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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-02-19
A Letter from a Jersey
Rat-Eater.

To the Editor Of the Ne,0 York Sun:
Having had my attention
drawn to an article in a recent
number of the Catholic World,
in which incidental reference
to the rat as an article of food
was made, and which, without
straining its meaning, might be
easily construed as depreciating
the use Of it, | was somewhat
surprised that writer's usually so
well informed upon general top
les should know so little of the
very great changes which have
taken place in this country on
the subject of diet. Not many
years ago it would be difficult to
find persons who would ac-
knowledge that they regarded
frogs as choice morceaux, which
are now to be found for sale in
all the markets. In like man
ner rats, which have been look
ed upon with disgust by all
manner of people, now form no
inconsiderable source of reve-
nue. to those who cater to the
public taste.
1t would perhaps be difficult
to assign any reason, other than
that of popular prejudice, for
not employing this animal as an
article of daily consumption,
and it may surprise many to
know that there are at present
restaurants in this city which
make the Wand a speciality.
Having spent some years at
the East, chiefly in China, l ac-
quired a taste for this species of
food, the flavor of which | was
assured, and found, superior to
that OF any meat that could DC
procured. Nay, | may safely
affirm that not even the finest
"porter-house," when done
to that degree of perfection fol
which many of ourrestaurateurs
are famous, can equal that Of q
rat when properly cooked.
At the present time, when
any plan that would tend to in
crease our food production
would be hailed with JOY by
rich and poor, it is a matter fol
regret that such IN article of di-
ct, which needs but to be once
used to be appreciated, should
be neglected because Of an m,
reasonable prejudice. RODENs.
JERSEY CITY, January q.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-02-19

A gawky saw, for the first time,
school girl going through some
gymnastic exercises for the a.
musement of the little ones at
home. After gazing at her with
looks of interest aud cOmmisera-
ton for a while, he asked a boy
near by elf that gal had fits?'
NO" replied the lad contemptu
ously; that's gymnastics" "Oh
'tis hey?" said the verdant; "hov
long has she had emf"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-02-19

The second Intelligent ami
mal'' story of the Boston Trdr-
eLer is this: "The hOisting
horses, who raise the bales to
the lofts in our wool-houscs, be-
come remarkably intelligent in
their business, so much so that
they work by themselves with
out direction. When the hook
is fastened on to a bale, the horse
with head turned aside, notices
it, and starts off briskly, per-
haps from the knowledge that
he thus escapes crack from
the whip. The other morning
one Of the workmen had on an
army Ovcrcoat, and by some un-
accountable accident the hook
got caught in the belt of said
coat. The horse, feeling the
weight started off, and up went
the workman like a rocket. liz
was taken in, badly frightened
and as pale as Il ghost, at the
third-story window"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-02-19
Life Among the Shakers.

An exchange gives the fol-
lowing, which it says may pos
sibly be useful as a caution to
all who are thinking of joining
the Shakers:
In the first place the Shakers
ignore the family. If a mar
ried man joins them with his
wife and children he is separa-
ted from his wife, and his chill
dren are taken from him. When
ever the husband and wife meet,
according to the rules Of the
society, there can only be a SIM
pie salutation between them, as
between brother and sister, but
never a kiss, for that would be
too bad.
"In the second place their
food consists Of vegetables, milk
and fruit. Meat is forbidden.
W Ork with them commences at
dawn and continues until night
fall. If, after working for TWEEN
ty OF twenty-four years for the
Shakers, you wish to leave them
they will possibly give you ten
cents.
Smoking and drinking are
strictly forbidden. 1t is true
they advertise for men, women
ard children, and l hardly think
they refuse to admit into theil
society any> one who brings
money with him; but [ Knew
that last week they rejected {
widow with five children who
was without a cent.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-02-19
A stoical Scotchman was aI-

A stoical Scotchman was aa-
dressed by his sick wife: ooh,
John, / shan't leave this bed Il
live" "Please theeself, Betty.
and thee'll please me-" returned
John, with equanimity. Il
have been a good wife to you,
John," persisted the dying wo-
man. "Middlin', Betty, only
middlin'."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-02-19

Down in Texas horse thieves go
in gangs, headed by a pretended
clergyman, who gets up protrac-
ted and Jealous meetings, and
while he is talking the congrega
ton upward on the wings Of bis
eloqueuce the rank and file make
a descent, steal all the horses. and
are off before their presence IS
/ known.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-02-19

A Maine husband was taken out
of his house by a vigilance commit
tee. tied to a tree and severely
whipped by his abused wife, who
was encouraged by the indignant
yiCilants.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-02-19
Mail DtroCtOry-
Fayetteville POst-Omce.

Railroad-leavcs every day except Sun
dav at A. NJ; arrives at P, NJ. Supplies
the following offices: Kelso, Lincoln, tlynt-
Vile Oregon. Georges Store, Flora, Hunt S
station. Salem, Winchester and Decherd.
Tullahoma stage--arrives Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday at 10 A. NJ; leaves same
davs at 2P.M. Supplies Mulberry, Lynch
burr. Bonneville, County Line, Tullahoma;
Huntsville stage-loayes Monday and
Thursday at 9 A. NJ; arrives Tpesday and
Friday at Ar. NJ Supplies Goshen, Halle
Green. Moridianville and Huntsville
Sheibyville stage-leayes Mondays anG
THURSDAYS at 9 \. AZ; arrives Tuesday ano
Friday at Arm. Supplies Norris Greek
Chestnut Ridge, Hawthorne and SheloyVlle,
Pulaski horse-arrives every Friday at L
NJ; leaves same day at 1890. Supplies Oy'
ruston, Boons Hill, Millyille, Pisgah, Brad
shaw and Pulaski.
Blanche horse--leaves every FRIDAY a
SA. NJ; arrives Saturday at P. M. sup
plies Camargo, Nolino and Blanche.
Money Orders can be obtained st tins OF
fee upon post offices in all parts ef the y
nited States. A list of Money Order ot1ce
NAV be seen on application. Rates OF com
mission for Money Orders are as follows;
Not exceeding $40. ............. . cont
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-02-19

"Came 10 his death while being
hit on the head with a long han
died stew. pan in the hands of his
wife, was the veriict in 4 recent
case in Illinois.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-02-19

Cincinnati is asking itself
whether it is the correct thing
for "well-known ladies of high
social position to frequent lager
beer saloons unattended by gen
tlemen?
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-02-19
A New Mode of Robbery.
The Dangers of Miscellaneous
Smoking.

The Dangers of Miscellaneous
Smoking.
The Paris Fagaro gives the fol.
lowing details of an extraordinary
robbery of jewelry:
ga Partisan commission mer-
chant, NJ Cohn, had purchased
a quantity of jewelry for London
houses to the value of 96, 900. On
the evening of his departure for
London be dined with number
i of his clerks who accompanied
him to the station, where he got
into an empty department of the
train which was to take him to
Calais. Some minutes later four
persons entered the carriage, and,
although he wonld have preferred
to be alone, finding there was no
time to change, he engaged in con
versation with them, at the same
time keeping his hand on the trav-
cling bag which contained his val
uables. On arriving at Calais the
strangers disappeared. NJ COhn
proceeded on board the boat. He
was Immediately joined by a per-
son whom he recogni ed as one of
his fellow-travelers in the train,
and who, after a short discussion
on the evils of sea-Sickness, offered
him cigar, which he refused
His .interlocutor, however, was
very pressing, and rendered a case
of what he called real Havanas,
which NJ. Cohn believes now, al-
though he did not specially notice
at the time, was not the same as
the stranger himself had. In the
end NJ. Cohn took a cigar and
commenced smoking it, when he
almost Immediately became lnsen-
sible. On recovering he found be
was at Dover, and that his travel.
ing bag and impromptu acquaint-
ance had disappeared Three
trains were about to start. a
search was made for both bag and
stranger, and the telegraph was
put into play, but without success
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-02-19
An exchange tells the story of

An exchange tells the story OF
the Dubuque bank defalcatlon IN
afew words. GA Dubuque cashier
sembezzled' - that's the word
where a man steals enough to
make it respectable-s567 600
The reason he did not take more
was because the President stole
the rest of il"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-02-19

When a Maryland doctor
spells it "accufortus' is it any
wonder that patients die on his
hands|
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-02-19
TERMS.

Dzy7 Two Dollars for one year, tncd-
.'tuLly IN GdeGace; TWO Dollars and
Fifty Cents if payment be deferred three
months. All papers going out of the county
to be paid fer an 0draRce.
Bsl- Single copies, Five Cents each.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-02-19

"This is very crooked path" /"
said Jones to Brown, as they
wound up the side of Mont
auvut. "Crookedl' was the re-
ply; sit is 50 cofounded zigzag
that you can stand with one foot
on zig and the other on gag,
without any difficulty"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-02-19

The local preacher at Elk
Horn, Nevada, had 10 leave the
place because che was so mighty
nice he wouldn't even hold the
stakes IN a horse race"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-02-19

One of the stations on the Sci
ma and Meridian railroad is nam
ed Cuba. Re emily train with
an emigrant agent and party Of
colored men going West reached
that point, and the brakeman
put his head inside the car door
and shouted, "Cuba." One old
colored man arose, and as his hair
Strengthened out with sudden fear,
said, "Dar, now; | know'd i'll
Heah we is in Cuba, an dat al
white mans gwine to put us in DC
war or sell US fore day. L:
gwine from heah;" and, followed by
about thirty others, he bolted OFT
the train into the woods, leaving
the agent alone in his glory.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-02-19

The February number OF Bal
louis Magazine is remarkable
for its variety, and the amount
Of reading matter which it af-
fords for the low price Of ID
cents single copies and only
S1.50 per year. Some of the
best stories Of the season are to
be found in this really meritori-
Gus magazine. 1t gives so
much for the money that we do
not wonder its circulation now
exceeds $4,000 per month, so we
have the satisfaction Of know
ing that the public really an,-
preciate good literary merit. A
nice little chrome is given tc
each subscriber of Ballou's
Magazine, and no one has tc
wait months for the picture, as
sometimes happens. Address
/ ITHoMEs & TALBOT, SO Brom,
field Street, Boston, Mass.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-06-16
MEMPHIS, TENN: TUESDAY EVENING JUNE 1s, 1874

clang of the bell, sinking away in the
rush OF the train, signals town after town
and village after village. The dusty
turnpike, the dreamy canal, and the
shaded by.roads are crossed and passed
in flash. On, on, on goes this tireless
train, over clear track, carrying the
traveller by a panorama, the like Of
which can be found nowhere else on this
continent, and probably not in the world
After having breakfasted in the Missis.
sippi valley and dined at the capital of
Pennsylvania, the passenger finds him
self seated at supper in the metropolis
of New York, where the Atlantic throbs
and swells in its ceaseless activity.
A few years ago the man who should
have predicted such a ride would have
been pronounced utterly and hopelessly
insane, Not even the most sanguine
enthusiast on railroads, when their con-
struction was commenced, dreamed OF
overcoming distance at such rate; and
it is only because of the perfection oi
machinery and the invention Of science
that it can be done now Bat it is a
fact accomplshed-a reality of the day,
aud all that is left for the people is to
wonder and enjoy.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-06-16
SPECIAL NOTICE.

DR. SoHESoK's PuLMoSIo SYRUP, SEA WEED
TOXIC, AND MASDRAKE PIILs.-Thess medi-
cines have undoubtedly performed more cures
of Consumption than any other remedy known
to the American public. They are COM
pounded Of vegetable Ingredients, and con-
tain nothing which can be injurious to the
human constitution. Other remedies adver-
tised as cures for Consumption. probably con-
tain opium. which is somewhat dangerous
drug in all cases. and If taken freely by cor
sumptive patients, il must do great injury;
for its tendency is to confne the morbid mat
ter in the system, which, Of course, must
make a cure impossible. Schenck Pulmonlc
SyruF is warranted not TO contain particle
OF opium. II is composed Of powerful but
harmless herbs, which act on the lungs. liver,
stomach, and blood. and thus correct all NOR
bid secretions, and expel all the diseased mat
ter from the body. These are the only means
BY which Consumption can be cured, and as
Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup, Sea Weed Tonic.
and Mandrake Pills are the only medicines
which operate in this way, il Is Obvious they
are the only genuine cure for Pulmonary
Consumption. Each bottle Of this invaluable
medicine is accompanied By full directions.
DR.. Sohenck Is professionally at his principal
Office, corner Sixth and Arch streets. Phila-
delphia, every Monday. where all letters for
advice must be addressed, 79-eod-lOi
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-06-16
Lyric ExDressiOn.

A writer in the Galaxy says: Every
art has limits, in endeavoring to pass
which it becomes not only powerless but
ridiculous; but within those limits it sd-
mits no rival, no co-worker. Hence it
is that great music is not written TO great
poetry, that music is not married to i'm
mortal verse. A beautiful song, like one
of those which Shakespeare has scattered
through bis plays, needs no music. By
its inherent quality it attains its end.
In itself it is q song II sings itself, and
is both words and music. What would
Take. o take those lips away gain by
being sung to musie2 II the music were
great the poetic value Of the thoughts
would be lost, or sink out of sight for
the time; il the music we're inferior to
the words it could only provoke the re-
sentiment of impertinence. Hence it is
that lyric writing is not Of the highest
order-that which embodies the pleasant
suggestion Of emotion in flowing rhythm,
without much strength or beauty of ex-
pression-is most frequently made the
vehicle Of fine musical thought. The
composer expresses that which the song
has suggested to him. His is the pas
sion, his perfect utterance. Lyric ex-
preston may come from one soul, not
from two. Words written for music
should merely minister TO oceasioH, and
be the humble, unseen nucleus Of beauty,
like blade Of grass made splendid by
the jewels Of the morning.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-06-16

Trains from all points IN the South
and West reach Louisville and st. Louis
in time to connect with the train on the
Pam Handle Route, which connects with
the Daylight Express train.
The magnificent run of four hundred
and forty.f four miles between Pittsburg
and New York is made with but three
stoppages-the first, of only five min
utes, at Altoona, after a stretch of one
hundred and seventeen miles; the second
of twenty minutes for dinner, at Harris
burg, after an unbroken dash of one
hundred and thirty-two miles, and the
third and last, of only five minutes, at
Philadelphia, after a run Of one hundred
and five miles, leaving a single stretch
OF ninety miles across New Jersey to
destination. No time being lost in stop
ping, the wonderful locomotive engines
work away with the regularity o. fixed
machinery, taking their supply of water
from the tracktanks as they go, and car
rying their fuel with them; and the time
is made by uniformity OF progress more
than by an increased rate of speed. The
train is made up of Pullman parlor cars
and the best of the company's day
coaches, all splendidly upholstered,
mounted on combination springs, and
furnished with plate glass windows,
through which the landscape can be dis
tinctly seen.
And here comes in the great charm of
this daylight ride through Pennsylvania,
for the train leaves Pittsburg at quar-
ter before eight in the morning and
reaches Philadelphia at quarter before
seven in the evening. 1t is no new thing
to say that the scenery on the line of the
Pennsylvania road is beautiful, and in
many places grand. Every American
who travels or reads has seen or heard
of it, and the pencils of many artists
have labsred lovingly to portray, for
popular qualification, the attractions Of
the Allegheney Mountains; the Juniata,
Susauehana and Conemsugh rivers,
and the wonderful agricultural wales Of
Lancaster and Chester counties, through
which this road runs. Long sweeps
of wooded bills; lofty mountains and
dark ravines; picturesque valleys open
ing into each other sparkling and placid
waters; wide, rolling, pastoral land
scspes, follow in rapid succession. A
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-06-16
VOL. XVIII.
PUBLIC LEDGER.

TIME PUBLIC LEDGER is PUBLiSHEID9
i every afternoon Except Sunday at NO. ID
Madison street.
The PUBLIC LEDGER is served to city snbsecric; cIc;
bers by faithful carriers at FIFTEEN CENIo
PER WEEK. payable weekly to the carriers.
months. 81; three months. 90; one MONTH
Newsdealers supplied at 21S cents per copy.
Weekly Public Ledger,
Published every Tuesday at So per annum lin
advanced; clubs of five or more, III ~.
Communications upon subjects OF general
interest to the public are at all times accept
able.
RATES OF ADVERTISING IN DAILY:
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Subsequent insertions............ oU a, a,
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RATES OF ADVERTISING IN WEEKLY:
First insertion.-.., 90 per s4uaro
Subsequent ineerti0ns.-..... 5O
Eight lines Of nonpareil, tolid. constitute
square.
Displayed advertisements will be charged
according to the SPACE occupied. at above
rates-there being twelve lines ofsolid type TO
the inch.
To regular advertisers we ouer superior IN,
ducements, both as to rate of charges and
manner Of displaying their favors:.
Notices IN local column inserted for twenty
cents per line for each insertion.
epeclal notices inserted'for ten cents per line
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tracted and payable on demand.
All letters, whether upon business or ether
wise. must be addressed to
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-06-16
NERVOUS DEBILITY.

nervous. exhausted feeling; no energy or ami
nation; confused head. weak memory, often
with debilitating, involuntary discharges.
The consequence Of fexcesses. mental oyeryork
or indiscretions. mis- Nervous Debility finds
a sovereion cure in Humphrey Homeopathic
Specific. No. 81, Ii tones up the system, ar
rests discharges, dispels the mental gloom and
despondency. and rejusenates the entire sys-
tenn. It is perfectly harmless ana a5wsys awe en-.
and a large 81 vial Of powder, which is impor-
fant in Old, serious cases; or 81 per single box.
sold bv All Druggists, or sent By mail on re-
ceipt Of price. Address HyMPHRETss s SRPEoIPIo P
HorFoPATHIc MEDICINE Co., No. 56z Broad
1sv.N. Y, xviA-tuAf-xviii-S
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-06-16
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
over the Ronte by DayIighI.

Probably the best specimen of an
American highway to be found any
where is the Pennsylvania railroad, be
tween Ptitsburg and New York. In
solidity of construction, superiority of
bridge architecture, and smoothness o.
track, it is unrivaled. Throughout its
entire length it is laid with double
track of steele rails, weighing sixty.seven
pounds to the yard. These rails are
fastened on oak ties, imbedded in bro
ken stone ballast, with spliceij joints be-
tween the ties, and so arranged that the
connection on one side comes opposite
to the centre of the rail on the other,
thus preventing the uncomfortable
and monotonous jar experienced on
tracks constructed according to the
ordinary plan. The rolling stock is as
near perfection as human ingenuity and
skill has, up to the present time, been
able to make it. Locomotives and cars
are alike built by the company in their
own shops, and in the details OF mate
rials, design and finish, combine the
highest excellence attainable. To all
this is added a rigid policy of manage
ment, exacting the utmost care and
courtesy from employees Of every grade,
and the application of those effective
safeguards Westinghouse air-brake
and the block-signal system-showing
that whatever can be accomplished for
the safety of travellers has been done on
this great line of roadway.
This high standard Of excellence hav-
ing been reached, the managers of the
Pennsylvania Railroad feel warranted in
taking another advance step for the
special benefit of through travel, and on
the lst of June commenced running
fast daylight train from Pittsburg to
Philadelphia and New York, with close
connections, at Harrisburg, for Balti-
more and Washington, on the following
ooh adula.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-06-16

Nos Cures. Cents
l. Fevers, Congestion, InHammations, .
g. Worms, Worm Fever, Worm Cole,
8. Crylng-C@lic, or Teething OF Infants, ?,
4. Diarrhoan, OF Children or Adults, D
s. Dysentery, Gripping, Bilious Cole, o
6. ChoIera-Morbu5, Vomiting, ~
Z. Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis y
s. Neural -ina Toothnche, Faceache, d
o. Hendreh Sick Headache, Vertigo, y
10. Dyspepsin, Billions Stomach, y
IL. Supprsssed, or Painful Periods, ,,
Il. WHITES, too Profuse Periods,
Is. Group, Cough, Difficult Breathing,
Il salt Rheum, Erysipelas. Eruptiuns, Sg
Is. Rheumatism, Rheumatic Pains, ~
l6 T1eve r and Ague, Chill Fever, ASues, ~
II. piles, blind or bleeding,
Is. OphthalIny, and Sore or weak Eyes, o. -
10. Cntarrh, Acute or Chronic Influenza, s9
90. TVhOoping-C Cough, Violent Coughs, -
2I. Asthma, Oppressed Breathing, y
%. Ear Discharges, Impaired s1iie, hearlne, ~
81. ScTofula. Enlarged Glands, sweliings, "
"a GeueraI Debility, Physical Weakness, ~
81 nrouSv and Scanty Secreuons, o.
os ScoISiclxness, Sickness from Ricing, %
81. RIdney-Disensc, Gravel, 'u.;, o.
% Ncrvoil Debility, Seminfl WeakneSs -
80 or Involuntary Discharges 'lV9
90 sore Mouth, Canker, ~
81 Urinary weakness, Wettins the Bed, ~
SI PAINFUL Periods, with spasAis' 81
90 Sufferings at Change Of Late, iS9
90 o. E9ndIcnsev, Spnsms, s.. Vitus' Dance, 100
81 ninhtheria, Clceratod Sore Ihroat,. %
o. 81 Chronie COMPOSITIONS and Eruptions, DC
FAMILY CASES.
g.. ,nforocco, with above 3o large vials and
csse Morocco Of 20 large vials and Book %
~ These remedies are sent oy me shc
case or single box 90 any part o. the
oo,,ntrv. free OF charge, ON receipt ol
price. Address
uunnphreys' Specific :
Hom sopathic Medicine Coz
oaioe and Depot, No. 562 BROADWAY, Nv foRk'
O''1 ~. For Sale by all Druggists'
And by II. c. steever & Co., Second ST., corner
Madison; Andrew Renkert, 120 Main st.; r
W. Vigus, lI Poplar st., and W. N. Wiiker-
son 4 Co., $40 Main ST., Memphis. Tenn