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flushed.

Last Saturday afternoon an Indian doc
tor, or quack medicine vendor, mounted
on a box at a street corner, was d%escant-
log in loud and eloquent language upon
a historical tale about a lion, when Ser.
geant alarms DrOescher stepped up
and whispered 10 his ear, Have you a
license to sell on the street2' NO.
answered the doctor, but my partner
has" Come with me to the station
house." replied the sergeant-at-arms
The eloquent and %stentorian voice o
the doctor was hushed, and as he left BIZ
tripod he exclaimed, ITS id hare
that a man who was sentenced to b
hanged for his country is not permitteI
to make an honest living"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-15

MME. sALyoTTI will appear in the Es-
tivAl Park concert to-aigbt. She will be
introduced by a violin obligato by Prof,
Karsch.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-15

Ii the LEDGER job Office can be foun,
competent, skillful and tasteful printers,
who can give entire satisfaction in the
display Of any job If printing. 1887
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-15

ARNoLD's band and Salvotti will rem.
der delicious music at Estivsl Park to-
night.
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AM Escaped convlct r1reA UpOn

An Escaped Convict rred Upon.
About noon to-day Captain Forrest
and a guard from Presidents Island
~workhouse halted" an escaped negro
convict from the Island, on Beal street,
near the Charleston railroad crossing.
The negro broke and ran, and was fred
upon. He fell badly wounded, and was
sent out to the City Hospital to receive
medical treatment.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-15
DELINQUENT TAXPAYERS.
City OHlcisls Especially-The Ques-
tion Again Discussed.


10 the EDITOR OF the Ledger;
l hand you for publication the follow
ing able and interesting letter on the
important subject o engrossing public
attention in this city and county, to-wit:
good government versus bad govern
ment-a subject the most important that
can interest or claim the attention Of
any free people fit for self-government-
with the request that you give it to your
readers. 1t is only one OF many received
by me, but | choose it from among the
others on account Of its unquestioned
ability and common.sense view Of the
matter. Here it is:
MEMPHIS, August 9. 1877.
Mr.. HIDELL-There is an indirect
effort on the part of the Appeals CORE.
spondent, Another Reader" to shield
the city officials you have so justly ar
raigned by quietly chasing them with
all citizens who do not pay their taxes.
In other words, it is simply saying hat
it is no worse for a city official to fail to
pay his taxes while drawing a salary
than it is for a non resident who draws
no salary. That is a direct apology for
the worst aud most objectionable delin
quency. l understood that some tax
paying citizens had asked you TO ndmt
the city officials who had been doing
this, but they said nothing about other
delinquents, thus showing that theJ
think there is a wide difference between
these two classes. In your exposure
you name none but city officials, and
trust you will hold that point up to the
public gaze. You are now in q position
to press that point home. The side
issues raised are OF minor importance
and | trust you will hold our delinquen
officials to the point. Short anC
sharp" is the motto. Let other issue
pass and bring the public thought bacl
to the grave question: us is right o
just in a city official to draw his t%reasur.
pap while refusing to pay his taxes?'
ANONYMOUS.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-15

Revolution In Mems Shirts.
The best u%nlaundried shirts ever
offered in this market, made Of 22OO
linen and Wamsutta mills musliD, for
85c, at 927 Main street, between Monroe
and Union. las
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To NIGHT Nine. Salvotti, who is recog-
nizsd as a fine vocalist, will sisg at Esti-
val Park concert. Admission 25c.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-15

VXTANTED-THE PUBLIC TO KNOW
w that l will not be responsible for any
bills bought by any one Connected with the
Ledger office or out OF it. and will not allow
such bills in settlement Of my accounts unless
accompanied by my written order.
30-t B. WHlIMORE.
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LOST.

DLACK Newfoundland dog, six months old,
ID white spot on breast, scar on his nose
caused by muzzle. Return him to 5O2 Shelby
i4I.11I @ B. CHURCH.
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PERSONAL

mHOMAS CUBBINS. BRICKLAYER. 23S
j Second st. ALI kinds of jobbing done.
l44-l2
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T WILL exchange a highly improved farm
i of AGO acres within six miles Of Wittsburg,
Arkansas, for improved Or unimproo,yed prop
lot
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-15

TOR SALE-OLD TYPE-BETTER THAN
J. Babbitt metal fer light, fast running ma
chinery. at this Office. 33-f
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DR. HlNsoN, DENTIST. HAS REMOVED
~ to 279% Main street, opposite the Bethel
Block, where he will be pleased to serve all
who may favor him with their patronage
1881
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DERSONAL-J. NJ. COLEMAN, JUSTICE
il OF the Peace, Notary Public and Commits
pionsr Of Deeds. Special attention given to
collections in the county. Office 24 Front ST.
I1Q.t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-15

CORSALE-OLD NEWSPAPERS. 40c PER
i hundred, at this office, the chea pest wrap
ping paper you can get. Dol
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MAKTEp.

DOR sALE-NEW FORM OF TRUSTEES
q DEEDS. Just out for sale at ledger Office:
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-11

SECRECY OF AsIATICS.-AsiatiCs are
noted for their cunning and secrecy. 1t
would seem rs if nature, in her usual
compensating style, had endowed them
with superior skill in the art of finessing
to make up for their physical weakness,
and lack of steady open courage A fact
which occurred before the outbreak Of the
Sepoy rebellion in India shows the eXtraor-
dinary art of keeping Il secret by the ma
tives.
For twelve months previous TO the mu-
tiny, lotus leaves and lotus cakes were
daily distributed among thousands of the
natives of that vast country. The leaf
meant silence, and was given to the civil
ians; the cake meant aCdr, and was hand
ed to soldiers For three hundred and sixty
five DAYS this distribution went on. Hun
dreds Of thousands were in the secret, and
thought the day Of redeeming India had
come Officers and private house servants
in English families, and confidential clerks
in English counting rooms, men and
women in cities and in the villages, rich
and poor, high and low caste, had, by tast-
ing the leaf of the cake, sworn secrecy OF
revenge. Yet not one Englishman, among
the thousands Of residents and soldiers,
was told, OF even suspected the fact.
A conspiracy in Europe. if Il hundred
men are enlisted in it, it is sure to be dis
covered by the police. But here was q
conspiracy in which hundreds of thou
eands were engaged, and which extended
over thousands of square miles, and yej
there was not found in it one traitor, OIL
even a careless word-dropper. So wei
was the secret kept that the breaking. ou
of the rebellion was TO the English as ;
clap of thunder in q coudless sky,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-11

"rLL NO TRUST YE.n-rwo centuries
ago it was thought an Insult in the High
lands 10 ask note from II debtor. 1t was
considered the same thing as saying, 81
doubt your honor" If parties had bust
ness matters TO transact, they stepped into
the air, fixed their eyes on the heavens,
and each repeated his obligation with no
mortal witness. A mark was then carved
upon some rock or tree near by, rs II re-
membrance of the compact. Such II thing
as breach of contract was rarely met
with, so highly did the people regard
their honor. When the march of inn
provement brought the new mode of doing
business, they were often panied by these
| innovations. An anecdoe is handed down
of farmer who had been to the Lowland:
and learned worldly wisdom. On return
ing to his native parish he had need of 4
sum Of money, and made bold to ask from
II gentleman of means named Stewart
This was kindly granted, and Mr.. S. count
ed out the gold. This done, the farmer wrot
receipt and offered it to Mr. S. "Wha
is this, manp" cried Mr.. S., eyeing the sliE
of paper. at is receipt, sir, binding
me to give ye back yer gold at the right
time, replied Sandy. " Binding ye? Well
my man, if ye canna trust yersel', I'n
sure I'll no trust ye. Ye Gamma have my
gold" And gathering it up, he put i
back in his desk and turned his key on it
But, sir, might die" replied the canny
Scotchman, bringing up an argument ii
favor of his new wisdom, land perhap,
my sons may refuse it ye; but the bit o
paper would compel them" "Compe
them to sustain dead fathers honorr
cried the Celt. They'll need compelling
to do right, if this is the road ye're leading
them. Ye gang elsewhere for money; bu
you'll find name in the parish that'll pu
more faith in bit o. paper than in {
neighbor's word o. honor and his fear 0
| God
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-11

NATURAL CHEERFULNEss.-Is sometimes
wonder if the creatures of the woods and
fields, the little beings with downy breasts,
with shining shards, or silken wings, ever
know or think whether they are happy or
sad. Apparently they live because their
little bodies arc brimful of life, without a
thought of self-pity or congratulation-do-
inc what they were made to do just be-
cause they were made to do it and cannot
help it, without once stopping to contem-
plate the individuality Of that little atom
of animate dust which in our own case we
call "I.' We may suppose that the
grasshoppcr hops its life away blissfully
unconscious of the great work it is doing
in building up the patience of healthseek,
ers. The cricket chrps in the shadow OF
some convenient stone, and from the day
of its birth to the day of its death never
knows what a soothing power over the
tired senses is in its cheerful monotone.
The marsh-frogs play their merry chimes
night after night, and, so far as they know,
do not receive therefore so much us vote
of thanks from delighted audience.
Everything is useful everything seems to
do Just what it likes to do. just in the way
it pleases, and Just as long as it pleases,
and if some poor unfortunate did not yield
up its existence now and then, or if some
spiteful wasp did not insist upon taking
revenge for unpleasant accidental contigui-
ty, which is not heavenly characteristic,
one might almost fancy mans earth the
insects heaven.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-11

TIE MYSTERY OF DREAMs.-A man fell
Isl, ep as the clock roled the first stroke of
twelve. He awakened ere the echo Of the
welllh stroke had died away, having in
the interval dreamed that he had commit
ted n crime. was detected after five years,
tried and condemned; the shock of find
ing the halter around his neck aroused him
10 consciousness, when he discovered that
all these events had happened in an infni-
!esimal fragment of time Mohammed,
wishing to illustrate the wonders of sleep,
told how certain man, being a sheik,
found himself for his pride made poor
fisherman, how he lived as one for sixty
years bringing up a family and working
hard, and how, upon waking from his
long dream so short time had he been
asleep that the narrow-necked gourd bot
tie, filled with water, which he knew he
over. turned as he fell as eep had not time
TO empty itself How fast the soul travels
when the body is asleep! Often when we
awake we shrink from going back into the
dull routine of sordid existence, regret
ting the pleasanter life of dream-lHnd.
How it is that sometimes when we 90 to
Il strange place we fancy that we have seen
it before? Is it possible that when he has
been asleep the soul has Aoated away, seen
the place, and has that memory of it which
so surprised us? In Il word, how far dual
is the life of man, how far not?-Lond0n
Times.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-11

A MONKEYS FATAL CURIOsITY.-The
soldiers at the United States Arsenal at
Summervile had, until Monday, pet
monkey, the "cunningcst" Darwnian that
ever left the African forests. Jocko was
ordinarily good monkey, but, like too
many of his biped contemporaries, he pos
scssed great fault. Jocko was torment
ed by curiosity, and alas! it brought him
to an untimely grave. For some time
Jocko had been in the habit Of watching
the artillerymen as they fired the morning
and evening gun, and finally became i'm
bued with an ardent desire to be u " gay
soger boy" Last Monday morning he slyly
approached the piece, which is used for fir
ing the salute, and jerked the lanyard. To
the amateur artillerist's surprise and disap-
poinlment the cannon didn't fire. He imme-
dately darted to the mouth to see what was
the matter, when the piece suddenly went
off, and so did Jocko-all his aspirations
and his limbs blown TO the winds. His sre-
mains were literally strewn over the sward.
II augusta GU J Chronicle, March a.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-11

FIGHT BETWEEN A LION AND A LEoP-
ARD.-The Geological Gardens Mt Pesth
have Just been the scene of n combat wore
thy of Nero or Heliogabalus. The Gag
tenanted by lion and lioness happened
to be next to that in which dwclt female
leopard, for whom the captive queen of
the desert entertained II special hatred.
Probably she was jealous of the bright
eyes and beautiful skin Of her neighbor.
and may possibly have suspected her lord
and master of casting tender regard or
two across the barrier which separated the
two dens.
The suspicion, brooded over in silence,
became devouring passion, and it ripen-
ed into certainty at the precise moment
when vengeance happened to become pos
sible. The keeper of the gardens had in
advertently one day left hanging within
the lions cage the chain which served to
draw up the partition, and the lion was
not long in seizing it and beginning to
pull. Whether he was animated with u
spirit of fcklcness or by curiosity alone
must remain forever secret. But the re-
suit was that the partition flew up and the
road remained open from one cage to the
other. Through it instantly rushed the
lionesS, breathing hatred and malice, but
the lion had no sooner dropped the chain
and prepared to follow in chase than the
portcullis fell and the passage was barred
again.
In the mean time, however, n struggle
commenced between the two lady war
riors such rs has not been seen in Europe
since the palmy days Of the amphitheatre.
The leopard, worsted ut the first onset,
attempted to take refuge from the foe by
jumping and hanging to the top rails Of
the cage. 1t was all in vain, however.
She was brought to bay again, and com
PEELED to fight face to face with the terri
hle invader. For twenty long minutes
the battle ragged in royal style The neck
and shoulders of the lioncss were deeply
furrowed with red gashes. But her vie
tim was overmatchcd, and at length
thrown on her back. when the coup dc
grace WAS given by the savage flngs of
the victor.
The lion, who had been looking on
probably with mingled feelings-at the
scene, will now, no doubt, he restored to-
the affectionate confidence of his spouse.
Nothing remained, at the end of the en-
counter, of the pretty spotted skin which
had so captivated him but a few torn and
mangled shreds, and the romance of the
cages, if romance there was, came to a
tragic end.-London Globe.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-11
NO. Is.

! How TO GO TO SLEEP. Butter
l0ick's Experimental Butterwick OF
Boxborough had fit Of sleeplessness on,
night lately, and after vainly trying t.
lose himself in slumber he happened to
remember that he once read in IN alma
nae that man could put himself TO sleep
by imagining that he saw flock of sheep
jumping over fence, and by counting
them as they jumped, He determined to
try the experiment, and closing his eyes
he fancied the sheep jumping, and began
to count. He had reached his 140th sheep.
and WAS beginning to doze off, when Mrs.
Butterwick suddenly said:
Josephm
80 whatm
81 believe that yellow hen of ours
wants to set"
80 don't bother me with such nonsense
as that now Do keep quiet, and go to
sleep!
Then Butterwick started his sheep again
and commenced to count. He got up to
100, and was feeling as if he would drop
off at any moment, when, just as the l2lst
sheep was about to take the fence, one of
the twins began to cry.
Hang that chldn he shouted at Mrs.
Butterwck; "Why don't you tend to it,
or put it TO sleep9 Hush up. you little
' Whnn vi Ne II pam nitiysoio, you had orio,o1 =
mSm nt' ,,ba"ob o Iitti" " r1S' nd
a;t1 DV,to, oN, 1I I,,lio iit'aC o tp"o ;n
,t uGruU w ~ h -
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wv VI a, w. ia,.n"J 'ai" III" ,I,a+ ~ we" ca a,;,i
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nu % % rrI utsu ,,,Ln. W J1" o,,II ionvo ' ,ho
bnm'o 1' - Sav ,ooI ~ thn n,o,nina ~ ho
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y'l,g,''" -i' oror', 1oo,o eb;oot bo oorIJ
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lay ~? ,h li',inI Vn, at I nf if' nanioi Vnstor
lasi Mim I,ooi bo d Jus. u otron pI 70 bn s,a
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-11

On TIE Uses OF MULEs.-Mules, on
Il general average, live more than twice rs
long as horses. They are fit for service
from three years old to thirty. At twelve
a horse has seen his best days, and is going
down hill, but mule at that age has
scarcely risen out of his childhood, and
goes on improving until he is twenty. In
stances are recorded Of mules living sixty
and seventy years, but these are eXccp-
tions. The general rule is that they aver
age thirty. Mules are never exposed to
diseases as horses are. Immense amounts
of money are annually lost in the prema-
ture death of high spirited horses by acci-
dent and disc Sc. Mules have organs Of
vision and hearing far superior to those of
the horse. Hence they seldom frighten
and run off A horse frightens, but a
mule, having superior discornment, both
by the eye and ear, understands everything
he meets, and therefore is safe. For the
same reason he is surer footed, hence
more valuable in mountainous regions and
on dangerous roads. We doubt whether
on the Alpine paths II mule ever made {
misstcp. He may have been deceived ir
the firmness of the spot where he sets his
foot, but not in the propriety of the choice
all appearances considered The mule il
much more hardy than the horse. A pail
of these animals, although small in size
will plow more land in a week than fou
horses. Their faculty Of endurance il
almost incredible. Another very impor
tant fact is, that mule will live and thriv'
on less than half what it takes to keep {
horse. - Exchange.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-11

A Hartford paper tells how lady of
that city "plays it" on tramps, through
the agency of the bogus money known as
advertising greenbacks,' and which, to
the casual observer, appear genuine Inc
lady with studied carelessness puts bill
of this kind under the mat ut the back OF
the door, and waits the approa II of the
innocents. Up to the door comes trampy,
and his greedy eyes at once alight on the
money. In flash it is transferred to his
pocket, and without stopping to knock and
beg, us he intended to do, he hurries out
of sight, radiant with the JOY Of one who
unexpectedly strikes good luck. When at
a safe distance he looks at the bill, and as
the extent of the terrible deception dawns
upon him. he clutches his hair, and with
wild despairing cry Of Sold, by Jerusa-
lem!n crawls into a convenient Ht-hole
and dies.
A Young gentleman from a semi-rnral
town has relations living in the city, and
the other day he came down to make them
a short visit. In the evening he went cut
to call on a young lady OF his acquaintance,
and she proved so irresistible that he did
not leave her till one in the morning.
When he arrived home he quietly let HIM
self in, and espying light through the
crack in the door, supposed TINT one oil tile
family had thoughtfully left II light burn
inc for him, and so he quietly removed his
boots, stealthily entered the room, and
found his amazed self standing in the
presence of large and brilliant party. No
EXPLANATION was needed. The boots in his
hands, the sheepish expression on his face,
told the story, and hole in the heel of his
stocking added greatly to his pleasure
Rochester Democrat.
Frederick Tennyson, the Poet Laureate
brother, once had the audacity to disre
card the awful rules Of the British Opera
House. He was about to walk into Drury
Lane one evening wearing black, instead
of n white cravat, when the tieket-taker
stopped him. Pardon me, sir said
1.-THE functionary, "your cravat does not
admit YOU" But my ticket does" said
Mr.. Tennyson, and in he went.
1t was at a party, and another fellow
had marched off triumphantly with his
girl" That's the way" said he, sadly;
" it isn't merit that wins in this world, it's
brass watch-chains and paste diamonds
and dyed moustaches.n And he swal-
lowed down his Adams apple fully three
times before it would stay, such was his
grief.
A Milesian having returned to his native
land was asked to give an illustration of
American enterprise. Made answer the
Irelander: " II a Yankee was shipwreck-
ed on an uninhabited island, the following
morning he would be selling newspapers
to all the inhabitants"