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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-14
State Female College
TNHIS institution will be open for the recep-
i tion of pupils on MONDAY, November
18th. l65 76l II. N. COLLINS, Pres't.
Miss HigbOO's School.
354 POPLAR STREET.
354 POPLAR STREET.

IlHE Sisters Of st. Mary having discontinued
i their school in Memphis, | have leased
their large and commodious school building,
and will open therein my school Tor girls on
MONDAY. NOVEMBER IL, 1879.
The retired situation and refined surround
ings make the location desirable one for ed
ucational purposes, while its accessibility by
the street railway and boulevard overcome in
a measure the obstacle of distance from val
ued patrons. The rooms are large, light,
well-Ventilated and perfectly appointed, be-
ing refurnished throughout with new desks,
maps aud school apparatus, aud for adapta-
bility tQ their purpose are not to be purpaSsed
In sac city.
During the fifteen years ofmy work in Mem
phis Ihaye been enabled by yearly visits to
other cities to keep up with the progress of
educational science, and, assisted by trained
teachers, am prepared to offer TO the people
of Memphis as liberal a course for their
daughters as can be obtained IL aay high
school in the United States,
The cogSse OF study will be- the same, with
some notifications, az that devised By me for
use the Presbyterian School.
A class Of boys under eight wears of age will
be received iD the primary department.
TERMS According to ase and class, S37
30, sSl 81 90 for the school year thirty weeks)
payable N adyancefn three equal payments
No extra charge hT Latin or drawing. For
circulRrs, with W0urSo of study. otc. addr. IS
MISS JENNIE NJ. HIGBEE,
rs 85t S5t Poplar streeh Memphis
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-14

4 cOrasial invitation is extended
20 fIIe pubiSc, without distinction.
so oar new store, 267 Main street..
Hook ont for the announcement.
e4f
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-14

One of the grandeSt events Of
the season will be the opening OF
our new store, 2G7 Main street.
Brakes old stand. CAT
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Notice to Trigg Purchasers.

A LII purchasers Of Trigg property hereto
II fore sold By order Of Ohancery Court are
hereby notified to come forward instanter and
settle, CT Judgments will be entered against
them.
November 18th, 1879.
6365 r. J. BLACK. c. and N.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-14

Look out for the grand opening
of lTOrwiiz 81 Cohen, merchant
tailOFs ard gents furnishing
goods, 267 Main street, opposite
tOart square. 04t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-14

In Supreme Courtat Jackson-W 4 GreenIaw,
executor of W B Greenlaw, deceased, and
others, vs.. J K Williams OF al.
DIX virtue of the decree pronounced in this
ID cause by the Supreme Court of Tennessee.
at jackson, on the 9TH day of June, 1879, |
will offer for sale to the highest bidder, in
front of the court house of Shelby county,
on Main street in Memphis, on
Monday. December Sth, 1879,
the real estate mentioned and described in
said decree as follows:
certain lot ofground in Memnhis, Shoi5v
county, Tennessee, on the southwest corner
of Main and Washington streets, fronting
twenty-four VA fee, six (6) inches on Mnie
street, and Tanning back ninety 9Ol feet ON
alley,
Terms of sale-Cash,
jackson, Tenpefsee, November lith, 1879
JOHN II. FREEMAN, Clerk.
\ d MokIsicE, W MEssICK, Solicitors,
IS IS
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-14

There was an increase of forty in
tho number of postofices in North
Carolina during 0otaber.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-14

NEW YORK, November II, 1890 p.
m.-Cotton quiet at unchanged prices;
ordinary, 10 ll-16; good ordinary,
IL 7-16c; low middling, II 13-16c;
middling, 12!c; good middling, 1890
middling fair, 13Bc; fair, 13!c. Flu
lures opened steady at 2 to 10 points
below last evening; now steady at -
to p points advance over last evening,
as follows.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-14

The people of San Antonio, Texas,
have subscribed $1,000 for an immi-
grants home.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-14

A widow seventy years of age, re-
siding near Austin, Texas, takes care
Of stock ranch and 300 head of
cattle.
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s2l MAIN STREET,

THE South raised four million
bales of cotton in 1S60-a great crop
year. Now we can raise five millions
with free labor.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-14

A woolen- mill at New Rraunfels,
Texas, yielded a net profit SSl 900
last year.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-14

In Supreme Court at JacksonvM A Myers BY
next friend, Geo ] Myers, vs. II NJ James, OF
al, and Ii NJ James VS. NJ A Myers, ct al.
Rl. virtue Of the decree pronounced by the
IL Supreme Court OF Tennessee. at jackson,
on be 4th day Of June, 1879, in this cause, |
will otier, for sale to the highest bidder, in
ty, in Memuhis on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-14

The cOlored Baptists ale erecting a
$4,000 church at Dallas, Texas.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-14

The Hood fund in Atlanta now
amounts 70 S26J2.02.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-14

Truth is mighty and has prevailed.
See its triumph in Hop Bitters.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-14

In supreme Court az JackSQp@JOhn Berrigan,
administrator Of Patrick Maher, deceased,
vs.. Thomas Fleming, ct at.
DY virtue Of the decree pronounced by the
~ supreme Court Of Tennessee at Jackson,
on the ninth day ofJune, 1879, in this cause,
Twill offer for sale to the highest bidder ip
front the courthouse Of Shelby county, In
Memphis, on Monday, December s, 1919, ihe
tract ofland mentioned and described In said
decree, as follows; Situated In shelbv
county, Tennessee, jl ,he town 81 Fort Pick.
erng' beginning at pn!nt ON Main street.
EXTENDED on the west side thereof eighty feet
ss9uta o. Carolina street, at stake; running
thence. south along the west side Of Main
street forty feet % q stake; thence west one
nunqred and twenty seven and Ono-half feet
% the Mississippi and Tennessee railroad:
thence north forty feet to a stake; thence east
one hundred and twenty-seven and one-half
ieeet to the beginning, being part of Block No.
81, as laid down on Rucker's map.
Terms Of sale-Said property will 10 sold on
credit OF seven months, purchaser to exc
cute note with approved personal security,
and lien retained on the land until the pur-
chase moRIy is paid. Equity of redemption
barred,
jackson, Tenn. November IA, lsTe,
JNO II. FREEMAN, Clerk.
George CAN'T and 7, J, MOlvihill, Solicitors.
W ~
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-14
MOnday. December S1h. IS1a.

the property mentioned and described ia said
decree as follows: Situated Ia the county of
shelby, State of Tennessee, in what was lately
the city Of Memphis, and described as fol-
lows; Beginning at the northwest corner of
DeSot0 and Beal streets; running thence west
on the north side Of Deal street 81 feet 10 a
stake; thence north and parallel with DeSoto
street 60 feet TO stake; thence east ana par
allel with Beal street II feet to DeSoto street;
thence south with the west side of DeSoto
street 60 feet to the beginning.
Terms Of sale-Said property win be sold
for cash. Equity Of redemp pti0n waived.
jackson, Tenn. November II, 1879.
JOHN II. FREEMAN, Clerk.
y " Hearn, j NJ Gregory, Harris, McKisick
* Turley, solicitors 65S
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ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL.


COTTON STATEMENT.
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Stock, September /, 1879 ....... $50
Received since last statement. 1901
Received previously ............... 5S,073 6l,N4
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-22
Not "A Bad Boy.

\ brisht-loOking boy, twelve years old,
who said his name was Tommy McEvoy,
went alone into the jefferson Market Po-
lice Court, New York. recently, and said to
Justice Morgan:
Judge, your Honor, want to give my
self up."
''Why, my hoy = asked the Court.
Because said the lad, | haln't got no
home and don't want to live in the street
and become bad boy"
Why don't you stay at home :" asked
the Justice.
Il amt got no home. Father has been
dead nine years, and mother died before
that"
''But where have you been living
since ~
''With my aunt. She lives on Forty
first street. But she gets drunk, and won't
let me stay in doors. To-day she chased
me, and said If | ever came back she would
do something awful with me. I'm afraid
of her, and 81 I've got no home. Nobody
will take me in because | hain't got good
clothes and don't look nice. | can't get
anything to eat unless | beg or steal it. |
don't want TO steal or be bad boy Won't
you please send me somewhere where |
can learn something and get to be man p
The Justice told the boy there were such
places for good boys, and taking the little
fellow under his protection, promised to
find him home in some good institution.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-22
Results of Archery.

The returns from the Female Archery
Clubs of America for the season of 1879 are
now all in. We gather from them the fol-
lowing interesting statistics which indicate
that this branch of industry is i'll flourish
ing condition: The target was hit during
the season 3 times out of a possible score of
81, 600, 600. The rumor that these three
times were accidentSis without foundation;
;, ST4 of the archers have become hopefully
engaged to the young gentlemen who were
so kind as to teach them how to aim; 5, $40
other girls are sure they would also have be-
come engaged had it not been for these .,
S14. The S. $40 do not hesitate TO assert
that the ,, S74 took unfair advantages and
were unbecomingly forward. The matter
is to be brought to the notice of the next
National Convention of the Archers. Dur
ing the year, 1S4, y4S barn doors were well
hit. OF this number, 81, 4I4 appertamed
to barns situate less than mile to the right
of the target %, 474 to barns situate less
than that distance TO the left of the tar
get. The casualties of the year are imma-
terial and considerable less IN number and
severity than those of the season OF 1873.
Ii appears from the returns that only $50
cows, Is horses, goats, > pigs, 81 small
boys, and 90, 72O peddlers of new map of
Palestine were either killed or wounded
during the season, and that in every iu-
stance the blame was with the animal hit.
The archers to girl have filed affidavlts
from which it appears that each one ofthose
COWS, horses, goats, pigs, and boys were
reclllessly exposing their lives by standing
within ), $50 feet of the respective targets
at the time the accidents occurred.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-22
Hunting for a Word.

An anecdote of Moore, the Irish
poet, shows how much pains writer
who does good work VIII take to put
the right word in the right place.
Moore was on visit to literary
friend in France, and while there wrote
a short poem.
One day while the guest was engaged
n his literary labor, the two took a
stroll in the adjacent wood, and the
host soon perceived that his companion
was given up to his own thoughts; he
was silent and distracted, noticing
neither his friend and entertainer nor
the surrounding beauties of the land
scape.
By-and-bv he began TO gnaw the fin
ger-tips ofhis glove, pulling and twitch-
ing spasmodically, and when this had
gone on for long time, his friend ven-
tured to ask him what was the trouble.
''I'll tell YOU" said Moore. 81 have
left at home upon my table 4 poem in
which is word | do not like. The
line is perfect save that one word, and
that word is perfect save its infection
Thus it is" and he repeated the line
and asked his friend if he could help
him.
II was 4 delicate point. The friend
saw the need, saw where and how the
present word Jared just the slightest
,,n.ciIIa hit tt,,n,, tho axpui-ita ha rp,opr
of the cadence; hut he could not sup
ply the want.
The twain cudgeled their brains un-
til they reached the house on their re-
turn without avail.
The rest of the day was spent as usual
as was the evening, save that ever anon
Moore would sink into silent fits in
pursuit OF the absent word. And so
came on the night, and the poet went
to bed in deep study.
The following morning was bright
and beautiful, and Moore came down
from his chamber with bounding step
with a scrap of paper in his hand, and
a glorious light in his genial counte-
nance.
The word had come to him, He was
awakened during the night, and the
kind genius of inspiration mad visited
his pillow, and he had got up and torn
a scrap from his notebook, and at the
window, by the light of the moon. had
made the thought secure.
There" he said when he had incor-
porated it into the text; ''there it is
only a simple, siagle word, word as
common as a. b. c., and yet it cost me
twelve hours of unflagsing labor to find
it and put it where it is. Who could
believe it?''
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-22
ScIimidt's Musings.

"Frederick Schmidt said the JUS
tice to sleepy looking fellow, ''you
are fined so for intoxication. But
what's the matter my friend, You ap-
pear to be on the point of crying:"
"Nodings, Shudge, | was only dink-
ing"
Thinking? Of what?"
'.Vell, I'll spoke of it, if you told me
so."
"Then | do tell you"
'I vas dinking, Shudge, dot you vas
me und vas you. Dot ish you know,
mitout no change. You vas der poor
Dutchman. | saw you come i'll mitout
friends und sorrowful, und l say,
"Schmidt, vat vas dose trubbles und
YOU spoke out, "Shudge | took Inc
some leetle peer" Und | say nit a
look on your face, "Schmidt, you vas
married?" You say, "1ah," "Und
got some childer ?" Yah" "Und you
don't vas so trunk as you can't valk?''
"Nein." "yell, Schmidt you go right
ayav home" Und dot vas my dinkin.
"Those are very pleasant thoughts, "
SAID the magistrate in good humor. 81
think we'll make the fine 50, but i
can't let you off altogether"
"Dree dollar! Veil | paid it und vas
dankful; but you vas not so good a
Shudge nit me as vas nit you"
And rousing himself he waddled out
OF court.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-22
limitations of Amber.
tiOns.

Smokers will be startled to learn that
a false amber can now be produced So
like the real that the most experienced
eyes may be deceived. The genuine
article is simply fossil resin, and the
imitatOrs, starting from that point,
have adopted as the basis of their falsi-
fications fresh resins, which they treat
in such manner as TO give their pro-
duets all the appearance and most of
the qualities of that article. The most
esteemed specimens of the latter are
procured on the coast of the Baltic and
come from submerged forests of pine,
very similar TO those now in being,
which are in the state OF Ignite, that
is to say, between the condition of coal
and that of peat. The amber accom-
panying this Ignite is generally found
in rounded masses, the form ordinarily
assumed by OOzing gums. The sub
stance principally used in the immita-
ton article is colOphony "a resin pro-
duced by the decomposition of turpen-
tine), but many other Ingredients are
made use of to give it the requisite
qualities. SO perfect is the imitation,
that the false amber has the electrical
properties of the true. and some ingeH-
iOus producers have even managed to
introduce into the substance, foreign
bodies, insects, ETC., to render the re-
semblance more striking, and enhance
he value accordingly. NOtwithstand-
ng the accuracy OF the imitation,
means exist of detecting the false from
the true. Genuine amber requires
heat of from 2S5 deg. to 29Odeg. Centig.
(5i5 deg. to $50 deg. Fahrenheit) to
melt it, while the spurious substance
becomes liquid at Il much lower tenn
perature. Moreover, while the real
article is only slightly attacked after Il
very long time by ether and alcohol,
the imitation rapidly loses its polish in
contact with these liquids, and soon be-
comes soft. With numerous small
pieces of true amber, Il lump of much
greater value can be formed. All that
has been done is to mOisten the surfaces
10 be united with caustic potash, and
press them together while warm, when
they present transparent or hOmOge-
neOus mass.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-22

As the Charlotte train steamed into
the depot, lady ran ont in the crowd
in an excited manner inquiring for an
officer. From her anxiety it would
seem as if the whole police force was
Indispensable just at that time and at
that precise part of the world. Detec-
tive kavanagh was by the lady's side
in moment, but it was long time be-
fore he could CLEAN from her wild ex-
preSsions just what was the matter.
At last he learned that she had come
up on the Charlotte train, and had
taken her satchei and gone into the
Falls train. She left it on the seat and
stepped from the cars to get some
lunch. When she returned to the cars
her own satchel was missing and an
''old nausty" valisc left instead. kav-
anagh Immediately went to work to set
matters Alright, and entering the car
the lady pointed out to him the place
where she had left her satchel and the
one that had been substituted for it.
Then kavanagh looked in the next
seat and there saw another satchel.
Madam" said he to the lady, ''per-
haps this is the ark that contains the
worldly necessities Of your railroad
journey through life," and he held it
up between the thumb and forefinger
of his tiny right hand. (kavanagh
can wear Perinot's number 3.
Then the lady's face became perfect
rainbow of colors; she blushed like a
summer rose, and Immediately grew
white as snow; her eyes opened
wide in astonishment; she tried to
speak but couldn't; at last she said:
"I-I-I-be-te-lie do de-de
Claw that weally is mine'
Then kavanagh politely took of his
centennial straw hat and bowed him
self out.
The truth was as obtained by one OF
our reporters in a subsequent interview
that the lady went to the wrong seat
on re-entering the car, and wishing to
procure handkerchief from the satch-
el-she thought was hers-opened it
and there a sight met her bcwildered
gaze that would scare phalanx of the
weaker sex. The first thing that met
her eye was the general confusion of
the contents, which was proof positive
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-22
The Writers of the Bible.

Moses wrote Genesis, Exodus, Levitt
icus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.
Joshua. Phineahas or EIeazsr wrote
the book of Joshua.
Samuel is the penman of the books of
Judges and Ruth. He also wrote the
frat acts of David and probably,
Nathan and Cad wrote his last acts;
and the whole was formed into two
books, which were named after Samue
as the most eminent person, called the
first and second books of Samuel.
Jeremiah probably complied the two
books Of the Kings.
Ezra complied the two books of the
Chronicles. He is also author of the
book bearing his name.
Nehemiah wrote Nehemiah.
The author of the book of Esther is
unknown.
Elihu was most probably the penman
of the book Of Job. Moses may have
written the first two chapters and the
last. Some think Job wrote them HIM
self.
David wrote most of the book of the
Psalms. Asaph penned few of them.
Solomon wrote Proverbs, Ecclesiast-
es, and the Songs of solomon.
Isaiah is the author OF the prophecy
Of Isaiah.
Jeremiah wrote the book bearing his
name, and the Lamentations of Jere-
miah.
Ezeki !, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos
Obadiah, probably Jonah, Micah, Ma
hum. IIabakuk. Zephaniah, Haggai,
Zacharlah, wrote the books OF the
prOphesies, bearing their respective
names.
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
wrote the Gospels named after them.
Luke wrote the Acts of the Apostles.
Paul is the author of the Epistles to
the Romans, Corinthians, Galatians,
Ephesians, Philippians, ColossianS,
Thessalonians, Timothy, Titus, Phile-
mon and Hebrews.
James the son of Aipheus, who was
cOusin-German to Christ, and one of
the apostles, wrote the Epistle of James.
Peter wrote the Epistle bearing his
name.
The apostle John wrote the three
Epistles of John.
Jude, the Apostle, the brother of
James, also called LebbeuS, whose
surname was Thaddeus, near relative
of our Lord, wrote the Epistle of Jude.
St. John, the Diyine wrote Revela-
tiOns
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-22
First Look I'm n Mirror.

The effect which the sudden seeing
of themselves rs others see them had
upon several Siamese women Is mar
rated by a lady: A few weeks ago,
4 couple of Siamese women came to see
and to look at my house. They con-
house. They consider it greater treat
if invite them them through my
rooms, and let them look at my bed,
my table, my chairs, my pictures and
my nick-nacks, and especially if they
can get look at themselves in the
mirror on my bureau. One or two of
those W no came had been there before,
and they were telling of how they
looked in the glass till the others were
all anxious to see too, so they gathered
in q crowd and stood before the mirror.
One quick look, and then a surprised,
startled cry, and some OF them hid
their faces, others jumped away, and
some looked about to see who was
really there. They had never seen
themselves before, and did not know
how miseTably they looked with their
black teeth and naked bodies. They
drew their scarfs over their breasts and
tried to hide from the sight of them
selves. One turned and said to me:
1--WE are very hateful looking, don't
Won think so?" | did not tell them
had alway. thought so, but l said /:
''Now, since you know how you look,
is 1t any wonder that we tell you TO
wear more clothes and to quit chewing
betel 2" Some of them would not be
induced to look the second time, while
others stood and looked.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-22
A DOUBLING HEART.

Where are the swallows fled
Frozen and dead,
Perchance upon some bleak and stormy shore
doubting heart
Far over purple seas,
They wait in sunny case.
The balmy southern breeze
To bring them to their northern homes ono,
more.
Why must the flowers die ?
Prison'd they lie
Ia the cold tomb. needless OF tears or rain.
. doubling heart
They only sleep below
Toe soft white ermina snow.
While wintor winds shall bow.
10 breathe and smile upon You soon again.
The sun has hid its rays ---
These many days
Val dreary hours never leave the earth
o doubling heart
The stormy clouds ON high
Veil the same sunny sky,
That soon Qfor spring ia ngh)
Shall wake the summer into golden ninth.
Fair hope is teai. and light
Is quench in night
What sound can break the silence of despair :
. doubling heart
The sky Is overcast.
Yet stars shall rise at last,
Brighter for darkness past,
And angels silver voices stir the air.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-22

There is at Moscow, a blacksmith,
named Jordan, who married Russian
woman. After she had lived some
time with her husband. she one day
thus lovingly addressed him: ''Why il
it my dearest husband, that you do not
love me:" The husband replied: .'I
do love you passiOnately." 81 have as
yet," said she, received no proof of
your love-" The husband inquired
what proofs she desired. Her reply
was, ''You have never beaten men
Really" said the husband, 81 did not
know that blows were proofs of love;
however, will not even fail in this
respect" And so not long after he
beat her most cruelty, and confessed
to me that after that process his wife
showed him much greater affection.
SO he repeated the exercisefrequently;
and finally, while 1 was still at Mos
COW, cut off her head and her legs.