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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-28
The POLITICAL CAMPAIGN

now pending j. one Of great import.
ancc considered in both it, National
and State aspects. full Congres.
sional delegation will be chosen; Il
Legislature II 10 be elected which
viii determine the successor 10 Hon
X. j. Oglesby in the United States
Senate, Believing the success of the
Democratic party 10 be essential to
the maintenance Of good govern.
eminent, The Bulletin will always be
found advocating liz measures and
laboring for the success of iis repre-.
sentatiyes. To promote these desira.
bic ends every Democrat should ex-
ert himself in disseminating the
truths Of hls party, and in DO way
can this be- more efectuaily done
than by the circulation VI HE home
paper.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-28

THE Bulletin building dining room
is now open for the accommodation OF day
boarders, Application for board can be
made at The BULLETIN office. Terms,
$3.50 per week. J. WlSsOy.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-28
OFFTCIAL DIRECTORY. Y
City Officers.


Mayor-llcnry Winter.
, Trearurcr-B +. Parker.
Clerk u. Phillis
Counscor-Wm. b. Gilbert.
Marshall. ID. AFTER.
Atiorncy-W z. MCGEE.
Police Magistratc-J. j. Bird.
BOARD Oh ALDERMEN.
First Ward--GeO, Yocpm, VIM, DCaahon,
Second Ward Wood Rlttenhousc. n. b. Thistle
wood
Third Ward-W. =. Wright, John Wood.
Fourth Ward Charles o, Paticr, ID. j. Foley.
Fifth Wam-T,W. Halliday, Chas. Lancaster.
County Officers.
Circuit Judgc-O. A. Hnrkcr.
Circuit Clerk. A. Reeves,
County JudgeR. ). Yocnm.
County Clerks. j. Humm
County Attorney-W. q. Mulkey.
County 1rcasurct-A. j. Alden.
sherif-John Hodges.
Coroner--R. FltZge-at,
County Commiss!orers-T W. Halliday NJ V
Brown. Samuel Briley
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-28
Latest News.
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH
LIVERPOOL GRAIN.

LVERPool, january q. 2:30 p NJ
Whcat-Quict- Winter, SIS G1W9s ID;
Spring, Is lodges; California aver
age, IS Cd @9s 3D.; California club
9s@9s Cd, Corn-new, per GENITAL As Cd.
CJrn--eld, 23s.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-28
NEW YORK GRAIN.

New York, January %, 1905 r. NJ
Wheat-Quiet-- No. Chicago, 9S@l 90;
No. 2 Milwaukee, 0101 Oh; Red Win
ter, 81 0O@l l01s No. . Red Winter,
II 004@l 00La; No. 2 Amber, 81 07@
1 os. Corn--Qnict-steamcr, 46@46l4
No. 9, 45ai; No. ?, A..
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-28

C0RRUProN in our National affairs has
the same effect on the Government that
severe cough or cold has upon the human
system Political reform in the former and
Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup in the latter case
will remedy the evils All druggists sell
it for % cents bottle.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-28

COAL! CoAL-F. ". Ward has on hand
the best quality of coal for sale at the mar
ket price. Very low. He will soon have
large stock of wood of all kinds. He is
well known to every body and we trust
he will receive his full share of pa-
tronapc
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-28

AMBROSE PyArr keeps full supply Of
all the Text Books used in the Cairo public
schools. He is also supplied with Pencils,
all grades of Writing Paper, everything in
fact that enters into the outfit of school chill
.lr.n
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-28

For good shave for ten cents, a good
hair cut for twenty-five cents, go to Henry
Schick's baber shop. No. l43 Commercial
Avenue.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-28

south maintained free from everlasting ter.
ror and almost annually recurring pcs,i-
lencc.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-28

FREE OYSTER Lunch, every night at
half-past eight o'clock, at Harry Walkers
Crystal Saloon.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-28

. AlAllthc. finest brandso OF cigars .apl. to,-
ilacco, fine cwt and plug, Hcerchsum and \
other pipes, cigar holders, 'esc., etc. h largo
Md varied stock. for, salc At Wholesale and
retail, at F,Koisnyrgs, Sixth streei ncss
lLcycu. \. "
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-28

FREE oyster lunch at half-past eight
o'clock, every night, at Harry Walkers
Crystal saloon. 'N
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-28
o. HAWTHORN.
b. +. LIVINGSTON.

BRANCH OFYICE of Williams Steam DYE
Works, Of Evansville, at Mrs. James No
A. Eighth street, Cairo, Ills.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-28
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, January q, 10 A. M.-Pork
March, So 0j@S 97lE Corn-March,
BIZ bid; May, 355s. Wlcat-Fcbwary.
S5ls; March, 81.
CHICAGO, January q, ~ M,-Pork-
March, 81 97l?; April, s la1a, Corn
March, 81 l4@3l3S: May, 1914. Wheat
February, SG12; March sili.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-28

BLANK books IN stock or made to ortki \
,ysAmbfose Pyatt Paper Boxes manntac.- y
turel to order Call at the Bulletin Builla.e
Ing, or address him through. the postotilec.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-28

FREE OYSTER Lunch every night athalf- I
post eight O'Clock, Is spread. bylIagrySs
MAlker. A..l, ..Y ..... ". .a.l. Nh \. n. "A.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-28
INSURANCE.
INSURANCE AGENCY OF
WELLS e KERTH,

REPRESENTING THE
Duoonc (0f LIVERPOOL
Royal Canadian csp pt Hss'5ss, Se Goid
British America Assets ol t0fs 81 iS S 5@o
N;Ilvillo Fire and Marine tMillvillc, y. j.
MlliNlllc Assets. sl,4ss,s,.G.
(Of New York Cin).
tOlllllltTCldl Assets .......... s5ij,83i.st
Tn;on (Of Philadelphia: established in 1901
tllUIl Astcts. $eS5 ,lG!.0O.
E;ro,pon'c tOf Dayton, o..
L llCnloli . Assets. ...,....., Sil0,42I.96
Earn,on (Of Frcepo.t, M
WI HiNh Assets. SiaJ s,t 81
RISKS WRITTEN AT FAIR RATES.
Office in \ alexander County Bank.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-28
TIMETABLE.
Arrival and Departure of Trains.
THE MAILS.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD,

GENERAL DELIVERY open IN 8. M; closer
" $50 pm. sunday stosa III.
Money Ofdcr Department open al @. m; cioset
az p m.
Through Rxpres. Mails via Illinois Central and
Gi-s.ssippi Central Railroad. cloee az l2;30 p. m
CAIRO and Poplar Bluff Through aud Way Mall
tu,c- Al 1890 r. m.
Way Mail VIA Illinois Central Cairo and Win.
tonne- aud Mississippi Central Railroads close At
b.sj D. NJ.
Way NAL FOX Narrow Gauge Railroad closes at 9
u. m.
Cairo aud Evansville River Route closes q, $50
y NJ daily Except Friday
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-28

Dissolution NOTIcE.-The firm of q.
Haythorn & Co. is this day dissolved. B.
F. Livingston retires. 0. Haythorn will
continue the business, collect all monies
due the firm, pay all debts, and sign the
firm name in settlement.
o. HAWTHORN.
I
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-28

JUST received at TnE BULLETIN Office fs
90 Reams extra heavy letter heads. ~,
20 thousand IA and 10 ID bill heads. '3
80 Reanls statements. u.tHn
Is Rcamis bills lading.
A large lot Of linen letter and note
heads. "n ~ a N
30 thousand Xxx white and amber en-
velopes, best quality for the Cairo trade.
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The Daily Bulletin

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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-28

LOCAL EVENTS,
COMMERCE,
FINANCES,
POLITICS,
LATEST NEWS,
MISCELLANY,
Of such character a. we trust shall
prove the equal Of the cheapest and
best Of our contemporaries.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-28

Office in Alexander County Bank.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-05
PHILADELPHIA and NEW YORK

And Other Eastern Points.
Insist that the Ticket Agent sells Won
tickets by the North-westerns Road.
Examine your Ticketsand refuse to buy
If they do not read over this Road.
All Agents sell them and Check the
usual baggage Free by this Line.
Through 1fckets via this Route to all
Eastern Points can be procured at all
Coupon Ticket Offices of Union Pacific
and all Western Railroads.
New York Office, No. AIS Broadway.
Boston Office, No. 8 State Street. Oma-
ha Offices, No. 513 Fourteenth Street
and U. p. Depot. Council Bluffs on
ces at Union Pacific and Chicago and
North-W estern Depots. San Francisco
Office, 2 New Montgomery Street. Chi
cago Ticket Offices, 81 Clark Street, I'M
der Sherman House; 10 Canal, corner
Madison Street; Kinzie Street Depot,
corner West Kinzle and Canal Streets;
Wells Street Depot, corner Wells and
Kinzie Streets. AG31
For rates or information not ~attaina-
bic from your home ticket agents, apply
to any agent of the Company, or to
MARVIN HUGHITT,
Genl Mang'r, Chicago.
W. H. STENNETT,
Gen'l Pass. Ag't, Chicago.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-05

ALLPASSENGERS GOING EAST
should zeal in mind that this is the
SeSt Route to Chicago
AND ALL POINTS EAST.
Passengers by this route have choice
OF FIVE DIFFERENT ROUTES and
the advantage of Eight Daily Lines of
Palace Sleeping Cars from CHICAGO
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-05
A Touching Death. Bed scens.

.iOh. VI had only received II before, | nm
lent 1t would have cured me-. These
imp essive words were spoken by eentie.
man in the last stages Of CONSUMPTION, who.
on his death he'd. had received a bottle OF
Hale's Honey OF Horehound and Tar, anu
had taken only a part OF IL, when ne ionnnu
his Cough had ief him. but not having com
menced the article In time, his eonsiitation
strength ief TO overcome the disease. There
lore, the public will see tho necessity otK,eP-
Ing this article constantly In the not Sc,
ready for ,immedlate Use. nj. 1t is n ccrt In
cure for all Coughs, folds. H~oarseness. i If
hcuit breathing, and all Affections OF the
Throat. Bronchial:rubes and Lungs, lead NJ
TO consumption.
sold at NIL drug stores at 20 cents and 81
Large size much tie cheapest to buy. Depot
.Cr%iffenton's, : SIKH Avenue New York Clty
ike poothache dtnps Ia ono minute
dnw.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-05

.yo tJy.yfisrsn,sI .nsrTfr,t Jor iesI m,in my
ce7afs.
DAILY LEADER, alt transient advertise
ments 40 cents per line, Nonpariel, each In
sertion 6 Insertions eight cents per line; %
Insertions, &. cents per line.
Local Notices, per line, bourgeois, each In
sertion, 10 cent? per line: ~ Insertions s cents
per line. y
WEEKLY LEApER all transient ADVERTISE
ments 3 cents per line. drst Insertion one
month % cents per line; six months, 10 cents
per line; one year 5 cents per line.
Cheyenne. Oct. LIST. 1877.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-05
The Weekly Leader,

tssiit" GsAs.F rH~,s,isnAr.
TERMS s4..o a Ye-r, $3.50 Hall Year
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-05

Visiting cards OF unique design; WIS.,
iting cards, the latest styles; and beau
tiful programmes or orders of dancing,
with sflken tassels, Mt the LEADER Of
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-10
w. G.
COMMISSION MERCHANT

special attention paid to the sale of Cote, CT.
May 15tf al Kinds.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-10

Winston and Salem are like the Siamese
Twins, separated only BY a strip of-parch-
ment.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-10
And Better than any Saleratu8.
BEST IN THE WORLD.

one tablespoonful of this Soda used with SOM NIX
e4uais tour tahlespoonfuls of the best baking ruH-
az twenty tunes Its cost. See package tor Nl---.'
Aiiorihauon. Il the tablespoonful Is too large and docs
produce good results al first. Use less aIter"arl-.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-10

Cotton Gins, Power Presses. Saw and Grist Mills.
Shafting, Pulleys, Hangers, Boxes. Plans and Esti-
mates furnished on all classes Of Machinery. We call
special attention OF the following goods. manufactured
by the TAYLOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY,
which We are offering IL Manufacturers prices.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-10

July10-2m. wilson, wilson county,. NJ
q W. WESTBROOKS
NURSERIES, md FRUIT FARM,
Permanently located ct
WILSON. n. C..
Office on Barnett street, opposite Express Office and
near Railroad Depot.
Packing t near Railroad. 100 yards South of
Railroad Depot. Fruit Farm and part of Nurseries
on Goldsboro Road one mile and a half South of
Town. Twenty acres Of Nursery Stock,
Strawberries, Asparagus and Garden
Peas, very near to, and in fun view
of the Railroad Depot.
We have fine facilities for packing and shipping Trees
of the Trees and Plants unsurpassed. We war
rant all Trees and Plants true to name. We
have had many years experience in the
aggregation SSade cyl atft tpf. JHh4Eti-
prepared 10 serve the pub
lie. We give special at
tention to orders re-
ceiyed by mail.
We have added many choice
new fruits to our list, and
have propagated very largely
OF the Ever
bearing Mulberry. Catalogues
mailed free on application.
500, 600 NTN4N'S PROLIFIC
STRAWBERRY PLANTS
FOR SALE.
Set the plants in June and July, and cultivate well bal
ance OF the year, and keep all runners cut of,
and you may expect a ful crop OF
the next Spring.
fact that the Charleston erowars niaot :, tic
have a shorter growing
rom the Ist to the 10th Of May, 1879, our humans sold
from ~ to 20 cents.
II is the coming berry for nrof+ IN hi
-
-" !"
Prices
given
On
ar,lico+i,,
alpAtatlol.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-02-06
Supreme Court Decision.

The following decision Of tho Supreme
Court Of tho United States, rendered February
3D.. 1879, will bo very pleasant news to the
people Of Oconce County. The effect Of the
decision is to compel tho Air Line Railroad to
pay taxes:
The Comptroller General Of South Carolina
against the Richmond and Danvilc Railroad
Com rany, from tho Circuit Court of South
Carolina. The decree was reversed with
costs This was suit to njoin the collection
of taxes upon that part Of the Atlanta and
Richmond Air Line Railroad lying within
the limits Of South Carolina, on the grounds
Of exemption in the co,npany's charter The
court holds that as the act Incorporating the
Air Line Railroad in South Carolina in 1856
contained no clause excepting its charter
from the provisions Of the law Of 1871, they
must be held applicable to it.
The State, therefore, has the right to with
draw tho exemption of tho original charter
and collect the taxes.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-02-06
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-02-06

| Tho recent decision of the Supreme Court
of tho United States in tho oase of tho State
Of Georgia against tho Atlantic and Gulf
Railroad, for taxos on tho road, will give the
plaintiff about $40 600; but tho road will
have to be sold before tho money can be col
| lected
Grent alarm prevails in Eastern Europe
over tho rapid spread Of an extremely fatal
disease believed to bo tho plague. Its mor-
tality is extraordinary, thcro being but few
recoveries. An international Sanitary Cons
mission which is in session at Vienna, has
| adopted stringent measures against its spread
Westward, and says it is to the interest ofthe
whole Of Europe, that medical assistance be sent
to Russia TO aid hor in Keeping down her ma
lignnnt cnon,y. This is tho same disease
which in the fourteenth century desolatcd the
globe, when 52,00o,000 pcoplo perished in
Asia md Europe. 1t gets its namo from the
position, that show themselves at one of it's
stngcs on the skin Of the sufferer.
An exchange rcsurrccts statato which
was originally enacted in this State in tho
yenr l7l2. and e-cnucted in 1872. since the
creation Of tho Office Of Trial Justice. 1t
requires Trial Justices to impose tino upon
every person who shall swear or curse in
their presence, tho proceeds to 60 to the
support Of the poor. Tho fines are to vary
with tho condition OF the person committing
the offence. Every servant, day laborcr, or
common seaman is to bc fined twenty-five
cents, and every other person fifty cents.
For the second offence the fine will be doubled
and for the third it will be treblcd. The
further provision is mado that il any Trial
Justice shall willfully and Willingly omit the
performance of his duty under this act, he
shall forfeit twenty-five dollars.
President Hayes tosdny porpctratcd rich
joke on the ladies of tho woman suffrage con.
ventinn. They called on him and rrescn ted
resolutions adopted at tho convention, tollowo
ing up with an argument in their favor. The
President listened uttcntivcly until they
flashed, and then asked them il they would
not like to sec Mrs. Hayes. They assentcd,
and the President asked Mrs Hayes to show
them the " hite House. which she did taking
the ladies to the nursery. kitchen and through
all tho chambers, pointing out the improved
methods Of housekeeping, and asked their
opinions upon domestic subjects. The ladies
expressed qualification at Mrs. Hayes kinds
ness, but carried off. an impression that they
had been tri1cd with. Information about
housekeeping was not what they were after.
Wushimyton Letter.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-02-06
Tho Guano Question Meeting
on Monday.

According to previous announcement in the
kEowEE COURIER, quite number of the farm
crs Of the county met in the Court House OH
Monday last, saleday, for the purpose Of agitn,-
ing the question of fertilizers.
The meeting was called to order and Col. j.
Frank Sloan was elected Chairman aud f. Burt
Doyle, Esq, Secretary.
The chairman said that il was unnecessary to
make any extended remarks rs to the objects of
the meeting. This was generally unders ood
and he would be glad TO hear from any gentle
man who had any resolutions TO offer for the
consideration Of the meeting
MIR, +. B. Doyle offered the following preamble
and resolutions, which, after some amendments,
we're adopted
Believing that we, as farmers, have the same
right to organize and cooperate togcthcrfor our
protcctio as any other class be it
Resolved, That VIC declare the action Of certain
fertilizer manufacturing companies in raising
the price per ton of guano to be oxorbitant and
oppressive oil the farmer.
Resolved, That we will not give TO any COM
pany manufacturing or selling guano moro than
400 pounds of cotton per ton, delivered at the
dcpols.
Resolved, That to take stronger and more
concerted action against such cxturtionate
prices as arc now demanded Of us for fertilizers,
that there be held meetings Of the farmers at the
different voting precincts in the county on
Saturday, the Sth of February.
The subject Of fertilizers was discussed very
interestingly by Coils. J. W. Livingston anu r.. 4.
Thompson and Messrs. ". Z. James, j. l..
Shnnkin, J. S. Werner, j. B. Pickett and others.
The agents of the guano companies were
called for and heard. Mcssrs. III S.VanD Diyicre,
W. a. STROLLER, S. j. McElroy and II. Il. Mason
made statements as TO the probabilities Of the
several companies which they represent lower
ing their prices.
The meeting after these discussions and state.
mcnts adjourned.
i. FRANK SLOAN, Chairman.
i. B. DOYLE, Secretary.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-02-06
OBITUARY..
In Memory Of Mrs. Catherine
Dodd.

On last Sabbath night Mns. CATHERINE DoDD,
wife Of Thomas Doid, an cstimablc woman and
"Alohcr in Israeli fell asleep in Jesus at the
advanced age of seventy yfvo years. She was,a
member of Farvicw Methodist Church, having
cast in her lot with the people Of God more than
thirty-Gvc years ago. About aycnr ago she had
n partial stroke of paralysis, from which she
never entirely recovered, being confined 10 her
bed most Of The time since. One week before
her death she grew rapidly worse. Fearing her
end was approaching, her friends sent for
minister of the Gospel who convcrsad with her
freely about death, dying grace and hcpromh'cs
of the GOSPEL. Though suffering cxcruciating
pain she was perfectly conscious and was
enabled to express her confidence in God, Ter
love for hcr Saviour and her hope that death
would be gain to her and FREQ her from all suf-
fering. She has triumphcd over tho last enemy
Eari, has lost Christian, but Heaven has
gained n saint. "Lct mo die the death CT the
righteous and let my last end be like his"
7, NJ
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-02-06
The Meeting on Monday.

we publish elsewhere tho proceedings Of the
meeting held on Monday last, called to take
action in reference to the price Of guano. Tho
meeting was we'll attended and adopted resolu-
tions looking TO tho reduction of tho price on
all commercial fertilizers offered for salo Meet
ings have been held in a number of counties
and the people seem determined, if possible, to
reduce the price. Action should look to the
future as we'll as the present, This is q fine
opportunity for re organizing the oranges, and
we hope it will bo done. If the farmers will
combine and remain firm they can control the
country. Inaction, however, will remand them
10 tho mercy of the rings and monopolists
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-02-06
Labor.

We spoke some time back in reference to
labor being too high, for the price of the
products, and we really think this is greater
evil than the increased price Of fertilizers.
though not so difficult to romedy. The price
Of labor can always lie controlled by a judi
cious system of tennntry. In England, the
mother country, renting is the rule and ton
ants live for years on the same land. tho
proprietor collecting his rents md living from
them. Dickson, the celebrated farmer Of
Georgia, has concluded that labor ct the
present prices would not pay and has nbanr
doned hired labor. His system now is ono Of
renting, paying for tho labor ono third
Of the crop, tho land being valued at one
third, and tho horse and tools one
third. lie thinks this equitable and has pub
lished letter to that cffoct. By this system
every farm would be occupi cd by good ten
ants, who would have their houses, patches
and q nice fruit orchard. a failure Of the
crop would not thon ruin the land owner, but
,theloss would be divided and no money to pay
out. ghis the country must come to at some
day, and the sooDer it begins the better.
There is only one Obstacle to it. and that is
the eheappess of our lands and the DISPOSE
ton Of our labor to squat on poor hlllsides
and farm on the lien law without profit to
themselves or the country. This is tho great
while it exists labor cannot be controlled.
Besides, it impoyerishes the country, as the
labor is wasted.