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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-03
TEN CENTS PEI WE X.
THE CITY.
LEDGER

Monday Evening. Feb. 5. 1879.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-03

IN Planters Insurance Building, double and
j. single Offices, suitable for lawyers or physi-
clans; and double and single bedrooms. An
well lighted and ventilated, and all modern
eonyeniences. Apply at Office ofPlanters In
surance Company. Al Madison It. l3O-ls5
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PERSONAL.

NOW thy destiny. Madame Rest. tho
IA celebrated e%lairyoyant and f%ortane- teller.
Il at No. o. 81. Martin street, between Linden
hhu Iohtoloc. l27-lb2
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-03

QUITE Of rooms formerly occupied BY Jar
~ nagan X Frazier, over Mechanics Bank.
Also two rooms in Stanb0n Block. Apply To-
n}lS e. d. CROCKETT. 25 Main 81.
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w l.. DUFF, attorney at law, 70 Poplar
w . street, near courthouse. I6f
NJ. COLEMAN, Justice Of tho pence
q. Notary Public and Commissioney ~
DEEDS Special attention given to eollections
IN the county. Office &l Front *. 1851
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-03

A FEW day boarders at MRS. GRIFFIN's,
n l2l Marshall avenue. ll6-l4l
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-28
A Real ship Of the Desert.

". = ~ .
A report comes frointhe Sierra Ne
[yada Mountains. of the discoyery..of
The Npbers of ii Chinese junk, high
Is - tfir ulountaiHs between MN
sfal King and thei. bead waters Of
Kings river The.sound portions,of
The timber resemble eamphor wood,
and, it is said, still retain "a faint
smell. The fastenings,a are efcopper;
the rigging, etc, are of course all
gone. a number Of bones, supposed
to be human, were also found in the
vicinity, ard upon The adjacent slopes
there is an abundant evidence ofthe
previous occupation Of the waters in
the shape Of shells, as well as the ioc-
cdsionaf finding Of petrifed fish.
That this valley has. at one time
been an inland sea is. admitted BY
geologists, bat that these waters
were nayigated by Celestial seameh
one or two thousand years ago has
never been claimed, even blythe Chi
nese themselves. But these same
people do claim to have been the
original discoverers of the country,
and this find seems to gixelcolorIto
the claim. 1t bas3also, been claimed
bythem that vessels Of theirs have
been wrecked on this coast and that
portions of the crews have returned
to china; but that the wreck itself
should be located, and this location
should prove to be in Tulare county,
is surely an interesting fact, inyit-
ing the inspection Of thecurious and
the solution Of the scientific.
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I m FlsMER & noGG.
KNIGHT & COUGH,

ft. JOHN W. ENGLISH. .E
"A ttorue$ nt Law, wiptac;iee in the Courts Of Ma.
~ son. Putnam and Jackson, and inthe Court Of Ap.
pea)s West Virginia, Address Point Pleasant Mason
county West Virginia tjan 8, Is7o-iy
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How to Walk.

i
The custom is now everywhere
for pedestrians to take the
right side Of the walk. The practice
avoids.much confusion, particularly
on frequented walks. The rule has
been 50 thoroughly established that
any person foundlviolating il is set
down as an ignoramus. People now
take the right side as regularly as
they do when they are driving on the
road. This being SO, common sense
suggests that ladies should walk
at the right side Of gentlemen
when they are going in couples. If
they do that, ladies will never be
jostled when meeting other persons
the gentleman being thus always
on the side of contact with people
coming from opposite direction
Gentlemen should abandon the hab-
il Of walking half around them at
every turn of the corner. The old
custom of giving the lady the inside
of the walk, when walking with her,
has.no redeeming feature. Thelady's
comfort and protection.is best insur-
cd by walking at the gentlemen2s
.rightside at all times.
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Make Sunshine.

Garry the radiance Of your sun in
your face; let the world have the ben
eft Of it. Let your cheerfu1ness be
felt for good, wherever you are; and
let your smiles be scattered like sun
beams-"on the just as well as the
unjust" Such q disposition will
yield you a rich. reward, for its hap
py effects will come home to you and
brighten your moments of thought.
Smiles are the higher and better re-
sponses of nature to the emotions of
the soul. Let the children have the
benefit of them, those little.ones who
need the sunshine of the heart to ed
ucate them, and would find d level
for their buoyant natures in the
cheerful loving faces of those who
lead them. Let them not be kept
from the middle aged who need the
encouragement they bring. Give
your smiles also to the aged. They
come to them like the quiet rain Of
summer making fresh and verdant
the long, weary path Of life Be gen
tie and indulgent to all Ylevethe true,
the beautiful, the just, the holy,
Before marriage-Toh, my darling
your voice isas musical to me as a
tvesper bell whose tones fall softly on
the perfumed evening air.. Speak
again, and say those words, my be-
loved, for 1 could listen to your voice
until the stars are distinguished in
everlasting nightF' After marriage
-@Ive had just enough Of your
clappcr old woman, and if you don't
let up Ill leave the house" sii
Conceit is generally proporsionate
with high station, and the greatest
geniuses have not been entirely free
from IL What indeed, is.anbitiop,
but. immediate love. .of praise?
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-28

.%t Terms OF Court.
Circuit Court First Monday in April and October.
County e Third Monday in january March,
May. July. November and December. ~.
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Squire Jones had got his evening
fire on, and set himself down TO read
ing the great Bible, when he heard a
rap this door
@Walk in. Well, John, how der
do? Git out, Pompey"
Pretty well, | Thank ye, Squire,
and how do you dor"
"Why, so as to be crawling-ye
ugly beast, will ye hold yer yop-
haul up a chair and sit down, john
"How do you do, Mrs. Jones?"
80, middling. How's yer marm?
Don't9forget the mat there, Mr.. Bee
dle.n asii fae II q. i..IM
This put me in mind that I had
been off sounding several times in
the long muddy lane, and my boots
were in a sweet pickle.
II was now old Captain Jones
turn, the grandfather. Being rous-
| ed from suooze by the hustle and
racket, he opened both his eyes, at
first with wonder and astonishment.
AT last he began to halloo SO loud
that might hear him a mile; for
he takesit for granted that every
body is just exactly as deafas he is.
"Who Is it, | say? Who in the
world is it2"
Mrs. going close to his ear,
screamed out: 2aa
ITS Johnny Beedle."
sHo! Johnny Beedlc, ] remem-
ber he was one summer 1.-THE siege
of Boston,
''No, no, father bless your heart,
that was his grandfather, that's been
dead and gone this twenty years"
"Hol But where does he come
!from2n 5as
"Eastford."
"Hol And what does he do for a
Ilivin'?" s5.,fr,...,.
And he did not stop asking ques-
tions after this sort until all the par
ticulars of the Bcedle family were
published and proclaimed in Mrs.
Jones best screech. He then went
back into his doze again.
The dog stretched himself before
one andirop; the cat squat down be-
fore the other. Silence came on by
degrees like a calm snow storm, till
nothing was heard but cricket I'M
der the hearth, keeping tune with a
sappy yellow birch forestick.o Sail
sat up prim, as if she were pinned
to the chair back; her hand crossed
genteelly upon her lap, and her eyes
looked straight into theifre. Mann
my Jones also tried to straighten
herself, and laid down her hands
across her lap. But they would not
Law afitl IL r,oS E,H f,.n,,t, c.,
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PVvYICIANS.
DIR. i. II. GAMPBBLL,.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. offers his services
I 70 the public. Hopes by strict attention to business
q merit continuance Of the liberal patronage he has
He may be found ut his Office at all
times, when not PROFESSIONALLY engaged. noy. 5, 70,
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County DIRECTORY.

Judge Circuit court-Joseph Smith, RayeHswood.
Clerk Circuit e6pr,--C b. Waggener
President County Gourt-p. 5, Van Matre
County clerk--J. PR B. Smith.
: PrpSecutipg -Attorney-Gco p Simpson
Sheriff. David S. Steyenson Drputics-I. lever,
Jaiior,l Samuel W Someryille Henry Fry, joseph N
Daighand ". d, ,,SomArye.
: Surveyor a bands-Thomas J. Roberts. gi
Baker, DistrirtNo 2. sfs,l
Superintendent. Of Free. Schools Charles E, Hogg.
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Judge Barnard.

\ f
The following incident is related
Iof the late Judge Barnard, who,
though sometimes irritable ON the
bench, regretted more than any one
else his hasty words and deeds at
such times. A young lawyer, since
then elected.to Congress, when a
young man, just arrived in the city,
once. laid some papers before the
fudge. He'aglanced at them, and
tossed them back to.the young law
yers <i,t' e3 iia6
@Your honor, what is the matter
with these paPers3' asked .ths law
4Theyate I Il not properly drawn up
said the Judge !.
~
iyogihg law ihquired. y u,
aIfIyou don'tknow, / ean'tstell, 2
the Judge responded. 01f q had a
tyro in my Office who couldn't draw
up better papers than those; 'I'dkick
,himiontto the sfdewalk.n ~
Thewords were heard by a crowd.
ed court.room. Mach mortified, the
= . AZ.
lawyer took his leave. A week after
ward he was sitting. il the same
conrt!foomf md the Judge said,
"Mr.--, vii! you step'to the. bench
for q mmoment;iif m you pleqse2n The
gentleman did 50, and the spectators
wondered what was coming. Last
Monday the judge began, ''you
laid some papers before me, which l
erroneonsly pronounced incorrect,
and / acted like sconndrel. I am
ashamed of II, and as ! grossly in.
suited you in open court, ! want to
tender you an apology in open court
| beg your pardon"
-. . Z. W f.tI
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MASON COUNTY T WEDNESDAY, NAY 2s


And at il We went, rough and tuni.
Bile, An odd destruction cf starch
now commenced. The bow OF my
.cfayat was sqpat upin half 4 shake.
AT the next bout smash went my
shirt collar, aud at the same time
some Of sallyis head fastenihgs gave
way aud down came her hair in q
Hood ike a mill dam broke loose. y
One dig Of Sally's elbow and my
blooming ruffies wilted down ID. d
dish cloth: But she had no time TO
boast Soon her neck tackling be.
CANT shiyer 4 parteda the throat
and hurfah down came i whole
school Of blue and white beads,
fasiss aadsfdA dAsAinE sac every
which way about the floor.
Consarn it, how a buss will crack
ola still, frosty night. Mrs. Jones
was about half way between asleep
and awake.
"There goes my yeast bottlc,. says
she to herself, "clean into twenty
bundled pieces, and my bread is all
dough agin." i3eg Iisia
The upshot Of the matter is, I fell
in love with Sally Jones head over
ears. Every Sunday night, rain or
shine, finds me rapping at Squire
Jones' door, and twenty times have
p been within a hairs breadth Of
popping the question. And now /
have made final resolve, and if /
live till next Sunday night and 1
don't get choked in the trial, Sally
Jones will hear thunder.
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(. I'LL the type now in this Office is entire
IN " new, We have all the late styles
card and poster type, and flatter ourself
that we can do as good work az any office
IN the State, :. Give tls A trial.
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slastawinter
Awasisersed
would SIS.
the wo,
Hear me rail
fmininesgen-
aiken it for
eyerl 50 much
|fgaiinsoa all
3.
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. Society is Generally supposed TO
give. the last polish to education;
but, perhaps there is nothing Ikea
iittle adversely. TO bring ahoUtet that
.healthiness Of feeling which alone
ITS Q. man for society
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After my sleigh.

t5epf ~ KS
After my sleigh.lI last winter
land thelslippery a wasisersed
Fby Patty Bean, h0 would sas-
il9ectimelef hapkefin FER the NO,
lrlan in q barry. ear me rail-
tout against tliewh9| minines gen.
der you would hszs aiken il fel
Egrantedtbat | sh5ulq 81 50 much
as look AZ zone Of ts agaiin: 10 all
eternitgs
o, but was mad
Darn and close YES, says
If MBlame their ID lhenttheir
hearts and Z but tp biad.
Finally / took ~ andSwore
Iyi@si bdd any
dealings with them again Gin The
sparkling line | meanJ Iswished ]
might be hung and choked. But
swearing off from womeniand then
going into meeting house chock
full of gals, all shining and gllsten-
ing in their Sunday clothes and
pretty faces, is like swearing off from
liquor and going into q grog shop
It's all smoke. held out and kept
firm to, my pledge for three whole
Sunday forenoons, afternoons and in.
termissions complete, On thefourth
there were strong symptoms Of a
change Of weather. A chap about
my size was seen on. the way to meet
ling houses will. a new patent hat on;
his head hung by the ears upon a
shirt collar his cravat 9fad a pud,
ding in it and bfanched ont in front
Unto a double bow knot. He carried
a straight back and a stiff neck, as a
man ought to when he has his best
clothes on; and every time ne expec-
torated he sprung his body forward
like jack knife in order to shoot
clear Of the ruffles. Squire Jones
pew is next but two to mine, and
when Istrnd up to sing and take my
coat tail under my arm and turn my
back to the minister, Inaturally
looked right straight at Sally Jones.
Now, Sally has got an, Uncommon
pretty face. Indeed, as regards beau
ty, some think she canspulI an even
yoke with Patty Bean. Nr my part
think there is not mucbssboot be-
tween them. Any how, they are SO
well matcbedsthat they have, hated
land despissa each iks i9all
poison ever since they We're school
girls. 9.'3s''
x K X K
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Enron AspP PRopREroR.
1I5es up,isl ss7s bio:f iEntr..ass On Main. .;.'
essqs cfsubseriptiop,
QHes copy 9lla year, in advance :. ......Sl 80
Fne COP ilsf Years, IN advance ,..,.. !. 3 90
III p4ysl scontiuued AZ soon AZ time bAid for
sspit 9,s spbHripbons taken nnieN paid for in
Advertising Rates.
One square lone inch) one week, j.. 81 90
5itch additional insertion, .,..,,...... so
Fourth OF IA Column. twelve months, % 90
Half Column twslse months ........... so 90
0neG Column twelve months s...... 80 90
Cards oteYceeding lines, Z, sr..,,. 90
rar Iegaa sefisemeiiis al the rates fxed BY Law,
Local pqtiee 8 sets per lr,;, srrioa.
.f title Than Hfde
months, considered transient t ~
Transient advertisements must be paid for in ad-
vance, 10 insure insertion.
yadyertisementsp payahle half yearyina advance
Legal publications must be paid for, in all cases, be-
forethe delivery Of the Certificate Of publication.
Personal publications., and those recommending can
didates for Office, charged regular advertising rates
Marriage and Death notices published free but OBJ
uaries and tributes Of respect charged At half the
usual advertising rates. .
Announcements for office, for county S. 90; State
and District, Sio 90; on regular ticket, $40 90,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-23
HOUSE.

The reading Cf the Journal was dis
pensed with and consideration resumed
Of the subsidiary silver coin bill. AT
ter a brief statement by Mr.. Chittenden,
favoring the bill, voting on the amend
ments was begun.
An amendment was offered by Mr..
Gillette for the redemption of the sub
sidiary silver coins in paper fractional
currency, of 10, % and so cents, which
currency shall be legal tender to the
amount of $40.
Mr.. Stephens, who has charge OF the
bill, said he was in favor Of the amend
ment, and the subject was before the
Committee on Coinage, but he did not
want this bill encumbered with it. Up
on this representation, Mr.. Gillette
withdrew the amendment.
The amendment OF Mr.. Newberry, re-
quiring small coins, / cent, cents, &c,
to be received at the postotfices, for
postage stamps, in sums not exceeding
s., was, after discussion, agreed to.
The bill finally passed. 1t provides
that silver coins OF q smaller denomi-
nation than one dollar may be ex-
changeable into lawful money when
presented in sums of twenty dollars
makes lawful money exchangeable into
silver coins in like amount; makes sub
sidiary silver coins legal tender for all
debts, public and private, in sums not
exceeding twenty dollars, and makes
minor coinage receivable at postofices
to the amount Of three dollars.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole on the Legislative sppro-
priation bill.
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historians will be slow TO believe that
there was any basis on which TO rest
such an inquiry in the Congress OF the
United States, during the latter part OF
the Nineteenth century. Why then
should not the law of 1855 Be
altered in the manner proposed by this
bill2 1t is said that President Lincoln
signed it, and the inference is that it
would reflect on is memory to change
il. To say the Seast this is a pretty
strong presumption from such q predi-
cate. No man los ed Mr.. Lincoln better,
or honors his meslory more than do,
nor had any one greater opportunity to
learn the constitution of his mind and
character and hiss habits Of thought.
He was large-heagted, wiser than those
rathy for struggling humanity,
without malice, with charity
for erring men, loving his whole
country with deep devotion and intens-
ity, anxious to save it. Believing, as do,
that he was raised up by Providence for
the great crisis of the war of the rebel
lion, l have equal belief that had he
lived we would have been spared much
of the strife of these latter days, and
that we would be on the high-road to
prosperity. Such a man, hating all
forms of oppression and deeply imbued
with the principle that induced the men
of l776 TO resist the stamp tax, would
never have willingly entrusted the
power 10 any one, unless war was ia
grant, TO send troops to oversee an cleo
ton.
/ should have preferred TO vote on the
proposition as an independent bill, be-
cause the practice of both parties Of leg
islating on appropriation bills is more
to be honored in breach than in observ-
ance. II this course had been pursued
it is probable that the whole debate
would have been less acrimonious and
the excitement which has followed it
could never have been worked up to 80
high pitch.
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned.
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quirs that he shall be examined. this
tact Is enough to destroy the presump-
tiveeyidenee OF his diploma OF certificate.
II VIII not be done, we may presume,
except for strong positive reasons, and
in no case Is the Board OF Examiners al
lowed 70 charge for il. As to the con-
Struction that to require such an exam
nation Is violation OF covenant, We
think it unwarranted by the law and
the tacts. The law creating Profession
al Certificates, expressly provides that
county boards Of examiners may, for
good cause, revoke these certificates,
within the limits OF these respective
counties; and power is given to the
State Superintendent TO revoke abso-
luteiy both Professional Certificates and
Normal Diplomas The power given by
the amended law is only the application
OF test by which in suspected cases a
teacher worthiness NAV be eascertained.
In all cases, IL is competent, for boards
TO refuse 70 employ teacher no mat
ter what certificates he may hold, If he
judge il wise to do so, aud it may, some
times prove that the surest way to es-
cape rejection, is To be examined.
4. A Hampshire Teacher" stric-
lures on the amendment relating to
county superintendents, are based in
the main upon q misapprehension of
the law. County superintendents have
their salaries reduced, and the result
will be that there will be a saving TO the
State of about $4,000 for this source
alone. Hampshire will save more than
the extra cost Of having her schools
taught by a higher grade of teachers.
But this reduction is amply justified by
corresponding reduction in theamount
OF service the county superintendent Is
required to perform. We speak not
now as to the wisdom OF this change,
but simply as to the adequacy OF the
compensation. The amended law re-
Geves the county superintendent OF all
labor and responsibility Of visiting the
schools. He is no longer required to
'quit his school and ride all
over his county in the most inclement
season of the year" All this is eliminated
from his duties; and for making the an
nual report to the State Superintendent
and acting as the intermediary between
him and the County officers and teach
eTs. am cot prepared to say that the
salary assigned is not fair comDensa-
tion-that is, SIS for counties with less
than fifty schools; 500 for counties
with less than seventy-hye schools: Sl25
for all other counties.
The complaint that County Superin-
tendents and members Of the County
Boards OF Examiners are not allowed TO
teach without first vacating their oth-
ces is founded upon a simple mistake as
10 the law. There is no such provision
in il. If your correspondent will con-
suit the law he will discover that the in
hibition to which he alludes refers to
members OF Boards of Education, Trus-
tees and Secretaries, and in these cases
he will see that the duties are pruden-
italy incompatible. We agree heartily
with all he says about the Importance OF
this great interest in the hearts OF our
people, and feel with him the import
snce OF wisdom in legislation concerning
II. Also A TEACHER.
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south Carolina Electiou.cases.

CHARLESTON, April 22.-In the United
States Circuit Court to-day Judge Bond
instructed the jury to find for the de-
PENDANTS in the Carnwell county election
conspiracy cases, on the ground of a
defect in the information. A verdict OF
not guilty was accordingly rendered.
On motion of the District Attorney all
the political cases were continued until
the November term, The court then
adjourned till May l0ths when the Chief
Justice is expected to hear important
civil causes.