The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1871-02-01
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Western papers report the Buffalo Crop
thi- yeaf ~ immefsa.
The tunnel is little more than half through
the Hocsac mountain.
Mackeral fishing employs 1892 vessels,
1873 more than last year.
An Iowa cow has died of tenpenny nail in
the heart.
The State debt of South Carolina is
S1l 100000.
Philadelphia sold sll.OoO,OOO worth of
shoes in 1870.
Baltimore claims to have sold Sil,5O0 900
worth Of boots and shoes in the last year.
and asks Lynn what she thinks of that.
The Albany Evening Journal proposes a
law TO compel men to vote. There is such
law in Bra: il, with penalties.
The Boston Post thinks it is good thing
for Horace Greeley's heirs that that gentle
mans will is not in his own handwriting.
Captain Lott. of the Cunard Line, has
sailed more than ! 200, ,O00 miles-or nearly
fifty times the distance Of the circumfe renee
of the the globe.
of arms and military stores have already
been shipped from this country to France
Thomas Higgs, an English pedilar of
pictures. bet he could drink all the wine l.
cuupanion -vvosIa furnish. nc WIS uurIeu
on New Years Day.
During the year 1870. I6S persons were
killed, and 4Si wounded, on the railroads Of
the United States. Kansas is at TIE head of
the slain with 81 killed. and New York
comes first ou the wounded list with 65.
women" remarked the cnntemplatire
man, '.are as deep as the blue waters of
yon bay" ''Ay, sir" replied the disappoilt-
ed mas, land as full of craft"
The estate of the late Calvin ". Star
buck. Of the Cincinnati Times. is declared
to be larger than that of any newspaper
Publisher in the West.
PhiIadeldhia claims to have the largest
locomotive factory in the wor'd employing
900 men, turning out one locomotive day.
of the value # $4,000.
A Swedish preacher who studied thirteen
years at different colleges, is serving con-
gregation for $3.50 a year. He says his
wife can earn twice as much by sewing.
THE liquid. oily notes. of Clara Louise
Kellogg. are described by the Titusvie
Herald, as like the 'smooth, unctuous trick
| ling of the Of the oeaginous commodity from
hundred barrel well.' She .'struck lie" in
| that fellows heart.
A new invention in the form of common
open buggy propelled by steam is exhibiting
in New York. The machinery is the same
as that of locomotive. Beneath the seat
and occupying the body of the vehicle is tho
boiler, which holds three pals of water.
The cylinders and other parts Of the ma
chinery are placed between the axle trees.
The inventor claims that with the fire pro-
duced by single bod If coal he can run
thirty three miles. The pressure of steam
on an ordinary road is about twsnty pounds.
New Jersey can afford to laugh at those
who have been cracking jokes at her. The
census lifts her several pegs in the list of
States. Her population has increased faster
than any other State. She is more densely
peopled than any other State west of New
England. She has enough cash in the
treasury 10 pay all obligations. The re-
ceipts exceed the disbursements by hand
some sum. Free schools are the rule, and
the normal school is a source of profit.
The State prison will also be self sustaining
hereafter. All these are signs of thrift and