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SAMARITAN NERVINE
SAMARITAN NERVINE
SAMARITAN NERvINE

Cures Alcoholism, Drunkenness and the habit of
Opium Eating These degrading habits are by
lar the worst evils that have ever befaen suffer
ing humanity. Thousands die annually frqm
these noxious drugs. The drmkard drinks
liquor not because he likes it, but for the pleas
ure OF drinking and treating his friends, little
thinking that he is on his road to ruin. Like
the Opium Eater he first uses the drug in small
quantities as harmless antidote. The soothing
influence OF the drug takes strong hold upon its
victim, leading him on to his own destruction
The habits Of Opium Eating and Liquor Drink
rs - ara precisely what eating Is TO aimentiye-
ness, as over.eatiii &c. iaaames the stomach
which redoubles its cravings until II psTaiiy2es
both the stomach and appetite. SoeverY drink OF
liquor or dose Of opium, instead Of satisfying,
only adds to its fierce free, until it consumes
the vital force and then itself. Like the glutton-
Gus tape-worm, It cries "Giye, give, give r." but
never enough until its own iapacity deyours
itself. Samaritan Nervine gives instant relief
In all such cases. 1t produces sleep, Quiets the
nerves, builds up the nervous system, and re-
stores body and mind TO healthy condition.
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Health is WeaIthI

DR.. e. @. WEsr's NERVE AND BRAIN TREAr-
MENT; specific for Hysteria, Dizziness, Com
vulsiens, Nervous Headache, Mental BeprOs
sion, Loss Of Memery, Spermatorrh@a, Impos
tency, Involuntary Emissions, Premature Old
Age, caused BY oVer-exertion, self abuse, or
over-indulgence, which leads to misery, decay
and death. One box will cure recent cases.
Each. box contains one months treatment.
One dollar box, or six boxes for ave dollars;
sent by mail prepaid on receipt Of price. We
guarantee six boyes TO cure any case. With
each order receive hy US for six boxeB, aooom-
panied Win nye oSnarsI We wiz send thepur-
money If the treaseent does not eject q cure,
Guarantees issued only by A. RENKEnr K
co., Wholesale and Retail Druggists, as Main
street, Memphis, Tenn. Orders By mail viii
receive prompt attention. Mxxxiiii55d1tw
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Public Sale of Fort Pickering 1 OTIS.

WE will sell on TUESDAY, the 18th day Of
w April next, at the southwest corner Of
Main and Madison stree s, THIRTY LOTS,
being all Of BLOCK 3,Fort Pickering. fronting
on Jackson, Alabama, Washington and Front
streets. These lets are very elevated and
centrally located, having a full view Of the
river above and below, and are attractive
alike for business and residence purposes.
This block No. 3was known as the former res
idence OF the late Colonel W B Morris, and as
carly ms thirty-fye 1861 years ago was regarded
as the choicest bleok ia the Fort" Sale
will be positive, and TERMS CASH. Titles
uRquestionable, and TAXES ALL PAID,
The sale VIII begin at IL o'clock. Title papers,
plans and maps can BIO seen at our Office till
day Of sale
+ W R0YSTER & co, Auctioneers.
At same time and place we will sell two
handsome Residence Lots, each 371S by 100, on
south side Of Georgia street, South Memphis,
in block 26, lots 9 and 10, lying between Fifth
and Sixth streets; fine neighborhood: near
depot grounds OF 5. and NJ, and NJ. at R.R.
3n ROYSTER & co, Auotioneers.
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COMMERCIAL.
PUBLIC LEDGER oyTIcH

MEMPHIS. TENN. April II. 1882.
In monetary circles the prominent
feature has been the impetus given to
exchange by the increased offerings of
cotton bills. The rates now ruling
are par buying without grace and bc
of on points in New England, where
grace is asked. This is change since
last week, and though bankers have
not met and agreed upon the an
nouncement, it is understood from
Gotten buyers that they have had no
trouble in selling all they desired at
the rates named. Banks are selling
drafts on New York at fc premium.
On New Orleans exchange rates are
4c of buying and par selling. The
local money market is quiet and easy,
with discount rates steady at 6 to 8
per cent per annum. Over million
and a quarter of money has been
added to the bank accounts of factors
during the past week by their sales Of
cotton alone.
Since the 4th inst. government 4
per cents have advanced from 118s to
1903 in New York, while AIS are 116
against 1853 at the same time. The
extended 5s and Is are declining, the
probability Of their early redemption
rendering them undesirable as invest
ments. The s. are now lO2 and 6s
1O1B. NJ. & G. railway shares are 54;
L. & Nasty, TAI; Ches. & Ohio, 211;
Mobile & Ohio, 233; Mo. Pacific, 97B;
Nasty. & Chatt., 631; Chicago, St. L.
Il N. 0. 70. and Tenn. State 6s 551 to
6F The latter show a considerable
advance within the past few days.
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Trustees sale.

QY virtue Of the terms of a trust deed, made
- to me, as trustee, by John I Hillsman and
Mary II Hillsman, his wife, on the llth Of
August, 1879, and on tho demand Of the bsne-
oiary, will, on
Saturday, The 18th day Of May, 1882,
at u M, in front Of the lots on Second st, Get.
Memphis, Tennessee, offer for sale at public
cutlery to the highest bidder fer cash, the fol-
lowing described lots Of land, all lying In
Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee, to-wft:
Lots land 10 of the polbot sub division, lot
nine (9) fronts twenty-0nC anG 3l-100 2i 81
1907 feet on the west side Of Second street,run
ming back llS19 feet, and is bounded on the
north by the south line of tho alley immedi-
ately south Of the dreenlaw 0perahouse, be-
tweon Union and Gayoso streets; lot No. ten
u0) adjoins lot No. on the south side of the
latter lot and has front Of 81 si-100 feet on
i Second street running back llSh feet to an
alley. Equity Of redemption waived In said
trust decd. J n MARTIN, Trustee,
w Y 0 and W Humss, ATTORNEYS.
Memphis, April II, 1889. I63
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APos1t1ve cure
WITHOUT MEDICINES,

AIIan'S soluble Medicated Bougies,
Patented October 10, 1876. Ono box
No. will cure any case in four days OF less.
No. will cure the most obstinate case, no
matter ofhow long standing,
No nauseous doses Of cubebs, copabia or oil
Of sandalwood, that arc certain 70 produce
dyspepsia by destroying the coatings Of the
stomach.
Price 81 50. Sold By all druggists, or nailed
on receipt Of price Fer further particulars
J. Q. ALLAN co., SO John stget, New York.
liaxxxyiieeod
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Louisiana State Lottery COMPANY

incorporated in 1858 for Is years by the Leg
poses-with capital 81 q ,11n. 000--to which a
reserve fund Of $780, has since been adj
w an overwhelming popular vote its fran
ohise was made a part Of the present State
Constitution adopted December I'd, AID, 1879.
Its Srand single Number Draw.
ingB will take place monthly. It never
scales Of. pestpones, Look at the following
distributlon:
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The leading features of the markets
the past week have been excitement
and marked advances in corn. oats,
hay cOrnmeal, cotton, sugar, meats
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N. A. DAUPHIN,

or A. A. DAUPHIN,
I2z La Sale Street, Chicago, Ills.
or N a. DAUPHIN
COZ seventh Il, Washington, ID. @.
Or s West Court street, Memghis, Tenn.
The New York Office is removed 10 Chicago.
n. B.-0rders addressed to New Orleans
will receive prompt attention.
The particular attention of the public is
called to the fact that the entire number Of
the. Tickets for each Monthly Drawing is sold,
and consequently all the prizes in each draw
ing are sold and drawn and paid. w&s5S
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SAMARITAN NERvINE

Cures Nervous Dyspepsis, Palptation Of the
Heart, Asthma, Bronchitis, Scrofua. Syphilis,
Urinary Organs. Nervous Debility, caused BY
the indiscretions Of youth. permanently cured
by the use Of this invaluable remedy. To you,
voung, middle-aged, and old men, who are cover.
Ing your snferings as with mantle by silence
and make ornaments to society, and Jewels in
the crown Of your Maker, II yon will Do not
keep this a secret longer, until It saps your
vitals, and destroys both body and sou. II you
are TINS afflicted, take DR. RfcHMoND's SAMAR-
rTAN NERvINE. 1t will restore your shattered
nerves, arrest premature decay and impart tone
and energy TO the whole System.
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LOTTERY,
Particular Notice.

Particular Notice.
All the drawings will hereafter be under the
exclusive supervision and control Of GENE
RAILS G. 7. BEAUREGA2D and JUBAL A,
EARLY.
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY 10
"A WIN A RORTUNEi
FIFTH GRAND DISTRIBUTION. CLASS
Il, at New Orleans, Tuesday, May o,
lSS2-ll4th Monthly Drawing.
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ChanCery Sale of Real Estate

No. $50, R-Chanc0ry Court Of Shelby county
IT y Micou vs.. Cornelius Rogers ct al.
DY virtue Of an interloeutory decree for sale,
~ entered in the above cause on the 2lst day
of February, 1882, NJ B 50, p 2O3, l will sell, at
public auction, to the highest bidder. in front
Of the Clerk and Masters office, courthouse OF
Shelby county, Memphis, Tennessee, on
Saturday, April %, 1882,
within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Shelby county. Tenn,
to-Wit:
A certain lot, and house thereon, in city Of
Memphis, Tenn. mississippi Row, and lying
between Jverton street on the north and jack
son street on the south, being part Of lot 46
ana bounded on the west By Mississippi Row,
on the east by the first alley parallel TO Mis-
sissippi Row, on the north by the south line
Of Martin Kenuedy's lot ESQ known formerly,
on the south by the north line Of the lot on
which was formerly Michael Leonard brick
house, said lot having front Of eighteen 10
feet on east side of Mississippi Row.
Terms Of Sale On credit Of seven and
twelve months, notes with approved security,
lien retained and equity Of redemption
barred.
This March %, 1882.
RI BLACK. Clerk and Master.
TB Misou, solr. e 2eS4l47
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Saturday, Nay s, 1882,
Executors Sale of Real Estate.


QY virtue Of my powers as executor of the
~ last will Of William Davidson, deceased,
l will, as said executor, at the courthouse
door in the city Of Memphis,
On Saturday, May 9, 1882,
within legal hours, sell at public auction to
tho highest bidder, for the payment eff debts,
the following described real estate, situated
in the city of Memphis, to wit; One lot, with
the improvements thereon, situated on the
east side Of DeSoto street, fronting 57.sfeet on
DeS0te and running back 30 feet and de-
scribed as follows; beginning at the south
west corner of Mrs. Livingstone lot, being a
point on the east side of DeSoto street 80 feet
south Of the southeast corner Of Elliott and
DeSoto streets, running back thence east
wardly with Mrs. Livingston's southern limo
80 feet TO her southeast corner; thence south
wardly parallel with DeSoto street 81 feet to
Mrs. Horns northeast corner; thence west
wardly with Mrs. Horns north line 30 feet to
DeSoto street; thence northwardly with east
line Of DeSoto street to the beginning. Said
lot has on 1t a comfortable dwelling, etc.
Terms One. quarter cash, balance in 6, II
and Is months, with interest, purchaser to
give notes with approved security and lien
retained for same.
Sale by Minter Parker. 2S9 Main street, TO
whom reference is made for particulars.
Executor Of the last will Of William David
son, deceased. 1851
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SAMARITAN NERv1NE

Is for sale by druggists everywhere, or may be
had direct from US. Those who wish TO obtain
further evidence Of the curative properties Of
Samaritan NerYine viii please enclose Scent
postage stamp for a copy Of our Illustrated
Journal Of Health, giving hundreds Of testimo-
malls Of cure from persons who have used the
medicine, and also their pictures photographed
after their restoration TO perfect health.
Address
DIR. s. A. RICHMOND & CO.,
Worlds EpileptiC Institute,
ST. JOSEPH, mo.
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fill 4 iuuleg, with 10 Zee! 0 lhnheson
the gauge. Arkaussw fisef rose Q
inches at Little Rock, with 5 feet 8
inches on the gauge. White river is
rising
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CAPITAL PRIZE, CSC. 600.
X, 900 Tickets, at Two Dollars Each

1857 Prizes, amounting 400
Responsible corresponding agents wanted
at All points, to whom liberal compensation
will be paid.
For further information, write clearly, Civ
ing full address. Send orders By express OF
Registered Letter, or Money order By mail,
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POSTOFFICE, MEMPHIS, Tenn.
Arrivals and Departures Of Mails,

OPEN. Railroads. CLOSE.
5l5p.m Gin. LOUSY. 4 Mem. $50 am
X r Local and
through mails.
6 80 am Gin. Louisv. q Mem. 10 90 pm
II X through mails.
930p.m CHAT. & Mem. r r 6 90 am
Local and through
mailg.
Il SOp.m chatta. 4 Nom. R R 10 80 pm
through mails.
1880 am Mem. b Gren. 4 N. II 30 am
ORR.
n0Op.m Mem. & L. R.RR. AGO pm
900 am Oov'g'n Il Mem. r r 4 so pm
80 am acknowledgements 90 pm
Riv. a eth. Mails.
90 ans Memphis and Friar's 40 PM
Point Agent.
100 amt Helena &Friar's POint AsOp pint
Postofice.
$50 amt Helena { Clarendon lsOp.nf
X r,
90 a.mi Mem. 4 vicksburr 80 ami
Agent.
10 ami st. Louis 4 Mon. Ag't 40 PM
90 a.m Osceola&mem. Agent. 80 pm
90 AMI Arkansas kiYerAgent 1 30 PM
SO0p.m' Mem. TO HollySpr' rs, 6 90 amt
Miss. Stage route.
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MONDAY, Wednesday and Friday.
tDaily.
MONDAY, Thursday and Saturday.
Sunday, Tuesday and Friday.
0Iuesday, Thursday and Saturday;
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Weekly Public Ledger,

Published every Tuesday at o. per annum;
six months, 6Oc; three months, 400 lin ad-
vance. Postage free.
DAGLY-sS per year; Soc per month for less
than one year.
Communications upon subjects of general
interest to the public are at all times accept
able.
Rejected manuscript WILL NOT be returned.
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JAS. SPEED, Ticket Agent.
A. Y. STEVENS, Pass. agent.
2S7 Main Street.
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BOArs LtAvtNa fo-pAY.

ARRIVED.
Steamer James Lee, Friars Point.
Coahoma, Osceola.
City Of Cairo, st. Louis.
=" w. p. Halliday, st. Louis.
David r. Powell, Ouachita river.
Gold Dust, Vioksburg.
a" Dean Adams, Arkansaw City.
" Mark Twain, Dyersburg.
City of Helena, ST. Louis.
" James w. Gaf, Cincinnati
Mary Houston, New Orleans.
" John A. Scudder, New Orleans.
" Harry Brown, Terrene.
DEPARTED.
Steamer John B. Maude, st. Louis.
" Josie Harry, White river.
ia. Woodson, Arkansaw river.
" W. p. Halliday, New Orleans.
A" d. r. Powell, st. Louis.
" Gold Dust, st. Louis.
City Of Cairo, Vicksburg.
4" Mary Houston, Cincinnati.
John A. Scudder, st. Louis.
" Harry Brown, Ohio river.
IN PORT.
james Lee, Coahoma, Dean Adams,
City. OF Helena, james w. Gaff Mark
Twain.
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Entered at the Postofice in Memphis, Tenn,
as secOnd-clags matter
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Subseauent insertions 81 4 "
Displayed advertisements will be charged
according TO the SPACE occupied, at above
ratss-there being twelve lines of solid type TO
the inch.
Eight lines Of nonpareil, solid. constitutes a
square,
Tc regular advertisers we offer superior In
duoements, both as to rates of charges and
manner of displaying their favors.
Notices in local column inserted for twenty
cents per line for each insertion.
Notices Of deaths and marriages, twenty
cents per line.
All bills for advertising are due when con-
tracted and payable on demand.
All letters, whether on business or other
wise, must be addressed to
Il. WHITMORE,
Publisher and Proprietor.
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RAILROAD TIMETABLES.

LkAVE. 4RRIVa.
>City time) ----------- l-----------
Mail and Express, daily 05 pm. 3.4J an
Past Mail h Exp'ss,dly 1923 am. go pin
6omerville Accom- dat n
daily Except Sunday. 4.45 u.ln. SIS an
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Misa,saippi and Femme s'ee. - 10
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Atlanta Constitution,


Those two distinguished relics of a
former generation, Uncle Rastus and
Uncle Plato, met on the street neal
The Constitution Office the other day
and a conversation something like
this took place:
"Well, de Lord bles my soul. Il
dat you. Brer Rsstus? Whar bouts
you bin dis long come short? Swamp
sparrer done hatch out hat full Ell
young uns sence | seed you. You
amt been laid up longer 40 sickness
is you?"
Mighty nigh it, Brer Plato; l bin
hangin' roun' right on de aidge, she.
Yit mighty glad to see you-dat is.
How you bin, Brer Plato"
"Middlin' peert, Brer Rastus;
can t make no complaints. Is you bin
baxnated yit2"
Don't talk ter me bout gittin bax-
mated, Brer Plato. Oar whar all CT
my trubles come fum."
How dat, Brer Rastus?"
Hits des like dis, Brer Plato
Whence / fus year talk er de small
pox, en- folks say witch you better git
baxnated, amt res till | see de doc
tor en- let i'm scrape me wild his Aeam
Seem like | stood mighty still, but yit
moan way down in my gizzard
Bless gracious mex mornin colored
lady wat mex lot come ter de fence
en- az me how | gittin' on, en- up'n
ak 'er backs, en- 70 night dat colored
lady wuz done all broke out en- deg
had 'er toted off.
Oar nowl" exclaimed Brother
Plato.
"Yesser," continued Brother Rastus
"dey des toted 'er of, en- little mo on
dey d er toted me. But dat baznate
amt tuck yit, dough dem doctors done
scrape me scanlous, Fus one nc
scrape en- den de yuther, en- dar l was
twix' de feam en- de bone saw. Vii
faint done me no good, en- dsr whal
my trouble come in. Dey amt nc
tellin' whence I'm agwine ter gil
selzeu wiz ue smallpox, leelln DaO
right now"
At this Brother Plato moved of o
the pavement, and Brother Rastul
continued:
81 got lots err cu'us pains. How d.
de smallpox come, Brer Plato ?"
"Dey tells me, Brer Rastus, dat sh,
come wild big hurtin' in de top er d
head"
well, den," said Brother Rastus
heaying a sigh of relief" Il amt kotch
it yit, kase desc yer pains wat got
dey're down stairs"
In a little while Brother Rastu
was moving down the street, humbl
singing:
I'D bin married forty year sgo,
Ef 1t hadn't but a bin for Cotton eyed Joe.
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The COIOred Troops Fight
BraVely.

The bridging over Of Hindoo troops
to fight England's battles, laughed at
as theatrical show" when Lord
Beaconsfeld first tried it in 1878, is
in reality very far sighted and thor
oughly practical measure. Those who
have felt the heat OF fat, sandy Egypt
in its hottest month Chat of August),
can judge what chance English sol.
diers would have there at this season.
The Hindoo sepoys, on the other hand,
light, slender, temperate, Injured to
marching and fghtisg under the
burning sun Of India, are the very
men for the work. Moreover, many
Of England's best Indian Gol6iers
hold the Brahmin faith, more es.
pecially the terrible Goorkhas, of Ne
paul, who did such execution in the
last Afghan war, and who have more
than once held their own against a
superior force of disciplined English
men. Between tho Brahmin and the
Mussulman exist mutual hatred to
which no words can do justice, and
which would add to the sepoy's nat
ural fighting power, when pitted
against the Mohammedans Of Egypt,
savage enthusiasm which the latter
would find it hard to resist.
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lightning Chained for q SwIndIa

Perhaps as gorgeous swirdle as
exists in the United States is that Of
the West Brighton riheman, who
placards the announcement that who.
ever makes two bulPs-eyes in success.
sion (price, three shots for a quarter,
will be entitled to prize of either 81
or choice among the dozen oroide
watches hanging in the showcase. The
guns used are charged with compressed
air and buckshot. The target con.
tains a one-inch bull's-eye, and il
fifteen feet distant from the marksman.
An ordinary shot could strike center
nine times out of ten without difficulty
Each victim is told that when the
bulls eye is hit bell rings. Conf
dent of his skill, he puts up his quar-
ter, takes careful aim, and pulls. No
bell tinkles. The point OF impact Of
his bullet cannot be seen and he is
compelled to take the word Of the
proprietor that he missed his ain
by the eighth Of an inch. He
tries again. Still the bell is silent.
The proprietor this time assures
him that be "grazed the rim'-but
that doesn't count. Once more. This
time the bell undergoes a prolonged
Naturalization. One hit, however,
wins nothing. The victim invites
another quarter. His first shot again
"grazes the rim" The second rings
the bell. The third produces nothing
but silence on the part of the bell and
profanity on the part of the victim.
And so it goes on until either the
marksman's money is gone, his patience
exhausted, or his suspicious Of crook
edness confirmed. The explanation
is easy. The bulls eye bell is run by
electricity. Hitting the object aimed
at has no effect upon it. 1t is solely
governed by the proprietor himself,
who presses the concealed button just
as often as he thinks the victim needs
encouragement, and net often enough
to enable him to win the coveted
prize. The trick was simple enough
and yet scores of excellent marksmen
conducted themselves like invalid
owls, and shot away dollars enough tC
support their families week.
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ealll II, skseh EblsnaIaIg aBatds Tia
loss Of $50 10 Kill ono Of the enehy,
He was called the American Fsbius,
because smaller forces compelled him
several times to avoid battle, but when
he took the offensive he had no con-
oeptiou Of the brilliancy Of modern
tactics which, with the superior force,
when the enemy is by perpendicular
and open way only fifty miles to ap-
proach (or dodge) him by the lines
of a right angle triangle Of 100 miles.
Nor had the American Fabius learn
cd that the greatest feat Of militia
ry strategy is to march the superior
army away from the enemy, on picnic,
down to the sea. ]" He was very
good general for his time, but as
compared with modern generalship,
he had great deal to learn. But his
most conspicuous lack in the qualities
of a great general was in the
fatal want Of genius for war bulle-
tins
This is the great arm" by which
modern great generals are made. This
was defect in character, and was
foreboded in his early youth in the
affair of the cherry tree. The lament
able inability which he then confessed
to his own father chung to him through
his military career, and prevented his
winning victories with his own right
arm, by the bulletin, which, in the
hands of the truly great, was more
powerful than bullets and bayonets in
our glorious war.
The same fatal defect Of character
prevented him ffom gaining and null
tiplying victories through the pen of
the historian, whereby also the inferior
qualities of all other commanders are
set down for comparison, as when the
model modern commanding general
is his own historian, or has staff
historian who is duly rewarded by
a grateful republic for this noble
work.
Limited by this defect Of character,
and limited also by the narrow idea
that the objective of military opera
tons was to consume the enemys men
rather than his own, it is easy to per-
ceive that General Washington,
though he may have done very we'll for
his time, was far below the pitch to
which generalship has arisen in our
day, and that, although he thought
two terms in the Presidency enough,
a just appreciation Of his own superb
GRITTY by a general of our day may
properly claim an unlimited number
of terms.