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191190 1101, HMT'ltKIH
THE FRANKLIN COUNTY REGISTER
Wm W| ‘frd VOL. I.NO. 33
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Legal Notices
POSTPOMEDAMINISTR A -
TOR’S SALE.
Geo rgia Franklin County. 5
By virtue of an oWerfrbto tlte^Au'r
of Ordinary of Franklin County, will
be sold on the first Tuesday in Decern*
ber next 1887, at the court house dooi
in said county, between the legal hours
of sale, two tracts of land m said coun
t y whereon John H. Little resided at
the time of his death. Tract No 1
containing.two hundred and seventy
joining 'lands of W^C .°Liitle 1>«A ng
jin and others, lying on the waters of
Hudson river and on Urn road leaning
IXhMTmUamhftSflS 5l,%„ JSn!i M KRaW
<
ot well improved land Ordinary of the ballance dwell
ing on the same, most
of asid tract is fine forest laud. Tract
No 2 eontnins 158 asres more or less
and adjoins tract No 1 and has soma
sixty acres of improved land in culli
ration, ballance in original forest, al
of the above land will be sold for caslil
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CITATION/ Tt
jrf-XO 1*10.^ ,<jtf 1 £' ■
Georgia Franklin County. hi:,-;
Whereas James.W.Parcell:
ters of E V- PurceU represents to
court in his petition, duly filed and
tered on record, that he has fully adi
ministered E V Purcell, estate This
therefore, to cite all persons
heirs and creditors, to show cause,
any they can, why said administrator
should net be discharged from his
ministration, and receive letters of dis¬
mission on the first Monday in E^lgua|y
18S8. This Nov 7 1887.
L. N. Til Lie Old.
PROFESSIONAL NOTICES.
A (j McCurry, ; P P Proffitt
Hartwell Ga. ; Crnesville, Gs.
»
McCURRY & PROFFITT
Attorneys at Law.
Will give prompt attentiojn tjjj/qollec:
tions and litigated causes' both civi
and criminal, in the counties of Frank
lin, Hart, Habersham, Madison and
Banks, and elsewhere by special con¬
tract. ogj^Office rn the courthuse at
Hartwell and Carnesville.
fHILLIP W. DAVIS. /
Attorney at Law, Elberton, Ga.
Will practice in all Jhef courts ?f
be aud Northern cirej[0tf^n|d jiThfsdklln
adjoining counties in the western
circuit, and also in the Supreme and
United States Courts. Prompt atten
ion given te all buanessplaeed in his
hands.
\\r. I.PIKE.
Counsellor at Law.
Jefferson, Ga
B >i tlilJi (cuiti of the wes
rn circuit. ,*»d ekiwhere by> speeis
•ntrsef
-ir.Y Hiw il
; > 1
A s Knf0.»*« ’Wfsri.'i
Attortioy at “Law. da.
5Carnesville.
Office in the court house.
J, S. DORTCH
Atto mey at Law
Office In Court House Uarneavilie
Ga
J- B. PARKS.
Atforo.f at Law, (Mk.b.
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fiElIJ, F. CAMP.
Attorney at Law
Canivsvtllr, cw.
Will practice in all the courts of th*
**s«»ru circuit and e tee where.
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Receiver’s Sale.
VALUABLE PROPERTY
CARNESVILLE AND
LIN COUNTY:
_
WiB be sold oil the first Tuesday
in December next at the court lx.use
lri Carnesville, Franklin county Ga.,
vmliin the legal hours of sale on the
fo „ “
half oash the other ba/t in
twelve monts time ior, which notes
0 f Ninety Dollars or less are to be
given drawing 8 per CC nt, interest
and including 10 percent attorney’s
f ee and qjl C0£t of collection if col
lectoiby law purchaser to receive
bond for w,k, following pro™. * 1
tv Y to-wif ' *.
A certain lot ef land and the store
house on it, described as lot No. 1
onting on the public square m
Carnesville on the north, beginning
af a post cn the street ease of the
00
line of lot No 2 thence to a corner
on the »t. twelve feet tvest of tho
storeroom. All of the land off the
west side of the store room and eigh¬
teen feet of the land on the north
?nd cf this iot bordering on the
whole length of the south enc? of lot
No 2 to Jno. M Fieemanv line to be
used ror a street alwayf and for
nothing else. The stoic room on
lot is 32x100 feet, two stories
nearly new and one of the lest
buildings in N E Georgia.
to be given Jauuary 1st
8.
) *Al-P at the-Aafoie time and place a
certain tract of land distinguished
as lot No 2 beginning at a corner
on the street on tLs north side «*f H.p
public square twelve feet west of
the store room on lot No 1 ILence
to a post on line df number one and
two, thence to J M Freemans line to
a post in the middle of a gully bor¬
dering it on the north, thence down
the middle ot the gully to a sweet
gum, thence down the gully to a
"srttf, a p*st, th 2 n.e to
J C sicGooufeils coiner,"thence with
J C McConnolls line to a post on the
garden, tlehce with the garden to
W M Rampleys hue, theuce with
“VY Al Rampleys line to a post thence
with \V M Rampleys lice to tho
st. All of the land between W M
Rampleys lot and tbe store room lot
No 1 and all the land between the
garden and store room lot with a
stn ip lU lakwg tlie garden- of the [ same
WH to eighteen- feet bcjontt the
line of Nos 1 and 2 and eighteen
feet along the line of Nos 1 and t
io Jno M Freemans line and a strip;
twenty eight feet wide along J M
Freeman’s line to be used foreAsr as
a street and for nothing else. On
the above lot isagood dwelling with
six rooms, a good baru and stables,
containing th^eo acres more or less.
Continued on Fourth Page.
citation;
Georgia Franklin County.
Notice is hereby given to all per¬
sons concerned that on the day
of 1887 Winston, Whitworth
late of said county, departed this
fife intestate, and no persons has ap_
phed for administration on the esfate
of said Wiuslon Whitworth, in
said state; that administration will be
v,..T„i vested it, m the U)e (T#ik visix of or ti,*. “ r
Buporior court, or some other fit
and prop-r
ioi of tuis citation, ualess valid on
lit, », -t »•>•>/ FI «* A «•
Q| Tfn , m i* r m r hand and Official
signature, this Oct., 31*t 1887.
4t L N Tribble Ordi'nary
CITATION*
Georgia Fic'ikliu Couaiy
To ail wkom it way concern; Mrs J li
Edwards has in du* form sppliad to th#
uad.rsiirsed fi>r mumM t »f
tdministratior. on ths cento *f Le»i l»
U JBstwrsrds, Ut. .,| wt „ ..asty d.su.^1
-Tq 11 tT'
on r),c tlr.i ffendsy m Dvs r«NM 1*87
Given edar wri..^ and WW*I at*
ft h TrtffW* Old
CAENESVILLE. GA„ TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 [887.
LEE CHICK SAN CHONG S
FIRESIDE.
The Home of One of the Few Chinese
Matrons in New York.
In New York the Chinese family
lives iu the same flat or building as
that in which the pater famihas does
busiiusg. To the wife is allotted one,
* wo ’ 01 ^ iree rooms, according to hi*
wealt * 1 ' ? TO,n these she practically
never stirs. Either her husband or
servaut does nil the marketing and
shopping. Still worse,she must uot
calls Iran the other sex. ex-
ceptmg imrare cases when the
presents an intimate friend. On
an occasisii the visitor bows repeatedly
shakes his own baud vigorously for a
“ iuu te or two, utters the usual stereo
. b Ue "*
* elt family, cousin, * ?“ aad friends, ‘‘ 1 and
’
departs without having once looked at
her face. Where is the American who
could do that? She goes to no places
of amusement, and never walks upen
the street She reads but little, and
that love stories, love poems, and re
ligiouiLooks. But she can generally
cook, weave, crochet, embroider, and
“fceep house” miraculously.
Lieehick San L'hong, a merchant ai
20 Mott street, captured by my smiles,
consented to introduce me to his wife
an 1 her boudoir, which I supposcu
would be as interesting as the woman.
His store was m the basement, and
nis wife lived on ilie first floor above,
I followed my guide through a dirty,
uncarpeted hail to a door at the furth¬
est end. He rapped lather vigorously
wiih.his knuckies on the portal, which
had no outside knob or latch) Attn
awhile it was unlocxeb on the inside,
he pushed it open, and we stood on
the inside. Almost iu the rear of the
room, with some sewing in her hand,
stood the woman I had come to see.
8he smiled at her iiusband and looked
at me without featr or surprise, but as
a babe looks at a new object before its
innocent eyes. Let Chick San chong
spoke to her in peculiar language, ard
then turning to me said “My wife.,
Another moment aud the little brown
fingers covered with rings were
clasped in niv gloved hand, and wt
were looking at each other as only
two women can. What she saw
is left to the imagination, but tnis
is what 1 gazed upon with interest:
A little woman, not more than
five feet high, with the blackest oi
eyes# which weie larger and more
open than these of tlic uveiag*
Chiamau. fche had the typicu
Mongolian face, with a comp exicn.
ihat from the exclusion of sunlighr
resemble* bleached golden
Her blue black hair wax.
was combed back without a par’,
dressed over the cars like a bai:
oyster shell, and d*»wu the back
the head iu a ionjj obloog puff .Go .
nagsl ept it ail in place, but it in .
the appealance of being soaped • -
make it smooth and stiff. Thefoivi
head was extremely high, aud the
eyebrows had a habitually surprised
curve. The cheeks were round do■<*
ted with charming dimples, tbe no. c
a little inclined to flatness, but witL -
al piquant, the tenth exquisite, j
white and beauiffuJiy shaped, ana
the lips cither artificially dyed, o»
naturally a rich carmine. W ith the
air and took of childish innacen
Mrs. Am Chong was not bad w
ook at.
But her dress' It is bard to d
idea . cf .
scribe it so ag to give an « -
silk* ', j
sitk. Tim upper robe W
made with fiowiug s.scves, whn 1 | I
..... a similar white robe u -,
' ki <* « I ■
crimson, was made ^ |
i l.l, 1-u. M W II ' I
""“'•v. m«i,
iff leng.b, were and covered msenrU w.tb dain.y winj J
silk hosiery, m
Cbim*»c plq.peis ut bmc silk, sn
Gruiderc i in gold, with white »*t<o j
covered solo*. Her sun* we •
toadad with br.*dsts of s*VM*<
kiuds, affd her *ius held ring* «
quorum us sis*, Her siiw tiiitnb.,,
' whhb sin# bad been «twi»^. * »t li
. .. U , ° W " g , 1
!!A*,t7,u , mini 1 Z-Tr
fififfd «f tff* ffinWte fiftgwr. *«.
Kao Oboog moved ftetftftd with
The bed is merely a small board
»unk. Us dressing was rolled up
and put into bright colored slips.
These covered with rugs, allow the
Ht* used as a sofa during the
cla L Several embroidery irnmes,
with art work in various stages of
progress, 'occupied a table in the
eorner. Our conversation was ln.ni
ted, but Lee Chick was a good Elt
glfeh scholar, ancTdid the tins! at mg.
leis teaching Mrs San Chong En¬
glish, but she forge’s. She reads
oetl history,and love stones, , and
P 7>
spends all her day alone, her husband
leaving in the morning and not :e.
turniug until evening. She ucuer
visits; cannot be induced to quit iier
quarters. Alt her food is eooksd by
a servant in the store, and her hus¬
band cauies all the meals to her
room.
A LONELY WIDOW.
The news of the marriage of a widow
WllO IB pronaDiy 1*CA< o ine unirsi, rr
not the richest, woman in the United
States brings into notice the fact that
she is aliout completing Barrington, a private which, i esi-. it
deuce at Great
is stated, will cost 5 >,000.000. Without
Here questioning ttie rig.:t she of pleases. tho ladi
to spend be said her meuey that 65,000,000 as house, i>
may a nr
ae costing half that amount, is unusual
nough objnet in this couniryjto justify
comment.
Xbe Carious Plant Known ns the “Tum¬
ble Weed”—A Great Menace.
W. F. Niederlandei, a prominent real
estate man, has on ex.Jjftion in the win¬
dow of his office a fhio specimen of the
curious plant known os tlic “tumble
weed.” This specimen was taken from
the old fair grounds last year after the
grounds of were branches, abandoned. spherical The in plant is
a mass form,
aad so tightly interwoven as to form al¬
most a compact moss. Like the earth,
this globulcrus mass of branches is flat¬
tened at tho polos—or more so. Tho pres¬
ent specimen is about five feet at its
greatest diameter. Mr. Niederlander says
he has seen specimens fully twice the size.
The weed once grew plentifully through
this country and Colorado. When groi n
they present a very pretty appearance,
and look more like a dwarf tree than a
weed. They are very dangerous in case
of a prairie wind fire, and often there dangerous is fire. in
plain storms when no
In case of fire the flames seem to strip
the plant of its leaves, and It at once goo a
rolling before the flaming hurricane a
perfect wheel of fire. These revolving
wheels of fire will jump any ordinary
furrow or fire break and carry thefiie
into the timber or grass, as tbe case inr.y
be. Nothing can'stop their progress bi t
a river. Into these they jump, leaping
out into the stream forty, fifty or sixty
feet, and go down with a hiss, throwing
up a column of steam where they s i n k.
“I have seen hundreds of these
in Barber county and the Siqi hie vai
ley,” said Mr. Niederlander. “Wben
started to rolling in a fire no ordinary
horse can run before them. Once, in the
Siquashie valley, I only saved myself by
driving mr team into the river, which 1
fortunately reached just in time.”
In Colorado wind storms these weeds
«• aim a soon* of much danger. In
Middle park a taw years ago a party < £
>ra velcrs were suddenly overtaken by ■%
storm. Seeing whnt thcy supposed to ti
a mass of huge bowlders m the distant ,
they made for them, thinking they wou .I
X l
der* suddenly imika loose aad coanacnctJ
SySS#“5i, they would strike okatniction J
time* an c |
^ SS r'
wot t on> Tim travelers put spurn to tL t\
iumo$, and it was only by w* great* i
'th^traekof these m^steTS, ^^'oxw* *
nation they found their supposed bov •
wind men up by tine roots 1^ t a
storm.
Tbsss wesfis s« so«4id that tb*f i *
»I mat mmtm to muu i«4 me -r
mfh'.teumttoif*. afiaSBCS? lm,*M ky ft km,
***#4sM*rl*k* jwflTfisWft cmhm4 m* •»* H »>e*
• pmtm gm**wwm §<w9m.
KATE MURPHY’S SAD END.
Closely Conn acted to n Royal Fam¬
ily', Reared rn Luxry ami
Dying in Poverty.
A special from Louisville, Ivy.,
of a recent date says: A remitvka
able career was el -sed with tho
death yestord tv of Mrs Kate Mur.
pby Anderson. Born rf parents
closely connected with a royal fam¬
ily, reared in luxury, taught by
masters, and graduated from one of
ti egreat academies of Europe with
high honors, a young lady full of
promise and the prospect of a bright
future, married to wealth, and at
last an old woman, dead in a scanti¬
ly furnished, dark and gloomy room
almost a pauper. Life would have
gone out. and n 0 one to hear tlieso
word whispered with the last breath,
‘•All is oyer now,’’ but for tho pres¬
ence of one by chance.
quiet grncj and east* that would be
the envy of a Eifth;avenue belle.
The rooms, if not beautiful, pos¬
sessedia an eminent degree tint
virtue which is next to godlines*.
In front of a smtil pri vate alter joss
sticks and sandal wood cersers threw
^Hle smoke clouds ot p e rtamo into
air. Grotesque picture*, status
ry» and bric-a-brac ornamented the
Avails. Here aud tl.eiclmni or* and
scrolls of gorgeous hue, and covered
with quotations from the great poets
aad masters of China, reade i from
... 1 " «... . .
,' ,ialf concealed S door* nrnl , „ windows, eu.-.ams
The furniture was like seme ef the
inhabitants ef North street, a curious
conglomeration - TuIn, of America and
Canton, or Fuan by the way.
i8 the New York of Sontbein China.
Sate Murphy was born in
Ireland, on Nov. 8th 1835—-one
two daughters of Sir John Murph y
who christened his child after an un
married sister much older than him¬
self. A little later the sister married
Martin Me C’abe, and to them Was
born an only daughter, who became
the wife of Joseph Fisher, of New
York city. Of two daughters of
Wisher one became the Countess Do,
ratnou, and other Countess of Gher
ardesi, the husband of the latter
being a descendant Dantes. Ugoline
the other sister of Murphy, became
the wife pf John Ryan, a prominent
leather merchant of Louisville. In
1873 Murphy separated from his
wife. but. not until l,ia /tanalo.... V.-.i
finished school, He remained in the
old country, bis wife and daughters
coming to America, where both
girls were soon married. Kate be*
coming the wife of a wealt by citi¬
zen of Ntfw Orleans in July 1804.
Anderson died in 1857, possessed of
quite an estate, leaving a young wid¬
ow and litt/e daughter. The child
was burned to death while the moth*
ei w as at chut oh, about two months
after the husband and father died
Remaining in Mw Orleans nnti) af¬
ter the war, she came to Louisville
and found a home with her uncle
John Ryan. A< his death in 1882
she was left alone, and a little later
purchased a home on Walnut street
near First, where she lived until
her death. During' tho past few
years she has been addicted to the
habit of drinking to excess,but when
on a spree she always closeted her¬
self in ner room. The habit so fas¬
tened itself upon her that her pro¬
perty went from her, and then fol¬
lowed a mortgage on her honie,wbich
only a few days ago was foreclosed,
and notice to vacate the premises
given. Although only fifty-two
years old, she had the appearance
of one much older. She was ut
excellent lingaist, speaking fluently
English, French, German and also
Irish
CITATIONS.
Georgia Franklin County.
To whom it may concern: Notice
is hereby given to all persons son
cerned that on the day of
1886 John Pulliam Isle of said
«"««»)■. -hi. ilfc
and no person has applied for a4>
** «"
XX. rum.m,i» ...i s.«.,tu.t«i
mimstiation will be v*stsd in the
of the Sapsrior court, or some
other fit ai d profar parson, after
uablicitios of this citation, un*
'’olid objection is made to >.:»
p|mintni#at:
Givou Oltier my hand and offisla,
* ’ Tb'is Oc(. Sfltb 1187.
. Urowl h Tribbl*, Ordm#f/.
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A GENERAL’AWAKENING.
People are Beginning to Learn that
There is Money in Stock Raising.
News comes front all quarters of
a general awakening through
the state to the importance of
voting close attention to stock rais¬
ing and grass culture. At a recent
meeting of the fanners of Randolph
county lit re was a fine e.vhi bit o!
handsome homo raised colts. This
should bo the case all through our
borders. The ini tiense su m of
money ssnt West annually for stock
show Id all remain at home by our
raising onr own work stock and food
fields and larger g:ain yields be
found than right here iu Georgia.
This desideratum would be grcatl J
promoted by following the sugges¬
tions given else where and recently
repealed in those columns, of hold
mg annual fairs in the different
counties of the state where all the
fine stock and other farm products
would be brought totret hrr annually
and thereby to stimulate to excell¬
ency. To us, n* a section, the grea.
cst of all needs, just now. is the im¬
provement of the condition of on* 1
agriculture, Our furmera are not
as prosperous as they should be, and
until this ts remedied every branch
of industry aud every line of busi¬
ness, in the south, will feel the ef¬
of the depression.
POSTPONED
FRANKLIN SHERIFF’S SALE.
Will be sold on the first Tnesdsy
in December next before the court
house door to Carnesville, said coun¬
ty, within the legal hours of sale to
tne highest bidder for cash the fob
lowing property to wit:
One rract of land lying in tho 211
dist. G M of said comity, on the wa¬
ters of Leathcrwoed creek adjoining
lands of James Andrews, the estate
of 1X&\ id G Watkins aud other#,
the place whereon the defeudant
iiow lives, containing 288 aero* more
or less. Said land is w'ell improved
there being ercoted on it a good
dwelling and thenocessary outbuild¬
ing. About one hundred acres in
cultivation, the remainder in origin,,
al forest. Said land levied on as flic
property of II W Hemphill to satisfy
an execution issued fiom the super,
ior tburt of said county in favor of
The Geixcr Manufacturing Company
and against H W Hemphill. This
Sedt 4th 1887
Also at the same time and place
one undiiidvd fourth mtere-t in a
tract of land said tract being on*
half of the land sold by T H Jachson
as admimstranor of J D Swift deed .
ying in Franklin oouuty *u Big Bear
creek adjoining th* lands of Mrs
Swift Caroline Sowell and other*
oontalng one hundred and fifty acres
more or less. Said land levied on
as the property of T II Jackson to
satisfy an sxecution issued frum ths
toptrior coart of said county in favor
ofR I Watson against said TH
Xa jkob, This Nov. thc7ih 1887.
J. O. McConnell Sheriff.
CITATION.
Georgia Franklin County.
Whereas J B Hendrick, adminis¬
trator of Barnett Hendrick, re) ie
seats to the (martin his petition du¬
ly filed and sutured on record that
he has fully sdmuiisU rcd Bsrnwtt
Hendrick's estate. This is iUerefort
to cito ait persons ewuce,ued, haiis
and creditors, to show csum if any
Ibcy rfa why «*I4 administrator
should net bo di*. tisrged from Jw
sdmbrisioi.hip, and mehad Jsrt«r
ut 4hnuiaAtou m lb* f*r#» M*«4*y
m i
L xVTrihbto» Grd.
$1.00 PER
THE HIP POCKET EVIL.
The Newberry, S. C , Court Room
Once the Scene of a Pistol To*
ters Usual Work.
It is expected that a murder case
vvil i b „ tHe(1 nt Newberry, S C this
week in which there is very greut
interest ip that commiinit. In fact
the interest is not confined to New¬
berry and its vioinity. On account
of the prominence of the accused
the trial will attract attention all
over tha State.
The iiof ndant is George John¬
stone, a lawyer, and he is charged
case was to have been tried at the
last term of the Newberry Court of
sessions, but the presiding judge
postponed it in order to permit
another judg3 to preside at ths trial,
for the reason tint he is connected
with' the Joenstone family.
The accused belongs to one of the
best known families of South Caro¬
lina. He finished bis academic edu
cation at Edinburgh University and
stndied law in his native State. He'
quickly attained prominence at the
bar and in politics, and has served
several to rum in the legislators.
At the las! Congiessioual election
he was defeated by only a few votes
for Oougross. The man whom he
is accused of having murdered was
considerably younger thaa ho is—
oeing only 25 year* of age at the
time he was* killed. He had won
considerable reputation in his pro¬
fession. however of the 4 n,d was rc warded of the
as one rwmg men
State.
a trsge
dy, occurred m the court room at New¬
berry one day last June. During the
trial of a case in which they were on
opposite sides, they indulged iu some
very, uncomplimentary remarks with
regard to each oilier. Johnstone
threatened to slap Jones’ face for some
renuirk the latter made, and Jon es at
once drew his pistol and fired at John¬
ston^, the ball cutting off a part of one
of hiS ears. Johnstone, who was ready
for a‘shooting affray, immediately be¬
gan shooting at Jones. Two of his
shots passed through the letter’s body,
causing his death. The impression is
thatiohnstouc will he acquitted on the
ground of seif-defen.su.
As long as the practice of carrying
concealed weapons is countenanced by
respectable and law-abiding people
tragedies like this one arc cert'tin to
occur. In a moment of passion the
ready weapon is resorted to, and in a
moment a deed is done which saddens
the whole after life of the one who
does It. There are few fatal deeds of
violence which d# not bring remorse to
those who commit them, if they have
had the benefits of education and re¬
fined Social surroundings. The press
and the pulpit can do society no grea¬
ter servics than to educate public senti¬
ment against the pernicious practice
of carrying concealed weapous.—Sa¬
vannah Morning News.
Tie Fuels* Co»»t n.,e»<«»tr
The Pacific ocean boundary of the
JSlBSJrASMPtf line the FMilc
aggregate cf our shore on Affauttc it
is12AM mils#, while on the
m 11,960 miles and on the 0nl f
#,»48. GdfforaiacontriM 1,18# masse*
the coast line Oft Uie Fa«ik, bUad &*•
•Iso has 87* mite* of
aud 840 mUm ot tW# »•**«*»
shore, makis* altogether 1,#4« «»**
shore Hue. Texes bes m «*■«
live on the gulf ot 1,80# guff ^
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min on the Atlantic, so that both
California in thk A!aak* perticuler. that prommm t®§
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Pacific coast to a higher #,M0 wOm *
Atlantic, Alaska having
coast line. Ttom figur** -Boston FW*.
the coast survey reports.
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