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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1885-10-03
BAsTRoP, La, January 81, 1885.
Editor Warehouse Clarion:

BAsrRop, la, January 81, 1855.
Editor M0Eehouse Clarion:
Dean. Sir-I said to you some time since
that's would give you the result OF my GIN
ming lot of The "Peterkin Cotton" nave
ginned 81, 900 TBS seed cotton, weighed in lots
Of from 900 to 1900 TBS, which turned out
Al 100 per cent of lint cotton.
This cotton was planted from lst to l tsa
share system. No rain after LIST of July,
s Stands more hot, dry weather than any
other cotton Hsnd ha 1la fhe shey
cotton. Can also gin at least one-third
more of it in the Same length of time than
any other cotton. ,,s
/ know my seed to be pure, as there was
no other cotton planted on my Line plapta
ton in 1884 except the Peterkin.
believe there is more money to be
by at least IS per cent in planting the Peter
kin than any other cotton.
Yours Respectfully.
GEO. A. PETERk1N.
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Read what Mr.. T. X. Legare, merchant
and PLANTER writes from Fort Motte, >. ",
November 81, 1884:
Can't. J. A. Peterkin, Fort Motto, s. c.:
Dem. Si,.--You ask me to give you my
experience with your improved cotton seeo'
and as have no interest in the matter ex-
cent the good Of the farmers, I will give you
nv experience: l planted acres OF your
seed this year and the cotton grew OH rap.
iGlly. stood the dry weather vel! and kept
green aud bearing long after other cotton
near it had dried up and ceased producing:
T ginned out thrse bales, and 1000 pounds OF OF
| seed cotton made 400 pounds of lint. or AZ
| ner cent lint, while it took 1850 POUNDS OF
| ptber cotton ginned same day on same gan
| 10 make 400 pounds lint. ] know OF many
| other PARTIES who also had turn out OF sg
| and even az per cent, while the Ozlef SEED
| only made so to SO per cent.
| As a merchant, l shipped to Charleston
| about 100 bales ofyour seed for two partless;;
| and without my factor knowing 1t. they al!
| sold for the top of tho market, ana most "
lthem L'cent over the market, as the STAPLE
!! ia very fine and beautiful: Its virtues are
that It grows wcll, stands drouth, pears
heavily, and makes n beautiful lint WhlcH
sells Tor top of the market. consider II
the hest cotton have ever known, snpe'
rior to Dickson's and Offers.
A'''' +. X. LEGARE.
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THE UMBRELLA RETURNED.

washington Cor. Louisville Iifnos'l
Cen. Burdett, the head of the Grand
Army of the Republic, resides in this
CITY and practices law. He has had
mite career. He is native OF MIS-
souri,. I think, and drifted into Iowa a
moor bow. A prominent lawyer named
Graham. with lucrative pracuce,
| took fancy to the lad and took MIN
| in the office. .Burdett was bright ana
studious, and soon gathered aoout hlh
choice clientage, remaining all the
while with his patron. In the course
of time Graham died. Ills wldoW
wore her weeds for while ana theh
set her cap for her husbands former
i protege, and although a good many
wears his senior, caught him. Ihey
i lived happily enough together. BUR-
,fett seeing that the Graham children
grew up in the way they should go.
He went into the war, aud with
good record, fought his way into
, colonels epaulets. He may have been
breveted Brigadier at the close. lie
!, was appointed Commissioners OF the
? Land Office by Grant, if remember
!, right. Lippincott, the husband OF
uCirace Greenwood,n the authoress, was
). his chief clerk. Lippincott was guilty
8 of malfeasance, or went wrong some
= wav. or was ufired" out. Burdett felt
:. the stigma on his bureau very keeniy
!. land resigned not the slightest sus'
picion ever cast its shadow upon him,
!, but his chagrin was deep.seated. After
:, ward he was off his mental base for
wear. and no one knew where he was
He saws he did not know himself.
:. One morning he said to his VIE
:, uMary." or whatever her name was
:. az want your umbrella; will bring
- hack after a WHILE" That was tn
7. Last his wife saw of him for twelv
- months or more, when he walked II
=. one morning and remarked, aMary
-, have brought your umbrella BACK.
= The first time he came to himself
-. saws he found himself among strang
~ people. not a word of whose languag
~ he could speak. He was in VALPARAISO
=. but how he got there he nor any or
~ else knows to this day. He went ov'
Australia during his mental alteration
=. and perhaps thousand and one plac
~ of which he was not cognizant. II
mind has been perfectly clear ev
), since his return. When he disappea
ID ed his step son, young Graham, w
~, holds a place in the Interior depal
90 90 ment, spent all the money he hi
- saved up in searching for his whel
: . abouts. 1t was peculiar case to
,ca 1.-The least of it.
!, Gen. Burdett has a fine practice he
teS and makes land-law specially.
oaI headed the Grand Army of the Repu
= nj lie parade in the grand pageant. 1
nj having command of that organizati
M. attests his popularity among his
IN comrades in blue. He is large, har
re-. some man, who everybody likes.
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now no HANG A THERMOMETER

For exac, meteorological observations
the instrument should be placed so high
as to be entirely removed from any in
fiuences caused by the reflex of the sun
as we'll as the wind from surrounding
objects. For ordinary observations the
instrument may be located low enough
to be convenient for inspection. In ev'
ery case it should be as free as possible
so that the tube is accessible to air ana
current from all sides. Even then
there will be differences III first class in
struments.
The great variations between the
thermometers of the signal service anc
those of opticians are simply due to the
difference in attitudes. These varla'
tious are greater in hot weather, whei
they reach sometimes or degrees
because the heat is reflected from SIDE
walks and houses upon the very sens
tive mercury, while up in the clouds
where the signal officers dwell, there
little or no reflex. During the winte
months the variations seldom range bs
yond / degree Chicago He''dfd.
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LINE p. O., La, January, 5, 1885.

hereby certify that had the manage 9s
ment of the Peterkin Plantation at Inns Inns
place during the year 1854, which was
planted in the Peterkin Prolific Cotton.
commenced planting on the first OF MAY MAY
and finished on the 10th OF the same noun ON
The crop had the usual culture on the share
system: I have seen all the varieties OF
cotton grown in the country and ton ISL ef
them. It fruits more rapidly, stands more
hot. dry weather than other cotton, does o e
not rust. The crop here had no rain after ter
long drouth, remained green, long after
other crops Of the county were burnt ,,a ,o up
and matured nearly or quite to the Top;
Pickers claim they can pick one'thlro
more of the Peteckin than any other cotton
grown. believe there is more money IL
t than in any other cotton grown. ~, In nea.
has only been a small portion Of the cro[
rinned which has been weighed by Mr..
P. Henegan, who had charge OF the GIN
Same averaged Al 45-loo lbs lint COTTON 10
GEO. w. SAWYER.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1885-10-03

Ii is understood that gentleman
who desires to marry wears plain or
chased gold ring upon the hrst'hnger
of the left hand. When he becomes
engaged the ring passes to the second
finger After marriage it passes to the
third finger. If however, the gentle
man desires his lady friends to clearly
understand that he is not "not In the
market" and does not wish to marry
at all, he wears the signet upon his
little finger. This will inform all the
ladies that he is beyond reach. With
the ladies plain or chased GOLD on
the little finger OF the left hand
gagged indicates 'tnot engaged" or
Uready for an Offer" When en-
the ring passes to the third finger OF
the right hand. When married the
third finger on the left hand re-
ceives the ring. When young
lady desires to defy all suitors she
places rings-one on the first and one
! on the fourth finger.
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FORT NOTE, S. c., Nov. l, 1884

Fort NOTE, S. c., Nov. l, 1854.
Capt. ]. A. Peterkin:
planted ten acres OF cotton with your
seed. Had two other varietles-the JONES
alike and fortified and cultivated the same;
vour seed stood the drouth, made more SEED
per acre and turned out ~ M petr
I consider your cotton a blessing to our
country. c.por
Yours Respectfully, N. CAhoh'
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uWhat do they always put ID. G.
after Washington for 9' asked Mrs.
lQuilp of Mr.. @. "why, my dear,
don't you know that Washington was
the Buddy of this Country ?" said
Quilp With a snicker.-.Hot Springs
!! Neats,
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CAMDEN, s. c.. Dec. 10, 1884.

CAMDEN, >. q, bGC' koI 1e11'
Capt. J. a. Peterkin
planted your seed on two acres OF poor,
sandy land, after cutting oats from same
on the first day of June was well fere,l,
led grew off nicely, but had ,,,, severe ~ e11
Made two balos, weighing $50 each, with
the bagging included. 1t turned out al per
cent Of lint. Yours respectfully.
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CHESTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA

We, the undersigned, James II; Hamilton,
John Millen and 2. Blanks, do hereby Ger r.,
tify that we We're present and did assist ,ta IL,
Of he Peterkin Improved variety SEED ,i
cotton, APO lbs yield Of lint 574 lbs or 49 X
BIS to loo lbs seed cotton. Also that 2997 NJ, lbs
seed cotton Of the same lot llnted izoo ,os;
on r. IT. Motfat's Field Gin, without taking
any extra care in ginning; also, tha G 1ae
above mentioned cotton was raised by Caps.
o. A. Wylie on his plantation az wy UT
W. nhrii"' 40 J. II. HAMILTON,
'oi' JOHN M1LLEN,
p. M. BLANKS,
Certified and subscribed before me- 'hi
24th day of October, 1854. Wit.
JOHN G. MAGILL, Notary Puollc.
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Mr.. w. X. Tabor, Oakland Plantatloii

20 OnANsEnuRe Co., S. c., Nov. 81, 1854.
- ,,;yes me- Measure to testify to the I'M
.rns1ed value of the Peterkin seed, being
of the number who have hitherto discredlt-
ed it's true worth 1 have just. gnned my
first bale from this seed having Pianoe ed
cotton / have ginned bale weighing oZ ~
pounds l can't say too much Tor IL, anu u
Intend another year planting my whoie
crop with it.
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PLANTERsvILLE, La, December l, 1889
Cant O. A. Peterkin:

PLANrERsvILLE, La, December l, 1885,
Capt. G. A. Peterkin;
Dec, Sir-From the sack cotton seed you
gave me 1 planted 3A acres land. All VINO
Saw the colt on admit that it had only Two.
thirds stand. / am satisfied there was no.
cotton on the whole 3M acres to cover
acres, l packed five bales weighing $50 ne.
lint each. The cotton grew finely all sum
mer Did not wilt nor suffer from ra dp'i sr u
.Jnlv 1 until picked. Saw no sign OIL rust
Two pounds cotton to the stalk was COM
mon occurrence. s.,o,s,
Arkansas Fair in October, which won hrst
premium for best stalk cotton raised IN a sne
district. This stalk had one hundred ano
siStv well-open bolls on it. The Peterkn
improved cotton will yield over 40 per cen.
lint per 100 lbs seed. 1t is the most PTo nra
and In every way the hardest cotton eve.
cultivated. Have cultivated Allen, oz,er
Dickson, Duncan's Prolific and many 0's q
ers. Would not sell my cotton SEED ior >
ner bushel ana plant any other. ,->1
Yours Truly, N. D.
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BAsTRoP, La, January 26, 1855

BASTROP, la, JHr1tsuy -o' 1oeo'
Geo. A. Peterkin, ESQ.,;
Dear Sri take pleasure in testlfyihS 10
the value of the Peterkin Cotton Seed l
ohtained enough OF the seed last spring 10
plant little less than a quarter OF an acre
The seed were planted about the 10Th G, o,
May on the bayou land and rec e1;see 'h I,
# had no rain after about the first of July
until the crop was made. The yield o.
lint was at the rate of 62s pounds per acre re,
s al n unantity i'm an empty lint room
I estimate the yield of lint at forty PEI
cent of lint cotton, and think so Wei =, o
the seed I now give you my oroet 10
seventy-five bushels OF sect 10 Pi""' VIE
year. Respectfully, ,,,cSrx
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lIrl Nfor working people. Send loo rostage ana
iii i've will mail YOU free, royal, Naiuaoie
Hfl sample box OF goods that will put you in
CLt the way OF making more money one Inn m esw
CAPITAL not uircd You live at home and WORK
in spare time only all the time Both sexes OF an
noes granly successful So easily earned every
evening. That all who want work may test the pus'
mos VIC mako this unparalleled offer; To all who are
not we'll We will send 81 to pay for the trout
Die of writing us. Full particulars, directions etc,
sent free Immense pay absolutely sure Tor al who
Portland Maine. NSi
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AN INKY REVOLUTION F!

We DELIVER FREE anywhere, all
quarts of the very finest BLACK, VIOLET
BLUE, GREEN or SCARLET Writing INK,
Of brilliant, unehanging coiors, ;, nom on
corrosive, and can't be spotted oy l'eess'y W,
recent of only % cents per quart. Stamps
accepted. g. ,;. NJ,
Tho company and its inks are eh''fe'S
| reIliabe.-Ptbttsher Telegraph
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Paw Thomas u. Clarkson writes from
Easfoyer, S. C., November %, 1854;
The cotton seed you gave me proved most
satisfactory The yield OF lint turned out
forty-one per cent, tested in the presence OF on
Col. Richard Singleton, at whose githo '';.I !,
it that intend to plant no other seed; it is
everything it claims to be; it is far superior a
to the Ozier, the Duncan or any SEED nav
ever seen tried.
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SrArEsBuRa,. S. c., Dec. l, 14s4

Capt j. A. Peterkin;
7 this wear planted the seed bought of you
and am pleased with them. 1t has MAD
more seed cotton per acre than any other
cotton, stood drouth better, and turned oa ~
nv neighborhood tor you.
Yours respectfully.
DESSUMORE BULL.
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=, r..
MIRO. H. winges, Singleton's p. o., S. G.
writes, November "a, 1884:
Please allow me to say your seed has in
every way far exceeded my expectations
The plant will stand more drouth than any
of the green seed varieties that have ever
aero the staple is better, and then your
seed cotton will turn out 40I TBS iipt per
Of The cotton planters and seel
and economy, they will grow jolly and in
dependent.
FoRr NOTE, Dec. 2, 1884.
Capt. J. A. Peterkin:
T nlanted two other varieties of cotton be-
sides yours. Treated them all alike II
every respect. Yours stood the a, dro putin
cd out g per cent Of lint want n1aat tees
entire crop, Would have made money t.
wear and planted my crop of it:
Yours Respectfully,
j. G. DARBY,
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MIR, John l.. Moorer, writes rom ora'se-
burg County. Eovcmber %, lSSi'
have tried the Petcrkin seed on sulail
sxnarimentai scale against five other kinds
The Thomas the Ozier Silk, the duncan
and my own Mixed Dixon, and am salls.
fed ii Welded one-third more than the pes!
of the others. like 1T because IL PICKS We
aud holds its own against all bad and eN-
tratpe seasons.
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Mr.. r.. lG. Clark, Fort Motto, s. c., says

Mr.. Il. e. Clark, Fort Motto, 81 C.' says
u,v;nc received so many letters of en-
ouii.y about Petcrkin's Cotton Seed, since
some correspondent of the News courier H,'.
saw fit to mention my purchase o, Om pr
peterkip. | will take this method OF answer
;n,r them, and saw to all interested in cotton
planting. that will dispose of a part OF my a.
purchase at $3.50 per bushel sacked ana ue,
iivered at Fort Motto. ). Z. l. P.a ,. gu
several acres the past season ana was SO
thoroughly convinced of its great value tha ~
7 shail nlant largerly and entirely Of this
seed It yielded me tfty-five Iouddm ,,ns seeS
! wounds seed cotton has yielded me forty
pounds lint. pE rI.ARc.
Fort Motto, orangeburg Co., 5. G.
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Mr. ]. Carroll writes from ST. Mat
thews, s. c., December /, 1854:
The Peterkin Seed far eSceeu my 49, 49,,
Der acre than any 1 planted. and Yielded me
IL tbs lint cotton to every lOolos SEED coISoif
send me 80 bushels when you snip f. -
Rllyrl<'S.
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Read what Mr.. T. X. Legare, merchant
and planter. writes from Fort Motte' >. W.
November 81, 1884:
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-01-01
The sharon Divorce.

SAN FRACIsco, Dec. 24.-The ceIebra-
ted Sharon divorce case has been decided
In favor of the plaintiff. The suit as
brought by Miss Sarah Altha Hill, clam
ing to be the wife of ex-senator sharon,
was for divorce and division of com.
mo Improperly. Judge Sullivan's decis-
ION is very comprehensive, containing
5000 words. After reviewing the tes-
timony he concludes by declaring that
under the laws OF California the plaintiff
ls the legal wife of Sharon, and as such
ntitled to a diVorce on the ground of
Wilful desertIon and to the division of
common property. The latter is valued
at $10,OO0O 600. The verdict Is q great
surprise 10 the public, it having been
generally supposed from the contrsdic-
tory character of the testimoney that the
plaintiff would haYe been non-suited. II
is believed that Sharon will appeal.
W. II. L. Barnes, leading council for
ex-senator Sharon in the Sharon divorce
case, says of Judge Suillvan's decision
Il is an entire surprise to the profession,
both as to law and facts. The judgment,
if it stands, will not be q serious pecuni-
ary injury to Sharon. don't think he has
one thousand dollars worth OF property
which could be made subject to the de-
cIslon. Mr.. Sharon is greatly annoyed
by the present decision, but has not the
slightest idea OF submission, and of
course Will appeal, and we are confident
of reversing the decision. The suit
brought by Sharon IN the United States
circuit court to have the marriage con-
tract declared invalid will be prose
cuted.
The plaintiffs counsel in the Sharon
divorce case will make an application
for counsel fees and 81, coo month ali
mOny for Il months, since the begin.
ming of The case.
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sPEECHMARING IN CONGBEt

SPEECH-AARING IN CONGRESS
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette: 1t
will probably require still further abuse
of leave to print speeches in the Con-
Rressional Record that have not been
delivered before congrass will consent
to reform the usage and allow nothing
to appear in its official report that is not
uttered IN session and on the floor of
the senate and house.
AS it's, one is never sure, In reading
the Record, whether the speeches there
in published are the public uttersnces OF
the members; not even sure, indeed, that
they were prepared by those in whose
names they are printed. In this way
the Record is not what it purports to be
"a verbatim transcript of the proceed
ings of congress.
The leave to print Is the means OF
avoiding much boredom. After a sub.
ject has been exhausted by the ablest de.
baters, 1t is exasperating to have mem
Der arise in his place and rehash the
whole matter in q diluted and verbose
form, with apparent Inconsistencies on
the part of she speaker that he Is mol
pouring fresh light and new thought
upon the matter.
1t is relief to escape such an inffIc
ton, AND particularly so az the session
draws to a close and public business
presses, by granting leave to print
and 1t is not surprising
that members should be reluctant to give
up the custom. But it is clear this mus
be done If members can not, in som,
way, be restricted In the use Of tn,
privilege.
Perhaps there will be more care exer
elsed hereafter, now that attention ha
been called to the matter. There ar,
many members who do not care to fac
their peers, and only want to satisf,
their constituents that they are not ciph
ers in the nation con Eress. If they cal
have leave to print, 1t is boon to thos
who would otherwise be compelled t
listen; it Abbreviates debate, and It ill
the ambition of the speech-maker. I'll
practice can be preserved If it is nc
grossly abused.
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A Remarkable Case.

YEw YORK, Dec. 27.-Dr. George H d.
Atkinson, one OF the leading physicians
OF Brooklyn, is lying at the point of
death. The disease from which he Is
suffering, and from which there IS not
the slightest hope of recovering, Is blood
poisoning, contracted while attending q
private patient IN August last. The
patient was q victim of an infectious
disease and q painful operation be-
came necessary. Ether was administered
while the patient was under the knife
he scratched the flrst joint of the middle
finger of the doctors right hand with his
nails, drawing blood. The wound was
at first apparently Insignificant. Toward
the end of November the doctor began
% suffer greatly. Two weeks ago his
right side became paraliZed, his mind
began to wander and the next day only
the left hend could be moved.
Since then he has been under the con-
slant care of half a dozen of the most
dietID guished medical men of the coun-
try. DIR. Pierce said last night that the
patients pulse reached 100, and the end
is not far of. The case is considered
one of the most remarkable that has
come under the knowledge of the attend
ing physicians, as poison lie not expect
ed to reach the brain before a year OF
more. There 10 only one case Of q sim
liar kind mentioned In the books.