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Don't scold.

For the sake Of your children, don't
do it. It is great misfortune TO have
children reared IN the presence and IN
der the influence Of a scolds The effect
Of the everlasting complaining a1d
fault-fnding of such persons is to make
the Young who hear it unamiable, MALI
cious, callous-hearted, and they often
learn to take pleasure in doing the very
things for which they receive such
tongue-lashiDgs As they are always
getting the blame of YroDgsdoiDg,
whether they deserve is or not, they
think they might as well do wrong as
right. They lose All ambition to strive
for the favorable opinion OF the fault-
finder, since they see they always strive
in vain. Thus scold is not only a
nuisance, but destroyer Of the morals
of children. II these unloved, dreaded
people could only see themselves as
others nee them they would fies to the
mountains In very shame.
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Herding on the Plains.

A correspondent of the Chicago Trib-
une, writing from Wyoming, describes
the system of cattle-herding there, and
the habits of the animals A herd of
cattle, left to itself, forms a sort of or.
ganization, and is governed by set rules.
In approaching the herd, first we see a
few stragglers on the hills, that look
like Indians, and which are the sentinels
for the great body quietly feeding under
their protection. If these warders or
sentinels are alarmed, the whole herd
rushes together and prepares for flight
or battle. The bulls command, and
the dams and calves render them a
cheerful obedience. The cattle Craze
in families of two, four aud six head /;
then groups of dozen and lastly we
come upon the great body of bulls,
steers, oxen and COWS mixed prOmiscu-
ously together. I visited herd on the
Laramie plains and observed them close
ly. I saw their warders, or sentinels,
their families, and next the mass of the
herd. We drove for miles and miles
young bulls believing around us, heif-
ers kicking up their heels and scamper-
ing away, and old dams Fastening to
their young, as if fearful we came to
rob them of their pretty calves. 1t was
a grand sight, this herd of fifty bulls
and three thousand COWS, with their
eighteen hundred calves. It seemed a
mountain of beef and a large fortune
for one man to possess /; yet I was told
the gentleman who owned this herd had
three others larger still.
If pastuTing on high ground, about
the middle of the day, the cattle leave
the hills and go to the bottoms for
water. About four o'clock they go back
to Craze in the high grounds, on the
rich gramma and bunch grasses. Here
they remain until nightfall, when they
lie down on the warm, sandy soil, and
sleep until morning.
The little family herds of four, six,
eight and ten, stick close together, and
seem to have interests in common, de-
Tending each other, and exhibiting con-
siderable signs of concern and affection
If one of their number gets lost or falls
into trouble. In travelling back and
forth to water they march in single file,
and follow the same path, like the buf-
falo, wearing deep rIts into the earth.
The cattle frequently go four or five
miles to water, and, having slaked their
thirst, nearly always return to the place
from which they started out.
Not more than two-thirds of the men
who try stock-raising on the plains sue
coed. With one it is bad luck another's
stock is stolen another is lazy another
drinks and fifth CANDLES on not only
the profits, but sometimes the whole
herd. A man, to raise stock, must be
not only sober, but industrious and.
when the storms come, he must be
brave, and keep his cattle together, and
feed them, even at the risk of his life.
In time of peril or danger, the herder
must never let go his grip; if he does,
the herd is ruined, and the labor of
years lost.
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% ne Dowlines strain and the lee shrouds slaclar
And the waves with the COMING son5Su a. -,
backen.: squaii-cioud
Open one point on the weather how
,rI Is the lighthouse tan ON Fire Island head.
And ne Mot rstG cSsDt on the captains brow,
The ship bends lower before the brsozo
And as her broadside fair to the blast' oh, L.,
Ana sWlfter springs on the rising seas -"SS u
As the pilot calls, " Stand by for staysIB
Then " silence all " as each in his r1.oa
Win the gathered coil in his hardened ban5s
By tack and bowhne. by sheet ana braca 'ii'is
Waiting the watchword. irnpatient stsn5s
And the light on Fire Island head 5rs,,s ,,..
As trumpet-winged. the pilots sbonf near
From ms post on the bowsprft heel 7 hoo
With the welcome call Of, Ready about -
No time to spare-it is touch and On
Ana the captain growls, " Down helm, Hard
As my weight on the whirling spokss I throw
NhlS me Ihe heavens grow black with the Storm
High o.. Ger the kniight;heads aies the spray,
And my shoulder stin to the wheel I IaIJ -'
As answer - Aye aye sir Hard q leel"
With the swerving leap Of a startled stead
~, me !. SNIP MES FAST In the eye Of the wind
Inc danReTous shoals on the lee recede,
And the headlands white we leave behind
The topsails futter. tae iibs collapse
And belly and tug at the groanfpg cleats.
The spanker Stats, and the ma!nsaii haps
And thunders the order, " Tacks and sheets ~
Mid tie rattle Of blocks and the tramp of the crevy
Kisses the rain Of the rushing squail;
The sails are aback from clew to cle,y
And now Is the moment for " Mainsafl haulI1
And the heavy yards, like baby's tov
by htty strong arms are swiftly swung:
hhs holds her way, and look with ioy
Tor the hrst white spray DER the bulwarks aun,
"Let go and haul its the last command.
And the head-salls fill to the blast once more.
Astern and to leeward lies the land,
With its breakers white the shinRly shore
What matters the reef, or the rain, or the squaI,
steady the helm for the open sea
The hrst mate clamors, &" Belay there all ~
And the captains breath once more comes free
And so off shore let the good ship hy-
Little care how the gust may blow
In my forecastle bunk in a jacket dry
Eight bells have struck and my watch is below
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LOOK!

The pencil marks you see around THIS
paragraph (thusl mean that your sub-
scriptior is out or unpaid, and that
you are requested to pay up at once.
We would take great pleasuEe in extend
ing cBedit to our friends and p1trons.
but cash alone viii pny expenses, and
we are forced to adhere to strict ossh
rule. We hope you will comprehend
and appreciate the necessity of such q
course. and renew your subscription
without delay. We solicit your favor.
g We enter no new names on our
osoks without the money IN ad~s' 80
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l. o . . . o .
The eight million fraudulent debt of
South Carolina has not been settled, but
negotiations looking to an adjustment
are in progress. The terms of settle
ment in oil the states are in the main
similar. The general features of the
agreement are simply that in the con-
sideratiOn of these states entering into
contract and ratifying it by state leg
islatioD, the foreign bOndholders agree
to fund the debt, principal and interest,
and extend the time of payment of the
principal for thirty years at four to five
per cent. interest, as may be agreed.
His visit TO this city is for the purpose
of effpcting the same arrangements as
TO our state debt, and he has been in
conference with Gov. McEnery and
other gentlemen; but, owing to the I'M
settled condition of our affairs, he has
not yet attempted to give the matter,
in this state, official shape. The draft
of bill, to be submitted to the state
legislatures in ratification of the con-
tract, has been approved by the execu-
tives of the states that have already
agreed to a settlement, and its passage
will be urged by the respective govern
ments. This gentleman states that he
has authority to settle with Louisiana
for her entire debt, foreign and domes-
tic, principal and interest, and to extend
the debt thirty years, and will accept
new funded bonds at four per cent, but
is only deferred for the reasons al
ready alluded to. The act whose rati-
fication by the states effecting the set
Element is indicated, provides sinking
fund for the positive redemption of the
principal, and vests in the holders and
owners of such new bonds absolute
power and authority to enforce the levy
and collection of taxes as authorized by
the act to pay the interest and to pro
vide the sinking furd to pay the prin-
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left the house. A curious story is this
for the student of ethics. We doubt if
the theater-goers in a Nevada mining
town would ever attain equal sublimity
of brutality.-Nes0 York Tribune
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melancholy one, and is marked by long
lines of failure aud disappointment,
only relieved at wide intervals by. .Occa-
sional doubtful successes
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oririn al Italian onera.

About the year 1894 three young men,
natives of Florence, who were exceed
ingIy intimate and who possessed many
artistic tastes in common, conceived the
idea of restoring the ancient Grecian
lyric style of defamation. They per-
suaded the celebrated poet Rinucci TO
compose the words Of a drama the sub
iect Of which was the story Of Daphne,
and this was set TO music by Pesi, the
most celebrated composer Of the tit-
teeEth century. Count Corsi, an ad-
mirable musician, aided him IN the I'M
dertakin0. and the first performance Of
the first opera was played in the palace
of this gentleman. The actors and sing
ers were friends of the author, and he
himself took one OF the parts. The or
chestra of this first opera was composed
Of four viOlins, a eythra, harp, and 3
violincello. There we're no airs IN this
composition, and it consisted entirely
Of recitatives accompanied by fine har-
monies, which were, however, judged
by the great critic Ruccellai to be very
HonotoDous and tedious.
RECENTLY two elderly Scotch maiden
ladies of q believing, faithful, and rather
guperstitisus turn, being from the Hee-
lands, were startled out Of their senses
owing TO q revelation made to them by
an old gentleman travelling in the same
carriage, a. TO the history of an air
cushion which he carried on his lap
with the utmost anxiety lest any one
should touch it. sfIhat air cushion,
be said to his fellog-passeDgers, IN q
voice husky with emotion, contains
the last brorth of my dead wife. She
expired in q fit it-immsGiRtely after blew
ing It out. I beg, ladies, that you Vili
] not NEEDLE with L. "
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aInhnson,s Jump.D


The London correspondent OF the
Buffalo Commercial Advertiser writes /:
'' 'Johnson's jump = Do you know why
these two words always call mp q smile
this side of the herring-pond ? Most
likely some gOod-natured friend of J.
b. Johns n has already made American
readers familiar with the most noted
performance of the English champion
swimmer, who was walking over Lon
do Bridge some two years ago CHE
day. before q swimming race for the
championship Of England, for which he
had entered), when he Suddenly saw a
man fall overheard from q steamboat
inst passing down the river. He boldly
plunged into the Thames from the
bridge, swan to the man struggling in
the water, rescued him, and the Daily
Telegraph sang his praises in one Of its
mort fowery leaders, landing 'Johnson's
Jump to the skies. J. b. johnson won
the swim for the championship ef Eng
land with great ease the next day, and
becaG. Q the theme of no end of heroic
writing till it came out that the fall IN
TO the river and the rescue we're pre-
arranged affairs, when the bubble burst,
and 'Johnson's jump became stock
joke. Il is this plucky joker who has
been amusing the hcliday-makers at
Long Branch by his wondrous com
msnd d-over the water, and who beat
Trautz the other day in swim Tor the
olrampionHhip ofthe states.
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SosfE curious statistics respecting the
duration of patents have been recently
published IN England. 1t is found that
above 70 per cent. of the patents are
allowed to elapse at the end Of the third
year, and so percent. at the end OF the
seventh, There are, therefore, only 10
per cent. which, in the opinion of the
iuveDtors. are vorth EiO0 at the end of
seven years trial. If these figures
afford anything like a fair Indication Of
the zeal use of patents either 70 inven-
tors or the public, then the record is
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JTA1y's finances are in such a shape
,lat sba can't get out Of debt for 2OO
vears. year even with good management
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das, Kakes and Awks are the hostile
tribes in this territory, and number in
all 1900.
To recapitulate, there are
East Of the Rocky mountains. .........ISS. .4f5
West Of the Rocky mountains. ....... .14S, ,7O5
Grand total. al.................-.....8 1885,, 100
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European Capitalists TO Pay Southern
State Debts.
n. o. Special to Louisville oOurier-Journai.

n. o. Special to Louis7ile Courier-Journa
In July last there arrived in this
country the duly commissioned repre-
sentative of European capitalists hold
ing upwards of 5000, 900, 600 of bonds
of the southern states, armed with the
power to effect with such states a
settlement of their indebtedness, ac-
cording TO the terms to be hereinafter
set forth. This gentleman is now here,
and as partial result of his mission he
has effected settlements with the follow
ing states In the sums given
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TACKING SHIP

The weather leeeh Of the topsail shiverr
The bowlines strain and the lee sbro,,;,
The braces are taut, the 1.-the boom ontS slacken
And the waves with the comiHS sars,u -,
blacken.. 'As squall-cioud
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-08

Union Street Presbyterian Church, near
Marshall avenue-Ser vices II am. and s
pm. BY Rev. A. shotwell. Sabbath school.
%; 30 m.
Memphis Bethel = Services in Exchange
building. entrance on Exchange street, every
Sabbath at II am. by Rev. Geo. Hadell, pas
tor. Sunday school, 2:30 pm; N. W.
Speers, superintendent.
First Baptist Church Second street. near
Adams) Services at II am. and pm. by
Rev. G. A. Lotion, pastor.
Central Baptist Church-Services 10; 30 am.
and S:l5 pm. by DR.. Landsum, pastor. Sab
bath school, Gam.
Linden Street Christian Church-Com-
munion, 1870 am; preaching by Rev.
David Walk at II rs IN. and pm.
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joan BIllings I'm EngIIsh

Time IS money, and many people pay
their debts with it.
Ignorance is the wet-nurse OF preju-
dice.
Wit without sense is a razor without
handle.
Halt the discomfort of life is the result
OF getting tired OF ourselves.
Benevolenee is the cream on the milk
of human kindness.
People Of good sense are those whose
opinions agree with ours.
Face all things; even Adversely is po-
lite to mans face.
Passion always lowers a great man,
but sometimes eleyates little one.
Style is everything fer sinner, and
little OF II will not hurt q saint.
Men nowadays are divided into slow
christians and wide-awake sinners.
There are people who expect to es-
cape hell because of the crowd going
there.
Most people are like eggs, too full of
themselves to hold anything else
1t is little trouble to craven image to
be patient even in fly time.
Old age increases us in wisdom-and
IN rheumatism.
A mule is bad pun on horse
Health is loan at call.
What is serial ! am glad of it,
Manner is great deal more attractive
than matter especially in monkey.
Adversely to a man is like training to
a pugilist. 1t reduces him TO his fight
ing weight
Pleasure is like treacle. Too much Of
it spoils the taste for everything.
Necessity is the mother OF invention,
but Patent Right is the father.
Did you ever hear rich man sing2
Beware Of the man with the halfshut
eyes He's not dreaming.
Man was built after all other things
had been made and pronounced good.
If not, he would have insisted on giving
his orders as to the rest of the job
Mice fatten slow in church. They
cant live on religion any more than
minister can.
Fashion cheats the eccentric with the
claptrap of freedom, and makes them
serve her in the habiliments OF the har-
lequin.
There are farmers so full of science
that they won't set gate. post till they
have the earth under the gate-post ana
lyzed.
When lambs get through being lambs
they become sheep. This takes the sem
timeRt ont of them.
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Pocket.Rook Fouud.

In front Of Coleman's cigar store, 200
Main street. on Friday about } o'clock
a small red Morocco pocketbook, con.
tanning some money and other valu-
ables. Owner can have same by prov
ing property and paying for this 'adyer-
tisement. Sol COLEMAN,
200 Main street, near Washington, head
quarters for celebrated Rosa Concba
cigars.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-08

saw Guards, all armed, LEFT for somer
Vile last evening to suppress all riotou;
demonstrations on the part Of the Fay
ette county negroes. The Memphis mill
tia is the protection Of the white people
of West Tennessee.
The E. s. C. Club gave q pleasant en-
tertainment last evening at the grove on
Marshall avenue. A number of invited
guests we're present, who were shown
every attention by the polite young gem
tlemen composing the club. Good
music and the bright joyous faces Of
the dancers detained the company till
late hour.
The Southern Catholic is now pub
lished by the Southern Catholic Pub.
fishing Association" and in to.day's
issue appears an address to the Catholics
of Tennessee and Arkansas in favor of
a home religious organ. DR.. Rogers has
retired from the paper as editor and
other changes have been made Mr. w.
T. Powell, late of Arkansas. has taken
charge of the Catholic as local editor
and general agent.
The effect of B. Lewis incendiary
harangues TO the negroes Of Fayette
county was felt yesterday when the
Riveses and others engaged in fight at
Someryille. Lewis is FIRE brand, who
excites bad blood between the whites
and blacks. There are other lesser
lights in Memphis who did likewise du-
ring the campaign. Should riot be
originated in Memphis the poor igno.
rant negroes would not be the only suf-
ferers. The leading white Radicals
would have to face the music.
The Radicals had private detectives out
in the first, second and third districts In
the third district the detectives attempt
ed to take charge of the ballot box, but
we're prevented from SO doing by the
deputy sheriff. In the second district
Pat Cornell and man named Ellerman,
from this city, attempted to interfere
with the voting. Ellerman was arrested
and on his person we're found several
heavily loaded pistols. he was tried
and committed to the county Jail in de-
fault Of three thousand dollars bonds
The conduct Of these Radical detectives
is stated TO have been offensive, censur-
able and infamous. Cornell was not
arrested, but his conduct deserves the
condemnation of the white people.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-08

The Tichborne claimant will arrive at
Dartmoor convict establishment shortly,
but as he will be placed with the tailor
ing gang, in which occupation he is be-
ing instructed, visitors will only be able
to see him during the exercising half
hour Bidwell the Bank of England
forger, is at Dartmoor, and seems in
very complacent frame of mind. So
also is Captain Eastwood, who heeced
so many tradesnen by daring are per-
sonating the Duke OF St. Adams. His
time will shortly expire, having been
lesseEed by bis good behavior, although
his artfulness has necessitated watching.
Lately discharged convict was fetched
away by his father, a wealthy merchant,
in carriage and four horses, he was
originally convicted ST forging his
fathers name, the father being the NOM
iDal and unwilling prosecutor. The
convicts have just completed'an extern
sive and massively built new wing, fitted
with every appliance for safety and con-
venience which ingenuity aud expert
ence could suggest The cells are twice
as large as the old cells. For the army
Of convicts now at Dartmoor 5000 loaves
are baked daily.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-08

General Custer tells in an amusing
way why he did not graduate with his
class at West Point: Ludlow he
says (now Colonel Ludlow, was a
greeny, but he had pluck; and one eve
ming, when | was officer of the day,
some upper classman pitched on to him
and he showed fight. The boys encour-
aged them until they got into a good
square out and-outer just as | was going
my rounds Instead OF sending both of
them, as / should, to the guard house,
you know, pushed back some fellows
that we're trying to trip Ludlow, and
said that there must be fair play. 1t
was good one, and Ludlow was getting
the best OF it, when the boys began to in
terfere again. / was just getting my
hand in again, when old -, instructor
in artillery. came around, and instead of
arrestine Ludlow and the other fellow,
he locked me.up for allowing the fight TO
90 on, and ] was in the guard-house
when my class graduated But they
wanted soldiers at Washington just then
and they sent me on. | never went
back there again.
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At Saratoga, recently, about the time
the comet first became visible, young
husband rushed into the drawing room
forbis cara sposa, seated comfortably on
the sofa, receiving with mischievous de-
light the compliments and the hom-
images Of two snowy haired Cubaus.
Mary. Mary, quick Come and look
at the comet, calculated the husband.
- I'm engaged at present" she replied
TRANQUILITY. and will see it some other
time, But you can't, for its going
away soon he persisted Oh, Johnl,
don't bother me, the lady responded
peevishly; as If We were never coming
o Saratoga again. can see it next
year, you goose, you
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can for a Mass Convention.

The Executive Board appointed under
the Bartlett resolutions hereby order
that the people of Shelby county meet
in mass convention al the Exposition
building, in the city Of Memphis, on
Tuesday, the llth day Of August 1874,
at lO2 o'clock a NJ, for the purpose Of
electing delegates 70 represent Shelby
county in the Convention called TO meet
in the city of Nashville, on the 18th day
of August, 1874, to nominate a candi-
date for Governor Of Tennessee and for
the further purpose Of electing a new
Executive Committee for the county.
By order Of 81 TOWNSEND,
OWEN DIVER,
w. W Mcdowell,
TON HOLMAN,
ALBERT SUGGs,
J. Fl: NELSON,
WV. MILLER,
Executive Board.
3. TOWNSEND
Chairman.
HEsRY j. LYNN, Secretary.
Memphis, August 6, 1874 lao
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LEDGER
OMees No. u Madison Street.
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.
THE CITY.
M ksRT P15TS.
Saturday evening, Aug. s, 1874.
KAHN g. FREIBERe,
100, III and I73 Main street,
corner POplar-20OO seaside
straw hats, 25c.

Cooley, Harper and ell the late fash
ion magazines can be found at Mans
ford's also late New York, New Or
leans and Nashville papers, and all late
weeklies and dailies from the prominent
cities of Europe and America. Call at
Mansfords for your reading matter, cor
ner of Second and Monroe streets.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-08

PETERsoN's Magazine, Pleasant Hours,
Boys Of America, all for September.
Also. Braithwaite's Retrospect for July.
New novel, Mother and l !" and a full
assortment Of late daily as well as illus
trated papers, at Billy Liebens, 1861
Main street.
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KAHN & FREIBERG,

100, III and I73 Main street,
Corner Poplar.
Real hair braids, 81.
Beautiful real hair switch.
es, 81 80.
Extra fine real hair switch
es. 80,
Elegant Italian hair braids.
So 80.