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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-03-01
Sheriff IS Sale of Real Estate.

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D0BLIC NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN
l. tina by virtue uf q venditioni exponas. 10
me directed Fl ON the Honorable Circuit Cont
Of shelby county, Tenn in tina case Of Mrs
Ellen Hoist vs.. Mrs. Martha Phillips, iude-
ment rendered on the 10th day of October.
1875, for the sum Of one hundred and thirty.
SIX collars and lorty-s six cents, with interest
and costs OF suit, to satisfy said judgment,
ETC., l will, on
Wednesday, 18th Of March, 1876,
in legal hours. in front Of the Court bouse
Memphis, Tenn. proceed 10 sell 10 the hiohest
bidder, tor cash, the following described prop,
eTty to-wit: Parts OF lots 4 and S. in block
81, South Memphis, bounded as follows:
beginning at a stake one hundred and sixty
teet east OF the northeast corner az
DeS9to and Linden etreetsi thence north
wardly parallel with DeS1t1 street lg3 feet n
q stake on an alley Is feet wide; thence east
wardly parallel With Linden street So feet 10 a
stakei thence southwardly parallel With De
soto street lss feet to a stake on Linden street.
nOrtn sldei thence .Westwardly with Linden
street, o1 feet 70 the beginning, being the same
mat was conveyed TO y. j.. Phillips, late hus-
Ga d OF defendant, by deeds recorded in
the Register Of shelby county, TennosSee'
Levied on as the property OF defendant
Mrs. Martha J. Phillips, to satisfy said jude,
ment, interest and costs.
Memphis, 18th day Of January, 1876.
Q Il, ANDERSON.
Sheriff Of Shelby county, Tenn.
ByW. ID. CANN0E, d s..
W SCALES, Attorney for plaintiff.
l37-l55-i2 ~
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-03-01
In Supreme Court at Jackson

m e. A. COLE, c.. and NJ.
~ X. J: BLACK, D. c. and M.
GANTT q MCDOWELL, Attorneys, 1884
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-03-01

Estes & JACKSON, Solicitor. 't iss.s
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-03-01
STEAMBOATS,
For wftssbnrg.

For St. Francis River Through 70 Witsbure
The 6ne steamer
CSC &c
TR Bowman. master; A Haycock, clerk;
WILL LEAYEL as ABOVE
~ ON TUESDAY, March It'll. LRE1f
at 5 pm. For freight OF passage A
applv on hoard
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-28
Tight Lacing.

1t is q trite but correct remark that,
rs the human form has been nodded by
nature, the best shape is undoubtedly
that which she has given it. To en-
deavor to render it more elegant by arti-
fetal means is to change it; to make it
much smaller below and much larger
above is to destroy its beauty 10 keep it
cased up in kind of domestic cuirass is
not only to deform it, but to expose the
internal parts to serious injury, Under
such compression as Is commonly prac-
ticed by ladies, the development of the
bones, which are still tender, does not
take place conformably to the intention
of nature, because nutrition is necessa.
rily stopped, and they consequently be-
come twisted and defOrmed. Those who
wear these appliances of tight lacing
often complain that they can not sit up
right without them-are sometimes, in
deed, compelled to wear them during all
the twenty-four hours-a fact which
proves to what an extent such articles
weaken the muscles of the trunk. The
injury does not fall merely on the inter-
nal structure of the body, but also on its
beauty, and on the temper and feelings
with which that beauty is associated.
Beauty is in reality but another name
for expression Of countenance, which is
the index of sound health, intelligence,
good feelings, and peace of mind. All
are aware that uneasy feelings existing
habitually in the breast speedily exhibit
their signature on the countenance, and
that bitter thoughts or a bad temper
spoil the human expression OF Its oomeli-
ness and grace
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-28

they had not been written by those from
whom we most wished to hear. Yet
there was news in them, such as it was.
For instance, Sam Miller learned that
Eliza, the girl he used to talk about, had
got three new beaux since he left home,
and was in an "awful pucker" because
she didn't know which she liked best.
Another of the girls whom we had
heard about was married, and had moved
to Kansas; and another had started alone
and on foot for the North Pole to look
for her sailor man, and had not been
heard from since. But this was not half
Grandmother Goose was dead; the
Dutch had taken Holland again; Uncle
Seth had shingled his barn; they were
talking of putting a new lightning-rod
on the Westinghouse; Ann Eliza had
sprained her ankle running after grass
hoppers; Sarah Jane had lost her water
fall, and all the other girls were going to
give up waterfalls because she couldn't
find it again. Such as these were the
items of news we got and though, after
all, there was not q word that could be
depended upon about the dear ones at
home, the letters helped to make our
Christmas merry. By the time they were
read our dinner was READY; and i ven-
ture to say that never was there more
generous Christmas dinner served up so
near the North Pole, or a jollier crew
there to partake of it.
will add that we got out of the ice
at last, and after little more whaling
returned to the Sandwich Islands with
full ship. Our next Christmas was
passed at Bahia, only few degrees south
of the equator, in Brazil, beneath blaz.
ing sun, in the midst of tropic scenery,
and surrounded with nearly every kind
of tropical production.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-28
From Don QuixOte.

Every one is the son of his own works.
Honey is not for the mouth of an ass.
No paddock, bolts or bars can secure q
maiden SO we'll as her own reserve.
Wit and humor belong to genius alone.
The dead to the bier and the living to
good cheer. ..
All women, let them be ever so homely,
are pleased to hear themselves celebrated
for their beauty.
We are all as God made us, and often
times great deal worse.
Let the hen live, though 1t be with
pip.
1t is easy to undertake, but more
difficult to finish thing.
This term is equally applicable TO all
ranks-whoever is ignorant is vulgar.
BY the streets of "By-and by" one ar.
rives at the house of Z" Never"
Between the Yes and No of woman
I would not undertake to thrust the
point ofa pin.
Patience, and shuttle the cards.
A soldier had better smell of gun
powder than musk.
Other mems wants are easily born.
A bad cloak often covers n good
drinker.
Pray devoutly and hammer on stoutly
When a thing Is once begun 1t il
almest half finished.
Lay a bridge of silver for a flying
enemy.
The jest that gives pain Is no Jest.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-28
Saturday Night.

Saturday night makes people human,
sets their hearts to beating softly, as they
used to do before the world turned them
into war drums and Jared them to
pieces with tattoos. Tho ledger closes
with a crash, the iron-doored vaults
come to with bang, up 90 the shutters
with will, click goes the key in the
lock. 1t is Saturday night, and busi-
ness breathes free again. Homeward, ho !
the door that has been ajar all week
gently closes behind him, the world is all
shut out. Shut out Shut in rather.
Here are his treasures, after all, and not
in the vault, and not in the book-save
the record in the old family Bible-and
not in the bank. Maybe you are
bachelor, frosty and forty. Then, poor
fellow, Saturday night Is nothing to you,
lust as you are nothing to anybody. Get
a wife, blue eyed or black-eyed but,
above all, true-eyed. Get little home
mo matter how little-a sofa, just to
hold. two or two and half, and then get
two or two and half in 1t, ola Saturday
night, and then read this paragraph py
the light of your wife's eyes, and thanK
God and take courage.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-28
The AntOnelli Family.

Letter from Rome to the New York World.I
The heirs are Count Luigi Antonelli,
who had three sons; the youngest of
these three sons is in the Italian army,
and is regarded as the black sheep of the
family It is known that the Cardinal
uncle had cut him off in the lost or
hidden will. The second brother and
heir is Count Bartolemo he has no son.
The third brother is Count Angelo, with
whom the Cardinal was always associ-
ated in business. When the Antonelli
paternal estate, which was handsome
one, was divided between the five
brothers (for two are dead } the shares
that came to Glacomo (the CardinaD
and Count Angelo were never separated
they remained as one share. The two
brothers have always been devotedly
attached to one another. Count Angelo
has one son, who was great favorite OF
His Eminence. This last named nephew
is married to daughter of Count and
Countess Garcia della Palmiers, title
conferred on these persons by his
Holiness. The Countess Garcia about
eight years ago was certainly one of the
handsOmest women l ever saw, and was
told then she had begun to 20 off little.
She isa Frenchwoman by birth, and has
been for years one of the dearest and
most intimate female friends of His
Eminence. Her husband, Count Garcia
is a native of Santo Domingo, and black
as the ace of spadesl Thus his daughter
who is married to Cardinal Antonelli's
favorite nephew, is what we call 8
mulatto. You would never say 80 ; she
| is no darker than her mother, but not &C
handsome. Europeans, you know, d.
not mind this matter of color in maj
or woman's skin, as we do; and it is wei
they do not, for some Sicilians
Portuguese and Spaniards are darl
enough to be called first-bloOd cousins t
our blacklist Sambos.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-28
MOrtuary Statistics.

The mortuary statistics of England
for the past year show some interesting
facts. The number of persons killed by
horse conveyances was one thousand
three hundred and thirteen; tram-cars
killed sixty-two, omnibuses only fifty
five persons. BY cabs sixty-one persons
were killed, and by carriages eighty.two,
and this limitation of the number is
noted as implying great skill on the part
of the drivers in streets often crowded.
There were nine hundred and forty.two
deaths from injuries in coal mines, aud
one hundred and eighteen from injuries
connected with copper, tin, iron and
other mines. Deaths by poisoning in
creased to four hundred and sixty -one,
about third of them being ascertained
suicides. There were twenty-five boys
and men, nearly all following outdoor
occupations, killed by lightning. sun.
stroke was fatal to ninety persons, and
one hundred and fourteen deaths were
ascribed to gelatio and exposure-to cold.
There was n death from the bite of a
fox, from the bite Of rat, from the
scratch of cat, from the bite ofa leech,
from the sting Of hornet, and Two from
the sting of wasps.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-28
Winter Styles for Gentlemen.

Silk suspenders are striped in two
colors such as blue with brown, cardinal
with black, gold with black, or maroon
with gold, and cost four dollars pair.
Full-dress suits are of fine black cloth
throughout. The swallow-tail coat has
very long skirts; the vest is still worn
low; the trowsers are full, with band
down the sides,
Winter overcoats are long sacks of fur,
beaver of" Elysians." The most fash
ionable colors are brown, black and blue.
Oxford mixtures of black with little
white are also used. i"
Walking shoes are doubled-soled, calf.
skin button CATERS. The heels are low
and the soles broad. The extremely broad
toes lately worn have been modified to
what dealers consider medium shapes.
Made to order, these shoes cost nineteen
to twenty dollars.
Gentlemen use very large pocket
bandkerchiefs of creamy white p0ngee
silk, with wide hem, hem-stitched and
marked with a long initial, either white
or else done in silks of two colors, such
as cardinal red with navy blue. These
are thirty-six dollars dozen.
The semi-dress suit for home wear,
church and day entertainments has a
Prince Albert frock coat of fine wOrsted
in diagonal pattern, either black or dark
blue. This coat is long, but not of the
extreme length of last winter. 1t has
silk facings and medium wide bindings.
For the silk half hose worn for dress
with low shoes, black is the first choice,
then blue, then brown; scarlet hose is
less popular than formerly. Balbriggans
of solid colors are preferred to stripes
in plain white, and cashmere socks OF
very light quality are more worn than
formerly.
Standing collars are more fashionable
than those turned over in Byron shape
but should be of medium height, instead
of the extreme style adopted by many
Some have the points rolled over, while
the newest have the corners erect, but fal
apart, leaving the throat exposed.
Scarf pins show varied devices. Fol
gentlemen fond of coaching they ART
ornamented with a tiny gold horn or ,
whip; other pins are of gold, an incl
square, and fiat, with a Japanse desigI
carved thereon; some represent a valua
BILE stone set in a broad gold square.
Sleeve.buttons with links are mos
worn by gentlemen. Very handsome
ones are two bars of dead yellow golt
chained together for each button; thes
are fifteen dollars pair. Stud button
to match are square blocks of gold, wort
seven dollars and fifty cents for the set O
three or else they are round flat button
of gold, covered with white enamel, t
represent thread or linen buttons.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-28
Lost Money.
New York Bulletin. !

The amount of capital that continues
to be sunk in worthless gold mines is
really surprising. The fact that but few
of these ventures ever pay any portion
of the money laid out on them, but con-
tinue to impoverish their stockholders,
one would suppose, would be warning
to people how they place their money.
But the expectation thatthey may some
day become suddenly rich has fascina-
tion about it that Overrules all mis-
givings, and induces them to submit
with surprising docility to repeated
incursions Oh their pockets. The chances
are not one in hundred in some mines,
that any improvement will be found in
the ore; but the bare possibility that
there "may" be, or that bonanza some
time "might" be found, draws in a
number of generally poor spectators into
enterprises OF this kind, which should
be left to the capitalists. Numbers of
those who have thus invested have lost
thousands of dollars which never ad-
vanced the object for which they were
contributed, but quietly dropped into
the capacious poe kets OF brokers and
professional operators. Many startling
facts exemplifying this kind OF popular
infatuation-for it is nothing but in
fatuatiOn-are constantly coming to
light in the every day experience of the
Western country. Take Idaho, for ex-
ample: There is in that Territory a,
group of no fewer than twelve mines,
with collective capital of $50, 900, 900
of which but $5,301 500 has been paid
in, all of which have made repeated
calls on their stockholders, to the num-
ber of from twenty to one separate
assessments, or an average of eleven
times on each share. Three only have
paid any dividends One, with capital
of nine millions, paid thirteen dividends
of $500, ,000-the last in 1878. This
mine has made twenty assessments, and
yet another is in progress. A second,
six dividends of $50, 900, but none since
early in 1870. Another has paid but
one dividend, of $4,000 Tin 1922 but
Immediately called it back as an assess
ment, having previously made sixteen
others. Nine mines of the twelve only
have paid dividends, and there have
been one hundred and thirty-two assess
ments made, against twenty paid divi-
deuds, leaving the stockholders 50, 1885,
600 out of pocket. Still it will make no
difference. The average small speculator,
with limited capital, never learns wis
dom from experience. If he loses to-
day, he expects by some lucky hit, if
things at the mines will only" "pan out"
right, to recover his sinking fund and
become probably millionaire. He has
great expectations, which are rarely
realized; and when the end comes, when
he can no longer speculate, he is fortu-
nate if he can pan out" enough to
procure elk feet of earth, into which he
must finally drop, and thus escape all
further assessments and all further
anxieties about promised dividends that
navar o0nna
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-28
Money One Hundred Years Ago.

One hundred years ago, students at
Harvard College paid their tuition with
live stock and provisions. The currency
of the Pilgrims was the first issue OF
paper money in this country. During
the war of Queen Anne a paper currency
was established, known as Queen Anne's
war currency, which soon became worth
less. In 1855, Virginia issued a paper
currency, previous to which the clergy
were paid in tobacco. In 17l5, John
Coleman established bank in Massa-
chusetts, with land for capital, and began
the issue of loans. Other colonies
followed, and the amount of loans by
the colonies finally reached to millions,
which the mother country paid of at
reduced rates to save the credit OF the
colonies. In 1775, Congress issued paper
money to the amount of $780, 900, to be
redeemed in coin in three years. The
colonies or States also issued paper
money, and soon the whole volume OF
State and National currency amounted
TO $12,O0O,O00. This money was taken
without much question at first, and
those who refused it were stigmatized as
unpatriotic; but in the following year II
began to decline, and in 1880 it was
worth almost nothing. A barber-shop
in Philadelphia was plastered all over
with Continental money, and dogs were
tarred, stuck over with the same shin
plasters and let out to run the streets foi
the public amusement. To Robert
Morris is due the salvation OF the
Revolutionary army. He lent his
private fortune and credit to the
government, and when all his money
was gone and his credit had beer
literally used, Washington said he must
raise more money to carry out a wal
measure, the perfection of which only
waited for the money. Morris, therefore
issued his own notes for 81. 400, 600
Washington gained the battle of York
town, and CORVALLIS surrendered
Every one of these Morris notes wer'
subsequently redeemed. In 1882 th'
Bank of North America was established
at Philadelphia, with a capital o
$4OO, 900. This was the first bank of th,
National Government. The date of tn,
first silver coinage was 1894, and of th'
| first gold coinage 1894. =,
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-28
CHRIsTMAs SHADOWS.

The needles have dropped from ner nerveieSs
hands,
As she watches the dying erabers glow,
For out from the broad cid chimney place
Come ghostly shadows of "long ago !"
Shadows that carry her back again
To the time of her childhoois artless 10y
Shadows that show her tiny row
OF stockings awaiting the Christmas toy;
Shadows that show her the faces loved
OF many half-forgotten friend
And the Christmas eve that Is passing by,
While Past and Present In shadows blend
Alone In the dear old homestead now,
With only the shadows OF [" Aud Larg Syne,"
The clock is ticking the moments on,
While the tears in her aged eyes still shine
II only from out the silent world
The world Of shadows which mock her SC.
One might return to his vacant chair,
To sit with her In the frelights glow
III only Was that white white hand
That seemed to beckon her out OF the gloom
Or was II the embers last bright flash
That startled the shadows round the room
The Chrstmas-eve, II has passed at length
glorious day from the night is born;
The shadows are gone from earth away,
And the bells are ringing for Christmas morn.
But ah by the broad old chmney-place
The angels of death keep watch alone,
For straight to the Christ-child's beckoning arms
Her longing spirit hath gladly flown.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-28
Cremation.

Cremation, incremation and incinera-
ton, or the practice of burning the dead,
is as old as prehistoric Europe. The
practice was common in Greece, Rome,
and other ancient countries, and was
finally extinguished by the spread OF
Christianity. The ancient practice was
to burn the dead upon funeral pyre of
wood, upon which oil, incense, and
spices were placed. The embers were
quenched with wine, and the ashes,
placed in cinerary urn, were deposited
in sepulcher or subterranean cell, or
in certain cases buried in the earth. At
the present time the combustion of the
dead is frequent in Hindostan. In
Northwestern British America there are
tribes which practice cremation, and SO
do some of the families of the Shoshone
family. Some California Indians burn
their dead, and use the ashes for a sort oil
paint. The practice of burning is un-
doubtedly of great antiquity, for, not to
mention Hercules, there are the
Homeric obsequies of Patroclus and
Achilles, and the solemn combustion
of Meneceus and Archemorus. Sir
Thomas Browne, in his "Urn Burial"
recounts the various practices sf many
nations. Tie Indian Brachmans burned
themselves alive. The Chaldeans though,
it sacrilege to burn their bodies. The
Persion magi abandoned their flesh tt
dogs and birds. Tne ancient German,
burned their dead. The Egyptians EN-
balmed. The Scythiaus made theil
graves in the air. The Balerians burned
wood over the dead, and the Chinese the
same.
During the years 1894 great efiort
were made in the European continent
in England, and in the United States
to establish cremation as means OF dis
posing of human bodies after death. III
the leading capitals the feeling nantes
ted itself by public meetings, organized
societies, and extended discussion in th'
press. Professor Brunetti, of Padua
Italy, was prominent among the leader
Of the movement. In England Sir Henr,
Thomson, of London, was the first to di
rect public attention to the subject
which he did in an exhaustive article
About the same time many intelligen
and influential citizens of New York be
gan to take the greatest interest In TN
matter, while in Switzerland and ,ier
many even greater interest was manifes
ted. Women have been prominen
among cremationists, notably Lad
Rose, Mary Crawshay, and in Ne,
York a lady whose name has not bee
made public. The movement was prat
tically inaugurated by women, Lad
Dixie, of England, and a German lad
having bcencremated at Dresden.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-28
A CHRISTMAS SONG.
BY MRS. HATTIE 8. RUSSELL.

The oak is strong and stalwnt tree,
And II lifts its branches up,
And catches the dew right calamity
In many dainty cup.
And the world is brighter, and better made,
Because OF the vo0dman's stroke,
Descending In SUM- or falling In shade,
On the sturdy form OF the oak.
But stronger, ween, In apparel green,
And trappings so fair to see,
With Its precious freight. for small and great,
Is the beautiful Christmas tree.
The elm Is kind and goodly tree,
With Its branches bending low
The heart is glad when its form we see,
AS we list 10 the rivers flow.
Ayi the heart Is glad, and the pulses bound,
And JOY illumines the face,
Whenever goodly elm is found,
Because of Its beauty and grace
But kinder, 1 ween, more goodly In mien,
With branches more dropping and free,
The tints Of whose leaves, fidelity weaves,
Is the beautiful Christmas tree.
The maple is supple. and 1.-the, and strong,
And claimeth our love anew,
When the days are listless, and quiet, and long,
And the world Is fair TO view.
And later,-as beauties and graces UNFOLD
monarch right regally dreet,
With streamers ahame, and pennons OF gold,
1t seemeth OF all the best.
More lissome, ween, the brightness and sheen,
And the coloriDg, sunny and free,
And the banners soft, that are held aloft,
BY the beautiful Christmas tree.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-28

IT is to labor, and to labor only, that
man owes everything possessed Of ex-
changeable value. Labor is the talismap
that has raised him from the condition
of the savage; that has changed the des-
ert and the forest into cultivated felds;
that has covered the earth with cities
and the ocean with ships; that hasgiven
us plenty, comfort, and elegance, instead
of want, misery, and barbarian.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-28

;. AN Austin (Nev.) wife says she knows
of five husbands in that town who have
been made drunkards by the excitement
of the late political campaign, her own
husband being one of the number.