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Year: 1871

much poetry, music, art and charity.
l was raised blue stocking of the
purest order-Presbyterian to the
bone, but the liberallty, generosity
and kindness which l have seen in the
Roman Catholic Church, have con-
vinced me that it must be a good re-
ligion, or it never could have stood the
test Of time.


The Forum, about which so much
has been said and written, was merely
an open space, surrounded by porti-
Goes and buildings. This was over
shadowcd with the power and majesty
of the Romans. Here the politics of
the then world were discussed. All
who approach this spot, must do so
with feeling of reverence, and all
sho stand in it's presence, are lost in
wonder and admiration. Members of
the legal professions especially, must
pay homage to the place where juris-
prudence was moulded Tito perfect
system. Within the precincts of the
Forum every foot of ground has been
the field of controversy every ruin
has more than once changed its name
No one knows the exact length Of the
Forum as it existed in its original
form. The French were the FIRST to
remove the rubbish, and clean out a
part Of the present Forum. This they
did in Napoleons time as they did at
Pompeii. Cardinal Gonsalvi is said
to have done much in the Papal States
in unear,hing the great minds Of lhe
past century; but uothing has been
done for many years in the way of
exploring,


In my next, I propose to speak Of
Rome as presented III some Of its many
other interesting and inviting aspects.
Year: 1871

a place for everything and every
thing in its place, SAID an old man to
his daughter. Select not a wife. my
son, who will ever step oyer q broom
stick


The son was obedient to the lesson.


"Now,' said he, pleasantly, on a
May day to one Of his companions, Il
appoint this broomsticl1 to choose he
wife. The young lady who will not
step over it shall have the offer Of my
hand


They passed from the splendid sa-
loon to the grove. Some tumbled
over the broomstick, others jumped
over it. At length young lady
stopped and put it in its place. The
promise was fulfilled. She became the
wife of an educated and wealthy young
man, and he the husband Of a pru-
dent, industrious and lovely wife
He brought a fortune to her, and she
knew how to save one 1t is not easy
to decide which was under the great
est obligations; both We're rich and
each enriched the other.
Year: 1871

A beautiful face is one Of Gods
beautiful works ; bnt he has made
more beautiful things. We shall see
maybe, in our travel Of tomorrow
vol or 1--somc angular faced woman
of Youthful but uncertain age in gold
bowed glasses perhaps, and shall say
at the first cruel glance (you or u:
"What a woman to live with = An
old gentleman, her attendant, goes
haltinely TO the place beside her and
there is such touching and delicate at
teution on her part to every want OF
his-such grace Of acti0n-such ten
der, eager, vet not ollicious or preSu-
ming watchtulness--that vCu cannct
keep your eyes from her, ugly though
she be; and the face of the old gentle
man grows radiant as it turns toward
her, and you perceive him to be under
such abiding charm as her low musl-
cal voice falls on his eat, !hNt, little
by little, even as you look, the angu-
larities melt away into the fine flow
ing lines, and the homelv text Of her
face, hour by hour, and feature by
feature, grc.s luminous with a sweet,
deep meaning, that is as subtle and
penetrating in its influence as beauty
itself. And if an hour Of onlook can
work snch TRANSPORTATION, and make
one blind to any possible crabbednoss
of text by reason OF the sweet meaning
it carries, how shall it bo with the
reading Of a month, or q year, or a
life .--Donuld &. WtcheW.
Year: 1871

sG~ The Republican State Central
Committee of Maryland is called to
meet in Baltimore on June 18th to ar-
range for the coming campaign and to
appoint day for holding the State
Convention to nominate candidates
for Governor, Comptroller and Attor-
ney General,
Year: 1871

sEES5EL & SON, Of 259 Main
street, having completed their ar
rangements to close out their retail
trade, and engage altogether In the
wholesale, have reduced the prices Of
every article they offer for sale TO
COST. They make this sacrifice be-
cause they mean now, as they have all
the time, to be equal to every promise
they make or have made through the
press. They are determined to close
out by the 1st OF January every style
of goods they have on hand, and at
prices such as no other house In Mem
phis can compete with. Families
needing to recuperate their household
goods or wardrobes will find in our
offers UNPARALLELED BAR
GAINS. We will sell regardless Of
consequences, and at any cost to our
selves. We mean to be in the whole
sale trade exclusively by the 1st of
January and without fail. We invite
your attention to these facts, and ask
your custom to enable US to carry out
our programme.


SEESSEL & SON.


November 8, 1871.
Year: 1871

MY, except Rector, who received four
hundred and seventy eight, and run his
competitor close, and lacked about tWen-
ty-nve votes OF beating In the home
stretch, Bill Rector Is an honest and
Year: 1871

The subject of commercial manures has
been forcing itself upon the attention of the
New England farmer for some years rs one
of steadily increasing Importance. What
has contributed to this more than any thing
else, is the enhanced price of labor. In
years gone by, when, with the help of his
boys or labor hired at $40 or Sl2 pei month.
and by using the manure of the farm-yard,
he could get satisfactory crops, making both
ends of the year meet, or perhaps finding n
positive gain after the store bills and taxes
were paid, in ready money or in betterments
on the homestead, he gave little thought to
the matter of far-fctched, artificial aids to fer
tilzation.


But times have changed; values have
changed; boys generally do not love the farm
rs well rs they did when he was young If
he wants labor now, he must put up with
poor quality at dear rate. 1t is evident
that the conditions of success have changed,
and that some new path must be found or he
will be left astern. He now hears that con-
centrated manures may be bought; ma
nures very unlike what he is accustomed to,
but nevertheless able to bring good crops;
and cheap enough to yield him handsome
profits. He sees that, If This is true he can yet
prosper by using more manure IN proportion
TO The amount Of labor than he did formerly;
because sixty bushels of corn grown on one
acre costs less than sixty bushels grown on
two acres, by nearly the difference of half the
labor bestowed on the two acres; and it is
labor which he most needs to economze.
He learns also that the price and the real
value of these commercial manures do not
uniformly correspond to each other; that
some are high priced and yet very cheap,
and that some low priced and yet quite dear.
and some are dear at any price. Many are
at II loss whether to buy or not.


Several years ago, being applied to by
some of our leading farmers about where
and how to obtain satisfactory concen-
trated manure, the suggestion was offered
that they make it for themselves q company
being formed, and power machinery and all
needful facilities being obtained, so as to
work to advantage. The suggestion, al
Year: 1871

not be charged an cXtravagant fee for the
and upon your own crops. Put some gyp-
sum ON your land and then put on the crops,
and in autumn listen for the answer. You
need not use much half dozen quarts, on
rs many different square rods, in various
parts of your farm, will give AS distinct re-
plies, as would the same number of tons on
us many ten acre lots.


There are wide brcadths of land where
gypsum cause IN abundant growth of clo-
yer r;-and with clover you can so manure
land as to produce good crops of corn, or
wheat or grass. If you have such land, be
sure not to stunt the application of gypsum
and clover seed.


The value of these depend largely on the
phosphoric acid they contain, and which
amounts on an average to twenty-three per
cent, or nearly fourth part of their weight.
'lt exists mostly in combination with lime.
Gas tribasc phosphate), very little also
with magnesia. Besides this earthly phos-
phate, bones have animal matter containing
nitrogen, enough to yield five to six per cent.
of their weight of ammonia upon decomposi-
tion. Bones, for the most part, are very
tough, and require powerful machinery to
reduce them to ineness. This is necessary
if we desire early returns from their appli-
cation, for n bit of hard bone weighing II
quarter of an ounce will last ten or twenty
years in the SOIL before being fully decayed.


The phosphate in bones is of the kind us,l-
ally called nsoluble G. e. tribasic), but it en-


lists in PARTICLES so very minute us to be in
visible, sngly, to the naked eye. These are
glued each to its neighbor by the animal
matter. As the animal matter decays in
the ground the molecules of phosphate fall
apart, and so extremely fine are they as to
be slowly yet sufficiently soluble. Hence


it is, that bone dust can often be used to adj
vantage without being first treated with
acid.


Some farmers are beyond reach of the bone
mill. Such may, if they will, utilize bones
in the following manner: Break them as
small as possible, at odd jobs and leisure
times; mix with unleached ashes, and wet
the mass. If possible, warm it ALSO which
is easiest done by the heat of fermenting
dung. The combined action of heat mois-
ture and caustic alkali causes the animal
matter to give way, and the atoms of phos-
phate fall apart in a state of such extreme
division, us to be, for practical purposes, al
most us useful as ifmade into superphosphate


The difference between bone manure
thus prepared, and n "Superphosphate" (pro-
perly so called) is, that in the latter the phos-
phate is rendered "soluble" by Il chemical
change in its proportions, effected by means
of acid while in the former there is simply
II physical subdivision effected by means of
n chemical action which decomposes the
cement which holds together the extremely
minute molecules of phosphate in the bone.
To give some idea of the extent of this sub
division let me say that. were cubic inch
Year: 1871

Late investigations have shown that potash Is liberated


from its nsoube connections by the agency Of acid phosphate
OF lime, and to this fact probably due considerable de-
of the surprising efficacy Of genuine superhophae in
not few instances.
Year: 1871

THE CHICAGO Republican says the cha
grin of the St. Louis Democrat over the
election of Frank Blair to the Senate-an
event which is but the natural result of its
own political engineering-is strongly sug-
gestive of little story which Mr. Lincoln
used to tell when he wanted to illustrate a
marked case of parental Reputation. at
was that of Bill Reynolds mare. This
animal had just passed through the pains
and perils of maternity, and was about to
indulge its joys and its hopes, when, look
ing round, she beheld in her offspring the
unsightly form Of mule colt. She pricked
up her ears, ran off, and was never after
ward seen or heard of; but her owner was
heard to remark that she alone was to
blame for it. We leave the Democrat to
make the application"
Year: 1871




Our attention has been called to this
paragraph in the Dispatch of last Satur-
day:


We did the JOURNAL injustice. It did NOS
complain of any wrong to General Thomas,
except that of the introduction OF his name oy
Mr.. Massey, a wagon master in the late Con,
federate armyi The JOURNAL rather toucneo
up Massey and the negroes.


The statement that we touched up Mr.
Massey or anybody else, or even mentioned
his name, is incorrect but is entirely IN
keeping with the reckless habit that paper
has of making unfounded assertions. we
had no fault to find with Senator Massey
He acted from the best and most patriotic
motives, and although we would not have
asked for an appropriation to purchase a
portrait of Geueral Thomas, that is no
reason why we should censure Mr.. Massey
for doing what he honestly thought pa
triotc duty and it was duty, too--in
exposing the hypocrisy of those who were
elected as "True Republicans" and who
recently, at Washington, pretended to be
par excellence the loyal men OF virginia
With the allegation that Mr. Massey was
quarter-master in the Confederate army,
we have nothing to do. We care not
what he has been. 1t is enough for us to
know that he is sound Republican and
true American now. We know many
good members of the church who were at
one time great sinners.
Year: 1871

THE SrArE JOURNAL, "the official paper for
the government" as is placarded in heavy
type At the head of its first column, has gone
back on the government, Ito use a vulgar
phrase If, indeed, the policy of President
Grant is the policy ct the government; rnnana ;..ns
to the amnesty question, and advocates general
amnesty ably and earnestly, as an honest jour-
nal should-only making it little too pro.
minent that the good of the party, and not OF
the country, is the most pressing reason ior
action by this Congress. We wish its voice
were potent in high places, so that the great
Injustice of continued disabilities might be
done away with at once but this is not the
case. The President 10 fully committed In
favor OF prescription, and majority of the
Forty-f first Congress is with him, while even 10
this State the JOURNAL is in woeful minori-
ty-Porter having at bis call almost the whole
Of the rank and and file of the party


However, We are glad to see all that is re-
spectable about Radicaism in the State take
such decided ground in favor OF what ls Just
and right, and none the less that in doing SO Il
throws itself boldly, not only against the ad-
mnistration, but against the bulk OF the party
at home.-C Charlottesville Chronic


We are in favor of upreserved amnesty
full pardon to all i; and in this we are not
in such "woeful minority" in our party
either. It was adopted as plank in tho
Republican platform at the last Convention
held. and Mr.. Porter and his friends agreed
to it. Then concilation was declared to
be the policy of the party. We have seen
nothing from President Grant to indicate
that he does not agree with us that am-
nesty is the best policy, both for the good
of the country and the success Of the party !;
and.we flatter ourselves that the voice of the


JOURNAL. is still potent in high places, as


tho voice of truth must ever be potent In
all places. While we have thrown our


selves boldly into the breach upon this
question, we do not believe we occupy a
position antagonistic 10 either the Presi-
dent or the majority of our party. We


have always urged the fullest amnesty,
and have never to our knowledge lost the
confidence of either; but if we have lost
or should lose 1t on this account, we cam
not help it; for we would rather fail il
good cause than succeed in bad one.
Year: 1871

Gas for 1870 During last year the
city manufacture d, at its gas works at Rock
etts, ffty-seven million eight hHndrei and sev-
en- thousand six hundred and sixty one cubic
feet of gas, and paid on the same an internal
revenue tax to the government of Sill ,56l so.
Year: 1871

Paragraphs like the following deserye
more than passing notice Of the tax
payer. We clip from the Liberalist,
printed at Fairmont:


In the year 1860 the county levy for
Marion county amounted to six thou
sand two hundred and eighty-two dol.
lars and forty cents. In 1870 the amount
of the levy for county purposes was
eleven thousand seven hundred and for
ty-two dollars and ninety-five cents
nearly twice as much as in the days of
Democratic government. Now there Is
DO reason why it should cost more in
1870 than in 1860 to administer the al
fairs of this county The large increase
of expenditures is traceable TO vicious
system of local administration. Ma
rion county could herself well afford to
pay the expenses of a Convention. to be
relieved of this burden of taxation.
Year: 1871

POINTS OF A Coop Cow.-Youatt ap
plies the following rhyme to the York
shire cow: f
She's long in her face, she's fine in her horn
She'll quickly get fat without cake or corn,
She's clean in her jaw, and full in her chine
She's heavy in flank and wide in her loin.
She's broad in her rib, and long in her rump
A straight and fiat back. with never hump
She's wide in her hips. and calm in her eyes
She's fine in her shoulders and thin in hel


thighs.


She's light in her neck, and small in her tail,
She's wide in her breast and good ct the pail
She's fine in her bone, and silky of skin,
She's a grazer's without, and a butchers


within.
Year: 1871

The American Artisan says: About
every six weeks we have an inquiry as
to the best method of tanning sheep
skins with the wool on for use as door
mats, rugs, etc. Here are the direc-
tions: Tack the skin upon board with
the flesh side out, and then scrape with
blunt knife; next rub it over hard
with pulverized chalk until it will absorb
no more Then take the skin from the
board, and cover it with pulverized al.
um, double half way over with flesh
side in contact, then roll tight together.
and keep dry for three days, after which
unfold it,and stretch it again on board
or door, and dry in the air, and it will
be ready for use.
Year: 1871

GyT The taxpayer goes to the village
store and buys for his wife


A handkerchief taxed 3j per cent.


A shovel taxed 200 per cent.


A dress, the silk taxed 60 per cent,
and the wooden taxed 100 per cent.


A hat taxed A ID per cent and stock
ings 20 per cent


Taxpayers, are you not tired of pay
ing this tariff premium to retain Radi
Gals in Office?


Attend the Democratic Mass Meeting
in Woodsfeld, on Thursday, the Sd day
of August
Year: 1871

The people want reform; but reform
can only be brought about by the uni,
ted action of the honest men of the
country, against the defaulters and
treasury thieves. Countless millions OF
the peoples taxes have been stolen be
fore they reached the treasury. There
are over three hundred defaalters. On
ly fifty have been sued, and not one sent
to the Penitentiarv.
Year: 1871

To EXTRACT GREASE SpoTs.-Grease
can be extracted from floors by applying
paste of wood ashes; keep it on seve-
raj days, and then wash it off Stains
on wall paper can be cut out with a sharp
penkniie, and pieces Of paper so nicely
inserted that no one can see the patch
Year: 1871

and fire proof; you are over proof. You
can walk through river, or sit on red
hot stove with impunity. Mortal man
cannot harm you, and the devil himself
must curl up his tail and walk off at
your approach. Be virtuous, Mr.. Kobb,
and you will be happy"


l then assumed sash and apron.
Year: 1871

Take bunch of green mint, land chop
it fine with a knife, or rub it in a NOR.
tar; add half pint of fine sugar, and s
half pint of sharp vinegar. Stir or rub
well, and serve cold, to be eaten with
roast lamb
Year: 1871

During the course Of the debate In
the Kentucky Legislature on the question
of appointing commissioners to revise
the revenue laws, Mr. Simmons stated
that the State, at the close of the present
session, would be half million dollars
in debt, without one dollar to pay it. He
stated that he was willing to vote tax
on the people to pay these debts, and it
was bad policy on the part of other
members TO say that they would vote
appropriations from the treasury, aud
then borrow the money to pay them.


Mr. Chrisman said thatit was lament
able fact that the Legislature was ma
king sundry appropriations without a
dollar in the treasury to Fay them. He
thought there had been peculations on
the treasury, and he had done all he
could to prevent it. In the proposition
to sell the turnpike stock of the State, it
had been agreed, at one fell swoop, to
sweep away two millions of the money
of the people. When it was just begin
ming to pay good revenue into the treas
ury, it was put upon the market 10. 90
into the hands of spectators and others
lie favored the sale Of the State bonds,
and the change of the basis of taxation
from gold to currency basis. This is
but levying a tax, indirectly instead OF
directly, for to increase the value OF
property is only to increase the taxes, as
the higher property is valued. the great
er the amount of taxes gathered from it


Mr. Spalding did not consider that any
repayment of the sum borrowed from the
sinking fund by the revenue fund $780,
000) was necessary, unless the former
was SO straitened that it needed it.
Year: 1871

Saws the Henderson Reporter, the con-
stitution of the State of New York re-
ouires the Governor to make an annual
report to the Legislature of the number
of pard ,ns, combinations and reprieves
he has given during the year, with the
date of each one, the name OF the con-
vict. and the crime for which he was SEN
fenced. Under this constitutional pro-
vision. Governor Hoffman recently re-
ported that he had considered more than
a thousand applications for pardon the
mast wear. out of which he had granted
eighty FIVE, and gave in each case the
grounds on which he was led to relieve
men who had been condemned to punish
ment under the law. We read the paper
with interest, and were struck with It's
business like manner, and the solidity OF
the reasons on which the Governor acted
and we think it a pity that we have not
a similar provision in our constitution,
that the people might see wherefore the
verdicts of juries, and sentences of the
law, are SC. often nullifed by the execu
tive power.
Year: 1871

The great ChaDcery suits OF the State
against the delinquent roads Is attracting
a great deal of attention. The holders of
Tennessee securities in the East are
closely watching the progress of the liti-
cation, as the varying fortunes OF the
suit will have much to do on change with
the value of the State bonds, which are
so heavily dealt in there 1t is not likely
the case will be called up for initiatory
hearing under several days, as answers
are still being filed. The chief points
relied upon by the respondents are to
the effect that the State, By the internal
improvements act of 1852, provided two
remedies in case of failure on the part
of the roads receiving State aid to meet
the requiremets of the law. First, where
theinterest was promptly met, the appoint
ment of a Receiver to take the receipts
and rents of the road, and apply them
to the payment of interest. The other,
that when any road, at the maturity, OF
the bonds, shall fail to pay the principal,
such road shall be sold. 1t is claimed
that the law passed by the last Legisla
ture, providing for the sail of the roads
is unconstitutional, as it is after legisia-
tion. and none of the bonds have yet ma
tured. Another point made prominent
if alleged illegal issuance OF bonds, on
the part of the State officials.


The case of each road differs in some
particulars from all the others, so that
each respondent makes in some sort
special answer. The great questions In
volved, as we'll as the immense interests
at stake, combine to make this chancery
suit one of the most important and mem
orable ever heard in the South.
Year: 1871

The Kentucky Senate has had under
consideration bill to amend the charter
of Midway, which we understand pro-
vides real estate and poll tax qualii
cation for any voter at any city election.
This charter would deprive many poor
people of that village of the right ol
franchise. They would be taxed, but not
allowed to vote We are glad to see
that Senator Tyler voted against this
effort to establish a property qualifca
ton to voters.
Year: 1871

A dispatch from Washington announ-
ces that Treasurer Spinner has decided
that Postmasters must receive mutilated
currency for its full value, in payment
for stamps, in cases of United States
notes where not more than the twentieth
Of the note is missing, and of fractional
currency where not more than one tenth
has been lost When such notes and
fractional currency are mutilated beyond
the standard referred to, no one is com
PEELED to receive them for any part of
their value, the only place where they
may be redeemed is the Treasury.