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IS, TENN: THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 19, 1871

was utterly hopeless; but life should be
saved as long, determined, as human
skill could fan the vital spark. All
Milan, professional was in attendance;
but having received the earliest call,
was considered the ruling medical au-
thority. 1t was on the afternoon Of the
fourth day, aud | was hurrying from
other calls back into this wondrous
patients room, that | was arrested by
such strains o. enhancing melody, that
with my hand upon the door-knob, in
the act Of hurrying out, | paused to lis.
ten.
"Oh! tbs the glorious SontagF was
my thought
A friend passing at the moment (tor |
lodged in the same hotel with both
prima donnas) }, drawn from his sofa like
myself into the corridor by the concord
of these wondrous sweet sounds, nodded
back appreciation, recognition:
"Of course it is the SontagP said.
No; that is the strangest part of it.
Signora Sontag is listening with the
rest, utterly entranced, within the corri.
dor"
What " | amazedly answered, and
with the word sprang into the passage.
Once out there, enc glance told all; the
crowd were gathered around the door of
my dying patients room, and it was
from that this world of melody was
pouring In an instant | was beside
her, about to forcibly prevent the GER
tain death, if possible; but saw that it
was too late.
A strange smile lit up her wasted face,
and the large eyes kindled into an un-
earthly transient glare of life as they
met mine; then pointing to tiny en-
velope upon the table beside her, with
one loud triumphant burst of inexpres-
sibly sad melody, she raised herself sud-
denly to her full hight in bed stretched
forth her arms wildly, and with chok.
ing rattle of the throat, fell forward
upon her face, literally deluged in her
own life blood.
The note, directed simply to me, con-
tanned these words in a slender Italian
hand
" Doctor, you say l cannot live-and /
know it, My prayer is for one more
song in lise-and that she may hear it,
l pay the price knowingly-and only too
willingly-life for a single song"
She had verify paid it. An examina-
ton of the poor girls effects showed her
to have died in extreme poverty. She
might have been wealthy in former
times, but her recklessness and sad ex-
trayagance had long since passed into a
proverb among those who knew her best
That evening while watching in the
dim twilight of the room wherein she
lay, tall figure of woman shrouded
to the temples, glided noiselessly beside.
Without a word, felt purse pressed
into my hand and in an instant after the
mystery vanished as noiselessly as q
shadow into the echoes of the darkened
corridor. A slip of paper was twisted
in tremulous handwriting about it, on
which was written simply, I'm masses,
Signor, for her soul"
It needed not the further glance given
by me in my eagerness into the hurried
eyes of the donor as she rendered it.
The delicate nobility of the action spoke
with its own power akin to the many
other noble deeds which graced the life
of Henrietta Sontag,
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BOARD OF DIRECTORs.

NJ. L. MEACHAM...ofM NJ. L. Meacham Il Co.
A. N. MCKAY ........-of Sledge, Mckay & Co.
S. MANSFIELD. .........of Mansfield 4 Higbee.
VIM. J0YNER...of Joyner. Lennon & Gale.
WIN. B. GALBREATH.. Cotton Factor.
Hon. JOHN 0vERT0N, r..............Memphis.
J. NJ. PETTIGREW. of Edwards. Pettigrew
Il Co.
ISAAC SCHWAB..................ofS Schwab 4 Co.
B. F. HALLER-..-of Hollowell. Crockett &
Haller.
ns-Takes Fire and Marino risks. Dwelling
Houses and isolated Country Stores especi-
ally solicited. 130-xviii-53
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The legal profession in England is
hedged around by curious ehevaux de
frise of antiouated customs and preju-
dices. One Of these is that among law
yers, only one class, the barristers, are
allowed to plead, and obtain admission
to this class, it is necessary to be admit
ted by one Of the four Inns of Court in
London, ancient legal associations,
dating back several centuries. An at
tempt has recently been made to upset
this custom by proving that the com
mon idea of its being essential is erro-
neous and that the judges may admit
other persons than those called to the
bar by the Inns. The question was
brought before the Vice Chaneellor's s
Court, but Vice Chancellor Sir Charles
Hall decided that, as judge Of first in
stance, he had no jurisdiction. 1t is,
stated that the matter will not be allowed
to rest, but will be argued until definite
decision is reached.
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MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE R.R.
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NERYOUs DEBILITY.

Adepressed, irritable state of mind; weak
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with debilitating, involuntary discharges.
The consequence Of fexcesses. mental oyerwork
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yials, with directions:
Nos. Cures. Cents.
!. Fevers, Congestion, Inhammations, 81
2. Worms, Worm Fever, Worm Collc, o.
3. Crying-Colic, or Teething Of Infants, %
T. Diarrh@ns of Children or Adults ~
5. Dysentery, Gripping, Bilious Cohc, ~
6. Cholera-MO Orbus, Vomiting, 30
Z. Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, >. -
8. Neural efa. Toothache, Fnceache, 5o
8. Headaches, Sick Headache, Vertigo, 20
TO- Dyspepsia, Bilious Stomach % %
IL. Suppre ssed, or Painful Periods, %
u. Whites, too Profuse Periods, ~
Is, Group, Cough, Difficult Breathing, %
A. salt RhcuIn, Erysipelas, Eruptions, 9g
Is. Rheuunntism, Rheumatic Pains, ~
ls Fever and Ague, Chill Fever, Agues, 50
IL. Piles, blind or bleeding, ~
IS. Ouhthalmy, and Sore or Weak Eyes, %
10. Catarrh, Acute or Chronic Influenza ~
20. Whooping-CongdniR iRvaotSioe, viotgao 1ou 80
%. Ear Discharges, Impaired hear;lng, ~
2S. Scrofula, ENLARGED Glands, SwelllIlgs' ~ ~
"a General Debility, Physical Weakness ~
IS. Dropsy and Scanty Secretlons' ~
oe Sea.SicIxness, Sickness from Riding, ~
97 Hidney-Disease, Oravei, ~
os Wervosns Debility, Seminal weakness A..
-'' or Involuntary Discharges, 'lVO
g. Sore MSVSn; We;.isness, ISn wetting the Bed, 50
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SS5s CbronIc COMPOSITIONS and Eruptlons' %
FAMILY CASES.
Case alorocco with above 80 large vinis ,S and Sd
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N1sS %-These These remedies are sent ny tno me
case or single box 20 any part p. or 'ns os
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Mr.. Ross, born and reared in this
county, never walked step in his life.
This is his second wife. At his former
marriage he was supported at the side of
his bride in a huge basket; but on the
latter occasion, basket weddings not be-
ing fashionable, he was held up on the
side Of his bed.-FlOreRee (Ala) Jour
nal.
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he seen it than with an intense look Of
disgust, he threw it aside, exclaiming,
" Why, this is none Of mine"
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Nusics TO the Afflicted and Unfortunate
MEDICAL
''Dr. Curtis on MANHOOD
aeoth EDITION.

Revised and Corrected By the Author. L. DE
F. CURTIS. NJ. D.. etc.. etc.
A MEDICAL ESSAY on the cause and cure
Of Premature Decline in Man, showing how
health is lost and how regained. a. n eltes q
tbe trsatment Of Exhausted Vitality, Nervous
and physical Debility. and other diseases ap-
,,ertaininq thereto, and tie remedies tnereior'
the, esults Of twenty years suceessiui pise-
"s'CURTIs ON MANHOOD. = There is no no
member OF society by whom this BOOK Will ont
be found useful, whether be be parent pre-
eeptor OF clergym. - Lona96 - 1lulfs. 49, .-,ho-
Ati0e ~ DR.. CURTIS,
sa-rviiia sTrsuOns Place. Boston, Mass
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Depot at foet of Main street.
finket Office. 287 Main street, corner OF
Madison.
NJ. BURKE, GEN. Sup't.
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Depot at head of Main street.
Madison.
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RAILROAD TINE TABLES.

AEMPHIs AND LoUEVILLE RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-30
Lime water for Barns.

4 correspondent Of the New York
San writes to that journal that the
readiest and most useful remedy for
sealds and burns is an embrocatiOn
of lime water and liBseed oil These
simple agents combined form thick
cream-like substance, which effectu-
ally excludes the air from the Injured
parts, and allays the inflammation al
most instantly. lie mentions a case
where child fell backward into a
bath tub CT boiling water, and was
nearly fsyed from her neck to below
her hips. Her agonies were inde-
scribable; but her clothing being
gently removed, and the lime aud oil
preparation thiekiy spread over the
injured surface, she was sound asleep
in five minutes. Subsequently the
parts were carefully washed with
warm milk and water three times q
day, the oil dressing renewed, and
the little patient rapidly recovered
Though all the scalded skin came of,
she did not have a scar. This rem
edy leaves no hard coat to dry on the
sores, but softens the parts, aud aids
nature to repair the injury in the
readiest aHd most expediticus man
ner. The mixture may be procured
in the drug stores but if not thus
accessible, slake a lamp Of quick
lime in water, and as soon IS the
water IS clear mix il With the oil and
shake well If the case is urgent,
use boiling water over the lime, and
it will become clear in FIVE minutes
The preparation may be kept ready
bottled in the house, aud il will be as
good when six months old as when
first made.
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MS Name was Abel.

Recently an excited Individual,
with his bat standing on two hairs
and his eyes projecting from bis head
ike the horns Of a snail, rushed into
the Office Of Coroner Holmes The
Coroner is by profession dentist,
and bis frst thought as be glanced
at the man. was that be was well
nigh distracted with the t0othacbe
he was soon undeceiyed, however,
az the frenzied individual cried out,
as soon a. be could catch his breath
.frr running M the stairs, Been
.lsau iuu4.lTrU
a man murdered, . cried the cor
oner;
How p
Where ?"
In garding. ] believe; with 4
club or a rock -
How long ago. cried the COfO-
nor seiziDg bis tat and cane.
Been done a good while, and no
noIiee nor constable hasn't never
done nothing about T. Never been
no Coroner set on bis body Or nolhin'
Of the Kind 10 verdict
What's the dead mans name
Who was be cried the Coroner.
His name was Abel"
Abel
ADD who :"
Don't know. Never heard moth
ing but his FIRST nsme" "
"WeIl. what j. the name Of the
man who killed him :" Do they
ksowg Any one suspected ~
We'll. I've beard that a fellow
named Cain put out bis light Cain
xas the brother Of Abel, and
Coroner smells a mice, and Hour
i-bing bis cabe, cries;
You git down them stairs, nv
fEe fellow. Git, and don't show
Yourself here again
With a loud gaHaw The ieilo"
went down stairs. three steps a. .
time the doctor ealing after niin'
How dare you trise With an ofheer
in this way. sir ?7-Ttrginia Cly
Enterprsse.
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learn q Trade.

/ never look at nv old steel COM
posing rule that / do not bless my
self that. while my strength lasts, !
am not at the mercy Of the world.
Ifmy pen is not wanted | can go
back to the type case and be sure 70
End work; for l learned The printer s
trade thoroughly-Bewspaper work,
lob work. book work and press work
am glad / have good trade 1t
i a rock upon which the Possessor
can stand firmly. There is health
and vigor for both mind and body IN
an honest trade. Il is the strongest
and surest part Of the selfmade man
Go from the academy 10 the printing
Office or the artisans bench, or II
YOU please, TO the farm-ior, 70 De
sure, true farming is trade, and
grand one at that Lay Us q sure
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NO. 2S

Foundation. and after that branch oil
into whatever profession you please.
You have heard, perhaps, Of The
clerk who bad faithfully served Ste,
pben Girard from boyhOod TO man
hood On the 2Ist anniversary oI
It's birthday he went to his master
AID told him bis time was up, and be
certainly expected important promo.
ton in the merchants service. Bat
Stephen Girard said to him:
Very well Now go and learn a
trade
"What trade sir 21
Good barrels and butts must be
in demand while YOU live. Go and
learn the cooper's trade, and when
you have made perfect barrel bring
it to me-"
The young man went away and
learned the trade, and in time brought
to his old master a splendid barrel Of
his own make.
Girard examined it, aud gave the
maker two thousand dollars for il,
and then said to him.
Now sir, want you in my count
ing room; but benceforth you will
not be dependent on the whim Of
Stephen Girard. Let what viii come,
you have a good trade always in re-
serve
The young man saw the wisdom
and understood.
Years ago, when the middle aged
men Of to-day were boys, Horace
Greely wrote:
1T is a great source Of consolation
to US that when the public shall be
tired of US as an editor. we can make a
satisfactory livelihood at setting type
or farming; 50 that while our
strength lasts ten thousand block
heads, takink offence at some article
they do not understand, could not
drive US into the poor house"
And so many a man becomes truly
independent.
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THAT EMERSON BOY.
INSTRUMENTATION of Mischief.

That Emerson boy is dead, and
there isn't any one around the house
now to make fun. He was a cheer
fuI. lively boy, and be did bis best
to make that household put on the
mantle Of joyfulness Emerson often
remarked that Bob didn't seem ever
TO sit down and think Of the grave
and death, and be probably never
did.
No. Bob wasn't of that make. He
wanted to haze fun, and if the coron-
er should have bis body exbumed to-
day | have 20 doubt that certain por-
lions Of it would be found eslloused
where the press-bosrd used to fall.
Both bis ears were nearly worn up
by being cufed so much, and it took
a whole row Of cnrrant bushes 10
furnish whips to dust his jacket for
one summer.
Emerson didn't know what iun
was antil Bob was eight years old.
The boy began to launch out lie
would bore holes into the bottom OF
the water pail, put cartridges into
the coal store, Unserew the door
knobs, hll the kerosene lamp with
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Photpsraphed Railroad PASSES

The New York Herald gives this
bit of information: The practice Of
transferring passes on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad has become so preva-
lent that a device has at last been re
sorted 70 prevent it. Every membe
Of both houses Of the legislature in
/ Pennsylvania and New Jersey has
been furnished with a yearly pass.
Many Of these passes are transferred
20 friends and acquaintances, who
travel on them as it they were bona
fde possessors, and thus the railroad
company has ceen constantly de-
frauded. To obviaie this a happy
thought struck a member Of the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad legislature at
its latest session. He suggested that
a photograph Of the person to whom
a pass was granted should be attached
10 the back ofthe ticket The idea
at frst appeared ludierous' but, new
ertheless, it is to lie carried out dur
ing the coming year. Every person
desiring to renew a pass must send
forward a photograph which VIII be
copied and the copy pasted on the
ticket. Lest the arrangement might
embarrass legislation a railroad pho
tographer will be sent 10 Trenton and
another 10 Harrisburg TO take photo
crap hs without charge
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by the process Of exosmose. Even
after that has takea place there re-
mains a large amount of cxtraetive
and niirogenous matter ESTIMATED
at i've times the quantity that has
come ont With the wine) in the cells
Repeated additions Of water with
stirring complete the extraction. and
the prodect differs chemically from
wine principally in the absence Of su-
gar alone By adding the sugar
therefore, tue wine maker obtains
liquid which resembles the true natu-
raj vine in everything bat delieacy
The fact that this extraction may be
repeated no less than Gye times in-
creases the make oi the vineyards
that practice it 50 greatly as 10 be IN
itself a sufficient explanation OF the
ell Q elpness of French W nes
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ora mickory's wife

A correspondent of the Chicago
later Ocean, writing Of visit to the
old home Of Andrew Jackson, says:
1T was law Of Tennessee, 10 early
DAYS, that a man could be divorced
from bis wife only by two successive
acts Of Legislature, and it took two
sessions Of the body to accomplish
the feat Application for divorce
was made personally before the Leg
islsture, ana il was decided by q
vote whether the cause should be
beard or not at the next session II
the decision was favorable, the case
was investigated by a committee.
" ho reported at the next session ia
yOrably or otherwise according 10
the evidence, and the decree Of di-
vorce was granted or refused as the
case might be. Mrs JaeksOn'5 first
husband vas a miserable scamp
named Robards. She left him and
induced him to apply to the Legisla-.
tUre for a divorce. He did SO, and
she, supposing the decree granted
after a year or more married Andrew
Jackson. After a while it was dis
covered that Robards had not taken
the case to the Legislature for It's
second hearing, and a decree had not
been granted; although Jackson had
been living with Mrs. RObards as bis
wife. But a divorce was finally OBJ
tanned, and Mr.. and Mrs. jackson re
married according 70 law This in
nocent transgression Of the laws Of
society and the State was the skele-
ton in the closet at the Hermitage
This led to the death ~ Birk'Hsan
and was the cause Of nearly all Vi the
seventeen duels 10 which Jackson
was engaged. lie would allow no
man to reproacb his wife for IN
chastity; and she it seems, was quite
as sensitive. 10 his campaign for
the Presidency this scandal vas re-
yived. and there is 10 doubt il short
ened Der life The aspersions upon
her character crushed her; that she,
who had been a chas.e, faithful wife
for thirty-seven years, the guide, the
leader, and the ornament Of relig-
ious circle. should be dragged into the
public prints and beld up 10 the con-
tempt Of q nation as al aGulteress
was more than she could endure.
She died Of heart disease Said one
Of her friends: Her heart vas bro
ken: it was clear case Of broken
heart The allusion to this matter
in her epiisph is very delicate and
tender"
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WARS ina Dream:


A private letter printed IN a Bos-
ton paper, relates the following curl
Gus circumstances in connection with
the death Of the late Bishop Lee, Of
Iowa:
Eve have been very anxious the
last two weeks over the illness Of
Bishop Lee, which terminated in bis
death on Saturday morning. The
whole community are saddened by
the event. Some two months ago
be got up in the night and took a
bath, and on returning to bis room be
made mistake and stepped Of
long fight Of stairs and landed at the
foot with tremendous crash, as he
was very heavy. weighing over two
hundred pounds. y aroused the
whole family, and Mrs. Lee and Car
rie sprang from their beds, and light
ing each a candle, went 70 see what
had happened, and found the Bishop
living on the floor Of the entry He
got up, however, without aid, and
seemed 10 have received no injury
except few slight bruises, though
his right hand was a little lamed.
"Mr. II. and myself called on bim
two days after, and while telling Us
Of the circumstances Of the fall. be
mentioned this coincidence: lie bad
a letter in bis hand, which be bad
just received from his son Henry,
living at Kansas City. His son
wrote: Are you well? for last night
| had dream which troubles me l
heard a crash, and, standing up, said
20 my wife: Did you bear that crashy
dreamed that father bad fall and
was dead got up and looked at my
watch, and it was two O'Clock.
could not sleep again, 50 vivid was
the dream And il made BIN anx-
ious 10 hear from home.
"The Bishop said be was not super
siitiOus, bat he thought it remarka-
bic that Henry should have had the
dream at the very hour Of the same
night that the accident occurred.
The difference in the time there and
here is just fifteen minutes, and it
was a quarter past two by his watch,
making it at the same moment Il
was az if be had actually heard
the fall. And the fall finally caused
the Bishops death His hand be-
came intensely painful, and gangrene
set in. which after two weeks Of sui-
feriug, terminated his life. We are
none Of US spiritualists, as you know
but surely 'acts ike this must go FAR
TO make US realize that there is ba-
sis Of truth for their hypothesis OF
spiritual facilities resident in man.
How did Henry Lee become cog
nizant Of the accident Of his father"
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cIreumreatIns "A scIr mrILer.

Dairymen having selfmilking cows
NAV ike TO try this plan of treat
ment recommended by the Indiana
Farmer.
took sol grating wax, which /
bad melted, putting in a little lard to
make it softer, and stirred 10 literally
in about equal portions, pulyerized
cloes and Cayaune pepper. Ia the
morning, after milking, 1 applied it
freely. She again made the attempt
but stopped at once. / made bat
few applications Of this compound to
to the teat, as it had to be cleansed
of before milking; so / would Ocea-
sionally, instead, put q little upon Der
bag, just above the teat, where her
nose would come in contact with il,
which proved effectual This ! fol-
lowed for two or three weeks /
have the same COW gov. and have
had no trouble since, now over two
years, so think can say she is
cured Anything beside grating
wax, that will stick, will answer /
bad that, and so used it.
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Killed BY Dogs.

A little girl named Wilshin, in toe
service Of gentleman residing pear
Uxbridge, England, was fearfully
worried bv four 1Dastiffs Ii appears
that she bad been left alone in the
house with the animals, and, while
she was in the act Of attending TO
some food which she was cooking for
them, they suddenly turned upon
her. Her cries attracted the atten-
ton Of the psssers by, and 90 some
neigbbors entering the house they
found the dogs literally tearing her
to pieces. After a good deal Of
trouble they succeeded 10 beating the
animals OF; but the girl bad By this
time became so frigbtfully nsngied,
especially about the face, that lock
Jaw set 10; and she died.