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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-08
school Teachers and their saIa
rfes.

school Teachers and their sala'
rtes.
At the meeting Of the School Board
last evening the salaries of teachers for
the ensuing year were fixed as follows:
Principal of the male high school, $500
for first year; $3.50 for second year, and
$4,000 for the third year Principal OF
female high school, $1,000 for first year;
$3.50 for second year, and $500 for the
third year. Assistant in female high
school, 800, $500 and 5000 for the first,
second and third years, respectively
Male principals, $1,000, 1880 and $500
for the first, second and third years, re-
spectively. Female principals 5000,
$l050 and $1,000 for the FIRST second and
third years, respectively. Teachers in
male schools of first and second grades,
5000, $1,000 and $1,000 for the FIRST Sec
ond and third years.
TEACHERS.
The teachers selected for the ensuing
year were as follows: DR.. c. j. Hunter,
Charles II. Hunter, Fred Haid, teacher
of German, Miss Mary Kunkle, Miss
Higbee, Miss Mary Kunkle, Miss Julia
Cairns, Miss Harvey, Miss Mary Cairns
VIM. H. Foute, Miss Moon, Mrs. Reilly,
Miss Boyd Miss Carrie Ennis, Miss Ella
Mcmahon, Mrs. Coats, Miss Fealey, Miss
Conway, Miss Conway, Miss Tovell,
Miss Book, Miss Sharpe, Miss Pauline
Reudelhuber, Miss Inez Vollentine, Miss
Emma Petit, Miss Mollie Patton, Miss
Emma Brown, Mrs. Sabatzky, Mrs.
Mary Bodie Miss Cora Ashe, Miss Reich
enbecker, Miss Martha Kunkle, Miss
Alice Conway, Miss Laura Belcher,
Miss Sue Murphy, Miss E. Belcher, Miss
Mary Hill, Miss Laura Flock, Miss Della
Hawkins, Miss Cunningham, Miss Katie
Farris, Miss Lettingham, Miss Barrow,
R. N. Thweatt principal of Market
street SCHOOL,, Mrs. F. w. Smith, Il. c.
Slaughter principal of Linden street
school,, Miss Mollie johnson, Miss Ly-
ons, Mrs. Hampton, Miss Mary Hanp-
ton, Miss Taylor, T. c. Anderson (prin-
cipal of male high SCHOOL,.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-08

MASsFoRD receives daily papers from
Nashville. New Orleans. Chicago, Louis
Vile, Cincinnati, St. Louis aad other
leading points, and weekliss and month.
lies representing the leading spirits Of
Europe aud America. Literature to
suit any taste can be found at the corner
of Second and Monroe.
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stronr.Mlndea women d AuslrIa.

The women Of Austria, In the agrieul-
tural regions, are, like those of Switzer-
land, the master minds Of the family.
They are strong minded, and can take
care of themselves and their husbands
also when necessary. They are evil
IDENTIFY the lords of creation outside
of the cities, and need no one to take
care of them. There is no labor too
hard for them to undertake and perform
a full days work at. Whilst writing my
eve is upon twenty or more of them en-
gagged in the construction of the new
Trinkhal in the rear of the hotel. The
whole business of mixing and preparing
the mortar is in the hands of stalwart
women, the carrying Of brick and NOR
tar up the ladders, in tubs balanced on
their heads, is being gracefully and
With apparent ease performed by
bright eyed lassies, and their more grave
looking mothers. They work as If they
were used to it and liked their vocation,
and would scorn to be pitied by what we
call the sterner sex. For all that we
may know, they may be the wives aud
daughters Of the dozen or more automat-
ical-looking men on the scaifolds slowly
laying the brick and spreading the NOR
tar which is brought to them on the top
Of the blonde locks or auburn curls Of
the gentler" sex. That these women
should be allowed to vote, aud will have
the franchise whenever it is given to
their husbands, there is no manner Of
doubt, aud they will then virtually have
two votes, as no husband in the rural
districts Of Austria or Switzerland would
dare TO vote against the sentiments Of
his wife.-C C. Fulton, in baltimore
American.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-08

Mrs. Jane Ward, a good.lOoking wo-
man Of forty, accused Mr. George Gam
ger, Superintendent Of Greenwood Gem
etery, New York, in which her husband
was employed, Of repeatedly attempting
to put bis arm around her and kiss her,
az they sirolled among The silent tomb
stones. She considered this to have
been improper and out Of place to the
extent Of Eve thousand dollars, but Mr.
Gameer showed that be wasn't any such
man sad saved bis Eve thousand dollars.
while Mrs Ward departed With an i'm
paired reputation.
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One hundred dozen mems wide-brin
straw hats, 81 so per dozen.
Kahn & FREIBERG,
Corner Of Main and Poplar sts.

WV. LIEBEN. the experienced and en-.
terprising newsman who recently bought
out the news emporium Of W. N. Will
kinson at III Main street. has removed
to 1924 Main, just across the street,
south Of Poplar. he keeps q full stock
Of latest dailies, foreign papers. maya
zines, fashion and sporting journals,
fancy stationery and other articles, To-
baccos, cigars, etc. Give the worthy
young man q call
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-08

This morning Justice Spelman held al
inquest on the body Of an old negro
found lying dead in a house on Madison
street. The jury Of inquest beard the
testimony, aud decided that the party,
Anthony RingwoOd, came to bis death
from natural causes, want old age, and
exposure.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-08

JOE LocKE.--Harper Galaxy, Dem.
crest, Peterson, Cooley and other mag
azines for July, and the latest novels
received at Joe Locke's news de.
pot, No. 236 Main street. The latest
dailies from all quarters, foreign papers
and periodicals of every land, maya
zines and fashion books of latest dates
can be found at Joe's. A fine lot Of sta
tionery, etc., for sale.
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PROPOSALS.
To Railroad Contractors

papucAH AND MENPHIs RAmROAD.1
F~arvrrR's OrFICE, 49, MADISON ST..
MENFHIs. July 2, 1S73.J
C,RALED PROPOSALS FOR THE DELIV-
- erv al ffty thousand cross-tios on that por-
9ion Of the Paducah and Memphis railroad
Ririev- Tenn. : distance Of sixteen miles.
viii Is received At this ofhce until July 18th.
|Is77. Al II m. Specifications and blank bids
can Be obtained at this oi1,ee. ana rom re
'Compeny rsrerve the right 70 reject any and
I'm 6idF. Proposals should be- directed %
I Chief Eneineer, Paducah and Memphis rail
|nbad. Memphis. Tenn.
By authority q President.
i06-ln J. L. MICS, Chief Engineer.
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Bov BELLs for July has arrived, aad
is 10 be bad at walkers news depot los
Beal street This magazine is the finest
ladies' journal placed upon our table,
and walker has plenty Of then. Call
early and SCENE q copy.
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ELECTION,
Election Notice.

BLUFF Cry Insurance CoMPANY,)
(FIRE AND MARlNE,l
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, June 10, 1851
F1HE ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE
al the Office Of the Company on Tuesday, July
sth, 1873, between the hours Of 10 am. and
pm. for the purpose Of electing thirteen
Directors for the ensuing year.
s2-iii W. III. MOORE. Secretary.
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State Farmers Convention In Sep
TENDER.

TENDER.
KNOXVILLE, July 3, 1873.
am aware Of your earnest devotion
to the material interests of the State,
and, therefore, / can safely ask you to
rouse up the farmers OF your part Of the
State with regard to the necessity and
importance of the State convention of
farmers, which is to be held in the capt.
tol on the 10Th Of September next. 1t
was recommended TO the farmers Of
Middle and West Tennessee by the East
Tennessee Farmers Convention, which
recently met in this city, and which was
such a grand success. Please push along
the enterprise. The farmers are organ
izing throughout this section, and will
yet be poiger in the land.
Yours, ETC., &. w. CHARLTON.
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PUBLIC LEDGER.
once: No. is Madison Street. !,
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION
THE CITY.
M r M PEI@: sroe
Tuesday Evening. July 8, 1879.

PITTsBURG and Camel coal and gas
coke. Brown & Jones, Office 2S2 Main
street. Bethel Block.
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sTRAYEp.

CTRAYED : FROM BRICK YARD ON
- bluff, at South street, two brown mare
mules, one Is and the other 1917 hands high, s
or years old A liberal reward will be paid
for their return to
ITO III THOS. j. BEASLEN.
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FOUNTAINS.
Fountains! Fountains !

L HAVE BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS OF, ALL
i sorts Of Fountains at the ONCE Of the ateI
than any other parties can offer, as we de not
wish TO make any profit.
rs-IH w. u. CAMER0N. Secreiary.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-08

The best and coolest beer in the city
is Lemp's St. Louis lager, at Fritz &
Georges, ID Court street. cod 1870
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I-2--3.
B a this! B a this 4!

Three baths for one dollar at Worsham
House barber shop.
S9-t JosEPH LoRY.
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] DtlOH Dtucu
| tBelow high water Of 1871.
/ Blank (......l indicates no report; ciphor (0l
stationary; ~ rising.
Observer Signal Service. U. S. A.
THE RIVERS AND WEATHER.
The river here is stationary; at Cairo
and St. Louis it is rising. The Ohio is
rising as far up as Cincinnati, and there
is already enough water to all points on
that stream for large boats to resume
their trades. The Arkansas, White and
other lower streams are falling, and the
rise in the lower Missouri continues.
The weather to-day is bright and clear,
and fresh breeze from the Northwest
this morning prevented further decline
of the temperature than $50.
BUSINESS.
The Belle Memphis had a fair trip out
last night and the Belle Vernon took
HOO bales of cotton for the Ohio. The
Colorado down discharged so tons and
added Is tons for Vieksburg.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
The elegant and commodious steamer
Julia, Capt. Blake, will be up to leave
the elevator at two o'clock tomorrow
morning for Cairo and st. Louis. John
Blake is her popular purser, and will be
found on board ready and willing to as
sign elegantly furnished and well ventil-
ated staterOoms 20 travellers at any time.
The elegant Glencoe, Captain Belt
and Clerk Owen G. Gates, will be down
to leave at Eve O'Clock this evening for
Vicksburg, hatcher and New Orleans.
The Mary Boyd is now at the wharf
boat, and viii positively depart at Eve
o'clock today for Pine Bluff. Little
Rock. and ell points on the Arkansas.
Captain R. L. Hainss commands. and
NJ. A. II. O'Neill is chief purssr.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-08

All lovers Of good drinks and fine
lunches will attend the reception given
daily by Mr.. j. r. Downs, the proprietor
of the above saloon. Mr.. Downs and
his polite assistants will take pleasure
in waiting on customers. ia
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no! FOR ST. PAUL!
Passengers Save Money in Buy
ing Tickets From
r. W. LIGHTBURNE,

Agent Keokuk Northern Line Packet
Co., 29O Front street, SIT
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The celebrated Lemp St. Louis lager,
in half barrels, kegs, quarts and pints,
at IL Court street, constantly on hand.
F. PFEMFERT & Co.,
cod 1870 Sole Agents.
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

Steamer Colorado, st. Louis.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Colorado, Vicksburg.
" Belle Vernon, Cincinnati.
Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
A. j. White, st. Francis, Mary Boyd.
Daily report Of the stage of water and the
changes during the twenty-four hours ending
To noon to-day:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-08

Fifty dozen ladies and misses sea
sides, 20 cents each.
KAHN & FRrIBrEe.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-08

Buy your wood from C. II. johnson,
III Poplar street, near Fourth. 1901
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STEAMBOATS,.
For New Orleans

TOT Now OrIeAns.
Merchants Southern Packet Company-For
New Orleans and the Bends.
GLENCOE......-.....,.................Belk, master
WILL LEAVE AS ABOVE 49,.
w THIS DAY, Sth instant, at LelkSfhtrf
pm. For freight or passage APP e1siEfazEsslllk
plyto r. W. LIGHTBURNE, Ag't,
go Front street
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-08

sBelOw bench mark
tBelow high water Of 1871.
Blank (......l indicates no report; ciphor 10y
stationary; ~ rising.
[0ficiall saw. RHODE,
Observer Signal Service. u. S. A.
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Grenadinesl GRENADINES.

Ten pieces black iron-frame grena
dimes, % cents yard.
KAHN & FREIBERG.
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PUhLIc LKD0ER 0FYIoK,
NHnPnfA. THNN.. July \. 1873.

NEW ORLEANS. July s, 1l:30 a.m.-Cotton
is quiet and easy. Middling. 1896 sales. -;
sight exchange, 9sc premium, sterling, DC.
NEW YORK. July s: 1928 a.m.-COttOn opens
dnll and nnthing doinR-
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-06-12
CreditabIe Farming.

Many so-caled model farms are not
worthy of the slightest notice, much less OF
imitation. Any farm which is to do credit
To cultivation, or management, or general
results, should be self-supporting, for if it
is dependent on manure which is purchased
IL is evident this is a system which cannot
be general. The majority of agriculturists
are not IN a position to be buyers Of ferti-
lizers, and the application of livery stable
and city manure generally can only be used
~ those who are near to towns and cities,
and who market hay vegetables, etc, grown
Oh their land. These farmers and gardener rs
can OF course farm in a way to deserve
genuine credit, but to farm on system of
general adoption, the management must be
such as TO sell such kinds of product as will
Increase the plant food, and act in such
way that the more there is produced the
more there will be returned to the soil.
Ihls exceedingly essential desideratum has
not sufficient Importance attached to 1t In
America, at least not in the United States,
though in Canada the best stock farmers
are approaching this salutary management
There are many crops which could be
secured for food which would be more
palatable and more fattening if not allowed
To seed, yet this extra drain on the land is
suffered, while at the same time cattle find
this old straw-like food distasteful. 1t is
not only hay which is treated thus, but there
are numerous parties who manage grazing
so badly as to permit half the grass to seed
and rot on the ground, although it is seen
year after year that the stock reject all this
Did stun, and win only eat where the grass
has been kept short.
In some of the older States it is a we'll
known fact that there are more farms which
would not sell for the cost of their improve
ments than there are of the opposite sort.
This Is evidently owing to a system Of
cropping which has gradually but surely
sapped every particle of fertility which
ploughs and cultivators can set free to act
on vegetation. This method puts one in
mind of the word "subdue" which some are
80 fond of using in regard TO land, for large
parts of these States are most relentlessly
subdued, so much so that the soil is 'sub-
Gued, disabled, crushed and destroyed.
And yet, because an occasional farmer ey-
lsts who exports corn, grain, pork, or
cheese, the whole community claim credit
for the champion Country Gentleman
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-06-12
An Excellent Fertilizer.

As top-dressing for fruit trees, vines,
grain crops, or garden crops of any sort,
on ground that has been somewhat exhaust
ed by cultivation, the preparation described
below will be found very useful. 1t would
improve the mixture, however, to add to
the ashes about peck of good, newly
Stacked lime, which would bring the potash
of the ashes to a caustic state, and enable
it more speedily to soften and dissolve the
bones, which, when lime is thus used, need
not be necessary in the absence of the
quicklme. With its use in this way, and
with sufflciency of good unleached wood
ashes, the bones, which have been merely
cracked up with the hammer, may be easily
softened.
Take one barrel of pure, Underground
bone, and mix it with barrel of good wood
ashes; during the mixing, add gradually
about three pailsful of water. The heap
may be made upon the floor of an out-build-
ing, or upon the barn floor; and, by the
use OF the hoe, the bone and ashes must be
thoroughly blended together. The water
added Is just sufficient to liberate the caus-
tic alkales, potash and soda and these re
act upon the gelantine of the bone dissolv-
ing the little atoms, forming and fitting 1t
for the plant ailment. 1t must be used in
small quantities, or in about the same way
as the so-called superphosphates. A barrel
of this mixture is worth any two of the
commercial fertilizers, and the cost will be
but about half as much If the bone meal
and ashes are very dry, four pailsful of wa
ter may be required, but care must be ex-
ercised not to have it inconveniently moist.
Il may be ready for use in week after it is
made. Pure, finely ground bone and the
best of ashes should be employed flour
nal of Chemistry.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-06-12
Orchards.

We are gradually progressing and yearly
learning to better and better understand our
climates and soils, our trees and vines, and
as we progress and come to know our
known, we throw away much of our early
day teachings that were brought to us from
across the broad ocean. Our ne-growers
commencing with their vines at three to
four feet, have gradually expanded them,
until now the majority of planters give to
them eight by ten or ten by twelve, and
some even more, according to the soil and
the habit OF the sort So, also, beginning
with severe winter and summer pruning,
from which they obtained a little fruit, sun
burnt and half rpened, and produced vari-
ouS diseases in the system of the vine,
they have come TO knowledge of the vines
nature, and by almost leaving it alone are
rewarded with luscious fruit and healthy
lolage ln the apple and pear orchard we
nave been brought to place the first from
thrty-tlve to forty feet apart, ard the lat
ter twenty-five to thirty, thus subecting
them to all the terrible burning heat of the
sun 8 rays, in long hot, summers drought,
and to stand as if it were alone and brave
slngly the storms of wind that winter and
spring bend their tops, and crack and tear
loose by leverage their roots.
We have long been impressed with the
view that these old advices of distance were
erroneous, and our readers will bear us
witness that we have before now advised a
closer planting, and a break, Also and
aid toward shielding our fruit trees, the
iutermingling more or less In the orchard
of evergreens
Our own practice has been most success
ful in apple orchards at twelve by sixteen
teet, and we have known the best results
from like distance by some extensive
orchards in the west For two wears we
have doubted If even this distance had not
better be reduced, and in exposed, bleak,
Wlntry situations, on prairies or bluffs, we
are satisfied it had. The closer trees are
planted to each other. the more do they
assist each other in breaking the force of
the wind, and in gradually amelioratipe the
climate. They will sooner shield and shade
the ground and their roots, retaining there
ny greater relative proportion of moisture
and food, they will come sooner into ma
turing and fruiting their blossom; and as
they increase in size will require the rough
bark that comes with maturity and belongs
TO them in health, so that as they become
too thick for the light to keep them round
and full in the contour and extension OF
branch, they will be the better enabled to
stand alone, while the fruit that has been
gathered from the trees requiring removal
will be found to have more than repaid the
first cost of the whole orchard.
Were We to plant an apple orchard to-
day, we think we should set our trees ten
by fifteen feet, and if of standard pears ten
ny ten feet, II of dwarf pears or apples six
oy eiSht leet, and we would use occasion
hily an evergreen tree of some hardy vari-
ety IN the place of fruit tree. fHorticul-
turist.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-06-12
VOLUME 43.
Changing Clothing.

Many persons lose life every year by an
injudicious change of clothing, and the prn-
ciples involved need repetition almost every
year.
If clothing is to be diminished, it should
be done in the morning when first dressing
Additional clothing may be safely put on
at any time.
In the Northern States the under gar
ments should not be changed for those less
heavy sooner than the middle of May; for
even in June a fire is very comfortable
sometimes in New York parlor.
Woolen fannels ought to be worn next
the person by all, during the whole year,
but thinner material may be worn after
the first of June.
A blazing ire should be kept in every
room until ten in the morning, and re-
kindled an hour before sundown up to the
first day of October.
Particular and tidy housekeepers, by
arranging their tlreplaces for the summer
too early, often put the whole family to a
serious discomfort, and endanger health, by
exposing them to sit in chilliness for sew
eral hours every morning, waiting for the
weather to moderate, rather than have
the fireplace or CRATE all blackened up that
is, rather than be put to the trouble of
another fixing up for the summer, they ex-
pose the children to Group, and the old
folks to Inflammation ofthe lungs. The old
and young delight in warmth; it is to them
the greatest luxury. Half the diseases of
humanity would be swept from existence If
the human body were kept comfortably
warm all the time. The discomfort of cold
feet, or of chilly room, many have expe-
rienced to thier sorrow. They make the
mind peevish and fretful, while they ex-
pose the body to colds and inhammations,
which often destroy it in less than a week
Halls Journal of Health.