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THE SULTAN'S SERAGLIO.
Its Treasures and Gloomy Remin-
Essences.


The apartment in the Seraglio,
says g. l.. Warner in letter from
Constantinople, which is the object
Of curiosity and desire is the treas
ure room. / suppose it is the rich
est in the world in gems; it is GER
tainly a most wearisome place, and
gave me q contempt for earthly
treasure, In the center stands a
Persian ihronc-a chair upon a
broad platform, and both encrusted
with rubies, pearls, emeralds and
diamonds there are toilet tables
covered to the feet with diamonds,
pipe-sEams glitterlng with huge
diamonds, old armor thickly set
with precious stones, saddle cloths
and stirrups stiff with diamonds
aud emeralds, robes embroidered
with pearls. Nothing is so cheap
as wealth layished IN This manner;
ar first we were dazzled by the
flashing display, but after q time
these heaps Of gems seemed asCom-
mon in our eyes as pebbles in the
street. | did not even coyet an
emerald as big as my fist, nor a
sword-hilt in which were fifteen
diamonds each as large as the end
of my thumb, nor carpet sown
with pearls, some of which were of
the size Of pigeon'Seggs, nor aigret-
tes, which were blazing with inter
nal fires, nor chairs Of state, clocks
and vases, the whole surface of
which were on fire with jewels. /
have seen an old oaken table, carved
in the fifteenth century, which gave
me more pleasure than one of the
Iapsis lagql, which is exhibited as
the most costly article in this col
lection; though it is iniaid with
precious stones, and the pillars that
support the mirr2r are set in dia-
monds, rubies, carbpncles, emer.
aids, topazes, etc., and huge dia-
mond pepdgpts ornament it, and
the deep fringe in front is altogether
of diamonds. This is but a barbar-
Gus, ostentatious and tasteless use
of the beautiful, and l suppose
gives one an idea Of the inartistic
magnilicence Of the Oriental courts
ip centuries gone by.
This treasury house has, | pre-
sumo, nothing that belonged to the
Byzantine emperors before the Mos
lem conquest, some of whom ex-
cceded IN magnificence any of the
0smanli sultans. Arcadips, the
first Eastern emperor after the
division of the Roman world, ri
vailed in the appointments of his
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ntriped stoeklpEs on tho wanc.

For ladies, striped stockings are
on the wane, those of solid color
only being considered in good taste,
Scarlet stockings are especially ad-
mired, particularly for wear with
black dresses. New embroidered
stockings have masses of flowers
worked in silk upon the portion of
the foot left exposed by the slipper,
and running we'll up Che front and
side Of the ankle, A new absurdity
in hosiery is q black silk stocking
embroidered in gold. Besides being
very expensive (they cost from $16
to $40 q pair, they, of course, will
not wash, and, as the gold threads
tarnish with wear, they are not a
"joy forever" though very beauti-
fill. Ladies who value their h aalth
are advised to wear beneath these
bright-hued stockings a pair of
thin, smooth-ftting white ones, as
the dyes are injurious, many con-
trary opinions Notwithstanding.
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Turkish Obstinary.
Bulgarian Cor. CNOv. 28I Tendon Novs ]

Bulgarian Ger. Nov 49, Lendon NeWsl
As to the threats, they are simply
thrown away upon the Turks. They
learn nothing from the teachings
of experience. The massacres they
committed in Moldayia and Wal
lachia did not save them these
provinces. The wholesale slaugh-
ter of the Servians did not reduce
that little nation to submission
the massacres of Chic and of Paura
did not save them Greece. On the
contrary, all these things contrib
uted most powerfully to produce
exactly the contrary effect. 1t was
the ferocity, the savagery displayed
by the Turks at Chic which so
aroused popular Indignation in
Europe that the governments were
at last obliged to interfere in be-
half Of Greece. 1t was the devas.
tation and depopulation of the
PeloponnesuS and the savage per,
fidy of Ibrahim Pasha which drove
the allied commanders to exaspera-
tion, aud resulted in the battle oil
Navarino and the destruction Of the
Turkish fleet. Nor did that over.
whelming disaster open their eyes
and teach them that the powers
did not mean to be trihed with.
They went on defying them, until
Russia declared war. Nor has the
loss Of Roumania, of Servia and ol
Greece, the disastrous results oil
these massscres, the direct conse.
quences of their cruelty and fer.
ocity, nor the stern chastisement
of Nayarino, taught them human
ity. Is it likely, then, that Lord
Derby's feeble threats will have any
effect upon them? They are too
ignorant, too brutal, too stupid.
OF what use for Lord Derby to
threaten people who don't even
know Of his existence? Lord Derby
might as well threaten a Bengal
tiger with a summons before the
police court.
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MEMPHIS TENN TUESDAY EVENING. JANUARY 1917

six feet one inch in hight, and some
forty pounds heavier than Mr..
Bennett, had the advantage, and
threw the latter twice, both men
rolling in the snow together. By
this time the fracas had been OBJ
served by some of the members of
the club, who rushed out, and the
c0mbatants were separated by Mr.
John G. Hecksher, Mr.. William II.
Marston and other gentlemen.
Mr.. Bennett was taken into the
club, where his injuries were at
tended to by a physicln. Mr..
May walked leisurely down Fifth
avenue to the residence Of his fa-
ther. AT five o'clock Mr.. Bennett,
having recovered from the effects
Of the beating, sent for his sleigh
and was driven home. On reach
ing his residence he sent for Mr..
Leonard b. Jerome and Mr.. Dun
can, and a few other intimate
friends, and consultation was held
as to what should be done under
the circumstances. Mr.. Bennett,
who, Of course, feels humiliated at
his castigation, insists, it is under
stood, on challenging Mr.. May to
mortal combat. Those of his ad-
visers, however, who are thoroughly
conversant with the "code of hon
Or" say that this is impossible, as
the person challenged cannot in
honor, according to the code, fight
tuel with an adversary who has
been disgraced by the cowhide.
The situation 10 looked upon By
Mr.. Benefits most intimate friends
as exceedingly embarrassing, but
they hope that with sober reflection
they may be able to find some way
out Of the difficulty which shall be
consistent with the honor and out
ragged feelings of the unhappy young
gentleman.
The direct cause of the assault
on Mr.. Bennett is a matter as to
which none of the parties to the
affair nor their friends were willing
to give any positive information.
The principals, indeed, refused to
say anything about it. There is no
doubt, however, but that the ARRAY
grew out of the engagement OF Mr.
Bennett to Miss May, and it is pos
sible that the statements above
given are in some measure true.
/ While the friends of Mr.. Bennett
claim that the engagement wac
broken off some days ago and that
no day had ever been set for the
marriage, those who are intimately
associated with the May family as,
sert quite the contrary. They say
Mr.. Bennett and Miss May were tC
have been married yesterday morn,
ling at an early hour, and were tC
have gone to Europe on the Russia
which sailed shortly before noon
Not appearing at Miss Mays resi-.
dence and not sending any word Of
apology or excuse, Mr.. Frederick
May determined the outrage should
not pass unnoticed, and straight.
way proceeded to chastiSe Mr. Ben
nett with the result as above told.
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palace (Which stood upon this spot),
and in his dress the magnifcence Of
the Persian monarchs; and perhaps
the luxurious califs of Bagdad at a
later day did not equal his splen-
dor. His robes were of purple,
a color reserved exclusively for his
sacred person, and of silk embroid
cred with gold dragons; his dia-
dem Of gold set with gems of
iuestimable worths his throne was
massy gold, and when he went
abroad he rode in a chariot of
solid, pure gold, drawn by two
milk-white mules shining in har-
ness and trappings of gold.
No spot on earth has been the
scene Of such luxury, cruelty,
treachery, murder, infdelity of
women and rapacity OF men, as this
sight of the old palaces; and the
record Of the Christian emperors-
the occasionally interrupted an
archy and usurpation of a thousand
years-loseS nothing in these re-
spects in comparison with the
Turkish occupation, although the
world shudders at the unreyealed
serets Of the Seraglio. At least we
may suppose that nobody's con-
science was violated if pretty
woman was occasionally dropped
into the BoSphorous, and there was
the authority of custom for the
strangling of all the children of the
sultan, SO that the succession might
not be embarrassed.
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The Supreme Court of New
York recently made a decision i'm
portant alike to the public, express
companies and common carriers.
A hdy received what she supposed
was a receipt from the New York
Transfer Company for trunk,
which was to be taken from the
New Haven depot to Brooklyn.
Instead of being a receipt it was a
contract by which the company
was not to be held liable in case Of
loss for more than 500. The
trunk was lost and its contents
we're worth more than the sum
named. A,suit was brought to
recover the value of the trunk, the
company refusing to pay more than
$100, and the Court held that while
a common carrier may make a con-
tract limiting his liability, yet as
the lady asked for receipt and had
the rightto decline any contract
and compel the company to take
the property under the common
law responsibility of a common
carrier, she was not bound by the
phraleology appearing on the re-
oeipt as she had not perceived it,
The decision was for the plaintiff.
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A Sll8-ShOt, L0lg-RalGG Revolver
LOTTERY.

A aPLENDID OPPORTURITY To
n WIN a FORTUEEl ! Second Grand
Drawing, ,lSH. At New 0rlears, Monday,
February I 9Th.
Louisiana State Lottery Company,
This Institution was regularly Incorporated
ey the Legislature Of the Stats for Educs-
tional purposes in 1858, with Capital Of
N,eOO,9UO, TO which il has since added re-
serve fund Of sS50,0O0. ITS GRAND SINGLE
NUMBER DRAWINGS will take place
monthly. IT NRvER SCALES OR POsIPONEs
Look at the following scheme;
CAplAAh fKtZE, $4,000.
40. 600 Ticaaaa AZ NV. fanIln "a Each
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RAILROApa
LOUISVILLE AND NASS gA4 e
- AID -
Great Southern RaiJfca3.
sCHEDuLE.

ECHRDuLE.
Express train leaves daily Except
6aturday) III . p "
Mail Train leaves daily ,........... ll.S q. a
Accom- m odation leaves daily lex
cept Sunday y)................. 4'IO p'F
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on all night
erains.
For tickets or information, apply at Iicsei
Ofice, 2S7 Main. Rorthwus. corner Of Madison
street
JOHN T. FLYNN, Sept Memphis Div.
JAMES SPERB, Ticket Agent, IIt
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Capital Stock, $500 OO'
nOanD or pynElTORe;


EBMrAIs AHD LGOlKgGLE RAILROAD.
Arrives, LeaTee.
,----.----s e----'--as
AN, FIX. An. rex.
Express daily Except
Saturday ......... e. I.47 r. q, l1'40
&ail Irain....,;....;,...;,. s'ol AI'S *
AooOmmSd n (exSunday) 40
Depot az hosd O 4AalU B,Icei.
Ticket Once, lsl Main atTost. eornor Of
Madison.
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sfEMpHIs AND LITTLE SOOK RAILROAD
Arrives. Leaves.
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5022 Prizes amounting to,.,..,............sll1 100
Write for Circulars or send orders to
CHA5. 4. HOWARD, New Orleans, La.
THIRD GRAND MONTHLY DRAWING,
Monday, March 5th. Capital Prize, CSC. 900.
Tickets, $40 each, eodll0-lS
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MIssIssIpPl AND TgEE EssEE R.E.
krriYeE, Aeaveg,

e--A--S ~----A----
A.E.P.E. An. IN.
n. n. Mail tdnily) ..........n - II 4o :, M S.o'
Sardis daily e1. sundsy)9.w % l1'yS 7@
rn'Khtt tasi.y o.. 5sn5ayl o.oO i'1
ia,nos al foot Og Main street.
T;aSet 0fice, 2ST Main street, corner Of
1AuisOA' N. BURKE. asnI sup't.
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Am. pm. An. P.N.
Nail Tran daily........."" ll'W
louisville 2epOt....;- DIV
Freight and Aeooinmods- ,,s em
tion daily y.........-.....'''''" I.lo
slsopig cars or Dail train. Ticket oficSs;, giN,s;
Louisyillo Depot, GeT Maiu (cor. MadNoEl
anu 40 ". b. SMITH. Aot'g Gsn'l sup't.
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New Advertisements.

41Q day athOme. Agents wanted. Out
TA@ At and terms free. TRUE q CO., Au.
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square.
Displayed advertisements will be charged
according TO the SPACE occupied, a. above
rates-tbere being twelve lines of solid type to
the inch.
To regular. advertisers we offer superior in.
dueemsnts, both as TO rate of charges and
manner Of displaying their favors.
Notices in local column inserted for twenty
cents per line for each insertion.
Special notices inserted Tor ten centg per
line for each insertion,
Notices Of deaths and marriages. twenty
cents per line.
All BILLS for advertising are due whoa con-
trseted and payable on demand.
All lettors, Whetner upon business or other
wise, must DO addressed to
Il. WHITM0RE.
Publisher and PreprietoT.
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PADUcAH AND MEMPHIS RAILROAD
MI Troir orrivss ......... 10 90 q. N
- 2 w I'm
Freight Train arriyes-.. ........... by W m m
= leaVes...,..... .........".... o W ~ IA
The mail train leaves Coyington for Mem,
phis at lam. and arrives at CoVington 81
1900 n, The freight train leaves CoViDglon
fnr Memphis at 80 p IN. and arrives at Coy
ington al II. 90 IN. Trains leaving Memphis
will start from the Underwriters' Warehouse.
"'i' j. W. WILBUR, Sup't,
H.H. GIVEN. Asst. Snp,t; -.
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MISSISSIPPI g. TENNESSEE
BAELM0AD.
Change of sohedu
MEv3urs, TaNK., November 25, 1875.

MEx7urs, Tam, November 25, 1875.
an AND AFTER SUNDAY. NOV. 2'ru.
~ 1875, trains will ruR as follows;
Leave. Arrive.
,vSv Orleans nail, daily ,S;35 pm. l2:45 pm
GGrdis Ao m 'dation, daily,
Except Sunday ).........li'VV am . w d. III
freipht train, daily lex-. .oo
9sf ''''''' M BURKE, Sup't.
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PUBLIC LEDGER.

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Ticket Office, 27s Main street.
WI. ROSS, spp't.
BARNEY UuGqEs, Ticket Art lei.t
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Your4elf.

You cannot find more conpanionalae person
than yourself if proper attention he paid To the
indi"idnal. Yourself will go with you wherever
you like, and come away when You p,ease-ap-
prove Your Jokes, assent 10 Your propositions
and IN short he in every way agreeable, if Won
only learn and practice the true art Of being on
good terms with yourself This, however. is not
easy as some imagine, who do not often try the
experiment Yourself, when il catches You IN
company with no other person. is apt 20 IL a See
we're critic on your faults and foilics. and when
you are censured by yourself, 1t u generally the
severest and most intoleralae Species Of reproof
Ii is on tins account that you afraid 81 YOUR
SELF and seek any associates, no matter how in.
ferior. whose bold chat may keep yourself from
playing the censor. YOURSELF is likewise Jealous
friend. If neglected and sighted it becomes a
bore. and to be left, even short time '.by your
SELF is then regarded actually cruel penance.
as many find when YOUTH health, wealth hath
departed.
How important il g, then, 10 Nknow thyself," to
cultivate thyself, 10 love thyself warmly hut ra-
fionally- sensible self is the hest Of guides, for
few commit errors but m broad disrepard of its
admonitions. II tugs continually at the skirt Of
men to draw them from their cherished vices. II
holds mp its shsdowy finger in warning when Won
goastray, and il sermonizes sharply on your sins
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INnINlSlRIE.

moment face to face they stood.
While soul met soul in honest eyes
That trembling glowed through nnShei tears,
Born Of love that never dies.
They met to speak the sadiest word
That e'er on human lips can dwell;
But. a., the mockery to dream
That -uch as these conli take farewell
For as two roseaie clouds unite.
In wake of the departed sun.
Their kindred essence pure and sweet,
These twain had softly merged ia one.
They might have been severed pole from pole.
Might live through ali the years apart;
What ma,,erei time AMI space {" them
Whose home WAS in each Others heart
He crayed a fr.ss OF that fine gold
Whose wavy wr.s,i,s her forehead sr'"e'i,
BENDING e. grant the boon, he cla>I@d
4 zone Of pearl aisout her waist
pomcp, more, and lac gone
From sight, nought else. High heart and mind
Stronghold Of tenderness and truth,
Ieiiei the hour and stayed behind.
The seasons rolled, and ne'er again
Tins face TO face twas theirs ro stand;
Yet hear, 10 heart they walked the world
TN to the goal, the silent land
q gift Of gifts. a noble soul
That wraps our own m full embrace,
Till all mean things m loves great Ia
Are lost, and sell hath no more place.
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-TheEnglish company Of New Testa-
ment revisers are nov engaged upon the
second revision Of the Acts Of the Apostle.
The Laity organization in England
numbered 81. Of those ordained ] 10 were
graduates Of Oxford and SO Of Cambridge.
The Archbishop Of Canterbury and
York have issued circular Recommending
Sc. Andrews day, November 30, ~ day
for interceAiou for missions.
st. Panls American Episcopal church
in Rrme has received ogiAom OF Q bells
from Louvain. Belgium, and they were
runs for the 6st time on the day Of the
Popes jubilee.
Rev Dr. ohnsthan E.imonas, Of Peoria,
ILL.,, has been chosen TO Gil the chair Of Di-
dsctic and Polemic Theology in Danville
Presbyterian Theological Seminary, vacated
by the death Of D.. Nathan Rice.
"A bill has been introduced into parla-
ment providing for the erection Of four new
Bishopsies in England. The new Sees are
for Liverpool, Soushvell, Wakefield, or
Halifax and Nev Castle. These are in I'D
dition to four Biehopsies recently erected.
"A deputation from 81. james, Hatcham.
recensly waited on the Archbishop OF Can
terbIPy n ask him 10 become guardian Of
the church, in view Of the translati0a Of
Bishop Clsnghtoa to the new Diocese Of ".
ALBANIA The Archbishop psomissd to con-
slider the matter. The proceedings sgainse
Mr.. Fry, The ehuseA warden Who removsd
aha side altar and cfucisx. have heeu
dropped.
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after they have been committed onr nature 10
two-f"ld, and it, modest part u the self 10 which
ve refer. l, stands On the alert 10 check the ex-
cess of the animal impulses. and though IL t-'-
comes weaker m the fuiflment Of its task by re-
peatei disaprointmcnts, il Is rarely 80 enfeehied
To be unable to rise up occa-i"n:.. shsefed and
pale, LAX. Richards victims, To oy"r~hs'n the
offender with hitter reProarhes. Study There
for. Ia I- on good terms with yourself; 1t 4, hap
liness 10 De- truly pleased with yourself.
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Mr.: Brundage umpired the game. and
a. his decisions were given with fair
ness and imPartiality. they proved
satisfactory to all parties concerned
The visitors left last night about half
past seven. pretty well tired with the
days sport.