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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-18
MIXED ~CANARYSEED.
3 pounds, rs cents,
ULLATzHORNE'S SEED STORE,
1913 Main street. l29
Death of an Early settler OF
Memphis.

Memphis.
Mrs. Julia McManus, widow of the
late Samuel McManus, died at Bowl
ing Green, KY, on the 9th inst. at a
very advanced age, being nearly ninety
years old. She was a native of Nash
vile, but married Mr.. McManus at an
early age, and came to Memphis over
fifty years ago. They reared a family
of children, all of whom are dead
Her husband was for many years one
of the most prominent Masons oil
this State, and was a man Of
fine literary taste and high standing as
a citizen. Nh McManus went to
Bowling Green some two years ago to
reside with a grandson, Mr.. james
Hackney. When she came to Mem
phis the place was an Indian trading
post, a struggling town. Generation
Of people have come and gone since
and comparatively few of those living
here now, knew her. Such are the
changes which time brings. Yet in
her day she and Eer husband were
prominent people. Both lived to a goot
old age, and we're honOred and esteemed
Their last days were spent in peace
and ease. They are survived by sew.
eral grand children as we'll as great
grand children. One Of the granC
children is Mrs. Julia Booth, Of THU
city, wife Of Captain H. H. Booth, o
the Memphis & Charleston railroad
office.
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Marcus Jones, 1851 Second street.
Wall paper, window shades and all
the latest novelties in paper hangings.
All orders by telephone promptly at.
tended to. 1913
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New York Shell Oysters, Blue
Points, Shrewsburys and Rock.
Always, can only be had Mt Henry
Luehrmann's. 77t
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New York Shell Oysters, Blue
Points, Shrewsburys and Rock
Always, can only be had al
Henry Luehrmann's. ut
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Personal.

Shirts
Made to order.
LOeb& Nook, 235 Main. 1927
j. Flaherty & Co., funeral under
takers, 3l7 and 318 Second St. 1872
The improved patent Roman is a
corset superior to the Werley and the
Hercules, at Louis Lange's. 1873
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j. WALSH, undertaken, 34l I'd st
Residence, 104 Promenade st. l07+
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NEW OYSTER BALOONI
CHARLEY MEYERS, S5 Monroe,
None but the best served. TIT
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III. A. THOMS, Undertaken.
Corner Adams and Second sis,
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CHOICEST FRESH OYSTERS,
Choicest Drinks Of all kinds.
CHARLEY MEYERS, 30 Monroe.
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Silver Plated Ware.

Desiring to close out our stock of
fine Silver Plated Ware we offer it
Extremely Low. Engraving Free.
Call soon TO secure best selection.
j. N. MILFORD & Co., 1893 Main.
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PROFESSIONAL.


nR. J. D. WHITE, 243 Main street, Mem
~ phis; Dr., Sir-For twenty years | suf-
tered With piles and Prolapsusani, attended
ing confined to my bed for weeks unable to
move without great agony. lam gratifed 10
say you have made q perfect cure, and am
we'll satisfied with your method Of treatment.
as II is mild and unattended with pain or
Of ease and comfort; the bearing-down, aching
pains soon disappear and never return; in enc
week after you commenced treatment / could
attend to my business without pain or incon.
yenience. Gratefully yours,
voluntary testimonial A. II. MURRELL,
1l2t a DeSoto street, Memphis
7 NJ. COLEMAN, Justice Of the Peace
y. Notary Public and Commissioner O
Deeds. Special attention given TO collection
a the county. Office 294 Front at. list
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PosIponed-..OIivette

Owing to the extreme bad weather,
the opera is postponed. Due notice OF
its rendition will be given.
j. D. HEUER, Sec'y.
Tickets issued good for same.
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THOS. FLEMING,
]. y. and Notary Public, has re.
moved TO Az Main, cor. IBeal.
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Buy Gas Fixtures Of Browne.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-10-05
Education In China.

Yung Lung, one of the Chinese Edu-
cationaI Commissioners says the labor
of an education commences at q very
early period in the life of a Chinese
student, nor is it relinquished until the
disciple is buried under the earth. The
examinations are very strictly conducted
and where one takes a degree q hun
dred fail. 1t Is an interesting sight to
see SO many gray headed men who have
been defeated score of times still work
ing away TO gain entrance once more to
the examination halls, eager to try
again tor the decree which has SO many
Tunes eluded their grasp.
''Hhe military quarters are on a
smaller scale and are inferior In all re-
spects, consisting chiefly OF rows of
barracks, without order or anything but
unwholesome stenches. Here assemble
about 1000 cadets each year. From
the cadet no great proficiency In letters
Is required, yet preference Is given to
the man who can add learning to his
more warlike accomplishments. Strength
and activity, skill In archery and ex-
pertness Ill horsemanship are much
commended if not the avowed requisites
for passing. TO give you an Idea of
the thoroughness of ii Chinese educa
ton, must begin at the beginning, p"
pursued Mr.. Lung. 1.-The chlId when
from five to eight years old begins the
study of the phonetic characters COM
pretending the alphabet. He learns
both to read and write them. He is ex-
pected when ten years of age to begin
10 ching, 4. g., to explain and discuss
the subject matter. In this he perse-
veres until he has finished the 'Four
Books and Five Classics. The four
books are the books OF the four philo-
sopheIs that is. first, the Leum Yu'
or dIgestel conversations, consisting
chiefly of the sayings of Confucius. 1t
Is often called the Confucian Analects.
Second, the Ia HeO' or great learning,
attributed to the pen of Tsang Sin, "a
disciple of Contucius. Third, the
Chang Young; or doctrine of the mean,
by King kicn, a grandson of Confucius,
and, fourth, the works of Muicius, The
writing of poetry does not prove so
great an obstacle to the average student
as Western mind might imagine. 1t
consists principally in the application
Of few simple rules for the transfor-
nation of prose into poetry. The
Chinese is best received who can follow
in the rut already made by his prede-
cessors.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-10-05
Newly Planted Trees.

The present season has been all that
could be desired for trees and plants set
last spring, 1t has been cool and wet,
excellent for the development of foliage.
But if after weather Is hot and dry, what
thenH The trees will suffer. The moist
weather, giving alb Andant foliage, has de.
veloped plenty of root, but thus root, like
that Of any plants in saturated SOIL is
superficial. If the season had been less
wet the root growth would have been less,
but 1t would have been deeper. The ten
days without rain during the last of July
caused greater distress to corn and garden
crops than would have been the case from
three weeks OF drought in an ordinarily
dry season. Trees planted last spring and
not watered showed unmlstakable signs of
suffering. Those who understood their
business prevented this by giving the soil
good soaking once week. August, how
ever, was wet and the trees never grew
faster.
The difficulty with those planters who
have not studied the nature OF the plants
they cultivate is that they seldom give
water enough. They water often enough,
sometimes too often, but specifically. 1t
Is dIssipated by the FIRST sun, and scarcely
reaches the roots at all. Let us illustrate
in this way: The water in pond that is
one foot deep has the sane number of su-
perfcial feet for evaporation as the pond
four or more feet deep. so 1t is with SUI
perflcial watering. The inch or two.of
surface molstened is soon dried out, tie
roots having received almost no good from
ttIN Tn
superficial waterings the disability to the
tree Is intensified; the roots extend nearer
and nearer the surface rather than down
ward. The autumn finds the tree with all
its roots near the surface, and the next
season, if ory one, often kills it outright.
| In fact. the second season is considered to
be the most critical in the life of recently
planted tree if it be deficient in rain.
hence the planter of ornamental trees and
| shrubs will see the necessity OF careful
watching of planted trees, especially such
as have not made fair leaf growth, for ac-
| cording to the amount of leaf growth so
| will be the root. for 1t is well known that
there Is no root growth until the leaves
| expand, and hence, again; the reason why
an evergreen may be planted at any sea-
son, and for the reason that the leaves are
| alW avs more or less active; in fact decldu
Gus trees may be most successfully planted
when in leaf, if only the leaves can be
Kept from whiting. It is also well known
| that a tree with plenty of top Will make
roots faster than a tree cut nearly or quite
| to a bare pole Science, then, IN tree
planting is to see, first, that they never
| suffer for want of moisture at the roots;
and second, that the roots be induced tO
strike deep as quickly as possible
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-10-05
The Pilgrim Monument.

The Pilgrim Society at Plymouth,
Mass has been notified of the compile
ton of the second sitting statue Of the
four to complete the national monument
to the Pilgrims. This statue is "Edu-
cation" 1t is female figure of collos-
sal size, seated upon a PEDESTAL On
one side of hef seat is cut in relief fig
ures emblematical of wisdom, ripe with
years on the other youth led by ex-
perience. The figure is cut out of one
block of granite and is to be placed by
the side of that of Morality. The
marble pannel to be placed under the
statute is also finished and will be put
in place with the statue. On it is cut,
in alto relieve, design representing the
signing of the social compact In the
cabin of the Mayfower. Both OF these
are beautiful specimens of the SCULPTOR s
skill and artistic conception. They are
the mun1fcent GIFT of Roland Mather, a
wealthy, public spirited citizen of Hart,
ford, Com, and cost about $40, 900.
They will arrive in Plymouth and be
placed in position. sometime next month.
Only two more statues al nowrequlred
to complete the monument, those Of
Liberty and Law,
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-10-05
Electric Light Compans

Preparations are making for a
serious contest among the various
electric-hght companies, involving the
right to make and sell lamps whose
portion consists of a
filament OF carbon, heated to incande-
scence in an exhausted glass globe by
means of an electric current. At pres
ent, although at least four varieties of
the incan descent lamps are made and
extensively used, under the names OF
different patentees, the Edison Company
claims to own the exclusive right to the
manufacture, by reason of the priority
of It's patents. Hitherto the Edison
Company, being occupied with other
matters, seems to have taken no steps
to make its claim good, unless the rather
discreditable squabble with the United
States Company at the time of the
Electric Exhibition in Paris could be
called legal measure, but it has never
failed to assert it III the most sweeping
terms. Every one knows the appearance
of the Edison lamp, with its pear-shaped
bulb of clear glass, Containing loop of
blackened bamboo fibre. The Maxim
lamp, which is next to the Edison,
most used in this country, has a loop
of charred cardboard, to which consis-
tency has been given by heating in
hydro-carbon vapor SO as to precipitate
finely divided carbon III It's pores, en-
closed III an oblong bulb of opal or ground
glass; the Swan lamp employs charred
cotton thread as conductor, and the
Lane Fox, which, with the Swan lamp,
is generally used in England, uses the
root-fibres of Italian grass, strengthened,
like the Maxim cardboard filament, by
heating in hydro-carbon vapor. Of
these forms the Edison, although of
very recent invention, is said, probably
with truth, to have been the first of the
kind patented in the United States, and
his company claims that the manufac
ture or use of any similar apparatus in
this country lntringes those patients,
which cover all electric lamps having a
continuous conductor, of any material
whatever, and an exhausted enclosed
globe.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-10-05
A DOg-FIght In Court.

One Of the most amusing trials that
has been witnessed i'll New York took
place at Cairo, Greene county, recently.
The title of the case was Delamater VS..
Delamater, and the controversy was
over the ownership of wagon. From
the evidence it appears that the plain
tiff, when about seventeen. years of age,
worked for q farmer and handed over
his earnings, aggregating about 500,
to his ather, the defendant IN this ac-
ton. Subsequently the father bought
wagon, and during the past ten years
has made several trades, and now the
son claims the last wagon on the ground
that the first wagon was purchased with
his earnings. The case has been going
on before Squire Hill. who acts as
Judge, clerk, and in the absence of a
stenographer, takes down every ques-
tion and answer In full. The numerous
tits between Counselor Osborn, who
appeared for the plaintiff, and Counselor
Grlswold, who appeared for the defen-
dant, kept the spectators, who were for
the most part New Workers stopping at
the various hotels In the Catskil s, in a
continuous roar of laughter.
The court was held In an old, dilapi-
dated building, formerly used as a
church, and an old gentleman passing,
mistaking it for such, entered and sang
several hymns before he could be con-
vinced of the majesty of the law. 1t is
not customary to remove hats on enter
ing the court, and during most of the
tho onr1nonl of Aka
villagers who strolled in passed the time
In smoking cigars or pipes, and two men
stretched themselves at full length on
the bench in trent of the Squire. On
one occasion while crossing the bench
to speak to a friend portion of the
platform gave way and precipitated the
Squire to the floor, but he was imme-
diately picked up by several friends and,
after bracing up at Jennings hotel,
close by, resumed his seat and the pro-
ceedings went along until q question of
law was raised, when the Squire left
the court to procure his copy OF the
statutes, and the manner In which he
overruled objections on his return was
something wonderful, During one of
the frequent intermisslons several dogs
that had followed their owners into
court got into a fight, and for a time
things were lively. One young man,
who thought it to much trouble to raise
a window, pushed out several panes of
glass but as the Squire was busy
taking down a question no attention was
paid to it. The Squire has not yet
rendered his decision.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-10-05
Broke George Up,

Tie best-natured woman in the
United States lives In Austin. She has
been married number of years to 8
man named Ferguson, but she and hel
husband have never had quarrel yet
and he has frequently boasted that it il
utterly impossible to make her angry
Ferguson made several desperate at
tempts to see if he could not exasperate
her to look cross or scowl at him, merely
to crafty his curiosity, but the more
outrageously he acted, the more affable
and loving she behaved,
Last week he was talking to friend
about what hard time he had trying
to find out if his wife had a temper
The friend offered to bet $50 that il
Ferguson were to go home drunk, raise
row. and pull the table cloth full oi
dishes off the table she would show
some signs of annoyance. Ferguson
said he didn't want to rob q friend OF
his money, for he knew he would win;
but they at last made the bet of $50,
the friend to hide in the front yard and
watch the proceedings of the convention
through the window.
Ferguson came home late, and appar-
emily fighting drunk. She met him al
the gate, kissed him, and assisted his
tottering steps to the house. He sat
down hard In the middle of the floor.
and howled out:
"Confound your ugly picture, what
did you mean by pulling that chair from
under me?"
ooh, l hope you didn't hurt yourself.
1t is my awkwardness, but III try and
not do 1t again" and helped him to his
feet, although she had nothing in the
world to do with his falling.
He then sat down on the sofa, and
sliding off on the floor, abused her like
pick ocket for lifting up the other
end of the sofa, all of whrch she took
good naturedly; and finally she led him
to the supper table. He threw plate
at her but she acted as If she had not
noticed it and asked him if he would
take tea or coffee. Then the brute
seized the table cloth and sat down on
the floor, pulling the dishes and every
thing else over with him III one grand
crash.
w huG ulOl tIlS WOUldu 40! 10 YOU
suppose she grumbled and talked about
going home to her ma, or that she sat
down and cried like 1 Jol, or that she
sulked or pouted? Not bit Of it. With
q pleasant smile she said:
"Why, George, that's a new idea,
amt 1t? We have been married ten years
and have never yet ate our supper on
the floor. won't il he fun-just like
those picnics we used to 60 to before
we got married?" and then this angelic
woman deliberately sat down on the
floor along side of the wretch, arranged
the dishes and fixed him up a nice
supper.
This broke George all up. he
owned up he was only fooling her, and
offered to give her the $50 to get her q
new hat, but she took the money and
bought HIM a new suit of clothes and
box of cigars. Heaven will have tc
be repaired and whitewashed before il
is fit for that kind of a woman.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-10-05
Telling A story.

They were sitting on the verandah after
tea when the man with q story began to
| tell II.
''By the way" he said, II heard good
thing in town to-day"
"Was 1t very warm In townR" asked the
woman who stays at home.
| He assured her that 1t was, and then
continued:
Il met Jack Rollins"
"Whatl little Jack9" exclaimed the old
gentleman. "Why, / remember when
Jacks father first came to Huckleberry-
vile, long fore he married HuIda-shs
was Smith, you know, ole Billy Smiths
darter. Ole Billy was a Gurus chap. Did
l ever tell yer bout that scrape him and
me got inter in the winter or thlrty-fve -
no, twas thlrty-four-yes-no- We'll L
disremember 'zactly which. but anyhow,
Billy and me, we"
Yes. yes, we know all about 1t Uncle
Ben, said the man with story. LAS
was saying. met Jack Rollins, and he
and | thought we'd 60 down on the beach
and have swim"
''You are getting on swimmingly now,
observed the retailer of secondhand puns.
"Wel, az was saying" resumed the
man with story, Jack and went down
TO the beach, and"
"You had nice bath" said the woman
who interrupts.
''No, | didn't" sharply answered the
man with story; ''you see, the tide"
''Oh, that reminds me Of funny thing
that happened TO lot of us fellows when
we were in the armyl" exclaimed the war
veteran. at was Just after the second
Bull Run, and the major"
The war veteran was reminded OF a
funny thing" invariably seven evenings /
week, and, though he always told ii from
beginning to end, nobody ever listened to
it. 1t Is not necessary, therefore TO repeat
il.
After he had finished, however, the man
with story began again:
''The tide, you see, was way out, aud
Jack said that we might as well 60 up to
the hotel"
''Uh, tell usi" again interrupted the
retailer of second class puns.
The man with story frowned on the
punster and continued:
''Go up to the hotel and see who was
there, Charley Sprague-''
lis Charley one o. Squire Sprague's
boys3" querled the old gentleman. THE
Squire and me"
':No, Charley isn't one of the Sqnre's
bows, Uncle Ben," was the rather peevlsh
rejoinder of the man with the story Char
ley"
''Do YOU remember what q time we had
that night. 1t raIned so2" suddenly asked
the young lady with the erratic mind.
''It's awful dry" remarked the anna.
teur agrieulturist; if we don't have rain
soon, | guess my potatoes wont amount to
much"
"What Eorrid dress that Boston wom-
an had on today" said the young lsdy in
the rocking chair.
"We had bully time ON the river to-
day. interjected the boy In the flannel
shirt.
shall you 60 to the mountains before
you returnG" asked the young gentleman
who was doing the agreeable to the young
lady with the low forehead.
The man with story saw 1t was no use
SO he gave it up In despair and walked
sadly away, leaving the others to chat at
their own sweet will.
But, mark you, Ae will tell that story TO
every one of them separately, and, proba-
bly,, two or three times TO most OF them.
They, will come to the conclusion finally,
that 1t would have been mucA better for
them to let the man with a story tell 1t at
once and have done with 1t.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-10-05
A Ruined Romance. .

Everybody has read about Dick Tur-
pin, who was executed, not, as has been
supposed, for gallant robberies, but for
the lower crime of horse stealing, In
stead of being an excellent fellow, with
an impuJsive heart, Turpin was q low
wretch, petty, selfish, common and
brutal. The late Mr.. Ainsworth made
him q prominent character of Crock
ford" In reality he was farmers
son in the county of Essex, east of Lon
don, sent to common school, and
apprenticed to a butcher in White
chapel, the worst end of London city,
and there he became noted for his bru-
tai disposition, his love of fighting,
tackling people and cudgeling his horse.
When his apprenticeship expired he
married young woman and returned
to Essex county, at Eastman, and
started the butcher business; and it
occurred to him that he had better
steal cattle than buy them. and so he
deliberately sold in his shop the cattle
of his neighbors, and when two oxen
were traced to him and warrant OBJ
tanned, he jumped out of the back win
dow of his house as the officer entered
the front door, and this made him an
outlaw, his wife furnishing him with
money to join gang of smugglers on
the coast.
This gang was broken up by the
custom house officers very soon; and
then Turpin went to deer stealing in
Epping Forest, which lies to the north
east of London, and in it were several
fine parks of gentlemen containing
deer. This business was not remuD-
nerative, and the band resolved to be
house breakers; and, while one of them
knocked at the door, the others would
rush in as soon as it was opened, and
make away with whatever they could
lay their hands ON. In the course OF
these adventures they heard of an old
woman in the village who kept about
98O0 in her house, ard when she came
to the door they forced their way in,
tied her and her maid, and Turpin told
the old woman he would set her on fire
if she did not reveal where the money
was. She, refusing, was actually
placed on the fire and kept there until
her torn enting pains made her point
out where she had concealed the gold
and they stole 94O0 and ran away. This
entirely disposes of the romantic origin
of Dick Turpin.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-10-05

Warne Is a skillful art'st, and could easily
steal an opportunity of painting Myra's
likeness. or could even produce 1t from
memoryG Trust me his story about the
picture is as false as the rest. III Myra
had given you up for Herbert Warne, why
thirk you, should she have prepared to
marry you on the day appointed, and bro
ken her heart because yoG did not GOMEZ"
Without moments waste of time Vic
tor flew to Mvra's home He needed no
assurance of her truth now; and when she
told him how, In his absence, Herbert
Warne had sued for her hand and been
rejected, the motive OF the mean revenge
he had attempted seemed so plain that
Victor exclaimed against his own stupidity
in not having at once OWNED the truth.
Myra needed little persuadIng to forgive
Victor for his lapse OF trust; and Itg aston
ishing how soon the droorng rosebud re-
gained its blooming freshness.