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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-29

Opening AND CLOSING OF MAILS. Until
further notice the following vii. b. TIC h"uF'
Tor tho opening and closing Of the malls
OPENING.
Northern mails, o:4j u. IN. and I:CO p. III.
Western mails, S:.i5 Il. n end I:UO J. III.
Southwestern, VII. LyncaburS and 1ordohs-
Washington and Ohio. Round Hill to Alex
andria, $3.50 p. II.
Manassas Division, $50 p. IN.
Southern mails, via Richmond and IEcdcr-
icksburg, Va, S:ij u. m and 100 p. IN.
CLOSING.
Northern and Western mmi$. 4:l5 p. H. and
800 y. n. 1,
Southwestern, VIZ. Gordonsvi!Ie and Lynch
Washington and Ohio, Alexandria 20 Round
Hill, Va, 800 d. m.
Manassas Division, 600 m. ,:.,1
Southern, via fredericksburg and Richmohu'
Va, ,4:45 y. N. and $50 p. m o,co,
@s- General delivery window closes at S:Co p
nsy-Opcn on Sundays ct u. and closes at
$50 q. III.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16

adopted young monkeys Of other
species but stole young dogs and cats,
which she continually carried about
with her. Her kindness did not go SO
far. however. as to share her food
with her adopted offspring; at which
Berlin was surprised, as his monkeys
divided everything quite fairly with
their own young ones. An adopted
kitten scratched the aforementioned
affectionate baboon. who certainly
had a fine intellect, for she was much
astonished at being scratched. and
Immediately examined the kitten $
feet. and without more ado bit off the
claws.
The number OF characteristics pos
sessed in common by man and the
higher apes is, indeed. very great anu
includes not only physical and emo
tional but even Observation-Disclosures.
From Schiicksysen' Fruit ana
Bread.' translated by DR.. Hol6rook'
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16

keeps the malaria SO near the surface
of the earth as to prevent its being
breathed to hurtful extent.
But it is deadly to sleep out of doors
all night in malarial locality, would
it be necessarily fatal to sleep in a
house in such Il locality? It would
not. It would be safer to sleep in the
house. especially if the win lows and
doors were closed. The reason is,that
the house has been warmed during
the day, and if kept closed, it remains
much warmer during the night in
doors than it is ENTHUSIASTICALLY
the malary is kept by this warmth so
high above the head, and so rarefied.
as to be comparatively harmless.
This may seem to some too nice
distinction altogether, but it will be
| found throughout the world of nature
that the works Of the Almighty are
most strikingly beautiful in their
minute. and tthis minnie are the
foundation of His mightiest mani
festatiOns.
Thus it is, too, that what we call
fever and ague might be banished
from the country as 4 general disease,
II TWO JnlHSS were uolo. Icy
fire kindled every morning at daylight
from spring to fall, in the family
room, to which all the family should
repair from their chambers,a land there
remain until breakfast is taken. z.
Let a fire be kindled in the family
room short time before shutdown;
let every member of the family repair
to it, and there remain until supper IS
taken.
In both cases, the philosophy Of the
course marked out consists in two
things. FIRST. The fire rarefies the
malaria and causes it to ascend above
the breathing point. Second. The
food taken into the stomach creates
an activity of circulation which repels
disease.-HuU's Journal of Health.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16
LITERARY
BtANCA.

well, Blanca, darling, I'm glad
this cousin of yours is coming to
Oakwold.
why Anthony!'
because you need society, and that
of Eastbury is rather too orthodox
and primitive for your taste. As for
my own, my medical labors have
become no longer Il sinecure since old
Doctor Parton's death, and you see
very little of me during the daytime
at present.
Indeed, that is true. Anthony: and
beautiful Blanca Stanley clasped
those graceful arms of hers very
lovingly about her young husband S
neck. 81 miss you more than words
can tell, sometimes. You remember
what pleasant mornings we used to
spcud during May-the first month
after our arrival at Oakwold! You
read me those charming '1dyls of the
King and it was all delicious, and
now"
Nov / am man of leisure no Ion
ger" Anthony Stanley interrupted,
.sbut the busiest doctor in all the
country perhaps. But. Blanca, /
want to ask youa few questions about
this cousin. Do you exactly relish
the idea of her coming here to pay for
her board! l confess candidlv that l
donot."
Blanca laughed merrily.
perhaps l ought to feel very much
ashamed of our limited circumstances
Anthony; that's the way to express
Yourself elegantly, believe when
You want to say you are not well OH
put somehow, would just as lief the
whole world knew exactly how we are
situated. OF course, Ellinor unoef
stands all about it. Not having seer
me since her return from France, she
is anxious to spend few weeks here
at Ookwold Cottage, and | am I'm
mensely anxious to have her.~~Ac
cordingly, she proposes doing so
instead Of accompanying her mother
and sister to Scarborough. She ism
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16
THE RIVER TIME.
BY LORD LYTTOh L.

Nh a wonderful stream is the River Time.
And it flows through the realm of tears
With afaultless rhythm and musical rhyme,
And a broadening sweep and asurgesubllme,
As it blends with the ocean OF years.
How the winters are drifting like flakes Of
And the summers like buds between;
And the ears and the sheaves how they come
and go,
On the rivers breast with it's ebb and flow,
As they glide in the shadow and sheen.
There's a magical isle up the River Time,
Where the softest of airs are playing;
There's cloudless sky and tropical cline,
And voice as sweet as vespor chime,
And the Junes with the roses are staying
And the name of that isle is the Long Ago"
And we bury our treasures there;
There are brows of beauty and bosoms OF snow,
fThey are heaps of dust but we love them so y
they are trinkets and tresses of hair.
'rhere are fragments of songs that nobody
sings,
And part of an infants prayer
There's a harp unswept, and lutte without
strings;
There are broken vows and pieces of rings,
And the garments that SHE used to wear .
There are hands which are waved Win that
fairy shore,
By the mirage is lifted in air,
And sometimes, we hear, through the turbu-
lent roar
Swee. voices we've heard in the days gone
before,
When the wind down the river is fair.
oh. remembered for aye be that blessed isle,
All the day of life till night;
And when evening comes with Its beautiful
smile, -.
And our eyes are closed to slumber awhile,
Nay that GREENWOOD of soul be in sight
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16
hELOVES HER YET.

Hi LOVES HEN IEI'
used to think you very fair,
And oh! so very simple,
Because you had childlike air,
And such s.ucy dimple.
used to think you loved the birds,
And lived among the flowers,
And that YOU meant the whispered "orUo
You said in twilight hours.
And OIL thought you would be true,
Although you were so never;
And yet will be true to you
For ever and for ever.
| wonder if you quite forget
The days we spent together;
Or if you think with vague regret
OF tangled grass and heather.
| wonder if her eyes are still
As blue as when we parted
saw them turn away and hill,
And thought you broken hearted,
All WE'LL you were sad coquet,
But I'll forget you never;
I'll keep your rose Otis treasured yeti
por ever and for ever.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16
POETRY
UNDER THE NAPLES
Under the maple boughs we sat-

Under the maple boughs we sat,
Annie Leslie and together,
She was trimming her seaside nat,
With leaves-we talked ABOUT tiie "oa'iio'
The sun beams lit her cleaning hair
With ripping waves of golden glory
And eyes Of blue, and ringlets iair,
Suggested many an ancient story
OF fair headed, blue-eyed maidens OF Ola
In durance held by grim maglclanss'
OF knights in armor rough with gold
Who rescued them from such positlons'
Above, the heavens aglow with light,
Beneath our feet the sleeping ocean
+ en- as the sky my hope was bright,
Decp as the sea was my devotoh.
Her fathers voice came through the wood,
He'd made his fortune tanning leather;
was his clerk, thought 1t good :,
TO keep on talking about the weather.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16

vulsively against her bosom, Blanca
Stanley sat within the granite arm
chair, upright. CHASTITY, immovable.
She had told the secret Of her agony
at last, and had told it in a voice Of
such terrible power and meaning.
that they who looked upon the ter
rible rebuke of her lifeless beauty,
must eXpiate their sin with lifelong
repentance.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16

An Allegheny girl reading that
'they have swimming matches Tor
ladies in San Francisco, nsped
s.thome matcheth got on thwimmingly
head. tool am told;" and she put
the paper up to her face to hide her
hluSheS
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16

An old gentleman in a Franklin
County town, who recently became
the recipient of his first postal card,
placed his ''specs" carefully astride
his nasal organ and eyed the paste
board closely. "What is this thing,
any way!' he finally demanded.
"Why, a postal card, Of course" was
the answer. "a post-hole card! What
is SIGH thing good for, Id like to
know!'' He was informed that cheap
rate Of postage had come into vogue
and writing paper was at q discount.
s.Blast it all!'' famed the old gentle
man in a sudden rage, while his nose
described a semicircle with sharp
angle. They've got ter 'dulteratin'
tea with weeds, terbaker with licorice
and copper, whisky with pepper and
turpentine, an now they've got ter
'duiteratin' envelopes to save the pa
per! Confound 'em!'
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16

An Ohio paper tells of one of the
customs of some people of the State.
When young man Of Upper San.
dusky calls upon a young woman of
Upper Sandusky he finds Murphy
badge on one corner of the center
table, and on the opposite corner the
maniature of mitten; and before
proceeding to business he is required
10 choose which corner he accepts.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16

Fashion has brought the slippers Of
our grandmother from retirement in
the garnet and placed them upon the
feet of our wives, and now we can
confidently look for reform in the
home circle. So long as buttoned boots
and lace CATERS were in vogue, the
children Of the present generation
could not be half spanked. because
they could not be got at with celebrity
and facility. But now the mother Of
the family can slipper slipper, and
slipper round to the rear of the pro-
gen, upon which the slipper will de.
scend swith neatness and dispatch. !"
AS regulator of the rising hopefuls,
nothing has ever equaled the hardness
of the slipper of our grandmother.
Look out, youngsters.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16

Pater familias: s'TO-mOrrow is the
tutors birthday; what can l get for
present! Charley (who has been watch
ing the dogs in the street,: "Get him
a muzzle, papa; he is always biting
the gOyerness in the cheek -
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16

New work by DR.. Darwin: "Tails
of my Ancestors" Motto OF the
Austrian army: 'sThey also serve
who ONLY stand and wait
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16

Danbury News. eff woman could
only take her pillow-shams and tides
with her when she went visiting she
would enjoy herself better"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16

War Rumors--Artful assistant:
Yes, mum, these are real Turkish
towels; can't get any more when these
are sold, mum. All the towel makers
have been called out now to figth the
Russians
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16

Give the boy of the period a pair OF
low cut shoes and fancy stockings, a
large seal ring, and revolver, and the
happiness and pride of a new-made
bride will be as nothing compared to
his
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16

What's the difference between a
girl and nightcap? One is born to
wed. and the other is worn in bed.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16

There is real love just as there are
real ghosts; every person speake OF IL,
few persons have seen it.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-16
1NtT AND HuM0R+

The best way to kill joke is to say
that it is funny before you tell it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-07
Executors Sale,

ON SATURDAY. THE 22D DAY OF SEP
" tember, 1877. at II o'clock m, in front OF
No. Y South Court street. in Memphis, Ten
nessee. we will sell to tho highest bidder, un-
der the will Of A N. Edmonds, the following
real estate lying in the city of Memphis, to-
wit:
Part of lots 2 and 8, in block 80, fronting 125
feet, more or less, on west side Of first alley
west OF Causey street, and running back be-
tween parallel lines to Bayou Gayoso.
Also, parts Of lots 2 and g., in same block,
fronting 100 feet on east side of said alley and
extending eastward "a and s. feet.
Also. lot in same block, commencing at a
point 3l2 feet south Of Beal street, on west line
OF Causey street; thence south so feet; thence
west 100 feet; thence north so feet; thence
east lao feet.
Also part of lot 2, in bl9ck "A, fronting on
the east side Of Causey street, between Linden
and PontOt0c streets. running eastward be-
tween parallal lines 100 feet.
Also lot 4, block 80, fronting 81 feet on the
east side Of St. Martin street, and running
back eastward 2l9 feet.
Terms Of sale-0ne-f fourth cash; balance in
enc, two and three years, with interest
G. w. FRAZER,
G. W. EDM0NDS,
l0i-a-lU-lo Executors, etc.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-07

the real estate mentioned in said decree, stu
ate IN the northwestern part of Shelby county,
and described as follows
Beginning at stake ~ links east Of an
ash W." thence north % poles to a stake ;
thence north 75o east l7.9 poles to a stake ;
thence north 51S west 1Si poles 81 links to a
stake; whence east 81 north II poles 10 links
is gum marked "P M" thence west sc
south 20 poles 20I links to stake; thence
north 52o west $50 poles to stake on the
north boundary line; thence with said line
west 81 south 1905 poles to a sta ke: whence
80 links is an ash marked "R W." thense
south l3 east. SS1Ss poles to a stake; whence
west ~ links is a white walnut marked "P -
thence east "a north 97% poles to a stake;
whence west 300 north is an ash IL A .
thence south So east l64h poles to stake
whence south S5' east IS links is a sycamore
L" thence east L ~ west 1914 poles to the
beginning containing 130. Y aares, and being
tho same tract Of land conveyed by I. nj.
Cash 10 j. D. Thweatt on lst day of January,
1855, by deed Of that date registered in the
Register's Office Of Shelby county, Record
Book No. 81, part l, pages 1853 and l54.
Terms Of sale cash. Equity of redemption
barred.
JOHN II. FREEMAN, Clerk.
kOrtreeht i Craft, Solicitors. I-N
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-07
FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER I, 1877.

which great soldiers are made; but
if he is alive he is somebody of i'm
portance, | am certain.
| However, | would rather think
of this genial, dashing adventurer
as wearing ga jeweled Golf upon
his brow, and a flashing scimitar by
his side, mounted upon an Arabian
charger" than of his lying dead
upon the trodden sod about a Cuban
hacienda.
He was not born to die humbly,
unhonored and unknown, and l am
inclined to think when he slips
down and out he will do it to per-
fectly proper slow music, with flash
ing blue and red lights, and all the
attendant circumstances of a distin-
guished and well-conducted dra-
matte exit. T. @. F.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 4, 1877.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-07


Springfield Republican,
We saw Mr.. Beecher over at the
Twin Mountain House, playing
croquet. He had a mallet, was in
his shirt-sleeves, and looked more
stocky than he once did.
He runs the Twin Mountain
House, which is glad to let him do
whatever he pleaSes, and gives him
unbounded hospitality and a four
horse team to drive at any time,
for he is all that draws company to
that hotel. 1t is not very attrac-
lively situated, and but for Beecher
the visitors would be fewer.
He draws Sunday crowds that 90
there from all the hotels and region
around to have a holiday and a good
time, and he never breaches a poor
or Indifferent sermon.
He "came in scooting" on one
drive over here to Bethlehem, driv-
ing the four horses grandly him
self, and on going back he ran into
country team and had a little
smash-up, but succeeded in arguing
the old farmer into the belief that
the blame was his (the farmer's) in
net turning out far enough,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-07
The FASTEST ocean Trip ON Record.
New York Times. Sentamber q


New York Times. September 2.
The White Star steamship Bri-
tannic, Capt. VIM. H. Thompson,
during her recent trip westward,
made the fastest time recorded.
Her time from Queenstown to New
York was seven days, ten hours
and fifty-three minutes, being sew
eral hours faster than the City of
Berlin, and forty-four minutes fas-
ter than the time of the Germanic
(also of the White Star Line) on
her famous voyage of April last.
The following extract from the log
Of the Britannia shows the number
Of miles made each day:
Left Liverpool August 9; Rock
light abeam, S:12 am; August 10,
arrived at Queenstown, inward,
Ill pm; outward, 4:35 pm; Au-
gust IL, 203 miles; August IL, 1872
miles; August 13, 4O2 miles; Au-
gust IA, 4O4 miles; August Is, 4O1
miles; August 16, 800 miles; Au-
gust IL, $40 miles; August is, 16O
miles; arrived at Sandy Hook at
11:06 pm"
The total distance was 1902
miles. The weather throughout
was fine, the wind varying from
fresh to light only once-on the
13th-increasing to a squall. The
Britannia is a Clyde built iron
steamship of 5000 tons measure
ment, with engines Of 600 nominal
horsepower, and is a sister ship Of
the Germanic.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-07
RAILROADS.
MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON
RAILROAD,

CoHEDULE ON AND AFTER JULY 20,
- 1877:
Leaves. Arrives.
Express train. daily.....ll 65 pm 5 2n pm
Mail train daily.............lO.2) am l2.t6 u. u
Eomerville aecem' dation
Except Sundayl......... 600 pm 8.lo a. n
Timo Twenty Minutes Faster GhRn
City ctma.
The Hiss pm. Express is the LIGHTNING
TRAIN from Memphis, and will ONLY stop
at FUNCTIONS and terminal points.
The 1925 a. IN. Mail train win stop at regu-
lar stations.
SOmer v'lle train viii stop nt reg
uIar and 6sg slataOnH.
The R1KEsBing sxOreRs Train makes
the qIiekeaa slime ever made to Chatts-
nooga, Knoxville. Lynchburg, Washington,
and Eastern cities.
Ticket Office 27S Main street and Depot
Memphis and Charleston railroad.
JOHN A. GRANT,
Chief Engineer and General Sup't.
T. S. DAVANl,
1927 Assistant General Passenger Agent
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-07
Correspondence Courier Journal

Correspondence Courier JourRal.I
| became acquainted with r.
Clay Crawford In the winter of
1862, and saw good deal of him
from that time until the summer of
1868, and afterward in the spring
Of 1864. Crawford first became
known to me while | was in the
Federal army, at Lexington, Ky.
He had recruited a battery of artil-
lery from among the East Tennes-
see fugitiyes, who came over the
mountain bride paths in 1862. He
was temporarily brigaded with me,
and was a most genial, philosophi-
cal, devil-may-care sort Of fellow.
His men were Of the hardy, unedu-
Gated mountaineer class, and knew
nothing and cared less about mill
tsry forms, discipline and courtesy
They were called Crawford's irreg-
ulars.
While in camp in Lexington |
lounged into Crawlord's tent every
day, and joined him in smoking his
Havanas. His daily consumption
of them would have made sad hole
in the pay of a sous.lieutenant at
that time. A luxurious cuss was
Crawford, and full Of underlined
and wild ambition. Our war was
too tame for him. He was no
boaster, however, but his recital of
his own adventures was immensely
fascinating. At this time | got a
glimpse OF his adventurous career.
He had left West Point, he said,
because he couldn't afford the
time," and-"he didn't graduate. ("
Some years before the war he made
the tour Of Europe, evidently
with a full purse, and on his re-
turn, he published a book entitled,
if | am not mistaken, "Wild Oats
Sown Abroad copy of which he
gave me. A remarkably we'll
written and spicy lot of sketches
was Wild Oats" 1t recited his
adventures among the "iast people
Of the capitals Of Europe" in the
most unexceptionable manner, and
yet it wasn't the sort of book you
would have loaned to a lady friend,
and was calculated to bring the
blush to the cheek of Mr.. Podsnap's
young person."
Crawford's recruits had a sub
lime indifference to rank. They
lounged, unbidden, in and out Of
his quarters with the most utter in
difference. They chewed dog-leg
and smoked cob pipes, and gener-
ally irritaed their cuticle under his
fastidious nose, but never did an
impatient expression escape him.
"Captain, gimme chaw terbac-
Ger, SAID a slK-to0t recruit one day
as he sat on his launches in Oraw-
ford's tent.
"I'm sorry, Jeems, that l don't
'terbaccer,' but if you will conde-
scend, Pm happyto be able to offer
you an indifferent cigar" replied
the captain with studied politeness,
tempered with the slightest shade
OF sarcasm, as be handed him u
twenty-five cent Partagas, when he
added: "Now, Jeems, Pm very
busy with this gentleman working
up perfectly stupendous plan by
which this internal rebellion will
be put down inside of sixty days,
and permit every soldier to so home
with u pocket full OF money in
! time to get in his craps Come
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-07
ll94l,l
NONRESIDENT Notice.

In the Chancery Court Of Shelby county, Ten
nessee-City Of Memphis VS.. Coleman Boyd
TT APPEARING FROM THE SHERTFFiS
! return in this cause that the defendant,
Coleman Boyd, is not to be found in his cour
ty; 1t is therefore ordered that he mako his
appearance herein, at the court house in the
CITY OF Memphis, Tenn on or before the first
Monday IN October. 1871, and plead, answer
o.demsr TO oomplainant's bill, or the same
will bo taken for confessed as to him and set
fol, hearing OK parto, and that copy of this
order be published once week, for four sue
cessiye weeks, in the Public ledger.
This 29th day Of August, 1877.
A copy Attest:
EDMUND A. COLE, C. and NJ.
By K. B. MoHENRY, d. @. and NJ.
P Walker and W Hampton, Solicitors
for complainant. 1575lll7
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-07

the track'-at the same time laying
down four aces. Just then he had
another pain in his back, and, beg
ging to ke excused, left. If anybody
thinks that Barnum isn't well up
in poker, he makes big mistake" f"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-07
Louisville and Great Southern RR

u;4lp m. Night Exprsss-COnnects at Milan
for St. Louis and Chicago, at McKensie for
Nashville. Chattanooga, Atlanta and the
Southeast. at Guthrie for H0pkinsville, Hem
derson and Evansville, at Louisville for all
points North and East
lilo pm. Day Express-COnnests for St..
Louis and Chicago. at Louisville for all
points North and East.
4;40 pm. Milan Accommodation = Daily
except Sunday.
Pullman Palace Cars on either train to Louis
vile, and on Night train to Nashville.
For tickets or Information, apply at Ticket
Office. 297 Main. Northwest corner Madison
street
JOHN 7. FLYNN, Sup't Memphis Div.
JAMES SPEED, Ticket Agent.