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ROYaI WAYS.

Philadelphia Telegraph, London letter.
Court etiquet has been considerably
relaxed since Prince Albert's death.
before which it was very strict, as the
Prince Consort was a great stickler
for the proprieties, and had frequent
occasion to remind the high born
young English ladies who we're in at
tendance upon the queen that they
were expected to remain standing
when her majesty or himself were in
the room, and that they must not Join.
by word or laughter, in the cohyersa-
ton unless specially addressed or re-
quested to do SO. One of the maids
of honor, who has since married a
peer of the realm, was the fortunate
possessor of a magnificent voice, and
was n day hidden to sit down at the
piano and sing something. She de-
clined to do so, feeling nervous and
forgetting that a queens request is
tantamount to a command. The queen
insisted but the lady urged that she
had a cold. well, then, you had
better go to bed" said her
majesty. mo, thank you" was
the reply; 'but, if you don't
mind, I'll sit down." and she did.
Formerly a royal parsonage took
nothing from the hands of any one
who was not of " gentle blood, and
the Queen herself is strict in requir-
ing that all the personal attention she
needs except at table is rendered by
the ladies and gentlemen attached to
her court. The Prince Consort when
out shooting would never take his gun
from the hands of a gamekeeper, but
always required that it should first be
given to an equal in-waiting. The
Queen is in the habit of drinking a
glass of water every night before re-
firing. Louis Philippe having heard
Of this custom, when Her Majesty
visited him at the Chateau d'Eauf
in 1913 ordered a servant TO present
her with one. The Queen refused it.
and the King, seeing from her manner
that something was wrong, sent the
glass again by one of his sons, and
this time it was g%raciously accepted.
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above them "On approaching Egypt
Abraham locked Sarah in a chest that
none might behold her dangerous
beauty. But when he was come to
the place of paying customs the col
lector said, Pay US the custom and
he said, l viii pay the custom. They
said to him, Thou earliest clothes ;
and he said, / viii pay for clothes.
Then they said to him, Thou earliest
gold and he answered them, Il will
pay for gold On this they further
said to him, Surely, thou dearest the
finest silk he replied, Il will pay
custom Tor the finest silk. Then they
said, Surely, it must be pearls that
thou takest with thee and he only
answered, I will pay for pearls
Seeing that they could name nothing
of value for which the old patriarch
was not willing to pay custom, they
said, 1t cannot be-but open thou
the box and let us see what is within.
So they opened the box, and the
whole land Of Egypt was illuminated
by the lustre of Sarah's beauty-far
exceeding even that Of pearls
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A Dead Man.

Baltimore Americana
The following is an extract from the
will of a gentleman who was a citizen
of and who died recently in Baltimore
county, and which he directed should
be read at his funeral. The leading
traits of his character throughout his
life were honesty and truthfulness,
and the extract shows how he, as a
dying man, viewed the popular and
fashionable funeral pageantry of the
day: I" In view of the uncertainty of
life, l hereby commit to writing my
last wishes with regard to the manner
and means used for the disposal Of my
mortal remains. First, l wish my
body to be clothed in a plain shroud.
| wish no flowers nor mock display.
| object to my body being carried to
the church. | wish it to be removed
from my earthly heme to its last rest
ing place, there to rest, unmarked, I'M
less at some future time some child or
children are moved SO to do. Most
earnestly l request that nothing
called mourning shall be worn
by my family, as l am per-
suaded this has become a solemn
mockery. If the heart is not the foun-
tain from whence these emotions flow
they can never emanate from this
source. Above all, | wish no unde-
served eulOgies pronounced over my
remains. If there was one trait in
my character worthy ofimitation then
initiate it, and with the last look bury
all Of my imperfectiOns and infrmi-
ties with my remains. Without re-
fecting upon my friends, l may allude
to one inirmity of our natures, that
is, in yying with each other to show
our considerations and respect for
them that are beyound this influence.
There was time, but the opportunity
is lost. If l may select the ground
for a few remarks, it is from these
words Improbable tenant. Lastly,
in order to satisfy the curious, and
avoid reflections upon my family, l
request - or the minister officiating
to read this publicly at my funeral. .
j. H. S.
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taken as referrisg to the seige and Com
mune Of 1871, the monks vision was
wholly at fault in some particulars,
for he saw Paris so utterly destroyed
that children should ask, What is
that desolate spot?' aud parents
should awnswer, My children, here
once stood a great city which God de-
stroyed for It's armies. He is said
also to have prophesied that a man
born in 1879 would see the last of his
predictions come true. A British
peasant predicted in the sixteenth
century that in the nineteenth a great
fire should occur in Paris, and gives
many minute and graphic details of
the condagration, while another old.
prophecy Of Lorraine foretells the
event, warning the Parisians it.
would be their own doing.
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Hotel clerks should take notice of a
recent decision of the Massachusetts,
Supreme Court. The clerk Of a hotel
sued his employers for breach of con-
tract, they having discharged him be-
fore the period covered by the con-
tract had expired. The evidence on
the part of the defense showed that
the clerk had INDUCED in familiarity
toward guests who did nothing to in
vite it, and had thereby injured the
business Of his employers. 1t was ad-
mitted that the clerk was in the habit
Of addressing guests and others either
by their Christian names or by their
surnames only. The court said
ITO address a person by his Chris
tan name, unless the parties have
been intimately connected, socially
and otherwise, is uncalled- for famil-
iarity, and therefore insulting to the
party so addressed. To address a
party by tho surname only shows a
want of respect. and would imply that
the party so addressed was beneath
the party addressing therefore it is
discourteous and would he considered
insulting. To speak Of employers by
their surnames only, shows a great
want of respect on the part of the
employe toward the employer"
The court further held
While. it may be customary for q
person to address his junior clerks OF
under-seryants by their Christian o.
surnames, to address others so shows !
want Of respect, and the party so ad.
dressed would naturally evade contac.
in the future with any one who haC
previously so addressed him"
Poiiteness, added the court, cost
nothing, but the want of it had cos
the plaintiff the loss Of his situation
The complaint was dismissed wit
costs.
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had passed in his chips, and saying
his disease which the doctors we're
trying to explain was simply seventy
eight years Of hard work. The faro
bankers formerly cleared 100000 a
season. Then It paid to give free
suppers and pop tnreekoned cham
pagne. Now they got very little ;
patrons Of the table ate and drank
more than they left behind. Even in
the South, at such places as tho White
Sulphur during the summer, the
ancient spirit had departed. There
was no longer any fun; men have
grown poor and virtuous. The vene-
rable faro-banker has well-nigh de-
SPARED of the republic.
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The Independent of Constantine, in
Algeria, contains an account of an ex-
traordinary act Of courage aud nres-
nee of mind by 2 mail guard. A
passenger writes that he was in the
coupe sof the diligence which runs
from Algiers to Setif, and thei vehicle
had just passed the bridge over the
Oued-el-Xir, when the horses stopped
suddenly and attempted to swerve
round, but were kept in with difficulty
by the native position. A large lion
was seen walking quietly along the
ridge on the right side of tho road at
a distance Of less han fifty feet. The
situation was a critical one, for on the
other side was a deep %rayine, down
which the diligence would have been
precipitated had the horses started off.
Tho guard, Joseph Borje, was inside
Of the vehicle, and seeing the cause of
the alarm, he opened tho door and de-
scended, aud, going TO the heads of
the horses, seized the brides and pat
ted the animals on the neck to tran
quilize them. The lion, in the mean
time, contepted itself with giving a
sidelong glance at the carriage, and
then entered the brushwood and was
lost sight off.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-17

The ceremony of baptism by inn
mersion was celebrated in Western
Texas the other day, and when the
fourteen candidates walked down to
the water fifteen r%eyolvers were de-
posted on the bank Of the stream,
that of the preacher making the if-
teenth.
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PUBLICATION.
PROSPECTUS.
Fever Of 1878.

VNHE Howard Association OF Memphis will
i publish and have ready for delivery on or
about the first Of April next n complete his
tory Of the Yellow Fever from the earliest
dates, also, a history Of the Epidemic Of 1873.
which will embrace the names, with resi-.
dence, and date Of death, Of over five thou-
sand citizens q Memphis who died; the
names Of physicians and nurses employed.
diagnosis Of the disease by the most cole
brated Physicians, cures suggested and best
adapted to coping with the dreadful scourSe
together with incidents of tho plague,
Also, a list Of the names Of contributors Of
donations, both IN money and supplies, from
the generous public of America and Eurone.
amounting in the aggregate To near five Inn,
dred thousand dollars, and what disposition
was made Of same,
In Offering this permanent record Of n great
calamity 60 the general public, the Howard
Association Is moved thereto By n desire 10
save itself the cost Of publication az n booE
that will prove invaluable in the future. and
70 secure, II possible, enough funds To INV for
q handsome monument, to be erected In Film
wood Cemetery, 70 tho memory of physicians.
Nurses and Members Of the Howard Associa-
non and Citizens Relief Committee, who
died during the Epidemic Of 1873,
The book will be gotten up in tho very best
manner, on good white paper, we'll bound. In
size octave, and contain about Eve hundred
pages. Price $3.50. Address
HOWARD ASSOCIATION.
10 Madison Street,
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.
lOt-N0
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-17

Mr.. Ralph Waldo Emerson is the
owner Of a very large number of COM
mon-place books, big and little. In
the former are jotted down his liter
airy thoughts, while tho latter have
gone with him on all his walks and
received the suggestions Of the outer
world: Even his Eghtest reflections
and tancies are recorded in these
books. IL ia a story often told in
Concord that one night Mrs. Emerson
awoke suddenly, and, hearing him
cropping about the room, inquired anx-
i9uely, nv dear, are you unwell y
iNo, my love, only an idea" These
disconnected thoughts form the basis
Of bis essays,
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No one would willingly disturb the
comfort Of a public gathering by con-
stantcoughing; but we feel that it is
the proper thing to call the attention
Of those afflicted with coughs and
colds to DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup,
which ALWAYS cures.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-17

San Jose Herald Talmage says
God thought so much Of the China
mar that He created 800, 900, 900 Of
them" BY the same mode az reason
ing We can infer that He thought so
little Of Talmage that He only created
one of him.
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Mrs. James f, Anthony, of South
Providence, X. l., has gone crazy from
overwork in raising subscriptions to
raise the debt Of the Methodist
church to which she belongs, and tried
twice the other day to commit suicide.
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Abralam,s .IewoI.

Forney's PROCESS
There isa Rabbinical story which
tells the value in which pearls were
held IN the early ages, only one object
in nature being thought to be PLACED
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NOTICE.
WARMING.

TIHIS Is to notify the public that we are the
Il only persons now residing here who are
or ever have been duly authorized and
commissioned agents Of. the WESTCHES-
and WESTERN Fire Insurance Company Of
Toronto, and any person or persons repre-
senting anything to the contrary are Inn
posters and unworthy of credit.
MURPHY d MURPHY,
General Insurance Agents, NJ, 8 Madison
street. Memphis. Tenn. l2-I5a
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-09-02

MEMS INFLUENCE ON SOCIAL
LIFE.-Men, as rule, are easily at
tracted to beautiful face, but still it is
an internal beauty OF character by
which woman can exert the greatest
amount of influence. A true minded
man, though at first enamored by the
glare of personal beauty, will soon feel
the hollowness of its charms when he
discovers the lack of beauty in the
mind. 1nestimably great is the influ-
ence a sweet minded woman may WELD
over those around her. 1t is to her that
her friends would come in seasons of
sorrow or sickness for help and support
one soothing touch of her kindly
hand would work wonders on the fe-
verish child, few words let fall from
her lips in the ear of sorrowing sister
would do much to raise the load of grief
which is bowling its victim down to the
dust in anguish. The husband comes
home, worn out with the pressure OF
business and feeling irritable with the
world in general; but when he enters
the cosy sitting room and sees the blaze
of the bright fire, his slippers placed
by loving hands in readiness, and meets
his wife's smiling face, he succumbs in
a moment to the soothing influences,
which act as the balm of Gilead on his
wounded spirits, that are wearied with
combating with the stern realities Of
life. The rough school boy flies in q
rage from the taunts of his companions
to find solace in his mothers smile
the little one, full of grief with its own
large trouble, finds a haven of rest on
its mothers breast, 'and so one might
90 on with instances of the influence
sweet minded woman has in the social
life with which she is conneoted.-St
James Of0gdsine.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-09-02

INITIALS ON FRUIT.-Did you ever
see name printed on a growing apple
or peach? No? Well, if you wish to
have that pleasure, this is the way to
obtain it: While the fruit vet hangs
green upon the tree, make up your
mind which is the very biggest and
most promising specimen of ali. Next,
cut out from thin tough paper the ini-
tials of the name of your little brother
or sister or chief crony, with round
specks for dots after the letters, and the
letters themselves plain and thick.
Then paste these letters and dots on that
side of the apple which is most turned
to the sun, taking care not to loosen the
fruits hold upon the stem.
AS soon as the apple is ripe take off
the paper cuttings, which having shut
out the reddening rays of the sun, have
kept the fruit green just beneath them,
so that the name or initials now show
plainly. After that, bring the owner
of the initials to play near the tree. and
say presently, "Why, what are those
queer marks on that apple up there :"
You will find this quite pleasant wav
to surprise the little ones, and, of course,
you can print short pet name as easily
as initials.-St. Nicholas.
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a round of cheers, though the last might
not probably be heard.
And now, senior patron, as there are
quite enough hands to pull, resign to

round of cheers, though the last might
not probably be heard.
"And now, senior patron, as there are
quite enough hands to pull, I resign to
you your post-n
mo, by Our Lady! that shall not be.
You have brought US through the diff
Guilty, and you shall take us in. When
we were struck, had you not acted as
you did, should have put about and
surrendered. We owe our escape to
you first, and then to the miraculous
gun !; isn't that so. chicos ?"
Sl. 81, viva ell Captain Inglese!" ="
AS the patron and chicos insisted that
1 should maintain my place at the
steering oar, there was nothing for it
but to obey, and splendidly they pulled
in. No sooner did we round the point
and come in sight of the mole than
cheer after cheer went up, for it was
seen we were rowing full-handed, and
that consequently no one had been killed
or hurt. Each of the crew had some
one near and dear to him crying and
laughing with joy; and the patrons
wife, a portly dame, Rugged and kissed
her husband, as he had probably not
been hugged and kissed for many a
year. Soon we came to the CONAN
d0nte de 0rnadS, and from him got
the following explanation of the "mi-
raculous" gun.
"Just after you had put out last night,
lieutenant of the artillery, with ten
men, arrived in charge of Whitworth
cannon, which had been ordered here
for the protection of the port-it is to be
mounted on an earth-work on the island
yonder. Well, when Pedro Artegui
and Jose Echevarria came in with the
news that the Ferrolano was trying to
cut off the Santisima Trinidad, l reused
up the lieutenant, and, obtaining any
of volunteers from among the |
boatmen, the gun was dismounted, and,
with the carriage, was lifted and hauled |
up the precipitous and narrow path to |
the hermitage terrace. The first shot,
as you must have noticed, was good, the |
second excellent, and with my glasses I
saw that some ofthose on the bridge had
been hurt by the bursting SHE'LL"
1t was a very lucky accident that |
brought that gun to Lequeitio just in
the nick of time. Without it should
probably have had but little taste for
sardines after that nights adventure.
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fIaAss
20 EFT r Y e.
FRIENDS OF LONG AGO.

FRIENDS OF LONG AGO.
When sit in the twilight cleaning,
And the busy streets grow still.
dream of the wide, green meadows,
And the old house on the hill.
can see the roses blooming
About the doorway low,
Again my heart gives greeting
To the friends of long ago
Dear long ago!
I can see my mother, sitting,
With life's snowf1akes in her hair,
And she smiles above her knitting,
And her face is sanity fair,
And see my father reading
From the Bible on his knee,
And again hear him praying
AS he used to pray for me-
So long ago!
l see all the dear old faces
OF the boys and girls at home,
AS saw them in the dear old days,
Before we learned to roam.
And sing the old songs over
With the friends used to know,
And my heart forgets its sorrows
In its dreams Of long
Dear long ago!
How widely our feet have wandered
From our old homes tender ties,
Some are beyond the ocean,
And some are beyond the skies.
My heart grows sad with thinking
OF the friends used to know!
Perhaps I shall meet in Heaven
All the loved ones flong ago
Dear long agOi
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Il Ol UKlO sJI EC
The Town of Newport.

On the Middlebrook Turppik mid
way between Staunton and Lexington,
in a fertile valley on the banks Of the
beautiful MOffetts creek, surrounded by
sentinel hills of vine and verdure, nes-
ties IN quiet repose and peaceful con-
tentment the town of Newport, the
theme of our sketch. The beauties of
the Valley of Virginia are famed in
song and story, and the numberless
thousands who have wandered through
the length of its enchanting expanse
have told its praises, both far and near,
with enthusiastic rhapsodic joy. This
grand and enchanting scenery is ever
spread out before the eye of the trav-
eler in all of its eden hues of transcen-
dental glory. Although popular ad-
miration of travel-worn attractions mars
the pleasure by anticipation and disap-
points the expectation, yet exaggeration
spoils the first look at the Natural
Bridge. You must remain a day or
two, and in contemplation of its gran
deuf forget the overdrawn description
of enthusiasm. Every one who has
viewed the Bridge must remember with
what high aspiration, which leaped
like angels from the breast, as they be-
held so forcible the immutable work
VI oAO AohO vi OfOus LII Is USELESS
to attempt to describe so grand and mag
nificent colossal of nature, only to be
conceived, not described.
Now to travel back to our own little
village that sleeps at the foot of the
beautiful and far-famed Laurel Hill,
from the top of which can be viewed,
as far as the eye can penetrate, the
whole country spread out, in all its
pristine loveliness, presenting to the
eye varying pictures of beauty and
sublimity.
But to be brief, we will say that as the
bright beams of the god of day shines
forth to illuminate the footstoOl of the
Creator, and cause the dew drops to
sparkle as the stars of heaven, and as
the zephyrs kiss and re-kiss with lin
gering sweetness the fast decaying au-
tumnal leaves, the town of Newport
presents scene both sublime and love-
ly. Although the town is not large,
yet 1t contains about one hundred in
habitants. The town is not composed
of fine buildings, yet all its dwellings
are comfortable ones, in front of which
are beautiful yards, decorated with
choice selections of natures own orna-
ments, consisting OF eden's own lovely
flowers.
The enterprise OF the town consists of
two stores, ably conducted by Messrs.
]. L. Hailman and d. E. Paxton, as
sisted by Messrs. M. J. Weaver and
VIM. M. East.
The professional men of the town are
w. J. Alexander, T. o. Jones, and G.
D. Kunkle, as Doctors, and w. r.
Turk, Dentist. At this place, Teter's
All-healing Liniment is manufactured
by R. S. Miller; Hite's Pain, by DIR. S.
P. Hite; Cloreathean, by Mr.. w. Talia-
ferro. We also have all the mechanical
occupations requisite for the growth OF
any town. We have withheld for the
last, by way of pleasing contemplation
any allusion to the pretty girls. of which
we only dare state that we have seen
many, and without them even New
port would be as unattractive as a bird
without its plumage. PIsGAH.
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MATCHING HoUsE.-Colonel Mar
shall Mcdonald, Fish Commissioner,
returned to the city Saturday from
Southwestern Virginia, where he went
to select a site for a Matching house.
After examining number of localities
he selected a fine bold spring about
three miles from Wytheville, admira-
bly, suited for the purpose. He made
arrangements for building, and expects
to have the hatchery in operation by the
first of October.-Lynchbury Virginia.