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THE LION.
A Small Chunk of Natural His
tory for Very Young Readers.

Detroit Free Pressl
What is this ?"
This is lion, called by some folks
the king of beasts. Take sharp
look at him 50 you may hereafter tell
a lion from a mule"
" What is the color of lion?"
"Their natural color is tawny
Where you see one fixed off with
red, white and blue you may be sure
that some circus man has been paint
ing him"
Lions must be very strong2"
" So they are. 1t is pity that the
strength can not be used in drawing
street cars.
" Are there any wild lions in this
country"
Not very many; but then we'd ad-
wise you to get into the house as soon
as night comes. Africa is the home
of the lion. He has every chance to
spread himself there the nights are
so warm that he doesn't t have to draw
his tail into his den for fear of frost.
Can a lion carry off an OK ?"
1t is said that he can, butt woulC
be far better for the OK to carry him
self off before the lion got hold o
him. There isn't much doubt that
lion could trot off quite easily with I
rabbit"
Does a lion ever attack a whit,
man."
Very rarely. When a man i
home at reasonable hours, keeps plen
ty of wood split, buys his wife fou
hats per year and votes our ticket
he is not often disturbed by lions
They walk right past him to grab on
O those fellows who will never len
his wheel-barrow or snow-shovel, an
{ whose sidewalk is alwaysi in need of re
pairs.
"Do lions roar very loudly?'
"They do. The sound is almost q
loud as that of dish-pan falling o
its nail in the dead of night"
why do they roar?"
Naturalists differ about tina
Some say that he rOars to let othc
denizens of the forest understand thi
he is on the deck and ready to argu
: matters, and others assert that
a roars because he has nothing else
do-iust as congressional speeches a
. made. The roar won't hurt you, !
matter how they decide il"
"Can lion catch horsePp
= 4" Yes, unless he stubs his toe
l. stops to pick up tender and Jul
~ child for luncheon"
Can a man look a lion out
y cOuntenanceY
)t That depends. Some of the
modern defaulters and oficeholde
could look lion out of countenan
IS with one eye shut. In ordinary cas-
it is better for the man who tries h
- experiment to be up tree.
u Can a lion vanquish the elephant
es If the elephant had sore eyes, al
s, had been spreeing around all nigl
and the ague was kind O. lowering
and down his spinal column, Ii,
would be apt to do so,
" Can a lion ever be tamed?"
Never. After one has been jolt
around the country with different ci
ii cuses for years, sold at bankrupt Sc
a dozen times, fed on shin-bones al
shavings, and poked up with h
crowbars, he no sooner gets out of /
cage then he eats tens or fifteen peoI
ed and kills half as many more. Y
lie will always see an account of it in t
at papers just before the menagerie CON
bo around" e
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An human steamer ran Down.

New YoRK, Nov. 4,--A Liverpool
dispatch says the steamer City of Bal
timore during fog to-day on Merry,
ran down the steamer Launch, belong
ing to the Inmaa line. Several work
men are missing.
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ADefauIter Settles.

New YORK, Nov. 4.-Jacob Laz-
arus, bookkeeper for Louis Finkel-
mier, jeweler, was discovered defaulter
Thursday last, and yesterday morning
was found dead in bed, having shot
himself.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-04
An English C1rOwI.

LONDON, Nov. THE Pail Mall
Gazette comments with some bitter
ness on what it regards as threaten
ing dispatch, addressed by Secretary
Evarts to The American minister t.
England, concerning the fisheries ques
tion
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-04

New YORK, November 4.-The
Methodist Episcopal board of missions
was in session again to-day. 1t is stated
that $272, Ia have been appropriated
for foreign missions, $4,000 for incl
dental expenses, and $4,000 for Office
expenses.
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"Spell parships, said a South Hill
teacher. "G.i-n, gin, howled the
biggest boy in the class, there's your
gin, nan, nan, there's your nan,
there's your gilman, s-h-u-g, shug,
there's your nanshug, there's your gin
nanshug, ger, ger, there's your shug
ger, there's your nanshugger, there's
your ginnanshugger-" "FOr mercy
sake, exclaimed the Mortified 4eacher,
as soon as she could catch her breath,
what are you doing?" Spelling par's
nips," said the boy, IAN that's only
one of 'em, but he says it's the boss.
She told him he needn't spell the 9TH
ers, and he said he'd have the old man
write 'em on postal card and send
EN- to her.
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Kentnckn PoIlticinn KiIIed.

CINCINNATI, ONO, Nov. 4.-Jason
Metcalf, a prominent citizen Of Gym
thiana, KY, was shot and killed yes
terday, by H. c. Magee, during a
heated discussion on political matters.
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1t is estimated that General Butler has
expended over 100000 out Of his own
purse during the oaRYgss, aud his friends
and enemies say be viii spend as much
more rather than run any risk Of defeat.
The general has made on an average two
speeches day for three weeks.
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Total Of Deaths I'm New Orleans
10 Date, 3.95S; Cases. I3.2il.

New ORLEANS, Nov. 4.-Weather
clear and warmer; deaths four, cases
reported, thirty Total deaths,
1858; total cases, 1924.
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co no THE rolls.

The "Citizens' Ticket" for the |
legislature was chosen at mass meet
ING in the courthouse, last Friday,
representing equally the Democratic,
National and Republican parties. The
names we're subsequently submitted to
prominent members of these parties,
and after some changes the ticket was
agreed upon and now stands as fol-
lows:
Citizens Ticket.
For Congress Tenth Congressional District,
~ CASEY YOUNG.
Senators from Shelby county.
is. yoH JsW. CLAPP, 1ae ni 7at.lr'
zoe GA. HANSON.
Floterial Senator from Shelby, Fayette and
Upton, .Twenty-third District
BIC. BLEDsoE, s
Floterial Representative for Shelby and Fay
t.a a.r- ette, v, rn nec
4 H. B.RAMSEY.
Representatives for Shelby county.
J.HARvEY MATHES,
ekfNgcs JAMES R0OSA,
,--WM. NJ. PORTER.
CARTER HARRIS, ~, ~,
JAMES II. SMITH,
~ sga rJ0HN,M. ROURKE. r
This isstrietly non partisan ticket,
made up to represent the material in
terests of this city and county. The
nominees are quiet, straightforward
men, who can be trusted to carry Out
the desires of the people of Shelby
county. None of them sought thu
nomination or viii decline the homo
and responsibility of serving if elected
This is Il matter Of business, and no
of politics, in which every man ex
pecting to remain in the county i
deeply Interested We hope that tn
people Of all classes will turn out to
morrow and cast a full vote, withou
regard to party or personal preferencC
but keeping the public welfare solel
in view.
Noparty machinery has or will b
employed in this election. 0rdinar
methods have been dropped, and
this system works well we may hoa
fewer complaints in future of a partl
ridden people. They will have ia
opportunity TO express their unbiassc
preferences Party leaders will M
be in command tomorrow Go an
vote. rtu
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A NInIIinr RIlin.

NEW YoRK, November 4.--The
steamer Siciliap, from this port for
Copenhagen, has returned leaking.
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There is nothing more harrawiAs 10 the
sympathetic mind than "a hear 4 gcrying
baby DR.. Bulls BABY Syrup will give
Instant relief 10 tho little sufferer. For
sale at all drug stores,
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A man who is generally behind-hand
The card-player.
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A Mysterious Affair.

WATERTowN, NY, November A.
A yawl-boat named Julia, washed
ashore yesterday on Stony Point, Lake
Ontario, In it was the body of man
lashed to a seat, and bearing marks Of
violence. His hands were also tied
together.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-04

Kearley threatens to wipe out the
capitali,ts. A big sponge like Dennis
could wipe out almost anything.
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Wendell Phillips Declines a
Greenback Nomination TO Con-
gress. r.t
BosToN, November 4. = Wendell
Phillips having declined a Greenback
nomination for congress from the
Fourth district, William Washburu
has been substituted. w,
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The lap of luxury-A cat eating
cream,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-06-21

HENDRICKS ON THE oLD.rIME MILLER

The Millers' National Convention was
held in indianapolis last week, and on,
Thursday tho delegates went on an excur-
sion. A welcoming speech was made to-
them by Ex-Governor Hendricks, and,
among other things, he said: Gas bow
l was acquainted with the miller, and I
thought him great man. When he raised,
the gate with such coitpesure and conf.
dence, and the tumbling waters drove the
machinery ahead, admired his power
And then he talked strongly upon all quos-
tions. He was very positive upon politics,
religion, law and mechanics, and any one
bold enough to dispute point was very
likely 20 have q personal argument thrown
into his face, for he knew all the gossip
among his customers. Laughter He:
was cheerful. I thought it was because he
was always in the music of the running
water and the whirling wheels. He was
kind and clever-indeed, so much so that
he would promise the grists before they
could be ready, [laughter1 and so the. boys
had to go two or three times. He was o
chancellor, and prescribed the law. Every
one in his turn. The miller, standing in
the door of his mill, all white with the dust,
is picture ever upon tho memory OF even
this generation. 1t is picture of man.
ly figure. 1 wonder if you, gentlemen, tho
lords of many runs and bolts, are ashamed
to own him as your predecessor. 1t was a
small mill, sometimes upon "a willowy brook,
and somctims upon the larger river, but it
stood on the advanced line of the settle
ment, with it's one wheel to grind the In
dian corn, and one for wheat, and in tho
fall and winter ,ason one day in the week
set apart for grinding buckwheat 1t did
the work of the neighborhood. Plain and
unpretentious, as compared with your stately
structures would not say it contributed
less toward the development of the country
and the permanent establishment of socie-
ty. So great favor it was, and 80 impor-
tant to the public welfare, that the authori-
ties that day invoked in its favor the high
est power of the State-emincnt domain.
That mill and miller had to 20 before you
and yours, and am happy to revive the
memory of the miller at the custom mills,
who, with equal care adjusted the sack up
on the horse for the boy to ride upon, and
his logic in support of his theory in poll
tics or his dogma in religion"
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EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYED,

Whenever either employer or employed
forgets that there is community of inter-
est betwene the two, both are sufferers
This is true Of all kinds of business in
which the two classes come in contact
The employer who has no other interest in
his help thanto get out of them all that
their strength will permit them to do, will
soon find that his employees will become
equally as selfish, and not only the least
possible amount of labor that will prevent
their discharge will be done, but that what
is done, will be imperfectly performed and
the employe who has no other interest than
70 get. his money is q detrimept to any man
who employs him. II BE 6stSbi biishments
and on some farms, stranger would be un-
able to tell, from the language or actions of
the help, that they were employees. When
ever they speak of the affairs of their en-
ployer, they don't speak of them as if he
was wholly responsible, and that they had
no responsibility whatever, but their Ian
guaSe conveys the idea that they feel their
own responsibility, and that the success or
failure of the business is matter of anxiety
to them ; and their actions accord with their
words. Nine out Of ten employers greatly
appreciate such manifestation of interest,
and It really seems to Tighten the burden
which always necessarily rests upon bust
ness man. If an cmploye has such an in
terest in the affairs of his employer, there
is no mistaking it. 1t will show itself on
every conceivable occasion and if he has
been so unfortunate as to find a man who
does not appreciate his merits, they will not
long 60 unrewarded, for others will see them,
and be glad to avail themselves of them
1t is, no doubt, the case with human ma
ture, that it is selfish in all of its relations
Of life, and perhaps the great majority of
men are too apt to slight their duties, in
stead of doing everything upon honor, and
performing services for others as they would
perform the same service for themselves
but there are men, and a great many of
them, who are strictly conscientious in the
performance Of their duties as employees.
and it is such men who will always win
Western Rural.
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DEATH FRoM 0LANDRRs.

In a neighborhood in Bullitt county, Ky.,
about four miles from Shepherdsvile, CLAN
ders has recently prevailed among the horses
in very violent and fatal form. Some three
years ago MIR. VIM. A. Nally, for many
years well known citizen and business
man of Louisville, purchased farm near
Shcpherdsville, removing to it with his
family. Recently, all of his horses were
attacked by glanders, disease of the mu-
cous membrane, and usually very fatal in
animals, and, when the death of one of
them occurred, deemed it best, in order to
prevent the spread of the disease, to burn
the animal. .
While engaged at this it is supposed the
virus from the dead horse was communi-
Gated to sore on MIR. Nally's hand. In
famution of very violent character rapidly
superyened, and following this came rapid
gahgrenss3ud efter few days illness Mr..
Nally died, on Thursday last, 23d instant.
His suferings we're intense, and all the
symptoms were exactly the same as those
developed in the dead horse during its ILL
ness. There were the same usual elections,
of most offensive smell the same choking
in the throat. MS in the case of the horse.
MIR. Nally's feet and legs had to be band
aged to prevent their falling on from NOR
tifcation, such was the virulence of the
gangrene. Aftcr.Mr. Nally's death all tho
horses on the farm, five in number, were
shot by order of the physician, in order to
prevent further spread Of the disease in the
neighborhood, where there was great ex-
citement.
The News reporter has known of cases
of glanders in men communicated directly
from infected horse by inhaling the
breath of the ANIMAL and where there was
no communication with the body either be-
fore or after death. Two deaths of this
character occurred only recently about
twelve miles from the city. 1t is always
the safest plan in glanders to either kill the
affected animal or separate it entirely from
all contact with other animals o. mep.-
Any communication with glandered horse
! by other horses is sure to spread the fatal
infection Louisville Eoening Neps.
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Approved March 20, 1873.

BABY's TNFLUENCE-No man who has
not tried it understands how restful it is to
play with the baby. In the civilization of
our time one of the commonest wants is
something to beguile the time of one set of
men, or while away the cares Of another
set, from cares of business or politics or
whatever the ordinary work may be. To
this numerous class, including both the
wcaried and the bored, We say, "play with
the baby Not the baby in arms, but the
young animal man when it has arrived at
the age which in its life matches the time
when the puppy gambols foolishly or the
kitten plays with its tail. Who can tell
how much we miss by not knowing how to
"play with the baby? 7" We arc always
thinking that children are noisy and rough,
that they make impcrtncnt remarks, and
leave doors open or bang them. Just SO ;
but this is exactly why so much pleasure is
to be got oat Of them, if we try to rise to a
comprehension Of their nature and feelings.
1t is not their fault if they are disagree
able to us, but our own fault, and misfor-
tune, too, if VIC are dull to all the beauty
and lovclincss Of their charming tricks and
iollics Some unhappy beings never know
real childhood and they lose Il great deal
of innocent pleasure in consequence,
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The most venerable couple in Texas, per-
haps in the country, arc Mr.. and Mrs. Rob.
inson, of Mountain City. He is reputed
to be 103 and she 1O2 years old, and they
were married in Kentucky cighty.two years
ago. Mr.. Robinson says he never swore
buG one oath, has never borrowed but fifty
cents, and never gave a note. He and his
wife are like children in their devotion to
each other, and after any separation shed
tears on meeting. Recently they were pre-
seated with comfortable house by a gen.
erous ncighbor
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A couple of young men were out fishing
the other day, and on returning were going
past farm house, and felt hungry. They
yelled to the farmers daughters: "Girls,
have you any buttcrmilk ?" The reply was
gently waited back to their ears eyes;
but we keep it for our own calves" The
boys calculated they had business away---
and they went.
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The five year old son of family the
other day stood watching his baby brother,
who was making great noise over having
his face washed. The little fellow at length
lost his patience, and stamping his tiny foot,
he said, "You think you have lots of trou-
BILE, but you don't know anything about it:
Wait till you're big efangh to ger n lickinss
and then you'll see--won't he, mamma ?"'
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\ six year old, who was found putting
himself outside of various good things at a
rapid rate just after complaining of inward
gripping, explained to his wondering parent
that he didn't mean to "leavc any room for
that stomach ache"
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Z. UNION G. H., SOUTH CAROLINA, JUNE 81, 1878,
GLOVER, HoGs AND CORN.

raised and gathered, last year, 1.4OO
bushels of corn from twenty acras. One of
tho fields, just ten acres, produced $50
bushels. 1t was a clover sod Ind been in
clover one year. The clovery|s moved
for hay the second week in juu aud the
last week in August was move for seed
When moved for hay light, }sessine of
barn, yard manure was scattespd4 4oyer half
the field. When moved for &eA, in Sep.
tember and October, the ot1 eE hslf was
lightly manured with stable manure. The
field was plowed in April, narrowed twice,
and planted on the Sd of May, in drills
afiEalxe lRehas- -apart. On tha.1 18th and 18th
OF May It was planted over, as owing to
cold, wet weather, great deal of the seed
had failed to germinate. The field was cul-
tivated three times with two-hoed cult
vator, and hoed by hand one time.
The corn was ripe enough to crib by the
10Th of October, and was remarkably solid
and perfect in every respect. The soil is
yellow clay mixed with gravel, and has
been cultivated fifty years. The common
average of the field in good years was forty
bushels per acre. 1 found the field, five
years since, in barley to yield about twelve
bushels per acre. sowed to clover, had
poor catch, not enough to NOW next year,
and very littldpasture. In tho Fall dug
we'll in one side of the field, and fattened
forty hogs in it, and scattered some manure
over about two acres. Next year planted
corn and gathered from half the field at the
rate of forty bushels per acre l ran a
fence across the middle of the field and
turned hogs upon the corn of one-half, and
then fattened them upon it. On the other
half | scattered manure and put the field
in corn again, and harvested at the rate of
forty live bushels per acre. 1 then sowed
wheat among the corn and next yar har-
vested 100 bushels of wheat-ten; bushels.
per acre. then seeded to clover with the
result stated Cor NJ y Tribune
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A TORNADO IN CANToN.-A letter re-
ccived lately from an American resident of
Canton, China, gives an account of the
f6ea beaa by a4&ads q 5H se Yn 81 SaHsea
1t swept over the city in q north. easterly
direction, leaving ruin along its track, and
it is estimated that 5000 or 5000 houses
were blown down and as many persons
killed.
The Island of Shameen, where the for
eign merchants reside, was visited dy the
gale, which caused great damage to several
of their fine dwellings, and blew completely
down three large business houses, besides
uprooting and twisting into strange shapes
about TWO hundred trees. Not one foreign
resident there or in the city was killed, al
though several had very narrow escapes, or
we're slightly injured. One of the mission
ary school buildings fell down upon its in
habitants, who were all taken out alive with
out serious injuries.
The other buildings belonging to the
different missions were only little damaged,
and not one of the Christian natives was
killed. ~
The storm began as an ordinary one, with
thunder, lightning and hail, then cloudy
column was seen rapidly advancing, accom-
panied by rumbling sound, and its fearful
work was done in less than ten minutes.
FiIes broke out in ssvoral plaoas, for the
wind scattered the burning wood and Goals
as it tore down the dwellings, and tho streets
where the full power Of the storm was felt
were filled with the dead and dying.
The Chinese authorities were prompt and
active in their efforts to restore order as far
as possible, but while the ruins yet lay on
every side a flood came down upon Canton
from the breaking Of dyke fifty miles
above the city, and increasd the distress of
the people by filing the streets with water.
i; was abating when this account was writ
ten The people seemed to feel that this
was year of unwonted and rapidly sue
cceding troublcs.-Nc,os and Courier.
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THE EARTHQUAKES OF FIFTEEN Cen

THE EARTHQUAKES OF FIFTEEN CEN
TURIEs.---Minister Bingham has sent
from Japan very interesting paper, by
native savant, sn the earthquakes that have
occurred in that country during the past
fifteen hundred years. The number of
destructive earthquakes recorded is 49,
The ninth century was most prolific in these,
reaching twenty-eight ; in the fifteenth cen
tury there were fifteen; the same in the
seventeenth thirteen in the eighteenth,
and sixteen in the present century. The
recorded average is one great earthquake
every ten years, but the nineteenth century
gives one every five years. Unusually high
temperature aud strange atmospheric chan
gcs have been noticed as precursors of great
commissions, especially in the earthquake
which desolatcd the city Of Yeddo in 1865.
-Scientifc Americdn
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1t was very careless leaving the parrot
in the parlor Sunday evening, but she new
CT thought anything about it until Monday
morning, when he reused the whole house
by making smacking noise and crying,
Darling Susie Darling Susie" He kept
it up all day, too, and the Old folks are
much interested in the ease
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A young man Of 20 rcccrrly look as a
wife Pennsylvania widow Of so, the sole
proprictrcss Of couple of paying petroleum
wells. lie loved not wisely but two wells.