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The Lincoln County herald., 1870-01-06
THE BLIND BOY.

Did you ever see blind boy? will
tell you about one. No doubt sohe Of
you have seen blind man, If not . blind
boy, This boy that l am going to tell
you about lived in the northern part Of
the State Of, and q good boy he
Was.
He was loved by everybody that knew
him, and when people saw him in trouble
they would help him out Of it.
When he started to 60 alone to the
neighbors', sometimes hc would get lost
sud keep wandering up and down the
streets until some one saw him aud tool
him where be wished to 60.
Little girls snd boys, think for one mo
msut how hard it Is to be blind. 8
This boys parents were quite wealthy
but What good would all thoir riches d.
himP If he could only have bis eye
sight. It would be far bottar than gold
I will tell you how this boy became
Blind.
You koow that it b very easy to Pu
out the eye, and il was . very simple Va!
s. uhich IL happened. Hope that 1t vii
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WHEREAS. c. B. Childs ad Sophronia II.
w Childs, by their deed OF trust dated tho
26th day Of May, 1860, and recorded in the re-
corders's Office for the county of Lincoln, in Book
p, pages 22O, 22l, 1922 and 223 lid convey to the
undersigned trustee tho following dc cribed real
estate, to wit: Ninety five aces of the west
end Of q tract Of land formerly twned by the es-
tate Of Edwin Allen, and tho SINE as conveyed
by V. A Prewitt and wife to SoIhronis II. Childs
by deed dated May oath, 1850 for which said
conveyance was made in trust to secure the pay
ment Of certain promissory roto therein particu
larly described; and wherss, the principal OF
said note is past due and still 'emains unpaid,
now, therefore. at the request of he legal holder
Of said deed Of trust, I, tho Undersigned trustee
will, on
TUESDAY, JANUARY n, 1870,
between the hours Of 10 o'clo& q. M, and
o'clock IN. of shid day, at the font door Of thu
court house in the town Of Troy, lincoln county
Missouri, proceed to soil the property .hT's ae'
:cribed. at public vendue, to Ls n.snsss oiaae, ;a
the costs and cvronsss of executiig this trust.
decl6nss s. r. voolfolk, Trustee.
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prove good lesson to all the little girls
and boys.
When be was about six years old, he,
with number Of other boys, was at play
upon . gravel hill, where they always
made q practice Of gathering, to pass
their evenings. They had not been there
long, when one Of the boys got angry st
little Freddy, and threw . HANDFUL Of
6ne gravel into his face and eyes, which
eaused.a an inflammation in his eyes. They
we're doetored . great. deal, but all in
vain; they KEEP, growing worse until he
vas entirely blind.
One day As he was going across bridge
he fell into the water. Had he not been
blind he could have got out, for the wa
ter vas not very deep; but he could moi
zee which way to 60, 80 he kept wander.
ing about until he got into deep place
where he was drowned. When found he
vas quite . distance down the stream.
He vas taken home, and the loving
mother covered the face Of her poor blind
boy with kisses and tears.
Why should she mourn? He had
gone to . better land where oil can see
Don't you think the boy who threw the
gravel into his eyes, felt badly to see hin
lying upon the bed, cold and lifelcss ?
Ihope you will remembee this story
and take it as . lesson. When At play
always be kind to each other.-I. II
Kerby, in Western Rural.
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Executors Sale.

Ia WIKI Y . or an urdef or tne county Court
- of Lincoln county, Missouri, made ut the
May term, 1869, and renewed at the November
term, 1869, will, for the purpose Of laying the
debts Of the deceased, sell at public auction, Mt
the front door Of tho court house in Troy. in the
county aforesaid,
ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1870,
between the hours of nine O'clock a. M, and four
o'clock p. m., of said day, the undivided in est
Of T. T. Steele, deceased, the said interest being
the one-half part of the following real estate,
situate in the county and Stae aforesaid, to wit:
675 acres in survey 1924, townships 80 and 81
range 2 east. Since the orde, made by the Court
as aforesaid, the above described tract of land OF
675 acres in survey l72i has, by order of parti-
tion, made by the Circuit Cour Of Lincoln county,
been divided between John Eslar and the heirs
Of 7. T. Steele; and by said partition lot No. 2
Of said survey, containing Al, 29-100 acres, was
set apart by the Commissioners appointed in sad
order, as the portion allotted the heirs of T. T
Steele, deceased, it being tie interest in sait
lands as referred to by the oder Of tho Comfy
Court as an undivided interet. Also las acres
southeast fractional section l4township 81, rang,
cast.
TERMS OF SALE.-One hlf cash. Balanr,
in nine months, with interes ut the rate Of II
per cent. per annum.
ROBERT STEELE, Exec utor
dec9n50 of the estate Of ;. T. Steele, decd
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TROY
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER Is, 1869,
and will close Thursday, June l6, 1870.
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MAKE -FOUR OWN SUNSHINE
A STORY FOR MAMMA 70 Read ALOUD.

"Oh dear, il always does rain when
want to 60 any where ?" cried little Jen
ME Moore. "It's too bad, now, I've to
stay in doors all day, and know shall
have o wretched day."
"Pcrbaps So" said uncle Jack: "but
you need not have bad day unless you
choose"
allow can l help it? WANTED to 60
to the park and hear the band, and take
Fido, and play on the grass and have q
good time, and pull wild flowers, and eat
sandwiches under the trees and now
there amt going to be ahy sunshine at
all aud III just have to stand here and
see it rain, and see tho water run Of the
ducks back all day"
"Well, let's make . little sunshine"
said Uncle Jack.
"Make sunshine |" said Jennie; "wby.
how you do talk )" and she smiled
through her tears. "You have not got
sunshine factory, have your
"Well, I'm going to start one right off,
if you'll be my partner" replied Uncle
Jack. snow, let me give you three
rules for making sunshine: First, don't
think what might have been If the day
had been better. Second, see how many
pleasant things there are left to enjoy
and lastly, do all yopsc can to make other
people happy"
"Well, III try tho last thing 6rst, )"
and she went to work to amuse her little
brother Willie, who was crying. BY the
time she had him riding q chair and
laughing she was laughing too.
"Well," sa,d Uncle Jack, ~ see you
are q good sunshine maker, for you've
got about all you or Willie can hold just
now. But let's try what we can do with
the second rule"
"But 1 haven't anything to enjoy
cause all my dolls are old, and my picture
books all torn and"
"Hold," said uncle Jack; "hore's az
old newspaper. Now, let's get some fur
out Of it,"
"Fun out of newspaper why how
you talk"
But Uucle Jack showed her how Il
make mask by cutting holes in the pa
per, and how to cut whole family o
paper dolls, and how to make prctt,
things for Willie out ofths paper. The'
he got out the tea tray aud showed he
how to roll marble round it.
And 20 she found many q pleasan
amusement, and when bed time came sh'
kissed Uncle Jack and 50 ID;
"Gool night, dear Uncle jack"
"Good night, little sunshine maker,
said Uncle Jack. .
And she dreamed that night tha
Uncle Jack built house, and put sig
over the door which read:
SUNSHINE FACTORY.
q UNCLE JACK AND LITTLE JENNIE.
She made Uncle Jack laugh when sh
told hor dream but she never forge
what you must remember !: A cheerfu
heart makes its own sunshine Lii,
tle Folks.
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UNCLE JACK AND LITTLE JENNIE.
She made Uncle Jack laugh when she
told hor dream; but she mover forgot
what you must remember A cheerful
heart makes its own sunshine.-The Lit,
tle Folks.
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-19
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

MoNEY.-Money, which is said to make the
mare co." is about to set the iron-horse in
motion across the river. If there be no fur
Their interposition of difficulties by those who
would seize a good thing before it gets too
strong to be captured, the highway to Little
Rock will soon be completed. Then money
will flow into all channels Of trade, and Mem
phis will recognize the presence Of fresh cur
rent of life-blood permeating all its arteries Of
commercial life and vigor. Forests road
must be dragged up from the prairies Of Eas-
tern Mississippi, and there will be greater
wealth emptied into the lap of Memphis than
the good old dame can decently hold. She
will be forced to spread herself"
Corroy.-When ones head is wool gath
ering" it is easy to talk of cotton. The ma
ket was very quiet yesterday. The sales made
defined prices not very clearly. Middling was
fixed at 22c-holders have not taken less, and
think of asking more. They show no anxiety
to sell at present rates. Two hundred and
seventy bales were sold yesterday; Middling,
DC; low middlings. 2l1zc; mixed, 30 to 2l19c
bright stained, Zoe.
RIVER TRADE.-Memphis has made dis
covery. The two hish freight steamers, the
Wicks and Church, defy competition. Such
Is the cheapness of freights. even while these
boats are making money with great rapidity,
that Memphis is made the cheapest grocery
market of the West. Arkansas mustbuy here.
No line of packets now in existence. running
from more Northern cities into the rivers OF
that State, can compete with Memphis lines,
supplied with freights by our merchants who
themselves are supplied by the Wicks and
Church. The Mississippi river, as means Of
transportation, will never be rendered useless
by railways. A different class of boats, of ton
mage equal to that of the Great Eastern, will
ultimately supplant the little vessels now
afoat, and, as the Erie canal conveys more
freights across the State of New York than all
railroads, so the Mississippi must ever remain
the great source of wealth to cities along its
shores.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-19
The pesoto Rifles.

The committee appointed by the De
Soto Rifles to raise means for the pur-
chase of arms and equipments for that
company have in the past three days
raised some six or seven hundred dollars
This is good proof of their stability, and
as such we would suggest that the young
ladies devise and complete State flag
and present the same in time for theii
first parade. The nice uniforms, the
bright muskets and the beautiful flag will
make sight not lately seen. Encourage
the boys, and we will have fun. The
members of this body meet tonight to
make further arrangements for their
early appearance on the Nicolson. Come
out, boys; we want to see you.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-19

IN. Mol,is Fhsr, ,....a -, ,h,.,,
havins good trims '"SA
Tho r. p Walt a., .,. .,s.,
steamer voes out an Ga ,,r,la, !, 81. ~
noints ON white river '''
The Balls 81. Lou,s 1. Tho r.,,. ..l., g..
cairo AMI G, To,is 80 a., ~
Ave nm ~
The Gao ~ cha.L .r;,.d s., h.,. ..,.
morning and dsnar,s ~ Ave- o,o,ooL ~. -,
ing for Uelona Fr;.r,s po;o, .na "a, -.
landings. Cantain MaIona har raas,as -
Messrs. Barinds and IaoLso, .IarLs 80 r.I,
known and nonuIar In ~ 49, .ha, L..
tabIishe5 for tbis c;,v
The cargo of the Tvrono ro.o,,,,,, ,,L :,
tho Cumberland river ia 10 ho so,d =, Nasl
viIIe div. The Tyrone was ;ns,rad =, OH
cinnoti for sI0.OoO
The Marble CITY departs to-nigbt for v;cks.
burv and tho hands
The New ORLEANS and Rod r;var .,o.rars
FroIic and Ranides have laid mn ow;ng 80
soarcitv of husinegs in Raj liver
Tho virs;nio 90, a. ono CO.. nina ho,r., orL
..Lop pTaa -, a.. -. -.
on WaIker,s bsr a Eau. davs since
yastardov,s e. Ion;s T;mas savs tho low
rates ~ Namnh;s s,i,l nrov.u Tha ra,a, IN
sovoro, o,ho. co,,har, ,,,r,s ra ,,ou,;,,,U,, nm
changed I'm, ono ,,;.,t as vail a,,.,n,,, ~
:. Gnd a noodIo in a hav ,o,v ,, 90 10 ondaavor
10 and what tbosa rato. In .soI;,,, orc Tn
otber words tbev arc ,nsc,t,sd Rut under
the influence of heavy SHIPMENTS. rates did
no. seam 20 weaken mnob
Tho Robert Moore had on hoard xben she
80
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-19

JUNK DEALERS The Mayor last eve
ming offered the following objections to
the terms employed in the junk ordinance
as his reasons for not signing it: LIST. 1t
prohibits junk dealers and dealers in
secondhand commodities from purchas-
ing any article from minors without per
mits; whereas it was the intention he
supposed, to prohibit only the purchase of
articles belonging to their trade. ID
The permit can only be granted by the
parent or guardian. 1t seemed to him that
where the minor has no parent or guar
dian, the permission of his employer
ought to be sufficient. Afterward the
Council passed an ordinance that it shall
be deemed a misdemeanor for any rag or
junk dealer, or other vendor or dealer in
secondhand articles or commodities, to
purchase any article or commodity be-
longing to his trade from any minor
without the written consent of the parent,
guardian or employer of such minor;
that any person found guilty of violating
the provisions of this ordinance be fined
not less than ten nor more than fifty
dollars.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-19

FENCE HoUsE. -There is negro fence
house ON Beal street, between Main and
Shelby. An officer went there last eve
ming and found about two hundred dol
lars worth of property belonging to
Councilman Cohen. whose store is at $50
Main street. 1t appears that a negro
man named John Moody has been In the
habit of carrying goods away from the
store. in which he was employed rs a
porter, for some time. Squire Norton
this morning sent him to jail to await ac-
ton by the grand jury.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-19
DIES ARC OR LEGAL TENDER,

DES ARC Uh LEUAL TENDER,
WILL LEAVE MEMPHIS .. xIT~-
w for the above points every Ii -
TUESDAY, at o'clock p m. Leave Jackson
port every Friday, at o clock Am: Duyall's
Bluff every Saturday on arrival Of train. These
steamers carry the u. $. mall make close
connections at Duvall's Bluff with the train
for Little Rock. and at .Iacksonport with light
draught steamers for Upper White and Black
rivers. ELLIOTT & MILLER, Ag'ts
9l-dkwl Promenade st., opposite Landing.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-19

KosKoo.-This medicine is rapidly
gaining the confidence of thepeople, and
the numerous testimonials Of its virtues
given by practitioners OF medicines,
leave no doubt that it is safe and re
liable remedy forINPuRITY or THE BLOOD,
that speaks in hig terms Of its curative
properties, anG give a special recon-
mendation Of Koskoo to the practitioners
Of medicine. This is, we believe, the hrst
instance where such medicines have been
officially Endorsed by the facHlty Of any
Of the medical colleges, and reflects great
credit upon the skill Of DR.. Lawrence,
its componnder, and also puts " KOskOO"
ID tie TtEef AL other medicines Of the
present day.=IhOn fie AprJolk Daily
Journal, Dece@bT II, 1853 IT
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-19

BURGLARS ABoUr.-Last night thief
forced open window of the residence of
Mr.. j. j. Freeman, on Thornton avenue,
near the corner of Alabama street, and
made one step into the room, when his
further progress was stopped by Mr..
Freeman discharging pistol at him.
The rascal took to his heels. and Mr..
Freeman fired another shot at him from
the window, bnt unfortunately missed
him. There is(a pretty strong gang of
burglars about, and our sitizens must
le4,u a keen watch out FOR them.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-19

BEWARE OF CoUYTERPEITERs. Prose
cution has already been commenced
against several unprincipled parties in
this city for initiating, counterfeiting and
selling spurious article Of Drake
Plantation Bitters.
Purchasers and dealers are cautioned
against selling other than the genuine.
All persons found dealing in spurious
article will be punished and dealt with
to the fullest extent of the law
None are genuine unless stamped with
our private proprietary U. S. internal
revenue stamp over the cork and fac.
smile of our signature on steel plate la
bel of each and every bottle. To initiate
the bottle, to ELL it with any material,
whether sold as Plantation Bitters or by
any other name, is crime punishable
by fine and Imprisonment.
Our attorneys, Messrs. Adams, Dixon
& Pike, have full instructions to prose
cute all violations of our rights, trade
mark, etc. p. II. DRAKE 4 Co.,
SO, 55 & 81 Park Place, New York.
cod "