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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-28

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sIIER1FF'S SALE
or
Valuable Real Estate on Dunlap st.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT BY
IN virtue of vonditioni exponas 20 me di.
rected from the honorable First Circuit Court
Of shelby county. Tenn. In the case Of Thomas
GarYey vs.. ID. X. Grace ana James Armttr0ng,
judgment rendered ON the 9th day Of January,
1861, for the sum ef s2l2 10, with interest aud
costs Of suit. To satisfy said Judgments. ETC..
will on
the 10Th of April, 1879,
at II o'clock am, In front o. my office. No.
3sl Second street, Memphis. Tenn. proceed 10
sell 10 the highest bidder, for cash. the follow
Ing described property, to-wit; z certain tract
or parcel Of land. described as follows, to-wit;
Being the north portion Of lot No. 80. In Rem
bert's subdivision Of land. fronting Dunlap
street ifly feet, In the city Of Memphis, and
extending westwardly in parallel lines one
hundred and forty-six and three fourth u4G4O
feet; the same lying and being In Shelby
county, Tennessee. levied on as the property
Of defendant James Armstrong. 10 satisfy said
judgment, interest and costs. Sale TO COM
mence at IL o'clock am.
SherlAs Office, Memphis. Tenn, the 18th
day Of March, 1873.
W. j. p. DOYLE,
Sheriff of Shelby county. Tenn.
T. A. Ryan, Atty for Plaintiff. ll0-oaw-39
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lie four-hofso engine, IN the shop Of said
Grindrod, No. sS licrnando street, city Of
Memphis. Sale at legal hours, and before the
door of the cOurt-house buildinF, Union n.
S-a CHAS. n. BULLOCK, Trustee.
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NOTICE.
NOTICE i.

MEMPHIS WATER COMPANY, /
OFFICE. No. II WEsT COURT ST.
TINE MEMPHIS WATER COMPANY ARE
Il now prepared 70 furnish service pipe,
street sprinklers and yard hydrants. and TO do
all work in connecting the same With their
main pipes, at o REASONABLE PRICE. Parties
desiring work done will please leave their
orders at the Office as soon ne possible.
4-30 w. l.. CAMERON. Secretary.
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MEMPHIS POsT0FFICE.

cyF,Os Houas-FRoHS AN. 10 5P.H. suHpAH'
RROM TO 10 An.
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LEoAL.
Trustees Sale Of a Portable Engine.


DY VIRTUE on A DIED IN TRUST EX-
ID ecuted to meby Robert dfindrod, 70 secure
certain indebtedness therein set forth. 1 will on
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-04
Mica Mines.

A correspondent of the Raleigh IN.
o. News has been visiting the mica
mines OF Toucey and Mitchell counties
IN that state, and he says they are ex-
ceedingly rich and very profitable.
Some Of our readers may not under
stand all about mica and mica mining
Mica is a mineral found either in con.
junction with white quartz rock or in a
seam between quartz and feldspar.
Being very hard the best Of tools are
required for its separation. 10 is in
detached masses, Weighing one
hundred pounds and over, and measur-
ing from three TO twenty inches square.
When taken from the mines il is at
once cleaned and split into slabs as thin
as desired. These are cut out into va
rious patterns, and range in price from
twenty-five cents per pound for the
smallest 20 five dollars for the largest.
The profit is frequently large, al.
though the price has Of late years dc.
creased 50 per cent.
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FIlatches

Many farmers do not feel able to
build large barns or places to shelter
their stock, fodder, implements, or
even all their hay, and it occurs that a
loss is sustained as consequence.
This fault may be easily remedied by
the use of sheds with matched roofs.
Select a convenient spot about the
barn, one that is dry, and lay off the
ground plan of the proposed building,
instead of a frame put up stout posts
of the desired height and with the low
er end firmly embedded in the earth.
On the tops of the posts set up place
scantling for rafter rests, the size of
the scantling depending on the size of
the building. When these are firmly
spiked down on the posts, cut and fit
the rafters which may be small poles,
then lath and thatch in the usual way.
Rye straw is best for this purpose but
long, straight wheat straw answers for
the purpose admirably. This will be
an excellent shelter and feeding place
for stock, especially if the sides are
matched down just outside of tho
reach of the cattle. Ii not needed for
stock such structure may be used to
store hay, grain, fodder or implements
or anything desired. 1t often happens
that corn cannot all be husked before
cold and rains set in, and then such a
place offers many advantages as a pro-
lection to the corn, the huskers and the
fodder. If the posts are made of oak,
cedar, locust, red elm, or such i'm.
perishable timber, the structure will
last for a generation and a hundred
times repay the original outlay.
Thatched roofs have given place to
single and metallic roofs, but there is
good reason to believe that, for the
purpose indicated, they would fill a
want on every farm.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-04
Pruning Grape Wines.

II is supposed that every farmer has
grape vines and that he appreciates
their fruit sufficiently to take proper
care of them. Now is the time 20
prune them for the leaves have fallen
off and the sap is dormant. A few
brief remarks may be appropriate.
The first requisite of vine is, root
The roots being strong and healthy a
good vine is necessary consequence.
Prune, then, severely for the first two
or three years or until that result IS at
taiDed. A strong root will cause the
growth of a strong vine. II often hap
pens that a strong root sendsup several
vines, all of them weak and spindliug.
As n rule no more than two vines
should be allowed TO the same root.
Trimming off the superhuous tnes
sends the strength OF the roots into
those that remain and makes them
strong and healthy. As foliage IL de-
sired By farmers, the vines should be
trimed with an eye 70 that instead OF
the trimming practiced by vineyard
growers. Cut back the canes that bore
the past season, 10 within two or three
eyes % the vine from which they grew,
Tor grapes only grow on new in its first
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-04
Hot Water for Plants,

1t has been shown, by careful expert
ment, that sickly potted plants can be
greatly benefited, and often restored,
by applying warm water to them in
stead of cold. In certain cases clean
ders, which had bloomed very imper-
fectly, after being treated with luke
warm water, gradually increasing the
temperature from 40 deg. to 10 deg.
Fahrenheit, produced the most mag
nifcent luxuriance of foliage. Like
results occurred with an old plant of
Hoya and also with an Indian rubber
tree which had almost withered away.
In all these cases the application of
water heated to about no deg, F.,
without any other precaution, caused a
new and hourishing growth.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-04

season, and the fruit bearing canes of
one season are wood forming thereaf-
ter, and the vines becomes a tangled
mass of leaves and canes which absorb
the nutriment that should go to the
production of fruit. No definite rule
can be laid down arbitrarily; as much
depends on each vine, much upon the
judgement of the vine dresser and
much upon the place it is to occupy.
When pruned lay all the vines on the
ground and put light covering of
well rotted stable manure over them to
keep from freezing. Mulch about the
roots with rotted leaves or sods but do
not apply heterogeneous manures such as
the offal of pens, stables or privies.
Every one who has score of vines
should possess good grape-growers
manual
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-04
How 70 cnok Crnnherries.

The culinary art can be well employ
ed on these calculated berries, as any
housekeeper who tries these directions
Will find. Only one hint to the ladies
may be necessary in this connection,
and that is, buy only red cranberries.
They alone are ripe, and few white
berries, with their bitter acid, will as
effectuully demoralize a dish of sauce
as, according to Josh Billings, one en-
thusiastic hornet will dispense camp
meeting.
Remove all defective berries, and
wash the rest through several waters
To every pound of fruit add pound of
sugar. Put them into a preserving
kettle over a fire; stew slowly, To
prevent the berries from sticking to the
kettle stir them frequently with IA sill
yer spoon. When done, turn them in
to deep dish, and set them aside to
cool; after which they may be used for
pies, tarts, or sauce.
For Sauce. When for sauce mash
them fine through culender, and put
them into small moulds suitable for
the table, having first rinsed the
moulds to prevent the berries from
sticking.
For JeLiy To a quart of water add
four quarts of fruit, and when the Der.
ries become very soft by stewing, strain
the juice through a bag, and put a
pound of fine white sugar to every pint
of the liquid. Pour the juice into a
porcelain lined bottle, and boil and
skim it until the jelly is produced. Test
this by occasionally dropping spoon
full of the hot LIQUID into cold water.
When 1t sinks TO the bottsm without
mixing with the water, it must be taken
from the fire and poured while warm
into glasses. Twenty four bours later
paste branded paper tightly over the
glasses.
For PreSeTUeS.-Select firm, cherry.
colored berries very dark ones have
dIngy look after boiling. Dissolve
the sugar i'll a little water, in porce
lain-lined kettle; one pound of sugar
for every quart of fruit Drop in the
berries while the liquid is cold and
heat up gradually. Do not cover the
bottom of the kettle with cranberriet
deeper than two inches. Boil gently
about fifteen minutes if boiled toe
long the fruit will go to pieces. Seal
up in jars.-COr. ForRey's Wcekh
Press
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-04

In the course of the evidence given
before the Select Parliamentary Com.
mittee on Horses, lately published. Mr.
Church, general manager and secretary
OF the London General Omnibus Com.
pany, spoke very highly of the value
OF Indian corn for feeding horses. He
stated that the company which he SUI
perintends have altogether discarded
oats as forage for horses. "These an
imals are fed entirely on maize and
chat, each horse receiving as it's daily
ration abont seventeen pounds of the
former and ten pounds of the latter
The maize is just broken sufficiently
TO enable the horses 10 eat il with.
out difficulty, and they thrive better
on this fodder than they ever did upon
oats. On the ground OF economy, also.
maize is preferable TO oats as forage,
its price being much lower, and the
saving effected being about 30. or As. a
quarter. These facts, Mr.. Church went
on to observe have long been known 10
many owners Of horses, but gentlemen
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-04
Kerosene OH for Hen Lice.

Hen lice are among the greatest
drawbacks to the pleasures and profit
of the poultry yard they are especially
troublesome in small yards and coops
where the fowls cannot have free ac-
cess to green food and dry earth. We
have tried various remedies, and have
found kerosene oil to be a very effec-
tual and safe one. 1t is applied with
very little trouble; pour it from the
can upon the perches where the fowls
roost, and when the hens are ready 60
brood, saturate the inside of the box
before the clean hay or straw is put in
with the eggs. II is very much less
trouble to apply the oil than to use a
wash of tobacco, or to go through the
process of washing hnce a month.
Agricultural
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The Illinois Railway Law.

In view of the fact that the settle
ment of the railway question tor the
entire country becomes definitely de-
termined if the law now in operation is
sustained, the following resolution, as
prepared by the Central Committee of
the Illinois Farmers Association, after
their conference with the Railway
Commissioners at the State Fair, will
have general interest:
Believing, from a careful examina-
ton of the schedule of freight tariffs
adopted by the Railway Commission.
that it is fair and impartial one, both
for the roads and the people; therefore,
RESOLVED, That we recommend to the
people to stand by and sustain the law
as it is, and the Commission in IFS
efforts TO enforce il.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-04
Cultivation OF wheat.

Touching the subject of the cultiva-
ton of this cereal, NJ. l.. Dunlah, of
Illinois, writes;
"The culture of spring wheat has
been a series of experiments, and has
succeeded after long struggle. In the
early settlement of the country, when
the atmosphere was saturated with
moisture from the low lands that had
not been exposed to the drying winds,
the heat and moisture combined to
give the straw a too luxuriant growth,
and, x sultry weather occurred at the
time of the filling OF the berry, the
crop was certain to be struck with
rust. On the other hand, if at
that period of its growth, the
weather was cool, 1t was fol-
lowed with large yield--often thirty
or forty bushels to the acre. But the
culture of the prairies, 10y blowing and
pasturage, brought a change in the
hygrometric condition of the climate,
and the result is a less luxuriant growth
of straw, a decreased danger from
rust, and less abundant yield in the
favorable seasons, so that now the sea-
sons produce more uniform yield of
the grain. Then again, we have
learned that although the wheat crop
may not take from the soil more potash
and sand to coat an acre of corn, yet
that amount is required at much
earlier period of the season; hence, a
different treatment of the soil is re.
quired; in order that this supply shall
be in readiness.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-04
Buffalo CaIves-A CoIoIad
sketch.
BY OLIVE HOWARD.

A few weeks since, Ike traitor and
several companions fitted mp sort OF
cage and went to the hunting grounds
on the Platte River, to see if they
could capture q load of buffalo calves.
One of the party wished to try the ex-
pertinent Of tanning a few young
buffaloes. The chase proved success,
owing chiefly TO Ike's strength and
pluck, and the intelligence and speed
of Spicy, his horse.
During the night, troops of buflaloes
Tor, more correctly speaking, bisons)
began to pass the hunters encampmcnt
on their way TO water; doubtless
choosing the night because thoy had
been recently hunted by day. IL was
curious To see them on their march
Slowly and maiestically they stalked
along, about half as fast as n mans
walk, with moss backed patriarch
as leader. Had they been TO the lee.
ward of the camp, their strong sense of
smell would have warned them of
danger when within three miles, and
they would not have been seen; but rs
it was, they came very near, little 10
the windward. Only Spicy's head was
seen by them, as he looked over the
low hillocK behind which he had been
picketed The horses head appearing
and disappearing aroused their atten.
ton, and the captain was heard TO give
a low command. In an instant every
hoof rested upon the earth. When
the leader had satisfied himself that no
mischief was brewing, he again said
" Boo,n and the march was resumed.
Every troop that passed did as the
first had done. The discipline seemed
perfect
When herd comes within smelling
distance OF water, IL becomes excited.
The speed increases. Faster and fast.
er IL goes. All the tails begin 20 rise.
When the water is quite near, every
tail stands straight out, and the whole
herd thunders along almost as fast as a
good horse can run.
Other hunters camps were near by.
Thousands of animals had already been
killed some for their meat, but more
| fear for their skins alone. Long be-
fore New Years, one hunter had taken
seven hundred hides. The carcasses
on every hand attracted great numbers
OF grey and prairie wolves. Every
night etrychnine bats we're laid, ar.d
in the morning, sometimes as manv ~
ten wolves were found dee,, noag !,
hand. In this way thousands Of wolf.
skins we're obtained.
This hunter always resorted 10 the
stu hunt From his hiding place on
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-04
This Year-NeXt Year-Sometime
Never.
BY EDWARD FILLS.


"This year--next year sometime-never.
Gaily did she tell;
Rose leaf after rose leaf ever
Eduied round aud fell.
"This year "-and she buahed domurely;
THAT would be too soon.
He could wait little, surely
It's already June"
Next year-that's almost too hurried. -
Laughingly said she;
FOR when once a girl is married.
No more is she free
Sometime that is vague, long waiting
-, Many trouble brings
'Iwlxt delaying and debating.
Love might use his WINGS
Never the word OF evil omen."
nm. And she sighed Heigh-hol"
lis the hardest lot for women
Lone through life to 60
This year" ali, the dear months blessed her
For that year he came,
won her love, and iondy pressed her
soon to change her name.
Next year early in the May-time
Was 10 be the day
Looked she sweetly toward that CAV time
Cleaning far away.
Sometime The WHO watched beside her,
Shadows DER her life
saw creeping on knew that denied her
Was the name of wife.
Never '-crown'd with bridal flowers
Came that merry spring;
Ere those rich and radiant hours,
She had taken wing.
IDS year hearts are bowed by sorrow.
Next year some forget
sometime comes that golden morrow
Never earth saw yet,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-04
Canning Grapes.

| seud my mode of canning grapes,
which we find an excellent addition TO
the table all Winter. Rich, ripe grapes
are the best, having so much more
juice when fully ripe. We use Concord
grapes, having them IN abundance, and
| doubt if any other variety answer.
better. Pulp them, and boil the pulps
for sufficient time TO separate the seed
from the other part While these are
boiling, place the skins in another ket-
tie, with some water, and boil them UNI
til the skins seem tender. II takes
quite good boil, and care must be
taken not TO let them burn. When the
seeds float about, showing that they
are loosened from the pulp, pour all
into colander, and add what has run
through TO the skins now weigh the
whole, and allow pounds OF sugar to
II pounds of fruit; they need little
more boiling. Can them hot as posi-
ble---COP. CuLtiUatOr.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-04
The Missouri Grangers.

The Missouri farmers take to the
oranges with vim that indicates thew
like the movement passing well. The
head officer of the " Patrons in that
State says there are five hundred Gran
ges IN this organization, averaging
seventy-hve members each; which
makes total membership of more than
81, 900. Judging from the present pro
gress which the Patrons are making he
thinks that there will be 100, 900 mem
bers enrolled before next spring. In
Arkansas the order is making fast
headway. Courier Journal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-04

The sand obtained from turnpikes,
or road macadamized with any sort of
granite, hard blue stones, has a pecu-
liar value. The grinding of such
rocks or stones under the iron-rimmed
wheels of wagons, the wear OF horse
shoes, and the mixture of this ground
rock with the manure scattered along
the roads, produces a compound which
is found to be highly acceptable to
trees and plants. The granite rock we
know, is rich in potash and silica, but
il is not these elements alone which
give this road sand its peculiar value,
By the process of grinding and titurat-
ing inert substances such as oyster
shells, charcoal, quicksilver, we develop
medicinal and other virtues which
these do not possess in a crude state.
And SO it is supposed to be with the
road sand. BY the constant grinding
and trituruting of the iron-bound
wheels and horse shoes, the comminut
ed granite becomes prepared for the
use of plants; ami when this road
sand is mixed i'll well with the compost
heap and saturated with liquid ma
nure, it is found to help the efficacy of
the compost IN remarkable manner,
Under the influence of road sand of
this kind alone, il is SAID that when APP
piled to lawns white clover is sure to
spring up i'll the greatest luxuriance
and abundance where il was never seen
before. -Gdrdpers Monthly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-04
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Fatiening Hogs,

| experimental five years in fatten-
ing hogs-three with meal well scalded
and cooked before feeding, the other
two in feeding corn boiled. / shelled
the corn from the cob, and boiled it
slowly in boiler, and fed eight quarts
per hog daily, keeping the boiler we'll
covered all the time, so as to save all
the heat possible. The hogs that fed
with boiled corn fatteped fully one
fourth faster than with meal, and the
pork was We'll packed with leaf-lard.
and was solid and delicious enough for
the most fastidious.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-04
The Autumn Leaves.

Who does not admire the forests in
autumn! What a glory of gold, and
crimson, and richest brown tie leaves
present The cool autumn mornings
seem warm as we look upon their bril-
liant color. Many persons think that
all this brllliancy is the work of the
frost, while the fact is we have the fin
est coloring in those seasons in which
the frost holds off the longest. The
appearance of the color shows that the
leaves are ripe. They have finished
their work, and are just ready to pass
into decay, just as the ripneess of
fruit is the first step toward decay
The dying leaves are SO beautiful that
many gather them in the hope that
they Will retain their brilliant colors,
and are disappointed in finding them
turn Ill few days TO dull brown. The
colors can be preserved, but you
must arrest the process of decay, and
this can only be done by drying as
rapidly as possible. As soon as the
leaves are gathered, place them between
perfectly dry papers-old newspapers
will do-and change the papers every
day until the leaves are quite dry,
which will be known by their becoming
brittle. When the leaves are dry keep
them between papers until you wish
use them for making wreaths and other
decorations. To make the colors come
out more brilliantly, the upper surface
of the leaf should be lightly brushed
over with boiled linseed-oil. The leave:
may then be pasted or glued upon card
board 10 make wreaths or lamp-shades,
or used in any other way that fancy
may suggest.