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LIVERY STABLES.
j. 8. cLEyELAND.s

S<SHrpRkf. lVrfcaeNg HE'D AND SAFE STA
} BILE ON 5th Avenue. between Commercial and
Mechanics Street Is now open and ready for huSi-
ness and will furnish teams ut any time during
the day or night. Passengers conveyed 10 any rart
Of the country liberal terms. Particular ais'h
tion paid to boarding and transient stuck
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furnish Plans. Specifications etc. AMI u, erect
all kinds OF buildings. shop On Mechanics street
betlXsen sixth and Seventh avenues. l3-hmo.
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OIVII ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS, are pre-
u ! parod To furnish elevations and working plans
IL i5OiIisssks Ind bfidgrs scriai atteftiUn CIV
en- to land surveying. Are prepared To do carpen-
err and I,,intr WORK either by the tay contract
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EMPORIA NEWS.
- :aIay-aO.-1s7e,
THE JOLLY OLD PEDAGoGUE.

III III BY GEORGE AHsoLp-
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1920
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At one time Daniel webster had a
difficult case TO plead, and verdict was
rendered against his client. One of the
witnesses came to him and said s1AIr.
Webster, ii, l had thought we should
have lost the case, might have tesfi-
fed a great deal more than I did, s'It
is of no consequence" replied the law
yer. 1.-THE jury did not believe 8 word
you said.' .-...sz
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-10
YOUNG AMERICA.
Wanton Assault upon a school Teacher witt
St0nes-Fatal Result.

SI0nes-FataI Result.
The Boston TrdUeller has the following:-The
usually quiet town of Canton, in Norfolk county,
was thrown iHto a state of excitement last
Wednesday, in consequence of an attack on q
female school teacher, Eta X. Barstow by
name, by four school boys, with stones, which
resulted in her death. The circumstances of the
case are as follows:-
1t appears that the school in the Pleasant
street district, No. 3, has been hard school to
manage, and that the previous teacher, robust
and stout woman, carried on the school with
measure of success, but gave 1t up on account
of the small remuneration, or for some other
good reason, Miss Barstow, ambitious to teach
school, and who, by-the-way, was out of health,
and was hardly fitted physically for the place,
undertook TO teach the school. Everything
passed off very well until last Wednesday, when
at noon, and at the recess, Miss Barstow "rung
in" the scholars, but some of them refused to
return to the school-room. She then turned
the key In the door, shutting the delinquents
out, who Immediately commenced to throw
stones through the window.
When the dinner hour arrived Miss Barstow
started for her clearinghouse, kept by Mrs.
Bates; and while on her way there four boys
named respectively John Coffee, eleven years of
age; James Cogswell, thirteen Daniel Keliher
nine, and jeremiah Keliher, eleven, brothers.
commenced to stone their teacher. One of the
missiles, the size OF q common mkstand, hit the
teacher on the neck, Just below the ear, and
another stone struck her on the back, which
caused her to stag ger, when the rascals twitted
her of being drunk. The poor girl finally
managed to get to the house, and entering it
she threw herself ON lounge, remarking to
Mrs. Bates, Those awful boys have been sten-
ing me-"
Finally Miss Barstow started for the train to
60 TO Boston, and it was with a great effort that
she reached the cars, having required the assist
ance of lady friend to place her in seat, and
who kept the girl awake during the passage.
Upon the arrival of the train in Boston, friends
also saw her safely placed in a carriage, and
the girl arrived at the place of her destination,
but only to die, which occurred on the follow
ing day.
post mortem examination is being made
in the case, and it is probable that the
Grand Jury of Norfolk county will find bill
against the bows for manslaughter.
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THE COTTON CROP.
The suppIy Rehind-Why M is )


The New Orleans Times says:-"The receipts
of cotton at this port lag behind those of last
year at least 10000 bales. This, with every
prospect OF larger crop than that of last sea-
son, is due to various very apparent causes.
First, we have the remarkably favorable pick
ing season, which has kept all the disposable
labor in the fields. There never was before so
early and prolific an opening of the bolis. The
fields never appeared SO waite at these dates.
The labor is not equal TO the demand for pick
ers, and the freedmen have not yet recovered
from the influences which keep SO many in their
quarters, while the ripened crop is exposed
TO loss and destruction from storm and
rain. This, now, is the great peril which may
reduce greatly the estimatesof the general yield.
The weather has been unusually dry and hot for
long spell. A sudden storm and severe rain
would blow down and destroy vast amount of
this valuable product. There is no time, there
fore for pressing and baling. Everybody to the
field! tits pity that this call is not promptly
responded to by all who can pick. Too many
able-bodied freedwomon, who have been brought
up to this labor, prefer loupging and playing
lady about their cabins 20 turning out In the
dew and sun to earn good wages and better
health than they can ever have from their idle
and slattern habits in quarters. This is the
great discount upon our cotton productions, The
capacity of production is only limited by the
amount of labor. The withdrawal of the stout
bodied women from the fields is a losA of
one'Ehird, at least, Of the reallzable crop"
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Our Neutrality Laws.

Our Neutrality Laws.
Despatch to the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Oct 10.-Some of the news
papers have asserted that the Presidents recent
proclamation was issued on account of the con-
duct of the steamer La Touche Treville towards
German vessels, but it is known in Washington
that Admiral Lefoie, commanding the chief
division of the kntilles and North America, has
never sought, as alleged to establish species of
blockade in American waters. The vessels of
his division, it is officially known, harbored in
New York only because of damage by a storm
to which they had been exposed. This is the
sole reason for their detention ON this coast.
The Admiral gave strict orders to the captain
of the La Touche Treville to do nothing but
convey the French Transportation company's
packets TO convenient distance to sea and re-
turn Immediately to New York without making
visit to any suspected vessel, or doing any
thing whatever to excite public suspicion of an
intention to violate our neutrality laws.
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Philadelphia Trade Report.

MONDAY, Oct 10.-The Flour market remains
quiet at former quotations. There is very little de-
mand for shipment and the operations OF the home
consumers are confined to their immediate wants.
SOO@9OO barrels changed hands at s4oO@5 for SUPER
fine; s5@5'50 for extras; s6@6'75 for Iowa. Wiscon-
sin, and Minnesota extra family; s6 .bo@7 for In
diana and Ohio do. do, and s7'25@s25 for fancy
brands according to quality. Rye Flour NAV he
quoted at 50 So In Corn Meal there is nothing
doing. e
There is firm feeling in the Wheat market. but
not much activity. Sales OF 5000 bushels INDIANA
red at 81 .35@l 40; $500 bushels Indiana amber at
Sl'43@14I. Rye may be quoted at sI990c. Corn is
in limited request, and prices favor BUYERS: sales of
4s00 bushels yellow at 94c. to 96c. and Western
mixed at Ss@90c Oats are unchanged; sales of
Western at 50@52c., and Delaware at 4s(a5Oc
Barley is lower, and 1000 bushels Western sold at
s1'OS. ~ "
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This rIorninx,s Quotations.

LONDON, Oct. 10-113o A M.-Censos for money,
9216, and for account, 92h@s2S. American securi-
sOS and OF 1867, s9S 10-4Os. s5. Railways quiet;
Erie, IS; Illinois Central, ia; Atlantic and Great
Western, 27H. Sperm Oil, es3.
LIVERPOOL, Get. 10-l1'30 A. M.-Cotton steady;
uplands, sS@s2d.; Orleans, Sd. Sales to-day esti-
mated at 700 bales.
Red Western wheat, ss. 3D.; red winter, ss 1Od.
Flour, 22s. Sd. OPS Cd.
This Afternoons Quotations.
LONDON, Oct. 10-1SO T. M.-Consols for money
922s, for account 93H. American securities quiet
Stocks quiet.
LONDON, Oct. 1O.-Tallow, 1885,
LIVERPOOL, Oct. t0-1-9O P. M,-Shipments OF cot
ton from Bombay to the 9th inst, since last report,
5000 bales. Lard declining.
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FINANCE AND COMSHERCB.
EVENING TELEGRAPH OYFIcH, I
MOudaY. Oct. 10. IS7f.

Monday. Oct. 10. 1870 !
In the local money market the supply avail
able for call loans is in excess of the demand,
though the latter is fully up to the average
amount This feature indicates the conserva-
tive policy of the banks in their discounting
them from the Comptroller for statement of
their accounts. Large amounts of money,
however, are available IN the outside market,
capitalists being anxious to secure employment
for their funds on good business paper whilst
the market continues firm. We quote on call
at 516 to Ga per cent and on time at to 10
per cent. The lower figure is taken only with
collaterals.
Gold is active and stronger, ranging from
11316@1l3M. Government bonds are active
and steady, with sales at about Saturdays
figures. ite q s3ifl. hsiilJ siI
Stocks sold freely, and the market was gene
rally strong. Sales of city 6s at 102 for the new
bonds. Ante-war issues were taken at l031S.
Lehigh gold loan changed hands at 8SS{:
Reading Railroad sold freely at 80 3-l6@
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FROM THE VEST.
Singular and Fatal AccIdeuts.

CHICAGO, Oct. 10.-At Baxter, Kansas, on the
9th instant while Max saluta, clothing mer-
chant, with his clerk, Max Horn, was unpacking
goods, adouble-barrelled gun, which was hanging
overhead, fell to the floor. Both barrels were
stantly killed.
At Peoria, ILL.,, on Saturday, A. L. Wilcox, a
travelling agent for the Christian Union, from
the house of j. B. Ford Il Co., New York, acci-
dentally shot himself through the head with
revolver He died instantly.
Killed on the Railway.
CHICAGO, Oct 10.-At Branch, Michigan, Sa-
turday afternoon, L. W. Eldridge and daughter,
while crossing the railroad track in lumber
wagon, were struck by a passing train. Mr.
Eldridge was instantly killed, and his daughter
was seriously injured. Both horses were killed.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-10
SECOND EDITION
T0-DAY'S CABLE NEWS.
HighIylmportantfrom Metz
Bazaine 0nee More Defeated.
The Condition of Paris.
Balloon Service Active.
Austria Friendly to France.
The Bombardment of PfaIzburg.
The Removal from Tours
ETC., Etc., Etc. Etc.s Etc.
FROM EUROPE.
The Paris Balloon Service.

The Paris Balloon Service.
LONDON, Oct. 10.-Balloons are constantly
leaving Paris. They are always closely watched
for miles by the Prussian hussars. Two balloons,
containing great quantity of official CORE
spondence, were recently captured.
Progress of the Investment
The Prussians are pushing their works near
Jerome Park, near Meudon, and on the Bimbo-
rian hill, near Sevres When completed the
Prussian artillery will command Auteuil, Passy,
Grenelle, and other points of west and southwest
of Paris.
The Tours Government
is beginning to prepare the public, through the
medium of the press, for a cession of French
territory to Germany.
La Liberte consents to slight rectifcation of
the frontier near Wissemburg.
The Bombardment Of PfaIzburE.
Heavy guns have been brought to bear upon
Pfalzburg, and the bombardment will soon be
opened. Heroic sorties are incessant at Metz.
The Prussian commander has given orders for
increased vigilance.
9he Prussinp Commissariat
has been removed to avoid capture.
The Foreign Ambassadors
at Tours are negotiating for quarters in Bor-
deaux, in view of the contemplated removal of
the Government thither.
Nj. Thiers In Austria.
VIENNA, Oct. ION. Theirs had an interview
with the Austrian Emperor on Sunday at noon,
which is said to have been satisfactory.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-10
Phiradelphia Cattle u.rL..

MONDAY Oct 10.-The market for all dissertations
Of beef cattle is excessively dull and depressed and
under the influence OF liberal offerings prices have
declined. Sales Of choice at s16@sslc fair TO good
6H@7Hc. and common at 4a6c. 70 10. gross. Re.
ceipts, BIS head. The following sales have been
feported-
10 owen Smith, Western, 1854
so Daniel Smyth IL Bros, do. 7@sH.
IS DeCnis Smyth, Western Pa, 6@S.
100 A. Christy, West Virginia. cosy.
s5 James Chrtsty, dO 6@s4.
100 Dengler & McCleese, do, 4a6.
Sc p. McFillen, do, 6H@SH.
65 P. Hathaway, Chester county, 6H@sK.
70 James S. Kirk, do, 7@SH.
:: 5 b. f. McFten, Western, 7@T%.
100 James McFillen do, 7@sH.
GO K S. MeFillen, do, 7@SE.
119 Ulman & Bachman, do T6SL.
$50 j. ]. Martin Co., do, 6@S16.
1872 Mooney 4 Miller, do, 7@s2i.
10 Thomas Mooney Il Bro do, 65!@s.
20 H. thain, do, 697H.
80 Joseph Cham, do, 6h6T3.
70 j. & L. Frank, do, 6979l.
s5 Gus. Schamberg, do, 7H@sA.
1875 Hope IL Co., do, 7@SA.
40 II. Frank, do, 7@s4.
40 James Clemson, do 6@SX.
SO a. Kimble, Chester county, 6H@SH.
100 John McArdle, Western, 61@s24.
s5 r. Maynes, do, 5H@S.
81 E. Il /. Chand er, do, 6@SH.
AZ Charles Welker, do, 5K@7
sS ElcOrn Co., do, GOT.
65 Blum & Co., do 6H@S.
60 Fl. CHAIN Jr do, 5H@7.
100 James Aull, do, 4@7.
Cows more in demand, and prices have adj
vanced Sales Of $50 head at s50@s6 the latter for
cow and calf.
The market for sheep has been dull and heavy,
and prices have favored buyers. Sales Of head
at the different yards at 4@5H per ID. gross.
Hogs are not attracting much attention, but prices
Avenue yards at sl1@12 per 100 lbs. net the latter
for pure corn fed.
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Great Prussian Success at Metz.

Messrs. d. G. Wharton Smith 81 Co., of
Philadelphia, have received the following pri-
vate despatch.
LONDON, Oct. 10.-Telegrams from Berlin
announce great Prussian success before Metz
yesterday, and there is great excitement and
enthusiasm at the capital in consequence.
1t is claimed the French were badly repulsed
and driven within the walls of the city again
with terrible loss of life.
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LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
For additional Marine Ne,cs see Inside Pages.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA. OCTOBER


STATE OF THERHoMBTsR AT THE EVENING TELEGRAPH
OFFICE.
A. NJ. .........56I IL A. M.......7O 2P Me...74
CLEARED THIS MORNING.
Ship Enoch Talbot, Talbot, Antwerp Peter Wright
steamer E, Q. Biddle. McCue, New York, W. P.
Steamer :; i. Fairchnd. Trout New York. WIN.
Steamer Novelty, Shaw New York. do.
Steamer G. Comstock, Drake, New York, do.
Schr Morning Star, Lynch, Mystic River, Sinnick-
scSr chr Paagussett, NAPLES. Norwich. do.
Tug Hudson, Nicholson, Baltimore, with tow Of
m barges W IP:Sy T: Clyde &.Cts 4 Co 10,
tow OF barges, W. p. Clyde s Co.
ARRIVED THIS MORNING.
Steamer w. Whilldin, Rlggans, 13 hours from Ball
timore, with mdse. and passengers to A. Groves Jr
Steamer New & York, & Jones' m s. from Georgetown and
York with mdse, to W, P. Clyde & co. -. w"
with mdse To- w p ciVde co.. ooufS from new YORK.
Steamer Mnlvilie, kenear, a hours from New
sc6r May Munroe, Hall, from Rockland with
g sehr Polar Star, Murphy. from Washington, with
- schr ocean Bird, Kelly from weaeet.
Schr !. .; r Mccarthy: SdT Simpson from Boston.
Schr D. S. Siner Siner do,
Schr George Nevenger, Smith, do.
s@SSr @ %sssis MsiysS, RSxlsy' from HI Providence.
Tug Thos. Jefferson, Allen, from Baltimore with
tow OF barges to w. p. Clyde Co.
Tug Chesapeake, Merrihew, from Havre-de- Grace,
with tow OF barges TO w. p. Clyde Co.
MEMORANDA.
Ship A. w. Singleton, Messenger, for Philadelphia,
sailed from GJeenock Gath ult.
Ship Marie Adelaide, Katelhold for Philadelphia.
entered out at Liverpool Path ult.
Steamers Idaho Price, and Abyssinia- Hains
from New York for Liverpool, at Queenstown Sth
inst, and both proceeded
Steamer Varuna Spencer, from Galveston via
Key West, at New York yesterday
Steamers Fanita, Freeman, and Fairbanks, Howe
hence, at New York yesterday.
Steamer Clyde, from New York, at Charleston
yesterday, lsf-r
Bark Eliza McNenl, Small. for Philadelphia, sailed
from Malaga 18th ult.
Bark Venus, Purdy, from Shields for Philadelphia
passed Pentlond Firth Path ult.
Bark Brunswick, Pitts, hence, at Pillau 20th ut.
SchJs NJ M: Freeman Eldrfdge, from Boston, and
Minnehaha, Kendall, fr0m Deep River for Philadel-
phia; and J. S. Weldon, Crowel and N. b. Ander-
son, Anderson, hence for Boston, passed Hell Gate
scRrs Jalia II Pratt, Nckerson; Pioneer, Lothrop.
and Thonias N Stone, Pprvere, hence, at Boston
schr james H. Moore Nickerson, for Philadelphia.
cleared at Boston 6th inst. -
Schr George DeeriDg Willard for PHILADELPHIA
cleared al Portland tn inst.
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so 81 b. o. Pennsylvania Railroad brought co., :.
o.@61]4, regular; Camden and Amboy at 1I5l5 40
1l5M; .Lehigh Valley at 5SS<; aud Oil Creek
and Allegheny at 441S0441S b. o. 3SI5 was
offered for tCatawissa preferred, and 26% for
Philadelphia and Erie.
Canal shares were quiet. 1915 was offered
for Schuylkill preferred, and SO for Lehigh, but
no sales were made.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES
Reported by De Haven Bro, No 20 S. Third street.
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FROM THE SOUTH.

Frosr In North CaroIina.
A RAIEIeH, N. o., Oct. lO.-The FIST frost of
the season appeared here yesterday morning.
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street Philadelphia, report the following quotations
-: s. 6s Of ISL lls2S@1l41s: do 1852 1i2Js@ilslS;
new, 1l6A @110H do. 1861 do 1lOh aiiOT; do. isSs,
do. nOas@llO's; 10-40s, 1O69I@lO6sS. q. s. so Year
9 per cent Currency, 111@111H; Gold,: 11sJS
1st Mort. Bonds, sS0@S40 Central Pacific Railroad.
sOO@9lO; Union Pacific Land Grant Bonds, 7OOa 125.
o6SA NARE y LADNER, Brokers, report this morning
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STATE OF THERMOMETER AT THE EVENING TELEGRAPH
OFFICE.
IA. M.........56 IL A. M.......7Ol2P. MS "a
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-10-04
ROMANCE IN A RAILWAY.
by JUSTIN MCCARTHY.
Vol. Nv.

HNWO YOUNG BARRISTERSt travelling
Il from London 70 Live pool, took their
seats one evening in first-class carriage
OF the five o'clock express at the Euston
Square statiou-a station known, venture
to think, to every American who has ever
invaded the old country. There were only
two other seats occupied in the compart-
ment entered by the two young men. Two
ladies-at least a lady and her maid-were
the other occupants. The lady was young
and pale and pretty the maid was fresh
blooming, round-eyed north country girl
the moment she spoke word her ac-
cent made 1T plain to one of the two advo-
Gates, himself from the lakeland of North
ern England, that the girl came from dear
old Cumberland. Two gentlemen, one ap-
parently the young lady's father, attended
her to the carriage door, and waited at the
door until the train actually moved off.
They both especially the one who seemed
to exercise parental authority over the
young lady, kept necessarily casting ex-
pectant, eager, suspicious eyes about the
platform, as if they looked for or dreaded
the arrival of somebody. These little facts
the two barristers, accustomed to note
small things and construct them into ev-
idence, observed almost tunconsciously, and
by the sheer force of habit.
The older man whom both the youths
learned i'll law assumed to be the father of
the departing young lady, at last nodded
significantly to the other, and said, in low
tone, "It is all right Cunningham. He
is not here. Thank Heavenr'
He can't come now," said the other.
"lt would not have much mattered even
if he did," the elder observed. "He
should not have exchanged aword with her
not one word But I'm glad to escape
scenes and tears and confusion for all
that"
The lady in the carriage had heard moth
ing of this. She sat at the farther side of
her compartment, Doubtless what was
said would never have been spoken were
she near enough to hear it. One of our
lawyer friends, however did hear it-in
fact, he could not help himself; he had no
chance but to hear.
The elder Of the two speakers had taken
farewell Of the girl when he put her into
the carriage-that is, he kissed her very
coldly, and said goodbye, and added a
few whispered words which seemed to be
something in the nature of caution or a
menace. Now, as the train moved off, he
only nodded farewell. He had a form
ally handsome face, regular, cold and
harsh, with thin lips and very white teeth.
The train then went on, and soon whirled
through the pleasant suburbs of that side
of London, and away into the open coun-
try.
The young lady seemed melancholy
and absorbed. She replied gracefully TO a
few civilities and attentions offered by the
two baristers, but was evidently not much
inclined to any manner of conversation.
She exchanged few words every now and
then with her maid, but for the most part
remained silent.
1t was growing to be late in autumn, and
dusk soon began to come on The evening
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1870-09-24
How TO Select Prolific Cotton from the
Ordinary.

EDIroRs SOUTHERN CuLTIyAToR =
As the cotton picking season APP
proaches, | send an experiment which
/ have tried with a few seed selected
last season from the ordinary cotton.
Last season, while reading in the Gull
tivator of the great advantages TO be
gained by planting of improved seed,
/ endcavored to purchase a few, but
failed in every attempt, and planted
my entire crop with ordinary seed.
On a patch Of seven acres, | found one
stalk that resembIed very much the
improved cotton planted by my neigh
bors-its branches were short and
Gro wded with bolls. knowing that
no improved seed had been planted
abont the place where | obtained
mine, | hunted over a few acres, to
find out the cause of this fair speci-
men, and succeeded in finding several
stalks with a few short limbs similar
TO the former, From these have Sc
lccted and planted separate from the
rest, and the result is, that they have
all produced plants similar to each
other. These stalks containing the
short limbs are we'll known to all
planters, called by some "forked cot
ion" composed of two or three prongs.
Once in a while, by noticing closely,
there will be found on these stalks, a
few very short limbs, by selecting
from these and planting separately,
any planter can in a few years pro-
ducc an improved seed Of the short
limb variety OF his own. These short
limbs will not be found on every stalk
Of thi. description, as they arc very
scarce, and it is owing to the scarcity
Of these limbs, that we find so little Of
the prolific cotton mixed with the
ordinary. Where this stalk with short
limbs has only two prongs, it seldom
produces more than one boil to the
limb; but where it has three prongs,
two and three bolls will often be found
on one limb. These bolls will all be
open by the middle Of October, and
will form a very early aud productive
cotton. By selecting from the short
limbs Of the Peeler and others, a va,
I riely may be produced as productive
as the Dickson. Why should thu
planters Of the South pay five dollar
for one bushel Of cotton seed, whel
they have such an advantage as this
| have also walked over several Othe
fields of ordinary cotton which hay,
been planted in this country for
great many years, without any i'm
provement in seed, and find the sam
result in all, Very truly,
VIM. HARPER.
Brooksville, Miss, Aug. 3, 1870.