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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-01-12

TNXECUT0R'SNOTIC Letters testament
Nary on the estate OF Daniel Kreamer, late OF
Penn township, decea>ed, having been granted
to the undersigned, all persons indebted TO said
estate are hereby notifed To make immediate
payment, and those having claims against the
same, 10 present them duly authenticated for
settlement,
JANIS 7. CoBURN,
Executor
Aaronsburg,
Jan. 5th 1882,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-16

relied steadily all the time. They
are not in as lourishing circumstances,
financially, as they used to be before
the war. and this was the subject un-
der discussion a few nights ago in
their shanty on Austin avenue.
I'VE is getting poorer and poorer
cherry yeah" remarked old Mace,
mourniully.
stats so, for a fact Doesn't you
remember dem good old days befoah
de wah, when we was fixed up 50
comfortable, wild all de conveniences, "
replied Aunt Sukey, as she heaved a
sigh. II ll~
Dem good ole days am neber,
neber, gwine ter come back" re
sponded the old dsrky, wiping away
a tear.
"Dey am neber gwine 10 come
back, repeated Aunt Sukey, dismally,
now we has got muffin but tin ware
on de table; but in dose days, don't
you remember, ole man, how we used
to frow chiney. real chimney cups, wuff
fifty cents apiece, across de table at
each udder."
The old mans face lighted up with
the memory Of happier days, and he
looked twenty years younger as he
talked about z new ten dollar pair of
boots he we're out on her person, and
the expensive silk dress he tore up for
her because she sold his razor strop to
a peddler for some ''fshal flowers and
fedders. and SIGH truck"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-16

In their intemperaLe zeal for what
they are pleased to style SKY blue
Democracy" the Republicans are not
over scrupulous about disappearing
Senator Harris. The recent state
ment in a Louisville Republican paper,
by a Republican correspondent from
this place, that Senator Harris had
made a personal appeal to Senator
Jackson TO drop the joint discussion
between them,i is a case in point. Sena-
tor Harris. in aspeech at Jackson, yes.
terday, pronounced this statement
false 10 every particular, and manu-
iactured out Of whole cloth. Such
partisan trickery as this is calculated
TO do the coalition moro harm than
good. Alliance with the Republican
bosses Is about as much as the sky
blue enterprise can carry, but it is
doubly damaging when Republican
zealots so overdo the thing as TO resort
10 such glaring and reckless misrep-
resentation, when speaking Of a de-
bate between Democrats Nashville
American, Is.
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RAILROADS 1%NARKANsAw.
A Complete Network Being Con-
strueted.
LittIa Rock Goz.tt. X


There are few people who are cog
infant of the fact that more railroads
are now being built in Arkansaw than
ever before known in our history.
Outside of the Paramore road, which
will be completed by November LIST,
and which traverses the State from
one end to the other, parallel with the
st. Louis, Iron Mountain and South.
ern, at an average distance OF forty
miles from the latter, the Iron Noun
tain has projected a series of branches
which must add greatly to the mate
rial interests Of the State.
First, there is the Knoble branch.
This road is already completed to
Forrest City, thus farming a connec-'
ton with the road from that place
to Helena and with the Memphis and
Little Rock road at the same place.
The anne management has a large
force OF hands at work on, and will
soon have completed, a road running
from Newport, on White river, TO
Batesville, and which will then pene-
trate the northwestern counties, snd
finally form a junction with the
Arkansaw branch Of the st. Louis aud
San Francisco road, at or neal Fay
etteville.
It is expected to continue the road
from Knoble to Forrest City to Alex
andria, La, over the route surveyed
last year.
The road from Gurdon to Camden
is to be continued to Monroe, La, and
a road has been surveyed and is to be
built at once from Hope via Magnolia
to Shreveport.
Another branch road is proposed BY
this system to run from Beebe, in
White county, TO Fort Smith, via
Conway, in Faulkner county, through
Perry and up the south bank Of the
Arkansaw river. This will open up a
magnificent country, rich in every.
thing. Among other things, a few
miles north Of Beebe is a coal field,
the richest 10 all Arkansaw, accord.
ing to analysis Of eminent professors.
This coal has been pronounced TO be
superior Of anything heretofore
discovered in this state, end
the Beebe branch road will
bring it prominently into market.
These mines. which were worked a
year ago, but have been lying dor.
mant on account of the want Of trans.
portation, will be brought prominently
forward on the completion Of this
branch. They are the property OF a
] Little Rock citizen, and a gentleman
well and ~iavorably known, Mr.. Charles
Kantorowicz.
The system of roads projected by the
Gould parties are being built in reali.
ty. not on paper.
In addition to these roads, there il
the Arkansaw branch Of the 81. Louis
and San Francisco road, which goes
through the Boston mountain, which
is now doing business as far south as
acknowledgement OF the noun
which will soon be COM
pleted to Fort Smith.
The Springfield and Memphis road,
which enters the State in Fulton
county and leaves il at Hope6eld, 10
Crittenden, is rapidly boing built. IL
is nearly all graded, and iron is being
placed on il as rapidly as men and
means can do IL.
Altogether Arkansaw's railroad
prospects were never brighter than
they are to-day.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-16

The st. Paul Pioneer-Pre res under date
of August 18th, pays the following gra-
cious tribute to w. w. Cole great amuse-
ment venture, which now enjoys the en-
viable reputation o fbeing the most novel,
extensive and highly interesting exhibit
ton before the public:
-Four tented exhibitions have pre-
|yiously entertained st. Paul patrons this
season, but it remained for w. w. Cole
to play before and please the largest audi
ence Of all with his magnificent andmam-
moth shows. The streets were densely
crowded yesterday morning with old and
young to witness the princely pageant as
It passed by. As a paradB it excelled and
differed from any preceding one, present.
ing the sublime, the ridiculous, the grave
and the gay, g~orgeousness and gold, mag
niicence and magnitude. The show In
the tents excelled in novelty and ex-
ceeded in excellence all others. The
menagerie wa exceptionally presentable.
The appearance of animals and vans was
the theme ofconstant comment; sea lions in
water, serpents in glass, rhinoceroses, aard
yarkes, armadillos, hippopotamus, apes,
tigers, %ocelots, yaks, ostriches, emues, cou-
CARS, leopards, white buffalo and innu-
merable other animals, all excellent spec
linens, were seen. Elephants from Sam
son, the largest ever seen here, the Baby,
the tiniest. The wax statuary of noted
men ian innovation) all Just as advertised.
The circus certainly, the creme do la
creme, was a most wonderful change from
tho accepted and usual version of that en-
tertainment. The performing stations,
the performing elephants, the snake
| oborr,or Tho sfaoa hicuolists np Tho tbnotor
platform, the crack shooting by B%ogardus,
the champion Of the world, and his sons,
the double simultaneous riding, the won
derful long dive, double somersaulting
over tremendous obstacles and long dis
tances, the pretty ladies upon handsome
jumping horses that fairly fly 'o'er gates
and bars, the Russian roller skaters, first
time ever seen here, the Blondin
act Of carrying a man on the
back while walking high wire,
the prial bicycle riding, the most
thrilling, hazardous and astonishing per-
Torrance of all. 1t was a great show,
aud was extravagantly p~atronized. The
most perfect order existed everywhere at
| all times, e%videncing the %strictest seryeil-
ance by competent superin!endents and
excellent system and discipline. AS an
amusement caterer, w. w. Coles name is
a power in the land, and with such an ex-
hibition as he now possesses can aught but
add to his enormous wealth and excellent
reputation"
To the people of this city, and the ex-
IRENE South, Mr.. Cole needs no introduce
ton. His many generous acts and ever
well kept promises have fully justified the
above hattering comments upon his great
shows, which are to appear here October 2.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-16
MELVILLE WELCOMED HOME.
Reception to the Jeanette Sur
YiyOrs In tbe New York
City Hall.
speeial To Cincinnali Commercinl.

RHNAAAA ~ R0hahANANAhAa
New YORK, September 14.-Flags
were flying from the City Hall to day
in honor Of Chief Engineer George w.
Melville, engineer of the Jeanette
and his companions, seamen Noros
and Nindermann. The Common
Council recently appointed Aldermen
Brady, McCare and Roosevelt a COM
mittee to offer to the returned explor-
ers the cOurtesies of the city and
to tender them a reception in the
Governors room. The reception was
announced to begin at 3 pm. Long
before that hour the corridors Of the
City Hall were filed by an eager
crowd, anxious to see the men about
whom so much has been written in the
last few months. The doors we're
opened soon after 3 o'clock, and a.
double line of policemen kept back
the crowd. Mr.. Melville, accompanied
by Mr.. Noros, was ushered into the
room by the committee, and
stood in front of Wash
iDgton's statue, where they shook
hands for an hour, during which time
two thousand persons welcomed home
the heroes. By the side Of Mr.. Mel
vile stood Chief Engineer Barry, Of
the Colorado. Nindermsnn was not
present, but his absence was pleas
antly excused by Mr.. Melville, who
said that a man in love could not be
expected to attend to less important
matters. The first person to greet
Mr.. Melville was Chief Engineer
Daily, an old friend, who himself
has been on two Arctic expedi.
tions, and is now sixty.two years old,
grasped his young friends hand, then
they embraced, and soon both were
weeping while they kissed each other.
Among those present were the entire
Board OF Aldermen, Park Commits
sioner Off, Chief Engineers Allen,
Swell and Barry, Judge Hyatt and
Thos. Costiean. Many acquaintance
and several ladies stopped to chat a
moment with Engineer Melville. The
reception lasted about an hour.
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CREMATION.
Two Smallpox Victims Burned
With Their Cabin.

49, AARA 40 W. .H
CRITTENDEN CO., ARK, Sept IA
Editor RDGER:-A local sensation
seldom occurs in this section save on
election days. We have one now,
which eliminated on the evening Of
the 18Th inst.
| wrote you Of the smallpox panic
on Centennial Island, thirty miles
above Memphis, last week, butt went
amiss to you, or you missed your
usual courtesy of mention. a seed OF
this pestiferous and loathing disease
came from this new island" cut of
in '76, at the time | wrote. The victim,
a negro child, four or FIVE years Of age.
1t died, and its death was recorded on
the page Of natural events, or, as the
negroes call it, black measels."
On the LIST inst. the mother of the
child died, followed blythe unfortunate
father two days later.
A coffin was made for the wife and
taken to the cabin Of Jim Pitman,
where the woman lay a corpse, and the
husband, Jack Green, advanced to the
door and asked the stricken coffin
bearer:
when and who would bury his
wife, poor Ellen2"
Beverly jackson, his true friend,
though afflicted and weak, told poor
Jackson he did not know.
jackson then walked to the bed
whore lay his dead wife-his only
companion his last little child that
had survived its mother. This was
the last time jackson was seen. He
declined the offerings of food and
drink brought him. The quiet Of his
cabin, still as it was, alasl was deaths
chamber. Nothing but the little
child and a cricket at the hearth
lived within its walls.
A negro man, Jones, climbed to
he root. Taking off a board,
the sunlight revealed to his search
in the cabins corner, the two bodies
on the rude bed with the little child
between them. 1t may have wan,
dered there or was left by its father
ere his spirit sought the haven o.
his wife's. Beverly jackson, "Good
Old Bev," removed the child aud
here the ordeal came-who will bury
the dead or burn the cabin after the
dead? The remains lay-until delay
could not be deferred. A Mr.. Will
liam Homes saturated the house with
coal oil aud applied the fagot, and
while | write you, the FIRE illumei
the bend, some four miles above
me, consuming all that is mortal
of two human bodies in a moulderinG
heap Of logs and clapboards-a crema
ton which we hope never to see again.
Though We must all pass away
Earth to earth and ashes to ashes
yet this funeral pile will ever mark
this locality, and undying sympathy
from memory's lips whisper the sac
fate Of poor Jack Green and wife.
Nj. Z.
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Broken F~riendship.


"a
1t happened at a ball in Austin. A
fashionable young lady, who was very
homely,. was speaking to a female
friend about a rich young gentleman
who was also at the ball, and who was
considered quite a catch.
He is such an intelligent and
charming young man. He promised
to dance the first dance with me. and
he kept his promise like a gentleman"
remarked the hOmely lady.
Yes" responded her friend. yawn
ing, u heard him say that Il was
one Of his rules Of life, when he had
anything disagreeable to do. to qet Al
It as soon as possible and be done with
it,"
Those two young ladies have not
been seer arm in arm in the street
since.
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STANDARDIZATION means what win
protect. don't it. father?n
Exit father, suddenly.

STANDARDIZATION m5aIs what viii
protect. don't it, father?n
Exit father, suddenly.
II.
Iuquisitive Boy-"Wha is an in
FAINT industry, father2'
Father-"It is a factory with a tall
chimney. my son, which people pay
money to keep from tumbling down"
Son-What's the matter with EN-,
father?"
Father-"Why, you see these fac
tories are 50 valuable to the country
that the great and benevolent men
who build them and run them to help
the wOrkiagmen, and give them steady
rkand good wages, ought TO receive
a present for their goodness and the
people pay them what are called boun-
ties. A bounty is aprcsent."
SOn-"Then the good, benevolent
men don't work for nothing, father, do
they?"
Father-"No, my son, but il is right
to pay them, for if they didn't get
their presents, those horrid foreigners
who u tall chimneys would send
their goods over here and sell them
cheaper"
SOn-"Don't people like 10 buy
cheap goods, father?h
Father-"Not when they are made
by the poorly paid wOrkibgmen of
Europe; they would rather pay three
or four times as much for goods made
by American workingmen."
Son-"The benevolent men who have
the factories divide their present with
the workingmen they love so much,
don't they, fatherP"
Father-"Not exactly, my son. You
are too young to understand these
things"
Son-"Do you and Uncle Tom aud
Cousin Bob pay TO- give presents to the
benevolent men, tatherp'
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., my SON."
Son-"Then the benevolent men get
all their money back, don't they, If
everybody gives them money!
Father" expect so; they ought to,
The country couldn't get along with.
out them.
Son-"Why don'tyou be a benevolent
man with a tall chimney, father, and
get presents from everybody 1t would
be so nice. | could have a new bicycle
then. Why An't all the workiDgmen
who live around us, rich, father, ii
they get good wages, steady work
and part of the benevolent mems
presentsP"
Father-'I don't know, my son."
Son-"Wouldn'tmamm rather have
cheap things than dear things, fsther?"
Bather-"Y-e-e.s, l suppose So"
Son So would l, but there's such
lots of presents given to the benevo-
lent men. What would happen if the
presents weren't given2 Wouldn't
things be cheaper? You told me if
they didn't get presents things would
be cheaper"
Father-My son, it's time to go to
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-16

A boy named Theo Kline. Of Chi.
cago, lost his hand while working
some difficult machinery for Reetz 4
Go. Because Of this calamity the
court has awarded hia FIVE hundred
dollars damages.
The boys in blue" who participated
in the bloody battles Of Corinth, Miss,
Oct, "a, 1862, intend remember
ing the 10th anniversary in Chicago.
The occasion will be attractive.
The little dog lost by the Princess
Louise, while in Chicago, was found
and returned to its owner.
Captain Shaw, ofthe London, Eng.,
IRE brigade, was much pleased with
the splendid working discipline ol
the Chicago boys. a NAYR.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-16

The PUBLIC LEDGER book bindery
10 Madison street, is in the same build
ing as the newspaper and job printing
establishment; is owned by the same
proprietor; embraces all machines and
material used in a 6rst-class book
bindery, and is conducted by cOmpe-
tent workmen, capable Of executing
work in as good and substantial a
style as can be dOne anywhere.
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A. Ii. e.
Courier Journal.

L.
Inquisitive Son-"What isa protec.
tive tariff, father?"
Father-"It is a law made BY great.
and good men TO protect the poor
American workingman and give him
steady work and good wages"
Son-"How good those men must he
father. Amt the workingmen ali rich
aud happy, father?"
Father--"They are comfortable and
happy, my son."
Son-"Then those must have been
bad workingmen Uncle Tom was read
ing to ma aboutin Pennsylvania. when
they met aud said their wages were cut
down and they were not treated
right"
Father-"The must have been bad.
my son, to talk about the good.
men who gave them work and high
wages"
Son-"Didn't the men who got the
tariff passed get anything for their
trouble, father2"
Father-"Virtue is its own reward,
my SON."
Son-"Do the people who give the
w%orkingmen such good wages and
err"
Father-"They keep just enough TO
live on, my son. They think only OF
the W%orkingmen for whom they made
the protective tariff"
Son-"The workingmen get most Of
che money then, father, don't they2''
Father-HI don't know, my SON.
Son-"What is a strike for. father.
why do the workingmen strike ii thew
get steady work and high wapes?"
Father-"It's time for You To be
going TO school, my son.
Son-'Uncle Tom told ma that ali
the iron mills at Smithtown shut mn
yesterday. Why did the good men
who love the workingmen shut nm
their mills, iather2"
Father-YOu'll be too late at school,
my son. You talk too much"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-16

Letter heads, bill heads, bills Of
lading, envelopes, hand bills and every
other kind ofjOb printing executed in
the best style and at the lowest prices
At the Pubic LEDGER job printing
Office and blank book mandatory ID
Madison street. I
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-16
Preventive OF maIariaI diseases.

Opinion of eminent DIR. II. r. Walton,
Of Annapolis, Md.-"COIden'sI Liquid
Beet Tonic is PAR ExcELLENoE. supe-
rior to cod-liyer oil or anything | have
ever used in wasted or impaired constitu-
tons, and extremely beneficial as a pre-
v%entive of malarial Diseases Take no
Other.) OF druggists.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-16

To oil who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, loss Of manhood, etc., will send
q reoire that will cure you, FREE Oh
CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered
by q missionary In South Ameriua. Send a
self-addressed envelope to the Rev. JOsEPH 4.
INMAN. Station d. New York City.
sl3 ~52xxxiV62d
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-16
STATE OF TENNESSEE, SHELBY cor
QFFIeE County cogRr CLERK, 7

OIA1E Vt Tenn EcOEHg OuEDB1 W.
OFFIcE COUNTY coURT CLERK,
Memphis, Tenn. September 9Th, 1882.
No 4SS-To Frazer 7 Edmondson. admins
traitor Of S M Gates, deceased.
HAVING suggested the insolvency Of the
Ii estate Of 5 NJ Gates, deceased, you
are hereby ordered TO give notice, by ad-
vertisement in some newspaper published
within the said State, and also at the court
house door Of Shelby county, for sill persons
having claims against said estate, TO appear
and file the same, with the clerk OF the Coun-
ty Court authenticated in the manner pre-
scribed by law on or before the 18th day Of
December 1882; and any claim not filed on or
before said day, or before an appropriation
Of the funds efsaid estate is made, shall be
forever barred, both in law and equity.
Witness my hand, at office, this 9Th day OF
September, 1882.
HUGH B. CULLEN, Clerk.
Notice Is hereby given as directed BY the
foregoing order. This September g., lsS2.
612lSA FIT EDMONDS0N. Admir-.
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W. COLES GREAT VENTURE

The P@an OF Press Praise
Coles MOnster shows Fro.
nounced sac Best In Existence
Novelty Piled ON Novelty
samson the Big Elephant,
Etc., Etc.
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Happy Memories.

There lisa colored couple 10 Austin.
old Uncle Mace aud Aunt Sukey, his
wife, who have been married more
than forty years, and who have quar-.
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Hand bills Of all sizes, from the
4 mallest to a three-sheet poster, done
with neatness and dispatch at the
PUBLIC LEDGER job printing Office.
Prices as low as the lowest.
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Another RadicaI Ncheme.

Mr.. A. k. Mcclure, editor of the
Philadelphia Times, who has fully
exposed tue bargain Of Condor to sell
3O,OOO Land League votes in Pennsvl-
vania to Boss Cameron, has created a
great stir among the brethren of that
organization in all Of the States. and
coming upon the heels Of the excite
ment over the lost skirmishinp fund
IS hlling the average Irish mind with
dlstrust OF all such associations
From what Mr., Mcclure avs Came.
ron is carrying out his part of the
contract, sanguine Of Condon's ability
TO deliver the Irish vote TO him On
election day. Through the influence
OF the boss, Condor has been assigned
ostensibly to official duty in Pennsyl
vania, and is now in Philadelphia. He
receives iull pay as an officer and full
expenses for travelling from the gov
eminent, but, as Delanes SAYS, dCon.
don will have dollars and cents as the
paramount interest," and he is now
being largely paid out of the party
assessment robbery, in addition to his
oiiclal pay, to deceive and betray the
Land League voters into the support
OF the boss system that has created
the almost omnipotent monopoly power
In State and nation.
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ChanCsry Sale of Real Estate.

No. 2!5S R Chancery Court Of Shelby oountv
I'm Pfov1ne aod j j Ammonette admjrs
Of y 7 Steward Iced, vs.. W B Stewart
Rf. . Elrt aU.C Of an i1terlScutory decree for
in day, Of July. 1888, renewed july To- isiT'
ana "a day OF June, 1882, | will sell al nnL'
10 auction. to the highest bidder, In front ~
tne Elerk and y aster's Office, oourthouse Of
sneioy county Memphis, Tennessee, on
Saturday, September 90, 1852.
within legal hours, the following describod
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn.
Certain real estate as shown on plat No. / Of
sne sup-diylslon Of estate Of + Stewart, de-
ceased, OF, record in NJ. b. No. g. n 9s4.
etc. recorded November %, 1866. to-wit:
Lot No. 10, eOntainine57 feet front on Gaor-
Eia street by a depth Of $50 feet.
10Y no; a. containing 46h feet front by $50
Il. Lot s Nj IS, containing 4sK feet front by $50
Lot Mo- 81, fronting e5 feet on fernando
Lot No. 40, fronting 1877 feet on Hernando
Lot No. IS. fronting IS feet on fernando
Lot No, a, fronting sS-7 feet on HernandO
Lot No. 6, at the intersection of fernando
road and Laudsrdale street; 2lO feet on Her
n9ndo road and ,l7S feet on Lauderdale street.
Reference is here made 10 said Mat or dis~
gram and record of cause for more aeourate
description, etc.
Terms Of Sale-Cash,
This August q, 1882.
RI BLACK, Clerk and Master.
BY George Mallory, D.. @, & M,
Wilson 4 Beard, sol'rs. las 10
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The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
office and blank book mandatory -
Madison street, execute every class
Of snoh work in good style and ct low
rates,