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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-23

A good old minister of one Of our New
England Baptist churches was agreeably
surprised by the intelligence from one Of
his flock that FIVE individuals had ex-
pressed a desire on the next Sunday to
have the baptismal rite performed upon
themselves. After its performance, how
ever, he was somewhat chagrined that
only one of the FIVE joined the society OF
which he was pastor. A few Sundays
after the same worthy elder waited on
him with the intelligence that ten more
desired immersion. And how many
will join the society,"" queried the min
lister. Two, l regret to say, are all that
we can depend on, was the elder
reply. " Very well, said the good old
mau, you may as well inform the other
eight that this church doesn't take in
washing"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-23
BONDS.
Local Agents Wanted.
NO. SO

An Agent Wanted for Each Town
and County i'm the United states.
Parties desiring to act as agents must ac-
company their application by letter Of recon-
mehdaiion as to character and responsibility
from and signed by the editor Of a newspaper
published in the town or county for which
agent proposes to act. The agency is to sell
tae bonds Of the Industrial Exhibition Com
s10aU
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-23
MILITARY.
KENTUCKY
MILITARY INSTITUTE.

SIXTIETH SESSION BEGINS SEPT. 9TH.
mental, moral and physical training. Tuition,
SlO0; estimated total expense for one cadet,
S425 References-S. P. Read. Cashier U &P,
Bank; Captain J. NJ. Trezevant, Y II White
and I. A. Lamb, 26S Front street; H Harder,
Esq.. Major RobertH Wildberger, Of the Fac
Guilty, at 26S Front street, will furnish inform
alton and catalogues till June rs. Address
col. R0Br. ID. ALLEN,
Sup't. Farmdale, franklin county, Ky.
95-120dl7-20w
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-23

The pistol used by Aaron Burr in his
duel with Alexander Hamilton was cne
Of the relics exhibited at the New Haven
Centennial recently.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-02-05
PRESSING INVITATION.

Recently We received a very
pressing invitation from a friend,
who had lately gone to Texas,
to quit everything and go
out there immediately-that the
lands would yield so bushels in corn,
20 to 80 in wheat, 100 in oats, and
from one to two bales OF cotton +; and
that such land could be bought for
So to Sl0 per acre. Well, we felt
then like going but in the next
sentence he said that corn was
worth Sl50 a bushel aud wheat
$500, and that he was only l25
miles from railroad town. Then
We thought we didn't want to GO
But when he said in another SEN
tence that forty miles out frcm where
he vas living there were plenty Of
buffalo, we got up and looked al our
old shot gun, tried the locks, and
thought we'd try it anyhow. Then
he said there were lots of Indians
out there who would take fellows
scalp lin a jihfy" if he was not care
tul and that made our hair stand
straight up, and we sighed, "Lo,
the poor Indian = and concluded
not TO 90 until our friend should send
US the last one Of their scalps.-Dal
ton Citizen.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-02-05
The 2larietta Sournal.
A WORD IN SEASON.

Once | had a pair Of frlends-one
man. one woman--who married to
eether.'' So lost them /; for each
resented the confidence Of the other
in me. For years knew little OF
them. but by and by the wife came
to me for counsel and assistance =
She was dissatisfied with home and
husband. ole" was jealous, ex-
acting. administrative, and she
was tired to the soul Investigation
showed me that the blame of all this
was at her own door. Her husband
had not made so rapid an advance IN
the world as she had thought he
would, marrying an ideal, she would
not become reconciled to reality.
Persistently looking for foreign at
tributes to a practical nature imagl-
nation came to grief, and fancy
not love-perished. Fortunately,
nv influence healed the breach ere
it was irremediablo, and | regaincd
nv friends. This is not the point OF
the story, however; hut the young
wife may draw her own moral from
IT, She should remember that She
has chosen her own lot in life, and
it is her duty, therefore to suit her
self TO her husband in all things -
II he be hasty in temper, let her
keep her own under control, If he
be selfish, he must teach him the
nobility Of generosity; and, more
important than all, perhaps, if he
becomes embarrassel in circum-
tances, il is her duty to aid him by
her kindness not to mutter: or OPP
press him by her i'll temper.
Upon the lnale sex the task OF
providing the mears of subsistence
is, in civilized society, exclusively
imposed, ard consequently, when
they become distressed and have
not whcrewithal to provide for their
partners, they suffer doubIy. They
have not only their own privations
to regret, but yours also; and in the
worlds frown, sometimes unjust cen
sures falls entirely upon the hus
band. The wife can hide from the
world, but the husbands must face
its pride and prosperity. May al
young wives be permanently pros.
porous; but for the honor of wo
manhood, we admonish them not {
let Adversely, should it unfornately
lay its iron hand upon them, Undue
them to depart from that affection
ate conduct in word or deed whlcI
they owe to their husbands, an
conduct themselves in such man
ner as to do away with the proverb
"When poverty comes in at til
door, love flies out at the window.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-02-05
] anI respectfully,
w. b. FERRlLL, Al ID

NEAR MARIETTA, GA, March u. 1870
Messrs. VIM Root X Son-Dear Sirs =
Some months ago bought bottle of Brad
fields Female Regulator from you, and have
used it in my family With the utmost satisiac-
ton. and have recommended it to two or TIRES
other families, and they have found it just what
il il recommended. The females who have
used your Regulator are in perfect health, ami
are able to attend to their household duties,
and we cordially recommend it to the public.
Yours respectfully, -
REV. II. B. JOHNSON.
We could add thousand other certificates
hut we consider the above amply sufficient proc
Of its virtue All we ask is trial.
For full particulars, history of diseases, and
certificates Of its wonderful cures, the reader Is
referred to the wrapper around the bottle.l
Manufactured and sold by
BRADFIELD s. co.
Price 81 so. Atlanta, c..
Eg~sold by VIM. Root and Haley & Co,
Marietta; Ga. teb27-ly.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-02-05
WHAT WILL YOU TAKE.

How often this question is asked
by men accustomed to the use Of in
toxicating drinks. Suppose We put
the question IN more practical
way Will you have ten cents
worth of poison 7 VIII you take a
pain in the head Will you take
a stab in the lungs VIII you take
blister on the mucous membrane 7
VIII you take nauseating sickness
of the stomach Will you take a
redness of the eyes, or black eyes 7
Will you take a tint Of red for your
nose ? VIII you take a ram bud
for your face VIII you take an
offensive breath 7 VIII yon take a
touch of deirium tromens Sup
pose We change the question little.
VIII you take something that will
make you more thirsty than you
we're before you drank it. There
would be some sense in asking a man
out at the elbows to take coat, or
in asking bare headed man to take
a hat, or in asking a shoeless man 10
take q pair Of boots, or in asking
hungry man to take something to
cat bat it is a piece Of insane alb
surdity to ask man to take some
thing to drink-that which will not
quench thirst. Why should he take
something ? Will it make him
stronger, wiser, betterf No; a
thousand timesno 1t will makes him
weaker; it will make him idiotic
and base; it will make him an enc
my to himself and a shame to bis
name.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-02-05
General Advertisements
It Leads to Happiness!
A pooo TO the Whole Race Of Woman
DIR. j. BRADFIELD'S
Fem ale Regulator

II will bring ON the Menses; relieves all pam
At The monthly Period cures Rheumalrh
aud Neuralgia of Back and Uterus; Lrucor-
rLea or Whites" and partial Proapsus uierl
check excessive flow, and correct all Irregular
les peculiar 10 ladies.
Ii viii remove all irritation Of Kidneys AM
Bladder; relieve Costiveness purify The bioo"
give tone ard strength to the Whole sYsteL"'
clear the skin, impalting rosy nne 10 'i'e
cheek and cheeffulness 10 the mind.
1t is as sure a cure in all the above diseases
MS Ouinine is in Chis and Fever.
Ladies can cure themselves Of all The above
diseases without revealing their complaints 10
apy person. which is always morlfyingto then
pride and modesty.
Ii is recommended by the best physicians anu
the clergy 90 ,o~o
LAGRANGE, GA. March %, 1870
Rradfield g. Co, Atlanta, Ga Dear Sirs
take pleasure in stating that haze used Tor
the last twenty years the medicine you are
now putting mp, known as DIR. J. Bradhed
Female Regulator, and consider il the best COM
t,;saton ever gotten together for the diseases
for which it is recommended. have been ia
niliar with the prescription both as a pfac'i,
TONER Of medicine and in domestic practice, ana
can honestly say that | consider IT boon 10
suffering females. and can but hope that every
lady ia our whole land who may be SUFFERING
in any way peculiar IL their sex, may be aeA
10 procure a bottle. that their sufieriIgs NAB
not only De relieved but that they may DC re-
stored 10 health and strength. With my kind
eat regards. AMI respectfully,
w b. FERRILL, Al ID
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-02-05
w 18th e R S
Iron Foundry,

One aud a halt miles from Marietta on the Ros-
well Road Is prepared 10 make all kinds OF
Grist Mil Machinery, Circular Saw mills Run
ming Gear for water CT horse power OF any
siss and description as good and AZ cheap a.
can be- got in Atlanta or elsewhere. Factory
castings, Pullgs, hangers, shafling &c.
Enaiue repairs neatly executed plow points
cast 81 any pattern. Beat Dsrkss price paid
fOE 0id castings,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-02-05

The editor of the Rerie,e, a paper
published in Richmond, Virginia, in
the interest of The colored people,
says: ave have spent ten years
il the South land, in politics and out
Of politics, talihough a poor polite
ciap, and never held the humblest
Office, aud We have yet to expert
ence at Tie hand Of Southern gem
ilemen even the slightest act of dis
courtesy"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-02-05
j. II. BOSTON. w Il. GILBERT
Boston & Gilbert,
W Il. GILBERT

50SLOn O. G14De1G,
NORTH SIDE, PUBLIC SQUARE.
- EGs THE CITIZENS OF MARIETTA
ID aud vicinity TO call and examine their
stock of
FAMILY OR oczz-zs
which they are receiving every day, and now
have in store full supply ofGoods, namely;
All grades of Rio and 0. G. Java
Coffee.
Roasted Rio Coffee received
weekly.
"A.", "B." and &C." Sugar.
Crushed and Cut Loaf Sugar.
GRADUATED and Pulverized Sugar.
Demerara and 2. r. Sugar.
Common Molasses.
Best New Orleans Syrups.
Flour, of the finest Family" and
extra Family" brands.
Buck~Wheat Flour.
Big IIominy, Pearl Grits, VIII lite
Beans, Cheese.
Country Butter, "Gilt Edge"
Goshen Butter. Goldfish,
MackereI in kits, quarter and halt
barrels. Rice, Lard, &C.,
Hardware, of all kinds, such as
building hardware Cutlery, Iron and
Steel. Lime.
Prime Timothy Hay, kept all
through the winter season.
Again we would respectfully ask and invite
every one to call and examine, price, and see
tor themselves, before purchasing elsew here
We are aware, that the best class of Goods
and prices as low as possible, are what is need
ed We thank our friends who have favored
as, and invite all to give us call.
BOSTON ( GILBERT.
Marietta, Dec, 90 1873.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-02-05

DIR. Snaps Specific cures Dyspepsia, Liver
Compliant Constipation. Vomiting Of Food,
Sour stomach Water Brasil, Heartburn. Low
Spirits Sc In thirty five years never falling
. cure the most obstinate cases sold 10y
DRUGGISTS 4. morally WV. kOof, Agent for
Marietta. Ga. Depof l45 Eieith 81 \, Y.
Crcniars mailed on application.
mav2s-'54-lv.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-02-05

J. II, BOSTON.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-02-05
MUSICAL DEPARTMENT.
BOARDING..

A nunhe rot the best hmii r from IN
will he placed under the % influences be well cared for sickness and will enjoy
lSrdes provide themselves
marked Price month, including
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-02-05
1t Positively Produces a Permanent
Cure.

1T Is strange yet true. that as rule il is the
brightest intellects, the lest members OF SO
ciety that become addicted to this diseased aPpe-
titp. A habit which makes them slaves, he.
clouds lhe ! minds, ruins their dispositions, aud
gives them IN their more natural moments
hatred Of self as well AZ FEELING that everybody
d4spises thpm--to such an rxtsnt that s"el"iy
has no charms. Eut thanks to the Giger Of all
good this morbid, terrible kaht aud degraded
condition. as well rs all Of the desire and Feeling
for opaes in any form is soon removed by this
remarkable aplidote, entirely so, and the wa
kened body and mind are invigorated givenre-
newed health until love and hope take the place
Of dependency and doubt Though You may
not be afflicted with the habit OF using NOR
PINE, LAUDANUM or Other forms OF OPIUM,
some friend may be, and you know itnot, there
fore let me ask you. in the name of suffering
humanity to pass this on. BY so doing you
may reap the reward OF those who do good
DELAY NOT.
All correspondence strictly confidential. For
further particulars, and in sending orders from
any of the Southern States, address
b. NJ WOOLLEY,
General Agent for the Southern States
No - South Broad ST., Atlanta, Ga
april10-tf
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-02-05
ED BY CORPS OF THOROUGHLY QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED TEACHERS
COURSE OF STUDY.

For haulrs accessibility the State desirable THAI
delightful climate aud its high religious moral and
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-03-10
A Tarenttsia let Loose.

A few evenings since the follow.
ing story was told, says the Detroit
Evening News, in a restaurant ir
this city by Mr.. Charles Austin, :
gentleman variety performer re.
Gently engaged at the Theatre
Comiquc. The phrase gentleman
is used advisedly, for during Mr..
Austin's short stay in this city he
has impressed all with whom he
has come in contact with such a
belief. But without further pre-
face let Mr.. Austin tell his story.
"Three or four years ago l trav-
e!cd a season with Montgomery
Queens circus and menagerie in
California, my specially being the
same do here-lightening zouave
drill and bayonot exercise. Ny
wife and child travelled with me.
Being short of an "end man" for
the "eoneert" which took place
after the regular performance, q
young fellow who had q little ex-
perience in the minstrel business
offered himself, and was engaged.
He wasn't much of an end man, nor
much of a minstrel, and l can scarce
ly remember wha. he looked like,
but he had q taste for natural his
tory, and employed his spare time
in gathering specimens of rock,
quartz, shells, fossils and the fora
of the San Joaquin valley. AS we
passed the geysers he picked up a |
number offragments ofthe petrified |
forest which surrounds these GU
rious hot springs, and, coming
across tarantula, he managed to
capture it, and procuring a pickle
jar, he enclosed the horrible and
poisonous insect in it, closed the
jar by broad cork, and secured It.
by string passed over the top
md bottom. You have seen q tar
lntula r.
The companion addressed said
le had not.
"Well, this one was o monster.
It's body was black and about the
'ize of my shut fist. It's belly was
# d We low color, and its legs were
ong and barry. Its head was hid
,ous. / suppose tarahtulas are /,
but exaggerated spiders,
md this one looked like the spider Z
,ne would see during an attack of I
nightmare. Well, the fellow in I
listed on carrying the abominable h
hing along, although everybody 1
Knew its bite was as poisonous as d
rattlesnale. lie carried IL In his "
atchel with the other curiosities. Il
md brought his satchel and slept a
With IL at the head Of his bed every Il
light. Tho circus men who oc- &,
,upied the same room demonstrated h
against such a dangerous room e
nate, but the naturalist jeered W
hem, and made them still moro te
uncomfortable by relating instan- k,
,es Of the deadly poisonous char b
Icter Of the bite Of tarantula. o.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-03-10
ga few days after he ioined ns

n ieW uayS after ne joined US
we were travelling, as said before
down the San Joaquin valley, On,
were billed that night for Kings
ton, village of about 500 inhab
itants, on the Kings river. AS w
approached the village, we coulc
see the usual sight of crowc
watching our advent with the usua
interest displayed on such occa
sions. 1t was not mining village
that could be easily seen from the
surroundings. There were no stamr
mills, fumes or wooden aoueducts
and there were no masses of yellow
earth near tho river from which
the gold had been carefully washed.
1t was stock raising community
and the crowd consisted largely OF
stock farmers, dressed generally in
velvet jacket and breeches, orna-
mented with silver buttons, and
vaqueros and sheep herders, with
coarSer garments of buckskin.
Every one of them was armed with
revolvers and bowie-knives; all
wore the inevitable sombrero.
There were other unmistallable
signs that it was not mining COM
munity. l could see none of those
frontier dandics with white hands.
glittering diamonds, and sharp eyes
which seem to be distinguishing
marks of the California gambler,
and there was an unusual number
of women, who were the wives and
mothers of the primitive town.
There were of course, the usual
flaming bills posted on the sides of |
the adobe huts (you pronounce
that DOLBY; there was "streamer"
on the board fence in the village,
while there was large stand of
colored bills, including a cut of
myself and wife in the "terrific
bayonet contest )" pictures of the
clown; the bareback rider; the
aerial lady leaping through white
balloon before the admiiing gaze
If an audience dressed in red and
Fellow garments; the elephant,
ions, tigers, monkeys, and other
lnimals, posted on the side of the
rame hotel and covering up the
ide window of the bar-room. The
'ther bills, of course, informed the
omrnunity that the Montgomery
Queens unparalleled combination
+ stars Of the ARENA cluster OF
alent Of which each individual
'as a stellar attraction Of the first
,agnitnde, together with an un-
qualed collection of wild animals
'om Europe, Asia, Afi'ica and !
outh America, would exhibit at (
.ingston that evening. As the !
recession neared the village the Y
aqueros and other horsetner dash. =
4 off to meet us, and, reigning up s
leir mustangs with the tremen- a
ous Mexican bit, the slightest 6
'uch on which almost throws a o
'rse on its launches, devoted n
Iernselves to that cool, close scrn- Q
ny and liberal, audible comment e
hich distinguishes the rural CAL q
'rnian. l went into the bar-room d
ter fixing things for my wife aud )
und that the landlord was a semi a
npid and sad little German, who b
d been seduced from sacramen. a
by a rfisndly and bozy ranchero, v
10 pictured to him in glowing d
ms the immense profits of hotel u
eping in the San Joaquin valley, u
Z who kept in the background m
the little "unpleasantheeeee" W
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-03-10
Cooper shop.

Joseph Nephew has opened cooper shop on
Msrch mt street and is prepared to do all kinds of
coopering, cistern makiuy, aud reppring. l6s
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-03-10
w. II. Simuson.

Saw manufacturer, with Thomp-on. Smith & Sons,
Duncan City, Mich. All SAWS sent for repairs will
receive prompt attention. l54
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-03-10

NEATLY EXECUTED AT SHORT NOTICE
AND ON REASONABLE TERMS. ~
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-03-10
do Something.

If the world seems cool t. you,
Kindle fires to warm i'll
Let their comfort hide from you
Winters that deform it.
Hearts AS frozen as your own
To that radience gather;
You viii soon forget to moan,
"Ahl the cheerless weatherl"
If the worlds vale Of tears"
Smile, till rainbows span it;
Breathe the love that life ondears
Clear from clopisto fanit:
OF your gladness lend g'elm
Unto souls that shiyer;
Show them how dark sorrows stresm
Blends with hopes bright river
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-04-29

an executive coranittee. whiehf ia Ete be
 appointed 1t an Adjourned NeStipg't be held at Mir. Geo. NJ. Woodruffs s, on Satur- day evening next at F P. NJ. Twenty
 one persons joined the Company and it is
 hoped that others taking an interest in the matter will attend at the adjourned
 meeting.
 -Litchfeld has strong friend in, our old townsman, the editor Of the Winsted
 Herald. who refers as follows to our pro-
 posed village improvements:
 The prairies of the boundless West have no attractions for us; the sunny skies of the South do not tempt us, nor could the land of flowers with its attractions of or ange groves swerve us from our loyalty to old Litchfeld. At some time in the dim future we hope to return to the south east slope of Brush Hill and finally be laid down to rest in that halIowed soil where sing the zephyrs that are waited oyer Pine Island. tEi pENta N4T So. looking upon the old County town as our future home, we are glad to know that something is likely to be done to
 make her what she can certainly be-the
 most beautiful resort in all New England. And while the village folks are laying plans for a new concrete walk to the She paug Depot and discussing the best way to beautify her parks, &c, why should not the towns people generally be improv- ing matters outside the village limits. We suggest: general transplantiHg of shade trees by the country roadside, such as a few years ago were started out on Harris Plain-and then. too, why not shorten the road from the village to Bantam by short cut around the western base of Plumb Hill, and so too saving time and horse flesh by opening road around the base of that terrible and needless pitch at the south end of Chapel Hill ? all of which is respectfully submitted. E&f
 No doubt 1t is because their Christian names are identical; in no other way can we account for the unfounded, wickedly un- generous comparison that springs up in our mind between the enthusiasm of ex. townsman Joe VailE for Litchfeld, and the enthusiasm of ex-brother Joe How ard for Plymouth Church. J. H. V. is a moral editor and J. H. isn't; Litchfield is moral place and Plymouth Church isn't; and really there is no resemblance any where. Seriously speaking, Mir. Vaill's att tachment to his old home is as pleasing to his numerous friends here, as it is credit able to himself. We feel bound, however, to caution him against procrastinotion. His plans are excellent, and our only fear is lest he put off their execution till he finds it necessary to skip Brush Hill for the less desirable place of residence near Pine Island.