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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-10
For Cincinnati.

Cincinnati and New Orleans Packet Company
For Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati
LOUISVILLE. ............Alex. Powers. master
WIZ H EFAyE AS ABOVE iI.{VT3 on :. .NA
SPIN. For freight or passage ap- -
ply to W. p. WALKER. Agent,
6l-62 Wharfbeat, foot of Court street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-10

THa La Roche family at Hsuek Z
every night. 90
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-10

Su1PPN G TAGS printed just at New
York pric, V at the PUBLIC LEDGER
office. sol
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-10

DooLEY's We. asst Powder is convenient,
economical and always reliable. No
waste of food pre-, 7ared with it, as it is
always Of the best quality. cod
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-10

"0ld Reliable memphis and Ohio River
Packet Co.-For Louisville and Cincinnati
The steamer
PAT hOdEhS.....'......"...-. master
WILL LEAVE AS ABOVE ~,
w on SATURDAY. 10th inst, Rrttf
"'' ''' i. D. COBB & CO., Agents,
1851 266 Front street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-10

E0R SALE.-IAM NOW SELLING FINE
L American and Italian monuments, tOmbs,
headstones, and all kinds of cemetery work,
at COST. THOS. MAXWELL,
29-tl No 50 Union ST., bet. Second and Third.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-10

ROR SALE-A RUGGLEs CARD PRESS,
500. Address or apply at this Office 29-t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-10

Below beach mark.
tBelOw high water Of ISL. -.
Blank (.....,l indicates no report; cipher w
stationary; ~ rising.
-IE Observer Signal Service. u. 3. A.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-10
For white River.

Memphis and White River Packet Company
For Helena, Searcy, Jaeksonport. and all
landings on White and Little Red rivers.
LEGAL TENDER.....-....M. R. Harry, master
WILL LEAVE AS ABOVE ~.
w on THIS DAY. 10th instant. tSf
JOSEPH ELLIOTT, Agent,
Elliott Block, opp. upper wharf.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-10

strawberriesI straWberries
From the fruit farm of Mrs. G. T. Splesr'
Kerr avenue; will receive them daily
through the season at ou.r store So4
Main street. SPIcER " HiAN'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-10

WANTED IMMEDIATELY. TWENTY
w good, energetic, reliable men to canvass
the city of Memphis for TitOn's Steam Washer
AppIy To ROSEBERRY & WO0DS0N,
m-S5 307 Main street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-10
WANTED.

TITANTED-BoARD FOR GENTLEMAN /,
w wife and one child, In central part Of
CITY; second story, front room, Preferred.
Addrsss with terms, c., this office. 60-63
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-10

Captain Cannon, Of the R. E. Lee,
telegraphed from Helena this morning
that the Lee would arrive here at noon,
and she did arrive just three minutes
past twelve, making the run from Helena
here in the unprecedented time Of six
hours and ioriy-lour minutes, making
one landing on the way. II that isn't
close calculation and railroad speed We
never heard Of any.
while taking a view sf the city yes
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-10
Painting.

A F.DAVIs. HOUSE AND SIGN PAINT,
"A. or. 2sl Second street. between Court and
Madison streets llL-xvl-O5
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-11-20
Vol. XIX. Whole No. 982. No, At

ThE Book jim WROTE ABOUT
DoLLs.-Some dolls hea S are made of
wood; these are called wooden dolls
Wood comes from trees, which arc found
in The country. Trees have leaves also
they grow up, but dolls do not grow. !.
Some trees are pine, some apple, some
pineapple, and some murhogyaly, a
hard wCrd to spell. These heads arc
very hard, and you cat pound them
without hurting.
are called wax-dOlls. The wax comes
from little animal called the bee, that
has wings. Sometimes it is called the
ousy bee, because it buzzes. The bee
does not make the doll, but the wax.
1t goes in straight line to flower, and
pokes the honey out with its sting.
Then you feel glad you are not the flow
er, because the sting hurts-it does
that Is the way it makes the wax. But
IL Is not good to put these dolls in the
sun or over a furnace.
Some dolls are made all over OF india
rubber, and you can fling them about
anyhow. They grow OH a tree, the india
rubber does, in India. where they make
india rubber boots. II is good kind TO
nave, ,0ecausey / can throw it about like
ball. But then the face is painted, and
may rub off-some noses do.
Then there's China dolls, made of what
tea sets are; but they don't come from
the China that the fireworks do, tho
lhey do make the tea. These might
smash, If pounded with a ham, ,ner.
There's another kind | don't know
ABOUT, that Eisie's made of. II don't
matter, any way. My aunt helped me
ABOUT the spelling, except mnrhogg-
ahv-that knew. shall write an tier
volume. telling more about trees and
bees, and why dolls should take care of
themselves.
This is enough for once.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-11-20

IHE HAPPY CLAM The moral and
intellectual condition of the saltwater
clam Is OF a kind that cannot be consid-
cred rs particularly cnviable; and Vet
thefe are many reasons WHY the clam
may be regarded particularly fortunate
individual, and why its lowly lot should
be longed for by man. The clam never
suffers from tight boots and corns: and
II Is never worried because its pantaloons
d. not MT. Its placid temper is never
disturbed by the hired-girl questions,
and 1t never endangers its life bv learning
10 skate. No clam. we believe ever yet
skated. 1t never lived next door to =
Yirl who practices four times a day on
the piano, aud it never has anv cats troll
lcking around under its window TO keep
IT awake at night. 1t never has to blow
Its nose when it has cold in its head,
and 1t never suffers from badness. It.,
nervous system is never unstrung bv
political excitement, and it retain. its
hrmness when there is financial panic.
III never has to maintain its mother-in-
law, and 1t may refrain entirely from
dancing when it goes to party. II
does NOT wash on SATURDAY, night, and
NOBODY ever asks it to sing. 1t is not
prosecuted by lifc-insurance agents, and
1t runs no risk of receiving dog bites.
1t Is never annoyed bv wilted shirt col
lars III hot weather, and it never has TO
give wedding presents to its relations:
ii never has 10 pay when it rides on u
railroad; ii never has to carry all ulr breI-
Ia and nobody ever sits on lis coat tail.
80, taxing 1t all III all, the clam ought t,
oc happy, no mattcr.What the condition
OF the tide. - Portsmouth Chronicle.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-11-20
MMisfellaneons, =

ANECDOrE OF LORD PAM The L
Lord Palmcrston. like most men w no
have become famous in literature or
politics, was a capital raconteur, and
enjoyed keenly telling OF u good anc =
dole. Lord Shuftesbnry, one of the
most phllanthropic men OF England.
married Lady Palnerston's elde,t
daughter by Earl Cowper, her first hu,-
band. Lord Palmeston was never
weary OF telling stories about his son
III law, whose religious zeal he did not
much believe i'll OF care for; and Lord
ohaitesbury always took them in .oou
part. Many years ago Lord p called
across the table to Lord John Russell,
who sat reading u newspaper at The
'Garrick:'
Russell, have You read Tonv's the
nickname by which he always desiyual-
cd The Earl vi Shatte.bury, whose name
Is Anthony Ashley CowpeD speech last
night before the parsons and paupers ut
Exeter Hall?'
Il have not, my lord replied Lord
John, whose priggishness never permits
hun to treat or address any person fanil-
iarly.
We'll, read it. It's dcvilish good,
ana the examination of the children al
the close l am told was better STILL
How so?
'Iony was asking the children varie-
ty of questions OF Il Scriptural nature, to
which lie had received very satisfactory
answers. Just as he was concluding,
he addressed a girl somewhat older than
the rest and among other things inquir-
ed, who made your vile bodv!' Please
my lord responded the unsophisticaled
girl, 'Betsey Jone, made my body, but
! made the skirt myself!-EpIToR's
DRAWER. in Harper Nagazine for
November.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-11-20
Treating q Case Actively.
A Fhysician's Story.

l WAS once sent for, in great haste
70 attend gentleman Of resp ectability
whose wife, u lady of Intelligence snJ
refinement, had discovered him in bis
room lying senseless upon the door.
On arriving at The house, l found Mrs,
H. in great distress Of mind.
what is the matter with Mr..
H." l asked, on meeting his lady,
who was in tears and looking the pic.
ture OF distress.
"lm afraid it is apoplexy." she re.
Piled. Il found him y iny on the floor,
where he had, to all appearance, fallen
suddenly from his chair. His face il
purple, and though he bresthes, it il
with great difficulty
l went up TO my patient. He had
been lifted from The door, and was now
lying upon the bed. Sure enough, his
face was purple and his breathing
labored, but somehow the symptoms
,t'd not indicate apoplexy. Every vein
In his head and face was turgld, and
he lay perfectly stupid, but stlll / saw
no clear Indications vi An actual or sp-
congestion of the brain.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-11-20

PRIVATE LIFE IN COUNTRY VILLAGES.
-lhe little villages that nestle down
among the Massachusetts hills are charm
Ing retreats, buC | 90 not know that |
~honld care to spend more than five wears
oi lie at time IN any one of them. And
as Tor being retreats, I'm not so sure of
that, come 10 think about il. You stand
out III pretty bold relief il YOU are y
resident, still more So if vuu are yi.i-
tor. For instance, there was au enyag-
ed couple III Williamsburg-n natives
to The manner born but CITY swells, ON
II visit to relatives. Very few of the
villagers were ignorant of what wa,
gong on. When the young man walk
ed out with his sweetheart, il must have
oeeh particularly gratifying for him 10
see himself pointed ont by one urchiu
10 anotherwlth: II say, Bill. YOU sec
that there fellow without no hinges in
MS back he's goin' to marry that there
gal. When the thing first Lcgan thct,.
was later sitting up than usual, natu, al
~. And one of the old ladies stepped
ia one morning, shifting su>piciouslv:
say, there amt no Que sick in thi,
here house or nothin is there? seen
aliSht burnin' nigh onto twelve O'Clock.
last night, but | don't smell no cam
phire ror nothin round"
-'John Paul' in Netc York Tribune.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-11-20

How STORMS ACT.-A paper recently
read before the Academy ot Science in
New York by Prof. Loomis gives some
curious :acts i'll regard to the laws
governing storms in this country. Their
almost invariable direction is northeast
A westward travelling stormis sometimes
seen, but very rarely. The rate at which
such storms travel in crossinythe United
Staies, until they get to Maine, average
about thirty miles an hour, or about 700
miles day. There is, however, a dit
terence at different seasons of the year.
A March storm marches at the rate OF
tort, miles an hour, while in April they
settle down to twenty-five miles. Oae
singular fact given by the Professor is
the habit OF storms stopping when they
reach Maine and New Brunswick. as +
they We're tired, aud hanging abou, for
time. This is ascribed 10 the t,ivh
lands OF the interior, which chec lie
further progress OF the storm and SET il
back upon Itself to tiud an outlet else.
where Or gradually subside. The peo-
pie oi that section are certainly NOT en-
We'd those visitations.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-11-20

A New WAY TO CATCH RArs.-A new
manner OF catching rats is exciting great
interest among the returning household
ers IN Madison ave. A barrel is filled
hall lull OF water. \ laver of powder
ed cork is laid on its surface, and over
tins LAYER of corn meal i. sitied. A
chair and box or Two are placed unob-
slruslvcly in the neighborhood, w hereby
the rat gains the edge of The barrel. He
sees nothing but the meal. lie has no
innalc ideas which teach him to beware
OF the treacherous foundation on which
that tempting surface rests. lie shifts,
I've leaps, aud goes gently down through
meal and cork TO his watery grave. If
anyOf his friends see him disappear
from the edge Of the barrel they hasten
alter him to yet their share of The prob
able plunder, and are in turn taken in
by h,spitable death. The plan seems
ehectivc as against the rats, but is
calculated to destroy their confidence in
human nature.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-11-20

ILL TEMPER.-A single person of sour
sullen temper,-what dreadful thing it
Is, Is 10 nave such AN one in the house !!
lhere Is not myrrh and aloes and chlor-
ioe OF lime enough i'll the world to dis
inject single home of such a nuisance
"s mat no riches, no eleg ,ncc of mlen,
no beauty OF fact, can ever screen such
persons from utter vulgaritv. There is
Que thing which rising persons hate the
reputation of more than all others. aud
tha' Is vulgarity; but, trust me, ilI-tcn-
per Is the vulg lgarest thing thai the lowest
oorn and illest bred can ever bring 10
his home. 1t is one OF the worst Tor lis
OF impieiy,. Peevishness i'll a home is
not only sin against the Holy Ghost, but
sin against the Holy Ghost in The YER,
temple OF love.-Iheodore Parker.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-11-20
Beyond the Jordan"

And they came TO him. mothers Of Judah,
Dirh-' ye,l aud in >pendo- of hair
BearinS 'wn over shou ders # beauty,
And bO,ons hal.-hid EN- half-bare;
And they brought him their babes and bcsough,
him
lla ku cling with supplia1t air.
10 bles- the broy cheruJs they brought him,
" 9TH holy hands laid in their hair
Then achin. hi hands. he said. lowly,
"Uf such il My King iom;'' Il ID then
IooA th brown title babes in tn how
Ni.i hand, of the Saviour of men;
Hedihem close ID hi- hra and caresse'd them.
iul face 'wn TO their, in pra,er.
Tut heir hands q hl> neck. ID 80 blessed them,
" itn baby hanls hid i. his hii-.
joaquin Miller.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-11-20

A hint for Nast-Uncle James walk.
ing with niece Mary, aged four, points
TO the moon, on whose disc the dark
parts show quite plainly, aud saws,
ihcre Is man in the moon, burning
brush. The intantile realist puts uD
ner i'ttle nose and sniffs. saying, Yes.
l nell the ,moke!'
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-11-20
]1oetrp.
Story of a Dew Drop.

0oOf O5 o 0OW 0EUPs
n hHre-bell cup at tn break of day,
Sparkling and bright a dew-drop lay.
When ruddy morn the east o'erspread,
he dew-dror caug Il the rays it shed.
And blending wi b them the flowertt', blue
II ii aled tie gem with its delicate hu,.
But the sun wh11 he rose. was wroth 10 see
A d, W drop could shine more brightly than he
So he sent down beam to the hare-ball cup,
And drank the drop in lis beauty up.
Ard such i the Law in na'ure's plan;
subject 10 it is the fate of man.
Life is the dew in the hare-bell cup.
And death the beam that sha d.ink it up.
B1.doin CJl,ege. April, 1859.
From The Christmas Tree"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-11-20

The prisoner who was asked if he had
anything to say before he received SEN
tence. told the judge he would like to hav.
sentence transposed, ii it mad. no differ.
ence to hun, 50 he could receive ten cents,
instead Of sen. u.tence,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-11-20

Two little girls were compa,i ing pro-
gfess IN catechism study. 4 nave got
10 orlgnal sin said one. How far have
You gotr Me? o.. Im way beyond
rcdemption,' said the her.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-11-20

DR.. $ the result.
After We left, the friends stood
anxiously around the bed upon which
the sick man lay; but though the blis-
ter began to draw, no signs of return,
ing consciousness showed themselves,
further than an occasional low moan
or an uneasy tossing of the arms. For
full two hours the burning plaster
parched the tender skin of H-'s
shorn head, and was then removed it
had done good service. Dressings
we're then applied; repeated and re-
peated again but still the sick man
lay in deep stupor.
''lt bad done no good hadn't we
better send for the doctor!" suggested
the wife.
Just then the eyes of H -- opened,
and he looked with half stupid surprise
from face to face of the anxious group
that surrounded the bed.
"What in the mischief 8 the matter 2"
he at length said. At the same time,
feeling a strange sensation about his
head. he placed his hand rather heavily
thereon.
'Heavens and earth!" He was now
fully in his senses. Heavens and
earth F.! what ails my head!"
''For mercy's sake, keep quiet" said
the wife, the glad tears gushing over
her face. You have been very i'll
there, there. now!" Aud she spoke
soothingly. 'Don't say a word, but
lie very STILL"
'But my head! What's the matter
With my head? 1t feels as if scalded.
Where's my hair? Heavens and earth
Sarah, don't understand this. And
my arn3 What's my arm tied up in
this way fori"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-03-20
Castelar, says, che for the moment con

CASTELAR, says, che for the moment con
verted the Assembly into temple.
FIgueras possesses qualities which are
well fitted to inspire confidence and de-
votion. He has many and bitter enc
mics, yet, in country where SANDER is
quick to be uttered and easily stains, no
whisper has ever been heard derogatory
OF this purity of character and problty
OF motive. Often and again has Sagos-
ia, the foremost of the Conservative or
ators, denounced him with fervid vio-
lence characteristic of the Latin nations,
but Figueras' integrity has not always
come out unscathed from the ordeal. Adj
ded to moral attributes so exalted and
unquestioned, the President of the Coun-
Gil betrays intellectual traits of the first
order. His colleague, CASTELAR,, who is
now less generous friend than for
midable rival for the highest honors of
the new republic, says of his eloquence,
that lit is sober, correct and brilliant
earnest, courteous, calm, and reasonable,
wonderfully acute, and at the same time
persuasive. When he seeks the sublime
he ascends to sublimity." A rarer quail
ity even than eloquence such as this, is
the power of self-command and of COM
pelling the self-command of others.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-03-20

Henry Wilson's views on temperance
are we'll known, having been frequently
enforcpd in his public addresses and con.
sistently carried out in his private life.
In Washington it is not always an easy
matter for an official to maintain abs0-
lutte abstinence in the face of false So
cial sentiment, and to do 50 consistently
requires no small amount of moral cour-
age 1t is a pleasant and gratifying cir
Cumstance that the Nicc-Presidcnt Of
the United States holds so decided a
stand on what is one of the most I'M
pOrtant and urgent reforms of the time.
We append an abstract from his address
in Baltimore last Sunday before Il large
Temperance meeting:
If we would lessen this evil it IS not
necessary for us to consider whether
prohibition or any other means is better,
but the thing is for Us to do the work
about us and to help our neighbor.
see many young men here before me.
The most beautiful thing | know is TO
see the young array themselves on the
side Of right. Since the civil war there
have been more young men who have
yielded to strong drink than ever before.
What the working men of this country
need more than anything else is temper
ance Drinking is the great curse of the
workingmen of this country The hui
man will cannot entirely tame the war
horse of passion. and help is needed to
keep us from its influence Such help
is prohibition. Write your names on the
temperance pledge larger than John
Hancock wrote his on the Declaration
of Independence Every man and wo-
man, whether black or white, is our
brother and sister, and it is our duty to
help them.
! come from IA race ofmen who drank,
and | believe that drunkenness is in a
great measure hereditary. Yet | would
as soon drink a cup of poison before my
family or my tellow-men as | would d
cup OF wine Whatever my faults,
thank God that no man in my country
ever staggered to a drunkard's grave
saying 'Henry Wilson gave me my first
drink (Applause.) Fathers should
think when they drink that they are be-
queathing Il heritage to their p0sterity.
My friends told me when | went to
Washington that | should have 70 drink,
yet | did not and though | was laugh
ed at at first, yet soon found that the
man who laughed at me most respected
me most.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-03-20

CHARLES PETIT MAoILyAINE, d. D.
A cable dispatch brings intelligence of
the death, at Florence, Italy, of Charles
Petit Macilvaine, d. D., Protestant
Episcopal Bishop of Ohio. Bishop Mac
ilvaine was born at Burlington, N. J.,
January 10, 1898, and graduated at the
College of New Jersey in1816 He was
ordained deacon in 1920, and priest in
1922; was Professor of Ethics and Chap
lain at West Point from 1925 to 1927
and was afterward rector OF ST. Anne's
church, Brooklyn, N. Y. He was con-
secrated Bishop in 1882. He was Presi-
dent of Kenyon College, 1832-40. He
was the author of several doctrinal
works and contributor to many religi-
GUS periodicals. He was regarded as the
leader of the Low Church party in the
United States. His tour abroad was I'M
dertaken for the restoration of impaired
health.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-03-20

WHAT AN ADVERTISEMENT ACCOMPLISH
ED-On or about the 25th of February
last Philip Read, residing in or near
Forcstdale in the town of Brandon,
came to Rutland and, after transacting
the residue of his business, drew from
the Baxter National Bank two hundred
sev,uty-four dollars and fifty cents.
This money he placed in an envelope,
put the envelope in his pocket, and
started for home. Upon his arrival
home, be discovered that the money and
envelope were gone, having, in some way
unaccountablc to him. disappeared from
his pocket Search and inquiry were
diligently made, but without success,
and Mr.. Read determined to advertise
his loss, but this, too, failed to bring the
money. Determined not to give it up
so, one day last week Mr.. Read again
came to Rutland and made his loss
known through the columns of THE
RUTLAND HERALD, and the next day
brought the money. II appears that i'm
mcdiately after the loss Of the package,
there was a considerable fall of snow
and, by it, the package was buried out
Of sight The thaw of last week, how
ever, removed the covering and, as good
fortune would have it, the money was
found by John Ducharmc, as honest a
Frenchman as ever lived, who, seeing
the advertisement, Immediately brought
the money to TIE HERALD office, where
it was, yesterday, Immediately restored to
its proper owner, who suitably and gen
erously rewarded the honest finder. We
can't particularly advise our friends to
loose any money, but if they should
chance to be so unfortunate, an adycr-
tisement in THE HERALD would be sure
to find it.