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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-22

American Bookseller

American Bookseller
AS the time goes on the Ian
guages spoken in the world will
steadily grew fewer. Three hun
dred years ago Cornish was begin
ming to disappear as a spoken Ian
guage, and a similar fate is now be-
ing experienced by the Breton, in
many respects a kindred dialect. A
Breton sailor told a traveller that
three generations Of his family were
alive-his father, who only spoke
Breton, himself who spoke French
and Breton, and his son, who only
spoke French. So in Ireland every
year the number of those speaking
Irish decreases. Twelve years ago,
tourist in Kerry met a we'll
dressed young man of the farmer
class on country road, of whom
he asked some questions which
were answered very politely, but
very little to the point. At length
he said: "Truth is, sir, / can speak
very little English" :" After asking
some well-to.do peasant women in
Glare for some milk, they made
signs for him to wait, and called a
man, who interpreted. The rising
generation. however, nearly all
speak English, except some of the
wild Atlantic-washed islands. In
the Isle of Man it is as described in
Breton. The Welsh, however, stick
to their vernacular, and when you
get into rural district in a county
not contiguous to the English bOr-
der, you might almost as well be
in Russia. A famous English
Judge, who on one occasion OBJ
served, "There is a degree of cum
ming and duplicity revealed in the
conduct of this case such as is,
regret to say, not uncommon in the
principality," used to aver that the
Welsh stuck to their vernacular in
great measure to defeat the ends
of justice.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-22
DOWN IN ARKANSAS.
How q Louisville NAN Became sud
denly Disenehanted with a Rnsiic
Beauty. M #.kH TETF

denly Disseminated with a Rustic
Beauty. 4skA E4fF
Louisville News,l
A Louisville gentleman, who has
landed interests in the bottom dis
tricts Of Arkansas, has lately re-
turned from a visit to that land of
f" tooth-picks and swamp doctors.
Yesterday evening he related to a
News man an amusing incident
which came under his observation
down there, but requested the News
man not to "put him in the paper"
as he feared his wife would get hold
of it, and then take a small lock of
his hair just to remember him by.
Of course we promised not to
"put him in the paper" but moth
ing was said about putting the story
in, so here it is:
One day he went into a country
village after some supplies for his
farm, and after he had purchased
the required articles he whiled away
the time observing the country peo-
pie as they went in and out Of the
village store. A charming-looking
young lady rode up to the front
door and, as she was alone, the
Kentuckian thought he would keep
up the reputation of his State fol
gallantry by assisting her to alight.
She was tastily dressed and looked
as fresh as a rose, and the result
was our friend was considerably
smitten.
After he had hitohed her horse
he followed her into the store, in.
tending to take a better look al
her while she was engaged pnr.
chasing her goods. He took hlt
position near the stove, and fairly
feasted his eyes upon this fail
river-bottom nymph. He thought
as his ehraptured gaze rested upor
her, that he had never before
seen such a beautiful creature
and says he almost wished he wa
single man. We presume if tn,
truth was known he did wish so
He was almost ready to kneel il
worshipful alteration at her feet
when an action upon her par
caused him to pause, and it wal
not long before he was completely
disenchanted.
Addressing the clerk, she said
"Hev yer gotteny terbacker-no
eny nv yer natral leaf, fine-haireC
kind, but the reglar ole navy, thicl
and black ez a nigger's heel, and ei
sweet ez 'lasses? The clerk diveC
into box hard by and produced
the desired article. She seizec
hold of it, smelt it, and thel
sticking one corner of the plu,
in her mouth yanked off a piecr
about the size Of a mules ear ant
commenced "chawing" and splitting
seemingly very much satisfied will
the sample.
After she had thoroughly testeC
the merits of the tobacco, she saiC
to the clerk: "Yer kin rop me III
five plugs of that. Dad he like
the long green, and my brothe
John he's death on yer natral leaf
but me and my feller jist dote oil
the black navy"
Our Kentucky friend, during tn,
above conversation, stood almos
transfxed with astoniShment, anC
when it ended he walked slowly out
of the store, muttering to himself
"Can such things be and overcom,
us like a summer cloud ?"
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Louisville and Great Southern R.R.

1l.20 pm. Night Express-Daily except
Saturday Connects at Milan for st. Louis
and Chicago, at Mckenzie for Nashville,
Chattanooga, Atlanta and the Southeast,
atGuthrie for Hopkinsville, Henderson and
North aAd East.
HOO am. Day Express Connects for st.
ouis and Chicago. at Leuieville for all
DO ints North and East.
4.lO 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, 2S7 Main, Northwest corner Madison
JAS. MONTG OMERY. Sup't Memphis Div.
JAMES SPEED, Ticket Agent.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-22
THAT WIFE OF MINE.

New York Graphic,l
Persons lacking time to read, yet
desirous of keeping up with the
current bpsh and swash literature
of the period, will lmbioe the gist
and sentiment of "That Wife of
Mine" in the following digest:
PART FIRST.
We were married in Germany.
Just before the wedding Liza bid
her baby toys farewell.
Then she wanted to play with
toys and not get married.
Careless, positive, whimsical,
ridiculous loving, wasn't it?
0, that wife Of mine
PART SECOND.
We had no children.
Somebody else had.
Somebody else had an infant, and
gave it to my wife's brother, Shad-
rack.
Shadrack didn't know what to
do with it, and gave it to me.
| wanted to send the baby to the
poorhouse.
But that wife of mine interposed
and adopted it.
PART THIRD.
That wife of mine was such a
pretty plaything.
That was all. | assure you that
is all.
So whimsical, so charming, pout-
ing and expensive 4!
The ideal wife Of the period,
who goes forth and spends a hun
dred or two hundred dollars for a
baby cradle and another hundred
next day for a crib because she
knows no better.
Something to be kept at home,
kissed, nursed, caressed, humored
and guarded strictly from all
naughty men and women-especi-
ally Bohemians and female CORE
spondents.
The baby died.
My wife made me some shirts
which didn't fit.
She put kerosene in the cake by
mistake.
She put a nightcap in my pocket
for a handkerchief and made an
audience laugh by taking it out be-
fore them.
She gave my five hundred dollar
watch to q swindler.
| am a newspaper man and carry
a five hundred dollar watch.
PART FOURTH.
| am newspaper man. | am a
superior newspaper man.
Poor contributors, literary ladies,
Bohemlans, etc., come to my Office.
| buy their wares. That is all.
They must not come any nearer
| do not wish my wife to visit
literary ladies Or Bohemians, nor
Bohemians or literary ladies to visit
my wife.
There should be distinctions in
society.
A sparkling lady had, 1 think,
designs upon me.
She could not succeed. Then she
sought to make my wife jealous of
me.
[ do not say she was q thoroughly
Objectionable character.
But she might have been.
AT all events / did not wish her
to visit my house.
Literary women and female cor
respondents are -
But -
Still -
When you say this you say every
thing.
There arc more ways than one to
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-22
MlMPNlS & lLTTLE ROCK R.R.
Shyot Line to Arkansas and Texas.
TTMEOARB.

Leaves. Arrives.
Mail train, daily......"-...5,SO 80 pm. ll.SO pm.
Freight train daily lex:
Sunday .......... ............7 90 am. $50 m.
Passengers going on this road will take
trains at the depot Of the LOUISVILLE, Nash.
Vile and Great Southern Yailroad. Mail
trains make close connection at Argenta for
points on the | little Rock and Fort Smith
railroad and at Little Rock with the Cairo
and Fulton railroad for points in Southwest
Arkansas and Texas.
Pullman alace sleeping Cars on all night
trains.
Rsr tickets and information apply at Ticket
offices az and 27 Main street. and at depot
foot Of Washington street, or at Louisville,
Nashville aud Great Southern railroad depot,
or to the underlined
NJ. S. JAY. y. p. ard Il. Ag't, Little Rock
W. +. SMITH, 6pp't, Memphis Tenn.
123t
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Thousand Copies
Twenty Thousand People

Twenty Thousand People
old and young, every week. 1t is just to say
that the patrons of the WESTERN
METHODIST belong to the best class Of
community.
We desire our business men to make note
of the above facts before completing their
advertising arrangements for the coming
season.
We use our best efforts to keep our columns
free of all irregular and irresponsible adver-
tisins for many good people seeing an ad-
vortisem0nt in paper, especially their
church paper. take it as guarantee of re-
spOnsibility. Such confidence should not be-
abused when it can be helped. We want.
therefore.
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MISSISSIPPI & TENNESSEE
RAILROAD
ECITmDuTR,

ON aud after Wednesday. November Il,
" 1877. trains will run as follows:
Leave. Arrive.
Main Train daily....,...... $500 pm. 1;05 pm
Sardis Accommodation
daily lex. Sundays)...1l.50 a.m. e.l5a.m
Freight Train daily tex.
Sundays) ......... ......... 6:0n am. 400 IN
e4-t M. BURKE. Supt.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-22

Is your life worth 25c? II it is do not
neglect cough or cold Use DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup at once.
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ROARD on nIREuToRs.
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
IEMPHIs AND LOUIsvILLER RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.

AccOmmt q nkeN.ounulyl 4.4
Depot at head of Main street.
Ticket Office, 26 Main street. corner OF
Madison.
La crónica., 1877-10-27
Mercado de Los Angeles.
Precios al por. Mcnor,

Revista preparada y corregida BIZ
commandments por Seymour y La
Fetra de la GRANGE STORE, 1873,
Gale Principal Los Angeles.
La crónica., 1877-10-27
Almanaque.
OCTUBRE.


8. Luna nueva q la III. 4sm. P. NJ.
Is. Cuarto creciente q las III. 32m. P. NJ.
81. Luna LENA q las l1h. 2lm. +. NJ.
29. Cuarto menguante a las 6h. lin. AN.
La crónica., 1877-10-27

MAZDA MENos que los i~ndisputa-
bles beneficios que ha causado q do
cenas de miles de afigidos podria
originar y mantener la reputation
que goZa la ZARZAPARRILLA DE
AVER. Els una composition de los
mejores Alternatives vege tales con
Iodos de POTASH y Hero, y es ell
mas effective de todos los remedies
para los desordenes e~scrofulosos, de
la sangre o que previenen de mer-
curio. Es uniforme y SECURE en-
sus efectos y produce curas rapidas
V completes de escrofula, ulceras,
malos humores, granos, erupciones
cutaneas, Intermediates de In piel,
Y todos los desordenes que Sc origl-
nan de la impureza de la sangre.
Por sus efectos vigorizados alivia
siempre Y frecuentemente cura las
intermediates del Hfgado, Irregula-
ridades y debilidades en- la mujer, y
es un poderoso renovador de la vi
talidad. Para purifcar la sapgre
no tiene igual; entona ell sistema,
restituye y conserva Ia salud y da
nusvo vigor y energfa. Por cua-
renta afos ha estado en- ell mayor
uso v es hoy Ia medicina mas facil
de adquirir para los enfermos en-
cualquiera parte. La venden todos
los b~oticarios.
La crónica., 1877-10-27
UN NUEVO TONICO DIGNO DE
POSEERSE-ES Ell MEJOR.

Ell RESTAURATIvo de Wood me-
dorado para ell cabello no Sc parece q
otro alguno y no tiene igual. Ell
mejorado tie1e nuevas p~ropiedades
t0nicas vegetables; restituye al pelo
cano I'm color natural lustroso;
hace nacer de nuevo ell caido y evita
ell que Sc caiga 8 Sc haga aspero;
da vigoT al pelo y 10 alisa; restituye
ell pelo q los que o calvos prema-
turamente; destierra la caspa, er.
rupciones del Cuts y malos humo-
res; quita la irritacion, rasquera y
resequedad. No hay artfculo que
prodnzca tan maravillosos efectos.
Probable, Q pedfd Restaurativo de
Wood mejorado para ell cabello, y
tened cuidado de que no Sc OS de
otrO. Lo venden todos los botica-
carlos en- este lugary q donde quiera.
Sc suministran al por mayor q pre-
clio de fabrica pore. A Cook y Cia.,
Chicago, unicos agentes para los
Estados Unidos y Canadas; Y por
todos los Drogueros al Por Mayor.
La crónica., 1877-10-27
A LOS SUSCRITORES DE LA
CIUDAD.

Ell p~resente es ell pendltimo numero
de La CRcNICA en- ell mes actual v
creemos oportuno avisar & nuestros
lectores de la ciudad que nuestro
agente ha de pasar d verlos. Como
algunos han olvidado arreglar sus
cuentas durGnte algunos meses no
estara demas que les digamos que no
narece bien .aI descuido.
La crónica., 1877-10-27
EN- LA CATHEDRAL.

Primera misa "a las s A. NJ. Ultima
Nisa q las 10 A. M; Catecismo q las az
de Ia tarde. Visperas q las 7 P. NJ.
nlcFsIA DE TRA SRA. DE Los ANGELES.
Primera mlsa a las So de la mahana,
segunda misa q las 7, Ultima misa q las
de la mananacon. Vfsperasa las 4 Pm.
sermon en- espanol.
La crónica., 1877-10-27

DOMINGO, 2s.-san Simon apostol y San
Judas Tadeo.
LINES, 90. San Narciso obispo y mar
tlr.
Msrtes SO.-san CenobIo o5ispo y San
Claudio martir,
Microbes, Sl.-San Nemesio martin, San
Juan Capistrano Y San Quintin martires.
La crónica., 1877-10-27
n S.
AviS0 a los C0ntratistaS.

Sc recibiran por n semana propues-
tas para la excavation del terreno para ell
Hospital de la Sociedad Hispano-Ameri-
de Benenconcia Mntua. En- la of
Gina del Sr. p. B. Molera, Arquitecto y
Agrimensor, esquina de las GALES Temple
y New High, Sc pueden yer los pianos y
condolences. Sc exijira una fanza sufi-
clente para el trabajo que ha de hacerse.
G.. C. JOHNSON,
Se~cretario de la S. H. A. dc B. NJ.
La crónica., 1877-10-27

eB A Bradley y Rulofson Sc les conce
do la Medalla Nacional de Gro por las
Mejores Fotografas de los Estados Unidos,
Y la Medalla de viena por las MeJores del
Mundo.
800 caIle Montgomery. San Francisco
La crónica., 1877-10-27

La Sonora Dofa JESUS VIDAL de
MORALES, fallecio ell Viernes 5 de
Oct. de 1S77,a la edad de GO amos. La
finada era notural de Hermosillo,
Sonora, Mejico: falleci0 en- San
Gabriel, condado de Los Angeles,
California y dej0 en- este pals q su
espcso Don Francisco Morales y
una numerosa familia que llora su
irreparable perdida. Sc suplica q
los periodicos de Sonora que repro
duzcan esta noticia para que lle-
guen 8 conocimientO de sus deudos
en- auuel estado. Inns.
La crónica., 1877-10-27

Habiendonos determinado a hacer un Gambia en- nuestra frma y
iendonos obligados a procurarnos una gran suma de dinero comenzare.
La crónica., 1877-10-27
REVISTA COMMERCIAL.

Preparada y corregida escrupu-
losamente para La CR0NIGA los
Microbes de cada semana.
La crónica., 1877-10-27
o,rectorio de la Iglesia CatoTica.

limo. Tadeo Amat, Obispo; limo.
rancIseo Mora, Obispo Coadjutor y Vica-
IN General; Rev. Pedro Verdaguer, Cura
p5-rOc0.
La crónica., 1877-10-27

Para carga, passage q otros lnformes
para Ell
VALE de YOSEMITE y ARBoLES
GIGANTES.
La crónica., 1877-10-27
BOletos de passage para
Portland.
Camara.....".S23 Entrepuente. S13

En- la oncina del Agente Sc pueden yer
los pianos de las camaras lie los vapores
La crónica., 1877-10-27

ISAIAS W. HELLMAN... Presidente,
- - CaferO-
Arizona citizen., 1877-05-05
Miners Meeting and Formation and Organization Of the AraVaca Miu- ing District and Military COm- pRny.

The miners working about the Cerro Colorado, and Guija Mountains met at the Van Nostrand Camp, on the 29th April, 1877, for the purpose and or ganized what is now the Aravaca Dis trict.
 The meeting being called to order, John McCafferty was appointed tenn porary chairman and Geo. NJ. Entie, temporary secretary. The chairman stated the object of the meeting and what benefits all concerned could de rive by such an organization.
 A motion for organization was made and carried. A committee of five ap- printed, to-wIt: Capt. Voisard, W. G. Poindexter, Ed. Hudson, E. W. Woods and Jas. Holden, for the purpose of framing bylaws and presenting can didates for chairman, secretary and recorder of the district for the ensuing year. Meeting them aGjorned for awhile.
 The committee, through the secretary, proposed John McCaferty for chair man, Capt E. P. Voisard for secretary, and W. G. Poindexler for recorder. These gentlemen were elected, and the bylaws adopted one by one, after considerable pro and con argument. They will be published as soon as re- corded. The meeting adjourned sub, ject to the call of the chairman.
 After the meeting, the Arivaca anti Apache military company, consisting of sixteen o. K. miners, was formed and placed under arms, which, by the by had no needles to fire the cartridg es, but through the gallantry of Wm. Spiva, the Van Nostrand blacksmith, etc, the guns were put in such shape, as such arms under the circumstances might be.
 Then Capt. Poindexter, Captain elect, was presented with sword, in a speech appropriate to the occasion, which brought fears 10 his eyes, and made every man in the company wish for chance to make ApacheS feel for that day when Bunker Hill will be at discount Capt. Voisard, after mak- ing the speech, was appointed tempo rary Lieutenant, Ed, Hudson, Sergeant, Wm. Spiva, Corporal, and the balance full privates. The company beil 2 dismissed. all went to their homes, re- ioIcing, and scattered back through the hills; and in ten minutes, the Ari- vaca valley looked as natural as if nothing extraordinary had happened.
Arizona citizen., 1877-05-05
Flower, Fruit and Vegetable Gar
 den.

Mir. LeopoldO Carrillo has garden Of seventy acres in the valley just west Of town, we'll worth owning and visiting. IL Is credit and will be a fine profit to the very industrious owner, and Of great ad- vantage 10 Tucson. The soil is very rich, water abundant, and "A new, tasty and very comfortable and quite expensive residence is almost ready for occupation. Roads and paths are being graaed through the gar den and they will be covered with sand and gravel.
 But the best Of all are the products cul- tivated. There are 800 bearing peach trees laden with fruit. and there will be many wagon loads this year; 2GOO bearing grape vines and 500 more will be added by next year; POO bearing quince trees; sixty bear ing pom egranateS: nine bearing apricot trees; four apple trees graf.ed, which blos- somed but have no fruit this year; 5000 strawberry plants which bore some and still have a few berries, but Mir. CarrIllo says his want Of Knowledge Co cultivate them alright, accounts for the small crop this year, and that he now has man skilled in their culture and that hereafter he will have abundant crops. He has a variety Of vegetables, including sugar cane, which he says thrives well. Among the many attractions, are the beautiful flowers, especially the roses, which are Tn pro;usion spreading their delicious fra grance over all.
Arizona citizen., 1877-05-05

ITEMS from the Silver City Herald of April 28:
 Rev. E. L. Greene, who several weeks since stopped some ten days in Tucson, is still at Silver City
 Newton Bradley as manager, is open ing a baking house Tn Silver City.
 About the 18th of March, an Ameri- can named Mike Gibbons and MexI- can, name not giveu, stole some horses near the mouth of the TulerOsa, and were followed, horses recaptured, Gib- bons killed and his fellow thief es capped. The body of Gibbons was not found ull April 23, and on the 24th an inquest was held by Justice J. W. Chen oweth, and the jury found that de- ceased was shot by Benjamin Leggett and one Patterson, on or about the 20th of March Gibbons is said to have be- longed to a band of horse thieves.
Arizona citizen., 1877-05-05
lCommunicated.l Something About SmaII.DOx.

There is an excitement in Tucson con- cerning the smallpox disease. Being a practicing physician, deem it my duty to enlighten those who wish to know what is true in the rumors about this loathsome disease. By such information as l could collect and having been called to see so-called smallpox cases, induce me to publish this statement. Instead of finding smallpox, found chicken-pox, save in one case. have at present eleven cases Of chicken and but one mild case of smallpox under treatment. Through the kindness of Dr. Wilbur, have seen one case Of variolnid-a mild form Of small pox. The small mortality and the fact that it is confined exclusively to children. assure me that there Is very little or no rience with smallpox while resident phy- sician in Charity Hospital in New Or leans, La., during the smallpox epidem- ic of 1868. I also had a hospital Of my own in Dallas, Texas, in which I admitted and attended smallpox cases.
 For general information, will say that smallpox and ehicken-pox are two very different diseases; the first is terrible and loathsome, and the latter is an innocent skin eruption. I will here give an idea ot the non- professional of the great differ ence of the symptoms Of the two diseases, so that at a glance any non.medical per son may be able To distinguish the two diseases.
 In smallpox there are chills and high fever, great pains in the limbs and throat, and blood-shot eyes for three days. when an eruption of small pimples or vesicles which seem 10 be full of transparent fluid. will turn into pustules, or the transpar- ent fluid in the pimples will become opaque, or whitish and mattery, when each single pustule has a small depres- sion in the center, characteristlc only to true smallpox. In a day more this cen tral depression gets dark spot like a pin head. In six days more follows the des- quamative or drying up stage, when the pIstuleS gradually shrink and dry up, or run together, becoming continent and forming one frightful sore on the face. The eruption on the body appears one or two days after the face eruption; but the most re emarkable and unmistakable sign Of smallpox Is the intolerable and pene- trating odor or stench when the pustules ripen and break down. Nothing is simi- lar to it. and if anybody ever smells IL once, it will not be forgotten, but know it from a distance. It Is just as characteris- tic as the smell Of caDcer.
 Chicken-pox is an innocent skin erup- tion, the whole face and body Of children are thickly covered with small round pus- jules; the base Of each pustule is hardly inflamed, whereas that of smallpox Is very much inflamed and has an angry look; in chicken-poX It looks mild with out any depression In the center, nor has it any smell. It dries up from three to six days and a small brown crust falls of.
 So far as my information extends, there is no occasion for much fright in Tucson on account Of smallpox.
 J. M. JANsCo, NJ. D.