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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-12
PERSONAL.

Buy your shirts at Mays. 1861
Mr.. John H. Rice left for Kentucky
yesterday.
Harry M. Hill has gone to Dunlap
Springs, Hardeman county.
Mr.. Fred. R. Brennan has arrived
home from a trip to the shores of the
Gulf.
H. G. Wilton and wife have de-
parted for Virginia and Mr.. N. L.
Avery left for the East last evening.
Drs. A. i. Kimbro and L. W. Cab
bert, office 1874 Main. DR.. Gabbert can
be found at the Office day and night.
1888
Mr.. Irwin Railey, a popular drug.
gist of this city, was married to a
wealthy widow in Louisville, KY,
yesterday.
Mr.. j. j. Williams was overcome
by the heat at the Court house yester-
day, but timely medical attention soon
brought him round.
Mr.. James G. Bell and Miss Sallie
j. Estes were married at Versailles,
KY, yesterday, and are expected to
arrive here to day.
Special order No. 20.-The called
meeting of the Bluff City Grays, to.
night, is postponed till the regular
meeting, Tuesday, August 18th, 1881,
By order Of H. G. GETcHELL,
Lieut.. Com'd'g.
Colonel Eli P. Diggs left for tour
southwark yesterday, going by the
Mississippi and Tennessee railway
The Colonel was in a bouyant and pO'
etc frame Of mind, and previous to
his departure donned his best raj
ment and went about shaking hands
with his quandom friends and badt
them a cordial adieu.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-12
Deaths From YaccInatlOn.

From the Philadelphia Press.l
In Plains township, adjoining
Wilkesbarre, there have been several
deaths within the past week from cry
sipelas, caused by vaccination with a
scab, and several others are suffering
from the terrible disease from the
same cause, some of them being in a
very critical condition. One young
lady, the daughter Of a we'll known
citizen, bright, beloved and only six
teen, was bur led yesterday. She was
vaCcinatedin the way mentioned on
the 18th ult. The dactor, alleging
that the first operation was a failure,
repeated 1t on the 18th, only three
DAYS later, and on the 10th she took 10
her bed, from which she never got up
again alive. The erysipelas travelled
first down her arm, then to her neck,
aud thence down the entire front Of
her person and one other lower limbs.
She was dolirlous part Of the time,
and at Others suffered intensely. When
she died her body was one mass Of
fostering corruption. Twoyoung chill
dreD named Smith and Barnes. died
from the same cause. The father OF
the former, Frank Smith, is now cav
cred with erysipelaa sores aud oriti-
cally i'll. An engineer named Maiden
had Q narrow escape from death. AT
one time it was thought his arm would
have to be amputated. A butchers
wife had her arm 50 swelled up that
tbs pressure beneath burst the skin,
and she writhed in torment.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-12
No Extra Session OF the Supreme
Court.

Chattanooga Times, Ill
The Supreme Court of Tennessee
has had more or less formal consul
tation ON the proposition to call an
extra session at Nashville IN Septem
Der, to consider the appeal OF the
1908 injunction case. The extra SEES
sion will not be called unless the
minds of the judges on that point I'M
90 a material change, a revolution not
likely to take place,
This is probably, on the whole, best
so. The Low Tax faction have been
Iproclaiming since the extra session
was mooted that it was q trick to take
them by surprise. Their lawyers,
they say, cannot be ready to argue the
appeal in September. They hint that
the State credit press is trying to
dragon and hurry up the court and
the case, is bringing undue pressure
to bear, and so on. We have no idea
the shorts will be ready to try in De-
cember. They will fight any propo-
sitiou to advance the cause on the
docket; and when the pinch comes
they will suggest "diminution Of
RECORD" or some other frivolous plea
to stave it over and keep alive the az
itation for the profit Of their principal
clients, the Wall street spectators.
Let them have rope. Let the cause
take its regular course and its chances
Give no opportunity for another sour.
rilous attack on the courts. That
attack will come when the court Of
last resort decides the case against
them, as it surely will. Tho cause is
just, and justice can afford to wait
patiently the yindication Of the high
est tribunal.
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Held bxn 1iger,s Paw.
Gin ira IN. " Free Press,

Elm ira IN. " Free Press.
A ten year old lad named John
Crane, anxious to see the animals of
Batcheller & Doris circus, in Port
Jervis the other day, climbed up the
side Of the car. He had his hand on
the floor of the cage, when a fierce
tiger laid his hdge paws on the boys
hand and held it. In this position
the lad was suspended, and while SO
the tiger thrust his open Jaws out to
within a few inches of the child's
face. The crowd who witnessed this
occurrence were greatly excited and
knew not what to do. But in a mo-
ment the animal loosened his grip.
and the boy, limp with terror, dropped
to the side of the car. He managed
to walk to the doctors office, where,
he tainted. Blood had flowed freely.
and the lads face as we'll as hands
we're covered. The doctor took the
terror striker child to the latter's
home and dressed his hand, which
was badly lacerated by the tigers ter
rible claws.
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Hope aud Fear Equally balanced

courier-J Ournal, i1th.l
The tone of official utterance from
the wounded Presidents bedside con
tinues hopeful and CHEEKY, but a pulse
of ITO, great weakness and only liquid
food are not the concomitants of a
ak weeks patient who has grown bet.
ter each succeeding day, if we are to
beiieve the official testimony fur
nished us The President may be
doing a. well as his physicians had
hoped he would do, but if so, his
physicians are not very sanguine set.
Certainly his condition to-day is not
what his physicians utteranccs a few
days ago justified the public in believ-
ing that it would be at this time. 1t
remained for a foreign medical au
thority, the London Lancet. to warn
the people Of the United States that
these pus cavities and consequent
back sets in the Presidents condition
we're to be expected through long
and anxious period, and that
Arthurism would continue for
an indefinite period to hang over us
like the sword of Damocles. This
country has nothing 70 gain, but
everything to lose, by the death Of
President Garfield. All that medical
skill and the prayers of the pious can
accomplish is being done. As for the
rest of US, there is nothing we can do
but to show how noble thing it is to
suffer aud be strong-to hope and be-
lieve that the outcome of this miser-
able business will be all that we wish,
and to be prepared to meet the
issue if it be what we most fear.
We do not mean to be sensa-
tional or respondent. We are still
confident that the President will re-
cover, but we confess that hope Of
assurance of that consummation SC
devoutly to be wished hut so long de-
ferred has made our heart little
sick. The bulletins are certainly
hopeful in tone, but the wish is nc
more farther to the thoughts than is
the fear, and wish and fear are again
in the balance. That is all. There il
doubt, and doubt is never pleasant
though it be the door through which
taitl, ever enters,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-12

The newlApa7ed portion of Jeffer-
son street is nearly ready for public
travel. The work of paving between
the railway tracks on lower Main
street progresses favorably, though
rather slowly, owing to the intense
heat and inability of laborers to dc
rapid. work. Nothing is heard about
improving Beal street in time for the
heavy business of the approaching
fall and winter.
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DR.. Jack Doyle aided by Surgeon
Cecil Mosby and Jno. D. Britton, the
learned chemist, together with a
trained nurse and dimes worth Of
ice revived a sunstruck sparrow yes
terday after it had suddenly fallen
from on high to the street in front o.
G. P. Hunt 4 Co.'S. grocery house
The feathered beauty afterwards
chirped its thanks in a very spirited
manner for their kind professions
services and then took up its quarter
in the cellar to stay until the close o
the torrid season.
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PUBLIC LEDGER
TEN CENTS PER wEEK.
THE CITY.
Friday evening. August IL. 1854.
LEDGER LINES


Clement delivers melons free.
Horse for sale. Ike A. Chase.
Ice cold melops at Clements.
j. w. Alley, ash wood, foot Beal st.
Turnip planting time is close at
hand.
Brown & Jones, coal dealers, 282
Main street.
Moon rises to night twenty-five
minutes after eight.
Lemons are retailing cheaper again
at Oliver, Finnie & Co.'s.
The price Of wheat jumped up 1gc
per bushel up North to-day.
1000 Memphis and Missouri melons
ON ice at Clements, Sc Beal.
Best home made brick molds at A.
Kohlbry & Co., "a Main street.
S. L. Moore & Co., corner fernando
and Vance, have fine melons on ice.
Haberling's Rubber Stamps are the
cheapest and best. Call before order
ing elsewhere. 28l Second street.
The rooms of the Tennessee Club
are to be closed for the next two
weeks for renovation and repair.
The effects Of the intense heat hai
been and continues disastrous to larg'
areas Of America, while Europe
and Asia have suffered even NOR
than this country.
A new bale Of good middling cutton
all the way from Paris, Texas, arrived
here to-day, and the shipper hoped t.
. get FIRST honor, but he is a few day
late.
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an even thousand dollar loser Dy inc
failure of the Water Company Z
supply him with water in accordance
with their promise and his expecta
tons.
Not a drop of rain anywhere soutt
last night except way down in South
western Texas. Ashower also fell NJ
in the Platte country. These moist
areas are too far away for us to hope
for an early visitation of such favorS
Under the auspices Of the Young
Mems Hebrew Association a dramatic
performance, with delightful hop,
will be given at our picturesque anC
inviting Estival Park on Wednesday
evening next. 1t promises to be the
event of the summer season.
The curious are beginning to peel
anxiously into the northwestern heav
ems after nightfall for the new comet
As yet it is only Visible to astronomers
but ere long it will loom up hand
somely to the naked eye. The old one
went out of sight sometime since.
A few whiGs Of cooling breezes are
approaching, if the weather obser-
walton Of the Signal Service Office is
worthy of credence. AT ten O'Clock
this forenoon the mercury marked 81
degrees. Half an hour later it had
dropped to SO. This is an encourag-
ing prospect.
Cisterns about the city are reduced
to a shallow ebb, the Water Company
furnishes a scanty supply to its patrons
and the wells are overrun with Gus.
toners. There are people about the
suburbs who carry water from wells
for household use as much as a quarter
Of mile.
Dead calm again this morning, and
the mercury at sunrise recorded 81
degrees. Yesterday it went up to lOl
at the Signal Office, and never dropped
below 70. In several private Offices
about the city it went from l to 2 de-
grees higher than ever known. This is
the hottest weather on record here.
twenty-five able. bodied citizens
have signed to do patrol duty up in
Chelsea, and a squad were out in
search of thieves last night. -Four
houses have been plundered within
the past few days and from one trunk
was carried of, taken directly from
under a mans head. The man was
asleep.
The way the milk dealers of this
city abuse each other and tell of com
pounds used to increase their supply
Of milk, so that they can sell it cheap
indicates that there is no harmony
among the dairy fraternity. Citizens
who are unable to keep a COW DOM
know what they use when they buy
dairy milk.
This mornings weather bulletins
report that general rains fell yester
day in Minnesota and the upper lake
region. This will doubtless prove o.
timely benefit to the corn crop of thai
region. To-day the lowest barome
trio area is up that way, while thu
highest is in the Gulf and South At
lantic States.
The people of the rich cotton grow
ing region down in the Sunaower val
ley are bent on having a railway t.
run from Vicksburg northward TOWARD
this city. The voters of Sharkey coun
ty, by more than two-thirds majority
have given their voice in favor of sub
scribing $4,000 to the enterprise.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-12
LIVERPOOL COTTON STATEMENT
For the weak ending Angust 10Th "a aahIa,

NEW YORK, August IL, 1924 pm
Cotton quiet. Ordinary, 8z.l6c;
good ordinary, Zoe; low middling,
II 5.16c; middling, 12c; middling
fair, l3lc; fair, l4lc. Futures opened
steady and are now the same, at 3 to
6 points above last evenings closing
prices.
NEw ORLEANS, August IL, 1l:30 a.
m.-Cotton steady. Middling, lie.
Sales to-day 100 bales. Receipts 2O8
bales. Stock GO, 800 bales.
MANCHESTER, Eng, August IL, 3
p.m.-Yarns and fabrics are dull.
LIVERPOOL, August IL, ! pm
Cotton in moderate inquiry, freely
supplied. Uplands, SD; Orleans, 6 13-
led. Sales to-day, 5000 bales; receipts,
1900 bales; American, 1900. Futures
opened firm, and are now quiet. :
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The market to-dayis steady, with a
moderate demand for bright cotton,
and poor qualities difficult to dispose
of. Sales yesterday were 80 bales, all
to spinners, closing quiet. Low ordi-
nary 6lc; ordinary u; good ordinary
&c; low middling 10lc; middling 1llc;
good middlidg lie.
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INC Rapidly Growing South.
. Louia CiIobe-D emoerat, eth.l

81. Louis Globe-Democratl Wal
Intelligence as to the real needs Of
the South is spreading TO the more re-
mote localities, and the result is be-
ing made manifest. There has never,
in the history Of the country, been
such an immeBse tide Of immigration
QowiBg IN upon US as there has been
this yoar. Hitherto this stream has
discharged itself almost wholly in the
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-12
IEINTENSE REDUCTIONl

All Fancy Goods regardless of
cost, TO make room for new
stock.
GERBER a. METTE'S,
HAT 267 Main Street.
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JOHN WALSH, UNDERTAKER,
Sal Second street. 1887,

Insurance on gin bouses and all other
classes of property can be effected
at the insurance agency CT Mr.. G. d.
Raine, the Secretary of the Planters
Ins. Co., of this city, and at the lowest
rates possible to secure reliable in
demnity. Office with the Planters
ms. Co., Al Madison street. 142t
The best and coolest Beer and
best of Liquors and Cigars, at
FRITZ a. GEORGES. 1897
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KAHN q FREIBERG,
Cor. Main and Poplar.
THIS WEEK;

Mulls Finest Mullsl Only to be had at
Kahn & Freibergs at less than half price.
Misses and ehildren's fine Linen us
tiers at 75c, Ribbons, one inch, Gros
Grain Ribbons, &c per yard
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OLIVER. FINNIE & CO.

ULttEUy TtUNt6 W w.
SILVER MOON FLOUR
New Process, in use only a short
time, a great improvement on the
old process. Our sales are now
very large. Won't you try ltf
silver Moon YEAST POWDERS
Manufactured in our own store
and absolutely pure.
BUTTER
Best Creamery Butter received
daily by express.
COTTON SEED OIL
By the barrel or gallon.
LARD
Fairbanks bucket lard; always
the best.
WE ROAST
The very finest grades Mocha,
Java, Maracaibo and Rio Coffee
fresh every day.
CHOCOLATE
Cocoa, Cocoa Shells, Epp's Cocoa,
Oatmeal, CrackedWheat, Graham
Flour, Grits, etc.
OLIVER, FINNIE & co.
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FOR SALE

II ARGE three story brick house, IS End Ct,
IL well suited for clearinghouse. Apply
o John DUFFY. Cor. End and tireenlaW. 66i
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Buy Sewer Connections Of Browne.
The JAcI.son Convention.

JACKSON, Tenn, August 10, 4 P. NJ, 1881.
EDITOR LEDGER:-The Immigra-
ton and Manufacturing Convention
was called to order in Kings Opera
house this morning by Robt. Gates.
Mr.. Gates spoke about one hour, ex-
planning the object and necessity Of this
convention; was followed by Governor
Alvin Hawkins, who, it is said by his
intimate friends, to be one of the best
speeches he ever made. Every county
in West Tennessee is represented.
A. w. Hawkins made, fine, telling
speech this evening; about three hun
bred delegates present. Everything
dry here and burning up. ANON.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-12

cIT0RER00sEs Nos. Is and II Union st. :,
- now occupied By Langstaif. Graham J.
Proudft, L MCFARLAND,
e2I q Madison street
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From memphis 10 Kansas City

Little Rock Gazette.l
A railway from Springfield, Mo-, to
the Mississippi river, opposite Mem
phis, has been for some time bullion
paper. There are now indications
that it will be transferred 10 the
ground.
If constructed this road will become
part Of what is known as the Fort
Scott system, now extended in the
direction of Arkansaw as far as Spring
field, Mo. 1t is expected that the
new line will enter Arkansaw at some
point in Boone county. and run thence
southeasterly TO the Mississippi river.
Several months since it was proposed
to extend the road also to Little Rock,
and thus reach the railway and com
mercial center of the State.
The building of this railroad would
largely benefit Memphis. At the same
time it would prove highly beneficial
to this State, by opening to commerce
a rich agricultural section, the greater
portion Of which is virtually destitute
Of means Of communication with the
outer world.
This enterprise will doubtless be
pushed to completion, because Of the
necessities OF the situation. The i'm
provement at the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi is revolutionizing the carrying
trade. In addition to the other ben
efts to flow from extending a linC
through State with 50 promising 1
future as that OF Arkahsaw, it is de-
sired to carry the Western productl
by rail for reshipment to a point OF
the Mississippi much below st. Louis
The men in control Of this new enter
prise have Memphis in view, Will,
others have selected Arkansav
City, still lower down, and lool
to the completion of one OF the seyera
lines certain to penetrate the 1ndiar
J Nation on our western border. Hell
ena, the growing, thriving metropolis
of eastern Arkansaw, and between
Memphis and Arkansaw City, has alst
ambition as northern terminus Of I
great water line for the shipment o
Western and Southern products. |
is understood that within a reasonahl.
short time the Arkansaw Midland
railroad will be extended TO Littll
: Rock and Aberdeen.
The outlook for "gridironing" Ar
kansaw with railroads during the mex
five years is not unpromislng,
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BOARDING..

UNFINISHED rooms and board. Also day
u beard, 1t No. 81 Court street. 10y 100
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FOR RENT.

A WHITE WOMAN to do general house
"A work. Apply corner Second a6 SPd bI M9di'
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Buy Hose Of Browne. 20 Madison.
knights of Honor.


On the Both Of June last six lodges
of the Knights Of Honor in this city
had membership Of 1925 persons.
The previous six months the lodges
lost twenty-five members by with
drawals, suspensions and death, while
the accessions we're nearly 200. There
are 1913 lodges in the State, and l23 Of
these have . membership of 1886.
Buy Well Pipe Of BFewne, 40 Madison
Homemade Butter, Schmiel
and Hand KasP, at FBITZ 4
GEORGE, No. Is Courts street.
1891
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BEEF TENDERLOINS
Received daily per Express.
III. SEESSEL, SIR, d. SON,
Cor. Jefferson ana Second.
1891
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WANTED.

A YOUNG man ahe hes some knowledge
"A of the grocery business. to drive wagon
and work in store. References required.
Address w, this Office.
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T nj. COLEMAN, Justice Of the Peace,
d. Notary Public and Commissioner Of
Deeds. Special attention given 10 collections
the county Office 2e4 Front q Isl
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CECOND ANNBALPICNIC
~ or TIKI
PLEASANT HOURS SOCIAL CT B,
Al FltzuibbOn's Grove. Sunday. Auu. 81

Admission SOC. ladies Tee. No improper
characters admitted, Trains leave Louisville
depot Q and pm. Return at and II 80
. 10. Fare for the round trip. 25c.
ComNittee Of Arrangements-JOe Krtesen-
berg, p Correll, Marley, A Maender.
Floor Commitiee-T Werkhoyen, Schmidt,
etrebl,
JamisOn.
bidder. Bids will receive promRt attention By
JF I{reseeu berg, in care Of N II Co0ver d Co
I6S Washington street; or By A Maenderi 29'
Main street. up-gtairs.
There will be 4 series Of games, such as (
Foot Race for q silver cup, WheelbarroW raee
Sack Race, GreaEed Pig, Potato Race. Us ~
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PROFESSIONAL.

u B. LOOMS. D. D. S.. DENTIST
M, s. Il. corner Adams and Main.
Over Lytls i Shields.
nBrFemale servant in attendance 10
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NHEAP-Fine Shelving. Counters and Show
~ Cases, at 240 Main street. ll2lS
ATA BARGAIN AND ON SPECIAL TERMS
~ "A comfortable two story frame dwelling
lIbuse Just outside of southeastern limits Of
city and free from city taxes. Has l30xlTl feet
ground; stable and young fruit trees; The
pleasant home within the reach Of any one
u0'i 10 is $ p0''' AI 70 MADISON ST.
DRICK-Bats suitable for filing, cheap.
ID Apply at Southern Oil Works grounds;
1914 J. N. SMITH.
A NO. Top Buggy, cheap for cash, Address
n 1S8 l43 j, this Office.
0sO BDLs TIES CHEAP-we buy all kinds
Es)U Of old iron, rags, cotton or machinery;
second hand bricks bought and sold. We buy
and sell anything from the size Of needle 10
an anchor. The attention Of the public gen.
called TO the fact that have a great variety
Of Secondhand Books. s. 6ABAY, Ag't,
1877 Nos. All, lis and ais Shelby street
NEWS INK, in 10 b cans, finest art iclO.
N Also fine Gard and JOB Inks, Of all llors
and luslities. At Ledger ofice. ct
| PUBLIC LEDGER.
Omess ID Madison Street.
TEM CENTS PER NE EK.
THE CITY.
Friday evening. August "a, 1854.
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NHEAP-Fine Shelving. Counters and Show
" Gases, at 240 Main street 1918
Richland beacon., 1881-12-10

TIE balance in the hands Of the Ac.
countant General of the English Court
of Chancery amounts to more thay
1876, 600, 900. These funds are invested
in frstclass securities, and are derived
from moneys paid into court pending
:itigations never decided, and various
other sources, the sccumulations Of
centuries. The new law courts have
been partly built out Of these funds on
understanding that, in the very i'm
probable contingency Of all the money
being claimed, tho Government will
make the deficit good.
Richland beacon., 1881-12-10
A rARrr of boys recently found, while

A rARrY of boys recently found, while
playing near the Town Hall in East Ma
ohias, an Indian burial place, which
proved to be the most interesting dis
covery OF the kind ever made in Maine.
The Indian who lay buried there was
evidently q chief. A copper band en-
cireled his skull, copper ornaments hung
to his right ear, which was dried and
still well preserved. and on part of his
scalp grew long black hair. An iron
knife lay ON his breast, his face was
covered with mat made from the cat
tail rush, and his body was wrapped in
a decayed moose-skin, on which rested
copper breast-plate seventeen inches
long. There was also triangular Ak
like those used by the early French
settlers.