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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-08
rna norreetIon OF the calendar.

Julius Caesar wos probably the first
man In authority who attempted per-
manent correction of the calendar, as
sisted by sosigenes, an Egyptian astTSa-
omer. Their device was TO add 9 day
every fourth year to February, and the
principle adopted was so excellent that
Il has been both retained and eetepded
10 the present time. This correction ot
time was ordered to be made ~ Az
countries where the Roman authority
was acknowledged, and TO secure UNI
formity of dates. the sixth day before the
kalends of March was TO be reckcaed
twice, for which reason the fourth year,
now called leap-year, was by the Romans
designated bisseEtile. But this inge-
nious contrivance did not make
the calendar perfectly correct. ne
civil year Was still at variance VIA tae
astronomical. There was surplusage
Of eleven MINUTES in the former alter
the double day had been Rddsd to it-a
trifing error for a mans lifetime, put
when multiplied BY centuries, a marked
quantity, threatening TO interfere not
Oply with social arrangements, bat with
the very existence Of ecclesiastical Law.
The new Jnlian year was indeed great
gain over the cid Roman year. II was
q close approximation 10 correct meas
ufement Of time But 4 contained an
element Of error, and could noi remsin
perma1ently in use. unless q means OF
Absorbing the misoalculstion ID perpetu-
atad could b discovered.
To restore the civil year 10 q core
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An imperial ukase has just been pub
lished at St. Petersburg ordering a levy
Of recruits TO complete the establish
ment Of the Russian army and feet for
the year 1873. The proportion Of re-
cruits to the population in the empire
and the kingioE Of Poland is to be six
per thousand, except among the Careh-
ans in the governments Of Archangielsk
sad Olonetz, where it is to be four per
thousand. An additional levy Of one ia
Eve hundred is to be made IN the Aithu-
anian and other soutbWeS,eFu govern.
ments to supply the arrears in the re-
cruiting Of former years in those prov
inces.
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MEDICAL.
DIR. IL. l.. LASKI,
Physicians Surgeon
AND ACCOUCHER.

OFPICE. So UNION ST. Fl; RESIDENCE, go
" Main street lGayoso Block. oiice hours
from s TO 10a.m., and from s to 6p.m. Spe-
cialties: children and female diseases. Grad
uated at the University Of Berlin lGermanyl; !;
with more than thirty years practical expe-
rionc0. Vaccination daily al his Office. be-
tween 8 and 4 o'clock pm. A-xvi-S
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spondence with the Astronomical, Pope
Gregory XIII ordered that the 9th of
October, 1882, should be called the 10Th.
To prevent the intrusion of the same
errors in measurement of time in future
ages, and to secure the recurrence OF
the festivals of the church at the same
period of the year, he further decreed
that every year whose number is not di-
visible by four should consist OF three
hundred and sixty-five days; every year
which is so divisible, but not divisible
by one hundred, OF three hundred and
sixty-six days; every year. dlvlslble by
one hundred, but not by four hundred,
OF three hundred and sixty-tiyei and
every year diyisible by four hun
dred, Of three hundred and sixty'six;.
A more perfect correspondence OF
the civil and astronomical years Will
probably never be obtained. After the
lapse of four thousand two hundred and
tbirtv.seven years the error will be less
than one day. In the preparation OF
this Tule every source Of disagreement IS
estimated. and as far as possible cor
recied. The allowance Of an extra day
every fourth year is indeed snail ex-
cess; but this is not allowed to aoeumu-
late. foT et the commencement OF every
century the centennial year is not to
consist of three hundred end sixty-slx
day, or, in other words, is not 70 be
counted a leap-year, unless its number
can be divided by four hundred. Thus
the year 1900 Was . lsapyear, and the
year 2O00 viii be the same; blt the years
l70O and 1900 contained, and the yeaF
900 will contain. only s65 days.
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MARKET
MADISON STREET MARKET,
NO. "a.
W v. 2 z. PEEETTS EETIT, PROPRIETOR.

TINE FINEST AND FRESHEST MEATS,
Il Of all kinds, at
LOWEST MARKET PRICES.
Also poultry and vegetables Of the season
always on hand.
Goods Delivered Free 60 Any Part
SID ~ the city.
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PUBLICATION.

MO PAPER IN MEMPHIS Is A BETTER
~ advertising medium than the western
Methodist, Il having within the hmiii a
Which Memphis Il the commcrciai center a
very large circulation. This ean be known
aud read of al who uaY tecome intcrlssS5.
Judiciqus eiFeslisias will pay. Or oHcq a
Nv Main street. % stairs. in sane baildlnE
With heyle a Chapman.
st R.W.BLEW a co.
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n. = shirts. We make spe.
ctaIdy, and make 60 order when re-
quired. 4S-lD
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The peat deposits Of Italy cover an
area Of about lOO, 900 acres. She pays
8. .0G8 go annually 10 other nations for
fuel. aud is nov endesyoFing 10 econo-
mize BY using compressed peat
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The Titusville Press chronicles the
following event with modest pride: II
tusville was not the birthplace Of the
Father Of his country, but We have a
man residing here who slipped up on .
muddy crossing, this afternoon, aRd sat
down on a roll Of butter which be was
carrying home. and instead Of swearing,
be simply arose, scraped the butter from
his pants into the paper again, and vent
on as II nothing had happened.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-08

Admiration Of the noble character
and conduct Of George Washington is
not confined to his native land. On
his death Napoleon BOnaparte, then
First Consul, had the colors of every
French regiment draped with black
Grape. In England even his signature
sells for the highest price. At recent
sale in London an q utograph letter from
him TO the Rev. Mr. Boucher, Of An
napolis, respecting the education Of his
step. sen, realized Sl25. At the same
time and place a letter from Napoleon
brought one-fiith Of that sum. Yet
Washington's autographs are more fre-
quently seen in saJesrOoms than those
Of the great Corsicau soldier.
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DRUGS.

wILKI NsON'.S;; 10, 10,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-17
Iccland,. Centennial.

Iceland has altogether the start of
America. We propose to celcbrste
onr nations centennial in 1876; but
meanwhile, from the land of snow
and ice, volcanoes and gcysers, comes
the intelligence that the Icelanders
propose to celebrate their millcnnial
in 1874. InS74, lngolf, a Norwegian,
chief, planted a small colony on that
island, which had been discovered a
few years before. In about half I,
century many thousands of hardy
settlers had established themselves
OH this cold and barren isle. AT. one
time the population numbered 10 less
than loo, 900; but the inhabitants have
suffered greatly from famInes, cpl
denies ane volcanic casualties, and
the number is now reduced to about
10000. Iceland contains an area of
10000 square miles, of which the gla-
cicrs cover surface of upward of
1000 square miles; and there arc
thirty known volcanoes, of which
eight have been actiys within cen-
tnrr
No grain Of any kind can be raised
i'll Iceland but vegetables can be cul-
tivated, and fish and birds are abuM-
dant. Forests formerly aboumdcd,
but now the island is almost desti-
tute % trees, and the want of fuel is
severely felt. The islanders are of
the Scandinavian race, and are by 10
means lacking in intellectual capac-
ity. Although there are but few ed
ucational institutions, domestic cd
ucation in universal, and the people
are intelligent. Many of the most
valuable works of fEnylish lite, ature
have bceen translated into tho native
tongue, and are read and appreciated
by the common people. All the ill.,
habitants believe the doctrines of the
Reformation in their primitive SIM
piicity, and the majority of them are
Lutherans in profession.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-17
Wa.hinxton CIV in 1904

The following is sketch Of Wash
ingtou CITY seen by British eyes in
1901: "Wc have heard from Wash.
ington from Mr.. Merry, who was
appointed 20 that mission. Mr.
Merry is in every respect disgustcd
with his situation. His account OF
the capital, of the manners of the
people, their system Of equality, &C.,
is enough to sickcn the most enthus.
iastic adinircr of the republic.
Aftera long, wretched voyage, when
they arrived they found no house
provided for them, and mono to be
had. After q mouths misery aud
cxtravagancc at oil hotel, he succeed
ed in pracuring two houses with bare
walls aud without water or bells,
which at an enormous expense, were
thrown into one. Over space OF
wild country more than six miles
square are dispersed about seven
hundred houses, the communication
between most Of them being in tho
winter totally impracticablc, aud ut
all times dangerous-only in one di-
rcction is there even a road made,
As to pavement, they will begin to
think of it in the next century.
There is the greatest difficulty in
procuring tho mecrest necessities,
the Only market being lew carts
with provisions, which come very ir.
regularly from the country"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-17
Ingenious Pupils.

An English correspondent writes :
Education may be o little behind
hand in this country, but our boys
are ingenious. In an examination in
the West, last week, class of forty
lads, having been set TO write ou the
second commandment, comtrived TO
spell the word Jealous in twenty
eight different ways-twenty-scven
which, need not tell you, were un-
conventional. The same bright
youths metamorphosed Pontius Pr
late into tpunchit spillt,' bunch of
spled' (this was really magnificenD,
and punches pilot while more adj
vanced pupil describes the estates of
the realm as.those which pertained
to the crow. Th,se young gentle
men, IL must be owned, did not be-
long to what we delight to call the
educated classes;' but the following
was clicted from an undergraduate at
one of our universities, who had
been required to give his views upon
tho career Of Oliver Cromwell: He
was bold, bad man, but repented
OH his dcath-bed, when lie exclaimed,
.'IfI had served my God as l have
served my king, he would not have
deserted me in nv old age.r'"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-17
Psspl. with sunny Tempers.

The most desirable of all desirable
things in constant associate is q
sunny temper. 1t is never tho result
of cultivation or sclf-control. 1t is
the direct gift of God-and a most
desirable one. 1t is the key to all
hearts. The man who. has it is the
chief favorite with all lady acquain:-
ances, and the idol Of the kitchon
maids. The children love him, for he
is Child among them, sincerely ell
joying their sports; 1t is his charac-
tcristic to sincere-for the time be-
ing. As-a husband he is q model
one, TO whom one bundle more or
less over tho dozen he always carries
is triflo unworthy of mention.
While his wife hesitatcs aud see-saws
between two pieces of goods with
ten cents' difference between them,
he calmly seats himself Oh q stool IN
the front part of the store, and roads
his paper and admires tho pretty lady
rierks.-As q lover, he excels in
courting, because practice makes
perfect. His sunny disposition adj
mits Of no regrets and no forcbod-
ings. If fate has temporarily seper-
atcd him from his 'adored Agnes, lie
now finds time to perceive how
charming is Bertha Should Bertha
drift away, Clary is still left with
new attractions-and SO through the
whole alphabet. He discovers beauty
III nearly every woman; but still, II
a woman is not beautiful, he finds
her gifted; but if, by evil chance,
she be neither fair nor talented, she
is sure to be good, aud therefore to
be worshiped. The incense on i,is
hcart-altar is always burning, and lie
is never at los for an idol. Barring
the fact that their catholic likings are
apt to cngcnder jealousy, there are
no people SO pleasant in daily asso-
cia.ion us those Of sunny temper.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-17
A had Nlemory,s Advantagcs


Nature has furnished me (says
Montaigne) in my other faculties
proportionably as she has unfurnish-
ed me in respect 10 my memory; !
should otherwise have been apt i'm
plicitly to repose my wit aud judy
ment upon the bare report of otlier
men, without ever setting them to
work upon any inquisition whatever,
had the stronge inventions ai,.l opin-
ions of the authors have read been
ever present with me by the benefit
of memory. Also by this means
am not too talkative, for the maga-
zine Of the memory is ever better
furnished with matter than that Of
tho invention; aud, had mine been
faithful to me, / had cresthis deaf
ened all my friends with my eternal
babble. Another obligation l have
TO this iiifirm memory of mine is,
that by this means less remember
The injuries l have received; iuso-
much that I should have a protocol,
a register of injuries, or prompter
like Darius, who, that he might not
forget the offence lie had received
from the Athenians, SO oft as he sat
down 10 dinner ordered one of his
pages three times to whoop in his
ears, "Sir, remember the Athenians!''
aud also the places revisit, and the
the book read over again, still smile
upon me will, fresh novelty. And
it is not without good reason said
that he who has not good memory
should never take upon himself the
trade of lying.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-17
Spanish "Extstcnce.n

"A writer Oh Spanish domestic life
says that sat carly morn the mas
ter rises, and has his little cup Of cho-
colate, an egg, and n slice of melon
await him in the sala, or large sit
ting-rooin-to- English eyes u most
comforticss place; very large, stone
tagged. with few massive chairs,
walls painted in the rudest way, and
one large table in the midst. Tie
rooms, owing to the heat, always kept
'iarkened by means of close shutters
throughout the day-some of the
windows have glass, some not; but
all are strongly protested, without
exceptions, by strong cage Of mas
slve iron-work outside. The sonora
has the chocolate in her bedroom,
ut the open window, enjoying the
fresh morning breeze. All the Span
lards rise, as a rule, at five Or six in
the summer, to enjoy the only e,joy-
able time of the summer day. At
one O'Clock they have dinner, the
comida, and after that follows the
two hours siesta in a darkcned room,
Evening then draws OH, the delicious
night breeze rises and blows freshly
from the hills, and the ladies 90 out
i'll groups to the alameda for the
passao or walk. Such is the Spanish,
iady's day. She has however, her
creddas to look after, and, above all
her dresses to make or superintend,
and her graceful mantle to arrungo.
1t is quite striking sight to pass
down the streets fro,u six to eigh t
at night, and see the graceful car-
Iage Of the head and the stately
upright walk Of the Spanish ladies,
with their long white dresses trail
ing behind them in a cloud of dust.
How they manage to walk over the
rough, unpaved, uneven streets with
out trip is mystery. At about ten
all retire to rest, to rise up refreshed
for another u,,eventful day."
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-17
SHERlFF,S SALE.

J. Elliott Walker, Lucy)4g -
&. Walker and Matte
her saaTaian. minor Tnsmss Petition for partition
parte
pY virtue of m erler ofsaie in the above enti-
ID ,lcti cause issued frnm The Office OF the clerk
of the Probate conrt of Lafayette county, Mis-
souri,, III yacatiG, Issued pm the I3sh lay II No
sein6er, 4. D. ISIS. 10 me directed, will. on
Monday, ths 5th .day.ofJaMlary, 1874.
Rc.weap the hours Of nine O'Clock in the fore
noon and FIVE O'Clock in the afternoon of said
day ,and in 'front.' ofthe cosTt house, door, In the
city OF Lexington, in lafayette county. during
the session of the. county court of said county,
sell publicly, by auction, to the highest bidder,
for on third cash in hand, one third In six months
and one-thirti IN twelve months, with bond ind
approved security. with interest from maturity,
Mt ten per cent per an mum on deferred payments,
all the right, title. interest claim and estate of the
said J. Elliott Walker, Lucy G, Walker and
| Matte +. Walker. miner by her guardian
Tn mas C Wood. plaintiffs ex parte in said
order of sale. in and to thr following described
real estate, situqte lying and bsing in the county
,'of Lafayette and STATE of Missouri, to-wit:
/ East half Of the southeast quarter, the snuth-
west quarter of the southeast auar'er, and tht
east half of southwest quarter, all in section Il
township ~. range u; also, the west half Of
A, range 20; also. the east half nfthe south.
east quarter Of section two, township 4s, rang,
%; also. northwest quarter of The northwc-
quirter of section 10, township IS, range 30
Given under my !an.i, this 18th day of Novem
Ger, 1873. Gecj WIN. YOUNG, Sheriff.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-17

The editor of the Louisiana, No.,
Press, in relating what he Knows
about farming, touches upon the hog
question in this style: s'To make
Berkshire pigs out Of your hazcl
splitters, select cool day, stand them
on their hams, tied to a sapiing, aid
drive their moses back into their
shoulders. leaving about :.n inch pro
tru.iing. II you look at the agricui.
inral papers, you will see that Ill
blooded hogs are fixed thai way. II
you hare any whose peses are longer
than the rest OF the body, better sell
tisaln to- IN aries4an Well company
for dPiila, ~, YOU, cannot drive the
nose back without teleseapiny the
wAale pig. When you cut up hogs,
leave the ham square, leavc aolne
hair, too, salt everlasiihSly, end they
will be worth several cents less pel
pound than. when trimmed and oured
% that . Christian can Sas thsn."
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-17

LIFE SAVED By SUBscIBING FOB
A MISUNDERSTANDING the Colder
Gate Park, San Francisco, lives OH.
Hughes, bachelor, who raises hoy,
for The market. On Monday after.
noon, Mr. Hughes fell into his well
and. beins unable to get out, wa,
obliged 10 wait patiently for help
meanwhile standing up to his waist
in water. As no one passed near the
place he shouted until hoarse IN
hopes OF making some one in the
park Ecar him. On Tuesday morn.
ing, the carrier Gf the Call left q
paper ut the house, aud tho E,aa iu
the we'll, lIcaring footsteps, called
loudly, but the --oarrisr ''~rss~iw 9
hurry, and. though -h6 seesdrsOsSt
one, hc did ndr KNOW Wkess 'tkt
sound came from, and had no time u
investigate. Gu Wednesday morn
hug, lhs carrier noticed the paper o.
the preceding dsy ON the steps, aud
hearing .. the sane time ; voice, b,
thought something must be wrong
SO he got OF Of HE horse aud tln.!l,
found Iiuges in the well. Hcimme
distely procured assistauee, aud III
man wss takeA out alive, sifAougl,
OF course, in an exhausted condition
a l,n l. . .s,a,, nk-svs<~xa ->nme III a., tin,,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-17
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

STATE OF MISSOURI,
LApArErTE Co;NrY.
In the Probate Court or Lafayette county, Mis-
souri-Octoter le.In, lSs3.
AyoW, at this day comes .Io:,n ". Sanders,
~ executor of BRYANT sanders, deceased,
and presents TO The court his petition. praying,
FOR AZ order for the sae of much of the real
estaie "r said deccise rs will pey and satisfy
the renaining ie',fs ,lilr by said estate and vet
unpaid for want OF, sufficient assets, accnml,a-
MEL by the accounts. li-tS anil inventories re-
utired bv law in sIch cases; on examination
whereof il is ordered tlnt all PERSONS Interested
IN said estate be notified that appicatinhas aforr-
said has been m,;l., and that nnl.ss the contrary
lie shown on or before the first day of The next
term of this court, TO b. held the first Monday
in January 1874, an order will b. made for sale Of
the whole, nr so much nf the real estate of said
deceased as will be sufficient for the payment
of said debts.
AM! IL is further ordered that this notice be
! published IN the Lexington Weekly Intelligent
crr, u newspaper printed in said county OF La
fayette, for four weeks successfully before the
commencement of the IeNt term of the court.
novls-- JOHN f. BURDEN. Clerk.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-17
BafS for Bells.

"Stccl bars," says IL writer in tho
Galaxy, "produce : very pure, dis.
tinct, and melodious sound, and pos
scss many advantages over church
bells of moderate size. In Germany
they arc in some measure supplan,ing
bells III chnrci, stcrples, AM; an Eng
glish publication, the Choir, advocates
their general use, Oh the ground that
while in point of sonorousness they
arc equal to the common bell, in ccr-
tain other respects they are to be
preferred to it. Thus, their weight
will be light in comparison with the
ponderous engines they are to re-
place. They will not burden the
stecplc SO much, and consequently
will give more scope for architectu-
raj design. Their winding and hang
ing mp will not be so difficult, danger
Gus, and expensive. They arc hot
liable to crack, as is the case with
bells, md are therefore adapted for
use in any climate. They can be op-
Grated by q single mechanical contri.
vance. The cost Of these bars is SO
low tlot three or four of them, form.
ing peal, whose weight would no,
exceed one hundred pounds, could be
manufactured in England for $40 OF
$50, whereas three bells Of the, same
power would cost FIVE or six times .,
much. They can bc made of any di,
mensions, weight, or power Of soand
Every note sr harmony eau be pro
dnced more easily, and the tuning Il
obtained more precisely, thar in cas-,
bells. OF course these bars are alss
adapted for use wherever bells ar,
now employed"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-17
.sWord..-Word. y.

\ literary bet has been mado be
tween Richard Grant White and
Fitzedward Hall. Mr.. White having,
in "Words and Their Uses," given ii
as his opinion that since the days OF
Shakespeare and the King James
translation of the Bible the Englisl,
language has undergone no great
change and that tho additions 10 i,
have been ''little, except new words
for new things, ,"..Dr. Hall said bluntly
that "such conid not DC the opinion
of one vino had given attention to the
development of English in modern
times" and added that verbs, adjec.
tives and-advcrbs hadssincc the time
i'll question como into our language
s'by Thousands" Whcreupon MIR.
White, naming twenty of the most
eminent, popular, volunlinous and
characteristic writer's of tho laat hun.
drcd years, Goldsmith, Burke, Cob.
bctt, Mill, Macaulay, Helps, Ruskin,
George Eliot and Trollopc, prose
writers. and Gray, Cowper, Words.
worth, Southey, Byron, Keats, Shell.
ley, Tennyson, Browning and Morris,
poets, offers that if DR.. Hall shall
produce from the writings of these
representative modern authors, not
thousands, but ono thousand distinct
words that were not used by the con.
tcmporaries of Shakespeare and OF
the translators of tho King James
Bible, or by their predecessors, and
which are not the names of new
things. "his publishers shall pay one
thousand dollars to DR.. Hall or to any
benevolent institution that he mag
select"