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Holiday journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1879-1879, 1879-12-10
KiIIsy and the BLACK liin..a

There seems to have been at least
one disagreement over the Thanksgiv-
ing fowl, between two Irish families
in the Fifth Ward. whose back yards
are separated by tall board fence.
The principals to il were the female
member Of the one and the male of
the other, and the point seemed to be
that the formers black hen was sup.
posed to be in the pot of the latter,
whose name was Kelley. The dispute
ragged all day, at spells, sand after
several rounds fell into about this
shape, frequently repeated:
Lilly, come out here, the woman
calls, standing at her back door, and
looking over toward Kelley's. [ am
out, comes from over the fence.
Killey, you're liar.
i am not, you are q black liar.
And you're black. BLANK liar.
| say am not. EdH
Killey, you're thafe.
am no thafe.
say ye are thafe.
Prove it on me, prove ii on me thin.
| can prove it. Very emphatically. ]
The black hin OQ8 nlinel
Then, after a pause,-
m have ye arristed, KiIley.
Artist me, thin.
Another pause.
can lick ye, eny how. ~ g5
You can not, I say. can lick ony
woman.
II there was any particular time for
these recurring periods, it was when
Killey's kitchen door was opened, al
lowing the scent of tie cooking black
hin to escape into the yard of the
other. At last accounts the ownership
of the hen was still in dispute.
Holiday journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1879-1879, 1879-12-10
Paddy's worst Bull-John.-

Paddy's worst Bull-John.-
Education is the keynote of the best
society.
Creditors and poor relations never
call at the right moment.
Conscience is the voice of the soul;
the passions are the voice of the body.
No man ever yet looked on the dark
side of life without finding it.
Susan B. Anthony and tight shoes
are the leading lights of Female Stuff.
rage. a n:
SEVEN out of 315 students at Yale
College have been found to be color
blind.
knowledge will always predominant
over Ignorance, as man governs the
other animals,
For the best Three and rive cent
Havana filed Segars go to No. zoos
Market Street.
A luoky rooster--the one that esca-
ped, Thanksgiving day. he has an
other Chance before him.
II might control the literature of
the household, I would guarantee the
we'll being of the churh and state.
The purest Joy is unspeakable; the
most impressive prayer is silent; and
the most solemn preacher at a funeral
is the silent one whose lips are cold.
''Mamma says it is not polite to ask
tor cake" said little boy. ''No,"
was the reply, cit does not look we'll
in little boys to do so." "But," said
the urchin, t'she didn't say ] must not
eat piece il you give it to me-"
A bright little three-year- old, living
on Elm street, while her mother was
trying to get her to sleep, became in
terested in some outside noise. She
was told that il was caused by cricket
when she sagely observed "Mamma,
1 think he ought to be oiled"
Only forty five. --sMy dear" said a
vain old man TO his wife, ''these friends
here won't believe that I'm only forty
fiveiyears old. You know speak the
truth, don't you ?" "Well," answered
the simple wife, II suppose / must
believe it, John, as you've stuck to it
for fifteen years.
An absent-minded man in Monroe,
Ct., went to church the other morning
with his overcoat, as he supposed, or
his arm; but the laughing of the peo-
pie in church directed his attention to
the fact that he had taken his every
day pantaloons, and that the suspen-
ders attached to them were dangling
about his legs.
Holiday journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1879-1879, 1879-12-10

Adversely tries us all, and a very
trying time of it many of us have, to
be sure. And the only way to escape
these trying times, is to keep on try
ing, 81 sa"Is l'4 ~ =
straws show which way the cider
goes. -5...
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-02

Kew York Worii.l
According to the New England
Presst the Duke Of Beaufort-ofw whose
intended visit 70 this country an init
nation some weeks ago given in the
World Is this morning cOnfirmed-is
not the only British Duke who is
about 70 cross the Atlantic. like Lord
Baeman, some foreign country for
70 see. The Duke Of Beaufort il
coming out With Nh. Sothern. 80 that
he must. intend 10 gee as much Of
American life. and 10 be himself as
much seen Of Americans a. possible.
But the Duke Of Argyll, according to
the New England Press, Is coming
chiefly 10 visit his son, the Marquis Of
LOrne. and a. he isnot 10 good health.
and has but recently lost his wife. be
vii travel as quietly aud as privately
as possible. British Dukes arc
neither 20 numerous nor 70 no
madic a. British noblemen Of
less exalted rank and with the
exception Of the fifth Duke Of
Newcastle. who bear-led The Prince
~ Wales In 1860; Of the present
Duke Of Buckingham and Chandos
who came 70 this country some YEAR
ago while be was Marquis Of Chandoi
and enjoyed the hospitality here 0.
qnr esteemed contemporary, Mr.. Geo.
W. Childs, Of Philadelphia and o
the fourth Duke Of Richmond. Win
came out 10 Canada sixty years AGO
and died a horrible death there from
hydrophobia caused By the bite Of ,
pet fox nea the Ottawa river. we ear
recall no other wearers OF the straw
berry-leayes (princes Of the bloc,
royal not being counted) who hay,
personally inspected the Great Repub
lie. One duke, however, the seventh
Duke Of Leeds, married a famou
American widow, one of the Cation,
Of Maryland and the sonsand heir q
another duke, the present Duke 4
Manchester, is now the fortunate hu,
band Of a charming American wifi,
The Duke Of Beaufort, we ought no,
3 haps to add, is a much-married ma
of %, the father Of four sons and tw
daughters.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-02
CONGRESS-.
Consideration Of National SAM
itary Bill.
Bill From the Coinage Committee
to be Considered Saturday.
Army Bill Fails; Yeas 100, Nays no.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-SENATE-
Consideration was resumed of the bill
to prevent the introduction of cOnta-
gious or infectious diseases into the
United States.
HoUsE-A bill was reported from
the coinage committee amending the
statutes relating to the coinage and to
gold and silver bullion certificates
came up. The pending question was,
on ordering the main question, on a
resolution postponing till Saturday
next consideration of the bill, and it
was ordered yeas, lis; nays, lO7.
The resolution was hen adopted.
Mr.. Sparks called up the order made
yesterday to reconsider the army APP
preparation bill. A vote was taken
upon the question, no debate being al
lowed, whether upon reconsideration
the house will pass the army appro-
priation bill, notwithstanding the OBJ
jections of the President. The house
refused to pass the bill over the Presi-
dents veto, the vote standing-yeas
100, nays 11O-not two-thirds in the
affirmative. 1t was strictly a party
vote, only three Greenbackers voting
for the bill, and nine against it.
The treasury department to-day be-
gan the payment of the quarterly in
terest on the five per cent. funded
loan Of 1881, about 1886, OOO.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-02

who found it, and inclose the notice in
a bottle and throw it into the river.
They carried the project out, and
mark the wisdom Of the girls in the
medium selected to float their mis-
sives down the river. They did not
choose oyster cans or cheese boxes,
but bottles, feeling sure the latter
would be picked up and opened,
when other small objects aioat would
be let alone. The sequel proves they
were right. One of the girls has mar
ried recently the man who found her
bottle far down the river, the second
is engaged to him who found hers at
Natchez or Grand Gulf, and the third
is in correspondence with the finder Of
hers, who also lives at a great distance
from the point where the bottles were
launched.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-02
VANDERBILT.
important RumOrs If Trus..-On a Spec
ial Train for Omaha.

CHICAGO, May 1.-The presence
here of VIM. H. Vanderbilt, three
sons and other railroad magnates, and
their proposed trip over the North
western railroad, has revived the re-
port that Vanderbilt has secured the
control of that great corporation of
2l55 miles of railroad connection.
The party started for Omaha this
morning by special train. 1t is stated
in this connection that the present
officials Of the Northwestern railroad
will in any case be retained.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-02

John Dunn, the right hand mar Of
King Betywayo, is, as his name indi-
Gates, an Englishman. According to
tho Cape Argus he has lived so long
among the zulus that he is more
Kafir than English. He is the heay-
lest trader in the Zulu country, and
has a large number of personal ad-
herents, subject TO no authority but
his own. His lawful wife is not a
Kafir, but no has taken fifteen or
sixteen native wives, aud his family has
grown to patriarchal dimensions. He
is described as a man of medium
hight, in the prime of life, thickset,
and bronzed, with a pair Of flashing
gray eyes and a heavy beard. He
dresses we'll, and would pass muster as
a prosperous farmer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-02
Sore Throat from Kissing Dogs.

DSA~ AAOM AAAsAMb OVBSs
The Medical News calls attention
to the disgusting habit which some
people have of kissing dogs and cats,
A correspondent has the following re-
marks to make of the bad habit:
The report of the epidemic at
Darmstadt being concluded, allow me
to make a remark as to its possible
cause, one which | have not observed
taken notice of in the correspondence
on the singular outbreak Of the dis
ease. 1t is we'll known that women
and children are in the habit of kiss
ing pet cats and dogs, especially when
these favorites are i'll, with discharge
from the nose, cough, and sore throat,
and even use their handkerchiefs to
wipe away the secretion. / haye
seen this done frequently. 1t is a
common saying, There, the cat has
got a cold; now it will go through the
house . and as this remark has been
repeatedly fulfilled, it shows how
careful people should be in avoiding
contact with such a mode of conta-
gion. l do not affirm that this was
the way in which the disease was
contracted either within or without
the palace walls, but l feel sure the
habit of kissing pets is a source of
danger that should be widely known
and prevented.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-02


will be able to compete in the Chester
cup, and consequently as he seems to
have that race pretty much at his
mercy. Mr.. Lorillard may stipulate
that the match be postponed until later
in the season. Parole certainly is far
from a beauty to look at, being a mean
little ewe-necked, curby- backed brute;
but the moment he is extended, even
in a canter, it is c what is in him,
for a more level, easy mover never trod
the turf. The curbs he shows signs of
having suffered from and had been
treated for are now apparently quite
callous, and there is no reason why he
should not stand training for more
than one season."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-02
Cheerful Outlook.

The Brownsville States Of this week
says:
During the present season Browns.
vile has shipped twenty thousand
bales Of cotton, which is about three
thousand bales in excess Of the ship.
ments Of any year since 1873. When
we consider that during the present
season we lost full three months Of
the cotton business by yellow fever.
the above facts are equally as crafty
ing as they are remarkable. They are
an efeetual r~efutation Of the carping
assertion Of interested parties that
Brownsville is losing its trade. In
spite of a fearful epidemic. and In
spite Of the general financial strin.
gency throughout the country. GU,
town has largely increased its trade
and is now on the upward grade
With a healthy summer, such as We
all expect, our trade next fall will b,
the best ever known in this place.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-02

Drunkenness in Sweden and Norway
is cured in the following manner
The drunkard is put in prison and his
only nourishment is bread soaked in
wine. During the first day the pris-
oner receives the bread and wine with
pleasure. On the second day the food
is not so acceptable. After that he
takes his food with great repugnance.
In general, eight or ten days Of this
treatment sufices to produce such a
disgust of liquor that the unhappy
man is compelled to absolute abstin-
ence. After leaving prison his drunk
enness is radically cured, with an oc-
casional exception, and the odor of
liquor produces an inyincible repul-
sion.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-02
The Broker Of the RolhschIIds.

LvhuOh AIuth,I
Anent the late financial scandal in
Paris, it may be interesting to state
whence originated the intimate con
n%ectiOn between the Syndic des agents
de charge, NJ. Moreau, and the firm
Of Rothschild, which has been anew
illustrated by the event. The story
is a curious one, and was related to
me several years ago, as it had just
taken place. The Offices Of brokers
on the Paris Bourse, as it is we'll
known, are only sixty in number and
under State supervision. M. Mo-
reau had just bought his, and had
not yet a large practice, when a friend
Of his, a well-known man on the
Change, called one fine morning on
the famous Baron and addressed him
as follows: 81 am a ruined man.
The el5,0OO / owe you | cannot pay"
The Baron started on his chair ex-
pressed his strong disapprobation Of
this piece Of news. STILL went on
the fellow, there is some hope if you
are willing 10 subscribe TO an arrange
ment.' II have subscribed too much
already Never mind the subscrip-
ton. | can procure a stock broker
for you who will execute your orders
at half the usual commission. II
you accept my proposal, you will be
thus repaid orelong if you don't, you
lose the money" The baron accepted.
Half an hour later the man was in the
private room Of NJ. Moreau. Would
you like to be stock broker n-ordinary
70 the baron? 2" The rising agent Do
charge laughed heartily. should
rather think So" We'll, you mus
do something for it. 1t meant simply
a fortune, by giving you the key Of The
market. Would you undertake Tho
job at onc.fourth the usual commits.
sion. giving 10 me q fourth, and one.
half 10 the baron?' The contrac.
was struck. NJ. MORGAN became (
millionaire, and the head Of his cor.
poration. His friend retained thl
Gl5,0O0 which he had never lost, paiC
bis debt without parting with a cen
time, and poeketcd monthly a hand
some commission. That | call bust
ness.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-02
Marriage in a Bottle.

Three romantic Kentucky girls
have hit upon a better method Of
securing husbands than by adyertis,
ing or through matrimonial age1.
cles. They lived on the banks Of
the Ohio river, some distance above
Louisville, and it occurred to them
one line day that It would be a GOOD
piece Of fun for each to write her full
name and address on a slip Of paper,
saying she would marry the person
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-02

In a recent number of the Medical
Record, DR.. Hammond says that when
you poke the end of your finger in
your car the roaring noise you hear is
the sound of the circulation in your
finger. This is a fact, as any one can
demonstrate for himself by first put
ting his fingers in his ears, and then
stopping them up with some other
substance, Try it and think what a
wonder Of a machine your body is,
that even the point of your fingers are
such busy workshops that they roar
like a small Niagara. The roaring is
probably more than the noise Of the
circulation of the blood. 1t is the
voice Of all the vital processes to-
gether-the tearing down and build
ing up processes that are always going
forward in every living body, from
conception to death.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-02
OFF FOR EUROPE.
Wife, Daughter and Friend of Secretary
Sherman.

New YORK, May 1.-The wife Of
Secretary Sherman, their daughter
and Miss Denison sailed to-day for
Europe in the steamer Adriatic. The
secretary and some friends of the
family in a revenue cutter accompa-
MED the tourists down the bay.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-02
TIE STATE DEBT.
The Question TO be Submitted Directly
to the People.

NASHVILLE, May 1.-The governor
issues bis proclamation calling an
election. to Be held August 9TH, for
the purpose Of afording the people Of
the State an opportunity to express
their approval or disapproval Of the
settlement Of the debt at fifty cents on
the dollar and four per cent interest
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-02

Major General w. S. Hancock
niece, Almira Russell Hancock, was
married at Governors Island on
Thursday to Lieutenant Eugene G..
Griffin, who graduated from West
Point in 1875. The ceremony took
place in the little chapel of st. Cor
nelius. The bride wore heavy white
satin and was enveloped in a Spanish
point-lace veil of rare richness and
quaint design. A large number of
military men Of high rank, thirteen
generals for instance, and their wives,
besides the residents of the island,
were present,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-02

" No man shall ever kiss me except
my future husband" she said, as he
was about leaving her at the gate,
Suppose l agree to be your future ~
"Wby, then I'll kiss you" she replied
eagerly, and she did. Her mother was
informed he had proposed, and the old
lady called around next day to fasten
matters, and before he knew it he was
externally booked. It was a mean ad-
vantage, but a bird in the hand is
worth two on a front gate.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-02
A OF MRS. HALE,
The Well Known Writer For Godey's
Lady's Book.

PHILADELPHIA, May1.-Mrs Sarah
j. Hale, for half a century editoress
Of Godey's Lady's Book, died last eve
ming
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-02
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Nature does not execute " snap y
judgments, but always warns the
offender against her laws by tho
infection Of pain. Give attention 70
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Price 25c.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-02

extensive fresh breaches in railway
embankments and laborers are in great
danger. Relief has been sent them.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-02

A Rochester mule kicked a tub Of
butter, but it was too strong, and
broke the mules eg.-LSyracuse Sun
day Times.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-02

Tho centenary Of Thomas Moore
will be comnemorated in Dublin
May p,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-02
Nc DOgberrY Rnnnh-

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BURY.
The Republican journal., 1879-08-21
Painting and its Cause.

Painting is SO common with some per-
sons, particularly women, and the cause
of it is SO little understood by non pro-
fesslonal people, that some knowledge on
the subject often proves valuable. Faint
ness consists in temporary failure Of the
activity of the heart, the blood not being
properly circulated in consequence. AL
though it does not reach the head, the
sufferer loses all clearness OF vision, and,
if not prevented, may fall, the fall not
lntrequcntly restoring the normal condl-
ton. There is no CONFUSION, and though
he-more probably She can hardly be
called conscious, he is not SO profoundly
unconscious as to be incapable Of arousal,
as happens in epilepsy. ThXe are all de
grees of taintness. from merely feeling
faint and looking somewhat pale to pos
itlVe and complete sWooniny. In some
cases one faint is no sooner cured than
another and another succeed, hour after
hour, even day after day. 1t is scarcely
necessary to say that such cases are serious
amt need prompt treatment. The causes
are various Some persons are SO easily
affected that they SWoon if they cut their
finger or see any one bleed Their defect
Is oNer-SenStlNe nerves and weak muScu-
lar fibre. The heart is essentially a mus
Gle, which is feeble in some, strong in 9th
crs feeble generally in women and strong
i'll men. Whatever Weakens the heart
and muscles commonly produces tantness
close, foul air being an active cause
Whatever greatly affects the nerves. such
as bad news or the sight Of the disagree
able or horrible may induce a swoon; and
loss Of blood is another serious Indictment
Sound health. naturally accompanied by
firm nerves and muscles, is the best pre-
VcmtiNr of talntnrsS. The majority of
vigorous men 60 through I'LL kinds Of Sc
we're and painful experiences without
tainting. while delicate men and many
women SWoun at tritrS American Wom-
en-. who used To faint continually in
crowds. ut bad news. at scenes of distress
now faint comparatively seldom: and
the fact is aSCIhcd to the REIMBURSEMENT
for the most part oi the habit of lacing,
to their increased exercise in the open air.
To- thrlG better physical conditions Not
one American woman taintS day where,
thirty wears ago, twenty-five women
talrtrd. and the diminution ot the diSor-
der, always the result of direct causes. is
an unmistakallr evidence which other
things corrnborate. OF tine marked amcl-
loratjun OF the health ot the highly organ
Yrd, extremely sensitive. hut flexible and
cndurlng women Of our complex race.
New York Times.