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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-09
INon-R esIdent MOtIce.

No, S29i-In the Chancery Court of Shelby
county, Tennessee-Mary NJ. Oonnell, adj,
ministratrix Of p. W. Connell, deceased,
vs.. Mary j, Laws ct AL.
TT appearing from affidavit in this clause that
! the defendants, Cornelius Connell, Dennis
Cornell, John Connell, Frank Cullen and
Catherine Cullen, are n0n-residents of the
State of Tennessee; Il is therefore ordered
that they make their appearance herein al
the courthouse in the city Of Memphis,
Tennessee, on or before the first Monday
in June, 1879, and plead, answer or demul
to. compliments bill, or the same will 5,
taken for confessed as 70 them and set fol
hearing eI-paTteI and that a copy Of this or.
der DC published once q week for four sue.
This 2ith day Of April, 1879.
A c~Qpy-Attesti
K; J; BLACK, Clerk and Master.
BY y. B. McliESRY, DC. and NJ.
4S-5i-60-66
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-09
ChanOery Sale Of Real Estate.

No. 2l6, N. r. D.-Chancery Court Of Shelby
e9unty-Roberta II. Howard, adm'x, VS..
Henry Laird ct al.
RH virtue ofan interlesatOry decree for sale
- entered in the above cause on the 18th day
Of March, 1s7A / will sell at public auction 10
the highest bidder, in front Of the Clerk and
Masteg's ONCE, Of the Chancery Court, AT the
courthouse, Main street, Memphis, Tenn,
On Saturday, hay 10, 1879,
within legal heats, The following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tom,
Ia 'Ae city Of Memphis, on the south line Of
Vance street, at the southwest intersection Of
Vance AID Mulberry streets. fronting the
south lipeo Of Vance street 60 feet, with A dopth
southwark and on the west line oil Mulberrv
street Of - feet.
Terms Of Sale-A credit Of soyen months.
uots with good security bearing interest. And
a lien resRryed 10 seeur the samo.
april n, 1879. &.NI0N,ea
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Northeastern Notice.

No. S1 r. DIN the Probate Court of Shell
by county, Tennessee. s.. Menken ct al.
vs., Carl I~glauer ct al-Bill for new Trustee
vice Leopold Iglauor, deceased, etc.
TT appearing from the original bill in this
cause, which is sworn to, that The
d%efenda9ts, Carl l%glaueT, Arnold lg-
husband, Marguerite Crenshaw, Matilda
Crenshaw, Frank Crenshaw, Elizabeth SewelI
and Robert Sewell, her husband, Caroline
Fielding and Nichols Fielding, her husband,
are non-residents Of the State Of Tennessee;
il is ordered that they make their appearance
herein, at the courthouse of our said court.
in Memphis, Tennessee, on or before the FIRST
Monday in June, 1879, and plead, answer
or demur TO compliments bill, or tho same
will be taken for confessed as to them and Sc,
for hearing ex-parte; and that a copy Of this
order be published once q week for four sue
cessiye weeks In the Public Ledger. 3"
This 18th day Of May, 1879.
OF" OWEN DWYBR, Clerk.
BY HuGn b. CuLlEN, D.C.t
Graft & Cooper, and Thomas NJ. Scryggs,
Sols' for complainants. $685. S'1t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-09

Before Thos. Fleming, j. P. for Shelby coun.
ty, Tenn.-Phillip Dwyer VS.. James Gun.
ningham, Son Il Co.
TX this cause an attachment having beer
i sued out under section 3l55 of the Code d
Tennessee, and returned levied by garnish-
ment upon 4 Keck Il Bro" and affidavit
having been made that the defendants are in.
debted to the plaintiff in the sum of 1852, due
by account, and that the claim is just, and
that the defendants are nOn-residents Of the
State Of Tennessee; IL is therefore ordered that
said defendants make their personal appear
ance before Inc on the I'd day of June, lS7y,
.. my Office, No. 80 Madison 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 a
copy Of this order be published once a week
for four weeks in the Public Ledger.
This the ID dhy of May, 1879.
TH0S. FLEMING, j. P.
P. II. THORPE, Atty for plaintiff.
H-61-67-T3
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LEGAL.
K~on-Raaldani Mnflcn.

by county, Tenn.-Annie Moore -. Moses
Moore.
I appearing from affidavit in this cause that
Il the defendant, Moses Moore, is a nOn-resi-
dent Of the State of Tennessee, residing, as
complainant is informed, in the State OF
Arkansas; 1t is therefore ordered that he
house in the city of Memphis. Tennes-
see, on or before the first Monday in June.
lsIgl, and plead, answe OF demur to com
plainants bill, or the same will be taken for
confessed as to him and set for hearing ex-
parte, and that a copy Of this order be pub
in the Public ] edger.
This lst dayc5 May, 1879.
A ~cOpy-Attest;
r. !. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
BY /. b. MoIiESRY, d. G. and NJ.
Humes 4 Poston, Soils. for complainant.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-09
saturday, 7th nay or June, 1879,

at IL o'clock M, at the southwest corner of
Main and Madison streets, in Memphis, Shell
by county, Tennessee, sell at public auction
10 the highest bidder, for cash, the following
described real estate, lying in Shelby county,
and described as being partlot No. l of lot 20,
Kenneth Garrett subdivision, beginning Al \
stake in the center Of Old Raleigh road,
thence north $50 east 9 chains andy links To-
a stake in Hollywood. avenue, and in the
with said avenue Is chains and ~ links Ia a
stakes thence south $50 west 9 chains andh
links to stake in the west line of 40 traek.
thence south 2s' east u chains and d9lnks n
the beginning, continuing i6 7Qrl00 acres.
more or less.
All right 81 redemption, etc, expressly
waived; Title believed 10 be perfect, but
sell and convey only as trustee.
- s. STURM, Trustee.
JAMES II ..MALoNE, Attorney. 59-A
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saturday, NAV Io. 1870.
I~nsoIvent Notice.
STATE OF TENNESSEE. SHELLEY Corn

bTATE OF TENNESSEE, SHELBY COUNTY,1
OFFICE County COURr CLERK,
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April %, 1879.
To o.. NJ. ,Alsup. administrator Of L. A.
Rhodes, deceased
HAVING suggested the insolvency of the
IL estate of l.. A. Rhodes, deceased, you
are hereby ordered to give notice, by adYer-
the said State, and also at the court-bouse
door of Shelby county, for all persons having
claims against said estate, to appear and fle
the same, with the clerk Of the County Court,
authenticated in the manner prescribed by
law, on or before the 18th day of October,
i,s's and any claim not filed on or before said
day, or before an appropriation Of the funds
Of said estate is made, shall be forever barred,
both in law and equity
Witness M hand. at Office, this 26th day OF
April, 1879. OWEN DWYER, Clerk.
by HUGH Is. CULLEN, ID, c.. 40 54-60-6
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-09
Trustee's Sale,

R( virtue, Of the powers conferred upon II.
~ Il. Goodlett, trustee, and his successor in
9tlce, as trustee, by a deed Of trust made by
Mary, A. Field, dated March o, ISIS, and
recorded in Book No. l2}, page 22l, Of The
Registers olece of Shelby county, to secure a
certain indebtedness fully set forth and de-
the terms and conditions thereof, the under
signed successor in olleo TO the said IL. Il,
Goodlett, as trustee, will, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-09
eOth DaY of Nay. 1879.

in front of Farris' livery and sale stable. on
Union street, in the city Of Memphis, sell al
public sale, for cash, the following property,
to.wit: Five mules, described as follows:
A black mare mule, sixteen hands high, ten
years old, called, "Kate;" a black mare
mule, fifteen and n half hands high, eight
years old, called Z" Lizzie" bay mare mule,
fifteen hands high, eight years old, called
Nelly" black horse mule, fifteen hands
high, eight years old, called "Tige;" black
mare mule, fifteen and n half hands high,
eight years old, called Julia"
The title TO said property is believed to be
perfect, but | sell only as trustee.
SO 50 Il NJ. HEARN, Trustee.
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Executors Notice

HAVING been duly qualified as executor of
IL John q. Lonsdale, Jr., deceased, all per-
sons who are indebted to his estate are re-
quested TO come forward and make payment
NJ once, and those having claims against il
are hereby notified to file the same, properly
probated according 70 law. OF they will be
barred. WA GOODMAN.
Executor Of j. G. Lonsdsle, Jr., deceased.
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Thursday, NIaY 2e. ISzR.

at the south gate Of Court SQUARE. In Nam.
phis, Tennessee, sell for cash, 10 the highest
bidder, free from redemption, the property
therein described as follows:
Situated in Memphis. Shelby county. Ten
n~essee, known as lots IS and 10, Of lot 3, in
block 90, south Memphis, being 60 feet by l45
10 such trust deed so recorded special refer
enoe is here made.
Title believed to be good, but / sell and con-
yey only as Trustee.
1868 SIMON STURM, Trustee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-09
Monday, May 20. 1879.

within legal hours, the following described
real estate, t0-wit;
Commencing at a point on the north line OF
Walker avenue 25S feet east Of the fernando
road; running thence nOrthwardly and par
allel With the fernando road to the i%ntersoc-
u plan of subdivision of part Of lot 7s OF
Willoughby Williams plan Of subdivision
made by j. II. Mcclure, surveyor. June Is.
1872; thence east with the north line Of said
lot 2. feet; thence south and parallel with
the east line of lot 6 to Walker avenue 80
feet; thence west with the north line OF
Walker avenue 81 feet to the beginning-all
situated il Shelby county, State of Tennessee.
Terms of Sale-On u credit OF seven months,
purchaser executing note with approved se-
curity. Lien retained, etc.
This May 5, 1879.
OWEN pWYER, Clerk.
Geo. Gillham Sol. for complainant.
kg "a hg. IA
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ANminisfrafor,a Mniicn,

HAVING qualified as administrator of the
IL estate OF j. r. Lucarini, deceased, all
persons owing said estate will make immedi-
ate payment, and all persons having claims
against said estate will present the same
within the time prescribed by law, or the
sam will be barred.
LOUIS LUCARINI,
t2-5S-6i-70 Admir- of j. r. Lncnrini. dan,d-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-09
COmrt Sale orRcal Estnte

No. S7 II. DIN the Probate Court of Shelby
county, Tennessee Lizzie A. Freeman,
adm'x Of Edward I. Freeman, deceased, VS..
Edna I. Freeman.
DY virtue of a decree of sale entered in this
ID cause, ] will sell at public auction, to the
highest bidder, in front of the courthouse
door, on Main street, Memphis, Tenn, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-09

An amusing phase of the recent in
sane attempt to murder Mr.. Edwin
Booth is the poor young maniac's
magnanimous offer to settle the mat
ter for 5000"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-09

pY virtue of deed in trust to me executed
ID By N. G. Lindell, on the Oath day of
April, 1873, and recorded in the Register S
office of Shelby county, Tennessee, in Uhattle
Mortgage Book No. 10, page 500, to secure
certain Indebtedness mentioned therein, |
will, on the
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-09
Trustees Sale.

RY virtue Of the terms Of n crust deed ava
ID cuted to the undersigned on the 2d dsv m
October, 1876, by Benz. Colman and wife, duly
registered in the Registers Office Of Sheiby
county, Tennessee, In Deed Book ia, page rs.
TO secure the Indebtedness thereby secured, /
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-09
CONDITION OF THE RIvERs..

The river here declined 8 inches
in the past q hours ending at noon
and now stands IL feet II inches above
low water mark. At Cairo the fall
was q inches, with 10 feet Z inches on
the gauge at st. Louis it rose !
inches, with II feet II inches on the
gauge at Pittsburg the decline was 9
inches, with 3 feet ON the gauge at
Cincinnati 6 inches, with II feet on the
gauge; at Louisville it is stationary,
with & feet Z inches in the canal at
Evansville it is falling, with Q feet Z
inches on the gauge. Cumberland
river dropped 8 inches at Nashville
yesterday, with 5 feet 2 inches on the
gauge. Arkansas river is rising,
with II feet on the gauge. White
river is falling slowly, with a good
stage Of water from J~acksonport to
the mouth.
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Cotton.

The market opened this morning
firm with light offerings and a DISPOSE
ton among factors to ask higher
figures. 1t is claimed that the unsold
stock now in this market will barely
reach 10000 bales. Prices at the close
last evening were as follows
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-09
Chancery Sale of Real Estate.

1866 II. 1llS R~.-Chancery Court of Shelby
eo~unty-Ernest RehkOpf, admir-, VS., Henry
Reinhardt ct al.
QG virtue of an interlocutory decree for sale
II entered in the above cause on the 18th day
Of April, 1879, In NJ. B. "a, page 2O7, etc., | will
sell at public auction, TO the highest bidder,
In front Of the Clerk and Masters office,
courthouse building, Main street, Memphis,
Tenn, (now know as Taxing District OF
Shelby county on
Saturday, May 10, 1879,
within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in the city of Memphis,
Shelby county, Tenn, to-wit:
Beginning at a point $40 feet east of the
southeast intersection Of Clay and DeSotO
streets; thence east with the south line OF
Clay street 81 feet thence south ITO feet to an
alley; thence west with said alley 70 feet.
thence north 40 feet to the beginning, to-
gether with the improvements thereon; being
the west half Of lot SO of the Overton addition
to Memphis. and the sam property conveyed
TO Vim. Rehkopf by James Grieshaber, July
II, 1870. ="
Terms Of Sale-One-fourth cash; balance in
3 and IL months; purchaser executing notes
bearing interest; lien retained. Redemption
barred.
This April II, 1879.
r. j. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
HuNEs X PosToN, Att'ys. 4l-47-53-59-6O
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-09
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.


BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
Friar's Point, Coahoma I'm
U@sceola, Osceola Belle..--....--...........5 pm
ARRIVED.
Steamer Josie Harry, White river.
Thomas Sherlock, Cincinnati.
Grafton, New Orleans.
City Of Greenville, New Orleans
DEPARTED.
Steamer Grand Tower, st. Louis.
Thos, Sherlock, New Orleans.
Golden Crown, Cincinnati.
City of Greenville, st. Louis.
City Of Helena, Vicksburg.
IN PORT.
Josie Harry, 0sceola Belle, James D.
Parker.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-09


Lovely weather.
Hopefeld bar is looming up.
Exceedingly dull on the levee.
Very little movement in freights.
Fly.time and fishing time for the
idle ones
Ne arrivals or departures at New
Orleans yesterday.
The Florence Meyer leaves New Or.
leans this evening for Fort Smith.
The Maumolle leaves Little Rock
this evening for Memphis.
The Andy Baum for Memphis, and
Robert Mitchell for New Orleans.
passed Louisville yesterday
The Golden City, en- route from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, passed
YickEbgrg yesterday at 6 am.
The Paris 9, Brown, en- route from
New Orleans to Cincinnati, passed
Louisville yesterday.
The towboat Grafton passed up last
evening for the Ohio river with a tow
of empties,
The Grand Tower cleared on time
last evening for st. Louis with an ex-
cellept up-streem trip.
The yint ShipkIe, for Memphis.
and Guiding Star, for New Orleans
leaves CiueiDpati tomorrow.
jim FraRkiia Won a cane which i.
no good. Its a counterfeit and should
be returned to les owner,
The Anchor Liue packet City a
Yicksburg arrived at Vicksburg yes.
tordW and leaves there to day at II
am. with . return trip.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-09
Saturday, May "a, 1879,

at 10 o'clock am, in front of the pto,to-
Insurance Building, No. 80 Madison street
Memphis, sell at public auction q the biSbesi
bieder, for cash, the following teseribed real
estate, situated in Chelsea, in Shelby comfy
Tennessee, and bounded as follows: ~
Beginning at a point on the east side of
ton of Sixth and Looney streets. tbenoo
south with the east line ofSixth street 40 feel.
thence east at right angles with Sixth strest
lOj feet; thence north aud parallel with sim
street 90 feet; thence west with the north line
OF lot No ~, lVO feet to the beginning; being
All right Of redemption, etc, waived :,
said trust deed. Title believed to be GnoHp
l sell and convey as Trustee only. Soou'
AMOS WOODRUFF, Tfustee
J.W HAMPTON, Attorney. ~
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-09
STEAMBOATS,.
For OsceoIa.

Regular Ssmi-Weekly Mail Packet. For Ran
doiph, Fulton, Oscesla and all way land
ings. The elegant passenger steamer
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-09
Trustees Sale.

RY virtue of the power conferred upon ma
- by a certain deed Of trust made by Josepb
Pickering and Il. s. Pickering, his wife, dated
July u, 1877, and recorded in Book No, II9.
page "a, in the Registers office of Shelby
county, to secure the payment Of a certain in
debtedness fully described in said deed, de-
conditions therenf I will on N"N
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-09
LEGAL.
CHANCERY SALE
o.
REAL ESTATE.
The Memphis Theater
AND ALL FIXTURES, ETC.

zIS6IChancery Court Of Shelby connty-E. L.
Beleher, administrator Of James Wicker
sham' deceased, VS.. d. Wickersham ct al.
Rf virtue OF an interlocutory decree for
~ sale, entered in the above cause on the
18TH day Of April, 1879, / viii sell at public
ScIqetlon, 70 the highest bidder, in front Of the
ing, Main street, Memphis, Tenn, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-09
N%aturday, May "a. ISz9.

NDER and by virtue Of a certain deed Of
~ trust executed to me as trustee, by Gideon
j. Pillow and Mary Eliza Pillow, bis wife.
on the 5th day OF june, A. d. 1873, TO secure
default having been made in the payment
thereof, l will, on
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-06
ADVERTISING LODGES.

How often, deceived by II sensational
heading, we think w have found some
thing interesting, and settle ourselves
for auiet enjoyment, when after reading
a few lines. we find that the advertisers
trick has led lis astray, and we have
been reading that Compound Extract
Sarsaparilla, Dandelion and Iodide OF
Potassium puri6es the blood and invig-
CRATES the Liver, and then adds, for
sale by Geo. W. Hoyt, Addoms & Clio
yer and Hurlbut Bros, Cheyenne, Wyo.
All, reader, we pity you. We have
been there too, and learned that
Bro,cn's Liver Pills do cure the Head
ache and Liver Complaint and that
nothing equals Brotrn's Extract Black
berry and Ginger for curing Diarrhea,
Dysentery, Cholera Morbus. dawft
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Rates of Advertising

No Advertisement Inserted for less than my
cents.
DAILY LEADER, all transient advertise
ments 10 cents per line, Noppariel, each in
sertion G insertions eight cents per line; 80
Insertions, 5 cents per line.
Local Notices, per line, bourgeois, each in
sertion, 10 cents per line ~ insertions 8 cents
per line.
WEEKLY LEADER, all transient advertise
ments 25 cents per line, first insertion one
month % cents per line; six months, 10 cents
per line; one year ) cents per line.
Cheyenne. Oct. lsL 1877.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-06
PHILADELPHIA and NEW YORK
And Other Eastern Points

And Other Eastern Points.
Insist that the Ticket Agent sells you
tickets by the North Western Road.
Examine your Tickets and refuse to buy
if they do not read over this Road.
All Agents sell them and Check the
usual baggage Free by this Line.
Through Tickets via this Route to all
Eastern Points can be procured at all
Coupon Ticket Offices of Union Pacific
and all Western Railroads.
New York Office, No. Ais Broadway.
Boston Office, No. 8 State Street. Oma-
ha Offices, No. 513 Fourteenth Street
and U. P. Depot. Council Bluffs OIL
ces at Union Pacific and Chicago and
Northwestern Depots. San Francisco
Office, 2 New Montgomery Street. Chi
cago Ticket Offices, 90 Clark Street, IN
der Sherman House; rs Canal, corner
Madison Street; Kinzie Street Depot,
corner West Kinzie and Canal Streets;
Wells Street Depot, corner Wells and
Kinzie Streets.
For rates or information not attaina-
BILE from your home ticket agents, apply
to any agent of the Company, or to
MARVIN HUGHITT,
Gent Mang'r, Chicago.
w. H.. STENNETT,
Genl Pass. Ag't, Chicago.
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PERSONAL AND PARTICULAR.

NA~
a peddler of a s~aloonkeeper on Blue Is
land N one day this week, "Vat
for ! want um?" asked the proprietor.
ITO take away the smell of beer from
the breath of course" explained the
peddler. Take away dot smell ov
beer.'' exclaimed the man behind the
counter" my Gottl you got Something's
vat makes der smell stay on, l buys
him.
A little New London girl thu other
night said her prayers as usual, but
happening to remember that there was
another girl of same name, added her
own street and number so that no mis-
take should be made.
A gentleman giving a lecture to some
boys was explaining no W no one could
live without air. He then said, "You
have all heard of Il man drowning. How
does that h%appen?" The ready answer
vas, cause he can't swim
A spiritualist robes himself him in
white, and walks at night in a grave
yard at Mortified, VT, believing that
he can thus comm unicate readily with
spirits of the persons buried there.
The Niagara Falls Prospect Park
compa ny have contracted for an cleo
trio light machine, and intend to locate
the lights in such position as will en-
able them to illuminate the great cat
aract on a magnificent scale.
She walked the whole length of the
drawing-room car, looking carefully
into every division. "Whatcher want,
memr" asked the amiable conductor,
"a compartment where there amt no
gentlemen?""No," she replied blandly;
''no-a compartment where there's
only n .'-[Puck.
A hus bands farewell-'.Dear Sal, the
doctor tells me our baby's tooth won't
be through for three weeks yet; TIL then
good-by; you always said you loved ii
more than 1 did"
The man who, wanting a servant.
az lOl LhiudlCHdktu oluk4t
woman" doesn't understand why he
has received no applications for the
position.
Milton said: ''Our country is where
we are well off," How few of us news
paper. men feel at home!-TTurner's
Falls Reporter.
"But will not linger long on this
point" as the preacher said when he
sat down on the carpet tack. Burling-
ton Hawkeye.
81 love men," said Queen Christine,
of Sweden, mot because they are men,
but because they are not women"
A new way TO fight a duel: Let each
n of the combatants swallow a dose
of poison, and then toss up for the
emetic.
A great number of emigrants from
the English cotton districts are settling
in the manufacturing towns of New
England.
Obesity::in Morocco is considered a
mark of great beauty, and Alex. Steph-
n would be regarded as a paragon of
ugliness.
A beautiful custom prevails in many
parts of Europe of planting a tree upon
the birth of every child. 1t saves wear
and tear of shippers.
A nocket handkerchief and a niooa If
string would make a full dress suit for
4 Zulu woman.
Florence: ''Oh, gramma, isn't it ter
rible? there's a live dandelion out in
the back yard" Grandma: ''Oh, graci-
Gus! how careless those circus people
are. What shall we do?''