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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-25
On Friday, March Is, 1878,

within legal hours for sherifs' sales Of land,
at Caraon's Landing. in Bolivar county, State
Of Mississippi, sell the following property, to-
wit:
The undivided one. half Of tho following
described lands, situated in Bolivar county,
Mississippi snd more particularly described
as follows: Lots6 and II in section n, con-
tanning 81 acres more or less; all of section q,
containing 6S9 acres mare or less; all of sec
ton Is. containing So acres more or less; all
OF fractional section %, containing u acres
more or less; all of fractional section 80, con-
tanning 29l acres more or less; the north half
and west half of the southwest quarter of sec
ton 80, containing 400 acres more or less all
Of settiop 81, containing 637 acres more or less;
tho west half Of the southwest quarter Of Sec
ton %, containing 50 acres more or less; and
the east half Of the southeast quarter Of Sec
ton 81, containg 80 acres more or less-an in
township 2, range 7; and the west half of
section 9. containing 32l acres more or lose;
and the northwest quarter Of section Z, con-
timing lGj acres more or less-nll in town.
ship q. range 5; containing in all 1925 acres
more or less, together with any and all accre-
tons or made land (as it is sometimes CALICO
that may be attached or annexed thereto lthe
other undivided half being owned by William
M. Sledge, Sr.) Also the undivided one-half
interest in all improvements. machinery,
steam power, boiler, cotton presses, gin
stands, corn and saw mills and all toos lex
cept farming utensils upon SAID tracts Of
land at tho time Of making said trust deed.
Also 90 head Of mules and horses. % plows
and scrapers Of every kind, and 70 pairs of
gearing. 2 thimble skin tWo'horse wagons, one
Gray and all other farming implements of
Whatever kind owned BY said Bond d Taylor
at the time of making said trust deed on said
premises above described.
Also sll the interest Of the said Bond .
Taylor in all the crops grown on said lands
during the year 1877, the Same being an undi-
yided one-half Of about 5000 bushels Of corn
and about 100 70 pounds Of hay and eats.
Terms Of sale-cash. All right ofredemp-
ton waived. Title believed to be good, but 1
sell add convey only at Trustee.
1ll-l3 WYNN. sLkDGE. JR.. Trustee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-25

MULES And HORSES.
J. B. & w. A. FAIRIES,
(Late of Forrest & Faires). Dealers in
MULES & HORSES
No. 90 Union Street,
Near Postoaice ...- .......MEMPHIS, TENN.
BA-A large assortment Of Stock always on
hand. Everything guaranteed as represented.
Orders solicited. 1873
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-25
Trustees Sale.

RY VIRTUE Of = deed Of trust to me exc
- cuted by Sarah A. Provine (widow), on
the Oath day Of July, 1877, to secure tho
payment Of certain indebtedness therein mem
toned, ] will, at the request Of the beneheia-
yles therein, sell at public auction. to the
highest bidder for cash, at the southwest cor
ner Of Main and Madison streets, in the city
Of Memphis, Tenn at IL O'clock m. on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-25

There is a quiet market this morning,
the demand being only moderate, aud
prices nominally unchanged. Sales Sat-
urday we're 1900 bales.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-25

during legal hours, at the southwest corner Of
Nam and Madison streets, in the city Of
memphis, sell for cash, at public outcry, tho
property thereby conveyed, described "A fol-
LEWIS, to-wit: Aeertain tract Of land lying In
Shelby county. Tenn. being the northwest
quarter Of section 8. township /, range 4.
west OF the basis meridian line of the Chicka-
less. Va
The right OIL, redemption is waived In said
trust deed, and the title is believed to be Roed.
but l sell and convey only as Trustee.
j. A.. ANDERSON, Trustee.
LYLEs & WEIGH. Solioitnrs ioT.Iss
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-25

NV ORLEANs, February 2),-U0ttOn quiet.
Middling, l0Al. Receipts, S977 bales; sales
SOD bales,
new YeRK, February 2, p;S5 p.m.- Gotten
quiet, with futures quiet and firm. Sales for
future delivery 1880 bales.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-25
Trustees sale,

by VIRTUE. Of a deed of trust made 10 ma
- as Trustee by G.. P. Krouse and n. KrouSa
bis wife. IS recorded in the Registers of6oe.
IN Book No, ll6, page 245, L will. on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-25
Local.
Trustees Sale,

-
ny virtue Of a deed Of trust made IA ma bv
". Williams and Repsy @. Williams' his
vie, OF record in the office Of the Recorder Of
the county Of st. Francis, in the state Of A..
kansas, IN Book I, page S14, and for the mr..
pose OF paying the debt due 10 n I~owensfsin
a Bros secured thereby. which debt remains
Thursday, March 2, 1878,
between the hours Of 10 am, and 8 DIM. At
the front door of the court house In the cifv
OF Memphis, Tennessee, offer for sale and sail
At public auction, for cash, TO the hiehesf and
best bidder, the following described propertv
situate in 81; Francis county, Ark. to-wit.'
The south half Of section sixteen, township
Jour, north, range six, east. containing three
hundred and twenty acres, being No same
granted by the State of Arkansas 10 the said
y; ". Williams, BY a deed dated on tie 2sth
The sale will be absolute, as The eouitv Of
redemption has been waived, and the right Of
dover released. The title is believed 10 be
good, but l will sell and convey az Trustee
only under the power aforesaid,
A. I.L0WENSTEIN, Trustee.
hAND0LPH, HAMMOND * WAssELL, AtPys.
NfN
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-25
Trustees Sale.

DEFAULT having been made in the pay
~ ment Of a debt secured by a deed Of trust
dated June 26, 1874, registered in Book No.
lO2, page 1928, l will, IN
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-25
Trustees Sale.

IN pursuance of a trust deed made to me as
i Trustee, by W. p. Bond and Henry L..
Taylor. on the 18th Of January, 1877. and re-
corded in the Office Of the Clerk of the Chan
Gerry Court of Bolivar county, Mississippi. in
Decd Book y, pages 1876 to 400, and Of the
quitclaim deed Of correction made by the said
W. P. Bond and Henry l.. Taylor and others.
dated the sth Of December, 1877. and recorded
in the ofice Of the Clerk Of the Chancery
Court Of Bolivar county, Mississippi, in Deed
Book A A, pages 236. 237, 23S, 239. go and 241,
and for the purpose Of satisfying the indebted
ness in favor Of Sledge. Mckay & Co. secured
by raid trust deed, and set out therein, / will,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-25
ThnrsdaY, March Z. 1S7s.
Trustees sale.

virtue Of a trust deed made to me by
airy; 1877. and recorded il the Rerister's ofsca
Of Shelby county, Tenn, in Book No. iiS.
page SSl, and being requested by the bene6ci.
airy TO ~foreclose il, l will, on
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-03-13
Hard Work

What is your secret gn asked a
lady of Turner, the distinguished
painter. He replied, Il have no
secret, madam, but hard work :"
Says DR.. Arnold "The difference
between one man and another is n5t
so much IN talent as in energy
Nothing" says Reynolds, lis
denied well directed labor, and moth
ing is to be attained without it."
Excellence in any department, ("
says Jobhson, "csn now be attain ed
by the labor Of lifetime, but il is not
to be purchased at 3 less price. :"
There is but one method" said
Sidney Smith, "snd that is bard Ia
bor; and man that will not pay
that price for distinction had better
at once dedicate bimself to the pur-
suit Of fox
"Step by step" reads the French
pro7erb, zone goes very far" Moth
ing" Gays Mirabesu, rs impossible
TO man who can and will. This
is the only law Of success Have
yoa ever entered cottage, or travel
ed in a coach, ever talked with a
peasant in the field or loitereG with
a mechanic at the loom asked Sir
Edward Bulwer Lyton.' and found
that each Of these men had a talent
you have not, knew something you
did not 7" The most useless creature
that yawned at a club, or idled in
rags under the suns Of Calabris, has
no excuse for want of intellect
WEat.men want is not talent but puT-
pose ; in other words, not the power
to achieve but the will to labor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-03-13
Creating church Debts.

Under the head of Religion and
Dishonesty" the IRsurasee journal
relates the following instances
"0nly few days since, we came
across q paragraph in 3 New York
daily paper, stating that church had
Just been sold, under foreclosure by
an insurance company, for some
5000 less than the amount Of the
mortgage, and the question was rails
ed whether a religious society ought
10 cheat even q life insurance CON-
pany out of $4,000 There is, in the
good eitt of Hartford, a religious
society which has borrowed upon its
property the last dollar it could bOr-
row, its final mortgage being one Of
$1,000 to the Charter Oak Life In
surance Company. 1t has never had
a reasonable prospect of repayment,
and to-day is without a pastor be
cause the congregation cannot pay
oue; has an unfinished ehnrch, a rec
torv. and lot Of land worth, alto
gether, about fifteen or twenty thous-
and dollars, and mortgsged for over
thirty thousand dollars The con-
gregation can afford to pay about a
thousand dollars q year 10 keep up
the service Of the church in the
parish.
1--WE have in our minds another in
Chicago poor congregation, that
undertook to build a 5000, 900 church
with other peoples money. One of
the officers Of it was the agent OF
life insurance company, and induced
his principals to loan somewhere be-
tween thirty and forty thousand dol
lars on the building, which was So +
fcient with what they raised in
fairs and subscriptions, and begged
in the East after the Chicago fire, TO
put q roof on a part Of the building,
and board up the windows, and.plas-
ter the basement. They did not pay
interest on their loan, and finally, the
insurance company had to fOreclose
the mortgage, and not many months
since, We heard members Of the con-
gregation inveighing bitterly against
the insurance company for bidding
in the property al less than the mort
gage, and still holding the society in
debted to them. We stated then,
very emphstically what our New
York exchange now states, that. We
did not believe it was right for a
church 70 chisel an insurace CON-
pany. We even went further, and
stated our belief that no clergyman
could efect1slly preach against ex-
travsgance, aud corruption, and dis
honesty, from the pulpit Of a chareh
plsstered from spire-tip 10 foundation
stone with mortgages and unpaid
interest"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-03-13

Lucy Sherek, pretty young jew
ess, aged seventeen, daughter Of pa
rents who are firmly attached to the
faith of their fathers, las for 4 year
been receiving Christian instruction
10 the Appleton Mission, 10 Kent
avenue, Brooklyn She left her pa
rents bent on becoming q Christian,
and has followed the instruction Civ
en- her by Miss Emma Holmes and
other teachers in the Mission with
zest Her disappearance from her
home 81 l25 Ninth street, February
Sth, created much eommotion among
her friends, who already knew Of her
intention to renoance Judaism She
had been 9 Saleswoman in Benjamin
Wsde's fancy goods store st i9S
Grand street, and was much liked
She lefs no;e saying that she was
anxious TO become 8 Christian, and
knowing that she could not remain at
home and adopt the Christian faith.
she had decided to 90 and live in
Christian family
She did not tell where she was go
ing, and Mr. Jordan. Superintendent
of the Appleton Mission, which she
had attended, refused to disclose her
whereabouts. The family bad ex-
perienced much trouble with an older
daughter, Fannie, who, renouneing
her faith, married an Irish Catholic
asmed Gallagher, and had adopted
his. faith. They had already bad
msnv words with their daughter
Lucy about the same subject. telling
her that her conduct would disgrace
them in the eyes Of their people, and
would be & standing reproseh to
them. Mr.. Sherek did not learn of
his daughters stopping place until
Wednesday. Then be heard tina,
she had been living with Mr.. Ross,
snd Il at she expected to be baptized
on that evening in the Appleton Mis-
sion.
Both parents attended the Mission
on Wednesday hight, and heard the
Rev. Reuben Jeffery, pastor Of the
Marcy Avenue Baptist Church,
preach on the subject Of baptism
from Romans vi. 4 After this ser
vice the baptistry was opened, and
Miss Sherek, dressed in black, reliev-
ed at the neck and elbows with white
linen bands and in front with white
rose, was led to it by the Rev. DR..
jeffrey. She stepped.into the water.
The minister bathed ber temples, and
then asked, "Do you believe in the
Lord Jesus Christ ~ She answered
in loud voice, IL DE- She then
chose the name of Ruth, and the min
lister saying: Il baptize thee. Lucy,
as Ruth Sherek, in the name Of Ghe
Father, Son and Holy Gh0s:," gent
" lowered her into the water, dipped
ber head beneath the surface, and
lifted her up again The sobs Of the
parents were audible during the ser
vice. She was congratulated and
kissed bv her Christian friends, and
departed With them her face radiant
with happiness.
She processes her willingness to
return to her parents, provided that
they receive her as Christian, else
she will 90 TO live with the sister
who has become a Catholic
Mr.. Jordan Of the Mission believes
the young woman to be su earnest
Christian.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-03-13

In a disinterred letter OF Horace
Greeley. written in lS49, be says:
Since l was eight years old, / have
only seen the inside Of school house
in winter; since fourteen not at all
and eur terms did not average i've
months per snnum in those days. l
know a little newspaper Latin and
French, and might have mastered
little Greek in the same way, II the
barbarians had known enough 20 use
en- intelligent alphabet OF mathe-
mates / learned what is contained
in Adams arithmetic OF grammar.
just enough to see clearly that Lind
lev Murray knew very little. and
blundered shockiogly. As to ehiro-
graphy, mine speaks for itself, not
clearly as to matter, but quite dis
iincily enough as to manner. How
ever / know q little Of what may be
fshed up on a tolersbly busy and rag
ged journey through the world, bav-
ing always loved books better than
play, and dsVoured newspapers With
insane ayidity.r
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-03-13
FRIENDS on THE WAY.

0l the 2lst Of January we hauled
up to the bank in the town Of Girgel
We found Admiral Steedman and
Mr.. Davis, Of Boston, moored in their
dahabeeah, and they repeated the
same story that We heard all along
the Nile, that they had had good
time, a splendid time, could not have
had better time. II seems that
their dahabeeab hsdrun aground and
the Admiral came out in fine old
quarterback form and gave all the
orders necessary to save the vessel
But after be had given the orders as
became a veteran sailor who had bat
tied with tempests in every part Of
the world, it was discovered that the
crew were Arabs and did not under
stand q word of English and proba-
bly, thought that the Admiral's Wig
orous forms Of speech were kind of
deyotion-a manner of worship com
mon only to the inf9el SO the Ad-
miral's vessel had to save itself and
we had our own fun ont of the mar
rative as we sat On the deck over
cur coffee and watched the Arabs
erouebing over the FIRE. The Aimi-
raj and Mr. Davis spent q part Of the
evening with Us; bat Just as the talk
was al fell tide the dragomsa came
on board with word that there was q
rising wind. Those who sail in the
dahabeesh must take the wind when
il comes. and so our welcome guests
buried swsv and in q few minutes
we're speeding up the stream.
DONKEY RIDING IN THE DESERT.
1t was rather long distance from
our landing place to Abydos, and
Sami Bey had given orders that we
should be ready at eight for cur Jour-
ney. | am afraid il was quite an ef-
fort for some Of the party whose
names shall be withheld to heed this
command. But the General was the
first on deck aud very soon came
Mrs. Grant eager and smiling. And
as the General waits for no one those
who were late had to hurry their
breakfasts, AID some of them were
skarrying up the side Of the bank
with balf.esten biscuit. There were
our Arabs and donkeys sll waiting,
and the momentum company began to
muster there was chorus of screams
Good donkey" Good morning."
''baksheesb.r and other limited forms
of speech. The donkeys charged up
on Us in mass, each owner scream.
ing out the merits of bis animal. 1t
was only By vigorous efforts on the
part OF Hassan that we could see and
select our animals Hassan had Civ
en- me a private bit of information as
TO which donkey ! should select. and
l found myself the master of little
mite of creature, scarcely high
enough to keep my feet from the
ground. but vigorous aud strong, and
disposed TO stop and bray for the
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-03-13
EPfrAPH On A CANDLE

A t.feksd one lies buried herr,
who died In dsofiae
&c never rose IN rank, l tear,
Though he was bern 70 sAiEs.
He once was fef, then i7deed.
G rcg thin as any griever;
lie died, the doctors al sgree4,
OF most barHiHg fever.
Ife'er you said go out, ! pray.
He much ill-nstrre shswed,
Ua such occasions he would say
Ivy, ifIdo Tn tioired.
In this his friends DO all agree,
Although you think I'm joking,
When going oHt. 'tis said tina, he
Was very fond Of sMokiag-n
Since all religion ne deSpised.
Letthese few words saifiee-
Before he ever was bsPrized,
They Gipp'd him once or twice,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-03-13
THE RUINED CITY OF ABYDos.

So we follow Brugsch out Of the
chamber and from ruined wall to
wall. The ruins are on q grand
scale. Abydos is q temple which
the KhediVe is rescuing from the
sand The city was in its time of
considerable Importance, but this
was ages ago, ages and ages; so that
its glory was dead even before Thebes
began to reign. Thebes is an
old city, and yet | suppose, compar-
ed with Thebes, Abydos is as mnch
older as one of the buried Aztec
towns in Central America is older
than New York. When the temple
is all dug out We shall find it to have
been stupendous affair; but there
are other temples to be seen in bet
ter condition, and what interests us
at Abydcs is the city. Here, &C.
cording to trsdition-a tradition
which Plutarch partly confirms
was buried the god Osiris. Tie dis
covery of that tomb will be an event
as important in Egyptology as even
the discovery Of America by Colum.
b1s in his day In the earliest times
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-03-13
Abandoning Her Parens. f.ssh.

HOW A YOUNG JEwEss LEFT HER
HOME AND WAS BAPTIZED As A
CHRISTIAN
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-03-13

Singular, amt it, that when s man
gives his wife dime to sGy box
OF hsirpins. or gam ring for the
baby, IL looks about seven times as
big as when be planks it down for 3
little bitters for the stomaeh's sake.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-03-13
THE BATTLE WITH TIE Sun.

Oar journey was through a coun-
try that in better time must have
been a garden; but the Nile not hsv-
ing risen this year all is parehed and
barren. Abydos was built on the
edge of the Libyan Desert, and the
road to the great oasis leads to it
over the mountains. The old Egypt
ians were practical in this respect,
that not having land to spare they
built their tombs and temples in the
sand, and kept their narrow, fertile
lands for corn They could worship
their gods in the sand, they could
sleep in the sand; but onions and
corn needed all the parsimonious
Nile would give. We kept on over
series of irrigsting bitches, over
sand hills, over roads that had not
been mended within the memory of
man. Ny first impression was to
hold nv animal well in hand and
guide him, TO keep from going over
his head into ditch and show him
the safest paths. But soon learned
the elementary lesson in donkey-ri-
ding - namely, that your animal
knows more about the subject than
you can teach him, and that you had
better discharge your mind from all
care on the subject and allow him to
go in tis own way wherever Mo-
hammed Ali will lead him. Then if
you can make up your mind to dis
engage your feet from the stir
rups and let them swing just as
when boy you used to swing over
a gate, you will End it easier in the
long run. | noticed that those of
our party who had the most expert
ence of Egypt rode in this fashion,
and so, while some Of our ambitious
members, who bad learned horse
msnship in the best schools and lov-
ed to brace themselves in the saddle
and were anxious about stirrups, l
allowed myself to dangle. There is
another reason for this, as learned
from practical experience one day a.
Assousn. The donkey is apt to fall,
for the land is foil of holes and traps.
To fall with your feet in the stirrups
might be 8 serious matter But
when Yankee Doodle took it into his
bead to throw his head upon the
ground and his heels into the air it
only remained for me to walk from
him, as though had risen from a
cnsir, and wait till be came to q bet
ter frame Of mind. But it is not the
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-01
Ivy s.. fsufrianIt.
SUCCESSION or GENTtLLY DngU

RY s. gUtNAUT Augteneer- Once corner
!, - !. r. ,ExGhhnge, Alley md Bienville strset@On
s :. Jann.[y q. 1878, will be. sold at
Exchange, Royal street. between Cnst0rnh6nss,
aud Canal streets, by virtue NJ IN order from
th Ho29rttb,e t5e seeopd District Court sor
hs s t pnfsh 81 Drsass ash december a. 1877
's '2 gETTHfP F22S ST 81 + gousD with tho
gn laings and inprtTyg9m ~ thereon, situated
Cd plan Of said square, drawn by Joseph Pile.
z " 30 @n s q bs hps 4hsSs sna a.
q May. ISL sid lot measuring b feet inches
quhart and Gired streets By III fse5 in depth, all
NI TWo ~, CE RSHgt Tors or GROUND aitnasa
In ths same suburb dist ict and square desie-
mated by the Nos. aud on the above men
toned plan. md measuring. 10 American meas
nrs. rs follows, to wit: Lot No. g. forming the
corner of Washington Avenue and Urnuhart
street. has 81 feet inches front ON Washington
Avenue by ~ feet in depth and front on Urg1i-
above lot No. b. has also IS feet inches front ON
Washington Avenue by ~ feet IN d"pth, with
~ the rights. ways. privileges and advantages
isEvES GoTyt w W. GROUND. together with alt
re rights Ways, privileges and advantages
trie' of this CITY. Designated by the Mos. 49, 10 III,
r and X r. s1qsfs NJ a. ybifh e bound
according 70 8 plan male By Ajlon d'Hefne-
court surveyor. on the i2if 81 October fsl7, ard
deposited in the office Of J.. Hermann. then d
notary in this city. which said lots measure, In
American measure. a9n otding 10 said plan as
follows: Lots Nos. 10. 20 II and ~ are eontfan@
Gus. and measure each n feet inches front on
Drohd street by los feet In depth lot NO. "a
forms the corner 81 Broad and Aatry streets.
and measures 81 feet III inches front on Broad
street by 1g5, feet in depth and front on Aubry
street. and lots Nos u and z5 measure each III
feet front on Aubry street by t57 fseL ii inches
lines in depth,
Tsrms-Gash.
Arts of sale before r. Bouny. notary public. at
the expense of purchasers, as well ~ ttte taxes
szigible in 1873 and the drainage besides the
price Of adjudication. tlel5 jas 10 II 1e