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DEAR SIRs :-There is no Piano on earth that
would be willing to take in exchange for the
Steck. Pure in tone, evenly balanced, honestly
made and wearing like piece of wrought steel,
it well deserves to be called "The National
Piano" CHAs. d. LAKEY,
Editor and Publisher The american Builder.
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HEI.IGOLAND.
a Description OF lhe Island Coveted by
Prussia.

"A Description OF the Island Coveted BY
Prussia.
A correspondent of the Pat Nail Gazette
writes:
see the Heligoland question has turned up
again, and few words of description NAV not
be without interest to your readers, for there il
no place like it on the fac, OF the earth It is a
tall red hill, rising straight out of the waters,
with sand bank on one side. On the sand, and
part of the way up the hill, is the town, or
rather village. 1t was Inhabited in former times
by pilots and wreckers, but now they have de-.
generated into lodging house keepers Heligo-
land is the Margate OF Hamburg. Thither
stream the citizens of that rich city, to gamble
at rouge-et.noir, lat least, they did when was
there) and to enjoy sea bathing. There is II
regular season in the summer months, and some
times many Passengers that are brought in the
steamer are obliged to sleep on board and 90
back again, the island being full. Every house
probably takes in dodgers; but then there are
not very many houses. The bathers resort to
neighhoring sand-bank, sister island, which
the governor, it will be remembered, some time
ago filled with rabbits, which began e4tag up
the grass that held the sand-bauk together. so
that the Eeligolanders became furions and talk
ed of shaking off the English yoke. However.
the rabbits were all shot, and the Islanders were
pacified, and nothing more was said about their
old Tristan constitution. Their langu we is Ger.
man, but they detest that nation more even than
they do ourselves. They are Heligollnders, the
modest of created beings; all foreigners are xti
which, in their homely dialect, means dirt. The
top OF the island hill i, Hat, and as we'll as can
remember, about the size of the Green Park
There is a well-known story of a man from the
far west-and therefore accustomed only t, see
land on large scale-who paid visit to Eng
land When asked how he enjoyed himself he
replied, very much, only never went out at
night for tear of falling off, In Heligoand
there Is really danger of such an accident hap.
pening to any one who, from the force of habit
should continue to walk too long in any one
direction.
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The Emperor of Germany is Il practical prin-
ter--which accounts for tho vein Of pety which is
so noticeable in his war bulletins. All his family
arc obliye to have some trade. He chose tho
"art preservative Of arts" and worked at tho
case tor three years.
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Supplement-!

This Supplement is printed to relieve the
pressure upon our advertising columns, and
will be continued while the pressure lasts.
The same number of copies of the Supple
ment is printed as the regular issue, so that
advertisements appearing in the Supplement
loose nothing on that account.
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In New York man last week made wager
that he could run closed umbrella down hi :
throat TO the handle. No sooner had he accom-
phshed this feat than the base wretch who made
the bet seized the umbrella and opened it all
the way. clinchlng it on the catch He then
fed. Vi course all efforts to close the umbrella
aud then remove it have been utterly useless,
and the poor person walks about with person
distended in manner that is inexpressibly
painful These practical jokes are very wrong
Just for the sake OF moments amusement this
man is obliged to carry that umbrella with him
to his grave.
We notice the above going the rounds of the
press. We suggest one way to get rid of the UNI
brella-get some one to borrow it.
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HOME MANUFAcTURE.-Two old plowmen
down East were telling touching stories of their
exploits in breaking up new ground. The lin
en- was taken off the bush by this yarn;
Twas down in Dixmont, twenty -seven year
ago this spring, was blowing in stump ground
with a team of nine pair of cattle for Sol Cum
ninghnm; we were going along, maxim not very
smooth work among rocks and stumps. Well,
one day the pint o the plow struck fair against
stump four feet through, split it square across
the heart, md was fol!erin' the plow through,
when the thought flashed across my mind that the
pesky stump might snap together and pinch my
toes so just gripped the pillow handles firm and
swung my feet up out o. the way, and the
stump sprung back and catched the slack of my
pantaloons. That brought everything up stand
in. Well, frightened my hold and Jim Swith.
in, no and Sol was drivin', they spoke to the cat
tie, and we snaked that stump ont by the roots,
and it had awful long ones"
1T must ben stranin' on your suspenders,"
said the other
"My wife knit them," was the reply.
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Me0iraI.
nK. CItOOK'S WINE OF TAR.
DIR. CROOKS
Wine OF Tar!

DIR. Crooks Wine of Tar should be used for
all Lung Complaints, tending towards consump.
ton; for exciting the appetite and promoting
good digestion, we'll as for all manifold di.
seases arising from deranged and debilitated
stomach.
A remedy which has been tested and proved
IN a thousand different ways capable of curing
all diseases of the Throat and Lungs perform
ing very many remarkable cures, merits trial
from all who suffering from similar aifec-
tons, and vainly seeking relief. Try one bottle
Of DR.. Crooks Wine Of Tar.
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The highest price ever raid for literary con.
trlbution in periodical, was given by Pencil to
Douglass Jerrold for his 'advioe to people about
to marry" The price was $25 word-but
there was only one word of the advice: Don't"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-07-22

Little fish have proper idea Of business.
Not being able to do better, they start on
small scale.
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a TWcnty.iOur Hours. Speech.

\ St. Johns n. T letter to the Boston 1rac.
e'l6r says
In the annals OF cur House of Assembly We
have record of one OF the most remarkable feats
OF oratory ever accomplished. One of our mem
bers, in order to battle some government measure,
tually spoke against time for twenty-four hours
at stretch-thus throwing in the shade the
mightiest achievements of Demosthenes or Cicero.
He commenced at four o'clock in the afternoon,
on the unpromising subject of the premium paid
on the skins OF wolves The stream of his elo-
queace flowed on till nine o'clock, aud then his
opponents felt sure that he must sosn leave in"
from sheer exhaustion, and that their motion
would be passed, and they snuyly in bed by elev-
en-. They were reckoning without their host.
Twelve o'clock struck and the tones OF bis voice
were as loud as ever. In despair and determin.
ing not to be beat, the government sent home for
mattresses and blankets, and. stretching them.
selves on the floor were soon snoring soundly.
The gray light of a winters morning at length
glimmered through the windows--the members
rubbed their eyes and yawnedto their horror,
there was their tormentor, evidently "blown" but
still vigorous and pounding away at the wolves
skins--pourlng out fresh torrents of invectlvc
when he saw them fairly awake. Contenting
themselves with comf0rtless cup of coffee in the
refreshmcnt-room, they determined to sit it out.
The noon gun fired and the giant began t. reel
his hand no longer smote the desk defantly--hc
empted tumbler a ter tumber OF water. still he
held on, and not till quarter 70 four did he coll
lapse and dropping into his chair, was fast asleep
in a moment. In vain did hi, friends try TO
rousc him by dashing cold water on his temples.
and tickling his nostrils. lie had TO be carried
home, and the story goes that he slept for forty
eight hours His name will long be remembered
in newfoundland, and those who were privileged
to bohuil the memorable conflict will SO nd down
the particulars to their childrens children Such
pluck and energy could not 80 unrewaried.
That orator is now the occupant Of one OF the
highest Offices of government. Who can deny
but that virtue is occasionally rewarded even in
this life.
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A Long TaPe-wOrm.

We saw some days ago, at the office Of
Esquire Osssety, tape-worm twenty-seven
feet long, which was taken by DR.. Love-
land from a gentleman living in North
Nashville. 1t is said that, although twenty
seven feet of the worm were removed, a
PORTION is still remaining in the mans
body.
Tape worms are classed among what are
termed elst0z GA, and though some species
attain length of one hundred feet, the
common tape worm is seldom longer than
twenty feet Tspe-worms are not capable
Of long continued independent existence,
but if the eggs deposited by these worms
happen to be placed on lettuce, fruit or
any unwashed vegetables, they NAV enter
the human stomach, where they may be de-
veloped into full-seized tape-worms The
worm, when grown, consists of three parts,
a head, neck and colony of joints, but if
seated in the muscles, the encysted stage
of tape-worm is seldom of Injury to a man.
The eggs of the worm, or the worm itself,
may frequently be eaten by boys, and the
use of pork is, very likely, the cause of
the existence of many tape-worms in the
human body.
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forecast, extraordinary ability and vast
fund of good humOr. He is not a SEN
sual-lookiDg man, like President Grant,
nor wicked-looking one, like Ben But
Ter, and is, in my judgment, man of
better morals than either of them.
TIE HIGH COUNCIL.
When first met President Young he
was surrounded by portion of his Csbi-
net, or high council. Among them l
noticed, as men of marked ability, Gen.
d. II. Wells, and George Q. Cannon.
Wells is a man of greater weight intellect
uslly than Secretary of War Belknap,
and George @. Cannon is stronger men
tai man than Alderman, Creswell, or De-
lano. 1 am fully convinced that the
Mormon Church has a more able Presi-
dent and Cabinet than the United States
rejoice in, and that the Mormon President
and Cabinet drink less whisky and do less
swearing in year than 'Useless" and
his Cabinet do in an hour.
COMPARISONS.
The taxes imposed by the territorial
revenue laws in Utab are only one-halt OF
one per cent on a low valuation, and 80
the Mormons exhibit finer public build
ings, greater internal Improvements, built
from and within themselves, than any
other community west of the Missouri
river. And this further demonstrates the
superiority of the Mormon leaders over
the Radical leaders, because it shows
them better and honester financiers. The
general morals of Salt Lake City are very
far exalted above those of the city of
Washington. 1t would be very evan
gellzing affair to send Congressman, who
are useless in the national councils, if it
did not leave those bodies without quo
rum, out to Salt Lake City, and have
their individual habits reconstructed on q
thoroughly Mormon basis.
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GREAT BRITAIN.
Word for Wsshburne.

WORD Tor " ASH DuFnes
LONDON, March 5.-In the House of
Commons, Friday night, Sir Robert Peel
stigmatized Lord Lyons course as ungen-
erous and cowardly in deserving the Brit
ish population in Paris during the siege,
when he was entreated By the French
Government to remain. He extolled the
courageous devotion of MI Washburne,
American Minister.
Viscount Enfield and Mr.. Gladstone de-
Tended Lord Lyons.
TIE I5igh Commission.
Sir John Rose is confident that the de-
alterations of the Angl0-American Com
mission will have favorable issue. SiI
John and President Grant talked over the
whole matter when the former was in
Washington, and agreed as to the general
character of the settlement.
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the Memphis appeal the proceedings of
the Memphis Board of Trade with refer
ence TO the merchants, which were or
dered to be spread upon the minutes of
the Nashville Board. Maj. B. s, Rhea, q
member Of the late Legislature and of the
Board, complained of the unjust structures
of the Nashville Banner upon members of
the Legislature in reference to their &C
ton upon the nerchants' tax while in the
Legislature, and explained their action
fully to the Board IS exonerative of any
such structures He averred that the Ban
ner had not investigated the matter and
did not know what it was talking about.
Its influence was calculated to mislead,
and he felt agrieved at the misconstruction
placed upon the legislative action in the
premises.
After some general remarks the Board
adjourned till the first Monday in April.
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SocieISta1istIcs CompIeted.

The social statistics CT all the counties
comprising this, the Middle Census Dis
trict, were fully completed and finished up
at the NIarshal's Office yesterday, though
il will be some time before they are com
nIeted in all the counties of the State.
We have heretofore published in full, these
statistics for the counties of Davidson,
Williamson, Wilson, Giles, Lincoln, Mont
gomery, Sumner, Smith Perry, TrousdsIe,
Rutherford, Maury, and number OF other
counties, the statistics of which were
deemed Of most interest to our readers.
The statistics having been completed, they
have been forwarded to the bureau at
Washington. The Marshals have been
prompt and efficient in the premises.
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MARSHAL'S SALE.

DY VIRTUE OF AN "ALIAs Fl FA," TO
ID me directed by the Honorable District
Court Of the United states FOR the Middle DIS
trict Of Tennessee, I have levied upon and will
expose for sale, at the Courthouse door in the
city of Nashville, at 10 o'clock A NJ, on the
18th of March 1871, all Of the right, title inter
est and assets of John NJ. Nash in and 70 the
partnership business and property in the firm
of Nash 4 COlIey, at a place called blue
Springs" in the county Of Coffee and state OF
Tennessee which consists Of gener3i manu-
featuring business OF furniture, agriculture
inplements. etc, ETC., connected with when
are saw mills, grist mills carpenter
blacksmith and wagon shops, lumber and IRON;
trarsuorti1g everything which can be made
from wood or iron, together with fun SUCK
of dry goods and groceries, for the accommO-
dation OF employees - =, -,
Nashville, Feb. q, 1871. ieDzo ulLnonio
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Improvement at the COmptrOIler'i
Office.

Our efficient Comptroller, Col. Penne-
baker, has inaugurated considerable i'm
provements in his Office at the Capitol.
He is cutting a door through the eight
inch stone partition wall separating the
Comptroller's Office from the adjoining
room of Weights and Measures, formerly
occupied by the Attorney General and Re
porter. The door is being cus through the
partition on the south side, and will be
three fee: eight inches wide and OF the
proper heigth, the shutter opening in the
present Comptroller's room. This will
throw the two rooms together, or rather
it will connect the two by this door, and
they both will be used as the Oomptroller's
office. This will be very convenient and
is rendered absolutely necessary from the
vast amount If business done and the
books, papers, documents, etc., accumu-
lating in tbs Oomptroller's office. The
Improvement will be completed and the
two rooms thrown together for business
purposes sometime during the present
week
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CONCEALED WEAPONS.
Indictments, Penalties, PardOnS

Indictments, Penalties, PardOns,
etc., ect-
The last session of the Tennessee Legis-
lature passed a law against carrying con-
cealed and deadly weapons, the provisions
of which, if carried out, we conceive to be
the most benefcent and sslutary In its
moral and social effects, and which Is cal
culated in its nature to prevent many diff
culties and fatal reucouuters, and much
bloodshed. The law as passed prescribes
as penalties affixed to those convicted of
carving weapons a fire Of not more than
$50 nor less than $40, or incarceration in
the county Jail for period of time of not
more than 60 days nor less than 80 days
After the passage of the bill it was so
amended as to leave the imposition of the
penalties discretionary with the court be-
| fore which the conviction is made, Gov.
| Seuter vetoed this amendment, making tie
penalties imperative and absolute as con-
| templated in the original bill. The indis-
| criminate carrying of concealed weapons
| by all classes, negroes and white men
! bows aud youths, responsible par
| ties and parties irresponsible, has
been general for some years past,
and has been indirectly one of the worst
evils that has afflicted our social tranquility.
This law. if it is not stopped the evil will,
| if enforced, exercise SOLITARY check upon
| it. We believe there is a general DISPOSE
ton to see the provisions of the law impair
tally carried ont. We learn that 1t IS es-
timated that there have already been over
five thousand indictments by grand juries
for this offence since the passage of the
law. Several applications have been made
! to Gov. Senter during the last few days for
remission of penalties by those arraigned
for the offence. The Governor has in
every instance thus far abstained from the
exercise of his prerogative in the premises
Although we do not speak authoritative ly,
we are sure that we are safe in saying that
no Executive intervention in their favor
need be expected by those convicted OF
the offense. We feel well assured that
although he may have innumerable appli
cations to remove the penalties imposed
by the courts under the law, the Governor
will stand by the spirit Of his veto amen
datory of the same.
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a Cobbnge nuisance.

A car load of cabbage arrived in the city
Yesterday, which we believe was shipped
from Chicago. 1t reached here in such
damaged state that it almost created pub
lie nuisance yesterday, near the Louisville
Depot. We imagine that the shippers OF
that car load will not realize g vast amount
of profit from their venture.
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street improvements.

There have been most eXceIIent I'M
provements made on Spruce, Summer,
Church and Cedar streets recently. They
have not only been cleaned, but first-rate
Matchmaking has been placed upon them,
giving them solid and substantial bot
toms. Similar Improvements have been
going on in various parts of the city,
which fact we are pleased to note.
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JEo. G. JONES & WIN. o. THOMAS,
Practical Slate ROOfers,

RE NOW PREPARED TO PUT ON PLAIN
a and ornamental Slate Eoohng, with the ut
most dispatch and in the best manner. a 2rge
1erior to any other in America. Prices a. follows:
Plain roof SIG per squsFe; Ornamental, with diff
ferent colors, Sl4 to SIG per square. All work
warranted. Address BoxI76, Nashville, Tenn
orders from any portion Of the South, prompt
" attended TO, febl4 Sm'
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Something Wrong.

Recently several important letters mall
ed at Fayetteville, Tenn, and addressed
to two or more firms here have not been
received. This is matter that demands
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SALT LAKE.

A CORES pondent writing from Salt
Lake says:
TWenty-four years ago where am now
writing the sage brush and the tuft grass
of the plains flouTished undistuTbed, and
the primeval gloom of the wilderness
held undisputed sway. But to-day Salt
Lake City contains 20, 900 peOple-hap-
py, contented, Industrious, sober and re-
ligious people. Their labors and priva-
tons have been gigantic and full of forti-
tude and faith. Call them what you will,
they have shown more faith by their
works than any other religious denOmina-
ton in America. And it is only doing
simple Justice to acknowledge this truth,
and to state fairly and squarely the facts
about this peculiar and Jealous people.
After some days sojourning here, ard
much candid and patient investigation,
am led irresistibly to the following re-
Elections:
BRIGHAM YOUNG
is their leader. He is the head of the
church. He is now 70 years of age.
His personal appearance is far different
from the stereotyped descriptions which
have for many years been going the
rounds of the newspapers. Brigham
Young is of fine physical structure,
rather Emphatic in temperament, small
boned, and yet staunchly and compactly
built. He stands straightly, about five
feet ten inches, shows no sign of age in
his walk, and weighs about 200 pounds.
His head is large, well shaped, well bal
anced, and covered with luxuriant suit
of auburn hair, among which, here and
there, a silveEy few may be seen. His fore
head is ample and high. His eyes are
blue, not large, but sharp, searching, and
capable of varied and great expression.
His nose is aquiline, quite prominent, but
symmetrical, and, with his well-formed
mouth, which shuts firmly and tightly
together, gives indication of great men,
tai energy and indomitable pluck. And
altogether, the face of Brigham Young
! indicates man of iron infexibility, much
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zzsZA
agOgADALTS,

THE GREAT AMERlOAk
1 HEALTH RESTORER i.ur!-
hes the blood and cures ScTOfuis.
Syphilis, Skin Diseases, L1euma-
siBm, Diseases Of Women, sU1 al
chroEic affections Ct the blood,
Gver and kidneys. Recommended
Uy the Medical Faculty ari ulslIr
ECUs-uds Of our best cittzeEs
RezG the testimony Of Psyt
clans and patients who have asod
Rcsadalis. Send fer cur RosadaEs
Guide 20 Health Box, or Almanac
for this year, which We publish for
gTatGitoUs distribution i VIZ
give ven much valuable Informs
ton.
Dr.. R " Carr. Of Baltimore.
says:
/ take pleasure IN recoumtE5-
ing yCnr ROsADALIs - avery pow
erful Alternative. I have seen q
used In two cases with happy -
sults-One IN cass Of secondary
syphilis, n vhich the patient pro
nouncsd himself cured after hav
ing taken Ave bottles Of your med
icire; the Othe- p d case Ct scrof-
ula OF long s+91diEg, which IL
rapidly i.nr ling under It's use,
sud the Indications are that TIE
petient viii soon recover. L have
carefully examined the formula
BY which your Rosadalis is made,
and find Il Is an excellent com-
pound Of ali alternative tngredieatS
Dr.. Sparks, Of NichOlssTfHs, Ky.
SAYS he has used EosGdals In Cases
Of scrofula and secondary syphilis
with satisfactory results As =
cleaner Of the blood / know no
better remedy.
Eamuel G. MoFsdden, Of Mug-
frsesbOro, Tenn, ssys:
have used seven bottles Of Ro-
ssdslis, and am entirely cured Of
rheumatism. Sand me four bot
ties, IS wish 10 fJT my brother
Who hss scTofulous sore eyes
Banj. Bechtol. Of Lima U-i,
writes.
1 have suffered FOR twenty yesss
with 81 f1veterste eruption OvsI
ny whole body; ; short tn
since I purchased bottle CT LSocs
dalis sud Il sIoctsd 3 pcUect cure
E0sadalis Is 500 By a..
Druggists.
laboratory, no, 81 EEcbzus
Place, Baltimore
GA SiSEEN'TS & &c,
PTCpT.sig-s-
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wANTED-MONEY.

WANTED TO BORROW 100000, in sums
w from S1J0 to $4,000 st ten per ct.peraDnum
illegal interest," seCur by deed Of trust on real es
fste good coilst erals, or frst-clsss "gilt-edge"
raper. ARRISGTor, FAERAR & WEAKLEY.
i.n24, till octS,' y No. 80 n. College st.