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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-03-10

Who may be suffering from the effect Of
youthful follies or indiscretion, will do
Sweli to avail themselves Of this, the great
Test boon ever laid ut the altar Of suffering
humanity. DIR. ~PINNEY will guaran
tee to forfeit $500 for every case of seminal
weakness, or private disease Of any kind on
character which he undertakes and fails tel
lcure. He would tn, refore say to the unfor.
3tunate sufferer who may read this notice
sfhat YOU are treading on dangerous ground
Jwhen you longer delay in seeking the properl
remedy for your complaint. You may b,
Il IN the first stage; remember You are ap.
aproacl ing the last, II you are bordering
upon the last, and are suffering some ,r allI
kof its i'll effects, remember that If YOU Der
a'ist Ia procrastination, the time must com
when the most skillful physician can rem
der You no assistance when the door of
shope will be clofei against you when n,
iangel OF mercy can bring GU relief. In moi
Tease has the Doctor failed of success. Thepl
let not despair work upon your imagination
but avail yourself of the beneficial results|
of his treatment before your case is beyondI
sthe reach of medical skill, or before priml
death hurrtes you TO u premature grave /
FULL course of treatment, sos Send money!
by Post Office order or Express with fuil
description of case.
Call, or address,
DR.. a. q. SPINNEY.
No. II Ksarney Street. San Francisco.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-03-10
SHER9FF'S SALE.

DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION IS.
Dsued out of the District Court of the
Fourth Judicial Dis riot, in and for the coull>
ty of Humboldt, State of Nevada, on the Ord
day of February, A. u. f1S77, and to me direct
ed and delivered. for Judgment recovered
in said Court ON the 3rd day OF February, A..
ID. 1877, in favor Of !. W. Conard, plalntia
aud against Minor aud CLARK. defendants. I r
the sum of six hundred and fifty-tve dollars
1868 Coz u, =. gold coin damages, wit III
terest ON $500 90, at th rate of two per cent.
per aonth from date till pad. and interest On
S155 60 al the rate of ten per cenf. per ann"m
till paid, together with 1922 so costs and
disbursements at the date Of said judgment,
all in u. s. gold coin. and accruinS cos S, 1
have on this, the oath day of February, A. ID.
1871, levied on and taken i'll execution the to-
lewlng described real est tie property, to-wit :
That certain ranch situate in Pleasant Val
ley, in Humboldt County, State OF Nevada,
about sixty miles in soat4erly direction
fro&, Winnemucca. and known us clark and
Minors Ranch, also known rs the Empire
Ranch, together with all the improvements
and fixtures pertaining thereto, and all land
adjoining thereto that is the property of said
Clark and Minor, or either # them IN W ole
or in part, together with all water rights or
privileges thereto belonging.
NOTICE is hereby given that on MONDAY,
the NINETEENTH day Of MARCH, A. d.
1917, between the hours OF O'Clock In the
morning and O'Clock in the afternoon. VIZ
Al O'Clock p. NJ, in front of the court house
in tn town of Winnemucca, Humboldt CouD-
ty. Nevada, will sell, at public auction q
the right, title and interest of said defendants,
or either of them had in, of. or to said real
property on the 26th day Of september. A. h.
1875, or at any time thereafter, Of in and TO the
above described property, to the highest bid
der for cash, U. S. gold coin, to satisfy said
execution costs and accruing costs or suffi-
Gent thereof lAt 9 CA. KYLE, 5.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-08
MEMPHIS TENN: SATURDAY EVENING DECEMBER s. 1871

likely to be called out by such a
rate of compensation may be imag-
ined. When it happened that the
judge, because of some legal disa-
bility, had temporarily to vacate
his seat, the elder of the two asso-
ciates presided, and, on such occa-
sions, judge and counsel not iufre-
quently came into collision. An ex.
ample of old date, which went the
rounds of the bar at the time, oc-
ours to me.
The elder associate on this occa-
sion was an illiterate farmer, short
OF stature, lean Of person, and acrid
of temper. An old friend of mine,
John Pitcher, who has since served
with much credit as Judge of our
court of common pleas, was of
counsel IN the case. He is still liv-
ing, an octogenarian, and was noted
in younger days for acumen aud
wit, the latter usually of a caustic
character. In the exercise of this
somewhat dangerous faculty, he
had, on some occasion, offended the
associate now presiding, who bore
him a grudge in consequence.
1t was a suit for damages, and
Mr.. Pitcher, retained for the de-
fense, took occasion, in the early
part of his remarks to the jury, to
say:
"There is a legal maxim, appli-
cable in this case, to which l invite
your attention" De minimis non
curat lex"
Here he paused, intending,
doubtless, to add the translation;
but ere he could do SO, the judge
broke in:
"Come, Pitcher, none of your
Pottowattomy! Give us plain En-
glish."
The other, without turning hi;
eyes from the jury, or intimating
by word or gesture that he had
heard the remark, proceeded quiet.
ly in his speech for more than hall
an hour ere he again reverted to
the matter, winding up thus:
" But, gentlemen Of the jury
this case at least turns chiefly on
that well-known legal axiom, which
| have already had occasion to bring
to your notice, de minimis non
curat lex which, when reduced
to the capacity of this honorable
court, means-observe, gentlemen
means law does not care fol
little trihing things and turn.
ing sharp round on the dimiuutivt
figure, representative for the noncC
Of judicial dignity" neither do Ip
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-08
TAXING THE MAN.EATER.
A Famous Refractory Horse In Cali.
fOro1" Esr1dltd with DOGble-GeaT-
ed Lightning.

n fnmOuS refractory Horse In Cali.
f0rotn Br1dltd with DOUble-GeaT-
ed Lightning.
San Franciso Chroniclel
Yesterday afternoon, at the Rec
ord stables, on the new city hall
lot, an exhibition of an electric bit,
for subduing refractory horses, was
given. 1t is the invention of gem
tleman of this city, who watched
with much interest Prof. Tapp'S
attempts to subdue Cognac, the
Petaluma man-eater, and finally
concluded that ugly horses could
be tanned by the application of cleo
tricity. The process is simple.
The bit is made of solid leather or
rubber, both being non-conductors.
At each end of the bit copper wire
is wound around the leather, leav-
ing only about three inches in the
center of the bit devoid of wire, so
that it is impossible to establish
current through the bit. Extend
ing from both sides of the bit are
two wires running along the two
reins, being imbedded in the
leather, terminating at the rivets
in the reins, near the drivers hand.
In the drivers pocket is small
battery, about the size of a large
pocket book, from which two wires
extend, each of these wires termi-
mating in a copper-plate sewed in
each of the thumbs Of the driving
gloves. This is the whole sppara-
tus. 1t is simple, but it is terrible,
for is literally double -geared light
ming. The horse becomes frightened
or vicious and tries to run away, The
driver, with a seraphio smile, calmly
presses both his thumbs on the
riyets in the reins. The electric
currents start from the battery in
his pocket, run along the wires,
and complete their circuit through |
the horses jawbones, giving that
equine such a shock that he thinks
the top of his head is blown off. |
The battery can be charged at va
rious degrees, for a light shock
which will only amaze the animal |
and one of sufficient weight to
knock him down. The apparatus is
also designed for horseback riding,
the wires running from the battery
into the spurs and through tho ami
mails body, If the horse is very
unruly a circuit is established from
the crupper under his tail to his
mouth, thereby sending a stream of
chain lightning along his spine that
doubles him up like a iaoknife. 1t
is claimed that a few shocks will
efectually bring any horse, however
pgly, 10 terms, The bit will be
lfied on Oogpac on Sunday after
noon. Professor Tapp, who has
made Cognac mis- study, says that
the man.eater's propensity for tax
ing q slice out Of eTery man he sees
is directly caused by cruel blows on
the head given him by former own
ers. These blows deranged his
brain Gnd rendered hia head tender,
and instead Of fighting with the
feet, as is the natural way for horses
to battle, he fights with his mouth
in order to protect his sore head.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-08
A JAPANESE BELLE.
HOY hs PAN, DssnseI 81 me Eranse rS,1s. o.

How q DamseI of the "France of
she East" Makes Her Toilet.
The japanese have been called
the French of the East" Pleas
ure is to them almost everything,
and holidays are numerous. The
ladies are out on these occasions in
great numbers. The toilet of a
Japanese damsel is matter of no
light consideration, and to be in
good time for the fair she must be
up and dressing long before the sun
rises from behind the great sacred
mountain, Fnji. The long, coarse
tresses of raven-black hair must be
washed, combed and creased till
the head shines like a knob of pol
ished black marble; the cheeks
must be rouged to the proper tint:
the throat, neck and bosom pow
dered-carefully leaving, however,
on the nape of the neck three lines
of the original brown skin of the
owner, in accordance with the
rules of Japanese cosmetic art; the
eyebrows must be carefully rounded
and touched with black; the lips
reddened with cherry paste, with a
patch of gelding in the center.
When all this has been done, and
the layers of clothes properly ad-
justed, the "opi," or huge sash of
many colors, tied in the knot
of prevailing fashion, the clean
est Of white socks, and the newest
of black acquered clogs, put on the
feet, the belle is ready, and with
the proper allowance of pocket
handkerchief paper, her tobacco
pouch, pipe and fan, she sails forth,
turning her toes well in, and play
ing in we'll. affected Occurrences with
her fan. Her mother is likewise
painted, combed and adorned; but
not vestige of eyebrow graces her
forehead, and her teeth are as black
as jet, according to the rules OF
married women. Her father is clean
shaved, his "queue" or top. knot
smoothly parted on his head, and
his raiment new, stiff and shining
with the family crest embroidered
on the black sleeves. In the streets
there are hundreds of neighbors,
similarly decked and arrayed, bow
ing, scraping, paying compliments,
chattering, laughing and pattering
along on their high wooden-clogs
toward the pleasaunce. Critical
eyes examine head-dresses and
"obis," coquettish eyes laugh and
convey tender messages from behind
fans, thereby bringing down reproof
from stern parental eyes, which,
however, soon twinkle at some jest
or well.turned compliment. Every
thing is good humor, happiness and
enjoyment, and the cloudless blue
sky above, the occasional twitter
of birds-for Japan is but poorly
off for feathered warblers-and the
glitter of the sunshine, all 60 to
make up a holiday picture scarcely
to be equaled ont of Japan.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-08

Tapp further thinks that the elec-
tricity, in addition to keeping the
man-eater in check, will also tend
to regulate his brain. AT any rate,
the result of the exhibition on Sun
day will be another brick in the
tower of electric science. The
experiment was tried on a mustang
at the stables yesterday with graft
flying results. But Oognsc is bliss
fully unconscious of the forthcom-
ing earthquake in his mouth.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-08
PUBLIC LEDGER.

THE PUBLIC LEDGER is PUBLISHED
i every afternoon (except Sunday at No.
Is Madison street.
The PUBLIC LEDGER is served 10 city subscfi-
bers BY faithful carriers at FIFTEEN CENTS
PER WEEK, payable weekly to the carriers.
By mail lin advanced: One year, SS; six
months, 81; three months, 50; one month, rs
cents. Postage free. ttH fiai
Newsdealers supplied at 2h cents per copy.
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Louisville and Great Southern R.R.

1E2O pm. Night Express Daily except
saturday Connects at Milan for ST.. Louis
and Chicago, at Mckenzie for Nashville.
ChattA AnooEa, Atlanta and the Southeast,
atGuthrie for hopkinsville, Henderson and
Evansville, at Louisville Tor all points
North aRd East.
HOO am. Day Express-COnnects for st.
Louis and Chicago. at Louisville for all
points North and EaEt.
.4;4O pm. Milan Aoeommodation-Daily
except Sunday.
Pullman Palace Cars on either train to Louis
vile, and on Night train to Nashville.
Cor tickets or Information. amply at Ticket
on oe, 2e7 Main. Northwest corner Madison
las. MONTGOMERY, Sup't Memphis Div.
IAN E5 SPEED, Ticket Agent.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-08
a scotch Prelate's Love Letters.

AOhuOn W OIlu'l
Several months ago there was
briefly told in this column the story
Of the life and death of the great
heiress, Miss Macpherson Grant, of
Aberlour. 1t was also told how, she
dying intestate, the inevitable law
suit had begun over her fortune of
more than a quarter Of a million
sterling. The requirements Of this
lawsuit have recently necessitated
a search through the papers of the
deceased, and a large collection of
letters has been discovered which.
should they be produced in evil
dence, "will produce one of the
most startling sensations of the
generation" The correspondence
is stated to take a wide range both
of participants aud topics. A high
of the Scottish Episcopal
Church, it appears, is one of the
leading contributors, and "the ex-
presSions used in the letters of his
reverend lordship and others are of
the most endearing character"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-08
RAILROApg.
MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON
RAILROAD.

SCHEDULE ON AND AFTER SEPT. Ie,
- Is77:
Leaves. Arrives
Mail and Express, daily~ll Is pm 5.45 pm
sSOmerville accem' dat'n
daily lex. Sunday. 5.o0p.m S.lS Am
HIane Twenty Minutes Faster thar
City Time.
S0mervIIIc train will stop at reg
ulAr and flag stations.
Tire II. so Pun. Train makes the quick
eSt Vine ever made TO Chattanooga, Knox
Vile, Lynchburg, Washington, and the East,
and Will stop at all Regular Stations, and at
Flag Stations when tagged, except Flag Sta
tions between Collierville and Memphis.
Ticket 0ffice 21S MaiD street and Depot
Memphis and Charleston railroad.
JOHN A. GRANT,
Chief Engineer and General Supt.
T. S. DAVANl,
1St Assistant General Passenger Agent
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-08

DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup should be kept
in every family. A slight cough, if un.
checked, is often the forsrunner of con.
sumption, and timely dose Of this won.
derful medicine bag rescued many from
"a early grsvo.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-08

heJccteu manuscripts WILL hOI " IobuInou'
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All letters, whether upon business or other
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RREMp1ls g. LITTLE ROCKR.R.
ShrOt Line to Arkansas and Texas.
T1mE C9RDi

Leaves. Arrives.
Mail train, daily....~,...~5.SO pm. 1l.SO pm.
Freight train daily lex.
PASSENGER going on this road will take
trains at the depot of the Louisville. Nash
willie and Great Southerr railroad. Neil
trains make close connection at Argenta for
points on the title Rock and Fort Smith
railroad and at Little Rock with the Cairo
and Fulton railroad for points in Southwest
.Arkansas and Texas.
Pullman falace Sleeping Cars on all night
trains.
Fer tickets and information apply at Ticket
offices q and 287 Main street. and at depot
foot Of Washington street, or at Louisville
Nashville and Great Southern railroad depot.
or to the undersigned.
NJ. S. JAY. q. y. s5dT. Ag't, Little Rock
W. i. SMITH, Sup't. Memphis Tenn.
10Qf
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-08
MISS SSEPPl g. TENNESSEE
RAILROAD.
es6J.uEDULn:

ON md after Wednesday. November "a,
" 1877, trains wiz rnn as follows:
Leave. Arrive.
Main Train daily........... 300 Pm. l:05 pm
Sardis Accommodation
daily lex. Sundaysl.. ...ll:50 am, s;l5 am
Freight Train daily lex
Sundays) ........ ........ 500 am. 400 pm
A-t M. BURKE. Supt.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-08
Thousand Copies
Twenty Thousand People

old and young. every week. 1t is just to say
that tbs patrons of the WESTERN
METHODIST belong to the best class Of
community.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-08

We desire our business men to make note
Of the sbove facts before completing their
advertising arrangements for the coming
season.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-08
Weekly Public Ledger, !,

Published every Tuesday at 50 per snnum I'm
advanced. Postage free.
Communications upon subjects Of general
interest to the public are at all times accept
able.
Rejected manuscripts WILL NeT be returned.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-08
Capital Stock, 5000, 900
ROARn on nIaEUTORs.
RAILROAD TINE TABLE.

lEMPHIS AND LOUISVILLE RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-03-31
An Ill Wind Blowing Us Good.

A serious outbreak of the cattle dis
ease known as rinderpest, or steppe dis
ease, has recently occurred i'll Germany.
This disease is typhoid or enteric fever,
and very much resembles in its symp-
toms and effects, that which is known in
our Western States among hogs MS hog
cholera. No more suddenly fatal or
more contagious disease exists. 1t has
rapidly spread from Germany to Hol-
land and Belgium, and has appeared
amongst a cargo of imported cattle in
England. By an order of the British
privy council, all importations of foreign
cattle, sheep and goats from German,
Dutch, French and Belgian ports are
prohibited, and all cattle exhibiting
symptoms of the disease are killed and
the carcasses destroyed. The present
scarcity of beef and mutton in England
will be increased by the loss Of the usual
imported foreign supplies, unless the
shipments from America are consider
ably enlarged. Already it is proposed
to fit up more of the ocean steamers
with cool larders, for the preservation of
the meat, and to build steamships spe-
cially prepared for the traffic. The
largest ship in the world, the Great
Eastern, may even find in this trade a
reason for its existence, which its unfor-
tunate proprietors have been anxiously
seeking ever since it was first afoat,
without avail SO far
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-03-31
The Result of Carelessness.

The carelessness of persons who would
be most likely to know the dangers to
which they are exposing themselves was
illustrated recently in San Francisco.
Some two years ago as vessel was on
the way to San Francisco from Yokoha-
ma, when in midocean the shaft broke
and the steamer was completely disabled.
1t was believed by the captain that it
would be necessary to go to the Hawaiian
islands fol repairs, but the chief engineer,
Ojeda, determined to attempt to repair
the shaft without seeking port. For
eight days and nights gang Of men
were employed in drilling the monster
shaft, the broken pieces being brought
together with screw jacks, all the tools
for the work being made on shipboard
At the expiration of the eighth day the
hole was drilled through, an iron pin was
inserted, the fracture was covered with
band, and the vessel was brought safely
to port. For his skill the engineer re-
ceived the greatest praise. A few days
ago, having occasion to shift belt in n
silver refinery in San Francisco where he
is now employed, this engineer allowed
his sleeve to be caught in the machinery,
and was whirled around the shaft, suffer-
ing serious fracture of the arm and
narrowly escaping death.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-03-31
The Paris Exposition Of 1878.

A delegation headed by Nathan Apple
ton, of Boston, waited upon President
Hayes, and subsequently upon the Sec
retary of State, with regard to the repre-
sentation of this government at the Paris
exposition next year. Congress having
failed to appropriate the 100000 pro-
posed for this object, this delegation in
tend to raise sufficient amount to in
sure the recognition of the United States
at the exposition. While the President
has n> authority of law to designate any
one as commissioner, it is not improba-
BILE, in the absence of Legislation, that he
will request certain gentlemen to repre-
sent the United States unofficially. It
was proposed by the delegation to open
in Washington, Philadelphia and New
York Offices in connection with the expo
sition. The State of Connecticut has
already provided for commission, and
it is probable that other States will fol-
low its example. Should there be an
extra session of Congress, the President
will communicate with it in regard to
the exposition, and ask that official rep
resentation to it he authorized.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-03-31
A Girl Who was Glad 10 Die.

The Harrington (Tenn.) Republican
says: Monday evening Mollie Sim
mons died very suddenly in the woods
near the depot. The evening WAS
cloudy and bitterly cold. The scene
presented to tho view of the first who
reached the spot was one that will be
long remembered On tho bank of the
creek was a group of three depraved
women, and as many dirty, half-frozcn
with bare feet and arms, hud-
died about burning log in the vain
hope Of keeping warm. Some old calico
and domestic cloths spread upon the
ground was their bed. The dead woman
lao flat upon the ground, with no cover
ing over her and only shawl under her
head. She seemed to be about twenty
years old, and would have been pretty
woman had she not led such dissolute
life; her hands and feet were small and
well shaped; mass of dark curly hair
clustered low over her brow, and her
lips slightly apart disclosed set of
pearly teeth. Some kindly hand had
crossed her hands upon her bosom, and
she looked as serenely in this last long
sleep of hers as though she was the
purest of girls. The circumstance of
her death was told by one of the women
rs follows: "Mollie had been complain
ing all day, but refused to take some
medicine the doctor left; she started to
go up town few minutes before she
lied. She hadn't gone more than two
hundred yards before she turned around,
and running back threw her arms around
my neck, saying: ooh, God! I'm going
TO die, and am willing She died in
ny arms, and laid her there. She's
better off now than I am." On the
person was found the photo
graph of young man in cadet uni
'orm. The picture was placed i'll her
land and buried with her.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-03-31

The case. of George Eyster, United
States Assistant Treasurer, VS.. The Cen
tennial Board of Finance is now before
the United States supreme court. The
question involved ION appeal from the
United States circuit court for Pennsyl-
vania) is the liability of the board of
finance to refuse to refund to the United
States, out of the receipts of the Cen
tennal Exhibition, the 81, 500, 900 appro-
priated by Congress in aid of the Ex-
hibition. Assistant Attorney-General
Smith and Congressman Springer appear
for the government, and Benja,nin l..
Wilson, Of Philadelphia, for the Cen.
seru;si board,