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sisseton Agency. G. Hamilton; pom.
ca Agency-A. ]. Carrier; Cheyenne
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About Fire Apparatus.
Hints an the SuAloct Which
Ysnkton may ProAt BY.
BRocKroN, Mass, Dec. 26.

BRocKroN, Mas, Dec. 26.
A. r. Aay,ea,d, Esq.-Dear Sir;
Yours Of the 37th in relation to FIRE
apparatus 10 received, and in reply 4
would say that it would afford me
much pleasure to post you up in any
matter relating to the extingu,shment
of fires, but time win not admit Of
my putting on paper al I would like
to say on the subject.
In the first place, the chemical ma.
chine is the best apparatus for extin.
gushing FIRE which can be put to
work with the greatest promptness,
because there never was . FIRE ever
started yet that could not hsve been
put out with . pail full Of water if it
had been applied in season. Now, if
this proposition is true, steamer is
not the best thing, because, although
a very good thing as reserve force,
it is too unwieldy to act with prompt
ness. The time will probably come
when you will be obliged to adopt .
general system Of water works, both
for extinguishin5 fires and for domes-
tic use, aud presume from what ]
understand Of your city and it's sur
roundings you will probably adopt the
Holly System" Is that is what j.
being generally adopted at the present
time in this section of the country, as
it is the best and the cheapest, doing
away with the necessity Of construct.
ing reservoirs. Now, it seems to me
what you need until you get ready
for this is some chemical engine, the
principle Of which can be better ex'
planned in the pamphlet I viii send
You. Boston has several Of them
mostly large sizes run BY horses, and
more than three quarters of all the
fires that occur there. are put out BY
these chemicals before the steamer
get there and get to work. Brockto,
has four Of them. We saved : larp
dwelling house few days ago with
chemical, that not only got there be
fore the water engines, but when the
did get there, there was no wate
within reach Of tho hose.
Now, I don't want you 10 unde,
stand that / think chemical engine
are going to answer you
purpose for al time. You vi
soon want water engines or somcthin
equivalent in case you have . larg
Ere, one that gets beyond the oon,r,
of your chemicals; but only put OF
your Ere when 1t is small, and 70
viii never, have : large one.
But to bring this long letter to
Close lmuoh longer than I expected /.
writs when ] began) let mo explain
little what i understood BY the .Holl
systsn" Of water works. They a.
Just now putting it in the city Z
Taunton. The pressure on the wate
pipes, and which Is limited only b
the strength OF the pipes to resist i
i brought TO bear BY steam: powe,
consequently converting every BY
draat u The city into ; steamer, an
they are always ready for immedi.s
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-03
Rut Lille sIeen.

General Pichegru, during his ac-
tive campaign in Holland, never for
a year slept more than one hour in
twenty-four; and the same is re-
lated of Charles XII. of Sweden,
during his wonderful career.
Jeremy Taylor, during part of his
life, slept only three or four hours
in the twenty-four; and Napoleon
slept only four or five hours in
twenty-four during his military Ca
reer but he was able to fall asleep
at any time in the midst of his
work when he felt drowsy. John
Hunter, the great surgeon, slept
four hours at night and one after
dinner. Sir John Sinclair gives
the history of man who had
reached the advanced age of ninety,
one, and all his life had slept but
four hours in the twenty-four. Sil
Walter Scott said that he was not
entirely himself until he had pass
ed seven hours in total unconscious
ness. Southy required ten hours.
going to bed at ten and rising al
eight. Sir William Jones laid down
the rule Of life students in The
couplet;
"Seven hours to books, to pleasant slumber
seven,
Ten to the world allot, and all to heaven"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-03
Awoman,s Submission n.
Newark COurier.l

Newark Courier.l
Mrs. Tilton, it is said, now sews
for living. She seems to be the
only victim of popular indignation
or neglect. Tilton has been lectur-
ing to crowded houses, at a fair
compensation; Beecher receives a
donation of $l00,0OO,and is upheld
and applauded by the people, while
the poor woman sits and silently
stitches. "Serves her right" says
starched morality. Not SO, said
Christ. If Beecher is not guilty,
why should the poor woman be
crowded out of sight and stoned!
There can be no reason or logic as
applied to her case, save that it is
the custom of society to sacrifice
the woman in all cases Of doubt.
OF the three parties we think shC
shows the brightest courage-that
of endurance. She does not plant
herself before the people upon the
rostrum, but submissiyely bears hel
fate, and silently sews, and weepi
and prays. The whole case ha
been a tragedy, but we think The
grandest figure in the'scene is thi
sad lady with the needle.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-03
Ecore One For Rerghl

Mr.. Bergh has won point on
the turtle question. He remon-
strated about the manner in which
the turtles are carried from Key
West. TO this answer was made
that any way with a turtle was a
proper way, as it was an animal
without feeling, and could be car
ried in any position without caus-
ing pain. Whereupon Mr.. Bergh
prints a certificate from Agassiz
Showing that the turtle is a Sensi-
tive animal, and that there could
be no severer torture than that to
which it is exposed by our dealers.
He suggests that when turtles are
brought to market they should be
kept in tanks of water, and allowed
as much comfort as possible while
they do live. We think Mr.. Bergh
is right. 1t is just as easy to carry
the turtle in a tank of water as it IL
to tie its fins and throw it into The
hold of a vessel, Or tie it on its bacl
in an attitude which AN emmen
scientific authority declares NOT on
ly to be torture to the animal 'bu
the cause sometimes of poison il
the food.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-03
How the Mississippi Wears Away
a l..

The observation is made by
Reclus, in his work "The Earth"
that the Mississippi river seems to
contradict the law of displacement
Of running water, which in conse-
quence of the motion of the earth
on its axis cause all streams which
flow north or south to hug the west
side Of their valleys. But Mr.. G..
W. R. Bailey, in paper published
in the Journal of the American
Society Of Civil Engineers, shows
that the anomaly is an apparent
one only. "The river" he writes,
"does wear away its western shore
line more rapidly than the eastern,
but it cannot do otherwise than
gradually excavate circular bends,
Of from twenty to twenty-five miles
in circumference generally, and
then cut them off, leaving them to
the westward. There has been, al
ways, an excess Of overflow and OF
sedimentary deposits west, and by
far the largest number, as well as
the greatest bends when cut off
have been left to the west. The
western portion of the valley il
everywhere we'll filled with allu
Won, and the swamps west have
firm bottoms throughout the valley.
Below Baton Rouge, where the
river tends to the southeast, the
swamps on the east are boggy anC
not well filled with deposits, and
the large spaces covered by Lakes
Maurepas and Pontchartrain are
left untitled.
eff the Mississippi had been q
river of clear water (instead of be-
ing sedimentary), traversing val
ley not alluvial, it would probably
occupy the western side of its val,
| ley like other streams flowing to
ward the equator; but, as it is, i
levees or embanks itself to the east
ward by an excess Of deposits west
1t hugs the bluffs on the east side
down to the last one at Bator
Rouge, for the reason that it coulC
not be forced any farther eastward
but Immediately below the las
bluff, the excess Of deposits ives
crowded the river.channel eastward
still farther; the general direction
thence to the present mouth being
southeast. The mouth Of the rive
having now reached very deep waite
in the Gulf of Mexico, and having
advanced a little beyond the filling
up Of the gulf west, and beyond tn
southern limits of the western high
lands, the tendency is to flow west
ward by the Southwest Pass, whicl
is now the largest channel, convey
ing about one-third of the Who'll
river to the sea-"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-03

workers would of course possess
sufficient knowledge to be able to
direct and suprintend every opera
tion. There would certainly be
nothing mental in such an occupa-
ton, and we do not see why the
daughters of gentlemen in reduced
circumstances should not seriously
undertake it, not merely to the
very great advantage of their own
families, but also, perhaps, later, in
some profitable organization where
young women of the poorer classes
could be trained and employed
under them. If some one would
bring systematic gard ening into
fashion, we should not only hear
very little of the need for stimu-
lants and the other weaknesses OF
young-ladyhood, but we should no
longer see so many weedy borders,
unpruned and unfruitful vines, and
greenhouses devastated by aphides
and thrips.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-03
MEMPHIS, TENN. MONDAY EVENING JULY 8 1876
ebscure Men Happlesl in wedlOck.

obscure Men Happiest I'm wedIOck.
Alabama Baptist.l
No woman will love a man the
better for being renowned or prom
inent. Though he be the first
among men, she will be prouder,
not fonder; as is often the case she
will not even be proud. But give
her love, appreciation, kindness,
and there is no sacrifice she would
not make for his content and COM
fort. The man who loves her we'll
is her hero and her king. No less
a hero to her, though he is not to
any other; no less a king, though
his only kingdom is her heart and
home. 1t is a mans own fault if
he is unhappy with his wife, in nine
cases out Of ten. Itisa a very excep-
tional woman who will not be all
she can be to an attentive husband,
and a very exceptional one who
will not be very dlsagreeable II she
finds herself willfully neglected. 1t
would be easy to hate a man who,
having bound woman to him,
made no effort to make her happy;
hard not to love one who is con
slant and tender, and when a wo-
man loves she always strives to
please. The great men of this
world have always been wretched
in their domestic relations, while
mean and common men have been
exceedingly happy. The reason il
very plain. Absorbed in them.
selves, those who desire the worlds
applause were careless of the little
world at home, while those who haC
none Of this egotism stroye to keeI
the hearts that were their own, anC
we're happy in their tenderness.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-03
Trustees Sale of Real Estate.

ON THE l5TH DAY OF JULY. 1876. BE-
" tween the hours of 10 o'clock am. AND
o'clock pm. in front Of the Court house
door in the city of Memphis, will sell. as
Trustee, the following described real estate
situate. lying and being in the county OF
Shelby. State Of Tennessee, adjacent TO the
city of Memphis, bling a part of country
lot No. 527 according to Lawrence's survey Of
country lots. contiguous to the town of Mem
phis, which tract Of land is certain lots, to-
wit: Lots Nos. 305, 306, $50 and 2i9, accord
ing to the plan of the subdivision Of the prop
erty Of John White and A. Gwynne. situate
OH the Randolph Road and Sixth street. Said
lot No 30j fronts on Mill street n feet. and
on Randolph Road 147 feet; lot 306 is adjoin-
ing thereto on the west lots $50 and 2i9 are of
mutual size of lot 306, and lie next adjoining
thereto next west therefrom fronting on Mill
street on the south.
sell as Trustee by virtue of the power In
me vested by decree of the Probate Court Of
shelby county in the case of A. Boyd VS.. John
White ct al. No. 253 X. d. The said sale lie
made to satisfy debt secured by, and by yir-
tue of the authority of trust deed executed
by John White on the 18th day Of June. 1850
registered in the Register'5 Office Of Shelby
cOuntyOn the 29th day of August, 1860. and is
noted in note book No. 4, page 2l. The sale
to be to the highest and last bidder, for cash
in hand to satisfy the debt described in said
deed. Equity of redemption waived By the
deed. Title believed to be good. / sell only
as Trustee by virtue of the decree OF the Pro-
bate ourt. B. NJ. BURR0W, Trustee.
Mia
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-03
Aneedote OF Lord Dufrerin.

Not a great many people know
that the popular and genial Cover
nor-General (Lord Dufferin) had
the misfortune to lose the use of
one Of his eyes, since by wearing
a glass substitute and an eye-glass
the useless eye appears Gas good as
new" This misfortune has more
than once been the occasion of
amusing renconters, one of which
l especially remember, and no Of
fense could, in telling it, be sup
posed to be given, since his lordship
has told the story himself.
While travelling through Ireland
(hisnative land )some yearsago, Lord
D., when nearing his destination,
mad5 use of the traditional jaunt-
ing-car. The driver was on that
day particularly loquacious and com
municative, and during the journey
volunteered a great deal Of infor-
nation on the different subjects
that presented themselves, and his
flow of conversation was all the
more free and easy since he had
not the slightest idea of the rank
Of his passenger. Not to be unso-
cial, the future Goyernor-General
asked him what news he had to
tell of the neighborhood. Gas for
news, yer honor" replied the un-
supecting driver, "shure know OF
no news that would interist a gin
tleman loike yerself, unless it is thai
one-eyed Dufferin is goin' to marry
Kate Hamilton" Though his lord
ship inwardly enjoyed the joke he
was gracious enough to deny thC
privilege of seeing the state Of con
sternation the talkative car-drivel
fell into when he found that the
"one-eyed Dufferin" he had spokel
so familiarly of and his passenger
were one and the same person.
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Captain Lays Submarine Torpedo
bicooo Tr;huna


Captain Lays internal machine,
which is now being experimental
with at Washington, if it does half
that is promised for it, will prach-
cally make an end of naval war
fare, for no armor nor guns would
avail against it, and it would de-
stroy any vessel that could be set
ahoat before single shot could be
fired. 1t consists of a small sub
marine, cigar-Shaped craft, pro-
PEELED by chemical engines, and
steered by a telegraphic apparatus
communicating with the shore or
small fleet crafts from which the
machine is launched. 1t carries a
barrel and half of dynamite
enough when exploded under the
largest iron-clad to blow her to
atoms, and the dynamite is also ex-
ploded by electrical current trans
mitted through a wire connecting
with the shore or vessel from which
the machine is launched. All that
is needed to sink the most formid-
able navy aAoat is a fleet tug OF
two equipped with, say a dozen OF
these machines, which could be
launched before the tug got within
range Of the vessel to be destroyed,
and propelling themselves under
water with almost incredible speed
could be steered by the telegraphiC
apparatus directly under the hos
tile ships and exploded by an cleo
trio spark to destroy them. Should
the machine prove equal to this
when it gets into use, as shortly il
would among all nations, nayaI
battles would no more be thought
of than battles in balloons.
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sweets to she sweet.


uVnuon CpeVtaVOl'l
We hear a good deal of the need
of employment for women-why
should not tyoung girls develop their
muscles, strengthen their constitu-
tions, and embark in the pleasing
as well as the useful occupation Of
gardening, having first, Of course,
made a special study of what they
are going to undertake? We know
that there are plenty of amateur
lady gadeners, and that they are
usually most successful cultivators;
to these we say, $50 on and pros
per ;"but there is room for other
and distinct classes. Many of the
operations Of gardening are espe-
eially suited to women, for they re-
quire neat-handedness, careful ma
nipulation, and minute and delicate
attention. The sowing and the
saving Of seeds, the raising of cut.
tings, budding, grating, hybrid
izing, the training Of bush, pyra,
mid, and espalier fruit-trees, the
gathering and packing of fruits
and flowers for the market, and
most of the multifarious operations
of the propagating and plant.
houses, might be most eflicientl.
done by women; and granting thar
men would be required for the
severer labors of digging, trench
ing, manuring, and draining, an(
for any other heavy work, it woult
; very seldom be necessary to emplo,
skilled gardeners, for the lady
I.f|.ft----..-l- ..
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-03
James d. Porter, Governor Of the
State Of Tennessee-TO all who shall
See these Presents, Greeting:

XHTHEREAS, A VACANCY EXISTS IN
w the office Of District Attorney General
Of the Bartlett Circuit Court Of Shelby county,
caused by the resignation Of A. M. Stephens,
Esd:
Now. therefore, 1, James D. Porter, Cover
nor Of the State Of Tennessee. by virtue Of
the power and authority vested in me by the
Constitution and Laws, hereby order an cleo
tion TO be held within the limits Of said Bart
lett circuit on Thursday, the Sd day of August,
1876, to fill said vacancy; and the Sherifs and
other officers entrusted by law with such .du-
ties in said Bartlett circuit will, on said day,
proceed to open and hold said election at all
the evari0us precincts and voting places within
their respective counties, and due return
make as provided by law.
In testimony whereof hereunto set my
hand, and have caused tho Great Seal OF State
to be affixed at Nashville, this 2lst day Of
June, 1876.
CHAs. N. GIBBs. Secretary Of State.
! l0O-lO6.ll2-llS
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Detroit Free PresS.l


Detroit Free Press.l
During the warmest portion Of
the day yesterday, man with
sunken cheeks and hollow eyes
loafed into a saloon on Griswold
street, spread out his hands before
the stove, and shiveringly remarked;
We've got a cold winter ahead
of u.s."
" You mean we've got a hot sum.
mer," put in the salOoniSt; ''it is
only June, now."
81 know it," said the man, shiv.
ering again; "but it's time to look
ahead for next winter. 1 com
menced that way last year, and
when snow flew | had three peck'
of onions and new snow shove
ahead, when at the beginning o
other winters | never had more
than half a dozen old flower pot
as a foundation to work on. Elk
perience is a good teacher"
He waited two or three minutes,
and then asked to be trusted for 6
drink.
"Can't do it." replied the mar
behind the bar. "Pm going now
to adopt your plan, and begin now
to get ready for next December
Last year | trusted; l began the
winter on a constable's writ of exc
cution and had peanuts for New
Years dinner. Experience is q
good teacher. Please pass out al
soon as you have seen the show.