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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-24
LEDGER LINES.

New filters, 0zanne, Denison l. 20.
Brown l. jones. coal dealers, 2S2
Main street.
LIE Bon Ton for August at COrwin's
233 Main street,
Wsnted-Engineer at Peabody Ho
tel. Apply at the Office.
Boudoirs at the Cottage Gallery 81
per dozen. New sceneries.
License to marry vas granted to-day
to Joseph p. Randle and Miss Ora Z.
Ramsey.
New check books manufactured at
low figures at the LEDGER job print
ing Office.
Miss Hattie Hirsch, of this city,
left for Columbus, Miss on visit to
friends, this afternoon.
Watermelons on ice, spring lamb,
aud choice fresh meats of all kinds at
Seessel's Market, 33l Main.
Music books, magazines, illustrated
papers, etc, bound at the PUBLIC
LEDGER bindery, IL Madison street.
A deed was filed this morning from
John R. Frayser TO S Slayer for part
of lot No. of original lot 4SO Court
street.
Rev. N. NJ. Long has returned from
a visit to Fayette county and will leave
tonight for the East, where he will
spend the summer vacation.
Business men viii find it to their
interest to have ali their job printing
done at the PUBLIC LEDGER job
! printing Office, IL Madison street.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
Office and blank book mandatory, IL
| Madison street, executes every class
Of such work in good style and at low
rates.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
Office and book bindery is prepared Il
execute work with nestness and dis
patch, and at as low rates as any com
petitoF.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job PRINTING
Office constantly receives new type o
| che latest styles, and the office gener
ally is kept up to the highest standard
I of excellence.
Better to be born lucky than rich
is an old adsge which will be quotet
next week by the yinner OF the CAPT
| tai prize in the Little Rsyana Lottery
Whole tickets only ~.
Hard bills Of all sizes, from tn
smallest 10 three sheet poster, don
With neatness Snd dispatch, at tn
PUBLIC LEDGER job printing ONCE
Prices as low as the lowest.
Letter heads, envelopes, bill heads
bills OF lading, cards, and all kinds Q
commercial printing done as we'll an
as cEsap at the PUBLIC LEDGER ofbc
as anywhere &c the United States.
Active and honorary members {
| the Porter Guards are especially rt
: quested to attend the meeting at the
i armory this TUESDAY, evening, I
. make arrangements for the Norther
trip.
A general mass meeting of ii
citizens was last night called by Il
representatives of the Trades UniC
/. to convene at the Exposition Bull,
: ing to express their sentiments for Il
: telegraphic strikers in their struggl
ip with the Western Union Company,
,eej Rev. Mr.. Sweeney preached to lar
cousg,sgilions at the Christian churt
a, SornlhG she egeaigg last Sunday
'' his usual eloqdSRt Shs eGestiye styl
Next Sunday he will preach bis lF
y sermon here for the summer, preyjpr
to taking vacation. If the wealth
is should continue hot, he will prea,
9 only in the morning.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-24
Rather Queer Proceedings.

Some time ago the Pratt Gin Com
pany, Of this city, sold two gin outfits,
worth about $500, to a prominent
planter down the river. A we'll
known merchant had claim against
a man Of the same name as the one to
whom the outfits were shipped, and
seeing them on the levee Immediately
instituted proceedings before a mag
istrate and had them attached. Suit
was brought by the Pratt Gin Com
pany against the merchant, aud won
The case was appealed to the Circuit
Court by the losing party, and the gin
company was again victorious. 1t was
then appealed to the Supreme Court
and was met by the cheerful infOrma
ton that it might be called in three
years, owing to rush of business be
fore that tribunal. A few days since
the gin outfits were sold by order OF
the lower court, and we're bought by
the merchant who had them attached
for the small sum of about 800 each.
1t so happens that the man against
whom the claim was held was not the
same party to whom the gin outfits
we're sold, and, taken altogether, it
has the appearance Of being badly
mixed up affair.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-24
A Big RAILROAD CONTRACT.
The Heaviest Ever Taken in the
South.
Let TO solid Wen of memphis.

The LEDGER published, yesterday,
from the New Orleans Picayune of
the 2lst, q statement that Messrs.
Dunavant 4 Kelly, of this city, have
been awarded the contract to finish
all the uncompleted grading on the
Mississippi Valley railroad, from the
Louisiana line to the Intersection Of
the Natohez sr5 jackson road, ems
bracing much heavy work and more
than million cubic yards. This work
will be rushed through, and BY the
time it is done nearly, If not all, the
road from Memphis to New Orleans
will be ready for the iron. Messrs.
Dunavant & Kelly have done some
very heavy work within the last few
years, but this is said to be the hesvi-
est contract ever taken BY them, or
any firm in the South These gentle-
meu are noted for their enterprise and
reliability. They are members Of
the firm of p. McUadden Il Co., of
this city, a strong and popular grocery
house. Mr.. McCsdden, the resident
member Of the firm, received the con-
gratulations yesterday and to day Of
many friends upon the good stroke of
fortune made by Messrs. Kelly Il
Dunavant. He is fortunate in having
such business connection which In
sures for tie house large trade down
in a rich section, and that ahead Of
the railroad. Through such enter
prising men Memphis is doing her
full part toward opening up the coun-
try around US and securing its rich
trade.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-24
Very Low Rates.

During the continuance of the
Southern Exposition, at Louisville,
XIV. commencing August, LIST, and
continuing 100 days the Louisville
and Nashville railroad will sell excur.
sion tickets from any of its stations to
Louisville at one fare for the round
trip. These tickets will be on sale
every day, from L aud N. stations
and will be good 10 days, allowing
ample time to visit the greatest expo.
sition ever held in the South; and
second only to the Centennial at Phil.
adelphia. lz5T
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-24
Police News.

The docket before President Had
den this morning carried % names.
The cash taken in amounted to $40,
and 1874 days work were charged up
Sam Nichols, fighting, paid So, and
Robert Jones, for the same otense,
paid S.. George Foster, drunk and
disorderly, paid S.. w. T. COrbitt,
disorderly and resisting an officer,
paid S.. Joe Radigan, drunk and dis
orderly, also paid s.. John Lee,
fighting, abusive language and assault
ing with knife, was sent to
the gang for 40 days. George
Davis, vagrant steamboatman,
was fined $40, but the same
held up on his promise to leave town.
Chris. Morris, fighting, got $40, John
Ryan, plain drunk, was given 8 days
Joha Corcoran and Martin LOnigan,
drunk and sleeping out, were also
given 8 days labor on the gang. X, Q,
McNeel, James Cotter, A. =. Wal
dram and j. @. MCNAMARA, selling
liquor without license, we're dis.
charged. j. w. Lester, drunk and
disorderly, had his case continued
until tomorrow. Robert Black, dis
orderly conduct, fined So, but sp'
pealed his case.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-24
Don't Fail to Attend

the great closing out sale at Risks,
800 Main street, and secure the bene-
fit of the greatest slaughter ever
known in stoves, tinware, lamps and
kitchen goods. This is a genuine
closing sale, as l must give my whole
time to the Bluff City Stove works
Will keep open until 8 o'clock every
night. l.. TIFF RISK. 129
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-24
NOTICE.
The brokerage Office of
PERES
will DO located temporarily at
@. R. Ryan & Cos, 342 Main street
Another Way 20 Deal With
W0rkmen,
NeV York Herald.

WRFht45FHs
AeV York Herald.
A few years ago there was an ex.
tensive strike OF railroad men. For
some time several of the more impor-
tant roads were greatly embarrassed.
The men had grievances, and the com.
panies found the manner in which
they presented them especially OBJ.
iectionable," and SO there was a
strike.
The men employed on the New
York Central railroad also had a
grievance, but they did not strike.
Why2 Because Mr.. William H. Van-
derbilt, acting like sensible and just
man, called bis people about
him, heard their complaints, told them
OF his kindly feelings toward them,
did what he could to meet their views,
and not only prevented strike on bis
road and in his workshops, but made
his w0rkmen his friends.
Would there have been any harm
cha managers Of the Western
Il on, Company pursuing the same
course? A prominent member OF the
p,odnee Exchange tells a Herald
tanoyfey tbat ne kelieXes . snmpiltteC
~ merchants could i'arbitTate thu
ouestiop SO as to do equal justice L
49, .ho ~ M ga and the strikers VIII
not2
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-24
A Fortune

may be made by hard work, but can
neither be made nor enjoyed without
health. To those leading se(ientary
lives DR.. r, V. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery" is a real friend. It
stimulates the liver, purifoa the blood
and is the best remedy for consump-
ton, which is scrofulons disease Of
the lungs. BY all druggists.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-24

w. n. Conner, John McOullough's
manager, says Of the illness Of the lat.
ter that,while on a fishing excursion
"Mr, Mccullough was caught in q
heavy rain storm, and was drenched
10 the skin. This brought en- severe
cold and phills, but he recovered.
They did not cause any alarm. A
physician in Quincy advised Mr.. Mo.
CdllouRb TO take o good rest to recup.
crate his health. he is afflicted with
liver complaint, and therefore his ap,
petite is not good, but he sleeps we'll
There is no truth in the statement
that any Of his engagements for mex
season have been cancelled"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-24
HAVE YOU TRIED TIP

THIS OLD ADAGE, THAT "AN
OUNCE OF PREVENTION is
WORTH A POUND OF CURE,"W AS
NEVER MORE APPLY ILLUS
TRATED THAN 3Y HIM WHO
TAKES HIS DOSE OF TAlsR ANT -
SETTER APERIENT BEFORE
THE MORNING MEAL. FOR iT
NOT ONLY GENTLY REGULATES
AND PURIFIES JHE SYSTRM BUT
is A PROTECTION AGAINST mis-
EASE. Which NO ONE OUGHT no
DISREGARD. ALL DRUGGISTS
HAVE IT.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-24

Letter heads, bill heads, bills Of
lading, envelopes, hand bills and
every other kind Of job printing exc,
cuted in the best style and at the
lowest prices at the PUBLIC LEDGE
job printing Office and blank book
mandatory, - Madison street. I
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-24
10 Railroad Contractors,

ITO lot 100000 va, ds railroad work an
l. Mississippi Valley Railroad. betMeen
Louisiana State line and the crossing of me
hatcher and jackson Railroad at Fayette.
Jefferson county, Miss. EartA excavation ~
per cubic yard; embanknent sOc. Extreme
add men wanted. Apply 10 DunaTaut 4
Kelly, SO Madison street, Memphis, Tenn.
References, State National Bank, New Or.
leans; Bank Of commerce, Memphis Mer-
eantilo Bank q, Memphis, City Nation Al
Bank Of Cairo, Ill. l2i iaE
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-24

messages offered, and to transmit
them with reasonable promptness. Id
cannot in the way attempted shift the
disastrous consequences Of the strike
from itself to the public.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-24

The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
and blank book manufacturing estab-
lishmep.. 10 Madison street, Memphis.
Tenn, is prepared to execute every
kind Of work in their line in superior
style and at low pYices, +
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-24
Responsibility of the western
Union.
New York Herald.

New York Herald.
Had the Western Union Company
shown a conciliatory spirit toward its
emplOyes-had it manifested a DISPOSE
ton to meet them half way, to COM
promise with them or to submit to
arbitration the MATTERS In dispute, the
strike might have been averted, to the
satisfaction and advantage of all par.
ties concerned. Now that the issue
is joined the grave responsibilities oil
the company to the public leave but
two courses open to it. 1t must either
make terms with the strikers or it
must fill their places with other COM
petent operators. Aad this it must
do Without delay. If the latter can
be done at all it can be done at
once, II there sre enough expert
, ,e c in the United Scates
to take the places Of those who have
quit work they can be got immedi'
ately, and it is the business Of the
company TO get them Immediately. II
they are not to be had, then it must
promptly call back those whom it has
let 20. IL must not attempt to gtarvC
out the strikers or forge them into
submiaSiOp by a long continued re
| fusal To ge-employ them, coupled with
a failure to fill their places with othel
men.
Ia other words, it is bound to max,
the strike short, and this duty i
doubly imperative 10 view Of the fac
that it had at least a weeks notice 0
the strike. II cannot now, without
fragrant violation Of its obligation
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-24
ADJUSTMENTS.
Grand CoIored Picnic.

Mutual Relief No. 3 will give Q
grand picnic tomorrow, day and
night, at the Exposition building,
The different societies Of the city and
the public at large are invited TO at
tend. The society and sister societies
will move in procession from their
hall ga Gayoso street at 10 am,
headed by the Y. NJ. U. A. brass
hand
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-24
STRAYEO OR 6TOLER.

EhOM my ace. Frsyser station, c U {
u WR X, fur lies orth OF Memphis,
night Of SuhdaF, July IS l-SS one black
mare mule, about tEo years OLD, : hards
high; also one black mare mule about "
years old. ~ hands high; also one blaek
horse mu e. aoout "a yeas old' va nahos
high, had halter rope on. The three nniee
we're branded. Ten dollars reward WY Dc
paid hyms for their recovery. " IL hhOpts.
y O. Frye. station Tenn. lllE0
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-24
TAKE NOTICE.
Cheap Cash Boot and Shoe House
40 Main street.

Our fine kid button boots 81 80,
former price 50 80.
Our fine kid slipper 81, former
price 81 80.
Gentlemen's fine shoes at extremely
low prices, LAT
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-24
REWARD,

cor REWARD [ will pay SIS for any in
NZO ormat.on ls ding 9TH TO q lection
Of ID lef or recovery Of sFHcle' stolen Ton
as Court atreet. See list Ia fgssdAy, 2 i, ger
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-24
WARTED.

A YOUNG man as stock keeper in flannel
"A and bed tloking department.. One living
A the ci with relatives and Of some ex-
peris ace preferred. at Kahn 4 HroibeR's,
e0FneK 81 ain and Poplar. lAt
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-10-12

with a corn marker and pillow the other
way good burrows six feet apart, then set
plant in furrow in line with the corn
markers teeth. Fruit Recorder. ~,
According to Jensen, the potato dis
case, which is caused by a fungus, at
tacks first the tops, and is conveyed to
the tubers by means of spores washed
into the soil by rain. He, therefore, pro-
poses to prevent this by running a pillow
between the rows, so as to throw up a
furrow between the top of the hills, while
at the same time the tops are bent over
so as to hang above the neighboring fur
row. This should be done at least as
soon as the disease shows itself on the
tops, usually by the middle of August.
In this way the washing of the spores
into the hill is prevented Furthermore,
the potatoes should not be dug for at
least two or three weeks after the tops
are entirely wilted, to avoid infection
from the latter. Field experiments with
this method are said to have given very
favorable results.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-10-12
The Oldest Woman in the World.

AT Auberine-en-Royans, village in
the Dauphine, situated between Nalence
and Grenoble, may be seen an old woman
living in hut in narrow street who
has reached the extraordinary age of 1913
years. She has no intirmity except
slight deafness, being in full possession of
her mental faculties.
According to her marriage certificate
she completed in January last her Tooth
year since marriage. She was "canti-
Mere under the First Empire, and had
two sons killed at the battle of Friedland
and in Spain. She is supported entirely
on the aims given her by visitors, who go
from great distances to see her as an OBJ
ject of curiosity, and her neighbors help
her to do her household work
She lives almost exclusively on soup
made with bread, to which is added a
little wine and sometimes little brandy.
DR.. Bonnie, who practices in the neigh
borhood, states that she is never ill. Her
skin is like parchment, but she is COM
paratively upright, and is of scrupulously
clean habits. London Lancet.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-10-12

The following recipes for removing
rion rust will be found helpful:
Powdered chalk and soft-soap applied
to mildew lin linen or cotton goods and
laid on the grass in the sunshine will re-
move it. Repeat if the first application
is not cffectual. This remedy has never
failed.
Iron rust can be completely removed
from white goods by lemon juice and a
warm iron. Place the smoothing iron in
the lap lay the stained part on the face
of the iron and squeeze the lemon juice
on the stain; continue to wet it as the
heat dries it, and in short time the rust
will disappear.
Dissolve two heaping spoonfuls of
chloride of lime in half pailful of boil
ing water; strain, and plunge the mil
dewcd article in while hot stir constant
ly until COOL and rinse in plenty of cold
water.
We have tried for removing mildew
from linen, with success, both of the fol-
lowing recipes:
1. Take equal parts of lemon juice,
salt, dry starch and soft soap. Rub on
the goods thickly and lay ON the grass,
exposed to hot sun, all day. The mil
dew will then wash out.
2. Buy at the chemists five cents
worth of lime (or get it where they are
building a house,. Dissolve it in two
quarts of cold water. Then soak the ar
ticle four or five hours in it, and wash.
The mildew will have disappeared. 1t
will not injure the finest linen.
We have tried the above recipes on
white goods only, and we have found
them equally efficacious for iron rust by
a longer application.
Chloride of silver will remove mildcw
in its worst stage; after stains are re-
moved, rinse thoroughly in WATER
aMerican Queen.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-10-12
Farm and Gnrdcn NOies.

Pulled flowers put the plant back. Cut
them.
a cold heavy clay subsoil causes rot in
grapes.
Wood ashes and bone dust are good
for grapcvincs.
Do not put apples through too many
processes. Pack them under the trees.
If you see toad by the wayside carry
him home and put him into your garden.
He will kill the bugs
In planting orchards put the manure
on the surface. Also put on the water
of the weeks washing.
Muslin has been found superior to
paper bags in protecting grape clusters
against rot, mildew and insects.
The most efficient remedy yet used for
cabbage worm was one-half pound each
of soap, lard and kerosene oil to three
gallons of water.
Fuller, in his Small Fruit CuHuria,
says: | do not believe that there is
one acre of strawberries in a thousand
cultivated in this country, that yields
over one-half what it would if the ground
was properly prepared before planting.
Many people, says the Farming World,
make great mistake in working melons
by hoeing them up instead of pulling the
dirt from them. hear great many say
they can't have any luck with melons.
The luck is all in the way they work
them.
The Coachma&er's Magazine says that
lard should never be used on wagon
urba for will ta hn huh
work its way out around the lemons of
the spokes, thus spelling the wheel
Tallow is the best iubricator for wooden
axletrees.
Keeping colts and horses fat without
work makes them soft and tender, which
is all very nice if we want to eat them
as the French do, but the French system
of raising their draught Norman horses
to work and earn their living from colt
hood up makes tough, hardy horse,
with good constitution - Western Agri-
cuituria
Nothing is better for the plant of the
flower garden than SCOT properly applied.
Here is the way an English Journal says
to prepare it; Put the SCOT into bag,
tie it up, and plunge it into a cask or
tuba parafiin cask is a capital thing.
You cannot go wrong if you do as the
ladies do with the tea-watch the color
as it comes out of the spout. 1t ought
to be just like tea high colored, if you
want it strong pale, if weak.
Our experience has been such that
hereafter our setting of blackberries and
raspberries will be done in the fall, and
the following will be our plan: If to
grow in hills we shall pillow ground, but
not harrow it; then pillow out burrows six
'et apart each way, and at the crossing
set plant. If in rows, mark one way
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-10-12
QUESTIONS.
Were I bird to fly unto thee

Were / bird to fly unto thee
In the wild weather, the wind and rain,
Beating my wings at thy window pane,
Would thou thy easement open to me
In thy soft hands where | nestled warm,
I should forget the cold and the storm,
Sheltered with thee.
Or would thou cold and unheeding be,
Turning to leave me affrighted there,
Fluttering, throbbing, in mute despair?
Then, thou no pity showing to me,
Painting I'd fall in the stormy night,
Death meath thy easements mocking light,
Driven from thee
We're I leaflet to float to thee,
Drenched with the dews of the morning
sweet,
Lying in sunshine, low at thy feet,
Would thou not, tenderly lifting me,
Keep me to prove to the winter SHOWS,
That the dead summer had her rose,
Cherished by thee
Or would thou, finding no joy in me,
Leave me to perish beside thy way,
A little roseleaf withered and gray
Oh, my heart, aforementioned to be;
There in the sunlight moldering to lie,
Crushed by thy feet as they hurried by,
Forgotten by thee
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-10-12
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