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attending to all way business and
making direct connection with the
principal railroads for all points
East and West. Tom White, an
efficient officer, presides at the desk.
She brought up z bales of cotton
and 76S sacks seed, ard adds here
a fair list of Eastern-bound cotton.
The George W. Cheek, Captain.
Mark Cheek in command, brought
in from the bends 10 bales and 3
bags cotton, 81 sacks seed, and sun
dries, and a fair list Of people. She
returns to Helena this evening at 5
O'Clock, giving special attention to
all plantation business. Captain
Lee Cummins, an affable officer,
has charge of the Office, and is ably
assisted by Hal Aydlett and Thos.
Hughes.
The Ruth, Captain Milt Harry,
will arrive tomorrow morning from
White river with a good list of cot
ton and other freight and return to
White river tomorrow evening, car
rying the mail, giving special at
tention to all bends business and
connecting at Jacksonport with the
Alberta for Batesville and upper
White river. Ed Crowell, a clever
and accommodating gentleman, is
her chief clerk.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Ed
Rowland, came in this morning
from the Arkansas with % bales of
cotton, and a lot of seed and sun
dries, and reshipped at the mouth
ga bales of cotton. She will return
tomorrow evening to Little Rock,
carrying the mail and doing all way
business. Jimmy Thompson is her
top clerk and is seconded by Billy
Nucles.
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Attachment Notice.

Before Thos. Fleming. Justice Of tho po,oo
LOT Shelby county, Tenn II. Twohie nss
OF Margaret Twohig, VS.. G.. II. Weber.
~ THIS CAUSE ANATTACHMENT UAv-
4 ing been sued out under section SA5 Of Tho
O9de OF tennessee, and returned by the proper
oileer, levied upon the property o fthe defend.
ant, and ~.afidSvit having been made that de-
PENDANT is indebted to the plaintias IN ~ NC
sun Of W. @, due By account, and that the
yislm 10 lnst, and that the defendant
Is therefore ordered that the said dsfepdsnt
MAKE bis personal appearance beloye me y
the Slth day Of October. 1877, at 10 o'clock
city of Memphis, Tenn. and desenai ~ Wy
ettachment salt within the time prescribsJ
by law or the same will b. proceeded with ovl
RsLtei and that 2 cepy Of this order be pub
m The Memphis Public Ledger. "0ORs
IA anl q iosh Jay OF September, 1877.
"@'N IHOS. FLEMING, j., 2.
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Saturday, October 10, 1877,


within legal hours, the following described
property. tO-wit:
Situated il Shelby, county, Tennessee. east
the city Of Memphis, and thus described
Beginning at a stake on Mrs. A. b. CaTr,s
corner line, running south 3 chains
and IL links t9a stake 1t the southwest cor
nper Of 5. Y. Watson's eight. acre tract, on
W atson's avenue; thence south $50 45. east Ia
chains 2 inks, toa stake, the northeast q rner
ot said Watson's eight acre tract; thence
chain 81 links to q stake. the southeast corner
Of Coleman X X rtrecht's ten. acre tract.
thence 10 chains4 links north, So 25 vest. 10
the beginning; containing two acres. LeinS
the same property conveyed to 4. p. Mannins
by deed dated June 5, 1865, Book So, mart "a
page ". Registers office, Shelby county.
Terms oil sale-On credit Of sevsn n months,
purchaser to execute note with approved "a,
clrity; equity Of redemption barred cts.
This September Il, 1877.
r, J. BLACK. D. G. ""u W.
w s Fhppin, Attorney. l2-lg-94.ao.se
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Of my men went as if they wanted
to go, and when they were laid out
they did you good to look at EN-.
Why, some folks came in twice to
look at'em, and then they weren't
satisfied. Their faces were just as
calm as could be-not stuck up, |
don't mean, but sort of peaceful
like"
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LEoAL.
mo. 21ill


In the ~Chancery Coart Of Shelby oountv.
Iennessee-.M, 7. Hecox ct al. SURVIVING
Rattners Of VIM. Butler 4 Co, rs. Waday
Thompson ct Al. " "~N~'
TT APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT IN
y THIS cause that the e~efendants. r.. b.
Moodrun, Marcus Woodruff, Julia Roodrud.
Minnie woodruff, Julia E. Psaree, RobertM'
henning, james W.. Henning, Saliie O. Hem
ming, Darlington Hen7inR and Amelia d.
henning are citizens Of New York and non
residents Of the State Of Tennessee. also d
tendant Waddy Thompson Is a q -resiasnt
Of the State of Tennessee, who ia alleged in
said bill Of complaints 10 be Indebted 10 COM
plainants in the sum of about $4,000 by iudg.
ment recovered against him in New YORK,
etc thata writ Of attachment has been issued
End returned levied on all the interest Of said
In mpson in certain real estate udement
etc in Shelby county, Tennessee; h Is
therefore ordered that they make their appear-
anee herein at the court house in the cfsy Of
memphis, Tenn on or before the frst Monday
In November. 1877, and plead answer or de.
mpr TO eonplainants' bill or the same will Be
taken Tor confessed as 10 them and set for
nearing expartei and that a copy Of this order
ne published once a week, for four successive
weeks, IN the Public Ledger.
This l4th day Of September, 1877,
A o~opy-Attest:
EDMUND A. COLE. G. and M.
BY X. !. BLACK, ID. @. and MI.
metcait 4 Walker, Soils. for complainant.
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On Friday, October 1g, 1877,

in legal hours, in front of the Court-house.
Memphis. Tennessee, proceed 70 sell, to the
highest bidder, Cor cash, the following de-
scribed property, to-wit:
Lying and being in the Ninth Civil District
Of Shelby county, Tennessee. bounded north
and west by A. Il. Wilhams-sontaininT one
hundred acres more or less.
Levied on as the property of defendant.
interest and costs.
Memphis, Sd day of September, 1877.
Q. l.. ANDERSON,
Sheriff Of Shelby county. Tenn.
BY E. L. McGowN, d S.. l9-25.Si
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o
LODGES.

LODGES.
SlurH MEMPHIS, No. llS -meets I'd Friday
In zach month, in Odd Fellows Hall. FIN
Nelson, v NJ; K Pullsn, Sec'y...
A~NeKR0EA. No. 168-meets LIST Monday u
cash month, in Odd Fellows Hall. ON
Carroll, W NJ; Jehn Beamish, seq.
LELIA SCOTr, No. 2S9-meets LIST Wednesday
in zach month, in Odd Fellows Hall. A
Myers, W NJ; r A Lytle, Sec'y.,,
DESOT0, No. 299-meets Sd. Friday n each
mont. N Odd Fellows Hall. X q William
son, Nm; John W Graham, Sec'y.
KfLwrNNING, No. Al-meets 9Th Friday in
zach month, in Odd Fellows Hall. james
Carpenter, W NJ; A ] Knapp, Sec'y.
ROYAL ARCH.
PrxK CHAPrHR. No. 22-meets ID Monday Of
cash month-at Masonic Hall, IN dayoso
Block. Robt. Galloway, n. q. D.. P.i Johr
MHHraIs CHAPFER, No. 95-moets at Ma;
sonic Hall, in 9ayoso Block, Sd Mon6Ay Of
each month. B. F. Halter, NJ. 4. H. ~
John W. Ward, Secretary.
z. I'M o. 4.
EUREKL CouKeL, No. 6-meet % Inrrs-
dsy of each mnnth-at Masonic Hal. IN day-
$50 Block. Ed Worsham, Acting III. 1u.;
A. j. Wheeler, Rec.
FKKPLLRs.
OYRHEH C~OHNANDKRY, No. A-meets 18th Mon
day of each month at Masonic Hall, Gayoso
Block. R. Q. Williamson, E. G.; B. X. Pull
en-, Acting Rec.
Sd Tuesday Of each month at Masonic Hall.
4ayoso Block. A. J. Wheeler. K. O.; John
iSIeETs OF REp CRoss OF C~oNsrAKTISR-
meets first aud third Saturdays Of each month
Al Masonic Hall. i. B. Hatch, NJ. P. s.; I.
4. Barohus, r..
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Trustees Sale.

by VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST EX-
y ecutei to me on the 10th of April, 1876, on
me hereinafter described land. and recorded
IN the, Registers Office of Shelby county. in
Record Book No. llS, page 81, to secure GER
tain Indebtedness therein set forth, the same
oelne past due and unpaid; now, therefore, /,
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,EMPHIs AND LITTLE ROCK RAILROAD
Arrives. Leaves.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
nOERY
PsBLIo LEAGKR OFFICE.
MEYPHIs. Tenn, October 5. 1877,

hhAlA AnNhN OINlNEa
MEMPHIS. TKSN.. October 5. 1877.
Business is quite dull in financial cir
Giles to-day, with little doing beyond rou-
tine affairs. Money is plentiful at s to
10 per cent. per annum for irst.class
paper. Exchange is in moderate supply
a. unchanged rates, which are as fol-
lows: On New York and the East, buy
ing at par and selling at fc premium;
New Orleans, buying at lc discount and
selling at par, Street rates for money
are nov easy at | to 2 per cent. per
month. Gold in New York rules at
1929; here brokers are paying l0ll for
amounts exceeding twenty dollars. Lo-
cal and foreign securities are depressed,
and are not inquired after, transactions
being limited: quotations are as follows.
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Sheriff's sale Of Real Estate,

pUBLIC NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN.
i mat 6y virtue of two executions to me
Court Of Shelby county, Tennessee. In csses
Nos. BIZ and Sl3, W. d. RidoHt and W. ID.
Ridout Il Co. VS., o. A. Williams, Judgment
rendered on the 22d day of September. 1875.
fer the aggregate sum Of ninety-eight dollars
and tnlrty-tiye cents. with interest and costs
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THEHnssKR LoDeE No. b-heets w.
eyery Monday right at Harmony
Hall, l.. o. y. T., corner Beal and fernando
streets. Jno. Wilson, &C.; Felix LeClerc, v.
O.: II. j, Walker, p; W. IA. Meyston, & Of
X. and s.; G.. W. L. Crock, II. Of E.; Albert
Swim, n. ofF.
MEMPHIS LODGE No. 6-meets second, third
and fourth Tuesday evenings in each month,
al Pythian Hall, zee Second street, Vincent
Block. J.. Wood, @. G.; II. 5. keynolda V.
a.: A. Mergell, P; W. H.. Atkinson, K. Of
R. and s.; =. W. Vigus. M. Of E.; Jacob
T,,f- Al X
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Odd Fellows. Hsn. corner Main and Mort
Court streets.

Odd Fellows. Hsns corner Main and North
court streets.
LODGES,
MrEPHTs Lopez, No. 6-msets every Tues
day. J. 7. Leake, N. CT W. A. Murphy, Y.
e.; L. S. Burr Secretary; W. D. BRUCE
CaioKIsAw Lopez, No. s-meets every Mon
DAY night. A D. Gibson, N. g.; i. j.
Hogan, V. g.; John A. aslt. Treasurer;
EoEILIER LoDsE. No. 140-nests every We'd
nss6ay night. Ed Bohle, n. g.; j. J. Tan
ner, Y. g.; Chas. BOrRer, sscretary; l..
Ottenheimer, TREASURER.
BINEEE L0DeE, No. Al-meets syerg Friday
night, H. A. Carroll, n. g. John 9; Sick,
v. al WIN. Henry, p. and r. 81; J.s. VIII
B1uTy CRY Lopez. No. fg7-meets every
Thursday evening st 0d6 Fellows Hall. J..
P.Young, n. c.; Frank Lamont. E;G.; W.
H. Noysten. Secretary; y, o. loot, treas.
HARMONY Lopez No. l99-meets every Tues,
dav night at Odd Fellow Hall. corner Beal
and fernando streets. D. A. MeQmber. N.
g.: John d. Adams. Y. g.; Il. II. Hampson'
Sec'y; G.. w. Miller, Treasurer.
DEGREE G
MSvPHrs DKeRKE LODGE no. 3-Meots Erst
gatur6ay Of each month. G. M. Carroll, U;
NJ. I'd r. Jack, D. 2. Nj T. a' hearn. i *
p Holland, Sec'y; z. ". Smith, Treas.
ENoANPNEHfs,
Y ExoAKPHssr, NO. 3--msen on tne
lat and Sd Thursday night; q Saen month.
Usnrv elements, s. W.; Thos. Bacon scriho'
John A. Holt, Treasurer; Dave heahard
NRYPHrs ESoAxPYEsT, No. 39-meets % and
az Thursdsy nights Of each month. 5. 3.
Garrett, G. p; John g. Sick. 4. p; !. I.
TaaLa q. W: j. 7. Lees. j. W.; q. w. u.
rrootl scribe; 7. S. Bingham, Treas.
gTEFRlL RKLIsP CoHMITTER-D 7. Porter
Chairman. 2s Front street; John W. WayRes-
burg. Memphis Oil Co., Secretary and Treas
urer' II. Gronauer. J. Il. Shepherd, b. h
pnIlen. D. q. Reahard.
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NAW YORK. October 5 n;35 p.m.-Uottsn
future delivery. n, $40 bales.

LIVERPOOL October 5 1880 p~.h.-Cotton
y SsiOng Middilng uplSnds. 64d; middlipg
~ . were for export and speculation. In arl
rivals buyers are offering l-l6l higher.
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COTTOR.

The market this morning is firm and
active, with a further advance of 5c on
all grades. Sales yesterday we're $50
bales.
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miscellaneeus.

v ANNo AAVh W VIC
mouth.
miscellaneous.
Light frost this morning.
This weather viii cause a rapid
decline of the rivers.
The leyee presented a more active
appearance than yesterday.
Cotton receipts are gradually in
creasing.
The Illinois returned to Arkan-
sas City with a good trip of freight
and people.
The Colorado for St. Louis left
Vicksburg yesterday at noon, and
will pass here Sunday morning.
Only 4 feet 4 inches in the chan
mel at Horsetail bar.
The Fair Play leaves Louisville
to-day for New Orleans.
The river at Cincinnati is lower
than it has been at any time this
season.
The Capitol City left st. Louis
last evening for Vicksburg and will
leave here Sunday morning at 10
o'clock.
The pilots of the City Of Chester
report Z to u feet of water in the
channel from here to Cairo.
The A. ]. Baker left Cairo yes
terday for New Orleans.
The City of Chester returned to
st. Louis last night with a moder-
ate trip, including 46 bales of cot.
ton.
The YazoO is due from the Ohio,
en- route to New Orleans, with a
tull cargo OF Western products.
The stock of coal at the mouth
of White river and several other
points along the river is getting
light,
The Cons Millar and Cotton
Valley left Louisville last evening
for Cincinnati
Low water is causing a dearth of
business at st. Louis and all points
on the Ohio.
There is no immediate prospect
of a rise in the Ohio.
The Golddust is due down to-
morrow for New Orleans.
The +. O. Stanard will leave St.
Louis tomorrow for New Orleans.
The u. P. Schenck for the Ohio,
and Susie Silver for st. Louis, are
due up on Sunday.
The st. Genevieye, Captain Sam
McPheeters, is the regular Anchor
Line packet leaving tomorrow
evening for st. Louis. She will
arrive in the morning.
The survey boat pushed out this
morning for a cruise down the
river.
The Belle of Shreveport will pass
down to-day for New Orleans. She
will add here some cotton and other
freight.
Captain Albert Smith, of the
Alberta, received a telegram this
morning from his packet, stating
that she arrived at Newport this
morning with 40 bales of new cot.
ton, which she picked up between
that point and Batesville.
Captain Stacker Lee is about to
close a trade with Captain Albert
Smith for the steamer Batesville.
If the trade is perfected she will be
run between here and Benefits
Landing, making daily trips.
The Salvor succeeded in taking
the eight steel boilers from the
wreck of the Grand Republic, and
they will be sold at public auction
in a few days. The boilers are but
little injured.
The Carl Schurz, Captain Mat
Tremmel, brought in from the
lower coast a good list of cotton
and returns to Scanlan's Landing
this evening attending to all way
business. Captain Phil Harmon is
her purser.
The Osceola Belle, Captain j. G.
Andrews, came in from the upper
coast with a fair trip. She returns
to A8hport this evening at 5 o'clock.
carrying the mail and doing all way
business. Messrs. Cyrus Fay and
B. 0. Michel, two clever gentle.
men, have charge Of the Office.
The City of Helena will pas
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EATHER MATHEW
SOCIETY.

FkrHHR MATHEW TOTAL
AnsTTNENCE AND BKEEvQ-
f.TsT BoCIKrY No, 2I, U:
on A,-moets LIST and 80
Sundays Of each month ct
= nm, al st. Bridget's
Schooi-house, Third st.,
batSeen jackson and 0yerten. Rev. VIM.
WaIeh, Pros't; 7. Consodine. Vice Pres't'
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OLD FOLKs.

OLD FoLKs HIsToR1oAL S-ooIETY-meets at
No. 16 Madison street basement, the LIST
Tuesday in each month. W, y. Waldran,
Pres't; j. p. Prescott, Sec'y; j. G. Lonsdale,
Treas.
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BRADFORD & ELY,
Steamboat Agents,
SO4 Front Street.

t"hIan . Lthuihk' Oarl ochurz"".......5 pm
et' LOUIS Grand Tower."""................5 pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Grand Tower, Vicksburg.
Coahoma, Friar's Point.
Geo. W. Cheek, Helena.
0sceola Belle, Ashport.
Carl Schurz, Scanlan's Land'g.
Katie Hooper, Arkansas river.
DEPARTURES
Steamer City Of Chester St Louis.
Illinois, Arkopolis.
BOATS IN PORT.
Coahoma, Grand Tower, George w.
Cheek, Osceola Belle, Carl Schurz, Katie
Hooper.
Condition Of the Rivers.
The river here declined 2 inches
in the past "A hours ending at noon,
and now stands 4 feet 2 inches
above low water mark. At St.
Louis the decline was l inch, with
= feet 10 inches on the gauge, and
4 feet 4 inches on Horsetail bar; at
Cairo the decline was 8 inches, with
4 feet 8 inches on the gauge at
Pittsburg it rose 6 inches, with 10
inches on the gauge; at Cincinnati
the decline was 4 inches, with 8 feet
2 inches on the gauge ; at Louisville
l inch, with 3 feet in the canal; at
Evansville ii is falling, with 2 feet
on the gauge. Cumberland river
rose l inch at Nashville, with ri
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REUTsCMER BRUDER-BURD.

DEuTsoHER BRuDER-BgED meets LIST Sunday
n each month att o'clock pm, at Cochran
mann, Vice Yres't; W. Glaentzer, seo'y; H..
W. Schultze, lreas'r; Aug Zweiiel and John
Handwerker, Sick Committee for Northern
Division; John Wendell and John Margle,
Sick Committee for Southern Division.
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GINS n
Corner Second and Jackson Sts.

I WOULD INVITE THE ATTENTION OF
i planters in the vicinity of Memphis to the
following statement Of facts: [ have the
latest and most approved Cotton Gins and
Cleaners. ! have large capacity for storage
ana drying, so that your cotton need not be
exposed TO the weather nor ginned while wet.
Sacks furnished free Of charge. Order tbronch
your merchant or direct from our gin,
l VIII gin as low as any responsible gin in
the city. All cotton sent to me viii be Gov
hands. WILLIAM RRNJES
JAMES NJ WHITE, Stunt I5s-75
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t%26l6-6Ssl
Chancery Sale Of Real Estate.

ohsneery Court of Shelby county-A. D.
TToo arm VS. ThGs /. Gray ct al. and John
hav G;i we ~ vs. T. u. Manning, and A, d.
RI VIRTUE OF AN INTERLoCUToRY
y decree, tor sale, entered in the abova
cause on the 18th day of July, 1877, / will sell
=. Pubic auction. TO- the highest bidder, in
home y bu iId DlerK ana Masters Office, Court
n nOus' 'uliulhs' Main street, Memphis, Tenn,
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NEMPLARs OF HONOR.

.t.H|
NLroMA TEMPLE OF II. AND 7. EHA|N
30, l-meets every Friday even EaASH
ing at 5 o'clock at Temperance -EM
Hall, No. 1898 Second street.
j.. III. Thompson, W, @. T.; Earle Gantt, VI.
V, T.; @. A, S. Richardson, W. R.; O. T.
Shepherd. W. A. R.; W. II. Harris, W. 7. e.;
Bun Y. Price, W IT.; 7. +. Callahan, W. u;
o. Olsen, W. D. u; W. W. Caps, w. g.;
d. @. MoDeugal. WIS.
THALEs TEMPLE OF II. AND T. No. 4-meets
every Thursday evening at "a o'clock at hall.
No. 29S Second st. w. II. Atkinson, W. q. t.;
j. L. Bourne. WV. T.; Chaa. i, Gebhardt,
w, r.; Peter Engles, W. A. R.; j. Callahan,
WI r.; Jonathan Wood, W. T.; g. Salem,
W. o.; j. o. Barhee, W. d. o.; Geo. Ram
sey, w. g.; John D. Cox, jr.. ". s.
UHELsEA TEMPLE OF IL. AMI 7. No. 2-meets
away Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock, at their
Iii. Brick Church. Chelsea. W. NJ, Carr.
w, q. T.; r. T. White, W, V. 7; Chas. H.
Lanham, w. R.; G. X. Dawson, w. A. r.;
L'G- Williams, W. p. R.; ]. r. Chandler,
W. f.H. Wheadley, w. U.:R. ]. Rawlings,
w. D. u; e.. r. Egnew, W. g.; l. Isaacs,
W s.: 4. e. Colby. P. W. CT.
MONTGOMERY C0uNom No. ], 4. A.. AND
T.-moets irst and third Saturday, in each
month. IN Temperance Ball, at N o'oloak
nm. Horace II. Briggs, O.. of O.; Q. A. S.
Richardson, X.
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TyME TABLE.

NDLoUsvILLE RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
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inches on the gauge. Arkansas
river is falling at Little Rock, with
2 feet in the channel from there
out. White river is receding, with
8 feet from Jacksonport to the
month.
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Depot az blau y M9In sUVel' !,
Ticket ohee, Isl Main street, corner OF
Moa.cnn
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MEMPHIS AND oHARL ssT0N h. R.
Arrives. Leaves.
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MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE R. R.
Arrives. Leaves.

UepOL az TOOL OF MINI slTett'
Ticket Office, 2S7 Main street, corner Of
Modison. NJ. BURKE, Gen. Sup't.
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NLTOMA TEMPLE OF II. AND 7.
40. l-meets every Friday oven
ing at 5 O'Clock at Temperance
Hall. No. 298 Second street.
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justly. But how is II when the farmer
has to buy? Every possible means are
taken to deceive and cheat.
But must hasten the time would
fail me to speak of the tree agent, the
book agent, the scwing-machine agent
agents without number for every
conceivable thing, from mouse trap to
a sawmll. Each with smooth and slip
perry tongue fain to make men believe
that the blacklist crow Is perfectly
white, evidently counting the farmer
lawful plumber and thinking all they
could make out of them clear gain.
Thus | have imperfectly set forth g
very few of the many disadvantages
that the farmer has to meet. Each in
dividual mind will suggest many more,
with the best possible means TO meet
and overcome them.
believe it is the duty of farmers to
stand by each other, and acting on the
motto that union is strength, by con-
certcd action do all they can to lessen
the friction and smooth the pathway
each for the other, and thus do good
and get good. "The prudent man fore
seeth the evil and bideth himself
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Thoughts for Saturday Night.

Space is the statute of God.
a jest is very serious thing.
What is justice? TO give every man
his own.
Joys are our wings, sorrows are our
spurs.
Ifyou have knowledge, let others
light their candles at il.
1t is joy to think the best we can OF
human kind.
What we know here is very little, but
what we are ignorant of is immense.
envy no man that knows more than
do, but pity them that know less.
do not see why we should not be as
just to an ant as TO a human being.
AS we are born to labor, so are others
born to watch over us while we are
working.
The man that cannot laugh is only tit
for trcasons, stratagems and spoils; but
his own whole life is already a treason
and stratagem.
Lcnity will operate with greater
force, in some cases, than rigor. Ii is
therefore, my wish TO have my whole
conduct distinguished by it.
He who learns and makes no use of
his learning, is beast of burden, with
a load Of books. Comprchcndeth the
ass whether he carries on his back q
library or bundle of fagots.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-05-11
German Grief.

An honest German lost his wife. His
manifestations of grief at the funeral
were intense. lie failed to be comfort
ed. A few days afterwards he met a
friend.
GLOW YOU vas, mine ii'iend?" said
he.
Every well; how do you dor"
Not very goot," with sigh. Host
mine wow"
"Ycs," replied his friend, II was at
The funeral
"Ish dot so! Did You see how bad |
fclt?''
Eyes" answered his friend
did You go TO dot grave!' and an
other very long sigh escaped him.
mo"
''Ish dot so. Veil, mein old friend,
you ought to have gone nit me to dot
grave. BY golly, l raised hill down
dere," and his disappointment at not
seeing him at "dot grave" completely
broke him down, and he wept scalding
tears.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-05-11

POSSIBILITIES OF WHEAT CULTURE
Although the average yield of this cere-
al for the last few years has not probab-
ly exceeded fifteen bushels per acre,
there is really no valid excuse for rate
of production so ridiculously low.
While some farmers in every section OF
the country seem to find difficulty in
getting even as high as fifteen bushels
per acre, it is IL we'll known fact that
others even in the same localities sue
coed in getting from twenty to thirty
bushels, and few as high as forty to
fifty bushels. These facts clearly prove
that there is possibility in wheat cul-
lure that some farmers know how IL
reach, and others do not Exchange.