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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-08
DIRECTORx.
LoDens.

LoDaHss |V\
RorTH MgNPHIs, No. u8-m0ets ID Friday
IN sash rnonth-at Odd Follows Hall. b.
II. Halter. w. NJ; B. K. Pullen. Secretary.
-aWerpoxl. No, 1eS-meets LIST Monday in
veTv month, at Odd Fellowg' Hall, corner
Court and Main. @. W. Mosby, W.. M; U.
g.. Locke, Secretary.
- sarh month--at Odd Fellows Hall. A. +.
n.7iS. w. Nj; A. s. Myers, Secretary.
neeoTo. No. &9-meets Sd Friday OF each
.o,th-Odd Follows hall, Ed. Horsham.
III. n; ALI. n. White. Acting Secretary.
"xHwfENIve, No. &l-meets IL Friday Of
aaeh month-at odd Fellows' Hall. j. A.
taylor. W. NJ; Jas. ). Carpenter secretary.
ROYAL ARoH.
pxxH CHAPTER. No. 9-mests I'd Monday Of
...h month-at Masonic Hall. In Gsyoso
fsiosk' A, ]. Wheeler. NJ. 3. h. P; @. G..
LGeks Spsfs icsSPfER, No. g-mssts at Ma
,.rie Hali. in Gayoso Block. Sd Monday Of
sseh month, W. s. Matthews. N. &. h. p;
h. w, Shelton. Secretary.
\. \ Q. n.
EuRHK1 CoUKoIL. No; 6-meee ID Thurs
dsy OF each month-at Masonic Hall. In GAY.
SO Block. A. J. Wheeler, IN. III. : 6. b.
Myers Hsc' TurrLAns.
CYR1m C~0HNANDERY, No. 4-meets 9Th Mon
dAg Of each month at Masonic Hal, Gayoso
Block. Ed Worsham. b. c.; 7. J. Barchus,
~. ELMO CoNrAxpERY No. B.-Meets
"a tuesday Of each month ct Masonic Hall.
dayoso Block. B. +. Hallsr. 3. G.; &. W.
KNIgHrs OF REQ CRoss or CONSTANTINE
meets first and third Saturdays Of each month
AZ Masonic Hall. L. B. Hatch, NJ. P. g.; 7.
Z. Barehus, r..
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mo. 2llS.l
NOnsResident Notice.

In the Chancery Court Of Shelby county. Tan
neseee-Mfe. A. Z. Douglass. By her next
triend; ETC.. We, W. II. Douglass, Aim'r Of
\. MeOullar. deceased. ct al.
IT. APPEARING FROM THE BILL IN
4 this cause, which is sworn TO, that the de-
tendants, Mrs. Peggy McCuIlar, Medeap Nc.
guilar, Austin McCullar. Margaret McCulIar.
Francis McCullRr. Victoria McCuliar, SteV.
ar mctnilar n Elisha McOullar, are non
resident q the state Of Tennessee, and real
dents Of the State Of Mississippi; It is therefore
ordered that they mako their appearance here
IN, atthe Court house in be city Of Memphis
Tenn on OF before tho first Monday IA Pen.
fuarys lS76, and plead, answer or demur "a
complainants bill o. the same will Be tahen
for confessed as 70 them and set for hearihT
OK parte; and that O copy Of this order IL
published once a week, for four sucoesaiye
weeks, in the Public Ledger.
This 18th day Of December, 1875.
A copy-Attests
uEDMUND A. COLE. @. and M.
BY E.B MoHEsRY. DeputyO and NJ
H-l0l- l07-Ii3
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Att eminent Notice.

D-F.-. -
Before NJ. Coleman, Justice Of ire poacs-
WI ,iph, Wurlitzer Il Bro. VS.. Weston
ny lite.
~ THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENTAAy.
4 ing been sued out under section 1886 Of the
Vode OF Tennessee and returned levied upon
the property of the defendant, and affidavit
having been made that the defendant is Justly
indebted to the plaintiff in the sum Of 1854 %
rpy note, y that the defendant is a non
resident OF the State Of Tennessee; Il is there-
lore ordered that the defendant make his per-
sonal appearance before me on the 18th day
Of M 1876, at 10 O'Clock am, at my
once, NO. 24 Trent street, in the city Of Mem
pnis. Tenn, and defend said attachment suit
within the time prescribed by law, or the same
wll be proceeded with ex parte; and that q
copy of this order be published once a Week
TOT i9ur successive weeks in the Public Ledger.
This 10th day Of December, 1873.
JIM COLEMAN, j. p.
RANDOLPH, HAMMOND & JORDAN, ATTORNEYS
TOT flalnt1. 81 90 99-6
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iI.Reside Notice.

In the ChMucery Court Of Shelby County,
Tonnes ees-B. P. Anderson, Commissioner
Gf EheSSpp,SE us1kh az; y FROM TSIaS F ssPaERIEF,s
i return i'm this cause that the defendant, z,
Feldman, " not to BIO found In his county; Il
Is therefore ordered that he make his appear
ance herei D.. at the courthouse in the city
Of Memphis y, Tennessee, on or before thl
first Monde in January, 1876. and plead
answer or dbmur TO complainant's amended
bill, or the Z anne will be taken for confessed q
70 him, anal set for hearing OK parte, and
that q copy o { this order be published once &
week for four successive weeks In the Publ
Ledger.
This 7th da y Of December. 1876.
A cepy-At pest:
Bye. B. M 6HEHRY, d. @, and N.
JOHN JOIN 6WoN, Sol. for complainant.
n On Q6 10Qt
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

PUBLIC LgDaER OTyrcs,
MWnPUm. VENN.. .IanuarV 3. l616.I

PUBLIC LyDGER 0TyToa,
MnPH1B. TAM. January 5. 1851
Business in the money market this
morning was exceedingly quiet; aside
from the local checking and depositing
there was nothing doing. Money is
easy, with currency in better supply,
The discount market remains an
changed, with the rates of interest
ruling at lO9l2R cent. y annum;
on the streets rates on short loans rule at
lt@24 y cent. y month. Exchange is
firm and steady, with the supply equal
to the demand, at the following rates: On
New York and Eastern cities buying at
lc discount and selling at par; on New
Orleans buying at to discount and selling
at par. Brokers are offering lll4@lll3
for gold. Scrips and bonds of every de-
scriptiou are dull, wirh little movement
in the market. We quote:
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The market this morning was quiet
and unchanged. A good feeling pre-
vailed in the market, though there was
little doing. Estimated sales for the day,
1000 bales; sales yesterday footed up
1900 bales, including 100 TO exporters,
$50 to spinners and $50 to spectators.
New York spots we're weak, with futures
easy and steady Liverpool spots were
dull and easier, with arrivals ID lower to
sell. New Orleans was quiet and un-
unchanged.
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law AiAosl
NOnsR Resident Notice,

In the Chaacery Court Of Shey .ourAv TAI,
nsssee-D. B. Blair VS.. : ohm r. SamGsk
TT APPEARING FROM THE BILL IN
4 this cause. which is - nat the de-.
PENDANT A. r.. SamV roin y n1Ss,esident
q me state OF Tenn issse; Il is therefore or
aereo mat ne make his appearance herein at
an ~ 49, u he city Of Memphis Tenn,
iS5s and DSie NAL VI first Monday in February.
p%lainant's bill q, 1 tha 4 al w;n he tsIen far
ns,te. ~ = 20 him and set for hearing OK
Rshaej y nat q copy Of tlais order DO pub
in he by a week for -four successive weeks
N T SnH ~ glic Ledger.
AsSr u day Of December, 1875.
Avn 1Y-Attest:
n, EDMUND A. EOLR, G. and M.
~ ~. B. MCHRgRY, D. o. and M.
a. As 4 DIXON, Sol. for complainant.
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sIsHTs OF "A

TENNESSEE LoDen No. b-Meets NJ
Uvary v ednesday night at go Second
street, Vincent Block, opposite Court Square
Chas. Layton, O.. c.; Joe Locke. v. c. W H
6tron. p; v i KRsa. u. q B.; .. 4. Cole
and B.
MEEPHrs Lopez No. 6.-Meets for driIl on
hrst Thursday Of each month. Regular meet
ing second. third and fourth Thursday. A,
J. McGarvey, c. c.; L. j. Ware, VIC; w ID
Lingtedt, p; H S Reynolds. N e; B P Smith,
N f;A Mackay, MA; JOS S Leon, KRIS;
0has Howard. &C.
C0uR Or LION Lopez No. 18-Meets every
Monday night at $50 Second street, Vincent
Block, opposite Court Square. j. C. Walston,
D. O.; q. A. Moore, v. O.; D. VI. 6chafer,
K.R s.. ] A Slaughter, p; O. A. Burr, N.
B.; j. T. Tomlinssn, M. Y.
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New YoRK. January s. lao p.m.-Cotton
Is weak. Futures are easy. Sslesfor future
delivery. 400 bales.

LIVERPOOL. January 8, 2 p.m.-Cotton is
dull and easier. Uplands. SID; nfleans.
I'd. Sales. 600 bales. OF which 1910 we're
for export and speculation; receipts. 1900.
NEW ORLEANS. January s u:SO am.
Cotton Is quiet. Middling, PIC. Sales. u. 500
bales; receipts. 6672.
The following Is the visible supply Of cot
ton, az reported 10 the New York Ohroniele for
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HatuFdaY. FebruarY {. le79.

al II 0 'clork am. at tho southwest corner d
Fifth and ken utcasts. Chelsea, In tho city d
Memphis. sell 10 tho highest bidder, for cash
the pieoo Of land mentioned in said truI|
deed, being lot No. 164 In tho Greeulaw aud
eedarAae eubdivisioa, situate At the conner o|
Fourth ane Kerr ssreets' fronting 4 feet
ASK feet 70 an alby. being the UAme
where the said KaE@ formerly resided.
Tho title 70 the above property IL believed
70 DO good, but ] CONVEY only 81 Trustee.
i0b-fN j. j. dRrHFINe, TraStee.
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~ u. %nIRECTORY.

odd Fellows. Hall. corner Main and North
Court Streets ,oDo,.
EzxrHIs Lopez, No. 6-neets sYsTy Tues
dav. CIV Mathews, N. g.; G. n. Pnsohks,
We; L. s. Burr. Secretary; b. Y. Risk.
fcEIST1sAv LoDas, No. s-msets eyery Mon
day night. r. Dudley Rraysers n. Hi;.h. J.
Black, v. g.; &. M. Hearn, r. g.; Joan A.
Hoft, Treasurer; Thomas Bacon, p. 8.
ScHrLLKR LOPEZ, No. H0-meets every We'd
uesday night. Philip Maurer, N. G.i John
6paug, v. g.; Chas. Borner, Secretary; p.
Meinbrecher, Treasurer.
RAEEER LoDeE, No. lT-meets every Friday
niFht, J.. H. Shepherd. n. e.. g. Il. Neid-
"BIuTP Cry LoDaH, No. lg7-meets every
Tnesday evening at $50 Second street. ID. A.
Wsrdiaw, N. a.; Macon Webb, v. g.; r. D.
Speed, Secretary; D. 7. Porter. Treasurer.
NEoANPNENT-a
aAvoso ExokMPNEKf, No. 3-meots on the
Ist and 90 Thursday nights Of each month.
frank Underwood, Q. p; Charles M. Carroll.
4. r; John A. 4 H HCIs, z Z: w w. rhOs; g sSSS.
S9aI; EucAxPxrsr. No. ss-mests ID and
Eth Thursday nights Of each month. John
Waynesburg, Q. Pit A. W. Newsom, d. p;
Il. bacs or. .. W.; 3. 8. Garrett, Treasurer;
III. Ross. J.W.
DEGREE LeDaK.
MHNPHrs DKaREE Lopez No. Sheets hrst
Saturday OF each month. O. NJ. Carroll, D.
NJ; Ben Bingham, D D. NJ; A. Z. Kenpe-
day, A. M; T. P. Holland. 6ec'y; +. W.
Smith, Treas.
GENERAL RKLIEP C0NMrrEE ]. s, Wilkins,
Chairman. go Main street; John W. Wayaes-
burg, Secretary and Treasurer, 2l0 Front
street; A d. Gibson. 6 West Court street; ].
IS Union street.
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.DY WRIT UE OF A TRUST DEED Exc
ID cuted.t0 nae byJ. j. Kaiser, on The lat day
Of October. 1873 10 secure the indebtedness
therein dos cribpd, recorded 10 Book No. 81.
page 60o, In the Registers ONCE Of Shelby
county, Te nm" / will on
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RIVER I"NTELLIGENOR
ARRIVALS,

ARRIVALS.
Steamer Mobile, Ohio river.
St. Joseph, st. Louis.
Warner and baFges, n. @.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Cons Millar, Cincinnati.
Geo. w. Cheek, Helena.
Phil Allin, Friars Point.
Ella Hughes. Arkansas river.
Warner and bsrges, N. o.
Mobile, New Orleans.
BOATS IN PORT.
Ruth, Idlewild, St. Joseph, Quickstep.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS
Weather mild and clear. The river
here is still rising ah1 near bank full
from Cairo down. At Cairo the river is
80 feet 8 inches above low water mark
and rising; at St. Louis the river rose 8
inches, with a big stage Of water out to
Cairo; the Ohio is falling fast from Pitts
burg to Evansville, with 3 feet 10 inches
in the canal; Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers are rising; Arkansas riveri is boom.
ing, with l6 feet in the channel at Little
Rock White river is in good nsyigable
order.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A good day on the landing.
Business is improving in river circles.
Freight rates South still remain I'M
changed.
1.-The Andy Baum from Memphis ar
rived at Cincinnati.
ltThe Mary Bell for Memphis, s II.
Turner for Ohio river, and City Of
Quincy for st. Louis left New Orleans
last evening.
3The Yaeger and Andy johnson fer
New Orleans, and Belle Memphis for
Memphis left St. Louis last evening.
The City Of Alton is due up from New
Orleans en- route to st. Louis.
The Peytons and barges arc due down
to-day for New Orleans.
The Ella Hughes backed out last even.
inR for Arkansas river with q feir trip Of
freight and people.
The Quickstep, Captain Les Ware 10
command leaves this evening for 0sceola
and all way landings on the upper coast,
The Cheek for Helena, Phil Allin fol
tfiar's Point and 0sceola Belle for the
upper coast cleared with good trips.
The Ashland for Arkansas river, and
Illinois for Memphis, LEFT VieksbuFg yes
terdsy.
The Colorado, With $50 tons Of freight,
passed down last evening. She added
here 20 tons for the bends.
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FOR Nzw
Regular Memphis and New Orleans
Packet for the Season.

FOR Helena, si9SsSusg, Hatchsz. New Or
~sn Mary Bell,
JF Hicks, master; All GrissOm. clerk;
1876, as follows:
Wednesday, January 1zth. 1876.
wednesday, January 26tk.
Wednesday, February Oh.
Wednesday, February 2Sd.
And every alternate Wednesday during the
season. Special attention paid Ia ali h..S "
entrusted 10 care Of Boat. or ''e
j.. 7. WASHINGTON, Arent.
olsI SO Front atreef.
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MEMPHIS POsT0FTICE.

houRs-FRsxs AN. 70 6r.E.; SUNDAY.
FR0K 70 10 An. ~
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-03-10

Democratic victories at Elmira and
Oswego, N. Y, on Tuesday.
The President has nominated Judge Taft
for Secretary of War, in place of General
Belknap, resigned"
Frank F. Conway was fatally shot by
Edward Walters, during street quarrel in
Baltimore, last Friday night. The murderer
escaped.
Spencer Decker, aged 10, was held in So, 900
bail to answer thecharge ofcausing the death
of Charles Ii. Perry, aged 0 years.
President Grant has revoked the ap-
pointment of Evans, tho post trader ut Fort
SILL the man who is so intimately connected
with the Belllnap disgrace.
j w. Hif has cattle rancho in north
crn Colorado 1856 miles long, upon which g.
900 head arc maintained. lie will this year
sell stock to the amount of 100000.
On Tuesday morning fire occurred at
the Home of the Aged Brooklyn, and before
it could be checked eighteen of the inmates,
all very old men, were burned to death.
-Orvil Grant, the Presidents brother, has
been receiving salary offs 5000 month from
a Baltimore iron firm, to secure government
contracts for Them The firm acknowledged
the fact to Gazette reporter.
The Cincinnati Light Guards are going
to march to the Centennial Exposition, leav-
ing Cincinnati about May LIST. They will
pass over q route 5G5 miles in length, arriving
at West Chester about May 25th.
Ross Campbell, prominent dry goods
merchant of Baltimore, died the Sd. He
was also extensively engaged in business in
New York.
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VERY IMPORTANT.
lEr. Editor of The Ayts 6 L.telligc,.cor:

ar. EddoT ~ nc -DytS q iUetttJcHCCf'
As there is great deal of rivalry everywhere,
in the political field, in the social circle, and
even in the church, therefore you might expect
it in the business profession. This rivalry in
business has reached the climax i'll the stove
trade.
Ever since the TIMES COOK took the Gold
Medal for quick baking it has been attacked by
jealous rivals, but since it has taken the lead
of all first, class Cook Stoves in Baltimore and
bids fair TO finally. supcrcedc them. 1t has in
Cured the spite and envy of those who could
not secure the sale 1T, so much so that they
take our double iire.shicld cross piece and I'M
screw them and show buyers half and say
the TIMES COOK has very light castings. They
also say it will not bake well, draw well, is not
No iron, &c, &c.
So the only security for buyers is TO come di-
rect 10 No. 9G ". Gay street, mar Front Street,
and sec for themselves if the TIMES COOK
isn't the largest, heaviest, most economical, and
best BAKING STOVE ever made. Every one
of the TIMES COOK is guaranteed TO bake per-
icctly.
The reason can sell them so cheap is that /
am connected with the "Quakcriown Stove
Works." and we make them ourselves, so you
Gluck's.
We do say it is the heaviest, largest and the
best working stove ever Offered for sale
Nearly eight thousand sold.
Call and examine for yourself
W. j. IL. GLUCK,
9G N. GAY STREET,
(brt. the Bridge and Front ST.
Baltimore, Nd.
~ Ask your ncighbor about it. au2l-1y
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-03-10

!SribucI'S is as attractive as usual, The March
number has a continuation of Bret IIarlc's new
story, Gabriel Conroy;" "'The Secret of the
Mysterious Island" condensed from Jules
Verne, with short stories, &c. Scribner e Co.,
publishers, New York. Terms S4 year.
Haypcy's contains the second installment of
'Danel Dcrondn," George Elot's new novel.
The most popular of the illustrated articles in
this number will be Porte Crayon's nimitabc
essay on "The Baby" with twenty humorous
illustrations, and j. 4. Trowbridgc's poem,
"Aunt Hannah" Published by Harper d Bros,
New York. Price 81 year.
s.: Nicholas, scribncr 81 Co.'S monthly for
young folks, continues to hold the first place
among periodicals devoted TO the instruction
and amusement of children. lis illustrations
are handsome specimens of the wood cngraver's
art and the style of its Typography is uncxcclled.
Its tone is pure and elevated and We have
reason TO know that IFS contents are interesting,
by the eagerness with which it is sought by boys
and girls. Terms So year. Address Scribner
& Co., New York.
Vide 1wakc is crowded with good things. 1t
is admirable in illustrations and general arrange.
ment, and an unfailng source OF delight TO the
young. In "Cenennial Trees" there is pro-
position that each boy and girl shall celebrate
the centennial year by planting tree. 1t is
good idea and ought to be carried out. There
are large.print stories for the little ones, music,
puzzles, rides on the Magic Carpet, and poems
by Holmc Maxwell, l.. G. Warner, Mary E. At
kinson and others. S200pcr annum. D. Lo-
throp Il Co.. Boston. .
The american Farmer pays especial regard to
the requirements of the farmer at this season,
and its well filed columns contain suggestive
and practical articles of great value to its read
ers. Published by s. Sands & Son, Baltimore,
at 81 so per year.
The Maryland Farmer is also at hand, with o
varied aud interesting table of contents, con-
| tanning something useful for every member of
the household. Z. Whitman, publisher, No. 145
! W. Pratt street, Baltimore. Terms 81 so agar.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-03-10
The Legislature.
SENATE.

On Friday the bill to refund the admins
traitor Of Samuel Birckhead, deceased, of Har.
ford, money enormously paid was read a
second time.
The House bill authorizing the County
Commissioners to divide the election districts
of Hartford county into voting precincts was
reported iavorably and read a second time in
the Senate last Thursday.
Leave was granted to MI Walsh TO re-
port a bill to establish in connection with
the Maryland Agricultural College an eX-
detrimental station for the analyzation of com.
mercial fertilizers, and to make other scicn-
tilic researches for the benefit of the agricul-
tural interests Of the State.
HOUSE.
"A bill has passed amending the act to ex-
cmpt Cecil and Hartford from article % of
the general laws.
MIR. Boyle has introduced bill, which
passed the House on its first reading, TO pro-
tect fish in the small streams of Hartford
county.
MIR. Constable, from the judiciary com.
mittec, has reported favorably his bill chang
ing the judicial system of the State so as to
make the Court of Appeals separate body,
disconnected from the circuits, and compos-
ed OF five justices instead of eight as at pres
ent, and provides for only one judge in each
circuit. No change is made in Baltimore
city except the creation of an additional
court 1t is claimed that the changes sug-
gested by the new bill will save the State
$25000 yearly.
On Monday Mr.. Rutledges I'LL amend
ing the attachment law was passed
Mr. Vandiver's bill to protect persons
from the dangers of railroads crossing high
ways was passed on Wednesday.
The bill authorizing the Town Commits
sioners of Bel Air to receive certain money
deposited in the Bank of Baltimore was
passed.
MIR. Boyle has obtained leave to intro
ducc bill to amend chapter 430, act 1874
This is the grand jury liquor license lawl
"A bill has been reported in the House to
forfeit tho charter of the Havro de Grace
Turnpike Company. Complaints are made
that the road is not kept in n fit condition
for travel.
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MIR. EDITOR: Please allow me to say few
words upon "Winc and strong drink" The
many quotations made from the Bible, though
they may be often perverted in their applica.
ton, certainly prove that swine and strong
drinkh were used in ancient times but to our
mind the fact is established beyond doubt,
that the Wiae of those days contained no alcohol.
The juice OF the grape contains but one fer
menting principle, gluten, and this, by pro-
cess of iiltering was evaporated by an easy way
known and practiccd by the Jews. (See Lard
ner's Encyclopedia, vol. 1st.) And Buckingham,
who is II recognized authority, having spent
many years in Judea, says that another way of
preserving the pure juice of the vine free from
alcohol, was, Immediately after the grapes were
gathered TO press from them the juice. This
was put in tight bottles, and kept under water,
so as to exclude the air, consequently, there
could be no alcohol generated three things be-
ing essential to fermentation-air, moisture and
heat. And We know that the Jews, as people,
prescribed anything fermented. They did not
even use leayeu in their bread, yet wine, VIC in
fer, was freely used at all of their feasts and
ceremonies. Our blessed Lord, when he bless.
ed with his presence the marriage FEAST" turn.
cd "water into wineh-the pure juice of the
grape, rich and nnadultcratcd, as it was used in
those days; for it is aversc to the preccpts of
His holy life, to suppose that he would use His
creative power to produce liquid that mad
dens the brain, and demoraliZes the heart, no
matter how often and how irreyerently this
wine, with its alcoholic principle developed,
was sanctioned in its use by The Saviour of mon.
DIR. Shaw, (another authority upon eastern and
ancient CUSTOMS says that the "strong drink"
referred TO in the Bible, was made from juice
extracted from the "palm," which contained
per cent. ofalcohol. To this was added strong
decoction, made from certain herbs that con-
tanned alcohol in large proportions. To this
"strong drink" (not wlne) may be referred the
''indulgence'' of Noah Nabal and Lot and de-
scribed in the Bible in such potent language MS
the drink that "stingeth like serpent, and
"biteth like an adder"
But in our day, "strong drink" means any
kind Of drink in which the alcoholic principle is
generated, and which, when taken in quantity,
will produce intoxication. And as the fact is es-
tablished beyond doubt, in almost every fami-
ly where even moderate drinking is practiced,
that appetite becomes stronger than principle,
does not common sense, apart from any motive
religious, political or social, demand that we
keep ourselves aloof from this indulgence?
We pity and avoid the drunken man in dis.
gust for his weakness, but the man who advo.
Gates the moderate use of intoxicating drinks,
by word and deed, sets an example, that may
lead to our ruin. FRAILTY,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-03-10

VIcK's FLORAL GUIDE.-The first and second
numbers for 1876 of Vick's Floral Guide are
well illustrated, No. containing, besides q
catalogue and price list of flower and vegeta-
bic seeds, fifty pages of interesting reading
matter, pertaining 10 flower and vegetable
culture. 1t is published quarterly for 25 cents
a year, by James Wick, scotsman, Rochester,
NY, and sent free to oil who purchase from
him one dollars worth or more of seeds. We
have tested the quality of Vick's flower and
vegetable seeds for severa! years, and have
always found them reliable in every respect.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-03-10

A VIGOROUS OLD MAN.-Mr, Thomas
Hope, of Hartford county, now in his 92d
year. has seen every President of the United
States. He is one of the elders of Bethel
Church, and notwithstanding the bad roads
of the winter, which interferes seriously with
church services in the country, has inyaria-
bly, been at the service of his church-Toao-
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