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Relis1ous Meeting.

Rev. c.. T. Harmon has boon conduct
Ing an interesting meeting In the Meth
odist Chruch at this place during the
past W weeks. Several additions
wero mac o.
Also, Rev. J. ID. Pitts began a aeries
OF meetings on Monday night in the
baptist Church. The servi ga are we'll
attended, and considerable interest is
mAnifestcd.
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hity' and was n of the few mon of
"hoih II can be said never had an one
my. Judge Garrett was the father of
ION. e.. G. Garrett OF this city. The
ty has lost ono of its best sud most
worthy citizens.
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New Clerks.

Mr.. w. J. Parks is now at Gilkcrson's
Fmporium: Mr.. VIII Garrett is with
Mr.. John d. Shcahan: Messrs Clayt Cox
and Prier Babb with Huntor& Sitgreav-
es; Mr.. M. l.. Bullock and Mr.. Irwin
Mcdaniel with j. F.. Martin Il Co.
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A Startling Revelation

In ANOTHER column will he found facts
and fiBdresto awaken the most careless
reader. But IL you houbt tho truth Of tho
statements, carry the advertisement with
you ane zee ifIMr John ID Shcahan will
not do what he SAYS.
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JUST FROM AUCTION:

9doZ., whole vamp Congress Gal
tcrs that cost $500 to manufacture
our price, $3.50, job lot.
Also in same lot, 13 dozens
Womcns polkas, regular price $l.25
our Figures S5 cts,
AZ pair mems Kid Boots "Ausler,
Maize" our price 600 sold regularly
for $2.75
p pair, Congress CATERS at $2.75
beats any 300 leader on the market
Ieiglcr&. Bro Celebrated crimpcd
toe button shoes, sold everywhere
ut $3.50 We offer them at $500,
guaranteed
WE need tho minhtN dnllar Or q
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Oct. 9Th, 1886.
State Of South Carolina.

l. A L r f n S COUNTY
To tn" managers Of Election for
said county.
BY virtue OF q writ OF election.
bearing date September LIST, and
addressed to us by James +. Izlar,
President pro tenn. OF the Senate
OF South Carolina, an election will
be held according to the laws Of
South Carolina, in Laurens County,
on the I'd day of November next,
by the various managers Of said
County, for q Senator to fill the
uneSpired term occasionally the
resignation OF Col. r. p. Todd.
j. II. SULLIVAN,
~. Il. ANDERSON,
j. A. WESTMORELAND,
Comm'S. Election.
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The Advertiser,
LAURENS. October 9Th, 1886.
&koGaI and SpggiaIG,
New Advertisements:

~ "iikesJ neutrality-suspicious.
d Co.Geo. b. Anderson, d III Cantev
A. 3. Owings. j. w. Little National
Bank OF Laurens w. T. Pelham r NJ
Hampton, manager, Jno ID Sheaban
Jas. d. Bailey, Il Harry Oates.
Day IL Tannyhill; w. d. Delphi.
W. IL Garrett; G. w, Corbitt, agt.;
George r. LOmbart.
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1877 Cut nails,

1t cent per pound.
1852 Horse and Mule Shoes,
2cents per pound.
163 Anvils, Mill irons, Steam on
gines, Locomotives or parts thereof
weighing each 25 pounds or more,
cents per pound.
l64 RivetS, Bolts and Hinges,
165 Iron OF Steel Blacksmith
hammers and Sledges, track toools.
wedges and crowbars, >
y cents per pound.
i66 Axles,.Axle bars, Axle blanks.
p cents per pound.
1GS Horse Shoe nails,
cents per pound.
l72 Gross Cut Saws,
cents per linear foot.
1H Circular Saws,
80 per cent nd valorem.
IT'S Hand, Buck, and all other
Saws not provided for in this act.
40 per cent ad valOrem.
176 Files, File blanks, rasps, and
floats OF all cuts and kinds
inches in length and under,
30 cents per dozen.
Over 4 inches in length and und-
er 8 inches,
IS cents per dozen.
9inces in length and under IA
inches, 81 so cents per dozen.
II inches in length and over,
81 so per dozen.
ISL Screws,
2inches or over in length,
cents per pound.
inch and less than 2 inches In
length, 8 cents per pound.
over ! inch and loss than / inch
in length,
10 cents per pound.
inch and less in length,
II cents per pound.
1879 Lead,
cents per pound.
l60 Lead in Sheets,
3 cents per pound.
1877 Cutlery,
S5 per cent ad valorem.
FOL HollOw-warc,
cents per pound.
EOS Needles for knitting or Sow
ing Machines.
35 per cent ad vnlorcm.
206 Needles for Sewing, Durning,
and knitting and Crocheting,
% per cent nd vnlorem.
2O7 Pen knives, pocket knives
and raYOrR,
so per cent ad valorcm.
200 Pins,
80 per cent ad valorcm.
221 Articles not provided for in
this act composed wholly or in
part Of iron, steel, lead or any met
al, including Iron plows Sleeves,
Shovcls and longs,
rs per cent nd valorcm.
The 1ml ort duty Cor Tax being
paid by the importing merchant is
added to the the price at which the
imported article is sold to the
wholesale merchant or jobbcr, and
he in turn in selling to the country
merchant or retailer, collects from
the latter the Import Duty or Tax,
and the country or retail merchant
in turn, in selling to his customers,
the consumers, collects from them
the Import Duty Cor Tnx.) Thus
it is, that the consumers Of the i'm
ported article, pay c\entually tn"
Import Duties (0r taxes collected
primarily at the Custom House,
from importing merchants.
we Will have more TO cay next
week about tn list OF articles pub
lishcd in this communication. In
the mean tine we hope the "Tux-
payer" the correspondent OF the
"Herdld,'who promised to give us
Perry and Tillmnn's statements
about how much we have to pay
under the L. $. Tariff Tax, will full
nil that promise. If we are in cr-
o we will thankfully accept cor
rection. All we want Is truth, "tho
truth, the Uhote truth, and nothing
6ut the truth.
ONE OF TIE PEOPLE.
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I~ncendi8ry Fires.

Justa as we 40 to press, W eIearn that Mr.
Bonham Fuller elegant new barn and
contents wero destroyed by fire IN the
morning ofthe 18th.
We regret to learn hat on Sunday 10th
inst, Mr.. J.. 8. Blalock OF Go,dvilie, lost
his stables, barn and crib, by FIRE. A
large amount Of fodder, hay etc, and q
valuable thresher worc consumed. 1t
will be rcmembe rcd that scarcely more
than a year ago, Mr.. Blalock had the
misfortune TO lose his dwelling by fire.
This IL indeed a severe loss.
Deaths.
tbecomeB our sad duty to chronicle tho
death Of n highly esteemed and respected
citizen Of this place. Mr. william NJ
Richardson died OF paralysis OH Friday
October 18th at o'clock. About fve years
ago he received r strokeo Of paralysis from
which he mover entire ly recovered. The
deceased was fifty years Of age. His re-
mains were Inferred in tho cemetery at
this place on Saturday, with the masonic
ceremonies.
We clip from a Texas paper the follow
Ing sad announcement concerning a
tormor citizen Of this county, who was
probably knowa 30 many OF u
readers.
Died ats p. m. on the 9Th. inst, O. III.
r. Garrett, aged 70 years, 4 months and
9dayr,
"Tho deceased was one Of the pioneers
Of Washington County, having como
here in 1895 or 1898 from South Carolina
St.a hsa resided hore TO tho day OF hin
dostg. lie WAS a gentleman Of good od-
ucation and frequently served the people
IN an oTiciai capacity. Prior TO tho war
he was judge OF the county court. He
was n OF .ha most upright and honor
abia naSn that ever lived in the domnu-
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NOTICE..

All persons indebted to me, by
note or account made prior to 1885,
VIII please come forward and settle
same by lst. November next, Those
falling to do 40, Will find their
claims In the hands of an officer for
collection.
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NOTICE

ALL persons indebted to me, by
note or account, mace prior to 1885,
will please come forward and set
tie same by 18th October next.
Those failing to do SO may expect
to find their claims in the hRad8
Of an officer for collection.
w. l.. BOYD.
Sept. %, 1856 I'm
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BRIDGE to LET.

THE building OF a Bridge across
Reedy River, at the Smith old Mill
bridge, will be let to the lowest bid
der, On the 3rd. day Of November
next, at said crossing, at IL O'Clock
A. M. Also, the Mcpherson Bridge
across Rabun Creek, will be let to
the lowest bidder, at 2 O'clock p. NJ,
on the 3rd. day OF November next.
Said bridges to be paid for from
taxes collected during the year
1887, with the right to reject any
bids made.
j. w. LITTLE,
Chm'n d. O. G. Il. O.
Oct. "a fGb&. ri
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THR TARIFF.
No ".

How It Operates on Provisions, Clothing,
Medicines and Manufacture OF
Metals and Leather.
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u 4 X E ST.

OFFICE OF COUNTY TREASURER.
LArEENs c. IL, s. G., Sept. 24tb
1886.
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Road what Mr.. T.. X. Legare. merchant
anll planter, writes from Fort Motto, >. e,
81, 1854
Cant. J.. A. Peterkin. Fort Note, $. G.:
Dear Sig--You ask me to give YOU my
with your improved ,ts,'n seed.
and as have no interest in the = ~ err eS-
cent tho good of the farmers. vii Ne you
nv experience. I planted 9 AZ Your
seed this year and the cottoi rap
idly. stood the dry weather :. nd kept
creen and bearing long afte, ser cotton
near it had dried up and ceas q producing:
( ginned out three bales, and 1000 pounds O
seo,l cotton made 400 pounds OF lint. or AZ
pc r cont lint, while it7took 1850 pounds. Of
other cotton ,,inned same day on same gu.
to make 400 pounds lint. know OF many
o.her parties who also had q turn out OF AZ
and even AZ per cent, while the Ozier SEED
ON v made SO to 33 per cent:
As a merchant, i shipped to Chariesion
about 100 bales OF your seed for two parties;
AZ, d without my factor knowing IT. they al.
sold for the top of the market. and most OF
them II cent over the market, as the staple
Is very fine and beautiful. It's virtues are
!, that il grows well. stands drouth, bears
heavily. and makes a beautiful lint Whlci,
cells Tor top Of the market. consider Il
the best cotton l have ever known, stpe'
rior to Dickson's and OILERS.
/ Yours, very respectfully,
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M;..;ssippi Lcgislatnrc.

3 JAcKsoN, Miss, Feb. the ne sen
ale by q vote OF ] ! 10 4 ! passed the bill
providing thatthe question Of holding
4 constitutional. convention in 1887 %
to Il vote Of the people 81
the congressional election next Move M
her. -
An effort was made IN the House to-
day to pass the bill aboiishtng the
railroad commission. II was indefi-
uitely. post poncd. This action is re-
gardcl as a defeat oft'ie measure z
TIE Senate passed the bill incorpora-
ting tho New York Mexican texas
Aar Line railway. s,
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FoRr MorrE, S. c., Nov. /, 1888

Fort MoTTE. S. G., NOV. I, 1881.
Capt. j. A. Peterkin:
i planted ten acres o. cotton with your
seed. Had two other va:ieties-the Jones
and the Dixon Cluster. All the land was
alike and fertilized and cultivated the same;
your seed stood tho drouth, made more seed
cotton per acre and turned out Az per
cent, lint, the other varieties 30 per cent.
/ consider your cotton blessing to our
country.
Yours Respectfully, n. CAROL-
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cAMpEN. s. G.. Dec. 10, lss.

Capt. j. a. Poterkin;
planted your seed on two acres OF poor,
sandy land, alter cutting oats IRON, SAM san
m, Tho first tlay of June. 1t was welt lertll-
ixed. crew Off nicely, but had "a severe
dro,,.h, which it stood remark ably well Wei.
Made two balos, weighing 45o ea 's WIN ,,n,.
the bagging INCLUDED IL sn n,1iw o'' " o
eon' w. "A. ANKRoM.
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LrNEP. o., La. january, 5, 1885

hereby certify that J had the n,anasse-
ment of the Peterliin Plantation at this
place during tho. year 1854. which was
planted in tho Pe.erRin 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 secn all the varieties OF
cotton grown in the country, and consider
them. 1t fruits 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 droath, remained green, long alter
other crops of the country were burnt up
and matured nearly or quite to tho top.
rickers claim they can pick one-third
more of the Petorkin than any other cotton
grown. l believe there is more money in
it than in any other cotton grown. There
has only been small portion of the crop
cinr ed which has been weighed by Mr.. u.
r. Henegan. who had charge of the gin.
Sane averaged Al 30 ioo IDS INV COTTON 10 d
hundred pounds seed cotton.
GEO. w. SAW YER.
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susjpIendcd.

LONDON, Feb. pa dispatch from
Adelaide says the Commercial baa!S OF
South Australia, the head o. wh'ea
"a at Adelaide, suspended payment.
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s, Sing leton's p. o., S. g
November "a, 1854:
Please allow mo to say your seed has in
every way far exceeded my expectations |
rho plant will stand more drouth than any |
of the green seed varieties that have ever
planted; will make as much seed cotton per
aero; he staple is better, and then your
seed CT Will turnout 40gs lbs lint per
lOO..S a. -ratllltte you on promoting the
interes. 3, ,e cotton planters. and feel sat
isiied - Tia your seed, higher inanarine
dependniit,4
FoRr NloTrE, Dec. ., 1854.
Capt. j. A. Peterkin!
l planted two other varieties Of cotton be-
sides yours. Treated them all alike in;
every respect. Yours stood the dronth;
made more seed cotton per acre, and turn,
ed out 81 per cent OF lint. want SEED
enough of you this coming year 10 plant my
entire crop. Would have made money 60
have paid you i've dollars per bushel this
year and planted my crop of it.
Yours Respectfully,
j. G. DARBY,
EAsyRoP, La, January p, 1885.
Editor Morehouse Clarion;
Dear SCI said to you some time since
that would give you the result OF my gin
ming II lot of the "Peterkin Cotton." have
ginned 81. 900 lbs seed cotton, weighed in lots
Of from 500 to 1900 lbs, which turned on,
Ill 3s-lOO per cent Of lint cotton. -,
This cotton wasl lanted from LIST to lOtf
of May. Had the usual cultivation on tho
share system. No rain after LIST of July
Stands moro hot, dry weather than any
other cotton grown. Hands claim they car
pick one-third more of it than the common
cotton. Can also gin ut least one-thirf
more of it in the same length Of time thar
any other cotton.
no other cotton planted on my Line planta
ton in 1854 except the Potert>in.
believe there is more money to be made
by at least 30 per cent in planting Tho Peter
ki,, than any other cotton.
Yours Respectfully.
GEO. A. PiiTERKIN.
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Mr.. W. IL. Tabor, Oakland Plantation

wrlt,S :, >-.-oI 1ee1 =
r. gives mo Measure TO testify TO the I'M
.ons1el value of the Peterkin seed, being
of the the number who have hitherto discredi.,
ed it's true worth. 1 have just. ginned my
first bale from this seed having Plai lioeI
nnIv two acres, and from 1914 pounds see ad
cotton lavo ginned bale weighing az9
pomds. / can't say too much tof ~, an"
inland another year planting my who'e
crop with it.
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Rev. Thomas Il. .Clarkson writes ION
,,astover s. G.. November % 1874:
The cotton seed you gave Ne >eu '',o o',t
satisfactory. The yield OF liz .ea oug
forty-one per cent, tested il ,.'' .,eics o,
Col. Richard Singleton, AT whosa mn .,i. i,
If that i intend to plant no other seed, u Is
everything it claims to be; il is ar npS hn,.,
| to lilo Ozier, tho Duncan or IL soco nave
ever soon tried.
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d ~ l1l31 j. ~
ISs I f. Il 50 -
2 I; tht BOYS and y .
Is3sid "a nome. q o
;ss 81, sfi,c tiocs: 3 =
ever 4 and went s.
.,Ss 4 liafauce 81 % IN s,
-, ana forsilpg iaysi
s. IN mi irely I'd u.
B n nv 81 'l i b N ith allls ll
szs3 .5SSl ssssIs. stee,,in q q q 81
& ~ IS satis III p1 q
ssaS " Il ~ h3s ia 16l
SS'g|S hes am d s5i'ves
ssss ~ Sen y s'''n.
& ,,,.stla i Z. ven s nst
z lt,oxt: which hs SIS iazsu
ss not huIgi ~ ne'. M Z
s;;ss:'s: ss.ra rs as, ne sasu
n; q e.ally ysl lsof1ie Dy gps
Ss;I ELS ~ us Juno tiol,.
m. Z. ,s,as and then 10 ".
\. I. 4ntii hc reached his |
sssssss He was ptevailed'l
81 Is give up this plan
Il! "a 81. Loves where he passed
id was aken home mex :
I "a q. Hayden.
49, nor u flsd brave littie fellow
e, 4. ysas.si and M. Hendricks
g a N 81 Hi neiehbors started
4 5SSss ~s,ssfs diiaculty until We'd
ss,. za SIS ,i,,o when they heard
3 Il ,ss..,s es,.,,,1, rhn trail
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=: sIi.a 8teanier. T.eNsas Hurni',a.s

X gIle Steamer Tessas BHrn =,
tsteamboat srensas. en- route g
'tfsis city from ,Fensss river with 1914
sba Ies 81 cotton III, 4 ss,7ts0 sacks CT ses !,
inrned at r. n. Yesterday eear
Eu,aw lepdinx, Esaek river. 'ri,est'o "a
AID cargo were valued At SGT, GOO.
TD,al Tors No lives lost.
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FULL CORPS OF PROFESSORS.

Aca6o,nical Departmcnt opens for e.Sam-
inntiou of now students October IL. Ses-
sion begins October IL. Modern language
thorounhly taught. Board can ps Obtained
in GOOD families at reasonable rates. MAN
For catalogue address Secretary Of Tulane
University. New Orleans, In,
WM. PRESTON JOHNS res.
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srArEsBuRa, S. c., Dec. I, l4s4

STATES BURa, s. e., Dec.I, las4.
Capt. J. A. Pcterkin;
this wear planted tho seed bought OF you
and am pleased with them. II has made
more seed cotton per acre than any other
cotton, stood drouth better, and turned out
al per cent of lint. ! can sell some SEED III
my sneighborl,ood for you.
Yours respectfully.
nIISSUMORE BULL.
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M, Johu T.. Moorer, writes roiit Orange
burg County, November y, 1854 :,
have tried the Peterkin eco on a s s,',i,.
exporinental scale against five othtr kil.. '.
The Thomas the Ozier Silk, tue nahe.i.'
aud my own, Mixed Dixon, and ali, s,iia t
fed il yielded ono thin, more .nam .,e n.li
Md holds It's own against all bad and OK
treinc seasons.
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Mr.. u. j. Carroll writes from ST. HA''
tbews, 5. c., December /, lssi:
mr. po,o,,,;n Seed far exceed my e,>pec-
.ot;nns. has made me moro seed cotton
s,a,. .re than any planted. and yielded nic
s ibs lint cotton to every leo IBIS SEED co,t"i,
Sont. me so bushels when 20" s'''P -
| Buycl<'s.
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CHESTER COUNTY, SOUTH cARol1NA.

We. the Undersigned, James II Hamilton.
John MiiIen and r. Blanks, do hereby cor
thy that we were present and did assist sis, IN
the ginninganl weighing OF lot OF COLON s.ea,l,
cotton, 1920 his; yield OF lint 574 lbs, or 4oA
tt,s 20 100 lbs seed cotton. Also that 1857 los
seed COTTON OF the Sumo lot lined 100 ,z;,9n ,
on,r TT. Nfo1at,s Field Gin, without taking
any extra care in ginning; also, that the
above mentioned cotton was raised Caps.
O. A. Wylie on his plantation at WyneS
Mills. in tho county and State above writ
t -, 80 - - J. III. HAMILTON, IS
JOHN MULLEN,
z. NJ. BLANKS,
Certified and subscribed before me- Inns
9th day of October, 1854.
JOHN q. MAGILL, Notary Pubic.
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Mr.. Il. E. clark, For, Motto, $, C., says

Having received so many letters OF en-,
,,,,;ry about Peterl>in's Cotton Seed, since
some correspondent of the News a ~ a" ~,
saxy lit To mention my purchase OF SaTt'
Peterkin, L will take this method ofansWer,
NO them and say to all Interested ~ co't ',
nlaniing, that win dispose OF y part oi my ~:
r,,,r,I,.se nj $50 per bushcl seckc co and &c,
i;.nred nj fort Motto, $. G. l p!anieo
several ceres tho past season ana was $, SO {,
thoroughly convinceaofits great value &c, t nav
/ shall plant argcrly and entirely o. s..I
- oit,n mod per acre, and every hundie,'
~ turds see cotton has yielded me i"rs
r. o"i '''s my II. L. CI.ARC.
kEort Motto. Orangcturg Co, :. c.
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BAsrnor, La, January &c, 1885.

Geo. A. PeterlSin, ESD:
Dean. Sri take pleasure in iestifying TO
the value of the pctcrkin Cotton seed. \
obtained enough OF the seed last spring to
plant Il li,ti- less than aquarter ofan acre
'rhe seed We're planted about tho 10Th on
MAY o,, The bayou land and received the
usual ,uIti'-ation without any fertilizer. IL
IT had ~ r,.in after about the first of July
until the crop was made. The yield OF
lint was at the rate of G2S pounds per acre,
and considering the waste frop, ginning so
small Il quantity in an empty lint room,
| estimate the yield Of lint mt forty per
cent of lint cotton, and think so Wei OF
the seed l now give You my order ioi
seven, y-iiva bushels of see'l to plant tins
year. Respectfully,
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-02-28

PaANrERsviLrE, La, necemherl, 1883.
Capt. G. A. Peterkin;
l3cn, ,Sir--From the sac; cotton seed you
gave mo planted 3a acres land All who
saw the cotton admit that il had only two
thirds Stand. | am satisfied there was not
cotton ON the whole 81 acres to cover !.
acres packed five bales weighing fSo net
lint each. The cotton grew finely all sum
mer Did not wilt nor su fer from lot, dry
weather, as other cotton did. No rain from
July until picked. Saw no sign oil rust.
Two pounds cotton to the stalk was a COM
mon occ;,rrenc.
exhibited one stalk n the Southeast
Arkansas Fair in October, which won first
premium FOR best stalk cotton raised in the
district. This stalk Had one hundred and
sixty wei. open holis ON il. The Peterkin
improved cotton will yield over 10 per cent
lint Per 100 ms seed. 1t is The most prolific
and in every way the hardest cotton / ever
cultivated. Have cultivated Allen, Oaier,
Dickson, Duncan's Prolific and many oth7
ers. Would not sell my cotton seed for 81
per bushel ana plant any other.
Yours Truly, X. *. MUM.