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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-31
a grandmother EIopea.


The elopement Of Mrs. james Sml,
ley, Of Duffryn Mawr (Greea Tree
Chester county. with an alleged herf
doctor, has created a great deal o
wondering gossip throughout thu
neighLorhood. Mrs Smileyissixty YEAR
old, and had lived contentedly with
her husband. who Is a gentleman d
property, for over thirty years. Thu
aged couple have children and grand,
children living within few miles D
their home. About a month AGO ,
man, fifty years Of age, applied at th,
Smiley homestead for board. III
represented that he oTned farm in
Montgomery county, and desired 4
practice his profession at Duffryn
Mawr. He said that he was an herl
doctor, and gave the name Of Joshus
Perry. He obtained some practice
and a few people thought that he
wrought wonderful cures. He Al
least succeeded In ingratiatiug him.
selfin the affection OF Mrs. Smiley
whose husband had no idea that the
Doctor had any intention Of disturb,
ing the peace Of the household
Mrs, Smiley and the intruder be
came violently attached 10 each other
and began making ARRANGEMENTS, Tx,
pair Of young lovers, 10 elope al tn,
first opportunity. On Monday Of lasI
week Mrs. Smiley told her husband
that she proposed to pay a visit tC
some Of her friends in Delaware coun,
", and that the accommodating doctor
would drive her over. Accordingly
the best team on the place YVES hiiohet
up, aud Mrs Smiley aud DR.. PER-,
back.
On the next day Mr.. Smiley wal
amazed 70 receive a note from III,
doctor saying that be would end Ii,
horse and wagon al Providence. Della,
ware county, in possession Of the out,
ragged husbands brother; "but," IN,
note concluded, your wife you cal
never get"
A careful investigation Of the fact
he's convinced Mr.. Smiley that hi,
vile Of thirty years has really gone
on to live with the herb doctor
but where be has not yet beer
able to discover His home has beer
broken up, and he has advertised il
the papers warning any one from Civ
ing his wife credit on his account. alr
Smiley will als9 probably apply for
divorce.
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sc. TOOF
Have greatly increased their
machinery lfOr
LITHOGRAPHING.
Prices as Low as any House
North DR. East.
Prices as Low as any House
North Dr. East.
Non-resIden1 Notice.


No. t2Oi-Ip the Chanosry Court Of shah,
county, Tenn. -Wm Il Wood ". Ello1
James 81 al.
I 4 appearing from ahidAvlt IN this cause
i that the defendants, Iris 0 Ryder and
her husband. Elliott kydor, are residents 81
the htate 81 Tennessee.
u a therefore ordered that they make thelI
appearance horelns. n tho courthouse o.
shelby county, IL hemphls. Iepn.,on OF BE-
and plead answer OF domur 10 complain AMI
bill, aud amended bill or tho oamo Will
be takon for confessed 81 70 then and ct foT
hssrlne eE-paTts snd thai copy Of thli
Gneeea w. y ,..y.it. ~ yrAlo Ledger.
This fpth day Of December, is1.
a copy-Avosiio,. 49,,
~ N bradley. Deputy Clerk and No1teI
., i?stoq 4 Ponton, I " humea and II N
BIZ solI for comprt iol 10 III ne
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II is the business of everyone having a
cold to treat il promptly and properly
until it is got rid of-intelligent expert
ence fortunately presenting curative in
Dr.. Jayne's Expectorant, thoroughly
adapted 70 remove speedily all coughs and
eoles--allay any exciting Inflammation Of
the Throat or Lungs, and remove the
distressing symptoms Of Asthma or Pleu-
risy.
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Capital Prize, SIS, 900.
100, 900 Tieketa az Five DOIlsrn Each.
Fractions. I'm Pifths I'm proportion.
LIST or ppTZEe,

1867 Prizes. amounting t2b so
Application for rates 70 clubs should b
made made only to the once ofthe Company in New
Orleans.
RoI further information. Writs clearly, civ.
Ing full Addroae, Make p, D. Money 0rders
Payable and address Registered Letters to
New Orleans, La.
Mail or Express tall Suns Of s. and upWardI
b. Express AZ our exponHol 70 ALL I'M
n a. DADPHIN,
.u.u New Orleans, Lac
500 seventh ST., Waahfnktoh, n. q,
% az Wet Court atreek Memphll, Tern.
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The PUBLIC LEDGER Job
Printing O6ice and Binderv is
moo located al II Union street and
ready for all business Offering.
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Mr.. John Ssrtain recently wrote Of
his view Of Mr.. Hsnischs model Of
the statue OF Calhoun which Is 10 be
placed on the Calhoun monument in
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-31
A SAD slQuEL.

a Father Travels Thousands Of
Miles Alter an Efring Daugh-
ter - Her Remains Found
Among the Colorado Noun
faluS.
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The PUBLIC LEDGER job
Printing Office and Biadery is
noC located at II Union street and
ready for all business offering.
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brown's Bronchial TrOches for
Coughs and Colds II do not see how II
Is possible for a public man 10 DO himself
In winter without this admirable Aid.p-
Rev. R NJ Deyens, Pocasaes, Mas.
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The PUBLIC LEDGER job
Printing Office and Biadry is
nOl0 located al II Union street and
ready for all business oferiRq.
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Incorporated IN 1858 for Is years By the Leg
islAture for Educational and Charitable puT
a capital Of 81 900 ,000-to WhiohI
reserve fund Of $3.50. 900 has since been added
by an overwhelming popular vote lts fran
shise was made . part Of the present STATE
Constitution adopted December "a, A. D., 1879.
The only Lottery ever voted on and indors-
cd BY the people Of any State.
IL never scales or p0stpones. ..
Its Grand single Number Draw imgh
Will take plaoo monthly.
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO
n WIN a RORTUHEt
+ FIRST GRAND DRAWING. GLASS A,
~ New Orleans, Tucsday. January Is, 1874
= le4th Monthly Drawing!
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MOrmER SWANS WORN sYnUF

Infallible, tasteless, harmless, ca
thartici for feverishness, restlesspess,
worms, constipation. 25c.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-06
Popular Science.

\ pine floor in a gold-Worker's shop be-
comes in ten years worth $3.50 foot
o High medical authority denounces blin-
ders upon horses as useless, ugly and
hurttul to the sight.
The treatment of leprosy is becoming
hard problem in India. In the Bombay
Presidency, 94s3 eases are under treat
ment.
The French are experimenting with
new rifle, designed for infantry use, which
is said to discharge three projectiles at a
time.
The paper mills of the world number
about 1000, and produce yearly $50, 900
tons Of paper, giving employment to 1922
900.
Prof. Huxley holds that an acre of good
fishing ground viii yield more food in a
a week than an acre of the best land will
produce in year.
The human footprints supposed to have
been found at Carson in the shale are now
thought to be the impressions of the feet
of a large gloth.
DR.. Bremen, in German journal advo-
Gates exercise in the high. fine air in the
mountains as the. best protection against
the diseases contracted in city life.
Boraeic acid, when quite pure, is not
injurious to the human system, and, be-
ing SO long retained is believed to be well
adapted tocombat infectious diseases.
Perak, in the Malay peninsula, now
produces about as much tin annually as
Cornwall, last year the expectations from
Perak amounting to 1000 tons. The
mining works employ about 10000 Chi
nese lab0rers.
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he added 'sBut you know we are not
legal court-martial. We have no author.
ity to act-certainly no authority to kill
We may sift the evidence presented against
man for our satisfaction, but we can not
sentence, much less kill him. The most
we can do is to prefer charges against him
in the war department. We can't kill
him-' Suddenly interrupting himself,
he said: "Colonel, what's that in your
hand?' ssThe rope" said the Colonel,
grimly. GIVE been plating it as we talk
ed . and he passed it around. He had taken
an old shirt, torn it into narrow strips and
| woven it into something that
LOOKED LIKE 4 ROPE.
"Now Major" he said, when it was
handed back to him, s'What you have SAID
is all very we'll. 1t does credit to your
heart as well as to your head. But you're
outvoted; the majority is against you.
The sentence of the court is that the
scoundrel shall die, and die he will this
minute, for I'll kill him myself. Come
captain, - he said to the brawny Irishman
next to him, ssyou and I will settle the
rascal.'' "Why, you wouldn't strangle
him, in his sleep, would you?" asked the
major, also on his feet as the others started
toward the sleeping form of the traitor.
"Certainly.' whispered the colonel; s'why
not? He can't pray, and we can't have
any noise" You never will,'' said the
major firmly, getting in front Of the col
onel; 81 won't let you you'll have to kill
me first. | won't stand by and see you
stain your honest hands with his dishonest
blood in such a way as that. Why, man,
it would be murder. You would be a
murderer. | won't permit it, Gliding
softly before the rest, he reached the Sleep
ing man and sat down beside his head
There he sat till the gray morning came
stealing in through
THE CHILLY ATMOSPHERE.
Long before that time the colonel and
his companions baffled and disguised, had
stolen away to their sleeping places, carry
ing the plated rope with them. AS soon
as the major could see the traitors face in
the dim light of the dawn he awoke him
and told him all that had occurred. ssNow,
SIR" he said sternly, have saved your
life last night, although [ believed you
worthy of death. [ won't do it again. |
saved your life for my sake not for yours.
My advice is that as soon as the guard
comes in for roll call you get out of Libby,
and as sool as you get to Washington get
out OF the army. If you are in the army
when get out I'll prefer charges against
you, and if | meet you I'll kill you.'
Trembling with excitement the wretch,
without a word Of denial OF palliation, got
out. The stalwart six forwarded charges
against him frem Libby. When they
got out of the prison they found him out
of the army, so they dropped the matter.
The traitor is in the army now, reinstat-
ed by act of Congress, | beliye; but the
major who promised to Kill him on sight is
under the green sod of the prairie. Still,
the colonel would make things lively for
the traitor if they met face to face.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-06
IN LIBBY PRISON.
A Thrilling Incident IliustI atiye of
tlle Time and Place.

-
Of the six officers of the regular army
who found themselves in Libby prison in
1864, one was a fine looking Colonel
from Indiana big-bodied, big Drained,
big-hearted fellow, chock-full of energy
He worked like a steam engine until he
got out of Libby. Once he found his tun-
mel too small for his burly form; once he
was checked at the outer end of it by
three Confederate soldiers who had been
quietly waiting for him; again clever
ruse was detected just as he got to the
middle of the gate, and so it went, until
after he had made a half dozen attempts.
But he never gave up, and finally got out,
and is now a prosperous citizen of Indi-
annapolis, a trifle stouter than when he was
in Libby, and a good deal richer; but
otherwise unchanged. AS Uncle Remus
says, the Colonel's ssmin wuz allus wuk-
king" After two Or three attempts to
get out Of Libby had failed, he began to
suspect that his failures were the result of
treachery in the prisoners camp. Ex-
change, like kissing, went by favor. The
Colonel, after thinking each failure over,
came to the conclusion that some poor
devil was selling his manhood for mess
of pottage-currying the favor which
would "exchangeo him to his home by be-
traying the plans of his companions in
arms to the enemy. He looked about him
for the man. Cautious inquiries at length
gave him such information as prompted
him to say to each of the other five regu-
lar army officers: "Meet me at such spot
at midnight. I have found the traitor.
We will court martial him tonight
AT MIDNIGHT
the six men met in dark corner and in
whispering voices organized drum-head
eeurt-martial. The Colonel presented the
name of the suspect, and then his proofs.
In the ballot that followed each Of the six
voted guilty Now" said the Col
onel, athis is no farce. We must vote a
sentence, and then we must execute it,
every Well,n said the next man. .sWell,
said the Colonel, IT vote death. The
wretch deserves it, $50. do L. said the
next, and 50 on down to the sixth-a Penn
sylvania major. He knew the culprit, a
Pennsylvania like himself, better than
the rest. He knew that he was quite ca
pable of the crime charged against him.
He had no doubt of his guilt. He wanted
to see him punished. He said all this to
the other members Of the court, and then
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-06
SOLITUDE.

Laugh, aud the world laughs with you;
Weep, and you weep alone,
For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth,
.ut HIS trouble enough Of Its own.
Sing, and the hills will answer;
Sigh, it is lost on the air;
Tho echoes bound to joyful sound,
iut shriok from voicing care.
Rej ice, and men viii seek you.
Grieve, and hey turn to go;
They want full measure Of It | your pleasure
Butthev do not need y our woe.
BE & ad, and your friends are merry;
Be sad, and you lose them all;
There are none to decline your nectared wine
But alone youmust drink LIES gall.
Feast, and your nails are crowded.;
Fast, and the world go by;
Succeed and give and it helps you live,
But no man help you die.
There is room in the halls of pleasure
For large and lovely train,
But one by one we must all file on
7 rough the narrow aisles of pain.
Eta Wheeler in September Ninmehahdm.
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that the daughter of the house was letting
herself in, and, with Paul Despard besides
her, was tapping at her fathers door. He
opened it himself, looking flushed and
angry.
Papa, she said, I can't waste any time
you know, because I'm afraid dinners
waiting, and you ought to be upstairs too
you neglectful man! Now, papa dear, ]
knew you would never give yonr consent,
and so | have just taken it without asking,
and you mnst forgive ME and welcome
me back, and him, too, said the breathless
young woman, for don't see why you
Shouldn't love me just as much as ever,
just because he loves me too
Jessie. What in the world are you
talking about7 Why should / forgive
you? What have you done?' cried her
beWildered father.
'Oh, / have married Paul Despard this
morning.'
Her father surveyed her one wild mo-
ment as she stood there with her white
muslin and laces and apple blossoms and
bushes and coming tears, while he rub
bed his hands through his hair till it stood
on end.
'Weil' he said. Then suddenly, with
total change of expression: You have
saved me a great deal Of trouble. Here a
dinner and dozen guests waiting, and /
have been working my way like book
worm through the history and genealogy
of the Vinca family since the days of the
Pelasgi, and afraid of an Argentine dag
ger i'll refused their alliance. prince, ,
he said, turning on his guest behind the
screen, whatever my own wishes might
have been in the matter Of which we have
been speaking, circumstances have given
you your answer. Permit me to present
Mr.. Paul Despard, my son-in-law. I
trust this turn in affairs may not deprive
us Of the pleasure of your friendship.
Good-evening-goo good-evening.'
He has ordered the man to drive to G
street, cried Jessie, in a moment after the
Palmer girl's-WeIl she's welcome, and |
dare say he will be when he arrives
Mrs. Despard,' said her father, you
must go up to dinner as you are. | don't
know what your mother will say As we'll
as | could make out this morning, she was
so bent on you marrying this princeling
that for my part | am glad to be let off.
with Despard. It's all highly improper
though, Jessie, he said, trying to subdue
too broad a smile-Simproper and unfilial
and-and expensive; for if I only had an
other daughter, should
Cut me off with shilling? You know
better papa You know am your only
darling, and 'all of mine is thine,'' she
sang. And besides, if you did, shouldn't
mind, provided you love me just the same,
for my husband is a rising lawyer, who
has just won his second case. And now
you must come up and hide me from the
day of mammals wrath. guess you had
better tell her before all the people, and
then she can'tscold.'
But fancy that when Mrs. Despard
caught the glance of intelligence that flash
ed between her mothers eyes and her
husbands little anger intruded on her
joy, to think she had fulfilled, without
it, the command, Children,
obey your parents. '--Harper's Basor
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SELECTED STORY
ROCK CREEK CHURCH.

'It is the last girl | shall send to Eu-
rope" said Mr.. Brancppeth.
every likely" returned his wife, "as il
is the only girl you have.'
''She has become thoroughly donation
alized,'' continued the father. s'She thinks
American soil only fit to make mud on
overshoes and American men nothing but
clod-hoppers. Her head is full of foreign
notions, and she'll marry nothing but a
title. She'll have none of my money to
buy title, let me tell he" said Mr.. Bran
cepeth, putting salt in his coffee. "Where
she came by such folly I don't know
There has never been anything like it on
my side of the house. Your head, to be
sure, was little turned when you came to
Washington, and went to an executive
dinner"
Mr.. Braneepeth!' - ....
''Well, must find fault with somebody.
To have your only daughter come home a
changeling, and to be able to upbl aid your
wife about it, would be hard. This is the
most shocking coffee!'
''Salt doesn't improve coffee"
"Given.ea a fresh cup. What did you
send Thomas out of the room for?'
Because [ had something to say"
''Not fit for his ears. They are long
enough"
''You don't feel so very badly, if you
can be making jests."
'<Sorry jesting," said Mr. Brancepeth,
f'And when Jessie was such fresh,
sweet, innocent beauty.''
''She is 4 fresh, sweet, innocent beauty
now,' said her indignant mother. "And
she will come out all right, if you only
give her time. To go to Europe, and spend
a year in foreign minister's famaly, as
she has done, receiving the attention be-
longing to sucha position, and known to
be an heiress-'
known to be an heiress. BY heavens,
Who knows her to be an heiress? I don't.
If she carries sail this way, | won't leave
her a penny"
''lt's of no use to talk 80, father Every
body knows you area rich man, and she's
your only child. And there's no danger of
anyone marrying her for money, when
there is everything TO love in her,
What do these foreigners hanging
round her care for lovo? hey think of
nothing but money, and let her break her
heart afterward, for all they win do to
hinder her. 1t makes my blood boil to
look at them-musicale here, and cotllion
there, and morning calls, and strols, and
sending the coach back empty to walk
home from church. Now, Louisa, I tell
you plainly she must stop this, or I'll take
The whole kit away from town, and move
out on the Colorado ranch, and stay there,
and you may tell her so.:
"feil her yourself, fa5her.n
II can't-you know | can't
''As for your Colorado ranch, there are
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-06
FRIENDLY Tips.

When Sammy Tilden started out
The president to be.
He patted Dana on the back,
And Dana patted he.
They figured out. this clever pair,
A game dead sure to win
If one could not be nominee
He'd shove the other in.
But Dana swore so very hard
Old Tilden had retired,
That folks believed him-which was not
just what he had desired.
And though the Sun tried very hard
To makes its candidate,
The people chose another man,
And bursted up the slate.
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Col. R. G. Ingersoll's Greed.

Brooklyn Union Interview.
s'The shorter catechism, Colonel, you
may remember, says that mans chief end
is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.
What is your idea of the chief end of
man?'
"It has always seemed a little curious to
ME that joy should be held in such con-
tempt here, and yet promised hereafter as
an eternal reward. Why not be happy
here, as well as in heaven? Why not have
joy here? Why not go to heaven now
that is, to-day? Why not enjoy the sun
shine of this world. and all there is of
good in it? 1t is bad enough; SO bad that [
do not believe it was ever created by a
beneficent deity; but what little good there
is in it, why not have it? Neither do I be-
lieve that the end of man is to glorify God.
How can the Infinite be glorified? Does
He wish for reputation? He has no equals,
no superiors. How can He have what we
call reputation? How can He achieve
what we call glory? Why should he wish
the fiattery of the average Presbyterian !?
What good will it do Him to know that
His course has been approved of by the
Methodist Episcopal church? What does
he care, even for the religious weeklies, or
the presidents Of religious colleges? do
not see how we can help God or hurt Him.
If there be an infinite being, certainly
nothing can in any way affect Him. We
can affect each other, and, therefore, man
should be very careful not to sin against
man. For that reason have said hun
dred times injustice is the only blasphemy.
If there be a heaven | want to associate
there with the ones who loved me here.
might not like the angels and angels might
not like me. [ want to find old friends
do rot care to associate with the Infinite :;
there could be no freedom in such society.
/ suppose | am not spiritual enough and
am somewhat touched with sWorldliness. )
1t seems to Inc that everybody ought to be
honest enough to say about the Infinite I
know nothing;' of eternal joy: have no
conception about another world 4
know nothing At the same time / am
not attacking anybody for believing in inn
mortality. The more a man can hope, and
the less he can fear, the better. have
done what could to drive from the hui
man heart the shadow Of eternal pain. I
want to put out the fires Of an ignorant and
reyengeful HE'LL
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-06

In speaking Of railroad accidents and
the earth's rotation, r. Randolph shows
tha the defective force arising from the
earth's rotation is entirely too small to de-
termine derailments, and also that as an
excess of right-handed derailments has
been credited solely to north and south
tracks, this proves it to be wholly imagin-
ary. for the defective force at any latitude
is the same for all directions.
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POE, I RV.
JEANETTE AND THE CIGARETTE

Big brothers
Cigarette
Maiden Whit,
"Sice, you bet!''
Sudden change;
Pale grows pet
Meath apron
Pain does get.
Dinner don't
Haplv set
On stomach
Of Jeanette.
Fair sinner
Moaneth yet,
Such sickness
Meier had met.
Doctor comes,
Fixes pet
With morphine
Sly old vet.
Next morning
Says Jeanette:
"Had enough
Cigarette''