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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-04

The crisis Of ths revolution is uBsE rs. The
time fer Southern pluck TO prove itsslf is al
hand. Tsas period whsB the Wisd8n and nerve
of the COui3ieraie Government should be excr-
cised 10 i.s fullest has arrived. Let the people
of the land reinforce its armies snd let the com
manders rhsr50f mass them for the overthrow Of
fha Federal army Of the West. Where, in Gods
ZGsao, better teld, and when better opportn-
nifty than is now presented along ths Tennessee
rivor1 The main strength of the HaHkss force
in the West s wi.hdTawB from the Cumberland
end Ohio Vslsys-tae very flower Of the Abo-
liti9n amy hundreds Of niles advanced from IS
former bass of supplies. They can never get
back beyond the mountains if We use our ad-
Vautages Quickly and well. What is the region
Of the Lover Mississippi to the Confedsrate
Stslcs, pared with the ausi5ilatien si Ress-
cTsrs' army Ihst who!e Sschou should be
sba1doHe6 f0f the present Afsirs Of tyeightisT
moment demand cur Immediate attention here.
Combine the armies OF BuCknsr, and Johnst0Ls
aud Bragg, and the plans Of R5secrsus, Barn
side, and .he Abolition War Department will re-
suit in rUiuous defect aua inevitable disaster A
brilliant VIC 0ry on TIE part ct the South, alter
50 many r5vCTses, would wind up the sumner
cRmpslCu IN SOB, and the idea Of aubiugstion
on tus part Of tho North would bs abandoned
So hopeless. Eus reaction IN the North would
be as disastrous 70 ihsir plans for cur dostruc-
ton as II would be encouraging and stimulating
% the cause and people.
Tais army Of tbs West is the msin dependence
of de enemy. Lei. 10 be oupBod, scattered aud
driven back q confusion over the mountains
and we are secBre. Is viii not Be accomplished
by sending solitary regiment from tnis point
aud bsii d brigade from shsI Give Us the nu-
msHcsi advantage. Let as have 10 more 20
treats before superior l0Jcasn in this neglected
section.
Ai!ttle more Oiiicisi energy, and ltte mora
IF lhs 0ldcaivslr0us spirit u the S1u,1 infused
lEt0 the heart Of tns people, AID or success is
carsEia-Jur independence established Rebel
lst instant.
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NEw YORK, August 20-Ths Herald bss iba
following account, furnished BY Capt. Lucs. Of
ne bark Sunset, which was csplurad ana
bonded By the rebel pirate Florida. Some sim
gular statements are made rs win Be rareH
befed that The Sunset was espsuEci ou ths 7.h
Of July. Capt Luce Was FIVE hours on hoard
tha Florids1 SD was compelled By Capt 1lzfi.t
% sign the bond for his vessel while undar milf
tsry guagd, and was refused duplicate Of it
In the couIss Of conversation with Mafiit, be
indicstsd very plainly hat be vas fllly ini
f7rEned in regard % Lees invasion Of Maryland
and Pennsylvania, aud the same was 20 baai5sd
By D eapperhead demonstration. ia New York
and ether Northern cities, which he bsiisTei
would compel ths United States Govsnmsnt to
make peace with the Tsbe.s and seku3Wle3ga
their Independence.
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Ths Fiorfaa Aanfu-sbip BruBeis II. Crr.
tinE CaPtnrtd nad EEonleI

The ship Frsneis B. Cutting Capt. Jauas g.
hal0uey srrivsd at hsW T5fk last H0udaT
uorzing from Liverpool, end reports
Ssi1sd froa Liverpool July 20 N0.hfaz cs
note occurred uutil AsEust 6, Wheu IN lstitu3a
4lo l0, long. 44o 90, asTange and suspiciouz
locking sail appeared 70 Windwzr3, it llsu blow
ing strong frCm the North Northwest, With 8
Toagh sea Chs sail soon bore down FOR us. aus
Cred q sa0t ae-oss our bow and hoistsd thsr
american oEsign-ai tie mizzsn DeaE At this
time see vas very uazf us, and We saW thas sha
7gss en- armed steamer, bark riggsd. We thal
showed our coiCrs, aa3 prepared t1 hssvs io
While dong 20, she fred q second shot TbieEs
passed between our isTs sHd msin msst5.,-
then bows to. J also hove ~. assszilesRi i.
ons-qasrter Of Z nile 70 Winiws73, and sent a.
armed beats crew slOugsids, c0niaininr two
lisutenaRts and eight men.
As s00n a5 the hsUteuant in command cane
On board be asked for the captain. Then poins-
ing = the vessel % WindWhT3, said sThat
sbi9 % Winaward Of yen, Sir, is t18 Coni8defafs
Eloop-ot var Florida iopT ship i8 a pr1a
wiA pat Ons Of my msa ss your Whsol r you
please, siI," snd ordered one Of his armed mas
20 hAnl down my flag. All this tims tie vessel
to windWard was flying the Amsrcsn
dag de then asked % sss my pspers.
which l showed him; he examined 81 nv
6ills Of adiDg and sso broke spen tie bsczaes
OF c5rEhed British invoices asking particularly
tor boiler iron, ana how many passengers 7 had
en- board; I told BIN 80; he ssasd for ny sig
nal book aud Gods Of signals, which gave him
be thsn had long cezTeFss len with bis snip b.
teegraphi he asksd me If I would Eke 90 haze
ny ship buTusti Z replied ne; be ihsn saiI
would Rave 70 90 on board the Fi0rida With hius
declned doing So I would not leEvo my ship.
as my passengers were British sutisets, and
w7ui not trust thsig lives IN aneibsT persons
hands He tslsgrsphsi 10 bis ship again, snd
said be would probably bs7s 90 ran nay ship for
Fayai. Dut tde passeag5Ss ont, and burn tia
ship. Otherwise, IF Captfn Mans spgroTs5 sE
it he wOg'd bond The ship FOR 500 COO to.d
bim he ship vas wsrth no such money, sui ihat
/ would not sign a bond 60 thas effect
Alter a consultation If tF0 OF ih-se hours ho
agreed to take $4,000. foT which signed
bond under the cond tion Of Capt. Nafts zp-
proysl, and sent By chief mate On boafi with
them 70 witness my signature. He then tele-
gTaphsd to ns tAatth bond Wax accepted. ard
returned the mate. After OBTAINING rs frs
hours We PROCEEDED on cur course. Els fe6a
FiOrids) Immediately gave chase 70 a large ship
to windWaF5, which I took 10 be an American
andsBtoSd from tie Esliauslt of the Fiorida.
who came or beard, thst The F.0uda Lad bur1ei
two American ships, and bonded two Others, bat
Would not give their names.
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wEEV FIRM.

TTTF have purchased the entire interest Of M. W.
w HuTCHE5OE 10 the hrm Of R. H. Parks g. Co.,
Eud have associated G W KNIGHT, our former &C
r,rrrrart th Us iu tia Of d. W. Hu heECu who
Las retired from said drm-
T-bs Auction ana Commission business vii, IS here
frf5re be conducted under the and style Of r.
n PARKS g. CO., a. cur two vel known houses on
Whitehall street
T7hs.tflI for past fETorE, hope by c'ose Hpphcs
siB Il usuess and constant attention the interests
m our pztroaz TO merit not only continuance but 40
increased share 81 the liberal patronage heretofore be-
-sr-sd n. N. PAREs,
II. BRAE MULLER
--rnr- " KNIGHT
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ROWLAND SPRINGS
FOR SALE,

VF54E prsgeut owner havng 5uslnesr denand.ng bis
vrhdie and personal atten lon, hsa ogneaasa 20 sell
-. sfrsfLs properly % will be fouud JUS tte place
fsr -efgass d can accommodate siE tauiiies n aep-
- bniidpQr The place is 10 wen known that de-
Fer borsl il Il unequaiod ss there i large tract
Of land belonging 70 ihe place pa2le Of raisiLg az
fhsf may De wanted. 1ew negro iarieu Tor Rity ne
eroea Also large new bara
Psrfons wishing 20 purchase can come hud ioqE 81
lie Troasrtv or sddress The uuders Fled % Et0wah
g4s. WM 4. oUIEBH or
rBas1rn a. W. MCCONNELL
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THe ICE FAsIDgE-ICE SIS A TJe-a N,
ice 70 spare" Tnis Is the usual axci.nsafier',s =
az tbs Offices nowadays. o. INQUIRY - ~
told there IS every probability Of 40 iea fsni.s
IN the city, caused BY ths exg,sm3 u1iiarsgz ~
the last winter, which prevented ths - ne1
gaiherins more than torty per cent. Of ibs cr5o
Of lsst year fhs demand euTiug ths p.s
hsaied Tern has been SO gTess tdat Go sh8
lne9I o. ICE % 2 large extent BIS been cusda
50 that 2 sufficient supply nav b. rss.ins7 ~
city use. Thsrs Is st present. bat q ~ lev.H
supply and # tls present stats Of tis ves -
eontnues, it may not last 50 iong.-lNs5 Pork
Rsl5s, 15iR sl3.
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GBe Menpgis 8ppeaL
PUBLIsHED
Terms of Advertfsfng.

An a9ver lssmentE viii be charged two dollars per
squars fer TIE Est lnssroH End doIiar and hfty
eluts for esoh subsequent Insertion
Losal notices VII be charged The rats Of shy eta
per line
Obituary notices charged 81 ths rate Of twenty-five
81 per Hns and al ether scies not o. general public
Iutsrsst O. othsr advertisements.
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THE COsF OF THE DRAFT 1t is s,ifreas,7
hat thiry thousand men ars at present ~
ployed b. she Administration unae- tbs eo,.
scnPiion law, the salary Of each avsrarirr nor,
ihan eight times the pay Of a private soldier Ia
sddition ffty thousand invalid soldiers ars m
gagged ia the service as @guar7s" e the Br5v-gs
maTsisls, most Of whom are fis fog duty in ~
field thus ihsezpsnsoof enforcing the oonaeri1-
non set e shout equivalent 80 ths pag q an a.ir
o. Llf5e 1Gaarsd thousand men. If the adusv
shus blindly disbarssd had been ef.-sf e. ~
form Ct oountas % volunteers an Tia trrana
that VIII be raised BY tie jrall would have bssn
forthcoming without It. But IS f. IS. the s,r-
seription hsz added 10 ths msssuro of uouuisr
disgust Of the war aa3 developed s.rsns fssi@-
ing in favor Of Psacs throughout tho earufv
n Z. Ns,os, Aug 18Th
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RORT. ). LOWRY & %
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,

.JohusOn's A5locAs
-1ROKPT personal bttouiiou glveR ER orders sad
conEiEnmeuss,
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erssf fsl..s nsss rIss.sE I.ss.ss.Es: ... s.ssss an

MADIsOS, ISDIASA, August 20.-The South
ern Bank Of Kentucky, a. Carrolfoa, W.
robbed this morning at hsifpast one oicleei<-51-
a5sgt sixteen men In uniforms, Who rsDrsssnird
themselves as belonging 70 Scotfs rebsi csvalrv
They Were discovered By Mr Crawford. ue
cashier, who lives in the rear Of tie bsnk Tasg
shot at aim, driyiag him back into ihs house
AftsE removing the money from the vanlt.
they set Ere % the papers therein. and mouatel
her horsaa aud started o. in tho dirscteu of
Owen county
The amoant Of money stolen wa oa5 bnu-
drs1 thousand dollars ia geld and silver ana
thirty thousand dollars 10 psDsr. Every efor-
Is being made to lead to tie capture Of ths
rsbsss
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y IN PonPsii death vas Gltinglv svmbsi.
lied by-senlptuTing on the mouuaisnls ~ ~,
departed representation Of a shfu s-5s--s-
poTi. Tha troubled sea Of hfs was Bssse8
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NEW TOBACCO WAREHOUSE
HANCOCK & HUFF,
Wholesale Dealers in Manufactured
and Smoking Tobacco.

HIu tWUHIls IUUdCCJl
v.'r aundng corner MARIETTA and Peschtroe EtrestE
Atlantis, Georgia
TTHvr7yG removed 70 she above Iocsten invite
ii o7r frfspJs and deEleu generally call and see
a Being engaged exclusive 3 in the Tobacco bus-
er aud FsI ing only our own account, We are nov
prepared 70 offer over
2OOO RBkEs. Tobacco,
ComurisInF al grades iron the lowest 70 the finest
shade, a. very low prices
Orr senior partner being largely engaged 10 the Hsn
gzfaCtars of TobaeCo st Lyuchburgi virginia vii Keep
Is Euuplied with his fsvorts b. ands-
=v62Tn. HANCOCK & ETUFF.
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CONFEDERATE MONEY
WANTED.

Z OFFER FOR SALE A --
sinr sirht hundred and eighty acres situated Ia
--sss r,un1y Ala nine miles west Of Clinton snd tive
,r5Iss fr5rn ,ts Tcmbigbss river.
Sad uIses equsists Of prairie bisek hsuoeE and
--5- Isrfr Ffye hundred acres are cieared viii sell
i16 - isee q dearoi the entire stock sf Mules,
HoFs and Catte. Also, tbs C-rnl EooaeF' fess and
West
Ccn5sdersts money received ia payment Terms
esrh FOR further pArtilulErs address
u T. d. GRAFFENREID
Co B sch Alabama Regiment
Gen. Gay ton Bugade,
uula1m ChSttln1oEl Tenn.
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KIN HOUSE,
.FTHE.BfS, G.E.

rT,BE uadsrsigasd has taken thiE old and wolknowR
HOIEL
And Is determined 90 make it hrstclsss Hotel. Ser
CHARGES viii be moderate and greatly below the rates
a. HolslE IN other ctisE
she invites the public generally, and especially rsiu
gees. Ike hs-BslL 20 give her 8 call
MRS. DE. CADE,
p-12Tm L1ts Of Jscks0n Wifs
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Ol ne wounded many wsrs but slightly H0uuisI
aaa ccHtinlel 90 duty mazy uors reqairsd bul ss
days or weeks Tor The r recovery Nosmors tasa ors
eaif De WuuIdsd ssra 2srEzaasstiT dissElad
Ny per2oaa sfas and hef5 0f dsrsrrulants have b.
ali ceeeH rendered proalpt aud efficient slr7ics-
81 f5rrner r-pcrts have fli "a 90 raaks u1aut-r
Of saupany a, fhrsg usnt illinois cavalry roiuntsars
Capt s. D Odsald G1uns1lf1R Ta-l courauf Las
1aeu 1l durT TIird "a escort e1Una1F flas
veHhsr, 1871 sad II every sugsgslsnt ha7e been h
since sE8 s, sad aas rendered valuable service a.
trsctag gsueral aiieHiion fer ihsr sEsmrllr7 cor1
so-derfy osaciug ard proEDtaasa- III Would no 81
OFerststing tha uerfs 81 this coap1uy ro slF ihst
Of them would al vita crsdII sny position 81 a
cavalry rgi1aeut.
Tor re brilliant e11isFzrHe1tz ree011frd . tt
PER- l1e aruv af Tennessee their comrades % tta
amy c0rus Hsrasns diT9uf or hs army ef re l1n-
tier. and zee navy cooperating vita -za, Deserve the
Highest ho1oTs their country can award
] have ths honar = be- Colonel very rssPecff1ll=
Y0ur 8bsdisnt ssrvaut s. GRANT
E-j0r6srsrai, c. s. A. C1rnla rS-uz
Col J. c Kslssn- Assistant A a-snt snsral fash-
iaEtoa. D. O..
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VOL. XIV, NO. 175

Porter ead Hs very tfssat oflcsrs uzdsr him, have
eEef shown ne grssfsst rsaEazs In tsr eo-operan.
70 aatfsr Waat Waa 90 BE- done Uhs. risk to -
taEsn. either - hEr zen taeir FesEeIa Wllllu1
ths grslapf apd cora al FpoT- gy sTssn-u esfails
dsfasfsd-
Capt, .. q 5bFk, eonnandiag the f1sgun1.a Wsa
sspaoiaiy ac1Fe ard laseri1g % The slightest ce-r1-
dat0n fsr bis Bsrsoazi sftantsn he reari1E e ne
damage done % or Transports b. tls Fszs5urE slf
fariaF.
The pssut 0g this rarupal has been DE defeat aftls
saeiay l tys baties oItsis ef Fcss5urg Che occape
lol ol Jackson. ise csnila of ths State 81 is9p-,
ADA no capture Of fcgs1urE zud -- s1rr- 2 aa1 IN
nifuna q sars a. % the enemy cr i-r-1 seFr-
lhas1and 90 G2D prisoneas snoag ulon u7re afteen
general ofdcsrs at as lsa -scu-s-l killed and F11-
id, aud ansoag ths killed Gers lrzcy Iagtaasn aud
Grsen, HBd hEndrsds and perhapa theusaud8 af sraE
sisrz 10 never Be- eel lseted ar 70 Elzsd Afl
snli ruuuiti1ns o. Tor array - SIX teusaH4
ulen nsve fFileH In or hands. 1sse9g large ani o-
other rubc property, consisting 1i rsl, oaz isc1r-o-
lVes ears, ssaui5sats c5ron. etc. lal much dss-
troTed 90 prevent orr esptlriEE
Oar iosl b ths ssrss Of battles may Be sausd % a
EalInwn.
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0UR MILITARY STREEGTH.--Fse editor Of
De- Bows Be0isls presents statistics to show
shat the number Of males in the COufsd dsrsts
States within the ages cal Cd Gus by th8 Press
dans is nearly i'cstDe auHdrsa th0HsGHd. He
says;
1t is impossible to estimate the number Of
paisona 70 be exempted from physical causes,
from civil employment, or as opsTshvss in the
=,-lYkshops, stc but few viii estimate Il higher
than ous ia every i've. On this basis, the
member capabls Of being brought into the ted
would be reduced to S45 poo or If ths oxsmPts
h, aue 10 f5rr. the rum5er will be $50 100.
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FBr.--A tgo-storg wooden dWeilingin IN Ozle-
tHorso town, i1ams diately Ia The rear Of EIDE jail
was disc sveIed to be OF IRE last evening gJUui
eighf O'clock Before sbs engines could reaca
tie spot tae entire building was in hames. II
was soon Destroyed There was very little
water iu lhs leigbbofhood, and the services #
tae hrsman were Of little avail The building
was unoccupisd, snd was owned By Af. e a.
Cloud .-SaeaaRah Neoa
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The fpbt In Grsenb1isr on Thursday last took
plses ct Dry creek, shout one sRd half miles
from The White Sulphur springs. The repuiss
Of Lls enemy was decisive, and gentlemen nom
Dablin Friday, ssv Shat our forces were u hot
pursuit and picking up prigoners' rapidly Oar
loss yss about two hundred aud hity kiliedi
vaUadad and missing, smoug whom are.severel
vfl1able cffcers The 221 Virgins regiment
gr{fsrsd heavily, and IVES badly cut Up. Col
B.rhaa ws5 motaly waunded. The Lynch
oury RepHs5iiesH Of Saturday, says;
No f7rsher ipBrsheasioas are felt that the en-
srav yiii be sbis % reach TAs Tsnnssses F8ii-
road win th iT prssen. fores, They hGva been
effscluelly checked. and have suffered t. such
au extent as Go make another attempt by the
fsrze party entirely out Of the question.
A detachment from she main body, composed
Of shout twelve hundred men, under General
Scammsi, were not ia the ight, nor have we
bseu able te ascertain their exact location. Il
was thought possible By some that he might at
tenlog slip through our lines and tsp the rail-
road, bnt such feat was deerEad slmsst iapos-
sible OF success irsm the nature Of the country,
and ,be deposition Of the troops.
ABOTHER RAID.
The Abingdon Psrginian hss the rum0r we'll
authenticated, that The enemy, IN large force,
are st.smpting g raid on Esw River bFi3ge.
Gen. Jones, with an inferior foFcei is eonfrOat
ing them, but the news is, they are still ad-
vanciHg.
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Shad.


The common Sbad may be regarded
as a source of commercial wealth and
national industry, and miracle of Ma
ture in its multiplication and continuance.
Notwithstanding thousand Of myriads
are destroyed by the agency of man, and
tens of thousands of myriads in the ova
state, we find an undiminished abundance
year after year, which can only be sc-
counted for by their extraordinary erea-
tive ability. They spawn about forty
five thousand. They have a peculiarly
sloping head and tapering body, project
ing under jaw, sharp small teeth, forked
tail, dusky blue color, with line of
dark, round spots on eaca side, some
times four and often ten in number, and
are frequently seen without any. They
ascend our rivers from the first Of April
to the tenth of June, for tho purpose Of
spawning, which they accomplish In the
same manner that bass do, except that
the male fails to cover the ova; ,his ne
cessary operation is performed by the
ebbing and flowing tide. The organiza-
ton Of this fish enables it to breathe
either fresh or salt water, and taking
advantage of this fact, some have been
enabled to breed them in ponds. From
humorous experiments, we are led to boz
lievs thai shtd lives but single year,
and that when they pass down our riv-
srs, after spawning, they are SO weak
and emaciatsd they fall an easy prey
to voracious fsh.--1 hey grow in sim
gle season to weigh from FIVE TO eight
poands; they appear, as well as tho her
ring, to have besn created 10 form the
food of the myriad inhabitants of the
ocean. They take like the herring, (of
which they are erronsously called by
fisherman the mothsr,) the circuit Of the
sea, commencing in the regions of the
North Pole, in schools equalius in ex-
/ tent the whole of Great Britain and
France, Whom they reach the coast ol
Georgia, they sspsratc into squadrons,
and as soon as the season advances, run
up all the rivers on our coast, followed
a little later by the herring. Late wri-
tsrs question the migratory character Of
the fish, and suppose that they remain
throughout the winter in the most pro-
found depth of the ocean, burrowing in
the mud. This is bad philosophy, as
they are not organized for living in the
mud, and the structure Of their air blad-
ders prevents them from sinking in deeI
water. Their form Indicates elsariy
that they we're designed by nature e
swim near the surface Of the sea, and t.
be always ia motion. Herring hav'
been kept in ponds, With sesd, seFsrs
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Gigantic Vegetables in caiifor-

Cabbagcs weighing Is pounds are
wonders in the New York market; IN
San Francisco they are common. Whole
fields of cabbage heads weighing ~
pounds each have been grown; and hard,
solid heads, with no loose leaves, weigh
ing SO pounds each, are on record. One
cabbage, which did not make a head,
grew to be 7 feet wide, throwing out
leaves 81 feet long on each side. In
many cases the cabbage has been con-
verted into perennial, evergreen, tree
like plant, by preventing it from ever
going to seed. Several of these are
growing in the State, with stalks from z
| to 6 feet high, and foliage that grows
through wintor and summer. In 1887,
one SQUASH vine on the ranch of James
Simmons, in Yuba county, produced lSO
squashss, weighing in all 1904 pounds.
In the same year j. Q. A. Ballou, at
San Jose, grew squashss weighing 2io
and 204 pounds respectively. The lar
pest California onion weighed AZ ounces
avoirdupcis, and measured ~ inches In
circumference. The largest red beet
weighed 1lS pounds, was S feet long
and foot in diameter. II was three
years old. The FIRST year it grew to
weigh 4S pounds, and because Of it's
large size was reserved for seed; but it
disappointed its owner, and, instead Of
producing seed the next year, merely
kept on growing; and reached the size
of Sc pounds, and tho following year got
oils. Such bests can be grown in
abundance. A beet of 90 pounds 10 .
4 wonder in New York; in California i is
Atoo common to attract more thsn .
glance. Bests are frequently Stsss
I long, SO that it requires no little troAbis
to dig them out.-CGlifornsa Farmer.
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away, 80 she turned the large armchair
to the corner, and crouched down till shf
could steal out in the coming twilight
unperceived. And there, after much
idle chat, when the gathering shadows
made confidence secret, shs heard Red
ney's error. She knew then how the
thought that she loved another had kept
him from Cliff Wharton; bow be lad No y
er let bis heart stray from its love fol
her, hoping gthat time would erase Frank''
image; and be begged as a man begs foi
his life, that Frank would treat hun can
didly, and tell him if the old dream was
dead, and her heart free for another's
seeking.
He would have spoken, when tho soft
little hand of his sister fell on his lips to
close them, and in tae half-darkness she
knelt by Rodnsy's couch. In low tone,
her bushes hidden by the friendly twi-
light, sho told bin all, and her little cold
hands and trembling tones showed that
she was sacrificing her maidenly reti.
csnce to make his happiness. No cloud
cf such cruel doubt and error must stay
between us.
And when the golden head was drawn
oh! so closely to Rodney's heart, Frank
brushed off the tears from his own cheeks
to say chserily,
'tShe will prove treasure, Rodney
she comes to you SO WELL REccoMMEN
DED.