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r* ’ und a stalk fwa* & fair '|®ru'J(l, com which to pick a halo Texas can ma ■ The stalk was eight in cl js high, W, nd showed a well developed square, or an incipient bloom. Is foliage was | luxuriant and the whole plant wore a I healthy complexion [ Mr. Jones said: “I thought yon ftwould be interested in seeing what 1 never before observed—a cotton square ■in the month of April. Yon may eon Icnlt the oldest farmers, and they will ■tell yon that it is unheard of for cot- Mon to be so fat advanced in April as Mo square,” W After looking with unfeigned as ftonishment on the unexpectedly well [developed plant, the reporter asked IMr Jones the earliest date at which Ike had ever known a cotton square I “Well, you know that I hvre a hob Iby of raising early oottou. This is from no mfre desire tor notoriety, for I have drmonsttated through many years of experience that the earlier cot ton is forced to maturity in this cli mate tbi larger is the yield Early cotton is less liable to disasters that annually befall the crop in this lati tnde Caterpillars never destroy the fields that are well advanced, nor do the storms that generally prevail at the autumnal equinox find so much open in cotton to Mow out and injure. Tf not destroy. ! have therefore, pur- sned a policy persistency, manuring highly and working rapidly, and have for years kept a ie< ord ot the stage of devoloi roent at stated dates in a so a son. Tne earliest date of which 1 have a record of a rqnae is the 10th day of May” “When was the field from which this specimen was taken planted?” “This field was planted the first week in February My January plant ing was killed outright by the freeze in early February ” When was this field chopped out? “It was chopped out and brought *o a stand in the last week of March. It has been already hoed twice and plow ed twice. I bad it fertilized very highly, and I expect to get a very ear ly bale from it. I have exercised great care in improving my planting seed from year to year, and I attrib ute my succesa in marketing early oot ton largely to this faat. I save the (seed from the first cotton that opens. Land it is a fact observed by my neigh bors, that I oan plant a field of cotton at the same time that they do, and my cotton always matures from two to three weeks in advanoe of theirs.”— [Albany News. I A gentleman living iu Leesburg. v a., advertised ia a northern paper for | lady correspondent. He received an [newer from a lady living in Manito la, and the result was an exohange of photographs, mutual admiratioi, a pro posal and finally an acceptance. Th e lady, by an arrang?ment with her cor respondent, went to Leesburg, where they wire married the other day with great pomp, the w lole town turning out to tender eonjjra'aUt o s The New York Hera and expresses its contempt for the church spires iu tha city; in fact, it does not believe in spires. It says tbire are no spire worthy of the name in New York. That of Trinity church would beau ornament to a town of 100,000 inhab itants, but it is dwarfed by the new buildings around it. What’s the Good of Immigration? It is good for the land proprietor, for it enables him to dispose of his snr pins acres. It is good for the general merchant, for it will afford him opportunities to sell more goods. It ia good for the lumber dealer lor it will le the means of disposing oi his building material. It is good for the hardware man, for he will sell more machinery. It is good for the miller, b<*oaue h will have more grain to grind and more flour and meal to sell. It is good for the carpenter and tna son, for tfey will bave all the work they can do It is good for the b'a k*rai h and wheelright, for that shops will be crowded It is good for th* furniture deale-, for all need tupplie- in his line. It is good for the bankers, for ihev will all h*re money transae ions It is good for the postmaster. for it will increase bis salary* It is good lor the doctois, for it is not supposed tbp.t they will all be bless ed with the ssn e robust health that the people hre are. It is good for the lawyers,for by and by they m%> have legal business to transact. it is good for the farmers, for they will be of mutual aid and assistance to each other. It is good for the surveyors, for boundary lines will be shrply defined. The more laud in cultivation, the more regular the seasons. The mere crops produced the better the market. It is good for the newspapers, for the more patronage they have the more pride they will feel and the hard er they will labor for the good of the country. U is good *or ns all, for it will re duos the taxes. There is only so much money reqaired to ran the state and county governments any way, and the greater the number to pay the tax the less each one will hare to pay. if we had four times our present population it wonld cost but little more to run the county than it does now, and ws would have little moie than one fourth the present tax to pay The fact is, immigration of the right kind will oe a benefit to ns and to them. It will give them good health, good society and good schools and they will add to the number of good citi zens, for be it known that we shall weloome neither paupers nor idlers nor men depending on tie people already here for a liriag, bat the right hand of fellowship is extended to all who are able to bay and improve their lands, stock them and lay the sure founds- tion of a prosperous oveer. We are not inviting men who are not aide to take care of tbtmeolvrs. We want largo numb.rs, it is tr.;e, lot we consider quality. This is a splendid country, but it re qoires tome capitel here as well a> elsewhere to male a start in this world. For those who possess it, it iv a good country; for those who have nothing, it is good that they stay away from nera, unless they are wll'- ing to work hard for a start. Mar ietta Journal. —— mmmemm i ———ls One of your contemporaries who doub less has t local favorite for eon gresa in hia own couo’y, complains that all -he newspaper correspondents id Washington are friends of Ocl Cand ler. Well, snppose they are; doe it not speak well for bis efficiency and usefulness? Being in (be House all the time where they see every aot and hear every word in the body they are in a position to know who is industri ous and efficient and popular sod who is not. Asa class there are no men at the capitol more intelligent than those who occupy the reporter’s val lery, not even the member tl e-n and, i is not usual forthtru <o indorse men who do not deserve it. The truth is, Mr Gaudier is one of the most earn est. honest and industrious members of Congress and i a favoiite as well with his colleagues as the press.—[Bine R dge Post Facts for Workingmen, There is a tax on every pond’d of iron yon buy and every varl of chith y,,U wear. This fcx jrtst t'-kes so" much monsv out of your pockets I* mkes yonr just so much lens B'forn these t.-.X'ft were so hi h onr leb rerft wer t 'B‘f|*r off On** -hips were seen m every pnr' rnd h*' Ameri can tt* w ver Americans d’oraon every sea American work nen were contented, owned their own homes and passed qnickiv from the con l ;, i n of h : rcd men to that o f master mechanic* and houses and conflict between capital and labor was unknown The right to protect yonr labot is a eacred one. It is yonr duty to secure tor <he products of yonr toil wide sale in free markets. Yon have a right to compete with the world by the use of the facilities providence has gieu you in a rich and fertile land. No monopolist has snv right what ever to interfere wjih yon Shut him ont. And do not forget that .the toll the monopulV takes to pro*ec- bis cap ital is levied at vour expense and Is taken out of your wages in everything that yru have to nee. from the dinner pail you carry to work to the bouse you have to pay rent. for. Fight to protect your wages, bat do not be fool ed imo cutting year own throats for the sake of increasing the unnatural profits of the men who treat jou aa machines and will giro yon no chance to at moderate oost or to work in freedom—[Now York B*ar. Shiloh's Cough and Consumption Cure is sold by us on a guarantee. It euros consumption. Shiloh’s v italizer is what you need for constipation, loss of appetite, dizzi nrai, and all symptoms of dyspepsia. Pries 10 and 75 cents per bottle. Croup, whooping ooagh and bron chitis immediately relieved by Shiloh’s Cure. v The Rev. Geo. H. Thayer, of Bour bon, Ind., says, “both my self and wife owe our lives to Shiloh's consump tion cure.” Ths above medicines are for sale at W. B. Mason’s. 4. c ssoss ATTORNEY AT LAW, UOMKR, UEOKGI4. CuHcc-iopoiaade and remitted pTIF." ED WARDS, Attorney at Law, HOMKK, GEORGIA. 09* Will practice iu ail the Courts of‘the Western C renit. W. L. TELFORD, Attorney AT LAW, Hhmrr. Georgia. G. W. BROWN, JVcWvwtUj <xK IKayeville, Gcorgie. Will do a general practice. Collecting a specialty. I ■■■—■m 1 .1. ■ mm II ■ I !■■■■ I. 11l ■ ■ ■!■■■■——W ~ James M. Merritt, Attorney and Counselor at Law, Wuysville, Geo* g| *, Dr. A. H. Stapler. HOMER, GEORGIA. Special attention given 0 Sureery, Obstetrics and Chronic and -cape* of'eng -t .nding. V. D. LOCKHART. PhysiciaN, Homer, Georala, J. W. Sumpter, general blacksmithing Homer, Georgia. JOB PRINTING Neatly done at this OfS ■ a l, low j rices Oouie and examine work Letter Heads, Bill Heads, Cards. Post ers, Dodgers, Tags, C.'rcul irs. Mort gage note, Justice Court Sob|in*.nae, Fi Fa*. Summons, Title Dee So. 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