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Year: 1867

\ few years ago l made one of the
seventy-nine passengers on board the
fast steamer, Emily Barton, bound up
the Tennessee. A pleasant, intelligent,
go-ahead captain, a good steward, and
social, refined company, made the trip
one of pleasure; indeed, long shall |
remember the saucy Emily Barton and
her superb living freight. One lovely
summer afternoon, it was whispered
that we were to have We ding before
the boat reached her destination said
whisper started first low near the ladies'
cabin, and speedily made its way to the
hall, the boiler deck, and even to the
main; like the snowballs down the
mountain, gathering size, form and mo-
mentum, as it rolled forward, until the
principals in the interesting scene were
not only pointed out, but the persons
some scraps in the history of each
fiction, fact and surmise, all hashed up
ingeniously, leaving you in the half
pleasant, half painful suspense and
doubt that opens the eyes so wide and
strains the drum of the ear so tight to
all transpiring around you Well, we
landed to wood at a magnificent beach
bottom, the tall, heavy leafed trees,
with silver gray trunks, making deep
cool shade, while they, with the grassy
green bank that bore them, were in the
CLASSY river, so clear, so true, that in
version only pointed the false from the
real.


Cutting this charming spot in twain,
came murmuring crystal brook, scarce
four spans wide, to lose itself in the
mass of Tennessee waters, they in turn
to be alike lost in the boundless sea.


MISSIONER was the staging out than
there emerged from the ladies' cabin a
fine, manly looking fellow, dressed in
faultless taste, intellect beaming in
every feature, while all over his face,
perfect happiness shone like phosphorus
on the sea; and leaning on his arm was
the most loveatle woman it has ever
been my lot to behold; her fine hazel
eyes (tell-tales that they were) speaking
deep emotion, and her expressive lip
quivering with suppressed excitement,
while her step, dress and grace was that
of queen. "There they are! % ''That's
hern,' 80, how handsome!!" burst from
many lip as we instinctively made way
to let them pass to the altar, and where
that was we had about as clear an idea
as a transceHdentalist generally has of
what he is talking about. But one
thing we all seemed to know, that there
was fun ahead, and that to'fall in their
wake was the way to see it.


As the ladies passed, gallant arm
was offered to each, and thus we march
ed out of the cabin, down the stairs,
across the staging, and up the sloping
bank. Some fifty yards up the brook
the pair stopped, and, joining hands,
they stood, with the clear water be-
tween them-bridged as it was with the
twining fingers, and crossed by stream
of love as pure as itself. All was silent,
still, until broken by the minister read
ing in an impressive manner:


"And the rib which the Lord God
had taken from man made he woman
Year: 1867

STEADY PRAYER-A little boy of four
summers had been very anxious for a
baby brother, such as little playmate
had. His father was a minister. and
little Henry had been taught that it was
his duty to pray for whatever he desired.


Coming to his father one day with a
very sober face, be said: Papa, do you
suppose, if prayed to God right along,
that he would send me baby brotber?'
perhaps SO, "said the papa; 81 have
been praying off and on this good while,
and it don't seem to do any good :"
Year: 1867




BY EBEN E. RExFoRD.
Lift her from the whirling waves;
She is very pale and fair,
And the seaweed's Shiny fingers
Hold her by her shining hair.
Hear the hoarse waves murmur low.
They are cheated of their prey,
And they break in angry surges
On the black rocks Of the bay.
What fate was hers, ah me!
Death amid the dreary wavess
Did she see the mermaid's palace
Down among the ocean graves
Did she see the coral halls,


Where the ocean .monarchs reign,
In their strange and solemn splendor,
Underneath the restless main
Did she greet with glad embrace,
Death among the waters wilds
Sank she in eternal slumber,
As in slumber sinks a childs
All we do not, cannot know;
She is still and cold and dead,
And her soul has gone for ever,
Where no earthly words are said.
Year: 1867

SHERRY WINE.-The sherry wine
merchants at Cadiz told our consul that
''the stuff sent to the United States was
not sherry at all, merely slops used to
wash out the tubs, and for other dirty
work about the stills.
Year: 1867

PosT OFFICE clerks OCCASIONALLY get of
a funny thing. A clerk in post Office
heard tap at the window of the ladies'
department, when who should he find
there but man by the name of Drake,
Mr.. Drake. will you please 60 to the other
side; this department is for ducks.
Year: 1867

A NoTIoE.-A man in Vermont, who
married again fifteen days after the death
of his wife, had appended to his marriage
notice in the local paper the suggestive
saving, "Procrastination is the thief of
time. ~
Year: 1867

"WHY don't you get married ?" said
a young lady the other day to bachelor
friend. 81 have been trying for the last
ten years to find some one who would be
silly enough to have me" was the reply.
II guess you haven't been up our way"
she smilingly said
Year: 1867

UNLUCKY NUMBER. DIR. Francis was
once at dinner when thirteen people
were present, which somebody gravely
said was an unlucky number. Il admit
said he, "that it is unlucky in one case"
"What case is that "When there is
only dinner enough for twelve"
Year: 1867

SPRING STATION, KY, Dec. II, 1906
EDITORS TURF, FIELD AND FARM: HaV-
ing been informed that, notwithstanding
my repeated declarations Of my intention
10 retire from the turf after the next year, it
is believed by some thatmy object is merely
to deceive the public and thus induce them
TO purchase such Young stock as do not de-
sire TO train and run myself beg through
your columns TO inform such persons as
may be interested in the matter that for
some time at least, and probably during the
remainder of my life | shall content myself
with breeding, leaving the more arduous
and exciting task Of training and racing
the young stock bred here, to those who,
in their love Of excitement and their desire
TO excel their competitors, are willing to
sacrifice the cares and comforts of a quiet
life to which, in the present condition of
my health, l now attach far more import
anCe to than formerly. Yon know, Messrs.
Editors, that it has long been the custom in
England, (wlience we derive our love for
the race horse) for private individuals, as
well as companies, to carry on the business
of breeding horses for the turf, and selling
them when young generally when year
lings, to those who desire to train and run
them. wish TO see this system introduced
into this country, and believe that the time
has come when it can be done with advan-
tage to all parties. 1t may find few OPP
ponenta, but have not yet heard any one
urge a valid objection to it, and it certainly
offers many advantages 20 those gentlemen
who though they may love a race horse
and desire 10 possess one, cannot keep 4
brood maze, ,and often do not know even
where 10 find one.) Having thus given you
my views, will only add that propose Ia
give this plan a fair trial here.


am yours, very truly,


r. AITCHTN. N.Oy AITXANDFF
Year: 1867

AAnsh iiit AAtNAulolh limos


We suppose twill be conceded on all sides
that food is more necessary than either
raiInent or shelter. IL this proposition be
denied We can point 70 men who have
lived TO a very old age without any other
shelter than the canopy Of Heaven. And
we can also instance whole tribes of
savsges, to prove that men can do without
clothes. But can il be shown that any one
has ever long existed without food Hard
~. Il is the Erst great necessity Of man
for food, which is now driving the people
Of the South TO abandon the precautions cf-
fort to raise cotton hv the free" labor Of
freedmen" and to devote their lands 10
grain culture and stock raising. When
ever bread becomes q problem with "A peo-
pie, this problem will be fret solved 20 the
exclusion of every other and the people Of
the South are but oheying an instinct Of
solfpreseryation when they neglect cotton
for the cereals. When the pine logs of a
Southern forest have furnished a cabin 10
the man whom therman's torches rendered
homeless; when a few sheep and a small
cotton patch have given him clothing:
when q Corniield has given him bread and
a brace of hogs has supplied him with
meat, he is prepared 10 laugh 20 scorn the
Calamities of that storm which sooner or
later will sweep the financial ind CONNER
cial world.


But how is Il with the lahoring man at
the North, who formerly clothed himself
cheaply with Southern cottonY The nigh
price of the staple has now almost forbid
him the use of it, and his wages paid in d
deprecated currency, will scarce suffice 70
feed and house him. Nor Is the future of
the Northern capitalist any brighter than
that Of the laborer; ioI without cotton, the
baseless paper currency and bonds Of The
United States Will rush Co an inevitable
doom.


The high price OF cotton, It the peopl,
81 the cotton States were secure from fam
inc and had reliable labor. would be
sufficient stimulus for It's cultivation nu
until the people OF those States feel safe ol
the bread question, they are not going &,
make cotton beyond their domestic neces
sites; and they are right Let those VIII,
brought wreck and ruin upon the couutr,
save themselves il they can and they rel
upon the South 20 help them out Of ihei
troubles With cotton, they reckon withou
their host. There Is no power on ear,l
that can compel the Southern people {,
raise cotton rather than bread, and the,
would be very stupid indeed il they FIR
nished the world with cheap clothing a
the risk Of starvation


let as gain and endure this matter 10 10
conclusion We are in such a desperate
condition that nothing can worst Us now.
Year: 1867

Mr.. EdtOard WIlder, City:


Dear Sir: l have examined your Stomach Bit
ters carefully and find it what you represent it
to be. The high order which the ingredients
going into it take in the Materia Mediea, as well
as the most happy propOrtioned combination of
similar preparation in the country. The fact
that you use only the purest Bourbon Whisky
must necessarily recommend your Bitters in
another point, especially as far as wholesome
ness and palatability are taken into considera-
ton. was well pleased to see in your estab-
lishment the process Of manufacturing your
Bitters carried on by way of displacement, which
not only gives you better product, but also
recommends itself by clearer operation.


EMIL SCHEFFER,


Apothecary and Chemist
Louisville, Sept g. 1866 gFss
Year: 1867

A MADMAN IN A RAILWAY TRAIN.-The Salut
Public describes a fearful scene which took
place few days ago between the stations of
Blaisy and Dion, in third class carriage of a
train on its way from Paris to Lyons.
Among the passengers were three foreigners,
supposed to be natives of Flanders, who had
been conversing in their own language during
the earlier part of the journey. About ii at
night the majority of the travellers were
DOING, when suddenly the silence was broken
by one of the strangers, who, waking up in
state of raving madness, broke into the most
horrible cries, and, falling upon his fellow
passengers, commenced striking and biting
them right and left. A panic ensued, in which
the travellers climbed over the partition into
the adjoining compartment, followed by the
mailman, still striking and biting those he
could reach. Some persons in their terror,
opened the door and took refuge on the ledge
outside, although the train was going at full
speed. At length Zouave closed with the
lunatic, and succeeded in pushing him out of
the door.
Year: 1867

The Joint Select Committee on Divorce has
reported to the Connecticut Legislature a bill
which was tabled for printing. The bill pro-
Vides:-


First. No divorce shall be granted upon a
separate application unless good character and
residence in the State shall be proved by two
good witnesses.


Second. The hearing and trial of all divorce
cases shall be held in open court at the regular
court room.


Third. No divorce shall be granted on the
general ground of misconduct: which destroys
happiness" and defeats the purposes of the
marriage relation" until one year after the
commencement Of the suit for divorce


Fourth. No decree of divorce shall dissolve
the marriage control until six months after 1t Is
passed; but whenever alimony or control of
minor children is given, that portion of the
decree may take effect Immediately.


Fifth. Each party to q divorce shall have all
rights and privileges OF unmarried persons
except the right to maryland shall have this
right after a separation OF six months.


Sixth. No divorce shall be granted If granted
to a petitioner who has been denied divorce
within two years-unless such divorce is granted
for new cause.


Seventh. This act shall not affect any suit
now pending,
Year: 1867




B6S~ Stevens and Wade, the greatest
leaders of the Radical party, avow that
they are acting outside of the Constitu-
ton" in all their reconstruction " pol
icy. Is not this confession of dishonor
and perjury by men whose very right to
| legislate is as much based on their oaths
to support the Constitution, as it is on
the votes of their constituents But how
can this acting outside of the Constitu-
ton find plausible pretext2 Is it that
the South seeded, and is conquered ter
ritory? Did they not always deny that
the Southern States went out of the
Union Ifthey did 60 out, why punish
the people, who only obeyed their own
State governments, which had the power
of life and death over them; and why
not pay their debts, If, by going out, they
became foreign States2 If they did
not go out, why we're they not
merely States in insurrection2 Z
And if 80, when the insurrection is sup
pressed, what remains but to re-estab-
lish the government which was resisted :?
What might have been necessary to sub
due the insurrection, or whether it might
for that purpose have been necessary to
20 outside of the Constitution is not now
the question. But it is this, what is the
necessity or use, except for usurpation,
of going outside of the Constitution
after the insurrection is suppressed, and
when the power of the government is
established over all sections and COM
plete under the Constitution 7


The answer which the Radicals make
to northern Conservatives is the only
one they have, that the war gave them
rights over and not provided for in that
instrument. Admit that such rights
to the Northern States were the result
of the war to the full and
absurd extent claimed. Did that give to
Wade and Stevens, et i'd omne genus,
the right to trample on an instrument
they had sworn on the Evangelsts of
Almighty God they would forever sup
port2 These men we're disqualified by
their oaths to rule in such circumstances.
The pretense of right to act outside of
the Constitution, if we'll founded, re-
quired new agents for its exercise. And
such would have been appointed and
empowered, without the oath, if this ar
gument was not mere afterthought.
The very men who violate the Constitu-
ton profess to respect it, when they can
make it answer their usurping purposes.
But when it is not convenient to them,
they do not hesitate at the shameless in
fanny of trampling it down, and answer
all the arguments of such men
as Hill and Johnson and Thurman
and Pendleton and Vallandighan by
saying the war has induced a set of cir
cumstances warranting the atrocious
perjury. Have we not fallen upon times
more evil than that Of war, when the
established lave of the nations Of man
kind are set at naught, and all the
principles of morality aud virtue are
ignored By the men in power, who are
also the representatives of the nation 7
Year: 1867

MhAfHist 1ENhst Dep. fnt Asoi.


EDITORS LEDGER: Noticing in your
columns Of yester cen an interrogatory,
"Is the City Pound a Nuisance n
with your permission / will endeavor to
express the views of large proportion
Of the community on the subject The
city pound is nuisance, and offers by
the course pursued by the pound master
an - inducement to any idle,
triaing negro to steal and run off the
property of the hard working man (no
register being kept of who takes the ami
NAL to the pound or Of the persons resi-
dence,) or if there is, the poor victim
who pays for his own property is unable
to trace the matter up. / would respect
fully ask of what benefit is this city
pound, except to create an office for
some pet, and such position as no man
with any pride of character ought to ac-
cept.


1t is well known fact that the powers
of nature and poor mems hogs have
been the only scavengers the city of
Memphis could afford, and the per ming
up of the latter has already visible
effect on our alleys and streets, and
masses of decayed vegetation are accu-
mulating in every retired spot, Pound.
ing up the hogs from his natural habits
is likely to engender disease, it being
almost impossible to keep them clean in
a state Of confinement. Out and roam
ing about, he eats up all the ofal, that
otherwise decays and becomes offensive.
He barks no trees, destroys no fences; !;
nor is he subject to hydrophobia Why,
then, this raid upon the poor hog, while
all the NANCY ours in the city limits run
loose There is no money in them ];
people won't redeem dogs.


would like to know how much sur
plus over and above expenses has come
to the share of the city yet-not much,
Ipresume nor will there be much left
after the officer is paid his share and his
runners paid their pro rata,


Who then, suffers ? The poor, hard
working men and women of this city,
sirs. Men whose families suffer to pay
the cormorant his pound of hesh-ths
half dollar for penning up and starving
the stock of his neighbors.


Messrs. Editors, the city pound is a
nuisance, and such one that the men
who created it would do well to abolish,
if they propose to place their names
again before an indignant people, soli-
citing the position of Aldermen.


Respectfully, your obedient servant,


A VOTER OF THE SEVENTH WARD.
Year: 1867

For the PUBLIC LEDGER


In my last gave description Of the
army on the honeward march across the
mountains. In this, in connection with
a brief description Of the people, l will
relate few incidents which | think will
be amusing to the reader, that occurred
during the march. First l will give a
brief description of the people as they
appeared to me, an impartial observer.
In my opinion the North CaroliRians
living between Raleigh and the noun
~, as a class, would not compare un-
kvorably with the people Of Middle or
West Tennessee They are kind-hearted,
intelligent and must be very industrious,
from the appearance Of their neat, sub
Year: 1867

Bay A letter from the western plains
says: at would be as easy to capture
ones shadow as to capture an Indian on
the plains in summer. That season is
his heaven. Then his pony is fat and
and feet; he himself needs nothing but
his shirt-the last pow.wow we had with
Pawnee Killer, on the Republican, his
entire costume consisted of very short
shirt and very PREDETERMINED hat; he
feeds upon the buffalo, and his habta-
ton is the boundless plains, Our at.
tempts at fighting Indians this summer
have been SO fruitless and so ridiculous
that the savages begin already, and not
without cause, to regard US


Weaker than . woman's tear,


Tanner than sheep, fonder than ignorance;


Less valiant than the virgin in the night,


And skilless as unpracticed infancy.
The sooner the summer hostilities are
ended the better for the reputation of
the troops engaged and the purse of the
Government"
Year: 1867

B@. An exchange says Ben Butler
is to row a race in Boston harbor. But
be Indignantly denies rumor, which had
arisen from the fact that he was to use
spoon.oars. that he is the Ben. Butler.
Year: 1867

bSr The Teutous of the West are be-
coming disgusted with Radicalism. The
German candidates on the Radical county
ticket in Davenport, Iowa, have with
drawn and taken their places on the
Democratic ticket, because dissatisfied
with the local policy Of the party on the
hcense nnestion.
Year: 1867

NEW PAPER HANGING ESTABLISHMENT.


The subscriber has just received direct from New
York large and we'll selected stock of
PAPER HANGINGS AND WINDOW SHADES
and Fixtures, to which he would respectfully ask
the attention of his friends and the public gener-
ally. Having made this change in his business he
hopes by prompt and faithful attention TO every
branch in his line to merit share of the patronage
so literally extended to him heretofore.
J. A. WATERS.
my 2l-6tt SS High street
Year: 1867

Mr. Whittier writes to An obscure literary journal
Dublished in this city the following interesting letter.


1 am very well aware that merely personal explain
ntons not likely TO be as interesting to the pubic
the parties concerned; but am induced 70 notice
chat s either miscOnception ON thy part or, as Is
most probable, failure on my own TO make myseh
sarly understood. In the reviewof "The Tent on the
8eaeh" In thy paper of last week, confess was not


tle surprised 10 find myself represented as regretng
~ lifelong and active participation in the great conflict
hieh has ended in the emancipation Of the slave and


hat had devoted myself to purely literary pursuits
% the hafplayful lines upon which this statement is
bunded, II did not feel at liberty 70 boast OF my anti
&avery labors and magnify my editorial profession,
fertaIny did not undeTrae them express the
&adow of regret that they had occupied so large
hare Of my time and thought The simple fact is that
annOt sufficiently thankful to the Divine Providence
hat early called attention to the great interests
= humanity saving from the poor ambitions and


serabe jeaOusies Of selfish pursuit Of literary repu


ton. Up to comparatively recent period my literary


writings have been simply epsodical something apart


em the real object and aim Of my life, and whatever OF


yOr they have found with the public has come TO ne as
grateful surprise rather than as an expected reward
have never staked all upon the chances of author


nip have been spared the pain of disappointment and


temptation to envy those who men of letters de-
trvedy occupy higher place IN the popular estimation
lz&an have ever aspired TO. Truly thy friend,


- JOHN g. WHITTIER.


Smes1ury, oh Third Month, 1857.
Year: 1867

A telegram from Copenhagen says Z" II is under
stood that Prince John will leave here immediately
for Athens to undertake the duties Of Regent during
the absence of the King. Immediately on his ARRIVAL
King George will start upon his visit to Copenhagen"
Year: 1867

1.-THE p0or-hoUsc has any tcrrors for
you never buy what YOU don't need
Before You pay three cents for jews
harp, my boy, ascertain whether yOn
cannot make just rs pleasant noise by
wListllnE, for which nature furnishes
the machinery, and before you pay sew
enty-Gvc dollars for coat, young man,


find out whether your lady would not
be Just as glad to see you in one that
costs half the money. If she would
not, let her crack her own hazelnuts
and buy her own clothes. When You
see man spending two or three dol
lars week foolishly, the chances are
five TO one that hen live long enough


to know how many cents there are i'll
dollar; if he don.t he's pretty sure to
bequeath that privilege to his widow.
When man asks you to bay that for
which you have no use, no matter how
cheap; don't say yes until you are sure
hat some one else wants it in advance.
Money burps in some folks pockets.
and makes such big holes that every
thing drops through past finding.
Year: 1867

BUTLER AND DANKS.-Thc New York
correspondent OF the Mobile Advert.
ser, in his account of the NaE England
dnncrin New York, on the 22d, says:


Neither Butler nor Banks were ut tho
table. There is a rumor that the pro
prietor Of Irving Hall stipulated that
Butler should not attend. His stocl.
of silver wares is large and valuable
The reason of Banks absence is said
to have been all apprehension in the
minds al the committee that the sup
ply of liquors ordered would give out
early if he were at the table.
Year: 1867

Gen. Butler said in his lecture in
Providence, that grand tactics in poll
tics are rs imperative as grand tactics
in war. Ifhis political tactics prove
no more successful than his war tactics,
the party he heads will have to wait
long fora victory.