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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-25
memphis Is a mart,
And the people are smart.

A California law court is asked 10
decide a question Of inheritance in a
family which got itself mixed up 10 the
following manner, as related by a local
chronicle: The father separated from
his wife several years ago and went 10
Kansas. The wife followed her husband
and settled near him. The son Of this
couple parted from bis wife, who mar.
ried again. her husband being her step.
mothers brother Her husband died.
however, and she vas subsequently mar.
ried 10 her frst husbands father AZ
she mailer stands nov, The old gentle
man is Eteptather 10 his grandson The
sons former wife u bis step-mother, and
bis own son Is bic step-broihe=, and the
fathers wife is bis dsughteriniss.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-25
naht-cOIoheI on oherldah 5 staH'

DR.. Furley states, in the London Lam
Get, that he is in the habit Of vaccinating
every actual case Of smallpox that
comes under his care, with the effect Of
arresting the disease in nearly every in
stance. He asserts that the common
method Of operating is not efficacious.
aud that it is necessary to inject the
lymph into the circulation. For this
purpose he uses hollow needle with a
bore sufficiently large TO admit Of the
introduction OF vaccine tube. The
process consists in passing the pointIof
the needle thus charged with tube OF
lymph under the skin. and forcing the
lymph directly into the blood Of the dis
eased patient.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-25

A parent writes to us that he is an
moved aud panied by his son straying
out nights, and asks us if we can pre-
sent remedy for this rapidly growing
evil. There are several remedies. The
boys spine can be broken with an AK,
or be can be nailed to the floor with a
red.hot railroad spike, driven through
his abdomen, but the most efieetual way
is to compel Kim to wear patched cloth
ing.-Erchanqe
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-25
VETOED.

The Governor sent in message yes
terday vetoing the local option tipping
bill on the grounds, it is presumed, of
its uuconstitutionality, if not its i'm
practical features. This settles the ques
ton for year or two at least, unless it
should be reconsidered at special SEES
sion, which is highly improbable.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-25
A. II. GOODMAN,
I0O Main street.
He guarantees a ct in all cases.

Mr., WILKINSON, the clever and enter
prising newsdealer at III Main street,
has full supply Of Northern aud East
ern dailies and weeklies Of latest date,
and has also received in addition to all
the popular periodicals of the day full
lire of stationery of the finest quality
and latest style, including variety OF
initial note and letter paper and en-
velopes that cannot but please any per-
son Of taste in such matters.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-25
DUBUQUE.
AnAtrocIeua Murder.

DUBUQUE, Iowa, March 25.-The vii
lage Of Monona, Iowa. was on Saturday
night the scene of most heartless muir
der. One Blagbun, notorious char
acter and keeper Of a saloon, enticed
Hieman Ingalls, a young man of quiet,
unassuming manners, into his saloon,
aud after getting him drunk, kicked him
out of doors. ingalls, attempted to re-
enter, and finding the door locked, began
pounding aud kicking for admission,
which proving Of no avail, he went
around to the back door, when Blagbun,
now enraged at having his rest broken,
rushed and seized shotgun, mutterins,
"Tll stop your noise" Going up to In
gals he fred, the charge enter
ing the breast and coming out at
the neck, killing him instantly.
Much excitement prevailed and threats
of lynching were made, but the authori-
ties succeeded in getting hirs away to
Eldorado, where he was locked in Jail.
ingalls, was buried; an immense crowd
following his remains to the grave.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-25

NJ Marion. Of Paris, has devised a
rather simple method Of photographs
printing. II consists in impregnating
paper with ferro-prussiate, which rem
ders it sensitive 10 light. The drawing,
which is made on tracing paper, is laid
upon the sensitive paper as negative
and exposed to light. after which the
sensitive paper is vsshed in water. The
copy is then found TO be produced on i
10 white line on q blue ground, which
may DO changed 10 black, the drawing
still remaining white by using tanHin
eolufion
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-25

There Is something singular aud quite
romantic to those sober folks, the bolan-
ista, in the fact that the track Of the
Prussian armies in France, their camp
ing grounds, the siege lines and bivouacs,
are marked with flowers; not the fami'
liar flowers of France, but Of the Faith.
erland. Even around Paris is this
phenomenon apparent Hundreds Of
Ilowers. unknown hiiberio to the soil, but
dear to the German heart; so that the
Prussian army, formerly tracked by
bloody fields. wrecked ambulances, aud
all the horror aud confusion Of war, can
now be followed by the strange flower
blooming in the lanes and fields and the
borders Of the vineyards.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-25

What It costs to run" the Plymouth
Church, Brooklyn, is shown in the fol-
lowing figures: Mr.. Beecher is paid an
nually $4,000; Mr.. Halliday, assistant
$4,000; Mr.. Weld, first sexton, sS5OOi
Mr.. Raynor, second sexton. $1,000. The
music costs $4,000; insurance, $780, cur
rent expenses, $1,000; Plymouth Ii
brary, $500. Total, $4,000.
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NOTICE.
NOTICE.

OFrIcr PROF. &c fasuEaVcE CoEFANv.l
MsnfHIs. March ls. 1873.
UlaE STOCKHOLDERS OF THIS CON
/ pauy are hereby uotifei that the aunua
election Cor seven Directors % serve the en-
fuinf year vail O. held 20 the ooce Il M
Company. No. D. Madison slre,t, on Wed1eg.
DAY. April "a. ls7A tgiacsz tae hourI Of 4
rs J. A. SIMMONS. Secretary.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-25

FAIR AND FEsTIvAL.-The ladies of
St. Bridget's Church will hold grand
fair and festival at Cochran Hall during
Easter week, the object of which is to
pay of the Indebtedness incurred by the
erection of Father Walsh's new resi-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-25
NOTICE.
Nnfice fo NtOckhOlders.

Orrlcr o. MERrHaNrs' IxsuEANcE Co.
MrHFHfs. IrxS.. March -. lsd.
AN ELECTION FOR NINE DIRECI0Rs
a of the Bank Of Commerce vii be
- insiant. between the hours 81 a. .. m. anu
r.m. afiar ukich The businell " ms en-
r.ry viii b merrei into that q sad hank
80 ffrr holder 81 Ills Company cniI WI
ii enfaiai % vote a tsid election.
~ order u. A. PARKER. Secretary
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-25

George Sand has been writing Of LOuis
Napoleon, and calls him neither a mon
ster nor an IDIOT The monsters and the
idiots viii rejoice At this determination
She says, moreover. that be vas sincere
and generous. This latter expression
Fas probably designed as a Well-veiled
sarcasm, or elss a. Gsorgs Sands iiea
Of these qualities.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-25

You don't have to take large doses of
Kress Fever Tonic. 1t contains more
curative virtue than any other ague med
icine. Griswold 4 Co. have it at their
drug store. lst
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-25

HARPER, Galaxy, Atlantic and other
magazines for April have been received
by Mansferd, corner of Second and
Monroe streets. Also another lot Of
George Eliot's Middlemarch cheap
ad;t;on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-25

CONSUMERS should use from one fourth
to one-half less Of Dooleys than of
other yeast or baking powders. 1t is
put up full weight. cod
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-25

Tmr beautiful monthly magazine, the
Bow Bells, for March, is to be found
at r. J. Walkers news depot, 1906 Beal
street. This is one Of the finest maya
zines placed on our table. Call and
subscribe for the new volume.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-25

A Connecticut editor, having been
elected fence viewer. calls on all who
have fences to be viewed to bring them
tolhis Office, lunder penalty of the law.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-25

Western editor, anentthe announce
ment of series of symphony perform
ances, remarks that with the number OF
cats in that neighborhood they've had
about enough Thomas concerts already.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-25
TAXES.
WELLS.
BORED WELLS.

~ IT. ROBINSON. s99 SECOND STREET.
". I am prepared 20 furnish al persons with
Bored Wells. The wells are guaranteed 10 Be
the cheapest. most durable and convenient
known. 1 viii give full supply Of water for
any uurnnEe, ar no pay asEed. ls ~
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-25

GEORGE MILLER's Cut or" saloon,
No. 10 Madison. Entrances on Main
and Madison. I 20
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-25

Marriage is so highly esteemed in In
diana that a grand jury there has in
dicted twenty-one ministers for failure
to return marriage licenses with the
nroner certificates.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-25

The prisoners in the Auburn, N. y
Jail are cured Of laziness by Swapping
knapsack filled with bricks to their
backs, and marching them around the
ward.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-25

MSS BEEF.- Seessel, sr., Central
Market, corner Jefferson and Third
streets, is prepared to supply the trade
with the finest quality of mess beef at
the very lowest figures. %
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-25

MILLER's Cat OF" saloon, in rear
of German National Bank, is the place.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-25

A dinRer party was recently given by
4 prominent citizen Of Auburn, Me-, TO
eight guests, at total expense Of thirty
aavan centa
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-25

AWNINGS made to order by Martin
Eyke, 81 Madison street. 80
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GAS FITTING. ls Jefferson st
Attention.

Gentlemen wishing to get a nice suit
of clothes for the coming spring season
would do best TO examine the new and
beautiful stock of spring goods just re-
ceived by
All. GOODMAN,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-25

Tnr best in the city at George Millers
4" Cut OF saloon. 10 Madison. 26
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-25
COAL.
COAL.
BLACK DIAMONDS.

WAIT & LEWIS are the only Coal
Dealers in the city who are selling
No. 1 Pittsburg Coal at as cents per
barrel delivered and If preferred,
will weigh on City scales.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-01-30
It Is Dark.

There comes seasons of darkness in
all our lives times when there are nei
ther sun nor moon nor stars in the sky,
and we stand still in fear, or groupe,
trembling.
A few years ago, there fell upon my
life one of these seasons, in which ]
could see neither to the right nor left.
A terror Of darkness was on me.
One night lay awake, thinking, un-
til my brain grew wild with uncertain
ty. could not see step in advance,
and feared to move onward lest, with
next football, l should plunge in hope
less ruin. Very strongly was l tempted
to turn aside from the way in which !
was going way reason and conscience
approved as right; but something held
me back. Again, l took up and con-
sidered the difficulties of my situation,
looking to Che right and the left for
ways of cxtrication; now incl7ning to
go in This direction, and now in that
yet always held away from resolve by
inner convictions of right and duty, that
grew clear at the moment when | was
ready to give up my hold on integrity.
So the hours went, heavy footed until
midnight My little daughter was
sleeping in the crib beside my bed.
But now she began to move uneasily,
and presently her timid voice broke
family on the still air:
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-01-30
ASHES AND PLASTER on WHEAT.

The profit in farming is all made
from growing large crops. A farmer
cannot make any clear, money out Of
fifteen bushels Of wheat to the acre. or
out OF thirty bushels of corn to the
acre, or twenty bushels of oats, OF a ton
OF hay; nor from pastures which afford
Just about enough to keep the animals
from growing poor. Don't his own ex.'
Perlence prove it to himself beyond
question? Yet there are more farmers
that fall below these figures than there
are that go higher This the census
returns prove, by showing an average
yield OF less per acre, the State through,
than we have noted above.
1t farmers experience don't; satisfy
him ON this point, there is nothing we
can say that will convince him that he
is making progress.-Surely when q
man has labored along for dozen years
or more, he ought to have something
to show for it. He may say that he
has lived and supported his family, but
that Is not enough-he ought not to be
satisfied with that. If had he set his
wits to work and increased the produce
OF his farm ne-third-which without
doubt he might have done-he would
to-day have something more to boast of
than the making Of a bare living.
To show how easy thing tits to in
crease the yield OF W heat, we will relate
simple experiment with ashes and
plaster by Mr.. Hiram Lockwood, of
Burr Oak, St. Joseph county, Mich.
MI Lockwood is one OF the most thor
ough and pres erous farmers in this Sec
Ton and is s. no fattery to say that this
is the result Of careful observation and
close attention to business, giving every
thing his personal oversight and super
lntendence. Having a hogshead of
house ashes last Fall, he thought he
would try the experiment of mixing
plaster with them in sowing on wheat.
According ne mixed barrel of plaster.
with ashes, mixing about one-third of
the former to two-thirds of the latter.
He sowed at the rate of fifty pounds to
the acre, on one side of a wheat field.
the wheat being fairly up. A couple of
showers came upon it soon after sowing,
and the effect of the application was
very soon visible in the deeper color and
more vigorous growth of the grain on
the part which the mixture had been
applied. This difference in appearance
and growth was maintained through the.
Fall. Last Spring the plants on that
portion took more decided start ahead
OF the rest Of the field, the line of sepa-
ration being distinctly seen from a dis
tanoe.-Machigdn Farmer.
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Shenandoah Herald.
ADVERTISING RATES

After her recovery. Sexton again met
her, and tried to induce her, to live
with him and desert her second hus.
band. This she would not do, as the
child of her second husband was quite
an infant, and she thought she owed
him the strongest allegiance Finding
that neither money nor entreaties would
accomplish the desired result, Sexton
compromised the matter by obtaining
possession Of his own child.
Shortly after these events happened
Judge Porter left the country, and new
er saw Sexton since till Wednesday af
ternoon at the Union Pacific depot.
What was his surprise, upon meeting
him, to learn that the wife who accom-,
panied hin was none other than the
woman whom be had married at indie
pendence, No.. and whom he had after
wards met as the wife on another. man
at Williams Rancho" in California
1t was all explained by the fact that the
second husband had died, and Sexton
had been remarked to his widow as
well as to his own wife, while thus they
were united again. They have probably
reached their Eastern destination ere
this, and will undoubtedly enjoy the re-
malng years of their life upon the hand
some fortune emassed by Sexton dur
ing many years of hard labor. Verify
truth Is stranger than fiction.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-01-30
Ruins Of an Ancient American City.


Colonel w. 7. Roberts, who went
down to Arizona with the Nike Grey
party, hunting after diamonds and
things, had some wonderful stories to
tell upon his arrival home, concerning
the land through which he passed, the
people he saw, hardships endured by
the party, and discoveries made.
Roberts tells strange story Of a
strange city or the remains of one
away down in that desolate land. It
was while attempting to find his way
out of the gorges into which the party
had stumbled, that Roberts came upon
a mesa, and was astonish-d to find be-
fore him the ruins of what was evident
ly once populous city. 1t covered an
area Of about three square miles, and
was inclosed by wall of sandstone,
neatly quarried and dressed, ten or
twelve feet thick, and which, judging
by the deb T., was fifteen or twenty feet
high before its fall In most places 1t
had crumbled away and fallen, and was
covered with sand, but In many places
it was still standing six OF eight feet
above the sand banks which had drift
ed around it. The entire area insid,
this had, at one tipe, been covered
with houses, built of solid sandstone,
which showed excellent masonry iii
their construction. This ancient city
is situated in Arizona, about ninety
miles from the boundary line between
Utah and Arizona, and the same dis
lance from the western Colorado line
1t has the appearance Of being an old
Aztec city that has been deserted for
hundreds of years and fallen to ruin.
1t is entirely of stone, and hot stick
of worked timber is to be seen among
the ruins. Nothing but the walls are
left standing, and none Of them are
left more than s OF 10 feet above the
sand which is eight or ten feet deep: =
I he walls still bear the traces Of many
hieroglyphics, cut deep into them,
showing various Indian customs and
superstitions. There are also the ruins
of stately 11ioiluments; built of square
block sandstone, well quariied, and
showing good masonry, which are
worked with notches and crosses cut
into them at regular intervals
The city is covered with sand, which
it is thought has blown there from the
desert. The sand has become solid and
packed by the rains. Under the sand
is layer Of blue clay, six or seven
feet deep. No bones OF implements, relics
OF any kind were found, with the ex
ceptions of some pieces Of pottery OF
dark color These were embelllshed
with painting of flowers and ornament
al figures in blue colors. The color
ing matter is blue mineral substance
of some kind. 1t is perfectly indellible
and pieces of the pottery, which have
been exposed to storms that have worn
away the solid masonry of the walls of
the city show their colors fresh and
bright, to all appearances, as when
nev. The pottery itself has been
found to be perfectly fire proof upon
trial Ia crucibles and furnaces.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-01-30

until an .All-powerful hand staid thu
waves that they should come no furthe'
I was saved. All my worldly posse
sions swept away; all my earthly hope
blighted-yet that was not trouble.
aMy baby was all had left on earth.
1 labored night and day to support him
and myself, and sought to train him in
the right way, but as he grew Older
evil companions won him away from
home. He ceased to care for his
mothers counsel; he would sneer at her
entreaties and agonizing prayers. He
left my humble roof that he might be
unrestrained in the pursuit of evil land at
last, when heated by wine one night,
he took the life of fellow-being, and
ended his own upon the .scaffold. My
heavenly Father had filed my cup OF
sorrow before now it, ran over. This
was trouble, ladies, such. as | hope His
mercy will save you from ever ex-
periencing.'
There was not a dry eye among the
listeners, and the warmest sympathy
was expressed for the ,bereaved mother,
whose sad history had taught them a
useful lesson.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-01-30

How TO BE NoBoDY.-It is easy to
be nobody, and we will tell you how to
do it. Go to the drinking saloon to
spend your leisure time: You need not
drink much now just little beer OR
some other drink. In the meantime
play dominoes, chequers, or something
else to kill time; so that you will be
sure not to read useful books. If you
read let it be dime novels of the day:
Thus go on keeping your stomach full.
and your head empty, and yourself
playing time-killing games, and in few
years you'll be nobody, unless, as is
quite likely,) you shou q turn out a
drunkard or a professional gambl er,
either Of which is orse than nobody,
There are hundreds ofyoung men hang
ing about country taverns, just ready to
be nobodies,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-01-30
What is Trouble :

A company of Southern ladies were
one day assembled in ladys parlor,
when the conversation Glanced to turn
on the subject of earthly affliction:-
Each had her story Of peculiar trial and
bereavement to relate, except one pale,
looking woman, whose lustreless
eye and detected air showed that she
was prey to the deepest melancholy.
Suddenly arousing herself, she said in a
hollow voice:
''Not one of 5ou know what trouble
is"
"Will you please, Mrs. Grey" said
the kind voice of lady who well
knew her story, 'tell the ladies what
you call trouble?"
81 will if you desire it." she replied
s'for / have seen it. My parents
possessed competence, and my girl
hood was surrounded by all the COM
forts of life. I seldom knew an un-
gratifed wish, and was always gay
and lighthearted married IT neteen
one loved more than all the world
besides. Our home was retired, but
the sunlight never fell on lovelier one,
or happier household. Years rolled
on peacefully Five children sat around
our table, and little curly head still
nestled in my bosom. One night about
shutdown, one of those fierce black
storms came on which are so common
to our Southern climate. For many
hours the rain poured down necessarily.
Morning dawned, but still the elements
ragged. The whole Savannah seemed
afoat. The little stream near our dwell
ing became raging torrent. Before
we were aware of it, our house was
surrounded by water. / hanged with
my babe to reach little elevated spot,
on which few wide spreading trees
were standing, whose dense foliage
afforded some protection, while Thy
husband and sons strove to save what
they could of our property. AT last a
fearful surge swept away ny husband,
and he never rose again. Ladies-no ON
ever loved husband more, but that
was not trouble.
fresenCly my SONS saw lnelr uanSer
and the struggle for life became the
only consideration. They were as
brave looking boys as ever blessed a
mothers heart, and l watched their
efforts to escape with such agony as
only mothers can feel. They were SO
far off could not speak to them, but
l could see them closing nearer and
nearer to each other as their little island
grew smaller and smaller.
SThe sullen river ragged around the
huge trees; dead branches, upturned
trunks, wrecks of houses, drowning
cattle, masses of rubbish all went float
ing psst us. My boys waved their,
hanus to me, then pointed upward. 1
knew it was farewell Signal, and you
mothers, can imagine my anguish. |
saw them, an perish, and yet-that was
NOT trouble,
ri Rugged my babe close to- my
heart, and when the water rose to my
feet I climbed into the low branches Of
the tree, and so kept retiring before It,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-01-30


A BACHELOR AT THE Sea SHORE
Queer things get into the newspaper.
Thus it is related that diffident, Hart
ford bachelor went to the sea shore in
August to seek refuge from the loneli-
ness of his cclibacy, and one dark even
ing, enjoying the breeze OH the piazzi of
his hotel, happened to take seat that
had just been vacated by the husband of
loving wife, with whom the happy
man had been chatting In few mo
ments the lady returned, and mistaking
the stranger for her husband, lovingly
encircled his neck and gave him an
affectionate kiss, with the remark,
''Come, darling, it is now about time to
retire?" He did not faint, but the
shock was very severe: