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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-04-04
Trotfing Horses.
Troiting horses with record below 2:2S.

"Just one-half of the entire number
belong to the family OF Rysdyk's Ham,
bletonian, and were all got either by
himself, his sons, or grandsons. When
we consider that the fountain-head of
this family is not horse Of long ago,
but on the contrary is still among US,
and that these great results have been
accomplished during his lifetime, and
he remains to-day the most popular stall
lion in the world, while the competing
families that bring the most points to
bear against him, began their career
many years before he was foalcd his su-
periority stands forth in marked de
gree, more so than even a close observer
would be likely to comprehend AT firs!
glance. That the family of Rysdyk's
IIambletonian should have produced as
many frst-class horses as all the other
families together, is astonishing. Were
it against single family, the point
would not be so remarkable, for the sue
cess which has continually followed his
family since the public attention was
first called to it, has rendered it the most
popular of any, and caused it to spread
rapidly and produce larger number of
colts, in all probability, than any other
one family has produced during the
same space of time but when taken in
comparison with all other families to-
gether, the result, | repeat, is simply as
tonishing, for is it not to be presumed
that with all its popularity of late
years. the Hambletonian family has
produced one colt for each fifty that has
been produced by the combined forces of
all ether families. Spirit Of the Ti,ees.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-04-04
Proverbs.

lie who expects a friend without
faults, will never find one.
He who says what he likes, hears what
he does not like.
lie who has no bread to spare should
not keep dog.
They who give willingly love to give
quickly.
A foolish friend does more harm than
a wise enemy.
A spur in the head is worth two in
the heel.
An old dog can not alter his way Of
barking.
A civil Idepial is better than a rude
grant.
Safe is he who ierves a good con-
science.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-04-04
Feeding Horses.

The Arabs, the most careful of their
horses of all people, do most of their
horse-feeding after night, They say
that feeding in daytime does not impari
so much vigor and elasticity to the ami
NAL as night mastication does. Their
saying is that charley at night goes ia
the buttock--in the morning to the man
ure.' They afford water, too. very spar
ingly during the day.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-04-04

The Bowling Green Democrat says
there is an apple-tree on the old Sam
Greathouse farm, fifteen miles east Of
Bowling Green, that was planted in the
year 1890, and is consequently eighty
three years old. The body of the tree
is two feet in diameter, its top is forty
feet across, and it bears, from grating,
twelve kinds of apples, and bore last
year one hundred bushels.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-04-04

THERE are in the State of Kentucky,
according to the Auditors report, forty
six thousand six hundred and eighty-four
colored males over twenty-one years of
age, and that the taxable property owned
by the colored people of the State
amounts to three million two hundred
and thirty-eight dollars.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-04-04

MANY of the saloon-keepsrs in Indiana
propose to discontinue the sale of liquor.
They charge the young men in their re-
spective neighborhoods twenty cents for
reading the papers. Some of the young
men seem to be much affected by their
literary treats, and enter into the spirit
Of the thing, as il were, with great asst
DUTY.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-04-04

"WnERE was the firei" asked a lady
Of her beau. who rushed out Of the OPP
era-house the other night the moment
the curtain fell on the first act. at was
a false alarm" said he, chewing cloves
vigorously.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-04-04

A DISTURBED preacher at Princeton
recently remarked; III thai cross-eyed
lady in the side aisle. with red hair and
blue bonnet, don't stop talking ! must
point her out 10 the congregation"
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-04-04
TEMPERANCE ITEMS.
"Tcseh not. Taste not. HssdIe not"

Margaret Martin recently sued one
John Riddle, in Urbana, Ohio, for sell.
ing her husband liquor. She got a YER
dict for one thousand dollars.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-04-04

A bill has passed both houses Of the
Tennessee Legislature, leaving the ques-
tion of licensing tippling-houses to the
people Of the different wards and dis
tricts.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-04-04

SAYS the Maysyllle BulIctia; "'Ex.
cuse haste andb a ad pea. as one Of the
little cit ~ - he broke out
and ra' .sr N-yden,
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-04-04

An extract from an address of Rev.
A. j. Baird, y. d., of Nashville, Ten.
nessee:
Our iniirmities and ailments lead u
into many errors, gross and destructive.
We wrote out the following questions and
presented them to the well-known medi.
cal gentlemen whose names are annexed.
Not one of them hesitated, and, had we
the time to see all the leading physicians,
we'believe nearly all would do likewise.
Shoy these to the medical man who
waits on your sick sons
l. Does even the moderate use of al.
coholic liquors tend to longevity? Ans.
No.
2. Do you regard said liquor as a spe,
cifc for any disease? No.
3. Do you regard it as an essential
remedy in the treatment of pulmonary
diseasesg No.
4. DO you regard it in any sense as a
preventive of consumption? No.
5. When called to attend the drunkard
in sickness, do you always find a peculiar
difficulty in the treatment of his case
Yes.
6. Is it your opinion that you could
succeed as well in your profession as you
now do, If there should not ever be an
other drop of alcoholic liquor made ?
Yes.
T. Do you regard the various pop
ular bitters, now sold as medicines, as
pernicious and promotive of drunken
ness? Ans. They are villainous com
pounds of the meanest and cheapest
whisky, and fit only to promote drunk
enness.
(Signed) W. 7. Briggs, NJ. d., Pro
fessor of Science aud Surgery, Universi-
ty of Nashville; w. L. Nichol, NJ. d..
Professor of Materia Medica and Thera-
peutics; W. X. Bowling, NJ. d., Pro-
fessor of Medicine; Van S. Lindsey,
NJ. d., Professor of Anatomy; and Drs.
j. w. Madden, Paul F. Eve, w. T..
Sneed, T. A. Atchison, j. b. Mcconnell.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-04-04

While the State Temperance Conven-
tion Of Ohio was in session at Columbus,
telegram wns received from the Meth
odist Episcopal Church Conference, then
in session at Salem, Ohio, expressing
sympathy for the cause of temperance,
and pledging that, as members and min
i'ters, they would preach, pray, and vote
for the legal, entire, and eternal prohi-
bition of the liquor traffic.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-04-04
THE CINCINNATI SOUTHERN.

Text Of Gov. Lcslie's Veto Au-
horising Certain. Kentucky
Ceunlfes toI.eyy Taxes for
the lBeneflt Of the Road.
An Able Document.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-04-04

Az irreverant butcher si,'es his shoe
a meat.ine houss.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-04-04

KERosESE will clean black silk beau
tifully. Use a sponge.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-08
SOME REMARKABLE CHESS
PLAYING.

The chess club at Sheffield, Eng,
has been excited oflate over the men
tai feat of Mr.. Blackbprne, who fought
ten strong players at the same time,
and without the sight Of either board
or men. Mr.. BIackburne, though
only 80 years of age, occupies very
distinguished position among English
chess-players, aid it is singular fact
that he is most successful when the
boards and men are kept from his
view. His opponents on this occasion
were seated at tables extending near
" the whole length of the room, while
he sat near the fire with his back to
the boards, calmly smoking cigar,
and occasionally conversing with a
bystarder. Play commenced at $50,
and was continued until midnight,
with an interval of about fifteen min
utes' rest, when the contest had last.
ed two hours. At first the audience
seemed afraid to move or speak, lest
they should disturb the memory of
Mr.. Blaclburne, but they were in
formed by him that he did not mind
noise, and for the remainder of the
evening the room was anything out
quiet. The general result of the con-
test was that Mr.. Blackburne won
six games, drew two and lost two.
The ten players were all members
of the club, excepting Mr.. Whitney,
who is the Consular Agent for the
United States at Huddersfeld. and
has some reputation as a chess-player,
being himself able to conduct four
simultaneous games b!indfolded. Mr..
Blackburne was loudly applauded at
the close, and indeed several times
during the match, and especially
when he demonstrated the announced
mate in four moves.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-08

ploughed up again, the turf sufficient
ly mellowed by frequent working to
lay down to grass with another light
dressing to give the seed a rapid and
strong start, and if sufficient variety
of grass seed is sown the result will
be better crop of grass than it had
borne for some years previously. We
have known grass lands greatly i'm
proved in this way and at little ex-
pense. The mere process of cultiva-
ton, loosening and breaking up, has
been positive benefit, while there
has been no loss, but rather an increase
of the winter stores of forage.
The great and prevailing error in
laying down land has been insufficient
seeding, or rather seeding with too
limited number of varieties of grass
seed. The result is poor thin turf,
and of course light crop Of grass.
1t takes too much time to wait for
other grasses to come in and occupy
the space eft vacant by the light
seeding with one or two varieties of
grass, and before the process of
breaking up often is condemned, we
want to see the 81 stem of more liber-
al seeding with larger number of
varieties fairly tried. We are conf
dent the result will be satisfactory
Massachusetts, PIoatghna0n.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-08


There is pleasant story told of
Or. Grimm the editor of the famous
German fairy tales. Not long ago
ne received call from a little eight
year old. who asked if he wrote the
story of the little tailor, where il is
said at the end that those who will
not bell it must pay thaler.
The Doctor confessed its authorship
but was much surprised and amused
at the answer: "Well, then, I do
not believe it, and | suppose | shall
have to pay a thaler; but as | have
not an much money now, Ill give
thee groschen on account, and pay
the rest by-and-by."
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-08
WALKS AND ROADS.

This is the season to carefully
rake and roll smooth and leve. all
walks and roads. If not now done
1t will take all Summer to get them
hard. Once you neglect the season
OF natures settling of the earth in
Spring. you lose an entire Summer,
for all the rollers in Christendom
cannot press firm a road during Mid
summer. Again, why this is i'm
portant just now is that weIl.nept
flr'n walk, or roadway to a place,
gives tone and character of refine
ment' an IDEA of thoughtfuIness and
appreciation of life's purposes, which
all like to have accredited to them.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-05-08

Sailing twice week from New York. and car
rying passengers 10 all parts of Great Britain
ireland, Continental Europe, and the Medlerrane
an. Cabin from $65; Steerage, British and Irish
ports east, $3O; west, 1922. Continental porIs
same az other regular lines. all pa, able in U s.
currency. Apply for fu Information at the Com
pany's Office, northeast corner LaSalle and Madi
800 HENDERSON BROTHERS, Agents.
l2W43
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-12
The month Of Way.

Then came fair May, the fayrest maybe on
Decft ali with dainties of her seasons
And throwing flowers out of her lap around. 7
-Speacer.
The Romans initiated the opening Of
the month of May with their floral
games. which began in the end Of April
and continued until after May Day; II
is probable that our English custom OF
celebrating the first of May dates back
to the time VIXEN the Romans held the
sway in this Island. The raising of the
May-pole is still observed in many OF
our villages and has been fertile theme
both for pen and pencil. Who can for
get the thrilling poem in which our Poet
Laureate has immortalized the Queen
of the May ~ Tennyson, how
ever, has bat followed in the
steps of his elder brethren from
Chaucer, the father of English poe
try, down to the present time, as al
most every poet who has written on pas
toral subjects mentions the May-day
customs and revels, in which formerly
it was considered proper for the King
and Queen, as well as the corporation OF
London, to join, and go a-Maying,
The hawthorn, the May of poetry, is
now ia full beauty, and with its white
and pink blossoms perfumes the hedge
rows. The early wild flowers are in
great profusion the buttercup and daisy,
with their white and golden flowers, re-
lieve the deep green Of the meadows.
The woods are full of various kinds Of
wild geraniums, wood -sorrel, wood
anemones, red and white eamplons,
aud in marshy spots may be found
those most curious.looking plants
the bee and butterfly orchis. Song
birds are busy in Matching and feeding
their young ones, who begin to peep out
of their nests about this time. On sun
nv DAYS brilliant butterflies dart about
in ali directions, dazzling the eye with
their gorgeous colors. The Saxons
called May Tri-milchi, or the month
when cows are MIXED thrice day.
The weather during this month IS
usually variable, aud east winds pre-
vail, particularly in the early part Of i,
The approximation common all over Eu-
rope that May is an unluoky month 70
be married in dates back TO the time OF
the Romans
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-12
NO MonoC BLOOD YET.

General JEFF. Davis has been at the
scene of operations near the lava beds
fer several days, but has not yet found
Captain Jack or any Modocs. A recon-
uoisance has been made by two squaws
who were out eighteen hours without
water and reported no Indians found.
This was doubtless good news to Gillem,
who ought to be sent out by himself to
look IN the situation of Jack. An in
telligent man, correspondent OF the AS
sociated Press at San Francis
co reports that the Modocs have
left the country, but upon more
carefully surveying the ground with
a long ranged opera glass brought to
bear upon the latest map, he con-
cIudes that Captain Jack and his foot
marines are strongly entrenched about
four miles from an unknown point in the
lava beds, where they can be found when
not wanted. We were prepared for this
intelligence or anything else from such
an intelligent source, knowing that If
any mistakes were made the blame could
all be laid on the man who made the
war. If General JEFF C. Davis does
not catch the Modocs it will not be
because good advice is scarce. The
press agents have set trap Tor tie
Modocs several times, but the Govern
ment fails to put on the bait and work 1t
somehow. If the worst has to come,
Kellogg's metropolitans can be called IN
to decide the contest between the United
States army and navy on tho one hand
and the Modoc nation Of City warriors
on the other. New Orleans it seems has
no use for ile police, and they could be
pot away so nicely, where they would do
the least harm, in their lava beds.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-12
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
LnxKIoAN PHnaa ASSOCIATION. VIA .. 2. q A.
fHLEoRArn COMPANY
specials 40 the Ledger.
NEW YORK.

NEw YoRK. May IA Herald spe'
eial from Washington says Secretary
Robson desires that Captain Tyson, OF
Halls Arctic Expedition, Fred. Meyer
aud ono or two who were rescued should
come without delay to Washington, that
the adventures Of the Polaria may be
thoroughly understood. A second vessel
will Immediately be ordered TO Batin's
Bay to look out for the Polaria. Halls
expedition may be considered as abAn-
doned.
The horse.shoers strike continues.
The President Of the association says
their funds are ample, aud they are de-
termined to stick il out. The committee
of organization met yesterday to com
plele arrangements for the annual pa
rade. There are fourteen hundred men
in the society, and they will turn out on
parade at midnight on Saturday.
In Eight at Twenty-third street and
Second avenue. John Hammer was stab
bed aud probably fatally wounded by
Cassidy, a respectable butcher.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-12
ST. LOUIS.

ST.. LOUIS, May l2-Yesterday morn
ing John G. Dalton was arrested in this
city charged With the murder of Thomas
Wallas, at Plain Falls, Lawrence county,
Kentucky, on the 29th of July, ISL.
Dalton has been in ST. Louis soue time,
and was employed as au assistant engi-
neer at the North Missouri car shops
Learning of his whereabouts, a son-in-
law of the deceased came on from Ken
lucky with a requisiliOL. Dalton 5 state
ment is that he with his brother bad
been engaged in an oil land speculation
with Wallas, and had established a mill
and started a store at the place men
toned. In winding up the affairs OF the
concern he bad difficulty with Wallas,
who threatened to shoot him. Wallas
drew pistol, AID while aiming at him,
Dalton grabbed a shotgun aud killed
him. He and his brother gave them
selves up to the authorities, who held
him for the crime, and discharging his
brother. The Grand Jury ignored the
Indictment, but bill was found by the
succeeding Grand Jury.
During the performance of Mazeppa
at the Grand Opera House Saturday
night Miss Hudson and her horse. Black
Bess, met with fall, from the effects oI
which the horse died. Miss Hudson was
seriously but not fatally injured.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-12
rHE PHrss oF TEENEssEE.

We publish elsewhere in to days LED
GER a report Of the proceedings OF the
Tennessee Press Association, which met
nj Lebanon on the Sth inst, which
gives the public an insight to its objects
and workings. Ia reading the proceed
ings as published in the Union ana
American of the 10th, we see that re-
cent article from the LEDGER as TO the
sphere mission aud rights of the press
was read ana discussed before the asso-
ciatien. and we are gratiiied to learn
from the reports Of the convention that
the two leading suggestions contained
therein were substantially adopted to-
wit: that dead-headism be dlscounte-
nanced and united effort made to
secure the repeal of the present restrlc'
tive unjust law fixing rates lfor legal al
yertising. The latter measure, II it.comes
into effect, would benefit directly every
paper in the State, and we trust that oil
will snstain the action Of the Associa-
ton. Admirable addresses were dellv'
cred by Mr.. Kirby, Of the Chattanooga
Times. and Colonel John c. Burch, OF
the Union and American, both adorned
with choice sentiments and Astounding
with fine practical common-sense IDEAS
from which we hope to make some ex-
tracts hereafter. A poem was read by
Mrs. Lide Meriwether, ofthis city, which
was regarded as production OF much
merit, aud has already been published
by a morning contemporary. The mem
bers of the association were entertained
in the most hospitable and agreeable
manner by the city government and tho
citizens of Lebanon, and returned to
their homes with very pleasant recollsc
tons of social enjoyment. These meet
ipgs can be utilized to practical pur-
poses, and we are glad that step has
been taken in that direction. Let the
ball rsll on from year to year. The
press is firmly established on a sound
and purely business footing, thereby IN
creasing ten-fold its power for good, and
commanding the respect due such q
great moral engine, properly welded. I
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-12
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, May l2.-Last evening a
young lady named Annie keenan, was
shot and probably mortally wounded by
ber lover, John Brady, in a fit OF
jealousy caused by finding her about to
ride out with another man. Brady fed
after the deed and has not been arrested,
Mrs. Morgan f. Saylor of Joliet, Hi
nois, died yesterday from injuries re-
ceived from lamp explosion.
Mrs. Harriet Fowler, mother OF DIR.
Charles Fowler, died at the residence OF
her son at pm. yesterday. The re-
mains will be inferred in Illinois.
John White cut his throat with razor
last night while drunk. tts
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-12

A genilemaR from New Haven, Ct,
lately exhibited some sweet little games
for children. One Of them, called the
Fly-Leaf is done in that way: Take
a sheet Of writing paper; cover il on one
side with gum mueilage; then catch q
fy, turn the fy over on his back; stick
the back Of the fly on 10 the paper; then
catch smother Ay and DO likewise; put
the dies close together, heads al one
way; keep on Doing this till you get the
sheet full then turn the paper over, and
you j swear that paper is alive. IL vii
run all around the room. When you
tire Of this sport. turn the paper over
and admire the movement Of the dies
legs. Il viii be perfect fac-simile Of
grass sWAyes By q sephyr. This vail be
cheaper than taking the children 70 the
county 10 zee L.