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] have used one bottle OF Eiy's Cream Balm
and il is the boat remedy | have found for ca
tarrh in fifteen years,-Y. g. Babbage, Attor-
ney, Hardinsburg, Ny.
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BARBED WIRE.

If you have barbed wire fences, keep Vet
Urinary Carboiisalye In your stables. Ii
cures without a scar and roncws the hair its
original color. 80 cents and $l00 at Druggists
or by mail. Cole & Co, Black River Falls, Wis
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-02-03

SASKATCHEWAN FIFE WHEAT. In car lots.
Genuine. Send forsamples and priceiist. WI.
Alerne,hy, sole originator. Minneapolis, Mimi.
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He who is content 10 1.-Two on probe
bilitiss II afterwards forced 10 4je "
Representatives.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-02-03

A NATURAL color, that defies detection, is pro-
duced by Bnckingham's Dyo for the WHISPERS.
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BObbysS Bank.

LEADING physicians testify to the value Of
Ayers Cherry Pectoral. as a specific for colds.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-02-03

BEST, easiest to use, and cheapest. Piso'l
Remedy for Catarrh. BY druggists. soc.
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STRArGHrfN your old boots and shoes with
Lyons He,i Sttaeners and wear Il EN- az gain.
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440 u69 uCFOI 06cu ucuIu III HluCC, TO
piled Don, glancing at Nellie, I thought a
little a~nxiously.
do lets get out Of these shadows" said
the little blonde TO me. Il do not believe ]
shall sleep q wink 70 night"
Jette curled her lip and looked especially
scornful Us ! remarked carelessly as we
moved our chairs out into the freight:
@And ! feel, Don, that fate intends me to
exercise that ghost, or ghosts, for there
appears to be three Of them. Well do our
best to cage them Tomorrow night, won't we
| Nall2n
fancied that Don liked my attentions to
Nellie, rs little as Jette appeard to fancy
me, and / began TO feel some computations
a. l thought Of how much I owed the dear
old fellow after oil, and / really had not
lost my heart to Nellie Gray.
! took q lonely walk that night after our
guests were gone, and half unconsciously I
wandered over to the old house.
There 1t stood silent and alone in the
pale moonlight, and with a shudder I
glanced toward the little harbor,
almost fearing to behold the phan-
tom sail -boat, but the lake was
frozen ont for quite adistance, aud it would
have been impossible for a boat. ghostly or
otherwise, to come mp to tie dock that
| night.
The old mansion wa massive and grand.
built of the wave washed stones from the
lake shore, with ~-stones, window
| stills, and door-steps from the qnarries n ar
BY. 1t must have been something strange
indeed 10 have driven tho family from its
handsome apartments TO the erection Of an
other dwelling place.
It was situated upon a rise OF ground
| with several acres Of lawn around IL which
/ 49, sAnAn1 -, tnawkse~t .~~~ LIS NS.ns
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for his money ! murdered Sandy Arthur,
just as he vas making ready to leave this
place in his GAIL boat. I threw him into the
deepest part Of the swamp, and three
nights after at dead Of night l took his boat
out upon the waters of Huron and there |
left it to float where it would. But murder
will put. Bruce, the house dog. discovered
that body and dragged q part of it up here
among my neiRhbors. And then ! killed
the dog and rebnrie4 the MANNED body I'M
der the large Hat rock which lies in this
der hither and thither ceaselessly, never
knowing the meaning Of rest. and l could
not die until l had come here and con-
fessed my guilt. Mercy, mercy. Donald
Campbell"
Screams and sobs arose from the fright
med young girls, young men gazed ut each
other with pale faces, and when the harrow
ing story was concluded Don went forward
and led the trembling semblance of n man
which covered before us away into another
apartment.
As soon as ! could collect my senses l
lifted Jctte in my arms and bore her away
from the others into the cloAk-room.
"Oh, Charlie, Charlie, I have been so
spiteful to you! ! am sorry"
shy dearest Jetts. may ! hope that l may
sometime in reality be your Charlie Darl-
ing?"
ooh Charlie. You are now, but what viii
they do with that dreadful old man. where
is he now"
Our party was brken up Of course. Don
with two other young men remaining with
Duncan McDoughal at the old house.
In the morning, the report came that the
guilty man was dead. He was quietly bur-
ried, and then search was made for the
grave Of the unfortunate Sandy Arthur.
A mutilated skeleton was found under
the large fiat rock indicated, convincing
proof that the confession made that night
in tho Old house was q true one.
Itwss buried in the nearest grave yard, and
after that Bruce was no more seen ranging
about with his horrible prey, aud no more
The ghostly shallop comes smiling up the
littlle harboy.
0s1 ~ tesllis 4wsll n ~ ~ hssss y
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The Ouachita telegraph., 1886-05-16
Pc K len
But Tried and Tested !
.
S IN Ey RY W
Zhe PeterAi,a 0tt0,a
sUBJECTE TO TIE TEST,
PROVES IT'S MERITS!
! RUST PROOF! DR0uH PROOF
The ReterEi

Read what Mr.. r. X. Legare, merchant
and PLANTER writes from Fort Motto, =. u,
November 81, 1884:
Can't. ]. A. Peterkin. Fort Motto, 8. G.:
Dcar Siy-You ask me to give you my
experience with your improved cotton seed,
and as have no interest in the matter eA.
cent the good of the farmers. l WILL give you
nv experience. planted acres of your
seed this year and the cotton grew Oh TAP.
idly. stood the dry weather we'll and kept
green and bearing long after other cotton
near it had dried up and ceased producing:
.edr ginned % out three Bales, and 1000 pounds OF
seed cotton made 400 pounds OF lint. or AZ AZ
ner cent lint, while it took leo ponnos oI
other cotton ginned same day on same gn.
| to make 400 pounds lint. know OF many :!
other parties who also had turn out OF ag N
| and even AZ per cent, while the Ozier seeo
| only made 80 to 33 per cent.
As a merchant, 1 shipped to Charles.o.'
about 100 bales ofyour seed for two paroles,
and without my factor knowing It: they a, n,
sold for the top of tho market. and mosG .,
them n cent over the market, as the staple
is Very fine and beautiful: Its virtues are
that Il grows we'll. stands drouth. pears
heavily. and makes beautiful lint whlcn
4 sells Tor top of the market. CONSIDER y
the best cotton have ever known, suPe
rior to Dickson's and Offers.
Yours, very respectfully. c.pE
The Ouachita telegraph., 1886-05-16
Legal Points Decided by the Set
oud Circuit Court OF
Louisiana"

REPORTED BY JUDGE "A. A. Et'NB1
This book also contains the Rules OF the
Second Circuit Court.
An the decisions rendered by the Court,
from the organization of the Court up to
June 1, 1885, have been digested and the
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Members of the bar throughout the state
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Latest News.

= rrain wrecked AID Three Men Killed
/ PIrrsBuRa, Pa. May PA freight
train wreck In the mountains on the
Peuusylvania railway Monday night
demolished twenty-five cars, killed
three men outright and obstrusted the
tracks obadly that It will take twelve
hours to clear them. The accident
wss the rssult OF y heavy storm which
swept along the Connemaugh valley
Monday night.
1. DR.. Beard Withdraws.
NEW ORLEANS, May 12.-Dr. J. q.
Beard, Democratic nominee for Con-
press. la tho Second district. has with"
dra VA from the contest. giving as a
reason opposition in his own party, as
evidenced by attacks Of Democratic
newspapers.
A Threatened Strike.
The Times Democrats Meridian
Especial says there Is threatened ssrik'
among the yardmen of the Queen .
!, Crescent system of railroads; they CAV
the company limited time to compl!
!, with their demands.
II Meeting of Master Builders.
N ST.. LOUIS, May 12.-At meeting
D the Master Builders Association Mon
day night there were present all prom
. linent master builders of the city. Th
' labor question was discussed at som
. length and the meeting adopted sc
Q of resolutions declaring the right
/. the contractor to employ whateve
q mon he may see At without referene
Es to any trade assembly and to pnrchas
ls material from whom they choos
p After stating that master builders wi
d at all times hear grievances Of their en-
a Moves aud accede to all reasonable q
,-l mands, the resolutions pledge tho
lwho have signed them to at once II
crease work upon any building up'
d. which they may be employed whe
70 ever any other member of the assocl
~ tion shall be forced to cease work
Of ON his contract by any trades uni
81 and that such cessation shall sscontin
ps until their brother members sh
is again be able to resume his work.
he Au.rchists and Socialists Meet.
Or sr. Louis, May l2.-The Anarchi
- of this city, who number about l,
y. held q meeting Sunday aud after
ldulelng in several OF their usuai inee
The Ouachita telegraph., 1886-05-16
BAsrRoP, La, January q, 1885.
Editor Morehouse Clarion;

BASTRoP, La, January ~, Iooo'
Editor MOrehouse Clarion:
Dear Sir-I said to you some time since
that I would give you the result OF my gin
ming a lot of the s'Peterkin Cotton" have
ginned 81 600 Tbs seed cotton, weighed in lots
Of from 300 to 1900 lbs, which turned out
Al $500 per cent of lint cotton.
This cotton was planted from LIST to 10th
of May. Had the usual cultivation on the
share system. No rain after lst of July.
stands more hot, dry weather than any
other cotton grown. Hands claim they can
pick one-third more of it than the common
cotton. Can also gin at least one-third
more of it in the same length. of time than
any other cotton.
no other cotton planted on my Line planta-
tion in 1884 except the Peterkin.
I believe there is moro money to be made
by at least 35 per cent in planting the Peter
kin than any other cotton.
Yours Respectfully,
GEO. A. PErERKIN.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1886-05-16

with the view of putting our brother
p.rarraphers on their guard 80 that
they may be careful 10 examing tnelI
change when making purchases Q!
stocks. bonds, etc., we would say tnas
cnunterlejt ono thousand dollar Diiie
~ IA circulation. Boston Courier.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1886-05-16
CHESTER CousrY, SOUTH CAROLINA

e.the undersigned, James II: Hamilton.
ro,,n WiIlen and 2, Blanks, do hereby GER
tify that we present and did M assist IN
the ginning and weighing OF iot OF coseo,1 seed
edtson CO. ans f4ao lbs yied Of lint s or 4o
lbs to 100 lbs seed cotton. Also that @ 29G7 10 ns
seed cotton of the same lot iin.ea izHo ;nad nDs
onT n Noffat's Field Gin, without taking
an any extra care in ginning; also, that tina TIN the
above mentioned cotton was raised ~ y X,;Pp,: CaPs,.
o. A. wylie on his PLANTATION ,ao az wit.
Mills Mills III '''o J, III. HAMILTON,
'eh' JOHN MILLEN,
r. NJ. BLANKS,
| 2lth day Of October, 1884.
-'''' J0IN G. MAGILL, Notary Public.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1886-05-16

sBS SiI elete1.'s P.O., q
ltls4, 1854:
Please allow me to say your seed has i'll
every way far exceeded my expectations
The plant will stand more drouth than any
OF the green seed varieties that have ever
planted; will make as much seed cotton per
aero; tile staple is better, and then your
seed cotton will turn out 4OI lbs lint per
100. congratulate you on promoting the
interest of the cotton planters. and feel sat
isfied that with your seed, higher manuring
and economy. they will grow jolly and in
dependent.
FORT MorrE, Dec. 2, 1884.
Capt. j. A. PeterkinI
I planted two other varieties of cotton be
sides yours. Treated them all alike in
every respect. Yours stood the drouth
made more seed cotton per acre, and turn.
ed out 81 per cent Of lint: want van seed
entire crop. Would have made money t.
have paid you five dollars per bushel this
year and planted my crop of it.
~ Yours Respectfully,
j. q. DARBY,
The Ouachita telegraph., 1886-05-16
srArEspuRa, 8. G., Dec. l, 14s4.

STATESBURd, .. G., Dec' l, A7o1'
Capt. }, A.Peterkin;
this year planted the seed b2ngns s OF 4 y1a q
more seed cotton per acre than any other
cotton. stood drouth better, and turned ont
4l per cent of lint. can sell some see" III
NV neighborhood tor you.
Yours respectfully.
bESSUMORE BUL
The Ouachita telegraph., 1886-05-16
Fort NOTE, S. c., Nov: l, lsS

.
Capt. J. A. Peterkin:
planted ten acres sof cotton with your
seed. Had two other vaIieties-the Jones
and tho Dixon Cluster. All tho land was
alike and fertilized and cultivated the same;
your seed stood the droutl,, made more seed
cotton per acre and turned out Az Per
cent. lint, the other varieties 30 per cent
consider your cotton blessing to ou'
country.
Yours Respectfully. N. CAROL.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1886-05-16
The Times Democrat Almanac,
six oRsYEAR BOOK,

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For all pun poses address
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CAMDEN. g. G.. Dec. 10, 1885,

Capt J. a. Peterkin
planted your seed on two acres OF pooa'
sandy land. after cutting oats from same
on the day Of June. hit It was nad wen severe
dEa~; ar",;;+h which It stood remarkably well.
Made two bales, weighing 45o each, with .Ina
the bagging included. 1t turned out Al per
cent Of tint. Yours respectfully:
The Ouachita telegraph., 1886-05-16
Mr. w. r.. Tabor, Oakland Plantation

Mr.. w. r. Tabor, Oakland Plantation,
"f''eS On >NoEnuna Co., s. c., Nov. 81, 1854.
1t gives me pleasure to testify to the o;ne mm-
of the NUMBER who have hitherto discredit-
ed it's true worth. I have just glhneu a,,taSS
first bale from this seed having Planeeaa
only two acres, and from l2l4 poun,a;s ,,; ses% san
cotton I have ginned a bale weighing o29
| rounds. can't say TOO much loI ~, ,,nIa
intend another year planting my "hoie
crop with 1T.
Rev. Thomas B. Clarkson writes from
lSastoyer, S. c., November %, 1854:
The cotton seed you gave me proved most
satisfactory. The yield OF hns nj nrnseuce of
j. Col. Richard Singleton, at whose ginhou:ssIe :sI
it was ginned. am so much ploasea WIZ =,
it that intend to plant no otnet is far snaror
! to TIC Ozier. the Duncan or any seed have
ever seen tried.
Mr. John L. Moorer. writes from orange
{ bnrc County November q, 1854:
i, 7 have tried the PeterlSin Seed on a small
4 experimental scale against five other klnas
, the Thomas, tho Ozier Silk, the Duncan,
and my own Mixed DdNom, I ,e'n at% t%a~ att the best
!. of tho others. like it because It PICKS Wen
and holds its own against all bad ana eN-
/, treme seasons.
f.. ~. d.
II thews, s. c., December l, 1854:
The Peterkin Seed far exceed dn3 my coIsor
d ,,er acre than any planted, and yielded me
d 10 lbs lint cotton to every 100 lbs seed co1so1
Send me so bushels when yo" snip H. .
Buyck's.
q. Mr.. r. f.. Clark, Fort Motto, $. c., says
Having received so many letters OF en-
auiry about Peterkin's Cotton see1. 1Nrie snGc
saw tit to mention my purchase OF Cap.
Peterk viii take tn this mssnaa cd n eetto
,o ,isnt;ng. that will dispose of part oil m
purchase at $50 Per 9nshsl saekgd c aIsnte ana m
~ saworai acres the past season and was
ana dss ssnsirely
rv ny, seed II yilded mo fifty-tive poudns see
y cotton mod per acre, and every no nunnrt fnrt
to pounds seecotton has yieiaea INC ioi'
no So"ios Inv II. T.. CLARE.
1,Fort Motto, orangeburg Co.. 5. u
The Ouachita telegraph., 1886-05-16

& One ofth new Copgressmen from
New York State, when asked at the
= pitoi the other day to, vote Tor a bill,
.saoa nded the man who was election
Sefine for the measure with the novel
snaver: ~ shall take pleasure In ask
m the opinion OF my legal adviser al
Aibauy 10 10 the bill and will act upor
what be says.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1886-05-16
LOANS OF MONEY,

For term of years part payable each
wear, negotiated by.
FRANCIS SMITH tS Co.,
Vicksburg, Miss
The Ouachita telegraph., 1886-05-16

J Z q T;;Er e W.s ~hleh cause
81 I'd "a y q 1e n and sones q /
oilpWed ~ shame, reere1l
- ~ ilas 1ane remorse. The san
Accents Expsoss gives an instance o.
= y - - esisal Joke played apon g pupil 70
the hIeh school. Her friends sollcileo
10 10 10 : candidate for their voies %
aooesn of May.'' She yielded %
the,r sollcitatIons. Her mates promise
q 10 I, vote for her, even writing hef
name On s,tps Of psper and showing
Iiharn 10 her until the ambitious chl,a,s flV0I :
hopes were raised to the highest pi!cnt.
when the hour for counting the woes ts
arrived II showed only one cote iol
her. The poor child laid her heao .
her desk and cried bitterly. Sne Nv. M.n -.
Ihome ana was taken III. The lines
aoon developed into brsin fever
rhrouah ali her sIckeness her heatee
, train constantly turned on the crue
.|ioke. "a ! few days she died.
We ask the young readers to ren- e'n
Der this ..sad joke.n II Is neve
tmart OF funny to say Or DO aoy.hip
that will wound another.
ID II a ~ ] - y . i-
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and the home 1t ia aneccssify at P''ee ~
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direction elevated in tone. i,tir,at In hsernt"re
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mn,jel to su,,scyihers ut TW Ef.VE DOLLARS
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BAsTRoP, La, January 2G, 1855.

BAsTRoP, La, January 2G, 1883.
Geo. a. Peterkin, Esq:
Dear Sir-I take pleasure in testityinS 10
the value of tho Peterkin Cotton seed. i
obtained enough OF the seed last spring 10
plant u little less than qu arter OIL an acre:
Tho seed were planted abont the lOth on
May on the bayou land and received the
usual cultivation without any fertilizer; ~
1t had no rain after about the hrst OF July
until the crop was made. The yield OF
lint was at the rate of 62S pounds per acre,
small quantity in an empty lint room,
I estimate the yield of lint at forty per
cent of lint cotton, and think so Wen OF
seventy-fiye bushels OF seel to plant this
year. ne'po'''"S' JAMES BUSSEY.
PLANrERsvI1LE, La, December l, 1880.
Capt. G. A. Peterkin;
Dear Sir-From the sack cotton seed you
gaye me 1 planted 3A acres land. All who
saw the cotton admit that 1t had only tWo.
thirds stand. 1 am satisfied there was not
cotton on the whole 3A acres TO cover
acres. packed five bales weighing 4ao ne'
lint each. The cotton grew hnely al sum,
mer. Did not wilt nor suffer from not, urS
, weather, as other cotton did. No ram IRON
= July l until picked. Saw no sign OF rust
Two pounds cotton to the stalk was com
mon occurrence. e.,,
=, I exhibited one stalk at the Southeas,
Arkansas Fair in October, which ;s won !, nI th'
l district. This stalk had one hundred ano
D sixty well open bolls on it. The Pelerkl,
t improved cotton will yield over Az per GG,,
q lint per 100 Tbs seed. 1t is the most pronh'
4 and in every way the hardest cotton eve
il cultivated. Have cultivated Allen, oa,er :,
orc Would not sell my cotton seed for y
per bushel and plant any other: ,>,~
Yours Truly, II. - NoNt>'
ick my Agent Mt Monroe for the SAT-
, 1886-10-06

Present. Whitcomb, Draper, Riner,
Moroney, Finnegan, Keefe, Harrington,
and Murray. His honor the mayor, in
the chair. A petition was presented pray
ing hat certain barbed wire fences be re-
moved. After some discussion the petit
ton was referred by the advice of the
city attorney to a special committee of
three, consisting of Moroney, Riner and
Whitcomb.
A petition from Marshall Smith was
received, asking that he might be allowed
to remove certain scales from one city
locality to another. Referred to commit
tee on streets and alleys.
L. Il. Beckstead asked that he be al
lowed a rebate on taxes. Referred to
finance committee. City sections report
received. Referred to finance committee.
Reports of the city marshal, city clerk,
and city treasurer received and read.
Telegram read from Chairman Griffin
of the water committee, now travelling in
the East. The telegram was dated
Washington, d. c., and referred to GER
tain money transportation.
, 1886-10-06
81 Knew Him We'll, Horatio.v

Readers OF THE LEADER will remember
that some time ago a skull was discovered
on the prairie near Chalk bluff, on the
line between Colorado and Wyoming. At
the time this skull was thought to be that
of one Plumb. a drummer from Salt Lake
City, who wandered away from Cheyenne
in a snowstorm several years ago and
doubtless persisted on the prairie. The
item in THE LEADER reached Plumb's
old home in New Hampshire, and his rel
atives have communicated with the cor
oner here, saying that Plumb's skull
could be identified by the filling of the
teeth.
On the receipt of this information, our
coroner saw the man in whose possession
the skull was, and asked him TO bring the
skull In for examination. The skull was
brought, and it was found that owing tC
the children of the house making a play
thing of the ghastly relic of mortality, tina
all of the teeth had disappeared, and con
%scquently Identification was rendered i'm
possible. So the mystery of Chalk bluff.
will probably ever remain a mystery, and
the Plumb family will never know whether
the skull found is that of a son and brother
or that of a stranger.
, 1886-10-06

A passenger from Douglas reached Lusk
the other day and took a place in the
Cheyenne stage. He paid his fare, and
as the stage was on the point of starting
asked the driver to wait for him while he
ran into a %neighhoring saloon to get a
drink
When he entered the saloon the bar
keeper and a companion We're throwing
dice and betting on the result. The
Douglas man pulled ont $65, all the
money he had in the world, and handing
it to the barkecper told him to bet it for
him. The barkeeper ratified the dice,
rolled them ont on the counter, winked,
passed the 500 over to his friend, and
told the Douglas man he had lost.
That individual returned to the stage to
get his gripsack, saying that he had been
swindled. When he returned to the
saloon the b%arkecper's friend had disap-
peared, and as the stage pulled out of
town the last they saw of the Douglas
man he was frantically searching for the
man who had his 500.