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THE DAILY TIMES. Oolumtiu*. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 25. 1875. rUAXCM POJiTAI.VK. 1 MMtmrm. C. f. WH.I.IiIW. I OSOMT DAILY (JIBOULATION In city nd Wnl>urh. A summarization of the speeches made at the council of the order of Planters of Husbandry, now in ses sion at Louisville, show that there Is no uniformity within the order In the way of buying and selling. The com mittee will doubtless reporta plan that will bring about co-operation on a grand scale, or else remit the sub ject to each State for Independent action, with appropriate recommen dations. Th London Times, discussing the Turkish Intervention, says the Sultan cannotsavo Herzegovina. It is fairly out of his grasp, as If destiny had set tled It. Ily a conference between the powers, peace can be brought about only by the extinction of the Turkish authority. If the disturbed provinces were once In the sufo-keeping of Aus tria, the powors might take leisurely a survey of the situation and provide for the necessities of the future. Kaon the admirable report of tho Commissioner of Education, wo learn that there are ten million children of school ago In this country. To fur nish books for that number, at tho estimated cost per pupil, makes tho enormous sum of fifty million dol lars. The Washington Chronicle es timates the profits of the publishers and middle men at sixty per cent., making over thirty-three million. The Chronicle thinks that this amount might be saved to the people of the country by reinforcing the Com missioner of Education In his labors, constituting a National Board of Ed ucation, which might meet at Wash ington, and arrange a national sys tem of Instruction, compile anew se ttee of school books, or adopt the la bors of others, making a superior na tional series, subject to Improvement, at stated periods. The Government might publish, or cause to bo pub lished, in such manuer uud places as would be advisable, this series, and distribute to the State Boards in such quantities as would be needed, at cost, and in turn, tho State Boards in such quantities as would be needed,at cost, and in turn, tho State Boards could distribute to country Boards, and thence to districts, at first cost. By adding a trifling sum to the origi nal price, after the carriage and other expenses were allowed for, a provi sion might be made by which indi gent children might be supplied with such books as they required to carry on their studies. Among the many benefits that would result from the adoption of a national system of text books, might be mentioned economy, uniformity and Increased excellence. THE COTTON CROP AMU WHAT THEN? HOME PROGNOSTICATIONS AND POSSIBILI TIES. We commend to our readers the ad mirable article from the Macon Tele graph, which wo publish below. We contemplate with horror the tenden cy of our planters to glut tho produc tion of cotton, and call upon them,as we have repeatedly heretofore dono, to diversify. Diversify, friends, else ruin follows: There was a prognostication yester day from the southwest that if tno cot ton in the Held could be saved, tho incoming crop would outrank in mag nitude any hitherto produced in the Southern country. Wo have been in clined to look for a crop in tho neigh borhood of 4,200,000 bales, and to hope that it will not greatly exceed that amount. Three or four hundred thousand bales in excess would make prices entirely beyond the influence of producers, and the whole cotton growing business would rush down hill to ruin without baekstrap or breeching. This, we take it, is the pending question just now, and the great rock of peril ahead. We may not strike it this year; but where is the probabili ty of missing it. next year, or any year in the future which shall prove to be very fruitful. Tho past heavily pro ductive year, as affairs are progress ing, is bound to overstock the raw cotton inurket und send the whole quite true that such u catastro phe did happen twice before the war with no Very ruinous consequences to the plantar; but it will be unwise iu cotton producers to measure the future results of such a catastrophe by the past. Before tho war their lands and all their plantation Invest ments, including laborers, were sol id, available assets, yielding, alto gether, a moderate income in the shape of Increasing value, indepen dent of crops. But now, there is nothing to make farming lunds in tho South of any money vuluo what ever, except profitable returns from culture: and when these ceaso and cannot be reasonably expected to re viv'e.Southernlands becomeas worth less iu the market as railway stock which con never bring a dividend. And let no man delude himself with the idea that a reoovery iu prices will be an easy matter when quotations have fallen absolutely below the cost of production upon any reasonable scale of remuneration. There will still be a wide margin for loss in price by the degradation of tho producers! Negro labor oau still be squeezed down a good deal in the interests of consumers, und thon there is also an Immensity of white labor which can find little or no other employment except In agriculture, and will be forced to work at any price on the “root hog or die" principle. Cotton has sunk rapidly every suc cessive year since the war, until we see It now from fifty-two cents a pound in 1866 to twelve cents in 1875. Avery fewimonths more of that head long speed in decliue will bring it to a point when its culture will cease to comfortably support the labor which produces it, ana the latter must sink to a condition of disorder and disor ganization, or to mere squalor and serfdom. It would be folly aud cruelty to hold up this impending doom before the great Southern cotton interest, if there were no remedy for this over production. But there is a remedy— an easy remedy—which an intelligent people, seeing and appreciating the deadly peril ahead, could be induced toapply. It is in the power of the State Oranges to abate the cotton product a third, and so enforce rea- sonable compensation for their labor. This remedy Is a direct and legiti mate one—resorted to by all handi crafts when the markets become over stocked with their goods and prices fall below the cost of production. It Is also in the power of the intel ligent husbandry of tho South to nmko such a diversion of their labor as still to employ It all profitably and increase their own productive wealth, instead of sinking down into a de structive and degrading poverty that will deprive them oftne comforts and elegancies of life. We can apply a larger portion of our agricultural labor to the cereals aud grasses and to the production of animal food and laboring stock. Wo can produce fruit crops, rice, sugar, tobacco. Sisal hemp, and all other fibres for the production of the immense quantity of bagging we annually consume; and we can, if we would, add at least twonty-flvo per cent, to our annual revenues on tho fleece of sheep and of the variety of valuable goats. Tho vast range of our productive capacities udmits of not the first rea sonable ex#ußG for the over product, of any single crop. The course we are pursuing is gratuitious self-mur dor. It is not alone that it is ruining us pecuniarily; but that with pecuni ary ruin, in this case, comes the loss of social dignity—tho sinking down gradually into tho condition of mere peasantry. whoso scanty earning do not permit of generous food, or the means of mental, social and religious culture. If ever a ease called for a corps of Peter the Hermits, to rouse up the people to a sense of their danger and the great yawning gulf of ruin before them, we think this is one. Why do the Grangers fail to appreciate the crisis? Ot It WANHIIKIiTOIV LETTER. THAN KSGIYING—LADY CLERKS IN THE DE PARTMENTS—THE IMPROVEMENTS OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS—WASHINGTON’S STATUE—A QUAINT OLD VOLUME—THE WASHINFTON SEASON APPROACHING. From onr regular Correspondent.] Washington, I). C., I November 20,1H75. f In less than three weeks from to day, all eyes will be turned toward Washington, and this, our National Capitol, will be all ablaze with politi cal and social excitement. The as sembling of Congress, the opening of the season, the inauguration of anew regime in the House of Representa tives, the consequent installation of a now speaker in office, the President’s Message, the national preparations in Congress and in the Departments for tho coming Centennial; all are fraught with more than ordinary in terest, and the description of the vivid scones that are to fallow will set many buisy pens going, and keep a very much larger number of still busier tongues wagging, '{for at least six months to come. There seems to bo a tacit under standing in Washington, and among Washingtonians, that the “Season” opens with the Thanksgiving dinner. The President has this year, as his wont issued his mandate from the White House, to tho effect that Thursday next, tho 25th inst., is to be Thanksgiving Day; and that day will be duly observed here with all the glory of stuffed turkey, eggnog, eto. Could the Puritan fathers, who, fleeing from the persecution of a State church, sought liberty of con science on the storile shore of New England, and to whom we owe the inauguration of an annual Thanks giving Day, look back upon the bountiful tables of their descendants, what a contrast would it not picture to them, compared with tho scanty fare of those days, that barely saved them from starvation. Had the Pil grim fathers starved, by how many millions would tho last census have been reduced, is an interesting obser vation in this connection. Nearly one-half of our Congressmen aro of New England origin. Not only, therefore, would two or three hun dred Puritans have banished from tho earth, had it not been for the fortunate and timely appearance of tho ship that brought the starving settlers provisions and caused them in their joy to set aside a day for the especial purpose of thanksgiving; but “the germ of future life” ns though under the war tread of a Tamerlan or Napoleon, would have died out also. But this is a digres sion, and I would have made no allu sion to it In this letter, were it not for the very apparent and energetic preparation of Washington general ly to have a “grand old time” on that day. Until tho Revolution, Thanksgiving was mainly a local in stitution in the New England States. After the defeat of the Eegion of King George, however the need of a special national Thanksgiving Day was universally reoognized, and by general consent through the North, East, and in the far West, (Ohio was “the far West” and scarce ly a frontiersman’s country,) tho old New England Thanksgiving Day was accepted. Since the war, however, this Day has also been adopted by the South, and is now nowhere cel ebrated with more zest than in that section of the country, and notably here In Washington. The old custom and family re unions on Thanksgiving Day has drawn a large number of visitors to our city, most of whom, doubtless, will remain long enough to witness the scenery and inci dents attending the opening of Congress. Some, perhaps, come wtth a view to securo appointments; others come hero to “influence” legislation in favor of certain claims, etc. Of both of these classes of visi tors, a large proportion is ladies; in fact, the number of lady clerks in the Departments here is increasing every day. Among the ladies now employed are not a few that belong to some of our best familes: for in stance Robert J. Walker, once Gov ernor of Mississippi, Secretary of the Treasury, and last, late not least, a prominet and able lawyer, had a fair young daughter, who has recently become an orphan, earning her sup port in the Bureau of International Revenue. Mrs. Mary Johnson, daughter of Col. Albert, who, for a long series of years, was at the head of the Typographical Bureau, has for twelve years been a clerk in the I Treasury. Her husband was consul [ at Florence, Italy, and died there a short time before tho war, not long after hor father died. Mrs. Tilton, sister of General Robert Ould, is a clerk In tho International Revenue Bureau; and the widows of Captain Ringgold and Maj. Heap are there. A grand-daughter of the Chief Jus tice Taney is employed in the Depart ment of the Interior. To all tho avalanche of Washington, even now, offers many attractions, and these will be increas ed a hundred-fold when Congress meets. Anticipating that great event, tho Capitol and surrounding grounds have been greatly improved recently, und a stranger, who has not been here for a year or two, would scarcely recognize that part of our city, so much has it been changed. Trees have been cut down and transplanted, so as to change the en tire aspect of the East and West parks, and everything is arranged symmet rically, oven to tho branches of the remaining trees, whieh are being topped off and twisted, so as to cor respond to each other. Amid all this change, there aro two old landmarks that have weathered the storm of im provements-one is the beautiful Italian silver oak, that was Charles Sumner’s especial favorite,und which, out of reverence to his memory, has been suffered to remain untouched, and the other is a beach tree in the East Park, that, for some reason or other. Senator Cameron has become attached to, and which has been spared (so far) from tho woodman’s axe, owing to his influence. Inside of the Capitol Building the changes aro less notable, though it cost not less than sixty thousand dol lars to effect what little improve ment has been made tbMe, and keep the building in repair. It is wonder ful how these items of "repair,” etc., sum up when Government buildings are the subject of them and Uncle Sam has to foot the bill! As Lord Dundreary would say, “that is one of those things whieh no fellow can find out?” The great statue of Washington, by Greenough, origi nally intended for the Rotunda of the Capitol, but left out iu the cold years ago, which is cruel, as ho has not much clothes on. It has been removed and brought nearer to the building, and there he sits, the Fath er of ills Country, tho sword in out stretched hand, and with an expres sion that, if the mute marble could speak, would clearly be, “There, gen tlemen, is my sword; my clothes are in the Patent Office 1” The Capitol Building itself has been so often described, that I shall not tire your readers with a repeti tion of what most of them know al ready; yet there are many things in that huge structure that deserve a more detailed and critical descrip tion than that accorded them in guide books and similar sources of information. Many new works of art, (some of doubtful merit), have recently been added, and there are odd nooks and corners about the building that seem, so far, to have escaped the notice of tho omnipres ent newspaper correspondent. These abound with odds and ends in the shape of curiosities; dusty and mould ing, perhaps, but interesting withal. Thus, a few days ago I came across an old book in tho Sonato Library, that is quite a curiosity in its way. It is partly a scrap-book, partly a record, and partly an ex pense account of the Senate from the date of the First Congress to 1835, and later. Among the contents of this volume are the programmes of the funeral services of members and sen ators dying during the several ses sions, and, considering the compara tively small size of Congress then, the mortality is astonishing. In the ses sion of December, 1813, to July, 1844, three Senators, ten members, two Cabinet officers, and two Judges of the Supreme Court, died. There aro accounts of tho funerals of Clinton, of Revolutionary fame; of Gerry, ex- Vice-President; Burwell, whom a co temporary editor bewails because he was one of the few Congressmen who said little, but thought a great deal; Pinckney, the gallant soldier; Gail lard, whom Calhoun declared had “never for a moment lost the charac ter of a gentleman”; Cilley, the vic tim of one of tho most famous Amer ican duels; McConnell, a suicide; John Quincy Adams, who died in tho Speaker’s room ; Calhoun, Clay, and Brooks, Charles Sumner’s old foe; and, appendod to one of the earlier, is a little account of the funeral ex penses—embracing crackers and cheese, pound cake, brandy, cigars, and an item for somebody “sitting tip with a corpse.” There are many quaint reminis cences like this, of a by-gone time, In and about the Capitol; in fact, these souvenirs are scattered all through Washington. The State and the Treasury Department both abound in interesting relics; and for the his torian or antiquarian, these mental by-paths of Washington are no less interesting, than is the vortex of social excitement and enjoyment to the full-fledged belle, in tho height of a Washington season. A Xcw llnnan/a. We have lately called the attention of our readers to the very heavy and increasing stocks of eoffo in the ports of the United States, aud to the ef forts of speculators to uphold the ex cessive prices which are now asked and which have ruled in that article ever since the short crop of 1872 and 1873. althrough the large crops of suc ceeding years, rising from 10jc,@12Jc. in 1872 to 18te.@2ij. since that one short crop. It is whispered that a strong move ment will be made at the coming ses sion of Congress to get a duty on ten aud coffee. Here’s a bonanza! Let us look into it. According to our showing iu our issue of last week the Visible Stock of Coffee In the United States at that date was 46,985 tons. To this we aid tho average imports of tho months of December. January, Febru ary and March for the last four years 45,974 “ THE TIMES: TORS DAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 25, 1875. Making on Ist April noxt 92,959 “ From which wo deduct the consumption of the above four months at the month ly average of tho four pre vious years 88,496 " Leaving a stock on the Ist April of M,4C3 tons, or nearly six months’ consumption of the whole United States to evade the duty of the new tnrilT, if put at Sc. per lb., will amount to $3,659,913. 60, or at sc. per lb. to $6,099,856. 00. This we call a pretty good Bonanza to take from the pockets of the retailer and consumer and place in the hands of tho operators. We do not believe it will work. The time for high prices has gone by; the whole mercantile world is prostrate from excessive speculation, while consumers have quietly but sturdily resolved that their support shall be withdrawn from every scheme that promises a renewal or tho fictitious prices which have been robbing them of their substance for the last ten years. The party in Congress which will father such a scheme in the face of a Presidential election would com mit harl kari by so doing, for the people would not stand it, and we think the Merchants’ Protective As sociations and the country dealers would make their voices so powerful in their districts and would so thor oughly ventilate tho iniquity to the consumers that no sane politician would dare to sustain it.—-American Grocer. For Mayor. We are authorized to announce DU. JOHN E. BACON as a candidate for Mayor of the City of Columbus. nov2s td For Mayor. We hereby announce Hon. 8. B. CIJSGHORN n a candidate for Mayor, at the enduing election. novlH td . A NUMBER OF CITIZENS. For Marshal. Wo are authorized to announce TIFF T. MOORE for the office of City Marshal at tho ensuing election. nov2l td For Marshal. I auuounce. myself aa a candidate l'ur Marshal of the city of Columbus. Respectfully, novlC. td* W. L. ROBINSON. For Deputy Marshal. We are authorized to announce the name of GAFT. JOHN FORAN, as a candidate for Deputy Marshal at the enduing municipal election. novl4 td For Deputy Marshal. I reapectfuily announce to the public that I am a candidate for Deputy Marshal, at the enduing municipal election. none td JNO. ST. CLAIR. For Deputy Marshal. I reapectfuily announce uiytelfa candidate for Deputy Marshal, at the ensuing election. If elec ted I will faitbftilly discharge the duties of the office. novl6 td 8. O. LLOYD. For Deputy Marshal. I respectfully announce myself a candidate for Deputy Marshal at the ensuing municipal elec tion, and would be gratified to receive the sup port of the public. novlfl td* BAN. DUNCAN. To the Citizens of Columbus. I announce myself a candidate for Deputy Mar shal at the ensuing municipal election, and so licit the suiTrage of my fellow citizens. Respect fully v JOSH ROPER. novl4 td For Deputy Marshal. I announce myself for the offioe of Deputy Marshal of the city of Columbus. Election Sat urday, December 11th, 1875. Respectfully, octia td JOHN MARK GREENE. For Sexton. I respectfully announce myself as a candidate for re-election to the office of City Sexton. novl7 td* ABRAM ODOM. Lost. ON Sunday evening, 21st inst., a Black and Tan Terrier Puppy, “Female,” about 6 months old and answers to name of Fannie. A suitable reward will be paid for her delivery to nov2s It W. E BARNARD. V* a TPIITf) obtained in the United i fl I rnl I \ a, *d Europe. I fl I Lll I V# terms aa low as those of any other reliable house. Correspondence invited in the English and foreign languages.with inven tors. Attorneys at Law, aud other Solicitors, es pecially with those who have had their cases re jected in the hands of other attorneys. In re jected cases our fees are reasonable, aud no charge is made unles we are successful. iNVFNTMTC Eff-rrissrs 111 V Lll I UIlOl .ketchanil a full d scription of your invention. We will make an examination at the Patent Office, and if we think it patentable, will send you papers and advice, and prosecute your case. Our fee will be in or dinary cases, $25. A mi I Or* Oral or written in all matters AOVIuE “ CDCC vent ions, | ||LL References:—Hon. M. D. Leggett, Ex-Commis sioner of Patents, Cleveland, Ohio; O. H. Kelley, esq., Sec'y National Grange. Louisville, Ky.; Commodore Dan’l Ammon, U. S. N., Washington. D. C. jyrSend Stamp for our "Guide for obtaining Patents,” a book of 60 pages. Address:—LOUlS CO., Solici tors of Patents. nov2s tf Washington, D. C. JOHN BLACK3I AH NON-BOARD Insurance Agency, Gunby’s Building, St. Clair St. American, of Philadelphia. Established 1810. Assets over $1,100,000. Amazon, of Cincinnati. Assets over $937,600. Petersburg, of Petersburg, Va. Ga. State deposit $lO,OOO. Cash capital $200,000. The above companies do not belong to the Na tional Hoard of Underwriters aud the expense of membership thereby saved, is given to their policy holders in LOWER RATES. Risks on Merchandise, Residences, Cotton, Gin Houses aud Furniture solicited. octl7 ly WESTERN RAILROAD OF ALABAMA Columbus, Ga., Nov. 21st, 1875. DAILY TRAINS Leavo Columbus 1:35 am Arrive Montgomery 6:46 am *• Selma 10:38 am “ Mobile 2:55 pm “ New Orleans 9:30 pm •* Louisville 6:55 am Leave Columbus B:soam Arrive Atlanta 4:15 pm •* New York 4:10 pjc TRAINS ARRIVE AT COLUMBUS From Selma 1:12 P M From Atlanta 6:14 a m E. P. ALEXANDER, General Manager. H. M. ABBETT, Agent. nov24-t THE WHOLESALE GROCERY HOUSES OF— J. & J. KAUFMAN, i t Ac lO Broil*! Hi., Columbus, Oeo., KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND ABOUT 100,000 pounds Bacon, 1,000 barrels Flour, 500 sacks Oats, 500 “ Salt, 100 “ Coffee, 200 barrels Sugar, 200 “ Syrup, 1,000 boxes Soap, 1,000 “ Sundries. ALL GOODS SOLD AS LOW AS ANY HOUSE IN Till: UNITED STATES We Cbaree no llruyugc or Wharfage. J. & J. KAUFMAN. nov2o 2m EVERYBODY SUITED. We are this Season in Receipt of a Large Supply of all Sizes of Our Celebrated For botli Woofl fiixl C-'onl. Besides a full assortment of other Popular COOKING AND HEATING STOVES, GRATES, Ac., And feel justifletl in saying that we are BURE we can suit any and aU classes of purchasera, both in quality and price. Of other Goods in our line, we have a large and complete assortment, such as TIN AND SHEET-IRON WARE OP KVKRY DBBCRIPTION, HARDWARE. TABLE AND POCKET CUTLERY, CROCKERY, GLAB3WARE, COAL HODS, SHOVELS, &C. All of these articles we CAN and WILL seU at VERY BOTTOM PRICES. lan J_dtf W. H. ROBARTB k CO. _ John Blackmar, St. Clair Street, Gunby’s Building, next to Preer, lilges & Cos. Brokerage, Real Estate & Insurance. RKFKH, BY PKBMIRHION, To Merchants' and Mechanics’ Bank, this city. jan23-ly Stolen Cows Taken up. THE THIEVFS CAPTURED. rjYWQ negroes, Lawrence Wilson aud AUen Bry- I ant, were arrested in Browneville, Lee coun ty, Ala., on the 16th inst., having in their posses sion five Cows, supposed to have been stolen in the neighborhood of Society Hill, Ala. Owners will please come forward, prove property, pay ex penses and take charge of thieves and Cows. J. T. HOLLAND, Browneville, Ala., opposite Columbus, Ga. novlC tf Ready for Sale! AN ADDREBS ON Elementary Agricultural Chemistry BY •9. HONKOE LEX\ARI>, Bound in pamphlet form, is now ready for sale. Price 25 cents. Can be furnished on application to TIMES OFFICE. angß tf WM. MEYER, Randolph Street, Boot tmcl Shoemaker, Dealer in leather and findings, ah orders filled at short notice; prices low. I have also provided myself with a machine for putting Elastic in Gaiters, at low prices. octß 6m Mrs. J A DreUingers PAINLESS s. B. Collins) prepares, Oat reduced prices, an Opium Cure, after the D T IT XI Collins formula, and is A A having remarkable suc ,TTnT, cess, notwithstanding c; l_. It J’-. strong opposition. Full A BTTCCESB. AND particulars free. Ad- GENUINE BEYOND dress B. M. Woolley, sep9] DOUBT. [3m A'gt., Atlanta. Georgia. Fashionable Tailoring! New Styles and Fashions NOW HEADY! I TAKE this occasion to say to my customers and friends that I am making up a style of work that wiU compare favorably with that turn ed out in Northern and Eastern cities. Ido not mean ready-made work, but auch as our citizens visiting the North have had made in the regular establishments, aud I invite a comparison. In NEATNESS OF CUT ANTI MAKE MT WORK CANNOT BK excelled. My old friends and the public gener ally may rely upon promptness and punctuality. CUTTING and REPAIRING will receive my strict attention. C. H. JONES, Over 102 Broad street, Columbus, Ga. sep26 2m Cotton States Life Insurance Company, OF MACON, GA. | Capital and Guarantee, Nearly - - $1,000,000! TTie only Company doing buainess in the Bouih that has SHHMHHMtO deposited with the au thorities of tho State of Georgia for the protection of policy-holders. Policies upon all the vsrious plans of Insurance, All policies Noo-forfeitable. No restrictions as to r sidence or travel. Strict ly a Home f’ompaiiy, with its Capital and investments at Hciine. People of the Cotton States, foster Home Enterprise. Endowment Insurance at Life Bates ! Lew Premiums ! ! Definite Contracts ! ! ! THE COTTON STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF MACON, GA., Ceirou; or meeting tho demand of the iu.uring public for low r.te., nd contr.i t. that cn bo mi deratood by all, offers the Endowment-Life-liate Policy, with confidence that an examination of tho plan la all that is nncesaary to commend it to the favor of all desiring insurance. Thin plan secures two objects: Ist. It provides for those dependent upon us in the event of death. 2d. It provides for our cld age in case we attain a stipulated age. The low rate of premium, and the fact that the in surance is payable with the ordinary period of life, makes it the most desirable form of policy new offered to the public. * # Henson* for Insuring on the Eadou Kent.LlG.Knte Plunt Ist. It gives the insurance at the lowest possible cost. 2d. It provides for your fiunilv in case o death. 3d. It provides for yourself in case of old age. 4tli. There can be no loss. In case premi ums should be discontinued, paid-up insurance is given for the amount paid in premiums. 6th. It is better than a savings bank. The first premium paid secures a fortune, and if payments are con tinued the accumulations and the amount insured will be much more thau could be earned by the moat fortunate savings bank. 6th. It secures the amount at a stipulated age.within the ordinary pe riod of life; and 7th. By this means it is no longer necessary to “die to win.” REASONS FOR INSURING IN THE COTTON STATES LIFE Ist. It is a Southern Company. 21. Its investments are made in the Bouth. 3d. It has already paid to Southern families upwards of #300,000. 4th. All claims arc paid promptly—no longer delays in cauaeqtn-nce of distance. sth. For security of policyholders it has on deposit with the authori ties of the State of Georgia $lOO,OOO. 6th. It has $50,000 on deposit with the authorities of Bouth Carolina for the same purpose. 7th. It baa a Guaranteed Capital of $oO. 000.00 Good Agfnts Wanted Throioc limit the Mouth. Wm. B. Johnson, J. W. Buhkk, Geo. 8. Obkar, W. J. Magill, President. Vice-President. Secretary. Supt. Agencies. Active, Enerergetic Traveling Agents wanted, with whom liberal contracts will be made. to COL. W J. MAGILL. , _ Superintendant Agencies. Or A. J. Smith. Opelika, Ala. nov23 dBt*wly RESPONSIBLE LIBERAL AND JUST ! FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY OP CAT iTPOItJJIA.. Assets in Gold, *870,000.00. COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY OF LONDON, Assets in Gold, $17,714,578.06. O These Solid, Prompt Paying FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES I confidently recommend to my friends and the insuring public; whose patronage is most respectfully solicited. Patrons are assured that they shall be fairly and honerably dealt with, and in the event of a loss, good faith shall be manifest. * Policies written, losses fairly adjusted and promptly settled by G. GUNBY JORDAN, Agent. i-’ V 1 4 tf _ FIRE INSURANCE. WE Represent a number of tho Oldest and Wealthiest Companies in the World. Royal Insurance Company, LI VE U POOL. London Assurance Corporation, LONDON. Home Insurance Company, NEW YORK. Mobile Underwriters. MOBILE. Fire Association, PHILADELPHIA. C’apt . TIIOMAH Oil AF’U'INT. so favorably known as an accomplished Under writer. will place the Risks of our friends, and the public generally, at fair rates aud whore they will get the money promptly, in the event of Loss. J. miODES rniOWKTE, Oct. 3 tf Agent. TIIE GRAND OLD IDEA LIVE ON LESS THAN YOU MAKE! ONLY ONE ROAD TO WEALTH! Save Your Money—Economy is Wealth ! EAGLE & PHENIX SAVINGS DEPARTMENT, Columtous, Ga. Every Depositor has, by Special Law, a First Lien on all the Property of the Company. STOCKHOLDERS INDIVIDUALLY LIABLE TO DEPOSITORS. Capital Stock, $1,250,000. The V|os| Successful Institution in the South. pss~ Deposits payable on Demand. p Seven per cent, interest, compounded four times a year. Accounts strictly confidential. N. J. BUSSEY, President. G. GUNBY JORDAN, Sec'y & Treas’r. DIRECTORS. W. H. YOUNG. CHAS. GREEN, I)R T. W. BATTLE, Lumpkin, Ga. Pres’t Sav’h Bank and Trust Cos. N. J. BUSSEY. ALFRED I. YOUNG. C. REDD. J. I*. VUVLEY. WI. REDD C. A. REDD & CO., 128 Broad Street, Columbus, da. OFFER ONE OF THE FINEST STOCKS § GROCERIES 11ST C3-E3OR.G-I-A-, At Wholesale and Retail. Purchasers may Depend on Bottom Prices. We Offer Special Inducements! VI. VI. IR DSOV, of Harris, is with us and would be glad to see his friends. Oct 3-6 m H. H. EPPING, President. H. W. EDWARDS, Cashier. R. M. MTJLFORD, Ass't Cashier. The Chattahoochee National Bank OIF COI.UMBUS, GA. This Bank transacts a General Banking Business, pays Interest on Deposits under special contract, gives prompt attention to Collections on aD accessible, points, and invites correspondence. Information transmitted by mail or wires when desired. J anl