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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-24

Keep Your Head Cool.
Go 10 COhen's hat store and buy a
ventiIatiDg hat. 15
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-24

INSTEAD of going North, drink Berliner
Weiss beer. 1872
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ATTENTION

ATTEN ZION!
$4,000 Connecticut cigars, SIS
TO $40.
$4,000 mixed cigars, S24 60 $50.
10000 Havana filters, e45 TO S75,
10000 clear Havana and Key West,
S75 10 $3.50.
Fer sale at low rates, Wholesale
and retail at
HARPMANN d BROS,
ST. 2SB Main street.
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PAINTING, paper hanging and shades.
A new stock at reduced prices. Work
done promptly and cheap.
SIT JOS. TAGG, 343 Main street.
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hAA1ANl AN6AAAA AgAAD OGlliOnN ~
a drama entitled School for Daughters
and the closing address by Miss Florence
Toof. The institution is under charge
Of the Sisters of st. Dominic, presided
over by Sister Francis.
The following are spoken of as suit
able timber for the Mayoralty: Messrs.
]. 7. Ieath, ]. G. Nicely, Colonel Keat-
ing, Of the Appeal; Colonel Kellar, of
the Avalanche; NJ. L. Meacham aud
W. B. Galbreath. City Attorney Han.
son and Alderman Robbins are also
mentioned occasionally as prospective
candidates, while Mayor League would
make the III again, provided he could
get the support Of the Appeal.
The question as to the next Mayor Of
Memphis is coming up for considerable
discussion just now. Next January a
political Mayor should be ignored and q
first class business man who has been
successful in the management of his
own affairs and who is known as an
honorable citizen above all petty ideas
OF little shaving speculations and beyond
the reach of corruption in office should
be elected. We have a score of such
men in our midst, either of whom would
make a frst-class Mayor.
If every mar in Memphis were taxed
on his title a tremendous revenue would
be raised, But one man in the city
stands without q title and he is-well, he
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The KINDLY SUNSHINE. What
if you are tanned and freckled by
the suni A slight Disagreement is
nothing where health is concerned.
Human beings require sunshine Just
as plants do. How the little child
ren thrive in it, and would gladly
throw away hats and bonnets that
rob them of a share of it. We
know of one mother who found her
tiny dau ghter indulging in a sun
bath, not, of course, because she
thought it would he good for her,
but from sheer pity for her poor lit
tie feet and legs and body that new
er had any sunshine. A day of
hard work in the schoOlroOm, or the
store or kitchen, leaves us tired and
perhaps (iscouragedab our work, :,
and with the feeling that it is hard,
thankless world, without any god
place in it for us. When our spir-
it's have reached this water
mark, let us 60 out of doors, where
the sun may shine full upon us, and,
in due time, his magic power upon
our worn nerves will have made
new world for us, and our own place
in it the best of all. Happy the
woman and happy her household
whose carpets and complexion do
not keep her in tn, shadow of a
false pride, but whose windows and
face and soul are wide open to the
sun.
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CHRONoMETER BANK Lock.
The chrOnometer hank lock, which
saved the Barre bank so many thou
sand dollars is thus described: The
important part of it is sliding bolt
on the inside Of the safe door, which
is SO constructed as, OH the lockin,;
the safe door by any onc-cashier
and all are locked out. But in con-
nection with this bolt is system Of
clock work which, before the door
is locked, is wound up till it MARKS
the number of hours it is wished to
have the safe remain locked. At
the appointed time pin on the d.
al plate strikes upon lever which
in turn moves the obstruction away
from behind tho sliding bolt first
mentioned and allows the cashier
to unlock the safe. There are in
the lock two clock or watch move
nents that work simultaneously hut
independent; either will Withdraw
the obstruction from behind the
sliding bolt, that the bank officers
are not in danger of being locked
out permanently, unless both watch
should fail at cnce, a
thing not likely to happen in doz-
en- litetimes.
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SOLOMON RAY.

A hard close M an was solomon Ray,
Nothing of value he gave away;
lie boarded and saved
He pinchcd and shaved
And the more he had the more lie crayed.
The hard earned dollars he toied TO gain
Brought him little but toll and pain:
For little he spent,
And all he lent
lie made it bring him twenty per cent.
Such was the life of Solomon Ray;
The years went by and his hair grew gray
His checks grew thin,
And his soul within
Grew hard rs the dollars he worked to win.
But he died one day, as all men must
For life is fecting and man but d ust,
The heirs were gay
That laid him away,
And that was the end of Solomon RAY.
They quarrelcJ now who had little cared
For Solomon Ray while his life was spared.
His lands were sold,
And his hard-earncd gold
All went to the lawyers I am toll.
Yet men will cheat, and pinch and shave,
Nor carry their treasures beyond the grave;
All their gold some day
Will melt away
l.ik the selfish savings of Solomon Ray.
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SOME GOOD HINTS. A cores
DOndent of the Germantown ZeIe.

SOME GOOD HINTS. a cores
pondent of the Germantown 1ele-
graph offers the following hints:
"It doesn't pay to reset thin wheel
tires. The chief strength of the
wleel lies in the rim.
"There is great economy in soak
ing the felloes of business wagon
wheels with raw linseed oil it will
preserve the wood and save the ne.
cessity of frequent tire setting, an
operation to be avoided.
"When You buy new fork or
hoe, good farming requires that You
oil the handle. 1t costs but trife,
aud your tool looks better, and will
wear longer.
"GoOd harnesses kept soft with
neats-foot oil is credit to the own
er, and comfort to the animal that
wears it. A soft harness is strong
er than dry, hard one. 1t is
slightly elastic and bends without
breaking.
"Horse. stalls are usually made
too narrow. A tired horse needs
room to turn over and stretch his
limbs: fatal ipinri.fS pO,na from cou
fining spirited horses in short, mar
row stalls, A friend had the best
one of a valuable span kicked by a
strange horse in short stall, which
broke his leg. A pair of handsome
western horses were brought to take
the place of the bays, and one of
them in one year knocked down a
hip, perhaps hy the narrow stall,
and Is now of trifling value.n
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"A farmer on the road bet ween
Charleston and Worcester, Mass,
having been terribly annoyed by
drummers, put up sign: "No sew
ing machines wanted here. Got One."
Ii was no use I; the next drummer
wanted to see the machine, "and
perhaps he'd hitch up a trade.' So
the farmer put up SCOT the small
pOx here" That worked we'll for a
little while, but then came along a
drummer frigbtfully pitted with the
smallpox, who suddenly said :
"Seein you've got it bad here they.
We put me on this route"
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from his pocket, opened it, All,
drew from thence the last will an,
testament of his brother, Bcnart
Steiner.
All gazed sadly upon the old man
as with trembling hands he unrol
led it and said,-
III had the sad pleasure of clos
ing my brothers eyes in peace, ant
Of laying his remains in their last
resting place. In this will he be
qneaths the whole of his property
to the one that l shall decide has
made the best use of the handful OF
grain that | gave each of You be
fore | left home. Let me now hear,
my children" he added, "what
have you done with it,
ST. said Adolpous, ''have saved
mine. | put it in a small wooden
box, in dry place; and it is just
rs fresh as the day that you gave
it to me-"
"My SON." said the father in earn
est accents, "you have laid by the
grain, and what hath it protitcd
you? Nothing! So it is with
wealth. Hoard it, and it yieldeth
neither profit nor comfort.-and
you, Henry" he continued, "what
have you done with your handful ?"
81 ground it to -four, father, and
had a nice sweet cake made Of il,
which l have eaten"
"Foolsh boyw he replied; ; "and
it is gone, having given you but
moments comfort and support. So
it is with money. Spend it upon
your pleasures, they also are but
for a moment" The aged Gerard
now turned towards his youngest
son, and drawing him towards him,
said,-
"What use has my little Bernard
made of the handful Of grain that
l gave him -
The child smiled, and, clasping
his fathers hand between his own
said,-
"Come with me father, and will
show you.'
Thoy oil tnllowod the boy, "a he
led the way towards field that be-
longed to his father, but which was
situated at some distance from the
house.
"See, fatherw exclaimed the hap
py child "see what has become of
my handful Of grain p And he
pointed in delight towards corner
of the field where grew the tall,
slender grain, which, laden with its
golden ears, waved and rustled be-
meath the gentle breezes.
The aged Gerald smiled, and rest
ing his hand upon Bernards head,
said, "you have done well, my son.
You have sowed the grain in the
earth, and it has brought you forth
Il bountiful harvest. TO you must
l award my brothers fortune. Use
it as wisely as you have the hand
FIJI of grain. Neither hoard it up,
or spend it merely upon your pleas
ures, but bestow it upon the poor,
upon the fatherless and the widow,
upon the little ones Of Christ, and
He shall remember it with plen-
teOus reward.D
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LOST THE PUNCH. A gentleman
living near New York recently had
a barn raised on his place, in which
a number of his neighbors assisted,
In accordance with old custom he
brewed for them with his own
hands several gallons of punch, up
on which, being an expert he cx:
pended much labor and thought.
When the ingredients had been
combined to suit his taste he carried
the punch in a bucket to the scene
of operations, and invited the men
to partake of it. They excused
themselves for few moments,
wishing to complete their work,
whereupon he placed the bucket
upon bench and retired. When
about half an hour afterward the
men prepared to do Justice to the
punch, they discovered to their
CONSERVATION that the bucket was
empty. The thief proved to be an
Alderney heifer, who was found in
very disgracefal state of intoxi'
cation. She had scented the fra.
grant concoction aud drained i, to
the last drop.
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LOAN TO TAE LOCD. A poor
man with An empty purse came one
day to Michael Eeneberg, the godly
p=rtor of Seeg, in Bavaria, and
begged three crowns, that he might
Gnfsh his journey. 1t was all the
money Fsneberg had, but as he be-
sought him so earnestly in the
name of Jesus, in the name of Jesus
he gave it. Immediately after, lie
found himself in great outward
need, and seeing no way of relief he
prayed, saying, "Lord, l lent Thee
three crowns; Thou hast not yet
returned them. Lord pray Thee,
give them back" The same day a
messenger brought a money'letter,
which Gossner, his assistant, reach.
ell over to Feneberg, saying, "Here,
father, is what you expended" The
letter contained two hundred and
fifty dollars, which the poor travel
er had begged from a rich man, for
the vicar and the childlike old man
In joyful amazement cried out, "Ah,
dear Lord, one dare ask nothing Of
Thee, for straightway Tho makest
one feel so much ashamed p
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Three Handftlls of Grain.
A PARABLE.

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One day in the early spring Ge
rard Steiner called his three sons
Adolphus, Henry, and little Ber
nard, to his side. In his hand he
held an open letter. The tears was
in his eyes, and his voice was very
sad, us he addressed them -
"Iou have often heard me speak,
my children, of my brother Bernard,
who left home many years ago to
enter into business in a distant
country"
"Yes," they replied; and they
gazed wonderingly at their father.
"Well, my sons," he continued,
"yonr uncle Renard, having at last
amassed considerable fortune, had
determined to return to his native
village, and take up his abode with
me for we are the only two that
remain of a happy family of seven
brothers and five sisters"
"And is uncle coming soon I" in
quircd Henry, in an animated tone.
CLIO should have heen here bv
this time, my son." replied his fa-
ther "but an all-wise Providence
has ordered it otherwise. And
nOw," he added, IL fear that y on
will never see him; for this letter
informs me that he is very i'll in a
distant city, and he desires me to
come to him, that he may see me
once more, and that 1 may assist
him in arranging his affairs"
card you will go, father p said
Bernard anxiously.
"Certainly, my child. And dur.
ing my absence cousin Jacob REIN
mer and bis wife will come and take
care of the house for l shall proba.
bly, not return until the autumn, as
| shall have to travel some distance
and, in case of your uncle's death,
there may he great deal for me to
attend to-"
"Perhaps he will get we'll; and
then YOU will bring him home with
You"
~ fear, Bernard, that that may
not be; for he writes me word that
the doctors say his case is hopeless.
Listen now attentively, my children,
to what am going to tell you; for
it is message to each of you from
your dying uncle. He says, Give
a handful of grain to each of your
three children when you leave them,
to do with it what they think best
during your absence; and, when
you return, you will decide who has
made the best use of it, and you
will reward that one according as l
shall tell you.'"
In the autumn little Beanard
stood watching at the open win
dow, when carriage drove hastily
up to the door, aud the aged Ge-
rard stepped form it, holding in his
hand a small tin box.
so. there is father! There is fa.
ther" he exclaimed.
Then the three children rushed
from the room, and threw their
arms around him saying
80, we are SO glad to see you, fa-
ther. You have been SO long away ~
"And am glad to see you too,
my children, and all looking so well,"
replied the aged man, as he bent
forward and gave them each a kiss.
Cousin jacob Reimmer and his
wife now approached to welcome
him; and he inquired Of each of
them how the children had beliav-
ed during his absence.
60! they have been very good
boys" both replied.
They all now entered the house.
Gerard Steiner then nlaced the tin
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The American Grocer admits the
truth of the humiliatinS statement
that there is scarcely . single class
of goods put up and sold in this
country which is not short OF the
weipht or measure claimed for 1t.
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SLEEP FOR CHILDREN.

SLEEP FOR CHILDREN. There is
no danger that children can sleep
too much. The old proverb, "wh0
sleeps eats" is illustrated in those
little ones who sleep most. Wake
full children are almost always pee
wish, irritable, and lean. If they
can be induced to sleep abudantly,
they are quite likely to become good
natured and plump. Their sleep
should be as much during the hours
of darkness as possible, and there
fore it is better that they should 60
to bed before sunset to have their
sleep out than to lie long after SUM-
rise in the morning. 1t is we'll to
let any healthful growing child or
young person sleep till he vakens
himself, and then give him such va
riety and amount of outdoor exer'
else as shall make him glad when
bed time comes again.
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WRONG KIND OF A SHIRT.

WRONG KIND OF A SHIRT. 1t
was respectable-looking colorel
man who brought his washing hon..
"Yaas, sir; she commonly always
gives satisfaction" replied the hns-
band of the laundress.
"Well," resumed the young baci'-
elor in his blandest and most insin.
uating manner, "you can tell your
wife that l esteem her highly as
one possessing many womanly and
Christian virtues-a domestic gem
and household ornament, q social
luminary and moral beacon, an OK.
emplary Christian, gentle, loving
wife, . washerwoman among 10000,
and altogether lovely; but there's
one objection"
"What's dat, sar I" inquired the
smiling African who had been show.
ing two rows of spotless ivory and
cavernous opening of the head
while his wife was being so extrava.
gantly eulogized.
"What's dat, boss"
"She puts all the starch in socks,
and none in my shirts; she washes
or irons all the buttons off, and for.
gets to replace them; exchanges
my clothes for those of some other
pctron, cnd, if you'll look at this
(holding up garment,) you'll see
how inconvenisnt it would be to
wear either pantaloons, cuffs or
collars with such shirt as she
sends me. 1t may be that she cuts
Of the arms and collar to make the
tell bnger, but can't see what the
duce she should want to rutfle the
edges for"
The darky locked little disgust
ed as he wrapped the garment mp
to take it home, and he only sail:
"Idea sending a man dat kim o
shirt ~
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The PIONEER, ot h.a, iowa, tells OF
. slule that kicked a Sewing Ma.
chine agent ~ the cheek is mag
village. The agent merely smiled,
/ but the mule had bis hOOf brokenG
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a HINT. Wte., we look around,
says the Norristown Herald, and see
the large number of able bodied
men who spend their money and
their time at the beer saloons, while
their wives are stitching at home,
or 90 out washing to earn money to
keen themselves and their children
from starving, we naturally wonder
why more young men don't get mar.
ried-and marvel more that so ma
ny young ladies do.
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and squar', and here l Co." Then
turning to the traveller, he added:
"Much oblceged, stranger; ye
held the candle plumb far, and ye
didn't holler for either one of us y
And he walked down to the fence,
leaped over and was soon lost to
sight.
"Good huff on the Shoot" mused
tho wife, as she gazed after him,
'but his fightin' weight is clar
down to nuthin'w
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THERE is one sin which it seems
TO me is everywhere, and by every
bOdy under estimated, tolerated
with undue tolerance, and quite too
much overlooked in our valuation
IF character. 1t is the sin of fret.
ring. 1t is as common as air, as
universal as speech SO common
that unless it rises above its usual
monotone we do not even observe it..
Watch any ordinary coming togeth.
or of people, aud SEQ how many
minutes it will be before some one
frets-that il, makes a more or less
complaining statement of some.
ching or other, which, most proba-
bly nobody can help. Why say
anything about iti 1t is cold, it is
not, it is wet, it is dry; somebody
has broken an appointment, i'll cook
ed meal; stupidity or bad faith
somewhere has resulted in discom-
fort. There are always plenty of
things to fret about. The days will
always have more or less bad wealth.
or or weather inconvenient to some
body's fixed plan. All men 80 as
tray, speaking lies and making blum.
ders, as soon ss they are born. 1t
is simply astonishing how much an
noyance and discomfort may be
found in the course of every days
living, even at the simplest, il one
only keeps sharp eye out on that
side Of things. Even Holy Writ
says we are born to trouble as
sparks fly upward. But even to
the sparks flying upward, in the
blackest of smoke, there is a blue
sky above, and the less time they
waste on the road the sooner they
will reach it. Fretting is all time
wasted on the road. This is one of
the worst things about it, but not
the worst. The worst ID that it il q
twics, three times q sin;
"A sin because ii is folly sin be.
cause il is unkindnees and cruelty
to our fellows; because it is ingrat.
ituu0 to God.
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G. @. DOTY, ACT.
MANUFACTURER OF DIR. DOTY'S
Wl Celebrated Mandrake Bitters, Flavoring
Extracts and Essences, &C., at Wholesale
and Retail.
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Legal Blanks at Opinion Sta
tionery Store.
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T. NJ. WARDEN,

LNINE WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRi.
Il Silver Ware, Spectacles, Cutlery, RcvOl-
vers. Fancy Goods and Toys. Particular at
tsntiol given to Repairing Fine Watches.
Office W U. Telegraph 90.
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J. II. JONES, NJ. d.
OMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND
III Surgeon. Otfipe at Residence. lst Door
South of Bank,
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DIR. O, II, STRVENo,

& URGEON DENTIST, HAS ALI. THE
- Modern improvements. Also owns the
Folsom Patent for Orange County, which Is
cue Of the greatest improvements in Dentist
ry All work warranted equal to any done
Ia the State. Office over Printing Office
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CHAS. H. HOSFORD.
nEPUTY SHERIFF AND ATCrlONEER.
~ Business intrusted to me will receive
prompt attention.
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G. II. CURTIS.
oysters AND ICE CREAM SALOON
" Fruit. Confectionery. Soda, Light Grocer.
les sc.
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G. q. STEVENS

G. 8. STEVENS.
nOOTS l. SHOES OF EVERY DESCRIP-
ID tion for Ladies' Gentlemens, Youths and
Chillren's wear kept constantly ON hand.
hope by fair dealings to merit my share Of
public patronage. Opposite Post Office.
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so CIETY MEEIINGS.

(NHARlTY LODGE, NO. 43. REGULAR
~ Communications Oh Wednesday Of the
week in which the moon fu.ls. MI LEB.No
X, A. CHAPTER. Meetngs on Tuesday
evening of the week in which the moon fulls.
BRADFORD Council. No. II. Meetings at
Masonic Hall on Tuesday evening et the
week in which the moon lulls. in the months
OF september. December. March and June.
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MRS. J. N. CLARK,
DOOK STORE. FIRST DOOR NORTH
ID of Post Office. School Books, Blank Books,
Miscellaneous Books, Stationery, Toys, Con,
fectionery &c.
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J. A. WARREN.
7 AIDES, MISSES AND CHILDREN'S
~ Boots, Shoes, slippers, and Rubbers.
Mcrs Thick Kip and Calf Boots. Best quail.
ty.Low prices. Book Store. Main ST.,
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B. T. PILLSBURY.
CTOVEs, TIN WAKE, IRON WARE.
- Wooden Ware. Sc Main ST..