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u,ppAsr1RrKs SALE OF UNSEATED
~ ,sfnS ~ roTJMpJA co, PA.

Nv virtue of sundry acts Of the General Asse,nlpS m
of the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvanla rgla',us M n w
the sale OF seated and Unseated anus IN tns @ IC Gun
~ Of columbia otc for taxes due ana UNPAID, VIII VII
oirer nj public sale AZ the court House, In the lo"
OF Bloomsbury, on the
SECOND MONDAY OF JUNE, A. ID. 1876
at 10 O'Clock a. M, the following described pieces o,
land or such part thereof as may De neGessai s1
satisfy the amount OF taxes due and unpaid agbnsV
the same and continue the same from day 10 uiy US
the same may be found necessary.
TERMS OF SALE.
The amount OF taxes and costs must be paid wien
the land Is struck OIL, or the sale may DC a'oiueu'
and the property put up and resold
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May 10, '16.-tf.

A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.
IN ESTATE OF wN. r. LEMON, DECEASED.
Letters OF Administration on the estate Of William
II. Lemon, late OF Mt Pleasant, Columbia County
deceased have been granted by the Register OF said
county to sylvester Kitchen. All persons having
claims against the estate OF the decedent are re-
quested 10. present them for settlement, and those
indebted TO the estate to make payment to the un-
dersgned administrator without delay.
SYLVESTER KITCHEN,
Nay 10, '7S-st Administrator.
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tFrom our Regular Correspondent
CENTENNIAL LETTER.

OPENING OF THE EXPOSITION
AGALA DAY IN PH1LADELPHIA-Lors OF
HUNTING AND CROWDS OF rEoPLE-THE
MILITARY DISPLAY AND THE CEREMONIES.
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A NEW MUSTARD PLASTER, =.

The medical value OF mustard plaster is under
stood In every family. Much time is spent In pre-
pairing poultice and often the mustard IS OF poor
quality and win not act, causing great suffering.
This trying Inconvenience is now perfectly overcome
by BensonS Prepared Mustard Plaster. 1t iSa great
improvement on the ordinary article IL is very
clean and can be applied and removed without dis
cooring the clothing or soing the skin. II does not
deteriorate with age 1t is always reliable, only
the best quality OF mustard is used In Its prepara-
tiOn. IL Is ready for use any moment, by simply
dipping 1t IN water. IL is sold In half yard pieces at
25 cents per roll II your druggist can not supply
you send price TO us.
SEABURY JOHNSON,
May 10, 70 Pharmaceutical Chemists, n. Y.
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LADIES', DON'T
GOLDWHNs DANISH POWDER.

permit the peculiares OF climate and season, the
impurities Of skin, TO annoy you as every lady can
have clear and pure complexion by using
GOLDWINS DANISH POWDER.
This remedy is recent discovery In the medical
science. II untes chemically with the poisonous
secretions that produce erupiOns and renders them
inert 1t Will cure the most obstinate and unslghtly
pmples the face In from ten to twenty day s. and
Is the only article ever offered in the country that
will enectually and permanently remove the ugly
flesh worms that dlshgure the faces Of 30 many
persons OF both sexes. lncurabe freckes socalled)
vanished by its continued use. II may be used like
ordinary toilet powder aside from Its medical
properties, is superior to the finest pearl powders.
1t is so imparable thatwhlle 1t beauties the dullest
complexion Its use cannot be detected. The pre-
paration Is first offered for sale IN the United
STATES, put up in packages especially intended for
mailing and will be sent tpostpaid to any address
GU receipt OF price, $l.u0 per box. Sample box 81
cents. Try 1t. B. W. ARMSTRONG & co, sole Agents,
1871 SAMSON St., Phiad'a.
In ordering, please state where you saw this ad.
yertisement May. 10, 'T6.-u
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-O-O-
Our Inks are OF a superior quality, being made
from the best Ingredients and under the personal
supervision OF a practical printer and pressman,
therefore Will guarantee every pound OF ink sold
TO be OF a SUPERIOR JET BLACK, QUICK DRY
ING, AND ENTIRELY FREE FoM sETrING-oFF-
Our prices are from 80 TO 90 PER CENT. LOWER
than any other Inks manufactured In the United
States.
trial OF sample keg will convince any printer
that he has been paying nearly double what he
snOald for his Inks IN times past. Put up In kegs
and barrels TO suit purchasers. Address,
KEYSTONE PRINTING INK CO.,
1856 NORTH THIRD STREET,
May 10, 70 PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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at one O'Clock p. m, all that certain piece parcel
townships In the County OF Columbia, and partly In
North Union township in the County OF Schuylkill
and state OF Pennsylv mia, beginning at chestnut
oak In said North Union township at corner OF land
surveyed In the warTantee name OF Henry Naner,
thence along the line OF land surveyed In the war
rantee name OF George Beaver north 5k degrees
west 556 perces 10 pine tree on the line dividing
the said Counties OF Schuylkil and Columbia, thence
along the line OF land surveyed In the warrantee
name OF William Stewart the two following courses
ana distances; south II n degrees west 27 percheS
to stone corner, and north \ degree west 40 perch
es 10 yellow pine; thence through land surveyed
In the warrantee name OF Lewis seaman south So
degrees west &c perches to a pine tree; thence
through land surveyed In the warrantee name OF Geo.
Miller, Dr., south 50 degrees west 2Sl percheS to
stone thence through land yed In the warran-
tee name OF Barbara Artillia the three following
courses and distances: south 4S& degrees west ~
perches 10 stone, south 25 degrees east A T-l0
perches TO post and north IS degrees east ftysiX
perches TO stone heap; thence partly through tho
said Barbara Arta sur ey and partly through other
lahd surveyed In the warrantee name OF Andrew
llelwg south % degrees east 2T2 perches 10 post
Mountains thence along the line Of the said road the
TWO following courses and distances north 62H de-
grees east ID perches TO pine stump and north 9T
degrees east ~ percheS TO Il post; thence through
the said Andrew elwg survey and along the line OF
land sold TO j. ID. LinYllle north degree east l9l
perches 10 stone; thence through the said Andrew
ielWlS ana Lewis Seaman surveys and aong the
llne ol land sold to j. Llnyile sOhth I9H degrees
east lsi peiches to stone; thence along the line d-
vlding the said survey IN the warrantee names OF
Henry Naner and Lewis Seaman south degrees
east ~ pelches TO stone heap; thence by other
iand surveyed In the waIranee name OF George Mil
Ter, Jr., south Il degrees cas-. 26I perches to the
chestnut oak, the OF beginnings containing $40
acres and 50 perches, strict measure, as the same
seventh and eighth Of november 1870, for the said
| Undersigned.
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- ECURE AN AGENCY
- and $50 or 800 per week =.
"Ihe eter reddu and neue' out of orderr
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SALE OF SEATED
l LANDS IN COLUMBIA COUNTY

II. W. McREYNoLDS,
Anril7 Treasurer.
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Amusemanfa

MEMPHIS THEATER.-To-night CaIlen
dar's celebrated Georgia Minstrels will
commence an engagement at the thea,
ter. OF the company the Boston Posi-
has the following to say;
Although we have long supposed in
Boston that there wss nothing new un.
der the sun, a troupe of twenty jolly
darkies as ever undertook to make fun
for the million, convinced a very crowded
house to the contrary last evening. We
have had imitation minsttelsy so long
that there have existed doubts concern.
ing the ability OF the Southern y n oil
the plantations to represent themselves
but, C~allenders Georgia Minstrels fur
nish one Of the most interesting enter.
tainments given here in many a year.
They are artists in their line, and as
genuine embodiments of healthy fun IS
ever trod the stage. From the
first, the great hall has been crowded
with as many as it could hold. They
draw thousands, and are one of the most
pronounced successes of the season.
Their fun is fresh and wholesome, with
out being coarse, and all find delight in
their high standard Of minstreIsy.
MYERS OPERA House. - This temple
of variety amusement was well filed last
night, all attending desiring to witness
the new burlesque and sensation entitled
Masonry Exposed. The drama was we'll
put on the stage and received the up.
roarious applause Of the audience. 1t
is the best burlesque ever presented at a
variety show in Memphis, and deserves
that public recognition it received.
Manager German and stage manager
Barnes deserve credit for the getting up
of the piece.
GENERAL Tom THUMB.-General Tom
Thumb and wife, together with Miss
Minnie Warren and the skatorial phen-
omenOn, Major Newell, will appear in a
variety Of performances at the Memphis
Theater next Monday and Tuesday,
afternoon and night.
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A Uastous Courtshin.

ln the February Atlantic, Mrs. KembIe
relates this odd anecdote of Mrs. Basil
Montagu's second marriage:
Her marriage with Nj. Montaru was
attended with some singular circum-
stances, the knowledge of which / owe
to herself. She was a Yorkshire widow
lady, of the name Of Skepper. and came
with her only child "a little girl) to visit
some friends in London, with whom
Basil Montagu was intimate. Mrs. Skep-
per had probably occasionally been the
subject OF conversation between him and
her hosts, when they we're expecting her;
ior one evening loon after her arrival, as
sue was sitting partly concealed by one
Of the curtains in the d~rawing.room,
Basil Montagu came rapidly into the
room, exclaiming (evidently not per
ceiving herr, Come, where is your
wonderful Mrs. Skepper2 l want to
see her. During the whole evening
ne engrossed her attention and talked
TO her, and the next morning at bleak-
fast she laughingly complained to her
hosts that he had not been content with
H1N bOimChtcQ ubT IN dreams
all night. For" said she, "Idreamt I
was going to be married to him. and the
day before the wedding he came to me
with q couple of boxes, and said solemnly.
My dear Anne, | want to con6de these
relics to your keeping; in this casket are
contained the bones of mydear first wife
and in this those of my dear second wife:
do me the favor to take charge of them
for me. The odd circumstance was
that Basil Montagu had been married
twice, and that when he made his third
matrimonial venture and was accepted
by Mrs. Skepper, he appeared before her
one day and with much solemnity beg
ged her to take charge of two caskets, in
which were respectively treasured, not
the bones, but the letters of her two pre-.
decessors. 1t is quite possible that he
may have heard Of her dream on the
night of her acquaintance. and
amused himself with carrying It out
when he was about TO marry her; but
when Mrs. Montagu told me the story /
do not think she suggested any such ra,
solution Of the mystery.
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FOund nead.

This morning a room in the third story
Of the old Gayoso House was broken
open, and therein was found the dead
body Of an old man in a state Of deaom'
position, Coroner Spelman held an in
quest, On the body was found a ped
dler's license, issued in New Orleans to
one Louis Castro, supposed to have been
the deceased. The man had evidently
been dead some ten days, He is about
IS years Of age, and o an old brown
sack coat, gray pants and gray under
shirt. No furniture was in the dirty
room. A few Old blankets and dirty
sheets we're on the door, and on these
the man was found lying dead, On his
person was discovered the sun Of
$l99.65. 1t is supposed he died from
natural causes,
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CRYSTAL Headlight Oil.
list F. j. TUsNBULL, 234 Main st.
1he Death Question.


There are many ways Of determining
whether q person is really dead or not.
The following, which appeared 10 an
Italian paper, is said to be the most
certain method Of determining whether
death has occurred: THE most certain
sign by which apparent death may be
distinguished from real death, is held by
Monteverdi to be the wine-red color Of
the skin, which is produced by a hypo.
dermic injection Of ammonia into the
body. The theory on which this fact is
founded is that the last act OF human or.
ganic life consists in absorption. This
function does not cease until after COM
plete cessation Of the capillary %circula-
ton. Liquor ammonia is the only
regeant yet known which is reliable as
an indication OF the activity or cessation
Of absorption, aud, therefore Of the
capillary circulation. The brightness
and size of the resulting spot is a meas.
ure of the vitality which still exists. In
a dead body the injection does not pro.
duce any reddish discoleration Of the skin
whatever. - Venice Giorn. di Sci. Med.
In Memphis as a general rule no diff.
Guilty has been met with in settling the
question Of death. The Coroner and q
jury generally find the person quite dead
and are able to announce the cause Of
death, Even political death can be dis.
covered without the use of the above
test, but if the hypodermic test be made
in such a case the spots produced in.
stead Of being red would be black, and
this would be the result whether or moi
the person be dead or alive.
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The DIseOvery OF the Gross.

The festival called the Invention of
the Cross" instituted in honor Of the
finding OF the cross, in 326, by the En-.
press Helena, the mother of Constantine.
is celebrated on the Sd of MAY. The
story of the discovery is related by Soc
rates, Sozomen, Ru6nus, Theodoret
Sulpicius Severus, st. Cyril of Jerusa.
lem, and C%hrysostom; but Eu~sebius-is
silent regarding it. When Helena vis-
tied the scene about Jerusalem, it is
said that every trace Of the great events
had been obliterated by the heather
and a temple of Venus stood upon
Mount Calvary; but a Jew, who had
treasured up what traditions he could
gather, pointed out the probable place Of
Christ's sepulchre. The spot being ex
cavated, three crosses were discovered
and the title which that OF Jesus bore
was found lying by itself. 1t is related
that the cross of Christ was distinguished
from the other two by miraculous cures
wrought by touching it. A church was
built over the spot; and a part of the
sacred relic was deposited in it; a part
was sent to Rome, and placed in the
church o fSanta Croce, in Gerusalemme
built to receive it; and the rest was
put by Constantine into the head of a
statue Of himself in Constantinople.
The first was carried away by Chosroes
King of Persia, in Ga, but was after.
ward recovered by the Emperor Herac-
clius, who restored it to it's former place
in 629. In the time Of the Crusades It
was borne to battle by the Christians,
and was captured by Saladin in 1888, in
his great victory neal Tiberias. What
is asserted to be a piece Of the true cross
Is still shown at Rome; another was pre-
served in Poland till the seventeenth
century, when it was presented by John
Cssimir to the Princess Palatine Anna
Gonzsga, who bequeathed it tothe monks
Of st. German in Paris; and innumera.
Bile small reputed fragments are held BY
Catholics throughout the world.
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ladies' Leap Year Ball.

A leap year party was given at the
Memphis Club Hall last night by a mum.
Der of young ladies of the Jewish faith.
The ladies we're in mask and we're on all
the committees; sent Invitations to the
gentlemen; called for them in hacks; es.
corted them to the ball; asked them to
dance; paid for the supper, which was an
elegant repast, given at the residence Of
Mrs. sonfeld. At the supper the ladies
removed their masks and many pleasant
surprises occurred. Wine was drunk by
the gentlemen to toasts given and re-
sponded to by the young ladies. In fact,
the men had nothing to do but to obey
orders, the ladies doing everything and
paying for everything. The ball closed
at a late hour, after a resolution had
been unanimously adopted to repeat the
affair in 1880. But if the young ladies
carry out the programme Of last night
each one Of them will be married by
next leap year.
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To be obliged to ascend FIVE flights Of
stairs, as people with moderate incomes
do in Paris, may seem frighttul to the.
majority OF Londoners, but they only do
this twice or thrice q day at the utmost.
The Loadoner who pays, with taxes,
often 9400 a year for his house, is forever
ascending and descending his deal dog
legged" staircase to fetch his gloves,
dress for dinner, receive a visitor, dine,
breakfast, lunch and sleep. The occu-
pant Of a London house scales a greater
number or stairs in the course Of twenty
four hours than a Partisan living on a
fifth floor does in twice that space of
time. -LoRdOn Builder.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-27

The Count de la Rochefoucauld, who,
has instituted excavations at Pompeii in
a new direction, hitherto rather diseour.
aged by the archeologists, has been ana
ply rewarded recently. He has discov-
cred two skeletons, one Of a mar and the
other Of a woman, both in a perfect state
Of preservation. At their sides were
found a pair Of gold earrings, a golden
purse, and 8 gold network, and Zeal by
we're some pastry molds, four spoons.
eight drinking cups, and four plates, all
Of silver.
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Meersehaum Pines.

Meerschaum is a hydrous silieate OF
magResia, a mineral Of soft earthly tex.
ture, somewhat resembling chalk. 1t is
found in Spain and several countries at
the head Of the Mediterranean. The
town Of Konien, in Asia Minor, furnishes
the principal supplies for the manufac.
ture of pipes and cigar tubes. 1t is
roughly shaped into blocks for exporta-
ton, and freed as far as practical from
the associated minerals which impair its
quality by interfering with the carving
OF its surface. 1t is made into pipes in
various cities of Europe, Pesth and
Vienna being especially noted for the
manufacture. To produce the yellow
and brown colors, which are brought oSt
only after long smoking, the blocks are
kept for some time in a mixture of wax
and fatty matters. A portion of these
is absorbed, and, being subsequently
acted on by the heat and the tobacco
fumes, assumes various shades Of color,
Artificial meerschsums, called msssa.
howls, are made from the parings of the
genuine material, which, being reduced
to fine powder, are boiled in water aud
nodded into blocks, sometimes with the
addition Of clay. They cannot easily be
distinguished from the real, but they are
generally heavier and freer from blem.
ishes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-27

In dreams we are true poets; we create
the persons of the drama; we give them
what are perfect in their organs-atti-
tude, manners; moreover, they speak
after their own characters, not ours; they
speak TO us, and we listen with surprise
to what they say. Indeed, l doubt il the
poet has yet written any fve-act play
that can compare in thoroughness Of in.
vention with this unwritten play in City
Reta, composed by the dullest snorer on
the door Of the watch.house.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-27

Prof. W. D. Whitney, Of Yale College.
has written a letter to the London Acad-
envy in reply to the statements of Prof.
Max Muller in the last volume Of
Chips" In closing, Prof. Whitney
says, II will take the liberty Of adding
that | am ready to submit Mr.. Muller's
twenty points, principal bones of con-
tention between u.s., to the judgment of
his personal friends, instead Of mine, if
he a find three who are willing to take
them into consideration; | should only
in that case expect to be allowed to pre-.
sent a brief in court"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-27
We Make . speciaIty

In finishing photographs in water colors
or India ink from old pictures or from
life, and at prices to suit the times. All
work guaranteed. For artistic finish and
durability, call and examine our speci-
mems at CooNLEY's Photographic and
Fine Art Studio, 25l Main street. 94t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-27

The worst muddle on record is in old
Floyd, The County Judge, believing
that he had the power, and that it was
his duty, let out the building OF a bridge
across Little Paint, nesr its mouth,
which the contractor completed, accord.
ing to contract. Soon thereafter the
road commissioner, believing that he
was the man to do that sort Of thing, ad.
vertised for q second bridge, right by the
side Of the first, which is now almost
completed, the two structures touching,
and costing $500 each. - dtlettsburg
(Ky J Sentinel
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-27

Extra fine homemade su-
gar-cured hams, shoulders
and breakfast bacon, for sale
cheap, nj HI. SeesseI, sr. Z.
Sons, corner Second aud JEFF.
Gers0n streets.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-27

According to the "Almanach de
Gotha +" the subjects Of Queen Victoria,
exclusive Of those in the British islands,
number 203, 900, 900. OF these there are
upward Of 100000 in America, nearly
2,500,000 in Australia, ETC.. nearly
2,000,000 in. Africa, about 10000 IN
Europe, and in Asia nearly $4,000 00O.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-27
The New Salaries.

Our reporter consulted the spirits last
night and found out what the committee
on city officers salaries will report at
the General Council meeting tonight. II
is a big cutting down on the former re-
port, which wal tabled, except in the
case of the Police Clerk. The salary bill
is as follows, as near as our materialized
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-27
Notice to Merchants and shipper,
FREHHr OFFICE L. r.. M. r. n I. R. R.,
No. 8 WEST Court STREET,

No. s WEST CoURT STREET, !
MEMPHIS, Jan. q, 1885,
Many representations are made by
agents and officers of different steam
beats about through bills of lading to
Pine Bluff, points on the Arkansas river
and Southern Arkansas. Please take
notice that for rates of freight which will
not only satisfy you, hut more, your Gus,
toners, send your freight to the eleva.
tor, thence by Anchor Line via Chicot,
Freight not shipped via Anchor Line will
positively take local rates.
NAT Low, JR Agent.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-27

The first newspaper, says Figaro,
which appeared in England, was pub
lished at the time of the threatened
Spanish invasion in 1888. It was issued
by the government for the reason, as
stated, that this publication is the
surest means of making the truth known
to the people, and Of %contending against
the sin OF lying and exsggerations Of
calumny." The oldest number Of this
journal extant is No. 80, Of July 26,
1888, now in the British Museum.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-27

Wharfmaster, ten per cent. on collec-
tons; Tax Collector. fees allowed by
charter; Lumber Inspector, fees Of
office City Inspector, not yet determined
by committee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-27

The LEDGER job Office, IL Madison
street, is prepared to execute any kind
Of job printing in a neat and tasteful
manner aud at as low rates as any other
establishment in the city. I
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-27

THos, HANSON has removed his news
stand from 6O1 to 941 Beal street, where
can DO found all the principal daily pa
pers and illustrated weekly and monthly
magazines and novels; also fancy sta
tiouery and school books. lit
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-27
OmeinI Nn,,os

You can buy 100 cigars Of Jake Leu.
brie, 235 Main street, from 81 so upward.
He lie selling cigars and tobacco at cost
TO close business.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-27
Centennial Art Gallery.

Twenty steel engavings of Centennial
buildings and incidents Of the Revolu-
ton, SO cents per copy, at MansfOrd's,
corner Second and Monroe. 100