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ana pressed in bulk until they are put
In boxes for shipment. The bulking-
room Is kept cool 10 prevent sweating
before the leaves are packed In cases.
Three hundred and twenty-five to three
hundred and fifty pounds is the weight
of one of these cases of tobacco. They
are often kept by the farmer until the
tobacco has undergone the sweating
process and then sold to the manufac-
turer.
The tobacco crop Of Illinois grows
principally at the extreme ends Of the
State, the leaf used In making plug to-
bacco In the south, and the finer "Ha-
vana seed" for cigars, In the north.
In Florida the tobacco plant was first
cultivated by the Indians, so that its
history there goes back for centuries.
In 1S49 Gadsden County, Florida, pro-
duced 776,177 pounds Of tobacco, and In
1869 the crop in that county amounted
to 100000 pounds. The old "Florida
leaf" is much priced and of late years
fine grades of Cuban tobacco have been
grown.
In Vermont the proper conditions for
growing tobacco are found only in a
limited area along the Connecticut riv.
err. At present only about 80 acres are
under cultivation. In New Hampshire
tobacco is grown almost identical win
that raised in Vermont.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

cut leaf Is in great demand for wrap
pers because it Is dry ana tough, with
just enough moisture in 1t to keep the
cigar in flavor. The flavor Of the Con-
uecticut leaf Is fine. Many who are
competent to judge consider 1t superior
to any foreign leaf. Connecticut was
the first State to engage in the growing
OF tobacco for cigar leaf purposes. The
lands along the river valleys are par
ticularly adapted to the production Of
fine tobacco. For many years the en-
tire market supply for domestic cigars
was confined to few hundred acres
scattered through the valley of the
Connecticut river. The Connecticut seed
Leaf or "broau leaf" is now used for
wrappers almost exclusively, the por-
tons unfit for this being used as filters
in connection with imported tobacco.
The 'broad leaf" variety is a stocky
plant standing about three and One-half
feet high. The leaves are from Is to 1S
inches broad and "a to 80 inches in
length. After topping there are about 10
serviceable leaves to the plant. Expert
ments have been made with Havana
seed" and this grows well in some To-
calities, so that now Connecticut pro-
duces two distinct kinds Of cigar leaves.
Fifty thousand Of the 10000, 900 acres
under cultivation in Ohio are devoted to
the culture of tobacco. In fact, tobacco
is grown in 80 Of the SO counties Of
Ohio. The greatest tobacco growing
counties of the State are Brown, Darke,
Montgomery and Noble in the southern
part Of the State, and Wayne and Medi-
ma in the north. The best Ohio tobacco
is grown in sandy soil.
The expense of growing and harvest
penses coming in up to the time of mar
keting make total cost of $50 an acre.
Even at these figures the crop Is said
to be profitable.
About the first Of April the seeds are
sown in beds and covered with glass or
canvas. The slips are transplanted the
first of June into ground which has pre-
viously been fortified. In dry weather
the plants will require watering, but IL
set out after good rain will take care
of themselves. The growing tobacco
plant is topped when the buds are de-
veloped and II or IA leaves are left. 1t
takes three or four weeks longer for the
plant to mature. A warm and moist
season is best for tobacco.
After the plants are fully matured
they are cut off ut the roots with to-
bacco shears. Then they are sheathed
and taken to the drying shed. There
the leaves are strung on lath four
feet long. seven or eight plants to a
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

nous quantities grown In the heart Of
the Dark Continent, where everybody
smokes who can get anything to smoke.
So If the estimated acreage was dou-
bled, and regarded rs 100000 instead
of 100000. and the estimated crop
were placed at 100000 instead of l.
000, 900 tons, the probability Is that the
figures would more nearly approximate
the truth.
That n portion of the earth's surface,
equaling one-tenth the area Of Mis-
souri,, should be wholly given up to the
cultivation of a plant that 300 years
ago was practically unknown to the
civilized world is marvellous enough to
satisfy the most extravagant fancy, but
that the use of n plant which does not
allay hunger, which, of itself, Is rank
poison to all the animals, should have
spread all over the globe in compare
lively brief time, seems absolutely in
credible, and suggests that there must
be something In the qualities or medical
properties of the herb which makes 1t
not only universally acceptable, but ev-
erywhere craved as one would crave
necessity of life. For people may
talk as they choose about the taste for
tobacco being an unnatural and acquir-
ed taste; this may be true, and yet the
taste Is none the less strong for all that.
The taste for alcoholic stimulants is
also acquired, and every one knows Its
power. But whether used I'm the form
Of an incense to the goddess of ease
or chewed to pulp while engaged at the
various vacations of life, or whether
enticed into the Dostrils In the form OF
an impalpable powder, tobacco is alike
enthralling to Its devotecs, and in each
and every case binds them to its SER
vice as with shackles of iron.
In every nation whore tobacco Is used
at all, that Is to say, all over the world,
smoking is the favorite method of en-
joying the seductive Influences of the
weed, and a pipe the principal medium.
1t Is true that among millions of the
human race cigars are In fashion, but
however elegant may be the cigar as n
means of realizing the benefits of the
incense drawn from the leaf, every one,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

~ y. ohVVNs Pl,VOO piAAS oVoAe-
ing the first man who will bring his
head to the New Mexico White Caps.
In April of last year, Brown, Deputy
Sheriff William Green and William
Kelley were called upon to arrest cat
tie thieves who were carrying on ex-
tenslve threats In the San Isidoro coun-
try, not far from Las Animas, In south
ern Colorado. Both Green and Kelley
were killed and their murderers are
reported to have received the $1,000
sums promised for their dead bodies.
Mr.. Brown was wise enough to leave
the country. He is persistent in his
declarations that the White Caps were
behind the opposition to the law. The
valiant survivor Of these various trays
Is now travelling one of the most des-
perate districts in Denver.
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my OLD KENTUCKY HOME"
The House Still Standing Where tn
Famous Song Was Written.

The House Still Standing Where the
Famous Song Was Written.
The house Is still standing near
Bardstown, KY, where Stephen Col
Inns Foster wrote the world-famous
song. my Old Kentucky Home" 1t is
known rs Federal Jill, the residence
place of the Rowan family for almost
a'century.
In the late '50's, only five or six years
before his death, Foster, then living in
Pennsylvania, was invited by the Row.
ans to pay an extended visit to Federal
Hill. On this visit his sister Eliza ac-
companied him, and the stay in old
Kentucky, as Foster often said, was
one Of the most pleasant periods Of his
life. Surrounded by all that was beau
tiful, 1t was easy for the man who had
given expression to so many soul-stir-
ring Southern melodies-"Old Folks at
Home" 'Massa's in the Cold Ground"
etc.-to compose the tribute to the man
sion Of the Blue Grass that will endure
as long as Kentucky can produce sim
gle voice capable of humming it's sweet
notes. 1t Is doubtless probable that
Foster composed the three verses OF
my Old Kentucky Home" in quite as
many days, and gave fitting musical
expression to the words employed as
rapidly as his pencil dropped the lines.
He was inspired alike by the beautiful
sunshine Of the mornings and the yell
low moonlight of the nights that fell
upon Federal Hill, by the waving gold
en- grain, the hush Of the corn, the ne
groes performing their duties, the lazy
little darkies in the cabins, and finally
by the warblings Of the hooking bird,
the thrush's mellow song and the fife
like notes Of the Kentucky cardinal,
made world renowned by James Lane
Allen; and the writing Of the undying
verses must have been labor of love.
"My Old Kentucky Home" is charac-
terized by melancholy. Foster seems
to have had a presentiment that the
days of slavery were numbered. and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

although a Northerner by birth regret
ted in his song the coming of the day
when the darkies would "sing no more
by the glimmer Of the moon, on the
bench by the old cabin door," The song
complete is as follows:
The sun shines bright on my old Ken
lucky home;
IT'S summer the darkies are all gay;
The corn tops ripe and the meadows in
the bloom,
While the birds are making music all
the day;
The young folks roll on the little cabin
floor,
All merry, oil happy, all bright;
By'm by hard times comes a-knocking at
Then, my old Kentucky home. good
night.
Weep no more, my lady; oh, weep no more
to-day;
Wen sing you one song for the old Ken
lucky home;
For cur old Kentucky home, far away.
Il
the coon,
On the meadow, the hill and the shore;
They sing no more by the glimmer of the
moon,
On the bench by the old cabin door;
The day goes by like shadow DER the
heart,
With sorrow where all was delight:
The time has come when the darkies have
to part,
Then, my old Kentucky home, good
night.
The head must bow, and the back will
have to bend,
wherever the darkies may go;
A few more days and the trouble all will
end,
In the field where the sugar canes grow.
A few days more to tote the weary load
No matter. 1t will never be light;
A few more days till we totter on the
road;
Then, my old Kentucky home, good
night.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

a desperate fight between q horse and
. boar. which resulted In the death OF
both animals, Is reported from the coun-
ty line eighteen miles north of Warsaw,
Ind. The animals were on the farm OF
Arthur Munson and got together In a
field, when the combat began. At the
end Of twenty minutes the horse was
torn and bleeding, bad wounds being
inflicted by the tusks of the angry hog,
which was also In dying condition, its
head and legs being broken by the ire
mendous kicks administered by the
horse. The animals survived the fight
only short time.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

lath. The laths are hung across poles.
Sometimes after harvest II takes ten
months to get crop of tobacco ready
for market. After curing the punches
of tobacco must be stripped. The doors
of the sheds are left open during n
damp spell and the moistened leaves
are taken down and stored In cellar
or some place where they will not dry
out. Afterward they are sorted In the
stripping room according to length and
quality. They are then tied into hands"
Of proper size, IS or 20 leaves to hand,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

II, when Raleigh returned TO Eng
land In 1865 with a package Of tobacco
and q pipe. any one should have fore
told that In about three centuries the
plant whose leaves he brought would
have spread round the world, would be
cultivated In every zone from the froz-
en- regions Of the North to the burning
sands of the tropics, would form one of
the most important sources Of wealth
to the farmer and manufacturer, one
of the leading solaces of the worlds
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16
Mere bundle. of Nerves.

Some peevIsh. querulous people seem mere
bundles OF nerves. The least sound agtates
their sensorIums and ruflies their tempers.
No doubt they are horn SO. But may not their
nervousness be ameliorated. II not entirely
relieved3 Internationally. and with Hos
letters Stomach Bitters. BY cultivating
their digestion, and insuring more complete
assimilation OF the food with this admirable
corrective. they will experience a speedy
and very perceptible gain in nerve quitude.
Dyspepsia. blliousness, constipation aud rheu-
matism yield to the Bitters.
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Under Obligation.

The late Frederick Locker-Lampson
relates in his photographed Conf
dences" that his uncle used to say that
you could not widen the mouth of a
Locker without injury to his ears"
One day ut Malta this frank old gen.
tleman asked stranger who had jus:
landed to take wine with him, and ex.
pressed his obligation for the favor
by saying: yesterday, sir, was the
ugliest man In all MaltaT
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16
A Kind RECON- meudation.

Weakleigh-My trouble has reached
that condition where am obliged to
have a specialist. Can you recommend
DIR. Cutter?
Flinr-Certainly.
Weakleigh-What Is his speciality?
Flint = Autopsies. : Richmond Dis
patch
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

toned In Denver,
for active work
among the outlaws
of Colorado and
N e w M e xi C o.
Thanks to Mr..
Browns zeal In
tracing criminals,
he was compelled
to depart from
southern Colorado,
and there Is q
Ct OOA nri1a ouvoff-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16
AN OPEN LETTER
From Miss Sachner, Of Columbus,
O., to Ailing Women.

To all women who are ill:-It AZ
fords me great pleasure to tell you of
the benefit 1 have derived from TAX
ing Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. can hardly find words to
express my gratitude for the boon
given to suffering women in that ex-
cellent remedy. Before taking the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16
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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

Word comes from all quarters that the
neatest and most satisfactory dye for col
oring the beard a brown or black is Buck
inghams Dye for the Whiskers.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16
OUR TOBACCO CROP.
THIS COUNTRY RAISES ANNUAL.
~ 500, 900. 900 POUNDS.

In ~ Years This Has Yielded In Rcve-
niue 1000, 600, o00--Lesding Tobac-
CO. Producing states-spread of the
Cultivation OF tho Plant Marvellous.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

Piso's Cure for Consumption has been
. godsend to me.-Wm. b. Mcclellan.
Chester. Fla. Sept II. 1895.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

Night-keys. as rule, have the hard
est work to do in the morning.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

would be formed to prevent its use,
that governments would derive large
part of their revenue from taxes laid
upon it, that poets would sing it's
praises, and kings write books denounc-
ing its use, that 1t would be the cause
of a schism among the adherenrs Of one
Of the worlds greatest religions, that
1t would be used alike in the palaces of
the rich and the novels of the poor, that
the naked savage in the jungles Of
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a steady lob.
~ Steuup JOD.
HEnr marcy'S sake Rnxtqr wh

have you been until this time Of
night?"
'Thass all ri. m dear. Been organ
izin' mother Klondike comp'ny-makes
fo-fourth one to-day."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

The men that marry most frequently
for money are the ministers.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16
There 81 |. Class OF People

Who are injured BY the use Of coffee.
Recently there mas been placed in all
the grocery stores ANEW preparation
called GRA1N-O, made OF pure grains,
that takes the place of coffee. The most
delicate, stomach receives it without dis
tress, and but few can tell 1t from cof-
fee. 1t does not cost over one-fourth as
much. Children may drink it with great
benefit. 15c. and. DC, per package.
Try It. Ask Tor CsRAIN!O. 80
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

Whereupon the other boarders re-
freshed themselves with smile at the
landlady's EXPENSE Exchange.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

Mrs. Winslow,s SOOTHING SYRUP for children
teethtnR; goftene the gums, reduces Inflammation
sllays pain. cures wind collie. AGENTS bottle.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

Never go to lawyer when you want
assistance In settling q fuss
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16


sicians and gradually grew worse.
About year ago was advised by a
friend to try Mrs. Pinkham's Sanative
Wash and Vegetable Compound, which
1 did. After using three bottles of
the Vegetable Compound and one pack
age of Sanativc Wash, am now enjoy
ing better health than ever did, and
attribute the same to your wonderful
remedies. 1 cannot find words to ex-
press what a Godsend they have been
to me.
Whenever begin to feelnervousa and
Ill, know have a never-failing ply
stefan at hand. 1t would afford me
pleasure to know that my words had
directed some suffering sister to health
and strength through those most ex.
cellent remedies.-MIssM MAY SACHNEB,
s4sX e. Rich ST., Columbus, o.
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ALapselof Membry.

Whats this you have asked me to
carve, Mrs. Slimmeal?' .,
"That a spring .chicker, Mr.. Board
man." = 80 ss1.sa.s
"Why, so 1t is, so 1t is. How strange
I didn't recognize such an old acquaint.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

Twelve years in Chicago as a detec-
tive and regular patrolman admirably
fitted Officer III. @. Brown, now sta
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

Compound
/ was thin,
sallow,and
nervous. l
was trou-
bled with
leucor-
rhea, and
my men
strual pc
RODS were
very irreg-
ular. I
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

Halls Catarrh Cure.
Is taken internally. Price IS cents.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16
Turned Down

Turned Down.
Sister, heard that poor Miss Haw
kins has gone into decline. Is it SOP"
Brother-Yes, she has; l got some of
the decline last night.-Up-to-Date
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WANTED,
WANTED
WANTED.

SITUATION by a steady, reliable man, to drive and take care of horses; is very use ful in house and place. Can be seen at Stable of AT HILLHOUSE AVE. oil 2ts
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BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.

MT. Joe Weibel, son of the late MT. Weibel, who was for many years well known brewer, celebrated his twenty first birthday last night. He gave a banquet to a number of his friends at his residence. He was presented by his friends with a number of beautiful tes- timonials of regard. The affair was a very pleasant one and much enjoyed
 Among those present were, from this city: Town Clerk Brethauer and wife, MT. c. R. Nicklas and wife, J. H. Adams and wife, Dr. Bellosa, wife and daughter, Miss Josie Bellosa, MT. Her man Seydl, Professor Balck. MT. E. Bollschweiler and wife, MT. Eisele, Miss Louise Breitenbucher of Newark, N. J., and a number of others.
 Among the gifts to MT. Weibel were an elegant diamond ring from his mother, a diamond stud from friends in Ansonia, and many gold pieces from others.
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Funeral To-day of Francis Farrell.

The funeral of Francis Farrell takes place this forenoon with service at his late residence on Columbus avenue at 8:30 and at the Sacred Heart church at 3 o'clock. The Bricklayers' and Plas- terers' union, of which he was promi- nent member, will attend in a body, and a call for their assembling at their hall for the purpose appears in anoth- CT column. The deceased was one of the most skilled workmen in his branch of business in the city. For many years he worked for Smith, Sperry & Treat, and more recently for John N. Leonard & Co. His wife died some years ago. His age was about fifty-five years. He leaves several children to mourn the loss of kind, indulgent fa- ther and many friends.
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sELECrDANCING CLASSES.
IIlIpdTItU ny C. FRANCIS MALONE

Office hours at haII rom a. m. to D. m.
 and to D. m.
 DAYS AND HOURS FOR GLASSES: Friday, Oct Sth, from 2:30 to 4, for little tots from ] to s years old. 4:3O to Ii. cbiI dren from to b. Evening, from s to 10 for young ladies and gentlemen NoteNThe above classes are only open to beginners, Advanced class for young misses and mas ters will meet Mondays from 4:3O to 6:I5 commencing Monday, Oct. 11th. This class will be known as the Cottilion Class, the instruction to consist of new german figures and new parlor dances.
 It is of utmost advantage to pupils to register before the first lessons. s27 I'm
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WANTED,

A SITUATION by respectable girl to do general housework in a private family. ol2 1t* Address M O., This Office.
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BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY.
Pleasant Informal Evening Spent Witt
 Mr George N Moses.

Pleasant Informal Evening Spent With
 MT. George N. Moses.
 In honor of the sixtieth anniversary of his birthday, MT. George N. Moses; last evening, very informally entertain ed about fifty of his intimate friends at his pleasant residence, PA Lawrence street. Included in the party were many of the leading odd Fellows of this city
 During the evening the assembled company presented MT. Moses with an elegant gold-headed cane. Social con- versation and dainty luncheon serV- ed to make the evening very pleasant one.
 Among those present were members of the Odd Fellows Mutual Aid society," of which MT Moses is secretary.
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Emil Weinberg, clothing salesman, employed in New York retail store, and Miss Emma Schoenfield, also of New York, came to this city Sunday to visit friends, and while here decided to marry. With the aid of their friends they obtained license and they went to the residence of Justice Charles Kleiner, who performed the marriage ceremony. They left soon after for New York
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TO HEAR DIR. STORRS.

A large party of Meriden people who are interested in foreign missions are planning a trip to New Haven Thurs day evening to hear Dr. Storrs of Brooklyn deliver his annual address before the American Board of Foreign Missions at the Hyperion theater.-Mer- iden Journal.
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TO WHOM MAY CONCERN.

TO WHOM TIT MAY CONCERN. The copartnership heretofore existing be- tween the undersigned under the firm name of '.Wines X Beecher," is this day dis solved by mutual consent. All persons in debted to said firm are requested to make payment to Edward Wines. who alone is authorized to receipt for said debts, and who will pay all debts due by said firm. New Haven, Oct. 9. 1897.
 EDWARD WINES.
 JAMES G. BEECHER. Theu undersigned will continue the busi- ness as usual at 354 Davenport avenue. o12 1t EDWARD WINES.
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dMants.

One Cent Word each insertion, flva cents a Word for full Week, seven times.
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BRIDGEPORT HOTEL CHANGE.

Bridgeport, Oct. 11.-Saturday after noon George Downing, who has con- ducted the Fremont hotel for several years, became it's sole lessee. Mary Watson of New Haven has held the lease of the place, but through an ar engagement with MT. Downing he acted as manager.
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WANTED.
WANTED
WANTED,

SITUATION by a girl to do second work or light housework; reference if required.
 o12 1t* Call at 127 WALLACE ST.