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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-27

Hudson, the party who is charged by
the others with doing the shooting, is
said not to be Of sound mind, having
some time since taken poison with a
view 70 commit suicide. The four men
are under arrest, Hudson having been
captured on Tuesday night. Yesterday
the prisoners we're having an examina-
ton at somerville. which examinAti on
will be concluded to-day. 10
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-27

Friar's OInt and Bends.
Regular Memphis and Friar's Point United
Stes,s Mail Packet.
: 49, kGan w nhnalr = T. D
~ Ov' w 'O1h0OnL -isz-z-zszl u ~
NJ. r. CHEEK. 1900. ...-......C Captain,
Leaves Memphis every Tuesday,. Thursday
and Saturday, at o'clock pm. For. freigh
or passage apply on board. l-l96-I
Memphis, Helena, FrIar's Point
Napoleon and Way Landings.
A. j. WHITE......-....-......Ca Geo. Malon
WILL DEPART AS ABOVE 0sz, r.
w on MONDAYS and FRI sst4
DAYS, at Bpm. For. freight or $3.50
passage apply on board OF TO
F11sS-fl iiEO. w. CHRHK go Main SO
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-27

Last year at this time middling here
was l4s to l4ac; in New York, l5tc;
gold, 1905 uplands in Liverpool, SD.
COTTON STATEMENT a..
CHAMBKR OF CoNMERon.
MEMPHIS. December ~. ! 8
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-27
PUBLIC LEDGER.
once; No. Is Madison Street.
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.
THE CITY.

M EN- H HISS ".
wednesday Evening. Dec. "a, lS7l.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-27

MY Yong. December q, 10 rs a.m.-Goy-
srnments are irregular. Sterling EXCHANGE 10
steady at 1927. Gold is carrying at per
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-05-23
An AImshOuse Romance.

A NOVEL incident has occurred at
IN the Almshouse. A member of the
Board of Guardians informs us that
young man abiding at the Almshouse,
whose real name is George Reaney Camp
bell, Scotchman, but who has been pass
ing under the name of George Reaney,
has within few days became extremely
rich.
While visiting on a recent Sunday
evening at the house of Scotch family in
West Philadelphia, he picked up paper
the Scotch American-containin an
advertisement for George Reaney Camp
bell, describing him, naming place Of
birth, etc., stating that an uncle bache-
lor, had died in London and left him
some property, and directing him to call
upon the British Consul in New York.
He Immediately went to New York
and had himself identified as the George
Reaney Campbell mentioned. He was
then informed that his uncle had left him
918,000 in bank, and real estate yielding
G300 year clear, and he is now on his
way on the ocean to claim his inherit
ance.
He was employed at the time of hear
ing of his good fortune as clerk in the
manufacturing department of the Aims
house at $12 month He ran off to
this country when about 10 years of age,
and here elisted in the regular army, and
was in the cavalry service, in Indian
Territory, New Mexico, and through the
| West.
While stationed at Carlisle Barracks,
in attempting to break new horse he
was thrown, and so badly injured that
partial paralysis resulted; he then went
to New York, put himself under treat
ment and spent all his money, then came
on here to our city and was obliged to
go to the Almshouse, not being able to
support himself outside.
He was completely crippled up at this
time, but through the treatment he re-
ceived, he was at last enabled to get
down to the manufacturing department,
and fill the position he has occupied there
for about two years.
Before leaving he devised all his eff,
fects at the Almshouse to another inmate;
leaving a valuable clock to Mr.. Malone,
the superintendent of the manufacturing
department.-Philodelphia Star.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-05-23
The Reflner Of Silver.

A few months ago, few ladies who
met together in Dublin to read the Scrip
lures, and make them the subject Of con-
versation, were reading the third chapter
of Malachi One Of the ladies gave it
as her opinion that the Fuller's Soap and
Reiner of Silver was the same image
both intended to convey the same view of
the sanctifying influence of the grace of
Christ while another observed, there Is
something remarkable in the expression
of the third verse:
He shall sit as refner and purifier
of silver"
They agreed that possibly it might be
so, and one of the ladies promised to call
on silversmith and report to them what
he said on the subject. She went accord
ingly, and without telling the object of
her errand, begged to know from him the
process of refining silver, which he fully
described to her.
6" But, sir" said she, do you sit while
the work of refining is going on ?"
"Oh, yes, madam" replied the silver.
| Slltn, uiuo1 olt WIN my CJO otSuully y
fixed on the furnace, for if the time nee
essary for refining be exceeded in the
slightest degree, the silver is sure to be
injured At once she saw the beauty, and
the comfort, too, of the expression, He
shall sit as a refner and purifier of sill
YER"
Christ sees it needful to put his chill
dren into the furnace; and he is seateG
by the side of it; his eye steadily inten
on the work of purifying, and his wisdom
and love are both engaged in the bes
manner for them. Their trials do no
come at random the very hairs of thei
head are all numbered. AS the lady wa
leaving the shop the silversmith callec
her back, and he said he had still furthe
to mention that he only knew when tn
process of purifying was complete by see
ing his own image reflected in the silver
Beautiful figure When Christ see
His own image in His people, His worl
Of purifying is accomplished.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-05-23
SNAKE Straight Paths"

Young men, when they first go away
from home, and young women, at their
first entrance upon society, are very apt
to incur needless risks to character and
reputation from sheer fool-hardiness.-
They do not intend to do wrong, but they
wish to use their freedom" They feel
strong and wise in their own conceit.-
They would like to do some daring deed
and come out unscathed, just to falsify
the predictions of older heads. We
have known many youths to throw them
selves into the way of wicked temptation
and to walk purposely on the edge Of some
fatal precipice, for the mere purpose OF
showing their moral agility in escaping
For such and for all who have any inAu.
ence with such, we have message worth
considering. Make straight paths fol
your feet lest that which is lame be turn.
ed out of the way, but let it rather b.
healed. Not even the Son Of God woulC
make needless leap from the pinnacle o
the temple. Angels will bear us up il
every danger, so that no person doing hi
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-05-23
S U N D AY READING.
The Repentant Burglar.

The world of fiction hardly contains
more thrilling chapter than an incident
which marked the life of the late Rev.
Mr.. Lee, Presbyterian minister, of the
village of Worcester, New York.
Mr.. Lee was sitting in his study about
midnight, preparing a discourse to deliv-
er to his congregation, when he heard a
noise behind him, and became conscious
that some one was in the room. Mr.. Lee
exclaimed: "What is the matter % and
turning around in his chair he beheld the
grim face of burglar, who was pointing
pistol at his breast. The ruffian had
entered into the house by side window,
supposing all the occupants were locked
in slumber.
"Give me your watch and money"
said he, sand make no noise, or | will
fire."
You may put down your weapon, for
shall make no resistance, and you are at
liberty to take all the valuables | pos
sess," was Mr.. Lees calm reply
The burglar withdrew his menacing
pistol, and Mr.. Lee said:
" will conduct you to the place where
my most precious treasures are placed"
He opened the door and pointed to the
cot where his two children lay slumber-
ing in the sweet sleep of innocence and
peace.
"These," said he, "are my choicest
jewels. Will you take them?"
He proceeded to say that as minister
of the Gospel he had few earthly posses
sions, and that all his means were devo
ted to but one object-the education O
the two motherless children. The bur
glar was deeply and visibly affected by
these remarks Tears filled his eyes, anC
he expressed the utmost sorrow at the ac
which he had been about to commit.
After few remarks by Mr., Lee, th
would be criminal consented to kneel ant
join in prayer; and there in that lionel,
house, amid the silence of midnight, tn
offender poured forth his remorse ant
penitence, while the representative Of re
ligion, of peace and good will, told hin
to L" 90 and sin no more" Such a seen
has few parallels.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-05-23
WORDS.

GONE authorities state the number Of
~ words in our language at ia ,00O.-
These figures embrace, without doubt,
many words which others omit. The to-
tai number of words in use may be sta
ted at 100000 Nearly one third of this
number commence with the letters G, P,
and S, and more than third begin with
the six letters, A, B, D, l, M, and r;
the initials of the remaining third of our
words are very unequally distributed
among the other seventeen letters Of the
alphabet.
The greatest number of words begin
ming with any one letter are those COM
mencing with S, of which there are near
ly $4,000; and the smallest number of
those beginning with Y, which are only
about so. A great disparity will also be
seen between the two highest and two
lowest; S and G begin 24,4O0 words,
while X and Y are the initials of only
200 words.
Notwithstanding the great disparity in
the number Of words commencing with
different letters, it is a fact worthy Of
notice that very large number begin
exactly alike. Among these, 500 words
have alb for the first syllable, while near
ly 4,40O begin with CO., and LOO with
con-.
1t is also remarkable that nearly 1000
commence with de-, and large number
with dis, also, nearly l 900 with ex-; 300
with out, as outwit, &C.; 600 with over,
as overtake and the large number Of
1000 with re-, as return, &c.
These facts show that while there is Q
singular dissimilarity in the spelling of /;
large number of words, multitude have
entire similarity in their beginning
While men are said to have idiosyncra
sizes, and women foibles, the words of ou
vernacular have certainly marked pecu
liarities.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-05-23

Hand over the money, or I'll beat you
to jelly with my horsewhip."
"Well," says Jerry, after good deal of
fumbling. ~ suppose considering the
trouble I've had in collecting these rents,
your honor won't mind the little bother
of going over the hedge after them 7"
And he threw over a sack apparently
well filed with coin. Half laughing,
half angry, the highwayman-frst aim
ing at Jerry with his whip, which he
avoided by ducking-dismounted, and
climbed over the hedge. No sooner had
he done so than Jerry slipped off the old
hack and mounted O'Hanlon's horse.
"Bad scran to you, Redmond O'Han-
lon w he bawled. Didn't l tell you
Jerry the Fool was match for dozen
of you? It's a sack of brass buttons you're
going over the hedge after. Ye thief of
the world !" And touching the fine
mare with his spur, he galloped of, sing
ing at the top of his voice the old melody,
Go to the mischief and shake yourselfw
O'Hanlon couldn't pursue him on the
hack the cute fool had made him dis
charge his pistols. There was nothing
for it but to walk way, cursing his own
stupidity, and ever after if any one wanted
to provoke him, they had only to ask him
when he had last seen Jerry the Fool.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-05-23
How a Camel Goes Through the Eye Of q
Needle.

The passage from the New Testament {:
" 1t is easier for camel to go through
the eye Of needle" etc., has perplexed
many good men, who have read it literally
In oriental cities there are in the large
gates small and very low apertures, called
metaphorically "needles' eyes," just as
we talk of windows on ship-board as
"bulls' eyes" These entrances are too
narrow for camel to pass through them
in the ordinary manner, or even if loaded.
When loaded camel has to pass through
one of these entrances it kneels down, its
load is removed, and then it shufles
through on its knees. Yesterday"
writes Lady Duff Gordon from Carlo" l
saw camel go through one eye of need
le, that is, the low arched door of an in
closure. He must kneel, and bow his
head, to creep through; and thus the
rich man must humble himself"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-05-23
His Head Was Level.

A New York Wholesale grocer, who
has become rich in his business, has
lately made the following revelation. He
says his rule always was when he sold
bill of goods on credit, to Immediately
subscribe for the local paper Of his debtor.
So long as his customer advertised liber-
ally and vigorously, he rested easy, but
as soon as he began to contract his adver-
tising space, he took the fact as evidence
that there was trouble head, and he in.
variably went for his debt. For" said
he, "the man who feels too poor ia
make his business known, is too poor tc
do business" The withdrawing of an
advertisement is an evidence Of weak
ness, that business men are not slow t
observe.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-05-23
Use the Red Horse Powders.

"ORsES CURED OF CHAMBERS. - Aaron
III Snyder, U. s. Assistant Assessor, Mount
Aetna, Pa. q. Bacon, Livery Stable, Sunbury, Pa.
Horses Cured of Founder. - Wolf Il Wilhelm,
DanYille, Pa. A. Ellis, Merchant, Washington.
Vile, Pa. A. Slonaker, Jersey.
Horse Cured of Lung Fever. = Hess & Brother,
Lewisburg, Pa.
Horse Cured OF COlIc-Thomas Clingan, Union
County, Pa. Hogs Cured OF Cholera. : II. Barr,
ii. Il A. Cadwallader. Cows Cured.-Dr. j. Nj.
MCeery, ii. Mccormick, Milton, Pa.
EChickens Cured of Cholera and Gapes,-Dr u.
O. Davis, DIR. ID. T.Krebs, Q. w. Sticker, job II and
James Flnney.
to Hundreds more could be cited whose Stock
was saved.
German and English Directions. Prepared by
CYRUS BROWN,
Druggist, Chemist nd Horseman
4H Milton Pa, Northumbe rland CO., Pa
DISSOLUTION OF CO-PARTNERSHIP,
DY mutual consent, the Co-partnership ex
ID isting between the undersigned, In the
Mercantile business was dissolved on the 2ls
of February, 1871. ,
FICKEs & SMITH.
Milford, May 2, 1S71-*
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-05-23

Bas- When was boy" said Uncle
Morton, things went on more economi-
cally than now" We all worked. My
work was to take care of the hens and
chickens, and I'll tell yer how l rails
ed 'em. You know I'm very think
in child, allus thinkin' 'cept when Pm
asleep. Well, it came to me one night
to raise big lot of chickens from one
hen, and I'll tell you how | did it. l
took an old whisky barrel and filed it up
with fresh eggs, and then put it on the
south side of the barn, with some horse
manure around it, and then set the old
hen on the bung-hole. The old critter
kept her sittin' and in three weeks l heer
a little peep Then I put my ear to
the spigot, when the peeping growed like
a swarm of bees. | didn't say anythin'
to the folks about the hatchin', for they
all told me was a fool but the next
mornin' | knocked the head out of the
barrel, and covered the barn floor two
feet deep with little chickens. You
may laugh as much as you please, but it''
| true.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-05-23
A Missing VIII.

A N instance of the renewal in sleep of
"A an impression of memory calling up
on apparition to enforce tit is the i'm
preston which causes the apparition, not
the apparition which conveys the impress
sion-occurre near Bath half century
ago. Sir John Miller, a very wealthy
gentleman, died, leaving no children. His
widow had always understood that she
was to have the use of his house for her
life, with a very large jointure, but no
will making such provision could be
found after his death. The heir-at-law,
a distant connection, naturally claimed
his rights, but kindly allowed Lady Miller
to remain for six months in the house to
complete her search for the missing pa
pers. The six months drew at last to a
close, and the poor widow had spent fruit
less days and weeks in examining every
possible place of deposit for the lost doc
ument till at last she came to the conclu
sion that her memory must have deceived
her, and that her husband could have
made no such promise as she supposed
or had neglected to fulfill it had he made
one. The very last day of her tenure o.
the house had just dawned, when, in the
gray of the morning, Lady Miller drove
up to the door Of her man Of business il
Bath, and rushed excitedly to his bed
room door, calling out, Come to me !
have seen Sir John! There is will p
The lawyer fastened to accompany he
back to her house. All she could tell wa
that her deceased husband had appeared
to her in the night, standing by her bed
side, and had said solemnly, "There is
will p Where it was, remained as uncer
tain as before. Once more the house wa
searched in vain from cellar to loft, til
finally, wearied and in despair, the lad,
and her friend found themselves in
garret at the top Of the house. "It j
all over" Lady Miller said; 81 give i
; up my husband deceived me, and | an
ruined w At that moment she locke,
at the table over which she was leaning
weeping. "This table was in his stud
once let us examine it." They looked
and the missing will, duly signed anc
sealed, was within it, and the widow wa
rich to the end of her days. 1t needs n
conjuror to explain how her anxiety cal
ed up the myth of Sir John Miler's apps
rition, and made him say precisely who
he had once before really said to her, bu
, of which the memory had waxcd faint
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-05-23
Gbe Gintes, Neu Bloomfield, 1)a.

duty shall suffer bruising; but he who
chooses the roughest and most dangerous
paths without being called to tread them,
is tempting God to leave them to the nat
ural results of his own weakness.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-05-23
NATURES
Hair Restorative L!

Contains NO LAC SULPHUR-No SUGAR OF
LEAD No LITHARGE - No NITRATE OF
SILVER, and is entirely free from the Poisonous
and misunderstanding Drugs used in other Hair
Preparations. .
Transparent and clear as crystal, it will not soil
the finest fabric-perfectly SAFE, CLEAN, and
EFFICIENT = desideratums = LONG SOUGHT
FOR AND.FOUND AT LAST
1t restores and prevents the Hair from becOm-
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vents Headaches, cures all llumOrs, CutaneOus
Eruptions and unnatural Heat AS A DRESS.
ING FOR THE HAIRIT Is THE BEST ARTICLE
IN THE MARKET.
DR.. G. Smith, Patentee GrOton Junction, Mass.
Prepared only by Proctor Brothers, Gloucester,
Mass The Genuine is put up in panel bottle,
made expressly for it, with the name of the article
blown in the glass. Ask yO ur Druggist for Ma
lures Hair Restorative, and take no other.
Send three cent stamp TO Proctor Bros. for a
Treatise on the Human Hair. The information ii
contains is worth $500 90 to any person,
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-02-23
IN his Pocket.


Hsrs 10 IN instance whore > BOYS
love for strings and habit Of secrsting
them Vas made Of good use: ad q
.t A medical friend saes told - 81 On
incident during the performance y Z
surgical operation. that will beer repeat
Ing. The operator, = distinguished sur
reon, surrounded by many lookerson'
was amputating limb, and needing fof
his purpose . cord, remarked to boy
standing near, !" Give me that string IN
your pocket and the article was I'm
mediately brought from the varied -
sortment of buttons, broken pencils, ana
other articles of value gathered by the
youthful cOnnoisseur. ss seg t5fss .a
After the completion Of the operation,
q medical man who was assisting the
operator, inquired Of the latter .tl &c.,.
"How did you know that the boy had
what asked for, when you called for >
cord ?" ...,...... 49,. s.. .sr5 .....,s
He replied, ibid you ever know boy
that had not . string In his pocket,
among the collection Of 'valuables p"
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-02-23
A Chinese Printing Office.

The editor of the New York Observer,
in one of his letters to that journal under
the title of "The Tour Around The
World" describes at length visit to the
printing house of the Mission Press of
the Presby tcrian Church Of the United
States, where Of course the printing is
done in Chinese characters. We make
the following excerpt: "On entering
this extensive printing establishment,
was confronted with q series Of auphi
theaters, in the interior of each of which
stood a compositor and saw.at aglance
the immensely of the work which every
one who learns to read or speak or print
the Chinese language has to encounter.
Each of these amphitheaters was what
printers call "a case. containing, not
twenty six letters, as in English print
ing offices, but more than six thousand
different characters oftypes, and, with
the combinations that arc made, more
than thirteen thousand. do no: much
wonder that the Chinese adhere to then,
old method of engraving everything on
wood that they print, for / should be
very 10th to attempt to hunt up many
letters or words out Of the six thousand
bikes that l saw before u,e. And yet
this mode of printing is great improve
ment on the old"
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-02-23

Hot BEDs.-A correspondent in the
Rurai Ne,0- Yorker makes the following
suggestions: About the middle to the
last of February, hot beds should be FL
led with fresh stable manure. and seeds
Of tomatoes, early cabbage, celery. pep.
per, lettuce, egg plant, etc., sown, If
you would have an early supply ofthesc
vegetables. In order to avoid depreda
lions Of rats, pit should be dug about
two feet deep, and lined with brick.
stone, or stout plank, running the frame
up about and half above the ground
in the rear, and about one foot in front;
bank up all around with dirt firmly.
In this pit, at the proper time as above
suggested, place your fresh manure
about two feet deep, pressing it firmly;
and if it it is dry, wet it all through
slightly. Over this put three inches of
good. rich, light loan of chip manure,
finely sifted, and in three or four days
thereafter sow your seed aud water
lightly Immediately. Put OH the sash,
and every warm, bright day, elevate the
sash u little, and give the growing
plants plenty of air. Be sure, however.
to put down the sash tight before SUM
down; and if cold spell comes OH
throw straw or hay, or old clothes over
the sash until the weather moderates.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-02-23
'sTurn to the Right. y

Sometimes 1t IL better to disguiss the
seeming Of downright rebuke when
dealing with very rude people. The
wit Of the reply In the case given below
by seixing on the double meaning OF
word, was prot ably more effective than
a remonstrance would have been under
the circumstances. .
The late Bishop Of Litchfield. who
was alike remarkable for wit and learn.
ing he translated into elegant Latin, In
one night, the addresses Of the bishops
at the late Pan Anglican Council, was,
not long before his death, travelling In q
railway carriage in England, when
clustering man exclaimed, -
~ should like to meet that Bishop Of
Litchfield I'd put question to him that
woul d question him."
"very WELL" said voice out Of anoth-
er.corner, snow Is your time, l am the
bishop" % %
The man was startled, but presently
said, Well, my lord, can you tell ME
the way to Heaven p
Nothing easier" answered the bish~
op; "you have only to turn to the right,
and go straight forward"
When 1t Is seen to imply that the
man was going tcrong as he was, and
must turn before hecould 60 to Heaven,
the sptness and severity Of the admire>
able answer become apparent at once.