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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-09
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Saturday, January 7. 1882,

within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Shelby county. Tenn,
to-wit:
District No. 9, containing 1921 acres, more or
less, bounded north BY B + Farabee; east BY
heire Of VIM Stoddard; south BY B Humph-
reys, and west by W NJ Lurry, as per deed Of
record in Registers Office Of said county, B
us, D 3S.
Terms ofsale-0n a credit Of six months,
purchaser executing note with security, lien
retained, redemption barred.
This December 8, 1881.
R. BLACK. Clerk and Master.
Ilippin a Flippin, Clapp a Beard. soils.
* I06
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ChanCery Sale Of Real Estate

No. 1851, R~-Chancsry Court Of Shelby county
It A Blair W. Henry Williams OF al.
DH virtue Of an intsrlOcutory decree for sale,
- entered in tho above cause on the sth day
of June. 1881, NJ B 81, page $50, | will sell, AZ
public auction, to the highest bidder in front
Of the Clerk and Masters Office, courthouse
of Shelby county, Memphis, Tennessee, on
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The subscription price of the
DAILY PUBLIC LEDGER is So per
annum and SOC per month fer less
than one year. The WEEKLY
LEDGER is 81 per annum-pOstage
free. Payable in advance invaria-
bly,.
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l1,279 Prizes, amounting to- ...,,~....s $50 800
Gen. q. I. BEAUREGARD, Of La. / o.n,.
Gen. j. A. EARLY, of Va. oom rs
Application for rates to clubs should only
be made to the Office Of the Company In New
Orleans.
Write ior circulars or send orders to
n. A. nAUPEAIH,
Few Orleans, La,
or NJ. 4. Dauphin, at
No. 2I2 Broadway, New York,
Or No. West Court street, Memphis, Tenn.
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Notice 20 the Public.
The public are hereby cautioned against
sendt x any money or orders 90
NUNEs d co. So Nassau ST.. Rev York
CITY, as authorized by the Louisiana State
Lottery Company to sell It's tickets They are
flooding the country with bogus circulars
purporting to be Of the Louisiana State Lot.
tery Company, and are fraudule- thy rep
resentlng themselves as its agents. They have
no authority from this Company to sell its
tickets, and arc not its agents for any purpose.
NJ. A. DAUPHIN,
.Pres't Louisiana State Lottery Co.
New Orleans. La july 4, 1871. w&ss7
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How I'd SeCWre a FORTUNA within rznnn

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ChanCsry Sale OF Land
Near Bray's Station, n. q G. X. r..

IN the cause of II NJ Hill, admir- of S S
i Dean, decd, vs. Laura Dean et al, r ]
Black, Clerk and Master, will sell in front Of
the courthouse, Memphis, Tenn, on
Saturday, December IL, 1851,
a tract of s. acres Of land, situated near
Bray's Station, on the Memphis & Charleston
railroad. $3.50 cod
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POSTOFFICE,M MEMPHIS, Tenn.
Arrivals and Departures of Mails.

OPEN. Railroads. CLOSE.
--
6B pm Gin. Louisv. 4 Mem. $50 am
X r Local and
through malls.
$50 am Gin. Louisv. A Mem. 10 90 pm
r R through mails.
.9@p.m CHAT. 4 Mem. R R 8 % am
Local and through
II sOp.m Ohatta. & Mem. R R 10 30 pm
through malls.
1850 SIN Mem. X Gren. X n. II 30 Am
uMp.m Mem. 4 Z. r. RR. 400 pm
800 a.m lCov'g'n A Mem. R r 50 p.m
30 am SomervilleAcoom'd'n 1 60 pm
Riv. d 9th. Halls.
90 an Memphis and Frier's 30 PM
Point Agent,
100 a.mfl Helena &Friar' sPoint I 30 PINT
Poztofioe. .
% a.mflHelsna 4 Clarendon 1 30 p.mt
r r.
co A.mtInem. &dreenv. Art. 70 pint
90 amt Mem. q VioksburE 30 ami
ma.mJls Louis 4 Mem. Ag't 40 PM
90 msl0sceola&Mem Agent. 30 pm
100 amidst. FranoisRlverARt. 4 80 p.ms
100 ami Arkansas RiverAgentl 30 p.mi
fma.mflWhito River Agent. 80 PM
aO p.msIMem. to HOllySpr' rs, 8 90 a.m0
Miss. Stage rOute.
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ShsrlRIs Sale Of Real Estate.

DUBLlC notice Is hereby given, that by viz.
tue Of q writ Of venditioni exponas, 10 me
directed from the Hon Circuit Court of Shelby
county, Tenn in the case Of Thomas Murry "
bridget Ryan, Judgment rendered on the
Z!tn day OF April, 1881, for the sum OF FORTY.
eight dollars tSiSl, with interest and cost OF
SUIT TO satisfy said judgment, etc, l will,
Saturday, The 18th dsyOf Dso., 1881,
in legal hours, in front Of the courthouse. in
the Taxing District OF Shelby -eantv. Tenn
proceed to sell, to the highest bidder, ini
wit; "' :"
A lot Of land lying and being In shelby
county, Tennessee, and in shat part Of the
taxing District or city Of Memphis known ..
CHELSEA being part OF lot No. 81 as laid oWu
on the map Of the city OF Memphis, now Tax
ing District, between Mill and Gfeenlas
streets, fronting ST& feet on the west side OF
second street, running back l4sk feet; and
also the house on said lot, said hsufe being
numbered IS and being same house now occn5
pied by Mrs. Bridget Ryan as a resid nee, il
being same property heretofore levied on By
attachment in this cause.
Levied on as the property Of thu defendant,
Bridget Ryan, to satisfy said judgment
Memphis, 22d day Of November 1897.
Sheriff 0 fshslby county, Tenn.
BYAJ HARRIs, d. s. HWB
Watson 4 Malone, attorneys for plaintiff,
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sMonday, Wednesday sAd Friday.
tDaily.
fMonday, Thursday and Saturday.
sunday, Tuesday and Friday.
Tuesday and Friday.
"Wednesday and Saturday.
6Tussday, Thursday and Saturday:
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Trustees ssls.
Thursday, Dsoembsr 29th, 1881

HINDER a trust decd. TO me executodMareh
" 18th. 1877, By b A Hildorbrand, recorded
In book liz. page l9j, | viii, on
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AGENTS WANTED.-A rare chance 10
make money rapidly by selling our NEw
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sTEAMBoATS.
NOW READY TOR BUSINESS

VNHE tug TILDA will do har- S.nas
L Dor towing Wood boats, A1hAk
RATS, sand boats, etc, towed atSae
reasonable rates. Work respectfully solicited
signal, three short whistles. Apply on board
or 10 GUS COLEMAN.
UT 120 front atrasf
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Memphis and Little Rock.

JAS. SPEED, Ticket Agent.
A. Y. STEVENS. Pass. Agent.
2S7 Main Street.
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GRAND PROMENADE CONCERT,
during which will take place
The I39th Grand MOnthIy

IIIe 18Th Grand Monthly
and the
Extraordinary Seml-AnnuaI Drawing,
at New Orleans, Tuesday, December I3th,
1881, under the personal supervision and man
Gen. 6. I. BEAUREGARD, Of Louisiana,
and Gen, IUBAL A. EARLY, of Virginia.
Capital Prize, 500, 900.
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GENTLEMEN; 1 was suffering
densome to me. Avacation OF
increased prostitution and sink
allied almost immediate and v
was not permanently abated. I
Dor that l ever did In the same
and vigor Of body, has como ais
work, know not what. Igivo
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each familiar with the mMitT OF mr. PraIv "a m 0lg county. mo. These gentlemen are
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RAILROAD N TABLES

LOutsvfric s',a Nashville RailrO.a
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Mississippi and Tennessee.

Chesapeake, Ohio & Southwestern.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02
Frank BuckIand's Pleasant Humor,
[From McMillan's Magazine. I


Frank Buckland's love of joke dis
tlngulshed him as a lecturer He re-
membered his fathers lectures, and al
ways thought it his first duty to make
his audience laugh; and he had dozen
stories ready to provoke laughter. The
excuse of milk-boy, on a fish being
found in the milk" Please, sir, mother
forgot to strain the water was one of
those which did frequent duty. The
same love of joke followed him on his
official inquiries. He left on one occa-
sion parcel of Sinking fish, which he
had carried about with him, and forgot
ten, neatly done up in paper, in a fash
ionable thoroughfare in Scotland, and
stood at the hotel window to watch the
face OF the first person who examined it.
He amused himself on Sunday evening,
on another occasion, in making herring
roe out of tapioca pudding and whisky,
to puzzle the witnesses whom he was to
examine on Monday, and he raised a
laugh on third occasion by telling a
witness who said. he was a shoemaker,
to Judge from the appearance of the chill
dren's feet, he should think he had a
very poor trade. Throughout his jour
neys, specimens of every kind, living,
dying, and dead, were thrown into his
bag, possibly to keep company with his
boots or his clothes. The odor of the
bag usually increased with the length of
the inspection, and on one occasion, when
it was exceptionally offensive, he said to
the boots of very smart hotel: :" / think
you had better put this bag in the eel
lar, as [ should not be at all surprised if
it smelled by to- morrow morning.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02
A GoodToaG Story

eyes," spoke up soldier, who had
been listening with approving silence to
his comrades recital of the habits of
snakes; 6 but even the toad knows how
to defend itself against the voracity of a
rattlesnake. A rattlesnake never bites
anything it swallows, and so it will cram
a toad down it's throat whole. I once
saw rattlesnake six..feet long, trying to
capture large toad. The toad adopted
a novel method to thwart the reptiles
intention. The snake had come upon
the toad unawares, and it could not turn
tail and Jump, else the snake would
spring and catch it in his jaws. So the
toad took up q small stick, about six
inches long, holding it at the center in
its mouth. The snakes mouth could
not be distended to width of six inches
and so, facing the snake with the stick
IN it's mouth, the toad worried it's would
be-destroyer out OF all patience, and
finally he gave up his efforts and crawl
ed away The toad dropped the stick
and hoped TO safe retreat"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02

While he is speaking several gentle
men ride up, to all of whom I am intro
duced, and ali of whom praise what they
are pleased to call my "plucky riding"
Miss Kate comes up just as the last
obsqeuies are being performed, and on
the huntsman, obedient to a nod from
his lordship, who is no lover of women
in the hunting field, presenting me with
the brush, I handed it to her with all the
grace compatible with mud-stained
habiliments, and crushed and battered
hat.
We rode home together-Sir Harry
and an old crony of his riding some dis
lance in the rear. Gear was complacent
and had apparently had quite enough,
OF any rate, for that day; so, thinking
that / might never have another such
opportunity, gently took Hates whip
hand and ventured to put that question
which had been so long on the tip of my
tongue.
Her answer was a whispered eyes
but suddenly turning to me she added
Son one condition.
"Name it, dearest" I replied.
You are SO rash and daring that you
must promise me never to hunt after We
are married.
Need I say how readily L gave the re
Quired pledge, and how faithfully l have
kept it ?"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02

tanning eve and lamb was flooded.
The eve and lamb sought the highest
point and stood there. Az the water
continued to swell higher the lambkin
reared it's fore feet to the neck of the
dam, in which position it remained until
both were swept away and lost. Ind.
Sentinel.
In cold weather, or in a cool place,
cheese will keep without material change
for months, but in warm weather or in
warm place they ripen more rapidly,
and from ripe state pass into that of
decay. Many persons do not understand
that under certain circumstances cheese
is perishable article as, much as milk
is. AS rule, cheese made in Septem-
Der are most highly esteemed, first, be-
cause the milk is both rich and plenty
IN that month, and second, because the
ensuing months are just warm enough
to permit OF Its ripening nicely up to the
time that most of it goes into consump-
tion. Buyers from the southern market
must not expect the best cheese until,
say October and November, and pur-
chases made during warm weather al
most certainl y result in more or less dis
uuICSo y.
THERE are various matters Of which
some farmers need to be reminded.
Among these is the hauling Of manure
and placing it in compact piles where it
is to be spread in the spring. Many
progressive farmers do this in winter
when shedding and carting is easy, and
the men and the teams have plenty of
time for the work. The hauling of
muck from swamps is also in order now.
The grating of fruit trees will soon be
seasonable work, and should be provided
for early. Provisions should also be
made for the planting of new orchards
and fruit gardens by all who contem-
plate such additions Varieties best
adapted to the locality should be secured
and then grated or planted in the best
manner Now also is the time to ar
range for the kitchen and market garden,
so as to be ready for work at the earliest
practical moment. Decide az to ground
to be cultivated, secure gratis or trees of
the best varieties, and see that all tools
and implements are put in order for use
when wanted. Tile Christiop at Work.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02
The Desolate Moon.

From the Providence Journal
THERE'S nothing in astronomy more i'm
pressive than the utter desolation and
death that reign on the chalk-like sur
face of this dead planet. There are no
clouds to diversity the sky, no twilight
to prolong the day, no sound to break
the eternal silence. Immense craters,
deep assures, rounded hillocks, and the
scars of mighty connections are ali that
remain of regions that were probably
habitable like the earth in times gone by.
The view on the terminator was the
most interesting. Instead of the I'M
broken line of light that marks it's ap-
pearance to the naked eye, the moons
rough edge was formed of branching
horns of radiant light, like the antlers of
a stag or huge formations of coral.
These were the SUBMITS of lunal noun
tains, lighted up by the sun, which was
just rising to this part of the moon.
The bright mountain-peaks were weird
and wonderful as well as beautiful,
though their only admirers were ohserv-
ers 240, 900 miles away.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02
How Theirs Got His Favorite Dish,


Not only are the French people fond
of dining, and connoisseurs in dining, but
they may be appealed to on their gas
tronomic side. For instance, nothing
pleased them better in M. Theirs, than
his knowing partiality for the good
things of life. M. Theirs great weak
ness was a dish, strictly provencal and
essentially vulgar, called brandade, con-
sistlng of salt and oil skillfully combined
Doctors in late years forbade NJ Theirs
to eat cod n any shape or form, and,
much as he wished for it, Nine. Theirs
was inhexible. But NJ. Theirs had an
ally, NJ. Mignet, and from time to time
this gentleman used to reach the hotel
st. Georges with voluminous parcel
under his arm. He would bow rapidly
to the ladies, and pass into the great
mans study. Then an urgent plea of
important work was put forward, the
doors were locked and intruders sent
away.
Directly they were alone the two
friends undid the parcel, which was
simply tin box wrapped in newspaper
and containing an unctuous brandade,
made by the best provencal cook in
Paris. With lingering delight the
friends consumed this forbidden delicacy;
and, when the box was entirely empty
and the doors were unlocked, Theirs
would be heard eNclairuing, 90 My dear
Mignet. it is the masterpiece of human
genius!' And every one thought be re-
ferred to some great literary achieve
ment. But Nine. Theirs one day caught
the two culprits at their work, and re-
preached NJ. Mignet SO severely that af-
ter that he never dared enter the hotel
with parcel under his arm.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02
THE EARLY Bird.

''ftome little pet,n the Old bird said,
In most endearing term
. You must be early out Of bed
If you would catch the worrp."
The smallest OF the &eathery herd
A puny little thing
Outsprang the tender baby-bird
TIC grub Tor worms and sing.
And 10! she found an early worm
It was monster, too
She cbirped, ''Oh, you may writhe and sqnirm.
But will gobble you !"
The birdlings chirp. the rest affirm,
Was never after heard,
And it's sr1rnised K was the worm
That caught the early bird.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1881.
TIE STORY OF NoBoBY's CAT.

BY CLARA DoTY BATES.
| was crouehing here in the shed
An hour or more ago,
Trying TO dry my drabbled seet-
We pussy eats hate the SNOW
When through an open door
saw that kitten stray,
Tip-toeing out on the icy walk
In a sort of hayward way.
| could see within the door
Behind him left eiar,
How CHEEKY fire is in the CRATE,
How cosy carpets are.
But his mistress saw him dee,
And followed him in loving haste.
He is caught-see, how she cuddles him
Close to her silken waist -....
/ can hear her seem 80 chide,
You pet him. poor Mow-mow
Her mantle is round him, soft with fur:
He must be purring noN.
Bat am Nobody's cat!
Think what such life must be,
There's never saucer OF warm new milk,
Nor bit Of meat for me.
wonder if I could sing
It's long since have tried,
Yet when I was little girl Goid-Locks' cat
MY music was neF PRIDE.
She would lay her pretty cheek
Close to my throat and say:
Sing, little old pussy-tea-kettle
Keep singing, Kitty-gray!'i
Somehow, was lost from her;
And [ grew large and wild
And fierce, because am given no more
Kind words by any child.
But know il once could hear
Her call me by my name.
And could feel her hand on my tired back,
should grow good and tame.
On, would purr so sweet
That she would laugh and say:
= Sing, little pussy-tea-kettle
Keep singing, Kitty-grayF'
But the snow is deep on the roof!
must try TO find 4 rat
Or shall be supperless al night
am Sobody's-Nobody's cat,
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