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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-05-10

was upon the hunt for Bill. Bill, the
lode s!ar, whom she follows, WHITTIER
asking caring not, now she feels that
fifty dollars were poor pay to see him
shot.
Oh, the earnest love of woman! Lit
tie for itself it seeks; it is not thing
uncommon for its fame to last six
weeks.
All at once door is busted close to
where the lovers sit-William had got
ND and busted but it was too late 20 git.
Ere he dreamed of fight Or fear once,
or had time to cut and run, old Brown
made his appearance with his double
barreled gun. Susans knees shook
fast and faster, Williams also shook It's
said, till they tumbled down the plaster
of the ceiling overhead.
Susan screamed, her dark hair flying
like meteor streaming far, springing
to her feet and crying, "Please don t
shoot, 0 cruel pal" But that pa, SO
cold and cruel, swore he'd send Bill to
that cline where there is no need Of
fuel for to have a pleasant time. Then
he raised his shooting-iron raving
much and swearing more, till the air
was blue-but why run on thus telling
how he swore? What. oh, what was
William doing while thus raved the old
galoot? seeing plainly what was brew
ing. lie was likewise on the shoot.
"HoId, rash par' exclaimed the
daughter; all unheeded were her cries,
as also the sweet salt water streaming
from her lovely eyes. Standing there
in all the ri9or, old man Brown now
aimed his gun, pausiug ere he pulled
the trigger, thinking maybe Bill would
run. Bill, though, was not Of the cat
tie which neither dare nor do; but once
! showed into battle, he was sure to see
it through. Never since the siege OF
Ilium was Suspense felt more profound;
fol a moment more, and William had
been made to bite the ground.
Quickly drawing his repeater, which
he carried two or three, cooking it at
shortest meter, drew q bead on 0. NJ.
B. Few things rs swift AS lightning
are there. Swift thus came the pistol s
roar, and poor Susan's helpless father
lay there weltering iu his gore! vii
lian's sure, uncrrinG bullet, an internal
slug, no doubt, took 0. NJ. B. in the
gullet, and he waltzod right up the
spout.
ANA tho Corca"r, living nigh him,
came, ',lt William didn't run, feclin2
sure they'd Justify him in the deed that
he hni done; which they did; for pa
pas fnrv, Susan weeping tuld it Q 'er;
AMI to William sad the jury, so ny
son. ana shoot no mnr"-"
tIere NY muse must pause md tarry
I'll she knows is IN this lay; whether
BIZ and Susan marry, she IS not pre-
pared to say. But rs Bill, who is
no ioker-Nith stock cards yon under
stan lin that leadan game Of poker.
played affair and honest hand.
Should he, when there are no traces
left of his unerr;ng shot, meet Sues hand
with but four acas he will no doubt take
the pot; for Sue knows her pm was able,
and had done it with a rush, with his
full to sweep the table, had not William
held flush.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-05-10

A YOUNG lady sent poem to Brit
ish newspaper entitled, II Cannot
Make Him Smile The editor ven
tured to express an opinion that she
would have succeeded had she shown
him the poem.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-05-10
0 WIN HAIR HI II !!

This wonderful preparation caused hair to grow
six feet in length On the head of Kentucky lady
who had been bald, and has restored hair to the
heads of Many gentlemen who had been bald
from 10 to 25 years. Proof positive and unnlis-
taxable from merchants, preachers, doctors,
known as Dr. j. Newton Smiths Hair Restora-
five. which is sod at 90 per bottle, or three for
81. so. Can be expressed but not mailed. Send
for particulars. Cal on your druggists, Or ad-
dress J. P. DRuMGOOIE, Louisviie, Ky.
Nov. g-lry.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-05-10

Marriage notices and deatps. not ex-
ceeding six lines, published free. All
over six lipes ch arged for al regular adj
vertising rates.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-05-10
HOW +. " TO

Aaorn and beautify the head is the great deside
ratum Of all female society: yet no art can equa
the magnificent beauty of long and luxurian
growth of live siken tresses But many ladies
hair falls out 20 rapidly aud becomes 30 short
and thin that they can't support "club" without
the aid of ''dead hair" shorn perhaps from some
diseased scalp. We will tel you how to stop
your hair from falling out at once; how to make
it grow very long and very rapidly by the use OF
an elegant and highly perfumed Hair Dressing,
which cleanses and cools the scalp and is free
from sugar of lead or any other poison.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-05-10

SsIeanEs says the most thrilling tale
he ever listened to was that Of rattle
snake
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-05-10
SAVE z YOUR

money and we will do all the above under con-
tract. Gentlemen who have lost their hair and
become bald-headed, can by the use of the same
article create a growth of new hair all over the
bald spot It will also arrest the hair from fail
ing out and cleanse the scalp from dandruff; il
Will give growth to whskers and moustache,
and as fragrant hair dressing 1t has no superior.
Many persons are ready to cry "humbug,". but,
npnflpmen VOL have YOUR
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-05-10
The Blue Giasa.

whats that you've got?" the old man cries
As peeping over specs he spies
This new invention for chapeau.
The youth replies in tones quite low,
Blue Glass,
"Oh, dear" a malden said, "see mere,
This is shave-pate, that's quite clear"
A tear stood in his bright blue eye;
He answered as he heaved sigh,
Blue Glass.
"Look outl don't bump your head me boy
Or down will go that purity toy"
This was Biddy's farewell speech;
A voice replied, almost a screech,
Blue Glass.
At close OF day az homeward went
The gathering throng that duty sen.
Abroad from early morning light,
Was heard the praises oft that night
OF Blue Glass.
For with flowing locks Of caro-! hue
Was seen this youth and well they knew
What strange wonders had been done
BY our old friend the shining sun.
Blue Glass.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-05-10

His brow was sad, his hair beneath
Hung thin and scattery from its sheath,
While on his smooth, bald pate we're cast
The SUMS bright rays as through they
passel
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-05-10
LOUISVILLE.
r @ II

Or. Hurley's Compound Syrup OF
Sarsaparilla, with or without To-
dine of Potash, is already recog-
nized by the most eminent physi-
clans in all parts of the country,
to be the most surprising remedy
tor certain diseases Of which they
have any knowledge.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-05-10
DR.. SEABRUUK 5 ElIXlT OF Tya
roohosphate of Iron an6 CaIisaya.

This elegant ntcombination possesses all
the Tonic properties of Peruvian Bark
and Iron, without the disa:reeahle
taste and bad effects of either. separate
ly or IN other preparations. Of ID Sc
valuable medicines. 1t should be taken
in ali cases when a gentle tonic impress
sion is required after conNalesrehce
from fevers or debilltating diseases, or
in those distressing irregularities pecu-
liar TO females. No female should be
nitEnut it. If liable to such diseases, Cor
nothing can weIl take lie place.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-05-10
aiferary.
kSiue GLASS.

The morning sun was rising fast
As down the street there quickly passed
A youth, who bore atop his head
that lie gently raid
Was Blue Glass.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-05-10
Nnx'sCE 40 HaOTEsE;asS:

We have. by purchase Of the original receipt,
become sole propretors Of this celebrated lnedi-
cine,
Dr.. geabrook's Infant Soothing Syrup,
We ask yoU to give 1t trial, with an assurance
that you Will in future discard all those nauseons
and destructive stulfs, such as Bateman's Drops,
Godfrey's Cordial, Devices Mixture, etc, com
biratio S Of q past and antl-progressiVe age,
when it was thought tnft the more disgusting
the mi zture the better the medicine.
Use in future only Seabrooks, complnatloh
onite ND with the advancement of the age, pleas
ant to take, harmless in its action, efficient and
reliable IN all caaes.
IL, w. S@AToN cG5 CO.,
MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS,
Sole Manufacturers and Proprietors, Louisville.
For sale by DACGHTRY Il sMYL1E, Brook.
haven, Miss. Mr. Z2-i yr.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-05-10
Extract Jam maiCa Ginger.
Observation-Disclosures

Thcap well Known inks need only De
used to be acknowledge as the best tor
banks, Counting Rooms, and schools.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-02
The Cause of Sleep.

Preyer recently laid before the Asso-
citation of Naturalists at Hamburg
hypothesis in regard TO the slca,ise Of
sleep,'' which he'considers established
by bis experiments. Unlike very gem
orally received idea of its5being due to a
partial emptying Of the blood-yessels Of
the brain, he thinks sleep results from
an accumulation of what he calIss sfar,
tigue, materal'' in the blood, developed
by the activity of the muscles and'of the
nervons system. During sleep, these,
substances are decomposed by the oxy-
gen of the blood, the fangl disappears,
and then sleep comes to an end. In
support Of this view, Preyer adduces ex-
periments which he has made. with
Tactic acid, a. product of muscular ac-.
tivity. By injecting a quantity of this
acid into the bleeapef an animal he pro-
duces artificial exhaustion or fatigue,
and followed by slumber.; and he main
tains that.the administration of the same
substance to man, under certain cir
cumstances, produces sleep. He thus
claims to produce fatigue inducing sleep
by chemical agencies-an assumption,
however, which can not be accepted In
the present state OF our knowledge.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-02
The Electric Light in warfare.

The adoption of the electric light as
means of Illuminating the path of ships
at sea during the night has, as we. re-
Gently pointed out, been followed by the
application of this powerful illuminating
agent to the purposes of naval warfare
and some Of our iron-clads have been
fitted with lights and rejecting appa-
ratus, which will be of great service in
protecting them from such night attacks
by torpedo boats as those lately made
on turkish iron-clads in the Black Sea
and the Danube. The Russian Govern
meht, it seems, are ttfrning theif atten-
ton to the uses of the electric light as
an. illumil. ator for military purposes.
In some experiments recently, made at
st. Petersburg with the special object
of Increasing the distance to which the
light produced by electricity may be
thrown, it was found that the power of
the light is greatly augmented by COW
ering the carbon burner with a. thin
sheet of copper. By this means the
celebrated Alteneck lamp was madeto
increase the power of its light from TO-
210 to 1926 candles, and even this
great power was raised to that repre-
sented by the light of 2o,275 candles by
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-02
A Woman who Wants to Be Hanged.

One of the most singular cases in the
annals of criminal law was decided the
other day by Judge Bingham, in the
Common Pleas Court at Columbus, o.
Some years ago Mrs.Sara M. Victor was
convicted in Cuyahoga County of muir
der in the first degree in having poison
ed her brother, and sentenced te be
hanged, but her sentence was commuted
by the Governor to, Imprisonment for
life. Since that time Mrs Victor has
been confined in the Ohio, ,Penitentiary.
The prisoner spent many of her hours
in solitary confinement, weeping con-
stantly. In January, 1876, she made
application to the courts at Columbus
to have the original sentence carried
out on the ground that she had not con-
sented to the communication. The case
was without a, parallel, Judge Bing-
ham, after having the matter under ad-
visement eighteen months, rendered an
opinion holding that Mrs. Victor is in
law an escaped prisoner after convic-
ton, and issued an order. to the Sheriff
for her delivery to. the authorities of
4Cu5ahoga County to await action by
thefcourts Of said county, thus virtually
granting her request. She will soon be
taken to Cleveland Attorney General
Little, legal adviser of the Warden of
the PeAitentiary, subsequently made
application to the Supreme Court for
leave to file, a petition in error, which
was granted, and aistay of the execution
of Judge Bingham's decision was order
ed until the case can be finally heard.
Mrs. Victor will accordingly remain in
the Penitentiary. It is the opinion of
high legal talent that Judge Bingham s
order will not be sustained by, the Su-
nrerne Court.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-02
Diving. for TOrpedoes.

A letter from Erzeroum in the Ham
burg Correspondent gives some particu-
lars of the new corps of divers which
has been organized by the Turkish Gov.
ernment for the purpose of removing the
torpedoes laid down by The Russians in
the Danube and on the shores of the
Black Sea-. r;ss,s,e-r Il ..-a.. s,.., ...
These divers, says the correspondent,
are Mohammedans from Lazistan, and
a certain number of them are attached
to each of the Turkish squadrons eruis-
ing in the Black Sea- When eiships
arrive near spot where the existence of
torpedoes is suspected, two of the divers
row to the place. in very light boat,
drawing so little water that there is
scarcely any danger of its striking
against the torpedo. On arriving at
their destination, one of the rowers
dives into the sea; If he finds the wire
or rope by which the torpedo is attach
ed,l he cuts itwith a sharp instrument
and returns quickly into the boat. The
liberated torpedo floats to the surface of
the water, the men pass sort of lasso
round it, take it in tow, and then row
baek8o the ship as quickly sas possible.
For each torpedo thus captured the
divers are paid $45, and also sum Of
nloneys equal to one-half, of its value.
Although the men have, been often en-
ployed on this dangerous service, not a
single accident has yet occurred' to- any
of them.-PaU Mall Gazette.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-02

slight alteration in the position of the
carbon and. its covering-viz.: by turn
ing it toward the direction of the object
required to be lighted. 1t was found
that this light was sufficiently powerful
to render objects visible at nigh at a
distance Of over three thousand yards.
These results show that the improve
ments now being made in the system of
electric light, or the lime light, as it
was originally called, are likely to have
an important bearing on the condition
of modern warfare. To garrison pro-
vided with two or three such sentinels
night surprises would have no fears;
and in the arts of peace the vivid and
easily controlled light thus produced
will have still more valuable results
London Globe. l.4s -l @ y e.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-02
Balloons in War.

M. Menier, an inventor of a military
hot-air balloon, recently delivered in
London lecture on wartime aeronaut-
les. In conducting experiments at Wool
wich, his aim has been to find a balloon
which could ascend and descend rapidly
for a prolonged period, could be steer
ed, and could proceed against the wind.
Rejecting hydrogen gas as an initiating
medium because it could not be gene
rated in the air and escaped very freely,
compressed air for the same reason, and
mechanical force as cumbrous and un-
workable, he chose hotiair, because, a
though it requires greater cubical ca
pacity, the material employed for the
balloon need not be specially prepared
and is therefore lighter and less liable to
spontaneous combustion BY employ
ing special kind of fuel, the, balloon
can be kept up in the air for 20 or %
hours, while. considerable changes
in the. destiny, of the air,
and consequent rapid ascefts and de-
scents, are rendered easy. To his bal
loon, which iSsspherical in shape, M.
Menier affixes wings all round except in
front, and tail behind, managed by the
aeronaut, acts las rudder. His balloon
can be made to travel against contrary
winds, and when this is not practicable,
it will tack to and fro like q ship.-Phil-
gdelphia Ledger.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-02
Pinned Right Down.


A grocer doing business on Michigan
Grand Avenue was yesterday asked to
trust a colored man one day for a quart
of strawberries. .-r. -=a--..
Cant do it-you' I'd never pay,p here
piled. - ''A'0 o. -
"I'n pay de money afore 8 O'Clock in !
de mawning," earnestly continued the
colored man. ~ ro,cc.i,;Q
'sPerhaps yoti might, but T don't be-
lieve it. If you have no money now, ,how1
will you have any thenp" .s.n
"Don't ak me, boss; I'll have de cash,
suah. lie just perspiring to death for
de want of strawberries. .n9lF4E& adI
"Does any one owe youp" asked the
grocer. F4t'iii 5ts.t5-3s va a
"NO, sah." satos-T t}A f,.f nrft Ie4
"Then, how do You expect to get any
moneyP''
"Oh, de pay will be all right =
81 guess not. You'll have to try some
one elsen
"Boss, you hez pinned me right down
to cold facts" said the customer. 81
wants strawberries, an dey hez got to
come, an, derefore, let me say dat
i wasn't going out tonight to steal
chickens an sell 'em to git. money! -
"Ah! you wasn 'tp" e'N
"No, sab, 'eause l. dun pulled ,em in
last night, an dey'n be sold to butcher
dis evening. OATS decold fact, mister,
an now wrap up dem strawberries, an
doan' abuse my confidence ifrDetroH
Free, Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-02
Bank of England Notes.

Few persons who handle Bank of
England notes ever think of the amount
of labor and ingenuity that is expended
on their production. These notes are
made from pure white linen cuttings
only, never from rags that have been
worn. They have been manufactured
fornearly 200 years at the same spot
.Laverstoke, in Hampshire, and by the
same family, the Portals, who are de-
scended from some French Protestant
refugees. So carefully is the paper pre-
pared that even the number of dips into
the pulp made by each workman is reg
istered on dial by machinery, and the
sheets are carefully counted and booked
to each person through whose hands
they pass. The printing is done by a
most curious process in, Mr.. Goes de-
.partment within the bank building.
There is an elaborate. arrangement for
securing that no note shall be exactly
like any other in existence Conse-
quently there never was a duplicate of
Bank of England note, except by for
gerry. According to the CITY Press, the
stock of bank notes. for seven years is
about "a 100000 in number, and they
fill $4,000 boxes, which, If placed side
by side, would reach three miles. The
notes, placed in pile, would be eight
miles high; or, if joined end to end,
would form ribbon 1000 miles long;
their superficial extent is more than that
of Hyde Park; their original value was
over S15, 200, 100000, and their weight
over 112 tons.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-02

THE beautiful gold casket presented
to General Grant by the City Of London
has ON the diverse central panel a view
of the Capitol at-~W Washington, and on
the right, and left are the monogram and
arms Of the Lord Mayor. On the reverse
side is aYiew of the entrance to the
Guildhall and an appropriate inscription.
At the end are two figures, also i'm gold,
modelled and chased, representing the
CITY of London and the United States,
and bearing their respective shields, the
latter executed in rich enamel. At the
corners are double columns, laurel
wreathed with corn and cotton, and on
the cover a cornucopia emblematical of
the fertility and prosperity of the United
States.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-04-19
Farmers, Take Notice.

o. p. BRUCE & Co. have adj
ded to their business, on the
north side of Public Square,
next door to National Bank, a
fine assortment of Family Gro
ceries, and have also taken in a
new partner, WV. b. NICKs.
If you have grain to sell, you
will always find them ready and
prepared TO pay the Uery high-
est market price IN cash. If
you want groceries, they will
sell to you as low as the lowest.
To the lovers of the "weed"
we say that tobacco and cigars
are a speciality with them.
Call when you have any thing
to sell or any thing to buy, and
you will then be convinced that
here's one and there's the other,
to be strictly their motto.
feb. 8-tf
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-04-19
EGNetteCiEEe AOC0ES.
-ss~~~~~~~~~>~>>e o1ooo~.~~ooo~.
Everybody Happy and the
"G0Ose Hangs High"

And why not7 is not the dog
law repealed, the ten per cent.
interest law gone where the
"woodbine twineth,' our taxes re.
duced, the Legislature adjourned.
each member presented with a
toothbrush large enough to wash
the mouth of the Mississippi riv.
er, a "Key" in the Cabinet to un-
lock the Augeanstables and cleanse
the Government, and last but
not least, MURRAY & MoRGAN's
Spring and Summer stock is now
complete in every department,
with ladies' hats cheaper than you
can possibly trim up your old ones,
Lsts for every man and boy in the
county, boots and shoes made to
order by the Bay State Shoe and
Leather Co., every pair warran.
ted. An immense stock of ready.
made clothing, all wool two ply
carpeting latest styles and tapes.
try finish, with everything usual
ly kept in first class stores, which
they propose TO sell for cash or
barter at the lowest possible pri.
ces, so as not to render themselves
unhappy.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-04-19
A O. u. w.

The Grand Lodge of the An.
Gent Order of United Work.
men convened in its first regu-
lar session since its organiza-
ton, in Nashville, last Thurs
day. Fourteen lodges were rep
resented by forty delegates, a.
mong whom we note from Pro-
lection Lodge No. 8, Fayette-
vile, VIM. Bonner, jr., Solomon
Heymann and George Asquith.
The representatives to the SUI
preme Lodge, held in Chicago
on the Goth of March, made a
report showing the Order to be
in a fourishing condition, six
States represented in the Su-
prone Lodge having separate
beneficiary jurisdictions.
Many changes were made in
the constitution, the most impor-
tant of which related to the f.
nancial features of the Order.
The ritual was materially mod
fled, and will be ready for dis
tribution in a short time.
The election Of grand officers
resulted as follows:
j. N. Childress, jr., Of Muir
frcesboro, GIN. w. 81 M. Brooks,
of Knoxville, G. F.; e. w.
Hughes, of jackson, G. o.; 2.
r. Albert, of Chattanooga, G.
G.; T. III. Everett, of Nashville,
G. Recorder, j. II. Barnes, of
Edgefield, G. Receiver; g. A.
Thompson, of Nashville, G. w.
The Grand Lodge adjourned
to meet in Nashville in its next
annual session in April, 1878.
No Order has experienced a
more rapid growth in Tennessee
than the Ancient Order Of Uni
ted Workmen. When the Grand
Lodge was organized, February
%, there were only Z Lodges,
with a membership of BIC. Now
it has IA Lodges and a member
ship of $50. The forty dele
gates TO the Grand Lodge rep
resented the best class Of citi-
zens in the most prosperous por-
tons Of the State.
The Order numbers in the sep
arate jurisdictions and lodges
under the immediate control of
theSupreme Lodge about 10000
members.