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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-01-14


represent the air by cameieon, but moi
knowing how to draw that animal, from
similitude of sounds, he introduced a
camel, who, extending his long neck,
snutied up the breezes around him. "a
The anachronisms Of some painters
we're remarkable. In one piece, Joseph,
the husband Of the Blessed Virgin, is
represented as carpenter, employing
his art in making confessional. In
another, the Blessed Virgin is repre-
sented playing with cat and paroquet,
and ready to help herself TO coffee from
an engraved coffee pot A Neapolitan
artist represented the Holy Family, dur
ing their Egyptian migration, passing
the Nile in barge as richly ornamented
as that of Cleopatra.
Lanfranc painted churchmen in their
robes, at the feet of the Savior, when an
infant, and Paul Veronese introduced
several Benedictines among the guests
at the feast of Caana, while Tintoriel
arms the Hebrews, while picking manure
in the desert, with modern firearms.
The great and learned Selden defended
the witch Act" His argument is
curious. THE law against witches does
not prove there be any, but it Furnishes
the malice of those people that use such
means to take away mems lives. If one
should profess that by turning his hat
thrice and crying buz, he could take
away mans life Though in truth he
could do no such thing, yet this were a
just law, made by the State, that whose
ever should turn his hat thrice and cry
'buz, with an intention to take away a
mans life, shall be put to death"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-01-14
Things that Neyer Die.

In this beautiful world of ours, which
God so kindly suited to the wants, both
moral and physical, of man, and in which
order and beauty is harmoniously and
skillfully arranged on land, ocean, and
in the skies, we find one thing which
always makes us sad. 1t is death. Every.
thing around US is subject to decay, and
we too, poor creatures of q span, will
soon pass from earth like music from a
harp.
But there are some things which never
die. If we keep our thoughts pure, they
will be like fragrance Of the rose or by.
acnth-they will shed a benign influence
over us, and speak in our gentle man
ners. As the hyacinth yields its sweet
est perfumes to those who trample on it,
so we should ever be ready to forgive
those who injure US.
Kind actions never die. If we are
kind to those by whom we are surrounded
they will be irresistibly impelled to love
us whether we possess wealth and beauty
or not; and when we leave this earthly
habitation, it will be with the sweet as
surance that we will not be forgotten by
those whom we have loved. Kind ac-
tions, like most takers and merit are to
large extent, the subject of voluntary
culture; the performance of kind deeds
should be looked upon by us as duty
which we owe alike to ourselves and to
society. An act Of kindness often leaves
an impression of happiness on hearths
which were before corroding with malice,
or sinking into despair. One who
smothers all his feelings and never does
his fellow man favor, would be sup
prised to know how much ones disposl-
ton and moods are under ones control,
and how much the lustre of the outward
scene may be effected by the light within
his bosom. .r.s rt..-... fH
Kind words never die When We
sleep, they live in the hearts of those
who have listened to their music; they
are felt by all who are in the circle OF
their influence, and they charm the bitter
darkness of grief and leave a spell of
content. Kind words refresh the heart
and make it healthy, they blunt arrows,
round the edge of the sharp sword and
procure refreshing slumber. The gloom
and shadows which pass over the mind,
make us wretched and miserable, but The
influences of kind words are waited over
it like pleasant summer breezes, they
throw a charm over all the acts of
life, and spread their genial rays
over the heart, amid the trials and diff
eulties of the world. When oppressed
by care and weighed down by misery,
we should have little encouragement to
.l., IL. ...A kxr
misfortune we're it not for the words OF
kind friends. Who has not felt, when
desolate and bereaved, the influence of
kindness strike as with the prophets
rod, the rock of his wounded feelings,
and make the waters of sympathy once
more gush forth who has not felt the
power of kind words ooursing like an
electric fuid from one compass OF his
being to another, retaining their serenity
through the storms and trails of life.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-01-14
Oiline a ysntriloquist.

A physician says he was going down
the Mississippi some months since, on a
steamer (engines were upon the deck),
and he sauntered in that direction to see
the working Of the machinery. Near by
stood man apparently bent on the same
object. In few moments squeaklns
noise was heard on the opposite side of
the engine. Seizing the oil-can, a gi-
gantic one by the way, the engineer
sought out the dry spot, and to prevent
further noise of the kind, literally ap-
piled the contents of his can to every
Joint. All went on well for awhile, when
the squeaking was heard in another di-
rection. The oiling process was repeated
and quiet restored but as the engineer
was coming quietly around toward the
spot occupied by the doctor and the
stranger, he heard another squeak. This
time he detected the true cause of the
difficulty. The stranger was ventrllo-
quist Walking directly up behind him,
he seized the astonshed joker by the
back Of the neck and emptied the con.
tents the can down the spine. There
said he, II don't believe that engine will
squeak again"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-01-14
Making Castor Oil out Of "Cullud Pus-
sons

The Washington City Star says:
As strange as it may appear, many OF
the colored people here cherish the be-
lief that there is a class of physicians
who practice burking," and are addic-
ted to the dissecting Of live human sub
jects for the purpose of manufacturing
castor oil, and that for this purpose the
doctors prefer bodies with a dark cuticle.
This opinion is so firmly impressed on
their minds, that no amount of reasoning
will remove it, and We know many of
them, particularly juvenile Africans, who
will not bulge a foot outside their dwell
lings after dark. An otherwise intelli-
gent "Topsy," employed by us, describes
the modus operandi of these imaginary
ghouls, by saying Dey steal upon cul-
lud pussons unawars, clap plaster over
dar mout to keep um from hollerin, and
den drag um way to whar dey lay um
on table, and cut dem up, and den bile
um down for lie. This is a cheerful
notion for those invalids who use the oil
of the palma christa bean as q cathartic.
The Annapolis (Md) Republican
states that similar belief prevails
among the colored people in that section,
and it probably exists elsewhere. How
it originated it is impossible to tell.
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The Condition OF the Freed People about
Fortress Monroe.

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An eyewitness, who had just re-
turned from Fortress Monroe, describes
the destitution of the negroes in the re-
gions thereabouts as heart'rendlng
Great numbers Of these people, during
the war and since, have crowded thither
for Government protection and rations.
Whole villages have sprung up. Hamp-
ton now presents the appearance OF q
village in Africa-long streets OF mud
huis, looking like oldfashioned ovens,
with hole to let out the smoke, or at
best an old barrel pastered in for a
chimney. Here thousands Of squatters
are horded together without any possi-
BILE means Of support. The white popu-
lation was driven away during the war,
and the whole country made desolate, so
that however willing these poor creatures
are to work, there is neither work nor
subsistence TO be had. Government has
Withdrawn its rations, and these victims
OF want and disease are literally dying
like sheep. When Ireland was suffering
from famine, ship-loads Of food were
sent across the sea- When the Lanca-
shire workmen we're likely to perish in
despair, we sent them messages ofmercy.
Now tho evil is at our own doors, and
we scarcely listen to the tale. We have
grown weary of it, and in the meantime
whole people among ourselves are left
to die.
The peculiar hardships this winter re-
suit from three causes. |. The with
drawal of Government rations. 2. The
return of lands hitherto cultivated by
freed people to the rebel masters 3. A
reaction in feeling at the North. The
excitementG of the war are past, and
poor people are always more or less q
nuisance to the prosperous.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-01-14
Opposod to Matrimony.

as your family opposed to matri-
mony Y
"Wal, no, | rather guess not seein as
how my mother had four husbands and
stands pretty smart chance to have
another
-Four husbands is it possbleP'
sob, yes. You see mother christian
name was Aehitable Sheets, and dad S
name was Jacob Press, and when they
got married, the printers said il was
putting sheets to press. When ! was
born they said was the first edition.
And you see mother used to be the tar
palest critter to go to evenin' meetin S.
She used to stay out pretty late
every night, and dad was afraid
I'd get in the same haAlti 50 ne
used TO put me to bed Of early candle
ligbt, caysF me UP with a pillar, and put
me to sleep With boot jack. Wal, dad
got up every night TO Let mother In. u
he didn't get dom and open the door
pretty darned quick when she cum, he'd
catch particular thunder So dad used
10 sleep with bis head out Of the winder,
SOS TO wake up quick, and one night he
gOt MS menu lOO iaA oet ~ - ""ff~~
ont altogetke, aud down dad cum, ca
dumix right dosR on The paFement and
smashed him in ten thousand pieces
"Whatl vas he killed BY the fall 2
"Fal. no, not exactly by the fall. ]
rather s-s,s. ssihief sssss ss hou II was
the sudden fetch up on The pavement
that killed him. But man she cum home
aud found him layin' thar and she had
swept him up together and had a hole
dug ia he huryin' ground and had dad
pnt in and buried ~, and bad white
oak plank put TO his head, and had i
whiiowashed all over for tombstone
$50 your mother was lelt a poor lone
widow
Wal, yes, brI she didn't mind that
much. il wasn't long bcfnTs shs mar.
ried sam HYDE. She married Hyde be.
cause be vas just dads size, aud she
wanted him TO wear out dad 8 ole clothes.
Wal. the way HYDE used me vas { eau
lion 70 my hide. Hyde had a hthe the
toughest hide Of any hide except abulfs
hide. and the way hyde used to hide
asay lgso5 Il his hide vas a caution 70
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-01-14
Loss by Portland Fire. July 4th.

rTHE total amsunt covered by the Etna Poll
4 eies on property destroyed or damaged Ii
$206.S5i, on which salvage will be about fvs
per cent. Our total loss will not vary much
from $4,000, and was promptly adjusted anG
paid. This sum Is five per cent. upon the Com.
pany's assets. figure but slightly exceeding
our Government and State taxes paid last year
or proportion equal to q IS. 900 loss for a com.
pany Of $l0o.0Oe assets.
The necessity for insurance and the value OF
wealthy, strong corporations is forciby IL
lustrated by this fire. Several weak insurance
companies are destroyed. Portland has q
population of 35.O00-was handsomely built,
mostly fine brick or stone estructurcs-protected
and screen ed with upward Of g. 900 shade trees
bounded on three sides by water--indeed,
literally, almost rising from the ocean--and
with a steam fire department--yet 1t has $l0,-
10000 Of property consumed in few hours
upon a holiday when its people are least occu-
pied-from the very insignifean cause of a
contemplate frecracker. rr
Remember the triAing origin Of fires that
sweep away in q few hours the earnings of
years. Consider your best interest and give the
Etna Agent a call if you need proper insur-
ance security. Pay fair rate Of premium for
q good and genuine article, and with these
lights and experiences before you, procure
your insurance with shrewd judgment.
Applications for insurance promptly attend ded
to by II. A. LITTLETON az Co., Ag'ts,
IS No. 278 Front street. up stairs.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-01-14

ALL KINDS OF DRUGS. MEDICINES.
N and Fancy Goods, at reduced prices, for
sale at GO0DYEAR'S Drug Store, $40 Sec.
and afreaf ia
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-01-14

bulls hide. Wal, one day Hyde got
his hide SO full of whisky that he pitched
head FIRST into snow bank, and there
he stuck and friz to death. SO man had
him pulled out, and laid out, and then
she had another white-oak plank put
up at his head and white washed all
over. laI4h
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-01-14

rHrRIFP's sALE.-I WILL 0fFER TO
bouse door Ri the town af Rairish, on the third
Monday in January, lsT, the following de-
.critci prafertyi One hundred and twenty
acros Of land, be<innins At p. Coles northeast
bouudfy. thence vest 10 Tuliford's line. thence
with aid line 70 Macon rad. With said road to
Mrs.. Rogers corner. thencc south % the Begin
ming including the residence nov occupied BY
Wesley Cole. All Of the out-henses ana gin
Wesley Cole TO safisfy TIVE 4 fas aEainst hin, IN
favor Of G. u. Polk, issued from the Circuit
Court Of shelby county, nt the September term,
is6s. p. N. WfNTkRt. Sheriff,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-01-14
DRUG WAREHOUSES
OF s. Mansfield & Co.,
Nos. 3O1 and 3O3 Main st.
Complete at All Times.

Our experience in the trade of Memphis Is
such that We understand end know the wants
of Druggists, hysicians. Merchants, Builders,
Manufacturers, Planters and others.
We shall have in. our employ none but the
our arrangements will enable us 10 render per-
feet and complect satisfaction. ct
Thankful FOR the liberal and extensive pa
tronage bestowed upon us heretofore by the
citizens of Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama
and Arkansas. and tho territory west. we hope
by constant attention TO our own business to
merit and receive an increasing continuance.
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g. ~ GELBAcH. Chs A. hkiSIkN
MECHANICAL ATELLIER.
No. II Madison ST.. near Third,
ENHELBACH 4 HEINZEN.

WE REPAIR WATCHES. CLOCKS
w Iswelry Mathematical, Chemical. Ply
~ .nd Nufical instruments. Music Boxes.
s..r;ng Machines. Guns, Pistols, SAFES, make
T.rts and Keys: Bell Hangers, Lightning
K1ds put up. and
Gold and Silver Plating
L.. n order. Being both experleneed and
,.,---s-.i In our business, All WORK VII %
s,,.,s..si~ attended 10 and warranted
Old eo,d al silver Bought at the Highest
Cssh Prices.
@Do not forso,--s7 llsdisOn street. .
..1EScKIBF FOR THE PUBLIc LKD9kky
- wbies Z the CHEAPEST eatD paphinea
.u me state OF Tennessee.
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DRUGS.
- g~--~-~>-~--r> ''s--''-'''.','e--,-
DISSOLUTION.

fI,HE RTNRRsHIP PHRRET0P0RE EX.
y isting under The style Of GILBERT HIT
Tho business OF tho late firm will be settled by
IL. II. Iigbee. at 5Ol and 30S Main street.
SAMUEL GILBERT.
IL. II. HIGBEE.
Janaary !. 1867.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-01-14

Gsg. KlLpATRICK, our minister to
Chill, is often picked up drunk in the
streets of Santiago, and is described as a
drunken blackguard. So says the
Springfield Mass. J Republican.
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Clothing and Furnishing Goods
WHOLESALE PRICES

m AW COURT OF OFMEMPHIs.-MARY BO-
IL bier ". William Bobicr-It appearing
from affidavit In this cause. that the Defend
ant. William Boiler, j. a non-rcsidcnt Of the
That be make bis appearance herein at the
Courthouse. in the city of kemphis. Tennrs-
sec, on or before the second Monday in Febru-
aTy next, 1867. and plead. answer o. dcmur 20
plaintiffs bill. or the same will Be taken for
confessed. as 10 him and set for hearing exparte,
and that . COPY Of this order be published once
week, for four successive weeks. IN the Meni-
phis PUELIc LEDoEn-
A copF-Attegt.
JOHN DONOVAN. Clerk.
b, hAsoE HrpE. Deputy Clerk.
3. b. MILLER,
AttoFacy Cor Plaintiff. l10-lau
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-07-12
DIED.

April |, 1867, il Harrison tp., Bedford CO., Mr.
JOHN J. MILLER, in his 10th year.
June goth, 1867, in Harrison tp., Bedford co.,
Miss HANNAH MILLER, sister Of John J.
Miller, aged 67 years, month and % days.
On the llth day of June, at his residence in
Harrison tp., JOHN BARMOND, late Of Co. F,
sth Reg't Penn'a. Veteran Reserve Corps. Aged
~ years, months and days.
In Washington, Pa, June %, 1867, Miss NAN
C1 LYON, in the Goth year Of her age.
She was born in Cumberland county Pa, near
Carlisle, April p, IT7S. Deprived by death Of
her parents, Samuel and Eleanor Lyon the lat
ter in her childhood, and the former in her early
life, she had her home for many years at Bedford,
Pa, in the family Of sister, the wife Of the Hon
jam N. Russell. Since the death Of her broth
er-in-law, the late Alexander Reed, Esq, Of
Washington, in 1872, she resided permanently
with her older sister Mrs. Reed, who still sur
wives.
Miss Lyon was one Of large family, and Of
wide and influential connection. Among her
special friends was the first Mrs DR.. Matthew
Brown, for whom she acted as bridesmaid on the
occasion Of her marriage. Few persons had so
large an acquaintance or knowledge Of persons
and families and their history. She was also a
reader ofunusual diligence, not only in the cur
rent literature Of the day. but also in the higher
department Of the British Classics. COwper was
her favorite poet, and at a moments call, she
could draw his finer passages from the rich store
house Of her memory. But especially was she
student Of Gods word and Of the standard writ
ings devoted TO the defence and elucidation Of its
sacred truths Her conversation was in conse-
quenee marked with intelligent and diserimina-
ting observation, TO an unusual degree. Herpro-
fession Of religion made in the Presbyterian
Church Of Bedicrd, under the ministry Of the
late Daniel Mckinley, D. D., of whose evan gelieal
spirit and faithfulncss she cherished an Affection
ate memory. lIer own religious experience was
deep. II bounded with distrust and condemnation
Of herself II was also tinged with measure of
dependence reflected from natural disposition
and bodily infrmites But although apprehen-
sion often took the place Of rapture in her views
and feelings concerning herself, she was concien-
tious and steadfsst, and the rest Of her soul was
only and always found in Christ. Her longings
for holiness and peace, especially during her
last illness, often found touching expression in
some Of the most spiritual Psalms and Hymns,
which by long and familiar use had become
incorporated with her experience. She descended
last by gentle stages to death, in full conscious
Of her state, and reaching after the tokens Of
her Redeemcr's presence and love. J. /. q.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-07-12
THE MARKETS,

PHIL4DELPnlA, July s.-There is no change
IN the Flour market, and the business is OF
most limited and unsatisfactory character, be-
ing confined to small lots for the supply Of
home consumers; Penna. aud Ohio at Sl0G,
l2i a BID for ten thousand barrels Of superfne
Flour % be made Of new wheat, on or before
the first Of January next, was not accepted.
Rye Flour sold at 81. There is scarcely any
demand for wheat and prices are nominal; a
few samples Of new Wheat were offered at
- 90 without finding buyers; 400 bushels OF
old red sold at 50 SO. Rye steady at 81 90.
Corn is rather quiet, but the receipts are
small; sales Of three thousand bushels at 81
~ Tor Nes 'ern mixed, and 81 11@gl u for
yellow Oats steady at S4G965c.
NEW York, July s.-Flour advanced Ia,
2c; sales OF 1000 bushels State at Sc 5OG,lO-
55, Ohio 50 s0(&l2 so, Western Sc 5O(a,9 90.
choice Sll so, Southern 50 80G8I5 20.
Wheat frmer. Corn unchanged. Rye ad-
yanced 1 to 4cr Barley dull Oats advanced
lac. Beef dull Pork firm at S2i 90C322.
Lard dull at 11lG12s.
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EsTEY,s COTTAGE ORGANS

Are still ahead Of all competitors and stand
unriyalled in POWER, PURITY OF TONE and
BRILLIANCY, and all other points which go %
make a first class instrument
The "VOX HUMAEA TREH0L0" Is the
greatest Of sll modern Improvements on reed
instruments. It CHARMS and SURPRISES all
who hear it, by it, wonderful resemblance 70 the
HUMAN VOICE Do not confound this with
the common tremoio in use. II is entirely differ
ent, and far superior to any other.
For sale Wholesale and retail by.
Z. II. BRUCE,
IA n. Seventh Street, Philadelphia.
gzs- Send for descriptive circular and price list
The effect Of your "TRENoL0T il entirely new
to me, and Is certainly the best ever heard
Geo. ". Morgan. tThe first organist Of America.
No TRENoLo has yet been invented that viii in
any degree compare With this for beauty Of effect
In fact it seems to me to be absolutely perfect
Wm. 4 johnson, Pipe organ Bsitdsr
EsTEY's Cottage Organs are without superior
for exceedingly quick articulation and round tone
the essential features in instruments Of this
eiass.-Geo- JardiHo, Pipe 0rgaa Builder.
The Cottage Organ Is the best of its class 1 ever
saw, and the best adapted for church music u any
IN use. Hefnff, OrgaHist Fiadlay, o.
much pleased with the Cottage Organ
which purchased from you; it combines sweet
and power in an unusual degree, and is quite
favorite in our family circle.-BisE9p SiapsoH.
We know Of no organs Of the class which
possess many valuable quahties.-IHdspeH-
dent.
For the parlor, its sweetness is remarkable; for
the church it mas a power more organ like than
anything we have seen.--Aethodist
Persons wishing to purchase an organ are re-
quested to examine the Esty instruments now
in use at the Presbyterian and Episcopal Church,
Bedford.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-07-12

DIrPLTC SALE OF REAL ESTATE.
Rv virtue Of the power zen me in the viii
Of JACcR BEIsEr., late Of St. Clair township, Bed
ford county, decd, win expose 70 sale BY public
vendue, on the premises on THURSDAY the
Iith day Of July, A. D., 1867, all that certain
tract of land late the property of said deceased,
s;,nato in The said township Of ST. Clair, contain
inc 2o9 acres, IS perches and allowance, with
about twelve acres cleared and under fence, and
the remainder well timbered with Chestnut, Locust,
Red Oak and other varieties Of timber 1t found
practicable the tract win be divided into three or
four pieces, ard seld to suit purchasers
TERMS--0ne third of the purchase money in
hand on the LIST Of August, 1867, when the deed
will be delivered and possession given. The re-
maiader In two equal annual payments without
interest, secured by judgment bonds.
Sale to commence at II o'clock M. Of said day
JOHN ALDSTADT, Executor
iupeIl.tf Of Jacob Beisel, decd.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-07-12

A PARTY of hunters and others, started for
the Sulphur Springs on Monday last, purpos'
ing, we believe, to hunt, fish, and seek such
enjoyment as may be found in that locality.
They went provided for a two weeks stay and
intending to camp out during that time.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-07-12

THERE has been larger number of ''por-
kers'' lounging about our streets for several
weeks than usual What has become of the
ordinance prohibiting swine from running at
large in the Borough on secular days? We
thought this privilege was exclusively reserved
for Sunday. This, we presume, is the construe-
ton placed upon the law by the members of
the council
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-07-12

TXECUToRs' 'NoTICE.-Notice is hereby Civ
n en- that letters testamcntary have been granted
to the undersigned on the last win and testament
Of George Mulhn, late Of Napier township BED
ford county, doc'd.-that all persons indebted 70
said estate arc notified and required to make I'M
m yrilI ,,rr<e,,, them for settlement, duly authen-
t;..,.d G. s. MULLIN,
residing near Sehellsburg,
A. c. MULLIN,
residing in EbeDsbprg,
May "a, lS67.:6t EFs@st