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Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-26

A CHINESE SOLoMoN.-An annual case
showing the fertility of resource and
quickness of thought of the better classes
of Chinese is reported by the North Chi
ma Herald from Maxim. During the
Teaping rebellion a married Chinaman
resident in that city, Joined n regiment
which was ordered for service against the
rebels. He did not return at the close of
the struggle, and nothing being heard of
him for several years afterwards, his
wife believing herself a widow, listened
10 the advances of another man who pro-
fessed love for her, and who pressed his
suit so ardently that she consented TO
join her lot with his. They went before
authorities, were made husband and wife.
and lived together in cOnjugal happiness,
as they believed-st all events, they were
happy. This continued for a year or
two, when the first husband presen-
ted himself, alive and well, and demand
ed the restoration of his wife.
"Oh, no." said No. ?; "yOu left her,
remained away for years, nobody heard
of you, she thought you dead and mourn
for you. We are married now, and here
are the the papers"
No. I, not having heard of the example
Of EnOch Arden, probably, still clamOred
for his wife, and il was ultimated decid-
ed TO take the matter before the Chensien.
The magistrate listened attentively to
both sides of the story, and at first ap-
peared puzzled what course to take. The
papers produced by the second husband
was obdurate, and would not yield At
length the magistrate told them TO leave
the wife in his hands for ten days, and
then both TO come back again for his de-
cision. This was agreed TO.
About the fifth or sixth day the magis-
trate in great haste SET for the two men,
and with r mournful countenance in
formed them that the wife had been sud
denly smitten with an illness which had
proved fatal, and that she was dead: and
he asked the first husband whether he
would take away the body and provide
for the funeral, The man demurred, said
he wanted living wife not 4 dead one,
and should have nothing more TO do
with the matter. Turning 20 the other,
the magistrate put the same question to
move the body. The man said he was
very poor, but the deceased had been 4
good wife TO him; they had loved each
other dearly, and, cost what it might,
he would raise the money and pay for the
burial.
every welI,'' said the magistrate,
"then here she is-take her away with
you,'
And drawing aside q curtain showed
the astOnished men the wife, standing
and living in good health, before them.
1t being clear that the first husband
really cared nothing for her, she willing
ly abided by the magistrates method of
settling the complication. The only
drawback TO this story is, that we are un-
able TO hand down TO pOsterity, in plain
English, the name of this Chinese Solo
mon.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-26


a DEAD L1srrEIl LAu.-11r. Willard, OF
Michigan, has introduced bill in the
House of Representatives making it a
misdemeanor for member of Congress
TO solicit appointments from the Presi-
dent or heads of departments, or express
ing their opinion unless asked I'm writing.
We cannot see what good effect such a
law would have, and its evil effects are
obvious. 1t is impossible for the Presi-
dent or secretary TO personally know a
sufficient number of competent men TO
fill all the places in his gift. He must de-
pend on the representations of the friends
of applicants to their capability and
character. TO whom is it more natural,
indeed more proper, that he should turn
for advice than 10 the member of Con-
gress who represents the district in which
the applicant lives? The representatives
know the prominent men OF their dis
tricts, and if the appointment is one not
fit TO be made they are more likely 10
know it than the President or Secretary,
and if he recommends an improper per-
son the country can know on whom TO
saddle the blame. The law, too, would
lead 70 subterfuges for its evasion, and
instead of the manly course now pursued
by the member of Congress personally so
liciting appointments for his friends, he
would be compelled to work through go
betweens. There are plenty of Laws on
our statute books which are of no avail
There are no need Of any more Of the
same sort. Undoubtedly Mr.. Willard's
would be practically dead letter law.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-26

A Brighton stationer took a fancy for
dressing his window with piles of writing
paper, rising gradually from the largest
10 the smallest size in use. and TO finish
his pyramids of nicely, he cut cards to
bring them 10 point. Taking these
cards Tor dlmlnutiye note paper, lady
customers were continually wanting
some of ''thau dear little paper and the
statiOner found it advantageous TO cut
some paper 10 the desired pattern. But
then there was no space for addressing
the nOUelets when they were folded; and
after much cOgitatiOn, he invented the
envelope, which he cut with the aid of
metal plates made for the purpose. The
sale increased so rapidly that he was un-
able 10 produce his envelopes fast enough,
so he commissioned = dozen houses TO
make them for him, and thur set going
an important branch of the manUfactur-
ing stationery trade,
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-26

The PRACTICE OF MEDICINE IN SLAM
Siam has some advantages over the West.
Its Medical arrangements are worth con-
sidering; this, the first conversation be-
tween the patient and the doctor is the
question of fees, which is settled at once
by deed. In no case can their total
amount exceed Of. When the patient
improves the doctor continues TO visit;
when there is no hope though there be
life, he stays away, and the contract for
fees becomes null and void. a popular
cure in Siam for fever is the following,
and may be deemed worthy of a place
among other household receipts: Take
fragments of the horn of the rhinocerOs,
the tooth Of an elephant, Tiger, bear and
crocodile; add TO these portions Of the
fesn of 4 vulture, a crow and a goose, a
morsel of the horn of bison and a stag,
and a little sandal wood; pound up all en-
InOistened stone; administer half 70
the invalid, and rub his body with -he
other mOiety, when the fever win dislp-
pear.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-26

y JUDGMENT UPON Hm.-A young
man living at the Highlands, Boston, be-
came sufficiently intoxicated on Saturday
night 10 send a message to DIR. Garceau,
who resides in Highland street, at two
O'Clock Sunday morning, requesting his
attendance 10 set the broken leg OF a man
az the Norfolk House. The dOCteT had
got as far as Eliot Square, when he saw a
man fall on the ice, and coming near he
recognized him. He attempted TO rise,
but could not. The doctor told him he
was in haste, and could not wait upon
him longer, as he was called to set q bro
ken leg. Then the young man confess
ed that he had sent for the dectSE. as (
joke, whsreHpon the doctor rather ungra-
ciously, assisted the young man to rise,
when, to his own surprise and the in
tense suffering of the practical joker, il
was found that in falling he had sustain
cd fracture of his left leg, both bones
below the knee being broken. And the
doctor had an opportunity to set a bro
ken leg after all.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-26

TRIBULATIONS OF a RURAL EDUOR.-
The Charleston Mo- Courier says: Ed
iting q newspaper Is a pleasant thing. If
il contains too much political matter,
people won't have il; if it contains too
little they won't have il. If the type is
too large it don { contain enough reading
matter, if the TYPE is too small, they
can't read il. Il we have a few jokes,
folks say We are IOthiug but rattle heads;
if We omit jokes -hey say we are old fos-
siIs; if we publish original matter, they
blame Us for not giving them original
selections, folks say that we are too lazy,
for giving them what they have read in
some other paper. II We give a man a
complimentary notice, we are cen sured for
being partial; if We DO not all hands say
We are hog. Ii We do not pay all bills
promptly, folks say we are not to be trus-
ted; if We do pay promptly, then they say
We stole the money"
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-26

WHAT's THE UsE?-What's the use 20
is the common saying with the young in
regard to hard, distasteful studies. They
mean to do something in life far different
from anything that will require their
dull, dry studies to be brought into play.
But, leaving out of question the mental
discipline got from them, which is, after
all, the main object of study, these very
things may be turned to excellent sc-
count in after years. ''My teacher made
me study surveying twenty-five years
ago, and now l am glad l can get good
situation by such means and high sala-
ry,' said a gentleman who had lost his
property. 4 certain French king used
to regret, with great bitterness, the def
cheney of his education when surround
ed by men of great learning and the
highest culture. He reproached the
memory of those who had been so indul-
gent OF his idleness. and said with bitter
sarcasm, ''Was there not birch enough
in the forest of FOntainebleau? Bet
ter a sharp, strict master, who insists up
on thoroughness in all that children un-
dertake, than 3 frivolous, superficial one,
who permits them to slip over their lesson
in an easy way, which they will regret
with like bitterness in later years.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-26
ChalGGFy Sale Of City Property.

III ChdaceTy Side Of the Common Lao and
ChdHcefy Court Of Madison County, Tenn.
H. c. Anderson, Admir- Jas. Divinney, ct al.
OY virtue OF an ntsTOcut0ry decree Of sale entered
ID in the above cause February5th, 1875 will sell
at public anctOn to the highest and best bidder the
north door Of the Court House In Jackson, Tenn,
Saturday, March 18th, 1876,
one undivided fifteenth interest in the following de-
scrbsd real estate lying in Jackson Tennessee bound
ed and described a. follows, to-sit; Beginning At
stake In the alley In the south boundary the OTiH
nal PlaH Of the Town Of Jackson called Sycamore
street, 3S feet south and II feet the south
west Of lot No. s3 designated In thu said
original plan, and runs thence east Il y poles stake
In alley 10 feet south Df the southeast corner Of lot
No - In said original plan thence south 46R poles to
stake thence west 5ZA poles TO a stake in
street; thence north 10 - foot alley, about 22a poles
TO stake; thence east l7< poles 10 a stake; thence
south to the beginnlng-it being the lot con-
Veyed by the Union Bank Of Tennessee SamHel Ian
caster.
Terms OF ssls-On credit OF six and twelve months
purchaser 10 execute notes with approved security and
a lien retained as further security
D.A. WISDOM, c. 4 NJ.
BY n l. VxsEY. d. &. 4 n.
II. ". McCorry, Sol. fsbIs-4w
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-26

aud Chnneery Court or Madison
County, Tenn.
J. p Jones, Admir- vs.. W n. Bruton, ct al.
DY virtue Of nterloeutory decree Of sale entered
ID ia the above cause, February 5th, 1875 will sell
public nHCtion the highest and bidder front
oi the north door Of the Court House in Jackson Ten
nesree, on
Saturday, March 18th, 1876,
the remainder interest In the following two described
tracts OF land Of Nm Gill deceased. which is depen-
dent upon the hts estate ot Rcbecca GILL and which lie
in Madison county, and bounded and described as
follows. to-wit:
One undivided t~o-fh interest IN tract ot $50 acres
Of land lying in Madison CsHuty. Tenn aud bounded
follows, tO-wit. beginning atn stake Nelson Davies,
dead white oak and red oak pointers. said Dnvas
southwest corner A NJ Whites bOaudary line
thence one degree east with his line and Geo. Hicks
east line In all south 245 poles 20 stake red oak
and post oak pointers in Robert Davies boundary
line; thence north with III poles TO a stake and
two red oak pointers Robert Davies northwest corner
thence east with lO 5-lOO poles D. Gillespie
southwest thence ~ poles a stake in
Gll's line thence north with ~ west 81 p0eI
20 two red oaks thence north - poles the enning
being the described deed Of Thos Gill David
Gill Of May 2st 1889. and registered in Deed Book
81 page 35l, Of the Registers oice Of Madison COun
ty, Tenn
bounded as follows; Beginning on stake IN Nelson
Davies line in Cane Greek thence 75 poles
20 his corner; thence south 90 poles 4 in the
head Of ditch thence south 6Sdegrses east = poles
G2h poles to said Cane Creek at the mouth Of said
ditch thence down said Greek t meanders to the be-
ginning.
notes with approved security, and lien retained
further ascurty
DIN. WISDOM c. Nm
BY H. l.. VEsEY. ID. c. b n
Campbell 4 HcCorry. Sols. febIs-4w
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-26
THE soUTH TO HER CIIILDnEN
ET HAEgAEET j. rEEsroS.

Iksve snoothed from ny forehead its sadness
It's oTer.-thAnk Heaven therefor,
I~ould hide now with garments ot glsdness
The saekcloth and Ashes Of wGr-
Eot word Of the past. It has peIishsd-
Gone down in il beauty and gloom
Tst bseauss il 80 proudly saI CHERISHED,
Shall Sigh cut ouE y.ars at it's tsHbi
Ba; the beauty and honor uuIauHfsd,
sun steadfast AEe stern as can be;
By The lAureis . Jackson has planted
By the hopes that We buried vita Lee;
Let us wrsst from the future the Eusrdcus
That 0resolute parPose belong;
Let u fling from our spirits heir burdsns,
Aud Aeqult Us like men and De strong.
bring you, cOmpatrio;s, brothers,
(As lsrg-Gs ys dare no; dlssAin,
Like Natures thas bouIsifuI nother'sl.
SavaAnas smooth a the msiri
NJ 7sIsysshall siilisea AZ over
with sncws never born Of the cold5
And grain. like NidAs shall eovsE
Every Ilope that il touches with gold
The clink % tbs artisans hammer
Shall scArs from the fOrsEt its gloom;
In the break shall ths water fowls c.amor
Bs drowned By the crash Of the loom,
Then up from your torpor, ye slespsrs.
he dream ys are Dreaming deosivss;
80 fora ts the hslds with the rsapsrs,
And garner lhs prodlEI shtavssl
With fosks gladden. msassow and mounLsfn.
With tinkliEg herds spsekls each hill.
And blSad with the splash 81 The fountain
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-26

A Limerick tobaceonist, looking dole
fully at his poor neighbors grouping
among the smOulderlng ruins OF his
burned-out shop, noticed that some Of
them, after trying the contents Of certain
canisters, carefully loaded their Vaistcoat
pockets from them. He followed suit,
and found that the snuff had come out of
the fiery ordeal very much improved in
pungency and aroma. Like wise man,
ne said nothing, but took another place,
set up a lot of ovens, and before long
Black Xard Snuff'- otherwise ''lrish
Blackguard''-was all the rage with low
ers of nasal Utilization, and in few years
LundyfOOt was a rich man, owing TO the
accident he thought had ruined him.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-26

4 nice-looking young man was seen
10 spring from Madison street car the
other day, and as he Strengthened out
HE joints and pulled down his shirt-bO-
som. he was heard TO mutter: you
may buy a box at the opera; you may
get your name in the newspaper society
reports; you may wear the tiashiest dia-
mond pin in town; you may be introduced
20 the governor; you may even write q
poem; but if you 60 into a street ear you
are just as liable to be squeezed into a
corner and sat down by fat woman
with a baby as any one elsev' And
he walked of with the air of martyr.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-26
THE OLD MANS DREAM,
BT OLIVER uESDEL HOLMES

BT OLIVER UESDEL HOLMES
o, for oss hour Of youthful Joy.
Give back my twentieth sPring,
I'd rather laugh, a bright haired boy,
Than reign gray-haired king.
on With the wrinklsd spolls o.: sss;
Away with lesrning's crown;
Tear out life's wisdom written page,
And casts 1t, trophies down.
Oas usmsnt lei my liie-bloOd stream
From boyhood's fount to fame.
Give me one giddy rssling dream
or lie, and love, and fame.
Ny listening angel heard the prayer,
And calmly smiling, said,
'If bat touch thy siIvered hair,
Thy hssty wish had sped.
'But is there nothing in the track,
To bid thee fondlV stay,
Wkns the Ewift seasons hurry back,
D and d'ths zsshsa Tex dayt'
~, {. ~ soul of : I'm S,ias,--r
Without thee what we're lifsi
One bliss l san not leave behind
I'll take my precious wife.
The angel took = sapphire pen,
And Wrote in rainbow hue,
The man would be boy again,
And be a husband too.
"And is there aothingyet Unsaid,
Before the change appears!
Remember all hy gifts have FED
with these dissolving years"
why, yes, would one favor more;
Ny fond parental joys
could not bsAr TO lose them all.
I'll take my girls and boys"
The smiling angel dropped his pen,
why, this will never do;
The man would be boy again,
And be father too"
Aad 50 laughed. Ny laughter woke
Ths household with its noise;
wrote my dream when morning broSe,
TS please my girls and boys
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-26
ChaHGsTy Sale Of Real Estate.

ChGHcery side Of the Common Lac and
Chdncery Court of the County Of Mad
iSOn.
". Il. Brown CEsar Washington.
DY virtue Of decree Of sale rendered al the last
ID Term Of the Common Law and Chancsry Court ni
Madison CountE-Chancery Side will on
Saturday, March llth, 1876,
offer for sale the highest and hest bidder tn. north
dosr Of the Court House in Jackson Tenn certain
lot parcel Of ground in Jackson, Madison County
Tenn. bounded follows, to-wit:
beginning al stake on Paul Persons southwest cor
ncr, thence with Polk 126 feet Stak q
where Polk street thence north
with Brown 9S feet stake: thence east
12e feet stake in Paul Persons line; thence south
9S feet 70 the beginning
TEKNS SALK.The above lot will he sold On cred
t Of eleven months. The purchaser will he required
give with good security and lien retained %
secure the payment al the purchase money
ID. n. WISDOM. c. 4 M
febl24W. ny N. l.. NEsEY, u. G. 4 n
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-26
ChanCGTy Sale Of Real Estate.
In the ChGaccry Side Of tbs Common Lat0
and Chdncery Court of The County or
NldiSOn.-R. ID. No. 1898.

J. W FTeeIng e al v 7. ; H0stlck e al
DY virtue a decree Of Sale rendered In this cause
ID at the January Term. 1876. Of the Chancery Side
OF the Common Law and Chancery Court Of the County
Of Madison, l will On
Saturday, March 1lth, 1876,
sale TO the highest and best bidder front Of
the North door Of the Court House in Jackson, Tenn
Of land lying in Madison County Tenn, which IL
bounded and described as follows, to-Wit:
Beginning at J. c. harris northwest corner, runs
thence south Gl n chains thence West Al e5l06
chains TO a double white oak; thence north 65-lOO
chains to stake two post oak pointers; thence west
q chains stake, post, spanish and three red oak
pointers; thence north Is chains 90 stake spanish and
red oak pointers thence 81 5Sl90 chains stake;
thence south 51 east 23SO-lOO chains TO the begin
niRg-Contaning Ia t5-lOO acres
TERNs SAIE.-The above land will be cold for
nth cash, balance in two aud three years, Pur-
chaser required give notes with good personal
ity, and lien retained secure deferred payments.
d. II. WISDOM. { 4 N.
fehl24N. RN " /. NNsEY. ID. Q. q N.
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The other morning a husband escorted
his wife 10 one Of the depots, that she
might start on visit TO the country, TO
be gone six weeks, and as she was abOIt
ready TO enter the car he said, "Dear me,
but won't 1 be lonesome though. :" 81
rather think you will, - she responded, in
a dry, cutting tone, ''fOr I've arranged
with six women, four policemen, and two
detectives to keep an eye on you," He
smiled, but il was q sad smile.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-26

A would-be alchemist, seeking to dis
cover what mixtures Of earths made the
strongest crucibles, found that one day he
had made porcelain Instead of transmu-
ting metals, as he had fondly hoped 20 do,
BOttger transmitted himself: "as II he had
been touched with a cOnjurer's wand, he
was on a sudden transformed from an al
chemist into a potter"
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Chancery Sale of Town Lot
Chancery Side Common Law and
Chancery Court of Madison county.

Grover Baker Sewing Machine Company ct al, vs.
Margaret K. Cooper, Adn'E.
pY virtue Of order Of sale entered in the above
ID cause Sanuary 17th 1876 will sell public suo-
tOn 10 the high bidder in rsnt Of the north door
the Court House in Jackson, Tenn,
Saturday, March 18th, 1876,
the following dssoribed estate or so much thereof
may be necessary lying in the city Of Jackson Tenn
in the 4th Ward Of said city, West College street
and begins at a lot owned by the Esv Orleans Sc
Louis Chicago r. r. Company, and bought by the
thereof: thence east l54 feet and inches a lot
bought by D. Mason Of John Read then north To the
lands Qf 4. ". Wilson'S estate; then west Sl1s feet
stake then north 10 the grounds or lands Of said VIII
sons then to the northeast Of the
lot owned by the said New Orleans ST. Louis Chicago
Railroad Company, formerly the property Of r. Chap
psll then south 10 tee beginning.
Terms Of Sae.-Ths above property will be sold for
third cash balance in six ana twelve months pHr
ehasers to execute notes with approved secury, aud
lien To be rstalnsd further security.
D. n WISDOM, G. q q.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-26
COaIGGTy Sale Of Town Lot,
In Chancery at Jackson, tennessee.

We Butler ir- for use &c. v. Willis johnson.
DY virtue % decree Of sale rendered in this cause
ID the last Tsrm Of the Chancery Side Of the Com
mon Law and Chancery Court uf the County Of Mad-
son, will
Saturday, March llth, 1876,
oner for sale 70 highest ant best bidder front Of
the North door Of the Court House u Jackson. Tenn
lot lying and being IA the city Of Jackson bound
ed and described as follows, to-Wit.
Beginning the southwest corner Of Lot No Block
No II on Lancaster street; south 50 feet 10 the
northwest corner Of Lot No ,, Block no IL thence
east about lS2 feet to l6 alley; thence north 50
feet 20 the southeast corner Of Lot No thence west
ls2 feet more or less TO the CEinnng g-benE Lot No
of Block No l. Buffers plan Of the city Of Jack
81
TEEsss or SALE-Thc above la viii be sold cred
it ~ styeH months with good security will be
taken and lien retained secure the payment Of the
.. n WISDOM, {. i NJ
febl2-.w By 81. l.. Vsssy. d. c. VI.
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SATURDAY, MarCh llth, 1876,
Estray, Crockett County.

TTAKEN up on the 25,h of January. lS76, by Thomas
/ Eunn living in Crockett county, District No. 5,
one mare mule l3 hands high. dark bay color, about
IA years old with some slight gear marks. Appraised
Feb, lg-3ts CLINTON BRIGANCE, Ranger.
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