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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-01-13


The fashion now 10 prevalent of oFns.
men,ing ladies' hats aud bonnets with
small birds, has given such 50 impetus TO
the activity Of the bird eAiehers both 10
England and 10 France, " to eanss well
grounded fears OF the Annihlllatlon Of Il.
voriis songsters. This vas forcibIy
pointed out IN case which came recent.
ly before the Dover Bench, In which two
men we've charged with sEsspass. Upon
them were found 40 less than 81 dad
skylArks, and large Buasher Of llaBets,
thrnshes. bullhnebes, etc. A geRlleman
connected with ibs Customs 81 Dover
stated that Il !. well known thai large
premium was paid TO men Ike the priso-
ners for these birds, aud that II waa with.
IN his coguisahoe that during The lasl
fortnight no less than 2,o00 Of the bright.
est plamaged bIrds from Normandy haA
passed thFough Dover on their way 10 .
iifm Of niliiaers Ia London, their dealt.
naiion evidently being 10 ornament The
has and boanets Of Belgrsyisn ladies'.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-01-13

Mr. Kerr, the new Speaker, b . tall
stately man. nore thsH six feet In hight,
bFoAdfhoaIdered, wiih hsad sllpolssd.
fall growth ofbroSa baif, and eyss that
seem % read you through Al a glance.
His schoiarship il Of The highest order
books are bis dearest companions, and
biz judgement Of mss i keen asd dis.
eliminating The man l. whDIIy prseti-
cal There IL no siement of harnoF or 70.
mAnes sb0ntAisn. and bic maassFs sEs
IdigniaaA aip0s n Assiesiiy, lie is II
yeaV Did. a5t4
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-01-13


II was on his journey through Zealand.
Funen and JntlApd that be mot young
girl with whom be fell deeply In love,
but who, unfortunately, st the time VS.
engaged 10 another man, and ~ Aader.
sen never met smother woman whom be
could love ~ he loved this girl, he re-
mained unmarried ali bis life. Many
years later peasant girl, who hsd beard
about bin ~ great sRd world Feaowu-
ed poet, whom all meu honored and
who, believe, had also road some OF his
stories ook II into her bead that be
was ,he one man she wanted TO marry.
50 she started cut for Copenhsgan,
where Andersen WAS then living. went 10
bis house and told him her errsnd. Yoa
can imagine how astenisbcd be must
have been At being told by ysang, hand
some girl that she wished 10 Iaarry hin.
! should be very good 10 you. said sbs,
aud always take good eare Of yen. Bat,
my dear girl, don't wish to be married,
answered he snd she departed As sud
denly 81 shs bad come.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-10
EScIun OF linnIictS

Sunday night last twelve of the con-
victs employed by Capt. j. a. Hoskins
effected an escape by cutting hole
through the roof of the building in
which they We're confined. Their names
are: VIM. Kelley, white, and Jno
Monroe, white, of Bolivar county; Ber
Martin, colored, Pamela; E. Halfway
white, Lowndes; Andrew Jones, colored
Henry Taylor GqlqzzAffd7g on, z 7Gdbo. New.
man, colored, Hancock; Overton Har.
ria, colored, aud John Howard, colored,
Tunica. Jno. Monroe, Henry Taylor,
Robt Harris, and another prisoner,
whose name has not been learned. have
been captured. Mr.. VIM. Mitchell ,one
of the guards, but who was off duty at
the time the escape was made, shot
Robt. Harris near town Sunday night
in attempting to arrest him. He fired
two shots, one of which passed through
Harris thigh.-BrOOhaUen Ledger.
And this is what comes of hiring out
criminals. The foolish economy re-
suits in turning a dozen convicts loose
upon society like so many unclaimed
tigers. The system is bad one.
Crime should be severely punished,
and made detestably odious, otherwise
it will increase. Escapes have occur
red in like manner with the above, and
altogether it looks like tampering with
the whole system OF law, government,
crime, and the best interests of society.
Economizing in this way is in wisdom
fair offset to the unauthorized use of
public money in life annuities. The
press ought boldly to condemn foolish
parsimony and simpering benevolence.
If convicts can't be kept safely in the
custody of such man as Capt. Jas. A.
Hoskins, they are unsafe outside of the
walls of the Penitentiary-the place tc
which the law assigns them.-Port
Gibson ReyejUe.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-10
The DpatI, of Custer.

Referring to the dastardly attempt OF
the Radical press to damn the memory
of Gen. Custer with faint praise, by at
tributing his death to his own reckless
ness, the Louisville Courter-Journat
we'll says:
We have no heart to indite rhetoric
about Custer. We knew him intimate
ly, and we were familiar with his mo-
tives, purposes and feelings. He chat
ed under departmental injustice, and
was goaded to his death by the miserable
system which Grant and Belknap have
established. There is no use mincing
words about it. The man was bounded
like dog. He was not given a dog S
chance. The President is an accom-
plice to his murder and the immolation
of his command. The Republican
party is responsible for the disaster.
The whole affair was, more or less, a
set-up job, because Custer was not a
thief. All this talk about RECKLESS
courage" is a mere blind to cover up
villainy.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-10
A Bit of Romance.

A rather romanic ending of q leap
year adyenture 2ec4rred a one Of 53nnns
of the bellies of'the place, remarkable for
her good practical sense as well as her
education and good looks, joined with
few of her sisters in inviting some of
the young men to accompany them to
the Literary club one evening last
spring in the usual spirit of fun which
characterizes such adventures intending
nothing but fun. Soon afterwards her
friend returned the call, and then came
again and again. apparently much pleas
ed with the company he found in the
girl who had esco,ted him to the club.
Things went on about as usual in such
cases, until few weeks ago. when on
one occasion, she interrupted the usual
course of eventf by saying. "See here,
Henry, I d like to known if you mean
business by these repeated calls? I
mean business, and if Won love me as
we'll as love you I'd like to make you
my husband, and the sooner the better -
Henry said, eyes, business, and any
time YOU may fix will suit me-" The
two were joined in one soon after. ev-
erybody but the old prudes admlring
the matter of-fact manner of terminal
ing what was begun in bit of juvenile
fun. Why not? She had as much
right to make her sentiments known in
plan English as he had, and she show
ed her good sense in doing it. Score
one for the centennial leap-year.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-10


Rev. G. II. Spnrgeon, III his new
book says all the stories told Of Dr. Gill
are somewhat grim. He could not
come down to the level Of men and wo-
i17l, inen ~ una When he attempted to do 50
he looked like Hercules with the dis
taft, or GoIiah threading needle.
When he verged upon the humorous,
the jokes were ponlerons and over
whelming, burying his adversary as
we'll as crushing him tits said that
a garrulous dame once called on him to
find fault with the excessive length of
his white bands.
"Wel, well, said the Doctor, ''what do
you think is the right length? Take
them and make them as long or as short
as you like. ,"
The lady expressed her delight; she
was sure her dear pastor would grant
her request, and therefore had brought
her scissors with her and would do the
trimming at once. Accordingly, snip,
snip, and the bibs returned.
Now" said the Doctor, ''my good sis
ter. you must do me good turn also. :"
Eyes, that I will Doctor. What can
it be-"
"Well, you have something about you
which is great deal too long, and [
should like to see it shorter.
Indeed, dear sir, will not hesitate, !"
said the dame; "what is it? here are the
scissors, use them as you please
"Come, tLen," said the pastor, "good
sister put out your tongue.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-10
IIucOmmunicatiye Husbands.

"Ruined by his wifes extravaganza
is the remark made of three~fourths of
our bankrupt men. Doubtless it is
true enough in too many cases, but cer>
tainly not all. Some husbands do not
make their financial affairs a topic OF
conversation at home, and their better
halves know less of their husbands af-
fairs than they do of their neighbor's.
Some weeks since a lady was first in
formed of her husbands suspension by
reading an announcement in e paper
which she accidentally took up in u
store while waiting to have an order
filed. Whether it was pride or fear
that prompted the secrecy can not be
stated, but what can be expected from
wives in the way of true economy II
they are only silent partners in the mat
rimonial partnership? Nothing
wounds a tender-hearted, loving wife
so keenly as the knowledge that her
husband does not give her his conf
dence. At all times, under any circum-
stances. between a married pair there
should be perfect confidence as far as
matters appertaining to each other, or
affecting each others interest are cons
cerned.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-10
Pluck Will Win.

In the course of an admirable address
to the law class of the Vanderbilt Uni>
versity, Judge T. L. Sneed told tka
following anecdote, which we think ls
worthy preservation and perpetaation:
"Aft,r the commencement of June, 1927.
at the University of Alabama, single
student fingered in the villge of
Chapel Hill, all the rest having tetnrn>
ed to their homes. He had not money
to go bv public conveyance to lis dis
tant home. He was a graduate, and
was waiting for remittance fron home
which fond father. struggling with
poverty, was endeavoring to earn for
him. The remittance came, bu}it did
not come in time. The impatieni youth
determined to walk to his hane in
Tenn essee. While in store one day,
buying some coarse fabric of witch to
make knapsack, there was an id Or
ange county farmer sitting on thecoun-
ltI HttCliilS ulo -ouIS
man, said he, what do you propose to
do with the cloth?' Ipropose to have
knapsack made DO you pppose
to walk home?' Yes, sir, sail the
youth. We'll, said the farmer, 'such
pluck as yours is apt to win. 1 lave a
good riding horse and saddle It. my
home which shall be yours as gift The
youth hesitated. Then, said tn, far
mer, if you propose to buy it. serd me
one hundred dollars in four years with
ont interest-or whenever you are able
to do so out of the money you erned
yourself The bargain was stuck
The young man mounted his hors, the
next day. and went on his way rejoicing,
and in less than three years the fire old
granger received one hundred dollars.
the first professional earnings ove' and
above frugal living, of the late Ghief-
justice of Tennessee.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-10
A Fish That LIVES In the Mud.

Here's story of fish who can live
without water. This accomplished
scaly gentleman is native OF Africa
where most of the wonders come from
a-days-and has the misfortune to
belong to river which dried up every
summer. Rather a discouraglng cir
cumstance to fish 1 should say; but
this little fellow doesn't mind it. When
the water gets very low he coolly bur
rows nearly two feet in the mud on the
bottom, and there he stays, while the
hot sun dries up the water and bakes
the mud till it is full of deep cracks.
When the water comes back, fills the
cracks, and soaks into the ground, the
mud fish comes out as lively as ever.
One of this family has lately gone to
live in an aquarium in England. where
his ways can be studied; and now we
shall know how he gets on in water all
the year round.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-10
The Fighting Trick.

Soon after benevolent looking, red
headed man had taken seat in Mon
roe Avenue saloon yesterday, little,
withered up old man came in and asked
him to take something. They both
drank, the cigars were called for, and
the little man turned to the other and
said:
"For thirty long years have follow
ed your trail day and night. You
broke up my happy family, villain that
you are, but now come out here and
fight me like man."
81 will fight you to the DEATH" was
the determined reply, and both rushed
into the back yard, talking about bow,
ie- knives, unhonored graves, and SC
forth. The saloonist ran to the front
door, whistled for policeman, ard then
hurried back to the door to protest
He saw coat-tail going over the fence.
realized the situation and went in and
solemnly wiped off his bar with his ell
bow. while sad smile lurked around
the corners of his mouth.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-10
IIow Much Butter is Made and COnsUm-
ed Annually,

The New York Grocer furnishes the
following statistics of the production
and consumption of butte. in the Unit
ed States:
Statistics were originally compiled
here some two years since, and first
published by the Butter and Cheese
Exchange. They place the number of
mich COWS in the United States at 49,
100000 and credit them with product
of, in round numbers, 1,400, 900, 900
pound of butter. They were arrived at
first by an estimate made by an old and
and very intelligent butter merchant OF
this city, who has given much thought
and careful study to the subject, and
whose Investigations led to the follow
ing calculation: That of our popula-
ton 5,O00,O00 would consume one
pound of butter each per week; 10000
900 would consume three>quarters OF a
pound each; 10000, 900 would consume
one-half pound each, and 10000, 900
would consume one>quarter of pound
each, making total consumption OF
! t,04O,O 100000 by 35,O00,0OO people
This, it is calculated, is for table uso
alone, and one-third is added for Gull
nary purposes, giving an aggregate COR
sumption of nearly 1,40O, ,0OO.OO0
pounds, the difference being made up
by the exports.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-10
Kissing the Bride.

The custom of kissing tlfe bride at a
Wedding is one of antiquity, and while
often among the finer classes II has
fallen into disuse, it is still insisted on
with great vigor. A very amusing sto-
ry is told Of Kentucky backwoods-
man, who had, after long and ardent
courtship of the belle of one of the
Kentucky cities, won her for bride.
She had for long time, wavered in
her choice, undecided whether to take
him or gentleman of wealth and posi-
tion in the city, but finally chose the
humber lot in obedience to her heart.
The wedding was celebrated in great
style, and the manly groom was almost
as much admired for his colossal pro-
portions, athletic symmetry. as was the
bride for her exceeding loveliness.
Among the guests was the unsuccess-
full suitor, who was well aware of the
jealousy with which the groom had re-
garded him, but had overcome his cha
grin at his failure, and was sincerely
anxious to congratulate the BRIDE. One
by one the guests offered their good
wishes and their hearty kisses, while
the groom looked on with approval and
delight. At length, among the rest
came the rejected lover.
The young groom watched him keen
ly, but without the least animosity il
his expression. The unfortunate riva
felt the delicacy of his position, and moi
caring to provoke the husbands ire, he
did not proffer the salute which was
customary. AZ he was giving place tt
others, after wishing the new pair we'll
the groom grasped his arm with iror
fingers, and, in low tone, said:
"She's my wife, and I propose to see
that she is treated as WEI. as my wife
should be treated. If you don't kiss
her, I'll break every bone in your body.
Rather than quarrel, the gentleman
kissed the not unwilling bride, and the
! groom was satisfied.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-10
Emp0Ijte Things.
Loud and boisterous laughing.

Loud and bolsterous laughlnS.
IVead1nS5 ~~ffor--s,, l-a-------- e--1
Reading aloud in company without
being asked.
Taking when others are reading
Splitting about the house, smoking OF
chewing.
Cutting finger-nails in company.
Leaving church before public wor-
ship is closed.
Chewing anything and despoiling the
floor and walls of church during ser
vice or any other time.
Whispering or laughing in the house
of God.
Gazing rudely at strangers on the
streets or elsewhere.
Turning your head or body in order
to see who enters the church.
Leaying a stranger without seat.
A want of respect and reverence fol
seniors.
10 neglect the aged under any cir
cumstances.
Correcting older persons than your.
self, especially parents.
Receiving presents without an ex-
preston of gratitude.
Making yourself the hero of youl
own story.
Laughing at the mistakes of others.
Joking others in company.
Commence talking before others have
finished speaking.
Answering questions that have heen
put to others.
Commencing to eat as soon as you
get to the table.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-10
A Bows Coming Crop.

No one might have been the wiser If
he hadn't stubbed his toe on the street
and sat down on tho curbstone to cry
about it. No one with any heart ID
him can pass q grieving boy without
making an attempt to console hlm.
Little Tom wiped the tears away, scan
ned the nickel placed in his hand. and a
faint smile crossed HIS face as he said;
"Thankee, sir, and. sir, do you know
how long it takes canary seed to grow
into birds?"
When asked to explain, he said that
he planted five cents worth in the back
yard over a month ago, and he didn
see why the canary birds didn't sprout
up If they were ever going to. He had
faith, and who would have been mean
enough to destroy it?
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-10
Louisiana Safe.

Tom Collins, OF mystic notoriety, and
who has kicked up more disturbances
in more different places and oftener,
and with less injury both as to body
and character, than any one elese, IN q
communication to the New Orleans
Picayune of the 18th, says:
"If am elected Governor will pac
ify the Bourbons, and win the conf
dence and affection of the negro. l
will calm the fears of the slippery lin.
gered carpet>bagger and endeavor to
moderate in some way his appetite fol
public plunder; and thus, by restricting
the opportunities and the temptations
to steal, will disarm the wrath OF the
lurking Ku-Klux. Under my admin
istration the lion and the lamb shall lie
down tngether, and the sbandlt' ano
the s'bummer" shall wander hand II
hand through paths of pleasantness
and peace.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-10
A GnntIeIn0Il.

When you have found a man, you
have not far to go to find q gentleman.
You can not make gold ring out of
brass. Yon can not change Cape
May crystal to diamond. You can
not make gentleman till you find a
man. To be gentleman it is not suffi-
cient to have had grandfather. To
be gentleman does not depend on the
tailor or the toilet. Blood will de6en-
crate. Good clothes are not good hab-
its. The Prince Leo Boo concluded
that the hog was the only gentleman in
England. as being the only thing that
did not labor. A gentleman is just a
gentle-man; no more, no less; dia-
mOnd polished that was first o diamond
in rough. A gentleman is gentle. A
gentleman is modest; A genp5tlMsWfosppa sp5M fo ppaiiss iiss
offence, as being one who never gives
it, A gentleman is slow to surmise
evil. A gentleman subdues his appe-
tites. A gentleman refnes his taste.
A gentleman subdues his feelings. A
gentleman controls his speech. a gen
tleman deems every other better than
himself. Sir Philip Sidney was never
so much of gentleman-mirrort though
he was of English knighthood-as when,
upon the field of Zuthyhen, as he lay
in his own blood, he waived the draught
of cold spring water, that was to quench
his mortal thirst, in favor OF a dying
soldier St. Paul describes q gentle>
man when he exhortcd the Phrllppian
Christian: "Whatsover things are
true, whatsoever things are honest,
whatsoever things are just, whatsoever
things are pure, whatsoever things are
lovely, whatsoever things are of good
report, if there be any virtue, and if
there be any praise, think on these
things" And DR.. Isaac Barrow, and
his admirable sermon on the callings of
a gentleman. pointedly says: ''He
should labor and study to be leader
unto virtue and noble promoter there
of; directing and exciting men thereto,
by his exemplary conversation; encour-
aging them by his countenance and au-
thority; rewarding the goodness of
meaner people by his bounty and favor;
he should be such gentleman rs Noah,
wLo preached righteousness by his
words aud works, before a profane
world"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-10
Printing Officss not Taxable.
OFFICE AUDITOR PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, [
JACKSON. MISS. June 80, '76.

OFFICE AUDITOR PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, [
JACKSON, MISS. June 80, rs.
L. ". Coneriy, Magnolia, Miss:
DEAR S1R:-Yours of 25th inst,
making enquiry as to whether printing
Offices are liable to taxation, is received.
In reply, I have to say, that the rule
has long been not to tax printing Offices
If any one should be exempt, l think it
should be the printers, who are usually
the hardest worked and poorest paid
devils on earth. If, however, you have
a printer in your county who has any
thing to pay on, it might be a whole
some lesson to the fraternity to take 1t
from him and then get the patrons OF
his paper to pay up enough OF their
delinquent subscriptions to pay his way
to the Centennial, where, I take it, he
would be a greater curiosity than the
Egyptian curiosities centuries ago col
lected there If you can find such an
one, there is millions in, him, and l
will take any amonnt of stock on invest
ment. Very truly, yours.
W. H. GIBBS, Auditor.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-08-10
Queen VictOria'S Reign.

ssDryasdust" writes to us, under date
of June Goth: AS Queen Victoria to-
day begins the fortieth year of her
reign, it may interest some of your
readers to be reminded that she has
now attained very high rank on the
roll of our kings for length of reign,
having lately passed Henry VIII. and
Henry VI, she. now stands fifth in or
der, being still junior or inferior only to
Elizabeth, and the three long Thirds,
Edward Henry and George. OF our
carly English or ante-Norman kings, no
other reigned so long as Ethelred the
unready, but his thirty eight years are
already exceeded by our present SOW
ereigns thirty-nine years. Elizabeth's g
reign, from the death of Mary, Novem-
Der 18th, 1858, to her own death, March
24th, 1903, lasted forty four years and
one hundred and twenty>six days; SO
that Victoria has to reign five years and
one hundred and twenty-six days be-
yond to-day before she will equal her
great forerunner. Then will remain
ahead only Edward ILL.,, fifty years and
nearly five months; Henry Ill, hfty-
six years and nineteen days; George
I'LL. fifty-nine years an three months.
But of course even these long reigns
look short by the seventy-two years OF
Louis XIV, of France. Probably no
reipned over SO long space Of time be-
tween them as Louis XIV and XIV, who
from 1913 to 1744 made up together one
hundred and thirty-one years, or an
average of rather more than sixty i've
years per reign. How long will it be
before France enjoys or suffers one
hundred and thirty-one consecutive
years of rule under two persons, or
! even under two forms OF government?