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How Much Wheat Seed Per Acre ?

Where wheat j. not ut all crowded. in
rich mellow soil. ard the tilIerinr is
not impeded, the average number of
stems for each plant is about sixteen.
Each one produces head or ear, con.
tanning on IN average, under reasonably
favorable conditions, fifty grains. Thus
one grain yields eight hundred grains.
AT this rate, the man who sows two
bushels to the acre would harvest sixteen
hundred bushels per acre, or else much
of the seed is lost. The average Weld
Of the country, however, is less than
fifteen bushels per acre. A bushcl of
wheat contains. ordinarily, seven hun
dred and fifty thousand grains; two
bushels, one million five hundred thou.
sand grains. An acre of land contains
slightly above six million square inches.
So that each plant has four square inches
from which to derive sustenance. Meas.
ure that Oh the ground, and see how
small it is. Can you expect the plant to
make vigorous growth on four square
inches? Can you expect it to tiller and
produce sixteen stems? Can you expect
1t to mature sixteen full heads? The
result of this crowtling is plain. The
plants can not gain nutriment when
growing 30 densely. Some must die that
the others may live. The strong triumph
ana The weak succum This struggle for
life begins as soon as ne plants appear
above the ground. AS the plants grow
larger, they require more room, and
others must give way, and only few, if
any, attain a full growth. All are
cramped and starved. Tillering is i'm
pcded many plants do not tiller Mt all,
and those that do, tiller imperfeclly.
The same is true OF caring. Full ears
can not be expected. An acre of wheat
contains about eight hundred thousand
heads. 1t is safe to say that, on account
OF tillering, these are produced by three
hundred thousand plants. Consequently,
only one-fifth of the grains sown pro
duce mature plants; these plants pro.
duce less than one.finh Of the proper
number Of stems by tilering, and these
produce imperfect heads. This is al.
most entirely caused by crowding.
Two quarts Of seed sown on an acre
have produced fifty bushels of wheat.
Where all the conditions are favorable,
the American farmer should not sow
more than half bushcl per acre. But
agricultural reforms are never sweeping !;
therefore let the wheat. grower try ono
bushel per acre.-American Agricultural.
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DEvILIsH DEED OF A DARKEy.
A Man Thrown into Well and IA Rail-
road Tie Pitched In After Him.

The Wilmington Star of Sunday says !:
Mr.: ~. Swinson ofSwinson's Cut, on the
| Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta
Hallroad, about seventeen or eighteen
miles above Wilmington, was the victim
0i n deliberate attempt at murder on
Thursday last. lie was digging well
ON his premises, and had reached sufli.
Gent depth to admit OF tho curb. a
colored man, a stranger to Mr.. Swinson,
came up and engaged in conversation
with him, and he, not the least suspi-
cious of any trcachery, WAS stooning
i'll his hand, when the negro came up
violent shove, which sent him head
foremost into the yawning depths before
hlm. There was about two feet of water
i'll the well. and Mr. Swinson fortunately
fell III such y way rs not to cause him
serious injury, and he could easily raise
his head above the water. Having done
20. allowing himseiflo breathe, he natu.
rally came TO the conclusion that his
only safety lay in making the william be.
llcrc that he was already dead. He,
therefore. lay perfectly quiet in the bot.
tom of the we'll, and in the course of
few minutes lie heard the man walk of
and enter the house, which was close by.
which he commenced rausacking for
whatever Of vaiiic he could find. Hs
next heard him in tho postoffice (Mr. S.
being postmaster at that point), and it
afterwards trauspired that about one
hundred and twenty five pennies were
missing from the drawer. lie next
heard, with shivcr of apprehension.
the footsteps Of the would-be murderer
again approaching the mouth of the well.
reaching which, to his unspeakable hor.
ror, he saw that he had hauled a heavy
crosstie to the spot and WAS about push.
ing 1t in upon him, fearing that there
might be spark Of life left in him.
In another !Istant it caine tumbling
down into the well, but, providentially,
one end of the tie struck the side Of the
well and made such deep fissure that
1t broke the force of the fall to such an
extent that it produced very little injury
to Mr.. Swinson. lie could hear the man
walking about for some little while after.
wards, when he finally came back and
threw Il board into the well, and then
walked of. MIR. SwinsOn listened intenty
Tor some minutes afterwards, but hear-
ing nothing, and his situation becoming
almost insupportable, he finally deter.
mined if possible to affect his exit from
the well. This, after much difficulty, he
ut last succeeded in accomplishing, the
cross,ie being Of some servicc To him,
while the chisel, which he held in his
hand ut the time he was assaulted, and
which was preci plated into the we'll with
him, was used 10 some purpose in
making assures in the side of tho well
into which he could place his feet.
MIR. ;. has no definite clue to the per.
petrator of the ou.nge and robbery. The
thief and would be murderer only car.
iricd off double barrel gun, two fancy
buttons. few articles of wearing appa.
rel and tho pennies referred to elsewhere.
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s'royed. Some Of the domcs of the not.
ed temple Of Borobodo were crushed in
by huge falling rocks.
While there can be no accurate esti.
mate formed at present of the loss of
me, 1t must be apparent. when it is con
s'dtred that the island has population
ni more than 10000 600, that the deatlr
Isl viii iout far up into tic thousands.
Al the last adviccs the cruptions were
continuing, although their violence had
aoated somewhat. and ii is feared ,ha,
the end Of the disaster will show it to
nave been one of the most frieht(ul ever
known in the history Of its kind.
BATAVIA, August 3l-The captain of
steamer which was in the Straits of
Snnda during the recent volcanic cr,Ip.
tions reports that ashes fell on the deck
81 bis re9se! to the depth Of eighteen
inches, and bat he passed masses OF
ii"a'lng pumicc stone seven fee, in der,h
II Is estimated that 10000 persons lost
their lives at Tjirngin and the total
number of persons killed by the erup.
tons and tidal waves WAS 80 900.
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Put 1t Thar.

When the. stranger remarked that he
was from Arkansas, one Of the passengers
suddenly turned and asked:
"You are, eh? Maybe you are from
Crittenden county?"
~ am that"
Perhaps from James Landing7"
"That's it exactly"
'Then, maybe, you know my brother,
William Henry Jones, from Penn Yam,
this State?" J
Stranger, put it thar !" exclaimed the
Arkansas traveller, rs he extended his
hand and smiled all over. Bust my
buttons If didn't help hang your
brother for cattle stealing. jist before l
left home."-- Wall Street Ners,
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Breaking Up an Elopement.

A young fellow from the country,
whose manhood is wreck and whose
finances are more dilapidated, all from
dissipation, had won the affections of q
pretty country maiden, and insisted on
meeting her against a stern fathers will.
A few nights ago they met and we're ar.
ranging an elopement. The spot they
had selected for their tryst was near an
old family burying ground, and the
hour was near midnight. They had
made no definite plan, owing to the
girls perversencss, and the fellow was
suing earnestly, when groan was
heard in among the graves aud white
couple. Neither of them could speak or
move. The figure moved slowly for
ward, the eye seemingly blazing and the
bones clanking as it stepped.
When within few feet of the lovers
1t spoke in q scarcely articulate tone,
telling the youth to "Begonel" as "his
object was 10 destroy the girls happiness
after getting her money"
The young fellow slid on his knees
and promised to go If he was allowed
He was granted ten seconds to get out OF
sight, when the girl keeled over in o
faint, and the young man started on O
run for home. Then the old man threw
down sheet on which some phos2hor.
Gus had been rubbed and some old dead
COW bones he had picked up. took hi.
girl ipto his arms, and carried her into
the house. '''H' =
The young fellow has left the country
and the girl Is as quiet and gentle as 8
dove. The old man is happy, and gi7es
bis daughter all the presents aud aiten
tion he Gao, but has. never told his par
In the transaction, and she has nevel
spoken her lovers name, nor said ),
ber side. - TO- ~
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- To make q successful run for Office
man must initiate snow. He must
come down occasionally. ufa2v!es %
When a man reaches the top. of q
stairway. and attempts to make one stem
higher, the sensation Is rs perplexing
as II he bad attempted 10 kick 2 dog that
- always have sense enough 10
know when to stop drinking, '..remsrked d
Sandy. II thought you generally
stopped because you hadn't cents enough
to keep on" said Zenas.
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me but the fear of hell"
= Besides being remarkable for its
name Buncombe county, N. c., is cole
brated for it's crops of cabtages (single
heads weighing rs much as 20 pounds, it
is alleged), watermelons, apples and rat
tlesnakes. The vivid correspondent of
the Augusta Chronicle says Its natives
seldom die, and that in travelling all
over its mountains he saw but one grave
that of q man who was accidentally
killed at the age of70 years. &a3
= Judge Rogers, of Kingston, Tenn,
was In q hurry to impanel the jury, and
thoughtlessly selected 13 from the num-
Der In the court room. The law requires
small child to draw the names from a
box, and when Judge Rogers mistake
was discovered the next day the entire
business Of che grand jury was set aside
and new panel was ordered. When
the names were drawn from a lot i1f 200
they were precisely the same as had been
chosen by the Judge when court frat
convened 80 ;'ial q, ts:ts.a 3s'|
- Mr.. James e. Calhoun is eighty.
seven years old and lives in Abbevillo
county, South Carolina. He owns thou
sands of acres of land; on, both sides of
the Savannah river in Carolina and
Georgia, and his possessions includes the
Trotter shoals on that river, which Is eae
Of the largest and most magnificent wa.
tsrs ,ipS Sthe South, He Is Very wealthy,
yet Lives sip the plAipest simplest way.
When aycuhg man, .ho was married and
took his wife 10 his spresent home. but
she soon diedse and the room In which
ehe died remnins to this day, more than
half 2 century, just as she left It.. Many
things Ia 10 have fallen into decay, and
everything ls completely enyeloped In 8
thick layer Of dust. He never married
! again, and has no children, 8. q
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AsuBuRNuAM, Mass. Jan. ii. 1880.

AsHBURNHAM, MASS, Jan. IA, 1880.
/ have been very sick over two years.
They all gave me up as past cure. I
tried the most skillful physicians, but
they did not reach the worst part. The
lungs and heart would fill up every night
and distress me. and my throat was very
bad. ! told my children I never should
die in peace until had tried Hop Bit
tiers. I have taken two bottles. They
havs. helped me, very much indeed. I
am now we'll. There wss q lot of alex
folks here who have seen how they help
ed me, and they used them and laie
cured, and feel as thankful as I do taat
there il 80 valuable medicine made.
.MRe. JULIA G. CUSHING.
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All iron preparations blscsen the
teeth. constipate the bowels. and give
headache with one exception, that is
Browns Iron Bitters.
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- An Ohio Congressman predicts that
The Republicans will carry Ohio BY q
majority of at least 10000.
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POINTED PENCILINGs.
Pertinent Paragraphs Pertaining 10
Prominent Persons,


l.. c. Weber, of Philadelphia, is in th'
city.
Gus Harte, OF New York, is at the Nc.
Lure House.
J. w. Hickey. of Cincinnati is stopping
at the Mcclure House.
Chas. T. Long, of st. Louis, Mo-, is stop
plug at the Mcclure House.
W. c. Newman, Of Steubenville, Ohio, is
stopping at the Mcclure House.
H. T. Van Camp. amateur pianist. OF
Chicago, is at the Mcclure House.
George c. McCoskeIl, a well known wool
buyer OF Philadelphia, is in the city.
Miss Irona White, of Mt. de ChantsI, is
visiting Miss Alma Conner, of South Chap.
line street.
Miss Bennett charming young lady
from Rochester, New York, is visiting rela-
riy6s on the South 5 de
Miss Sadie Frye, charming vCung lady
Of Roney's Point, is wishing Miss Annie
Gray, On Seventeen street.
Mr.. Isaac Boyd, OF Futon, who was
married Only ten days ago, has had q
serious attack OF hemorrhIse
Mrs. VIM. Carey and daughter, Mary, OF
Twenty-ninth street are visiting friends in
Philadelphia and Harrisburg.
Mr.. Ed larkin has about completed ar.
rangemsnts 70 present Hamlet, here on
February -. The cast is about perfected.
Mr.. b. Galloway, formerly of Clays-
vile, Pa, but now of the Bureau OF Statis
tics. Washington, d. C, is the guest OF
A. II. Hickey, on the Island.
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THE holiday trade having now

THE holiday trade having now
fairly opened, and the all absorbing
topic in the minds of our people
being to know where to purchase
elegant Christmas presents, we
here answer the question by com.
nencing at the hest first: Dillon
is PROFESSIONALLY the King of the
Holiday Trade. His store would
make CreditabIe display for New
York City; and he rot only has the
finest line of Fine Diamonds,
Watches and IsweIry in the
city, but the largest isweIry
establishment in West Virginia,
Eastern Ohio, or Western Penn
syIyania. Mr.. Dillon having had
sixteen years practical expert
enCs in handling fine watches and
diamonds hes thorough knowI-
edge of just what is required for
the Holiday Season. He handles
nothing but the finest novelties
known to the trade, and besides
controls the sole agency for the
following weII-known watches,
and which no other ieweIer in the
city can purchase, viz: The POT
ter" watch of Geneva, finest in
the world; the "Lange" watch of
Dresden; "Patek PhiIlipDi & Co.,"
Geneva; "VaChsron & Constantine"
Geneva: Rockford. illinois, watch.
Persons desiring 10 purchase
fine goods will find il advantageous
not only TO have Mr.. DiIIon's
advice in making their selections,
but to their interest TO call and
compare goods AID prices before
purchasing. His trip East this
Fall was made with tho sole object
of selecting the finest novelties
that could be purchased for the
holiday season Of 1888, and a visit
to bis store will amply repay any
one who contsmpIates making val
liable purchases. His speciality is
fine single stones and matchsd
pairs of Diamonds.
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ATLANTA, November 8, lSSl-I am averse
on general principles to ss-.ng anything
commendstory of proprietary articles, buI
there are few on the market that force
those of the profession who come in con
tsct with the diseased and suffering 10 &C
knowledge their superiority. Among
those find SEifts Specific
to rank high. One poor unfortunate
reGuesTs me to tell you that ne hsG long
been a sufferer with terrible blood faint
aud securing little ii any relief from other
treatment finally resorted TO Ssiit's SDe
citic. He claims nov that il has afforded
him relief, that he IeelS that his blood l.
pure sgsin, and wishes me 10 express his
deep obligations. with which | cheerfu,ly
comply. Yours respectfully,
JOsEPH JACOBS, Druggist.
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RAPID TRANSIT.
rom Baltimore TO BenwoOd in Fen
HnnES.

The most remarkable time on record on
railroads in this vicinity, was made yester-
day on The Baltimore and Ohio, between
Baltimore and BenwO0d. A REGISTER re-
Porter ran across c. Il. Mackenzie, at the
Mcclure House yesterday, and as he was in
charge OF the train, he gave full
particulars. The McCau!l Opera Com.
lauy played at Philadelphia on Sat-
urdsy night, AM WAS booked for Chi
Cago on Monday night, with re-
hearsal called for noon 10 day, at Nc.
NiCker's theatre. A special train was pro.
cured, and consisted Of the engine, baggage
car, ladies coach and sleeper. With Mac.
benzie in charge, the train left Philadelphia
at 2 o'clock yesterd az morning and flew
over the rails to Baltimore. Here slight
delay occurred, but at 80 O'Clock the
special pulled out, and with clear track
and right of way sped toward the west.
Thirty minutes for breakfast at Cum5er.
land, then on to Grafton, and ten minutes
for lunch. Leaving there about o'clock,
the special pulled up painting at Ben wood.
having covered the hundred miles in
hours and minutes After short STOP,
away sgain to the West. That train will
be at ChiCsgo al $50 o'clock this morning,
and will have made the entire run in the
marvellous time of 80 hours out from Phil.
adelphia, This is cutting through space in
mick time.
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KempIe's Peroration.

At supper in this city recently, at
which Colonel Jake Kemple was a guest,
and that gentleman being called upon for
an after dinner speech, he responded hu-
morously and eloquently, and closed with
the following perorstion:
mo longer have the furore and excite
ment of a political campaign charm for
NE. No more am allured by the flaming
torch, the enthusiast, noisy crowd, the
eloquent speaker, the stirring music OF the
brass band and all the paraphernalia OF q
bitter persor al and general political strug-
gle. These for ten years we're the acme,
dream snd music OF my existence.
But the dream is vanished and
the music is forever silent. have passed
through the eIcruciating agonies Of poll
teal death and over my once fair for the
daisies are blooming to-day. Through this
death have come to enjoy a new life as
happy and bright IS a day in June.
Greedy. selfish politicians of little honor
and less mental calibre may say that dis.
appointed ambition has soursd me, bot 10
me their opinions are as harmless as the
signing OF the autumn winds. ! am now
following natures dictates in trying 70
bring sunlight and pleasure into the live.
OF my fellovmen. The melody OF your
ripping, healthy laughter is my music
my Joy, my compensation"
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THE GHOST STILL RAMPANT
At Martins FerTy-Various other News
from Ohio.

The Martins Ferry ghost supposed TO
have disappeared, is yet among US, from
what can be learned. Andy Taylor, resid'
ing on North Fifth street, says it was
prowling around his house on Saturday
Mig ht, and marched up AMI down Sea-
brights lane, tearing boards from the fence.
This monster appear, - evale the First
and Second wards, only cutting capers be-
tween Walnut Grove and the Central
school building. The report that ii was
discovered 10 be Charley Coss by DR.. Her
yey. and that he had been arrested, is
without foundation.
Mr.. Z. l.. Sweeney is improving.
good many of the boys who attended
the bazaar on Saturday night, and ate more
than they ought TO have done. were heard
com planning OF headache yesterday.
Two DRINKS and dsorderles were arrest.
ed on Saturday night. No arrests were
made yesterday.
Mr. Billy Jones rallied OFT his gun on
Saturday, which was carried oil by Mr..
Dave Williams, of ftnsville.
Will Reel IS very sick.
The Episcopal services held yesterday
afternoon at the Presbyterian church were
largely attended, and the sermon OF Rev.
Walker, oil BelIalre, IS hlghiy SPOKEN OF!
Usual services were held in the other
churches by the pastors and we're well at
tended.
Sailor O'Ncil was fined five and costs,
Saturday. for sssaulting John Deal.
Miss Anna Lewis ratified off fine quilt,
Saturday evening, which was drawn by
Pete Besk with ticket No. 6}.
Services were held in all the churches,
yesterday, and the attendance was large.
The Sunday Schools especially were well
attended as Christmas is approaching.
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DRUGGED AND ROBBED.
august SAVERS Terrible Treatment I'm
Philadelphia.

When the letter came from Superiu-
tepdent Kite, OF the Jefferson College Hos
pitsl, announcing tie presence there, un-
der treatment, of August Ssuer, the missing
man from this city, Mr.. Philip Metzner
went there at once, TO learn the cause OF
the mysterious illness. He found Ssuer
still in the hospital, unable TO be moved.
and entirely out Of his mind. The follow
ing story was told by the Superintendent:
About two weeks ago one OF the patrolmen
rear the hospitsl, found a man lying on the
sidewalk, unconscious snd bleeding. He
ives taken to he hospital and examined
and found to have been waylaid, beaten
and ROBBED. His body and face were horri.
bly, bruised and his watch, money and
every paper on his body taken. There was
10 way OF identifying him aud it was
some days before he could tell his name.
Finally, in lucid interval, he gave his
name snd address, whereupon Mr.. Kite
wrote the letter mentioned. Mr.. Neither
returned without him. on Saturday night,
as Re wss entirely unable 10 he removed.
IL you want an appetite, without q happy
7 al nc ,,ros, ror ,,na,-a;r
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,
index 10 Men Advertisements.

Card OF TaaukS-W oma:s Benevolent
Society.
Regular kaHawha Packet - Steamer
Chan Co Tor.
For Cincinnati Steamer Andes
Charley Shay's Academy of Music
Local Page.
hOitsy Gocds-HebraEk * Bro.
b. zaar. Festival and Supper-U. L
Church Local Page
Christmas Tree Decentralization. L
burst.
Rattan Chsirs-G. Mendel 4 Co.
rI,eisIUr Baking PowGer-R. II. List.
.Ispeue>e Napkins-E. l.. Nicoll.
SDsreribs-D. c. List, Jr.
Undertsking-G. Mcndel & Co.
Holly and Evergreens-kirk's Art Store.
Painters and Builders Supplies-W. \.
Wilson.
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Ner, Remarkable Recovery.

Mr.. Geo. V. Willing, OF Manchester,
Mich writes My wife has been almost
helpless fox five years, so helpless that shs
could not turn over in bed a.one. She
used two bottles OF Electric Bitters, and
is "a much improved that she is able now
10 do her own work
Electric Biiters will do all that is claimed
iDr them. Hundreds OF testimonials at
rsst their great curative powers. only
fifty cents bottle at Logan IL Co.'S.
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Weather Iudieaffpna

WASHINGTON, December lo.-l:30 A. ~
For the Tennessee and Ohio valley Sigh ly
warmer, fair weather, variable winds
mOst,v westerly, lower barometer.
For Lower Lake Region warmer, partly
cloudy weather. occss ,ional light rain and
snow, north esterly winds, rising hsrome.
ter, followed by southwe, terly winds, anG
fslIing barometer.
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WATER " .AIEs.
a
Personal and General News from the
River Hank.

The st. Lawrence passed down yesterday
afternoon EN- route for Cincinnati.
The Andes is due up to day and will leave
for Cincinnati TO morrow afternoon.
The river was stationary at dark last
risl with . feet 1 inches Of water IN the
channel.
During a race between the Chesapeake
srd Regular they colIided near the wharf,
and the formers guard was badly stove in.
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MILLINERY AT COST.

On and after to-day 1 offer
Trimmed Hats, Pushes, Vel
vets, Birds Wings, Fancy Feath-
eys and all Winter Millinery ut
cost to reduce stock.
For the lowest prices and best
work ia the city cal! early at
s. y. KiSNEH'S,
1871 Main Street.