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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-16
A Good Way to Keep Apples One Tear.

A layer of dry sawdust sprinkled at
the bottom of the box, and then layer
of apples placed in, SO that they do not
touch each other. Upon this place q
layer of sawdust, and so on until the
box is filled. Tho boxes, after being
packed in this way, are placed on the
wall in the cellar, up from the ground,
where they keep perfectly. retaining
their freshness and favor until brought
out. Z
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-16

A DISTINGUISHED author says: II re-
solved, when was a child, never to use
q word which could not pronounce be-
fore my mother without offending her.
He kept his resolution, and became
pureminded, noble. honored gentleman.
His rule and example are worthy OF
imitation.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-16

Mr.. EvARTs says he told Mr.. Charles
Francis Adams that the Republican
party reminded him Of nothing 50 much
as an army whose term Of enlistment
had expired.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-16

A MAN is 1850 times as largo as the
honey bee, and yet it is useless to try
argue the matter with the bees.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-16

IT is said that Spanlard eats twenty
ave pounds Of meat a year; Swede fifty
four, Frenchman seventy-three; an
Englishman two hundred and five.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-16

If partially rotted apples OF potats.ss
are boiled, they may then be fed to pigs
without injury; but not otherwise with
out danger.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-16
TO THE PUBLIC.

Having just built large and complete
gin in the town of Brookhaven, announce
TO tho public that l am now prepareded to
gin ali cotton offered. l am using the
celebrated Pratt Gin formerly owned BY
Daniel McLaurin, which has produced the
best sample of any gin in this whole coun-
sry. BY honestdealings and close atten-
tion to business, hope to merit share Of
the public patronage.
r. K. PARSONS.
Brookhavcn, Sept. %. 1876. I'm
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-16

Advertising Rates.

One square, first insertion. $780, each
subsequent insertion IS cents.
One square one year, $15; twosquarSs
one year, $26.
One-fourth column one year 500; one
half column one year 800. ;...y Z -
One column one year $lSc. s..
Local Notices twenty cents line.
The space occupied by square Is one
inch. .ta,.. E1,.s. q.
Marriage notices and deaths. not tx.
ceedng six lines, published free. AL
over six lines charged for at regular ad-
vertising rates. t-tt
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-16

NEWSPAPER paragraphistsr are de-
nounced by Bayard Taylor as ''human
hyenas."
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-16

ADVICE to young men about to settle
down Settle up first.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-16
McR0Y'S CHANGERS SOAP.
80 los for SO Cta.

The ingredients to make fifty pounds
will cost but fifty cents and can be had
ANYWHERE. No grease or lye required.
and can be made by child in ten mia
utes. ny one sending me fifty cents
will receive, postpaid, family right,
with full directions for makfng the above
excellent soap. Address
WM. A. HENRY, Ag't.
Bro0khayen, !hiss.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-16

TIE wise neither grieve for the dead
nor the living.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-11-16

FArrHrULNEss and sincerity are the
greatest things.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-02-04
Hand Shaking.

"Who is he that will strike hands
with me?" asks Job. "a man void of
understanding strikes hands, and be-
cometh surety in the presence of his
friends" saith the wise King of Israel.
In this old-world custom of striking
hands, Misunderstanding, no doubt, origin
ated, for, before it became Il mere
friendly greeting, a shake of the hand
was accepted as a pledge. When Fer
diuand and Miranda strike their tender
BARGAIN, he says, "Here is my hand"
and she replies, ''And mine with my
heart on it," Dunbar, Lord Treasurer
of Scotland, congratulating Yelverton
upon having made his peace at court,
said to him, 81 will desire your friend
ship as you do mine, and l will promise
to do you my best; w%hereupon as pledge
l give You my hand!" And so, shak-
ing Yelverton by the hand, he babe
him farewell. Nowadays a shake of
the hand may mean very much or moth
ing at all.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-02-04

than ever before any young souls since
it o from the sea of chaos. Remem-
Der, then, that you must grasp this life
while the inspiration of youth is pour
ing like a torrent through your heart.
You will not dare exhaust upon sinful
or trifing pursuits a nerve power that
is, indeed, the first vibration of the
strings that should make immortal
music. Use not the harp Of God at a
dance of Bacchanals. Trample under
foot the new idol called Riches, and re-
member that out of humble life the
mightiest souls have come, and on the
threshold of Il cottage the hottest sun
light has always fallen.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-02-04
Al incident 10 the United States Supreme
Court.

\ young lawyer from Virginia took
occasion Il few days since to air his elo-
quence and his views before the United
States supreme Court at Washington.
1t was II case in which the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad was Il party. The
young plcader remarked: ''if il please
your honors, this is u most important
case. Grand, because it it great; intri-
cate, because it is complicated; far
reaching, because there is much of it;
and astonishing, because of its marvel
Gus revelations. Ny clients, your hon
ors, have been most ~grievously wrong
ed, and if so, and such be the case, Nir-
ginia, the great State of Virginia, the
mother of Presidents and the father of
all loveliness, will be the recipient of
gross injustice. Can We submit to it us
honorable men, as philosophical citi-
2ens, rs God-fearing members of the
human raceP Your hOnors, | ask you
candidly, can we submit to it?" Before
the orator could reel oil any more of
this sort of thing, Chief-Justicc Waite,
after metaphorically taking his eye in
his hand and throwing it at the orator,
interrupted him in the most quiet and
good-humored way imaginable, and
said, "The gentleman must remember
that we are here to listen to constitu-
tional argument, and not for the pur-
pose of having the counsel appeal to the
bones of our forefathers, or build mon
uments with rhetoric"
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-02-04
No Guarantee.

Saturday morning Il stranger entered
the office of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company and wanted TO know if
he could send q dispatch to Fayette,
Ohio. He was told that he could, and
he asked:
eff send a telegraph to my wife,
will she answer itP"
81 can't say as to that" replied the
clerk. "If you ask for an answer l
should think she would reply"
"lf ask her for twenty dollars, viii
she send itP"
- can't say as to that. You ought
to know best about it,"
"Isn't she obliged by law to send
itp"
"No, there is nc law about it."
"You won't guarantee that she'll
send itP" continued the stranger.
GLOW can IP" answered the clerk,
smiling at the idea.
"Then won't telegraph-no, not a
cents worth! / know the old
know her like a book-and | know
that if you don't send a man up to the
house to choke it out of her l might tele-
graph from Dan to Besheby and she
wouldn't forward a shillingP"
He went out, but returned in a few
minutes and whispered:
"Mum is the word. Don't say that
l said any thing about her. She's W
full when she's reused, and though I've
got my opinion of her and all her rela-
tons l don't care to have my home
turned into a raging paradise !"--De-
trot Free Press.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-02-04
A California PF6bism.

The fact that one Chinaman has been
naturalized in California, and the re-
port that two or three Others have
formally declared their intention to be-
come American citizens, have excited
extraordinary interest and no little APP
prehension in that State. According to
the San Francisco Bulletin, il Chinese
naturalization is to go on, it is within
the political possibilities that, within
five years from date, 10000 Cinnamon
may be marching up to the polls in San
Francisco to vote, and not less than TO-
600 in the State of California. The
Cinnamon in that State eligible to
naturalization are considerably more in
number than One-half the white voters,
and if all who are now in the State
should be naturalized within five years,
the choice of Governor might depens
upon the will of the heather Chinee, the
great majority of whom, as it is well
known, retain in California their native
customs, barring Il weakness for soft
hats and cowhide boots. But as out of
the immense emigration from China
during the past twenty years only one
immigrant has as yet developed into 4
~full-blown American citizen, it is not
probable that All Sin will be elected
Governor of the Golden State ut any
carly day.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-02-04

SIR RUTHERFORD ALCoCK, who has
a minute and comprehensive knowledge
of his subject, is deeply impressed with
the power and permanent character of
the Chinese Empire. Adopting the
largest estimate of the population, he
justly holds that a community of 4OO,-
100000 men under single government,
and with the same language and insti-
tons, contains in itself a sufficient guar
antee of vitality. 1t is his deliberate
opinion that Russia is more liable than
China to permanent disruption.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-02-04

ner dead. IIaincs leaves u wife and five
children.
Perry County.
The Collector of Perry County, John C..
Doerr, has collected SO per cent. Of the en-
Pe'tis County.
1t is stated that +. ID. Winslow, the Bos-
ton forger, was a resident Of Sedalia in 1868,
and for two years conducted II successful
business in boots and shoes. In 1870 he sold
Il half interest to Messrs. Porter Bros, and
they subsequently became entire owners.
lie occupied the pulpit W o or three times
during his stay there.
st. Louis.
The iron-hull steamer Carondclet. former
mcrly the monitor Kickapoo, transformed
into u freight boat at New Orleans by Mcssrs.
Switzer and Love of st. Louis. her owners,
sunk at 3 O'Clock u. m. on the 23d on the bar
at head Of the ''tow-hcad,' opposite jeff
erson Barracks. The obstruction which
pierced the iron hull is supposed to he
the shaft Of the steamboat AL
lcghany which SUM in 1857.
The Carondelet lies in feet Of water. The
cargo is insured probably Tor its full value
in various st. Louis marine offices. II con-
sisted Of 81 hogsheads and so boxes sugar
for Bclchcr's refinery, loo sacks salt for
ID. W. c. Sanford and other consignmcnts.
The entire cargo is valued at about 800 200,
much of which is injured or destroyed.
James II. Ackcr, an inmate of the County
Insane Asylum, climbed onto the roof OF
that institution on the 25th, and was in
stantly killed by falling to the ground. The
patient was about thirty years Of age, and
was suffering from a combination of aflic-
tions, being blind, an imhecilc, and parrish
~ paralyzCd.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-02-04
Some Curious Ways of Observing St.
Valentines Day.

Our W ancestry in England and
Scotland have observed some very fun
ny customs within the last three CEN
turtles. At n time valentines were
fashionable among the nobility, and,
while still selected by lot, it became the
duty of n gentleman to give to the lady
who fell to his lot Il handsome present.
Pieces of jewelry costing thousands of
dollars were not unusual, though small
er things, as gloves, we're more COM
mon.
A gossippy old gentleman named
Pepys, whose private diary has come to
afford great interest and amusement to
our times, tells how he sent his wife
silk stockings and carriers for her valen-
tine. And one year, he says, his own
wife CHANGED TO be his valentine, and
grumblcs that it will cost him five
pounds.
There was a tradition among the
country people that every bird chose its
mate on Valentines day; and at one
time it was the custom for young folks
to 60 out before daylight on that morn
ing and try TO catch an owl and two
sparrows in Il net. If they succeeded, it
was Il good omen, and entitled them to
gifts from the villagers. Another fash
ion among them was to write the valen-
tine, tie it to an apple u orange, and
steal up to the house of the chosen one
in the evening, open the door quietly,
and throw it in.
The drollest valentine / ever heard OF
belongs to those old times in England,
and consisted of the rib of IL small ami
NAL wrapped in white satin ribbon,
which was tied in true lovers knots in
several places. This elegant and sug-
gcstive gift was sent to a bachelor, and
accompanied with verses:
Go contemplate this lovely sign!
Haste thee away to reasons shrine,
And listen to her voice;
No more Elusive shades pursue,
TO happiness this gives the clew,
Make but u prudent choice.
~ III, IL - lilNtl till Nll'llltl VI lol lllt
lines refer to the pleasures of eating,
suggested (to modern minds) by a rib.
But they go on to explain:
Till Adam had n partner given,
Much as fair Eden bloomed like heaven,
His bliss was incomplete;
No social friend these joys to share,
Gave the gay scene II vacant air;
She camp-'t was all reDlcte,
which leaves nothing to be desired, I'm
sure.
Those were the days of charms, and
of course the rural maidens had a sure
and infallible charm foretclling the fa-
ture husband. On the eve of st. Valen-
tines day, the anxious damsel prepared
for sleep by pinning to her pillow five
bay leaves, n at each corner and one
in the middle (Which must have been
delightful to sleep on, by the way). If
she dreamed of her sweetheart, she was
sure to marry him before the end of the
year.
But to make a ''dead sure" thing, the
candidate for matrimony must boil an
egg hard, take out the yelk, and fill its
place with salt. Just before going to
bed, she must eat egg, salt, shell and
all, and neither speak nor drink after
it. If that wouldn't insure her Il vivid
dream, there surely could be no virtue
in charms.-Oliu TOrne, IN 81. Nicho-
las for February.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-02-04

Mr.. COOPER has an orchard within
about ~ miles from Santa Barbara,
Cal, of $4,000 almond trees, 1000 Eng
lish walnut trees, 500 olive trees, 5000
grapevines, 5000 eucalyptuses.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-02-04

CENTENNIAL hotel prices in Philadel-
phia will be ''three dollars a day, board
and lodging ertra."
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-02-04
MISSOURI A NEWS.
General Notes.

esthefH1 .Nutes.
The proposed ~lessecs of the Penitentiary
having failed to give bonds at the stipulated
time, the Governor and Inspectors have au-
thorized the Warden to contract with parties
for the convict laborcrs, and award the con-
tracts for furnishing beef, ETC., and hence
forth the institution will be managed by the
State. No new advertisement for leasing
the prison will be published, but If at any
time hereafter a responsible party offer to
lease the same and file a good and sufficient
bond, the matter will receive due considera-
ton. The institution, at this date, contains
1870 prisoners.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-12-21

The House committees are busy Is
tie three dispaied soa,hcn States
aassg uass capital they co for the
Democratic side II the question. bot
tbus Ar ibcy have not been able 70
makes very strong showing The
senate committees have aniyed on The
ground and viii commerce work al
oaea We 5oubtif a better way can
Ue found than 70 leave the decision Of
the question where the law does, with
tic returning boards Of the several
states Unless il can BE shown
that their decisions were purchased or
Influenced by outside pressure, they
wifi stand. There is 20 other legal
way of determining the result 10 those
States than by the lawfully constituted
authority Of the States themselves.
The Democrats, who have always
been great stieklers for state rights,
ought not 20 be the iirst 10 take away
the rights AZ states to declare by their
legally constituted authorities. then
preferences 10 regard 70 the presidency,
but il makes all the difference ia the
world whose OK is gored.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-12-21

The premium on gold has beer going
down for the past few weeks, until it
has touched l.07, This result has
been reached partly by the stagna,ion
olbasiucss aud the low rates Of inter.
est in European countries, but chiefly
for the reason that our exports have
largely exceeded our imports The
balance q trade is 10 our favor aud
gold has been brought back to this
country Ia q constant stream II this
state 81 things should continue il
would not be loug before greenbacks
would be at par witkout any additional
legislation, It's a little singular thai
The premium on gold should Be growing
less while the politics Of the country
are 10 such an unsettled condition, bot
j, shows that politics have very little
direct influence. tho higher law oi de
mand and supply being the great
regulator.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-12-21
COLONEL JOYCE IN LOUISIANA.

Colonel Joyce writes us a private
letter from New Orleans, under date Of
December llth. AS it would be inter-
esting to our readers and his constitu-
ents here, we venture to extract from
it az follows:
1--WE left Washington, Thursday
evening, and arrived in New Orleans,
last evening. We found JEFF Davis
here, in consultation with the Demo
Gratis. People here are desperate on
both sides. The Tilaen men are deter.
mined TO win, no matter how, and the
Republicans feel that Hayes is honest.
ly elected. Our committee is sent
here to make a report, on which the
Democrats IN the House can make an
objection to the electoral vote IN Loui
siana This it will do, through il:
chairman IL ie extremely hard foi
the Republican members Of the com
mittce to get al the truth, as men d,
not dare to testify They would b
murdered II they should. One only
needs to come 10 be convinced of tht
fearful system Of intimidation and ter
|tofism which exists. No Republican
/ is safe, and the only reason they dom
20 for us Republicans IS that they ar,
afraid Of its effect upon the country
7 he Republicans have some good met
on the committee. They are ready 70
them Ithe Democrats) We comnenc,
work tomorrow We expect to havr
+ a lively time ia the investigation, a
/ General Hurlburt and myself have beer
sent here on purpose 70 cross examin,
their witnesses | think we can do il
Republicans here are wide awake, an,
are doing al they can to assist Us
looks as though we should be here
month. It will be my business to fnr
out the truth, II can, 30 can be pre-
pared to act, when the matter come
40 10 the House Herald
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-12-21
WHAT 4 NARROW GAUGE Il. II.
Will uD.

The San Francisco Daily Bulletin,
u Nuy. 25tt. contains the following
sccauat Of tbe FIRST Xix months opera.
lions b one of several narrow gauge
railways % California, al Of which
wishaCt exception. arc doing success.
rui 4ad paying business, aud generally
81 libcs where the ordinary gauge
road, with its excessive cost both Of
construction and operation, would
hardly pay running expenses The
Ne, 4la road ]. - miles long, with
grades ollie feet to the mile and
curves Il lq degrees, and operated by
locomotives Of only ordinary weight
aud power. II is a significant fact
that even IL the preseat depression Of
business every marrow gauge railroad
ia the country, which has been built
upon any reasonably feasible line, is
paying satisfactory dividends Ga its
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-12-21

Hewitt has issued an address IN be.
half Of the Democratic National Com.
mittee, TO the effect that Iildcn is
elected aud Chandler followed with
one declaring tie election Of Hayes
There wonld be something ladicrous
20 the whole affair were Il not fraught
with danger 10 the country. IN the
mean time we have reports Of The
vrgApizationhn Indiana and Illinois Of
secret military bodies, similar 70 the
Knights Of The Golden Circle, which
Gonrished during the war 10 tho inter.
Get 81 The rebellion, bot which really
did very littc harm The most en-
.,aa Is the declaration %
t ii uea q the South. iha,
g there = Is " any dshtiug The people
a lie Nor mast 90 il. they have had
eA0ag4 q
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-12-21

We give the laws designated for
publication ia supplement and people
will DO well to preserve them for refer.
ence Three or four Of the acts cause
considerable talk and fault.fnding
among the people. Some think the
nuisance law will make trouble, as
public sentiment would hardly uphold
the enforcement 81 tie old prohibitory
law. The ish and game law is too
strong FL ~ provisions for a great
many pp'l aud the dog law comes
II i1g { bare Of abuse, but trial can
only determine neither the objections
to these laws are well founded.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-12-21

Tie Democrat leaders ol Cincinnati
ssagbi b make political capital by
calling > mcetlaF q oll soldiers, ire
sfecuve q party, last Monday evening
y 'nd0ue Til8eu The soldiers saw
tie game. attended ia a body. sud
Wien tbs Democratic chairman pre-
seated batch % di.loya. resolutions
b. vas deposel a loyal man pot 10 bis
place and resolutions ind9rsiug Hayes
adopted.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-12-21

South Carolina has two Governors,
Hampton having been also declared
elected and inaugurated by his branch
Of The Legislature. Chamberlain also
acts az Governor and il generally
recognized as such. The Republican
legislature has elected Corbin, a
native Of Vermont and very worthy
person, as United States Senator, while
the Democratic legislature has nomi.
nat5d NJ G. Butler, ringleador in the
Edgefeld massacre, for the same posi-.
ton II il possible that the official
status Of the two governments will not
be officially decided until these two
persons apply to the Z S. Senate for
admission
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-12-21

A. will be seen By a o9t.ca Fro 9.
ether plsce tbero viii he a meeting 81
tie friends a0i incoporators Of tho
Brattlehoro 8 Whitehall z H., a, The
Bardwell House. Rutland, Jan. 4lh. At
o'clock, 7. NJ, i9f election Of Drcc-
tors. Business 81 the greatest impor.
lance will come before the meeting,
and il il necessary that there should
be full attendance Of the friends OF
the enterprise. We have encouraging
reports from the promoters Of this en-.
terprise and there Ia reason for hoping
for lis speedy accomplishment
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-12-21

ahc rnaiaG f sinister fss bees
orofpl aa'y severe So 81 parts = te
la.trl @istes The lowest rabse y
re iAennaaetrr t4t been from az.
below Erfa. - "a Crosse Wis. r. 4e
81 ge. .a Fsa5s II che latter State
ibe erstse trees bsye been seriously
8iee'ed y the ffaft There has been
mofc % itss saaw Ia the West. - wi.
a. Geld pcatber
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-12-21

anarks seTy iss''y.
base size sane ,ef.
ttr ur tae -.
See er e F.
10 Tt
Base aHt1 gasstsa - gas e
are vitality aterete
e Every me'eksrt banker 81
- we a. every pefeoa uaK
iae telegraph e. communicates Aboel
dis Erfase agA6rs. assomcs that a tfle.
f frza is as free fram eHpssufe IS S
letter fbe pcm craae theory q
ths responsibility 8 telegraph eampa.
fiea ts te uect oae . good manY
people wlll b. ltksly q be very guard.
lea about shat they send over the
wius