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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-04-28
THE WELL-KNOWN
NORMAN STALLION
6 Pos "
IN 49, 49, -l@-

VIII stand Tor the season OF 1881 al the following
named places:
Monday, Herman Boettoher's Manitowoo Rapids
Tuesday, 4, WalteEbaoh's, heeme'
Wednesday Klingholg's Stable Manitovoo
Thursday, August Tsreas, Eishioott'
Friday, n, Kellnsr's.
The remainder Of the time on my farm at Cate
Corners.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-04-28

This stallion, Rock, has shown the best spec
linens Of Norman stock raised in this county, ana
the price this year has been reduced TO > Tor the
purpose OF suiting the times.
apr9 JOHN hOhF q 1
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THE BLACK VENUS, n tale Of the dark con-
tinent. By AdOlphe Beiot, author Of LA
Grande FlOrine, F" THE strangers ofParis,'
"IArticle ~, 'ets. translated and adapted
from the French by George ID. Cox. Pub
lished By 1 b. Peterson x Brothers. Phila-
delphia, Pa. One volume, paper cover
price Is cents. For sale by booksellers and
news agents.
In this remarkable and fascinating
book the author takes bis readers to
equatorial Africa, and introduces them
to strange people and still stranger
customs. Startling scenes and incl
dent follow each other in rapid sue
ces5ion, and the wonderful book may
be appropriately described as a series
Of exceptionally attractive and novel
surprises. A new world is exposed
to the eye in its pages, with rank trop-
ical vegetation aud innumerable hosts
Of wild and terrible animals. The
Nile is described in o notably vivid
and interesting fashion, With its eolos-
sal hippopotami aud armies Of orooo-
diles, and a glimpse is given Of the
horrors Of the slave trade. THE
Black Venus is, in fact, a happy com .
binaticn Of travel and fiction, and
through it runs a vein Of most felici
tous and pleasing humor. It is, to a
great extent, a love story, but a love
story utterly out Of the common track
and therefore all the more interesting,
while that portion Of the tale relating
10 the Black Venus and the Amazens
is full Of weird beauty. II is excess
romantic from beginning 10 end,
and contains an immense amount Of
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-10
A Criticism Upon the Criticisms
of the Daily Press.
Chicago Argus, Feb.l

Chicago Argus, Feb.l
The average daily paper writes upon
insurance topics just about as intelli-
gently as an imported Maltese donkey
would upon predestination or original
sin. The Chicago Times, of February
l6, contained a column financial edi-
torial on the scanty capital of life in
suranee companies doing an immense
business in this country, and wound
up by calling for protective legislation
to guard the dear lambs Of the popu-
lace against wolf like corporations car.
rying hundreds of millions of risks on
hundreds Of thousands of capital. 1t
seems to us that the financial editor
OF a free negro piper in the great
Dismal Swamp ought to know that
life insurance companies are not stock
companies, and have virtually no cap
ital and no use for any. Their capital
is merely nominal in order to comply
with the provisions Of laws enacted by
legislative nincompOops, who know
as little about such matters as a
Times editor ora Rocky mountain
mule-skiuner.
The demand of the Times for a
heavy deposit with the state treasurer,
as a guarantee Of the honesty of the
managers of the company, is on a par
with the intellectually of its howl
aboutthe s~lenderness of life insurance
capital. There are innumerable meth
DDS of evading any such imposition,
and besides, state t%reasurers and SUI
peryisors are not apt to be any more
honest or vigilant than insurance men
whose whole lives are given to their
work, and whose reputation and for
tune depend on their successful man
agement of their business.
The officers of the company are
elected annually by the policyholders,
and are men whose fidelity and sagaciiy
have been tested by years of active
business life. and the instances in
which any of them have gone wrong
are fewer than the cases OF defaulting
bankers, swindling merchants, corrupt
senator's or erring clergymen.
Compared with the records of
banking, railroading, craftsmanship,
merchandising, or any and all other
businesses, trades or professions, there
is,a none involving such immense
amounts of money, that has been
more clear of all tinge of dishonesty
than life insurance. 1t has confer
red countless and incompatible bene-
factions, and its transactions have
almost invariably been marked by
straightforward, undertaking integ-
rity. No other course, no other re-
cord, aad the absolute, unwavering
confidence engendered by it among
the shrewd business men Of the coun-
try, could ever have rendered it pos
sible to build up from nothing, in a
few brief years, magnificent corpora
tons hat count their annual incomes
by millions, their assets by tens Of
millions, and the risk they carry by
hundreds of millions. by their
fruits ye shall know them" said the
Divine Teacher. These are not the
fruits of knavery or unreliability, not
the fruits Of practices which need to
be corrected by setting some ignorant
political scullion, who happens to hold
a state Office, to watch the companies
or their managers.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-10

WHEN u esteemed neighbor, the
Appeal, has a good subject, is in the
humor aud tries, it can crowd in more
Of the classics to the square inch than
a professor Of the dead languages.
Referring to Senator Bailey's unac-
countable and fulsOme eulGgy on Hayes
the Appeal Of yesterday morning says:
But in reading the speech we search
in vain for the likeness to the Great
Fraud. Instead we behold a magnif
cent creature Of the Imagination. with
out flaw or blemish, who might have
been sired by Adonis. Graded by the
Graees. brought up in the Lap of
Minerva, drilled in military tactics
BY Mars, instructed in craftsmanship
by the Seven Wise Men OfGreece. and
sent forth into the world in the matur.
ity Of his powers. conquering and to
conquer, armed with the club of Her
cules, the sword Of Michael, the detect
ing spear of Ithurel, the shield OF
Achilles and the winged shoes. the
magic mallet and helmet of Pluto.
Such fulsome eulOgy upon r. b.
Hayes disguised republicans and was
despised By democrats. for both parties
unite In the opinion that Hayes is the
smallest man that eyer occupied the
presidency. Only a mind soured and
disappointed in its ambition could
discern anything noble in conduct.
pure 10 motive, honOst in purpose. OF
incompatible in nature, in one who
could deliberately build himself M BY
fraud. and whose path to power Law
across the broken arches and PROSTATE
pillars Of the peoples liberties.
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PuhIic Sale OF Real Estale.

A T noon on Wednesday, the 23d day OIL
IA March next. / will sell publicly, for cash,
at tho Courthouse door in Memphis, the fol.
lowing described real estate. ty-wit; Begin.
ming ut a point % chains 33 links northward
nom the southeast corner Of the Bishop 0tey
tract, on It's east line; thence with said line
northward 7 chains "a links b a stake; thence
west 2 chains 50 links Il a stake on BorO's
east line; thence south Z chains 80 links with
line 70 a stake: thence east | chains |
link to the beginning, containing gS acre.; II
being the tract conveyed by 9 G Graham 10 II
q Bowers by an indenture dated February 10,
1877, and registered in book nc, cage 287, I'M
which / am empQw(yed 10 tell TO enforce
payment Of purchase money. Title believed
to be good, hntI 50 ! only in execution Of the
poWeT. w WbATHEhrOk
' Memphis, February 10. 1881. 1is "a
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Attachment NetiSe.

Before SGaIisway, J. p. for Shelby county,
Tenn Ii w Baumann vs.. Chris Naumae.
IN this cause an attachment haying been
sued out under section 2f55 of the Code Of
Tennessee, and returned, levied upon the
property Of the deiendaBb Gpd aHdsyit hav-
ing been made that defendant Is indebted
To- the plgihtif IN the sum Of three
hu dF0d aud seventy-six $3.50 dollars, due
BIZ account, and that the claim Is just,
and that the defendant is a Nonresident
Of the State Of Tennessee, or has absoopdsd OF
absonted himself from said state 20 that pro-
cess Of law cannot be served upop him; Il Il
therefore ordered that said defendant make
his personal appearance before me On
the 18th deg of March, 1881, at u o'OlOek
m, al mg Office, No. 81 Madison street,
Memphis, Tennessee, aad defend said
attachment suit within The time prescribed By
Law, or the same viii b proceeded With ox-
parte; and that Q copy Of this order be pub
llshed once a week for four weeks in the Pub
10 Ledger,
This the 10th day Of February, 1881.
Us GALLOWAY, j. P.
N Gregory, Atty for plaintiff. l4s 1A51l.
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Reeds GntEdgo Tonic prevents malaria
The 7Ist New York.

N. Y. Tribunel
The 7lst regiment will have a pleas
ant story to tell of its visit to New
Orleans, but it is not necessary to
wait for their return to know that the
men were received with great cordial
ity and enthusiasm. One of the most
agreeable events Of their visit was the
presentation Of beautiful banner to
The regiment by Thomas j. semmes,
in obedience TO the king Of the carni-
val. The ceremony was performed in
the operahouse in the presence Of a
brilliant audience. The banner is Of
silk, Of the kings colors green, yell
low and purple-with a golden crown
in the center, II is richly friBged in
bullion and expensivoly mounted.
Surmounting the staff is a silver globe
on which is perched a large eagle.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-10

valuable and entertaining infctma.
ton concerning the dark continents
and its numerous tribes, which have
been worked into the story in a mas
terly way. 1.-THE Black Venus" has
been translated and adapted by George
D. Cox, in the most faithful and edec.
tive manner, and has been dramatissd
aud brought out IN spectacular form,
and will be given Ia all the principal
thsstcrs Of the United States.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-10


One of the innumerable correspond
ents who moved Washingtonward with
the Garfield party, has this bit Of Cos
sip: THE old lady is a type Of the
northern Ohio pioneer mother, and
has1not yet forgotten the lessons of
thrift and economy taught her in early
life by necessity. In the hurry and
hustle Of the morning the porter for
got to %extinguish the lamps in the car,
and they burned at full head long after
daylight. At last the lighted lamps
attracted the old lady's attention,
when she said to the president-eleot:
James, put out those lamps; it's no
use wasting the oil when it is doing no
good" General Garfield called the
porter's attention to the matter, and
the waste of the illuminating fluid
was stopped Immediately. II James
will but heed the same a~dmonilion in
public life blessed will be the memory
Of that frugal mother. There be riv-
err and harbor bills, subsidies, sundry
civil appropriation bills, arrears Of
pension bills to come. James, put
out those lamps"
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A REGULARITY sad event is chrOn-
icled by the Nashville papers. A
week ago Mrs. Edna Grace Wallace,
wife of William Wallace, of McAIinn-
vile, came with a party to Nashville
to hear Joe Jefferson. She was taken
suddenly i'll during the performance in
the Masonic temple and conveyed to
the Maxwell house near by. Her
husband was sent for and the best
medical attention secured, but she
sank rapidly and died Monday morn
ing at 5 o'clock. The deceased was
under eighteen years Of age, was mar
ried less than a year ago and was a
daughter Of Colonel E. w Grace, Of
Pine Bluff, A~rkansaw, who was a
promiuen candidate for governor last
fall. The bereaved husband is q son
Of Mr.. D. A. Wa lace, editor of the
McMinnville New Era. Colonel Grace
and his vile reached Nashville in
time to proceed with tho remains to
McMinville, where the funeral took
place.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-10

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Burnett's Cocoaine has been sold in
every civilized country, and the public
have rendered the verdict that it is
the cheapest and best hair dressing in
the world.
Burnett's Flavoring Extracts are
invariably acknowledged the purest
and the best.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-10
Nolice ofRInaI NetiIement.

No, 3, record 2-fn the Probate Court Of Shell
By county, Tennessee-W p 81. John, ad-
ministrator Of A W Arnold. deceased.
VihIS Is 70 notify all persons interested In
IL the estate Of said A W Arnold, deceased,
that / will, at my ONCE, 10 the city Of Mem
phis, on Wednesday, March %, 1881, 1t 10
O'Clock Am, take and state the FINAL settle
ment Of the accounts Of said W p st. John, %
adminiEtfator Of the estate Of said A W
Arnold, deceased.
This March eth, 1881.
dwEN DWYER, Clerk.
By HUoH b, oULIrN. b. G.
numes a POst0ni Att'ys. S7
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Dc. WheeIer Much Anecled.

General BoyntOn reports that Secre-
tzry Burch and the clerks of his Office
at the senate presented a gold headed
cane TO Mr.. Wheeler, the retiring
vice president. This graceful action
on the part ofa democratic officer and
his employees was wholly unexpected,
because unusual, by Mr.. Wheeler,
and be was much affected.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-10
M~IDDLE.AGED 4

There are many Of the age Of 30 to 10 who
are troubled with too frequent eyacratiops Of
the bladder, 0ften accompanied oy a sIieht
smarting or burning sensation, ard WEAKENING
the system in a manner the patient cannat
account for. On examining the urinary de-
sometimes small particles CT albumen will an
pear, or the color DO ola thin milkish hue.
again changing to q dark and torpid appsar-
snce. Ihere arc many mon who die Of this
difficulty, ignorant Of the cause, which is the
second stage Of seminal weakness. The doc
tor will guarantee a perfect cure in a such
cases, and a healthy restoration Of the genito-
urinary organs.
Consultation free, A friendly chat costs
nothing. Those unable to pay will Be treated
gratis Tally rom . am. to 10 "A N. Office,
hoursj 10 q IA. TO 8 pm. Remember the time
and place.
Home Office address: DR.. Spinney 4 Co.. 2s
| arimer street. Denver. Col. 1500
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Jacob w, Reid TO Marry Mil
MilIn.

New York Letter Philadelphia Record
The daughter Of DO Mills when
she msrries Mr.. J, Whltelaw Reid, Of
the Tribune (wondef II she knows his
hrSt name Is Jacobl) will receive from
her father a dowry Of $500, 900 and a
house. With California millions on
one side and Jay Gould's millions
on the other, Mr.. Greeley's successor
ought to be happy. But he is not, for
he can not let poor Mr.. Hayes drop
out of Office without a parting kick
and a cheer for Garfield, whom, in
1873, Mr.. Greeley denounced as cor
rupt and perjured.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-10
AGA7D

To all who are suffering from tho errors and
lndiscretiOns Of youth nervous weakness,
early decay, loss Of manhood, etc, / will send
. recipe that will cure you, fREK OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered
by 4 missionary 10 South America. Send 4
dressed envelope 20 the Rev. Joseph 7.
station d, New fefk City.
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AnythinR. LOrAi

Nearly every ex.republican member
Of congress who was left at homA BY
the last election, has fled an afPiica-
ton for Office, and is not exceedingly
particular what it is.
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Thursday Eveninx, March. 10. ISL.

WASHINGTON special: 1t is under
stood that Malone says that he pro-
poses to vote for men and not for
states; if be does not like the minority
nominees for a committee, he will
vote for the republicans. In this way
it will probably be found in each hat
some committees have democratic
chairmen and ~majorities, and Others
republican chairmen and m%sjOrities.
1t is not probable, however, that any
thing in the way Of organization will
be done this week. In the meantime
a number of nominations, which Gar
field contemplates, will be held back.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-10
LOTTERY.
Louisiana State Lottery COMPANY

This institution was regularly incorporated
By The Legislature of the State for Educational
and Charitable purposes in 1853, Tor tae
term 0ftWenty;nve Years. To which con-
pledged, which pledge has been renewed BIZ
an overwhelming popular vote, securing its
franchise IN the new constitution, adopted
December 2, A, D. 1879, with a capital Of
81 100000, 70 which IL has since added q re-
serve fund Of over S350,000. Its Grand
single Number Drawings will take
place monthly on the second Tuesday. II
never scales or postpones. Look at the follow
ng distribution;
CAPITAL PRIZE, 100000.
IOO, 900 Tickets, at Two Dollars Each.
Half Tickets. One Dollar.
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TnsoIVent Notice.
STATE OF TENNESSEE, SHELBY COUNTY, ]
lOFFTCE COUyTv COupr lfVpV I

N0FFIcE County COURr CLERK,
Memphis, Tenn :, February %, 1881.
No. 42l9 To John NJ Harrington, Administra-
tor of Mary Mcguire, deceased.
HAVING suggested the insolvency of the
IL estate Of Mary Mcguire, deceased, you
are hereby ordered to give notice, by adver-
tisement in some newspaper published within
the said State, and also at the courthouse
door Of Shelby county, for oil 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
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 my hand, at Office, this 18th day OF
February, 1881.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-10

We cannot understand why days Of
hesitancy and delay will be INDUCED
in when a few doses Of DR.. Bulls
cough syrup will ease and cure the
worst cough or cold. Price only %
cents a bottle.
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NuMERoUs cHuRcHEs,

including Methodist, Baptist, Episco-
pal, Roman Catholic and Presbyterian.
There is but one paper here, the Re
porter, aud that is published by Mr..
C. A. Finley, son of General j. j.
Finley, the present member of con-
gress from this district.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-10
LIST OF PRIZES,

1917 Prizes, amounting ...... s1l0, 400
Respongiblo corresponding agents wanted
at All points, 10 whom liberal compensation
will be paid.
For further information, write clearly, Civ
Ing full address. Send orders by oypress Or
hsgisterod Letter, or Money Order By mail,
addressed only 10
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-10

LAKE CRY, FLA, March 4, 1881.
The picturesque town from which
this letter Is written is located on the
site Of an old Indian village known in
the days Of the A~borisinss as "Alli.
gator, having been sailed after =
chief Of that euphoniOus (D
name. In fact, the place retained that
designation until within a compare
shor. period. Being surrounded
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Trustees Bale---VaIuabIe Land.

DY virtue of the trus' deed made by Henry
ID L Douglass, recorded in the Registers
office of shelby county. Tenn in book No. ITO,
page "a, and the trust deed made by Henry L
Douglass and wife, Lucy D Douglass, recorded
in book No. lbs, page 302, Twill, 1.-THE request
of the benefciaries, default being made, sell
at public auction to the highest bidder for
cash, on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-10

Invalids who have lost but are recovering
vital stamina, declare in grateful terms their
appreciation of tho merits as a tonic Of Hos
letters B.tters. Net only does it impart
acid state Of the stomach, makes the bowels
act at proper intervals, gives ease to those
who suffer from rheumatic and kidney trou
bles. and cOnquers as well as prevents fever
and ague.
For sale by all druggists and dealers gener-
olIv
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Ws N WhUT HITW1
New Orleans, La,
No. 8g Broadway, New York,
or ID. L. Gillespie,
No.6 West Court street, Memphis, Tenn,
All our Grand Extraordinary Drawings as
under the supervision and management Of
Gems. q. T. Beagrogard and Jubal A. Early.
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LIFE INSURANCE,

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By HUGH B. CULLEN, DC.
Notice is hereby given in accordance with
the direction above This Feb'y 26, 1891.
JOHN NJ HARRINGTON, Admir-.
Metcalf Il Walker, Atty's. 15j62lS
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YOUNG MEN

Who may DO suffering from the effects 4 Z
youthful fOhies or indiscrstion, will do we'll 10
avail themselves Of this, the greatest boon
ever laid at the altar Of suffering humanity.
DR.. Spinney will guarantee to forfeit $500 for
every case Of seminal weakness or private dis
ease of any kind or character which he under
takes and fails to cure. lie would, therefore.
say to the unfortunate sufferer who may read
this notice, that you are treading upon dan
geTous ground when you longer delay In seek
ing the proper remedy fer your complaint.
You may be in the first stage; remember You
are Approaching the i9gt. If you are border
ing upon the last, and are suffering some or
all of its effects, remember that if you obstin-
ately persist in procrastination, the time must
when the most skillful physician can
render yeu no assistance; when the door Of
hope, has been closed agains; you; when no
angel OF mercV can bring you relief. In 40
case has the doctor failed of success. Tnen
let not despair work itself upon your imagin-
alton, but avail yourself of the beneficial re-
su ts Of his treatment before your cass is be-
yond the reach Of medical skill, or before grim
death hurries you to a premature grave.
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Saturday, March 10. 1881.

at the southwest Garner Of Madison and Main
streets, in Taxing District, Memphis, Tenn,
all the right, title, claim and interest, o. said
II L and Il D Douglass in, of and TO said tract
Of 500 acres Of land in said deeds described,
Title of purchaser absolute. Equity Of "a
demptiQn barred. Sell and eonvhy Gnli az
trustee. u r BARNES, Trustee.
Finlay y Peters, Aftyis 140ii .
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TWO RAILROADS

meet at this pOint-The Florida Cen
trail, which connects with jackson
vile, and the Jacksonville, Pensacola
and Mobile, which connects with the
principal cities of this state aud with
Savannah. Lake City is sixty miles
from jacksonville. and is the
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~
at a democratic lawyer named Pat
terson who was crOss-examining wit.
nesses and shot him dead. The inia.
nous deed was done without cause or
provocation and was evidently intend
ed as the signal for a general riot.
which would have given color to the
charge that republicans are not safe in
this country. The mere fact of a
bloody riot at such a time would have
been all the evidence needed TO unseat
Finley. But the riot failed to come to
a head. The murderer was arrested
and put in Jail and the state militia
was hurried to the scene to prevent
his threatened release by a wild negro
mob and his richly deserved lynching
by the outraged white citizens Of the
community. And thus the bloody
tragedy ended without further
trouble. But Bisbic's friends were
equal to the unexpected turn Of at.