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1t Is surprising how many people
there are, who neglect punctuality.-
Thousands have failed in life from
this cause alone,' It Is not onl y q
serious vice 10 itself, but it is the fruit
full parent of numerous other vices go
that he who becomes the victim of it,
gets involved in tolls ard troubles,
from which it is almost impossible to
escape It makes the merchant waste
fnl Of time it ruins the business repu4
tatiou Of the Lawyer, aud seliousI y in
jures the prospects Of the mechanic !;
who might otherwise rise TO fortune.
In word. there is no profession, or
station in life, which is not liable to
the canker Of this Obstructive habit In
all of The affairs of life, from the small
est to the greatest. Pmctuofity is a
matter Of the highest importance
Manv are the instances in which the
neglect to renew an insurance pune
tualitY, has led TO serious loss or hope
less insolvency. With sound policy
do the Banks insist, under the penalty
of a protest, on The punctual payment
Of obligations; for were they to do
otherwise, commercial transactions
would inevitably fall into the utmost
confusion. Perhaps there are no class
Of men less punctual than mechanics
Do you want carpenter! lie rarely
comes, or performs bis work in the
time agreed upon SO with Bricklayers,
Painters, and nearly all others. Tailors
and Shoemakers, rarely deliver their
articles in the time promised the con-
sequence is, that thousands remain
poor all their lives; who. if they would
be faithful and punctual in complying
with their promises, would secure a
larger run Of custom, and make their
fortunes. What would become Of the
Comet if it was not punctual in going
to press, or if the paper maker or sell
ler, were not punctual in delivering
the paper, or if our compositors were
not puuctual in coming to work ? 1t
would 60 to the dogs, as it should do
were it to fail punctually TO appear
Be punctual if you wish to succeed, it
is one of the two great secrets to sue
cess.
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TNpusTRIous HABITS OF OUR GREAT.
EST AUTHoRs.-It would 60 very far
to destroy the absurd and pernicious
associations of genius and idleness, by
historical demonstration that the
greatest poets, orators, statesmen and
historians--men Of the most brilliant
and imposing talents, have actually la.
bored as hard as the makers of doc.
trines and the arrangers of indexes
and that the most obvious reason why
they have been superior to other
men is that they have taken more
pains than other men. Gibbon was
in his study every morning, winter and
summer. at six o'clock F, Burke was
the most industrious and indefatigable
of human beings; Leibni,z was never
out Of his library; PASCAL killed him.
sely by study Cicero narrowly escap.
ed death by the same cause; Milton
was at his books with as much regu.
larity as a merchant or an attorney
he had mastered all the knowledge oi
his time; SO had Homer. Ratiaelle
lived but thirty-nine years, and in thai
short space Of time he carried his art
SC. far beyond what it had before reach
ed, that he appears to stand alone as q
model to his successors. There are
instances to the contrary, but gener,
ally speaking, the lives Of all great
men have been lives Of intense and in.
cessant labor.
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GONE TO HEAvEN.-Ann O'Neil,
an intelligent littls girl 13 years old
residing in Houston street, died yes
terday fro burns received on the
night Of the 18th inst. She was kneel-
ing by her bed, engaged in prayer,
when, by accident her clothes caught
fire from the candle placed on a chair
and in a few moments she was envel.
oped in fames.-N. Y. mirror.
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Tgt 9atlgg Gonlet.
BATON ROUaE,::....,OCT. Q, 1886.

A aREAr CRT AND No Wool.-.
The Know Nothing Platforms Of the
several States and the Union, which
have been constructed from time to
time, to stand side and side by simi-
lar trestle work Of the opposing party
have--duripg the past few months,
been taken to pieces, anallsed and
synthesisea, by anylitc minds squlnt-
ing through opera glasses Of self inter-
est at the unpleasant thought Of loss
ing possession Of the spoils., There
should never have been anthing more
Of a platform for the American party
to stand on, that this an entire re-
peal or modification of the naturaliza-
tion laws" But what is done cannot
be undone. Much has been said
even within our own mile square jur-
isdiction, Of the proscriptive features,
Of the American party. Below we
place side by side an extract from our
neighbor's paper in Church street
portion of the oath Of allegience, re-
quired Of every stranger from another
cline, before he puts on the robe Of
sovereignty in the Great Republic Of
North America. We ask those of un-
clouded eye slight, to :" look upon the
two pictures, and define the ditfor.
ence !"
Look AT This, and Look at This.
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CHEAP FALL COOS.

-4A---a- e-4-13
JUST OPENING at the t0LD oHFAP sT4n
y down town, full assortment fall goa
whieh will be sold as usual at the lowest figurs
The new stock ID now complete, aud composed 3
the following desirable goods.
DO vi n sTTCs.
V, Nf444, 6-4, 12.4, brown d nd Tea ohed Cotton
Lewelis ; ost abutFs; Denims Check shirtng
stripes, Drills; giekings; sfe.
N0LL LENS.
kFhsEys; Linaaeys Georgia plains Kentucky
Jeans; otto Lindeeys; aattinets; Bnekskins;
Doesins; Gasineres; CLOTH sc.
EhEs EsS s GODDs.
chleoEs at exc, Sc, 1oc,, and 12k handsome
French ditto; Mnsline de Laine: Berege de
Laiue, Worsted Scotch Plaid, English sIerinps II
French Mefnn; GineEams popenes Black
stiksi fancy Plaid and Striped Silks Florence
RLACK GOODS.
!. MovRsiNe CALlpoEs Black Musine de l.ane
Blaeit herino; Hlaek Alpe eca Black sarepe
Black Lastrine; Black Rtmhazine; &c.
FUH HNITU re GOODS.
cnffaln Calicoes; Plain buff blue and Red
french bamhrie Hanging: Satin stripes nj nd Dam
ask Buiis Fancy god window Darnaak ditto
Noolen Damasks Embroidered Muslin Curtains
Broche aittn, &c.
NDRIEs.6
Hpslefy of all kinds; Gloves, irish Linen
oiaFers; fiufhabqck and Fteheh Towels Heavy
Damask Table Cloth; Crash Corded skirts
embrnidered ditto; Grass Cloth; Perfumary
Needles; Tapes, Cords, Bruds Velvet Trim;nipes
oambfie and Silk Pocket Handkerebie fs &c
CLOTHING.
Heavy Blanket and Pilot over coats. ROOD
! warm business palatots; frock and dress coats
.ottonade pants; sattnat and cashmere pants
Kentucky Jeans pants, Canton flannel and leans
drawers linnen shirts ditto, cotton back do
fancy bosom; under-shrts hickery and check
shirts, fancy and black silk and cashmere waist
/ coats
SHOE
! Ladies kid shoes; ditto, Morocco; Cont akin
ditto, Prunella CATERS; ditto, Fine Kid high
heei shoes Genilemen's Zip p. gged and sewed
hrosans; ditto, Patent Leather shoes; ditto,
heaVy Horse Leather, water proof, hunting shoes:
HeaVy tussets and Black negro Bregans Double
sole peegged boots ditto, thick soied mud boots
French Cali skin boots Super. Phiiadelphia wa.
ter proof boots Misses and Boys shoes Infants
shoes and boots
HATS.
Gents Black Silk Hats; Back and Gray Sport.
! ing Hats; Youths Hats; Infants Fancy Dress
llats; Cloth, Plush and Glazed Caps; Infants'
felVet Gaps; Water proof Glazed Iaboring IIats
Together with yatiety Of other articles too
| long to be enumerated and which we invite our
friends and patrons to come and examine before
all the BARGAINS are gone.
Formerly Paul Choppin's Cheap Store.
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Per Ship George West.

00n0 LES. pure and extra White Lead;
ZUUU 1000 do. Snow White French Zinc;
81 Boxes assorted sizes Windew Glass;
100 cans Chrome Green and Yellow Paint;
Zinc Dryer, Lithafge, Spanish brown;
yellow Ochre, Whiting, Red Lead;
German Blrek Japan Damen aud
Light Furniture Farpjsh, ulazier's Points,
Chalmers phi'adephia Glue, Iitebes' Sash Tools.
Brick Liners and Putty, for sale low ut the
Hardware store of M0STAN II HUGUET
septic Church street, opposite Harney House.
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CHINESE PRovERBs.--In company
set guard upon your tongue-in sol
itude, upon your heart.
A great taiker never wants enemies
the man Of sense speaks little and
hears much.
Though the ways of virtue are
rough and craggy, yet they reach 10
heaven.
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FOR SALE CHEAP.
Igra.g store For saIe.

THE UNDERSIGNED, being obliged 70 leave for
L Europe on account OF family interests, offers
for sale, bis Apothecary shop, well known as oc-
cupFipg one OF the best ioea tiens In Baton Rouge
It contains n eomplete assortment ef Medicines,
Perfamery, Paints DC, oil fresh and in FIRST rate
conditinn.
The terms Of sale, will be advantageous. 80 that
hepurchaser cannot fail Of success besides the Gus.
tom is of the best. IN order still more to enhance
the facilities Of the purchaser Of the Drug Store,
the Undersigned is willing to lease for term Of
years, either part or the whoe Of his house, or
else to sell the house, Mt the option Of the pnr.
chaser. 4h Iang-50.6n. B. JUUHDAM.
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GLOVES AND HOSIERY.

DY TIE Empire City from New York have
~ just received my assortment ofGents Gloves
and Hosiery, also large assortment Of Iandk'fs,
Iravnts, Nsc-ties, Stocks, scarfs, Linen Bostfn
Shirts and Uneet Shifts Of al kinds. Particular
attention is asked to my assortment Of Gloves and
Gauntiets, ia these goods defy competition.
Sept-5--y. W.D. PHILLIPS.
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II was Mr.. Blackstone we belle

II was Mr.. Blackstone we believe,
who denominated law, the perfection
of human reason. If it really be SO,
the evasion Of the law, is a more alb
struce science, requiring great deal
more of the perfection of human rea-
son. than the law itself. As Dederich
| KDickerbocker remarks in his admlfa-
BILE history of New Amsterdam the
people would never have had any need
for laws, if they had not set their heads
together, making them, that the laws
would never have been broken, had
they not been made for that purpose !,
but the Burgers would have met to
this day and smoked pipes on the af-
fairs Of the country, without burthen-
ing the world with volumes of their
ordinances and acts. In the matter Of
bolts and bars locks and other house
fastenings We are told by history,
that they were invented to keep out
thieves here we find the dawn of that
unpopular idea, which has ever since
prevailed, that a man may appropri-
ate to his own use, what does not be-
long TO him; hence the origin of the
crime Of stealing To show what rapid
strides the perfection of human rea-
SON. has made let us examine fur.
ther. Locks were invented about the
time that laws were invented. Locks
were designed to protect one portion
of Gods people from another portion,
and here is where the words honesty
and dishonesty were coined. What
has progress done for us, in this re-
spect? Why, complicated locks can
only be opened by thieves, and bur
glars, and whilst honest men, who care
nothing for the perfection Of human
reason" are kept on the outside of the
house by their own invention, thieves
take lochnipper which is more ex-
pedicious instrument than key walk
in, and rob the house. So honest men
are now completely in the hands Of
dishonest men. So it is, with the per.
fection Of death weapons They were
invented to protect the good against
the bad; the law abiding, against the
law violating. What now is the fact ?
Why the bad have taken the very
weapons used on them, and turned up.
on the good in war of determination
The Chinese Peace Society, with
the important truths contained in the
sacred scroll Of Confucius, has done
much towards bringing man back to
the path from which be has deviated
in these things; by virtue of the "per-
fection of human reason"
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70 On the day of the Franklin
statue Inauguration not less than l0O,-
900 people went into Boston on rails
The Eastern road carried ten thousand
and the Newburyport road had every
train crowded.
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FRESH DRuGs.-B. Jourdan has
Just put in store, fresh stock ofDrugs
and Medicines-see notice.
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THE GRossE TETE AND OPELousAs
RArLKoAD.-The Work on this road,
as far as the Bayou Crosse Tete, will
soon be completed. Whilst in West
Baton Rouge the other day, the hands
belonging to the company, we're un-
loading several boats Of ceder lumber
for the cross.ties for which the road is
now ready. A large shipment Of iron
Is daily looked for, and the road will
be ready to bring to the river the next
Drop Of sugar. Is it not plainly fore
Swallowed 10 coming events, that when
the lower section of the Great North
ern Road shall give way that branch
will be built over the forty or fifty
miles intervening between this place,
and that The travel will be acro,s
the river at this place; thence to Ope-
lousas, and from that to New Orleans.
Every thing favors it. The lower por-
ton Of the Great Northern rail road,
1t through swamp, and quagmire
Of the lakes, which will require the
profits Of the whole road to keep in re-
pair whilst lateral road, from Amitc
city, or Osyka--running through the
rich parishes of West Feliciana
aud East Baton Rouge, will lead direct.
" to New Orleans, by the Crosse Tete
and Opelousas road the heavy freight
taking the river here, and the passen-
gers and light freight taking the rail
road opposite to us, all arriving at the
great commercial Emporium at the
same time. Then-and we look for
ward to see the day-the Great Com
mercial Emporium Of the Sugar Bow
State will be connected as it should
with her Capital.
s~----------
FRAnTY.-All men have their frai
lities. "As | grow Older" said Goethe
:" / become more lenient to the signs
of frail humanity. The man who
loudly denounces, | always suspect
Ho knows too much Of crime to de-
nounce q fellow-creature unheard; .
knowledge that can only be obtained
by criminality itself The hypocrite
always strives to divert attention from
bis own wickedness by denouncing. IN
sparingly that Of others. He thinks
be shall seem good in exact ratio Al
he makes others seem bad"
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.yusf Received.

n1RECT FROM sT. LOUIS
IL 20 Bells, EXTRA Family st. Louis FLOUR !,
10 do NEsHANOC POTATOES;
40 boxes CREAM CHEESE;
3 rKs. AMEs' HaMES;
CANDLES and SOAP;
sept17-tf M. @. BRYAN,
South East Cor. Court House Square,
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If The srla is going down look up
to the Stars if the earth Is dark, keep
your eye on Heaven. With Gods
presence and God 8 promises, man
or child may be cheerful
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FnK SALE

A NEGRO WOMAN, about 10 years ofage--
n good House ssrvant, Washer and Ironer.
For particulars enquire at the Comet Once.
| sept q 5G.
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A CoLoREp PHTtT1oN.-Yesterday
afternoon, in the Board Of Alderman,
a petition was received from John T.
Cock, George NJ, salter, Lewis Hay
den, Coffin Pitts, Seth Bobbs, Sam.
Shepley, and ether coIored citizeus,
praying that the word colored,'
which now stands against their names
on the voting lists and tax bills, may
be removed, aud that they may stand
as fair on the record as any Of their
white fellow -citlzcns. The petition
was opposed by Alderman plumner,
who held that the designation was nee
essary, on account Of their being man,
white and oolored men OF the same
name, and without some such mark
no one could tell which was which,
For this reason, md on motion Of the
Alderman from Ward 7, the petition
was tabled. Boston Transcript.
The famous 'Iron Mountain" in
Missouri. is situated in st. Francis
County. From surface indications, and
from all explorations made, the whole
Iron Mountain seems to he made of
iron ore. Almost the entire surface Of
the mountain is covered with iron ore,
the particles increasing in size as you
ascend towards the top, and upon its
summit are found disconnected masses
many tons in weight and often six or
eight feet 10 diameter. To what depth
the iron ore extends below the base Of
the mountain has never yet been as
certained
A ScouReE.-Grasboppers in i'm
mence swarms are making fearful
havoc among the grain on he upper
Mississippi, says The Louitville Journal
Of the 22l. At Little Falls, Minnesota
they destroyed all the crops. At Elk
river they appeared in a swarm that
seemed like cloud, and lighting upon
a twenty acre corn field, destroyed the
whole crop in short time. At Grow
Wing they aIighted upon farm and
destroyed 5000 bushels Of oats.
10 Madame Parodi and Paul
Julien were most enthusiastically vel.
comed in Baltimore on Monday even
ing, on their appearance, by All i'm
mence audience, comprising all the
fashion Of the city.
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Is Dollars Reward.

DAN AWAY from the Plantation Of PaATr, Ko
IL 4 PRENnEaoAsr, in July last, the boy EQ
Henry, dark grif-aged aboul 45 years, Sa>
about 5 feet 8 inches high, Also. Lac boy-~'-A-N-
John, formerly owned BY John n sehenck, he 10
2s years old, about six feet ana very black
John ran way on Monday the Z2nd inst.
The above rswsrd will be paid for both or TWEEN
ty-dve Dollars for each. [sept-27-h
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spffial notiffs.

MRS. REA SEMINARY.
WILL COMMENCE It's next session, Monday
October 9th. Pupils are particularly requested to
be present the arst day Of School
MRS. M. W. READ Principal.
sept-f3.1m-w Baton Rouge, La,
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NOTICE,

A Ii PERSONS indebted to he undersigned for
II aceohnt Of the past nd previous years, are
requested to come forward and settle.
sept2-t. u. J0URDAN.
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and Look at This.

" And / do ABSOLUTELY
REHouNGR AID ARJURs ALL
ALLEGIANCE AND FL
DEL1TY to ANr foreign
Prince, Potentate, State
or Sovereignty whatever.
IA portion ~ the oafh
administered to natural
tssd csfisef,s.l
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Look al ri,is,
70 RoxAs CArsoLrcE


Nv. mo person should
be selected for p oiiticsl
station (whelher Of ma
tive or foreign birth
who recognises AEv Al
t.EaIANGE OR OBLIGATION
OF ANY DESCRIPTION N
10 foreign Prince, pe-
tentate or Power, # X.
N. Platform. l. Atsvo-
tsfIfe,
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The New York Herald learns from
Panama that courtrmartial is shortly
to convene on board the steamship
Independence which was at that port
on the I'd nlt, for the trial of three of
her lieutenants and perhaps six or
seven of her ward room officers fol
breaches of discipline not stated
There had been no less than 161 de-
sertions from the vessel which to-
gether with deaths, discharges and
transfers amount to 220. The ship
is now ninety men short of her reg
ular complement,
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Shovels and Tanrs.

Shovels and Tongs.
FIRE-DOGS-Bras Bronzed and Iron !;
J. shovels and Tongs-Brass and Iron
headed; Shovels and tongs-polished steel ;
Pokers, Coal Hods and Parlor Bellows, at
sept30. LARGUIER & LAEOUE.
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Butter.
EREsH country made Butter received
l. every week. N. G. BRYAN.
inly-29. S. f. Cor Court House Square
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NATURAL PHENoMEsA EXPLAINED
BY ELECTRICAL ExpER1MENTs.- The
philosophy of wafer spouts aud whirl-
winds is found to be susceptible of ex-
planation by certain electrical expert
mens. Thus from con luetor of an
electrical machine suspend by wire
or chain. a small metallic ball--one of
wood, covered with tin foil--and uu-
der the ball place rather wide me-
tallic basin, containing some of the
oil of turpentine, at the distapce Of
about three-quarters ofan inch. If
the handle of the machine be then
turned slowly, the liquied in the basin
to move in different directions, and
form whrlpools. As the electricity on
the conductor accumulates, the trou-
Eed liquid will elevate itself in the
centre, and at last become attached
to the ball. BY turning the handle
again very slowly, the few drops ad
hearing to the ball will be observed to
assume conical shape, with apex
downward, while the liquid under it
assumes also conical shape, with the
spex upward until both meet. As the
liquid does not accumulate on the ball
there must necessarily be as great a
current downward as upward, giving
the column of liquid rapid circular
motion, which continues until the cleo
tricity from the conductor is nearly all
discharged by spark, descending into
the liquid.
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ohtlooEs at enc, Sc, loe., and 12k handsome
French ditto; Mnsline de Laine; Berege de
Iaine, Worsted Scotch Plaid, English Merino
French Mefino; Ginehams popeines Black
silks; fancy Plaid and Striped Silks; Florence
En -,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-03-01

AsoTHER FLORIDA WAR.-Two hundred and fifty
United States soldiers sailed yesterday in the bark
Fam Sick, 70 fgh. the indiana IN FLORIDA.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-12-05
sf l..~...FRI DECEMBER 5. 1885
GTOrg55e5.

rgg.gszsz5 FESKE & CO.'S UNITED STATES
sssssssssAss.ssAs AND CANADA EXPRESS. - Messen-
gers leave Worcester three times daily via Worcester
and Nashua Railroad for Boston, Nashua, Lowell, Law
rance &c furnishing the most direct and eXdeous line
Tor all parts of New Hampshire and Maine. Also, via.
Fhchburg. Bellows Falls, Buiingon Sc TO Ogdeusburg,
and Montr al connecting With the British and American
Express Co. FOR all parts Of Upper and Lower Canada.
All business Tor California AMI other Pacific ports,
trusted to Us, wiz he transferred Webs. Fargo Co.,
at Boston, FISKE = co Proprietors,
80 and 40 Court Square. Boston.
J. u. osgnod. Agent General Express Office, No. s
Lincoln House Block Worcester du MI
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-12-05
Interest viii be charged at only ss.roo per cent.

ulaliy thereafter LLe payment VIII become at
the end of tbs sixth year from the date of the contract
and the lands not subject to taxation TIL finally paid
for
Interestwil be charged at only three per cent.
per annum.
AS security to the performance of the Contract the
first years interest must be paid in advance and it
must be understood that least tenth of tue laud
purchased shall yearly be brought under cultivation.
Twenty per from the credit price will be deducted
for cash The ComPanys construction bonds viii be re-
ceYed as cash.
Ready framed Farm Buildings, which can be set up in
a few day can be obtained from responsible persons.
They will be y feet by 20 feet divided into one living
ana three bedrooms, and will cost complete up on
ground chosen anywhere along the Road $3.50 in cash.
exclusive of transportation. Larger buildings may be
contracted for at proportonate rates The Company will
forward all the materials for sucn buildings over their
road promptly
It beeved that the price, long credit and low rate
of interest," charged for these lands viii enable man
with few hundred dollars in cash and ordinary indus
try, to make himself independent before all the purchase
money becomes due In the meantime, the rapid settle
ment of tile country will probably have increased their
value four Ave fold. When required an experiedced
person will accompany applicants give information and
aid in selecting lands.
Circulars containing numerous instances of successful
farming; signed by respectable and wel-known farmers
living in the neghborhood Of the Railroad lands through
out the Satealso the cost fencing price CATTLE
pense of harvesting threshng, etc. by conract-or any
other Internationally be cheerfallY given applca-
ton, either personally or by letter, in English French
German, addressed to JOHN WILSON
Land Commissioner of the Illinois Central r. r. Co..
Office in Illinois Central Railroad Depot Chicago Ill,
OH d3m