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Sl5. Gold Watches. 500.
The only Genuine Double-extra Refined
0ROIDE GOLD WATCHES,

MANUFACTURE BY THE OROIDE
MI WATCH COMPANY, are all of best
make, Hunting Cases. warranted net TO tar
nish looks ike fine gold. wears like gold, and
are Equal 10 the Best Gold watches in
make and finish with the best Full Jewelsa
Detached and PateBt Levers. Extra Fine Cases
Gents and Ladies' sizel. SIS each.
The Double Extra Refined, Solid
Orofde Gold. A No. 4, Full JeweIed
Levers. ut $40 each.
Sent by Express anywhere within the
United States. at regular wholesale
prices, payable on delivery. No money
II required In advance, only satisfactory
assurance that the order is made in coed faith
Any Package may be opened and Tx.
aminea before paid for. By paying the *
press charges only.
Persons can order by mail with safety,
by sending money in advance, in a Registered
letter, and the goods will be sent as Regis
tered Package. prepaid. at our risk.
An Agent sending for six watches, will re-
ceive an extra watch frec-making seven SIS
watches for $50. or seven so watches for $l20
Also Elegant Orofde Gold Chains Of
latest and most costly STYLES. for Ladies' and
Gentlemen's wear, from 10 70 40 inches long.
at prices Of So, 81, IS and s. each sent with
watch. at lowest wholesale prices.
Our Watches are all made Of the Genuine
Solid Orofde Gold, Refined, are all per-
fectly reeulsted and adjusted, and Guarsn.
teed by the Company % keep correct time
and wear and not tarnifh. State the kind.
size and price Of watch required. and order
THE OROIDE WATCH CO..
Alt las Fulton 81. New York.
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RUSSELL'S TONIC BITTERs
WILL RFFEcTUALLY CURE

WILL EFFECTUALLY CURE
Liver Complaint, Jaundice, Byspep.
STA, Chronic or Nervous Debility,
Chronic Dfarrhea, Disease of the
Kidneys, and all Diseases arising
from Disordered Liver, Stomach
or Intesttnes;
Such as CONSTIPATION, Flatulence, Inward
Piles. Fulness Of Blood to the Head, Acidity of
the Stomach, Nausea, Heartburn, Disgust for
Food, Fulness or Weight in the Stomach. Sour
Eructations, Sinking or Fluttering at the Pit
of the Stomach, Swimming of the Head, Hur-
ried or Difficult Breathing. Fluttering at the
Heart, Choking or Sufocating Sensations
when 10 Lying Posture. Dimness of Vision,
Dots or Webs before the Sight. Dull Pain in the
Head. Deficiency of Perspiration. Yellowness
Of the Skin and Eyes. Pain in the Side, Back,
Burning. Of the Flesh. Constant Imaginings Of
They are entirely Vegetable and Free
from Alcoholic stimuIant and
all Injurious Ingredients,
And are pleasant in taste and smell, and mild
in their operation. and will remove impurities
from the body. and give health and vigor to the
Sold by all druggists and dealers in family
medicines. Prepared at No. AZ North Court
street, Memphis, Tennessee. ss
- Liberal discount to the trade,
M j.. B. RUSSELL. MD.
1898 Proprietor.
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CALIFORNIA.

SAN Francisco, September ll.--An
account of the vote of the city has been
completed Discrepancies we're dis
covered in, nearly every ward. Selby's
majority is lOl.
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j A ia M a N . i !
WHAT is It? Where is It?

CPALDING'S JATAMAN6I HAIR RE-
y generator is a sure cure for badness, and
is warranted to restore gray hair to its ORIGINAL
and removes dandruff; is speedy and
effectual cure for nervous headache. s. Spal-
ding. d Co. Projectors. Evansville Chemical
- WATSON, sMELsER d CO., sIs Main
street. General Agents for Memphis. H-9-14
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MAINE.

PORTLAND, September ll.-Senator
Fessenden's remains were followed to
the cemetery to-day by an immense con-
course Of people.
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REGULATOR.

Of the akin, impurity Of the blood. melancholy
pains In the bowels, pain in the head. fever and
agne, dropsy, boils, pain in back and l'mbsf
asthma, erysipclas. female affections, and
Prepared only 81 J, Il. ZEILIN & CO..
DruFeiEts, Macon, ia Price. 81; BY mail 81 ~
Hundreds Of highly respectable persons can
fully attest 10 the virtues OF this valuable ned
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Making close connections at Duval's Bluff with
the railroad fer Little Rock. and at Jackson
ali points on unper White and Black rivers.
The above Company has now in course OF
construction q magnificent side wheel steamer
for this trade. which will be completed on or
about the LIST Of October. when she will be put
in the line as the Saturday packet, tho Natoma
taking Thursday. JOHN D.ADAM5, IN
T. A. KENDIG, Agent, President.
3O4 Front st, Mosby Block. Ut
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PENNSYLVANIA.

PLYMoUrH, September II. -Thirty-four
thousand dollars have thus far been re-
ceived for the Avondale sufferers.
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DIR. SIMMONS
Regulator,

A preparation Of roots and herbs. warranted 70
sny one IL has been sed By hundreds. and
known for the last thirty FIVE years AZ one of
the most reliable. eficaciou and harmless prep
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regularlV and porsistenuy
Il is sure 70 cure dyspep-
STA, head che, jsundice.
costivcness. sick head
ache, chronic diarrhea,
affections Of the bladder.
camp dysentsr.y,af affections
Of toe kidneys, lever. ner-
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Memphis 4 Little Rock Railroad.

ON. AND AFTER MONDAY NEXT. 9TH
" inst. trains will leave as follows:
Coming East-Leave Forest City, Q a. m;
Arrive at Hopefeld, $50 Am.
Going west-Leave Hopefcld. 500 Pm;
Arrive at Forest City, p.m.,
Daily, Sundays excepted.
Ferryboat leaves foot Of Union street at $50
Pm, city time.
0mnibuses always on hand to convey passen-
gers to and from the boat.
B. d. WILLIAMS,
General Agent and Superintendent.
August Z, 1869 1887
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Quick Time East.
Louisville Route Always Ahead.
SPRING SCHEDULE,
COMMENCING MAY 2, 1869.
DOUBLE DAILYTHRoUGH TRAINS
WILL RUN AS FOLLOWS on TIE
Memphis 4 Louisville Il. Il. Line.

LeaveMemphis(city tinsl S:l5 am. RS pm.
aveMemphis(Rd. timel 400 am. 800 pm.
Morning train from Memphis does not run
on Sunday.
LeaveMemphis(Rd. time) 500 am. 900 pm.
Arrive at Nashville.....-.-.ll.45 pm. $50 a m.
to Louisville and Memphis TO Nashville.
Through Tickets, nj Reduced Rates,
Can be procured at the comnauy's once. 2S71f
Main street, and at Depot, head Of Main street.
81 Baggage Checked a. depot. or By the
Memphis City Transfer Company, ~ Hotelsf
private residences, or on board boats 70 all
principal points East and North.
telegraph Once in Ticket Once. zs7>S Main
atrcs..
sv,, s SAN p JONES. suPsrinisndssstf
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and Cincinnati Branch
leailrOaG.

! The last rail was laid yesterday Oh the
Louisville, Lexington and CincirA ii
Branch Railroad. at McCoy's Fvs'-s,
about three miles west Of Walton. Boone
County. Kentucky. The road is not re.
balla-tcd. and will, therefore, not be
opened for travel for week or two
The distance from Covington to Louis
vile by this route is one hundred and
four miles. BY the old routes to reach
Cincinnati by rail from Louisville. the
passenger had 10 travel half the distance
included in the four boundaries Of
square. Of which Cincinnati. Seymour
Louisville and Lexington are the cor
ncrs. BY the new road hc will cut dag
Onally across this square.
The new road branches off al Lagrange
from the Louisville and Frankfort road,
sitSr using Twenty-Five fnile Of that track
thence through Campbellsburg. down
Mill Creek TO the Kentucky River: across
that, and thence up along the north bank
OF Eagle Creek; thence up Ten-Mile
Creek to Verona: thence through Spar
Ia and Walton. and down Bank Lick
Creek. and thence TO Covington. running
through the counties Of kcnton, Boone,
Gallatin. Carroll, Henry, Oldham and
jefferson.
When trains commence running, the
company will use the Kentucky Central
Railroad depot in Covington until they
can build one Of tlIeir own.
tn" work on this road was commenced
two years since. and has been carried on
with great energy. 1t is under the con-
trol of the Frankfort and Louisville Rail
road Company. Much heavy grading
had TO be done on this road. as includes
five tunnels and many deep cuts. Four
OF the tunnels are between Lagrange and
Verona, and the fifth is between Verona
and Covington.--l Cincinnati CONNER
|cial, 10th.
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SuBsTITUTE FOR PIEsERvEs.-A lady
writer contributes to an exchange the
following bit Of information. obtained
where she ''took tea last :" "A dish that
! took 10 be preserves was passed, which,
upon tasting. ] was surprised TO learn
contained no fruit. The ease with which
il was prepared and the trifling cost of
It's materials are not i'. II" so'uiiieh-
datlons. for unless my tasting apparatus
deceived me. as it is not usually wont to
do. il il emphatically tipltop substitute
for apple sauce. apple butter. tomato pre-
serves. and all that sort Of thing. Its
preparation is as follows: Moderately
boil pint of molasses from five TO twen-
tylminutes. according to its consistency:
then add three eggs thoroughly beaten,
hastily stirring them i'm, and continue ~
boil few minutes longer, then season
with nutmeg or lemon"
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OF Rev. DR.. Davidson. Rector Of
Grace tEpiscopal) Church. indianapolis,
has been selected 10 deliver the annuali
address before the Society Of the Alum
nj of Washington College. Lexington,
Virginia. at the close Of the collegiate
wear in June next. This is the college
presided over by Gen. Lee. Dr. David
son was a iormcrrcsidcnl Of Lexington.
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OF ONE Leipzig publisher sold 10000
copies Of cheap German translation of
Unclc'Tom's Cabin.
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HyA MAN at New York Il learning 10
ride the vclocipcdc on the tight rope. and
proposes in that way 10 cross Niagara
on his machine, riiis summer.
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OF A Havana letter says that the Gu
bans are largely in favor Of annexation
10 the United States.
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" Ancient of days. august Athena
where,
Where are thy men Of might Thy grand
in soul:
Gone gliInmcring through the dream
OF things that Were
lIark 10 The voice of the great Socrates
The swelling accents of Dcmosthencs:
Til immortal song of Homer kindlcs
The heart of Man with notes Of heaven
and hell:
With these immortal shades of Athena
Compare the Gorilr, and the ChiInpan-
zee.
But onward still. and 10 some other
cline
We direct our searching steps. and
though the time
he of some latter date. vet. well NAV we
BE proud of Mans immortal ancestry.
ilark to the voice OF the great Cicero,
Ills burning language makes Mans soul
still glow.
(Ah. yes. Language herald Of the
soul.
Prociains that Man was made ia lIcay-
ems mould:
THAT lock. that key of Mans most in
ward thought:
That gilt divine proclaims Man 5 son of
Sod:
~ il we solve the whole dark mystery,
II he cllasm tween Man. Gorill' and Chin
panzcc.
That gives 10 Man the high authority.
Above all that was. or on Earth would
hc."
/, Gods command. j. Mans high pedi-
gree,
IIark Low the voice of the Mantuan
Swans
With harmony still thrills the heart OF
Man.
And dare YOU claim III illustrious Scncka
\ higher ape. as some great chimpanZee
But on rolls Time and Man must on
with him
lie sleeps beneath the mon 'Incnts that
proclaim.
the name
lOf Pompcy. Cyrus. Of great tsineses;
OF Plato. Plutarh. Of Eratoothcncs.
And is this all for Man to live and die.
And leave a name 10 his postcrity:
| l. this Mans Aim-hiS End Ills Dcs-
tiny
"Ah wrcichcd man. unmindful of thy
end
a moments glory, and what fatcs at.
tend"
And Time rolls OH and Man pass OH with
him:
| The heavens brighten: IIark the mid.
night hymn:
GLORY To God on high 10 Man hc Peace
ON earth below" through Christ eternal
grace.
All was obscure and wript in gloom,
night:
Copcrnirus spakc. all was in splcndoi
bright
The ma>tcr-mind Of great Copcrnicus.
Which grasp the laws of Gods great
universe.
And taught Man how the Earth and sill.
yer Moon.
And all the planets dance round CEN
ilal sun.
I'll immortal mind that fram'd the
"Mcsecngcr"f
OF nights bright lights. Of days cflul-
gent star.
And him Of whom the bard thus sang
And when
Mature and natures laws lay hid in
night.
God said let Newton be- and all was
light
At such an hour. such minute, to such
place,
Direct thy glass. of heavens boundlcss
space.
And there you'll see flaming world
arise!
Another sphere that roams the star-lit
skies.
And the great Author of "Mccaniquc
Cccstc."t
Would YOU dare claim the offspring Of
some beast :.
Compare Lcibnitz. Lc Verricr. I.aplacc.
With the simia Of the highest class!
And he who graspcd the lightning 5
vivid flameAs
And tanned the thundcr-bolt, and with
his name:
And him whose mind from ont the
boundlcss seal
Redeemed world for his postcrity.
Dare you compare II gOrill', chimpan-
zee!
'virgil. iGalico. iJaplsce. Author oI "Mecaniquc
Celeste" 'sfrnnkiin. ncoIumbus.
ME-
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STRETCH 1T IlTTLE.-A little girl
land her little brother were OH their way
10 the store the other morning. The
Igrass on the Common was white witli
frost, and the wind was very sharp
They were both poorly dressed: but the
little girl had a sort of cloak over her
which she seemed to have outgrown.
AS they walked briskly along, she drew
the little boy closer 10 her. and said,
Come under my cloak. Johnny"
1t isn't big enough for both. sister,"
"Then will try and stretch il little
And they We're soon as close together
|and as warm as birds in the same nest.
What a lesson. How many shivering
bodies. and sad hearts. and weeping eyes,
there are in the world. just because peo-
pie do not stretch their comforts little
beyond themselvcs!--[ Well Spring.
A LITTLEsBoY's FAITu.-Iast winter
a little hoy of six or eight years begged
Ia lady TO allow him to clean away the
snow from her steps. He had no father
or mother, but worked his way by such
Jobs.
"Do you get much to do, my little
boy y said the lady.
sometimes do" said the boy, "but
often ] get very little
And are you never afraid that you
will not get enough TO live on?'
The child looked up with pcrplexcd
and inquiring eye, as ii uncertain of her
meaning, and troubled with a new doubt.
Why" said he, don't you thing God
will take care Of a boy, if he puts his
trust in him. and does the best he can I"
-lYoung. Pilgrim.
NJ The best method Of removing
stains from linen and cotton fabrics, pro-
duced by spilling wine or vegetable
juices. consists in Moistcning the surface
affected previously wcttcdJ with solu.
ton of hypo-sulphatc of soda. dissolved
in hot water, and then adding on the
point Of knife a little pulverizcd tar
taric acid, and rubbing this well in. AZ
Ter the stain has disappeared the cloth
may he washed out in lukewarm water,
md when dry no trace Of the stain will
remain.
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ESSAY ON MAN.

THE COMPARISON OF MAN AND TIE APE
CoNTINrED-MAN or ANCIENT HISTORY
MAN or MODERN HISTORY.
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OFFICE IN COURIER BUILDING on
WEST MAIN STREET.
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4virgil. iGalilcc. iJaplsce. Author cI ''Mecaniq
Celeste" ssfranklin. ncoIumbus.
L.
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