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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-25
The PeOpIe WItO get Under other
PeOnle,s Umk reIlaa.

The ferryboat is favorable TO the de-
yelopment of the best specimens of this
class. Ifyou stand on the forward deck
toward the end of the voyage, of drizzly
afternoon, you will, no doubt, see several
excellent examples OF the species. l
noticed fine fellow this afternoon. tie
had two large brown paper bundles on
each bend, which, together with his own
person, were entirely protected from
moisture by being isnmed up against
the form OF q meek little gentleman, who
was compelled TO hold his blue silk um-
brella uncomfortsbly high in order to
accommodate his unlimited g-est.
You see it is an invarisble feature OF
the case; the calm security, | may say
the magnificent repose, of the intruder is
never more marked q phenomenon than
the pathetic air Of resignation that en-
vTaps the always meek and always little
gentleman thEs imposed upon. II only
imperfeetly EXPRESSES tIe fitustion to
say that the gentleman with the Sr0sn
paper bundle gives evidence Of a cheer
ful faith in the Providence Of his neigh
bors umbTslls, and that the owner and
bearer Of the umbrella accepts his fate in
the same religious spirit.
1t is very suggestive sight 1 oiten
wonder what Il the right thing for the
little gentleman TO dO-for you to do,
supposing you to be the little gentleman
especially when the other man not only
is 3 nuisance as 10 odor, and the weari-
mem cf the uplifted arm, and the in
convenient psszsago upon the body; but
becomes additionally 6bnoxioug by step
ping upon your toes. Are there nbt
moments even in the lives Of little gen
tlemen-no matter how meek in nature
-vhen Il is not only possible but praise
vorlhy I'D safe for them to kickf Are
there not impr0Fuent selfconceited,
busybody vaesbonai 10 this voria ~
whom q sharp surprise of this kind may
- the appointed means Of saving Eracei
Bot a. nel ] fear il Is easier 10 be
mellow than 70 be hard. lam afraid
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Henry s. Foote,. DueIs.

AS to my own personal example in
the matter of dueling, have only to
say, in addition to what | have said al
ready, that | had the misfortune twice to
be challenged to the field of honor; in
two other instances was foolish enough
to be the challenging party. On the first
occasion, in 1928, was shot in the
shoulder by one of the celebrated duel
ing pistols of General jackson, borrow
ed by my antagonist from the venerable
hero of the Hermitage, who, by the by,
had certainly no hand in instigating this
duel, and who lived and died my friend,
bestowing upon me an important oi1ce
almost in the last days of his ever glori-
GUS administration The last time /
fought was In 1887, when, after FIVE
shots having been exchanged, the affair
terminated without the least personal
injury to myself, my adversary having
been disabled by my fifth shot, which
had entered his hip.
In the winter of 1928 | had a per-
sonal dispute at the bar with the famous
s. S. Prentiss, during the trial of cap
ital case of much Importance. His Ian
guage though sufficiently retaliated by me
at the time, induced me to send him a
challenge, which ought never to have
thought of doing. He promptly accepted,
proved far better shot than myself, and
wounded me very painfully in the lett
shoulder. We adjusted our dispute be-
fore we left the ground. An indiscreet
friend or two of his spoke disparagingly
of nv conduct on the occasion. | was
highly exasperated, and wrote him note
demanding whether he had given bis
sanction to this act of injustice. He at
once denied doing so. ] published the
correspondence. He placed such an in
terpretation upon my letter to him as
gave him much offense. He proposed re-
opening the fight, which we did on exceed
ingly desperate terms. He shot me down,
giving me an exceedingly dangerous
wound. In three months we were good
friends, and lived in the greatest amity
and harmony up to the period OF his
death, which happened in 1913. Of this
remarkable man, and of Alexander X.
McClung. who waited on me to the field
whom | had my second duel with Mr..
Prentiss, ] shall have something special
to say hereafter, for these were, upon
the whole, among the most remarkable
men | have ever known. In pRtive In
tellect | am satisfied that neither has
had q superior in the Southwestern Sec
ton of tha Union. Both were brave,
affectionate, msgnanimous and patriotic.
I exceedingly doubt whether the State OF
Mississippi will ever have ia her midst
men of loftier bearing, and Of greater
intellectual powers than those friends OF
by.gone years 70 whom have thus
briefly alluded. haze no space here to
sneak of them as feel them both to de-
serve at my hands, but shall take pride
in doing so hereafter.
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MONTGO ERY
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, VA.

THIS DELIGHTFUL WATERING PLACE
will be open for the reception Of visitors
on the FIRST DAY OF JUNE NEXT.
Extensive additions Of new furniture have
been added. and the preprietors are making
Q very arrangement for the comfort and cohVo'
This is the most beautiful and extensively
improved of all the numerous watering places
in the mountains of Virginia, All the usual
oppliances for the comfort and amusement OF
the guests are provided, and ExDress, Ticket.
Post and Telegraph Offices are found here. i,
The Bar will be under the management OF
Thornton A. Atkinson, and Will be supplied
with the best of liquors.
BIG TU NN f l.,
IN the Va and Tenn. division of the A. NJ.
and o. R. R, is the station at when llH you take
the car for the Springs-distant Ia miles;
Round trip tickets can be procured AT all the
principal towns and cities; n, A.. pos;-
C. A. CoLH0UN, for twelve years the hesi,
dent Partner of tho Allegheny. Springs, VIII
assume the management, ana ne tehders W
his old patrons cordial welcome, ana pleuges
his efforts to render their stay pleasant. we
Dropose to have none but the most eXperlenced
servants, and ovr supplies of every descrip-
tion will be selected from the best the country
and city afford. 1t is the intention oil the new
proprietors to SO improve this property as 10
make 1t the
Loading watering Place i'm the
Mountains of Virginia.
Tts. many natural attractions can be SO I'M
LIS LIS, ed and ornamented as to render this com
parot, 'vely an easy task. -. .;o,od
W. q ,uploy none but the most experienced
Mee. and eur supplies of every descrip-
finn With selected from the best the country
lnT nTTBRMs&.S2 SE''JS " so per days SIG per week $50
MONTH & the month Of twn uRe ReaTs $40 Old and
servants dihhIIlH16ttN, hIlH1 WILSON & C0WAN,
Proprietors.
Clerks: C. NJ. Obenchain. VIM. Wade ID IA ana
VIM L. Rose. -, -usS.1-s..-s -
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ATerribIe system.

awe read an interesting account OF the
silent system which is in operation at
the Holloway Model Prison in London
II is An oifense for a prisoner to speak
one word, aud he is never addressed ex.
cept in whispers, so that he may be in
prison two years without hearing the
natural sound Of the human voice. The
effect of this is so terrible on the mind
that prisoners will speak out in despera-
ton, at the risk Of any punishment,
rather than endure that horrible silence.
They never see one another, but remain
in perpetual solioitude. There is fine
hole in each cell, and as the wardens
wear India rubber soles they can never
be sure of being unmatched. Every day
the prisoners are taken to q chapel so
arranged that they can see no one save
the chaplain, and him only through an
iron grating. And thus is the order OF
devotion observed. Wardens are con-
stantly on the watch, lest for single
instant they, through the whole of the
service, depart from the rigid rule
of eyes right" They must look stead.
fastly at the preacher; must raise and
lower their prayer book witht the elbows
squared, and all at once, like soldiers at
drill. They may not scrape their feet
without having afterward to explain the
movement. They scarcely wink an eye
or sigh without danger Of rebuke or pun
ishment. Would not lifetime Of this
frightful solicitude be just punishment
for the murderer The ak and rope
lose half their horror when contrasted
with it. The most hardened criminal
would shrink from committing crimO
of this nature were he sure that life
passed in, prison under the silent sys-
TEN would be his inevitable punish
ment, ending only with death.
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MEMPHIS TENN MONDAY EVENING AUGUST 25 1878

you land u will weakly suffer the
scrouging rather than exert ourselves
sufficiently TO be eased Of the thousand
impositions Of the life that now is.
Would il not be an odd bit Of tragedy
il some day we should find the brown
paper bundles in our own hands. instead
Of the blue silk umbrella2
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-25

- = Texas vigilance committees ride up to
a house and shout, Is Smith in2' Mrs.
Smith comes to the door and replies in
the negative, and the leader continues,
81 knew he wasn't; he's hanging to a
black jack over thar Then Mrs.
Smith goes in, gathers her boys on her
knee, and tells them how hard it is to
steal horse in Texas and escape pun
ishment. tt Detroit Free Press.
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Bon Aqua Springs

UNHE ABOVE POPULAR SUMMER RE
sort, under the management Of Mr.. J. n.
Robinson, Of Nashville, Tenn, Will DC open
Roard. ner month, S45; per week,
sI4; per day, 81 100.
children md or twelve years and servants, half
nriee. Special rates 10 large families.
Excursion tickets via Memphis and Louis
willie railroad, from Memphis, to Burns Sta-
tion and return distance two hundred mllesl,
burns Station for the Springs; Immediately
upon the arrival Of trains. Sleeping cars
through. On
D. M, and arrive at Burns Station atz;oOp'm'
and 2 80 AIM.
]. F. ROBINSON
Bon Aqua Springs, via Burns Station - Tenn. en-
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MoNTvALE SPRINGS.

.VNHIS FAVORITE SUMMER RESORT, SIT
mated in Blount county. East Tennessee,
will be opened for the reception of visitors on
the 18th of May, 1873. and maintained N a
etvle worthy the patronage of discriminating
Dnllic The marked beneficial results attend
ing the use of these waters IN functlonal &c,
ranTeulents of the Liver, Bowels, Kidneys ana
Skin. and the cure of chronic diseases, attest
their medical properties. All the accessories
for endowment and recreation ut the best wa
tering places will be found here Special at
tention will be given to the comfort and I'M
Vrovement of invalids.
Visitors to Montvale necessarily pass over
Ne East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
u 'vead. making the city Of Knoxville, Ten;
rah a n point; thence via KNOXVILLE ana
nesse ton railroad TO Maryville. sixteen
Oharles hence passengers are conveyed IN
miles, W : running in connection with the
mail stages, y Springs, nine miles distant.
trains, 70 IN can be obtained at all proml-
nent points. YOARD:
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Children under ten years Oh
Servants. half price. p in Gather
We have been fortunate this yea Is may be
ing n store of clear ice. so that CUES ,mphlet
fully supplied. Address, for the ph c the
analysis and description oi
water, etc, JOS. l.. KING, Prop'r, :.
1894 Montvale Springs, East Tennessee.
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HAIR DYE.
Batohelor's Hair Dye.

nHIs SPLENDID HAIR DYE is THE
hest In the world, Tho only true and per-
feet dye. Harmless, reliable and instanta-
neous; no disappointmenti no ridiculous tints
on unpleasant odor. Remedies the Ill effects
OF bad dyes and washes. Produces hhHDi,
leaves the hair CIEAN, aOTf AND nnAuTliuL.
Tho genuine signed w. A. BatehelQr, Sold by
all Druggists. CHAh. BAIChl9LONy =,
6l-oOd- xyii-a0 froprletor. m. :.
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Don't Bail to Try these Goods.

BUY a. OF your merchant ff ne has
"a or viii procureit foy yea Ifnot,
then write for our Pamphlet, All
'andit viii be mailed
tree.
ENOCH M0RGANls SONS,
40 PARK PLACE. ny.
l454-dtW
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PADUCAH & MEMPHIS
RAILROAD
Oneu for Freight and Passenger
Trame between memphis
and CovfngtOn.

oNAND AFTER MONDAY NEXT JUNE
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Leave CoginEtopf..-' :05 an
Leave Memphis.---.------.---'--'--'' 70 p.m
Arrive at CovinEton-------'-''-''
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The Arizona sentinel., 1873-05-31
SATURDAY, MAY 81, 1878.
Our Agents.

The following named persons
are authorized to receive and re-
ceipt for subscriptions to the SEN
TINEL. Our terms are So a year,
6 months. So, currency, in advance;
Schneider, Grierson q Co.,
Yuma and San Diego.
w. G. Poindexter, Phoenix.
j. S. Mansfield, TuscOn.
w. T. Hall, Mineral Park.
J. w. Stwart, Ehrenberg.
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change, San Francisco.
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The Arizona sentinel., 1873-05-31

find fulfilment in q Minerva; the
combative spirit must construct
it's war god, Mars; there must be q
Lares for the hearthstone, and a
Penates for the house. And it be-
comes perfectly natural to coax,
bride, threaten and punish these
deities. The whole of heathen-
dom is but the Religion Of Con-
venience carried out. They make
gods as they wish them to be.
There is just as much paganism
and mythology among so-called
Christian nations, as in Africa and
China. 1t is of a more refined and
sublimated nature; there are no
rude cravings and images, but
there is grotesque and unspiritual
worship. How must He look
down, some times with a smile of
pity, sometimes with a froWn OF
wrath! People talk so much
about leaving their affairs with
Providence, as if He were the
pack horse for all their mistakes
and foolishness and wickedness.
Providence! this is much
mouthed word, flippantly spoken
as ifhe were q sort Of genial man.
of-all-work, a general knitter-up
of misdoings' and disturbances.
Cast your care on Providence i! as
many slovenlv, untidy house
wife slips away, leaving drawing
room and bed chamber in a state
of chronic earthquake, for some
dapper, thrifty servant to set to
rights again. There is a vast
deal of cant about this matter OF
trusting in Providence. Just as
your child gets miscellaneous and
tears his clothes. and defaces his
garments. It is "Mother, fix it,"
Down comes the porcelain vase
with a crash; it is "Mother fix it!'
There is riotOus revelry in the
fower-garden, but your child
trusts in you, just as literally as
you trust in God; he offers pitt
full "Mother fix it," and trusts it
will set all things right again.
Oh! there is q leaving things to
God, which is sheer likeness and
inanition. There is leaning on
the Lord, which is nothing more
nor less than the launching and
lolling of a great lazy urchin on
his bigger brother, until you feel
like jerking him up and bidding
him beStir himself,
The Arizona sentinel., 1873-05-31
Irrigation-u.

At the present time the water
is raised from the Nile by means
of the so-called Persian wheels,
which are seen along the bank
of the river from the sea to the
cataracts. 1t is received into large
cisterns, and is let out as required,
being conducted along the chan
nels prepared through the fields
of grain, melon, sugar cane, or
saffron. Similar methods are in
use in the hot countries of other
parts of Africa and of Asia. The
rice crops especially require the
most thorough irrigation, which
is effected by keeping the surface
under water at several different
periods of the growth. This prac-
tice is also adopted in the south.
err States. In the agriculture of
Italy, France and Spain, irriga-
ton is now an important feature,
as it was in the time of the an
cient Romans. From Venice to
Turin the country is like one
great meadow. The water is car
ried, not only over the grass
lands and the rice fields, but be-
tween the ridges in the grain
fields and through the vineyards
round the roots OF the vines. The
distribution of it is controlled. by
a regular system. The state itself
claims the waters OF all the rivers
of LOmbardy; and in ell the Ven
etian territories all the springs
and collections of rain water be-
long to the government. The use
Of the waters of the rivers is rent
ed out at a certain price by the
hour or half hour, or for so many
days at certain seasons of the
year. Persons are entitled to
make canals through the lands Of
others lying between them and
the river, on paying for the dam
age thus caused. The channels
for leading the water into the
lands and parallel channels alter
mating with them, placed at about
six inches lower elevation for
conveying the water away, are
laid GUS with great regularity at
distances of usually about % feet
between them. In the summer
the water is allowed to flow thro'
them for several hours once a
week, and in winter the flow is
kept up from October to April eX-
cept aG the time of cutting grass.
In northern Italy lands that can
be irrigated rent for one-third
more than the same class Oflands
not thus improved.
The ancient inhabitants of Peru
The Arizona sentinel., 1873-05-31
We extract from a sermon de-

We extract from q sermon de-
livered by Rev. DR.. Carpenter, in
Howard st. Presbyterian Church,
San Francisco, the following
truthful remarks:
Mankind cannot get along with
out some God to be wOrshiped.
and they proceed to construct such
an one as best suits their pervert
ed natures and instincts. The
clamors of a sensual nature must
have Venus as the embodiment
of its cravings; higher aspirations
The Arizona sentinel., 1873-05-31
OYSTER SALOON,

MFRS. T. e. WILLIAMS begs
IVA leave TO announce to her
friends and the public generally,
that she has opened an OYSTER
SALOON Oh the corner of ella
and First sts., where Stews and
Fries, together with Coffee, Tea,
Chocolate, Cakes, Pies, ETC., ETC.,
can be had every night until II
O'Clock.
Mrs. T. E. WILLIAMS.
mchS2-3m
The Arizona sentinel., 1873-05-31

were found by their Spanish con-
querors in the use Of the most
costly works constructed for irri-
eating their lands. Prescott re-
marks :: Canals and aqueducts
were seen crossing the lowlands
in all directions, and spreading
over the country like vast net
work, diffusing fertility and beau
ty around them. To irrigate their
sterile and sandy soil they brought
water from the reservoirs Of the
mountains, distant several nun
dred miles in aqueducts that
passed along the precipitous sides
of the Andes, winding around the
examinations of mountains, pene-
trating some by tunnels worked
through the solid rock, and cross
ing frightful chasms upon walls
of solid masonry. An aqueduet
across the valley of the Cendesu-
yu was between 400 and 800 miles
long"
The Aztecs of Mexico also made
use of similar means to counter.
act the natural dryness of their
atmosphere; and in the beautiful
gardens of IZtapalapan, watered
by canals and aquedacts, and
moistened by the spray of foun-
tains, was exhibited to the aston
ished Spaniards a perfection Of
horticulture at that time un-
known in Europe.
The benefits derived from the
process of irrigation vary of course
with the quality of the ingre-
dients brought in by the water,
according as these are more or
less suited to the requirements of
the soil and the crop. The hard
water, charged with carbonate of
lime, which it has gathered in
flowing through limestone re-
gion, brings a valuable fertilizing
ingredient to silicious soils def
cient in lime; and the clayey sed-
iment washed out of alluvial bot.
toms is spread with the most ben
efcial effect over loose sandy soils.
Where lime is already in excess,
so that the soil effervesces with
acids, water charged with the
acid salts of iron may be intro
duced to advantage, which, re-
acting upon the carbonate of lime,
may produce in the soil the fer
tilizing gypsum. Organic boo les
held in solution give to the waters
the qualities of liquid manures,
and the nature of these should be
understood that other appliea-
tions may be made with due re-
ferdnce to their composition.
Pure water alone is highly SER
viceable, acting like the rain to
carry along with it to the rootlets
the elements of vegetable growth,
which it takes up in the soil, be-
side entering itself into the cir
culation of the plants. In very
dry country, the water is most
highly charged with the sedi-
ment, and by letting it on the
land with the tides, and
draining it Off with the ebb, a
new soil accumulates of the most
r.. IL a,An
The Arizona sentinel., 1873-05-31
MISCELLANEOUS.
ARIZONA STAGE LINES.

Prescott, Tucson & San BernardfnO
u. S. MAILS
Leave Prescott and San Bernardino
WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS,
At z o'clock AN.
Leave Tucson and Wickenburg
MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS,
ATT O'Clock a. NJ,
Competing at WickeDburg with the Stages
from Prescott and San Demanding.
Parties wishing transportation to Arizo-
ma via this route, can be furnished the
same in
Four or Six-Horse Stages
On private contract, by giving one weeks
notice in advance to Agent of Arizona
Stage Line at San BernardnO. The rates
for same will be in proportion to the &C
cOmmOdatiOn required.
Office at Wickenburg.
JAMES GRANT,
j. Fl. PIERSON, Proprietor.
Superintendent. my24 If