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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-30

tering the trap by a piece Of meat, and
when in, a pull of the long string settled
their capture. AS a rat trap it beats all
the patents yet on exhibition.
The law library at the courthouse con-
tains 34OO volumes at present, and all
the reports Of the different States Of the
Union are received hereimmediately on
publication, as well as the English Chan
Gerry and Law Reports. The Librarian,
Thomas Flanagan, keeps a file Of the
LEDGER displayed, with aview to getting
it bound at the close of the year.
A well known cotton.shed man was
sick on Saturday, but when the physi-
clan called to see him at night, the dogs
belonging to the cotton man ran the
medical man back into his buggy. No
one was around the shed, and the sick
man was unable to get up; so as a last
resort, the physician drove his buggy up
to the sick mans window, felt his pulse
and prescribed for him. The dogs
thought the doctor was a burglar, and
they were protecting their sick master
even against the dispenser of medicine.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-30

There is a Scotch l~ookiug.glass maker
who heads his advertisements with a
quotation from Burns: The giftie gle
US, to see ourselves as ithers see u.s.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-30
Rega. Britannica, Reina Victoria, Del
Reys, CazadOres, Media Regalias,
LOndres, Camellas, ETC., Etc,

which in quality and workmanship are equal
70 any made, and which / offer at the same
figures as goods Of the same kind are sold In
NeW Orleans. Orders for making any kind
and etyle of cigars solicited and filed at New
Orleans prices.
Ny tobacco is selected and prepared with
care and worked into cigars by the hest.
CUBAN W0RKMEN. 1 make hand work
only.
Give me your trade. ] want il. need II. and
will endeavor to deserve it by giving as good
cigars in quality, work manship and price al
home as you can buy away from home. Helm
me that l may increase my working force.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-30
Freah OYafara

Received this morning at Victor D.
Fuchs Al Jefferson street. l56
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-30

No FAMILY should be without the fine
Illustrated Family Bible, now being de-
livered by W. s. Rogers. 1873
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-30

TWENTY Leagues Under the Sea" by
Jules Verne; a new supply at Mans
ford's. 1876
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-30
. MOKE

Genuine Mexican Twist Cigars.
Price Only sc.
The only place in this city, or in this
country, where SO delightful a cigar can
be had for so small an amount of money
l. %
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-30

26s Second ST., opposite Court Square.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-30
WILL ARRIVE TODAY

JOHN WALSH, livery stable, No. 62
Union street. Horses, buggies and car
riages for hire. /
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-30

JOHN WALSH, undertaken, No, 34
Second street. opposite p%2stoaice. /
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-30
SPECIAL. CARDS.

. HINS0N. DENTIST, $50 MAIN ST,
ffom one to three dollars in general. Artih-
oial set OF teeth from fifteen TO hlty dollars.
Special attention n directing children teeth.
Also Treats ali Diseases OF the
Month.
ONCE hours from 3 am. 40 5 nm. Is xxi-4
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-30

$50 to $4,000 has been invested in
Stock Privileges and paid 900 per cent.
profit. How to do it." A book on
Wal street, sent free.
TUMBRIDGE & Co., Bankers,
xxi.l4-d&w Wall street, N. Y.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-30

Parker, the well known pOr-
trait painter has his studio at
MOystOn's star Gallery, over
the Red Store, opposite the
Odd Fellows Hall, 240 Main
street. 1891
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-30
EXPOSITION BUILDING,
wednesday, Evening, Sept. Is, 1876

COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS:
Green Rosette.l
Lieutenant Paul Kingston, ............ Chairman
M Fenton John Russell
Rich Eustace PMcCadden
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-30
CIGAR FACTORY.
RIO H0NDO
Cigar Factory
1876 Main Street.
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

mo CIGAR BUYERS: / AM MAKING
u and have in stock such cigars as
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-30

E0R SALE-CHEAP, ATC. II. BRACKETT
Il Il Cots, No. 32l Second street,:
One light double r%ockaway, 0osling's best,
In tip-top order.
Four nice top buggies.
Three sulkies, one Gosling and tive Cafrey's
make all as good as new.
One pair Of small gray horses, work single
or double-one a good saddle horse = and three
or four fine buggy horses.
Also three spring wagons. almost new, 146t
Tor sALE-NEW FORM OF TRUSTEES
T. DEEDS. just out for saloat Ledger office.
E0R SALE BRICK ORDERS LEFT
y with John A. Dennie, 298 Front street, or
Buchanan Il Horton, 344 Front street. Ut at
yard on 0verton tract. on tho bluff South
Memphis, will receive prompt attention.
sit OH. P. PIPER.
E0R SALE LOTS ON LAUDERDALE,
Z Orleans, st. Paul and Carolina streets,
suitable for cheap residences.
lO7 1855 +. W. SMITH.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-04-01
(Orlginal.]
WILL NOT.

The reason, and the only reason, that there
are any of Adams race in that fearful place
we call hell is, thev would not come unto
Jesus. The reason that so many are to-day
rushing with all the velocity of time, to the
regions of perpetual darkness is, they reject
the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of
the world Our Saviour said to the Jews,
aye will not come to me that ye may have
life" This does not mean that they would
not in the future come to him, but it means
that by an edict of their own will they had
determined not to come to Jesus. 1t is not
a prediction respecting what would be in the
future; but it is plain declaration of what
was in existence at the moment he was speak
ing. The Jews determined to reject the Sa-
viour. Just so it is to-day. All those who
are on the road that leads to destruction, have
resolved, in the face of light the
clearest, to reject the Saviour. They are out
of the church, and live lives of sin, and will
finally die in their sins, simply because they
Will uUI uO uclS 10 IOG q Sduo
man in the world who does not see that the
plan of salvation offered to men in the gospel
is worthy of all acceptation. Every man sees
that life of holiness is attended with less
than life Of sin. In fact, it
may be said that the gospel commends itself
to all. No man is so foolish as to deny the
inestimable worth of the moral code. No
man will deny that there is Incompatible
beauty in a life of holiness. In one word, it
will be acknowledged that virtue is better
than vice, that obedience is better than DISC
bedience Why, then, do not men follow Je.
sus? The reason is in themselves. They
will not. They have determined not to fol-
low him. 1t is the fixed purpose of their
hearts to reject the Lamb Of God. 1t will be
found, when the records of time are made up,
that the loss of immortal souls will not be
due to any defect in the provisions of the
gospel but to the stubbornness of the human
will
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-04-01
THE CHRISTIAN OBSERVER,
Louisville. KY,

nNE of the best as it is the oldest, of the faml-
DIV religious papers published in this country.
TWO COMPLETE PAPERS, one purely re-
lirious the other literary and miscellaneous
sheet, are furnished every week for $500 year;
IT'S EDITORIALSare marked by decided and
eiGTr ITs s'a1sriIttE ARTiCLES ON PERSONAL RELIGION
are furnished by many of the ablest ministers in
IT'S DEPARTMENT FOR THE HOME CIR
GLE including narratives, incidents, poetry, &C.,
is not surpassed by that of any paper publlshed.
IT'S RELIGIOUS INTELL1GENCE is fresh
and full, giving promptly the news OF the Pres
bvterian church, and full outline Of the intelli-
gence from other denominations, ana OF mission
ary news. ,,,>,n
communications on literary topics from many
writer's: Reviews Of the new publications; Lite
rary. Educational, Scientific and Political 1ntelli.
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Sketches: "reminiscences, Incidents, Anecdotes
Suggestions for the Farmer, and for those engaged
in other industrial pursuits; Scientific articles
written in popular style, and great variety OF
miscellaneous articles.
Every week the paper contains forty-eight COL
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large an amount and as rlch variety OF reaalhg
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February o
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-04-01
[Original.1
EXPERIENCE.

There are some people in this world who
always avoid everything that is practical.
They deal in vague generalities. This is es-
pecially true with regard to the subject of
religious experience. Commence talking to
them about what the Lord has done for their
souls, and they will commence mentioning a
great many things which, in some way, are
connected with religion but the subjects are
neither religion nor its effects upon the soul.
Their minds are stored with great many
facts; but they have very little to do with
personal piety. 1t is to be feared that too
many regard these vague things as constitu-
ting religion. 1t does seem that some people
have no religious experience They are mem.
hers of some church, pay their pastor, it may
may be, promptly, and attend church regu.
larly, and there the thing ends. Talk to them
about communing with God, and they look
vacant. Really, they do not understand you,
and hence, either say nothing or say some.
thing that sounds silly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-04-01
(Orlglnal.]
ALARMING.

The sin of drunkenness is really becoming
alarming. 1t threatens the well-being of So
ciety. The ancient Spartans we're accustomed
to make the helots, their slaves, drunk, so
that the young Spartans, seeing how foolish
the slaves acted when drunk, might be-
come disgusted at such sight, and refrain
from the use of Intoxicating drinks. Such a
plan as this would have no effect upon the
boys of this generation. Children see drunk
men almost every week in the year, and in
some localities, almost every day in the week,
and they do not become disgusted with the
practice. On the contrary, beardless boys
learn to drink, and we are sorry to say, often
get beastly drunk. If this is not an alarming
state of things, we frankly confess that weare
unable to imagine what might, with propre-
ty, be called alarming.
Often we hear it told, in seeming vindica-
ton of the present practice of drinking to ex-
cess, that our fathers all drank, and many of
them to excess. This, no doubt, is partly
true. 1t is long time since men commenced
the practice of indulging to excess in lntoxl-
eating drinks. One of the sins, and proba-
bly, the principle sin of the Antediluvians, was
drunkenness. Noah got drunk soon after
the food; but all this does not make drunk
enness right neither can it be dragged in as
a palliation for the ofense. By the way, it is
not strictly true that all our fathers, or rather
our grandfathers, were drunkards. The men
who first settled America were temperate
men. They were men far superior in almost
every particular to US, their sons. We have
no inclination to claim perfection for the men
of past generations. They we're but men,
and we're often addicted to grievous vices.
Themistocles was at one period of his life
drunkard, and as long as he was drunkard
he was worthless creature. He quit indul-
gng in the Intoxicating bowl after Miltlades
gained the battle of Marathon. The good of
our common country demands that our citizens
live lives of sobriety. We have often thought
that this thing of drunkenness lies partly at
the door of the church, or rather professed
Christians are greatly to blame for the prev
alence of the sin. Those who ought to be
examples of sobriety, are often not so.
Intoxicating liquor is very expensive
thing. 1t costs, in one way and another, more
than all the other expenses of the world.
Some men who complain great deal about
high taxes, tax themselves most enormously,
and say nothing about it. Gods people
should prayerfully reflect upon this thing of
drunkenness in our country. 1t is striking
blow at the vitals of society.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-04-01
Ghildren's department.
OUR MENAGERIE.

We've got whole menagerie
At our house, declare;
For yOnder comes little chap
AS hungry as bear!
And / have heard the youngster say
When on an errand sent,
"I'm just as tired as dog"
And doggedly he went.
1t is but seldom that he cries,
I'm willing to confess,
And seldom would you care to hear
His signals Of distress,
For, like the "mighty monarch who
In forest loves to reign,
This autocrat of ours will roar
With all his mite and name!
AS shy as any fox is he
When mischief is about,
As innocent as any lamb
When you would find him out;
And when corrections rod, perchance,
You'd have the urchin feel,
He wrigges out of wiSdom'S ways
AS slippery as an eel.
But there are days when order reigns
Supreme within the house:
No doors are banged-the child appears
AS quiet as a mouse!
Till ola sudden through the bars
Ofsilence he will bolt,
And scamper up and down the street
Like any other colt
We never know Just how or when
Occurs the change we see;
Now he is slower than snail,
And then busy bee:
But when a whole menagcrie
We're anxious to enjoy,
We open wide the outer door,
And introduce that boy!
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-04-01

CONDUCTED BY
REV. ROBERT LATHAM.
[Original.l
NEEDED.

NEEDED.
Every age is characterized by some pecu"
liar feature. One of the striking features of
the present age, is the neglect of Christian
parents to give their children a religious ed
ucation. The Sabbath school and the Sab.
bath school, paper are depended upon to do
what no one, nor no agency can DO, except
the parents. Sabbath schools and Sabbath
school papers, and religious books and peri
odicals generally, are good things in their
places. As there are not few professed
Christians who depend upon the preachers to
do all the praying, so there are many who
surrender their children to be morally and
reigiously educated wholly by the Sabbath
school. We have nothing to say against Sab
bath schools, no more than we have against
preachers praying but we have much to say
against the neglect of parents to teach their
children the Bible at home around the fire.
side, and we have much to say against the
sin of Christians in not praying to God with
and for their children.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-04-01

'ass- The Virginia City Enterprise tells the
following little anecdote: At Battle Noun.
tain some three-card monte men, meeting a
German, asked him to bet at their game.
TO get him in the notion, one of the cap
pers gave him $40 piece on which to try
his luck. He placed it on card and won.
Pocketing the $40 he refused to bet again,
and walked out ofthe house, followed by the
cappers, who insisted on getting the money
back. The German drew large.sized reyol-
yer from his pocket, and assuming defiant
attitude, said:
"You speak to me, put you so tam full of
holes you dont't know what you am. am
an old Californian, and know all about your
tam tricks. You take me for an immigrant,
you make fools NIT yourselves"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-04-01

SHE WAS ALL RIGHT.-"He died very
suddeny," said one female to another at the
post-ofice window, last evening.
"And did he have his life insured ?" asked
the other.
eyes, three thousand dollars"
90, we'll then, it isn't so bad. His wife
can have a coral set, some new furs, a silk
dress, and just make mourning goods git up
an wave !'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-04-01

STRINGS ON THE FINGERs.-An old farm.
er purchased some sweet oil in drug store,
recently, and being asked if there was moth.
ing else," he laid several packages on the coun-
ter, held up hand with several strings tied on
the fingers, and said, "Let'ssee! That red string
is for the bar.soap; that rag is for broom
that blue cord is for calico dress that dress
braid means four pounds of sugar; and the
other string is for sweet oil. No, nothing
more"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-04-01
MANAGEMENT OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS.

Man generally claims the right as well as
the power to compel the animal kingdom to
obey his commands. But in the interpreta-
ton of the word right there is a wide differ
ence of opinion, some holding that it implies
limited authority, while others are loath to
admit that animals have any rights which man
is bound to respect. 1t must, however, be ad-
mitted that man cannot pass beyond certain,
although perhaps unde6nable, line of abuse
toward the brute, without debasing his own
nature, and obliterating those finer feelings
and attributes which are supposed to be the
distinguishing characteristics Of fhuman beings
In the treatment of domestic animals there
are two distinct schools of practice. In one
animals are brought under subsection Cor, at
least the attempt is made to do SOY, through
physical force and fear; while in the other
these elements are almost totally ignored, and
the same results are sought through kind
treatment, the animal performing whatever is
required of it, in accordance with the wishes
of its MASTER in order, probably, to receive
similar favors in return.
Unquestionably there is considerable sell
6shness exhibited on both sides, for there can
scarcely be a doubt that this faculty is not
wanting among our domesticated animals,
and may enter largely into our calculations
while making rules for their management.
Animals trained for exhibition are promptly
rewarded for each effort or trick performed,
at least until the task becomes habit. The
horse which performs wonderful tricks in a
circus and shows such startling acuteness in
comprehending the meaning Of words, is real
ly no more intelligent naturally than the COM
mon drudge of the farm, but the former has
been educated, while the latter has not.
Perhaps we had better put the matter in
another form, and say that intelligent ami
mails are those which have been taught to be
so by kind and intelligent masters. OF course
we are not to suppose that wild Texas steer
or Mustang from the plains can be made do-
cile and subservient to our wishes as readily
as those of breeds long under the influence of
thorough domestication. Still we are conf
dent that the widest specimen that ever
browsed tuft of ofmesquit can be made, in one
month, as docle as any cossit lamb, and with
out being subjected to any punishment beyond
what is actually necessary in capturing him
There are, doubtless, examples oftrue vicious
ness which have been inherited, and in such
instances, force and severe punishment may
be necessary but these are extremely rare,
and may be considered exceptions to the gen.
eral rule, with all kinds of domesticated ami
mails. The main point which we wish to bring
out at this time, and very prominently, too, is
that our animals have far more brains and
powers of discernment in regard to what is
expected of them than we are inclined to
credit them with.-N Y. San.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-04-01

Essy, Just as the train started out on the
Great Western railroad in Detroit, the other
day, woman leaned forward and called to
her husband, who was ten feet away: "Say,
Simon, did you wash your feet and change
your socks?" "No, by swan forgot all about
it, he replied. "Well," said she, as she
leaned back, 81 feel it in my bones that there's
going to be smash up afore we get to Lon
don, and if you are killed I'll just purtend l
didn't know ye"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-04-01

A GOOD DEED.-"Well, my son." said a
Detroit father to his eight-year-old' boy, the
other night, "what have you done to-day that
may be set down as good deed?" "Gave a poor
boy five cents, "repled the hopeful. "Ah, ha !!
that was charity, and charity is always right.
He was an orphan boy, was he?" 81 didn't
stopto ask" replied the boy; 81 gave him the
money for licking boy who spit on my din.
ner basketw
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-04-01

How He PROVED IT. is the custom in
Mexico for the clergy to require foreigner
wishing to marry native, to bring proof
of his being bachelor Not finding any of
his countrymen who knew him sufficiently
we'll to testify to this fact, he determined to
supply the deficiency with the oath of a
native
Meeting Mexican in the street. whom he
had never seen before, our countryman pro-
posed to him that he should swear to his
being unmarried for the consideration of five
dollars. The senior, after moments study,
said to the Yankee:
"Get down Oh your knees and creep about.
Not exactly understanding what he was at,
our friend obeyed, much to the detriment of
his unmentionables. The other party then
told him that it was all right; that he
would swear that the American had not been
married since he knew him, and that was
before the time he crawled.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-04-01

KINDA young fellow, in San Francisco
suddenly snatched kiss from lady friend,
and excused his conduct by saying that it was
a sort of temporary insanity that now and
then came u pom him. When he arose to
take his leave, the plying damsel said to him,
IF you feel any more such fits coming on
you, you had better come right here, where
your in6rmity is known, and we will take care
of you."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-04-01

KILLING MoUsE-A Keokuk lady, while
engaged in the pursuit of her domestic du-
ties, encountered mouse in the flour barrel
Now. most ladies under similar circumstances
would have uttered few feminine shrieks,
and then sought safety in the garret. But
this one possessed more than the ordinary
degree of feminine courage. She summoned
the hired man and told him to get the shot,
gun. call the bulldog, and station himself
at convenient distance. Then she climbed
half way up stairs, and commenced to punch
the -four barrel vigorously with pole. Pre-.
emily the mouse made its appearance, and
started across the floor. The dog at once
went in pursuit. The man fired and the dog
dropped dead. The lady tainted, and fell
down stairs, and the hired man, thinking that
she was killed, and fearing that he would be
arrested for murder, disappeared, and has not
been seen since. The mouse escaped.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-04-01
Anmotuns department.

AN EXCITED OFFIcER.-A newspaper of
1910 relates the following incident as having
happened at militia muster in Saccarappa,
Maine:
. On certain occasion, while drilling this
limb of the nations bulwark in the art of
"'grim-visaged Wal" the citizen soldiers hav-
ing got into an inextricable snarl, it was
found necessary to stop the beating of the
drum. Instead of the usual phrase, "Halt |"
our commander bawled out, somethin ng pettish-
ly, "Stop that drummingw Not understand
ing this order, the musician continued to. per-
form his "paddeddiddles" and "aammemid-
dies" with as much vigor as ever. "Stop
that drumming !" shouted the hero. second
time; but the unconscious drummer, with
head erect and foot on the move, still went on.
The indignant captain could bear it no longer !;
marching directly up to the musician, he
drew his "battle blade'' with a flourish, and
plunging it through both heads of the in
strument, exclaimed, in voice of thunder,
"There, darn you, now rub.a-dub if you can .''