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OBITUARY NOTES.
Funeral in West Haven, Yesterday.

The funeral of little Alice Irene Bate man, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Frank l.. Bateman, who died on Tuesday of membranous croup after brief illness, took place at the residence of the be- reaved family, 299 Campbell avenue. Owing to the nature of the disease, the funeral was private. There were many beautiful tributes of flowers to the memory of the little sleeper, who was a general favorite, and a very bright interesting child. Her age was seven years and six months. Superintendent Thomas Powell of the Sunday school of Phelps Memorial Baptist church, West Haven, conducted the funeral services in the absence of the pastor of the church, Rev. MT. Cameron. Stahl & Son were the funeral directors. The in- terment was in Oak Grove cemetery, West Haven.
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years. The Pantzer brothers, Europes greatest acrobats and head balancers; Douglas and Ford, California's best song and dance artists; Walker sisters comediennes, also appear. The Girl from China," the great operatic bur lesque. will also be given. The pro- duction requires twenty-five characters Miss Clara Sonora appears as "The Girl from China" Miss Heten Salinger as Lord Broadway" They are sur rounded by twenty-five handsome wo- men and ten comedians. Matinees to- morrow and Saturday. Prices as usual Matinee, 10c, 15c and 25c Night, 10c, 200, soc and soc.
 PATENT APPLIED FOR"
 In Elmer E. Vance's big new produc- tion, Patent Applied For,'' which come to the Grand opera house next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, is a realistic ship scene where the vessel. "The Savannah" encounters a fearful gale just as she clears from the city, in whose honor she is named. The scene is decidedly wierd in it's vivid realism. The kind is produced by a Sturtevant blower of 5000 pounds pres sure, worked by ten Horsepower en- pinp
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A TRUE TALE.

Here is a true story about Henry E. Dixey. He went to New Haven last week on business, accompanied by his manager, Edward L. Bloom. On arriv- ing, says the New York Evening Sun, they took a cab to their hotel and when the pair alighted Dixey said:
 Whats the fare, cabby?"
 ''One dollar, sir" replied Jehu.
 Say, look here" interrupted Bloom, I'm paying for this.'
 The cabby looked at both the man. ager and magician for ten seconds.
 ''Seventy-five cents,' said he, finally.
 The money was paid, but ever since then both Dixey and Bloom has been trying to find out on which one of them the joke really was.
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UNITED CHURCH LECTURES.

Under the auspices of the Mems club of the United church the following ser ies of lectures will be delivered this fall to which all members of the uni versity are invited:
 November 14-Dr. Ruen Thomas of Brooklyn on "The Moral Value of a Man"
 November 21-"Prof. Sheath of 'Ten- nyson's Philosophy of Religion"
 December 5-Prof. Francis $. Pea body on "The Christian Doctrine of So- cial Duty"
 December 12.-Dr. Van Dyke of New York city on Morality and Art
 January 30-Dr. Emory Bradford on ''The Unity of the World
 Dr. Joseph Twichell, '56, and Mrs. Ballington Booth will also speak, but these dates have not been decided upon.
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HILLHoUsE-NEw BRITAIN GAME.

The Hillhouse-New Britain game Will be played at Yale Field this coming Saturday, without a doubt, as the Hartford, Sufheld, Bridgeport and, of course, Hlllhouse delegates have so voted, leaving a minority, New Britain, Meriden and Waterbury, in favor of having the game at Hartford. The New Britain team has a new coach, MT. Abbot, who will assist Coach Ran som in his duties, and although the members of the team feel confident of defeating Hillhouse, they are taking no chances. Hillhouse is also confident of winning, and as all the different teams In this state support her in this opinion she has good reasons for it.
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Friends in \PIantsville.

The funeral of Sylvester Waterman was held yesterday afternoon from his late home in Prospect street, Plants vile; services being conducted by Rev. MT. Marsland of the M. E. church, as sisted .by Rev. MT. Bray. Singing was by quartette from the M. E. church choir. The bearers were: D. w. Twitchell, Levi Fowler George D.. Hitchcock, William Lugg, James Rey- holds and Benjamin Cowles. The burial was in Quinnipiac cemetery.
 The funeral of Eugene Marion was held from Gould's undertaking rooms yesterday afternoon at o'clock. Ser vices were conducted by Rev. Shep- herd Knapp, jr. Delegates from Eureka lodge, l. o. o. F.; William Berry lodge, K. of F., and Wonx Tribe, I. O. R. M., attended the funeral. The bearers were relatives. Eureka lodge had charge of the funeral. Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery.
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GrnudOpera House.

The Vaudeville Club, under the direc- tion of Weber & Fields, which is to be at the Grand opera house tonight and for the balance of the week, give an enjoyable high class vaudeville enter tainrnent. The performance begins with the olio of vaudeville acts, and is headed by Nat Lewis and Dave Feilds,
 known as the two peaches, in their re- diculously funny dialogue act. James Cook, of the team of Cook and Sonora, comedy artists, is a native of this city, and expects that his many friends will give him a rousing welcome on his first appearance in this city for many
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A WEDDING,

The marriage of Frank l.. Shay of this city, son of MT. and Mrs. William neatly, daughter of MT. and Mrs John Conneally, was solemnized with mass at St. Joseph's church in Winsted yes- terday forenoon, Father Leonard offici- ating. Luke Conneally, a brother of the bride, acted as best man, and Alice Shay. a sister of the groom, acted as bridesmaid A wedding lunch was sarv- ed at the home of the brides parents. The happy couple left on the 1:45 p. m. train with the best wishes of a host of friends.
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S34-84o Chapel Street, New Haven, Conn.
ICEBOUND WHALING FLEE.

Washington, Nov. 1O.-Secretary Long and Captain Shoemaker had another conference with the president to-day concerning the icebound whaling fleet in Bering sea. Further information from San Francisco was received which made it inexpedient to send the whaling schooner Thrasher to the scene.
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NEW HAVEN POLO TEAM.

ment company has filed a certificate of organization in the secretary's offDce
 The capital stock is $3,O0, which is di- vided as follows: James McLay, 40 shares; Edward c. Hausman, 40; and Charles H. Hilton, 40 The amount of the actual stock paid for in cash is $500.
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Death of Mrs. Sproat.

The funeral services of Mrs. Mar garet Sproat, widow of Thomas A. Sproat who died at her residence Tuesday, will take place from her late residence, No. 17 Norton street, Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. She was a member of the United church and had many friends, who deeply mourn her loss She was seventy-two years old. One of her daughters is the wife of Attorney F. w. Chase.
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PHOENIX LODGE.

Phoenix lodge No. 43, A. o. U. w., will receive a visit from Commonwealth lodge No. 69 next Monday evening at their lodge rooms on Orange street.
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Top Coats
Separate Skirts

Beautifully finished and lined with best silk throughout
 Will offer Thursday a lot of Black All Silk Brocade Outside Skirts, tailor made, full sizes and extra width, worth $75O, large patterns, at..................
 QQ aa oJ,
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The second class in embroidery will be opened at the Y. w. c. A. this even ing.
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Blankets
The New Haven
 Silk Store

Will offer Thursday some startling bargains in Silks. 25 PIECES FANCY Brocade Silks for waists, dresses, etc., all silk and worth 75c yard. d............
 49c yard 10 PIECES BLACK BROCADE Satins. large and small effects, very desirable for full costumes, skirts, etc, would be cheap at 75c, price. e............
 49c yard 25 PIECES Fancy Silks, now......
 75c yard 15 PIECES
 Fancy Silks, now...
 $1.00 yard F PIECES Fancy Silks, now.................... $1.25 yard A NEW AND BEAUTIFUL Line of Evening Silks, just received, in prices ranging from. .................. 75c to s300 yard 5 PIECES BROCADE Satin Duchess, in evening colors, reg $1.00 yard Japanese Cups and Saucers Positively the greatest bargain ever given. 25c CUPS And SaucerS nOw...............,.... 10c soc AND 75c Cups and Saucers now................. 25c These are in Basement and Center Aisle.
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Notion News

Aluminium Thimbles, all sizes, Id each.
 Hairpins in papers, 1c paper.
 Lindsay Safety Pins, 1c dozen. Box assorted Needles, 1c box.
 Kid Hair Curriers', best quality, Sc dozen.
 Hairpins in nice wooden case Sc case. Tooth Brushes, large assortment, So each.
 Curling Irons, latest styles, 2c and Dc.
 Toilet Combs only 4c each.
 Hair Brushes, all bristle, 15c and 25cs
 Shell Hairpins, 5c dozen.
 Bone Buttons, dozen on card, 5c and Sc.
 Ladies' Fancy Frill Side Supporters. 15c pair.
 Dress Shields, special quality. 5c pairs
 Dress Stays, all sizes 5c dozen.
 Sewing Silk, black and all colors, on- 1y % spool.
 Paragon Silk all colors, spools for 10c.
 Swansdown Face Powder, pink and white, 7c box.
 Talcum Powder, only 50 box.
 Tooth Powder, large bottle, loo box.
 Camphor Ice, only 1Oc box.
 Cold Cream, @ perfect cure for chap- ped hands, 10c jar. Glycerine large bottle, only 1Oc.
 Smelling Salts, extra quality, 7c bot tie.
 Ladies' Fancy Elastic Garters in nice box, 1Oc pair.
 Side Combs, large assortment, 5c and 10c.
 Stick Pins, 1Oc and 15c quality, go fon | 5c each. Brooches, choice novelties, 25c each. | Cuff Pins, latest designs, 10c pair.
 Pocketboeks, 39c and soc quality, 25c.
 Chamois Skins, only 5c each | Florida Water, large bottle, 15c.
 Bradleys Triple Extracts, choice | odors, 10c bottle. Big tumble in Braids, Gimps, Passe- menterie Ornaments, Frogs, Loops, etc. l See our assortment. | Feather Boas, from 59c.
 Childrens Fur Sets in bright array. Candies Peanut Brittle, 10c ID. ', Corn Cakes, 10c dozen- Gum Drops, 10c fb. l Lemon Drops, 10c fb. l Peanuts, hot roasted, 5c quart. 1 TOILET SOAP. Box containing 8 Cakes only 10c | WRITING PAPER. Special offering ........ ............... 5c hoY
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An Astrakhan Collarette others ask
 $3.75 Seal, Martin and Electric Seat at about half price.
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Cloaking Department

Purchased 25 pieces All Wool Cloak ings, IF yards wide, in cheviots, bou- cles and diagonal, black and olive; ac- tual retail price everywhere $250, our Q2c
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1O35 Next to the Fashionable Horse Show in New
 York, will be
 McIntyre's Grand Display IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC MERCHANDISE THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY. what See Skirts Golf Cape Silks and Dress Goods

CHILDREN'S FLEECE-LINED Moca Gloves, a decided bargain, at...
 soc and 75c pair CHILDREN'S FLEECE-LINED Kid Gloves at....................
 50c and 75c pair Exceptional values. MEMS FLEECE-LINED Kid Gloves, special offering, at......
 soc, 69c and S9c pair These cannot be matched. Cloak Department THE RUSH at this department on Monday and Saturday speaks more for the merits of our offerings than ten thousand advertisements. Other un- heard of values go on sale Thursday that cannot be duplicated in any other store.
 LADIES' BLACK BOUCLE Capes trimmed with Thibet fur, satin rhadame lined, fur collar, 30 inches deep, worth double, our price while they last .................... $9.69 each OTHER BOUCLE PLUSH Cloth and Silk Capes at equally low prices.
 Top Coats
 We offer Ladies' Coat, fine all wool Kersey, silk taffeta lined throughout; in green, tan and black, all sizes, at... | $1O.50 Worth $15.00. | SPECIAL SALE OF LADIES' Boucle Jackets, lined throughout with satin rhadame and satin, at.. .........
 $49S, $69S, $S.50 | Worth $7.OO, s9.5O and $1100 each. 1 OTHER JACKETS
 And Russian Blouses at sS 1-3 under regular prices.
 VERY STYLISH KERSEY Top Goats, braid trimmed, at.......... $1475, $17.50, $19.50, $22.50
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White India Linene

A superior quality and finish, worth
 10c yard
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Mackintoshes

House Gowns and Woolen Separat Skirts at our usual low prices.
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Cotton

Cotton
 15 bales Brown Cotton at the lowest prices yet made ...............'....
 3%c, 41sc, 5c and 6c yard I1ONSDAI1E BLEACHED COTTON. 9 cases 36-inch Lonsdale Cotton, one of the best cottons made and sold in Boston and New York at Sc yard, our price ........ .....'.... .'....''..' .''''.''.
 SAC yard No duplicates or none sold at whole sale,
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Ribbons
Hosiery

Ladies' Cotton Fleeced Lined Hose, fast black, double heel and toe- A bar gain at.... ...................... "....
 12 1-2c pair Regular price 19c.
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Telephone 1O35.


 Fast black wool hose, actual value
 19o pair CHILlDREN'S Wool Hose.......s a.. ..-......~....
 15 and 19c pair Underwear A great bargain in Ladies' Jersey Ribbed Vests and Pants, feeced lined, worth 39c, at..........s ................
 25c each CHILDRENS White winter weight Vests and Pants.
 16 and 18- 5c........Each worth 15c 20 and 22-10c.o COCO. Each worth 20c "A and 26-15c.. Each worth 25c Upholstery Department Rare bargains in Irish Point Cur tains: LOT ONE, Worth $500, are going at............s
 $3.49 pair LOT TWO, Worth ss.75, going at......~...-.....
 $4.98 pain LOT THREE, Worth $s.5O, going at................
 $6.47 pair LOT FOUR, Worth $105O, going at ................
 $7.49 pair LOT FIVE, Worth s15.Oo, going at..........-..M $9.50 pair LOT SIX, Worth $2O0O, going at................a $1250 pair Portieres Satin finish Portieres, beautiful Ori- ental colors, a regular $7.50 pattern. $598 pair Chenille Portieres We offer two grades, exceptionally cneap ...-s ................... ..........
 $1.98 and $3.9S You'll find both way below regular values.
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POrtieres
Chenille Portieres

We offer two grades, exceptionally cheap ....s ...,............... ..........
 $1.9S and $3.98 values.
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Special Offering
 Fur CollaretJes

 An Astrakhan Collarette others ask S5.5O for at ......................
 $3.75 Seal, Martin and Electric Seat at about half price. Mackintoshes House Gowns and Woolen Separate Skirts at our usual low prices. Black Goods Prices over sS 1-9 under actual value. 4O-INCH ALL WOOL Sural Twill ........... ..............
 25c 4o-INCH
 storm Serge, all wool, worth 50c......
 29c 46-INCH ALL WOOL Jacquard Brocades, pretty figures,
 soc 4S-INCH ALI WOOL India Twill Serge actual value 9Sc..
 59c Dress Goods These are up -to-date styles and 25 to 33 1-3 under price. 4O-INCH ILLUMINATED Poplins and Plain Poplins, worth CSC.
 39c 42-INCH ALL WOOL Princess Suiting and Heather Mix lures, desirable for coat suits, actual value 75c..... ........................ 50c 46-INCH ALL WOOL Moscovietta, Green. Brown, Blue, Car dinal, Olive, worth $1. $1.00.................. 75c 54-INCH ALL WOOL Plait Serge Waterproof, and heavy enough for coat suits. $1 yard Ribbons
 All Silk Moire Taffeta Ribbons, 1-2 inches wide, at........ .................. 17c yard Hosiery Ladies' Cotton Fleeced Lined Hose, | fast black, double heel and toe- A bar i gain at. .,.... 12 1-2c pair n-
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thing" basis, and at the agreed prices
they are now receiving cash down for
their tobacco as fast as they bring it
to the packing house from their
barns.
The next step was to make sure
that the crops should be properly
raised and barn cured. Captain Hart
accordingly employed at the outset an
expert in tobacco culture, furnished
him with a horse and buggy, and kept
him hustling all summer among the
farms. Every planter was carefully
and precisely instructed in every pro-
of the seed until the delivery of the
pole-cured tobacco at the packing
house. The best possible results in
quality and condition of leaf were
thus assured. The weather during the
early part of the season was adverse
but for the last few weeks has been
all that could be desired.
The seed furnished to the planters
was part Cuban and part Sumatra.
AS an illustration of the careful
methods pursued it may be mentioned
that pine boxes of the uniform size
of 4X4X2 feet, all carefully lined with
paper, in order that the pine flavor
might not be transferred to- the leaf,
were furnished to the growers, in
which to bring their tobacco from the
barns to the packing house.
Being thus assured of crop, which
has turned out to be of fine quality
and in splendid condition, Captain
Hart proceeded to put up a large two
story brick packing house, with all
modern appliances. 1t is even equip
ped with an elevator. Then he sent
to Quincy for two packers who have
been employed in the business there
for ten or twelve years, and are thor
oughly familiar with every process.
These men are now busy receiving the
leaf as it comes from the farms, and
putting it through the necessary
stages for it's conversion into choice
cigar wrappers. For the Sumatra to-
bacco something less than month,
and for the Cuban tobacco a month is
required for the curing.
Captain Hart believes, and appar-
emily with good reason, that the re-
suit of all of this painstaling care
will be quantity of tobacco of the
highest quality, which the manufac-
turers of the very highest priced CT
gars will be ready to snap up at high
ly remunerative prices.
An interesting question remains to
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Florida Tobacco Fair.

Lake City, Fla, Aug. 25.-Herewith
1 send proceedings of the first meet
ing of the Florida Tobacco Fair Asso-
citation. [ have little doubt that the
Florida Tobacco Fair will attract the
largest gathering of tobacco men ever
assembled in the South. Our railroad
companies, especially the G. S. q f.,
are now advertising it by circulars
and posters and placards, and every
other way outside of the newspapers;
and the transportation committee has
already been assured that the rate
will be nominal. No doubt every part
will be represented by good exhibits,
for liberal premiums will be offered.
l sacrificed five hundred pounds of
my Sumatra wrappers yesterday at
$1.25 a pound and filters at so cents.
The wrappers were worth from So to
So. M
Pursuant to general notification the
citizens of Lake City, professional and
business men, met at the courthouse
Tuesday evening for the purpose OF
organizing Tobacco Fair Association
to complete arrangements for the sue
cess of the Florida Tobacco Fair to
be held in this city on the 27th and
28th of October.
There were a good number of per-
sons present, all of whom took an act
i've interest in the meeting and were
enthused at the evident prospects of
success.
The meeting was opened with a
ringing speech by Col. D. L. Geer, who
gave a brief history of the tobacco
industry in this country. Speeches
were also made by Senator B. III. Pal
mer, Mr.. S. B. Thompson and Post
master w. H. Perry, all of whom
urged unity of action by all the bus
mess men of the city and county and
spoke enthusiastically of assured
success.
A temporary organization was
1OlHlou NY cICCIlIlS Jas. IL. Jung,
chairman, and S. B. Thompson, secre-
tary.
1t was then moved and carried that
Lake City have a State Tobacco Fair,
and Prof. F. B. Noodle, the pioneer
tobacco grower of this county, if not
the State, made long and earnest
talk telling the good results to be de-
rived therefrom. He read a letter
from Maj. W. L. Glessner, of Macon,
Ga, stating that the Georgia South
ern & Florida railroad would run
cheap excursions and affiliate in ev-
cry way possible to secure the Fairs
success. Other railroads of the State,
he said, would do likewise; it would
be of great benefit to them.
The Association was then organized
by electing Prof. F. B. Noodle pres1-
dent, j. w. Perry, first president;
b. H. Palmer, second vice-president;
S. B. Thompson, secretary, and T. S.
Chalker, treasurer.-Southern Tobac-
co Journal
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results of the years operations have
been SO satisfactory that very large
increase of acreage is assured.
Some ten acres of tobacco were rails
ed in the vicinity of Lake City in
1896. The area this year is seventy
five acres. Of this significant increase
about sixty acres is to be attributed
to the enterprise of Captain A. B.
Hart and Mr.. d. L. Geer Captain
Harris methods have proved so well
adapted to the local situation, and
may be found so well worthy of adop-
ton in other counties, that a detail
ed description of them will doubtless
be of much interest to the farmers of
the State.
Cotton used to be Columbia county's
staple crop. The agriculturists were
a slave to it, if not enslaved by it,.
Plenty of cotton, and plenty of corn,
too is still raised on it's fertile acres,
but a more remunerative industry is
in sight.
Captain Hart has for long time
operated cotton gin-the only one in
the region. To this fact is due in
some measure, through curious
train of circumstances, the new de-
velopment of tobacco.
Formerly, cotton seed would sell
for $14 or SIS ton. Lately, with
slackened demand or over-supply, So
or SO has been all that could be realiz-
ed.
One day the idea came to Captain
Hart that if he should put in a crush
er to crush the cotton seed, so that it
should be available for fertilizer, and
then should furnish the seed and 9TH
er necessary fertilizers to a sufficient
number of farmers for the cultivation
Of Tobacco, taking the pay for the stuff
advanced after the harvesting of the
crop, he would then be able to get
substantially the old price for the cot
ton seed, besides helping both the
farmers and himself to a good thing
in the tobacco crop itself.
Out OF this expectation has grown
the increase of sixty acres in Lake
City's tobacco farms. Scattered with
in ten miles of the city, and mostly
within five or six miles, fifty farmers
have this year raised tobacco on Cap
tain Harris account. They are now
bringing their product to the pack
ing-house. Every one of the fifty is
perfectly we'll satisfied with the result
Of the seasons operations and anX-
iOus to enter into new contracts for
the coming year.
Tobacco was almost an untried crop
in Lake City last winter. The farm
ers knew nothing of the methods of
cultivation, and had no facilities for
curing, packing and marketing tobac-
co, if they should cultivate it. But fifty
men stood ready to put in an average
area of more than an acre, on condi-
ton that seed should be given to
them, fertilizers should be advanced.
they should be instructed how to han
die the crop, both while growing and
afterWard, and moderate payment
should be made for the product, de-
Quoting the advances. Uniform con-
tracts were prepared on this basis
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The Industry in Columbia County.

the industry IN Columbia County.
A special correspondent of the Cit
izen writes:
Columbia county has been this year
the scene of a remarkable experiment
in tobacco culture. In and about Lake
City the industry is no longer expert
mental. Good weather has favored the
farmers, large crops have been raised,
and popular enthusiasm for the new
branch of agriculture is unbounded.