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L yMI'iUCU.. E. 15. GOODMAN. ®hf/rftdaml jTircsidr. PUBLISHED BY T. OK CAMPBELL <fc CO. At One Dollar a Year in advance, or One Dollar amlFiftv Cents if not paid in advance. IN THE OLD PRINTING OFFICE Building, Powder Springs Street, Mnri •etta Georgia. WM. T. WINN. WILL. J. WINN. U,r T. &W. J. WINN, Attorneys H , at Law. March 13,1877. ly WM. SESSIONS, Attorney at Law, a otlice north side of Public Square in Blackwell’s Building, up stairs. M Arietta, October 1,1877. ly JE. MOSEL Y, Attorney at Law, . will attend to all Imsincs! contided io him in Cobb and adjacent counties. OmcK in MeClatclicy’s Building, up stairs. Marietta, March 13, 1877. ly K. M. ALLEN, PcsMent Dentist, of more than twenty -t.OGLr years. Charges Reasonable. —North side of Public Square. Mariepji, March 13, 1877. ly i v 1 Practicing on on I vlt. E. J. SEMBE, Physician and I / Surgeon, tenors his professional services in the practice of Medicine Inall its branches to the citizens of Marietta and surrounding country. Otlice at the l)rug Store of Win. Root. inch 13-ly DA T. 15- U?WIN, Attorneys at . Law 'r - c ti. in the Blue Ridge, Rome, and Cov. ' : ( irenits. Marietta, March 13, 1878. ly W. If. roWKIt. It. M. HAMMETT. 1 )OWi;it V HAMMETT, Attor -1 ■!(( ye iU lUatio, Marietta, Ga. Wi 11 practice in the Courts of Cobb and adja cent-counties. Collecting a specialty, ly FI i LLIPS V CREW, wholesale and retail dealers in Books Station ery, Sheet Music and Musical Instru ments. Bit it)'Marietta st. Atlanta, Ga. VSatzky, Merchant Taylor, under • National Hotel, Atlanta Ga. AIT A. Haynes, (at Phillips it VV • Crews,) Jewelry, Atlanta Ga. 1,1 W. Hart, 30 S, Broad St. Atlan l’ap<r. ( j corgc K. Gamp, Attorney at Law ~JL 14 Kimball House, Atlanta, Ga. ’VTational Hotel, E. T. White, (Agt) 1\ Proprietor. Rates $3.00 pr day. Atlanta, Ga. ill) F. SHROPSHIRE, inannfae- Jjjturer of Shirts, Drawers, etc. Sat isfaction guaranteed. 4iP.< Peachtree st. Atlanta, Ga. IjtRUIT JARS—I Mots, Quarts and ' Half Gallons; JELLY GLASSES, extra Jar Caps and Rubbers, Cement and Sealing Wax, for sale by may 23 ‘ WILLIAM ROOT. M. R. Lyon, CHEROKEE STREET, i ini L v u Rou hr i es, And dealer iu COUNTRY PRODUCE. Marietta, March 13, 1877. ly !l. I . fwltlMT, CHEROKEE STREET, Mk and Harness Maker AND REPAIRER. Marietta, Geo., Mareli 13, 1877. ly ItUEDE <k GREEN, Watchmaker Jewellers, MARIETTA, GEORGIA. VLSI), dealer in Clocks of every de scription. Repairing of Watches, Clocks, etc. a specialty. Satisfaction guaranteed. Sign of Big Watch, west side Public Square. oct 2 Still at the Old Stand. ROSWELL STREET, Marietta, . . . Georgia. vrK"- CARRIAGES and Buggies, Wagons and Harness on liaml. All kinds of Vehicles built or repair ed. Work guaranteed. Orders solicit ed. REID& GRAMLING. CONTRACTOR \N I > BlihDtiH. rrtllE undersigned continues his busi ly ness of Brick Making, Stone and Brick Building, and is prepared at any time to take contracts on the most reas onable terms, and toexeeute them in the most satisfactory manner. ■ C H. B. WALLIS. Marietta, March 13, 1877. ly GREEK £ REYNOLDS, Dentists. WEST SIDE OF TIIE PUBLIC SQUARE Rooms over Jl’Clatehey’s Store. I T gives us pleasure to inform our friends that we have returned from our Philadelphia trip where we have * "Cii working solely ill the interest ol our profession. Again we tender our survives to our friends and the public generally, confident that with-the lat appliances and most improved ili st runieiits, with all other improvements, gathered regardless of expense or trou ble, we can do work as satisfactorily and efficiently ait can he done elsew here. .Marietta, Ga., March 5, 1878 TlllMP SEKI).— Xew crop, all kinds, warrented genuine, received at the Drug Store of july -t B. R. STRONG. THE FIELD AND FIRESIDE. Vol. ll.] B. R. Strong, (Successor toG. W. Williams,) AND Apothecary. WILL continue business at. the 01(1 Stand in MARIETTA, and will keep on hand, and for sale, A OKNEIIAL ASSOIfTMENT OF FRESH AND GENUINE Drugs! Chemicals! Toilet anti Taney Arlieles! Paints and Oils! Tine IVrlinnery, ele. All which will be SOLI) LOW FOR GASH. Prescriptions carefully com pounded by an experienced Apotheca ry, AS lIKKKTOFOJiK. . 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, either Literary, Scientific or Educational, or any pieee of Sheet Music, will be ordered and de livered in Marietta at publisher’s pri ces. B. R. STRONG. Marietta Feb. 20, 1878. The Detroit Tree Pm*. This popular weekly is received regu larly, and for sale at five cents per eopv, at tlie Drug and Stationery Store of feb 20 B. R. STRONG. Pure Cider Vinegar—Received at the Drug Store of B. R. Strong. FLAVORING EXTRA!ITS. Tropical Vanilla (warranted good), Le mon, Rose, Peach, and other Flavor ing Extracts, at june 27 B. R. STRONG. BIRD SEED.—( binary, Rape and Hemp Seed, for sale at the Drug Store of june 27 B. R. STRONG. PERFUMERY. —Tetlow’s supe rior Extracts for the hankerchief, equal to any made, on hand at the Drug Store of (june 27) B. R. STRUNG. JAYNE’S HAIIt TONIC, Ayer’s Hair Vigor, Lyon’s Kathairon, Bar ry’s Trieopherous, Vaseline Bowder. and various other Hair Dressings, also Hair Dves, for sale bv june 27 B. R. STRONG. J. B. O’M & Cos. HAVE REMOVED THEIR ST<>CK < >F General Merchandise To Gus Barrett’s old stand, Fktst side of Public Square, Marietta, Georgia. Where they will keep a full line of choice Family Groceries STAPLE DRV GOODS, /attorn Warns, ftotions, Boots and Shoes, &c. All of which will be sold low for cash. 11. D. McCirrciiEON will be pleased to wait on any, who will favor them with a call. Country Produce taken in exchange, on reasonable terms. Respectfully, J. B. O’NEILL & CO. Marietta, April 25, 1878. ly Manning & Barker. rnlßS** m itiis. AND REPAIRERS. MARIETTA, GEORGIA, 4 RE now prepared to do nil kinds of / V work in their line of business as cheap and as well as it can be done any where. Buggies and Wagons made or repaired in the best style of workman ship, of the best material and on the most reasonable terms. Plantation work and repairing done cheaply and at short notice, and in a satisfactory manner.— Blacksmithing executed with despatch. Call and see us at our Shops on Atlanc. street, near the Cc-i'f House, and give us a trial, and we will guarantee porfect i satisfation. ap 3-1 y Fine Tobacco and Cigars.—The “A No. 1” and “Red String,” live cent Cigars; also, fine Chewing Tobacco,on hand and for sale by B. R. Stkono. TUNING AND REPAIRING. r |IIIK undersigned respectfully ten -1 ders Iris services to the citizens of Marietta and vicinity as tuner and re ! pairer of Pianos. YVarrants his work in every respect, and will doit as cheap or cheaper than any one. Postal cards dropped in the Post-office, will secure prompt attention. Will sell Pianos or Organs at the lowest figures, and upon as accommodating terms, cash, or on time, to good and reliable parties, i iulv 11-tf JOHN HEALS. Marietta, (Georgia,) Thursday, September 26, 1878. J. M. Wilson, MANUFACTURER OF TIN & SHEET mOW AND • Wooden Wares. I~SSI and uk.vi.kii in STOVES, HARDWARE, OUT i LKLif, HOUSE FURNISH ING GOODS AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS KM U RACING Straw and Feed Cutters, Corn Shelters, Turning Plows, Wheel Barrows, Rakes, Shovels, Hoes, Grass Scythes, Plows, Plow Stocks, &c. ALSO, Syrup Mills, Of <t Superior Make. POCKET & TABLE CUTLERY. I AND Carpenter’s Supplies. Many Varieties of Wooden Ware. ! All these and many other valuable ar- ' tides sold on best possible terms. Marietta, July 3,1877. ly T. J. ATKINSON, LAST SIDE OF PUBLIC SQUARE, MARIETTA, GEO. UEALhIi IN CHOICK Family Groceries. COUNTRY PRODUCE lAKKX OX THE MOST LIBERA I. TERM*- . The White —is — THE EASIEST SELLING, THE BEST SATISFYING MeMdcld Its Introduction and World-renowned reputation was the death-blew to high priced machines. THERE ARE NO SECOND-HAND WHITE MACHINES IN THE MARKET. This It • very Important matter, as It Is a well known and undisputed tact that many ot the so called first-class machines which are ottered so cheap now-a-days are those that have been re possessed (that Is. taken back from customers alter use) and rebuilt and put upon the market as new. THE WHITE IS THE PEER OF ANY SEWING MACHINE NOW UPON THE MARKET. IT IS MUCH LARGER THAN THE FAMILY MA CHINES OF THE SINGER, HOWE AND WEED MAKE. IT COSTS MORE TO MANUFACTURE THAN EITHER OF THE AFORESAID MACHINES. ITS CONSTRUCTION IS SIMPLE, POSITIVE AND DURABLE. ITS WORKMANSHIP IS UNSURPASSED. Do cot Buy any other before try ing the WHITE. Prices and Terms Made Satisfactory. AGENTS WANTED ! II kite Sewing Machine Cos., CLEVELAND, 0. Liberal Inducements ottered to rush buyers. May, 2d, 1878. J. I>. & T. F. SMITH, General Agents, No. 60, S. Broad St. Atlanta, Ga. IsTIErW LAND AGENCY. Z3}'“ I HAVE lately become associa ted with several gentlemen in different parts of North Georgia for the purpose of inviting immigration and effecting the of out* *tir|liiN Ijiiiil*. We have made arrangements with A gents and Companies in several of the Northern States which, we think, will secure SA LKS ON SATISFA! TORY TERMS, Within a reasonable time. We will advertise these l.andsgratui } tousiy, and upon their sale will charge a reasonable commission. AH persons in this and adjoining counties having LANDS ro 1C Sllj; will find it to their interest to place the same with us. APPLY TO \. Van VVyel*, At the Marietta Saving Bank. From the Southern Enterprise . Speculative ami Supporting Far- \ mere. I spent twelve years of my ear ly life, from ten to twenty years old, in all the varied work of a farm ; and for forty-six years as j an itinerant minister. 1 have travelled over all the country, from the Chattahoochee river by j LaGrange, Atlanta, Athens, An- ! gusta, Savannah, Darien, llaw- ; kinsvillc.Americus and Lumpkin,! thus including some of the best ! farming country of Georgia. As presiding elder, I have touched all of this area of country; and as station preacher in all these pro minent. cities, wit 1> the education of a farmer, I havtnind ample op porlunity to study the farming in terost, bo.th among the farmers at j home, and in its results upon the commerce of the cities; it may be, therefore, of benefit to some one, to give the information thus obtained. 1 will divide the farmers into i two classes, speculative and sup porting farmers. The speculative farmers are those who plant large-! ly for market whatever will sell most readily and profitably for I money—in the belt referred to it ! has been generally cotton. This ! class depend largely upon buying j their supplies, maintaining that j with the same labor in cotton they could buy more supplies for | the farm than they could raise.— i These farmers speculate upon their own cotton, holding or ship- i ping for higher prices. Like all large speculative business, this I has been a very uncertain and un satisfactory system of farming.— Home supplies were not usually abundant and varied, for they had to be purchased, and large | liabilities had to be met on this I speculative plan; neither stock nor the table was as bountifully supplied as that of the providing farmer. Sometimes this class of farmers would make a good hit all round, and seem to be llood tide to immense fortune. This would increase the speculative j spirit, plans would be enlarged, debts increased, etc. And then there would come a reverse, crops bad, prices low, high per cent, for i advances,etc. till they were swept by the board; the war and re i verses since the war, have bank | rupted almost the last one of this 1 class of farmers; the few who ! survived are like the lone tree |in the track of the tempest.— j Merchants by the hundred have been ruined financially, by this class of farmers. The farmer who makes it his chief business to provide lor his family, who has his orchards, gar i dens, flocks and herds of all kind, has hogs, milk, butter, poultry, corn, oats, rye, barley, wheat, t in nips, sugar cane, everything in a bundance for living, and then produces all he can for market, invariably lives better than the speculative farmer, owes no man, merchants never lose anything by him, and he slowly but steadily rises in the world, and adds to his | estate, even to wealth and inde | pcndence. Such is my observation of far mere for the last forty-six years in Georgia. J. E. Evans. Bermuda Grass. We clip the following from the Southern Enterprise : Grasses thrive well on the clays and sandy loams, and for sod we have the Bermuda grass, which has no superior in the world for early spring, summer and fall pasturage. This valuable grass is not appreciated by planters who devote their lands almost ex clusively to corn and cotton cul ture, but it is.just what the stock raisers need. Now that more attention is be ing given to stock, it is rapidly growing in favor, and many are planting fields of it. It makes no seed, but propagates rapidly from the root, and is destined to be as highly prized in Georgia as the blue grass is in Kentucky. There are large areas of Bermuda sod in some of the counties of mid dle Georgia, especially in Green, Hancock, Morgan and Putnam, which can be purchased at prices merely nominal compared with their real value. This grass is peculiarly adapted to sheep hus bandry, and by sowing the seeds of vetch or spotted medick which grow during winter when Bermu da is dormant, fine green pastures may be had throughout the year. In October, the Enterprise pro mises its readers a geological map of Georgia, and a good one. Breeding to Milk. it is a fact well established with stock breeders, that any peculiar characteristic may bo given pro minence by careful selection for breeding stock, those having the desired points distinctly marked. Merino sheep are bred with fold ed or smooth skins, according to the fancy of the breeder, by se lecting continuously for genera tions, bucks and ewes having the desired type. The bodies of the Berkshire hogs have been increas ed in length by some stock mas ters by selecting Die long bodied males until they bear an unnatu ral appearance. By select ion, the wool has been bred from the face of Leicester and into those of the Ootswolds. By selection, some strains of short horn cattle have been bred to line milkers, while others have been bred so entirely to beef-producing, that they are extremely poor milkers. By se lection, some herds of Ayrshire j cattle have become almost solid ; red, while others equally pure 1 are mainly white. By selection, ! and in and in breeding, nearly all of the present improved breeds of stock have been brought up to j their present standard of exoel ! lence. | By selection with special refer ! ence to the development of the i recognized ‘points’ of good milk I ers, any herd of cattle may be improved in their milk-producing capacity. There are certain un inistakable signs of milk produc ing capacity which are promptly recognized by the practiced eye. The escutcheon, the relation of which to milk production, was first discovered by Guenon, of France, is, when understood, a valuable guide in the selection of heifers to be reserved for milkers. This consists in a belt of upward growing hair, extending from the udder towards the root of the tail, and when well developed, reach ing well out on the thighs on each side of the upper part of the udder. We sometimes find good milk ers without remarkably fine es cutcheons, but we very rarely find a poor milker with a good es cutcheon. We have not space to enter in to its full description. Of course no skillful breeder will rely on tirely upon any one sign in mak ing his selections, but take those having the best possible combi nation of points. 'There should be a general feminine cast, broad hips, full, large stomach, taper ing neck, free from dewlap, small tapering head, wide between the eyes, and long from the eye to the nose, large development of milk veins, soft, pliant, yellow skin—all taken together, giving a general appearance of feminine beauty. All of those will seldom be found, except in well bred herds that have been selected for many generations, but select heifers having the best combination, and make heel’of those with heavy heads and necks, large shoulders and narrow hips, resembling a bull more than a cow in appear ance. A little attention to this will prevent much disappoint, men t and rapidly build up a stock of good milkers. The inexpe rienced are apt to reserve for milkers the most unpromising specimens on account of their large size and beafy appearance. If beef is the object of the breed er, the latter class will best suit his purposes, hut if he wishes to establish a herd of milking stock all such should be rejected. After the selection is made, tlit* breeder’s duty is hot ended, but good attention, liberal feeding, and thoiough milking, must fol low. Much depends upon all of these, especially while the cow is young and with her first and sec ond calves. Save no heifers for milkers, ex cept those that promise well ac cording to the points already men tioned, give proper attention and food, and our word for it. a rapid improvement, even in our com mon cattle, will be the result. We do not) however, advise: any who propose giving reasoudfflß care to thHj- cattle to tonfuM themselves toVeeding comm* ordinalivo” oat lie; but accordiiMj to .the object in view, quantity of milk with goodqttM ity, ofifextra quality jvith 198 quantify is desired, purchase M j shire or Jersey bulls to crosfiH on their common cows, it com no more to keep a good cow tliE will give three or four milk than it does to keep a one that will give only omApS good condition. If individuals cannot Imv pure bred bulls. Jot M club tngol her and pun'li^HHH This a. question whfIHHH cult ula I clubs and gi ange.sVHH take hold of, and reap Ihc'flioßl tits of practical ro X. in Enterprise. [No. 8. Selection of Seed. MS A writer in the (Ltr,l< nMm Chronicle (England) writcsKjl Close observation has led iu|flS the discovery that the varia’tflH in the cereals arc not only <we| ditary, but that they proceed u jM on a fixed principle, and fronß them 1 have deduced the follows ing law of development of edß reals: (1) Every fully developed plant, whether of wheat, oats w barley, presents an ear supcrjfl[ in productive power to any of rest on that plant. (2) EvjHjg such plant contains one gralH which, upon trial, proves mol productive than any other. jßf The best grain in a given phtjßvr found in its best ear. (4TPBk ’ superior vigor of this graiiSS I lHiismissaWe in different degrufl to its progeny. (5) By repeatetl careful sehjwilon, the superiorit,'] is accumulated. (6) The monl, which at, first is rapid, dually, after a longseries of yiSMj diminished in amount, and eveE tually so far arrested that, pranß cally speaking,a limit to improve" nient in the desired quality is reached. (7) By still continuing to select, the improvement is maintained and practically a fixed type is the result. The .Soil is Raw Material. An English professor put much in lew words when lie said that , “soil is I lie raw material which (he fanner lias to manufacture into products suitable for food'' and clothing.” He uses the soil for these purposes, calling to his aid the agencies of animal and vegetable life, and the stores of fertility which exist in the atmos phere. The active ingredients of the soil, that is, those that are ready for use, are such as can be dissolved in rain water. These Hie fanner works upon without the aid of chemical assistance. The Best Sheep. Agricultural journals are often asked by novices in the sheep business. What is the best breed of sheep for me to keep ? This Is a very natural and’sensible ques tion, but there cannot be an in lelligent answer given without knowing locality, nearness to( market, extent of pasturage, and the like. In general terms, the best sheep for the farmer is Hie one that will bring him the most money; but this answer is worth less when applied to the individ ual farmer. One thing is certain (lie best sheep is not the scrub sheep, any more than the scrub horse, bog or cow is best. If to be kept in large (locks—and when this is the case, of course the ob jectis to get wool rather than car cass—then the American merino isundoubtedly best. If the pas tores are small, it indicates that the farmer is not distant from a market for his mutton, and then we settle down on the Gotswold, Leicester or Shropshire as giving both large fleeces and large car casses of good meat. They do well only in small flocks, and are thus suited to the medium or small farmer. If the prime ob ject is mutton, then select the Southdown. Their mutton stands] highest as to quality, and tlieiJ carcasses are heavy, but theiil wool is not choice. The lambs of this breed fatten early, and al ways command extra prices. A colony of Swedes have pur v chased a large tract of land on t Mine Mountain, Pennsylvania, extending from the Delaware wa ter gap down to the Wind gap, on i which they propose to settle and go into breeding and keeping goats, and manufacturing Sweit zer kase from their ( .Byj f— 'MB