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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-03
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

DE It ordained by the Legislative Council
ID that section % of the health ordinances
be amended by adding to that section tho fol-
lowing; and If in the provision of the board
OF health any building or structure is in an
unsanltary condition, and If upon inspection
II Is condemned, for this reason, as a nuisance
and in It's opinion it is necessary on this ac-
count, that the same be torn down or other
wise destroyed, the owner or his agent shall
be at once notified by direction Of said board
TO nave such building or structure removed at
once, and the premises put in u sanitary and
otherWtse safe condition, and IL within forty
eight hoHrs from such notice, the thing noti-
fed to be done is not commenced, and prose-
cuted with due diligence till finished, then il
shall be the duty of the engineer under the
direction of said board to have the same
done and certify the costs thereof to the
attorney, whose duty ii shall be to collect the
same on OF the owner, and II no owner can
be found the work shall DO done under the
supervision Of the board of health and engi-
neer, and the costs thereof made out of the
property by the attorney, either by sale or
renting out the same. And if upon inspee-
tlgn 81 any cistern or well within the Dis
trlct II Il found in an unhealthy condition,
the said board shall take such steps as to rem
der such cistern or we'll healthy, and if neees-
sary TO this end, it shall have such cistern or
well closed up in the manner provided in this
section for removing unhealthy structures,
ana ail the structures, wells and ~cisterns in
the District shall be inspected by direction of
said board at least once every three months
or oiten0r If deemed necessary, and its OIL
GERS the sanity police shall be allowed ingress
and egress I, all premises for this purpose,
provided that no house shall be torn down or
destroyed without tho concurrence Of the
legislative council.
Passed November %, 1879.
d.. I. PORTER, Chairman.
CHAJ. IL. PULLEN, Secretary. 70 SO
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-03
Attachment Notice.

Before j. NJ. Coleman, J. P. for Shelby ooun-
", Tenn. -Eudora kimbrough vs.. Est. Of
s. McCarty.
n this cause on attachment having been
i sued out under section 1856 Of the Code OF
Tennessee, and returned - levied upon The
proAQriy. Af the dsfendant by Rarnishment or
+. M, White AZ Co., who answer they owe
defendant SOS 81, and amdaYit having
been made that the defendant il indebted
to the plaintiff In the sum Of SIS, duo by
llsSSStlF N AZ sRa d 5ast MS SIbaII9!9. u, ig !. !, ana ,Sa
state Of Tenueesee; itis therefore ordered that
said delopdaAt make bis personal appear
ance before me on the % day Of January, 1881,
nj u O'Clock, m. 8. my Office, No. 2g4 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 a copy Of this order be
published once q week for four weeks in the
Public heiEgg. lllIff
This the Eh day Of NNSSycsd%q3Ssyi 1872,
1881 81 %
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-03
Sanitation.

EDITOR LEDqgR-It was with pleas.
Dre | read in the morning papers the
long looked for order Of our board Of
health 70 have emptied. disinfected
and filed With fresh soil all privy
vaults within the Taxing District. /
say long looked for order. as in long
years study and investigation | have
been thoroughly convinced Of tho fact
that all contagious diseases are the
prsdpctiop Of declyed animal and
vegetable matter, especially he OK.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-03
LEGAL.
Chancsry Sale Of Real Estate.


X; SSJ--Chancory Court Of Shelby county,
Paul ). Jones and James ID. jones, partncrs
rs Jones Brothers, v John II Terrell.
Elizabeth b. Terrill and al.
l1 virtue of an interlocut0ry decree for sale
4 entered in the above cause onthe 5th day
Of March, 1879, N. j. %, p. 404, will sell. al
pc bile auction. 20 the hiehcstbiddcr in front
81 the clerk and masters office, courthouse of
Shelby county Memphis, Tenn, on
Saturday. December 20, 1879,
within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn,
to-Wit: A certain tract, eighteen miles In a
Southeasterly direction from Memphis, on
the line 81 the Memphis and Charleston rail-
road and bounded as follows, to-wit: On the
east by the lands Of Meacham and Perkins:
on the north BY the lands Of VIM. r. Bottis:
on the west by the lands OF S. A. Moore and
on the south by the line of the Memphis and
Charleston railroad, containing BY estimation
one hundred and two and one-half acres,
more or less, together with all the privileges
belonging thereto.
Terms of sale-0n a credit of seven months,
purchaser executing noto with good and suf,
heient approved security, lien retained, re-
demption barred.
This November 10, 1879.
r.. j. BLACK, Clerk and Mnstor.
Randolph * Hammond, solicitors for com
p%lainRnts. 6o@
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last Saturday n poor old coIored
woman named Addio Banks, who lives
on jackson and Washington. was the
object OF a dire calamity. Contrary 10
the usual run Of things, the owl didn't
scream, nor the cricket cry, nor the
raven croak, nor was the falcon
"hawked at and killed by the mousing
owl. Still there was something dread
.ul in the wind, Women ran here
and there aud shouted to pale faced
men
There are five of them"
There was more h%urrying to and fro.
A stream of people was pouring into
the house of the colored woman and
pouring out.
Said a woman coming out to one
going in:
"Pshawl its only triplets."
How much do they weigh p
Seven and a half, six and a half
and five and a half pounds"
How is the father p
Last l saw Of him he was out in
the back yard, weeping like a child
Courier journal.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-03
In suprtme Courta a Jackson-Jobn Ber,igon

In Suprtme Court at Jackson-John Berriean.
administrator Of Patrick Maher, deceased
vs.. Thomas Fleming, ct al.
u ! virtue Of the decree pronounced by the
IL supreme Court Of Tennessee at Jackson.
on the ninth day ofJune, 1879, in this cause
/ will offer for sale to tho highest bidder, in
front ofthe courthouse Of Shelby county, in
Memphis, on Monday, December 8, 1879, tho
tract otland mentioned and described In said
decree, as follows Situated in Shelby
county, Tennessee, in the town Of Fort Pick
erlng' beginning at o point on Main street.
extended on the west side thereof eighty feet
south OF Carolina street, at q stake: running
thence. south along the west side Of Mai1
street forty feet to q stake: thence west one
hundred and twenty-seven and one-haf feet
70 the Mississippi and Tennessee railroad:
thence north forty feet to a stake; thence east
one hundred and twenty-seyon and one-half
ieet to tho beginning, being part Of Block No.
81, as laid down on Fuckers map.
Terms OF sale-Said property will be sold on
a credit Of seven months, purchaser to exe~
cute note with approved personal security.
and a lien retained on the land until the bur,
chase money is paid. Equity of redemption
Jackson, Tenn. November IA, 1879
JN0. II. FREEMAN, Carl.
deorgge CAN'T and p. j, Melvihill, Solicitors.
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No. S2S7, r.
~InspIvent Notice.

In the Chancery Court Of Shelby eounty--A.
u, Gwynni Administrator of the estate Of
5. ID. Mangum, deceased, vs.. u. N. Estes,
ct al.
I appearing from the bill In this cause that
l. Il ID a proceeding institutedt TO wind up and
settle the estate OF S, ID. Mangum, deceased,
rs an insolyent estate; it is therefore ordered
astate make their Appearance herein At the
courthouse of Shelby county, in Memphis, on
or before the FIRST Monday in February, 1880,
and have themselves made parties to this
cause, and file and establish their claims, on
the same will be forever hsrradi aad 'that a
for ten sueeessiYe Yeeksih the Public Ledger.
This November 18th, 1879.
X. J. BLACK, Clerk snd Master.
BYE. B. MCHENRY, ID. O.. and NJ,
: n; Gregory ScNeiltGrg, fRr dpafplainapt.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-03
Monday, December Stl, $50


Will m MONDAY, the sh dav of Ds-
! oember next, at the livery stable Of K. r.
hrmistead,, 3lS Main street, in the eity Of
Memphis, between the hours of p m. and
PM, expose to public sale the following
horses, 2 haggios,
2phaet0ns, 3 sets harness,
ntidl9s, several lap cloths, halters, etc.
which belong to the estate Of Ernest p Leake.
ueceased' r. ". LEAKE,
~, Admir- of L. P. Leake, deed.
fllppin 4 Flppin, IS Madison street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-03
EDUCATIONAL
Miss HigbaGS School
35A POPLAR STREET

VfHE gisiegs Of 81. Maryhsving discontinued
/ thor Sdhdni 10 4bs!nhis, ] have leafod
their largo and c0mlnodi dls school bgjldine,
and will open therein my school Tor glflSoB
NONDAY, NOVEMBER y, 1870.
The retired situation and refined surround
jngs make tho location q desirable one for od-
Irrational purposes, while its accessibility by
.tbe'stfcet railway md boulevard overcome il
a wtaspfotLb obstacle M distance from val-
nod patrnns. Tie roQbls tre iGtsd, iight,
aoli.Fentilnted Bnd perfectly aUpbiptedb be-
ing refurnished throughout with peW desks
maps and school apparatus, and for adapta.
bility 10 their purpose are not 70 be purrasfod
10 tho city.
During the fifteen years OF my work In Nom
phis / have been enabled by yearly visits To
other elites ~ keep M With the progress 81
odueationsl science, and, assisted by trained
iegcbcrs, ] nm prcpArcd 10 0icr 10 the people
.of Memtbi6 NJ liberal q course for their
daughters b. eau w obtained in amy high.
fchOoi In the United States.
Tho course Of study viii DO the same, With
some notifications, as that devised by noe for
$50 Ia tho Presbyterian school. IL
A tiHgf nf boys under eight years OF age viii
DO recelyed ~ VAe primary department.
ERMN-According 20 aSe qpd clDte, ~
so. z D, 1880 for the school year thirty NeokSi
payable In ndvance 10 three equal payfntntg.
~ oglra charge for Latin or drawinF For
ciirUlgf1 va. fnuQse ~ study, ete add "
MlfSJtNtlE n. HfGBEEi
1897 81 Poplar street, Memphis.
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chains - links 10 the river. thence down the
nam vhanncl n the river 20 tho beginning,
containing ll9 % 100 acres more or less. and
being Slmo tracts Of land conveyed by
Thomas B. Crenshaw 10 Lucy II. Caldwell BY
deed dated August 10. 1856, and recorded in
book 81, part 2, pages 4i6, an and AIS, Rcgis-
ler's Office OF Shelby county.
Terms Of salo-Said landswill be subdiyided
and a plan of the subdivision will be exhib-
tied on the day of sale and sold in lots and
tracts per plan OF subdivision, on a credit Of
six, twelve, eighteen and twenty-four months,
purchasers 10 execute notes, hearing interest
from date until paid, with approved personal
security, and liens retained on the lands until
the purchase money is paid. Equity Of
redemption barred.
jackson, Tenn. November S., 1879.
JOHN II. FREEMAN, Clerk.
SNiTH & COLLIER, II. CRAFT, solicitors.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-03
AdmiRlEtraiOr's Notice.

yiA eA Tuesday ,..the 10th of Deem
4 tIs ~ ts q 81 the stable Of J, A. FAIRIES,
Of VIM. Q. Tindall, deceased. Seli ! la of
dour mules, two mares and colts, and a lot Of
nrays and harness and a buggy. sale within
legal hours. T~oTms-nnsh. '"iO "'H''
j; A. ANDERSON,
Admir- Of W, G. Tindall, deed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-03

In Supreme Court at Jackson-W Greonlow
executor Of " b Greenlaw, deceased. and
others, vs.. J IL Williams q al.
Rl virtue OF the deorce pronounced in this
y cause by the SWpreme Court of Tennessee.
at Jackson, on the 7th day of june, iSIg, I
Slil Oner for sale to the highest bidder, in
lroni o. the court house Of Shelby county.
on Main street in Memphis, ON
Monday, December Sth, 1879,
said decree as fOllows: v"
A certain lot Of ground in Memphis, Shelby
county, tennessee, on the southwest corner
OF Main and Washington streets. f%rontin9
twenty-ionr va feet six () inches on MINI
sSreot, and running back ninety (9Ol feet on
the southern side of Washington street to an
Terms of sale-Cash.
jackson, Teppessee, November 18th, 1879.
rn JOHN II. FREEMAN, Clerk.
HMokIsloK, W MEssIoK, Solicitors.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-03
LOVELY
GOMPLExlONS
POSSIBLE TO ALL.

What Nature denies 70 many
Art secures to all. Hagan's
Magnolia Balm dispels every
bIemish, 0VercOmes Redness,
FreckIes, SalIOwness, Rough
ness, Tan, EruptiOns ard
BIOtches, and removes all evil
denceS of heat and excitement.
The Magnolia Balm imparts
the most delicate and natural
complexiOnal tints-nO detcc-
ton being possible to the clos
est observation.
Under these circumstances n
faulty cOmpiexiGni III little short
Of a crime. Magnolia Balm
sold everywhere. Costs only
Is cents, with full directions.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-03

The subscription price Of the DAILY
PCBLIC LEDGER is IS PEI mum and
sec per month forlsss than one year. The
WEEKLY LEDGER Is 81 per snuun-
postage free.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-03

pALUABLEETRUTHs. GW


30 VALUABLEs TRuTHs. GW
u arc s~uferingfrom poor hcal,A, or lNnguisA
Ing on a bed Of sickness Stakochecr, ior
Hop Bittegra will Cure XOu.
n You arc q miEittr land hsve o~vcrtNTed yoyuN
eelf with your pastoral ou- ftiesi or q mother, worn
out with care andwork, Or fir You a. riHy eilingi
" YOU feel weak and ds 4pnikd, N.-aOus clearly
knowing Why,
Hop Bitters will Restore Yoa
II you are a mcn OF bus Eiuess, Weskeaed by tho
Fer{n OF your everyday Hdutio1, or q man ~ let
ters, toilins oyer yoIr midnight work,
Hop Bittcrs viii Strengthen You.
II yol nre young, and b~sulering from any indis
cretoa, or are growing too LIST, as is often thu casa
Hop Bitiers will Relieve You.
r you are in the work shop, On she farm, OF tho
desk, anywhere ard fes.ttthGt your system needs
cleansing, toning or slim hulaang without iAtoxA-
eating,
Hop Bitiers isl What TSn Need.
II YOU are old, and your3pulse Is feeble, your
nerves unsteady, and your afaeultie3 waning,
Hop Bltters VIII give you New Life and VlCOr.
HOP CoUda CURE % the. sweetest, safest and best 4
Ask Children. h
Ore H0P PAD for Stomach, Liver and Ki1neysis snpr-
rio rtoallotherS Cuiesby ABSORPTION IL ~ perfect \
n. c. "a an absolute and lrresislble care for drunk Il
enness, use OF opium, tobacco and narcotics.
Above sodty dru-gals. Iior Iasieu SIC. Co. Roche4ter, n. Y. a
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-03

Hop Bitters does not exhaust and
destroy, but restores.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-03

In Supreme Court at Jackson-M A MYERS bv
next friend. Geo I Myers, vs. NJ James. et
al, and II NJ james VS. M A Myers, ct nj.
Rl virtue of the decree pronounced by the
II Supreme Court Of Tennessee, at Jackson.
on the 4th day Of June, 1879, in this cause, /
'front.' OF the courthouse door of Shelby coun-
ty, in Memphis, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-03
Monday, December SIN, $50.

the property mentioned and described 10 said
decree as follows: Situated in 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
DeS9te and Beal streets; running thence west
stake; thence north and parallel with DeSoto
street On feet to a stake; thence east and par
allel with Beal street II feet to DeSoto street:
thence south with the west side of DeSOto
street so feet to the beginning.
Terms Of sale-Said property will be sold
for cash. Equity Of redemption waived.
jackson. Tenn, November II, 1879,
49, JOHN II. FREEMAN, Clork.
T. N Hearn, j M Gregory, Harris, MeKisick
x Turley, solicitors. AZ Ss
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-03

ON Saturday. tho 9th day of poeemb,y y.
~ 1910, I will sell ct public auction. for.
eabh. 80 the highast bidder, AZ s07 POPLAR
street, yaxing nitltjat, Tpnn., al the wag5n
yard Of TO late Phil Mgagaf, une shoe, Nv
.cnffiaBoaha one ert IF hgrness
N, WIrrENRORG,
W% Individually and as Trustee.
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ChanCery Sale Of Real Estate.

y 3Di Chsncgry Court az Shelby county
NV. Spoefs, IT., ", Elizabeth Moore tt al.
pY virtue Of an in.erlocutory decree for
~ sale, entered 10 the above cause on the
10th day OF November, 1870, ". b. rs, D l69, I
viii sell, ~ public auction, to the highest
bidder, in front Of the clerk and masters
bjioe, courthouse Of Shelby county, Mgmphis,
fsnH. All f"ri 'p''n
saturday, December Is, 1870, b
within legal hour. the following described
property, situated In tho city Of Memphis,
Shelby county, Tenn, to-viti Let No. &,
fronting on Vance street City foot and on rs
eastern line runs i~rregulhily l20 feet and lies
az and noar the bayou and the property mills
of y. w. Speors, IN.
Terms Of sale-On a credit of seven months,
purchaser executing note With approved se-
eqrityi lien retained, redemption barred
THIS Rssln5'EF s, AlssHIh a.,. ,nAM...
y. NJ. Hearn. Rllppin & Flippin, attorneys
for eomplalnant 6075 81 ~ so
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-03
Saturday, December 8. 1873,

The real estate mentioned and described, in
said decree, as follows. Situated in Shelby
county Tennessee, in the city of Memphis,
being lot No. 6, on Fuckers map Of the city
Of Memphis, on Alabama street, fronting II
feet on the north side Of Alabama street, and
running back between parallel lines, 1857
feet to an alley, being the same lot conveyed
BY K. A. Moon to said Thomas Ryan, on the
10th day of September, 1860.
Terms Of sale said proprty will be sold ON
a credit of six months; purchaser to execute
note with approved personal security, and a
hea retained on the land until the purchase
money Is paid. Equity OF %redemptiOn barred,
Jackson Tenn. November Sth, 1879.
JNO. II. FREEMAN, Clerk.
SMITH a COLLIER, Solicitors. 60 81
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-03

In Supreme Court at J~ackson-Annie Loften,
CT al. vs. Thomas Ryan ct al.
by virtue Of the decree pronounced BY the
IL Supreme Court Of Tennessee, at Jackson
on the 9th day of June 1879 in this cause /
will offer for sale to the highest bidder, in
front Of the Court House Of Shelby county, in
Memphis. on
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-09
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
GOD SAVE THE COMMONWEALTH
JOHN SPANGLER, High Sh

i Q iff ol the County Of Centre. Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania do hereby make known and give notice
TO the electors Of the County aforesaid that election
will be held in the said County u Centre
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-09
Auditors Notice.

IN the Orphans Court of Centre
II county, IN The matter Of The estate of JACOB
STONEh, late Of Harris township, said county, de-
ceased
The undersigned, APPOINTED By the aid court 10 dis
tribute the fund IN The hands u The administrators Il
said deeedent, TO aud among those legally entitled
thereto, viii meet the parties in interest for the par.
poss Of performing the duties of his appointment at
hla office in the Borough % Ballefonta on TUEsDAY,
the 2sth day Of october A. D. 1879, AZ 10 o'clock,
Ao-lv @ 81 nOWER. Auditor.
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NOTICE,
PENNSYLVANIA.

= lsEsL.l CENTRE COUNTY,
T. Vim. r. HuTehheid, Clerk Of ths Orphans Court o
sad county, do hereby certify that al Orphans Court
held At Bellefoute the 2h day of August A. y. 1872
before the Honorable the judges Of said Court, on
motion, Rule granted upon Jacob Hotter Catha-
Tine Hotter Michael Pieiehef. Henry Fletcher Hem
~ Hotter dagdasua Hotter, Jacob Petrher, BAiser
Weber, Annie Weber, Ralph schenck, Mary schenck.
William Foy and CsthariBe Foy the heirs and legal
representatives 81 HENRY FLETCHER deceased. 70
come into Court on the FOURTH MONDAY Oh NO
VENEER NEXT, 20 accept or refuse to aocept at the
valuation 70 show why the real estate of said
deceased shnuid not be sold Same notice 10 be given
~ In lnqnssti0n
In testimony wbere0f, have hsrsunto set my hand
and affixed the seal Of the said Court Belefante
the 2sth day of August, A. d. 1879.
VIM y. BURcHUELD,
September, A. d. 1879. COO.
3s4w Attest: ions srASetER, Sheriff.
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Isl ACRES and t40 PERCHES,

and having thereon erected frame dwelling house.
tank barn, ost~tn. and ell other Necessary out;
buildings
No. 3.-All that certain mcssuagc, tcno-
msnt and tract q land situated n the s8vusllp u
Hpges in the couny e Centre Aforesaid bounded and
dsaerit~i a. follows viz Beginning ~ t@t thence
north Ia east % peTrhes thence north ca vest q
y-rrhe. to pine thence north ~ vszt - T~rrhss
thence Se-t, psrrhrs; thence north IL wet. 10
pershss ihencg uuTth 2 east. l. prrrhss - uhiia
oak stump. thence north - saai a. T~rehas theme
north a. vest, y perchos o. white pine, thence north
- east. 10 psrrhss theme narth o. east u vefrhss
10 pine theme north esst - T~rchss thence north
q uesi - V~rrhrs thence north lJ vest - tsTrhss
thence north ~ east y peFvhss thence south -
east, - Iarvhes thence south lnl west 20 J~fchss
ihenes s0uih 81 vest, 10 psrrhss a. stones thence
sYuth ~ vest. u rerrhss. thence south az east
perrhes 81 white oak thence north So east. g
peJches. thence north e59 east psTrhss. ih"nes
north 81 rAss = IaFyhss g. ~hiio oak thence nrth
6l' east rs prrhes O. uhits pine: thence south -
east. 2l perchea; thence north 6lo east - pnrchss
thence suuth al east. % perrhes; thence sDuth ts
west, % T~rches g. stones thence south - west ie
peFChes; thence south so ssst. n rerchss; thence
snuth 80 wcst % Terrhes thence south ax wsst 10
pErrhes e. a thorn; thence spath 20 west - perrhes
thence south q ws~t. I3l lerrhes. 10 whiie oak .
thence south llo vest, IL perrhes 10 sanss thence
north u vest s. perChes thence north az vest i
perrhes thence north ~ east - psTchss b. the plArs
u beginning