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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-12-07
False Alarm.

Last Sunday afternoon about two o'clock
some one reported that Prentiss' machine
shop was on fire, and In very short time
the Rescue and Winona Hose carriages
were on their way to the spot. People ran
from all directions and followed the fire.
men, but on reaching Fourth street no
smoke was to be seen. The fire In the
stove that made the smoke and occasioned
the alarm, had gone out. Simply this, and
nothing more
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For SALE.-A steam engine nearly new,
six horse power. Inquire at this Office
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A large assortment of picture books and
games for children at the COLUMBIAN store
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BUSINESS NOTICES.

HUNDREDS WRITE they owe their
life and present good health to Acker's
English Remedy for consumption, Coughs
Colds, &c. Sold by J. II. Kinports, drug
pist.
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Mrs Scott keeps Whitman's fine confec-
tionery. 1t is the best in the market.
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j. II. Lingle bought one of Col. Jami-
sons horses last week and took it to Belle
fonte.
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WANTED.-A boy about 16 years of age
to learn the bakery trade.
12 7-tf ]. F. CALDWELL, Bloomsbury.
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The Grand Jury reported in favor of the
incorporation of Espy as borough.
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Work on the new Episcopal rectory is
rapidly progressing.
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C. c. Marr is selling the Victor coffee,
the best, and has 4 nice cards.
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Fur collars, fur gloves, caps, fine sealskin
caps, skating, drawing and all the novelties
can be found at ID. Lowenbergs.
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The "Jersey Shirt !" The Jersey Shirt
Fine underclothing. A full line at David
Lowenberg's.
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WANTED. Eggs The highest market
price paid for the same in cash, by j. +.
Caldwell, Bloomsburg. nov 16-4w*
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Business" Beers was convicted of larce-
ny on Wednesday.
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DEATHS.

KELLER. Pawnee City, Neb.,
November 9Th, 1888, Mary G. wife of J. c.
Keeler. Aged AZ years, 6 months and "a
dnys
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Read Clark & Sons Holiday advertise.
ment in another column.
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More silks, cashmeres, dress cloths, pop
Inns and other dress goods this week at
Lutz & Sloan's.
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NOTICE TO TAX COLLECTORS. An Act of
the Legislature and approved June End
1881, (see Pamphlet laws page 49, requires
tax collectors, township and borough Off
GERS to make returns of seated and unseat-
ed lands to the County Commissioners on
or before the first day of January next.
Lands upon which no property can be
found from which to take taxes from, those
who fail to make returns by said day will
be held for such loss. Taxes so returned
become lien against the property so re-
turned. We have blanks on which these
returns are to be made and will furnish
them upon application of collectors
JoHN B. CASEY, CONS, Clerk.
CONS office, Nov. 1st. 1888. nov 16.tf
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If you are in need of shoes call at w. j.
Kendig's, in Evans building.
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All jurors were discharged on Wednes-
day
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Correct railroad Time Table,

TabIe.
Trains on the Philadelphia & II. II. leave Rupert
as follows:
NORTH. SOUTH.
636 a. m. 1145 q. IN.
d06 p IN. 6:l3 D. m
Trains on the d. L. q W. H. H. leave Bloomsbury
as follows;
NORTH SOUTH.
72I q. m. 1925 q. IN.
1892 a. IN. 11:l5 a. M
6.36 y. m. d:30 d. m
The HAS train south connects with the phra-
delphla Reading at Rupert, and with the Mr.
thern Central at Northumberland.
The S25 q. IN. train connects at northumberland
with the e25 train on Pennsylvania road, reaching
Philadelphia at 3:tj p m.
The 11:45 train connects with Phjladelphia and
Reading road at Rupert at l1j reaching Phlladel-
phia at 600 p. IN.
The tl:i5 train connects with Pennsylvania road
at northumberland at l45, reaching Philadelphia
at 725 p. In.
The 4.30 p m. train connects with PENNSYLVANIA
road at Northumberland at S.0j y. m., and reaches
Philadelphia at 1905 q. IN.
Trains on the N, & W. D. Railway pass Bloom
Ferry as follows:
NORTH SOUTH.
7:4l a. IN. 1901 p. IN.
631 p. IN. 7:O7 p. IN.
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Wool and cotton flannels, all prices, at
G. G.. Marr's
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Remember that you can always get USE
ful Christmas presents for your friends at
Lutz Il Sloan's
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Boots of all kinds at w. j. Kendig's,
Evans building.
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G, G. Mari wants pork, chickens, butter,
eggs, all in goods
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Cheap queensware at j. b. skeers.

Pictures, frames, window cornices, at
Cadmah's.
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The latest style. of soft hat, the "Knox
Hat"
Fedora -Fedora-Fedora-
The lat of the sensnn nj Lnwnnhnrn,e
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Look at G. G. Marr's new skirts. They
are very cheap and handsome.
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Diaries for 1884 at the COLUMBIAN store
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LOCAL NOTICES.

Benton, Pa.
LOCAL NOTICES.
Christmas presents at q. E. Savage &
Cos Jewelry Store consisting of gold watch
es, silver watches, clocks, diamond, tur-
quoise, tiger eye, and all the latest stone
rings. Plain and band rings, ear rings,
lace pins, chains, lOckets &c. Silver ware
of all kinds. Call and examine. 3w
c. c. Marr is selling the Victor coffee,
the best, and has nice cards.
WANTED.--A boy about 16 years of age
to learn the bakery trade.
12 7-tf j. F. CALDWELL, Bloomsbury.
~
More silks, cashmeres, dress cloths, pop
Inns and other dress goods this week at
LutZ & Sloan's.
Wool and cotton tlannels, all prices, at
G. &. Marr's.
If you are in need of shoes call at w. j.
Kendigs, in Evans building,
WANTED. Eggs. The highest market
price paid for the same in cash, by j. f..
Caldwell, Bloomsbury. nov 16-4w+
Look at c. c. Marr's new skirts. They
are very cheap and handsome.
Remember that you can always get use-
ful Christmas presents for your friends at
Lutz ~ Sloan's.
New goods in this week at G. c. Marr's.
-
Cheap underwear at j. b. Skeer's.
Ladies' misses and children's shoes in
endless variety, at w. j. Kendigs.
New shawls, nearly at cost, at c. c.
Marr's.
The best calicoes made can be got at
Lutz Il Sloan's for 81 cents, by the bolt
When you come to Bloomsbury call at
w. ]. Kendig's, where you are sure to
get bargains.
Ladies' and gents underwear very cheap
at c. G. Marr's.
For single or double shawls, or ladies'
coats, go to Lutz & Sloan's.
Try c, G, Marr's syrup. 1t is the best in
I town.
| Gents fine shoes at w. j. Kendig's.
| Don't buy your lace window curtains
| till you have seen G. &. Marr's large stock.
Price 25, 49, 65 and 70 cents per yard.
For good cheap furniture, go to Cad
mans.
c. 9. Marr is selling nice sugar for {
cents.
Black dress silks are cheaper now than
ever at Lutz & Sloan's.
| g. G. Mari wants to trade boots, shoes
prints, ginghams, cotton hannels, WOO
iiannels, blankets, comforts, dress goods
&c.
Boots of all kinds at w. j. Kendig's
Evans building.
g. Q. Mari wants pork, chickens, butter
eggs, all in goods.
Pictures, frames, window cornices, a
Cadmah's.
Cheap queensware at j. B. Skeers.
Wool blankets and comforts at g. {
Mars.
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G, C.. Marr wants to trade boots, shoes,
prints, ginghams, cotton fannels, wool
tlannels, blankets, comforts, dress goods,
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When you come to Bloomsburg call at
w. j. Kendig's, where you are sure to
get bargains.
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Wool blankets and comforts at G. @.
Marr's.
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Ladies' and gents underwear very cheap
at G. c. Marr's.
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GEo. +. HoYT,
Penn avenue, Scranton, Pa.
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FOR SALE BY DRUGGISTS Price 81 per Bottle or Bottles
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For single or double shawls, or ladies
coats, go TO LutZ & Sloan's.
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New shawls, nearly at cost, at G. c.
Narr's
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The best calicoes made can be got at
Lutz & Sloan's for st cents, by the bolt.
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New goods in this week at G. c. Marr's.
Cheap underwear ut j. b. Skeer's.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-12-07

Don't buy your lace window curtains
till you have seen c. g. Marr's large stock.
Price 25, 35, 65 and 70 cents per yard.
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OHAb. II, hNIFFEN,
No. IA Magnolia Avenue, Wilkes Barre,
pa
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Gents fine shoes at W. j. Kendig's.

Try c. G, Marr's syrup. 1t is the best
town.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-12-07

Black dress silks are cheaper now tina
ever at Lutz e. Sloan's.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-12-07

Ladies' misses and children's shoes in
endless variety, at w. j. Kendig's.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-12-07

For good cheap furniture, go to Cad
mans.
G. G. Marr is selling nice sugar for s
cents.
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MRS. WILLIAM sTRANG.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-11
FERNANDO, MISS.
The Case OF John q. Payne-Far.aa-a
Rusy Taking Advantage Of
the Fine Weather.

Regular Correspondence Of the Appeal
HERNANDo, Miss, April Sour Circuit
Court at this place adjourned on last Tues
day, the Sd instant. The dockets we're
heavier than they have been for years, more
especially the criminal one. One murder case
was tried.
A telegram reached this place last Thurs
day stating that john C. Payne, the young
man who, while drunk, murdered ]. NJ.
Hawkins here last May, had been arrested
and lodg.d in Jail by United States mar.
shall at Hampstead, Tex, and requesting the
sheriff OF this county 10 come for him.
Sheriff Dsckery Immediately get out for
Texas, with the proper papers, for the said
Payne. The news was regretfuily re-
ceiyed by the community, as wa
bad hoped, for the sake OF his
family, who are of our best and most re-
spect,ble citizens, thst young Payne had
Quilted the eountry forever. For him there
Is 30 sympathy; but for his old, hesrtbroken
mother and family and his deepIy-mortiGsd
brother, who is one of our leading and best
citizens, the community extend THAR heart
ielf sympathy.
The farmers hereabouts are all very busy
in planting, but are troubled to great ex-
-tess sy th- yusts, which ara great pest 81
this season of the year.
The weather is mild and pleasant, with so
occasional shower, making the pssturage all
the more forward, an in CO nsequence of that
the cattle The happier. $50
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THE CATELE-RAIS ERS.
UnuiuaI Activity Prevailing Through.
out the BeeEGrowfDE sections.

ST. LOUIS, April 10.-Advices from the
cattle-r1ising sections of the Southwest in.
dictate unusual activity in preparing for
market. Some 1900 head are ready for
shipment or drive IN Arkansas. and tn at
State ia expected to furnish $4,000 head.
These cattle are in fine condition, and will
be taken to the IudiAn Territory or Texas,
where they will form part of the seasons
drive. Buyers have already gathered several
thousand in Northern Louisl ana, which will
be sent TO Texas and placed on trial in the
Texas Panhandle and other sections Of that
State. Stock men are looking for a very
brink season. The grass is starting nicely
Calrie are il splendid order and prices high.
The Indian Territory is expected TO be the
great cattle mart this season. 1t is estimated
that not lees than 100000 head will be con-
gregsted in the Cherokee Nation alone
whence they will be distributed 10 the va.
rious Northern aud Eastern markets. Prices
throughout the whole cattle region are high,
yearlings ranging from Twelve 10 fifteen dol
lars, and older ones in proportion.
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IN SCANT ATTIRE.
Further Particulars Of the YillaineHs
Atteup: " BIackmail Mary An.
derson, tie Actress.
Nice Detective Work in New York
Murder Case-Tbe TeHEsbury Aims
house Investigation.

BosTON, April l0.-Gov Butler was pres.
ent at the Te0ksbury Almshouse iDvesiiga
ton to-day. Joseph A. Chase testified that
be had worked for Miss Manning, and with
her knowledge had taken ladies to the Hsr-
ward Medical School BY order OF the Marshes
The governor then introduced sermon By
Mr.. Sauborn, minister OF Lawrence, IN
which 1t was stated that Spaulding, one oil
the trustees OF the slmshouse, had boaated
that while no emoiument was attached to the
trusteeship, he could make it pay, the gov.
ernor intIm hting that this was done by turn
ing over contracts to outside parties, with
whom Spaulding divided profits The gov,
eTnor then offered a printed testimonial tc
the character OF Sxnborn, which, after come
DISCUSSION WAS admitted.
John H. Chase said since his FIST tesli
mony he had gone to TewksbuTy with de
teclive and unearthed coffin supposed tC
contain the body of Joseph Clark. The body
had previously been sold, and the coffin
which was empty, was brought to Boston.
CUES other collins in the same
condition?
Ans.-Two poor women had offered money
TO he witness to put up a slab over theiI
mothers grave, which he refused, but Msrst
ssid he ought to have taken ii. The body
Was afterwsrd sent away ia another case
The cgsket supplied by some ladies 10 pu
the body into had beef kept, and sold by
NJ srsb, a wooden case taking its place.
Detective Iunes corrob,rated Chase's tssti
mony as to taking up Clsrk's empty coffin
and the governor said be would bring it be
fore the committee, but the chairman said tn,
committee preferred TO 60 and look at it
Adjourned till tomorrow.
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Buried Bsnsafh FaIIIpE walls.

RooHEsTEn, N. Y, April 1O.-At 7:1o
o'clock this morning, large build
ing on the northesst corner of Church
and State streets, fell with crash. The
eide wall facing Cnusch street had been
erected this wister. l. is supposed that the
mortar was Trojan, aud the var IA weather of
Yesterday loossned the bricks and caused the
fall. There were seventeen men at work on
the bnildiny. Az alarm was sounded, which
brought out the fire and police force, who
are working hard clearing away the debris
The names Of those buried 10 The ruina are
r. L. Warden, Wesley Ashbaugh, Frederick
Kobler, S Burr, w. G Gould, r l.. Brown,
Ransom Porter, Anthony Dsnkelspiel .nd
Matthew Heard. The latter 10 dead. Two
of the others are fatally injured. The owner
Of the building was on the Roof at the time
but WIS severely injured. Those in the
b,sement are probably killed.
Later.-Only one death from the falling
building, that OF Matthew Heard. We,l.y
Ashbaugh and r. L. Warden will die. Much
Indignation is felt sgsinst the builder and
owner, |. F. Carter. Loss, $4,000. The
building has been condemned by the FIRE
mar.haIi
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POTATO BARRELS.
A Question fer the Herchanss' EI-
change 10 Decide.
To the Editor. of the Arps.1:

To the Editors of the Appeal:
HERNANDo, Miss, April IL see by your
issus OF April Alb that the potato growers
snd shippers bad meeting relative to the
size Of potato barrsis. In tue action had at
that meeting, rather think they looked at
the point under controversy from a
Memphis, or rather city standpoint,
and overlooked those growers living
on the railroads leading TO Memphis. Oar
only available barrels are -four or meal bar.
rels. New barrels of the standard adopted
at that meeting can doubtless be bought at
Memphis, but the question in my mind Isl:
"Will the d ference 10 price betwees the
new barrels--freight and drsysge added
not overbalsnce the one peck sur
plus contained in a regular-siz.d -four
or meal barrcl?" These we can get
at home, At reasonable figures, at most
all little country towns. Perhaps some one
attending said meeting can rise aRd explain
On The ether hand, will not the same barrels
We ship in the spring, or rather summer,
sbrink 10 their normal size of two and ons-
fourth TO two and one-Asli bushels by next
spring when we have to purchase seed pc.
tatoes! JOSEPH GOODMAN.
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81 means q eItcnaiaz the population and
thus creating demand for ihe NC g
carries q lie, drmsld TIA. would
c5mpal the growth Of mixed crops 10 supPly
the homs demand 10 lhe third place, de-
t-Tmined eff II should be male TO secure
changes IN the tariff tlsl wall make lie
fsImsrs' salt, ard eugar, AID impleman's
ard cotton. lies, and The machinery lor he
factories, cheaper, and favor the outlet Of
manufactured col,oBs to foreign markets.
With the nec-s.arIes Of life aud The maze
ri1l required il sgricul,urs and IL anuisc-
lures cheaper, if the extension Of cotton
growing reduced the price per pound, he
amour; Il business done, and 'he lower price
Of provision, and the profits realized by the
m aBufsc!ure of cotton where the cotton 70
grown, woul5 compensate amply for the
lower price OF cotton. That lower price
would ALEC give Us advantages in
the foreign market over Egypt and tie
E ret Indies. A things are, We are
increasing the amount Of the annual
cop; this increase will lower the prizes by
the supply fully equaling the most lively de-
"a and, and this without our having made
provision to insure eight cents a pouad fer
cotton bringing as large an amount of sup.
plies 10 The farm and The family as ten cents
a pound has done hitherto. 1t Is expected
that our future crop Of cotton will average
fully 100000 bales year, and such pros
pecl should arouse our people 10 make pro-
vision fer the change, for if there is distress
among cot,on.grOweIs now, what will there
be il the price Of cotton be permanently low
cred, while as much has to be paid for sup
plies aRd farm material as before? Another
point is that expenses of production must be
lessened By growing more cotton TO the acre
than at present, which must be done
by the use sf the best implements
and machines, by deeper blowing,
and by the use OF fertilizers where necessary;
for it costs less to pillow for, plant aud har-
vest bale on an acre Of ground than for a
bale spread over two acres. With industry
there must be the intelligent judgment that
SO directs industry as TO secure the best re-
suits. The cotton grower must think az we'll
as work, for his business has reached a crisis
which must be met manfully and skillfully,
or cotton-groWing will become a miserable,
groveliug, poVerty-stricten occupation. The
Louisville Courier Journal inpressively says:
"The South knows something OF hard times;
but we tell the Southern farmers that to buy
grain at present prices, and on credit, means
individual and general bankruptcy and
harder timss than they have known, unless
by improved methods OF agriculture they
largely increase the yield per acre."
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Little SirPs Dreadful Ran While
Wrappsu In Planes.

AsHEvILLE, n. c., April 9-Jsnie Metcalf,
a pretty little girl OF fifteen, living on Bad
Mountains, 10 this county, had her clothes
Ike fire ore evening last week. As soon as
she realized h r situation she started for a
stream 200 yards away. The stream was
down the mountain side, and away sped the
frightened little thing enveloped in flames.
Two gates were in her road which she had
10 unlateh before she could get to the creek.
She opened the frat one, but when she got TO
the last her sufferings were so intense that
she could not undo The iaslenings, but sprsng
over it and bounded on her way. When she
reached the stream every thread Of her clsth.
ing was burned to ashts save wsistband.
The poor girl rolled int the cooling waters
OF the brock with sickenipg screams. The
mother found the girl in The creek and car
ried her 10 the house. She was horribly
burned and has died since.
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THE COTFOS.GKowE.,s rHosPECTs.

=
The cotton growers are complaining Of diff
fculties and hsrdships great and numerous,
debt, low prices when crops are good, and
poor crops when prices are good, and many
other things. These difficulties came under
the prevalent system OF growing nothing but
- cotton and buying all supplies, even to hay
and corn for the mues, out OF the proceeds
of the cotton crop. II under that system 50
much distress occurs, why Is not the system
changed? especially when all sorts Of peo-
ple-merchants, agriculturists, manufactu.
rers and professionalists-who have had OPP
portunity of observing the system, strongly
condemn it as ruinous and recommend the
cotton-grower TO diversity his crops Why
change is not made is partly owing to the
iorce. of habit, which causes a persistence in
old methods, although the abolition of slav-
cry has broSght new conditions into existence;
still more the persistence is due to a
neutrality-suspicious. it would be nearer the
mark to say gambling-spirh. Occasion
ally, in a number of seasons, cotton will
sustain high prices, and he who has grown
call cotton" reaps large profits; but it is not
a large gain once in a while that makes a
man prosperous. Prosperity comes from the
average gains of a series of years. The
chance of drawing prize make thousands
victims to the lottery 6snd', and 80 it is with
the cotton-growers. The low price OF cotton
the present season has put msny names upon
the bankrupt list What is going to be
dsne the next Eeason? There IL, of course,
no official report up to this time, but an i'm
preston exists that larger scresge will be
put into cotton this spring than was planted
last year. The Louisville Courier. Journal
says: at is surprising ard Encouraging
to be told that, this year, the cotton acreage
in the Southern States is TO be increased,
at the expense of the acres devoted 10
food crops." If there are parties existing
who still cherish enmity toward the South,
they alone will rejoice at such tidings SIS
these; but we earnestly hope, for the credit
of the good sense and business ability OF the
cotton growers, that they are not compli-
menting enemies by any such concessions TO
those whose feelings toward them are I'M
kindly. That, in the natural course of
thing, more ground will be brought into
cultivation every year, and consequently
more cotton produced, is what We must eI-
pect; but prudent business tact will prevent
harm arising from this. In the first place,
whatever the increase Of cultivation may be,
the proportion laid down in cotton should
not interfere with a relative extension OF the
area of mixed crops. Ia The second place,
every encouragement should be given 10 the
extension OF coilon.spinning in the South,