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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-11-19

MIND READING. PSYCHONNN.
vi Fascination, Sou, Charming. VI,
riSm, and Marriag" Guide, show Ir-
either sex may iH~rIUHtr and gain 'l" ..
and affection OF any person 'h'E ,...
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-17
Coming ~ConYentfons.

With the coming Of warm weather be-
gins the series Of political conventions
Of more or less Importance, to continue
until the close of what promises to be a
heated campaign in November next.
The list, so far as the calls have fallen
under our eye, are as follows:
June l7-0hio Democratic State Con-
v%ention in Columbus to-day.
June 23-New York Prohibition Con-
vention in Syracuse.
June 22-Maine Democratic State
Convention,
June 22-California Peoples Inde-
pendent Party" Convention in Sacra-
mento.
June 29-California Democratic Stete
Convention in San Francisco.
June 3O-Iowa Republican State Con-
vention in Des Moines.
July = Wisconsin Republican State
Convention in Madison.
August 3-Mississippi Democratic
State Convention in jackson.
August l9-Virginia Colored mems
Convention in Jackson.
September 8-Pennsylvania Demo
cratic State Convention in Eric.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-17
I-nvnInahIa REGIMES.

Gray marble heartbs can be rubbed
with linseed oil, and no spots will show.
A solution of chloride of iron will re.
move nitrate of silver stains from the
hands.
A strong solution of hyposuiphite Of
soda is said to be excellent for cleaning
silver.
Kerosene and powdered lime, whiting
or wood ashes will scour tins with the
least labor.
Shellac is the best cement for jet arti-
Giles. Smoking the joint renders it black
to match.
Unslaked lime is excellent for clean
ing small steel articles, such as jewelry,
buckles and the like.
To prevent moth in carpets, wash the
floor before laying them with spirits of
turpentine or benzine.
Gold bronze for furniture is 6 mixture
of copal varnish with gold colored
bronze powder. The last is bi-sulphate
Of tin.
Spots can be taken cut Of marble with
finely powdered pumieestone mixed with
yerjuice. Cover the spots and allow the
stuff to remain fer twelve hours; then
rub clean, dry and rinse.
To remove old paint, cover with a
wash of three parts quick stone lime,
slaked in water, to which one part pearl
ash is added. Allow the coating to re-
main for sixteen hours. when the paint
may be easily scraped off.
Four parts borsx and three parts
EPSON salts, mixed with three or four
parts warm water to one part Of the
combined substances, is said to form an
excellent ire-proof wash for clothes. 1t
should be used Immediately after pre-
paration.
Two ounces of common tobacco boiled
in a gallon Of water is used by the Chat
ham street dealers for renovating old
clothes. The stuff is rubbed on with a
stiff brush. The goods are nicely
cleaned, and, strange to add, no tobacco
smell remains.
In washing windows, a narrow.bladed
wooden knife, sharply pointed, will take
out the drst that hardens in the corners
of the sash. Dry whiting viii polish the
glass, which should first be washed with
weak black tea mixed with a little alec.
hol. Save the tea leaves for the purpose.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-17
FACTS AMI FANCIES.

II don't think you we're born to re-
form the world said a married Boston
lady to the new minister, who was in.
clined to praise her beauty rather too
warmly.
Edmund Burke once wrote to a friend
at the seaside: 80 wash away like q
brave fellow and obtain a Newtonian
constitution ct for the work you have in
hand"
Donaldson says he expects to be
killed this summer on some of his bal
loon trips. He has unroofed barns and
knocked down chimneys until he has a
presentiment Of shotguns.
A well-known lawyer recently said at
q dinner party where emotional insanity
was under discussion: II admit the
right Of the injured husband to yindicate
his marriage bed by numbering right and
left, but after such vindication he should
come out and be hanged like a gentle
man, for society has a right to vindicate
the law. We must harmonic between
the rights Of husbands and hangmen."
One Of the chief points Of interest in
the State University Commencement,
this week, will be the fact that one Of the
graduates is a female, Miss Helen Mary
Fly, daughter of a gentleman Familiarity
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-17

known throughput the State as Elder
Ely" Of Winona. Miss Ely takes the
anomalous degree OF Bachelor of Lit
erature." By unanimous vote of the
class, she was chosen TO deliver the vale
diclory address. as a distinction worthy
TO be bestowed upon the FIRST female
graduate Of the University of Minnee-
sofa. - WinOna MINI } Republican.
at amt that us friends of the family
care about ridin' in a b~urroosh," says
Mrs GambOdge with some feeling, after
reading a severe criticism of the popu-
lar custom of making the death of an
acquaintance the pretext Of a whole
neighborhood enjoying free ride. Its
too ridiculous for anything, for law
knows l don't care nothin' about ridin'
in b~urrooshes, seeing that my husband
owns FIVE on EN- and drives one when
necessary, But it wouldn't be decent
not to have plenty of carriages, and |
say the more the merrier. Buffalo
Express.
Mr.. William Winter, dramatic critic
Of the New York Tribune, is described
as "a slender little gentleman, with a
shock Of hair that tumbles, wig fashion,
over his intellect, while two peering eyes
seem to be ~perpetually on duty as crit
les. he is an admirable conversation
alist, possessing the rare tact and self
denial that enable him to talk with his
ear as much as his mouth. 1t was in
teresting to note the affection existing
between the critic and The veteran play
wright and comedian, John Brougham.
Our readers will remember certain
touching verses addressed TO John on
his proposed departure to England.
They were t~ouchingly beautiful, but
John did not CO."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-17
How to COUNT In,erest.

-Four per cent. multiply the princi-
pal by the number of days, separate the
right hand figure from the product and
divide by nine.
Five per cent Multiply the number
Of days and divide by seventy-:wo.
Six per cent.-Multiply by number Of
days, separate right-Aand figure and d.
vide by six.
Eight per cent.-Multiply by number
Of days and divide by forty.fVe.
Nine per cent Multiply by number
Of days, separate right-hand figure and
divide by four.
Ten per cent.-Multiply by number Of
days aud divide by THIRTY six.
Twelve per cent.-M lltiply by mum.
Der Of days, sepsro.,s %right.hand figure
and divide by .nree.
Fifteen per cent.-Multiply by mum.
Der OF days and divide by twenty.fout
Eighteen per cent.-Multiply by mum.
Der OF days, separate r~ight-hand figure
and divide by two.
Twenty per cent.-Multiply by mum.
Der Of days and divide by eighteen.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-17
Mexican

GALVESTON, June 1.-THE News San
Antonio special says: Five robbers Of
Leon Springs last Sunday proceeded to
Comfort and took two horses, passed
through Kerrvills about nine o'clock
Monday. taking two more horses. Capt
Scbreiner, of Kerrville, assembled a few
men of his former minute company,
and gave chase. They came up with
them forty miles above Kerrville, and
demanded a surrender. The robbers re-
piled by firing at the minute men, and
then took to the bush on foot, leaving
their horses. Schreiner's men also fred,
wounding one robber and killing one
horse. They captured ten horses. The
wounded man is said to be mortally hurt.
The minute men express confidence in
catching the balance Of the robbers.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-17
FOREIGN.

PARIS, June 1.-THE Assembly has
passed the education bill by a majority
Of 6fty-four. An amendment was adopted
providing that degrees be awarded by a
board of examiners, consisting equally
Of State and free professors. This is re-
garded as a victory for the Ultra'Mon-
tanes, as the free professors are clericals.
LoSDoS.June 1.-THE Times says that
the French university education bill as
amended makes changes of immense
importance, and that it gives a death
blow to a system of educational depot
ism under which a secular and often
skeptical body has hitherto shaped the
higher teaching Of young men who filed
the professions aud made the laws Of the
country.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-17

the statements he made, and we predict
some mighty interesting reading and
perhaps an indefinite leave of absence
when the report comes out. The errors of
the past cannot be corrected by their au-
thors, but future blunders may be pre-
vented. 1t is high time for the General
Council to'take matters in hand. We
a assure them of the active support of
the LEDGER in every vigorous reform
and honest measure Of retrenchment.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-17
Charles Lamb.

A hundred years ago, last Wednes-
day, Charles Lamb was born in the heart
Of the city be loved 10 well, and in whose
quaint corners he loved to wander and
to muse. A Charles Lamb Centenary
Festival at the Crystal Palace, with odes,
and dinners, and speeches, and songs, lie
not to be thought Of, even if sufficient
enthusiasm for the genial essayist could
be evoked. Such o proceeding would be
entirely out of harmony with the gentle
spirit Of his nature, and would be utterly
devoid Of sympathy with the finest parts
Of his character. In some old behind.
the age tavern quaint and sand-aoored,
round a rare old punch.bowl, containing
rare old punch, one could imagine a few
enthusiastic admirers of the genial hu-
morist drinking to his memory. And
such would be the kind Of centenary fes-
tival that he would have desired, could
the kindly essayist ever have imagined
the position he would have held among
the literature Of England. Charles Lamb
lives in our hearts, and requires no
flourish of trumpets, nor waving of ban
ners, nor fierce disputation to prove that
be was a great and a good man. II
often shed tears" he said, d" in the molly
Strand, for the f%ullness Of joy at 50
much life" How he would wonder at
the changes, the life, the hustle, the tur-
MOL of the Strand, could he see it in the
present day, and how curious it is that
the part that he loved best in London.
namely, the Temple, is less changed
than any other part Of the metropolis,
and could he return to life be would find
the chambers he once occupied scarcely
changed, and the houses surrounding
them hardly altered
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-17
severe STORM IN Nebraskn.

OMAHA, June IA terrific wind and
rain storm passed over this and other
places along the river valley last even
ing, ~uprooting trees, demolishing chin
neys, etc. The gale blew down a large
tent wherein the Methodists and Baptists
we're holding a festival. There was con-
siderable loss, but no one was seri ously
injured. The telegraph lines suffered
considerably.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-17

WASHINGTON, June l7.-For the Ohio
valley and Tennessee, stationary or fall
ing barometer, warmer, partly cloudy
weather and southwest to southeast
winds. For the upper Mississippi and
lower Missouri valleys and lakes, low
pressure, southeast to northeast winds,
partly cloudy weather and occasional
The rivers generally will remain
stationary or fall.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-17
3Oth Day of June, 1875,

at public auction. the following lot, situated
in the city Of Memphis, shelby county, Tenn.
being lot IS Of Craven Peyton's, deceased,
subdivision: BEGINNING at the northeast cor
ner Of lot A; thence west l25 feet to an alley;
thence north along said alley so feet to Saffa-
rams street; thence along the seut1 side of
Saffarans street to PeytOn avenue; thence
south with said avenue 50 feet to the be-
ginning. Right Of redemption waived. Title
believed to be good, but / sell and convey only
as Trustee. E, NJ. HEARN, Trustee.
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Saturday, July 10, 1875,

within legal hours, the, following described
to-wits Lots 13, "a. % and % Of A. J. Hays
subdivision, south Of the city Of Memphis,
known as the Pearson homestead, being the
same property purchased by Mary NJ. Pearson
Of Jesse o. Caruthers, on the 10th day Of De-
cember, 1861. the deed 70 which is ,ouly re-
in Book No. so, pages 60 and r.. reference TO
which is made for q more perfect description
Of said lots. Handbills will also DO distrib-
uted before day Of sale.
TERMS OF SALE One fourth cash; balance in
!, 2 and 3 years. notes with approved security
same are paid, etc
This June is, 1885,.
e. A. COLE, O. and N.
By r. j. BLACK, D. @. and NJ.
j. +. BIGELOw n j. W. VERNON, S0lic-
itors. 93-99-l0-l1l-ll3
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-17

CAIRO, June l7.-Arriyed = City Of
Alton, New Orleans, 4a.m.; Vint Shin.
kle and Indiana, Cincinnati, 4 am I;
Atlantic, New Orleans, 5 am; Charles
Brown, St. Louis, Dam.
Departed-Capitol City, Vicksburg, 9
pm Tolle, New Orleans, IL; City Of
Alton, St. Louis, 4 am Indiana, New
Orleans, 5; Shinkle, Memphis, I;
Atlantic, st. Louis, I. Heavy rain last
night. Cloudy and warm.
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l1lS2
Chancery Sale of Real Estate.

James II. Pearson VS.. Thomas j. Pearson
First Chancery Court Of Shelby county.
DY VIRTUE OF AN INTERL0CUT0RY
ID decree for sale, entered in the above cause
on the 4th day Of June, 1875, / will sell at
public auction, to the highest bidder, in front
house building, Main street, Memphis, Ten
noegee. on
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Ohio state. Democratic convention

Ohio State Democratic Convention.
COLUMBUS, June l7.-At the State
Democratic convention, which metal the
opera-house at IL o'clock this morning,
all the counties were represented by del
egates. There was also a large number
of visitors in attendance. i'll. Vance,
member Of Congress from the Eleventh
district, was made temporary chairman,
and made a speech Of considerable
length full Of hope and advice for
earnest work.
While he was speaking a severe rain
and hail storm came up, which blew a
portion Of slate roof off the building, and
after appointing committees a recess
was taken until two pm.
A conference Of leading Democrats
representing more money-men and hard
money men was held this morning, and
q compromise resolution was agreed
upon, which Senator Thurman tells his
friends he can subscribe to. This resc-
luton is in substance one currency and
equal taxation for all alike.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-17

UTICA, N. Y, June l7,-Tirrell Broth
ers' tannery at Florence, Oneida county.
has been burned. Loss, 100000; insured.
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DIED.

HARRIS-Near Whitehaven. Miss, at the
residence Of Mrs. M. N. Lundy. Mrs. +. r.
HARRIS, widow of the late Dr.. Zeno T. Harris.
Her remains will be inferred at Elmwood
Cemetery to- morrow (FRIDAD at II o'clock
am.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-17

Trustees Sale.

pY VIRTUE OF A DEED IN TRUST
ID made byW. II. Jones to me as Trustee.
registered in the Registers office Of Shelby
county. Tenn, ON the 9th day Of August,
1873, in Book 81. page 425. | will sell for cash,
at the south gate Of Court Square. on the
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-17

Q1T A WEEK guaranteed TO Male and Fe-
D male Agents in their locality. COST
NOTHING 10 try Il. Particulars free. P. o.
VICKERY 4 CO., Augusta, Ne.
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0P[UM1IH' 'i J; a'''
AND

Qk9oO0 per day at home. Terms free
0OEOHVA Address GEo. STTNsoE 4 Co.,
Portland, Ne.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-03-20

0sTRAcIsM.-The derivation of this
word, according to the common notion is
that it comes from the Greek word ostra-
kon, and that this word means shell !;
that when votes where taken in Greece
for or against the Punishment of citizen,
the voters used black and white shells,
and majority Of black shells banished
(ostracised) the citizen. But the primary
meaning Of ostrakon was eartheuware or
pottery, and NJ. Jacquemart, the great
Frerch authority on Ceramic art, insists
that the voters used broken pieces Of pot.
terry on which to write their ballots. This
idea is sustained by the well-known fact
that the ancients did use broken pottery
for writing contracts, letters, &c. A New
York collector Of pottery has several spe.
cimens Of ancient Egyptian fragment Of
pottery, each one containing a complete
document.-Ne,c Fork Observer.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-03-20
A Beautiful Answer.

When the Emperor Of Germany was
lately on visit in distant portion Of his
dominions, he was welcomed by the school
children ofthe village. After speaker
had made speech for them he thanked
them. Then taking an orange from a
plate he asked:
"To what kingdom does this belong?"
ITO the vegetable kingdom, sire, " replied
little girl.
The Emperor took gold coin from
his pocket, and holding it up, asked
And to what kingdom does this be-
long?"
"To the mineral kingdom, sire, replied
the little girl.
And to what kingdom do | belong
then ?" asked the Emperor.
The little girl colored deeply, for she did
not like to say "the animal kingdom" as
he thought she would, lest his majesty
should be offended, when bright thought
came, and she said, with radiant eyes;
To Gods kingdom, sire"
The Emperor was deeply moved. A
tear stood in his eye. He placed his hand
on the child's head and said, in the most
devout manner
"God Grant that / may be accounted
worthy of that kingdom"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-03-20

To stain pine black, to dry quickly !?
Steep the wood for two or three days in
lukewarm water, in which little alum has
been dissolved, then pat handful of log
wood, cut small, into pint of water, and
boil down to less than pint. If little
indigo is added, the color win be more
beautiful Spread layer of this liquid
quite hot upon the wood with soft brush,
which will give it violet color. When
it is dry, spread on it another layer; dry it
again and give it third; then boil verdi
girls at discretion in its own vinegar, and
spread a layer of it on the wood; when il
is dry rub it with brush aud then with
oiled chamois skin. This gives a fine
black, and initiates perfectly the color Of
bony.-.Scieatifc Americaa.
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Select poetrp.
THE SINGERS.
ny LoSoFELlow


God sends his singers upon earth
With songs of sadness and Of mirth,
That they might touch the hearts Of men,
And bring them back to heaven again.
The first, youth with soul fire,
Held in his hand golden Tyre;
Through groves he wandered, and by streams,
Playing the music of our dreams.
The second with bearded face,
Stood singing in the market.plncs,
And stirred with accents deep and loud,
The hearts of all the listening crowd.
A grey old man, the third and last,
Sang in cathedrals dim and vast
While the majestic organ rolled
Contrition from its mouths Of gold.
And those who heard the singers three
Disputed which the best might be;
For still their music seemed to start
Discordant echoes in each heart.
But the great Master said, "a see
No best in kind, but in degree;
gave various gift to each,
To charm, to strengthen, and to teach.
''These are the three great chords of might;
And he whose ear Is tuned Alright
Will hear no discord in the three,
But the most perfect harmony
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-03-20

DoN'T TELL ALL YoU KNow.--It is a
bad plan to place unreserved confidence in
man or woman. Never tell any one all
about yourself, let there be little mystery
and reserve, your friend will like you all
the better for it. A book that you know
by heart must inevitably be cast aside for
a fresh volume; so will you be served il
you allow yourself to be thoroughly read.
But be prepared, in any emergency, to
look your own life and acts squarely in
the face without flinching or make your
self a coward. 1t is not necessary to pub
lish to the world all that is strictly per-
sonal, unless ridicule and frittering Of
power are desired; but il gossip makes
itself busy with your name, do not grieve
If grain of truth is spread over a dozen
lies. Pass them by in silence, and do not
even then forget your habitual rev.
erence. Justice win be done you in time,
never fear, and the less you clamor for ii
the better. Don't talk too much.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-03-20

BEARING TRouBLE.-Therc are persons
who emerge from every affliction and
trouble and vexation, purified like fine
gold from out Of the furnace. There are
others-and they are more numerous
who are embittered and soured, and made
despondent and apathetic. We think the
latter belong to the class that try to stand
alone during the storms of life, instead Of
looking above for aid, When one can
truly say, "He doeth all things well," the
sting Is taken out Of afEiiction, and courage
Is given to bear what the future has in
store. This, We think, makes the differ
ence between these two classes.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-03-20

DoN QuIxorE.-The first edition Of
Don Qnixote "a Spanish fiction by Ger.
vantes) was published, Vol. l, Madrid,
1905, and Vol. II, Madrid. 1915. As to
the pronunciation Of the name, il you are
talking with people who are supposed to
know Spanish, pronounce the name Ki-ho-
toe; but IL YOU are talking with people who
do not know Spanish, pronounce il as il is
spelled in English. ~ Y Observer.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-03-20

In the greenhouse Of Mr.. Mansfield at
Newton Is white Lamarque rose tree over
twenty years old, covering over hundred
square feet Of ground, which has furnished
twenty or thirty buds daily since Docen-
Der. Il is estimated that It's yield for the
season viii be $500 buds, which, al 90 d
hundred, gives profit Of 1925.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-03-20

The roof Of Westminster Abbey, in
London, long supposed 70 be Of oak, when
examined, last year, was found to ba Of
chestnut. IL was sound and perfect, al
though il had stood for eight centuries
already, which would 60 to show that
chestnut timber is pretty good for building
purposes.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-03-20

We are born for higher destiny than
that Of earth, there is realm where the
rainbow never fades, where the stars will
be spread out before US like islands that
slumber on the ocean, and where the beau.
tiful which begins here and passes before
Us like shadows, win stay Ia our presence
forever.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-03-20

Advice is the cheapest commodity in
the world Everybody is ready 70 give
il, and very few care TO take Il
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-03-20

TAPIocA-This elegant and delicate
starch is the product of plant that is
cultivated very extensively in the Malay
Peninsula, where its culture is almost en-
tirely in the hands of the Chinese The
tubers Of the plant lhaHihot Wtiiissima, }
which weigh on an average from ten to
twenty-five pounds, are first scraped and
then carefully washed; after which they
are reduced to a pulp by being passed
between rollers. This pulp is carefully
washed and shaken up with abundance Of
water, until the fecula separates and passes
through very fine sieve into tub placed
beneath. The -four SO obtained is repeat
edly washed, and then placed on mats and
bleached by exposure to the sun and air
1t is finally converted into the pearl ta-
pioca of commerce by being placed in a
cradle.shaped frame covered with canvas ;
it is slightly moistened and subjected to a
rotary motion, by which means it is gran
ulated. II is next dried in the sun, and
finally over the fire in an iron pan CREASED
with vegetable tallow, and is then ready
for the market.-Journal of Chemistry.