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Newspaper Page Text(The/ieldand/iwsidr. published by I?. <3-ocd.xrs.au. <SB Sosas. AtJOne Dollar a Year in advance, or One Dollar and Fiftv Cents if not paid in advance. IN THE OLD PRINTING OFFICE Building, Powder Springs Street, Mari etta,Georgia. JOHN O. GARTRELL, Attorney at Law, practices in Cobb and adja cent,counties. Office in Masonic Build ing, tip stairs. Marietta, Oct. 10, 1878. WM. T. WINN. win, J. WINN. WT. &\V. J. WINN, Attorneys • at Law. March 13,1877. ly WM. SESSIONS, Attorney at Laic, • office north side of Public Square in Blackwell’s Building, up stairs. Marietta. October 1,1877. ly* E. M. ALLEN, Resident {f&Sm iggL Dentist, of more than twenty <j -s-LLjljlT years. Charges Reasonable. office —North side of Public Square. Marietta, March 13, 1877. ly DR. G. TENNENT, FraeWny Physician. Office on Cassville St. —Residen'* on Cherokee street. Marietta, March 13,1877. ly DR. E. J. SETZE, Physician ojtti Surgeon, tenders his professional ■services in the practice of Medicine inall its branches to the citizens of Marietta and surrounding country. Office at the Drug Store of win. Root. inch 13-1 y D& T. B. IRWIN, Attorneys at . Law Will practice in the Blue Ridge, Rome, and Coweta Circuits. Marietta, March 13,1878. ly W. R. POWER. H. M. HAMMETT. POWER & HAMMETT, Attor neys at Law, Marietta, Ga. Will practice in the Courts of Cobb ami adja cent counties. Collecting a specialty, ly Phillips & crew, wholesale and retail dealers in Books Station ary, Sheet Music and Musical Instru ments. 8 <!fc 10 Mariettast. Atlanta, Ga. A Satzlcy, Merchant Taylor, under iVi National Hotel, Atlanta Ga. WA. Haynes, (at Phillips & • Crews,) Jewelry, Atlanta Ga. FW. Hart, 30 S. Broad St. Atlan • ta, Ga. See Advertisemet in this paper. FRUIT JARS—Pints, Quarts and Half Gallons; JELLY GLASSES, extra Jar Caps and Rubbers, Cement and Sealing Wax, for sale by may 23 WILLIAM ROOT. WILLIAM C. GREEN, Watchmaker Jewellers, MARIETTA, UlMil GEORGIA. ALSO, 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 YfEW CARRIAGES and Buggies, TN Wagons and Harness on hand. All kinds of Vehicles built or repair ed. Work guaranteed. Orders solicit od. REID A GBAMLIXG. CONTRACTOR AND BiIViDIIK. TIIK undersigned continues his busi ness of Brick Making, Stone and Brick Building, and is prepared at any time to take contracts on the most reas onable terms, and toexecute them in the most satisfactory manner. 11. B. WALLIS. Marietta, March 13, 1877. ly GREER | Dentists. WEST SIDE OF THE PUBLIC SQUARE Rooms over M’Clatchey’s Store. IT gives us pleasure to inform our friends that we have returned from our Philadelphia trip where we have been working solely in the interest ot our profession. Again we tender our services to our friends and the public generally, confident that with the lat est appliances and most improved in struments, with all other improvements, gathered regardless of expense or trou ble, we can do work as satisfactorily and efficiently as can be done elsewhere. Marietta, Ga., March 5, 1878 MARIETTA SAVINGS BANIT JOHN R. WINTERS, President. G. C. BURNAP, Vice President. A. VAN WYC'K, Cashier. Notes Discounted. Exchange Bought and Sold. SAGE’S CATARRH REMEDY for _ sale bv sept Ift ' B. R. STRONG. ‘‘Appearances are something with everyone—everything with some.”— [Bishop Berklev. 1857. 1878. Jno. W. Metcalf, respectfully in forms the citizens of Marietta and vicinity, that he is better prepared than ever to" do anything in the Tailoring line, guaranteeing his patrons faithful work at moderate prices. seplit ly NEW LIVERY STABLE! REDUCED PRICES! Atlanta Street, near Blacksmith Shop. Marietta, Georgia. .T. SPII.MAN has just near Barker and Ir'jß'Msm'i.iir't Blacksmith Shop, a first class Livery Stable, where the public can be accommodated with fine Horses and elegant Buggies at re duced prices. Can always be found ready to respond to any call, in supply ing the needs of local or transient pat rons. Parties hiring arc responsible for themselves and teams. Good accom modation for Drovers, stock bought and sold on commission. J. BPILMAX. Marietta. Aug. 8. IS7S. ly THE FIELD WffittSßE - • . 7 i .eniKiaelsl lantib euTToteTj Vol. ll.] B. R. Strong, j (Successor toG. W. Williams,; D BIST. AND Apothecary. WILL continue business at the Old Stand in MARIETTA, and will keep on hand, and for sale, A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF FRESH ANI) GENUINE Drugs! Chemicals! Toilet and Taney Articles ! Paints and Oils! Fine Perfumery, etc. All which will be SOLD LOW FOR CASH. Prescriptions carefully com pounded by an experienced Apotheca ry, AS HERETOFORE. B. R. STRONG. Bo' ks 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 piece of Sheet Music, will be ordered and de livered in Marietta at publisher’s pri ces. B.R. STRONG. Marietta, Feb. 26, 1878. FINK CIGARS, best smoking and chewing Tobacco, at sept 19 B. R. STRONG’S. &ARRETTVS SCOTCH SNUFF— for sale by sopt 19 ' B. R. STRONG. Pure Ciller Vinegar —Received at the Drug Store of B. R. Strong. FLAVORING EXTRACTS. Tropical Vanilla (warranted good), Le mon, Rose, Peach, and other Flavor ing Extracts, at june27 B. R. STRONG. BIRD SEED.—Canary, Rape and Hemp Seed, for sale, at the Drug Store of June 27 B. It. STRONG. JAYNE’S HAIR TONIC, Ayer’s Hair Vigor, Lyon’s Kathairon, Bar ry’s Tricopherous, Vaseline Bowder. and various other Hair Dressings, also Hair Dyes, for sale bv jime 27 B. R■ ST'RO NG. •T. b 7 0 Neill & Cos. HAVE REMOVEDTHKIR STOCK OF General Merchandise To Gus Baurett’s old stand, East side of Public Square. Marietta, Georgia. " here they will keepa full line of choice Family (Jrocries STAPLE DRY GOODS, Jfattorn fjarns, Motions. Boots and Shoes, &c. All of which will he sold low for cash. H. D. McCutcheon 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. Jy ffff PIANOS, (fffll TUNING AND REPAIRING. THE undersigned respectfully ten ders his services to the citizens of Marietta and vicinity as tuner and re pairer of Pianos. Warrants his work in every respect, and wfil do it 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. jnlyll-tf JOHN' SEALS. Removed ! Removed! I HAVE changed my place of business , next to Marietta Saving’s Bank, and will be thankful to welcome all my old friends and patrons at my new stand. I Will Sell at Atlanta Prices, c. o. D. Dry Goods! Notions! Hats! Crockery! Clothing! a v i> Boots and Slides.! And every thing else kept in a I>ry Goods business. X3T S'. B.—Would eall the attention of all who are indebted to me, to come at once for settlement, and save eost. JOSEPH Ef.SAS. Marietta, March 13. 1877. lv ../ •>) ltt:iim/m—MaißM?in as!a gjsim sut Marietta, (Georgia,) Thursday, February 6, 187iT? J. M. Wilson, MANUFACTURER OF TEN & SHEET IRON AND Wooden Wares. AND DEALER IN STOVES, HARDWARE, CUT LERY, HOUSE FURNISH ING GOODS AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS EMBRACING Straw anil Feed Cutters, Corn Shellers, Turning Plows, Wheel Barrows, Rakes, Shovels, Hoes, Grass Scythes, Plows, Plow Stocks, Ac. ALSO, Syrup Mills, Of a Superior Make. POCKET & TABLE CUTLERY. AND Carpenter’s Supplies. Many Varieties of Wooden Ware. All these and many other valuable ar ticles sold on best possible terms. Marietta, .Tilly 3, 1877. ly Tm White —lS— THE EASIEST SELLING, THE BEST SATISFYING Mirlttw its Introduction and World-renowned reputation was the death-blow to high priced machines. THERE ARE NO SECOND-HAND WHITE MACHINES IN THE MARKET. This is a very important matter, as It is a well known and undisputed tact thal many ol the so called first-class machines which are offered so cheap now-a-days arc those that have been re possessed (that Is. taken back from customers after use) and rebuilt end put upon tho market “'the white IS THE PEER OF ANY SEWING MACHINE NOW UPON THE MARKET. IT IS MUCH LARCER 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 I If kite Sewing Machine Cos., CLEVELAND, 0. Liberal Inducements offered tociish buyers. Mnv, 2d, 1878. -T. 1). & T. F. SMITH, General Agents, So. 09, S. Broad St. Atlanta, Ga. WESTERN A ATLANTIC Rail Road. TIME OF DEPARTURE. FROM MARIFTT.V No. 1, night passenger, north 2.45 p. m, No. 2, night passenger,south 9.52 p. in. No. 3, day passenger, north 6.45 a. m. No. 4, day passenger, south 12.08 a. m. No. 5, day freight, north 0.47 a. in. No. 0, day freight, south 4.42 p. m. No. 7, night fr’gt, ace. north 0.20 p. in. No. 9, way fr’gt, day, north 8.30 a. in. No. 10, way fr’gt, day, south 2.15 p. in. No. 12, acconi. freight, south 5.00 a. in. IW All freight trains carry passen gers, provided they have tickets. June2o,lß7B. W. McRAE, Sup’t. LIVERPOOL it Lo.\l\ it GLOBE IXSIJHA\( i: < OilPA\ V. U. S. Branch Assets $3,959,901 00 Liabilities 2,191,709 49 Surplus over all liabilities $1,708,131 51 Total income of 1877 $2, 713,059 32 “ expenditures of 1877 1,003,910 79 Surplus income of 1877 $1,109,142 53 Aggregate of losses paid by tin* Company over $79,000,000 Risks taken at reduced rates of Premi ums. Apply to, Wm. KING, Agent. Marietta, Ga. Oct. 31, 1878. ly Subscribe to Field and Fireside at one dollar. Agmitltutal. Corn Planting. Samples of corn exhibited at a recent meeting of the Elmira (N. Y.), Farm Club, elicited descrip tions of the methods, culture and character of the soil. John Jones, who produced 280 bushels of ears from a fraction less than two acres of ground, plowed his land in the fall, topdressed it in the spring, and after suitable dragging, marked it in rows north and south, three and a half feet apart in the rows. He planted in rows north and south because this plan permits the morning sun to shine between the row's one way, and the noonday sun the other. The field was cultiva ted three times, beginning soon after the com was up. Charles Heller, to w’hose sam ples was awarded the distinction of “largest’and best,” reported a yield of 450 bushels of ear in three acres. The field was a clo ver lea six years from seeding. It was plowed five inches fleep and had ten loads of barnyard manure to the acre before plant ing, marked both ways in the rows about three and a half feet apart and planted in hills with fouflter nels. The planting was done a bout the 25th of May. When the corn well up, plaster was applied and a week or so after it was cul ty ated twice. The best samples it was decided were shown by R. Westervelt, though the ears were not so large as others on exhibi i tion. Mr. Wcstervelt’s field was plowed,part in the fall and the re mainder in the spring. The land was well dragged before marking which was done in the usual way, and the seed planted late. The corn was cultivated both ways, hoed over and plastered. The yield per acre was not given. The third lot of samples in order of excellence was a bunch of ears exhibited by E. E. Jugony, and of the Dalon variety. It was plant ed about the middle of May in hills three and a half feet apart each way. The soil was black loam ; some of it is of a gravelly nature, quite bracky ; part of the field wgs manured with coarse barnyard manure. The crop was cultivated four or five times each way, and hoed once ; it yielded 100 bushels of ears per acre. The “Northern white flint” was pronounced by H. D. Woodruff to he an excellent variety of corn, having a large kernel and small cap, and turning out a larger per cent, of shelled corn than any other kind lie knew of. O. Ban field gained with “Comptons Ear ly” on a clover lea turned in A pril, a little over 300 bushels of ears from two and a quarter acres. In each hill he put a mixture of ashes, plaster, hen manure and loam, and cultivated six times. The small yellow gourd seed, of all the varieties that have come under his observation, was pronounced most desirable by 11. M. Engle before the Lancaster County (Pennsylvania) Agricul tural Society, both for corn and fodder. In his opinion the small cap varieties having smaller stalks, may be planted closer and will produce a crop on poorer soil, and mature in a shorter sea son, seldom having any soft corn, and will shell more to bulk, weighing heavier, and will feed further than the large kinds, a clover sod not over three years old is as a rule, the best ground for a corn crop. Fall and Spring plowing both have their advo cates. Where there is an abun dance of vegetable matter the former is generally preferred. As corn will not, flourish, although it may germinate in cold earth, it should never be. planted until the weather is mill j and die ground is warm and <.•s'. Corn should neither be planted too deep nor covered too thick. Mr. Engle ad vised one inch of mellow earth. Distance of planting depends much on the variety, as has al ready been intimated, large kinds requird more space than the small. One of the very best prepara tions for repairing roofs that leak is to procure coal tar at the gas works and mix finely sifted coal ashes or road dust with it till a bout as thick as mortar. Plaster with this carefully around leakv roof valleys 'kbfeW. chimney flushings.' l IrHViir \ set as hard as stone and ly as indestructible. This prepa-' ration is very cheap, and would probably answer equally well spread all over a roof previously laid with felt or roofing paper. Once put on properly it would seem to he there for all time. Fertilizers. . j [From the Macon Telegraph.] In your paper of this date, you published a communication sign ed “Baker,” in which the writer undertakes, in a nriklt way, to I overhaul you for taking sides with the guano dealers r bmarks on a oommunicatioT" “Phrifl Farmer” some time si(rce^^®J[ I think any < who can understand)| lish will say, aft your editorial conn T I JhHHH referred to, that y< VlliiiS sides or show any wards the tarmeis. remarks on that eiently explanatory 1)1 tion, however, and I have more to say in your Baker says that Plain Fp did not. touch upon the m " ill i il demerits of the fertilizers, 1 nounced the action of tl,|',| r( .J*te vention in advancing td As Baker claims this point of attack in IT \ letter, and as he joins nunciation, we will ImirXi this point first and then trqjfc the trouble hack to its real o^in. —* Has the price advanced on com- 1 mercial fertilizers? I think it will he found as a fact that near ly any fertilizer sold in this state can be bought cheaper for cash now than ever before. The con vention mentioned by Plain Far mer and Baker made an increase in the number of pounds of cot ton required to pay for a ton of fertilizers. The reduced price of cotton makes this necessary if the man ufacturers of these fertilizers are to get even nearly as much for their stuff as they did last year. This, I should think, is within the comprehension of any farmer who has figured out the difference this year between his anticipated ten cents a pound on cotton and his realized seven and a half and eight cents. It may he truly said that the reduced price of cotton makes the farmer less able to pay for these fertilizers. Grant it, but is that the fault of the “guano ring” or manufacturers of fertilizers? It is admitted that even at present low prices a bale of cotton will buy as much provision or cloth ing as ever, as all other things are proportionately reduced in price, and, as befofe said, 1 think the same will he found to apply to fertilizers when bom/ht for money . The manufacturers have a price at which they can, afford to sell, and if our farmers elect to pay for it in cotton they must expect to give enough cotton to make the price, putting the cotton at it figure that may reasonably be looked for, judging from (lie past season. The “guano ring” did not bring about the low price of cotton and can hardly he responsible for it. They say they can afford to take such a price only for their stuff. It is simply a question with the farmer as to whether he can af ford to pay the price. If the use of any fertilizer will produce an increase of production that will leave the farmer a profit on the outlay, the question can he deci ded by any school hoy who can figure, and all the denunciations of “guano rings” that could he gotten up will not alter the re sult. ° Worked out to its proper con clusion, it is as simple a question as that of a farmer's calculating by results whether it will pay him to worry his teams and wear out his implements in properly preparing his land for planting.— The result of the outlay is the on ly test, and when it is demonstra ted that commercial fertilizers will not pay, all farmers will stop using them. 'i'he real source of all this com plaint about the price of fertili zers is the everlasting credit sys tem upon which most of our far mers work their crops. A farmer must: use his fertilizer liii? j 'rr ; fa itnsu4>uj*tti>)ttf*i’to¥ • if pt„ ... "of Clvis ‘"'V'tMH 1 l^l<<MfMjii*lffiPi-, f 'W? 'MI -Other m<Yrd dfiMVA " < ‘ m / , ’JBB of other 1 And if Pram “Fair mf nn<l 4R ker Fanner, other farmers, vvil example of the/>> buy on credit,. . MB what they ,:n ' will lr ’ >• s ahull [No. i ,ci mW filing out a^Mjjg Wm'" " olio " that a U‘essarily prosperous |\ .V export trade and ts,.J g^PI s is sedulously mcr ,s<! M ' m":> N y i .' , ' rs S'' 1,1,1 11 ls baole to gooilJ| who adopt it inuts to bB i. r <”- I’he variety ~1, ‘ United States uflH Matter of jimt trrutili Much as i( shows to f pour great country -L fl contrilmtuto the wai." peoples. But if our. haeeo and cotton are Tor gold or inerchandul-- which leave us no dt\. production, it is i] that the country is not the transaction. out with one hand in with the other. filfM tries are gainers by tie M kind, not ours. <aeH On the contrary, it. happen, if we are able <-“3 largely of goods produceL-TB rope or elsewhere which . J to us for less than the cos' J duct ion, or for less mono will enable us to proilu. A for ourselves, that we si J the richer for what we bu , The enormous export <r. (his country for (he past yea been made in the face of depression in prices. The follow ing table, copied from the Bestor™ lieraid ’, shows (ho total loss in curred on the export of six great staples, comparing the prices ob tained in 1877 and in 1878 : Loss on cotton $11,710,055 Loss on breadstuff 24,573, ;70 Loss on provisions 25,188,327 I.oss on illuminating oils 10,370,71? Loss on leaf tobacco * 1,233,004* Total $70,081,031 Deduct gain on living iini rnflls 2,505,051 Total loss by decline $73,575,080 These figures cover only the transactions in nine correspond ing mouths of each year. The showing at the end of the year will he still more unfavorable. Taking the export trade of the country into consideration solely, it is evident that we have been “selling out at cost,” or very near it. The proof of it is to be found in the umiversal depression in the wages of labor, which regulates the cost of production. Unless we have been able in some meas ure to get even with foreign na tions by an adequate falling off i*- prices of articles imported in* the country, there is no partic l gratification in the great be’ M our business; least of all e | any cause for gratification gold payment--. r' ; *ec for in that form of return t certainly no profit. The sli tors and owners of f<in-jgi lingo who have carried (lie -.VHH bulk of our freights abroad - probably fared better than ican exporters. It is to he regret j ted that a more encouraging view of this business in not permitted * by the facts. —Philadelphia lief} cord. , The Forsyth Advertiser says tlu, < silk industry is begining to re'*! ceive attention in this counlrapj the silk trade amounting to <i/d million dollors. The silk woi m thrives in Monroe. Last yi‘<W several fine specimens of ,i H thread were made in that coife^* Arrears of I‘knsions.- 11 ays signed the Arrears o/>. sions bill which some say os of forty million of dollars?