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Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-01-25
feniIIeto1l. .
LES TRoIs MEssEs BAssEs.
Legende.

LGgomdea
"Deux dindes truffees, CARR
geu an
-Oui, mon reverend, deux
dindes magnifiques bourrees de
truffes. J'en sails quelque chose,
puisque c'est moi qui al aide a
les remplir. On aurait dit que.
leur peau allait craquer en- r6tis-
sunt, tellement ellie etait tendue.
-Jesns-Maria moi qui aime
tant les trufes... Donne-moi vite
mon surplis, Garrigou-- Et
|avec les dindes qu'est-ce que tn
as encore apercu d la cuisine a.
oh! toutes sortes de bonnes
chooses. Depuis midi nous
ln'avons fait que plumer des fai-
sans, des huppes, des gelinottes,
des coos de bruyere. La plume
en- volait partout.. Puis de
retang on apporte des anguil
lies, des truites, des-
Crosses comment, les truites,
Garrigon ?..-
Crosses CONNIE ca, mon re
lyerend. - Enermes -
oh! Dieu, il me selnble que
lie les vols H.. AS. tu mis- le win
Idans les burettes !?
-Oui, mon reverend. J'ai mis-
He vim dams les burettes. -. Mais
Idame! il ne vaut pas celui que
vons boirez tout a rheure en- sor
liant de la messe de lninnit. s
vous voyiez celia dams la sale !
lmanger du chateau, toutes ces
|carafes qui flambent pleines d
lyin de toutes les eouleursA... p
sIla vaisselIe d'argent, les surtout'
+ lciseles, les fleurs, les Candida
,lbres! -. Jamais II ne sera VI
iun reyeillon pareil. NJ. le marquis
q invite tous les seignenrs du vol
1sinage. Vous serez au moins qua
Irante a Ia table, sans compter !
lbailli nj lie tabellion. All
Ivous 6tes bien heureux den etrt
: mon reverend Rien que d's
: lvoir fairer ces bellies dindes
l'odeur des truffes me suit pa
! tout. =. Meuh !--
I -Allons, allons, mon enfan
aIGardons nous du pech6 de
gourmandise, surtout la mutt d
LA Nativit6..-. Va bien yite a
|lnmer les cierges ct sonner
alpremier coup de Ia messe /; ca
!, VOLTA que minuit est proche ct
| ne fant pas nous METRE en- r
tard. y
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-01-25
NILE ORLEANS, % janv. 1879.

NILE ORLEANS, % janv. 1879.
VOLTA aujourd'hui environ unel
vingtaine de jours que la Legis-I
lature, S6nat ct Chambre, est oc-
cupee d nommer I'M senateur desl
Etats Unis an long terms sans VI
pouvoir renssir. Quand je dis !:
ellie est occupee d nonaa,aef., je me-
trompe c'est d ne pas 'aons'lser
que je deyrais dire. Avec Ia
meilleure volont6 du monde, je|
ne puis comprendre cette singu.
|liere comedie qui SO joue lei, ct
oui consiste d faire precisement
co que l'on ne yaut pas ct a pre-
senter des candidats inpOssihles,
don't les noms seuls excitent Phi
lIarit6. Dams les commencements
| les chooses aliaient convenable-
ment, ct les candidats etaient
lsGrienx. Depuis, ces noms-la ont
disparu pour faire place . d'au-
tires qui no sont pas sur les rangs,
lqui souvent ne font pas et mont
ljamais fait de politique, ct, le
Ilendemain, sont assez pen agrea-
lbIement surpris de voir pabus
Iaue l'on fait pnbliquement dc
lleur nom.
Tous les jours que Diem fait
Inous voyons 10 Senat entrer er
Icorps dams la sale on Sc reunit Ii
GIlambre; toute la Legislature
lest Ia rassemblee, les deux presi
Idents Sc trouvent sur restrade, o
lc'est Ie lieutenant gouyerneur qu
preside. Cola a une apparene'
Ide solemnite, ct l'on croirait vo
,llontiers quill va So passer qnelqu
], chose de s6rieax. Alors quelque
{ membres Sc leVent ct jetten
I -|quelques noms plus on moIn
connus d la tete du president qu
les repete. Puis commence paE
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-01-25

VOLTA done la grande question:
du jour resolue; !; ct dune. II y en-
a une antre, mais plus diff1cile q
regIer sur lie tapis, la question du
senateur des Etats- Unis! Lei la
lutte est a,.harnee J; VOLTA quatre
jours que Pom Sc reunit en- caucus,
le soir, que ron vote offlciellement
dams la journee, ct rien nest en-
core r6solu. Eastis, Kenner, 10.
mas, Heron ct Lewis sont les can
didats qui ont jusqu'ici obtenu le
plus grand nombre de yoix.
Enregistrons aussi le quasi en-
terrement dn bill Mofet Register.
Ce pauvre instrumental R'etait
pas inevitable. Sill nest pas tout
a-tait tue, a l'heure quill est, il
men vaut guere mieux.
Je vous dirais bien quelques
mots de la trop celebre loterie de
la Louisiana qui essaie lei de faire
des siennes mais Jaime mieux
reseryer le sujet pour ma pro-
chaine correspondence.
Pour anjourd'hui, attendez.
yous a voir prononcer Pajourne
ment avant la fin du mois, entire
le 25 ct lie 80 probablement; lie
plus tot sera le mieux.
Nous avons entendu dire sou
vent que quelques-nns de nos
predecessors avaient tire quel
que profit de leur siege q la LIE
gislatnre i; pour notre part le plus
clair de nos ben6fices jusqua pre-
sent, c'est qu'on a accole 4 notrt
nom IN nnlnero, le na
nero 34) ct une lettre de plus
An lieu do nous appeler Dupaty
le sergent d'arlnes trouve plu'
commode de nous faire appelel
Duplanty. Nous n'avons pas re
Iclarn6 de peur de faire perdr'
Iun temps trep precieux a Pan
Iguste assemble qui est charge
Ides destinees du pays.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-01-25

LIE Meschae 6b6 a reparu sous la
direction de NM. Charles Lassei-
gne ct Lovincy Montz. II est par
faitement bien redig6 ct ne laisse
rien 4 desirer sous le rapport
typographique. Nous souhaitons
aux successeurs de notre brave
ami e. Dumez tout lie success ani
quel lis ont droit.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-01-25

pei nominal, auquel chacun re-
pond en- citant un nom plus on
moins incennu, juste assez pour
ramasser quelques 8 on 4
voix. On compte ensuite les voix !;
personne nest elu, tonu naturel-
lement, ct la comedie est jon6e.
81 quelque representant, indi-
gn6, proteste contre le role ridi-
cuIe qu'on lui fait jouer, on lui
repond froidement: c'est Fhabi-
|tude. Sill insiste, on lui repliqne
que la Constitution le veut ainsi.
He! non, la Constitution ne lie
veut pas ainsi. Ellie veut bien
que Pom vote tous les jours, par
ce qu'elle impose aux legislateurs
lie devoir den finir une bonne
fois; mais ellie ma jamais deman-
ld6 que Pom Sc moque ainsi de
sol meme ct da peuple. ct que
| l'on perde dams de mauvaises
plaisanteries IN temps precieux
qui serait beaucoup mieux en-
ploye en- discussions ct en- votes
lserieux.
| Esperons que Pom en- fnira
lbient6t avec ces ridieules scenes
de comedie ct quill est indigne de
gems serieux de depenser des Sc
|maines d faire une besogne gu
lpourrait s'achever en- un jour on
Ideux.
/ J'ai assist6 lei a deux execu
ltions qui mont fait un certain
lplaisir 10 premiere, celle du Not
Itet~ Register yous sayez, cett'
|machine a eompter les drink
ldans les cafes, ridicule invention
lfaite tout expires, semble-t-ii, pou1
|servir d'instrument de supplies
.laux gareons de bars ct aux bu
.iiveurs; qui causerait a pEtat plul
!, Id'embarras qu'elle ne yaut ct lu
,,conterait certainement plus qu'el
lie ne lui,rapporterait. LIE Mote
Register Bill est bien mort ct en-
5err6, ct Ia pIupart des gems ser
lses ont ri d son enforcement.
La seconde execution, ca ct
lcelIe de la 1oterie de La Louisiana
institution eminemment morale
!. Icomme vous sayez, don't tonte !
. vertu consiste a irriter la passio
!. .ldu ieu dams les esprits fables,
). lfaire sans cesse miroiter devar
: les: yeux des fortunes qni n'exi
' tent qua Fetat de mythe, a pr
liver des miIliers de families d
q alconfortable int6rieur pour el
,rIgraisser GU elques employees
alquelques aetionnaires, ct a pou
ialser les malheureuses cuisinieres
D. faire danser, tous les mathis, Ia
stIse du panier aux depends
,tlleurs maftres qni ne sont guer
&. .plus riches qu'elles.
$. Cette execution a eu lieu ass
T. |prestement a la Chambre. Je
is sails ce quill en- adviendra au S
o. mat. C'est la,parait-il, que Sc soi
tous les efforts des
ut tlrecteurs de cette vertueuse ms
a tuition.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-01-25

lie Malakoff Bitters est aujour-
d'hui la boisson d la mode dams
la metropole du Sud. Nos legis-
lateurs, senateurs ct repT6sen.
tants, ne boivent pas autre chose
ct lis sen trouvent tres bien.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-01-25
CONDITIONS DE D'ABoNNEMEFT:
pRIx DEs AgNoNCEs:

r. Les abonn6s du Poas.ier, qui ne
receVraient pas regu1iarenent lcurs hume
ros, nous rendront IN grand service en- nous
signalant sans delal toute irregularite.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-01-25

Attention! LIE Ferry Store a
recu dies groceries fra1ehes, quill
Yend d IN bon marche excessif.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-01-25

Nous publions ci.dessous deux
correspondances de notre editeur.
La premiere 6tait destinee d no.
tire dernier numero; mais, 6tant
arrivee trop tartl, ellie ma pu etre
publiee. Ellie offre assez d'interet,
toute fois, bien qu'ancienne, pour
que nous l'inserrions dams le nu
nero de ce jour.
Correspondence Esiitoriafe.
NLLE-ORLEANs, Is jaw. 1879.
Yous savez probablement, mes
chers co paroissiens, comment
s'opere une reunion de l6gislatn
re. Chacnn arrive de son cote, un
,,eu ahuri, ne saehant trop quelle
figure faire dams la session, ct
ignorant, gu egard an parti qn'Il
doit adopter ct aux idees des
constituents quill represente,
quelle tonrnure won't prendre les
chooses. On nestle d'abord, on Ia
tonne; puis viennent les travanx
tporganisation aui occupent un
certain temps enfin arrive l'aya
lanche des projects de loi, chacnn
voulant faire yoir quill est Quel-
que chose, ct quill une idee en-
tete. En- un mot, il Sc passe ge-
n6ralement une bonne dizaine gu
louzaine de jours ayant que les
travaux serieux ne coinmencent.
Cette fois-ci, je dois le dire sans
nnesomption, la legislature a etc
plus expeditive. Des le deuxieme
Jour on commencait q Sc recon
na1tre. II = await evidemmen1
une id6e commune fans toute'
les t6tes qui SO r6unissaient de'
points les plus 6loignes de PEtat
cette id6e commune, c'etait qu'i
fallait aYoir une courte session g
aller droit au bnt que fon pour
suiyait au Nord CONNIE au Sud,
pOuest CONNIE a fEst de pEtat
Ia revision de Ia Constitution, Ell
parconsequent, To conyocatio
dune convention constitution
nellie.
LA Chambre des Representant
est alice yite en- besogne voil
6l6ia 4 on 5 joars que le projet q
loi relatif d l'appel de Ia CONVEX
tion q 6t6 adopt6. Les election
aaront lieu lie Is mars proclaim
Ia reunion de la Convention,
21 avriI.
Mais lie Senat y a mis- plus Z
facons; il possede une minorl'
radicale plus forte que Ia Chan
bre. Or, CONNIE c'est Ia RADICAL
qui a acconch6 de la Constitute
actuelle, il fant bien qu'en bonl
mere ellie defende son enfant,
nal venue qu'elle soft. G'est ega
les radicaux dn s6nat. les Stamp
Landry ct autres en- ont etc po'
leurs frais d'eloquence, 81 q
Quence Il = a, ct le projet 9 {
adopte malgre eux.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1879-01-25

gne, sans omettre nne g6nu-
heyion, ct tout marche assez bien
jusqu'a la fin de la premiere mes
Sc car yous savez que lie jour dc
Noel le meme officiant d0it eele-
brer trois messes conservatives.
ssEt d'unein Sc dit lie chapelain
avee un sonpir de soulagement;
puis sans perdre une minute IL
fail signe d son clerc on ealuf
quill croft etre son clerc, ct
Drelindin din! !. Drellndln
din
C'est la seconde messe qni COM
lnence, ct avee ellie commence
aussi le p6ch6 de dom Balaguere.
."Vite, vite, depechons- -nous,a lui
erie de SD petite voix aigrelette
la sonnette de Garrigou, ct cette
fois le malheureux off1ciant, tout
|abandonne au demon dc gour-
|mandise, SO rue sur le missel ct
Id6yore les pages avec l'avidite de
son appetit en- surexcitation. Ere
Inetiquement il SO baisse, Sc rele-
| We, esqnisses les signes de crolx,
les genuf1exions, raecourcit tous
ses gestes pour avoir plus tot finl.
A peine sill etend ses bras a Ee-
vangile, sill frappe sa poitrIne an
lconfteor. Entire lie clerc ct lul
Ic'est a qui brouillera Ie plus yite.
Versets ct r6pons Sc precipitent,
se bousculent. Les mots d moitie
lprononces, sans onvrir la boache,
Ice qui prendrait trop de temps,
s'acheyent en- mnrmures ineon-
3 pr4hensibles. ss0remus ps..- ps..-
ps.. - Ned CUPID pd.-. pd..-"
fPareils b des vendengeurs pres
Ises foulant le raisin dc la cuve,
sItous deux barbottent dams le
latin de la messe en- envoyant des
leclaboussures de tous les c0tes.
-Dong.... scam. - dit Ba-
ifIaguere.
-. Stitaso t'' r6pond Garri-
J gou, ct tout le temps la damn6e
: petite sonnette est Ia qni tinte d
oreilles. CONNIE cesss grelots
: -Iou'on met aux chevaux de poste
pour les faire galoper q la grande
> yitesse. Pensez que de ce train Ia
-Iune messe basse est Yite expe-
ldiee.
81 aEt de deux !....n dit le cha.
eInelain tout essouff1e: puis sans
t tlmAme prendre le tennis de respi.
',lrer. rouge, suant, il degringole
marches de l'autel et...
e Drelindin din l.. Drelindin
'-ldin H..
y C'est la troisieme messe qui
!, ,Icommence. ii nv a plus que quel.
/ loues uas d faire pour arriver d la
T sale q manger; mais helas! d
mesnre que le r6yeillon approche,
: -Irinfortun6 Balaguare SO sent pris
: dune folie d'impatience ct de
IIgourmandise. Sa vision s'accen-
{ tue. les carp6s dores, les dindes
! lr6ties sont "a, IA. Fl les touche e..
It il les.... Ohi Dieu. - les plats
= lfument, les wins eGlbaument ct
Q secouant son grelot enrage, Ia
e epetite sonnette Ini erie: seVite,
e yite. encore plus vite. 70 Mais
Ieomment pourrait-il aller plus
i Iyite Z Ses leyres remuent d peine.
,sl Il ne prononce plus les mots. -.
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OUR NEW RAILROAD.
Work On the Greenwood Section of the
A.. 4. and G.. r. r.

AS has been announced, the work on the
Georgia end of the A. X. and G.. K. Il. Is al
ready finished, and work OH this side Is mere.
ly devoted to the masonry at the bridge and
along the line Of the road. The following let
ter from Woodlawn, $. c., to the Ed0etctd I'D
~rcrtiser. gives some idea OF progress over the
river
Beginning at the river, Capt. Cahill, the Su-
perintendcnt, has finished up TO the cross
roads above Mr.. A. Sharpton's a distance OF
over eight miles. There Is q gap OF hall q
mile where 1t crosses Mrs. E. Meriwether's
fields, which was left on accountof some legal
tormalities. There seems TO have oeen some
slight misunderstanding between the road
and pe%nitentiary authorities, but they nave
been amicably settled. The company sent OH
twenty-six hands y few weeks ago on account
of i'll health. Since then, the health OF the
camp has been very good, not a death occur
ring in over two weeks. Most OF the heavy
work is done, and, from where they are no"
at work TO the end Of the road, about fitcen
or twenty miles, is all light grade and easy
work. General Bradley, the energetic and
hiring free labor, and recommending ut the
Greenwood end n working down until
both ends meet" The Georgians are hard
at work on the bridge, and the road Is an as
surcd certainty. They have finished an aout,
ment on the Georgia side of Little river and
one on the Savannah side Of Dearlnonds or
Walton's island. They Il about forty
hands at work under the general SUPERVISION
OF Engineer TwiggS. Its TO be an iron bridge,
on the King pattern, and. Judging from Inc
masonry it will he very substantial. Inc
bridge will be about five or six hundred yards
long, counting the trestle on the island, which
will be 2y6 yards long. The contractorsa'ne
Messrs. Dcnning. of AuguStaIpromlse 10
lSSO. They got their rock from Il splendid
quarry in Colonel Sneade's fields, abouta mile
from where the bridge begins. 'IlSsalu 10 De
the finest quarry In the South.
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ssPinafore'' in Abbeyille.

"pinafore" has struck US. We thought Alb
beville was quarantined, but no, the Fiith Az
enue COMPANY found us out and here they are
ulayinp "Pinafore." And tirst-claSs playing
Il is. the singing and the acting both exceed
ingly good. They have had crowded houses
which we hope will induce them and other
yood troupes 70 visit our fnn-forsaken place
frequently. Weare delighted to see them ana
hear them, now they are here, but, oh! how
tired we shall all be- for the next SIX months
OF "pm little Buttercup," and the .fuler o.
the Queens Navee.' and Hi sisters and ms
cousins and his aunts." Already our devii
answers us with a Hardly ever" ard the
I.Merry Maiden and the Tar" are noatlnS me
lodiously around the public SQUARE. me
world has long been crazy OF "Hlnalore:
Abbeville alone had escaped the contagion.
Her time huS come. Eyes. know, that Is
it's an Ill wind that blows nobody any good,
and the coming OF "Pinatore" Will supply our
lawyers and other public speakers with some
new epithets, epigrams and 1llustrati0ns.
For this "the rabbit In the wood-pile" will be
truly thankful. Poor Molly Cotton Tail She
has lone service us an Illustration al inc par
and on the Stump here '.from the fur bacis
until now there Is no fur on her back: Inc
squirrel in the hollow tree and the ratln tne
hole too nave grown gray in the service ana
their tails have hung out so long they no"
.fford no proof Of a squirrel or a rat being In
side. The coon-dog too will perhaps oe re-
tired from service. In place or these old IA
mi,iar tales, Buttercup's babies might oe apt
ly used, and a splendid political hit could pc
made with the words OF Sir Joseph forter'
X. {. B.,
And never thought OF thinking ior mysen al
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MARKET REPORTS.
CORRECTED BY
3 ell g. @ o..
Cotton Buyers and Dealers in General
Merchandise.

ABBEvILLE, October 2o.-Cotton market
opened very strong the past week aud prices
advanced to ten CENTS, yesterday however,
prices declined u quarter, on account Of unfiI-
vorablc kilograms received. We quote the
market weak ut ~ a. w.
NEW YORK, October Il - u m. Stocks
strong money CO.,, gold LOO; exchange
long 4:soA; short 4.s224; state bonds dull ia1a: =:
536 middling upland ll7S; middling Orleans
NJ Futures c~asier-Sales 10000 October
lis November ll.l6; December Ills; Janu-
AIRY ll.3O.
LOUISVILLE, October q. - Flour quiet !;
Wheat quiet ; corn firm {; Oats quiet ;
Pork firm ; bulk meats firm (; bacon
firm clear sidess SIS ; whiskey hrln'
At vs..
CHARLESTON, October q. Cotton dull;
-middling l0H; ow middling 1917: good ordi-
nary l0A; net receipts 6,342; gross: sales .OOo;
STOCK 10, 141: export coastwise 2,l35.
AUGUSTA, October q Cotton wcak;tH,
middling l0as; low middling 10; good ordi-
nary OK; net receipts l,7G4; shipments -;
sales l.i55.
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Tho Newherry News.

Our neighbor of the Ne1Uberru Ne1Ds, who
has so frequently differed from US OF late, has
this TO say In the last issue OF that paper. 10
the frank expression we thank our neighbor.
The NeWS says
"uoSoH no WHOM HONOR IS DUE.-What-
ever else may be said by way OF criticizing
The editorials of the AbbeUilte Press ind Haat-
,,er on the Assessments and Tax question,
credit should be given 1t for stirring up the Of
ticials on this Rail Road tax business The
Stale and Counties have u large amount Of
money locked up in these cases that just now
would help out nightly. But in the New
berry matter, If tlerc has been a special re-
anywhere. 1t appears from the rec
0rds That 1t has been in the office OF the At
torney General. From what we have learned
in the last few DAVIS however, we are led TO
hope that some decisive action will very soon
be taken in the natter
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Shserif's Sale.

A.. NJ. Blake NJ I'd w. X. Blake, .Assignces, VS.
Moses C. Taggil art and ]. c. Maxwell, ct al.
Judgm ent for Foreclosure.
DY authority of n decretal order Of Judge
Is A. p. Aid CHI, in the case above sta!eo' J.
viii sell at publ cutlery. at Abbeyille Court
House, within Il re legnl hours; on S9ledaS IN
November next, the following described Real
Estate, to wit: ."
Tint lot OF lnr Il In tho town Of Greenwood,
County Of Able ville, state or South Cnrolinl.,
on the g. {. I, r., which bound it
or. east by lands OF A. n. Aiken. on the suhti
lands of F.. J. Plowden, containing
TIL aTY-stx ACRES, .
more or less, Also, ONE Et6URITf AN
wood, in rear OF lotof w. H. Whitlock.
TERMs-Ast ) the Mil property, sash; a p
the remainder of property, one hait cns 4
balance on n CT edit Of twelve months, wi Il
from du to, und secured by bond and
mortgage of the pfomlsts: ,,
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OctG, 1879, t:
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High Water.

The Savannah River was V high last
week, and for several daysit was impo!ssioie
10 cross. Some damage was sustained by the
Horticultural Interests in this section. The
Im1usta Chronicle aud Consttaionatist says
Now that the high river Is going down. and
the back water over the lowlands Is receding
some idea may be had OF damages 70 me crops
below the city. We learn from gentlemen
who had dine corn fields on the river that the
grain was completely covered. and has been
Seriously damaged by the sudden and sigma!
overflow. The damage to one neld ABOVE u
al other planters count IN losses OF SJN.'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-10-29
November the Thirteenth.

Every patron OF the Cherry Hill Nurseries
IL reminded that their trees will be In Able
willie on November 18th, and every one is eX-
to call promptly hat day and get his
trees. The Cherry Hill Nurseries conduct a
large business, and a successful operation for
twenty-five years shows the appreciation OF
their patrons for the trees and plants received
They not only propagate the best selection OF
fruit but raise largely OF roses and evcrgrcens.
These gentlemen claim the production OF
healthy, hardyand thrifty trees, all OF which
arc carefully cultivated and thoroughly ripen-
ed. Which are much more valuable and de-
xirable To planters,