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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-06

AT the recent English sanitary con-
gress, DR. Richardson gave a lecture
on Woman as a Sanitary Reformer.
He observed that long before santa
ton was heard of, the good, clearly
housewife was q practical sanitary re-
former. The office of prevention Of
disease was especially fitted to women.
The training required was simple,
and every woman willing to go through
it might become mistress of the desti-
MES Of the world. She should master
physiology SO as to Understand the gen.
eral construction of the human body
the digestive, the circulatory, the res
piratory, the nervous, the censory, the
absorbent and glandular, the muscu-
lar, the osseous or bony, aud the mem
b%ranous. If she would act on this
knowledge there would hardly be one
deformed child left in the land in one
or two generations. An educated
woman, who has seen the exquisite
build and symmetry Of the skeleton,
would turn pale with disgust. when
ever she detected one of her foolish
sisters strangliDg her body in tight
corset and murderous belt, to make it
hideous as well as useless, or who was
intent on destroying the perfect arch
of the foot in a perfect f0ot-vise, ele-
waited on q peg-top, The educated
woman would master the structure OF
the house, demand to have a plan Of
every drain pipe on the establishment,
and would insist on having every drain
kent as Systematically clean as the
china in the household cupboard.
She would sec to the biennial purif-
cation of the dwelling as though a
Passover were still a universal prac-
tice. DR.. Richardson concluded
One effort as a Samaritan would call
forth all her powers. She will stand
to resist with her full persuasive
might that process which | have else.
where called the intermarriage of
disease. She will tell her sisters what
that terrible process means. She will
tell that disease heredity united in
marriage means the continuance Of
the hereditary as certainly as that two
and two make four; that madness,
consumption, cancer, scrofula, yes,
and certain Of the contagious diseases,
too, may be perpetuated from the
altar; and that the first responsibility
Of the parents toward their offspring
ought to be-, not how to provide for
wealth and position over which they
have no control, but that preliminary
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-06
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

Saffarans street M. +. church. south
Preaching at ii am. and 7:30 pm by the
pastor, Rev. 7. G. Holmes. Sunday.
school at $50 am.
Linden street Christian church-Sun.
day-school 0 am; Lords supper 1926
am preaching II am. and 1870 pm. j
NJ. Tribe, pastor.
st. Johns NJ. e. church, corner o.
Vance aud Lauderdale streets-Seryice.
at II ami Sunday-school at Q pm. VIM
Shimmin, pastor.
Calvary church will be open for divin,
service tomorrow morning and evening
The rector will give an account of tht
proceedings of the late general convention
Second Presbyterian church, cornel
Main and Beal Observation-Disclosures at
$3.50 am; Services at IL am, by Rev. ]
E. Roy, D. ID. Of the American mission.
airy association. No services tonight.
Cumberland Presbyterian church, Cour
street-Morning sermon by Rev. s.. +
MEG wn, president Of Iowa college
Evening sermon by pastor, II. A. jones
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-06
PUBLIC LEDGER.
once. Is Madison Street.
TEN cEMTs Pc We K,
THE CITY.
Saturday Evening Nov, 9, 1850
LEDGER LINKS.

Raw and cold to-day.
Maple syrup, at Lyle 4 Shields.
Itsnowed some in the early morn
ing hours.
Brown & Jones, coal dealers, 282
Main street.
The three hundred and eleventh
day ofthe year.
Tomorrow is the twenty-fourih
Sunday after Trinity.
The rain last night extended over
the entire cotton belt.
Forty-seveu work days remain be-
tween this and Christmas.
Telephone orders for flowers tC
Memphis Floral company.
The weather bulletins predict more
rain and some snow to-day.
Sauce, tomato catsup and pickles BY
the gallon at Lytle & Shields.
The epizootic has so far done nc
harm tostock inthis vicinity.
Insure with the Memphis City Fire
aud Gen'l ms. Co., 10 Madison st.
j. B. Saint & Co. clean and fl
vaults. Leave orders at 286 Main.
In the Jewish calendar this is tn,
third day Of the month Of "Kistev.'
Tho new moon will give light unit
nine tonight, and until after churcl
hours to morrow night.
The temperature was down to g
degrees early this morning. The range
yesterday was from Al to 65 degrees.
The cruelty society has its hand.
full. -Four suffering beasts have beer
embarrassed and sent to the stables
within the past two days, one a stree.
car mule.
BY risking only two dollars in tn,
Louisiana lottery a handsome priz,
may be the result. The next drawinI
takes place Tuesday. Call at tn
usual place for tickets.
A number Of last nights theater
goers were until after the midniob
hour reaching their homes. The cur
tain did not ring down over Hamlet
PROSTATE form much before the mi,
hour ofthe night.
Brawls and ~rowdyism at niaht arr
complained Of by those who live
along Poplar street, between Mali
and Third. The deyout people there
abouts are indignant, and hope tn.
annoyance will be abated.
The hackmen struck it rich las
night, and many a poor young ma
would have rested easy had he owneI
an interest in one. It amounted /,
nearly an interest to hire a hack 70
a short drive during the stormy hours
Among the agitations is a societ,
for the prevention ofabuse to streets
The cruelty crowd have their hand
full to care for live stock, and a phil.
anthropic set is needed tostir Brother
Barrett's railway courses into better
order.
Ex-oandidate and congressman.
elect, VIM. R. Moore, continues L
write cards for the newspapers ant
apparently still possesses a prolia,
Of mental ammunition. Hi
.N
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-06
Read all Sells Brothers ADVERTISE
mems carefully, which prove that they
do oil they advertise. /.


DR.. Buddeke, eye and car diseases,
No. Sc east Court street. 144t
For good solid wearing shoes, and
for least money, go to j. NJ. Hill 4
Co.'S shoe store, corner Main and
Monroe streets. 55t
W. A. Wheatley, rental agent, 279l
Main street, up stairs, offers choice
stores and residences, as we'll as fine
farms, for rent. Parties needing such
should call on him and examine his
new list. So
DR.. S. H. Collins, late Of this city
has gone to Ship Island, in the Gulf Of
Mexico, to take charge of the national
quarantine station there. A good
place aud a nice berth for a young
man.
Peterson's Magazine, Pleasant
Hours, Leslie Budget, all for Deem
Der, aud a full list Of late papers, can
be had at Billy Liebon's news stand,
1861 Main street. Billy has also re.
ceived late numbers of Seasides and
Franklin Square Library.
Mr.. Henry N. Loewensteine.am mem
Der Of the wholesale queensware firm
of W. II. Webster & Co., Of st. Louis.
arrived in the city this morning, and
will open his samples at Castor S
This house, located at 22l and 22s
South Second street, does a heavy
business as importers and dealers il
china, glass and queensware. Mr.
Loewensteineis on business tripsoutt
and appears in the best Of health anC
spirits. His many friends hereabouts
will give him a hearty welcome.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-06
+. FransiOIi, 202 Front, receives
fresh Oysters daily by cypress. 6s


The president Of the Memphis
Brokerage Association, Mr.. w. P.
Baker, was fined by Esq. Quigley yes
terday, for threatening, by means Of
a double barrolled shotgun, to drive
daylight through N. B. Black, the
superintendent Of the same enterprise.
The fine, with costs, was promptly
paid. Meantime the pair live to-
gether under the same roof, but have
80 poor an opinion Of each other that
thoy will not speak. Il is rumorod
that Mr.. Baker will start a new brok-
erage business with some other super
intendeht.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-06
a MEMPHJs BOY.
one of HIS latest Trials.

The trials aud tribulations Of the
average schoOlboy are never half APP
preciated by the happy outside world.
A South Memphis boy we know Of
has had more than his share Of mis-
fortune.
Yesterday evening he came homo
and sided around the kitchen table
where his mother was at work, and
seemed extremely careful to present a
front face whichever way he turned.
Presently be began mumbling some
thing about the artistic finish a wart
gave the school ma'am's nose, and his
mother asked him what was the mat
ter.
Matter enough he answered; II
couldn't stand up in the class this
morning. You made me wear my old,
| st-year's breeches, and they tored
some way or other. jim Sykes put his
hand around aud pulled a piece Of my
red shirt from under my coat tail,
and all the fellows laughed"
well, my boy, you should not get
angry for such a triaing thing" replied
his mother.
YES, but that warty-nOsed old
teacher saw it aud says, Tommy,
my dear, you had better sit down.
Jim Sykes he gave my shirt another
pull, and old Bob Bowles throwed a
spit ball and hit me in the eye-but
wont / punch his head the next time
| catch him out, and Tom was happy
enough by anticipating the coming
vengeance he intended to wreak, to lei
his troubles cease annoying him for
the moment.
Just at this instant, however, Toms
! big sister came in at another door, and
catching a glance of him threw up her
hands and exclaimed, la, ma, dc
make Tommy sit down."
That's the way it goes. Every
body wants me to sit down, but
won't. I'm going to wear these
= breaches in the parlor tonight when
your Teller comes, and | bet he'll want
me to sit down. too exclaimed Tom,
, with tears in his eyes; and he started
out the door, when his mother
reached for him, and after
applying her slipper to tht
the unprotected spot for about ten
minutes, sent him to bed until a new
ceiling could be put in his p%antaloons
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-06
Police NeWn.

Yesterday was the most tranquil
day Of the season.
Only two arrests made during the
last twenty four hours, both on war
rants.
Slop, sloppy, sloppier, sloppiest i;
Adams street about the police station
and all the way down, as well.
The amount Of fines, etc., collected
last month was $822.90, or about q
third ofthe amount paid to the police
for October services.
The number / FIRE bell which rings
every morning at $50 TO summon the
youngsters TO school never fails tC
create a momentary alarm among the
nervous.
j. r. Sharp, the brakeman charged
with carrying a pistol. was discharged
the proof being that he was waiting
for his train and had no intent to e
armed.
A few new and wicked countenance,
have beea addedto the rogue's gallery,
1t now contains about 400 pictures Of
thieves Of local and national reputa.
ton.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-06
Everrhodr Rnr TheIr Hats oi
Game aud Fish.

S 11 --
Our market Is just now well sup
piled with game from the wild woods
and game fish from the salt ocean and
fresh lakes. There are ten kinds Of
the latter now to be had. From the
waters of the gulf, direct from Pensa-
cola, are sheephead, bluefish, red snap
pers and mullett; from Reelfoot lake.
fine punish perch; from the northern
lakes, Mackinaw trout, Lake Erie
salmon, white fish and black bass, all
to be had at retail at l2l cents per
pound. Besides these, oysters are to
had at 50 and 60 cents per can. In
addition we have teal ducks at 40
cents a pair; wood, do, at 40 to 81
cents; 6ne green headed mallards at
70 cents per pair; quail at 20 cents
each, three for half a dollar, or sl.5C
10 $500 per dozen. Squirrels are Il
cents each, or $3.50 per dozen. Ven.
ison, choice cuts, Is cents per pound.
saddles, 10 to Is cents, and whoi;
ones 5 cents per pound. Celery is t.
be had at so to 60 cents per bundle
Choice cuts of mutton may be had a
10 cents; beef at 10 and12l cents; porl
at s to II cents, and home grown veg
etables at very reasonable figures
Eggs are 20 to % cents per dozen. AMI
chickens, 25 to 30 cents each. Thosl
who 80 to market this evening vii
find that a couple of dollars judicious
ly invested will buy a sufficient sup
ply to make up a real good Sunda.
dinner.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-06

healthy ~parentage, which is the foun-
dation Of health, and without which
position and wealth are shadowy
legacies indeed. Delicate ground,
you may say. / admit the fact. But
in q world in which those who study
the living and the dead most carefully
rarely see a man or woman hereditarily
free from disease even this groundmust
be entered on blythe enlightened schol-
ar, | touch on it here for the best Of
all reasons, that the subject it in
cludes, affecting deeply the human
heart in its sympathies and affections.
is one on which the influence of wom-
an, the arbitress Of the natures that
are to be, is all potent for good or evil.
To know the first principles of animal
physics and life; to learn the house
and its perfect arrangement; to learn
the simple. problems relat-
ing to the fatal diseases; to ordain the
training of the young; to grasp the
elements Of the three psyche. physical
problems; the human temperament.
the moral contagious, with their pre-
ventions-and the heredities of dis
ease with their prevention these, in
all respect and earnestness, l set be-
fore this congress as the heads Of the
educational programme for our mod
ern woman in her sphere Of life and
duty.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-06
Creamery Butter.

Graham Flour, Buckwheat Flour, Grits
Hominy, Oatmeal, Cracked Wheat, Tapi.
oca, Farina, Corn Starch.
S7t BUCKHAM& CAMPBELL.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-06

The theatrical supe is n ofthose COM
monplace mortals without any poetry in
his soul, who generally rudcly tears aside
the glamour of the stage and mars the
realistic effect Of a %skillfully and artistic
ally wrought scene by committing some
faux pas, which changes omance to alb
slrdity, poetry to nonsense. Last night
during the presentation of Hamlet at
the theater, such a faux pas occurred, and
while it made the gods in the gallery
laugh, it also made the "iudicious grieve.'
When the mimic play was about to com
mence in the third act, no supC
appeared to remove some tables
and chairs from the stage, ant
Hamlet himself performed that necessary
part of the business. After they were re
moved, in rushed the supss, and seeing
their work had already been performed
left the stage amid the yells Of the omni
present small boy. Now if these supes
as well as everybody else, would smok,
Sol Coleman's No. 10 cigars, mistake
would never happen, forthey always keel
a mans head clear as a bell. Call on Sc
Coleman, Sl6 Main, for a good smoke.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-06
PRICES REDUCED.

Ladies' Kid Button Worked Holes for
$3.50. A Great Bargain.
Ladies' Kid Slde.lace for $3.50.
Ladies' Kid FrOut-IaOs for $3.50.
Misses Mems and Youths School Shoes
the best assortment In the city at the
Lowest Prices,
Mems Waterproof Boots and Shoes just
received. Call and see them.
A Good stock of our own make Boots ant
Shoes at Low Down Prices.
Also a new LOT of Rubbers lust received
WIZ. MILLER q co.
221 Main street. 70
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-06

Fresh Norfolk, N. Y. Blue Point
and Shrewsbury Oysters received
daily. Ladies' Oyster ParIOr mp
stairs.
A. RAGGIO, II and 10 Jefferson,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-06

Sells Brothers 0uIntuPls COnsollda-
ton Of Levlathan Railroad exhibitions Is
to all other shows as Goliath to a midget,
and positively the Onb and only great
show that will be here this season. Do
not forget or oOnfOund lie day and date.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-06

In Woodbury., Nd lives a woman
who was born April %, 1776. Her
memory and hearing are excellent, but
she has been blind for four long years.
Her hair, once gray. is now turning
black again. She is very active in her
habits. She has not a tooth in her
head, yet says: 81 don't mind it; teeth
are very useful, but | can cat "a well
as any Of them, and like strong diet.
too; don't want pies and cakes, but
cornboei and cabbage, / don't believe
in sweetmeats.' The old lady is very
fond Of children, and delights in tell.
ing them Cid time tales. Her immc.
diate family connection is very large.
as she has no fewer than twentv-6vo
grandchildren and nearly sixty great
grandchildren, her Oldest great grand
child being a widow, aged twenty
four. One Of her grandchildren has
eight children.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-06

There are thirteen hundred p,hi-
tentiary conyicts in this state. Six
hundred and forty arc employed on
farms and in coal mines, while tho
remainder, six hundred and sixty, arc
kept within the walls Of TIE prison.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-06

Telephone orders for flowers to
Memphis Floral company. SO
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-06
New lot of the 25c COrsets.
Bluff City Bargain Store,
2I4 Main Street. AZ
BUY
FLANNEL UNDERWEAR
AT THE
MEMPHISSHIRT FACTORY.
a Grand Keputnlion.

Warmers Safe Kidney aud Liver
Cure has reached a reputation that is
not limited by the confines of section
or country. There are no injurious
substances nor false and temporary
stimulants in the preparation. 1t is
purely vegetable and compounded
under a formula that has passed severe
tests and won endorsements from some
Of the highest medical talent in the
country.-[New York World.
Sold wholesale by s. Mansfield &
Co., and w. N. Wilkerson g. Co.
King sarbrO's only Genuine japan,
csc circus troupe in fabulous and
fearful feRts, with Sells Brothers
worlds Fair OF WONDERS, at Memphis
on Saturday, Nov. 10.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-06

OdorIeaSE xcavnting Co. Vaults
cleaned and 1lled, once, -
Madison street. 80
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-06
Go TO FRITZ & GEORGE,
REUSED UP.
And They Cry Aloud for Relief

The people living along Linden
street and about Mulberry we're
reused to indignation this morning by
seeing loads Of nasty slop and filth
poured into low places on the streets,
to fill up the holes, as the drivers said.
The horrid smells spread forth FIRST
attracted attention to the nuisance,
after which, upon inquiry, it was as
certained that the work was done
upon the order Of City Engineer Mer-
iwether. To fill sink holes on the
streets with such muck is not only
useless labor, but is dangerous to the
public health. It may be the custom
to empty slush all over the city
wherever a low place can be found,
but as it has not been noticed else.
where the locality above referred to
is the only onementioned. If there is
any one higher in authority than En-
gineer Meriwether, their authority
should be brought into requi ition
and exercised at once, or more thun-
derous indignation will be hurled
forth. Filth, such as has been spilled
on Linden street, should be tumbled
into the river. Let a remedy be
found and at once executed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-06

Telephone orders for flowers to
Memphis Floral company. 63
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-06

MO. @ MADISON ST. Suitable for bust
~ ness or boarding house purposes. Ap-
ply AZ No. IS Madison street, up stairs. ssh
ON Mosby street, 40 15s, 9 rooms. AppIv
y to JAMES REILLY, at Courthouse. ar
No. 81 North second street. l45t
VihE brick dwelling No. lsH ST. Martin
street. Apply to J. Il. GREHAN, az
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-06
American B. & |. Assn.

nc At a meeting Of tho Board Of Di
operations, BY making Loans. on Real
citation is now in successful operati,
notice Of withdrawal has been given,
a 0 among the leading business men /
ability for successful management. !
dated at the next meeting, Noyemt
subscription list for new series new Of
Secretary,
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-09-04

WILL attend to the Real Estate BUSH
w ness in all its branches. Will buy
and sell lands on commission. Persons
having Land or Town Property to sell,
will consult their interests by placing
them in our hands at once for advertise
ment. All business pertaining to lands
attended to. Titles examined and taxes
paid, when requested
Nov. w
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-09-04
strengthening the Voice by
Machinery.

Sign0r Alberto B. Bach, we learn
from a London paper, has invent
ed an instrument for the purpose of
increasing the volume Of sound
produced in singing. The IRE
sOnator,n as it is called, Operates
upon the principle of enhancing
the efficiency Of the sounding
board which nature has provided
in the human palate. Ii consists
Of a gold plate fitted to the roof of
the mouth, close above the upper
teeth, and having attached to it
another gold plate which is con-
veX doWnWardS in both directions.
4 hollow sounding board is thus
formed, which increases the pow
er Of the voice without any addi-
tional expenditure OF breath. Pro-
lessons Tyndall and Lait have tes-
iified to the efficiency of the in
.s5rument; the former expressing
himself surprised at the smooth
ness and power of the sounds pro-
duced; the later remarking that
while the intensity of the voice
was very greatly increased, this
was effected, so far as he could
Judge, without any perceptibIe de-
terioration in the quality of the
sound. With the help of such an
invention, public singer will
clearly be enabled to make his
voice tell over large area; while
conductors, we are told, will find
select choirs capable of producing
The effect of something like double
their actual numbers"
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