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Middletown transcript., 1878-09-21

visited the Wheat fields upon The Croft
farm in West Earl township, Ian. Co., Pa,
about ten days before Wheat was ct to cut
The Wheat sOGs TIE fNest eVeT s0sv grow out Of
Meground. think it actually will yield FIF-
TY BUSHELS per acre. / fully approve Of your
method Of cultivating. Respectfully,
Lincoln University, Chester Co., Pa, August
Middletown transcript., 1878-09-21

Compared Mr.. Groff's g cultivated Wheat on
the goth of June last with the uncultivated
Wheat in the ighborhood-think his will
be about fifteen bushels more per acre. Is
coarse and strong in the straw, heads large
and uniform, and estimate the yield about
FIFTY BUSHELS per acre.
ALEX. UNDERWOOD,
L. N. BAILEY.
Mechanicsburg, Cumb. Co, Pa, July /, '7S
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-18

Miss Anderson sailed in the City of
Montreal yesterday, and expects to
return early in September. Subse-
quent to this interview a Graphic
representative met the dramatist
and asked his opinion of the lady.
He answered:
"Miss Anderson, to q charming
face and graceful figure, adds an
unfettered, bright and eager spirit.
Her animation makes her wild as
a deer. She is as splendid speci-
men of a "Bluegrass girl as ever
trod the artistic course; thoroughly
American in face, form and mind
There is nothiEg conventional
about her. To use racing slang.
she appears to be the best two-yeai
old our generation has seen"
"May | use some of your re-
mqrks% ,
The dramatist paused, and an.
swered with an amused expression
on his face: p-'
"YoU may do as you like, onl,
the papers will accuse you of adver
tising me; or, very likely, you viii
turn around two or three day.
hence and accuse me yourself
No matter; all right. Go ahead!
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-18

easy as to laugh. Roars of laugh
ter. l really wish to place before
the house what is our position.
When we remember all this-when
we remember all that, in spite of
the support of the honorable gen.
tleman, the member for Dublin and
his well-disciplined phalanx of pa
triots, and, in spite of all this, we
remember the amatory eclogue
rroars Of laughter, that old loves
and new loves that took place be-
tween the noble lord, the Tityrus Of
the treasury bench and the learned
Daphne of Liskeard [ loud laughter
and cries Of ''question !" which
appeared as a fresh instance of the
amoris redintegratio excessive
laughter when we remember al
the same time that, with emancipa-
ted Ireland and enslaved England,
on the one hand a triumphant ma.
ton, on the other a groaning peo.
pie, and Notwithstanding the noble
lord, secure on the pedestal of pow.
er, may WELD in one hand the keys
of st. Peter, and Here the
honorable member was interrupted
with such loud and incessant bursts
of laughter that it was impossible
to know whether he really CLOSED
his sentence or not. The honora
BILE member concluded in these
words: Now, Mr.. Speaker, we SEE
the philosophical prejudices of man
Laughter and cheers. | respec
cheers, even when they come from
the lips of political opponents
Renewed laughter. l think, sii
II Hear, hear, and repeated erie
Of question! question: am no
at all surprised, sir, at the recep
ton have received. ContinueC
laughter. / have begun seyera
times many things = [laughterl-
and | have succeeded at last. Fresl
cries of question: Ay, sir, All,
though ! sit down now, the tim
will come when you will hear me.
The honorable member delivere
the last sentence in a very lou
tone, and resumed his seat amids
cheers from the Opposition an
much laughter from the minister's
benches.
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Attaelament N0tICo,

Before J.. NJ. Coleman, j, p. for ShoIby
county, TenR.-SchmidlaRp BROS, firm
composed of Q. and j. q. Schmidlhpp /.
Rice and S. Jacobs VS.. @, y. Taper 4 Bro
IN THIS CAUSE AN AITACHMENTHAV-
i ing been sued oSt RRder section 1856 Of the
Oodp 0f deAnesst Q, and returned levied upon
tAe property Of the defendants, and affidavit
having been made that defendants are Justly
indebted 70 the plaiRtiffs in the SUN Of sl9A 81,
due by account, and that defendants are n IN
residents Of the State Of Tennessee, u is there-
fore ordered that the said defendants make
their personal appearance before ne on abe
l9th day OF August, 1878, at 10 O'Clock a. a.,
al my Office, No. 2S6 Front street, Mem
phis, Tenn., and defend said attachment suit
within tho time prescribed By Law, or the
same will Be proceeded With OK p9rte; and that
a capy Of this order be published once o week
for four successive weeks in the Public kedgor.
This 9th day OF July, 1873,
liz is l24-lSO ], N. COLEMAN, Up.
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Attachment Notice.

Before G d. Crockett. j. P. fo- gbelbv
county, TSnn.-Wormley & Good man vs.. p.
s. Barreli.
IN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACJi iMENT UAy.
4 ing been sued out under section siS Of
Code OF tennessee, an5 returned levied
and afhdayit having been made that defend,
ant Is indebted t. plaintiffs in tho sum Of
slso, due by AesSunt. and that the claim is
just, ana Aat tae defendant is a non resident
Of the stats of Tennessee. it is therefore or
dereo sast said defendant make his personal
August. 1873, at 10 o'clock am, at my Office,
No. 25 Main street, Memphis, Tennessee,
and defend said attachment suit within the
tine prescribed by law, OF the same will be
proceeded with OK parte; and that a copy of
this order be published once week for four
Ibis the llth day of July, 1878.
ll4-l20 lz6-l32 q. d. CROCKETT, J.P.
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NO 100
Cause Of InrantIIO DefOrmitteu.

A Manchester eng. } physician,
DIR. Crompton, who has made a
study Of the care of infants, gives
some information of great import.
ance to mothers, in regard to the
cause of common deformities known
as bow-legs and knock-knees. He
attributes the aforementioned dis
tortion to a habit some youngsters
delight in, of rubbing the sole of
one foot against that Of the other
some, as is well known, will 90
to sleep with the soles pressed to-
gether; they appear to enjoy the
contact only when the feet are
naked, not attempting to make it
when they are socked or slippered.
The remedy, therefore, is simply to
keep the child's soles covered.
Knock-knees the doctor ascribes to
a different childish habit, namely,
that Of sleeping on the side, with
one knee tucked into the hol-
low behind the other-a custom
familiar to the observation Of most
parents. Here the preventive pre-.
scribed is to pad the inside of the
knees, so as to keep them apart,
and let the limbs grow freely theil
own way.
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Attachment Notice.

Before J. M. Coleman, Justice of the Peaca
for Shelby County, Tenn. .-Fader, Jacobs Il
Co., late srm composed Of j. Fader, j b.
Jacobs and W. j. Booker vs.. Berry j Co a
firm composed Of Henry Berry and -
Buck.
In 1HIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAV-
4 ink leen sued out under section SA5S of tho
Code Of tennessee, and returned levied upon
the property Of defendants, and affidavit hav-
ing been made that defendants are indebted
70 the plaintiffs in the snm Of sg,l0, duo
BY account. and that the claim is Just. and
that defendants are nonresident Of the State
Of Tennessee II Is therefore ordered that
said defendants make their personal 9ppear-
anee before. me on the l7th day OF August,
1878, at 10 O'Clock Am, at my Office, No. &6
Front street, Memphis, Tenn, and defend
said attachment suit within the time pre-
scribed by law, or the same will be proceeded
with OK haFte; and that copy Of this order be
published once week for four consecutive
weeks In the Public Ledger.
This the 18th day Of July, 1873.
ll6.l22- l2S-l34 ]. NJ. COLEMAN, j. P.
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SYRUP MAKING.
Attachment Notice.

Before j, NJ, Coleman, Justice of Peace for
Shelby county, Tennessee -Grubbs, Austin
y Berry, firm composed of w. B. 0ruhbs,
Peters,
IN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAV-
i ing been sued cut under section 3A55 Of the
CAde of Tennessee, and returned By the
proper officer. levied upon the prop
erty Of the defendant. and affidavit having
been made that the defendant Is Indebted
TO the plaintiffs in the sum Of sl47. so
due by. account. and that the claim Is
juat, and the defendant is q nonresident OF
the state Of Tennessee; it Is therefore ordered
that said defendant make his personal APP
pearanoe before 1ae on the 10th dsy OF Au-
gust, 1878 al 10 O. o'clock am, at my office,
No; 2$ Front street, Memphis, Tennessee,
AAd defend said attachment suit within the
time prescribed by law or she same will be
Rreceeded with ex parte and that a copy Of
this order be published once q week for four
consecutive weeks in the Public Ledger.
This the 9Th day Of July, 1878
l0-ll6-l2S-l28 j. NJ. COLEMAN, J.P.
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A YOUTHFUL TEMPTRESS.
How MiEa LiIlte Gray Brought Two
Very small children from TOrOn'
10 10 New York.
New York World. 49,

New York World 49,
The World briefly mentioned
Yesterday that three enterprising
girls from Toronto, aged 15, IA
and 13 years, arrived in New York
early on Thursday morning in
search of engagements upon the
variety stage. At least they told
0'Neill, the shoe dealer, that story
when they stopped at bis store to
ask the way to Egyptian Hall.
They were not dressed well, neith-
er did their appearance nor man.
ners indicate that they had been
graduated from parental control or
were qualified for the dubious avo-
cation which they professed. Mr..
0'Neill contrived to send for officer
Grassick, of the Thirtieth street
police, while he entertained the
girls. The oldest became very in
dignant when she saw the uniform
of the policeman. "There's anoth-
er nasty, sneaking detective; now
keep mum and let me talk" she
said. TO the officer she declared
that they were sisters and variety
singers who had come to New York
to engage at Egyptian Hall. No
cross-questioning by the officer
entrapped the mouthpiece Of the
trio into any variation from this
statement. The two younger girls
could not be made to say anything,
Still the declaration was so much
at variance with the attire and
mental development of the girls
that the officer decided to let them
tell their story again at the police
station. Their icy assurance melted
under the brisk walk that the Off.
Ger treated them to. Even before
they arrived the youngest girl
was ready to tell the truth. She
said it was all story about their
being variety singers or sisters
"Lillie (the Oldest girl) said that a
variety singer in Egyptian Hall had
written to her to come on and sing
there and make lots Of money. She
persuaded us to come on with her.
Thus exposed the girls dropped
their assumed sisterhood and de.
scribed themselves to the sergeant
as Lilly Gray, aged afteen, Of No
65 Queen street, Toronto; Minnie
Dixon, aged fourteen, Of is Great
King street, Toronto, aud TheTest
Rafferty,, Of 55 Victoria street,
Toronto, There now was no differ,
ence in their stories, which hinged
on the promise Of Lilly Gray to gel
them places and plenty of money
as soan as they got here, After
having spent the night in the police
station the girls were taken yester
day morning to the police centra
Office and put qndpr' eape Of Mrs
Webb. Their inhospitable accom-
modatioR up town had taken al
the enterpFlsp out of them, aat
, they were eager tQ have their pa
+ rents told of their whereabouts s,
| thai they might be sent home, Th,
: day before Superintendent Mailing
} had received a telegram from th
ehief Of tho Toronto police, asking
: if tllgce sgch girls had arrived il
! New York, but the telegram hat
Q been overlooked.
{, when the World reporter SAL
!. them yesterday afternoon the eye
/ Of the Two older girls were red wit
! crying. They tried to dry thei
} eyes and assume Indifference, br
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Attachment Notice.


Before j. NJ. Coleman. Justice of the Peace
for Shelby county. Tenn. .-Fader. Jacobs Il
Co., a hrm composed of j. S Fader, j.
Jacobs and VIZ. Booker, VS.. P. NJ. Will
IN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT
i having been sued out under section 1856 of
the Code Of Tennessee, and returned levied
upen the property Of the defendant, and affi-
daYit having been made that defendant ia
indebted 10 plaintiffs in the sum of s2ll. l3,
due by account, and that the claim is inst.
and that defendant is a nonresident of the
State Of Tennessee ii is therefore ordered that
the said defendants make their personal ap-
pearance before me on the Sd Of August, 1878,
9t 10 o'clock am, at my Office, No. 286
Main street, Memphia, Tennessee. and
defend said attachment suit, within The
time prescribed by law, or the same viii be
proceeded vita OK parte; and that a copy of
this order be published for four consecutive
weeks in the Public ledger.
This 18th day 0i June, 1878.
lO4-llO ll6-lS9 j. M. COLEMAN. p.
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SaturdaY, AUGUST 8, ISIS,

proceed TO sell to the highest bidder, for cash.
at the southwest corner of Main and Madison
streets, in the city o. Memphis. the land de-
seribed in said trust deed. the same being in
the city Of Memphis, county Of Shelby and
State Of Tennessee, to.wit: Beginning at a
point on the west side Of Dean avenue, 295
feet south Of the south line Of Georgia street;
running thence south with the west line Of
Dean avenue SO feet to the corner of John
0'Key's lot; thence west with his limo and
parallel With Georgia street 2l2 feet to Jacob
Moons land; thence north parallel with
Dean avenue 50 feet TO lot No. IL; thence east
on direct line 2l2 feet to tho heginning-be-
ing lots IA and Is Of DOnaldson's subdivision
Of the Willoughby Williams tract, and having
thereon comfortable cottage, out buildings,
etc,
Sale between the hours of II am. and
pm. Equity Of redemption waived, and
title good, but shall convey in the character
of Trustee only.
JOHN A. HOLT, Trustee.
TREzEvAST Il CoNAwAY, Auctioneers.
ll4-l3i
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mo. 2675.l
NOnsReaIflent Notice.

In the Chancsry Court Of Shelby County,
Tenn. Elmira S. Ashby ct al. VS.. Henry S.
Test ct al.
IT APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT IN
L this cause, that the defendants, Henry S.
TeIt, Elizabeth G. Hart. Jacob Hart and Ella
W. Ashby, are nonresident Of the State Of
Tennessee; it is therefore ordered that they
make their appearance herein, at the court
house, in the city Of Memphis, Tennessee, on
or before the first Monday in August 1873,
and plead, answer or demur to complain
ants original aud amended and supplemental
bills, CT the same will be taken for confessed
as to them and set for hearing ex parte and
that a copy Of this order be published once
9 week, for four successive weeks, in the
Public Ledger.
This 26th day Of June, 1878.
A Acopy-Attest:
EDMUND A. COLE, G. and NJ.
By =. D. MOIIENRY. D. G. and NJ.
II. NJ. Hearn, solicitor for complainant.
| l'2-l08-ll4-
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On Saturday, July 90, 1875,

within legal hours. at the southwest corner Of
Main and Madison streets, Memphis. Tenn.
sell at public sale 10 the highest bidder for
cash, lots four, FIVE, six and seven, fronting
on Pigesn Roost road and Monroe street ex-
thirteen, all in Memphis, Tenn, for more
perfect description Of which and ss a matter
Of information as 70 title, reference may bo
made 10 proceedings In y First Chancerv
Court in The causes 0f Robert L. Brown vs. H..
9; galloway. et Al; No. ss3, r. D.; Isaac l..
r. y. and w. II. Iurloy VS.. l.. q. 0aIicwaV
81 al, i9t. X. D. The title is presumed % 81
good, but will sell aud convey ns Trustee
ORly. S. p. READ. Truatee.
June II, 1873. es.i2i
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Trustees Sale.

DY virtue Of 3 deed Of trust executed 70 me-
ID BY w. IL. Turley in January, 1875. and
hled for registration June IL, 1878, and .pnrsu-
NeWoOmb, deceased, the beneficiary therein
named, lOr the purpose Of liquidating the de-
faulted note for $3.50. due December, "a. 1875,
With u per cent. interest from December q,
1873, intended to be stcured By said convey
anee | will,
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Trustees Sale.

nEFAULT in payment of note securod bv
- Deed Of Trust executed to me and repis.
tered in Book No. s. page 20S, of the Re9istsr's
office of Shelby county, having been made. /
will, on
Saturday, July 20, 1873, at I2 m.,
In front Of the Office Of Boyster, Waldran 4
Bacon, 27S Main street. Memphis Tenn. sell
for cash. to the highest bidder, the following
described real estate. in Shelby county, Tenn,
subdivision of the Maxwell tract as surveyed
by Milton, a; Carr, on the 25th of April, 1856,
and bounded as follows. to-wit: Fronting ON
East avenue six chains and nine links, thence
running back eastwardly between parallel
lines tix chains and thirty-three links To- Mrs.
simmons line. containing three and eighty
hve one. hundredth acres. be the same moro
or less, 1t being the same land conveyed BY ]
,. White 70 o. +. Morgan. Equity of redemp-
ton Is waived. | shall convey as trustee only.
lll-l20 TH0S H. LOCKWOOD Trnstaa
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Trustee's Sale.

DY vir'ue Of deed Of trust executed 10 me
- on January 10, 1871, duly registered in the
Registers once of Shelby county, Tenn in
Chattle Record Book IL. page ZIG, by PhiIip
Dwyer. /, W. p, Morgan, as Trustee, at the
request Of the benefeiaries, will sell to the
highest Bidder, for cash, churHdRy, 25th
day Of JuIy. 1875, in front of John and
A. p. M0rgan's shop, 222 and 224 Second
street, between the hours Of u IN. and pm, +,
one barouche carriage, one set OF harness and
ii7-i26 w. p, MORGAN. Trustee.
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Trustees Sale Of Real Estate.

QY virtus Of the terms of certain trust
~ deed executed to the undersigned on the
18th day Of October. 1875, by James Cunning
ham and his wife, Ellen P. Cunningham, the
same being Of record in Book No. l0S, at page
6O2 ct seq. Of the Registers Office Of Shelby
county, Tenn. default having been made in
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Searching will discover all things; and
to discover as well as remove impurities
Of the blood, the best blood searcher ID
DR. Bnlrs Blood Mixtnra
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-18

joaquin Miller's personal appear
anee and dress excite as much sur
prise and comment in England as
his writings have done. This per
portrait of him is from the London
World: "He has a fine square fore
head, long deep-set gray eyes, and
an expression Of mingled defiance
and melancholy altogether very diff
ficult to describe. He wears his
hair very much longer than is Gus
tomary in this country, and his
chestnut beard grows in picturesque
luxuriance whittier it listeth. His
manners are pre-eminently the
manners of a child of Nature; but
his conversation, though often wild
and incOherent, never degenerates
into commonplace, aud is invaria-
bly, Of things instead of persons
, 1878-06-15
AN UNPLEASANT PREDICAMEN.

AN UNPLEASANT PREDICAMENT.
The Utica Herald tells Of the
following matrimonial complica-
ton: "a German named Suitz,
living at Cherry valley, has
placed himself in a rather re-
markable predicament. His wife
has long been an Invalid, and Il
few days ago, thinking that she
was dying, she insisted that her
husband should comply with
her oft-repeated request TO make
her sister his second wife. Moth
ing would suit Mrs. Suitz but to
have the marriage occur before
she closed her eyes in death.
The ceremony was accordingly
performed, a neighborlng Justice
Of the Peace officiating, and,
strange to say, Mrs. Suitz No l
has rallied and is rapidly grow
ing stronger, and probably will
get well. Mr.. Suitz is anxious
to know how he can read his
title clear.
, 1878-06-15

SAD NEws,-A dispatch from
Marysville, California, under
date 9th, states that DR..
Halsclaw shot his wife a
himself. Dir. Halsclaw we'll
known to many of the Htizens
of Oregon, having resided in Jo-
sephine county for many years,
where he was universally re-
spected. He was Judge Of the
county, and State Senator from
1868 to 1872, and after that
Warden of the penitentiary for
over four years. After that he
read medicine and graduated at
the Willamette Medical Depart
ment, and commenced practicing
in Josephine county, and about
two years ago changed his resi-
dence to California. He was a
man Of good ability, a true
friend and universally esteemed
by all who knew him. HIS many
warm friends throughout Ore
gon will regret to learn Of his
sad death.-PoHland Standard.
, 1878-06-15
How To Rise in the World.

In 1855 a young gentleman
registered his name in the larg-
est hotel in the city Of Louisville,
KY. He had a pretty good
wardrobe, such as young men
usually have, including a gold
watch and chain. He was in
search of occupation. At the ex-
piration Of two weeks he took
an inventory Of his personal ef-
fects: "Out Of money and no
business" He had a brief inter-
view with the proprietor of the
hotel. His trunk of clothing was
left as security for his board-bill
he hypothecated his watch for
the loan of ten dollars, and hav-
ing kissed the tip end of his
fingers to a kind and sympathet-
ic landlord, he event diving for
the bottom" He found "bottom
Oh Water street, where steam
er was beng discharged Of cot
ton by Dutchmen, negroes and
Yankees. Having purchased a
heavy pair of boots, blue shirt
and overalls, he commenced roll
ing and piling cotton at the rate
of five cents per bale. In three
weeks he was promoted to the
position Of ''marker." with a
salary of forty-fve dollars per
month. and at the expiration of
nine months he had a right to
grow mellow over a salary Of
one hundred and twenty-five
dollars per month. To-day this
gentleman is one Of the largest
business operators in the city.
, 1878-06-15

A French paper, earnestly de-
precatiag birdnesting, says: "a
birds nest contains on an aver
age five eggs, which would, in
the natural course, become five
little birds. Each little one eats
daily fifty flies or other insects
and this consumption extends
over four or five weeks. Taking
it at an average of thirty days,
we shall find the number Of flies
destroyed by each nest of birds
to be $500. Now, every fly eats
daily quantity Of flowers,
leaves, etc. equivalent to its
weight, until it attalns it's maxi
mum Of growth; in thirty days
it will have eaten a flower a day,
a flower which would have be-
come fruit. Each fly 1.-THE term
is used, we presume, for insects
generally then having, we will
say, eaten thirty fruits In thirty
days, the $500 flies which nest
of birds would have consumed
cause loss to us of 225,000
apples, pears, aprie OTIS and
peaches. We commend this view
of the matter to the parents of
marauding children"
The Congregational church in
Newton, Mass, resolved to re-
duce the parsons salary from
$4,000 to 5000, whereupon he
announced from the pulpit that
he would not submit to one cent
Of decrease.