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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-04
LOUISVILLE ROUTE.
NORTH AND EAST.
Schedule.
Takes Effect January 9th, 1871.

Br0WnsVilIe Accomm0datiOn leaves daily
Except Sunday at 4 :l5 p.m.
Daily through train 10 Nashville and Chat
tanoOga without change of cars. Leave al
7:45 pm; arrive in-Nashville at 3 Am.
Chattanooga at 7:10 pm, next day.
Depot at head Of Main street.
Ticket Office, 2S711 Main street. one door
north Of Jefferson.
The train leaving Memphis att As p m. runs
daily. The AIS am. train does not run on Sun
without change. Elegant sleeping cars run
through on the 1.45 p N. train from Memphis
10 Louisville. connecting at Louisville with
fsio and New York, without change. Only
sne change from Louisville to Balt more,
Washington City and Boston. BerthS and
staterooms. in through cars, can be engaged
al the Ticket Ofice, 2s71< Main street.
]. 7. BOYD, Superintend emit.
JAS. SPED. Ticket AGENT. 9 at
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-04
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Il. WHITMOR1:.
Publisher and Proprietor.
THE HOMESTEAD.
BY LADY SPENCER

BY LADY bPEhOhk.
1t is not rs it used to be
When you and l we're young;
When round each elm and maple tree
The honeysuckles clung.
But still l love the cottage where
passed my early years,
Though not o single face is there
That memory endears.
It is not as it used to be
The moss is on the roof.
And from their nests beneath the caves
The swallows keep aloof.
The robins-how they used to sing
When you and / were young.
And how did fit the wild bees wing
The opening flowers among.
1t is not as il used to be
The voices loved of yore.
And the forms that we were wont to see.
We see and hear no more.
No more Alas We look in vain
For those to whom we clung,
And loved as we can love but once,
When you and | were young.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-04
Retribution Alter Many Years.

A Kansas City paper tells a story OF
a young man named Conover Ainsworth,
who belonged to a band of jayhawkers
during the war, and who on one occasion
burned the house of a farmer, which had
been used as the headquarters OF band
Of guerrillas. While the house was burn
ing, Ainsworth amused himself by ridi-
culing the distress of little girl, the
daughter of the farmer, preventing the
poor child, out of sheer wantonness,
from saving some trifiing trinkets from
the flames. Seven years afterward he
met the little girl, then grown up into a
handsome rustic maiden, and fell des-
perately in love with her; but she recog-
nized him at once as the unfeeling man
who had made sport Of her childish suf-
fering, and repulsed his unwelcome at
tentions. For two years he perseyered
in his attempts TO gain the affections of
the beautiful girl without avail, and at
last, in moment of despair, committed
suicide within sight of the ruins Of the
farm house where he had first met the
object Of his passion.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-04
]. E. SPENCER & CO., NEW YORK,
MOST PERFECT,

:"
Natural, Artificial help to the human eye ever
known. They are ground under their own su-
peryision, from minute Crystal Pebbles,
melted together. and derive their name.
Diamond" on account of their hardness
and brilliancy. The SCIENTIFIC PRINCI-
PIE on which they are constructed brings the
core OF center of the lens directly in front of
the eye, producing a clear and distinct vision.
as in the natural, healthy sight, and prevent
ing all unpleasant sensations, such as glim-
mering and wayerlng OF slghI; dlIzlness, ETC.,
in the, finest manner, in frames of the best
quality, Of all materials used for thatpurpose.
Their finish and durability cannot be sur
passed.
CAUTION. None genuine unless bearing
their trade mark stamped on every frame.
aB- w. @. BYRD, Jeweler and 0ptician, is
sole agent for Memphis, Tenn, from whom
they can only be obtained. These goods are
not supplied to peddlers, at any price;
1Q-aod-1A-12
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-04
Trust Sale.


DY VIRTUE OF A TRUST DEED TO NE
ID executed, and recorded in the Register 3
Office of Shelby county on Sd Of November,
1869, in book Is, page l4s, ETC., / will sell TO
the highest bidder, for cash. to carry out the
provisions of said Trust Deed. the following
real estate conveyed to me therein. to-wit: A
certain tract or parcel of land in Shelby
county. Tennessee. in the Buntyn tract, on
Memphis and Charleston railroad, near Bum
tyn station; beginning at the point of north.
west intersection of Goodwyn and Midland
avenues thence north, with west boundary
ofGoodwyn avenue, eleven chains and ninety,
four links; thence west eight chains and
twenty links; thence south eleven. chains and
ninety-four links; thence east eight chains
and twenty links; containing 79-lOO acres,
more or less. Sale ON F
Monday, 22d of May,
At the Real Estate Exchange Of Royster,
Trezevant 4 Co.. northeast corner of Main
and Jefferson streets, Memphis, between 10
o'clock a. m. and 2 O clock p. m. Title believed
to be perfect, but l sell and convey only as
Trustee. JOHN P. IRRELEVANT.
Trustee.
RoYsTER. TRRzEvANT & Co. Auctioneers.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-04

BURNErT's CocoAINE prevents loss OF
hair-kills dandruff.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-08-25
Official Advertisements.
A PROCLAMATION.
G. Z 9 r c. Z a:
By RUFUS B. BULLOCK,
Governor of said State

Whereas, The Alabama and Chattanooga
Rail Road company has failed to pay the semi
annual interest due on the first days ofJanuary
and July ultimO, upon certain bonds of that
Company and
Whereas, The State Of Georgia Endorsed for
and guaranteed the prompt payment OF the in
teTest and principle Of said bonds, and has paid
to the holders thereof the semiannual interest
due on the first days of January and July afore
said and
Whereas, the said Alabama and Chattanooga
Railroad Company accepted, concurred in, and
agreed to the terms and conditions prescribed
by law at the time said Endorsement was made
by this State;
Now, therefore, by virtue of the authority in
me vested by the Constitution and Laws of
this State, /, RUFUS B. BULLOCK Governor
and COMMANDMENT Chief ofthe Army and Navy
of this State, and of the militia thereof do issue
this my proclamation making known that the
State of Georgia is in possession ofthe Alabama
and Chattanooga Railroad, its track rOad-bed.
machinery, franchises, and property of all and
every description, lying or being in the State Of
Georgia and it is
ORDERED, That all officers ofthis State, civil
and military, exercise due diligence, to the end
that the agent 0 this State be maintained in the
peaceful possession of the said Alabama and
Chattanooga Railroad and its property within
this State. and restrain all parties from any ac-
ton whatsoever to dispossess the State until
the further order of the Executive
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the
State, at the Capitol in Atlanta, this the
2nd day of August in The year Of our
Lord Eighteen Hundred and seventy-one
and of the Independence of the United
States Of America, the Ninety
RUFUS b. BULLOCK
BY the Governor
Dawn G. CoTTISG. Secretary Of State
aug LIT
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-08-25

A TIDY HoUsE.--As a general rule
for living neatly and saving time, it
is better to keep clean than make
clean If you are careful not to
drop crumbs of bread or cake on the
carpet you will escape an untidy
room, and save the trouble of clean
ing it. In working, if you make a
practice of putting all the ends of
your thread into a division of the
work box, kept for the purpose, and
never let one fall on the floor, the
room will look very differently at the
end of the morning from what it does
when this is not attended to. A house
is kept far cleaner when all the mem
bers of the family are taught to wipe
their feet thoroughly on coming in
from out Of doors, than it can be done
where this is neglected. There are
thousand ways of keeping clean
and saving labor and time, which
are we'll worth while to learn and
practice, and though they may seem
to entail trouble, it is not so with
any one of refined feelings who re-
gard all labor to secure cleanliness,
a labor of duty and love.-Ger. TEL
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-08-25

A SWEET TEMPER.-No trait of
character is more valuable in wo-
men than the possession of a sweet
temper. Home can never be made
happy without it. 1t is like the
flowers that spring up in our path
way, roviving and cheering US
Let a man go home at night wearied
by the tolls of the day, and how
soothing is a word dictated by a
good disposition 1t is sunshine
falling on his heart. He is happy
and the cares of life are all forgot
ten. A sweet temper has a sooth-
ing influence of the minds of whole
family. Where it is found in the
wife and mother, you observe kind
ness and love rredominating over
the natural feelings of a bad heart,
smiles, kind words and looks char
acterize the children, and peace and
love have their dwelling there. A
sweet temper is more valuable than
gold it captivates more than beau
fy and to close of life it retains all
freshness and power.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-08-25

COLLEGE GRADUATES. The Chi
cago times has a word to say to the
thousands of young men just gradu-
ated from colleges, which, despite
its satirical flavor, is sensible advice.
This is the point of it: "But as
further preparation for an honorable
career, his first duty is to quit being
a college graduate. When the flo
raj tributes that applauding maidens
flung at his feet on that imposing
commencement occasion have with
cred, let him address himself to his
task. Let him conceal as far as pos
sible from those around him the fact
that he is the wisest man of his time
let him postpone his elevation for the
Presidency as long as he thinks the
pressing demands of his fellow citi'
zens will permit, and with an air of
well affected meellness, let him so to
work at his chosen avocation.
This is most sensible advice, and
we advise all our young friends who
have recently completed the collegi-
ate course to ponder and profit by it.
The only amendment we would sug-
gest is the substitution of the vaca-
tionfor "avocation.'
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-08-25
AN AWFUL STORY.

There was once an awful little
girl who had an awful way of saying
awful to everything. She lived
in an awful house, in awful street in
AN awful village, which was an awful
distance from any other place. She
went to an awful school, where they
had an awful teacher, who gave her
awful lessons eat OF, awful books
Every day she was SO awful hungry
that she eat an awful amount Of
food, so that she looked awful
healthy. Her hat was awful small,
and her feet were awful large. She
went to an awful church and her
minister was an awful preacher. In
summer she found the weather aw-
full hot and in winter awful cold.-
When it didn't rain there was an
awful drought, and when the awful
drought was over there was an aw-
full rain. So that this awful girl
was all the time in an awful state,
and if she don't get over saying
lawful" about everything, am
afraid she will come to an awful end.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-08-25
H NAH THI BE4BTY ~!
Strong and Pure Rich Blood-Increase of
Flesh and Weight-Clear Skin and
Beautiful Complexion secured to An
DR. RDwAT IS
SARSAPARILLTAN RESOLVENT

Has made the most astonishing cures; so
quick, so rapid are the changes the
body undergoes: undar the intiu
ence Of this truly wonderful Medicine
that Every Day mn Increase in Flesh and
Weight Is SEEN and FELT. THE GREAT
BL0ODPURIFIER. Every drop the SAR-
sAPARILLIAN REsoIVENT communicates throu'
the Blood, Sweat, Urine, and other fluids and
Juices of the system, the vigor oflife for it re-
pairs the wastes of the body with new and
sound material Scrofua Syphilis, Consump-
ton, Glandular diseases, Ulcers in the Throat,
Mouth, Tumors, Nodes in the Glands and other
parts Of the system, Sore Eyes, StrumorOus dis
charges from the Ears; and the worst forms Of
Skin diseases, Eruptons, Fever Sores, Scald
Head. Ring Worm, Erysipilas. Acne, Black
Spots. Worms in the Flesh, TumOrs. Cancers
in the Womb, and all weakning and painful dis
charges Night Sweats, Loss of Sperm and all
wastes of the life principle, are within the cura-
tive range Of this wonder Of Modern Chemistry,
and few days use will prove 10 any person
using il for either of these forms of disease its
potent power to cure them
Not only does the SarsaparilliaH Resovent
excel all known remedial agents in the cure of
Chronic, Screfulous. Constitutional and Skin
diseases but It is the only positive cure for
Kidney and Bladder Complaints, Urinary and
Womb diseases. Gravel, Diabetes, Dropsy Stop
age OF Water Ineontinenee of Urine, Bright's
Disease. Albuminura and in all cases where
there are brick dust deposits or the water is
thick, cloudy, mixed with other substances like
the white of am egg, or threads like white silk,
or there is morbid, dark, billions appearance,
and white bone-dust deposits, and when there
is a prickipg. burning sensation when passing
water and pain in the small Of the back and
along the LOina
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-08-25
CHE salarietta 9onrnal.

A VIRGINIA SNAKE SToRY.--A
correspondent writing to us from
Greenbank, Pocahontas County.
West Virginia, under date of July
81, informs us that a few weeks ago
a daughter of Mr.. =, who lives on
Elk Mountain in Pocahontas county,
whilst in a meadow about a quarter
of mile from the house, came upon
a monster in the shape of a snake
When discovered the snake was bel
lowing like an OK, and was of such
terrible dimensions that the gal at
once took to her scrapers, and we
imagine at no mean speed, ran for
the house. The snake pursued until
she came to the fence at the house.
The girl represents the snake to have
been about the size Of a stove pipe,
of enormous length, and head as
large % a tea kettle Mr., went
in pursuit, but could find nothing
but the trail in the grass, which look
ed like log of wood had been drawn
along.--Grecnbriey Independent.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-08-25

The first thing that rushes to the
recollection of soldier or a sailor in
his hearts difficulty is his Mother
She clings TO his memory and affec-
ton in the midst of all the forgetful-
ness and hardihood induced by ro-
wing life. The last message he leaves
is for her his last whisper breathes
her name. The mother, as she in
stills the lesson Of piety and fiiial
obligation in the heart of her infant
son, should always feel that her labor
is not in vain. She may drop into
the grave, but she has left behind
her influences that will work for her.
That bow is broken, but the arrow is
sped, and will do its Office.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-08-25

A New YORK wholesale grocer,
who has become rich in his business,
has lately made the following reve-
lation 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
customers advertised literally and
vigorously he rested, but as soon as
he began to contract his advertising
space he took the fact as evidence
that there was trouble ahead, and he
invariably went for his debt. "For,
said he, .'the man who feels too poor
to make his business known is too
poor to do business This with
draw al of an advertisement is an evil
dence Of weakness that business men
are not slow to observe.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-08-25

sometimes 60 musing along the
street to see how few people there
are whose faces look as though any
Joy had come down and sung in
their souls. | can see the lines of
thought and of care and of fear
money lines, shrewd, grasping lines
but how few happy lines! The
rarest feeling that ever lights the
human face is the contentment Of a
loving soul. Sit for an hour on the
steps of the Exchange in Wallstreet
and you will behold a drama which
is better than a thousand theatres,
for all the actors are real.--Beecber.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-08-25
PROCLAMATION.
G e O r q I a
By RUFUS 3. BULLOCK,
Governor of said State.

Whereas, 1t has been represented to me that
Walter Wilson, Joseph HodO, Richard Lazenby
and Radford Perkins, stand charged with this
crime of Assault with intent to murder, upon
Ephraim Gibbs in the county of McDufiie, on
the 18th day of May 1871, and that they have
fed from Justice have thought proper to issue
this. my proclamation, hereby offering reward
of One Thousand Dollars for ALL or $500 each,
for the apprehension and delivery Of the SAID
Wilson, Hodo, Lazenby and Perkins, with evil
dence sufficient to convict to the sheriff of sai'.
county aud State, and also further reward OF
Five Hundred Dollars, upon the same condi
lions above recited, for any accessory. Getcre
the fact 10 said orin,.
Given nnder my hand and Great Seal OF state,
at the capitol iu Atlanta, this 9th day OF
August. in the year of our Lord Eighteen
Hundred and Seventy-one, and ofthe indie
pendence of the United States of America,
the ninety-siXth.
BY the Governor
DAVID G. CoTTISG. Secretary State.
aug Ii
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-08-25

An eccentric wealthy gentleman
stuck up board in his field upon
his estate, upon which he painted
the following;
~ will give this field to any man
who is contented,'
He soon had an applicant.
"Well. sir, are You a cOntented
man ?"
eyes, sir; very"
"Then what do you want with my
field"
The applicant did not stop to re-
ply
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-08-25

A Mississippi negro was recently
set upon by party in disguise and
Ku-kIuxed, On being questioned,
he said his X. X. friends were of
the negro persuasion. He was ask
ed why he thought SO. 81 smelt
'um, massa," was the short and con-
vincing reply.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-08-25

It's related that when Beecher
was in the country last summer, he
lost his hat, and found it in about a
week in the barn where he had left
it, but with four eggs in it. This is
as it should be. Beecher had just
written eulogy on the hen; why
shouldn't the Hen-re-ward Beecher T.?
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-08-25

At a recent wedding in Rhinebeck
as the clergyman reached the part of
the ceremony, Il pronounce you-''
a fish pedder in the street shouted
"bull heads bull heads :" to the
amusement of some and the conster-
nation of others present on the oc-
casion.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-08-25

[coPY.
Fxec,rr1y-r DEPARTMENT STATE OF Ga,

Executive DEPARTMENT STATE OF Ga,
Atlanta. Ga, August ], 1871
Pursuant 10 section lst ofthe Tax Act, APPROX.
ed 18th of March, 1863, which authorizes the
Governor with the assistance of the Comptroller
General, to assess and levy such per centage
or the taxable property as will produce in tho
estimation of the Governor the sum Of five hun
dred thousand dollars. exclusive of specific taxes
and after approximating as neartA-as pLac..sahle
the amount in value Of all taxable property "a
the State as exhibited in the Digests: its
ORDERED: Thai four-tenths ofone per cent
be assessed and collected upon the amount of
the value Of property returned by each tax pay
er subject to taxation I'D Ualoy6m.
RUFUS B. BULLOCK, Governor
MADISON BELL, Comptroller General.
Aug 4th 71-4t,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-08-25

Eve was the only woman who
never threatened to go and live with
mamma Adam was the only man
who never tantalized his wife about
''the way mother used to cook
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-08-25

'ls your brother-in-law really
such lazy man ?" Lazy" was
the rePlJj why he is SO lazy that
he has an artist employed by the
month to draw his breath by a cray
on.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-08-25

\ crusty old bachelor says that
'love is wretched business, con-
sisting Of little signing, little cry
ing, little dying and deal of ~
ing"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-08-25

whats whisky bringing" in
CURED large dealer in that article.
Bringing men to the galIows, and
women and children to want was
the reply.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-08-25

a young lady who was perfectly
thunderstorm at hearing of her
friends engagement, has since been
provided with a Lightning rod.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-08-25


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