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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-05
What Queer Rats in Kentucky.


There Is q married couple living near
here, in LsTue county, who, during their
engagement, exchanged rings. The
bride elect took of her ring at one time
and was never able to find il afterwsrd.
She cana TO the conclusion that il NUT
have teen carried away by The rats.
After they bad been married about two
years they decided 10 clear tbs plscs Of
the pests, and a rat was found with the
identical gold ring around his neck. lis
head was as large as 3 ful-grOwn rats,
but its body was very small. Il il sup-
posed thst an old rat had taken the ring
and carried II to her nest to adorn the
neck Of her little darling.
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Singular Restitution OF Child.

-oAttOA AD4 ACSkSOAlACLCG AFGW Ju4c-i
A curious story is told OF an American
general, who, while walking through q
back street in London the other day,
encountered two or three women tTamIs
surrounding well-GTssssd girl, three or
four years old. SuspsCtiDg that the child
hsd been lost, he took it away from them
after much resistance on their part,
brought it to his lodgings, and notified
the police. In the evening he was to
dine at the house Of a we.I-kuOwn leader
Of fashion, out, on reaching tine door,
was informed that his host could net re.
eeive him, as that morning their only
child had been decOyed away from her
nurse in the park. Your readers can, Of
course, imagine the seqUsI-the graft
tude Of the parents, and the aft elton en-
tersained for the name Of RI in a. least
one English hCusehrli.
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Coal Mine in Massachusetts.

MIDWAY, MASS, March Mining
operations have begun In this vicinity
A sh aft ia being sunk on the bank Of
Charles river, at the base OF Pauls Mill,
around which neighborhoed large as
scrtment Of specimens has heretofore
been found AT dspth OF about fifteen
feet from the surface the miners came to
q st alum of anthracite coal of excellent
quality, but whether it viii turn out of
sufficient quantity to make q paying
yield, has not yet been ascertained.
The parties working the mine are in
good spirits and confident of success.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-05
The following paragraph came from

The following paragraph came from
the pen of Horace Greeley, and contains
as much philosophy and common sense
as can possibly be given in The same
numter OF lines: Some men who know
enough ID advertise are yet so narrow
minded as 10 confiue their advertise
ments 10 journals of their own creed and
party. II they do not choose to trade
with any but men Of like faith, this is
wise; but II they desire the whole pub
lie for customers, it Is otherwise" Men
who want to make money, and are really
anxions 10 sell the goods on their coun-
tiers, will note these wo.ds Of wisdom
and act accordingly.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-05
Sue, SO Home and Put Your
Head in Soak.
New York sun I


In common with the other Methodist
churches in Newark since the advent Of
Mrs. Van Cot, revival services have
been conducted in The H2isey-s.reet
Methodist EpiscOpsl church, q which
Rev. E. Dunn is pastor. Recently
one OF the mem beTs Of the church, Mrs.
Susan LangsJoth, OF High street., grew
exceedingly excited in listening 10 one
of the reverend genilemau's exh0rte-
ti0ns, and, rising from her seat, walked
toward the altar, saying that she wanted
to be sanctifiad. She tOok off sll her
jewelIy, an I, fiingiCg it contemptU ous-
ly on the altar, asked, "Whst are The
LangstrOths proud and vain Of? They
came from n0lhing.' This action sd
peared to gratiiy tie pastor, and be
spread Out his hands and exclaimed, in
an ecstasy of fervOr, "Hay the same
spirit of grace come down on oil Of Us v,
The congregation took q more prosaie
view Of the affair, the lady'5 brOther-in-
law giving vent to his annoyance by
saying, Sue, so home and put your
head in soag.h On the following even.
ing services We're being conducted ss
usual by Mr.. Dunn, and he requested
one OF the deacCHs TO offer a prayer.
The latter declined, ss did also three
others. This refusal hss broken 10 the
revival services in mis- church
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-05

A celebrated wholesale MFR liant in
London sometime ago presented the
proprietors Of the Telegraph with a
printing press that cost twenty. five
thousand dollars, as a slightltoken Of
appreciation. In doing so he accom-
panied the gift with letter, In which
ne sAid: "In your paper, by judicious
] first built the foundation
of fortune, and in your paper, by judi
cious advertising, l have amassed the
fortune which enables me to offer you
this testimony Of regard and good will
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Eleven Dry Goods Embellishments I'm
Philadelphia Destroyed Estimated
Loss, S3eO,OO

PHILADELPHIA, March The ex.
tensive dry goods house of Wood, Marsh
& Co., 500 and 81 Market street, was
destroyed by fire this morning. The
flames broke out about three O'Clock
10 asmall two story back building, and
are supp 0sed to have originated from the
stove. A brisk breeze prevailing at the
time famed the flames SO that when
the firemen arrived the fire had made
considerable Roadway. The building 3O7,
occupied by GarrestOn, BleckemOre &
Co., dealers 10 prints, was badly dam
aged in the rear, while the interior was
pretty well deluged with wsttr. No. 313
Market, occupied by B. & d. Bshrens
Bros & Dobson, dealers in fancy goods,
was likewise damaged in the rear, while
the interior suffered by water. About
five o'cllck portion of the north wall
of 81 fell, causing the west wall to fall.
The store No. 303 Market, occupied by
s.. A. Cassidy, dealer in silks, suffered
from water and smoke. 1t was day.
light before the firemen mastered the
situation. The entire loss is estimated
at three hundred thousand dollars. Hugh
M'ClintocB, assistant engineer, and
George Gray, member CT truck No s,
were severely injured by accidentally
slipping off the roof OF back building
and falling into an area below.
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Nut-SheIIing the Scandal State
mentS.


Mr.. Tilton-Mr. Beecher has ruined
my home and is guilty Of adultery.
Mr.. Beecher-Mr. Tilton. you are a
liar. Prove what you say, if you can.
Mr.. MOultOn-Mr. Tilton tells the
truth, for Mr.. Beecher coufef sed to me.
Mr.. Beeeber-I never did anything OF
the kind. Moulton is as great a falsifier
as Tllton.
Mrs. Moulton-Mr. Beeeher made 8
confession to me that be was guilty of
the charges made against him by Mr.
Tilton.
Mr.. Beecher-Mrs. MOul'Ol is q chris
tian lady, one that 1 always respected,
but she has peIjured herself to save her
husband. will turn her out of the
church.
Mrs. Moulton-Mr. Beecher, before
you do that, let the me tier be inves.i-
gated.
Mr.. Beecher-I will, if you will per
nit me to select the council. IL you
have anything to do with it at all, it will
be hOdge-podge affair.
Mr.. Alphabetically
Mr.. BOWen-Mr. Beecber is an adul-
terer, perjurer and hypocrite.
Mr.. Beecher-Mr Bowen ia a SANDER
er and liar. Viii have an advisory
council to discuss whether Plymouth
church has violated the rules of the Con-
gregational denomination or not.
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The English '.Domesday Book -

London SPECTATOR
The DoDaesdGy Book OF England and
Wales has st length appeared, and when
its true character hiss been recognized
will create an unusual amount OF sOcial
and, perhaps, political interest. It Is 3
nominal roll of every man in England
who possesses an acre of her coil. cover
ing every grade of pr1prietorsbip, Fl om
the mighty duke Of Northumberland,
who possesses in q single county one
hundred and eighty-One tht ussnd acres
Of soil, Y aiding on an ave age nearly
one pound an acre; or the duSe of Dew
Onshire, With eighty three Thousand
acres in Derbyshire alone, to the retired
tradesman, who talBs OF the "ETouudsU
of an acre and a half SUR urdtng his
MiddleseX or SurreyvIlle. Every man
who has copy can tell al q glance how
much land the neighbCriDg msgnate, or
his own rival in the county, or the new
purchaser who has just cal Ell on him,
pOss ssses OF the soil, and what the
amount OF his rent-rOil would be il it
were Unburdened, both stated with off
cial accuracy and cleaners. The book
shows that less than fOIty-ihree thou
sand peIsOus are landowners in Egg
land ia the political sense of the word
Important Scientific Discovery.
the warlike habits Ofthe Papusns aud
their implements of warfare are de
scribed in private letter recently adj
dressed 10 Dr.. Hooker, of London. The
writer says that no man leaves his dwell
ing even TO go to his bit of cultivated
LAID without his powerful bamboo bow
and few deadly poisoned arrows. The
poisoned arrows are only few among a
great number not poisoned, being dis-
by elaborate carving and
painting to prevent accident They are
pointed and barbed with human bone
brought to almost needle-like sharpness,
carefully finished; they are poisoned by
being plunged in a putrefying human
corpse. The late Commodore Good
enough and his men suffered from ar
rows so poisoned. 1t is q sort of blood
poisoning that, like other kinds of inOc-
llstiOn, does not develop itself for sew
trsl days, but the slightest scratch,
touched with it, produces almost always
3 horrible death. The symptoms of
are accompanied by violent
spasms Ike tetanus, with consciousness
until the last.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-05
To what Base Uses.

The taste fer relics has led to the pur-
chase of many cords of the old B lston
elm. People who cannot distinguish
elm from other woods have inv ested
quite largely in fragments of the old
elm, composed OF spruce, cherry, beech,
sycamore and the like. But the spuri.
GUS nature of yellow pine fragments of
the old elm is said to be apparent to the
lOwliest intellect of the Hub. And now
it is decided to work up the Old elm into
furniture for the city council OF Boston.
The sacred wood beneath whose UNI
brageOus shaCe Washington has
lunched, where wicked men have been
hung and witched burned, is now to bs
converted into chairs for the broad pro-
portions of sedentsIy aldermen. Oliver
Wendell Holmes, who thrilled the
cou3try ever so many years ago with
Old Ir0nsideS, hes here another splendid
opportunity for staDza beginning
Ay, better that his shattered hulk
Should sink etc etc.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-05
ONE OF rHE LIGHT BRIGADE

A paragraph appeared some days age
the Sun announcing the death O
)hD FItzpsfrick, one OF tue Light Brig
lie, who died OF starvation in England
e had recsived pension OF six pence
day, which, however, was Withdrawn
'yeral years ago, and he endesvOrt d tC
ze out miserable existence by riding
circus pageant. Old age anu disease
1titted him for this or any other work
lie Cniy refuge fer the disabled soldier
as the pDOrhou5e, from which be
rank in horror. The verdict Of the
'roner's jury was: "Died Of starvation,
nd the case q disgrace to the wal
hce.n
Speed the newsl Speed the news!
speed the news onward!
"Dted OF starvation" one
OF O Z y hundred;
One who his part had played
Well in the Light Brigade,
When through the vale OF death
Rode he six hundred.
Food to the right of him,
Food to the left OF him,
Food all around, yet
The veteran huDgeTed;
He who through Snut and shell
Ftari essly rode, and well,
And when the word was Charge"
Shrank not nor fingered.
'Of to the wOrkhOUse, yCu!'
Back in dismsy he drew,
Feeling he never knew
wren cannon Numbered.
His not to plead or sigh,
His but TO starve and die
And 20 pauper's grave
Sink with soul as brave
AS through the vale OF death
Rode the six hundred.
Flashed proud spirit there.
UP through the mans despair,
Shamtng the servile there;
Soaring the fimid, while
SOrdid souls wondered;
Then turned to face his fate
Calmly, with soul rs great
as when through shot aud shell
He rode with six hundred,
With high hope elate,
Laughing in face OF fate
Rode with ak hundred.
Hunger his mate by day,
Sunday and working day,
Winter and summer day
Shame on the nation!
Struggling with might and main,
Smit by disease ana pain,
He. in VictOria's reign,
Died of starvation"
While yet the land with pride
Tells Of the he8dlOng ride
OF the six hundred,
While yet the welkin rings,
While yet the Laureate sings,
Some one has blundered."
Let us with bated breath
Tell how one starved to death
OF the SIX hundred.
What can that horror hide?
o! the dread death lie died!
Well may men wonder,
One OF the Light Brigade,
One who that charge had made
Died of sheer hungerl
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-05

English names; they are printed IN
tabular form on cloth, which IL sold at q
low price to the peasantry.
A japanese princess employed an
English seamstress to fashion the long
white dresses aud dainty apparel belong.
ing to an infants wardrobe, but not
knowing how u array her baby In its
new clothes, she called to her assistance
an American woman. The prince, the
| princess, and their children repaired to
the nursery to witness the performance,
and when the baby was thoroughly
| wrapped in her richly-embroidere
blanket, the father and mother kissed
the hands Of their American friend on
Bonded knees, with extrsvsgant express
siOns Of gratitude.
Science is the wstehWod Of this gen.
GRAFTON. Never before was there such
eagerness for knowledge; never before
such spirit Of skepticism requiring ev-
| ldence. Prof. r A. Proctor delivered &
series OF three astronomical lectures in
Minneapolis, Minnesota, last week, be-
fore an audience of seventeen hundred
peOple-mOre than could find seat in
the largest hall-aud most Of them Uaid
at the door. That, In frontier town
which twenty five years ago was an In
dian reservation, tells the story Of the
thirst for knowledge which character
izss this age and land.
1t may be interesting to many people
to know that Mardi Gras does not occur
on the twenty-ninth of February but
once in a mans life time. Since the in
PRODUCTION of the G eg brian calendar in
1852 Mardi GrSs has occur ed February
-, 1856, February 20, 1924, and sfler
February 18th Of this year, will not &C.
cur on that date sgain until POPS, then
2loO, then 2248, then 23l6, and then 2i00,
which is the limit OF the present calcu-
lstiOD. In the year 1914, MsrGi Gras
will fall on the twenty-second Of Feb.
ruary, and only that ore time on that
datein that cantuIy.-LOuisUille Courier
Journal.
The public schools are now oceupying
q large share of the time Of the various
legislatures now in session. 10 New
York an amendment to the constitution
is pending providing for the msinten-
snce Of the schools independent CT the
Legislature, and refusing the appropria-
ton OF any portion Of the school fund to
sectarian schools. Ia Ohio q bill to Ie-
model the manner of electing members
OF the board OF education is under con-
sideratiOn. The CalifOrDiS and Georgia
legislatures have before them bills re-
forming the S ate educational systems
and compulsory e1Cc iti0nsl bills are
pending in several other States.
The territls case Of lynching some
months ago, in We Virginia, will be
remembered, in which naa was
hanged by mob on the accus ItiOn of
his wife. 1t was case of murder Of
young girl. and the woman in jail at
BarbOursville as the accomplice. Her
agony Is said to be appalling. The vision
OF her dead husband appears to be ever
present with her in her cell She prays
for death, without having the courage to
take her own life. From being a stout,
able-bOdled woman, she has wasted
away to the proportions Of merely ami
mated skeleton. She has no appetite,
and her reason is gradually giving way.
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An Historic Beer-CeIIar.

Leipzig Correspondence OF the San francisco
Chronicle
The whole establishment is brown
with age; and no wonder, for Auerbach's
is the very Oldest tavern in Leipzig, and
under its hospitable roof the wine has
warmed the hearts OF Its frequenters for
three hundred years. 1t was here that q
young student from FrankfOrt-On-t the
Main, named Goethe, was wont TO PASS
bis evenings in company with Stock of
Nuremberg, an engraver lately come to
Leipzig to work for Breitkopf the IA
NOUS printer and publisher. Over the
table IL this joyisl retreat Goethe dis
cussed his excursions in philosophy, law,
medicine and theology, and fashioned
the plot OF the great poem, part of
whit is forever associated with Auer-
bach's cellar. Do you remember those
scenes in the first part of Faust that t1est
of life in Lsipzig? There are two old
muIsl paintings on these walls where
Dr. Faust is represented carOu5lng with
his comrades, and Later riding Oft out Of
the door astride of a huge wine casS.
While we turned the leaves Of an old
volume recording this extraordinary
feat ofthe dOctor-a volume that Goethe
must have thumbed greedily-we looked
ACROSS Tue lOOul anu bdW "a lEDlS WhOlC
he is said to have sat thousand times.
1t is in cosy corner, back from the
door and the WindOws-s place to dream
IN over pipe and beer. Those are the days
OF which The poet sang when he put into
the lips OF "F'Tosch" this apcphthegm:
Leipzig TO me is dear;
Paris In miniatul chow 1t refnes Its people!
Ga one side OF the upper room there
il lower windowless cellar lit by gas
and looking for all the world Ike the IN
terror Of a mODstroUs tomb. 1t Is cons
pie tely lined with ma uTal paintings, and
these, together with its PECULIAR shape,
its situation and it's associations, i'm
press a fellow tremendously. At the
head of room, rather small one,
stands the very cssk that galloped up
stairs with Doctor Faust sitting astride
its Wine-sosked stsves. The eccentric
rider must have struck his head when
his frantic cssk began the ascent OF the
Stair, for the ceiling Is very low; bat it
doesn't pay to question thee traditions.
The devil that gave wings to that clum'
sy wine cask could gave the pate OF his
advpgata I reckon
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-05

There ia something so sensible In the
following that it ia worth puttir down !:
The young woman who deliberately
goes late TO church, to attrsct attention
as she scIspes down the sisle, is fool
ish virgin. The young man who plt s.
tiers his hair down tight to low, retreat
ing forehead, bridges his nose with eye
glasses, and wears loud cane, when he
comes late to concert, and strikes sttl-
tudes before the audience at the door
while he glsres about FOX . seat, aud then
stalks to It with the proud air OF prize
mule at country fair, is snob.
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DISASTROUS FIRE.

MPHIs, March, 1876.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-16
M. c,... Cttiseus and Refernsers
-. 49,. s,,~,p .f,e,d {Mass.) Republican.

NJ. .C,.s. Cttiseus and Resorssers.
Rom the Springfield tAass) Republican.
IT, remembrance Of first-class citizens
- ratnrmers over the machine pol
itician continues 70 accumu.s1e
Massachusetts delegation TO the E.nein'
n.,, Convention. The latest aoa'..ons
arc ~ ex Governor Bullock ana Ion
arsssmeo George Hoar, from the "of-
$3.50 D;.tr;ct. There 10 no need 70 Ia ,,
hi these men; they are for reform HI
.I.s.,ah and for men whcm the once
LIZ No. Who seek the Office. we eoun'
nov ON the reform side, the iour
.N 49, d.leostes, the two Worcester men
81. srom the Second District oanIo.u
and Pisrce) and the two nom .ns ' I'D
Boston District (Alpheus haroy ..r .
NcLeanl where the Boston heIAiu y,
..the Custom house wss vhiPpe11 ous y.
-. hoot,N-tcn in all to the two Or. 10,
~. and Mr.. Carter whom the ring Po.-
;.;e;sns slectsd in the Sixth D'sst'cI
Rn. ~a an know DR. Losing is reason
.his he;ne 10 the presence OF . ms,o!ny'
snd C.rter. vc have suspicion, Is TC s
,h,. time without being reasonable. *
Blaine papers claim in the ioSl' M IN
tr;ct men. but they were elected ~ ~
Rr;stov Club folks over the CUSTOM .n.
honss ticket and. We suspect are ~
IuSes Ho,r kind OF Blaine dslegsse
vheseof the more the better, Inc iA.'
"a Rlsipe 4 yanishing b . cspdsaass -
G.ssschusetss; tho real contest Is N
tween the reformes and the ioa. -.
"a MIR sides are fast gel
ting ON the Bristow boat
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THE wlNANsEs' sso, ooo. 900

XCoasraet signed BY the Csaf H'ne
Las aAA WHIST . GRAND Dske sss'
Ab,usl s.
aTa.k about 'rings'-why We Amer
| leans don't begin to understand tnem
] you Russians do" said Col. John q. 9ow
en-, the engineer, the other day. aDie
YOU ever hear how little ring OF Gov.
eminent officials innocently were the
means of making the fortune OF two
Americans? Nor Well I'll tell you.
.In 1850 the Nicholas Railroad from st
| Petersburp to Moscow--about 6OO miles
was finished and number Of Russian
Generals put their hesds together to get
a profitable contract out OF the Govern
ment. The scheme they hit on was to
keep the rolling stock OF the road in re-
pair for ten years. The Minister of
Public Works, who was in the ring,
made a contract with them by which it
was agreed to pay them eight cents for
every time passenger car went over the
road. four cents mile for each freight
car, and 30 on. The document having
been properly drawn, was CARED by the
Minister to the Emperor Nicholas, and
handed him to sign.
"sWhst is this3' asked the Car.
"'Your Imperial Magesty, it is plan
for reducing the expenses of the Govern
ment, in the management Of the new
railroad. A very advantageous contract
your Majesty.
nicholas glanced at it. fs So s
".Yes, but what do my Generals know
about railwaysF said he; and then, after
a moments reflection, he asked, where
are those Americans who were here
building carsf
"'They are in the building was the
";Send them to me at once said
Nicholas.
Presently those Americans who
were William and Thomas Winans, OF
Baltimore, were usnered into the pres
ence.
The Gear handed them the contract.
ado you want thst?' he said.
"They looked at il, and, as it was in
Russia, they did not quite understand its
provisions. They told him SO.
"Well, take it away with you, and be
here at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning and
let me know whether ycu'll take it. 90
"At the appointed hour they saw the
Car and interhned some sight alter
ations that they wanted. These were ut
once accepted 10. aRd made on the spot.
The names of the Winans brothers were
substituted for those of Russian Generals,
and Nicholas attached his signature 10
tho parchment.
The Winans brothers made twenty
million dollars out of the contract
I'm 1856, when Alexander the present
Car, was crowned" continued Col.
Gowen. "Sir Robert Peel, who was well
ACQUAINTED with the Grand Duke Constan.
tine, was in attendance. Before his de.
parture from st. Petersburg he called
upon tho Grand Duke to take his leave.
"sWell, Sir Robert, have you seen tie
curiosities in st. Petersburgr asked the
prince.
40, yes was the reply, I've seen the
Mint. the Hermitage, the Arsenal, and
the Fortress, 10 .r.-
ais that allP said Constantine.
"'Why, is there anything else worth
seeing? said the Englishman.
"sTo be- sure there is. You've missed
the greatest curiosity in the empire, re.
piled the prince.
"Indeedl What is it?' asked Sir
Robert.
"eThe American railway contract,
said Constantine"
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THE HONEST nan wHo PA Us.

There Is one among the many,
Can you tell me where he stays?
He's an old, old-fashioned party,
Called the honest man who pays:
Yes-the honest man who pays
Every dollar that he may owe,
Keeping up the good old ways
That so many scarcely know
If hc gives his word Of promise
Ills bond as good as gold:
II he. hold q past Of honor,
Not trust it ever sold.
By the honest man who pays 40.
Every debt he may incur, B q
Yielding each a just reward,
And no grudgelng or demur.
And I'm told this rare old party t.
Lives-within his income, won
BY the fairest, squarest dealing
We see beneath the sun.
And the honest man who pays
Always holds IL good and right,
For the rich to help the needy
When the times are tough and tight.