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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-15
LETTER FROM CANADA.

Thursday Evening. Jan. Is, 1850.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-15
LEGAL,
Trustees Sale.

!. ENGLAND, Publisher Of .The Sum- New Yovl, Cy,
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A Grassliopper.

On the top of the Royal Exchange in
London is n very curious weathervane,
not like any other in England, or per-
haps in the world. 1t is huge grass
hopper, and the following account shows
how it came to be put up there:
About three hundred and fifty years
ago woman, with little baby in her
arms, was trudging along q country lane
Presently, after looking to see that no
one was watching her, she climbed over
q gate into the field, and, wrapping the
baby in its little shawl, she laid it down
in the grass SO gently as not to wako it,
and then, never even looking behind her,
she climbed over the gate again into the
lane, upon her journey.
/ The Boy aoon woke and began to Cry !;
and 1t ed for long, long time. And
at last, tired and hungry, and hct with
the suu, for it was q fine summers day,
it was wearied out, and dropped off to
sleep again. "But God had heard the
voice of the lad"
BY and by down the lar, came o
school.boy. He was whistling away, as
happy as ever he could be; lie had come
out of school, and ho, ives going hcme.
He lived at the farmhouse little way
further up the lane. Now he gathered
n few primroses, now he had shy at q
bird; but just as he came to the gate,
over which the woman had climbed, ie
heard O grasshopper chirping away SO
loudly that he sprang over the gate to
catch him-and there was the baby fast
asl- Far more pleased than If he
had caught hundred grasshoppers, the
boy took up the little fellow and ran
home with his prize. The kind farmers
wife, although she had many children OF
her own, at once determined to keep the
little orphan who had been saved from
death by grasshopper.
Years passed away, and the baby be.
came a strong boy; the boy grew TO be u
man; ne went to London and became n
merchant. God blessed all he did, and
he rose to be the most noted man in the
city. Queen Elizabeth was then on the
throne, and often did she send for Sir
Thomas Gresham--for the little deserted
boy had become kniCht--to consult
him oy the great affairs of State.
About three hundred years ago Sir
Thomas Gresham founded the Exchange.
The Queen came 10 dine with him, and
laid the first stone. And there upon the
tOpmost pinnacle Sir Thomas placed q
grasshopper; and there it is to-day; to
tell the busy, toiling city that Almighty
God can hear the infants cry, and can
save valuable life by oven such little
thing rs n gFasShoFueT.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-09-30
Tic Agony Of Getting Up.

"The greatest trial in the life of g
Southern farmer boy is getting up sum
mer mornings" remarked q gentleman
as he sat with party of friends. "Wher
!! was boy the voice of my father, call.
ing me mornings, struck terror to the
core of my heart. Just about daylight
in that hazy time of day when you car
gap into listless bliss and stretch into
paradise, the old gentleman would sieE
to the foot CT iiic stairs and CALI
John, oh John."
"Ye-e-s, SIR"
"Get up. Broad daylight. Get H..
and feed the horses while your mothers
gettin' bite to eat. Hurry up. We
must finish that corn before 1t rains
Are you coming7"
No answer.
"John."
"Ye-es, sir i"
"Are you coming?'
"Yes, sir"
"Who could get up at such n time I
Who could break spell born oi
heaven Another stretch. The refresh.
ing air comes through the window. How
delightful. A winking struggle between
consciousness and delightful oblivion
A gentle doze. l dream that 1 am up
l 90 out to the stable and begin putting
the gear upon my horse. In tying the
ham-string I lift the horse from the
ground. He goes up in the air, anG
catching hold Of the ham. string 1 float
with the animal out of the door and
around the lot"
"Git out of this bed, sir" and my
father grabs me.
IL thought was up. I'll get up.n
"Get righ. up here" and he hands me
my pants. l take hold of them. NV
eyes are so heavy that can't see. feel
strange. I seem to be coming from the
spring with bucket of water.
Put on them breeches, tell you.
Well, If he hasn't gone to sleep trying to
put on his clothes l''
Finally, l put on the pants md reacl,
for the jacket. Hurry up says the old
gentleman, turning from the door to see
how well the work is progressing. 1 sit
on the side of the he'd and begin putting
on my, socks. The old gentleman has
gone down. pull on one sock and lean
my head against the bed.post. / lose all
presence of mind. Again doze."
"Whack, whack. whack."
"l'm up. Oh, dog g-gon it, Pm up. ]
won't do it any more. Oh, DOUGH-"
Come on, this minute, SIR"
Everything is clear. am wide
awake. hear the steaming tea.kettle
rs [ pass the kitchen door, and even
whistle rs cut oats for the horses. ]
suppose that nearly every Southern boy
whose parents were not wealthy has gone
through q similar experience Inn
Rock (Ark.) Gazette.
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Love that GlorInes the Humblcst Han


There is nothing in the world 80 sad
rs human nature, and the tears come into MO
my eyes now as 1 think of the pitifnl
story Tom told me as he smoked his 'af.
ter-sapper pipe last night. The other
day, Just before I came home TON had
occasion 10 60 back over the lake. on
his way back, and when the train stopped
Mt the bay, he noticed man getting into
thn car in front of him ,yith.a n little habv
in his arms. The baby seemed younG.
and the man hushed it in his arms with
o gentle, rocking motion. bending over
it low and then to kiss its white face.
As the train got under way conductor
came to Tom and said: "Come with
me- want to show You the saddest,
lhe," and he led the way, into the next
there?" said he,, and there sat the
baby. His precious little bundle Law
quiet on the seat in front OF him. and. rs
these other two men watched, he leaned
over, looked long and earnestly In the
little flower face, and then kissed the frail
finger tips he held go gently in his hand
'"That baty's dead,o said the condnctor
"It died this morning at the bav. He
eopldnt bear to put it in coffin, because
then itTould have to go without him in
the baggage car, and go he is just carrying
It homo to New Orleans in his arms
And The car ratified on the boy called
his stale elices ofSponge cake and cigars
through the car; the passengers laughed
and smoked, and fought mosquitoes /; and
he stricken 70 the hearts core, sat there
quiet and EnheediDg, watching fover hia
dead baby, kissing the fingers that would
never hgaln clasp' his. lookihgdoEa upon
the white dds that had closed over the
bright evee ns tte netals of 4 sensitive
flower clcse ut nighttime over its delicate
heart-and the world was nothing to him
N o. Times. ="
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A Child Fascinating R!r.ls. - ohle.

We learn from q corresDohdent that
there resides in the vicinity of Harrisburg,
in an out. .of-the-way place in Hancock
County, about three miles west of Mount
blanchard, a very remarkable child; only
five years old, who seems to have the
power te charm birds at will.
Her mother first noticed the strange
fascination that the child possesses about
o year ago. TIE little Girl was playing
IN the dooryard among 6evy OF snow
birds, and when she spoke to them they
would come and light uron her. twitter-
ing with glee. On taking them in her
nands aud ssT0sias t.o;:: ..ao;;::::, ..: .. h::ds IN
stead of trying to get away from their
fair captor, seemed TO be highly pleased.
and when let loose would fly away short
distance and Immediately return TO tho
child again. Che took several of them
into the house 20 show her mother, who
thinking she might hurt them, put them
out of doors, but no sooner was the door
opened than the birds Few into the room
again, and lit upon the girls head end
began 20 chirp. E
The birds remained about the premises
oil winter, flying TO the little girl when
ever the door was opened. The parents
of the child became alarmed, believing
that this strange power was an i'll omcn,
and that the much. dreaded visitor.
death, was about to visit their house.
But death did not come, and during last
summer the child has had Numerous pets
among the birds. {
The child handles the birds 30 gently
that humming bird. oncs in her Hands,
does not fail to return. This winter n
bevy of birds have kept her company,
and abe plays with them for hours as q
time. Every morning the birds fly 10
her window, and leave only when the sun
sinks in the west. The parents of this
girl are poor. fupersiitious people, and
lately, fearing that some great calamity
was about to befall them.-E5rcst and
,SgTrnty1 Is
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cash dividend, which, together with the
price OF the stock and interest, left O
balance of 1929. This SUM was paid over
to Mr.. Garfield by o check on the ser.
geant alarms, and Mr.. Garfield then un-
;.orsfood this sum tcds the balance of diyi.
dends after paying for the stock"
From the resolutions passed by Re-
publicnn Convention in the Nineteenth
Ohio District, Eeptember 7, 1876:
"Resolred, That we arraiga and de-
nounce Jas. A. Garfield for his corrupt
connection with the Credit Mobilier, for
his false denials thereof before his constit-
uents, for his perjured denial there
before committee of his peers in Con-
gress, for fraud upon his constituents in
circulating among them a pamphlet pur-
porting to set forth the fino;ng of said
committee and the evidence against him.
when in fact material portions thereof
were omitted and garbied."
Hence it would appear that "the deter.
mined efforts" from which the Republi-
can candidate is now suffering, originated
either in testimony submitted to courts
and investigating committees, or in
charges made over and over again in
Republican papers. While the De Col
yer and Credit Mobilier business was still
fresh in the public mind we believe that
every respectable Republican paper in
the land, without single exception de-
nounced Garfield with more or less sever.
ity. He was literally lashed from one
end of the country TO tho other with whips
welded by his own political associates.
Democrats then did little except look ON
and applaud the merited punishment.
They do nothing now but repeat what
Republicans once SAT! about Garfield.
They find in the file, of Republican Jour-
nails moro ammunition that they can con-
venicntly use and they use what they
want of it on the justifiable assumption
that what was true of Garfield when he
was not candidate for the Presidency,
cannot be false now that he is. The par.
ty which nominated candidate whom
it had thus pilloried must pay the
penalty of its own forgetfulness or fol-
ly.-Ne,os and Courier.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-09-30
Fancy Farming.

In back number of the Scientific
Farnier we find very sensible article on
what is now quite generally termed Gan
cy Farming" which consists of some
rich man, not farmer by practice set
tling In n rural neighbour ood and devot-
ing his energies to culture of the soil.
The writer holds to the idea that such
farmers are OF great advantage. They
ouy suberban or moro romote farm,
BRING TO 1t OF their wealth, remodel the old
house or build anew, tear down or improve
the Old barns, and build from designs of
q city architect who understands more of
harmonies than uses, stock with improved
breeds OF cattle, the latest style of i'm.
piemen's In endless variety. and the most
expensive novelties from the seed stores,
anil spend, perhaps without hope. Ger.
toinly without prospect, Of adequate re-
turns. wherever fancy farms abound
there mny be observed continues i'm.
provcmcnt in their vicinity. They serve
to change the habits of the life of the far
mer and his family. The old inconven.
lent methods of housekeeping give place
to more convenient system. The waters
from the we'll is brought to the house
instead OF being fetched in pail from
The distant well or spring; the woodpile
is placed under shed or into n compact
pile instead of being heaped in the door.
yard the surroundings to the buildings
are "slicked up" flowers appear perhaps
in the door yard; the cattle are better
FED, the fences better repaired, new crops
and new mnrkets are sought, and expen.
dittres are increased ss the income grows
larger and ia derived from moro varied
sources. All this comes from the in.
huencc of the examples of the finely
but expensiyely maintained farm,
wncreon neither expense nor income 10
much considered, and which, Judged
from business standpoint, must be
considered failured Judged from In
huencea on Others, is to be looked upon
as public .benefaction. There is too
prevalent feeling of jealousy towards
the fancy fnrn'er, and too little appro.
citation OF the benefits which may bo and
are derived from his progress which re-
suits from unrest, abundance of means,
aud strong enthusiasm towards pur-
SUIT. This man can experiment, when
the poorer cannot afford to depart from
the beaten rut until better results from
departure become demonstrated. This
class encourages inventors and dealers
Dy furnishing opportunities for the trial
of new things which promise we'll, and
when, through costly failure, an improve.
laent is secured. the working farmer can
secure the perfected art,cle. This class
import foreign cattle and test their adap-
tation to our needs. They introduce new
fruits and improved vegetables, which,
if found deserving, soon lind . distribution
throughout the neighborhood. They
extend knowledge Of the arts Of culture,
and tend to distribute practical knowl.
edge of hot bed and forced crops ; and
liz addition to these more obvious buiieS.o.
contribute largely, through taxation, to
the public necessities, and relieve in
this way the burdens on others.
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Jerusalem.

+ Jerpsaiem, according to British consular
reports, is growing town. The foreign
Hebrew population has Increased consid.
erably of late years. That community
is now estimated at 1900, including
native Jews, against 10, 900 in 1872. The
desire to avoid compulsory military ser-
vice now enforced in most European
conntries, and the right of holding real
property in Tnrkey, conceded to foreign
subjects by the protocol of 1873, proba-
bly, accounts for the increased emigration.
The German colony at JeSusaiem now
numbers nearly 400 persons that at JafFa
about 800. There is third Germaf,
settlement at Caiffa of about equal num-
Der with the last mentioned. Thessttlers
ase. mechanics, artifcers, carriers and
agriculturists, and are fairly prospectus.
The chief industries remain what they
were-the manufacture OF oil, soap, and
articles in olive wood and mother-of-
pearl; tie production of, the latter sarti-
cles, has greatly increased, aa the sale Is
no longer confined to Viaitors and pill.
grims, large quantities being exported to
Europe and America. iNi
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= The mother of ex. Governor d. H.
Chamberlain died last week ut her home
in West B-ook6eld, Macs.
- If your iorse is troubled with
scratches mix up little saltpetre and
lard and put upon the sore part, and re-
new daily until cured. Keep clean by
using CASTLE soap.
= The Chicago health has had its
chemist snalyze Is samplea of tea,
Foreign leaves" leaves, that is, other
than tee leaves, were fonnd in all but two
samples, six fell decidedly below the aver
age amount of nitrogen which should be
found in tea. and on which its strength
depends, aud more than one-half showed
that part ofsuc tea leaves had been
used before. No deletorioua substances
is altogether more favorable than the
results c. q like inquiry made some yeara
ago by tno ironlai0ii5s L-A---,1-s
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Mnrvels Performed by Blind Man.

There recently died ut Burlington.
Conn.,, one james Goodsell, who from his
birth, during life of nearly ninety years
has been totally blind. In spite Of his
misfortune, he would swing an axe With
dexterity, and felled trees he was an
accomplished grain thresher, and would
frequently 60 alone distance of miles to
thresh for the farmers, climing, the mows
to throw the grain; he could hoe corn or
garden stuffs ns we'll as anybody, having
no trouble to distinguish the weeds: he
would set 100 bean poles with more accu-
racy than most people who can see
woui1 load hay; and was so good me-
chanic that he manufactured yokes and
other articles with success. He had au
excellent memory. and was an authority
on fact and dates. He could generally
tell the time of day or night within q few
minutes. One instance is given when
he slept ono day and awoke at evening,
thinking it was morning. For once he
ate supper for breakfast, but when in
formed of his mistake, slept another
twelve hoAcs in order to get straight
again. He was familiar with forest trees.
and knew just where to 20 for any timber
desired. He could direct men where to
find chestnut, maple, or an oak, and
the children where to go for berries. He
wns n good mathematician, and could
compute accurately and rapidly. In olden
days he was quite musically inclined,
and, like mosb blind people, he had a
genius in that direction. He was at one
time leader of tho Presbyterian choir.
To crown oil, he possesses one of the hap.
piest dispositions. and was ever genial
and cheerful. To this end his generally
excelien. health largely contributed.
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THE OLD FoLKs.-Do. young people
ever think that they will be old; that
they will soon feel that The Erasshopper
is burden and fear is in tie way L? Only
few years ago that aged man aud feeble
woman were young, strong and full of
life, their young hearts were gushing
with tenderness and care for the little
oncs who stand in their places. Do not
jostlc that aged couple out of your path.
way, but rather lift them with tender
care over the rough declining road. You
may have forgotten how they kept your
tiney feet from stumbling ard with what
care they watched your ad,nacing steps.
But they have not forgotten. and the
time will come when you are forcibly
reminded of it by tho love you have for
your little ones. Will they hand you the
same bitter cup to drink that you put out
for that aged father anu muiihof. Verify
with the measure ye mete. it shall be
measured toyou again." Think of the
the anxious days and nights your mother
has watched by your sick bed; remember
her loving care; her patience with your
frctfulness, and then let the blush of
shame dye your brow, that you should be
impatient or unkind to her now that she
is old. Old folks are such q trial Yes
they know and feel it and SO will be
such trial to your children in the days
that will surely come; aye, and you will
remember, too.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-09-30

- Kansas is the geographical centre
of the Unite@ States, -20S miles in width
and 404 miles in length, containing 81.
OO 0OG acres, or il larger than the wholo
of New England. "a
---i --- It Is curious that come people think
newspaper should entertain the SANG
political opinions ns themselves. They
claim ec'nght 10 think as thef please,
but deny this right TO the other man.
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= The increase in the growth of cot
ton has been remarkable. In 1867, we
marketed two million bales; in 1870,
three millions in 1874, fouy millions |;
in 1879, five millions. The crop marketed
for the year ending August 81, 1880, is
$500, ,16l bales, aud it is considered that
the crop now being picked will exceed
six millions. In tho fifteen years since
the war we have increased the crop
threefold And thus it is that the South
is rising from the. ashes of desoIstion,
and is making such rapid strides to
poger and opuience. Prior to the war,
tho crop mover reached four million
bales except dr ring the year 1860, when
itran up &C. Alj69, 40 bales.
= Do not allow worms to cheat your
children out Of their living. ShrineTs
Indian Vermifuge will destroy these mis-.
cradle pests, and give the little follows
new armors for tho battle Of life.
- In general cultivation an arce can
be made TO yied three hundred bushels OF
potatoes. Less thattwo hundred bushels
would not be q profitable crop in many
localities. II.
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Kings Mountain Centennial Celebra,
tiOn.

The following programme has been
adopted by the Kings Mountain Centen-
nial Association for the celebration of
the one hundredth anniversary of the
battle of Kings Mountain, on the 9th.
9th, 7th and 9Th of October, 1880:
REUNION DAY-oCroBER 9TH.
Salvos of artillery, and assembly at the
Grand Stand, at 1l.30 o'clock n. m.
Reunion of the States.
Prayer, by Rev. Ellison Capers.
Addresses-by the representatives OF
South Carolin, North Carolina, Virginia
and Tennessee, in the order named.
BATTLE DAY-ocroBER 9TH.
Illustration of the plan of the battle
beginning at Il o'clock m. The troops
participating VII! repair to tho points
designated, at II 80 O. IN.
CENTENNIAL DAY-ocroBLr 7rH.
National salute, at sunri,..
Review of all troops, at I0e IN.
Procession to Grand Stand. at 1l.3O
n. m.
Prayer, by Rev. William Martin.
Singing of the Lyric. Written for the
occasion by Mrs. Clara Dargan Mclean.
of Yorkville. s.. @.
Reading of the Ode. Written for the
occasion by Paul II. Hayne, of, Augusta,
Ga.
Grafton, by Hon. John W. Daniel, OF
Lynehbnfg, Va. ~
Procession to Monument.
dwelling Monument. with appro-
PIRATE ceremonies.
Dress parade, at s p. m.
Pyrotechnic display, at 9p. m.
MILITARY DAY-ocToBER 9Th.
Prize drill, beginning at 10 O'Clock
a. m.
Award of Centennial Medal to success
fnl Company.
- It cosl abou. g, 100000 to sustain
the 4S9 churches and chapels in New
York city; and s6O,oOO,OO6 TO sustain
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BEAUTIFIERs.--rLadies, you cannot
make fair skin, rosy checks and sparkling
eyes with all the cosmetics of France, or
beautifiers of the world, while in poor
health. and nothing will give you such
good health, strength, bnoyant spirits
and beauty ~ Hop BilterS. A trial is
certain proof. See another column
aefegrdph.
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- The acreage for wheat In tho Unit
cd States aggregates 50, 900, ,0vU.
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s--I II cosl abou. 5000, 600 to sustain
the 4S9 churches and chapels in New
York city; and 10000, 900 to sustain
the 10000 liquor shops.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-02-20
SUMMONS.

In the Circuit Court OF the State of Oregon for the
county Of Benton Melissa D. Thayer, Administrator
OF the Estate of A. j. Thayer, deceased, Plaintiff,
VS.. Sanford c. Carter, Defendant
To Sanford c. Carter, the above named Defendant:
IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON,
1 you are hereby summoned and required to appear
and answer to the complaint Of said Plaintiff in the
above entitled action on file in the office of the
Clerk of said Court before the 1st day OF the
regular term of said Court to be begun and held
at the court house. in the city OF Corvallis, in said
county and State, the I'd Monday the 18th day of
April, A. d., 1880
And you are hereby notified that if you fail to
swer said complaint as herein required the Plaintiff
will take Judgment against for the sum of 1920 100
in u s. gold coin, with interest i'll like cause, at the
rate OF IL per cent. per annu, from the 1st day OF
September, 1871, less the sum OF s35 So paid Sept
18Th 1873 and for costs and disbursements of this
action.
This Summons is published by order of Hon. J. F.
Watson, Judge of said Court made at Chambers
the 9th day of February, 1886
Dated February 18th, 1880.
JAS A. YANTIS,
I7Sw6 Attorney for Defendant.