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THE MAN WHO MAW AN AL.MOATWH.
TWENTY-THIRD STREET BROKERS PLAYING
A JOKE ON A WHEAT SPECULATOR.
Some weeks ago a Twenty-third
street operator speculated enormous
ly in wheat upon the bull side ot the
market, and his Twenty-third street
frieuds, as well as Chicago dealers,
were appalled at the magnitude of
his transactions. He was very suc
cessful in bis purchases, nud becom
ing elated thereby, took slightly
more stock in the flowing bowl than
his system required.
Oue morning recently a large box
arrived at the Twenty-third street
office direoted to C. J. Osborn, well'
known as oue of Jay Oould’s brokers.
It was deposited in the room where
the principal speculators were con
gregated., and mauy were the sur
mises as to its coutents.
The bill of lading merely described
it as “one box and coutents from
New Orleans, value $100.”
Charley thought it must be filled
with bottles of oboice brandy or port
wine, but thecarpenter who was sum
moned to open the box, after pulling
off the top and tearing away a mass
of seaweed, uncovered a lively alliga
tor eager fora meal. Upon its back
was pasted a label, “A member of
tbe Returning Board of Loutsiaua.”
There was a universal drawing of
legs up on chairs and tables as this
member of the Returning Board
crawled about the floor in his anxiety
to uppease a whetted appetite.
“Wltatwilll do with him?” said
Charley Osborn, as he guzed in dis
may at his hideous preseut.
"Send him to the Aquarium,” said
John George.
“Send him up to Central Park,”
said Bob Elliott.
"Put him up for margin,” said Mr.
P. Pond.
“Shoot him,” said Capt. Gar
land.
“Put him out of here,” said Mr.
Cant mack.
"Take him down to Park & Til
ford’s,” said auother.
Just then the wheat speculator
was noticed slowly wending his way
across Fifth avenue toward the offi
ces. His brow was sad, and his ap
pearance generally was suggestive or
a struggle with secret sorrow and re
morse.
An idea struck B. F. Carver.
“All sit still,” said he, “and when
he comes in aud speaks about the al
ligator, make beliere that you dou’i
see the reptile.”
In walked the speculator.
The alligator was slowly making
its way about the room, opening aud
closing its huge jaws with a snap
worthy of a bull terrier.
“Great Ctesar! Carver, whose alli
gator is that?”
“What alligator ?” asked Carver.
"Whv, that oue crawling about the
room ?” responded the wheat specu
lator.
“I don’t see any alligator,” replied
Carver.
“What! You don’t, see any alliga
tor, you old fraud ? Where are your
eyes? Where did it come from, Os
born ?”
“I don’t know what you mean,”
■was the response.
“Weil, John George, you see the
alligator, don’t you?” queried the
speculator.
“Not much,” replied John George,
looking around with an expression ol
pity tor the misguided votury of the
cup, which was copied by the others.
Finally, the grain speculator’s
countenance fell, and as he made
tracks f r the door, he was heard to
murmur:
“X can’t believe that I’ve got em’;
but so help me, Peter, I’ll never
drink another drop.”— y. y. Sun.
AWH tLK I\ A HAMMOCK.
WHERE THEY STOWED LEGRAND COt’P
WHILE HIS TANK WAS CLEANED.
From theN. Y. Wor.d.]
“LeGrand Coupe,” the white whale
at the Aqu ilium, has since his arri
val in tins city idled undisturbed in
his tank save when hunting in its
depths for his daily half bushel of
eeis. The wishes of tfis whuleship
wore not oonsulted when it wus de
termined to hoist him in the air and
clean bis box of water for him. When
the time came yesterday he showed
a strong disposition to revolt. The
Aquarium was crowded. Charley
McLean, one of Barn urn’s old hands,
had the work to Jo, and his prepara
tions were simple. From the upi-et
supports of the roof hung four atom
running ropes fastened to the foui
corners of a twenty-foot Bquare pi
canvas. At various points were fas
tened other ropes to be used in clos
ing in the ends. One end of the van
va was gently lowered iuto the tank
and as soon as it was submerged wa
carried to tne other side and ullowed
to sink to the bottom.
Ail tbi3 time LeGraud Coupe swam
uneasily to and fro, occasionally
thruwiug up a disdainful spurt ot
water or rolling over and winning at
the nearest st>eetutor. Baby, the
baby hippopotamus, got up on the
edge of the tank and gave a series ol
sympathetic grunts. The learned
otter leaned i>eusively against the
netting of his den, while the sea lion
climbed to the topmost point of tne
cascade, where, with outstretched
neck and inquisitive look, he took in
the wnole proceeding. The band
struck up “I'be Sweet By and By,”
and, at a motion from McLean, the
extraordinary proceeding was begun.
Tne edges of the canvas reached me
surface of the water, and presto!
his wbaleship jerked bis ilukes in
the air and slid over the edge like
lightning. Again aud again be
played the same trick, as if all the
sixty bushels of eels he had been
swallowing bad survived in him.
But at last a quick pull caught him
out of the water, and the audi
euoe cheered, while the band struck
up a triumphal march.
Once beaten, the whale behaved as
a well-bred whale should, and lay
qnietly in his canvas trap while his
tank was being cleaned, paying not
the slightest attention to the au
dience. Baba went to sleep again,
the sea liou plunged into his tank,
aud the learned otter turned a sum
merset. In about an hour and a naif
the tank was emptied and cleansed,
and again it was partly tilled aud the
canvas lowered. As soon as it had
touched she surface of the water, it
wa3 tilted slightly, and Le Grand
Coupe, with a Huai wave of his fluke,
slipped into bis home without a good
bye. He splashed and dove as if in
great delight, and was rewarded tor
his good behavior with an extra mess
of eels for supper.
Mr. Coupe received a telegram yes
terday from his Florida agent an
nouncing the capture of two large
man-eating sharks and tbe.ir safe ar
rivai in the Nassau river.
Sheriff’S Sale.
STATE OF GEORGIA, CHATTAHOOCHEE
GOCNTY—WiII be sold on the first Tuesday
in February neat, before the Court-House door
at Cnaaeta, in said county, within the legal hoars
if sale, lots of land numbers one hundred and fit
tv-nine (159}, one hundred and eigbty-one (lbl),
one hundred and sixty flfiO), one hundred and
ninety-four (1941, in the Tenth District of said
county, with ite appurtenances. Levied on as
the property of Jimei M Lowe, to satisfy an ex
ecution in my bands in favor of Watt k Walker,
transferee of W, A, Wihiama, plaintiff, vs. James
M. Lowe, defendant; and have given F. M. Coker
who fa in possession, written notice of the levy.
D.jwabmr I, 1876, JOHN M. SAPP.
d*M t<U Sheriff.
Railroads
WESTERN RAILROAD OF ALABAMA
Oolcmbub, Ga.. Deo., Slit, 1876.
TBAINS LEAVE COLUMBUS DAILY, AS FOL
LOWS:
(SOUTUIM MAIL.)
3:30 r M. Arrive At Montgomery 7.83?*
Mobile 6:00 a
New Orleans 11:30 am
Nuhvllte 8:00 Am
Louisville 3:40 ? M
Memphis 3:00 r e
(ATLANTA AND NORTHERN MAIL.)
6:30 AM. Arrive At Atlanta 4:33 ?M
Washington 11:36 r m
Baltimore 3:10 am
New York 3:30 a m
Alto by this train arrive at Montgomery 13:34 p u
Selma 3:40 pm
Vicksburg 10:00 a m
TBAINS ARBIVI AT COLUMBUS
From Montgomery and Southwret 13 33r m
From Montgomery and Southwest 7:00 r m
From Atlanta and Northweat 7.00 p m
f ThU train arriving at Columbua 7:00
r. M.t Leaves Atlanta 11 am.
E. P. ALEXANDER, President.
CHAS. PHILIPS, Agent. Jeß tf
MOBILE & GIRARD R.R.
ms
Columbus, Oa„ November 26, 1876.
Double Daily Passenger Train
MAKINO close connection at Union Spring*
with Montgomery A Lunula Railroad train*
t<> and from Montgomery and pointa beyond.
This *s the only line wakii g night aud day con
uectious at Montgomey for the Northwest.
Through coach with sleeping accommodations
between Columbua and Montgomery:
Passenger A
Mail Train Freight Irani.
Leave Columbua 1.60 p. m. 7:36 p. m.
Arm eat Uuiou Bp'gH. 6&0 p. m. 12:. <2 a. m.
" •*'lr.jy 7.00 P. m. 3:16a m.
•* “ kulaula 6:30 a. m.
•* " Montgomery 7.4 Ue. m. 6:35 a. M.
“ “ Mobile 625 a.m. 4.00 p. ilia
" “ New Orleans 11 2>▲ m. 955 p m.
“ " Naah wile ... B.o* a. m. 7:56p.m.
“ " Louisville... 3:40 p. m. 3:30a.m.
" “Cincinnati.. 8:15p.m. 7:26a.m.
“ “ Bt. Louia.... 8:10 a. m. 7: 3 p m.
" “Philadelphia. 7:35a.m. 3:30p.m.
“ “ New York 10:26 a.m. 6:46p.m.
Leave Troy 12.30 a. m. 6:00a. M.
Arrives UnionSp’gs. 2:22 a. m. 9:57 a. m.
" “ Col mbus... 7:10 a. M. 3:30 P.M.
“ “ Opelika 9 :*0 a M.
“ “ Atlanta ... . 2:60p m.
“ “ Macon 7 :05 P. M.
•* “ Savanuah 11:45 a.m.
Passengers for the Northweat will save twelve
hour* time by this route.
Trains arrive in Montgomery one hour earlier
than any other line.
W. L. CLARK, Sup't.
D. E. WILLIAMS,
General Ticket Agent. aug3 tf
Wells & Curtis
OFFER A STOCK OF
BOOTS & SHOES
Unequaled in Variety—Unsurpassed in
ELEGANCE, COMFORT AND ECONOMY.
Notice this List:
LADIES' LACE and congress gaiters.
at $1.35, $1.30 and upwards.
LADIES' SLIPPERS, at 85c. SI,OO, $1.25 and
higher.
LADIES' BUTTON BOOTS, $1.73 and $3.00 to
$3.50 and $4.00 —A Fiat. Anortmenl.
MESSES' BOYS' SCHOOL SHOES—Beit to tie
Rmnd.
BROGANS and PLOW SHOES, ami full Stock of
STAPLE GOODS
IN OUR LINE AT
PRICES UNPRECEDENTEDLY LOW.
WE HAVE ENLARGED OCR STOCK AND
Reduced Prices on SOLE. DCPPEt, aud
lIARNLBB LEATHER, and Solicit Inspection of
Goods aud Prices, and can guarantee Satisfac
tion.
WELLS & CURTIS,
73 BROAD STREET.
Sign of the Big Boot.
EVERYBODY SUITEH,
We are this Season In Receipt of a Large
Supply of all Sizes of Qur
Celebrated
liilflii
’llpiifr
JEToi* both Wood and Coal
Besides a mil assortment ot other Popular
COOKING AND HEATING STOVES
GRATEH, Acc.,
And feel justified in ssying that we are BURE
we can suit any and all classes of purchasers, both
in quality and price.
Of other Goods in our line, we have a large and
complete assortment, such as
TIN AND SHEET-IRON WARE
or rvaar ochckipt ion,
HARDWARE, TABLE AND POCKET CUTLERY,
CROCKERY, GLABBWAIIE, COAL
HODB, BHOVKLB, *O.
All of these articles we CAN and WILL sell a
VERY BOTTOM PRICES,
tan 1 dtl W. H. ROPARTH k CO.
“THE OLD KEUABLE.”
MAKE OUR AN
(f JVV nual bow to tba^fjajgßsf
/ and < g t • an*"
wtAmf nounco that we are again Mali!
prepared to offer the beat
WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS,
at wholesale and retail, at the lowest cash price.
In addition to l,i4|r-OIC. we have BMOKEKB’
MATERIAL of every discription, and at prices to
salt the times.
REST A L' It A NT.
The Restaurant Department of our house will
be kept to the usual -standard, aud with that our
friends have heretofore been satisfied.
ASTBirds, Fish, Oysters, and all game of the
season kept on hand.
occßeodtf < H 4. HEVttAWfc CO.
Choice Seed and Feed Oats @6sc.
Best Country Meal @7sc.
Ctioiee Brands of X’lour at
nova tf Hamilton's.
THE
CO LUMBUS
DAILY TIMES
PRINTING OFFICE,
Columbus, Ga.
fjjjg i f-Xllil! \
Being Supplied with Modern im
provements and the Latest
STYLES OF TYPE,
Presses, &c.
IS PREPARED TO FILL ORDERS FOR
9
JOB PRINTING
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION,
At Short Notice and at Reasonable
Rates, Including:
BILL HEADS, CIRCULARS,
LETTER HEADS, ENVELOPES,
NOTE HEADS, SHIPPING TAOS,
R. R. RECEIPT BOOKS, MONTHLY STATEMENTS,
BUSINESS CARDS. WEDDING INVITATIONS,
VISITING CARDS, PARTY INVITATIONS,
POSTAL CARDS, BIILS LADING BOOKS,
HAND BILLS, POSTERS,
BALL AND PARTY PROGRAMS.
And in Fact AMTIIIYG IV the
JOB PRINTING LINE.
. —° —
IWOrders from distance solicited and filled promptly, at short notice. Samples
sod prices sent on application.
WYNNE, DeWOLF & CO.
VICTORY! VICTORY!!
THE “SINGER” ALWAYS AHEAD!
Read the special dispatch from
THE Centennial Exhibition to ths New
York Sun:
Phiudilpaia, September 37, 1876.
"The very highest bouora which could be con
ferred on any exhibitor—TWO MKD/iI.R OF
HONOB and TWO DIPLOMAS OF MERlT—
bava been awarded the Singer Manufacturing
Company for Sawing Machlnas.”
2,000,000 IN tTSE
Sales in Excess of all Others!
The Singer Manufacturing Company,
99 Broad Street,
COLUMBUS. GA.
WANTED.
GOOD SALESMAN TO SELL THE NEW
Light Running BINOER SEWING MA
CHINES tn the Counties connected with tbe Co
lumbua Office. Apply to the Singer Manufactur
ing Company, CHAS. 8. HOLT,
Oct 7-4 m Agant
T. S. SPEAR,
No. 101 Broad St., Columbus, Ga.
Watchea, Jewelry and Clocks Repaired promptly
ail orders will receive prompt attention.
Remington Sewing Machine Deoot.
Collinsworth Institute,
FOR ROYS AND GIRLS,
Talbotton, Ga.
THE UNDERSIGNED HAVE TA
ken charge of this well known
lustitue with the determination to l .JplLc:--
make it a School noted lor its thor
ougnueßß and cheapness. The school
b pleasantly situated, ono mils from
Talbotton and six miles from Geneva. Tiic ouild
iugs are ample aud admirably situated in a beau
tilui grove.
The "Geneva Lamp,” a weekly newspapeV, is
published at the Institute, the typo for which is
set by the pupila of the school, each pupil being
required to devote five hours a week to type Bet
ting, under tke instruction of a practical printer.
This is not to make printers, but to give practical
lessens in the construction of our language.
BOARD AND TUITION:
Board, including lights, fuel, Ac., per
mouth no 00
Tuition, for the entire session or four
months a oo
Information and circnlars furnished on appli
cation. Address, J. 1,, h H. E. DKNNIH.
fl AT*I"A IT A obtained in the United
P A I pnl I \ States,Canada, and Europe.
In I Lll I U terms as low as those of any
other ronaoie house. Correspondence invited
m the English and foreign languages.with inven
tors, Attorneys at Law, and other Solicitors, es
pecially with those who havo had their cases re
jected in the hands of other attorneys. In re
jected cases our fees are reasonable, and no
charge is made unles we are successful.
INVENTORY
111 V Lll I UIIVI "ketch and a full de
scnptiou ol your invention. We will make an
examination at the Patent Office, aud if we tHnt
it patentable, will send you papers aud advice,
and prosecute your case. Our lee will be in or
dinary cases, $25.
A nilinr Oral or written in all matters
ADVICE
veutlena, I I ILL.
References:—Hon. M. D. Leggett, Ex-Commis
sioner of Patents, Cleveland, Ohio; O. H. Kelley,
esq., Seo’y National Orange, Louisville, Ky.;
Commodore Dan'l Ammen, U. S. H„ Washington,
D. 0. 1
Bend Stamp for onr "Guide lor obtaining
Patentt," a book of SO pages.
Address:— MlUl44 BA4J4JEU A CO., Solici
tors ofPatenta.
nov36 tf Waahlngton, D. fl.
Chattahoochee Sheriff Sales.
Georgia, Chattahoochee co.--will be
sold, before the Court Uouee door in Cuast
ta. within the legal boms of sale, on tbe first
Tuesday in March next, ths following property
to-wit: Lot or Land No. 146, exempt 12# acre* ©IT
of northwest coiner of said lot, Jyin.7 in the 6th
District of originally hint-cog' e now Chattahoo
chee county; levied on to satisfy a mortgage 11.
fa. *n my hands, in favor of N. N. Howard A Sous
vs. George H. Sapp. Notified George H. Sapp,
claimant in possession, this 28th Dec. 1876.
JOHN M. B*PP.
doc3t tdn She riff.
STATE
Agricultural & Mechanical College
OP ALABAMA, 1878.
LOCATION—BUILDING. %
The College is situated in the town
ot Auburn sixty nuiles from Mout
gomery, directly on the line
the Western Railroad.
The region is high and healthful, ypr
850 feet above tide water, being more
elevated than Montgomery by 700 feet, or than
Talladega or Birmingham by 800 feet.
The building 1b large and commodious, and is
well lurnisbed with rooms lor College use.
cotnuncs.
The College offers live courses, allowing a spe
cific degree to be attained in each: 1. Course In
Agriculture, Three years. 2. Course in Litters
lure, Four years. 8. Course in Science, Four
years. 4. Course in Civil Engineering, Four
years. 6. Course in Surveying, Two years.
FtyiA, or /Separatory Clan. —The imperfect
preparation In the rudiments which many of the
applicants for admission exhibit, renders it
necf'Snary to establish a class lower than the
fourth class of the regular cour e.
JSiviUged Studenti— The sons of Ministers of
th gospel in active service, and young men pre
paring for the minietry, are admitted to all
the privileges of the College free of tuition fees.
Two Cadets from each county of the Htate of
Alabama, recommended by the County Superin
tendent, will be received by the Faculty, and
their appointments approved by the B/ard of
Directors. They wiU not be required to pay tui
tion fees.
urnm.
Tuitien for Academic year sl9, (S2O in advance,
last Wednesday in September, and S2O second
Wednesday in February ) All Cadets pay an in
cidental fee oi $lO on entrance. Ail Cadets pay
on entrance, Burgeon's fee of $6. For clothing
(in advance,) $46. Board sls to $lB per month.
Regular expenses of a student, including tui
tion and other fees, snd board should not and in
most rsses do not, exceed S2OO per annum. If s
State Cadet $l6O. A cheap and übstautial uni
form is worn by all Cadeta. Military discipline
is enforced, and drill required of all not physi
cally disabled.
ACAD line TEAS.
First term begins last Wednesday in Septem
ber. The second term begins on Second Wednes
day in February, and ends at Commencement
last Wednesday in June.
s&ff-For Catalogues apply to
I. T. TICHENOR, President, or
E. T. GLENN, Treasure*.
Beptl7 wtf Auburn Ala.
WM. MEYER.,
RANDOLPH STREET,
Boot and Shoe Maker.
OBDEBB FILLER PROMPTLY. PULL STOCK
of Men’. *nd Boy', work constantly on
bind which I will Mild very reasonable prices.
Also; Leather end finding,, •( the lowest price,
novlfi 8m
MILLINERY.
Bargains! Bargains!!
CLEARING OUT SAXE OF .
Millinery and Fancy Goods,
T WILL offer for the next thirty days my entire atook of MILLINERY and
FANQY GOODS, which is complete In every Department at suoh price*
as must insure ready salea.
AB®“Thia is no humbug, as I am determined to sell. To the Ladies,l would
say, call and be your own judges.
li* A. LEE,
108 Broad Street, Columbus, Ga.
routing, waf&wdm
J. J. Whittle. Geo. M. Yarbrough. Jno. T. McLeob
J. J. Whittle & Cos.
HAVE OPENED A NEW
WHOLESALE AND- RETAIL GROCERY HOUSE,
Under Central ECotol,
WHERE WE WILL KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK OF
STAPLE aud FANCY OHOCEBIEK Ooml.ting in part of
Boots, Shoes and Staple Dry Goods, Bacon, Lard, Su
gar, Coffee, Cheese, Flour, Syrup, Ragging & Ties,
TOBACCO, WHISKEY. BRANDY and WINES, of all grades. BALT, CORN, TEAS of all Brands.
MAKEREL and SOAP; together with a full lino of all other goods kept in a first-class Grocery
House.
jfcs“OUß GOODS are all NEW and FRESH, and were bought for the CASH, and we will be able to
BELL THEM AS LOW AS THE LOWEST.
garWe solicit the patronage of the City and surrounding country,
J. J. WHITTLE & CO.
OCt33-end*wtf
W. J. WATT. J. A. WALKER. CHAS. H. WATT
WATT & WALKER,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Grocers and Commission Merchants
Corner under Rankin House.
Have the Largest aud Beat Selected Stock of Groceries in the City of Coiumbna.
CONSISTING OF
BACON SIDES, BULK HIDES, BACON SHOULDERS, BULK SHOUL
DERS, BULK HAMS, BACON HAMS.
LARD in tierces, Lard in buckets and kegs.
FLOUR of all grades, including the celebrated SILVER LAKE brand,
the beat in the world.
BAGGING, TIES, BALT, SUGAR, MACKEREL, SOAP, CHEESE,
COFFEE, OYSTERS, SARDINES, CRACKERS, POTASH, SODA,
STARCH. SHOES, BOOTS, and Staple Dry Goods, such as
OSNABURGS, SHEETING, SHIRTINGS, CHECKS, STRIPES, YARNS
and PANTS GOODS. Also, a well selected stock of
WHISKEY, from $1 per gallon to $5, and of any brand or per cent
proof that may be desired.
Our stock of SUGAR includes every grade and price, anil our lot of
SYRUP cannot be equaled in this citv. It includes all grades of New Or
leans in barrels and half barrels; also several hundred barrels of choice
FLORIDA SYRUP, which is superior to anything in the market, and much
cheaper in price. It has a delightful flavor and rich, clear color, and select
ed expressly for our trade.
Cash customers can always save money by giving us a trial before pur
chasing elsewhere.
FARM LAND.
Only Remedy for Hard Times.
CHANGE YOUR SURROUNDINGS.
ALL WANTING FRUIT FAHMS, ESPECIALLY ADAPTED TO THS GROWTH OF THK VINE
WHERE IT 18 AN ESTABLISHED SUCCESS AND PAYS LARGE PROFIT. THH LAND IS
ALSO ADAPTED TO TBE GROWTH OF PEACHES, PEARS, APPLES AND S34AKL
FRUITS; ALSO, GRAIN. GRASS AND VEGETABLES.
Many hundreds of excellent VINEYARDS, OROHABDB and FARMS ean now
be seen.
The Location ia only 34 mllca aonth of Philadelphia, bj rallroed, in a mild, delightful climate, and
at tbe very door, of tke New York and Philadelphia market*. Another railroad runa direct te
New York.
The place ia already targe, eueceeaftd and proaperona. Chnrchee, achoola, and other privilege,
are already established. Also, mannfecteriee of Shoes, Clothing. Glass, Straw Gooda, and other
things, at which different members ofa family can pruenrs employment.
It has been a health raaort lor some Tear, past for people suffering from pulmonary affections.
Asthma, Catarrh, Ague and debility; mauy thousands hare entirely recovered.
Anew brl< k Hotel has Just been completed, 100 feet front, with back bondings, four stories high,
including French roof, and aU modern Improvement, for the accommodation of vleltora.
Price of Farm Land $25.00 per Acre, payable by installments, within the period af four years. In
thUolimata, planted out to vines, 36 acres of land will count fully as much aa M 0 acre, further
north.
Persona unacquainted with fruit growing? can become familiar with It In a abort time en account
of surrounding#.
Five Acre, One Acre, and Town Lota, in the towns of LandirriHe and Vineland, also for sale.
While visiting the Centennial Exhibition, Vineland can be Visited at smalt expense.
A paper containing full information, will be sent upon application to
CHARLJRS K. LAXDIS, Vineland, IX. J. t free of cost.
The following is an extract from adescription, published in the New York Tribunt* by the wel
known agriculturist. Solon Robinson:
All the farmers were of the "well to do" eort. and some of them, who have turned their attention
to fruits and market g irrienittg, hate grown rich. The soil is loam, varying from sandy to clayey,
aud surface gently undulating, intersected with small streams and occasional wet meadows, in
which deposits ol peat or muck are stored, sufficient to fertilise the whole upland surface, after it
Las been exhausted of its natural tertilitv.
It is certainly one of the most extensive fertile tracts, in an almost le've! position, and suitable
condition for pleasant farming, that we know of this sidwuf the Western prairies. We found some
of tbe oldest farms apparently just as profitably productive as when first cleared of forest fifty or a
hundred years ago.
The geologist would soon disoover the cause of this continued fertility. Tbe whole country is a
marine deposit, and all through the soil we found evidences of calcareous substances, generally in
the form of indurated calcareous marl, showing many distinct forms of ancient shells, of the tertia
ry formation; and this marly snbstsnce is scattered all through the soil, in a very comminuted
form, and in the exact condition most easily assimilated by auch plants as the farmer desires to
cultivate. _
XANTHIWI
Never fails u> r*-store Gray Hair to Us original o
our in a few weeks. Pure, harmless, effective
Prepared bv XANTHINE CO * Richmond- 1
Sold by Purcell, Ladd fc Co.,Richmond, Va., and
druggists and country merchants. Price $1 per
bottle.
This incomparable preparation for the Hair is
commended to the public on its own merits.
It prevents the Hair from fklling off, producing
a rapid and healthy growth; eradicate* scurf and
dandruff, and cures diseases of the scalp. Try it
and judge for yourself.
(From Rev. E. T. Baird, Sec’y of PubUcationof
Presbyterian Church South.)
Richmond. July 27,1874.
The Xanthine is the only hair dressing I have
ever used which has removed the dandruff from
the scalp and made my hair soft and pliable. It
has also restored roy hair to its natural color; and
by occasionally using it as a hair dressing, I have
no doubt it will preserve the color.
E.T. BAIRD.
[From Rev. Mr. Cameron, Minister of Presbyte
rian Church South.) '
Mossy Cbxkk. Teen, Aug. 22, 1870.
XauthiWE Cos., Richmond, Va.:
I have used the Xanthine now for three years,
and have induced others to buy it, and have nev
er known it to fail in accomplishing all you
claim for it. It Is an excellent tonic, a pleasaut
dressing, removing and preventing dan*lnifl and
all unpleasant itching, promoting and preserving
the natural growth and color of the hair, and ren
dering it glossy and pliable. I confidently,
cheerfully, knowingly recommend it.
WILLIAM CAMERON.
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Wholesale and Retail Druggists,
)ulylßeod&w3m Columbus, G
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GRAND OPPORTUNITY
TO
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1,000 Extras. T,OOO Readers.
OB THE 16TH OF DECEMBER BEIT. THE
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copies Of the
VISTA ARGUS,
•very week for seven weeks, to be distributed
tree, throughout the counties oi Talbot, Marion,
Taylor, Macon, Schlsy, Chattahoochee, Stewart
and Webster. Beven lists will be prepared each
containing 1,000 reliable names—ono list to bo
Übed each week until the ARGUS has been ad
dressed to seven thousand persons. The pro
prietor will be in Columbus, Friday and Satur
day, to receive advertisements.
A. M. C. RUSSELL.
Proprietor of the Argus.
Bnena Vista, Ga., Nov. 80,1876.
novßo tf
Colonists, Emigrants and
Travelers Westward.
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