davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-25
MONKEYS.

The new born monkey is a
homely little creature, with long
limbs and wrinkled face, but the
mothers tenderness for, and care
Of, the little imp is unceasing. She
presses it to her body, takes it in
both hands as if to delight in look
ing at it, lays it on her breast, and
rocks it to sleep. Pliny declares
that the monkey mother often
presses its young to death in the
excess of her affection. As the
young one grows large, it naturally
becomes more Independent, and at
times requests some liberty. This
the mother grants, and lets the dar-
ling 90 from her to play with the
other young monkeys; but her eye
follows it constantly, and at the
least sign of danger she calls it to
her arms again. The obedience oi
the young monkey might furnish 9
lesson to any human child. The
natives believe that the large mon
keys are really men, who give them.
selves the appearance Of being wild
and stupid because they fear being
made slaves and forced to work; fol
this is the most terrible of all things
to the true African. They alsC
think that the souls of Their de
funct kings take up their abode il
the gorillas.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-25
A swiss camping vilIage.

Saxon (Says q letter TO the boston
Adyertiserj is a prettily situated
village, with little that Is attractive
but its roulette and trente ct quar-
ante tables. -Four years ago it was
the lowest gambling place in Eu-
rope, and no one went there but
when the German gambling was
done away with, the Saxon tables
passed into enterprising hands.
Large and airy rooms were added
to the wretched primitive building,
as well as a restaurant, and a little
gem of a theater, where a good
band plays every day from 2 to 4
o'clock, and fair representations are
given every evening. An Austrian
gentleman in reduced circum-
stances was made chef de police,
and keeps a sharp eye on everything
and everybody. The consequence
of all these changes is great anne
Iteration in the passing society of
Saxon, and an immense increase in
the sums lost by the fools who have
more money than brains. AS even
the gambling in Saxon is to be done
away with in 1878, they seem yying
with each other in trying to ruin
themselves. Not even the crowd
at Monaco have such traces of this
abiect passion. There it is de.
cidedly the fashion to be seen once
and again, in the course of the
winter, while here even gentlemen
seem rather ashamed of themselves,
and fight shy of acquaintance
Near us, at the trente ct quarante
table, rather an amusing incident
takes place, An English lady o1
the upper-ten, long resident in Paris
passing the summer at Bex for hel
health, has, out of curiosity, gone
up to Saxon, and is trying her luck
suddenly a gentleman we have beer
watching, playing very heavily, sees
her for the first time; he starts
looks embarrassed, and seems on thu
point of going away; but seconC
thought has evidently led him t
change his mind, for he walk
quietly around to where his uncOn
scious visitor sits absorbed in he
, game, and, leaning over her with
. wicked lite smile on his handsom
face, says: " Well, my lady, this is
, nice place to see you in! " Such
start as she gave! and her rosy fac
was quite pleasant to see in tn
midst of those haggard, weary
looking wretchs. "And who woul
think to find you here?" she replied
regaining her self-possessiOn, an
calling him by one of the best oil
English names; !" | am passing tn
summer near this place, and cam
n n up only once ont Of curiosity; bu
) don't YOU tell on me, or I'll writ
!. to your mother and let her kno
g what you are up to-" Well, it's
= bargain" he replied, "but, remen
& ber, if it gets out in any way, tina
:. / have been seen up here, / sha
z visit it upon your head, and evel
q q body in London, as well as Parl
a shall know that Lady G. has bee
z seen playing-actnally playing-u
11s 19 at Saxon, in the worstof company
n, She laughed an awkward litt
.. laugh, and ! think we may be su
g, she wished herself any where bl
K. where she was; at all events, in
few moments she disappeared, al
we saw nothing more Of her uni
our return to the hotel at Bex, whe
IEis IEiss she passed us, looking so aristocrat
Is. and so innocent that no one wou
have imagiaed she had just con
no down from Saxons
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-25

chm, and her face kinder looks like
pork-scraps, but she's a bully old
gal, and can't she tell some awful
Injun storiesl She says she's got
three mattresses stuffed with Injun's
hair that my grandfather killed and
scalped when he was a young man.
All of my grandmother's pliers is
stuffed with Iniun's hair, too, she
says. Ny grandfather he's got an
old flint-lock gun that | guess was
made when Noer cum out in the
ark. My grandfather used to shoot
bears'u tigers'n elefunts'n CROKER
diles'n all kinds of birds and every
thing. Ny grandfather shot his
gun inter lion OF wolf one day,
and the wolf growed mad'n run out
of the wOods'n run inter a nabert
house'n swallowed three little chill
dren. My grandfather he runs'n
grabbed the VIOLIN skinned him'r
saved the children fore they's ct up
Piruts used to sail up the river il
front of my grandmother's house'r
they used to rob folks and murde
'em and git their mummy they
used to murder a thousand folks
day sometimes, and berry the gol(
in a cave. My grandmother wa
all alone one day, and some pirut
cum and set the house ahre, ant
my grandmother throw'd bilin
water on the piruts, and they lef
four millions of gold and run of
You ought to see my grandmothe
and hear her tell things"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-25
COTTON SEED.
NOTICE.
Memphis Cotton seed
Association,

IN VIEW OF THE PRESENT Low PRICE
/ of Oil and Oil Cake, and for the purpose of
making the prices of cotton seed uniform,
and preventing the heretofore enormous loss
Of seed sacks the undersigned have agreed to
the appointment Of Mr.. s. j. Camp, who will
act as our Secretary and Treasurer. for the
purpose Of receiving and paying for all seed
which may arrive by river or railroad. He
will furnish sacks. as usual, and transact all
business relating to purchase, receipt and de-
livery Of seed; ALTO to superintend the
weighing.
The present low price Of cotton seed pro-
ducts will not Justify us to work seed at over
seven dollars $50 per ton, which is the pres
ent established price at the wharf or depot
Our friends may rely at all times on getting
the highest prices for good, sound seed which
the prices Of products will justify. All com
munication on the subject of sacks, sale Of
seed and all other matters relating thereto,
should be addressed to the Memphis Cotton
Seed Association, No. 230 Front street.
We caution our friends against mixing old
with new seed, as the latter will be damaged
and will not be received as sound seed. Nc
old seed received aftef the 18th inst.
MEMPHIS OIL COMPANY,
SOUTHERN OIL WORKS.
PAN0LA0IL AND DFEkTILIZLNG CO.
CITY OIL WORKS.
| MEMPHIS, September ]. 1876. SIS
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-25
REWARD.
$50 Reward!

TXTE WILL PAY THE ABOVE AMOUNT
w for the apprehension and return to us
ON Presidents s island, the following described
oonviots, er twenty dollars for either one of
said conviots, and like amount for any con-
yiot who has or may escape from the Islsnd: :
BOOKER BAILEY-aged 40 years; feet
So inches high dark color; thin and short
upper lip, which gives him the appearance OF
eriuning when in conversation.
HENRY JONES - aged Is years; dark
brown; 5 feet inches high; quick spoken ;
lives east of Memphis or miles.
WIN. DEBERRY-aged 35 years. feet
inches high; dark color; lives on the Wild
berger place left eye sore when he left.
III 0S CARTER aged 3i years; feet 6lS
inches high; dark color; has a scar on right
temple shaped like half moon; he worked at
Catholic Cemetery on fernando road; his
family lives near that place
JESSE kELL1-aged 81 years; fair COM
pexion; blue eyes; light and short hair; his
/ father is shoemaker, and lives in Fort Pick
ering.
JOHN DANCY-aged 81 years; s feet 81
| inches high; fair complexion; blue eyes; red
| hair; his parents live at Decatur, Ala.
| OHAS. FAIN-aged % years; brown; 5 feet
| 9la inches high; black hair and eyes; scar on
| left side and on left hip blacksmith by trade;
used 10 work for james X Roosa.
Tho FIRST four escaped yesterday, the Others
| during the summer.
i5O-is W. N. FORREST h co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-25
r,,e. OF NV Grandmother.
BOSTON sunday Courier ]

Boston bunuHy OUUIIVI
Hoogley's boy has been spending
hissummer vacation with his grand
mother, down East. He got home
this week, and a few evenings ago,
while sitting on the curbstone ad-
iusting D rag on his sore heel, he
was telling Squeaky Gone of his
ehums) what a good time he had.
The following is his story; GIVE
got the old boss grandmother for
tellin' stories, and don't you forget
III She is as much as two hundred
yearsold, with q great long, crooked
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-25
EDUCATIONAL.
Trinity Day School.

i,HE TWENTIETH ANNUAL SESSION
! of the German Lutheran School opened
on Monday last. Parents wishing 10 give
their children a thorough and practical
German and English education will do we'll
to send their children TO this, the Oldest Ger
man School in the city. The class-reoms are
large. we'll ventilated, and supplied with tho
latest improved school furniture. A special
feature is the moral training that peryades
the management; no improper characters
allowed 70 remain. For particulars as % tut
ton fees, etc., apply at the School, No. 81
Washington street. east Of Third, to
7-1s JN0. II. KUNkER, JR., Principal
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-25
The Pennsylvania Railroad,
THE GREAT TRUNK LINE
Fast Mail Route Of trs United States

will be most direct, convenient and economi-
cal way Of reaching Philadelphia and this
great Exhibition from all sections of the
country. Its trains to and from Philadelphia
will pass through GRAND CENTENNIAL
DEPOT, which the Company have erected at
he Main Entrance to the Exhibition Grounds
or the accommodation of passengers who
wish to stop at or start from the numerous
large hotels contiguous to this station and the
bXhibihon-a convenience of the greatest
value to visitors, and afforded exclusively by
the Pennsylvania Railroad. which is THE
ONLY LINE RUNNING DIRECT TO THE
CENTENNIAL BUILDINGS. Excursion
trains will also stop at the Enoampment of
the Patrons Of Husbandry. at Elm Station, on
his road.
The Pennsylvania Railroad is the grandest
railway organization in the world. 1t con-
trolls seven thousand miles Of roadway, form
ing continuous lines TO Philadelphia, New
York, Baltimore and Washington, over which
luxurious day and night ears are run from
Chicago, st. Louis, Louisville, Cincinnati, In
dianapolis, Columbus, Toledo, Cleveland and
Erie, without change.
Its smain line is laid with double and third
tracks Of heavy steel rails upon a deep bed of
broken stone ballast. and its bridges are all Of
iron or stone. Its passenger trains are
equipped with every known improvement for
comfort and safety, and are run at faster
speed for greater distances than the trains Of
any line on the continent. The Company has
largely increased its equipment for Centennial
travel, and will be prepared to build in It's
own shops locomotives and passenger cars at
short notice sufficient to fully accommodate
any extra demand. The unequaled resources
at the command of the Company guar antee
the most perfect accommodations for all its
patrons during the Centennial Exhibition.
THE MAGNIFICENT SCENERY for which
the Pennsylvania Railroad is so Justly cele-
brated presents to the traveller over its perfect
roadway an eyer-chanRing panorama of river,
mountain, and landscape views unequaled in
| America.
THE EATING G-STATI0NS on this line are
unsurpassed. Meals will be furnished at
suitable hours and ample time allowed for
enjoying them.
| EXCURSION TICKETS. at reduced rates
| will be sold at all principal Railroad Ticke
! Offices in the West, Northwest. Southwest.
b. sure that your ticket reads via
the Great Pennsylvania Route TO the
Centennial,
FRANK THOMSON. D. NJ. BOYD, JR..
General Manager. Gen'l Pass Agen t
l0.S5dkw
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-25
GE NTENNlAL XHIBITION,
Philadelphia, Penn.

THIS GREAT INTERNATIONAL EXHI-
4 bition, designed to commeno ate the enc
hundredth anniversary Of American Inde-
pendenee, will open May 10th and close No
vember 10. 1876. All the Nations Of the world
will participate. bringing together the most
comprehensive collection of art treasures,
mechanical inventions, scientific discoveries,
manufacturing achievements, mineral speci-
meas, and agricultural products ever exhib-
tied. The grounds devoted to the exhibition
Railroad, and embrace four hundred and fffy
acres of FairmOunt Park, all highly improved
and ornamented, on which are erected the
largest buildings ever constructed fEe Of
these GOV Nering an area Of fifty acres and cost
ing S5,OOO,OO9. The total number of buildings
erected for the purposes of the Exhibition is
over one hundred.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-25
@7
FIRST LOVE.
A Case of EnOch Ardenism Devel-
Oped I'm minneapolis

n OHAe Oh ElOCn AEuGuANAh D9NoA-
Oped ina minneapolis
Tribune.
When our now prosperous city
was in its infancy, a young black
smith and his wife lived near the
junction of what is now North
First street and Hennepin avenue.
Not successful in business at that
time, the young husband, whose
real name was John Felix, though
he ever bore the most tender afec-
tion for his young wife, as the Sc
Quel shows, started for the West,
with the determination to obtain
wealth and independence. Here
he remained until the breaking out
of our civil war, when he enlisted
and became Union soldier. While
under the command Of General
Sherman he met a comrade from
our city, who told him of the
sad misgivings of his former wife,
and Of her marriage (she for some
reason had never heard from him,
though he had written her several
letters,) to a second husband.
Felix then informed his comrade
that he should never return to his
home until he had acquired the in
dependent fortune he had at first
unsuccessfully tried to obtain.
Upon the close Of the war he once
more turned his sorrowful steps
toward the West, and there soon
laid the basis of that fortune he
had so long been searching for.
Starting on ranch in Wyoming
Territory, his flock grew in number,
and fortune smiled as blandly as his
ambition could desire, and he was,
most naturally, as time passed,
overcome with the desire to visit
once more the spot where his hap
piest moments had been spent.
About six months since he
wrote to his son, who at the time
happened to reside near Minneapo-
lis and received the letter. The
boy, who was an infant at the time
Of his fathers departure, and never
knew him, could not understand Its
meaning, and gave it to his mother,
who instantly recognized the writ
ing, and, with a woman's nature
her first love so dwelt in her heart
that she told her second husband
without a moments warning, that
she could live with him no longer
During the past week John Felix.
after an absence of over eightee1
years, returned to our city, anC
having learned that she who wa
once his wife was keeping a board
ing-house on First street, north, h,
Immediately went thither. H,
called and recognized in her vOic,
and figure those charms he hat
} admired in days past. He appealed
to her charity by telling her he haC
no money. She told him he wa
> welcome to such fare as her hom
afforded. While waiting upon hin
he asked her numerous question;
and finally wound up by asking he
, if she ever knew a man in the cit
by the name of John Felix. He
, curiosity being greatly aroused a
hearing a name pronounced she ha
e seldom heard for years, and divir
e ing through the magnetism of loy
t who the man before her was, sh
a threw herself into his arms, an
1 gave way to the joyful tears that II
j mained unwept through all he
e long waiting, and John says he erie
c too. John further informs us thi
d he intends soon to return with h
e family to the land that has pro
pered him, and where we are cree
itably informed he is reckone
among the wealthy ranchmen VIII
q inhabit the fertile plains,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-25
now the ocean ThGndered at Cape
May.


Cape May Cor. Philadelphia Times
Amid all this scene OF destruc-
ton and confusion the grandest,
the most awful spectacle was
the ocean itself. There were no
regular troughs and crests, but now
here, now there, a huge mountain
of water would rise, and, its nights
all ragged with foam and spray,
like an avenging monster it would
rush forward, lashing the foamy
beach relentlessly and sending its
waters far among the cottages Of
the settlement. 1t seemed as if
each new mountain which reared
its head was more sublime and awe
inspiring than any that had come
before. The roar of the surf and
the pounding Of the huge crests
against each other was deafening
Occasionally a gust of wind, more
fierce than the rest, would catch an
isolated billow and carry it, like 1
waterspout, far inland,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-25
THE CHEAPEST.
ROASTED
AND
GROUND ooFFEEs

Our Coffees are all roasted
and ground on our premises.
Our ground Coifees are cut up
in a Steel Mill, which granu-
lates them without powder
ing, and are. in consequence,
free from dust. Only fine
favored Coffees are used by
us for grinding.
Our Roasted Coffee trade is
constantly increasing, owing
to the fact that all our Coffees
are carefully selected for their
body and fine flavor, and as
we roast in the best style Of
the art, using our own Water
Power, and roasting three
times a week, they are always
fresh and fragrant when sold.
WM. DEAN e. CO.,
1s9 Poplar st.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-25
Anerdote OF newfoundland I Og
d, =, .4t....., 10 tha vooiogiet

A gentleman connected with the
Newfoundland fishery was once
possessed of a'dog Of singular fdel-
ity and sagacity. On one occasion q
boat and crew in his employ were
in circumstances Of considerable
peril, Just outside a line Of break
ers, which-owing to some change
in wind or weather-had, since the
departure of the boat, rendered the
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-25
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE

nN AND AFTER THURSDAY, AUGUST
" 81, 1876; A..;ros
Mail train, daily ............l2 0l am S.0e pm
Express train, daily...,....' o.OO pm z'Vo Am
Somerville accom- 'dation q On
(excopt Sunday).-.v...... 6.So pm o'@s @'n
jackson, Tenn, accom- 1,1s
Nail train will not stop at Gag stations be-
tween Grand Junction and Memphis.
Trains connect at Grand Junction for all
noints, and at Decatur closely for Montgom-
erv and points South. Close connection. Tor
Nashville by both trains. Close eonnectons
at Chattanooga for Eastern and Southeastern
points.
No change of cars between Memphis and
Bristol and Memphis and jackson, Team
The new and magnificent sleeping car line
will have one Of their new sleepers leaVe
Memphis daily on Express train at 5.99 I'm.
for Lynchburg, Washington and Baltimore
without change. 0hly one change 10 new
York and Philadelphia. Tine ttoenty MN
ittes faster than oity time.
Ticket Office, 27S Main street.
W. j. ROSS, Sup't.
TnM B. Dunn. Ticket Ag't. 4O-t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-25
RAILROADS.
LOUISVILLE AND NASBglllE
-LND
Great Southern Railroad.
aCIIEDULG.

Evpress train leaves daily Except
Saturday. s'''''''' P'l
Al ali Train leaves daily ...,......... ..ll;2 al
Accommodation leaves daily lex
cept Sunday y)..".......'.' ...'''''''''' 4'lo P'H
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on all night
For tickets or information, apply at Ticket
Ofice, 2S7 Main, northwest corner Of Madison
''''c JOHN T. FLYNN, Sup't Memphis Diy;
JAMES SPEED. Ticket Agent, taL
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-25
Weekly Public Ledger,

Published every Tuesday at So per annum lin
advanced. Postage free.
Communications upon subjects Of general
interest to the public are at all times accept
able.
Rejected manuscripts WILL not be returned.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-25
PUBLIC LEDGER

THE PUBLIC LEDGER Is PUBLISHED
/ every afternoon Except Sunday at No. l3
Madison street.
The PuBLIC LEDGER is served to city subscri-
bers by faithful carriers at FIFTEEN CENTS
PER WEEK, payable weekly to the carriers.
By mail lin advances; One year, $751;, six
months. 81; three moEths, 50; one month, 70
cents. Postage free.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-25
RAILRnAr HE table,.

MEMPHIS ARD i. j GHVlLLR RAILROAD.
ArriyeE. Leaves.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-25

/. Eight lines of nonpareil, solid, constitute
square.
Displayed advertisements will be charged
according to the SPACE occupied, az above
rates-there being twelve lines of solid type to
the inch.
To regular advertisers we offer superior in
ducements, both as to rate Of charges and
manner of displaying their favors.
Notices in local column inserted for twenty
cents per line for each insertion.
Special notices inserted for ten cents per
line for each insertion.
Notices of deaths and marriages. twenty
cents per line.
All bills for advertising are due when con-
tracted and payable en- demand.
All letters, whether upon business or other
wise, must be addressed to
u. WHITuORE.
Publisher and Proprietor.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-25

MEMPHIS AND ChARL, sTON R. R.
Arrives. Leaves.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-25

HIssIsgPPl AND TENN EssER &. f.
Arrives. Lsavos.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-25
NgMPHIs AND LITTLE ROCK RAILROAD
Arrives. Leaves.

sleeuie cars on mail train. Ticket offices,
Louisville Depot, 2S7 Main (cor. Madisonl
and 278 Main street. ,c,,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-25

Express daily xcept
Saturday ..,..... -......... T.iO ~ LID
Nail Train.....;;....; $40 H.D *
AccOmmcd n (exSunday) 10
Depot ct head OF MAN street
Ticket Once, 2aT Main street. corner Of
Madison.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-08-07
IYHY!

The National Administration 1er.
its commentator FIR its honorable
work in the management Of domestic
and foreign affairs, and PresidOn;
Grant deserves the hearty gratitude
Of the American people for his pEtriot.
ism and lis immense services in wal
aud peace." lib Resolution Of the
Cincinnati Convention.
The services Of tue President "iu
Peace" may be summed up briefly aG
follows
"For the Crooked Whisky frauds. "
For the unnumbOred railroad jobs
and swipdies.
For the Lect and Stocking Murphy
custom house frauds.
For the post Office bid frauds.
For tho navy contract frauds.
For tho Frccdman's Savings Bank
swinAlo.
For the Secret Service fruuds-pay.
ing John l. Davenport thousands Of
dollars from the peoples treasury to
elect lie Republican ticket.
For the Schclck Emma mine frauds
and disgrace
For the Belknap soldier gravettOnc
frauds.
For tho Belkuap pos! trader frauds.
For the District Ring Boss" Shop.
herd frauds.
For the Indian Ring frauds,
For the Safe Burglary villainy and
Bubcock and Harrington.
For tho Credit MObilier infany.
For the St. Domingo job.
For "Laundaulct" Williams ind hi5
infamy.
For Casey, Orvi,lc Graut &Co.
For tho fraud in tho sale o! arms to
France.
For corruption in every department,
Of tho federal government.
For increasing the Valaries Of the
President and other public officers,
For increasing the burden. of the
tax payers. and blocking every effort
at ret"cuchmc1t and Reform. "-Creseo
QOwu) Plain dealer.