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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-20
NOW. GlrI.. or NnYar.

There is one aspect of this Centennial
year OF 1876 which deserves more atten-
tion than has yet been bestowed upon it
1t is of grave Importance in connection
with the institution OF marriage and with
the rights Of women. There may be
people, perhaps, who will say that It was
only by a mere accident that the Declar-
alton Of American Independence was
made in leap year These same peo-
pie will tell you that it was only By acci
dent that Maximiliaa Robespierre
splashed his silk stockings on the mem
orable occasion which, as a great histo.
risn has 80 conviDcingly shown, led him
on and up to the giddy nights of power
and crime Il was only by accident, too,
we suppose, that Cromwell and his com.
rades we're turned aside from their pur-
pose Of embarking for the new world
Why did not the Congress Of the colo
nies act in 1875 or postpone action till
l7TTR There can be no doubt in the
mind Of any thoughtful student Of his
tory that the true answer to these Ques
tions is to be found in the fact that the
year l776 was not only bissextile year,
but Of all bissextile years the most quad
rennial year imaginable. since l776 BE-
ing divided by four gives US as its result
444, or as many tours as can only be
conveniently crowded into the number
OF any year, which is at all likely TO in
terest US or our descendants to the re-
metest generation. Il was, in short, a
four-lesved clover OF a year, aud as
everybody believes who believes any
thing; your fonr-leaved clover is the
highest symbol Of feminine good luck.
This, of course. prehgured for the
United States Of America an influence
Of the most unexampled sort upon the
united state o. matrimony. 1t was
plainly written ia the book Of fate from
the beginning that the old and oonyen-
tionsl relation OF the sexes should be
reversed in the Republic Of l776; and
toe young women Of America will be
false to their duty and to the high des-
tiny of their county # they fail to cele-
brate this, the 6rst centennial leap year
Of our history, by formally doing away
With the etfete customs Of past bar
bsrism and inaugursting the new era,
which has thus far been only feebly
preached and prophesied by such voices
crying 10 the wilderness as those OF Mrs.
Susan b Anthony, Mrs Csdy Stanton
and Mrs. Lucy Blackwell Stone Let
every unmarried girl in America who
respects herself and the republic take a
solemn oath, say on pair Of scissors or
an old shoe, or anything else which may
be regarded as really binding by the ie-
male mind, not only to refuse the hand
Of any man who offers himself to her in
marriage, but also to shoot on the spot
any man Who may gefpge her hand when
offered to him BY her, sfteF patgrs con-
sultsuon with hisparentS and guardians.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-20
SPECIAL NOTICR

Franks Or y DisOrdered Liver.
A disOrdored liver plays sad pranks with
the digestive organs. the bowels, the kidneys
and the blood, and inhicts an infinite variety
Of unpleasant symptoms upon its unfortunate
possessor. among which may be mentioned
yellcwness Of the skin and whites Of the eyes.
furred tongue, nausea, headache. vertigo.
pain in the hosd. side and stomach. drowG-
ness BY day and unrest BY night, dis suit
evacuation. and even irritation Of the bladder
and urethra. HOstettsr's Stomach Bitters
discipline the rebellious gan. and obviate
bilious manifestations more rapidly and GER
tainly than anything else, and are far more
agreeable and inhn itely whOiesOmer than the
violent eva ,uants with which the bilious often
persecute their unfortunate bowels and som
ach under the mistaken impression that they
are regu ating their livers
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-20
MEMPHIS TENN. THURSDAY EVENING. JANUARY 90 1876

however, we're soon lowered again to the
floor, and took refuge in hasty figh,
from the demoniac abode. A judicial
investigation was instituted, and it was
found that Mr.. Atkinson had been for
ten years the chief machinist at Covent
Garden lheater in London, where he had
amsssed nice little fortune. The din.
ner was little freak to indulge bis
fondness for his old pursuit.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-20
Friday, lth day Of February, 1876,

offer for sale to the highest bidder, 10 front Of
the door Of tho court house Of Shelby county,
in the city Of Memphis, the tract OF land
mentioned and described In said decree a.
follow Lying and being In the Fourteenth
Civil District OF Shelby county, State uf Ton
nessse, near tho eastern limits Of the city Of
Memphis, and bounded as follows. b gin
ming at a stake on the north side Of Madison
avenue at a point rs feet inches rom the
intersection Of Mclean and Madison ave-
nue. ; thence north and parallel with Mclean
avenue 629 leet inches TO a stake, thence
cast and parallel with Ne ison avenue. $40
feet inches o = gtakOl thence north 81 feet 8
inches 70 q stake: thence east and parallel
with Madigon avenue y feet 70 Btakst
thence south and parallel with Mclean ave
pne $50 feot to o stake on the north side Of
Madison avenue; thence west with said ave-
nue. 40 feet inches 70 the beginning.
Terms Of sale Cash, r~ ra
JN0. 3. FREEMAN, CLERK.
JoaH JOHNSON, II. Z. JACKSON, Solicitors.
January 8, 1873. lO0-iSs
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-20

W. r Cunningham ct al. vs.. ?. W. Royster
ct al.
pY VIRTUE OF THE DECREE PRO.
- nounced IN this cause, October %, 1875,
by the Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jack.
son. will, on
Saturday, 9th day Of February, 1875,
offer for sale to the highest bidder, in front Of
the court house door Of Shelby county, in the
city Of Memnhis, the tract OF land mentioned
md described in said decree as folloWs;
certain tract Of land in Shelby county, Ten
nessee, being the same b0 ght By M. j
Wicks at a sale by the Clerk and Master of
the Chancery Court of Memphis in the eause
If NJ. J. Wicks VS.. McDermOtt ct al, No,
1888, Old Rule Docket, belinning az stake
In the center OF The stage road. the southsas.
corner OF the track; thence north 20 chains,
" links. 70 q stake; thence north 90e west II
chains. 80 links. to stake; thence north 81
chains, 10 links, TO u stake l6 links south l6o
west rom black-gum marked A 4 I; thence
west with hrs. Jane Donels0n's south bound
ary line 68 chains and 20 links to q stake the
no theast cerner Of NJ. 4. ScruRgs' tract;
thence south IS chains, 6 links. to stake l6
links south l6o of an elm marked ] VI X;
thence east ~ chains, 39 inks, tO a sweet. gum
marked I Il L c.. NJ +. soruggs' northeast
corner y l2O acre tract thence south LIZ
chains 70 links to a stake in the center Of the
Stage road thence with said road north 7o'
eas % 22".30 east 70 50 south, 500 east to
the, beginning; and being the same tract Of
land conveyed by NJ. j Wioks to 4. W koys-
to Trustee. on 25th Of Decemb r, 1868, By
deed recorded in Book SO, pages 6l7. 81, and
ol9. in the Registers office Of Shelby county.
Terms Of salS- Cash.
JN0, u. FREEMAN. Clerk.
CLGPr / MEus, h. CLAY KING, Solicitors.
January D, 1876. 100 lSS
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-20

Matthias p. Me iwether vs.. Richard II. Pa
tillo.
pY VIRTUE OF THE DECREE PRO-
ID pou ced in this cause, October I6, 1875,
BY the Supreme Court Of Tennessee, at Jack
sOn / will on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-20
Friday, 4th day of February, 1875,

Jj AVh N0J vi ObL udty u AotOJ
offer for sale to the highest bid Ter, in front Of
the ONCE Of the Sheriff Of Shelby county, In
the city og Memphis, the real estate mem
Toned and described in said decree as follows:
certain.lot Of land lying in the city Of
Memphis, Shelby unity, Tennessee, and
kno n as the Butler division, it being part OF
lot No. and block No. Is in said d vision ,
Beginning at a stake where DeSot0 street on :
lers the Butler div sion Of the city Of Mem-
his; running thence southWardly, and on the
east side Of said street; thence running east
wardly 90 the Butler division line, lSO feet TO
stake thence southwardly and parallel with
DeSoto at eet, IS feet to stake; thence vest
ieet to a stake on the east line Of DeSoto
street; thence nOrthwardly with the east line
Of DesotO street, So feet 10 the beginning.
Terms Of sale Cash.
JEO. II. FREEMAN, Clerk.
CLAPP, VGNcR 4 ANDERSON, 6Olicitors.
January o, 1876. lO9-l35
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Exhibition at Philadelphia, this line will sell
Excursion tickets at greatly reduced rates n
THE SHORT LINE. To- only line running
throuSh cars to Eastern Cities For sale at
ali the Ticket Offices in the South aud South
JNO. ,aAcLEOU, Gen, Rap't.
6.B. PAREHE. Gen. Pass. ana Ticket Agent,
LOuksville. Ky. lOi-xxih. W
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-20
HER DRvILTRY,

HER DENlL1RH,
her emi.eentimental license had rem.
dered her famous and oil the managers
we're contending for her. Nothing that
she liked better.
The Varieties once more claimed her
by reason OF the highest price. aud
thither she proceeded, eclipsing herself
ia La Belle Helene" She is 80 delight
fully wicked as Paris mistress
every thinks of her as Menelsus wife
that she seems to justify all conjugal
disloyalty. she renders wedlock near as
ridiculous 80 Balzao did when be wrote
his admirable setire on what has been so
tiresomely designated as the divine in
stitution. The theater YRs crowded
every night; for the French enjoy the
spectacle Of q cuckold, when they are
not beyond anything else. The lover
and che false wife are among the
most alluring characters on the stage
and in literat9rs When 0ffenbach
composed belle Helene be had the
French bias in his eye, and turned il 70
excellent pecuniary advantage. Not
one of his operas to-day 30 appeals to
a miscellaneous audience.
why DO Yoy LAUGH AT ERxELAUs2!
inc uires one Partisan OF another. "You
may have been in his place"
That is very true, Monsieur. We men
never know the. surprises that are be
meath a pettieoat. laugh nov; bpt |
may not feel inclined to laugh when
discover my horns. II my spouse b.
dtS,pyal / have the sweet Satisfaction Of
knowing that ! have been more disloyal
than s6e esp be; and then, ] enjoy the
piece because heye played Paris often
10 real lie, and it is agreeable to behold
our own vices reflected smiabIy. Psrd
eul we must not be melancholy for fegF
we nRy have been deceived. II women
did not deceive, what hope should you
and | have Of ssllsntries2 Think OF
thSt. and don't morslige.2
scHSGDER's GBE4rEsr TRIUMPH
has been in - Grande Duchesse. She
created the title part, Snd all who have
undertaken it since have initiated her
more or less, Tostee, Montaland and
Aimee, who have been in the United
States, have modelled their Duchess
on hers; but, Oh, what 3 difference there
is between hers and theirs She has
sung the role nearly q thousand times,
and yet the public is not tired of it, On
the contrary, the announcement that she
is TO do the Duchess invariably fills the
house.
During the Exposition year she 6rst
performed the part. and it was an aus
piciouH time for her. She charmed oil
the nations. Tho Spaniards swors By
her, the Italishs shouted bravo until they
we're hosrss, the Germans drank beer IN
her honor the English drswled out her
praises, With you know, BY dove, at the
end OF each ariiculateseutsnce theiRas-
slams acted the tool in her bshalf, and
the Americans sent her valuable pre-
sents She wasa veritable lionne hsre
in 1867. All eyes followed her in the
Bois. She acknowledged the manifold
smiles and hSnd-kisses as II her unknown
admirers we're her subjects She attract.
bd more attention thdn Edgenie, and the
Empress avery pretty and elegant wo
! man then, actually felt annoyed a. hsr
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MISSISSIPPl& & TENNESSEE
RAILROAD.
Change of Schedule.

MRHPHrs. TRNE.s January 1, 1875.
AN AND AFTER SUNDAY, JANUARY 2,
" ig76, trains will run as follows;
Leave. Arrive.
New Orleans mail, daily---l2:4O pm. 2;2O p. IN
HKpress train, daily Tex
cept 9updayl.;,..;-. ..:..... 4lO p m. 9:OOe I'm
Frefnht and Ac' m 'dation,
SaIiv texcept Sunday)..... 600 {. m. $50 p. N
M-fA NJ. BURKE. 6up't.
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AZ THR poUFFEs pARIsIENs,

and had decided success. She appeared
in La Oleine Eau" lie Violenex, lie
de Palchinelle," "So0se de Saint Fleur, I"
and other pieces. and after season or
TWO made her debut at the Varieties in
lie Chen de Garde. The manager
was very glad to secure her. as she had
then gained a firm fooihold, and had
power TO iil his purse with napoleons,
The Palais Royal wanted her, aud out
bidding the Varieties, she went over to
it, earning the greenest OF laurels in
Les Memories de Mimi Bamboche, "La
Beaute de Diable." and "Dane ct la
bonne." By this time her rollicking
style,
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N Il w 4 y III E1
And ether Eastern Cities

And other Eastern Cities
WITHOUT CHANGE
A-r;ving NAM hours in advance Of all other
lines. Connections made at Cincinnati with
all lines running
Pullman and Wagner Palace Sleepers
To Toledo, Detroit. Grand Rapids. Baltimore.
Washington, Sandusky. Cleys and, Buffalo.
Albany, salamanca and New York
wITHOUT Oh ANGE H
This Is the only line running its entire trains
from Louisv lie to Cincinnati. and the ally
line byVhich passengers from the cIs;Hs south 90
avoid n tedious haul through Louisville BY
changing cars At Short Line Junction VIII ita
L. and q. s.. r. r., three miles youth 81 tne
city, whore they can be served With an OK el-
lent meal at kufer' Dining Hall, at all nonIs
Through Sleepers from New lrleans, Mobile
Jacksonville, Atlanta, Little Rock, Memphis,
MONTGOMERY and Nashville. make direct con
aeotIcn al Short Line junction with through
iSlcepers 20 New York an other Eastern Cities
via thia lima. i"
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A coon DEAL SPOILED.

neglect for what enc called the brazeu
cocotte.
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SCHNEIDER.
Her Popularity AID LIcenliousnssa
Il. wHITMORE,
Publisher and Dronrietop

Her popularity aBd Licenti0usneaa
Hortense Catherine Schneider was
born in Bordeaux, as we're Arsonius, the
Black Prince, Richard II of England,
Pope Clement " Montague, Monies
quieu, Berquin and Carl Vernet. She
ought to have been dropped upon the
planet at the center Of the wine trade,
for she has the spirit and the flow OF the
Medoc in her blood. She has, likewise
the lieentousness of Arsonus, and the
skepticism Of Montague, but not the
morals Of Berquin or the piety Of Glenn
ent She had precocious talent for
the stage, appearing. when very young,
in Michael and Christina" at the Athe
nee, in her native city. Professor Schaff
ner gave her lessons, aud then she went
to Ages, and played subordinate parts
there for three yesrs,
She was advised to come to the CAPT
tai, her friends and admirers declaring
that only here would she find proper
field for high capacity. She took the
counsel, and, after trying in vain to
gain admission TO the Varieties, she was
engaged
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New Advertisements

ANtONISUINIi
" Yet forty days, and NineUah shall be oUer-
hrOrn."
Future events prophecied BY rules in Ben
ner's Prophetic Book. Fortunes foretold in
the ups and downs Of prices for the next
twenty years; the future judged py the past.
Whatyea TO make money on pig-irOn, hogs
corn, provisions, cotton and when We will
have the next panic. what year hard times
will end and business revive aeain. Every
speculator should have this book TO know he
future, 80 as TO avoid loss and be sue essful
Sent to any name, post paid. for Sl Address
SAM'L BENRER, Bainbridge. Ross Co, o.
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Uv6R Y POSTERS. SHOW BII,le. CA RDs,
ciFAniarB, eteS gotfeRup With the lateft
sksle ef YVES and on supeIlof paper OF any
dssifSd cofey 80 u tho Aeueef clAce and eA-
Eiiinu stock and prices. le" iotti ~
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Miscellaneous Journal

The Commercial. News, Miscellaneous and
Local departments will be kept up to the ish
est stendard Of approved journalism. endeay.
o.ing to please all tastes and to
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Friday, 4th day Of February, 1876,
In supreme Court at jackson

"; !, R Cunningham ct al. vs.. P. W. ROyster
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-09-21
THINK FOR YOURSELF.

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your relief is as certain as you live. Will
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Think for yourself!
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bread of knowledge, will often realize
evidence of an impression made which
although it he slight will be lasting,
which doublY repays him for all MS toll
and care. The teachers reward is not
merely in dollars and cents, bat In the
realization that he has in degree help
ed to dethrone the groveling propensl-
ties Of human nature. dispel the shades
of superstition, and wake 10 life the
hidden germs Of thought. Such is the
teachers work, and such his glorious
compensation. What though the work
is attended with many difficulties and
the worker segped down with weighty
possibilities. "a common good has
common price exceeding good exceeding,
Chris bought the keys of Paradise by
cruel bleeding. Blu, | was awakened
from my legerie by the golden rays Of the
setting sun, streaming IN at the western
window convincing me shat there were
other duties claiming :heir part OF my
attention. ] needed tbs silent warning
and prepared for my twilight walk. but
with this slight interruption | did not
dismiss from 10y mind the subject ] had
been considering, bur still, kept think-
ing until With quiet peacetNl feeling
| was led 20 acknowledge the maud thaf
had thus given me place wherein to
labor, thankful also Tor tie trials and
possibilities which Two hours preVi-
Gus seemed almost mere than | could en-
cure and piercing the gloom Of the fu-
ture. depicted bright hopes and fair
pi ospects Tor our beloved state, in the
full assurance that earnest, faithful! labor
never was performed IN vain.
L. II. P.