Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-05-03
Yours truly,

Yours truly,
WE HINKLE.
we very much regret that we were I'M
able to respond to the above flattering in
vitation, and assure Mr.. HInkle, and the
School over which he so worthily presides,
that i'll health alone prevented us from
doing ourself the honor as well as the
pleasure, OF being present on the occasion.
1t will afford us great pleasure to meet them
at some future time and discuss the vital
and growing interests of Education.
THE LECTURE THURSDAY NIGHF.-The
ssFat Contributor" delivered his humorous
lecture, at Tomlin's Hall, on Thursday
night last. The audience, though not as
large as 1t should have been, was quite APP
preciative, and the whole building rang
with laughter during the entire time "Gris"
was on the stand. We assure our readers
that If an opportunity occurs again they
should hear the best joker ofthe age. Mr.. p.
Tracy is the gentlemanly Manager, and
made himself popular with all who met
him during his brief stay.
AFFECrNG.-His Honor, the Recorder,
who is a North Carolinian of the purest
blood, was shown, a few days ago, photo
graphic scene in the sold North State,''
which affected him very much. 1t carried
his memory back to boyhood's sunny hours
when he sat beneath the fruitful branches
OF the classic @simmone tree and ate sim.
mons, peeled tar from his heels, and
dreamed OF "lit'nd" and "big sandy bar.
rows" The photograph represented three
carts, drawn each by an OK in harness
loaded with "it'ud' and followed by bare
footed star heels" and full compliment
OF s'possum" dogs. his Honor wept
wiped his specs on his coat tail, looked and
wept again.
THE RIGHT WAY.--The Huntingdon
road, for three miles out, is being worked
under the direction Of Mr.. j. J. Anderson
in the right way. He is raising it in the
center and draining it on both sides, and
when ne is done it it viii be the best piece
of road in the country. Let all the other
roads be worked in that way and sOoH
Madison county, instead Of having 1.-THE
worst, wiz have the best roads in the
Western District.
ROLLING THEAIsELvEs.-A correspond
ent from Scott's Hill, Henderson county
says-"Mr. S. t. d. Edgin, farmer neal
that place, invited hands to help him roll
logs, and made preparations for the event
but 10 on the morning previous to the day
he found that the logs had rolled them
selves" This discovery, our correspon
dent says, did not offend Mr.. Edgin, anC
adds that Il was Il capital joke. OF cours
our readers viii see the joke at once.
ANOTHER as. N."-For a long time i
was thought that the 10th century had ex
hausted itself in the production of that pro
found philosopher, transcendant geniu
and miraculous reiormer, the great, gran,
and immortal J. N; and that another ]. n
could not be spared from the Immorta
spark to illume this OF any other age. Blu
we are immensely proud TO announce ths
jackson, the Athens of the South, rejoice
IN j. N, homemade and hard to bea
He does not "lift wells or remove pre-
Sures," so to speak, like j. n. the elder, b.
he lifts calieoeS and domestics with graC
that would put the elder j. n. to the blus
he's Dry Goods clerk.
OUR MAms.-To our establishment, II
time for the arrival and departure of Il
Lexington Mail has been changed. "
say TO our establishment, because we can
see that anybody Is accommodated by Il
change, except the sub-Contractor. Her
tofore the mail that left this City on Satu
day, reached Lexington early in the eve
ming, thereby enabling the country poop
to get their mail before going home. Und
this new arrangement the Jackson III.
that leaves on Saturday does not reat
Lexington until noon on Monday, therel
preventing the mass Of the country peop
getting their most important mail until
is week old-for but few of the count
people 60 to town bus once a week, al
e then on Saturday. Besides, Sunday is
: most the only day the farmer has for rea
: ing during the crop season, and hen
r wants his home papers, especially, eve
r saturday. Again, the people depende
r upon this Lexington mail line are NC
q deeply interested in market news frC
T Jackson than from any other point. I
) jackson papers are not printed in time
reach the mass OF them until they ar,
! week old, under the present arrangeme
, and hence the important market news Il
d they formerly received every Saturday, =
which enabled them to take prompt 1