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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-22
MEMPHIS TENN. TUESDAY EVENING. AUGUST q. 1876.

bronze fits into a slot at the rear of
the chamber and secures it against
recoil. Having a handle of bronze
the chamber is readily lifted into
place for delivery, and as readily
removed for recharging. 1t will be
perceived that gun supplied with
two or more chambers could be
handled so as to maintain an al
most continuous fire, the effect
being precisely that of a modern
brecch- loader served with cartridges
"a service practicable, Of course,
only with pieces of small bore.
Agun singular in design to these,
bat considerably longer, is also
shown in the ordnance department,
and by peculiarly happy strike of
genius in arrangement it is mounted
muzzle to muzzle with a beautifully
finished WhitwOrth, one of a bat
terry presented to our government
in 1861 by loyal American residents
in Europe. If these two pieces,
the new and the old, ever fall a
talking o'nights, how vastly enter
tanning must be their conversation.
And if the ancient breech- loader of
bronze has become crusty with
years, how terrible it must snub
the youthful breech- loader Of steel
when it, the younger, modestly
advances the opinion that it is the
embodiment of an original idea.
But it is the fate Of all modern
things to find themselves antedated
Columbus merely re-discovered
Vineland of Lief, the horseman,
and Lief himself-if the latest in.
vestigations are to be credited
must yield the palm of discovery tC
pig-tailed Chinaman; and il
mechanics similar distressing proc
of King SolomOn's astuteness il
continually coming to the surface
A breech-lOader of precisely tn,
same pattern as these above de
scribed was fshed up some year
since off the English coast, ant
was credited, with good reason, t,
the battery of one Of the vessel
belonging to the Invircible Arma
da. Some day, perhaps, an Eliza
t bethan ruff will be 'discoyere,
showing indisputable signs Of hay
ing been constructed upon a sew
ing machine. AS the epic poet ha
| put it:
Life is a drsary whirl which ever moves
, Not forward but in circles:
, All time past is but the shade
: of all time to come.
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ATnrI,ish Ine Miller.

The Turks, grave and majestic
as they are often supposed to be,
have a traditional Joe Miller, one
Nasr-Eddin, commonly called Nasr-
Eddn Hodja Il. G., the abbe, or
halfpriest, half teacher). And just
as there was a real Joe Miller, who
was more or less, in some sense or
other, the origin of the jest-book
named after him, so there seems
to have been an actual Nasr-Eddin,
who lived in the days Of Timour
the Tartar, or Tamerlane "A. d.
1335-14O5)-him of the one eye
and the game leg-and who dared
to Jest with the terrible soldier even
to his lace.
Now that it looks more than ever
as if the Turks were to be dislodged
out of the encampment they have
so long occupied IN ChristendOm,
there is certain propriety in re-
membering once more any thing
characteristic of them and this
ancient collection Of jests is worth
something as showing that, barbar-
ous as they are, they had some tine
ture of the mirthfulness which is
so important a common bond of
man to man. If they enjoy fun,
there must be something good in
them.
The best known story Of Nasr-
Eddin is often found in collections
of anecdotes; it is that of his
thrice fooling the assembly of true
believers ont Of a sermon by three
successive iocular replies. The first
time he ascended the pulpit, he
said, so, true believers do you
know what | am going to say?
They replied, "No." Whereupor
he asked, "0f what use to preach
to such ignoramuses 7" and came
down from the pulpit,
The next time, when he asked
the same question, they answered,
eyes, we know" Whereupon he
said, "Thon it is useless for me to
tell you;" and came down.
The third time having taken
counsel together, the congregation
prepared an answer which they
thought would corner their joker
preacher, and said, "some of Us
know, and some don't" Where
upon he promptly replied, "Le
those who know tell those who
don't" and once more came down
This is an easier way to save ser
mon-writing than exchange.
Some Of the stories about Nasr
Eddin are too much Of bar-roon
kind for general society, and som
(also omitted in this account) ar
rather fiat; but taken together the.
represent the Hodia as q eqrioH
parallel, partly to Joe Miller an,
partly to such historical buifoon
as Archie Armstrong, viii Som
mers, Tarlton, and their facetiou
: fraternity, who were, perhaps, a
s of them, full as foolish as funny
r There Is also an odd similarity ]
some of these stories to the Iris
It sort of jokes called :" bulls"
r Thus, the Hodja dreamed on
n night that no was offered nine asl
0 ers for something, but demande
1t ten; and upon this being above,
# he demanded nineteen, but woE
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rs we will have q series of Grand Drawings
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up just at that point; and perceiy-
ing that there was neither cash nor
customer, he turned over and shut
up his eyes, saying, "0h, well, my
friend, give me nine, then"
This is exactly the case of the
Irishman who dreamed that the
Pope offered him either cold punch
or hot; and having chosen the lat
ter, and having walked up before
the servant came back with the hot
water, he told his dream, adding,
with much sincerity, "And now
it's throubling me that / didn't take
it cowld" "-EditOr's DraaOer, Ia
Harper's Magazine for September.
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AND
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SCHEDULE.

Express train leaves daily Ve1cept,
Saturday. Ii;,e p'm
Nail Train leaves daily l;lo Am
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Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on all night
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CHANGE OF SCHEDULE
Nv AND AFTER SUNDAY. JUNE llTH,

ON AND AFTER SUNDAY, JUNE llTH'
" 1876; 1os Arr;vos
NIL t-o;r do;lv 2,5Oa.m 800 pm
EXPRESS train, daily...,." o'uO pm l" VI de- NJ
Somervillo accom- dation - On -,
(except Sunday)............ 5.20 pm o'Is d. II
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Mail train will not stop at nag stations po
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Trains connect at Grand Junction LOT All
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No change of cars between Memphis ano
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The new and magnificent sleeping car llne
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Memphis daily on Express train at ?. w pm
Tor Lynchburg, Washington and Ballmoi' lt
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boy who will listen indifferently to
the sublimest truths of theology
will be reused to the acutest inter
est by the progress of a caterpillar
over the collar of the bald-neaded
man in the pew in front Of him.
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nEMPHIs AND .uJ uvILLK RAILROAD.
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'to noHgad d;rect cor aeetion at Short Line une
tom IS1S with through sleepers to new New ,i osA
Pbiladeiphia, AMI oiiAOr cities wa lhis ln''
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Miscellaneous journal

The Commercial. News. Miscellaneous and
Local departments will be kept up 10 the Ugh
ost standard of approved journalism. endeav-
oring to please all tastes and to
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MEMPHIS AMI chARL ,SToN R.R. d
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j fisss. Z once .N'in street. corner Of
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HEMPHIs AND LITTLERoCK RAILROAD
Arrives. Leaves.
The New York herald., 1876-09-29
QUEENS COUNTY FAIR.

There again largo attendance yestcrday-ths
closing day-at tho Queens County Agricultural Fair
at Mneoa Pecuniarily tho exhibition has beon .
success outstanding tho bad weather OF the first
day. and the result will be handsome surplus In the
societys treasury basis for operations next year.
Though OF the departmeuts-cspeciay OF cattle,
vegetables and fruits-were not full In pro-
vious exhi hibtIons the show as whole was decidedly
crcdtable as proving what the Queens county farrD
do even under adverse circumstances The
effect Of tho Colorado beetle pest In the
scarcity OF good potatoes and other classes
dcrcd less attractive than usual by tho summer
drought which stinted tho growth OF vegetablcx Tho
floral display exceptionally hne tho poultry show
the best seen the grounds, and the horse
show the various classes fully up to tho mark Of
Long Island excellence. number Of contests Of speed
the latter department attracted particular attcn.
ton throughout the day yesterday, tho trong track
being surrounded with spectators and the grand
stand we'll filled One Of the most notable contests
was for a handsome silver cup. pitcher, with Two
pobcs offered by Charles II. Jones. vice president Of
the society for the bcst road horse. driven By the
owner, to wagon. II wns taken by Nj. William h
Watkins. with h IS horse Racket
The New York herald., 1876-09-29
HEMPSTEAD RESERVOIR.

The referees appointed by the Brooklyn City Court
to hear testimony and examine the claims OF MessrA
William G. Kingsley and Abner 9. Kconey, yestcr.
day. The Corporation Counsel, Jesse johnson and
John A. Parsons appeared TO defend the city, Gene
ral B. r. Tracy and Joshua A. Van Colt for the plaintiffs
The plaintiffs counsel cited the act OF the Legislature
authorizing tho work and held that the money was
wroDgfully withheld The contractors had been CON-
PEELED TO stop the work because the city had broken
its contract with them. The original estimates Tor tho
work were offered In evidence by General Tracy, but
counsel for defence objected A lengthy argument
cnsucd upon this subject IL held that the
presented not official and tho Corporation
Counsel wanted prove tho fact by introducing the
evidence OF President Socum, Of tho Board OF City
Works. to an interview between himself aud Chic1
nsinccr Adams the subject OF sal sstimatea The
referees held that conversations the subject wore
immalcriaL Alter considerable discussion upon thia
point Commissioner Siocum was permitted 10 testify
that he heard the Corporation Counsel toll Engineer
Adams to make the statement for the plaintiffs and
he had also advised him not to do IT, The bill OF par.
ticulars to ST. 26l 937 Co. The adjourned
untl Wednesday next
The New York herald., 1876-09-29
POLICE DISCIPLINE.

At meeting Of the Board Of Police Yesterday an ap-
plicaton from Captain Steers, OF the Twenty
precinct for three days leave OF absence to visit the
Centennial Denied and the Board adopted tho fol-
lowing esciutiop
Resolved That while the Board is in OF granting all
liberties TO worthy and efficient officers II is not In favor Of
granting officers whose In good
dton The condition of the Twenty, ninth precinct such
.he presence ofis captain and Captain
will give attention to his precinct than he pre-
viously given.
Patrolmcn Carr, OF the Eighth precinct and Mcclure,
Twenty-sevcnth, were dismissed IRON the force.
The New York herald., 1876-09-29

men were selling at q loss. The consumers are
not nearly supplied yet, and the demand continued
strong He did not attribute the advanced prices to
the action OF SPECTATORS but 10 the natural CONNER
cial laws Of supply and demand.
John H. Lyon, No. 66s First avenue. attended yes
terdsy's sale aud thought she Increased prices
due 10 the extra demand from the East aud up North
River Coal could be pro6tsbly produced at pres
cnt rates, and he had doubt but Il would further In
crease fifty sixty per He should certainly
have purchased at yesterdays sale had he beea IN
time As it is, he said no knew that he could obtain
II from Wholesale dealers at as low rates He did not
anticipate any advance Of over atty cents further.
The New York herald., 1876-09-29
AMERICAN BEEF FOR EUROPE.

Four hundred head Of cattle killed at tho Jersey
City Abattor yesterday for shipment to Europe to-
morrow by the steamer England, Of the National linc
large consignment sent last Saturday, and 1t Is
OF cattle will be shipped per week the London and
Liverpool markets. OF all tho consgnments hitherto
made TO England only ono was damaged, and that
from the failure OF tho ice supply Tho expert
ment has proved complete success, and the sale Of
the meat In the English markets at a price cents
per pound lower than that o Epgl,sh beef is rapid
that the entire supply Is bought up in one day.
The New York herald., 1876-09-29
ABUSING CHARITY.

Thrcc weeks ago two vagrants, named George c.
Mackn and Thomas French applied for assistance at
the Gospel tent In Thirty fourth street, aud Mr. Pryor
A. Simon gave them letter alady named Houlison,
who furnished them with food Some days after they
forged another letter 10 Mrs Houstou, and obtained
money iood and clothing. At tho Washington place
Court Yesterday they were held for trial.
The New York herald., 1876-09-29
BEATEN TO DEATH.

A jury was empanelled by Coroner Simms yesterday
TO hold Inquest tho body OF Patrick Harney, who
died Al the Long Island College Hospital from the
effects OF beating he received Sunday last In a
saloon In Main street post mortem examination on
the body will be madc by DR.. Shepard.
The New York herald., 1876-09-29
AN OLD LANDMARK GONE.

An old willow tree, which stood for several genera
tions the Of Church lane and Flatbush ave.
nue., Brooklyn, and which, tradition says, sheltered
the headquarters Of General Washington during the
occupation OF Long Island by the Continental troops
was blown down by the gale on Wednesday night
The New York herald., 1876-09-29
WHOSE BONES WERE THEY.

lot OF human bones we're found yesterday at the
foot OF Eist Thirtyeighh street by officer OF the
rwenty-urst precinct. How they came there II
impossible TO guess The police were also unable 10
determine whether they belonged To per.
Tho Coroner notified TO hold inquest to
md out II possible, the Of their owners death
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-02
Drs. Pagin 4 Strock
SPECIALISTS
II
CHRONIC DISEASES,
AUSTIN, MINI.

At the earnest solicitation o. many cit
izers, l'r. Pagin has decided t. return 10
Austin, Mimi, hy the 20,l, Of Nav. inst,
and open IN office fur the purpose If treat
ing all manner Of Chronic DISEASES. DR..
Pagin has had twenty years Experience III
in general prast'cr, and
ten devoted ,oa specially ofchr'nic di>eas
es,-has had IL wide range OF tzp' r'rnce
in the latter with hrs brothers II Indiana
and Illinois, has treated over twenty five
thousand cases within til" last zen years.
The Dr.. adopts the eclectic cr new school
practice which denies the riyit through
experience and science Vt any physician
to prescribe drugs noncsseDtia I" organic
life. rs mercury, arsenic, aniinony. lead,
and zinc and insists from observation and
experience and science, upon the use H.
most exclusively If organic drugs, pre-
scribing no minerals in "ryanc state bu:
iron sodium, potassium and few nEers.
In addition t. the discoveries which his
long cx'n ricncc has enabled! him I" MA kr.
in presenting drugs, he has MS, perfected
y system If hygiene, gymnastics and il
thoroughly versed in the Swedish move
ment cure. He regards the after often
indispensable in the cure Of pulmnna: y
aud female diseases Rheumatism, Para
lysis. Scr"fula, and all manncrnt dcfh,m-
itics, as curvature II the >pire. etc.
DR.. S.rock Of Missouri. vii assist in
The ,rra.ment of chronic d,sa>es. and
nlsn treat ncutt diseases. Heis i gr"tlu
,te Of the Medical Departmental the Mis-
souri, State University. has " fir' medical
education, perfected by Gloss. application
and long experience. In 81 'ere eases.
where daily personal attendance is nrcrs-
sarv, boarding and Nursing will be fur
''shetl n, low rates. Th">" who live ut "
distance can !r treated b; correspondence.
Consultation free. Office on Main street,
over Hall & Vests store. Address
DIS. PAGIN e. STROCk.
sam Austin, Mower Co.. MINI.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-02
Sprn TICKETS,

The people cannot be too careful in r.
lecting their ballots. It n the purpose Of
orr opponents to elect what they call a
'.refoem ticket'' by the use of all the
frauds which they can perpetrate. Mol
lison 10 circulating ballots, some Of which
are all republican except that they CON.
tain his name in the place of Mr. Browne.
Others he has which have Howc's name
f;,r Register Of Deeds, Ia the place of
Roy. Tue Democratic have regular par.
ty ticket, but IN addition to that, they
have every possible style Ola split; hence
there is no safety for republ'cans except
in voting their own party ticket without
erasure or change. The idea that any
irregular candidate represents any princi.
pie of reform. Is prrposterous. There IL
nothing bu, slhshness that can actnate
any Of them, and they should I've made to
understand that the government Is made
for the whole people-not for select few.
The man who, after having been in Of.
flee six years. bolts the action Of his par
~ convention, because he Is not given u
new lease of Office, Is an migrate, and
ought to be taught lesson that he will
not soon forget.