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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-06
PLATED CASTOR, 81,
MEMPHIS DOLLAR STORE.

MOTHER, ] cannot wed Charlie, " says
Mamie to her mother, after returning
from church,
"Why2 What's up now2" she asks.
Il sat close behind him today at
church, and my eyes beheld"-
Well, what did they behold2"
That he needs so much Kalo.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-06

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MEMPHIS DoLLAR STORE.
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LATEST TELEGRAMS.


AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION, VIA 9. P. 4 A.
FELKaRAPH COMPANY.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-05-19
A Dreadful Cheat.

SOME years ago book, by writers of
high repute, was published in London, en-
titled Seven Tales by Seven Authors"
and the leading point in one of them was
that mercenary mother persuaded her
dying husband, who is nearly bankrupt,
to make a will, whose contents are at his
death duly bruited abroad, leaving each of
his daughters $150000, with the view, Of
course, of their attracting attention from
men bent on matrimony. A ruse some
thing resembling this has lately been
played at Nottingham, England An &C.
centric old gentleman, unmarried, and re-
puted to be very rich, recently made his
will. He bequeathed 10000 to the Cen
eral Hospital, and like sum to the Socie-
ty for the Propagation Of the Gospel in
Foreign Parts. To one relative he left
81, 900, and legacies to the amount OF E0O
were numerous. The total amount be-
queathed amounted to e45,000. The ex-
pectant legatees were very demonstratlVe
in their thanks. Presents OF WINE, game
and other good things were sent In proIu-
sion. The old gentleman was courted by
more than one lady whose early youth was
nassed He died at the age Of eighty-four
\ few days since, and the friend at whose
house he breathed his last hOnored his re-
mains with an expensive funeral. This
friend had also the melancholy satisfaction
of paying the expenses, for the testator
died considerably in debt.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-05-19
MoCONNELLsvILLE, OHIO, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1871.

Porcupine and Stilline forever free, and
open to citizens or subjects of both coun-
tries by providing for the equal use of the
Welland, St. Lawrence, and other canals
in the Dominion, on one hand, and of
Lake Michigan and the St. Clair Flats
and Canal on the other; by providing for
the free transit of merchandise to and fro.
as well in the British Possessions as in the
United States, and abolishing the pro
visional export duty on American lumber
in the river st. John.
All these provisions concerning the fish
cries and commercial transit are, of course,
made contingent upon their being ap-
proved by the Congress of the United
States, the British Parliament, the Parlia-
ment of Canada, and the Legislature of
Prince Edwards Island. BY these va
navigation and transit accorded to the
United States by the treaty of 1854 are
once more obtained, and in better form
and without the burdensome conditions
of that treaty in the matter of reciprocal
Of the pending subjects of
controversy between the governments,
there remains to be considered the ques-
tion of the northwestern boundary line. 1t
Is W OC ICu1CuUCICO llAC AAAC
of the treaty of 1916 runs by the middle
channel, which separates the continent
from Vancouver's Island; but several such
channels exist Great Britain contends
that the channel of that treaty is the
Rosario Straits, and the United States that
it is the Canal De Haro, the two channels
being separated by the island of San Juan.
This question having once been reported
on by a mixed commission, that for the
survey of the line, the United States are
not to refer it. to another such commits
sion; nor has it been deemed convenient,
even though such tribunal be appointed
by friendly sovereign power instead of
this. 1t has been agreed by the present
treaty to submit the question directly to
neutral power, and the Emperor of Ger
many has been selected for that purpose.
The Government of the United States has
in its hands much documentary evidence
in support of its pretentions not hereto
fore made use of, and on that as well as on
other grounds is confident of the better
reason on its side for the cession to the
United States of the possession of the
Island of San Juan.
Such are the outlines of the provisions
Of the present treaty, and such are some of
The considerations which have commend
ed it to the appreciation of the President.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-05-19

These checks, it is said, are placed in the
wheel, and we are told "the drawings take
place daily in the large rotunda in the
rear of our office, at three O'Clock p. m, in
the presence of the purchasers of checks.
The laws of New York prohibiting lotter-
les are Iigidly enforced, and if any such
drawing took place everybody concerned
in it would be Immediately prose-
cuted criminally. But this fact is not gen.
orally known, and James I. Barton & Co.
are fiourishing by reason of large sales of
these worthless bits of paper at forty cents
each.
There are scores of such schemes as this,
differing only in the names attached, but
they are unworthy of further description
Out of the more legitimate lotteries has
come another swindle, illustrated by such
fellows as B. G. Travers, IS Nassau street,
who declare in circulars that Fortune
knocks once at every mans door," and
proceed at once to do the knocking on be-
half of Fortune in this most boisterous
fashion: "Having long been connected
with the Royal Havana Lottery, which
draws every Saturday, and knowing that
the true way to increase business is to
have nice prize of $1,000 or $4,000 in
the hands of some good person who will
make it known, have decided to offer
you the chance, and if you will send me
81, the price of the ticket, so that 1 can ac-
count for it as being really sold, 1 will
send you one that will draw handsome
prize in the next drawing after hearing
from you. After its receipt shall expect
you to show the money to all your friends,
telling them where you bought the ticket,
and by that means build up large bust
ness in that section. Answer SOON"
Very many do answer soon, and the
knaves, who of course buy no tickets in
the Havana Lottery or any other, live very
costly on the dollars that flow to them for
that purpose.
l have enumerated only few of the
almost innumerable smaller swindles so
common in New York, every one of which
is operated through the mails or express
companies, but have told enough to JUS
tify this general statement; a circular
promising an inordinately large return on
an investment is pTinG tdcie fraud. That
the primeval law, ain the sweat of thy
face shalt thou eat bread" cannot be evad-
ed by New York sharpers, is truth that
cannot be too soon or too thoroughly
learned by the world. Instead of seeking
these sudden riches, let the rural coveters
of fortune remember that the product of
nothing is always nothing, and profits of
roguery will be vastly lessened. When
ever one of these short cuts to fortune is
opened to them by circular letter from
New York, let them be not like ruined
Wolsey, and remember too late that
corruption wins not more than honesty"
The GALAXY.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-05-19
A Curious Defect.

A CURIOUS defect IN our mental organ
Ism is certain slow apprehension of what
is before US, partial paralysis of our per-
ceptiYe faculties, which, fortunately, only
occurs at intervals, although it gives US,
while it lasts, an appreciative taste of what
idiocy must be. A gentleman of high in
telligence was reading an account of the
Prussian campaign of 1866, and CHANGED
upon this sentence: The Prussians were
misled by pretended guide, and suffered
severe losses In consequence" After
reading this phrase through several times,
he laid down the paper and pondered
awhile; nothing coming of this medita-
ton, he called out to his wife in the next
room, Mary, did you ever hear such a
word as misled p pronouncing it as though
it rhymed with "drizzled." "No," she
replied: Why do you ask?" Because
here is an account in the paper which
says, The Prussians were misled by a
pretended guide, and suffered severe losses
in consequence and l cannot imagine
what it means" "Nor /; how is it
spelt?" why, m-j-s-Le-d, of course" !"
Mis- led, John, Hsis-LED: where are your
senses"
Twas playing whist one evening with
some visitors, when the door opened and
my aunt made her appearance holding
aloft a newspaper young people, can
you tell me what bug-ler is?'' she de-
manded in an earnest voice. "You mean
bungler, don't you, aunty" No." she
replied, with emphasis, have read the
same notice in this paper every evening
for two weeks, and cannot imagine
what it means. Listen: Wanted imme-
diately-Two good Buglers. Apply at
Camp Lincoln" "Buglers, aunt-bu-
glers," shouted the young people; and
Aunt Jane retired into the shades of her
apartment with dignity somewhat dimin-
ished.-LippinoOtt's Adgasfne
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-05-19
BELL & SON.
81 NASSAU srREEr. NEw 70,

81 NASSAU STREET, NKw YORK.
Ny DEAR SIR: We wish to secure the services
of live gentleman TO push the business named
in the enclosed circular, and have been Informed
by friend, who knows you well, that you are
highly suitable to represent us. AS We have had
many dealings with that gentleman and know him
his will receive our utmost confidence, we there
fore feel that there is no risk in confding to you
cur secret.
In this particular case he won't require
cash in advance, and after making several
alluring propositions, he winds up thus:
We know You will serve us faithfully and truly
You cannot afford to deceive us. State the amount
and denominations required. When You send the
the amount from the principal to pay the same.
Whatever you do, don't write by mail, we will
not claim or receive any letters from the post
Office. Send only 1y cypress, prepaid
Awaiting your early reply,
We are yours fraternally,
BELL 6 Son.
EETake notice that by remitting s25 to us by
express, and ordering s, 500 package, you will
secure the agency for your State.
Please return this TO remind lis.
This gentleman is contented to do bust
ness with only the additional names of
King & Co., 80 Nassau street; Owen
Bros, IS Liberty street, and Williams &
Co., 1876 Broadway.
Another operator, also capable of SUBJ
division. is the one who throws his hook
thus baited:
ESTEEMED FRIEsD: Being in want of reliable
agent in your State, have selected you in prefer
ence to many Others, in consequence of your be-
ing recommended TO me by gentleman of this
city, whose business is to drum up trade in the
country for a large commercial house. L already
have five agents at different points; but desiring
10 push my business for the season. have re-
solved to employ one or two more. have now
on hand about $50 G01in counterfeit 81 S5 and SO
bills. might as well represent them genuine,
for it would require an expert banker to distin-
guish them from the notes issued at Washington.
They printed on frst-class bank-note paper,
rectly numbered. The printing is Incompatible.
would not for the world send out a bill that is
badly printed.
He gives much excellent advice to his
gudgeOn to the effect that When you get
the bills ruffie them SO as to make them
look old. Don't pass too much upon one
man at time. Put private mark on the
bills, so that, should they come back on
you in the course of trade, you will know
them. You can carry as much about you
as you like, but do not exhibit too much.
If you follow these instructions l guaran-
tee that you will clear large sum of good
money in short time. Endeavor to send
all communications by express. Do not,
under any circumstances, send me letter
by mail" This man of careful business
habits is variously known as Joseph R.
Lee, 50 Nassau street; Horace Madden, 10
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-05-19
Poetry.
Bill MAsONS BRIDE

HALF an hour till train time. sin.
An fearful dark night, too,
Take look at the switch-lights, Tom,
=. Fetch stick when you're through.
On umetn well, yes, guess So
Len the last station all right
She'll come round the curve ayin'-
Bill Mason comes up tonight.
You know Blls Mol He's engineer:
Been on the road all his life
III never forget the mornin'
He married his chuck Of wife.
Twas the summer the mill-hands struck
Just Of work, every one:
They kicked up row IN the village
And killed old Donovan's son.
Bill hadn't been married morn an hour,
Up comes q message from Kress
Orderin' Bill to go up there
Ano bring down the night express,
He LEFT his gal in q hurry,
And went up on number one,
Thinking of nothing but Mary
And the train he had to run.
And Mary sat by the window
To wait for the night express,
And, sir, If she hadn't g. done so
Shed been a widow, guess.
For it must a been nigh midnight
When them mill-hands left the Ridge
They come down-the drunken devilsl
Tore up a rail from the bridge.
But Mary heard 'em a workin',
And guessed there was somethin' wrong
And in less than fifteen minutes
Bills train it would be alongl
She couldn't a. come here TO tell Us,
A mile-it wouldn't a. done
So she Jest grabbed up lantern
And made for the bridge alone,
Then down came the night express, sir,
And Bill was maxim her climb
But Mary held the lantern,
A swingin' it all the time.
Welt by Jovei Bill saw the signal,
And he stopped the night express,
And he found his Mary cryin'
On the track, in her weddin' dress;
Cryin, an laughin' for joy, sir,
An holdin' on to the light
Helloi here's the traiR-good- bye, sir,
Bill Mason's on time tonight
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-05-19

A GREEN hand in the milk business, who
brought out dealer in Springfield, Mass,
found he did not have milk enough to go
round to all the old circle of customers,
and applied to the seller for relief, who
gave him the following recipe for making
milk, ;" and assuring him that with this he
would be " all right" "Tske three table
spoonfuls of molasses, one and a half tea
spoonfuls of saleratus, and three quarts of
milk TO twenty-five quarts of water; add
three pints of this mixture to each twelve
quart can of milk"
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-05-19
the country, with each one of which are
enclosed eighteen checks like this:

$4,000
THIS CHECK will be put in the:
Wheel as soon as received and paid:
for; the owner thereof will be law:
fully entitled to whatever Prize it:
may draw.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-05-19
Youths Department.
THE oRIQKEEs MISTAKE.

BIZ PHeBE CARY.
A LITTLE downy chicken one day
Asked leave TO go on the water;
Where she saw d duck with her brood at play
Swimming and splashiDg about her.
Indeed, she began to peep and cry,
When her mother wouldn't let her,
II the ducks can swim there, why cantIi
Are they any bigger or better!n
Then the old hen answered: Listen to me,
And hush your foolish talking,
just look at your feet, and you will see
They were only made for walking"
But chicky wishfully eyed the brook,
And didn't half believe her,
For she seemed 70 say, by knowing look,
"Such stories couldn't deceive her."
And as her mother was scratching the ground,
She muttered, lower and lower,
" know can go there and not be drowned,
And so think I'll show her,"
Then she made plunge, where the stream was
deep,
And saw too late her blunder;
For she hadn't hardly time to peep
Till her foolish head went under.
And now hope her fate viii show
The child my story reading,
That those who are older sometimes know,
What you will do well in needing.
That each content in his place should dwell,
And envy not his brother;
And any part that Is acted well
Is just as good as another.
For we all have our proper sphere below,
And this is truth worth knowing.
You will come to grief if you try to go
Where you never were made for goingi
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-05-19

NO.
The number selected by you:
should be put down in plain figures:
in the space above. /:
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-05-19

1.-THE slow,
Still process of the rain, distflling down
The great sweat Of the sea, is never seen
In the consummate spectacle flashed forth,
snow-hued arch upon the clouds OF heaven;
So never sees the world those energies,
Strong effort and long patience, which have stirred
In le-g obscurity and slowly heaved-
In darkness up, till sudden glory springs
Forth from 1t, arching like perfect rainbow"
-Ths Youths Companion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-12
LEGaL NOTICES.

VIRGINIA In the Clerks Office Of the Cir
Y cult Court Of the city Of Alexandria, ON the
3lst day Of July 1871: The Alexandria and
Washingto Railroad Comply, plaintiff, against
Samuel NJ. Shoemaker, Robert s. Baldwin and
James s. French, defendants: In chancery.
The object Of this suit is to compel the defend
ants 10 litigate their respective demands to the
dividends on 9374 shares of stock in the Alexan-
dria and Washington Railroad Company, which
is claimed by each of said defendants, and to OBJ
tain decree disposiug Of the same, and in the
mean time to stay any proceedings in and for
the recovery Of said dividend OF and from the
plaintiff until otherwise directed and ordered by
this Court.
The defendants, Samuel II. Shoemaker, and
Robt s. Baldwin, not having entered their ap-
pearance and gwen security according to the
act of Assembly and the rules Of this Court,
and it appearing by affidavit that, they are
not residents of this State, it is. ordered that
the said defendants appear here within one month
after due publication of this ORDER and do what
is necessary to protect their interests in this suit
and that copy of this order be forthwith insert
ed in the Alexandria Gazette u newspaper pub
lshed in the city of Alexandria, once week for
four successive weeks, and posted ut the front
door of the Court House of this city.
A copy, teste MORTON, MARYE, Crk.
Brent J. Wattles, p. g. ty 3l-law4w
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-12
DOUBLE DAILY TRAINS.

On and after SATURDAY, July !, 1871, twr
daily passenger trains will run between w ASH
INGTON and LYNCHBURG electing double
daily connections through between NEW lORh
and NEW ORLEANS. At Gordonssville con-
nection is made by mail train with the Chcsa.
pcake and Ohio Railroad daily, Sunday except
ed. to Richmond, Staunton and the VIRGINIA
SPRINGS; ut Lynchburg with Atlantic, Mis-.
sssppi and Ohio Railroad for the West nnd
Southwest and ut Washington for the Nerth
and Northwest.
Leave Washington daily ut G5jj II. N. and 8. 81
p. H., and Alexandria 1T H. III. and $50 p. H.,
arriving at Lynchburg at j,uj p. IN. and 4 II. III.
Leave Lynchburg ut a. III. and ~ p. H., NJ
rive at Alexandria Mt 5.25 p. H. and 80 1" IN,
and at Washington ut GLE p. Ill. and 25a. H.
daily excepting Sunday with main In" train,
ut G:55 H. III. !; and Alexandria NJ 500 II. IN.
Leave Manassas Junction ut $50 a. m; pus-
Strusburg Mt l245 p. m, and arrive nj llarrIE"I-
burg ut 3:40 p. H., connecting WIN Harmon y
Co.'S. Stage Lines to Stanton, Ruwlry Spring.
Sc, SC.
Eastward, leave Hnrrsonburg at 945 II. III.
pass Strasburg at l2:45 p H., srrivea ut Manassas
Junction at 400 p. m, connecting with MAN
line through to Washington and the Moth "nd
West.
Good connections by comfortable coaches,
made to Fairfax Court House from Fairfax sta
ton; to Middlcburg from plaindi and t" Upper
vile from Piedmont.
Both the Eastward and Westward bound trains
mako close connection ut Strashurg with the
Winchester and Strasburg Railroad to W;nchr'-
ter, Hurpcr'S Ferry, Capon Springs &c.
Elegant sleeping cars are run daily bctw"'i
New York and Iynchburg without change.
Also, cars through between Baltimore und
Lynchburg, avoiding the Inconvenience IF trains
Ter in Washington.
Through tickets ard baggage checked to ali
prominent poi nts.
N-Eycurson tickets ut reduced rates, good
to LIST October to all tho principal Sumlncr re
sorts of Virginia.
J. VI. BROADUS,
ieo9-tf General Ticket gent
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-12
.AUCTEOyr SALES.

DUBLIC SALE.-By. virtue of a deed Of
i trust executed by A. N. Thomas, on the LIST
Of October, 1857, and Of record IN the CIs5k
I'd, therein named as trustee, and for the par-
poses of said trust, WILL on MONDAY, the 4th
day of September, 1871, that being Court day,
sell, for cash. at tho front door Of The Court
House, in Brentsyille, the TRACT OF LAND,
FOUR ACRES, adjoining the residue of the
lands Of A. N. Thomas, and purchased by him
of John johnson and others. This land has G..
ON it small DWELLING HOUSE. H
;, Selling rs trustee, shall convey only such
title as is vested in me as such, which ID believed
to be unquestionable.
Pr nee William CO., jy 25-eots
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-12
T7HE BALTIMORE PARLOR QUEEN.
8. d. SECTIONS
New Patented Self:Feeding Base, Burning
pARIOR FIRE PLACE STOXE

New Patented Self Feeding Base Burning
PARLOR FIRE PLACE STOVE.
Mr.. s. B. Sexton is the original inventor of the
Illuminating Baltimore Fire Place Heaters
His several succeeding patents have been i'm
provements, until ths last is superior of them
ALL 1t excsls all tho popular Fire Place Stoves
in beauty Of finish, tasteful carving, and in heat
ing power 1t is the result Of twenty-five years
practical experience in inventing and manutac-
turing Fire Place Stoves, and combines all the
improvements of our former Stoves, with addi-
nonal improvements made this present season.
This Stove is decided success. Several hun
drsd of them were put up in dwellings during
the latter part of the Fall and during the Win
ter, and wo have received many testimonials
giving them the highest praise for powerful
heating capacity and economy in the consump-
THE DINING ROOM QUEEN.-Wo have
added new Fire Place Stove to our list this
season This Stove is suitable for dining rooms.
1t is very ornamental and would answer for par
lors also 1t has the conv enience of large oven,
which can DO used for warming plates and heat
ing irons, as we'll as baking and boiling.
We also manufacture the BALTl MORE
PARLOR HEATERS, which are Top Feeding
and Self Feeding Stove. They are beautifully
finished and Of great heating power.
For sale, wholesale and retail, by
s. B. SEXTON Il CO.,
Ill West Lombard ST., Baltimore.
For sale in Alexandria by
jy,3l-3m TuOS. HOY.