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SOUTHERN PLANTER. — ADVERTISING SHEET. 



with pleasure add my testimony in its favour. 

 How long it will last, is to be proved. 



Very respectfully, your ob't eerv't, 



A. STEVENSON. 



Correspondence of the Cincinnati Daily Gazette. 



Mansfied, Nov. 10, 1855. 



Quite an excitement was created here this af- 

 ternoon, growing out of a contest between corn 

 crushers. It appears that some two weeks since 

 Messrs. Scott & Hedges, of Cincinnati, advertis- 

 ed in the papers of this city that they would 

 give a silver cup to any mill that should grind 

 faster and finer, with the same amount of power, 

 than their mill the " Little Giant." 



They appeared in due time upon the ground, 

 with two sizes of mills. The Leavit mill, or 

 Excelsior as it is called, was entered in compe- 

 tition by Messrs. Hall & Allen, who are manu- 

 facturing them in this place. Mr. Leavitt, the 

 patentee, was present, and superintended the 

 operating of his mill, who at first was unwilling 

 to have the trial made with old dry corn. Mr. 

 Hedges who exhibited the Little Giant, insisted 

 on using the old corn, as he was unwilling to 

 have only a partial test, which would be the 

 case if soft, new corn was used. Finally, after 

 much hesitation, they yielded to Mr. Hedges' 

 demand. The grinding commenced with the 

 Little Giant, which ground a given quantity of 

 corn in sixty-three revolutions, using two light 

 horses on the No, 4 mill, which moved off easi- 

 ly and ground the amount without stopping. A 

 half bushel of meal was sifted and about one 

 quart of the amount was found too coarse to 

 pass through the sieve. The committee who 

 had been appointed to superintend and decide 

 the contest, then repaired to the Leavitt mill, 

 when the same amount of corn was ground, 

 which required 73 revolutions, although Mr. 

 Leavitt worked but one horse, which was a very 

 heavy stout one the draught was evidently too 

 hard for him, as he stopped three times and was 

 allowed to rest. On sifting the meal there 

 proved to be five or six quarts too coarse to pass 

 the sieve, instead of one as in the cases of the 

 Little Giant. The committee after a few mo- 

 ments consultation reported substantially as 

 above, and returned the cup to Mr. Hedges, who 

 thanked them kindly, and remarked that it 

 twice before had been won over the Leavitt mill, 

 and if a favorable occasion offered it would be 

 risked again. Mr. Hedges then called the at- 

 tention of those present, saying that he would 

 grind some shelled corn — then put one bushel 

 in the hopper, which was ground out in four 

 minutes at a moderate walk. Mr. Leavitt ground 

 a like quantity and was five minutes — his horse 

 being hurried to considerably more speed — no 

 sieve was used, but it was admitted by all that 

 it was much coarser than that ground by the 

 Little Giant. 



Mr. H. then, at the request of some farmers, 

 ground some new corn very satisfactorily. Mr. 

 Leavitt ground some also, which appeared very 

 line, but upon taken the mill apart, it was found 



to be gorged with cobs, admitting only the 

 shelled corn to pass. In the opening of the 

 contest the Little Giant had but few friends, all 

 seemed to be in favor of "Our Mill," but the 

 earnestness and assurance with which Mr. H. 

 pressed the contest gained for it friends, although 

 at one time there was a semblance of hostile 

 demonstration, which our good people soon qui- 

 eted, arfd the matter ended quite pleasantly and 

 the Little Giant came off triumphant. 



AN EYE WITNESS, 

 jgig^ The Little Giants are to be had of Messrs. 

 Robbins & Bibb, Baltimore, Md. myl 



RIDGWAY SCHOOL. 



THE next session of my School will begin on 

 the first Monday in September and end on 

 the last Friday of June, 1857. There will be a 

 vacation of two weeks at Christmas. I charge 

 $220 for a whole session, or $25 a month for any 

 period less than a whole session. I furnish my 

 pupils board, lodging, fuel, washing, and make 

 no extra charges for anything except lights. I 

 have three assistant teachers, and am prepared 

 to give instruction in every branch of education 

 proper to fit boys to enter the University of Vir- 

 ginia. For further particulars apply to me at 

 Charlottesville, Va. 



FRANKLIN MINOR. 



June 1 — tf 



DRAINING TII>E. 



THE subscribers have constantly on 

 hand any quantity of DRAINING TILE of 

 the most approved patterns, which they will 

 dispose of at the following prices; 1$ inch bore 

 $12 per thousand, about one foot bore each ; 2J 

 inch bore $15 ; 4 inch bore $35 ; Gutter Tile 

 $20. They also keep on hand the best Sand 

 Press Brick, $15, and Fine Brick, $25. Sam- 

 ples can be seen. Orders left at the office of 

 American Farmer, or direct to the subscribers. 

 RITTENHOUSE & CRAWFORD, 

 Brick Makers, W. Pratt St., near the 

 jan — tf Cattle Scales, Baltimore, Md. 



Southern Clothing House, 



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RICHMOND, VA. 



THE Subscriber keeps con- 

 stantly on hand a large and 

 Fashionable Assortment of 

 Ready made Clothing, of his 

 own manufacture, of the latest 

 and most approved Styles. 

 Also a large assortment of 

 Gentlemen's furnishing Goods, such as Handk'fs, 

 Cravats, Neck Ties, Shirts, Drawers, Gloves, 

 Suspenders, Collars, Umbrellas, &c, &c. 



In addicion to which he keeps a large and 

 general assortment of Piece Goods of every 

 Style and Quality, which he is prepared to make 

 to measure at the shortest notice and in the best 

 and most fashionable style. 



E. B. SPENCE, 

 mayly No. 120, Corner of Main & 13 sts- 



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