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TIIE FIELD AND FIRESIDE. Vol. I. JhrJadtLuul .fireside. IM’BI.ISHEI) 11Y 7. Of. CAMPBELL <Sc CO. At One 1 toll nr a Yi'iir. OFFICE IN i'll E 61.1 t PRINTING Oil'll i: Building, Powder Spring' street. Mari etta Georgia. W. VI. KEMNION*. Attorney at Law, MA RI ETTA. GA. OFFICE, north side hi' I*il>li* Square in Blackwell's Building', up stairs. Marietta. Octnlier I, 1577. if w ri4T( hi:v, WFsT Sl HE I*l |l< AK K. MARIKTEf.T^OKtJIA. lIK.AI.F.H IN EVERY VARIETY <>!■’ Choice "Family Groceries. MaiUttu. Sept *4, 1877. I.V DAVID IKWiN. T. li. Iltw IN. D. & T. B. Irwin, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Will practice in the Blue Bulge, Borne. and Coweta ( ireuils. r. Marietta, Mareli 13, 077. ly VVM. T. WINN. W il t . .1. WINN. W. T. & W. J. WINN, .1 110 I* ii* y*si I L m , MAUI ETTA. GEORGIA. Mareli ii 1,1877. ly V> . H. HOW Ml. H. M. 11 V'lMI I 1. POWER ft HAMMETT. Attorneys at Law, MARIETTA, (iA. OFFICE IX TIIE COURT Hot sl.. A'lTlI.I. priK't ill 1 ill lilt' Courts of < dhli W and adjacent enmities. Cnlleet iuga specialty. •>’ J. E. MOSELY, illornry :il Law. VVTIT.T. alteud to all hnsines etui lid.-tl V\ to tiilll ill Cnllli and adjacent enmi itiv.-. OlFit K —iu Met latchev's Build ing. up stairs. / Marietta. Mareli 1.1. 1877. tiui E. M. A ELEN, Kntidriil IhiilM. Of more than twenty years, i 11 ABO Es It EASO X A BL E . Ohio:—North side of Pnldie Sipiare. Marietta, Mareli HI, 1877. ly DR. G. TENNENT, Practicing Pliy*ici:m. 2ST Office mi 4'assville srreer,—Resi dence nii Cherokee street. Marietta, March 13. 1877. ly DR. E. J. SETZE, Physician and burgeon, rpKXDKRS he professional services in lin' practice of Medicine iu all its branches to the citizens of Marietta .and surrounding country. OlHeeat the Jrug Store of Wni. Boot. inch 13-lv M. 11. Lyon, i II E III) K E E s’l'B E ET. FtlllliY LKOdlltll'S. And dealer in I'Ot’NTBY PBOIMVE. Marietta, Mart'll 13, 1877. ly M. T. liRINT, (liEHOKEE ST BEET, Uk asit Harass Makor AND REPAIRER. Marietta, Geo., March 13. 1877. ly House and Repairing. HAS*I, BLINDS, 1 )G<lßs MNlsilEli TO OB BEIL Ltunher of all kinds, ami at the lowest prices, for sale. fTlhankful for the liheral patronage I hitherto, the suhscriher would -rate tltat he is fully prepared to contract for rhe erection of Buildings, and to exe cute the contracts in the most sat isfaeto i ynianner. sllrtl*.-outh side I’uhlit Sipiare. March. 1577. LEMUEL BL U K. CONTRACTOR AND khij)i:k. rnll K undersigned eouriuues his hui lie—of Brick Making, Stone and Brick Building, and is prepared at any rime rn take contrail- on the most rea— • ■llahle terms, and liexeeute tliem in the most satisfactory manner. 11-B. WAl.l.ls. - M u . i B. ft. Strong, Successor toO. \\ . Williams, DRUG ff GIST, \ Nil Apothecary. VTTlLl.continue Imsiness at ihe 01,1 W Stand in MABIKTTA. and will keep on hand, and for sale. A UFNKIiII. ASSOISTMI.N 1 111 FRESH AM) GENUINE Drugs! Cluuiiicals! and I'niiry ti'lirlo! Paints and Oils! Fiiu* I’erfiiinrrv, Hr. All which will he SOJ.II LOW F|{ CASH. Prescriptions earefiilly coni pniiinled hy an experieneeil Apntiieca rv. is hfukiofobk. B. It. STRONG. Rooks and Stationery. School Bonks and Station“ry of all kinds. Also, Musical Note Books for Sunday Schools and Singing Classes. Any hook not in stock, cither Literary, Scientific nr Educational, or any piece of Sheet Music, will he ordered and de livered ill Marietta at publisher's pri ces. B.R. STRONG. Marietta, Fell. 2(i, 1878. Onion Sots. H hire and Yellow Onion Sets, fur sale at the Orilg Store of felt gli B. R, STRONG. The IlHroil Prcc l*i vs*. TJiis popular weekly is received regu larly, and for sale at five cents per copy, at tfn> Drug and Stationery Store of feh 20 B. B. STBONG. Garden $ Field Seeds. I HAVE a full supply of Vegetable and Flower Seeds. Also, a stock of Clover, Timothy, Bed Top, Orchard and Blue Grass, all wliie\ will be Sold low for CASH. B. B. STRONG. Marietta, Ga.. Eeh. ii), 1878. lb A. AVI Till*: 15 Si, Iron Founder & Machinist. M A NTFACTFRER (IK S t (‘ a m En j?iii(‘s, CIRCULAR SAW MILLS, Improved Morgliiim Hill*, GRIST MILL MA< HINEBY. I>l NNING Gear for Water Wheels, k of every size and deseript ion ; l'lans and Specifications for Mill Work furn ished free’nf charge. V 1 so. Mainifaclu rer of tfold Mining Machinery oflare-i improvenu'iits. Prices Iu suit Hie times. All work first class, an It iu vit vnTt i ii. And having just huilt new huildings, and having as gnotl machinery a- could he had North, i feel confident that lean defy all competition as to <|iiality of work and clieapness of price. Being a practical mechanic of thirty live years experience, I am not afraid of my abili ty lo give -at i - fact inn to all who may feel disposed to patronize me. Marietta, March 13, 1577. J. B. O’NEILL & CO. Flint Sale of the. Fn/i/ir Sijwtre, MARIETTA, GEORtil \. lit tl.llS IN . aj.i: h'txhs of FAMILY GROCERIES l COUNTRY PRODUCE, Marietta, L 1*77. ly K t. IKWIN*. a. < i \\. IRWIN A ('LAY, A Homey* a I Law. Vlfill attend to the practice of law in If < ohh and adjacent counties. All collections entrusted to them w ill lie met w ith prompt attention. Office over M’< laleiiy‘- -tore, west -id>- Rnh lie SljUille. Marietta. August 7. 1877. ly. MARIETTA. GEORGIA, APRIL 16, 1878. Agricultural. Itmv to Prevent Ague. 'The President ot Ihe New York Farmers' Club read a paper with the above title. After alluding lo the great development of ma laria about New York last-'sfcasoii, and referring to experiments to prevent ague, whielt had failed, the paper proceeds substantially as follows : ’The sunflower lias been used to ward otf malaria in the Middle and Western States for now many years. But its true value was not fully appreciated nor made avail aide from lack of Ihe proper me thod and extent to which this plant could lie used for this pro teeliou. I)r. Castle', editor of the .Yc/c ZlemeiHex, in an editorial ar ticle, says : ‘An officer of the En gineer Corps of the United States army, recently informed ns that, being station'd! during the war on the Potomac river, in one of the most malarious portions, he stir rounded his quarters with a thick cordon of sunflowers, and eseap ed any trouble from ague.' rtiavo read somewhere that a Southern army post had to be a Itandoned because of the sickness of the soldiers and officers. A discharged soldier and his family were permitted lo occupy Ihe sta tion free f charge. This man, ha ving a good many fowls, sowed a large plol of the grounds inun'e diately around his residence with sunflower seed. This proved a perfect protect ion from ague.— 'This fact, coming to the army offi cer he again occupied the station with his soldiers, who also were protected from the ague. Mr. Martin read an interesting account of his experiments iu pro venting malarial diseases by the sowing of sunflower seed before the Sociele Therapeutic of France many years ago, which induced the Sanitary Bureau in the Do partment of Ihe Interior in Italy, in the worst lever stricken dis (riels, to follow his plan with sue cess. l)r. Goro, of N. York, says that in tin* fever districts of Italy even the chamomile prevents Ihe ague during its period of flower ing. Emigrants on their way to the West dropped some sunflower seeds in Omaha, which spread in dense growths for hundreds of miles, and nowhere in that region do malarial ievers prevail. This plan of sowing the sun flower seed around our dwellings in malarial sections is not. only a most valuable sanitary procedure bill ii furnishes bees the means for producing the most excellent honey, while the stalks make line material for the manufacture of paper, for making quick kindling for fire, or most excellent manure for the culture of this plant. 'The seed is good food for all domestic animals, making them sleek and fat. 1 confidently recommend families to plough deep a space of ground, at least twenty feet wide, on three sides of the dwelling, and not more than five rods from i(, and especially on that side of the house towards the swamp, ri ver or creek from which the ina laria emanates. Even in front of the house it is desirable In have* it strip of the sunflower grown, though, if objectionable icstheti eally, it may tie removed from five Inleii mils (li-i;ml. jiriiviiled tut increased width of the plants lie sown -say a strip of 30 feet. Ashes, potash and saltpetre and manure should be ploughed under iso as to produce a good crop of sunflowers, and til the same time to keep the soil from becoming impoverished. ’The seeds should be gathered before frost comes, (and when dry should lie beaten . out with a flail. 'They make ex t cellenl food for fow ls, and are I more falteniiig than corn. The white seed variety b the richest. * and fowls feed upon them more readily than on the Mack seed kind. Tlti- food greatly hastens early and greater laying qualities of all fowls. ll has long been a truism a moiig observing furmer> that "il i pays to sow the cheapest seed." By this they mean that as soon as a grain gets below I be cost of pro dilution it will be neglected by growers until a scarcity prevails, atul that the wise man’s time to go in i- when everybody else is , goihg out. The Venerable Farmer. Mr. John Johnson, of Geneva. New York, now past eighty years, recently sent the following letter to the New York (Huh. I came here in 1821. and bought one hundred and twelve acres of what was called very poor land. I did all my plowing myself for six years. 1 endeavor ed to sow my wheat at the same time my neighbors did, and they all commenced early, often in August. 1 found my first sown always most damaged by the Hessian tlv. About 1829 or 1830, I commenced to sow on the 15th of September, and I found t hat I had very little fly in my first sown and none in that sown on the 181 h and after, and for many years 1 never commenced earlier than the Isth or 20th and had no fly. After the midge hurt wheat so much, l sowed one barrel of salt per acre immediate ly after sowing the seed, 'That made it come in ear all of live or six days earlier, and that saved it from tin* midge. In ISG3 when all (hops around me, far and near were almost ruined, mine yield ed twenty five bushels per .acre. Salt saved it. I never sowed less.than one barrel per acre. If I could only write, I would tell you inuch more. 1 am much in teres led in talks on deep farming but I cannot write. Salt prevents rust, but there has been no rust in inanv Years. 'The Time of Putting Wheal The proper time of cutting wheat is when the straw below the ear begins to turn yellow and w hen the kernel, pressed between I lie lingers, has the consistency of dough—wheat left to mature until il is dead ripe shatters con siderably, and there is also much loss by the breaking off of (he heads,the straw beneath them be ing then very brittle. The exper iment made by Mr. Hannan, an English farmer, some twelve or fourteen years ago, is conclusive as to the economy of cutting wheat before it gets too ripe.— lie divided a part of a grain field into live slips all adjacent to each other, and cut each slip its fol lows: No 1, cut a month before it was fully ripe. No 2, cul three weeks before it was fully ripe. No 3, cut two weeks Indore il was fully ripe, No 4, cut two days before it was fully ripe. No 5, cut when ripe. The result in the yield of flour was as follows : No; Flour. Seconds. Bran. 1 751 Its. 7 libs. 17lbs. 2 70“ 7“ 10“ 8 80 “ 6 “ 13 “ 4 77 “ 7“ 14“ 5 71“ 11“ 15 “ We see by this experiinent that the grain which was cut two weeks before it was fully ripe, (No 3) gave an increase of flour over the ripe wheat (No. 5) of 01 lbs., and a gain of 15 percent, on the flour of an equal measure of grain. What more complete ex position of the advantages of cut t ing early can be required ? Milk Instead of Soup. A lady, writing to Ihe Now York ‘‘Times,” says: Without giving any recipes for making soup, I wish to toll all the hard worked farmers’ wives how much labor they may wive by us ing siieh vast q mint it ies of t his ar ticle. For nearly five years, I have used soap only for washing clothes. In all that time, I have not used one pound of soap for washing dishes and other kitchen purposes. My family has ranged from three to I wenty-five. I have used cistern water, limstone wa ter, as hard as possible, and hard water composed of .some other ingredients besides lime, and I find, with all these, my plan works equally well. It is this: have your water quite hot, and add a very little milk to if. This soft ens the water, gives the dishes a fine gloss,and preserves the hands; it removes the grease, even that from beef, and yet no grease is found floating on the water as when soap is used. The stone ves sel I always set on the stove with a little water in them when tin* victuals are taken from them: thu they are hot when lam ready to wash them, ami the grease is easily removed. I find that my tinware keeps bright longer, when cleaned in this way, than by using soap or by scouring. Will our lady readers try this and report ! Practical Ideas. Keep stock off pastures while they are soft. 'The poaching will cost tenfold by summer what the stock may get out of the very early grass. There is nothing to gain, but lose, eveiiiJ only the past'‘r m %®(u<'ei“ig|*| The, I’ycid will ed’R'krow a little loi. 1 -- correspondent of tn. Farmer writes: Years ago I w. told by a young Scotchman that if I would feed my sows nlenly of sulphur Tor several dn\% pre vious to farrow ing time, as well as occasionally afterwards, I would have no trouble. Iu an experi ence of fifteen years 1 have found it to work to a charm. If you want to keep hogs, cat tle, sheep and horses healt-hy, give them sail regularly. There is ho better vermifuge than salt. Much of the so called hog elude ru is duo to intestinal worms.— j Plenty of salt would prevent the ! accumulation of these worms. All animals desire salt, showing that it is a want of their nature, and undoubtedly for wise purposes. Horses which have not done much work through the winter are often injured by being crowd ed too hard at the beginning of spring work. A little caution on the start may prevent them from being galled about Ihe shoulders. With the sudden increase of work the feed is as suddenly increased and the appetite of the horses is often cloyed. A more gradual in crease of work and Iced w ill lie lon Mil wise. It is said that the hesl garden seeds for planting arc those that are raised from seed sown late, after the weather has become warm. Hbr reason of this is said to be that plants which are sown late come to maturity more rapid ly than those which are sown ear ly and before the ground is warm ed bv the sun ; also, that the seed of such plants will develop itself sooner than that of others. 'This is an important fact to those who wish to have garden vegetables early. The apiary will require a little attention now. The hives should be cleaned off all mouldy comb, and the bottom board be scraped clean of all tillli and dead Ices. Weak swarms may be fed, to slim ulate them. A watch should also be kept to see that strong swarms do not rob weak ones. Place rye or wheat (lour in some sheltered spot for the bees to carry into their hives. A strong swarm now will be of more value than two weak ones when (lie honey sea son begins. Bk Liiikrai,.— When it comes to making gardens, some farmers are apt to be stingy, not only in the time spent in preparing the soil, but iu the allowance of seed plan led. Some tanners, with large families, sow one pint package of peas, one paper of radish, and one each of beets, parsnips, Ac., to supply their tables. Better put in more than enough, and give every one in tin* family all they can eat. Vegetables are cheaper than meat,and should form a large portion of the food upon every farmer’s table, al least during the summer, 70 Good wheat ought lo furnish up least 74 per cent, of line Hutch j The best, samples often lurni'sh V*< lo SO per cent, and in a few rare instances as much as 80 per cent, of flour has been obtained, lute rior varieties seldom produce as much as 08 per cent, and iu in stances only .VI to 50 per cent. of flour lias been obtained from bad samples. On ail average, wheat may be said to yield 75 percent, of fine flour and 25 per cent, of bran and middlings. Make up your mind what you intend to do. Hit down and count the cost. Do not undertake more than you can perform. It is tin wise to commence work that yon are unable to finish in due season. Many a fanner loses more by get ting behindhand with his spring work than would buy another team, and lias, at any rate, been mure iban would pay jH of a man for the year. nut found it.-so? A California -toC* ' been investigating ilie <f 1 he'death of hl£ ting the dVceasedfMiogs™ found that they had been by worms, then he cut til through Rights an <-a^^^H|daiiicil and lie ' "'"‘MB i-^'' a^SSlj HjgVto .'a'Tjpt an How alfa Ifa JjflMl ifwrwia is seen 5v tens it<M the Mural I age of iVjjjlj -lIOWII h u . ! OI :I ! I II - ■i i ' jHH ■ m&m v. >i ■ >, , ' , vS* &&& **l a l JH j H tjUmir on the elemell.. sto ckmen ill to make green iss.oJptfW.'il t his greenness of fodder w h parts I lie yellow color. Kuril I brevities. Tin- Karlv i'i hi ill y <d.,VH| lllill lll'' peach i■ t'i| section promises lu In- iilQ'ijHliii I his year. Tin* (hive Spring (da.) prise says dial the liogs in y seel ion are dying with cholera. The bumpkin ((la.) deni estimates llial il will t a over a thousand hales of eofctoU to pay for the guano used in son county 1 his year. (lovernor l'illsbiiry, of MlirSH sola, is si ill Inlying wheat aWRB Irihnl ing il lo 1 he sufferers ifraH ravages of Ihe grasshopper*. * ", A disease uiueh resembling t ■ epizootin is allliefingliorsiAiu 1 rions seel ions of rfie:st ales of* -:A diiina and Michigan,. jfl (Irated horae-chestnuts, liiixtß with ten times their hulk of wM tor, will expel worms from JF soil in pots. ' ■ -mj^m A sweel potatee in a glass water in the sun, top left about quarter out of I he water, will send oul beautiful green vines.” i At Washington market, in Neß York, strawberries from dharleß lon and I 1 loridii- 1, >4e heensellijß al +llo .+ 1.50 i r > aere'V JH !*■ !'• Kiigg, < P a ‘ho^B inont, lost 1,000 ewes in hree JH valued id +20; 000, during llt B ceul great snow storm al enne, Wy. From ils start, the wheal of 1577l 5 77 s has had a rcuinri^fMß growth in inn I pal Inf 1 In- i HB| try, and bids fair to contii the ripening of the grain. t ceiling chopped union i- -iiid lo chickens Hircc l.ru.'irv. ! -? t. it I In' - |>riiig^H\?V^ S. end ~ , ~f rt"i"-r arc nJJBBB ■’i ri.'ti lid. uf \ ■ "in!, -ul'i i ... i,i . ■ Yi4!!3S£sH .1 1 | < 11 11 ii a net iuii. I'm I.lined 12.515 avi ra '■ uf ni'eighed 1.-IU^H Slice)! ) 7 ■ I dcrniauv In I'll i'jla iid .0 iHHBB 111 alintll lucnly t 111 Ml W lien Anl*• iI • - 111 1.111, 11 ■ I to i;i i c line in nII oi - oc l,i*t foreign Iradc will cohect^B|j ~~ '.bhadjHß < uni in i inner Killehr. t I ll.lt I lie wlical Clllp l.f i :0 pre dii looking very^iM Vv , There i an unusually largtlHHß age nun. and should llt’ a ,lijfl' v bef.i 11 I lie crop. •h 'll la I" net I.C II pw .il **,„ si In, led M NtvAl