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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-23
The PretzeI.


This delicious food grows best in the
shade, and the shade Of beer garden
being preferred. 1t is ripe at birth,
and is ready to eat as soon as 1t is
picked. In North Germany, where
the benighted people do not know
any better, the pretzel is called q
"kringle." This is enough to spoil
the pretzel, only it is impossible. The
pretzel is always planted on the free
lunch counters. There is more nu-
triton in a barrel of sawdust than
there is in a clothes basket full Of
pretzels. But then the pretzel is
much the dryer Of the two. The
genuine pretzel has a heart like a
marble yard, and the hide is vanished
to keep it dry. 1t is vanished with
hot I've, and sprinkled with salt and
aniseed to give it tone. Before it
assumes the expression so familiar to
the lovers OF this perennial fruit the
pretzel is about the size Of garter
snake. After it is tied up in that
intricate knot, which makes the eater
wonder where to take his first bite,
no man can guess at its length. Enough
is known, however, to warrant scien-
tifc authorities in saying that if man
should swallow pretzel whole, and it
should suddenly straighten out in him,
it will kill him in a minute. 1t is
not possible, however, for a man to
eat pretzel whole. You can eat all
the rest Of it, but while there is more
hole than pretzel to begin with, YET
the more you eat the pretzel the more
hole there is left.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-23

appear. Put the box in warm place,
only watering when the soil looks dry,
and in few days the plant will appear
The earth should never, while the
seeds are terminating, be allowed to
get entirely dry, and should be water
ed at the slightest appearance OF dry.
ness. After the plants have attained
size so that they may be trans
planted easily, they should be placed
in shallow pots about three or four
inches deep, and later on in the season
they should be transferred to deeper
pots about six or seven inches deep.
In potting the primrose, leafmold,
common garden earth and sand should
be used Primroses should lot be water
ed profusely, and the leaves and buds
like those of other hirsute foliage,
should not be wet at all.
An amateur should begin with the
single blossom variety. Some Of the
double varieties are very beautiful,
but they are much more difficult to
grow, and the single ones may be
relied upon for beautiful flowers.
A very pretty way in which to ar
range the plants is in rows, and when
all are blooming they will look like a
primrose bank.
The pretty pink blossoms make
lovely table decorations, and during
the winter season, when flowers are SO
expensive, they will be found valua
BILE. A small amount of smilax will
help to enhance the beauty Of the
primrose in decorating.
A lady in writing to Vick's Illustra
trated Magazine regarding the proper
soil to use in potting plants says
About year ago | had some choice
young plants to pot, and being exceed
ingly anxious to have them do well
decided to select the soil for the pots
myself. | have often noticed and Wis
tied picturesque pile Of rocks, over
Swallowed by chestnut trees, shorl
distance from home, and thither
repaired, carrying with me small
shovel and rake-such as are offered
for sale by florists for the use Of ladlei
and children-and vessels to receive
the earth. l knew that many leave
lin the fall drifted into the crevice
between the rocks, and | conjecturet
that some we'll rotted leaf mould coulc
be procured after raking away the tol
leaves. Having arrived at the spot,
began operations, and found that il
some OF the spaces the burS Of chest
nuts had gathered and rotted, maxim
the very richest light soil | had eve
seen. 1t was in colsr almost black
aud, when wet, quite black. My it'll
rake served me well, and when m
boxes were carried home, felt almos
as one who has found hidden treasure
1 have never had plants to succeed s
finely as did those potted in that blac
mold. 1t seemed to be free frei
worms and insects"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-23
rApt TULANE.
A short Historical Sketch Of the
charitable millionaire.
New orleans Times-Dsmocrat.


Mr.. James Mcdonnell returned
Yesterday from Princeton, N. j.,
bringing with him the papers relating
to the Tulane donation. This gift has
been so much the subject of CONVEX
sation during the last few days that .
short sketch Of Mr.. Tulane's life will
be read by every one with interest. 1t
is not deemed necessary at the present
moment 10 refer to the nature Of the
donation, the matter having already
been thoroughly laid before the pub
lie by the Times Democrat.
Mr.. Tulane's ancestor lived in Tours,
France; one Of them in 1895 crossed
the Atlantic and settled in Princeton,
N. j., where the family lived for many
years. 1t was there that Mr.. Paul
Tulane was born, being the youngest
of three sons. AS he has always been
very reticent as to his age, it is impos-
sible to say with any certainty when
he was born; but his most intimate
friends think, judging from what he
has limited, rather than said, that he
must have been born in about 1900,
though many people consider him
older than 81.
He left Princeton and came to New
Orleans in 1918, arriving here on
horseback. Seemingly not satisfied
with the place, he pushed on further
To the Northwest and went into what
was vaguely called the Indian coun-
try, where he stayed but a short time,
returning to New Orleans in 1920.
He then opened a store of general
merchandise, and by 1923 had amassed
a fortune amounting to over Sl5O, 600
He continued this life, which was
apparently an uneventful one, until
nearly twenty years ago, when he
retired from business, having amassed
an ample fortune.
He left New Orleans about twelve
wears ago and went TO his home IL
Princeton, N. j., whore he has beer
living ever since. His home, which il
about half mile from the town itself
is a magnificent one. The house was
built and formerly owned by Mr
Stockton, at one time one of America
Ministers at Rome, and now a promi
nent lawyer at Trenton, N. j.
Mr.. Tulane is said by friends who
have visited him at his home il
Princeton, to live, although an ole
bachelor in a very elegant STYLE, hi,
gardens and orchards beiOg of thu
best. He dispenses his charity with ;
liberal hand in Princeton. Amon'
other things he provides tn,
Door of the place with coal anC
wood during the winter; ant
though not in great sympathy Will
the heavy quality OF the University'i
religion, contributes to its support
He has given fund, by means o
which the cemetery, place whert
many distinguished men are buried, i
to be kept in repair. While in New
Orleans he made great deal of hi
money among the Catholics, so, thougl
not having any decided religious view
himself, he looks upon that faith witt
favor.
1t understood that he assists a
present several of the charitable insti
tutions of the city; among others, tn
Little Sisters of the Poor. Bishol
Wilmer is said to have remarked o
Mr. Tulane, that he always wished t
bind such man to his heart wit
boops of steel.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-23

There are several methods Of de-
termining the suns distance from the
earth. some Of which it would be diff
cult to explain satisfactorily to the
reader not already familiar with the
terms used. The refined investiga-
tions Of modern science, says Prof.
Newcomb, have brought to light other
methods, by at least two Of which we
may hope, ultimately, to attain a
greater degree of accuracy than we
can by measuring parallaxes. Of these
two, one depends on the gravitating
force Of the sun upon the moon, and
the other upon the velocity of light
And the same author says, in regard
to 4 measuring the distance Of the
sun by the velocity Of light; There
is an extraordinary beauty in Thu
\ method Of measuring the suns dis
lance, arising from the contrast be
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-23
BE Kind 10 The Sick.

The only medicinal tonic specially
adapted to enfeebled invalids and
infants is Browns Iron Bitters. II
will not iDjure the most delicate, but
gives new life and new strength to
both mind and body. All leading
physicians are now recommending il
10 preference to all other tones.
s. Mansfield & Co., W. N. Wilker.
son & Co., and G. W. Jones & Co.,
Wholesale agents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-23

lsesH lhs AIniplleliy Of lhS principle
and the bFofOundnels Of the methods
by which alone the principle can be
applied. Suppose we had messenger
whom we could send to and fro be-
tween the sun and the earth, and whe
could tell on his return, exactly how
long it took him to perform his jour
ney; suppose also we knew the exact
rate at which he travelled. Then,
if we multiply his speed by the
time it took him to 90 to the sua,
and we shall at once have the
suns distance, Just as we could deter
mine the distance of two cities, when
we knew that a train running thirty
miles an hour required seven hours to
pass between them. Such a messen-
ger is light. 1t has been found
practicable to determine, experiment
ally, about how fast light travels, and
to find from astronomical phenomena
how long it takes to come from the sun
to the earth, In 1862 Foucault found
by experiment that light travelled
about $4,000 kilimeters, or 195,2OO
miles per second. In 1874 Cornu
found BY different series OF expert
ments velocity Of 300, 400 kilometers
per second. In 1879 Ensign A. A.
Nicholson, U. s. Navy, found the
velocity to be 299,94O kilometers per
second. The result of Nicholson is
far more reliable than either Of the
preceding ones. Combining them all,
Professor D. P. Todd,in 1880, conclu-
ded the most probable value of the
velocity to be 299, 800 kilometers, or
186, 1850 miles per second. Now, we
know from the phenomena Of aberra-
ton that light passes from the sun to
the earth in about 498 seconds, The
product of these two numbers gives
the distance of the sun in miles. y =
These two methods of determining
the distance Of the sun may fairly be
regarded as equal in accuracy to that
by transits Of Venus when they are
employed in the best manner.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-23
Freight Blockade.
Letter from New York to Philadelphia Led
ger, June 10.

Letter from New York to philadelphia Led
ger, June 10.
Transportation to the West and
South, from this point, has been stop.
ped, in consequence Of the refusal Of
the railway lines to take freight. be.
cause Of the strike of the freight han
dlers. This is a serious business, but
for the present there would seem to be
no help for it. Tho strikers, this
forenoon, received fresh accessions 70
their ranks from Piers Is and 10,
North river, and later in the day these
were added to by men who had quit
ted work at the other depota. Police
men are distributed along the different
piers; but, thus far, there has been
no occasion for their services, The
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-23
ALittIe Damp.
Wall Street News.


Have we had any rain in Indiana
this spring. he echoed, as he turned
in his seat.
YES"
swell, it's been little damp out
there" he softly answered. "The day
before leaving home l had to hang up
q of our ducks. They had become so
water soaked that they could no longer
swim. During the month of April it
rained on 20 different days"
What about the other day?"
"0h, that was the day on which it
showed % straight hours"
How is corn7"
well, | planted mine in two feet Of
water, and tween you and me / don t
expect over thirty bushels to the
acre
Wheat looking well?"
"TOlerably well, but the sturgeon
and catfish ane doing considerable
damage"
Didn't you get any dry weather in
May2"
There was about fifteen minutes
one day when it tried to clear up,
! but | hadn't commenced to bring out
my sheep before the rain came down
again"
Grass must be gOod2"
Shouldn't wonder, but can't say
When | get back I'm going down in I
, diving bell to see"
E Got your potatoes in2"
Not yet; I've got them loaded on
scow, and the scow anchored in tn
field in three feet of water"
Then the prospect looks gloomy
mot any, sir; not any; I've got al
. ark almost ready to sail, and if it wi
u only rain for another week I'll be tn
s best fixed man in Indiana"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-23

Mr.. B B. Bruce, Of Cleveland, o.,
writes: II felt generally unwell. Not
desiring to get in the clutches Of some
rapacious doctor, / stepped into drug
store and inquired if they had rem
edy that would cure anything and
everything. The clerk promptly
handed me a bottle Of Browns Iron
Bitters. | said, is it good for dys-
pepsia2' He replied, There's nothing
better. l said, My urine isn't just
the right color, | guess my kidneys are
out Of order Just the thing, he
said, for kidney disorders; you will
find it strengthens all parts Of the
body, and very refreshing to the men:
tai faculties. Just the thing want,
thought l, and it suited my complaint
precisely. / never before believed in
'cure ais and now | make Brown s
Iron Bitters the only exception, for |
really believeit will relieve any disease
that human flesh is heir to.
s. Mansfield & Co., W. N. Wilker-
son & Co.. and G., W. Jones & Co.,
wholesale agents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-23

The best and safest way to increase
the appetite, assist digestion, cause
the food to assimilate properly, and
the absorbents to take up nourish-
ment, induce full aud regular evacua.
tons, produce easy expectoration, and
stop decay of the lungs, heart, liver,
urinary and digestive organs, is by
using Browns Iron Bitters. 1t has
given satisfaction in more than mil
lion instances,
s. Mansfield & Co., W. N. Wilker-
son & Co., and G. W. Jones & Co.,
wholesale agents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-23
HumOrs of the Derby,
Pail Mall Gazette.


A great deal has been written about
the humors Of the road in connection
with the Derby, but, if the truth we're
told, the humor is a little monotonous,
and displays itself with wearisome
persistency in certain familiar shapes
A close observation for an hour and a
half from a point of vantage Of the
procession Of vehicles Of all descrip.
tions, between bathing machine aud
a psrambulator, which steamed last
night along the EPSON road has result
ed in the following enumeration Of the
numerous features Of the road. Small
wooden dolls stuck in the hatband,
colored dust wells OF paper or gauze,
pastebc ard figures of men and horses,
hats decorated with colored tissue
paper, paper feathers in mems caps,
long pasteboard horns on which hide.
GUS blasts are blown, j Japanese umbrel-
las, sunshades of tissue paper, a few
false noses and whiskers, penny leaden
squirts Of dirty grotesque figures, bear
ing a remote resemblance TO Punch,
seated on the collars Of the horses.
Other humors Of the road than these,
below the general abandon Of the end
less stream of berry and dusty Baccha'
mails, we're few and far between.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-23
sostDd ths toledo toAlsj ljldsll very

busbhd the Toledo t0hib) CRdsn very
hard for hrst position.
Stabbed nearly to death Saturday
night in Chicago was young man
named w "a. Ogden, while protecting
a lady from the assaults Of q rufian
named Kavanaugh. The victim and
his brother were walking along Ran
doIph street when appealed to for pro-
lection by the afrighted woman.
An elevated railroad between Chi
caEo and Calumet, 6 delightful south
erl suburb, is among the near prOba-
bilities.
Six months instruction in the Chi
cago training school is necessary to
qualify a lady to teach in the kinder
garten schools. This mode of teach
ing the young idea is about to become
the rage in this city. The ladies are
enthusiastic in the matter. This is a
noble step, and worthy OF noble
woman. Before the advance of edu-
cation crime fees into oblivion.
In a police station OF Chicago Sat-
urday night sat Noah Clifford and his
orphan child, and in the morgue the
dead body of his young wife. They
were lately of Rockville, Canada. but
more recently Dakota pioneers. While
there she grew sick. Then the good
husband determined to take her to her
friends. They reached Chicago, where
she took fight to heaven, leaving her
distracted young husband to seek
refuge for himself and baby child in a
police station. And such is lite.
The smoke nuisance has been over
come by the Pittsburg & Fort Wayne
railroad engineers. They use coke in
stead Of coal to fire up their locomo-
tives. This does away with the villain
GUS fog of black that used to be pulled
from the furnaces. The cost, too, is a
little less.
G. B. Angel, late treasurer Of the
Palace Car Company, is now serving a
term in Joliet, ILL.,, penitentiary for
embezzlement. He is clerk in the
ccnlmissary department Of the institu'
ton. He says the 1900 prisoners con-
sumo on Sunday 10 barrels -four, l4OO
pounds fresh beef, Is bushels potatoes,
40 gallons syrup, $50 pounds butter,
30 pounds coffee and s Of tea. This
kind Of a collation., in days gone
by, would have created considerable
excitement among the warriors who
wore the blue or gray. NAYR.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-23

To all who are suffering from The eyfOEs and
indiscretions Of youth, nervoug weakness,
early decay, loss Of manhood, etc., will send
q reciPe. that will cure you, FREE on
CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered
By missionary In Boutn America, Send a
golf-addreBsed envelope 10 the Rev. JosKPH I.
MMAE, Station d, New York City.
b2KExiV62d
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-23

We have moi heard that any imita
tions of the genuine DR.. Holman s
Pad have ever made a success OF it;
but they succeed in doing some harm,
because, being practically valueless,
they cast reprOach upon tie grand
absorption theory upon which Hol-
mans Pad is founded-and therefore
we warn the public AGAINST them.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-27
Who is Mrs. Minslnms

As this question is frequently asked we
Will simply say that she is q lady who for
upward of forty years, has untiringlv de-
voted her time and talent as a female
physician and nurse, principally among
children. She has especially studied the
constitution and wants of this numerous
class, and, as result of this effort and
practical knowledge, obtained in lifetime
spent rs nurse and physician, she has
compounded a Soothing Syrup for children
teething. 1t operates like magic-giying
rest and health, and is moreover, sure 10
regulate the bowels. In consequence of
this article, Mrs. Winslow is becoming
world-renowned as a beneiactor of her race.
children certainly do rise up and bless her;
especially is this the case in this city. Vast
quantities of the Soothing Syrup are daily
sold and used here, We think Mrs. Wins
low has immortalized her name by this in
valuable article, and we sincerely believe
thousands ofchildrcn have been saved from
an early grave by tStimely use and the mil
lions yet unborn will share its benefits and
unite in calling her blessed. Nomother has
discharged her duty to her suffering little
one, in our opinion, until she has given it
the benefit Of Mrs Winslow's Soothing
Syrup. Try it, mothers-try it now
Ladies' Visitor, New York city. Sold by
all druggists. TWENTY-FIVE cents a bottle.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-27

move il; but soon observed that one of the
live long limbs was turning M and taking
the place OF the missing top, After its erect
position was assumed II grew three feet TO
its fellow 5 lone and the tree is now as straight
and symmetrical cone as before its accident
without crook, bend or enlargement at the
place If fracture. have noticed two sprigs
of one years growth ON eyergreens turn up
in this way, but did not suppose limb
seven or eight feet long, with many side
limbs, and five or six years old, would act
in the same way. When the leaves are
down, You can see where the break was
made, by the upper limb being more slen-
der and the bark smooth"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-27
The lsthctic Rage,

Oscar Wilde made lucky hit when he
Protected his visit to this city. lie found n
pmmunity of fools just ripe for ridiculous
Demonstrations, and he became at once the
Pr OF social circles as well as the Apollo
the platform. His lecture at Chickering
Pr was mere trash, and yet il attracted an
Peer and admirng crowd, which hung
Plh nus words rs though they erAthc
pspel ola divine inspiration. Dressed in
pee breoches and tights, the speaker
fmlnded some of his hearers of u first
rs nunky, but to have mentioned
pS idea would have been heresy
tne most objectionable character.
the meantime the apostate is over
~ with invitation, and fortunate in.
teu Is IN. house which he honors with his
Essence Perhaps after wlile the
Ethetlc craze will be exhausted and then
pS public will probably he surprised to re-.
ils folly. Esthctics, though derived
LOh the Greek, is of recent introduction,
~ the word was not IN use IN the last cen.
NiN'. Goldsmith, who served up London
wy III his Chinese letters, makes an allu-
,ph TO WSthetics, and You cannot find II in
,o:WellS johnson, which ahounds i'm the
pe'al' 9s well Us the literary, gossip of the
r. Even Gibhon, who wrote so much
Pn,ernlng classic days, had not learned
4 use t . word which had since become
universal We thus see how rapidly one
4 advances Ga another, aud perhaps n
'ury hence the leaders Of fashion will
~ Invented u new expression. and will
[uuer ut our own ignorance. Il New York
Fre'pondence Cincinnati Gazette.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-27
A Cypress's Ercspcratiyc Power

In communication ,e the West Chcs,e,
LaJ Record, Mr.. Isaac W. Van Leer, Of
'es'er county, says; "ln the Southern
amps the dcciduous cypress sends IN
loos from It's roots, like straw bee-h,yes
parently to air them oy keeping par,
Povc water. We have tree of that variety
our lawn SANDY loan where water never
mes except when Il rains) that continues
push up its round knobs
MI Il was growing In
DISMAL Swamp of Virginia. Perhaps
a,ncr popularity ofthe cypress may be
wm your readers. Atter transplantlnr Il
up beautiful cone, until Il reached
wv loriy feet In height, when a storm of
~ AMI wind broke oil about one.thlrl of
ens,h, leaving five Of the remaining
,usol equal length-six to nine feet
nulig around at an angle Of forty.fye dc.
IN It's beauty being destroyed 1 only
"eu Tor a convenient opportunity 10 re.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-27
hcsant Toilet Preparation.

Hair dressing and restorative is found in
London Hair Color Restorcr.n 1t seldom
PTS to restore gray or faded hair to its orig
pa youthful color and beauty. Falling
pr is checked by its use, and it produces a
rowth of beautiful young hair, soft, glossy
pd luXuriant. 1t certainly is the most
Ieanly and effective hair restorer now be-
Pr the American people.
a. A .Gihson, Tarrytown, Duchesscoun-
a n. Y, writes: DR.. Swayne Il Son
philadelphia; GENTs-I enclose postoilice
fder for eight dollars, please send me one
pen London Hair Color Restorer." II
p stopped my hair from falling, and re-
eored II to its natural color, 1t has proven
satisfactory in every respect. The Lon
Pn Hair Color Restorer' can be obtained
all the leading druggists at 10 cents a
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-27
Do Yon Want uealihp

Why win We die? Death or what Is worse. is
the inevitable result Of continued suspension of
the menstrual flow 1t a condition which
should not be trined with. Immediate relief is
The only safeguard In all cases of suppress
son, suspension or other Irregularities OF the
courses Bradiields Female Regulator is the
only sure remedy Ii acts by giving tone To the
nervous centres, improving the blood and de-
termining directly 10 the organs of menstration.
II Is legitimate prescription AMID the most in
lelligent physicians use it.
NoTAsULGA. ALA. July 7, 1877 ,
Bradiields Female Regulator has been tho
roughly tested by me in u great variety of cases,
and am fully convinced that il is unrivaled
for all that class of diseases which 1t claims To
cure. j c, UUSS NJ d
DR. j. Bradfeld. Propr, Atlanta Ga. Price
Il 80 per bottle, Sold by all Druggists and
Wholesale'agents. noyl6