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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-26
A Truant Fiancss, an Accommodating Sis
ter and Easily Suited Lover.


From the Michigan City Enterprisel
" Contrariness, thy name is woman 7
When they say no, they mean yes; and
when they say yes, they mean no--as {
general thing, though we have known iel
lows that have been badly taken in by
venturing on this hypothesis. Some
studious philosopher has given it as his
opinion that the wsy to make the sex do
asyou wish them is to try and make them
do the exactly opposite thing. If the
parents of an average spunky girl are
particularly anxious that she shall not
wed with some certain young man whom
they dislike, ninety-nine times out of d
hundred she elopes with him the first op-
portuRity; leaving the nice young man
with plenty of money, who is the choice
of the old folks, behind in amazemeut
An amusing instance Of the fckleness OF
the sex, as we'll as of their selfsacrificing
dispositions, occurred in this city short
time ago.
One of our German citizens had two
frsuiens, and wishing TO see them settled
for life, he engaged the youngest to a
young farmer living few miles from
town. The bride was to have one thou
sand dollar dover, which was no small
item. Matters were hurried up, the
license procured, the brides '6xins"
ready, and the wedding set for Tuesday.
The young man parted from his adorable
about midnight of Monday with high
hopes for the morrow. Bat, alas
1.-THE best laid schemes of mice and men
Gang aft aglee."
The next morning when he came with
his relatives TO claim his bride size was
gone. CONSERVATION reigned in the pa
ternal mansion. Not faucying the match,
the girl had risen in the night, aud TAX
ing about $l25 with her, had fed to Chi
cago. Then there was mounting in hot |
haste" the father dashed to the depot
and telegraphed after the trusnt An
answer came shortly from the girl her
self: Don't trouble yourself about me;
am of age. If you want to see me |
very bad you will find me at the Ire
mont House" What was to be done 2 |
The parents we're frantic, the guests i'm
patient, and the brevethusbsnd doubt
less feeling like "the last rose of sum-
mer left blooming alone" And right
mere the self-sacrifcing qualities of her
elder sister showed itself. Seeing that
he lover felt so badly, and not wishing
% see the supply Of beer wasted that had
been supplied for the occasion, or to dis.
appoint the expectant guests, she stepped
onward and offered to sacrifice herself
IN the matrimonial altar that the runa
way had shrank from. The proposition
truck the groom and oil parties as just
he thing, and the discousolate youth
eased his lamentations and was again
Isppy-for was it not all in the fam
ly2" The license was changed and the
owing couple we're married that night to
be gentle music of hidsous charivari,
a which the sweet caroling Of the horse
ddle, the warbling Of the bass-drum,
nd the musical tinkliugs of cow-5ells,
n pans. etc. were distineuishable
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-26
Prepared His own Epitaph.

Sci. Smith, the retired printer, editor,
actor and lawyer, who recently died in
St. Louis, prepared bis own epitsph some
years ago, which he wished to have in
scribed upon a plain stone over his grave.
II is characteristic
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-26
DIRECTIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT or THE FINLEY BEE HIVE:


of the manner
ntein he upper perseion
old be
which will
to fastened combs
board remove the cloth entirely from the hve-g sliding
without uouble
Place the hive
Partially permit The bees
o. moth ~
The winter he same as the old Hive.
dlato occasionally above named.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-26
SOL. SMITH,
Retired Actor,

"Life's but a walking shadow a poor player.
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more"
"All the worlds a stage.
And all the men and women merely players" {"
Exit SOL.
He was sixty-eight years old, ,and claims
to have been, as the editor of paper in
Cincinnati, a little ahead of Moses Dsw-
son in urging the claims of Andrew
jackson for the Presidency.
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County Rights for Sale on Liberal Terms.

In introduce the
GAINS will
Rights
toaedl Seeds
pe being
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HE ABOVE CUT REPRESENTS
partially
with
elowerend ch
board Hive while
twbe
tubes that the moth miller will of
admne would
having Honey Boxes
disturbing the bees breaking the comb This
bee
others ere apparent and whosr
faction Among the advantages the following. o-wit:
moth
which hard
taken ~
The lower section Of this Hive that
ST build
This hive caDbe not require apy
skill than the ordinary hive.
With this liable
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-26


The Washington correspondent OF the
New York World gives the following
statement concerning the nomination OF
Judge Dent by Mr.. johnson. These let
ter-writers are not always correct snd
what they say must be taken with q grain
OF salt: ~
The statement made by Judge Dent, q
relative of General Grant, that he was
nominated by President Johnson with
out his wish and consent as Minister to
Chill, is onspicuously inexact, accord
ing to the representations of the execu-
tive. The latter emphstically declares
that he has been importuned from sun
set to cockcrowing and from sunrise TO
sunset BY Judge Dent for the last two
years, very nearly on every day, Sun
days NOT excepted. More than thai, Judge
Dent has made his relationship to Gene
raj Grant the constant reason why Mr..
johnson could graciously make such an
appointment, and that the particular
post he wanted was the Mexican mis-
sion; failing which, he appeared TO be
willing to take anything, from a rural
postmastership down. Finally, the
President, TO get rid of him, named him
for Chill rice Fitzpatrick, much to Dents
delight. Subsequently, however, some
one prevailed on Dent to relinquish his
chances under johnson in order to make
himself capital with Grant; hence he
writes to Wade the note alluded TO here
tofore. After virtually insulting Mr..
Johnson in this way, Dent had the cheek
to come to the reception last night,
where, the circumstances of his case
being explained, he was the obj ect of
more comment than greeting.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-04-28
America must be Respected.

- The timid and undecided course of Sccre-
tary Fish, regarding the protection of Ameri-
can citizens and the vindication of Ameri-
can honor, is everywhere greeted with man
ifest disapproval. This is as it should be.
Upon the Secretary of State, more than upon
any other officer ofthe Government, depends
the care of the honor of the nation. He it
is that should take the first step to require
reparation in any case in which the rights of
American citizens have been trampled upon.
or the honor ofthe nation assailed Prompt
and decided action is what the American
people expect and demand in such cases,
and any man who does not fully sustain the
honor of America will be repudiated by the
people. The world must respect the rights of
American citizens and respect the American
flag, or be made to feel that the punishment
for insulting the citizens or flag of the Uni
ted States is swift and sure. On this prin-
! ciple-E Enklstd has ever acted, and 20 her un-
wavering adherence to it she owes much to
her influence and power. We want no man
in office who is afraid to vindicate our ma
tional honor. He must guard it with the
most Jealous care or else be deposed from u
place he has shown himself unworthy to fill.
Mr.. Fish. however, seems to have
become aware of this fact as he has an
nounced his determination to investigate
the case of the Lizzie Major. If the state
ment regarding the seizure of her two pas
sengers by the Spanish man-ofwar is cor
roborated Mr. Fish will demand an imme-
diate reparation. He will require that the two
passengers shall not only be surrendered at
once, but that they shall be placed on board of
the vessel from which they were taken, or
some other American vessel, and that the
American flag SHALL at the same time, be sa-
luted by the Spanish man of-war. He will
also require an indemnity for the detention
OF the passengers and such losses as may
have resulted from their seizure He has
further announced that the United States
Government will protect all the rights of its
citizens. This is what the American people
wish and the only way by which to secure
their confidence and esteem. Let every ma
ton on the face of the habitable world be
made to know that the Government of the
United States will promptly avenge any in,
jury inflicted upon an American citizen, oil
any insult to American honor.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-04-28

The Sentinel has been 'advised by gal
lant gentleman, Colonel in the late war;
to continue as it has begun, and use the
lash unsparingly." Fearful adViee1 What
asanguinary cuss that Colonel must be
As to the awful threat about ssthe lash"
why sucking lamb couldn't ben harm
less and sweet tempered than the Sentinel has
been for the last few days. 1t has been SO
literary and moral that we have recommend
ed it to the people as first class eaopaln
school paper. And now this "gentlemanly
Colonel" wants to lead it back to the paths
Of sin and politics. We want him to mind
his own affairs, and not try to lnJure TINS
poor little stray lamb that IS trying TO get
ont of politics. Please good Mr.. SOLDIER
man don't talk naughty words to our dear
little Sentinel for it wants to be good.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-04-28
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The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-04-28

Talking OF the advantages of war with
England, says the New York Herald, might
astonish such timid old fogies as our Secre-
tary ofState, Mr.. Fish, and men of the same
uarrow-minded views; but with all the hor-
rors and cost of such conflict, there can be
no doubt the result would be of advantage
to the United States. 1t would put all our
shipyards, workshops and manufactures in
full operation; vessels of every description
would spring into life as if by magic; the
ocean would soon be covered with Alabamas
of the most formidable character; British
sbips and commerce would be swept from
eyery sea, and in the end this country would
become the first maritime nation in the world
AS to war vessels, monitors. and all the
other terrible naval engines of modern war
fare. we could construct them more rapidly
than the Monitor which fought the Merrl-
mac was built, which only took few weeks
to prepare for the greatest naval fight in his
tory. This country is comparatively inyui-
nerable to British armies or fleets, and n war
would leave US in the position England was
in after she destroyed the Spanish Armada
and the Aeets of Holland-the first naval
and maritime nation on the globe. We say
nothing OF the British possessions in Ameri-
Ca. which would necessarily be lost to Eng
land and become part of this Republic,
nor of the thousand millions of American
bonds and securities held in that country,
which would be rendered Valueless. We
look only at the question as affecting our
shipping interests and manufactures. but
| there is no reason to believe England woui'i
oo 70 war with the United States. She is
] too wise for that Still, war or no war, 1t
is absurd, cowardly, anj an insult to the
American people to talk of fearing such an
event.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-04-28
"While the lamp holds out to burn
The vilest sinner may RETURN


This is the declaration of Watts, made after
mature deliberation upon the subject. The
reverend gentleman who runs the Sentinel
in the absence of Josiah is well acquainted
with the above and other hymns. 1t is
therefore with sincere and heartfelt pleasure
that we have observed him Change the Sen
ttneI from political daily to literary sceazly
daily. The sad and subdued tone of the
Sentinel proves that it is on the anxious seat,
while the entire absence OF anything of
political nature shows that it has repent
ed of the error of its way, and
intends to leave the world OF po-
litics. We presume that the title of The
the paper will be changed to ' Tile Zion's
Sentiner'-not Sion Fl. Rogers-and be is
sued only as religious sheet. Generous
even to a former foe, we will do it the JUS
ticc TO say that we have long regarded the
Sentinel as one of the best Sunday School
papers we have seen-that is, when Josiah
didn't write much. The inveterate hatred
shown by ]. T. Jr, towards the English
grammar isn't at all christian-like. Make
haste, Bro. Kingsbury, and get the pape
fairly changed before Joe gets back or hi
will undo your work and the "devil viii
get his own" again. Our single-hearted
ness in assisting our dear Bro. Kingsbur.
in his good work will be at once perceived
as we are speaking against our own interests
the Sentinel having done much to aid tn
Republican party. We are victim TO ou
love OF Sabbath School papers.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-04-28

A married woman's law has recently been
passed by the Illinois Legislature. 1t pro-
yides that married woman shall be entitled
to receive, use and possess her own earnings,
and sue for the same in her own name, free
from the interference of her husband or his
creditors. The act does not give to the Wiie
any right to compensation for aay labor per-
formed by her minor children or by her nus
hand u.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-04-28

We see in the Rutherford Star testimo-
NAL to Mr.. Bowman of Mitchell, signed by
twenty one Republican members OF the Leg
islature, Mr.. Pou. of Johnston, and Mi.
Mcdonald, of Chatham, expressing their
appreciation of his course concerning the
school bill.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-04-28

Of late the Sentinel has been complla-
tion of extracts from the New York World.
The editor in charge, who was formally
pious man, has fallen from grace, and is lust
ing after the flesh pots of politics, runs the
Sentinel assisted greatly by the Devil
ErqO, the Sentinel now represents "the
world. the flesh and the devil p &
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-04-28

The Sentinel contains a long list Of errors
which occurred in the printing OF Mr.. Argos
speech. From the length OF the list we
don't believe Mr. Argo recognized his own
speech when printed. Thus another chance
for fame is lost, another golden opportunity
vanished forever, another (Orange) blossom
squashed. Poor Argo to be thus treated
Phaney his pheelings.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-04-28

The Illinois State Legislature, Thursday,
in commemoration of the day, visited the
tomb OF Lincoln. when brief religious cere-
monies were held. Liberal subscriptions
were made by the general visitors to the
monument fund.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-04-28
What the South will Gain by Erecting
Cotton Factories.

A correspondent of the Charleston Neaos,
writing from Orangeburg, s. c., insists that
the subject of building cotton factories
should be constantly agitated in the South,
and that our people who have been too long
used to accustomed grooves" should swing
loose from the all absorbing idea of plant
ing, and while they trim the plow for
plenteous crop, let them unite in forming
companies for the manufacture of the raw
material, thereby inaugurating career of
Southern independence, giving employment
TO thousands of manned and destitute in
our land, and retaining at home that stream
of wealth that now flows, and for half cen
tury has flowed, northward, enriching that
section to degree unparalleled in the his
tory of any people.
A few incontestable figures will go further
tc prove the point than any amount OF ar
gument based on mere assumption, and the
writer quotes from DeBow's Review foi
1867, on ''Southern Manufactures" FOL
instance, from one pound of cotton you
NAV make four yards of what is known, in
mercantile parlance. as four-quarter brown brown
muslin these four yards would be worth
eighty cents, and thus we see that the pro
cess of manufacturing has added sixty cent:
TO the value Of one pound of cotton. x
Hence, we may take our two hundred anf
fifty thousand bales, worth $25, 900, 600, ant
if we manufacture nothing but the most or
dinarv articles, we may increase its value t.
S5O, 900, 900. That is as much as was real
lied from our former crop of one miller
bales.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-04-28

The Petersburg Lnder Ia Democratic jour-
naD defines the Democratic party to be "a
combination of impotcnt rage at past
wrongs, of implacable resentment tor pres
ent humiliations, and of hopeless despair OF
the future" Tell some more, friend Inder-
honest confession is good for the soul.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-04-28

The Secretary Of the Treasury has ordered
a postponement until July Of the operation
of the recent regulations requiring all raii-
roads and transportation lines conveying
dutiable goods to be bonded for that pur-
pose. I, :.
The snow in the White Mountain region
is at present deeper than it has been for
many years. One may step ou. OF tne seconu
story windows of the Glen House on tne
snow crust, and some one story outbuilalnge
are buried entirely.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-04-28

Hon. W. B. Stokes is stumping Tennessee
in onposition to old Jacob Johnson's son
Andrew. Col. Stokes will probably be the
Republican candidate for Governor OF Ten
npssee
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-04-28

The Sentinel, having come to realizing
sense of its fallen condition, has contracted
for a lot of grammars. This will be source
of great joy to the parts of speech.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-04-28

Plato Durham, Esq. has withdrawn ms
notice to contest the seat of Hon. A. ID.
Jones, member from the 7th District OF
North Carolina.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-04-28

1t is sand that the author of Spragues
speeches has been discovered. he is Sill al
large.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-04-28

1t is rather singular, and perhaps slgnifl-
cant, that Mr. Sprague was the only kepuD'
1ican Senator who voted against the bill,
which was passed in accordance with the
message of the President, providing for an
election in Mississippi, Virginia and Texas
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-04-28

Governor Curtin, John W. Forney, ana
Others, will start next wednesday on :"
southern tour.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-04-28

Wilmington is to have circle of society
composed exclusively of Quartermasters who
fought, bled and rode mules double in the
service of the Q. NJ. D. Good society
wouldn't have anything to do with them,
and they propose to revenge themselves up
on good society by having nothing to do
with it. We understand that Englehardt.
of the Journal, the great double-act mule
rider. is at the head of the movement.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-04-28
Apartizan Protest.

We observe in the Sentinel, and we have
been requested to publish, protest by GER
tain members of the bir of this State, against
what they are pleasedto characterize as "po-
litical partisanship" by the Judges OF the
Supreme Court in the late contest to recon-
struct the government of North Carolina.
We respectfully decline to publish this
protest, for the reason that it is unjust In
its character towards the Judges, and also,
because it evinces tie same spirit of parti-
zanship which it processes to deprecate.
The contest referred to was in no respect
an ordinary one 1t involved not merely
the peace, but the very foundations OF po-
lirical society; and if the friends OF the gov
ern,nent had failed in their efforts we should
have had disorder and anarchy, and the
rule of the sword where we now enjoy peace
and ouiet under civil rule. Every lawyer
who has signed this protest was opposed TO
tbe work of reconstruction and favored an
archy and military rule. 1t may be that
some of them are hurt because reconstruc-
ton was effected, and certain gentlemen
were elected Judges while certain others
were not but however this may be, no far l
minded citizen believes that our Supreme
Court Judges are to any extent untrust-
worthy because they took part in struggle
which was forced upon them and other good
citizens to establish and perpetuate Re-
publican government in this State.
We are not disposed to dwell upon this
protest. 1t is, to say the least, in bad taste
1t savors strongly of Democracy. ltwouid
not have been written if the Judges were
Democrats, instead of Republicans. We
:. fear there is spite in it. 1t will not look wei
in the eyes of the people OF other States ane
we predict that some of those who signed j
will feel and express regret for having dom
so. We think we can perceive under who's
lead it was gotten up, and the feeling tina
prompted it. 1t will injure the protestant
5 more than it will the Judges or their friends
,, Wilmington is to have circle OF soclet
composed exclusively of Quartermasters VIII
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-04-28

Mr.. ]. R. Clay, nominated for Minister to
Liberia, has declined the appointment, and
it is probable that Mr. j. M. Langston, OF
Howard University, will be nominated to
the position.
The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-04-28
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