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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-09-20

Arc we to have beard controversy
again, similar to the one which, for a
short space, created ripple in the An
gelican Church, and caused the London
Punch very pleasantly to gauge the priv
ileges of the curate and his vicar, the
Dean and his Bishop, in this respectl
This matter, let it be understood, is
merely one of taste. The Rev. Thos.
Binney, the most prominent preacher
among the English Congregationalist,
has emphatically condemned the beard
ministerial as, among other things, in
terfering with the enunciation of the
preacher. Mr.. Binney has aroused con-
troversy, and others have taken up the
defense Of the hirsute. IL is curious to
note the varying fortunes OF the beard
among the clergy and the laity in differ
ent ages. In the time of the Anglo
Saxons the clergy Nss compelled by
laE TO shave. In other countries, until
the eighth century, the beard was worn.
Then upon the separation Of the Greek
and Latin churches, Leo III, TO distin-
guish himself from the patriarch OF
Constantinople, removed his beard, and
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-09-20


The origin of the term "blue stock
ing " is thus explained by Mary Clement
Ames. One never thinks of calling a
man blue stocking now; yet it was a
man who first wore eerulean hose in
q fashionable assembly, DR.. Stillingheet,
who vas . sloven as well as a scholar.
Admiral Boscaven, glancing at his gray
blue stockings, worn at one Of Mrs
Montague's assemblies, gave it the name
of the blue stocking assembly, to indi-
cate that the full dress, still indispensa-
Bile to evening parties, might be dis
pensed with, if a person so chose, at
Mrs. MoRtagueS. A Frenchman catch
ing at the pharse, exclaimed; Al Les
bGs bleasl" The blue stockings And
the title has elung to the literary woman
ever since
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-09-20
MEETING.
Life Association Of America
st. Louis.


AT A MEETING OF THE POLICY
~ holders of the Life Association Of
America, held at the company's rooms on
the 26th August, for the purpose Of consider
ing certain proposed amendments TO the char
ter Of the Association, it was the sense OF
the meeting that other amendments be added
TO those proposed, and the whole be again sub
mitted to the members Of the company at a
meeting which Ii was recommended should be
held as soon as practicable. Now, therefore,
this Is 10 give notice that a meeting Of the
poliey-helders Of the Life Association will be
held at the principal Office Of the company, in
the city Of 81. Louis. on
Wednesday, the 25th day Ofseptem.
bers inst,
at 10 o'clock an, for the purpose Of voting
fer OF against the proposed amendments TO the
charter Of the Association, in accordance with
the provisions Of section IS Of m act ef the
General Assembly Of the State Of Missouri,
approved March 10. 1892, entitled An Act
for the incorporation and regulation Of Life
Assurance companies.
JAMES n. BRITTOS, President.
s-2 WM. HANLEY, Secretary.
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DIRECTORY.
BOYLE g. CHAPMAN'S
Memphis City Directory,

n Office. - BEING ABOUT TO CLOSE
the canvass for names for our City Directory,
preparatory to going to Press, we earnestly re-
quest all parties who have made change of
business or place of residence since their
names were taken. or contemplate doing 50
within the next thirty days. to notify US at
our Store. 27s1z Main street.
$3.50 BOYLE 4 CHAPMAN, Publishers'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-09-20

sW The Society will have a General Agent
who will take special care and give particular
attention to all Stock and articles on exhibit
tion at the Fair.
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In addition to the Premiums contained in
the Premium List, the Directors call attention
to the following additional Special Premiums,
which they have concluded to offer, viz:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-09-20
Monday, September 18th, 1872.

The leading characteristics of this school
are as follows:
For Born SExEs--Course Of study. compre--
hensye and practical; Instructions impaired
with interest and care; reviews and examina-
tions frequent and critical; thorough discipline
through the employment of mild agencies AID
MORALS. coupled with intellectual advance
ment THE PRIME CONSIDERATION: 49,.
Single desk pattern of school furniture. with
all recent inventions TO secure ease. conyen-
ience. and health; three acres OF ground for
recreation purposes, including two acres OF
fine forest trees, the whole affordng c0mmo-
dious common playground for all.
Reference is given to the following patrons
of the school:
]. j. Busby, W. N. Brown, 7. h. Farnsworth
q. w. Cover, w. d. Beard, j. ]. Rawlings,
.Ino. S. Toof. g. Falls, j. X. Stobbins.
l27xiy-20xy
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PROPOSALS.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS,
COrinth and Nashville Railroad

COrinth and Nashville Railroad.
CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE-
- ceived until the
10th day of September, 1872,
At the Engineers Office. in Corinth. Miss. or
at the Office Of the President, $40 Front street.
Memphis, Tenn, for the grading, trestle-wOrk
and cross-ties Of lS12 miles of road. from Cor
NTH, Miss, TO Hamburg, Tenn.
The Company reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
lF-t NJ. LYNCH. Chief Engineer.
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A Magnificent Double -BarreIed
BREECH.L0ADING SHOTGUN /!
Worth $3.50 is offered fer the

II Pigeon Shoo ting.
Match on FRIDAY. Entrance fee, s..
Best general display of Flowers. Plants
and Shrubs, from the greenhouse and
garden. including Plants in Pots, Cut
Flowers, Bouquets and Eyergreens. $50 90
Best general display of Canned Fruits,
ETC., made in Southern Statcs...,...',.. 50 90
Best Suit of Gentleman S Clothing, made
by a Lady, including Coat, Pants and
vest . W
Best display of Quilts and Comforts
thomc-made), TO include silk, cotton
and = 10
Best display Of Embroidery By South
ern Lady, TO include specimens Of silk,
wool and W
Best and most tasty calico Dress, made
by Southern 3 90
Best display OF CrOchet-Work. 25 90
Best general display of Artificial Flowers . %
Best display Of Hair Work. q 90
Best Southern made Bonnet 80 90
Best Pictorial Worsted Tapestry ........... 25 90
souiherSer Original design. .',..,'...'. 50 90
design :,.;.,,'......'.....;.'..,.,....,.2 25 90
desigul -. .,..... 80. ......'... 25 90
Best Painting in water cOlOrs lOuginal
design . 90
J. G. BALLENTINE, President.
LEON TROUSDALD, Secretary.
l3-d6wtd
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INSURANCE.
MASONIC MUTUAL
Life Assurance Association,
No. Ss4 Front Street.

Magnolia Block, cor. Union street, up stair
eIO CONSTITUTES YOU A MEMBER
Ok SO for policy. q exsmining Zee, snd a
annually. No other expepse excsptin case of
the death Of . member zen Fc1 ill hs az
ssEssd - u-lt0-i
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOr state senator.

To tho People Of Shelby, Fayette and Upton;
Responsive to the action Of there County
Convention Of Upton county and the request
of my friends In Shelby and Fayotte,. an
nounce myself candidate for Senator for this
district in the next General Assembly. subject
torhe action Of the Senatorial Convent,on.
65-te pEYTON j. SMITH.
| hereby announce myself candidate to
represent Shelby county in the Senate of the
next Legislature. subject TO the nominating
election Saturday, July 20, 1872.
Fer Representatives.
JOHN 0VERT0N, JR., is n candidate to
represent Shelby county in the Lower House
Of the Legislature. subject 10 the action of the
primary meetings Of July Goth. ll5 te
JAMES M. HARRIS rs a candidate to rep
resent Shelby county in the Lower House OF the
Legislature, subject to the action of the pri.
mary meetings Of July Goth.
JOSEPH bARBIERE is a candidate for
Representative in the Legislature, subject to
the decision Of the voters at the primary cleo
tions, July 10th.
s. r. CANNON is candidate to represent
Shelby county in the Lower House of the Leg
islature, subject 10 the result Of the primary
elections to be held the 10th OF July instant.
l09-te
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Hope Hall Institute

II 7. TOOF, PRINCIPAL, WILL RE.
J open above Institute at lao Marshall
Avenue, on
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1872-01-20
Reform.

Capt. Harry l. Todd, member from
this county, has introduced a resolution
into the Legislature, looking to an in
vestigatien into the expenditures of pub
lie money for the benefit of the charita-
BILE institutions, and by various public
officers whose accounts have hitherto not
been subject to general or public in
spection. There is reason to believe that
an itemized exhibit of the various ex :.
penditures alluded to, will develop a
need of reform, beneficial to State in
terests.
There has been hitherto sort of timid
delicacy in the Legislature asking for an
investigation or report into items of ex-
penditure by public officers, not at all
complimentary to the efficiency Of the
public servants. If the members of the
Legislature cannot find it a part of their
business to look into the manner in
which the peoples money is appropriated
and used, into the items of this expend
iture; if they cannot demand a strict ex-
position of how trusts have been exc.
cuted by trustees, then their Office is but
half fulfilled and they are derelict OF
duty.
Whether such exhibits as are called
for show abuses or not, is matter sim
ply of trial. That abuses may exist, and
that the nature Of keeping accounts ma,
not expose them, is satisfactory reason
in itself why such resolutions as thos'
offered by Capt Todd should, from time
to time, appear and be enforced Th,
people are entitled to them, and Capt
Todd has not only the nerve, but such
appreciation of his attitude as a repre-
sentative of the people, as to be thor
Ough in his purpose of executing duty
-FFGnkfort Commonwealth.
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THE LADIES PRESENT
A Sporting senator.

Senator Sprague visited Kansas a few
weeks ago, and, like all other Eastern
visitors, wanted to see the buffalo on his
native heath. The Leavenworth Times
says:
Benjamin Akers, Esq, of this city,
got up party, and, with the Senator,
went out to the buffalo country. A few
miles from Fort Wallace they found the
bisons in thousands, and the hunters
"went in" Mr. Akers singled out an
old patriarch of the herd, chased himsa
few miles, and after few successful
shots, brought HIM down.
After his own game was secure, he
commenced looking around for the rest
of his party. The Senator had also
singled out an old bull, had driven him
apart from the rest of the herd, and was
in a little ravine about two miles distant
from Akers, but in plain view. The
buffalo had been wounded, and showed
fight. The Senator would pursue him
for short distance, but would then be
compelled to turn his horses head in
the other direction, and get out of the
way of the maddened animal; once, in
wheeling suddenly, his horse fell, and the
bull was right upon him in an instant.
Akers says this was one of the closest
calls he ever saw-so close, indeed, to
leave doubt in his mind there
would very soon be necessity for a
special senatorial election in Rhode
Island, "to dll vacancy" but just in
the nick of time the valiant Senator re-
gained his seat in the saddle and was of
like the wind, his horse being stimulated
by sharp "punch" from the bulls
horns. 1t seems that Mr.. Sprague had
pursued the bull closely, fired several
shots upon him, wounding him severely,
but not fatally, and that his ammunition
had then given out. Mr.. Akers, COM
pretending the situation, came to his
assistance and reinforced him with few
rounds, when the bull was promptly
brought down. The Senator brought in
with him the head of the bull, and is
having it "cured," to take home as a
trophy of his skill and prowess as a
buffalo hunter.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1872-01-20
AbOut Women.

Mrs. Colt, of Hartford, is about to
build a school for the children of work
ing people in the Colt Arms Factory at
cost of 100000.
Mrs. Charles r. Mills, of Newmarket,
n H., shot hawk on Christmas morn
ing which measured four feet from tip to
tip of wing. She never fired off gun
before.
A New Hampshire farmer was pre-
vented by the tears and lamentations of
his wife from selling his farm for 1000,
but finally concluded to take $3.50 more
and ''let her cry
Thirty of the "most respectable ladies"
at Medora, Ind, recently visited grog
shop in that town and demolished every,
thing demolishable the establishment
contained.
The daughter of a postmaster in a
town in Ohio took advantage of her
fathers official position to collect money
for the soldiers orphans and bought a
bonnet with the proceeds.
Hon. G. G. Holland, in recent lee
ture on the 'Social Undertow," said :
The debauchery in the nation is the
result of wrongfully bringing up chill
dren, and this is wholly due to woman. !"
An Edinburg woman, whose case had
been thrown up by her counsel, conduct
ed it herself with SO much ability that
although she was defeated the judge
complimented her on the great skill she
had displayed.
An Ohio woman, whose husband had
broken all the household furniture in a
fit of intoxication, made out bill of the
articles destroyed, which she forced the
saloon keeper who had sold the liquor to
him to pay.
In town in Michigan, a week or two
since, an old lady of so years who had
been rescued from the flames of burn
ing house at the cost of considerable
trouble crawled back again after her
money, and perished in the flames.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1872-01-20
How 10 Catch a Wife.
Prom the Boston Journal.

L
New York is really the city of decep-
tions. A man must not only look sharp
as to his company, but be can hardly
trust his own sense. The we'll formed
man he meets in the street may be in-
deted for his elegant proportions to tho
genius of his tailor, and the belle {
beauty may be half padding. a young
man of quite elegant exterior passed at
one of our fashionable watering places for
a young man of wealth He became
greatly smitten with the daughter Of a
wealthy merchant, who, besides what her
father would leave her, had a handsome
fortune in her own right. He referred
to a well>knowr gentleman of New York,
who thought him rich, and who knew the
amount of his income tax. He was 40
cepted and married. 1t was found that Ae
was clerk in a dry goods house on quite
an ordinary salary. He secured money
enough to pay a good sized income tax.
His investment proved more lucrative
than a Wall Street speculation. as it Sc
cured him rich wife.
Several instances have been known in
which parties have made splurge among
the fashiouables at the springs and else
where, and have got introductions to
wealthy people and returned TO New
York, hired a handsomely-furnshed
house in a good location for month or
two; have received their stylish friends
in style, married their daughters,
and then retired to the back streets to
which they really belonged. How many
of such marriages have terminated will
be ascertained by examining the records
of conrts in Indiana.
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southern state bankruptcy.

From the New York fInancler-
The reconstruction of the South is
bearing prolific fruit in states which long
held repute for being among the richest
and most prosperous in the Union. Ten
nessee, Virginia, Georgia, the two Caro-
linas are struggling well nigh to exkaus-
ton against difficulties which, in some
instances at least, promises to shed no
bright reflection upon American credit.
And yet it is not easy to see how, under
the system which has been adopted az
Washington, such result is to be alto
gether unexpected. The tariff has been
framed upon principle which, if it sub
serve the interest of minority in certain
states, presses with intense severity upon
the South. Any system may fairly be
tested by its results; and here, seven
years after the termination of the war, we
have some of the finest sections Of the
Union not only not proposing, but seri-
ously meditating reputation or bank
ruptcy, through inability to meet the
claims which stand against them. North
Carolina speaks in no uncertain tone.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1872-01-20
"Right About Face.,,

A Quaker gentleman, walking along
the street Of seafaring place one day,
was shocked By hearing boy, apparent
ly not more than twelve years old, using
very profaDe language, while relating
some story in an excited manner to an
other lad of the same size. Stepping up
to the lad, he rebuked him somewhat
sharply for thus taking the name Of
the Lord in vain
Il can't help it, sir said be. "I've
got so used to it, that l don't think any,
thing about it,
Something IN the boys face attracted
the gentleman and be talked with him
few moments longer in a kind manner,
endeavoring to show him the wiekedness
as well as impropriety of such language;
aud the boy, who seemed TO have fallen
in the habit more through thoughtless-
ness than from evil intent, promised to
try to refrain from profanity in the future.
The Quaker went on his way, rather
skeptical if the truth we're told, in re-
gard to his being able now to break off
habit which seemed to have gained
such strong hold upon him while such
mere child.
Some weeks after, being in the same
] place again on business, he met the boy.
who thus accosted him:
give kept my promise, sir !"
"Ah my boy, I'm glad to hear il.
Did thee find it hard work at alp" in
quired the Quaker, interested to know
how he had been able to obtain the
mastery over his bad habit.
"Well, yes, sir; it was pretty hard st
first for you see had been in thS
habit of swearing so much, that l hard
ly knew when did say bad words. But.
when 1 promised you to try, said to
myself, Now, Sam, face right about, and
stop it short And | did it, sir, and
haven't used an oath since, and what's
more, don t mean TO again. You were
the first one who ever told me it was
wicked to use such words. My father
swears; and they all swear pretty much
where / live"
"Well done, my little man r. said tho
Quaker, taking the boys hand, and
shaking it heartily, 81 honor thee for
thy brave resolution aud perseverance.
Many a man would give half his wealth
to be able to free himself from some evil
habit as resolutely as thee seemest to
have done but few have the courage to
right about face like thee. = Well
Spring.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1872-01-20

From the Ripley Ntoes we learn that
the Lauderdale County Court has order
ed that the NJ. r. Railroad bonds of that
county, to the amount of S150,000, be
signed by the chairman and countersign-
ed by the clerk, and held subject to the
order of the president of the road, when
ever the company shall have complied
with all the requirements of the law and
the orders Of the court-the bords to be
delivered at the end Of each month as the
work progresses, the chairman and clerk
to act upon the report of the engineer af-
ter PERSONAL inspection of the work
The News understands that work will be
begun in Lauderdale county in April.
The engineering corps reached Dyers.
burg, going north, last Wednesday. The
present survey crosses the river at this
place about so yards west of Stevens
saw mill 1t is understood that the sur
vey will be continued from Dyersburg to
the northern terminus. Then another
and the last survey will be made
on an air line from Troy Station
to Ripley. After this, the permanent
line will be located through Dyer county,
in the early part of April next.
The stockholders In the Paducah and
Gulf, and those of the Missippi River
railway, at their meeting in Memphis on
the 9th ratified the consolidation of the
two roads. The Appeal says "the sur
veys of the unfinished portions are near
ly complete, and there is no known rea>
son why active operations, contemplating
the completion OF the work, may not be
begun Immediately. A meeting of the
stockholders of the Paducah L Memphis
(that is now the name of our Road)
Railroad Company, is called to meet in
Memphis on the 9th of this month for
the purpose of electing new board of
nine direetors.-Dyersburg Gazette.
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NO. 3.
what Is said OF the Louisiana
RicheIteH.
From the Chicago Tribune.]

[From the Chicago Tribune.1
From all that can be understood,
Warmoth is the most extraordinary and
precocious leader in the South. He is
represented to be six feet three inches
high, of slender, wiry build, but with
a fine Kentucky looking face, large nose,
full at the nostrils, keen, measuring eyes,
a superb moustache and we'll cut brows
and chin. He is native of Louisiana,
began public life when eighteen years
of age, being then fluent stump speak
er, and now. at twenty eight, he is an
arrogant, keen witted and successful man,
worth probably half million of dollars,
of which he had accumulated more than
one hundred thousand in the practice of
law in New Orleans. He is unmarried
is much scandalized on the marriage
point, howeVer-makes his own game,
and is thoroughly skeptical about men,
having pretty rough school Of 1t IN
Louisiana, where nearly all the pollti
cians-rebel, negro and Northern-are
insincere, hollow wretches, who would
turn their backs upon him, or Grant, oil
anybody, to morrow, if they supposed
his power was growing less, Warmoth'I
weaka ssses are his -rashaess, boyishnesi
and implacability. He spends a shor
time, in every case of difficulty, to effec
a compromise, and, this failing, he re
solves into an enemy, and is hencefor
ward unpaciiable. Glutted with power
at an age when men are generally poriug
over school books or learning some vo.
cation, this extraordinary specimen oi
American opportunities in time of po-
litical chaos has already had an epic
career, aud lives in much lonely life
the loss of youth poorly compensated for
by premature dominion. His courage
mental aud physical, has been duly
tested. He will run again, and will
doubtless be elected Governor Of the
State
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1872-01-20

A CUTE CHAP.-American merchants
have reputation for sagacity and acute
ness, but there are few of them that can
surpass, in any respect, the gentleman of
whom a good story is told in the English
papers. He is merchant in London,
and lately found that rival establish
ment was using his brains for its own
benefit, and at the same time forestalling
him in the market By obtaining copies of
his telegraph orders from an operator by
bribery. He at once wrote privately to
his agents always to act contrary to or
ders, and then went to work exercising
his brains at once for his own benefit,
and injury Of the wrong doer. He not
only got the benefit of his own foresight
and tact, but was obtaining poetical
revenge upon his rival, and in three
months had him in court of bankrupt
cy, while his own concern went on pros
perously.
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THE Carlisle Mercury says: "Very
good is the following from a gentleman
in Cincinnati, who seems to be as con-
versant with the people of Bourbon
county as some people thereof are con
versant with Bourbon. From his letter
we quote;
"'WHERE Is MATURITY bourbon
county, KY, is noted for its fine and, its
fat cattle, its fast horses, and its beauti
full women, but it is not noted for the
intelligence of its Inhabitants. y rich
old farmer had note payable at maturi
ty. He said he had looked over the
'goggerphi' for three weeks, but he'd be
id if he could find any such place as
Maturity"