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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-10-01

something of shock, BIT he will be out
again in day or so, as it nothing had
happened. Altogether it was u rcmarka-
ble provideutial escape FROM serious, ii
not fatal injury. Let it be II lesson to
the boys, since they are not squirrels, not
to climb trees.
1t was Quarterly meeting last Sab
bath at the Methodist church. Mr..
Bailey preached a practical sermon, with
much earnestaess, from Luke 5:5-"Mas-
ter we have toiled all night aud have Ia
ken nothing, nevertheless, at thy word we
will let down the net After an elabor.
alton oe the historic details Of the text
and context, the pr acher divided his
theme which was faith, into the divis,
ions. LIST. Its foundation. ID Its exist
cuce. Sd. Its blcssing-lle took occasion
to repudiote the idea that church or d
christian should refuse to believe, unlcss
thcr see some sign or wonder, instead Of
doing as Simon did, launch out his boat
into the deep and let down his net, in the
face of all precedent, and OF all the cir
cnmstances, on the mere "word" OF one,
of whom, as yet, nc had but little knowl-
edge. He thought too many churches
wers waiting for signs and wonders be-
fore faith. or before acting in obedience
to the mere word Of God.
In the evening, the audience room was
thronged with an interested company at
the Sunday school concert. The attrac-
tive feature of which was, the erection Of
"a pyramid, in different sections or layers,
zach one representing christian virtue,
beginning with "Copsecration, and end
ink with Love" On the top of the
pyramid was a cross trimmed in myrtle
AID over the cross was suspended crown
Each layer was deposited by one person,
Who, at the same time, recited an appro.
pirate passage Of Scripture. As for ex.
ample the "Crown" was suspended by the
inunction,-"Be faithful unto death and
| will give thee a crown Of life" The
whole was credit to Mr.. o. p Mead,
the Assistant Superintendent, who arrang
ed aud managed the concert. y
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-10-01

BURLINGTON, W.. Oct it, 1871.
Dr.. 5. ". SMYTH:
DEAR Sm;-lt is one year since you began to
treat me for Chronic Catarrh, which at that time
had troubled me for about four years, your treat
ment removed the disease so that for the past
eight months have had no return of it, and now
feel as time advances, that the cure is permanent.
cannot too highly recommend your careful and
skillful treatment. 1t has the double merit of be-
ing entirely satisfactory while the treatment
continues, and is permanent and lasting in its re-
suits afterwards.
Very respectfully yours,
HENRY BALLARD.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-10-01

CllELDON CO.'S HAIR DRESSING. A
- pleasant preparation for the hair. Warranted
not to injure the hair or scalp. Put up in guam
titles to suit purchasers, at low prices.
SHELDON co.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-10-01

nYES AND DYE STUFFS.-Every descrip-
IL ton Of dye stuff, for sale at half the old
war prices. SHELDON 4 co.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-10-01

DURE DRUGS AND MEDIClNEs.-A full
l. supply. Also nearly all the Patent Medi-
cines of the day, at n small advance from cost
SHELDON 4 co.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-10-01

INOOT ROT CURE.-The best remedies known.
Il Put up in quantities to suit.
SHELDON & co.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-10-01

We keep constantly hand and for sale the
following well known preparations
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-10-01

lash WILL BE PAID FOR BUTTER, on
~ Friday, May 18th, and each succeeding Fri.
day during the season. at SHELDON 4 CO.'S.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-10-01

We cffer the best inducements to purchasers .by
keeping the largest variety of goods and selling
at the lowest prices. We have a choice variety
Of goods fresh from market and not surpassed by
any selection in town. Call and we will show
you our stock.
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Middle bury.

lion. James NJ. Slade of Middlebury1
delivered the address before the Walllng'
ford Fair on Wednesday last.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-15
An Amusing IHcIdent.

While the House was in committee Of
the whole on the Deficiency Appropria.
ton bill question arose Oh which d.
vision of the House was demanded, and
the chairman, Stevenson, Of Ohio, ap.
pointed General Butler and General
Farnsworth tellers. Butler and Farms
worth are not on speaking terms, and
when they met in front of the clerk desk
they did not observe the usual custom of
shaking hands, whereupon some mem
Der, wishing to carry ON the joke, in
sisted upon introducing them. Butler
was unwilling to look at FarnsWorth,
while the latter refused to recognize
Butler. They stood looking away from
each ether, without speaking, to the greet
amusement of the members who are IA
miliar with their peculiar relations. Each
tried to ignore the presence Of the other,
and each announced the count of his
side without consultation or agreement,
Fortunately for Farnsworth, he could not
tell whether Butler was looking at him
or not. He has an Impression that oc-
casionally Butler went one eye on him,
but he is not sure of this, for sometimes
i seemed as if Butler was looking in two
or three different directions at once. The
affair passed of without any personal
collision. = Wash Cor.
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be thrown up sharply, and the whole
dress and oody viii disappear. This ef-
feet, often enough seen, is execrably bad.
II you must wear low black dress, let
It be cut square, giving the hight Of the
shoulders Tor better, the angles rounded,
for corners are very trying, and have
plenty of white or pale gauze, or Thin
black net, to soften the harsh line he.
tween the skin and the dress White
gauze or lace softens down the black
ness Of the dress at the edge Of the bod
ice, and thin black stuff has an equally
good effect, as it shades the Wilderness
Of the skin into the dark color Of the
gown. Only under these conditions
does the sudden contrast enhance, as
some persons suppose, the fairness of
the complexion. Nature abhors sharp
edges. We see contrasts in flowers and
marbles; but they are always softened,
each color stealing little of the other
at the junction Of the two, Even the
sharp edges OF a crag or house against
the sky are seen by practicei eye to
gather some softening grayness, either
from the surrounding colors or by mer;
perspective. Trees grow thin at the
edges and melt into the sky; in prism,
Of course, we see the tender amalgama-
tions of hues more distinctly, the Sec
ondarics lying clearly between the pri.
maries. Ruskin had noticed this surely
when he said; CAN good colors | grad
uated," each mixed into the next where
there are contrasts.
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In Love with his Engine.

In no one is the feeling of devotion to
his calling more apparent, and indeed
more natural, than the engineer. His
engine is to him thing Of life and in
telligence. Itspeculiarities form the sub
ject of daily study. Every locomotive
differs more or less from every other.
Each one requires treatment peculiar
to itself Some must be handled ten
Dderly as a high-mettled racer; others
Irequire rough handling, like a stolid,
plodding old cart horse. Some have an
appetite for fuel for which voracity is no
name at all others consume water as If
afflicted with Unsuitable thirst; some
possess the pleasant habit of keeping
themselves clean and neat under all cir
cumstances; while others are inveterate
smokers, and cover the engineer and
fireman with smoky SCOT. But with To-
comotives, as with men, the most detest-
ible habit lin which even they sometimes
indulge is chewing" and splitting -
the latter process being performed from
the smoke-stcc!; which rains a sooty
filth over the entire engine, brass orna-
ments and all. This habit fully iustifes
the name given to it by engineers, which
differs somewhat from that given above.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-15
To Prevent the spread Of Fires.

A correspondent Of the Chicago Times
furnishes the following
Would you be so kind as to publish
the following plan for preventing fires
from spreading in cities;
A pipe extending from the water sup
ply pipe in the basement to the roof of
the house, connecting there with one
running horizontally above the comb
of the roof its entire length so that
when the water is let on from the street
main it will make a shower all along the
comb'of the roof. The water will run
into the spout, as in rain, but cut
off can be arranged so that instead Of
running into the kitchen, it will be con-
Quoted to a gutter running along the
wall, and trickle through holes in the
bottom of this along the wall or wealth
er-boarding.
Another gutter along the wall, and
near the bottom, could collect it and run
it into a rain barrel, from which it could
be dipped to wet the wooden sidewalks.
By this means, the water could be
used three times, and in a large fire,
even when whole blocks were ablaze,
the fountains would continue to play on
the fire. 1I
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-15

had that sort Of eyes. He is brave, and
he is patient / met him on the side
walk this morning walking up the street
Of Alcola, all alone, and with nothing
which looked like policeman within
forty rods of him. He goes about like
any other young man of his age. plainly
dressed, with little switch in his hand,
completely unattended, and apparently
as free from royal etiquette and royal
apprehensions as the best democrat Of
them all The threat Of assassinating
him has died out completely. He has
quite shamed il out OF his enemies."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-15
FOLLOWING HIS LEADER.
A Class-Leader Of Huston's Churcl
Eiopes with a sunday -bchoO
TaaahaR

Teacher.
From the Baltimore Journal.l
John W. Selby, prominent commits
sion merchant and member and class
leader of Trinity NJ. L. Church, South
has long been enamored of a Miss Ada
Turner, Sunday-school teacher in thu
same church. The shepherd Of this
house OF worship having proven faith
less and wicked, some of the flock have
taken into their heads to stray likewise
from the fold.
The lady in question, Miss Ada Turn
or, is also principal Of primary school,
and although quite intelligent, is far
from being handsome. However, other
women than those who are considered
pretty possess strange infatuation over
the other sex. Such was the case with
Selby. There was something about Miss
Turner unusually attractive to his eyes
and heart, and so great was the fasciDas
ton that il wss matter to him OF ihst
possibility to suppress it, e
At last he whispered into the car OF
his inamorata the passion that burned
within him, and of course told her that
his existence would be miserable without
having her as worldly companion by
his side. Before the elopement, however,
their love was exchanged in manner
not recognized either by the law Of God
or man. The fight Of the spiritual ad-
wiser, Huston, no doubt brought them to
reflect upon their criminal intimacy, and
as the lady was in very delicate condi-
ton, the parties no doubt somewhat
alarmed at the present public sentiment
against such illicit intercourse, fed from
the city, and the man Selby from an in
teresting and highly esteemed family.
What are Christian worshipers in the
church, the faithful and devoted workers
in the vineyard of the Lord, to think Of
this disgraceiul affair 80 soon after the
villainy of Huston2
This man (Selby) was a member of
the firm of q commission house in this
city which ranks among the most sub
stantial and best. Its credit stands
high, and the gentlemen comprising the
firm move in the most refined and pol
ished circles of society. In the church
John W. Selby was looked upon as a
leader and highly efficient member, and
being so prominent, his attentions to
Miss Ada Turner, were frequently OBJ
served and commented upon.
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The Ruex Canal.

During 1871 the measurement of the
vessels passing through the Suez Canal
amounted to I'll 400 tons, of which 546,-
62l were British, 81, ,S4l French, 43, ll5
Austrian, 20, 400 Italian, l6, ,959 Turkish,
1884 Egyptian, 6,7l1 Dutch, 1920 Rus
sian, 400 Belgian, 4lT0 American, $500
German, 3l57 Spanish, 1916 Norwegian,
9l9 Portuguese, 660 Danish, and 40S Bur
mese. From the opening in November,
1860, 10 the end Of 1870, the measure.
ment of the vessels passing through the
Suez Canal, was 4S6,6l6 tons. NJ. De
Lesseps, in his reports on this enterprise,
estimated the traffic Of the canal at six
millions tons a year, and the receipts at
twelve millions dollars. In a report made
in July, 1871, De Lesseps estimated his
receipts for the year at two millions of
dollars, and the expenses at three mil
lions seven hundred thousand dollars.
At a toll charge Of. two dollars per ton,
the receipts for 1911 only amounted to
$l,542,SlS, so that for last year there
was deficit of 81, ,200, 900, so that since
the opening of the canal the loss has
amounted to at least $3,357 ,lS2. In his
report Of last July De Lesseps proposed
to raise loan Of four millions Of dollars
10 pay of the outstanding claims, and
expressed hope that dividend on the
shares would be declared at the end of
1874. At present, the Suez Canal hardly
earns the interest on its bonds.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-15
what Some wedding Presents are
Worth.

A New York correspondent of the
Utica Observer writes thus:
1t is said of weddings, that an ingeni
GUS method of making bridal presents
has been discovered, and one fair bride,
at least, has been enlightened regarding
the tricks and the manners of we'd
ding guests. A newly made wife, hav.
ing had multiplicity Of costly salvers
given her on her wedding day, claimed
the privilege usually accorded the re-
cipient of such favors of exchanging
whatever duplicates she might possess
for something of which she stood in
greater need. With this end in view,
she repaired to Tifany's one day with a
duplicate salver and made known her
wish to exchange it. What was her sur
prise, however. to see the shopman
glance suspiciously at the article and
deny that it had ever been purchased at
that establishment.
Where did it come from then? the
lady somewhat Indignantly asked.
Doubtless from some dollar store,
madam, was the candid reply.
1t was in vain the lady asserted that
such could not be the case; in vain that
she called the shopman's attention to the
elegant case bearing Tiffany own trade
mark.
That makes no difference, madam,
was the reply. There is great de-
mand for our empty cases this season,
and this is probably the use to which
they were put. A salver like that can
be purchased for few dollars on any of
the avenues; whereas, we're it the genu-
ine article, it would cost a hundred, and
the donor fancies he has all the credit of
6 bona fde gift, lit is sent in one of our
cases"
The bride probably left Tifaays a
sadder aud wiser woman, and it is
equally probable that another wedding
guest was shortly made to beat his
breast with modification and chagrin.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-15
The Young King Of spain

The young King Of Spain is referred
to in a recent Madrid letter as follows
In the course of the drive young
fellow vent shying right up against the
Kings leaders, and half knocked the
royal position out Of HE saddle, and
the young coxcomb did it on purpose,
too, fer he neither took OFF his hat nor
turned round to beg pardon. He just
galloped away, while everybody was
laughing and saying II was a good joke,
and the poor Queen was as red as q lob
ster, and the King hung his head. II
might have been a good joke, but it was
very bad manners. am told such
things happen not unfrequently. The
King is a good looking young man, with
3 skin ike Philip II, and an eye like
well, not good eye. | cannot oompli-
ment his eyes, and / should be rather
sorry to know anybody intimately whs
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-15
BEAR AND FoRBEAR.

Be careful, We whose welded hearts
Are lovingly united;
Be heedful lest an enemy
Steal on you unlimited
A little willy serpent form,
With graceful, Turing poses;
Or. coming in different guise.
A thorn among the roses
Be careful. ye whose marriage bells
Now merrily are ringing;
Be heedful of the bitter word,
The answer keen and singing,
The sharp retort. the angry eye.
It's vivid lightning flashing; A r.
The rock on which SO many hopes
Are daily. hourly dashing!
I" Bear and forbear;" the only way
To tread life's paths together,
Then come, and welcome, shining sun,
is Or come dark. cloudy weather 4
Two loving hearts dissolved in one.
That cannot live asunder,
Have put loves golden armor on
i. Oh. world. look on and wonder!
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-15

DY VIRTUE OF A. DEED OF TRUST
ID made TO me by II. W. Loving, dated Feb
Tuary IA, 1871. and recorded in Register S
office of Shelby county. in book 79, page sos.
said deed TO secure certain Indebtedness
therein described, and which is due and un-
paid, / will, "a such trustee, on
Thursday, 2Sth day of March, 1872,
between the hours Of II and II an, at the
soutt west corner Of Madison and Main streets,
Memphis, Tenn. proceed to sell for cash, to
tho highest bidder, the following lot or parcel
of land. lying in the county Of Shelby and
State of Tennessee. in District No. IL, being
the northeast part of the east half of section
two ~. township one o., in range seven (71
west. containing one hundred and ninety
two tl92) acres. the said one hundred and
ninety-two (,92) acres of land being the same
Whichgas attached and apportisned to S. W.
Boyer aud Susan A., his wife, in division of
the land given BY Isaac Wilborn in his will to
the said $. w. Boyer and wife and one w. III.
Allen. between them ard said Allen. by COM
missioners appoin ed by the County Court Of
Shelby county aforesaid, and the same tract
of land conveyed TO said ). w. Boyer and
Susan A.. his wife, by II. e. Wilbsrn and A.
q. Wilborn, executors of the last will and
testament Of the said Isaac WilbOrn, decd
by their deed of date the 18th day of Novem-
Der. 1852
The right Of redemption is waived in said
trust deed, and the title to the property is be-
lieved to good, but convey only as Trustee.
JOHN G. LANfEk. Trustee.
February 26. 1872 lS}.td
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-15

The last Of the trees Of liberty, planted
in Paris after the revolution of lS4s, has
just been cut down. IL stood in the
court yard of a house on Rue dAmster-
dam. s'ls..-.
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Ladies, presse. and ssyIes.
A correspondent OF the New 1orl
Eveaing Express says: ~.

A correspondent of the New York
Eyening Express says: tF
One Of the csrses Of our age is the
weekly circulation oi itisstsations (ten
cents EACH called fashions, which are
foolish, nonsens sical, expensive, and tend
70 cultivate an IMPOVERISHED taste in
wousa. Many man is an inmate Of a
prison, or hsgtss5ed TO death by impor-
innate creditors, because e these ex-
travagant and worse than useless contin-
ual changes Of fashion, while the health
of many a woman IS impaired BY them.
The immense mass of false hair, jute,
Manila grass, etc, Wcln BY some, will
deprive them sooner or later Of Eoman 5
most beautiful adornment--a beautiful
head Of hair. 1t will iniure the scalp
and cause the loss Of the hair. IL is
never too late TO mend. LII rrnn
|
Maine girls say there amt enough
-.1,-,., -, ~ ulot,-htr., ,-o-to.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-15
PUBLICATION.

MO PAPER IN MEMPHIS IS A Bl T@LEh @
IN advertising medium than the WeA -, -
Methodist, il having within the lin. =. a
which Memphis T. the eommercial cent "
and read Of all who may become interested |.
Judicious advertising viii pay. Our. once ia
Z7vh Maia street. up stairs. In same building
se "a. s'''s : S R.W. BLEW q co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-15
SEALED PRoPosALs.

SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE-
= ceived. at the Chamber Of Commerce.
Memphis. until the 10th inst. for grading.
graveling, bridging and laying the stone foun-
dation Of the road-bed for one mile of the
Shelby County Turnpike. commencing at
Mclesn avenue and thence running east for
said one mile. Specifications will be made
known by application 10 II. A. Montgomery,
Superintendent of the road.
LEON TROUSDALE, Secretary,
March s. 1877. 5-l4
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-15

Fifty American colleges admit women.
France does not admit them to any of
her colleges.
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ANNOUNCEMENT.
To the People Of Tennessee,

IN RESPONSE TO THE EXPRESSION
i of a popular desire. sufficiently general
and influential to control my action in the
matter, hereby announce myself candi-
date for the office of Judge Of the Supreme
Hon. t. A. K. Nelson. Election first Thurs
day in August next. b. COOhE.
Chattanooga. March II. lSI2. ll-te
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-15

WHO HAS NOT BEEN ANNOYED WITH
w bad-fttiEg Shirts? We have been try
ing for long time to obyiale the difficulty
and meet the demand, and in bringing the
HOMEMADE SHIRT before the public we
feel confident that we have met the demand
T1sk AND BEAUTY, the "a Orne- Made shirt
Is without q rival.
We have fully tested its merits during the
past two years, and il has gwen ENTiRs sATIs-
FAeIIoN where others have failed. and We are
confident that a fair trial will convince the
most fastidious Of the truth OF the above
statement. ....
A complete assortment Of the Shirts always
IN stock. open fronts or hacks, for studs. eye
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WALL PAPER.
FOR SALE.
MASONIC TEMPLE.
OLD RIM LDING FOR SALE.

c,EALFn PRO, NOsALs WILL BIZ RE
a,.a1 ~ fiee Of the Secretary, for
sixty aays from dSt February 10, ls79 fos
the purchase Of the I, 'o-story brick building
SSnnthse On the . noIthesG so sSa. e The same must be
Tevn,s ,',b;r tbirt "a u from date Of pur-
chase. or when ordered w. the DIRECTORY.
Terms cash. or approved N.s3 ~ rsi.ct fS,y NV
The Directory reserve the n w " e'00' ""'
or al bids. NEl
By order Of the Directory. r...s;a.,. 3
A. j. WHEELER. Secretary. re.-sS- W
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-15
MOST PERFECT.

Natural, Artificial help to the human eye ever
known. They are ground under their own su-
pervision, from minute Crystal Pebbles
melted together. and derive their name.
Diamond" on account of their hardness
and brslliancy. The SCIENTIFIC PRINCJ-
PIE on which they are constructed brings the
core or 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-
peculiar to all others in use. They are mounted
in the finest manner, in frames of the beat
quality, of all materials used for that purpose.
Their finish and durability cannot be sur
passed.
CAUTION.-None genuine unless bearing
their trade mark stamped on every frame.
as ". G. BYRD, Jeweler and 0ptician. is
sole agent for Memphis, Tenn, from whom
not supplied to peddlers. at any price.
1Q-eod-14-1g
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j. E. SPENCER & CO., NEW YORK
TINE DIAMOND GLASSES,

Which are now offered to the public. IRE pro-
nounced by all the celebrated Opticians Of tho
world to be the
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-15

RURsETrs CoLosSE is the best and
cheapest. --
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AUcTIon,
LAN1ER g. CO.'S
PUBLIC SALES OF REAL ESTATI
TRUST SALE

OF Valuable Tract of Land, i'm
Shelby county. Tenn, con-
tatning One Hundred and
Nfnety.TwO Acres.