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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-12-14
.OHN McCLUN,

General Insurance Agent, represents the 1oi-
lowing reliable companies:
AMERicAN, Chicago. NJ; GEEAT MEsTEsS. Es.,
Chicago ILL.,; YONKERS AND NEW YORK rev
WORT !: I,YCoNiNG Muncy, Pa; NoRTHwEsT-
ERN MUTUAL LIFE, Milwaukee, WIS; CON
MoNwEALTH LIFE ms. Co.. New YORK
once with F. w. Coffin in Phenlx block.
over Second National Bank, Ravenna, ONO.
Feb O. 1871 12S-6.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-12-14
rhe PIandsrer.s Pyramid.

There is not much necessity for GO
ing to Egypt to see the Pyramids
when we have such stupendous ones
in this county, We present the fol-
lowing for =Aontcmpfztion of our
Radical friends: y
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-12-14

f5k3 Radical Expenditures. OIL
Since Grants administration th''
amount of money appropriated and
paid to the great railroad corporation
Of the west, is as follows, as furnished
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-12-14
Vol. 4, No. Is.
GOING soUTH-MAIN LINE.

CLEVELAND . PITTsBURG RAIT ROAD
On and after NOV 18Th 1871. Trains will leave
Stations daily. Sundays excepted,l as follows;
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-12-14

Not satisfied with getting the roads
built for them, the managers are graz
cious enough to permit the govern
ment to pay the interest on the debt
contracted for their benefit-amount-
ing to over three millions and half.
Since these railroads were built the
government has paid in interest on
their account as follows:
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-12-14

For over seventy-seven millions Of
dollars the government has received
back in railroad services only about
three millions of dollars!
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-12-14

n. n q. W. Ry-Change of Time.
The following are the times of the departure
Of trains at the points below. II took effect
Monday, Nov. 18th:
GOING WEST.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-13

From the above it will be seen that
Notwithstanding the total exports fol
the past year amounted to 987 SO
bales, Havre, in consequence of the
war, took but I37, 495 as compared with
347, i47 bales the year before. This
falling of greater than One-hal) also
applies to the German ports, indicat-
ing as disastrous an interruption to
German cotton industries as that felt
by France. England gained immense
ly, and in view of the figures above
furnished by the Chronicle, we can
well understand how it is that her ex-
ports of manufactured goods during
the last almost doubled that Of any
previous quarter. A gratifying fact to
US OF the South, and one which is ap-
parent from these figures is, that the
gain thus made by England indicates
the recovery by US of the aseendancy
in cotton culture which we enjoyed
before the war.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-13

iG United sfstess--L--.-----.-~- l,IOO,I9t
Taken by spinuers in Sou then States
fucluded in above total---...- Sl,Z4l
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-13

LAUDERDALE county owes nothing,
aud there is only wanting to the de-
velopment Of its great natural wealth
mean Of intercommunication with
the exterior world. The bonds issued
by this county will be worth par and
the stock secured in the Mississippi
River road will extinguish the bonds
as has happened with counties IN
Kentucky that became shareholders
in railways. Let the several towns
and counties between Memphis and
Troy make their subscriptions at
once. Within twelve months the
road should be perfected between
Memphis and Paducah. The tardi-
ness of municipal action is the only
cause of delay. 1t is infinitely cheaper
to build roads rapidly, and five thou
sand men, if counties and towns
would act, would soon be engaged on
the road and scatter great wealth,
even while the work progressed,
throughout the county.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-13

DIR. VIM. a. Lea writes from Full
ton, on the Mississippi above Mem
phis, that the railroad subscription Of
100000 made by the town Of Trenton,
may be applied to branch road to
connect that place with the Missis-
sipi River road at Ripley. The peO-
pie of Trenton, he says, would first
know that the owners and builders
Of the Memphis and Paducah road
will iron and equip the branch road
after Trenton has graded it and sup
piled the crOssties. The railroad dis
lance from Ripley to Trenton viii be
twelve miles less than by way Of Vel
low Bluff, the route originally pro
posed to be adopted, and seventeen
miles shorter than ria D~yersburg.
100000 can be readily secured for
the pursOse and in the manner fndi-
Gated. A meeting Of stockholders in
the Tennessee Central road will be
held in Trenton 81 an early day, when
DR.. Lea win have this question dis
cussed and determined. Meanwhile
we commend its consideration to the
President and Directors of the Mis-
sissippi River railway.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-13

In the chemical section of the British
Association, at Edinburg, Able Moig.
no contributed a paper descriptive O
the history and working of the photo
graphic post. Every film, he said,
REPRODUCED twelve or sixteen folio
pages of printing, and contained on
an average, 5000 dispatches. The
Hghtness OF these volumes permitted
the French government to put upon
one pigeon eighteen metals, which
gave q total of more than $4,000 de-
spatches, weighing altogether less
than one gramme. The whole of the
official and private dispatches carried
by pigeons during the investment OF
Paris numbered about one hundred
and fifteen thousand, weighing in ali
about two grammes. They needed
but one pigeon to carry them. II the
number of dispatches were multiplied
by the number Of the copies that were
made of them q total WOnld be OBJ
tanned of more than two million five
hundred thousand dispatches, which
were made and transmitted during
the worst months of the year. The
volumes were rolled up in the stems
of feathers and fastened by an agent
of the administration to the tails of
the pigeons. These, by their uncOm-
mon feXibleness and perfect impen-
etrability, were quite fit for this use.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-13
An Incredible Story.

A south Sanapee, N. H., CORE
spondent relates the following s1ngu-
lar occurrence: About six O'Clock on
Monday afternoon, 18th ult., as Mr..
Asahel Lear and Mr.. @. A. Maxfeld
were going to their work, they heard
a strange, buzzing noise In the air,
and, upon looking up, they saw a
cloud OF singular looking insects.
Their wings came of, and they fell TO
the ground in such numbers as to
completely cover it, As soon as they
fell, they began to dig holes as large
as a Faber's No. 2 pencil, and d15ap-
pear. Their wings looked like scales,
ana upon blowing on the ground,
flew like dust. The insect resembled
the ant in some respects. Its body
was divided into three parts, its head,
its corselet-Which was very small
and round-and its abdomen, which
was as broad as long, and altogether
larger than the ant. They possessed
great strength, digging into the hard
pan and removing pebbles several
times their size with a rapidtty which
was truly astonishing. Their bite or
sting was as poisonous as a wasp's.
A NUMBER OF people were CdIOu -
anime the insects, but no one ever
saw the like before. We should like
to have you or some ofyour numerous
readers learned in entomology inform
US what they are called, and from
whence they came. Why did their
wings come of? and do they belong
to the order Of hymenoptera? Ii so,
what genus?
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-13

THE following from the KoOm-pOsl
organ Of Kentucky is noticeable only
for its bitterness, and that it indicate:
the mixture of Bohemian arrogance
and COckney contempt of good sense
tor which the Louisville Courier
Journal is now celebrated:
1t was only last week that a Ten
nessee merchant came on to lay IN q
stock Of gOOds-a bolt Of calico, twenty
yards Of domestic, a gross Of matches,
and q dozen spOOls of thread-Which
he first intended to buy in this mar
ket, but, smarting under the insult Of
fered here to the Press Association OF
Tennessee, ne went on to Cincinnati.
Louisville has played thunder.
II the Courier Journal, under its
strictly Bohemian management, was
a responsible organ of public opinion,
this sheer at the mercantile eommu-
nifty of a great State might HAYES an ei-
feet upon Louisville such as it has here
painted, ssarkasticaIly," we suppose.
But It is not. 1t has given place to
the Ledger, which we desire to adver-
tise to the people Of this portion Of
Tennessee, as the organ of the Ken
lucky Democracy, end q paper on
Quoted upon principles that are TecOg-
nized as true all the world over. For
its enemies and the enemies Of the
South like the Oarier-JoagyaaD, the
Ledger has paid blows, and ior its
friends good words, whether they hail
from Tennessee or Kentucky.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-13
asEMPHIS APPEAL
OUR FAREWELL.

Having, for pecuniary and other
ressons retired from control of the
APPEAL, as responsible editor, 1 obey
the usual rule of tending my adieu to
the pubIic. III have done or suffered
wrong, I forgive and ask to be for
given. Wishing personal and pecu-
nisry prosperity to my late associates
and to whoever may succeed me in
directing the policy Of the APPEAL,
Iremain to the public, very respect
fully, F. A. TYLER
It will be seen from the above that
Col. F. A. Tyler has severed his con-
nection with the APPEAL. 1t is need
less for us to say that the announce
ment will be received with deep re-
gret by our readers. His granite firm
ness, steady adhesion TO principle,
his unfaltering courage, devotion to
unmixed, unvarnished truth, his I'M
affected style and di~rectness Of thought
and expression, have endeared him
to honest, upright men everywhere.
As an editor he has simply sought to
do good. Without wagering or hest
tation. he has ever adhered to patent
fixed principles. He carried with
him into the press and into the
of partisan politics that honesty OF
expression, purpose and action which
he practices in the private relations OF
life. He could not submit, however
anxious for success, to exsctions Of
party when these required even the
sembIance of treason to principle. As
a writer, Col. Tyler is plain, direct,
strong. clear and torcible, and his
absence from the editorial chair will
be a recognized misfortune in this city
and in adjacent States. He has, written
No word or sentence which could have
wrought evil, and his high standard
of morals has given inestimable value
to the philosophy he has ineulcated.
With heartfelt regret, we bid him this
professional adieu.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-13

WI cannot and will not publish
communications that fill more than
half a column. These must be legi-
bic, written only on n side of a
sheet, and characterized at least by a
reasonable respect for the kings Eng
Iish. A newspaper is not a school for
tyros, and its owners are under no OBJ
legation to expend money in behalf
of adventures in the world Of let
ters. Gladly do we receive concise
statements Of facts, and he is a public
benefactor who thus contributes to the
sum of public intelligence. The diff
hculties that newspaper conductors
encounter do not arise from the want
Of matter, but in the selection Of that
which is best. A great favor may be
done the public by a wise and thought
ful correspondent, but the newspaper
can always find productions as &C
ceptable to its readers as the most
studied letters ever written. We
would know the condition Of crops;
or the progress Of railways and man
u~factories; Of the saleable value Of
land; Of the growth of towns and VIII
lagos; Of the conduct of political par
ties; Of the speeches Of politicians; of
incidents Of general interest. Core
spondents surely have a wide field in
which to gather sheaves, and ap-
preaching partisan conflicts viii fur
nish for the best Of them a rich har-
vest. Let US have concise, compact
letters from all parts Of the country.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-13
FOR SALE.
Lots for Sale IN Ida City, 90 Lsag
Island, New fork.

IDA CITY Is situated on Long Island, as
4 miles from New York city, the Long Island
Railroad running centrally through Ida City.
Lots there are hereby offered for sale en- the
following terms: Fifty dollars each. on a
credit OF ten years, payable in tan annual In
s-talments-say So 90 per year On each lot.
The parties owning the above property pro-
pose to sell to the Southern people One-half
Of the lots, say 4o00, OF the shove terms.
without interest. The East River BridQe L.
now in process Of construction. connecting
Manhattan Island, upon which New YORK Is
situated, with Long Island.
This is q rood opportunity for any person
Of this section OF country 20 invest small
sums in tbs purchase OF these lots. Terms
are easy, and within the reach OF ali. Prop
erty on Long Island win rapidly increase In
pletsd.
Map OF the City OF Ida can be seen. and hals
information given, upon application being
made to HX. FOFTAINE.
Corresponding Secretary,
ty9 no. NJ Madison street.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-13

The smallest steam engine in the
world is in possession Of John Penn,
Greenwich, England. 1t viii stand
on a three penny piece; its base-plate
measures only t~hree-eights of an inch
by about three-tenths. A few nj
nutie, such as the sir-pumps, have
been omitted. So small are some of
the parts that they require a power
full msgnifying glass TO e their form.
The screws are one-eightieth Of an
inch in diameter, and furnished with
hexagOual nuts, lOOsened and tight
ened with a spanner. The whole
weight OF the model is less than a
t~hree-penny piece. 1t works admira-
Div. and its crank-shatt performs
rom twenty to thirty thousand revo-
buttons in q minute.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-13

University Of Alabama,
TUSCALOOSA. Ala.
MATTHEW :. MAURY. ~. D. Profsssor

MATTHEW y. MAURY, LIZ D., Professor.
VS. WYMAN, A. NJ, Professor OF Latin.
W.: VAUGHAN A. ~, Professor OF APP
{. I: MEEK, A. NJ Professor of English
Literature.
DIS PECK, A. NJ, Professor OF Pure Mathe-
GEN. GEO. P. HARRISON. Professor Of Mil
ttary Engineering and Commandment.
A. GAkNETI, M. D., Professor Of Natural
History and Surgeon
REV ELFAIE HODGsON, A. N, Professor
Of Moral Philosophy.
WA. PARKEH, Pm. D.. Professor Of Greek.
ern Languages.
NJ. LUPTON, A M, Professor Of Uhemia-
l. 4. SMITH. Pm. D., Professor of Geology
and M~ineraloey.
1. The plan Of instruction adopted for the
REORGANIZATION OF the University is that OF
Independent Schools.
2. The discipline viii be that OF the best NIL
itary institutions of the country, under tbs
direction Of the President and COmmandant
3. An applicant for admission into the low
est class In the Institution, must pass a salts
factory examination on English
Geography and Arithmetic; and for admis-
sion into an advanced class, must satisfy the
Professor In each school into which he pro-
poses 70 enter, OF his ability TO profit by the
instruction to be given.
4. The scholastic year Is divided into two
terms. the nrst begins on the nrst Wednes-
day in October. and continues to the second
Wednesday in February. III second begins
at the close Of the first, and continues to the
lsst Wednesday Of June following.
g. b mode of instruction is by Lectures
and Text Books, accompanied by daily exam
nations.
9. EXPENSES. The following charges in
nine months, half Of which must be paid at
the beginning OF each term.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-13

W
z, The nat annual cost OF Clothing,
intending Uniform, which can be purchased
OF the QuarterD aster, is one hundred and
nfty-seven dollars. 1t is required Of each ca
Diet 10 deposit with the TreaE urer s205 at the
beginning Of each session, with the under
standing that he shall pay for nly what he
actually receives A strict account Will be
kept Of his expenses and, II they shall
prove to be less than the sum indicated the
balance viii be paid over to him at the end OF
the year. Beyond the amount deposited no
supplies Will be furnished, until an addt-
tional deposit to defrRy their cost is made.
8. A Cadet may bring with him the usual
supply of under ~elOGhfng; Of outer c5othiny. he
should bring nom excepting the suit he
wears.
8 One Cadet from each County VIII be adj
mitted into the University tree Of expense Tor
Tuition, upon the recommendation OF the
County Superintendent OF Education, and
acceptance by the Executive Committee Of
the Faculty.
10. Persons desiring further information On
the subject Of the University, viii make ap-
pIieatiOn to Prof W. 3. Wyman, Chairman OF
the Executive Committee. at Tuscaloosa.
JOSEPH HOD&SOH,
aug12 President Of Board OF Regents.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-13
How 70 cura S~tammsrIng.

The editor of the Lacrosse (Wis,)
Leader, who has been a inveterate
stammerer, writes as follows about
the way to cure the habit: "NO stam-
merIng person ever found any diff
Guilty in singing. The reason OF this
is, that by Observing the measure OF
the music-by keeping time-the or
gans of speech are kept in such posi-
ton that enunciatiOn is easy. Apply
the same rule to reading or speech,
and the same result will follow. Let
the stammerer take a sentence, say
this one-'Leander swan the HelleS-
portland pronounce it by syllables,
scan it, keeping time with his finger
if necessary, letting each syllable oc'
cupy the same time, thus: Leah
and
he will not stammer. Let him pro-
nounee slowly at first, then faster, but
still keeping the time; keeping time
with words instead of syllables, and
he will be surprised to find that, by
very little practice he will read with
out stammering, and nearly as rapid
" as persons ordinarily talk or read.
Then practice this in reading and con-
~versation until the habit is broken up.
Perseverance and attention is all that
is necessary to perfect cure"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-13

Among the most interesting Of the
"relics Of crime" garnered in New
York city is q wire window ladder,
the like of which has never before
been seen. 1t is about ten feet long
when stretched out, made of steel
wire about a quarter of an inch thick,
with cross steps Of polished wood
about six inches long. The burglar
gets into the room over the one which
he wishes to enter, fastens the hooks
to the window sill, drops the ladder
outside, and runs downto the window
below. Having gone through the
apartment, he runs up his ladder,
pulls it in, and folds it up into such a
compass that he can pack tin g small
hand bag.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-13
|. o. Q. f.
MUTUAL AID ASS OcIATlOR
once, 222 Main St.. ksaphls.
BOARD OF

OFFICERS:
e.. D. CONHELL, President.
b, BINGHAM, Nice-PrestdenG4
Up PRECSOTT, Secretary.
VS.. BRUCE, Treasurer.
ONLY members Of the Order Ia good a
~ ing admitted. The fees are small. Adj
mission fee. s., in advance. Ann1a fee, 81,
IN advance, and 50 Epon the death of each
mem Der within thirty days after being noti-
dedl, when his family, or any person desig-
mated by him Will be entitled TO D aggre-
gate o. 81 from every member Of the Asso-
citation. All Odd Glow in Tennessee, Mis-
sissippi and Arkansas, are eligible to menu
Dershlp. This Ia strictly an Odd FellQw's IN
stitution. 10 benefit the families Of its de-
members. anl8 dew
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-13

Judge Underwood, of Virginia, is
out in a letter, in which he takes the
ground that women have a right to
vote, and that they will vote at the
Presidential election in 1872. He says
this right is secured to them under the
Fourteenth and Fifteenth amend
monf9
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-13
- erMmA ~

~ SEA&-&S IN
balance of The proceeds arising nom the sale OF tickets VIII be aPPUPnaed to tee Na-
nshment Of q Free Library I'm louisville % b . called the PUBLIC LIBRARY
IN Concert and Distribution viii take place under the tmmediae supervision Of ths
n Trnstes Will ea assisted ~ well knowna and smnent atRnsO OF Ksnuky,w who have
consented to be pesentat the concert, and 70 suPedntend hedTawmg ana st1eUaon OF
Rem ort heir racHon at he ONCE in Louisville the second day after drswtng and every
business day @rsx monthst thereafter and ma be sent sent q S 1ga9E Ft PBrT9a01g5ass an yy 6S91S S I@E-
eTu16ed@ as desired kETekasT ar IKE Gresnba only to te holder
Buyesw viii mote tat therea are nyO neH Hundred Thousand Tickets instead OF Two Hun
dued Thousand IS in the an Francisco GIT Concerts nd ina there sS9g9 norsSd sG6a-
NovemberM to 18th, 1870 and turned Ver sH@1 to the Secretary due tickets lot pre-
.ssmed n,.- -. .-n. -
what numbewd draw gifts IS it is not known what tn gn Of any n 9mo1 GSGTSsEI1 aT0ma, me ne
nt wheel VII Pc M-mFe sealed n0L{ Hh In ne . a3m as915s1S theenTSf s ace
taken rom teo Mr WheelA o openso IN Hh NSNO GS1oFI ILLS %@E-
gifts may not eome out unit toward TIT last OF in the mldds Of me dFST5n& nea@S
10th humber drawn, n was aWsTdsds and paid to gentleman in New odsans- n GIFTS
sPs III that@ can be drawn in ones lay -.
The Drswfn will BE- extensively published and parties 6ingi ckesE VIII have printed
lists sent them. Parties forming Chbs and desiring rmaa VIII peSe q ores I'M
m TIeke fr sIOO. ss Tickets for s255; 5 g Tickets for $780, us Tickets for $1,000
The Undersigned, late principal business mansgerof the very successful 4eza1uen
nTHSs dzS9%i1s WI taks place IN public and svsTyang win be lone to sassg buyers Of
tickets that their Interests VIII b as well protected as they penonAAy pennesaoe@
''" MANNER OF DRAWING
Therew will be we glass wheels. one wheel viii eontan 10000 Numbers plainly printed
1mber wHi6 drawn rom the 10000 Wheel ~ the hst Oxdrawn iron as seeond or
the second wheel viii be the gin Of tho tag nrtd drawn, whether Sou s@ OF sM@1A
n0unce
To insure ticket holders h public are assured that T only 5@9 tickets are sold ontZ
case @NWhckes only are sold, only numbGs1 to de@g 20 in me LEe wheel sd ms1
me Manager hasa already adtnto the Citizens, N S9@ S0gH5 asaaymg mes
ng Ste n ubn are invited To- the utmost scruhnys as TO the reliability or tn entire
Persons dsrous o acting as agents 70. the sale q 0w tickets IN ~ Gtyofhe United
rCanadas, address - Ha&2nZr 49, IN, uAn
" N W a DEM N Ve Praldeur CITIZENS BANK treasurer
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HOT SPRINGS OF ARKANSAS.
Accom- medallion Hack Line.
WM. S. DAVIS, Proprietor.

IN successful operation for SIX years. No
L TICKETS sold on this n
Parties SEE and KNOW what they pay for be-
fore parting with one dollar.
These bach are all Of the very best mate
rial and bu u expressly for this travel, They
seat six pei SONS, are large and rOomy, and
may be used by parties of from two to five
with ordinary baggage, or for INVALIDs, the
seats being so constructed as easily to con-
stjtute a bed. Remember, this is the only
Accommodation Hack Line, and no through
tickets are sold over 1t. Hacks may be Sc
cured by letter or telegraph. ONCE at the
Anthony and Ashley stables, Little ROck.Ark
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-13

There is a newspaper out west
called the Patriot Hen. If the fool
killer ever visited the community in
which it is published, we would adj
wise the editor to "roOst high"