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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-05
"DOn't Bite Off MOre'n You Kin
ChRw."

Brother Gardner in Detroit Free Pross.l
The %janitor was proud as a boy with
a new pair Of red mittens. Some
kind soul in Hartford, Conn, had for.
warded the club the jawbone of a
shark as a relic to hang on the walls.
He fastened il I'M between the bear.
tray and the coffee mill and placed
under its sharp teeth the legend (.
Don't bite of more'n you can chaw. -
Gem len" said Brother Gardner,
as he pointed to the legend, de Ian.
guidge Of dat motto am not elegant,
but dc words convey a heap Of solid
common sense, an we doan' hey to 90
down ober fo'teen feet to fin de moral.
De man who bites off mOre'n he kin
chaw is gW,ne to get hissef in an en-
baraisin' sityouatiou. De motto doan'
apply alto ether to do eatin of meat
an taters. II meant dat do pussen
who wants to fling on g%orgeousness hez
got to hey de rocks right down in his
pockets or tall kerchunck in do road.
10 applies 10 do young man on a salary
Of eight dollars u week who am court
in a gal who kin use up two dollars a
day an not try. 1t applies to de man
who inks he KIN sell out a ward caucus
an doliber dc votes in a collar box,
1t applies to de mau who buys up
delegates an descepds on the honest
voters 10 push him few. II applies
"a de chap who sails along dc aycnew
Hid dc idea in his head dat all bust.
ness would suddenly stop in case death
took him away.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-05
Cheerful vaIedictOry.

Ashville IN. c. Journal.l
In this issue Of the paper l offer
my house and lot for sale. My object
is to quit the country-Dossibly for
the country's good. For tnc past nine
years | have endeavored to make a
livelihood here at the newspaper
business, and at this writing l am a
good breathing representation of the
genius of famine, or an allegory of
ireland during the potato rot. The
day star of my prosperity has gone
down behind a dark cloud of unpaid
bills and uncanceled obligations, AS
a dernier resort. | propose to cast my
lot among the M~oDgotians of the Pa
ciic coast, aud with this view my
leisure moments are devoted to de-
ciphering the hie~roglyphics on a
Chinese tea chest, while | patiently
await the advent of a purchaser.
Settlement of a long dispute. Phys
icians have at last come to the conclu-
sion that the best medicine for teeth
ING children is DIR. Bulls Baby SvruD.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-05
Gov. Marks and His AssaIIants.


Because Governor Marks thought
proper to go outside Of the ranks of
the self-coustituted champions of the
States honor aud credit, and make an
appointment, to wit: Colonel John
Savage and Captain Frank Wilson TO
defend the State in the new issue Bank
of Tennessee suits, the entire State
credit press class of weekly newspa-
pers feel most awfally outraged. They
indulge all manner Of criticisms and
charge all manner of thing, only all
the while being careful to refrain from
writing anything Of the two named
gentlemen that would subject the
writer 20 answer personally. Such a
policy does very little good, and as for
that matter no harm, for the political
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-05

ST. Louis. May 3.-Wm. H. Van
derbilt and party arrived here from
the West about one o'clock and took
quarters at the Lindell Hotel. He
will leave for the East tomorrow
morning.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-05
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FOR 1879.
. Pictorial Magazine for Young Folks.
ELLA FARMER, Editor.

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The DOgberry Bunch.
A Story Of Seven Merry Children, who faced
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BURY. AAIh-'
Royal Lowrie's Last Year at St. O,ave,s
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-05

Tho demand for diamonds 20 be
robbed Of on tho part of act esses IS
making them scarce for hotel clerks.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-05
ING DOgberry HANNAH

A Story Of Seven Merry Children, who faced
the world for themselves, but always h9n@irS
IN a bunch" BY MARY HARTwFLL CATssFpss
MOOD froinsely illustrated by MARYA. LATH-
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-08-07
Quick VII Wins

Years ago, into Il Wholesale grocery
store in Boston, walked tall, mus
cular-loOkins man, evidently p fresh
conner from some backwoods town IL
SIaiue or Now Hampshire. Accost-
ing tho first person ho met, who hap
peuei ID be the merchant himsolf,
ho asked
"You don't want to hire man in
your store, DO you -"
We'll, said tho merchant, Il don +
know what can you do ?
"DoH said tho man II rather
guess | can turn my hand to almost
anyihing-what do you want done
"Well if was 10 hire man, i.
would be one that could lift well, 4
stroug,wiry fellow one for instance
that could shoulder sack of coffee
like that younder, and carry it ac-
cross tho floor and never lay it
down.
There, now Capt'in,' said the
countryman, that's just mo. j can
lift anything | hitch TO ; you can't
suit me better What will you give
a man that will suit YOU Z
Ill tell you,' said tho merchant,
"lfy will shoulder that sack ol
coffee and carry it across the store
twice aud never lay it down, will
hire you year at 500 per month.
"Doue, said the stranger, and by
this time every clerk in tho store had
gathered around aud waited to join
| in the laugh against the mau, who
walking up to the sack, threw it II"
cross his shoulder with perfect ease
though extremely hoavy,and walking
with it twice across the store went
quietly to Il large hook which was
fastened to tho wall, and hanging il
up turned to the merchant and said
"There, now, it may hang there
till doomsday. shall never lay II
down. What shall / so about, mis-
tor I just give me- plenty to do anc
SlO0 per month, and it's all right
The clerks broke into q laugh, ane
tho merchant, discounted yet satis'
lied, kept his agreement, and to-da,
the green countryman is the senior
partner 10 the firm, aud is worth
million dollars.
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vO.ai lmpressigGs.

THE sweetest voice ever heard,
said the bishop, was q womaL 5.
1t was musical. and so.S sgd low,
but penetrating musical but
measured in its accents, but not
precise. We were on q steamer, and
She murmured some commonplace
remark about tho scenery, | do not
remomber what sue said, but | can
never forget the exluisitely tender
musical voice.
"The sweetest voice ever heard,
replied the professor, "was man ; l
had been out fishing nearly all tae
day, and got back to the hotel at
three o'clock. The man came out
on the front stoop, opened his mouth
like sea cavern, and reared. DIN
INUR !" till it sopred the milk IN
the cellar. l have hear other voices
since then, but never
But the bishop, with a look OF IN,
tense disgust all over bis face, had
Ialready walked away ont OF hearing
aud was lighting fresh cigar b,
Ihimseh;
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II is Better.

Better TO wear calico dress with
out trimming, If it IL pali for,than 10
owe the shopkeeper for the most ele
CANT silk, cut aud trimmed in til,
most bcwitching manner.
Better 10 live in lex cabin all
your own than in brown stone
mansion belonging 10 sJmeboLy elso.
Bct'er wri forever than run ~
debt for 4 horse and carriage.
Better SIT by the plain white table
;or which you paid thrco dollars
somo years ago than to send home u
now extension black walnIt top, and
promise to pay for 1t next week
Better to u,a tho old canossoated
chrirs, and adod two ply carpet,
than trembio Mt tho bills sent home
flom tho upholsterors 5 for the most
elegant set ever made.
Better 10 meet your business ac-
quant1nces with free don't owe
You q cent smile. than TO dodge n
round tho corner 10 escape dun.
Better 10 pay Tue street organs
grinder two cents for music, j. you
must have It, than owe for 4 grand
piano.
Better to gaze on bare walls than
pictures unpaid for.
Bettor to oat thin soup from earth
on ware, if You owe your butcher
nothing, than to dino OF lamb and
roast beef and know that it does not
belong to you.
Better lot your wife have fit OF
Mysteries than to run in debt fol
nice new furniture. clothes, jowelry
or anything hat women wish tor \
fit OF Mysteries, properly managed
is often of moro real benefit to o wo'
man than anything you can buy.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-08-07
Soma Curious Ways.

Some women havo curious WAYS
of hiding their money. Tho Gin
cinuati COmmCrciui says "Mrs.
Hansen put fifty dollar8 in the oven
Of her stove one night TO keep il
safe. Next morning, after breakfast
the national debt had been di'nin-
ished exactly that much Il student
of tho curious would iiud it interest
ing to note tho place ia which W.
men hido their money. One oSco'
lent aud frugal dumo used to tuck
hor littlo saving AWAY under u cor
ner Of her carpet. Tho tiny roll OF
grocnbacss grow fittor aud ftLor
IN The course OG year or two, when.
tho day after it counted $3.50, The
house took firc, bdtuo1 90 ihc
ground, nnluguin tho national dobt
was diminished by . L.,i0 roll OF,
w1mqn4 piu.m0uev. There va.
'Gpt other lldy too, who Gsod ena
hmer ,Y hijH G-r diamond rings ha-
tween two tco-cupg in tho Kitchen
cupboard somotimo5 bchiuja cor
tain bricl; in tho collar, AMI again
under tho lining of IN oil bat
@ho hGl divers other places for hcr
iowelry also. Tho only trouble hoiut
that She hal 50 many hiding l.aces
sho oeccsioully forgot whore she A..
put her p.e,iJas .liu > anal about
oycy tl-ca months would lurc
she lat been robbed. and thg hJGsc
would ba turned inside out, and all
therein be made uncomfortable ln-
u. tho missing ruu would ha lo1ad
ctrc,p,., tu..yl ag4viu tho folds OF
jho bot.oA t,wai OF jha pIio in tIa
lo.y-haul corucr OF the lower
drawer in t.e clo0h---pye,5 a.
tho east end oi Tho d.u.uE-IuJM.
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What the Girls Like.

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10 PN " WA i'W ,',,"' :, No ,h,roL
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10 ..l'' 10 ~ ''V"" '(,'',,,;.Lo1. sho
ptel'y m Ji 49, "sHo,"P sin,'s yoil or lanes
pays "o'l, ~, % ''uTS ;' W. ~ ~ . 'ynrJ
"e'l' OF '"lNS "It ,i n' - " " ,"n,,' "Y'"
P'e"ses why N.Y., ~ 'nJ H. uI''' w. tr,J ~ "Tit
sense shou't,' t :. '"o nof1r, 81 '' oy',hoJy
ION o''t' W. II o"' ,-'y' DT'0'o I.r n.y.
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conc, ''o'' 90 "-.' :. I'~t 49, ,, 'r' nm.
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n.',tT, .,,''' '' ,'y ~, 80 ,r,,s,nt .linraI.1l
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condemn me if you like 1 am afraid
God will. TEreo times he came
back three times he asked for only
crust dnd place to lie,aud / drove
him away, land he 8 lying in
tho road now. Oh if had only
known !
And Charlie caught up his hat.
"rll tiud him II he's alive, said
he. "Oh, Rob, my dear friend.
And theu--l never saw the girl in
such taking. Down wont Drusilla
on her knees, as if she was saying
her prayers and says
"fhank God, dard to do it =
And says sho to Inc /:
"Oh, aunt, / havo been trembling
with fright, not knowing what you d
say 10 mo. 1 took him IN the kitch -
en way. | couldn't sec him go faint
and hungry, and wounded. and 1 put
him in tho spare chamber over the
| pailor, aud have been 80 fris shtoGod
all tho whilo.
The Lord bless you, Drusilla,
said Cuarlie.
Amen, said |.
Aud she, getting bolder, went on
And took him some hot snort
cakes and apple sass aud tea, says
/ she, 'aad took hun candle and a
hot brick for bis feet, and told hin
tO eat and go to bed in tho best
chamber. Aunt fairla2, with the
vbito count9rpano and all, and |
locked him in aud put the key III my
pocket, aud told him that ho should
have Que nights rest, aud that no
tone should turn him out uuloss thoy
walked over my dead body.
Drusilll said it like an actress IN Il
tragedy, aud went of Into Mysteries
the uomont the words were out OF
her mouth, SLe'd been expecting
10 DO half murdered, yJd Know tAc
girl, who was sixtoou, always before
minded me rs if / waw her mother
Never was any old sinner 50 hap.
py as was that night, 80 thankful
to tho good Lord aud 1t would
have done your heart good IL You
had gone to see the two meet IN the
morning-Charlie and his friend
Rob. And Charlie who got well,
aud mother. who was not 50 poor
either, helped Rob into business
Aud he got well over his wounds at
ut last aud grew as handsome as u
picture, aud to day week he Is gong
to marry Drusilla.
I'D give you anything l nave,
said |, aud | won't refuse you even
Dru3illa, when he asked ne, telling
me that he loved her ever since she
was so kind to him on the night I've
told you of.
Aud Charlie is to stand up with
him, and am to give Drusilla away
aud kob's sister from Greenbauk il
to DO bridesmaid, and have guess
that somo day Charlie will bring her
home to be in Drusilla's place.
| | don't drive beggars from The
door now as / used, aud no doubt
IN impoaod upon but this is What
I [ say "Better be imposed upon al
ways than to be cruel to ono who
really needs help Aud I've read
DIy Bible better OF late, and l know
who says, "Eyen as you hayo done II
unto the least .. these ye have done
it uuto the.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-08-07
Sharper Than a Lawyer.

4 was Of lawyer was sitting 10
his office the other day, deeply eu-
gagged iu unravvluG SOME Auolty
.oaes,ion, wbon gentleman entered
and inquired
"ls this Nj :;
Tho student OF BLACKSTONE, raising
his eyes from che legal booA before
him replied
Il, yu owe mc anythias or havo
.auyyh.os "a my !ine, then Z. Is my
name. Ii sou have claim to pre-
sent / am 40, tho man. II you call
el simply for . social chat, you can
call mo any name.
II prospose to present YOU with
soma business IN your lloe. | have
note Of S2j, and want you to eel
Ieet it,
Aod handing the lawyer a note,
departed to call the next day,
A, soou as no WAS soue The lawyer
aimed that it was one OF his
ow u promises to pay.
The uext day his client appeared
aud inquired
"Wsll, what success p
"All right; l have collected the
money. Here il is, less my fee. aud
Ihe handed him fifteen dollars.
.Good,' said the client, lhayC
made two dollars aud a halt by this
operation
"Hos so 7" asked the lawyer. .
"well."' replied the client :"
tried ell over the city TO sell you
note for twelve dollars and halt, ha
eculd not do it,"
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-08-07
Underground CuriOsilies.

At the City of Medina, in Italy,
and about four milos around 1t,
wherever the earth IL due, whenever
tho wolkmen arrive Mt "a distance Ci
SO feet they como to n bed of chalk,
which they boro with an auger. Eve
feet deep. They then withdraw from
the pit before tho auger is removed
and upon its extraction tho water
bursts up through the aperture with
great violence, and quickly fills the
newly made well. which continues
full and is affected by neither rain
nor drought. But what is most re-
markablo in this operation is the
layers Of earth as we descend. Al
the depth of II feet are found the
ruins OF an ancient city, paved
streets, houses, floors and different
pieces of mason work. Under this
is found soft oozy earth, made up
of vegetables, and at 26 feet, larS'
trees entire, such rs walnut troes
with the walnuts still sticking to the
stem, aud leaves aud branches in .
perfect state OF preservation, At q
leet deep a soft chalk is found mix
cd with a vast quantity of shells, and
the bed is eleven feet thick. Undol
this, vegetables are found again,
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-08-07
Weeds Of Woe .

Whom the heart is heavy, and all
earthly things look drcary to Tm'rri',
mournors, who would caro- very rGl2lri,ii,e' ,ii,,
tic how they appeared to the ormarre
side world il left 10 themselii Tc.tI, = "li,
fashion stops in and dictates lrte'g
tho departed is to DO shroudrclrs' an
what kind Of coffin must be IT, 5t, It,, %
cured ; how thoy arc al to DO drJ Gucj
cd end how many carriages arCy yi1tu
be hired, otc. This often happ ne ne d,
whom tho husband and father Le late
died, and when The widow and II. rcr
phans arc bowed down with gr nr -, vi
so ne not to look beyond the prosll. wa
sorrow, lot some busy-bcdy vSER.'
takes upon himself to see oyerythfli ~
done according to has own notijr-.
Soon after, when the bereayel IN
lily are recovered from the blow tT"T'p
has fallon upon them, aud bogiu .c'nJ
make calculations how thoy arc
provide for tho future, as they u m"r" m,l,ir j |,
DC IN moderate circum8Lonces a. tu
thcir main stay gone. IN tho mic 4 i'.' lo
Of this, one comc9 ia with bill + No
coffin, perhaps throe tines g. irc
amount IL should DO the hive Mn,
man for carriage hire, don't wa IS.
long. Next the bill from tho mcr- ID
chant for dry goods, such MS black 5,
Grape, otc. Oycr olch OF these
there arc bittor tears shed, and how'll,
TO meet all these bills ads to tb cir -
already burlened hearts. Is there
no remedy for this evil ior it cor. S,
tainly il ono. That every person Il
should DO docon;!y buried is right
and proper bat any suporiluous il
display IS not oul y wrong IN Il tenn .oI
porni acnso but to Us scom5 actually
sinful. But there is another class, a
where no Outsiders have any thing TO Al
do with 1t but whore pridv and an
inofdiuato vanity lead the llmi.y n
voluntarily iuto these cxtravagances. d
That what thoy shall wear at the
funeral, and how this will show, and 81
that, seems to occupy tho minds OF fl
the female part OF tho family much
more than the body of inanimato 5
clay lying i'll the other room. | c
have seen these things--hayc been a
in the midst of it, and felt grioyod
to see il, perhaps as much as some p
of the family who were beroayai. il
At such times the less display the i
bettor. Let all things DO done do
Gently and III order but for mcrcys
sake, don't makes II show Of pa
goau,ry, when laying tlo body .! n
relative IN his last resting place. - I
By Il MOrdijSi. y
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a Horse Trade in COLORADO.

An honest miner sat in n con'em-
pla'iyc mood before the door Of q sa-
loon iu one OF the crowded thorough
fares OF Denver lie hal 'aken
sugar in Lis'u' several times, and now
cast wi,ttul look ut intervals to-
wards unprospectcl regions iu the
foothills where he hoped to strik, "a
telllrlum lead, now that The placer
diggius was played out. Slowly
down the street came solitary horse =
mao, ilImoun,ed, poorly clad meag
erly equipped, and stopped in front
of the sitter.
Stronger" said he, L want 70
sell yer n horse.
Stranger, was the reply, I don t
want him"
stranger, rojoinoi the way'arer,
yer real ~ must buy him. You ucv-
or see Il b,tter horse tor the price.
What Is the price, stranger 2
asked the contemplatiye man.
~ hundred and fifty dollars, and
dirt cheap at that.
The inquirer melitatei for few
moments a-ltA1l tlIuly .uu-..-l,
STRANGE, az g!go yer tive.
Tho equestrian a.a.1u1'e2, say
i0E with a-r. a,.n. 'S..5n-er /
won't anova llpl.ol and i,rty-
tive dollars 90 e'aal between YOU
and me anla trade. Tie horse Is
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-08-07

A tiny spider dropped from the
ceiling into a sleeping ehuch mem-
ber's mouth. recently. II went
down into the mammoth cavern aud
pulled its web in after IL Another
warning against slesping In church.
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Ho that has really folt tho bitter
ness OF sin will fear to commit it
and no that has felt the sweetness OF
mercy will fear TO offend it.
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He who is false to preoont duty
breaks q thread in the loom. aud will
see defects when the weaving OF q
lifetime u unyolled.
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wv Keep oa haNd az kinds ef
w Blanks such as Notes, Sssssl~
n.oases. Wayras,ts, Leasss, Su5pos-
ssas, ,tc dec.
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H q q { Il v.
Invocation to Rain In Summer.
WILLIAM Cox BENNETT.

WILLIAM OON DENNETT.
0 gentle, eentle sumuec rain,
Let not the silver lily pine,
The dropping lily pine in vain
To feel that dc w touch Of thine
To drink thy freshness on,e again,
o gentle, gentle su amer raia
In heat the landscape quivering lies
The cattle pant beneath the tree
Through parching air aud purple skies
The earth looks up. Ia vtia for thoo
For thee-for thee, 1t looks in vain,
U gentle, gentle summer rain.
Como thou, and bring the meadow stream
And soften all the hills with mist.
o falling dew from burning dreams
by thee shall herb aud flowers be kissed
Aud Earth shall bless thee yet again,
y gentle, gentle summer rain.
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