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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-07
Thtrt Of a Rreakrnrt.

Brillat-Savarin was travelling
with two ladies whom he had prom
ised to escort as far as Melun. They
had started early in the morning,
and arrived OF Montgeron with
threatening appetites. But, alas
at the inn where they put up there
seemed absolutely nothing left to
eat. Only an excellsntleg ofmut-
ton turned before the fire. IN
happily, it belonged to three Eng
lishmen, who had brought it with
them, and who were upstairs
drinking champagne and awaiting
its arrival. "But, at least" said
Brillat.Savarin to the cook, "you
could dress some eggs in the gravy"
The cook assented, propounding
the more than questionable doctrine
that the gravy belonged to him Of
right as his berquisite. While he
was engaged breaking the eggs,
Brillat-Savarin approached the leg
of mutton and drew a large pocket
knife on fell designs intent; there
with he inflicted twelve deep wounds
on the unresisting meat, which soon
gave up the last drop Of its vital
.juice.N by and by the French party
was making a delicious breakfast
on eufs broulles au jus, with cups
Of steaming coffee and cream; and
laughing merrily at the thought
that they had the substance of the
leg OF mutton, while the luckless
English were endeayoring to musli-
cate the fibrous tissue, which WAS
all that remained Of it.
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MARRIED LIFE IL AUSTRALIA,
A Young English womGn's Happy
Experience. .l 49, =

Experiences. -.'I 80 =
A young woman who emigrated
from England to Queensland has
written two sprightly letters to
friends in the old island home,
which are printed in, the Middle
sex Register. She tells her sister
in England, who talks of joining
her, that she may as well make her
wedding dress before she leaves, as
wives are badly needed in that dis
tant colony. "And now with re.
gard to your luggage. Get a good,
strong wood or tin box, and pack
in all the things you do not want
on the voyage do not open the
box. Have a large carpetbag with
what things you want for the voy-
age. Leave home ina thick dress,
and have a thin dress in the bag
for the weather. Also, some change
Of old linen not too much-a lit
tie tea and sugar, few sweets and
biscuits, and Il piece Of good cheese
you will find the incest. Don't for
get to bring some baking powder ;
you will find it very useful on the
voyage. You will not want any
thing for seasickness. If you are
i'll the doctor will see that you want
for nothing. You may bring all
your clothes out with you, as you
will want warm ones as well as thin
ones, If you have any books,
bring them, as they will help you
to pass many drearS hour. l
would not bring any new dresses,
as they are about the same price
out here as in England.
In letter to her expected sister
in-law, the same lady speaks Of the
superior happiness of welded life.
Welded life reminds me of a
horse with his feet hobbled-you
may go so far, but not any further
You may laugh and talk with your
old friends as long as you like; but
you must not 60 out with them to
places Of amusement, or above all,
accept present from any. That
will never do. But after all it's a
jolly happy life for one, to have a
home of your own, some one to look
after you, and some one to look
after, and | find that We girls are
better married than single" She
speaks Of the wilderness Of the
country and their rude domestic
arrangements; 81 like the bush,
and ! have a firstrate humpey to
live in. We have a bedroom and
sitting-room, and ! cook out of
doors. The humpey is a slab one,
with bark roof and a slab floor.
Between some of the slabs there are
cracks large enough to put your
hand; but | like the bush, and Harry
likes it because he can have plenty
of shooting. lie often brings home
couple Of ducks or water.hens,
and sometimes . turkey, and at
other times only two or three par
rotS, | am keeping their wings and
tails to send home to you; they will
do for your hats. You ask whether
the sun shines in summer from 3
am. to Z pm. No, but it does
from 5 am, till Tp.m., and there
is no twilight in this country. 1t
10 dark as soon as the sun goes
down." .f.l ~
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-07
PROCLAIM

I.-ThRt upon our Annual Carnival visit,
all political strife shall cease, and gentle har-
moHy prevail among our subjects.
l1.-That we will enter and take possession
OF our good city Of Memphis, at high noon on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-07
PUBLIC LEDGER.
Weekly Public Ledger

Published every Tuesday At q per annum Tin
adyaAce). Postage free.
Communications upon gubjects Of general
interest to the public are at all times accept
able.
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PRooLAMATIoH.
MARDI-GRAS!
Grand l,il Carnival.
OF MEMPHIS.
PrOnunciamentO Of MOmug the
Great, King Of Memphis,
and Great [ am of
the Carnival!
To Our BOndhOldsrs and Creditors

To Our BOndhOldsrS and Creditors
Greeting; ttsai.
By the great powers in US vested. and in obe-
dience to the handwriting on the wall, ST.
1860 *, have we ordained to occupy our an
cient city Of Memphis, February u. 1877. and
to hold High Daddy. Merry akins and Rev
elry. Mardi-Gras. February 18th.
We have commanded our worthy Lord
Mayor Flippin to deliver up the keys of our
loyal city. and have made known our pleas
ure to his EIcellency. Governor Porter. the
General Assembly of the State. and all the
high dignitaries of our realm, who are com
maaded to attend our festivities.
We have further dsoreed that our Court
shall bo held in our Grand Castle Exposition,
where we hold cur Grand Reception Tuesday
night, February 18th and in order that all
may take part in the revels. have We com
manded that all who are invested with our
Royal ordcr OF the mighty Dollar" may
attend.
In witness whereof, have We affixed our
Great Seal this. the 18th day. first moon. sew
enty.ssventh year. sixth of our gracious reign.
viye lie Roll
BY THE KING HIMSELF.
ao feag i bj MOMUs,
AtttstI .Auc Rex CarnAvAIII.
DoEOsEs, baron OF Cash.
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MEMPHIS g. LlrTLE ROCKR.R,
shrOt Line to Arkansas and Texas.
TInE OARDi

Leaves. Arrives.
Mail train, daily........"-5.0O Pm. lilo pm
Accommodation train,
(sunday excepted )......S.0 am. 7.l5P m.
Passengers going on ,thi. road will take
trains at the depot OF the LOUISVILLE Nasni
trains make close connection 81 Argenta ieI
points on ths title Rock and Fort Smith
railroad and at Little Rock with the Cairo
and Fulton railroad for points in Southwest
ArkaGsas and Texas.
Pullman alaee cleeping Cars on all nlgh'
trains.
Fsr tickets and information apply at TickeI
Offices 27 and 2A7 Main strsbt and al. depol
foot of WASHINGTON street, nr y; Louisyllle
Nashville and Great Southern rsufoad depot
or to the undersigned.
K. A. WILLIAMS. Pass Agt, Memphis.
IS. s. JAY y. Pad 4. Ag't, Little Rock
W. 4. SMITH, Sup't, Memphis Tenn.
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hlaOtlOnS ~ ucdets IN proportion.
LIST OF PRIZES IF

GRAND DOLLAR DRAWING Tuosa.v
AprilSd. Capital rrize, s20, ,0Oo. tickets, /
each. l29.sod. .rriy.a
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MEMPHIS s. CHARLESTON R.R
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE

CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
ON AND AFTER SUNDAY, DECEMBER
" 81. 1876:
Mail train, daily .......,,..".l2Sla.m SeOp.m
Hxpress train, daily..,...ll 10 am +oO a. IN
Somorville accem datiou
Except SuSday)."........ 5.2Op.m oWa'm
Jackson, TeDn., accom-
mediation lex. sunday. 40 p,m ll.2 am
Mail train viii not stop at flag stations be-
tween Grand Junction and Memphis.
Trains EAST and WEST make close con-
nections for all points n ORTIZ and SOUTH.
Mail and express trains make elose connec-
ton at Chattanooga for AtiSuta and all points
in the Southeast. POI
Express train makes close correction az
Chattanooga foe all Eastern poin.s.
No change Of cars between Memphis ano
Jackson, Tenn.
New u HagDiiicent sleeping Coaches
-ARE RUN on
ALL N1GH,E TRAINS,
Zine Twenty Minutes Faster than
City rime.
Ticket Office, S5S Main street.
WI. ROSS, Sup't.
BARSEY HUsHEs. TiokotAg't, lG-t
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MARDI-cRAs.
THE KING! The KING! +!
Proclamation by the King of the
Carnival !
Be 1t KNOWN

BE 1t RnOwnS
THAT WE. THE KING, SERENE IN OUR
i jOysus domains Of mirth. undilturbed by
the perturbatiOns OF Returnings Bchrds and
Joint Resolutions, witnessing with sorroWful
eountenances the discord prevailing in our
favored land,
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MISSISSIPPI g. TENNESSEE
RAILROAD,
Change of Schedule.
MEarnIs. TnsN. NOvemb0r 25. lS7l

MExPHrs. TrsS., November Is. 1875.
ON AND AFTER SUNDAY, NOV. 2STH,
~ 1876. trains win rua as follows:
Leave. Arrive.
New Orleans mail, daily ..S:35 pm. l2:45 p.
Sardis Ac' m dation, daily
Except sunday ........".ll;OO am. 9.OO m
Freight train, daily lex
cent Sunday) ).................7:3o am. $3.50 m
ISL NJ. BURKE, Sup't.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-09-13

BY No MEANS A SMALL MATTER
There are many people, right here at
home, who seem to think that because
the figures thus far made public are small,
that the stealings of the plunderers Of
South Carolina have been petty after all.
This is great mistake which the greedy
public have fallen into. For reasons Of
public polity, they have been kept in ig-
norance of all the rascality of these fel-
lows that justice might be done. We
will take for instance the case of "Chlory''
Carpenter, who was indicted yesterday
for forgery in three cases, of s., 600 each.
This does not mean that Carpenter has
been guilty of stealing only $4,000 from
South Carolina, but these are merely
cases which have been put forward to
test the matter, as the committee have
unearthed twenty or more accounts where
old sorrel top 'Chlory" had prefxed l
to bills allowed for hundreds, thus rem
dering them thousands, and swindling
the State out of thousand dollars in
every certificate Columbia Register.
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It was very careless leaving Il

- It was very careless leaving the
parrot in the parlor Sunday evening, but
she never thought. anything about ut
until Monday morning, when be raised
the whole house by making smacking
ing SUSIE" He kept it up all day, too,
and the old folks are much interested in
the case.
= What can you expect of Chestnut
street girl who will let Fourth street
dry goods clerk kiss her at the front gate,
at parting, and when she goes up stairs
and her mother asks her "what kind of a
noise was that she heard" she tells her
that "every time she goes to shut the
front gate, them old rusty hinges croak 81
The Old lady is satisfied, so is the "young
one" and she hides the oil can used on
the sewing machine to keep her innocent
mamma from oiling the hinges and stop.
ping the "squeaking."
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-09-13
How KINDNESS :

How KINDNESS WAS APPRECIATED.
-"Please pull that bell, mister" asked
an innocent looking boy, who was stand.
ing on the steps of house on Franklin
street above Gerard avenue yesterday
morning, of q dandy chap who was pass:
ing by. Thinking that the boy resided
in the house, and desired to gain admit
tance thereto, the dandy replied, Ger
tainly, sonny" This little act of kind.
ness, thought the dandy, certainly ought
to accord him smile or "thank you"
from the sister, who he had no doubt
would answer the bell. It was in the
hope of receiving some such recognition
that he fingered for moment. The
door was opened by robust daughter of
the Emerald Isle, who carried broom
in her hand. "Phat did yez ring that
bell for 2" she inquired of the small boy,
who had taken position upon the curb
stone. az didn't ring it; it was that 'ere
man." responded the mischievous little
rascal, pointing to the retreating dandy:
Bridget started after the latter, and
catching up to him gave whacking blow
on the head with the broom, at the same
time yelling at the top Of her voice,
"Annoy dacent people, will yez Ga {anoth3e55 .a3e5
to explain, but it was no use, and finding
matters were likely to terminate with se-
rious injury to himself, he took to his
heels. Bridget was not disposed to let
him escape with so little punishment,
and accordingly followed close behind,
bringing her broom down upon his al
ready demolished hat whenever an op.
portunity shows itself. 1t was lively
chase; coal beavers dropped their bas-
kets, hucksters stopped calling out their
goods, merchants and people focked to
their doors, and became interested alone
in the race. Only by jumping on street
car was the dandy safe from the enraged
woman. As he sank down in q seat,
wiped the perspiration from his face, and
tried to straighten out his hat, he was
heard to humble between his clenched
teeth, "I will give S. if some one will
show me that boy."-PhiIadelphia Press.
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Stanley Matthews's speeches il

- Stanley Matthews's speeches in
Ohio are square and aggressive in de:
Tending the Presidents Southern and
civil-service reform policy. Garfield,
more hesitating and apologetic here, is
clearer and sounder on the financial and
labor questions. On the civil-service
question he seems only to lack the cour-
age of his convictions. While evidently
sympathizing with the Presidents pur-
poses and practically indorsing his pol
icy, he humors the aggrieved politicians
by criticising it as going a little too far:
Seeing that the reform is alike right and
inevitable, he laments that the diseased
limb wasn't cut off more slowly by piece
meal, and tries to retain the favor of the
disgrunted politicians without losing the
support of the approving people. All
of which is not very creditable to Gen:
Garfeld's independence, if indeed it shall
prove to his political shrewdness.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-09-13
A GUARDED ENDORSEMENT.
How the Pennsylvania Republicans E1
press Themselves About Hayes.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Sep. 5.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Sep. B.
The committee on resolutions in the
State Republican Convention reported
the following, which was adopted:
Resolued. That while we recognize and
respect the difference of opinion existing
among us as to the course pursued by
President Hayes towards the South, we
are heartily in accord in honoring the
patriotic motives which have guided him,
and in hoping that the results of this
policy will be peace, good will, and the
complete recognition of the equal rights
of all men in every section of the coun-
try, and to the efforts of his Administra-
tion to carry into effect the principles of
the platform upon which he was elected,
we pledge our hearty and cordial sup
port.
The next resolution arraigns the Dem
oeratic party for its abuse of the Electo-
raj Commission. The third resolution
calls upon members of the State and Ma
tional Legislatures to assist the return of
prosperity to the country by adopting such
measures as will conduce to that end.
The fourth and fifth resolutions oppose
any grant of more than one hundred and
sixty acres of land to any one person,
and also oppose the reissue of patents by
act of Congress. 9Th. That the long and
successful existence, under the laws of
Congress, of the double-coin standard,
warrants us i'll demanding an early repeal
of the legislation which demonetized sill
yer and established an almost exclusive
gold standard and we therefore favor a
return to the free use and unrestricted
coinage of the dollar of 1898, and its re-
storation to the position it held as legal
tender during the eighty years of our
National existence, thus preserving the
equality of the commercial value of the
silver dollar with the gold dollar, keep
ing both in circulation. The seventh
resolution endorses the administration of
Governor Hartranft. 9th. We are in
favor of law and against lawlessness and
anarchy with all their attendant horrors
AID crimes. Equal rights in making
laws impose equal duties in obeying them
when made, and we tender our hearty
thanks to Governor Hartranft and the
officers and soldiers of his command for
the prompt, and we hope, the efectual
suppression of the lawless disturbances
which recently occurred in this State.
9th. That we hold in equal respect the
rights of capital to control its invest
ments, and of labor to determine the
value of its services. That we deprecate
any assertion by violence of the rights Of
either, and we assert it as the duty of all
citizens to hold their respective rights
within the just Limitation Of the law, and
that any attempt to coerce either by un.
lawful means should be promptly re-
pressed by such lawful authorities as the
exigency demands. The remaining reso-
lutions, except the eleventh, which favors
protective tariff, relate entirely to State
affairs.
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-"Is this the place." she asked, as
she wandered down on the barren sands,
"mhere young lady-a beautiful young
lady-fell into the water last season, and
was rescued by gallant young man,
whom she afterwards married?" He
looked at her carefully, estimated her at
a square AZ, with false teeth, and said {:
ayes, ma'am, but I don't know how to
VIM"
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"No, ma" she said, "Charles can
never be anything to me more. Hrcame
out this spring in his last fall uvcscoat;; |;
and oh ma, If it had only matrl.ed my
new dress I wouldn't care so much, but
it doesn't, and we've parted"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-09-13

RATES OF SUBSCRLPTIOM.-TwoD DOLLARS
per annum, aud ONE DOLLAR for six months.
Subscriptions are not taken for a less period
than six months.
Liberal deductions made to clubs of ten or
m ,re subscribers. 49,
RATES or ADHERTISLNG-one Dollar per
stuare OF one inch for the first insertion, and Fifty
C,nts per square for subsequent than
three months. No advertisements counte less
than square.
Liberal contracts WILDE madewith those wishing
to advertise for three, six or twelve months. Ad-
vertising by contract must be confined to the i'm
msdiate business Of the firm or individual contrac-
ting.
Obituary Notices exceeding five lines. Tributes
matters of individual interest VIII be charged for
at advertising rates. Announcements Of marriages
and Deaths and notices offs religious character, are
respectfully solicited, and will be inserted gratis
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-09-13

It would be'well to select seed corn in
similar way-going over the field and
gathering the ears from the stalks, that
the latter may be taken into considera-
ton as we'll as the ear itself. We need 9
dwarf variety of Southern corn-a full
sized ear with small stalk. Too much
of the strength of the soil is expended in
making the large stalk which our corn
generally has-and by going over the
fields and selecting good ears from the
smallest stalks, dwarf variety could
doubtless in short time be established.
Southern C1ltiuator.
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Hoe and plough these as soon as they
will bear it and thin out severely. The
turnip completes its growth in a very
short time, and ought 70 be given every
advantage-early thinning and frequent
workings very important. At the last
ploughing, if the soil is very rich, drill
barley or oats or rye between the rows Of
turnips, and thus keep the land occupied
through the winter.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-03-02

One case came under my observation
in which the principal actors were 2
member Of Congress, aged, | should
Judge, upward Of sixty, and bright,
fresh, sprightly widow, a sparkling ana
irresistible type Of the class OF which
the elder Weller 50 solemnly counseis
bis SON to |" beware" The sly twinkle
~ the old gentleman's eye and his ex-
preston OF studied indifference TO the
tender glances and alluring airs LED me
to seriously doubt whether he heard one
word Of the manufactured business pc
ING poured into his ear, and my incl'na-
ton 10 examine the document IN ms
hands was almost irresistible, so firmly
was convinced that 1t was bottom-slde
inward; but, when saw her rest her
beautiful hand so tcnderly upon ms
arm, and gazing up into his face with
bewildering eyes, inquire IN tones o.
sweet perplexity: :" My dear Mr.. -,
what shall doP' we rang down the
curtain. We were willing TO wager our
head on the success Of that wsman's
petition II it lay in the power Of ouI
venerable friend to bring It about
! lYashiu0tOn Letter.
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A Detroit doctor yesterday met an
ex-patieut Of his on State Street and
called the mans attention TO the fact
that he had bill against him for medi-
cal services.
"Can't pay" replied tho man.
do you want 70 payP" sterniy de-
manded the physician.
.Of course do, but Id like little
tiine.''
allow muchp''
"About twenty years"
"I'n sue this bill" exclaimed the
Doctor.
"Sue away, for amt worth but 2
shirt and half, and am growing poor
or every day"
"Wcll. sir, YOU are blamed mean
imanlr continued the Doctor.
lI" How mean am lP Please stats
what grade OF meanness you mean"
~ mean,r said the Doctor, as ~
cot more color in his ears, ~ near
that YOU are mean enough TO preten'
70 die, 50 as to spite your creditors ans
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-03-02

A Detroit boy, aged ~. whose uncle
Is member Of the Legislature, was
permitted to make trip TO Lansing
few days ago in order TO visit the State
house. He came home yesterday noon
chuck full of importance, and when his
little brother ran to meet him at the
gate William coldly waved him back
and said:
81 refer you to the Committee on
Fisheries, bub, and how's my dogV
His mother was glad TO see him, ana
when she asked him IL be had enjoyed
himself be replied:
"Oh, suppose so, though now
move to strike out all after the enacting
clause
"What sort Of talk is that, Willie,
| dearP" she asked in great surprise
" Never mind the talk, mother, but
move the previous question and bring
on the pancakes"
The hired girl came in with the din.
ner and wanted to know how ne liked
Lansing. He looked at her with great
dignity and replied:
al now move to lay your petition on
the table, Hannah, for future consider
| alton"
She got mad about 1t, and William
slyly informed his mother that it was
his opinion that Hannah's title should
be made to conform to the body of the
bill. He went out to see the boys aiter
dinner, and q house painter asked him
where No. 657 was.
"We'll have call Of the House and
see," replied the boy, as he looked
around.
"Whose houseP" asked the painter.
"Or. YOU can rise to question OF
privilege" continued the lad.
al don't want no sass!" said the
painter, who thought the boy was max.
ing fun Of his red nose -,
1Of course not. Let's pass the bill
to third reading, or else 60 into
committe Of the whole and debate 1t. y
al think you need dressing down.
growled the painter, and he banged
William into q snow-bank and pushed
! a heap of snow down behind his collar
"Have the minority no rightsv
I yelled the boy, As he kicked the painter
I, on the shin.
He would have been wolloped hat
not his mother appeared. The painter
: moved away at the sight OF ner' gu
/. called out:
4 "I'll see you again, boyT"
= IL refer the whole subject to father
I, with instructions to report bill =
walk you into the Police Court, }" replies
the Representative, as he went IN =
Y tell his mother the difference betwee
a suspending the rules and rushing
= bill. or referring it to the Commute
= on Cornfields till some one came aroun
y with the cigars.--Fyee Press.