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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-22

EREEuOLD apd NEW-YORK RAILWAY
connections foot OF Lberty-st for Freehold at
7.45. ll.45 "a. nv. 4, 5:lj p.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-22
&.iueiral jnslrume1Is

CABINET or PARLOR RGANS-LGrgest
X assortment best the world: lowest prices $50 and
upwards for cash testament rented until rent PAYS
the WareTO0ms ~ the Manufacturers % Umonsquare
MASON & UAttLTN ORGAN GO.
KRANICH & BACH, DAB East 23d-st., near
- 2daFc, have beautiful assortment OF line PanofoIes,
both new and which they Offering very low.
Pianos lens and FOd on nstaimcnts.
I IGHTE q ERNST, old house Of Lghte 81
bradbury. ,ne tI,lT splendid PiANoFoRIEs Al low
prces easy monthly az II f1st 4sG Also
Smiths AMERICAN ORGANS.
e Y. BALL IL Co..
IDs No. ii EAST l4TH-ST.
Chickering'S stBpway's ard other Pianos snd orgSns N"
fcrc9-h. on ins,aliiuent luc f.T r-n'.
DERENG THESE EgAEsR9 TIMES
We will sell octave Pianos sl,0 ~ octave 500 cash
-Oos Stops, 500
stops sSS stops. Sio cash not used year m pc zoe
order MOafhy Instruments received Tor new fllin, ny
ORGANS or % led paid HORACE WAiilIN SON,
80 Fast 1sihat. between BROADWAY ANA University p M
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-22

LOOKING unto jesus" "Jesns only"
Twentieth Anniversary the Fulton Street Daily
Prayer messing will take place on MONDAY September "a,
1877 ~ O'Clock Middle Dutch Church
thst Ano Iaayettepl, between Broadway and Bowery.
Please Circulate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-22
Religions Notirce

Al S,nnton street Baptist Church stanton, between
fir,,stie and Forsvthsts SAMUEL KNAPP. Pastor, will
ore Oh SABBATH DAY MORNING at 1880; EVENING
n 80. All are invited.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
Uisconfented Ellen.

She was discontented because of her
unlimited time for doing just nothlng,oi
merely as she pleased.
The long days of vacation had come,
and she had already grown weary OF
nothing to do.
"Read," suggested her mother.
~ have" she answered pettishiJ
"about foreign cities and foreign ships
until they dance before my eyes like
stars. Minarets | can see flashing IL
the sunlight, and ships rushing
through the water, until [ am almost
blinded. Aud I am tired of reading.
"Try fairy stories," said mamma.
"Oh, they are Stupid.
"You might assist fnamma with th
weeks mending, or sing for baby, o
dust the parlors; something of the
sort.
.I don't like house>work; and ther
is Bridget for that. "
"Very well, then." said weak, inaul
gent mamma. "SuppoEe you so dow
to old Mrs. CAROLS with that grSel.
so dear! Through this hot sun? N
indeed ),
Ellen went up stairs to idse away tn
long morning, and this was only tn
1 fourth day OF vacation.
! How many Ellens are there?
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
areasing Wagons.

A good wagon costs considerable
sum and it should be taken proper care
OF and made to last as long as possible.
Few persons understand the import
ance of thoroughly lubricating the
axles, etc., of wagons and carriages,
.ahd 5tllf fewer know which are the most
suitable lubricators to use, and the
proper way of applying them. 4 well
made wheel will endure ordinary wear
from ten to twenty five years, if care is
taken to use the right amount of the
proper lubricator, but if this matter Is
not attended to, wheel will be used up
in five OF six years. Lard should never
be used on wagon, for is will pehe-
trate the hub and work itself out all
around the lemons of the spokes and
spoil the wheel. Tallow is the best lub~
ricator for wceden axle trees and castor
oil for iron.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
wsrs of the World.

An Italian organ~erinder, in SIDE
,lraot in London, with terribly bad
Instrument, was moaning piteously his
II s,ccess. He had taken not penny
HI dav, and had not the where"l'hai
for night lodging. Presently show
;lv dressed woman came along. what
t,o matter old mani The Italian artist
told his tale. The woman was evidently
touched by the mans tears 1--WE Il
soon nut that right" she exclaimed
"Giye me your organ" When she
,oord ;ts tones she WINGED little. "1ou
ore q little out of tune, friend" she
said rebukingly, but she set OFT piayiDg'
While the old man looked on bewildered
and crowd began to gather. Inc oic
ma, stood still until the woman was
nrovoked into chiding him for not hav
;,o recourse to his hat. "Pass it aroun'
and be quick; it's money you want
;sn,t it2 The old man obeyed, and the
n;r, sang to the organ until good har
vest OF pennies had been reaped' WI
thot do friend?" she asked, and recelv-
;na an affirmative answer, resigned TIL
Y instrnment and passed rapiay sway
laughing.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
Ca-Igle Oh Darwin.


\ correspondent OF tho Hartford
Comnpi, VINO has been paying a visit
10 Carlyle (now in his SD Year,, gives
the following as the expression of his
views in regard to certain class of
modern scientists in England:
"So-called literary and scientific
classes in England now proudly give
themselves to protoplasm, origin Of
species, and the like, to prove that
God did not build the universe. l
have known three generations of thu
Darwins, grandfathcr, father, and son;
atheists ALL The brother Of the pres
ent famous naturalist, a quiet man,
who lives not far from here, told me
that anr5ng his granAfather's effects he
found seal engraved with this legend.
"Omnid ca coRchjS," everything from
n clamshall! saw the naturalist not
many months ago; told him that | had
read his ''Origin of the Species" and
other books: that he had by no means
satisfied me that men were descended
from monkeys, but had gone lar to-
wards persuading me that he and his
so>called scientific brethren had
brought the present geEeration OF Eng
lishmcn very near to monkeys. A good
sort of man is this Darwin, and well
meaning, but with very little intellect.
All. it is a sad and terrible thing to see
nigh a whole generation of men and
tonen; processing to be cultivated,
looking around in purbiind fashion
and finding no God in this universe.
suppose it is a reaction from the reign
of cant and hollow pretensc, processing
to believe what in fact they do not be
lieve. And this is what we have got.
All things from frog spawn; the gospel
of dirt the order of the day. The old
er grow-and l now stand upon the
brink of eternity-the more comes back
to me tl-s sentence in tie catechism,
which / learned when child, and the
fuller and deeper IFS m'eening becomes
-"What is the great end of rTan?
..To glorify God, aud to enjoy Him for
ever No gospel of dirt, teaching that
men have descended from frogs
through monkeys, can ever set that
aside"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
e MRM MQTEG:
A Good Idea.

The following is the ttaHslation OF 4
notice pSstsd on the walls OF the riiral
schools and at the entrance of the gov
eminent forests in France:
Department of agriculture-T The bill
is placed under the guardianship of the
good sense and honesty of the public.
"The hedgehog feeds upon mice and
other rodents, on snails aud other crea
lures hurtful to agriculture. Do not
injure the hedgehog.
"The toad, the great friend of the
farmer, destroys from twenty to thirty
insects every hour rt not kill tile
toad.
"The molc-He is the destroyer of
innunerabl9 insects destructive to
plants. vegetable Substances have
neve- ,Ysou faand in his stomach; he
does fa3 r.oae good harm. Do not
harm the mole.
"lAe hanrcton "a variety ot tTjh6-
bug)-The mortal enemy of jssricu1ture,
lays from seventy to eighty eggs. Death
to the hanneton.
"Birds-Every province in FraEcc
loses millions annually through the
havoc made by insects, and the birds
are the only creatures capable of keeps
ing :hem in check. They are the best
friends 20 the farmer. Cl.ildten, do not
rob the nests of the birds"
Here is hint to The teachers of our
rural schools, wtieE, il acted upon, may
reetilt in incalculable good.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25

WHEN the late General Bartlett had
been several times wounded, he wrote
to the lady whom he Intended to mar
ry, releasing her from her engagement.
She replied: "I'll marry you if there's
enough left OF your body to hold your
SOUL"
This story always was a pretty one.
It was formerly told of Sir Thomas
Trowpridge, who was bsdly wounded
at the battle of the Alnia, and his .fdn-
Gee. 1t has also been related in regard
to several distinguished French officers
and their wives. 1t originated, we be-
Here, iii the case of an English officer
who was badly cut up during the wal
of 1872, and wrote home to release his
sweetheart from her promise. Probab
ly it has never been told of bravel
man or better woman than III it, las
version.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
a BRILLIANT ADVENTURE.

"A OnAGLLAN all ' AN " o6s
The time was abous fortnight before
Christmas. There were not rany tflv>
elera, and [ had compartment i'll the
early tida! train to myself. My dcstina-
ton was Paris, my errand to convey
from my father "a London jeweles end
silverbmith) to his agent i'll that city q
~Ary valuable brilliant ring. 'Ihe dla-
monds in it are worth five hundred
pounds if they are worth penny, my
father had said to me, $50 | hope you
viii take special care of the ring, Ned,
and neither lose it on the way nor allow
yourself to be rebbed cf It. I smiled
a little supetcilior.sly as my father
spoke. As if it were at all likely that l
should lose it or allow it 10 be stolen
from me! 1 was just turned one and
twenty, and my father had no right to
speak to me as if [ were boy.
| had got the ring safe i'll an inner
pocket of my waistcoat, as l took care
to assure myself from time TO time. l
had not seen it since my father put it
into the little velvet lined Do1, in which
it was still shnt up. When [ had flu
ished my first cigar and had got through
tie morning news, she thought struck nc
that might as well have another look
ut the ring. There could be no harm
in that, you know. l took the box oa'
of It's hiding place and opened it, My
ewes we're dazzled as | looked. There
lay the daring in lis nest of purple vel
vet. Who could have resisted the pleas
ure of taking it out and trying it on
Certainly not l. First on one hnge
and then on another ! tried it. Had i
been made for the third finger of m.
right hand, It could not have fitted nj
better. 1t looked simply exquisite.
Now 1 came to think of it, was ther
or could there be safer hiding>plac
for the ring than my fuger? l had onl
to keep my glove on, and not sou
would know anything about it. 1t wa
far safer there than in my pocket. |
such case to hesitate was folly.
placed the ring on my finger, and pu
the empty box back into my pocke
AS was alone there was NO occasio
to put my glove on just then; SO l mus
ed and smoked, and watched Che man
colored rays of light that flashed fro
the brllliants, and wondered what gre
swells finger the ring was destined
to decorate. How I wished that : cou
call it mine!
There was no haina in dazzling Il
Eeyes Of tile ticket collector WITH it. T
was only railway ofeial. But toe
) care to pull on my glove and button
before alighting from the train. A qua
! ter of an hour later we were steamir
swiftly out of Dover harbor.
j, Phere were not more than a dozt
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
Preparing Rice for the Table.

So very few people know how TO cook
rice-a delicious article of food-prop>
erly, that New Haven paper preseribes
a method said to be better them all
others. This is to soak the rice for
several hours in cold salt water; then
take it out and put it in the stew pan,
ir which the water is air ady boiling,
and let it boil briskly for ten minutes.
Next. drain it in cullender or any con-
venient way. Cover it up hot by the
fire for few minutes and serve. The
grains will be found double the usual
size, and quite distinct from each other.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
If We Were Boys Again.

Let me tell you, my young friend
some of the things | you'd do if | were
a boy again; some Of the too often neg
lected acts would strive to accomplish
If it were in my power to begin all over
anew.
If were a boy again, I would have a
blank book in w|tirit | could accord,
sbefore going to bed, every day B
! events just rs they happened to me
personally. If [ began by writing
only two lines day iii my
dairy, [ would start my little
book, and faithfully put down what
happened to interest me.
On its pages ! would rote down the ha-
bits Of birds and animals as / saw them,
and if the horse fell i'll, down should go
his malady in my boob ,and what curhd
him should 90 there too. If the est or
dog showed any peculiar traits, they
should all be chronicled in my diary,
rnd nothing worth recording should e.
cape me.
There are hundreds of things I world
correct in my lie if [ were boy again,
and among them is this special one: !
would be more careful Of my teeth.
Seeing since I have grown up, how
much suffering is induced by the bad
habits of constantly eating candies and
other sweet nuisances, l would shut my
mouth to all allrements of that sort.
Very lot and very cold substances l
would studiously avoid.
Toothache IN cur country is one of
the national crimes. Half tie peoplesI
We meet have sweilad faces. The dent
ist thrives here as he does in no other
land on the planet, and it is because We
spoil our teeth at the age of five to- six
years. A childeight years old, asked me
not long ago if l could recommend him
to dentist "who didn't hurt' pitt
ed him, but l was not acquainted with
such an artist. They all hurt, and they1
can not help it, poor, hard working
gentlemen, charging, as they do, like
Chester.
[ would have no dealings with to
bacco; in any form, if were boy
again. Ny friend Pipes tells me he
is such martyr to cigar-Stoxes that his
life is burden. The habit of smoking
has become such a tyrant over him that
he. carries tobacco bowsprit at his
damp, discciored lips every hour of the
day, and he begs me to warn all the
boys of my acquaintance, and say to
them emphatically, Don't learn to
snrokep He tells me, sadly that his
uead 4 sometimes in such dizzy
whirl, and his brain SO foul from long
habits Of smoking he can not break off,
that he is corapolled to. forego much
that Is pleasant IN existence, and Eve
a tobacco-@crtured life from year to
year. Poor Pipes he is sad warning
to young fellows vito are just learning
20 use the dirty, unmannerly weed.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
-HcCOmb CITY Intelligence.
4 Cheap and Economical Mouse Or
Rat Trap.

Take heavy coffee cup inverted owe
reed, c~o edge of the cup resting
within the eighth of an inch of the end
which is closed by the joint, the other
end being filled with suitable attractive
bait (boiled beef or crumbs of bread)
packed in close, the reed to be of suffi-
eient length to come entirely inside Of
the cup when it falls over the closed or
iointed end by the agitation and nib
bling Cf .he unsuspecting mischieyoua
animal.
The largest rats may be caught in
similar manner with stouter reed II
the same kind under pan or heavy
bowl with weight on top.
+. B. NJ.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
Tanning Sheen Skins.

Trirf the SKINS well, cutting off legs
and III useless parts; wash them thor
oughly clean; nail them to the barn
floor Tor any suitable aoor) with the
wool side down, stretching them well;
wash each one in one half cupful of
salt dissolved in hot water, about five
minutes each day for four or five days;
then take one half cupful of pulverized
alum, dissolve in one quart of wstet
and wash each skin with this cnce u
day for four days; then wheT CRY, take
up the skin and rub with sandstone
to remove all flesh.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
Home Life Hundred Years Ago


One hundred years ago not a pound
Of coal OF cubic foot Of Illuminating gas
had been burned in the country. No
iron stoves were used, and no contrlvan-
ces for eccnomizinss heat were employ
ed until DR.. Franklin invented the iron
framed fireplace which still bears his
name. All tbe cooking and warming
in town and country were done by the
aid of fire kindlod upon the brick
HEARTH OF the brick oven. Pine knots
or tallow candles furnished the light for
the long winter nights, ard sanded floors
supplied the place Of rugs and carpets.
Tho water used for household purposes
was drawn from deep wells by the
creaking "sweep.
No form of ebmp was used IN this
country, SO far as We can learn, until
after the commencement of the present
century. There were no friction matches
in those early days, by aid Of which a
FIRE could be speedily kindled; and if
the fre event OUT upon the hearth
over night, and the timber was damp
so that the spark would not catch, the
alternative remained of wading through
the snow mile or SO, to borrow
brand of neighbor.
Only one room in any home was
wafln unless some OF the family was Ill
in all the rest the temperature was al
zero during many nights IN the winter
The men and wonner of hundred
years ago undres5ea and went to then
beds in temperature colder than tha
of our modern barns and wood-sheds. .ant
they never complained.-Home Jour
Enal;
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
TfT91M 3 1RMS1DM
How to Punish a Child.

/ -
A little child of two or three or four
years old will often have villful fits
Just when we are the busiest; we must
make two rules about this. First, let
what will go to Tie wall, must take d
few moments with my child alone when
[ punish him; and second, l shall, God
helping me, never punish him in anger;
better let him go UNPUBLISHED. Now
see how This works. You have settled
in the sitting room, and left three boys
tosplay together, Your dishes are wash
cd, and you are in the midst Of bread
mixing, when you hear q scuitie,
screams, and Willie runs ont. "Mam-
ma, Bobbie hit mer' "Willie eatched
cold and spitted at mel"aEonls sneezed,
mamma, and you said Robbie musn't
hit ,no. Your hands are in the dough,
safe from dealing sudden punishment,
even if you felt vexed, which one can
hardly be, as the little rogue, watching
your face, steals in; but because Robbie
has happened to iaake You smile at his
description Of r sneeze, you must not
forget he has disobe~ed, Ee is told to
sit alone willie Willie rolls little doIigii
to bake for himself, but, at hint from
you, he promises it to Robbie. That
young man, however. ponts and nuts
tefa some little teEeilious words to him
self. "Robbiosis you strike Willie. or
throw anything at him, to-day, | shall
@hip yon, and put you TO bed-remem-
ber, = The day wears on, and you have
forgotten the threatened punishment;
every moment is busy, when, i:-t as
YOU are about to prepare some dainty
for tea, Willig comes again Robbie
is throwing sticks, mamma" You are
provoked. Why can not your child
ren play an hour or two in peace? Why
docs Willie tell tales? Take moment
to yourself; then give up the nice dish
for tea md take Rilrbie up stairs,
alone. The little fellow is pretty
sober, and ready to cry, if he thinks it
wise move. Robbie, sit on man.
mas lap-so. What did mamma tell
you she would do if you threw sticks?'
whip me-" "Anything else? What
did say you must do?' "Go to bed, )"
Yes, now, darling, mother loves you
very much, and she wants to help yon
to grow up good man. Do you want
to he q good, brave, strong man?' tBet-
ter say more than good, for little boys
often rebel at being merely good)
Yes" "Well. I'm going to help you
to be good, by whippinG yon tor what
Won did wrong, SO that you will not for
ret so soon again; and then you must
lie still in bed till supper time. You
.ssl4i p Aiaa. nat re.;y hard. to be sure;
but il is the fact that mamma docs It
that is the punishiEenti and then You
give him a good pettlng. Some people
think that, when they have punished a
chil4, they have to keep it up, and hide
their love ill the chilI has had his cry
out I think we should try to copy out
Heavenly Father treatment of ns, in
our dealings with our children. When
He Furnishes us, can we not creep close
to Him for comfort to bear the wound?
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
literary and Gsn'ral.
"
An Old Poem hscsurrccied.

BY JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
''Man wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long"
lis not with me exactly SO,
But It's so in the song.
Nv wants are many, and if told,
Would muster many score;
And were each wish a mint of gold
still should long for more.
What first [ want IL daily bread
And canvas-backs and vine
And all the realms of nature spread
Before me when ] dine.
Four courses scarcely can provide
Ny appetite to quell,
With four choice cooks from France besid
To dress my dinner we'll. ..
What next want, at princely cost,
Is elegant attire;
Black sable furs for winters frost,
Aad silks for summers fire,
And Cashmere shawls, and Brussels lace
Ny bosom front to deck
And diamond rings my hands to grace,
And rubic4 for my neck.
| want (who does not wanl?) 4 wife
AHcct;onatc and fair;
70 solacc al the woes Of life,
And all its joys to share.
OF temper sweet, of yielding will,
or firm yet placid mind
With al! my faults to love me still,
With sentiments refined.
And as Times car inccssant runs,
And fortune fills my sore,
| want Of daughters and Of sons
From eight 10 half score.
J ~ant, alar!-can mortal dare
Slch bliss on earth to crayo?-
That all the girls be chastc and fair,
The boys all wise and brave.
I want warm and faithful friend,
10 cheer 'he adverse hou';
Who ne'er to fatter will descend,
ka,,,,.,l
A friend to chide Inc when I'm wrong,
Ny inmost soul tt} sec,
And tba, ,,v f,ien1sbin prove5 ~ strong
For him as h,s far me
want 'he sea'S Oh power anu peace
ne ehS'Sn7 oi cohlh"i'u-
Charged oy the peoples unoo"ght grace
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25

4 CURRENT paragraph asserts that
Theodore Tilton went out ana s'oou ~
h;s beaa in the snow when he heard tna'
plvmouth church had been declared al
unsafe building.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
CHE 8rduhharsa geaaev.
Adyersisiun ksntes

one square. first insertion. sLJO; each
subsequent insertion - cents.
one square one year, S15; tho SQUARES
one year, $2j.
Oine-lpurth column one year SCI; one
nan COLUMN one year Sl0o..
one column one year Size,
Local Notices twenty cents lie.
the space occupied by square is one
inch. 20 '"'
Marriage MOI ccs and deaths, not ex-
ceedinS six lines, published free. All
over six lipes ch arged for at regular ad-
yertising rates.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
te.Belium Frices Of Cotton.

The following table will not be with
out interest to our cotton growers and
buyers. 1t contains the prices of cot
tou at New York for each cotton year
from 1910 to 1861 inclusive with accora-
panying figures, showing the Americaa
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
So1nanissiease,.s Safe.

SO7n?aissie2set"s Sale.
Thompson, Lampkin & Co.
VS..
Elizabeth Jackson.
Decree December Term, 1876, for $3.50 10
BY virtue of the decree oi the Chancery
Court of Lincoln county, / will on
Monday, the 5th Day of Feb, 1877,
at the Court house door of said county
sell, at public outcry, to the highest bidder
for cash, for the satisfaction Of the decree
in above cause, the following lands, to-wit
south west quarter section 1, and nor;h
west quarter and norlh east qnarter q
south west quarter Of section 9, all In
township s, north Of range Z, east.
J. n. BUCKLEY,
Jan f-4t. Commissioner.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
GREAT TIEL!
The ISrket House the
Scene.
Rut tae People are Happy

Geca Use Mike Sut,eI hos opened mark
ct In Bropkhaven, and is selling meat
cheaper than any body. lie viii Kill
none but the fatcst stock, and having had
great experience in the business he is con
iident he can give satisfaction. Don't for
ret him. Jan. lit.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25

oua devil got mad and jumped to his
oase 10 SET two lines to fiji tins space
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25

THERE are not less tgaat che hundred
and sixty different onifnatiohs inthe
United States.