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Any Time.
From the Providence Journal.l

From the Providence Journal.
Any time, like note on demand,
means no time. A friend says, come
and see me. You ask, When will you
be at homer 20, any time, is the reply
You call, and your friend is out or is
not prepared to recsive you. How often
we hear persons say, Come and take
tea with us, When shall l Gomez ="
20, any time. You 60 little before
the hour for tea; you sit with your
things on, because you arc not asked to
take them off; of course you are not
going to say, have come to tea, and as
nothing is said about it by your host,
and no sigps appearing to show that you
are expected to stay, you rise to depart;
not a word is said about tea; the com
monplace invitation is given, Call
again, and you leave with the feeling
that people don't mean it when they in
vite you to come to tea. The same is
true ninety-nine times in hundred,
when we were chded because we don't
call. 1t is not sincere; we are not
wante,.. When people are in trouble, or
sick, or poor, then friendly call is ac-
ceptable, and is often blessing, but call
ing upon people when they are busy or
otheFwisp engaged is a nuisance, and
mere formal calls are fraud. The
caller says; q must call on Mrs. Blank;
it is two weeks since she gave her party;
| must call tomorrow, but ] dread it.
A comment in similar way is made by
the persons to be called upon. I" ana
shut up hers in the house to receive
callers, and there is Mrs. Simple and
her daughter, who will call, of course;
and this receiving calls is such bore.
It is a great pity people cannot or will
net take counsel Of their common sense,
and do what they ought to do sincerely
and positively. Uncertainty not only
breeds discomfort, but it nourishes in
stability. II man has no fixed time
set for the discharge of duty or the
fulGllmeat Of a promise, he is liable net
to do il all. Men have all the time
there is to be had, aud with busy man
there is none of it to spare; the only
way he can manage his affairs is TO have
q tine for each part When he arises in
the morning his first duty is to his Maker;
he then gives himself to the necessary
duties of home, then to his business, and
then to his friends. 1t is surprising to
see how much more time a man has who
uses 1t positively and definitely than ne
would have If he did not
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A Knr Incident.

From the Lexington IVA Gazette.l
An order was sent from Gettysburg to
a post commissary aboat Woodstock
or Mount Jackson, in the Valley, to col
lect ratious for four or five thousand
prisoners. A bright idea struck the "A.
G. S." He had been refusing to buy the
bulls offered by the farmers, though
below the price of beef He immedi-
ately sent runners to bring in the bulls
=" good enough for Yankees TO eat.
In a few days lis sergeants had bought
one hundred and .Jitfy bulls, assorted
sizes"
He had never thought how such col
lection of cattle could be driven to Win
chester, the point of delivery. Now,
one big bull with halter on, aud deep
bass voice, walking with SLOW and solemn
diguity in front by the side Of his keeper,
never fails to bring up the droyes of
steers, COWS and heifers in regular order;
ID fact, is necessity to every cattle
man in the country. But one hundred
aHd Fifty bulls and no plain stock behind
them was entirely unprofessional "a
disgrace to the cattle trade.
Now the bulls had been gathered and
penned in twos and threes. These scuf-
hed a little during the night in their
q urinary meetings, but gotused to each
ether by daylight. Early in the morning
thew were all driven into the turnpike at
once, and an effort made to start "
them. Instead of moving on, not a bull
budred. Every one squared himself in
the road, with bis horns lowered and his
boofs bnsily defining bis position.
Each covered himself with a cloud q
dust, and no one knew where be stood
until some member" accidentally
atramped on his toes" which was fol-
loved by "lunge." the signal for a
general fight. The hundred and fifty
announced with loud snort they had
accepted the issue One hundred and
fifty tails flashed in the air. Three hun
dred horns-long and short-met IN
fierce collision. The dust rose In vast
fors, as from an army in motion with
cannsn and cavalry. The mountains on
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NERVOUS DEBILITY.

Adepressed. irritable state of mind; aWeak, &,
nervous, exhausted feeling; no energy or AMI
nation; confused head, weak memory, often
with debilitating. involuntary discharges.
The Consequence ofexcesses. mental oyerwork
or indiscretiOns. This Nervous debility hnds
Speei6c No. 28, IL tones up the system. ar
rests discharges. dispels the mental gloom and
despondency, and reiuvenates the entire sys-
tam. IL is perfectly harm less and always eff
cient. Price IS, for package OF i've boxes
and a large 81 vial Of powder, which is impOr-
tant in old, serious cases; or 81 per single boa.
Sold by ALL Druggists. or sent by mail on re-
csipt OF price. Address HUMPHREYS SPECIFIC
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A Terrible Midnight Adventure.

A Terrible Midnight Adventure.
From the New Iberia Sugar Bowl, lsth.l
At Pattersonville, some weeks since,
while Captain N. Keyes was in bed, suf-
fering from the effects Of a violent
sprain, his wife reached behind trunk
in the room to get cloth for bandage,
when she was bitten by something which
she declared she believed to be snake.
Sick as he was this brought Captain
Keyes to his feet, and, sure enough, by
the light OF the lamp he discovered an
immense moccasin coiled up behind the
trunk. With lamp in hand, he picked
up something and endeavored to kill the
reptile. His exertions overcame him.
When Captain Keyes fell to the floor,
the lamp went out, aud the snake was
thus left alive in the midst of his terror
stricken family, who had been called TO
the scene by the shrieks of the wife
and mother. She felt the poison pene-
trating her arm, and said she knew it
would soon kill her. Fearing the ply
sician could not arrive in time to save
her. Captain Keyes begged his wife to
hold the finger tightly to prevent the
poison entering her system, and run as
fast as she could to the residence of Dr.
Roach Although it was in the middle
of the night, she started off alone, as no
one else was at the moment dressed to
accompany her. After she had gone,
Captain Xeyes heard her shrieking on
the street, and fearing that abe had per
haps been overcome by the poison and
fallen down in the road, he started
after hey, sick as he was. He had
not gone far, however, until his
strength was exhausted aud he
fell down in the street, but was soon
after picked up and carried to his resi-
dence by Mr.. Victor Haydel. Upon
reaching the residence of Capt. Keyes,
light was procured, the snake was
killed, and in the meantime Mrs. Keyes
had reached the physician, who imme-
dately administered antidotes The un-
fortunate lady's arm was terribly swol.
len, and she came very near dying. For
u long time the arm was paralyzed but
we are glad to hear that she is rapidly
recovering its use under the treatment
of DR.. r. T. Tarlton, who undertook the
case when DIR. Roach left the place.
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HAIR DYE.
BatOhelOr's Hair Dye.

II best In the World. The only true and per-
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or UNPLEASANT odor. Remedies The III ctectf
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leaves the hair CIrlN. EnFr Avn nEa rflTrL.
The genuine signed W. A. Bafchelnr. sold hy
an Drurristr. CHAs. BACHELOR,
6l-eod-Krii-a0 Proprietor. n. I.
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either hand beloved back the deep and
deafening roar Of the combat. Fences
were splintered, trees torn up, crops per-
ished, the earth shook.
The sun rose as they joined in battle,
and reached its zenith when the fight
was fercest. Night settled down upon
few battered bulls staggering along
the last of the living rations." Hoofs,
tails, hair, horns, and hide marked the
distance Of that days drive just a
half milel
As the sun set and the detailed
men returned with only the stumps Of
their whips left the commissary opened
his mouth in wise saying There we're
too many bulls for safe trip, boys"
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An euthgsiasfic Boston editor speaks
Of the fall season in New England as q
brilliant decadence.
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MEDICAL. To
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"Dr. Curtis on Manhood"
20Oth EDITION.
MEDICAL
Revised and Corrected by the Au,hOr. +. Du

Revised and Corrected by the Author. II. DE
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A MEDICAL ESSAY on the cause and cure
health Is lost and how regained. II gives n
clear synopsis ofthe Impediments 70 Marriage,
the treatment Of Exhausted Vitality, Nervous
and Physical Debility, and other diseases APP
the results Of twenty years successful prac-
tiCe.
"CURTIs ON MANHOOD = There is no
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north ofJsnsipon.
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Nos. Cures Cents
/. Eevers, Congestion, lnfammations, 90
2. Worms, Worm Fever, Worm Collie, 80
8. Crying-Colic, or Teething of Infants, 30
4. Diarrhoea, of Children or Adults, 80
5. Dysentery, Gripping, Bilious Collie, %
6. ChOIera-Morbus, Vomiting, 81
Z. Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, 80
s. Neural aia, Toothache, Faceache, 80
9. Headaches, Sick Headache, Vertigo, SO
10. Dyspepsia, Bilious Stomach, ~
IL. Suppres ssed, or Painful Periods, 5e
u. whites, too Profuse Periods, 30
Is. Group, Cough, Difficult Breathi'g, ~
Il. salt fsheum, Erysiselas, Eruptions, 30
10. RheuDaatism, Rheumatic Pains, 9O
l6. Fever and Ague, Chill Fever, Agues, 80
IL. Piles, blind or bleeding, %
IS. ODbshnlmy, and Sore OF Weak Eyes, 50
Ie Catarrh Acute or Chronic Influenza, 80
90. VYhOopfng-COugh,V Violent Coughs, 30
2l. Asthma, Oppressed Breathing, o0
%. Ear Discharges, Impaired Hearing, %
23 ScrofuIa, Enlarged Glandsi dwellings, 9O
94 General Debility, Physical Weakness, SO
25. Dropsy and Scanty secretlons' %
OF SeaISicIxness, Sickness from Riding, 80
81. Hidney-Disease, Gravel, ~, 90
o. Nervous Debility, Seminal weakness,
80 or Involuntary Discharges, 100
9S Sore ',% M0T weakness, wetting the Bed, 50
o. ST Painfuf Periods, with spasms, 80
81 S Ia'n,,1ey. Spasrns, st. Vfus' Dance, 90
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* Chronic Congestions and Eruptions, 80
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MIssIssIPPI AND TRNNEssER R.R.
Arrivos, Leaves.
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Depot al foot Of Main street.
Ticket .0nico, 2S71< Main street. one door
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RAILROAD TIME TABLES.

MEMPHIS AND LoUIsvILLE RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
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ATTORNEYS.

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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-08
THE LAST SWEET THING ON
WALTZENG-

Miss Grundy writes from Saratoga TO the
New York World: allow f.shion changes
as to music as with everything else! The
wAltzes Of last year are out of date this
season, snd all of our pleasant associations
with last years favorites go for nothing.
And how the style of dancing changes! Last
year Il lady's right pulse was held by the
fingers of the gentleman's left hand; now he
holds her fingers or the outside of her band,
and a few nights since saw one couple who
had found style peculiarly their own. The
gentleman gracefully crooked his left arm in
the giDglymoid Joint Qs's too common to say
elbow when telling of something so novel;
and his wrist, gracefully bending, allowed
his fingers to droop little over his own left
shoulder, whileth lady's right hand was in
serted edgewise in the ginglymoid, and the
palm rt sted against the Diceps. 1t was very
touching. ! assure you his hand looked
sweet, and hers like crushed lose leaf"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-08
APPETITE.

At certain,seasons, as in spring and sum
mer, the appetite of even the very robust is
apt to fail, and the relish for meats and
heavy food to wane. This is all right
enough, for animal diet in warm weather
heats the blood, tends to headaches, and is
generally unwholesome, unless sparingly
used. On the other hand, fresh vegetables,
berries, fruit and bread are cooling, correc-
tive and what the palate mo It Graves. Don't
be afraid to go without meat for month or
80, and, if you like, live purely on a vege-
table regimen. We will warrant that YOU
will lose no more strength than is common
to the time, and that you will not suffer
from protrscted heat, as when dining OF
the regulation roast.
Many persons regard hearty desire for
food as something unreaned, indelicate, and
to be constantly DISCOURAGED. This is a
greater and more harmful mistake than that
Of coaxiDg the appetite. 1t is just as nec-
essary for the man who works only with
bis brain, to eat beef aud mutton, as for the
man who labors only with bis hands. TIE
stomach and the brain are twins; the former
Oeing The elder, and having prior right to
care. Let that be well provided for, and it
viii sustain its brother. The people who
strive to check a wholesome and natural
appetite, are the people who regard din
ler merely as a feed, not the centre
of an agreeable social custom and as The do
mestic event of the day. We are sorry for
them, as they must regard eating at all IS a
prosaic duty, obligatory on them because
they have a bias in favor of living. We all
know that we must eat to live; but we by
no means live to eat simply because we en-
joy what we eat. We are not gourmands
because we relish chops, nor are we inValids
because we want strawberries.
A good appetite is good thing; but not
if it is to be worried by urging or neglect
Scribner'S Monthly.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-08
Cheap for Cash.
PrOVidentiaI.
Condensed TeIegrams.

Chicago reports several ires Wednesday
night among her planning mills, one of which
entaiied g loss Of $4,000.
Gov. Seymour addressed Lhs National
Educational Association at Elmira yester.
day.
Brigham Young filed demurrer in Aun
Eiza's divorce suit yesterday, pleading lack
Of jurisdiction.
In Washington "Wednesday night Michael
Hussey wac fatally stabbed at the Schuet-
zenverein.
A fight with Apaches near Camp Verde
is reported-three Indians killed and five
women captured.
French crops promise an abundant har-
vest.
The Brighton cup was won Wednesday
by Uhlan, against whom the betting had
been to 4.
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LETTER FROM GEN. PILLOw.

Gen. Gideon j. Pillow has written let
ter correcting some published statements
concerning his surrender to the Union for
ces il Montgomery, Ala, in 1865, and
closes it as follows:
"Thougl | was without money, and
though my gray Confederate uniform was
worn and covered with dust, and dingy
from its age and the service it had seen,
when reached Montgomery, where was
thrown amid large numbers of Federal Off
GERS with brilliant uniform, yet l was uni
form y and always recognized with respect
full IL litsry salute by officers ard privstes
of the Federal army, and was pressed with
offers of money and everything else need
ed by the distinguished officers above nam
ed, 10 had served with me in the L9Xican
war; yet ! accepted 10 money not one
doliar-from any of them. But it is due to
them to say that could not have been
treated with greater courtesy and kindness,
If had been an officer Of rank in the Fed
era. army than was. As the last surviV-
ing e neral officer of the regular army who
served in the Mexican war, take pleasure
in saying that the bitterness engendered ny
the lste civil war was not sufficient 10 erase
he respect and friendship formed by the
officers who fought in thai var. And that
though committed what tie Federal sol.
diers and Northern people consider great
error and grave crime by my services in
the late war, yet have never met 3 Federal
officer, during or since the lac civil war,
Hlo has failed to treat me with courtesy
aud respect, and duly to appreciate my ser
vices to the Government in the Mexican
war. Among these, 1 am happy to men,
ton the marked respect and kindness have
received from tn great soldisr, the present
distinguished President of the nation, since
he has been 10 his pressnt exalted position,
Jor whom it was my pleasure to give my
humble vote against his competitor for the
position he now occupies"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-08
POLITICAL.
AuspicIous Harmony IN Virginia.
Kemper Named for Governor Unani-
mOusly.
His Rival Nominated for Lieut.. Gov.
ernOr.

New YORK, Aug. IA special from
Richmond says: In the Conservative Con-
vention at about half past one this MORN
ing, after several speeches had been made,
the previous question was called, and being
agreed TO, the Convention went into ballot
for Governor. As the vote progressed the
greatest excitement prevailed, and the tally
showed it was remarkably close, with
Kemper ahead Finally, ex-Lieut. Gov.
Montague moved that the nomination of
Kemper for Governor be made unanimous
and the motion was seconded by Gen. Ear
ly and agreed to. A letter was received
from Gen. Kemper, dated over two weeks
ago. in which he stated he did not want the
nomination, but If it was conferred he
would do his best TO serve the people.
RICHMOND, Aug. 7.--Col. Robert E,
Withers, the opponent of Kemper In the
Conservative State convention, for tue nom
ination for Governor, was nominated by
acelamation for lieutenant Governor.
r. T. Daniels, of Richmond, was nomi-
mated for Attorney General.
Resolutions
were adopted declaring the contrast of the
condition of Virginia under Conservative
with the Southern States under Radical
rule, demonstrates the necessity of contin-
uiDg the Conservatives in control of the
State Government; ttat the chief purpose
of the Conservatives is TO secure impartial
justice for every citizen, native or adopted,
white or lorej, and to promote the pros
perity Of the whole people; that the Con-
servative party of Virginia will Judge Presi-
dent Grant impartially by his official action,
and will cordially cooperate in every
measure of his administration which may
be benefcent in its design and calculated to
promote the welfare of the people, and to
cultivate sentiments of good will between
the different sections of the Union.
The Great Job.
Resolved, That the interest of a large
section of this Union, no less than those of
Virginia, demand the speedy enlargement
and completion of the great James River
and Kanawha water line that should con-
meet the waters of the Ohio with those of
the Chesapeake, affording to the teeming
populs ion of the West cheap transportation
for the produc TO the points, of shipments
and marts of trade in the East. The COM
pletion by the Government of this great de-
sign of George Washington would be an
additional bond of union between the COM
munities w.ose products would pass over
the line of a great national work.
Kemper's Acceptance.
The following telegram from Gen. KEN
per was read:
GOrdOnsuille, dug. ITO Hon. Tbos.
G. BococB: accept the nomination with a
profound sense OF its just responsibilities,
but without fear of defeat. Let all true
Vireinians stand together for the sake of
Virginia. JAMES L. KEMPER.
The Convention adjourned sine die and
was resolved into mass meeting to allow
the most prominent speakers to address the
vast asseInblage.
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Cabinet Crisis I'm England.

LONDON, Aug. IA Cabinet Council
was held this afternoon. Discussion re-
suited in important changes in the present
ministry. The Marquis of Ripon and
Messrs. Childer and Baxter have resigned,
the two first for private reasons. Glad
stone in addition to the Presidency assumes
the Chancellorship of the Exchequer in
lieu of Lowe, who assumes the home office.
Arthur Peel becomes the Liberal Whip.
Other changes are expected in few days.
John Bright joins the Cabinet as Chancel-
lor OF the Duchy of Lancaster.
LONDON, Aug. Z, 8 P. M-John George
DodsoD, late Chairman of the Committee
of the Whole in the House, succeeds w.
I. Baxter as joint Secretary of the Treas
ury:
NoTE-The New York Herald special
makes Mr. Carter succeed Baxter.
A Chance for Miss Flora McFlimsy.
The journals this morning contradict the
report that Prince Arthur is betrothed to
the Princess Thyra.
A Lost Vessel.
A large quantity of debris from wreck
ed vessel has been picked up off the coast OF
Ireland. The wreck is supposed to have
been that of the State Line Steamship OF
Alabama which left Glasgow for New York
Saturday last. No survivors from any
wreck in that vicinity have yet been heard
of and nothing more definite in regard to
the disaster can now be learned.
Hugo Dying.
PARIS, Aug. Victor Hugo is be-
lieved to be dying.
The Bourbon Fuse.
A Vienna dispatch says: In his late in
terView with the Count de Chsmbord the
Count de Paris acknowledged the former to
be the head of the House of Bourbon and
of the royal line of France. On the retu'n n
visit of the Count de Chan bord to the
Count de Paris, the latter met Count de
Chambord at the door Of the hotel ami es.
corted him within.
The rumor that NJ. Couricelles was en-
deavoriDg to induce the French Government
to attempt the establishment of the tenn
poral power fths Pope is confoundedI?1
Csrlist Progress.
BAYONNE, Aug. THE Carlists claim a
victory at Elynata in GUipezcoa. They
state that thay captured one Republican
General and six hundred prisoners.
MADRID, Aug. THE Carlists have at
tackled organized AyarZumo on Guipszcoa.
A conspiracy has been discovered to give
the town up to the enemy and many ar
rests have been made. The bombardment
of Valencia has been suspended, flag of
truce having been received from the ibsur-
gents requesting parley which is DOW
going on.
Porto Rico.
The Cortes by vote Of 184 yeas to one
nay have passed the bill granting constitu-
tional guarantees to Porto Rico. A deputy
from that colony in the course of the debate
declared that the island would always re-
main faithful to Spain.
Can Prussia AfrOrd TO Recognize a
Republic?
BERLIN, Aug. 1.-The North German
Gazette denies the truth of the current re-
port that the German Consul at Carthage
ma went to Madrid TO place the captured
insurgent vessels at the disposal of the gov
ernment.