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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-04-18
LlNEP. o., La, January, 5, Iss

hereby certify that J. had the manage
menJ of the Peterkin Plantation at This
place during the year 1881, which was
planted in The Pcterkin Prolific Cotton.
commenced planting on the first Of May,
and finished on the 10Th OF the same month.
The crop had the usual culture on the share
system. l have seen all the varieties Of
cotton grown in the country, and consider
them the It fruits FRI more rapidly, stands more
hot, dry weather than other cotton, does
not rust. The crop here had no rain after
Sd of July. Continued to grow during the
long drouth, remained green, long after
other crops Of the country were burnt up
and n,atured nearly or quite to the top.
Piukers claim they can pick one-third
more of the Peterkin than any other cotton
grown. believe there is more money in
il than in any other cotton grown. There
has only been a small portion Of the crop
einne which has been weighed by Mr.. J.
L. Ilenegan, who had charge of tho gin.
Same averaged Al l5 100 lbs lint cotton to II
hundred pounds seed cotton.
GEO. w. SAWYER.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.
METIIoDlsr CHURCH.
a. c. CoUEY, PASTOR.

Ghildren's Meeting,at $3.50 A. NJ, monthly
Public Services. IL IL. III. ~ S:l5 p. M
every Sabbath.
Sunday School, 4:30 p. M, every Sabbath
Prayer Meeting, Thursdays, s:l5 p. M.
All are specially invited to attend.
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CAMDEN, S. c.. Dec. 10, 1SS

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. 1t was well terIil,
dro1ith. which it stood remarkably well.
Made two bales, weighing 450 each, with
the bagsng included. 1t turned out Al per
cent OF lint. Yours respectfully
w. A. NNkROM.
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Fort Mo1rE, s. c., Nov. 1, 1854

Fort MoTTE, S. c., Nov. l, 1854
Capt. j. A. Peterkin:
planted ten acres OF cotton with you.
seed. Had two other varieties-the Jones
and the Dixon Cluster. All the land was
alike and fertilized and cultivated tho same;
your seed stood the drouth, made more seed
cotton per acre and turned out Az per
cent. lint, the other varieties 80 per cent.
i consider your cotton Il blessing To our
country.
Yours Respectfully. N. CAROL.
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TO THE PUBLIC.

Mrs. NJ. J. McKenna desires to inform
her humorous patrons that after the LIST of
April she will continue her MILLINERY
and DRESSMAK1NG business at her resi-
den co on Washington street. She will re-
ceive a full and complete line of Millinery
Goods direct from New York within the
next few days and all order will be prompt
ly and carefully filled and satisfaction
Guaranteed. The ladies are invited to call
and examine her stock before purchasing
elsewhere.
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SrArEsBuRa, S. c., Dec. /, AS

STATESBURG, 5. e., Dec' I, li"i'
Capt. J. A. Peterkin;
this year planted the seed bought OF you
more seed cotton per acre than any other
cotton, stood drouth better, and turned out
Al per cent of lint I can sell somc seeu III
my neighborhood for you.
Yours respectfully.
DESSUMORE BULL
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Mr.. w. II. Tabor, Oakland Plantation,


ORANaEGURa CO., S. c., Nov2l, 1854.
1t gives mo pleasure TO testify 10 me uil-
ooualed value of the PeterSin seed, being
OF the number who have hitherto discredit-
ed its true worth. 1 have just ginned my
first bale from this seed having plante4
only two acres, and from 1914 pounds SEED
cotton have ginned a bale weighing $40
ponnds. I can't say too much for it, and
intend another year planting my whole
crop with it.
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iaonRoE. IA APRlI. !. 1855
1ME sIR,xE on THE GOULD SYSTEM.

4
motive. F,remen Monday continued
ii, h.yts tgation into the grievances
IL ii, i sc,.arxesl mon on the Gould
systsn,. ard ':,st night found himself
pssA>ss, 10 .as hat the grievances
w0i.id aH b. red essed and that there
was no pf0ta6ii..y u strike Of the
tirsulen.
The whole force Of the drivers
IL lhs ST. Louis transfer conn
pahy, confident : Of protection by
,n,li,ia from molestation, returned to
l,Mir old places and scores Of transfsr
" ag.,ns with private trucks and other
vehicles were busy yesterday morning
hauling freight to the various dspots
1T railroads centsring 10 East st. Louis
The force Of switchmen and yard
men, who returned to work Monday
was increased yesterday morning by
many Of those who availed themselves
:os tho military protection to secure
employment Most Of the roads now
have full crews; Of switchmen and yard
men, and II Il expected that in . few
days the resumption Of operations BY .
large majority Of the roads will be
conplets. Monday the bridge coma
spany had not been able to secure a
.sufllcjent number Of men to handle all
:ths freight that the r0ads were Offer
ing. but several more Of the men res
3sumed their old positi0ns and the come
pany Ii doing business almost as
large q II was before the strike.
.,...,,., Nj, IA snec,al
. srs.-,..,,9 - -. N.~. e.v.. Mar.
~. I...... g.,,.t,,ce ,,,..,ar workman If
Z - .-- = q, Kr,.ht. ~ labor. ar
-.s-.., q All. c,tv uorf,av afternoon
80 =. o,o,..,.d Nth the Knights Of
--..,,.h. a,,.niro The ohiect Of
,s.--..,.,.s -. !. q, ..cor,a aimed
% B.
'' KANSAS Crfx.s MOS Apln
The TACT became known yes'efu"y .na'
an attempt was maue 20 nre sne HA'9-
souri, PACING depot ~ Wess Kansas
City MONDAY n'gh'. Al oAlee' u's'
Z covered an unknown man 10 .he ac' .,
lighting pie OF snaVlnss pl"eeo
against the building. Inc miscfean'
escaped, though the oncef sent seve'a
bullets ailer MIN.
NEW York, April 14-Regardipi
the threatening boycott Of Jay Goult
by the Central Labor union, Rober
Blissert. the labor agttator, said Mon
day: uJust as John Browns deatl
was the first death Ia the rebellion, 81
the death Of these innocent people II
East 81. Louis are the first in the nov
rebellion that Is sure TO come. Negr,
slaves had TO 90 after John Brow
died: white slavery has to 20, an,
no II will. we won't burn dow
Gould,s house, for labor built it; W
must build rather than destroy, bu
the boycott is a weapon more silen
and mere ELECTIVE than fire and "
shall see II Gould can withstand Il
The strikers are going TO be we'll sup
ported bv US. At the clothes cutter
meeting ON Satiffday each man wa
assessed one dollar week for demand
We have 1900 members. I think ths
the man who had proposed an assess
ment less than one dollar would hav
haon thrown ont of the window. TIL
r.
81. Louis men are nor nsh''ns 4
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Fort NOTE, Dec. 2, 1884

Fort NOTE, Dec. 2, 1884.
Capt. j. A. Peterkin:
planted two other varieties of cotton he-
sides yours. Treated them all alike i'll
every respect. Yours stood the drouth,
made more seed cotton per aero, and turn.
ed out 81 per cent of lint. want seed
entire crop. Would have made money t.
have paid you five dollars per bnshel this
year and planted my crop of it.
Yours Respectfully,
j. G. DARBY,
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Goo. A. Petcrkin, Esq:
Dear Sir take pleasure in testifying TO
tho value of the Peterkin Cotton seed.
obtained enough OF the seed last spring to
plant II little less than quarter of an acre.
The seed We're planted about the 10th of
May on the bayou land and received the
usual cultivation without any fertilizer. 1t
II had no rain after about the first of July
until the crop was made. Tho yield OF
lint was at the rate of G2S pounds per aero,
sman quantity in an empty lint room,
1 estimate the yield of lint at forty per
cent of lint cotton, and think so we'll OF
the seed l now give you my order for
seventy-tivc bushels OF scel To plant this
year. Respectfully, -
JAMES RUSSEY.
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The Times Democrat Almanac,
OR YEAR book,

viii be sen: frc,. Tho It'd. AIM ANAC has
1cspry,,llv attained wide popularity. 1t pro
acrtsiu- a condensed shape large amount OF
i,foru,ation local. sectional AMI general. which
ia In almost regular request by tho student, the
,o,j1ic,an the business man. ami by all lntclii-
gent citizens. Thi. y cars issnc. oesiacs "h I'm
Hs,;a, ouo,t,,v of finely engraved and appro-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., wilirol,lnin n largo double
mage accurately designed and artistically en-
rravcd hii.G,'s-rye view of the buildings.
grounds and oca,i"n Of the W"rlTs in"ustfiA
and Cotton Centennial Exposition.
Rcmittanccs can hc made with but little IN
convenience %: trouble from any posto'hce' W
,,nstol un,e money order or registered letter. =
For all pnrpnscs address
THE TIMES DENIOCRAT.
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Rev. Thomas i. Clarkson writes from
Eastoyer, S. c., November %, 1851:
The cotton seed you gave mo proved most
satisfactory. The yield OF lint turned out
forty-one per cent, tested in the presence OF
Col. Richard Singleton, at whose ginhouse
# was rinned, am so much pleased wit II
it that intend to plant no other seed; it is
everything it claims to be; it is far superior
to the Ozier, the Duncan or any seed nave
ever seen tried.
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PLANTERsviLLE, La, December !, 1885.
Capt. G. A. Peterkin:
Dear ,Sy-From the sack cotton seed You
gave me planted 3I acres land. All who
saw the cotton admit that it had only two
thirds stand. l am satisfied there was not
cotton on the whole 32i acres to cover
acres. packed five bales Weighing 430 net
lint EACH The cotton grew finely all SUM
mcr.a Did not wilt nor suffer from hot, dry
weather, as other cotton did. No rain from
July L until picked. Saw no sign OF rust.
Two pounds cotton to the stalk was com
mon occurrence.
| exhibited one stalk at the Southeast
Arkansas Fair in October, which won first
premium for best stalk cotton raised III the
district. This stalk had one hundred ana
sixty woll-opcn hollis on it. The Peterkin
improved cotton will yield over 40 per cent
lint per 100 lbs seed. 1t is the most prolific
and in every way the hardest cotton ever
cultivated. Have cultivated Allen, Ozicr
Dickson, Duncan's Prolific and many 9th
ers. Would not sell my cotton seed for -
per bushel ana plant any other.
Yours Truly, IL. :. MUM.
|. my Agent mt Monroe for the sale
a. PETERIX
~sfrs@uA a
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II staton's T.. o., S. &
oveInber q, 1881:
Please allow mo 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
planted; will mako as much seed cotton per
acre; The staple is better, and then your
seed cotton will turn out 1919 lbs lint per
interest of the cotton planters, and feel sat
isfied that with your seed, higher maHuring
and econt my, they will grow jolly and in
dependent.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-04-18
Mr.. r.. e. Clark, Fort Motto, S. c., sa,

Having received so many letters OF en-
uuiry about Peterkin's Cotton seed, since
some correspondent of the News ~ courier
saw fit to mention my purchase OF CaP'.
Peterkin, 1 will take this method ofansWer-
ing them and say to all interested in cotton
planting, that will dispose of u part oil my
purchase Mt $3.50 per bushel sacked ana ao,
several acres the past season and was so
thoroughly convinced of its great value that
I shall plant largerly and entirely Of tins
cotton mod per acre, and every hundred
sspounds seecotton has yielded nue. forty
r.. t. CLARE.
hort Motto, Orangehurg Co., S. c.
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Mr.. John l.. Moorer. writes from Orange
burg County, November %, 1881;
have tried the Peterl>in Seed on small
experimental scale against five either KINDS
the Thomas tho Ozier Silk, the Duncan,
and my own, Mixed Dixon, and am salts
fed it yielded one third moro than The best
of the others. l like it because it picks well
and holds it's own against AL bad ana eN-
two
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Mr., d. J. Carroll writes from st. Mat
thews, S. c., December l, 1851:
The Peterlin Seed far exceed my eNpec
tations. has made me more seed cottor
per acre than anyI planted. and yielded ni'
IL lbs lint cotton to every 100 lbs seed cotton
Send mo so bushels when you ship IF. j
Buyck'S.
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e
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The Commercial Tax.

uc
WASHINGTON, April 14.-Tbe Sen
ate committee on commerce yesterday
agreed favorably to report on Mr..
James bill to regulate the commercial
sale of goods and merchandise. The
bill as agreed upon reads as follows {:
That residents of each State and Ter
ritory may aid other States aud Terri
tories aud within the District of Col
nmbia solicit from dealers or mer-
chants orders tor goods and merchan-
disc by samples, catalogues, cards.
price list, description or other represen~
tation without payment of any license
or mercantile tax.
Arrested For Bribery.
New YORK, April 14.-Thos. Clcary
Michael Duffy, Louis Wendell, r..
Fnlgraff, Arthur j. NJ. Quade, Thcs.
Shields, Pat Farley, Jno. O'Neil and
IL. L. Sayles, members of the board of
aldermen of 1884, were all arrested
yesterday morning between s and 8
o'clock. Recorder Smythe had Issued
warrants which We're intrusted TO Dis
trict Attorney Martin, who placed
them in Police Inspector Byrnes'
hand. The charges against them are
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girl flies right in her mas face like
thatl"
"Pm afraid it is too late to do much
at Mays age but pray for her.
Land! you don't suppose Mis- Bun.
mel thinks May needs prayin' for9
Why, she thinks she's about as nioh
perfect as they make 'em; she's clean
eat up with that child-allthe one sha
ever had. If you should so much as
hint about prayin' for her, | guess
you'd raise a muss right off,
Mrs. Brown tried to control har
face, but found it hard. Miss Sophro.
MAS air Of fine scorn was irrisistahla
She changed the subject by saving:
II am sorry Mrs. Phelps has gone
away; | meantto have called on her.
"Well, you can if you want to; she
amt gone" said Miss Sophronia, in a
very acrid tone.
"Not gonel Why, she had wanted
so much to see her sister, thought
nothing would hinder her!'
81 know it; she hasn't seen Mrs
King for three years, but Marian went
and asked two girls, and the brother
OF one Of 'em to come this week
and stay till alter the Fourth and
Mis- Phelps wasn't goin' to leave 'eIn
there alone to raise hudy; besides
| that, her hired girl amt competent to
do for company. But that's the fash
ion; the children rewl, nova days.
feel thankful to goodness every day
that ! want never beguiled into the
married state, and / haven't got no
youngsters a-walkin' over me, and a
maxim a door mat of me! Not but
what might be like Miss, Perkins. to
be sure, if I'd had nephew, thanks
be to praise hain't! But step-
ped in there t'other day, and if that
woman wasn't goin' round the
keepin-room on all fours, with
her sisters boy astride of her back.
and she a-sayin': 'Oh do stop, Sam.
myl Pm so trred' A:4a he a-whippin'
of her up, and a-screamin', Go long
hossy! 60 'longp And she did 90 long,
till | picked him up with jerk, and
sat him down hard on the highest
chair. My! diden't he hollerl and
want she mad! But Pm glad done
it'll"
That night Mrs. Brown detailed all
that she had seen and heard IN her
round of calls, to her husband
as they sat together by the
study fire. His face clouded darkly,
but he did not tell her what heavy
thoughts pierced the future, and saw,
as in a vision, impending trouble for
the land and the people that beloved
All that he did, when his reverie was
ended, was to draw deep sigh, and
repeat, in melancholy tones, one text
from the Scripture that was his coun
sci for both lives:
"Woe to thee, oh land, when thy
king is child"
And let all the people say:
"Amen"
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AT MEsSINA.


Place Sacred to the Appetizing sardine
said 1T was worth while steaming
to Messina for thesake ofthe sardines,
and so it is, declares a writer in the
July Blackwood. 1t is true that sar-
dimes are to be eaten pretty nearly in
perfection all along the Mediterranean,
but those of Messina strike one as su-
preme. There is q good deal of fash
ion in the conventional reputation of
fishes; fresh caught sole of Boulogne
can hold its own any day with the
best OF Torbay; the haddocks of the
Moray Firth match those from the
Bay of Dublin; nor has Loch Fyne
any monopoly of delicately favored
herrings among the sea-lochs between
the Clyde and the Pentland.
But it is safe to say that those sa-,
dimes of Messina are not to be sur
passed, though they may possibly be
equalled. Like Greenwich whitebait,
they are rather a specialize Of the
place. The waiter breaths shrili
whisper through the speaking tube
which communicates from the ground
floor to the kitchen. A satisfactory
response comes very promptly in the
shape OF O. faint sound offrlzzling. As
the whitehall are merely immersed Tor
some seconds in a wirework cage in
boiling oil, so the sardines are sent up
with startling celebrity, considering the
Italian habit OF procrastination. The
tiny fish, delicately Drowned, are serv-
ed on soft bed of frizzled parsely.
BY way of condiment, there are simp-
ly a couple of sliced lemons; and the
result is SO tempting, SO fragrantly ap-
petizing, that you scarcely take time
to disengage the fish from the
bones. Should you have followed
up the sar1ines by the veal cut
let the waiter will surely have recon-
mended, or by what he is pleased to
call a filet, you will have cause to re-
pent it; though the man is not TO be
blamed for suggesting them, as both
dishes are popular With ordinary pa
irons. III you are wise, you will have
ordered green peas or asparagus, which
seem to flourish in the Sicilian gardens
all the year round After these,
you can hardly do better than call for
macaronia e. la creme or with tomato
sauce, having taken the precaution
OF warning the cook to boil the mac
aroni sufficiently. Should the quails
chance to be in they arc sure to be
plump and delicate; the chickens,
which may be fried in sweet oil, are
generally good and fat, though scarce.
| ly equal to the capons of Bresse; and
for dessert, or indeed with the bour-
/ ..o<.ta o%t,x.c kkn ~~o4c1 n~-.s.... :.
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Wages or Income from Capital
Decreasing.
Albany IN. W Argus.

Albany (N. " Argus.
The struggle OF labor to obtain BET
ter financial and other rewards for
itself, now happily about terminated
throughout the country, has very
properly occupied much of public az
tention by reason OF its Importance
But coexisting with it, another strug
gle has been going on that has not
yet excited any public attention at
all, and that may be said to be as
important as the other. for the pros
perity of the country at large.
This struggle is that OF capital to re.
sist the cutting down Of the interest
that it earns. But q few years ago it
commanded readily and z per cent.
on the best securities. Now it has to
go, hat in hand, seeking employment
at 2-2 to and per cent, the latter
being considered high wages for it. ALL
the better class OF investments sell at
prices that forbid those who employ
capital from getting but the lowest
prices. Government bonds do not
yield over % per cent. interest per an
mum, state bonds the same, while city
and county bonds are exceptional
that now pay more than per cent.
The recent two million loan OF the
city Of New York, issued at 3per cent,
sold at premium that reduced the
rate OF interest received by the buyer
largely, and now sells in the market
at so much over par that it pays but
2-2 per cent. Thus, it is obvious. that
capital has lost it's power of monopoly
in our commercial and financial CEN
ters. Even at the west and south, in
regions newly settled, the rates Of IN
terest for money have been decreasing
OF late rapidly.
1t is apparent that capital, in seek
ing Employment and compensation,
has it's trials, no less than labor, and
there is existent a large class Of
persons whose incomes have
shrunken so much by the decrease
of earnings on their investments
that they have been compelled TO
economic sharply to make both ends,
OF moderate incomes from fortunes
formerly amply, meet Trust funds,
formed to pay certain estimated ex-
penses, now show an annual deficit,
and the trustees Of them are now at
their wits end to find modes to make
their capital return the former rates
obtained.
This condition has been growing
worse instead OF better for investors
for n long time, and oninquiry we can
find no one willing to prophecy how
much longer it will continue. But the
case as stated shows that if labor has
had to combat decreased compensa-
tjon, capital has also to do battle Tor
its rights.