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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-15
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INFoRMATIoNewAMrEn

IN CHANOERf-IN THE MATTER an
u the VIII OF William Samuel Speecbiev =,
Wisbech Saint Peter. In the Isle OF NV 'arS
county Of Cambridge. England, drapey Who
died on the 2Sth Of April, 1871. By an order
oI tne court OF Chancery in England, made
on the 9Th day OF May, 1878, on the potitiah ~
Charles William Robert SpeeohIov 20 II M ~
town and county of Cambridge, England. corr
merclant, tae person claiming TO ba an, ;,ia5
70 the share Of the residue Of the said Tssteoui
IoIs hsiate which was given BY the said will n
yonn cpeeenley, formerly of Woodstone. in
th the county Of huntingdon, England, but Al
tne time residing in the United States of
America. 1t was ordered that an inob ;rs ps
should be made whether the said JHalui n 4
sfEEOHLEf was living or dead. and II
aead, when he died. The said John Spescb.
icy icy let Mo09dptAne aforesaid in or aboutitha
Wy Wy ypTr daos OF 1870 and went TO reside inithe
Enl!ea states Of America. and was hearsi If
from New York in or about the month Of nSi W.
csemper, l05'. In the year 1872 he visited
Woodstone aforesaid for short lima hnS
tnen returned 70 America, and was last haaTd
III nj IN e tne year 1919, when he was at New York
dne sala John Apeechley, If living, or his Ser-
sohai representatives ii be survived the snid
testatot and hes since died, are entitIad ~ tha
sald legacy or share Of residue, which at fhe
date y the said order amounted to ths mn ~
til5l rs; I'd. consolidated fS per cent. AMIN
tues; The said John Speechley, If living fis.
or ms repres1ht9tiyes II dead, are by their
solicitors on o. before the lith day Of Jana-
ssI1s sy 1sT y GSIe y and prove his or their
koIs, in the kOlls Yard, Chancery Lam my
Milddiesex, England. Tuesday, the 25t5 Say,
OF January, 1876, at ii O'Clock In the farsy,
noon, at the, said Chambers, is appointed for
nearing 5,ssSI 3 and adjudieating on the claims.
,o,,, ROBERT MARsHfHa'I..L.aa Al .a' Char o,.,,,
JOHN X. ADAMS. Is Old JewSy Sl Ch hsmkss;., ereEs;
!hondsn, Agent for II, j. Whitehead Sole.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-15

In the BeFlip E4Rress of the 4th inst,
w lind the following paragraph under
tRe head Of Chess Literature or the
Origin OF the Came by a. W. Ensor
Troy, with her famous aiege, has con-
tNouted more to chesn tradition than any
Other, event OF ancient history; the war,
SO relentlessly waged against her, and SO
Immortality sung, has for three thousand
years lilled the minds Of men, and to the
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-15
JANUARY Ann LuLY
.sl5O.OOO


Any one investing in these Bonds has the
Isatsiaction Of knowing that his bond is GER
tain 70 be paid at maturity; and further that
ne assists IN building in the city Of New York
2 permanent Temple Of Industry, which will
DC an ornament and pride to every Ameri-
can. - - =,
Each Bondholder, until his bond is re-
deemed, Is part owner Of twenty-five acres
Of land situated in the heart Of the city Of
New York, and estimated to be worth Two
Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars.
and ths building which is estimated to cost
Seven Millions.
The excavations for the foundation was
commenced on the 10Th of May, 1878. and the
building will be ready to receive the goods
from the Centennial Exhibition at its olose.
NO investment for people of small means
was ever offered equaling the Bonds Of the In
dustrial Exhibition Co; The bonds are se-
cured BY mortgage which makes the princinal
safe, and eminently secure, and In additien 10
which each bondholder participates four times
q year, IN the allotment Of premiums above
named.
The difference between these bonds and n
lottery ticket is. in a lottery the holder must
lose. his money or draw a prize. while tbe
holder of an Industrial Exhibition Bond can
not lose his investment. but must have re-
turned TO him the principal and a small rate
OF interest added. and in addition has an OBJ.
pGItunlty sn M ny 70 o. draw premium ranging from
\ The Board of Directors and the Trustees az
the mortgagags are among the most eminent
ot the business men Of New York, and Is Of
itself guarantee that the bonds are n 50 10
and desirable investment.
Inc Company is not responsible for auy
money mo- sent. except 1t be by check, postal or
YER a5ait q express payable to the order Of
circulars sent on application.
Address.
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BONDS. NJ.
QUARTER BONDS
OF THE
Industrial Exhibition Go.
FIVE DOLLARS EACH,
$5 EACH,
FIVE DOLLARS EACH,
80 90,
BONDS.

WILL BUY A QUARTER BOND OF THE
wv Industrial Exhibition Company of New
Each Quarter. Bond participates in -Four
series aliotments every year, until it is re-
deemed. -
The following Premiums show what any
BOND may receive. A quarter Bond would
receive one-quarter of the below named pre-
miuma -
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-15

GRAIN RAISERS REFUSE 10 sub.
nit to. the. wasteful and imperfect work Of
other Threshers, when posted on the past supe-
rtoTIty Of this one, for saving grain. saving
tune, and doing fast, thorough and economi.
THRESHERMEN FIND IT highly advau.
tageeus to run a machine that has no e" Beat
ers." :" Pickers," or Apron" that handles
Damp. Grain. Long Straw, Headings, Flax,
Timothy, Millett and all such difficult graiu
and seeds, with ENTIRE EASE AND
EFFECTIVENESS. Cleans to perfection;
saves the farmer his thresh bill by extra saw
ing OF grain, makes no Litterings;" re
guires LESS THAN 0NE-HALF the usual
Belts, Boxes, Journals, and Gears; easier
managed; less repairs; one that grain raisers
prefer to employ and walt for, even az
advanced prices, while other machines
are out Of jobs"
Four sizes made with 9, 3, 10 and
IL horse Mounted - Powers, also
speciality Of SepRrntOrs alone
expressly for STEAM POWER, and
20 match other Horse Powers.
IT interested in grain raising, or threshing,
write for Illustrated Circulars (sent fee) with
ull particulars of sizes, styles, prices. terms,
tc. NACHOLS, SHERARD a. 90,
VI 53&w Battle Creek. Micht0Gn
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-03-20
THE BEST KIND OF WIFE.
BY MARION BERNSTEIN.


oh, where shall search for n suitable wife"
And he searched and searched through the wor!
all his life
He hunted on sea, he hunted on land,
put he never found one that would suit him
and Why
The reason is plain--that he tried the wron.
way;
You can all Of you find good wife II yeu try,
And you need not be searching all hight anu
all day;
Tor this is the truth-it will yet be confessed;
The best kind of wife is the lass you love best
You can marry wife who can cook and sew,
And have all other virtues woman can claim
But if she can't love you, you'd far better go,
And wed one who knows nothing but loves
gentle name;
You might marry a wife with long pedigree,
And riches, ard beauty, that none could excel;
But if YOU don't love her, it's easy to see
You'd best wed the rustic you could love too
well.
For this is the truth-it will yet be confessed:
The best kind of wife is The lass you love best.
AL those who will marry must marry for life,
And therefore beware less your choice shoulc
be wrong;
FOR where there's no love there is sure to be
strife
And strife matrimonial can't last very long.
3ut all joys will be brighter, all sorrows less
deep,
In a heart where the true love doth constantly
dwell.
Then still let your mcm'ry this true proyert
"He loveth most wisely waose near. loyetl
well"
Tor this is the truth--it will yet be confessed:
g'he best kind of wife is the lass you love best,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-03-20
LITTLE MARGIE.
ny r. BRYNBERG PORTER.


Little Margc sat by the avenue,
And all the gay stccds qaick past her new,
With their merry bells and flashing sieighs-
Four.in hands, tandeMs, sorrcls and grays.
Margie watched the great folks, but envicd not
She sold buttons and pins, nor sigheo III her 'o'
Grand ladies' swept by in their silks and furs,
But none had'a blither heart than hers.
Swells sauntered along with ogling grins,
Not one so content as the child who old pins.
And as she sat on, and the sun shone bright,
Me sang wee song, her heart was so light:
For the sparrows chirped overhead in the trees
And why should she be less gay than these!
And when the ladies would purchase her wares
Twas pleased little face that smiled in theirs
ONE day she sat there when it was not SO bright
And the snow-tlakcs came flying all chill ahC
white.
Tie wind howed around her cruel and cold,
And few were the buttons and pins she soo'
And she tried in vain to sing her wee song
There came poor, limpng dog alenS'
And he looked in her face with such wlstiui eye
And seemed so starved that IL made her cry
So she took from her basket her one piece o'
bread,
And shared with him--when had he been ied!
Now a lady looked out from great house near
From her wealth and her warmth and pleasant
cheer,
saw the child in the snow, all shivering and wan
And thought Of her own darling, dead ana gone
And she took her forthwith to her home and
heart:
From thence never more, while she lived, to de-
part
To-day Margie rides in velvet and furs,
And none arc more costly or fine than hers,
SIZE is seen at the ball in jewels rare,
And pleased eyes follow her everywhere
Bat is she mach happier now, think you,
Than when she said pins on the avenue!
-Christion Uu,OR.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-03-20

Ten or twelve years ago there was miner
working in the upper levels of the Comstock
at 81 per day. He lived in little cabin
down the canon, did his own cooking and
whistled softly, There's a good time com.
ing boys" To-day that miner walks about
Virginia City, as crdial as in old days; he
dresses no better than ordinary gentlemen of
Virginia, and eats no better food than con.
scientious editor ought to have, and yet, as
his fortune is rated in the stock list daily, he
is so rich that, were his stocks turned into
money, he could lend Scott that $4,000. 900
he wants and have enough left to live COM
inrtgbly upon. He could, unaided, 60 down
and open, at his own expense, the DarIen ca
nal; or should his fancy run in that way, he
could advertise tomorrow that the govern.
mGnt, through him, had determined to re.
sumo specie payment and pretty nearly make
the promise good. lie could cndow college
in each state OF the union with 100000
each, or could build a double track narrow
gauge railroad from San Francisco 20 New
York. and solve at once the problem Of cheap
transportation.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-03-20
uElnY Down IA Peg,

According to Rapin, the SaXons were ad
dicted 10 drink, and used such immense cup:
that King Edgar, to check this evil habit, or
dcrtd certain marks TO be made IN their cups
AT given height, above which they were for
hidden TO fill, under "A severe penalty These
were called pcgtankards, and peg. tankard
Is nowadays great treasure. \ peg.tunkard
had on the inside row of eight pegs, one
above another, from top to bottom. 1t was a
noble piece OF plate, and ordinarily held two
quarts, so that there was a gill of ale between
each peg. The law was that every person
who drank was TO open the space between
pin and pin. so that the pins were so many
measures Ia make the company all drink
alike. This says an authority, was "A con.
trivance for merriment, and pretty sure
m,t1cd of making all the company drunk,
especially If IL be considered that the rule
was that whoever drank short of his pin. or
beyond il, was Obliged 10 drink again or even
so deep as the Eext pin" Consequently In
Archbishop AuSlcm's can0Ds, laid down al
the Council of London, 4 u. ll02, priests are
fol bjden ito drink TO pegs" The expires.
sion to take down a peg las Iis origin i'm this
custom meaGing 10 abate "a man lust as the
liquor is abatcd. At Braintrce, IN Essex,
England, from which one of the earliest New
England towns takes its name, customs whick
sprang from peg.ianKards. fingered even into
the present ceRtury. Topers parlaKing of ale
divided into three draughts-''necKum sink
um, squanKum, the word svanK being de
fined in Bailey's Dictionary IA that remain.
der of liquor at the bottom of a tanKard
which is jus; sufficient for one drasvht,
which it j. not accounted good manners To-
divide, and, according to the quantity. is
Time
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-03-20

DR. BAKERS PAIN PANACEA, for rheumatism
neuralgia cramps, colo, diarrhTa, cholera moI
bus, cholera infantum, sprains, burns, scalds
bruises. chibains, frost-bites, swelings soreness
in the joints, and all painful affections of the
body, external and internal. For colds, sore
throat, quincy and diseases of the throat and
mucous membrane, it is an invaluable remedy
john F. HENRY, CURRAN " Co., PrOprictors, s
I'D Q III ge Place, New York. (3).
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-03-20

RICE BIscUITs.-Mix together three pounds
of wheat -four and one pound Of lice -four.
Put this in pan, make bay or hole in the
middle; rub in by degrees one pound ten
ounces of loafsugar, and half pound of
butter; make the whole into dough, three.
quarters Of a pint OF milk with an egg or
two, dissolving first in the milk one ounce of
valatile salt Roll out the dough into a sweet
about the sixth of an inch thick, cut out the
biscuits with plain round cutter, abou.
three inches in diameter; rub over the tops
with milk and throw them into rice flour,
put them on buttered tins, so as not to touch
and bake into moderate brisk even.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-03-20

APPLE BREAD--Weigh one pound of fresh,
JUICY apples; peel, core, and stew them in a
pulp, beng careful to use a porcelain kettle,
or stone jar placed inside a kettle of boiling
water; mix the pulp with two pounds of the
best flour; put in the same quantity of yeast
you would use for common bread, ana as
much water as will make it a fine, smooth
dough; put it in a warm place to rise, and
let It remain for twelve hours at least. Form
it into rather long,shaped loaves and bake in
quick oven.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-03-20

When a young man In Patagonia falls in
love with a girl, he lassoes her, drags her
home behind his horse, and that's all the
marriage ceremony necessary. He doesn'
even have to buy the lasso.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-03-20

After fellow has been carrying young
lady's glove pinned over his heart for thir
teen months, no one can imagine his feelings
as he sees her dash by in a cutter with clerk S
n rm around her
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-03-20

A Southwestern journal told its readers
that at night, when you see the big Upper,
with the handle toward you, and the tail OF
the comet III the bowl, il is about time to go
home and go to bed
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-03-20

The Brooklyn Argus paragraphs. told his
wife 10 take out her jaw and rest il Tor awhile,
and rs the doctors gather around his bed they
look solemn, shake their heads and whisper
1 dunno II dunnor
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-03-20

Sale bill. ST lowest prices and be-, @ work at
FaEE TKNssR oflc,i
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House. Sign and Banner
P.AINTEiH

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Note, Letter and Bill Heads
NAM ED BEL


Printed in hrssesss style At IRE Pre- Irsder Qee YES
Of Court House squsre. vsNAN FAnAN
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-07-14

where the trial was to have been, but on
seeing Deputy Sheriff A. ]. Layman
taking Barbara Wooten down for evil
dence against him, he never got off the
train. but went on below for parts I'M
known. The evidence of Wooten would
have convicted him, for she says che
would have sworn that he was the man
who raised the window and solicited her
to make her escape. She further says
there were more than Brown concerned
in the affair, but refuses to tell who they
were unless she is brought on oath.
DISAPPEARANCE OF YOUNG GIRL.
We omitted to say last week that ON
Thursday night, the Let instant. Emma
Gary, daughter of Marcus Gary, living
near this place, left her fathers house,
since when she has never been heard Of
A young man had given her an obscene
book, and her father found the same in
her possession, and we are told said he
intended to indict the young man, and
the girl has run off to keep from appear
ing as a witness against him. She is but
fourteen, and the sentiment of the COM
munity at large is that he induced her to
leave. jim.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-07-14
For the Hartford Herald.
COUNTRY NEWSPAPERS.
TAYLoRTowN, KY, July s.

TAYLoRrowN, KY, July s.
EDITOR HERALD:-Perhaps some people
will say, when they read this caption,
"Well, now, l wonder if II. B. T. has
not got off on a subject that he had better
have left the editor to attend tor" Now,
I wish such people to follow me with pa
thence for little while, and perhaps ]
may tell them few facts that the editor
would not All thinking people know
that publishing paper is very arduous
undertaking, and especially a country
newspaper. Just consider the trouble
and expense Of "setting up" and the
great trouble of securing subscribers.
This is the greatest trouble Of all, for
peoples prejudices have to be combatted,
their penuriousness must be overcome,
and hundreds::of copies have to be distrib-
uted free, in order for the people to see
what kind of a paper claims their patron
age. These are a few Of the troubles
that are incident to newspaper publishing.
True city paper. backed 10y plenty Of
capital, does not experience these troubles
in so great degree, for from the plenti-
fulness of their capital they can put
down the subscription price so that it is
easily reached by almost every one Not
so the county paper. The men who gen.
orally establish a county paper have not
the favor of mammon to such degree as
to enable them to flood the country with
flaming prospectuses and sample copies.
besides lowering the subscription price
Now. think when a man becomes con-
WINGED that the county paper is of suf-
ficient merit TO claim his patronage, he
ought not to delay, but subscribe immedi-
ately. Do not try to borrow the paper.
for by thus doing you may be taking the
necessaries Of life from the editor to graf
ify your own curiosity. Do not say you
are not able to take the paper, for any
person that has a willing mind and good
health can take the paper even though
he has to work for so cents day and
board himself Therefore, do not hest
tate, but let us all take The HERALD
and have the best county paper in the
State.
H. B. T.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-07-14
49, aH
The Taylor Reunion.

After consultation among those more
Immediately interested, it has been deci-
ded to hold the Reunion Of the Taylor
Family at Beaver Dam, on the 9th day Of
Sept, 1875. A large number will attend
from other States, and this time and place
will best suit all interested. Mr.. II. D.
Taylor will read history of this time
honored family, and as the time is fast ap-
preaching when the first settlers and their
children will have gone to that bourne
whence no traveller returns, all who wish
to hear the early history Of Ohio county
from the lips Of the few remaining survI-
vors who were participants in the scenes,
will do well to attend. twill undoubted-
ly be the largest gathering ever held in
the county.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-07-14
City Speaking.

Judge B. P. Bergman, Col. F. P.
Morgan, and Maj. w. L. Rowe. candi,
dates for city judge. will address the citi.
zens of Hartford at the following times
and places, viz:
At the courthouse steps, Third Ward
to night.
Az. Wayne Grifin's drug store, Sec
ond Ward, Thursday night. after which
the candidates will treat the crowd Ia
soda water.
Friday night, at Dandy Lyons grocery
First Ward.
Saturday evening, at 4 o'clock, al
Luce's Springs, Fourth Ward.
Monday night, at the bridge across
Rough River, Fifth Ward.
The voters of the city are earnestly re-
quested to attend, as matters of vital inn
portanc TO the city will be discussed We
will attend and endeavor, in our next is
sue TO give the substance Of the discuss
sions.
All the speaking, except that Of Satur-
day afternoon, will begin promptly at s
o'clock, p. m.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-07-14
FROM SULPHUR SPRINGS.

SULPHUR SPRINGS, Ky, July llth,
EDITOR HERAID:-Having seen nc
communication from this place for some
time, l thought to-day, whilst it is rain.
ing, l would give you a few items, and
risk it with the "lightning-like" mailboy
believing that il he starts in time he will
deliver it sometime this summer.
Patterl patterl still comes the rain
almost without ceasing since yesterday
morning; not gently, but in mad gushing
showers, as if determined to drown or
wash away the surface of the earth, and
leave nothing but desolate waste in its
wake.
The rains that fell on and about the 26th
ult., did untold damage to crops along the
creek bank. In this vicinity il is esti-
mated that two OF three hundred acres
are ruined by being washed or drowned.
Ed and Virgil Renfrow lost fifty acres,
W. L. Ambrose thirty, and your cores
pendent twenty acres.
Indeed, the past rainy weather has
wrought cad havoc with many farmers
along the creek bank. Jim Capp says a
man up above here has been down Rough
Creek looking for two acres Of tobacco
that got away one nigh: during freshet,
he having forgotten to make it fast. The
Oldest residents say that so much rain in
the summer season has not been known
for about twenty-four years.
We will not attempt to give report Of
the barbecues up here, as we did not at
tend, and your local was on hand las we
understand) ready to PICK up such items
as were interesting. Some ofour citizens
regret that you did not speak, as was
thought, and beg that at some future time
you will favor them.
Accept our kindest regards and best
wishes for yourself and excellent wife
and may you live long and be happy.
BILL PERKINS.