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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-14

dar, SOC apound tartaric acid. Csc ; suIphurit
acid, 90 y pound; alcohol. 90 % gallon:
iodide potash. 5 so.
kqGS524927c " ggzen, nominal.
lily and fancy bralds, Sc 5o97 so o Dbl; infe-
F1sH@Drisd coo. extra large. drains. SIC:
OV GRiT 81 s; Is . bill.
gEESE1s5g6 Y dozen. and slow.
GR0CERIES-Sugar, crushed. novdarad
and granulated v ID in barrel. l2@l51c;s soft
refined yellow SS AND " wh btS in barrels. Qgilc
Louisiana, new, in barrels, 5O@S0c: sugar,
house syruPs nominal. Salt, domestic NV The
carload, 50 1902 10 - 2s0-lb Dbl. Rice, 6a9l%c.
StasT1chh;s &c; S9da' 7gSe;; 7v,ooo,o
9xll9lOx19, Z IS; llxl4@12xl7, s; i2xiSai6xSHO'.
SO Is: l4x22@l6x24, $40. To the trade a dis,
count Of SO D cent.
H0MINY-B barrel, "a 1904 so.
HAYS ton. prairie. Sl1 009l3 90; mixed,
S19 00@2l 90; timothy, s26 00@H 90.
HARDWARE, ETC.-Bar iron, "a ID. "a
re. Boiler plates, government stamped.
4Ac; charcoal boiler No. /, SIC; fire bed iron,
iron, No. 26 to q; 71Sc sheet iron, No. % to
"a. .714e; charcoal, No. % to n. 9%c pillow
slabs, SIC; steel slabs, 1910; pillow wings, 6@
6hc; horse-shoe iron. 6ls@6c; holloware cast
2219e; axes, y dozen. l2@l6; boiler rivets. o
HIDES. ETo.-Dry deerskin. Soc; sheep
pelts, 5Oc975c; flint hides. lSc; dry sailed,
LEMONS-Sl2 50a13 so "a box.
LIVE STOCK Quiet; beef cattle. 21a931ac;
good. 31S@4ci choice, 4t95c. and scarce. Cows
and calves duh at SIS 00@400O. Sheep, choice
Mules, sll0@140. Horses, s60@1OO; choice,
sl20@150. Oxen, s50@75.
LARD-Tierces1 49, l@l611S kegs. l61z@165lc;
pals, I65S&l7c; cases; l7gl71ac;
gross, s O6aS so; Dixon's stove polish, y
gross, 9; Mason's backing, v gross, 4@5;
NAVAL sT ORE sin. % Dbl; virgin.
5 90; pale. s; No. ]. 4 rs; No. q, 4 60; pitch, v
Dbl, 5 so; tar, . Dbl, SO; half Dbl. 4 so;
Manila rope, o lb, 1S@ls11c; Sisal. 169l61ac;
tarred rope. l5c; tar marlin, S5c; spun yarn,
25ci oakum, y bale, navy, s, American navy,
0ATS-Choice. 62@e5c ~ bushel.
0NI0NS-s4 25g4 70 ~ Dbl.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to size and quality,
TcMAT0Es-si COOL Is " bushel.
P0RK-Bulk clear sides, 91Rgy54o; clear rib,
sl4g91Sc; shoulders. 61s9654c; mess, s24 SOC
PAiNTs-Linseed oil. 81 O5; boiled. l 90;
turpentine, 4sc; Japan dryer; 49,, putty,
bulk. &c; badders, 414c; varnish, coach, 50;
eopal, No. |, ! 75 fre-Proof paint. dry, SIC;
Venetian red, dry, Cookson's. 5ci yellow
TISNEKSS sTooK%Tiini Plate Plate. Ii. lO4l4.
q box. IA; &c. l4x2O, l6; &c, 12xl2. II 5O &c.
roofing, ID; TX. 10x14, II; TX. IA 20; IS; TX,
l2xl2, u rs; sheet IRON, boiled, Nos. rs and
lied. .14@l5c: Russia iron. 24c; imitation do.
lie; sheet zinc, l3c; iron wire 9@15c; soldier,
2S925c; lead. Zoe; copper pits, SSc; metallic,
28c; block tin, 40c.
@ dozen, brass-bound, cedar, 2 and 8 hoops,
S99l0; painted, 2 40; tubs. painted, nests of
s. 25g4 80; No. !, 10 so; No. 2, 8; No. 8. 8;
churns, pine, l6 to % inches, sole; cedar,
iron-bound, II lie; cedar. brass-bound, 16@
20; well buckets, 5Cg7; washboards, wood. rs;
zinc, 40; ax-handles, 1904 so; measures,
ne ts of 5, 1@l IS.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-14
GENERAL MARKET.

from store and small lots in iobbing way:
APPLES-Green. 81 50g4 90
BRAN Steady; wheat, s2l 50d22 % . ton +;
Sl21gl p 3 100 lbs; corn bran, 2 OOG22 80.
BAC0N-Clear sides. l51z9lta4c; clear rib
sides ,l5149151zs; shoulders, l01s9l0szc; hams,
sugar-cured. 159l61lc; breakfast bacon, l619
BEANs-s2 5Oa2 rs.
BUTTER Common, l8925c; choice, Ag30c.
C0W-PEAS-s2 40d2 so.
C0C0A-NUTS-B 100, 81.
C0FFEE-R Rio p ID. common to choice, 2l19
925c; Java and Laguayra. 25q32e.
CANDLES-StaI. y ID. 169lIc.
CHICKENS-Old, So 509i 90; young. ac-
cording to size and condition, 81 0Oe3 50.
COAL ola gallon, l6gl7c; special rates
coRN-YeiIow shellsd. sOss2c; white. gs
81.
CORN NEAL - Kiln-dried. full weights.
icS00Tf00iN- TIEs-sc lib.
COTTON YARNS-No. 600, 13glS1zc; No.
500, Belize; No. 400. 17@1f1ze.
OABBAGES-s6 50g7 50 a hundred.
CHEESE-New Factory. l39l5c; English
COTT0N-SEED-ss 90 y ton On landing;
C0TToN-sEED MEAL-steady at lOel2c
y bushel and SIS . ton.
COTTON-SEED OIL-4hc 3 gallon
BAILING STUFFS AND TIES-Bagging.
and % lbs. 14a15c; on orders. 1z9lc higher.
Baiing twine, l2l<6ll1Sc; iron ties. 61z9sc.
BUILDING MArBRIALS-ln store prices
are, Cement. Louisville, e 75; Rosendale.. D
bales plaster, Michigan. 90; New YORK,
80.
DRIED FRUIT - Apples. 697e; peaches,
8g9c; nominal
DRUGS 0pium. IS SO: quinine. 60 ,
ounce ;morphine.6 g y ounce; eamphor. SIX
per pound; chlqroform, 50 q pound; castor
OIL, DC , pound; boraI, DC > pound blue
mass, ~ lars. 10 3 pound; calOmel. ] 20 ,
ponndi indigo, 75Ssl 80 . pound asifOeti-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-14
MASONIC DIRECTORY.
LODGES.

LODdEbs
Souri, MEMPHIS, No. 11S-meets Cd Friday
Ia each month--at Odd Fellows Hall. W.
NJ. Brooks, W. NJ. A. j. Wheeler. Secretary.
ANaEROSA, No. 16S-meets lat Monday in
avery month, at Odd Fellows Hall. corner
Court and Main. John Gordon, W. NJ; B.
LEIIG SooTT, No. 2S9-meets LIST Thursday
If each month at Odd Fellow Hall. VIM.
Frank, W. NJ; A. S. Myers. ,retary.
DESoTo, No. 299-meets Sd friday of each
month Odd Fellows Hall. Bun. T. Price,
w. NJ; r. W. Shelton, Secretary.
KILwIHNIEG, No. A1-meets 9TH Friday OF
saeb month-at 0 Id Fellows Hall. Richard
Creighton. ". NJ; Jas. S. Carpenter. Secre-
tary.
ROYAL ARCH.
PzNE CHAPTKR, No. 22-meets ID Monday Of
ca d month-at Masonic Hall; in g ,yoso
Block. A. ]. Wheeler, NJ. e. II. P; 8. j.
Weller, Secretary.
MEMPHIS CHAPTER, No. e5-meets at Ma
sonic Hall, in Gayoso Biloxi. 81 Monday Of
r. W. Shelton, Secretary.
EUREKL CoUEcH. No, 6Emeets Sd Thurs
day Of each month--at Masonic Hall, in Gay.
go Block. g. Reder, Tn. ILL.,; O. II. Myers.
Rec.
TKMPLARs.
CYREsE CoMMAHDERY. No. 4-meets 4th Mon
day Of each month. ]. NJ. Pettigrew. e. c. {;
I. j. Barcbus. Rec.
ClLvARY CHlPTER OF ROSE CRorx, 18th, No.
I. Charles W. Adams, 32d, M. w.; II.
Tomlinson. S2d, &c.,.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-14
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MONEY.
PUBLIC LEDGER 0yEJe9ss, |

MEMPHIS. TENN. September IA, lS14.J
The money market remains quiet and
devoid of much interest. There is little
doing in financial circles aside from the
local checking and depositing. Cur
rency is in fair supply, with money com
paratiyely easy, The banks are dis
counting irst-class paper at lO@l2 o
cent. U annum; on the streets money is
in active demand at 2@24 p cent. D
month. Brokers are paying lOS39lOS3
for gold and selling at lO94@llO, with
light transactions. Exchange is easy
and in fair supply, the banks taking it at
par, while cotton bills on the East and
New Orleans rule at ic discount. Scrips
and bonds, as also securities of every
description remain dull and nominal,
with little or no movement in the market
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-14
SUMMER RESORT.
Bon Aqua Springs.

BOARD FOR JUNE AND SEPTEMBER.
ID $40 per month; July and August I'D per
month. -. -.
Children over four and underthirteen years
old, and servants, half price. a., ESQ
Children under four years DID, az PCT
BEARD nor week. Sl4; board per day. - 50.
Round trip tickets from Memphis 70 b LOT
'4tU- Jos. g. LAPRADE, Sup't.
W. Gur PATTKsoS, Cashier. Sc.
Mag %. 1915. h'-i
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-14
COTTON.

The market this morning opened firm,
with fair inquiry but light offerings.
New York was quiet and unchanged,
with futures steady. Liverpool was
strong with uplands at Sd, Orleans at
Std, and sales of 10000 bales. New
Orleans was quiet and unchanged. The
market here presented firm feeling,
with light offerings and a fair inquiry.
A few small lots of ordinary changed
hands on spinners account at ll3@l2c,
low middling at l5lc and middling at
lb1(Gl58c.
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.G1o. P. RowELL 8 Co.

conduct an Agency for the reception of adver-
tisements for American NEWSPAPERS the
most complete establishment of the kind in
the world six thousand NEwsPAPERs are
kept regularly On file. open to inspection by
customers. Every Advtr fs"menl is taken
at the home price of the paper, without any
additional charge or com mission. An adver-
tiser, in dealing with the Agency, is saved
trouble and correspondence, making one con-
tract instead of dozen, hundred or thou
sand. A BOOA of eighty pages containing
lists Of best papers, largest cir ulation. reli,
gious, agricultural. class political, daily and
country papers. and all publications which
are specially valuable to advertisers, with
some informant IN about prices, is sent
rhEE to any address on Application Per-
sons at n distance wishing to make contracts
for advertising in any town, city, county.
State or Territory of the United States, or any
portion of the dominion of Canada. may send
a concise statement Of what they want, to-
gether with copy of the Advertise ment
they desire inserted. and will receive infor-
nation by return mail which will enable them
to decide whether to increase or reduce the
order For such information there is no
charge. Orders are taken for a single paperas
we'll as for list for a single dollar as readily
as for larger sum. Offices Times Buildingl
Al Park Row, N. Y.
I5s. 25kw26-29
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-14
TEMPERAECE sOOIKF4.

ELToWA TEMPLE OF II. AID 7. No. meets
eyery Tuesday evening az o'clock at new
Masonic hall, Gayoso Block. Main street.
John W, Graham, ID. W.M. T.; Bun +. Price.
w. 9. T.: z. NJ. Haley. W V. T.; Az, a.
White, W. b. J. u. Shepard, ". Pr.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-14
r o. 0. r. DIRECTORY.

Odd Fellowsd.Hsll. corner Main and North
Court streets.
LODGES.
MKNps1s LaDGE. No. 6-meets every Tues
dav. VIM. W. Humphreys. n. g.; y. o.
Milton. v. G LIS. Burr, Secretary; E. r.
Risk, Treasurer.
CHioKAsAw LoDsH. No. s-meets every Mon
day night. Ben Freiberg, N. g.; r. B..
Jones, v. g.; r. d. trayser, r. s.; Thomas
Bacon. P. s.; John Holt. Treasurer.
SCHTLLER Lopez. No. 140-meets every We'd
nesdav night. ]. g. Schmidt, N. g.; Henry
SchillinV. v. O.: Chas. BOTher, Secretary;
Henry Harder. Treasurer.
BASNER LOpeE, No. lfT-meets every Friday
night. j. 7. Lees, N. g.; j. j. Ross. v. g.. (;
]. II. Shepherd. P. and R. S.; J. S. wilkins,
Treasurer.
ENCAhPhKETE.
GAYoso EEcAMPMEET, No. 3-meets on the
LAT and Sd Thursday nights Of each month.
DAn'l shloss. c. P; Charles NJ. Carroll. II.
p. John L. Graf, S: W; John A. Holt, 7. /;
f-ahk Underwood, ]. W.
aEyPEIs ESoANPNEST. No. 39-meets I'd and
tth Thursday nights of each month. C.
S Sross @ P Thos;- L.; Risk, II, p; Joe
VIM. N. Homaa. ]. W.; G.W.smitb. Scribe.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-14
KNIGHrs OF PxTHIAs.

TEsEEssEE LooaK No. s-Meets NJ
every "Wednesday night at 30 Second w
street, Vincent Block. opposite Conrf Souare.
J. Moran, Q. e.; g. W. L. Cook. p. o. F:
man NJ. Of p; A. Hum. ii. Of f.: 9 =, n SOie-
p; G. z. MCLEAN, P. G. Ui0's'
Gown DE Los LoDeE No. ls-Meets every
Block. opposite Court Square. j. W. knder.
son, 9. c.; j. J. Ross. Y. c.; @. A. Burr. M
f.. B. II. Coleman. NJ. T.; D. q. Reahard. X.
R. s.; F. NJ. Haley. P. c J. c. Watson, P,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-14

market Is quiet. MlddIing, Ibo; sales, 2OU
bales; receipts. 1906 bales.
GALVESTON, September 14.-Cotton is easy
Middling, l5%c; net receipts. 575 bales ;.Rross
$50; exports cosstwise, 6S; sales, $50: stock
gs06.
LIVERPOOL. September IA. u 80 p.m.-Cotton
opens qui I ana strong. Uplands. Sd; Or
leans. SD.
3p.m.-Cotton is strong. Uplands. Sd; Or
leans. SID. Sales, 90 900 bales. OF which 600
were for export and speculation.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-14
STEAMBOATS,.
FOR White River.

Memphis and White River Packet Co,-U. s.
Mail Line-For Augusta, JacRsonport md
all Way Landings on White river.
MARY B0YD...............John D Elliott. master
w ILL LEAVEON WEDNES- 49,.
w DAY, 10th inst, at pm. ellaprttA
For freight or passage apply to hzzas2aasah
GLENN q VINS0N, Agents.
l2-l4 On Wharf boat, foot of Court street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-14
For Cairo and ~. a.on1s

Memphis and st. Louis Packet Colnpany--For
Hickman, Columbus, Cairo and st. Louis.
BELLE MEMPHIS. Crane. master
WILL LEAVE THE ELE- 49,
wv yatSr Building THIS esSlStR
For freight or passage applyto
AID. STORM,
Sup't Mississippi River Elevator Co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-14
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

BOATS LEAVING TO DAY.
st. Louis, Belle Memphis p. m
Friar's Point, St. Francis. m
Oseeola, west p. IN
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Cherokee, Cincinnati.
John f. Tolle, st. Louis.
Julia, st. Louis.
ST. Francis, Friars Point
A. ]. White, Napoleon.
+" Nashville, Cincinnati.
West Wind. 0sceola
Colorado, Vicksburg.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer St. Genevieve, st. Louis.
Ella, White river.
Julia, Vicksburg.
John F. Tolle New Orleans.
Colorado, st. Louis.
BOATS IN PORT.
A j. White, St. Francis Nashville,
West Wind, Illinois.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
The weather continues clear and
warm. The river here is declining
steadily. At Cairo and St Louis the river
is falling, with eight and a half feet on
the bars from here to Cairo and five and
half feet thence to st. Louis. The
Ohio is falling, with FIVE feet in the chan
mel from Louisville to Cairo. White
river is receding, with three feet in the
channel from Jacksonport to the mouth
Navigation in Arkansas river remains
suspended on account of the low stage
of water. Business on the landing is
moderate.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The week opens with fair business on
the landing.
The receipts of cotton of the new
crop is increasing.
The Vint Shinkle and John Kyle
arrived at New Orleans on Saturday.
The Indiana and Susie Silver left St.
Louis Saturday evening tor New. Or
leans
The Mollie Moore and Capitol City for
ST. Louis passed Vicksburg Saturday
afternoon.
The Joe Kinney left St. Louis Satur.
day evening for Vicksburg
The Julia passed down at noon yester-
day for vcksburg with $50 tons of
freight. She put off here 1900 pack
ages of freight and added 20 tons of way
freight for the bends.
The Fort Gibson leaves on Saturday
next for Arkansas river.
Captain Ben Merriles will command
the H. S. Turner in the Memphis and
Cincinnati trade.
The Phil AlIin leaves Paducah this
week for Memphis and will re-enter the
Friar's Point trade the latter part OF the
week.
The Illinois, in command OF Captain
Mark Cheek, leaves to morrow for Napo-
leon and the bends in place Of the a. J.
White. The latter steamer lays mp for
week to be repainted. Jimmy Thomp-
son and Charley Sharpe TWO OF the oest
fellows in the world, have charge of the
office.
The John F. Tolle passed down last
evening for New Orleans well ladea.
The Mary Boyd, Captain John Elliott
is the Wednesday mail packet for White
river.
The present season has been q severe
one on steamboatmen financially. Cheap
freiehts and low water have prevented
them from making money.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-14
For New Orleans.

Cincinnati and New Orleans Packet - For
Vicksburg, Natchez and New Orleans.
R0KEE.....-............. Geo Wolf. master
NN ILL LEAVE AS ABOVE IT,
w SATURDAY, 18th inst. at s1A!s'sl9EHtR
pm. For freight or passage ap- 5000
ply on board or to
]. T. WASHINGTON. Agent,
10-ll 3 Madison street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-14

Q1rY A WEEK guaranteed to Male and Fee
d | male Accents in their locality. Costs
NOTHING TO try it. Particulars free. p. o.
VICKERY x Co., Augusta, Ne.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-14
For Cfncinnati.

Memphis and, Ohio River Packet Company
For Cairo, Evansville Louisville and Gin
cinnati.
NASHVILIee",..,. ........-"A. Ballard. master
+ EAYES VAS ABOVE TUES U-s.
~ pay. 18th inst. at 5 pm. For sREBlHts9
f. u, COBB CO., Agents,
ll-R 1853 Front street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-14

Memphis and ST. Louis Packet Co... S. Mail
Line-For Vicksburg and the Bends.
10 KINNEY Porter. master
Nv TUESDAY. 18th inst, at lslztsR
AID. STORM,
Sup't Mississippi River Elevator Co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-14

The following is the present tariff from New
York and Boston TO Memphis on freights by
the CireatW estern Dispatch Fast Freight Line:
All rail-First class, 81 81; second class, 81 Is;
third class, 81 or fourth class. Sac; fifth class.
&c.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-14

q kooOO per day at home. Terms free.
OO-OSU Address GEO. sTIEsOE Il Co.,
Portland, Me.
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Gle Tx LIN i

CHE h;I& LIN H.
Memphis and Vicksburg Packet Co.. For
Helena. Friar's Point and The bends-U. S.
mail TO Napoleon.
. xlf-7p ILLINOIS,
i'-I--1l--a Mark Cheek Master
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-14
Leaves TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS.

ChicOt railroad will find good Hack accom-
m odations from the mouth of White river and
Napoleon 70 Watson Station or Red Fork.
For freight or passage apply on board or to
1851 GEO. w. CHEEK, sup't. 26S Front st.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-14

nB- Takes Fire and Marine risks. Dwelling
Houses and isolated Country Stores
especially solicited. SIS
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-14
New Advertisements.
OPIUM |!

MORPHINE HABIT speedily cured by
DR.. BECK'S only known and sure remedy.
NO Charge for treatment until cured. Call
o a or address
DR.. ]. C. BECK, Cincinnati, 0.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-14

ANHOOD RESTORED-A VICTIM OF
i'll youthful impIudence, causing pTema-
ture decay. nervous debility, ETC., having
tried In vain every known remedy, has found
a simple self-cHre, which he will send fres 10
his fellow sufer Address h, REEVES,
Is Nassau street. New York. e0d-lll- xix-2
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-14
INSURANCE.
MERCHANTS
FIRE AND MARINE
INSURANCE COMPANY
OF MEMPHIS,
Have Removed to Office Formerly
Occupied by DeSOt0 Bank,
No. 20 Madison Street.

ISAAC sCHWAB ........... -.....-.Of SchWab q Co
B. F. HALLER......of Hollevell. Crockett &
Halter.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-14
MEMPHIS POST0FFICF.

OTYIOE HoURs-FRSMS AN: TO 5P.N.; SUNDAY,
From TO 10 AN.
Closes. Arrives.
=, L.. uIPh
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-07-17
Something Besides Instinct.

Two rats performed 4 feat ingenious.
A trap which was baitcd for their
capture was habitually plundered
without securing a single rat. They
had evidently invented some plan
for safely stealing away the bait, and
what the plan was could only be
learned by setting watch Oh the
trap. We shall explain how the theft
was effected. The trap was of the
kind which is sometimes employed
for catching mice. 1t was Il box
with sliding door which was sus-
tanned by mechanism connected
with it; the bait being nibbled at, the
door dcscends and makes the mouse
a prisoner. The rats saw through the
device, and resorted to the following
very simple but etfectual method Of
taking away the bait, which was n
piece of toasted cheese, and yet es-
cape imprisonment. One of them
placed itself under the door, so that
it might fall on its back, while the
other crept in and successfully car
ried off the morscl of cheese. The
first rat then withdrew itself from un-
der the door and joined its companion.
This demonstration Of rat intelligence
is of recent occurrence.-C Chambers
Journal.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-07-17

1An cfFeminate man." saysa recent
writer is IL weak poulticc- He il u
cro~s between table-becr and ginger
pop, with the cork left out fresh
water mermaid found in a COW pas
ture with her hands full Of fdandcli0na.
He is tea cup full Of syEEabnb; 4 kit
ten in trousers /; . sick monkey with
a blonde moustache. He Is vine
without any tefnirik; a fly drowned
in oil a paper kite in a dead calm.
He lives like butterfiy-nobody can
tell why. He is as harmless as .
pennyworth of candy, and as useless
as shirt-button without hole. He
is as lazy as slug, and has no more
hope than a last years s,sinmer-fiy.
He goes through life on tiptoc, and
dies like Cologne water, split over
the ground.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-07-17

A Boston correspondent tells the
following: !" Mark Twain, in one of
his articles, speaks of the lady who
treasures precious slice of bread
from which Dickens had taken bite.
This sounds like the broadest burlcs-
que, but the following anecdote,
which is literally true, and illustrates
many peoples foolish desire for rel
les, shows that Twain was hardly
burlesqueing in his essay. The last
time that Mr.. Dickens was in this
country he happened one morning to
breakfast at the common table Of the
hotel where he was stopping. When
he had eaten his egg, he dropped the
empty shell into his egg-cup, and ,af.
ter finishing his breakfast, he left tho
table. A soon AZ he had gene, .
lady who had sat next to him, arose
and, taking up the cup, went to the
hotel proprietor and offered to par-
chase It Of him at any price; and the
unwssllcd egg-cup, containing the
broken shell, is now kept by her ~ a
souvenir of the great novelist"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-07-17

Guarded by q body Of 800 strongly
armed English soldiers, she was con
Quoted from the castle tower, through
some OF the most picturesque streets
of the ancient city, which were
crowded with people eager to tske. .
parting gaze at the pl1e-featucd, but
firIn-hearted maiden, as she heroically
proceeded to the place of death. As
she nearcd the fatal Pile, her fortitudc
nearly forsook her. 80, Rousn !"
she piteously cried, " it is here indeed
that I must die" At that time the
market square was nearly double its
present size. Here she was fastened
to the stake, and as the devouring
flames leaped mercilessly about her,
she raised her fearful eyes to heaven,
and, with the name Of her Divine
Redecmer on her lips, expired, a vic
tim to English superstition and re-
vcnge. The King of England, writ
ing to his uncle, says she was cxccu-
ted con account Of the great damage
and inconvcnicnccs, the horrible mur-
ders and hcnious cruelties, and other
innumerable evils she had commit
ted" against his SACRED person and
loyal, obedient subjects. Cooks
Sacitzerldxd.