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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-05-20

James ID. Parker, city Of Augusta, A. j
White, Mary Boyd, Pat Cleburne, st. Fran.
els, Fort Gibson.
The Weather and Rivers.
Yesterday the weather was clear and
slightly warm-a triie too warm, in
fact, to be comfortable, but toward
night the wind changed to the south
west, and the temperature, which, dur
ing the day, had gotten its notions up
to nearly seventy-eight degrees in the
shade, fell to sixty-seven. The river
rose five inches since our last report,
and the level last night was thirty-One
feet four inches above low water mark.
The stage of water and rise or fall al
other points during the same time, as
reported by the signal bureau, are as fol-
lows: Boonville, seven feet three inches
above low water; Brunswick, Missouri,
sixteen feet five inches, stationary
Cairo, thirty-eight feet, stationary; Gin
cinnati, twenty-One feet two, fall
one foot six inches; Confluence,
Pennsylvania, fall two feet one
inch; Evansville, twenty-three feet
two, fall two feet; Davenport, eight feet
eight inches, fall three feet; Hermann,
Missouri, five feet; Jefferson City,
seven feet nine inches; Kansas City,
ten feet three inches, fall one foot;
Louisville, nine feet, fall eight inches;
Nashville, eight feet nine inches, fall
one foot; Omaha, six feet nine ineees;
Shreveport, twelve feet three inches;
st. Louis, twenty feet four inches, fall
two feet four inches; st. Paul, eight
feet. The Arkansas is rising slowly,
and White river is swelling a trifle al
Jacksonport, and is out of its banks be.
low Des Arc. s-
Movements Of Boats.
There were more arrivals and depar
lures yesterday, and more business wai
done, than on any day during last week
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At Reading, Pennsylvania, Sunday
afternoon, an serOnaut named Donald
son, possessed of more desire for nOto-
riety than proper sense of caution, made
a successful ascension with a balloon
made of brown paper.
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OLD FOLKS AT HOME.

The Society viii meet at Htbernia Hall this
afternoon at 2 O'Clock, TO attend the funeral
Of our lamented brother, the late Marcus E.
Cochran.
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snow fell in the north of England on
Sunday.
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MOrning-CIass No. 95.
q, 3, 10, IS, 30, IL, IS, g., Is, %, 90, Il
EVeDing-CIass No. %.
q, Is, 81, %, 8, 4, a, 2, O., s., SO, g
Memphis, this 18Th day Of May, 1873.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-05-20

There were more arrivals and depar-
lures yesterday, and more business was
done, than on any day during last week.
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BOOTS AND SHOES.
NOTICE..

+ HAVEsthis day associated with me in the
general Hardware business my son, T RED
N. WHITE, and Mr. A ID. LANGSIAF AFF-
The business will hereafter be conducted IN
der the firm name and style Of
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
Roats Lenying To-Day.
The weather and Rivers.

James ID. Parker, City of Augusta, A. ]
White, Mary Boyd, Pat Cleburne, st. Fran
CTS, Fort Gibson.
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WHITE. LANGSTAFF & CO.,

at my old stand. The business Of A. ]. White
n co. will be settled at our Office, No. 234 Front
street. a. J. WHITE.
Nemphis Nav Y, lS73. mylS
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PICNICS,

THE ORATOR OF THE DAY on the oeca-
sion of the Grand Picnic Of the Italian Asso-
citation will be J. A. SIGNAIGO.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-08-19
A Skeletons Picture.

The California papers are asking the
New EnglandeIS: Who has lost a father,
4 husband or i brother. who probably
left their arms for the wilds of the Pacific
coast long years AGO, to find them 4 for.
tune with which he promised to return
and make them comfortable and happy
This one never returned, and his family.
if any of them still live, have not heard
from their protector Tor long time. He
died anon. the sand hills of San Msteo
County, between Lake MERGED and the
ocean. and his bones have been lying
there for years The skeleton was seen
three or four years ago by some thought.
less men, who passed by on the other side
and left it undislurbed. A few weeks
ago it was again met in the desert. and
near il were found several pictures which
are evidently twenty years old. They
are two dagucrrcotypcs, and an ambro
type. and they may lead to the Identified
ton of the owner. One is that of q
beautiful young woman, OF over twenty
years of age apparently. Her long, nat
ural black curs fall below her shoulders.
She had on an old fashioned drawn silk
bonnet, with face flowers, and lone, wide
ribbons tucked under the chin. Her
cloak and dress are OF some dark cloth /;
hce uudersleeves pointed, and kid gloves.
\ bright, large, expressive black eye.
The other daguerreotype is Of female
about thirty-iive or forty years, hair dark
and dcne up plainly, and ear rings, plain
gold breast pin. lace collar and spotted
dress. The third is an ambrotype of II
girl, who would pass rs daughter to the
last; hair cut short, dark colOred dress
cut low in the neck, short sleeves; 4
small locket OH the breast is attached to a
chain around the neck. There these pic
tules have been gazing upon these bones,
and the originals, lar away, have looked
in vain for the living TO return and com.
fort them. The daguerreoiypes are only
enclosed in the metal inner casing, with
the common gilded border and copper
back. The California artists say that the
work was probably done in Maine, and
the portraits are those OF New England
ers. Copies of them are to be taken and
sent East.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-08-19
housekeeping.

know a young man, noble fellow,
who carries on successful manufacture
iug business. Although possessed OF an
abundant competence, he devotcs himself
with unt:rinS assiduity to the interests Of
his factory ten hours every day. His
eyes aud hands are everywhere. Half n
year ago be married beautiful, accom-.
pli,hed girl. who is said to speak four of
the continental languages with the nuen.
cy OF natives. while she touches the piano
with infinite skill. Four months ago
they began housekeeping. \ week since
they gave it up in utter disgust. Three
servants figured conspicuously in their
gricis. The coffee was cxecrable, the
steak abominab,o, the cruet stand and
silver not To be seen, and the whole horle
in confusion. The husband bore it as
long as pride and patience could endure,
and then. sacrificing everything at auc.
ton. returning to boarding, resolved
never to suffer the miscries of house.
keeping again. was never more indig-
nant than when heard Of it. If that
beautiful bride had learned one less Ian
guage and devoted the year to the mys.
teries Of housekeeping, she might have
made my friends home a paradise. Sup.
pose her husbands management of his
business had been like her management
Of the house, what would become OF
them, | don't think the match was a
iair one. On the one side it was cheat
\ young lady of the same ornamental
class, in discussing the case, exclaimed,
"She did not agree in the marriage con-
tract to play the pant Of household
drudgc?" Did the husband agree to play
the part OF n factory drudge9
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-08-19
The ChiLdren,s Teeth.

In infancy. the mother should make it
u part of the daily care of the child to
secure n perfect cleanliness Of its teeth.
Becoming thus accustomed to it, the
child. when old enough to use the brush,
will find it impossible to feel comfortable
after meal until the teeth have been
cleaned as carefully rs the face and hands.
Small, soft tooth brushes, and pleasant
dentifrices, are now manufactured eX-
actly suited for the purpose; these, if the
habit of use is early formed. will soon
become q necessity to the child's comfort;
and the practice thus commenced will be
sure to be continued through life.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-08-19
Is IL Safe to Drink Hard Water.

There is Il popular prejudice that hard
water is dangerous TO the health, and on
that account we are constantly warned
by physicians TO beware OF it, but in
England one OF tho leading authorities
on this subject, DR.. Letheby, after de.
voting many years TO an investigation
into the properties of the water introduce
ed into English cities. and TO a study OF
The sanitary reports on the subject, comes
10 the conclusion that moderately hard
wafer is not only clearer. more free from
air, and consequently more agreeable to
the eye and to the taste than soft water.
but is less likely TO absorb organic SUBJ
stances, TO sustain the life of zymotic
organism, or to exert solvent properties
upon salts OF iron or upon leaden con
Quoting pipes. The limo salts exert
beneficial influence upon the animal econ
omy, and even protect the system from
dangerous outward influences. ID. vii.
son, OF Edinburgh. has also collected
much valuable material on the subject,
and he now comes to the same conclu.
sions as DR.. Letheby. lie takes the
ground that the human body requires for
its nourishment and support 4 supply OF
certain mineral salts, among which car.
Donate and phosphate OF lime play an inn
porlant palt in building up the compact
ness of the bones and in ether functions.
We usually obtain phosphate OF lime in
our animal and vegetable food, but not
from the water we drink Carbonate of
lime, however. is not contained in ade-
quato quantity in oul solid food, but gen.
orally obtained in spring and well water.
1t has been incontestibIy shown that in
mountainous districts, where the water
is more or less hard, the inhabitants ex-
hibit the best physical development. On
the other hand it is believed that in large
cities the mortality is inversely rs the
hardness oi water supplied to the inhab.
itants. A water which contains about
six grains OF carbonate OF lime 10 the
gallon is suitable for use in all household
purposes As drink and Tor cooking
food. such water offers the necessary
carbonate of lime for the support of lie
in the simplest, mUst natural and most
easily digested form, and is Mt the same
time more agreeable, fresh and sparkling.
1t is evident that our preconceived popu-
lar notions on the subject OF hard water
needs revising, and that it may be better
to use such water than to have recourse
to rain or ice water.-JoHrnal Of ChemiS'
L-y
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-08-19
NUMBER 81.
Keep 10 to Yourself.

You have trouble; your feelings are
injured, your husband is unkind, your
wife frets, your home is not pleasant,
your brethren do not treat you just right.
and things in general move unpleasantly.
Well. what of it? Keep it to yourself. A
smouldering fire can be found and ex-
tinguished; but when the Goals are
scattered, who can pick them up? Fire.
brands, when taken together, can be
troddcn under foot, but when tied TO tho
tails of Simpsons foxes, it is difficult to
tell where they will burn. Bury your
sorrow. The place for sad disgusting
things is under the ground. \ sore
finger is not benefited by pulling of the
rags. and sticking it in everybody's face;
lie it up and let it alone; it will get well
itself sooner than you can cure it. Charity
covercth a multitude of sins. Things
thus covered are often cured without
scar; but when they are once published
and conided to meddling friends, there
is no end to the trouble they may cause.
Keep it to yourself. Troubles are tran
sient, and when sorrow is healed and
past. what comfort it is TO say. mo
one ever knew il until it was over"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-08-19
IN Intelligent Dog.

\ shepherd once TO prove the quick
ness of his dog, who was lying before
the fire, in the house in which we were
talking, said TO me in the middle of a
sentence concerning something else, al
am thinking. sir, the COW is in the pota-
toes" Though he purposely laid no
stress on tho words, the dog, who ap-
peared to be asleep, Immediately jumped
up, leaped through an open window. and
scrambled up the turf roof of the house,
from which he could see the potato field.
He then, not seeing the COW there, ran
and looked into the barn where she was,
and finding That all was right came back
to the house. After a short time the
shepherd said the same words a gain, and
the dog repeated his lookout; but on the
false alarm being third time given, the
dog got up. wagged his tail and looked
his master in the face with so comical an
expression of interrogation We could not
help laughing ut him; on which, with q
slight growD, he laid himself down in his
own warm corner, with an offended air.
rs if determined not to be made fool of
again.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-08-19

the baby" said MI. Porter, looking re-
proachlully at his wife.
mo, ui course he wasn't hero lie
is never where he ought 10 be. You see
what comes of heodlessness. young man.
You can go to your room and stay there
ill dinner lime;" and then without 50
much as n glance at Baby Nell. who SO
renely sucked the toe of her slipper. aud
was the only merry one OF the party,
Mr.. Porter took his hat and banged him.
self out
Dinner was rather Il solemn meal with
Mr.. Portcr's family that day. The head
of the house had not recovered his good
humor. 1t was Il sore disappointment,
aud an Inconvenience to him not TO be in
the city at that moment; and Master
Fred, considering himself uniuslly treat.
ed. ate his potato in solemn not to say
sullen silence. by the time they came to
The rice pudding, with raisnS in it, Mr
! Wheeler burst in unannOunced. lie look
ed very pale, and a good deal excited.
We'll, sir. he said, ''you have reason
to give that baby OF yours good many
extra kisses To- day. You haven't heard
The news, | supposo?'
Haven't heard anything said Mr.
Porter, shortly. "All | know is. ought
to be in the city now. and am here"
For which, tell you. you have cause
10 be more grateful than ever you were
in Your lite. There has been an awful
accident; the down.train colided with
tue eleven o'clock express. and there has
Decn terrible slaughter 1 don't know
how many kil,ed--some say hundreds.
They have iclegraphed up here Tor sur
geouS aud nurses and the doctors are all
going down now on the one o'clock"
Then there were eXclamations of con.
.icrnation, and terror and thanklunesS.
all mingled together. When Mr.. Wheel.
er hurried away, he left paler faces
around the Potter table, and just rs sol
emn ones. faces wonderfully subdued.
"What q singular escape, Mis- Porter
murmured, and rs Baby Nell gave one OF
her sudden springs forward, and siguilicd
her desire To- climb out OF her chair to her
fathers shoulder, he took hel in his arms,
and laid his hand ON hercurly head. with
tender moved look in his eyes. "She
little knows what she ha, done to-day"
he said, softly. Then suddenly looking
towards Fred, be said in voice that was
little husky, Fred, my boy, pass your
plate. and let father give You some more
pudding But Fred's appetite was gone,
and there was a great tear rolling down
one check.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-08-19
Lire as Tou ought to Lire.

Live a. you ought 70 live; not in ssclusion,
Hiding Yourself from your friend and your Zoe
shutting your doors against kindly intrusion,
Shuttin. your eyes TO the evils below.
Live a. you ought to live; not IL derisiou,
Scoring your fellows. aud sighting your kind
only for self maxim. generous provision,
Only 90 selfish Indulgence inclined.
Live a. You ought TO live; helping your brother
with Kindness OF charity, as he has need.
Even the smile that's bestowed on another,
In value the whole of your wealth NAV exceed
Live a. you ought % live; thi. your endearor
To live like Christian; not worshpius pclf,
Not sighting L. uses remembering ever,
That he j. the hero who conqucr- himself
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-08-19
Stlett Storp.
MIR. POR L h X .

There :" said Mr.. Porter, rs he wrote
the last line with flourish, and rose
from the table hurriedly, don't let me
forget this letter. 1t contains about six.
teen addresses that can't get along with
out. copied them all on one sheet to
save bother. I'll put it up here, on the
end OF the mantel.piece.
why don't you put it in your pocket,
papa, and then you will be sure to have
?" thus spoke the watching Elsie.
because my pockets that | have
about me now will be hanging in the
clothes press when am in the city. l
declare. haven't much time to lose )"
and Mr.. Porter hustled away to dress.
Mrs. Porter emerged presently from
his dressing room. Elsie, run quick
and ask MIR Wheeler if he wants papa
to carry that package; and il he does,
tsll him TO have it in the cars in ten min
utes. or it will be too late. BE spry now"
And Elsie put Baby Nell in Dicks lap and
ran. Just minute more, and Mrs. Por.
ter came again. Where's Fred?" she
said quickly. 'Dick, do you know what
has become OF him?"
Il saw him 20 down the hill with
Charlie Wheeler. just a minute ago.
ma'amn
Dear me what nuisance l wish he
was ever here when he was wanted.
You'll have 10 60, Dick. Get your hat
as quick as you can, and into the store
and tell Stephen that Mr. Porter wants
that bundle that Is in the right-hand cor
ner Of the drawer. Now be Just as quick
as possible. There is always dozen
things left till the last minute. 10 hinder
people"
Where shall I leave Baby Nell,
ma'am ?"
''Set her on the carpet. and give her
something to play with. I'll keep watch
Of her."
Then they went their different ways.
and Baby had the room to herself. She
looked around her with great solemn
eyes. She had Elsie's slipper and red
ball to play with; but she had played
with them score of times, until they
had quite worn her imagination out. 1t
stood TO reason thai she ought to be able
to find something OF more importance in
that great room 10 take up her attention.
So she threw the ball under the sofa and
tucked the slipper in her cradle and COW
cred it up; then she started on her
travels.
There were good many things that
one would suppose would have taken her
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-08-19
A Model Justice and an Elastic Statute

Model Justice ana nn Elastic Statute.
Recorder Evans, of Lancaster, Penn,
has been called upon TO decide whether
pinching the tails from five small pups.
cross breed between pointer and set.
ter. was cruelty 10 animals. He deliver
ed himself rs follows:
"ln this case the defendant, by his own
admission, pinched or twisted the ends
off the tails of five setter pups at the first
Joint, drawing out the teudons and
nerves. Some doubt whether the remov.
nj of dogs tails under any circumstances.
merely for the purpose of enabling them
better to administer to our pleasure. is
not cruelty within the meaning of tho
act ol Assembly. There cannot. how.
ever, he any doubt that the method adopt
ed in this case. OF twisting tho ends off
at the first joint and pulling out the
nerve, is, under ordinary circumstances,
the infiction of unnecessary pain, and
therefore, cruelty within the act. And
had there been evidence before mo that
the pups so treated evinced, in the usual
manner. by screams or cries. that they
were suffering pain, he would be amen
able to the law. But the testimony be-
fore me was that the pups did not mani
les, any sign OF pain, and did not seem
to mind it. In view of this. rs well as
in consideration OF the fact that this was
his first ollcnsc. and was done under the
advice oil experienced hunters Ohey be.
ing hunting dogs, with perfectly inno-
cent motives on his part. and taking all
the evidence before me into consideration,
| do not feel warranted in imposing upon
him the penalty OF The law. therefore
dismiss the complaint, bu; caution the
defendant that il again Drought before
me on a similar charge, my judgment
my be different; Tor we are constrained
10 say that the custom, however univcrs.
sal in this community, of twisting pups
tails on, is ore that must be discounte-
nauced and put an end 10.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-08-19
Remedy for Burns.

One OF the simplest and most useful
remedies Tor scads and burns is said TO
be an embrocation OF lime. water and lin.
seed oil. These simple agents combined
form a thick cream-like substance which
clI'ectualy excludes the air from the in
iured parts and aIlays the Inflammation
almost instantly. A case is mentioned
where a child fell back ward into bath
tub OF boiling water, and was nearly
haycd from her neck TO below her hips.
Her agonies were indiscribablc, but her
clothing icing gently removed, and the
lime and oil thickly spread over the in.
iured surface she was sound asleep in five
minutes. Subsequently the parts were
carefully washed with warm milk and
water three times day, the oil dressing g
was renewed and the little patient rapid.
ly recovered. Though all the scalded
skin came off she did not have scar.
This remedy leaves no hard coats TO dry
on the sore, but soltens the pats, and
aids nature to repair the injury in the
rcadiest and most expeditions manner.
The mixture may be procured in tho
drugstore, but il not thus accessible,
slack lump OF quick lime in water, and
as soon as the water is clear mix it with
the oil and shake we'll If the case is
urgent, use boiling water over the lime,
and it will become clear in five minutes.
The preparation may be kept ready bot
tied in the house and it will be rs good
when six months old as when first made.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-08-19
Eatin0 UithOut an appetite.

1t is wrong to eat without IN appetite,
for it shows that there is no gastric juice
in the stomach, aud that nature does not
need food. and not needing it, there be-
ing no fluid to receive and act npon it, it
remains there only TO putriiy, the very
thought OF which should be sufficient 10
deter any man from eating without an
appetite ior the remainder Of his life. Ii
q tonic is taken TO whet the appetite, ii is
q mistaken course, Tor its only result is
TO cause one 10 eat more, when already
an amount has been eaten beyond what
the gastric juice is able to prepare. The
object to be attained is a larger supply Of
gastrice juice, not larger supply OF
food, and whatever fails TO accomplish
that object, fails to have any efficiency
toward the cure oil dyspeptic disease.
The formation OF gastric Juice 10 directly
pToportioned 10 the wear and tear oi the
system, which is TO bc the means OF sup
plying, and this wear aud tear can only
take place as the result OF exercise. The
efficient remedy for dyspepsia is work
outdoor work-beneiicia and success.
fu in direct proportion as it is agreeable,
interesting aud proftablc.-HalFs Jour-
nal of Health.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-08-19
The Heroic Mother.

We see household brought up well
A mother, who alone took the burden of
life when her husband laid it down. with
out much property, out Of her fidelity.
brings up her children; aud life mas six
men, all OF whom are like pillars in the
Temple OF God. And oh! DO not read to
me of the campaigns of Cesar; tell me
nothing about Napoleon's wonderful eX.
ploits; tell you that, as God and the
angels look down upon the silent history
Of that woman's administration, and up
on those mcn.buiIding processes which
went on in her heart and mind through =
score OF years, nothing exterior, no out
ward development OF kingdoms, no en-
pire building can compare with that she
has done Nothing can compare in
beauty, wonder and admirablene>S and
divinity itself, to the silent work IN OBJ
scure dwellings of faithful women bring.
ing up their children To honor and virtue
and piety. tell you, the inside is larger
than the outside. The loom is more than
the fabric The thinker is more than the
thought. The builder is more than the
buiIding.-H ". Beecher.