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Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-04
Price Four Cents.
Bad Birds.
[From the london Globe. ]


 Birds, we are assured, have all the bad qualities of mankind They are deficient in love for their offspring, and have no more conjugal affection than the traditional rover Their moral nature is often depraved. They hiss and scold and swear, and exhibit terri bie pugnacity. The majority of singing birds have the temper of wasps, and are ap- parently never so happy as when they are quarreling. fourth of their lives Is passed in scoldinS and fighting. In their singing season, which is also their time for mating and contention. severe pitched battles, fought between candidates for matrimonial life, are of continual occurrence, males and females engaging in the fight on the slightest provo cation Those of the stronger sex are the more pugnacious, and often fight till they are killed. The females also fight fu rlonsly for the males, and we are sorry to hear that when the contest is over the con- querors march of with the objects of their choice, ''unless they should be met on the road by other viragoes, and compelled to to know that the latter are so uneallant as to seem indifferent as to which shall win them, and remaln idle spectators of the struggle. male bird will allow two hens to fight for him until one of them is killed and then with due humility accompany the victor
 At this period of the year, especially, the woods and the fields are described as the scenes of desperate battles Shrieks of triumph and shrieks of defeat mingle with the loye-notes of the new-mated. Strife is visible everywhere throughout the feathered creation. The very songs we hear at dawn or day are, we are assured. more the result or rivalry and ambition than of Joyous thanksgiving. the feathered songster being deslrous of drowning the voices of others or of excelling them in vocal power in presence of the females
Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-04

.Byington writes to the Norwalk Gasette that ex-Senator Eaton, who is now in Wash ington, advises the Democratic Senators to stick to their present position until 1883. He also advises them to vote for the rejection of Robertson, and says to help Conkling defeat Robertson is to create breach in the Repub- Hcsn party of New York that will give the State to the Democrats.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-04
The Genius .f .n,.,,


 Dr. Moritz Meyer, in the last of his eulin- ary studies in The Berlin Montagsblatt, deals with ''The Salad" He comedies to the French the honor of permanent precedence in this province of gastronomy. It has been said that anyone who can make good salad could write book: Salt and lettuce, it's two prin- eipal ingredients, point back to it's Roman origin sal and latus; the latter covers any broad leaved vegetable which salad mixers of genius may substitute for lettuce. France is the land of salads. According to a we'll known proverb, French soldier needs only two species of food-a soup and salad.
 ''The greatest artist in salad making who ever appeared in the world. !" says Dr. Meyer, twas undoubtedly the Frenchman, Chevalier Gaudet. It was he who introduced the salad cutters into England" Baron von Vaernst speaks of him with enthusiasm as 'tGaudet, the great Guadet" At the outbreak of the first French revolution he fled to the coasts He arrived in England without friends and without outward means. But, like the an cient philosopher, at the moment of ship wreck, he exclaimed: What does it matter to me; I carry all my treasures inside me- ," His solitary treasure, 1t seems, was the art of making salad, and by the practice of this art alone he realized handsome property With incomparable tact he knew exactly how to keep the via media between "not too little'' and mot too much' of salt, oil and vinegar, and how to accommodate the fourni- ture of his salad to the season of the year and the occasion. ''With what grace" says the Baron von Vaernst, Che divided the leaves; with what noble and high toned dignity he mingled the ingredients upon the dish until, like an accord of many voices, they blende together into fair harmony" The act of salad mixing was regarded by him as so seri- ous and dignifed that he never approached the salad-bowl except in full regalia, with his sword by his side. He was invited to noble houses in order that the guests might be re- galed with one of his salads. His fee for preparing salad was ten puineas
Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-04
MOVED.

young choir singer called Anna
 Climbed the stairs in negligent manner;
 A young man below, 4 .-.
 Looking up said SNOW,
 I've oft heard, now see your hose, Anna.
 Some people like oysters on the half shell, others quail on toast butswe prefer eagles on twenty-dollar gold pieces. u s. Gs,5 aa
 What our navy stands particularly in need of is commodores. Commodores being gen. orally fat, do not easily sink.-Neao YOrk Commercial Aduertiser. 1-i : 4+-
 A street railway conductor, arrested for bigamy, pleaded for leniency on the ground that it was his duty to collect the fair.-PhiL adeEp1i6 Chronicle Herald. a
 A country sheriff, who came down to New York to look for two escaped prisoners, mis- took five would be Englishmen for the pris- oners. He said their striped suits were the same as those of the convicts.
 The sehoolboy is told by his loved teacher that common coal and diamonds are of ex- actly the same material Generally the low ing small boy doesn't believe this statement of his loved teacher, but when he grows up md has to pay for the coal during hard winter, he realizes that coal is not only simi lar to diamonds in composition, but in price as wel1.-Br0oklyn Eagle.
 The latest and most refreshing Sabbath school incident happened in g. class not z thousand miles from Lewiston. The teacher had grown eloquent in picturing to his little pupils the beauties of heaven, and he finally asked: 'sWhat kind of little boys go to heav emp lively little four-year boy, with kicking boots. fourished his fist. "Well yor may answer,' ,' said the teacher fDeaG ones,' the little fellow shouted at the extent of his lungs Leseiston Journal. ,fzs, ...if -
 From on the running riyulet the icy chain i Us thaWed, Ea-st --A
 And the nntter of the winslst of the dovelet i ~ abroad
 The quacklst of the dueklet in the brsoklet ca, hear, A..
 And the rootlet of the piglet will presently appear .- 4sz-s5~ -Andresos' Queen.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-04

A young choir singer called Anna Climbed the stairs in q negligent manner;
 young man below, 4..-..
 Looking up, said I SNOW, I've oft heard, now see your hose, Anna.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-04
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Many stout hearts have been moved during the last few days, and also much furniture.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-04
The Dinu.lon of Seeds.

Sir John Lubbock, in Fortnightly Review.
 In very large number of cases the diffus- ion of seeds is effected by animals. To this class belong the fruits and berries. In them an outer feshy portion becomes pulpy, and
 generally sweet, inclosing the seeds. It is remarkable that such fruits, in order, doubt
 less, to attract animals, are, like flowers,
 brightly colored-as, for instance the cher ry, currant apple, peach, plum, strawberry,
 raspberry, and many others This color,
 moreover, is not present in the nnripe fruit,
 but is rapidly developed at maturity. In
 such cases the actual seed is generally pro
 tected by dense sometimes stony, cover
 ing, SO that it, escapes digestion, while it's
 germination is perhaps hastened by the heat
 of the animals body. It may be said that
 the skin of apple and pear pips is compara. lively soft but then they are imbedded in @
 stringy core, which is seldom eaten. These
 eolored fruits form considerable part of the food of monkeys in the tropical regions
 of the world, and we can, think, hardly doubt that these animals are guided by the
 colors, just as we are, in selecting the ripe fruit This has curious bearing on an i'm teresting question as to the power of distin-
 gushing color possessed by our ancestors in
 bygone times Magnus and Geiger, relying
 on the well known fact that the ancient lan-
 guages are poor in words for color, and that
 in the oldest books-as, for instance, in the
 Vedas, the Zendavesta, the old Testament,
 and the writings of Homer and Hesoid- though, of course, the heavens are referred
 to over and over again, it's blue color is
 never dwelt on, have argued that the ancients
 were, very deficient in the power of distin-
 gushing colors, and specially blue. In our
 own country MT. Gladstone has lent the
 weight of his great authority to the same conclusion. For, my part l cannot accept this view. There are, it seems to me, very strong reasons against it, into which can not, Of course, now enter; and though l should rely mainly on other considerations | the colors of fruits are not. I think, without significance. If monkeys and apes could dis tinguish them, surely we may infer that even | the most savage of men could do so too. I Zeuxis would never have deceived the birds | if he had not had fair perception of color l In these instances of colored fruits the heshy l edible part more or less surrounds the true l seeds; in others the actual seeds themselves l edible In the former the edible part serves ! as a temptation to animals in the latter it is
 stored up for the use of the plant itself. I When, therefore, the seeds themselves be- come edible they are generally protected by | more or less hard or bitter envelopes, for in l stance the horsechestnut, beech, spanish 1 chestnut, walnut etc. That these seeds are used as food by the squirrels and other ami | malls is. however, by no means necessarily l an evil to the plant, for the result is that they are often carried some distance and then
 dropped, or stored up and forgotten, so that in this way they get carried away from the l parent tree,
Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-04
1oo, ,ooo Buffalo Killed Last wInter.

tFrsm the Sioux City Journal
 It is estimated by competent authorities that 100, GOO buffalo hides will be shiped out of the Yellowstone country this season Two firms alone are negotiating for the transport ation of 25, OGO hides each When to this is added the immense amount of skins and furs of other knds-deer, elk, antelope, bear, bea- yer, &c.-some idea may be formed of the ex- tent of the Yellowstone pelt and fur trade.
 Most of our citizens the big load of buffalo hides that the 0. K. Peck brought down last season, load that hid every ything about the boat below the hurrieane-deck roof. There were 10000 hides in that load, and they were all brought out of the Yellowstone on one trip, and transferred to the c. K. Peck. How such load could have been piled on the little Terry not even the men on the boat ap- pear to know. It hid every part of the boat, barring only the pilot house and the smoke stacks. But such load will not be attempt ed again. For such boats as ply the Yellow stone there are at least fifteen full loads of buffalo hides and other pelts. Reckoning LOGO hides to three car loads, and adding to this fifty cars for the other belts, 1t will take at least $50 box cars to carry this stupendous bulk of peltry East to market. These figures are not guesses but estimates made by men whose business it is to know about the amount of hides and furs awaiting shipment.
 Nothing like it has ever been known in the history of the fur trade. Last season the out put of buffalo hides was above the average, and last year only about 3O.OO0 hides came out of the Yellowstone country, or less than third of what is there now awaiting ship ment.
 The past severe winter caused the buffalo to bunch themselves in few valleys where there was pasturage, and there the slaughter went on all winter. There was no sport about it, simply;;shooting down the famine tanned an- imals as cattle might be shot down in a barn. yard.
 To the credit of the Indians it can be said that they killed no more than they could save the meat from. The greater part of the slaughter was done by white hunters, or butchers, rather, who followed the business of killing and skinning buffalo by the month, leaving the carcasses to rot. When the buffalo are all killed of, they bid fair to be in very few years at this rate, then everybody will wonder that the government did not do some thing to preserve this, the noblest of animal game, or at least prevent the killing of the buffalo for the hides alone
Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-04

The ground does not seem to be stable in places in southern Louisiana and Kentucky,
 ! and in two or three other places west of the AHeghanies it is shaky. Are we to have an earthuuake?
Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-04

''Non- partisan boards" have made bad work in Troy, New York. The police com nissioners voted 136 times Saturday night without electing superintendent, and at last accounts the city was without police force Hope that non-partisan boards in New Haven will work better than this. ...-.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-04

Emory Storrs, the Chicago lawyer, who was recently in Washington, says that the deadlock in the Senate reminded him .'of the Irishman who had the ram by the horns in the meadow and was bawling Justify for some one to come and help him let go.',sd sas a-oz
Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-04
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gollrnaI jano Gourisr.

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 lf.s HARRINGTON & CO.,, Go. 400 Stats Street, Courier BuiIding.
 -, JOHN B. cARRINeroN. sDWARD T. oARRRe-OE. JOHN B. oARRnGToN, JR-
Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-04

recently published map of Boston shows that fully one-half of the present area of that city consists of t'made ground" reclaimed from water or swamp by filing in and piling The pile-d driving business has doubled within the past year, and is now being carried on with unprecedented activity.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-04

Robertson, and says to help Conkling defeat Robertson is to create a breach in the Repub- Hcan party of New York that will give the State to the Democrats.
 The results of the recent census of India are being roughly cast up, nearly all returns being in. According to these the numbers for the Northwest provinces are 32, GOO, 900 and for Qude Il, ,2O0, 900. The increase since 1872 has been about 5 per cent. The grand total for the Punjaub is 22, GAG, ,463 of whom nearly 19, ,o00, 600 are British subjects. The increase since 1868 is about 6a per cent. This is exclusive of the districts of Lahoul and Spit, of which the census cannot be taken until the snows melt.
 The Greeks of Alexandria. Egypt. make the dreadful charge that their Jewish fellow mapped and killed Greek child as blood sacrifice. The simple fact is that three days after the boy disappeared his body was found in the harbor. The charge of blood sacrifice was made, an uproar followed, the Jews were set upon, some of them killed and many wounded, and general massacre was threatened. At subsequent pest-mortem examination of the boy's body dozen doc. tors declared that it showed no wound to support the charge made.
 James B. Campbell of Charleston, South Carolina, who proposes to run for Congres. in the First South Carolina district as an ad ministration Democrat, is well known as the Democrat who wrote . remarkable letter de
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-05-14

Having passed several sleepless nights, Dis
turbed by the agonies and cries of a suffering
child, and becoming convinced that 3iTs. Wins
lows Soothing syrup was just the article needed,
procured a supply for the child. On reaching
home and acquainting his wife with Whathe had
done, she refused t. have it administered to the
child, as she was strongly in favor OF H0in@o-
pathy. That night the enid passed in suffering,
and the parents without sleep. Returning home
the day following, the father found the baby
still worse; and While contempiat ng another
sleepless night, the moth stepped from the
room to attend to some domestic duties, and LEFT
the father with the child. During her absence
he administered a portion of the Soothing Syrup
to the baby, and said no hing. That night Al
hands slept WILL and the little fellow awoHe III
the morning bright and happy. TIE mother
was delighted with the sudden and wonderful
change and although at first Tended at the de-
ception practiced upon her, has continued to
use the Syrup, and suffering cry Nc babes and
restless nights have disappeared. A single tria
Of the Syrup never yet IA led to relic the baby.
and overcome the prejudices of the mother
Sold by all Druggists. IS cents bottle.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-05-14
DIR. LeFere's Installation.

Mr.. EDITOR AS announced in the
CHRONICLE, the installation of Rev. G. w.
LeVere as pastor of Shiloh Presbyterian
Church took place yesterday at p. III. in
this city. The services were introduced
with singing by the choir, the reading of
the Scripture lessons by Rev. Mr.. Sturgis.
of the Second Presbyterian Church, and an
appropriate prayer by Rev. Mr.. Heron.
after which Rev. Mr.. Sturgis preached the
installation sermon from the text, ''They
were called Christians first at Antioch
The sermon was highly interesting,
edifying and suitable. Then the necessary
questions having been asked the pastor
elect, by Rev. Mr.. Heron, the installation
prayer was offered by Rev J. C. Davis, of
New Market, Tenn.
The charge to the pastor was delivered
by Rev. Nh. Heron, in words full OF gospel
truth and Ill every sense suitable to the oc-
casion. Then followed the charge to the
church, delivered by Dr. Mccullough, of
Knoxville College, in his forcihle, practical
and impressive manner. The Commit
tee on floral decorations gave evil
dence of their taste in the very
exquisite manner in which they
performed their task. On either side of the
pulpit and IN front natures great offerings
beautiful spring dowers-were tastefully az
ranged. In the recess behind the pulpit
and above was most beautifully and skilfully
wrought in hower-letters, "Or Pastor"
The entire view was grand and imposing
| The afternoon was warm, but the congrega-
ton was select and appreciatiye, The
pastor installed had faithfully and
probably served the church for
quite sixteen years. The beautiful
church edifce i'll which the services were
conducted, and the interesting church MEM
/ bership who greeted him are evidences of
his achievements. The church and congre-
cation heartily welcome him in his new re-
lations and promise him their cooperation
and support. The event, the first witnessed
by many, will be long and pleasantly re-
membered. ~
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-05-14
a Correction.

Cur attention has been directed to a
slight error which crept rnawares into our
report of the proceedings of the adjourned
session of the city council Monday night,
i'll reference to the two blocks of curbing
ordered laid on Depot street, east end. III
one instance it was made to read Broad :"
street, instead of Depot. There was no
curling ordered on Broad street, and no
publication was made to that effect, in fact.
The appearance of the word . Broad 8"
in one place was simply one Of those errors
which seem unavoidable in newspaperdom.
Hence all the fuss that has been kicked up
about it in some quarters is to no purpose.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-05-14


Capt. J. A. Turley of Cog Hill, McHIinn
county, returned home on yesterdays noon
train, after attending the Farmers Conven-
ton, of which he was the efficient president
for four years.
Mr.. Henry Bradford, travelling salesman
for Whitfield, Powers i Co., New York, who
has been in the city for few days, lett on
Southern trip yesterday. Henry is one OF
the cleverest and best of the boys on the
road.
Col r. Fl. DUNCAN, editor of the Jones'
boro Journal, came down on yesterdays
noon train.
Hon. P. B. Mayfeld, prominent attor-
ney at Cleveland, was i'll the city and went
down on yesterdays noon train.
Mr. E. Kerr, of Loudon, clerk and master
of the chancery court at that place, came up
yesterday evening.
Mr. A K Harper, of Maryville, is over
on a business trip.
Hon. J. NJ Thornburg and Capt. S. P.
Evans returned yesterday morning from a
trip to Washington and other Eastern cities.
Col Isham Young, one of the old and re-
liable passenger conductors on the Z. T., v
& g. Railroad is taking a short relief from
his run, and Capt John T. DeArmond, who
is also a popular and experienced conductor,
has his run.
Mai L. A. Graft returned yesterday
evening from attending chancery court at
Kingston.
Mr.. W. P. Hoskins, circuit court clerk at
cambridge, is in town on business trip.
Col FIR: de Tavernier of Careyville, is
in the city looking after his business inter
estS.
Mr.. N. NJ Ellsworth, of Indiana, ar
rived in the city on the 3 p. m. train yester-
day, on his way to his former home at
Messy Creek. His many friends viii be
glad to welcome him back to old East Ten
nessee.
Mr.. Alvin Barton has returned from New
York, where he has purchased large and
attractive stock of goods for his summer
trade.
| Mr. Squire 81. Cooper, an engineer or
! the Cincinniti Southern Railroad, came VI
Thursday night to take a short furlougf
among relatives and friends.
| Mr. John Maiden. Waterman at the car
shed, after confinement to his home fol
several days with illness, is able to be OF
! duty again, we are glad to note.
Mr. J. W. King, of Lansing, Mich, ar,
rived in the city day or two since, ant
proposes to operate extensively in the lum
! Der trade in East Tennessee, making hi
headquarters at the Hattie House, in THU
city.
Mr.. G. NJ Cannon and family returned
yesterday evening from visit to lower Eas
! Tennessee.
Mr.. Louis Seilaz, of the butchering firm
Of Seilaz & Madden, at Chattanooga, wen
down on yesterdays train with carload o
fine beef cattle and sheep.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-05-14
The Doctors In Council.

AT the session of the Tennessee Medical
Society in Nashville Wednesday, DR.. B. B.
Lenoir presiding, in addition to the election
of Dr. G. B. Thornton, of Memphis, presi-
dent, DIR. A. Morrison, of Nashville was
elected permanent secretary; DR.. c. G..
Fite, of Nashville, recording secretary, and
DR.. Van S. Lindsey, of Nashville, treasurer.
Among the proceedings in the American are
the following:
DIR. S. 3. Boyd, of Knoxville, was nomi-
mated as vice-president for East Tennessee.
No other nomination being made, DR. Boyd
was unanimously elected
The secretary read letter from DR.. W.
r. SEWER of Jonesboro, making complaint
against the publication committee because
his name was not put in the Knoxville meet
ing in O proper, manner. Referred to the
publication committee.
A letter was read from DR.. Tadlock, OF
Knoxville, expressing his regrets at not be-
ing able to be present, and making some
statements i'll regard TO the work of the
committee appointed to memorable tbs
legislature. The letter was referred to the
publication committee.
The society adjourned to meet in Mem
phis in May, 1882.
DIR. ". II. Sewer, of Joneboro, was made
chairman of the standing committee on ne
crology, aud DR.. F, Bogart, of Sweetwater
was appointed on the committee on essay
At the final meeting of the State board o
health, the same day, the following tran
spired:
Dr. Atchison called the attention of tn
board to the fact that the Medical Society o
Tennessee had adopted resolution, at it
| Memphis meeting, requesting the board t.
nominate lecturers and writers for that SO
| ciety, said lecturers to address the society a
| its next meeting, and the writers to com
municate through the newspapers during
| the year on hygienic subjects.
In accordance with the suggestion, DR.. A
! D. Tadlock, of Knoxville. and DR.. r. 6
| Maury, of Memphis, were nominated as es
| sayists, and D. L. A. Atchison and DR.. J. 3
! Lindsey were also nominated as lecturers.
Ladies should see the New Milliner
Goods constantly arriving at A. D. Dun
! bars