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The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-03-02
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The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-03-02
A Man of q Tho uisand:

a CoSsrNPrIvE CURE When death was
hourly expected. all remedies having failed,
and DR.. II. james was experimenting with the
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Consumption His child is now In this coun.
try and enjoying the best OF health. lilo has
proved 70 the world that consumption can lie
positively and permanently cured The Doe
tor now gives this recipe free, only asking
that each remit two three Gent stamps to nav
expenses. This herb also cures night sweats.
nausea at ths stomach, and Will break up n
fresh cold in twenty four hours, Address,
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Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-04-01
An Amusing Incident.

This story is told of one of the wealthy
residents of Wethersfeld, and it Is
vouched for as true in every particular.
Perhaps it might be a little too personal
to giYN his real name, so for the pur.
poses our sketch we will call him
Doctor. The Doctor is a solid man in
more senses than one-he is solid in
money and means and his advoirdupois
cannot be surpassed by any one man in
town, his weight being close upon three
hundred pounds. He invariably carries
q well-stuffed pocket book around with
him, and he is blessed with the happy
faculty of holding on to what he has
got. He never heads a subscription
list, though what he might do in this
direction will never be known until
some man with the requisite pluck can
befound to ask him. Almost any cautious
man would prefer to let out that job to
some stranger by the month. He would
not, when at church, consider it an un-
pardonable sin if the deacon should go
right by him with the contribution box.
And he would not be mean enough to
call it back again. But this talk is
superfuous, as the good deacon never
forgets him. But when the contribution
box is showed into the Doctors face he
gives a sleepy yawn and don't give any
thing else. In fact the Doctor may be
called little close. But on one Occa-
sion he astOnished an old resident of
the town by an unexpected streak of
liberality, which we will now relate.
One day his plethoric calf-skin was
missing and with it $1,000 in bank
notes. If an electric battery had poured
a broadside down the Doctors spinal
column he could scarcely have felt a
greater shock. His hands flew from
pocket to pocket, and his face length
ened and took on a lugubrions and sor-
rowful air. If he had been a ''poor
lone widow" and the little all ha9btaken
wings, the CONSERVATION could not have
been greater. He lost his mental
equilibrium and was dancing round on
the ragged edge of despair. Finally he
bethought himself of a visit he had
made that morning to Bill Wells, on
Wolcott Hill. where he went to look at
a SOW. The Doctor reasoned that his
lost pocket book was in the pen against
which he leaned. He assumed that it
would be an easy matter for it to drop
out Of his pocket with his body thrown
forward in the manner he remembered
it had been. 1t was think and 90 with
him. He clambered into his old lumber
box wagon and headed his untamed
Bueephalus toward Bill Wells BE
only thought Of that well-stufed pocket
book at the bottom Of the hog-pen, and
in his minds eye he saw that big old
SOW grunting with satisfaction as she
poked and rooted his bank notes about.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-04-01
Light in the Home.

The eminent English writer, DR..
Richardson, produces in one of our
contemporaries, an article called
" Health at Home,'' which is replete
with wisdom, A most important point,
and one on which he dwells, is the fact
that SO many people are afraid of the
light. g In dark and gloomy house
you never can see the dirt that pollutes
it. Dirt accumulates on dirt, and the
mind soon learns to apologize for this
condition because the gloom conceals
it," Accordingly, when a house is
dark and dingy, the air becomes i'm
pure, not only on account of the ab-
sence of light, but from the impurities
which are accumulated. Now, as DIR.
Richardson cleverly puts it, we place
flowers in our windows that they may
have the light. If this be the case.
why should we deprive ourselves of
the sunshine and expect to gain health
and vigOrP Light, and plenty of it, is
not only purifier of things inanimate,
but it absolutely stimulates our brains.
1t is in regard to sick rooms that this
excellent authority is particularly i'm
pressive. 1t used to be the habit of
physicians in old times to sedulously
darken the rooms, and this practice
continues to some extent .even to-day.
In certain very acute cases of nervous
diseases, where light, the least ray Of
it, disturbs in over exciting the visual
organs, this darkening Of the room may
be permitted, but ordinarily to keep
light out of the room is to deUrive the
patient of one of the vital forces.
Children or old people condemned to
live in darkness are pale and wan,
exactly like those plants which, de-
prived of light, grow white. Darkness
in the daytime undoubtedly makes the
blood flow less strongly and checks the
beating of the heart, and these condi-
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-04-01
Checking Horses.

Dio Lewis, in a recent communication
to the Co11gregatjonaIjSt, presents some
strong authorities as opposed to the prac-
tice. He says: When you compel a
horse to contract the muscles just under
the top of the collar, in order to sustain
the head foot, more or less, above its
natural place, and then hold them thus
contracted, the strain on these muscles
soon produces great harm. If you don't
believe it, watch the animal; look at his
eyes and ears am sure you cannot
misunderstood that face. See him carry
his head around on one side, and then
away around on the other side. Now,
in moment you will see him throw his
nose up in front as high as he can three
or four times. That struggle for relief
he continues all the day long. When
you take off the check, he will hang
down his head low, and show in his face
a sense of relief which l am sure you
cannot misunderstood. The long strain
wastes the muscles and produces that
ugly hollow which is now so common
under the collar"
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-04-01

tions are precisely such as bring CON
stitutional suffering and disease. The
suppression of the light Of day actually
increases those contagious maladies
which feed on uncleanliness. DR.. Rich
ardson states: IL once found by ex-
pertinent that certain organic poisons,
analogous to the poisons which propa-
gate these diseases, are rendered IN
nocuous by exposure to light"
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-04-01
Dogs in COnstantinOpIe.

Monday morning we started on foo
to see the sights of the city. The day
was pleasant, and the mud drying fast,
so that walking was not so bad. In fact,
it would be impossible to traverse many
of the little narrow, crooked streets in
a carriage. The sidewalks, where there
are any, are not more than two or three
feet wide, and the pavement consists of
large round stones, without any at
tempt at level surface. After passing
on through the quarter in which our
hotel is situated, called Pers, we came
into a more densely crowded part called
Galata, where the people thrOnged the
way, and now and then packhorse or
donkey crowded through. At every
step the yellow dogs seemed determined
to be trodden under foot. There are
more yellow dogs to the square yard in
Constantinople than there are to the
square mile in any other part of the
world. The Constantinople yellow dog
has no owner, nor has he much beauty.
He makes so much noise at night that
he sleeps late in the morning, rolled up
in ball with his head between his legs.
When he is hungry he goes into the
nearest butchers shop, and stands un-
der the carcass of sheep. His seven
brothers stand by his side, and the
butcher doesn't drive them out, but on
the contrary, when customer comes
in little meat is dropped for the dogs,
and they walk out quietly and sleep
again. When it is cold the yellow dog
doesn't sleep alone. He finds his seven
brothers and his seventeen cousins, and
they all sleep together on the doorstep
or by the curbstone. But some of these
dogs take pleasure in sleeping alone in
little holes in the middle of the street.
Each dog considers one of these holes
as his own domicile. No other dog
disturbs him, and if you step on him at
night, he only jumps up with a yelp,
and you find yourself more hurt than
he is. We tried it, and know that it is
so. Another fact about these dogs is
that each one has his own quarter, and
recognizes a law by which he dares not
leave it, even to obtain food offered
him. A strange dog is at atoncesetupon
and terribly punished, if not killed, for
trespass.- ". e. Harris, IN Erans-
iner and Chronicle.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-04-01

He lashed his horse into run, and thu
good people of Wethersield wondered
what the matter was as the old Doctor
thundered along at John Gilpin gait
The Doctor lost his hat when opposite
the postofice, but he did not stop tC
pick it up. From this point he wen
bareheaded, and the old horse die
credit to the breed. He must have
been descendant of Eclipse; at al
events, the record he made in that old
lumber-box, with q three hundred
pound driver, eclipsed by far anything
he ever attempted before. On reach
ing his destination he rushed to the
pen, expecting to see the wreck of his
pocket-book scattered around the pen.
But he was disappointed. Not sign
was there.
"By Godfrey, the Doctor exclaimed,
81 the old SOW has swallowed it whole. ="
Then Mr.. Wells appeared on the
scene, and in moment the excited
Doctor cried out, "What'n you take
for that sowP"
go, l don't know" moderately re-
sponded the other.
81 don't want any don't knows
about it, roared the Doctor. "Whatu
you take for that SOW, sayP"
| don't know as / want to sell it,
replied Mr.. Wells, who evidently didn't
understand the situation.
You must sell it. Set your own
price, but must have that SOW"
pleadingly argued the Doctor. At this
Mr.. Wells thought the Doctor had gone
crazy and tried to soothe him. But
this only made the old fellow more
angry and excited, and he almost
danced over the quiet manner of the
other.
"Set the price," he shouted, ''set
the price, | say"
But | don t want to sell it,
Sand l say you must. I'll give you
any price for it."
"Well, then, say $75," and Wells
eyes twinkled merrilY as he named it,
supposing the price would cool the
Doctors ardor. And he was aston
ished at the reply:
"I'll take it. Now kill that hog"
was the prompt reply.
Mr.. Wells now knew he was crazy,
and again tried to curb his excitement.
But this only added fuel to the flames.
The Doctor fairly foamed with excite
ment and it seemed like the froth of
lunatic.
"Kill that hog, say" again thun-
dered the Doctor. "She'n digest it if
you don't"
30, come, get into your wagon and
ride home with me-" soothingly sug-
gested Wells.
"Great God, Bill Wells, do you
think am crazyP tell you that SOW
has swallowed my pocket-book with |
81, 800 In it, and if you don't hurry up
and have her killed she'll digest it and |
I'll lose every dollar.'
Mr.. Wells still looked on in silent
My Christian friend, will you kill
hat hogP" and he rammed his hands
1own in his overcoat pockets with such
:orce that he discovered hole in one
If the pockets, and as he dove deeper
iown his excitement gave place to
ceiling of satisfaction. Between the
lining and the cloth of his coat he
Ound the lost pOcket-book, with it's
contents undisturbed. Not dollar
lad been digested by the innocent old
ow. He offered his neighbor Wells
SO bill not to say anything about it
out the offer was declined with thanks.
t was too good to keep, and the whole
own knew the story before sundown.
Hartford (Oonps. Times.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-04-01

-Buekwheat flour isrecommendedf for
giving the hair of horses a fine, smooth,
brilliant appearance.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-18
MARBLE HEART.
This Was the Most UnkIndest
Cut Of All.

EDITOR LEDGEE-Your issue of Satur-
day, the 18th, contains an article headed
IAN Ungrateful Son" which does me the
greatest injustice possible, and prejudices
my friends against me. | will therefore
ask you to publish the following state
ment:
1t Is true that this blind man is the
originator of my existence, but these are
all the obligations l have toward him.
When two years old my mother died, and
this blind man, then in the full possession
OF his health, left me unprovided and I'M
cared for, and but for the charity and
mercy Of a gentleman named Mathews. |
would have starved or frozen to death
For twelve years this father of mine did
not care for my existence, and then hav-
ing seen me and found me a cripple for
life, he again left me TO the charities of
the world, until himself afflicted by the
heavy hand of God, he searched me out to
make a living for him. BY hard work
and constant economy, l am enabled to
make a living for myself, but cannot take
care ofhim entirely. l have assisted him
often. He had a comfortable home in the
county house, and sent him at various
times money. to get luxuries, depriving
myselfof necessaries. On the very day
Policeman Cook found him, | had given
him five dollars in the morning. He has
three rich brothers living, and 1 offered
to furnish him money to go TO them, but
he refused. This is q true statement. /
ask you whether you can call me an ''un-
grateful son." L. o. ELLIS.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-18

DR.. Buddeke, Eye and Ear diseases
No. Sc East Court street. 144t
The Memphis institute, 100 Union
street, Professor L. G. Tyler, princi-
pal, opens September 9th.
Miss Amelia Shipperson, a charm
ing young lady who has many friends
here, left Sunday for Chicago, to re-
main on a visit until cooler weather.
Mr.. Il. G. Moller, a popular young
merchant, will leave here tomorrow
for Savannah, Ga, where, two weeks
hence, he is to lead to the hymeneal
altar Miss Pauline Brauss. Mr.. and
Mrs. Moller expect to reside in this
city.
Colonel Hugh D. Greer, who met
with a painful accident by a fall from
q buggy some weeks ago, is slowly i'm
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-18
steamers wheeling Into Line.

A card elsewhere announces that
as soon as the regular fall business
opens, the 0sceola Belle, Captain
George Malone, will enter the trade
between this city and Commerce, on
the river fifty miles below, making
regular daily trips. 1t is also an
nounced hal the steamer Coahoma,
Captain Henry Cooper, will replace
the 0sceola Belle in the trade hence
to 0sceola. Each steamer is to be
continued in the lines announced.
Captain James Lee, jr., is the super
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-18
POOR r.
stepping Unasked into the Pre-
sence OF the Creator from
n Lille of GiIded
Shame.

AZ one 0 CLOCK JnlS morning a pierre
ing scream issued from a back room
in Blanche Curry's bagnio, on Jeffer-
son street beyond the bayou, arousing
Miss Curry and a passerby, both Of
whom fastened to the spot, where
they found a young woman, known as
Pauline Markham, in the agony of
death. They were just in time to hear
her say it was too late. She had taken
strychnine, and, after struggling vio-
lently a few moments, fell dead across
the bed. Awed by the majesty of
death, the spectators gazed sadly upon
her as she lay theresa young, so
beautiful, so sweet and pure to the
eye, yet whose soul was stained with
shame. Her lips, sealed with the
claiming kiss of death, could not tell
the story other wrongs, but an open
letter on the table, addressed to one
George White, gave an insight into
them. In it she told him she loved
him better than all else, but that he had
not kept his promise, and now on his
account she gave of her life. Another
letter addressed to her aunt, Mrs.
Maggie Halesham, at Searcy, Ark, said
she was living with George White
who was kind to her, and either had
married her OF promised to marry her.
The last sentence seemed to have
been Intentionally blurred, so that a
double construction couldb put upon
it. A letter she received from her
aunt yesterday seemed to express the
conviction that she was leading a pure
life, and called down the blessing of
God upon her. This no doubt filed
her with remorse, and tended to hasten
her last act. From the letters, she
seems to have had three names, Pau
line Markham, Pauline White and
Melissa Mcleod, the last doubt
less being her proper name.
From what could be learned she
has lived at the Home" on Alabama
street, and at Gertie Herzog's place.
going to Blanche Curry'Son the morn
ing before her death. As soon as the
news reached George Whites ears
last night he went to Esquire Spell
man, who had held the inquest, and
for the letters, saying that if she
had killed herself on his account he
would bear the expenses OF the fune-
raj.
The unfortunate girl came here
some time last winter, from Little
Rock, where she had trouble with one
Of her lovers. She had been badly
afflicted and her needs were provided
for at the Home, which, it is said, she
left a week or so ago, and before she
was properly restored to health. In
the letters a sister is mentioned as
residing at or neal Searcy, and upon
whom she dotted. The poor woman
has been heard to say on numerous
occasions that she cared nothing for
life and wished she were in her grave.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-18
Police News.

Thirty-two cases appeared on the
police docket this morning, twenty
three being health cases.
Annie Platter got drunk yesterday
and stole a watermelon. The melon
question was waived this morning and
a tax of three dollars imposed on the
whisky.
Captain Davis and a corps of police
made a raid on a negro gambling hell
last night, capturing three OF the fire.
quenters who had ensconced them
selves under a bed.
A young darby named Louis VIII
liams, alias "Red Shirt Bill" will
work days 2Ofor the city for carrying a
rubber sling, with which he had bro
ken the heads of several chickens, be-
sides several glass windows.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-18
N-on-resIdonf NotIco.

No. S72s-In the Chancery Court of shalbv
county, Tennessee-Swaney B Drury, adj
mlnlstrator Of W Q Drury, deceased, VS..
John a LaForge, for self and as administra-
tor Of Mrs. Susan E Drury, deceased al al.
appearing from affidavit in this cause that
Il the defendants, John A LaForge, for self
and as administrator aforesaid, William Ia
Forge, Mrs. Frances u Lent and--Lent. her
husband. are citizens of New York and nom
residents of the State ofTennessee; it is there
tore ordered that they make their appear-
ance herein, at the courthouse of Shelby Conn
ey, IN Memphis, Tenn, on or before the first
Monda IN October, 1885, and plead, an
the same. will be taken for confessed a. ~
them and set for hearing ex-parte; and
that a COPY of this order be published once 4
Ledger. upiio
This 10th day of August, 1880,
A c0py-Attest:
ROBERT j., BLACK, clerk and master.
W Randolph, sol. for com.
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