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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-12
Local Logic in a Business Way.

SECOND hand busgies and carri-
ages FOR SALE CHEAP, or will trade
for horses. Enquire at the City
Livery Stable of
34ml KELLER 4 PRIDRAUX.
DRIED beef, bacon, and hams for
sale at j. A. SPRATLER'S.
TAKE look at our new cloaks
and dolmans, also cloaking and
trimmings. 1t will make your mouth
water. j. DELLER.
PROF. S. T. OSBORNE will be in
Mineral Point for the purpose of
giving Instructions in Vocal and
Instrumental music every Tuesday,
Friday and Saturday.
Oct 18th, 1881. Ally
THE highest rarket price paid
for butter and eggs at J. A. SpRAT-
LER'S.
l have four good rooms to rent on
Hoard st. for 50 per month. En-
quire at TRIBUNE Office OF at my resi-
dence
If. JOHN B. WALLIS.
AT Moffett's Drug Store, they are
selling large amount Of Smith,
Stesrns & Co.'S mixed paints at ten
per cent. less than pure white lead
and oil can be mixed, and which
they warrant to last t,cice as long.
UNLESS it had great merit Par
ker's Ginger Tonic could not be so
popular. Its sale has rapidly spread
all over the country, because invalids
find it gives them new life and vigor
when other medicines fail entirely.
Ohio Farmer.
THEY ALL DO 1T.-Everybody uses
"Teaoerry" for the teeth and breath,
the newest, brightest, cosiest little
toilet gem extant. Try 5 cent
sample. Sold by Motfett.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-12
ZOPEsA.

Zopess was introduced in America
two years ago Large quantities
have been used for Dyspepsia, and
Is a panacea for the liver, and the
manufacturers have yet to hear of a
single case of Dyspepsia or Bilious
ness, when Zopesa was used as d.
rected, in which it was not more
than satisfactory. Many write that
it is a wonderful remedy. We can
show where as high rs 40 pounds
we're gained by it's use in breaking
up chronic Billiousness and Dys-
pepsia. It's friends increase very
fast, and all who use as directed are
surprised and gratified. Sold by
G.. r. Moffett.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-12
Sleep for Children.

There is no danger that children can
sleep too much. The Oh !. roverb, Who
sleeps, eats" is illustrated in those little
ones who sleep most. Wakeful chill.
dren are always peevish irritable and
lean. If they can be induced to sleep
abundantly they are quite likely to be-
come good natnred and plump. Their
sleep should be as much during, the
hours of darkness as possible, and there
fore it is better that they should 60 to
bed before sunset to have their sleep
out, than to sleep long after sunrise in
the morning. 1t is well to let any
healthful. growing child or young per-
son sleep until he wakes himself, and
then give him such variety and
amount of out door exercise As shall
make him glad when bedtime returns.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-12

The Book-keeper, in an article on tho
late enormous defalcations, describes
the prevailing method of bookkeeping
as deserving but little better title than
..tbc common gateway to fraud" As
some kind of check upon the cash book
tbc editor advises vouchers for every
entry on both sides OF the book.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-12

A Bright woman said to . maligned
sister. NV dear friend. l should be hap
DIV TO stand bv you, but. alas, have not
character enough for two
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-21
Tribute to Lady.

The following touching tribute to
the late Miss Pinnie Meredith, was
written by one of her schoolmates
abroad, and recently appeared in a
Scottish newspaper. 1t is reproduced
here at the early home of the lady in
Difference to the wishes of several
friends:
A brief sweet poem has been newly sung,
A life worth living has been early closed;
Yet none could call the poem incomplete,
Nor deem too shorts life which banished self,
And sought 10 duty its one guiding start
A life, which counting scarce O score of years,
Had proved its willing strenth to do and
bear,
And all unmindfal of its own deserts.
Had won the homage Of a hundred hearts,
By patient, strong. self-sacrifcing love.
o Pinnie, dear one, we had dreampt for thee
Long years Of happiness, and well-earned
fame,
Since fortune, having tried thee by her frowns,
Herself, was vanquished By thy winning
smile,
And spread before thee. all her choicest gifts.
Il might not be. While countless weary hearts
We're signing for release, Death passed
And laid his hand on thine, whose ev'ry beat
Was light and strong, and full of that sweet
hope
That clothes our Garth in fairest rainbow
hues.
Now we are desolate, but thou hast gained
The Masters presence, and his sweet, "Well
DONE"
Death stiIPd thy magic voice, and quick def
hands,
And sealed the eyes tina. had no match on
earth,
But thee he touches not-God took thee home.
j, i.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-21
Peculiar Talents of American
Statesmen.

Philadelphia Press.l
At the round table of the celebrated
Sam Ward, Oscar Wilde sat directly
opposite the esteemed jurisconsulf,
Mr.. William NJ. Evarts. Mr.. Evarts
likes nothing in the world better than
a slice of Sam Wards Westphalia ham
boiled in champagne, aud incidentally
is brought into contact with some
curious pieces Of human bric-a. brac.
The Young aesthetic. by the time
Sam Wards LATTE came on, had
ceased to disguise his interest in the
lean, silent little gentleman opposite
him. He took advantage of an oppor
tunity to say a few words in a low tone
to William Henry Hurlbut, who sat at
his right. The editor of the World
replied at some length in an under
tone; adding, "Oh, by all means, ask
him"
Mr.. Evarts," said Wilde, stretch.
ing his long legs under and his lona
chin over the table toward the ex-Sec,
rotary Of State, pardon the request, il
presumptious, but it would afford me
inexpressible pleasure to hear you re-
cite something of your own, even il
nothing more than a poemlet."
Mr.. Evarts' establishment had moi
allowed him to reply, when Sam Ward
broke in:
Permit me. No poet, you know
can do justice to his own things" And
in the deep, rich voice for which he is
noted he repeated the whole of Theo.
dore Tilton's "Aimer, aimer, c'est a
vivre."
Capital !" said Wilde, but really
you know, | had no idea that that sort
of thing was cultivated here by your
statesmen"
"Oh, yes" said Sam Ward, with a
side glance at Hurlburt, "and Evarts
recited those verses once to a public
audience in Brooklyn, where. | assure
you, they were herd with apprecia-
ton"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-21

her assistant, Frank Lamont,
who employs aud discharges the clerks
Of the Office, Mrs. Thompsonis away
from the city most of her time.
After further reciting errors, princi-
pally of omission, the commission
thus sums up: "We, therefore, recomss
mend that the postmaster be removed,
and also Messrs. Lamont, Benton and
Jones. As a preliminary to this, We
suggest hal the funds now in the
First National Bank of Memphis
belonging to the Memphis postofice,
but deposited in the name Of f..
Lamont, Assistant Postmaster, be
reduced to a minimum as rapidly as
possible. Mr.. Lamont does not APP
pear to have any family or kin in Ten
nessee, and has no ties Of affection or
business to keep him in Memphis.
Circumstances known to us justify us
in making this last suggestion. We
further recommend that the bonds OF
the carriers be renewed, and the regu-
lations requiring them to wear the
regulation uniform be enforced"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-21
THE TRADE DOLLAR.
A Bill 20 be Reported Providing
For It's Retirement.

The House Committee On Banking
and Currency has agreed to report
as a substitute for the Phelps and
Mcmillan bills for the retirement of
the trade dollar, a bill which pro-
vides that until July /, 1884, trade
dollars may be exchanged at any of the
United States MINIS for standard sill
yer dollars, dollar for dollar, and the
trade dollars received in this way shall
be considered as q part Of the month
ly purchase of bullion which the
Secretary Of the Treasury is au-
thorized to make. Accompanying the
bill is a report by Representative d.
s. Smith, of Illinois, which says:
Under the law authorizing The coin
age and issue Of the trade dollar,
there were coined and issued at the
several minis of the United States up
to May 81, 1878, 1883, 1860 trade dol
lars; Of these there were exported up
to Octoeer Il, 1879. $7, 089,917. By
joint resolution Of Congress, approved
July %, 1876, the limited legal tender
quality OF the trade dollar was taken
away and its coinage greatly modified.
Section 2 of said resolution reads as
follows:
THAT the trade dollar shall not
hereafter be a legal tender, and the
Secretary of the Treasury is hereby
authorized to limit from time to time
the coinage thereof to such an amount
as he may deem sufficient to meet the
export demand for the same"
In conformity with the option here
in granted the Secretary Of the Treas
ury, there was no more trade dollars
coined after the 31st of May, 1873.
Deducting, therefor, from the entire
amount of trade dollars coined, about
$50, 900, 600, the amount exported, say
S27 100000, would leave as remaining
in this country about SO, 900.
which is approximately the amount
which would be subject to exchange
if, in the wisdom of the House, the
bill we propose becomes a law.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-21
LET THEM CONE.
Big Railroad Enterprise
Reaching for Memphis.

Little Rock Gazette, 1871
Articles of association of the Pacific
and Great Eastern Railway company
were yesterday fled with the Secreta-
ry Of State. The object is for the con-
struction OF a continuous line OF rail
way from the western boundary ofthe
State, beginning alta point on or near
the thirty-sixth parallel of north lati-
tude, and running in an easterly direc.
ton through the counties of Benton,
Washington, Madison, Newton, Car.
roll, Marion, Scarcy, lizard, Independs
ence, Lawrence, Gree \, Oraighead and
Mississippi, to the Mississippi river,
with the ultimate object of con-
structing a branch line from some
point in lizard county, through the
counties of independence, jackson,
Gross, Poinsett and Crittenden to the
city of Memphis; the length Of the
road to be about three hundred miles.
The following Board Of Directors have
been elected: P. B. Roberts, New
York City; Powell Clayton, Little
Rock; NJ. La Rue Harrison, Wash.
ington county, ArkansaW; Jasper W.
Parish, Illinois; Il. B. Harrison,
Washington county, Arkansaw; james
Pollock, Little Rock; James Van
Moose, Washington county, Arkan-
saw.
The following are the incorporators;
M. La Rue Harrison, j. W. Parish, P.
B. Roberts, J. G. Craig, i. B. Harri-
son, Powell Clayton, j. 7. Pollock.
Articles of association Of a similar
corporation we're fled in 1870, but
nothing toward the fruition Of the en-
terprise was accomplished. This com.
pany is an entirely new organization
composed of men Of means and push.
The Eastern men who form a part Of
the corporation declare that the work
shall be speedily pushed to compile
ton. II will be seen that the line
runs through some Of the best country
in the South, and that its developing
influence will be very great.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-21

will give YOU another Illustration
Surprising some Of you boys we're put
beside a pile Of cricket balls, and for a
wager or prize you were called upon
TO throw the balls as fast and as far as
YOU could. A good thrower would
perhaps throw the first ball eighty
yards, he would throw the second sew
enty five yards the third seventy yards,
the fourth sixty-fve yards, and SO
each ball that he threw would 90 a
less and less distance until he had no
strength left, and he could throw no
more balls. Now, hat boy would
have done work; something would
have passed out Of him into the balls;
he has, as it were, passed something
that belonged to him into the cricket
balls. and as a result he feels fatigued
through the loss of this something.
Take another illustration: Surprising
two crews agree to row a race. They
start full oflife and full Of energy;
they pull with all their hearts and
might. and arrive at the goal, in com.
mon language, thoroughly pumped
out. Something has gone out of them
into the boat. That which has gone
out of the crew, and out Of the boy
who threw the cricket ball, is what
we call energy, and what they have
done is to do work upon the boat.
Another example is in the case OF
football. A boy kicks a foot. ball and
makes a splendid goal. To do that he
has sent something out of his body
into the ball which hurtles through
the air past the goal, and the game is
won. In all these illustrations some
thing is done which results in fatigue,
work is performed and energy is lost;
in fact, work done means energy
applied, and energy applied means
work done. As mental energy is our
capacity for learning lessons, for
through examinations, and that
kind of thing, so the energy of the
kind / speak of is the capacity for
doing absolute physical work. The
generality of this energy is immense.
It is a difficult thing to grasp the fact
that there is something in existence
that we cannot feel, that we cannot
and that we cannot see, but
gives us all tho force and all the
power which We possess.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-21

Mr.. Robert McNealy, Hagerstown,
Md, writes: II was reduced to a living
skeleton by distressful ailments that
completely exhausted me of all vital
ty. All the organs of my body-lungs,
liver, kidneys, heart, sight, hearing,
brain, nerves, ETC., were in disorder,
and each gave me trouble in a greater
or less degree. l doctored for kidney
complaint and dyspepsia; l took CON
sumption cures; l did everything in
my vain efforts to fud relief. Mr..
Wells, in Morris drug store, told me
to try Browns Iron Bitters. Two
bottles have made me feel like a new
person, and | believe [ am perma-
nently cured of all my distress. l
weigh twenty-four pounds more than
| did a month ago."
s. Mansfield & Co, W. N. Wilker-
son & Co., and G. W Jones & Co.,
Wholesale agents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-21
Notice.

No. 4952-In the Chancery Court Of Shelby
county, Tenn.-State Of Tennessee OF al VS..
Thomas II Cooke ct al.
TT appearing from the bill in this cause that
i the defendants. Thomas II Cooke, individ-
ually and as guardian, Thomas q Cooke. jr,
and John + Cooke are non-residents of the
State of Tennessee; 1t is therefore ordered that
they make their appearance herein, at the
courthouse of Shelby county, in Memphis,
Tenn, on or before the first Monday in April,
1852, and plead, answer or demHr to complains
ant bill, or the same will DO taken fer con-
fessed as to them and set for hearing e~x-parte,
and that a copy of this order be published
once. q week, for four successive weeks in the
Public Ledger.
This 18th day of ehruary, 1852.
A c~opy--Attest: \
r. J. BLACK, Clerk and Master. /
By j M Bradley, D. @. a NJ.
BJ Lea. and Taylor x Carroll, sol'rs fol
compl't. 1888 IA $50 l
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-21
Young Resurrectionists.

While playing under a tree in a
vacant lot neal the bayou, on Vance
street, east of Wellington, Sunday
afternoon, some small children made a
rather startling discovery. They de-
sired to make some alteration in their
playhouse, and began digging in the
soft earth under a tree, and discovered
a cigar box which, when opened, re-
vealed a dead baby. Officer Randolph
was summoned, and took it to the
stationhouse. where an inquest was
held by Esquire Spellman, the jury
returning a verdict ofpremature birth.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-21
Miss Fanny HOdgson Burnett

MISS Fanny HOOReOn burnett
Speaking of this lady, who made
much OF her literary reputation before
she married and left Tennessee, a
Washington letter writer says:
"a little more about Mrs. +. H..
Burnett. The woman whose books
are among the Nineteenth century
classics is simply the incest woman in
the world. Her husband, who is a
gifted occulist, is just as nice as she is.
She takes half a dozen girls to a ball,
provides them with partners, and then
dances herself with the enjoyment of
a debutante. The very cream Of So
ciety is to be found at her pretty
house. She is dreadfully run after,
but not q bit spoiled by it. A d%evotee,
although not a native of Washington,
must make this plea for it. Nowhere
in the world does mere money go for so
little, There is so much talent and
charm among the cosmopolitan part
Of the society here that it is enough to
override the ~plutocracy. Things
change so constantly that it is not
worth while to spend money where
it can make no permanent impression.
Public men are, as a rule, obliged to
live up to their income, and it is very
hard to save money in Washington"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-21
FIOatod Gut.

The risky Dixie Wagner, who
escaped from the Mission Home some
months since by e Of a rope
ladder and got safely to St. Louis,
passed down the river, some weeks
since, for Helena, Ark. Chief Davis
received a telegram yesterday from
the Marshal there, asking if she might
come here until the water went down
there. His reply was, Tell Dixie she
had better seek some other bluff"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-21
TRUTH ATTESTED.
Some Important Statements
Of Well Known People
Wholly Verified

In order that the public may fully realize
the commences of the statements, as well a.
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 tesi-
monials ia absolute, nor can the facts they an
nouAce DO ignored;
MENPH1s. TENN, April 20. 1851
Messrs. H. H, Warner d Co;
G~KNrIRMEE-I have been a sufferer from my
infancy with disease Of the kidneys, and have
expended a 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 te~stimonials Of
the Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, l concluded
to try it, and aftor having used four bottles
found that l had been entirely cured. and am
to-day as strong and healthy as any one.
have not seen any testimonials from any ono
in this section of the country, and on this
accouAt send mine Voluntarily, hoping that
some one affected with this dangerous disease
may see 1t and be induced TO try it. 1t is the
most wonderful medicine I have ever seen.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-21
NOn.Resident Notice.

No. 4S48-In tho Chancsry Court Of. Shelby
county, Tenn.-F W Smith ct al, ex'rs, etc.,
VS.. A l. DuVall OF al,
TT appearing from the bill, which Is sworn
To IN this cause that the defendants, A W
Otis, Annctta M Otis. TIE Willard, lilly Mil
lard, - Brown, Julia Brown, John g Ions
dale, jr, and Ammo Lonsdale are all nonsresi-
donts OF the State Of Tennessee; II Is therefore
ordered that theymake their appearance here
in. nj The court-hOuse of Shelby county in
Memphis, Tenn. on or before the FIRST Mon
day In April, 1882, and plead, answer or
demur 10 complainant bill or tho Same will be
taken for confessed. as 70 them and set for
hearing e~xparte, and that a copy OF this order
be published once n week for four successive
w~eeksin the Memphis Public Ledger.
This l4th day Of February, 1880.
A oopy-Attest:
RI BLACK, Clerk and Master.
By NJ Bradley, d. O. & NJ.
l3 ll9 1855
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-21

No. 459. R DIN the Probate Court Of Shelby
county, Tenn.-Eben helms OF al vs.. John
G Smith OF al.
IT appearing from original bill fled in this
i cause, which Is sworn to, that defendants,
John G Smith, Ann Is Smith, Presley N
Smith, 0P Bennett, Mary j Bennett, VIM A
Smith, Lewis Williams, Salli0 A Williams,
II W Robinson and Eliza X Robinson,
are non-re5idents Of the State Of Tennes-
see; it is therefore ordered that they
make their appearance herein at the
courthouse Of our said Probate Court, in
Memphis, Tom, on or before the first Monday
in March, 1882, and plead, answer or dsmur
to complainant bill, or same will be taken
for confessed as to them and set for hearing
exparte; and that a copy Of this order DO
published once a week for four consecutive
weeks in the Public Ledger.
This February 6, 1852.
A copy-Attest:
OWEN DWYBR, Clerk.
BIZ II. B. CULLEN, D. @.
VIM B Gibson, solicitor for complainant.
1856 14z 1l8 1854
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-21
AFLOAT ON A FLOOD.
Combining Business WiihDOubI.
full Pleasure.
Special to Little Rock anr,tto.l

special 10 Llttle Rock Gaz9tte.l
DALLAS, TEXAS, February IL
Joe 5. Bago, Albert Waldroth. and
John Palmer, all young men, passed
down Trinity river from head waters
to-day on a 450-mile excursion during
the high water, and expect to reach
Galveston for Mardi Gras They had
twenty-eight hides which they skinned
from cattle drowned in the late flood
They found the bodies In drift piles
and preserved the hides in course salt.
They expect to have about one
hundred cattle hides by the time thew
reach Galveston bay. They were in a
skill and were towing rough, impro-
vised boat. They report finding three
collins in a drift pile midway between
Fort Worth and Dallas, partially
crushed; two empty ones and the skel-
eton remains Of a human being. They
are supposed to be washed out of some
country graveyard.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-21
Mr.. Schultz and the Memphis
POstO1fice.

Washington Special 18th to Gin. Enquirer.
Captain Schultz, Of Memphis, Tenn,
arrived here te-night. He is an appli-
can't for the Postmastership at Mem
phis. The present incumbent is Mrs.
Thompson, who was appointed by the.
'erring brother" Key. She is backed
by Senator Harris, of Tennessee, who,
it is alleged, has said that no one who
is appointed to succeed Mrs. Thomp-
son shall be confirmed. Schultz
brings with him a report Of a Postal
Commission which recently investi-
gated the Memphis office. This COM
mission say in their report. I'VE find
that the Postmaster, Mrs. Thompson,
is not at all familiar with the details
Of the business of her office. She
knows but little Of what is going on
in the Office, and seems to care but
little how the Office is conducted, or
how each particular clerk discharges
his duties. She has surrendered
the control of the Office to
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-21

BeforeD @ Slaughter, j. P. for Shelby county,
Tenn .-Mallory, Crawford & Co. VS.. Bill or
William Lewis.
IN this cause an attachment having been
i sued out under section 1856 Of the code Of
Tennessee, and returned LEVIED up
on the property Of the defendant,
By punishment, and affidavit having been
made that defendant is indebted to the
plaintiff in the sum Of nine dollars and forty
I've cents, due by account, and that the
claim Is Just, and that the defendant Is a
nonresident of the State Of Tennessee, so
that tie ordinary process Of law cannot he
served upon him; 1t is therefore ordered that
said defendant make his personal appear
ance before me on the 2lst day Of March,
1882. at my Office, No. 8 Madison street,
Memphis, Tennessee, and defend said
by law. or the Same will be proceeded with
ex-parte; and that a copy. OF this order be
published once a week for four weeks In the
Public Ledger.
il3 ll9 1855 DC SLAUGHTER, j. 2.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-21
NOn-Residenf Notice.

No. 4S75-In tho Chancery Court Of Shelby
county, Tenn.-The State Of Tennessee ct al
VS.. Adolph Caspari ct al.
It appearing from affidavit in this cause
i that the defendant, James NJ Walker, is a
nonresident Of the State Of Tennessee; it is
therefore ordered that lie make his appearance
herein, at the courthouse of Shelby county,
in Memphis, Tenn, on or before the
first Monday in April, 1882, aud plead, answer
or demur TO complainant bill, or the same
will be taken for confessed as to him and set
for hearing OK. parte; and that a copy of this
order BIO published once q week. for four sue
cessiye weeks, in the, Public Ledger.
This 18th day Of February, 1922.
A c~opy-Attest:
RI BLACK. Clerk and Master.
BJ Lea, GP M Turner and Taylor b Car
roll, sol'rs for c0mpl't. las ISL 28