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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-05

Editor,s Drawer in Harper's Magazine for
We IRE frequently indebted to our
friend Colonel Yard, of the Monmouth
Democrat, for anecdotes illustrative of
the character Of the peculiar people
who live in New Jersey. He sends us
this
The Hon. G. T tells a good
story of a slow railroad in the north
ern part Of the State. He says he
went there cunning, and came to a
short line Of road on which was run a
single car, the forward end Of which
was partitiOned off for baggage. He
took his dog in the car with him and
put him under the seat. Presently
the conductor came along, insisted
that the dog should 90 into the bag
gage-room, which, after some alterca-
ton, was done but the baggage
master demanded a fee of fifty cents.
which was denounced as a " swindle. y
a "put-up job" between the conductor
and baggage-master, and that sooner
than pay it he would tie the dog 10 the
train and let him work his passage, .
The conductor assented, and the dog
was hitched to the rear of the train.
The dog, so t says, kept along
easily with the train, but the con-
ductor began to get uneasy, making
frequent trips to the engineer. urging
him to increase the speed of the train,
and back again to watch the effect
upon the dog. The latter began to
show signs of fatigue, but after a while
caught his second wind, and was
keeping along as before. The con
ductor now ordered the engineer to
heave all the coal into the furnace
and stir up the fire, which being done,
the speed was perceptibly increased.
The conductor again went to the rear
OF the car to observe the effect. but
the dog had disappeared, whereupon
he triumphantly called rs atten-
ton to the fact. The latter. after
taking a glance at the situation. quiet
ly pointed to a crack in the floor of
the car, and there says he, was
the dog, comfortably trotting along
under the car, and licking the crease
from one of the axle-boxes p
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Attachment Notice.

Before A. D. Hunter, j. p. for Shelby eopnty
Nepp; --Ioly X Edwards VS.. VIM. Brooks. -
n THIS cause an attachment having been
sued out under Section 1856 Of the code ~
tennessee, and returned levied upon the
haying been made that the defendapt Il
Indebted to the plaintiffs in the suIn ~
sl2O, due by account, and that the claim Il
J9st, ana that The defendant Is a non-residsst
vice cannot be had upon him. II 4 fberefSye
ordered mat the said dospdsDt make his
personal appearance herein, before A. IN.
hunter' > a. bis Office in tho Second sisii
9~lstrigi " shelby county, Tenn, on tbe ITtb
day Of March, 1873, ana defeaI MIA ~
mem suit within the time pfcscfiBed by Law.
or the same will be proceeded with ox-pnrte.
ana that a COPY Of this order be pubiishsd
p pa week for four Successive weeks II hs
This Tie Sth day Of February, 1879.
4fo-lol-2-S A, D. HUNTER, j.. p.
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Concerning Clubs and Bachelors.

r OAHOS anu DACaAeAOIE
Letter to New York Times.l
| have a firm conviction that bach
elors should not exist at all, or. exist
ing, should be made supremely miser-
able. B9chelordom is, as you say,
foreign to the snirit of our institu-
tons. Why, | remember when |
was a young girl, twenty years ago,
that a bachelor was the target for the
fun of the neighborhood. "Old
Bach" the girls called him. and used
him as they would any other thing
without teeling. Now, club houses,
full of men who have found something
more attractive than the h~earthstone.
abound everywhere, and are m%ultiply-
ing daily. This is not what our Puri-
tan ancestors dreamed of, or what
their liYes and teachings tended to-
ward. A cynical old friend of mine
says the club and bachelor tendency
r the result Of the woman movement
that men have not now the ambition.
as Of yore, to work for women, who
faupt, more and more boldly, each
day before them "No more hearth.
stone sentiment for us, no more house
hold drudgery, no more wearing out in
the cause of maternity; We have
signed our declaration of indepen-
depce papers and intend to stand by
them But my cynical friend is an
old bachelor, and never reasons Justly
about anything, But what | started.
cut 70 write vas a remonstrance to
your division Of tho quarters OF YOUR
imaginary f" Bachelor Apartments .
in Sundays Times. You say lot there
be parlor, bedroom and bath room in
another, cheaper suite. Now, since
we are SURF that one-half our physical
ills are attributable to the water in. or
just of, our sleeping rooms, why will
we not so back, before we lose all our
ehiidTep with diphtheria aud hocome
ourselves the exhausted victims of
malaria, tothe simple bowl and pitch.
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Attachment Notice

Before Il N. Winters. Justice of the Peace
vs.. Berry Harris, "iii"nS
N this cause an attachment bov;n, ham
4 sued out under section S455 of tbe fode og
tennessee, and returned, ''lsyied upon the
property Of the defendant" and affidavit
nating oeen made that defendant Is indebted
10 the plaintiff in the sum Of $3.50, due by
w. conn, and that the claim is Just, and that
W = TSeiehuant isa nonresident Of the State
81 tennessee; Il is therefore ordered thai ssi5
~elenda make his personal appearance be-
lore me on the 5th day of April, 1879, M nv
ounce, No. Main street, Memphis, Tenn.
and defend said attachment suit within the
tlme prescribed by law, or the same will be
plyeee9eu wltn ex-parte; n that n copy OF
weeks ip the Public Ledger. '"'
ms the LIST day of March, 1879,
l-o-I3-lS Il. M. WINTERS ID
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General Trade.

"A ready sale has been found for all
arrivals that class under the head of
good stock, The jobbing trade ex-
hibits increased activity and a lively
demand prevails for supplies OF every
character. The market is bare of
round lots of several leading articles.
Freight rates to all points show a
dropping tendency. Cotton from here
to New Orleans Is now SOC per baiS.
From the Ohio rates are down to Zoe
per barrel aud irregular. while from
st. Louis the quoted figures aFa &c
per barrel.
FL0UR-Firm, with fair sales, ali
SO)d -four being in demand; western
IN jobbing lots 50 so per barrel toR \,
for Xxx, 81 so for XXX, 81 rs for choice 81
family, and s. 50@6 90 fos fancy. Single
bbls SIC higher.
CORNMEAL-Tho market 4, fairly
supplisd; from mills, 81 Is per Dbl; round
lots held at y 20 per Dbl; demand fair;
the tone il weaker.
C0RN-OrdcrS from store 46@4Sc per
bushel. ronnd lots OIL the landing 4lc;
market firm and demand active.
OATS-In lots, 3l@33c; ffom store on
orders, 34@36e; seed oats 55940c for
white, ISOLDE for block and Doc for red rust
proof. No round lots offering and market
n, Narly bare, with an active inquiry.
RRAN-Firm at Sl4 for wheat, $ll
for corn, aud $li for chopped feed small
orders 6H98Oc per ewt. Market poorly
supplied.
sqcaio per ton; mixed $lO@l0 90 priMe.
slf(ai2; choice, $iSi fancy, Sli 5Oi small
orders, T0Gs5c per eyt, Arkansas prsirie
hay. by the car load, SO per ton. Alot Of
small Sales, good timothy, sold at $lf 90
Tier tnp.
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Edison as an Editor.

When a boy, Edison, the inventor,
started a newspaper called the Grand
Trunk Herald. In a short time il
suspended, this being brought about
by a man named BOckus. MI. Bockus
kept a store in Port Huron. and was
pretty well known in the place. Tn
an unguarded moment young Edison
one day wrote something in his paper
that touched the dignity of Mr..
Bockus, and Mr.. Bockus vowed ven
gcance against the offender. Edison
little suspected the impending danger.
The ire of the angry Mr.. B. was un-
known to him. He pursued the even
course of his way in apparent safety,
ehuekling at the hit he had made.
The day of the disaster at last came
and Edison was standing near the
depot waiting for the locomotive ia
steam up. He did not see a stout
and wrathful looking man stealthily
walking up behind him. He did
not know at first whose was the
heavy hand that alighted on his
shoulder, and whose the voice Of
thunder that shouted in his ear. "Tve
got you now, you young rascal He
had no time to apologize and ask
questions. The river flowed near the
spot, and toward it Mr.. Bockus drag
ged the frightened editor. A shout,
a short, sharp struggle, a splash, and
the editor and sole proprietor of the
Grand Trunk Herald was houndering
in the water. Fortunately for science
the young news lad was a good swim
mer, and soon he was elambering up
the pier a wetter but a wiser boy. The
Grand Trunk Herald never again ap-
peared, From that day forward Ed
lson turned his back on Journalism.
The duties of the editorial chair were
more than he cared 10 hear
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Attachment Notice.

No: 2969-Before j. S, Galloway. / p so-
Shelby county, Tenn.-H. l.. Guion. agent.
VS.. Ihos. II. Williams. '
IN this cause an attachment having ham
4 sued out under section 3455 Of Ire Code If
Tennessee, and returned, " levied upon The
properly OIL the defendant" and affidavit hav-
to the plaintiff IN the sum of SS0' due
by account, and that the claim Rs
Just, and that the defendant Is a non
resident of the State Of Tennessee; Il Is there
lore ordered that said. defendant make hip
Of March, 1879, at u M, at my Office. No q
Madison ST., Memphis, Tenn, aud defend said
attachment suit within the time prescribed BY
law, or the same will DO proceeded with ex-
partej aud that . copy Of this order be pub-
lie Ledger. u"
This the 18th day Of February, 1879.
49, lbi-4-l0 J. GATi0WAY .Jp
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Attachment NOtieo

No; ll,ll6-Beforo Il. W. Caldwell. ]. p. for
Shelby county, TenA.-R M parker - n
A. Parker and II, ". Rice.
this oauRe an attachment having been
sued 9Nt under section 1886 Of the Code OF
IenAessee, and returned, Z" levied upop Tho
properly, OF the defendants" and sRdavit
paving been made that defendants nro in
debted 70 lhe plaintiff in the snm Of sos.
ana lAat the defendants ase non.re,idont. -
ne state Of Ionnosses h il thorefofe ordsrei
thatsaid ~deiendAats wake their pegsonnl ne-
Rearanee before Rq on tho 3tb day of Mnrrk
Ieely. AZ fay oaee, No. ECourt 81. Msmphis
4enfs9see and defend said attachment snii
snme will By proceeded with 6x.pnfte sni
that a copy of this order ho pnbllsbcl ssre
Nsse tof ioslF weeks IN lhe Pablo falaer
Lbs the 1st day 9f FEBRUARY, 1879.
P@l@-sE EW. CALDWELL, J.. p.
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Attachment Netsce.

BEFORE TonD =. ~ smith ,; P. for Shelby county,
tenn.-EdWaFa white vs., isaac Smith.
n t9lS cause an attachment having been
tennessee, and returned, LEVIED upon tbs
property OF the defendant" and addayit hsrs
ing been made that defendant Is indebted 10
the plaintiff IN the sum of $40, due by
ssSSaSqs and That the claim Is just, and
S SIst w, as ~nsiendant y a non resident of the
1.ate ei Iennessoe; IL is therefore ordered
mat aaid defendant make his personal Sppear-
S nnSe peiore me, on the 26th day of March,
iolo, NJ Y o'clock m, at my Office in the Thir'
teenlh civil district, Shelby county. Tenn.
nv Selend said attachment suit within the
s,me piescneed by law, or the same will DO
prYeeeued with ex-parte and that a corr OF
this, order be pEblished once a week for fowr
weeks in the Public Ledger.
lbs the 18th day Of February, 1879.
nl-Ioo-5-S q. X. SMITH, j. p.
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wednesday. March 10. Is1n.

II front Of the Office Of IIumes & postAn ee
Madlson street, Memphis, Tenn, proceed "a
sell 70 the highest bidder, for cash, the follow.
ing uescrl9ed property, tO-wit: Situated On
me east side Of Huppert street, "ear Ia and
east Of the city of Memphis, and beginsinsa AZ
= point three hundred and Gfty-nine AMI ons
half feet south Of the southeast cornev
Poplar and Huppert streets; theuoe east sions
ihe south line of the Schloeker lot eigbty-siS
feet: thence south twenty-seyen feet tIepce
west eleven feet, more or less; thenre south
on me east line Of lot IL, thirty-six and one.
nan leet; pence west twenty-fy feet, more
or less, to HlHRpert street; thence north on tbe
east line OF Hupnert street sixty.tbree aud
ohelnsu ieet 70 the place Of beginning. nc
epIulng 70 a plat OF said property inside on
sne Isl day Of December, 1869, by Sears 4
smith, which is here referred to, and being
the same property conveyed To Matthias Hnpe
bert oS ont claim deed registered in Deed
Equity, OF redemption and dover waived
tue believed to be good, but l sell and SON.
yey as trustee only. 'O"-
1877 d. II. pOSTON T.
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err? Let bath rooms be built in
wings away from sleeping apartments
1t We would seriously abolish typhoid
and diphtheria-diseasos which made
their advent with the Croton water. |
don't like baohciors-don't believe in
them but, existing, let us keep them
strong and well, to be uscfufto us more
sensible married people.
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HI~nsolvent Notice.
OF TExsEssEE. Shelby cornrr.

S'A'noOI IhnhEsskk, SHELBY COUNTY,
OFFICR COUNTY Court CLERK,
MEMPHIS, TENS., February II, 1879.
I4 N, Anna BoYmann, Administrative o {
+. =. Bowman, deceased.
AHlNG suggested the insolvency Of the
II estate OF +. J, Bowman, deceased, Won
are hereby ordered to give notice. by adyerN
tisement In some newspaper published within
me SAID state, and also at the conrt-honss
door OF Shelby county, for all persons hayinS
SLaims against said estate, TO appear and die
authenticated in the manner prescribed Nv
law on or before the 10Th day of MAY. 1s7d.
ana any claim not filed on or before said dsv
OF before an appropriation of the funds of said
in law and equity. JUN
of February, 1879. uSy
OWEN DWYER, Clerk.
Dy nUGH ID. JULIEN, ID. U. lar 40 1E6-
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For 81. Francia River-
Administrators NOTICE..

A LII persons will take notice that I have
"A qualified as administrator OF Josepb Ven
able, deceased. Those hayinq.claims against
him Will file them with me, duly probated
according TO law, or the same will be forever
barred, both in law and equity. Those owing
and costs. j.. T. VENARTF Adnir
Memphis, February IS, 1879. 15O-l56-6.12
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Monday, March 10, 1879,

between the hours Of 10 and u o'clock. nm
the southwest corner Of Main and MadIson
streets, IN the city Of Memphis, the f~ollowin~
described real estate. situated in ShelbSS
Sounty, Tennessee, viz: One house and Ia
on the north side of Poplar street, in the city
OF Memphis, beginning at the southwest cn..
ner OF a lot formerly owned BY Rshon Otev.
thence west with the north side of ponI9r
street T3A feet to a nail in a fence post. thence
north and parallel with the west line of
Otey's lot l6 feet: thence east 10 n point in
SAID west line Of Otey's lot Ia feet from the
Deginn1ngi thercc south with 0tey's west line
ia feet TO the beginning: being the same Int
conveyed 6y Lucretla I Stainbaek, April.
1901 to said Julia T. W. Foster, and recorded
IN BOOK ~, part 2, page 4O6, aud being a part
also one other house and 10. Of land nm
tqlnlng lye acres, situated on the north side
OF the Memphis and Charleston railroad
about 81 miles from Memphis, beginning az
stake 80 feet north Of the center line az sail
railroad, and S4 feet east Of the enst side ~
Cooper avenue; thence north and parsuoi
With Cooper avenue 1887 feet: thence east 51a
teet; thence south and parallel with tbe 6Ist
inc 1851 feet to a stake 70 feet north of the
center OF said railroad; thence west with The
mouth SIDE Of said railroad 210 feet TO me he
glnning;tthis being five acres off the east side
Of lot ~ Of the Cooper subdivision, Together
win all the improvements thereon. Same
property conveyed by Louisa Neel 10 said ,JnIia
W. Foster, llth Of May, 1876.
Equity. Of redemption and right of homa-
stead waived. Title believed 10 be good. Lnt
l convey only as trustee.
JOHN Ii. CHIDESTER, Trustee.
J0HsTON a FORD, Attorneys. lF-I6-i.G
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sell 9t PUBLIC AUCTION the entire stock Of
watches, jewelry and silyer-ware: also the az
lures now in stOre-house No. 265 Main street.
sale to commenoe at II o'clock a m. and o n
tlnue from day to day until sold.
~, W. /. CLAPP, Assignee.
memphis. March 8. lkIQ 40
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RY virtue Of a deed Of trust executed to ma
~ as trustee by Julia +. W.. Foster end her
husband. W. Z. U. Foster, on the 18th day Of
Registers Office Of Shelby county, 10 secure Z
certain note for $3.50, with interest, therein
described, | at the request Of the hene6ciary.
default in the payment OF said note hayiBS
been made, will sell OF public auction TO thee
highest bidder, for cash. on
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Saturday, March ~, 1879.

at Y m, in front Of the courthouse in Mem
bidder for cash, the following propertv' tn.
wit; Being in the city Of Memphis. called
Fort Pickering, and being lot No. s, In block
40, beginning on the south side of Carolina
street SS4 feet from the east line Of Ninth
street, thence eastwardly with the south line
and parallel with Ninth street $50 feet; thence
westwardly and parallel with Carolina street
beginning.
Default having been made in the payment
Of the debt secured BY said trust deed, AT The
request Of the beneficiary the sale will Be
made at the time and place aforesaid, Equity
OF redemption is waived; title believed 10 be
good, but l sell and convey as trustee only,
1913 G. G. BURKE, Trustee.
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Tom Scott writes from Egypt that
he feels so much better that he can
run a toOt-race. He expects to return
to Philadelphia next month.
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Chancery Sale of Real Estate.

Nh. F-Chancery Court Of Shelby county
Thomas James VS.. Louisa I. James Ell al.
by virtue Of an interlocutory decree for sale
II entered in the above cause on the 10Th day
Of February, 1879, NJ. b. %, page zoo, I win
sell at public auction, to the highest bidder,
IN 'front.' OF the Clerk and Masters office,
Tenn, on "'"P"h'
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Assignee's Sale.
Thursday, March 10, 1870,

r. virtue Of a deed of assignment executed
~ to me by Lloyd Il Fritz on December 90,
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NDER and by virtue Of a deed of trust
hppPert on the 26th dag Of August Is7s
which is recorded in the Registers otbse Of
shelby county, Tennessee, in Deed Book ei
page 5S3, l will, on "o"" '0'
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Cotton.

The market opened this morning
with a fair demand at easier though
not quotably lower prices, The fol
lowing are the
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saturday, March s, 1879.

within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in the city OF kemohis.
SHELBY county, Tenn, to-wit:
Lot NO; Z, fronting on Vance street 50 feet,
ana running irregularly on the east side I'D
fen; the same being q subdivision ne made IN
SAID cause of the east half Of lot No, / in
block No. Al, on the plan Of South Memphis
Terms Of sale cash.
This February Is, 1879.
E. M. HEARS, Solicitor. IiS-i5I'i5
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
poArs leaving rHrs ~.

bOAIs THIS DAY.
White river, Hard Cash...~..................5p .u
New Orleans, Henry rank..............5 p.m
r!lar 8 foihL,. COanQma""....u-.......,....6p pm
Cincinnati, Nint Shinkle. ........ ......... s y. m
0sceola, 0sceola Belle...... ....~......5 pm
ARRIVED.
Steamer Centennial, st. Louis.
Fannie Lewis, st. Louis.
:" Golden Crown, Cincinnati.
Mark Twain, Vt. Francis river.
Coahoma, Friar's Point.
Osceola Belle, 0sceola.
I'd Richardson, New Orleans.
" Andy Baum. Cincinnati.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Ouachita Belle, V~icksburg.
Geo. w. Cheek, Friar's Point.
=" Marlin Speed, Arkansas river.
{" Fannie Lewis, st. Louis.
Batesyille, st. Francis river.
Dyersburg, Dyersburg.
Jay Hardy, upper coast.
+" Golden Crown, New Orleans.
{" Centennial New Orleans.
" I'd Richardson, Cairo.
IN PORT,
Henry Frank, Yint Shinkle, Hard Cash,
Mark Twain, Coahoma, Oseeola Belle.
Andy Baum.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The liver here declined G inches in
the past u hours ending at noon, and
now stands Is feet l inch above low
water mark at Cairo it declined inch
with "a feet inch on the gauge at
st. Louis the decline was 3 inches,
with 7 feet 3 inches on the gauge at
Pittsburg it rose "a inches, with 8 feet
inches on the gauge; at Cincinnati
it declined 10 inches, with % feet 8
inches on the gauge; at Louisville it
s0se 6 inches, with II feet 6 inches On
the gauge at Evansville it is rising,
with p feet "a the gauge. Cumber-
land river declined "a igches at Nash
vile, with Is feet Z inches Cd the
gs@Ge. Arkansas river is failing at
Little Neck. with 3 feet in the chan
mel from there 20 Fort Smith and 4
feet 6 inches from the Beck to the
mouth, White river is falling, With a
fair steamboat stage Of water from
JacksOnport to the Mqgth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Moderate.
ChangoabIe weather.
Coalboat rise at P%ittsburg.
Dusty and disagreeable on the leyee.
Fair business doing on the landing.
Boat building viii be active at JEFF
fcrsonWlle this season.
The Belle 81. Louis leaves st. Louis
this evening for MempLia.
The Cheek returned to Friar's Point
with az excellent trip.
Tbe G. p. Choqtesp leaves New
Orleans tbis evening fer Memphis.
The Andy Baum, Captain yiuton,
arrived at noon FROM Cincinnati with
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LEoAL.


HINDER and by virtue Of . deed Of ,rn.,
dali aud Selena Kendall, on tic 2stb dsv n
January, 1915, which is recorded IN The Regis.
ters ONCE Of shelby county, Tenn, In Benk
ITO, page 100, 1 will. on ~
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COTTON EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS.
Standard International ClassiGcatio,
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Henry Frank, Yint Shinkle, Hard Cash,
Mark Twain, Coahoma, Oseeola Belle.
Andy Baum.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-09-19

ADVERTISING A TERROR To THIEVES
-"Before | ever steal anything" remarkoa
a citizen of this county yesterday, in cou.
versation with newspaper man, 81 am
going to kill all the editors and have all the
newspapers stopped" The occasion of this
energetic utterance was this: The speaker
sat on his front porch the other day reading
the Observer. His eye had just fallen upon
an advertisement for stolen horse, when
man rode up to the gate on horseback and
hailed him. He looked again at the adver-
tisemcnt and then at the horse. The de.
scription fitted the horse at the gate to
dot He went out and the rider engaged
him in conversation. He proposed to sell
the animal and offered it at such price as
to convince the citizen the more fully that
it was the one referred to in the advertise.
ment, and he thereupon took both horse and
rider into custody. His suspicious were
perfectly well-grounded, and, thanks to the
advertisement, its legitimate owner is again
in possession Of the horse and the thief is in
durance. Charlotte Observer.