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Fashions for Thrifty People.

Warm, durable, economical winter suits
are made of English waterproof cloth, or
dark linsey, trimmed with broad, heavily
corded black wooden band, called "Her-
cules braid a good, useful style, in which
to make them is with single skirt, walk
ing length, and lined, straight Hungarian
pclisse, lined to the waist with canton flan-
mel, belted in and ornamented upon the
sides with a single wide military sash, and
edged with fringe. A pelerine cape may
be added to the pelisse for warmth, lined
with flannel, in which case an ordinary lin
ing will be sufficient for the waist of the
pelisse. Scotch linsey and English water
proof range from 81 to 50 per yard; at the
latter price waterproof cloth of the best
style and quality is yard and half wide,
and six or seven yards make suit. Her.
cules braid is from one to two and three
dollars per dozen yards, according to width.
The Scotch poplins, in the scarlet and blue
and green checks, are very nice for house
dresses, wearing clean and always looking
well and lady-lilze. 1t is indeed nearly i'm
possible to wear them out; they always
make over useful for children. The skirts
of these dresses need no trimming; make
them long at the back and full, putting the
back breadths in large gathers, add to the
belt rosette back and front, made of rather
large leaves, bound with black velvet trim
the waist square with black velvet and che
mile fringe if liked, and make leaf rosettes
for the top of the sleeves, or the body may
be left open in front, bordered with velvet,
and worn with chemisette. Poplin velor,
a heavily corded fabric, makes very hand
some dress-quite as handsome as silk. 1t
is two dollars and quarter, and is most
fashionable in pearl grey garnet, crimson
and black. A winter cloak of cloth should
be made up as pelisse with cape, or as
a round cloak, composed of two or three
capes. The fur boa for the neck is properly
adapted to these designs in cloaks. With
the present style of dress warmer under
clothing is required, and this must not be
lost sight of. Long Balbriggan hose, knit
or canton flannel drawers warm flannel I'M
derskirt, and Boulevard over a very
small hoop, will be found necessary to most
ladies, especially those living in the coun-
try and in addition, high lined boots, and
possibly Init merino undershirts. Make
the undertaking warm at any rate.
Jennie June.
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certain force of manhood, a weight of
character, and depth of reflection rarely
seen i'll those who only buy and sell.
| should be sorry to say anything to dis
parage our institutions of learning. New
crtheless, feel confident that an intelli-
gent youth, who remains at school until he
is sixteen or seventeen, and then apprenti-
ces himself to good trade, can get bet
ter education out of his shop with an
hours study of principals in the EVENING"
than it is possible to get in any college in
existence-tlIat is to say, better educa-
ton for Ills new and forming country,
where, for fifty years at least to come, no
man can hope to play a leading part, ex-
cept in welding material force.
I say, then, lads of sixteen, if you would
lay a foundation for sure prosperity, be-
gin by learning a trade. If you would do
mans part for your country, begin the
work of preparation by learning a trade
I1tchurd's M0nthlU.
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THE ROYAL COLOR.

The estimation in which the purple dye
OF Tyre was held in ancient times is shown
by the manner iii which it is referred to by
all classic writer's So highly priced was il,
and SO expensive, that it became the svm-
Dol of royalty; and to be I" born in the
purple y was expressive of imperial or pa
trician decent. The method of obtaining
tins shade OF purple has been lost, with
many other mechanic arts, but Professor
Dussance gives the following interesting
though somewhat conjectural sketch of its
source and the manner of its production
1.-The Tyrians were probably the only
people of antiquity who made dyeing their
chief occupation and the staple of their
commerce. The Opulence of Tyre seems to
have proceeded i'll great measure from the
sale of its rich and durable purple. II is
unanimously asserted by all writer's that Il
Tyrian was the inventor of the purple dye
about 1900 years &c, and that the King
of PhGnicia was SO captivated with the
color that he made purple one of his princi-
pal ornaments, and that, for many centur-
les after, Tyrian purple became badge of
royalty. So highly priced was this color,
that in the time of Augustus pound of
wool dyed with it cost at Rome Il sum
nearly equal to thirty pounds sterling
The Tyrian purple is now generally be-
lievcd to have been derived from two diff
ferent kinds of shell-fish, described by
Pliny under the names purpuru and Juccin-
um and was extracted from small vessel
OF sac in their Threats to the amount of one
drop from each animal but an inferior
substance was obtained by crushing the
whole substance of the buccinuDs. At first
it is colorless liquid, bat by exposure to
air and light it assumes successfully cit
ron yellow, green, azure, red, and, in the
course of forty-eight hours, a brilliant p l.
pie hue. If the liquid be evaporated to
dryness soon after being collected, the resi-
due does not become tinged in this man.
ner.
"These circumstances correspond with
the minute description of the manner of
catching the purple dye-fsh, given in the
work of an eyewitness, Eudocia Macrem-
bolitissa, daughter of the Emperor Con-
stantine the Eighth, who lived in the
eleventh century. The color is remarkable
for durability. Plutarch observes, in his
life of Alexander, that, at the taking of
Susa, the Greeks found, in the royal treas
ury of Darius, a quantity of purple cloth,
of the value of five Thousand talents, which
still retained its beauty, though it had lain
there one hundred and ninety years. This
color resists the action even of alkalies,
and most acids. Pliny states that the
Tyrians gave the first ground of their pur-
pie dye by the unprepared liquor of the
purpura, and then improved or heightened
it by the liquor of the 6uccinuma. In this
manner they prepared their double-dyed
purple-purpurG dibapha-which was SO
called either because it was immersed in
two different liquors, or because it was first
dyed in the wool and then in the yarn"
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=" Father, I think you told a fib in tt

feather, think you told fib in the
pulpit to-day" said a little son Of a clergy
man.
"Why, what do you mean?"
"You said, 'One word more and I have
DONE Then you went on and said a great
many more words. The people expected
you'd leave off, cause you promised them.
But you didn't and kept on preaching long
while after the time was up
"A clergyman happening to get wet,
and when his colleague came in he asked
him to preach for him, as he was wet
4" No sir thank you," was the prompt
reply, "preach yourself; you will be dry
enough in the pulpit
"A country youth came to town to see
his intended wife, and for long time
could think of nothing to say. At last,
great snow falling, he took occasion to
tell her that his fathers sheep would be all
undone. "Well," said she, taking him by
the hand, I'll keep one of them.
MI. JcHklIS, Sdll ~ lbtic Tett-Hcducu
girl, with pug nose and bare feet, "mother
says you will oblige her by lendin her a
stick of tirewood-filin' this cruit with vim
egar-puttin' a little soft soap in this pan
and please not let your turkey gobbler
roost on our fence.
Among the gifts to newly married
pair the other evening, was broom sent
to the lady, accompanied with the follow
ing sentiment "This trifling gift accept
from me, its use I would commend in
sunshine use the brushy part, i'll storm the
other end"
A physician was called to man in this
city yesterday, and on being asked if he
hadn't taken something strange into his
stomach, replied that he believed he had
1t must have been that glass of WATER
Haven't been SO imprudent, doctor, for ten
years." .-.
Put two persons i'll the same bedroom,
one of whom has the toothache, and the
other in love, and it will be found that the
person having the toothache will go to sleep
first.
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MY DARLiNGS.

My Rose, so rcd and round,
My Daisy, darling of the summer weather.
You must go down now, and keep house
together.
Low underground
O little silver line
Of meadow water ere the cloud rise dark,
ling
Slip out Of sight, and with your comcly
sparkling
Make their hearth shine.
Leaves of the garden bowers,
The frost is coming soon,-your prime is
over =;
SO gently fall, and make soft, warm cover
To house my flowers.
1.-the willow, too forego
The crown that makes you queen of wood
land graces,
Nor leave the winds to shear the lady tres
From your dropped brow.
Oak, held by strength apart
From all the trees, stop now your stems
from growing,
And send the sap, while yet It is bravely
flowing,
Back to your heart.
And ere the autumn slcet
Freeze into ice, or sift to bitter showing,
Make compact with your peers for over
strowing
My darlings sweet.
So when their sleepy eyes
Shall lie unlocked by May with rainy
KISSES
They to the sweet renewal of old blisses
Refreshed may rise.
Lord, in that evil day
When my own wicked thoughts like thieves
waylay me,
Or when prickcd conscience rises up to slay
me,
Shield nc, pray.
AS. WileD lllc StOIill Siitil tflNc,
Spread thy two blessed hands like leaves
above me,
And with thy great love, though none else
should love me,
Save me alive p!
Heal with thy peace my strife;
And as the poet with his golden versing
Lights his low house, give me, thy praise
rchearsing,
To light my life.
Shed down thy grace in showers,
And if some roots of good, at thy appear
ing,
Be found in me, transplant them for the
rearing
Ofheavcnly flowers.
atlantic MontHy.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
ESTABLISHED IN 1928.
GID WoIaE-Es,
Importer and Proprietor Of the
SCMIEnkii hR0MlT;G SCiENAPPS.
go Escuycr S.. New ECrsa.

The subscriber hcgS leave to inform the trade
that he has appointed the following firms in
Baltimore agents for the sale of his bottled
Wines and Liquors.
Each bottle bears Il label with certificate Of its
gcnuincnesS signed by the proprietor.
WIN. Il. BROWN Il BRO,
THOMSON IL BLOCK,
CAEBI, G1LP1N Il GO.
Aur %. lSGS-i,n
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This is the Connecticut remedy for
bedbugs: Shake them all down into the
middle of the sheet, and put some ice among
them. Pretty soon you will see the little
fellows get up on their hind legs and begin
to thrash themselves to keep warm. After
that you need not be afraid of their biting,
but may go to bed and sleep, secure from
their attacks for the rest of the night.
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DAvY CRocKETT.-Davy happened to be
present at an exhibition OF animals, in the
city of Washington, where monkey
seemed to attract his particular regard,
and he abstractcdly observed:
eff that fellow had on Il pair of specta-
cles, he would look like Major Wright, of
Ohio
The Major happened to be just behind
Crockett, and tapped him on the shoulder.
Turning round, Davy very formally re-
marked
''Ill be hanged if I know whose pardon
to ask, yours or the monkeys ~
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"A story is told of a young lady, a teach
er at Suntay-school, who one or two Sum
days ago asked a youngster what was mat
rimony. He mistook the question far pur-
gatory, and promptly answered GA place
or state of punishment in this life where
some souls suffer for time before they as
cend to heaven
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Orchilla GNanO.

Rich in phosphates and Salts and equal to the best A
''''''' i' ' JOHN PARTRIDGE,
oct TO- 1868 Eikton.
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CLOTHING.
A Reason for Everybody.
TIE reason achy
We 90 and bug
At RockhU g. Wilson's Hall,
Excellent Clothes,
Such as those,
THEY sell IN tie present Fill!
Is simply this;
We enjoy such bliss
In haring oar clothes 10 i'll
So splendjaly nice,
Atsuch cheap price;
Tile best in tie and; Mat's IL!
At tie Great Broaca Hall.
We good folks al
Get suited acitA artat are mant;:
Pants, rest, and cont,
Whether ace eote
For Seymour, or cote for Grant!
SIkSANI N1EN
SEYMOUR MEN,
BLAIR MEN,
COLFAN MEN,
MEN of every Stripe.
or of NO
STRIPE at all.
COME! AMI buy striped, spcrkiIl. notified figured.
plain clothing. exactly according the dictates of
your cons fence, and the size of your parse,
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HOWEL'S POINT
NURSERIES & FRUIT FARM.

1000, 900 Raspberry, Blackberry
and Strawberry Plants and
Grape Vines,
of the most approved and profitable market
varieties, for sale. Also,
$4,000 First Glass Peach Trees,
grown from natural seed.
Descriptive Catalogue mailed 10 appliGahls'
NORRIS BARN RID,
Still Pond, Kent county, Md.
Sep 19-tApr 80
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Victoria knits.
Heller is in London.


Charles Kean left 100000.
Gen. Grants billiard table is the finest
in the country.
Prince Alfred has been photographed
in miners costume.
Dickens will sail for England in the
Cuba, on the 22d of April.
Queen Victoria is doing second vol
ume about "Our" home life.
Vanderbilt has Fifteen years more to
live, according to DR.. Lambert.
Fighting Joe Hooker is announced as
among the very latest arrivals at the
Eternal City.
Charlotte Cushman's brother is said to
have been with the Papal troops against
Garibaldi.
Florence Nightingale has subscribed
$1,000 to fund for erecting an infirmary
at Rotterdam, England.
Five ladies have been sworn in by the
Legislature OF Kansas to act as enrolling
clerks to that body.
General Wool, of Albany, has recently
received $1,000 overcoat from Russia.
1t is a Wool overcoat.
The law in Salt Lake requires young
men to marry at the age of nineteen, or
pay forfeit to Brigham Of two hundred
dnliara
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rT,HE total amount covered by the Etna Poll
L cies on property destroyed or damaged Is
500. 1854. on which salvage will be about five
per cent. Our total loss will not vary much
from 100000, and was promptly adjusted and
paid. This sum is five per cent. upon the Com
pany's assets, figure but slightly exceeding
our Government and State taxes paid last year,
or proportion equal to 5000 loss for COM
pany of $4,000 assets.
The necessity for insurance and the value OF
wealthy, strong corporations is forcibly il
Illustrated by this FIRE. Several weak insurance
companies are destroyed. Portland has a
population of s5.OO0--was handsomely built,
mostly fine brick or stone structures-protected
and screened with UPWARD of 5000 shade trees
bounded on three sides by water-indeed,
literally, almost rising from the ocean--apd
with a steam fire department-yet it has $l0,-
1000 of property consumed in few hours
upon holiday when its people are least occu-
pied-from the very insignificant cause of
contemplate frecracker.
Remember the trihing origin of fires that
sweep away in few hours the earnings o.
years. Consider your best interest and give the
Etna Agent q cab if you need proper insur-
ance security. Pay fair rate of premium for
a good and genuine article, and with these
lights and experiences before you, procure
your insurance with shrewd judgment.
Applications for insurance promptly attended
to by II. A. LITTLET0N & CO., Ag'ts.
No. % Madison street.
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Trustees Sale.

TTNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A DEED
u Of Trust 10 me executed and delivered on
the 18th day of December. 1857, by Q. .. Hob
m Reqister's office of Shelby county, TO secure
the indebtedness therein described, 1 SHALL on
saturday, the 4fh day of April, Ises,
IN front of my Office. corner of Washiugtop and
Main streets, in the city of Memphis. between
the hours of 10 a. IN. and ?. m, sell to the high,
est bidder. for cash, the following described
real estate, to wit Lot No. 100. situate in the
Greenlaw addition TO the city Of Memphis,
fronting ~ feet on the west side of Fifth
street, running back west between parallel
lines i4Sl6 feet to an alley. Equity of redemp-
ton waived title believed to be good, but l
''A''' '' - GEO. WASHINGTON.
I5;-td Trustee.
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U. s. INTERNAL REVENUE SALE.
CoLLEcToR's OFFICE, srH DIST. TRNs..
MEMPHIS, March 5, 1868. J

CoLLEoToR's OFFICE. SrH DIST. TRNs..l
MEMPHIs. March 5. 1865.
an THE 18th INST., AT 10 O'CLOCK AM.
" will sell for cash. at No. Howard row,
the following property, destrained and levied
on as the property Of O. Ii. Ebbert q Co. and Z.
III. Ebbert
Bottling Machine;
16 Gross empty Bottles
42l Empty Boxes;
Table;
Liquor casks with faucets;
5 Cases Bourbon Whisky q doz. bottles in
Cases Boxers Bitters Il dozen bottles in
20 Cases Sherry Wine Il dozen bottles in
4Csses blackberry Wine Cdozen bottles in
easel:
II Gases Port Wine;
Lot Is empty Liquor barrels;
Lot Tinware;
70 Cases Southern Bitters Il dozen to the
easel;
to satisfy warrant issued by Rolfe s. Saun-
ders, Collector Internal Revenue, Sth District
Tennessee, on the 18th of November 1867,
against G. II. Ebbert & Co., for their United
States license, as wholesale liquor dealers at
342 Second street. for the year ending the first
day of May, 1858 and as the property Of G. II.
Gilbert for his United States tax on his watch
for the year ending the first day of May, 1858.
Said sale positive. unless the said parties pay
the amounts assessed against them, with all
penalties, interest and cost Of destraint. and
sale. ROLFE S. SAUNDERS,
Collector Int. Rev., eth Dist Tenn.
By JOHN MARTIN. Deputy Collector. ID
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Trustees Sale.

by VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST EX-
2gth, 1867, to secure n certain debt. due TO. ii.
A. Partee. 1 will proceed to sell to the highest
bidder. for cash, on
Saturday, 2sth day of March. IS6s,
nj the Chancery Courthouse door. Greenlaw
Block, between the hours Of ten am. and
twelve m, the property known as the Mans
field Place, situate on the PigeonRoost road two
and haif miles east of Memphis, containing
14H acres of land, with an elegant residence
and all necessary out buildings. l believe the
title to be good-but will only convey as
r. W. MATTHEW'S, Trustee.
MEMPHIS, TRIM. Feb. Is, 1868 ~
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Trust Sale.

by VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST TO
ID me executed, by 5. A. Young. on the 4th
Of November 1866. and recorded in the RECORD
Office Of Prairie county, Arkansas, on the 18th
day of November following. in Record. Book
p, pages 223 and 22i, for the purpose Of sesu-
ring the payment of the several debts therein
specified, I will, on
Thursday the 26th day of March, lses,
at II o'clock M. in front of the Office of Jones
Brothers. No. s Madison street, Memphis,
Tenn, sell for cash the following described
tract or parcels of land, situated in Prairie
ton 1868 acres; the west half Of southwest
quarter. section 10 12l acres; the southeast
quarter of section 1S-l60 acres, in township
one ~, south of the base line and range eight
west Of fifth principal meridian the northeast
quarter, section 24-160 acres /; the east half of
the north quarter, section A-80 acres. in town
ship one ~. south Of the base line, in range
nine (9l, west of the fifth principal meridian;
The right of redemption is waived in said deed
Of trust, and the title supposed to be perfect;
but will only convey such title as is invested
in me by said deed of trust.
J. II. WEST, Trustee.
Memnhis February Is. 1858 10
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Every Man His Own Banker.
InsOIvent Notice.

THE UNDERSIGNED, EXECUTOR OF
i Jerry Harrington, deceased. having sur-
rested the ineolvency of the estate Of faid de-
ceased. IN the County Court Il Shelby county.
State Of Tennessee. and, b. order Of the Court,
be hereby notifes al creditors cfsaid estate b
Sic their claims, pruperiy authentcated, With
the Clerk Of srid Court. On o. before he eth
day Of July. Ises. o. Be f1rsTer bard,
JOHN GORMAN,
lav-7 Exr ofJsrTy HarTingtot, deed.
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How TO Ger Rich /!

A CHARMING LITTLE BOOK. ON THE
n Ways and Means 81 Acquiring wealth.
BVery younr nan should possess himself With
q cory n this invaluable handbook. No book
has kecn rublished which rputains 90 much
sound. practicai advire- Price Fifty Ceuif.
Address CHARLES J. FORL0NG.
10 Nc. lD Clinton street, Buffalo, n. 7.
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Agents wanted Everywhere---.Most
Liberal Terms. Exclusive Agen-
cfes will be granted by
states or Counties.

U,HE FOLLOWING PERSONS CAN SPEAK
for the Dasher-they are prepared to speak
from experience. Go and ask them. ,,,
Capt. ]. T. Adams, Yalobusha county. Miss.
| Ben. Mostly, Hernando, Miss.
DIR. w. ID. Lyles, Macon. Miss:
DR.. A. NJ. Caruthers, Starkyille, Miss.
| j. L. Dyer & Co., Corinth. Miss.
J9hp wiIsn S. HSy cs Sp1iRs;M Mss
]. M. Carlton, Sardis, Miss.
| N. Nail. Horn Lake, Miss.
X. s. Walton. Como, Miss.
| Dr.. q. W. Rhew, Charleston. Miss.
DIR. A. NJ. Ayres. Salem, Miss.
| DR.. z. p. Weaver. Pope's; Miss.
| VIM. Hodges, 0kolona, Miss:
G. II. Young, West Point Miss.
T. D.. j Jackson. Coahoma, Miss.
| r. A. Hutchinson, Waco, Texas.
| r. G. Myers. Nlillican, Texas.
D. Saunders Jefferson. Texas.
G. NJ. Earl, 0ttowa, Illinois.
II. X. Strong, Dixon, Illinois:
W. q. Brown, Evansville, Indiana.
| A. u. Smith, Geneva, New York.
w. ID. Mcfarland. Gayoso, Missouri.
Gen. r. &. Lee. Lexington, Virginia.
Mrs Il. A. Jones, Hampton, VIRGINIA.
Dir. j. L. Grant, Atlanta, Georgia,
Rev. DR.. r. II. Rivers. Somerville, Tenn.
A. Buck, Brownsville. Tenn.
Rev. Moses Brock. -, Tenn.
Rev, w. G. Johnson, Of Ghrist,an Advocate
| ii. NJ. Woodson. Duvalls Bluff. Arkansas.
j. IL. Fox. Crittenden, Arkansas.
e. b. Tolson, Cat Island, Arkansas:
Jos Hubbard, Island 90.
W. ii. Cogbill, Wittsburg, Arkansas.
X. ID. Bond. Jacksonport, Arkansas.
j. L. Harding. Osceola, Arkansas.
B.L. Armstrong, Crittenden county, Arkansas.
IT. l.. Matthew, Indian Bay. Arkansas.
Rev. II. VI. Granada, Fayetteville. Arkansas.
Thos. B. King. Searcy. Arkansas;
Charlie Morris, Pacific Place. Arkansas.
r. +. Collins, Crittenden county. Arkansas.
T. II. Withers, Louisville, Kentucky.
j. NJ. Owen, Russellville, Kentucky.
J. W, Jones. Allensville. X kentucky.
X. w. Stephens, Hickman, Kentucky.
DR.. McGavock. Pecan Point Arkansas.
Joshua Beal, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Gen. N. B. Forrest. Memphis.
Thos. III. Allen. Memphis.
Newton Ford. Memphis.
Fletcher Lane. Memphis.
A. j. Knapp, Memphis.
M, ID. Deadrick, Memphis.
Hume +. Hill, Memphis.
Jack Halstead, Memphis.
Gel. +. Whitmore, Memphis.
Col. II. T. Tomlnson. Memphis.
B. F. Ball. Memphis.
Capt. Jos. Lenow, Memphis.
W NJ. Perkins, Memphis,
Judge A. Wright, Memphis.
ca Dasher forwarded TO any address on re,
ceipt of SO 90, or by express &C. o. D." All
communications with stamp will be promptly
answered.
j. A. CAMERON d CO.,
Iv-59 32l Main street, Msmphis: