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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-26
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MISSISSIPPI g. TENNESSEE
RAILROAD.

Change of Schedule.
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RAILROAD TINE TABLES.

HEMPHIs AND .ugRvHIE RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
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N II w II OO A
And other Eastern Cities
WITHOUT CHANGE
Arr;vin0 many hours in advance Of all other l.S
nnss. Connections made at Cincinnati Win
all lines running
Pullman and Wagner Palace sleepers
10 Toledo, Detroit. GranG Hapids. BSIt%SrTe'
Washington, Sandusky;; Gleveland' Sun3iO'
Albany Salamanca and New YORK
WITHOUT CH AN G f.
This is the only line running its entire trains
FRO Louisville to CINCINNATI % ana s,S SnS SST sD
.SSto ,ins ~ 10 Eastern and Northern Cities can
rSeotS n tedieus haul through Louisville ~
Nos" Nos"nsinS cars at Short Line junction. WIN
~ and &. S. r. r.. three miles s9utn Oh ade
o;tS on where they can be served with an excel
iant meal at Rufer Dining Ball, at all ti ponIs'
9Tbr ouSh Sleepers from New Orleans, Mopliie'
I'LL sonviiie. Atlanta. Little Rock, memphis,
Mont Somery and Nashville, make, alrect con.
nsctio al Short Line junction WIN lb[9,usn C,a!na
Sieepe, 8 to New York and other Eastern V''ieS
yin this line.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-26

MEMPHIS AMI ChARL tsTON NR.R.
Arrives. Leavea.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-21
On His Ear,

A New York man was reading a story
to his wife, the other night, and came to
piece OF " fine writing" in which the
ear OF tho heroine was compared TO
some creamy white, pink tinted shell
of ocean"
"By tho way" said the husband, cut
ting short his reading, "that description
oI the ear reminds me of your ear-you
have an ear like SHE'LL
It was the first compliment she had
received from him siuce the early days
Of their marriage, and blush of pride
suifused her face as she asked:
" What kind of shell, darling ?"
"Au abalone SHE'LL" he replied.
She had never before heard of nor
seen an abalone shell, but she did not
want to display her ignorance, so she
made up her mind TO hunt it up in the
" Condensed Oonchology" that orna-
mented the center table. Next morning,
the FIRST thing she did after her husband
had left the house was to hunt up the
description of an abalone she'll She
found it. 1t was described as shell
abont the sizo of an ordinary wagon
wheel. She nursed her wrath during
that day, and when her husband came
nome that night she met him at the door
With the towel roller, and now his ear is
as big as an abalone shell, but it looks
IKE piece Of pounded beef.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-21
Scholars in the Schools.

A paper from DR.. Loring to the
secretary was read at the Social Science
association meeting. In imitation of
the numerous examinations that h We
been made OF late in Germany. DR..
Loring has BEEN engaged during the
past year, assisted by DIR. Derby. in ex-
lmlnlng the eyes of about l, 133 scholars
u various ages from six to eighteen and
upward IN New York. The yo INCEST
we're those in the primary department
OF the Normal College; the oldest, the
Normal scholars, and the intermediate
ages We're found in the Twelfth street
public school. Dividing the Whole
number OF eyes examined according to
age, We find that there was 6 8 per cent.
OF near-slghted eyes in primary schol-
ars, ii. 67 per cent. in the intermediate
ages, and 2667 per cent. in Normal
scholars. Far-sight, or hyperopia, be.
gins at 8.3, rises in the Intermediate
age to 20, SO, and sinks again at advanced
ages to ll.O4 per cent. This shows n
decided increase in tho amount of near
sight as the age increases; aud, as TO
far.sight, it would appear to be consid-
efaDle at all ages, to increase, and again
TO sink. Dividing tho scholars by na-
t!otalities we find the greatest proper
tlon Of near-sight existed among the
Germans, in the percentage of 23. %,
the Americans had 1885 per cent, and
the Irish, 14.22 per cent; while the
other nations collectively - French,
Spanish, and otherwise, few in number
had 15.41 per cent. For the purpose
OF comparing these statistics with those
OF other countries, Max Conrad, who
examined 3,036 eyes in Germany, aud
who examined 4,358 children
IN Russia. may be cited. In the Ger.
man series near-sight begins at about
fourteen and runs up to sixty-two per
cent; in the Russian it begins at twelve
and goes to AZ 8, both series being much
higher than our own.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-21
Rapid Progress.

Mehemet All Pasha, who commands
the Turkish troops in Bosnia, is the son
OF Frenchman settled in Berlin. His
father, named Detrois, was formerly
harpist of the Royal theater in that
city. About forty years ago he confded
his son to Prussian captain then going
to the Levant. On arriving in the Bos-
phorus, the lad deserted from the ship
TO escape the i'll treatment he received
on board, and took refuge with a great
Turkish seigneur, by whom he was
placed at school. The youth embraced
the Mohammedan religion, and made
rapid progress. Thirty years later he
was a general of division, pursuing
brigands in ThessaIy. 1t was by the
greatest of hazards that the father dis
covered that Mehemet Ali Pasha was
his son. AS soon as he knew it he in.
formed the latter of his wretched condi-
tlon, and the son Immediately sent to
him sum of money through the Otto
man embassy at Berlin, asking for the
blessing of his parent, whom he had
supposed to be long dead.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-21
Questions OF Crime and Labor.

George z. Angel, of Boston, read a
paper on the Increase and Prevention
Of Crime" before the American Social
Science Convention. Mr.. Angel began
by noticing the fact that crime has more
than doubled in Massachusetts, in the
past ten years, the persons confined in
1875 numbering 10000. The proportion
OF crime to population in Massachusetts,
is now something like thirty-three per
cent. higher than it is in Ireland, and
life and property are more insecure il
this country to-day than in Italy, where
nearly twenty millions Of the people
can neither read nor write. In discuss
ing the forms in which this increase of
crime manilests itself, Mr.. Angel no.
ticed the adultcration OF food and drugs
aud medicines. The remedy for this
and kindred wrongs is in the employ
ment Of experienced chemists, detec-
tives, rigid laws. Coming down to the
details of the question: How shall
we stop crimo ?" Mr.. Angel said socie-
ties should be organizeu for the purpose
of aiding, advising and protecting the
poor, and seeing that proper laws for
the protection OF health and the security
of life and property are enacted aud en-
forced.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-21
Children in English Br;ckyards.

MIR. Blenkinsopp, sub inspector of
factories, in his report of his work in
the Wolverhampton iron and brick
making districts, the London Times
says, makes the following among other
statements The enforcement of the
law respecting the employment of fe-
males under sixteen in brickyards has
been attended with the utmost difficulty.
Oldbury, one of the chief brickmaking
places, has a population Of about 16, 900,
and the hand of almost every man,
woman and child has been against me.
The moment / get out of the train news
is sent to every brickyard, watch is
kept, and the girls concealed on my ap-
proach. l had to try various methods,
the most successful one being to 90 TO a
station at distance, and drive in closed
carriage by a circuitous route. Even
thus L can, as n rule, only get 10 one
brickyard unknown, for word is at once
sent to the others. It in the interest OF
all con, erned to employ little girls.
One day last May 0S75) found two
little girls concealed under some hay in
the loft OF stable in n brickynrd 40 /
searched tho rest of the place. There
arc thrco flucd rhcda, one through, the
other. At tho top Of the innormunt one,
III dark corner, thcro wcrr Homo bricks
neatly nrrnngod, about five feet high, ms
though placed 10 dry, but which
ovcntunlly proved 10 form n HprL If box
Tor cOnccnlinH children. Tho oGGupiGf
wi@ with mc, md np approached the
pIhcO ho nnid " You need not look
There, Mr. BlcnkinHopp they nro only
bricks placed 10 dry" Then / knew
tho rcent wnr wnrm. looked over the
top Of the brickH, but could nee moth.
ing. Fortunately ! had It box Of rnntchas
with me, and lighted ono and put il
over. Immediately Hoven children stood
up and begun to cry fIriousiy. tried
to paci'y thcm, telling them / would
not hurt them, and asked for their
names. They only cried the more for
both masters and parents frightcn the
children by telling them that the in
spector will take them to prison, or cat
them. This they do in order to make
the children look out sharply for me, SO
that the poor things bolt like rabbits
1t was necessary for me, however, to
have the names and addresses OF these
girls, otherwise the magistrates would
not have convicted. In the midst of
the noise the occupier vanished news
was sent to the parents, some of whom,
together with the brick molders, rushed
upon me. Before [ was aware, they
seized me from behind, pulled down
the bricks and rescued the children.
Though l was somewhat ignominiously
hustled about, | stopped two OF these
children till l obtained names and ad-
draecoe
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-21
An Old Romance Revived.

A romance connected with the career
OF the great Napoleon is revived by the
Dresden correspondent of the Detroit
Free Press. Three miles from Dresden
Is the village of Planen, one of the
prominent features of which is ruined
chateau. In 1912 it was sgthe seat of
Count Klelmansegge, who was one of
the gayest officers of the Saxon court.
lie had a beautiful bride of sixteen, who.
during the period when Napoleon had
his headquarters at Dresden, was fasci-
mated by the emperor. Count Kiel-
mansegge, on learning that she had
proved false to her marriage VOWS, hur.
red her from court to the seclusion of
the chateau. Some time afterward he
dled from poison, which she was proved
to have administered. She was sentenced
to death, but Napoleon interceded for
her with the Saxon monarch, and though
pardon could not be granted, the SEN
tence WIS commuted to imprisonment
for life in the chateau, with the pro-
vision that she was never to see hu-
man face except those of two female at
tendants and that of the public execu-
tloner. AS a constant reminder of her
crime and its remitted punishment, she
was compelled to wear crimson silken
cord around her neck, and the execu-
tioner was empowered to visit her fire.
quently to see that the badge was worn.
She died in 1873, an aged, infrm
woman, and when the chateau was sold
with adjoining property to brewery
company, pile of letters from the great
emperor were discovered, which drew
attention to the half forgotten life story
OF the Countess Kielmansegge.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-21
Origin of Indian Names.

The Sioux Indians name their pa
pooses after events transpiring at the
time of their birth. As illustrative of
the peculiar trait, Red Cloud is known
to have taken that name from the fact
that the western sky was ovcrspread
With red clouds at the moment of his
birth, while the bringing of captive
horse with spotted tail gave the now
great chief the singular cognomen of
Spotted Tail. Sitting Bull received
this name because buffalo bull was, by
a lucky shot, thrown upon its launches
in plain sight Of its mothers tepee at the
natal hour, while the cavortings of frac-
tious pony furnished name for the re-
loubtable Crazy Horse.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-21
How Tobacco is Used.

A close computation shows that the
total consumption of tobacco annually
in the United States amounts to little
over threepoundsfor every man, woman,
and child in the country. One New
York firm alone turned out last year no
less less than 1000 pounds of plug, 2,O0O,-
OoO pounds OF smoking, and 1000, 900
pounds of chewing tobacco. OF the
plug" only small part ever finds its
way into cigarettes; but probably thirty
per cent. OF the smoking" takes that
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-21

Pimples OF the face, rough skin,
chspped hands, snltrheEm and all cutaneous
affections cured the skin made sott and
smooth by the use OF JUMPER TAR SOAP. That
made by Caswel, Hazard & Co., New York, is
tho only kind that csn be relied on, as there
arc many limitations, made from common tar,
which are worthless.- Cam.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-21

PRIVATE TuEATRIoALs.-"Y You would
mako n most beautiful actress in the
drama Of life," whispered a poetical
Chicago youth 10 his inamorata the
other evening" "indced tis so-you
would be a star" "And you," murmur-
oi the fair onc. ~ ghe leaned her frizzes
ON his shoulder, "w. wouldn't you Like
- support me =" 80 he arranged il
right there. How could he help it}
Cards, ~ cDurgn.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-21

Martyrs to salt lleum, rejoice The
persistent use of GLENE's SULPHUR soap will
cure you. Use it instead OF the greasy ONT
ucnis and astrinEort washes with which you
have heretofore siimulstcd the disease. 1t is
ulesny, safe and SPEEDY. Depot, CIittenton's, i,
No. Sixth avenuo, New York.
Hurah for the blacks and the browns pro-
duced by Hills Hair Dye.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-21

A nobleman. both stingy and ugly,
refused to pay Hogarth for his portrait,
on the ground that it was NOT good
likeness, W ererron uogarih thu ea!C ned
to put tail to it and sell it to the Bar
mum OF those days, to be shown with
the wild beasts. The money was paid
at once.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-21

Prof. Blackie, in recentlecture, said 4:
A woman is naturally as different from
a man as flower from tree. She will
be fitted for the rough and thorny walk
of the masculine professions when she
has got rough beard, brazen front,
and hard skin, but not sooner.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-21

Base ball is undoubtedly good exer-
cse and capital amusement, but it often occa-
slons bunged eyes. broken skins and blistered
hands. We can tell yol that in al such cases,
il JOhnsOns AnOdy1te ijI,ime1U is resottod TO.
II will reduce tho swelling md stcp tho pain. *
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-21

We would not recommend the fre-
qdent or consta mt ute Of am medicine. It is
important to take even q good srticle judi
ciousiy. Parsons P,1gatiUs Pills are safe.
prompt and reliable as . laxative or cathartic. y
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-21

Choice Peach TrPss. IS 10 S5 por 100; Wilson'S
Early BackberTy Plsrts II per l0OO kr ss
berry Plants $40 per 1000 Asparagus 50 loco Straw
berries, cheap by mail. X s. JOHNSTON, Sockley, Del
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-21

"You put too much grease on your
hair" said boarder to his mistress, as
he gently relieved silver thread of its
golden butter.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-21

SAFE AND SURE" Tasteless cure +"
for fever and ague. Sent by mail for 81 90.
\. r. Case, Station ", Brooklyn, n. \.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-21
G, n. CRIFTENTON, Prop'r, I Sith Az. NY.

nnATf1ft Ii you want the best sell rR articI.
~ n q In the world and a solid suld pa;an
hUAlV " lever watch free Of cost, write at
ouce to j. BRIDE co. 765 Broadway. N Z.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-12
F,r.. B.n la ihe Black Hiils.

A correspondent of the Omaha Bee
makes note of the first social gathering
In Custer City, which WAS given by MIR.
Felix, at Roberts new store on the 18th
of April. The room was tas,ctully deco
ratedlH~attA ratedH esetkfeena Tbete-~ete feat
sets on the floor, and we could hare had
ladies for five If VIZ had had tho room
There we're twenty two ladies In attend
ance, and one Of your Omaha girls was un
doub.edly, the belle Of the ball Her dress
was elegant and tastefully arranged, while
her modeA and lady-ilke manners elected
universal admiration Miss Haserodt is the
name Of the lady, aud she says sheis NO,
sick of the HILLS either.
There were one hundred persons at sup
per, which WIS furnished gratuilously BY
Felix, one OF the best boys in Ctristcn
dom, and pies, cakes, cold meats, bologna
tra and coffee, together with wine, cider
bottled ale and fresh milk. constituted part
of the deicacles 1t was In reality one o
the fnest suppers ever eaten in Custer.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-12

Green grass is quite plenty now. Il suf
erred some, she late snow was 50 deep apc
laid on 81 long
The boys are all we'll and contented
Phelps, tieni Yankton, has house up an,
goes back tol hls family, oniShl,
We are In no danger ea The Indians iii
,own-we can see them two miles away,
and have good log houses TO go in, With
loop holes lo shoot through. But We never
BEE more than TO Is at time-rnough' 10
steal horses If they arc too far from camp.
We run no chances when we 20 10 mill OF
TO the timber, we take = large force, II
they wished 10 kill men they could do So
for men arc trailing all over the Hills alone
with ont guns. But hnIscs aud mufrB urr
what they want and when you hear Of :
msu being killed It Is some careless onq
who thinks there is no danger,
+ Tell father thai everything cousideret
the Hills Hre even better than | expected
and when the Indians are settled 1t will b'
n great country.
F. D. VIVIAN
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-12
CHICAGO.
The Nayoralty Difficulty to be
Amicably Settled by Refer
encc to the Courts.
City Collector Won Hollern Gam.
btes AWAY 0nB Hundred
Thousand I OF Garden
City Money.
a CHICAGO pEFAULrER.

CnlcAso, May 1.-THE city col
lector, Geo. Won Hollenn, lef, this
citv last night for Europe via Canada.
He has confessed to friends that he is
. . defaulter in sum oi hnndred
thousand dollars, and the confession
is verified by IN examination OF his
accounts. A great part Of this
amount has been used to pay gam
bling debts, which it is said he was
constantly contracting.
The city eeunci held a meeting
this Afternoon, at which neither
Hoyne nor Colvin we're present TO ac'
As presiding officer. Fbc coupci
chose one Of it's own number as chair
!, man and drheld short and harmoni
GUS session.
The xction of the two claimants fol
the majority in absenting themselve'
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-12
R.por.. rron, pierre.

S. V, Gamble, road agent for the Edgar
l. Dillon line, arrived last nigh. from Fort
Pierre He says that just previous TO his
departure the Indians brought in reports
that four men had been killed by
Indians in the Hills, six miles from
Rapid City. There is no trouble in the
Hills, however, and the Sioux City Jour
nails story, thu, The Dillon line has sus
pended operations, NJ. Gamble says is
wholly untrue. Stages are running vgu
larly from Fl Pierre to the Hills. Mr.. @
starts for FL Dodge this .morning,. " here
his daughter is lying dangerously sick.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-12
MEXICO.
STAGE COACH ROBBERS.

GALVESTON, May 1.-Two stages
from San Antonio to K,ngsbury, were
stepped and the passengers and mail
robbed, about eight miles from Sa-
gum. The passengers arrive here to-
day and state three mssked men, arm.
ed, advanced each side Of the road and
ordered the passengers TO alight from
both stages AND give up ,heir weap-
ons irst, aud then all their money
They allowed the passengers to re.
tain their watches and al their jewelry
The robbers cut open al the mai
bags and robbed the mail. The rob
bers secured abont 5000 in currency
four revolvers, two Spencer rifles
which we're in cases, besides the mai
matter. There we're four men among
fourteen passengers armed with re
volvers, in both coaches.