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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-08-23
RROOKHAVEN MISS, THURSDAY. AUGUST a,3, 1877.

ed from the chaparal and faced it. The
robbers fired as they advanced, and
sweeping by us, charged the escort,
who turned about without firing a
gun, aud scampered away.
The assailants wheeled and opened
fire upon the passengers, the French
officers being the special objects Of at
tack, these two, with a Mexican and Il
Miss Montfort, We're killed. A bullet
ploughed along the lady's arm, then
glanced off and struck her breast, pro
ducing mortal wound. She lived on
ly ten minutes.
Aud this is the end of it ALL" she
said, and with All earnest request to be
laid beside John Mckay, on tile Rio
Seco, she spoke no more. She had the
satisfaction Of knowing that she was
understood, for the uncouth fellow who
had first communicated tie sad news
10 her was a passenger, and he would
have served her if cost his life.
And she had her wish. Tie two
sleep side by side on the banks OF the
river under the shade Of the eoiIee and
banana.
With singular celerity the French
contra~ guerrillas tracked down the rob
bers, carried them to the site Of the
tragedy, and without more ado sAot
them to death. And that scene was
characteristic, 100. The doomed men
smoked ana cUnverapd to the last mo-
ment, and were as merry as if entering
upon q Grand fandango.
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Ruta Barns.

The time is close at hand for the
planting of this valuable turLip, snd
we cannot resist the temptation to re
mind our readers OF its great value in
the provision crop. August is generally
the month for planting III this section;
but August is often not only hot bat
dry, and we have sometimes been
obliged to wait so long for ram that tbs
season too nearly passed for success in
the crop. We would prefer planting
about the middle of August, if we
could be sure of sufficient rain. They
are very accommodating in our climate.
and will grow at any season, but very
slowly during frosty weather, and are
very liable to be scorched and killed by
the sun just after sprouting. The main
points are, first to get a good stand, and
second. early enough to have them well
grown before the first frost. Plant
early, therefore, and plant abundantIy,
that you may have an abundance of
rich milk and butter during the winter.
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farm 5lofes.
A New Theory in Corn.

The Souheln Plantation says DR..
T.. Sturdevant, one Of the editDrs of
the Scientific Farmer, is developing in
the columns of that paper a new theory
in tIllage, the leading iden in which IL
the advantage of root pruning. The
argument is, that pruning the roots, like
pruning the branches, causes them to
send ont fresh shoots which multiply
the leading capacity of the plant. In
the last number OF the paper the Doc
tor presents certain sugges tons IN rela-
tion 10 corn culture, which have at
least the merit Of novelty. These sug-
gestions have been tested by his own
experiments, and though he is not yet
entirely satisfied OF their utility, they
have awakened in his own mind, the
impression that he is at work on line
which promises the most important re
suits il practical husbandry. His the~
ory is as follows:
If stalk of corn can be taken, just
before the appearance OF the tassel or
towering stalk, and cross cut be made
at each Joint, a small ear Of corn will
be seen at each cut, and if carefully
dissected out will be seen 10 be perfect
in its parts. II now, another stalk be
taken, Il little further advanced, so TINT
the tassel NAV be readily seen, and the
same cuts made, we shall find no up
pcarance Of an embryo at the lower
joints, but shall find some at the upper.
4 third stalk taken when the tassel is
in readiness 10 bloom. will show the
ears which ,,re to be developed into the
crop. but none others.
This observation. which was rencat-
edly verified last wear in various fields
of corn and eyplained and demonstrated
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aTansiHe perspiratlon.

We have known otherwise agreeable
people to be so affected with this dlsor>
der as to render them almost obnoxious
to their frieuds and Il modification to
Themselves. For the benefit of sucIl
suffering oues we give couple OF sim
pie remedies which are said TO be ettica-
cious:
Dissolve one ounce Of chlerate pot
assa in one pint OF soft water. Take
one teaspoonful of this mixture night
aud morning. After taxing inwardly q
few days, put tablespoonful of it III a
washbo#l of water, and sponge the per
son with it, coutiuue this treatment q
few weeks AID ali unpleasant odor viii
be gone.
4 few drops OF heartshorn in hot wa
ter is also very efectEal in removing the
sour smelt OF perspiTasion. Ufentlemen
who walk good deal are often troubled
with perspiring feet. Ii they will
bathe their feet every night with cold
water and salt, rubbing them well with
coarse towel, and occasionally with
the hot water and hartshorn, all I'M
pleasant otlor will soon disappear.
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Keep Straight Ahead.

Pay no attention to slanderers and
gossip mongers. Keep straight on in
your course, and let their backbiting
die the death OF neglect. What is the
use OF lying awake at nights, brooding
over the remark of some false friend,
that runs through your brain like light
ningl What is the use of getting into
worry and fret over gossip that has
been set ahoat to your disadvantage, by
some meddIesome busybody who has
more time than character? The things
cannot possibly iniure you unless, in
deed. you take notice OF them, and III
combating them give them standing
and character. If what is said about
vou is true, set yourself right; II 1t IS
false, let it go for what it will fetch. Il
bee sting you, would you go to the
hive to destroy it? Would not ii thou
sand come upon You? 1t is wisdom to
say little respecting the injuries You
have received. We are generally losers
in the end, if we stop to rcfu.e all tLe
backbitiug and gosspin3 we may hear
by the way. They are annoying, 1t Is
true, but not dangerous, so long as we
10 not stop to expostu!ate and scold.
Our characters are formed and sustain
Ell hv ourselves, by our own actions antT
purposes, and not by others. Let us
always bear in mind that the zeal nm
niators may usually be trusted TO time
and the slow but steady justice a pub
lie opinion"
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c37ficct1LI,y.
saying in the Night Watches.

Praying in the Night Watches,
| am not surprised at David s praying
to God in the night watches; at his ris~
ing from his bed, and ascending to the
roof of his house, and when the mighty
heart of the city was still, and the
mountains round about Jerusalem were
sleeping in the calm brliliancy OF an
Eastern uight, that he should gaze with
rapture on The sky and pour forth such
beautiful psalm Of praise as "Hhen l
consider the heavens, the work OF Thy
tiagers, ? etc.
The night IS more suited to prayer
than the day. never wake in the night
without feeling induced to commune
with Cd Oae feels brought more in
t. contact with Him. Tie whole world
ar.aalus, We think, is asleep. Bat the
great Shepherd Of Israel slumbers not,
nor sleeps. IL is awake, 50 are we.
We feel. in the solemn Ind silent night,
alune with Gol. And then there *
everything i'll the circumstances to lead
one t. pray. ELa past is often yivldly
recalled. The voices Of the dead are
heard, and their forms crowd around
You. No sleep can bind them. The
night seems the time in which they
should hold spiritual communion with
man. The future, too, throws its dark
shulOw over YOU the night Of the
grave, the certain death>bed, the night
i, which no man can work. Aud then
everything makes such an impression on
the misl ,,t night, when ihc brain is
nervous and susceptible. The sough Of
the wind umo0g the trees; the roaring,
or eertc whtSh of some neighboring
stream: the bark, OF low howl Of the
dog the general impressive silence, all
ten to sober and solemnize the mind,
and to force it from the world and its
vanities, which then seem asleep, to God
who alone can tieiend1a
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-08-23
Feeding Swine in Summer.

Now the true way to fatten pigs, at
any season Of the year, is to give a por-
ton Of coarse food such as turnips,
beets, carrots, potatoes, cooked clover,
hay, or grass, tho last being the natural
food OF the pig, and in summer always
at hand. While in cold weather it is
necessary to resort to roots, which have
required manual labor to grow, in sum-
mer the pig can get its own grass, and
only requires moderate allowance of
grain to keep it growing rapidly and
have it ready for the knife when grass
ceases to grow. If we take all the hogs
fatteIed in the United States in year,
and change the time of fattening from
cold to warm weather, one-half of the
grain now fed will make all the pork.
This would be saving of food, at
least to the amount of seventy five NILS
lions of dollars per year,
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Turnips.

August is the month to SOW them.
Let the land be we'll prepared by first a
thorough turning, followed with a good
cross breaking and narrowing thorough
Ily once or twice. Land prepared IN
this way and sown down to turnips IN
good soil, viii generally yield from one
hundred and fifty to two hundred bush
els per acre. About the first OF De
oember they will do to.pull up and put
away in holes for winter use. NO bet
ter food can be raised for hogs, sheep
and COWS. Turnlps through the winter
season mixed with wheat bran, IS an ex-
cellent food to make COW give large
Quantity Of rich milk. The turnips
should first be cooked and salted, with
either wheat bran or meal mixed with
them, and for hogs should be prepared
in the same way. Let there be more
turnip3 raised, and feed less corn
through the winter season.
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TWO WASTED LIVES.


PerhapS many OF 1loss VINO crosSeo
the 6ult OF Mex'co III loSo ithu 100,
wall remember the hoIet ooHle1r"oo'
IN the c''y OF SoF.ioVa. IL was nlana2 l'll;,9
ell ny sI're"u ilVtie lel'o" rom iloi bill
western Lt&as' ana 1hlS rare SPeel.nen "a
operated tne ear"'ahSary III " way 'h"'
puzzled ia'1FeS ana s"louricrT: ,,.o
Some fl'Ne III fAe SptinS OF 1000 J'HU
dcAly, an engineer lfoNl me ca'noteS
was CARED up Tue S'ePs ana lnVo 'nl
ONCE OF tne iahaior1. McA"F was II"
Invalid. lie hao exposed hlM5RIt Wii1is
n the employ OF 'h7 ln'perI'I N .'''li way
Company ara was fA,,laiy paSalHS In'~
hopeless decline lie had o7en no
tnbly reckless ana clSpoSeu 70 iIVe laSt'
Ot all the STAN ol InGilsil anu american
engine efS he was the most expert aho
the ablest
Vast sums OF money we're SO n"n''tre''
III cohnectloh WIN 'h!S runway en'e1
prise Inc employers h'nS <, away a.,
the'r earnings at pay lhey "ouio
toli al Gay III tAe SorSeS ana ot, ','5
NIL Slde' ana tneh 4eTo'e Tue hi3nC %
monte al,star3- M2h"V was Il oeSpFI7
ate PLAYER, ana at 'ae clheS he "o"'Q
drlnS WIN the feck kiesSAeSS oI eiie ihos'
aDahdoned oruhkard.
5eem'2G'y he TOOK no afcoo1e oi c',ue :l.l
or OF heaith. Hls PiahS' ms pas l'S'o'
ry, ana ms SritI were co'ili11'lc.''e'. 4. ~
no one lie had no coh4isnC IL VNo
lana OF the cactus ana ofig@Nd' Ainou5
the army OF railroad men at that Tune
engaged at tue Maltrata centre llis iac9
was the saddest OF all. Many time he
would saddle his mustanIe and eaH03p
toward the snow-covered Onzaba peak
People who saw him whlle on theSe
rides say that hiS face was gloomy ana
that he rode recklessly' once ne wa
seen waking away from MS caolh 70
warts the hl!ls; ana tneH lor nourS ne
faced the plateau with the sieet Snd
beating upon his head lie qt'freiir.o
with no one: ouS whiie at pay III d c7te
he was iusulted, when pistol encona,
ter followed, ending IN the Wonh0InS Oh
Mckay and the death or ms assHIiant'
The same evening a poor woman ap-
preached him. asking for charity, when
he emptied his pockets into her hana'
Mckay was at this time drifting rapidly
into the widest dissipation lie court
ed monte and drank the fiery rum OF the
country, besides frequently facing t&t
poisonous night winds. anti q fearlu
cough began to rack him; When tht
French troops abandoned the distant
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-08-23

HE temperyure OF cream or mix
for churning is of vast Importance,
both for the production of good butter
and the time required to bring it. The
operation of churning generally raises
tie temperature of the cream three to
five degrees. therefore it is better to
have it at a low temperature when the
ehurning is commenced, especially IN
warm weather, when the temperature
outside is high; on the other hand when
the outside temperature is low, then
it will do to have the temperature OF
the cream higher at the commencement
of ehurning. Fifty-eight degrees to
sixty-four degrees is about the right
temperature for churning under all cir
cumstances. If it is below fifty-eight
the buttery particles will not break and
form into butter, and if above sixty
four the brtter will not gather, and be-
sides. the grain, flavor and color of il
will be materially injured
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-08-23
DeViled Eggs.

Boil six eggs ten minutes, then lay
in cold water till cold; then cut i'll
halves, slicing little off the bottom Of
each so they will stand upright. Re
move the syolks and rub TO a smooth
paste with little melted butter, bit
eaeh of cayenne and mustard, ard Il
teaspoonful of vinegar. Fill the hollow
whites with this, and send to the table
upon bed of chopped white cabbage.
Lettuce may be used instead of cabbage,
ard a spoosful should be served with
half an egg.
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Warning with the Weeds.

The labor required to kill one huns
dred weeds, we'll grown and firmly
rooted, will kill ten thousand when just
sprouted 1t is easier in every respect
to go over your ground three times
when the weeds are i'll the earliest
stages OF their existence than once after
they have become firmly established.
Another point of much Importance is q
proper arrangement of the crop and the
use of suitable implements. A promi-
nent New England horticulturist plants
everything, when that is practicable, III
drills, as straight as IL line can be
drawn, thus greatly facilitating culture
either by hand or horse power.
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Wnman's Snhern.

As house -mistresses and as mothers,
women have duties to perform quite as
important in their results. if not so ex
tensive in their area, as any that fall to
the lot of men. As to the former, the
comfort and happiness Of greater OF
less number of people depend princi
pally on them; as to the latter, they in
fnence and mold the future generation,
aud so are the ultimate sources whence
flow the current of events, and the
creators of the characters in which his
tory is to be written. But for the most
part they enter on these important du-
ties with no preparation that can be
called serious or sufficient, and act as il
knowledge comes by the grace of ma
ture,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-08-23

Fair Daughters Of Alabama to you
l turn in nay pensirc pun. l have wrnng
Ny burning heart until its passion grew
10 love the damsels who delighted ciung,
In rapture to tn age OF his tongle:
Strike your harp! and give one deathless
song
For him who was our Rltledge. and who
flung
His heart for the South-bltt!ing 'glinot
TIE wrong
Which trapped us--in Il vile, de-picab!e
thlong.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-08-23

Ir We work upon marble it will per
ish; if we work upon lrass, time will
efface it; if we rear temples they will
crumble into dust; but if we work upon
immortal minds IF we imbue them
with principles, with just fear OF God
and our fellow men--we engrave on
these tablets something which will
brighten all eternity.
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| | !.

Child OF Eloquence! it is better SO;
Thy name shall live forever, aud thy ttne
Far as the hilowa roll, or waters dow;
Shall kiulle Freedom with its slcred fl ,ne,
The Worlds just Yerdic: shall y!nIicate
thy name
And raise monument to thy glory,
Eclipsins all the granite shafts ofahlme;
Grand a.e thy trophies, Sublime and holy,
The nobl~st and the pro"ics, il Southern
story.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-08-23

Marriage notices and deaths. not ex-
ceeding six lines, published free. All
over six lip9s ch arged for al regular ad-
vertising rates.
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Iiferarg.
The Grave Of Ysincey.

They never falI WHO uIe
In great cause; the block may soak theil
gore,
Their heads may sodden in the sun; theil
limbs
Be strung to city gates and castle walls
But still their spirit walks abroad.
--HHroM
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-08-23

stood at the grave 0i William 1ancey
And bending oyes the iron railing,
looked upon his tomb; not IN fancy,
But alas like uie with eye sight taltlng,
Who feels his check and his forehead pal
ing,
Was it rising tear that dimm'd my eye
4 sign Of the mourning spirit waiting?
o. Who can repress the sorrowing sign,
For those we fondly loved, or who untme
!y dA,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-08-23

THERE is no machine made to harvest
beans. This Is crop that will probably
be harvested by hand for some time yet.
RAISE sheep and goats.
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The E,nsi.e Expenses Seed not
Exceed sI3S per Near.

Exceed SlS1 per Near.
Board Of excellent quality NAV be had at $40
and Sl2 per month, by payilL monthly, IN ad-
vance The necessary expenses Of student,
0mitting books and clothing. need not. therefore,
exceed sl25 to $3.50 per session. The depart.
ments of Chemistry and Natural History, ana OF
Physics and Astronomy, are provided with a
good supply of apparatus for experiment and
Illustration. The University, Law and Society
Libraries, contain several Thousand volumes,
and will he increased. the course or ihstrnc-
ton is thorough, and the Faculty is composed OF
abba" experienced, christian men
The University occupies beautiful slt'. near
the village of oxford, in the midst of an cKcep'
ton nv Il alrhy section Of cuuntig; and is, In
measure free from those seductive influences hN
which 50 malA young men are led aStray III oii
cities and large towns.
The Law Department has been re-org&aLed,
and Will be open for the reception OF students l.,
tie beginning ri the next session.
For heaithtulness ami beauty of location, the
facilities il affords Tor the acquisition of thor
ough education, the moral and christian lnfn
eGccs thrown around Young men any for CHEAi>
NESS, this institution is not surpassed by ANY "i
like grade in the United States.
hLEN. +. STbWAKT Chancellor.
H. N. SULLIVAN, Sec'y Trustees 80
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-07-21
A Patriotic Citizen.

"William Henry, now lively; step up
here, William" said the clerk OF the
Fifty-seventh Street Court yesterday to
the last case of intoxication that adorned
the prisoners bench.
No liveliness about William Henry,
though he endeavors to return ready
respones of "All right, Judge, Your
Honor"
"Beastly intoxicated, William Henry,
and not your first appearance, either. "
II was observing the Fourth. When
in the course"
Come, none of that. You're the
twenty-fourth Fourth OF July man here
this morning"
"Mr. Chairman, shall it be said that
Americans omitted to celebrate"
That's enough, William Henry. No
use, tell you"
Ladies and gentlemen, no fireworks
on the Fourth! l answer, breathes there
a man"
Ten days breathing spell below,
william. I'm. Y Herald.
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When they attempt to kiss New
Jersey lass she struggles until she is out
OF breath, when she submits to great
many without murmur.
'Tis said, when you kiss Boston girl.
she holds still till you are through, when
she flares up all at once, and says. II
should think you would be ashamed" "
"When handsome young man steals
q kiss from a Louisiana girl" says
fellow who has "been there" "she
smiles. bushes deeply and says moth.
ing"
The Nantucket girls are dangerous
for, when fellow attempts to kiss one
of them, she says, "Sheer off, or I'll
split your mainsail with q typhoon!
When Baltimore lady is kissed, she
says she feels as though she had been
taking chloroform, and remains insensi.
BILE as long as the operation lasts. Sensi'
bic ladies'. they
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-07-21
SheriR's Sale.

DY VIRTUE Of AN EXECUTION ISSUED
ID out of the Justices Court, in and for the
Township of Phoebe, County of Lincoln. State
of Nevada, and to me directed and delivered,
for a judgment rendered in said Court, on the
thirteenth day of June, A. d. 1877, in favor Of
the State of Nevada, and against the Portland
Silver Mining Company, and also the real estate
and improvements hereinafter described, for
the sum of $11 22.100, in gold coin, tax and de-
linquency, together with $26 81-100 cost OF suit,
amounting in the whole at this date to $38 3.lOO,
l have levied on the following property to wit:
Improvements on Portland mine in Ely Mining
District, Lincoln county. State Of Nevada,
known and designated as the Portland Hosting.
works,
Notice is hereby given that on
Monday, the 10th day OF July.
A. D. 1877, at IL o'clock M. will sell all the
right, title and interest Of said Portland Silver
Mining Company in and to the above described
property, at the front door of the Court.house
in Pioche, Lincoln county, State Of Nevada, st
public auction, for cash in hand, to the highest
and best bidder, to satisfy said execution and
oil costs.
WI. MCKEE,
Sheriff of Lincoln County
By ]. p CURTIS.
je16-td Deputy Sheriff.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-07-21
SheriR's Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION ISSUED
ID out of the Justices Court, in and for the
Township of Phoebe County Of Lincoln. State
of Nevada, and to me directed and delivered,
for judgment rendered in said Court, on the
thirteenth day of June, A. D. 1877, in favor Of
the State of Nevada. and against the Bowery
Consolidated Mill and Mining Company and
also the real estate and improvements herein.
after described, for the sum of $204 l6.1OO, In
gold coin, tax and delinquency, together with
sac 45.l08, costs Of suit. amounting in the whole
at this date to $240 61-100, I have levied on the
following property. to wit Lot on Meadow
Valley street. Phoebe, Lincoln county. Nevada,
No. SO, block 81. The improvements on mine
known as the Bowery mine, In Ely Mining
District, Lincoln county, State of Nevada, con.
sisting Of building and machinery, and known
and designated al the Bowery Hosting works.
Notice is hereby gived that on
Monday, the 10th day OF July,
A. D. 1877, at 10 o'clock m, I will sell all the
right title and interest of said Bowery Conseli.
dated Mill and mining Company in and to the
above described property, at the front door Of
the Courthouse in Phoebe, Lincoln county,
State of Nevada, at public auction, for cash In
hand. to the highest and best bidder, to satisfy
said execution and all costs.
W. L. MCKEE,
Sheriff of Lincoln County,
By J. P. CURTIs,
jelG.td Deputy Sheriff.