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The Portland daily press., 1870-08-19


GREAT THUNDER STORM IN LoNDoN.-A
severe thunder storm which passed over Lon
doD, on the morning of the 26th of July,
eeems to have resembled very much some
that have been experienced on this side the
Atlantic. 1t began at London soon after
A. NJ, and continued for about two hours.
Torrents of rain fell at intervals, and terrific
thunder and lightning accompanied the rain.
The lightning struck in various parts of Lon
don and immediate vicinity, doing much
damage. But the most serious stroke was one
that completely shattered one of the massive
pinnaces of old St. Savior's church, South
wark. 1t first struck the copper vane, and
then encircng the pinnacle, burst it open,
ana threw its massive fragments with great
violence in every direction. The stone globu-
lar final, Immediately beneath the vane,
which weighed about a ton, fell into the
churchyard, nearly destroying one of the fly-
ing abutments in its fall, and buried itself sew
eral inches in the stone pavements. A huge
fragment broke through the roof of the tran
sept; other fragments were thrown against
the battlements OF the tower with such vio-
lence as to dispace massive abutments, and
still other Large fragments were thrown upon
the ioois OF houses, 800 and 400 yards from
the church. What seems like unaccountabIe
stupidity is the fact that, though one of these
pinnacles was struck by lightning some twen-
ty years ago, and much damage was done, yet
no precautions were taken in repairing the
pinnacle to prevent repetition of the disas-
ter. A copper vane was attached to the pin.
nacle, by means of copper rod, fastened in
the final, without Lightning rod to conduct
the fluid, invited to the vane, to the grouDdl
But the damage doze by lightning was trlfpe
compared with the Inconvenience experienced
from the heavy rain. The streets were flood
ed with muddy water, which poured in tor.
rents INTO the sewers, through them into the
sfeat bitches, and thence into the Tbames
but fleetditch at length became clogged. and
tne n easements in Harrington and Now
!DrIdSe streets began TO fill with the overflow
ing water, until there was from three to six
Ieet OF water iu the hotels and public offices.
and institutions, warehouses and dwelling
hOuspS
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THE FRENCH PRESS AT METZ. From
Metz correspondent writes; The Press,
which is so badly treated in Paris, and so bad
ly represented here, is not so despised as you
imagine. The Prefecture from the early
morning is like a reading room. Every body
is reading his Journal on the seats ranged
along the walls. There is General Bevlle,
there General de Courson, there the Prince de
la Moskowa, aud there General Reille. Nay
more, press corps will accompany the army,
and everything will be provided for them.
They will travel in two covered carriages, pro-
vided with straw, cooking apparatus, Chasse-
pots and revolvers. 1t is even said that our
luggage will be marked Liberte de la Presse.
Nav, more, messenger will come every day
for our correspondence, without more security
this, "You are portion OF the army anu eau
be trusted"
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Proposals

" ILL be received by the Committee Drains
w and Sewers, until Wednesday The the nth
inst, Tor all Labor required in The completion of the
continus,ion OF Fore street Sewer rom near Munjoy
street 10 Vesper street, distance OF 450 feet,
less to be OF brick egg shape. and capacity Of
an Is inch circle, laid te a depth OF feet.
SetaIae proposals will be re, eived tor excavations
and filling, and tor masonry.
Committee reserve the right to reject anv all
bids. Per Order Committee
aug Is dtd
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"ILL be received by the Committee on Dra;ns
w and Sewers until Wednesday, the I'm inst
for AL LABOR required in the comp u ion Of n Fl =
teen inch Blick Sewer in Winter street. a dislanc
OF 600 feet, more or less. from Spring street. north Ia
be egg shaped, and lad 10 the depth of 10 feet ~
Separate proposals will be received for excavation
filling aud Tor masonry.
Committee reserve the right to reject auv or al
bids. Per Order Committee
aut5-f1
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THE consumption of wood in the United
Ststes is enormous. Railway sleepers alone
require 10000 acres OF the best timber every
iu,dinos. repairs and cars is S3S,500,O00. The
iocomoflyes in the United States consume
s56. 600, zoo worth of the article. Wood in
dusiry amounts to S500,000,000, in which
there are 10000 artizans.-Indiana Journal.
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W ANTEHl
WaDtal-

@ @NIohlLaND few customers for extra all hard
a. oou Ihareoal; Birch i. desired, satisfaction
guaranteed in every respect.
Address, L j. MCDANIEL.
aul'-lwf Hollis Centre, Me.
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FOR sS ~. Z X

1.-TWO large good Horses, one double harness and
Il one Gig, will be sold. A gcod bargain to lie
purchaser. Please call on ELIAS MOUNTFOKT
Westbrook, near Aliens Corner. aug3tl
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Terms $500 per annun, Sn adrance.

Among the amusements that have been
provided for the entertainment of the guests
OF the hotel and various boarding houses has
been tub and log race, which came off ON
Thursday morning last. The course was
short, the contestants young. The sides of
the Lake bordering on the race course was
lined with elegantly dressed ladies and gen.
tlemen, who greeted the mishaps of the rival
tubs and logs with shouts of laughter, and
cheers of encouragement First one and then
The other would lose their equilibrium, and
sliue gracefully into the water, coming 20 the
surface smiling and sputterng; but finally the
youngest competitor distanced his rival, and
received The prize, a tin medal embroidered
with water lilies, from the hand of beauty.
The grand Gilman celebration did not
come off last Saturday night. 1t is unavoida-
bly, postponed till next Saturday, owing to
the Band being otherwise engaged. Rev. j.
ID. Fulton, the Dickens reviler, preached at
church yesterday, am told. Having no de-
sire to listen to this clerical humbug, did
not attend. When these Chadband's and
StgSenses get into the pulpit, always feel
II time Tor less pretentous, but perhaps fully
as good Christians, to walk out of the church,
or else refrain from entering it.
This is the last letter you will receive from
me dated Wollboro'. 1 am sorry to say, or
rather to repeat what have said in former
letters, that LakeWinnepiseogee has simmered
THIS year under the unprecedented hot
weather. While the travel has been better
than ever before, the excessive heat has taken
great deal OF the power of enjoyment away
IN the travellers. 1t has disinclined eyery-
body from making exertion, and people have
been satisfied to eat, drink, sit round on the
piazza, and sleep-that is when the heat
would permit them. We bid aaieu to the
lovely lake, the charming drives, the agreeable
company, and the excellent hotel with its
genial proprietor with regret, mixed with
certain feeling of joy that we shall soon in
hale the saltladen breezes from old Ocean,
the best tonic that can be prescribed for en-
feebled bodies or tired brains. We have Wis
tied many of the watering places and summer
resorts of the country, but have yet to find
one that possesses more attractions or COM
forts than Portland with its charming enyi-
rons.
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Wanted.

NUSTOM Coat and Pant Makers to 60 to Massa-
Cchusetts; steady work and goodlay. Arplysto
c. G. DOWNES,
aug!6 3ts 233 1-2 Congress ST.
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EOl' dHne EHaiE F.

.ha nc LEV, lew preparation recently prepared by for
tne restoration of hal- to its original color which
preparation as can be seen by the Certificate OF be
% Assayer, Dr. Cummings. is composed of entire
vegetable matter, is now Offer ed 10 the nubIic
teiy upon it for its virtues, and are Wiling TO
uIsa wda y upon t6e public at its intrinsic worth.
head the following certificate:
Hayi,, ov.,.,, PoRTLAND, April II, 1870
I'uT hess9ratve, submitted TO my inspection Ly Mr.
~ NJ Ioud am satisfied that it is what le caims
IT to be, vegetable preparation pure and simnIe
and contains no mineral f an" sinpie,
tSgned). H. T. CUMMINGS cban,;s.
1t is for sale by all druggists and fancy dea,rs
Prepared and for sale wholesale and retail. by
j. Nj. TODD a. co.
No: "A Middle street. corner of Exchange ST.
ap1SdH s'
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4 SITUATION as Book keeper, or Correspondent,
"a by young man OF experience. Can furnish
the hest OF reference to character capab lity &C.
Willing TO work cheap. Address, box 2210, Port
land Z. o. aue9k1w
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Batter, Butter.
HllKk!1EeYy Hls lIs!1eY lslllll1 5taSSs9MAe@s|Hs

EtR AMLY USE. Simple, cheap, reliable
l. XII everything. Agents wanted Circulars
and sample stocking free. Address HINKLEy KNIT
TING MACHINE Co. Bath, Me. Oc29-d1y
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IN ANTtD.-A LADY in every Town in the
~ State OF Maine to canvass tor a new Medical
Work entitled "W imam and her Thirty Years
Pii2rtmsse.'' A book OF great value to to every
woman in the Country. Address, II. A. MCkEN-
NEY & CO.. Elm ST., Portland Me.
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VI anted AGENTS

EVERYWHERE TO canvass for ssThe Life ~f
~ Charles DfcLens,o by Mrs. p. A. Hama
ford. A book for the Million. A splendid work for
Agents. Now is your time make money. Ad-
dres H. A. MCKINNEY s. CO., 2 Elm ST., PORT
land, Me, aun1deod w2w
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- A two and one.half story brick dwelling
E;,. hcuse in the western part OF the city. the
.kasaA. line OF the street cars thoroughly finished,
ana III good repair, Lighted with gas throughout,
heated with aturDace. and supplied with an abun-
dance OF hard and soft water. The lot contains
nearly 40o0 rect If the purchaser desires it, large
part OF the price may remain term of years
a mortgage. Apply to w. II. JERRIS,
apl9du Cahoon Block, next East OF City Hall.
For Sale.
TN Cape Elizabeth. Kuightvilie lot of land with
l. Store and Housetsa', on. Call at the premise
and inquire
aprl8t 3. CUMMINGS.
Farm for Sale.
Offered at great bargain tbe
q s%M y Lamb Homestead farm in West
ETs4fsssu brook. thIee and half miles from
AZ i,zanTAM Portland on the road to Saccarappa.
49, 1917 Said excellent farm consists OF
about seventy. five acres conviently divided into
moving pasture and wood land; has good well OF
has also valuable orchard of 100 young trees in
good bearing condition. Another valuable source OF
profit belongipg to the farm is an excellent Gravel
bed the only in the vicinity, aud one from which
the town buys largely. Situated SO near Portland,
upon the main road from the country to the city.
this iarIn offers Inducements such as lew others can
oher to any one desiring farm either for profit or
enjoyment For particulars iDgure CT
q. & IL. p. WARREN,
"rioaN"u Saccarappa. NJ
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Great Bargains 10 Real Estate
100000 feet Of Lands and Flats
In the City of Portland.

u MBRACING many of the m St beautifully 10
~ ted house lots TO be had in the city, Several
store lots centrally located. Also over 500 feet
frontage on the new marginal street; some OF it
fronting the deepest water in the ha1bor and Afford
ing the best and most convenient sITFs Tor wharyes
manufactures and depot grounds of any location TO
be had in the city. large portion of the above
property will be sold at the low price OF az cents
per superficial loot and.upwards. With the increas-
ed demands for additional railroad facilities fer the
new roads now in progress, and the prospective
growth OF Portland it is believed that safer and
more rcmuneratlye investment in real estate cannot
be had. Enquire OF Moses Gould, IS Moth Street,
j. G. Proctor, SO Exchange Street.
jun20eOdseow7w
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A MAN 10 take charge and run Board and
n Clapboard Planer Also Heading Makers.
Inquire Bethel Steam Mil Co, Office, rear Bos-
ton Depot. aulGi2w
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Wanted

A n experienced Boot and Shoe Maker Apply to the
hsubscrber, No 999 Water Street. nearly oppusete
st. Patrick's Hotel. +. A. DONNELL.
Bath, August II, 1870. augi5d1w
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100 Experienced Agents Wanted
immediately.
Wanted.

FIfHEY cannot tail to make money. See for ynur-
4 selves by addressing H. A. MCKINNEY s. Co.
Elm Street, Portland. Me. aug3deod WIT
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For Sale or Lease.
"A LOT OF land on Gross street. Enquire Of Edward
"A Howe No. "a Daniorth street, OF II. j. Libby,
No. l46 Middle street. niay1ldft
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w A NTED
w "A NTED

Small Ienement-two rcoms-in The eastfrfv
IA part OF the.ciy. Rent not TO exceed SG.G0 per
month. Inquire at "A 1-2 Cumberland ST. te21tt
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R03rSerS Wncsed
Girl Wanted.

GENTEEL accommodations for a Gentja,oan o,a
~ wife, pheasant parlor chamber aud few s,nele
gentlemen may be had il applied lor soon at No IL
r.anhlIn 81. is je30dtf
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Girls wanted.

faNEN Cater Boot Sttchers wanted at S. Newcomb
i & Co.'S Shoe Factory, No II South Street Bidde.
ford. aue12dlw s. NEWCOMB Il co
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Wanted ImmediataIvi

lkL at 334 Congress ST. One who is compa
tent COOK, and capable of doing all kinds house
"oir' Nohe other need apply. au16tf
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DAILY PRESS.

PcNIGAN ND
Friday Morning, Aug
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-15
TRUSTEES SALE.

DY VIRTUE Of Deed Of Trust executed bg
ID j. -. Stevens the l8fL Jan. 4. ID. l~G o.
secure 20 James ". Melton. Administrator Of
). i. Melton, deceased, the payment OF debt
due by said Stevens and John X. Lambeth.
deceased amounting 10 Si4 OBS 30, in Eve an
Hual instalmcnts. as follows: - s0j - due
and payable on the first day Of January. 1867.
and the like sam due and payable on The l-t
day of January, A. ID. ISjs, l-63, lr1A and
1871 retpectively-the four first insralmeuts
being now past due-which Deed Of Trust is
recorded in the office Of the Probate Clerk of
Madison county, Mississippi, in Book OF Deeds
O.. on pages rs aud rs.
The undersigned Trustee in that behalf VIII
offer and expose 70 sale TO the highest bidder
for cash, before the door Of the Court House. i'm
the town OF Canton, on
Monday he 1911 Dig Of DeccmJer. $50.
the following tract or parcel Of land. with all
and singular the appurtenanccs and heredita-
ments ihereHnto belonging, or IN any wise ap-
purtainlng, or so much thereof as may be nee
essary % pay the installments now due. to-
wit; The southeast quarter aud east half u
southwest quarter of section 10: the east half
Of southwest quarter and the south halrof wcst
half Of northwest quarter Of section Il: the
northeast quarter and north b fOf east D 'fof H.
west quarter section Is; lot No 2 section %
all IN township Z, range east, situate lying
and being in the county Of Madison and State
Of Mississippi, and containing six hundred
and seyenty-seven acres, more or less.
The title is believed 20 be good, but will
only make such title as il vested in me by the
deed Of trust
RICHARD COOPER, Trustee.
Oct 9Th 1870
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-15

The receipts of the department from
all internal revenue sources except the
direct tax on lands, amount to S1S5, 235,-
S67 for the year, being 10, 235,S77 in
excess of the estimate, and an increase
of $25, 1876, 523 over the receipts for 1859.
The rate of increase Is five and seven
tenths per cent. The chief revenue
yielding articles are spirits, So, 5S1, 599,
which is an increase of SIC, 300, 107 over
the previous year; tobacco, s31, $50, 707,
which is an increase of 81, 920, 900; fer
mented liquors, S6,319, 126, which is an
increase of S219, 247; banks and bank
ers, S4,419,911, which is an increase of
$1,0S4,394; gross receipts, IS, 1874, 799,
which is an incaease of 1898, sol sales,
$S,S37, SOB, an increase of $3.50, 500 !;
incomes, $37, 775, 1913, an increase of
81, 9S4, OF; legacies, $1,672, $50, an
increase of S427, 745; SUGGESTIONS,
81, 49, 42, an increase of 1929, 4S6;
adhesive stamps, SIC, 544, 043, an in
crease of s123, 1888; gas, $2,313, All, an
increase of S197, All. All the sources
show an increase over 1869, except pass
ports, which exhibit a falling off of
So, 697; penalties, which show decrease
of $40, 1874; and ''sources not elsewhere
enumerated" which show decrease of
1856, S73.
The commissioner states that ''the en-
ployment of spies and informers IS no
longer necessary" and that 1.-THE revenue
service would be improved by dlscontln-
uing such aids'-a suggestion that the
people viii hardly find fault with.
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Macon, Georgia, is building one Of the
largest cotton fac tories in the world, with
all the latest Improvements in machinery,
and constructed on the most approved
model The engine, which is being CON
structed il New York, is of $50 horse
power, and the internal machinery will
arrive from England in a short time.
Georgia, already ahead of the other
Southern States in manufactures, is push
ing vigorously on.
The Macon Telegraph, commenting on
this mammoth mill, says:
We need twenty more Just like it, and
will have them before our boys are grown
men. Ii always occurred 10 Us, a. it
does TO almost any man, the most ridieu-
lous practice imaginable to ship our raw
cotton to New England, and even to
Great Britain, there have it made into
goods, and 60 there and buy it back. Ii
this operation We pay freight both ways,
pay factors, pay manufacturers, pay
clerks, pay book-keepers, pay profit, pay
loss, and indeed pay off almost two
thirds Of the household and kitchen ex-
Penses Of these people, for they make
their living Oh US in this way. We
should turn every bale of cotton raised IN
Georgia into goods, and sell them instead
Of the original fibre. Instead OF getting
only fifty millions annually for our cot
ton, we would receive about four hundred
millions 1t is time we quit working
for other people and pitch in for our
selves. We could, in ten or fifteen years
be the richest people ON the face OF the
earth, and rs that sort of thing always
commands respect, we would be respect
able accordingly.
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Another batch of Chinese laborers,
ninety in number, passed through Saera-
mento on Wednesday, en- route tor the
cotton fields of Louisiana, where they are
to be utilized in place of the negro popu-
lation. A Sacramento contemporary
says that they were shipped as cattle
and locked up in the cars by Hill d Bat
lies, who are the American agents of
the Chinese contracting firms. Recent
", when similar party of laborers were
being carried through Sacramento, a
aumber effected their escape by jumping
from the ears, and it is probable that
these poor creatures are either carled
off against their viii, or are the victims
of deceit and treachery.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-15
MARI. TSVain's Advice 40 IftGIe
Girls.

Good little girls ought not to make
mouths at their teachers for every triiiina
oifense. This retaliation should only by
resorted to under peculiarly aggravated
Circumstances.
If you have nothing but rag dol
stuffed with sawdust, while one of vou
more fortunate little playmates has :
costly china one, YOU should treat hel
with show of kindness nevertheless.
And you ought not to attempt TO make Q
forcible swap with her unless your con,
science would justify You in it and you
know you can do it.
You ought never to take your little
brothers g chewing gum away from him
by main force; it is better to rope him in
with the promise of the first two dollars
and half you find floating down the
river on a grindstone. In the artless
simplicity natural to his time of life he
will regard ii as perfectly fair transac-
ton. In all ages Of the world this emf
nently plasusable fiction has lured the
obtuse infant to financial ruin and disas-
ter.
If at any time you find it necessary 70
correct your brother, do not correct him
WIFI lutNl --AtSNSI Oii ally dCCOu0L LlTOM
mud at him, because it will soil his clothes.
1t is better to scald him a little: for
then YOU attain desirable results
YOU secure his immediate attention to
the lessons you are intoxicating, and at
the same time your hot water viii have
tendencyto remove impurities from his
person-and possibly the skin also, in
spots.
If your. mother tells you to do thing,
it is wrong to reply that YOU won't 1t
is better and more becoming to initiate
that you viii do as she bids you, and
then afterward act quietly in the matter
according to the dictates of you better
judgment.
You should ever bear in mind that it
is to your kind parents that you are in
debted for your food and your nice bed,
for your beautiful cloths and for the
privilege of staying home from school
when you let on that you are sick. There
fore you caight to respect their little per-
JUDGES and humor their little whfms,
and put up with their foibles until they
get to crowding you too much.
Good little girls always show marked
Difference for the aged. You ought new
er to sass old yeople unless they sass"
you first.
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TRUST SALE.

DY VIRTUE of deed in Trust, made by
ID Thomas J. Holmes, dated the 4th day Oi
Nav, 1866, TO secure certain notes therein
specified. one due Thornhill 4 Co, for the sum
Of thirty-three hundred and three sl-l00 dci-
lars dated jackson, Miss, February II, TO
and due two years after date, with interest
from date at ten per cent. per annum; also n
note due John w Robinson, for eighteen hun
dred and eighty-seven o5-l00 dollars, dated
February 10, 1866, and payable two years after
date with interest from date at ten pc. cent.
per annum said deed recorded in Deed Book
No. 20, page go; also deed executed by said
Holmes, dated 9th day of March, lSOc TO Sc
cure note payable to Robinson, Stevens x Co,
dated january - 1868, for the sum Of one
thousand and forty-one 33-lO0 dollars, with
interest from date at ten per cent per aunum
till paid. / viii proceed to sell at public sale,
TO the highest bidder for cash In front of the
Capitol in the city of jackson, on the I'D day
of December 1870 TO satisfy the same. the fol-
lowing described lands: South = of section
IL, nw14 and = Of n = and the " = Of : W
a of section IA, e = of II 4 and Il OF se14
OF section Is, and so much of the G y of tile sw
a and of the e = OF the ne14 and OF the seq Of
section II, as lies north of the Jackson road,
and so much of the W = of the NV = OF section
IL, as lies north of said jackson road, contain
ing 1919 acres, more or less. All being in
township 5, range l, west, in the county Of
Kinds. The title to the same is supposed TO be
good, but | convey only the title vested in me
as Trustee,
WIN. II. ALLEN.
Trustee.
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Dickson Cotton Seed.

TIME subscriber offers for sale the above seed
the present years product from seed I'M
norted from David Dickson, Of Sparta Geor-
"a The price of seed saved from the first and
ind pickings will be two d0llars and a half per
huSkel. or fwo dollars for amounts over twenty
basbeIs. There VIII be limited amount above
nv own wants OF seed that have been selected
arsiu as improved seed, the price Of which viii
be "a per bushel The later piekings, Of which
there viii be large quantity, can be sold foE
one dollar per bHshei-
Parties ordering seed from a distance can
have them forwarded from summit
This variety Of seed is twenty day more for
ward than any other variety a mEcl
larger WELD and turns out more lint cot on.
Apuly 10 me directly, or 10 J y. Atkensor
s Bro.
summit, Miss.
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