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Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 143, 3 July 1888, Page 3

An Irish Estate Sold for Six Shillings an Acre ♦ A sale which took place last week at the London Auction Marc of a large estate in the County of Mayo, showed the ruinous decrease in value of landed j property which is now going forward in some parts of Ireland. Messrs Dowsett and Go. submitted to compe tition, by direction of the trustees of the late Earl of Cavan, the Tanetan Valley Estate in the Island of Achill, comprising 2,068 acres of freehold land, including the whole island, with house, entrance lodge, and scattered hamlet of fifty-three cottages. The auctioneer described the property ac one of the finest sporting estates in Ireland. Tb/fc estate had cost many thousands of pounds, but as the executors must .'realise at the present sale, they had placed a low upset price on the property in order to itsure a sale. In answer to questions the auctioneer admitted that only 243 acres out of the entire 2,068 were let, and that the tenants were three years in arrear with their rents. The biddings began with an offer of £600, and £630 hay ing been reached without any further advance, the auctioneer declared it sold. The purchase money represented about 6s an acre, being, perhaps, the very lowest price at which land was ever gold in any part of the United Kingdom or any other country in Europe. Mr Puryes, Q.(J., describes Sir H Wrenfordsley as a journeyman Judge who went round the Colonies with robe packed in his carpet bag looking out for a job. The public will be pleased to learn that S. J. Thompson, of the Bed House, has just opened' up 20 cases of winter drapery (latest fashions), comprising dress materials, trimmings, hosiery, laces, gloves, men's clothing, Crimean and woollen shirtings, etc. For cash the prices are lowest in town. — Advt. GIVBN UP BT THE DoCTOBS. — "Is it pOSsible that Mr Godfrey is up and at work, cured by so simple a remedyP" " I assure you that he is entirely cured and with nothing but Dr Soule's American Hop Bitters ; and only ten days ago his doc* tors gave him up and said he must die ! " " Well-a«day ! " This is remarkable ! " I will go this day and get some for my poor George. I know hops are good. "Post. " Advertisements " Maryland, My Maryland," * * * Pretty Wives, Lovely daughters and noble men." "My farm lies in a rather low and miasmatic situation, and " My wife i" " Who was a very pretty blonde !" Twenty years ago. became " Sallow !" " Hollowed-eyed !" " Withered and aged I" Before her time, from "Malarial vapors, though slie made no particular complaint, not being of the grumpy kind, yet causing me great uneasiness. "A short time ago I purchased jour remedy for one of the children, who had a very severe attack of biliousness, and it occurred to me that the remedy might help my wife, as I found that our little girl, upon recovery had " Lost !" "Her sallowness, and looked as fresh as a new blown daisy. Well the story is j soon told. My wife, to-day, has gained j her old* timed beauty with compound interest, and is now as handsome a matron (if I do say it myself) as can be found in this country, which, is noted for ' pretty women. And I have only Dr Soule's American Hop Bitters to thank for it. "The dear creature just looked over my shoulder, and says 'I can flatter equal to the days of our courtship,' and ! that reminds me there might be more pretty wives if ray brother farmers would do as I have done." Hoping you may long be spared to do good, I thankfully remain, C. L. James, Bewsvili.e, Prince George Co., Mid., May 26th, 1886---gglfNone genuine without a bunch of green hops on the white label, and Dr ! Soule's name blown in the bottle. Be* ware of all the vile poisonous stuff made to imitate the Above.