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Decorah-posten., 1879-05-21
ADDRESS OF PROF. SANDER.

CITIZENS OF AMERICA LADIES AND GENTLEMEN;
II is regarded as a sign of promising growth
when, after the troublesome days of infancy and
boisterous youth, u people, nation-stops to
gather up the relics which have escaped the de.
struction of past ages. to study their history, to test
their principles, and apply the lessons for the instruc-
ton Of the present. and for the Improvement of the
future. And if there is any one thing which Dartic-
uIarly and pre-eminently characterize our century,
so AS To distinguish il from many of its predcCess-
ors. il Is the peryadint spirit OF Investigation. criu-
cisrn and history. The superstition OF he middle
ages culm.nated in modern incredulitv and donbt;
doubt being attacked, led to study and criticism, and
inc TWO rese"ei'eu nsu"S'
TRADITION,
which in former ages was invested with the ante.
cratic mowers Of the pilot, has been sen, 10 the keen
ing OF the light. house: while criticism herself must
and needs be adulterated. But although tradition.
and also others, who consider themselves safely
lodged and within the coveted reims of history.
which are open To attack; others have been rescued
from oblivion, some have been dragged forth from
the hooks of obscnrity; some raised to the peerage.
some even embraced bv the arms OF immortality
-. .hnr.hos GO
lehp,es' sashnJ - "a LNnif sdho
t.uis haNe - ~ az fiheu oi
theit Preeisss deasuisS' u . anu iurgouen clues
49, y go, no,,eyIS Ia, sU ,nS "nSs NouuN
sne,os om ~ W. > LAY. ~ n"ss-eo.ered rem
nants OF crun n mas1hlS, az transformed 10
oeaChefs, 70 -. usn nan : hsVo'y. Neriy me
nee SsIt.son.J - ,sn",;spS =, ~ mercy 'he
- pn 80 T., - = Sc hanus VI
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n,anse" Lii ~ ~ ny VI
s -. ..tNaoa- - ,.a.Lf.~.
~ y III /" @@sen.Hxs TeiS sCothsu, Ir
lew ea egoo,a = oe ~ ~ anG u uane ~ men
~ so-nuIrao' ion' Ihu sna'en
= umomoss S,in ~ 49," hn"s supeIsupon %
- rnur"1 y ns !. ms,1ts 49, sSlenSe
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= irand H. sbScLies ~ co,ysn,;anai;sr a. -
y; nn.safe ~ g. IA ;sisanJa Nv ~"
w. y, Lan,,b a,.ra =. - "r",i ~ III
- "a - 11ra1.s,.I Pnhn.'u - 'nnd
lhJ s'uu. ~ sp.hN Inmn whasNtt see, NV
81 ''o hH' 'N' A"1' @Do' NNN '" ~ II AhaN
1'
oUR NEW WORLD, Is OLDER rHAN THE OLD.
That, as DeCosta saws, :" before the plains Of Earope.
or even the peaks OF Choumalaried rose above tbe
primcval seas, the continent OF America emerged
| nom the watery waste that encircled the whole
globe, and became the scene OF animated life. Al
What period it became the abode of man. we are
unable even to conjecture. Traces of a rude civil
ton are by no means wanting. Monuments and
mounds remain that point to periods the conteinpia-
ton OF which would cause Chronos himself to grow
Decorah-posten., 1879-05-21
REP8wT Or COMNITSEE ON PRO
GRAMME. DECORATION DAY,
A. Al. 1879.

The procession will form in Main Street
between Mechanic and Washington Streets,
heading to the west, in the following order
lst. Decorah Cornet Bands.
I'd. Officers of the day.
Sd. Veterans with flag, and DEBORAH
Light Guards
4th. Norwegian College Faculty and stu
dents.
9TH. Ridgeway Cornet Band
9th. Fire Company, Rescue No. l.
9TH. DEBORAH Hook and Ladder Co.
sth. Mayors and member of Councils
DEBORAH aud West DEBORAH
9th DEBORAH and West DEBORAH public
schools.
10th. Martial Band.
18th. Citizens.
ROUTES OF MARCH
Tn Main st. to Mill St, down Mill to
Water St, down Water TO Washington St,
up Washington II. to Speakers Stand, in
Weiser's grove.
ENERCIsEs AT THE STAND.
LIST. Music by Bands.
I'd. Short address by President Of the
Day.
81. PRAYER by Chaplain.
4th. Hymn by College Choir.
nth. Oraucn by Orator of the Day.
9th. Music by the Bands.
7th Reading, by the Marshall, of list of
graves to be decorated
sth Presentation of flowers by a com
mittee Of Young ladies 10 the veterans who
are 10 decorate the graves.
9th. Reading of appropriate selection by
Reader.
10th, Decoration of the graves in the
following tanner:
The procession will form as before, coun,
ter-march, and then march in succession to
West entrance Of DEBORAH Cemetery, Lu.
theran Cemetery and Catholic Church yard,
when a halt will be made, and the graves
decorated by the committee of Veterans, the
Bands playing appropriate selections.
The procession will then march to Water
street, between Washington and Mill streets
where il will be dispersed.
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
Dated at DEBORAH. Iowa, MAY II, 1879.
T.. /. WEIsER, Chairman.
NJ y. HATHAWAY,
b. O. DAILY,
w. ii. CULToN,
Committee.
Decorah-posten., 1879-05-21
2aff0eKc.

Bsauitet. al 6Jlronmli'sen w.
taller i'm bi,rieIislte 8af III DC 10
Branbtompanier, AO,corob S'9ol
@%uarbs", til 3ibstuap Bano' III
Golleaets Bdno % Secorap Dano
for oere$ pelplllise oa pGrollh'oe
Bihano til at siere StltlIsbolotilsh
af nbitIeosn I7bs Wal iaa bebagtll9,
lom ben bIsp Iiseleoes noialer sen.
iommilteen TN 3af Ill Wr. upoe0ra'T
for ben frie Benpttelie al bans
Imuife 9uno.
(Gnftemmia pcotaeet. % btlluitst.
at osnne Sofiaslie m tntliaalersS.)
Gn itor Yebagcllgbeo yen YET
beo, bpormto 9eamons Sdrptr brn'
aes, eier BET til en- ltor Btba9tlls'
beo at iarps op somIe % rnlmsos
Rleber. De illap,s al MllS nj
harplon Il 81, burlington, VI,
o. pie ct lmuti NsluIiat paa alt
SlaQs Seier.
Decorah-posten., 1879-05-21

Kidney Wort tOmmtr | be
futums elftu u turerer More os
4,pstlpsbomme paa en- uatnrlIg
Maabe. peo at renie Sloo I o9
fremfaloe en- naiurIle RspGatlie
ale lnpre Srsaner. Set TsIltF paa
belle Spittmu os itan0itr 85snma'
tisms. 5lliaes hos ale &polbsfere.
Decorah-posten., 1879-05-21
llinOlOite Sreur usO SctOr0b Y .

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bridlou q wilbsTiioa-5 ! ae{A-( I
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Decorah-posten., 1879-05-21
Oct er en- reen umuliabeb.

eullsa tal life oe.l,ne aue ans
&unber paa eu8ans. ban tan lite
taals at beu9se ils lao burtist ; ROsIs
maa snoslia Oers iaa iuilo, at usnte
llot. 9uif snsana paa bette. 33 3
Decorah-posten., 1879-05-21

1tiIatee. 81 "Snptlrp Stcre' er
nlialas Santspiat. @aicesa &c, Wlnn..
tslisisnes pte @inrna & Ct. Beer Sdnen,
Is WsiR on fra @antatc @ IL Wle zen
ira @aiecel. Spsns SnepdaneTantal rnl'
irtnt 1900. Smtrsit ben sntlie ,Sllpelhus
M / 91peu. @runoen I'll al ll enlter 1t
jilas sr edlrlis Geibrte. siebbabtre beba'
aet at benpeuot M I'll y. y. Rsrbopta,
@cr l04. Sanesptle. Miun. 32-3o
Decorah-posten., 1879-05-21

StlfdIes. 6npel tru9ls Wsbler. iaa'
fem Zrid on Stcit meo Seitsbdarebeirdt,
Stclt uto 8suiosr. Scros. Smscpnt III.
NJ. M. Ct tia,st utidlss, peo al benpenre
ia til 4. ~. narien, bos Ammcn, Seett
& Sc. 1911
Decorah-posten., 1879-05-21

Soar ben, iOm lioer Of Npreipgs
BONNIE liant 8o%ritOppsIle % pe
morrbopoer. bar perst hos Sotlo.
rem uosn at bllus hiu'peu lao uum
laa lalfalo forisse Kidney Wort
ct litter WioosI for bans Ylassr.
Decorah-posten., 1879-05-21
600 Yeiteo.

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ia at pere en- at 9aubets H.,
Sariifer, ie9ie altio al pie I'm al
hRoiaheo ueo unoer Yroc,Np.,I
inopifls 8ionerne | ponifeliassn maj
maal. Sor life lGnss fcen ios,y
ban oct iamme Experiment M
en- gag ban p%roceoereos for J
tbin9et / Dsnoono |
bet ct &onirapIous Ell 9ammdol
Monb of GlmudiInslen, ban III
oiort I'll @ltniianc for fin 9osl
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Gfiu en- bsb0noig Manspv !
tsoss bet uirfeIla ogiaa Saois,sl
at iorpirre 8loust III Den 8,aI
BET pioltc boerfen Ro susr IN, |
laaleoss, at Oct ehslte SDat
oar iltuno I'll at erbolot al be !
Get fan lea life srlnors"
ga Snrlltsn hnpbs iao,t
Guar ct Suss @anss eQu loa /
alt buao ban lpuraic 0ibus ]
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laa | net ulbdse tom I'll % 4-
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here en- cllu anbsn 8ssiompo. I
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so. ioa 8teuu tllorc, 10
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Decorah-posten., 1879-05-21
TptUsrafer.

81 tIIlatu % DeiUto Of tnNtho'
Nue oQ GHhDrr III at f0u,us ~.
btle port Nrbans 81 lepersr fun
lmuite o. 9on, 5otoerapcr % 1lr
usl lao laps Yriier ion nc9en Nu
otn. SilIrscshsp eoraulerts oa u
oil boloe. huao pi lOper.
VI eul6ion.
" q Sosisls Wallerl
Decorah-posten., 1879-05-21

1000 Cons gIuiHat 3trn. 1900
5ons filler, 500 Sous al gommeIt
5,n, aobbtr. Wesina OF 3Ht.
BRING Oct mo lnareit muIlgr.
u 2 Smout
Decorah-posten., 1879-05-21
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I'll nsblaite puler. Seaes SIroa.
% 8ses. Sobotter liant elsatu
Btoiis % blllsiie / Bpseu
Y 4 Rdlon.
"Rso SrOni'. &Oltr Ctr,
9 cJroh SJiuI
Decorah-posten., 1879-05-21
1ontant

4ontant
befales for Smsr peb Bloslom
BIOS / GQspprtb Il 8ooparps
"Saiemsnt", @aisr street., De.
eprab. 1896.
Decorah-posten., 1879-05-21
4uifes.

Onites. Rtatm M ~ l5oe Weai nil
nj tlebt i Sptts Iry 9drer ale be gctsIsr
ptr fan brlnles IS.
S2n Sataen & &tierica.
Decorah-posten., 1879-05-21
OFFICERS OF THE DAY.

OFFICERS OF THE DAY.
President-Capt. G.. II. WilIett.
ce-Presidents-E. | Weiser, G.. Sydow,
a. NJ Perry,
Orator of the Day-Rev. 5. G.. Smith.
Chaplain-Rev, j +. Taintor.
MarAhals-Capt Geo. q Gardner, q. "A.
Bnrdick.
Lieut.-B. w. Garfield.
Decorah-posten., 1879-05-21
Zfolc.

Gleptr | ItaniuL Alliua. SrcctTiua q
aners SaanplTbttesr meetd3es ees Wrs.
yina SiIingien. Stcis bDU Cda I lien.
Si. Gioue Scttl. Cnerao. .lcra. -
Decorah-posten., 1879-05-21
EeccrabsYoiten
Grtra.Aftrpf.

9t bar ocnne9aua irvft en- Del
ertra al Ttecrab.T clten, trpebol'
oenpe Beretutug ON Soften. Vrls
s Gte. pr. 6rempldr.
Decorah-posten., 1879-05-21
Jarueri.

W9nos. o. UtaonnMmer. &lnosr,
"Sbaiples" % ANDRE eager farp,s
% alprss iom hps / Sseorab lilo.
89peri. 81 "a
Decorah-posten., 1879-05-21

Chew Jackson's Best Sweet Navy
Tobacco.
Decorah-posten., 1879-05-21

ViaIum vi uripu lamI Viarl RENE.
r xA ~; unro ~ Mt Hortshe
Decorah-posten., 1879-05-21

teoeS, al le9 IaIIe ION arpeTperIunis
funoetS Tprmauo.
Decorah-posten., 1879-05-21

Uplntunvru - tuu ptvtvtttr luus
meQet Z ptI. Sea bliper itaaeuoe til
Decorah-posten., 1879-05-21

9. 5osl,Is I @aa,r
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-20

least rs lbs. Of cake. Now a
farther estimate has been made,
which is not far wrong, that
four pounds Of this cake proper
ly fed would produce a pound
of dressed beef; making for the
whole State nearly twenty-five
million pounds of beef, or one
pound of beef for every five and
one-third pounds of cotton, and
one gallon of oil for 66 pounds
of cotton.
In doing this we would te
carrying on a diver.ife | indus
try: we would be selling pro-
ducts that contain but little
plant food /; we would be under
taking no great departures from
our habitual routine but simply
utilizing what We already pro-
duce. 1t is a disgrace to US to
be wasting this vast amount OF
animal food when its manurlal
value would not be appreciably
lessened by being used for the
production Of beef; and 1t is an
additional disgrace to be selling
cotton-seed cake to English feed
ers for less than its manurial
value.
This is a matter which we as
a State cannot afford to neglect
longer-we should stop grumb-
ling about cotton being an un-
profitable crop, or prevent this
great and constant waste.
d. E. SALMON.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-20
umns. p'ease find inclostd, one

umns, Please find inclos'd, one
dollar to pay subscription for SIX
months. [ may add that II |
KEEP well | vii likely take a
trip through Your st te al er
harvest. We have had II very
steady winter here so far, snow
set IN a little Lefole Christmas
and we have had plenty of 1t
ever since. Winter wheat SO
far is we'll protected and Is IN
good condition, but the trying
time is yet to come, as 1t IS the
Spring freezing and tbawing
that does the most mischief.
Farmers here are selling good
winter wheat at the great Yves
TEN railroad station for 50 cts.
per bushel, not much pay In 1T at
those figures. Markets are low
here and times are somewhat
dull.
But / am troubling you with
a long letter which will likely
not interest you much, so for the
present, l will say good bye.
Yours truly
Jos II. PATTERSON.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-20

Origin OF the Ter. ible PIso,.
Plague in Russia.

Tie origin Of the p'asr
Russia Is thus given: i
returning from the war 10 "
linska brought his lad,1
SHAWL which size wore t0o
and sickened with all the
toms OF the plague aud
The following four DAYS o, Is'-
members of her family d. ly'
The disease spread rapidly ~
local authorities not PAWN we
attention TO it till ha.f H. 'I'
habitan:s died, and the ren~. .4-
der were unable to bury Tho
tins. Then when the en;5-
had assumed serious dimr, i
energetic means were tax.
preventing It's spreading avn
strict guarantees We're es-aLf;IU'
ed-firstly, in towns and yiII..
shutting off streets where
plague reigns from the
lne p,"ce ara secondly, 10y sur,
iou,iuInS 'i,e villages with TROOPS
so that nobody is allowed
pass in or out. The "
pANic N RUSSIA
is almost incredible. Fyo.
class and station in life have n@.
toned for the entire cessation ~
al intercourse, even postal com.
munlcahon, between the rest ~
Russia and the Volga. Letters
sent from Astrachan are nor p.
celved by persons to whom ther
are addressed. Some peonIe ors,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-20
Raleigh News. Yes+

Raleigh News: Yesterday no
less than sl,3S9.44 was paid out
OF the State Treasury upon the
warrants of various counties for
the support of outside lunatics
Inc counties which drew We're.
Stokes, $500, Montgomery $3.50
So Caldwell 5000, Surry 500.
Macon SS7 %, Caswen s6S IS
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-20

CHURCH MATTERS AT Rrgu.
MoND Rev. Ii. Melville Jack.
son made an announcement to
his congregation "Wednesday
which has caused a considerable
f1utter among those in this CITY
who were tavorably Impressed
with the services regulated bv
the Church of England, The
announcement was to the effect
that with the expressed wishe,
of Bishop Whittle all altar
clothes would be removed. and
that floral decorations on festival
occasions should be dispensed
with IN future. In fact that he
had been requested to tone down
all religious services In the Epi.-
copal Church. Mr.. jackson i.
at the head of Grace Episcopal
Church, and is very popular
with his congregation. lie stat.
Ed that he would cheerfulIy con
form with the wishes Of the
bishop of this Diocese.-Rich-
mond Correspondence Aleropdr@
Gazette.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-20
A ctors and Their Earnings.

The New York Herald Of the
Sth had "a very interesting ar
tile on actors and how they are
pail. We give some ofthe poin S
nla;nly condensed. The chief
,clors here and in England coin
money fast. S them, Booth,
Nelson, Owens, Maggie Mitch
ell, Chanfrau and a few others
have the ram Of the business,
leaving tie skim milk for man
ayers and pretty hard tack for
the minor p ople. Edwin Booth
is rich. He makes 100000 an
nually. His terms are $500 a
night, or $500 a week He
plays but thirty weeks in the
year. Sothern is worth nearly a
million. He can calculate de-
fnitely on $4,000 a year when
in health from his acting alone.
He and Booth are both married.
Adelaide Nelson is the most
fortunate Of all sars. She al
ways gets $500 a week, and
sometimes has made $4,000 in q
week. Her real and personal
property is valued at 100000.
Fanny Davenport, a very much
overated, as we think, can make
her $1,000 a week. But her
POPULARITY is waning. John E
Owens is very successful, and of,
ten nets, by playing en- shares.
IS much as $4,000, or $4,000
week. He is worth $4,000 600.
He is a 81 ecialist. He avoids
speculations, plays thirty weeks
IN the year, gets 500 900. and
never has a company ofhis own.
10 jefferson is worth over a half
million. He too is a specialist.
Rip Van Wrinkle is his character
as Scion Single is Owens's.
Maggie Mitchell is rich. She
clears from S20,O0O to 100000
annually. Lo;ta Crabtree is
worth $1,000 a week. Boucicault
is rich. lie often makes 500 .
night, but he always appears in
his own plays.
lit would be difficult to class
Clara Morris, Mary Anderson
Lawrence Barrett, Mrs. Bowers
Frank Chanfrau, Frank Mayo.
Oliver Doud Byron, Rose Eytinge
Joseph Murphy, Robson and
Crane, Modjeska, the Linea,ds.
and others less known. hecause
while they are enormously suc,
'eo,lul IN some places, they are
t. he quite the reverse in
"htrS. While they make GREAT
q al OF money in some theatres
iii"y pay to bad business in
others. M~odjeska, for instance
made a hit and a fortune b r.
last year, but her next engage
ment was a failure"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-20
Editor Farmer and Mechanic

DEAR SIR i send you ex-
tracts from the report Of t. +.
Harmon, President PhiIa. I. c.. b.
w. Col. Board, Of their work for
the first eleven months on their
settlement at GAINESVILLE, Va.
1t says: "The survey, with the
exception of two outlying tracts,
has been completed, and thus far
amounts to $3.50 acres, which is
divided into So farms, AZ of
which r already sold, COM
prising 2,397f acres, for the sum
of s2o,S22.33. an average price
nearly $3.50 per acre. The
number of people now living
here is 125, but if all those who
have purchased We're settled
there would be about 100 per-
sons. There were one death
and three births during the
year. The grist mill is running
over time and cannot do all the
work that is brought to it
Owing to the cold weather work
has been suspended on the mill
house. Another run Of burrs
will be pu in, and will be run
ming in about three weeks with
a capacity of about $50 bushels
per diem. There are 125 lots
laid out In the town-site; Is of
them are sold for the aggregate
amount ofS32S. The aggregate
amount on my books credited to
colonists for payment on land is
$4,893.19, and the amount paid
owe to trustees, S4,S45.1 10.
| have been trying for the past
few weeks 10 get a market for
our produce, and have found
that We can dispose of more
corn and wheat in Richmond
and Danville than our colony
can raise. One man in Danville
will take 500 bushels of corn
per month, if we can let him
take it, and eight other mer-
chants from 80 to 100 bushels
per month, SO that the colonists
will not only be enabled to dis
pose OF all their surplus corn, but
the society's mill will find
enough to do, and thus bring
a respectable revenue every
month"
They also have a church, Sum
day school and good library. A
pastoral residence and school are
now being built.
Respectfully
PiUMADoRF.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-20

CHRISTIAN STATEsMES.-We
devoutly thank God for such
men In the councils of the Ma
lions. Light is breaking DER Us.
Hampton lives by the prayers
OF Gods people-Co,quitt, as q
layman, is preaching the gospel
OF the Son OF God from Sabbath
TO Sabbath, and our own Cover
nor has consecrated himself to
the church of God and recently
stood up in this city, pleading
for the spread Of the pospel OF
the Son OF God. Let the people
pray on. Let the tide of Christ
lanlty roll on until it shall SWEEP
down all wickednees in high
places, until all our rulers sha.
rue IN righteousness, AMI we
snail be "a happy people who's
God Is the Lord.'-North Caro-
Ina Christian 4dcocote.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-20

The subject, treated in his
message by Gov. Vance, of dyN,
ing the Roanok, is REQUIRED TO
by K. II. Smith, in the WeIdo"
news this week.
The issue of the Anvil, Plane
and Plow is postl on I'd Until next
fall,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-20

Organ of the State Board OF
Agriculture, immigration
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49,
buying fertilizers can see at a
glance that these prices are far
above the market value. Thus,
If We buy $50 pounds Of good
dissolved bone, we get the %
pounds of soluble p~hosphoric
acid, and at the same time 80
pounds of sulphuric acid and 33
pounds of lime all for 1915
to So. If we buy thirty-fve
pounds of common salt, we get
the IA pounds of soda, and twice
the chlorine needed for, say, So
cents, instead of two dollars. If
we bug 400 pounds Of wood
ashes we get the potash and
magnesia called for at about
$40 instead of s4.0S. We have
here then a saving of 1922 on
the S16.17 estimated, or 40 per
cent; if we apply this reduction
to the whole fertilizer estimate
we can cut it down to twelve
dollars instead of twenty; which,
instead of leaving the planter in
debt eighteen cents en- the bale,
gives him a clear profit, by this
gentleman's own fgures,of $7.S2.
And as this fertilizer can be
bought in various forms for this
money, and as there is really not
a particle Of evidence to show