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is to be blessed in the stirring movements of tbis day and age. And 

 nationally this is the day of salvation. The wrestle in this glorious 

 strife is to be stern and sharp. It becomes every young soldier to 

 panoi3ly himself with such armor as will best enable him to meet and 

 successfully withstand the conflict. 



The Cincinnati P^ice Current estimates the quantity of wheat 

 gathered the present harvest as fully ten per cent, greater than has 

 been gathered any previous year. The same authority also states that 

 the quality of the new wheat is excellent. The grain is full and 

 bright, and perfectly dry and sound; and from a careful examination 

 of the advices which it has received, it feels justified in giving the fol- 

 lowing figures as the quantity of wheat gathered in each State this year: 



STATES BUSHELS. STATES. BUSHELS. 



Maine 460,000 | Alabama 1,200,000 



New Hampshire.. 230,000 Mississippi 500.000 



Vermont 640,000 ! Texas 150,000 



Massachusetts 46.000 



Connecticut 60,000 



New York 16,200,000 



Arkansas 300,000 



Tennessee 3,200,000 



Kentucky 5,750,000 



New Jersey 1,800,000 j Missouri 5,600,000 



Pennsylvania 18,250,000 | Illinois 14,600,000 



Delaware 700,000 , Indiana 11,250,000 



Maryland 5,100,000 \ Ohio 16,800,000 



Virmnia 12,500,000 I Michigan 5,200,000 



North Carolina 4.200,000 



South Carolina 2,100,000 



Wisconsin 8,250,000 



Iowa 4,100,000 



Georgia 1,750,000 California 1,600,000 



64,336,000 78,.500.()00 



64,336,000 



Total 142,836,000 



In the British Islands, at last accounts, the weather was favorable, 

 and the crops looked well. In France there is some fear of a short 

 crop, but any deficiency will be largely supplied from the countries 

 bordering on the Mediterranean, and perhaps in some measure from 

 Russia. In Russia the crops are reported as promising well. This 

 prospect of cheap bread is a joyous one for the toiling millions. 



