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A Fable.

A bittern was dissatisfied with hi
condition. He did not like TO be living
in swamps, and eating all manner of
reptiles. He wanted to live in the
orchard like robin, and be iayorite
with everybody. "Bitterns can sing as
well as robins" said he, ''and I have
no notion of being confined to marsh,
end catching fever and ague all my
days" So hee started for the orchard,
partly flying and partly running at full
speed. and determined to build him q
house like the robin, on an apple tree.
He was engaged in the business the
next day when some one from the cots
tage. near by, saw him and slot him,
30 that his wing was broken; then he
was glad to hobble back to his old
home in the swamp, and gosto eating
frogs and worms again. f.es'
MoRAL.-Sometimes. when we COM
plain Of onr condition in life,- proyi-
dence allows us to change it, but shows
that we were perhaps quite as well of
before. ~ 'e saffal
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wheels. over went the carnage, all on
the side, and there was an end Of the
running away. As soon as he found
there was no help for it, jeremiah
Jumped ont of the carriage, shut the
door on poor old Grandmother Bates,
and stood ont in the road with q pistol
in his hand, ready to meet old Bates.
Up came the old gentleman, more fur
ious than ever, and jumped down from
his horse, and stood facing him with
his pistol.
"Villain." cries he, Il demand that
"Sir," replied he, "ehe Is mine; I
respect you, but I will never yield.
"Wait moment. Does she 60 with
you of hersown free will9 Don't dare
to liel'
eyes, sir, of her own free will and
CHOICE" replied Jeremiah. de you
think me highwayman to carry.eH a
lady against her wish?'
Aud now they were yelling so loudly
that even deaf old Grandmother Bates,
who had managed to get the window
down, heard every word.
Out came her head over the door.
The hood of her cloak had falIels of,
and under it was her cHp. Non I
know what tke moon had been doing
before, but now she shone bright and
clear, and everything was as plainly to
be seen as at noonday. Out came the
old lady's head into the moonlight.
"That's dreadful falsehood, said
she: II did not come With him OF my
own free will. He picked me ur! and
carried me off while was picking
herbs in the garden for tile lotion, Tor
your rheumatism. Squire. I've been
screaming all the way, and he's been
kissing me, the wretch. 70 think that
this should have happened to me at my
age, when I've been so oproperly conducts
ed all my life. !"
"Lord, have mercy on u.s." said Jer>
emiah. "Is that you, Madam Batesg
He flew to the carriage door and
opened it.
esquire, said he, II am willing to
meet you whenever you please. Yon
have right to challenge me, I have
insulted you; have iusnlted this lady,
nnintentionally - unintentionally, sir.
I beg ten thousand pardons. l believ-
ed that carried off the grand daugh-
ter, Miss Miranda. who had promised
to be my wife?'
And Just then up ratified little gig.
driven by Peleg, the tired man, with
Miranda sitting in it.
"Oh, thank heaven" she cried, emo
one is killed. Oh. dear grandma, oh
dear grandpa, forgive me. Jeremiah =
Mr.. Jones-I trust you have explained?'
"Madam, 1 have, said Jeremiah bow
ing low.
Now it seemed to the young folks.
that the end of all things had come
bnt it was just tae happy turning point
The old gentleman liked joke, and
here was good one; and the cid lady
was nightly pleased for being taken
for girl Of eighteen.
"Husband," she said. tucking her
hand under his arm, "we were young
ourselves once, aud you would have run
off with me if you could not have had
me otherwise.
$50 would, indeed" said the old
Squire. You were twice rs pretty as
Miranda, in those days"
"Well, perhaps 1 was, said the old
lady. "Bnt now, my dear, to please
ME, let Mr.. Jones Know that you no
longer refuse your consent to his mar
riage with Miranda"
And with that the old Squire offered
his hand to jeremiah, aud there was a
wedding at the Hall before Christmas
came. y
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-09-12

THERE are farms in our older States
that have been cultivated for two hun.
dred years, that are richer to-day than
ever before. Many farms in England
Weld twice as much now as they did q
century ago. This is the result OF
study, experiments and inventions.
which have been made possible py the
education OF farmers, and which have
been encouraged bv farmers societies
and public fairs. The farmers OF KEN
.tucky should, even in the next decade.
have better farms and make more mon
ey, instead Of wearing ont their lands
and going to new States.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-09-12
Sy,er;f:s Sale.

NJ. j. Ferguson SOM Judgment IN Justice Justice
VS.. cOuiI, of iLncoin county
BIT. Atkins, ct al. for $3.50 and cost.
DY virtue of writ Of venditioni exponas tc
II me- directed from the Circuit court, 01
Lincoln county. in the above case, will, on
hondaHT the fourth day Of October, one thossand
eight hundred aud serenity eight,
Mt the court house door, in Brookhaven, proceed
to sell at public auction, to the highest bidder
for cash the following describes lands, to-wlt
Thirty acres OF land, In the southern part o
the Sc ar of Sc or of see. two. t7r east, leviet
on as the property OF B. +. Atkins, and win BIT
sold to satisfy the Judgment and costs IN thi'
case. A, y. COA, ohcIiu
sept sat rs.f 4ss4f &sf
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-09-12

Language is very clumsy vehicle OF
thought, and the mistakes that are inno-
Gently made are sometimes laughable
enough. HE struck you with impun-
ity. did hep" asked lawyer of his
client, who was seeking divorce. She
looked at him with the mild, large eye
of lamb and replied, mo sir. he bit
me with his fist" A newspaper which
is not often caught mapping. said, CON-
cerning a man who had been passing
through an unpleasantness that he was
''shot twice in the region of the lungs
and once in the barber shop"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-09-12
Nherif''s Sale.

IT p Adams use of Judgment in Justice
~ Schwall court; Beat NO. l. Lin
VS. coin comfy, on Mechar-
Albert Jett, icslien for s{o.oo COSTS
my v,rtue of writ of vendltioni exponas TO
II me. directed from the Circnit court OF LIN
celn county, In the above stated case, | Will, on
Monday, the fourth Dig Of October, one thousand
eiqkl Auadred and serenity eight
=, ,,e court house door in the town of Brook
haven. proceed to sell, to the highest bidder, TOT
cash. the following described lands to-wit:
Block (69) sixty nine, in the city II Brook-
haven. "a the property of the defendant Albert
lett. TO satisfy the Judgment and costs in the
ahoye stated case. A. o. cox, Sheriff.
-apDt53t
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-09-12
MISCELLANEOUS.
vECETINE
p,r;f,es the Blood = Gives Strength.

DU QUOlN. lLi'.' """'' -
Nh; NEAR an s StR.EYour "vegetine" has been dSlng Ts
,yaniers for me. Have been having the Cntas .,,s
sni Errer contracted in the swamps .. Tue
south, np,n,ns xnnr yevetne it giving me immediate
ree n I t,nng up my system purifying ms
s.,sanssped me- and ed my system WIN Puis1 ,bn
and am satisfied that i ds1n iam',es ana West would
tae yegetine two or three times MeeS ,e ~ ',S mo
won,d NOT be troubled with sine Ln,ns ,was of
the Year save doctors bills, anu lIso W" So
old age hespo r MITCHELL,
Agent Heuderscn's Looms, 81. Loui'' -"'
Ar, DISEASES OF THE BLoon' II VEG vEShauss snes
vii relieve pain, cleanse purify ana Gun health
iseases restoring the patient 70 perieee remedies
affer irving different physicians MANY nroof ii
saferi,e for years Is it not conciusssdpo do Why is
are snersr great +
csn frniv he called the Gteat Blood PaTien q. n,nod.
grest source OF disease originates III smS "non
and no medicine tass sss M has any just claim
upon public ttenbioh. &
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-09-12

W No. AZ
W. A. Watson, ct al. J
Tvpon opening complaints bin In this canse,
and L appearing to the satisfaction oil the
Court that the defendants, the unknown helrs OF
Mre Possanna ]. Harris, deceased ana her sur
viyinr husband Isaac Harris: and the unknown
heirs Of r. II. Watson, and Wiilian A. watson,
and all non-residents of the state OF Mississipp,
and that said William A. Watson IS resident
Of the state of Texas, and his pc st-oiilce Is
Crockett Houston county. III sait State' anu
that Isaac Harris, and his children the uh
known heirs of Mrs. ROssanna j. Harris are
residents of the state of Louisiana, and thcir
nost-otflre is Cotio, in the PARISH OF NaLcHi,-
oches and that the unknown heirs OF X. H.
Watson are residents of the State OF leXas'
bnt their post- office is unknown.
Therefore it is ordered by me court INA. 'iii-
less said nonresident defendants enter taeif
onnearanre in said case and plead answer or
damur 10 compeanantS bill, on or peIore the
FIRST tIay of the next term OF thc Chdiicei! !
cou7t of Lincoln county. to he held AT the coul,
honse in Bronkhaven on the fourth Mol'lay III
December next said bill will he taken lot coii-
fessed as to them; and such judgment TAKEN as
com mplainent is in equity entitled to-.
II Is further ordered that copy OF this or"et
no nuhished in THE BRooKHySEE LEDGER, a
unhlic pewspaper printed and published III LIN,
roln county for four consecutive weeks, an.
that the clerk mail copies of this order TO each
of sad nonresident defendants whose post
Office Is known. .,,e
ordered sdjudgei and decrerd At rnles this
August 10. 1878. D. N: hoChhEi,,
aup % rs At thanceTy C.tIk.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-09-12

IT was about this time Of year when
the little boy expressed the wish that
he was built like hen-coop, ont of
laths. 80 that the breeze would blow
right through him. a8oa
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-09-12
vECETINE.
/ Believe It to be Good Medicine

XsNIA, o., March /, 1873.
MIR. II. r. STEvESS:--,
Dear Sir:--I wish to inform you VIVA. your
yegerinc has done for me. have oeen anlic'ee
win Nc,,rnIeia and after using three bottles oi
w , vagatine was entirely relieved. Ialso found
INV INV general health much improved. believe IT
ny NY < <. a ,,Snd medicine g,f Yours truly,
W 'o s'0 FRED HARVERSTICk.
yegetine thoroughly eradicates ever k'nu OF
bumor. and restores the entire sy'tem 10
healthy condition.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-09-12

QUERN VIoroRIA has given away both
of ber garters -one to Beaconsfield and
one to Salisbury. What will shs do to
hold up her stockings2
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-09-12
VEGETINE
Has Entirely Cured Me Of Vertigo.

MIR. II. II. SrEvEss:-
nv,, Stp-I have used several bottles OF
"yrGET1Sr:" it has entirely cured me OF pert,so;
nave also used it for Kidnsy Complaint; IL Il
the best medicine ier kiuaeS a Mood nprifer.
wouio recohiieh' ~ ." n. YOCUM.
PAIN AND DIsEAsE-Can we expect 10 ENJOY
mod health when bad or currupt humors clrcu.
late with the blood, causing pam anu ,,,S the
entire body. produce pimples cru urtions Ulcers
indireston costveness, headaches, meuraig,s;
rheumatism, and numerous other conpia,ntss ms,
Remove the cause by taking seIe.,neis s. in, The
reliable remedy for cleansing a"o purifying
blood.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-09-12

Or Frost, Of Marion county ky..
has named his five sons Severe Frost.
Winter Frost, White Frost, Jack Froat
and Black Frost.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-09-12

JOSH BILLrNas says: IF vas in the
habit Of swaring, wouldn't hesitate to
cuss bed bug to his face.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-09-12
The a'rookl,arru gedgrr.


Marriage notice and deaths. not .11 I
eeediny six lines published free. Al
over six lipescharged for ut regular u"
ryertising rates, --L a.
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ID. 8. B0sce,,. S7..

Justice oi the Peace, Notary Public and
q. $. Commissioner for the Southern Dis
trct of Mississippi.
Office in the Court house. Justice Of
the Peace court, the End and 4tll Satur-
days in each month. Office hours from
0 a. m. to 6p. ~. unless officially absent
Prompt attention given to business,
Brookhayen, Miss. Isasz5.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-09-12

MoDHRArIoN is the silken string run
ming throughout the pearl chain Of all
virtues
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-09-12

Now to all nice Young men, have SOL
emn word to say:
Beware Of pin-backs, jockey hats and rib
bons bright and gay;
Beware of her that leads you on until you
wish to wed,
And then will tell you when's too late, she
loves her "Cousin Fred"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-09-12
VECETlNE.
Druggists Report.

Mr. X. Il. STEyENs:-
Dear Sir-We have been selling your "Fege-
tIuer for the past eighteen months, and we lake
r,eas,lre in stating thGt in every case, 10 our
knowledge, it has given great satisiactlon.
Respectfully,
BUCK COWGILL. Druggists,
Hickman, Ky.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-09-12

TIE easiest thing for a negro to do
keep dark.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-09-12

IT is tight squeeze when . drunken
man hugs lamp post.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-09-12

BAwI Dnsrsss -Baby c,othss.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-25
Our Magazines,

1t is reported 10y the Philadelphia journals
that Mr. LoC1s A. Cooley, who lately died
IN that city left nearly million Of dollars.
lie was one OF the very few men who have
made fortune out OF the publication OF a
magazine in this country, for much more
money has been lost than Won in this sort
of periodical literature.
His magazine was Godey's Ladys Book.
which at one time sold more than hundred
thousand copies n month, and has never
been exceeded in circulation by any Of orr
magazines except Hupers 1t gave the
kind Of love stories which were liked by n
large part Of the young women Of tho coun-
Try pretty frontispicce, and coOrcd fashion
plates, and was well known both at the
North and the South. But Of late years it
has pretty thoroughly dropped out Of notice.
The other illustrated magazines far exceed
ing 1t IN their engravings and in the uuanti-
ty and quality Of their reading matter. Yet
II made fortune for Mr.. Cooley during its
years ofprospcrity.
or all our magazines there is now only ono
which can be called a highly valuable
property and that, Of course, is Itpper's.
1t must yield very large yearly income,
and by itself would constitute a business
with which most publishing houses would be
content ScribnG's llOnthly seems to be
gcttlng very fair circulation, but IL is not
n property OF great and permanent value
ike Hdpp's. Tho Atlantic would probably
hardly pay to print except in connection
with publishing house, and il has much
declined in popular favor and influence OF
late years, though it still retains several of
It's iaVorite writer's. LippmcoWs has a
small circulation, loses money steadily. and
only the pride Of its publishers keeps IL
going. Tho North American Rerielp has done
very wen since 1t left Boston and became
the vehicle for thought about things of pres
cnt interest, and not collection OF essays
without any special relation to the time.
Tho trouble with the magazines is that
they give at a comparatively high cost no
better and very little more reading matter
than can be found in daily newspaper
which may be bought for few cents.
Taking them as whole, the class Of men
who write for the journals are Of brighter
order Of talent and Of more varied learning
than those who manufacture the articles
for the magazines; and the range Of subjects
treated in the Sunday editions Of tho daily
newspapers especially, is larger than that
in any magazine while the discussIons are
at l"'st rs borough. Meanwhile entire
novels may now be purchased for ten and
fifteen cents each, and people therefore are
not in such hurry TO pay thirty-flve cents
each for monthly installmcnt of CON
tlnucd story
Only great illustrated magazine like
Hdrper's can nowadays hope to prove very
profitable; though there is another class
like tho North American in this country, and
the Contemporary Review, for instance, in
England, which, by giving the maturod
views ON subjects Of general discussion of
men in whose opinions Intelligent people
have an interest, will command an extensive
audience. The day Of tho fancy magazine
dependent on light and sentimental ESSAYS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-25
The Menace OF the Russian Students.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sr The
petition OF tho students Of the medical col
I legcs at st. Petersburg appears to havo been
\ little calculated to bring about direct redress
OF their grievances. II is addressed to one who
is known TO be entirely opposed to further ex-
tension OF tho liberal ideas which arc ycarly
gaining ground all over Europe. and have their
main source in Germany. Tho Czarewitch il
known hs uncOmprOmising in his hatred of
the dfrmans. so much so that he will not allow
ono word OF that language TO be spOkon i'm his
presence IL was simply folly To appeal To such
man Tor an extension of liberty In their class
hours and greater freedom Of access To Gormnn
and other foreign text books of n libernl chnr
hcler inc restriction IN the lnttcr respect has
Deem one ol thoir standing grievances.
, Tho manner in which the students of ST
Ielorsnufg direct tho attention OF tho Care
Win 70 me universal dscontent which per
nncesj some Of which they enumerato and tboir
added ayOwal that they know too we'll whnt tho
late of their Charkow comrades will be-, reads
Ike the language OF desperation.
Iho general tenor Of tho address md tho
choice OF tho bitcrcst enemy OF progress and
education ms its recipient gives now proof thai
the students in Russia have determined 10 make
AhnNu Nnolr groNous position 10 the world. and
10 hflhk 70 bear an exterior and superior power
mo vol Of FREQ, outspOken, and indie
p'nIrnt press which alone can amcliorato their
condition.
They do not fail to call to memory The fate Of
mo poor young mon, students at Kiew who
were cNled and tho shooting Of twelve of their
sympMhlH'ra in the streets OF Moscow ON tho
lSlh M Anrll lnet.
The complaint that educational facilities only
oNlsl Tor the rich, who can travel il not without
reason ns they alono can, whilo abroad avail
hansolVra OF text books ntcrdicted in RUSSIA
Iho general tenor OF tho petition is ono OF
menace, and 1t Ia natural tho Government
should threaten to adopt the strong measure Of
closing all the colleges WM.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-25
Not that Man.

Mr.. JOHN THOMPSON. the venerable Vice
President Of the Chase National Bank in
this city, writes us a note in which no ." de-
sires 1t TO be distinctly understood that he
is not the writer either directly or indi-
rectly," Of the letter entitled JoHN SHER-
MANS Greatest Speculation, which appeared
in our columns yesterday. He had no
knowledge whatever Of this letter until his
attention was called 10 the subject yester-
day morning
We give place to Mr.. THoMrsoN's denial
as matter Of course; and considering MS
prominence as a banker and his relations 10
the Treasury Department, IL is only natural
that he should not wish TO be held account
able for any uttcrances but his own.
We should have been very much pleased
had the present Mr.. THOMPSON been able
To deny or controvert the facts on which
this communication Of his namesake Is
based II IS not II pleasant thing to be-
lieve that the man holding the power OF the
Secretary OF the Treasury, even as n part OF
the Fraudulent Administration, should use
it so nefariouslyas JOHN SHERMAN has done
in his transactions with tho First National
Bank. Yet there Is no doubt that the Vice
President Of the Chase National Bank would
have both denied and controverted. In be-
half of JOHN SHERMAN, had 1t been possible
TO do It.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-25
Gen. Mccailum.. D.ur.ro.. I,,.....

Gen. Donald c. McCallum is FRUSTRATED in his
home at 1877 lialsey avenue Brooklyn with
the liver the result Of cold that he caught year ago
last october. while on trip California. lie was an
important officer during the war serving under an ap
pointmcnt from President Lincoln Director and Gen
eral Manager Of Military Railroads An interesting paper
on tho operations OF his department printed from
bis own pen IN THE sUN last summer He built In all
~ hi's o bridges 2,luo miles Of railroad, and rebuilt
w miles d railroad expcnding In all st2JODOOn He Is
~ years axe. aud born In scotland lie came
uis county when boy and learned his trade
pener IN Rochester lie progressed rapidly and became
an architcet aud builder aud expert bridge con-
suucior lie Invented inheNiblc truss which
widely used I'm 1891 he became General uperinte
81 The Bridges Of the Ere Railroad. and was the same
une consulting Engineer Of the Atlantic and GREAT West
ern Railroad with Gen Mcclellan At the outbreak OF the
war ne was called 10 Washington by President iLncoln
and bis talents directed the his coun
NY lie has been leading que Ute Tor many year. lie
made an inspection oi the Union Pacific Railroad and
then retired from active work His physician DR. Drake
says that lie may ngcr weeks, bat that his ino -
will doubtless prove fatal
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-25
A Merry, Merry Christmnsi

MANY things contribute to make this tho
mcrricst Of all Christmas days The rapid
progress Of science and the arts. the mar
vollous achievements OF inventive genius.
enable man to crowd much more than ever
before into the short space of human ex-
lstcnce.
More especially have the inhabitants Of
New York cause to be merry over the new
and great triumph Of the principles Of lib
erty and equality Of rights which has made
glorious the year now closing.
When we look back only few months TO
Clown, at the dictation of would-be
King, leading around the city five candi-
dates for Mayor, and informing the editors
of the daily journals that they would be
graciously permitted to select from these
five Mayor of the city, 1t is difficult to
realize that such an event can have hap
pcned so recently. IL seems as II the spec-
tacle must have belonged to some remote
age.
But the King and the Clown went down.
for the voice Of the people pronounced their
DOOM So let us all be merry to-dayl
There can be no real mcrriment among
slaves; no real mcrriment when one man
holds sway over all others. The hearty
laugh Is only heard whore Liberty dwells.
To the end that through our remaining
years, and in the times that shall come after
us, Christmas may ever be as merry as now.
let us hold fast to the victory for EQUAL
Rights which has crowned the year OF our
Lord Eighteen Hundred and Scventy-eight.
and see to it that the principles thereby as
serted be maintained and established.
To all men, to all women, TO all children.
We heartily wish q merry, merry Christ
hasl
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-25
A Foreigner. Way to De,ee. Ghosts.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sv: read in
Tut suN the story about the ghosts appeared In Mr. Ed
ward p Smith house OF Brooklyn. l want to suggest
the way how to detect the OF this mystery and
consequently have It resolved.
They have to MI pepper bag with Bird Seed in quantity
OF bout quarter OF pound. and fastsn 1t with piece
thread around tie bell In such manner that when the
ghosts happen 10 rinS the bell might easily tall down
hense OF course the seed wall be scattered In the
Then man, who will be placed 10 watch. must shouts
now mat you have scattered all out the seed you've got
pick hup Alter uttered this words. he has retire
only returning to examine tie the capse ot
nNe minutes 70 see whether the seed gone or still lay
~ TIE moor Tie disappearance OF the will prove
hat they were truly ghosts and they will never return
again ON the contrary # the seed will be scattered in
the noot yet will prove that Is trick practsed some
pftson IN order 10 brighten the owner family and depre.
elate the house. CnOsrs BKLmvER