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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-11
Charles Warren stoddard writes


There are forty tunnels between Pisa
and Genoa; the railroad threads the
coast so closely that but for its fortunate
elevation above highwater mark it would
incrust with the salt crystals that plunge
shoreward in the spray of many gale
So frequent are these tunnels between
Pisa and Genoa, and so long the galleries,
which are, in other words, tunnels with
rows of large windows or arches hewn
out Of the wall against the sea, that it
seems almost as if this picturesque and
stupendous ehisseling we're the work of
the sea and the storm. The coast is
very abrupt; cliff after cliff juts out
over the water like the wings in theater,
all looking very much alike, and half
dozen of them usually being visible at
one time. The cliffs are hung with creep
ing vines and decked with ferns and
aloes. They are each one a picture,
and from each got some pleasant little
surprises, for as the train emerged from
the tunnel was sure to find a kind OF
toy city, exceedingly small but complete
in itself, clinging 10 the bluff ahead Of
US, and not very many rods distant. H.
some cases we had scarcely time 10 get
used to the daylight blazing all along the
coast, before we were dragged into pitchy
blackaess of the next tunnel. Some,
times we stopped in the midst of tun-
mel or gallery aud were amazed to find
passengers alighting-at least was, for
It was all novelty to me-and when |
looked out of the car window / found
that the bluff above us was split in two,
and through the chasm very narrow and
very steep stairs cut in the rocks led up
to the summit, where the edges of the
houses we're visible. With their blank
walls glowing in the sunshine. The next
moment we were rushing on from cliff to
cliff, above smooth stretches of sea sand
as yellow as gold, and below long slope
Of The hills inland, sprinkled thickly
with villas even to their SUBMITS, where
the clouds leaned heavily aad threatened
rain.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-11
JANuARY AND JuLY.
APRIL AND OCTOBER.


Any one investing in these Bonds has the
satisfaction of knowing that his bond is GER
tain to be paid at maturity; and further that
he assists in building in the city of New York
permanent Temple Of Industry, which will
be an ornament and pride to every Ameri-
can,
Each Bondholder, until his bond is re-
deemed, is a part owner of twenty-five acres
OF land situated in the heart of the city Of
New York. and estimated TO be worth Two
Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars
And the building which is estimated to cost
Seven Millions.
The excavations for the foundation was
commenced on the 10th of May, 1875, and the
building will be ready to receive the goods
from the Centennial Exhibition at its close.
No investment for people Of small means
was ever offered equaling the Bonds Of the In
dustrial Exhibiuon 70; Tho bonds are so.
cured by mortgage which makes the principal
safe, and eminently secure, and in addition to
which each bondhelder participates four times
year in the allotment of premiums above
named.
The difference between these bonds and
lottery ticket Is, in n lottery the holder must
lose his money or draw prize, while the
not lose his investment. but must have re-
turned to him the principal and small rate
Of interest added, and in addition has an op-
portunity to draw premium ranging from
| $50 to $4,000.
The Board Of Directors and tho Trustees Of
| the mortgagago are among tho most eminent
| Of tho business men Of New York. and is OF
itself q guarantee that the bonds are a safe
and desirable Investment.
The Company is not responsible for any
money sent. except II be by check, postal or
der, Draft or express payable to the order OF
the Industrial Exhibition Company.
Circulars sent on application.
!
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-11


Philosophers declare that the INSTINCT
of the chase is common to almost the
whole human race, from the seal.hunting
EsqumauK at the North Pole to the
African with his club and poisoned ar.
rows at the equator, They tell US that
among our own people it pervades all
classes, from the whaler who strikes the
leviathan of the Arctic seas and the
captain sahib who boards some renowned
Z man,ester " in Indian jungles down to
the cookpey SCHOOL boy firing at unwary
sparrows with his oatapult, or the tiny
urchin Of two or three years old pursuing
the blue-bottle across the panes of his
nursery window, and then, flushed with
conquest, tearing of the legs and wings
Of the wretched fly. And although in
some Gases the passion in question is
converted into q trade--as where certain
admirable persons undertake for o con-
sideration the destruction Of some OF
those pests Of human life which the world
would most willingly let die, if they
would be SO obliging as to do so-yet
even here the natural hunting insect de.
velops itself very clearly, and, to use
Sydney Smiths language, rlhs rat
catcher delights in the capture of rats
the bug-destroyer pursues his victim with
keen delight, and the suppressor Of vice
is charmed when the vice is found and
hunted," - Belgraviq.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-11
The Law OF the Rail

Some Que who has taken the trouble
to post himself on the laws governing
railway passenger travel, says that extra
charges for failure to buy tickets are
universally sustained by the courts, but
there must be full opportunity to buy
afforded by the ticket seller. Passen.
gers must show tickets when asked for.
AS to stopping off, there is only one
decision, which is that passenger can.
not stop of and resume his journey
without the previous assent of the com.
pany. AS to the obligation of the road
TO furnish seat to a passenger de-
cision says: "a passenger who exhibits
his ticket need not surrender it until he
has been furnished with seat" A rail-
way is not liable for things stolen out Of
passengers seat, there being no pre-
vious delivery to the compsnys ser.
wants; for the same reason the company
is not liable for baggage in the paSsen-
gers own care.
Passengers who neglect to look after
their own baggage on arrival at their
destination cannot recover for it if lost
without fault of the carrier Baggage
left in station-houses for the passenger s
convenience, after it has reached its des-
tination, comes under new class Of
rights and duties, the baggage master
assuming the position of a gratuitous
bailee, who only becomes liable in cases
of gross negligence. The obligation of
the railway as a carrier ceases when it
has been delivered to its owner at the
place of destination, or when he has had
reasonable opportunity of receiving and
removing it. 1t will interest sportsmen
to know that they may recover for the
value of dogs when they entrust them to
the baggage master for hire, because Of
their exclusion from the passenger cars. T"
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the safe. During their retreat, which
was marked by many adventures, the in
trepid old man succeeded in evading the
vigilance of his guardians for a short
time, and secreting the safe in a place
where he would be able to recover it
afterward. When the booty was missed
and the robbers failed to induce the
cashier to reveal to them the place
where it was concealed, they revived the
proceedings OF the famous chsufeurs by
roasting the feet of their victim in order
to extort confession. But the inflicted
tortures had a different effect. The man
got mad; and it was with the object ot
restoring bim to reason that the robbers
bestowed the utmost attention on him
in hopes that when he recovered bis
reason he would reveal to them the place
where the safe was concealed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-11
How Spanish Robbers Treated q
Bank Cashier.

A strange story is reported from
Spain. A detachment of Alfonsoist sol
diers recently discovered in secluded
part Of mountain chain a cavern which
was inhabited by robbers, who had taken
advantage of the civil war in order to
ply their criminal avocations. An aleoye
was attached to this subterraneous
dwelling, the door Of which the soldiers
broke open. They we're astonished to
find the apartment decently furnished
aud provided with books, flowers and
even a piano. In an easy chair sat a
venerable old man. The soldiers inter
rogated him, but obtained only lncohs
rent replies II has since been asoer'
tanned. from the confession OF one Of the
robbers, that the old man was the cashier
Of banking firm at Burgos that they
bad brokeu into the bank. stolen the SAFE
aud taken the cashier With them, IN
hopes that he would assist them to oper
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-11


Says the London Spectator: Victor
Hugo is more screamy than ever. In
declining to attend the Congress of the
League Of Peace and Liberty, he renews
the expression of his fear that peace
must be postponed. What France wants
to make is Europe. To make Germany,
is to construct the empire, that is to say,
night. To make Europe is to give birth
to Democracy, that is to say, light. Be-
tween the two worlds-the one gloomy,
the other radiant; the one false, the
other true-the choice Of the future, be
assured, is made. Again; To speak of
an alliance Of kings is to speak of an
alliance Of vultures. This fratricidal
fraternity will come to an end, and to
the Europe of coalition kings will sue
ceed the Europe of united peoples. To-
dsy2 No. Tomorrow Yes. Let us,
them have faith, and await the future.
No peace till then. Probably nothing
does more to cool the always vehement
European interest in France than these
incoherent shrieks about light and
night, and 'vultures' and peoples, -
WHICH are only the more vexatious, that
no one can deny the extraordinary ge-
MUS of the man who uttsrs them, though
DO one could infer it from these excru.
ciating pictures Of France as an extatica,
and Germany as a fiend, falling into cat
aleptic postures, and answering excited
interrogations in monOsyllabic exclama-
tions. Never before was a really great
genlus so far from sane, so wanting in
lucidity Of Judgment, as Victor Hugo's." |"
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RAILROAD THE TABLES.

MEMPHIS AND LOUISVILLE RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
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A Marvellous bonnet.

Providence Journal
An astonishing bonnet was on exhibi-
ton at the opening of one of the fashion
able millinery establishments in Boston
few days since. 1t was made of dark
green velvet and ecru silk-two of the
stylish colors for the coming season. On
the back of the bonnet, resting partly on
the crown and partly on the brim, was
an elaborate wreath of leaves. Within
this circlet, which answered for nest,
were enclosed six birds of the size
Of sparrows. They were mounted on
wires so as to move easily with the
motion Of the wearer, or to sway
lightly in the breath of the breeze.
Ten wings formed the trimmings on
one side Of the bonnet, and a larger
wing was intermingled with the bandeau
of velvet and silk on the other. The
front, large and aaring, was filled with
mass of exquisite flowers, loops and
twists of velvet and silk and an addi-
tional wing. A yard and halt of vel.
vet and half the quantity of silk was re-
quired for the completion of this mon
strosity Of feminine head gear. Twelve
birds wings, six whole birds, masses Of
flowers, leaves and wreaths, velvet and
silk in unlimited quantity entered into
the composition OF this love of bon.
net, We have not been enlightened in
regard to tha price Of this vanity of van.
tiles, neither have we heard who has be-
come its happy possessor
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-11
MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON
RAILROAD.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.

ON AND AFTER SUNDAY. AUGUST %,
" 1875:
Leaves. Arrives.
Mail train daily.-..........1l:00 am. 300 p. m
Express train daily..,...... 3:40 am. 1910 !. m
Somerville train daily
Except Sundays)......... 1850 pm. sos a. m
No change of cars between Memphis and
Bristol. and only one change of cars 10 Wash
ingtOn.
Close connection for all points East and
Southeast.
Railroad time is twenty minutes faster than
city time.
W. j. ROSS. Gen'l Sup't.
TOM B. DUNN, Ticket Agent, 2iS Main st.
22-xxiii-2l
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MONDAY EVENING. OCTOBER II. 1875.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
N UnanswerabIe Argumen

The strongest argument which can be urged
against the advisability Of administering such
corrosive and nervs-destroying poisOns as ar
senic and quinine for intermittent and remit
tent fevers, is the vastly superior success in
the prevention and cure Of such diseases of
medicine which Is the very antipode Of the
above named drugs. both in respect Of its
composition and the results wrought By it.
Such medicine is Hostetter's Stomach Bit
ters. a purely vegetable preparation. which
not only eradicates uith wor derful pro npti-
tude every trace Of fever and ague. and kin
dred types Of malariOus disease. from the sys-
tenn, but Is certain preventive OF all mala-
dies beRotten of miasma tainted air and
water. These results mineral anti febrile
their continued use entails consequences
highly Ternicious to the system. The Bitters.
on the contrary, not only aferd speedy relief,
ont establlsh heath on a permanent basis.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-11

GRAIN RAIsERS REFUSE to sub
nit TO the wasteful and imperfect work OF
other Threshers. when posted on the vast supe-
r!orRy Of this one. for saving grain. saving
time. and doing fast, thorough and economi-
THRESHERMEN FIND IT highly sdvan-
tageous TO run machine that has no Beat
ers, Pickers," or Apron" that handles
Damp Grain, Long Straw, Headings, Flax,
Timothy, Millett and all such difficult grain
and seeds, with ENTIRE EASE .AsD
EfFECTIVENE ESs. Cleans to perfection
saves the farmer his thresh bill by extra sa
ing of grain, makes no =" Litterings;" ro-
guires LESS THAN 0NE-HALF the usual
Belts, Boxes. Journals, and Gears; easier
managed; less repairs; one that grain raiser5
prefer to employ and walt for. even az
advanced prices, while other machines
are out of jobs"
-Four sizes made with 9, g, 10 and
IL horse " Mounted " Powers, also
speciality Of aeparatOrs "aione,''
expressly for STEAM POWER and
20 match other Horse Powers.
II interested in grain raising, or threshing,
write for illustrated Circulars (seRt fee) with
ull particulars Of sizes, styles, prices. terms,
70. NICHOLS, SH EPAR RID d co
vi hSkw battle trek MiobpGn.
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PRESCRIPTION FREE

nor THE SPEEDY CURE OF SEMINAL
weakness, lost manhood aud all disorders
brought on by indiscTetions or excess. Any
.drukTiet has the Ingredients. Address DA-
VFDS0N 4 CO.. Box 22o6, Now York.
6-xxiii-b.eOd
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MISSISSIPPI g. TENNESSEE
RAILROAD.
Change of Schedule.

MEMPHIS. TENN, September 25, 1875.
ON AND AFTER SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER
" 26, 1875, trains will run as follows:
Leave. Arrive.
New Orleans mail. daily....2:45 pm. 2:55 p. IN
Express train, daily lex
cept Sunday. p m. 8:s5 o. m
Freight and Ac'm 'datiOn,
daily Except Sunday).~4:20a.m. 4:OOp.m
22-t NJ BURKE, Sup't.
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BONDS.
80 90,

WILL BUY KQUARTER BOND OF THE
w. Industrial Exhibition Company of New
York.
Each Quarter Bond participates in Four
series allotments every year, until it is re-
deemed.
The following Premiums show what any
Bond may receive. A quarter Bond would
receive one quarter Of the below named pre-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-04-08

Bio INVENTION Lloyd the famous
map man. who made all the maps for
General Grant and the Union army,
certificates Of which he published, has
just invented way Of getting a relief
plate from steel SO Is to print Lloyd's
Map Of American Continent-showiog
from ocean to ocean-on one entire
sheet Of bank note paper, 4Ox50 inches
large, on lightning press, and colored
sized and varDished for the wall SO as
to stand washing, and mailing any
where 10 the world for % cents, or un-
varoished for 10 cents This map
shows the whole United States and
Territories in ) group, from surveys to
1876, With million places on It, such
. towns, eities, villages. mountains.
lakes, rivers, etreams. goldmioes, rail.
wsy stations. "a. This map should Be
10 every house. Send 25 cents to the
70 the Lloyd Map Conpany, Philsdel.
phi.. aod Jon vii s. : copy ~ rsssrn
mail.
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$500 PER YEAR.

through the west, the pioneer spirit
prevails and some Of the old settlers,
as they see the evidences Of civilization
springing up around them, yearn for
the adventures and trials Of the from.
tier. In consequence of this tendency
frequent opportunities are afforded to
purchase cultivated farms at figures
not much sbove the value Of wild land
SrocK RAISING.
Especial advantages are offered here
for stock farming. Horses, Cattle,
Sheep aud Hogs are remarkably free
from liability to disease The natural
pasture is luxurious and almost every
quarter section will furnish suficiens
amount Of wild hay for ordinary farm
use. In fact, there is almost no tame
hay grown yet. There are thousands
Of tons, surplus, Of wild hay and many
cattle have no other feed than the nat
ural pasture in Summer and hay in
winter.
REDwoos FALLS.
The village Of Redwood Falls is the
County Seat. 1t is on the Redwood
River q miles from its confluence
with the Minnesota and is near the
centre of that portion Of the Reserva.
ton lying within the borders of Red.
wood County.
1t contains about 500 inhabitants.
As trading point it furnishes al the
advantages that can be obtained out.
side the larger cities.
There are fourteen stores, some Of
them keeping general stock, others
making speciality of Groceries,
Hardware, Drugs, Boots aud Shoes or
Furniture. Every line Of goods is
we'll represented and with sufficient
competition to afford the greatest ad-
vantages to buyers, consistent with le-
gitimatc trade.
There are two No. l FIGURING Mills,
with two run Of stone each and capaci-
ty for one more.
A Saw Mill. running the year round
thoroughly fitted up for work.
A grain Elevator has been erected,
this year, at the Steamboat landing
with capacity of 10000 bushels.
The village also contains three Ilo-
tells, three Blacksmith Shops, Livery
Stable. Wagon Shop, Harness Maker
and Shoe Maker.
There are Two Banks and the U. s.
Laud Onicc for the District is located
here.
There are three organized churches
Methodist, Presbyterian and United
Presbyterian; also, Masonic Lodge,
Physicians, Attorneys, Graded School,
&C.,
1t is not the design in this article, to
mention the village beyond what would
indicate its value, as market and
trading point, to the. surrounding
country
Its charms Scenery, magnificent
Oalles, Falls. Groes, and other nutural
beouties, which place it in such de-
tightful contrast to the average prairie
Town, as we'll as its unimproved Water
Powers in which are future fortunes.
merit more than a notice. but it is
foreign to the present purpose to give
it..
There are two industries, which, the
wants of both Town and Country do.
mand, should be commenced at once.
Ooe or more, Cheese Factories and
Brick yard. The requisites for both,
are at had. and the opportunities for
a profitable business in either or both
are excellent.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-04-08

~ In parts Of the South many expedi
ents are resorted to, to evade the pro.
visions Of the Civil Rights bill, such
as charging five or ten prices for an
article, and changing hotels into pri:
vate boarding houses. In some Legis
latures bills have been introduced to
facilitate the evasion Of the law. Quite
a number Of suits have been brought
in courts. but have, 50 far as We have
observed, either been decided adverse
ly to the colored folk or are still pend.
inu @' - .
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Moore's Rural Neu Yorker says
Almost everybody nowadays sows
seeds Of early vegetables either in hot
beds or in pots or boxes within doors,
long before it can be done in the open
ground The crop, Or period Of use
aud ripening, can be FASTENED one Or
two months by this forcing process,
and this is worth striving Tor in cold
climate, where the Seasons are none
100 long for producing satisfactory
crop Of annual fruits and vegetables.
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ESPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES To PER
SONS WISHING CHEAP FARMS.

SONS WISHING CHEAP FARMS.
There is no other portion Of the
west where the same quality Of lands
with the same advantages Of surround
ings, can be purchased as cheaply as in
Redwood County. !. Productive soil,
easily cultivated, convenient to timber
and market, organized School Districts;
in fact, almost all the Social and bust
ness advantages of = settled and we'll
organized farming community.
It is Z we'll known fact, that the soil
10 this portion Of Minnesota, under in-
ferior cultivation and the ordinary ap.
piianees Of farming, yields more boun.
tifal crops Of grain than the Eastern
or Middle States produce under the
most careful and laborions treatment
and the most approved method Of
farming, while the crops Of vegetables
equal those Of the most highly cultivat.
ed gardens. y ]. IN aas 5,:sl
Lands on the Reservation, Of che
best quality and desirably located. eau
be purchased at prices ranging from
81 80 to $1,000 per asre. Breakine
will cost $500 per ACRE. Native lum,
Der can be purchased 4 the Saw Mil
in Redwood Falls At $500 per thou
sand feet. Il 49,. sszs' .s.s5 8
Pine lumber win average about 3a2
per thousand q Redwood Falls, and
about $1,000 = points % the Railroad
From thesa figures, the cost Of open
ing farm on new land, can be readil,
estimated.
Besides, il this County. = Il
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-04-08

Capt. Williams Of the Clifton House
had on exhibition in front Of his hotel
the other day, ! 6ne specimen Of the
Poland China breed Of hogs. Il was
"a months old and weighed, dressed,
554 pounds. Il was the finest porker
We have seen this season. Ii pays to
raise good animals every time.-Man-
kato Union.
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A London per says In Belgium
and Holland, linen is prepared beauti.
fully because the washerwomen use
borax, instead of soda, as washing,
powder. One large handful Of borax
is used to ten gallons Of water, and the
saving Of soap is said to be one-haIf.
For laces and cambrics an extra quan-
tity is used. Borax does not injure
the goods, and softens the hardest va.
ter A teaspoonful added to an ordin'
ary kettle of bard water in which it is
allowed to boil. will effectually soften
the water, @,. "...'