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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-03-07
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J. every afternoon Except Sunday by Ip8

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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-03-07
Spragues.

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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-12-23

my soulIp said /, to- myself +" whaEl
/ got into them { didn't believe it pos.
sible. They've forgotten each Others
| names!'
Why" cried 1, all of a sudden, in
/ tcrfering in shOckiugiy bold manner,
why, Master Hugh and Miss Flea
nor ~
! She turned at the words and gave
him such a look !-likea prayer. Mas
ter Hugh stepped forward to the edge
! of the water. Take me across-quick
John Parsons, quick :" said he all at
once.
No,p said Miss Cleaner in a low
voice, "Take me, John ParsOns-me
| first.''
tt Your pardon, Master Hugh,n said
I, making for the bank, "but you know
sir, ladies come first, and Miss Eleanor
first of ALL" m
When we reached the other side, he
took both her hands, was glad to see
1 hadn't reminded them for nothing.
e" Oh, Eleanor" said he earnestly,
IS it really youq And not even the
river between us ?''
No Hugh" whispered she, "nOt
Ieven the river between us.p
Bless my soul ~ said again to my
self, for I could not see the drift Of it.
But they seemed to understand each
other very well, and did not look at alI
puzzled, as I was. Judging by eyes
and there's nothing like eyes to judge
frOm-it was all right; more right, in-
deed, than it had been for months.
Miss Elear Or's did sparkle SO. l.r.r
-'G God bless I'm ~ said I, as [ sat in
my boat and watched them go into the
wood together. "And again, God
bless I'm ~ -
Then l took to thinking, with my
pipe and the flies; but whenever I got
into the middle of good thought, be-
gan doing and forgot the end. 1t was
long time before they returned.
All right" said to myself, "judg-
ing by eyes. Perfectly right-cOuIdn't
be Fighter" And / gave low whistle,
for by that time 1 had eomeZto the end
wish US JOY - said Miss Eleanor
merrily. John Parsons, you must
wish me joyw .-..t.,,,-- -.....- ..
a always did, Miss Eleanor J an
swered. " Cantt recollect time that l
didn't"
4 Z" But" answered she, laughing, "you
must wish me more joy nOw-mueh
.mOreu" - ...s-.
stopped to take the pipe out ofmy
mouth, and shook my head.
Couldn't, Miss Eleanor" said l.
"That would be impossible
Then said Master Hugh, "What
do you say to ne? Can't you spare
me any good wighes2" --.
Sir" said I, 81 don't see what use
they would be, seeing that you've got
the very best that's to lie had by wish
ing" - -s =.
"And thanks to you, John ParsOns?"
said they both" all thanks to you
7 Without you, the river would always
have been between us.p
Just TO think Of that! Bless my soul
sir that night I don't believe you could.
have found happier man in all Eng
land than 1, John Parsons, ferryman.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-12-23
Fate. OfltGs EpOsllsa.g sgT

Matthew is supposed TO have suf-
fered Hlartyrdom, OF was slain In a
city of Ethiopia.
Mark was dragged through tue
streets of Alexandra, in Egypt, TIL
he expired.
Luke was hanged to all. Olive tree
IN GreccC. s-s@E .fal 4HH.r So sf
John was put into a boiling caul-
drOn at rome, but escaped death. He
died a natural death at Ephesus
Asia. s--saf-1 - :.
James, the Great, was beheaded at
Jerusalem. t'' fisA 83.sGFf
James, the Less, was thrown from
pInnacle, and beaten to death.
Phillip was bcheaded.
bartholomew was skinned alive.
Andrew was crucified, and pounded
@@5te Thomas ns snng; Vas run On through with !
lance.
Simon was crucifed.
Matthias was stoned. --
Barnabas vas stoned to death.
Paul was beheaded by the tyrant
Nero, ct Rome,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-12-23

Some clever fellow has manufactured
hRndkerchiefs upon which a map Ofths
scat OF war u Europe is stamped. They
have proved an Immense success. eyery
body wishing to poke his nose into the
scene Ofenndict without personal dan.
ser. ,saa as b. sses"1-Fl .
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-12-23

THE REVERIE,

When l do sit apart -
And commune with my heart
che brings me forth the treasures once my WI ::
Shows me happy place =
Where leaf-buds SWelled apace. -. '-s = -
And wasting rims Of snow IN sunlight shown.
Rock, IN a mossy glade, 1sfrrE rf
The iRreh-trees lend the shade.
hat Just begin TO feather with their leaves:
From out thy crevice deep ,
White TUFTS Of snOWdfOps peep,
And melted rims drips softly from thine caves.
All, rock, I know, I know
That yet thy snow drops grow, Tree,
And yet doth sunahine heck them through the
Whose shelteFing branches hide
The cottage at its side "a s. a o.
That nevermOrc will shade or sheltsr me.
know the stock doves note
Athwart the glen doth float! Eprcszed,
With sweet foreknowledgc of her twins Op-
And ionging5 onward sent,
She brOOds before the event.
While leisureiy she mends her shallow nest.
Once to that cottage door
~ IN happy days Of yOTe,
NJ Hetie love made footprints in the snow.
She was so glad of Spring
She helped the birds TO. sfnEs- s-e I4uOsF
know she dWells there yet-tho rest do not
q They sang, and would not stop, -.-
While drop, and drop, and drop.
I-heard the melted rime in sunshine fall:
And naHtoW, wandering rills,
Where leaned the dahodils,
Murmered and murmered on, and that was all.
think, but cannot tell, o.
think she loved me we'll
And some dear fancy with my future tHined.
But shall never know .E
Hope faints and lets It go,
That passionate want forbid to speak its mind.
Jean IHgeLoO.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-12-23

The high price OF camphOr need
not be q matter Of surprise. phe
best comes from Sumatra. The guna
is found in small creYices and knots
Ofthe trunk, making It necessary to
split the tree in pieces, and after alls
half a pound is a good yield. per
tree.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-12-23
How Railroad Conductor Made a
Thousand Dollars.


The New Haven Rcgistcr tells the
following very singular story, show
Ing how Conductor Mckinney, who
runs one of the "Owl trains" out of
New York, on the New York aud
New Haven railroad, made one thou
sand dollars: r- -z- -s--..-.-
One night near the close Of last
week, while taking up tickets, a we'll
dressed gentleman passed up q bill
which at first glance, the conductor
thought to be a 500 greenback note.
He looked at the passenger an instant
and with the remark, II will attend
to your case directly" placed it in
his, pocket, intending to make the
change after passing through the
train. Upon a second examination
Conductor Mckinney discovered it
to be genuine 81, 600 Treasury note.
He returned and notified the passen-
ger that he was unable to change the
bill. "What bill 2" asked the stran-
ger. "Why, the 81 600 note, you gave
me- II never gave you any bill,
gave you ticket"
F The conductor was surprised, and
said if that was so the stranger should
have q check. The latter replied,
"Y GU gave me no check, but handed
you my ticket" The conductor re-
marked that he was not in the habit
of doing that way, but thought it pos
sible he had neglected to return a
check, especially when well dressed
third party sitting opposite spoke up
and said, Certainly, that man gave
YOU a ticket; II saw him purchase il
at the New \ ork Office when bought
- % oil
very strange, and the next day con-
suited Mr.. Burrell, president of the
Hartford and New Haven road, The
following is the only theory that can
be arrived at The stranger was no
doubt connected with some extensive
robbery. When the bill was pre-
man closely with q view. to identify
him when he returned with the
change. ~s .~'trr~srt
at close scrutiny the passenger be-
came alarmed, uand hastily adopted
this course to allay suspicion. Firm
ly believing himself suspected, he
could think of no more edectual
method of proving himself an honest
man, and took this novel end rather
| expensive course to do this. The
! H4InCoS ~ tic dsA4N OO4ANOAy
of the ticket, was confederate, who
came to the rescue at an oppOrtune
moment. Whether any other course
would have been taken, had there
been any chance to escape, is of course
a mystery. Considering that the
| stranger was needlessly alarmed, the
! whole affair presents a combination
| of circumstances rarely Witnessed
even i'll the varying scenes of a rail-
loGd train. In the meantime, Con-
/ ductOr Mckinney is 81 600 IN.
! Go FOR HIM.-Where is the Rever.
I end or eminent man who will eEput q
head" on the editor of the YOEO Nut
! for the following: ~ a F-t
AS our shirt was not brought home
in proper season this week we called
on our WashWOman to learn the
cause. Trembling she whispered to
! us the cause of the omission: 'YOu
see. sir, there are so many preachers
and eminent men in town this week
I that dare not hang out my clothes
Ito dry" Sadly we returned to the
Office, pOndering on the wisdom of
! women.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-12-23

The Springfield Republican thinks
the cause Of woman suffrage is soon to
be the winning side in Massachusetts,.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-12-23

Iron bridges are built cheaperin Kan,
sas than wooded ones.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-12-23
HIS authority.

Smart law yers sometimes get iroid
of q witness, who turns the laugh
on them, We have rarely seen a
neatcr non SequitUr' than this =
1 call upon you. said the counsel
lOr, to state distinctly upon whist au
thority you are prepared TO sweaE, 10
tho mares age2
Upon what authOrity2' said The
hOstler, interFOgatiYely. Ha 5Bai.is
'YOuare to reply and not " repeat
the question put to YOU
4 dOeSnt consider q mans b0undtU
answer question fore he's TIME 10
turn it in his mind .r- 81 aa4,r -
Nothing can be more simple, sir,
than the question put. again repeat
it. Upon what authority do you
swear to the animals AgePg sr- .el--
The best authority responded lac,
grufly. - s-ss.tsS7 s7's7ts'5i m
'Thens why such evasion 'oNVhsu
not state it at Once2 ..i...-sst,, ..
well, then, If you must have it,
tMustfshI will have it p vOciferated
the cOunselleFs interruptiHg the Wit
- we'll, then, II you must and will
have it, rejOined the hostler, with i'm
peTtpbAble gravity, 'Why, then, / had
mouth. I-'''
A simultaneous burst OF laughter
rang through the court. Tic Judge
on the bench could with difficulty
cOnfine his risisle muscles TO judicial
decorum. .gref et .aeN
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-12-23
J. H. TAYLOR

HAVING removed to his rev store house,
East side Square, PuZa8kj, ZcDn.,
INFORMS all his friends and the pablo
/ generally that he is receiving large stock
Of new dry Goods carefully selected, nice
ot of Boots, Shoes, Hats, &C., Family Gro
ceries, Hard, Tin and Quecnsware. a good
supply of mechanics Tools Ofcyery descrip-
ton. Returns thanks for the liberal pa
tronsge ofthe people of Giles county, and So
Iicits continuance Of the same. Has also
i nice lot OF Teady-lnads Clothing which
he will sell at cost, and is selling every
hing very low for cash; wants everybody
to call and see for themselves. dcclo-tf
The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-12-07
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the reS6g ttion hj}s Sfl& clasfss Fin 'ths
State Of ttsir hutdaf sdepeIaehcc aas..
thsir oommofJinsefEst 81 aud it l. oonld
teluse my term iSf af6ss neuies;thlt hy
efforts hsd been saeressta. il, t6sk ing oil
en- icel once! moro chat they have a
common. intersst ia the Reputation Ands
prosperity oEthe State, Il 'ihohid rest.
content ~ ith' myscH aud tkankfu to The:
iGsd Of Peace, Who used meas :Ris sin>'
Is styass ksss hsy : gifiss': ss .his sI|I sig
viii plsag u niyssif 10 ! every legitimate
ensrtsf for tho aScompikhn.ent. Of Il this
desirable result, ,xHds will hail, ;.sa khc
best. friend ,of The State and my 'admipis,.
tratioh, every and any nan supporter
nr'ant.gaa:s:, ThSs %;!!!f az. as Is, IL uuS
way, to- scompass this perfect work 5,
peace. - - z ". W., {, ".t.~
:. (signed) RapEar K. soorr,-
- - Goyarpor,
The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-12-07
APPRENTICES.

The attention Of the last General As.
sembiy was called to tho necessity aud
importance Of a law to regulate aud de-
fne tho relations and obligations Of ON
ployer and apprentice. Au Intelligent
The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-12-07

I, s,sl{T fssylsI ~ fsa ii . 3
u SSs ) XII
The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-12-07

n cheap and speedy r"medy by which
the owners Of property may rrpoSsess
themselves OF it by n summary nngiste-
rial process While honest poverty is
deserving Of onr sympathy, and entitled
to all Legitimate protection, yet there is
too much reason to believe that there
are ca es 10 which tho las is pervert- :
ed, which, by these vexatiaus results,
compel landlords to enhance thoir rents
and initiate against tho ihterest Of tho
public at large. "a. , n
The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-12-07
MISCELLANEOUS.

Gentlemen cftho General Assembly,
Taxation is the vital power, OF all
governments, and invoke your serious
nttcution TO the necessity Of strict
economy in expenditure, so that no more
taxes be levied than il consistent with
au efficient administration oil the govern
ment Notwithstanding the constitution
provision for uniform aud equal rate
OF assessment and taxation, the taxes on
real und personal property have become
onerous, willie railroads and other in-
portant interests are virtually exempt.
There is mnch room for reircnohnent
in the salaries Of county officers, and
especially in that Of school aud county
commissioners. whose compensation is
greatly dispr"porfionate to the trifing
amount Of duty performed by them -
Having thus submitted to you the can.
dition Of the State, and male those re
commentators as to your legislation
which sconed to me jnaiclous, | might
perhaps properly conclude Ibis messaxe;
but uannot retain from saying whit.
feel deeply. ! am conscious that /
have been re. elected by a large mpjor;ty
OF the ci:ize0s OF this State Ia majority
SO largo AZ to secure my administration
against any opposition ,oi practical co.,
seqnence. aud trust that MY conduct in
the future, ns In the past, will ssI,sw
how 'thorouglly1 ,tecoghizey, The conf,
dcnce which las been :, voocllsared. to
me --hntI e'huOt refuse' 10 recognize
the iact'thara large, body of those in
whose. lapds the. wealth, The in hueuoe
and'the eadoatlobs ofs,he Slate oshaye, }, 10
former tines, been entirely placed. and
! in whose .hanis,to u very, considerable
6x'ent, they are still placed. have been
opposed totths party OF Which xm the
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-12-28

for candy and not bashful in making it
known. One day his mother forbade his
asking for it again he solved the difficult
ty in this wise. The next time he went
to the store he hung around for long
while with entire obedience to the COM
mand, but finally an idea struck him, and
walking up boldly to his grandfather, he
says, Grandpa, wish you would give me
some candy toittoatt ma asking for It, Of
course grandpa took the hint, and the boy
got his candy. But such an evasion of her
order hardly satisfied the mother, and so
she explained to the little shaver that
what he said was really asking for the
candy, and told him he must not do so any
more. He promised obedience, and obeyed
IN this manner: Soon afterward, going to
the store, some one asked him how he got
along this hot weather. He quickly and
ingenuously replied Pretty well; bat
I'm atgtuz seOeaty--tor candy Who
doubts that this perspiration was re-
lieved. if candy would do it ? 1t is certain
that no further candy commands were laid
upon him.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-12-28

YES. me hab got answered John fnC
hab rot one cgfe house, one law man, me
heap catchee license
We'll, you likee me marry you Mclean
fashion
You got any wife now, John?
John, astonished; No; me hab got
one wifee. Me likee catchee one wifee
me likee catchee him, pointing to the a !
mond-eyed female at his side.
Are you married ? asked the Judge
of the Celestial you got one man
No; me no got one man. Me one
man China country-he come die enc
time
Well, all right, What's your name,
John?'
Me nance Su.u-ung Fung
What? Some Fun?
No; Me nance So-u-o-ng Fu-o-ng.
oh Sing Fung Well, what's her
name-the woman's?'
Who, him =? Him nance Ho-ye Co
ye.'
Hoy Coy. All right you stand up
here Take her by the hand, John. No,
stand this way. Not that hand; this
hand. Now, John, what's your name
Now, John-Sung Fung, you take
him woman-what you callee him name,
John p
Gale him Ho-ye Go-ye.'
You takee him, Hoy Coy, to be your
wife. and promise to keep her heap good
heap plenty ricee give her eatee no kick
her be good man all time, hey?
John You bet me belly gOot man.
Judge. Ne no kick him plentee.'
Judge Now, you hear, Hog Eye or
whatever your name Is, you take him to
be your man, be one belly good wifee TO
him all time. no run away; cuok him
ricee all time-bet your life
Hoy Coy: Me one belly good woman
cookee um ricee; no run away all the
time; stay housee alice time belly GOOD
wifee me
Judge: All rightee Me plentee'
power; me big madarin-two swordeC
man; me tellee you all one pieece-on,
pieece man, one pieece witee. Plente'
fix: all done. John, cash John money
sabe
John paid up, but was determined lsc
pleased to find himself married Mclean
fashion.l to have bit of blow out. lie
sent out for wine and glasses and treated
all hands. After this was over the pal
struck out for Chinatown, remarklng
Hy yang chin powe, sung te pin chlr
towee ling rs they went, which show
that they were highly delighted with tn
Mclean marriage ceremony.-Itrginl
City ,Ner.) Enterprise.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-12-28
Fall Fashions.

There Is nothing more servlceable than
a good shawl But pretty shawls are very
apt to be fashionable but for short sea
son, while those affairs that may be worn
year in and year out without comment,
are. in the generality of instances, COM
monplace, if not absolutely ugly.
The Himalaya is . warm, soft, thick
shawl, reversible, like the rest of its kind
in vogue this winter. One side has black
and white plaid center, with a rich scar
let striped border; the other has a striped
center and plaidcd border either side Is
both handsome and rich looking, and the
shaw sells for SO.
Chenille shawls are much used for car
riage and travelling wraps. These are to
be seen in rich purple, brown and black,
intermixed with white in various forms.
The Ottoman IS a fine soft shawl for
evening wear. One brilliant scarlet and
white striped, would vie with almost any
opera cloak under the sun. The white
stripe was some three inches wide, while
the scarlet was not more than half its
width.
The Roman stripe is warm, gorgeous
shawl, rich both in hue and material, which
sells for SO. We confess to a liking for
shawls, but there are many who cannot
wear one with any pretension to grace.
Some smother themselves up like mum
mics others, in their endeavors to have
it loosely stylish, hang it off at arms
length, and proceed on their way, blissfully
ignorant of their real appearance, imagin-
ing that their slovenliness is both stylish
and becoming.
The wearing Of shawls requires a fac
ulty which comparatively few possess.
Their arrangement requires certain deft-
ness of both taste and practice They are
worn lately straight, that is, folded length
inate-.d OF crossways, and have much the
appearance of very wide and bulk y
scarf. There Is no way of arranging them
gracefully in this manner, while the warmth
is scarcely worth mentioning.
ScarfS are worn considerably this fall.
They will be much used for evening wear
during the coming winter. But for the
really graceful neck gear for evening We
know Of nothing handsomer than the fox
brush feather. This is composed of ostrich
feathers worked skillfully into light roll
some two yards long, which after surround
ing the head, come down around the neck,
after the fashion of fur boa These are
worth SO piece. For opera wear they
are unequaled. The light feathery mass
may be used for hat trimming, allowing a
part to hang down behind. They are to
be had in all colors, but pure white for
evening wear, is, in our opinion, the most
suitable
Lace handkerchiefs will also be promi-
nent among the neck coverings this winter
Furs for the street will, of course, be pre-
eminent, but at place of amusement are
both undesirable and unhealthy, so sub
stitutes of more beautiful kind are de-
cided upon.-N. Y. Standard