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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-27
An ola and Enecsive prescription

! We find the following in the New Y Yorb
Commercial Advertiser; els l1Hra
| Professional men play old tricks pretty
much in the same way that history re-
peats itself. We hear of case in poini
the incident having occurred q few
days since-in which lady in Madison
avenue and doctor, whose Office is in
Fifth avenue, and who is well known for
his brusque eceentri6ites, were the prin.
cipal performers. The lady had been
afflicted with Incidence, and what Is val.
carly known as dumpishness, for
some time, and fsncied she was seriously
i'll. Her husband. . sensible, kind
hearted man, gave way to her hpmor
until his patience became exhausted. He
sought to have her take exercise, and to
forget the troubles which appeared TO in
flict her. She could not be persuaded to
take re egular morning walks, and finally
became so i'll, in her own estimation,
that the family physician was called in.
He at once sawwhat the trouble was, and
prescribed some harmless compound,
which she said afforded her no relief.
Thereupon the lady took great dislike to
HIM, and lnSlsteQ upon ner HuSDaho Hhu-
ing another doctor. The husband met Dr..
=, we'll known, as we have observed,
for Hrs peculiarities, and described to
him the condition Of bis wife and his
domestic troubles. "PoOhi pooht ejac-
ulated the doctor, "she has the multi
grubs. Be al. home tomorrow afternoon
and III cure her" The next afternoon
was bright and beautiful, balmy almost
as summer; doctor1called at the appoint
ed time; the wife was confined 10 her
bed. The doctor closed the chamber
door, and proceeded to take of his hat.
coat and boots; tais done, he deliberate
ly threw himself upon the bed by the side
Of his patient Quick as lightning the
lady, who was supposed to be so weak
from sickness, jumped up, ran scream-
ing out of the room, rushed down stairs,
and would have nsde her way into the
street had not her husband arrested her
at the front door. The prescription
seems TO have been as efficient as 8 dose
Of calomel ..-.t..,fn
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-27
Retrenchfng Expenses.

A recent New York exchange, oecu.
plying an influential position in journal.
ism, says: I uJsl af#fa ~.
Many of our business men hired their
buildings three or four years ago ON long
leases, and they are consequently nov
paying far above the present reduced
scale ofrents. In some cases this excess
amounts to thirty-three per cent. and
over. At the same time, there has been
decrease in the volume of business
transacted. Not a few merchants claim
that during the past year all their profits
have gone to landlords. Now and then,
there has been rebate, but the latter
have, as a general thing, declined to re-
cede from the stipulations of the bond.
Owing to this and other causes, business
houses begin to feel the necessity of re-
trenchmens and many of them have
commenced with a reduction of salaries.
Two of the four largest dry goods firms
in the city have cut down the pay of
their clerks from twenty to thirty per
cent many more will follow their ex.
ample on the first of January, and it is
not improbable that the reduction will
be general during the coming year. One
reason assigned as a justification Of this
course is the steady decline in gold and
the appreciation of our currency, thereby
enabling the salaried man to purchase
much more with dollar than heretofore.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-27
A New story of the Escape of Eu
genie from France = Poverty of
the BOnapartes, t.

| Don .Piatt writes in the Cincinnati
Commercials
Touching this Prussian-French war
which ] avoid talking about as much as
possible, l am reminded of an amusing
narrative told me by friend Of hel
flight from the Tuileries. He was in
Paris at the time, and an intimate friend
of Doctor Evens, the American dentist
After the. surrender of the Emperor,
Paris, of course, became turbulent and
beyond control. The Empress, then at
the head of the Government, became ex-
cessively alarmed. The troops had
openly Joined the people, and the coun-
Gil upon which she depended mystic
riously disappeared giH e.Haaan1 q
b In her distress she sent for General
Trochu, who promised to advise with
and give her notice Of any danger likely
to threaten her person. aal fian1 q
The day of the flight the mob in the
streets became more and more noisy and
demonstrating, She sent for General
Trochu, but her messenger did not re-
turn. She sent another. with a like
result. She had not seen the General
for thirty-siK hours. She found at last
that summons by bell remained unan-
swered, and that the palace was deserted
not only by counselors and courtiers, but
By servants. At noon the noise in the
streets rang through the deserted palace
from all sides At last half wild with
terror, she seized small satchel, thrust
into il some jewelry and coin, and, ac-
companied by one lady-the one left to
her of all the obsequious throng fled to
the street
When she gained this public thorough
fare she beckoned to the driver of a COM
mon voiture, and il was only when the
man asked where to drive. that she recol-
leeted that she had no place OF refuge in
all Paris. After moments attempt at
consideration she thought of DR.. Eyens,
AM gave the driver his address. t-- I'D
y TIE pause, however, collected a crowd,
and as she spd her friend seated them
selves boy cried Out, There goes the
Empress This increased her Terror TO
such an extent that at the FIRST hack
stand they passed she stopped, bred an
other, saa drove to DR.. Eyens.
This was abonts Pm. Evens was not
at home, being bpsily engaged getting.
his elfacts from Paris. At pm. he re
turned home, to learn from the servants
that two ladies wers IN the reception
room, and had Been waiting for him for
some kours. Thinking they we're s;cr-
leans seeking bis advice OF aid, he
washed bis hands very deliberately, and
going in, was asiounded to find the En-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-27

The Richmond Ind Palladium tells
this: The lower, perhaps the lowest,
stratum of Cincinnati life, recently re-
ceived, in its ever foul and eager grasp,
the futgrity of two young girls Of our
city. Not unassisted did these girls,
once respectable and honored, take up a
new mode of living. 1t is the old story
mems picturings, persuasions and low
ing words-experienced voice, trained
to deceive, upon inexperienced ears.
Though we withhold the names of the
misguided it is not injustice to give the
name of him who breathed the breath Of
the tempter of souls. DR.. Mcbride, the
King Of all Pain, had those girls put
on the morning train (after one Of them
had been locked up at home and escaped
through the Window, and while they
were being installed in their new lodg-
ings he was continuing his marvellous
cures on our streets, opening the eyes Of
the unsophisticated with wonder. "
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-27

St Louis has a genins who adTertises
as chronic physician.r
A pardoned convict named Dunbar
has been seized with the lecture mania,
and is nov travelling through Minnesota
telling what he knows about prison
hardshipsn
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-27

OF course, Queen Victoria's new son
in-law, young Mr.. Lorne, viii be married
according to the ritual of the Church of
England, but when Mr.. and Mrs, Lorne
get to the north of the Tweed they win be
among the bluest of Presbyterians, for
the young Marquis is of the Presby-
terians' presbyteriany p' ''4
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-27
Pianos, Harmonious and Cabinet
Organs,

Sra, n the best makers. Every fundamentally
warranted. Our stock of small instruments IL
very large and complete, including Guitars,
Guitar and Violin strings of the best quality
always on hand. Orders promptly, Tiled. =,
Hayin,y recently connected Sheet Music with
my busin ess, | would respectfully inylte par;
stock of new and popular Music, INSTRUCTION
and Choir Books. Sheet Music and Music
Books mail cd. free of postage, 70 any address
on receipt OF marked price. Send for catalogue.
ones. Tuning and repairing promptly at,
tended to. Mr.. Goepel being q practical
piano-forte maker, is a guarantee that he VIII
LEOPOLD G0EPEL,
92-l17 S75 Main street: Memphis; Tenn: ..,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-27
.M8XA STRANGE VISION.
a CIafrvoyant Predicts the Loss of
Steamer-Is Punished for the
Prediction, but ft Proves True.

The Mazatlan correspondent Of the
San Francisco Chronicle saye: HsGigd
H A sensation of some importance to
the Spiritualsts here has excited the
public mind eyer since the loss Of the
Inflated steamship Continental The
sensation was produced in this manner
"A clairvoyant physician, an American,
who lately arrived in this city, and prac-
tices his profession here, had vision on
the night the steamer was wrecked. In
the vision he saw an old woman who ap-
peared at his beside, and was evidently
greatly afflicted. ~ .s
AT first he was startled by the appari-
ton OF. spirit, but soon calmed down,
and asked the ghost what caused her
sorrow, She then wrote upon the wall
that the steamship Continental has just
foundered at sea, and that number of
passengers had perished. The spirit of
the old lady, although not giving the lati-
tude and longitude where the disaster
occurred, was particular in stating that
the wreck took place OFF Cape st. Lucas.
Having relieved herself of this piece of
information, the apparition disappeared,
and the clairvoyant was left to cogitate
upon the marvellous. Next morning the
doctor arose, and he was so strongly i'm
pressed with the strange and mysterious
event of the night, that he told many of
his friends in private what he had seen
and heard. His friends could not keep
the secret and so reports Of the wreck
spread rapidly throughout the city.
As might be expected, great anxiety
was felt for the safety of the passengers,
and every person who had relatives or
friends on board was wondering whether
the clairvoyant was right or wrong.
Such strong hold did the reports take
upon the public mind, that the authori-
ties had the doctor arrested and fined
1876 as a disturber of the peace anS one
possessed of the devil. The spiritual
lists of this city-and it must be known
that spiritualism is making rapid pro-
gress among the Mexican people-were
somewhat indignant at the arrest, but
the authorities needed no protests, and
exacted the fine. Precisely eight days
after these events news arrived from
Cape st. Lucus, via La Paz Of the
wreck of the Continental and the news
confirmed in every particular the story
of the clairyoysnt. Now, the spiritual
lists are in high glee, and demand that
the doctor be paid back his fine, and that
honors be conferred upon him, rather
than he should be ignominiously dealt
with. The case is very strange one,
and continues to be subject of absorb
ing interest to those who love the myste-
rious and the marvellous. .i'HA ','e's'
I..s...rI.f et .. {. y d
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-27
DENTISTRY,
DENTISTRY.
Dental Co partnership,
DRS. HINSON g. MAYES.

IL with him DR.. Mayes, Of Bolivar. Tenn.
who Is a graduate Of the Baltimore and Penn
sylyania Colleges Of Dental Surgery, sessions
and winters '5s and ,5e. takes this method 70
announce 70 the public, az in the past. % In
repairing the natural teeth and replacing arti-
fetal with neatness and dispatch. particuar
attention given in the regulation Of teeth and
diseases Of the gums with ktherial: aBd Nj
trous Oxide gas being given in the exiraction
OF teeth. Hypnotics are also used n plugrinr,
which arc harmless and elicacious % obtund
sensibility. Once and residence. No. -
Main street. Memphis, Team. III
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-27

John Bull proposes to give schenek a
private caring. A.
If we may rely on the s., Joseph
Herald. "the proWlins wolves howl the
notes Of starvation" in Alaska. -s==r
Mrs. Farragut has aa CA letter from
Porter, calling Grant ioafer. drunk
ard, liar and an imbecile.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-30

As to saving seed corn, I intend to do Il
in the following manner, and recommend
others TO do the like. In course Of week
or ten days, or &C soon as the outer huaks
of corn ears have attained pale straw
color, ] shall send or 60 myself through
the field and select the largest and ear
lest ears in sufficient quantity for seed for
my own use next year. These ears viii
be spread in the sun, say one or two days,
until the husks are toughened 20 they viii
stick to the cob. The corn will then be
husked. taking care to leave enough Of
huSks on each ear to handle and hang
them up BY. The ears will then be tied
together, two and two, and strung over
poles In dry and hot loft or garnet, where
they win remain until the corn 10 thor
oughly dry and the cob seasoned through.
Then, in course of the fall, the corn win
be carried to the smoke house and smoked
as brown o. berry, and there be suffered
to stay until wanted in the spring, and Of
course getting Q second smoking with the
meat. Care must be taken that the tenn
perature of the smoke house never ex-
ceeds 1902 or 1909 Fair, else the vitality
of the germ will be endangered. Seed
corn 90 gathered, saved and smoked, may
be planted in any ordinary soil, % soon -
the frost is out, and provided 1t is not
wholly in the water, win retain its vitality
up TO the time the degree Of heat has &C.
cumulated in the soil necessary to push
the germ.-Oountry Gentleman.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-30
A Talk ABOUT Horses.

WE are quite sure that most people
misspprehend the power of horses to &C.
quire knowledge, and the value Of this
knowledge when acquired. We know
that few in this country ever give love to
horse, or receive much of what they
might in return. On the desert sands Of
another hemisphere, the Arab loves his
horse only less than his wife and children,
and the horse loves him quite as well, II
not better than either. There is little that
the animal needs to know that he does
not readily and completely comprehend,
and this makes him not only valuable
friend, but household companion and
pet.
We know OF q stallion that loves his
master with such devotion that he seems
absent few days and then return, and
his delight is unbounded He will stand
on,his hind legs. thrust his nose into and
all over his face, and in more ways than
the most loving spaniel ever thought of
testify his Astounding Joy. When
standing at post, hitched, dashing about
and paving the ground in the most ex-
cited and furious manner, q single word
from his master, even if spoken in the
lowest tones, arrests him ct once, and
Gains him to stiffness. If anything breaks
the breeching, letting the carriage upon
him, he stops, and never without direction
lifts foot till the baoek is repaired. On
one occasion, he accidentally got one of
his feet over the thill, at the same time
breaking his hitch-rein, and otherwise
"demoralizing" the harness, bat instead of
running, and kicking, and smashing things
generally, he wandered around, mainly
on three legs, until, in q most suppliant
manner, he made his appeal to Q party,
who set him right, to his evident satisfac-
ton and delight.
What horses most need to make them
both serviceable and safe are companion
ship and confidence. A good horsemAn
talks to his horse, pets, if he sometimes
Furnishes him, and when he does mert-
torious deed conveys to him the fact that
he recognizes and appreciates the service.
Besides this, and better, he Ia sure to
assure the horse that he has faith in him.
He handles his feet, puts himself in posi-
tons where he might hurt him If he
would, and when any accident occurs, he
tries to throw some responsibility on the
animal, which the horse, generally per-
ceives, accepts, and governs himself &C.
cordingly.-HsarM and Home.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-30

Ar q recent meeting of the New York
Farmers Club, IN answer 70 an inquiry
about keeping poultry on q large scale,
Warren Leland, ofthe Metropolitan Hotel,
New York, who raises chickens at his
Highland farm, In Westchester county,
said:
have found that for every hundred
fowls you must give up ct least an acre.
But rough land Il - good ~ any. Hens
naturally love the bush, and hop young
trees, but leave . shred by which they
live year or more. These form hiding
places and retreats for them. In such
places they prefer to lay. / have great
success, and It depends on three or four
rules, by Observing which / believe one
can make good living By hens and tur-
|. give my fowls great range.
Eighteen acres belong to them exclusive
". Then the broods have the range Of
another big lot, and the turkeys 90 half 8
mile or more from the house. The
eighteen acres of poultry yard ID rough
land Of little use for tillAee. Il has
pond In it and many rocks, and bushes,
and weeds. and sandy places, and ash
heaps, and lime, and bones, and grass, and
place which I pillow up to give them
worms.
3 When . hen has Get take her box,
throw out the straw and earth, let il be
out In the sun and rain few DAYS and
give IL good coat Of whitewash on both
sides. In winter, when 1t 10 very cold,
have m old stove In their house and keep
the warmth above freezing. Theirs II AAo
An open 6Eo place where ! buid . ~ -
cool, ~ 6Ayas Vhoy dry theDoo1vug. ard
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-30
The Alpine Village.

A LITTLE Alpine village nestled down
at the foot OF huge mountain OF rock and
snow, and there its inhabitants lived ON
securely with no thought of danger. By
and by 1t was rumored that there was
great assure in the rock which overhung
them. Engineers were sent up TO exam
inc 1t, and reported that It was gradual
ly widening. The people of the village
were warned Of the fact, and urged to re-
move. 4y s.
But they would not believe they were
in any danger. The rock had always
looked fearful to strangers but they were
used to 1t. No danger of its coming
down in their day. In vain were sub
scriptions started to aid them to remove.
They did not feel any need for alarm.
Last July the terrible crash came. It
was In the dead of night I think; and
quite q number of persons were buried
beneath It.; and scores Of psOr families
who escaped with their lives were left
homeless and penniless. II was supposed
that the unusual heat 30 melted the ice
that the earth which thus far had held
the rock In its grasp WAS washed away.
How sad that they had not taken warning
beforel
Yet we see people just a. blind to their
own interests about us every day. Fast
young men usually have moro than one
friend to warn them of their danger. But
do they believe them, and change their
coursef Not often. They see others do
stroyed by wine and welcomes, but
never believe the same rock OF ruin hangs
over their heAda
Every glass makes the chasm wider
and wider; and when all the senses are
lulled 10 quiet security, the dreadful crash
comes; and they awake in lost eter-
nityi
6hun such fearful peril; and reach
out hand to help any one who 10 expos
ed to the danger OIL awaken them to
see il, % you would II the houses were
burning above their headA There r. .
power In earnest words which comes
from the soul; and they may arouse ono
to dee before II IL TOO lats.-6bcAanos.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-30

hens viii not do much Of Il without hieh
feed. They need Just what man who
works requires-wheat bread and meat.
Even when wheat costs So I believe in
feeding il to heua
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-30

TIN Supreme Court Of PennsylvaniA
has decided that where, BY negligence,
sparks from . Locomotive Set Are to 8
1sxeAouse near . railroad track, the rail-
road company 10 liable for the damage
done BY the fire; but the Same tribunal
decides that, IL another house catches
from the flames of the burning building
set ON 6re BY eparks from tpe locomotive
The ownse Of he I'D pespiose hAe -
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-30

AZ edisor Of one Of the View York nas.
ax,nss lsssly ssnt back his tail01 ~ %
eonpanieA ~ ss.siy pststed alp In
H. s1isiaks w. M a. AvsSsA untii "a
sszt ~. IT, taales discovered y
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-30


Occasionally could see his eyes turned
toward me, shining like two Goals Of 6re.
Ny last hope now Wa that BY remaining
perfectly slant and m0tionless might
tire him ont or keep him from attacking
me until something happened, - In the
case Of the Hottentot We were speaking
81, to draw him of
yne this purpoeeit WAS necessasy tha&
shOuld remain awake. and this waG Teal
~ matter Of tho greatest diGnculty 70 md.
I was completely worn out, - you may
imagine, Alter being forty eight hours
without food or sleep, and my mind m0st
OF the time wrought mp to the highest
pitch of anxiety. The night WAS chilly,
which alone would have caused me to
feel sleepy. Everything about me va
- silent q the grave, and had 70 make
continued efforts 70 keep my eysnda
open.
Every now and then caught myself
nodding, and would awaken with sad
den start Of terror 1t the thought that the
lion might be Just preparing to spring
upon ma. That Vas really horrid time.
I hardly like to think Of Is even now. !
was IKE Q condemned prisoner who
swakes from q nightmare TO remember
that he 10 to be executed In few hours.
don't think I could have held out In that
condition through the night. II Was TOO
much for human nature. ~
1.-TWO or three hours aftse 1he dasanses
had ~ hi, could hear the auiman corr
ing 20 the water 70 drink. H0mo a. them
passed ata little distance from ~, but ]
did not Rce . eight q any. The lion mN
them plainly, bat he only moved his head
: NfA1a n Nisev troxAed hv Th~vn s1na -