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Current Items.

Chicago has female sexton, and they
charge her with reserving all the best
graves for young men.
Quiz believes in cremation, for the
benefit of the soap trade. He knows
lots of people whose ashes would make
splendid lye.
Using cancelled postage stamp
caused n man to b fined $500 and costs
in the United States District Court the
other day in Utica.
An uncle left eleven silver spoons to
his nephew in his will, adding. "He
knows the reason have not left him
the whole Dozen" The nephew had
stolen one,
"And SO they CO." said member of a
Bo/on school committee; "our great
men are fast departing-frst Greeley,
then Chase, and now Sumner-and l
don't feel very we'll myself"
Danbury asks this startling question
'Can ihe watermelon be SUI cessfully
cultivated on sandy soil, in town OF
4,Vou Inhabitants, and O theological in
.stlute located near by containing 12C
students studying for the ministry?'
An Ohio lady, describing the horrld
paraphernalia of barroom, said thai
''in the rear the soul destroying, awful
game 0f faro being played by a crowC
of maddened, excited men. This Gam,
of faro Is played with two sticks foul
balls. and any number of pieces O
chalk"
North Carollnlans are trying to temp
pro oltable Immigration by the statemen
tlat a home in the pine woods is a SUR
cure for consumption.
Gold mines are reported to have beel
discovered In the mountains OF Ark
ahsas' near the Choctaw line. Miner
AIa AdVentuTeIs are focking thitheI.
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s
"a ;sS
THE GREAT REMEDY FOR
con SU M PTiO N
which can be cured by a
timely resort to this stand
ard preparation, as has been
proved by the hundreds of
testimonials received by the
proprictors. 1t is acllnowl-
edged by many prominent
physicians to be the most
reliable preparation ever in
troduccd for the relief and
cure of all Lung complaints,
and is offered to the public,
sanctioned by the experience
of over forty years" When
rcsortcd to in season it sell
dom fails to effect a speedy
cure in the most severe
cases of Coughs, Bronchitis,
Group, Whooping Cough,
Influenza, Asthma, Colds,
Sore Throat, Pains or Sore
ness in the Chest and Side,
Liver Complaint, Bleeding
at the Lungs, &c. Wistar's
Balsam docs not dry up a
Cough, and leave the cause
behind, as is the case with
most preparations, but it
looscns and cleanscs the
lungs, and allays irritation,
thus removing the cansc of
the complaint. a.
PREPARED BY
SETH W. F0WLE & SONS, Boston, Mass,
And sold BY Druggists and Dealers generally.
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DR. n. b, REFER,

PRAcTIcING PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Once, BAAK Street, next door above the PostomnA
Lehighton, Pa. Office Hours--PArTyvllIe eanh d4B
Lehlghtoz. - kur %. ~
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through the skin in Pimples, EruptioAs,
or Sores cleanse it when you find it oh
ptructed and sluggish in the Veins oleapse
1t when il is foul; your feelings will tell
you when. Keep the blood pure, and the
health of the system will follow. ''''l ,.
II, II. MCDONALD u CO.,
Druggists & Gen. Agts., San Francisco. CaAfogl
mia, & cor. of Washington and Charlton Sts@ h,X.
sold by all DruRgists aud DeAieF~-
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MEMPHIS TENN: THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 49, 1874

most in need of being understood, but as
it is ever the struggle that pleases us,
they are also the most interesting to
study. Generally the incongruity con-
sists, l think, in the mouth and chin
failing to support the upper part of the
face; and then the meaning OF 1t is most
frequen tly that the mans nature is bet
ter than his requirements, not being
duly supported by his energy. Nor is it
wonderful how far more common good
foreheads and eyes are among us than
good mouths or chins. This is evident
from the fact that we meet so many
more grand-looking men now they have
readopted their boards than we used to
do; for there can be no doubt that when
man has a good mouth and firm chin
he loses greatly in looks by concealing
these in his beard
And this is very gratifying fact
not that of the boards, but that about
good upper faces being so much the
more common. For our next rule is,
Observe the forehead to discover what
a man is by nature, or what he may be-
come according to his nature; and the
motionless closed mouth when you would
know what he actually is, or has become
by habit" The upper face, the head,
brow, and eyes express the intelligence
and nature of the man; the lower part,
the mouth and chin, give US the measure
of his resolution and strength his prac-
teal or acquired ability, and the temper
which he himself or his circumstances
may have formed in him. The movable
features which chiefly (not wholly give
us the passing changes of thought and
feeling, are the mouth and nostrils on
the one part, the eyes, eyelids and brow
on the other. In polished society the
expression of the eyebrows aud the
mouth are voluntary, except in mo-
ments of selfforgetfulness or rest, and
then the lips take the form of the gov
erning or habitual disposition.
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HEAVEN AND HE'LL.
what Heine says Of the AbOdes of
Bliss and Woe.

In heaven people amuoe themselves
altogether superbly. There they live
from morning to night, and the cookery
is as good as Jager's; roast geese fly
around with gravy boats in their bills,
and feel hattered if any one conde-
scends to eat them. Tarts cleaning
with butter grow wild like suntiowers;
everywhere there are rignlets of bullion
and champagne, everywhere are trees on
which clean napkins futter wild in the
wind, and you eat and wipe your lips
and eat again without injury to health.
Nothing disturbs your feeling OF per-
feet happiness; no pain, no vexation5
nayl when one treads ON another corns
and exclaims excusezE the one
trodden on smiles as if glerihed, and
exclaims, Thy. foot, brother, did not
hurt in the least; quite au eontraire, 1T
only causes a deeper thrillof heavenly
rarture to shoot through my heart. =
But of hell you have not the taintest
ideal There it is Internally hot, and
when | was there, in the dogdays, 1t was
mast endurance. Still, it is rankcalumny
TO say that there the poor souls are COM
pelled to read all day long ell the DUH
est sermons that were ever printed on
earth. Bad as hell is, it has not quite
come to that. He'll appeared to me ike
great town-kitchen. with an endlessly
long stove, on which were placed three
rows of iron pots, and in these sat the
damned, and were cooked. In one row
were placed christian sinners, and in
credible as it may seem, their nunoer
was anything but small and the devils
poked the fire up under them with espe
cial good will. In the next row we're
Jews, who continually screamed and
cried. and were occasionally m0cked
by the fends, which sometimes
seemed odd enough, as, toS IN
stance. when a fat, wheezy old pawn
broker complained of the heat, and a
little devil poured several buckets. OF
cold water on his head, that he might
realize what a refreshing benefit baptism
was. In the third row sat the heather,
who. like the Jews, could take no part
in salvation, and must burn forever. l
heard one of the latter, as square built
burly devil put fresh Goals under hl'
kettle, cry out from his pot: Spayt
mel / was once Socrates, the wlsest oil
mortals. l taught Truth and Jrstbee
and sacrificed my life for Virtue. But
the clumsy, stupid devil went on with hit
work and grumbled "0h, shut up there
All heather must burn, and we can
make an exception for the sake OF
single man.
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AOrerlcal Adventurer.

The following article from Scotch
paper. the Greenock Telegraph and
Clyde Shipping Gazette, will be read
with interest this side of the Atlantic:
A few weeks ago we related the curious
story of the church in Bloomsbury, Lon
don, which was built for DR.. Dood, the
clerical forger, who ended his days on
the gallows, which some years ago was
rented to Mr.. Bellew, and which is now
in the market Cor sale, its last occupant
being Mr.. Porteous, originally a tenn
perance missionary in Ayrshire, then a
pastor of small Baptist church at
Irvine, next Swedenborgian minister,
and finally priest in the Anglican
church. Mr.. Porteous, as we stated. was
under the necessity of leaving Irvine
when it was discovered that the degree
of A. b which he had been in the habit
of appending to his name, was an honor
to which he had no title; and subse-
ouently, in controversy with DR.. James
Morrison, of Glasgow, into which he had
the tomerity to enter, it was shown by
that able divine that he had appropri,,
ated from other sources the theological
lore which he was giving as his own
From an American paper Just re-
ceived we learn what is the last chapter
in the career Of this clerical adventurer.
He has turned up in the United States
as the Rev. "Dr.l Porteous, claiming to
be Clergyman OF the English estab-
lishment, but preaching mainly in Pres
byterian and Congregational churches.
One of the American papers says he is
man Of much pulpit power, fine dellv'
cry and elegant diction." The same
journal, describing his appearance In
the pulpit of certain DR.. Duryea'
where he was engaged to preach for two
Sundays, writes: "Throngs rushed to
hear the metropolitan preacher and
were delighted Several gentlemen oi
means offered to unite and form con-
grepation and build an elegant
Church for the English preacher.
Whether he will accept the proposal is
not vet known" Our American cous.
ins are rather slow at learning very
old lesson. They ought to be little
wary in such an important matter as
forming congregation and building a
church. We shall keep an eye on our
American cotemporaries to see how the
Rev. "Dr." Porteous prospers In the
land of the free There is great scope
in that boundless continent tor man oil
bis resources and peculiar genius.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.
nr. schench,s standard Remet

Dr. SchencR's StAu0arO RemeOies.
The standard remedies for all diseases Of
the lungs are SCHENCK's PULMONIC SYRUP,
ScHFNcK's SKA WEED TONIC, and ScHEScK' 5
MANDRAKE Pills, aud, if taken before the
lungs are destroyed, speedy cure Is eitected'
To these three medicines DR.. j. II. Schenek,
of Philadelphia. owes HE unrivalled success
in the treatment of pulmonary diseases;
The PulmOnic SyruP ripens the morbid mat
ter in the lungs; nature throws 1t on by an
easv expeetOratiOn, for when the phlegm OF
matter is ripe a slight cough will throw y on
the patient has rest and the lungs oegih 70
10 enable the Pulmonic Syrup to Do this,
Schenck's Mandrake Pills and schenek sea
Weed Tonic must be freely used 70 cleanse tne
stomach ard liver. Schenck's Mandrake
pills act on the liver. removing all oostruo
tions, relax the gall bladder, the pie START
freely, and the liver is soon relieved
Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic Is gentle stim
ulsnt and Alternative: the alkali OF which II Il
composed, mixes with the food and prevent
souring 1t assists the digestion by toning u
the stomach 10 a healthy condition, so that tnt
food and the PulmOnic syrup viii make gooc
bloed; then the lungs heal, and the patent
will surely get well if care IS taken 70 prevent
All who wish to consult DR.; Schenck, either
personally or by letter, can do so at his prin-
ripal Office, corner Of SIXTH and ARCH streets,
Philadelphia, every Monday.
Sohenck's medicines are sold By all drug.
gists throughout the country. A-eoa-o'
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Layater. think it is, says a writer n
the Victoria Magazine, who requires all
right minded persons to have what ne
calls homogeneous faces, every iea-
tIire and trait in harmony with all the
rest. and all leading up to the same
meaning. In sincere faces, all the
changing features do so; but 1T IS dill
cult TO see why, when we take the per-
manent features, these should be good
faces: il is essential to beauty, no DOUBT
but If the face be an evil one its charae'
ter will hardly be mended by having no
onnosing trait no redeemlng feature
LEFT. The greater Napoleon had hom-
ogeneous face. and certainly all the Ma
donnas have. But so also Tito must
have been, and il any one has a gooa
picture of Mephistopheles, | fancy II
will be the same throughout. Indeed,
one would think that these people must
be wholly good or wholly bad, only that
there are none such in the world. Inc
people we call single-hearted are hkely
to have homogeneous faces so are tne
simple and the vigorous. II their CIR
cumstauces suit them, they will be wei
content; but you sometimes find them
at war with al their surroundings, anC
then they are altogether unhappy-nC
part of their nature is at rest. These
too are the people who can be killet
with grief. The ordinary photograph
of Keble, the prints of Pope Plus VII
Roussea and Watts give us unhomo
/ geneous faces.
If, then, incougruous faces are not tn
handsomest, nor the most lovable, no
the opposite thing, they are general.
most difficult to understand and tn
most in need of being understood. PROT
ably their owners don understand them
selves. When one sees one set G
features contradioting the other. th
whole face tells us of an inward conflict
A complexity of character that must b
always troublesome to the man himself
and often very inconvenient to hi
friends. And not only are these th
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Dangerous Dancing.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.I
Dancing under any circumstances is
an amusement which requires youth and
high spirits to render it otherwise than
uncomfortable; but even these advan-
tares can hardly, it would be thought,
lend much charm to festivity such as,
according to the Madras Times, is pop
nIar in some districts in India, known
as the "Devil Dance" In the Time
velly district soiree dansante of this
description lately led to serious results.
II seems that it is the practice to pass a
string under the flesh on both sides of
the body by means of large packing
needle in order to qualify the dancers
ito dance before the devil. Three
boys were thus, with the consent
of their fathers, prepared for the
occasion. and one of them died a
few davs after the performance. His
bodv was Immediately burned, but the
circumstances having been brought IN
der the notice of the authorities, legal
nroceedinrs we're instituted against a
barber. who had passed the thread
through the boys flesh, and against the
bov's father for having abetted the com
mission of murder, and for causing hurt
with a dangerous weapon. The barber
absconded. but the father was appre-
bended and put on his trial 1t was
pleaded that the custom was usual one
IN The district, and was done in fulfil
ment Of a vow; and the sessions judge
having found the father guilty Of only
causing a hurt, he was sentenced tc
three years imprisonment, which, how
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-23

FIRE AND MARINE
INSURANCE COMPANY
OF MEMPHIS
Office: No. is Madison st.
OFFICERS.

M. L. MEACHAM, President
A. N. MCKAY, ; Vice President
WIN. GAY, Secretary
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REMOVAL.
REMOVAL.

WE TAKE PLEASURE IN INFORMING
w our friends and the public that we have
opened at the we'll known stand, No. 2iO Main
street. corner Of Jefier..o1n where with more h.
ter abie to supply our customers. We come
~ stav and having had an experience Of
many years in catering to he public taste.
t su,91 70 - many patrons at our Poplar street
bonse (Which for their benefit will be CON
Hn1edl. We respectfully solicit share Of the
trade, pledging prompt attention ana g92as ol
unsurpassed quality and chsaphesa- WV W
N'' WM. DEAN l. CO..
es-H 2fO Main street, cor. Jefferson.
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ever, has been reduced on appeal to one
year. The excessive languor with which
Young gentlemen Of the present day per
form their dancing duties in society
might perhaps be remedied if they were
to undergo similar preparation to that
practiced in the Tinnevelly district for
the devils dance" If large pack
ing needle did not make them jump,
nothing would.
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VOL. XVIII.
PUBLIC LEDGER.

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PAPER

Louisville, Kentucky
T .0 93llig
Have Iust removed TO their new. larE
four-story warehouse. No. 1A Main 81
SO-t
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RACES Z! RACES +!
81 49,
THE
FIFTH ANNUAL SPRING MEETING
.-oF THE
Chickasaw Jockey Club
WILL COMMENCE on
Monday, April 21th,
And continue Eve days.
FIFTH ANNUAL SPRING MEETING
PROGRAMME ;

FIRST DAY-Monday, April 9th
Trial Stakes for three-year olds. mile heats;
sweepstake Of $50 each PIP, to which the
Club will add s4OO. Closed with six sub
scribers.
Same Day-CluA Purse. $500. for all ages
second DAY-Tuesday, April 2stb--
Jockey Club Purse. 800, mile-and-a-half,
Same Day~Purse. $3.50. mile heats for all
THfRb DAY-wednesday, April 9th
Minor Stake-mile heats for colts and fllies
that had not appeared in PGoisISss sSs prior Z, 70
which the Club'will add $500. Eight sub
scribers.
Same Day-PRrse. sl5o-one mile, for all
ages.
Third Race-Purse. s9OO-mile- -And-a-quarter.
FOURTH DAY-Thursday, April 3Oth-.
Jockey Club Purse, s20O-mile-and-a-half.
for all ages.
repeat, for all ages.
FIFTH DAY-Friday, May 1st-
Chickasaw stake for three-year olds- twt
miles; a sweepstake of $50 each p.p., Y
which the Club will add $500. Six sub
Same Day Handicap for beaten horses-mil'
heats. Horses beaten once allowed,1 lbs
twice, IA lbs. Il; three times, n lbs. Entrance
$40; money to go to second horse. For
No entroaoe fee 70 pursss. A walk opeF eHti
| titles a hoIos 10 fall dpOKBf Of purse.
The Club reserves the right ia. postpone OF
account Of the weather OF for other suttieien
cause. In the event postp0nement shall b
announced, the entries will not be reopened;
The drum will be tapped for the start in tn
first race each day at O'Clock. :.
Comm sncinR at $3.50 Am, trains of the M
| and @. r r. will run TO and from the cour-'
| every thirty minutes during the day. Fare TO
| round trip, including admission to publi
stand, FIFTY CENTS. Day Badges, sl.
pB- No gentleman admitted to he Grqn,
| Stand ,rsthout badOs, lvhether accompanied b
| a lddV or otherlcise.
| Extra accommodations for ladies. who ar
4 cordially invited to. attend Admission free
JOHN DONOVAN. President.
| c. STONE, Secretary pro TEN. Z4-eod-3l
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1t is reported that one of our peace
loving husbands, q few months ago,
agreed to give his wife three dollars
week to maintain comparative silence,
deductiRg one cent for each saperhuous
word she uttered. She now owes him
nearly enough to pay our city debt
Lalpreace Eagle.
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i TERRIFIC BALLOON VOYAGE.

A san Francisco Balloon Rises TO n
HefChl of $500 Feef-the Anchor
Rope Breaks, the Balloon Hurst-,
and the Car. Containing Heyen
Persons, is thrown 10 the Earth.
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RAILROADS.
Arkansas and Texas Short Line
VIA
MEMPHIS AND LITTLE ROCK R. R.
NEW SCHEDULE.

VINTIL FURTHER NOTICE. TRAINS
~ will run as f0llows:
Mail train leaves Memphis daily:;-~ ~ pm
Mail train arrives at Memphis dally-l2;So pm
Freight and Accommo odatiOn, Nom
days, Wednesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays. leaves Menphis........ :l5 am
Arrives at Memphis.....; S;lO pm
Little Rock with trains on Cairo and Fulton X.
p fer Fulton. Texarkana. Jefferson. Shreve-
port, Marshall, Longview, Dallas. sherman.
bennison. Palestine, Hearne, Waco. Houston,
Galveston and all intermediate points in
Arkansas and Texas, Also, in same depot,
at Argenta, with trains on Little Rock and
Fort Smith railroad for Lewisburg, RUSSELL
Fort Smith, etc. Pullman Palace Sleeping
Cars OF Night Trains. For Tickets and in
formation, apply at 27s vain street, 27S,Main
strest, or at Depot; foot Washington street.
in. PERRY 'ln Ticket Ag''t.
1858 r. A. WILL ,Pas'ger Agt.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
NJ. L. MEACHAM. ...of NJ. L. Meacham & Co.
A. N. MCKAY ..........of Sledge, Mckay 4 Co.
S. MANSFIELD.........of Mansfield 4 Higbee.
VIM. J0YNER-.of Joyner. Lennon 4 Gale.
WIN. B. GALBREATH.... Cotton Factor.
Hon. JOHN OvERTON, ,Jr...-.........Msmphis.
j. N. PETTEGREW, of Edwards. Pettigrew
4 Co.
lS2AC SUI W MAB...........s......0t ScnWaD q C0s
B. +. HALLER.~...Of HOllOwell, Crockett d
Hallez.
n8Takes Fire and Marine risks. Dwelling
Houses and isolated Country Stores espeei-
ally solicited. l3l-xviii-53
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-05-14
THE WOOL CROP OF THE
NORTHWEST.

The following is an abstract of the
leading information presented from
estimates Of the -Natijual Crop Re-
porter correspondents, dated March
10Th. In relation to the compare
tive plumber and condition Of sheep
to oa sheared this spring, and the
probable comparative weight Of feec~
es, Deductions are made, as follows:
Ihe States of Illinois; Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio
ana wisconsin reported sheep of all
kinds IN 1878 q total Of nearly TO-
DIG, 900, and the estimated increase
over last year in number amounts to a
little over 1,l50, 900 pounds Of wool.
Ihe past winter has been generally
very favorable to sheep breeding and
while the average condition on March
10th was over one per cent. better
than at the same date last year the
increase of lambs has been consider
ably greater as compared with the
previous winter. The increase over
last year In The number to be SHARED
averaged for the eight States one and
one~halfper cent, and assuming the
rate OF increase Ill the number of all
kinds to have been the same, the
result IS an aggregate Of q taide over
1o'Az7'OOO sheep. In obtaining the
probable yield Of wool, the rate of
three and one-half pounds per fleece
is made the basis, which places the
total clip last year in the eight States
a little more than 36,5QO,OOO
pounds. The estimates of the Crop
RepOrter'S correspondents indicate
tor this year an average
falling off in weight of feeces Of three
to two-tents per cent. Taking the
slight gain in numbers and the loss
n weight Of fleece, the result leaves a
probable shortage this year in the
States named amounting to little
'ver 81, 0Oo,000 on 10000 pounds
II wool.