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FOR STOCK.
PASTURE.

II HAVE EXCELLENT PASTURAGE SUI
il fcent 10 accommodate 200 head Of stock,
which l propose to Craze at tho following low
prices I:
Dray mules and common stock. 80 so per
month. Horses stabbed and fed atnight, So 50
per month. Horses stabbed, fed and groomed
at night, IS per month.
Pasture situated six miles from Memphis,
lear Mitchelfs Tank on N~onconnan' WITH an
abundance Of running water. A reliable
herdsman will be kept with stock, Stock can
be left at Hall q Co.'s stables.
Texas ponies of all grades on hand and FOL
sale. ,rp
Refer to Estes, Fizer & Co. As
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Wayne's new patent self
ventiIating American Refrig-
eFat0rs preserve all kinds Of
perishRBle food longer, with
less ice, than any other new
i'm use. For sale by III. Wetter
q co., IS and 10 Monroe,
and 384 Main street. 5l.t
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worked against me. OIL that was a
brutal piece Of business. Bat he knew
| knew his trick. A ten per cent. DO.
iceman is one that winks at theft, coun.
terfeiting, and robberies, and never
blows on you as long as you put ten per
cent. ct the swag in his hand. Well, !
expect to be out Of here in twenty years.
I'll be an old man then, and perhaps my
hair may be gray"
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GAS PIPES, Water Pipes, Bath Tubs,
Pumps, HydrAnts, Hose, etc. Prices
lew, Browne, the Plumber. 263 Second
street, opposite Court Square. ll6-t
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GAIN and aS7 Main straef.

corner Madison, for some Of those cheap
berries, pine apples and bananas. Best
quality and lowest prices. Goods deliy-
cred free Of charge. CIT
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Ice Cream and soda water.

B. Rocco, ZIG Main street, has opened
his ladies and gentlemen's saloon for
the season, and is prepared to furnish
the best articles as heretofore. SIT
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school Prizes at A. #. bod
& Co.'s, 34I Main street. 6S

RUBBER miniature frames, three sizes,
just received at the Jet Palace, 326 Main.
"
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Choice Mess Beef, in whole
or hGlEbarreIs.
III. SeeseeI, Sr., e. Son,
.70] Cor. Jefferson and Second.
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In Boxes

Good quality, 25c, SOc, 4Oc, SOC, Coo
and 75c per box, cheapest in the city,
OF SNrTH's, 1854 Main st. 62-t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-17

5000 worth Of boGts and shoes re-
gardless of cost at Eagle Boot and Shoe
Store, 344 Main street. 62T
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The best Soda and Mead in
Memphis, sc. at Bartee's, 32S
Main street, 58.t
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Lake Perch.

Victor d. Fuchs received a choice lot
by express this morning. Call and get
a supply. GO
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PRESCRIPTION FREE

nor THE SPEEDY CURE OF SEMINAL
4 weakness, lost manhood and all disorders
brought on By indiscrotions or excess. Any
druggist has the ingredients. Address-DA.
WILSON h co., Box G90, New York;
'6Hxiii-6-eOd 4taiAfAA Il
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In the LEDGER job office can be und
competent, skillful and tasteful pri tiers,
who can give entire satisfaction n the
display Of any job of printing. l2St
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FERGUSON & Co., 3SO4 Second street,
repairs harness, saddles and collars II
prices and ask four patronage.
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From the fruit farm of Mr.. J.. E.
Spicer, received regularly twice a day
during the season. G. R. RYAN & Co.
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KAHN & F%REIBFRG.

LOTHING DEPARTMENT.:
100 pairs boys cashmere pants, 81.
so elegant cashmere suits, 81
1853, III, 178 Main St, cor. Poplar.
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RIuR civ khoo,tur CInb.

First regular medal match sweep
stakes to follow, Wednesday, 4 pm. By
order Of the President. 81
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GLASSWARE and lamps, wholesale and
Jso. B. FoRD,
SO l23 Poplar,
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"THE SHADOW OF A SIM"
A New Novel, 10 Cents a Copy,
81 81 MANsRORD's.
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SID Cooks Billiard Parlor is the place
10 pass a pleasant hour, 59-t,
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FERGUsoS & Co., 5000 Second St, buy,
sell or exchange second. hand harness.
81
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Paper your residences. f
Now is the best time.
MARCUS JONES, u-i
GOT No. 1904 Second street.
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Ice cold Soda and Mead, &c.
at BarLee's. 32S Main ct. 5St
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WAR! WAR;! WARllI
Leubrie's Isle of Cuba!
az mAIN STREE

lea (Imported), each, Is +"
Leubrie's, 277 Main Street.
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MEDICINE.
REWARD

DEWARD-s REWARD FOR A WHITE
Nv pointer bitch, about 6 months old; left
ear liver colored. Also q black setter dog,
same age. Return to w. B. GALBREATH
4 CO., IL Union street. 66-67
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ron REHT.

DOR RENT-CoMMODIoUs RESIDENCE
Z No. 81 Court street. Apply to
5s-t w. MESSICK, q Madison street.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-09-11

A TRADITION OF SARATOGA LAKE.
There is an Indian superstition attached
to this lake which probably had its
source in its remarkable loneliness and
tranquility. The Mohawks believed
that It's stiffness was sacred 10 the Great
Spirit, and that if human voice utter
ed sound upon its waters. the canoe Of
the offender would instantly sink. A
story is told Of an Englishman. in the
early days Of the first settlers. who had
occasion to cross this lake with a party
Of Indians, who. before enbarking, warn
ed her most impressiyely Of the spell. Ii
was a silent. breathless day, and the ca
noe shot over the surface Of the lake like
an arrow. About half mile from the
shore, bear the center Of the lake the
woman, wishing to convince the indians
Of the erroneousness Of their supersti.
tion, uttered loud cry. The connte.
nances Of the Indians fell instantly u
the deepest gloom. After q minutes
pause. however. they redoubled their ex,
ertiOns, and 10 frowning silence drove
the light bark swiftly over the waters
They reached the shore IN safety. and
drew up the canoe. when the woman raj
lied the chief on bis eredulity. a1h'
Great Spirit is merciful. answered th'
scornful Mohawk s-he knows that
white woman cannot hold her tongue 2
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-09-11

population is nearly homogeneous, by
far the larger proportion being Slavon-
ian. numbering, perhaps, about 5000,
600; but in one corner. north Of Greece,
there are about half million Of Alban-
ians, while throughout the country
there are some hundred thousand Of
Turks. Tartars. Greeks. and Zinzars.
Classcd according TO their dialect Of
one language, the Southern Slayonians
may be divided into two nearly equal
parts--the Eastern Bulgarians. and the
Western Croato- Serbs. There is. how
ever, still more important elassi6ca-
tion, and that is the religious one, since
these populations are intellectually much
in the condition Of those medieval peo-
pie who organized crusades and burned
heretios alive. About 1000, 600 Of these
Slavonians are Romanists, 100000
Mussulmans. and all the rest belong to
the Slavonic branch Of the Eastern
Church"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-09-11

Everybody in this country has heard
Of Wild Bill. noted scout. buffalo hun
ter and plainsman, and who on account
Of his reckless bravery was made Marsh
al at different times Of several frontier
towns when it was necessary, because of
the lawlessness that prevailed in their
early settlement, to have peace officers
who would kill in order to uphold their
authority. During Wild Bills admin
istration as Marshal of Abilene and
Wichita he is said to have shot to death
many man whe resisted him. and in
this peculiar way kept comparative
peace. Either in Abilene or Wichita,
which is not known at present to this
chronicle, Bill once killed man named
Sutherland. That was several years
ago, but the avenger Of Sutherland's
death kept the trail like sleuthhound.
"Wild Bill" whose real name was
William Hickok, was a tall, handsome
fellow. about forty years of age, as
straight as an Indian, and, like most of
his class, wore his hair, which was black
as crow, falling over his shoulders.
Having gotten into trouble with the
Texas herders, who made Wichita their
headquarters, things got too warm for
William and he retired for the frontier.
After remaining some months in Kansas
City he went East and got into the dra-
matte business under Ned Buntline, who
at that time was making something OF
sensation by introducing into blood and
thunder plays the characters represented
by Buffalo Bill'' (William CODY of
Nebrask). Texas Jack" (John 0moh-
undro). and wild Bill" the subject of
this article. Moreover, he had these
parties employ TO play their own part,
and the venture was grand success.
Buffalo Bill and Texas Jack both got
rich and married leading actresses, and
Wild Bill married Mrs. Lake of circus
fame. the widow Of Lake the Snowman,
who was killed at CRANKY, Mo-, about
four years ago. Not long since Wild
Bill came from California with his wife
and took her to Cincinnati, where he
left her with her friends aud relatives,
and be went back TO do some scouting
duty with General Crooks command,
when he first started into the Indian
country.
By some means Bill drifted into the
Black Hills, and on the I'd day Of this
month be was shot in the back Of the
head and killed at Deadwood City by a
man named Sutherland, brother Of the
man of that name whom Wild Bill had
killed at Abilene or Wichita. Our in
formant says that Bill has many friends
in the West. especially at Cheyenne and
in the Black Hills, who say that Suther-
land will never live 70 get out Of that
couutry.-Uo Uooaver Nescs.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-09-11

WHAT A PbAsT DID.--A little plant
was given 10 a sick girl In trying TO
take care Of it the family made changes
in their way Of living. First they
cleaned the window that more light might
come 10 70 its leaves then, when not
too cold. they would open the window
50 that fresh air might help the plant
70 grow. Next, the clean window made
the rest Of the room look 20 untidy that
they used TO wash the floor and walls
aLd arrange the furniture more neatly.
This led the father Of the family 70 mend
broken chair or two. which kept him
home several evenings. After the work
was done. be stayed homc instead Of
spending Bis leasure at tavern. aud the
money thus saved went % buy comforts
for them all And then. a. the home
grew attractive. the whole family loved
It aud each other better THAI ever before.
aud grow healthier and happier with
their flowers. Thus the little plant
brought real az veil as physical
blessing
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-09-11

not sleep Tor that internal thing 1C01td
come before my eyes, and if by any for
tunate chance | did get into doze. my
dreams were of fantastic shapes dancing
around me, each one bearing alOft fac
simite of that horrid inscription at
times my mind has almost given way
and have thought | might eventually
grow mad but l resolved on a bold and
desperate venture; / have sold all my
property, everything / possess in the
world, and shall succeed or perish in the
struggle for liberty; have my entire
fortune here in legal money of the Unit
ed States, and the time has now arrived
when l shall make the final struggle"
- The clerk was just about making a
dart for the door, when the stranger
arose, cutting off all possibility of es-
cape, and standing there with every
vestige of color gone from his face, his
black eyes CLASSY and staring, his arm
out-stretched and long, white finger
pointing toward the window, his body
thrown forward and his head bowed
close to his arm, his whole position be-
ing dramatic in the extreme, exclaimed !:
There There There is the demon
that has haunted me for the last three
months-that has made a wreck of a
once fine specimen of manhood; and now,
young man, sell me fresh sword fish so
long as my money holds out or else take
down and demolish that fy-specked in
scription in the window, reading: FRESH
SWORD FISH" AS the clerk again de-
MED having any of the article in the
shop, the stranger dashed out the door
and up the street in frantic manner,
to the great relief OF the clerk, who re-
marked in a more cheerful tone than he
had used for the last few minutes
ga lunatic, by Christopher
The next morning one might have
seen sad faced man coming down the
street, seemingly against his will, for he
would occasionally halt and half turn
back. When opposite the inscription
which had greeted him so often, he halt
ed-a deep sigh came from between his
lips, as his eyes were raised to the win
dow but when they searched in vain
for that which had heretofore caused
them to dim with tears, a new light
seemed to come into them-the form
seemed to straighten and a faint tinge
of color Redeemed the cheek of the man
who was haunted by demon and as
he moved down the street with an elias
tic step, he murmured to himself:
1.-The demon is exercised. ."-POrtLanc
Transcript
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| striking affair." clock.

A striking affair-a clock.
Mr.. Swap edits Kentucky exchange.
What holds all the snuff IN the world?
No one nose.
Phe verses, 81 love to steal while a
weigh" are supposed to have been writ
ten by grocer given to short measures.
'Biddy, did you put an egg in the
coffee to settle it % .'Yes, mum; | put
in four. They were so bad that had
to put in four of them"
A pair of Slippers couple of eels.
A man Of steady habits-the man who
always wears the same clothes. Bills of
exchange-loVer's kisses. Sea-fare-ing
men-railroad conductors.
The spectacle of man with his fifth
bride listening to the funeral sermon of
his fourth wife was witnessed at Bangor
recently. Number four died of malig-
nant disease. and there were no funeral
services. He Immediately got another
wife, and invited her to attend the fu-
neral sermon of the dear departed.
A rural female beauty alighted from
the stage coach in front of hotel the
other day, when a piece of ribbon de-
tached itself from her bonnet and fell
into the bottom of the carriage. "You
have left your bow behind. said lady
passenger. mo, ! amt; he's gone
a.6shing," innOcently replied the rustic.
Patient to his dOctor-"And it is
really true that shall recover ?" I'm
fallibly," answers the man of medicine.
taking from his pocket paper full Of
figures. 'Here, look at the statistics OF
your case you will find that one pei
cent. of those attacked with your mala-
DIV are cured" "Well." said the sick
man. in an unsatisfed manner. well
YOU are the hundreth person with this
disease that / have had under my care
and the first ninety-nine are all dead.
The Thermometer in Atlanta dOesn'
fool around and play with the Nortl
wind. A young man who ATTENDED
church with his sweetheart on Sunda.
attempted to sit the sermon out with
paper shirt-bosom, but was not altogothe
successful. 1t is said that when b
came out, waving his rattan, his appear
ance was such as TO give rise to sus
picion that a salratus bombshell ha
struck him in the stomach. The gii
said she had accepted an invitation
) take dinner with friend.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-09-11


As COOP AS THEY HAD.-A Wood
bridge youth was taken to Newark on a
visit few weeks ago, and on the night
of his arrival at his aunt's. she inquired
if he liked milk. When answered in
the affirmative, she told him where he
would find some. The boy found bowl
of spearmint tea where she said the milk
was, and he had swallowed about half
of it, when the lady came out, saw the
mistake, and exclaimed
Goodness that isn't milk"
isn't it 2" asked the boy. as he stood
off and surveyed it.
why, that's spearmfnt tea. Didn't
you know it wasn't milk ?
81 knew it wasn't like Woodbridge
milk" was the reply, "but | thought it
might be as good as you ever get in
Newark"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-09-11

BlackwOOd has very poor opinion of
the "girl of the period" 1t asks the
question, "And nowadays where shall
man find sweet, natural girl to rule
his household and air his linen? Rath-
er shall he find young ladies, whose
thoughts, withdrawn by the fashion of
the time from the domestic duties which
formed the daily occupation of their rep
resentatives sixty years ago, are wholly
devoted to the tricking-out of their ex-
teriors, to the end that the gentleman
known as Mr.. Wright may be struck
with the logical inference, that person
elevated three inches above her natural
height upon artificial heels, decorated
as to her head with two stuffed hum
ming birds and a green lizard, and
whose garment Is so tightly tied back
as to prevent her going up stairs, is cal
culated to make a loving wife and a
careful mother"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-09-11

Ia the great prominence which IS noE
given 70 the Affairs Of Turkey. the fol-
losing statistics in regard % il Popula-
ton. taken from the LODdOn Chylsti0s.
GLO5e, will be interesting % All our
readers 10 European Turkey there are
about 1900. 900 Christians 10 5000.
600 Mussulmans. while the proportions.
are exactly reversed IN Asiatie Turkey.
where there are supposed % Be 1900.
600 Of Mussulmans % 100000 "
Christians These figures show, upon
the whOle. that half the populations of
the ottOaan Empire partakss the faith
of fChristeBd0m. Th0Foaghoat the great
er part Of the European Provinces the
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-09-11

She had been fishing trout very long
and patiently without catching any,
when her husband espied her, and asked
her what sort of flies She used. "0h, 4"
she answered, "some nice ones that |
bought in Paris on purpose" ''But, "
exclaimed the husband pulling out her
line and looking at the flies. "these flies
will never catch trout. Who ever heard
of anybody fishing for trout with flies Of
this color ?" why" replied the wife.
..they are all right-they match my
dress, you see :"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-09-11
NO TIME LIKE THE OLD TIME.

There Is no time like the old time.
When you and ! were young.
When the buds Of April blossomed,
aud the birds Of spungtime sung.
The gardens brightest glories
by Summer suns are nursed.
But oh. the sweet. sweet violets.
Tho flowers that opened first.
There is no place like the Old place.
Where you and were born,
Where we lifted first our eye-lids
On the splendors Of the morn.
From the milk white breast that warmed US,
From the clinging arms that bore.
Where the dear eyes glistened DER US
That will look for us no morel
There Is no friend like the old friend
That has shared our morning days.
No greeting like his welcome,
No homage Ike his praise;
Fame Il. the scenlless sunaoxer, ..-
With gaudy crown Of gold;
But friendship il the breathing rose.
With sweets in every fold.
There Is no love like the old love
That we courted in our pride
Though our leaves are falling. falling.
And we're fading. side by side.
There are blossoms all around us,
With the colors OF our dawn,
And we live in borrowed sunshine
When the light Of day is gone.
There are no times like the old times
They shall never be forgoti
There is no place like the old place
Keep green the dear cid spoti
There are no friends like our old friends
May heaven prolong their lyesl
There are no loves like old loves
God bless our loving wives.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-09-11

Il took the pledge. said an old man,
AT the foot u the gall0ws, when saw
a young man hung. The sheriff took
out bis watch and said. III you have
anything % SAY. speak nov, for you
hase oEly five minutes 70 live. The
young man burst into tears and said
4 have 70 die / had only one little
brother be had beautiful blue eyes and
aaxea hair, and loyed him. But one
day got drunk. aud. comieg bone
found him gathering berries IN the gar
den. AID became angry without cause
and killed him with one blow of the
rake. DriDk has done Tit has ruined
ne / have but one word more 70 say
Beper! NnYEE EEyEs touch anything
that can intoxisate.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-09-11
THE OLD STORY.
ny A. A. EARLE.

ny A. A. EARLE.
just where the broad highway begins
To wind around the hill.
Lives Katie in her cottage brown.
Hard by the ancient mill;
And Katie loves and is beloved;
Hushi thrsbbing heart be still
Lest maiden vain and loving swain,
May never whisper love again.
The robin in the old elm tree
Whose broad arms clasp the mill.
Each morning ehirps her glad refrain
Nor recketh she Of III;
And on the rivers sloping banks.
Grows wild the daffodil
At nights high noon where falls the moon,
They list the rivers rythmic rune.
The old oak wheel turns round and round.
And huns the busy mill;
But all the miller's honest soul
Sounds sweeter far now I'll;
A maiden's song comes cross the way
All how the pulses thrill
Take carel beware beware take carel
A golden serpent lurketh therel
No more beneath the midnight moon,
That sleeps on stream and hill.
Shall Katie meet her lover true
Him Of the ancient mill-
Another woos and wins the maid;
How changeful wOman's will
Katie hath sold her truth for gold.
She yet may wander on the void.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-09-11

challenger's determined visage showed
him that there was no deliverance to be
hoped for, and he shuffled out of the
room, followed by Boyle and the rest Of
US, who did not mean to lose. sight of
him. We obtained two old muskets.
and well knowing that our man would
take sure aim and fire, whatever the
other did, we loaded them only with
powder, communicating this little rHSe
to no one, for Boyle would have fought
us all in turn if he had discovered it.
Out we went into the dark and lone
ly read. In solemn silence we placed
the combatants back to back, George
Washington. ETC., heaying pOnderous,
frightened sighs enough to have driven
a sloop from its moorings. We gave
them each lighted lantern, and with
an emphatic one, two, three they star
ted upon their twenty PAGES, We all
counted, and at the twentieth loudly
called, Stopl
Boyle wheeled round, as we could
just discern by the dim light of his Ian
tern, but George Washington Kosciusko
Peter Bonapart Solomon Job Slimcum
kept on walking.
"Halloo !" cried Boyle; haven't you
got twenty PAGES yet p
No answer but the walking, as We
could see by the swinging of the lantern,
had turned into prodigious strides. The
next moment the light was extinguish-
ed.
"Halloo p shouted Boyle again.
"StOp, you villain-stOp! Yah whir-
roOl You scoundrel you miserable
landlub-"
Bang went his gun, and we all made
a simultaneous rush down the road but
like a snowflake in the river, George
Washington ETC., had evanished and
from that day to this he was never more
seen in Shrewsbury.
The story was told amidst shouts and
screams of laughter from the officers
and US women, and if that fre-eater,
little Boyle, ever sees the account of his
duel here, | know that he and Admiral
Porter will forgive me for telling it again
Extract from Lieutenant Boyle's
Duel" by FANNY BARROW, in Harper's S
Magazine for September.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-09-11

A simple remedy for neuralgia Is
horse-radlsh. Crate and mix il IN vim
egar, the same as for table purposes,
and apply 70 the temple when the face
or head is affected. or the wrist When
the pain Is in the arm or shoulder.