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ADVERTISING.
LEGAL ADVERTISING.

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inrrrtion. and Eve 90 cent? per line for each
subsequent in sertien Of an iegal adgcI tise-
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thirty days or longer consccutirely. which
wifi be charrcd az card rate by ne sqrare.
counting eight 90 lines nunparcil, solid, % ne
square. The prlutcr'e fees % De rald IN a.
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A louisville youth swallowed eight
ounces Of laudanum and wrote fare
we'll note 10 the girl he loved. but they
pumped both laudRnum aud biliousness
mt Of him.
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CESrRALIA, ILL.,, August lG.-The
farmers barbecue, held near Salmon
yesterday, was a grand affair. Not less
than six thousand persons were present
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MEDICAL.
DR.. Curtis on Manhood

2OOth EDITION.
Revised and Corrected by the Author, b. Dk
+. CURTIS, NJ. l.. otc.. etc.
A MEDICAL ESSAY ON the cause and cure
Of Premature Decline in Man, showing nov
health is lost and how regatned. ~ gives n
clear synopsis Of the Impediments TO Marriage,
the treatment Of Exhausted Vitality, Nervous
and Physical Debility. and other diseases ap-
pertaining thereto. and the remedies therefor
the results Of twenty years successful prae-
s;CURTIs on MANHOOD. = There is no
member Of society BY when this book Will mt
be found useful. whether be be parent pre-
Price so cents. By mail. address the author,
DIR. CURTIS.
to-xviiip 9Tremont Place. Boston. Mas.
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TOTAL. l2.Oo GIFTS. ALL CASH. a

The distribution viii be positive whether is az
The ticlets arc sold or not, ana the lz,ule giits
vi ~ - ,ronnrtion 10 the tickets sold-ali
ansoid siekets being destroyed as al the First
nj second Concorts and not represented In
lhn Ira ling.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-16

Mrs. Leonowens rises to explain With
reference TO the recently publish letter
Of the King Of Slams private secretary.
accusing her Of all sorts Of inaccuracies
IN her work on Siam. She Gays il is
only what she expected. and that any
one who doubts the truth Of her state
ments had better hy Siam as a Place Of
residence for a few years.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-16

John Stuart Mills fortune falls to his
step daughter, Miss Helen Taylor, who
is known in London literary circles.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-16

JACKSONVILLE. ILL, August l6.-The
fifth annual reuaion Of the old settlers Of
Adams and Brown counties viii be held
in Cnani a rova.
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man IN Salem, Massachusetts, re

! A man in Salem, Massachusetts, re-
cciyed last week legacy Of seventeen
thousand dollars fron q young man who
had died at the West, and to whom, sew
eral years ago, he had given work on a
pile-driving job when the young man
was in a destitute condition. Let the
man who doesn't own pile-driver bor'
row one and set all the loafers to work.
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FOUNTAINS.
FOunIainsI Fountains!

/ HAVE BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS Oh ALL
II furu 81 Fountains a. The once Of the W aier
Company, which can be cold AZ prices Les
than any other parties can oter. AZ We d. not
Hlsh o. make any profit.
ISIS v. Z. CAMERON. Secretary.
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SI.5OO.OOO

divided into u, 600 cash gifts. will be dstribu-
ted BY lot among the ticket holders--the mum,
bers Of the tickets 10 be drawn from one wheel
By blind children and the gifts from another.
NGqr M nuWsrG
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PUBLIC LEDGER.
rrNNEssEE Ar rHE NORrHi

The New York Post contains an able
editorial on Tennessee affairs, and dis
cusses at length that most important
matter, a continuous railroad from Nor
folk, Virginia, to San Francisco, the line
passing through the entire length oil
Tennessee, and more particularly
through Memphis, along what is known
AZ the thirty.fve parallel Of latitude.
The Post says:
Look at the map, say these Tennessee
enthusiasts; and we look at the map 70
find that this scheme has an exceedingly
plausible appearance, barring the en-
,,ineering difficulties, which, however, in
these times seem to be no obstacle TO the
most formidable undertaking. A road
on this line would pass along the north.
ern border OF the cotton districts, and
would no doubt in time do much Of the
General trade with New York which now
takes more circuitous course. BE.
sides. when the whole trans continental
road shall be completed, there can be no
doubt that during the most of the year
it would be the most popule- route to
California. There will be very few, IT
any. enemies of n railroad line such as
is here contemplated, and before many
years it will be running and giving its
influence toward the fulfilment OF the
dreams which now inspire its promoters.
But while we would not discourage
this commendable effort for greatness,
it is proper to suggest that there is no
parallel to be drawn between this pro-
posed enterprise and the similar ones
common in the Northern States. In the
first place, the crops Of the North and
of the South, as a whole, are OF an en-
tirely different nature. While q great
part OF the Northwest at times depends
upon the rapidity OF transportation for
value. there is never any such haste IN
the demand for cotton and sugar. In
the next place, when we 60 below Mem
phis, we find that the crops seek an out
let by water through the rivers to the
Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic
coast. The greater distance from st
Louis to the mouth of the Mississippi, IS
the chief obstacle to that route as an
important rival of the Northern railways
and lakes. If grain were as slow and
impershable in the market as cotton, no
doubt much greater proportion would
now 90 that way. This railroad would
be too near the Gulf of Mexico, and
would cross too many water outlets OF
the Southern States TO expect 1.-THE Of
The trade that might otherwise come
to it.
We are constrained to say, therefore,
that the commercial greatness dreamed
of by some of the Tennessee cities will
not approach suddenly with the construc
ton of this railroad, but must await the
slower process of more thorough local
development. What Tennessee needs to
place il on a level with the Northern
grain-growing States, and what it ap.
pears now TO desire, is a more liberal
encouragement Of industrial enterprises
and better appreciation of labor. The
State is Just entering upon a new era OF
less exclusive moROpoly-more enlight-
ened prosperity-and tits this, more than
anything else, that will give it place
among great commercial communities.
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of the globe consists, as regards origin,
OF three parts:
The central mass, consolidated by
pressure: the qualification centrifugal.
or from the center outward.
The crust proper, consonua.su ~
cooling; the solidihcation cenuripetei'
or from the surface inward.
The outer crust or superficial coat
ings-the upper crust-made chiefly by
the working over and celebrating Of the
material OF the surface through external
agencies, aided by the extracting lateral
force from contraction, and including
ali terranes, from the Archmn upward.
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LEGAL
Administrators Notice.

HAVING QUALIFIED As ADMINIsTRA-
III Tor Of the estate 81 n. r. Push. deceased.
al persons are notified b present their claims
against said estate b me within the time pre-
Ecribcd BY Law. or they viii Be barred ~ law
aud equity. And all persons indebted y fall
oftate will settle such Indebtedness with me
and none other. A. b. MORRISON.
Ir-I2 Administrator
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EDUCATIONAL.
ST. AGNES ACADEMY
For Young Ladies.

U,UIS INSTITUTION, CONDUCTED BY
j the Sisters Of ST. Dominic, is deligh fully
situated in healthy and retired part fifth city
Of Memphis, Tennessee. The buildings are
ample and commodious, standing in the cen
ter Of extensive and highly improved grounds,
shaded by forest trees. and laid cut an set
with rare plants and skrubbery.
The course of studies comprises all the
branches. useful and ornamental. that are
usually taught.
The academic year consists Of two sessions
of five months each; the first commencing n
the first of September, the second on the hr St
Monday of February.
Terms per Session,
Payable half yearly, in advance:
For board and tuition in any of the following
branches: Reading, Arithmetic, English
Grammar. Geography. History, Rhetoric:
Composition. Criticism. Principles of Natur n
Philosophy, Chemistry and Botany, Ment al
and Moral Philosophy. Plain Sewing. ,Marlt-
ing, ETC., SIS. $50, $50 and 500, according %
the age or class Of the pupil.
For day scholars. tuition, SIS, 500, SOS or $50,
according to age or class as above.
For further information apply to or address
| the MOTHER SUPERIOR,
l31-l57 st. Agnes Academy.
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Wednesday, December 8, 1873.

Only Sixty Thousand tickets will be sold
and one-half of these are intended fer the
European market. thus leaving only 10000 for
sale in the United States, where 100000 were
disposed Of for the Third Concert. The tickets
are divided into ten coupons or parts, and
have on their back the Scheme with full OK
planation of the mode of drawing.
At this Concert. which will be the grandest
musical display ever witnessed in this cOun-
try, the unprecedented sum Of
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-16

We have had a man at work for the
last fifteen days with slate aud pencil,
and be estimates that Il fifteen thousand
American poets were 10 be stricken with
apoplexy to morrow. the newspapers
wouldn't have more than one day rest
from redeyed women and long haired
Young men who want 10 see then
selves iu print-DciroH Free Pres.
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TAXES.
Important City Tax Notice I

.OTFcK OF CRY Tax CoLLEcroR.
MmPHIs, IESSRssEE, July d. 1873.
nHE BOOKS FOR 1873 HAVE BEEN
Il turned over 70 me for collection. We now
oher great inducement 20 PROMPT TAX PAY
vas. They will be allowed Two AND A HALF
rEE cEST. fEE NoNTu DISCOUNT up 10 the lst Of
January. II paid by the LIST Of August the
DISCOUNT would be TwELvE AND A HALF PR
CENT. or.
FELIX W. ROBERTSON.
lLl-l11 CITY Tax Doilcctnr
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GIFT CONCERT.
-~~00--~------~~-~~-
GRANDEST SCHEME EVER KNOWN
FOURTH GRAND GIFT CONCERT
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
Public Library Of Kentucky.
$4,000 CASH GIFTS, $3.50, 900.
Every Fifth Ticket Draws Gift.
$25O,OOO for $50.
GRANDEST SCHEME EVER KNOW
IL, 900 CASH GIFTS. $3.50, 900.
Every Fifth Ticket Draws a Gift.
Se5O,OOO for $50.

UIuE FOURTH GRAND GIFT CONCERT
authorized by special act Of the Leeisla-
ture for the benefit of the Public Library Of
kentucky, will take place in Public Library
Hall at Louisville. kentucky,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-16

The New York Tribune says Of Gene
ral Butler's letter, Not tie least anus
ing feature is bic summing % of be oEn
merits and qualifications a. the close.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-16

NJ. REYAN, in his "Anti-Christ," has
made new discovery with reference to
the Gddlirg Nero, who burned Rome.
He places the Roman Emperor in the
light Of philanthropic incendiary, who,
for sanitary reasons, probably, desired
to get rid of the old tumbled down tene-
ments, and erect in their place splendid
buildings. In order to do this and not
attack directly the religious prejudices
of the people who regarded with rever-
ence these old rookeries, many Of which
were held sacred, Mr.. Nero applied the
torch, and Selling his bow and fiddle
played some tune resembling in spirit
that famous American one, known as
HIS broke loose in Georgia" Mr..
Nero was evidently bad citizen.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-16

THE colored people of Ohio, in State
convention at Chillicothe, adopted the
following resolution: THE right Of
voting should carry with it the right Of
being voted for, and the duty Of the
party, in which We are almost to a man
enrolled, is to see that that right is re-
spected and enforced" The Indian
apolis Journal, the Republican organ Of
the capital Of Indiana, complacently
tells them that they must remember
that in the North they are comparatively
few in numbers, and a large majority OF
them are not qualified to hold Office. "
In Memphis a handful of whites con
trolls the negro vote, and treats the
voters as mere voting machines. 1t is
ramored that the colored voters Of Mem
phis insist on having colored candi-
date for Mayor or Wharlmaster or City
Tax Collector.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-12-27
Why Duels are Fought.

George William Curtis, in Har-
per's Magazine for November
gives the following:
The following interesting intel.
ligence was lately published in
the newspapers:
"An affair of honor came of
yesterday Oh the banks of the
Styx between sir Lucius o. Trig.
ger and The mas Noddy Esquire.
Sir Lucious was attended by his
friend Major O'Gahagan, aud Mr..
Neddy by Mr.. Aspen Pigeon.
The affair grew out of a little in
cident in which Mr.. Noddy's nose
and the thumb and forefnger OF
Sir Lucius's right hand were prin'
cipal parties. The conditions of
the meeting were simple. Upon
tossing up a copper, Mr.. Noddy'
who was the challenger, won the
choice of position. The combat,
ants were to fire at any time while
Major O'Gahagan counted five.
The little preiminaries having
been adjusted, the principals were
placed, and the Major said, in a
clear voice, Are you ready
Fire !-0ne, two, three, four, f1vel
Mr.. Noddy fired at the word, anC
his ball missed Sir Lucius. Sil
Lucius covered his opponent with
out firing, and at the word -four
discharged his weapon in the air
Mr.. Noddy having expressed him
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Perfect Man.
ID Farm.

From tho Turf, Field and Farm
We devote time, money and
thought to the cultivation of
animals and plants. We study
the laws of nature in the breed
ing of animals, and select for
perpetuity the choicest types.
We aim to cancel every defect;
to raise the horse, the COW, the
dog and the sheep to the high
est standard of perfection. On
ly the strongest and fittest, we
declare by word and action are
entitled to and can survive.
But while man is thus particu-
lar with regard to the cultiva-
tion of animals and plants, he
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-12-27
The Lady Bug and the Ant.

The lad bug sat in the roses heart
And smiled with pride with pride and
scorn,
And she saw plain dressed ant go by
With a heavy grain of corn.
So she drew the curtains of damask round,
And adjusted her silken vest,
Making her glass of drop of dew
That lay in the roses breast
Then she laughed so loud that the ant look
- ed up, ...
And seeing her naughty face,
Took no rstice, but Travelled on
At the same industrious pace;
Buta sudden blast of autumn came
And rudely swept the ground,
And down the rose with the lady-bug bent
And scattered its leaves aroand.
Then the homeless lady was much amazed,
For she knew not where togo,
And hoarse Novembcr's early blast
Had brought with it rain and snow;
Her wings were chilled, her feet were cold,
And she wished for the ants warm cell;
And what she did in the wintry storm
I'm sure cannot tell
But the careful ant WIS IN her nest,
With the little ones by her side;
She taught them all like herself to toll,
Nor mind The sneer of pride.
And thought as / sat at the close of day
Eating my bread and milk,
1t was wiser TO work and improve the IT, e
Than to be idle and dress in silk.
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BELLEVUE, La, SATURDAY, DECEMBER p, 1873.


self in connection with the dis
cussion of this question. If a
man has no right, in the sight
of a just God, to entail disease,
to infict life>long misery npon
bis children simply because
sentiment charms and makes
him deaf to reason for the mos
ment, then he has no right;
after building up a reputation
for honor and usefulness, and
through such building making
his children proud of him and
his nar1e, to yield to temptation
and to sacrifice all upon the al
tar of unholy passion. When
his hairs are whitening for the
grave it is no time to court
scandal, no time to prove recre-
ant to the illustrious past, no
time to scatter reputation to the
four winds Of heaven. We do
not live for ourselves alone iu
this world. When we are
closely bound TO others by
blood or social ties, we put cold
and brutal selfshness out of
sight. To throw away good
name, when children reverence
that name, is to make the Child
rem suffer for the sins which
they DO not invite and which
they cannot control. .'
Returning to the first branch
of the subject we conclude with
a stirring quotation from brave
old Horace Mann: "Man came
from the hand of God so perfect
in his bodily organs, so defiant
of cold and hent, OF drought and
humidity, so surcharged with
vital force, that it took more
than two thousand years of the
combined denominations of ap>
petite and ignorance E; it took
successive ages of outrageous
excess and debauchery,to drain
off his electric energies and
make him even accessible to
disease and then it took ages
more to breed all these vile dis
tempers which now nestle, like
vermin,in every organ and fibre
of our bodies"
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An affected young lady, on
being asked, in a large com
pany, if she had read Shakes
peare, assumed a look of as
tonishment, and replied: "Read
Shakespeare! Of course
have; l read that when it first
came out"
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Selected Poetry.
Z Moloay.

4 Moaody.
III those future DAYS for which
pant,
le in mourning for the days cf yol
On The lone shore
Of the NO-more.
/ wake tonight,
With dimm'd sight,
While o'er the sea,
Drifting 10 me,
Pass the lost years
Their joys and tears
These dark and sad,
Those sunshine-clad:
Laughter | hear,
Borne on the air;
Eyes, soft with love,
Beam from above;
Fond hands to me
Reach from the sea;
Sweep 10 the main
Voices of pain;
Griefs, long since past,
Sob on the blast:
Hair, gold or grey,
Gone from the day
Shadows once more,
Brows kissed of yore.
Fast flow my tears,
0 vanished years
For what is gone
Never to cofiie-
For what is lost,
For all that's toss'd
On thy sad wave,
Which comes to lave
My weary feet,
Where L now weep.
No footprint wears
The Sea of Years
No turning back
On the lost track;
Tears. are in vain
AS winter rhin
From meath the snow
To bid tlow'rs blow
To wake from death
The mould'ring leaf:
Each soul haiti known
With God alone.
It's bitterness
It's deepest bliss.
Dearer to me
Art thou, O, sea!
Than days that are,
Than days that far.
Yelled figures stand
Dn unknown land.
In a wide waste ..-
To which | haste;
No sun shines there
Grey, still and drear
SAem those duh skies
To my tired eyes;
Oh, years to come!
l hurry on,
My course to run.
The Valley past, -
To rest at last.
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omniuni Gasharum.

cent! in Chicago.
Rather fur fetched-To call
a person on ga regular muff."
Mrs: Erady, of Rhode Island,
poisoned her husband because
he couldn't quit using tobacco.
The Western girl who spelled
euchre ''yOukur" was evident<
ly thinking Cf bow-wow>ers.
Breakfast in Peru is cere-
mouious meal of eight courses.
But they get up early in Peru.
The coroner's jury in the re~
cent suicide in Baltimore has
returned a verdict of embezzle-
ment. .......
Ladies, this winter, will wear
the same things they wore last
year-if they can't buy any
others. ... . -.
A Pittsburg squaw is an heir
to a million dollars. INDECENT
! gentlemen describe her as very
beautiful. .... .. q. EI
Kentucky will begin the new
! political year with Il new code,
in which the word white does
not appear:
Petroleum Y. Nasty Locke
weighs over 200 pounds, and is
worth a good deal more than
100000. '
Thomas Fitzhue of Maryland
could have married a girl worth
$4,000 if he would agree to
stop smoking, but he couldn't
agree. ~#H .f
An Iowa matron occupies
the position of mother>in-law
to sixteen abiect men. And
people talk of slavery away off
in Cuba. "
A German scientist has dis
covered that foul air has the
same effect on the system as
bad liquor. Nice theory for be-
lated husbands. 'i''l-
A citizen of Lacrosse named
Gin has petitioned to have bis
name chahged because his
sweetheart don't like it. Put in
sugar. fs
To make a strong glue that
does not get thick or pasty, dis
solve ordinary glue IN nitric
ether, and add a little bit of
caoutchouc.
1t has just been discovered
that the sum of S13, 3,500,c collect
ed in Georgia for the heathen
of Africa, has built a house for
one of the canvassing agents.
A pretty poem, lately pubs
lished, tells how a little girl I'M
a Scotch kirk, weary of the
ministers long prayer, stepped
softly to his side and said, 80,
sic, please say Amen %
Ats prayer meeting in Maine
a few days ago, one of the mem
bers prayed, "Lord, Thou
knowest that Charles Tomp-
kins has sold poor boots to some
of us. Make him do the fair
thing"
The Herkimer Democrat asks:
"Who is there that is not
! chained to some rock Of the past
with the vulture Of memory
tearing at his vitals, screaming
forever in the ear of con-
science7"
| "Have YOU seen my black
faced antelope 7" inquired Mr.!
Leoscope, who had a collection
of animals, of his friend Bottle-
jack. "No, / haven't. Whom
did your black faced aunt elope
/ WITH" Er
!. A Kansas City tombstone
pays the following beautiful
tribute to innocence
"With yell and whoop
i He died of the Group"
! A lady who contributes local
4 izI.oA.l,.L IL