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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-23

JOSEPH DELARUE, 102 L. Main street. 81
hanging aud general machine repairing
Models for patents.
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Dyeinp Establishments;

Mrs. A. J. PYLE. 3l5 n. Fifth street. Ilenl
e'eanin2, securing, agd carpet clean NJ
Manufacturer of the Acme kenOvator.
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II. WALLERSTINE & CO., II and II s. FIJI
teeDth street. Potatoes, butter, beau ''''
bage, &c.
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Employment Agencies:
J. =. JUSTIS, . n. Fifteenth street. aoJf
agent. Established lSGs.
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Hardware and Carriage Goods:
A. b. CLARKE X SON, 1910 Fast Main street
agents for Imperial chilled plows.
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ADAM DIACONT. POS L. Marshall street
Wholesale and retail. Repairing neatly ano
promptly done.
L. +. (SEBi 81 CRENSHAW. Fll East iircA
street, mattress maker and upbci-terer
wholesale and retail. Repairing neat inc
duraby done,
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lIck andc
smoothing out lnewh had datIoyedn"
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Harness and saddlery

W. NICK REDFCRD. liN2 l.. Main street
sign of the Horse. ManuiacturerGnd whole
sale dealer.
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DIRECTORY
Oh RELIABLE

OF RELIABLE
BUSINESS HOUSES.
The Directory 6tlop If reliaHe and goT
business hou~es, Sfc;ng MesT Ioedtson dnc
business, ,cia be found rery usIfnl as source
Of reference for information relItiw 4 M
and all the different brancies Of tus'hes.
Analytical Chemist:
Or. H ENRY FROEI.lNG, II 5. Twelfth stree
mOnd and Allegheny railroads. Special ~
tention TO ores and mineral waters.
Architects:
NJ. j. DIMMOCK, 1lt3 i. Main ';b,;' t"'
respondence solicited.
WILLIAM II. GARDNER. II. ~
street. Hair cutting. dyoing, shaving
shampOOinR.
RICHMOND STEAM BAKERY. H. Adau
proprietor. II $. Twelfth street. "hoies''
and retail.
Boots and Shoes:
J. X. TEASDALE. l5l5 T.. Main 0treet. y
$3.50 and q mems and ~ and t2.5D iad.tt
shoes.
WALTER +. BRAUER. stall No. IL. First
Market. Smoked beef-tongues Speciality
Carpenters and Builders:
WILLIAM q. FULLER. ITO Z. Cary street
Special attention TO repairing.
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There are 10000 reptiles in one room
IL The Smithsonian institute at Washing
ton
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OHEsAPEAKE AND OHIO ROUTE
"
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JUNE 18th,
1888

LEAVE RICHMOND:
s45 am For Newport News, Old Point Com
fort and Norfolk, daily except
Sunday.
sl5 am Sundays only To Newport News,
Old Point, and Norfolk.
ll;l0 sm Through and Local Mail TO all
points West except Sunday.
Pullman S!eepers from Clifton
forpf to Lexington, Ky.
400 pm For NewpOrt's News, Old Point and
Norfolk, except Sunday.
~ pm X +. x I. Junction sccommOda-
ti"", except Sunday.
$50 PM For Louisville, Cincinnati. Chicago,
st. Louis, Memphis, and New Or
leans Fas, Express, with throue h
Puilmans Dsily. Only route run
ming Pullmsns West from Rich
mond.
s:5j pm. For Cd Point daily, except Mon
day; stops only at Williamsburg
Pullman palace car to Old eoint
1890 pm. For Vrglnia Springs md ASH
land, KY, daily except Sunday.
Sleeping ear to White Sulphur
ARRIVE RICHMOND:
800 AM Y rginis Springs express except
il'to am From Norfolk, Old Point, and
Newport News, o~cept Sunday.
80 pm From Local points and the west,
daily except Sunday.
6t5 pm From Norfolk. Old Point and New
port News, daily. Pullman psi
ace sleeping car fir III Ola Point to
cincinnati.
80 pm From Louisville and Cincinnati
Fast Express daily.
Depot: Seventeenth and Broad streets.
Hoket-o,tices lOc0 Main street and depot.
II. W. FULLER,
General Passenger Agent
WINS. c. WICRHAM.
Recover =. & d. Railway.
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Butchers:
WALTER +. BRAUER. stall No. IL. flrs'
Market. Smoked beef-tongues speciality
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Jewellers 4:

ASA SNYDER & CO., lO0s to l0li Cary Street
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Mineral Water Bottlers (:
Paints, Oils, &c.

CITY BOTTLING HOUSE, 400 W. Er~s'
street. Manufacturers of Vanilla Pho l.ia
and mineral waters.
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DENTISTS.

OoRsET's a.
DENTA PARLORS
No. lU NORTH SEVENTH STREET.
RichmOnd Va.
For Is, a., and $l0 wi insert beautiful sets
1T Teeth on red rubber weight only II, ~ 2
ounces per set, and warranted not to break.
Teeth extracted for ~ cent Filings from -
up. Gold work speciality. All work glIaran
ieed to give satisfaction. W. F.. DORSET,
ilu2j ~ Graduate University of Maryland.
DR. C. f. HARTMAN 81
DENTIST.
9lJ Broad Street, RICHMOND. VA.
Jan1-ly
ma aDIsTTls
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Country Produce +:

]. A. GRASBERGER, 1iis f. Franklin stree
All work guaranteed.
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daily. tDaily except Sunday.
aTUppfN0 pr.Arpa

STOPPING PLACES.
Nos. q and IA make no stops No. 81 stops
only on signal at Manchester apd Chester.
No. 70 stops only on signal at Chester. Centrs-
liza aud Manchester. No. 10 stops on signal at
all regular stations. No. n stops on signa, Q
all regular stations. and also at Temples and
Port Walthall. Nos. 81. x, %, "a. &. %. u
ano 3s will stop ut all stations for passengers.
PULLMAN CAR SERVICE.
On Trains Nos. IA and % sleeping cars BE-
tween New York and Tampa. Fla, Via jack
sonville). On Trains Nos. Il and q sleeping
cars between Washington and Charleston.
On Train No. - sleeping-cars between
New York aud Jacksonville. On Train NO. 81
sleeping-cars between Washington and Jack
sonvllle.
THE ONLY ALL-RAILLINE TO NORFOLK
Richmond, :loss am. Norfolk. s:ss pm.
Richmond, 's06pm. Norfolk. 9:5S pm.
Norfolk, 's;Ham. Richmond. ls:sl pm.
Norfolk, 'i50 pm. Richmond. S:S pm
These trains also make close connections
for Farmville, LynchburR. and south
western points and all stations on the Norfolk
and Western railroad, except the 1888 train.
Passengers for points west of Petersburg
should take the OBS q. IN. train instead.
X. NJ. SULLY,
Superintendent.
T.. T. d. MYERS.
General Superintendent
7. NJ. EMERSON, General Pase engei Agent.
Sol HAAS. Traffic Manager. ap -
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bakers

Bakers
RICHMOND STEAM BAKERY. n. Adau
proprietor. II s. Twelfth street. Whoiessl
and retail.
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Carpenters and builders:
Carriages and Buggies:

WILLIAM q. FULLER. ITO Z. Cary stree
Special attention To repairing.
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DICHMOND AND ALLEGRAN1
IL RAILROAD.
SCHEDULE OF TRAINS IN EFFECT
MAY q. 1853.
ONLY LINE RUNNING SOLID TRAINS AND
PALACE SLEEPING CARS oSiwtts RICH
MOND AND LvNGHBUR0.
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Boots and Shoes:

J. X. TEASDALE. l5l5 L. Main otreet. y
$3.50 and g mems and f2 and $3.50 ladies
shoes.
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YORK RIVER LINE

DAILY EXCEPT sUNDAv
The tasurite Route Ia baltlmol
The steamers OF this line are models Of
beauty, elegance, and comfort.
sLeaye Richmond 500 pm. and 40 pm.
Arrive Baltimore Arrive kichmont
s:sOa.m. V:2U and lOi0 an
Leave BaltlHore pm.
Fare Richmond 10 baltimore FIRST class,
&; second class. SiJJ
The York River Liac affords superior ad-
vantayes 10 business men In enabling them to
leave Richmond near the close OF the days
Transactions, and arrive at Baltimore early
next morning, after having enjoyed delight
full nights rest, tree from the dust and noise OF
railway travel.
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STEAMSHIPS.
old DOMINION STEAMSHIP COM.
~ PANY.
FOR NEW YORK.

Steamers leave Richmond EVERY TUES
DAY and FRIDAY at 8 ON.
Steamers leave New York for Richmond
EVERY WEDNESDAY and SATU RDAY
at 3p. M; arriving in Richmond MONDAY and
FRIDAY mornings.
Passenger aecowmodations unsurpassed.
Cabir fare TO New York via James river
route Including meals and BERTH. .....$0
Rouud-trip tickets limited to thirty days
after date OF issue. .."................. u W
Steelage with subsistence. go
steer age, without subsistence. 49,. 60
Cabin fare via Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
road. .............'...'..'' ~ "
Cabin fare via Richmond aud Petersburg
Tickets can be obtained at A. w. CARRIERS.
100 Main street; Chesapeake and Ohio and
Richmond and Petersburg depots, and at COM
panys Offices. 1901 Main street, and wharf,
Rockets.
Freisbts forwarded and through bills of lao.
ing issued tor points beyond New York.
Freight received daily until hour OF sailing.
Passengers leaving Richmond on MON
DAYS.TU ESDA Us. WEDN ESDAYSTHURS-
DAYS. and SATURDAYS by the Chesapeake
and Ohio railway t'a Newport News)at $40 q IN.
anu by Richmond ana Petersburg railroad
(ssme day at l0:is am, will make connection
at NORFOLK with steamer leaving those
days.
GEORGE W. ALLEN & Co., Agents,
No. 1901 Main street, and
Ely 1qtf COmpany's Wharf Rocketts.
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VIRGINIA STEAMBOAT COM
PANY'S

VIRGINIA STEAMBOAT COM.
PANY'S
JAMES RIVER LINE
FOR Old POINT. NORFOLK, PORTS
MOUTH. NEWPORT NEWS, Glaze
MONT, AND JAMES RIVER LAND
INGS DIRECT.
AND ONLY DIRECT ROUTE WITHOUT
TRANSFER OR CHANGE OF
ANY KIND.
CONNECTIONS:
At OLD POINT closelywIth all lines for Bal
timore. Philade phia, and New York same af-
terDoon; also, at Norfolk t, r Eastern North
CatolIua and the south,
AT n NV POR r NEWS for Old Point. Hamp
ton, and Smithlcld, Va
And at CLAREMONT with the Atlantic 4
Danvil @ raj road FIR Waverly, Hicksford, &c
ONLY ALL WATER ROUTE.
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DIEDMONT AIRLINE.
RICHMOND q DANYILLE RAILROAD.
SHORTEST AND MOST DIRECT ROUTE
70 THE SOUTH.
PUI Imam SLEEPERS ON ALL NIGHT
TRAINS.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT APRIL %. 1855.
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Paper Hanging

RICHMOND PAINT STORE. s +. Broad II
Paints, oils. glass, and painters supplies.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-05-12
SURVEY OF THE CHIrKlslWHAY.

A survey was ordered to be made of
the ChickasaWhay river from the
vicinity of Clarke county iron deposits
to its junction with the Pascagoula IN
Greene county, with a view to making
an appropriation for its improvement
at next session of Congress. This has
long been favorite project with the
Examiner and We are glad to know
that the probabilities favor its consum-
ation.-Aberdeen Examiner.
The Times is pleased to learn that
Congress has taken this important step
toward the improvement Ofthe Chick
asawhay. An appropriation of $751;
600 was asked for improvements but ii
was deemed best to have survey
made. 1t is an important matter as a
corps of engineers ON this work would
doubtless devote considerable time TO
survey of the iron fields about Enter
prise, as this would probably
enter largely into the question of
further expenditure of money. We
shall yet see boats plying the Chick, as
far north as Enterprise.-Enterprise
Times.
We brought this important question
to the attention of our readers last
year, and we are glad to see its impor-
tance appreciated by the Committee ON
Rivers and Harbors in reporting favor
ably on the appropriation for the
survey.
The Chickasawhay and Pascagoula
drain four counties and empty into the
Gull, thus having an outlet to the
world of waters. II ought to be
highway, bringing down to the Gulf
outlet cotton, timber, naval stores and
iron from the Enterprise mines. 1t is
only a surprise that the matter has
not received attention sooner, when
little rivers like the Noxubee, not half
so long or important are regularly re-
ceiving appropriations for improve
ment-Pascagoula Democrat-Star.
The delay is entirely attributable to
the supineness of the people on the
upper river; we endeavored years ago
to awaken their interest in this matter
without success. There never was any
difficulty in securing a survey if asked
for, and survey is almost certain to
be followed up with an appropriation.
The Noxubee river did not fall natural
ly into line as Government benc-
ficiary; the people of Macon and Nox-
ubee county approaching the impor-
tance of securing water transportation
as means of lowering railroad freight
charges, applied to their Congressman,
Hon. IL. ID. Money, for action in this
behalf and ii was obtained and the
little river has had the earnest attention
of his successor, Hon. f. q. Barry, ever
since.
We have no doubt that the Chick,
asawhay win find in Representative
Anderson devoted friend, and if the
survey is made this summer or fall he
will have the aid of the entire dclega.
tion in both House in securing il Q
place in the River and IIarbor BILL
Aberdeen Examiner.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-05-12
CANNING FACTORY.

Capt ". c. Raum, who was sent
East to purchase machinery for the
Nicksburg Canning Factory, returned
here Sunday morning. He was seen
Yesterday by reporter for this paper
sna during the ensuing conversation
said that he had experienced a good
deal of trouble in learning anything
about the canning business; as the big
canneries of the East are 10th to part
with any information relative to their
business and everything he succeeded
in learning he had to worm out here
and there wherever he could catch any,
one in communicative mood.
lie succeeded in purchasing his ma
chinery, which consists of kettles, bask-
cts, tables and a thousand and one
things and it will be shipped not later
than the 10th and earlier if possible
and ought to arrive here by the first
prox. Among other articles which
Capt. Raum purchased was a thirty
five horse power boiler. The old way
of canning vegetables was to boil them,
but by the new process which viii be
used by the Vicksburg company the
artscles to be canned will be steamed.
This is considered by far the best meth
cd. The machinery purchased by
Capt. Raum will have capacity for an
output of $4,000 two pound cans daily
and it is intended to work up to the
full capacity as it is not thought that
the enterprite would prove profitable
if it were not yentured on large scale.
One advantage a cannery here will
have over one in the north is that here
it can be run about three or four
months in year while in the north
the average time of running does not
last over thirty or forty days. 1t is
the desire of the company to patronize
home institutions as much as possible
and in order to do this the COM
pany now has some Vicksburg firms
figuring to see what figures they can
make cans for the cannery. In the
North none of the large canneries
manufacture their own cans, they
finding it more profitable to buy cans
and boxes from establishments which
make nothing else. and unless the
Vicksburg Company can make salts
factory arrangements at home, they
will for the present purchase cans and
cases in Baltimore.
Capt. Raum had the good fortune
to be able to engage fine professor
as superintendent is called, in the per
son of Mr.. Alfred Mitchell of Balti
more, who comes highly recommended
and will be here about the first OIL
sooner if needed.
A meeting of the stockholders WA
held yesterday and the company was
organized by electing Capt. Raum
president Mr.. S. Wachenheim vice
president, Mr.. John Meir treasurer
and Mr.. W. o. Smith secretary. A
committee was appointed to select {
site for the building, and the move
may now be considered well on the
way to success. The committee will
report back to special meeting of the
directors this morning.-Commercia
Herald.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-05-12
"Lespedeza" or Japan Clover.
Editor Greenville Times

Editor Grecnville Times
In one of your issues you mentioned
the fact that one of our brokers had
a sample of "Lespedeza' or Japan
clover on exhibition. From what |
have seen of tins grass, to my mind it
presents the growing of grasses In a
different phase from any hitherto
known, except Bermuda. In the hills
of East Mississippi, especially, it grows
remarkably on the poorest soil where
il is labor thrown away to attempt to
put in and reap crop advantageously.
1t is a perennial and is gradually
spreading West. From two to five
tons per acre can be cut year, and
the market price is always $s per ton,
weeds and all. But when fenced in
and stock kept off and cut two or
three seasons, the quality being there.
by enhanced the price likewise appre-
ciates. Macon, Mississippi shipped
1000 tons in 1886. have seen a little
patch spring up in the midst of large
sedge grass field and gradually kill the
former out, and convert an otherwise
useless area into smiling meadow.
Stock fatten and keep sleek on this
clover, and parties well acquainted
with its merits say they get % per
cent. more cream from the milk fur
nished by the cows that gnaze on this
grass than from any other food.
Strange to say, it kills out all other
grasses, and yet can be exterminated
itself with ease. In some cases even
Bermuda has been known to succumb
to its rapacity. A qualitative analysis
was made of this clover by the A. &
NJ. College, and the result showed that
IL contained ~ per cent. of nutritious
substances compared with 81 per cent.
of Northern Timothy. It is even
claimed that it acts as a fertilizer, en-
riching the ground from which it
springs. 1t dies down IN November,
and in early March is again showing
its green branches.
In one instance stock raiser fed for
a whole winter his one or two year
old mules exclusively Oh lespedeza, and
when spring arrived found them
glossy, round and fat. The writer saw
herd of Jerseys taken off lespedeza
and fed on Timothy hay, Bermuda
grass, meal and bran and the deprecia-
ton in cream was from % to 16 per
cent. to the gallon of milk; and never
did the herd recover their cream-pro-
ducing qualities. Various surmises as
to its birth in this county have been
made. Some say it sprung up in
Florida; some that the seed first came
to this country VIA. Charleston, South
Carolina, in straw packed around
China. In Alabama, where the writer
first saw it growing luxuriantly in an
old, worn-out, rocky field, it was
stated that after the occupation Of that
portion of the county by the Federsls,
it sprang up around where the horses
were fed. AT any rate il is here and
has come to stay. Once planted, IT is
always with us; and pasture In which
IT is sown hero and there, will shortly
become solid sheet of wary clover.
The price per bushel u sliall--heias
$4.00 taking peck 70 The acre| &
get 4 ilrzt-elass slaad
INI 4. "a
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-05-12

why, sir" said the Kansas man,
enthusiastically, "there are half do
zen fortunes in every corner lot in this
town. Take that one there, you're
looking at now-eighty feet front
Man bought that lot three years ago
for 5000. Five months ago | paid
him $4,000 for it; in ten days ! sold IT
to Wichita man for $4,000 inside a
week he showed it on Kansas City
man for $4,000, and before the moon
was old that fellow sold ii TO a reaI
estate man from Boston for $4,000
spot cash."
"And what did the Boston man
get?"
@Oh, he got the lot. Say, here's
little piece of earth | want you tc
look at, and if there isn't gold mint
in every foot of il you may bury INT
in it.r-Burdette.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-05-12
CIVIL ENGINEER CORPS.
Special Dispatch to the Appeal

Special Dispatch to the Appeal.
Washington. May 7.-AttentiOn ha,
already been called in these dispatches
to the bill introduced in Congress. pro
posing the establishment of a bureau
of internal improvement. The main
point sought to be accomplished was a
change of the present mode ofmaking
appropriations for the Improvement Of
rivers and harbors, and taking the
work out of the army engineers hand:
and giving it into those of the board Of
civil engineers established by the bill
Senator CullOm introduced the bill in
the Senate, and Mr.. Breckinridge, OF
Arkansas, presented it IN the House
The Senate commerce committee will
probably shortly be requested to hear
arguments on the subject The Secre.
tary of War is opposed to the measure
In communication sent to the Senate
committee ON commerce, Mr.. Endicott
says:
"The proposed corps of civil en-
gineers is to be composed of 6l5
officers with pay amounting to 81 $780,
600, to which VIII shortly be added the
expense of a civil retired list. which
must, before many years, become d
heavy charge against the treasury, in
asmuch as the age act at the time OF
appointment is not fixed. The expense
of this proposed corps will, therefore
greatly exceed that of the present
establishment. From the above facts
| am of the opinion that the proposed
change is not warranted, either on the
score of efficiency or economy. Sec,
ton fourteen of the proposed bill con-
siders the methods of making ap-
preparations for the various river and
harbor works throughout the country,
and tormulates policy which, i
adopted by Congress, will be of un
doubted benefit to a few works to tn,
exclusion of the great mass of them
otherwise the River and IIarbor bill
exceed the proportions of the reason
able limits. 1t is exceedingly. ques
tionablc whether the interests of tn,
country at large would be promoted
by change which would require tn,
suspension of operations upon most o
the works now in progress and permi
them to delay, while few wer'
advanced to completion at somewha
less cost
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-05-12
Dangerous Appliances.
memphis Appeal

Keeper Simon, of Court Square, pre-
sented President Iadden with a fine
string of squarrels yesterday morning.
The little animals were not killed or
captured in the regular course of hunt
ing, but fell victims to the powerful
currents over the electric light wires in
Court square. Fifteen of them were
killed Thursday night, some of them
being horribly mutilated. The circuit
through Court square is on what is
termed by the company the 3 o'clock
circuit, and the currents are turned on
at that hour. To any living thing
coming in contact with the wires after.
ward, ii is, of course, instant death
The wires are on the trees. Keeper
Simon suggested that they be eithel
removed altogether or placed upon
posts, as a protection to the little in
habitants of the square. The lattel
alternative was decided upon, and thu
Brush Lighting company notified tC
make the change of fastenings. 1t i
said that a number of the squared
have previously been killed in the sam
manner.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-05-12
cypress Shingles.

Mr. Fred Meyer, of White Castle,
has taken an order from VIM. Came
ron & Co. of Texas, for 100000
shingles. Could have taken an order
from Pittsburg and Cincinnati for ten
million more and also from Memphis
for sixteen million more. This shows
an unprecedented demand for shingles;
for what Is true Of Mr.. +. Meyer il
true regarding the other dealers in
and manufacturers Of shingles in oar
section. -IhervlIle south.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-05-12

The Greenvile Times has received
from Mr.. w. L. West, of Deer Creek,
a head of lettuce, which it claims is
four feet in circumference. We pre-
sume our esteemed contemporary meas
ured the vegetable with the same tape
line it measures every once in while
the dimensions of Greenville.-Com-
mercial Herald.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-05-12

Ten tons of Texan cotton seed were
recently shipped from Texas to Zanzi-
bar Africa. IN experienced planter
accompanied the seed for the purpose
of instructing the natives of Zanzibal
in the cultivation of the cotton plant
This event marks the introduction oi
the cotton plant on the eastern coast
of Africa.