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4 GOOD EXAMPLE.

Al early settler in Chicago relates an in,
cid-nt in which, hc was an actor:
y sat there in the long ago and,
sfro,dea in the September has, was
dreaming of fortunate future for nysel'.
| .eari the multi tread Of inan;n ;r.bic
feet approaching nearer and nearer 70 me
The sound " . like the foot fail Of a regi
m-nt of infantry. and | rose TO STE what
was the cause.
has. ~, lon.. to wait, for very soon
there hove III sigh, a curious spectacle.
First cam. large Illinois hog AZ the head
OF ion. column OF Illinois hogs. al. march
ing Indian fashion, and grunting with that
gentle. placid grant which the no. carries
with him. On closer examination into the
singular phenomenon saw that all the hogs
except The Yeader, were blind, each animal
havin. his pre- .ccssor> tail i'll his mout',
throughout In. lon. line. cons,ing OF 1881
unfortunate. sightless hogs. cheertui'y !o!-
lowing their leade ;,wards water.
was never 50 uck with the wonderful
instinct Of the bruss. creation in all my life.
ana INV ewes fles With tears when saw
the childike faith and confidence with
which each blind animal followed the more
fortunate guide.
Soon. however,, a great dazzling thrcecor
nered id.a worked its way into my intellect.
Dashiny away my i'll. tears | drew my
revolver and shot off the leaders tail, l.av
ing the long line of Disconnected and aim
less hogs in the middle ola broad prairie,
with no guido. but the deph'o,i>ticaled tail
Of hog who was then three quarters Of Il
mile away.
Then stole u, ana taking the CORY tail
in my hand, led the trusting pha'anx to
the stock vads. and sol the outfit at eight
cents ~, weight.
This was the start of my dazzling career
as a capitalist a career to which now point
with pride. Thus from poor boy with
one suspcneler and sore toe. have risen
to be one of our leading business men,
known ana respected BY all, and by indus
try ana economy and borrowing my chew
ing tobacco, have come t. be one of our
solid men.
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Another Snake Story.

When within about a hundred feet Of the
fence surrounding the pasture heard
loud Kissing sound and, turning to dis
cover its origin, received tremendous
blow across the chest, and III ar instant
found myself encrrcled by huge rattle
snake and lifted to at least twenty feet into
the al, whcr. was held. The pressure
round my waist by the snake was 50 great
YOU could clearly hear the bones creak.
Kate. without waiting for me to scream
and supplicatc assistance, as l mad done in
her dilemma, pulled up a spear OF
herdsgrass and began to tickle the snakes
belly as he thus stood perpendicular, hold
ing me aloft. This was more than his
majesty could stand, and he rapidly I'M
wound himself and dropped me to the
ground, breaking my arm in the fall. As
soon as could get on MY feet made the
most OF my freedom and started to run for
home, forgetting all about Kate until
heard Il clear. musical laugh, which. re-
called me again to my senses. turned
had stretched himself out full length on
the ground and was receiving the operation
with manifestation of delight. forgot
the eHcru,inizing lain Of my broken arm
in the novelty Of the scene. Presently he
gave Il sort Of prolonged singing sound and
showed signs of bein. sleepy, gradually
roing himself up into utter insen>ibilitv.
1'icklin had the effect of an opiatc.
While we were meditating what course
to pursue, our attention was directed To
wards the "Rock,' and forth from every
t~surc and hole came Il multitude of SINH
lar snake, making directly for the place
where We we're standing. OF course we
though, our last hour had come, bat We
were nverioyed when we found them
stretch themselves on the sronnd after the
manner Of their prcdeccs or, evidently in
>i'ing us to tickle them. The singing
sound had reached them As an uttcrancc O
10Y. Knowing a refusal WAS positive death
rs secured more s,rawS and commence,
business. Similar result, followed III.
operation, and amidst our terrible positiu,
Ne could not help appreciating the ridicr
.ou> side affairs had taken. In the cours
al an hour we had them all asleep. W
then cal OFF their heads, throwing them in
,na pile by themselves. They numbers
one hundred and seventy one, besides III
hi; one that attacked me and which we Iii
not iniure. Kate ard then got a ra
from thu fence and putin. il through tn
coil ot the big snahe carried him HON,
where put him in Il pen so securely III;
he mould not get away when his nap W:
over. My arm by this time was troublin
me intensely, but wanted to collect Il
lccaptatcd heads we had lief, in the ic
is an evidence OF our combat. so We toe
The team and drove over to the spot. "
to,,nh the heads Just as We l2il them, b
he snakes had all crawlrd away. v
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brought the heads hcrnc and presers ed
than, il, alcohol, and they can nc seen by
any cnc d>.>irou> of proving the accuracy
oi thu above statement. The live snake
W!iiah J secured resolved 10 tame and
put his immense str, myth to a more useful
purpose than Gueezins the breat, out Of a
mans BODY have every reason to be
proud OF my experiment and it, results.
Our tamil, was large and the wa>h;ns>
immense, bu, my ingenuity has reduced
the labor onci hall. We don't wiring the
CLOTHES any more. They are thoroughly
washed. laid carefully ii a pile and the
snake coils hin~el, around them and
sqtleeze> them dry in a iiifv. ! have re-
fused large ot.er> tor the purchase of thi>
snake from many who go hundreds of
deris'l performance.
".ih. those were the bil>>ii,i tines
sighed Madame u. to her uncongenial
husband ther ti,t.) Then one could pro
cure 81, orce for nine Napo;eons. but now
fhow the times have dcgenera,ed3 one
must par fifty, and LAWYERS nowadays ncy.
or guarantee success in procuring them.
Ia lend n. fifty \apo.eon> and LEI me take
a chance! II fail you still have me, and
if 1 succeed viii pay Won the fifty Napolc
ons out OF my ali'nonv, Francois
The Chinese don't believe th:lt this world
IS like 4 bail. When Il man comes into this
world he i rot re~-ed for a ball. I.syus
.>ltiuss. No, but he usually comes in
with Il basil. lOk, Mn
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2Ni;rrA:tnra.
BEFORE SUNSET.


IN 'iI. ipw r lands ut ,iay
On tn. hFt;irr i'd # nigh.
It.r> j. nothing that wllt STAY,
Their are all things soft 20 sight.
Li.i!t =. shade and -hadowy light
Ia the w;,v~iic 5nl the aa.y
Hours live sun has >prcd 10 >,nite,
Flower, the rain has ls;t to play.
Shall thc>. hourc run down and say
No good thing Of thee and me:
Time that made us ard will slav
Laughs 81 love in me ard thee:
But ii here the flowers may see
One who's. hour OF anorou> breath,
Time shat! di. and love shall be
Lord as tim. was over death.
.S7inbaJN|
--~<~-..a------
Let every sound Ok dead
Bah. sleeps:
The Emperor softly tread
Baby sleeps.
Let Moztrt'> music stop.
Let Phiiia> chi>el drop
Baby sleeps,
Demos,hcnes be dumb.
Oar tvraiIt'- hour has CONG
Baby sleeps.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-23
Personal AND GENERAL.

Senator Kellogg, of Louisiana, re-
Gently purchased an eligible building
lot in the northwestern part of Wash
ington.
A new marine plant, fucus vesicu-
lOSus, is claimed by Brazilian drug
gists to be a sovereign remedy against
obesity. Fat people can try it vii b.
out any risk of health.
Residents of the Mangrove islands
are ready for war with America. A
ship captain sold them 10000 needles
without eyes, and 5000 cans of sand
labled: Baltimore Peaches" )"
Ristori is reported to have sufi-
GENTLY mastered the English language
to play Lady Macbeth" and other
tragedies. Ifthe statement be true
we shall probably hear the great
actress in this country.
The existing cedars of Lebanon are
only 900 years old. The cypress trees
at Montezuma, Mexico, according to
French botanist, are 5000 years old,
and consequently he makes them out
coeval with the creation of the world.
A New Hampshire paper claims that
the treasury department of that state
is one Of the most prudently managed
in the world. The transactions last
year amounted to 81, 100000, and the
total expenses for salaries, printing &c.,
we're $4,000.
Clara Folz, the San Francisco wo-
man lawyer being told by the opening
counsel in court that woman's prop
or place was at home raising children,
retorted: "a woman had better be
engaged in almost any business than
raising such men as you are, sir.
Peddlers of the revised New Testa-
ment do toleraby we'll in cities and
large villages, but makes hardly any
sales in the country, where alteration
of the sacred book is generally re-
garded as awful PROCLAMATION. The pi
GUS women of Welden, Iowa, chased an
agent out Of town.
Miss Gordon Cumming says that a
venerable cannibal in New Zealand
whom she visited in cerpany with an
obese divine, stroked down and gently
prodded the reverend gentleman in a
manner plainly suggestive of Sydney
Smiths joke about Gold curate on
the sideboard."
Judge John G. Peters of Bangor,
formerly representative in congress from
Maine, has recently discovered, in
rummagiug among old papers while on
visit to relatives in Ellsworth, sever
al interesting documents bearing the
signatures of George Washington,
Thomas Jefferson and John Hancock.
In,some of the San Francisco hotels
the lite coppery oysters are fried and
served for late supper dish, and they
are excellent in that way. They ap-
pear very small aod many are required
to fill dish. A Bostonian after eat
ivg quart, looked at the waiter and
said, So you put vinegar in your
baked beans out hereH'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-23
PetitIon to the diovernor.

ST. LOUIS, June 23.-Nearly all the
ministers in st. Joseph have signed
and sent a petition to Governor Crit
tenden, asking him to reprieve for
thirty days the Tolbot boys, under
sentence to be hanged tomorrow for
numbering their father, so they may
make religious preparation for death.
Governor Crittenden has also received
communication from Wyatt, the
principal witness against the Tolbot
brothers, saying that the fit with
which he was attacked in the court
room, while giving his testimony, so
c'ouded his mind that his evidence
was in consequence not altogether
correct, and that he does not now be-
lieve that the boys killed their father.
Wyatt is in Jail awaiting trial as acces-
sorry to the act, and his statement is
not likely to have much weight.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-23
THE LEDGER,s PLATFORM.

From now until the next election
the LEDGER will earnestly advocate
by any and all fair means, the repu-
diation Of the outrage sought to be
fastened upon the people, known as the
1908 act. Under no circumstances
will we favor higher rate of readjust-
ment than 5O-3. This iniquity must
be undone and the people animated by
their ancient spirit that despised
shackles and deception, will throw it
off. To this end we will bend every
energy and invite the cooperation Of
every fair minded, Independent citizen.
By a united effort worthy of free
people, the rings will be broken, the
self elected bosses ofthe people kicked
aside and the debt will eventually be
settled upon basis that will be just
to the bondholders without being op-
pressive to the people. That this will
be the result we have an abiding faith.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-23
LOUISVILLE.
Grand Lodge COlOred MasOns-
Election OF Railroad Officers
Shooting Ana1r-StOPm.

LOUISVILLE, June 23.-The grand
lodge Of colored Masons of Kentucky,
now in session in Lexington, have
elected the following officers Henry
King, Lexington, NJ. w. G. NJ; Hor-
ace Morris, Louisville, D. G. NJ; VIM.
Watts, Paducah, G. S. W.; Charles
II. Allen, Lexington, G. ]. W.;
Albert L, Hardin, Lexington, grand
treasurer; George A. Schaefer, grand
secretary.
A special to the Courier-J Journal
from Maysville says: A shooting
afray at Dover, in this county, Mon
day evening had fatal ending. VIM.
Manning, marshal, shot by Thomas p.
Anderson, county assessor, died a few
minutes after midnight this morning.
The stockholders of the southern
division of the Cumberland and Ohio
railroad held their annual meeting at
Lebanon Wednesday. The former
board of directors were reelected
with one exception-R. W. Buckuer,
of Taylor county. being chosen to sue =
ceed DR.. W. L. Turner. The former
officers were reelected, as follows:
President, General E. II. Hobson, of
Greensburg; secretary, John Nc
Chord, of Lebanon; treasurer, N. S.
Ray, Of Lebanon.
A special to the Courier. Journal
from Mayfeld says: A storm in this
county yesterday evening leveled barns
and fences, unroofed several business
houses and entirely destroyed two
houses in town.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-23

preached the doctrine from one end
of the state to the other that
the people have large equities, and
that the generous bondholders
recognizing our condition, were
willing to make liberal concessions.
The three per cent rate Of interest
fixed in this act is mere catch and a
delusion. It's in fact no concession at
allwhcn we remember that coupons are
made receivable for taxes, the inten-
tion being to make these bonds as
good security and worth as much in
the market as United States bonds
bearing the same rate of interest. If
the people had any equities FIVE or ten
years ago, they have them yet, and as
far as this journal is concerned, be its
influence much or little, we will never
advocate a higher settlement than 80
and 3, and no interest to be computed
at more than 3 per cent after the first
of July, 1881. We will take the
bondholders at their word as 70 the
rate of interest and propose to advo-
cate the cutting of the principal
in two from the above date.
There is no uncertain sound in this.
The people know where we have stood
on this question for over eight years,
and where to look for us in future. If
the people become exasperated, and
as an act of punishment or retaliation
upon those who misled, deceived and
betrayed them, should finally cut the
settlement down to a lower figure,
that will not be our fault, nor will
we advise such measure.
1t may seem out of time
to devote so much space to a question
that is not directly before the people,
but as the tax books will soon be in
the hands Of collectors, and the ques-
ton must enter into the next canvass,
we consider it we'll enough to hammer
away throughout the four seasons of
the year, dog days and all.
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River TeIegrams.

Pittsburg, June 23.-River, 6 feel
s inches and falling.
Louisville, June 23.-River falling,
with Z feet 3..inches in the canal and
5 feet 3 inches in the chute on the
falls. Weather clear, pleasant and
windy.
Evansville, June 33.-The Alice
Brown, ]. S. Mcdonald and Grand
Lake, with coal tows, passed south at
1Oa. m. River falling with Is feet Z
inches. Wind southwest. Clear and
cool.
Cairo, June 23.-Arrived: Pitts.
burg, Pittsburg, s pm; Grand Tower,
Vicksburg, 8 pm; Silas P. Coe,
Pomeroy, midnight; Edna, st. Louis,
10 am; Carrier, st. Louis, 10 am.
Departed, Pittsburg, st. Louis, 10
pm; Jay Gould, St, Louis, 10 p m.;
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THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
A Specimen of Letters Coming
10 the Ledger Office.
MOUSE CREEK, EAST TENNESSEE, /
Juna 90 1891

MOUSE CREEK, EAST TENNESSEE,
June 20 1881. !
EDITOR LEDGER Enclosed fGd
remittance and names of six subscrib-
ers to the LEDGER for one year. The
list will be more than doubled as the
campSign draws near. We are all one
way now on the state debt question ;
those who voted for Wright say they
were misled and deceived, and the
only men who now talk Of repudiation
mot part, but all Of the debt-were,
last November, the strongest Wright
men. We are going to organize into
anti.100-3 clubs and keep the people
through the country informed by sup
plying them with papers not hired to
and working for the enemies of the
state.
We want the LEDGER because we
know that it has been and is defend
ing us against the grandest fraud and
most foul legislation that ever marred
the fair annals Of our state.
Yours, truly,
II. L. MoREYNoLDs, NJ. D.
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Albany.

ALBANY, June 23.-The joint con-
vention balloted for the short term.
The combined vote resulted as follows {:
Wheeler, so; Potter, SO; Conkling,
80; Cornell, l; Lapham, II; Folger, i;
Geo. G. Hoskins, l. No choice.
The convention then voted to fill
the long term vacancy with the fol.
lowing result.
Depew, Sc; Herman, SO; Platt, q;
Cornell, 8; Wheeler, l; Crowley, 8;
Lapham, 4; Tremaine, l. No choice.
The convention proceeded to ballot
again with the following result:
Wheeler, so; Potter, 50; Conkling,
30; Lspham, II; Hoskius, 2; Folger, l..
No choice.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-23

LIVERPOOL, June %, $3.50 pm
Cotton opened hardening, now Lied
higher; uplands, 63 16d; Orleans, Gid
Sales to-day 1900 bales; receipts,
$500 bales; American, $500 bales.
Futures are firm.
NEW YORK, June 20, 1916 pm
Cotton dull. Ordinary, 7 l3 16c; good
ordinary. 9lc low middling, 107 Ice;
middling, IL Lice good middling,
llsc; middling fair, 12sc; fair, l3gc.
Futures are steady at very slight
change from last nights closing prices.
NEW ORLEANS, June %, 11:3O a m.
Cotton dull. Middling l9sc. Sales,
$50 bales. Receipts, 748 bales. Stock,
125,057 bales.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-23
An Imported Baby.

Buffalo Express.J
A startling Yankee novelty just in
troduced in London is the one shil-
ling American rubber baby 1t is
washable, durable and unbreakable; it
resembles life; it coos at pleasure, yet
screams awtully when spanked. Even
experienced fathers" says an adver-
tisement, "are deceived by these
laughter-producing infants, and no
home can be a happy one without their
cheering presence" I'm long white
dress complete, fourteen stamps;
twins, postage free, two shillings."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-23

Attorney General johnson, of Kan.
Sas, has given an opinion that the con
scientious use Of wine at the commu-
niOn service is not forbidden under
the new prohibitory liquor law of that
state, but that its sale for such pur.
pose by either a licensed or an un-
licensed druggist would be a clear vio-
lation of the law, and would make
him liable to the same extent as if
he sold liquor to be drank as bever-
age.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-23
Weather Ahead.

WASHINGTON, June 23.-For the
Tennessee and OhiO'valley, fair wealth
er; northeast, and veering to south
east winds; stationary or higher tenn
perature and barometer.
For tina upper Mississippi and lower
Missouri valleys, partly cloudy wealth
er; local rains; scutheasterly winds;
stationary or higher. temperature and
falling barometer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-23

Belle Memphis, Vicksburg, 10 pm;
Grand Tower, St. Louis, II pm;
Paris c. Brown, New Orleans, II p.
M; Silas P. COe, St. Louis, l am.
Weather cloudy and cool.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-23

Hot Springs Sentinel: "The lyuch-
ing of Cal Emory was the reprOof of
an indignant community against Gov.
Churchill for the abuse of power
vested in him by the people. The
more criminals the governor pardons
the more lynchings there will be, and
the good name Of our state will be
jeopardized. The abuse of the par
doning power is what creates lawless-
ness"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-23
BY CABLE.

LONDON, June 23.-Parnellites have
resolved to propose an amendment to
clause Z, challenging the recent con-
cessions announced by Gladstone in
regard to the clause.
The Catholic bishop Of Kerry, at his
annual visitation to Mill Street, con-
demned the horrible practice cfwomen
and children interfering in the present
agitation.
A dispatch from Msrseilles says
Italians continue to quit this city.
Two steamship companies have offered
the Italian consul free accommoda-
tion aboard all their ships for Italians
afraid to remain, and six hundred
have already left.
PARIS, June 23.-Louis de CaSsag-
nae, brother Of Paul de Cassagnac,
fought a duel with Capt. Herrisant.
DeCassagnac, after receiving slight
scratch, wounded his adversary in the
shoulder.
There have been quarrels between
Frenchmen and Italians at Joigny,
Nancy, Vanvres and in some of the
poorer quarters of Paris, without seri-
Gus results.
LONDON, June 23.-The feeling of
dissatisfaction among telegraphers has
caused many to seek employment in
foreign cable companies, the pay Of
the latter being double the government
pay. Many have Signifed their inten-
tion to resign.
PARIS, June 23.-A cyclone in the
district of Blsis, caused damage to the
extent of several millions of francs.
LONDON, June 23.-Most of the f.
nancial articles in the morning papers
state that until the relations between
France and I;aly become more salts
fatory the difficulties attend
ing the atteApt to place the
new Italian loan on the Paris market
will be practically insurmountable.
France will only consent to the loan
being dealt with on the Paris bourse
on condition that Italy formerly with
draws her disapproval Of the French
policy in Tunis.
BERLIN, June 23.-The National
Zeitung, commenting on the recent
circular of Bartholemy St. Hilairc,
the French minister of foreign affairs,
to the representatives of France
abroad, setting forth the foreign pol
icy of France, says: THE French
console themselves for their vast ex-
penditure by the idea that they ale
financially starving out Germany,
which is delusion. America only is
proGting by this war in peace, for
which French agriculturists are pay
ing dearly"
CoNsTANTINoLPE, June 23.-An
English paper has been suppressed for
publishing the news in regard to state
trials.
PARIS, June pa dispatch from
Tunis says: The bey's steward has
taken refuge at the English consulate
with securities and jewels which the
bey claims to be valued at a million
francs, which we're embezzled by the
steward.
ROME, June 23.-There were more
anti French demonstrations in Paler-
mo yesterday, and several arrests were
made in Naples for hostile demonstra.
tions against France.
LONDON, June 23.-Four arrests
were made in ireland under the CO.
ercion act to-day, The prisoners were
lodged in the Limerick Jail.
The census is rapidly approaching
completion. The entire population
of the kingdom is estimated to be
above 35,0OO,OOO, an increase in the
decade of little over 100000.
Albany.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-23

Reported conversation between
president and ex president: Presi-
dent-"And what do you think of
our foreign relations at the present
timer" Ex- President-"Well, there's s
Cramer; he's sick, and l think he
ought to be sent south"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-23
FUNERAL NOTICE.

HESSEN- On Wednesday, June 22d, 1881,
e:95 m, at the residence Of her husband,
John HeSsen, n Winchester avenue, Mrs,
MARY n. HRssEN, aged fifty one years and
four months. lSt. Louis, Cincinnati, Vicks-
burg and Jackson (Miss.) papers plea.e copy. ]
Funeral will take place from the residence
this (THURSDAY) afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
Friends and acquaintsnces are invi ed to at
tand
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Judge Lynch Hangs Two Negroes
for Oulr age.

DANBURY, N. c., June 23.-Two
negroes Imprisoned on charge of
outraging white women were taken
from Jail last night by a body of
masked men and hanged. The punish
ment is generally approved, by both
white and colored people.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-23

Buckingham Palace, except during
the eight days is annually inhabited
by Queen Victoria, and the four even
ings in each season when it is devoted
to hospitality, remains empty and use
less. The charming grounds are
abandoned to the gardeners, and the
splendid collection OF pictures are
rarely looked upon except by house
maids.