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8 THE SOUTHERN WORLD, JUNE 1, 1882. jpf? J>otithern $ffarl(L PaUUlml on Ihe 1st and 191b of curb numb BY TUB NOUT1IERN WORLD PVBLINUIIIU ATLANTA, UKOitUIA. Incorporated—Paid up (iipltal, 929,000. D. C. BALENT1NE, President and Marnier J. U. CARTMKLL, Secretary and Treasurer. W. Q. WHIDBY, Editor. * 8. NEWMAN,’ } Contributing Editors. TERMS Or NUBNCRIFTION I One year, postage paid Subscriptions can commence at any time duiing year. Hauiple copies eent tree to all who tend iia tlielr ad ilmis. CIRCULATION, . • 20,000 COMES. It ATEN OF ADVERTINING t legitimate advertlaemeuts will be inserted at the following rates; Inside pages, each insertion, per lino • • 25 eta. Outside page •• “ “ “ • .85 cts. Heading Notices *60 cts. All advertisementsebarged by solid Agate measure ment, 14 lines to tbe iueb. No extra charge for cuts. The Huutukhn Would bus tbe largest circulation and la tbe beat advertising medium In tbe Houlb. TO COBHE8PONDENTS.—It Is our aim to make tbe Hovtukhn Would a medium for tbe dltrualou of practical information upon all Agricultural and Mechanical subjects, and to this end we invite corn; mtinlcatlona upon all rural subjects, experimental results, crop news, domestic ecouemy, etc., and upon tuples of luterest to Mechanics, Manufacturers and Miners. Address all letters to NOVTIIERN WORLD FUHLIN1IING VO., Atlanta, Georgia. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, JUNK 1, 1882. WEATHER IIIXI.KTIV In the Colton Belt from May loth to Mill. Thar. Ay. Max. | Av. Min | MigntMux I l.ou 'rl Max Atlanta 75 (Me 5212-in nr. on loth it on lutn Augusta ?J 7-in 52 0-10 SO on loth 44 on Hth ... 5710-10 IK! on 10th 45 oil 17tll 5S 15*10 SOonlOtll 52 on Cllli 59 6-10 92011 25lb 45 on Hill 5411-10 so on 2Stb 45 on 17th •V2 4*10 Mon 21 -25 43 on 1ft 23 44 14>l(l H&on 25th 41 on 1'itli «0 V-lo 87 on 10th 63 on 15 18 51 4-lfi Won 25th 48 oil 12-13 53 8-16 92 on 10th 4.1 011 18th 60 6-Ki 00 on 10th 43 on 15th Average maximum for cotton belt, 76 9-12. Average minimum for cotton belt, 54 6-12. Charleston 7910-16 l2ulvc8ton..78 Mobile 81 1516 Montg’ry...77 8-1(1 Memphis..73 11-16 MltleltockdO 7-16 M.OrleanH80 7-16 Vicksburg..?.! mo Havunnah..7(> 8-16 Wilmln't'i^ 4-16 Atlanta Augusta 1.27 CharleHton 88 (lalveaton 71 Mobile ].H4 Montgomery 1.68 Memphis .2.21 Little Hock 1.71) New Orleans 1.73 Vicksburg .2.58 Mavaunah l.oi Wilmington 1.92 Total ruin full 8.93. (Jreatesl fall, 3.65on the Uth. <Jruntest fall at VIckHburg, 2.5 1.05 on rd .70 on 22d .03 on 10 .82 on 10 I’ll AHA(*TKR OF WKATIIRR—NUMHKII OF DAYH Clear. Cloudy. J>\ Atlanta 9 6 t Augusta 6 5 5 Mftlveston 4 8 4 Imllanola 4 8 4 Key West 6 v 5 6 Mobile 6 6 5 Montgomery 9 6 2 New Orleans 10 3 3 Pensacola 6 6 5 Palestine 7 6 4 Mavannati 8 6 3 VKKMWM NO. 6. (Order by number.} SPECIAL_OFFER. THE NOVTIIERN WORLD FOR NIX JHONT1IH and a handsome steel engraving entitled. “ NVNHIIINE AND N1IADOW,” FOR FIFTY VENTS. (and a three cent stamp to pay postage on picture.) In order to leavo no opportunity unimproved, we make this unexampled offer to tboae who may wish to tnke tbe Mouth khn Wohlii on trial. This picture Is very.handsoine, and Is 19 by 24 In. In slxe. It repre souls a young farmer Just putting uslde bis work to enjoy noou refresbinenbi. On the ground, near n tall stone rcnce, arc bis canteen, emit and spade. Ills wife lias Just ronie with bis dinner, and tbe two chil dren, all looking happy ami contented with life. Mho la turned with her back to the looker-on, bolding In one hand tbe basket of dinner, while with the other, she Is transferring tbe Infant child tn Ita father’s arms. Ho Is taking It with tender care .while an expres- slon of happy pride mlnglea with that of fatigue and alinoat overcomes It, so great seenta to be his admira tion for the little one. On tbe other side of her moth er a little girl, apparently about four years of age, stands with her dully and a long'hunch of grass In one hand, aud with the other pretends to assist mani as with the basket, looking saucily up into papa's face, as if tossy, “You don't know what's In here for you I” Around them are growing wild flowers and tall grass, while the scene Is Hooded with the bright beams of the noon-day sunlight, In thedark background la a grove or wood, where • silent, lonely Swire, draped in widow's weeds, stands autld the shadows, and with a sad, downcast countenance, gases upon the happy group before her with a far-away look, as If recalling the days when she loo, was happy, or viewing the contrast between this family and her own blighted life. It can hut touch tbe hearts of both sides—the happy and the unhappy. Address NOVTIIERN WORLD, Atlanta, tin. Messrs. 8. W. Small and C. H. Williams have started a newsy little evening paper called the Evening llcrahi It is spicy and interesting, Success to it. Green Manures. Dr. Afred L. Kennedy, the chemist and geologist of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Society, who contributed largely to the suc cess of the Atlanta Exposition, has recently issued an address on the subject of the use of green manuring. He writes: “In many respects red clover Is admirably adapted to tbe purpose of restoring the fer tility of exhausted land. Two seasons are, however, often required before it issufliciently well-rooted and grown to be plowed under with the greatest ad vantage. “On the continent of Europe the yellow lupin is preferred In green manuring. It is a vigorous grower, and it matures in one season. Here, as well as there, it attains a height of over two feet, sending down its strong tap-root to an equal distance, pene trating the subsoil, and bringing to the sur face fertilizing agents lying below the reach of tlie plow. To these qualities it adds the yet more valuable one of producing a foli age more than eleven and three-guartere per cent. (11.70) richer in nitrogen than the red clover. “Nitrogen in the soil is indispensable to our crops. Applied to them, as it is in the form of nitrogen of soda and Peruvian guano, it is the most costly of chemical fer tilizers. The plants, which like the lupin, gathers it and stores it up, must, under cer tain condition!, be the most valuable of green manures.” Glowing Crop Reports. Tlie crop reports from Arkansas show that wheat is looking extremely well, the fields sown early having been harvested with a very good yield, A few chinch-bugs put in an appearance, lint did no damage. No rust reported. Tlie average is between 30 and -10 per cent greater titan last year. Corn is backward, owing to the cold weather. Oats looking well and now being harvested. In Texas the wheat is above tlie average in yield ami of good quality. Tlie area of wheat is over SO per cent greater that last year. Tlie army worm appeared, but did no damage. Some red rust, hut the rain beat it ofT without injury to tlie grain. Nllghtly Mixed. Our excellent cotemporary, the Home and Farm, of Louisville Ky., in its issue of June 1st, has this to say in its answers to corres pondents ; ‘‘Roswell Bure.—The Southern World is pub lished at Atlanta, (la., by Mrs. Annie Murray. .We have not made a personal ex amination of the machine. It is well rec ommended. It would be better io examine it yourself before purchasing. Wlint de lights one person another can not use.” We are at a loss to account for this mixed paragraph, and it remains for the veteran editor of that journal to “rise and explain” the mystery. Hon. N. C. Barnett, the veteran Secretary of State of Georgia, is a gentleman of marked {lersonelle and commanding appear ance. For nearly 40 years lie lias occupied positions of public trust in Georgia, and so honestly and faithfully has lie discharged hfs duties, that not only has his integrity orcompetency never been questioned, but lie lias enjoyed tlie confidence of tlie people to that degree that it is now considered a set tled jioint that lie is to be retained for life. He is a man of sound judgment os is demon strated by tlie fact that lie lias subscribed for two copies of tlie Southern World. 4'onilition of Winter Grain. Tlie prospect for a largo yield of wheat and oats in tlie South is a very encouraging one. Tlie special report on this subject by the Department of Agriculture at Washing ton, shows tlie condition of wheat on May 1st to be in Virginia 110, North Carolina 108, South Carolina 10!), Georgia 103, Ala bama 111, Mississippi 100, Louisiana 105, Texas 70, Arkansas 110, Tennessee 107, Ken tucky 98. ^ Our gifted correspondent from Tennessee in giving the details of “A Celebrated Case,” has not only made a contribution to humor ous literature that places tier at once in the front rank witli Judge Longstreet, but in tlie portraiture of the defects of our magis terial system has brought them out in such strong relief, as will demand public atten tion to them. Tlie documents and. charac ters mentioned are genuine. In this effort our correspondent has demonstrated tbe versatility of her talent, and that whatever she undertakes she does well. CONVENTION OF FRUIT GROWERS. Tornadoes are fully discussed by Geo. R. Cathsr, of Alabama, in a scientific manner. On the 25th of May, in response to the call of Col. J. T. Henderson, Commissioner of Agriculture, some fifty fruit growers assem bled in tlie Department of Agriculture of Georgia, in’Atlanta, Judge J. D. Cunning-’ ham was called to tbe Chair, and J. S. New man made Secretary. The convention by resolution, declared it to be their judgment that fruit can not be profitably shipped when the time between destination and Atlanta exceeds forty-eight hours, and the rate $1 per hundred per 1000 miles, and in proportion for a less distance, and that any material increase over these fig ures, either in time or rate, will prevent tbe profitable marketing of tlie bulk of tlie early fruit crop of Georgia. Judge J. D. Cunningham, W. W. Wood ruff, Samuel Hape, W. H. Clayton, G. S. Barnum, and Joseph M. Brown, were ap pointed a committee on transportation to obtain from tbe transportation companies tlie best terms possible for transporting fruit from Atlanta to various points North. The committee reported that the Richmond and Danville railroad will transport from Atlanta to Washington City, two cars daily, on their Passenger trains at $205 per car, or a special train of five cars at $215 per car on same time approximately. The Central railroad will transport fruit from Atlanta to New York, via Steamer, for $1 per hundred pounds, and carry refrigera tor and ice free. Time, Atlanta to New York 87 hours. Tlie Western and Atlantic railroad gives n rate of $40 per car to Nash ville, in 2<J hours; $50 per car to Cincinnati and Louisville, in 54 hours. Tlie matter of refrigerator cars was dis cussed, and Mr. C. F. Pierce, of the Refrig erator Cur Company, of Chicago invited to visit Atlanta. Tlie first shipment of peaches from Griffin left there on May 13th for New York. On tlie 29th and 30tli the Southern Ex press Company, of Atlanta, shipped 1395 CraUs of peaches. Tlie crates contain one third of a bushel, therefore tlie shipment of tlie two days represented 405 bushels. The estimated value is over $4000. The meeting will result in good. The fol lowing instructions for shipping peaches, prepared by a committee at this meeting is worthy of careful attention: Peaches intended for a distant market should be carefully picked when they have attained their growth and color, and before they soften on tlie tree. This stage can be determined by practical experience alone, it is important that your fiuit be matured hut not decayed when it reaches its destin ation. Too much care cannot be exercised in handling your peaches. Touch them as lightly and tenderly as though they were eggs. In fact as a member of our committee suggests, a blow that would not break an egg, would ruin a peach Pick and deposit in shallow baskets, carry but do not haul to your packing house; pack in shallow crates holding one-third of a bushel; pack with tbe utmost care and use excelsior moss, or some equally soft material in order to till up the interstices so as to make tlie crate aB solid os possible and prevent the slats from bruis ing the fruit. Too much stress cannot be laid on having the peaches packed closely in tlie box, for if they lose from shrinkage or careless packing jostling about in transit is sure to ruin them. After tlie peaches ore packed as near level os possible with the top of the box, a layer of excelsior or some soft packing material should be spread over and the slats firmly pressed down and nail ed. 8hip your best fruit Allow wormy, decayed siiecimens to remain on your farm for tlie hogs. Wrapping each peach witli tissue pajier on tlie plan adopted by orange shippers Is more of an injury than a bene fit as it retards the free circulation of air, an important item while the peach is in tnftisit. in marking your crates or boxes be sure to mark them on the end. This enables those engaged in handling them to see at a glance the name of the consignee'. Do all your work thoroughly, from first to last. If you have no experience in shipping, it would be well to call on some gentleman engaged in the business and practically in form yourself as to the nice little details that make up tlie entire business. It Is worse than suicidal to patiently work and wait for fruit to grow and mature, and then, through ignorance or negligence, ruin your crop. Microscopes. Our last shipment of microscopes have been unaccountably delayed, and conse quently we have not been able to fill orders for them as promptly as we desired. We hare duplicated tlie order however, and within the coming week all callB for them will be filled. We never fail to do what we promise and all may rest assured that they will receive any of tlie premiums we offer that they may order. All are interested in the subject of “tlie greatest yield of wheat per acre.” Tlie paper on this subject by Hon. John M. Meek, Secretary of the East Tennessee Far mers’ Convention, is a strong document and gives due prominence to tlie gospel of a new agriculture. We commend tills paper from an experienced wheat grower to tlie atten tion of our readers. Hend us Reports. We request the friends of tlie Southern World to send us in at once by postal card tbe condition of tlie crops throughout the South. State briefly tlie condition of grow ing crops and yield of grain crops that are being gathered, and any other item of in terest. The national is tbe title of a new weekly paper published in Atlanta, Ga., by John L. Conley, at $2 per annum. Capt Conley will put a great deal of life into the national and it can uot fail of success. The Growing World. This handsome paper for young folks is brim full of interest. The regular price is $1 perannum. We will scud that and tlie Southern World, to one address one year for $1.20. Tlie amount wus incorrectly given in our last issue. We are indebted to the Hon. Tom Crutch field, of Tennessee, for hisarlicie on “Sheep Husbandry in Tennessee.” He is a model sheep farmer, and gives, as he is able to do from experience, specific directions for the management of sheep in summer and win ter. The Baltimore Journal of Commerce and Manufacturert Record closed its thirty-second year on May 27th. It is in a highly pros perous condition, and we wish for it, in en tering upon its 33rd year a large increase in patronuge and popularity. The Southern Chatauqua lias been located at Tallulah Falls, in Habersham county, Ga. It will be managed by a stock company, who will be incorporated with a capital stock of $25,000, having the privilege of in creasing it to $250,000. Silk culture as an Industry, is attracting tlie attention of many in tlie South at pres ent. The letter of Mrs. J. B. Mitchell is timely and interesting. The report of tlie proceedings of tlie East Tennessee Farmers' Convention conveys an idea of the progressive and thrifty spirit of the people of that section. “The Boyden Band” very strikingly por trays a band of Western roughs, and tlie speedy manner in which they were “wiped out” by determined men. We commend the practical suggestions of Dr. J. Hendree, of Alabama, to our man ufacturing friends. He talks right to the point. The annual commencement of the North Georgia Agricultural College, at Dahlonega, Ga., begins on June 11th. A Magical Reminder. The creme de la creme of the world, by which the feminine portion is meant, pos sess various traits which may be termed signs of good sense. One of these is tlie de sire, when followed by the effort, to be beau tiful, There is no woman worthy of tlie name who does not wisii to enhance her per sonal charms. True, the effort is not always successful, the reason being that the correct means to the desired end are not applied, but those who use tlie famous specific, first prepared some thirty years ago by Dr, T. Felix Gouraud, are never disappointed. Thus it is that sweets are attracted to the sweet, the creme de la creme to the Creme Ori ental.- The essential virtues of this magical beautifier are to elicit a clear, transparent complexion, freeing it from tan, freckles and blemishes generally, and imitating, nature so closely as to defy detection. Dr. Sayer, apropos of cosmetics, once said to a lady of the haul ton, “If you ladies use them, I recommend Gouraud’s Oriental as the very best of all skin preparations.” Sold by all druggists. Mrne; M. B. T. Gouraud, 48 Bond street, New York, sole proprietor.