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Staple cotton, corn, and sweet potatoes. Sugar-cane grows 

 well, and many families make syrup, and sugar enough for 

 their own consumption. Rice is grown only in small quanti- 

 ties for family use. 



Cattle, Sheep, Hogs. — Every farmer has a stock of cat- 

 tle and hogs, and depends in some measure upon them for a 

 support. There are a few flocks of sheep, which seem to 

 do well. 



Manufactures, Mills. — There are no cotton factories, 

 saw-mills, or distilleries in the county, and but few grist-mills. 

 Corn is generally ground by hand-mills. 



Religious Denominations, Schools. — The religious de- 

 nominations are Baptists and Methodists. There are but 

 few schools. 



Character of the People. — The county is inhabited by 

 poor but honest farmers. For morality and hospitality they 

 stand high. 



Climate. — The climate is as healthy as any in Georgia. A 

 resident of the county writes to us thus : " We have no use 

 for doctors." 



Value of Town Lots, &c. — The Digest of the State for 

 1848, values the town lots at $4,200. Stock in trade, $4,200. 

 Money at interest, $10,130. 



Name. — When our children shall ask who were the heroes 

 that stood foremost in the struggle for their country's liberty, 

 the name of the bold and enterprising Major General Anthony 

 Wayne will be pronounced. One who knew him well, says, 

 " that he had a constitutional attachment to the decision of the 

 sword." He was born in Pennsylvania, on the 1st of January, 

 1745. When a boy, the love of military amusements inter- 

 fered materially with his education, although he was success- 

 ful in his mathematical studies. He left school at the age of 

 eighteen, and became a surveyor. In 1773 he was appointed 

 a representative to the General Assembly, where he took a 

 firm stand against the demands of Great Britain. He had long 

 desired a military command, and the revolutionary war fur- 

 nished him with an opportunity of gratifying his wish. He 

 raised a regiment of volunteers, of which he was elected Colo- 

 nel, and afterwards received the appointment of Colonel from 

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