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Nanoleon ana Eugenie.

At ball given by President Napoleon
at the Elysee some nights before the
coup etat, Mile Eugene met her fu-
ture emperor and husband. The man
ner of meeting was somewhat romantic.
Louis Napoleon did not much care for
the rush OF bathrooms, aud he had
chosen propitious moment to escape.
with his friend, Edward Ney, the duke of
La Moskowa, into the Elysee gardens,
when he suddenly came upon radiant,
blushing girl, who was tying up her hair
alone opposite q class in the conserva-
tory. Her hair had come down during
waltz, and the crowd was too great. to
admit of her reaching the ladies dress
ing-room; so she had glided III here hop
ing to be unobserved. Louis Napoleon,
seeing her in this strait, gallantly gave
her his arm, and led her round, by the
private apartments, to the dressing-room
in question, and from this time there was
a mutual regard between the president
and the fair stranger. During the follow
ing twelve months Nine de Montijo and
her daughter were invited guests at all
the presidential resdences-Fontaine-
bleau, CompiegBe, St. Cloud-and it
escaped nobody that the prince paid
Mile Eugenie an inordinate amount OF
attention. No one supposed, however,
that these attentions could end in a mar.
riage, for the president, having per-
formed bis coup detat, was on the
point of becoming emperor, and 1t
was no secret that his ambassador at
Munich was trying to arrange match
for him with princess OF Bava-
ria. The king of Bavaria refused to
give away his relative to a prince whom
he styled an adventurer," and then
it was that Louis Napoleon, much NOR
tilted at heart, resolved not to expose
himself to further rebuffs 10 courting
royal princesses. Possibly Madame de
Montijo had been waiting her opportu-
nifty, for two days after the news
of the Bavarian snub had begun
to get bruited she begged a pri-
vate audience of the prince, and told
him that as bis attentions to her daugh-
ter we're beginning to excite comment,
she had the intention of leaving France.
This was at st. Cloud, where the mother
and daughter were both staying. The
Prince asked Madame de -Montijo to
tarry one day more, for he might have
something to say to her, aud he employed
these twenty.four hours in acquainting
his ministers of his intention to marry
Mile Eugenie The news fell upon
them like she'll. Nothing of this kind
had been apprehended by any one, aud
both Count de Morney, N. de Persigny
and Edward Ney earnestly implored the
Prince not to contract such a mesa L
lance. The communication vas made
to the cabinet on the. 25th of November.
On tha I'd of December the Prince was
proclaimed Emperor, on the I'd of Jan
uary the coming marriage was officially
notified to the French people, and on
the Both of January it was solemniEed
at Notre Dame.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.
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ScHEgCK's PULMONIC SYRUP,
ScHESoK's SEA WEED Tonic. -.

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SCHENoK's SEA WEED Tonic.
ScHENoK's MANDRAKE PILLS,
Arc the only medicines that will cure Pull
monary Consumption.
Frequently medicines that will stop 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-b blade, feelings of drowsines5
and restlessness. the food lyiHg heavily on
the stomach, accompanied with acidity and
belching up of wind.
These symptoms usually originate from a
disordercd condition Of the stomach or tor
pid liver.
Persons so affected, if they take one or two
be suddenly checked, will find the stomach
end liver clogged, remaining torpid and mac
tive, aHd almost before they are aware the
lungs are a mass OF sores, and liberated. the
result Of which is death.
schenck's Pulmonic Syrup is an expocto-
rant which does not contain opium or any
thing calculated TO check cough suddenly;
Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic dissolves the
food, mixes with the gastric juices OF the
stomach, aids digestion, and creates a raven
Gus appetite.
When the bowels are costive, skin salIow. OF
the symptoms otherwise of bilious ten
dency, Schenck's Madrake Pills are required.
These medicines are prepared only oy
j. II SCHENCK son,
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And are for sale b. all druggists and dealers.
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Base Ball.

In the North of England and in Scot
land they have made the discovery that
our great national game is modifica-
ton Of the old game of FOUNDERS" ,"
which was favorite in that region for
years ago. If an American should in
vent method for propelling ships by the
captain standing overheard and kicking
against the stern, some Englishman
would certainly turn up ready to prove
that British inventor sold the patent
right of that motive power to Noah just
before he finished the ark. These Eng
lishmen are somewhat. like the Chinese,
who. as soon they heard there was
game called billiards, produced doe
umentary evidence that a Chinaman
named Fung Sang played the pocket
game in a match on the planet Saturn,
four thousand years before the creation
of the earth.
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Kiss Loran's Grievance.
..lnaelnhia Franinr Bulletln.l

Philadelphia Evening Duileuh'l
Miss Olive Logan has appeared IN
Chicago in two Of her own plays, which
were produced her a few weeks ago.
The Chicago press placed upon the
dramas. and upon Miss Logan per
formances, Beorly the same estimate
that was made Of them by the news
papers Of this city, the only difference
being that the Chicago journals, In
their discussions Of the actress and her
works, used language much more severe
than that which Was employed by the
Philadelphia critics. This severity, and
her failure as a playwright and an actress,
have not unnaturally exasperated Miss
Logan, ana she has published letter in
which she denounces the "sourrility Of
American journalism" and declars that
the only reason for the failure Of her
PLAYS is the utterly depraved taste Of the
age which 'in the midst Of the deluge OF
horrible plays now curreut-dramatiza-
tions Of bloOd-andthunder stories from
aAsh weeklies, or Brooklynistic i'm
breQlios Of one sort or another" car
neither appreciate nor judge fairly o.
such dainty works as her last dramatic
creations Miss Logan is simply mis-
taken. There 70 = good deal Of nashnesi
now upon the stage, but II does no
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-14

French journalists are generally re-
markable for their ignorance of foreign
nations, but seldom have we met with
such strange evidence of this as in re
cent number of the Paris Figaro. There
a writer, speaking OF the London under
ground railway, says that it is great
nuisance, the smoke and steam of the
subterranean engines coming up not
only through the pavement in the street,
but through the floors in the houses. He
says, too, that in England the friends of
the deceased at funerals ride from the
cemetery on the hearse, smoking pipes
and with their legs dangling round the
car. The same gentleman discovered
the tomb of Byron in Westminster Abb
bey.
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as their models of all that is charming
the " dainty little fairy, with her pretty,
petulant gestures, her ruby, pouting lips
parting 10 smile" mad with excite
ment" at cricket match, but, we are
glad to observe, reserved in a ball
room, unimpressible after a waltz.
Yet this young woman is engaged to be
married, and ready to be settled into
all the responsibilities of matron. We
cannot help wondering what sort of
transformation will have to be gone
through by this butterfly; nor can we
sufficiently admire the audscity OF the
man who undertakes to marry a young
lady of the mental habits and caliber
indicated, and not be disappointed 1t
she does not turn out all that he ex-
nented
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Write lightly.

An Indiana editor advises people
agaiast using hard pencil aud goes on
to tell why. His wife desired him to
write note to lady, inviting her to
meet a party of friends at her house.
After Hubby" had done as his wife de-
sired, and started to post the note, she
saw on another piece of paper an i'm
preston of what he had written. 1t
was:
Sweet Mattie-Efie desires your
company on Wednesday, to meet the
Smithers. Don't fail to come; and my
darling, l shall have the happiness of a
long walk home with you, and sweet
goodnight kiss. | dare not see you often
or my all-consuming love would betrsy
us both. But Matte, dear, don't fail to
come"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-14

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General Jackson Protecting Court

| will give a scene in General Jack
sons life not found in Parton. General
jackson wss the Attorney General
for all Middle Tennessee. The Kirken'
dalls were the great bullies OF the creek.
They were spirited and powerful men
They held that the sitting of the court
taking such jurisdiction invaded their
dominions, and they went in a bullying
manner and dispersed the court, and
ordered it never to meet again. General
jackson heard of it, and attended the
next term, carrying his saddle-bags
upon his arm, containing his long, black
bull dogs. He placed his dle-bags
in a corner of the house. The justices
took the bench and the Sheriff pro-
claimed the court open. The Kirken-
dalls appeared and ordered the court to
disperse. In tho confusion and terror
of the hour the Sheriff failed to arrest
the parties and restore order. At this
junctuTe General jackson appeared be-
fore the court and denounced the bullies
and their conduct, and told the court if
they would appoint him their officer he
would arrest them and haYe order. His
proposition was readily accepted. Jack
son seized one of the Kirkendalls, who
was a terror to the county; they clinched
and got outside, and being on the edge
of tie bluff, the bully threw Jackson,
and they rolled o7er and over down the
bluff into the creek. When lie bully
thought be had conquered Jackson he
left him. But the old game cock came
rushing up the bill, as wet as an otter,
in search Of bis bGll-dogs. He grasped
them, and pointing one at each Of the
bullies, arrested them and brought them
before The court. They were heavily
fined, aud order was restored, and the
thanks of the court were extended to
General Jackson.-J. C. Gould.
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A LOVE SONG.

Let words be faint, and song refuse
To frame the speech divine;
Look on me, love. and all they lose
Your eyes shall sing to minel
l ask no voice to breathe my bliss,
Or bid its answer come;
For lips are silent when they kiss,
And meeting hearts are dumb.
A wave that slides to clasp wave,
On mine your being fows;
The pang you took, the peace you gave,
Must wed in such repose.
So. love. alone your eyes shall tell
What else were unc0nfessed;
And, if too fondly mine compel,
Oh, hide them on your breasti
-Bdydrd Tdvtor's " The Prophet.
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ABSENCE.

How shall count the houis until we meet
Gliding the laggard sun that he doth play
With breezy pine and plash of water spray;
Creeping adown the vale with tardy feet
As he would teaze loves too impatient heat.
And thus prolong the hours, and thou away.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-14

The Earl of punrayen has bought six
thousand acres OF Etess Park, Colorado,
and purposes improving" it by keeping
the game and fish from to rapid destruc.
ton, and by erecting buildings for
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-14
FRUIT,
FRUIT.
WAVERLY HALL FRUIT FARM,
KERR AVENUE.

THE UNDERSIGNED is PREPARED TO
furnish strawberry and raspberry, plants
In quantities to suit purchasers. Orders ieti
with spicer h Ryan, So Main sireet, snail
INV Wy JOHN 3. sPICER. Manager;
October l, 1874. A-f
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MARBLE WORKS.
MONUMENTAL
MARBLE WORKS.

ITALIAN. AMERICAN AND TALADEGA
i marble at very low prices. as Follows;
Headstones feet. with socket aud foot
stone. lettered '...------, .-...-.------ go y
HeadstOues. - feet. with sOct et and
70 fst0ne. Y U
nssSss. stone isttsred.'......is ed. wa. 500. IS %
And all other si1ss in proportion. Italian
and American marble box t0mbs paueled al
round. and full sir-, $50 Also Italian mar
bic spire monument. fcet high ana ietiered.
500. these rates are lover than inarble Has
ever sold at in Memphis before. Designs geat
TO the country free Of charge.
H-52 TH0s. MAfDWkl.L, So Union %,
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Are now Canvassing the City for Subscribers to
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L.W. JEFFERSON, President.
T.B. DILLARD, Vice Pres't,
G.W.L.CRO0K, Secretary
DIRECTORSs

DIRECTORS
w JKPPRR,S0N Of J.. W. Jefferson q 20
nnTIi.LARD. Cotton Factor.
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COME NORTH sSPd for free ssos1 sIn &a9 Ea@
land. County map 20 cents.
j 4. MANCHA. EastOn, Nd.

q 10000 per day at home. Terms free.
OO-OZU Address GEO. STNsoS Co.,
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RAILROAD Tl6E TABLES.

AND LoUUSvILLE RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-02-19
FARM FOR SALE!

The undersigned offers for sale a % acre lot of
hrst-rate farming or grazing land. said land
lies In the south portion of Randolph town.
ship. Portage county, Ohio, and cannot be beat
on for any purpose. All uRder high state OF
cultivation frst-rate fruit every year ON said
premises, and \ nevef-failtng we1 of water
handy to the door, and other water III the place
for stock buildings comfortable. There Is
also timber lotof 16acfes adjoining the above
tract. which can be sold with the above, IL de-
sired, or not, to suit the purchaser, Terms made
easy. Said premises are being occupied by G.
j. Fenton. Inquire on the premises.
as G, j. FENToN,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-02-19

The champion ofiee-holder Of
Florida is thus referred to by the
Gainsville Era: sWhen the Hon. 4.
6. Dennis left Ds for his Northern
trip. to be absent several months, we
lost in him our senator, county COM
missioner, board of instruction, dep
uty marshal, deputy sheriff, deputy
county CLERK, treasurer of School funds,
custodian of county treasurer's books,
senior councilman and acting mayor.
Nearly all public business was sus-
pended untiIhis return"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-02-19

IT is stated that an excellent way to
purify rancid lard, is to try it over in q
kettle with about one pound of raw
sliced potatoes to every i've or six
pounds of lard. The potatoes seem
in some way to absorb whatever gives
the lard an impure taste, and leave it
clean and sweet.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-02-19
B. PoLE.
LEcruRER NoNPLUssEp.


You may remember that / lectnred
lately for the young gentlemen of the
Clayonian Society? During the after
noon of that day / was talking with
one of the young gentlemen referred
to, aud he said he had an uncle, who,
for some reason or other, seemed to
have grown permanently bereft of all
emotion. And, with tears In his eyes,
this young man said:
Oh, IL could only see him laugh
snce more. Oh, if I could only see
him weep was touched. could
never Withstand distress. I said
& Bring him TO my lectures I'll
start him for you.7
On, if you could but do it. If you
could but do It, all our family would
bless you foreYermore for he is very
dear TO us. Oh, my DenefactOr, can
yon make him laugh? ? Can you bring
soothing tears to those parched orbs ?''
/ was profoundly moved. / said
N y, son bring the old party around.
/ have got some jokes in my lecture
that viii make him laugh ii there is
any laugh in him; and, if they miss
fire, I've got some others that will
make him cry or kill him, one or the
other
Then the young man wept on my
neck, and presently spread both hands
on my head and looked up toward
heaven, mumbling something reYer-
emily; and then he went after his un-
Gle. He placed him in full view, in
the second row of benches, that night,
and / began on him. ] tried him with
mild jokes-then with severe ones; l
dosed him with bad jokes and riddled
him with good ones I fred old, stale
jokes into him, and peppered him fore
aud aft with red-hot new ones. l
warmed up to my work, and assaulted
him on the right and left, IN front and
behind l fumed, and charged, and
ranted, till / was hoarse and sick, and
frantic and furious; but / meyer NOV
ed him oTiee-I never started a smile
or tear! Never ghost of smile,
and never suspicion of moistureI l
was astounded. I closed the lecture
at last with one despairing shriek-
with one wild burst of humor-and
hu-'led a joke of supernatural strocity
full ST him. It never phascd him
Then sat down beWildered al q ex-
hausted.
The President of the society came
up and bathed my head Ia cold water,
and said /:
hat mad you carry on so toward
the last p
said, Il was trying to make that
confounded old idiot laugh, in the
second row.
And he said well, you were vast
ing your time because he is deaf and
dumb and as blind as badger
Now was that any way for that old
mans nephew to impose upon 3 stran-
ger and an orphan like. me?-lMark
Itc1in.
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r EGAL NOTICE.

4
Clark Vaughn, who resides at Wawaka No.
BILE county, Indiana. and Abner G. Reed, who
resides at Stealing, johnson county, Nebraska
heirs at law of Lyman Reed late of Mantna.
Portage county, Ohio, deceased. will take notice
that on the Both day of December, 1873, DeloS
w. May, Administrator of said Lyman Reed,
deceased, fled his petition IN the Probate Court
of Ohio, alleging that the personal estate of
said decedent is insufficient to pay his debts,
and the charges of administering his estate
that he died seized. in fee simple. Of the follow
ing described real estate, situate in the town
ship of Mantua. county of Portage, and State
I'D in said township of Mantua. and is bounded
rs follows, to wit; North by land owned
by heirs of Albert Carlton; East by the
center of what is known as the State road lead
ing from Chardon to Ravenna; South by lands
owned by Hester Reed, and West by land owned
by said HesterReed and heirs of Albert GarltSD,
and supposed to contain "a 62-100 acres of land.
Said above described land is further known as
being the same land devised by the will of the
late Chester Reed to his daughter Melissa Can
field, mother of Ora E. Dodge. and being same
lands decided by Hiram NJ Dodge ard Ora +
Dodge to said Lyman Reed That Albert
Vaughn, Hattie Hoag, Forrest Hoag. Deliua
L. Reed, David j. Reed, Eveiine Pierce and
Clark Vaughn. as heirs at law of said Lyman
Reed hold the next estate of inheritance in said
premises.
The prayer of said petition is for the sale of
said premises for the payment of debts and
charges aforesaid, and win be for hearing on
the 14th day of February. 1874. at 20 O'Clock q.
heard. DEL0S w. MAY.
Administrator of Lyman Reed, decd.
By Hanney & Hatfield, Att'ys for Petitioner.
December 30 1878. 379-4t
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-02-19

public does not venture upon many
material or radical changes
France receives her Republic ike an
ancient aristocrafieal household its
new lord, looking for no changes ol
servants nor lessening of fees OF
emolumnnts, neither alterations in its
anciently established usages and Gus
toms.
How long this ancient houses and
its nnW lord will continue to maintain
amieabIe relations, we leave the future
to illustrate. LoRENzo Snow.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-02-19

A Dutchman was relating his mar
velloas escape from drowning when
thirteen of his companions were lost
by the upsetting Of boat and he alone
saved. And how did you escape
their fate ?" II It'd not go in the pote,v .
was the Dutchman's placid reply.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-02-19

A drunken Irishman was found by
his friends the other night lying in
the snow, with his heels upon the
fence, warming his toesby moonlight.
He was muttering @What coWld
fire We have got Biddy, darling have
on some earrysane, or nay futs will
fraze.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-02-19

A farmer reading a Journal to his
wife in which was the sentence, .sThe
President was received with three
hnzzas," pronounced the last word
'shussiea. More shame for him, y
exclaimed the indignant and seandaliz-
ed lady tss -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-02-19

An enthusiastic African, who had
s'spent de winter in Jamaky,1 2 found it
an earthly paradise. Hes said he could
s.lie abed, and, putting his arm out de
windy, pick oranges, pineapples, and
Jamaky rum right off de trees
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-02-19

A country exchange exelaims "Lives
there a man with a soul so dead, who
never to himself hath said, 'sI'il pay
before go to bed, the debt owe the
printer? Yes, there are some we
know full well, who never such tale
could tell, but they, fear will 60 to-
we'll. the place where there's no VIM
ter"