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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-19
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-19

Thermometer az noon to-day, T.o'
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
Greenyille, Phil Allin -.....~..-... pm
Arkansas river, Governor Garland...-".5 pm
White river, Ruth p'm
Scanlan's Landing, Carl Schurz--...'''se pm
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Gov. Garland, Arkansas river.
Batesville, White river.
Phil Allin, Arkansas City.
Carl Schurz, S~canlsn's Land'g
0sceola, ST. Francis river.
Southern Belle, Louisville.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Capitol City, St: Louis.
a. j. White, Frisr's Point.
Frank Forest, Ashport.
James D. Parker, Cincinnati
BOATS IN PORT.
Governor Garland, Batesville, Carl
Schurz. City of Augusta, 0sceola, Phil
Allin, Southern Belle.
Condition OF the Rivers.
The river here came to a stand
yesterday, and commenced falling
to-day. At Helena it is stationary
at Vicksburg the decline was
inches; at st. Louis the rise was !
inches, with 81 feet in the channe
out to the mouth; at Cairo it i
falling, with Is feet on the gauge
at Pittsburg it is stationary, with
feet G inches on the gauge; at Gin
cinnati the rise was 81 inches, wit
10 feet on the gauge; at LouiSyill
the rise was % inches, with Z fee
II inches in the canal; at Evans
vile it is falling, with 6 feet 9 inche
on the gauge. Cumberland rive
is receding, with 4 feet 4 inches o
the shoals. Arkansas river decline
2 inches at Little Rock, with 4 fet
6 inches on the gauge. White rive
. is falling slowly, with a big stag
of water from JacksonpOrt to tt
mouth.
Miscellaneous.
] Phewl amt she a scorcher ?
Very little business doing on IL
landing.
The Vint Shinkle arrived at Ci
cinnati yesterday.
:. The Bismarck arrived at Nc
b Orleans yesterday.
The Illinois for Memphis al
I. John f. TolIe for st. Louis Il
:. vicksburg yesterday.
The A. J. White backed out Ii
:. evening for Friar's Point with
., good trip of freight and people.
y The James D. Parker cleared
Z Cincinnati last evening with {
y. bales of cotton, $50 barrels oil,
ID, bales rags, a lot of scrap ironSe.
and 80 cabin passengers.
* The Memphis and Cincinn
ice packet J. W. Calf leaves Cine
11gg9 natl this evening for Memphis.
The Frank Forest for the up
% q; coast had a fair trip of freight &
b, people.
The bar at Plum Point contin
q to give steamers considers
trouble.
Captain Porter's new Helena
.od. st. Francis river steamer will S
20 be completed.
ION, Geo. Pollard, an old Cincinl
J Ito to and Pomeroy pilot, has quit
'iGE river and gone to preaching, al
Methodist he will be. His sa,
''t'' labor will be harder than treaC
lSSSR the pilot wheel.
n a The Mary Houston will be
again at auction at Louisville
few days.
sHs The hull of Captain Postal's
White river steamer Hard Ca
light completed, and will be laun,
i W next week.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-19
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

meteorological Observations as Re-
ported 20 us by mr.. Edward GOid-
smith.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-19
OF N

EtTouA TEMPLE OF II. AND I.
so, l. meets every Friday even
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-19
MARKEr,

The following quotations are for orders
rom store and small lots in a iobbing way;
APPLES-Medium. Is; choice, l 5000
mar hhl.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-17
deficiency in Corn-sow to Meet IL.

Rustic. . writing to the Southern
Rm'dl Gentleman, says:
In many sections OF the country tho
early corn is failure, especially where
the plowing has been shallow and the
cultivation Indifferent. How can We
meet the deficiency? We must provide
in some way against it, and this can be
done by planting large turnip crops for
fattening our hogs and feeding our cat
tie during the winter. Then we must
prepare our land and SOW good crop
of wheat, rye and oats. The wheat will
make bread for our families, the rye is
fine for stock, and the oats, if sown IN
the fall, will come off early, make a
heavy crop and come to our aid when
our corn CRIBS are getting low.
Oats of the winter varieties eaouid be
Gown thicker than spring oats, ANA when
sown in the fall make much heavier
crops. These measures must be resort
ed to, if we desire to raise our meat and
have a good fat team for our farm work.
Had we good clover and grass fields for
hay and .pasturage for our stock, 1t
would not be so necessary. but DOW 1t
is an imperious necessity for those upon
whom the drouth has fallen. The hand
of Providence is forcing us to diversity
our crops and not depend on corn and
cotton alone.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-17
Letter TO "X,D

Editor Br0ohhnren Ledger::--
DEAR SrE:-In your paper of July
9th, 1876, volume 5th, number 48th, l
read the notice of "X," the gentleman
that advertised for a wife, and as his
description of himself is 50 beautiful,
it occurred to me that would, at least,
answer his notice with a description of
myself, and if he thought my personal
charms were sufficient, the matter relat-
ing to the kind Of currency that should
circulate in the household would be a
thing easily adjusted after our union;
that is provided L was the chosen one.
My personal appearance consists of
the following charms: Ny hair is red
and worn most of the time after the
fashion known among ladies as frizz;
my face freolsled. and cheek bones
prominent; eyes look as if bound with
red tape; glouth wide, and lips thin; mp
per teeth project beyond the lips; my
shoes range from six to nine, according
to number of corns and bunions; weight
one hundred and eighty-six, and have
no fears about small -pox, as will be
seen when we meet.
If the gentleman desires an interview
without further correspondence, he can
name, through the same medium he re-
ceives this, the number Of the street
and residence in which he wishes the i'll
terview to take place; or, if he desires
to continue the correspondence awhile
longer, he will make it known through |
the columns of the paper in which he
sees this notice. HEPHzIBAa.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-17
Health of Farmers.

According to the opinion of those
concerned in the preparation OF the
elaborate report of the Massachusetts
Board of Health, farmers, whose lon-
gevity has been extended during the
past twenty years, might live much
longer than they do, by exercising more
care in choosing cooking, and eating
their food, in avoiding overwork and
exposure to change of weather, and the
use of foul drinking water. Their food
consists too much of pork, pies, and
saIeraJus urouvt s...>7 oerfr0v-'- 4 frc -ooois-
ery is bad, the meals are eaten too
quickly for gool digestion when work
hu1ries.
More vegetables and fruit should be
eaten, and more rest taken. More
cleanliness as regards out-houses, sinks
and back yards, should be observed,
and more care taken to avoid having
cess pools, sinks, etc, nearer to vel
than thirty feet at least.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-17
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Let It Dry.

Mr.. SpurgeOu once went to preach in
a church a little outside of London.
The day was wet and muddy, and the
pants of Mr.. Spurgeon We're plentifully
covered with dirt A good deacon in
the vestry said, "Brother Spurgeon, let
me get a brush and take off some of the
mud, you can't go into the pulpit in
that state" Don't be foolish, deacon"
said Mr. Spurgeon, in his usual good
humored way, Don't you see the mud
is wet, and if you try to rub it off now
you viii rub the stain in the cloth? Let
it dry and then it will come off easy
enough and leave no mttk." There is
al admirable hint here for every one.
When evil spoke against any one may
be for the sake Of the truth and men
thiow mud ut us, don't be Ill hurry
about brushing it off. Too great eager
ness in this respect is apt to rub the
stain III the cloth. Let it dry, and then
byrand-by. # need be, it can be remov-
ed by little effort. If there is a little
trouble in the church don't foster it BY
haste and hurry in doing something.
Let it alone. Let it dry, and it will be
more easily settled than you ti,inh now.
Time has wonderful power in such mat
ters, and it is surprising how many
things in this world would be far better
arranged, and how many difficulties
easily got over by judiciously letting
them dry.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-17
How They Treat COlOred Dem OcratS in
Arkansas

A colored man, who has been canvass
ing the county of Conway in the inter-
est of Tilden and Hendricks, was se>
verely dealt with last evening at Hay s
School-house, eight miles east of this
place. He boarded the Ella Hughes
at the above town, and reporter of the
Herald CLEANED from him the follow
ing facts:
His name is John Stansel, is twenty
one years of age, and has an intelligent
look that does not deceive one who con-
verses with him. He is well posted up
on the political situation of the coun-
try, and the arguments used by him in
favor of the Democratic ticket are SEN
sible and worthy even if uttered by old
er heads. A large crowd had assembled
at the church where he delivered his
speech, and listened to him attentively
throughout. He was very much pleased
at his seeming good luck, and felt that
he had convinced some of his auditors
that his cause was the right one. Leav-
ing the church about ten o'clock. after
the meeting adjourned, he started for
home, some of the persons to whom he
had been speaking following. Arriving
at dark portion of the woods he was
assailed by the mob, who had been fiat
tering him along the road, making him
believe that he had enlisted them in his
cause, and was severely beaten. robbed
of his money and shamefully treated in
every way. His back was horribly
bruised, while his collar>bone had the
appearance of being broken in two
places. He complained of it giving
him considerable pain, and his counten-
ance and actions indicate as much.
Stansel was on his way to Van Buren,
where his parents reside, and says that
he will return to the same church when
he recovers, and prove to the Repubil-
can Ku- Klux that he is mot dead, but
sleepeth." Our victim was formerly
waiter at the railroad eating-house at
Russellville, and says that he has been
saving his money for some time past in
order to make the Centennial campaign
in favor of the Democratic nominees.
-Le,Disburg, (Ark.,) Cor. Of Little
Rock Herald.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-17
The Time for Pickling.

The time for picking approaches.
This requires good vinegar. To have
this where the supply is small let the
housekeepers take a four-gallon Jug
and put into it gallon, or even two
quarts, of good cider vinegar, and af-
terwards use it as receptacle for all
cold tea, skimmings of jelly or pre-
serves, and rinsing out of molasses jugs,
and an excellent article of vinegar can
be produced Keep the jug near the
stove in warm place, cover tee mouth
with muslin cloth, and IN SIX weeks 1t
may be fit for use, when 1t may be
poured off into other vessels, taking
care not to turn out any sediment or
"mother. If the vinegar, when made,
is wanting in strength, saturate several
thicknesses of brown paper with molas-
ses and put in the jug, and it will make
mother. This is Daisy Everbrights
mode of making vinegar, as detailed III
t heCountYy Gentleman.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-17
The Perfume OF Flowers.

Boxes of hellotrope, miGnOnette and
pansies placed in windows, will sweeten
the air Of all dwellings.
The seamstress, and all of the labor
ing classes should have sweet-sceuted
plants blooming in their windows to
keep the atmosphere fresh and pare,
and act as disinfectaDt. We can also
use the petals OF roses, violets, pinls,
tuberoaes, etc, to produce sweet per
fume for the parlor or Gondoir; and by
the aid of modern science it can be very
easily done.
Fill small wide-mouthcd jar with
ether, and use glass stopper, dipped
in glycei7ne, TO thoroughly exclude the
air. Fill this iar-wjth the fresh petals
OF any fragrant plant, cut after the dew
is dry, and only the petals should be
used; but clusters of the heliotrope can
be cut off close to the stems. Ether
possesses the property of taking up
the fragrant particles from flowers, and
every day the old petals must be taken
out and fresh ones added Quantities
of flowers are required, but when the
ether is all evaporatec, it will leave an
essential oil of the flower, and three or
four drops Of it, added to a deodorlzed
alchohol, will give a delicious extract.
All delicious odors can be imprisoned
in deodorized alcohol, which is made by
filtering pure spirits through animal
charcoal or bone e-black in powder. 1t
can be used many times, and thick
flannel bag, with wire run around the
top, viii make a good filter. Fill it
with the bone-black, aud pour in alco-
hol, hanging the bag over bowl, SO
that the liquid will drop into it. Take
Jars as described above, and fill half
full with the alcohol, and then fill up
with peach leaves, lemon peel, slices of
pineapple, raspberries, cherries, straw
berries-indeed anything from which
you may desire to extract essence, and
YOU will have as fine an assortment OF
essences as the manufacturer cali furn-
ish you.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-17
Necessary Training.

What constitutes young lady? An
idle girl one ignorant of the useful arts
of life? No! thousand times no! Far
more lady is she who has had thor
ough training in her own fathers house
whose fingers are trained to labor or
art of some sort. The Princess Louise
is an artist; there is no royal road to
art. and her skill. like that of any other
woman, is the result of study and labor.
Bismarck's daughter is what we in
America should cell "a capable girl. "
Besides her accomplishments, she has
great skill with her needle, is versed III
all the good German home-arts, and is
possessed of rare good sense and kindly
virtues. Let us be done with the non
sense which awards the title"gentleman
to our sons who work, and denies that
of "lady" to any but aimless, useless
girls. Let our girls have chance for
honest independence in this world of
many changes.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-17
FattcRing Chickens.

1t is hopeless to attempt to fatten
chickens while they are at liberty.
They must be pat up in proper coop,
and this, like most other appurtenanccs,
need not be expensive. To fatten
twelve fowls, a coop may be three feet
long, eighteen inches high and eighteen
inches deep, made entirely Of bars. No
part solid, neither top, sides nor bot
tom. Discretion must be used accord
ing to the size of the chickens put up.
They do not want any room; indeed,
the closer they are the better, provided
they can all stand up at the same time
Care must be taken TO put up saoh no
have been accustomed to be together
or they will fight. II one is quarrel
some, it is better to remove it at oucg,
as, IKE other bad examples, it soon
finds imitators. Diseased chickens
should never be put up.
The food should be ground oats, an
may either be put in a trough or on p
fiat board running along the length of
the coop. 1t may be mixed with water
and milk, the latter is the better. IL
should be well soaked, forming pulp
as loose as can be, provided it does not
run off the board. They must be we'll
fed three or four times day, the first
time as soon after daybreak as may be
possible or convenient, and then at in
tervals of four hours. Each meal
should be as much as can be eaten up
clean, and no more; when they have
done feeding, the board should be
wiped up and some gravel spread. 1t
causes them to feed and thrive.
After fortnight of this treatment
you will have good fat fowls. If, how
ever, there are but five or six fowls to
be fatted, they.nust not have as much
room as though there were a dozen.
is easier than to allow them
the proper space, as it is only necessary
TO have two or three pieces OF wood
pass between the bars and form a par
tition. This may also serve when fowls
are put up AZ different degrees of fat
ness. This requires attention, or fowls
will not keep fat and healthy. AS
soon as the fowl is sufficiently fatted, it
must be killed. otherwise it will not get
Fatter, but lose its flesh. If fowls are
Intended for the market, they may be
lated at once; but if for home con-
it is better to put up at such
intervals as will suit the time when
hey will he required for the table.
When the time arrives for the killing,
whether they are meant for the market
,r otherwise, they should be tasted
without fooG or water for twelve or fl
IN h hours. Ihis enables them to keep
sometime aftec being killed, even II
.-f-yvxsasnef
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-17
Beating the BARRIERS.

A man who had been nearly talked to
death by loquaclous BARRIERS went into
shop the other day and handed one of
the artists card bearing the words:
"Give me an easy shave"
The barber motioned him to a chair,
and then turning around winked at his
fellow w-laborers and said: "Here's "a
deaf and dumb 'un boys, wants m easy
shave" "Well, if you cash him he
can talk" replied one who was wait
ing for "next." "No, you bet he
can't" returned the first. can easy
shave be blowed! Why, he's got bris-
ties like q Texas boar, and his skin
looks tougher than canal mules"
The boys laughed, and the operator,
who in the mean time had lathered the
mans face, indulged in further COM
ments as he urged the razor over the
facial territory before him. What 8
nose that is, said he. ''If he should
sneeze, where would be?" "Well, his
cheek is harder than a razor hone. :"
"Do you want us to help hold h1s nose
while you go over his lips, johnny
asked another of the idle razor wielders.
Don't know but what / will want
little help" ''Be careful and don't
drop your razor down his ear or yon'D
loose it. admonished another. "What
a dirty head he's got,' observed john
ny, as he ran his fingers through the
mans hair. II say, some of You fel-
lows write card and ask him If he
don't wants shampoo The card was
written and presented to the man, who
shook his head at it, and, the job being
finished, he arose from the chair.
"It's all right, boys said he, as he
laid down fifteen cents. 81 don't mind
your talk any. I could stand it first
rate SO long as you dldn't say anything
about base ball, third term, or the
whisky ring frauds" he disappeared, |
and those BARRIERS sat down and thought |
about him.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-17
An Instance of How Business Was Done
at Hamburg.

During recent trip to Hamburg,
Mr.. Hilly Devlin, of our county, drank
out of the spring at Hamburg, when a
posse of negroes arrested him because
he did not dip the water up with a cup
of some kind. They informed him that
the penalty was five dollars and the cost
of arrest was one dollar. Mr.. Devlin
protested against the exaction, but was
told that he would be taken before the
negro Mayor If he did not settle at once.
Mr.. Ed. Watson, his companion, then
came forward to use his efforts to get
Delvin released, when he also was ar
rested. The wagon driver, a colored
man, about this time came up, and at
tempted to get his employer released,
saying that he chad drank out of that
spring many a'time." They at once ar
rested him, when all were marched OIL
to the Mayors Office and required to
pay six dollars each, or eighteen dollars
before they could be released.
-166eUjUe Press.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-17
M;SSissinui Arithmetic.

Last winter negro in my employ,
SAYS correspondent in Alabama, cons
cluded to go to Mississippi-and went.
One day this winter l saw the same
negro approaching my house, and the
following colloquy took place:
"Well, Hillard?'
"Howdy, boss"
$50 you have got back, have you?'
eyes, SIR
''How do you like Mississippi?'
"Well boss, ain't the land rich? Why
it's rich enough to sprous Jeano nie-
gers"
..Then what's the matter? Didn't
you get enough to eat there?'
80 yes, boss, but tell you I didn't
like the Mississippi, arithmetic, for the
very day I got to Aberdeen, a white
man hired me for half the cotton and
one>third the corn I could make. L
was to pay him Tor what he furnished
me. Me, and Abner and John, my two
boys, got plenty to eat, and thought
we was doing bully-for we made ff-
teen bales of cotton five hundred bush
els of corn, and other truck accordin.'
But when we got the crop all gather
ed, Mr.. Williams, the man we worked
with, called me up and said:
"'Well, Hillard, I have let you have
two hundred pounds of meat; 1 viii
charge you twenty-eight cents pound
for that. 1 let you have SO much meal;
1 will charge you two dollars a bushel
for that. l let you have so many
plugs of tobacco; will charge you
forty cents plug for that--and SO on.
And bless the Lord, the white man sot
down and pulled out his pencil, and
commenced maxim fggers. And !
heard him say:
"'Ought's er ought, and mines er nlne'
All the corn and cotton's mine.
"That's the reason boss, that dldn
like Mississippi arithmetic, and ina. $
the reason came back to old Ala
bama.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-17
MAUD ARLINGTON.

John, what have you there? inqulr-
ed Mr.. Arlington, as he passed his SER
want in the hall.
ga note for Miss Arlington said
John, with bow.
:'Let me see it momept," said Mr..
Arlington.
John gave him the note; he took it.,
glanced at the writing, and then turned
to the servant and said:
"Tell Miss Arlington I wish to see
her in the library Immediately"
John bowed and turned away, Won
dering what could be the matter. Mr.
Arlington entered the library, shutting
the door with bang. Presently it opens
ed softly, and a young girl entered the
room.
"What is it, papa?" she asked.
eyes, what is it?" he said angrily,
and advancing, he gave her the the
note. Read"
She took the note, read it, then gave
it back to her father saying:
cit is from Arthur Lee; he wishes to
escort me to the opera tonight.
"But have I not forbidden any COM
munication between you and Arthur
Lee?" cried Mr.. Arlington.
eyes, father, you have, but / will
not obey you.
"Will not obey me?" said her father,
in astonishment. "Say that again if you
dare"
She was silent for a few moments
then said:
"Papa, I mean what say"
Mr.. Arlington paced the floor for a
few moments in silence, and then,
throwing himself into chair, said in a
gentle tone:
"Maud, what I say or do is for your
own good, and you should consider it
as such."
"Papa, I do not mean to be disobedi-
ent, but will never marry man l do
not love, and will marry Author Lee
and no other" said Maud firmly.
"Maud do not be SO hasty; remember
he is but poor artist, and can
not give you the home that Harry Ev-
erett can."
81 want no better home than the one
Author can give me, and as for Harry
Everett" she said scurnfully, "that I'll
never do"
Il will give you until tomorrow even
ing to decide; you can go now."
Maud left the library and retired to
her own room. Locking the door, she
sat down to her desk and wrote few
lines; then calling little boy, who was
employed in running errands. she gave