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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-28
w. q. 7. u.

Temperance workers have been lag
ging behind in our city, while in other
places earnest men and women have
been doing their utmost to free their
communities from the enslaving appe-
tite for liquor. Miss Francis Il. Will
lard, President of National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, has been
with US, and her unassuming, lady
like bearing, added to her earnest per-
suasive cloquence, and good accounts
of good accomplished in other places,
has given us an impetus forward.
Strike while the iron is hot, and let
the sledge-hammer be total abstinence
which shall transform our many ruined
homes into instruments of blessing to-
others, and make those who are the
slaves Of appetite searchers after some
thing higher and better than they
have ever known.
A very interesting meeting was held
at the First Methodist church last
Monday morning. There were about
forty ladies present, and the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union was re-
organized under Miss Wizards d.
rection
After the meeting had been opened,
Miss Willard spoke with much earn
estness OF some methods ofintroducing
temperance literature into the homes
OF our citizens. She suggested that
superintendents should be chosen,
whose duty it should be to call upon
the editors of the several daily papers
land ask the favor OF being allowed a
small space, say one column, weekly,
for the publication of temperance
matter. These superintendent were
to furnish the matter, either original
| or selected. Several ladies spoke Of
the favor with which temperance work
was regarded by our press generally,
and felt assured that this favor would
be granted. Mrs. I. W. Brown, Mrs
| j. Il. Thompson, Mrs. j. Q, johnson
Miss Gussie Towel, Mrs. A. G.. Fer
guson and Miss Ida Lowder wer'
chosen superintendent Of this depart
ment OF work.
Mrs. j. G. johnson was appointed
Superintendent for the distribution o
temperance literature.
Mrs. Samuel Watson was appointed
organizer Of Juvenile Temperate,
Unions.
Mrs. j. L. Shotwell was chosen Su
perintendent of Sunday school work
Mrs. Il. B. Armour sent in her re
signation as President of the W. Z
, I. U. 1t was regrettully accepted.
A committee of three prominen
ladies was chosen to nominate officers
! The following named ladies wer
. elected: President, Mrs. Samue
Watson; Corresponding Secretary
Mrs. G. w. Fisher; Recording Score
tary, Mrs. j. l.. Shotwell; Treasurer
Miss Gussie lowell.
One lady from each church organi
zation viii be chosen as Vice Presi
dents. The list has not yet been com
pleted. It will be published later.
IS An important meeting Of the w. {
= T. u. will be held at the Intelligent
y Office Of the w. O. A., No. 30 Jeffei
SON street, to-day at 3 O'CLOCK
n At that time the reply Of Mr.
j Sallie r. Chaplin, Of South CarolinI
2 to the address OF welcome at the lat
5 convention at Washington will be rea
= by Miss Clara Conway. Allladies in
ls terested in the cause are invited to b
!; present. '.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-28
An Agreeable Remedy for Sec.
liOnalism.

Peck's Milwaukee SUM-
Let Northern people go South in
the winter, and Southern people come
North in the summer, and let the
young Of both sections fallin love with
each other and do little marrying
and when Northern and Southern
grandmothers 60 travelling back and
forth to visit the babies that will nat.
urally come upon the scene, that will
end all sectional i'll feeling. From
personal observation, we recommend
plenty Of interstate marriages for the
next ten years, and the country will b.
safe.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-28
Historical Writing by CO-Opera-
ton.
New York Herald

NeM 1 VIA hoIuiVsi
The announcement that compre
hensive history Of the United States
is TO be prepared by a number Of spe
cialists whose work will be revised by
other specialists before being publish
ed, is cause for great satisfaction
among readers. A large historical
work is generally written for t be
purpose Of developing the author;
special theory Of politiesor religion Of
else to enable writer TO worship hi
favorite hero to his hearts content
Even if this were not the case it weulC
be almost impossible for one man e
write a comprehensive and entirely
! trustworthy history Of the United
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-28
PUBLIC LEDGER.


New Orleans has adopted the one
cent coin in ordinary business affairs,
and the results very satisfactory. Peo'
ploof the South are learningjust one
hundred years later than their North
ern brethren that when the cents are
taken care ofthe dollars will take care
of themselves.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-28
Oh. Isn.f She q ReautYI

She is the personifcation Of all
that's lovely. Her disposition is ami
able; her mind cultured; her heart
kind and pure-all because her health
was restored from using Browns Iron
Bitters.-Comments of leading ply.
stefan on patient he prescribed
Browns Iron Bitters for, All ladies
should use it-Journal.
S Mansfield & Co., w. N. Wilker-
son & Co., and G. W. Jones & Co.,
wholesale agents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-28
BarreIs of MOuey.

Cincinnati Commercial special: The
unexpected aud enormous cost of the
Arrears Of Pensions Act seems to
have no effect on many members of
Congress. Old bills and new ones for
the extension Of the pension laws fall
upon the committee-room table like
leaves in autumn. Bills for pension
ing survivors Of the Mexican, Black
Hawk and other wars have been re-
newed. Old plans for equalizing
bounties are again demanding atten.
tion, and bills providing for giving add.
tionsl money to soldiers Of the late
war in almost every conceivable way
are coming in every week. None il
more magnificent in its provisions
than that for the relief of Union sol.
diers who were confined in Confeder.
ate prisons during the war of the re-
bellion, introduced by Van Vorhis
now under consideration by the selec
committees on the payment of pen
sions, bounty and back pay. Thi
bill proposes that the Commissioner o
Pensions be directed to pay to eacl
Union soldier who was confined il
any Confederate prison or prison
during the war of the rebellion tn
sum Of one dollar for each day Of sucl
confinement.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-28
Gath Joins the Photographers,

The Herald continues to lead the
American press in advertising Oscar
Wilde, a youth who does not appear
to bear out the good opinion | ex-
pressed Of him the other day, which
was formed entirely on his.lecture,
and not 10y his behavior. | Judge
that, with the New York Herald, he
can make larger fool of himself thar
any institution we now have. He ID
Just of the intellectual height to alb.
sorb the Herald's intellectual de-
partment.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-28

takes the Marianne Of thisncvslf The
tender, loving, unselhsh wife Of the
politician. the meretricious
artist, the weary Journalist. and Van.
drey himself who starting in his
career With high hopes and noble
aims, falls through his weakness an
easy prey to an unprinciplod woman,
are all characters drawn With mimi
table skill, and leave an indelible i'm
preston on the minds Of the readers.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-28
Health is Wealth.

On. e. @. WEsT's NERVE AND BRAIN TRrAr.
NEXT; specific for Hysteria, Dizziness, Con-
ylulsions, Nervous Headache, Mental Bepres
sion, Loss Of Memory, Spermatorrhna, limo.
tency, Involuntary Emissions, Premature Ola
Age, caused by over-exertion, self. abuse, or
oyer-indnlgence, which leads to misery, decay
Zach box contains enc months treatment.
One dollar box, or six boxes for five dollars;
sent BY mall prepaid on receipt Of price. We
guarantee six boxes TO cure any case. With
each order rooeivc By us for six boxes, accom-
panied with FIVE dcllars, we will send IN epuf-
chaser our written guarantee TO return tho
money II the treatment does not effect cure.
guarantees Issued only By A. RENKERT a
co. wholesale and Retail Druggists, us Main
street. Memphis, Tenn. Orders by mail will
receive pfompt attention. t5xxxiiii55d&w
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-28
a CARD

Io all who are suffering from the errors and
indiseIetions Of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, loss OF manhood, etc, / wiilsend
!, ,reeire, that will cure you, FREE W
CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered
By missionary In South America Send 4
telf-addressed envelope 70 the Rev. JofgPB n
IEhAN. Station d, New York City.
52xxxiyj2d
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-28

DR.. w. NJ. Clark, Secretary of the
State Board of Health at Nashville,
has received letter from Grayeston,
KuOx county, saying there were thirty
cases of smallpox there, and four
deaths have occurred. The people have
no vaccine virus at that place, and
the letter stated they we're unable 70
cot II
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-28

When a lecturer has worked The
ladies Of his audience 50 near TO the
weeping point that they have gotten out
their handkerchiefs, and then sudden
ly changes his tone and speaks Of the
merits Of DR.. Bulls cough syrup be
is bound to rouse feeling Of indigna.
iinn.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-28

The only bitters and the only prepa-
ration of iron that gives complete salts
faction is Browns Iron Bltters. 1t
contains no alcohol. 1t does not
blacken the teeth. 1t gives real
strength.
s. Mansfield & Co., W. N. Wilker-
son & Co.. and G. W. Jones & Co.,
wholesale agents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-28
Peanuts and Passes.

N. \. Herald.
The Albany Times apparently has
been disciplined" by Boss Kelly for
its indisoreet disclosure that eight Of
his nine rammany "anti.monopolists"
made haste to line their pockets with
passes from the New York Central
and several other wicked railroad
monopolies" Immediately after they
went to Albany. 1t now compares the
gift Of these passes to treat Of pea
nuts" At the same time it admits
that the money value Of the Hudson
river road pass alone is several hun.
bred dollars to each Of the eight. VIZ
have heard that the peanut crop in
the Carolinas has been a profitable
one ever since the producers got O
tariff duty put on the foreign article
but we did not know before that tn,
cost Of a treat OF peanuts" in Alban!
reaches into such figures as the Time
estimates.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-28

An acquaintance Of mine who had
long suffered with piles or hemor-
rhoids, at last obtained relief by using
Tshler's Buckeye Pile Ointment. q
For sale BY w. N.Wilkerson & Co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-28

TIE low tax press are on the
esckle over the election Of r S. Payne
asMsyor of knoxville. The Memphis
LEDGER is especially pleased with the
result. and pats all the boys on the
back. the Tribune included, and calls
it Democratic victory. Is Knoxville
ready to adopt the Wilson political
plAtfcrm2-[C Chattanooga Times.
TIE above is hardly an accurate
construction Of what the LEDGER
had to say. We alluded to the fact
that he was a Wilson or low tax
Democrat, though perhaps not nomi
mated on that account, and also to the
var made on him By the Chronicle on
account of his vote for Wilson. Really
We suppose be was elected because he
was q competent, popular man, and
that his position as to the State
debt Influenced very few votes one
way OF the other. Possibly he gained
q few by reason Of the unnecessary
war made on him by some Of the High
Tax people in and out of Knoxville,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-28


HoS. Holmes Cummins, of COving-
ton, Upton county, has removed to
Memphis to make this city his home.
He has secured desirable residence
on Orleans street, a law Office on
Madison, and is located permanently,
and we trust pleasantly. Mr.. Cum
minis is one OF the brightest young
awylers OF West Tennessee and is an
important accession 10 our very able
bar and TO the community. He has
served two terms in the Legislature
and is not unknown in politics. His
position as attorney for the Chesa-
peake & Ohio Railroad Company
made it necessary for him to remove
to Memphis, and in doing so he de-
cided to sell out his interests in Tip
ton and become citizen of Shelb,
county. The LEDGER gives him
hearty welcome and tenders kin,
wishes for his health, long life an,
continued prosperity.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-28
TRUTH ATrEssfTEEDD
Some Important Statements
Of Well Known People
Wholly Verified.

In order that the public may fully realize
the genuineness Of the stafemehts, as we'll as
the power and value Of the article Of which
they speak, We publish herewith the fac
smile signatures Of parties whose sincerity
Is beyond question. The truth of those testi-
monials is absolute, nor can the facts they an
nounce be ignored:
MEMPKrs. TRIM, April %, 1881.
Messrs. II. II, Warner 4 Co;
GENTLKMEN-I have been sufferer from my
infancy with disease of the kidneys, and have
expended. great deal of my hard earned
wages With physicians and at various springs
in search Of relief. None did me any good.
Finally, after reading several testimonials Of
the Safe Kidney and LIVER Cure, concluded
TO try L, and aftor having used four bottles
found that had been entirely cured. and am
to-day as str0ng and healthy as any enc.
have not seen any testimonials from any one
in this section of the country, and on this
account send mine voluntarily, hoping that
some one affected with this dangerous disease
may see II and be induced to try it. It is the
most wonderful medicine l have ever seen.
ASgA.qGs9My1
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-28
Messrs. H. H. Warner 4 Co;
MnIPHis, Tenn, April 10, 1881.
IT II xUor,o. 4, r..

Mesers. IL. IL. warner * 20:
GEETLEMEE-For over twenty years have
been q sufferer from kidney trouble, accom-
panied By a female weakness which culmi-
mated into falling of the womb. have been
treated by numerous doctors in Georgia and
Alabama, but none Of them gave me any
benefit. In 1873 friend adviRed me TO use
Warner Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. One
bottle did me more Rood than all the other
medicine had taken in eighteen years, and
until considered myself wen. I believe it
TO be the best remedy in the market for such
female disorders. can cheerlully recon-
mend 1t to all.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-28

Music books, magazines, illustrated
papers, etc., bound at the PUBLIC
LEDGER bindery, 10 Madison street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-28
Labels for New York Journalists

BunAlo IOufiefsJ
II New York journals are telling the
truth concerning each other, il would
be we'll DOR the editors TO 10 about
with collars suitably inscribed. As
for instance: Il am Jay Gould's dog;
whose dog are your
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-28
Enc. Memphis 3 Ohnrlestnn R

Eng. Memphis & Charleston RR.
Thousands Of equally strong Inducements
many of them in cases where hepe WINS
abandoned-have been voluntarily given,
showing the remarkable power of Warmers
safe Kidney and Liver Cure, in all diseases Of
the Kidneys, liver or urinary organs. If any
one WHO READS this has any physical trouble,
48xxxiiii4S
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-28
S19 Carolina street
"4V VUIVIIHd blTtBLs
MEMPHIS, TENN. April 16 1881

Messrs. H. II. Warner Co:
.GEErs.,I have used nearly every variety of
pills mades bat never until tried yours did /
find enc that seemed suited to my system. I
find Warmers Safe Pills do precisely what
they are claimed to do. They leave no bad
effect, and are in every way the pleasantest
and most reliable in the market.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-10-30
luthorxhip Without Eyes.

W. H. Prescott's eyesight became seri-
0usly impaired by an unhappy accident
when he was at college. and for the great
er part of his life he could only read for
few moments at time, and could scarce
" write at all. When, about 1928, he got
fairly launched on his study Of Spanish
literature and history, his eyes became
worse than ever, so that he had to depend
almost wholly upon reader in the inves-
tigation of authorities.
Those were tedious hours" he says,
'.in which, seated under some old trees in
my country residence. We pursued our
slow and melancholy wav over pages
which afforded no glimmering of light tn
him (his reader did not understand the
Spanish language) and from which the
light came dimly struggling to me through
q halEintelligible vocabulary" Mr..
Prescott would do his first composition in
his head while taking the five-mile walk
which he made a regular feature of every
day. This rough mental draught he then
committed with equal roughness to paper.
by means Of an ingenious writing machine
the typewriter was not then invented
making however. manuscript so illegible
that it required trained secretary to deci-
pher and copy it. This copy was afterwards
read TO him over and over for final revis-
ion. Authorship under such circumstances
was slow and painful. 1t took 10 years
to get the History of Ferdinand and lisa
bella" ready for the press, and 10 years
more Of equally unremitting labor were
devoted to the Conquest of Me~ico" and
the Conquest of Peru" Milton BECAME
totally blind when he was Az not until
after the composition of many of his po
etical writings. but before the composition
Of Paradise Lost" and Paradise Re-
gained" both of which were meditated
and dictated from behind sightless eyes.
Sipgularly, his eyes remained perfectly
clear and without spot, mark, or disfigure
ment Of any kind. Much Of the reading
to him. and of his dictation, was done in
the early morning hours before his rising.
Munkacsy's great painting of Milton die
tating Paradise Lost" to his daughters
in his blindness. now in the Lenox Gal
lery at New York. preserves a historical
expression of this experience. and the
"Sonnet on His Blindness will forever
be remembered.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-10-30
Selecting Husbands.

II has been profoundly remarked that
the true way of telling toadstool
from mushroom is to- eat it. A similar
method is employed in the selection of
husbands: II he Kills YOU he is bad hus-
band; II he makes you happy he is good
one. There is really no other criterion.
As DR.. Samuel johnson remarked. the
proof of the pudding is in the eating
thereof. Some young men. who seem
eptionable-indeed. very desirable
when they sie single, are perfectly
horrid ss soon as they get married. All
the latent brute there is in the heart comes
out as soon as u sensitive and delicate be-
ing seeks her happiness in his companion
ship. The honey moon lasts very short
time, the receptions and the round OF par
ties are soon over, and then the two sit
down to make home happy. If she has
married q society man, he will soon begin
to get bored-he will yawn and go to
sleep on the sofa; then he will take
his hat and 60 down to the club to
see the boys. and perhaps not come
home till morning. If she has mar
ried o man engrossed in business, he
will be tagged out when he comes home.
He may be sickly man whom she must
to cheer; n drunken man whom she must
sit up for; violent man whom she fears ::
q fool, whom she soon learns to despise !;
q vulgar man, for whom she must apollo
gize in short there are thousands of ways
Of being bad husbands. and very lew
ways Of being good ones. And the worst
of Il is that the poor. silly women are apt
TO admire in single men the very traits
which make bad husbands. and look with
contempt or ridieule upon those quiet
virtues which make home happy. Men
with very little personal beauty or style.
often make the wife happy and sometimes
quite the reverse. The number of ways
Of being bad husband is almost as great
rs the number of ways OF being ugly.
No one can tell. from the demeanor of y
single man. what kind of a husband he
will be. Meantime she must marry some
body. Eat it. Ii you die, it was a toad
stool If you live. It was sort of mush-
room.
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HOW WATCHES ARE MADE.

II will be apparent to any one, who will
examine a SOLID GOLD WATCH, that aside
from the necessary thickness for engraving
and polishing, large proportion of the
precious metal used is needed only to stiffen
and hold the engraved portions in place and
supply the necessary solidity and strength.
The surplus gold is actually needless so far
"a utility and beauty are concerned. In
JAMES BOSS PATENT GOLD WATCH
CASES, this waste of precious metal is over
come, and the SAME sOLIDITY AND STRENGTH
produced at from one third to one-half Of the
usual cost of solid cases. This process is of
the most simple nature, as follows: a plate
of nickle composition metal, especially
adapted to the purpose, has two plates OF
SOLID GOLD soldered one on each side. The
three are then passed between polished steel
rollers, and the result is a strip of heavy
plated composition, from which the cases,
backs. centres, bezels, &C., are cut and
shaped by suitable dies and formers. The
gold in these cases is sufficiently thick to adj
mi, of all kinds of chasing, engraving and
enamelling; the engraved cases have been
carried until worn perfectly smooth by time
and use without removing the gold.
THIS Is THE ONLY CASE MADE
WITH TWO PLATES OF SOLID GOLD
AND WARRANTED BY SPECIAL GER
rIFICATE.
For sale by all Jewellers. Ask for Illus
trated Catalogue and to see warrant. ly43
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xENNEBEc ss-superior Court. September Term,

KENNEBEC ss-Superior Court. September Term,
1sS2
ALBERT NJ. BRADLEY vs.. SAMUEL c. CHURCH
AND AIS.
A ND now on suggestion to the Court that
"A samuel c. Church and William Mer-
rill two of the defendants, at the time of the
service of the writ were not inhabitants of this
state, and had no tenant, agent, attorney within
the that their goods estate have been attached
in this action and that they have hadno notice of said
suit and attachment, it is Ordered, That notice OF
the pendency OF this suit be given to the said defen
dants BY publishing attested copy Of this order to-
gether with abstract of the plaintiffs WRIT three
weeks successfully in the kennebec Journal a news
paper printed ut Augusta, in the ounty of Kenne.
bee the last publication to be not less than twenty
days before the next term of this court, to be holden
at Augusta, within and for the County of kennebec
on the frst Tuesday of December, 1882, that said
defendants may then and there appear and answer to
said suit, If they shall see cause.
Attest:-A. c. OTIS, Clerk.
fAbstract Of PlG's writ.)
Assumpsit on deft's promssory note for &196 IS
dated November q. ls74. payable to the ordr of
Ez KEEL small In year from date with rest at
eight per cent, ana By said small endorsed and de-
liSered TO the pld.
Addamnum el00.
Date of writ, Nov. %, lesl, re,urnab,e to the
February T. lset.
4. ". wHITEHOUSE, Atty to paf.
true copy Of the order of Court with abstract Of
the SIit;A -. Attes''-A. c. OILS. Clerk