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\ Almanac* for the Week. a e* MAT. 8CX 1 t SUN 1 MOON a rises; SETS|R A S 15 Tuesday 5:011 6:51 1:15 161 Wednesday 5:00; 6:52; 1:46 17'Thursday 5:00 6:53; 2:17 18 Fridav 5:59! 6:54] 2:49 19 Saturday •6:59; 6:54 3:21 20 Sunday 5:581 6:55i 3:o. 21 i Monday 5:58! 6:361 4:30 I^lucin^ til .* cost of cultivation, i» ^ TT"! O "V ^ F 1 T 4 XT' a i>oint which should he kept con- \| I’v iX I ! Vi I / I i /\ . fm iX | stantly in view. Making big crops j ^ -*• ~ iF 4 4—> ^ ■ A V_v 3^A*—I.VAX. , boots nothing if the cost of making I approximates or equals the gross re- j ! ceipts from sales. One hale to three* acres has been the average yield of: cotton, or third of a hale to the acre.; On this basis, fifteen dollars per acre , - i is the gross receipt. How much of; —Is now receiving her Spring Stock of Xew and Fashionable— Millinery and Fancy Goods! that is left for profit, when prepara tion of land, manuring, cultivating, picking, ginning and marketing are paid for? Study ev guard for running near to plants without covering them. Set your in ventive genious to work to find out to which she invites attention. T^ook at the New Hats and ‘*Pokes”»Xor Misses, so pretty for early spring and every-day wear. We have a very lap variety. New Flowers and Feathers in all the new spring shades, new Ri hons and Ibices, new Nets, Bang Nets, Hair Goods very cheap. Everyth! prices. New Swiss Mull and Cambric Embroider semi-weekly from tills date. Don’t fail to lool i »ji r, m,,. jEj./H.iti..-. Fashionable shapes from 2-') cents up. Evei j can be suited at Mlts. N. BRUM CLARK’S, SID Broad st., Augusta, 1 Jas. G. Bailie l Sons attention farmers \ -Deai.EKS IX ,*erv device to sub-, marked down to lowest i , * r , r- New Goods will arrive & luce of hoe. L so ^ new yj a t s ant j Bonnets. Tiiose Interested in farming and the ] subjects gerrnain to it, are cordially invited ‘ to send in contributions to our agricultural I , _ _ _ T j. department. Many of our most intelligent : very best for tne purpose. Itun and successful farmers are unskilled with j wide cutting in place of narrow I plouKhs- Do not bo e„rrie<l away by to bear from them, and it shall be our duty ! extravagant praises of their own inl and pleasure to see that their articles make ; pi«j, len ts by manufacturers, but in- a resj*eetuhlo apjs-arance.] Choice Family Groceries. 'ITFE keep in stock a full line of Hams, Beef Tongues, Mackerel, Aug T ▼ Ground Flour, Pearl Grits, Oat Meal, Can Goods, Jellies, Preserv AIKiSN, 8. C., TUESDAY, MAY 15. The Southern Cultivator for May. This popular and sterling agricultu ral journal is again o» our table. An examination of its contents shows it to be fully equal to previous numbers. The proprietors have purchased 7’Ac Southern Farmer'* Monthly, and by this act have absorbed the only re maining rival in their particular field. The Southern Cultivator stands in the very front, rank of agrieujtural papers, and for the South is certainly unequalled by any. As usual, Thoughts for the Month and the In quiry Department are full of standard advice to Southern farmers, and if The Cultivator contained only these It would be well worth the subscrip tion price. But to these are added very many other features of interest and importance, embracing the sub jects of Truck Farming, Laws for the Farmer, Sheep Husbandry, Fertili zers, Letters from the Field, Dickson’s Letters on Intensive Farming, The Patrons of Husbandry, Jersey Cattle Notes, The Poultry Yard, The House hold, Children’s Department, Fash ions, etc. Price, per annum $1.50. Address Jas. P. Harrison «fe Co. At lanta, Ga. .. •. . i j j Pickles, &c. { Brushes, Brooms, Baskets of all descriptions, Tubs, Buck \estigate t.i< ir merits t >. hi^Ji \ Ac., «&c. We have the largest assortment of Plain and Fancy Crackers in t use only such as are adapted to your If there All Goods Sold on a Cash Basis! city land, and that will pay you. is an implement you are satisfied: would work well and save labor, hut . x i c* & w xxi e ci/wx* v* w for presence of stumps and rocks, JAS. G. BAILIE A SOAS, <U Bl’Oad St., AllgliSta. Gt. CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS, WINDOW CURTAINS axd SHADES! WINDOW CORNICES AND CHROMOS! A FI LL LINE OF WALLPAPERS & BORDERS! CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES and PLANT A TION SUPPLIES! 713 BROAD STREET \ A . .ryi 10*51 O 51 Old stand of Jas. G. Bailie & Bro. f P^UgUSICly Via. Everything: strictly Al. GREAT RARGAINS IN HARDWARE ITEW YORK! -AND- consider whether the amount saved | by its use in five,’years would not pa}'! for removing stumps and rocks. Watch every operation iulfthe field closely andjsee If itcan be improved. Think how to get the best work out of Implements; do not stop to think how to get it out of negroes; the latter is well enoufcWVat.it is r..>| .all. —A .potu 1 dp'Robert C. Bailie has charge of the Grocery Department. The Arctic Ice Co G-_A~ LIES TO INTI STEAMSHIP COMPANY! AT:- CAPERS & MUNERLYN AIKEN, - - S. C. T HEY will offer rare inducements to cash buyers for the next sixty days, in order to reduce their stock of hardware before the dull season comes on. cant hooks, nlete for small families, for $10.00. Also a large stock of turn plows, shovel blades, bull tongues, sweeps, trace chains, hames, plow lines, handled and eye hoes, all at greatly reduced prices. This is your last chance. Come «ne, come all. CAPERS & MUNNERLYN. L in order to reduce tlieir stock of hardware before Hie dull season comes >• Read, read, read, and see what money can do: Plow stocks at $1.00; nvas collars at 40 cents; hog skin collars at 75 cents; back bands, with >oks, at 15 cents; riding bridles at 50 cents; axes at 75 certts; stoves, com- W E have every facility for shipping ICE, either by thecar-Ioa? Especial attention given to shipping orders. Our ICE is of ity, made from pure spring water For prices apply to We pack carefully and give R0BT. >V. ROBERTSON, Geii. Sup’t, Telephone No. 98; P. O. Box No. 5., Augusta, THE cut. Ten dollars a year will cover the j interest on cost and wear and tear of j a good mower, and you will soon pay out that for labor if a scythe is used. Besides, the rapid work of a mower— five to eight acres a day—allows one to take advantage oj,' fine weather. With a mower and horse-rake, one is almost independent of weather. The scythe throws the hay in thick swaths, which dry slowly—the mower spreads it out in an even layer, where it dries rapidly, and the rake quickly puts it in convenient rows for loading, after it is dry. Continue to make sowings of forage plants—corn, millet, amber cane, etc. Flush the land so as to have it perfect ly clean, and the plants will get the start of grass and keep it. Thcught* For the Month. [Southern Cultivator.] Incessant activity, coupled with pice, discriminating judgment, is im peratively demanded on the farm du ring this month. Settled warm weather is at hand, and active growth, both of crops and their enemies, is going on. Cultivation—embracing all that term implies—must be pushed rapidly and vigorously. The crops need it, that the air may penetrate the soil freely and develop nitrifica tion—that is the formation of availa ble nitrogen compound from the inert combinations of that substance in the soil— and the formation of carbonic acid, to dissolve the insoluble mineral plant-food present. The destruction of grass and weed, before they be come large and strongly rooted, call for it with equal urgency. Every ob serving farmer well knows that now is the time to clean a crop and render it easy to keep clean hereafter. If grqss is allowed to get a stern foot hold now, the labor of cultivating the crops will be doubled; and if the sea- eon be wet, itfnaytm quadrupled. Keep ploughs and hoes, therefore, moving rapidly. The kind of ploughs and kind of ploughing call for nice judg ment. They must be adapted to the character of the land and its condition for the time being. If hard and run together by rain, the ploughing should bedeep; the soil should be opened up again as it was in the breaking. Th.s is slow work, and the farmer is un fortunate who is caught with much land in this condition. But if caught, there is nothing for him to do, but to work hard and catch up if he can. If on the contrary, the land is in a good condition, harrows, cultivator, wide, flat-running sweeps or scrapes, are the implements to be used—some thing that will stir the whole surface with the least number of furrows, and leave the little plants uncovered and in undisturbed possession of a very narrow line along the drill. Broad cast harrowing at the right juncture, is perhaps the very best working that can be given crops in their early sta ges—corn and cotton being planted two inches or more below the general surface their roots are not disturbed by the harrow, whilst grass, and weed seeds which sprout at or very near the surface, are killed. As will he obvious from above, harrowing should be light, the harrow itself light and not waited. Harrowing may be gin before the crop comes up, and in case of cotton continued until half a stand is up; in case of corn it may he continued till the plants are six or I 33 more inches high. As suggested in i the April number, the harrowing of! T ? e Wlfe ! md one °* “* 1 ’ ° gmsked friends are discussing the death of cotton may he followed by ploughing ; t]jo old lady on the second door, and the across the rows with sweeps or scrapes, j great grief of the old lady’s daughter, the wings set to run very flat, so as I “I tell you, it's no trifling thing to lose „ . . .. . I your mother,” says the visitor decidedly, not to throw dirt and cover up plants. J •’ On hilly land follow at once by si- dA'-yj v.'.v.viy* Vnt- uinis to fill up furrows across the rows. To carry out such a process, the beds should be flat and broad. After these preliminary workings, hand with a good implement and a patient, skillful director over him, can be made to do more and better work, than a good hand with a poor Implement. Next Month small grain will be har vested. Get ready for it now—put other crops in such condition that a portion of the farm hands may be spared for harvesting without endan gering them. If necessary hire ex tra hands now instead of then, for they will ask you double price then. If reaper and mower are to be run, see that they are all in order and ready—if they have to be sent to the shop or an extra piece has" to be got ten, it may take some weeks to do it; j DntECTORS.—John A. North, President; \V. T but grain and hay cannot wait when j Cotton Factors; W. C. Sibley, President Langley and Sibley Manufaetv ready for the blade. If you have not | Co.; \Y. H. Howard, of Howard & Sons, Cotton Factors; \V. A. Latim' a mower, get one by all means if you | Garrett Ac Latimer, Cotton Factors; J. G. Bailie, Carpet and Grocery have not over live acres of grass to j COMMERCIAL BANK of AUGUST AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. Capital, $300,000. Surplus, $25,( JOHN A. NORTH, President. L. T. TALIAFERRO, Cashu Special attention given to collection. Wheless, Wheless <fe 1 j chant ; J. H. Alexander, Wholesale and Retail Druggist^ W. M. Jacksol Geo. T. Jackson Co., Millers; J. V. H. Allen, of J. V. H. Allen & Co.J uranee Agents. * A Steamers sail Every Saturday! . 8. m UP ATLANTA, CAPT.R.W. Rooms secured by application to agents, James Adger & Go., CHARLESTON, S. WANDO PHOSPHATE OOIMIIP-AJSrZ'! CHARLESTON, S. C. Office 7 Exchange Street, (in rear of Post Office,/ M ANUFACTURE Fertilizers, Acid Phosphate, Dissolved Bone, Ash I Mixture, Ground Phosphate (splendidly prepared) and deal in Kainit and all Fertilizer Supplies. IF I IN" IE SHI O iilS Waxdo Ann Phosphate, the highest grade containing Potash sold in North Carolina last season. Splendid standing in Georgia. Unsurpassed in South Carolina. Col. J. T. Henderson, the Commissioner of Agriculture for the State of Georgia, who has the Official Analyses of the different brands constantly before him, bought the WANDO ACID PHOSPHATE for use on his farm this year. \Vaxdo Fertilizer, the first Fertilizer that was ever made from the South Carolina Phosphate. Its excellence for all field crops is unsurpassed. Official Analyses show our goods to tie above their guarantee. Full ship ping facilities by rail and water. Special brands and formulas made to order. -AT- A Horse’s Weak Points. The weak points of a horse can be better discovered while standing than while moving. If he is sound he will stand firmly and squarely on his limbs without moving any of them, the feet planted flatly upon the ground, with legs plumb and naturally poised; or if the foot is lifted from the ground and the weight taken from it, disease may he suspected, or at least tenderness, which is a precursor of disease. If the horse stands with his feet apart, or straddles with his hind legs, there is a weakness in the loins, and the kidneys arc disordered. Heavy pul ling bends the knees. Bluish, milky cast eyes in horses indicate moon blindness or something else. A bad tempered horse keeps his ears throw n back. A kicking horse is apt to have scarred legs. A stumbling horse has blemished knees. When the skin is rough and harsh and don’t move easily and smothly to the touch, the horse is a heavy eater, and his digestion is bad. Never buy a horse whose res piratory organs are at all impaired. Place your ear at the side of the heart, and if a wheezing sound is heard it is an indication of trouble. Let him go. ALFRED BAKER, Pkkhidext. JOSEPH S. BEAN, Jk., C.yoirvi. THE MOST PROSPEROUS BANK IN THE SOUTH. ' AUGUSTA SAVINGS 811 Broad Street, . - - Augusta, Ga. Assets Over $100,000 in Premium Bonds. _ Security Fund in Premium Stock's. Interest paid on Deposits. Sums of One Dollar and upward received. Bonds and Stocks bought and sold for Investors. . ( Joseph 8. Bean, Cashrefl^ W. M. B. Young, E. R. Schneider, Ed. O’Donnell, Finance Committee.' The Oldest, Largest and Finest HARDWARE BSTARLISRMEST IN AlWSTA! TVTCORD & DILL’S. QUR AIM IS TO KEEP THE BEST! A full line of Zeigler Bros.’s Shoes always on hand for Ladies, Misses and Childran. ALL STYLES AT THE LOWEST CASH PRICES! C. Burt’s New York Celebrated Kid and Burt Kid Button for Ladies, Misses and Children. All widths and spring heels—9 to 13. Both of above goods we will warrant in every particu lar. Remember us when in Augusta and call to see our stock. Also Edwin McCORD & DILL, - 914 Broad St. ; •' "-;v. : ARRIES the largest line of HARDWARE, IM PLEMENTS, WAGON MATERIAL, GUNS, CUT- : LERY, Etc., in the South, and sells at tha lowest PRICES FOR CASH. Call on or address Percival, FRANCIS B. HACKER, Pres, and Gen. Ag’t. JOSIAH S. BROWN, Treasurer. ALFRED HOLMES, Agent, Aiken, South Carolina. New Departure! Great Attractions C H. LUDEKENS & SON, In addition to their usual stock of Dry Goods, • Groceries, Choice Wines, Liquors and Cigars, have concluded to make the following new departure for the convenience of the public. We will keep constantly on hand a Full Line of Stationery! Also a Magazine Department! Books and Periodicals Of any kind may he ordered. A large stock of Seaside Franklin Square Li braries on hand, comprising works of favorite authors. All orders will be promptly filled. SIEEIEIET IMITXSIC- Having just received a large assortment of Sheet Music, comprising Waltzes and other dunces, songs and ballads, all popular and favorite selections by well known authors as Wagner, Mendelsoln and othters, we will sell at the unprecedented low price of Two and a Half Cents per page. Call and exam ine for yourselves. C. H. LUDEKENS & SON, Corner Main and Curve Street, Aiken, S. C. ZPOAATIEIIIiL <Ss TC/% m. J : HENRY P. MOORE, 809 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. At Annapolis, Md., on the 20th ult., Win. Pack, convicted of whipping his wife, was given 20 lashes on his bare back. He made piteous appeals to the Sheriff as he laid on the heavy blows. This is the first enforcement of the new law punishing wife- beaters in this State. BAKERY! I I AM now prepared to fill all orders for best quality of Bread, Rolls, Plain and Ornamental Cakes, Confectionery and Fresh Crackarlq &c. By personal attention to the business and prompt and upright dealings in the same, I hope to win the patronage of the ladies of Aiken. •TOZEIItT IKIXjIEIILT, At the Old Stand of S. P. T. Fields, AIKEN, S. C. The total receipts of the late floral fair in Charleston amounted to $1,- I Q.V7 T”. OJ. CHAS. GTJNDLACH, I T^ORMERLY of the American Watch Company, and late with WiLiam - Bchwolgert, of Augusta, Georgia. Particular attention paid to the re pairing of fine Watches, Clocks and Jewelry. Also dealer in WATCHES, CLOCKS £ JEWELRY. ^"Spectacles fitted to suit all sights. LA URENS STREET, All work guaranteed.^3 AI KEN, S C. -Manufacturer of- DGOBS, BLINDS HVC JA IfcT T IE IL. S , , BRACKETS, STAIRWORK! Meeting st., near Line st., Charleston, S. C. L. WOODRUFF, F. D. ING£ftSbLL. * No, inded,” says the janitor’s wife, with conviction^ “Itathcr than laaa-anfilsjxYtfV>«f- it is better never to have had one ! ” FA NQY—O'ROC ERIE'S, WOODRUFF JTCO if ROBERTSON, TAYLOR & CO., AND -AND- Commission SVIerchants!! 1 mid 3 Hayne St., - - - Charleston, S. C. SEIGLER. GEO. W. CURTIS. OF LOW ON PARK AVENUE. Seigler & Curtis, Hardware Dealers and Furnishers of Improyed Agri cultural Implements. -Si$- OOK OUT for their advertisement when they get into their handsome i two-story brick store! -THE- GEORGIA CHEMICAL WORKS! -Dealers 1 A clerk is in the habit of drawing his sala- 1 ry for several months in advance. A few I mornings ago he came down to the store a ! half hour later than usual, i “ What makes you so Lite ? ” asked the deeper sidings of the crop may be j proprietor. given, if root-pruning is regarded as “It was so cold I didn’t like to get up.” desirable. It probablv is beneficial “A, dout , h . ee . ' ou come to find it ... . . , . i cold, growled the boss. “ lou drew vour in the early stages of growth; the gjjary for next June yesterday.” testimony is conflicting concerning CHINA ~rc?d GLA SS WA RE, TOBACCO, &c. AIKEN, SEGA S. C. -DEALERS IN GENERAL MER CHA NDISE- its utility in advanced conditions of the crops, and wc arc disposed to think it is hurtful then. But the tes timony of gardeners is so uniform i these muffs. KLATTE oTTTOULD inform the public that they have a stock of goods unsurpassed VV for completeness and cheapness, consisting of . Jioods, groceries, Clothing, Boots and Shoes!! E3F* Wc are addincj daily New Good* to our already large stock. Give us new trial. Country produce purchased. Seigler 1 Curtis, Next to Passenger Depot and opposite Park Avenue Hotel, Aiken, S. C. CAPITAL, $200,000.00. M. A. STOVALL, Sec. and Treaa. Office Nos. 735 and 737, Reynolds Street, - - AUGUSTA, GA. Standard High Grade Fertilizers! MASTODON GUANO, formerly known as Patapsco, LOWES GEORGIA FORMULA, GRANGE MIXTURE and D1SS. BONE, ACID PHOSPHATE, with Potash, ACID PHOSPHATE, witnont Potash, SULPHURIC ACID, PURE GROUND BONE. GERMAN KAINIT, Our own importation. Special Brands made when desired. All in want of pure high grade fertll- j izers should, before purchasing elsewhere, address M. A. STOVALL. Secretary and Treasurer Georgia Chemical Works, AUGUSTA, GA. V- ESTABLISHED 1870. R 1 man. When an impulsive young man un dertakes to squeeze his girl’s hands in one of ;s, he’s in danger of getting into ... , . . , , . t hot w’ater. But many a young man has 4 ‘got that young plants, transplanted s. vvr- in;o hot W)lter - by ^leezinTa girl s baud, al times have their fruitfulness in- 1 long before this muff was patented. Any- creased, wo see no reason why roct- how, he’s got into matrimony, and that’s pruning of plants not taken U p ) , pretty much the same thing. should not have a similar efleet. In A man tells you that he has been working ! transplanting, the roots are broken day like a dog. when you know and he ; knows that a dog doesn't work at all. He I EGS LEAVE TO REMIND THE PEOPLE OF AIKEN COUNTY that he is still the same invincible old Democrat that he ever was and A muff with an inside receptacle for hold- t,iat the termination of the Egyptian war does not prevent him from paying ing hot water has been patented by a wo- lells you that the sky last evening was as oft, and several new ones branch out from each old one—the number of black as ink, leaving your mind in a state of roots, in other words, is increased. I uncertainty as to whether the sky was blue j The same result must follow the or red, either of which it might have been ; , , . accordmi' to his simile. I hen he tells you i reak.ng the root.^ of grow mg plants tbitt so-and-so is a*, mad as a hatter, as though • by deep, close siding with a plough, hatters were more prouo to anger than the . But it must be done early in the a v eragehmnan being! plant s growth to secure good results. J An old man would not believe that ho | Later, when the plant is in full leaf, ; conld hear his wife talk a distance of five and evaporation from leaf surface is uiiles by telephone- His better half was in THE HIGHEST MARKET PRICES FOR COTTON! He also invites attention to his extensive and well selected stock of i DRY GOODS Roots,tSHOES^CBOOKERY^F/INCYj^OOD^ Cigars and Groceries! Which he is prepared to sell at ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. The idea is “Quick Sales and Small Profits.’ C KLATTE. corner Main and Curve Sts., Aiken, S. C. J. T. DENNING, WHOLESAEE AND RETAIL DEADER IN Confectionery, Fruits, Nuts, Etc. STONO PHOSPHATE CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA, ■ALSO- Manufacturer of Pure Candy. (Under the supervision of Geo. F. Lamback.) AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. JOHN II. FEAEY, very rapid, cutting (h. ^ cut. off ."SyEML <*ud Cl„ck,| injury IS | also i u a place where there was a similar in- the supply of moisture and Watches md Clock; repaired. Watches and Clocks 11 repaired. sure to follow. Our observation in- j strument, and on being told how to operate clines us to the conclusion that corn lt * op and shouted sutlers, by root-pruning after it is knee- “squares” be- htgh. and cotton after gin to form. Up to these periods deep ploughing does no harm—may do good. At that instant lightning struck the tele phone wire and knocked the man down, and as he scrambled to his feet, he excitedly cried: 44 That’s Sarah, every time!" 23P We have a Workman for each of these Departments. . £F1 729 Broad Street, Opposite Central Hotel, - - Augusta, Ga. Sole Agent for Diamond Spectacles. Dealer in“Eeliable Jewelry. Also Silver-Plated Ware at the Lowest Prices. jy'Per^niil attention t« all New Work and Repairing. Sam’e R. Marshall. Julius J. Wescoat. SAM’L R, MARSHALL & CO. -SUCCESSORS OF- J. E. ADGER & CO.. -importers and dealers in- A. UTLERY, GUNS, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS! [No. 1.39 Meeting St. 'Sign Golden Gun) - - - CHARLESTON, S. C. MANUFACTURE SOLUBLE GUANO, (highly ammoniated), ACID JYI PHOSPHASE, DISSOLVED BONE, ASA ELEMENT, FLOATS, from the Due Atomizing Mill. Keep always on hand for sale Genuine German Kainit, (Potash Salts,) Imported direct from Germany for the Company. A high grrde of Dried Blood, Ground Fish Scrap, South Carolina Marl, Cottojt Seed Meal. J. G. STEADMAN, Resident Agent. P. B. MATTHEWS, 8. H. MATTHEWS. Painting and Repairing done in first-class style! “'TTy-E challenge any Augusta or Charleston firm to turn out better work V V at more reasonable prices than wc can. We don’t intend to be beat and our friends of Aiken, Barnwell and Edgefield should all bring their fine work to us. Everybody knows that we make horse-shoeing a specialty, therefore there Is no use'saying anything more about it. MATTHEWS BROS., AIKEN, ----- SOUTH CAROLINA. '> 1 m^ " l