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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-07
Saturday, the 26th day Of March, 1881,

between the hours of IL am. and | D IN , on
the corner Of Main and MADISON streets, in the
city OF Memphis, now called the Taxing Dis
trict, sell at public auction to the highest bid
der for cash, the following described property,
viz.
A certain piece or parcel of land containing
about three acres, lying in Shelby county,
Tenn. near the city Of Memphis, fronting on
fernando road and bounded as follows: Be-
ginning at a stake in the center of said road on
5 II Ayres' western line and at the southeast
corner of lot number one Of ten acres of tho
McNutt Subdivision, made by MAKerr; run
ming thence westt two hundred forty-four and q
half C2i419l feet TO W A Wooldridge's north
east corners; thence south with said Woold-
ridges line five hundred and thirty-three (53)
feet TO Mrs. Churcheville's line; thence east
with her line two hundred and forty -four ard
a half t244ll feet; thence north with NJ c and
5 Ayres' line 1--WE hundred and thirty-thtee
$3.50 feet TO the beginning.
Equity Of redemption waived. Title believ-
ed to be perfect, but l will sell and convey
only as trustee.
1892 ALBERT X GRAHAM, Trustee.
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LOTTERY.
State Lottery COnIalV

This Institution was regularly incorporated
and Charitable purposes in 1858, for u
term 0ftwenty-1ive years, TO which con-
tract the inviolable faith of the State IL
pledged, which pledge has been renewed ~
an overwhelming popular vote, securing its
franchise in the new constitution, adopted
December 2, A. D. 1879, with a capital Of
1900, 900, TO which it has since added a re-
serve fund Of over S350,000. Hts Grand
Single Number Drawings will take
place monthly on tho second Tuesday. Il
never scales or postpones. Look at the follow
ng distribution:
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saturday, March 10th, 1881,

within legal hours, the following described
real estate, tO-Wit:
Lying and being in the Taxing District Of
shelby county, Tenn. (Memphisj, and bound
ed as follows: Beginning at the east corner on
Browns avenue, Of the lot here'ofers convey
ed By Thomas Leech TO William Cox, Of date
the 18th of May, 1857, and running from aid
beginning. corner east with Browns avenue,
and fronting thereon thirty 1907 feet: thence
south one hundred and fifty Q50J feet; thence
west thirty 80 feot; thence nOrih to the place
Of. beginning one hundred and fifty Q5D feet,
said lot being a part Of lotNo. 10 in block City
phis.
All equities Of REDEMPTION barred.
Terms Of sale: One-fourth cash; balance in
two equal payments on q credit Of seven and
nineteen months, for the payment OF which a
lien will be retained
This February "A, 1881.
OWEN DWYER. Clerk.
John League, sol. for complt. 1523915
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SPTNNEY
The Celebrated Specialist, of

DEN YER, COL,
w lectures in this city during the past
week, would most respectfully inform the af.
fieted that his branch office, at IS Madison
street, is still open, where he can be consulted
until saturday Night, March 26th.
All suffering with chronic and special dis.
eases will do well to call before he leaves.
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Monday. March I4fh. I8R


No.4Ul, X, DIN the Probate Court of Shelby
county, Tennessee -Augustin Dauliac ct al
vs. John Mcmahon ct al.
RI virtue Of a decree for sale, entered in this
u e1use on February2j Is, 1881, in minute book
10. 30, pp; ~ et seq, | VIII sell az public auc-
ton, 70 the highest bidder, in front of the
Tenn, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-07

QY virtue Ola deed of trust, executed to ne
- as trustee by W O Rutland on the 23l day
Of March, 1877, and recorded in the Registers
No. lis, pages 1856, 1856 and l67, 1 will, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-07
The Shortest and Quieke est Route
is THE7
Panhandle & Pennsylvania Lime

The management confidently invite at
tention to its Superior Equipment,
Through Car service, and quick time.
The Scenery en- route is justly celebrated
for its variety and surprising beauty.
Dining Stations at Cincinnati, ~Indianapo-
lis, Columbus, Pittsburg, Altoona and
Harrisburg are in charge of well known
caterers, VINO have contributed in no
small degree TO the popularity of the
Panhandle and Pennsylvania Line, with
the travelling public.
Purchase tickets by the GD-Pan-Han.
die and Pennsylvania Line, 0H on sale at
all Railroad Ticket Offices in Memphis,
Mobile, Nashville, New Orleans, and
throughout the South.
SIDNEY B. JONES, GsnI SOuthw. P. Ast,
Northeast Corner 4th and Vine streets,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
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MONDAY, Wednesday and Friday.
tDaily.
Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
tSunday, Tuesday and Friday.
TUESDAY and Friday.
"Wednesday and Saturday.
0Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-07-05

WHAT Is A GENTLEMAN.-It is al
most a definition of q gentleman to say
he is one who never inflicts pain. This
description is both refined, and, as far
as it goes, accurate. He is mainly oc-
cupied in merely removing the Obsta-
cles which hinder the free and unem-
barrassed action of those about him !;
and he c0ncurs with their movements
rather than take the iniative himself
His benefits may be considered as par
allel to what are called comforts or con-
venience in arrangements of personal
nature; like an easy chair or good
fire, which do their part in dispelling
cold or fatigue, though nature provides
means of rest and animal heat without
them. The true gentleman in like
manner carefully avoids whatever may
cause a jar or jolt in the minds of those
with whom he is cast; all clashing of
opinion, or collision of feeling, all re-
straint, or suspicion, or gloom, or re-
sentiment. If he be an unbeliever, he
will be too profound and large minded
to ridicule religion or to act against it T;
he is too wise to be dogmatic or fanatic
in his infidelity. He respects piety and
devotion he even supports Institutions
as venerable, beautiful, or useful, to
which he does not assent; he honors
the ministers Of religion, and it contents
him to decline its mysteries without as
sailing or denouncing them. He is a
friend of religious liberation, and that,
not only because his philosophy has
taught him to look on ali forms of faith
with an impartial eye. but also from the
gentleness of feeling which Is the at
tendant on civilization.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-07-05

WATER FOR BABIES.-I was one day
called upon to visit sick little one In q
family residing near my Office. The
babe / found in apparent good health,
but crying and struggling in its moth
er's arms as though suffering with exs
cruciating pains.
The mother informed me that the
child seemed desirous of nursing con-
tinually; and that to quiet it, she had
given it the breast as often as the crying
commenced. When that did not soothe
the little one, q dose of Mother Some.
body's cordial had been administered.
My good woman, !" inquired, "when
did you last give your babe drink OF
water ?"
81 don't remember, I" replied the lady:
II seldom let him drink water. Does
he need it?"
"Need it? Why should he not need
it as much as yeu? This child is suffer-
ing from thirst-nothing mOre.n
called for cold water, gave the in-
FAINT a few tablespoonfuls, and, it was
relieved of all its trouble, stopped cry~
ing, and sank peacefully to sleep in its
mothers arms.
Let this be reminder to mothers and
nurses. Infants who nurse at the breast
may often suffer as much from want Of
water as adults who eat more solid food.
Often when q child cries it is only thirst
which causes it.
Do not, then, dose 1t with the poison
GUS soothing syrups" or nursing cor
dials, or press it to the breast, which it
will eagerly grasp, expecting to satisfy
its burning thirst; but, filled to the brim
with its natural food. it cries on harder
than ever.
Use little discretion. The poor lit
tie one cannot tell its wants if 1t could,
1t would often cry, water! water !'-
Exchange.
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well, "let by-gones be by.gones.n And
they seem to think 1t manifestation of
q very unchristian feeling, when the
brethren whom they have despoiled,
shamefully misrepresented, and falsely
accused, are unwilling to take them to
their bosoms again. and to join hands
with them in patching up truce upon
such hollow pretense, or who have no
confidence in friendship based upon
SO false and treacherous q foundation.
"By-gones can never be by. cones" with
good and honest men who have been at
variance, until their difficulties have
been satisfactorily settled upon true and
genuine Christian principles. An of
Tended or an injured party ought never
to indulge feelings of ill-will towards
those by whom he has suffered; but to
condone, or to wink at, crime or Of
Tense. which is neither acknowledged,
repented of. or atoned for, under the
mere pretext of letting "by.gones be
by-gones," is to act as contrary to the
principles of sound Christian morality
as do those whose sins and offenses are
thus sought to be overlooked or covered
up. ~
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a|slB>>
PoETRY.

AMO.
When he told me that he loved me,
Twas the flowery time Of May;
Iput roses in my ringlets,
And went singing all the day;
When he told me that he loved me.
In the pleasant month OF May!
Still, he told me that he loved me
In the Summer time of June,
When the roses blushed the redder,
And the birds were all in tune
And blushed (because he loved mel
Redder than the rose of June!
Yes! because knew he loved me,
went singing with the birds.
All the day listened to him,
All the night heard his words,
Dreaming nightly that he loved me
was blither than the birds.
Butt didn't know loved him!
Till found one Summer day
That, in saying that he loved me.
He had wi1sd my heaft away
Only saying how he loved me
Through the long bright Summer day!
Still he told me that he loved me
When the roses fading fell,
And the birds had all forgotten
That sweet tune I've learned SO well;
For I loved him, and he loved me
More than words ran tell!
Boston Tr0nscript
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-07-05

They can howl funders, bourbons,
grip-sackers, to their hearts content,
predict 10000 majority, rant about
bloated bondholders, syndicates, brok-
ers, and get up general fuss and yet
the people will not scare. The people
know what it means and cannot be led
into the support of readjuster-repub-
lican- -greenback-Mahone ticket. The
democrats are coming out and will vote
a democratic ticket. They want no
mixed dose, that cannot be swallowed
without nausea. They say mo Lewis
in mine, if you please. Shenandoah
Herald.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-07-05

HOUSEHOLD HINTs.-Never iron q
calico dress on the right side; if ironed
smoothly on the wrong side there will
be no danger of white spots and gloss.
which gives q new dress "done-up" for
the first time the appearance Of time
worn garment.
When cooking spinach. substitute
little piece of bacon for the salt pork
usually cooked with it to season 1t. The
incest way to serve it Is to serve it in in
dividual vegetable dishes, and put a bit
of the bacon in each dish. Hard boiled
eggs, sliced when cold, are also liked
with the greens.
An excellent housekeeper, and one
who is careful about many things, says:
Do not iron red tablecloth at all;
wash it carefully in warm suds (nos hot),
rinse well, and when ready to hang on
the line take great pains TO pull 1t so
that it will keep the proper shape. It
will retain its color much longer than
if ironed.
Ribbons which are very much soiled
can be made clean and will look almost
like new ones If washed in ammonia
and water. Use half teaspoonfnl Of
ammonia to one pint of water. Some
ribbons, after washing or sponging, do
not need to be ironed, and in fact are
injured by it. These should be fastened
to table or long ironing board, and,
when perfectly smooth, let them alone
until they are dry. If they are at all
wrinkled when dry lay cloth which is
slightly damp over them and press with
q hot iron. Black silk, if sponged with
cold coffee and ammonia, will be won-
derfully freshened. Use q flannel cloth
to remove dust from silk.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-07-05
VALLEY RAILROAD EXTENSION

VALLEY ISAlLROAD EATENSlON-
PROSPECTS OF AN EARLY COMMENCE.
MENT OF WoRK.-Mr. VIM. A. Ander-
son, of Lexington, Va, q director in
the Valley Railroad Mr.. A. T. Bar
clay, member of the board of supervi-
sors Of Rockbridge county, Va, and
Mr.. G. M. Dold, mayor Of Lexing-
ton, Va, in company with Mr.. VIM.
Keyser, president of the Valley Rail-
road. had meeting Wednesday at
MOntebello with Mr.. John w. Garrett,
president of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, with reference to the extern
sion of the Valley Railroad from Staun.
ton to Lexington, a distance of SO miles.
After full discussion of the matter
Mr.. Garrett approved Of the plan for
the extension already adopted by the
directors of the Valley Railroad, and
Mr.. Keyser addressed the following
letter to Mr.. w. B. F. Leech, chairman
of the board of supervisors of Rock
bridge county:
You are authorized to say to the
board of supervisors of Rock kbridge
county that at an interview with Presi-
dent Garrett, held this day, he agreed,
subject to the approval of the Board of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, to
purchase 81 200, 900 of the bonds to be
issued by the Valley Railroad Company
at 80, and authorized resumption of
work at the earliest day practicable, |
with view to the speedy completion of
the road to Lexington, it having been
represented to him that arrangements |
had been made insuring the delivery of |
$105, 900 of the bonds due by Rock bridge |
county and the remainder of the bonds |
due under its subscription by the town
of lexington. e., $12, 2,OOO-the said |
bonds to be delivered pori pdssu with
the progress of the work between Staun-
ton and Lexington, it also having been
represented to him that the authorities
of the city of Staunton and county of |
Botetourt had signified their approval
of the plan looking to the completion
of the road to Lexington and the indefi-
mite suspension of the work south of
and Ohio Company meets on the 18th
of July. when this action of Mr.. Gar
rett will without doubt be ratified and |
the work Immediately resumed under |
the contract. / congratulate you and |
the citizens of Rockbridge at the re-
mOval of the last obstacle in the way of |
resuming work and completing the |
road to Lexington.
"WM. KEYsER,
president Valley Railroad Company"
Work on the extension will begin at |
once under the contract made on April |
14th last, between the Valley Railroad |
and Col. James M. Boyd, of Maryland.
It will be pushed forward vigorously, |
and 1t is expected that the extension |
will be completed by June 1, 1882, in
time for the centennial of Washington |
and Lee University, to be celebrated |
during that month in Lexington, and |
the unveiling, about the same time, OF |
Valentines statue of General Lee. In |
view of the efforts being made by Bal |
timOre to increase her railroad connec-
ton with the South. the extension of
the Valley Railroad may be looked upon
as another step in the advancement of
the commercial interests of the city,
and in bringing it into close business
relations with a productive section of
country.-Bdltinaore San.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-07-05

In q law case which has been tried in
New York q witness testified that a lady
really became quite sick because per-
son constantly said to her, "How pale
you look How sick you look !" It is
fact that generally when an invalid
goes from a bedchamber to the open air
with the idea that he is not only well,
but looks as if he were well, q dozen
thoughtless people will walk deliberate
ly up to him and say, "Why, what is
the matter? You look as if you ought
to be in YOUR bed.D
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-07-05

Not an agnostic: "Your mind Is In a
twilight state" observed the good man.
"You cannot differentiate the grains of
mistrust from the molecules of q reason
able confidence. You are travelling the
border land, and frontier between the
paradise of faith and the Arctic regions
of fincredulity. You are an agnostic."
"Devil Bit" said Pat, with mingled
amazement and indignation. "Tm q
Dimmycrat, livery inch of me-"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-07-05

Professor Tyndall has an article in
the last number of the Nineteenth Gen.
talsy on the Sabbath. He writes from
the standpoint, evidently, of thorough
disbeliever in the Bible as a revelation
from God. Yet he accepts the Sabbath
as commencing itself to reason-as
something which is needful' for man.
1t strikes US that it might be q curious
and profitable inquiry for skeptical
philosophers to account for the origin
of the Sabbath. Who was SO wise, in
the barbarous and unprogressive ages
of the past, as to discover mans need of
Sabbath, when go many in these days
of enlightenment and progress seem to
however, in the Professors view, is not
q day to be kept holy to God. It is to
be day of rest and recreation, and de-
voted to such means of mental and
moral improvement as each one may
see fit to use. The article is directed
against the restraints that are imposed
by human laws upon the violation of
the day. He insists upon the opening
of the British Museum and such other
places on the Sabbath. Douglas Jer-
rold, the famous editor of the London
Punch, once sent into the printers
room of his establishment petition for
the opening of the Museum on the Sab
bath, requesting the printers to sign it.
The foreman came to him and asked If
it was required of them to sign it. He
was astonished at this, but the foreman
told him they would rather not sign it.
because if the Museum were opened it
would lead to farther ancroachments.
till their day of rest would be entirely
taken away. If one half of the world
is to make the Sabbath day of recrea-
ton. by visiting public places, riding
upon railroad trains, steamboats,, ETC.,
q large proportion of the other half
must make the day one of slavish labor
to attend to their wants. And If all
sacredness is taken from the day, how
long shall we have any Sabbath worthy
of the name? five may take the time
Of others, and constrain them to labor
for US, why should we regard 1t as wrong
to labor ourselves on that day? How
long will we distinguish between day
OF mere recreation and amusement and
the days given to toll?
The spirit which animates the article
Is seen in these sentences: "Offer the
museum, the picture gallery and the
public garden as competitors to the pub
lie house. By 30 doing you will fail in
with the spirit of your time. and row
with, instead Of against, the resistless
current along which man is borne to
his destiny" This to those who hold
the Sabbath sacred, is but trying to
meet greater evil by opening the flood
gates to one supposed to be less. The
Bible represents man in condition, in
MS present state of nature, which may
De well represented by this figure, ''a
reS1stless current along which he il
borne to his destiny,n and that destiny
most fearful one. The current is re.
sistless by any power of nature, but
thanks be to God for the revelation of
power by which it may be resisted, 80
magnanimous as to say to those whom
they have offended and injured, Oh,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-07-05

Nearly all the ills that afflIct mankind
can be prevented and cured by keeping
the Q .omach, liver and kidneys in per.
feet working order. There is no medi-
cine known that will do this as quickly
and surely. without interfering with
your duties as Parker's Ginger Tonic
| lSse advertisement.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-07-05

When the Jenkins girl was whaling
away at the piano, and pestered the
next door neighbor, the next door neigh
Dor came out on the steps,. listened to
the noise minute, looked up to the
Jenkins girls mother, who was at the
window, and said: "Got plumbers at
work in your house, haven't you ?" No
wonder those families don't speak now.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-07-05

BY W, T. HEAToN.

The golden sunsets crimson glory
Hangs above thine azure waves,
And twilight shadows gray and hoary,
Gather round the lonely graves.
Far DER the tide the dim lights CULVER,
The mists Of evening stretch away,
Like silver thread the classic river
Winds on thro' the night-time's sombre
gray.
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For the sPrcrAroR.
FITTING MEMORIES.
TO ELIZA.

OF the chequered life behind me,
Fitting memories come and 60;
Some are bright as joys delusion,
Others stepped in deepest woe.1
Anon, before me comes the vision,
or my childhood's happy hours,
When across my lifes bright pathway,
Love did strew her choicest flowers.
live again the chanted hours,
When like Gypsy, wild and free,
roamed the forest fearless, gay,
And life was happiness to me.
Once more the lambkins do chase
The verdant meadows DER and o'er:
And cross the dandelion beds
That stretch before my fathers door.
Once more 1 sit upon thy knee,
And gaze into thy dreamy eye
But o, the pang 1t gives to know,
That dreams, like memories, swiftly ny.
They pass away,-those happy hours
Give way to maiden's hopes and fears,
And here my sunny life is broke;
And smiles are inter-mixed with tears.
Ambitions voice and Fancy's pen
Paint me bright laurels for the morrow;
But have learned full well since then
Ambitions prize is born of sorrow,
These phantoms have chased till life
very curse proves unto me,
I'll back to childhood's happy hours,-
These bitter memories all must feel
Once more upon thy knee-alas!
The dream Is gone. the vision fled!
Too we'll hnd it's but dream,
And that the past to me is dead!
Before me memories fit and co.
Changeful as April's changetul sky
Yet the impress on my heart they leave,
Fails with these memories to die.
VA, May, 1881.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-07-05

This is the season of the year when
the editor has his room cleaned, and
the bones of young poets which have
accumulated during the winter are
carted away.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-07-05

Self-laudation abounds among the un.
polished, but nothing can stamp man
more sharply than ill-bred.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-07-05

Since the generality of persons act
from impulse, much more than from
principle, men are neither so good nor
80 bad as we ara apt to think them.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-07-05

A Waterbury minister has discovered
that, while it only takes $113 to convert
q heather, it requires about $500 to bring
q Waterbury sinner to repentance.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-07-05

A girl In one of thes poke bonnets
looks as though she was sitting ct the
rear end of q Kansas wagon.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-07-05

If virtue does not seem amiable to
thee in thy enemy, and vice hateful to
thee in thy friend, canst thou tell wheth-
er thou lowest virtue or hatest vice?
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-07-05

The maple tree is an emblem Of
Christian fOrbearance. The more it is
bored the more sweetness 1t exudes.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-07-05

Be brief; for it is with words as with
sunbeams the more they are condensed
the deeper they burn.