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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-15
THE SORGHUM INDUSTRY.
Address OF Com missioner L0rfng Before
the Mississippi Valley Cane-Sr0wers
Association.

ST.. LOUIS, December 14-At the session
of the Mississippi Valley Cane-Growers' A.
ISOLATION to-day, Hon. G. B. Loring, Unite
States commissioner of agriculture, deliq.
cred a lengthy and exhaustive address on The
subject of the sorghum industry. Before b.
ginning the address, Commissioner Loring
took occasion to deny the statement in The
Farmers Review, of Chicsgo, 10 the ,ffectthaf
Loring was erroneous in the statistic infor.
nation prepared by his department concern
ing the cane crop; that said information was
obtained by Loring during junketins tour
which he made through the Northwest for
the purpose of meeting certain aspiring pol
iticians during the fair season last fall. He
pronounced the statement in the FaTmers'
Revie0 untrue. Loring began his address BY
alluding to his desire to lay before the con-
vention the exact condition of the sorghum
industry at the present day, and the interest
ing developmentit had made. He then gave at
length the varying opinions of many Of those
who made the study of the plant specially.
Relative to its economic department, he said
the results OF the experiments made there
by chemist especially employed
for the purpose, and The conclusions
which were reached by the National Acade-
my of Sciences, all of which were given TO
the press, November 18th last. He referred
to the operations at Rio Grande, N T., and
Champaign, Ill. The experiments at the
Department of Agriculture last year showed
that 1876 pounds of sugar and 2977 gallons OF
syrup cost the government SS257. The re-
ports from twenty-si1 States showed that the
production of sugar from sorghum during
this year was 425,755 pounds, or S,525,
397 gallons of syrup. In conclusion, Mr.
Loring exhorted sorghum cultivators to per-
severe in their work. He referred to the
West as that portion OF the country which
supplies the worlds necessities.
The convention adopted a resolution
thanking Mr.. Loring for his address.
Prof. Wylie, of Lafayette, Ind, exhibited
samples of paper made from sorghum ba-
yasse
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MISCELLANEOUS.

The Rev. DIR. Hatelys WaddelI, of Glas-
Cow, recently selected for his text the we'll
known verses In the twentieth chapter of
Revelations: Sand saw an angel come down
from heaven, having the key OF the bottom
less pit and great chain in his hand. And
he lay hold on the dragon and bound him :
thousand years, and east him into the bot
confess pit" and said that "if ever an au-
gel came down from heaven for a work like
this. it was the angel of electrical science. IL
came direct from heaven. II such an angel
brought chain in his hand, it was the
telegraph wire and the electric cable coiled
up and carried on his arm. If ever such an
angel had such key as spoken OF in the
text, 1t was the submarine telegraph. Just in
proportion as electricity encircled the earth.
just in that same proportion would the devil
De defeated"
Mr.. EDWIN ARNoLD's new poem. Pearls Of
Faith, will be published next week by Messrs
Roberts Brothers simultaneously with it,
production in England. Those who have
read the new poem pronounce it superior in
dramatic interest and power 10 the Lioh NJ
asia and the Indian Song of Songs. Mr..
Arnold says in the preface of the new
volume, in speaking of this work: "I have
thus al length finished the Oriental triloov
which 1 designed. In my Ladian .Sono Of
Songs sought to transfer 10 English poetry
a subtle and lovely Sauskrit idyI Of the
Hindoo theology. In my Light of Aim 7
related the story and displayed the gentle
and far-reaching doctrines Of the great Hin
doc prince who founded Buddhism have
tried to present here in the simple. familiar
and credulous, but earnest, spirit and man
ner OF Islam, and, from its own points of
view, some of the thoughts and beliefs of the
followers of the noble prophet of Arabia.''
THE great national statue of Germauia
which is 10 be erected at NederwaId. over.
looking the valley of the Rhine, to conmem.
crate the triumphant war with France il
now being cast in separate pieces at Munich
The head and some other parts have already
been completed. Some idea of the magni.
tude of the work, saws the builder. NAV he
formed from the fact that the total weight Of
metal in il will be not less than forty FIVE
tons. In the work of casting and FINISHING
as many as City men are often EMPLOYED :,
one time The largest single portion of ,bs
statue-the throne with cloak lining on II
the whole weighing fifteen tons-has ia,
been cast The blade of the sword. Which
alone weighs ton, and which, enveloped in
an oak garland, has been cast separately il
also inshed. Other paris Of the monument
are being cast at different esfablishnents IN
other cities. Thus, the figures OF the Rhine
and the Moselle, to be placed at the foo, ~
the pedestal-ihe latter il itself eighty faet
in hight-zre being executed at Dresden. N.
retievos are being prepared In Berlin. The
great imperial esgIe al Lauschhammer. and
the allegorical figures OF War snd Pesce At
Nuremberg.
So much is known of ancient, aud % LITTLE
Of modern Greece, thai very few people are
aware that the country has iron industry.
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er himself, who advances az discovery and
invention increases his powers, is enabled to
put in the bank yearly a sum of money that
will be comfort to him in his declining
year,. Such men are the staff and sinew Of
the land; but our government, unfortunately,
is 10 the hands of the non-producers, polit-
ical sspirants for Office, and the internal
revenue tax remains blot on the nations
record. Now. the Erie canal is free 10 all in
New York State, and Canada about 10 follow
her example, if our government attended to
all other water lines of water communication
as they should, it looks az if the problem of
railroad charges would, to great extent, be
solved. All that would remain would be to
adjust differences between the railroads and
prevent discrimination. There are abuses
in railroad management, and they should be
remedied. A national railway commission
should be appointed 20 whom questions of
difference bet ween The people and the COM
mon carriers could be referred. The tele-
graphic system, like the postsge, should be
in the hands Of the government. Among
abuses which should be considered are the
present tariff, the manufacture of artificial
butter, and the many authorizations of food.
Forestry requires lava to encourage the
planting of timber trees on our out-lands.
These objects require national attention,
mere there is opportunity to discuss the va
-ious modes Of farming, kinds of stock, OF
grain, and OF grass, for every description OF
and. Also the best modes of cutting fod-
Ter, of feeding it, the methods of feeding
Ind preserving, ensilage and its value as
with other food. Mr.. sprague con-
GUIDED BY pointing out in forcibIe terms the
JoIects, value, and excellent results arising
rom the National Agricultural Association. |
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MEhPMlS APPEAL
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1889
A TIMBER TAKIrF ABsURDITx.

The report of the Tariff Commission natu-
rally excites a good deal of attention, and
The fact that it is the object of high COM
mendation on the part of protection jour-
mails as naturally subjects it to good deal
of suspicion. 1t certainly, in the words of
the New York Post, although more enlight-
ened than it was generally expected to be,
contains some very glazing absurdities. An
instance OF absurdity appears with respect
to the timber duties. The twenty per cent.
duty upon timber it is recommended should
be retained. Lumber is SO plentiful with us
that we export large quantities of it, yet we
impose a duty to prevent Importation
How this protects ian infant indus
try" 1t is not easy to see. A busi-
ness that cannot only supply the home
demand, but export largely besides, is
hardly in condition to plead 't'he baby
act" The absurdity is still stronger when
we remember that with great cause we are
complaining of the demolition of our for
ests, and our government offers bounties to
induce persons to plant trees upon public
lands. To offer a premium to extend our
stock OF growing timber, and then give an
inducenent of twenty per cent. to cut it
down. is one of the most complete absurdi-
ties that can be pointed cut.
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Betrayed by His Brother.

ST.. LOUIS, December 14.-There is consid-
cradle excitement in Elleardville over the
elopement of married woman with her
brother-in-law. There will be a lively time
at the Four Courts when some OF the officials
cast their eye over this announcement, as
two indictments for burglary and larceny
are pending in the Criminal Court against
the man in the Gaze, who was out on bonds.
On the St. Charles Rock road, about four
miles from the courthouse, the little hamlet
OF Ellesrdville, which has for some time
been part of the city, Is sltuated- The state
ly residence of DR.. Davidson, an old and re-
spectable physician, Is located there. The
doctor is well-known about The city, having
figured in the famous Davidson will case, in
which the late Col. Slsybsck appeared as
counsel for one side and Samuel L.
Glover for the other. DIR. Davidson has
made considerable money at his pro-
fession, and is worth $4,000 or $4,000. He
and his wife did not live together as har-
mouiously as man and wife should, so they
separated. Mrs. Davidson now lives IN the
western part of the Stale, and is very rich.
The doctor has two sons The Oldest, Emmet
Davidson, a worthy man in every way, is on
the rIver, while tie younger, Sterling David
son, though raised in luxury and wealth, Is
a natural vagabond. Some time ago Emmet
was united in marriage 10 portly and hand
some brunette. DIR. Davidson presented the
couple with = house near his own. Having
no children, Emmet Davidson and his wife
adopted girl, and both thought as much OF
her as if she were their own.
Sterling Davidson and his father did not
get along well, owing 10 the young mans
wayHardness, and al different times the
son was ejecied from the paternal roof. Tie
elder brother was, OF course, cognizaut OF
this, and as it was very lonesome for his
vile and child to remain alone in an isolated
house during his absence on the river, he in
vited Sterling 10 live with him. This the
young man agreed TO do, and since that time
he has been lodging there. With nil. brother
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Sara Bernhardt Getting EIen.

Sara Bernhardt is getting to be very
rich woman. Her professional earnings ay-
srage probably 100000 year, and Of this
she hardly spends a quarter. To be sure, she
has poor relations all the world over, but
she gives very little to these, evidently acting
on the principle that charity begins at home.
She has great desire to return TO America.
The idea OF another American tour, with its
attending pecuniary results hiss The greatest
facination for her, but she realizes that she
is beginning to be passe, and her social ex-
perience in America, where she was so coldly
snubbed by so-called good society, has given
her a great distaste for social intercourse
with Americans. She no longer, receives
with open arms every American man or
woman who comes to her house TO see her
coffin, her life-size skeleton looking at him
self in the glass, and various deaths heads
delightfully."- scattered abeHt the room. She
is determined TO have her revenge upon
American ladies for not calling upon her
when she was IN their country, and when, IN
spite of all her efforts, she could not succeed
in getting any respectable woman to call
on her for love or money, and go the order
has gone forth to her valet that when Amerl-
can calls her doors are to be closed, and still
more if the visitor be she. This is small
piece of spite, but the American people can
we'll stand it. 1t is their dollars that have
made Sara what she is now, and without
which probably even Dsmala would not
have been anxious 10 have married her.
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A ball supper is agony to many women,
because tight lacinIg makes it unadvisable 10
eat heartily, but there was one matron on
this occasion who overeame all such diff
Guilty. She ate bulkily and still remained
comfortable. I do not know whether she
holds patent on the device, but am going
to describe 1t anyhow, and whoever copies it
must take her own chance of a suit of in
fringement. 1t was what might be called a
duplex, froni-action, adjustable basque. L.
had the material cut away from the front of
the lining in vest shape and trimmed up
each side and around the neck with a reverse
collar of the trimming. The lining was pro-
vided with eyelet-holes and lacing string,
go that it might be drawn as loosely or as
close as the wesrer chose. To conceal this
lining q shirred vest of silk or satin was set
on Just inside the reverse collar, and each
shirring was merely a tape facing on
the wrong side in which was inserted
an elastic ribbon that permitted ii 10
expznd or contract. There were five of these
crossway sbirrings, the upper one being at
the top OF the front darts, and above this the
vest was arranged in four easy plaits, that
were sewed on the neck double at the top 10
form a standing frill. A hook and loop on,
each shirred place fastened the vest below,
and there were similar ones above. i saw
the wearer let out few lines of Iacing Of
her corsets in the dressing-room before sup
per and adjusted the basque to the enlarge
ment, bat she ate more than she intended 10,
evidently, for afterward she retired TO ease
her cOrSa1e once more.
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An American Beauty "Cuto by the
Princess of Wales

His royal highness the Prince of Wales
always has to busy himself by making some
lady famous by his attentions, and his last
favorite seems TO have been young Ameri-
can lady. A London correspondent says:
ut is whispered in serene attitudes OF the
best society and it is muttered in the next
stratum that-my pen ter r-embles at the
thought Mics Chamberlaine has been very
nearly cut by the Princess OF Wales. Her
royal highness was very cordial the other
day TO every lady present, shaking hands
with all OF them, but merely returning Miss
Chamberialne's salute in the stifest M amer.
The princess is not only a pretty and good,
but extremely sensible woman, and, knowing
the prince TO be confirmed male flirt,
smiles gently at the toqaadss to which he is
affected. When he constituted himself the
cavalier, first OF Mrs. Langtry and then OF
Mrs. CORVALLIS West, his wife was ex-
tremely kind to those ladies, who
knew perfectly well how TO keep the
heIr-aPparent in his place, and thus
maintain their own. As 1 was not
at Hamburg when the prince was there,
cannot repeat the Enthusiastically chat
ter / heard about Miss Chamberlaine and the
prince. No actual impropriety is suggested,
but IL seems that they appeared together in
public too oflen to please a censorioss world
and behaved with freedom pronounced
quite unprecedented. The worst of all was
the indiscretion of certain illustrated news
paper, IN which appeared fuIl-page wood
cut OF the prince and Miss mberlaine
looking at the fireworks at Hamburg This
work OF art was, i hear, shown to the prin-
cess, who is, as any other lady would be, an
noyed that her husbands hirtatious should
be made public and give the impression that
ehe Is sighted vile. Any hope that Miss
Chamberlaine's friends may have enter
tanned OF seeing her run as a fashionable
beauty next season are now at an end, not
outstanding her gypsy face and angels
hair5D
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Such is the fact, however, and, although it
doesn't amount 20 much, the degenerate,
latter-dsy Greeks are a. proud Of 1t as Ben
jamin was OF his striped coat. The iron
industry of the Piraeus is represented BY
only two establish ments of any importance.
One of these is the Vulcan Works, owned by
Mcdowell & Barbour, and the other that OF
BAsilisades & Co. Both of these establish
ments make land engines, boilers, etc, and
small marine Boilers for steam launches, and
also do light repairing. There are beside
these two manufactures several smaller
concerns, which make agricultural imple-
ments, weighing-machines, etc, and tool
shop belonging 10 the Piraeus and Athens
railroad, in which ordinary repairs sre exc
cuted on railroad rolling stock. All of the
railroad compsny's locomotives and cars,
however, are imported from England. Two
small manufactures are engaged in making
wire nails, and it is reported that the Pr
raeus and Athens railway are now erecting
an establishment for the manufacture of
railway carriages.
some interesting and extraordinary data
have Just been complied respecting the Mis-
sissippi. Il appears that it boasts no fewer
than So tributary streams, with 8 total length
OF navigation of 1871 miles, or about two
thirds of the distance around the world.
Even this, however, represents but a small
amount OF the naV1qatlOn Nnlcn WILL 1nllnE
riIru me federal government has made the
contemplated Improvements in the upper
Mississippi, in the Minnesota, Wisconsin
aud other rivers in which it is now engaged.
But while the Mississippi has 1851 miles
nsvigable TO steamboats,, it has 20,22 miles
navIgable TO barges. This navigation is
divided between % States in the following
proportions: Louisiana $500 miles; A rkansas,
200; Mississippi, 1880; Montans, 1910;
naE 1870. Tllin0ia 1870 Tannaaaa.
1860; Kentucky, 1860; Indiana, $40; lows
$40; Indian Territory, go; Minnesota, $50;
Wisconsin, $50; Ohio, $50; Texas, 44O;
Nebraska, 400; West Virgins, 800; Penusyl-
vauis, $50; Kansas, $50; Alabama, 200, and
New York, 20. Nearly all sections of these
States and Territories can be reached with
ease. Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi,
Montsns, Dakota and the Indiu1 Ts--isery
possess more miles of navigable stream than
miles of railroad, all of which are open to
everybody who wishes TO engage in COM
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THE POOR CIGAR.MAKERs,
How the Government Stands I'm the way
of Their Mailing = Living.

EEg York, December I4.-Iu the course
ian Interview with a Tribune reporter, Mr.
EraitoD, well-known cigar manufacturer,
aid: "Let me show you how the govern
msnt is really forcing these poor cigar
makers 10 become criminal. There are
sbout 5000 or $4,000 cigar-make in this
ciy, and about $4,000 in the country. They
eGh have about five mouths 70 feed. They
cannot afford to lose half of their time, and
the government will not allow these men to
employ their idle time in making cigars for
themselves. Each unemployed cigsr-maker
can buy tobacco; can make the cigars at
home, and can easily find market for them.
Ths government, however, will not only re-
fuH 10 sell him The stamps TO cover the tar,
bu; will seize his cigars il he applies for the
stamp. Why? Because he has not given q
bond oil 1000 as a guarariee that he will COM
ply With the law, and when he really wants to
sellhis cigars legitimately the Law steps in and
virtunliy says that he can't. Now, an MEM
pioytd carpenter or MECHANIC of any kind
can use his idle time to make an article, and
the nechsnic ia allowed 10 sell il. The
cigurmakers have got to live, and If they
cant DO il legitimately they will do 1t DIS
honesly. They will make their cigars and
sell hem without the government tax.
Therefore the people are criminals, the gov
ernmsnl lie cheated and the manufacturers
czunof compete with such trade"
aD0 you think that the government is
chesied much in that wayw
II ksse no means of knowing how much
but !. i to a great extent. am partly de-
sirous hat this agitation should stop. II the
tax il guing TO remain, let Congress settle it
al oncs. II it is going TO be abolished, let i.
be abolished at once. / don't want to see it
reduced, because this same agitation will
onIv occur again."
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Sfar.R0ufe Trial.

WASHINGTON, December IA Mich ael
Horgan and Edward C.Gill were accepted and
completed the jury in the Star-route cases.
Juror Crane, who was mentioned in the
news yesterday as probable friend of the
defendants, made a statement OF his views,
exonerating himself of the charge, and de-
sired that he be excused if not satisfactory
TO the prosecution. Ingersoll said the pub
LEGATION was simply an effort to terrorize the
jury, and added: "Of course every man on
the jury must expect TO be attacked by the
newspapers in the interest of the govern
ment, and may, perhaps expect to be arrested
after the trial was through"
Judge Wylie said that the assertion was an
exubersnce of IngersolPs own Imagination.
After further colloquy Judge Wylie said:
son behalf of this juror, say that if the
government is victimized, it is yictimizsd by
an error of its counsel" The case was then
proceeded with, and after calling the names
OF the jury, George Bliss opened the case to
the jury on the part of the prosecution.
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Bold diamond Robberx.

CLEVELAND, O., December 14.-Between
IL and O'Clock to-day man walked into
the store of p. L. Miles, manufacturing jew
eler, and asked the proprietor to put new
spring into a cheap W atch he held out While
Mr.. Miles was repairing the watch the
stranger quietly picked up bag containing
about $4,000 worth of unset diamonds,
rubies, emerslds, sapphires, opals, cat-eyes
and pearls. With this plumber the thief
walked off unnoticed, and il was not until
Mr.. Miles happened to want one of the gems
to set that he discovered he had been robbed.
A reward of $1,000 has been offered for infor-
Jewels