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Year: 1873

Sciatica, or neuralgia in the sciatic
nerve, is generally felt in or near the hip
joint and may be an intense pain without
much lameness, or it may be both pain
and lameness, and to cure, use Rennes
Pain Killing Magic Oil on the limb and in
the hollow of the foot freely. Its use
cures as surely as it is used thoroughly.
Sold by John Bengston.
Year: 1873

There can be no doubt but the greater
portion of the pain which the human body
has to undergo is caused by some derange
meut Of the great organs, the Liver, Blood
Kidneys and Bowels Spring is upon us,
when change of atmosphere and habit are
apt to affect these organs; and the best
way to avert attacks of disease of this
character is to use Maguire's Cundurango
Bitters, the great Liver invigorator and
blood purifier, which releases the bile and
purgesit from the system, thereby pro
noting perfect health For sale by all
Druggists
Year: 1873

in the very years, from 1861 to the present
time, while railways were brought into
requisition to divert the interior trade
from that port, they ceased to main
tain their maritime Communication with
Vera Cruz; and both causes separately and
combined, contributed to the decline of the
trade which 10 so desirable and so neces-
cary to New Orleans. By the establishment
OF steamship lines to the ports of Mexico
and Central America. much of the trade
that was lost By the railway diversions
Will return to that city and new sources Of
commerce will be developed.


It is TO be hoped that our government:
will favor by legislation and diplomacy
the direct intercourse no: only with
Mexico. but with the whole length of the
continent. Such commerce will be far
more permanent and profitable than the
commerce on the lat;.udinal lines across
the Atlantic to Europe.
Year: 1873

"Papa, didn't YOU whip me once for Bit
ing Tommy ''Yes, my child and YOU
hurt him very much" "Well, then, papa,
you ought to whip sisters music teacher.
too he bit sister yesterday afternoon right
in the mouth, and know it hurt her, be-.
cause che put her arms around his neck and
tried to choke him.
Year: 1873

A county clerk in Ohio refused to issue a
marriage license because the man was only
four feet high and the woman Elk. 1t is
certainly strange state of affairs when a
poor man has no right TO marry because he
is little short. Does the impudent clerk
expect man to 60 out and grow long
enough to suit his ideas OF propriety!
Year: 1873

An ingenious man altered the numbers
on his Louisville lottery ticket to draw a
prize. As the colors of his ticket and the
stub Of the winning one were different. he
was advised to take another chance.
Year: 1873

The HABEAs CORPUs CASE OF LUclES
FoRD.-In the Hastings Court yesterday. in
the case of Lucien Ford, who appeared
before Judge Gnigon on Il writ of habeqs
corpus, the court entered the following
order: " That the Police Justice of the city
Of Richmond had no authority Of law 10
sentence Lucien Ford, As In the warrant OF
commitment alleged for the offence therein
set forth-to wit, for attempting to obtain
by false pretences money and goods Of Il
greater value than so.


at is therefore ordered that the said
Lucien Ford he discharged from custody
under the indictment and sentence by the
Police Justice set forth in the warrant oI
continuance ; and il is ordered that the said
Lucien Ford be remanded to Jail TO await III
indictment to be preferred to the grand jury
at the January term QS74) against him fol
unlawfuIly attempting 10 obtain goods OF :
greater value than fifty dollars from the
Tredegar Company under false prctcnccs
with intent to deiraud."


Judge Gnigon also decided that hereafter
when the Police Justice commits person to
Jail for an offence over which he has .iu1iSdic
tion the accused must serve out the time
prescribed by the Justice, and that the City
Sergeant must not res pect any order coming
from the Police Justice to discharge any such
prisoner until his time expires.
Year: 1873

LEVY BROTHERS have added some special bar
gains in dress goods to their depleted STOCK NO"
Is the time TO buy. We can't venture TO say no"
long goods viii remain 80 cheap as they no" are al
LEVY BROTHERS.
Year: 1873

NEW York, March 1S.-Three Lon
don detectives arrived here from Otta-
wa last evening, with instructions to
intercept the arrival of an agent with
some part of the proceeds OF fraud lately
practiced upon the bank of England.
They hope to arrest the person implica-
ted in the frauds, whose arrival is daily
exDActad
Year: 1873

Our job rooms-have been re-
plenished with a large variety
of new type, of the latest cut, and
we fiatter ourelves that the works
turned out of our Office for the
past year h 5 been second to
none ever done in this city. Our
prices are low, and will COM
pare favorablv with those of any
other place. Those who have
work which they wish done in a
neat and workmanlike manner,
had better give US call, ana ex-
anime our work and prices.
Year: 1873

can be secured by getting cans per bas-
ket. We know the brand upon which
this estimate is made sold very early in
the season at &2.l0. giving 80 cents per
dozen profit.


II 10 the intention Of the Co organised
hero to connect canning With the Alden
Process. being convinced that il out Of Is
canning establishments located on the Pc
ninsula only one is unsuccessful. We have u
greater chance Of being successful than
unsuccessful. and. further. il out Of the
canning business we derive only fair
price for our peaches We will be successful
in fact il not in point.


Being believers in the fact that what
man has done man can do again. and that
where others are successful in any bust
ness we can be. also, il we will acknowl-
edge the idea that he who is successful in
growing peaches may he very poor hand
at canning. lie may BE- very good buy.
er Of peaches and ut the same time very
poor salesman.


Believing that the fruit growers must
open markets somewhere for their produce
We have come to the firm conclusion that
like charity, it should begin at home, and
especially ask all those who are Of like o.
pnion to join US in opening q business in
our town which will turn the tide Of
the balance Of trade. and not for Elk
mouths Of the year have it against Us
Let US save our products and sell them n
another shape when we most need the re-
turns,


MipDLrrowS Fnrrr PREsERving Co.


By order Of the Board OF \


Directors January 24,ls73.
Year: 1873

Already kilograms have been received
from manufacturers and machinists in
st. Louis and other cities asking for
space, while all our own merchants and
mechanics are getting ready. Memphis
mechanics have had a fearful trial dur
ing the last few weeks. but they have
now a splendid opportunity to show
their readiness and ability to cope with
disaster. Much stress will be thrown
upon the show they make at the expOsi-
ton, and it bebooves them to show that
they are prepared 10 meet every demand.
They have already lost much by the
diversion of trade elsewhere, during the
prevalence Of the fever. If they hope
90 revive trade and recover from past
losses, let them be prompt and make a
better show than ever. We have but
few days TO make our arrangements
let them be active days. The secretary
and superintendent will be on hand to-
morrow at the building to receive goods
and assign space. A large portion of
which, had been applied for previous to
the pOstponement.
Year: 1873

POWERFUL Hobbies, it is said, are al
ready being orgsnized to operate on the
next congress for additional grants, and
report says even a money subsidy to the
Northern Pacific and Texas railroads;
and combination for this purpose Of
these two great interests will probably
take place under leadership heretofore
omnipotent in manipulating congress.
Year: 1873

THE PEOPLE of Memphis never were
so unanimous upon any question as
they now are upon that of a thorough
and systematic drainage. They will
not be content with anything less in
that line, and they also insist upon an
efficient corpse Of sanitary police and q
board of heslth with full and ample
powers for auy emergency.
Year: 1873




It is 3 source Of great qualification to
Us that the suggestions Of the APPEAL
in regard to the establishment Of an in
dustrial institution for our orphans,
to be at once a home for them and a
monument perpetuating the fame and
name of Matte Stevenson, has taken
fast hold on the minds Of some of our
most benevolent people, and only needs
agitation to make it tangible reality.
Some Of our pastors have inter
ested themselves in the scheme,
and we are happy to say
think it feasible, and the proper way to
testify our love and respect for the noble
woman, and at the same time do our
whole duty by the orphans left to our
care by the dreadful epidemic. In an
industrial home like that proposed the
children would receive not only good
English education, but be brought up in
habits Of industry, learn to apply them
selves to some trade or profitable call
ing, and thus woHld be sent into the
world prepared to ill a useful place
in it, and become good, perhaps,
leading citizens. Their home, too,
would, throug1 N.eiT labors, become
self supporting, ai,l, in the knowledge
that they were not living upon the
charity of the world, upon the money
that could be begged from day 10 day by
wel-meaning, but importunate friends,
they would grow up with all the dignity
and self-respect of persons conscious
and proud Of the independence which a
right use of our faculties secures to US
all. With such home, and a separate
refOrmstory school for the little
mackeTels who threaten society as the
young recruits Of the vicious and crimi-
nal classes, Memphis would possess two
institutions to which she could point
with pride as places where YVES prac-
ticed the doctrine of prevention so
wholesOmely effective in saving from
crime those who, without them,
would fall prey 10 their
own ignorance and weakness,
and the snares that are everywhere
set 10 catch the unthinking and un-
wary. We desire TO impress upon our
citizens the great necessity for a proper
" endowed industrial home TO- our
orphans, and trust Il viii soon be a real
ity, TO be known by the name OF the
"child-wOman,n who so nobly vindi
Gated the better side of human nature
by her death as yelIow-fever nurse.
Year: 1873

WEST CHESTER, November S.-The
Jury in the Undertook case have not re-
turned a verdict. A report says that
they are divided between a verdict of
murder in the first and second degree.
Year: 1873

ST. LOUIS, August 23.-Judge Cal
win, of the court of criminal correction,
to-day rendered decision in the case of
n. E. Elliott rs. Kate Clark, for keep
ing a bawdy house, which was argued
last Saturday, and in which was in
volved the question of the constitution
ality of the social-evil ordinance now in
force here. The decisions of Judge
Calvin are Numerically opposed
to the State law, under which this
prosecution is had, and that the amend
ment to the city charter permitting the
city council to regulate the prostitution
was a special act applying only to St.
Louis, and therefore unconstitutional,
inasmuch as that instrument provides
that the general assembly shall pass no
special law in any case by which
provision can be made by general law.


The judge says further: 1t is a
special law in its application to but one
sex and not to both sexes. In this it is
against the spirit of the bill of rights.
The laws should operate uniformly.
Offences charged in Information could
not be if the other sex were not partici-
pants in it. 1t is unjust and unfair
that parties to the Offense should be
reQulTeu u COuIOIul W TIC nultAlGul-
nous, grievous and burdensome regula-
tions, while the other party does not
even receive tacit recognition. This
inject cannot be rendered less a crime
by our humane legislature than it setu-
ally is now. No law but the universal
Law of compensation can regulate it..
Ny views of this matter are, that words
to regulate in the connection in which
they appear in the charter are not incon-
sistent with any law Of this State, and
have received q construction altogether
too broad, and that they do not justify
the passage of an ordinance relied upon
by defendants If such a meaning of
words to regulate as was understood by
the city council to be the true meaning,
1 say then, the general assembly ex-
ceeded their constitutional powers when
they made the grant, because no such
power exists in the constitution.
Kate Clark was fined one hundred dol
lars, and Lizzie Saville, who was also a
defendant in the case, the same amount.
A motion was made for new trial. If
refused, an appeal will be taken to the
supreme court.
Year: 1873

From the Cleveland Leader, August 2Oth.I


Three separate dispatches from Vienna
combine to dispel all doubt as to what sewing
machine has won the first honors of the great
Expo itiOn. The first was a special to the
New York press on Monday, and was as
Year: 1873

FORGERY AND ELoPEMENT.- Reading
Times says: On Tuesday u young lady, residing
in the outskirts of tho city, whose father has, for
a number of yeas been keeping bank account
at Bushong & Bros, presented a check at that
banking house for SlG0, purporting to be drawn
by her father The check was cashed, after
some hesitation, and the young lady departed
with the money. Instead of returning home
she left the city with stranger, who had been
making love to her foy some time, and the check
was discovered TO be forgery The check wa'
neatly filed up in the handwriting ofthe younl
lady, and the signature which was cleverly i'm
itated, 1t is supposed was the work of her lover
1t is not known who her lover is, but the pai
are supposed to have left for New York. Step
have been taken TO secure their arrest which
it is hoped, will prove successful.
Year: 1873

The season tor taking down stoves is here
chnrch-going man in Bridgeport, believing
that the winter was over, took down his stove
last week. His wife assisted. As it was Iec-
essary TO carry it up fight of stairs, the hlls-
band went first, and his wife took the rear hold
and followed. The man thought this was an
admirable arrangement, for in case the stove
slipped and journeyed down stairs, his wife
might possibly get her meek broken, and he
would be left 10 get new mother for his chill
dren. But lle was disappointed.


The noble woman struggled bravely with her
end Of the stove, and did't have to bend her
back bit, whilst her consideIate husband was
bent nearly double all the tune, and just as the
last joint in his spinal column was about to
snap, his wife crowded him little, and ho put
his end down on his best toe and yelled. Then
the woman, excitedly, lifted her end as high as
she colld, throwing about fourteen more tons
on his toe. Then lie yelled louder and swore.
And before that stove was put away, that
church-going man was set back at least ten
years in his religion.
Year: 1873

Louisville man has been troubled by a
visit from the ghost of his first wife. lie did
not see the ghosts face, but lie knows it must
have been her, because she marched straight
to the pantry and went for the wedding cake
tue periidious malhad prepared for his second
marriage.
Year: 1873

God tries you because in some way He is
about 10 use you; for your history will furnish
no exception to the rule that when God Is about
to make pre-eminent use of a mau, He puts
him In the fire.
Year: 1873

The postal car trouble has been compromised.
The railroad companies have agreed to run the
postal cars until the special committee Of the
U. $. Senate to investigate the subject shan
have reported at the next session.
Year: 1873

The Postmaster General has requested of the
Attorney General his opinion as to the powers
Of the Government in case OF the refusal of the
railroad companies to furnish postal cars also
as to the power OF Congress to enlarge the au .
therity Of the Post Office Department in the mat
ter OF providing for the carriage OF the mails, and
the extent to which it can do so.
Year: 1873

If | were to give you Z motto to eo
through life with-one that would
stand you for warning and counsel in
any strait in which you might find
Zoarself-I would give it in this word,


Don't waste your time and your
strength, and your opportunities. by
always moaning to do something-do
r. Only weakness comes of indecision.


Why, some people have accustomed
themselves to this way of dawdlino
from one thing to another. that K
really seems impossible for them TO
squarely make up their minds to .any-
thing. They quite knew what thew
meant TO do next; their only pleasure
seems to consist in putting off a. long,
as possible. and then dragging slowly
through them, rather than doing any-
thing else.


Don't live single hour Of life Win
out doing exactly what is to be done
IN IT.. and going straight through It
from beginning to end. Work. NAV.
study, whatever it is, take hold nj
once and finish it up squarely and
cleanly, and then to the next thing
without letting any moments drop ont
between. 1t is wonderful to see how
many hours these prompt people con-
trive to make of day; it il as if they,
picked up the moments that the david
lers lost. And ifyou ever find your
self where You have so many things
pressing that you hardly know how
20 begin, let me tel! You a secret: take
hold OF the first one that comes to
hand, and you will find the rest ali fiji
into one file and follow after, like a
company OF well-drillcd soldiers; and
though work may be hard to meet
when it charges in a squad, it is easily
vanquished when brought into line.
You may have often seen the anecdote
OF the man who was asked how he ac-
complished SO much in his life. "My
father iather taught me-" was the reply.
aur Tnen ~, ! mad anything to do, to go and
word "Now." '"Ae'0
Year: 1873

word is to be suspected in such case, let him
answer for me, for here he comes"


The gentleman at this time entered the
room, and after some apologies, being made
acquainted with the business, confirmed every
word his obedient wife had reported in her
own favor, upon which he was requested to
choose which horse in the team he liked best ;
and to accept Of it as present.


A black gelding struck the fancy of the
gentleman most, but the lady desired he would
choose the gray mare, which she thought
would be very ft for her side-saddle; her
husband gave substantial reasons why the
black horse would be the most useful to them,
but madam still persisted in her claim to the
gray mare. "What," said she, "and will you
not take her then? But say you shall, tor
am sure the gray mare is much the better
horse" "Well my dear" replied the hus-
band eff it must be so" "You must take
an egg," replied the gentleman caller, "and l
must take all my horses back again, and en-
deavor to live happy with my wife-Ne''
York Observer.
Year: 1873

A FABLE.-"The millennium is come, " said
a lion to lamb Suppose you come out of
that fold, and let us lie down together, as it
has been foretold we should"


"Been to dinner to day ?" inquired the lamb:


"Not a bite of anything since breakfast"
was the reply, Except few lean swine sad.
die or two, and some old harness"


81 distrust millennium" confined the lamb,
thoughtfully, (which consists solely in our ly-
ing down together. My notion of that hap
by time is thatit is a period in which pork and
leather are not articles of diet, but in which
every respectable lion shall have as much NUT.
ton as he can consume. However, you may
go over yonder sunny hill and lie down until |
come"
Year: 1873

How very few of those who are in the hab-
it of indulging in social glass ever think OF
the dangers to which they are subjected
How many moderate drinkers are there IN
the country who think they will ever become
common street drunkards? They are very
scarce, we all know, yet we see and know how
many drunkards there are and also know
that every one Of them was once moderate
drinker.


And many young man who can resist al
most any thing else, cannot resist the invita-
ton to take drink. Why is it? There must
be something deeper in an invitation to take
glass than in anything else, as man is too
weak to resist temptation. The great trouble
is that they think there is no harm in one
glass. =, -,


Ifyou never drink the first glass there will
be no temptation to try the second. 1t is so.
cial evil, and one of immense power to do evil
in our country.


We know that it takes moral courage to
stand up firmly and say, No, 1 will not drink;
but you can do it ifyou will. And to you is
recorded the privilege of showing that you
can resist temptation if you will.


Learn to resist the social glass; learn to
say no, whenever the intoxicating cup is Of
fered you, whether by the hand of some fair
and beautiful young lady by the dirty greasy
hand of bar-keeper.


If YOU would shun the evils of intemper-
ance, if you would live as man should live,
if you want to be man, let the social glass
alone.


But if you would sink your manhood below
the brute, if you would kill all qualities that
60 toward making up the true man, be mod
crate drinker.


If you want to be common street drunk
ard disgrace to yourself and family, and
stain upon the manhood of your country,
partake of the social glass.


If you would live life Of shame and die
by that terrible disease, delirum tremens, be
moderate drinker.-Temple Of Honor.
Year: 1873

How TO sLEEp.-With regard to sleep, the
recumbent position has obviously very much
to do with it. Undoubtedly, sleep may occur
in the sitting posture, and even while stan
ding; but these cases are exceptional. 1t IS
certain, also, that sleep in bed, as rule, is
sounder with "a low pillow than high one.
If, then, there be state Of wakefulness at
nj ght, the head should be kept low; if, on the
contrary, there is undue sleepiness, the head
should be kept high, The degree OF sleep
and the amount oft may be regulated by sim.
ply taking care that the head is in the right
position. If prolonged redundancy is ne
cessary part Of the treatment, the tendency to
sleep too much during the day, and too little
at night, may thus be corrected. By raising
the head in the daytime the patient remains
awake sufficiently to be able to sleep at night;
by dressing the head at bedtime, the conditions
are favorable to sleep during the night; and,
as rule, sleep is conciliated in this way, with
out the help of narcotics-Dr. Radcliffe.
Year: 1873

As will be seen by the proceedings of meeting at Florence, the citizens about there and Sanford have lost their patience with roughs and mur- derers. For months gone by, we have been convinced that this state of things would ensue. The open manner in which the citizens act and propose to act commands respect, and probably will have the effect of in ducing bad characters to operate else where and thereby save further pro- ceedings in the line indicated in the proceedings, which we presume none can more sincerely wish may be the case than the very men whose names appear to the published proceedings in THE CITIZEN to-day.