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HOW Houne Alr Is Polsoned.

The following facts will show how the
air in houses becomes contaminated.
|, An adult person consumes thirty
four grammes Of oxygen per hour, a
gramme being equal to fifteen grains.
2. A stearine candle consumes about
one-half as much.
3, An adult gives of forty grammes
per hour of carbonic acid. A child of
fifty pounds weight gives off as much
as an adult of 100 pounds weight.
4. A school-room filled with children
will, if not well ventilated at the begin
ming Of the hour, contain twenty-five
parts in 1000 carbonic acid, at the end of
the first hour forty.one, and end of the
second hour eighty.one
5. The air is also spoiled by the per.
spiration Of the body and by the volatile
oils given out through the skin. An adult
kgives off through the skin in twenty four
from 500 to 800 grammes of water, mixed
with various excrements, poisonous il
breathed.
6. A stearine candle gives off per hour
0.4 cubic feet of carbonic acid 0.03
pound Of water.
Z. Carbonic oxide is much more
dangerous gas than csrbonic acid and
this obtains entrance to our rooms in
many ways-through the cracks in stoves
and defective stovspipes, or when the
carbonic acid of the air comesin contact
with very hot stove and is converted
into a carbonic oxide. The dust of the
air may, on a hot stove, be burnt to pro.
duce it, or it may flow out from gas pipes
when the gas is not perfectly consumed
8 Another form of air injury is the
dust Of q fungus growth which fills the
air in damp aud warm places. We call
it miasm from a want of true knowl
edge of its character.
3. Accidental yapors are the crowning
source of air poisoning. These are
tobacco smoke, kitchen vapors, wash
room vapors and the like.
10. When we heat our houses and
close them from outside air the heat
turns the mixture into vile mess unfit
for breathing. The only remedy is ven
tilation. Now that it is cold weather
and our rooms are closed from the cur
rents of outside air, let us look after the
matter thoroughly and do our best tc
prevent injury to ourselves from polluted
air
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-22
Friday, 4th day Of February, 1875,

offer for sale 10 tAe highest bidder, in front Of
the door of the courthouse of Shelby county,
In the city Of Memphis, the tract of land
mentioned and described in said decree "a
follows; Lying and being in the Fourteenth
Civil District OF Shelby county, State Of Ton
nessee, near the eastern limits Of the city of
Memphis, and bounded as follows: Begin
ming at stake on tho north side of Madison
avenue at point 728 feet inches from the
intersection Of Mclean and Madison ave
nues; thence north and parallel with Mclean
avenue 529 feet 3 inches TO a stake, thence
east and parallel with Madison avenue $40
feet 3 inches to stake; thence north 81 feet 9
inches TO 9 stake; thence east and parallel
with Madison avenue 80 feet to n stake;
thence south and parallel with Mclean ave.
nue. 56 feet to a stake on the north side of
Madison avenue; thence west with said ave-
nue. 42g feet inches TO the beginning.
Terms Of sale-Cash
JN0. II. FREEMAN, Clork.
joan JOHNSON. II. n. JACKSON. Solicitors.
January 5, 1876. lO9-l85
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The Decline Of New England.

fenn MOhtnlysl
The Western fever removes by INSTALL
ments of whole generations the young
men Of New England In many places
in the very heart of Massachusetts it is
as it was in Eden before the creation of
man. when we read there was not q
man to till the ground" Thirty miles
inward from Worcester there are whole
acres which sixty years ago sold for $22
an acre, which to-day can be had for 81
though railroads and telegraphs skirt the
fields, and the fields are excellent farm
land. You find old men and hired farm
laborers, but no yeomanry indigenous to
the soil; it is an element unknown. The
young men have gone West moved by
various impelling causes Portsmouth,
Newburyport, Bristol, Stonington, Nan
tucket, New Bedford, are already like
the finished towns of the old world. In
religious matters, Maine and New Hamp-
shire aud parts OF Massachusetts are like
mission-6elds in the West. To be sue
cessfully served with the gospel, the time
is soon coming when the decsyed and
feeble parish organization in rural dis.
tricts must yield before the stronger and
more helpful method Of the missionary
circuit. We may build churches and
raise money as we see fit, but the wall
which has already commenced clearly
indicates the parochial decline. Even
the literary headship of Boston feels the
final attractions Of the great metropolis.
Even the Atlantic Monthly and Old and
New ay away, like the coot of Labrador,
to the .milder shores of Long Island
Sound. OF course there are two sides to
this subject. What is fun for the boys is
death TO the frogs, The decline Of New
England means the marvellous develop
ment of the West. It is force not lost
to the country at present. Aut only trans
ferred from one section to another,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-22

A rare and valuable book has just
been sold at the Hotel Druot, being a
missal on vellum, Of Flemish origin,
which had been in the family Of NJ. De
(IsuySsn.. Of Nancy, for more than q
hundred years. Il is enriched with
twenty.three miniatuSea.-hYe small and
eighteen large. The former represent
the four eyaDgelists and Jesus taken
from the tomb by angels. The eighteen
others, with their borders, fill the whole
page aud some of them have numerous
figures, one as many as fourteen. This
precious manuscript was put up at TO-
900 francs, and in a few minutes was
bought for 10000 francs BY M. Rabitte
who was said to be acting for the Due
d'Aumale.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-22

NOR POSTERS, SHOW BILLS. CARDS.
Circulars, ETC.. gotten up with the latest
desired color, 20 to the Ledger office and OK
anime stesg and prices.
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FOREIaN LIsr. .EZER
SPECIAL NOTICE
NeehIess annarIng.


Many persons of weekly constitutions. with
dyspeptic and bilious tendencies. suffer life
long bodily distress unnecessarily. Their
existences are commonly shorter than those
of healthier mortals, but while they last, il is
usually the case that they ars continually
dosing themselves, or beiLg dosed to no pur-
pose. Could they be induced 10 use Hostet-
ter's Stomach Bitters for while, strength
regained. digestion restored. and the disap-
pearance of bilious symptoms. would speedily
remedy which deals with causes and those
which affect symptoms merely. Not only are
the Bitters a searching specific for complaints
affecting the stomach, liver or intestinal
canal, but they are, in consequence OF their
invigorative and bracing influence upon the
entire physique. an admirable means Of pro-
teeting the system against the atmospheric
influences which beget malarial disease,
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In supreme COurt at Jackson


". r.. Cunningham ct al. vs. T. W. Royster
ct al.
pY VIRTUE OF THE DECREE PRO.
ID nounced in this cause, October %, 1875,
by the Supreme Court Of Tennessee. at Jack
son. will, on
Saturday, 5th 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 Memphis, the tract of land mentioned
and described in said decree as follows: A
certain tract of land in Shelby county, Ten
nessee, being the same bought by NJ. j.
Wicks at q sale by the Clerk and Master Of
the Chancery Court of Memphis in the cause
Of NJ. J. Wicks VS.. McDermott OF al, No.
2SSS. Old Rule Docket, beeinning at stake
in the center of the stage road, the southeast
corner OF the track; thence north ~ chains,
~ links. to stake; thence north 90o west Il
chains, SO links, TO a stake; thence north 81
chains, l6 links. to q stake l6 links south 16o
west from blaek-gum marked A E1; thence
west with Mrs, Jane DOnelson's south bound.
airy line 68 chains and 20 links to a stake, the
northeast cerner Of NJ. Il. Scruggs' tract;
thence south SO chains, links, to stake l6
links south l6o of an elm marked NJ X;
thence east "a chains, 80 links, to a sweet gum
marked i y L G., NJ. f. Scruggs' northeast
corner OF l2Oacre tract; thence south 1l2
chains. Is links, to a stake in the center Of the
Stage road thence with said road north 7So
the beginning; and being the ' same tract ast Of Of
land conveyed by NJ. J. Wicks TO Il. W. Roys-
ter, Trustee. on 25th of December, 1858, by
deed recorded in Book So, pages 6l7, 6lS and
6l9, in the Registers Office of Shelby county,
Tennessee.
Terms Of sale-Oash.
JN0. II. FREEMAN. Clerk.
CLAPP & MEUx, Il. CLAY KING. Solicitors.
January 3, 1876. lC9.iS5
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In supreme OOurt al IacIkson

Matthias D. MOliwether VS.. Richard II. Pa
tilio.
pY VIRTUE OF THE DECREE PRO-
ID nounced in this cause, October is, 1875.
by the Supreme Court Of Tennessee, at Jack
son, / will, on
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RAILROADS.
LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE
AND
Great Southern Railroad.
RAILROAD8.
SCHEDULE.

Express train leaves daily Except
Sunday S;l5 am
Mail Train leaves daily. p.
Accommodation leaves daily........... 4:l5 pm
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on all night
trains.
For tickets or information, apply at Ticket
Office, 2S7 Main, northwest corner of Madison
JOHN T FLYNN. Sap't Memphis Div;
JAMES SPEED, Ticket Agent. 72t
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Tichborne has become quite thin
in prison. He must look a good deal
like bis case.
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t2. 2ss
OhancerY Sale OF Real Estate


t2. ess
Chancery Sale OF Real Estate
Chancery Court Of Shelby County-James S.
Phelps VS. L. V. Dixon ct al,
RY. VIRTUE OF AN INTERLOCUTORY
- decree for sale. entered in the above cause
on the 25d day of June, 1873, and renewed
January Y, leI5. and January II, 1876, | will
sell, at public auction. to the highest bidder,
IN front OF the Clerk and Masters Office, peg
Courthouse Building, Main street. Memphis.
Tennessee, on
Saturday, February 5, 1873,
within legal hours. the following described
property. situated in Shelby county, Tenn.
and in the city Of Memphis, tO-wit: A certain
leasehold belonging to defendant, Sarah J.
Dixon, in and TO the following described prop
erty: beginning at point on the east line of
Fourth street, in the City Of Memphis, "a feet
inches north Of the alley between Adams
and Washington streets, at the north line of
lot sold to Henry Graft, trustee for Fred
khein thence east with the north line Of said
lot along the dividing wall between the two
tenements on said lots 200 feet to the east line
OF the Michael Eag9n lease; thence north "a
feet = inches TO point; thence west along the
north wall Of the tenement hereby sold, 200
feet to Fourth street; thence south with said
Fourth street "a feet inches to the beginning;
which said lease expires and ends on the I'd
day of May, A. ID. 1903.
Terms of Sale-0n a credit of seven and
thirteen months; notes with approved secu-
rlty required lien retained to further same.
Equity of redemption barred.
This January IL, 1876.
EDMUND A. COLE, G. and N,
By r. J. BLACK. D. @. and M.
A. j. MARTIN and SMITH & COLLIER, Attor-
neys. lis. l35
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-22
MEMPHIS TENN. SATURDAY EVENING. JANUARY 2a 1876
LIST OF LETTERS
LADIES, list.

I'm the P0stefiice at Mem
phls. shelby County, Tenn, Sat.
urday, January 22, 1876.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-31
West Rutland Notes.

An immense scale of rock fell from the
roof of Sherman and Aliens quarry on Sat
urday, burying several machines and quar-
ryug tools of all descriptions. Work had
been temporarily suspended for the day or
many lives would have be n lost. The loss
to the company will be heavy.
A building containing twenty tenements
has just been completed by Sheldons q
Slason, in place of one destroyed by fire
last winter. II cost $4,000
We are ut length to have passenger
depot. The Delaware and Hudson canal
Company are erecting smallbuildlng near
the present site for that purpose The Ole
building will be retained for freight pur-
poses.
On Thursday evening musical and dra'
ma c performance will take place at th'
town hall, under the direction of Mrs. T.
]. Leonard. The beautiful and amusing
drama of "Shandy Mcguire, the Bould Boy
of the Mountains" will be performed, will
several vocal and instrumental selections.
A select and efficient cast of characters has
been made, and perfect rendering of the
play, with all its c)mlc situations, laugh
able ballads aud striking tablsaux is in
sute1 NJ.
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Grand Republican Rally.

A grand republican rally Is to be held at
Wallingford, Saturday, Sept. 2, 1876 Ar
rangements are beng made by which this
gathering promises to be the largest ever
held here. Invitations have been extended
to all the neighboring towns and general
attendance is expected. The pleasant an
shaded park connected with the high school
ground has been secured for the meeting.
Ample provision will be made for seats, and
the general comfort of those in attendance.
The ladies are cordially invited. There
will be two meetings, afternoon and even
ing. The afternoon meeting will be ad-
dressed by the Hon. Chas. II. Joyce at
o'clock. The evening meeting by Henry
Ballard of Burlington, or some gentleman
from abroad. A grand torchlight process
sion will take place in the evening after the
address. The Mddlebury cornet band will
furnish the music. Let one and all unit
in giving their representative in congress a
hearty welcome. Il. J. HYDE,
President Hayes and Wheeler Club.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-31
Vermont News.

A young seal was shot in the river at
Middlebury last Friday.
A destructive fire has been raging in the
woods Of Isle La Motto.
During Barnum's parade in Middlebury,
the postofllce was robbed of $50.
The mother of Larkin G. Mead, the
sculptor, was buried at Brattleboro Satur-
day.
The democrats Of Colchester have nomi-
mated DR.. j. B. Small for town ieprestrta-
tive.
In the Bradford arson case, Mrs. Stevens
has been finally released on bail, and pub.
lie opinion is developing In her favor.
A large panther has been eeen in Spring
field, VT, and the people there do not care
to 90 out evenings so much as formerly.
The Orleans county democratic con
vention nominated a republic for judge
of probate, and many democrats threaten
bolt.
Nick Brunnelle, thief who has so LONG
successfully eluded the Burlington police
was arrested in Williston, last Friday
night.
Geo. Brooks of theBay, killed blue he
ron on the shore Monday, which measured
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-31
Democratic Meeting at Brandon.

A large and enthusiastic audiepce, filling
the town hall to completion, assembled in
Brandon last evening to hear speeches
from Hon. A. o. Brewster, of Boston, and
Major James Haggerty, of New York, on
the Issues of the present campaign. Col.
Brewster spoke very eloquently, holding
the vast audience for more than an hour,
who were delighted with the gentlemanly
way in which he spoke of the opposing
candidates, and at the same time advocat-
Ing that ,eey should vote for Tilden, Hen
bricks and reform. Major Hsggeriy made
one of his short but pithy speeches, snd
told what he knew as New Yorker in IA
vor of Samuel j. Tilden as a reformer.
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THE RUTLAND DAILY GLOBE THURSDAY MORNING 81 1876

EFT, of the Telegoos mission, advocating
the cause of foreign missions, and giving
facts of bis personal experience. At the
conclusion of the address q collection for
foreign missions was taken up amounting
to 500 so.
Then followed discussion on "How
can we increase our effectiveness as
churches" in which three minute speeches
were made By s. H. Archibald, Foster
Henry, s. H. Kelley end others.
The chair then announced the following
committees:
On next meetings.. II. Archibald, E,
B. Crafts, - BATHS.
On state Conventional. II. Pierce, z
L. Taft, Y Jones.
On state of religion-Foster Henry, j.
N. Bachelor, ID. ID. Cole
On benevolence-D. r. Watson, G.. b.
Smith, G. Allen.
On obituaries-D. Beecher, M. Mills, r.
d. Pierce.
On resolutions--D. Spencer, w. L. Pal
mer, c. Basdell.
Alanson Allen, of Fairhaven, offered the
ltoOluliOu Wnlth WIS W
the committee on resolutions:
WHEREAS, At the meeting of this asso-
ciatop, held in North Bennington in Sep
TENDER, 1872, the following resolution was
adopted as the fourth standing rule of this
association:
ReSolped, That hereafter no difficulty
witbia or between the churches of this as
sociation shall be heard by or before this
body now, therefore,
Resoloed, That said resolution and the
fourth standing rule be and is hereby re-
scinded.
The meeting then adjourned till seven
o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The first hour of the evening was occu-
pied by prayer meeting.
After az organ voluntary and an anthem
by the choir, Rev. Dwight Spencer read
the eighth chapter of Acts. DR.. Lyman
Jewett offered prayer, and D. r. Watson
sermon from Acts Wild.
Therefore they that were scattered abroad
went everywhere preaching the word.
The sermon was able and eloquent. At
ter giving history of the church in early
times, he delivered an eminently practical,
Useful sermon on christianity as an ag-
gressive force"
The choir then sang "Jesus Lover of my
soul" Miss Hattie Il. Edison rendering the
solos very beautifully.
Mr.. Richardson then read the following
programme for Thursday
Sunrise prayer meeting from $50 to $50.
Prayer meeting at 0 O'Clock.
Business session with reports of COM
mittees at 0 80. Ladies' missionary meet
ing, to be addressed by DR.. and Mrs. jew
EFT and Mrs. Luther, at the same hour in
the parlors.
AT eleven O'Clock, termon by II. G. Ma
bic
Dinner in the parlors after the sermon.
AT 1:30 p. m, prayer meeting.
AT 2 O'Clock bible reading, lead by Rev.
Dwight Spencer, to be followed by grand
social religious meeting, to adjourn at five
O'clock
At z o'clock prayer meeting.
At 8 O'clock sermon by Rev. II. M. Lu-
ther of Bennington.
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All expenses have been paid, the debt
reduced $1,000 and quite an amount raised
for benevolence.
After this the pastor of the Rutland
church announced that dinner would be
served in the basement of the church
where full plate and full hearts would greet
all who had not been otherwise provided
for.
The association then adjourned TIL / 80
p. IN.
An admirable dinner was served to those
in attendance on the association by the la
dies of the church in Rutland in the parloIs
of the church. The intention was that all
having guests in attendance on the assoca-
ton should bring them to dine here aud
thus allow the ladies to attend the meet
ings. The arrangement was not a, gener-
ally compiled with as it should have been.
The afternoon session was occupied with
ria ling letters from the various churches,
and short speeches. Every church in the
association was heard from, all but three
or four being represented by delegates, as
follows: First church III Bennington,
Second church in bennington, Brandon,
Farhayen, West Haven, Hubbardton,
Hydevlllc, Ira, Manchester, Middletown,
Pittsford, West Pawlet, Poultney, East
Poultney, Pownal, SALISBURY, Walling-
| ford
The moderator said that In the associa-
ton there had been 100 additions to the
church by baptism, IN thanksgiving foI
which fact he asked the congregation to
sing the doxology, "Praise God from
whom all blessings fow."
The hand of fellowship was extended tc
three new members, f. ID. Crafts, West
Pawlet; ID. X WATSON, Brandon, and G.
d. Smith, SALISBURY. Five minute
speeches were then made by these three
gentlemen and the visiting brethren, A. 7,
Dunn. DR.. T. II. Archibald, Cornwall G.
A. Sherman, Andover, Mass. l.. Smith,
Whiting; Ii. G. Mabie, Brookline, Mass.
This was followed by singing and af'
teen minute address from DR.. Lyman Jew