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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-09
XVI MEMPHIS TENN: TUESDAY EVENING. APRIL g. 1878

for the young lady, for she loved
her aunt and uncle. They had al
ways been good and kind to her,
and she did not want to seem un-
grateful. Still, her own happiness
was at stake, and wisdom told her
to obey her best instincts.
Before then they say Eli had seen
Mr.. Ives, the young lady'S uncle.
They talked the matter over, and
when the old gentleman saw how
earnest he was, how much the hu-
morist loved his niece, he said:
81 don't see how l can object
and / don't ebject-but my wife
does, and I'll have to see her and
talk it over"
But the more Mr.. Ives talked
with his wife the more she became
opposed to the match. She finally
said:
{" 1t shan't be! Louisa flor this
was the young lady's name) shan't
marry any one. We cannot give
her up"
Some time after this Eli again
met the young lady, and again they
talked the matter over. Everything
looked dark and uncertain. Each
truly loved the other. They could
see butone way outof the difficulty,
and that was to get married. So
one morning they went down to
Grace Church, called on the bishop,
sent out for Mr.. Geo. w. Carleton,
the publisher; John A. Dix, and
several well known friends as wit
nesses, and the marriage took place.
With nothing but their own love
and the benediction Of the bishop,
they started their married life-a
life which has brought happiness to
both Of them. And even now,
though they have been married
three years, the gossipS in New
York say there is no such happy
couple on Manhatten Island as Eli
Perkins and his beautiful wife.
" And what beanie Of the aunt
and uncle ?" asked the reader
Well, l don't know. Some say
they are reconciled, and some say
not. 1t is a subject on which Eli
and his wife never talk. Though q
young lady tells me that she saw
the uncle's photograph handsomely
framed in their reception room the
other night, and by this she guessei
everything is happy all arounC
again. If it isn't, it should be.
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porized by the heat, and the gas
takes up this vapor and carries it
into the retorts. In the retorts the
nsptha vapor is decomposed, and
combined with the water gas, and
the latter is then burning cas-, but
not ready for the market. 1t is
next passed through cSndensers and
washers to remove any condensible
vapors. The result is a clear white
burning gas, entirely free from odor
or smoke, and far more brilliant
than ordinary coal gas. It's illumi.
mating power is thirty per cent.
greater than that of coal gas.
Chow much gas do you make
every day." asked the reporter.
"About 100000 feet"
"Isn't there about as much Of
other kinds of gas in this mixture
as Of what you get out of the Gro.
ton water?"
"No; the gas comes from the
water. We treat it with naptha tC
give it the Illuminating power
You go and try this gas. You cal
place a sheet of white porcelain
within three inches of the flame
and there will not be a particle o
smoke in three months"
care you selling it any cheaper
than the other companies?"
No; why should we ? We can
supply the demand for it. If W,
sought customers that would be
different thing. We can make
big profit from it now, and we in
tend to do it,"
The gas, it is said, costs the com
pany only fifty cents per thOusanC
feet, and they sell it for 81.
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that l know it is going to have
trouble"
"D-n my luck!" replied the
stone mason, 81 knew something
was wrong. l never put cent in
a bank in my life but what | was
swindled."
"Hold," said the governor, with
out relaxing one line in his masked
features, "what | allude to is this:
they have my note in that bank for
$4,000, and they'll have u darned
sight of trouble getting the money"
Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup should be kept
in every family. A slight cough, II un-
checked, is often the forerunner Of con-
sumption, aud timely dose of this won.
derful medicine has rescued many from
an early grave
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HOW HE GOT LEFT!
A Young New Yorker Fails In Love |
With Houston Belle, and the De
nOuem cot.


wIih Houston Belle, ana the ne
nOuem cot.
From the Houst on Telegraph, april 81
A good story is going the rounds
about q New York drummer, and
how he "was left" by a young lady
of this city. The drummer, whose
name for reasons is omitted, is
handsome, well educated and is
possessed Of considerable good
things of this life. He travels for
a New York house, more for the
pleasure than the profit. His bust
ness often calls him to Houston,
and upon one Of hisperiodical visits
he met one of our young ladies and
fell desperately in love with her.
His suit, as he fondly believed, was
encouraged. Buggy rides and eve
ming walks followed. Every Sun
day evening found the young lovers
at church together, and one of the
best seats in the theater was always
occupied by them whenever a COM
pany visited us. Their wooing and
lovemaking passed off pleasantly.
Their enjoyment seemed to be In
each others society. At last the
Gothamite popped the question, +"
and, as may be supposed, he
was accepted. He told his
fance of his Northern home.
and with much reluctance
he left to arrange his business, so
that he might return and be united
to the one Of his choice. While in
the metropolis he purchased a resi-
dence on Murray Hill, had it finely
furnished aud fitted. 1t was, from
all accounts, cage worthy of the
bird. Hurrying through his bust
ness he, with fond expectations Of
soon beng with his adoled one, left
for our city, and arrived in due
time. A few hours after his arrival
found himself at the residence of
Miss -, when to his surprise he
was very coldly received. The
yonng lady, after keeping him wait
ing In the parlor for some time, at
length appeared and professed to
be surprised to see him back so
soon. He didn't exactly under
stand it, but supposed it "was her
way, you know"
After some hesitation he broached
the subject of their approaching
nuptlals His astonishmeDt can be
imagined when told by the young
lady that ''she supposed it was only
a little filtration, and really had no
idea of marrying him, so she hoped
be would excuse her, especially as
arrangements were being made for
her marriage with an old sweetheart
whom pa thinks is just the thing
for me-" Our friend saw immedi-
ately that he was cleft" and with,
out much ado picked mp his hat
and departed sadder and wiser
man. The only thing that troubles
him now is to know yhat 10 do
with his Murray Hill residence and
to keep the affair out Of the new.
papers.
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GAS FROM WATER.
Quietly Mnkt1g IL for Fifty Cents
Thousand Feet and Selling iG
for 80

AHOuehuu rect anu Selllnx IL
for 80.
New York Sun.
While the possibility of making
Illuminating gas from water has
been under discussion, some prac-
tical men have erected works, and
for a year past have supplied gas in
this city made from Croton water.
Among the establishments in which
this gas is burned are the Standard,
Fifth Avenue, Wallack's, Union
Square and Park theaters, and Del
monico's, Windsor, st, James, Filth
Avenue, Buckingham, Metropoli-
tan, st. Nicholas, Parker and Pres
colt hotels. The works are at
Forty-tourth, Forty-fIth and Forty
sixth streets and the North river,
and Mr.. Francklyn, the manager of
the Oanard Line of steamships, is
the capitalist who has supplied
money for carrying on the enter
prisa. 1t Ia said that 100000 is
invested. The concern, called the
Municipal Gaslight Company, has
been ia active operation for more
than year. A Sun reporter on
Saturday met one of the directors
of the company, and asked him to
describe the method of making the
gas, and the prospects Of the enter,
prise, He said that the company
had carefully avoided publicity, and
did not desire public attention.
They had a cheap mode of making
gas, which nobody else had yet
adopted, and which, therefore gave
them an advantage. They were
unable to supply the demand, hay-
ing now over 1000 applications on
the books to which they could not
respond.
"The foundation Of the dis
coyery that water is convertible
into gas," this gentleman said, "is
the explosion Of the OLD idea that
water is an original element. Water
is a composition of oxygen and hy-
drOgen, and by subsection to intense
heat the water is resolved into its
original constituents, yielding one
volume Of oxygen gas and two vol.
umes of hydrogen. The process is
il complicated one, but inexpensive,
and the water gas does not cost
near so much as the gas made from
coal and kerosene. The first ope-
ration in the manufacture of this
gas is to heat the water, and next
to superheat it to about one thou.
sand degrees Fahrenheit. The wa
ter is then passed into generators
filed with anthracite coal, by means
of which it is decompOsed into its
original elements. The oxygen here
unites with the carbon from the
coal, and the produot is oarbonic-
oxide and hydrogen, At this stage
q crude burning gas is had, CON
tanning sulphur and oarbonic acid.
To remove these the gas is passed
through purifying boxes, which are
immense selves containing layers Of
lime. The sulphur is deposited in
the lime, and carbonate is made
by the acid. These impurities re-
moved, the gas next passes into
carburettes--iron cylinders iueased
in waterjackets on the glue-pot
principle. These cylinders are hale
full of naptha. The naptha is va.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-09
Gov. Vance Giving a Rank TrOnbIe.
Ashevill0 IN. C.) Pioneer.l

Gov. Vance Giving a Rank Trouble.
ASheViIlO IN. C.) Pioneer.l
Being thrown in company with
the governor, last Tuesday, we made
a pass at him with one of our best,
and received in return the follow
ing:
"You don't remember old R.?
No; he left this country before you
came here. He was stone mason
by trade, and operated all over the
country. About the time Dewey
Bank failed / met him at a little
gathering in Mecklenburg. After
shaking hands be took me one side,
saying he desired to ask me a ques-
ton. Now, Governor, said he,
this is a matter of a little delicacy,
and you are at liberty to answer it
or not. | wish to know if Meal
den's bank is going to have any
troubleg"
Assuming an air Of deep medita.
tioR the governor replied, Eyes; |
have no hesitation in telling you
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-09

1851 Prizes, amounting to.................slln 40O
Responsible corresponding agents waited nj
all prominent point3. to whom a liberal com
pensa.ion will be Fald.
Application for rates TO clubs thould only ba
made 70 the Home Office in New Orleans
Wrtto, clearly stating ull address. for fur
ther information or send orders to
N. A. DAUPHIN,
~ p. O. BOX 500. New Orleans. La
Or No o West Cou;t street, Memphis, Tam.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-09

A newspaper in the fullest sense Of the word,
at once adapted to the Merchant. the No
chanic, the Farmer. and everybody
dosirOus of keeping up with tho
stirring news of this live and
progressive age.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-09

pT All communications should be ad-
dressed to
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-09
LOTTERY.

A sPLEEDID Opportunity 70
"A WIN A FORTUNEE Fourth lyano
April 9th. -~e'u1''
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY 60.
This institution was regularly inoorp perstsd
6y the Legislature Of the state for Ejuca-
tlonal and Charitable purposes in 1868, with a
capital OF Sl,OO0000 to which il has since
agdsd reserve fund of $3.50, GEO. ITS GRAND
SINGLE NUMBER DISTRIBUTIONS will
take place monthly on the seoon Tuesday.
y 1T il,, NkyEa SCALES or pOaTPoSRs. Look at the
following Distribution,
CAPITAL PRICE. $4,000.
100, 200 Tickets at z DoIIsFa Each,
Hall Tlak cts Ona DnIlnr
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A u our Grand Extraordinary Drawings are
under tho supervision and man cement Of
Generals g. I. BEAUREGARD und JUBAL
A. EARLY.
The next drawing occurs Tuesday. May
ID, 1875, ll.S6.w6s
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-04-18
rpsr9set TaEe

phuric acid, which removes the alloy,
the gold is then reboiled and reduced
to Il coarse powder resembling clay.
Its purity then is 098 or 900. The sill
yer mixed with copper, is run into
watts On a lower floor, and is rarified
and granulated, when it resembles
pipe clay. The granulated gold and
silver are pressed into large cheeses in
a hydraulic press. a cheese of gold,
IL inches in diameter and three inches
thick is worth $40, 900; a silver cheese
OF the same size is worth 5000. The
sulphuric acid, after it is used. pro-
duces a sediment of blue vitrol,
which is much prettier than either
the gold or silver seen in the assay Of
fee. The vitriol and the weak acid
are both sold for as much money as
the original acids costs. This substi-
tuition of sulphuric acid for nitric has
caused saving to the New York assay
Office alone of 100000 a year. De-
positors receive their gold and silver
separately at standard purity, 900.
Pure metal is also sent to the assay
Office from the various refneries to be
alleged. From United States refine
ries silver is generally sent in large
bars or cakes; AMI small amount of
Mexican metal is received in thin. ir-
regularly shaped pieces called disks.
The fumes from the watts and furnaces
in the assay Offices are condensed and
sold as weak acid. Only small
amount of the gas escapes in the at
mosphere, and although it is slightly
offensive it is not injurious. On the
contrary, this gas is an excellent dis
infectant, and acts upon dead matter
rather than living. The same precau-
tions are taken to prevent loss in the
assay office as in the great minis.
The ashes, the sweepings from the
floor, the crucibles, and all the instru-
ments which come i'll contact with
the precious metals are washed and
ground in machine constructed for
the purpose, and the stray particles
Of silver and gold are gathered to-
gethcr.
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transport, it is foolish for us to con-
tinue to make rates to competitive
points, when others get the goods to
carry. And under such state of
things we would be fully justified in
taking any course that would give US
some revenues from the property.
We however take pleasure in an
nouncing that for the season of 1873,
the Duluth Route will continue in the
field as a competitor for your business
and with much better facilities than
ever before offered to the people of
this State. There will be line of
steamers running between Duluth and
and the East consisting of the verv
best passenger and freight boats ahoat
upon the Lakes-leaving Duluth three
times each week on days hereafter to
be announced-and forming with the
railroads from Erie and Buffalo, the
quickest and best line of transporta-
ton ever offered to this State. Will
you not do something towards making
this line a success. If so, have your
goods, to be sent from any
Easern point. marked "Tia Duluth,
and delivered to either the New York
Centralt Erie, or Pennsylvania Rail
roads-or any of their connections
Through Bills of Lading, for any
goods going East, will be given by the
Agents of this Company at st. Paul
or Minneapolis, for all points in this
country, or for foreign shipment. AT
any rate, give us an opportunity tc
take your goods at rates as low as by
any other route.
Yours Truly.
J. Z. ILSEY.
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OilINC WHEAT.

The perverSe ingenuity of mankind
is, unfortunately, nearly quite as
prominent phenomenon in human
history as that higher kind of ingenu-
ity which, like mercy, blesseth both
its possessor and its object. Corn and
Oil are admirable commodities. and in
some parts of the world the latter
enters quite us largely into human
dietetics us the former. In our own
country, however, except in cOmbiIa-
ton with said, and only then in a
very modified degree, a strong pre-
Judice exists, as a rule, with respect
to oleaginous food, and an item of
news which reaches us through the
highly respectable channel of Messers.
Lange & Co., of alton. is calculated to
produce a somewhat diSagreeable SEN
sation in the average stomach. 1t is
stated by those gentlemen, in the
columns of a Hamburg paper, that for
some time past practice OF man.
ipulating wheat with Oil has been
adopted in that part of the world, for
the double purpose Of improving it's
appearance and increasing its specific
gravity, upon which the sale value of
=
Wheat, which in its natural condition
would weigh l23 Dutch pounds, or
about - kilos, per hectoliter. gains
by the process of oiing about 6 Dutch
pounds. or nearly 8 kilos. per hectoli-
ter, and is thus made to appear from
10 to II per cent more than it really
is. The money gained to the dishon-
est seller is Dos. to 25s. per ton. with
an outlay for rape oil of about four
pence. The apparent increase in the
specific gravity is caused by the
smoothnesS impaired to the wheat by
the oil, which makes considerable
number of ''corns' go to the same
bulk. The evil results, in addition to
the direct money loss inflicted on the
buyer, are, that though milling is i'm
possible. and that the flour produced
from the oiled wheat will never bake
properly. Thel abominable practice
is not confined to wheat alone. but has
become common with almost all
foreign seeds which are sold by
specific gravity value, but in no other
instance are the consequent evils so
serious as that of wheat. Two tests
are given, by which. it is said. this
novel form of seed adulteration may
be readily detected by the miller.
One is to put the suspected wheat in a
perfectly clean vessel. and shake
through it a small quantity of tur-
meric powder. If the wheat is oiled
the powder will adhere to the grains,
especially about the beard and crease.
while on unoiled wheat, even if it he
damp. not speck of the powder will
be visible. The second method is to
fill clean glass with clean water. and
then shake a little crystallized cam
phor dust on the surface of the water.
The small PARTICLES of camphor will
gradually melt. and while doing SO "a
continuous lively rotary motion is
caused. Now throw a few corns of
the suspected gram in the water. If
it has been oiled the rotary motion of
the camphor will at once cease. and
the latter will float motionless on the
surface of the water. If the grain is
unoiled the rotary motion of the cam
phor will continue as before.-The
Miller.
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The art of advertising is brought
down to decidedly fine point; and
when an agent sends you an inch ad-
vertisement to insert at your very
lowest rates and accompanies it with
a six inch local notice, which he
wants 10 put in for nothing, you can't
help but admire his acreage of cheek.
and wish You had a gun that would
shoot 4 hundred miles and kill the
fellow you are thinking of, without
taking aim.
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Interest due and accrued on
bonds and stocks not included
in market value 3,ooo o.
Premiums in due course OF col
lection ...... OV,soo -
Bills receivable, taken for Ma
rine and Inland risks lO,o23 ~
Aggregate amount Of all actual,
avail ,ble assets. $o|S, l44 30
LIABILITIES
Net amount of unpaid losses 46, 437 IS
11 sure all Outstanding risks. 1883 Al
All other demands against the ~
Company, viz: SoO W
Total liabilities, except cap
ital and net surplus ......: loo,Sol 90
Joint stock capital paid upin M
Surplus beyond capital. ...... 1913 60
Aggregate liabilities, including
paid up capital and surplus. S79,l44 70
8. INCOME, 1877.
premiums. -. -. :. 49,. $275. 1896 4s
Interest received on bonds and
mortgages o,ooS -
from ali other sources. $1,000. li,s4o SO
Income from all other sources,
viz. zosot% o.
Total income. .... $a21. O3s 80
4. EXPENDITURES, 1877.
Net amount paid for losses 49,. s239,0s4 81
Cash dividends actually paid. 5000 w
Salaries OF officers, clerks and
other employees So,23o 70
' erar &c, . . ............. 1916 80
Amount paid for State, national
and local taxes O,SSS 10
Aggregate cash expendi.
lures, during the year $3l6,07o 10
4. MISCELLANEOUS.
I Total amount of outstanding
risks Dec. 81, 1877 ...... 81, 1921 1881 w
Total premiums received, from
organization OF company 70
Oate 49,. o,%io,0oo "
Total loss.s paid from oreaniza-
ton of company to date 49,. 2,296,Ooo o2
6. BUSINESS IN MINNESOTA, 1877.
Amount of risks TAKEN. SO, $50 GO
Amount of premiums received. 1861 ~
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE.
WHEREAs, The Roger Williams Insurance
Company of the State of Rhode Island, has
| filed III this Department a sworn statement eX-
| hibting its condition and business for the year
ending December 3lst, 1877, and has other
wise fully complied with the requirements o!
| the insurance laws Of this State.
Now. therefore, |, A. R. McGill, Insurance
Commissioner nf the State of Minnesota, do
hereby certify that the above named Company
Isl fully empowered, through its authorized
agents, to tianasct its appropriate business OF
Fire Insurance in this State, according to the
laws hereof unit! the 3lst day Of January, A.
| ID. 1879.
| Witness my hand and official seal this 4th
day of March, 1878.
A. L. McGILL.f
| Insurance Commissioner.
I. r. A. STUDDARm,
AGENT, ST. PAUL.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA
DEPAgrnExT OF IxsrRAxcE

IL Vt MEL kA2Lk. }
WHxrxas, The United States Branch Of
the North q eTman Fire Insurance tompaDy u
Of the State Of New York, hasfled IN this
Department sworn statement exhibiting its
condition and business for the year endins
Dc 3is6, 1877, and has Otherwise fully com
plisd with the requirements Of the insuEanee
lsws a this Staae-
Nov thessloss, /, A. B. Nc0ill, Insurance
Ccmuinionw Of The etste of Minnesota, do
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Northwestern National
Insurance Company.
PRINCIPAL OFFICE, MILWAUKEE,
[Organized and;commenced business, July
1869.
ALEXANDER MITCHELL. President
JNO. T. McGREGOR, Secretary
Attorney to accept service in Minnesota,
y. y. Watson, st. Paul.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-18
a CHAPTER on doNsTANCy.

t,Whv, viii, you dear old fellow,
Where have you been these years
with fhs Kharl's own volunteers
Have Won scaled the Alps OF Andes,
Sailed to isles Of Amazons x,ao
What climate, WILL has changed your i"e"
From brown to perfect bronze
She put her dimpled hand IN NINE,
In the same frank, friendly way,
We stood again on the deaf. old beach,
And 1t seemed but yesterday,
It seemed but the lapse OF single hlgh'
Since she said TO me on that snole' MIL,
F'GOOd byl you may not remempei' "i'
But shall, forevermore.
held her hand while whispered low, ..
"And YOU. dear-what of the years
Since we said good-by on this same whlte
beach,
Won Mary, were then just twenty,
Aud was twenty three .,,.,
when we stood together on the dear old beact
Here by the murmuring sea.
A beautiful blush came to her cheek,
"Husb, Willr' she quickly said.
s'Let's look ut the bathcrs IN the !S5u li'
There's Nelly and Cousin Ned
"And who's that porty gentleman
On the shady side OF life T.
tOhi He belongs to our party too
In fact, viii, am his wife.
"And tell you it Is an awful thing
The way he can behayoi -.,,,.
He iiirts with that girl in steel-gray silk
will. why do you look so grave Z
esThe fact r., Mary, well-ahem-
Oh nothing at oil, my dear, IN.
Except that She of The steel-gray silk
Is the one married last year.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-18
OUR SUCCESSORS.

A pair of very chubby legs,
incased in scarlet hose;
A pair Of little stubby boots,
With rather doubtful toes;
A little kilt, u little coat,
Gut as mother Can---
And loi before us stride in state
Tho futures looming man.
A pair of laughing, deep blue eyes,
4 wealth Of ringIets brown,
With air coUuetish as II queen,
The belle of all the town;
A dimpled chin and blushipg, cheek,
Lips red and teeth Of pearl,
And 10! before us, shy and meek,
We've the futures coming girl.