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AGRICULTURAL TMprEMENTs.
CTARKE's DIXIE PLow.

ID
BY INVITATION oFMR. re. w1LLIAMs,
OF the county OF Nottoway, humber of gentle-
men assembled at his residence Saturday, De
eemper 10 to test by practical experiment the
fact1d ~ s yse y 'e i and anx oM ,lo ma Ann
might enter the Held OF competition
The plows were taken TO The field at half
past two 7. M the following gentlemen i acting as
Scott, Jas. 5. Gillian, VIM. T. Christian, Rich
ard Eppes, DIR. Daring, Sidney Graves, Walton
SIydnor, E 9 Williams G5N; Seay, and ]. M.
the principal piownaen. Mr. W. Sdnor working
the. Watt pillow. and S. Graves. the Dixie-both OF
whom handled them with mastery skill and
Those entered were the Dixie two horse right and
left-hand. plows, and the Watt two-horse left
hand Soon after the trial commenced the beam
OF the Dixie rghtrhand broke in two and was laid
aside the contest being narrowed to the Walt left
hand and Dixie righthaiid The soil first selected
was stubble loan without soil but as The plows
were new, and did not turn in consequence of the
roughness of the castings, after q short trial il
was decided to take them intoanother field where
the soil was a well-trodden, tenacious CLAW with
a timothy. sod covered with vegetation aid with
straw The plows here performed their work adj
mirably, cutting and turning without choking
As the Dixie was new conner, rs the contest
waxed warm most Of the judges took hold Of it
there is no mtepton to do injustice to any, as
neither party had agent or representative pre-
sent, and both piows did wen, yet the trial, with
the award of the Judges, is deemed of sufficient
importanee to the interest of agriculture to justi
fy its publication. IA n -, .
i The award of the judges was unanimously in
favor OF the Dixie on the following grounds y:
2 list. 1t cut a deeper furrow.z m t,feg.ll.s ,
I'd. 1t cut wider furrow ....... ,.i
Sd. 1t more effectiially inverted the sod
4th. The draft seemed to be no greater
9th. The mechanical arrangement for altering
cut was deemed more simple and efficient
"a At the conclusion of the trial some of the
Judges We're SO pleased rs to determine to order
them for their own use. ie5ii-ia 2i a. diN
fg0GN san fgasif Ni j. M HURT Secretary
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certify that the above was sent to the Rich.
lmond Wing for publication by myself; that /
am not acquainted with Mr. Starke that he had
| never seen the paper and knew nothing of its
contents, and was in no wise n party to the trial
of the plows alluded to. %, A,.,r.t'i,.,,..T
January 7, 1871. a. y, NJ. HURT
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do not believe in plow trials made by the
manufacturers themselves, but hope that every
with every plow he can find, and buy that which
does the best work. have been not able tosupply
the demand, nor fill my orders for sometime and
must leave tield-trials where they rightly belong
to themselves.
ilu.l sit ~ IN p. ii. STARKE,
&. APP l2--w3m, F No, 1440 Main Street. I
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We, the Judges in the tPlow Trial" on the
farm of Mr.. +. G. Williams, published in the
WING, hereby certify that it was directed to be
sent to that journal as % communication by the
judges who made the award. r.-;4
j. NJ. HURT,
VI l9L1s4 eRk -.f +. q. WILLIAMS,
.sqtd,p al er5aarf w. Il. CHRISTIAN,
1870 j. i. WILLIAMS,
January 8, 1871 JAS. S. GILLIAN.
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-01-20
excitement at MnrseiIlss.

A correspondent sends the following
extract from letter written by an in
telligent resident at Marseilles:
We begin to have a very anxious time
here. The rich are now alarmed for the
poor, as we are without magistrates or
police, so that If any one knocked you
down in the streets you could get no re-
dress. The rich gentlemen are baving
meetings to make arrangements for Civ
ing assistance to the poor People here
who have hitherto kept seven or eight
servants are now keeping three or four
only. All the merchants are losing
daily, and there are great fears of an in
surrection if Paris is taken. We have
received no London Times for four days,
and the French papers are not at all to
he depended on, so we know very little
of whati is going on. aaEpl att ~,
The French were absolutely mad this
day fortnight. 1t was one Of the most
exciting days have ever seen. At one
o clock In the morning the cannons be-
san firing, news having come that the
French army had left Paris and driven
the Germans out of Versailles and as
far as Fontainebleau. All day long
bands of music paraded the streets, and
the people sang the Marseillaise. At
night the whole town was illuminated,
though the snow was falling, and lay two
inches deep. Two days afterward the
news was contradicted, and dependency
has prevailed, but one dare not say to a
French person that Paris will ever capi-
tulate. / have lust heard from an En-
glish lady who resides in Nice that there
we're only six or seven English fpmiles
tboreA Usi-taAtAa - p ets-Aa p tAliN
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ReIInauished Mer Smiles.

An editor says: An aunt of ours con.
cluded to try the effect of a pleasant
smile and kind word upon her husband
when he returned from his work. She
had read how home should be pleasant
and the wife should always meet her hus
band with joyful smile. The success
she had is best given in the shape of a
dialogue. ,i ..,is as....--a.
Enter husband, almost exhausted, and
very hungry withal; throws his hat on
the floor, and drops heavily into a seat.
Wife, preparing tea, looks up with q
smile, and is so glad tosee him. -
Wife-Well, my dear, it is SO nice to
have you here at meal-time. A long
smile. H
Husband--Yes, | suppose So
Wife-How has your business pros
pered today IAnother smile.
Husband--About $3.50.
Wife-Come, my dear, supper is ready;
let me draw your chair Another smile. ]
Husband lgrufily)-I am too tired TO
stir. Wait till L warm my feet.
Wife-Do as you choose, my dear
Another sweet smile
Husband--Look o'here, old woman,
before any more fuss is made about it,
| should like to know what you are grin
ling at2 .its aIf.-0.
Aunt sighed, and relinquished her
sweet smiles from that date. Uncle was
not one Of the romantic sort, and didn't
understand such things. Iu
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The secrets OF the ocean.

From the journal of Telegraph.
Mr.. Green, the famous diver, gives the
following sketch of what he saw at the
''Silver Banks, near Hayti:
"The banks of coral on which my
divings were made are about forty miles
in length, and from ten to twenty miles
in breadth. On this bank of coral is
presented to the diver one of the most
beautiful and sublime scenes the eye
ever beheld. The water varies from ten
toione hundred feet in depth, and is so
clear that the diver can see from two to
three hundred feet when submerged
with but little obstruction to the sight
The bottom of the ocean, in many
places is as smooth as a marble floor;
in others it is studded with coral col
umns from ten to one hundred feet in
diameter The tops of those more lofty
support myriad of pyramidal pendants,
each forming a myriad more, giving
reality to the imaginary abode Of some
water nymph. In other places the pen
dants form arch over arch; and, as the
diver stands on the bottom Of the ocean,
aud gazes through the deep winding
avenues, he finds that they fl him with
as sacred an awe as if he were in some
old cathedral which had long been buried
beneath old oceans wave Here and
there the coral extends to the surface OF
the water, as if the loftier columns were
towers belonging to those stately temples
that are now in ruins. There were
countless varieties of diminutive trees,
shrubs and plants in every creyice of
the corals where water had deposited
the earth. They were all of faint hue
owing TO the pale light they received,
although of every shade, and entirely
different from plants that | am familiar
with that Vegetate upon dry land. One
in particular attracted my attention; it
resembled q sea fan of immense size,
variegated colors, and most brilliant hue.
The fish which inhabit these Silver
Banks" found as different in kind as
the scenery was varied. They were Of
alt forms, eolors, sizes--from the sym
metrical goby to the globe-like sunish,
from the dullest hue to the changeable
lolrb;n - tinN.-
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MASONIC MUTUAL
Life Assurance Association
... OF MEMPHIS, TENN.
OFFICE: NO. . UNION STREET.


First Question-How much per annum will
Il cost a man Of thirty-fve to insure his life in
Answor-s1S4 for a IS, 900 policy.
Second Question-How much will il cost in
the Masonic Mutual Assurance Association OF
MemphisY
Answer-About s31 90. payable at intervals.
(See table of standard authorities at our Ofice.)
Third Qgestion-Why this difference for the
AN Answer-lst. Because By this plan the Asso-
citation only calls for enough in initiation fees
(tbe interest upon which will finally pay work
ingexpenses), and the 50 at death to pay losses.
"a. Ifthere are no deaths, no tax.
Fourth Question-HOw can you afford to in
sure so much less than the old mode.
Answer-Because We do not charge enough
in advance TO pay you one-half back in divi-
dends 0utOf your own money paid IN premiums
Fifth Question-lsa policy ofinsurance upon
the Mutual plan the same in all respects, save
AnsWer-After the Association has issued
$500 policies, and is kept to that standard in
numbers. there is no difference, except that
you are taxed only at the death Of a member;
losses or not. and that in advance.
sixth Question-Will a policy. holder In this
Association receive q diyidendf ....i .ll
Answer-1e es; from all accumulation which
may accrue from forfeiture and surplus interest
Seventh Question-HoW are your funds in
vestedl
AnsWer-Under direction Of the Finance
Committee, on unincumbered real estate, val
ued at twice the amount Of the investment, or
undOubted city acceptance
Eighth Questiou-Does the Association pay
10 the heirs of the pOlicy-holder two dollars for
each enrolled member who has heretofore paid
al assessments, should any member fail to
pay on last aEsessmentl
AnsWer-Yes; as the Association holds IN It's
permanent fund, paid in By initiation fee, an
amount in excess Of any amount Il will be al
enc time called upOn 10 pay on the death Of 3
We sinsure from IS % 50 ysa-s. - s2-f
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TOs Dear a Price for Reauty.

Newspapers in Maine complain that
women, even in the small towns Of that
Stats, have adopted to an alarming ex-
tent the practice of eating arsenic. The
object. as most people know, is to give
whiteness and clearness TO the complex
ion, and in some parts Of Continental
Europe the habit is very common. By
gradual increase of the dose, one may
take with impunity, so far as Immediate
risk is concerned, enough arsenic to kill
several strong men not accustomed to its
use. The secret, however, is soon be
trayed in the oountenanoes Of the vic
tins to the practice. A deadly pallor
settles upon the face and lips, and an
unnatural brightness steals into the eye
It's said, too, that q person once firmly
attached 10 its use finds Il almost impos-
sible TO give up the fatal practice. No
doubt the custom now so prevalent Of
dyeing the hair 10 the various blonde T"
shades is responsible for the intrOdue-
ton Of this new and perilous device.
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ON THE HILL.

The lights and shadows fly!
Yonder il brightens and datkens down on the
,0A jewel, a jeweld to l9yer,ssyel
o, is 1t the brook. or pool, or her window
pane,
When the winds are up in the morning?
Clouds that are racing above.
And winds, and lights, and shadows that can
not be still,
+ All running on one way to the home ofmy
You are all running on, and / stand ON the
i-' ~ slope Of the hill. sltl1
And the winds are up in the morning lpnq
9 Follow. follow the chase ! ll1 - -
And my thoughts are as quick and as quick,
NM ever on, on, on, "a NIT ~ A
o. lights are you fyins over her sweet little
And my heart is there before you arecome and
.aAW gone. AWt. A4I tiNA JaA
When the winds are up in the morningl
Follow them down the slope l-g
And follow them down to the window pane
of my dear, =
And itbrightens and darkens and brightens
like my hope, n
And it. darkens and brightens and darkens
y like my fear, 4 M -.tisod9 I'd
And the winds are up in the morning
- -IenaysOa' q neip llOe0i,
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DENTISTRY,
Dental Co partnership.
DRS. HINSON & MAYRS.

nR.. HINS0N HAVING ASSOCIATED
~ with him DR.. Mayes, Of Bolivar, Tenn,
who is q graduate Of the Baltimore and Penn
sylvania Colleges Of Dental Surgery, sessions
and winters IS and '59. takes this method 10
announce 70 the public, e. In the past. % IN
repairing the natural teeth and replacing arti-
fetal with aSaincs1 and Dispatch particalar
attention given In the regulation Of teeth and
trous Oxide gas being riyen N ths ertraction
Of teeth. Hypu0tics are also nsed In plugging,
which are harmless and slfcacioas 70 obtund
seuEitility- Once and residence, Ne %
Main street. Memphis. TsBn. T2-lz3
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT. I =
HARTFORD COUNTY, "a
INTEREST.
NOTICE!

MAYORS OFFICE, CITY HALL,
MENPms, December Is. 1870.
TNHR Interest fallins due on the lst day 0i
January. ISL. on the bonds Of the city Of
Memphis, will be paid on presentation Of the
proper coupons at the Ofics Of P. N. Myers 4
Co.. Bankers. Eo. a Pine street. in the CITY
OfNew York, ousand aasr Monday, January
2, ls1. - =,
Q-t JOHN JOHNSON, Mayor.
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Rip van wrinkles Little speeeh.

At the end of Saturday nights per
formance in Booths Theater, Mr. Jeffer-
son, after he had been vehemently and
vociferOusly applsuded for about ten
minutes, stepped from behind the cur
tain and addressed the audience as fol-
lows: Ladies and gentlemen-Exeuse
my making YOU wait for such a length Of
time, but the fact is, it is much easier for
me to satisfy you in using the author $
words than when ! fall back upon my
own resources, for then / only make a
bungle of it. Here Mr.. jefferson
stopped perplexedly, seemingly at loss
what to say next You see" he said,
"this proves what / have just said.
Tremendous applause and cheering. ]
While the audience was still shouting,
Jefferson continued; Lam glad to see
this expression Of your satisfaction, for
it not only proves 10 me that what say
interests You, but il also gives me time
to think what 10 say next. Laughter
and applause. ] hope 70, in fact ]
know that ! shall appear before you
soon again, and all ] wish is that l may
see the same pleasant smiles upon your
faces as do now. In closing, would
apologize for keeping you here so long
aud | can assure you that shall never
forget your kindness toward me.
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NOTICE.
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Can be made on the quiet By parties Who are
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Its simplicity renders its movements
so easy that child can work it. 1t is
almost noiseless in operation and for
speed and rapidity of motion excels all
Others, as has been demonstrated thou
sand times by competition. sie} .14,