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The Dawson journal., 1883-04-05
Vermont Butter sn Georgia.

Randolph, Vt, sends away to
nar';et, every week through the
year, al average OF more than two
Thousand poduds of fresh butter put
up i'll little prints suitable for the
taole. Que farmer sends one hund
rel pounds per week to Georgia to
ill q contract with hotel keeper III
one of the cities of tlat State. Be
fore long, some other Vermonter will
probably see profit ard saving OF
express charges by going down there
with his dairy stock and setting up
N1ttor making naarer the market.
There is no good reason why
Georgia suoaId long bSC ON mpelled
to import her butter from tie Green
Mountain farms, when she has all tht
necessary facilities for making good
butter at home. The Vermont cows
are fed upon meal made from cotton
seed, and from corn fodder packed
in slos. The corn plant will grow
in Georgia as wei as in Vermont
aud silo is as easily built in one
State rs in the other.- New Eng
land Farmer.
The Dawson journal., 1883-04-05

pendency of it, the talented young
Judge Hon Allen Fort presided, and
called the case. The State announc-
ed ready, serving and electing to put
Mr.. Nun. Whiddon on trial for mur-
der OF John Kerce The State was
ably represented by General Morgan
and Solicitor General Jesse Walters.
The defendent by his attorneys,
Judge ID. II. Pope and Colonel VIM.
A. Harris announced ready. The
State proceeded to arraign, select
jury and hear testimony. The de-
fdndant offered no testimony His
attorneys concluded tbe agument.
The judge charged ably and i'm
partially. The jury were out few
minutes and retained a verdict of
not guilty. No others were tried
A great deal was revealed by Wade,
that added horror to the tragedy
that is now not to be reached. If
the posse had only spared the poor
little boy, who followed his father to
death it would have somewhat lessen
ed public excitment. For if the old
man was bad, poor little John was
not. We have ever deplored it, fnr
our county, our people, for the rela-
tlves of the deceased, and the parties
engaged, for they before stood high,
and their relations are amorg the
best in the State This happened
years ago, and | get these facts from
the evidence on trial of Whiddon,
and what has been told me. MANY
OF the posse were ignorant of the
plot and would have gotten out of it,
but they were desperate and threat
ened to shoot the first one who left.
Mr.. Bailey, Crawford and Rogers
made three that did not 90 to the
killing, nor was there any proof
against Mr. Whiddon, only that he
Was Of the posse who started.
The Dawson journal., 1883-04-05
SCANDAL.

1t was the saying of a shrewd OBJ
server, when his attention was called
to anything that smacked of scandal.
Il have so much to do that | cannot
hear it. One-half of my time is taken
mp with NJ own business, while the
other hui Is saken up with letting
that of my noigabors alone"
How many excellent opportunities Of
letting other peoples business alone
are neglected Every community il
troubled more Or less with the inter
ference Of certain class OF indlvidu-
ais with what does not in the least
concern them. Their whole stock ia
trade consists in watching for and
seizing hol | of every little piece OF
scandal that floats to the surface, and
losing no opportunity Of retailing it
to the hungry world, regardless Of
its truth, or the injury it may infict
on the feelings of character or their
fellows.
The scandal-monger is nuisance,
and should be condemned by every
decent person in the community.
How many hearts have bled at
whisper, and how many benevolent
deeds have been chilled by a shrug
Of the shoulder; how many have
been wounded by dark mysterious
hint; how manT chaste bosoms have
been tortured oy a single word; how
many early graves have been dug by
II false report.
Then how careful we should be
never to utter a word calculated to
injure the character Of another II
an individual has erred forgive him
and forget the past. Truly has it
been said that, ''man's ingraoitude
makes countless millions mourn. =
Torchliubt.
The Dawson journal., 1883-04-05

"Boy"' said Lea lville preacher,
'you'l find this lie like a game of
seven-up. You want to save your
tens and look out for game and never
beg when YOU hold a good hand.
Also recollect in the long run low
counts as high if it is only trump
The deyel has stocked the cards. but
jlst play 'em honest and when ii
comes to your deal yer boun' to get
a winnin' hand every time, and old
Split-hoof will jist have to jump the
game and look after a softer snap.
Also, if you happen to turn Jack call
it lucky, but don't forget to remem-
Der that turning Jack is uncertain
business an1'll never do to bet on"
The Dawson journal., 1883-04-05

As a rule the majority of the
farmers sow too deep. Small seeds
need just enough covering to give
them moisture AMI darkness. The
soil should be pressed on fine seed
just enough 10 exclude the light.
Il pecially Should tai5 be done very
carefully and slightly where seeds
are sown jnst before a rain. Many
seeds are lost, and the reputation of
many good, honest see lsmen ruined
in the estimation of Individuals, be-
cause fine g, Is are sown too deep
and the soil is pressed down too hard
upon ,hem. A great maay farmers
are in too great a hurry TO SOW
see Is early; they do not wait for the
ground to &c! sufficiently dry and
warm. 1t IS hard to give general
directions that will apply to all cases.
Dat as a rule, the smaller the see
the lighter should be the covering
and the finer shoald be the soil in
which they are sown.- Portland
Farmer aud Dairyman.
The Dawson journal., 1883-04-05
a Baby Carriage in the Hail

Wheeling Leader.
\ baby carriage in the hall.
The bapDie5t piece of furniture that
a house cln boast, always making an
honorable exception in favor Of the
cradle.
That baby carriage means home.
WI hout 1T only aplace to stay in.
The Dawson journal., 1883-04-05
After Two Centuries and a
Half.

A lock of hair once bestowed By
generous maid upon a too secretive
lover has just been discovered in an
oak tree three fee six inches in diam
eter, which was sawn up into planks.
One OF these planks found its way TO a
carpenters shop, where il attracted al
ttntion bv an odd-looking branch like
knot traversing its substance. This
knot excised from The tree cut out of
sheer curiosity by one of the workmen,
proved to be a peg of yew, containing
lock of bright red hair, to which, as
the objects 'in amber referre to by
Pope in his episte to DR.. Arbnthnot,
were peculiarly applicable the lines.
"Thc things, we know, are neither rich
nor rare, but wonder how the devil
tneC got there" Further inyestiga-
ton demonstrated that a whole had
been bored into he trunk of the tree
with an anger, and that the plug,
freighted with loves gift had been
driven into the aperture thus opened
for it. In course of time the wound
inflicted up " the tree ha healed over
the plug 81 efectually that the por
lion of the trunk under which the rua
dy lock lay concealed exhibited no
fawer than two hundred and iify rings
each one representing years grow
Of tue brave old oak, chooses A. D.
1882 as the hiding place of his sweet
heart ringlet. The difficulty in keep.
ing secret forever has seldom been
more qna ntly il ustrated than by the
accident by which this sturdy heart OF
oak has been c upelled to Weld ur its
Charge after keeping it for two centu
ries aud half.
The Dawson journal., 1883-04-05

God planted fear in the soul as truly
as he planted hope and courage. Fear
is a kind of bell or gong which rings
the mind into quick life and avoi lance
upon approach of danger. 1t is the
sous signal for rallying.
The Dawson journal., 1883-04-05

AT ritiol is to the stone what good
intiuerces are to the man; both pol
ish while they reveal hidden beauties.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-19
Wall Street.

NEW YORK, January 19.-The
stock market opened irregular, but
Che changes we're fractional, except
Illinois Central, which are q per
oeat lower Alter como iTregplarily
Ia the early trade the market became
stronger and at / O'Clock recorded an
advance ranging from lai per cent,
Canada Southern, Illinois Central,
Denver, Michigan Central, New Jersey
Central and Wabash preferred leading
the improvements. Wheat ialc
higher, active and very firm.
Government bonds - Extended Is
1921; 4ls, ll3B; Is, ll9l; 3s, IO3l;
Pacific Is of '95, l29.
Money, 4l per cent; prime mercan.
tile paper, 6la6l per cent; bar silver,
1891; exchange steady, S2a long, and
SCI sight; governments unchanged;
States dull railroads steady.
SstOsks-SiEce II O'clock tie MAJ.
ket active but generally weak. Prices
6rst fell off ga4 per cent, but under
the lead Of Denver recovered laI per
cont, This was followed by a decline
Of tag per cent, led by Lake Shore,
Denver and Omaha and Union Pacific.
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here putting his hand on the lower
part of the chest.
Has he always been able to do
Yes, but nobody thought it was
anything but trick, as he says people
used to say, 1t is clever trick for a
darky TO DO" He is as anxious as
any one to know what causes the
phenomenon" !"
rs he large, muscular MANI"
No, he is not. He is not puny
but slender"
Mr., Howe explained that the hand
kerehief was folded several times. 30
that there were several thicknesses
burned through. The greater part Of
1t was torn up and distributed among
persons who were present at the test.
1t was also stated that Underwood's
pulse vas timed before the test, and
found to be beating at the rate of
eighty pulsations to the minute. After
test It was seventy TO the minute. or
ten beats slower. Mr.. Howe said
however, that the pulsations were
not eogRted Immediately after the
test perhaps minute elapsing afteri il
was done.
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of benefit to the individual and real
service to the country. Why is it that
the mistakes a man makes are con,
tinually kept before him to retard his
progress during life (real or oficial;
while his good deeds and virtuous
actions, to the world, are posthumous?
How much better for the general good
il we had the courage to always give
both sides Of every question, and as
readily acknowledge the good as the
evil in our opponents. This recogni-
tion Of an honest man is quite tardy;
but, as the Governor viii no doubt
think, better late than never. -
Nashville Banner, 18th.
We have no complaint to make Of
the above criticism of cur esteemed
contemporary, but it may be well
enough to remark that until human
nature is reconstructed there will be
differences Of opinion with regard to
poli,y in State as well as Church. Fair
minded men may differ ever so widely
and yet not question each others hon
esty and sincerity. To be entirely
free from bias, prejudices and parti
zanship is next to the unattainable.
We may be ever 50 just and magnan-
imous, but cannot help giving our
own side the preference This is
perhaps best, at last, for free discus.
sion and sharp controversies quicken
the public mind and bring out the facts
and the arguments that go directly to
the main point. In the end, that
which seems to be the best for the
greater number is pretty sure to be
adopted. In olden times, when flint
locks or only bows and
arrows were used, civil
war might last for centuries,
but the greatest civil war of modern
times lasted only four years, and the
result was as absolutely fixed and ir
revocable as the final fall Of Jerusalem |
or Of Sebastopol In these latter days |
the engines Of thought have been i'm
proved as much as the implements Of |
warfare. When a great public Ques-
ton comes up and the active minds of |
the day take sides, they analyzo it and
hold 1t up in the perfect light of day
from every possible standpoint. In
the midst Of the strife, as In war,
there may not be much time for COM
pliments, In seeking to defeat Gov.
Hawkins, for instance, there was no
feeling against the man himself but it
WIS opposition to his policy. lie had
a right to his views, and to take the
course he thought beat for his party,
the State and the country Many
Democrats were in line with him on
the main issue OF the late canvass. but
it never became necessary to stigma
tize them or question their honesty |
There has been too much of this in
other canvasses. Public intelligence !
can assert itself without indulging in
spithets. The era of scurrillous
,urnalism has nearly passed away, |
very few Of its oxpo1euts remain,
and they will have few or no success
sors. u....a
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-19
CONFEDERATE RIsTORY.
Visit of Distinguished Ex-COus
federHtes TO NRSbvflIe on an
Important Mission.
Amerlean,l ls.

Ameflcans To-
Colonel D. H. Cspers, the author
lied agent Of the Southern Historical
Papers, of Richmond, Va, is here in
the interest OF that journal, and has
rooms at the Nicholson House.
He was accompanied to Nashville BY
General Fitz Lee, the latter gentle
mau going on to Louisville, for the
purpose OF conterriDg with the South.
ern Historical Society Of that city.
Colonel Cupers commanded the De.
partment Of East Tennessee during a
portion of the war, and subsequently
served in the cabinet of Hon. Jeiier-
son Davis, President Of the Confeder-
ate States of America. H has letters
of introduction to Governor w. B.
Bate and other prominent citizens
here, and also letters Of recommends.
tion from Rev. j. William Jones
Secretary of the Southern Historical
Society of Richmond. Colonel Capers
comes to Tennessee TO confer with DR.,
Lindsey and others interested in
compiling and preserving Confederate
war history. He will remain in the
city several days, during which time
he hopes to meet many Of the old
soldiers of Tennessee, officers and
privates, at his rooms at the Nicholson
Heuse. He desires to collect the
details of the operations of the South
ern armies of the Trans Mississippi
and Tennessee Departments. He also
stands ready to assist DR.. Lindsley in |
his work of preparing a history of the |
soldiery of Tennessee
General Lee will return from Louis
Vile in few days. The people of |
Tennessee are familiar with the mill |
tary record of the gallant, chivalrous |
and dashing Confederate General, and |
will DO glad to meet him.
Colonel Capers received a large |
number Of subscribers to the South. |
crn Historical Papers, ia East Ten.
nessee, and hopes to do as well, or |
even better, in Middle Tennessee. 1t
should have place in every Southern |
family.
AS will be seen by the announce
ment in another column. the Soldiers
Association are invited to |
meet Colonel Capers at the residence
OF Dr.. ]. Berrien Lindsley, % South |
Spruce street tonight.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-19
WASHINGTON.
Congressional and Other Mat
lers.

WASHINGTON, January l9-In the
House Mr.. Moore, Of Tennessee, ia.
troduced Joint resolution proposing
an amendment granting Congress the
power to provide, by appropriate legls.
lation, for the legal enforcement of
obligations aud contracts entered into
by any State in the Union.
The judiciary resolution, directing
the Military Commission to investigate
the Encouragement of the Hampton
Soldiers Home, was adopted.
Mr.. Bingham (Pa.) Chairman Of
Postofioss and Poatroads, reported
back the bill providing that when it
becomes necessary to increase the
speed on which the mail is carried
On any post route, the service shall
DO readvertised for reduced time r.,
quired.
sonate-Mr. sewell, from the Com,
mittee on Military Affairs, reported
adversely on the bill to authorize the
Secretary of War to est,blish a home
for the INDECENT soldiers and sailors in
Kansas.
Mr.. Harrison, FROM the Committee
on Territories, reported bill autho>
rising the county of Yankton, Dakota,
70 issue bonds. lie said tho majority
Of the compittee was satisfied that
the desire on the part Of the people Of
that county was to have such legisla.
tiOn as would enable them to refund
their debt, and get rid of the taint Of
reputation. He would ask the
Senate to consider it at aOme fpiure
day.
Mr.. Garland gave notice that three
members of the committee disap-
proved tie bill and would oppose its
passage most strenuously.
Mr.. Hile presented Mr.. ErYe's ore.
dentials of reelection. Filed
On motion Of Mr.. Coke, the joint
resolution passed authorizing The pur-
chase Of steam launches for use in the
harbors of GalyestQE and Mobile,
On motion Of Mr., Sherman, the bill
passed authorizing an increase of the
capital stock Of the Second National
Bank, Of Chicago.
The postOfice appropriation bill
vas then taken Ep, Mr.. Plumb said
he would ask the Senate to dispose Of
it to-day.
WASHINGTON, January 19.-Refer-
ring to the statement contained in the
Boston News Item late last night to
the effect that Hoar was receiving the
support Of the Crapo men, was the
result Of forgery. The National
Republican this morning publishes an
interview with Grape, obtained at $3.50
O'Clock, in which he says; II didn't
know there was to be any meeting of
my friends. | have not seen any
Boston papers, and do not know the
nature Of the dispatch alluded to. |
sent several dispatches"
But" said the TaEogtor, rdid you
send dispatch requesting your friends
to vote for Mr., Hoar?"
mo, answered Mr.. Grape, 81 sent
no such dispatch"
BosToN, January 18.-Further in.
yestigadOn of the alleged forgery of
the dispatch, or letter, from Mr., Grape,
announcing his withdrawal from the
Senatorial contest, shows no actual
letter or telegram from Grape, hence
there was no fraud, as stated in last
nights dispatches. There ig no qucs.
tipn, however OF the fact that the
statement was circulated at the State
House that such communication had
been received, and it was generally
! believed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-19

GOVERNOR Bate should feel com
plimented if he notices the unimpor
tant fact that one or two papers in the
State do not approve of his election
or his inaugural address. If Haw
kins had been re elected they would
have stopped over with cheap, silly
applause. As il is, they are sick, cap
tious, ,dyspeptic and bilious, and are not
well besides.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-19
Fire I'm NIoorhead. Minn.

MOORHEAD, MINI, January l9.-
The Key City Block, brick struc-
ture which cost $4,000, was burned
to the ground early this morning,
There we're some forty persons living
in the block and all managed to get
out safely, though many had a narrow
escape. Several merchants who CO.
cupied shops in the building lost their
entire stocks, on which there was little
or no insurance. TIER names are:
Stahl Il Echart, Brown & Wright,
Plewis & BROOKS, =. L. NepStadt,
and b. 0. Holmes, The building was
owned by Burns & Plewis, and was
insured for $4,000.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-19
A Fire Breathing r,nlatto.
ChieaRo SpeeiaI.

An investigation of most extraor.
binary freak of nature, or what appears
TO be such, will take place to morrow
evening at the Rush Medical College
Some time ago a mulaatto named I'm.
derwood arrived In the city from
Michigan, and it soon became known
that he claimed TO be able to produce
flame by breathing upon any combus-
tible article. This power, it was said,
he had always possessed, and that the
fact was well known to his associates
4. NJ. Ooomley, residing at 242 West
Van Buren, street. became interested
in the man, and after satisfying him
self that he could do all that was
claimed, had him examined by medical
men with the object Of ascertaining
whether the flame was, as Underwood
himself claimed, produced by the
breath, or by artificial and cuuningly
concealed means. So far az the tests
have gone, they have failed to demon
strats thst any fraud has been prac.
tioed, Although carefully watched
and so situated that deception would
be impossible, Underwood produces
fame at will How it is done, or to
what peculiar condition Of his organi.
cation hia extraordinary power
ls due has not been explained.
The test that will take place is de.
signed to be more elaborate than any
that have preceded it, Underwood
will be prepared for it by Physicians
who will adopt moaas to neutralize
the effect Of any artifee before allow.
ing him to produce the fame.
On Friday evening last Mr.. Coon
ley took Underwood to the residence
9g Mr.. Eugene Howe, at No. 1889
West Taylor street, where he exhib.
tied bis strange faculty in the pres.
ence of few Of the friends of She
last named gentleman. This fact
made known, y0Qr correspondent
called ca MIR, Howe this evening 10
learn what transpired,
Mr.. UOomiey Is my uncle" said
Mr.. H9we, eand he brought the man
here IN order that he might exhibit
his powers, u
What is your opinion of the thing?
Is there any trick?"
No, | don't think there can be.u
What Goes he do2 Does he PRO.
duce an actual aame, or is it slow
com bustion Of tie article he sets on
dreY" '"
Ut is a real hame-a blaze"
Mrs. Howe was present, and at this
stage she left the parlor, returning in
a moment with a part of handker.
chief, in which wore two holes that
could have been produced by nothing
but fame. The edges of the holes
were surrounded by chared linen,
while further away the fabric was
scorched brown, as if by heat Of tho
burning part,
"Wil you explain how Underwood
did thisl"
| Certainly. When our friends ar,
rived he took the handkerchief and
held il to his mouth for a while, and
then the flames appeared"
Was ito appearance Instantaneous
or did It require some tiMe to produce
the etiecte'
He held the handkerchief to hi.
Imonth one minute and twenty second.
before 1t caused fire.
did it seem to you that ssy effort
was necessary
"Yes; something Of the kind. Hc
was very much exhausted when h0 gol
! Through. He says that be aeyer does
Fmore chan once or twice in any one
day, hecaaso 4. oxhausts him too
| much.
Does be say anything Of any other
affecl2'
He complains ofa psin iu the cbes
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-19
AFFAIRS ABROAD.

AMSTERDAM, January 49, Three
terrific explosions took place to dsy
in the gunpowder mandatory 81
Muiden, where nearly all the house,
were unroofed by the confusion. The
neighboring towns and villages were
much damaged. The loss of life is
unknown, but it is feared that forty
persons have perished. Windows in
this city, which is eight miles from
Muiden, were broken.
PARIS, January l9.-Some Of the
morning papers give further details
of the alleged organization OF civil
war in the west Of France with the
help Of Catholic workmen's clubs,
and mention the discovery of Legiti.
mist conspiracy called the Catholic
Alliance forming a vast association
directed by Baron De Charette. They
declare that three legions have been
formed in the west and center, sew.
eral officers of the army are impli
Gated in the conspiracy and that
depOts Of arms exist. La Voltaire
declares that the rising in La Vendee
is fixed for the 2lst inst.
D'Ornsnon, Bonapartist member of
the House of Deputies. gave notice
to the Prefect of Police last evening
that he had posted Prince Jerome
NapOleon's manifesto outside his own
house and challenged him to prove
the illegality Of his action. Persons
passing by the house pulled the
placard down. The police decline to
crafty D'Ornanon's desire for mar
tyrdom.
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Reduction In Rates for Tele-
grAnhie Messages.

New York, January l9.-0n Jan
uary 10th the Western Union Tele-
graph Company will make twenty-five
cents the maximum rate for a mes
sage Of ten words between any of its
offices in New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts,, Rhode Is land, Cog.
neCticqt, New York Oity and the
southeastern part of the State Of
Maine. Orders have already been
given to reduce the thirty, thirty-6ve;
forty and fifty cent rates to the
twenty five cent rate,