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without further instruction. His reply to
the summons proves him to be a man in
the broadcast occupation of the term. The
more liberal of the English press have
ardently espoused his cause. and from
present indications the name of Darn
will be handed down to poster
ity in the same unenviAb'e light
as was that of the Duke of New
castle who, in referring to his tenantry
declared that amy man had right to do
with his own as he pleased" Feudalism
IN England is thing of the past, and the
sooner the Earl Of Darnley and his ilk
recognize this fact the better for the
landed aristocracy.
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FROM MICHIGAN.

Pontiac, Nov Is, 1875.
To the Editor Of the woRKISexAS's ADVOCATE
No man who earns his own living will
dispute the fact that the lower the rate Of
interest the better for labor in all it's de-
partments. The reduction of interest bv
the Independent party to $50 has this
grand merit, that if applied to our whole
national indebtedness it will save certain
number Of millions every year in interest.
During the war we created a national debt
at various rates of interest. AS other things
have fallen, why should not this interest
fall in proportion Further still, if this
debt has been more than repaid, dollar for
dollar, i'll the shape Of interest, why paw
any more INTEREST," Further still, what
justice or equity in paying a debt over
and over again
The time has come for the great indus
trial farming business and laboring com
munity to look at this debt question
squarely in the face. Every principle of
our Government is in favor Of liberty and
in opposition to serfdom of any kind. Our
debt is financial despotism, crushing the
life out of all enterprise, while corrupting
all legislation and the most influential Dor
ton of the press. 1t is intended to be an
immortal horse leech. The republic and
the debt cannot exist together. The debt
will override the republic or the people
must get rid of the debt
We are gradually approaching the ISSUE
The independent movement is paving
the way by its exposures Of financial ras-
calities. Too much money was borrowed,
and if it has been unpaid in any shape, that |
is sufficient. The very salvation Of the ma
lion demands the extinction of the debt.
An anti-debt party will soon arise and
swallow up all but the money power. The
contest now at bottom is between the
money power and the people. The over
throw Of the money power will let in peace
md prosperity everywhere.
j. F. BRAY
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The Story of a Convict.

A convict has Just died in Sing Sing
prison, whose history during his lmprlson-
ment possesses peculiar interest. His
name was John Parsons, aud he had been
an inmate uf the prison for three and
twenty years. He went there young man,
and came out a gray headed corpse He
was originally convicted Of manslaughter
in the first degree, and condemned to inn
prisonment for life. He vas a jovlal,
good fellow, and enjoyed many
privileges. such as running errands to the
village and doing odd jobs about the place,
and acting at times servant 10 the war
dens, and generally making himself useful.
On one occasion he begged very hard TO
be allowed to visit New York, and the
permission was accorded. He went alone,
and was seated at theatre that same
night, when one of the guards Of the prison,
who was off ON leave Of absence, saw him
there, supposed he had escaped, and had
him arrested In All orchestra seat at Nlblo
Garden. He Was taken back to the prison
handcuffed, despite all his prOtestatlons
and never asked to be allowed to visit
New York again. by years Of companions
ship and familiarity 1t seems that ne grew
to love the prison where at first he was al
involuntary visitor, ana when all the
| friends and relatives he once knew had
passed away, he came to look upon these
hard walls as his home. Three years agc
he was offered pardon by Gov. Dix; he
cried like a child, when told Of it, and beg
ged To be- allowed To remain, saying tina
If he were sent away he should commit
some crime to be able to get back. Unde
these circumstances il was thought bette
to let him remain where he was. partlcu
larly as he Was more useful and service
able than anyone around the pace. Al
liked HIM sincerely, and when "John
breathed his last on his prison bed, Their
was sincere regret and sorrow in the prison
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West all other quotations. are Wholesale
prices in New York This list could be
largely extended, and . glance will show,
in comparison with the table above, that .
workman can buy more now for the same
money than he could in 1850. If the COM
parsons were made with 1858, SO and go,
and 1872, '73 and IA, the advantage of the
buyer would be still more apparent. Gros-
vsnor, David Wells and Carl Schurz are
trying TO bamboOzle the working people by
telling them how much worse off they are
now than in 1860, and then they turn
around and say that all of the trouble L.
in Tour irredeemable fuctuating curren-
cy." Intelligent workingmen can see
through all such trickery at once, and see
that these men, however renowned, are
frauds-paid attorneys who try to mislead
workingmen, that their wells etc. en-
rloyers may be able to rob the unsuspect-
ing toilers Of their hard earnings. Ask
the exteriorist who comes along why he
picks out molases, rice, milk, potatoes, and
leaves out meat, bread, coal, and the
solid necessaries of life. Ask him, too,
why he confines himself to a comparison
between 1860 and 1873. He will be puz-
zled to answer honestly, and probably will
denounce us as " dishonest demagogue.
If he does, refer him to page 80, Com
merce and Navigation Report for 1873, and
to page 354, Finance Report fer 1868.
These are all official figures Mess bee
in 1859 was ga so bsrrel, and in the
latter part of 1860, $11 barrel. These
comparisons are all made on the LIST o.
January of each year.
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kEwANEE, ILL.,, Nov. 10th. 1873.
DEAR SIR: By virtue of the power con-
ferred on me as Chairman Of the Joint Exc
cutive Committee Of the Cleveland and Gin
cinnati Conferences, | hereby request your
attendance at meeting of the same, at
Burke's Hotel. i'll the City Of Chicago, on
Wednesday, December LIST, 1875, for the
purpose Of taking such action as will secure
District or State organization where such or
ganization does not exist, and to fix the time
and place for holding national convention.
The feeling among the masses that the
Democratic and Republican parties no longer
subs erve the true interests of the people,
that the policy OF both is almost wholly con
trolled by the power Of corporate and other
consolidated capital in direct opposition
to the interests of the industrial classes,
is daily gaining ground, and the small
malorities that have characterized the
recent elections, as compared with those Of
other years, proves that the times are ripe for
such a movement as ours. At the same time
1t would be worse than fDlly to call a nomin-
ating convention without sufficient organiza-
ton to make it delegate instead of volun-
tary one.
friend Of reform VIII effect such an organiza-
ton, ard secure to,the Independent standard,
when once raised, the support Of all those
who sy,., athize with this great industrial
movement and the financial policy il has
adopted, and render its success measurably
certain III the State and National canvass of
1876. S. NJ. SMITH,
Chairman Joint Committee
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A PREsBYTERIAN divine, Of Indianapolis.
on entering a railway train to return home
from kingstown noticed a party Of monte
men who were at work on a traveller who evi-
IDENTIFY had never heard Of such a thing as
the three-card game and was much interest
ed with it. OF course it was but a short time
until he had given up all his money, a $40
bill, to the sharpers This rather CALLED the
doctor, and after studying for few mo-
ments he took the swinded parsonage and
started i'll search Of them, they having gone
into another car. Putting on as worldly look
as possible, the ministerial gentleman de-
handed that the money be returned. and in
sisted, despite their objections, that Ne knew
just what he was about, aud would endeavor
to make things exceedingly lively, with the
aid # the police, upon the arrival Of the train
in the city unless his demand was complied
with. Finding that the doctor had " sand +"
and would do as be said, they finally gave D
the money, to the great delight of the rural
gentleman.
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A Daniel Come to Judgment

The sphinx has spoken and expressed his
satisfaction because the " rag baby " has
been disposed of in Pennsylvania. Ulysses,
that rag baby" as you are pleased to
call it, but which paid and now pays the
pensions Of the widows of those brave de
tenders Of their country whom you slaugh-
tered like sheep in the Wilderness
yet smother you and the scoundrels whose
cause you plead and represent.
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Mr.. MeNcURE ID. CONWAY, in his lee
ture on London and its notable sights,
says 1.-The great hospitals were origin
ally started by small subscriptions for the
care Of the sick. but now they are support
BY a poor-Iaw-tax, and hold millions OF
money piled up in the sight Of the suffer
inc. which cannot flow out by reason of
some technically relative to its bestowal.
These taught the lesson that bequest to
an executor often falls into the hands Of
an. executioner The same is true of
MANY Of the old customs of charity, which
are still continued as they we're hundred
wears ago In one place thirty old women
could be seen on q certain day of the year
scrambling to pick up thirty sixPences
thrown on . marble slab, while the parse
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LAST TUESDAY the Board Of Pardons
Of Pennsylvania met at Harrisburg. There
were present Lieutenant Governor Latta,
NJ 5. Quay, Secretary of the Common
wealth, and William McCandles, Secretary
of Internal Affairs. The cases of the
Clearheld miners were taken up, and a
very able argument in their behalf present
ed by Col Walter Barrett. We are re-
quested by Mr.. Siney to state that there is
DO doubt but that the Board will report in
favor of an immediate pardon.
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PIED"

Our readers must excuse the circumstan-
ces under which the ADVOCATE appears to-
day. PlEp is an expressive phrase to print
er. and pied is an equally expressive phrase
70 the editor 81 the WoRKINGMAH's ADVo-
CATS. To make long story short-tht
tn ri page of the present issue was knocked
into b.. while Oh its way to the press room,
and as a consequence, our readers, subscrib
ers advertisers must get along without
il. This is all we have to say. long face
won't do any good This unfortunate occur
renee will explain uhy the fourth page is re
heated
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breaches them a sermon for one pound.
Small rolls of bread and little bits Of
cheese are annually scattered by another
old charity, to be scrambled mp and pre-
served by antiquarians. In st. Michael s
Church three loaves Of bread are annually
placed on the porch Of the poor. In this
connection he made allusion to the great
gift "f George Peabody. which he said was
accomplishing about as little as 50 much
money can
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THE sudden illness of Vice President
Wilson brings up the contingency of his
death. In case of his death, labor would
lose one Of its most devoted champions
but he would be succeeded by Senator
Ferry, Of Michigan, one Of the most en-
thusiastic papermoney men in public life.
AS Grants health is good, there is little
prospect Of our having another accidental
President at present.
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SINCE the November elections, the ma
ti"nal bank rag baby swindlers think they
have a sure thing upon the people, and can
henceforth rob them at leisure. They may
find oAt that they are mistaken before the
decade closes
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FARMERS SoNs.-Farmers, give your
sons an interest in your business, or remu-
nerate them in some way for their work.
Educate them yourself in farm matters,
and teach them to use their own judgment
in buying and selling farm produce and
stosk. Don't tyrannize over them, but
rather treat them a. companions, and en-
courage them to have confidence in YOU.
Make home pleasant to them BY means of
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books and music, and rational recreation.
By doing all this you will render farm life
pleasant and attractive to them, and do
much to stop the longing for city life which
is now so commonly found among farmers
ons.-Pdtron's Gdzette
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r. F. TREvELLIcK intends visiting our
State next month. Any trade or labor
Association which desires to have him ad-
dress them, can secure his services by adj
dressing the editor Of this paper
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Read this twice,

THE PEOPLES LEDGER" contains NO Con
tinned stories, Large Pages. Is Columns o. Choice
Miscellaneous Reading Matter every week together
with articles from ths pens such weI-known writer
as Massey, OLIvBR OPTIc, STLvAAII CcER Jr, MISS L.
corr, WILL CARLTON, J. T. TRcKS5-eS NAu TwA
ETC.. etc.
@Iwill send The People . Ledger :"
to any address every week for three
month"; ON trial, ON receipt Of only rs
Cents.
The Peoples Ledger" is an old established and re-
liable weekly paper published every Saturday and Il
very popular throughout the N. E. and Middle States
Address HERMAN X. CURTIS, Publisher
No s. 81 'omHeld st., Boston, Mass.
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Epilepsy or Fits

~ hE CURE for this distressing complaint 4. nnu.
made known M Treatise t0f AZ octave ray.s1 wv.
Foreign and Native HI rbal Preparations puhlisbe hV
Pr p PHELPS BROW. The prescription va Iis,.,-'
cred by MN in such rrnviential manner that Ivy au
hoy cohcentiousiy refuse 20 make Il known t has
cured everybody who has used il for Fits never har
lrg failed in single The ingredients may ~ wv
tanned from any druggist. copy sent free 10 ali an
picAnta BY mail. Address Dr. d. PHELPS BROWN
ii Grand Street, Jersey CITY, NJ
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ions FEHRENBATCH, President of the
Machinists and Blacksmiths international
Union. has been elected member of the
Ohio Legislature from Cuyahoga county.
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This list could be but slightly extended,
and on the strength of such facts the free
traders and bullionists howl over the terri
BILE condition Of the working man. But
before getting angry, look at this other
table, which shows plainly enough that
whatever wages may be, the poor man is
better of, because he buys cheaper than in
1890
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Important Announcement.

The following circular explains itself. We
earnestly trust members Of the Joint Execu-
tive Committee will make it a point to be
present. as also those friends Of the move
ment to whom invitations have been ca
tended
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A CORRESPONDENT desires to know If we
are in favor of compulsory education. We
are, without an if OF but.
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The Boston Times, of Nov Z, contains
an interesting biographical sketch of Mr..
Edwin NJ. Chamberlin
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TO AND From THE OLD WORLD +!
London and its Wonders.
WESTMINSTER ABBEY.

WESTMINSTER ABBEY.
Of course no one can visit London with
out spending day in the Grand Old Abbey
tho most venerable pile in the metropo-
polls. Its exterior is vast and imposing
On entering, he must he callous, indeed,
who does not realize he is standing on
consecrated ground. The pervading gloom
produces profound and mysterious ave-
Here are inferred the men whom England
has delighted to honor. Here are the
ashes of her naval and military heroes, her
statesmen, poets and philosophers, whose
epitaphs possess far more interest to the
American tourist than those in the dingy
crypts and cloisters where repose the re-
mains of her kings and queens.
The following dimensions of the struc-
ture will no doubt prove of interest for
future reference
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Cahm' Salomen 4 Frebourg, shirt man.
ufacturers at New York, have failed,
with liabilities amounting to $50, 900.
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At the entrance is situated the poets cor.
ner, which contains among others the tombs
OF and tablets AM monuments to Shakes
peare, Milton, Spencer, Dryden, Addison,
Goldsmith, Southey, Campbell, Watts. Dr.
johnson, Lord Macaulay and Thackeray.
Some of the monuments are very fine, and
did space permit, we would like to give a
few of the inscriptions upon them.
Omitting the various chapels which con-
tain the remains of royalty, from the time
Of Henry III. we wend our way to the
North TRANSCRIPT, which has been appro-
priated to Statesmen, as the South to
Poets. 1t contains the tombs of the Earl
of Chatham, Lord Mansfield. Henry Graf
tan, Lord Castlereagh, Sir Robert Peel,
Earl Canning, and last, but not least,
Richard Golden. In the naive adjoining
lie Sir Isaac Newton, Major Andre-whose
monument was erected at the expense Of
George II.-Lord Clyde and Sir James
Outram.
But we cannot lnger further. To give
list of the names of the mighty dead
whose splendid monuments are regarded
as the nations property, would require a
volume, while memoranda of the tributes
inscribed thereon would tire alike the pa
thence Of yourself and readers.
The view of the interior from the west
entrance is uncomnonly grand the win
dow is encircled with full-length paintings
in glass of Moses and Aaron, the Patri-
archs, etc.; while the Rose window in the
north transcept, is embellished with similar
paintings Of Christ and che Apostles.
But the window which attracts the most
attention is the Marigold window, in the
son.h transcept, erected in 1914, which,
although more elaborate, is yet less i'm
pressive than the others. The Abbey is |
open to the public between the hours of IL |
and 8, aud in the summer from 4 to 6, in |
addition. The naive, TRANSCRIPTS and clos
ters are free, but if visitor wants to see
what dignity doth hedge the ashes of
sovereign, he must pay the inevitable six
pence, and listen to the stereotyped |.
phrases OF the attendant. Divine service
. held three times day.
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Interest Paid Quarterly.

OPTICS HouRs--9 a. n. p 3 p m. SATURDAY.
Mondays open wv v. W..
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DIRECTORS.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.

CHARLES T.. BAKER, j.. wALIk
X n. BULkLEY.
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PRACTICE SAVING, ana lcuurage your WV.
ome-tics and friends to save,
Deposits ~ FIVE CENTS ana upwards resolves
INTEREST allowed thereon
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CAPITAL PAID IN $500
GUARANTEE SIOO.Ot
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-01
In Supreme Court Of Tennes.
see at jackson.

Kate g. Pratt ct al. vs.. The Globe Mutual
Life Insurance Company Of New York-Sep-
tembef Term, 1875. Saturday, November
6, 1875.
TNTHIs CAUSE 1T APPEARING FROM
i affidavit fled that compliments, Kate G..
Pratt. Frank G.. Pratt. jr., and Nellie G.
Pratt, are non-residents OF the State Of Ten
nessee, residing in 81. Louis, Missouri, and a
lien having been declared on the judgment
this day rendered herein in favor OF complain
ants against the defendant to secure the pay
mont OF the fees Of Myers 4 Wyatt, solicitors
for compliments IL this cause, and q refer
ence made 10 the Clerk Of this Court to take
proof and report as 20 what would be a rea-
sonable fec for said solicitors; it is therefore
ordered by the Court that publication be made
once q week for four successive weeks in the
Public Ledger, q newspaper published in the
city Of Memphis, requiring said Kate g.
Pratt, Frank G.. Pratt, jr., and Nellie G..
Pratt, to appear before the Clerk Of the Su-
rreme Court Of the State Of Tennessee, at his
Office in tho court-house in the city Of Jack
SON. on Thursday. the 9TH day Of December,
1875, when and whore said Clerk will proceed
to hear proof and state the account as to what
would be a reasonable ice for said solicitors
for their services in this cause.
November 6, 1875.
60 66.T2-78 JOHN II. FREEMAN. Clerk.
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DARN nests, and the ordinary; the for
mer, or perfectly white kind. are sold at
$4,000 to $4,000 per picul. which is double
their weight in silver. Each pound thus
coats in China $40 TO $50. a quite exorb-
liant price. compared with that which
the salangan pluckers themselves receive
for'their dangerous work, aud which is
at the most only ten to twelve per cent.
Of the market value. The second quality
Of nests are sold at $1,000 to $500.
There is a small trade done in the kind
Of nests built by the so.called sea.weed-
eating s~alangan, referred 80 above; those
arc cold at 5000 the picul The nests are
dissolved in water or broth, and SO
taken as soup. II ia highly spiced with
minor substances This forms an entree
which is rarely wanting on the tables Of
the wealthy Chinese, and never from
that Of the imperial court at Pekin. The
Chinese set a high value upon it, con-
| sidering it one Of the best stimulants;
but for this opinion there appeAs 10 be
little or no ground. The most recent
analysis OF the nests we owe to Professor
Troschel, Of Bonn. He finds that the
material does not consist OF specially
nourishing or stimulating substances,
but is quite similar in constitution to n
animal saliva. Thus the Chinese pay
dearly for what really has no intrinsic
value.