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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-06
PUBLICATION.
WIDE AWAKE
FOR 1879.
A Pictorial Magazine for Young Folks.
FILA EApurn ru
ELLA FARMER, Editor.

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$500 a Year. Free Of Postage.
I is conceded on all sides that Mossr. ~
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nshed what they set their hearts npon ! up
years ago, viz; to make u magazine absnIuu ~.
purS ih ls influence, unrivalled in its Iiterory
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nasn II AT q price so low that people c,.vi1
iHOru 70 Jake 1t. THREE JOLLY SERIAL S1
The DOgberry Bunch.
A Story of Seven Merry Children. ,vh
me World Tor themselves, but alwavs bo, ,S;eo
ia a bunch" BY MARY HARTw,I5 rTanging
wUOD' Froinsely illustrated by NJ AIRY a. I hEs
Royal LOWrle's Last Yeay at ST: Olave,o
A Jolly story Of American, school Re-
by MAGNVs MERRIwRATB I'm. on3fIn Doy NE.
Miss h. b. HUMPHREY. H'US'rated by
Don QuIlOte, Jr.
pa Inc ADVENTURES Of Sir Miltiades PeterL;n,
ppaul on his stoed '~Dougbnnfs - peterkln
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with co,nic Doys OF America. Illustrated
"''N 0omlo pictures by l.. HOPKINS.
Our American Artist.
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With Portraits, Studio Interiors. and
NV vi raintlngs, by s. G. w. BEYIhvIma'
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Funny Double-page UIustrotod
Poems.
!. The Mince Pie Prince. Re- H.,
Illustrated by L.. Hopkins. NJ" MONROE
Some Novel Schools.
'shnf several Important Experimsv,,
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Drlsht snort Stories and Poems.
NATURAL History Supplemsr4.
Sketches of Travel In Eaue
LIQUORS from the Children. AV'olgn Lands
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-06

Senator Gordon, Of Georgia, has
1900 acres Of good land, managed by
his aOn, and on IL hs hm l70D sheep,
Tor which he has d great fancy.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-06

Killed His Wife and Family.
BRIDdEPoRT, Conn, May 5.-At
New Preston Hill, this morning, Egg
bert Cogswell, while drunk, killed his
wife and himself.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-06

he Sirius and tell me how Saturn
got into the Ringsf Why, yenns
sTat-a'lite for him -[philalelehia
Transcript
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-06

An Idaho paper says " The Indian
who figured so conspicuously at Wash
ington with Chief Joseph. and who
was such a lion at the Presidents
mansion under the name Of Yellow
Bull, is no other than Chotlin Mox
Mox, the murderer of Mrs. Manuel
and child, near the mouth OF White
Bird creek, on Tuesday, June 10, 1877,
the day before the outbreak on Camas
prairie"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-06

Ladies

Do you want q pure, bloom
ing Complexion If so, 2
few applications of Hagan's
MAGNOLIA BALM will graft
ify you to your hearts con-
tent. 1t does away with Sal
lOwnesS, Redress, Pimples,
BlOtches, and all diseases and
imperfectiOns Of the skin. 1t
OvercOmes the flushed appear
ance Of heat, fatigue and ex.
citement. Itmakes a lady OF
THIRTY appear but TWEEN.
TY; and so natural, gradual,
and perfect are its effects,
that it is impossible to detect
its application.
The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1879-07-09
VOL. ). NO. 80.

aspirants for knightly honors OF old,
having divcstcd yourselves as far as
! possible OF the sordidncss Of human
! lty, and with universal philanthropy,
renew the VOW TO live for God, your
country, and your friends, and cspc-
cially to continue true and stcadflst in
the practice of tho virtues of truth and
courage. Having done this You will
nave qualified yourselves for manly
debate in the peaceful forum, should
inc hod OF history v0ucIl safe quiet
urilvcrnncc TO American liberty, or
Tor position in the tented fields, which
II Will be your sacred duty to enter
with nlacritv, should He in His Justice
ahu wisdom require atoncmcnt by fire
amt sword for the accumulated CnOr-
mites OF tyrannical, unnatural gov-
crhlncnt. Or if the day OF reckoning
has been deferred to generations who
shall come aitcryon, then will yo" ha,.a
provided yourselves with al the re-
qulrcmcntS, both OF head and heart,
which arc necessary to complete that
grandcst type of human pcricctability
IL Southern gentleman Of the old
school. This, il is true, may not cna-
bic You, as the head Of syndicate or
rs member Of Il bond ring, to acquire
easy wealth and figure us Il millionaire,
put it Will not prevent your living
honorable, useful lives, and filling
lamcntcd graves, having accumulated
largely Of that treasure which, dcpos-
itcd in accordance with the directions
OF history, will not be liable to tho
Of either moth orrust, and
against which The inrouds of thieves
will not prevail.
The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1879-07-09
tCh!c lgO I'lnlcS.)

-Upto the \ st inst, there had been
coined $Sb, ,O70, 900 in standard silycr8
dollars. Tho amount no ow iii tii6a
treasury is S28 il 30 81 sssjs
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-23
Fighting a fsusa with am Axe.
TRicbland Ia Pnnnr


While r. d. Hooker, of Richland, was
engaged in choppng pumpkins for hi,
stock, and was on one knee, paving no
attention 10 his cattle, without warning
a bull came at him, striking him on the
right side and shoulder and prostrating
him on the ground. Though severely
bruised and hurt, Mr.. Hooker got on his
feet before the animal had time to make
a second attack, and, as it rushed at nim,
struck it with an axe just under one
horn and above the eye. The blow, how
ever, seemed to have little effect on the
angry beast, stopping it but for moment.
1t again pitched at Hooker, one horn
goring him in the arm and the other in
fiicting wound on his face. By this
time the case looked desperate, but as the
animal came at him for the fourth or
fifth time Hooker managed to plant a
blow ON its forehead that felled it to
the ground, and before it had recovered
sufficiently to renew the attack he had
got out of its reach.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-23
[London Telegraph :

A "great attraction" was offered the
other day to the beer-drinking and pleas
ure loving inhabitants of Kaiserstadt, by
an ingenious publican at Lerchenfeld, a
Viennese suburb celebrated for the
breadth of its dialect and the beauty of
its washerwomen. This enterprsing
retailer of "Schwechater" and "Pil ,ener,"
who owns an enormous Bier Halle in the
district alluded to, advertised in the
local press his intention to bestow a
valuable prize upon the possessor of the
largest nose in Vienna, and named a day
upon which candidates for his dona-
ton should compete publicly in
the great room of his establish
ment their claims to nasal pre-emi-
nence being submitted to jury chosen
from among the spectators. At the ap-
pointed time the Bier Halle was thronged
to suffocation, and the hilarity of the
public knew no bounds, as competitor
after competitor presented himself upon
the platform to tue sdjudicators, exhib-
iting noses of such shapes and dimen-
sions as are seldom seen off the panto-
mimic stage. Scores of "Promontarians,"
endowed with organs worthy of Rabel-
aisian eulogium or Slawkenbergian chron-
icle, defiled before the amused spectators,
until at last, fiaker-kutscher, rubicund
and obese, made his appearance behind a
nose, the inordinate magnitude and
rich color of which Ell cited three
rounds of spontaneous and rapturous ap-
plause from the assembled multitude. To
him was adjudged the prize by acclama-
ton; and, in thanking the spectators for
their sympathy and admiration, he took
occasion, in few terse and humorous
sentences, to rejoice them with brief
history of his nose, its diet. habits and
predictions. The Lerchenfelder publ
can, finding his enterprise commercially
successful beyond his widest expecta-
tions, has issued an advertisement stating
that he will ere long bestow prize upon
the fattest son of Vindobonia. The COM
petition for this prize is likely to be an
extensive one, as beer-drinking is a
mighty promoter of corpulence, and
Vienna teens with votaries OF Gam.
| brinus.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-23
THREE YOUNG HUNTERs.
An Old Fellow of the Forest That
Tested Their Mettie.

Tested Their Mettle.
[R common Mich. Pioneer.]
On Saturday last Harvey Emery, of
Denton Township, while out hunting,
encountered a huge bear, which he fired
at and wounded, when bruin took to the
woods. Unable to follow the trail across
the plains, Harvey went home for the
dog, and, accompanied hy his brothers.
Jim and Will started "on trail" Put
ting the dog ON the track where the blood
from the wound was fresh, they started
on lively trot in pursuit.
| Jim being the feetest on foot, soon
6istlnced the Others, and, after long
race through hush and thicket, the dog
over took Mr.. Bruin and worried him un-
til Jim appeared on the scene, rather alb
ruptly, or sooner than he anticipated-
almost stumbling over the bear before he
saw him. The enraged animal clutched
him with both paws around the waist,
the lad, with great presence of mind,
grabbing him by the nose and throwing
his head up yelled out "Boys, he's got
me-" The bear, not relishing the grip
on his nose, with lightning rapldity
loosed his hold and dealt Jim blow on
the arm that held him, which sent him
spinning into the brush, and
bruin disappeared again. But the
dog was not disposed to let
him off this easy. Jim jumped upon a
log to see if possible where the bear was
lit was getting dark then), and he soon
found out-he was right there-and he
no sooner struck the log than bruin had
him again, and as the boys were on hand
now life struggle ensurd. Jim on the
ground, tie bear on him; Harvey on the
bear, worrying him around the head and
nose to keep him from biting; Will. in
the meantime feeling in the twilight for
the bears shoulder, put the muzze of the
gun behind the shoulder and sent a ball
through him. The bear did not fall, and
Harvey, W o had by this time got out
his knife, buried it deep in his side a
couole of times, when bruin fell over
dead. Jim is badly scratched and man
gled, but not seriously hurt.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-23

afectionately patting mule, and on the
same day had known of a soldier being
tied up by the thumbs in the guard
house for only larruping balky mule
with fence-rail."
Couldn't he tell anything worse than
that?
"Oh, yes; he fully believed the story
which had already reached our lines, that
Gen. Ben. Butler rode choice white
mule, and he added a story that some
newspaper correspondent once stole that
mule for some hours to ride to tele-
graph station to G. t the news off"
"The mule was very useful animal in
the army%
"You are right, sir; I reckon that there
are men who will 60 as far as to insi It
that the mule put down the rebellion,
but don't 90 that far. l noticed, though,
that the turning part of the war came
about the time your side began getting
the most mules; our mules, too, many of
them, and the worst of it was, when our
mules joined the Union we never could
get them to secede; and if we captured
our Union mules, ten chances bone they
got back in the Union lines, where there
was more corn"
Didn't you often expect your mules
to live on cottonwood and fence railsp
THAT'S another camp story, but it
wasn't SO far from the truth at times, a.
you would imagine. But the mule had
other qualities fitting him for a soldier,
besides his natural advantage of having
40 paternal longing, you might say. He
was tough"
"And cou dn't be overridden."
"And never died"
"And didn't need straw bed"
"And a roll in the mud was Just as
much rest for him as ten-hour halt,
He was ready to go fifty miles more"
"And sounded the commssary call in
the morning with peculiar dstinctness."
"And aided the advance to discover
where the enemy was in ambush"
"And was a -g good brute which
ever way you took him." continued the
chieftain.
Except his heels"
81 see," mused the ex-warrior, "that
we both recognize the military services
of the mule. They ought to be pen
stoned. / suppose many of the army
mules are alive yet. | never saw dead
mule; that is, mule who died natural
death-did you~
Hardly ev-"
"Young man, this is serious matter.
and 'Pinafore' gags don't fit here. We
were speaking of matter having an i'm
portant bearing upon the issues of the
war. Are we agreed that the mule played
an important part in history?
Entirely So"
"Tnen we are at least in accord upon
one of the issues of the war. Let us shake
hands over the mule. Metaphorically
speaking, let us consider the mule the
bloody chasm."
"Consider it done. Only, don't shake
over the mules headquarters, any way"
The grim warrior laughed. "Let me
see--your name-I didn't CATCH"
"Nor yours. A reporter of the great
religious daily will do for mine"
"Great heavens! have I been talking
with a reporter all this time? Well, keep
my name out, and it's all right. don't
mind your saying was a Brigadier Gen
eral."
And so the blue and the gray, N per-
feet accord on mules, did the usual mill
tary courtesies and retired to civil life
again.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-23
syracuse Courier.1


While Courier reporter was in the
Office of Major Boyle, the deputy agen,
at Auburn Prison, yesterday afternoon
Joe Coburn, the famous pugilist, entered
the apartment, and picking up purple
silk handkerchief that was lying on a
couch, walked into an adjoining room.
Resting his elbows on the sill of win.
dow that looked on State street lie gazed
into the busy thoroughfare. When the
reporter left Coburn was still in that 20.
sition. Coburn is employed as the depu.
tvs waiter, and is considered one of the
most trustworthy and best behaved con.
victs in the prison. Coburn was looking
healthy, and from external appearance
was contented. He wore mustache and
imperial, and was clad in a neat, clean
suit of prison clothes.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-23
A Remarkable Rifieman In CaIifOr.
[San Francisco Record.1

At Agricultural Park yesterday DR..
John Ruth, of Oakland gave an exhibi-
ton of his skill as a rifle shot, and
achieved a decided success, astonishing
even his friends. During the entertain.
ment he shot cigars from the mouth of
his assistant, who was standing about
twenty feet distant, and not only did So
while having the gun-a twenty-five cali
ber Ballard-against his shoulder in the
usual manner, but with it turned side.
ways or upside down, with the stock rest
ing upon his head. He also shot apples
from stick two or three inches long held
in his assistants mouth, the gun being
fired from various different positions, in
cluding sighting over his shoulder with a
small mirror, and also shot glass balls
from his assistants head, making mauv
difficult shots that seemed perilous.
The audience were at loss which to ad-
mire most, the nerve of the shooter or of
the youth who held "target."
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-23
Cifcnla aiOn OF the Blood,
[Gal gnani's Messen,

DR.. G. Huter, German savant, o1
Greifswald, has devised simple arrange
ment which demonstrates the circulation
of the blood in the human body by max.
ing it visible. What is known as Pur-
kinje's experiment previously enabled an
observer to witness the circu 'ation in his
own retnal blood vessels; but now, for
the first time, can the flow of the Vita
fluid in one person be watched by an
other, and that, we are assured, with suf-
ficiept accuracy to detect anything alb
normal, and to obtain invaluable assist.
ance In the diagnosis of disease. Dr.
Huter's method is as follows: The pa.
tents head being fixed in frame, on
which is contrivance for supporting a
microscope and lamp, his lower lip Is
drawn out and fixed on the stage of the
microscope by means of clips, the inner
surface being uppermost, and having a
strong light upon it by a condenser.
When these preparations are completed
all the observer has to do is to bring the
microscope to bear on the surface Of the
lip, using a low-power objective, and
focusing small superficial vessel. AT
once he sees the endless procession of the
blood corpuscles through the minute
capillaries, the colorless ones appearing
like white specks dotting the red stream.
DR.. Huter asserts that from taking care
full note of variations in the blood-how
and changes in the corpuscles, he has de-
rived great advantage in the treatment Of
medical cases.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-23

bridemaids, grouped under large floral
horseshoe. There was music by Grafulla.
The presents had been exhibited day or
so previous to the intimate friends of the
family.
Medium and dark shades of gloves are
more stylishly worn than they have been
for many seasons Black gloves have
come to be considered quite dressy when
worn with toilettes of medium colors,
though not with black dresses. Wood
colors are admired in all the light shades
of ash, oak, maple and box. The great
est demand is for plain, simply stitched
and bound gloves with wrists long enough
to be fastened by three or four buttons.
Those with six buttons are reserved for
more dressy wear.
Fur-trimmed garments will be more
used this year, as they have been for
several years preceding, than all fur
cloaks and jackets. Seal skin must, how
ever, be made an exception, as it's prest-
ige does not seem to have suffered any
diminution. Mink furs are still worn to
some extent The minor fur articles are
almost confined to muffs. Fur trimmings
have displaced boas, and rendered them
unnecessary, and cuffs are now trimmed
on cloth jackets, as are collars also.
Madame Taglioni, since the loss of her
fortune, teaches dancing and department
to few fortunate English girls. Mar
ried in 1884, SAYS the London World, to
the Count Gilbert de Volsins she has
children living; one celebrated for her
beauty, the Princess Marie Troubetzkoy;
another, a distinguished soldier in the
French Army; but the courageous artist
prefers her independent home in England
to the hospitality of any relatives,
however near and dear. 1t is
no secret that the life outward
ly SO brilliant was full of bitterness,
within, and that the airy Sylphide
often, after dofing her wings, returned to
an al unhappy home. "Would I like to
live my life over againg' she will say.
''To dance, yes; for everything else, a
thousand times mol In art there are
always consultations. You see that draw
ing by Chalon of the 'Tyrol,enne' in
Guillaume Tell. Rossini composed the
music expressly for me, at my own piano
in my own house, while l looked on and
listened and wondered. That is recol-
lection which effaces years of sadness"
Taglioni is now seventy years old, but
still graceful and elegant in manner.
She preserves her bright, hopeful glance,
and talks with charming freshness and
enthusiasm.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-23
Grants the Man.

Interview with Simon Cameron.l
"The Republican party in the State is
in good shape" quoth the reporter.
Excellent" replied the General.
at looks as if Grant would lead the
hosts in 1892" remarked the reporter
leadihg the talk.
Certain. Grants the man. He'll
surely be nominated. No power on earth
can prevent it. | never saw anything
like it, except with Jackson. There wa'
IA hurrai started for him, just like thi,
Grant boom, and it went all over the
country. That was before your day
young man." concluded the General.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-23
The Detroit News saws: While Ma

The Detroit News says: While Marc
Anthony (Mr. Plympton) was delivering
the oration over Caesars body, at Whit.
ney's last night, the supports to the bier
OH which lay dead Caesar (Mr. Grismer)
gave way and the dead body fell to the
floor, occasioning considerable laughter,
which, however, was dissipated for the
time by Mr.. Plimpton's nerve and self
possession in continuing his mastery de.
livery of the oration as though nothing
unusual had occurred.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-23
Hon. Jnhn esSna,

Under date March 3d, rs, writes
In the space of twelve hours my rheu-
matism was gone, having taken three doses
of Durang's Rheumatic Remedy. My broth.
er, j. B. Cessna, of Bedford, Pennsylvania,
was cured by similar amount.
JOHN CESSNA,
Member of Congress from Pennsylvania "
1t cures the worst case In the shortest
time. Sold by all retail and wholesale
druggists in Cincinnati. Write to R. X.
Helphenstine, Washington, D. G., for his
40 page pamphlet.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-23
The Saratoga Battle Monument.
(Troy Times1

The plot Of ground at Schuylerville
upon which the base Of the Saratoga Bat
tie Monument stands was sold yesterday
to satisfy claim of Thomas Toohey, and
was purchased by George H. Bennett for
800. The Saratoga Monument Assecia-
tion will be obliged to repurchase it. A
singular coincidence is found in the fact
that the sale was made on the one hun.
dred and second anniversary of Bur-
goyne's surrender.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-23
SOiled Bank.notes Must be Re-
Deemed.
Quebec (Canada) Mercury.

A singular suit was recently broughtin
the St. John City Court. A party who
had in his possession a Bank of New
Brunswick five-dollar note placed it for
safe keepingin one of his boots. Having
got his feet wet, the note was stained and
damaged and he could not pass it off. He
then presented it at the bank counter,
but payment was refused. He next ap-
pealed to the President, who laid the mat
ter before the Directors, who decided not
to redeem it. The holder sued the bank
in the City Court, the bank defended,
and the Court gave judgment in favor of
the holder.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-23
A New Meth cd in Medicine,

BY this new method every sick person can
get package Of the dry vegetable COM
pound, Kidney Wort. and prepare for them
selves six quarts of medicine. 1t is spe-
cific cure for kidney diseases, liver COM
plant, constitution and piles, and grand
tonic for females.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-23

The &0s p m and 953 p H. tral connect
Jackson and Portsmouth
BALTIMORE OHIO VIA PARKEksBUR0.
Depot, Pearl and Plum,
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-10-22

The Post Office department has for
hidden the transmission through the
mails of money by postal order or reg
istered letters, To lottery companies.
The decision is based upon the postal
guide for 1879, which forbids the use of
the mails for purposes of swindling the
public. This decision is right in our
Judgment, and il should be understood
that the buyer Of lottery ticket il as
guilty of swindling as the seller. Be
cause each ticket holder expects TO get
something for which he has rendered
no equivalent. There are many men
who have the notion that they are to
win fortune in lottery, and hence they
sink all their surplus earnings in tick
cts. They never have a dollar for edu-
cational or religious purposes. We
know of one man who has filed over
800 tickets which have cost him from
l Ia S5each, and out of the whole lot,
hut one drew IA prize and that but $50
The lottery habit becomes mania with
many people.