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Year: 1872

Here is an anecdote told by one min
lister about another: A certain presid
ing elder, who was noted for being
seldom up to time seldom very ami
mated, and seldom very brief, once kept
a congregation waiting for a long time
for his appearance, and when at last be
did come preached them prosy sermon
of unusual length on the text Feed
my lambs. He had not yet finished
when the original old minister known as
" Camp Meeting John" rose from a seat
in the congregation, and said: Brother,
/ have had some experience in raising
lambs myself, and / have found that the
following rules are absolutely essential
10 successful raising: First, give them
their food in season; second, give them
little at a time; and third, give 1T to
them warm.
Year: 1872

The Board of Directors, in asking the support
Of the public for this Fourth Distribution OF
the Memphis Agricultural and Mechanical
Society, feel a just pride in referring to their
former Distributions as having been character
lied by fairness, punctuality and fidelity to
every engagement. The high character Of the
Managers forbids the idea that any but the ut
most good faith will continue to be observed.
thus affording the highest guaranty that jus
tice and impartiality will ever control them in
discharging their responsible duties.
Year: 1872

"Come here, boys said one of a
party of travellers IN Poland, there is a
piece of furniture for you" We gather
ed around the little door, which opened
into a room not more than seven feet
square, aud. sure enough. saw a piece of
furniture which astonished us as much
by its modern make as by its pretentions
10 luxury and refinement. 1t was a
cradle, and it contained sick baby
The poor baby was very sick indeed, and
girl. apparently about twelve wears old
very pretty, bnt clad in rags, was sitting
beside it. watching it in oespairing,
helpless kind of way, that was pitiful to
see. We at first supposed the pretty
child was the baby's sister, and that the
mother was absent. But what was our
establishment when. at some movement
of the little one, she leant over the cradle
and commenced feeding it from natures
own fonnt, giving unmistakable evidence
of being the mother. We might have
known this at the first glance at that
despairing face, had it not been so young.
How she, evidently so poor, could be the
possessor of such piece of furniture we,
of course. could not tell but it was al
most the only article, except few cook
ing utensils, in the poor abode 20 but the
Young mother had found it somehow,
and there it was. This chil3, scarcely
twelve years old, poor as poverty, with a
haby-a sick baby at watching
with a dumb kind of despair the little
lie that was fast passing away. The
poor. ignorant little mother did not know
anything else to do, and was, | think the
saddest sight l ever saw.


She locked at us, too. with mute
brooding eyes, she was but u moment
in learning we could understand nothing
she said, begging us as hard as eyes could
beg to do something for her babe As
there was not doctor among us we could
do nothing. and l never regretted so
much in my life knowing nothing of the
healing art as l did with those sweet,
pleading, sorrowful eyes bent upon me.
The General silently drew FIVE ruhle
note from his pocket and put 1t in her
hand, probably thinking it vas the next
best thing to a doctor.


The rest of us did the same, so that the
poor child to her astonishment suddenly
found hersDh the possessoT OF more
wealth than she had probably ever
dreamed of before. She thanked us with
her very expressive eyes, and, looking
cautiously around her to see that nobody
was watching her, hid the money in her
bosom.
Year: 1872

A WICKED TYRANT.-Neda karu, the
King of Corea, was, by nature and train


ing, bigoted, cruel and tickle. At one
moment he would raise an humble serf
to the highest office in day or two
thereafter this same whilom favorite
would be seen standing upon the execu-
toners block for some real or fancied
Ofopse. The kings spasms of generosity
toward his own subjects were invariably
followed by acts of oppression toward
those unfortunate Christians who were
endeavoring to find means of subsistence
within the realms of his kingdom. As a
solitary instance, l will state the fact
that as Media Karu was one day walking
along past the public baths of his capi-
tai, he suddenly professed to be annoved
by the confusion within, and upon being
informed it came from the female bathers
there, he Immediately ordered every
means of exit to be walled up, and thus
miserably persisted all the unfortunate
inmates to the number of about three
score During his bloody reign of some
thing like thirty years, no less tnan
thirty thousand people were put to death,
while nearly one hundred and fifty places
OF worship were destroyed by his orders.
The most fendish outrages were daily
practiced upon all foreigners. They
were denied the privilege of purchasing
even the common Decessaries of life


Corean merchants were forbidden to ex-
tend to them the smallest favors. Neither
gold nor affection conld purchase i'm
munity from the t, rants cruel mandate,
and when some hundreds of them were
forced by the kings prosecutions to leave
his domains, they were forbidden the Use
of animals or boats. and were thus com
PEELED TO travel ont of the country on foot
or perish in the attempt Death, even,
was sweet TO them than life, endured
under such manifold horrors. And yet
the name of this wholesale butcher, this
relentless prosecutor, this fiend I'D human
shape, is to-day looked upto by all native
Coreans with all reverence and love.
Year: 1872

A Chinaman dying left eleven she, p
and three sons-and making will, lett
one-half OF his estate to his oldest boy,
one-fonrth to the next, and one sixth to
the third son. They wished to divide
without killing a sheep, but could not
see how to do it; SO they sent for wise
man. Sending to his own fold for a
sheep, he put it in with eleven. Now
take your half said he to the Oldest, and
he dill 500, the second, take your
fourth-3; the younger, tlke your one
sixth, and begone-2; and they all did
80, when the wise man drove bis own
sheep home. Was the division accord
ing 10 the wills
Year: 1872

At a certain church fair, set of
Cooper's Works was promised to the
individual who should answer a certain
set Of conundrums. A dashing young
fellow was pronounced the winner, and
received set Of wooden pals
Year: 1872

Civility cost nothing and is often pro-
ductive of good results. Here is an in
stance:


A local doctor of medicine at Beth,
England, has just had legacy of twenty
thousand dollars, and comfortable house
left him by lady who was only known
to him by once offering her a seat in his
carriage.


A gentleman known by the writer,
once assisted very old and feeble man
TO cross from the London Mansion House
to the Bank of England. This crossing
is very dangerous one, especially at
midday, when the city is full of cabs, ON
nibuses, drays and other vehicles.
When the old gentleman had got safely
across he exchanged cards with his obi
ging young friend; and there the matter
rested. Some four or five years after
this incident occurred, a firm of London
solicitors wrote the young gentleman
who had taken pity on the old man, in
forming him that legacy of five thou
sand dollars and gold watch and chain
had been left to1riRby gentleman who
took the opportunity of again thanking
him in his will, for an act of unlocked for
ciyility." 1t Is net likely that all will
have gold watches and chains left to
them, or neat little bundles Of orisp notes,
but it is certain that acts of civility are
productive of sufficient results in our in
ner selves to make ii worth our while to
practice them wherever We find the opor
tunity.
Year: 1872

At New York yesterday, Euoch L. Fancher
was sworn in as Judge of the supreme Court,
to succeed Barnard.


President Grant and family returned to Wash
ington to-day


At Jersey City last night Michael Geering stab
bed his wife to death aud then committed suicide
by cutting his throat.
Year: 1872

There is no prospect that Congress, at the
present session, will act upon the memorial
Of the Utah Convention for admission of the
State of Deseret into the Union. The Commit
tee on Territories have the subject under
consideration, and have heard representa-
tions from Messrs. Fitch. Fuller and Cannon, Of
Utah, who have the matter in charge.
Year: 1872

General John A. Dix is out for Grant. Tie
Liberals" used his name without authority as
one Of their Vice Presidents at their New York
meeting, and it brought him to declare for the
olher side
Year: 1872

From tie Neso York Tribune, Dec. 6.


With prompt and grateful, and, under the
circumstances, we may say chiyalrous gene1-
osity of which ITO can hardly trust ourselves to
speak it has been proposed by liberal money
subscription to show to the daughters OF Mr.
Greeley the public affection and respect accord
ed to the memory Of their lamonted father
This thoughtful proposition has been made in
that journal has rendered sum nominally large,
but understood to be considerably less than Mr.
Bennett really desires to give. We have
also received at this Office letters offering
assistance great or comparatively small, accord
ing to the means Of the writer's. Yesterday fur
ther subscriptions we're announced and this
fact obiges us to say that the Misses Greeley
are unwilling under any circumstances, that the
plan Of subscription for their personal benefit
should be adhered to. In the great sorrow which
has fallen upon them 80 heavily, they are Of
course in no position to Investigate their affairs
It will be work Of time to determine the con-
dition Of Mr. Greeleys estate; but however it
may have been impaired By Gberality perhaps
who proved unworthy of it, or by an over
weening confidence in mems promises,
there is. it is probable, enough remaining to
quiet all these generous approximations OF the
less, We must be allowed to say that the Misses
Greeley are in the hands OF immediate friends
who will care for them with assiduous fidelity
and unremitting tenderness, and who will recog-
nize and repay the debt Of grateful honor due
can never be adequately discharged. A sympa-
thizing public may confde in our assurance that
the young ladies' are now the wards Of those
who will be glad, as well as able, to care for
their every want and comfort, and to see to it
that the death of their father shall make no
change in their methods Of life and their re-
Eou1ces.


We announce the determination Of these Ia
dies at their own urgent request. While they
arc anxious not to be regarded as wanting IN q
prompted the subscription, they must be allowed
to take the kindly will for the kindly deed With
thousand heartfelt thanks, the pro1ered boun-
Year: 1872

THE man who can have his coffin made
while alive must look at death philoso-
phiealIy. We hear of a case in Point
Person county, North Carolian Mr..
Richard Harris, who lived nesr Brad
sher's Store, thirty years ago, turned
out q sassafras tree to grow for the pur-
pose of making a coffin, and about twelve
months ago the old man had ii cut down
and setsOme one in Roxborough to make
his coffin out of it.


The old chap occasionally gets in it,
and stretches himselfout by way of show
ing neighbors a SIT" He paid the
maker In wheat, SO he is one living man
who will have no fuss over his grave
about the coffin when dead. This re-
minds US Of an old coon In Murfreesboro
North CaroIIaa, who had-a coffin case Of
iron before the war.


He had his grave dug and walled up
with brick, with a magnificent tomb
stone setting forth his name, place of
birth, aud fixing his death, ''some-
where about the year 1861" But he
was alive and kicking in 1865. The old
chap kept his east-iron coffin in it. The
crib needed no lock at night, for you
couldn't get a negro to go near it after
dark.
Year: 1872




1t was a dreary work cutting


carpct-rags night after night, with


key boy away in the army, and


long lists of killed and wounded ill
ing up the newspapers. She had
cut up Alvin's little coat. 1t was
the first coat he ever had, and she
remembered how proud he had


been Of the buttons and pockets,


and it went to her heart TO shred


it into Sits.


The room where Patience Fan


ming sat was very small and hum


bic. It was the first she bad furn-


ished with things elicd out and
scraped together by the hardest
toll. For more than twenty years
she had lived in the old, dilapidatcd


gray farm house, in a narrow round


of duties, ccntering at the cradle of


her child, and later about the sick


bed Of her husband; and yet she
had tasted kccnly most of the joys
and sorrows that belong to woman's
lot. Her sphere had never seemed
mean or inadequate to herself, for,
holding her child in her arms she
felt that she possessed all the hon
or and dignity earth has to bestow.


But the tears would drop some
times now, as Patience sat alone at
her work in the slender ray Of the
candle. There were vine shadows
where the row of pottcd plants had
been, for it was spring, and the
gcraniums and helitropes were out
in the little door-yard beds, and she
rested in the longer twilight, and
lived over the life she had led first
as wife, then as mother, afterward
as lonely widow with her boy
away at the war. Patience had
always lived in others. 1t seemed
as though her heart had no sepcrate
action of its own, and received its
pulsations from the beating hearts
of those she loved.


When Washington was threat
ened, endangering the Pennsylvania
frontier, Alvin had grown moody
at home because she had opposed
his wish to join the volunteers. 1t
was the dark hour of her comtry's
peril, and Patience had wrestled
and struggled and prayed until she
gained strength to let her boy go
ont of her arms. She had given
her eve lamb /; she sat alone.


Her farm consisted of a few
acres of rather stoney land that lay
close to the house where she lived.
Her husband had been n cooper,
at tubs and barrels off and
on the busy time of the year, and
Alvin had learned the trade too
but the little shop was closed now,
and the fields were let out on
shares, and ever since he marched
away in the coat of army blue, her
boy had sent back his pay to the
widow, and her cruise and basket
were never empty. Abiah Williams
who lived in the next place, had
banked up her house in the fall,
and dug and stored her winter vcge-
tables, and in the spring, as
soon as the ground grew mellow, he
came with his OK team to plow her
garden. By carpet making and
odd bits of sewing, Patience was
able to supply all her slender wants.
Not n DcnnN of hcr hpr bov's carn-
Year: 1872

If the merit of paper is to be estimated
by the ability displayed in its columns,
pleasant variety of matter, industrious col
lection of facts and general intelligence,
joined to superior typographical excellence,
then Our Home Journal, of this city, will
maintain high standard in the judgment
OF the people Each number, and especially
the one before US, No. Is of volume three,
contains pithy communications from eminent
agriculturists in every section OF the coun-
try, thereby afording a medium for the dis
cussion Of those theoretical and practical
principles of agriculture so important to
those who turn the sod and till the soil.
The versatility of talent displayed in Or
Home Journal does honor to the paper.
While every domestic feature, including the
field the garden, the stable and the barn
yard, etc, receives due attention, its literary
columns are not neglected. In short, it is a
journal eminently deserving the recognition
and patronage of every Southern family. 1t
is published at the low rate Of So per an
NUN by James H. Hummel, of this city. No
one who sees and reads the paper will fail
to subscribe.
Year: 1872

German war vessels have been in the
South seas with the object, it is said, OF an
nexing or taking possession Of site Tor q
coaling station for steamers of the imperial
Prussian navy.
Year: 1872

were the pioneers of the abolition Of AfIi-
can slavery in this country.


Mr.. Douglass then went into a history
of the parties that had fought slavery in
this country, going back to the earliest
DAYS Of the anti-slavery party, when but
few men rallied under its standard, up to
1856, when the Republican party was Or
gsnized for the purpose of resisting the
further growth of slavery, and III 1860,
when the Republican party was blessed
with its first victory under the immortal
Lincoln. After this, and when the struggle
for the Union was successful, came other
struggles 1t was then asserted that this


was white mans government, and that
the negro was not wanted. He was not
wanted as soldier nor as a
citizen. But Mr.. Douglass thought tine
colored man might as well put
in claim as anybody else. He had got
the cartrid ge-box and the ballot-box, and
he is now contending for the knowledge
box. He has not obtained these functions
of the citizen by common consent He has
had to struggle for them. Mr. Lincoln.


whose memory the coiored people would
never cease to cherish, was not at first in


favor of the immediate emancipation Of
slaves. Il was not until after war had
actually commenced and was desolauing the
| land that Mr. Lincoln became convinced OF
| the necessity and justice OF issuing ms
| proclamation declaring slavery at an emu IN
! this country.
Mr.. Douglass then spoke upon the subject


of civil rights. and said that he had not


fully realized the condition of the colOred


people South until he left Washington TO


attend the convention in New Orleans. Inc


indignities that had been heaped upon him


and others in endeavoring to reach here


convinced him that something more had to
be done before the equal rights OF all could


be enforced.


| In conclusion he said: In reference to
this question Of nationality, do not care
Year: 1872

view was interesting and highly satisfac-
tory.


1FvELING MONARCHY TO REPUBLICAN


ISM.


Queen Victoria has gracefully accorded
an interview and a visit from Miss Mel
lie Grant as an American girl" which
was naively suggested in letter penned
by Miss Grant to the Queen in which
she requested to appear as "my simple
and very simple SELF" The Queen says,
Il shall find it pleasant to forget that !
am Queen in receiving you tomorrow
afternoon at our place ut Windsor"
PRIZE MONEY.


The Secretary Of the Navy will soon
distribute 100000 prize money voted by
the last session Of Congress to the crew OF
the KearSdrge who, under Captain Wins
low, sunk the Atabama during the war.
G. NJ.
Year: 1872

The Democratic Committee are busy
night and day sending of documents to
convince the public judgment, but 20 fur
with very little evidence Of success.


IXTEgvIswISo THE PREsIDENT.


General Bard. editor Of the Chatanoo
"a (Tenn.) Herald, was AT the White
House yesterday with delegation from
Tennessee, holding conference with
General Grant on the subject of the com
ing campaign in that State. The inter-
Year: 1872

Tho usefulness of the Bureau Of Edu-
cation is indicated in many ways-one Of
which is by letters from Foreign Minis
ters. A letter has been received from
our Minister to Brazil, acknowledge ging
the receipt of the report Of the Bureau,
in which he says, - d. not doubt that
through the influence of these volumes,
new influence will be given to general
and common school education in Brazil !"
1t is very agreeable 10 know that they
look to the United States for model in
educational success
Year: 1872

You Democrats only err as to the pro-
per candidate. l am not the man you need.
Your party is mostly Free Trade, and I
am ferocious protectionist. I have no
doubt that I might be nominated and
elected by your help; but it would place
us all in false position Horace Greeley.
Year: 1872

were heavily squeezed. Both these gentle
men vowed to be revenged upon
the Drew clique and proceeded
to lay their wires, but sudden disagree
nlent ended their, plans and opened bitter
quarrel between them, and war to the knife
was declared. In his anger Smith is said
to have remarked to one of his friends, 'I'll
make that little monkey (meaning Could
grind on organ yet for his liVing;" and fur
ther said he


"WOuId Ruin Him in a week."
In the mean time Gould by skillful mani
pulations managed to get both Smith and
Drew short on Northwestern and then run
up the stock as was done to-day to 200. 1t
is said that Smith finding himself short
asked Gould to let him have $4,000 shares
Of that stock, threatening to bring the pre-
sent suit against him in case of his refusal.
Gould however would not accede to the
demand and hence the suit and present ar
rest.


As Gould left bis ofice this afternoon, to
give bail at the sheriff's Office, he gave or
der to his brokers not to sell share of
the stock at any price.


Travers & Duncan, who became bis sure
ties on the order of arrest, are said to be
short on Northwestern to considerable
amount
Year: 1872

Bound TO Keep before the Public


How she Tried to Poison Her


Judge.


SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. ga sensation
has been caused here by the publication of
the particulars of an alleged plot by Laura
y. Fair and q restaurant waiter named
Frank 70 poison Judge Dwinelle and the
counsel for ths people, Attorney Campbell.
The plot was formed before the second
trial and is revealed by Frank. 1t is said
Mrs. Fair tried TO induce him to put poison
in a decanter at Dwinelle's house OF in the
milk can at the door. About the same
time a woman went to bis house disguised
snd told his wife not to leave the can cut
and the matter was concealed from the
public. 1t is baing investigated by Chief
Crowley of the Police, Judge Dwinelle and
all the counsel of the case. Some thought
the waiter insane but he had a plan of
Dyinelle's house. Mrs. Fair remains in
tie city, and the people are much incensed
a. her proposition to give public lectures.
Year: 1872

The November number of Lippincott's
Magazine has very interesting article on
the manufacture of paper. The article is
profusely illustrated, one of the illustrations
being representation Of a wagon loaded
with loose straw and drawn by six large
horses. It's quite evident that the artist
was not raised on a farm, and never hauled
much straw.
Year: 1872

New YORK, Nov. 22.-Fsther Burke
made a vigorous rejoinder to Froude last
evening. The Academy of Music was
crowded with a sympathetic audience. The
last lecture of the course will bs delivered
next Tuesday
Year: 1872

Postmaster General Creswell received a
coop of California Quail or partridges, at
Washington, this week, and sent them to
his place at Elkton. He proposes keeping
these beautiful birds till Spring and then
letting them go. There are three or four
dozen of the birds, and if the climate is
adapted to them and poaching gunners are
restrained or pursuaded to spare them,
they will soon spread over the country
The California Quail is slightly larger than
our partridge but resembles it very much,
in its general appearance and feathers
The male bird is striped with white on the
sides of the head similar to our partridge,
and the under feathers of the two species
bear strong resemblance; but the back of
the Pacific bird inclines to dove color. The
head of the male bird has beautiful crest
unlike any of the birds which inhabit the
Atlantic States or Mississippi valley. The
female is palmer in her plumage, has no
stripes on the checks and a very small
crest, apparently one feather rising about
three fourths of an inch and curving at the
top. The crest of the male is Of the same
character, bu. much larger. If Mr.. Cres-
well is successful in propagating the spe-
cies it will prove a beautiful and valuable
acquisition to the birds of our groves and
fields.
Year: 1872

But little more than two weeks remain
of the time our premiums list will be open
to subscribers, all who pay $2 in advance
for 1878, will be entitled to Tile Wing and
a valuable magazine for that time. Do
not let the time pass before applying
Send your money by mail if you cannot
come in person.
Year: 1872

TIE Democratic Caucus last Saturday
night was brought to an uuccremonious
close by the alarm that Gillmans Brewery
was ON hre, 1t proved to be only chim
ney burning out, however, and the Demo
Gratis who rushed out from the caucus came
nome indisputably testif wing that the
brewery was safe and we'll stocked with
lager.