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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-15
HERZOG & BRO, 259 Main st.
AmuseEnents.

PYTHlAN CoScERT.-To.night tht
great Pythian promenade concert ant
hop will come off at the Exposition
building. The musical jubilee will be
such as will captivate all lovers of mu
sic, as it will be the finest exhibition Of
professional and amateur talent ever
given in our city. Everybody should
attend tonight. The concert will com
mence at eight o'clock and close at
eleven o'clock, when the hall will be
cleared for the dancers. This afternoon
there will be grand parade OF knights,
escorted by that crack military company,
the Chickasaw Guards, who have kindly
volunteered for the brilliant occasion.
The route of march will be; up Jeffer-
son to Second, thence to Market, up
Market to Main, down Main to Beal.
thence to Second and along Second to
Court Square in front of Castle Hall,
where the procession will be disbanded.
ESTHER CANTATA.-To.morrow night
the theater will be scene of beauty and
brilliancy, it being the occasion of the
first representation this season of the
Cantata of Esther as dramatized and ar
ranged by Mr.. James Kirkland, a gentle
man who has made his mark in the
musical circles Of our city. The Cantata
will be repeated on Thursday, and Friday
evenings, and at the matinee on Satur-
day.
The Esther club is composed Of our
best amateur musicians, who have been
practicing and rehearsing the Esther
Cantata long while in order to present
it in q manner artistic and acceptable to
the public and creditable to the brilliant
talent composing the organization. That
:hey will achieve what they have un-
dertaken, and that, too, in most grace
fpl and pleasing style, cannot be doubted
by those at all acquainted with the high
order of talent characteristic Of the
ladies and gentlemen who belong to the
club. press-cirole seats at the theater
are at premium Judging by the rush that
has been made at the theater box.ofice.
As long, however, as standing room
space remains, it does not matter much
where a spectator may be placed, as the
acoustics of the theater are good, and
the music can be distinctly heard, while
The spectacle can be plainly observed
from any portion Of the auditorium. The
will in every respect
realize the highest expectations Of the
public, and afford untold enjoyment to
hose who are 50 fortunate as to be
present.
JEFFERSON OPERA HoUsE.-croWded |
houses at this popular place Of amuse-
neut. An entire change Of bill will be
,Hered tonight Ia addition to the bril- |
liant clio the great extravaganza Of the
Grand Duchess is produced.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-15
4 NOVELTY.
Dry Goods. SHOES, CIothlng.


Our reporter yesterday wandered into
Kahn & Freiberg's establishment, on the
corner OF Main and Poplar streets. A
dozen clerks we're busy selling goods,
and the indefatigable propristors we're
attending to the wants Of the crowd OF
customers who we're making purchases.
Kahn x Freiberg are pioneers in the in
PRODUCTION OF quick sales and small
profits in Memphis. Twelve years ago
they opened out their establishment on
the corner Of Main and Poplar, and they
have been rapidly growing into public
favor ever since. They introduced the
cheap shoe for ladies and the fifty cents
kid glove, both Of which experiments
have become exceedingly popular. The
store fronts II feet on Main-the largest
street front in the city-and it is divided
into three compartments. as follows:
Mems Clothing Ladies Shoes and Spe.
cialties and Dry Goods. Kahn & Fret
berg have on hand very large stock of
goods which, owing to their extensive
business, they are enabled to sell at the
lowest rates. They make specially
of human hair and millinery goods, of
which they have most attractive display.
Their lines of silk serges are elegant and
will be sold cheap, as will also be ladies'
corsets Of every style. They sell water
proofs for cloaks, ETC., at one dollar per
yard, and everything else in proportion.
Assisting Messrs. Kahn & Freiberg will
be found the following attaches: In
charge of the clothing department, Louis
Freiberg; ladies' department, Messrs.
Sam Davis and Charles Altshule; dry
goods department, Messrs. Ben Freiberg,
Moses Reu and L. r. Moore. The
office is in charge of book-keeper Henry
Freiberg and cashier Maurice Kelshei-
mer. The elegant stock Sf goods is sold
at such low rates that it attracts thou
sands of ladies', and consequently the
house is crowded from morn until night.
Messrs. Kahn & Freiberg are worthy
citizens and enterprising merchants who
deserve popular recognition and support
and this they are receiving daily.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-15
Death or au Old citizen.

Mr.. Benjamin Cash, an old citizen Of
this county, died at his residence at
Forest Hill, on the Memphis and Charles
ton railroad, yesterday afternoon at 81
o clock, after long and painful illness.
He was born on the 9th of August,
1910, in North Carolina, and came to
West Tennessee when a young man.
He will be buried in the family vault at
the old homestead tomorrow afternoon
at 3 o'clock. Services by Rev. DR..
PIummer, of Collierville. Mr.. Cash
leaves a wife, son, three daughters and
numerous relatives to mourn their
loss. He married Miss Mildred S.
cambridge in Hardeman county. and
lived there few years. then removed to
Shelby county some twenty-five or
thirty years ago, and lived at the same
place until his death.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-15
ADDITIONAL MARKETS.

COTTON,
The market this morning opened dull
and irregular. New York spots were
dull and unchanged, with futures steady.
Liverpool was steady, with sales of TO-
900 bales. New Orleans was quiet and
unchanged. The market here was very
irregular, with wide difference in prices
between buyers and sellers, holders gen.
orally asking prices above buyers views,
hence transactions were limited. The
large receipts at all ports have tended to
weaken prices. Estimated sales today
were 1900 bales.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-15
KNIGHTS OF pYTHIAs.


All singers and musicians holding
complimentary tickets will enter the
Exposition Building through the center
door this evening. BY order Of the
managers. r. Il. c. DIVER, Chm.
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Sun Painting.

Professor Coonley has just reopened
his studio with new and greatly i'm.
proved light, and has added all the &C.
cessories necessary to produce the very
finest results in the art Photographic.
Pictures taken equally well in either
clear or cloudy weather, No. PSI Main
street. IS
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0TgIcE q IHs a. : Y. b Ass0 : AS

OFFIcE OP The A. q NJ. ASSOCIATION,
ST. LOUIS Pam GROUNDS. Oct. 9, lSI2. }
We, the undersigned, respectfully re.
port, having been appointed a special
committee to examine baking powders,
subjected the samples furnished Us 10 a
practical test, by baking bread With
them, and award them the Gold Medal
and Diploma 10 TaTlor's Excelsior Yeast
Powder. [SigHedl
+. MALLINCKROBT,
Pm. SCROLL,
tu6Ell2 JOS. ADoLPHus, NJ. ID.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-15

A GESUNr imported Havana Planta.
ton cigar for 10 cents, imported direct
from Havana by Sol Coleman, Rosa
Concha Cigar House, 200 Main street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-15

Human hair goods at less
than manufacturers prices.
KAHN h FREIBERG.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-15

Our waterprOOGs at 81 per
yard-tIIe greatest bargain Of
the season.
KAHN & FREIBBR6.
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CokehnrnsWnIIiI

Coke burns we'll in CRATES, stoves,
ranges, cooking stoves and church fur
PAGES, and makes hotter Ere than
eosl. Price iep cents a bHshel. For
sale by the gas cozpany and al the coal
dealers. Try it. l05
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-15

MOystOn's beautiful re.
touched and FURNISHED pho
tOgraphs. - per dozen, at
Star Gallery, 249 Main street.
48-t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-15

PianOsI Organsl The best
and cheapest at HOIIen-
berg's," 291 Main street. lot
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Nice line ladies' trimmed
hats Just received, AT n Sacrl-
KAHN 4 FREIBERG.
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KAHN q FREIBERG,
Beautiful human hair sWltcII-
es, 81.

80 Pieces best quality opera
flannel at 35c.
KAHN & FREIBERG.
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OYSTERS, cigars, drinks, at Madame
Bullock's, 3a3. Main, near Union. 65t
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LADIES restaurant, Mansion House
1913 Main, near Union. 65t
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PLAY billiards at Converses, 81 South
Court street. GOT
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KAHN g. FREIBERe.
Look at cur black alPacas ut
10 cents.

PIANOS for rent at 81 per month and
for sale at lew prices on installments, to
close out, at Ames, Besttie & Co.'S Fur
niture and Carpet Store, 1916 Main street.
nj
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-15
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
soAYs LEAVING TO DAY.

ARRIVALS.
Steamer Ashland, Cincinnati
" Ste. GeneYieye, ST. Louis.
" A. ]. White, Napoleon.
st. Francis, Friar's Point.
City Of Augusta. White river.
Joe Kinney, Vicksburg.
e Susie Silver, New Orleans.
Mary Ameut, Evansville.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-15
RaEsT CITY CIRCULATION.
TITE CITY.

Evening shades ladies' kid
gloves, soc.
KAHN & FREIBERG.
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STEAMBOATS,.
For New Orleans.

TUT INV
Regular Cincinnati and New Orleans Packet
For Vicksburg. Natchez and New Orleans.
CHAS. B0DMANN................Shinkle. master
WILL LEAVE AS ABOVE r..
w THIS DAY. Dec. 18th. at 8 essE
pm. A.ssiaa1a1'aA
h. w. LIGHTBURNE,
Sup't Memphis Elevator Co.. Is Madison st.
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For Arkansas Five
For 81. FrnneIa Riuer

Memphis, Mariana and St. Francis River
Packet-The steamer
OSCEOLA.........-:........ K. Bowman, master
A. Haycock, clerk.
WILL LEAVE AS ABOVE rw.
w every SATURDAY, at s pm. hllsstrlnsfs
For freight or passage apply on -
board. This low. water packet was secured
especially by me for this trade, and shippers
cad rely on her remaining permanently
76-t I. K. BOWMAN.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-15

r OsT-A PLAIN GOLD RING IN COURT
IL Square. The finder will be rewarded by
returning ring to Mrs. Lille Dixon, 1871 Sec
ond street. No questions asked.
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KANM a. EREIRERn.

MANN o. FnEIDEnus
500 pairs cOpper.IOed shoes.
20 cents.
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st. Louis and New Orleans Packet = For
Vicksburg, Natchez and New Orleans.
JOHN KYLE .................. Hutchinson. master
+ EAVES MEMPHIS, WEDNES- Wu-s.
IL DAY, Dec. 10Th, at 10 am. skN&ts!f
For freight or passage apply to EezAzf11zlh
r. W. LIGHTBURNE. Agent.
Is Madison street.
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FOr WhIte RiYer.

Regular White River Packet-For Au-
gusta, Jacksonport and sll points on White,
Black and Little Red Rivers.
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WILL LEAVE MEMPHIS ON W~...
wv TUESDAY, 18th inst. at EssyQftsS
pm. sasss1zltEsea
r. W. LIGHTBURNE,
Sup't Memphis Elevator Co.. IS Madison.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-15

NEW ORLEANS. December Is. 1850 a.m.-The
lerket is quiet. Middling. 1870; sales, 400
las. rereinfz 10 9o7 haleS
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For Sc. FrRncIs River

EOE ST. H Ehucls ItlNer.
For Helena and Way Landings and st. Fran
els River.
81. FRANCIS .................-... Basket, master
Davis. clerk.
I caves MEMPHIS AS ABOVE
~ every Tuesday, THURSDAY ana 1879
Saturday Mt pm. ssaaes-ilaiA
For freight or passage apply on board. 22t
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The choruses will be under the direction Of
PROF. JAMES L. PERRING. o,
The orchestra will be directed by PROF.
GEORGE j. HANDWERKEk.
The Reed and Brass Band will be directed
by PROF. HERMAN ARNOLD.
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EoR REMr.

SSop pPNT-TWO WELL IMPROVED
X niacas toIn miles out on fernando road,
e9S,o tweIye acres. the other twenty-four acres.
AmnIv afinhis Office. SV-l
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PROGRA. 1--WE
PARTII.

1 Solo and Chorus. Crowned with the Tenn
pest, from Ernani (chorus. with orches;::
trail accompaniment ;,;..;.........;;;....V erdl
2 Selections from Gounod's Faust (Reed and
Brass Band ;.........:..7-
& OvertuIe e lie Domino Noir orchestra A uber
a Potpouri, from Ernani Orchestral see. Verdi
IS Chorus, The Heavens are Telling, from the
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NV fORK, December -, II 80 a.m.-COt-
ton Is nominal. Futures are steady, with sales
for January delivery at 149l4 l-l6c; Febru-
airy delivery. IA 7-l69l4ISc; march delivery,
Il lS-l69l45sc; April delivery, Is 2-l69l51zc.
Sales for future delivery. 1880 bales.
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Memphis and st. Louis Packet Co... s. Mail
Line-For Vicksburg and the Bends.
NhfllOH OlI1 U cal, master
WILL LEAVE ON THIS 0,
wv DAY, Dec. 18th, at pm. atlR2tHR
For freight or passage apply to &Sz<Ha0anak
AID. STORM,
Sup't Mississippi River Elevator Co.
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Cincinnati and New Orleans Packet Color
Vicksburg. Natchez and New Orleans.
CHAS. MORGAN ................A. Stein, master
f pAY is a. i ASoy AZ y ME m FSr s
freight or passage apply to nA@zazzzi<ilh
J. L. WASHINGTON. Agent,
300 Front street, third floor
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-05-14
RAISING Sheep Successfully.

There is no difficulty IN raising sheen
successfully. il the necessary care be TAX
en-. This can all the more be secured n
but few are kept. Then there j. a chance
ot properly seeing 20 them and kcrliiu.
only good stock. which i the most profit
able The farmer who ha, the long
wooded, heavy bodied sheep. has great
advantage in his lambs. With small
flock it need, but little care 10 save the
lambs. and command early In the season.
not only the top price. bat more II the
breed is large. healthy one. and the
lambs come early and are well taken care
Of The wool also will realize well.
Ifthere is land TO be cleared of shrubs
and weeds. or i; is steep or broken up SO
that the plough cannot be used, sheep are
the things 10 subdae it and establish
growth OF grass. No greater profit can be
realized from such land than by keeping
sheep. But even where the land is MI
tillable, and heavy crops can be raised. 4
few sheep can. in general. be kept " it'll
advantage, Is there /. always time enough
TO see to few sheep. See to them we'll
keep only what is good, providing always
there is a near and good market Thi..
on the principle OF carrying all the part,
in farming, so far as climate, locality. etc.
will admit.
Even during the depressed period. when
sheep were slaughtered in the West for
their pelts, and wool was 4 drug. there
were farmers who made it pay" to keep
sheep-they were heavy, long-wooled,
bore large lambs prolitically, which found
ready and good market, while the wool
colhbing wool-from such sheep. kept in
the best manner, so as to secure in perfec-
ton the finest properties to the fleece.
realized something, and could always be
sold, however stagnant and reduced the
market. Then, instead of two or three
pounds of wool per head, five to seven
were averaged. Those men continued
their sheep with little or no loss-some
ayerrlng they realized profit during the
discouraging period; and when the times
changed aud flush prices prevailed. (as is
always the case in any branch they got
the benefit-they were the only ores there
10 receive it, the rest having Withdrawn,
and they have been receiving il ever since.
branch will pay best.-TCor. Utica Herald.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-05-14
Soaking Seed.

Many persons delay the sowing of yege-
table seeds until rather late in the season,
and then try to make it up by soaking for
few hours or sprouting before being put
into the ground. This is a kind of make
shift system that rarely proves satisfactory.
for several good reasons or causes. If the
sprouting OF seeds commences before SOW
ing, they must be placed in soil sufficiently
warm and moist to insure a continuance of
growth; for the least check is sure to de-
stroy vitality. We do not condemn the
usual practice of soaking seeds in order to
hasten growth, by any means. where there
is possibility of gaining time by the oper-
alton, but only wish to remind our readers
that there is more to be lost than gained in
doing it, unless precautionary measures
are to be taken to supply the growing
seeds with moisture after being put into
the ground. Frequently We have drought
Of longer or shorter duration after the first
dash of Spring rains are over, and this
usually comes just in time TO catch the late
sown seeds. The safest plan with all seeds
which will not readily rot in rather cold
wet ground. like peas, lettuce, tomatoes
beets, and spinach. is TO SOW early and let
them sprout in their own good time, which
will always be as early as the weather per-
mits. II it should hapen that any have
been overlooked, or late sowing is desir-
able, and little hurrying up of germina-
ton wanted, then soaking may answer;
but If the soil is not moist it must be made
so at the time of sowing and then kept in
this condition, either by rains or artificial
watering. until the young plants have made
a good beginning. As every one who as
pires to good vegetable garden may have
occasion to apply water to the plants this
Spring. it is well to make preparation for
a supply early in the season. Cold water
from a well or spring should not be applied
until warmed little; therefore some old
hog sheads or tanks may be prepared now
and put in convenient place into which
the water can be stored for use. A warm,
sunny spot by the side of some outbuilding.
will answer the purpose very well and we
are quite sure the time and expense Of pre-
pairing these receptacles will not be vast
Rural.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-05-14
poetrp.
lLippincou's Magazine tor May
The Bluebird.
nv JAMES MAURICE THOMPSON.

When ice is thawed an snow Is gone.
Anil rqcv sweetness floods the trees
When srowbirhS { nm the hedge have foxn
Anl on the hive nor h warm the bees
DR. hing do m the first warm winl
That thrills the earliest rvs Of snriug
The bluebird seeks our maple groves
And charms them into ts.seliny.
he sits among the delicate SPRAYS.
With mists Of splendor round him d-awn
And through the springs prophetic veil
Sees summers rich fulfi'lment dlwn:
He sings, and his is Nat Irc'> voice
A gush of melody sincere
From that great flunt of harmony
That thaws and runs when spring Ia here
Short is his song. but STRANGELY sweet
To ears aweary of the low
Dull tramp Of winters srllen feet.
Sandaled in icn and muff d in snow;
Short is his so-g. but ihroIgh Il runs
A hint Of dithyramb- vet to be
A sweet suggestiveness that has
The influence of prophecy.
From childhood have nur>ed a faith
In b'uebiris' songs and winds Of spring:
Thew tell me. al frost ard death
There comes line If blossam;ng;
Ard after snow and cutting sleet
The col I. stern mood Of Nature Yields
To fender warmth. when bare pink feet
OF children press her greening fields.
Sing strong and Gear. q bluebir,l dear.
While all the land with splendor fills.
Will naples gladden. in the wales.
And plum-i rees blossom on the hills
Flo down the wind on shining wings,
And DO thy will by grove and stream.
While through my life spring. freshness runs
Like music through poets dream.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-05-14
Grass and Stock Farming.

The following extracts are from an adj
dress by Col. b. F. Eastman before the
farmers of Franklin County. Maine. as
published In the Pennington Chronicle -
1t is fact undeniable that grass like
everything else il the vegetable Kingdom
must have mourishment. without which 1t
cannot grow aud flourish any more than
animals can live and grow without food
Therefore when the properties OF the virgin
soil are exhausted. some Kind OF nutrilneut
must be supplied or a failure of the crop
follows.
Now of what shall this indispensable
n uri>hmrnt cuh-i~t: II l. admitted on all
hands that table or barn-vard manure /.
decidedly the best fertilizer for a permanent
dressing for grass. although there i a
diversity OF opinions how it i best applied.
whether top dressing OF tu b" " a., Il
into the soil. some Way il must be ai'pi I'd
to insure a successful crop Of gas.
Allowing this tact, that stable or taru-
yard manure i Indispensable TO secure
successful and continuous crop OF grass.
the question arises how shall 4 suil Client
quantity be obtained? Ii will not crow
spontaneou>ly-we are not near any great
ol'y where it can be had at stables; what
then: The answer is obvious 1t must be
manufactured on the farm. To do this,
there must be material of which 10 make it.
aud animals to manufacture it. Instead of
sanbiuev hay mt .af ha
should keep every pound at home and have
II manufactured iuio manure
IL Is said by farmers that. in consequence
OF the failure OF the hay crop during the
grasshopper year. we were obliged to part
with large portion of our farm stock,
since which we have been unable to in.
crease 1t so as TO consume our hay nj
home. Permit me to ask this question,
Have you done what you could TO increase
your farm stock? If you answer In the
affirmative, l would say something as
Samuel said 10 King Saul. What mcaneth
then this bleating of the calves in mine
ears
What multiiudes Of beautiful calves
have. within few years past. been carried
ont OF this county, thus diminishing. in
stead OF increasing. the amount Of neat
cattle In years past great efforts were
made by our agricultural societies and in
dividual farmers to improve our breeds OF
stock. and a very marked Improvement
was obtained, but Of late years the practice
has been just the reverse.-,hc progeny Of
the improved stock has been sent out of
the courty. and a. the old stock la. b.en
slaughtered, their place has been supplied
from Aroostook, OF an inferior breed or
from lower Canada. animals mere apollo
ges Of neat stock. In all my travels and
observations. have never witnessed what
seems TO me. more ru.nou, aud suicidal
effect 10 the Interests OF agriculture than
that Of farmer, selling their hay and
calves. II j. not unlike their selling the
manure from their yards aud their seed in
the spring. because they can get a large
price in ready money, and thereby have no
crops growing.