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Year: 1879




One of the best signs of the times
as regards Memphis, is the general
interest taken in public affairs and the
disposition to place none but hrst-class
men in Office. The people mean busi-


ness and will be satisfied with none
but competent and trusted public
servants. Our public affairs should
be managed with all the strict econo-
my and care exercised by the directors
or managers of successful bank, in
surance company oil mill, cotton fac
tory, foundry, railroad, steamboat line
or other enterprise in which stock


holders have invested their money.
The people of Memphis bear the rela-
tion to the local government that
stockholders bear to the managers of a
building and loan association, and
they look to the officers of the new
government for business-like admin
istration, IF this policy had been
adopted ten or twelve years
ago, Memphis would not to-day
beis her present deplorable condition.
We can only deal with things as they
now are and not with the might
have beens." We are gratifed to see
that the names of our best citizens are
pat forward for the places to be filed


by the people and that such men are
willing to serve. There is no demand
for professional politicians, and we
hope none of this class will be allowed
to work their way into the Offices to be
filled next Thursday. If the people
will only do as well for
themselves as Governor Marks
has done for them in appointing
Messrs. Porter, Guy and Burke, it
will inspire universal confidence in the
new government and give it a moral
strength which will unite the people
athome and command respect abroad.
Some of our creditors already see that
they have more TO expect under the
new order Of things than the old, and
Year: 1879

WHAT made him act so2 Why, he had
fever and ague and he shook So hecouldnt
keep his hat on. No wonder he acted SC
queerly But be is better now, friend
told him about Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic
He commenced taking a wine-glassfuI
three times a day and began to feel better
almost Immediately. He is now cured
and recommends Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic
to his friends as an unfaling remedy in
all malarial disorders.
Year: 1879

Mr.. G, w. GOYER has consented to
be candidate for the place of com
missioner of public works to be filled
by the people next Thursday. He is
one of the foremost merchants of the
city and of the South and the imper-
sonation of integrity and fine business
sense. It is fortunate for the city
that such a man is willing to serve the
people. A better selection could not
be madn
Year: 1879

it is to be hoped that an equitable and
satisfactory settlement all around can
be made. Whilst some of the credit
ors Of Memphis have treated our dis
tressed people without mercy and de-
serve but little consideration, it is not
our purpose to repudiate any legal or
just debt, unless forced to do so by
the creditors themselves.
Year: 1879

1t is announced in an English paper
that the Princess Louise is about ere
long to revisit England, and graceful
ly gives as a reason that life in OF
tawa does not offer many attractions
to one reared in the atmosphere of the
mostcivilized court in Europe"
Year: 1879

THE bondholders have about as
much claim to the funds sent to the
mayor during the yellow fever cpl
demic, and the special fund set aside
under the late charter of Memphis
for wharfage and to pay the policemen
and fremen, as they have to funds in
the hands of the Howard Association,
the Odd Fellows or Masons. Yet all
this is tied up until the 4th Monday
in May, and the poor of Memphis
may starve and freeze to crafty a few
who have already done all they can to
ruin our people.
Year: 1879




THERE are strong indications of a
split in the Republican party in the
State of Illinois. The recent election
of John A. Logan, known as the
statesman of the Big Muddy, to the
United States senate for the next six
years, does not set we'll with the yeo
manry Of Suckerland. The action of
the legislature in making Logan sena-
tor has not caused any prairies to be
set on fire in honor of the event, nor
indeed has outbursts of popular en-
thusiasm been visible anywhere within
the great commonwealth. During the
recent holiday of the general assembly,
when members went home to rest
from the herculean labor of making
Logan senator, they learned that their
constituents were much dissatisfied
with the result, aud that the triumph
OF the Logan ring will be likely to end
in an uncompromising break during
the next political campaign, especially
of the more thoughtful, who are un-
willing to acknowledge the willy John
A. Logan as their leader. 1t will test
the metal of Logan and his men to
prevent serious disruption, at least
from present appearances.
Year: 1879

The friends Of local option law
are making vigorous effort through
out the State to induce the present
legislature to pass some measure of
this kind, which has so long been
agitated, Petitions have been pouring
in from all parts Of the State. These
have in all instances been referred to
the committee on tippling and tippling
houses. That committee in the house
is composed Of IL members. Mr..
League is the only member from
Shelby on the committee. 1t has been
in session frequently, but no intims-
tions have been given as to the ma


ture of the forthcoming report.
The movement, however, has gained
such strength that it cannot be treated
lightly, and as this legislature is com
posed largely of solid, thinking men,
the subject is likely to receive more
than usual consideration. The most
ardent friends of local option are found
in the small towns and crossroads
places where a half dozen drunken
rowdies can overcome and defy the
local authorities. In the larger towns
and the cities where the police force
is always ready to suppress disorderly
conduct, the people seem generally in
clined to let things remain as they are.
But.the country members are largely in
the majority, and will be influenced
greatly by the appeals of their con-


stituents. The temperance movement,
in some shape, has come up before
nearly every legislature from time i'm
memorial, but seldom with any prac-
tical result. In 1873 local option
law was passed by both houses, but
vetoed by Governor Brown in an elab-
crate message, taking the ground that
it was unconstitutional. Be this
question as it may, the agitation comes
with unusual force this year, and we
think it more than usually probable
that some kind of a prohibitory or To-
cal option law will pass both houses.
Year: 1879

To rHR EDTroR HERALD:--


Would 1t not be advisable for members Of all re-
ligious denominations to contribute to relieve the
poor people who have lost their money through the
Archbishop from distress? II not relieved their
faith in religion will be shaken. For the interests of
society and of Christianity il Is better that ideas of
future responsibility should be maintained and
fostcrcd. Disbelief in form of religion will
not create belief in another. but is apt TO create
for all creeds. For the sake therefore. of the
proper maintenance of all creeds should not those
who contribut so Eberauy to suffering humanity
other shapes aid the Catholic population In their
endea to save from destruction the property of
their Church and to protect from loss the
suffering members of their community? 1t
il stated that judgments against the Arch
bishop personally he enforced against
all of the Church property in Ohio. Think of 80
large community as the Catholics of Ohio deprived
by the operation OF law of their customary places of
religious worship, and forced to resurrect the
material forms Of their organization. To what
suffering In the old and what lawlessncss in
the young would IL not necessarily tend!
Therefore. in the OF the Christian
faith and of the second great commandment as laid
down by the Saviour Himself, appeal to all
who desire the maintenance of Sabbath observance
in community to lend their aid to their Catholic
fellow citizens in their efforts to repair this breach
In their edihcc. BELIEVER


NEW YORK, March 3, 1879.
Year: 1879

I2J SOUTH IWENTN-sECOND STEEET,


PHILADELPHIA March o, 1879
TO THE EprroR THE HERALD


am q Catholic. and am consequently sorry to
the venerable Archbishop Purcell in such grave
dilemma he is through his gross negligence Of
business matters and the loss OF moneys put into his
hands for safe keeping but. looking at II in q purely
business way, which IL the only proper way to look
at the matter. fail to what difference there is
between His Grace and the convicted Glasgow Bank
directors. and thorough sitting of the whole mat
ter should at once begin. SO that we may see where
the money has gone. JOHN MckENNA.
Year: 1879

The Evening Post of yesterday. in an editorial on
Archbishop Purcels bankruptcy. says that. "broadly
treated. it would furnish interesting and in
teresting topic" In the fifty Roman Catholic
churches of New York to-day. But the subject
has general bearing upon serious question
Of the time. What should be the effect of church
influence upon secular and business conduct in


its relation to morals and what Ii the actual effect
After considering what the influence should be it
saysThe truth Is that. not only in respect to the
commercial rascalities Of the age but in respect
also to the reckless methods OF doing business
fecund parent Of commercial crime. there has
not been between men who are church members
and men who not that distinct difference which
it should be the aim of the Church to promote The
evil times have not spared the churches. Their own
business has been marked by the headlong
rivalry. the rash assumption Of obligations
without the scrupulous provision Of means
prisng traits which have been the curse Of the last


fifteen years. and which. If not themselves grossly


immoral. closely allied to immortality" The
ambition of church advancement the recklessness
OF prudent considerations which permitted
Archbishop Purcell and his brother to take the
savings of the people belong to 1.-THE same loose moral
notions which have induced many Protestant de-
nominations to put up fine buildings for which
they unable to pay. to trust to luck to meet
the enormous obligations which resulted. and to
wind up with mortgage foreclosure .
'debt-lifting auction, with perhaps bogus bids
The situation is for Christians OF all denomina
tions 70 consider seriously. The churches should
bad examples before the world and to begin setting
good ones; If the every day life of men in the pres
ent world is not closely related to their eternal life
in the world to come"
Year: 1879

The Express Of yesterday evening in article
"The Unfortunate PROBATE" attributes the calamity
to depreciation in values and other unforeseen
causes which have brought such losses upon savings
banks and insurance companies everywhere.
1t notes the sympathy Of clergy and laity
with Archbishop Purcell. and praises the SEN
sitiveness which led the latter to resign
ready % for the re % bsr
religionists who have suffered from the Arch
bishops misfortunes. They all seem to feel
and that its good requires that something
should be done to relieve the people who have been
injured by the misfortunes of one Of its officers
THIS is a worthy and noble sentiment. 1t will be
membered that few years ago Boston publisher had
taken the moneys Of poor people who had trusted him
on the ground that he O good Catholic,
and when through his failure. these people suffered
heavy losses the Bishop took the case under his
special charge and saved the church from scandal.
Such things these give people respect for religion
and its institutions. They tend to foster public conf
dence in the Christian name and faith When SO many
professors of religion prove be defauters and
many church members turn out to be robbers Of tho
poor and devourers Of widows houses. 1t is reas-
suring to church stand by its Christian
record and do its utmost to protect its good NAME
LABoRER SEES THE DANGER TO HIS CHURCH
To THE Eprron THE HERAID:-


In this mornings HERALD l was pleased to see
another letter from "a Catholic Layman." urging
Immediate assistance to the venerable Archbishop
Purcell There very few Catholic parishes in the
whole or this country free from deoS ana TOO many
of the Catholic priests. I regret TO say. have very
little sympathy with Of their clerical brothers
when adversity trouble of any kind overtakes
him. But this recent adversely to Archbishop Purcell
concerns than clerics-it concerns the Catholic
Church There are, unfortunately, too many in this
country and elsewhere who too glad to have such


pretext to back up other charges incessany hurled
at the Catholic Church. AS Catholic lsyman feel
1t incumbent upon me to assist in making
up the loss incurred by Archbishop Purcell.
feel convinced that were Cardinal McCloskey
to call upon the Catholics Of America to
subscribe toward this end enough would
be forthcoming to pay his creditors and relieve the
Church from a scandal from which she cannot be
treated except by refunding the money received from
people who would confde their lives as well as their
money to the safe keeping of Catholic bishop.
hope therefore, that the Cardinal and all bishops and
priests In America will make wise preparations.
without delay to give the Catholics of this country
an opportunity to show how solicitous they in
preserving untainted the name we'll the religion
Of Christs Church.


JAMES OREILLY. Catholic Laborer.


New YORK, March 8. 1870
Year: 1879

The New York Tribune says:-There is religious newspaper in this city which has beaten the crowd in the way of business, for it offers to every new subscriber Ca genuine seven-shooter revolver" It seems to have some sort of notion that seven-shooters are not precisely the instruments which an organ of Christianity should be engaged in distributing; it admits that it's offer is extraordinary, but does not think the proposition inconsistent with the spirit of it's columns "in these days of tramps and burglars" Perhaps not indeed it would not be surprising if tramps and burglars should be found availing them selves of this excellent opportunity of getting seven-voiced bankers cheap. Who knows but they may also be led in this way to read serious journal :? And who can say what will come of it if thev do?
Year: 1879

It appears that although the Kelly farm at Charlottesville, the Rochester Union tells us, is nearly all that could be expected of a farm-it has one draw back-the grounds are infested by rats to an extent almost as unbearable as Haemlin before the Pied piper paid it 8 visit. MT. Kelly is not the man to quietly sit down and allow rats to walk away with his substance without remon- strance, and he set to work devising means to banish the superduous rodents. Various |banes were tried with good and bad results, although scores of rats were poisoned, scores remained to plague the proprietor. After exhausting consider able patience and expending quite sum of money in the purchase of poison for the rats, MT. Kelly began to regard the matter as serious, and consulted with his neighbors as to what they knew about that branch of farming relative to weed ing out rats. A hundred plans were given him. in week, each of which was guarant eed'as infallible. Most of them depended for success on inducing the vermin to eat something that would re- suit In their dissolution. MT. Kelly had tried in that direction so long and fruit lessly that he had little confidence in the prescriptions, and determined to test a plan based on another theory. One old and sage granger told him to set fish hook on an elevation such way that a rat in jumping at bait on the hook would catch on it and remain hanging. His squealing in this position would intimi- date all the rats in the neighborhood and they would decamp. This plan was tried, but although fnely-pointed fish, hooks were set never rat impaled him. self, but stole the bait and wagged his tail in derision at the hook. When Mr. Kelly saw that he was defied he says that he swore by the Holy Moses that the rats should die and he himself suffer wrong no more from them. He had in reserve plan that would finish them without mercy. True, it had 8 feature of cruelty about it, but what of that had they not forfeited all right to life, liberty and the pursuit ot happiness by their insolent demeanor and persistency in wrong g-doing? This receipt Cike that for Day < Martins blacking) came from an old soldier. He should catch rat ;n good condition, put him in trap, visible ts all his fellow rats, and allow him to starve to death. It was promised that towards the end of his days he would squeak dreadfully and scare all the rats out of the barn, after which, on the fourth day, he would expire himself. A rat was caught and placed in a box-trap in the barn. No food was placed near him and he was watched to observe his decrease. He was comfortable after the first day, and no worse off the second. On the third day of his confinement he assumed to be about as happy as rat could be and was as sleek and active as ever. On the fourth day, when it was expected that the bones of the prisoner would protrude from his skin and all other rats would have fled, Mir. Kelly's hired mon visited the barn and saw the trapped rat partaking of a generous meal from scraps of meat stolen from the house-dog's dish by the kindred of the imprisoned rat. MT. Kelly is still look ing for rat-bane.
Year: 1879

HoRR1FIED.-An Owego lady was hor. r1tied upon coming home from church and finding her twelve-year-old boy ex- ecuting the green corn dance, with a butcher knife in one hand and lighted newspaper in the other, while his little sister was lashed to the bed post. The young hopeful had been to see Buffalo Bill Saturday.
Year: 1879

Julius A. Palmer, Jr. in Boston Transcript
| Over my mantelpiece hangs little picture
brought from London. 1t represents two spec
linens of the mushroom tribe. On the top of
each is seated toad, their greenish-colored
| eyes leering at each other Underneath is this
motto, "a Popular Error"


That this family originated with or in some
way serve the toad is not the only popular
error as to their nature, reproduction, manner
and time of growth. The difficulty in dein-
ing these phases of their being lies in the fact
that the most important part of the fungus is
beneath the soil a few years ago the banks
of the lot opposite the Brunswick hotel were
sodded and the land leveled to its presen'
grade. AS the pick of the workmen broke up
the soil, a white substance ran through every
piece. Starting with large branches, it di-
vided and sub-divided like the veins on the
back of the hand. The smell was very strong,
quickly noticed on the opposite side of the
way. This subterranean white vine, for it had
that appearance, was nothing but the hidden
part of the coprinus comatus, mushroom
freely eaten now, although twenty years ago
thought to be poisonous. The common name
of this substance is spawn


Just as a cutting of grapevine placed IN con-





forth branches and bear fruit, so part of this
coprinus vine transplanted will continue to
ramity and in time show the result in the form
of mushrooms


Here then we disprove another popular
error that toadstools spring up in night in
most unforeseen places. The whole earth be-
meath your feet on country walk is alive
with vegetation to great depth. This vege-
tation is just as real and the various vlnes-or
i'll other words the thousand varieties OF mush-
room spawn are Just as distinct as the hop-vine
and the woodbine the ivy and the virgins
bower that twine their tendris above your
head. Just where grew this year peculiar
kind of toadstool, there, next year and so on
for several successive harvests will you find
the same plant. There is no more mystery
about its appearance than in the growth OF the
chestnut on the tree that shades it,


Rapidity of growth is not near as general as
it is thought to be. The common mushroom
and many others form for days just below the
soil A heavy dew or an evening shower
straightens the stem of the fungus and expands
its top. 1t breaks the earth in the night, and
the patherer is able to find in the morning the
white buttons where he could see nothing tho
day before. So popular error has made the
mushroom growth proverbial for SUPERFICIAL
ty which, by the fungi at least, is undeserved
Further, the varieties of toadstools succeed
each other in rotation just as the bloodroot and
anemones of spring arc followed by the cardi-
that are here advanced; they are the results of
several years careful watching of the growth of
this order of plants


On the very spots where, in 1874, gathered
mushrooms, there in 1879 find that Identical
variety, so that the lover of fungus may have
his regular harvests with all the certainty OF
the farmer who looks for the return OF ms
Year: 1879

TIE State Democrat is informed that its
insinuation that the PRESS suppressed the
letter of Gen. Hooker commencing the brav-
cry and patriotism Of the late Gen. Berry,
for political reasons until after election is
utterly without foundation. The PRESS
published that letter as soon as it could be
had for publication, and so far as we have
observed the only Democratic paper which
has copied it is the State Democrat, and
even it did so more for the purpose of max
ING it the basis of an unfounded accusation
against the PRESS than for the purpose of
paying deserved tribute to Gen. Berry. A
paper which joined with the Maine STANDARD,
as did the Democrat, in low ridicdle of a
Union soldier because he was incapacitated
by sickness, deserves no respect and COM
mands none, so it is perfectly immaterial to
the PRESS whether the Democrat retracts its
SANDER or not.
Year: 1879

A committee of Kentucky whiskey distil-
lers are on the way to Washington to secure
q reduction of the whiskey tax. They will
first attempt to prevail upon the Commits
sioners of Internal Revenue to recommend
to Congress a reduction. They will not sue
Congress is much more likely.
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and commune
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publica-
ton but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve com
munlcatIons tnat are not used
Year: 1879

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate signed by Stanley L. Pullen
Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel managers
will confer favor upon us by demanding credentials
of every person claiming to represent our journal
Year: 1879

Early in spring, before the frost is out
of the ground, is the time to prune grape
vines, for tie reason that they will not
bleed then. Shade trees, especially
maple of every species, should not be
pruned at this season, as they bleed. All
maple sugar makers know this to be the
The season to tap the sap from the maple
and convert it into sugar or syrup. There
can be but one reason urged against
summer pruning of shade or fruit trees,
AID that is when the the tree must be
climbed.


The weight of man on limb will
spring the bark loose from the limb i'm
med ately and cause black place on
the limb; but when trimming can be
done from ladder or from the ground,
the latter part of May or in June is a
good time to do it, or even up to the
last of August. The cut at that time will
grow quick ndprevent the samefrom tak-
ing air or water.