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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-07-26
FOR SALE.
NOR sALE-AT A FAIR PRICE-SADDLE
II and harness horses, at
lO7f ID. b. DISMUKE'S. 10 Monroe st.

NOR SALE--OLD NEWSPAPERS. SUITA-
J. BILE for wrapping paper, very cheap, at
Public Ledger office. lot q
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-07-26

For Helena, Frfar's Point, Reulah,
White River. Napoleon,
and ChfeOt City:
The United States Mail Packet
George w. Cheek, I.EA
Ge0. MalOne..,......... m rs
Will leave Memphis TUESDAYS and FRI
DAYS, punctually, at pm.
For freight or passage apply on board. LOT
Memphis and Arkansas River Pack
ct Company o. 3. Mail Line.
THE ELEGANT PASSENGER BOATS OF
Il this line leave Memphis Cor all points on
Arkansas river Tuesdays and Fridays
az pm.
VIII. KENKEDAY. Agt,
Office on Company's Wharf boat,
, 45t Foot Of Court street.
Memphis and white River Packet
Company.
1.-THE SPLENDID PASSENGER 49,.
/ boats Of this line will leave nl'Eitt9
Memphis for all points on White -
and Little Red Rivers every TUESDAY and
SATURDAY at pm. For freight or passage
apply to S. B. MILLER. Agent,
No. Elliott block,
s0-f Corner Jefferson and Promenade SITS.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-07-26

Il0R RENTING. 222 FRONT STREET,
y one of the largest business houses in the
city. Apply at ~ Poplar street. Possession
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4 NoreI Ceremony.

/ The ceremony Of choosing comma
dre7 and c0m0drc7 for the coming year
"a custom peculiar to the people Of
. Spain and NIcxico-is to be performed
upon the advent of the new year by
some of the ladies Of this city. The
/ custom is an old one, and its origin
dates back many years. The manner
Of its performance is as follows The
names Of the ladies and gentlemen
known to be mutually acquainted arc
written upon slips Of paper and depos-
tied in hats, the name of a lady being
drawn simultaneously from one hat
with that Of gentleman from another,
the two whose names are thus drawn to
be cCDpadrcs and c0HQdrcs to each
other for the year. The obligations
incurred toward each other by the re-
latlonshIp are very simple. The gen
tleman is to be the escort of the lady
on any and every occasion that she NAV
desire; and she, in turn, must con
slider herself engaged for any and every
entertainment which he may wish to
attend. OF course, the relationship
can be Gssolyed by mutual consent,
either temporarily or permanently,
during the period for which the agree
ment is made. The custom is an agree
able one in this particular, that it in
sures to both lady and gentleman an
escort or companion, thus doing away
with the disagreeable incidents which
sometimes occur through not having
partners for an entertainment. And it
also secures to the lady having com
padrc, the positive certainty Of having
some one to dance with hsr at every
ball.-Saa Dicgo CCaLJ Union, Decen-
Ier 81, 1871.
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4 Bachelors Paradise.

There is only one Territory of any
size, and never has been but one. oG-
cupicd by any considerable p0puIa-
ton, from which woman is absolutely
excluded. Yet such a place exists to-
day, and has existed for centuries.
As far back as history reaches. 70 all
females it has been forbidden ground,
This bachelors Arcadia il situated ON
a boil plateau between the old PEN
lhsuIa Of Acte, in the Grecian Archi-
peIagor and the mainland. Here. in
the midst Of cultivated fields and ex-
tenslve woodlands dwell a monastic
confederation Of Greek Christians
with lWenty-threc converts. and
numbering more than seven thousand
sous, ana not one Of the monasteries
dates from later time than the
twelfth century. A few soldiers
guard the borders Of this anti-femalc
Iahh, and no woman is allowed te
cross the frontier. Nor is this all.
the rule Is extended to every female
creature, and from time immemOriaI
no cow, mare, lien, duck or goose has
been permitted tOmake acquaintance
with nil or valley of Mount Athos
territory. \ Traveller was startled by
the abrupt question: What sort Of
human creatures are women ?U The
very idea Of woman, whether as mo-
tler, wife Or sister, is salmost lost. To
all Woman-hatcrs; to bachelors Of
over forty years standing; to all men
who sock rafIira from, ~, ,,-il... -
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The Siamese Twins.

These twins, Eng and Chang, who
are now living in the western portion
of North Carolina, and one OF whom
is living dangerously i'll nj the present
time, were born at small village on
the coast of Siam, in the year ISL.
We are in possession of some partlcu-
lars concerning them which may be
of interest to our readers. Their pa
rents got their living by fishing, and
until 1923 when Eng and Chang
were brought to the United States,
thpv made their living by selling
sheIlfsh. Their mother bore seven
teen children. At one time she gave
! birth to three, and never less than
two. But none of these children
were deformed. They are united at
the anteriorpart of the chest 10y a pro
ioncation of kind Of 1leshy band
the Size of the hand. This band o
flesh is about two inches broad anC
four inches thick. The whole mas
is tough, and capable of being consid
crably extended. While you may
WHISPER in the ear of one without th'
other hearing; while volatile salt
onnlied to the nostrils of one has NJ
effect ON the other, and while pinch
ing the arm of one eXcites no sensa
tjon in the other, still if you but stici
n min in the exact vertical center Q
this connecting link both will fine
from the hurt. These twins are Sc!
dom observed TO converse with eae
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ChilJrcn-By oliver Wendell Holmes.

,,,- trl,.,, l,o.soid 10 mo one
lHe i r''''"' n Iii,a -,I 7;',r' in,, ~ ,nG rn-
uay At l"''T, prott,. .'Hu .m'nch al ai, thr hon
SpI@I t!li, ,.,Iino, ,bnro ,o s in the world
e'J lLuIH-.''l''I m ,, ''J1I nn van - - know thew
Is o"ue ,3' ~ .t ,''t',' ~, t,a ISnrs~hnId which
pay l9e i! !''' olt," lly ,'0 VINO VINO yrry often
ihe NlHE i Sio,t ,,,tg haod nnda, his
,,, a"" ,,,,I " i'''. hoUs used ro rlav for A mon
cap alI J,, pe.7' 1,(' ,o Padilsi w. cjub ike a
afcii ciitI It,s fIi,5 ,g 'i"' !" nnreery NJ bid
nest o! l,,',r ,,.t,,.i .o!%5 q hoIv's fnGers , 7
you ever "','rl ,,n,,ab q I,"' ihou%h ! never
nave oly'l, v',0'5 ,,,"i tl o,gn 0nr me
knew, knew W ,ian.ad ia", =, half . minrfn or 80.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-02-10
How We Hear and See.

IIpvhr1l+, +b.b,.t ;,.ir-..,,41,o,i
ty nm ,he .uLis.t o snnnd5 - ',,.'tiY, that
nonrart4d vi+5 tba ornnn.tiS@ ~ ,,orTo sr"'
ara fIrea r,onaand Strainoi n,ioro, ,tlro,
sconic filr4s caIlad - Corn,. ,rnan ,lr,I,G :,
and thot r. /. rrobal.,o N,at 80,
sound thot rnqcbas tha oorg gots 49,
Chords in vihror;on th,f ore. s,.,i,to-
thetiraIlv turnC1 IN If ina ~ y q .,,afi"a ,,if
viii scf IN viLrntio, tLG,a 71 eIorl, t' 9ls ofS
ni,no thor .ra stratoLnd tn rrodnoo
fho .mntonn rThnea difaro,iit 'riilS 1.-Two.
tions nm, rar,onizId bv tbo Wind hv
ifs connactinn MIN t,o I,,rt.a .,,l'G IA
brain ''-' Wv 'i-' " ''D -
a simjl.r na.honis,,, nrob,ll,, o,,-
i,ts IN thr rTa ma ritina - tbo
eve which 1. +1e n-tr-r,ff,. or tLo
optcne,zo oo,.araj n,itI i--i oISooadimo y mo
Minute b15ir. rsl,aJ = rods % and
roupsN Thn.s Il is ,robaIIa ' baI.a a
thn Gicultv Of viL,etin.t 1,nIor ditiar-
emf infnS,rss ma ,.sd .,f I'm is e',,ro NO
ducad nv yiIr,ti1rs Of oLnrt 3aT,.
hundred and thirtv GnaTrilIions of
waves nor second II ,HoI. l, cot IN IN, vi
bration any "rojs md "9nesu that
are turnod to eurh . yihration wbiIe
those tbat arc svmrothetic +" tho
seven hundred and sfvtv 0nodriIlions
waves of violent lioht viii '- To sat 1oil9 in
motion fherehv Th;s s,,oaosts -1l yV IL tbat
inst nc oars ditfar in thoi7r9 Gov, sonsitiTo' I've
ness~soma baaring n shriII yoinn l',' th ot
is utterly inardihl9 70 others ~ whose ,e
nerve chords are not ott,nad ~ than,
so il NAV he in lirht mo erranga, ep nC
manf of the q rods ond nanosn - rs,
diftar in di6arant ner.ons @ '-'t9 And il" an I,
is # is a familiar Fact that az COM or -
nersons are Icoior Liina i''' T%nH ITc
cannot distinguish rcd Thot I is tbe;y, m
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-02-10

Binder the Russian language sixty
Billions of people are shrouded to u
Ncigncr; for who speaks kusslNl :
ihtwhan one by chance gets a peeP,
pjer the covering, what enterprise
\ lllt progress what intellectual NE,
bringing up, flushing into ylgor' ana
eaehing out hands of honest PRIDE /;
Rlis covering is a fine, fully-furnished
hshumcnt in the hands of those VINO
p it. 1t embraces all the best natn-
a characteristics Of nll other European
! pnguages: in vigorous eloquenee ana
aosencss equnllng the English, ana
Pc Italian in pathos and music Fol
pmpqctness Of expression it rivals the
tNhn, while it is superior to either
Feok or German in power OF construct
pg new words. 1t has in itself wiia
nmy saymts in other lands sigh Tor
q alphabet and spelling perfectly
Rhonetic.
Aud what has it accomplished? Ih'
booksellers catalogues of Russian au
.hors form volumes Of two hundre'
bd fifty pages. You find on thel
helyes from one to two hundred thou
Pnd volumes in Russian. More tina,
IEenty years ago sixteen hundred OF
sinol works were published in year
pno hundred and sixty-fiye Russla
PERIODICALS were in circulation, and MT
Rcenses for new ones granted. As &c
Pc public appreciation of these things
noney is the best standard, and loo
my inkstand with sighs as l think {
pc fortunes said to be drawn out
tussian ones.-'My Russian Friends
y Alice Gray, IN February Gdta1.
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Eu.ughy Jokes.

swasdarlur t5, Presidential cam
paigu which resulted Ia the election
of Huchauau that the writer Of the
appended sketch, in company with
three other politicians rode from Pa
ducah to Boston, Ky, IN q hack.
They were bound for one Of the old-
fashioned halbocUos, and lac tells
what happened ON the way thus:
The joking Judge VI. was oae oi
the party, and the bottles that peep
cd ont f.om the basket under the seat
seemed to improve the sparkle Of hls
wit, tie flavor Of his jokes, and the
music Of his laugh, until the happy
c8ntaaion even reached the driver.
Our fun WAS at its highest wh'n,
turning a curve in the road, we saw,
down its hot. dusty stretch, a solitary
OK cart, with it, owner perehed upon
what proved to he bags Of corn.
As a kind Of advance guard, a
great, ugly, brindle dog came trot,
ting along in advance, and attracted
by our noise, he threw himself IN an
attitude of defiance, determined to
DISPUTE our advance. With his savage
growl, red ewes and erect brist!cs, he
indeed presented 4 formidable ap-
pearancc. Judge NJ. could not let
such an opportunity for a practical
joke pass. raid he:
"pil bet the drinks for the day that
I can run that dog OIL the road.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-02-10

Constance "no "'N"''"-' ="
'-''" % ~" y"
,,r r-.,..,
L4e nov "ooA Vl i'"'.' '' ,,,I ,I@g, -
"ag, ol '!fSla'' !! ''r'g' c, org,,I.
i1a O"'on' 't g.S, i-,' r,;,; ,,'' ,anaSs ,2 IN il
IG .,.., . ,"',. ,t3,o.ar in Connection
Oh q PERSONA tLL,''','I%t - a., 'i ,,,.i ofa
%iJh tha P0olIc h'su 'i VI y'I Iot, ,."'s W, fgI.
we annex one O' '"'' w. ''''' w.
lows;
LAVE AND DEATH OF 2Wa, JACKSON
.,.....l;,.,, .,-,,l. l,.
bu. "o arc '"'.'''l.i''''I ,.',na A.,
painting, p''1"ps i GuS ~ Ir..4. ,;4 of N
private r.@i"e''II.,''' ''''., n,,..a L.Ynr,,.
very &'.0.y, n'',oi W 'to. X, r,:s ,,rmo1. of
only aeeiJeAt'% lo ~ r.. '''' T.n,,.r,. III.
one oLlo "a i,,t'1 -, Drosidenf in tie fail Of
T,'a ,555 LII Ir,' lo,c.t;r Iiea had been
90. Io-,- '.,1 sn,rr,.rl and hi. beloved
S,"l',,,+ ,i ,,o,'d ",'i z.,ra IaI been luos. ma
2'l,' i., l,oi',,,,' r';I.I onI tortured by the
,,1 a., ,.1'l, .,,,ns 'g', of his u6IiticL oppo-
lo.'y" '. 'lI5 gI5 NV, 1.as E,unv IN his love. and
- ngn'a' ,:I ,2"0 w., to 'glg tId gspIen.or of his
5''' = .'l.',, - n iiro She had fled to his
Ig,I ,o,,.''g ',' ,motrctjop and peace, and
Il''','i,oo,, ii Io 'r,lt.ro1 'f and saved by his
n''5' nue. "t''t " a',,innehiY ,', Of the cause Of
- -s"l''nS -'.ly'' H." gnl he nlmo was her
vi |I'', "nI ~, of Inn il NAV be truly said
.. ,3t "ir in ~, rcsnoct .', to "wassal, vine and
,,n,' ..o,5on ~ > he WAS one Of the pnrest meu
W "o54g',' 5;s },v ;" and Tint, too. in an AGE OF
,aio oL I,,i bal,,ls ,.. and and rnic, vulgar dsaipa-
Ll'''e ,c' ''"o,y' 'Gn ',, rorrh settlers Of the
y.osf ,go,' '''''''"
"Vs,' ", +, ,... t.np,rat, in drink. abstcmi-
,,,l ily !, |G i;rt sinnlo in tastes. polished
1,.' .,.,,,''r. ,', ,'',. ovaar. when reused, and
IN 1., u,,'',,7' ,,,oi.rgl tle society Of ladies',
',t,' .,';!', FIX most romantic. pure and po-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-02-10

Goodness gracious," thought Miss
! Quilts, 'ff anybody should see me ~
She laid the baby Oh the floor and
scuttled back to her room.
Watching the hall she saw Mr..
/ POtteTs come forth, take up the baby,
andsa soothingly; "Mypoor child!o
and SO retire.
"Oho!" she said, wagging her
head maliciously. $50 it's your
child, is it? I'll pay you for this when
We are married. And you theologi-
cal student, tooW
With that she fell to preparing her
self for public exhibition as rapidly
as possible.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Potters was walk
ing up and down the room with the
baby in his arms-he had heard that
was the best way to quiet children
thinking Of what he had just seen.
"And so this is the secret she
would tell me when we were married
and could not help lpmysclf,' he said,
recalling her words Of the previous
day. Glow could she imagine that
would ever live with her after know
ing her disgraceful story? She ought
to be ashamed of herself! How ugly
she looks when not dressed! ! never
could have believed that a woman
could alter herself so, he added
He was very innocent.
At this moment the baby began to
cry. He CndeavOred to hush it, but
pyprv instant it's ggTpgElg UrpW louder
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-02-10

The louisiana Legislature haH ing
split in twain, is holding sessions in
two separate places. The Carterites
meet in the Cosmopolitan club rooms,
and the Marmothites at the Mechanics s
Institute. The latter building is sur
rounded by detaeAments Of police and
militia.
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JorRyALsM OF THE FUTURE.--ln
fine January number of O!d ana NG",
Edward Everett Hale predicts thaI
five years hence the literary iISara Iourn4ii ~
most to be hoped, WILDE one not ,,a.,s aes-
tined for what please to cal ihenl-
selves the literary classes, ana thal
The progress of newspaper publlcatloni
in point of frequency, VIII ny 'I tnu'
time bring us into the era OF Ihe IL nour, !,
" press. He says; "It need surprise
nobody to see the next great tyPlca
enterprising journalist ESTABLISHING ;ll,,as
neriodical whose successive lssue'
shall appear punctually every hoar
/ twcnty-tour times day, without any
internIission for nights, Sundays o.
hnIidavs. The first will fail, as TN
irst penny paper did; but the tSt,,,,, seton,
and a great reputation
"a.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-02-10

i Pd egs t,c"''' '''''' az" F'"'''u At
aos'l n Sy,o,l2mation respectfully solicited
~ Husgers
---....-----.------.- -----'------'----.---------
ITEMS or INTEREST.
Had Is made out of sage brush in
t .1s. ys .,rie.
~ 7rlta,n. ten thousand men
y .l'a.ogci l.'I..i this winter cutting
! mi 4.
nj gunn,icnns have decided to
kaM HIr Nauomai Convention in
pbf .Yua
Win gouoare so plenty n Oregon
Nbat mu.# uAne % A,'a p#7 f"
Ndeb u tl.m"'' 'i'iF ""e"' "''"-'
.a is cal@yoring To- cnj!"e
.Enn -oo4 n.y. %.,i,Ii, a4no1a,Iu ,,a,,I,..;.. ''o
aisr very "' ' "',.'' .''' ''',,',
!. ID sultan 'I ',."'' If =, -i''7 '''I i
mpl ..i.. ... ~. ..' r,,..l|',.'rr ' CIV.
RiYsl .',' ,.., T.. c...irouf +, fires bas
Ai.,...'' w. ng ~ yon-'n In :.
beet ".''''.''
LOU ,..,.,. .....:I
ID u..u VI aIt'''l ma, l''',' ''' .I. an va
u Ha.httN If D. sHtNt l'flttH'A " VIZ vi
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Iupop what might be this terrible
secret
The next morning was clear, bright
and cloudless: the air clean and fresh,
with inst cnollgh frogtinegs to be eX-
. hilor3ting The streets were filled
with the Southward bent streams Of
men. all converging toward that
great maelstrom called business.
MI. Whinters kissed his pretty lit
tie wife and departed. leaving her
sitting by the window. holding upon
| her knee Jack Junior and cnd6av-
oring to arouse into giving some signs
of intellect his vacant ewes and fac
cid face. But all to no purpose: the
baby was stupid to-day, and would
understand nothing: he would not
even, despite her pathetic beseech.
ings, put Gp his arms over his head to
"show how big baby isl
"Dear, dear" said Mrs. Whiffters,
che must be going to have more
teeth
While sitting thus. a ladyand little
girl we're shown in.
ooh, YOU dear sweet thing YOU, to
come and see me ~ cried Mrs. Wifi
ters, as her friend flew at and kissed
her
"Gcs, and ! want you 10 come and
help me choose a dress. Henry told
me that | might go to Stewards and
order a new one. | think | shall get
a black silk, and have it trimmed
with a velvet box plating round the
bottom, and
Cackle, cackle for twomortal hours,
while She described some Of the vis-
ions Of trimming which in endless
number fl0ated through her brain.
Mrs. Whilllers sighed the heart
broken sigh Of a woman who is de-
priyed Of the pleasure Of shopping.
"Its real lovely Of you to ask me-
she said sweetly, but with the sad
ness Of resignation. IL should dear
I " like to 20, but ! sent away my
nurse yesterday and cannot leave
| baby.n
"Pshaw ~ exclaimed her vuluble
friend, 'my little girl Rosa can take
care Of the baby very well indeed.
She knows how"
Mrs. Whilrters called the child to
her side, and, after infiCtng upon
her maternal catechism, and finding
that she really knew how to tend
babies, decided to leave the precious
| infant in her charge.
In a short timc-an hour or So
Mrs. Whinlcr3 was ready to depart
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advertisements.

p -T| "UT Quo NVTTT TT'II''I'''I- I''I'''I'' VI %
.W 1,. column, one year, cudnBea-
'of ohr y0'"'',, ......................... $50 10
g tnoti,es will be charged Twenty
~ '.'l' .,. m"r line; also cards of individual
81 4tn,lr,cd with the general news mat
.r,. notices ANA uibHteS Of respect
lqk 'r.,ad tura5 advertisements.
iiR III InrIdn advertisements viii be
~ ennl time must De specified.
ii..uIrnls for benevolent purposes
.a~sIgdot half price.
a ~. circulars, Cards &c, printed At
III ,',lnmatiou respectfully solicited
mh quarters,
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ANDREW JACKSON.

4 E"ar from Henry =. Wisc's EapiS
4 Story for TIE iign.h vG ia|u"rJ'
-Lifc and 9cath Of 5irs. Jackson
CunStancy and Devotion of the
Here OF New U9icg:.s.
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ororl ,ra.,.l i,-, ,"I 1i,I'r,t;o, 81 tg'
s,,,. .,.,......... ,.a tl,.,.t.,.r... - AN
l...'l '.-.. eis'.'' Oh JiiiS lH'A o'E, ana oi'
GSg5 were oen' toward 'he hermitage
~ ~ acG 'Ao coAi"oiHlb nero tho li'n
'S''',,L3 come WIN ms cAeiI'i.eH
".'y .I d. i1 u.s.. Ig'' |IleIl ,o' " messenger
"" ,'l. "''l' 'i"l7o was seem ii'ul's
''..' ~ '',.i'""'' 'L''', l''' i..i 'hN' o, w
-'',,'u' - i' one was no '"i58.I ''5 aiI't'-
,' & "'',-O,.. ''l. "i"Ll iG In. ii.,u yl''':.-
Ppm '., ] it','' ''' .r.' t' ''' " Iva ~
nolJ anu l""lu Ne9IotA' one vas
nv l'Nbg' ms j"aei p''gul P'tiI-
I,i' me- % Sly W., M"5 +, no i9u3er i" 'aLsoI loI
ri''' " o'l'' p llpiJ VIIS9 ,I VI t'''I S'5lou
1ng ,, 's u Sl,''l .Ii LLo "1y s,,'',,SI I
5 To' y,lL'''' w. ,: e"l'.li iIo.ii m iii'i3' "''4
fla.,J sng ,.,.J Vi I'Io'clH8 " 'no ""J u
l"1ylHa' E ~.
- III ilt''l,g.' .st, ~ v illolig'IgL' -
''' ,'.Si LII as 4'5 PllJ 't.i.'n
a., 1'g @ ii't it,o.ioo'. " :lIo Iiol iLlI,'e'
.F 1ltt "' Duo lii9O ~ lIIl!iSycL ~ ll'l re-
,,.. :L!,' ''OylL,'e'' InI'i W. ei'il'oI'
PIf '''il',l' "IIo V.'ll'l IN ii'It I'"sl,
| . -"ti' 't'''' " +N','i'NN' 'H''' '''iN
| had caught cold, aud pleuretiC symp-
toms supewened upon her constitu-
tlonal nervous affections. She was
sitting smoking her corn-cob pipe
whom she caught her last malady.
Tho day of burial came, and we wit
l ,t,2'' ,'i9 t;s 24iel'H I4 sGo.'o tIi'S We o.i-
homage was done to her dead than was
ever done to any woman in our day and
country living. Thousands from the
c,ty and from all She country around
hocEed to her funeral Thepoor white
people, tho slaves Of the Hermitage
and adjoining plantations, and the
nciShbors, crowded off the gentry Of
town and country, and filled the large
garden in which the interment took
place. She had been Hannah and
Dorcas to every needy household.
She hau been more than mistress, a
mother to hersoryants and dependents,
ana }baIichcst and best were proud OF
the privilege of her sincere and simple
ton, loved and honorcd by high and
low, white and black, bound and free,
rich and poor; and that loyo was SO
unallectedly expressed bv q wall so
loud and long thot there WAS no mis-
II
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-02-10

Gould. Strong Il Co., gold and stock
brokcrs. New York, have suspended
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-02-10

SOMETHING ABOUT YOURSELF
Surprising your age To be fifteen or
thereabouts, l can figure you up to 4
dot. You have 100 bones and 500
muscles; your blood weighs p pounds;
your heart is five inches III length
and three inches in diameter; it beats
seventy times per minute, 1900 times
per hour, 100, 800 per day, and Sc, 722, :
POO per wear. At each beat, a little
over two ounces of blood is thrown
out of it; and each day it receives
and discharges about seven tons of
that wonderful fluid. Your lungs
will contain a gallon of air and you
inhale 2l,O0O gallons per day. The
| aggregate surface of the air cells of
your lungs, supposing them to be
/ spread out exceeds 10000 square
inches. The weight of your brain is
three pounds; when you are a man
it will weigh about eight ounces
more. Your nerves exceed 100000
in number.
Your skin. is composed of three
LAYERS, and varies from one-fourth to
one-eighth of an inch in thickness
The area of your skin is about l ,7Ol
square inches, and you are subjected
to an atmospheric pressure of i
pounds to the square inch. Eacl
square inch of your skin contains
$500 sweating tubes or perspirator,
pores, each of which may be likenel
to a little draintile one-fourth of al
inch long, making an aggregat
length of the entire surface of you
body, of pol, 1866 feet, or a tile ditcl
for draining the body almost fort
= miles long.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-02-10

The Emperor of China is soon to be
married, and has imported a pair Of
elephants to assist at the ceremony.
His future consort is undergoing q
careful training in the etiquette of
court life. For three years the looms
of Nanllin, Hongehau and Canton have
been engaged on the silks and satins
for her bridal trousseau, and just now
they are announced as completed, at a
cost of nearly half y million in our
money. While the bridegroom, who
has the sun for his emblem, goes forth
in a car drawn by elephants, his bride,
who represents the moon, is to be
borne to her palace in a palanquin
composed entirely Of strings Of pearls.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-11-09
Something EeW.-Frcc of chArg

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Call nj MCNEu.L& WINGERTs, Frosthurg
Md, or at Jos. t.rEEs. Homecoming, Nd.
and get sample bottle Of DR.. A. Bo'chcc' :
German Syrup, free ofrharye 1t has lately
been introduced in this count from Ger
many and for any person suffering with a
severe cough, heavy cold settled on the
breast, consumption or any disease Of the
throat and lungs, it has no equal in the
world. Our regular size bottle - cents.
IN all cases money will be promptly return
ed if perfect satisfaction is not given. Two
doses will relieve any case. Try it. l.. NJ.
GREEN, Pro'r., Woodbury., n. j. [Ocil0