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"Ths Kings Cock Grower"

Until near the middle of the last
century there was an officer of the
court of England styled "the
Kings Cock Grower" whose duty
it was during the whole of Lent to
crow instead of cry, as watchmen
did, the hour. The intention of
growing the hour seems to have
been to remind sinners of the effect
Of the third crow of the cock on
Peter. The first Ash Wednesday
George III, the Prince of Wales,
passed in England, on his sitting
down to supper a person advanced
before the chaplain said grace, and
crowed "past 10 o'clock" The
astonished prince mistook the cere-
mony for an insult, and was about
to rise from the table in a rage, but
he was informed that what he mis-
construed as an afront was nothing
but an act Of etiquette practiced
from the time of the Tudors to that
of the Stuarts. This absurd prac-
tice was long since discontinued.
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the admiration of the assembled
thousands. The race was for cup
of the value of seven hundred
pounds. The lady had previously
ridden in a match Of which a de-
scription is given in the annals Of
tracing in Yorkshire" Her dress
on that occasion is minutely de-
scribed, particularly her chaussure;
white silk stockings, with white
satin shoes, having buckles of solid
gold ornamented with diamonds.
Buckle, who opposed the lady, was
a successful and hard-working
jocky; from the year 1888 to 1881
he was indeed the horseman Of his
day.
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Cnrrs,r 20 fno VIcn,,s vic.

The Leeds Mercury publishes a
statement that a little girl has been
expelled from Boston Spa National
School for the ofense of refusing
to curtsey" to the Wears wife,
The girl, who is only seven years
old, is nader the guardianship of a
person who is called a sturdy indie
pendent, he having adopted her
and the story is that this person
told her, while she was to be very
particular in obeying all school
regulations, not to "curtsey" ia
the clergyman or his wife, On
her being asked by the latter
"where her manners WERE" she
assigned the true reason fol
emitting the usual mark of re.
spect, aud the vicar then desired
the schoolmaster to punish her
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the last fight of her spirit she Wis
tied her sister in Lancaster county.
She washed the children's faces,
kissed them and then went into the
clouds. She sees many familiar
faces in the spirit world-people
whe have died among her relations
and friends. She speaks with them
all. She says her bed is filled with
pure and holy spirits who are to
accompany her soul when it takes
its last fight from the body to the
God who gave it. Such are the
main facts as stated by the woman's
parents. A number of Reading
people visited her, and the very
strange case has caused considerable
discussion.
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SOak KISSING.
And the LtttIN bonanza fsr the Law
yers that Came of It.

John Il. Briggs, of the well
known seed firm Of Briggs Brothers,
of Rochester, N. Y, has been as
sessed $4,000 for a breach of prom
ise to marry Miss Wealthy NJ.
Green. The Union, summarizing
the evidence elected at the trial,
says: "It appears that the circle
in which the parties moved we're
almost as much given to kissing as
were the Beecher Tilton people.
Miss Green and the defendant were
in the habit of bestowing a salute
on each others lips in the hallway
on separating after visit; and it
was not regarded as anything out
of the way.
"0n one occasion, when a COM
pany at the house broke up, there
was a general union of lips, but
Mr.. Briggs appeared to have no
one to bestow the benson on him,
and Miss Green kindly advanced,
remarking, You must not regard
yourself as neglected. and sealed
his happiness with a buss. This
happy state of affairs went along
for a time, and Miss Green allege:
it was understood that the usual
consequences of such intimacy be
tween unmarried persons of oppo-
site sexes was to take place in theil
marriage. But Mr.. Briggs was moi
like Barkis,' 'willin'.' A period o.
two months or so interviewed and
there was no visiting. Miss Green
heard that her whilom lover wa;
casting glances of affection on an
other lady, and then she asked Mr.
B. to give her back her letters
This he neglected to do, but took
the other lady to wife. Then Miss
Green sought the courts of law fol
reparation to the wrong she had
suffered"
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Coon with the sbOw.

Celia Logan says that her father,
like most actors Of the olden time,
had a mania for management, and
usually it took an itinerant form.
In a wagon, with the company and
scenery packed inside, he would
travel through State after State,
The fastest walker was sent ahead
to "bill" the town a day or two
previous to a performance, the bills
being as often written as printed.
One winter had been very severe,
and the heavy snow storms had
greatly impeded the actors. After
several weeks Of bad business the
old wagon was unloaded at Auburn,
There had been a snow storm dur
ing the day, but still the company
hoped the great attraction offered,
The Merchant of Venice (cut to
suit the small company, and a
roaring" farce would tempt the
citizens from their fresides. The
hall was lighted by half a dozen
tallow candles, and their light dis
closed, when the curtain was rung
up, one man in the room. Mr..
Logan informed him that it would
be impossible for the performance
to take place, whereupon the audi
ence arose and replied: "Sir, | live
ten miles back in the country,which
ten miles | have this day walked in
the snow storm to see this perform
ance. l have honestly paid fifty
cents to come in, on your repre-
sentation that the entertainment
was worth seeing, and | think the
show ought to go on just the same
as if the house was full" Z" II
shall, sir" was the rejoinder, and il
did.
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which he refused to do. The mas
ter subsequently refused a request
made to him to expel the girl, and
the vicar thereupon expelled her
himself. 1t is added that the final
result of the affair was that the
schoolmaster found himself obliged
to resign his Office, which he had
held for twenty years. On his do
ing so he was presented by the par
ishioners with testimonials to the
value of about $400. There is no
other school in the parish to which
the little NoncontOrmist can be
sent.
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IMAGINATION OR MYSTERY.
A ReRdIug Woman who PrOphesIes
Ner Death and Takes Soul :
Flights.

A ReRdiug Woman who PrOphesies
Her Death and Takes SOUL
Flights.
Reading PENN Eagle.l
There is at this time consider
able talk in some circles of this city
concerning a strange and somewhat
remarkable case that has developed
near the Reading driving park,
close to the Three-Mile House.
About a square 1p the road to the
right of the hotel stand two modest
two-story houses with high porches,
They are occupied by Mr.. Henry
Deeds and his wife, who are aged
people, and Richard Snader his wife
Angeline, son-in-law and daughter
of the frst-named people.
Mrs. Snader is the second oldest
daughter of Deeds, and if she lives
until next November she will be
forty-two years of age. She is the
wife of Richard Snader, an indus
trious mechanic, employed at the
pipe mill when he has work. Mrs.
Snader eleven days ago was to
all appearances perfectly healthy.
About the 18th Of the present
month she took to her bed and
said that her time was up and that
she would die before she arose from
her pillow again. Eleven years ago
she told her friends that in the
year 1877, early in the year, she
would be called upon tc enter the
future world. Since March 70 she
has remained in bed, and gradually
she is becoming weaker, and TO all
appearances is slowly ebbing away
her life. Her husband and parents
called in a physician, but the wo-
man remarked that it was no ust
to do that ; that she is not sick,
that she needs no medicine, and
that it is sinful to do anything that
might in any way interfere with
her souls progress and journey to
the bright and beautiful land of the
leal. The physician, therefore, has
administered no medicine. The
woman eats very little, and many
times she becomes rigid and pale as
death; her breathing apparently
stops entirely and her body has al
the appearances of corpse, Dur.
ing these strange and mysterious
intervals, apparently absence Of al
vitality, she says her soul journeys
to the spirit world; and the stories
of her fantastic flights to a beauti
full, golden heaven are interesting
and strangely attractive, because
they are told in language that seems
beyond the power of any person
no matter how extraordinary his Of
her intellectual capacity may be.
During her souls absence from
the body since she has taken to bee
it visits many places. She give
vivid description Of the beautiful
land she sees, with the angels ant
, archangels. She says she Is read.
, and all prepared TO 60. Sh
is done with the world hero anC
does not want to remain. She j
only waiting for her time, BY ant
/ by her soul will leave her body an,
) not come back again. When sh
+ is in a trance no breath appears t
S enter the nostrils. Night befor
> last her aged parents thought sh
: was dead. Generally her franc
8 exists about four hours. Durin
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RAILROADS.
Louisville and Great S0ltAGTlR R

Ills p m. Night Express Connects at Milan
for st. Louis and Chicago, at MoKenEiie fer
Nashville, Chattanooga, Atlanta and the
Southeast. at Guthrie for HopkiOsyille Hem
derson and Evansville, at Louisville for all
points North and East
1l:25 am, Day Express Connects fer St.
Louis and Chicago, at Louisville for all
points North and East.
Ais pm. Milan Accommodation - Daily
except Sunday
Vile, and on Night train to Nashville.
For tickets or Information, apply at Tlckei
Office, 287 Eain, Northwest corner Madison
street ,-,,,, Xl,. nj
JAMES SPEED, Ticket Agent.
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A woman who was n Jockey.

Temple Bari
There is tradition in Yorkshire
of a clever jockey who was a girl,
but so far as we can learn it is only
a tradition. We may, however,
record that a lady twice rode in
matches on q public race course.
This was Mrs. Colonel Thornton,
and the races were run at Doncas-
ter. The lady won one of the
races, although she had for her OPP
ponent the best professional horse
man of his day-Francis Buckle,
The lady's horse was called Louisa,
and the horse ridden by the jockey
was named Allegro. About half
past three o'clock on the 23d OF
September, 1905, the match came
off, Mrs. Thornton appearing in a
purple jacket and cap, nankeen
riding skirts and embroidered
stockings, with purple satin
shoes, At starting Louisa took
the lead; and made the running fol
q considerable way, when Allegro
went up and headed her for a few
lengthsj the lady then challenged
Buckle, and after a pretty contes
won her race in good style, He
bold and-excellent riding elected
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Tbs Promptcr's Last Calf,

He was an old man, his hair
white and thin. He had been sick
for some time past at the NJ
Hotel. The company would occa-
sionally drop in to see how the poor
old fellow thriyed, and minister to
his wants as well as they could.
A drizzling rain was falling in
the lamp-lit street below. The fire
of the CRATE played with a ghastly
effect upon the old mans emaciated
face, and he tossed his head rest
lessly on his pillow. Two ladies Of
the company sat by his bed; one
with fair hands smoothed the
tangled gray hair from his damp
brow. The silence in the room was
really oppressive. Nothing could
be heard but the loud ticking of the
clock on the mantel, and the pat
tering of the rain on the window
without.
Ihe door opened nolselessly, and
the physician entered. All made
way for the man of science. How
eagerly they watched him as he felt
the inyalid's pulsel The fair-haired
sOubrette was the first to break the
silence.
Doctor, is there any bope ?"
The physician slowly shook his
his head as he tenderly dropped
the poor thin hand and softly said:
"The end is very near"
Ten minutes passed-twenty.
The sufferer was very quiet. A
gamin In the street below called
loudly to a companion. The old
man suddenly opened his eyes and
distinctly said in an authoritative
voice.
" Half hour-half hourw
All was quiet again. The COM
Ipany in the room seemed awed by
the presence Of death, and rever-
entity bowed their heads, waiting
mutcly for the end. Some one be-
low-stairs opened a door, and the
soft notes of piano were distinctly
heard in the room. The old
prompter reused himself from his
stupor, and clearly called:
"Overture-all down to begin ~
Then they understood him, poor
old man. Actor and actress looked
into each others faces and truly
realized that the ruling passion was
indeed strong even in death. In
his last moments his heart was
with his beloved profession. All
alas it was his life-drama, and he
was in the last scene Of the last act
From this moment he began to
sink rapidly. The friends gathered
closer around the beside with pitifuI
faces. One of the ladies, with q
sob, turned away. 1t seemed to
rouse him. He feebly said:
t Everybody ready to ena act"
A terrible palenesS came over his
face. 1t was the ghastly hue Of
death. lie did not move. They
} thought he had passed away, he was
. so quiet and motionless. The doc
2 tor leaned over softly and listened
2 The loud ticking of the clock
2 grated harshly upon their ears, but
no one moved. The door of the
| parlor below opened, and again the
7 soft notes Of the piano could bt
5 heard. At this instant the clock
= upon the mantel struck one. Hi,
: dim eyes frightened for a moment
; The old look of intelligence stole
/ over his wan face. The physician
t stopped to catch his feebly whisper.
! ed sentence:
} 'Ring down-the drama is oyerp
e The fair-haired girl closed hi
S sightless eyes, and thus, like a plain
e tive melody, the old prompter's life
Y passed softly away.
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OAEMPAIS q LITTLE ROCK R.R,
EhrOt Line to Arkansas and Texas
TIME CARD


Leaves. Arrive.
Mail train, daily. pm. lilo pm.
Freight train leaves Hope
6eld daily(ex sunday)6.S0 am. 7.l5 p n.
Passengers going on this road will take
trains at the depot Of the Louisville, Mash.
willie and Sreat Southern railroad. Nail
trains make close connection at Argenta er
points ON the title Rock and Fort Smith
railroad and at Little Rock with the Caro
and Fulton railroad fer points in Southwest
Arkansas and Texas.
Pullman alace Sleeping Cars on all night
Far tickets and information apply at Tiiket
Offices 27s and 2S7 Main street, and at dnot
foot of Washington street, or at Louisville,
Nashville and Great Southern railroad dPot,
or to the undersigned
II. A. WILLIAMS, Pass Ag't, Memphl.
NJ. STAY q. P. AVID 7. Ag't, Little Bck.
W E. SMITH, 6up't, Memphis Tenn.
103-t
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ExtraordlrarY SemI.AnnuaI Drawing

erO0 OLO ALL PRIZES AND NO
DIX, ,H4O BLANKS. Greatest single
number PRIZE DRAWING that ever took
place in the United States. by authority Of
an act of the Legislature, tho next all.priEe
drawing will take place in public at Chey-
4 avn the 18th and 80th Of each and every
month. s7s2,Y4s TO BE DISTRIBUTES.
Each and every ticket will be entitled to a
Prize Tickets 81 each, or a package (ten
tickets) for so, and the balance TO be de-
Quoted only from the prizes drawn Informa-
ton furnished. Orders filed. Also gents for
the Royal Havana Lottery and All leFaliEsd
lotteries throughout the world. Orders 90
licited. Apply 10 or address EM0kR a CO.,
Brokers, 81 Park Row. dkW-S-Q
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Books, Maps. Full Information, also ''Tdg
PIONEER sent free to all parts Of the world.
Address o. F.. DAVIS,
Land Com. U. PR. r.. Omaha. Neb.
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Mild Climate. Fertile Soil, Best Country for
Stock Raising in the United States,
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MISSISSIPPI q TENNESSEE
RAILROAD.
MEnpH1s, Tenn, March 8. 1877.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, March 8. 1877.
ONAND AFTER SUNDAY, MARCH 4TB
" 1877, trains will ran as follows:
Leave. Arrive.
New Orleans mail, daily ...S4O pm. l2:40 p m
Sardis Ac'm dation. daily
Except Sunday ........-ll:3e am 40 a. IN
groight train, daily lex
eeyt sunday ).,,..............s.50 am. $3.50 IN
ISL M.BURKE. Sup't.
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QS6SQr7 a Week to Agents. $40 outfit
000T9l ! Free. P. o. VICKERY. Au-
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Weekly Public Ledger,

Published every Tuesday at 81 per snnum lin
advanced. Postage free.
Communication upon subjects Of general
interest to the public are at all times accept
able.
Rejected manuscripts WILL not be returned.
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PUBLIC LEDGER.

TNHB PUBLIC LEDGER Is PUBLISHED
! every afternoon Except Sunday at No. IL
Madison street.
bers BY faithful carriers at EIFTEEN CENTS
PER " EEK, payable weekly To the carriers.
By mail CiR advanced: One yoar, IS; six
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cents. Postage free.
Newsdealers supplied at ~ cents per copy.
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bHUHTos
Displayed advertisements will be charged
according to the SPACE occupied, a. above
rates-there being twelve lines of solid type to
the inch.
To regular advertisers we offer superior in
ducemsnts. both as to rate Of charges and
manner of displaying their faVOrs.
Notices in local column inserted for twenty
cents per line for each insertion.
special notices inserted for ten cents per
line for each insertion.
Notices of deaths and marriages. twenty
cents per line.
All bills for advertising are due when con-
tracted and payable en- demand.
All letters, whether upon business or other
wise, must DO addressed to
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&10 day at heme. Agents wanted. Out
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INSURANCE.
0apital Authorized, S5OO,OOO
Home Insurance Co.
OF MEMPHIS.

LOUIS EANAUER, President
+. NJ. WHITE, +; Vice President
Z. P. BOILING, Secretary
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WANTED men to travel and sell our
WAN bg Lamp Goods to DEALERS. sS5
a month, hotel and travelling expense paid,
No peddlihg. Address MONITOR LAMP
co Cincinnati, o.
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Insurance upon dwellings and frst-class
commercial risks tako7 at fair rates, and
losses paid Immediately upon adjustment.
3s-S7Xxiv
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A HOME AND FARM
OF YOUR OWN,
Now is the Time to Secure 1t.

IN the line Of GREAT RAILROAD. with
good markets both EAST aad WEST,
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Drunkard StOnl
LOTTERY.

A sPLERDID OPPORTuN CITY 70
n WIN a FORTUNEI-Fift Grand
Drawing 1877. At New Orleans, tuesday,
May lst.
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A mILLIONAIRE'S ROMANCE.

n. WMLEMOkE,
Publisher ard Proprieto
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BtandiNg Finance Committee.
j. Busby. Of j. J. Busby & Co.; Owen
Dwyer, r. P. Boiling.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-11-24

THE REMAINS OF DIR. WINsLoW.-The ashes OF
DIR. Charles F. Winslow, who died at Salt Lake City
several weeks ago, were deposited in Mount Auburn
Cemetery, at Cambridge, Mas, on Thursday after
noon in accordance with his request. After his
BODY was reduced to ashes in that city, his heart
having been first taken out and embalmed according
to his directions. two small boxes were constructed.
in one of which was placed the urn containing the
ashes, and in the other the vessel in which was the
heart. These boxes were then placed in larger
boxes, each about a foot square and a foot deep.
A third box, about two feet long, q foot wide,
and a foot deep, just large enough to receive the
two larger boxes, was provided, and in this, strong
" fastened and Theoretically sealed, they were for
warded by express to q Boston undertaken. The
box arrived on Wednesday. and on that next day
the inner box, which held the ashes, was placed in
a handsome casket of the ordinary size for an adult
person Of the size of the deceased, and in the after
noon it was taken in the hearse to Mount Auburn,
followed by some half dozen carriages containing
friends and relatives of the deceased. In appear
ance it was in every respect like that of an ordinary
funeral. The grave is in lot No.4,364 owned by
Miss Isabella Winslow, q daughter of the Doctor.
The services, which were conducted by Rev. Edward
Everett Hale, were very simple. consisting of a
short address and a prayer. In his remarks the
clergyman spoke pleasantly of the dead and Of his
reputation for learning and integrity, and of his
great usefulness. He referred to the desire existing
in the most of mankind when in q far-of country
that their remains should repose in their old homes,
and to the satisfaction of fulfilling such wish. He
made no allusion to the circumstance of the crema-
ton of the body. The heart has been sent to
Nantucket, to be inferred at the side of the father
and mother of DIR. Winslow.
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The BRITISH government has entrusted the pub
LEGATION of On ancient Irish history entitled the
g Annals of Ulster ; to Messrs. Reeves and Hennessy;
and Sir NJ. H. Beach stated in parliament that the
editing of this work would take four years. Mr..
Hennessy is o brother of His Excellency the British
governor of Hong Kong and is well known as an
educational and literary gentleman. The British
government deserves the best thanks of all Irish
scholars for its action in regard to this interesting
old Irish historical relic.
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LORD STRATHEDEN lately presided at a public
meeting in London to organize o series of demons
STATIONS against Russia throughout Great Britain.
The chairman advocated q simultaneous movement
in England with that on foot in Hungary to stir up
the Austrian government against Russia. A COM
mittee was named accordingly.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-11-24

RULE BRITANNIA The fila of the 9th inst.
says
"Another triumph and success has rewarded
British arms in Southern Africa. They have over
come the heather blacks, and their King has had
to consent to the absorption of his territory and
people by the all-conquering arms. Her Majesty,
if she lives a few years longer, may fairly
Britain and Ireland, and Empress of India,
that of Empress of Africa. British arms and au-
thority appear extending from Cape Town to the
east, west and north, more surely and perhaps
more rapidly than the Khedive's progress south
~wardly."