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Year: 1879

PERSONAL ATTENTION TO BUs1-
NEss.-Nothing but ultimate ruin
stares that farmer in the face who
does not pay personol attention
10 the minute details of his farm.
There are thousand small leaks
about the management OF an Or
dinary farm, that, if not closely
attended to, will surely bring the
most Woodworking farmer to ruin
and bankruptcy. A large portion
of The farmers eau attribute their
condition to no other cause than
the lack of close attention to the
small details Of the farm. Close
supervision Of the machinery
tools, stock and their feed, a place
for everything and everything IN
it's place. No hired help is as
much interested in attending to
these duties as the farmer himself
such a course would, in few
months or years at most, enable
many farmers who are now on a
down hill grade to again begin to
ascend, and if persevered in, will
surely make headway against
what would otherwise look doubt
ful.-lNaine Farmer.
Year: 1879

Poor GIRLs.-The poorest girls
in the world are those who have
never been taught to work. There
are thousands Of them. Rich pa
rents have petted them they
have been taught to despise labor,
and depend upon others for a
living, and are perfectly helpless.
If misfortune comes upon their
friends, as it often does, their case
is hopeless. The most forlorn and
miserable women upon earth be-
long to this class. 1t belongs to
parents to protect their daughters
from this deplorable condition.
They do them 8 great wrong if
they neglect it. Every daughter
should be taught to earn her own
living. The rich as we'll as the
poor require this training. The
wheel of fortune rolls swiftly
round-the rich are very likely to
become poor, and the poor rich
Skill to labor is no disadvantage
to the rich, and is indispensable
to the poor. Well to do parents
must educate their daugeters to
work; no reform is moro impera'
tive than this.
Year: 1879

many were the light remarks
made in the hearing Of Alice and
her mother.


One bright autumn morning
Pearl Halloway came for Alice to
take a walk.


"As it is nice walking, let US go
out to that new house IN the
suburbs" said the latter.


eyes, that is just where l want
ed TO 90, for have not seen it
since it has been finished, and we
are to move in next week"


"Why, are you going to live
there I thought a gentleman
from New York owned it. You
surely are jesting!"


"No, I am not. But you are
right-the owner is wealthy
gentleman from New York, for
that Is papa. We kept it secret
lust for the fun of it l thought 1t
would be so nice to play we were
very poor people, to see If the
neighbors would como and see US.
You and your dear mother we're
the only ones who were not too
proud to come. I have something
else to tell you, TOO ; as soon as we
are setted in the new house l am
going TO be married, and l want
you to be first bridesmaid a cousin
of mammals Rena Clyde, is to be
second, and brother Willard is to
be first groomsman. Alice, DEAR
don't tell any one except your
mother: I am afraid if the neigh
bors knew this our house Woulo
be filed with callers


ooh, no, won't. But why did
you not tell me before? Although
I would not have loved you any
better if l thought you were a
princess ?"


The respected females in that
aristocratic neighborhood were
surprised to see a handsome car
riage drive up to the gate Of the
insignificant little house, and Mr..
and Mrs. Halloway depart in it,
while Pearl went in another with
distinguished looking gentleman; !
But their surprise was still greater
when they did not return. You
may imagine their chagrin when
they heard the whole story.
There were over a hundred in
yitations to the wedding sent to a
distance, but the Belmaz family
and a few others were the only
ones of that town that were there
The affair far surpassed anything
that had ever taken place before
in that locality.


Pearl Falloway is very proud
of hor noble-looking husband,
Clement Voorley, while Alice BEL
maz is beginning to think more OF
Willard Halloway than she does
of Pearl, although she will not
own it. All the gi1ls pattern after
her now, and poor neighbors are
never neglected, even if they do
live in a small house.
Year: 1879

The next scene Of the awful
work was tho residence OF Under
wood, which is totally destroyed.
The family saved themselves by
running from the house and cling
ing to the shrubbery. Cattle,
however, were killed in large
numbers, and a large amount of
valuable property destroyed. At
ter leaving here, the tornado rose
high in the air, and Travelled on
for two miles further at the terri
bic velocity Of a mile q minute tor
two miles, when it lowered, strlk-
ing several other farm houses, tear
ing them into toothpicks and in
.juring several persons. For three
miles more, the cyclone kept up
this work of devastation, when It's
force being almost spent 1t SUD-
denly burst with a roar like a
vol!ey Of artillery, rose high in the
air and changed it's course to the
Year: 1879




miles Of its course, rain poured
down in perfect torrents, accom-
panied by heavy falls of black,
sulphurous mud and broken tim
bers, almost dcluging the whole
country.


PATH OF THE TORNADO.


The path of the tornado next
day was a grand and awful sight
to behold. Great trees were
wrenched off like pipe stems, pom.
derous rocks hurled hundreds Of
yards, all vegetation burned and
blackencd. bark wrenched from
trees from the ground up, fences
and houses scattered everywhere,
dead cattle and other stock scat
tered in profusion in horribly
mangled masses. NO one who
has not seen this awful work Of
destruction can have the slightest
conception Of it's appearance or
magnitude. The whole country
from Lees Summit to Blue
Springs presents a deplorable ap-
pearsnce. Of the two the latter
Jared the worst in appearance.
The storm. was very much like
that W hlch devastated the town of
Richmond, Ray county, Mo-, June
l, 1873, though in point of loss Of
human life it was not nearly so
great, but the damage to property
is if anything greater.


SHAPE OF THE TORNADO.


/ Like all other tornadoes which
have visited the United States, it
was inverted funnel shaped, the
bowl part next the earth, and kept
continually whirling and twist
ing within itself, like an immense
waterspout in midocean. The
clouds were Of a dull, leaden color,
frequently brilliantly Illuminated
by ing flashes OF lightning.
The appearance of the sky around
Was quite clear, with banks Of
yellowish clouds. The evening
before a slight tornado swept over
the country lying a few miles
from that visited by the greater
one, destroying several houses
and slightly injuring persons. Its
magnitude was, no" ever, nothing
in comparison to the last.


| THE STYLE OF MOFEMENI.


The path Of this awful storm
was, like all others of the kind,
very crooked and zigzag, at no
time pursuing straight course
for more than a few hundred feet.
It frequently made a curve and re-
turned in an opposite direction tor
some distance and again turned
back to the general course. By
this means almost as much again
of a scope of country was devasta'
ted as would have been the case
had the course been straight. -.


LIVES LOST AND DAMAGE DONE.


The whole number of lives lost
so far as known now IS eight. A
large number Of injured ones will
die. The damage done cannot be
approximated, but will probably
amount TO hundreds Of thousands
of dollars. The awful happening
has cast a pail of sadness and dis
tress over the entire community,
and aid is being literally sub.
scribed to the destitute. This is
the first tornado Of consequence
tuat has visited this county for
period of fifty years, and by far
the most disastrous within the
whole history.
Year: 1879

Brooklyn is a great place for churches
hrt Won can never find the number OF a
house at night without walking up and
down block two or three times, and
even then IA knowledge of mathematics
is iudispensahle.-[N.Y Y. Advertiser.
Year: 1879

at Philadelphia, in which he took oc-
casion to advance another step in the
announcement Of himself as Presi-
dental candidate, has excited great
deal Of comment here, and his more
intimate friends question very much
the prOpriety of his using his official
position so notoriously in that diree-
ton. Some of them do not hesitate
to declare that, in the face Of the
Presidents civil service order forbid
ding any Federal officer, meaning the
highest as well as the lowest. from
using the patronage of the govern
ment in furthering his political as
piratlons, this course Of the secretary
is regarded as at least reprehensible.
There is also considerable comment
upon the junketing tour which the
secretary has set out upon, ostensibly
for official purposes, but in reality to
further his political plans.


They state that an electioneering
tour in a United States revenue cutter
will not make a very favorable impress
sion on the public mind, and the pow
der burnt in his glorifcation at the
public expense is not calculated to
help the Sherman boom. .t


The subject in fact, has even at
tracted attention in administration
circles, and it is admitted that the
action of the secretary is not wise in
his own interest, not speaking of the
material it gives the Democrats for
campaign thunder.
Year: 1879

away from it, he was adrift and unset
tied.


The senses of birds must be very
acute. | would instance in Rob's
case that of scent. He was extrava-
gantly fond of fresh beef, and though
in a different room, could tell the
arrival Of the butchers boy in the
kitchen, when he would scream with
impatience. Little strips of raw beef
were fed him. If, when receiving one
morsel, he saw another in the fingers
of his mistress, he would drop it on
the hoor of his cage and wait for the
next bit with nervous impatience !;
and SO would he do until he had
secured all that his sharp eye saw,
which done, he ate these delicacies in
a perfectly orderly way. How unlike
dog which swallows as fast as he
can the meat given it. But Rob was
particular. The meat SO providently
put on the floor of his cage was thus
rendered dirty, and the knowing bird
would take it piece by piece and wash
it in his water-tub. This conduct
showed the nearest approach to ab-
stract reasoning that | ever saw the
bird make. Many of the birds like
this condiment of leisure with their
food. How often have | seen a fowl
pick up a grain of corn, then drop it
and look at it, then pick it up, drop
and inspect again several times, then
swallow it, and all with no other logic
in the matter that | could see, than
to make the most of ones blessings.
So with Rob, having got his store
before him, he enjoyed it in leisure
ly and sensible way. He was very
fond of the Larvae which we used to
find in chestnuts. Even these he
would smell afar off, and would 20
into ecstacies, making lively chatter
ing talk, as one was brought to his
cage. The presentation of a spider
was a grand event. But as TO earth
worms, he had a soul above all such.
SO far as Rob was concerned. the early
bird was entirely welcome to them.
Year: 1879

London Truth


There is so little firm adherence to
principle to be observed in the present
day that l au gratifed to be able to
record case that has come under my
notice. A woman owns two houses,
one of which she let to q Scotch gen.
tleman, whose family was not numer-
GUS enough to warrant so large an
esta bllshment. With the proverbial
thrift of his race, he let q portion Of
it to three ladies', sisters, the eldest of
whom is an actress OF considerable
ability and unblsmished character,
who supports herself and her two sis
ters by the exercise Of her talents.
After some years occupation, the
owner of the house had ber attention
called to the appalling fact that in
one of her houses there lived aa oct
ress whose name actually appeared in
the advertisement columns of the
Era. The good Christian woman
when she received the information,
was deeply moved, and at once de-
cided that some action was necessary,
She accordingly gave her tenant no
tice that, unless he at once got rid OF
his obnoxious lodgers, he would re-
ceiye notice to quit; and as he could
not conveniently leave, he was COM
PEELED, with many apologies, to explain
his position to the lQdy interested.
She at once relieved him Of anxiety by
saying that she would Immediately
leave, and so the woman of high motel
principle had her mind set at case.
Year: 1879

Word reaches us from New Orleans
to the effect that every precaution is
taken to prevent the spread of yellow
fever. Those sick are isolated, the
houses are disinfected, the bedding
destroyed after recovery, and the
whole neighborhood Immediately
drenched with the new disinfectants
Of the sanitary association, a saturated
solution of the chloride of zinc and iron.
Its said to be odorless, cheaper than
carbolic acid, and vastly more effec-
tive being actively destructive to all
organic matter. Much opposition was
raised last year to the use of carbolic
acid, and it proved so utterly worth
less that the change to zinc and iron
was doubly advisable. The early
outbreak of the fever there is an un-
favorable sign, but MANY experts
incline to the belief that there will be
no attainment to epidemic figures
owing to the summer so far
having been too cool to
propagate the fever rapidly. Dis.
patches sent from that city say that
this years experience will be death
blow to quarantine as far as New Or
deans is concerned, at least in the
manner with which it is now con
Quoted. Several cases are admitted
by the board Of health to be sporadic
and Indigenous, yet exhibit fully as
much germ activity and viPulence as
the orthodox type engendered by the.
kind imported from the West Indies.
Among the unacclimated at New Or
leans there is more panic this than
last year, but the majority seem apa-
thetic, having been rendered callous,
and, in majority of cases, invulnera-
BILE. by having had the fever in former
years. The HOwards are prepared,
but at present have no intention Of
going into action. Great depression
prevails in business circles, owing to
the numerous quarantines established
against the fever. 1t is announced
that Mobile would not declare an EN-
barge on through trains from New
Orleans noFthward.
Year: 1879

Extracts from a sketch by Samuel Lockwood


in the American Naturalist.l


In the clearer light of these latter
days, a higher value was settled upon
the so,called small things of nature.
It may be that Mrs, Partington spoke
wiser chan lhe knew when she said /;
Human nature is human nature, If
you find it in a COW. Let us attempt
to tell the story of tame robin.


Rob, for so we called him, was taken
from a nest on Long Island. He was
turned a year old when he BECAME one
of our pets, and very soon he had es
tablished himself in our affections.
tie was very exacting Of attention-so
domonstratiye and familiar


Much sentiment Is wasted about
keeping birds in confinement. Does it
not generally come from such as are
intolerant OF pets2 4" It is depriva-
tion of natural freedom. y SO othought
the horse in the meadow, as he beheld
the ass roaming in the qpfepced sand
lots. Even birds mas have hard times.
Yes, | have known the free wild birds
to be starved to death within the sound
of eanary's song, But perhaps Rob
was unsentimental, for It was plain,
that prison or not, he liked his cage.
In it ho vasat home and well to do
Year: 1879

The subscription price Of the DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER is s5 per annum and
Soc per month fOrlsss than one year. The
WEEKLY LEDGER is 81 per annum-
postage free.


Persons leaving the city for the summer
can order the DAILY LEDGER at soc per
month in advance, with the privilege Of
changing postofioe. ftta
Year: 1879

In view Of the enormous amount Of
currency which the country now pos
sesses, and its APPRECIATION to par in
gold. it is not surprising that the rates
ofinterest are low, and it is difficult
20 understand how they can be mate
riaily advanced Just at once. We have
now nearly S735,0O0,0OO of paper
money in circulation, beside all the
gold and silver, and with prices on a
GOOD basis " the business Of the coun-
TRY" would seem to be well provided
for. And yet we have inhationists
who try to persuade the people that
the country is suffering for more
money. AHf
Year: 1879

Salt is an ezoSllept preservative of
timber from dry rot. The props and
galleries of the great salt mines in
Poland and Hungary are found to
endure for ages without apparent
decay. Wooden piles driven into salt
marshes last for longer than those
driven into fresh water mud aud
experiments have been made which
show that dry rot may even be checked
aiiaF i has begun, by immersion Of
the infected good in salt water. In
many countries the custom prevails of
soaking logs in the sea before saving
them up, especially logs Of hard tim
Der, such as oak, elm and ash, with a
view to render the wood more durable,


The academy Of science in Atlanta,
Ca, has decided that the past, present
and future prosperity Of that place is
due more 70 its reputation for health
tplness than any other cause.
Year: 1879

That there is a great deal of feel.
ing growing up in the Republican
party at John Sherman's peculiar
method Of blowing his own trumpet,
is shown in this special to the Phila.
delphia Telegraph, a Republican pa
per:


, The speech Of Secretary Sherman
Year: 1879

GOVERNOR ROBINSON DEEMS lis POWERS TOO


GREAT.


AIB,yY, March 28.-GOvernOr Robinson to-
day sent the following veto to the Assembly:


return. without approval. Assembly bill NO. %.


The object this bill Is to add TO the penalties I'm
posed by act of 1877 for making false and deceptive
statements by the companies named in the fol-
lowing provisions ." 1t shall be the duty of the
superintendent OF the Insurance Department of this
State TO take cOgnzance OF the provisions OF this act
and In the event of violation thereof Of any insurance
company It shall be his duty, II the company be char
tered by this state, to report tho same 20 the At
General for dissolution and If ii be company
Incorporated by any other State country II shall be
his duty to revoke It's authority to do business III this
This Is "a dangerous power 10 put III tho hands
of any public officer. II is an excessive penalty
for an offence to which the law has already
fixed a proper and sufficient punishment IL
vests in the Superintendent OF the Insurance Depart
the power of annlhating tae business o. an lnSur-
ance company for slight violation OF the prOY-
sons Of tie act sought TO be amended and makes 1t
substantially his right and duty TO rum every company
which In his Judgment has ransgressed any part 0f the
provisions OF the act Ii does not seem 10 me that such
an arbitrary and runOus penalty Is necessary IL should
not my Judgment be given to any department or any
officer TO iuilct II.


fahl
Year: 1879

Mevcrbeer's opera "Dinorah" was given
last night at the Academy of Music. 1t is work which
is very rarely given IN this country and II is
probably almost wholly unknown TO most OF the
younger generation OF opera-goers here although
bits Of It are familiar enough through constant use in
concert-rooms, especially tie Shadow Dance, which is
always selected by light sopranos as an evidence Of
their facility of vOcalizatiOn And yet 1t Is strange
that II is not popular with community which seems
10 be so attached TO "The Huguenots." for
1t has most OF the characteristic merits OF Meyerbeers
other works WITH 1t must be confessed their peculiar
faults bright 1t clever 1t is full OF effects which
ore taking If they moretrcous; the orchestra Il
always strongly bandled-sometmes too strongly. In
The nnae TO tho second. where 1t is bla tant with
out being forcefu and 1t is full Of pretty airs But the
soptsDo role is q trying one vocay, in that it
uures true colordt soprano and these very rare
and hsrionicaly, because the mad Breton peasant girl


Is by no means easy character to portray.
Last night Nine. Gerster assumed the role or
Dinorah for the first time, believe and
but natural under the circumstances, she was somewhat
nervous which showed In her performance. which was
too rather crude and unfinished. and decidedly
even. But the is admirably suited TO her voice
and TO her style. for 1t is high, and the most
charming part OF her voice Hes In the upper
register and 1t is very AOrid. that she has
oeent opportunity tho display OF her remarkable
vocal facility she very successful with her prn
epal numbers. especially IN the Shadow Dance.
where the house became 50 enthusiastic that
she was encorod, aud then called out again
and again Her acting not so good
as her singing but the performance good alto
gether as TO give every promise that when time and
study shall somewhat rpened her conception and
rendering the part 1t viii be of her most delight
nj impersonations. signor Gidsssi a fine HOel,
rough and peasant-like but vigorous and manly.
His singing OF the 40 pOssente magla
Ia the ftsi act was canital and made decided hit.
Sig FrapOli che C0rentinO not very effective, but
the part a thankess The chorus fair,
and the orchestra was correct but rather noisy The
opera very fairly put upon the stage.
Year: 1879

FTOHN


The Union made no mistake when week
ago med HOratiO Seymour as the man TO whom me
Democracy OF the State turn their eyes In TINS ener
gency-the who be relied upon as q leader OI
the Whole party and not OF faction and who car Dy
and presence at Its mead lift IL up from the
slough personal politics to the elevation OF politics
principle. 1t is shame and disgrace. that without
the slightest division dissent upon any question OF
principle or upon any measure or expedlcncy. Ine
Democracy Of the Empire State, numbering bOOOOO
electors and welding majority Of 10000, should allow
themselves be divided and threatened with decat Dy
the manipulations Of sef-seeking men among them;
The way end this state Of things is to single out ana
advance to the front the abest and best man 10 De
found who has no desire TO 20 there who wants no
ofce will accept IL only from sense OF public and
UatrlDtlO
Year: 1879

those issued under the act of 1868 for


war interest are to be rejected alto
gether. A bill embodying these points
has been made the special order for
to-day in the senate. This settlement
would be satisfactory to the people of
Tennessee. 1t is sufficiently liberal
to satisfy every just and reasonable
man in the State, and if passed into a
law would receive the cordial indorse-
ment and approval of the LEDGER.
But, at the same time, we would be
willing to eoncede little more to the
creditor than the above proposition
allows. We would be glad to settle a
portion Of the ante-bellum debt, the
capitol bonds, Hermitage, agricultural
bureau, and probably some others at
their face value, with 4 per cent. in
terest. The amount Of this class of
bonds is small, and it is debt of high
dignity. We suppose that provision
will be made to protect the State and
taxpayer in the treasury warrants
issue, if that is adopted, by providing
that only so much of it each year
shall be receivable for taxes, or by
some similar protection. We would
be willing to see all the railroad and
postwar debt settled at 33i cents
with 4 per cent. interest leaving
out of question the warrant business


Every dollar of the bonds issued for
war interest ought to be rejected.
But if under the act of 1868 bonds
were issued in renewal Of ante. bellum
bonds, they ought to be protected, and
only those discarded that were for
war interest" 1t is certain that a
discrimination ought to be made be-


tween the ante-bellum and post-bellum
debt. The legislature is now ON the
right track, and we believe it will yet
perfect something that the people can
indorse and that will bring us out of
this trouble. Our people want set
tlement of the debt, and we rely
upon our representatives to authorize
one that will be satisfactory to them
and justice to our creditors.