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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-13
Hot Ground.

The Virginia City New Enterprise
adds the following to its long list of curl
GUS stories. 1--WE are informed that the
reason why there are no shade trees
about the hotel at the Genoa Hot
Springs, and why none can be grown
there, is that the ground is too hot for
them. 1t is said that upon digging
through the thin surface-soil a substra-
tum of hard earth-called hard.pan-
is found. This is two or three feet in
thickness, and upon digging through it
almost anywhere in the neighborhood,
boiling hot water is encountered. On
account of this subterranean lake of hot
water trees of no kind can be made to
grow in the neighborhood: Soil enough
for the nourishment of the trees cannot
be collected upon the surface, and the
moment their roots pass through the
substratum they are in hot water and are
cooked. By sinking an artesian well in
this place there could doubtless be OBJ.
tanned a fine fountain of hot water but
if it were desired TO surround this foun-
tain with trees it would be necessary to
have them made of cast.iron."
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MARBLE WORKS.
MONUMENT
MARBLE WORKS.

ITALIAN. AMERICAN AND TALADEGA
Il marble at very low prices. as foiioFs;
Headstones. 2 feet. with socket and foot %.
stone. lettered ---...-... 80 o "
hsaSss1H soS,stope 81 lettered re ed VIA. Il 90
hssasso1Iett ssSss Isttsrea ssi' VIII -os.- . IS %
And All other sizes In proportion. Italian
and kmerican m arble box tOmbs. paneled al
round. and full size, $50. Also it1liau mar
bic spire monument, icet aye ana &C.,.
e166 these rates are lower than marble was
ever soid al in Memphis before. Dcsis=s sent
10 the country free Of charge.
T-52 TH0S. MAlDWELL, s. Jnion e..
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SPECIAL NOTICE,
CONSUMPTION Can BIZ CUREn.
SOK's PULMONIU SYRUP,
SruRNcKis SEk WEpn ToNTc.

CONSUMPTION Can BE Guam.
SCHENoK's PULMOgIU SYRUP,
SCHENCK's SEA WEED Tonic.
SoHENCK's MANDRAKE PILLS,
Are the only medicines that will cure Pull
mOnary Consumption.
Frequently medicines that will stop a cough
will occasion the death of the patient; they
lock up the liver. stop the circulation Of the
blood. hemorrhage follows, and in fact, they
clog the action of the very organs that caused
Liver Complaint and Dyspepsia are the
causes Of two-thirds Of the cases of Consump-
ton. Many persons complain of dull pain
in the side, constipation, coated tongue, pain
in the shoulder-blade, feelings of drOwsiness
and restlessness. the food lying heavily on
the stomach, accompanied with acidity and
belching up Of wind.
These symptoms usually originate from a
disordercd condition of the stomach or a tor
Persons so affected, if they take one or two
heavy colds, and if the cough in these cases
be suddenly checked. will find the stomach
and liver ologged, remaining torpid and mac
tive, and almost before they are aware the
lungs are a mass OF sores, and liberated, the
resnlt of which is death.
Schenek's Pulmonic Syrup is an expecto-
rant which does not contain opium or any
thing calculated to check a cough suddenly.
Scheuck's Sea Weed Tonic dissolves the
food. mixes with the gastric juices Of the
kt0macl. aids digestion, and creates raven
Gus appetite,
When the bowels are oostive, skin sallow, q
the symptoms otherwise Of bilious zen
deney. Schenek's Madrake Pills are requlrea'
These medicines are prepared only 5y
j. II ScHENCK son,
N +. Garner Sixth and Arch sts., Phila.
And are for sale by all druggists ana dealers.
eOd-LT-FL
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The scieuce OF kissing.

People will kiss. Yet not one in
hundred knows how to extract bliss from
lovely lips any more than they know how
TO make diamonds from charcoal. And
yet it is easy, at least for us. First know
whom you are going.to kiss. Don't
make mistake, although a mistake may
be good. Don't jump up like a trout,
and smack woman on the neck, or the
ear, or the corner Of her forehead, or on
the end of her nose. The gentleman
should be little the taller. He should
have a clean face, a kind eye, and
q mouth full of expression. Don't kiss
everybody. Don't sit down to it. Stand
up. You need not be anxious about get
ting in crowd. Two persons are plenty
to corner and catch kiss; more persons
would spoil the sport Take the left
hand OF the lady in your right; let your
hat 60 to--sny place out of the way
throw the left hand gently over the
shoulder OF the lady, and let it fall
down the right side. Do not be in a
hurry; draw her gently, lovingly, to
your beart. Her head will fall gently
on your shoulder, and a handsome shoul-
der strap it makes. Do not be in hurry.
He left hand is in your right; let there
be an impression 10 that, not like the
,,,in of a vice, but a gentle clasp, full of
sieSctric;t,- thought and respect. Do not
6e in b1rry. Her head lies carelessly
on YOUR shoulder. You are heart TO
heart. Look down into her hali-ci5sed
eres. Gently, but manfully, press her
to your bosom. Stand firm Be brave,
but don't be In 9 hurry. Her lips are
almost open. Lean slightly tcrYard with
your head, not the body. Take good
aim: the lips meet; the eyes close; the
heart opens; the soul rides the storms,
troubles, and sorrows of life don't be in
hurry): heaven opens before you; the
world sheots under your feet, as meteor
flashes across the evening sky (don't be
afraid; the heart forgets its bitterness,
and the art of kissing is learned No
fuss, no noise, no huttering and squirm-
ing like hook.impaled worms. kissing
don't hurt, nor does It reqgire an act OF
Congress to make it legal.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-13
AN AUTUMN PICTURE.

Lettering in bosky by-ways. in the autumn's
golJen prime,
When the drowsy voice of Nature with my
spirit sings in time.
Let me paint the glowing pictures that unfold
on every hand,
And, with brightest colors garnished. make
an Eden of the land.
Here see stately maple, clothed in robes
would deck q queen,
All the cOlors of the rainbow blending in its
perfect sheen;
Green and purple, gold and scarlet. palest
pink and tints of b.ue,
And through all rift Of sunshine making
brighter each bright hue.
There the fragrant pines are swaying to the
breeze we scarcely feel.
Shaking down their amber needles as the
zephyrs through them steal,
Till carpet. soft as Wilton, covers all the
brown earth o'er
Where the football makes no echo on the
velvet-tufted floor.
Here the beeches, dun and sober, lay their
bounteous harvest down,
Where yesteree en- the wild wood flowers made
the dying summers crown,
And the always.busy squirrel, thoughtful for
his winters store.
Chirps a song Of glad thanksgiving. as he
turns the crisp leaves o'er.
Just beyond them, where the waters Of a
crystal river run,
l can see the silver bushes turn their bright
leaves to the sun.
As if drinking in the blessings which these
Indian summer days
Drop like tender benedictions from their
banks of purple haze;
And 1 see the graceful willows, green as when,
in blooming May, ..
They had shed their silken tassels in a shower
Of golden spray,
And put on the gayer garments which they
don to meet yeung June,
When she ushers in the summer, with the
warm earth all in tune.
And their thousand forms of beauty are re-
flected in the tide,
Reaching out to grasp the shadows that within
its mirror hide;
While the sunbeams. as if weary, lie upon the
rivers breast,
Where the ripples gently rock them as they
sink to their sweet rest.
Over all is the blue ether of perfect autumn
sky,
Family docked with Aeecy cloudlets that are
hoating slowly by,
And feel that all these glories are but types
to crown our days,
When life's gelden Indian summer wraps us
z. r. BENNETT.
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A ROYAL SCHOOL TEACHER.
The Princess S0ledad Juarez,
Daughter o0f the Deceased Presi-
dent o OLsEkexicO-SOmething T. of Ber
History.

The Princess S0ledad Juarez,
Daughter oOf the Deceased Presi-
dent OI OI.rkexicO-SOmethi OF ber
History.
A correspondent of the St. Louis
Republican, writing from the City OF
Mexico, says: There is touch of the
romantic in the spectacle of the daugh-
ter of perhaps the most distinguished
man Mexico ever produced becoming a
village schoolmarm And that is what
Senorita Soledsd Juarez, child of the
late illustrious President of Mexico, has
become. The young lady is now about
2l wears of age, and is said to possess a
strong mind, which has been carefully
cultivated. She recently received her
diploma as teacher, Ald will be as
9, Tued 10 one Of the government public
sc6oo' 10 the vicinity of the capital. As
;s we'll knoSu, President Juarez was a
pure p Indian, ma wing been born in an
Indian village in the state Oh OaRaea, ol
blanketed parents who nc>ver knew the
arts of civilization. The mother OF lIe
senorita belonged to the Castilian stoc.S'
The young lady is possessed OF a large
share of personal comeiness of the
brunette style-very dark brunette at
that. With all the opportunities which
he possessed to gather riches for him
self, the patriotic conqueror OF Max
imilian left to his family only the legacy
of an illustrious name.
1t is in connection with one OF the
many plots to take the life of her father
that a romantic story is told Of the
Senorita Soledad 1t was after Quere-
taro. The imperial scion Of the house
of Austria lay quietly in his CORY grave.
Juarez had triumphed. The republic
was established. But Mexico was still
in the throes of unrest produced by
long and bitter strife. Society was dis
turbed and broken up. Feuds existed
and factions contended with bitter ma
lignity. Plots and conspiracies we're
freouept. The life of the President was
more than once in jeopardy to the jeal-
ousy and ambition of the chieltains by.
whom he was surrounded. Among the
eonspirators Of 1865 who sought to gain
the favor Of a daughter Of a certain
ambitious general, whose soul yearned
for the honors of the Presidency, was
one CeIsnel Manuel Garcia, Q dasbing
voapp man, who was personally attached
Ia his general and understood bis weak
nesa and desires. The general had a
pretty daughter, and Garcia bowed OBJ
seouiously al tbs shrine Of her lowell
ness. The chief bad catered into plot
against the life of the President. or at
least to cause his overthrow by ee1p
d'etat 1t so happened that at the
sane time Colonel Garcia was making
love 70 the Seu0rita NJ, another gal
liant was making loye to a certain
senorita Lozano, the daughter Of tried
friend Of the President This Fopne
LADY was 9 sort OF companion to The
Senorita SoleSad, the Presidents dapgh'
ter, then about twelve years OF age. The
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A,CrinnIad SnarroM.

The New Brunswick, N. j., Times of
the I'd instant relates the following:
" The myriads of sparrows that nestle in
the ivy, which clings to and almost en-
tirely covers the walls OF Christ church,
occasionally display surprising amount
Of intelligence in their little acts of
kindness to each other. This was beau
tifully illustrated yesterday morning
about ten o'clock. From tree located
about opposite to Northrop's in Church
street sick or crippled sparrow fell
to the ground and huttered about the
sidewalk in vain efforts to regain place
of safety. Several OF its little cem-
panions gathered around it and seemed
greatly concerned for it, and by their
.incessant chirping attacted swarm of
of little-winged converts from the church
walls. Efforts were then made by sew
eral of the number to lift the helpless
bird by catching its wings in their beaks,
but there seemed to be difficulty in
getting started together, and the effort
was futile, and then the chattering in
creased perceptibly, as if there was 6
general scolding going on. Presently
several of the birds flew away, one
shortly returning with twig about four
inches long and an eighth of an inch
thick. This was dropped before the
sick one, and at each end was picked up
by sparrow and help up so that the
sick bird was enabled to catch the cen
tre of the twig in its beak, and with the
aid of the other two it flew over the
fence into the churchyard, and from
tombstone to tombstone until the church
was reached, when they disappeared in
the ivy, followed all along by the swarm
Of their companions, chirping as if in
great joy. The whole affair lasted about
tlve minutes, and was viewed by several
Hnectators
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A sinrnInr Adrenture.

A correspondent Of the London Times,
Tritirg from Copenhagen, says:
"A Norwegian paper is relating tale
of an almost miraculous preservation.
The captain Of the schooner Amazon, or
Stavanger, recently arrived st Bergen
with a cargo Of salt, reports that in pass
;nz the British channel be had the op-
portGaitT Of saving a British lad Of If
teen under very Secpliar circumstances.
The Amazon was about T. elYp geograph-
ical miles from theBritish shore, Ehsn the
captain thought be observed through his
telescope something floating on the sea.
he altered bis course so as to get nearer,
and soon discovered that il was a small
boat. in which lad was lying fast asleep
The shouting from the schooner did not
awaken him, but when a small log wa
thrown over into the boat he woke with
8 sudden start; an end Of line wal
thrown to him, and be Was just able Z
fasien it when be sWooned, and had to b
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FRUIT.
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KERR AVENUE.

nHE UNDERSIGNED Is PREPARED TO
i furnish strawberry and raspbeIry, plant.
In quantities 70 suit purchasers. Orders lef
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Ashes as Food for Cattle.

The Live Stock Journal has cores.
pondont who found his cattle giving 10
the habit of eating wood, chewing bones
etc. They became thin in flesh, refus-
cd to eat hay, and presented sickly
appearance. He had no impression
that their food lacked the constituents
for making bono; and his neighbors use
bone-meal without noticing any good
results whatever. AT last he put about
four bushels of leached ashes in his barn
yard, and threw ont TO them about q
shovelful each day. They all ate with
evidcn! relish. After turning them to
pasture, he put one peck of dry ashes
per week on tho ground in the pasture.
They ate it all and gnawed off the grass
where it had been lying. The cattle
began 10 improve, gaining flesh and
looking better than they had done for
years. He says this morbid appearance
was unnoticed years ago from the fact
that the ground was ashy from the
burning of the woods and land clear.
ings. Since this discovery, no gives
one quart Of ashes mixed with one
quart Of salt to twelve head Of cattle
about once week.
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Hogs and their Diseases.

On this subject the Nashville, Union
and American says:
There is great need of first-class
treatise on hogs, their diseases and
treatment. This animal was domesti.
Gated in Europe in prehistoric times
and although naturally of very hardy
constitution, yet, like man is subject to
many maladies. The measels come
from cyst worm (Cysticecrus cellula.
say and this from the eggs Of the tape
worm voide2 in human excrement, Ia
which hogs find access. Trchine pass
from tho human system to q home in
abe flesh Of swine.
Hog cholera and cholera in man are
nearly related, but do not spring from
the same organism. Both, however,
we doubt NOT, are produced by para
sites, which to great extent, are pre-
ventable. Salt, ashes and sulphur fed
little every week, or oftener, In corn
meal, to hogs, Isl preventive, and may
remove cholera germs from the system.
High-bred swine are quito liable to
lung complaints and scrofula, the seeds
of which are not we'll understood, al
though hereditary in their character
AS some aristocratic families of the
genus homo easily run out, so all OF
domosticated mammaia may, by impro-
per keeping, exposure and defective
breeding lose their natural vigor and
soundness Of constitution, and die pre-
maturely. The parasite enemies Of
hogs, man and cattle, are evidently on
the increase.
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A Pleasing Picture.

Young man, you feel superiority Ia
the whole human race as you stand al
the altar with your fair young bride
You would not change places with the
President. Yeta few short years, few
whiskings ofbroom handles, an uniime.
ly stoppage or two o! waited flatirons
and your weary body will rest under
tho swaying willow, while some young
gallant will bring your late afflicted
partner ont to the cemetery on calm
Sabbath evenings and whisper love in
her ear, as together they strew peanut
shells over your grave. 'Oh why
should the spirit of mortal be proud p
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WILLIAMS n 60.

A RE JUST IN RECEIPT OF A LARGE
N lot Of Coffee. Sugar, Soda and Nails Of
best quality which they offer cheap for Cash
or Barter Cantrel's X Roads, March
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California.

Glorious California, (exclaims the Her
add the land OF gold aud of wheat ant
"old rye" and oranges, figs and olives
and Of the fat cattle on n thousand hills
and Of big trees of Mariposa and Gala
veras and OF the wonders of Yosemite
and of the premium grizzlies and sea
lions, is yet of all lands the premium
land for the vine and grape juice. Fol
instance, the wine crop ola single coun.
ty Of Napa, Ibis year, is estimated at a
million gallons, or nearly two gallons
of genuine wine for every inhabitant Of
the State. With such developments
who can estimate the resources Of Cali
fornia?
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PRICE OF TICKETS.

PRICE OF TICKETS.
Whole tickets 5000; Halves $500; Tenths,
or each coupon $500; Eleven Whole Tickets
for $500 90; 22H Tickets for 100000.
Persons wishing to invest, should order
promptly either from the home Office, or our
local Agents.
Liberal commissions will be allowed to sat
isfact0ry agents.
Circulars containing full particulars fur
nished on application
THO. Il. BRA MLETrE, Agent and Manager,
Public Library Building, Louisville, Ky.
Aug. 7, lS7i-tnov30-3l9
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LIST OF GIFTS u.

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Wild Hogs I'm Virginia.

Among the mountains Of Virginia arc
found many wild hogs, which do mol
hesitate to attack the traveller, and are
without doubt the most dangerous den.
liens OF the mountains. They are usu.
ally found in herds of from five to TWEEN.
ty, and the sight ola human being is the
only signal for attack that they require.
The intruder has then nothing left him
but to outrun them, or climb tree and
wait for them to leave.
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rmELARGEsT STOCK PRINTS

A Nd DRESS GOODS EVER BROUGHT
N TO this market, at WILLIAMS & cos.
Cantrolps X Roads, May 8, '7l-336
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To be Hanged.

The Governor has refused to pardon
WestmOrland, convicted OF murder in
the Circuit Court of Hamilton county,
and the sentence affirmed by the Su.
premc Court at its present session. He
will be executed at Chattanooga ON
the Goth OF this month.
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Pumpkins for Mich Cows.

We would not feed pumpkins with
the seeds in to mich cows If we want
cd 10 keep up the flow of milk. II
seems to be practically established that
pumpkin seed do diminish the how of
milk. We know Of no theoretical rea.
son for the fact, but the fact seems as
stated.