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Fence and Stock Laws of Georgia.

The following act and amendments
will furnish important information to
those who are required to vote on
the adoption of the stock law:
An act relating TO fences and stock,
and for the protection of crops.
l. Section I. The Legislature of
the State of Georgia do enact as fol-
lows: That in each and every county
of this S'ate which shall adopt the
provisions of this act in the manner
hereinafter provided, chapter eighth,
part first, title fifteenth of Twins
Revised Code of Georgia, EMBRACING
sections 1856, 1857, 1853, 1859, 1860
and 146l be, and the same is hereby.
repealed, and the boundary lines, Of
each lot, tract or parcel of land in
said county shall be, and the same
are hereby, declared lawful fence.
2. Sec...H. That no horse, mule, COW
or hog, or any other animal or anil
mails used or fit either for food or
labor, shall be permitted to run at
large beyond the limits OF the lands
OF Its owner or manager.
3. Sec. III. That if any of the ami
mails enumerated in the foregoing
section shall commit any trespass
or damage, or shall be found going
at large on the premises OF any other
persons than the owner of such ani>
mails or stock, whether enclosed or
unenclosed, and whether such ani-
mails wandered from the premises of
the owner in the county in which the
trespass was committed, or from
another county, it shall be lawful for
the owner of such premises to im~
pound such animals and retain them
until the owner thereof shall make
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III IoHo lug Va E'5vINklH8 O1J
tribes whicR Occupied M ARIA of less
thin 100 square yardA it was esti~
lated that if they yielded On the av.
ierage, one pound OF dRy bark per
tree young trees at thel GoHernment
Plantations yielded II pounds per
tree), each tree would Be worth at
least five shillings; this would give
e94 las as the value of 379 trees on
an area OF 120 square yards, one-for,
tieth of an acre. Under ordinary
conditions it wokd9 mot, however, be
advisable to plantthe trees 80 closely
as this, but the value Of an acre of
land planted with trees even at one
half the above rate, would amount to
more than 1890. Large as this sum
may seem, it appears that with the
precious Ledgeriana bark, grown by
the Dutch in Java "a few plants of
which have just been introduced to
Jamaica), the yield per acre, as quo.
ted by Mr.. J. E. Howard, f. r. S.,
is estimated, from actual sales,at g..
600 per acre."
Three kinds of cinchona are now
well established in Jamaica, viz, g.
otIciaaaliS, g. Succaubra, aud vari>
ETY. called G. caJiSaya, which is sup
posed to be hybrid between the
other two. The ledgeridpa is va
riety of calisayd. Seeds of the q.
oficin0lis for cultivation at eleva-
TONS above 1000 feet, are supplied
by the Government at five shillings
per ounce, of G. Succir3t6r0 at ,leya>
tons between $500 and 1000, at
three shlllings per ounce. An ounce
is sufficient 20 produce 10000 seed
lings which will plant five acres.
Boxes of seedlings may be obtained
at a guinea per box, and plants are
obtainable at from 40s to Cos per
1000. The following particulars of
the cost of forming cinchona plan,
tation, based upon actual. experience,
has been drawn up by Mr.. Morris.
1t is understood that the land is taken
up uader the recently published sys-
TEN OF grants made by Government,
and that no buildings are required
beyond laborers' barracks, sheds,and
a small house for the headman or
overseer. The plants are supposed
to be C1tchona QffcimaliS, planted at
81 feet by 81 feet, giving $500 plants
TO the acre. If only about five acres
are intended to be opened, the rela.
tive cost will be little more than
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1. The Spanish, long, irregular
shaped, hard to keep, which was
propagated only by planting the
small ones, but nice for the table.
2. The Buck, pale red potato,
yellow on the inside-not so good
for table.
3. The old yellow yam, which to
this day, is considered par excellence.
4. The Pumpkin potato, that has
a pale yellow on the outside, and the
color Of the pumpkin on the inside,
nearly resembling what is now called
the California yam, but was not the
same potato.
The above and the Poplar Root
Spanish were all the varieties that
we're cultivated up to twenty years
ago, when the Bermuda potato came
about. This is a perfectly red po-
tato on the outside and white on the
inside; hard potato to raise and
hard to keep, but as good for the ta>
bic is the best. Next came the Negro
Killer, very prolific variety, red on
the outside and white on the inside,
different in shape from she Bermuda,
not so good for the taSle, but more
prolific and better for stock. Now
we find the St. Domingo, an early
prolific variety, adapted to poor soil
sandy or otherwise-and, tor all
purposes, the best / have tried, as
they keep better, are more easily
propagated, will do best of any on
thin soils, but are sometimes sur>
passed on rich soil in production by
a reddish potato called the Haytl,
which is equally as good for stock,
but not early or so good for the table.
Also the California yam, which is
not so prolific as the two former,
but generally considered superior for
the table. The last variety, the
Providence potato-introduced by
our Commissioner of Agriculture,
Col. j. Il. Henderson - is of the
same family as the st. Domingo and
Hayti, and is claimed to be earlier
than either, but not so easily propa-
gated, as the slips are not SO hardy.
The leaf is smaller, tubers round,
Of yellow;sh cast, and good po-
tato on account of its being so early
and being a better table variety than
either of the other two. But 1T re-
quires a richer soil than the St. Do>
mingo, and will bear to be- planted in
closer rows, as it has but little vine,
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6. Sec. vi. That in case of disa>
greement between the taker.up or
party claimed to be damaged, and
the owner of such animal or animals,
as to the amount of damages sus.
tanned on account of the alleged
trespass of such animal or animals or
for expenses for care, feed and atten.
ton, as required by this act, the
aggrieved party may make complaint
to the Justice of the Peace of the
district, and if no justice in such dis.
trict, then to the most convenient
Justic in any other district setting
forth the amount claimed, whereupon
such Justice shall issue summons, as
in other suits, returnable within five
days from the date thereof, requiring
the owner or claimant OF such stock
to appear at time and place therein
named, and which shall be served as
other summons at least three days
before the time. OF hearing, when
such Justice shall proceed to hear
evidence ana give Judgment against
such owner or claimant Tor such dam.
ages as shall appear reasonable and
just, including the expenses of care
and feeding such stock and all legal
costs, which shall be enforced by ex>
ecution. levy and sale, as other
judgments OF such Justice, provided,
nevertheless, that a special lien upon
the trespasslng animal. or animals,
for the payment of such judgment,
shall attach from the time OF the com.
hitting OF such trespass, superior 10
all other liens or previous claims ex>
cept public dues, and superior, also
to all exemptions under the homes
stead and exemption laws; and pro-
vided, also, that if said judgment for
n = - ~
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Cotton Seed Hull Ash.

I'm. C. Stubs report in State Mechanical College
Of Alabama.
The following letter in response to
an inquiry relative to the above, will
probably explain all that is desired
under this head:
ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL AND
MECHANICAL COLLEGE,
Auburn, Ala, January Is, 1882. }
Mr.. Geo. G. De!fee, Mobile, A1a.,
DEAR SIR: Your letter relative
TO analysis of cotton seed hull ashes,
and their comparative value with
ashes of hard wood, received. Some.
time since, sample of ashes taken
from the furnace of the oil works in
Montgomery, was analysed with the
following results:
Sand and Soluble Silica 93S pr. ct.
Phosphoric Acid 9.Sl :" at $50 pr.ct
Potash 1886 I" at 15.6S q"
other substances not separated.
In above, the phosphoric acid and
potash, (the only ingredient which
give commercll value to the ash),
were determined twice.
Subsequently sample was sent me
from the oil works at Selma, by their
President, Geo. o. Baker. A partial
analysis Of this gave of
Phosphoric Acie 1915 per cen
Potash AGO "
Sand and Soluble Silica 2O.2S
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within six month"; hereafter, pros
vided said election fhall not be held
oftener than one tine in every two
years.
Approved August 26, 1872.
Election for { e'aceV or NO
Fence" AN act 10 amend section
one thousands tonr hhhdred and fifty.
five OF the Code 81 Ee6Bgia of 1878
which provides for admitting to the
lawful voters OF ant county in this
State, upon petitIQ of fifty free>
holders of such cod BY the question
OF "tence" or mo taI6e,n by authoriz.
ing elections to e.held under said
section at such time As the Ordinary
shall appoint and hystriking out the
proviso to said secLi6n, and for other
purposes.
Section I. Tie Gmeral assembly
of the State OF forgia do enact.
That from and aftef the passage of
this act, section l455 Of the Code of
Georgia be. and The same is hereby,
amended by strlktuB IRON the SIX
teenth line of said sAction the words
son the first MONDAY In July follows
ing" and inserting in lieu thereof
the words, cat suehlime as said Orr
binary shall appoln
Sec. III. Be it grther enacted,
That said section l455 be further
amended by srikiDg out the proviso
contained in the Two last lines there
OF, as follows PROCEEDED, said elections
shall not be held otseper than!one time
in q cry two years, so tnat said
section, when smended will read as
follows: The iorAobing provisions
Of sections 1449, 1851, 1852,
1853 and 1854 shah become operas
tive in any county kthis State upon
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districts, and to provide for the erect.
ton Of fences and district lines.

ton Of fences and district lines.
Section I. BE 1t enacted By the Gen.
erdl assembly Of the State Of Georgia
and at as hereby enacted By tie oaaHor-
aty Of the same. That the provisions
OF sections 1449, 1850, 145I, 1872,
1853, and 1854 Of the Revised Code
OF Georgia shall become operative in
any militia district of this State upon
the following terms and conditions ::
wv henever so many as fifteen free
holders or majority of freeholders in
any militia district of this State shall
petition the Ordinary of any county
in which said district is located, for
the benefit of the provisions of said
foregoing sections, said Ordinary
shall give notice of said petition by
advertising the same in the public
gazette, if there be one published in
said county, and by notices at all
elections precincts and public places
in said district, which said notices
shall be published for twenty DAYS,
and said Ordinary shall at once pro-
coed to have an election held in said
militia district at as early day as
practicable, to be designated by him
after said notices have been given, in
which the question shall be submitted
to the lawful voters in said district
in the following form, to,wit: "For
fence" or 'stock law" said election to
be held at the places and under the
same rules and regulations as are
provided for members of the Gener-
al Assembly, and after fifteen days.
notice at the most public places in
said district. The returns Of said
election shall be made to the Ordi-
nary Of said county, who, after exs
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and all persons disturbing or injur-
ing the same shall punished as now
prescribed by law.
Sec. V. Be 1t further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of any person or
persons driving stock of any kind
through the public roads of and dis.
trict in which the ''stock laws" is of
force, so to herd and drive the same
that they shall not be allowed to en-.
ter upon or work injury to the land
or crops of the citizens thereof, and
for violation of this section shall be
dealt with as other trespassers.
Sec. vi. BE 81. further enacted, That
it shall be the duty Of the Ordinary
(or.such tribunal as atoresaid) in any
county where any district of the same
has adopted the provisions of this
act to have erected substantial and
convenient gates in fences at the eros.
sings OF public highways and neigh.
borhood roads, and whenever any
person residing in said district shall
desire crossing on his own lands he
shall be permitted to erect and keep
up such gates at his own expense, and
any person who shall wilfal!y and I'm.
lawfully leave open any OF the said
gates. or do any wiltul damage to the
same, or to the fences erected for the
purposes aforesaid, shall be fned.in
sum not exceeding twenty dollars,
or imprisonment no longer than
twenty days. That any gate erected
across a public road, under the pro,
visions OF this act shall be so con-
structed that the same can be opened
and shut without dismounting from
any horse or vehicle that may be de-
sired to pass through the same.
Sec. VII. BE it further enacted,
A0k 4, .
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PyI4-NA YOhCI kOA pen y[AY. SSAO"
IA Ia Tsturn of say $50 per acre.
This, it will be noticed, will more
than cover expenses of the planta-
ton up to the end of the fourth or
fifth year. There will then be left
some 2,400 trees to the acre, we'll es-
tabllshed, and capable of yielding
regular crops OF bark, at the rate of
$50 to $50 per acre, up to the time
when the whole plantation is cropped.
The total yield of the plantations
(deducting cost OF barking, curing
and shipping expenses up to the end
of the ninth Year, will probably be
not less than 9I75 per acre, against
a total outlay tor planting operations
for that period, of about $40 to e45
per acre. The estimates i'll all these
cases are based on that price of Gre.
ole labor as is at present existing in
Jamaica, viz: Men Is to Is Sd per
day; women, Cd to Is per day. The
wedding, is entirely by hand, done
mostly by children and women at
rates varying'irom 49d to Cd per day.
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The population of Sanford has
just about doubled itself in the past
year. Seventy'tour new houses have
been built inside the corporation in
that time, and. 100 lots have been
sold, the most of which will be built
upon in the next year. It the pres
ent boom keeps up, as there is every
evidence that it will, the population
inside of the corporate limits one
year hence, can safely be estimated
at 500 or 1000. The growth of
Sanford is OF healthy, substantial
character.-Jomudl.
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1ODuAOo ORC uOV ACCltCNl3 ONOOJ Z
therefore, does not help us as 10 the
phosphoric acid in our ashes. A value
OF cents per pound is assigned to
potash SOLUBLE in water. Prof. John.
son, in his report of Connecticut Ex-
perimental Station, values insoluble
phospLoric from 81 cents per lb. in
fine ground phosphate to 6 cents per
pound in fine bone and fish guano.
Other chemists have given as average
value OF insolnble phospb oric acid As
cents. If we take 5 cents per pound
as the probable value OF our insoluble
phosphorc acid ana 6 cents per
pound tor soluble potash, we have in
a ton
200 pounds Phosphoric acid cents $1,000
200 pounds Soluble Potash, 6cents 1900
Commercial value of ton 5000
No value is here given to insoluble
potash. If we give to phosphoric
acid value of 4 cents per pound, we
will reduce the price per ton to 500.
You will see, therefore, that the
price charged per ton, $40, by the
mills in your city, is not far from the
commercial value adopted by some of
our States. Common hard wood
ashes contain of potash from CLIO
per cent, phosphoric acid $50 to
per cent. The average of household
ashes where hard wood is burnt, is
probably not far from 81 per cent.
potash, and per cent. phosphoric
acid. a bushel will weigh 49 pounds.
The value of potash and phosphoric
acid remaining as above, bushel
would contain:
4.07 pounds Potash at cents PAS
SO pounds Pnosphoric Acid at cents 4.SO
s2.2scts
and would be worth 80 cents per
bushel.
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and would be worth 80 cents per
bushel.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-17

Last evening was the time that the regular
monthly meeting Of the Beard of Education
should have taken place, but the efforts Of
the Clerk and Superintendent failed tO pro.
duce q quorum, and the five members pres.
emit adjourned until Monday evening next,
when an effort will be made to getI quo.
rum.
Lying on the table for the consideration Of
the Board was the following report Of the su.
perintendent, which contains food for re.
lection:
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Mr.. FIorcnco's engagement.

"Thc Mighty Dollar" will be presented Mt
the Opera House this evening, February IL.
with Mr.. W. ]. Florence in his original char.
Acter Us Hons BdrirtR SiOte, and on Saturday
evening, February IS, "'rbe Ticket-oi.Leaye
Man will be produced. Mr.. Florence nd.
pears as Robert Briefly "a Lancashire lad. The
Chicago Times says Of them:
ut has been something like two years since
the Hon. BInirell SiOte and the elegant Mr..
Gen. GildOry have disportcd themselves in
WoolTs Mighty Dollar in this city, and
their return last night was welcomed at Nc
Vicker's by n large number Of their friends
and admirers. The play, OF course, remains
the same, the characters the same, the dia-
logue the same, except for the interjection Of
new witticiSms and fresh humOr The piece
itself has been made familiar to the public
through repeated seeing, and nothing further
Is needed here than general remark. ltmay,
however, he said with truth that the play
wears better than. considering the unGues-
tionablc character Of broad caricature that
pervades It, could have been reasonably pre-
dicted Tor II when It was new. II Is carica.
ture, no doubt, but Il is generally OF genial
and goodnatured sort thatamuSes everybody
without pointcdly offending anybody, It Is
4 kind OF caricaturr, too, that affords n good
deal OF food for thought, and many who zee
It will be quite likel:' 10 recall some OF its
points atterwartl, and :, ute positively at a
time and In way that may make 1t profit.
able recollection.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-17

The publishers of the MECHANICAL NEWS, /"
an illustrated, practical mechanical journal,
for eleven years published at Springfield,
Ohio, have decided to remove their paper to
their Eastern office, No. ITO Liberty street,
New York, on or about the lst OF March. The
MECHANICAL News isone Of the best journ.
ais OF its class published, and 1t is the inten.
ton Of the proprietors to still further improve
it. In order to do this economically, and in
the best possible manner, they find that 1t is
essential to remove the same 10 the metropo.
lis Of the United States, where they can make
the paper first class in every respect The
NEWS Is handsome sixteen-page journal,
printed on fine paper, with engravinSs Of the
latest mechanical devices and subjects that
cannot fail TO interest every reader. They
propose not only to make it popular with the
artisan, but welcome visitor to every me-
chanic'S household. The publishers send n
specimen copy and premium list free on np-
plcation. Their subscription price is very
low, only one dollar per year, and a useful
premium included.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-17
TOR SALE.
A DELIGHTFUL COUNTRY SEAT
AND
ELEGANT HONE,
n BROOM CouNTY, III. u.

. ! offer for sale my place, better known y 2,
Home Place" Of the late Adam Kuhn, ~ IN
property ison the hill bAckOiLndadJO ining thts'.
ing town OF WellSbufg. and consists Of ,iIi{t,,G.
lcrta Of land with It's AppurIendnCc' lhe NJ >
largely occupied by young apple orchards Of ~
n4pberrics, blackbGrriCs, DC, &c
Inc house isa large brick, with slate roo. =.
tnining fourteen rooms and several LAKE Go
besides fruit aud other cellars i substantial! ~
ana one Of the best finished houses IN The Wss!'
and y al In good order and condition, Ei5 y,
rounded by great variety OF hPc CyrEirta ~, y.
other beautiful trees and Shrlbheiy Deyef94...t
springs near the house and large csSSia a. -
Kitchen door.
Upon the premISsIs large Ram. ElO sab, ~! y.
CarriAee House. Granery, Spring ll0G~ ihd u
necessary 0utbuildingA There Is also -, ~ "
aud Iramc Tenant House OF five Rooms WY ~, IN
AID ciStern at the door, The whole uPl. .l.s
with the celebrated steubenyllle vciu CiVoa1 1--1
before long will be valuable. .,.>-
The place lies on the WcllsbuFs and WE
Turnpike, and the depot OF the r., W. ny ~:
Is near the foot OF the hill; the stcamt@Si, - Z.
only several squares further. and the 9, 9. -
road depot, connected By ferry. just GGts,.
river y Il, BY rnil, within % minutes 81 tsSss
Pittsburgh. I'D
: This 8 desirable home, and such prCpciT5 y 2
olten offered for Ale, and no healthier Io'A''-
DO found. ~
Anyone Wishing to purchase will b 'hoI55 q
properly BY the owner, Oh The pFemI.is Il 4 q
Information may be obtained irlm ~ N,'U,s
clay, merchant opposite the Hudson ioa'''
burg. -, 2
The subscriber prefers to sell At pr!y9ic, M Nh 4
hot Sold, however, before TIL kspt, snti6a i
y VIII, on thEt day, TX Ohcrrd nj r,lbHC HiEIjr, q
the front door Of the Court House, III N''p'-''
tS fe@s viii MI DO made satisfactory to dt4
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"BLAoK-DRAUeHT" cures costive.
ness and SicE-Headache.
For sale by Loga. & Co.
Gathered Along tho Levee-stcnmbont
SquIbS.

Gathered Along tho Levee-Stcnmbont
SquIbS.
The Emma Graham passed down yesterday
morning.
The Scotia had not passed up at 6 O'Clock
last evening although due en- route to Pitts
burgh.
The Courier got away for Parkersburg and
the c. W. Bachelor for Pittsburgh yesterday
morning in their usual good style.
The river commenced falling yesterday, the
marks last evening indicating depth OF %
feet In the channel. Business was very dull.
Capt. Coulson adyertises that the Pitts
burgh will leave this port for St. Louis to-
morrow. The Captain can be found at the
ST. James.
The Sidney Is due this evening from Gin.
cinnati, for which port Il will leave to-mOr-
row afternoon. Capt Billy list, the popular,
is commander.
The racket on the river yesterday morning
was fearful. The fog was so heavy that chunks
could be cut out, and the regular packets ar
riving, and departing made horrible din
with their whistles
The Iron Duke arrived from the Mississippi
yesterday with a big tow Of iron ore and pigs
One barge Of the former was left at the River.
side furnace, The Duke was obliged to lay
up a few hours on account Of the heavy fog.
prTTsBURGI, February lG.-River 10 feet S
inches and falling. Weather rainy and mild
CAIRO, February 1G.-River A feet 8 inches
and rising. Weather clearing up; thermom.
eter $50.
EVANSVILLE, February 18.-Rained all day
except for half hour. Weather turning
colder mercury $50. River 80 9.lo feet and
rising. Wind northwest.
LOUISVILLE, February 16.-River falling;
% feet inches in the canal and 20 feet q
inches in the chute. Business bad on &c.
count OF the rain which has been falling for
the past 20 hours.
CINCINNATI, Feb. l6.-River44 feet inches.
Brisk rain during the day; lightrain tonight.
Departed: Hudson, Pittsburgh. The Andes
Is due from Wheeling Passed up: Carrier,
from ST, Louis to Pittsburgh.