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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-06
LIQUOR DEALERS.
LUMBER YARD and SAW MILL.

THE oldest Yard in Memphis; established
i in lS4T. With full stock of logs, sea-
sOned and dressed lumber on yard, are pre-
pared to furnish any quantity and dtmen-
large stock of Doors, Blinds and SASH glazed
or unglazed; Laths, Shingles, Cedar Fence
hand. Our motto is, quick sales and small
profits. e
Office and Yard foot of Washington ST.,
% 4 -r4xra
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SALE OF STOCK.

ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER I7rII. at my resi-
" deuce. six miles nOrth OF Forrest City
Ark ] wiz sell a lot Of fine Mares and Colts
Mich Cows, Work Oxen, Beef Cattle, Hogs
and Pork; also,
CyO1OPS,0
A thorough bred blood stallion. and H STFR-
LING" a short horned Durham bull
Ny creditors especially invited TO attend
del A 7 GfDODTOE
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BAILEY SPRINGS
LauderdaIe County. Ala.

TvHI5 celebrated Watering Place, with the
Z Hotel and Cottages, containing 10 sleep
ing Rooms, beside ParlOrs. Ballroom, Dining
Hall, Kitchens, Bar and Billiard Rooms and
Offices. together with about 200 acres OF land
adjoining the Springs tract, and all the
Household and Kitchen Furniture, Bar and
Alley Fixtures, Mules, Cattle, Hogs, Sheep,
etc.
VIII be Sold dPuBHC1y
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Plantation for Rent.

EOR the ensuing year, my Undivided
L Hair Of the Farmer Place. situated
IN trittenden county, Arkansas, near Bled-
soe's Landing, forty miles below Mem
phis, and three miles from the river The
whole place contains one hundred and fifty
acres cleared land, gin and gin-house, dwell
ling and outhOuses. The richness of the soil
is unsurpassed-will easily yield bate Of
cotton to the acre. For terms, apply to f. II. .
Word rs Second street; or Frank Moor, Bled-
soe's Landing Arkansas.
de5 JOHN P. RICE.
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SALE OE sIG CBEFK FARN LANDS

EREE conveyance to the sale OF the Holmes
L Farm Lands, on Big Greek, viii leave our
Office on Tuesday morning, 9 O'Clock, and re-
turn same day,
ROYSTER, IRRELEVANT & co
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WE viii be ready for business in our new
w store on Isu SeDtem Der. and viii have a
good stock OF Plantation Supplies TO meet the
wants of our friends.
H5- Particular attention paid to sales Of
Cotton which will be stored in our own ware
house and sampled and weighed with care.
30 Cotton ina store wiz be covered by insu-
rance unless otherwise instructed; and ali
shipments BY river insured under our open
policy.
augB FAkifINGTbN a HOW Bill
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DLANTERS or merchants designing TO pur-
4 eilase Gin Stands will do well to bear in
mind that we are sole Agents for "a T.. CAR
YER & CO.'S" IMPROVED COTTON GINS.
The unequaled beauty of the staple Of cotton
ginned on these well known Gin Stands, the
lghtness Of their i'm proved running gear, in
creased yield OF lint, and many other &C.
knowledged advantages, make them more
desirable than in former years, when, as now,
they were the favorita. iy9
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R0ystsr, Trezevant & Co., AuCti0aeers.
Adams Street Residence at Per-
e11ntOrV Public Sale.

empt0ry Public Sale.
WE are directed to dispose OF the Brick
w Building situated OF the south siae OF
Adams street, first dwelling-house east of the
bayOu-three stories above ground. with good
basement and back yard, convenient 10 the
business part of the city, and partlcuiaI - so
TO the Memphis and Charleston Railroad
Depot. The sale is peremptoTy. The prop
erty can be examined before the sale, which
viii be on the premises, at pm,
Thursday, Dscsmber 18Th.
TERMS-Third cash, 6. u and Is months.
with interest and trust deed upon The prou-
erty sold. We repeat, in order not 70 be over
looked, that the sale Is positive and per
emptOry. Title perfect
ROYSTER. IRRELEVANT & CO..
pOl2 Auerfouaara
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Arkansas Farm
AT AUCTION.

THE farm, belonging to the estate Of D. g.
Il GoOdIOe, deceased, lying three miles
north Of Forrest City, Ark. containing go
acres-l5O cleared; viii be sold to highest
bidder. at Madison, Ark, WEDNESDAY, De-
cemher l5. 1863.
Del AT. GOODLOE, Admir-.
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On the 18th Day of December,

To the highest and best bidder The houses
and furniture are in good condition, and eve
rything is in readiness to continue bustne ness
accommodations for 400 visitors.
For further infOrr1atiOn-and circular de-
scriptive OF property, address
oc2l ELLIS & Co. PrOprietOrs.
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Scala of Discounl for Chances

I'm. BLAKE & Co., Bankers,
And Sole Agents for Spanish Policy In the O.
g., 81 Broadway, New York. nell
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-20
ODDS AND ENDS.
A Ducal Privilege.

Mr.. Commissioner Winslow has decided, in
the case of the Duke of Newcastle, that Peer
of the Realm, not being trader, is not within
the pale of bankruptcy law. 1t is well every
body should know that q Duke cannot be
bankrupt in law he can only be bankrupt in
fortune, in credit, and in character. He cannot
file his schedule; he can only defle his
'scutcheon.
Case in the Court of Arches.
The Parson of FrOme Romish nonsense main
tans,
But Parson of Frome Notwithstanding remains;
Don't you think there's one letter too many in
Frome,
For parson who teaches the nonsense Of Rome?
A POns AsinOrum.
One rather important consideration appears
to have been overlooked by the commercial
spectators who seriously entertain the idea of
throwing a bridge over the Atlantic. Would not
such n structure stand little in the way of the
Ocean Fleet?
''Salt Is GOOd.''
Mr..Titus Salt is providing eleven acres of
park for the people of Saltaire. This is literally
being the Salt of the Earth. Honor to Titus
who really increases the Delight of Mankind.
True Thomas Again.
in his story of the Diamond Necklace"-lan-
guage brilliant as poor Boehmer's stones-Tho-
mas Carlyle, citing Pope, and adding unto him.
saith
"WorH makes the Mainland Woman
Doth he not do the latter, at all events he
Partisan husbands
Denomination by Analogy.
Objection has been made, by certain sympa-
thizers with the sect of parsons named Ritual
lists, to that word as applied to distinguish that
sect. 1t is possible to conceive one which would
be more distinctiyely definite. This sect appears
to be no other than that originally founded by
DR.. Puscy. There is a very decided method in
their doctrines and practices. Instead there
fore, of Ritualists, suppose we call parsons and
persons of this denomination fuseyan Mes
thodists3
Familiar Astronomy.
Are we not growing rather too playful with
the heavenly bodies? Here is book advertised
with the title Half Hours 1cih the Stars, to be
followed, we may certainly expect by Ttcenty
Minutes 1oih Comets, Spare Moments 1oih the
A7I3,Dr0 BO1.pnliS. etc.
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Familiar Astronomy.
Mark Twain on the Platform

The brilliant and agreeable essayist who does
the lecture reporting for the Boston Advertiser
thus describes "NIark Twain
Boston had very novel, if not very start
ling sensation last evening, in the shape of n
lecture from Mr.. Samuel l.. Clemens who is
known to fame Us the humorist Mark Twain.
Known to fame, we say for who that breathes
the vital air in America has not heard of
the jumping frog of Calveras county, Califor-
MAR and who has not read of the new speci-
men" which Mark Twain made by combining
hawk and crow in zone neat job !" A COM
pany even greater than that which usually at
tends the Bureau lectures, assembled in the
Music Hall last night with faces primed for meT-
riment and punctually to the hour Mr.. Clemens
and Mr.. Redpath appeared upon the platform
This was of course, and it was also of course
that for fifteen minutes afterwards the speakers
voice should be made inaudible by the rustlng
and crealling and tramping OF the regular crowd
of the tardy.
Mark Twain is a very good looking man. He
is of medium height and moderately slender
build, has light brown hair, a reddish brown
moustache, regular features, and fresh COM
pleXiOn; and he has a queer way OF wrinkling
up his nose and half closing his eyes when he
speaks. The expression of his face is as calm
and imperturbable as that of the sphinx. Look
ing at him you feel ii to be an mpossibillty that
he should ever hurry or ever be out OF temper,
and you might suppose him to be incapable OF
a joke, if it were not for the peculiar twinkle
in his merry eyes. His voice is remarkably
light and remarkably dry-like some German
wines-and il seems to be modulated to only
two keys Ills style Of speaking il unique 10
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(Boing Extracts iron, The Celebrated Course
Of Col,CeiL- -Hdtchney Lectures, for the Use Of
Students, aud all those totoDl PrOUideHce has
blessed 1oiH AB'ueRce.)
After writing several books to prove the con-
trary, think | may now fairly assert that Cum
powder was unknown to the Romans.
-. Art was not known to the Greeks. Apelles
made portrait so like somebody that he was
obliged to quit the city.
The celebrated poet Tasso obtained his repu-
tation entirely by poems. l mention this as an
example of application.
What milk is to the moderns it was though
perhaps in a less degree, to the aneients. Cows
were found in Italy as carly as 6 A. VI. Also in
Carthage, introduced by Ha-Milcar.
The Greeks were Martial nation. Martial
himself, however, was Roman.
Modern surnamcs are in most instances de-
rived from Greek originals. Jones is evidently
Ion. / can't think of any more instances.
The Uncle of the present Emperor of the
French was not the first Napoleon. There were
q lot of them before him. Think over this if it
has never occurred to you before; and don't let
II OpcJij n1ain,
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the last degree. II is all of piece with the
quality of his humor and fits him like glove.
He delivers his sentences without haste, and
in tone of utter Indifference, marking
the highest waves of his thought only
by strong flavor of nasality, and knowing
for the most part only the rising infection at
the beginning, middle and end of his sentences.
The rising infection is not native here, nor is
IL born in the manner of any OF our own speak
ers. Mr.. Dickens first taught us how it might
be used to advantage, and Mark Twain, douDI,,
less without borrowing leaf from Mr.. Dickens
notebook, has found out for himself now enec-
tive an adjunct it is to humorous speech. In
short, the platform manner of Mr.. Clemens is
the exact reflection in speech OF his peculiar
style of composition. The fun of both is genuine
enough but the perception of the fun is inlnea-
suraby heightened by the apparently serious IN
tention of the general discourse, ana AT IlmeS ny
an air of half seriousness in the joke ITSELF Inc
audience gets into queer state after whlle ~
knows not what to trust; Tor wnlle lnucn 10
meant to be seriously taken, the tun Is Ielt W De
the real life of the thing; and yet they never
know where the fun will come in. Even when
Mr.. Clemens has made really line perlou, oI
introduced brilliant descriptive passage, nc
takes pains TO turn the affair into Joke AT tne
end As, for instance, after very grapnic ulu
well-written description of the great volcanic
eruption in the Sandwich Islands, deflYeiSu deYi
with perfect Indifference, and almost as II WIFI
out an effort-he paused for Just an instant,
and then said in the same passlonless
tone. '"There! I'm glad I've got that vol
cano off my mind" The manner is di-
rect resultant of the matters; and the
manner of his speech does a great deal Tor the
substance of his discourse. The story 'Of our
Fellow-Savages in the Sandwich Island" would
not be nearly so funny to read as it is to hear
from Mark Twain's lips; though we do not
mean to deny that there is great deai Oh
genuine and irresistible humor in the texture
of the discourse. Indeed, we mean to say,
distinctly, that the contrary was the fact, and
that Mr.. Clemens showed himself last night IN
the character of very quaint, peculiar and
eminently original humorst. America has pro-
duced at least quintette of genuine humor-
lists, whose prohibitions have many of the
indtsto ofgenius, if they are not wholly Inspired
by it.
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book 10 effect that under might come impor-
tant articles on amcnities.) After this, myself
to Captain Dyngwcll, who has risen, and, on
being introduced, screws up his glass into one
eye, his forehead down on to his glass, and his
mouth up on one side, as if undecided whether TO
scowl or receive me Pleasantly. He murmurs
something TO himself (for me to take up If like)
about something's being 'doocid funny" and
tries to pull himself out of his coat by Juggling
at his wristbands. Standing on the rug and
stretching the right hand out with jerk, he
catches the elderly gentleman with sandy grey
whiskers just behind the ear. Milburd, with ad-
mirable presence of mind, introduces them at
once.
Happy Though.-To ask Milburd in whis-
per, as we go in to dinner, "What is a Commo-
dore? AIilbum returns, also in q whisper
Don't know"
We all sit down Captain Dyngwell stretch
ing out both his wristbands over the table as if
he was impartng a fashionable sort of blessing
to the knives, forks, glasses, and napkins. viii
I face Milburd? With pleasure if he wishes it,
but won't? mo, no." says Commodore
Brumsby, young 'uns do the work." Chilvem
says, gravely, "fes, sir. you can experimental
ize." We are arranged. Milburn at the head;
myself. his Uis-d-Cis; on my right the Commo-
dore, on my left the chemist. Captain and
Chilven UiS-d-Uis one another, and there we
are. Excellent number, eight Cazell is on
Milburn's right and there's an empty place for
a man who ought to have been there but isn't.
None of us care one dump whether he comes or
not. No one knows him; he's every rising
man. says Millburd, whereat one or two of us
observe, Indeed is he z" and go on with our
SOUP.
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IhhA NLN h-ND LlIHOhNI
Il = Il A Ii l. y - T. NJ Mt

shal be as much comfortable for the strange people,
and for strangers who's Gaming to the International
Exhibition. His theater is laing between two beau
tful waters one OF the most beautiful open plat
forms who is beautiful fitted up-one of the most
grand gardens with Fountain, musick every day as
much you like. The theater that is grand and beau
tfu, lighted with gas, get one Of the most beautiful
Platforms laing bezijds the theater in the water.
The much most grand pieces from OFFENBACH,
artists
Them operettes are reourscld with the greatest
trouble every day and from the greatest artistes
plait up
The ENTERTAINERS are cheap % cents, and the
BEFORMENs commence at O'Clock eCsccly
Theater Snelpersdrukkerij van n. A. Visschner
Nes A. 1914 Amsterdam.
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NUMBER Gel.
Gems from Amsterdam.

Not having found it convenient to attend the
Amsterdam Exhibition himself the Series
Editor requested sundry of his friends who
purposed visiting it to bring him over some
specimens of Dutch industry and present them
to him as small tokens of respect and esteem.
Up TO this writing he is sorry to say that he has
been favored with two rarties only; but these
are SO remarkable that, with his customary
generosity he instantly bestows them on the
universe.
The first is an advertisement of an article to
DC used by those who are troubled with corns:-
CLINICAL FILES.
Those files, of the greatest utility, have the pro-
peTty to relieve Immediately the disease occasioned
10y the corns ON the feet, and also to cure it.
To obtain that result IL is sufficient (without any
preparatory to file all the hart part. It has not any
danger to bless himself as with the cutting TOOLS one
Tesents as soon unaccountable wel-being and by
degrees, the corn on the foot disappears entirely.
Do not put the feet in the waiter: The more the
corn is dry, the better ii is to file.
The second is playbill, the original being of
vast size, and splenddy Yellow
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-09-22

record nor can there be one named. where the
teton Of State Legislature was required to
le officially known At Washington in order to
enable the Government to take action upon
any measure, that the information needed has
been derived from a published volume of the
State statutes. This is not the formal mode
sf transacting business between the States
and the Federal Government. and none ought
10 know it better than the Secretary of State
Of Nevada. He very well knows that on the
passage of the Fifteenth Amendment by Con-
Tess the States were not left for their infor-
nation of the fact to tedious research
through the published volumes of the Fede-
rsl statutes, but that duly certified copies of
each State through the proper officers at
Washington. Mr.. Secretary Noteware very
well knows that 1t is the universal custom for
legislative bodies when they desire to COM
mmlcate their action 10 their representa-
tivts. TO neighboring State governors or State
authorities, or to the Federal Government, to
do so by resolution of instruction authorizing
such communication; and without such in
strrctions, no official notice can be given; and
hence we say that no official notice has been
received at Washington of the action of Ne
vada on the Fifteenth Amendment and that
none will be taken until it is communicated
in due form, the Secretary of State to the
contrary Notwithstanding
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Mr. Halle made few remarks about the late
hour the exhibitors had chosen to make their
preparations, and hoped that at the next ex-
hibitiou they would commence earlier. he
also spoke of the Indebtedness Of the 1nsti-
tute which he hoped would be Cancelled by
the proceeds Of the present Fair, which Is to
last six weeks After this gentleman had con-
cluded his remarks, the pupils of the Denman
school united in sweet, melodious chant;
after which prayer was invoked by the hey.
Mr. Briggs The girls again united in ITO
the Woods which was well rendered. AT
the conclusion of the song, the President
came forward and introduced. MIR. Irving NJ.
Scott rs the orator Of the day, who delivered
the opening address, which was the best ora
ton Il has ever been my good fortune to
listen to. While he was speaking of the great
Humboldt. the bust Of that colossus of scien-
titic labor was unveiled amid the applause OF
the spectators. After this eloquent speaker
had retired, loud cries from all parts of the
house were heard for Mr.. Seward. He came
to the front but declined speaking, bowling his
acknowledgements for the compliment. Al
about l o'clock the people dispersed, and
again all was hustle and confusion.
THR WESTERN PACIFIC RlILKoAD.
/ left San Francisco on the afternoon of the
18th. taking the ferry for Alameda at the foot
of Davis street. Alameda is n most beautiful
little village-mainly inhabited by merchants
and business men from across the bay-where
! took the train for Sacramento. In my last
letter i mentioned this road as being COIN
plctcd. but l was mistaken. The trains run
through 10 Alameda, hut Oakland is the point
of destination for this road. In order Ia
facilitate visitors 10 the State Fair, the COM
pany chartered the Alameda road from Hay
ward to the bay; hence its running there.
The San Jose Railroad connects with this
line AT San Jose Junction. | was informed
by Mr. Johnson, the Superintendent, that the
road could not possibly be completed before
three or four weeks. The distance from this
point to the bay is 1874 miles, with fifteen way
stations. Two passenger trains are run daily
from Sacramento at , 4. NJ and =. NJ, and
from Alameda at Z 4. NJ and $3.50 p M.-mak.
ing the run III about seven hours When the
road is completed and put in good order be
tween Stockton and the bay. better time will
be made. The fare and tariff on freight il
the same as on the river. This road will Ger.
tainly he one of the most successful us the
flow of travel and freight from the East viii
naturally have to 90 through on this route
II being a continuation Of the Central Pacific
Railroad. This road is very level. and runs
through two of the most fertile valleys on the
coast-the Sacramento and Alameda-whcrt
large and beautiful ranches are traverScd
displaying To the nnNious gaze Of the traveller
fields of wheat, corn, etc, in most luxuriou,
growth. Fruit is also plentiful principally
apples, pears and peaches.
Yours, &c, BES ZISg.
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DIED.
In Elko. sept 10th. Adolph l.. LemAn. = native
London England aged q years.
lADyTErIsEMESr.l
lSES ZINE


L. GILLEr. SUPERINTENDENT HUMBOLDT DIVISION
CESrH,L PAcIrIC RAILROAD Srr A. a matter Of in
formation yourself l,nd the travelling public gen
orally take the liberty of ay ing before YOU YOUR
consideration and investigation the inoWlnE few bret
iAr- r'a''" "a III" CpHiurt " AZ least two % your
r"srutatlvcs or conductors. respectively. George
Cornwall! Tar Conductor from Winnomurrl t. arl n
aud iNarlur tari'r Gar Conductor from Carlu aud
til Humboldt or q part Of ;'.r Humboldt Division
AZ "inuruur =. uu the evening 81 the 10Th instant
at tilC Depot net Mr G,pr- wall and itti him
my iair To- LlsO. Including bed on sleeping car ia IN
'"iu-whirh lcsr since iny arrival h. Elkn should
hav" t""n bat SIS ;u Wit Sll for Ias-Asr aud - for
bed VA si""liug car. IN lINiug Mr. cornwall hi
charge sI' Il" r"uN"N"i ~" {" IN" sleeping ami
telling t- lTtrr ui IN Institution To- give iur = I,d
l-i' me with tire ASSURANCE that In short time IA,
""hI return ahG give 10" iCS"tt tLEo. 1hi-. how
ever. lac iailsd 20 do. On my arrival at CarIiu.
learned that new Conductor take rharg. the
tram and calling Nr. IurVall- attention Ia the act
asked him II It would not be better for inc tn have
ticket Upon this suggestion being made by me. MIR
Cornwall turned a. the Conductor then taking charge
Mr. Carter. aud told him IN my presence that had pail
my fare To Elko Tn which Mr.. Carter nodded assent
but soon. just after the cars left Carn this fellow
Carter called for my ticket, evidently knowing
AZ IN" uine that had n"uc,l when called his attcn
ton To the fact that but few moments before Mr.
Cornwall had told him. Carter. that my fare had been
paid 20 hkO. His answer tn that u hal not
been paid and that must pay at once" and put Oh
no airs with him. immediately pulled from my
pocket roll 81 hills grrpHlIrkl and asked him in
the presence Of all the passengers in the car AZ tho
time, what lit demands against me, His answer
was s2.5D. pad II At once AMI then ryprcs-rd my
opinion "a the eject that II small aud contempt
Iblr -windlr aud that h". carter would pocket IN.
s2.jn as r"rIusites. 10 this assertion he rcpli.i
that was - liar without hesitation Chastiscd the
fellow by knocking him do H.
My assertion Of tho swndlo was based upUn n salts.
factory knowledge Of having detected through this
Transaction with these two WORTHLESS lCundurtorsl A
system Of their own In imposing upon the way.ravcl
ing public. and at Ia" same tim" swiu, ing their en-.
WoycTs. take pleasure in saying that my course
and action In the matter with the Conductor Garter
was appiaudct and commented by the passengers In
the at the time all Of whom we're witnesses 10 the
proceeding Very respectfully.
THOS. B FIrLHCGH.
RLKo. Nevada. Sept 20th 1909