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A Practical sweetheart. 5

hhnsA Olty 1lmes.l
A nice young man EMPLOYED in
the Kansas Pacific office resolved
the other day to present his beloved
girl with a nice pair of shoes. He
accordingly procured her measure
and went into one of the fashiona-
BILE stores on Main street and pur-
chased 81 pair Of shoes. In or
der to make the present appear
more valuable, he marked $5 upon
the soles of the shoes, and, at his
request, the clerk put a receipted
bill for s. into one of the shoes.
The presentation was made and the
lovers were happy, as lovers should
be. But mark the sequel, the girl
examined the shoes in the daylight
and was not satisfied. She was
convinced that her lover had been
cheated in the purchase of such a
pair Of shoes at that price. She
decided to go and change the shoes
and get better bargain. Yester-
day she appeared in the store and
selected a pair of shoes, price SO so,
and politely requested the clerk to
take back the shoes for which she
said her husband had paid S.. The
receipted bill was produced in proof
and the boot man found it impos-
8ible to go "behind the returns"
The smart girl took her SO so pair
of shoes and obtained 81 so in
money, and went home happy and
satisfied. The boot seller sent a bill
for SO to the young man, who
promptly paid the difference, but
he thinks that girl a little toe
smart for him.
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Attachment NOti,.e:

Before j, NJ. Coleman, Just,ce Of Peare for
b Shelby county, Tenness see-Grubbs, Austin
4 Berry, a hrm con, ,,osed of w. B. Grubbs,
y. IA. a. Austin and ", II. Berry, VS.. j. A
IN THIS Cause AN ATTACHMENT HAV-
ing neen sued cut under section 3455 of the
Oooe Of Tennessee, and returned by the
proper ehicer.. levied upon the prop
erty Of the defendant, and affidavit having
beer, made, that the defendant is indebted
to the plaintiffs in the sum of sl47.SO,
due by. account, and that the claim is
Just, and the defendant is a nonresident of
the State Of Tennessee; il is therefore ordered
that said defendant make his personal ap-
pearance before me on the 10th day Of Au-
gust, 1878. at 10 o'clock am. at my Office.
No; 2S6 Front street, Memphis, Tennessee,
and defend said attachment suit within the
time prescribed by law or the same will be
proceeded with ex parte; and that copy Of
this order be published once week for four
consecutive weeks in the Public Ledger.
This the 9Th day Of July. 1875.
n0-ll6-l29-l2S j. NJ. COLEMAN, UP.
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Russian explorers.
Aeademy.l


At the April meeting of the Rus
sian Geographical Society brief
account was given of two projected
expeditions which are to be under
taken with the assistance of the
society, and both of which, it is
hoped, will result in the collection
of materials that will be useful in
the establishment of future inter-
national Polar stations. NJ. Tia
guine, who is at the head of sta
tion formed last year at Novaya
Zemlya for the purpose Of assisting
shipwreeked sailors, has offered his
services for the collection Of scien-
tiic materials, and it has been ar
ranged that he shall pass the whole
year in the Arctic regions. He is
to be supplied with instructions,
instruments, ETC., and will, doubt
less, be able to forward interesting
information respecting the physical
geography Of the country. The
second Of the expeditions will be in
connection with Professor Norden-
Skiold'S voyage in the Vega. Lieu
tonant Oscar Nordquist, of the
Imperial Russia Guard, having vol
unteered his services, will take part
in the general work of the expedi-
tion, and will besides collect and
record all information likely to be
interesting to the Russian Geo
graphical Society. At the same
meeting it was announced that M.
Mousketow is about to undertake
another expedition to the Tien Shan
for the purpose of making geo
logical researches in the southern
portion of that range. AS the
northern part was carefully exam
ined by him in 1875, we shall now
have a complete knowledge of the
geological formation of the chain Of
mountains.
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!. THURSDAY EVENING. JULY 25, 1878.

of the bathers are of the poorest
class, there is nothing like disorder.
AT the Fifth street bath, the pro-
portion of female bathers is about
one7third less than the male; at
Thirty-seventh street, female bath
ers are frequently in excess; at
Gouyerneur street, one.sixth; at
Harlem, one-third; at Bethune
street, onc-fourth, and at Thirty
fifth street, one-third less.
Every nationality may be seen at
these baths, even to Chinese, and
all are on an equality. At Harlem
a rather better class of bathers use
the free bath. On warm sum-
mer nights the baths are crammed.
From z till 9 pm. the baths are re-
served for men, also on Sundays
from am. until noon.
All the free baths are built on
the same plan. They are simply
wooden structures, 100 by 60 feet,
and fitted with 63 dressing.bOxes.
Another class of bathers use the
$50 cent" baths. These "pay "
baths, of course, do a much quieter
business than the city establish
ments, and the proprietors regard
the number of their patrons as a
secret" which they are not in
clined to make known to the pub
lie. The accommodations at these
baths are the same as at the free
baths, with these exception that the
rush Of business at the latter rem.
derS it necessary often to crowd
eight or nine persons into one
dressing-box, while at the pay bath
each bather has not only a box Of
his own, but also clean towels.
Those who regard privacy and quiet
as advantages certainly get an
equivalent for the few cents de-
manded at these pay baths.
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Attachment A NOtlce.

Before j. NJ. Coleman. ]. P. for shelbv
county. Tenn.-SchmidlRpp 6ros.. firm
composed Of @. and ]. q. Schmidlapp, /.
Rice and s. Jacobs vs.. @. \, Tupper II Bro
N THIS CAUSE AN NATrACHMENTHAV
\ ing been sued out under section 1855 Of the
Code Of Tennessee, and returned levied n NON
the property Of the defendants, and afidsvit
having been made that defendants are ipsiiv
indebted to the plaintiffs IN the gam OF siei ST
due BY account, aud that defendants are q IN.
fore ordered that the said aefenAgnie my.
their personal appearance before me on fhc
18th day ef August, 1873. At 10 O'clock 4 n
At nay once, No, 2S Front street. Nam,
pheis, tenn. AID defend said attachment ana
within tho time prescribed By law. ~ ~.
sane VIII BE- proceeded with OK parietand 49,
2 copy Of this order be published once a wess
isl toar successive weeks In the Public f,adssss,
This 9Th day Of July, 1878. '.fs
n2llS lal-lS0 ], N. COLEMAN. J.p
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Attachnlent Notlce.

Before ]. NJ. Coleman, Justice of the Peace
for Shelby County, Tenn.-Fader, Jacobs (
Co.. late firm composed of j. Fader, ],
Jacobs and W. j Booker VS.. Berry & Co a
firm, composed of Henry Berry and -
Buck.
IN Ibis CAUSE AN NATTACHMENT HAV-
i ina leen sued out under section 1856 of the
Code oil tennessee. and returned levied upon
the property of defendant Is. and affidavit hay-
ing been made that defendants are indebted
by account. and that the claim Is inst. and
that defendants are nonresident of the Sta 10
of Tennessee it is therefore ordered that
SAID defendants make their personal appear
ance before me on the 18th day OF August.
1878, at 10 o'clock am, at my Office, No. 2s6
Front street. Memphis, Tenn, and defend
said attachment suit within the timo pro-
soribed BY law, or the same will be proceeded
with OK parte; and that copy of this order be
published once a week for four consecutive
weeks Ia the Public Ledger.
This the 18th day Of July, 1873.
1l6-l22-l2S-l94 J. NJ. COLEMAN, J.P.
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Attachment Notice.

Before G. D. Crockett, ]. P. for Shelby
county, Tenn. .-WOrmley & Goodman vs. p.
\. Harrell.
IN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAV-
i ing been sued out under section 1856 Of
Code OF tennessee, and returned levied
and affidavit having been made that defend
ant is indebted to plaintiffs in the sum Of
Sl5. due by account, and that the claim is
just, and that the defendant is a non resident
Of the State Of Tennessee, it is therefore or
appearance before me on the 10Th day Of
August, 1873, at 10 O'clock Am, at my office,
No. 2S5 Main street, Memphis, Tenpessee,
and defend said attachment suit within the
time prescribed by law or the same win be
proceeded with ex parte; and that a copy Of
this order be published once week for four
consecutive weeks in the Public Ledger,
This the llth day Of July, 1878.
1l4-l20 lz6-l32 q. d. CROCKETT. JP
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On Friday, August 29, ISIS.

On the south side ef Court Square. in tho cilv
Of Memphis, at public auction, to the highest
bidder, for cash, a certain house situated on a
lot Of land in the county of Shelby, State of
Tennessee, which lot is known as part of lots
numbers II and Is. in Phil IL. Thompson's
subdivision, near the city of Memphis. and
fronts on Bass avenue. and is the third house
west of the Hebrew cemetery and about one
hundred yards east Of the margin of said CITY,
and also, sell tof ether with said house, tho
lease On said lot OF land. which expires on the
LIST day Of January, 1877; the proceeds Of said
sale TO be applied to the payment Of the ball
aree due Of said sums of Eve hundred dollars
and the expense touching said deed of trr st
July Is, 1878. l9h9si
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,en Cents Per Week
NO 1876

give you strength to bear this terri
bic loss" The queens remains
rest temporarily beside those of the
Bourbon Princess in the vaults of
the Escurial. On the day of the
funeral, throughout all Madrid al
most all of the ahops were partially
closed. The people generally wore
mourning, and business was entire
ly suspended. More than 10000
persons visited the chapel where the
remains lay.
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SuperstitiOuS people recall that as
the late Queen Mercedes entered
the church of the Atocha, on her
marriage day, the bearer Of her
train stumbled, a bad omen; also,
that at the hull-fght next day a
veteran torero, many years ago a
favOrite at Madrid, opened the
amusement by turning to the royal
box and exclaiming to the queen,
"Aay your majesty live 100 yearsp
Next moment he was tossed by the
bull, The queen died at daybreak
in tho arms of her husband and in
the presence of her parents, the
Infanta Christine and the minis
ters, Cardinal Mareno admins
tered the last rites to the dying
woman, who preserved her clear.
moss and serenity of mind. "poes
your majesty regret leaving this
lireS" he asked. eyes, she re.
piled. 81 do, but it is for Alfonso
and my parents sakes" Alfonso
photographed to his mother the death
OF his wife in these terms: "My be.
loved Mercedes is in heaven. PRAY
for her." an inconsistent but earn,
est despatch. At the time of the
Wedding, five months before, the
ey.QueeR Isabella prayed, on dit, al
the Church of st. Pierre de Chaillo
that evil might follow the Mont
pensier family. The Pope sen
King Alfonso an autograph letter
Of cARdplaApe, and Queen Victori,
tolegraphed him as follows; "DeaI
brother, my heart bleeds for you
What an awful misfortanc il ha
pleased God to send you'll May IL
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Trustees Sale.

0TICE.-By virtue Of a deed in trust ex.
IN eouted to me as trustee, by Thomas War
rem and 4: Y. Warren, dated the 18Th day Of
hundred dollars to Francis r. Merrill. dye on
a note payable to said Merrill. for the sum Of
twelve hundred and fifty dollars, dated the
18th Of March. 1874. payable the art of Feb
ruary. 1875. and also to secure the payment of
hye hundred dollars on note payable to Vir-
dollars, dated the 18th Of March, 1874, payable
the lst of February, 1873 (both OF said notes
are executed by said Thomas Warren and A,
" Warranl I will call ~ 80
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Perpetual peace.

Writing seyenty-two years since,
Crabb Robinson records: al had
several interviews with the celebra-
ted American machinist, Fulton,
who invented the catenarian and
torpedo, and offered to Bonaparte
to destroy the whole English fleet
by means of explosives. Dining
with him, one day, l spoke of the
Perpetual Peace of Kant. Fulton
said, Il believe in the Perpetual
Peace and on my expressing sur
prise he added: Il have no doubt
war will be put an end to by being
rendered so murderous that, bY
common consent, it will be aban-
doned. l could myself make a ma.
chine by means Of which | could
IN few minutes, destroy one hun
dred thousand men, But Fulton
died at fifty, and, though Krupp
has done his best, his guns do not
deal out destruction quite at that
rate, and here we are, in 1878, ap-
parently as distant from perpetual
Peace" as when Kant wrote.
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MEDICINAL.
ArteSian Well Water,
MEDICINAL QUALITIES,
LIKE BLUE LICR,
ls4 MAIN STREET,
LS0lQ -; KY.
at
LEGAL,
Trustees Sale.

RY vir ue Of a deed Of trust executed to me
- on January 10. lSI7, duly registered in the
Chattle Record Book II. page 2l6, BY Philip
Dwyer, l, W. 2. Morgan, as Trustee, at the
request Of the benefeiaries, will sell to the
highest bidder, for cash, Chu rsdRy, 25Ih
day Of July. 1878, in front of John and
A. p Msrgan's shop. 222 and 22i Second
one barouche carriage, one set Of harness and
one pair OF herses.
ll7-126 w p, MORGAN. Trustee.
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the senate gallery, Mr.. Gushing,
seeing her, left his seat, and seeking
her out, leaned over and chattod so
long that the fair artist felt uncom-
Portable as the tete-a-tete attracted
the attention of the whole senate.
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Vesnvius (the worlds great safety
valve) again threatens an eruption
always uncomfortable by human effort
Ernptions of the physical system, as
boils, pimples, etc, are natures safety
means TO warn the sufferer that his blood
needs estire puri6cation-most quickly
and efectually accomplished By using
DR.. Bulls Blood Mixture.
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Trustees Sale of Real Estate.

QY virtus of the terms of certain trust
ID 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. los, at page
6O2 ct seq, Of the Registers Office Of Shelby
county, Tenn, default having been made in
the payments under said deed, l will. on
Saturday, August 3, 1878,
proceed to sell to the highest bidder, for cash.
AZ the southwest corner Of Main aud Madison
streets, in the city o. Memphis, the land de-
ssribed in said trust deed, the same being in
the city Of Memphis, county Of Shelby and
State Of Tennessee, t0-Wit: Beginning at a
point on tho west side of Dean avenue, 2Q5
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
O'key's lot; thence west with his line and
earalle with Georgia street 2l2 feet to Jacob
Moons land; thence north parallel with
Dean avenue so feet to lot No. Is; thence east
on direct line 2l2 feet To the beginning-be-
ing lots II and IS of DOnaldsOn's subdivision
Of the Willoughby Williams tract, and having
etc.
Sale between the hours Of IL am. and l
pm. Equity Of redemption waived, and
title good. but shall convey in the character
of Trustee only.
JOHN A. HOLT, Trustee.
TREzgvAET i COSAwAY, Auctioneers.
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New AdVer easements

N0ADVERTIsING AGENT can insert an
STANDARD WEEKLIES A. ten dollars a
line without losing money. Those advertisers
whe want TO obtain the best possible cireula-
ton without expendiug more than from $50 10
SllO should addre,s GEO p. ROWELL 4 co.
10 Spruce street, New York,
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ready to gamble against anybody
for any amount Of money. Said he:
'0h, he wants the four to win
through, does he? Well, let him
go what he wants, you bet I'll not
ask him to take down With these
orders the dealer turned on, and
the result was that the four won
through again, and at the end of
the deal Wescott, who sat stolidly
looking at his rapidly increasing
pile Of chips, had 1886 stacked up
on the four Now said Wescott
to Karran, you have made your
brag about being a game man, I'll
Just cut the cards with you for the
card nearest the four for double
that bet or quits
"Done," excitedly exclaimed Kar-
ran, and reaching for a fresh pack
Of cards cut the six of diamonds.
Wescott cut, and, you'd hardly be-
lieve it, showed up the four of clubs.
For that $5l2,' remarked Wescott
to Karran, you may give me some
blue checks; Pm tired Of playing
these cotton things
"Penobscot was wide awake by
this time and looked as if he never
would want to go to sleep again.
Wescott started in to play colors
with his blue checks-ten dollars
apiece--and in less than two hours
had won out forty.six hundred doll
lars. Karran and his dealer got
reckless and let him go as much as
he wanted to bet and the number
of cases he beat was something
wonderful. In nine deals he beat
the four-spot thirty-two times for
seyenty.fye dollars a crack, and
never lost to it once. Whenever it
played opposite to his system he
wasn't on it. He drew out three
or four hundred dollars every deal,
which you may be sure made the
house pretty hot, but he capped the
climax about A o'clock in the morn.
Ing by getting qery sleepy himself
and, handing over five or six hun.
dred dollars worth of checks fol
redemption, saying, with a yawn
that the game was altogether toe
one-sided, and he thought he woul(
go to bed. The money-drayer wat
ransaoked, and the bank-rcll re
dueed to its last wrapper, but til,
money to redeem the last bundle 0
checks was not forthcoming. Tn,
bank was broke for the night, an(
| Wescett had to call for the none,
the bank was short the next day
"You can bet," said Mr.. Lawrence
lin conclusion, "that there were ga
times among the Cincinnati sport
the day after Wescott made thi
winning. He just chartered ffteel
hacks and had all the boys an,
girls down to the Buckeye House
where they had feast fit for
king. Poor AL, his winning di,
him no good; the boys had
bury him a few years later"
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NpIllAA and Morphine Habit podtiv ly
VI 4uWl and absolutely cured. Shortest
PsSslSs s%s RsS5SSRtoA ~ ASlpfSs
other treatment address for particulars and
references, II. @, WHEESLEK A CO., ThEeo
Rivers, Mich, W6-dsw-l29
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The Free Yaths Of New YOrk.

New York Sun.l .0l w4
Every twenty minutes a fresh
batch of bathers is admitted; the
keepers do not count them; the
door is opened and in rushes a solid
mass of human beings. In a mo-
ment their clothes are off and the
screaming and splashing COM
mences. For sixteen hours day
this scene is repeated.
Many Of the boys have nothing
on them but a pair of dilapidated
pants and torn shirt, so that
their plunge into the water is al
most instantaneous with their en-
trance into the bath.
As in politics, so in bathing there
are "repeaters." These are boys
who dodge the keepers, and enjoy
their bath several times a day.
"You bet,p said a bright-eyed
street Arab, 81 can be in the water
all day, | can, COS Why / knows
how to work the thing"
The utmost good humor prevails.
There are friendly competitive ex-
hibitions, but no quarreling mol
fighting. a
"Did you learn to swim in this
bath?" asked the reporter of a
twelve year-old urchin, who was the
admiration Of his set.
"Yes, sir. Mike larnt me. He's
a mafc g mine. He used to shove
his hand under me and hold me
up, while | struck out my fins. 4t'i
fun now. ! can beat any feller my
size wot comes to the bath, You
soc me take a header, boss, and
come up over there.' And the lit
tie sprightly fellow gave a leap and
was lost to sight for several mo-
mepts, when he appeared, Ohippiel
and saucy at the other end of the
bath, among q lot of his mates,
Superintendent Mccarthy said
" We are turning outR set Of splen'
did swimmers, both girls and boys
and, sir, | think swimming is q fal
more useful thing for them to learr
than dancing" ''
At the Fifth street bath pretfJ
incident occurred . few days since
During the forenoon at least iiy,
blind men used the bath, ons o
whom brought with him his littl,
boy. 1t was most affecting to Sc,
the tenderness with which tn,
blind father guided the movement
of bis son, and gave him his earl
lessons Ia the art Of swimming
and not less affecting WaS the car
1 WHICH the boy took of his blin'
father when they were both out o
| the water u1iuD tfH
ABOUT two hundred Thousand
persons, men aud women, boys AM
girls, use these free baths dprin
the week; yet there are never an
serious accidents, and though mos
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AGENTS WANFEDl Medals and Diplomas
awarded 70. M0lMAN'S NEW flUroM
for new circulars 4. j, n0LMzN 4 CO.. $50
Arch street. Philadelphia.
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DISSOLUTION.

TTyHE CoPARTNERsHIP HERETOFORE EN-
listing between Davis h Keen, in the auc-
tion and commission business, in Eureka, was
this day dissolved by mutual consent Of the
parties GEORGE A. DAVIS,
j. B. KEEN.
Eureka, July IS, 1878. lyl9-ln
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: TIE OLD MAN OF THE MOCy
TAIyS.''


1t is not often that our young city is hon
or,d by such distinguished parsonage as
il the subject of this sketch--Dr. Monroe
Atkinson, who arrived in town on Thurs
day evening. The name of "Dr. Atkin-
son" Is a household word in every pioneer
mountainccr's cabin from the eastern base
Of the Rocky mountains through the Sicr-
ras and 10 the shores of the Pacific. He il
a printer. editor. soldier in the Mexican
war, physician. traveller, geld hunter, ad-
venturer, scout and misauthrope--a man
who had experience enough and Of a sufii-
ciently romantic nature to fill hundred
volumes by Ned Buntline. and ito use the
language OF the Denver T'ibunel '.who has
done Sufficient exploring to make dozen
Fremonts, Pixies and Humboldts." A man
over 90 years Of age Ii is literally clothed
in snow white locks aud flowing beard. Ii
would do Joe Jeifcrson's heart good to see
him. for il ever Joe Jeiferson's make up
for Rip Van Winklc appeared ON any street,
ii appeared on ours yesterday in the per-
son Of this s.old man Of the mountains"-
DR.. Monroe Atkinson. He is undoubtedly
oao of the oldest mountaneers now
living. The names of Jim Brd-
ger. old Dick Lawson. Major John
Owens. Culbertson, LaBurge. and
those old heroes, are to him the
names of his carly friends. Early in 1919,
supplied with pack animals. DR.. Atkinson
started for California, whittier he wended
his way, aud was on the Coast at the very
inception OF the gold excitement. He ac-
cnmuiated fortune there. aud then, with
spirit ever restless, he trayerscd the Brit
i'l Poss ssions aud far into Mexico. Dur
ing continuous life of thirty years in the
mountains, the Doctor crossed the main
range OF the Rockies no Ices than eighty
one times. He knows every mountain
trail in the West. lIs was through the
Black Hills nineteen years ago with Rcy-
nolls exploration party. He was in the
discovery party who struck gold ON Gold
creek tfrst discovery, Montana. He was
n physician in the Ninth United States In
fl1try in 1852, met General Grant in Ore
g'n in 1854, and. in word, lac is an o,d
pioneer. The old man Is over sixty, but is
hal, and hearty. aud bids fair to live to a
centnry's age. May his q dim gold OF life "
b. sprinklcd only with joys. His destina-
ton from here is-wcll, he says he does
not even know himself; may he the Yel-
l,wstone, to soc his old friends, the Crow
Indians. Wherever he goes, good luck 50
with him.