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DonGs OF Our Land.
From the Unftyd HtshmdH.

Songs Of our lxnd, ye are with Us foreverl
The power and the tpendor OF thrones pass away;
BUT yours In the might of some far. flowing river,
Through summers bright rosep or autumn q decay.
And truth which time writeth on leaves sand;
Ye bring as the bright thoughts Of poets and eases
And Keep them among us, old songs OF our land.
The bards may down to the place OF IL cir slumbers
- The Tyre OF the chsrmer be hnshed In the grave,
But far in the future the power of their numbers
Shall kindle the hearts Of our faithful and brave
II will waken an echo In souls deep and lonely.
rtwiI call up spirit fof FREEDOM, When only
Her breathinSs are heard In the songs OF our land
For they keep record Of those, the true hearted,
Who fell with the cause they had vowed to maintain;
They show n. btirht shadows q glory departed
The pace may be lost md the pen long fotsaken,
And wseds may grow wild DER tho brave heart ant
But ye are still LOFT when all else hath been tskeb,
Songs Of eur land. 20 have followed the stranger,
With power. over ocean and desert Afar;
fe have gone with our wanderers through distance anc
And giaddened their path like home.sudlns star.
And Visions that passed like wave from the sand,
with hope for theft country and Joy FROM her banishsd
The spring time may with the song OF our glory
To bid the green heart OF the forest rejoice,
But the pine of the mountain though blasted and hoRry
And the rock in the desert can send forth o voice
while ocean waves roll or the mountains shall stand,
Still hearts that are brayest and beet Of the nations
Shall glory and live in the songs Of their land.
Fh.scxs BROWNE
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What Is u Snobi
From ne Ereniop Po',


The French Journalists are getting into seri-
Gus trouble over tho term snohtsmc which has been
adopted from thr English, but hn. apparently somewm'
changed its meaning IN the transfer Weiss wrote 30
article lately M the Conservative Republic ~ "'en
he used "snobismc Ms the equivalent II s''' iIrh'"
which is n cloar uefVcrsOu As defined h' IhScko'A'
snoblsm, or snohhery. mean admiration on m''n
things and asnob was person whose mind 'N''a
with the importance N external social distinctions 'aa
who sought RAISE himself In the social scale y mum
bug aud rrecuce. Busch gives an account 81 "''u'
sion the proper ~ the At the German 'ea'
quarters during the siege 81 Paris m witch Hsna'
took part, but IN which 1t plainly appeared maj Nv,
too, though good English scholar, had tA"
to grasp the true and original sense or Vt"
term The party had. however, jrs' h""n lNu'M'
of croust1dc with mushroom. and - lhrasnn' "'n
sauerkraut. washed Down with champagne. ami W."
probably not p!oglrally irrci u loodcunl'""
The Chancellor at all events held that sn'' W"
rimply self satisfied smpletuu, narrow minded PER
son or in other words that the word was merely '"'
equlyncnt ~ tho HERMAN rh,i-tur. wiHch = .'NfN
an error though the ieru.uon comes Ncrs u,ar ''1
most common use in tins country. Here 'uo" is 10
popular parlAnce not 50 much person Ike lhah'r"
snoh who Is dissatisfied with his own position an -
irving to raise himself by low arts, IS person VIM
thinka n good deal Of hs position, aud shows II ~
giving himself airs, IN tact, it may he said INV WV
,nob in America looks dawn ON Others, Nhir re rs
lish rnob looks 4p To- others AMI lrr, To St, 10 h en-
particular about their dress and there are ftglolh r.s
tho hAbual Of pocket handkerchief VI t09'n 49,
would put man IN the sp9b category
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From he Providence Journal
The editor sat in his chair alone
A busler person there never was known;
When In game farmer, a FOLLY old soul:
Rssins come IS III" 2" 1a'f0n
TO srins n. good wife and scmc farm produce down.
g 5H& a run IN !. a.nri 20 sT,ns u ;sa,s
pTs a h ht sbs ss poom
The e ,n~ VIA % Mn a. s.4s sa b b;
"a soUd ss Wiz hin, w IKE sa IF sG s..
TH:s s 'Hs's 4. ~ I'd s"s at II. '.sy s.s TO
my a.ar friend. there only ming just wan, to
Now risaa. don't get v.xcd for you know IT. my way:
r. wss m. sts' y"n PIT IN
And iot. q small matter that nobody reads
Al hrsi with trown. then saiis took ia place.
my dear friend" he replied I'm surprised you DON.
fS;rS er a' s:H'T ira s" my good
e e$' nSs oh; y ysSy @' :aJ- sni % ss n.
W%h,ehsyer you eho.se and Just where you may say.
VA, ySaT 9sisn:T. Il rssa .o@sf,o Civ.
r "a said N. farmer hall sin. new
Fm.yU s"s II ri ] Of on" sv 81 s Knew ,Ss
Any person Of ssn.c I. rc' Pns Of h0.s through;
The best load OF garden sauce ever grew"
e"ou "e'' Ponr'u o"u NV iAHioI went
And the editor laughed to himself withou, doubt
Az he thought Of his Nag r, aud how II would end
Ana the nice little Joke he would have OH his friend;
Then he wrnte inst two Lines and he ordered them set
In the smallest % type thimGine "I win that bet"
In the midst OF close agate real estate sale;
For to better succeed in his little designs.
He'd selected tho place where to put these lines
And have them connected with what followed and make
4 sentonce complete IN itself without break.
These the lnos thst he wrote; "Our old friend good
James True,
Who is one Of the best men the world ever knew
fthe wel'known Hope FGrn"-that was oil that he
said
About James but the line next below these two read
Win he SOLD very cheap then went on 10 unfold
The beauties and bounds Of the land To be sold.
Tho paper was printed The next dav hut one
The farmer anne IN with his eyes ruff of fun;
You have won,' he began, lust as sure as you're
Why, before got breakfast ate yesterday morn,
TWO or three ncighhors called. on purpose to see
what that meant IN the paper they saw about mo-
hadn't seeh II YETI Then, during the day,
Every neiyhbnr that met mo had something to Eay
About my being sold WAS sold very cheap,
And YOU din II well, too; II was too good To keep.
So I've told the whole story, and come with all speed
To bring you the garden sauce, rs agreed"
The odtor looked from his window and saw
His friend had brought in all his horses could draw
Al for him he declined In accept 1t, hut found
That his friend would not listen, and was on with
bound.
Saying, cheerily As he went out: " In your next
just say Jim TrueS preaching and this il his text
There's nRrSlt IN the r,ror-truit flowers or weeds
Nor n limo ~ the paper that nobody reads"
E. P TosEr.
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Prom he Netc Pork Ledo,

Prom ne Ne,1 Pork Ledger.
Her husband died and left q small
And ill.stocked farm. which was her all
Hard was her lot. as hard could be:
widow. with her children three.
Instead Of sitting down TO weep
She titled her land and sheared her sheep;
With her own hand she held the plough
She chopped the " God And MIXED the COW.
Fences she built. bitches she dug,
And vanauished the potato hug;
Then In her little sitting room
Her busy hngers fed the loom.
Once when large bear. bent on theft,
Entered her barn, his skull she cleft
In twain, with one tremeud blow
From her sharp axe, and laid him low.
Her bravery filled all the land,
And many suitors sought her hand;
But married she refused to he,
Preferring to live always free. II. ". D.
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The Denver Marine.
Prom me D.npr Tribune.

Prom the D,Hper Tribune.
am 4 jolly Denver tar,
IpOn the plultr | sail;
sniH the breakers from Rfar
Ana court tht srrccching yale,
climb the miINnlnnst by night
And hoAve the hnhsAll down,
Beyond see the nlrbOr light,
Hard by my native town,
The cactus clirgs unto my hair
A In the hrin, Gluom
climb the MARROW EAngway stair
I'd furl the furetOp boom
The hhwasrs creak and anchors groAn,
The rainelouds deck The sky,
with many a shrillsome shrek and moan
Tho seAgtIlls iiutter by,
NV sweetheart Is n Asher maid,
on NOndrr shore she stands
with hOnes my ship IA not delayed,
sha fingers on the sands
With my brave bark upon the saA
And her whom behold
where 10 the man who would ASt b
A Denver sailor boldt
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The Southeast CAarnber.


Frou. The Home Journal
In the southeast chamber he lies,
And above him, after the rain,
Through the dark on the wall 10 shed
The .moonlight, ripDled and deep.
Closed ere tha beautiful eyest
Dulled H. the eager brain;
A over q book that In read
Age falls, like child, asleep.
And the tidings IT woe are whiried
From tho chamber facing the south,
Ger oceans and hills sublime.
On tho wings OF the lightning spread
TO the ends remote Of the world:
-" serenos, seeker Of truth,
The star OF this latter time,
The man OF our love. 10 ned"
lonely indeed there iies
Bat the slave OF noble will,
But tho house OF thoughts shat were pure,
For these could no longer stay;
Yet the sweet soul heavenly wise
Beyond US. shall touch MS still,
a. q song through our prison door,
Enchanting, and far away
LOUISE InoaEN durrSr
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POEMS WORTH READING.
The skoodoowebsho eh.

L.
o maid with the hair that IL yellow,
It's time that your homo You forsook;
Come over and live with fellow
BY the beauttful Rkoodoowobstook
And there where the grasses the brooks kiss,
In the prettiert kind OF nook,
where the swlft.running observation-disclosures
Pours into the Skoodoowobskook,
Our lives like their streams shsllic tningle,
For heaven no further wen look;
Then come-it Is wrong to live single
come 10 the skoodoowobshook.
~
In thit lovely terrestrial Eden
I'll teach you to f,sh with hook;
Tho nshes are plenty, maiden.
In the crystalline skoodoowobskooki
Y.
Our food shall be trout from the winters,
Which you TO your sweet taste shall cook;
Come. fsirest Of Uncle SANS daughters,
To the banks Of the skoodoowobskook
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Sir Thomas Browne died one hundred and
ninety-nine years ago. Among the papers I'm
published till after his death was the " Prophecy
Concerning Several Nations" Although writ
ten for the diversion Of friend. and In no
sense pretending to the spirit of divination. 1t
evidently set forth the writer's views as to the
probable course Of future events; and 1t Is in
teresting a. the shrswd guess of the most
learned and ingenious mind OF that day. Here
is the Prophecy:
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-01
MEMPHIS ENTERPRISE.
Factory and Machine shops of the Pratt
Gin Company.

Confidence in the future of Memphis is
gradually developing in the establishment of
factories, machine shops, ETC., the latest of
which is found at 100 to 104 Poplar street,
recently put into operation by the Pratt Gin
Company, under the firm name of Smiley,
Smith & Co. The factory of the Pratt Gin
Company, at Prattville, Ala, is the largest in
the world having been in successful operation
for fifty years, where they have made and
sold over %, 900 of their superior gins, and
great number of feeders and condensers. The
increased demand for these machines is such
that they were compelled to enlarge their al
ready extensive works at Prattville, or build
somewhere else, and it is fortunate for Mem
phis that they adopted the latter plan and
selected it as the place. Mr.. J. A. Smiley
has been foreman of their factory for many
years, and will give the Memphis factory his
personal and constant attention, which is
sufficient guarantee that none but the very
best work will be turned out. 1t is the in
tention of the company here to pay particu-
lar attention to the manufacture of their
improved revolving head, swinging-front
Eclipse-Huller Gin, which is meeting with
such general satisfaction in the bottom ceun-
try, where the cotton is picked bully. Their
factory is large two-story brick building,
and is supplied with all of the latest i'm
proved labor-saving machinery necessary for
the manufacture and repairing of gins,
feeders, condensers and oil-mill machinery.
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GENERAL NEWS.

business lar on The levee.
Receipts by river yesterday 20 bales cotton.
The Belle Memphis added % tons and
left for Vicksburg at her usual hour.
The City of Providence took on 900 bales
eastern-bound cotton, and sailed for ST.
Louis on time yesterday.
Signal service report: River SO feet inches
decline inches, during the "a hours end ing
LOS pm. This report makes the present st ,ge
of water feet inches below the highest point
reached during the overflow.
The General Bernard arrived from Helena
yesterday morning, having delivered her sup
plies of rations for the sufferers at tn at poi MT
She cleaned boilers during the night, and yras
to have passed on up for st. Louis atday light
this morning.
Jesse Jamison and Jacob Cox, both the
pilots and several others of the crew OF the
sunken Iron Mountain, passed up on the
City of Providence for st. Louis yesterday.
The chambermaid, who was at first reported
lost, was also passenger up.
The James w. Gaff left for the Ohio yes
terday with 763 bales cotton, $50 barrels oil,
1900 sacks oilmeal, % bales rags and 200
packages sundries. She had also a good
trip of passengers, including several of the
survivors of the Golden City disaster for
warded by Captain Sterling Mcintyre.
SdpLdlu II. w. w Use, Oh the u James w.
Gaff, is never behind in extending aid to the
needy or bestowing charity upon worthy
objects. The Gaff offered free transportation
to all who were rendered helpless by the
disaster to the Golden City. Many, we learn,
awaited themselves of the kind offer.
Pilot Jesse Jamlson, on watch when the
Iron Mountain sank above Vicksburg, gives
the following particulars: about 1870
o'clock Saturday evening the Iron Mountain
passed here towing five empties for st. Louis.
The night was dark, smoky, and threatening
rain. One of the troubles of the overflow
has been the sweeping away Of most of the
pilots landmarks between this place and
Memphis on both sides of the river. The
boat was moving along at a slow rate, and
without much steam. As the hours grew
closer on to the dawn, the night became
darker, and the pilots were on the lookout
for place to tie up until morning. Pilot
Jamison doesn't know whether the boat
struck the eide of the bank or drift log,
but at any rate there was a fearful crash,
and in three minutes after the steamer was
entirely out of sight at the bottom of the
river. The barges were cut loose from the
sinking steamer at once, and the entire crew
were saved. In less than five minutes after
the boat had struck the obstruction there
was no portion of her visible. The barges
hoated down the river a short distance, and
were carried into break just below the
scene of disaster, and foated away with the
rapid tide into the woods, several hundred
yards beyond the river, where they remained
all night, and until people came to the rescue
Of the crew with skiffs about s o'clock this
morning"
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HE BROKE OPEN THE DOORS,


A large amount of money was lost on the
boat.
Miss Mastin was considerably better yes
terday.
The buffalo is doing we'll despite the close
shave that took off his skin.
There was $500 in the safe of the boat,
and it was most probably lost beyond re-
covery.
The proof seems rather conclusive about
Wash Smith after ALL His carelessness was
inexcusable.
Mr.. H. n. Alderman the horse and animal
trainer, will remain in the city several days
to train some horses.
A German popcorn dealer, from New Or
leans on his way to New York, where he had
wife and two children, was among the lost.
The bear and the buffalo, it is said, will be
exhibited at the Exposition building this
evening for the benefit of the circus men
who escaped.
telegraphed Chief Davis: please let me
know what detains Charles Harvey on the
Golden City"
1t was thought that the body over which
the inquest was held was that of Miss Mas
tins mother, but Willie Mckinley failed to
identify it as his grandmother.
Mr.. Parsons, the circus man who owned
the buffalo, the stages and the calliope, re-
manned at Vicksburg, expecting to follow the
Golden City, thus saving his life.
Messrs. Cronk and Ackerm ans eight head
OF horses, including trick mule and
"Prairie Queen" and set of trick dogs were
lost. Mr.. Alderman never saved thing.
"Prairie Queen" the most celebrated trick
horse in the world, and so pronounced by
Dan Rice, was aboard the Golden City and
lost. Mr.. H. N. Alderman owned prairie
Queen"
Mr.. w. j. Booker went along Main street
soliciting small subscriptions yesterday aft !
ernoon and in very short time he raised
Sl5 TO send away poor woman and her two
children.
Captain S. c. McIutyre and Chief Clerk |
w. F. Mcintyre will remain with the wreck |
and do all in their power to recover any |
valuables, and obtain possession of the |
bodies, if possible.
An Indianapolis man named G. F. |
Nemeyer, who has been residing in New |
Orleans for some little time, was returning |
home on the Golden City. He was thought |
to be lost, but turned up safe yesterday, with |
his face and hands burned He lost his |
trunk and 5000 in money. He escaped by |
jumping into the river.
A press dispatch from Shreveport, La,
states: "Mrs. L. E. Kouns and three |
and Mamie Campbell, who were |
lost on the burned steamer Golden City, left |
here to spend the summer in Lawrence |
county, o. Captain Kouns, her husband, |
only learned the news this evening on the |
arrival of his boat from the upper river.
The shock made him delirious, and he is
now in the care of physician. Mrs. Kouns
was from Boyd county, XIV, her maiden
name being Eva Brownings."
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LOCAL NOTICES.

SEE advertisement of steamer Fulton, in
river column.
BALEY's, 295 Second, is the place to have
good plumbing done at reasonable prices.
WALTER GREGORY, attorney, has removed
his office to northwest corner of Main and
Madison streets, over railroad ticBet-otfice.
READ School6eld, Hanauer & Co.'s adver-
tisement, and AJAX your grocers for Coles
F. F.. F. G. flour, the very best in the
market.
THE Planters Insurance Company, one of
our oldest and strongest institutions, gives
special attention to insuring dwellings and
contents, and at moderate rates. Office in
the company's building, Il Madison street.
THE ladies who have promised contribu-
tions to the ornamental department of the
bazaar to be given by the ladies of the Cum
berland Presbyterian Court street, church,
the first week in April, will please send
them in as soon as possible. All contribu-
tions to be sent to the church by 10 o'clock
Saturday morning, April LIST.
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NASHVILLE, March 31.-Night-River
falling slowly, with Is 2-1O feet on the gauge.
WHEELING, March 31.-River u feet 8
inches, and falling. Weather clear and cool
CINCINNATI, March 31.-Noon-Rlver 20
feet 2 inches, and falling. Weather clear and
pleasant. Night-River % feet inches, and
falling. Weather clear and pleasant.
PIrrsBURG, March 31.-Noon-River s
feet inches, and falling. Weather clear
and pleasant. Night-River feet inches,
and falling. Weather clear and pleasant
VIcKsBURG, March 31.-Night-River fell
2 inches during the past "a hours up to 8
pm. Weather clear and warm. Up: Will
Kyle, Cincinnati, pm. The Golden Rule
is due down.
ST. LOUIS. March 31.-Noon-River falling
steadily. Weather clear and warmer. Ar
rived: City of New Orleans, New Orleans
Night-RiEer about stationary, with II feet
4 inches by the gauge. Weather clear and
warmer.
EVANSVILLE, March 31.-Noon-River IS
feet, and falling. Weather clear; thermome-
ter, 420 to $50. Night-Riyer "a $40 feet,
and falling. Weather clear and warm; Their
mometer, go. Arrived: Vint Shinkle, Gin
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cinnati, l pm. Departed: Mint Shinkle,
Memphis, pm. Business light.
NEW ORLEANS, March 31.-Weather clear
and pleasant; thermometer, 79o. Arrived :
Port Eads and barges, St. Louis Departed:
John A. Wood and w. W. O'Neil, Ohio
river. The Golden Crown is due tonight
from Cincinnati. The w. P. Halliday is
loading to depart tomorrow ior St. Louis
CAIRO, March 1.-Noon-Weather clear
and mild. Arrived: Andy Baum, Memphis,
10 pm; City OF New Orleans, St Louis, 10
am. Departed: John B. Maude, Memphis,
8. pm; Andy Baum, Cincinnati, II am.
Night-River Al feet 10 inches, and rising.
Weather clear; thermometer, 60'.
LOUISVILLE, March 31.-Noon - River
falling, with 10 feet inches in the canal, 8
feet 4 inches in the chute on the falls, and ,
feet 8 inches over the rocks. Weather clear
and pleasant Arrived: Granite State, Mem
phis; Dan Kane and tow, New Orlesns, De-
parted: Granite S.a'e, Cincinnati. Night
River still falling, with 10 feet inches in
the canal, and feet inches in the chute on
the falls. Weather clear and spripglike.
Business fair
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PERSONALS.

DIR. WINFIELD breaches at Central Meth
odist church tomorrow, and lectures Monday
night on "Italy and Rome" and Tuesday
night on "The Holy Land" Lectures for
the benefit of the church improvement fund.
Tickets fifty cents.
DR.. CHARLES K. WINSTON, of Nashville,
died Wednesday night at the State Asylum
for the insane. He was at one time pro-
lessor of obstetrics in the medical depart
ment of the University of Nashville. The
deceased was mayor of South Nashville,
president of the Board of Education of Nash
vile, president of the Board of Common
Council, and always took an active part in
local politics.
COLONEL A. S. CoLYAR, OF the Nashville
American, has been at the Peabody for the
past two days. He has been called upon by
many of our prominent citizens, and was
congratulated by leading Democrats on his
great efforts to harmonic the Democratic
party. We are grati6ed to learn that the
circulation and general business OF the
Americ1n has greatly increased under the
new management.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-01
Cohen the Halter.

There is no house in this city that deserves
the patronage of the public more than the
above firm. For twenty years Cohen the
halter has been catering to the public taste,
and the result OF it is that he has built up a
very large trade. In this establishment you
can find every variety of hats and caps, from
an infants to the old grandfather's- Cohen
can tell what person needs in that line as
soon as he sees him. He has just returned
from New York With the largest spring stock
of goods that ever came to this market. Give
him a call, as he sells goods at bottom-rock
figures. The place is 219 Main street, under
the Worsham House.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-01
CANCER.INFIRMARY.
REWARD.
$500 Reward.

We VIII pay the above reward for any case Of
liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, Sick Headache, Indi-
.stien, OOnsIipatiOn Costiveness We cannot cure
ith Wesx Vegetable Liver Pills, when the ydTec-
mons s61ctly complied with. They are surely,
Vegetable and never fAll 70 give satisfaction.
5uRar-coated. Large boxes. containing - pills, e
cents For sale by all druggists Beware Of coun-
terfeits and limitations The genuine nanufac-
tuTed only by JOHN C. WEST & CO, 1.-THE PHI
Maker, !" Isl and ls3 ". Madison street Chicago
capt Of . scent stEn1p. For sale bY A. Rsnker-
as Main street. Memphis
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-01

In passing along Front street the stranger
is certain to notice the wholesale grocery
house of Schoolfeld, Hanauer & Co. The
remark is frequently made that this house is
always busy, and the flow of goods in and
out is as constant and steady as the current
of our great river, whether times are gener-.
ally brisk or unconImonly dull. The ques-
tion has been asked, why this it SO? The an
swer is: They buy for cash, sell for cash, or
on thirty days to prompt paying customers,
and consequently can do business on short
profits. Eighteen years of fair and honora-
BILE dealing have built up their immense trade.