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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-18

2% miles from the city en- the Horn Lake
road, known as the Jacobi Place or Forest
Retreat. This place is stocked with choice
fruit, such as grapes, peaches, pears. apricots,
TThe dwelling-house has twelve rooms, three
unfinished. Possession given Immediately.
Apply to Swayne IL Colman. Rental Agents.
No. l75 Main street, or to j. W. Jefferson, No.
is Madison st. ll2-t
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The memphis City FIre- does a
fire and Marine business once no
Madison street, I20-iG
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HOusekeeperr, so az once aud pro-
cure one of the celebrated Fitzhugh
BroiIers, ut Prince a Co.'s. I35 Main
street. Money returned ir not sat
tsfactOry. 129
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RIVER NTlILLItlENCR
OATS ADVERTISED TO LnlvE TO-DAY.

boats ADVERTISED TO LEAVE TODAY.
Napoleon ...........A. J. Whibi.............4 m
Cairo .......: ..........City Of Chester....~ p m
Arkanias riyer-.-.Dardanello- p m
ARRIVALS. 'frl
Steamer A. J. White, Napoleon.
Lady lee, New Orleans.
" Peytoua, New Orleans.
Dardanelle. Arkansas river.
5. II. Long. Yicksburg.
" City Of Au, msta, White river.
" Minneola, Cincinnati.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Phil Allin, Friar's Point.
p" Pink Yarbie, Pine Bluff.
A" G. W. Chesk, Halo's Point.
" Lady Lee, Cairo.
Mary Miller, Louisville.
Peytona, Cairo.
Minneola, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
Dardanelle, City Of Augusta.
Daily report Of the stage Of water and tho
changes during the twent,f-four hours ending
at noon to-day:
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WRIGHT's ne plus ultra minced meat,
the best manufactured, for sale by
g6t LYLE & SHIELDS.
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SHIPPING TAGS printed just at New
York prices at the PUBLIC LEDGER
office. 43t
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Coal oil is explosive
That is well known;
Mammoth oil Is " not " explosive,
As will at any time be shown
l38 By A. HITzFELD & SoS.
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Buy your wood from c II. John
s0n, III Poplar st., near Fourth. 2t
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BOARDING..


yOoARDING-AP PLEASANT FRONT ROOM
ID with board. suitable for gentleman and
wii'e or two gentlemen, can be had by lmme-
digte application Reference exchanged.
MRS. f. J. BECkTEL.
12O-l25 65 Linden street.
DOARDING-A. LARGE FRONT ROOM
cor two single gentlemen. Also, a large hall
room, furnished, for. single gentleman
where they will have the comforts Of hsme.
convenient to street railroad. Terms reason
able For further information apply to.J; Nj.
Jeffords. $50 Main street. u6-T
Y TAKE PLEASURE IN INFORMING THE
4 former patrons that have taken charge o.
the Whitemore House, and hope by attention
20 / business and the comfort of travellers 70
uoer Il a share Of public patronage. Terms
mou' A. J. MILLS, NJ. D.
M Whitemore will still be found at the
house, Nos. 100 and III Adams street. Isl
R0AR OING-GOOD FURNISHED ROOMS.
Is with board, ut 300 Third street, between
adams a, I'd Washington. Day boarders also
~rantad ltl-l
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For solid gold jewolry go to the Jet
Palace, 66r
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TAKEN UP.

TNAKEN UPON FRIDAY, 1lTH INSTANT.
one mouse -colored mare mule, eight or ten
years old, collar mark on neck; evidently
stolen by the colored man who offered her for
sale. il2O-129l G. II. BRACKET n co.
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FREE oyster soup aud rabbit lunch to-
night at a. KAUFMAYs,
No. $50 Second street.
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NOR RENT-A LARGE BRICK HOUSE
il suitable for factory, situated on the bank
Of the Mississippi river in Fort Pickering, near
the gas works; formerly occupied as brewery
""U N'''' MARX 4 BENeDORF,
1877 Insurance Building, Room 80.
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LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.

P1TTsBuRa and Camel coal and gas
coke. Brown & Jones, Office 282 Main
street, Bethel Block. t
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FOR RENT.

UoR PENTHOUSE IN GOOD REPAIR. 4
y rooms and garden ground; quarter of a
mile of fernando street cars. Apply to
llg-lSO NJ. l.. MEACHAM, 9 Union st.
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ron SALE.
LOST.

r OsT-A SMALL MULY OK AND ONE
IL with small horns, both red. Ten dollars
reward will be paid for their return to Sam
FSity, "a Poplar Street Market. llg,l2I
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nor RENT-ONE OF THE BEST OFFICES
u in the city. ground floor. No, 10 Madison
street, next the LEDGER office $50 per month.
Apply at business Office of PUBLIC LEEGER.
LIST
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pantry, out-buildings; good cistern yard
and garden; three squares west of Her nandO
street cars. on south side Of Jackson street.
For terms inquire on premises.
ll5-l20 h. HAYS.
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TJoR RENT-BRICK RESIDENCE, EIGHT
10, rs, NO. 101 Third street Chelsen. APP
NV t 10 N. NJ. IRRELEVANT, 90 Courtet
i0Q-t
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Gls rLEIIEa. Is JsLEar.oa Q. Esd
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T7oR RENT - FURNISHED LODGING
4 Rooms. at Southern Hotel. Apply at
poop, luA-lAO
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I1oR RENT-A ZINE RESIDENCE ON
AZ Oni t,go ss se, tent house on Dunlap
S'i0'' "'A' 1 OP''M MARX { BENSD0RF.
sA+ Room AZ Tn 'urance Building.
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THoR RENT OFFICES THREE GOOD 90
z Offices in the Planters insurance TO-
ouiiu'ns' nPp'' PLANTERS ms. CO.,
42-t No. Al Mao ison street.
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IL a.m.--Sales for January. 1915c; February,
10 9-16o: Mnrch 1870.

LIVERPOOL. January IS. II 80 a.m.-Cotton
opens dull. Uplands. SD; Orleans, l01<d.
2p.m.-Cotton is heavy. Uplands. g5s9-d;
Orleans, l01{d. Sales, 500 bales of which 1000
were for export and speculation.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-05-24

the grasp of her hand, on the open page,
said: MRS Jarvis sent you this, ana
thought you'd like it better if i scalloped
it for you"
The little brother smiled out OF his
heavy ewes. and SO accustomed was he to
look up to Susy in everything, that ms
baby mind was far from suspectlng mat
he had been wrOnged, so breaking II ne
said, "Susy, have piece, too?" But Susy
couldn't stand such generosity in face of
her own selfishness, and quickly saying
NO, Harry, she gave me one, TOO" ran
out of the room into the next one, where
here mother stood with a look of deep
grief on her face. Through the open door
she had witnessed the scene, and WIN
mothers quickness had understood tne
whole affair, and did not need her little
daughters explanation, which Susy pour
ed out with many bitter tears.
.'Oh, mamma know I'm a mean little
girl, but somehow it didn't seem so mean
uhen 1 first made up my mind to scdaop H.
MY darling, the tempter is very sharp
he knows if he allows the tempted 10 see
the full extent of the wrong he is Trying
to get them to do, he never would succeed
with very many of his victims" said Mrs
Lee You know ! have often spoken to
YOU of this bad habit of selfishness- and l
know you have tried hard to conquer II,
but YOU see by this afternoons failure how
careful you must be if you are to escape
the snares that Satan spreads for your feet
See how he makes things appear entirely
different from what they really are. Al
ways pray, my daughter, for that wisdom
by which you may see things as they are
in the sight of God"
Mrs. Lee kissed her penitent little
daughter, and sent her to amuse Harry, to
whom she made full confession, but the
little fellow couldn't be made to under.
stand anything of Susy's distress. and
would only say, Il does love 'em scalloped
the best, dear Susy."-Christian Union.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-05-24
louisiana.

IT is a significant fact that the last po-
litical utterances of ChiefJustice Chase
were in regard to the condition of affairs
in Louisiana. Just before his departure
from Washington he was called upon by
Mr.. Sumner, and in course of the CONVEX
sation between these old friends the Chief
Justice took occasion to remark that, in
his opinion, Congress committed great
blunder in failing to act upon the Louis
lana question when it was presented to
them; and that such scenes as were being
enacted there were calculated, he thought,
to destroy the faith of the people in the
Republican form of government"
We presume that even those Radical
journals which have injected into their
obituary notices of the dead statesman and
jurist denunciations of his ambition, will
acknowledge that in the expression of his
views to the Massachusetts Senator he was
not endeavoring to further any
political aspirations, or arranging
for Presidential nomination in
1876. Enfeebled by disease
which he knew to be incurable, and
touched by those premonitions which SO
often precede dissolution, politics and the
Presidency were probably subjects far re-
moved from his thoughts at this interview
with one who, like himself, was a con
frmed invalid. He surveyed the Lousi-
ana situation as patriot, not as politi-
clan; he regretted the inaction of Congress
for the sake of the country, not for his
own; and the scandal caused by that stu
alton panied him because he loved the in
stitutions whose good name it injured, not
because the policy of the Administration
ran contrary to his wishes. We pity the
man SO blinded by partisan prejudice as
to ascribe the regrets and warnings of
Salmon P. Chase, standing literally on the
brink of the grave, to any other sentiment
than purest and loftiest patriotism And
if these regrets and this warning make no
impression upon the President and his
advisors, then the outlook for Louisiana
is gloomy indeed
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-05-24

What is it that the people of Louisiana
want2 They are not hostile to the Fed
eral Government; they have no desire to
override Federal laws, or set aside the
provisions of the Federal Constitution
they are entirely willing to remain part
and parcel of the Federal Union, and con
tribute to its support-but they cannot
and will not submit quietly to the infam-
Gus usurpation of Kellogg and his crew.
In exchange for this usurpation they would
gladly accept a military Governor and
martial law; they prefer the stern code of
the sword administered with equity, to
the miserable tyranny of Carpet-Bag
Executive and the black and white ad-
venturers with whom he 10 surrounded.
If Kellogg had been fairly elected 1t
would be bad enough, but when his cleo
ton is confessedly a farce and fraud,
then to be asked to recognize it is adding
or Massachusetts, if placed in the same
circumstances as the citizens of Louisiana,
would do precisely what they are doing
resist to the bitter end. In such a case
quiet submission can only be expected of
slaves; and whatever may be the faults OF
LOuisianians they are not and cannot be
made slaves-because they are Ameri-
cans. al .-...-
Is there no way out of this terrible
dilemma? Cannot PRESIDENT Grant anu
Secretary Belknap, when they return from
their pleasure excursions, attempt to COM
prehend the true meaning of the crisis, and
meet it firmly and conscientiously? Will
the President, whose special motto is, LET
us have peace" sit idly by and allow a
sorely prosecuted State to drift into war?
Will he permit his friendship for Kellogg,
Casey and Durell to so stand in the way of
justice and duty? Can he not, for once at
least, rise above the realm of favoritism
and partisanship, throw off the trammels
of party and be the President of the whole
country, not the servant of clique?
The Louisiana question has beef shuffied
backward and forward by Congress and
the Administration in the hope, perhaps,
that it would settle itself, and that the
settling would be in favor of the Kellogg
side We do not think, from present ap-
pearances, such a result is possible; we do
think the time has come for President
Grant to act in the premises wisely and
boldly-and the sooner that action occurs
the better it will be for his own reputa-
ton and the reputation of the nation
whose peace and prosperity he is sworn to
preserve.-lMissouri Republican, May 9.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-05-24
Ellen's Cure for Sadness.
BY EMILY CARTER.

Our little Ellen is never in good temper
when she comes down late to breakfast,
and finds the things cleared away. First
she complains that her bowl of bread and
milk is too hot; and then, when Aunt
Alice pours in some water to cool 1t,
Ellen says, 1T is now too cold"
l think the fault is in herself She is
five years old-quite old enough to know
that she ought to get up when the first
bell rings, and come down to breakfast.
She knows she is in fault. She has
missed papa's kiss, for he had to leave
home early on business; and this adds to
her grief
But, after she had eaten her bread and
milk on the day l am speaking OF, she
asked Aunt Alice what she should do to
cure herself of her sadness" II think
that the best plan, in such cases, is to try
to do some good to somebody" said Aunt
Alice. 1.-The best way to cheer yourself
is to cheer another"
This made Ellen thoughtful; and she
stood at the window, looking out on the
street, long after Aunt Alice had left the
room. 1t was a cold, cloudy day, and
there were flakes of snow in the air.
Ellen stood watching a poor woman at
the corner, who was trying to sell shoe
strings; but nobody stopped to buy OF
her.
THAT poor woman looks sad and dis
couraged," said Ellen to herself; "she
must be almost as sad as l am. How can
l comfort her? Why, by buying some of
her shoestrings, of course"
Ellen had some money of her own put
away in box. She ran and got it, then
putting on her bonnet, went out and
bought whole bunch of shoestrings.
Then, with her aunt's consent, she asked
the poor woman to come in and get some
luncheon.
The poor woman gladly accepted the
invitation; and Ellen soon had her seated
by nice fire IN the kitchen, chatting and
laughing with the maids as merrily as if
she had no care in the world.
Have l made you happy" asked
Ellen. "That you have, you darling"
said the poor woman, with tear in her
eye And so you have made me happy
Aunt Alice was in the right 1.-The best
way to cheer youTselfis to cheer another"
The Nursery.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-05-24

IT IS happy that / am neither a needy adj
| venturer nor an unscrupulous lover, OF
| perhaps you might have been hurried into
| a marriage which would have proved the
misery of your life; and Graham would
be eaten by lions, Rugged to death by go
by snakes and quinine, and-and all sorts
OF things By-the-by, do you know that
he is off to the Cape next monthg,,
Millicent was too much overwhelmed by
the appreciation of the position she had
plased herself into reply sd Bertram went
|sfThey.hsse male npa story about his
engagement to Mrs. Geylass. Absurd! II
he cannot marry one lady, am certain he
Will never take another, unless, perhaps,
an Ashantee. Not even for pique. i do
wish, dear Miss Lund,. that you would
make friend of me, and tell me the real
cause of offense in Graham. DO not think
me curious and impertinent; 1 only ask
because I have a suspicious that might be
alberto remove some false impressions.
was left trustee to ayoungla lady, a cousin oil
my own, to whom Graham was once en-
gagged; and 1 know that when the affair
was broken off, he was very much blamed.
Can that sad business have caused you to
think badly of him." s'
"Had I-not-a right-to do SOP" Sob
bed Milllcent.
, Far be it from me to place a limit to
the Rights of Women p' said Bertram 81
only know that Graham was not one iota
to blame in that sad affair, the fault being
entirely ON the lady's side, that he could
have cleared himself in your estimation at
her. expense, if he had not pledged himself
to silence ;and that he kept that pledge when
the happiness of his life was at stake, is
very much to his credit. 1t is no romance
that am telling you this time, Miss Lund !;
give you my word of honor that what 1
say is true. I was one of those to whom
Graham made the promise OF secresy." ~
When you have nothing more to say to
woman who is crying, it is best TO go
away. So Bertram went. - Tt
When he parted from Graham that
night he said: "By-the-bye, have some
thing to give you, old fellow" And,
opening his pocket-book, he produced the
little undirected note and handed it over.
On the following morning, Millicent
had another caAer-an unexpected one
this time. .- --.
II have got your note" said Graham,
seeing that she looked startled. "What
may hope?"At- gu.. lts q
MY notep' t.rsJ saf g. his
Graham held it in hand open. She
took it, and read:
Let me see you tomorrow n7Orning.-M L.
81 have been informed that WAS hasty-
once; and, if so, am sorry for any UNI
just expressions may have used. y -
She could not think what else to say.
1t did well enough. -
"But," said Millicent, after an hours
conversation, you were very proud your
self you know, Harry, not to make, an APP
peal to the trustee people to sexplain.''
And though he did not think so, he owned
it, just as he would have owned anything
just then. - ttssf = 81"
a.. He did not go to Africa to shoot goril
las; he stopped at home, and married the
heiress. He is very fond of Bertram; but
do not think his wife likes his friend SO
well as she processes. That little. scene
was too humiliating- Chambers Journal.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-05-24
Youths Department.
TOMMY AND THE PENNY.

BY MRS. 8. W. JEwErT.
Tommy Travers found penny,
Going home from school one day;
Now. thought he. I'll have a fortune,
For I'll plant it right away.
Billy Burton's brother told me,
When penny once he found,
1t would grow and bear new pennies,
If TWAS planted in the ground.
I'll net say a word about 1t
Till zee il fairly sprouting,
Then when Billy Burton aeer it,
Won't there be a bully shoutingI
Every day I'll watch and weed il,
And III guard it with such care
That guess, before the winter,
1t will lots Of pennies bear.
Then I'll buy q horse and buggy
I'm too old to play with toys;
And I'll give a thousand pennies
To poor little girls and boys.
Thus deluded little Tommy
Laid full many splendid plan,
As the little coin he planted
Wishing he were grown q man.
Day by day he nursed and watched it,
Thought Of little else beside
Day by day dug down to see it,
But no signs Of growth he spied.
Tired At last, and quite discouraged
With the load he had to bear,
Little Tommy told the secret
To his mother, in despair.
Had it not been that his sorrow
Was SO real and 80 deep,
I'm afraid that even his mother
Might have smiled to see him weep.
But she knew well how to soothe him,
As all loving mothers do.
" Listen. darling" said she TO him;
i've plan to tell to you.
" Peter Browns son, crippled Bobby,
Thinks he'd like to learn to read,
But his father cannot teach him
They are very poor indeed.
For bis use. if you are willing,
Your bright penny shall be sown,
Aid before the year ir ended,
You will see how it has grown.
's In my pure are other pennies,
Add them to your luckless one;
Go and buy little primer
For old Peters crippled son.
Every day give him q lesson
With an earnest, patient will,
And you'll reap precious harvest,
And make Bobby richer STILL
-Chtldren's Ho1x
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-05-24

and tender anticipations of the future,
mingled in that smile. Lonesome? Not
bit of it," exclaimed the brave boy,
there's goin' to be the biggest circus here
next week you ever set eyes Onn' There
is striking resemblance in character be-
tween this true-hearted youth and the
British child, who, on being told that his
father was lost at sea, burst into tears, re-
making, "he had my best jack-knife with
h Ip,,S
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-05-24
Church Statistics.

The following table Of the various re-
ligious denominations in THE country IS
compiled from the ninth census. 1t Will
be seen by the figures given, that church
property has more than quadrupled dur
ing the last twenty years, while member
ship has increased only fifty per cent:
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-05-24

A CONNECTICUT man purchased horse
of a neighbor, which upon trial did not
prove the kind he anticipated, Not car
ing to keep the animal, he applied dye
to his hide that made him a lovely black,
and resold him to the aforesaid neighbor.
The animal was subsequently sold to the
first purchaser, his appearance having in
the meantime been again changed, and
now both parties desire to know (which
man should sue the other"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-05-24

A RHODE ISLAND editor, wanting two
lines to complete column, observes that
"a sensible woman is the most sensible
being on earth" Which, cynic says, is
as if one should write, "Hot ice-cream is
the hottest thing in the world"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-05-24
Poetry.
y %UNF4IfsHED:SrfIL.

A. ABABY's boot and aekein Of ~Vol,uasl -llt
Faded and soed and soft;
Odd things you ~, andl doubt IGN re right,
Round 3 seaYnanf 6Sck thie etorTny night,
Up in the yards aloft -
q MostHke ft,s folly; but. mate, look here: -iI
When |
A stood yon far-of strand
With a wedding ring on the small soft hand
Which chung 81 close To
-tft W. sz-'
Ny wfe-God bless her, The day before.
She sat beside my foot; at
And the sunlight Kissed her yellow hair,
- And the dainty fingers. def and fair,
.r.r - knitted'a babys boot f...-t 20
- p y. = s. I'd
f., The voyage was over: l. came ashore:
= What. think you, found there? ls 81
A grave the daisies had spzinkled white,
A eotfAs,e Nnlpty Hud dark - night
And This beside The chart
- The little boot, Twas unfnened stili-
The tangled sken lay near;
But the knitter had gone sway 10 rest TNa
q With the babe asleep on neg quiet breast b.
% As Down in the churchyard drear-
: -Cdsselfs NGQ1ziks,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-05-24
: VOL. XXIII.
This distinction did not put him up IN

This distinction did not put him up IN
duly, for the discriminating young man
perceived that the preference was afforded
him, because he seldom approached the
topics of love or matrimony, and when he
did it was always in a tone of badiRage. 8
Yet there were times when she assumed
a cequettish air which seemed to Invite
him to more serious filtration, but this was
when Graham was, present, and appeared
to be observing her
+ "Now," said Bertram to himself, "there
are two courses for the male spoon to pur-
sue; either to clean out the place alto
gether, or follow the female spoons lead,''
Graham adopted the latter course, and
hanessed himself to the car of a hand
some young widow, who dressed gorgeous
1y, rode fearlessly, talked slansHy, danced
untiringly, and sac doaon,to pIay.sl "a IA ;
-. The manners.of the little English com
munity assembled at Spa were. very much
relaxed from the standard set up by each
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-05-24

A MASSACHUSETTS medical man has re
Gently been examining into the compost
ton of the daily food of the average
Massachusetts person. He estimates that
every resident of the Bay State, who is
above the age of five years, is in the
habit of consuming pie at least twice each
day. A more appalling picture of reck-
less and widespread intemperance has
never before been presented.-Ne'o York
Times.