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MEMPHIS TENN. FRIDAY EVENING" OCTOBER I2, 1877.

youth, it is this underneath cur
rent that remains in their memo.
ries, long after all special efforts
have passed away. Was their home
bright, sunny, full of love, and
simple, natural joy? Were truth,
honor and duty woven into the
lives Of those who guided them?
If SO, how their hearts spring back
with gratitude and Joy to the spot
where such holy and loving inhu-
ences overshadowed and blessed
them! If, on the contrary, the
spirit Of the home was gloomy, for
bidding aud austere; if nervous irri-
liability pervaded the air, or a tone
of distrust and suspicion tinctured
the intercourse, then the shadow
has been a baleful one, and has
darkened the whole life and chilled
the whole nature.
So each one Of us, not only in
the house, but everywhere and at
all times, is casting a shadow either
of blessing or of blight. Over
words and deeds we can exert some
authority; even thoughts may be
subjected to the control of strong
will; but this aroma which our
characters are ever shedding we can
no more prevent than the rose can
hide her perfume, OF the tree with
draw its shadow. Yet we can by
no means escape the responsibility
of this unconscious influence, para
dox though it seem. The maiden
who views her face in the mirror
and beholds a scowl, cannot indeed
prevent the faithful reflection, but
she may drive the scowl from hel
brow, and so create new and more
attractive image. So although oul
characters will throw the shadows
of themselves which we can by nc
means alter, yet the building up o.
those characters rests with us. i
we keep our hearts truthful, hon
orable, pure and loving, the shad
ows they cast will bless all who
come under them. Martineau wei
says: "The noblest workers of the
world bequeath us nothing so grea
as the image Of themselves. Theil
task, be it ever SO glorious, is his
torical and transient; the majesty
of their spirit is essential and eter
nal"
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ther damage. The narrative
adds that the police at once
interfered and stopped the
fight, to the great chagrin of
the crowd which gathered to look
on with cynical indifference as to
whether the editor or the physician
got whipped. Both combatants
were taken to the station-house,
where DR.. Ambrook was fined. Aud
now what was the sequel? Does this
wild Western journalist immediate
ly publish long lists of the patients
that have died under his opponents
treatment, accuse him of scandalous
malpractice, charge him with being
employed by the trustees to start
the new graveyard, tell how his
uncle was hanged as a horse-thief
in Texas and how his cousin
served ten years in State prison in
Illinois; assert that he squints, that
his hair is red and his legs crooked?
Does he avail himself of any of the
thousand amenities of the newspa-
per profession by means of which
the scorned editor becomes to his
fellow-man more devilish than any
scorned woman that ever breathed?
Not at all. The person who waves
the Colorado Banner quietly con-
siders the merits of the whole mat.
ter, and mildly and meekly re,
marks, like Christian and a gen.
tleman not over-much skilled in
the arrangement of the English
iambic pentameter acatalectic:
"Let it be said to the credit o
DR.. Ambrook that he has made
toward us the amends of a gentle
man, and because for once his pas
sion got the better of him is nj
reason why we should harbor an.
i'll will toward him. That is no
after the manner Of a friend. 'TC
err is human-to forgive, divine.
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THE COLORADO EDITOR.
New York World.J

New York Worldl
The American editor is generally
supposed to be reckless in his con-
duct, insolent to his friends and
inveterate toward his enemies; and
the editor of the West and South is
considered the worst type of the
man Of types. 1t is therefore a
pleasant thing to find such a reve-
lation of charity, msgnanimity and
simple good faith in a journal on
the far confines of our civilization
as was made in the Colorado Ban
ner of last week in an editorial
headed "Tbat Row." The article
opens with dramatic directness
that at once commands the atten-
tion of the reader hundreds of
miles away. "The editor of this
paper" says the Banner, "and DR..
Ambrook have always been on very
friendly terms" What of it? is
the thought of the startled reader.
Why not? Is there perchance
some awful and mysterious reason
for a quarrel between these impor-
tant personages? "Never until
last Saturday" continues the sol
emn and judicial statement, "had
an uufriendly word passed between
them, although both had INDUCED
in twitting expressions toward each
other" Here, in a few lines the
date Of the encounter is fixed, and
the possible danger in the relation
of the actors suggested out of which
disaster may be generated. E" Last
Saturday." proceeds the impartial
narrator, "as we were coming
along Pearl street, a new subscriber
to the paper having taken us in
hand, making us feel good, we
passed DIR. Ambrook at the entrance
of Union Hall, and in the old and
familiar style grabbed him by the
hands and said: Hello, Billy Bow
legs, how goes it?' as we had often
said before" There is unconscious
genius in every one of these
touches. They give the picture of
the free and easy life Of a Colorado
town clearly, and Boswell himself
could not confess more frankly his
own gaucheries than this editor re-
lates his JOY over a chance sub
scriber and his boisterous and i'll
hammered greeting to a friend. No
less naive is the remark which fol-
lows; "The doctors temper got the
better of him, and before we knew
it he hit us a diff aside the head
from behind. On the part of a
friend such action came so unex-
pected we were dumfounded, and
all we could do was parry the blows,
and none Others gave the first struck
u.s." The ardor Of the narrative
leads the writer into the use of some
very everyday English. He never
seems to forget his dignity or lay
aside the calmness and truthful
ness that became literary gentle
man, to whom an accurate and ar
tistic statement of facts is the one
thing necessary. In most cases
when an editor has had a personal
encounter his opponent is aston
ished to find next morning how the
knight of the pen kicked, cuffed
and maltreated him, but here there
is simply a plain, unvarnished
statement that the editor of the
Banner got an unexpected "' diff
aside the head" and was aIterward
able to protect himself from fur
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Five Thousand Copies
Are read by at least
Twenty Thousand People

twenty Thousand People
old and young, every week. It 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-
tising; for many good people seeing an ad-
vertisement in paper, especially their
church paper, take it as guarantee of ro-
spOnsibility. Such confidence should not be
aoubeu "neh IL can be helped. We want,
therefore,
The Advertising Patronage
of such business men and firms as we can
recommend to our friends and the public
without compromising the character of tho
paper.
Our Terms Shall be iE Harmon
with the business OUTLOOK.
Send in Your FavOrs.
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louisville and Great Southern R.R.

:4lp.m. Night Exprsss-Connects at Milan
for St. Louis and Chicago, at Mckenzie for
Nashville. Chattanooga, Atlanta and the
Southeast atGuthrie for Hopkinsville, Hem
derson and Evansville, at Louisville for all
points North and East.
10 pm. Day Hxpress-oOnnOctS for st.
Louis and Chicago. at Louisville. for all
points North and East.
40 pm. Milan Accommodation = Daily
except Sunday.
ullman Palace Cars on either train to Louis
vile, and on Night train to Nashville.
For tickets or Information, apply at Ticket
flee, 287 Main, Northwest corner Madison
rect
JOHN I. FLYNN. sup't Memphis Div.
JAMES SPEED, Ticket Agent.
L 91 a
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MEMPHIS q LITTLE ROCKR.R.
hrOt Line to Arkansas aud Texas.
TIMEOARDi

TIME CARDi
Leaves. Arrives.
all train, daily...........5.S0 pm. 1l.30 pm.
reight train daily lex.
sunday ........... .........7.00a.m. 52Opm.
Passengers going on this road will take
aims at the depot of the Louisville, Nash
lie and Great Southern railroad. Mail
aims make close connection at Argenta for
oints on the Little Rock and Fort Smith
lilroad and at Little Rock with the Cairo
nd Fulton railroad for points in Southwest
.rkansas and Texas.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on all night
aims.
Fer tickets and information apply at Ticket
Hices rs and 2S7 Main street, and at depot
Dot Of Washington street, or at Louisville,
ashville and Great Southern railroad depot,
to the undersigned.
X. A. WILLIAMS, Pass. Ag't, Memphis.
M. S. JAY, g, P. aad 7. Ag't, Little Rock.
W. u. SMITH, Sup't, Memphis Tenn.
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Mr.. James Corrie, dentist, in Balti.
more, writes: Il have used DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup personally andin my family
for two or three years, and | am prepared
to say that there is nothing TO compare
10 it as a remedy for rcoughs, colds, etc "
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RAILROADS.
IEMPRIS AND CHARLESTON
RAILROAD.

icHEpULE ON AND AFTER SEPT. 10,
1877;
Leaves. Arrives.
lil and Express. daily.ll so pm 5.45 pm
merville accem' dat'n
1aily lex. Sundayl..... 500 pm S.lS Am
me Twenty Minates Faster than
Cliy rIInS.
SOmerviIIe train will stop at reg
lar and dag stations.
The II. .5Op.m. Trair makes the quick
pt lin" ever made to Chattanooga, Knox
lie. Lynchburg, Washington, and the East,
I'D will stop at all Regular Stations, and at
lag Stations when flaFged, except Flag Sta
Dos between COlli-Iville ar d Memphis.
Tick ct Sfice AS maI" StreeI and Depot
iemrhis and charleston railroad.
JOHN A GRANT,
Chief Engineer and General Sup't.
I. S. DAVANI.
II Assistant General Passenger Agent
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posite side in iailer Wise's garden.
From the fence they were tracked
towards Fair street, some twenty
yards away. The tracks separated
about the middle of the garden,
one pair keeping straight to the
fence, while the other branched to
the left and were traced to the south
corner of the lot, where the man
who made them evidently got over
into the street. From the fence
they could be traced no further.
Sumter Might Have:Besn SiIeneed.
General Beauregard in philadelphia Times.l
1t is pertinent for me, profession
ally, to remark thaty had the Fed
eral naval attack en- Fort Sumter
on the 9th of April, 1868, been
made at night, while the fleet canld
have easily approached near enough
to see the fort-a large, lofty object
covering several acres - the
monitors which we're relatively so
small and low on the water could
not have been seen from the fort.
1t would have beenv impossible,
therefore, for the latter to have re-
turned with any accuracy the fire of
the fleet, and this plan of attack
could have been repeated every
night until the walls of the fort
should have crumbled under the
enormous missiles which made holes
two and half feet deep in the walls
and shattered the latter in an alarm
ing manner. Itcould not then have
repaired during the day the dam
ages of the night, and | am conf
dent now, as | was then, that Fort
Sumter if thus attacked must have
been disabled and silenced in a few
days. Such a result at that time
would have been necessarily follow
ed by the evacuation of Morris and
| Sullivan's islands, and soon after of
Charleston itself, for had not vet
had time to complete and arm the
system of works, including James
Island and the inner harbor, which
enabled us six months later to bid
defiance to Admiral Dahlgren's won
, derful feet and Gilmore's strong
land forces.
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LOTTERY.

A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY 90
n WIN A FORTUNEl-Eleyent Grana
Drawing, 1877. At New Orleans, tuesday.
NoVemher 9Th
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-02-27
Coms..mptiyes 1uke Notice.

Every moment OF delay makes your cure
more hopeless, and much depends on the judi-
clous choice of remedy. The amount of tes-
timony In favor of DR. schenck's PuImonic
Syrup for Consumption, far exceeds all that
can be brought to support the pretensions of
any other medicine. See DR.. Schenck's AL
manac, containing the certificates of many per-
sons Of the highest respectabillty, who have
been restored to health, after being pronounc-
ed incurable by physicians of acknowledged
ability. schenck's Pulmonic Syrup alone
cured many, as these evidences Will show but
the cure Is often promoted by the employment
OF two other remedies which DR.. Schenck pro-
vides for the purpose. These additional rene
dies are schenck's Sea Weed Tonic and Man
drake Pills. By the timely use Of these medI-
cines, according to directions. DIR. schenck
certifes that most any case of Consumption
may be cured
DR.. sehenck is professionally at his principal
office, Corner Sixth and Arch sts., Philadel-
phia, every Monday, where all letters for ad-
vice must be addressed. Inf
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-02-27
v CETIN

Strikes at the root OF disease by purifying the
blood. restoring the liver and kidneys TO healthy
action, invlgorating the nervous system.
VEGETINE
Is not vile. nauseous compound which simply
which Is sure TO purify the blood, and thereby
restore the health.
vEGETINE
Is now prescribed In cases OF Scrofua and other
diseases OF the blood, by many of the best ply
slclans owing 10 its great success in curing all
diseases OF this nature.
VEGETINE
Does not deceive invalids into false hopes by
purgng and creating fictitious appetite, but as
slsts nature in clearing and purifying the whole
system, leading the patient gradually 10 perfect
health
YEGETINE
Was looked upon as an experiment for some time
by some OF our best physicians but those most
incredulous in regard to its merits are now its
most ardent friendsand supporters.
VEGETINE
Says Boston physician " has no equal as a
blOOd-puriiier. Hearing OF its many wonderfu
cures, after all other remedies had failed visit
ed the laboratory and convinced myself OF its
genuine merit. 1t IS prepared from barks roots
and herbs, each OF which Is highly effective and
they are compounded in such manner as to pro
duce astonishing results"
vEGETINE
Is acknowledged and recommended by physicians
and apOthecaries to be the best puritier and
cleanser OF the blood yet discovered and thou.
sands speak in Its praise who have been restored
to health
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A Cool Conductor.

TT WAS years ago, when Frank o. j.
Il Smith had put the Buekfield branch
into running order, and had built a
steamer to connect with Mexico and
Rumford on the Androscoggin. Frost
was one of the first conductors on the
road. He seemed to think he could
drive an engine as he had been in the
habit of driving the North Waterford
stage coach. His first grand operation
was to collide with an engine and tender
between Minot and Hebron, by which
both engines were essentially smashed.
His next brilliant exploit was close to
Buckfeld, when he ran plump into o
freight train,
Mr. Smith thought that would answer
and he dropped polite note to Frost,
informing him that his services would
be no longer required on the road,
away posted Pete to Portland, finding
Frank o. J. at the old Elm House.
"Mr. Smith" said he, plumply and
unblushingly, 81 wish to be reinstated
on your road"
"What ~ exclaimed the governor.
Put you back on that road 2"
Yes, SIR"
Trust you again as conductor"
Exactly, SIR
Bless me and you have already
smashed up three engines for us, besides
endangering many livesl"
eyes, strand for that very reason
you ought to put me back there. have
now learned the trade. You can trust
me. If anybody has any question about
the propriety Of trying to put two en-
gines ahead, on the same track, and in
opposite directions, 1t is not me, sir. L
have tried it twice, and knotO--it-cas't
--be-done!"
1t was too good. The twain took
something together In Charley's little
back parlor, and Pete Frost was reinsta-
ted. That was more than score of
years ago. Pete has been railroading
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-02-27
Both Sides Of the Case.

A BOUT twenty-five years ago Hon.
n S. S. Cox, the witty congressman
from the Sixth New York district,
practiced law in Muskingum and the
adjoining counties in Ohio. On one
occasion he was retained by a Mr.. Jones,
who had been prosecuted by Mr..
Brown, in a suit for damages, laid at
twenty dollars for killing the latter's
dog, a fox hound. The suit had been
brought before a country Justice of the
Peace, and, after short consultation
with his client in the rear of the barn.
Sunset appeared before the august
court and announced his readiness TO
proceed with the trial of the case. Six
witnesses were sworn and examined for
the plaintiff who all told the same story,
viz, that on one occasion they were at
work in g clearing" when the defend
ant Joined them leading the dog which
was peculiarly marked with black and
white spots, by cord, whereupon he
deliberately killed it in their presence,
and threw it into burning log-heap
where it was burned to ashes. The
Squire adjusted his specs, closely scru-
tinized the bustling little attorney, and
remarked:
" Well, Mr.. Cox, 1 guess your client
will have to pay for this here dog. The
judgment is against you"
But hold on" protested Sunset.
" You will hear our side of the case.
won't your"
80, certainly" responded the Squire;
" But 1 don't see how you're goin' to
change the judgment of this here court.
The dog is undoubtedly dead. Hev you
any witnesses, Mr.. Cox 20
" Yes, one," responded S. S., and
nodded to his client, who retired to the
hollow back of the barn and soon re-
turned leading white dog covered with
black spots.
By jimminy," exclaimed Brown, as
soon as he saw the dog, "by jimminy
that is my dog, as sure as guns" All
the other witnesses identified it as
Browns dog. Finally the squire re-
versed the former decision, remarking:
'' This here case is reversed, because
the dog amt dead, and the court is of
the opinion that it is always best to hear
both sides of the case before rendering
judgment.
Jones then threatened to bring suit
for malicious prosecution, but Brown
compromised by letting him keep the
dog and paying the costs. 1t afterward
turned out that Jones had a worthless
dog that looked very much like Browns.
He enticed the latter's dog to his place,
tied him up, and took his own worthless
cur to the clearing where he killed
and burned him, as detailed by the wit
nessess. But, of course, Brown never
found this out.
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THE TIMES, NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA, FEBRUARY e. 1871.

validity Of the will, because 1t was writ
ten on the blank leaf Of an old day
book, which had been turned into n
scrap book but succeeded In proving to
his satisfaction that will is a will
whether penned on sheet of paper, or
In book. All, there he goesl'' he
smiled as the front door swung heavily
to. He will give you no more
trouble"
Mr. Perklo was right. Mr.. Dean had
left, and Nannette heard from him no
more.
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of course, greatly priced afterward as the
work of the young, genial, and light
hearted British officer.
Those Revolutionary days are now
very old, and the handsome English gem
tleman has been dead long, long years.
We can forgive his efforts against us
now, and perhaps 1t will be more agree
able to think of him as the artist-soldier
rather than the spy at West Point.
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PROOF WHAT rs NEEDED.
Boston. Feb. 1s. 1871.

Mr.. H. II. Stevens:
Dear Sir--About one year since I found
myself in feeble condition from general debili-
ty. VEGETINE was strongly recommended to
me by a friend who had been much benefited by
It's use; procured the article, and after nsing
continued its use feel quite confident that there
Is no medicine superior to it for those complaints
for which 1t is especially prepared and would
cheerfuy recommend II, to those who feel that
they need something TO restore them to perfect
health. Respectfully yours. 80
Firm Of s. M. Pettingin 8 Co., 10 State ST. Boston
CIHCIENATI. Nov. 26, 1872
MT Il. X, Stevens:-Dear Sir-The two bottles of
has used with great beneft. F7 =
For long time she has been troubled with diz-
zness and costiyeness; these troubles are now
entirely removed by the use OF Vegetine
She was a so troubled with Dyspepsia and Gen.
eral Debility. and has been greatly benefited
THOS. GILMORE, 2291z Walnut St.
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ever since, and has never met with an
other acci dent In fact, he is accounted
one OF the best conductors running out
of Boston.
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NATICK. Mass, June I, 1872
Mr.. IL. II. Stevens dear Sir = Through the ad-
vice and earnest persuasion of Rev. r. =. Best OF
this place, have been taking VEGETINE for
Dyspepsia, OF which have suffered for years
have used only two bottles and already feel
myself new man. Respectfully.
DIR. j. W. CARTER.
Report from a Practical Chemist and
Aprthecayy.
BOSTON, Jan. l, 1874
Dear Sir-This IN 10 certify that I have sold at
ret retail 154M dozen (lSS2 bottes) Of your vEGE
TINE since April IL, 1870, and can truly say that
Is has given the best satisfaction OF any remedy
for the complaints for which it is recommended
that ever sold. Scarcely day passes without
ssme Of my customers testfying 70 IT'S merits on
infant Of several cases OF Scroful0us TuInors be-
ing cured by Vegetine alone In this vicinity.
Very respectfully yours,
All GILMAN, 46S Broadway
To II. r. STEVENS, Esq Sim
Preparedby H.R. Stevens, Boston, Mass.
Vegetine is Sold by All Druggists.