and, while the live stock comes out in good condition, a large amount of hay is left over. In many sec tions of the cotin try where it ha been necessary to feed stock for several mouths every year but little hay or fodder has been re quired during the past winter, and this, of course must have proyed a great saving. As an in stance in point, a subscriber to the World in Greenbrier County, West Virginia (a line grazing and slock growing region), writing under date of the 22d inst., says : “This is more than an average early spring, and feeding stock has ceased,lhe grass alone sustain mg and improving our flocks and herds. In fact, hut little feed ing has been necessary during the entire winter. To sheep we scitcely ever feed any grain. I miclose you sample blades of blue grass, about the average of growth to this date where not cropped otf by grazing.” The twenty or more blades of mass sent by our correspondent aver age full eight inches in length, and must furnish good pasturage indeed far the 22d of March. The breeders of stock and producers of meat, butter, cheese and milk cl>]*t;iuily enter upon the spring under favorable circumstances in most sections of the country. As regards the prospects of the fruit crop,the indications are very favorable in most regions where fruit is a staple, but it is, of course 100 early in the season to confi dently affirm its safety in many localities. The reports however, are 'unusually favorable up to this date, from both near and distant fruit .growing sections, though the; critical period for many ten dej- varieties is by no means pas sed. It is hoped that the promise of a large and remunerative crop wil) be fulfilled-—and moreover, Ilia* thousands, of aye, tens of thnnmds, of farmers will this spiJR plant out f'riTit trees who never did before, while those who have started orchards will add to the number of trees and bestow more care and attention to render them thrifty and productive. For iholr encouragement we will add that good applcs-iire now selling at Ilom $5 to $lO per ‘ barrel at wholesale in New York. - tin the w hole, our reports from >*•*'* East and WHMitMoiTki.aud- SouMi, arc such as to give promise of a full average yield of the lead ing agricultural productions of the country. Of course a year so generally and abundantly pro ductive as the last can hardly he expected, for that was remarka ble and almost unprecedented on this continent. And yet the a gricultural outlook during these closing days of March is certainly most encouraging for both pro duccrs and consumers, and with favorable periods for ihe promis ed seed I ime and harvest, the far mors of the land may confidently anticipate at least the usual re ward for (lie labor and skill de voted to cultivation and manage meat,— Mew lo rk World The Housekeeper. “Oh, any fool can keep house!” we once neard a housekeeper say. We mere very young at the time, and had scarcely made our tirsl essay in that direction, so we lis tened to the w'ise speech with a certain sense of encouragement. We have since had a varied ex perience, and, observing the ways of many housekeepers, w r e have come to the conclusion that when Solomon we believe it was Sol onion- described the good woman “who looked well to the ways of her household, eating not the bread of idleness,” lie should have supplemented the remark by say ing that the woman who does this, and does it with the great est economy of her own physical force, is to lie most admired. No doubt Solomon in his wisdom would have said this if only he had thought of it, for surely it is not always the smartest, or most energetic woman who accomplish the most. We make no reference lo those who have competent servants to do their work ; hut where the mistress of a house is obliged to furnish the brain to plan and the hands to execute, she has need, certainly, of every one of the cardinal virtues; she must have ever as her object the comfort of her family-—and this pleasant word comfort surely means every thing iu the way of health and enjoyment for her family and her guesls. ••Well,” one woman will say, “we can’t think much about enjoyment, for there’s the work" that must he done, and it isn’t worth while to be 100 much a fraid to work, either.” Rut why not work in the way most easy - saving labor to yourself where you can, and by order and method making the whole far less fatigue ing f One of the neatest, hard est-working women we ever knew wore many wrinkles into her own brow' while still young and made her home anything hut a heaven upon earth. She was not ill tern-, pered; hut .yb.e said she v jdflj • -1 lu-lp her ; niPknow how to save she had not learned how to rP^v If she sat down a minute for ihe purpose, instead of her muscles hv thinking of her pleas ant home, of her good husband ami children, she threw herself in to a chair with the remark ; “Oh dear! the ironing isn’t half done; the starched clothes are not touched at all ;il will drag this week, just as it did last ; then there’s the parlor to sweep, and the dinner to get.” She spent perhaps live minutes iu her chair, supposing she w r as gel ting a little rest, hut actually continuing her toil through her imagination ; her muscles had not relaxed an in slant, as they might have done by forgetting her work iu a few pleasant thoughts. When will people learn the great science of resting by the relaxation of the muscles '< Mirthful people do it by instinct : others need to study it as a physical advantage. Rut our housekeeper has found out much if she has learned to save her own strength; il'slio can on ironing day, for instance, when other work is pressing, take her sheets, her pillowcases, her tow els, and folding them smoothly while a little damp place l}iem on the table with a hoard on top of them and the fiat irons for a weight, and feel that it is hotter to dispense with the labor of iron ing them, and to get a little rest for herself. We once saw a man do this when his wife w as Dell ing over her “dreadful ironing.” lie seated her in a clmir and com menced his folding performance with an indescribably comical air, hut finished by remarking, in a serious tone. “No, I had rather have ten thousand wrinkles in the house linen than a shadow of one on my wife’s brow !” Rut how few women would save themselves in this respect, and liow few who would pick up a few threads or brush up a lew crumbs letting the broom rest till il is really needed. Now any pad dywhaek can “put iu” and do work, hut the skill of the good housekeeper comes in play in knowing how to save it. Mrs. If Particular places become dear to the heart of man more general ly by associations attached to them, than by their beauty, con venience or fertility. Nor is this Ihe case only as affecting individ mils, for attachment founded on memories or traditions hinds tribes and nations likewise to eer tain spots; and this in carried so far, occasionally, that the more name of a distant country will call from the bosom feelings of affection and devotion, joy, pride aud hope. Yeast without Yeast.— Roil three ounces of heps in two quarts of water ten minutes in tin, gran ite or iron ; add two coffee cups of sugar and two of flour wel in enough water to get out all Ihe lumps: add three tahlespoofuls of salt and three of ginger: strain in a jar and let it stand Ihrue days in a warm place: stir very often: then add two pounds of boiled potatoes and wuit one more day, and you will have yeast that is i good and will keep a long time. | Use one teacupful for six loaves ; of bread. Tinned Ware.—And now the Scientific American warns the public against tinned ware, the tin used in its manufacture now a days being largely adulterated with lead, in consequence of which the “tinned” ware loses its original brightness,while the lead larks round in the systems of those who use it, hiding its time for the work of death. The Japanese use neither but ter, bread nor cheese, hut their rice is most nutritious Itiiral Brevities. Georgia and her imlusk her agriculftirii prodqjfctj well represented position. 1 A Peoria (111) man h* farm stocked with 80,00<)i nia salmon and JH " 11 ' ' Mmm Jv 1 ' '' S K 4H ‘U -1 11;iv(■ in prop-. New York ll containing 2. r >,i two thirds ofJ as improvedfl Scot la w in a 111 .fl Ia i HI Si ;i I'--- 1 !ia : W ior i SI;I J; -A-,'.' •i\ -y/j | \ 1.1 ilii-i'a-n^B i>;ii ifHanE Corn Texas, and (lie wheat lieldSnj presenting a grand appearam (Jooil reports from the growi, wheat come from all heard from. James 11. Booker, a Geo] farmer, is mentioned by thel pers as having raised last year! largest crops produced by m one man sinCe the war. He raisi ed (id bales of cotton, 1,200 bush els of corn, 000 of potatoes, 1,000 each ot oats and wheat, besides fat teiiinic 'At\ lipgs. file hog cholera is said to have disappeared Irom the northern part of India. It is said that Maryland real izes more from her oyster crap than from her grain crop. The King of Denmark has late ly sent an order to Kentucky for a quantity of blue grass seed. *~- Clover seed is lower at the pres ent time than it has been for many yogis, selling at $4 to $5 a bushel of 00 pounds, all over the West. There is a pleasant prospect far good crops this year. If we have them, and our people continue to practice the lessons of econorrty, we shall have exchange in our lavor, and glide into specie pay ments without, a jar. Hail Co lumbia. ( h nctnnit i Cos min er rap. A French f'orte, cooks food by On a layer of cut straw lie one of pulped potatoes, and so on,according to the supply requir ed. After sixty hours the heap is said to lie admirably cooked for pigs and poultry. General W. S. Rosencranz, Gen eral Gillmore. Judg Fullerton and others have organized a company with $1,000,000 capital, to settle lands in the Smith west, with Northern people. A large tract of timber land in Missouri lias already l^aMuTiircd. famous seientif if gimlner WiWgland, estimates that til teen hundred sheep folded on an acre of land for twent\j| four hours, or one hundred shoo] for fifteen days, would inaHWj^l the soil sufficiently to cfl through a lour year's rota Kindness to animals is a great characteristic of the Japanese. No linl is ever shot in Japan no animal ever beaten, ami on highways are stones, erected furies ago, directing men to wa ter their horses here. The Japs ought to send missionaries to A meriea. Jefferson in a letter to John Jay ninety years ago said: '‘Cul tivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most indepeii ■ 11 . ' ‘ ';