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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-04
tbs FIRST DREAD WARNING.
How Memoirs Slips Away and the
Game OF Life is Ended.
oornhiu Magazine.

People don't lose their memory al
Of a sudden, of course. The com.
mencemsnt OF its failure is with the
small cards of the plain suits; nobody
but your partner thinks much of that;
but when it comes to the large cards
and trumps. you had better sit out and
content yourself with Watching the
play. Your own part in the game oil
whist land of life) is over. Royal
families because, perhaps, in their
case not to know folks is slight and
therefore the art is worth cultivating)
are said to have IAN extraordinary
memory for faces"
When ones friend asks to be intro.
duced to another hitherto a stranger
to him, and you cant do it ior the life
OF you, on account of this temporary
oblivion, it is very announcement.
There have been occasions when l
have forgotten them both; it is neces-
sary to put on an appearance of ex-
cessIye bonhomie, clap them both on
the back and exclaim: You two
know one another by name, Of course"
and if they don't it is unfortunate,
but not my fault. can remember
good stories; but unless the persons
OF whom it is related are necessary to
the jest they are very apt to escape
me. There is one with more humor
than grace in it, told Of a certain
money lender of the last gen.
GRAFTON. Finding myself after
dinner next to a man very OBJ
noXlous to me, but whom, for
my hosts sake, | wished to treat
civilly, | favored him with this very
aneedote; it was better, under these
circumstances, than conversation, and,
dull as he was, | felt it could not fail
to tickle him. The erect was unmis-
table, but il did not take the shape /
expected. He grew graver and graver;
his face became a blush purple, and
his eyes slowly pushed themselves out
OF his head. Then suddenly it flashed
across me that the hero Of this very
funny but not complimentary narra>
tive was bis own father. WELL" he
said in an awful voice, as stopped
short, what them" Ny brow was
believed with horror, and | seemed 10
sea sparks. MY very dear sir" L
said, Il an ashamed to say that | have
drank 8 little too much wine. | have
clean forgotten how the story ended"
But have not forgotten how near /
vas 70 telling it, nor shall | ever for
get it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-04
Generals Beauregard and EarTy,

A card signed by the above Is going
the rounds Of the press. One state
ment 10 It strikes the reader as very
peculiar, namely that in managing a
single number drawing, il the Com
mlssi9nerg et such . lottery allows
the tieketholder The privilege of call
i6g out the number on his ticket and
have the tag or ballot with cor
responding number on il shoWg him
10 the pgeseage Of the audience and
then placed 10 the wheel, such lot,
terry company resofting TO such prac
tee proves itself 10 be a fraud" This
statement Is untrue and unworthy of
luoh gentlemen. viii these Generals
please say how single number lottery
companies swindle, Is it not By s;al.
plY having al tags " ballots with
numbers on them CORES
bonding 10 the numbers Of the
tickets they have a0ld. not placed in
the wheel at al, thus IL q man buys a
ticket with number 56 on it, the tag
or ballot with So on it is kept out OF
the wheel 80, Of eourse, tas leket
holder q bsund to draw a blank. Be-
tauSe bis number Is DOT represented
IN the wheel ct all, but suppose the
holder Of the ticket asks to see the
tag with IS on II placed 10 the wheel
and sees il done, he knows then biz
ticket aAs & change 10 gray prize,
Thls certainly Is the ely fair test 81
an honest drawing. Should the ticket
holder not be there 10 IesOn, he could
write to some one, asking them to cali
ont bis number and a. il "a IA the
ghesl. These benersls we're brave
folders, tnd no doubt are houest In
THEIR lottery work, but they certainly
are not posted as what constitutes an
honest lottery drsging.and their state
DeaI shows their ignorance,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-04
Handwritlng 81 Groat Men.

London Paper.
The Duke OF Wellington's writiDG
was large and forcible, without at,
tempt at decoration. During the last
ten years of bis life, however, his
writing was indifferent, aud otter
illegible. None but compositor in q
newspaper Office, accustomed to all
sorts Of hieroglyphics, could possibly
decipher the characters. A letter Of
his to a Minister in Lord Derby
Cabinet has not to this day been un.
rsveled. Nine out of every ten OF
the Dukes letters treasured by auto
graph hunters we're written by his
secretary, Mr.. Greville, who wrote q
band very much like that of the
Duke in his best days. Lord
Brougham' s hand betrayed much I'm
conquerable restlessness of impulse
His manuscript was mass of hero.
glyphics, and, according to DR.. Blen-
kinsop, in all Mr.. Cloves extensive
printing establishments in London
there was only one man competent to
grapple with it,. and he often gave il
mp in despair. The bold and careless
freedom of Byron's handwriting com.
pared to the elegant little prettiness O.
Tom Moore's, reveals very clearly the
peculiar qualities of the two poets.
The elegant precision of Mrs. Heman' 3
penmanship, and the free but clear
and intelligent abandon Of L E. Ian.
don's were equally characteristic of
their mental peculiarihes. The royal
family of England have generally
written good, clear, and free hands.
William Nv wrote remarkably plain
and legible hand, and that Of his
brother George was snowy and fluent.
Queen Victoria has an elegant sigma
ture. Locke says the faster a man
writes the slower others read what he
has written. Napoleon could write IA
pages q minute; unfortunately, how
eve--, each page consisted of eight blots
and splatter. Some Of his lines tc
Marie Louise appear as If scattered
over the paper by the explosion of a
bomb she'll. The manuscript of Hor.
ace Greeley, the American statesman,
was very illegible. A wag once OBJ
served that the sentence, Virtue is
its own reward" written BY Mr.. Grees
ley, was rendered by the compositor
into washing with soap is wholly
absurd" Another story runs that
Mr.. Greeley was once applied to for
the character Of servant whom he
had dismissed for dishonest practices
Some TING afterward the man met Mr
Greeley, and thanked him for the
character he had given him. why"
said he, II caDdidly said you were a
thief" well, sir, as it was impossi-
bic to read your letter, it was con-
strued into recommendation, and l
got the situation"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-04

THAT sanity quarter of the world,
OberliD, in northern Ohio, has just
been the scene of a most airocioas
Outrage committed upon the person Of
a little white girl fourteen years old
by three block brutes educated up to
the point Of believing that they belong
to a superior race. The child is 10 a
critical condition and the negroes are
in Jail, Higher moral IDEAS as
taught in that locality have brought
forth fruit, The people are greatly
iuceused and actually talked shout
lynch law, which is really the only
true remedy or recourse in such cases.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-04

IT was hoped that there would be
no more occasion to discuss the watel
question. In spirit Of the utmost
fairness this paper dropped the subject
last year sometime, upon the assur.
snce Of the company that water of a
satisfactory quality would be furnished
in abundance as soon as possible. An,
other year has rolled around and
nothing has been done whats
ever. The solution of this guess
ton is as far of as it was
two years ago. If the company has
made any effort whatever to improve
the quality Of the water, the fact has
not been made public. True, they
started TO dig some wells, but GER
tainly not with any hope of supplying
the city from such a source. And
whilst claiming, if we mistake not,
that Wolf river water could be
cleansed and purified by filtration on a
large scale, no steps have
been taken in that direction.
II this is in entire good faith as
claimed by the company, it must be
based upon the theory that Memphians
are easily pleased. We have had
promises, promises, promises. For a
long time the supply was short. After
q great deal Of noise and hurrah about
il as if the like had never been done
before, some new pumps were placed,
aud for q time there seemed to be
wSter enough such as it was. But
now that the town is filling
up, the mains being extended, and
new connections msde every day, it is
becoming clearly evident that the
supply will soon be short. The water
runs very weak now in the upper
stories of many houses. The public
mind can but tend toward the CON
clusion that the gentlemen in charge
have undertaken COO big job, and
that even if this we're nat so, they
have made haste to maxs big divi-
bends right from Che s.art. rather than
lay the foundation Of a permanent
business. Having boughs the works
at a speculative kgure, they stop right
there and expect to make a big profit
without much further Investment or
rendering adequate service 70 ths
public. All that tie press and the
people, who sre so ably represented
BY Colonel Napoleon Hill and com
mittee, ask is a fail supply Of good
water. For this they are willing to
pay a good round price
promptly and cheerlully. There
is millions in it for the CON-
plny. or for any set Of men who can |
meet the demand There is no per,
sonalI ceiling in this. It's a question Of
business-Ol dollars and cents com
biued with executive ability, Of pub
lie safety aud comfort Of life, health
aud property.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-04

The eruption at Vesuvius following
hard upon the "subsijeuee" or earth
quake at Ischia, immediately suggests
cause and effect. According 10 the
receives theories. if there was sub
sidenee. as Prot PAlmieri is reported
70 have said, the natural consequence
would be the melting Of lava and the
creation Of vast volumes of steam
whose force might be made manifest
either in earthquakes or ia volcanic
sruptiOns, or in both. Here We have
thc eruption at Vesuyius following the
disturbance at Casamicciola, and there
can be little doubt that the two are
associated IN some way.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-04
Druygis,,s story.

Mr.. Isaac G. Chapman, druggist, New
burg, New York, writes us Il have fer
the past ten years sold several gross OF
DIR. VIM. halls Bslsam for the Lungs. I
can say of it Whist l cannot say Of any
other medicine. l have never heard a
customer speak of it but to praise its vir-
tues in the highest manner. l have
recommended it in great many cases OF
whooping cough with the happiest effects.
1 have used it in my own family tor
many years; in fact, always have bottle
in the medicine closet ready for USE
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-04
The Race CoanIet pyI0g Ont.
PhiladslDhia Times

AAAsA%-Ak AAA AAA-rts
The seton Of the recent Yirginia
DeMoerslle Convention in declaring
itsslf in favor OF an equal pro rata
distribution Of the school money be
tween the white sad negro races il a
sign that the old order Of BOuFbonism
is rapidly becoming extinct. Taken
10 connection with the refusal to re-
ViVe the race Issue and the union of
Bbites and blacks ia other States, It
would indicate that race differences
in the South had beea composed,
and that each begins 70 recognize
tho position and usefulness Of tie
other.
lthas taken ms1g yetgs l9Teach this
condition. Tbeevents following recon
sructiOn were such a. 70 embit.er the
races,a result which even the war had
been poWerless to effect. Left 70 ad
juat themselves to each other 10 the
new relations rendered necessary 81
emancipation, tho york would have
been done without undue friction
Bpt when the interference Of eorrupt
designing spd INSCRIPTIONS camp fol.
lovers vas added, tie task became At
one time we'll nigh hopeless.
1. FAe overthrow Of this element. the
relegstloR Of TIE negro to The back.
ground and to productive industry
taKen IN connection with The timely
recognition by the whites OF The hct
mat they must 90 10 work If thew
! E6efe to keep their place IN The raoeZ
all theSSe Contributed 70 restore rood
an9 cheap, goyeTnmelt IL the South
aDq TO teach the race" thai as tbey
. must live together they mfgbl a
3 well DO so IN peace. The nEd ~
dustrial advance Of the g9utb H.
} growing interest 10 public schools asd
zen increasing usefulness, and he
general sonipg together OF The race
u politics sDd bgsinssg, All attest ~
Isplts. '"0' s'sf ~
FakoI Ell il all, despite diaealtl.s
9eper Rap Xege eyer before pgs,
sealed, and in defiance 6f "a ssaat a..
sS;as. drawbacks, The tYo Fsess Eazs
ADJUSTED themselves more tbor6a9bIg
auu IA shorter time than has eyog kees
known In history where maste,s M
lsYl; hsye been thrown f0get66F t
Eork ggt tae Byqklsns 81 rs. gEs
layoIa ele results tb05 )ag Stained are
oredltable to the slaslI6ity a4 gs,y
nature Of both races, a14 aBgsg 40
potter things for the fature.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-04
The Question Of wages.

A paper ia this city, which tall,
very much like a Gould organ, Is IN
eliued to think the telegrsphers 1 y
very good pay for comparatively es sS'
work-in fact, it almost believes tbo,
they get too good pay. The iollowino'
comparison Of wages, from the SsS
York Times, shows whether or no,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-04
New Advertisements

THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI
AT OXFORD,
Tuition free 70 everybody but Law Students
This institution viii Cpca It's merit gession
21th sep emhrF, 1883.
The cogrss Is Complete, the Faculty "a lArro.
atls and eficient. ' '7fa''
I. The terms are very moderate.
TIE whole Institution Is cpen 70 both sexes
sor catalogues and information apply 10
GepeIal A. Z. SIEwAzT. Chancellor.
usll6v T. n. SULLIVAN, Secretary.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-04

That French savant appears to have
been right who prophesied short
continuance Of the cholera epidemic
in Egypt because Of its early viru.
le1ee The death rate in Cairo il
rapidly failing. But that is to be ex-
peeted in any lin ted area. The num-
Der Of fit subjects for the disease il a
city closed to the outer world mus,
diminish rapidly day after day when
the death rate is heavy. There is
lAss aud less fuel to feed the fame.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-04

BALTIMORE, ND. DIR. Irwin Il. FL
deridge says ~ would recommend q
trial Of Browns Iron .Bitters in all cases
Of anaemic debility or when tonic or
appetizer is indicated"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-04
BeuulIIuI women

Are made paid aud unattractive by
functional Irregularities, which Dr..
Pierce's "BaYorite Prescription" will
iniallbly cure. ThOgsSpdb OF testi.
mopiala. by druggiStS.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-04

=. Wv OlWESToS, Ky-gG !. r. 86s6z
~ have found Brown, Inn 81
u frequently w
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-04

To tanish contsgiOn from garments and
linen, dislnfecl with Glenn's Sulphur
SOAP.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-04
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
STATE AEslhTaEs KscAalieslt5Tagr
Knoxville, Tenn.


neslns Sept. can, 1883,
Mis- I5 courses iselude Scientific. Liteyayv ~
Aliltary ttudies under hfesep pr-e"a..ly SIC
l7stIuetors. The students form Si's ~. anu
~ SsGo.s IN chatse q an experienced ens
ton IA nsoyS ~ Siar preparatory instI &c
2 Isls class n ust be d wears IA ~ hls sa
~ ~ Sl.s ? ,Strapmar and Y. s. History
f,i ~ , s q the Uuniversity Is health.
nAte is superior, - me ell
Anlttoa Al free 70 sfndent. -.
~ Sn!sa members Of Ihe Tsnner.
IN uFe. Expenses conmon Ia
Nnen tuition Il paid add 40. " e'''-
sss5 Az catalogues and further particulars
Dr.. THOMAS W. HUMEs.
o,,,, President Unworthy ef tennessee.
~ Knoxville, Isnp.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-04

Asrt v' IS 4 Omy and exhausted
via cured BY Br1wu'E iron Bitters.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-04
Rurnett's CocOaIne

DNrhOtS NVcVAAHc
Softens the hair when harsh and dry.
SOothes the irritated scalp.
Affords the richest luster.
Prevents the hair from falling Of
Promotes its healthy, vigorous growth.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-04
Notice to Contractors
SEALED PROPOSALS will be reo,l,sd a,
~ oSor rp F- once Ct the Directors, room No. /,
mil mt ils' "auonaI Bank, Knoxville, Tenn.
II M, August IS, 1888,

fer the erection Of sH Insane Asylum for The
Eastern Division of Tennessee, At Lyons,
VIEW near Knoxville. For excavation and
grading; for laying about 1,OOOeOO brick in
cement and mortar, at - per 1000; for law
ing about 100000 brick In lime and SAND
n mortar At 81 per 1909. Thickness of walls.
" Inches, 10 inchee aid 81 neaal; wings az
the building three stories higN, and oenter
portion four stories high All ,exposed walls
% Be Of pressed brick; inside walls 10 be Reoi
Plans and specifications can be seen M ths
once OF the directors on and after Aurutt I0
1858, or at the Office Of W, II CusneF. arch;,
tect Nashville. Tnnn. The Directors reserve
the right TO reject any or all bids.
R.H. ARMSTRONG;
J. o. FLANDERS, Directors.
O. POWELL, VIE
M. CAMPBELL, Experimenting pbysici.n
ia 100 l35 1856 ls7 l42 IA
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-04

A p0GlIIVe Care without medicine.
w. Patented October 49, 1870
One box No. ! will cure any case In four days
case, no mater how long standing.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-04
baIurdAY, AnRusl II. Iaaa


Wlthln legal hours, the following dss.,iL.a
properly, situated IN Shelby county, Tonnes
n Lot No. 26s Second street, in the city Of
memphIF. Itsginning at the intersssHor ~
the vest line Of Second street with ~ Do., =.
we Of the alley between Washineton IA
Adams streets; thence north with NE w sn1
llns 81 Second .s d. stlset IS feet, thence VEST
the alley between Second and MAJ , .ees 20
thence solth with sad alley IS feet to M III
haned; thence With said ajjev hs,,. nrss
y, Wtashington cad Adams streets fas% sess IA
Terms q sals.-0n a credit ~
WNntAb purchasers executing netes LAX . ~
Rteseo security; lien retained foi nnrehss-
mTSnnsy, and all equity q redemption Sa S1so
" Geo Mallory, ID. o. 4 Nj 4@1s'et.
VIZ smith, \ x Hssshsn. c " H.,,L.r,
a1a hampton, solicaops. IA A ~
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-04
CHANCERY SALE
OF ZEAL ESTATE.

No, 45&, Chaneery Court Of sh.lhv
oeanty-etate Of Tennessee for is own 40.
sstc2 ys, } o MeDavitt ct a. No. sass so.
stase o. tennessee use etc. vs. W L Butler
Thos Holman ct al. memphis vs.
Rf virtue Of, inlerlooutory DEGREES fo,
sale. entered IN the aboVs causes. in ia
nfss OF ssid causes on the i6ih Febrpa w
a IH5 IN the last two cauSas on 10Th daE 81
x sy' iSoo, 1 Elll sell, at public auction. 10
MMaster once, courthouse Of Shelby county
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-04

AlaH'S Soluble MGdiCatGd B0UgiGs.
No neuEeoua doses Of cubebs, eopaiba or oil
o. sandal wood, that are certain 10 produce
dyspepsia BY destroying the coatinFs If the
stomach. Price 81 50. Sold By al druggists.
Or mailed on receipt of price. For further
particulars se9d Cor circular. P. v. Box 1888
r, 4. o., ALLAN CO., ClIRE
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-04

IT was hoped that there would be
no more occasion to discuss the water
question. In a spirit Of the utmost
fairness this paper dropped the subject
last year sometime. upon the assur-
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-06

The COminE Games with the Brennans
The OgIethOrPes and Forest Citys.

The COming Games with the brennans
The OSIethorpes and Forest Citys.
The present week promises some in
tareStinr exhibitions Of base ball play
ing in savannah. The visit Of the famous
Brennans. Of New Orleans, on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday. the 9Th. 10th and
18th instants. for a series Of three games
with the three clubs OF the
CITY. will Be. without doubt.
one Of the finest exhibitions ever
witnessed in the South. The Brennans
hold TIE championship pennant Of the
Louisiana League. and in tie circuit tney
viii make viii play some Of the best eIuos
in the entire South. including the stars Of
Columbus and the Browns Of Augusta on
their trip here. The order in which they
viii PLAY the three Savannah clubs viii be
announced TO-DAY, ana meeting OF
the state Association viii BE- held carry
in the week 10 perfect arrangements Tor
the games. A lively interest IS being
taken in sporting circles in the event.
and il is expected that Base Ball PARK
viii he crowded with spectators.
them full corps Of players
aud substitutes. and every emergency has
been carefully provided for. The home
mines ara all in excellent practice. and
the games viii be hardly contested. Con-
siderable money has been placed upon the
result and the interest VIII increase as
the date approaches.
II j. probable also that the postponed
game between tho OglethOrpes and Forest
City viii be played tomorrow Inc
close and exciting game on Friday prom
ises for this match a large crowd. Both
clubs are unwilling 10 yield in the race
for second position in the championship,
and the result Of the coming game viii De
watched with great deal Of interest.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-06

During August the planets Neptune,
Saturn, Mars, Jupiter and Venus are all
morning stars" Neptune. if he were
near enough, would be seen above the
horizon about half-past II O'Clock in the
evening. Saturn peers above the cas-
tern hills" half an hour after midnight,
and is followed by Mars twenty minutes
later. Jupiter is due about quarter af-
ter 3. and Venus rises half an hour later.
Mercury and Uranus are the evening
stars. The August moon fulls on the 18th
at a quarter before : in the morning. On
the lst. when waning. she was in con-
junction with Jupiter and Venus, and on
the 10Th with Jupiter again ON the Sd
she is at her nearest point to Mercury.
and TO Uranus on the 9Th. and on the 9th
she is very near Neptune. At half-past
! o'clock on the afternoon Of the 18th she
Is in close conjunction with Saturn. In
some portions OF the globe the moon Oc-
cults Saturn for the fifth time since the
beginning of the year. She completes
her circuit Of the planets by her cOnjunc-
tiOn with Mars on the 18th.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-06
The Fords, SECOND Benefit

\ rehearsal was held at the Fords
Opera House Saturday night for the bene-
nit entainment to be given the striking tele-
graphers tomorrow evening. The sale
Of tickets was also begun yesterday, and
a full house is already assured.
The programme will include some
of the best talent OF
the city, musical. dramatic, elOcutionary
and military, and viii be supplemented
by Miss Nellie Pierce, who has gener-
ously volunteered her services for the Oc-
casiOn. The exhibition drill by a squad
Of the Savannah Cadets. commanded by
Capt. Branch, will be one Of the most at
tractive features Of the entire perform
ance. The farce entitled ''The Rough Dia-
mOnd'' Will be presented with excellent
talent, and other attractions will be
added. The purpose Of the entertainment
will add greatly 20 the size and character
Of the audience which Will be present