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Short or Long Limbed Cotton.

In December, j. H. p says: my
experience is that a short limbed cotton
(of Dickson kind will cast off more
fruit than a long limbed in thin, or ordi-
nary land.
If, by long limbed, he means what lie
known a. the common cotton, he is GER
tainlv correct; for the most prolific
short-limbed and cluster varities will
cast off a great deal more fruit than the
common variety on every variety Of soil;
and the proportion is about the same on
rich as il is on poor land and think
the same will be found to be true of
every prolific variety, without regard to
length Of limbs though / have had but
little experience with long-limbed pro-
life varieties.
have grown aprolific cluster variety
of cot ton this year, on every variety OF
soil, from two bales per acre down to al
most nothing, and ! am confident it cast
off the same proportion Of its fult on the
richest that it did on the poorest spots
that is a great deal more than 1T matur-
ed But the important question is, not
which will cast off most, but which will
mature most fruit. ] think it will be
found that the variety witch casts off the
greatest amount of fruit will be the one
that natures the greatest amount. n
very large majority of the farmers of this
country have, during the last five years,
had the prolific short-limbed variety
growing by the side Of the common va
riety on every kind Of soil, mostly on
thin soil, and every one has discarded
the common as soon as he produced seed
enough of the other to plant his whole
crop, and it is the general opinion that
the short-limbed produced twice as
much as the common variety.-Dr. NJ.
H. Zellner, in Southern Cultivator.
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A New Use for Cotton Seed HulIs.
NEw ORLEANS, Feb. q, 1881


To the Editor of Cotton
have seen it stated in your paper
and elsewhere that the use Of cotton
seed bulls as a substitute for cotton
waste in packing the journal boxes Of
cars and Locomotives had been adopted
on several roads.
In this connection / would state that
more than year ago, Mr.. w. ID. Chip
ley, at the time general manager of the
Pensacola road, now superintendent of
the Pensacola division of the Louisville
and Nashville road, wrote North, CIV
his experience with the use Of cotton
seed hulls as a substitute for waste on
short runs At the same time he sent
a sack Of the seed, with the suggestion
that some road there should try them
under heavy tonnage on the long run.
/ understand that the result Of the
experiment thus far made seems to sus-
tain Mr. Chipley's theory very well.
learn that on the Chicago, St. Louis
d New Orleans road engines have al
ready run from % 900 to a 900 miles
with boxes packed with cotton seed
bulls, and that one coach. some time
ago, made 40, 900 miles with this pack
ing, and that the packing was still good.
Will not other roads try il and give us
the results Of sheir experiments
A RAILROAD Man.
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AT the Farmers State Convention,
held at New Brighton, Connecticut,
December Is, 16 and IL, the leading
topic was: ..What the Farmer Ought
to Know, and How He May Learn It. !"
The following remarks are extracts from
our notes taken upon the lectures and
discus =ions.
The old view that anybody could be
farmer is passing away. Farmers are
Choking over the fence" more than
ever before they observe, and initiate
when it seems desirable. This awaken
ing of thought has developed into the
establishment of various agricultural
schools, many of which have been UNI
successful, and for various reasons.
Too much was expected of them the
teachers were not trained to their work,
and the pupils, in many cases, have
been educated away from the farm.
The love for farming and farm life
must be developed in the child. The
home teachings mainly shape the farm
err boys future. Object lessons, instead
Of book lessons, most interest and
instruct the young-and the farm, with
all its plants and animals, offers the
very best opportunities for this training
Of the powers Of observation. Study
nature and refer to books, and not
study books and afterwards refer to
nature.
The great lack in the farmers educa-
ton is system and balance. In no occu-
patton is there greater demand for in
dependent thought and accurate judg-
ment To maintain these, he must read
the best agricultural papers, establish
and attend farmers clubs, take part in
the annual exhibitions, and in every
way possible, meet his fellow farmers,
that by so doing, he may increase his
knowledge.
There is much work for agriculture
to be done in the common school. The
apparatus required is simple and cheap,
and plants, ETC., are always at hand. A
textbook of the rudiments of farming
could be put into every common school
with great advantage to every child,
and as Professor johnson remarked, we
should then have "more broth aud less
dish water in our schools" Scientific
methods should be cultivated in youth
the method is as valuable as the facts.
The only reason for this lack of agricul-
tural instruction is the Indifference of
the people. Boards of education and
boards Of agriculture should put their
heads together and help to bring in this
new dispensation. The village and city
school should share in this work the
whole system leading up to the agricul-
tural college, where the highest and
most thorough education can be obtain
ed. As a stimulus and an aid in bring
ing about this system in agricultural
schools of few months du-
ration, in the winter season it may be,
might be held at various points in the
State The nation is afest only when
the youth are educated thoroughly
and agriculture is on a sound basis only
when the boys, and girls too, are in
structed in the elements of farming.
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HOUSE AND FARM,

A USEFUL TABLE.-One quart OF
-four is one pound, one pint of sugar is
one pound, one large cup OF butter Is
one pound.
SCALLoPED POTAToEs.-P the pO-
tatoes cover the bottom Of a baking
dish with bread-crumbs, then add a
layer of sliced potatoes, then bits OF
butter, salt and pepper; fill the dish
with the alternate layers, wet the whole
with milk, and bake the whole for an
hour and half.
BEACH CAKE. and one-half cups
Of sugar, two eggs, two tablespoonful
of molasses, one cup of butter, one cup
of sweet milk, two teaspoonfuls of
cream of tartar, one teaspoonful of soda,
two and one-half cups flour, little of
raisins This will make two loaves.
IRISH POTATO PIE.-One pound
mashed potatoes, rubbed through a
colander; one-half pound butter,
creamed with sugar; six eggs, whites
and yolks separately; one lemon,
squeezed into the potatoes while hot
one cupful Of milk; one teaspOonful of
nutmeg and the same Of mace two
cupfuls white sugar bake in open shells
of pace. To be eaten cold.
TURKEY CRoQUErTEs. Chop very
finely or pound in morear the remains
freed from fat or bone-of Il roast or
broiled turkey. Heat piece of butter
the size of an egg; chop together a lit
tie onion and sprig of parsley, and
add to the butter with large table
spoonful OF flour. When well cooked
put in cupfui Of strong stock, add sea-
soning of pepper, salt, little lemon
juice and sherry, and the turkey, Set
away to cool, and when cold mold INTO
small rolls, dip into beaten egg, then
into cracker-crumbs and fry in hot lard.
Serve heaped around a pile of the
French canned peas made very hot and
easoned with butter.
CURE FOR CHoLERA.-Every paper in
the United States ought occasionally to
keep the fact before its readers that
burnt corn is a sure cure for hog cholera.
The best way is to make pile of corn
on the cob, and effectually scorch it. The
remedy was discovered by Z. E. Locke
of Lewiston, ILL.,, Mt his distillery, which
was burnt, together with large lot of
corn, which was so much injured as to
be unfit for use and hauled out and
speedily eaten by the hogs, after many
of the drove had been dying daily. AT
ter the second day not hog died, and
the disease entirely disappeared. The
remedy has been tried in a number of
instances since and never failed.
To CLEAN ERMINE AND MINEvER
Substitute piece of soft flannel, and
rub well the fur with il against the
grain then rub again with common
-four until clean. Shake it well, aud
rub again with the flannel till all the
-four is out of it. / have had minever
boa for four years it has never been
cleaned with anything but Hour. and it
is not in the least injured by the rub
bing. 1t was school companion who
cold me that her aunt Ga Russian LADY,
always cleaned her white fuFs with -four,
and they looked beautifully 1t mas
one advantage the lining does not
require TO be taken out, and it only
requires little trouble Ermine takes
longer than mineyeF; the latter is very
easily done.
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TN cHANCERY AT MOBILE, ALABAMA.
Second District, Southern ohanoery Division.

Second District, Southern Chancery Division.
GAYLORD B. CLARK. ASSIGNEE, ETC, VS.. THE
GRANGERs' LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE
COMPANY EFT ALs-(3931.)
DURSUANT to the terms of decretal or
L der made and entered in the above entitled
cause, at the January Term, A D. 1881, of the
Court of Chancery for the said District and
Division, sitting at Mobile, Alabama, notice
is hereby given to all persons holding claims
against the said THE CHANGERS LIFE AND
HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, that they
must file the same in this Court, with proper
proof thereof, on or before the 18th DAY OF
JULY NEXT. JOSEPH H0DGSON,
mars, Slam. Register and Master.
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An Agricultural College without . Farm


The following extracts are from lee,
ture by Prof Wrightson, President of
the Willis and Hants Agricultural Col
lege, taken from the North British Ag-
riculturalist: 'With playing at learn
ing farming l should have nothing to do.
Let US see the hands hardened and the
fingers thickened with work; the farmer
enured TO labor : the eye quiekened to
see what is wrong, and the hand able to
set it right. The effect of actual work
upon tbe memory is astonishing. Tell
8 young nan that one pound of sulphate
Of copper pickles sack of wheat. and
he straightway forgets whether one
pound pickles sack or q quarter. Let
him wheel the sack up to ths spot, empty
& on the floor. see the stuff applied and
help to shovel up the wheat he never
forgets. To appoint pure theorists to
teach agriculture to the sons 81 farmers
y little less than poking fun at them.
An Agricultural College without Earn
~ like . sailor without ship.
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DRUGS AND MEDICINES,

A LwAYS ON HAND a FULL STOCK OF
IA pure
Drugs and Chemicals,
PATENT MEDICINES OF ALL KIND
PAINTS AND OILS.
PERFGMERE AND TOILET ARTICLES.
Agent for HOLMAN'S LIVER PADS.
YEAST POWDER, pure article.
- WILL NOT BE UNDERsoLD. -
BYRON LEMLY, Druggist.
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NOTICE

is HEREBY GIVEN THAT WILL SELL
/ TO the highest bidder for cash, at the front
door of the Capitol in Jackson, Miss, between
the hours of eleven A. NJ. and P. M, March
II, 1881, such quantity, not to exceed $4,000,
of four per cent. Mississippi State Bonds, as
may be requisite to pay off two judgments
with cost against the deposit of the Knicker-
booker Life Insurance Company and in favor
of Lucy A. J. Munger, in compliance with
Sections 1899 and 1893, Code of 1880. Amount
OF Judgment and cost, &C., to be realized,
1915 43.
VIM L. HEMINGWAY
State Treasurer Mississippi.
Jackson Miss. Feb. 9, 1S81-tmar12
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CELERY HAS ONLY COME INTO PUB
" Lie notice within the last few years as a
ne-vine, but scientific experiments and expe-
rience have proved beyond doubt that it
vous and sick headaches to a marked degree.
Brown-SeQuard says that Celery contains
more nerve food than any other vegetable
or substance found in nature. Celery was
first discovered and used as q nervine by
French physicians about 1867. But a combi-
nation of the EXTRACTS OF CELERY AND
CHAMUMILE, which has been but recently
introduced to the profession and the public by
myself, has produced such marvellous results
in curing nervousness and head aches, and
especially nervous and sick headaches, neu-
ralgia, paralysis, Indigestion and sleepless-
ness, that it has excited public attention and
newspaper comments, and many physicians
have tested the merits of the preparation with
the best results, as quoted below from a few:
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WHAT PHYSICIANS SAY.

DR.. Benson's Preparation of Celery and
Chamomlle for nervous diseases is the most
important addition made to the nateyia naediea
II the last quarter of a century DIR. J. W.
EEGLAR, Of Baltimore.
DR.. Benson's Pills are worth their weight
In gold in nervous and sick headache Din.
A. d. scHLIcHTER, of Baltimore.
These pills are Invaluable in nervous dis
eases. ''-DR. HAMMOND, of New York.
DR.. Benson's Pills for the cure Of neuralgia
are success. DIR. G. P. HOLMAN, Of Chris.
hamburg, Va.
These Pills are a special preparation. only
FOR the cure Of special diseases, as named, and
Tor these diseases they are worthy of trial
~ all intelligent sufferers. They are pre-
pared expressly to cure Sick Headache Ner.
yous Headache, Dyspeptic Headache, Neural.
ga, NERVOUSNESS, Paralysis, Sleeplessness
and indigestion, and will cure any case, Price
~ 3 cents, postage free. Sold by all druggists
Depot, lU6 North Eutaw Street, Baltimore.
marchl7, Oily.
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JOHN M. SMYLIE.
REAL ESTATE AGENT.

DERSONS WISHING TO SELL, RENT.
i or PURCHASE REAL ESTATE will find it
to their interest to call, or correspond with us
in reference to same.
will give special attention to business be-
fore the United States Land Office; Home
stead Entries; Final Homestead Proofs pur-
chase or locate with Cash, Scrip or War
rants. Any and all kinds of Land Business
Solicited.
Will furnish Maps, Field Notes, etc. Ger
tilted copies frem the originals for less they
can be had elsewhere.
P. o. Box 1872, JACKSON, MISS.
dec. 81 '79-1y
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LEGAL AND SPECIAL NOTICES.
To WnOm it May Concern.

STATE IREASURERS OFFlCE,
JACKSON, Miss, Sept. l, 1880.
NOTICE is this day given that the Frank
IN lin Fire Insurance Company, of Phila-
delphia, Pa, will withdraw its deposit from
the State Treasury, six months from the date
hereof VIM. L. HEMINGWAY,
Sent L. SO-6m State Treasurer.
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FTTR NTTTRE

His Furniture Warehouse is as usual well
supplied with the best Imported and Home
manufactured articles.
JACKSON, July %, 1SS0-tf
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supreme Court of Mississippi.

OCTOBER TERM, a D., 1880,
TUESDAY, March g. 1881.
ORDERED, That at the April Term, 1881, of
~ this court, the docket of the First (middle)
District will be taken up on the first Monday
and called until the fourth Monday in April,
when the docket of the Third (Northern)
District will be taken up and called until the
second Monday in May, when the docket of
the Second lSouthern) District Will be dis
posed of.
A true copy from the minutes:
Attest: OLIVER CLIFTON, Clark.
March 10 'Sl-30h
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ENRT c. MYERs, Secretary of State.
DESCRIPTION

Henry Brown-Age, 3d. height feet; COM
plexion copper, hair black, eyes brown, scar
head
Ben Boyee-Age. 25; height, feet 10 in
ehes; complexion, white. hair black, eyes
blue, two moles on back Of neck, little finger
Of right hand broken, scar on right leg, above
the knee.
mar24, 'el-3w.
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w1TH CoNpENsER ANp FEEDEE

And has hundreds of certificates to show that
this Gin turns out more lint-picks the seed
cleaner-and furnishes a better sample than
any other now in use. His customers will be
served on reasonable terms at short notice.
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julius AND HANNAH Landau.
DY VIRTUE OF AN AMENDED DECREE,
ID rendered in the Circuit Court of the Uni
ted States for the Southern District of Missis-
sippi in the above cause, on the 18th day of
February A D., 1881 will, as substituted
Commissioner, proceed to sell to the highest
bidder for cash, in front of the City Hall, in
the City of Jackson, State of Mississippi, on
Monday the 2sth day Of March, 1881,
Within legal hours the following described
parcel of land to-wit: Lot number 5, in block
seven, in Washington Avenue, in the town of
Greenville, Washington county, Mississippi,
being the same occupied by the defendants
a residence. j. d. STEW ART,
Feb2 'Sl-30d Substituted Comm'r.
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FOE sAEEs

A COTTAGE HoHsE-pleasantlv loeataa
IA convenient 70 business terms reason lie.
Apply 60 MRS. .. OSBLLEVAN.
MnLll. kI-AM.
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WHEREAS, 1t appears by information re-
wv ceived by me, that the following named
Peni Tertiary Convicts have made their escapes
from the places, and at the times mentioned,
to-wit: Henry Brown, from E. F. Miller, Boil
var county, February 10th, 1881; and Ben.
Boyce, from E. c. Gordon, Columbus, Miss =,
March 10Th. 1881, and are still at large;
Nov, therefore, l, ]. NJ. STONE, Governor
OF Mississippi. dc offer the above reward, for
the arrest and confinement in Jail of the said
convicts; or $50 90 for either one of them /;
said reward is payable by Hamilton, Allen s
& Co, Lessees of the Penitentiary. And |
do moreover require all officers of this State
to be diligsnt in their efforts to arrest said
fugitive convicts.
given under my hand and the Great Sea
r, = of the State affixed, at jackson this
I'D day of March, A. D.. 1881.
J. NJ. STONE.
By the Governor;
HWY C. MYRRs searatarH of State.
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Poor lands Made Rich

HOW2 By the use Of Browns or Turner's
IL Ammoniated Bone Super Phosphate. 7he
cheapest and best fertilizers in use Sold by
ROBINSON, STEVENS 3 co.
March 10. '8l-4w.
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&S In 390per day at home. Samples
Wv " Y1Us5 free. Address STEsaN
Portland. Maine. --sp-
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f. BLOOM,

Ao &R&8 ~ ~ AVE.
State Street. JAG xSOn.
las COMPLETED HIS NEW GIN HOUSE
Ii fer Ginning Cotton, with all the necessary
fixtures. He has purchased one of
HALLS CELEBRATED GINS,
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MEXICAN.

Liniment is needed by EomcboIr "a
every house. Every day brings uewa
the agony OF an awful sCRId or hur.
subdued, of rheumatic MARTYR y
stored, or valuable horse or d
saved by the healing power UftLs
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). W. ALBRIGHT.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-05-06
A swI VDLER.

a man who writes himself i,J'B
Whiting, Attorney-at-Law, Washing.
ton, ID. c. has been scooping in the
colored people in Mississippi pretty
extensively. AT latest accounts he
was operatingin Louisiana. The way
he prepared for his swindiing was to
post circulars to the colored people in
certain place. setting forth how they
were entitled TO bounty money, pen
sions, and other bonuses from the
government. The posters would an
nouucc that he would be along at a
designated time and spend from ten
to fifteen days in making out these
claims and would forward them to the
treasury department for collection
The colored people flocked to him, he
made out claims and sent them on.
signing the name of some reputable
attorney in the section in which he
was operating. For his services he
collected fee from dollar to five
dollars in each case. He told the
duped ones that in April or in May q
United States pay-master would be
there to pay the claims. mone place
in Mississippi where he worked for
fifteen days, he took from the unsus-
pecting darkies the snug sum of 81 500.
Ills success everywhere was 'phenom-
email The Treasury department of
ticers, seeing something was wrong
from the flood of papers that came in
for claims for which there was not
the slightest foundation, turned the
matter over TO the secret service. An
officer of that service, who investiga-
ted it, reported the facts IN the case.
Whiting was not, however, arrested,
as he has not offended against any
United States law. His is an offense
against the state laws. The authori-
ties OF the states where he has opera
ted have been informed of his swim
die, and steps are being taken looking
to his arrest by them No attorney
by the name Of j. b. Whiting is
known to be of this city W Washing
ton Star.
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AGENTS AND CANvAsSEE
Baltimore Cattle Market.
MONDAY. MAY 9. 1881


CCattle are sold at these figures live weight,
Boys are sold at net weight, that ia 20 per
cont generally OF from live weight Sheep
are sold gross, that s live weight or moth
ing of
BBEv CATTLS.-The market has been quite acti ve
to-day, from the beginning to ths end of opera
lions. and all the dealers closed out at an early
hour. The quality Of TIE offerings generally
was better than last week, there teing better
tops than then, though middle and common
gratss were Giry represented Dealers 10 some
eases reported prices s9ic higher than last
were but little, il any different from last week
yet the market was much more brisk, and until
the very end was quite aotire. We quote at 3GA
SO 500 mnst sales ranging from 50@SSG 90
per 90 lbs.
Prices to-day for Beef Cattle reuged az fol.
lows Bost Beeves at G 25GDS6 so that gen.
orally rated Erst quality 5 50(agS6 70 medium or
good fair quality 50(1s5 so : ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows 3 O063S4 90 : extreme
range OF prices 00(1S6 so. Most of the sales
were from 80 to Sc 90 per 100 lbs. OF the
receipts 81 head came from Virginia, 90
from Ohio, 800 from Illinois, 294 from Mari.
land, lO5 from Missouri 90 from West Va, and
463 head from Ivauia-totai receipts for he
past week were 1894 against 1895 last week.
aad 1000 head ssne time last year. or the
offerings 500 head taken By Baltimore
butchers, co sold TO country dealers. 30 to
washington city butchers, and l6 head to Ess-
-, r. o'"l sAts ioe the week 900
head, sgaines l923 last week, and 1865 head
same tinie last year
Swiss.-The run is quite light this week. on
~ bali ~ many as last week and the demand s
lar 10 good, not practically active in view OF
The light run. The quality is about like that Of
last weeks offerings Prices are firm at lsst
Mondays figures, 7S@s3 cts-rough Hogs sell
at I39S cenis. most GALES being OF the better
grades, from s}G1s3 cents per 10 net. Arrivals
ihis week 3sl6 head against 5256 last week, and
4sI7 head same time last yesr.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-Owing to the rather limi-
ted receipts the demand has been rather brisk
our bntchers buying quite freely. The quality
generally has been fully good rs last week
with one lot somewhat better than ANY offered
then. We qnote clipped Sheep st 43953 cent?,
arriving, at 43Gg64 cents, aud Lambs at la 10
cents per 10. gross. Arrivals this week lTl9
head against ISIS last week, and 1922 head
sans time last year-!Sun