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Inherited Blood Poison.

Perfection is attained in DIR, Sage
Cntarrh Remedy. 1t cures the worst case
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The gait,s jar-to tho rider VINO
is unaccustomed to trotting.-Puck.
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No New York sport should be a.,
lowed to shoot Niagara Falls ont OF
srnson.-New Orleans Plcayune'
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jackson, Miss, is to have new
bunk with capital of 100000.
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DR.. PlERCE'S PELLETS
Purely Vegetable
Perfectly Harmless +!

Smallest, Cheapest, Easiest TO take.
One tiny. Si,gur-coated Pellet dose. Cures
Sick Headache, Bilious Headache, Constipa-
ton, Indigestion. Bilious Attacks, and all de-
rangements of the. Stomach and bowels.
25 cents q vial, by druggists.
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Stock and grass are fine at Cnero.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-11-07

Whitecaps have organized at FL
Paso.
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An Alliance cotton yard is estrb-
lished at Union Grove, Cherokee
county,
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A little thing that feels big in q
tight place is a corn. -Troy Press
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Two Yale College students died
a few days ago of typhoid fever.
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Bastrop will build $50, 1000 bridge
over the Colorado river.
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The Fort Worth & Denver have
brought in a carload Of race horses
for the Dallas fair.
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GROVES TAsTELESS CHILL TONIC

II is ss pleasant TO the taste az lenea
syrup.
The smallest infant will take Il and
uover know IL is medicine.
chilG.eu cry for it. Never fails 20
care.
chills oacs broken will net rotzru-
Cost yea ouly half the price Of ether
Call TonieE.
10 ouirizs nss6ed. No pzTgstivs
needed
Contains - Psisoa- CksE7sr tAaa
Canine.
u pu-ises ths b,ooa and removes al
Esiarial Poisou fro1 the EyEtsz-
II Is a. large a. any dollar To1is AID
RETETIs FOR 50 CENTS.
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For all Diseases of Men, by the distinguished author
HENRY DU MoNT, II. D., who he's piscovERED \
THE ELIXIR OF LIFE AND The TRUE 80 K
srctest confidence in person by letter at his Eeetro
Medco Infrmary Nc. 1881 Columbus Av., Boston, Mass
~ HEARD A VOICES lr SAID
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-07-18
DIED OF GRIEF.


4 Cireaa aerss Len nshiaa the Caravan
fxPir~- % nrsksn Heart.
The emotional liio Of the horse Is ~
markahle. There are iastances on
record where the death - the horse
has been traced directly to grief One
instance i called 10 mind which CO.
curred more than twenty years ago A
circus had been performing In the
little towa Of Uaionville. Pa. when
one Of the trained horses spraiued one
Of his legs 90 that he could not travel
lie was taken 10 the hotel and pat In q
boa stall The leg was bandaged and
he was made - comfortable as possl-
bio. He aie his food and vas APP
parently e0ntented until about mid
night. when the circus began moving
out 81 town Then be became restless
and trampcd and whlnnied.
AZ the caravan Eloved past the hotel
be seemed 10 remlizs that he vas being
deserted. and his anxiety and distress
became pitlfaL he would stand with
bis ears pricked In IA attitude Of In
tense listening. and then a. hls ears
caught the sounds ~ retiring wagons
he would rush. ~ best he could with
bis inlured leg. from one slds of the
stall 70 the ether, pushing a the door
with his noes and making every effort
10 escape. The stabieman. who was q
stranger to him. tried 30 sooths him.
but % no purpose. lie would not be
comforted. Long after Als sounds Of
the circus had ceased bis agitation con-
tinued The sweat poured from him
In streams and he qulvered in every
part Of hls body.
Flnally the stableman vent 20 the
house. woke up the proprietor aud
sold him he believed the horse would
die II some of the circus horses were
not brouaht hack w Keep him com
pany. Al about daylight the proprie.
sor mounted a horse and rode after the
circns Ne overlook IA Ten OF twelve
niles away. and the groom who had
charge Of the laIared horse returned
with him. whea they reached the
stable the horse was dead. The stable.
maa said that he remalned ier nearly
an hour perfectly silll. and with every
sense apparently strained 10 the 10.
most senslon and then. without maxi
lng slgm, ssll sad died wlth scarcely
. ssFnxgle. w Nustera sporsamaa
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-07-18

80
@as yelak iAsaes' co'apsn'ons s"xssh'
M ne @annx -
- 80 1ae.n = nsf s's~1""oa
1.asss Ana s.=a'~ when aFe most ffe'
s1eaS W tA1 P"or saa @ hnmpa@
N"fhers. oiten to simple gsnsry 90 any
one IN uuubla Afierward thia lady
feads aAosd - her Majesty - 80 pri.
saae sitsing FooAn
me rogh dAnnnr hoaF = = - Ane
sha' meal z sA&F~< ~ fh<~e ~ thf
fosa iekH1'f ties residzsR ~ith s1f
S"~ 411ts@xnished visitors are
"e hpa~~heid - rofa''Qn
-. s"Fn - iNa1e~ = ~sltinK mAi'is
- h0H"f. *#fF4ns NMd kFeQm*
Hs@@sx - Ar<z<r ea3e1el he'a.0 .
'arfHu'x M~Hf pos'11sa us&f
<.'k',@ !. I.
'rr44z,. s..rss|..s. y ,<IS g..' = W
lfA~ 4 sas..s* = -. ...<.s l.< - &
.err.tarw- : inav-m-wnltlnr. ~
maid ~ honor. e.peclailv the Dew
Marchlon~s. a. Ely. one a the IA
who Il q waI....a frlaaa-
when the court l. at Wiaasor ~
members Of The household ia attess|
ance are one laay-ia-waiting (thsxt
ladies are always pcere@sesl t@&
maids Of hoaor. lord-in- wIting. toe
equerries. one groom-iB-waitldk. also
the keeper ot The priEy purse. the
private secruiary, assistants in both
departments and The master 81 the
household. The attendance u the
same At Osborne and balmoral. With
the exception Of the lord-in-waitiag.
To attend 10 Her Malesty's toilet
and wardrobe there ARE hve maids.
viz, three dFcssers aud two wardrohe
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-07-18

watching with the kesne.s Of eyes 70,
danger or rreB. and reaAy a. . no.
meats notice 10 cuser iuto The widest
sort of rAea II doubles an. eircle.
around, dOdges. falls sud rise. alter,
nstaly with sach rapid matioa taal
The largershawss can seldom capture
u They klll thousands ef plgeons.
doves and roblns every season. catch.
Ing them with mppareHt aa@e.
O the ehlcksn- hawks. a. thsy srs
called, the small Coopcrs hawk /.
pnsbahly the bolde.t and most d.
siructiva4 " l. a pretty bird. wIth 9
white hreaai and DARK ashy -brown
back. and "a Il fsund ihruughous
Norsh America Livery body Il lss
encmy. and a l. KILLED shenever ps.s-
slble. whieh imn1 every day In the
rpek. u ale@ cioee te lhe gfounA Ger
- reT. hnt ila essr-wafehfsl ego ds.
fafsa daneef ~ eulekly - n does leoa.
iNlseiia groase sqssirrple llzards nma
<tekea are 40 " prey
"a iaw COY sazhs ~ br<rpn.a4 -
sssllstsy - fssss y statIee IAe fItfI<
shatp-shlnned hawk Initiates IL larrer
eshlaniona IN destroying Wild pieoous.
i@rtridRca grona@ and .oag-h birds 90
successfally that spsrisncn are klllina
u whenever = shot i obtaianble The
woodpsckeF l. q quick bird. and ean
usually escape a hawk b DOSES
sFousa . a~@a. hut the sharp -shsnned
hawks are too mucu evca tar these
artiul little bird. The hawks usaa u y
hunt Ia pair. and they very easily
outwit the most cunning bird. They
have q zig-zag. vayering hight whea
they arr searching wonds for prey.
The squirrel-hask is another des1rue.
tive creature that hangs about IN the
woods aud along the sea-ruast. de-
-truy lag SMALL birds Wy thg wholesale.
Squirrels, mice. molcs aud reptiles are
devour-d ~ them. They are duIl aud
sluggish compared with mo-t II tho
other hawks aud lack their dash
and boldness The marsh-hawk. or
harrieF, l. probably Que ~ the least
destructive ~ the whole feath.red
tribo of bHgaad-. H. fccdinE-ground
ls los marshes. wherr u destroy. fcld.
mice aud small birds. AFricaltnrists
are In favor q protecting this bird. in
asmuch ~ its services in destroying
mice and moies more than compensate
Tor its destruction done In ether ways.
II h easily shot ~ hunters. but II
hThts doroely when only wounded In
the southern States the planters vel
come h. for u serves most cfvctually
20 drive rice-birds % the rlcg swamp.
Unfortunately u has bsen trapped and
shot - universally that Il i getting
very scarcU IN North America = TACT
that can not bat b. dcplorcd hy an
who understand thc nature ~ the bird.
Georgr kthelbcrt Walsh. ia Ilarpor's
Weekly.
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-07-18
Queen Marghsrlsa of italy.

Qaeen Margherita of Italy possesses
many graccs and accomplishments, and
while she ls well versed In classic and
modern literature she IL also one Of
The best violoneello players Of the day.
Wishing 10 pay special tribute 10
Italian genius, she not long ago had
published al her own expense. for the
education Of her son. an elaborate edi.
tioa Of Danta's works. containing much
that has been written about the poet.
With tne reproduction Of every picture
inspired BY him She Il also an ardent
patron OF ths arts aud industries Of her
country, and under her fostering care
the manufacture Of Barano laoa. oac,
apparently lost was saved from extlnc.
ti0a Her aims-gising ls mnnIaesui
but practical, and In her religioa she
h neither . blgot nor . lreethlnker
Her attitude toward public questions
has been 90 wise and polite that she ls
geaerally loved By the people. aud the
greatest criticism made Of her by hef
enemies IL that she does not dress lu
good taste. - harper's Weekly.
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-07-18
vIcroaIAs DAIIY IlFE.


a re~p @a enc Hma@s scenes ~f sss. uas@m
sf Easisaa's Hsa.~h.ia.
The ianer life Of the court has little
In u 70 tempt . sybarite--simpllcity.
dutifulness. conscientious performance
Of work are lis characteristic. A.
nine her Majesty breakfasts alone. an
lcss some ef her chIldren. grandehii-
drcn or personal friends are staying ln
the palace. and she h rarely without
them. IN summer. Al Osborns. Wind
sor or BalmoraL this meal IL gcnerally
served out Of doors. In some alcove
tcut or sammer-homsa. after whinh the
Queen drives ia . small pony carriage.
accompanied BY one of the Prlneesses
or she walks attended By . lsdy-in-
waiiiag or maid of honor. with whom
she coaverses with friendly ease. and
followed by twe Hlghiand servants and
some fasorlte dogA
Luncheon is served ~ two. The
couviSea being Her Maiesty's family
OF royal guestA Until this hour. IRON
her short afier-breaklnst exercise. the
Queen 10 diligently occupied with on
cial eorrespondenee and busiBess ol
various kindA Long training has made
her . pollticlan of no mean ability and
breadth Of vlsw. her natural common
sense formlng an admirable basis foE
such sapsrstructure u assists, 100.
IN enahling her 70 choose her friends
vel and wisely. though the court sur.
roundings are not eaiculafed te helF
royal peFsea&xss IN forming Q iusl
ludgmeut of character Human nature
puls On a somewhat toe angelic guise,
where ever thing may be woa b
sIniability and nothinT By The reverse
In TIE mornings the maids of honos
(they are nine In AID 10 waiting fol
The tine are viii the Prinesssss. read
lpg % pFasslslas % he plano siasszs
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-07-18
n PAINFUL GPisooS.
wr. whsehst@r.. kspsEleasa IN the n"sss
af thm m8Cardg@


The now NOON was making a feeble
aud inefcetuai attempt Va pleso the
dense cloud that overhung the land.
u was In the beautiful bat bilious
spring time. May--smiling May had
taken smother "a of tho suikA old
Water was In her lap again. aad sha
was weeping. so,,ldiag. tearing hs'
hair. aud howilnx like q lonely cat
sitting on = backyard fence aad eu'
laAv0ring 10 give tho nelghbora some
idea ~ emotions that rack the sous "
the arst keen agony Of diaapPoantsd
love The Winds moaned distnAliy
the rain was still breaking tho record
la its six days blow-as-yoa-pleass fali'
log match, aud the country's vistble
supply Of oontsnied men consisted
solely of umbrella dealers and Amer
ican limitations Of Kaglishmea walk
ias -..-~a.is sisnsst with theiF lroassrs
rolled up.
Three separate and distinct tlmes
had GlyeeFins McCuriy locked at The
clock Three times she executed y
yawn 20 frank. 90 ample. 20 unrestriei.
81 la its architectural plan aud froni
elevation that ID could not have been
distinguished from the involuntary
Delsartean gesture with which the
patient reader Of a London daily paper
turns 20 the editorial page. Three times
bad she remarked that the storm out.
eide seemed 10 be subsiiing. bat would
probably break out again worse than
ever and continue all aighI
But klongatus Whackster still lin.
gcrod
El0agatna knew Il waa late. bat he
bad someihla9 to say. and he meant to
say IL u hs had ~ stay an he heard the
sound Of the early coifs@-mlll 10 the
distant kitchen. All he vas waiting
for was an encouraging opportunity.
u seemed 10 have come az last
Miss McCurly. did you hear that
iull. omiBous soundF" be asked In .
voice that bad sharp. omino,s
trcmor.
"ie.. she replied eft was a palll
II thunder, Was ID note"
III sounded 10 me like the bursting
n a eannon-PsrhAps a cannon fr'sd
promaturcly. Glyceriner he ek-
'laimed. fervently. III should tell
you what hava been longing to say
10 you Tor months and nponths-t
should give utterance to the fcellag
that is In my heart. would would II
seem liks-llko = premature -er-"
NO. slr. II wouldn'tF' numbered old
Captain McCurdy. thrusting his haad
tuto the room There wouldn't have
been any thing premature about T. II
you bad besn ared out Of here three
hours ago, Look at that clock. you
stork-logged. sorrcl-topped giraffel
You clothing-store dummy CIR
And Elohgatus whaokster got While
the wind sobbed and the clouds wept.
and all nature lifted up her voice and
Erumblcd, kloagatas silently took bis
hat and went forth into the grewsoma
darkness Of the nights-Chicago Trib-
| una.
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-07-18
The suLTAN's HAREM.
three Haaared w1s~. Toe Maay fsE the
Hal~F 90 the TalthfaL

Ral~r % the FalthfaL
There l. a scrow loose In Turkey.
some plot or other has been diseov-
sred. and the consequences are helng
seen la a number Of mysterious ar.
rests. and In wholesale measures Of
punishment, against the press. The
fact appear. 10 bs that a serious palace
conspiracy for depOsing the Sultan
was detected In the very nick Of time.
The Sultan was 80 unneFved By the
discovery that be sent for Sir william
white and asked Tor his aAvlce Sir
William answered that the Sultan
'ould only live In safety II he put
down his harom. not A. a question Of
morals, but as mattsS Of policy.
seoing that II vas impossible "a
exercise supervision over an
establishment ot 800 ladies. The
Sultan. who is practically
monogamisL would be glad enough to
get rid Of his 299 brevet spouaes, but
the customs oi bis dynasty forbid him
10 do this. On his birthday and on
twenty other days In The year he In.
variably receives from bis mother the
present of a beaatifui slave. and .hls
young lady has forthwith 10 be trans.
tcrrcd % his establishment In the ca.
paeity Of harem dame. with hoasa.
hold Of her own. consisting Of ai k,ass
four eunuchs and Klx female servants
10 say nothing Of horses. carriages
and groomA Multiply the number Of
these households by 800. and IL esasea
to bo astonishing that the expandltnra
Of the sultAn's civil list should amount
10 Ga 600. 900 o year. A large itena In
this sum represents the dowers Witch
the Sultan pays 70 his slaves whsn
he marrias them. To fasorita Of.
hclals. about 100 girls are married
from the palace yearly. and each Of
them is entitled 10 receive Ei0. 600
Unfortunately. tho bridegroom wha
takes wife from the sultan's hand.
must. nj his earliest convenienca. make
present Of slave io keep The ssalf Of
the imperial soragllo up 70 lts proper
figure The sultan loaihes the whols
thing. bat what is he 10 doP Tasrs
are too many vested interests sngngpd
In keeping the imperial harem cup
piled With wives. aad II the Sultan
were 10 cashier his entire female as.
tablishmont he would certainly be- de.
Posed or murdered Glasgow Herald.
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-07-18
VOL. 24.-NO. AZ.
KISS ssa Ano rrll nta so


fee'ss neat llttle wifs - hosas. auhn
A swest - guu'a wish A. sees
A. iaithiel ana reafie heaneA
AZ inuaM wiia eah be-
eeaufsA h. iosIhe ualnaa
Nal emfiNN ~ fass Ana she's
M esaseg q fas thaa ilfs. Sohnt
fhsn kiss ~ aaa teil hef "a
foaf aiuasrs are plen,pfls saFssa sann
A. tiksNae. FpaF tfnaAfaal ana Sc.
NeAl wnrlgNks n MfmMFe u eT8sf.
#tN t4Eta1f NAeEs haIlons ahouia ~
AiNE NNNAA - ) Nnay hous nnnA 1ahm
HHas** Hf IFsl hMlaat
- tNiHA ANN4 Eaas n1fln 1Famsmnsa
HAes hsss hsf AZ teil 80 -
tates 800 wasa - trus - Soa. suA~
Ia fHfHNuA ~ fNal nE f4lFs
~ NhMNsNeF eansN4 - Nea NnAe
So eh1sffulaT b saFs hs8 shMFns
Zee fsel FANs nEa4a lFas heEFef
- rH|hans ~ @eln sham Foa Nnaw
NWA ilEeseH haF 80 - - lwAA Sshm.
NNNl - kiNt - - IA a. -
80. -. Il : -. - = !. 80.
3 NNAN - N*e A& ktsAa
NN# A#sA #s## K<NM.& Ff#*
! - n Nexl = = 4se.e
s's N MAAs.a'.. Aus.. aAs.
- - 4ss : s.Ak.A EM
WNAH NJ NAaf issiA4 ~ aass saAA.
- E's&fN NJ 50 4 . hNNNa
tAANE - - = N&&N.AN IIsNalI4M
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-07-18
AN ADAPTIVE srEEo


a Typographical niask.mNth's nlanaaF
sd - Ceussgsss~ss
! inserted the fnilowinR advertise
meni in our village paper the other
day
WASrEp-A small houss far ths ssasua
w AppiY. rtc
and have had great deal - soul
twisting spor, out - IL Tho rompo--
ilor. who works in bait factory ave
days In ths week. performed a nutable
fesi in r--crvatinu. b making a
horse uut - a .'huu-a." and I've
beon holding Iatler-alls reception
ever sincv.
Before the paper was printed. the
top ~ toru livery stable hlli-head
was handed Ia 60 me- ons evening". and
fallowing this Informal card came the
proprietor himself Ero could a.
plain that u wRs chalet aud not n
palirey that wantcd he hnd preached
this eutlcluK sermon
'bus r th' M.rrur. pro0f-sheets
biuwei oct NJ uindsF. an ! seen into
ii that sou waited small hos I've
got oae thats smaller than Uncie Tobg
iionham, an hos small uough L fc.d
serd catalogues 70 q shoat smaliP
Why lot hcr out 4 other day
IN village cart % old Miss
Nclkin an she didnt know
morg'n & - right plum over th' axle.
Nhen that iat tarricr u hern Jumped
in behind. what does ~ hall outfit do
bot turn a back han spring. an N
hos. she came down Cat on her saddle
jest IN opposite oi where she sas. an
Miss Mclkln shut up like . dcgr-kniie
tween N seat an N gutter"
veniurcd 81 HAT that ! had 20 idea
~ buyinF = horse. but the desler evi-
dently thought this a mere subteriugs
to knock him down Ca price and he
kcpi right oni
You noedn't h. 'fraid that she's Too
small though" he said shes IN
kuowin'esi thing you ever see
I've got three @cts ~ harness fer
her. each on 'em enc siEe bigger than
G other When I lci her oui 10 Mr..
frces0n. the parson. she knows he's
kinder dign'hcd- an she draws her
sslf up. an saan's on tlp-toes. an
swslls out SOS have q put ON num-
bcr oae.
''fhca when they's q funeral. an
thiags = kinder av'rage all 'round.
she's What yer cati aammal. an nam-
ber two goes; but whea Slle Dyer hires
her 4 ict his rickety boy 70 up q Ken
sioo Cor elder, you'd orser see bert she
sort'r shrinks all up. an draws her
legs In. an coughs lest - naa'ral A.
e'Bsumptlon.
''Jesi thlnk hos handy she'd be Cor
you 'rouud IN plaea She n eat any
thln' BriganA. th hatcher. tells me
thai yoa always run a biz short toward
IN last 81 the week. That's IN time
she II haul Ia an b. coatentsd with
p'taasr-sklns an old curl-pApers Then
when thlags gits better. an you have
a fair dinner. she n put on her mex
sine. an 'dapt herscli q shat lobster
salad an hxins yoa have lsft over; an
Mondays aiter N sunday dinner she "A
expand. an you woat have g have ne
refuse carts s-eomin' later th' yard
she . sound an Kind. Mister Gotmaa.
an afraid Of n0thin.~
Here was . loop-hols ef escape. aad
! crawled through.
If bought horse whispered,
4 Should like one iust like yesws: bul
that last clause rather decides me nol
10 make a traAa Az my wife sad chill
dren would probably drive u more than
I should lhere ! edged him towasa M
door,. ! should have 70 Insist oa an
animal that h not afraid u any thtng
s'Thats what | msan," he sailed
bus | pushed him oai 90 me fIonI
perva saa leessa We aeea -Pass
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-07-18
WHENCE wnGAr CAME.


Classic Aeessats 20 shs Dastribatisa 81
the FFertaas 1ereaL
Wheat. which Il nov the bread corn
Of twelve European nations. and 1. fast
suPplautlug maize IN America and sew.
eral inferior grains In India. was nc
doubt widely gr0wn la The prehlsioris
! world. The Chinese cultivated Il z5u
H. G. - a gift direct from Heaven; the
Egyptians attributed IL origin 70 Isis
and the Grcyks W Ceres A classic
account II the distribution Of
wheat over the primcval world
shows that Ccrcz having taught
her favorite Triptolemus agrl.
culture and the art Of bread making
gave him her chariot. a celestial We.
hlcle which he Used in useful travels
for the purpose Of distributing corn e
all nations Ancient monuments show
that the cultivation % wheat had bs.en
established In Egypt bcfore the lava.
slon Of the shepherds. and there l. evi.
dence that more productive varieties
oi wheat have taken the place oi Oae
at least. % the ancient sarts. lnnumer.
able varieties exist - common wheat.
Colonel lie Couteur, ~ JERSEY. cultivai.
ID $50 varieties Mr. Darwin men.
tions = Preach gentleman Who had
collected 81 varieties. and the
great hrm of Preach .eod mer-
chants. Nilmorin-AndrieuK 81 Gle. 4.
! cultivate about twice a. many
Ia their trial grounds near Paris. In
their reoent work on les Mellleurs
Bles" NJ Henry l.. de- vilmoria has
described slxty-elght varieties Of best
wheat, which he has classcd into seven
groups. though these groups can hard
" BE- called distinct specles. siaee NJ
lienry l. de- Nilmorin has crossbred
three Of them, rrsfteaia raigare. Tras-
sssa favgsaam ana TrtticEm dssvsna.
and has found the offspring fertile.
Three smAll-grained varieties of CON-
mon wheat were cultivated By the flrss
lake dwellers Of Switzerland (time of
Trolan war). and - well as BY lha lnss
aneiens laks aw.liers ef WwsARnm
Switzerland and of Italy. By The peepip
of Hungary In the stone age. and BY &h@
Exyptians On the eviaenee of q hrle&
o. a pyramid In which a grain was lsa-
bedded. and 10 which the da&4
Of SS6s n G. has been assigned.
The exisienee Of namas for wheat
In the most ancient languages conlirms
this evidence u the antiquity Of is
culture In all The more temperate parts
Of Europe. Asia anG Airiea. but Il
seems improbable that wheat has ever
been found growing perslstsnily IN .
Wild state. although the fact has often
been asserted BY poets travellers aad
historians In the Odyssey. for exam
pie. ws are told that wheat grew In
sicily without the aid Of man. bus a
blind poet could not have seen this
himsalf. and = botanical fact can haralv
be accepted from = writer whose own
existenoe has been contested. Diodo-
rus repeats the tradition thai Osiris
found wheat and barley growing pro-
miscaoasly In Palestine. but nelaher
this nor other discoveries of persistent
std wheat seem 70 ns 70 be credible.
seeing that wheat does not app~ar 10
b. endowed With . power of persist
eney except uader culture. = Edinburzh 4
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