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". z. MITCHELL'S SCHOOL,
no, SOS ThIrd Street.

V'HE ANNUAL SESSION COMMENCES
4 September Ist. Students prepared for
he usual college course. All the common
English branches taught. For terms, apply
d lnna ~
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William Love, George Sanders, Acel-
bert Smith, Benjamin IClihon, p. VI.
Black, Thomas : W-ss0n, J. 7. Ls-
Prade, John Armistead, Peter Torian,
Lutelus L. Jones, All DOckery, Thomas
Dean, Bruce Maxwell. Club after club
arrived, and were escorted TO the pIbiic
square, where the people had begun to
assemble in large numbers. By twe.ve
O'Clock the clubs were formed into line
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HOME, TENN. October 25, Isl

Hon. John League, Mayor OF Memphis:
DEAR SIR-YOur letter of coincidence, accom-
panyiug resolutions of respect, passed by the
general council of the city of Memphis, in
relation to the death of my dear father, was
received sometime since, for which accept my
sincere and heartfelt thanks, To the people OF
Shelby are we indebted for the last croWning
triumph bestowed on him who sleeps his last
sleep: and ever, while memory lasts, the people
of Shelby and the city OF Memphis will be
held in grateful remembrance. May the
choicest blessings from the Great Giver OF
good be ShOwered upon you and yours, is the
prayer OF his stricken daughter,
MARTHA Johnson PATTERSON.
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THE fROvIsI0Rg

required for SO many people. This has
been due to the judiciOus intelligence Of
he committee on the solicitation Of
money aud prov sions, consisting Of the
following n&r,aed gersons, T. B. Jones,
y. w. Campbell, James Dockery; J. A.
Monroe, Ebert Olphant, D. NJ. Sio-
cumb, G. W. Nail, Henry Harris, J. B.
West, c. :. Meriwether, DR.. Wei' singer,
c. Schwartz, Eph-aiG2 Roldin, VIM. r
Oliver, J. w. doom, Jos. Boon, jr, John
Payne, r III. Banks, Thomss w. Will
king On, " lille Johnston, John w. Jhu-
son, Willie Laughter, J. g. Slocumb,
j., r. A. Jones, Columbus Love, James
Dolahite, Thomas 5. Clifton, George
Walker. Polk Cox, Joe D. Jones; and
the committee on barbecuing: Thomas
Cox, David Gideon, w. II. HUskey,
Matt WilkersOn, William II. Sears.
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THE RARRECUE,

which in nl2snitlde and quality ex-
ceeded any yet gwen in north Missis-
sippi. Beef, mutton, chicken, ham,
pork, shoat, pies, cakes, custsrds, etc +,
were the leading features, and certainly
these were duly appreciated by the vast
crowd. The eating booths, or stalls, ex-
cellently arranged on the south side Of
the courthouse plateau, afforded suffi-
cient accommodation for the countless
guests which the occasion bad assem-.
bies The booths face the courthouse,
and had b en arranged in very apprOpri-
ate style, there being room for carving,
aesortiDE and dispeGslDg
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caricature OF Campbell, the Radical can
didGCs for chancery court clerk, ,is this. AT
Sardis, tumble-b bugs, Gnl lkes, turtles, and
other Shiny animals, represented howe
Ozsnne & Co. In the Pond river dis-
trict of Kentucky :de people have razor
backed sows so lean as to produce only
one middling, for they hear an acorn
ia half mile distant, and keep them
selves poor running after it. But the
caricature on Marion Campbell eXcelled
these; pot-bellied, swaybacked, dun
colOred horse, was still more defOrmed
by means Of wadding q ssckcloth into
Tie shape of camel. On the rump Of
the animal was the plaCard, "In imita-
ton of Marion Campbell" after ps-
rading through the principal streets of
the town, the cavalcade was disbanded,
and the people invited to pArtake Of
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DIED.

The new National operahouse on the
Thames embankment, London, will be ready
for Mr.. MaplesOns season on May ID,
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be the medium of conveying to you the ac-
cOmpanying resolution of respect and reVer-
encr, unanimously passed by the general
council of this city, relative to the loss su.-
tanned by the American nation, and especial
ly the State of Tennessee, in the untimely
death of your honored father. And in doing
so, permit me, as the representative of the
city OF Memphis, and in Its behalf, to extend
TO you, the 1lluStrious daughter of Tennes-
scans pride, their sincere coincidence in this
sad and unexpected bereavement, that car
States. Yes, the nation sympathiZes with you
in the loss of your father. He, who in his
dying words, "FOld my countrys flag around
ne,' evinced his deep love for the people
whose champion he had always been, as flag,
country and people to a patriotic citizen,
such as he was, mean one and the same. With
great respect, madam, 1 am your obedient
JOHN L0AGUE, Mayor.
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ANDREW JOHNSON.
letter of Coincidence on the Death of
the Statesman, from Mayor League
TO Mrs. Patterson The
Answer.
Mrs. D. I. Patterson /:

The following is worthy Of record,
especially in view of the heartfelt remem-
brance Of Memphis and Shelby county by
Mrs. Patterson:
MAJORS OFFICE, MEMPHIS, Tenn,
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Nonresident Notice.

REFERENCES BY PERMIssIoN.-UniOn and
Bank, State National Bank. iyS
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Hers SFeat and Flour.

Mrs. Jeanie Patterson delighted her
s,urueroug friends la Eaiehez, one evening
la,I week. W1th one OF her readings. she
made her frst appearance there four yeSTE
ago and has since gained a wide sId nost
favorable reputatlo8. she - going north.
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AGENTS FOR sMrFH's GIN.

RSrLiberal advances made on consign-
ments. Bagging, Rope ana Ties furnished TO
nSfn
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NOTICE.

| attending the LARGEST SHOW IN THE
| WORLD, the price of admission has been
! fixed at S5e: children. soc. SCI
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The friends Of Charlotte Cushmsn
viii be- glad 10 learn that she has = hope OF en-
tre recovery from The terrible disease which
has 80 long hsrassed her life. Sne is an BOs-
ton. under the care OF an English physician,
who has been very successful 10 treating such
u4cnt.
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on the st. Louis. Iron Mountain and Southern
Railway, at loo pm, and run through TO
Dallas, Texas, connecting at 1exaTkana With
the Texas and Pacific Railway. Tickets will
be good only on special train and date going.
Good returning on any train within - days.
fnr no ri In tn
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etih hEOkPIIoNoF THE GLUBs
was the inaugural Of the great demon
stration, which has far surpassed any
previous attempt ~ its Kind in DeSoto
county or the town OF fernando As
ths mounted clubs approached the
town they were met by 8 committee Of
the fernando Central club and band
of music, and escorted up to the public
square. The reception Of the clubs wss
done under the direction OF Chief Mar
shal jordan, A. Payne, and Assistant
MarshAls Don Dockery, J. z. Withers,
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lay sight o'clock tonight, the Her.
nandO military COMPANY, Deafing
torches and accompanied by ATnold's
brass band, OF Memphis, called at the
residence Of Colonel T. W. White, where
General JUhU 2 Gordon, Of Georgia
was stopping, a escorted this distu-
guished visitor to the speakers stand by
the courthouse, where the immense
crowd had assembled. Among those
present were a large number Of ladies,
who Joined in the greeting extended to
General Gordon, cheer after cheer being
given him.
GENERAL GoRDON's SPEECH.
General Gordon, being introduced by
Colonel T. w. White, chairman OF the
DeSOto county Democratic executive
committee, msds ? char -cteristic
speech. His speech was chaste, elo-
quent, soul-stirring and effective, and
was greeted with repeated hearty cheers.
We cannot pretend to report his speech
in the open air at night After the
cheeriDa hsd s,.bsi,ei ne yhaD..ed theE
for their greeting, and said thai 1t
was but a prelude to the shout
of victory which would thrill the air
aItea tie election on Tuesday. He first
encouraged by reference 70 former diGfi-
culties Of his own STATE, Georgia, and
To- her final su1cesa in securing honest
and capable government. he traced
the history Of the Republican legisls-
ton with reference to the south, and
showed that their measures sofrepressiOn,
the civil rights BILL. the attempt
at she force bill last winter were party
measures, ana Ihtsndea 10 keep the ep4r-
ty in power. Ha said that the legisIa.
ton which has bean so hurtful to SOUTH
ern interests was not dictated 30 much
by hostility to the southern people ss by
determination to hold on to office. In
this qonneotion he spoke to the cOlored
people, and showed them the objects
Of the legislation in reference to them,
and also the effects Of bsG laws and
corrupt government and heavy taxa
ton upon them. He said that the peo-
pie OF any northern State would long
since risen in arms against such State
administration as that of Governor
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Cairo, ILL.,, and Columbus Nv.

A SPECIAL TRAIN with sleeping coaches
"a and refreShment coach attached to-
gether with Other cOnvenieuCes win leave
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was one of the best ever seen. three
thoI aud persons being in the pageant,
and nearly every house in the Town be,
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Nonresident Notice.

3y E. 3. McHenry, d. g. d NJ.
TShp Johnston Sol for Comm z
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Summer Flowers.

During these May days every one
who has even the smallest plot of
ground to devote to it is beginning to
think of the culture of flowers. The
natural question is: what shall we
plant in order to make the most in
the way of beauty out of the least
space? One naturally thinks first of
the Dianthus family, "the flowers of
Jove," as the old Greeks called them,
the pinks. The Dianthus Hedder-
wigs are among the finest If fra
GRANGE is desired, the Carnation pink
should be procured. 1t is best to get
fne, healthy plants from the florist
and set them out early in May
They should be tied to neat little
stakes driven firmly in the ground.
Accompanying them should be the
Portulacca, which needs a sunny To-
cation and will bloom nearly the
whole season. The seed, once plan
ted, will come up year after year
The Pblox Drummondii, Verbena,
Pansey, Salpiglossis and Stocks are
also fine color plants, blooming the
whole season. Mignonette is very
fragrant but will not bear transplant
ing. If you desire climbing plants
take the Ipomaa Quamoclit ICY
press Eine)-one of the most beauti-
full, having finely cut foliage and
aOwers-pour boiling water upon the
seeds, aad let them stand for a few
minutes.
OF bulb plants. while hyaeinths
and tulips will always remain favor.
its on account of their fragrance and
beauty, the gladiolus, on account Of
its "gorgeousness," is becoming q
great favorite. 1t is also very easy
to cultivate. All bulbs over three
quarters OF an inch will produce
flowers; but the larger the bulb, the
larger the spikes of flowers. They
should be started about the middle
of March, and a few planted each
week till the latter part of June, to
keep up a succession of bloom. In
dahlias, cultivation has made much
Improvement within the past ten
years. These plants, however, are
almost too large for a city yard. The
i~icentra spectabills, or bleeding heart
is a beautiful and desirable hardy
white heart-shaped flower. Plant
single, and leave it unmoIested fol
three to five years, by which time il
will attain q large size and present .
fine appearance.
Many other flowers might be men.
toned, all of which are things o
beauty" and "a joy" if not forever
at least during their bright days 0
bloom. In watering plants, Away:
use cold water. Water direct from
the hydrantis convenient aud Just a!
good as that made a little warmer.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-26

THROUGHOUT Europe, yer in En-
gland, % years ago they used sickles
to cut wheat. To them the cradle
scythe was an experiment. Wien
M'Cormick's reaper was exhibited at
the Crystal Palace it was ridiculed
by a leading London periodical as
IAN ugly cross between a flying ma
chine aud a wind mill" When Je-
thro Woods cast iron plough, which
has saved to the farmers of this
country ten millions of dollars, was
first introduced, it met unsparing rid
ieule. The FIRST man who budded a
fruit tree was doubtless regarded as
a greater fool than the subscriber a
few years ago to an agricultural pa
per; and the man who first plough
ed in" clover to renoyate the soil was
doubtless advised by his neighbors
to go to the l~unatic asylum or join
the agricultural society. The first
attempt to place an iron shoe on a
horses hoof was doubtless ridiculed
as an attempt to improve a limb
rightly fashioned by the Creator. 1t
is less than a century since people
were mobbed in England for attempt
ing the introduction of a saw mill,
insisting on the prescriptive right OF
the laborer to the employment of
eleaving lumber with wedges, and it
is said that no physician who had
reached the age of forty embraced at
its announcement, OF eve admitted,
Harvey's discovery Of the circulation
Of the blood.
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very snrewa FOLLOW.

An Oriental had a baboon, vel
trained and very intelligent, which
he had taught to watch his dinner
while il was on the FIRE. Although
man may claim TO be the only cook
our monkey soon took Z great inter.
est in this occupation, 10 which be
became vefy expert. But enc day
when the Oriental had put the fowI
in the put 10 boil, the babboon, slim
ulated Is curiosity, raised the cover
Of the vessel. The odor probably
pleased the fellow and made his
mouth water; be tasted the article
it appeared good TO him. BY dint Of
tasting the chicken, the latter was
soon admirable dissected. Before
this result our gourmand mus. have
calculated in advance the remarkable
chastisement which awaited him.
What was passing in his monkey
brain! To what reasoning, to what
association Of ideas did be apply
himself? We cannot know only
that be did extricate himself, or
thought to have dcne so il an admir-
able manner, and this is how he en-
deavored to do it, providing, before
saving anything, that, in order 10 in
vent the expedient which we relate,
the faculties Of ebserT alton, subjec-
tive and objective, or reasoning and
observation, were brought into play.
Nature had endowed a part Of the
body Of our babo0n with q red color,
SO like that of unlocked beef, that in
rolling himself in The dust and curl
ing up, be had the appearance Of a
stone upon which a piece of meet
had been put. Besides, there, as in
all the Orient, hover numerous birds
Of prey easily attracted by the odors
of the cuisine, and more voraciOus
than perspicacious. So, as soon as
they saw what appeared to be a frag-
ment Of abandoned flesh, they
swoODed down. The first which ap-
preached paid dearly for his glutton-
Gus temerity, for, seized immediate
" by our qnadruman, be was not
outstanding his cries, his blows
from beak and wing, thrust alive,
feathers, beak and claws, into the
boiling pot; after which the baboon
again resumed his post as guardian
with the quiet ease which belongs to
a clear conscience.
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10 a Mother

Children, look in those eyes, listen
to that dear voice; notice the feeling
Of even q single touch that is bestow-
ed upon you by that gentle handl
Make much of it while yet you have
that most precious of all gifts-a Low
ing mother. Read the unfathomable
love Of those eyes; the kind anxiety
Of that tone end look, however slight
the pain. In after life you may have
friends-fond dear friends; but never
will you have again the inexpressible
love and gentleness lavisbed upor
you which none but a mother be
slows. Often do | sigh in my strug
giles with the dark, uncaring world
for the sweet, deep security | felt
when, of an evening, nesting in bel
bosom, | listened to some quiet tale.
suitable to my age, read in her ten
der and untiring voice. Never car
| forget her sweet glances cast upon
me when | appeared asleep; never
Der kiss of peace at night. Year:
have passed away since we laid her
beside my father in the church yard
and still her voice whispers from the
grave. and her eye watches over me
as | visit the spot long since ballow
cd to the memory of my mother.
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Effects OF CamphOr Oh Seeds

Certain curious and all but for
cotton experiments of much interest
to agriculture and gardening have
lately been revived by a German
servant. Very many years ago. it
was discovered and recorded that
water saturated with camphor had
a remarkable influence on the ger
miDation of seeds. As of many 9TH
er useful hints, the stupid world took
no notice of this intimatien; but a
Berlin Professor, having seen the
record Of it, appears to have estab-
lished the fact that a solution Of
camphor stimulates vegetables as
alcohol does animals. He took seeds
Of various sorts, some being three or
four years old, and possessing a
slight degree Of vitality, and placed
them between sheets of blOtting pa
per. Some of these be wetted with
pure water. In many cases the
seeds did not swell at all under the
influence of the simple moisture, but
in every case they terminated where
they were subjected to the camphor
solution The experiment was ex-
tended to different kinds of garden
seeds, old and new, ard always with
the result of showing a singular
awakening Of dormant vitalism and
a wonderful quickening of growth.
1t also appears from the Professors
researches that the young plants
thus stimulated continued to increase
with a vigor and vivacity much be-
yond that of those which were not
so treated. On the other hand, when
pounded camphor was mixed with
the soil, it appeared to exercise a
rather bad effect upon the seeds.
The dose in this latter case was pos
sibly too strong. At all vents this
action of camphor is worthy of exam
%ination by seedsmen and gardeners,
and eve farmers might determine
how far wheat and barley may be
profted by the strange power this
drug appears TO possess over the
latent life of vegetable germs.-HoT-
hcUHuriSt.
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An Artificial Geyser.

The Gibson CID Courier says q
curious phenomenon is exciting some
of the people of Mclean county in
that State. While some men were
boring for water to supply q well for
q schoOl-house lately, they were
startled by a sudden and violent
commotion beneath them, and, hasti-
ly getting their machinery u of the
way, they were treated to a volcanic
eruption en- a small scale. Out Of
the hole made by the workmen there
issued a stream of sand, gravel and
pebbles, propelled with such force
that it rose to the heighth of from
fifty to one hundred feet, as variously
estimated. The strong wind that
was blowing carried The cloud o.
sand a considerable distance, and in
such quantities was it expelled
from the earth that the ground was
covered with it for a distance OF fully
one hundred yards from the well.
On Sunday evening the gas escaping
from the well caught fire. The fame:
shot up TO q great height, and it was
with the utmost difficulty that the
neighbors, who had assembled, sue.
ceeded in saving the schoolhouse
and extinguishing the flames. On
Monday there was no active erup.
ton, but a loud and continuous rumb.
ling was heard in the earth, while
the sand and other material would
"boili" up in the well nearly to the
surface, and then sink back. The
action very much resembled that
in a volcano, without the melted
lava.
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The Barn Sheet.

The barn sheet is q very useful
thing to have in every barn. Every
harvest it will save more than its
cest in grain, that would otherwise
be scattered upon the field OF the
barn, and 60 to waste. When load
ing oats or buckwheat especially, the
saving Of shelled grain, by having
the sheet in the bottom of the wagon
is often equal to the amount Of seed.
1t is also useful to spread over a load
Of hay or grain that may be caught
in q sudden shower, or over a hall
finished stack. 1t will serve to cover
up a carriage, and preserve it from
dust. Many other uses will suggest
themselves to the careful farmer who
has provided himself with one. 1t
may be made Of four widths of yard
wide stout sheeting, four yards long.
strongly sown together with linen
thread, and with a strong cord bound
into the inside hem. 1t would be
better to have 4 coat of linseed oil,
which would make it nearly water
proof, but without this, if placed over
a stack, the top of which is well
bounded up, it will turn a rain Of
twenty-four hours duration. The
COST of a sheet like this being so in.
significant and lis use so obvious, il
should find a place in every barn.
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Setting Crafts.

When once understood, "graftingn
is as easy as falling OF a log. Still
the conditions must be carefully at
tended to if success is to be achiev-
ed. Stocks, or limbs to be grated,
not over two inches in diameter,
should be cut of at the distance Of
four inches. A fine saw should be
used. Incline the saw so that the
stump will shed the rain. The bark
must be uninjured. With a sharp
knife smooth off tie stump. Take a
caseknife, which is as good as any,
place it across the heart of the stock,
and force down with q wooden NAL
let. We use a very narrow screw
driver for keeping open the split
Shape the scion wedge-fashiOn both
ways, keep the bark intact. We make
Il shoulder as far up as the scion is
shaved; it is not so strong, but in
sures growth. The inside Of the
bark of both scion and stock must
meet across. Set the scion, at a slight
angle spreading from each other
When the stock is small and only
one scion inserted, place a piece Of
wood on the opposite side. IL the
slit does not close up, tieround a cot
ton string TO keep it tight upon the
graft. Cover with wax every part
Of the cut wood and slit. In three
weeks time go over the gratis and
rewax if needed. 1t is air and rain
getting in that destroy. Where the
limb to be grated is from two to four
inches over, it should be cut say six
inches from the tree, and from four to
six scions may be inserted.-Ger-
mGRt0trn Telegraph.
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what Did lie Mean:

Old Mr.. Throop, up on Eighth ST.,
is as good as be is corpulent, and has
a way of singing hymns in soft IN
dertones as be goes along the street.
Yesterday morning be was picking
his way along the slippery grade
down Division street, singing as usu.
al, and be just finished the line: a
charge to keep l have" when be felt
a terrible conclusion, and the air was
full of bats, and spectacles, and red
haRdkerehiefs, and Arctic over shoes,
and old MIR. Throop blended bis
hymn into Dog gone the diddledy
dad hinged Internal old trap to the
gold diDged Pixies"
And OF all the people who helped
him up and handed him bis things,
not D could tell what he meant by
those remarkable phrases, and we
don't believe be knew himself-Bur.
!iagtOn Halckeye.