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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29.1887.
A MAGNIFICENT PLACE.
How a Mississippi Ex-Governor
Farms on the Bottom.
STOCK RAISING AND GRASS CULTURE
Vicksburg, Miss., November 20. —[Staff
Correspondence Constitution.]
•‘And how many acres does he cultivate?”
“Well, I could never get him to say, but I
think it is about four thousand, though it may
be more.”
The speaker was Treasurer Hemingway, of
this state, and ho was speaking of ex-Govetuor
Alcorn's plantation in Cohoama county.
Four thousand acres in cultivation is larger
than 90 per cent of the farms in Georgia, in
cluding every bit of land in the tract. It is a
question whether there are ten plantations in
Georgia that contain 4,000 acres, and yet here
is a Mississippi planter who cultivates that
number. Governor Alcorn’s place is admitted
to be perhaps the finest in the southwest. A
man of largo wealth, he farms in the most
liberal manner. Governor Lowry said the
other day, speaking of him and his planta
tion, there is nothing like it anywhere tn the
country. It is more like, an English baronial
seat than the river home of a southern plan
ter. It is a lordly place, with everything on
the most magnificent scale. The house is a
perfect palace, built for comfort and enter
tainment and furnished with everything that
a refined and cultivated taste conld suggest or
demand. The plantation is on the same mag
nificent scale, and if it could be arranged it
would be a treat to any one to spend a day
upon that domain.”
The gin house on the Alcorn place is about
as costly as a Peachtree mansion, it is esti
mated that it could not bo replaced for less
than thirty thousand dollars. It is necessarily
obliged to be largo, for within a very few
montlrs throe thousand bales of cotton have to
be marketed at that house. I tried to find out
how many gins were manipulated, one man
told me five and another said seven. Round
about where I spent my early days,"about this
number of gins marketed the cotton crop of
the entire county, and hero you have them
performing the work of one plantation.
As a matter of course, the Alcorn place is
not a fair type of the average Mississippi plan
tation. It is true there are others like it in
Washington county, and the late Colonel Rich
ardson perhaps could have surpassed it in
immensity and in interest. These large places
are only possible with great wealth, and this
characterizes Governor Alcorn and others who
run them, but it shows what can be done on
the river bottom, or in the
•‘Delta country,” as the Mississippians aro
pleased to call it. On these largo places stock
raising and grass culture arc carried on to a
very large extent. The matter is in itsjtoifancy,
it’s true now, but already there arc stock farms
here where there, arc 60 dams for mules. These
mares aro worked to make the corn crop and
in harvesting the hay for the entire place.
This work is not injurious and adds consider
able to the profit of stock raising by making
the dam earn her salt in many ways. For the
purpose of raising mules, the half Percheron
mare is said to bo the best. The finest pair of
males 1 ever saw were bred from this stock.
They were strong and powerful, and had but
little of the heavy clumsiness characteristic of
the Percheron stock.
With hay the bermuda seems to bo the
favorite here now, though it is not as common
as with us in Georgia. It is regularlarly culti
vated, and the yield is prolific. During the
past few months hay has been very scarce, and
the price consequently high, and the stockmen
have seen the wisdom of raising largo quanti
ties of it. In a year or more there will not be
a bale of western hay imported in Mississippi.
The stock farms are not devoted exclusively to
horses and mules, though these aro produced
more numerously than any other variety, but
on nearly all the large places you see lino cat
tle. The Jersey is the most common, though
the Durham and Holstein are frequently met
with. A gentleman said yesterday that the
advantage the Jersey had over the other breeds
in the south was the readiness with which it
adapted itself to its new surroundings.
With the Holsteins. they were good breeds
to have on rich bottom lands "where food grew
luxuriantly, but for upland places, where a
cow had to knock about right smart for her
living, the Holstein was not a success. It is a
lazy animal; it does not know how to provide
for itself, and unless everything is in the great
est abundance about it, it will not thrive with
out feeding and constant watching. It is su
perior to the Jersey in that it is an excellent
beef cattle, and the cows at the same time are
by no means poor milkers. The most popular
cattle down here arc the Devon, for working
purposes. What magnificent steers they
make! I saw a yoke of tremendous follows
that sold for S2IJO, and their weight was some
thing over 3,500 pounds. The only objection
that could be urged against them was that
they were vicious and had local reputations
for being most excellent fighters.
‘‘The great mistake with our cattle men,”
said a well known raiser, ‘‘is that they will
not separate their cattle. They allow all' ages
and kinds to run together in the same pasture.
I did the same thing once, until I found out
better; but now 1 keep my cattle apart. For
instance, I place all the old cattle in the same
pasture, and, as near as possible, keep the acts
together. You take a twelve-month calf and
put him into a pasture with a lot of mixed
cattle of all ages, and take another calf and
let him run with other calves, and at the end
of the year see the difference. The calf that
has been classified is in every respect worth
twice as much as the other, and will sell for
such. Breeders of line cattle recognize this
fact, but ordinary raisers do not, and conse
quently lose much by it.”
One of the best specimens of winter proven
der in this state is mixed clover, which grows
as well as it does in the best sections of Ken
tucky. The planters put it in freely, and they
are rewarded with as splendid a crop as one
could desire. In the spring and summer no
better grazing can be found than that afforded
by the prairie land, and cattle can bo kept at a
nominal cost in largo numbers. It is possible
to keep them up in winter by feeding cured
prairie grass to them, but this is seldom done
unless provender is very scarce. The other,
and finer qualities of grass grow too luxuriant
ly to make its crop ever a failure, and he is a
very poor and indifferent farmer who fails to
bale more than enough for winter consump
tion.
In a former letter I quoted Governor Lowry
as saying that there were today more horse
and mule colts fn the state than in twenty
years past. Everywhere I find the statement
verified. I believe honestly, and if there was
any way of showing it, the fact would bo as
certained that Mississippi raises more mules
and homes than Georgia and Alabama com
bined. There is hardly a plantation of any
size that has not every year from ten to sixty
upon it, while those regularly in the business,
of course, show up larger numbers. Every
animal that is raised meansone less to import,
means from §l5O to 8200 kept in tho state,
and, if the southern planters could be taught
to know this, common reason would seem to
indicate that they would, at least, raise enough
fur their own needs. “The cost of raising a
mule,” said a man to me, “is not more than
810 at the outset, until he is ready for work.
This is estimated, for it is seldom, if over,
that you pay out directly any money on its ac
count. The animal is almost twice as good as
a western mile; in the first place, it
is already acclimated ; in the next it is tho
reliability of tho thing that makes it better.
Why,; on I'i'W ail about him, and I'll be
•: i J, ■■'r-nqu'i r
WgisnMi
blamed if that aint a beep to know in the case
of a mule.” The number of mules brought
from the west into Mississippi is
growing smaller, and in a few years will en
tirely cease, save in occasional instances.
This state is not solely a cotton producing
state. It is true that this season the cotton
crop here has been better than it has been in
any southern state. The early drought did
not affect it hero as it did in Georgia. Ala
bama and Texas, consequently the yield was
better, tho quality better, ami in everyway the
crop more of a success. But the corn crop of
the state is a largo one. and will hereafter grow
larger and larger. The corn lands of Missis
sippi yield surprisingly. At tho recent large
fair held in tho state tho premium for the
greatest number of bushels of corn made per
acre was awarded to a man who gathered 115.
This was phenomenal, but sixty to seventy-five
is not in certain quarters. In Cohoama county,
corn is made in a larger quantity than in any
county in Georgia; in Washington county, anil
in all the delta counties, not very much is
raised, but the upland counties in other parts
of the state produce well.* Tho state is improv
ing greatly in this respect, and if it keeps on
will before long have the corn crib and tho
smoko house at home. And when that day
comes, it can be truly said that Mississippi has
really entered upon an era of prosperity.
H. H. P.
THROWN UP ON THE BEACH.
Bodies of the Victims of the Sunken Steamer
Scholton.
London, November 21.—Two bodies, vic
tims of the sunken steamer, W. A. Scholton,
by colliding with the steamer Marylßosa, have
floated ashore at Deal. There is now no
doubt that Captain Taat went down with his
vessel. Mr. Robson, ono of tho passengers
saved, stated to a reporter that the W. A.
Scholton had just weighed anchor when tho
collision occurred. There were eight hundred
life belts on board and most of tho passengers
supplied with them, but they proved useless
in a majority of cases, as the people were en-
f ulfed witii the ship. The steamer’s decks
urst when she was foundering. Tho sunken
vessel lies in twenty fathoms of water. Tho
survivors will sail for New York Wednesday.
Eighty persons in all have been saved from
tho wrecked steamer W. A. Scholton. One
of the survivors isnanicikKoine. There is an
other survivor in the hospital whoso name is
not known. Chief Engineer F. Dixhovenwas
landed at Seaford yesterday morning. No
more bodies have been recovered here. It is
the universal feeling that tho fault of tho
collision rests with tho steamer Rosa Mary.
Chief Mato Wells,Juf that vessel, states she
left Hartlepool, on Friday, in command of
Captain Webster and with a crew of sixteen
men. On the night of the collision there was
a shifting fog, sometimes it was dense, while
at intervals it was clear.
“At about 8:30 o’clock,” he says, “tho
collision occurred. We had been at anchor
since 8 o'clock. Myself and tho captain were
on the bridge. The sea was of tho calmest.
Our lights were burning brightly and tho fog
bell sounding constantly. I first saw tho
colliding steamer off our starboard bow. She
was showing white and green lights, indicat
ing she was shaping her course to the starboard
side. Wo could not shift our position, being
anchored and tho tide being ebb. Tho steamer
soon ported her holm and attempted to cross
our bows. The tide, however, not being right
ly judged, settled tho vessel on our bows, cut
ting her to the water's edge. I cannot say
whether it was the W. A. Scholton that collid
ed with us. Whatever vessel it was, she
proceeded on her course and soon disappeared
in the darkness. We remained at anchor
during the night, and were piloted to Dover at
7 o'clock in the morning. There wo docked.”
Captain Webster states that tho weather
during the voyage was hazy. “Saturday
morning there was a heavy fog and the Rosa
Mary anchored for three hours off Halford
ness. She proceeded at 11 o’clock, and passed
East Goodwin lightship at 7in the evening.
The fog became so thick that she was com
pelled to anchor again at 8 o’clock, the vessel
being then from seven to eight miles west
southwest of East Goodwin lightship. Tho
collision occurred about 10:30 p. m. The fore
castle lookout was the first to intimate the ap
proach of the vessel. I saw a bright white
light a point and a-half off the starboard bow.
Soon a green light appeared, indicating
that she was passing on our starboard
bow. Accompanied by the mate, I went to
the upper bridge and saw tho same lights.
Suddenly the green light disappeared and a
red light was shown. Immediately there was
a terrific collision. Tho steamer that struck
us proceeded, and no attempt was made to as
certain what injury had been done. Tho fog
had lifted, revealing tho lights plainly. We
signalled for assistance, but none came until
morning.
New York, November 21.—United States
Steamboat Inspector Dey said to-day: “I in
spected the Sci.plton last May. She was in
first class condition. She bad the required
number of life boats and life rafts. She had
an over supply of life preservers and cork
jackets. She was properly provisioned.”
London, November 23.—At the inquest on
the recovered bodies of the victims of the W.
A. Scholten disaster, tho Rotterdam agent of
the steamer testified that there wore 214 per
sons aboard, of whom 89 were saved. Tho
German steamer Leander, from Cadiz for
Hamburg, struck the wreck of tho W. A.
Scholten last evening, and was towed to
Dover in a sinking condition. The channel
has been crowded with vessels for the last few
days. Tho wreck of the Scholten lies directly
in the path of traffic, and a special lightship
has been sent to replace the improvised ono
placed over tho wreck yesterday, which was
defective.
At the inquest today, a steerage passenger,
named Hughes, stated that he was picked up
by ono of the Scholten’s boats, which was not
nearly full. Thocrewof the boat pulled away
as soon as the steamer sank. The Scholten’s
crew were retarded in lowering the boats by
the stiffness of tackle, which had not been
used in a long time. Forty nine of the sur
vivors have returned to Rotterdam.
Dover, November 24.—Five thousand per
sons attended tho funeral today of the victims
of the W. A. Scholten disaster. There was a
general suspension of business in Dover. Tho
queen has sent a message of sympathy to tho
bereaved families.
New York, November 25.—At the office of
tho Netherlands American Steamship com
pany, a cablegram was received this morning
correcting the list of tho missing passengers of
the ill-fated steamship Scholten, and stating
that tho following bad been saved:
Henrp Kenyon, Gustav Brownsky, Hermann
Husler, Gustave Wiel. Guisepjio Dcßertoliui,
Peter Jemichowsky, Max Broker, Janos J'o
chenye, Janos Takase, Johann Gnnd, An
dreas Alika, Hermann Weide. It is also
stated that tho Scholten will be blown up, as
it now impedes navigation. Tho mails li.ive
been recovered. It is probable that her pas
sengers have been brought to this city on the
steamship I*. Lalant, of the same liuei 1; avii
there today.
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Good Qualities In a War Hoi sc.
From a l/>n > i Exilian: e.
At a club dinner with a party not long ago,
one of tho guests remarked that Bavarian hor..is
were cdebiatcl for tbelr general worthlessness. Ho
laid that a dealer sold one to a < lerman olhccr dur
ing the Franco-Prussian war, and warranted lilrn to
be a good war horse. The soldier came bu .k after
ward in a towering passion and mid ho had been
swindled.
•'Ami how?” said the dealer.
“Why, there 11 not a bit of‘go* In him, and yet
you warrant' <1 him as a go-j 1 war horse.”
“Ye>, I did; am), by George! ho Is a good war
horrn 1: 1 sooner -lb; '.han ru: . ’
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Old Bokm.B, Caked BiutAfls and all
A GRATEFUL PEOPLE
Render Thanks to the Giver of
All Good.
HOW THANKSGIVING DAY PASSED
Washington, November 24.—There was
nothing unusual in the observance of Thanks
giving day in this city. At Central Union
mission long tables wcrespread with delicacies
and 1,500 poor people wore entertained. Mrs.
Cleveland sent a grout quantity of flowers to
bo used in decoration, and many well-known
matrons donned white aprons and waited on
tho tables, while choruses of young ladies sang
songs.
The president observed tho day quietly, in
the morning attending church with Mrs.
Cleveland, and in tho afternoon eating his
Thanksgiving dinner at Oak View with Mrs.
Cleveland and her three lady guests.
New York, November 24. —Thanksgiving
day was observed in New York with more ap
parent interest than usual. The weather was
clear, with a tinge of frost in tho atmosphere,
and all services at churches were well attend
ed. Down town exchanges and all places of
business were closed. Special services were
held in tho churches, special dinners served at
hotels, extra lunches placed on tho counters of
saloons and exciting games contested on
grounds devoted to athletic sports. Up town
stores were uot generally open, and nearly all
were closed at noon. Tho railways, both
surface and elevated, carried unusually largo
crowds of passengers.
Baltimore, November 24.—Thanksgiving
day passed very quietly in Baltimore. There
was an almost constant rain, and tho atmos
phere was raw and disagreeable. In tho fore
noon the churches in which services were held
wore fairly well filled, and in tho afternoon
and evening there were crowds at tho theaters.
Business was entirely suspended and tho holi
day was more general than for years past.
Charleston, 8. C., November 24.—Thanks
giving day was generally observed here.
There was a partial suspension of business and
services wore held in nearly all the churches,
sermons referring, in most cases, to tho deliv
erance of tho city from destruction by tho
earthquake.
Richmond, Va., November 24.—Thanksgiv
ing day was very generally observed in this
city. Churches were filled with large congre
gations in the forenoon and business during
tho day was almost entirely suspended. Mat
inees at places of amusement were well pat
ronized. Tho weather was partly cloudy, but
quite pleasant.
Berlin, November 24.—A Thanksgiving
banquet was given to the American colony at
the Hotel Armin today. Mr. Pendleton,
United States minister, presided.
London, November 24.—Sir Edward Thorn
ton presided at tho Thanksgiving banquet
given by the American club, this evening.
Many prominent Americans were present.
Magon, Ga., November 24.—[Special.] —This
morning dawned clear and cloudless, and never
was amoro beautiful day seen in Macon.
From 6 o’clock last evening until sunset to
day the boys were busy renting guns, having
cartridges fitted and so on.
By noon today tho streets looked deserted
and the old town
looked awfully dull,
and sundry good citizens wended their several
ways homeward to enjoy the glorious immuni
ties and privileges of Thanksgiving.
Most of tho business houses of any conse
quence closed up at 10 o’clock, and at tho
churches in all parts of the city and suburbs
Thanksgiving services were held. It was
ono of the most enjoyable holidays that Macon
has over witnessed.
Some went away, some stayed nt home, and
a very few kept tho same old daily routine of
business. Such as tho last mentioned found
only Sunday business in Macon today.
A number of churches in tho city liold
special thanksgiving service yesterday.
Among those that were opened were tho
First Methodist on Peachtree, St. Lnko's Epis
copal, tho Church of tho Redeemer, tho Church
of Our Father, St. Philip’s, Central Presby
terian, and a number of others. Excellent
sermons were preached in each church, in tho
majority of cases the minister being other than
the pastor of the chinch. This was because
several congregations united in thanksgiving
service and the pastor gave way to ono of
those who had been invited to assist.
The music was an especial feature of tho
day’s exercises. Special programmes had
been prepared, and the best voices of several
choirs joined together in rendition of selections
appropriate to tho occasion. Tho congrega
tions, while largely composed of ladles, were
unusually large, and it was generally r< mark
ed tliat the thanksgiving exercises were better
attended than ever before.
———
HE GOT THERE.
New Y'ork Telegram.
About a week ago a Harlem hotel and res
taurant keeper received from a friend tn the south
a nice, fat opossum for bis Thunk, giving dinner,
and as the an'mul was but little known in Harlem
the proprietor of the hotel hung It us a curiosity in
front of tho restaurant along with a number of
chickens and turkeys. Until last night the “ ’pos
sum” hung almost unnoticed. It was supposed to
be either a rabbit or a large squirrel.
About eleven o'clock list night, us the restaurant
was filled with up town theatre goers, an old gray
haired colored man stopped for a moment in fr m
of the store, and his eye rested on tho “’possum.”
A look of surprise was followed by ono of lucre
dull'y, but a nearer view satisfied the old man that
t was tho bona fide article, and a wistful look camo
Into his face ns ho entered tho restaurant. One
last, fond look at the “ ’possum," and ho slowly
diaappeare 1 down the avenue.
Ten minute! passed, when once again the old
man appeared before the window. The “ 'pos nm”
was cnee more fondled and admired, and again the
oldman dlsappiared. Tho crowd was utxiut to
leave the tables when once again tho old man en
tered tho restaurant.
“’Cure me, boa«,” said tho old darky to tho
cashier; “is tliat a ’possum outside?”
“Yes, sir," replied tho cashier.
“A real old'jKissum from Vlrginny? What might
be the price of It?” asked tho oi l man, diving Into
his po kets and bringing to light a few ten cent
pieces and coppers.
“It is not for sale,” replied the cashier.
The old sun shambled toward tho door. Return
ini-to the desk, he laid seventy-three cents on tho
t >p. “111 glvo you that for tho ’lajseum,” said tho
< 11 man, but tho clerk could not be moved, and tho
ten rs started In tho old man's eyes as ho kit the
restaurant for the last time.
It was probably fifteen minutes later when the old
darky was s en walking biiskly toward tho restau
rant. He stopped for a moment In front of tho
••’possum,” looked hastily about and with a sweep
of n knllo parted tho “ ’jios.-um” from tho string and
stui n d down the avenue UkO a three rm r-obl with
tho “ 'po :m” mi l- , his arm. Ho bad ran a block
audab.Jf fi t '0 any or.o thought of p.ursult, and
even t! - *s'O 1 darky Soon distanced theta ami
finally d V red.
'll, rc . t I irv.-IL to minus bls "’jzn
sum" dm u roI lhai.l ■ -Lin;,', but a darky family
will enjoy a treat that might have cost its hea l a
year In jail.
Knstißg Liniment
MEXICAN IVJHTANG Ljyj|fEJrr cnren al) ftllmenU
cf UoßLca. MvLEd aud Cazibl. Outward
PROVIDING FOR CONFEDERATES.
7! Home to be Erected for the Veterans of
the Confederacy*
Columbia, S. C., November 24.—[Special.]—
Olio of the most important bills to bo intro
duced into tho house of representatives within
the next few days is one by Dr. Popo, a repre
sentative from Newberry, tho object of which
is to provide a state home for the disabled cou
ftdernto soldiers and suitors of South Carolina.
Tho provisions of this bill include, lirst, a call
for tho donation of not less than 100 acres of
laud and S2S,(MX) for the buildings to bo erect
ed, from any locality in the state ; the board of
trustees contemplated in tho bill to pass upon
and decide the location from among those
proffered. The entire management of the in
stitution will be vested in this board of trus
tees, tho members of which are named in tho
bill, and include the most prominent of the
state's confederate leaders. Tho number of
benoiiciaries to bo admitted to tho home is to
be equal to the representation of both houses of
the legislature, and apportioned among the
various counties in proportion to their repre
sentation in the legislature. The bill further
provides for an annual appropriation by the
legislature of 525,000 for tho support of the in
stitution. The measure will doubtless go
through both houses witii little or no opposi
tion.
.
An Accident on tho Cincinnat t Southern.
Chattanooga, Tenn., November 24, —[Spo-
c’.aE|—A terrible collision occurred on the
Cincinnati Southern road, near Nemo, ninety
live miles north of this city, last night, be
tween an extra freight train going north and
freight No. 15 coming south. Both engines
were badly wrecked and seven cars of tho ex
tra were telescoped. Fireman Ben Cook, of
Science 11 ill, Ky., was instantly k illed, and
brakeman deorgo Leniming, of Ludlow, Ky.,
was crushed so that lie died at 4 o’clock this
morning. Engineer Hollenback was badly
scalded about tho legs and feet. Conductor
Watson was seriously hurt. The wreck was a
bad one and the road was not cleared until 11
o’clock this morning. The blame for the ac
cident is placed <>n the night operator at Lan
.sing, and Hie conductor and engineer of tlie
south bound train.
Farmer Tillman's Measure.
Columbia, S. C„ Novombor24.—[Special.]—
Ata special meeting this morning of tho board
of trustees of the state university a resolution
was adopted recommending to the legislature
a plan to reorganize the South Carolina college
upon a thorough university basis, witii exten
sive enlargements in all tho existing depart
ments, the addition of several new depart
ments, and in particular tho material enlarge
ment of the agricultural branch of the institu
tion. The recommendation as tho later feature
is made, it is to be presumed, for the purpose
of conciliating and meeting the wants of that
class of the farming element of the state, who,
led by ’‘Farmer” Tillman, aro now clamoring
for the establishment of a separate agricultural
college. r J'ho legislature will doubtless adopt
tho recommendation of tlie board of trustees.
Two Children Burned to Death.
Columbia, S. C.,November24.—[Special.]—
The house of Samuel Love, a colored farmer,
of Chesterfield county, was burned yesterday
and t wo small children who were locked inside
perished in the Hames. One was Love’s child
and the other tho child of Sarali Mctjueen,
who lived with them. Both mothers were
working in a th Id m ar by, and heard the cries
of their children, but supposed they wore call
ing for nothing in particular, and did not pay
any attention to their call until it was too late.
Love’s former wife was burned up in her house
several years ago.
—♦ ■
•11 vc Children In One Year.
Columbus, S. C.,November 24.—[Special.]—
Mrs. Jane Evans, tho wife of Hottaway Evans,
of Marion county, has given birth to live chil
dren inside of twelve months. About ton
months ago she become tho mother of four, all
of wliom died within forty-eight hours. On
Tuesday hist, she gave birth to another child,
which is doing well and will probably live.
Mrs. Evans is now very ill, from tho effects of
her last accouchement, although after the
birth of tho quartette she rapidly got well and
went to work, and remained in her usual
health until tho birth of the lust child.
She Would Not Dispute It.
From the San Francisco Post.
They were waiting for tho car on the corner
of (.’lay and Kearny .streets. Bo was do : ng the
extremely polite to tho lady and showing off his
very best fonn. There camo along two men. Ono
of them evidently miscalculated the he ight of tho
sidewalk above theM’e t, for he nearly came to
grief. “That’s tho blankety blnnkety blank blank
et corner in this town, Llankely blank It.” Tho
lady gave a little shocked > tart, and In stepping off
she, too, nearly camo to grief, Sho paused for n
moment, and then aid to the g utlcnian, who was
wondering If he on <ht not to lick tho blatiKcd
mouthed man, “1 don't know but what li jis right.”
LOOK OUT FOR HIM.
Tho Department of Agri* ulturo Warns the
I’eoplo Against an Imposter.
Wahihngton, Novcmls r 25. The depart
ment of agricuiturc is just informed that a per
son is travelin.r through the south represent ing
himself as the advance agent of the depart
ment, and making contracts for board, lodg
ing, lires, washing, < t r, in the name of what
he styles tho “Wallington agricuiturc soci
ety,” for a party of m< n who are collecting ag
ricultural statistics. Tho person is described
as a man of German descent, about five feet
eleven inches high, about twenty-live years of
1 age, weighing about 150 pounds; wears spec
tacles, end is very intimate on short acquaint
ance. He is a man of fair complexion, sandy
hair, gray eyes, and has a light mustache. He
gives his name as <'. HolTinan. Commissioner
Coleman has advised those who have had deal
ings with this man that lie is an imposter.
Advantage of Black Stockings.
From the Omaha World,
First Sweet Girl-The paper Fays black
stockings will go out of fashion in another month.
Second Swcut Girl Dear me! 1 don’t know how
we’d got along without bine k stockings.
“Nor J. Our shoes would be always dusty.”
“Yes. We could’t stand on one foot and wipe the
toes off on white stockin',m. It would show.”
- >
SH° W to ' Cure
Skin&Scalp
Diseases
v/ith tiR
CuticUra
Remedie s.
rroßTuniNG, dt-figuring,it- iiinc, scaly
I and plainly dbeaaes of th- ♦ Hn. c. Ip, nnd
b‘»iod with lo!8 >fl air, torn Lifan* y ’o
curolby Cctu.' r.A Rkmepik-.
Cmicrr.A tlo ‘ ' w Blood I’llrlfor,
c’eanßcs the b!o >d and je- n ol <1 ! '•.■!. c-si.M
--talning elements, and tin s r-n.oves ihe cfttiso.
Cuticuba, thci'reat skm CufO. 1 allays
It'-ning and hiUammatl i, el . r the skin imd ficulp
of ciU'ts, scales and s / o , and reh’orex the hair.
ka 8 >Ai', an •• ■ qul I'j skin l.c;> vt u :cr. la
ln< lq e.ral.lo In tre;-' < dn <F •■■ a, ta by hu
inoi*, skin bleinLd e<, * • I y d oly rkiu. C«;-
ricf nA Bk-MKOJES uro tto s'rin heautiliers.
s-dl everywhere, Prk ■, C* rid ka, 60c.; Koap,
25c.; RESOLVENT, sl. Jr I ’■el by the Poitlk
DftUO A IDC iem • ’ • '
It - dr.'" 11■ Di osefl.”
11- xt ’ .; '<l fol r ill on i V/I'.z
Mustang Lininnt
MEXICAN MUSTANG Li’ IMKNT, for Maw and
Beaut. GroAtest Curative dl«cov*’(jr evor made.
UNI’RECEEENTED ATTRACTION !
OVER A MILLION LHSTKIBL’TEft
CAPITAL PRIZE $300,000'
Louisiana Stalo Lottery Company/
Incorporated by tho Legislature in 186 ft, for EdUCaL'
tional and charitable purposes, and its franchise*
made a part of tho present State Constitution, in:
1879. by nu overwhelming popular vote.
ItH Grand Single Number Drawings tako
place monthly, and the Grand Semi-Annual
Drawings regularly every hlx mouths (Juno
and December.)
“Wo do hereby certify that wo supervise tho ar-;
rangemeuts for all the Monthly and Semi-Annual
Drawings of The Louisiana State Lottery Company,
and in person manage and control the Drawings
themselves, and that the same uro conducted with
honesty, fairness, and in good faith toward nil par
ties. and we authorize the Company to use this eer-*
tiiiente, with facsimiles of our signatures
in its advertisements,”
Commissioners.
P lO Banka and Bankers will pay.
all 1 riz.es drawn In The Louisiana .State Lotteries
which may to presented nt our counters.
J. 11. OGLESBY, Free. Louihlana Nat’l Bk,
PIERRE LAN'AUX, Prea. State Nat’l Bl<
A. BALDWIN, Pres. Now Orleans Nat’l Bk;
CARL KOHN, Pres. Union National Bank.
GRAND SEMI-ANNUAL DRAWING'
lu tbc Ac.rtemy of Music, New Orleans
Tuesday, December 13. 1887. '
CAPITAL PRIZE, $300,000.
100,000 Tickets al Twenty Dollars each.
Hate vs *10; Ouartcia Tenths S 3:
Twentieths ISI.
LIST OF PRIZES.
1 PRIZE OF $300,000 is <3OO 000
1 PRIZE OF IOJ.OOO lb ■ 100 0(0
1 PRIZE OF « r »0,000 is 50 000
1 PRIZE OF 2>,010 is ur’oqo
2 OF 10,000 are 20 00(1
5 Pit IZ ICS OF 5,1>00 are 25 000
25 1 ‘ RIZ ES o F 1,000 are <»’>’()00
100 Prizes of boo are Eo 000
200 PRIZES OF 300 are 60 000
500 i’RIZES OF 200 are JOO 000
A PPROX I MATION PRIZES,
100 Frizes of Woapproximating to
$300,000 Prize are 50 ()qq
APPROXIMATION PHIZES. ’
100 Prizes of SSOO approximating to
$300,000 Prize are pp 000
100 Prizes ot approximating to
SIOO,OOO Prize nru 30,000
100 Prizes of 8200 approximating to
$. •0,000 Pri zc a re 20 ('OO
TEKMINAL PHIZES.
1,000 Prizes of SIOO decided by.5300,000
Prize are 100 000
1,000 Prizes of SIOO decided bysloo,ooo
I’rize arc 100,000
3,130 ITlzes amounting t 051,055,000
For Club Rates, or any further intorrnatton. apply
to the undersigned. Your hand writing mm the dis
tinct and Signature pin n. More rapid return mat
delivery will be assme I by your enclosing an Fn
vclopq lien ring your full addrewj.
Send POSTAL NOTES, Express Money Orderfl,
or New York Exchange in ordinary letter. Cur
rency by express (at our expense) addressed tn
A. DAUPHIN,
Now Orlenns, La<,
or M. A. DAUPHIN, ’
WashliiKton. D. C.
Address Registered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
New Orleans, Lb.
II I' M F M I! F II That tho presence of Generals
u ii hi i: nr n u ii Beauregard and Early, whoaro
in charge of the drawings, i« n guarantee of absolute
fairness and Integrity, Unit the chances are all equal,
iui<l t hat no one can laiasibly divine what number
will draw a Prize.
KEMEMBER flint the payment of all Prize, Is
GUARANTEED BY FOUR NATIONAL
BANKS of New Orleans, and tho Tickets aro
signed by tho President of an Institution, whose
chartered rights ure recognized In tho highest
Courts; therefore, beware of any hnllitllons or
anonymous schemes. sun mon wed
A GOLDMINE
Q ninking biitUneaw ever ofTurmL A (JOLDaS
IIAIIVEHT for Ihi’Neit Three flontlm. f 76
per month Natary aud Kxpennea to active
Kl 8H mc ”’ , n l’hnt required: no peddling,
n K Harnplc raw of goods, valuable luforinution,
M M and particulars Free. No Humbug. W<-mean
Ju«t whut wc «ny. Addrme, S ANDARD
SILVEH WARE CO,, nwI'WI.TOK
opfrutlng Washing Machine, wc will GIVE
ONE nwiiy in every tov n. H< ;-t in the world.
Nu laborer rubbing SEND FOR ONE to th#
National Co,, 23 D y St., N. Y.
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tl .amenta of ladles and feutlcruan wan Unit corrMpuuJetilf, ‘
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Mustang Liniment
MEXICaN MUSTANG LINIMENT should aiwaja
be kept in Hovmk, stajblm and FxcruaY. bAvca iota 1
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