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An old man named jacobs, living alone
IN Il retired spot near the viliage OF Slough
ton. Mass, wa. murdered on Sunday night
Two negroes have been arrested on susPl'
cioa Of being the murdercrs.
An cx-inspcctor and gauger of New York
has been arrested il ST. Louis, charged, in
connection with New York merchants, Of
frauds aggresating two millions.
Tie judges in New York are charging
Tic grand jury to bring to punishment all
persons who compound with felonS for the
recovery of stolen bonds.
Colonel Rockefeller, Of the Seventy first
regiment OF New York, has received from
an official in Richmond Il tender OF return
to his regiment Of two howitzers captured
from il at Bull Run in 1861.
In Cincinnati, Collector Williams, of Day
ton, has seized a quantity OF whiskey for
non-payment Of tax at the diStillery OF ar
mold j. Dobbin, who refused to pay for the
purpose Of testing the legality of the forty
eighthou fermentation rule.
Hon. Fayette McMullin is Ex-Governor Of
Washington Territory, not Of Virginia.
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An old gentleman informs us that he re-
members wintcr-more than forty
years ago-when, as it was remarked at the
time, there was hardly even frost in Janu-
AIRY. He cannot recall the year.-Dis-
patch.
The date referred to in the last para
graph was doubtless the winter Of lS26'27.
4 gentleman who remembers it well in
forms us that after the usual October frosts
no other occurred till spring. The interim
was very warm-foggy weather prevailing
most Of the time. In the course of one Of
his speeches in Congress John Randolph
said he had not seen the sun for forty
days. The spring opened very mild, and
vegetation was in an advanced stage, when,
on the 9th of April, severe frost destroyed
the whole crop of fruit, besides killing
most of the young leaves in the forest.
Such was the mildncss Of the season that
scarcely farmer succeeded in curing his
meat free from faint. A large quantity
was lost. There have been other warm
winters since then, and doubtless before,
but we have no record of any the like Of the
one misunderstanding Indea.
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Thaddous stevens-sffs Religions
.s1ss. Vi07H@~

The following letter from Thaddeus Ste
VEINS exhibits his religious belief very def
nitely. 1t is published by tho Harrisburg
correspondent of the Philadelphia Press !:
JANUARY %, 1867. &
Dear Sir,-I received your letter. I am
not surprised nor much moved at any scan
dial which may be publicly OF privately ut
tered about myself. l do not usually con-
tradict them. To your personal suggestion,
however, willingly reply.
All the statements which you said were
made arc false, as the author well knew, il
he had any knowledge on the subject.
nave always been firm believer in the
Bible. He is q fool who disbelieves the
existence of q God, as you say is charged
on me. l also believe in the existence Of a
He'll for the especial benefit of this SLAM
derer.
1have said that never deny any charges,
however gross. make an exception when
my religious belief is brought in question.
l make no pretension to piety (the more
PITY, but / would not be thought sn inf
del. I was raised Baptist, and adhere to
their belief. THAppEus STEVENS, /
j. Z. Feayy, ESQ.
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THE STowE-BYRoN ScANDAL.--The latest,
and we hope the last, development in the
Stowe-Byron scandal appears in the Lon
don Quarterly Reuieeo. 1t consists of a
number of letters from Lord and Lady By
ron, and from Lady Augusta Leigh, which
are ably and, so far as the case permitted,
modestly edited, with annotations and
comments. 1t kills the whole story, in
Guiding Charles Mackay's smut about the
smutty Medora Leigh, while the latter is
shown to be bad character, picked up by
Lady Byron to assail--after many years of
ssterly intercourse--the name and fame of
Byron's sister Augusta by q most Infamous
charge against her own mother. We have
done with this bad job. We are sure that
Mrs. Stowe wishes she had never begun it..
Ne,v York cypress.
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Fifty negroes left Lynchburg for Ten
nessee on Tuesday.

Fifty negroes left Lynchburg for Ten
nessee on Tuesday.
A township in Henry county, Ohio, hired
d lady music teacher by correspondence,
and when she arrived she had occasion to
ask if "de gemmen is gwine for to back
out ?'
They tell how cruel father in New AL
bany, Indiana, was not long ago outwitted
by the ardent lover of his daughter.
Knowing there was savage dog on the
premises, the lover took an equally fero-
cious cur with him, and set the two to
fighting. While the old folks were trying
to separate the combative beasts the girl
slipped out the back'door and was married
to her devoted John.
Josh Billings was obliged to adopt his pc
culiar style of spelling by the publishers,
who declined all his early and correctly
spelled contributions.
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A man named Kinnish, of Hayes city,
Kansas, was lost recently on the prairies,
during Il wild snow-storm. He walked in q
circle for seven days, during which lie took
not particle of subsistence. When unable
to proceed further, he lay down under tree
Hayes and carried to that city.
The Leavenworth (Kansas) Bulletin re:
ports that during the second and third
on the Pacific railroad between Omaha and
Promontory has been thirteen degrees
JeloW zero, while Oh the Kansas Pacific road
the thermometer during the same period
ranged from twenty-one to thirty-four de-
grees above zero.
The paper mill Of Talcott l. Miner,
known as the Granite Mill, in Talcottsville,
Conn.,, was burned ON Monday. Loss,
5000; insurance, $4,000.
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TIE BOLEY MuRDERER.-Jim Madison,
the murderer of Mr.. w. P. Boley, who has
been under guard at Camp Schofeld for some
days, was committed to the city Jail about
dark last night. The civil authorities have
received no notification that he is to be
turned over to them for trial, and the OBJ
ject in changing his place of confinement is
unknown outside of military circles
Lmch6e0y Ne,rs, 9Th.
do the military still hold your jail?l
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LONDON, February S.-Since the transfer
Of the telegraph lines to the Government
the amount OF domestic telegraphing has
Increased fully one-third.
Sir John 3. Karslake has written COM
munication to the London Globe urging on
the Government systematlzed emigration
as Il social relief.
[Thcy do not seem to regard emigrants as
worth 81 200 each. On the contrary, they
pay their way out of the country TO get rid
of them
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Eew York stock and rsoucv rsor,,

NC" xorN nt0cA and Money Market.
NEW YORK, February s--Hoon Stocks strong.
Money easy at 59e per cent. Sterling Exchapge-
Long, ioa; short, 1909. Gold, 1903. s-2o's, 80,
coupons, 11&s Tennessee ss-Ex- coupons, Get
new. 4as. Virginia s's-Ex-coupons, a2s; new,
cs!. Louisiana e's-Old, ILL., Levee s's, iii; ss,
sig. Alabama s's, ps: 5's, O.. Georgia e,s, 90;
7'a, %. North Carolina s's-Cld, d; new, 2s.
South Carolina ss-Old, sp3; new, 81.
Ere1aing.-Moncy easy at 4@a per cent. on call
Sterling quiet and firm at 1Oa0ld9s. Gold, 1910
son
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puIIv!CS II NV ,MTSlllRE.-C0nc0rd,
February S.--Ihc labor reform party will
orcn the campaign il the State Tuesday
next. They claim 10 lave 5000 votes,
which il enough 10 throw the vote for Go
vernon into the Legislature. They will
i.&ue campaign paper on Friday. 5. Flint
j. their candidate for Governor. They also
claiia that they can elect sufficient num-
her Of candidates 10 the Legislature to de-
feat the election Of United States senator
I'm Itup rty1
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MINERALS DISCoyEEED.-Wc learn from
tLc last Warren .Seatinel that Mr.. William
d. l'imEcrlukc, vino resides near Milldale,
discovered in his field nea: the Shenandoah
river what promises to be valuable paint
m;uc. Thc paints, from pure white, COM
line in separate quantities all the different
co.ors, and secal to have al the consistency
OF p"nt, free from grit, similar to that in
III respects usually FOX sale. Lead and
iron oyc have also been found in the same
ririniIN
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Foreign News.
FRANCE.

PARIS, February 9.-The disorders were
resumed Mt midnight last night in the vici-
nifty Of the former disturbances. Several
additional barrioades were erected in the
narrow streets. The troops still reserve
their fire. The police, however, have made
some charges on the rioters, killing some
OF them.
The leader, Gustave Flaurens, is still OF
large. 81
Three o'clocz; p. M..-The police and
military have the riot under control. The
city is tranquil.
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COMPULSORY EDUcAT1oN.-One of the
speakers at the recent meeting ut Birming-
ham, Eng, of the British National Educa-
ton League stated that on January l, 1870,
there were eighty millions of the inhabit-
ants of Europe under the operation of the
laws enforcing compulsory education.
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STRA1NING AT GNAT.-A man in Hamp.
shire county, Mass, it is said, recently sub,
scribed one dollar for the support of his
minister, but finding that his wife, at do.
nation party, had squandered twenty cents
in the. same object, refused to pay more
than eighty cents.
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Cuba.

HAVANA, February s.-Senor Oveida, of
the diamond marriage notoriety, is dead.
The official reports from Puerto Principe
say the insurgents are extending their lines
Of devastation. The incendiaries spproach
so near the walls that the cinders from the
burning houses fall in the streets.
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New Orleans Affairs.

NEW ORLEANS, February 9.-The regis
tration bill passed the senate-ayes, 10 !;
nays, II.
The impeachment trial of Wicklitfe,
State Auditor, commences tomorrow.
The Bulletin has statement of Judge
Cooley charging the State Treasurer (Du-
chalet) with dsfraudins the creditors Of the
State by discounting their warrants, using
the funds of the State therefor.
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VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE RAILROAD
The Lynchburg Evening Press of Tuesday
says: " We understand that arrangements
have been made to obtain means to repair
and equip this important road in the best
manner at an early day"
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Marine Eaus.

CHARLESTON, S. c., February 9.--Schoo.
ner Pike, hence for Philadelphia, now
ashore near this port, and will probably DC
lost. Arrived, schooner William Thomp.
son, Norfolk, Va.
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|DrssoIUrroHg q pAsrnERs8Yea,

DIBs0LUxI0Hg q RA1EnEReHlHAs
MIR. b. ALsOP HAVING WITH
SOP & FoURoTRExE, air. JACK TEMPLE
hag been admitted 10 an interest. The Dizziness
CARDOzO, FUURQUREAH& co.
VIII remain With the above 81 concern and win
February / 1870 fes--lw
nIssoLUTION OF Co-PARTNER-
IIsHIP.-The firm Of TALBOT q BROTHER
l. dissolved By mutual consent 70 date from iss
the firm In settlement
: 5 snaEEh 4. TAEBSTF.
NEW FIRM.--Having bought out tho interest
Of S59e nv sons M hars
the firm OF fALBOTT & SONS.
has been rebuilt, and the BUILDINGS filled with the
most approved ma chlnery, SO that lam now pre-
e IsseG Rf nsde;s 9E asa
RETAINING PRESSES LUMP MACHINES,
Enc a aas skpass & &C.
shall be able to furnish promptly and as chcapiy as
the same quality OF machinery can be made for
I take this occasion to return my warmess
thanks to the numerous friends who have so long
and Literally gatronzed the Old firm and dr. respect
l.
pledging t. give my undivided time and attention,
rs heretofore, to filing all orders entrusted to me
promptly and in the most satisfactory manner
possible. CHARLES .TALBOTT.
In retiring from business, tJke occasion TO re-
turn my sincere thanks to the many friends who
have so literally pstronizcd the old firm OF Tai
bctt b Brother, and would most cordially recon-
mend to Them the new firm, which has all the
means and facilities for turning ont machinery Of
superior quality enjoyed by the old.
fes.-1w JAMES 81 TALBoTT.
COMPREHENSIVE NOTICE.-RIcH.
~ MoSD, VA, January 18th. ls70.-We have this
day associated ourselves together under the style
and firm of WILSON & RaGLAND, for The pi,r-
pose of conducting the LEAF TOBACCO COM
MISSION BUSINESS.
Our Office at present will be with hessrs. Spencer
& Cunningham, next door to the Tobacco Ex-
change.
',he patronage of our friends is respectfully So
icited. NAT. r. WILSON,
late or Petersburg, Va,
w. N. RAGLASU
late Of Petersburg, Va.
Refer by Special permission to
w. X. Martin d Co., ID. I. williams L Co.,
Gibson Il Watkins, Wise Brothers. John Is. Davis,
president of the Planters Rational Bank, Rich
inond, Va: n. RagIand, president First ational
Bank, William K. Mallory, Jones Plumn!cr,
John Donnan 6 Co.. Petersburg. Va. 10 1-lm
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Foreign NIarkets-lBY TELE

Foreign NIarkets-lBY TELEGRAPH.
LONDON, February s-N00n.-Consols, egg.
United States bonds, 81.
LONDON, February ID fter0oon.-COnsols,S 2s.
United States bonds, 'e2, 81.
LIVERPOOL. February 9-Noon.-Cotton opened
steady and unchanged at-Uplands, llsd. Or
leans 1l.d.Glltd. estimated sales. 10000 bales.
LIVERPOOL, February o. EreniHg. - Cotton
frmer; uplands, HID; Orleans, llS@I1sd.
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T ECT U E.-REV. JOHN BAYLE4
~ will deliver his popular lecture on "London
and its People, before the Young Mems Chris
lan Association, at the lccture-room OF the Br3aG-
Street Methodist church, on THURSDAY EVE
MING, February 10th. x,,.
Tickets Of admission, TWENTY-FIVE CENTS.
Can he procured at tie principal drug and book
stores and ut the door.
IT. ROBERTS BAKER,
Chairman Lecture Committee
fc ct Young Mems Christian Association.
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The TeAt-0aths I'm West Virginia.
WHEELING, VA, February 9.-The Legis-
lature has passed a bill abolishing lawyers
and teachers teHt-oaths.
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INSURANCE COMPANIES.


CITIZENS INSURANCE COMPANY,
~ NEW YORK.
CASH CAPITAL"......... $500, 0o0. 90
ASSETS, JANUARY !, lS10............ 6S4,444.A
disc household furniture rents leases, farm build
ings and contents, and personal property gene
rally. ~.
AND SIX PER CENT. IN DIVTbENDs to its
stockholders during the past twcnty-one years,
now issues policies emitting the holders thercorto
Of PR The f
ton Of assnrers is called to this system Of nsu-
rance as affordng greater security with less cost
The Company win continue to issue NON-PAR-
TICIPATING POLICIES at rates as low as any
0'ef fe'p0nS'gg.As JAMES if n. MCLEAN, President.
-,O ' 80 " r. + brooke, Agent,
| fe2-lm No. 1914 Main street, Richmond.
MUTUAL ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF
| F1 VIRGINIA.
| CHARTERED 1894.
OFFICE CORNER R e IHSTH w VA BANK
This old and wcll-known Virginia institution In
s more SSh TS
LARS insured on property pledged to make good
| losses.
GSe 5aSh Seen paid IL losses to
H Gpps sGR,t of TWo HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS IA large part OF 1t for
closed
The former four-ffths system Of insurance has
been abolished, and other important changes made
4 for the benefit OF the assured.
| Losses equitably adjusted and promptly paid.
HERBERT A. CLAIBORNE,
J.B.DANEoRrhhrF iss earpeta agent
| Fl. D. DATFORTII, Assistant Secretary.
| SAMUEL Fl. PULLIAM, Collector. fe 1-sm
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STATENENT:

SECURITY, CHEAPEEsS, LIBERALITl,
PROGRESS, and SUCCESS, mark and dlstin-
gush the management Of this company.
ISAAC HUTzLER,
General Agent for Virginia and North Carolina.
ONCE, No. COZ Main street.
Dr.. j. G. CABRLL, Medical Examiner. no is
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HAIR.-500 bushels PLASTERERS
Ia HAIR for sale by HULST & KING,
- az lA9S Main gfraat
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CHINA TEA SETS.-The largest assert.
" ment to be found In the city. Caff and exam
Inc them 81 GEORGE c. GARY,S,
H. opposite pnaE-nffica.
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The delegation withdrew and paid visit
to General Sherman at his headquarters.
The General received them warmly, and
expressed delight when informed of their
interview with the President and what he
said. General Sherman reiterated the
opinion which he gave some weeks since,
that the present elected senators should be
admitted; and when told that Senator
Conkling, in the Judiciary Committee this
morning, gave Governor Bullock an open
rebuke, saying to him, /" You have deceived
| us in reference to some of the affairs III
Georgia. General Sherman laughed very
heartily. .-~-~-.--
It is said the Legislature propose to elect
senators next Tuesday. II such be the
case, Messrs. Hill and Miller (the present
senators elcct) announce their intention OF
contesting the matter before the United
States Senate.
| Further Particulars Of the Outrage
upon American Citizens I'm Havana.
Secretary Fish received lengthy dis
patch this morning from our Consul-Gene-
ral at Havana giving further particulars Of
the recent outrage there upon American
citizens. The dispatch states that Green
| valid, Foster, Johnson, and Wells, were
walking quietly on Sunday last on the
street when they were accosted by Span,
lard, who struck one Of them without say.
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ToILET ARTICLES.

r OW.g son b CO.'S EXTRACTS, LU-
/ iRinssUEXTRACE4>R i!Rrpet's Exsrack lhlssS,
kimnasl's Bouquet, genuine Adss AedsossaIss xss-
usDe Herman CoIoa6e, gSnutee Di0FsaS ColSxavs
che FEEFUna RY linss WS,U ys 3 a,. sy sssin.
fec Ssnsn sss SAss~s
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.......,.,is :; 81 AND ALEXANDRA RAIL
.,..-i.;!yc operations will soon hc com
.,.:.a tie Potomac railroad, extending
..a fredericksburg 10 Alexandria, Va.
/. .... intention q the company to COM
....,4 e. construction Of the road at the
g., is; :...ti.eAJ!c moment. Colonel Car
-. n.u\,au i.aS been invited to accept
.-~.:-l.n o! chief engineer, TO prepare
...-i trc contrac;ocs.-I| 0Shington
-E&i:imora Stm.
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FLIASs CONGLUTINE, FOR

CITY AUDIToE'S OFFICE,
RICHMOND, VA, January 81, 1870.
OWNERS OF CARTS, W A G 0 y S,
~ DRAYS. OMNIBUSSES. HACKS, and all
| Other wheeled vehicles drawn by horses or mules,
are hereby notified that all licenses cx pirc JAM
| NRY 3lSf. 1871, AMI are required To renew the
same for 1870 during tn. first fifteen days IN FEB
| RljARI NEXT, or be subjected TO the penalties
| imposed by ordinance.
WILLIAM II. ALLDERDIGE,
| IA 25dtl5Fch City Auditor
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SPOOL COTTON.

HAND AND MACHINE SEWING.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-04-22
To Tobacco Raisers and Dealers

The Tobacco Trade OF Louisville wishes TO
call the attention Of Farmers and dealers
throughout Kentucky and other States to the
great advantages this market Offers for tII,.
sale ofall kinds OF Leaf Tobacco.
Louisville has the largest number of dry
ing houses, Siemmefies, and manufactures
in the West, the number of buyers il greater
than In any market: warehouse facilities are
unsurpassed; auctions are not tempOrary-of
"a few months duration, but continue through
out the year. The Importance of Louisville
as the great Inland Central Tobacco Market.
Is best shown BY the fact that we have sold
during the past season 9,lD hogsheads III
public auction, and yet the supply We not
equal to the demand. We needed particular
ly large additional supplies OF cutting i~ az
OF all grades from Lugs 10 choice. we ;lfe
aware that the impression exlsts tIiiit our
dealers are preiudicee against Mason and
Brackin county descriptions 1i ioDaeco, out
take this occasion To slate tlsi we desire
iarg: shipments OF these de>criptlons Oh Leal
from the Farmers and County Dealers direct
and our increased compenLion warrants us
in assuring all shippers who will give our
marked n lair trial, the highest possible mar
kct prices for every description Of Leaf. We
cannot uree too strongly the careful assort-
inc and nriziIlg OF all Tobaeco-the coarse
and Green 10 Itself. and the fine fibre, good
colorsJ leaf to itself, and the lug tobacco sep
orote 10 itself We most cordially invite To-
haceo raiSers everywhere, and especially
those vIohave not lately given us a trial
10 vail themselves ofthe superior advanta-
1es our market affords. Our facilities are
Tnuch increased, and arrangements have
been made for larger Trade than any previous
SpasOn. Ry order of
TOBACCO BOARD OF TRADE.
Louisville. KY. January lSt 1870.
vol M d 3Ino.
REGrLAR ANIMAL TOBACCO FAruwIII.
RE- HELD JVLY larII
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Useful Information.

How to lay of square acre of
ground--Measure 700 feet Oh cacl
side and you will have a square acre
within an inch.
Contents of an acre.-An acre con-
tains 1910 square yards. A square
mile contains $40 acres.
Measure of distances.--A mile is
$3.50 feet, or /, 760 Yards in length: a
fathom is six feet; league is three
miles: a Sabbath days journey is
1,l95 yards-tllis is Is yards less than
two thirds of mile: days journey
is 49,, miles; cubit is two feet a
great cubit is Ii feet: Il hand Qhorse
measurc) is four inches: :. palm is
three inches a span is 10 IS inches !:
a spaccis three feet.
Barrel Measurc.--.A barrel Of flour
weighs 1876 pounds: barrel OF pork
200 pounds; a barrel of rice 600 lbs. !;
a barrel Of powder % pounds /: a firkin
of butter IS pounds: a tub of butter
"a pounds.
Bushel Measure. Tho following
are sold by weight per buslel: wheat,
beans and clover seed 60 pounds to
the bushel corn, rye and flax seed, Sc
pounds; buckwhcat 81 pounds: bar
ley 48 pounds oats 81 pounds; bran
20 pounds timothy seed A. pounds:
coarse salt So pounds. H
Various Weights and Mcasures.-
a ton Of round timber is 10 feet; of
squared timber 81 cubic feet; com
mercial bale Ut cotton is 400 pounds:
q pack Of wool is 240 pounds; Sec
ton of government lam is go acres
Il mile) liquid ton is 252 gallons:
box 16 by 49,. inches and eight
inches deep, contains 6ushel.
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Will You Take 4 sheep!

An cd farmer, about the lime that
the temperance reform was beginning
Ia exert healtlitul influence in the
country, said to his hired man:
Jonathan. did not think 10 Incn-
ton To YOU W hen hired You that |
think of trying TO do my work this
year without rum. How much more
must give You to do without :"
"Oh, don't care much about it,"
said Jonathan. you may give me
what you please.
Well" said the farmer, Il will
give you sheep in the fall, il you
will do without"
Agreed" said Jonathan.
The oldest son then said:
Father, will. YOU give me Il sheep
too. i'll do without rum"
Yes, Marshall, you shall have Il
sheep ii you do without"
The Youngest son, STRIPPING. then
said:
Father. will you give NE sheep
if do without!
Yes, Chandler, you shall have Il
sheep also, if viii do without rum.
Presently, Chandler spoke again.
Father, hadn't you better take a
sheep too"