The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-09-25
How Il Came About,

The Ophir mining stock was the OBJ
jectivc point for the possession of which
the rival kings of the bonanza were strug
Cling. Flood Il @ Bricn wanted Ophir
is one of the most important links in a
chain of mines which they are determined
to have. To get Orhir, they must first
make Raston let 90 of it, end to make
him the bank of California let go, they
must tighten up the money market; III
other words, put Ralston's Hands into a
wise and squeeze them until he was c6m
PEELED to drop the stocks he was clutch
ing so desperately. They brought every |
trick and str;ttageii known to the I'M |
| scrupulous and cunning capitalists to
| bear upon this process to make the bank
| crowd iniUad Oi:Iiit. Having bank of
| their own with large capital, they iced
this as the principal battering-ram against
| the bank of California They loaned
money less ffeely. They flooded the
market with other mining stock-, running
the prices down 50 low that every one
could itivtat, Then they made their first
serious assault upon the bank of Cali
fornia by withdrawing nearly $2,U00,000
in coin deposited in it and locking it up
on special deposit elsewhere. Thus Flood
& O'Brien Kept OF; until they had sue
ceeded in locking up 81 ,000,00O IN their
own vaults, $4,000, 900 more in the saw
ngs bank, and several millions more in
country When this ten millions was
securely locked up, Flood x O'Brien ha'l
triumphed. Ophir went to the hammer
at ruinous fates, and fell into the hands
, of the enemy. Then came The whispered
suspicion that the bank of California was
not able 10 redeem its deposits. Then
one. ten, a hundred depositttrs checked
out their money. The rush of excited
+ and alarmed depositors then began
e Thousands rushed foff theft boards. The
a bank could not get the gold to meet al
n these demands on sight, because Flood 4
n OBrien had locked the gold up securely
a The, other banks could not help, because
in the tis.!.teiiei morley market they mus
save themselves-tafi!!tsia1 Tribune.
5 CURING Corn FoDDER-I have hear,
: it said that il sas almost or quite impos
n sible to cure fodder corn ~ that it would
, come out in good condition for feeding il
n the winter. But several years expe
e rence has convinced lie thHt such is no
!; the case. | make a prictice Of CROWN.
d each year considerable more of this crol
II than 1 want to feed green. For DIR,
h FODDER | think it is one of the cheapes
d and best crops which e,n be grown OF
t. the farm. If the land is made rich an,
Is proper cultivation is given, 1arg
e amount of the fodder can be produce'
It on an acre, and, as there is but little ex
:. pense for seed and but little labor is re
e quired in it's cultivation, it makes som
Is of the cheapest fodder that can be oh
- tanned. Besides, the quality is YER
|, good, indeed. Mixed with hay, it is YER
a nice food for cows giving milk. As
e combines these many excellencies,
e think it is a great object to grow thi
e crop and | find no difficulty in curis
If it. ! cut it soon enough to get it wei
d dried before frost comes. For cutting
5 use common corn-knife Do not ptl
e it in large bundles, but spread it consid
a crably on the ground. Let it lie a da
IS or two, and if it does not seem prett
rs dry turn it over and let it dry anothe
Is day. When it is well dried | bind it II
d and set it in stacks of eight or ten bundle
e each. These are allowed to stand in tn
=, field until they are dry enough to pacl
n down, when they are drawn in ant
moved away in the barn.