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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-07-05

A writer in the Rural New Yorker
says: Now, do not believe in any of
this old-time nonsense of sowing grass
seed or clover with oats, rye or wheat,
just because somebody has said it was
the best way. If a man wants a field
seeded with timothy, SOW that and moth
ing else; and the same with any other
kind of grass, or even clover, for any Of
them will grow far better alone than
when crowded, shaded, or the soil about
the roots robbed of its moisture by some
coarse rank-growing grain. Of course
on rich moist soils a man may seed down
with grain and thereby save one season;
but it is poor policy to follow this sys-
tenn on old, nearly WORKOUT soils, even
if our fathers and grandfathers "always
done So" Then, again, it is folly to
mix clover and timothy together in the
same field, for they are never both in
proper condition for cutting at the same
time, and little musty, over-ripe clover,
mixed in with the hay, adds nothing TO
its value. By keeping both separate,
each can be cut when in the best con-
dtion for hay, and this rule will hold
good with all kinds of forage plants.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-07-05

DR.. GEORGE SPRAGuE, the prominent
breeder of live stock at Des Moines,
Iowa, says that for every animal that
has been injured by overlooking, 10000
have been injured in their growth and
for breeding purposes by being scantily
nourished and insuf6ciently housed.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Pomologist has
found that potash placed in rat.roles
and mole-runs will clear the premises of
these pests in short order.
IN caring for your fowls, provide them
with vessel of lime water for an oc.
casional drink. 1t Is prepared by pour.
ing hot water over quicklime, and after
the lime is settled and the water cover.
ing it has become clear, pour it of. 1t
will keep fit for use for a considerable
time.
To PREVENT crows pulling corn: Take,
TO each peck of corn wet with warm
water, one tablespoonful of gas tar; stir
until it is we'll blackened; then roll in
plaster to dry. have tried it for years,
and never knew it to be disturbed by
anything. 1t is also a good way to pre-
pare corn to SOW near a barn where
fowls are apt to scratch it out. They
wall not eat more than one kernel
W. A. d., in Rural Neso Yorker.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-07-05

In Dingler's Pokytechnischs Journal, a
description is given of very simple ap,
paratus for determining the richness OF
milk, as measured by its transparency
Two polished plates of glass are adjusted
by means of a screw, to stand at differ
ent distances from each other. The
milk is placed between them; and the
distance of the plates from each other,
when the flame Of a stearine candle is
rendered invisible, is the measure alike
OF the transparency and richness of the
milk.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-12

professional players, worn with long
years OF dissipation, are still trifiing
over their breakfast. There they are the
last thing at night, scrambting for ma
poleons with fingers sparkling with rings.
among all the rascality and rouerie OF
Europe There are women among them,
too--public characters they choose to
make themselves, so we need not scruple
ID write of them--who bring their children
as regularly as they come themselves,
and, strange to say, they are not ostra-
cised altogether by their own sex, while
they are the objects Of assiduous gal
lantry to travelling countrymen OF char
acter who may be presumed to possess
humanity and sense. Yet, for our own
part, were we to embody the Spirit of
Evil, we should scarcely know how to
incarnate il more appropriately than in
an attractive woman who, day after day,
seats her child beside her in hell, just
at the age when he is most Impressions
BILE. Women of this kind may be the
exception, but then they are generally
tolerated in such English society as lin
gers on at German gambling place
when the lights are being extinguished
for the season and the best company
has departed. Be the cause of this sad
change what it may be, we may be
thankful that the German government
has decided to remove this temptation
from the way of weak natures, now that
the old conventional restraints are be-
ing relaxed. Should any other country
extend its hospitality to the tables after
the scandals of the last few months in
Germany, at least it will do it with open
eyes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-12
MEMPHIS TENNESSEE TUESDAY EVENING NOVEMBER 12 1872

handwriting gives great additional
value to this powerful presentment OF
the man, and for genuine American in
terest we know of no other picture ex.
tant which is Of greater value than this
The thought interposes, however, that it
is not in its right place in the New York
Historical Society, hospitable as Mr..
Moore certainly is, and honorable Gus
tody as he gives to the many treasures
OF the Historical Society building. The
work. indeed, does not belong TO the
Society and is only left in its rooms
temporarily. The proper owner Of this
picture is the State Of Kentucky, and
the place where it should be kept is in
the Capitol at Frankfort. Kentucky has
very ardent State pride (she took it
naturally from her mother, Virginia),
and does herself credit in honoring her
distinguished sons, and Kentucky never
had son more distinctly American, of
more original type of character, than
Davy Crockett. He was rough-hewn
specimen, but he was fearless, honest,
warm-hearted, clear-headed, who acted
on his motto and adhered TO principle,
while he condemned the exactions of
etiquette. The only harm he did in life
was to grammar; but he repeated truth |
while he outraged conventionality, and |
his picture should be hung up in the
Kentucky Capitol as PRECIOUS treasure.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-12
why the Curve is the Limo of
Reautv.

Prof. Muller, in course Of lectures
in Berlin, offered simple and mechan-
ical explanation of the universal admi-
ration bestowed on circles. The eye is
moved in its socket by six muscles, of
which four are respectively employed to
raise, depress, turn to the right and to
the left. The other two have an action
contrary to each other, and roll the eye
on its axis, or from the outside down.
ward, and inside upward. When, there
fore an object is presented for inspec-
ton, the first actis that of circumcision,
or going round the boundary lines, so as
to bring consecutively every individual
portion of the circumference upon the
most delicate and sensitive portion Of
the retina. Now, if figures bounded by
straight lines be presented for inspec-
tion, it is obvious that but two of those
muscles can be called into action, and it
is equally evident that in curves of cir
Gle or ellipse all must alternately be
brought into action. The effect then is,
that if the two only be employed, as in
rectilinear figures, those two have an nn-
due share of labor; and by repeating the
experiment frequently as we doin child
hood, the notion of tedium is instilled, a
distaste for straight lines is gradually
formed, and we are led to prefer those
curves which supply more general and
equitable share of work to the muscles
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-12
THE GREEK BRIGANDs.
A wOman's stratagem and it's Re
aulaa

A WOmRn's Stratagem and it's Re-
Il suits.
From the London Telegraph
A story comes from Athens about
Greek brigandage very refreshing to
honest people, and suggestive Of the
question whether women might not gov
ern Greece better than its men. One of
the curses of modern Hellas as every
body knows, is the unextirpated guild of
brigands, who infest the land, defying
the government, suppressing commerce,
demoralizing the peasantry, and robbing
and numbering strangers and rich ma
tives. One OF these unhanged villains
lately capturad the youthful son of a.
widow woman of property, well known
upon the border.
The usual message was sent down
from the hills; the brigand chief must
have one thousand drachmas by a GER
tain day, or the life Of the boy-he was
only twelve years old-would pay the
forfeit. As usual, too, the last hope
which mother could cherish in such
frightfulp position was the chance of gov
ernment help. The wretchedly weak
administrations which play at in and
out" in Athens still allow these scoun-
drels to hold the roads and passes Of the
country, and this poor woman had to
trust to her own courage and wits.
Neither were wanting; there was some
true old 0dyssean blood in her and she
hit upon plan for saving both her
child and her drachmas. She had
brother, young fellow of perfect pluck,
though his cheeks were as smooth as
Delian Apollo's, and him she dressed up
carefully as Greek girl. Having ap-
pointed to meet the robber chief in
certain spot, she took up two hundred
drachmas and present of cakes and
fruit, the Greek girl" going with
her as guide" On reaching
the place they found the scoun-
drel waiting, with the captive lad
bound hand and foot beside him
The woman first ascertained by cunning
questions that the man was really alone,
and then offered, with many supplica-
tions, her money aud the present of
cakes and fruit. The villain took the
latter and munched while he counted
out the drachmas; then, with fierce
oath, he said it was far too little-that
she must go back and send enough to
make up thousand, or the head Of the
ad.would be sent to her without delay
While the woman clung supplicating to
his knees, the Greek girl suddenly |
flung grip of iron round the robbers
arms, and, as the fellow was thus pin
ioned, the outraged mother drew a
loaded pistol and shot him dead. The
pair lost no time in liberating the lad,
nor did they forget to cut off and wrap
in cloth the head of the "chief;" and,
as reward of three thousand drachmas
had been set upon this precious article,
they made quite an excellent days busi-
ness Of it, on arriving safe and sound at
their own village.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-12
me verb "ro Brcas :,

] begin to understand your language
better, said my French friend Mr.. Ar
court, TO me; but your verbs trouble
me still, you mix them SO with your pre-
positions" D"
am sorry you find them trouble
some, was all / could say.
81 saw our friend, Mrs. james, just
now" continued he. she says she
intends to break dozen housekeeping.
Am / right there2'
Break up housekeeping, she must
have said. =
20, yes, Iremember-break up house
keeping"
"Why does she do that?" / asked.
Because her health is so broken
into,
Broken doion, you should say"
" Broken dOgn. o, yes. And indeed
since the smallpox has broken up in
your city -
Broken Out." l
"She thinks she will leave it for few
weeks"
"Indeedl And will she close her
house2'
"No, she is afraid it will be broken,
broken How do say that7"
Broken into
Certainly, it is what | meant to
say
:" Is her son to be married soonF
" No, that engagement is broken
Broken of. Ahl 1 had not heard
that.
:" She is very sorry about it. Her son
only broke the news down to her last
week. Am right? / am so anxious to
speak the English well' -
" He merely broke the news; no pre-
osition this time"
" 1t is hard to understand. Thatyoung
man, her son, is a fnc fellow; breaker,
think"
"A broker, and very fine fellow
Good day" Il.
SO much, thought l, =" for the verb
to break.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-12
Davy Crocketl's PORTRAIT.


From the New York Post.
There is to be seen at the rooms Of the
Historical Society, Second avenue, cor
ner of Eleventh street. an original por-
trait Of exceptional interest, a Likeness
from life Of the celebrated Davy
Crockett, Of Kentucky, painted by A. l..
DeRose, and subsequently engraved by
A. L. Durand. Il is in water color, but
is done with wonderful boldness and
spirit, and is one Of those pictures in
which the beholder feels sure he sees
the faithful image Of the person repre-
sented This is Dayy Crockett, beyond
all peradventure; every lineament is
his; the whole man is before us, and for
its accuracy of portrsiture we do net
need the autograph authorization Of it
which the cartoon bears
II leave this rule for others when I am dead
Be always sure you're right, then 50 ahead. -
But undoubtedly the famous distich
and apothegm Of Crockett in his own
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-12
INSURANCE.

HAVING THIS DAY RECEIVED THE
IL appointment as agents Of the Triumph
Insurance Company, we hereby notify our
friends and patrons Of the fact. at the same
time refer them to the statement below.
Thanking our. friends for their patronage they
have bestowed on us so far, we ask continu-
ance Of the same, assuring them prompt atten-
tion to any business put in our care.
MARX x BENSD0RF,
Agents Triumph Insurance Company.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-12
PREMIUMS.
Notice to Holders Of Premiums.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN TO PER
~ sons ts whom premiums were awarded AZ
the late Fair. that the following rule, pub
Be enforced, with this modification: that par
ties vii Be allowed thirty days from the date
OF tbs notice 70 collect their premiums. virs
fremiums not called for within thirty days
after the award, viii positively be considered
forfeited"
These premiums will Be paid al the Chamber
of Commerco, sos Front street, within business
kcurs, for the neat thirty days.
J. G. BALLEETiNE, President.
LEON IROVsDALE, Secretary. wv
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-12
GROCERIES.
GROCERIES.
LYTLE & SHIELDS,
TEA. COFFEE,
And Fine Grocery Warehouse,
ais MAIN ST, COR. ADAMS.

WE HAVE THE EPLEAsURE TO INFORM
wv our patrons and the public, .h-. our
recent large purchases Of Canned and 6lass
Good. Teas. Spices, Cofoes. Sugars. Bntter. 1
with the larrest sud best selected stock OF /
Sf,nle and Fanrv l5rocorics ever offered ~ us /
in this market itsliels " t-s ~ - = lotition
n.il ~ we cordially invite them to -,il Il
~ ~ fkrourh our stock. al 2lS Main street
l5-55 LYLE 4 SHIELDS,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-12

Wednesday, Nov. 9th,
AT COCHRAN HALL,
COMMENCING AT 10 O'CLOCK AN.
se7 CASH PREMIUMS,

~ Certificates for sale at all the society's
Agencies.
Sc Whsle eertiseates. IS; halves. q 50;
quarters. 81 8.
n8- All orders with money for Certificates
sent BY express OF registered letter or postofice
orders, at the risk Of the Society. Address All
orders IN. A. and NJ. Society. 3i5 Second
street. Memphis, Tenn" y. o. Box rs.
J. @. BALLENTINE, President.
LEOS TROUsDALE. Secretary. 5s-75
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-02-29

evening atifve'o clock for Little Rock
and the coast landings. Mr.. Jack Tray
ers is chief clerk.
The Sam j. Hale, Captain Hambleton,
leaves this evening at Eve o'clock for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati. Cap
tain Jones has charge Of the Office
Thatelegant steamer the Grand Tewer,
Captain Lennox leaves this evening at
five o'clock for Cairo and St. Louis.
Messrs White and Crane are her clerks.
Captain Pepper mammoth Thompson
Dean will back out at FIVE pm. to-day
for New Orleans and all the lower land
ings. She is A No. in all respects, and
her officers have widespread reputa-
ton for making a trip pleasant to all
who place themselves under their charge.
A resolution has passed the Maine
legislature requesting the Maine delega-
ton in congress to urge the construction
Of the Niagara ship canal
Mondays New Orleans Times gives
the following arrivals and cargoes: "The
Marcella brought in 1912 bales Of cot
ton; the Bannock City had 824 bales of
cotton; the William S. Pike had 1908
bales Of cotton; the Governor Allen had
1919 bales Of cotton, llO7 sacks Of cotton
seed, 100 barrels of potatoes and l47
boxes of soap, while the receipts of the
Robert +. Lee presented the following:
2064 bales of cotton, 34O2 sacks cotton
seed, 10 sacks seed cotton and l24 bar
rels of oil.
A private letter from New Orleans
says: "The May Lowery met severe
storm in Soda Lake, between Shreveport
and Jefferson, which blew off three-quar-
tiers of her hurricane roof, and carried
Capt Boley sixty feet out into the lake,
in which he did some remarkable swim
ming practice
The John Kyle was raised day before
yesterday, and left Commerce for st.
Louis yesterday morning,sas we stated
yesterday.
The st. Louis Democrat of Monday
says:
The breaking up Of the ice and rise of
the Missouri at Benton on Friday night
is matter worthy of notice for the early
date Of those occurrences. Dispatches
from the other rivers above here indicate
a speedy resumption of navigation.
Freight is abundant everywhere, and
there will be busy times throughout the
entire season of spring"
H. F. Driller, well known steamboat
agent, died in St. Louis Monday, aged
thirty-seyen years. He was at different
times connected in the capacity Of com
mercial or river reporter with the Re-
publican, st. Louis Press and Evening
Tribune.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-02-29
GENERAL MARKET.

The inclement weather restricts business to
certain extent. and yet our principal houses
ar, doing fair trade in all branches Of bust
ness. We quote prices as followss APP
pies. s35 so to 81. Bran. s2s to $50. Beans.
50 80 to s. 90 per bushel. Begging, II to 1sc.
ana s.srsss FAIR. Ritter, 10 to 24c. common
to choice. Bacon-slear sides. So to SIC;
shoulders. 67S to 70; breakfast bacon, 91a to
Toe. Sugar-cured hams. 1914 to 13c. Cab
bagea. scarce, $40 90 to 81 90 per crate. Corn
meal, So Is to 50 90. Corn. 81 to 59c. Cotton
seed, 81 per ton on the levee. Cohee-Rio,
% to $50 Java, q TO 800. Dried apples, Sc
per pound; peaches, 6 to Sc. Eggs, q to 2c.
Flour. SO so to $40 for super to fancy. Hay,
s25 TO 500. as to quality. Lard. quiet; tierce,
OK to l0zc; keg, lO14 to 1114c; pail. l119c;
caddies. 1910. Lemons. 81 TO IS 90 per box
Molasses-plantation IS to zoe, as in quality.
Nails. IS % rates. Oranges, "a 90 to 81 so per
box. Oats, 50 to SIC. Onions, So 40 to 50 60
per Dbl. POULTRY chickens. So so to IS 50;
ducks, "a Is to IS co.; geese. 81 50 to SO 90;
turkeys, SIG % to s21 90. Potatoes. 50 90 to
s. Oc. as in quality. Mess pork, sl4 25 to
sl4 50. Bulk-clear sides. pc; clear rib,
ne; shoulders, 81 to5sSc. Hams. 81 to 90.
Sugar. open kettle, 81 to ll1ac; yellow clear,
III to 1lszc; white. ID to 1910; hard refined,
1914 to lac. Salt. 50 Is to So Is.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-02-29


The dandy element, seems to peryade
all nature. Even among flowers, which
are emblems of modesty, we have the
dande-liop. agjf
What's in a dressP" says popular
iter-Sometimes great deal and
sometimes precious little.
Some people act as if their debts were
like coffee, and would settle themselves
in time by standing.
Dobson says his friends seem deter
mined to give him the little Of DR.. His
butcher, baker, and all the rest do 80,
but they put the DR.. after hisname, in
stead Of before II. 'A.s
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-02-29

In the room Of the board Of aldermen,
atthe City He IL, there are on exhibition
two systems of fire alarm telegraphs--
the Automai ic system and the American
system. I he Automatic Fire Alarm
company r,f Ohio are the owners of the
automatic system, and Gamewsll & Co.,
of New York, are the owners of the
America system. George B. Hicks,
well known electrician, and a Mr. Cush-
man represent the Automatic company,
and Mr. Slower represents the American
company. Memphis should have a fire
s.iarm telegraph, and as these two CON-
panies are the owners of the patents Gov
ering almost every variety Of fire alarm
and police telegraph nowinioperation in
all our principal cities, we hope our city
authorities will fully investigate both
systemic
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-02-29
DEGRADATION AND aoRPHINE.
sHleldlss A NJ. ,;;, g :. r'una'e ,n

| our mtOst.
This morning at six o'clock girl
named Joe Barley was found dead in
her bed at the Arkansas House, No. 40
Washington street. This forenoon Coro-
ner Moffatt found the following notice
written on his slate; I" Come to the Ar
kan as House, 40 Washington street. A
girl died suddenly last night" This
brief notice conveyed to the coroner the
news that an inquest was necessary. The
ever watchful officer went at once to the
place designated.
Our sensational reporter repaired
thither in time to be present at the in
quest A number of male and female
witneesesswefe examined, from whom
the following facts were elected: The
deed girl, Joe Barley, aged eighteen
years, formerly from Arkansas, had been
a resident Of. Memphis for the past three
years. She was known atfirst as a beer
seller in an uptown saloon; after that
her life became blank and disreputable.
She had been at No. 40 Washington
street only few days, and since her
arrival there had been drinking to excess.
Yesterday forenoon she went into a
Main street drug store and inquired for
morphine. The clerk informed her he
had none. She then asked for opium
and was refused. She obtained the for
rner drug, however, at some other place,
and swallowed the dose that night. She
had been threatening to kill herself for
several days. When found this morn
ing she was lying on her face in bed.
Her neck, arms and breast were blue
1.-THE effect of the drug, and foam was
issuing from her mouth. She lay dead
in a poorly furnished, cherries room,
SURROUNDED by her unfortunate fallen
sisters, who looked in the face of Death
as if it was some dread phantom that
had arisen to call them back from a
miserable life. The jury returned the
following verdict:
State of Tennessee, County of Shelby.
An inquisition holden at No. 40
Washington street. in the county and
State aforesaid, on the 29th day of Feb
ruary, 1872, before James G. -Moffatt,
coroner of said county, upon the body
Of Joe Barkl0y there lying dead, by the
persons whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, who, upon their oaths, do say that
the said Joe Barkley came to her death
lin the following manner wit: from
an overdose of morphine, administered
by her own hand on the 2Sth of Febru-
airy, 1872.
In witness whereof, the said jurors
have hereuhto set their hands, the day
and year above written.
A. Dies, f. II. Laurent, L. Samelson,
j. Ennis, H. Hampel, Peter Pante, A.
bGrithth, pU0QHp ll9lg{ RI
To show that even in the lowest
grades of life there exists elements OF
generosity and sympathy, we state that
the erring ones who surrounded the
dead girl made up subscription In or
er to defray the expenses of burial.