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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-10-01
Losing nm Umbrella

A man, says the Danbury News, may
lose friends, home, position, fortune.
They are different from an umbrella.
He may lose them; he is sure to lose
that. But he keeps on buying or borrow
ing them. If he buys one, some one
borrows it and returns it to the wrong
person without knowing it. If he bor-
rows one, some one steals it outright,
and he has to borrow another from an
other source to make it good. We don't
understand it. Nine of every ten men
who to-day possess umbrellas, are not
the owners of them. Heaven only knows
where the owners are. Perhaps they
are dead-perhaps in exile, and perhaps,
which is more likely, they are under
other umbrellas People will borrow an
umbrella when they wouldn't borrow
anything else. They will borrow the
stick while the slide is in it. While
it bears the remotest semblance
to an umbrella, they will borrow
it, and-keep it. We never yet
saw an umbrella so reduced but that
some one would take it in. The only
time an umbrella is really available is
Wnen you want III, anu tudJ IL Tue eAdct
time it fails to appear.
When the sun is shining brightly and
the dust is about five inches thick on
the level, an umbrella is the most re-
pulsive object in Christendom. On
such occasions it meets you at every
turn. You shut a door and down it
comes and spreads out and trips you up.
You haul down your linen coat from the
closet and find something is holding to
it. 1t is that umbrella. You move the
-four barrel to look for rat, and out
comes that miserable umbrella and
scrapes your shins. 1t raps you on the
head in the stairway and trips you up
in the hall, and falls down on your head
from the asFret, and when 1t amt doing
anything else it stands in the corner and
Wrings its hands and swears at society.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-10-01
AN ARIZONA EDITORIAL.
some H'masss sss.m;ss a.s% a rIonos'

nOnClnlNms
From the Prescott Miner. September 1871
Being a firm believer in the axiom
that il is never too late TO do good,
we boldly announce to all old and new
patrons and readers OF the Miner. that
we. the editor, have mustered sufficient
courage TO pop the question " too one
Of Arizona's fairest and best daughters,
who has, for some unaccountable rea.
son, said yea" to our proposal and
agreed TO become Mrs. Marion. We'd
ding to take place at the residence OF
Mr. and Mrs. Ed W. Wells, in Prescott,
on the 18th instant. Reception at the
residence Of the parties OF the first and
second part, in the evening of the same
day. TO which latter trying ceremony
friends from here, there, and every
where, are cordially invited to come and
not stay too long.
As some people may have desire to
know the name Of the lady who has con-
descended TO become the better-half of
poor Arizona editor, we will honor her
and crafty their laudable desire by print
ing it in capitals, MISS FLORA Il.
BANGHART, of Chino Valley, in this
county and Territory.
And now for few remarks OF a per-
sonal nature: Over ten years Of our life
has been passed in Arizona, seven Of
which has been devoted to the service of
patrons and readers OF the Miner. Du-
ring these ten years we have prospected,
mined, risked our lives among Indians.
suffered hardships innumerable, sewed
on many button, Topped many flap
jack, and, upon several occasions, gone
to bed on Mother Earth, tired, hungry
and a little alarmed about the perRa-
nency of our scalp. During all these
long years we were not strictly happy;
no, indeed. That something which
the God Of Nature has planted in
every mans bosom, made us yearn for
partner, woman if you please, God 8
best gift to man" Quartz claims, placer
claims, auxiliary claims had we in
abundance; but these did not satisfy us.
Now, however, we have, at last, struck a |
" claim to Miss Flora, and said claim |
is not for sale. With her we hope to
glide down life's. rugged pathway in a
pleasant way. With her, and with but
little else, we propose to take new de-
parture; to commence anew the battle
of life; to earn an honest livelihood out
of the Miner, to which we must here
after, if possible, devote more excruci-
ating toll and thought; to labor for the
advancement and prosperity of Arizona,
and, last, but not least, to trim our sails
for voyage over the River of Time to
that land beyond the grave, where trans
planted souls live in happiness for ever
and ever.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-10-01
An Uniucky Dream

An Iowa raftsman had bad fall from
a hotel Findow in Davenport tho other
night, and explained the accident to his
physician. He said that his name was
John Fett, his residence being Franklin,
Lee county. where his brother and
mother reside. For fifteen years he has
bsep a raft pilot on the Mississippi.
Tuesday evening be arrived with raft,
and took rooms in the Mississippi House,
where he had frequently stopped before.
He took drink or two before going to
bed, and lay upon the couch with his
clothes on. After midnight he had a
terrible dream. He said he thought he
was guiding a raft on the rapids in the
midst of an awful storm, and at last the
stFiass we're caught by whirlwind and
scattered kither and thither in the air
and in the water. The crew were
drowned. He himself was hanging to
single log which was rolling and pitch
ing oa the waves so that be could hardly
maintain his grasp. AT last his hands
and arms became too tired to hold on
any longer, and let go. Down ha fsnk,
ia water one hundred feet deep, 6lt oner-
ing no more resistance TO his descent
than ala would, strnck the bottom with
A force which Jared hin almost to
pieces. Then he avokel He could not
AZ frst tell where be was, but bis whole
frame seemed 10 be twisted aud bTekenl
and be was in torture BE sooH realized
lis situation, and he knew that be had
fallen from ths window. He cried for
L.in h,t No ona cana 10 his relief and
there be lay until after daylight, when a
policeman arrived. Examination at the
hospital proved the poor man TO be fatal
ly injured. Four Of his ribs were broken,
and his spine was fractured.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-10-01
NERVOUS DEBILITY.

Adepressed, irritable state Of mind; weak,
nervous. exhausted feeling no energy or ami
nation; confused head. weak memory, often
with debilitating, involuntary discharges.
The cOnseq cence Of excesses, mental overwOrk
OF indiscretions Ibis Nervous Debility finds
a sovereign cure in Humphreys Homeopathic
Specific, No. 2S. Ii tones up the system. ar
rests discharges, dispels the mental gloom and
despondency, and reiuvenates the entire sys-
tenn. Il is perfectly harm less and always eff
cient. Price IS, for a package Of hye boxes
tant in old, serious cases; OF 81 per single box.
Sold by ALL Druggists, or sent BY mail on re-
csipt Of price. Address HUMPHREYS SPECIFIC
HOMEOPATHIC MEDICISE Co.. No. 562 Broad-
way, NY. xviA-tutf ~ iii-3
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-10-01
MEMPHIS TENN. WEDNESDAY EVENING OCTOBER l. 1873

cation as to the causes which prevented
the impeachment Of Mr.. johnson, the
latters bank account was peered into,
and It was found that his worldly wealth
did not exceed $75, 900. At the time of
the failure Of the bank, Mr.. johnson had
100000 to his credit, on which be was
receiving six per cent. interest, which
was and is his only revenue. Should
the bank be unable to discharge its obli-
cations "a contingency by no means
improbable), ex.2resident johnson will
be almost penniess.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-10-01
HAIR DYE.
Ratohelor,a Hair Dve.

TyHIs SPLENDID HAIR DYE Is The
i best In The world. The only true and per
feet dye. Harmless. reliable and inEtanta-
ne0us; no disappcintment, no ridiculous tnu
or unpleasant odcr. Remedies the III etect1
of bad dyes and washes. Produces MNEpi-
aTrLr q superb BLACK On SkruEA1 EnoES. and
leaves the hair CLEAN, soFr hNn EEArT1IrL.
The rsruine signed VI. Al. Batchellr. sold By
81 DrugFists. CHAs. bAlChhLOh,
6i-eod-rFii-a0 Proprisior, n. Z.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-10-01
Horrible Pail from a BaIIoon.

WAPELLo, Iowa, September 25.-A bal.
loon ascension by Prof. j. W. Bailey was
advertised to take place at the Fair
Grounds near this city this afternoon,
and large crowd gathered to witness it.
At $3.50 o'clock the balloon was cut loose,
Bailey hanging by his hands TO the hor-
lzontal bar beneath. Just after the bal
loon (which was inflated with hot air)
left the ground it took FIRE near the
mouth. Bailey did not apparently see
the fire until he was too high to let go
with safety, but hung on until be had
reached an altitude of 1900 or 1900 feet,
when the canvas that held the hoop from
which he was suspended burned away
aud he fell, reaching the earth not far
from the point Of starting. His body
was fearfully mangled, his legs being
driven into the ground up to the knees.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-10-01
Ex-Presideut johnson Involved in
dheCrash.

A Washington special Of the 23d to q
New York paper says: The most prom
inent deposit0r in the First National
Bank in this city, next 10 President
Grant vas Andrew johnson. In the
First National he has always kept bis
account since Le vas made President,
and il viii be remembered that while
General Butler vas making an investi-
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MEDICAL.
~~~~~~~~~-----~---~--~-~~~-~
Dr.. Curtis on Manhood"
2OOth EDITION.
Revised and Corrected by the Author. E. DE-
F. CURTIS, NJ. D.. etc.. etc.
M MEDICAL

A MEDICAL ESSAY on the cause and cure
Of Premature Decline in Man, showing how
health is lost and how regained. 1t gives a
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 prac-
tioe.
"CURTIS ON MANHOOD > There is ne
member Of society by whom this book will INIT
ceptor or clergym. ."-[Londor Times.
Price SO cents. by mail. Address the author,
DR.. CURTIS,
4O-xviii39 9 fremont Place. Boston. Mass.
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ACROSS THE OCEAN.
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A LRdy's Experiences from Liver
pool Tee New YOrk-Rough Wealth
era Birth and " Burial at hea-
Becalmed by BrOken Engines-By
Rail 50 New York.
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Depot At head Of Main streef-
north Of jefferson.
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.Jopot at foot Of Main street.
Ticket Once. 2S7k Main street. one door
M. BURKE. GsnT supt.
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RAILROAD TIME TABLES.

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The Portland daily press., 1873-04-30

The statistics Of British Foreign Trade for the
year 1872 show that during that year the aes,e
gate of the imports was 1856, 40 anu w.
exports a255, 1851 ,6O9. Both exports ~r in
ports have increased since 1871 the iofl''
the larger ratio. ,-,o mani
What shall be done with 3 man "ho M:n
s; ana,l " to speculate in that glorious
l Sr Of fspSon the American eaglea New
Dusyp0rs 1 4h. hard question, as he has cap
answer Sr eagles, and promises to set them free
>. .at once on Boston Common if 300 is raised
and paid to him.
Iobn Mclean of Lawrence, got a set Of faIse
teetb down his throat while eating supper on
Friday last and they lodged there so firmly
that two doctors who were called could not re-
move them. He was brought to a hospital in
Boston, when the stray masticators were got
into proper position again. During the stop
page the patient could not swallow even water.
The Portland daily press., 1873-04-30
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.
Judge Walton was obliged to adjourn court
ON account of the death Of his grand daughter
By the request of Judge Walton, fines i'm
posed by the court to the amount of $215, have
been set apart to increase the law library
In Lewiston there are 5726 children between
the ages of and 81. The population is between
$4,000 and $4,000. The Journal thinks TIM in
May, 1874, the population of Lewiston and Au-
burn will exceed 10000.
The Auburn Y. NJ c. A. held its sixth ami
versary last Sunday.
AROOSToOK COUNTY.
G. A. & III. G. Sleeper of Patten, have estab-
lished corn broom mandatory.
Sherman has fund of $676,43 to be devoted
to soldiers monument
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Three hundred and six persons pettioned the
city council of Augusta last Saturday for new
side walks.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Col. Clark S. Edwards of Bethel, has deliver
ed at the railroad the past winter two hundred
and fifty cords of wood and twenty-five hum
bred railroad sleepers, two hundred and nifty
ship knees, besides quantity of ship timber;
all on his own teams
A. NJ. Tuill of Norway, is building carriage
mandatory
Gen. Chamberlain is Ito lecture in South
Paris next week.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Waterford was settled in ITS by David Nc
Maine. 1t has saw mill, grist mill and tan
merry.
Commencement week at Oxford Normal
Institute will occur next week, commencing
Tuesday. A grand concert is announced for
Wednesday evening.
The deposits in the So. Paris Savings Bank
dnring the first three weeks of its business
amount to $4,000.
Mr. and Mrs. J. f. Gleason of Phillips had
a crystal wedding on the Sth inst.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
S. w. Mathews, ESQ.,, of Hampden, has
opened an office at Bangor for tho practice of
law.
Tho Union Hose Company of Bangor are to
visit Salem, Mass, and Boston the last of July.
The buildings of W. W. Tracey of Pittsfield,
were destroyed by fire last Friday. Loss $250O
insured for $1700.
The second term in college year of tho State
College of Agriculture closed on Monday, April
18th The third term opens Thursday, May
Sth.
Thu, town Of VIM has raised $5l14o for
schools, and $50 for q free high school,
YORK COUNTY.
The following officers were elected for the
Blddeford Light Infantry Monday evening:
Captain, James w. Andrews; LIST Lieut.,
Joseph L. Small; I'd Lieut., George N Ward
Eighty members participated in the election.
The Times says that Edward Hayes of North
Berwick, has been held in 5000 for trial, for
giving mortgage on team he claimed as his
for 500, when in fact it belonged to other par
ties at the time of the mortgage.
Jacob Thompson of Hiram, has been APP
pointed Deputy Sheriff for York County
The Portland daily press., 1873-04-30
II, Z. WALL
ToPsHAM, April, 2Sth, 1873.

DEATH OF CELEBRATED AcToR-The cable
announces the death of the actor Macready in
London, at the ase of 80. He was bornin Lon
don, March 8, 1898. Macready graduated at Rug
by, where he is said to have left reputation
for classical acquaintance exceeded by few
He made his debut as Romeo at the Birming-
ham Theatre, at the age of II. So successful was
he that he determined to adopt the stage for a
profession After playing in the provinces
with great success he made his first appearance
in London Sept. 16, 1916. as Orestes. at Covent
Garden. In Septem Der, 1926, he made his first
appearance in America at the Park Theatre,
New York, with immense success, the receipts
being $1,6SO. Became manager of Covent
Garden September 90. 1887. Revisited Ameri-
ca, playing in all the principal cities in the I'm
ion, in 1913. On May Z, 1919, he was ANNOUNCE
ed to appear at the Astor Place Opera House,
New York, when the great riot took place, said
to have been induced by Forrest. He made
his last appearance on any stage Wednesday,
Feb. 26, 1851 at Drury Lane, London, as Mac
beth. He was the original 'Ion," and the orig
inal "Rob Roy" He was the leading tragedian
of the English stage.
The Portland daily press., 1873-04-30
HE READ THE ADVERTISEMENT
AND WAS CURED.

II. X. STEVENS, ESQ.,:
Dear Sir-In expressing my thanks to you for ben
ents derived from the use of VEGETINE, and to
e Wnen eight or nine years old was afflicted with
Scrofpla which made its appearance in my eyes, face
aea mead, anu was very near blind for two years.
All kinds OF operations were performed on NV ewes
and all to no good results Finally the disease prn,
cpally settled In my body limbs and feet, and at
Last summer was, from some cause, weak in my
retain the urine. Seeing your advertisement in The
Commercial, bought q bottle Of VEGETINE. and
commenced using according to directions. In two or
three days obtained great relief. After using fonr
or five bottles noticed it had wonderful effect on
the rough scay blotches my body and legs still
used VEGETINE, and the humorous sores one after
another disappeared until they were all gone and
attribute the cure of the two diseases to VEGETINE
and nothing else.
III am ever affected with anything of the kind
again, 1 shall try VEGETINE as the only reliable
remedy.
Once more accept my thanks, and believe me t. be,
Very respectfully ADSat u r c pamMn
onr2s eodlw
The Portland daily press., 1873-04-30
To the Editor of the Press:

10 Ms EQet0T OF 1e FTcS5.
In your issue Of the 21st u paragraph ap-
peared entitled "Topsham Finances. The
paragraph consists Of an inference drawn from
an inference made by q certain committee of
Topsham to review the accounts of that town
through period of six years. While / have
no hesitation or objection to fairly meet any
issue which may be offered me personally ON
that subject do object that an inference
drawn from an inference of committee sitting
in judgment on town accounts should be cir
culated throughout the State to my injury az
q business man, when such differences have no
foundation in fact My object in writing this
being simply to ask publication of it to place
me in proper position as regards the para
graph referred to, do not now intend to show
the errors and am sorry to say unjust insinu-
ations of this correctional committee of Public
Safety. Suffice it to say the accounts they
have passed in review had already passed the
examination of six boards Of annual auditors
and pronounced by them to have been properly
vouched at a time when these matters were
fresh in the minds of all, and everything ac-
counted for at the time. During period of six
years almOst-after these accounts had been
kept to the satisfaction of the town who had
knowledge of them " hen frcsh-this committee
lament or rather much deplore'' the loose
manner in which the town affairs were conduct
cd. If it was any part of the duty of this COM
mittee to express lamentations on this subject,
they have fulfilled that part. When the period
to their lamentations consists in making insinu-
ations against myself as the cause of this de-
plorable looseness in the town affairs-so much
so as to occasion the paragraph referred to-
feel til duty owe to myself and the public to
repudiate such insinuations as untrue. When
issue is taken with me on that subject in such q
manner as will afford me an opportunity to
meet it L shall be ready to meet it and happy to
do SO. Until then trust all distant differences
to my prejudice may be suspended.
The Portland daily press., 1873-04-30

THERE is a dead lock in the municipal gov
eminent of Lawrence. Six Democratic alder
men were elected with the Democratic Mayor,
but the common council is composed of eigh-
teen Republicans and twelve Democrats. The
city officers holding over are all Republicans.
The Democratic board of mayor and aldermen
are anxious TO 60 into convention to elect
officers for the present year, but the Repub.
lican council, fearing that the mayor will
break the apparent tie, refuses to concur in
the vote of the upper board, and, as result,
no officers have been elected but the old hold
over until successors are chosen. The "outs''
are getting anxious, and now the Mayor has
petitioned the Supreme Court for relief, and
the court has ordered that the council 60 into
convention before a certain day, and in cage
Of failure to appear and show causethere-
The Portland daily press., 1873-04-30
News and Other Items.

The indianapolis Journal appeals to Congress
to make suitable provision for the widow of
Gen. Candy, that officer having died poor.
One of the Oldest citizens of Bedford, Mass,
is under arrest, charged with SO mutilating
libcrty-pole az to make it unfit for use.
A Lynn man has invented substitute for
sole leather, which, he claims, is cheaper in
price and superior in durability to that article.
AnIowa man, whose wife recently presented
him with their fourth pair of twins, has begun
to fear that it is possible to overdo the thing.
AT Enfield, N. H., the grasshoppers amuse
themselves by jumping from snow drifts five
feet high.
The Democrats of Connecticut are talking of
rewarding the Liberal Republicans by making
one of their number Messenger Of the House
of Representatives. Liberal, surely.
Eliphalet Field of Taunton, Mass, got drunk
and set his house on fire on Saturday night, and
now the sky is the only covering he doesn't
have to pay rent for.
Isaac N Delamater, a well known member
of setting fire to his house in order to defraud
the insurance companies.
On Sunday afternoon John Hoppin, keeper of
a low place in Danvers Mass, fatally stabbed
George Crawford in the abdomen as the latter
was entering the door. Rum did it.
Gen Garfield has published an address TO
his constituents explaining why he thinks it
unjust to ask him to resign his seat on account
Of his action on the Back Salary bill.
The Providence Journal thinks the govern
ment ought to have made an appropriation for
both Secretary Seward and Senator Sumner,
in consideration Of the injuries they received.
Minister Washburne has sent $25 to gentle
man in Illinois, to be used in defending the
suits instituted by the Chicago and Alton Rail
road Company az ainst the farmers who refused
to pay more than the legal fare.
The Democratic Legislature of Kentucky mas
found it necessary to pass special law 70 IN
sure the punishment of Kuklux, and yet the
Democratic papers of the North assert tina
there are no Kuklux, and never have been.
The soldiers of Connecticut are incensed
against Gov. Ingersoll because he did not recog-
nize that element by putting one OF more vete-
rams on his somewhat extensive staff They
should remember that Gov. Ingersoll was in
1865 what was known ''copperhead."
On Sunday last Sabbath School teacbo,u,o
startled in the midst of an earnest and eloouent
exposition of Scripture by the sudden query of
a curly headed hopeful: "Mr B., will Bar.
NUNS procession really be three miles long?'
The moral of that lesson was lost