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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-12

A subscriber writes as follows: al
feel at once my appetite and strength
greatly improved; my expectoration
less painful and less copious; my cough
less troublesome; my sleep sound, re
freshing and dreamless; my nervous
ness is all gone; my breathing less diff;
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without pain; my spirits more exuber
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| have only used half bottle oil
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Mr.. f. G. Delaney, of Norfolk, Va,
writes: ut gives me great pleasure to
experience once more that gloriously
good feeling OF perfect health. l was
buried in despair, my back constantly
panied me; and from head to foot /
felt thoroughly i'll. l could not walk
across the yard without fatigue.
Nothing | ate agreed with me. Doc
tors could do me no good. / tried
Browns Iron Bitters. They have
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S. Mansfield & Co., W. N. Wilker-
son 4 Co., and G. W Jones & Co.,
wholesale agents.
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me RondhoIders, Proponition.

Compared with the original 1908,
the bondholdsrs' proposition, as re-
ported in the morning papers, pans
out, upon a reasonable comparison Of
interest and principal for one hundred
years in each case, about as follows:
We estimate the debt, in round
numbers, at $50, 100000.
AT 1908.
Interest at per cent for 100 years.. 600 900
Principal at 100 years...........-.... 30.00O,et0
Interest and principal in 100 ysarsss57 .OOO. COO
AT 60-3-4-5-6.
Interest for 80 on
Principal at 80 years..-............. Is 900, 600
Interest on principal for 70 years at
5per ST ,OOO,tOJ
Interest and principal at 100 years.sS5. 900. 900
Increased value to bondhOlders.. 900, 900
A bondholder would prefer the
60-3-4-5-6 by the amount Of $28,0OO,-
600 or more, but we don't like either,
being at this juncture
READJUsTER.
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IF | was in your place" said New
Haven housewife to a fish peddler.
I'D throw away that horn or else
learn a new tune. It's perfectly dis.
tressing." Madam" said the pur.
veyor Of brain phosphorus. with be-
coming dignity, with the limited
time at my disposal and the extreme
low price OF shad it is impossible for
me to favor my patrons with a cornet
obligato on every street, but l try to
make the few strains l attempt ac-
ceptable and attractive TO the cult.
waited ears of the vicinity. If | fail |
make it up on the quality of my shad.
Six pounds, fifty.fve cents; thanks, "
and placing his zip" to the instrument
he set the wild echoes flying, flying,
and "huddupped" to "Pickerel," his
lightning steed;-[New Haven Regis.
ter.
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Office.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-04-07
Lending Farm Tools.

The loss sustained by many farmers
by the practice of lending tools is very
large. They lose by the injury done to
tools and by the Inconvenience occa-
stoned by their not being returned.
Some persons borrow tools and lend
them in turn to their next neighbors,
looking to them to return them. If
they are broken or injured in any way,
it is difficult to ascertain who is respon-
sible, and still more difficult to recover
any damages. There is economy in
having many kinds of tools do the work
they were designed for on several farms.
One breaking plow. seed-drill, and roll
er, can be made without difficulty to do
the work on several farms. BY cooper
alton in the purchase and use of expen-
sive tools much money might be saved.
The members of the grange or club or q
number of farmers living in the same
neighborhood can own tools in common
to excellent advantage. The lending of
tools in the ordinary way is objectiona-
BILE in every respect. The plan of rent
ing them for stipulated sum for q
given time is at least worthy of trial. 1t
was recommended to the Farmers club,
of Elmira, N. Y, some time ago, was
put in practice by some of the members,
and found to work satisfactorily. Some
small farmers hired all the machines
they used, and few hired the plows,
harrows, and cultivators they required
to work their land. Some wealthy
farmers found that there was money to
be made in keeping tools to let out. A
certain sum is charged per day or hour
for each machine or implement, and pay
is exacted from the time each is taken
till it is returned. This rule insures q
prompt return. In many cases applica-
ton is made for machine several days
in advance of the time it is wanted.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-04-07
WHOLE NO. 15O-

whose feeces will pay for keeping,
that shall grow slowly and finally at
maturity be salable in the markets.
The ordinary fine wooled sheep now
kept fill the bill for these conditions
exactly, and are profitable in these
situations.
The richer soils and better feeding
make the grade long wool or downs
profitable. With good feeding they
can be put on the market early, and
in that way secure quick returns and
good profits; and it is only with
such methods that they will be found
most profitable. There is large room
for this class of sheep for the domes-
tic markets, as we'll as the foreign
trade, which is constantly on the in
crease.
If these statements are correct,
and we think they will not be denied,
the fact will remain that all the classes
of sheep we now have are needed,
and are profitable, in their various
places, and cannot be displaced by
others with success or profit; and
therefore, to present the claims of
any one class as entitled to universal
consideration, is waste of time.
The discussion will do no harm to
the general interest of sheep and
wool growing, and the advocates of
each breed or class will continue to
think his favorite the best for his
own use, and they, as rule, un-
doubtedly are.
There is still room for an increase
in both wool and mutton. We vet
import large quantities of wool and
the supply of mutton does not equal
the demand. In the newer regions
Of the state there is no more profita-
bic stock to keep while getting the
lands under the plow than a flock of
wool-growing sheep.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-04-07

selaer then obtained somewhere about
800 square miles of territory in and
about Albany, with large tracts on
Manhattan Island. He was the great
Patroon. In spite ofthe subdivi sions
of the inheritance among numerous
defendants, and the alienation of
the major part from more or less bad
management, the immense value of
even the small remnant has been
enough to keep the whole family at
the top of the tree among the most
exclusive of the old Knickerbocker
families in such comfortable circum-
stances, that except for the sake of
manly occupation, none ofthem need
have done anything at all. One Of
the grandsons Of the old Amsterdam
diamond merchant who settled here
before the Revolution has just acci-
dentally shot himself at the Brunswick
hotel-a very fine, handsome, enter
prising and adventurous young man,
with the happiest financial and fam.
lily surroundlpgs-a most unfortunate
incident in the history of the old
family.
The grand jury has failed to in
dict the owners of Potter's hole where
the old World building stood till it
burned up several men and women.
He is so disgusted with the abuse he
has received that he wants to sell the
bit of ground, but he wants tre-
mendous price. 1t would cost
great deal to rebuild in the style he'd
be made to now under public inspec-
ton, and he prefers to pocket some
where about three-quarters of a mill
ion cash, and try to forget all about
it RADIX.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-04-07
Suicides.

Last year five separate monographs
on suicide appeared by as many differ
ent authors, two in German, and one
each in French, German and Italian,
OF the first modern monograph on the
subject, written by prosy German who
saw fit to defend self-slaughter, Hallam
says the only inducement It holds out to
the act Is that by it we may escape the
authors intolerable tedium. These later
ones treat the matter, If not in gayer,
at least in more sensational manner.
They would make it appear that the
crime is on the increase, and they indict
modern civilization as its instigator. The
general impression left by an examine
ton of all these books is, however, re-
assuring. 1t is very obvious that their
means Of comparing this with former
ages in this respect are very inadequate.
Suicide has increased, but there Is no
proof that the increase is out of proper
tion to the growth Of population. A
right solid argument could be made to
show that 1t has, in fact, relatively dim
inished.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-04-07
Among the kitie-Plts.

Fifty yards in front of the abatis the
pickets were stationed. When first the
siege began, picketing was dangerous
business. Both armies were bent on
fight, and picketing meant simple sharp
shooting. AS consequence, at first the
pickets were posted only at night, so
poor fellows lay in their rihe-pits under
broiling July sun, with no protection
from the intolerable heat, excepting the
scanty shade of little pine-brush erect
ed overhead, or in front of the pit as
screen. There the picket lay, flat on
his face, picking off the enemy's men
whenever he could catch sight of head
or even so much as hand; and right
glad would he be if, when the long
awaited-relief came at length, he had no
wounds to show.
But later on, as the siege progressed,
this murderous state of affairs gradually
disappeared Neither side found il
pleasant, nor profitable, and nothing
was gained by it. 1t decided nothing,
and only wasted powder and ball. And
so, gradually, the pickets on both sides
begun to be on quite friendly terms. 1t
was no unusual thing to see Johnny
picket-who would be posted scarcely a
hundred yards away, so near were the
lines-lay down his gun, wave piece
of white paper as signal of truce, walk
out into the neutral ground between the
picket-lines, and meet one of our own
pickets, who, also dropping his gun,
would GO out to inquire what Johnny
might want to-day.
"Well, Yank, / want some coffee, and
I'll trade tobacco for it,
"Has any of you fellows back there
some coffee to trade for tobaccop John
ny Picket here, wants some coffee"
Or, may be he wanted to trade papers,
a Richmond Enquirer for q New York
Herald or Tribune, 'even up and no
odds" Or he only wanted to talk about
the news of the day--how swe 'uns
whipped you 'uns up the valley the 9TH
er day." or how, IF we had Stonewall
Jackson yet, we'd be in Washington be-
fore winter" or may be he only wished
to have friendly game of cards
There was a certain chivalrous eti-
quette developed through this social in
tercourse of deadly foemen, and it was
really admirable. Seldom was there
UtcdCu VI COulucuCc Ou tltntT Sluc. III
would have gone hard with the comradc
who should have ventured to shoot
down man in gray who had left his
gun and come out of his pit under the
sacred protection of piece of white pa
per. If disagreement ever occurred in
bartering, or high words arose in dis
cussion, shots were never fired until due
notice had been given. And / find men,
toned in one Of my old army letters
that general fire along our entire front
grew out of some disagreement on the
picket-line about trading coffee for to-
bacco. The two pickets couldn't agree,
jumped into their, r,pits, and began firing,
the one calling out: Look out, Yank,
here comes your tobacco" Bang!
And the other replying: "Alf right,
Johnny, here comes your coffee.' Bang!
--"Recoilectio''s of q Drummer-6oy, n
81. Nicholas.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-04-07
Profitable Sheep for Michigan.

There is considerable friendly con-
troversy at the institute and farmers
club meetings in regard to the COM
parative value Of the two general class
es of sheep for Michigan, viz, the
Merino, or fire wool, and the mutton
breeds.
This is controversy which can be
extended indefinitely without eliciting
and sound conclusion. Even facts
and figures will not decide the ques-
ton. That which may be best and be
most profitable for one may not for
another, because circumstances will
vary with every farm, and what will
bring the most to one for the time
and money expended may be the least
profitable to another.
Michigan is becoming noted for
her focks of pure bred Merino sheep,
and with the present prices and cx-
tensive demand, breeding this class
of sheep is undoubtedly profitable.
But not all farmers in the state can
breed this class. In the first place
the sheep are MOTTO be had ,and if they
were and there was sufficient market
for the surplus outside Of the state,
there would be many and perhaps a
majority of cases of failure from lack
of care and knowledge of breeding,
very essential matters in connection
with the raising successfully and
profitably of such sheep.
Pure bred sheep must depend on
the market for such stock for breed
ing purposes, and this demand
especially for rams for the great focks
of the far west must without doubt
make this branch of sheep raising
profitable for some time to come.
1t is equally true that pure bred
mutton sheep of both the long and
middle-wooled breeds are now prof.
tably bred. The demand for these
is very good, and the prices fair for
good breeding stock. These, like
the Merinos, go with good farming
and will prove failure without gen.
erous feed and good care, and. while
the raisingsof this class Of sheep is
profitable to those who have them
and might be to many more, no in
telligent admirer of this class would
say that they are desirable or would
be profitable on all farms and for all
farmers in the state.
A very great many farms in the
state in the newly settled portions,
the lighter soils, and for farmers who
give only ordinary care, require a
class Of good wooled, hardy sheep
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-04-07
Tennyson's Last Poem.
"The Charge Of the Heavy Brigads.v

Il.
The charge Of the gallant three hundred, the
Down the hill, down the hill, thousands Of Rus
slams, NI'
Thousands of horsemen, drew to the valley.
and stayed,
For scarlett and scarlett's three hundred were
When the points of the Russian lances broke
in on the sky;
And he called: left wheel into line,v and they
wheeled and obeyed.
Then he looked at the host that had halted, he
And he turned half round, and he bade his
trumpeter sound
''The charge" aud he rode on ahead as no
waved his blade
To the gallant three hundred, whose glory new
aTollow and up the hiu;"
Up the hill, up the hill followed the heavy bril-
gade.
The trumpet, the gallop, the charge, and the
might Of the fightl
Down the hill, slowly, thousands of Russians
Drew to the valley, and halted on the last
With wing pushed out to the left, and wing
But ScarIett was far on ahead. and he dashed
up alone
Through tho great gray slope of men,
And he whirled his sabre and he held his own
Like an Englishman there and then.
And the three that were nearest him followe~
with force.
wedged themselves in between horse and
horse,
Fought for their lives in the narrow gap they
had made;
Fought amid thousands; and up the hill, up
the hill M
Galloped the gallant three hundred; the heavy
brigade.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-04-07

The Lake of Constance is 80 low that
the steamers are compelled to discon-
tinue their calls at several places on its
shore. The same Is the case with the
Lake of Geneva; only once before dur
ing the present century, 1t Is said. have
the lakes of Switzerland contained 90
Little water ~ at the present moment
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-04-07

The sky is drinking-cup that was
overturned of old, and II pours in tho
eyes of men its wine Of airy gold. We
drink that wine all day till the last drop
is drained up, and are lighted of to bed
BY the jewels In the cup.--R. n. Stod-
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-04-07
Fell like a cannon-shot,
Burst like a thunderbolt,

Fell like q cannon-shot,
Burst like a thunderbolt, W
Crashed like q hurricane,
Broke through the mass from below,
Drove through the midst of the foe,
Plunged up and down, to and fro,
Rode flashing blow upon blow;
Brave Inniskillings and Grays,
Whirling their sabcrs in circles of light;
And some of us all in maze
Who were held for while from the fight,
And were only standing at gaze
When the dark muff1ed Russian crowd
Folded its wings from the left and the right
And rolled them around like cloud;
Oh, mad for the charge and the battle were we
When our own good red coats sank from sight
Like drops of blood in dark gray sea.
And we turned to each other muttering all dis
mayed,
Lost are the gallant three hundred, the heavy
brigade.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-04-07
i v.

But the rod like victors and lords
Through the forests of lances and swords
In the heart of the Russian hordes;
They rode or they stood at bay.
Struck with the sword-hand and slew,
Down with the bridle-hand drew
Their foe from the saddle and threw
Under foot there in the fray;
Ragged like storm or stood like q rock
In the wave of a stormy day;
Till suddenly, shock upon shock,
Staggered the mass from without.
For our men galoped up with cheer and
shout,
And the Russians surged, and wavered and
reeled,
Upthe hill, up the hill, upthe hill, out of the
field, Z.
Over the brow and away.
v.
Glory to each and to all and the charge that
they made;
Glory to all the three hundred, the heavy brig
ade.
The three hundred of the heavy brigade who
made the famous charge d 'Baaklava were the
Scots, Greys, and the Second squadron of the
Inniskilings The remainder of the heavy
brigade subsequently dashed up to their sup
mort.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-10-13
Naming a Lake.

Years ago, it was discovered that a
certain lake which had long been con-
sidered the head of the Mississippi, had
no claim to that honor. The explorers
found new and smaller lake from
which the great river took its rise. A
discussion arose as to what name would
be appropriate for it. The story is that
it was decided in this way:
'Let's make new name by coming
word" said an old voyageur. "Some
of you larned ones tell me what is the
Latin for true.
"Veritas," answered scholar.
swell, now, what is the Latin for
heddT'
"Caput."
"Now write the two words together
by syllables."
The scholar wrote on strip of birch
bark, ''ver-i-tas-ca-put."
"Read it out"
The five syllables were read.
"Now drop the first and last syllables,
and you'll have a good name for this
lake." And "Itasca'' it was.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-10-13
Worse Than Blowing Out the Gas.

Did you hear the story of the man in
the hotel who, meddling with the old
style of bell-rope in bedrooms to see
what it was, rang it unknowingly, and
a servant appearedP
"Why, how do you dop' he said. ex-
tending his hand to the astonished serv-
ant, whom he thought visitor, ''slt
down; what can do for youP"
''Did you ringp" asked the servant.
"Ringp Why no. WhatP There amt
no bell here"
Then the servant explained the bell
rope and left.
After he had gone the man thought
he would try the bell-rope again, just
for fun.
He gave it terrific pull, and just
then the gong rang for dinner, and.
thinking he had created an awful catas-
trophe down stairs, he was greatly
alarmed, locked and bolted his door,
and sat up all night expecting the arr
rival of the police. Mail.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-10-13
An Exciting Ride.

John Gilpin's famous ride upon his
nimble steed, ga bottle swinging at each
side," was paralleled once by an excit-
ing donkey-ride at Task, in the Gulf of
Oman. The English telegraph operator
at that station had been out shooting
ibex. He says:
Coming home on tired donkey, en-
numbered by two rifles and accompanied
by my small brown dog Toby, suddenly
we came on herd of half-wild cows,
who mistook Toby for jackal.
In an instant they all charged furi-
ously down upon me, heads down and
tails high in air. Poor Toby came to
me for help, and got between the don
keys legs.
/ shouted, brandished the rifles and
kicked the poor donkey into sort of
three-legged canter. 1t was the most
exciting donkey-ride. / ever had in my
life. Tony scampered here, there and
everywhere, but always as close to the
donkey's legs as he could get.
Rush would come one old bull from
the right and just Craze the donkey's
tail, then another would just miss his
nose. thought the climax was reach
ed when head over heels went the dom
key, and we all rolled on the ground to-
gether.
TO my surprise this frightened the
cows, and had time to pick Toby up in
my arms, after which the cows took no
further interest in him.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-10-13
M-AIARIAI
THE ONLY REMEDY KNOWN
To Destroy This Deadly Pest.

The most alarming fact In our sanitary condi-
tions, is the prevalence of MAEARIAL FOLSOM
not only in marshy, low-lying districts but in the
cities and upon elevated ground where, a few years
of the digestive functions, wasted and enfeebled
body and even insanity are the dire effects of ma
larial poisoning the precursors of death If the
poison is not neutralized, The boatman on the Del
4 Hudson Canal, as we'll as the inhabitants of the
adjoining country, have been great sufferers from
MALARIA. Not until a few years past did they
find reliable remedy. Now thousands testify that
there Is but one real and speedy cure for maarial
poisoning and that is DR. KENNEDY'S"F FAVOR
TIE REMEDY" which by its action upon the
blood purihes 1t and restores healthy tone TO the
entire system. As a preventive In localities where
this danger Turks, IL Is invaluable. The "Favorite
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