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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-04

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Frank Forest, New Orleans.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Phil Allin, Friars Point.
George w. Cheek, OsceoIa.
Glencoe, Cairo.
BoArs IN PORT.
J.. D. Parker, Belle Lee. A. j. White.
Illinois, Mary Ameni, West Wind, Frank
Forest.
WEATHER AND BUsINRss.
Weather clear and cold. The river
here is rising rapidly, with a good stage
of water from Cairo down. The Ohio is
rising at Pitisbarg but at Cincinnati
and Louisville it is falling and full Of
heavy running ice. At Evansville the
river rose eighteen inches yesterday.
White river is stationary, with a good
steamboat stage Of water from Augusta
to the mouth. Arkansas river is falling
from Fort Smith to its mouth, with FIVE
feet in the channel from Little Rock TO
the mouth. Business on the landing
moderate, with a fair list Of boats in
port receiving and discharging.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cold and blustery.
All the local packets are making ar.
rangements to bring to Memphis a large
number of people to participate in the
Mardi Gras festivities.
The Utah, for New Orleans, and the
Kittie Hegler. for Clpeiuuati, left Little
Rock yesterday.
The Capitol City left Yieksburg yes.
terday for Cairo.
The Mollie Moore, for 81. Louis, and
John Means and @arges, for the Ohio
river, left New Orleans yesterday.
The G, B. Church, for New Orleans,
passed Evansville yesterday.
The Arlington is due tomorrow from
Cincinnati.
The Mary Houston left Louisville last
evening for New Orleans.
Fears are entertained that the present
cold snap Of weather will again close the
Ohio river with ice.
Navigation between Cairo and St.
Louis remains closed.
TbeT. F. Eckert passed down yeaier.
day Afternoon Ell route TO 81. Francis
riter to raise the St. Francis.
The Phil Allin and George W. Cheek
got away last evening with fair trips.
Heavy winds prevailed on the river
night before last, delaying several of the
local packets.
Captain James Lss, jr., is gradually
improving and will be ont again in a few
days.
The repairs to the machinery Of the
A. j. White will be finished to morrow
morning, and she will positively leave
Saturday evening (her regular day for
Napoleon and the bends, aud will bring
nm her Mardi Grss excnrs;oo from The
bends.
The Glancos Can,sin n q C.lho,D
leaves the a-lsyator tbis s-vsnins e., c.iro
ana The bsnds car,vioe thu nail for H.
Anchor Iins sod connects a, Ca;ro w;,S
the @nriocinaI railroad. for IN noin,.
Pas, ona Wes,
N, pa, Mo,.ohsn ,,hoh.ab..nu;o
m for severoI mor,bs nos, a;aa 49,.
.aav moroioo ond yin no hns;ad Iaa
HI rams;os viii no ro,lowoa - ,ho
etery nv 4 nnmha, Of hareavea C.;ands
The decsased vail Lnow, omnaI,
staamhoo,mer In aorlv rfa ha 49,
hooted IN M ,;var osssa.m.,fn,L
steambost sonniv s,ore hn.;na.s ia.
for two or tbrae vssrs mas, has 6aen =
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Whole Tickets. $50; Halves. SIS; Tenth, or
each Coupon, IS; Eleven whole tickets, $500.
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sTEAmBoArs.
For -Cinclanat,

fs,s For G~ineianati,
Memphis and Cincinnati Packet Company-
for 1airo. hYansshla Louisville and Gin
JAMES D. PARKER. ..Wiss ma,,.-
WILL LEAVE AS AROVE
w ON THURSDAY, Feb. Atm, Lrh
vt pm. AHa" lNa EHfvhF = &&
r.. w LIGHTBURNR.
Sup't Memphis Elevator Ca.
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ForTickels or information, address
n r7e THOs. n. BRAMLETTE,
Agent and Manager. Public Library Building.
Louisville. Ky.
For full information apply 10 a. II. Samuel,
No. q West Court street Memphis.
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PUBLIC LIBRARY or KENTUCKY.

Deaf of GOV. Brhmlefte-ActtOn OF
che Trustees "A Successor Ap.
p~Ofnted-R0 More P0atpOnrmemfs
drawing Oertaiu February 2zth.
mAta meeting of the Trustees of the Public
Library Of Kentucky, January l6, 1875, It was
received that C. NJ. Briggs, Esq. who under
the late Hon. 1hos. Il. Bramlette was the real
business manager Of the gift concerts already
given in aid of the Public Library Of Ken
lucky. be and he is hereby authorized TO take
the place made vacant by the death Of said
Bramlette, in the management Of the affairs
Of the fifth and last gift concert, and that the
drawing announced fer February ~, 1875,
shall positively and unequivocally take place
on that day without any further postponement
or delay on any'account whatever.
r. T. DURRETT, President.
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Boz New oFIenms.

Regular Memphis and New Orleans Packet
tsr-the Season-For Vicksburg. NatcbeS
New Orleans and oil Way and Bend Land
ipgs.
BELLE LEE,
JsF Hicks. 900 master tAlf. Gfissom ...clerk
EAVES AS ABOVE EVERY ALTFR-
IL nate THURSDAY at 4 pm.
Inc BELLE LEE will pay particular atten-
ton TO all way and bend business. Merehsnt,
can. rely on the s~trictest punotualily III iii
busines entrusted TO her care.
J. 7. WASHINGTON, Agent.
lgs-1 300 Front street.
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OYSTERS

received daily by express at
1861 VIcToR d. FUcns', ii Jefferson st.,
Fer Mardi. Gras - Elegant
velveteens I'm cOlOrs.
Gold and silver stars, per
dozen, 70c.
Fringes, Braid and Trim
miDgs.
KAHN & FREIBERG,
Corner Main and Poplar SITS.
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WANTED.

WANTED-T0 PURCHASE. DAMAGED
w flour. Address e. j. NJ, this Office.
1911 II
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Fhe Napoleon and RendH Marnt
.Gras Excursion Packet.

The popular packet A, j. White, in
command Of that ever popular and ex.
perieneed boatman Captain Geo.
Malone, will make one Of the finest
Mardi Gras excursions to Memphis
that has ever been witnessed. The Of
icers Of this fayorite packet are making
grand preparations to entertain their
guests, and on arrival in port they will
be presented to King Menus in a royal
manner. Captain Malone will have an
excellent band on board with which to
entertain the excursionists on her
grand trip. She leaves here on Satur.
day evening next for Napoleon and the
bends; returning, leaves Napoleon Sun.
day the 7th at 8 pm. and makes all way
landings on time as per schedule, which
will be ioundin our advertising columns.
She will make all way landings for pas
sengers, and be prepared to accommo'
date in a comfortable manner a large
number Of people. She will arrive in
Memphis Tuesday morning at 2 am,
aud leave on Wednesday evening with a
return tip. She will entertain all her
passengers on board while in port.
Captain A. L. Cummins, a gentleman
who has endured himself to the people
in the bends by his prompt attention { o
business and uniform kindness to all,
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FOR RENT.

DOR R%ENT-sTORE HOUSE; 4 ROOMS
I above; 1887 Beal st; $40 per month. APP
ply to- G00DLErT 4 CO.,
l3llS 2S2 Front street.
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BOATS HAVING TO DAY.
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= ILLIN0IS. -
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-04-10
Keep Ahead Of Work.

THE rigid winter has so far overstepped
it's natural bounds that the slush and
mud of early spring-tIme will scarcely
have to be endured this season, for the
Frost King will probably yield his scep-
ter at once to the Flower Queen. Sum-
mer almost begins when winter leaves
off. 1t therefore behooves farmers not
to sit idly waiting for the new opening;
but to be up and doing so that they may
keep ahead of the work that may rush
upon them.
One OF the important duties lies in secur-
ing and having ready good supply of the
very best varieties of seeds for the cereal
and vegetable crops. 1t is too apt to be
the case that this matter is neglected,
even after good resolutions have been
made, and when seed-time comes the
hurry of work compels the using of such
varieties as are on the premises and
which have been grown there for sue
cessive years and deteriorated greatly,
as all vegetables and grains will under
such management; therefore there are
thousands of acres titled thoroughly
every year that produce bat half what
would be yielded were a better class of
seeds planted.
Another important m latter to attend to
is the fitting up of the farm implements
and machinery. To stop the team a day
to have a pillow OF harrow repaired after
these implements are brought out for
use is a damage to any farmer amount
ing to ten if not a hundred times the
amount required to put them in good
condition before the cropping season
opens. And so this rule may apply to
all the seasons through; wagons, hay
racks, moving machines, etc.
Farm fences should be looked to now,
built up and repaired so as to make
| them u secure protection to the sunni. er
crops. Here good resolutions are often
broken again, to the greatest disadvan-
| tage of the husbandman. The fences
that surround the titled field are known
to be insecure, and it is determined to
fix them up before the crops become
| tempting TO the domestic animals, but
| being behindhand a little all through
the season they are neglected until the
| farmer is awakened out of his lethargy
| by finding his crops destroyed and his
stock injured. - .-
The farmer who keeps ahead of his
work can always take advantage OF
| whatever circumstances he may he
placed in he can use less muscular and
more brain force than his neighbor
who is always working at disadvan-
tage by following instead of leading
Wherever is found a snug, cosy, rural
home with everything indicating wealth
and prosperity will also be found a N an
ager who never allows his work to get
the advantage of him, and wherever the
opposite of this is found there is never a
| mistake made in asserting that there
lives man who is always behind time
in the performance of his agricultural
! labors.
The lesson is written plainly all ovel
the face of the country, and in the ex.
perience ofevery husbandman, but is moi
| ful cal atf
| to it earnestly at this time because the
popularity of The season makes it OF
double importance just now.-IndsanO
| Fdyne-.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-04-10
Taking the skeptic to a portion of the

Taking the skeptic to portion of the
field sown in February he showed him
the grains of wheat, fully swelled, but
elastic and just ready to sprout Going
to another part of the field, sown with
rye the previous October, but which, for
the want of rain, had not come up the
previous autumn, he showed him the rye
sprouted half an inch, stated the condi-
tions, and added: "If l could always
so put in either wheat or rye in the fall
that it would lie dormant during the win
ter n crop will of course be assured from
heaving and consequent winter-killing."
The neighbor was convinced at once.
The farmer then asked him if he had
not noticed that ears of corn tramped or
plowed into the ground in the fall would
winter all right and come up promptly
in the spring, and even stand frost.
"Oh, yes" replied the inquirer, land
have often wondered at it, but never
learned the lesson now taught me-"
"Well," said the farmer, "there are
more crops lost by neglecting to SOW and
| plant in season than from any other one
| cause. Some people plant or sow in u
certain stage of the moon: others, again,
| by certain of the old almanac signs, or
upon certain fixed DAYS. But sensible
| men plant and sow when the sign is
| right, without reference to the almanac
that is, @hen the condition of the soil is
right. | have always practiced sowing
wheat on fall-plowing, and before the
frost had left the ground if possible. l
| get earlier ripering, as rule, and early
ripened grain is generally good. Aweek
in the ripening of grain will save it from
many unfavorable contingencies operat-
| ing against a good yield, or to which a
maturing crop is subject. All our cereal
grains originally required to be sown in
autumn to mature crop. By sowing
| 50 late in autumn that the seed
did not terminate until spring they have
been gradually changed into spring va
rieties, and thus have become ANNALS.
If all farmers were thinking men, or in
quirers into the reasons why. as you and
l are, it would not be many years until
the whole system of cultivation would be
changed for the better"
Z" l guess you are right, Meadowman,
asser:c:. tne nearer. Il am glad fol
what I've learned, and especially fol
that idea of asking the reason Why
From " Farm aud Garden," in Ohtcdgt
! Tribune
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-04-10

1t is just twelve years since the Trus-
tees of the British Museum inaugurated
the researches at Ephesus which six
years later eliminated in the discovery
of the Temple of Diana-one of the So
called seven wonders of the world. A
firman was obtained from the Turkish
Government, and MIR. John I. Wood, of
London, was selected to superintend the
excavations The choice of Mr.. Wood,
an architect by profession, was most
happy, and there have been great re-
suits from the wisdom of the selection
made by the Trustees. For eleven years
the Investigations continued, and were
brou ght to an end, we are told, through
motives of economy on the part of the
British Government. Not, however, for
tunately, before some of the discovered
relics were safely placed within the
walls of the British Museum. Before
MIR. Wood began his work little was
known definitely of Ephesus-one of
the seven churches-and in its day
city magnificent in all its parts. The
date OF the founding of the city was
1043 b. G.. 1t was the ancient capital of
Ionia and was celebrated for its splendor.
The first prominent result of Mr. Woods
work was the discovery of beautiful
building, fifty feet in diameter, having
sixteen columns, standing in the middle
of quadrangle, believed to be the tomb
Of St Luke, MS a mos. reliable historian
has stated that the apostle was buried
at Ephesus. In 1865 the eXplora-
! ton of the Great Theater was
commenced. This vast edifice was
found to be 495 feet in diameter, and
Mr.. Wood calculates that it was capable
of holding "a 800 persons On the last
day of the year 1869 Mr.. Wood came up
on the pavement of the Temple of Diana,
some twenty feet below the present sur
face, and outside the precincts of the an
cient city. AT gate OF entrance two
roads were found to diverge, one of
which had deep ruts of chariot wheels,
by following which the temple WAS
reached. PIiny gave the dimensions of
the temple as 425 feet long by 22O feet
wide, but Mr. Wood found these were
the dimensions of the lowest step of the
base on which the building stood, the
actual dimensions of the temple itself
being 30S by 163 feet. Ctesiphon is
named as the chief architect, and Pliny
saws there were 1877 columns, sixty seet
high, of Parian marble, furnished by so
| many Kings. Mr.. Wood found the altar
IN its pro9er position, and "a sculptured
| figure of Diana was discovered. A vast
block of marble, about eleven tons in
wei ght, part of the fTieze of the temple,
deliberately sculpiured with represen-
tation of the ninth labor of Hercules,
was among the treasure trove,'' and
may be seen, together with every other
morsel of the sculpture, at the British
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-04-10
Brindle's Leap.

Years ago, while working at home, l
went one day to tie up my fathers cows.
opened the stable-door, and the queen
of the vard-old Brinole-started in, but
stopped Just inside the door and would
go no further. Thinking it was because
the stable was so dark, i urged her, but
to no purpose. kicked and found two
could play ut that game. Her conduct
was 80 unusual that l then began to in
vestigate, and found that sunbeam
came through a crack and reached across
the stable just before her, making tho
little dancing notes plainly visible, and
looking for all the world like bar new
ly put up, over which she could scarcely
leap, and under which she felt it impos-
sibie to crawl. Enjoying her perplexity
now that it's cause was plain, l waited
and laughed to see her lift her head
evidently comparing the height of the
supposed obstruction with some fence
over which the mischievous creature
had broken in past days., and then gave
it up, as was plain by the fact that she
beg n to calculate the chances OF crawl
ing under, and shook her head at it. Ex-
PLANTATION WAS useless, as 1t is
in sundry like cases among more
intelligent animals, and the fun
was too good to spoil by coercion. At
length l went round and poured the
sliced turh1ps slowly INTO tne manager
This was too much. Old BrIndle evil
IDENTIFY made up her mind that she must
risk everything for the mess. So, with a
sudden leap. she cleared the obstruction
Without touching (though she came down
just where it would have been-a feat
which evidently as onished her-and
took her place at the manger. She
looked as if she could not see any reason
for the shout that greeted her. 1t was
serious business to her.
And ever since, if l see one delaying
to do a plain duty for vari JUS reasons
which seem real and formidable to htn,,
but are only sunshine-or moonshine =
to anyone else, l always think of old
Brindle, and endeavor to find out what
is turnip to him, in order to CORK him on
with it. But many a Ian makes as I'M
necessary and ludicrous "a leap in getting
clear of imaginary distractions as did
old Brindle .-AdUdnce.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-04-10
Plea for MOthers.in.LaW.

MorHERs-IN-LAw have long borne an
unmerited load of opprobrium. Recent
Developments in the neighbcrhood have
increased this burden, bringing down on
their devoted heads a fresh avalanche of
depreciation. Their sad plight has moved
the pity and chivalry of the Rev. DIR.
Hall, of this city, who rushes, in the
Ledger, to the rescue of the victims. In
order not to irritate still further at the
outset the prejudices of the mob of gem
tlemen who write with ease he adroitly
introduces the incendiary topic with the
soothing observation that law
are not necessarily old, or ugly. or dis
agreeable. Many of them are fair, viva
cious, agreeable, and in the highest de-
gree lovable, proving themselves gentle
wives. tender mothers, good neighhors.
They have sometimes appeared to great
er advantage on the wedding-day than
the daughters that made the central fig
ure. Now, We put it to the candor of ali
men, what is there in the marriage of a
young lady that should turn all the milk
OF human Kindness into acid in the bosom
of her mother? To-day Miss Blanche
mother is wise, good, kind, unseItish, the
mother of an angel, and acting like an
angel in giving Blanche away. To-mor.
row Blanche is married and Blanche
mother becomes a mother-in-law. Will
nyOuC CApldlu Wldt influence
attends the rite by which the good, gentle
mother, who stood by dropping tears
and who receives a kiss from her proud
new son, is transformed into "chimerd
dires"
Yet, undoubtedly, troubles do arise
through mothers-in-law; and we now pro
pose to inquire into the reaEons.
1. Some IF them come from e1cess Of self
lone. The mother has counseled, guided,
controlled her son or daughter till the
wedding day. She cannot resign the
reins. To give up power is hard to many,
male and female. She forgets that
father and mother are forsaken for the
new possession by the divine law. In
her overweening self-love woman
looks on the second family now founded
as an extension to her territory She
has, she thinks, her third term" and
indefinitely long. But this is apt to be
resented. The young husband or wife
as the case may be, has been counting or
something to be exclusively his or hers
My ownw-why, it has been whispered
murmured, written, sung, dreamed
And now, behold" says the fond, fool
ish, young fellow, "she is not my own
but first her mothers, and then mine >
He is disappointed, vexed, jealous. In
this temper of his, il the amiable lady
mother of an angel on his wedding day
whom he proudly kissed, were TO suggest
the excellence of the Ten Command
ments, he would resent it, and quarrel
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-04-10
Two or Three Pretty Things.

Take strawberry box left of last
summer and cover it with the fine green
moss that you can find in the woods,
Nesting close to the roots of the trees.
To fasten the moss on you must take
brown cotton and wind it round and
round. The thread will sink into the
fibers of the moss and will not be seen.
Now, if you have holly berries or tiny
shells arrange them here and there upon
the moss. Stick the coral berries in,
stick the shells on, with mucilage. In
side your box set a low tumDler fill it
with water, and in it place plentiful
sprigs of the basketplan trandesedntia,
commonly known as 1.-THE Wandering
jew" or Creeping Jacob" Il grows
rapidly when potted, and even in water,
which must be changed once week or
SO, it will put forth shoots and make a
most refreshing greenness. Such an ar
rangement as this, the moss covered box
and the trailing vine, set on u bracket
will make one corner of your sitting
room "a source of interes: and delight.
If you have a little table whereof the
top is scratched or worn you can make a
cover for it that will be really ornament
al by cutting a square or round of bright
red flannel the size and shape Of your
top and pinking it around the edge IN
the same manner. Upon every alternate
mucilage IA little tiuted shell of the sort
used TO make pocket pincushions of. If
you want your shell to look very gay in
deed wind it with sewing silk of different
colors in the convoluiions.
Are you boarding or crowded for room
in your house, So that contrivances are a
necessity If so, you may like to hear
of IL new scrap-bag, which is convenient
for sciled collars, cuffs and small pieces
or for rays. You will require u yard of
brown lawn to make it. Make an ordi-
nary bag, ten inches from the bottom
run in shirr and introduce hoop
skirt wire, over which, to hide it and for
ornament, sew a quilting of bright satin
ribbon; shirt braid will do if you don't
wish to be extravagant. Pieces of linen,
oblong and cut in points, may be braided
and hung from the shirr, in which cas-
they may be put on before the ribbon
quilting. Finish the whole with bright
cord or string of ribbon and hang it by
your bureau-Rurdk Home.