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The Portland daily press., 1879-10-30
Daily Domestic Receipts.
,.s ,,f Maine Ceutra,R. III.

By water conveyance--10o0 bush Cornmeal to G
W. True & Co.
The Portland daily press., 1879-10-30

fSales of the Brokers Board, Oct. 29.l
The Portland daily press., 1879-10-30

Mitch Cows-EXtra at S45aS7O; ordinary at so
0S44 springers S1SG45; Farrow Cows S13@$27
}Y head Most of the Cows offered in market for
sale were of an common grade. Good Cows sell
quick at fair prices.
Store Cattie-Yearlings ss9S15 2-year olds $1I
OILS; 3-year olds at $20045 p head
Sheep and Lambs-Those from the West were all
owned by butchers. There was large lot of Sheep
and Lambs brought infrom Maine to be slaughtered
and marketed at a commission.
Swine Fat Hogs 4ssc p p, live weight.
The Portland daily press., 1879-10-30
California Mining stocks.
Brighton Cattle Market.

For the week ending Wednesday, Oct. %.
Amount of stock at market 3440; Sheep and
Lambs 58OO;Swine IL, $685. number Western Cattle
2736; Eastern Cattle 452; Mich Cows and North
ern Cattle 270
Prices Of Beef Cattle y 100 tb live weight--Ex:
ira quality at 621a95 10; first quality at 20
at 4 371ad4 621a; poorest grades OF coarse Oxen,
Bulls. ETC., 3 O094 rs.
Bighton Hides at Sc p fb; Brighton Tallow 4$4c
p tb.
Country Hides 7@714c p ib; Country Tallow 49
41ac ~ fb.
Calf Skins 10112c ~ ib; Sheep and Lamb Skins
at S71ac91 1919 each.
Working Oxen-Ihe trade for Working Oxen has
been very active this week and the supply not so
The Portland daily press., 1879-10-30
Boston Stock Market.

" PORTLAND UCt. 20
For Portland, So cars miscellaneous merchandise;
for connecting roads, 81 cars miscellaneous mer
chandise
The Portland daily press., 1879-10-30

METEOROLOGICAL.
INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TWENTY-Fouk
HOURS.
WAR-DRP'r, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL
OFFICER, Washington, d. c.,
October so, l A. M.
For New England.
southerly to westerly winds, partly cloudy or
clear weather with slight fall in temperature
and continued low barometer. Cautlonary
signals continue in section six from Eastpcrt 10
Portland and section seven.
The Portland daily press., 1879-10-30
Fish.
FtOur.

~
Superflne.. ..5 25@5 rs
Extra Spring. .6E25@6 so
Xxx Spring. ~ 25@7 so
Patent Spring
Wheats. 80 5000 rs
Michigan Win
ter best. AL 5097 70
Low q "a d g
Michigan. ...6 2596 rs
St. Louis Win
ter fair. II 5067 70
Winter good. n 1897 90
Winter best. 81 25,0S 20
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-31
A Brand and a Green Site k.

A plain couutryman, who had been
effectually called by divine grace, by
means of sermon from Zech. 8: 2, was
come time after solicited by an old COM
panion to accompany him to the ale
house. But the good man strongly res
sisted every persuasion, saying, 81 am
brand plucked from the fire." His old
companion, not understanding this, he
explained it to him thus: Look ye,"
said he, "there is great difference be-
tween brand and green stick. If
spark flies upon brand that has been
partly burnt, it will soon catch fire
agaiu;but it is not so with green stick.
1 tell you am che brand plucked out
of the fire, and dare not venture into
the way of temptation, for fear of being
set ON fire again.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-31
A Natural Soap Nine.

On Smiths creek, in Elko county
there is most remarkable stratum oi
steatite resting horizontally in steep
bluff of volcanic matter which fanks
the eastern side Of Smiths creek valley
The stratum of steatite is from three to
ten feet in diameter. It is easily work
ed and is a veritable soap mine. In
fact the farmers, cattle-men and sheep.
herders In that region all use the nat
ural article for washing purposes.
Chemically considered this peculiar
clay is hydrsted silicate of alumina,
nagnesia, potash, and lime. When the
steatite is first dug from the stratum it
looks precisely like immense masses of
mottled CASTLE soap. the nothing be-
ing q small percentage of iron oxide.
To-day Professor Stewart received a
sample of this natural eoap prepared
by firm in Elko who have undertaken
TO introduce it into market. It is sim
liar in appearance to the CASTLE soap
sold in large bars. Nothing is added
to the mineral but a trifle more alkali
and some scenting extracts. It's de-
tersive qualities are as powerful as
those of any manufactured soap.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-31
ADVENTURE AND SEQUEL,
By PAP.

Some six or eight months had elaps
ed since the adventure of Mr.. Carson
and family while on their way from
| Satchez to Monticello. The cashier OF
the Planters Bank, sat behind his desk.
Twas wet dismal evening and the
business of the day was nearly sus-
pended.
"Half past two,' said Mr.. Carson
looking up at the clock; another hour
l will have closed the bank and be at
home with my loving wife and darling
baby boy" The rain pattered against the
window pains. and the wind howled
dismally through the old china trees in
front of the bank.
SOL Sutton, the Sheriff, entered.
Shaking the water from his drenched
hat, he said.
"Good evening. Mr.. Carson" "Good
evening, SIR" answered the cashier.
provided such an evening as this can
be called good"
"WelI," said the Sheriff. "when I
said good evening. 1 only referred to
the evening within, not that without;
but see am in time; 1 was fearful l
was late. Please give me small bills
for fifty, On the Citizens Bank, OF
New Orleans. 1t is for the accommo-
dation of one of my prisoners.
"a prisoner with fifty dollar bil!?'
remarked the cashier, as he proceeded
to hand out the money in exchange,
che is somewhat of curiosity, is he
not?"
"Well, yes, he certainly is, answer
cd the Sheriff. mentally counting the
money as it flew from the cashier g
hand, "and not from the fact of his
having money altogether, but from
other circumstances, 1 can assure you
he is curiosity indeed"
"Who, and what is he?" inquired the
cashier.
ellis name is James, and he is cur
iosity. Please come over and see him."
The clock struck three. John S.
Carson closed his bank and followed
the Sheriff Entering the Jail they
found the prisoner, James. His cell
was in the rear of the building, and he
was chained down to the floor to huge
rln8>bplt which was built in the mason-
ry of his cell. Sutton led the way aud
Carson followed.
"Good evening, James, said the
Sheriff. ~
The prisoner raised himself from
reclining to q sitting posture, and while
his dark grey eyes rested on his wsi-
tors for moment, sinister smile
passes over biz bronzed countenance as
he responded to the sanitation. Good
evening, gentlemen. What Is your
wish?"
81 hays heard" said the Sheriff, "of
some sSraugs freaks of yours, and
brought my. friend Mr.. Carson to know
if thereports are true"
"Nhat reports do you refer to?"
askad the prisoner as he eyed his visi-
toS keenly, Mr.. Carson in particular.
s.I have heard, said the Sheriff, 'tbat
iou are in the habit of casting off your
rons, opening these massive doors and
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-31
Gathered Thoughts.

The body of our prayer is the sum Of
duly; and as we must ask of God what
soever we need, We must labor for all
that we ask. ......
Mediate daily on the things of eter-
nifty; and by the grace of God do some>
thing daily which you would wish to
have done when the day of judgment
comE.. Eternity fades quickly from
sigls, amid the mist and clouds of this
world. Heaven is above our heads,
Yet we see it not with eyes fixed on the
earth,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-31
BROOKHAVEN, MISS,
discharged, on the ground of invalidi1

discharged, on the ground of invalidity
of indictment. ..f. .........lt p
Jappes arose, walked out of court,
followed by an excited crowd. "Tis
my treat" said James. "Come on all
hands, and take drink" 1t is, I sup
pose, unnecessary for me to relate that
the bar.rooms, of Gallatin that day
profited by his release, while as un>
mitigated villain as.ever lived, again
was turned loose on the world to prac
tice new crimes. James disappeared,
that night for new scenes and new oper-
ations, but his counsel was we'll paid.
The next heard of James he was at :
tracting the attention of the legal fra.
ternity in the West.
Mr.. Carson informes me this learned
him valuable lesson, which was, never
again to carry his money and pistols in
the same package when travelling in a
country as full of robbers as Mississippi
then was.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-31
FrictIon-What 1t Will Do.

ooh, Frank! come and see how hot
my saw gets when rub it; when 1
draw it through the board awhile, it is
almost hot enough to set fire to it."
"That's the frlction," said Frank,
with all the superior wisdom of two
years more than Eddie boasted.
EYES," said sister Mary, who was
passing, SITS friction do you know what
it makes me think off" ..us2
"No; what?" asked all the boys at
once 4
"Oft two little boys who were quarrel
ing over trifle this morning, and the
more they talked the hotter their tenn
pers grew, until there was no knowing
what might have happened, if mother
had not thrown cold water on the fra
by sendiug them into separate rooms"
The boys hung their heads.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-31
Who Was He?

1. What man was guilty of arrog
ance and presumption, and punished il
q most unusual manner?
2. He complained of o servant o.
God.
8. He led many into sin and two
others perished with him.
4. They came suddenly to their end;
but neither by fire, flood, nor the sword.
nor by famine or pestiIenoe. They
were neither hung nor shot. How did
they die?
5. His children were spared, but most
of his confederates punished, though
in way different from himself.
6. His fate is cited as warming, il
the New Testament.
Z. A whole chapter is given to this
narration.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-31
Trusting in the Lord

/ saw parlor clofk few days since
which was cenclosed in a glass case.
Through that case all the mechanism
and motion of the clock we're clearly
vioible. Every adjustment of the
wheels, every click Of the lever, every
stroke of the pendulum. WAS distinctly
seen. But 1t is not necessary that a
clock should have glass case, in order
that it may be trusted to tell me the
time of day. Ordinarily only the hands
and face are seen, but these are enough
to go by. SO an intimate knowledge of
Gods ways is not necessary in order to
command our trust in HIM. need not
understand all the relations and adjust,
ments of Divine Providence before L
can faust the Lord. On the dial-plate
of Scripture see the hands pointing
to the promises and h. commands and
the rewards of discipleship, and. it is
enough. I balisv6 and trasS. -s-.-.--z--
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-31
gle 4iresidf.
The Muddy Penny.

y
Whe I was i boy a circumstance
hsppeed which shall never forget.
As Ikas pla-isg in the streets OF the
lares CITY in which lived, saw lii
tie boy, younger than myself, who
! seemed to be in great distress. His
eyes were very much swelled with cry.
ing, ami his loud sobs first attracted
my attsnton.
"Wh,tis is the matter?" / inquired.
"Why-why, I've lost my penny, and
mother MI whip'me?" he replied, and
then bur$ anew into tears.
"Whes did you lose it?" j
1T ar'pped out of my hand, and
rolled ri9t there into the gutter"
"Poor title fellow!" I thought as /
really synpathized with him. and offer
ed to hdp him find his lost treasure.
The 10y brushed away his toars with
his arm, ,nd his jsountenance bright
ened with hope as he saw me roll up
my coal sleeve, and thrust my hand in
to the gutter. How intently did he
watch each handful as it came out
freighsd with the mud and pebbles
and pieces of rusty iron! Perhaps the
next would bring out his penny. At
last found it. T
"Oh, ! am SO glad!' hear the little
reader say. ''And how glad you must
have been. too! Now, you conld dry
up the little boys tears, and make his
face bright and his heart happy. And
he would skip and run all the way home
without the fear of his mothers dis
pleasure.
But, dear. children, listen to the end
and while I knowit will make you sad
and perhsps bring tear to your eyes
it may do you good for a lifetime.
kept the little boys penny.
As soon as ] felt it in my hand, al
covered with mud as it was, ! forgo
all the lessons I had learned at home
and in the Sunday school. 1 forgo
about God. that his eyes were looking
right down on me. The wicked one
entered into me, as you know he did
once into Judas. when for money he
betrayed his blessed Saviour. Il sold
my honor, my good feelings and my
truthfulness. all for penny. III.
1 searched little longer, after I had
washed and contrived to hide it; and
then, putting on sad face, told the
little boy that could not find it-that
there was no use in looking any longer
for it.
Oh, how the big tears ran down his
face as, with disappointed looks, he
turned away! How mean I felt! ]
felt guilty; and we'll might, for 1 had
already broken three of Gods com;
mandments. I had coveted; that led
me to steal; and then in regular order,
the lie, to cover up all. Alas! what one
sin leads to!
Many years have gone by since that
wicked act. Since then l have asked
God to pardon me for that and a good
many other sins have committed; and
though l love my Saviour, and hope
that. in his mercy, the sins Of my youth
and Of my after years will not be re~
membered against me. yet 1 can never
blot out of memory's page the dark spot
which that muddy penny has imprinted
upon It.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-31
Concerning Hiawatha's Wooing

At the door way of his wigwam sa
the ancient Arrow maker. called fo
short Baldy Sours-making arrow
heads of jasper, or what he said was
jasper, though on this point there is &
question in the minds of those who
purchased, came for miles and miles te
purchase.
At his side sat Minnehaha, sat hi.
daughter laughing Water. plating mats
OF flags and rushes to take down unto
the village and swap off unto the mer-
chant for few jim-cracks and tin CAM
to adorn her lovely person.
He was thinking as he sat there ol
the days when with such arrows he had
chased the deer and bison on the Mus
coday, the meadow, chased them ur
and down the meadow, and saw them
send fast from him.
She was thinking of hunter from
another tribe and nation, young and
tall and quite masher. who one morn
ing in the springtime, came to buy her
daddy's Arrows. and, departing, smiled
upon her, saying, you're the squa
for me-" Dressed he was, and all in
blankets, of color of the rainbow, and
his hair was full of feathers, feathers OF
the goose, the wawa, and the cock.a-
doodle>do.
Through their thoughts they heard a
footstep, heard rustllng in the branch
es, aud with painted nose and forehead
suddenly, from out the wild wood, Hia-
watha stood before them.
Aud the maiden leered up at him,
leered up from her seat of rusbes,
scratched ner head ana spaKe uuJu Him
"Bully boy! I'm glad to see you"
"After many years Of warfare" thus
began young Hiawatha, speaking to the
arrowsmaker, "mauy years of strife and
bloodshed, there is peace between the
Jayhawks and the tribe of the Gins wiz
zlers;' and then added speaking slowly:
"That this peace may last forever, and
our hands be clasped more closely, and
our hearts more united. give me, as my
wife, this maiden, Minnehaha what.
you call>her, aud Eli give you sixteen
gallons OF fire>water. fires water that will
make you git right up and howl tremen-
dous, make your hair to stand on end,
stand like the quills upon the hedge
hog. make You dance aud sing and hol
ler; fireswater that Is hotter than the
hottest aquafortis.
And the ancient Arrow-maker spoke
up briskly, and made answer: "Heav>
en- bless you, my dear childrenw
And in less than sixty minutes by
the watch the gay ick-Tick, the an.
cient Arrow>maker. was rip>roaring,
staving blind; or, to draw 1t slightly
milder, he was fuller than goose; ful>
Ter than a goose, the wawa; and his chill
dren had gone westward to grow up
ward with the country.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-31
Another Great Canal.

New ORLEANS. July l9.-Messrs. n.
Osterberg, of New Orleans, and Julien
Baryis, of Paris, representing capital
lists, headed by General Lloyd Aspin'
wall, of New York, arrived here yester-
day. They have been for some time in.
vestigating the merits of ship canal
across the Florida peninsula, and visit
ed our city in connection with the ca :
terprise. They leave to>day for GAL
weston, whencs the party will proceed
to st. Louis. Some time has been
spent in Florida in examining various
routes and endeavors to obtain a special
charter from the Legislature of that
State. The site selected is from the
mouth of the Sawanee river. just north
of Cedar Keys. on the gulf side, in a
nearly direct line to a point between
Jacksonville and St. Augustine. The
river will be used for some distance,
though requiring improvement and a
jetty system on the bar, which will re-
duce the distance TO be canaled to about
one hundred miles. The country to be
traversed is favorable for the work, be-.
ing soft clay or calcareous matter,
easily excavated by ordinary dredges.
Messrs. Osterberg and Barvis will
visit the gulf cities with view to as
certaining the volume of trade likely to
pass through such canal, the rate of
insurance, and the lines of prospective
commercial developments. 1t is said
there has been some hesitation on the
part of the Governor of Florida IN
calling an extra session Of the Legis.
latnre to consider the subject of grant
ing special charter for the company.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-31
"Out of Sorfs,' y

DR.. John Todd says some people are
always ''out of sorts" The weather is
alwaysiust what they don't want. ]
met one of these men awhile ago, q farms
er, who raised all manner of crops. II
was wet day, and I said, "Mr. N,
this rain will be fine for your grass
CROP a.
"Yes, perhaps; but 1t is bad for the
corn, and will keep it back. 1 don't
believe we shall have CROP"
A few days after this. when the sun
was shining hot, I said, "Fine sun for
your corn. SIR
"Yes, pretty fair; but its awful for
the rye. Rye wants cold weather..
Again on cold morning 1 met my
neighbor, and said, "This must be caps
ital for your rye, Mr.. n"
"Yes; but it is the very worst weather
for corn and grass. They want heat to
bring them forward"
The world is full of such complain :
ers. They keep society in ferment
Every one that comes in contact with
them is made unhappy. Their faces
are long, their spirit is sour, thei,
words are doleful. With such people
everything is "out of Sorts" Whether
the weather is hot or cold, dry or wet,
whether the sun shines or is obscured
by clouds. under all circumstances,
there Is the same gloomy outcry. If
the weather is good for the wheat, it is
bad for the rye: if it is good for the
corn. it is bad for the wheat. Thus
they drag through their lot of COM
planning, end nothing that God can do
for them, nor the whole realm of his
providence, renders them at all comfort
able.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-31
why Rec. Work in the Dark.

A life-tine might be spent in inves~
tigating the mysteries in beehive,
and still half the secrets would he un
discovered. The formation of the cell
has long been celebrated problem for
the mathematician, whilst the changeH.
which the honey undergoes offer, at
least, au equal interest to the chemist.
Every one knows what honey, fresh
from the comb, is like. 1t il clear,
syrup, without trace OF solid sttgar In 1t.
Upon standing, however. it gradually
assumes crystallized appearance-it
candies, as the saying is-and ultima
becomes solid lump of sugar. 1t has
not been suspected that this change was
due to Photographic action; that tho
same agent which alters the molecular
arrangement of the iodine OF silver on
the excited couodion plates, and deter~
mines the. formation of camphor and
iodine crystals in bottle, causes the
syrup ,honey to assume a crystalline
form. This, however, is the.ca NJ.
Scheibler has inclosed honey in stops
pered TASKS, some of which he has
kept in perfect darkness; while the othr
ers have been exposed to the light. The
invariable results have been that the
summed portion rapidly crystallizcd,
while that kept in the dark has remain
ed perfectly liquid. We now see why
bees work in perfect darkness, aud why
they are so careful to obscure the glass
windows which are sometimes placed in
their hives. The existence of their
young depends upon the liqudity of
saccharine food presented to them; and
If light were allowed access to the
syrup, it would gradually acquire a
more or less solid consistency; it would
seal up the cells. and in all probability
prove fatal to the inmates of the hive.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-31
How sin Aows.

A few years ago little boy told his
first falsehood. It was little solitary
thistle seed and no eye but Gods saw
him as he planted it in the mellow soil
of his heart. But it sprang up O,how
quicklyl and in little time another
seed dropped from to the ground,
each in its turn bearing more and more
thistles. And now his heart is OVER
grown with bad habit. 1t is as diff
fcult for him to speak the truth as it
for gardener to clear his land of the
ugly thistle after it has once gained a
roofing in the soil.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-31
Not That Kind OF a Cradle.

That was a sharp retort made by a
lady teacher Of one of the Cohoes
schools to one of the school commits
sioners short time ago. The commits
sioner had been elected in the interest
of reform and his perpetual hobby was
the reduction Of teachers salaries.
The lady demonstrating against further
reduction said, to enforce her argu-
ment, that they could not live on less,
as they were idle so long during vaca-
tion in the summer time. "You
should do as my brother-in>law does, !"
said the commissioner. "He teaches
school in the country, and during vaca-
tion earns his living by cradling." "We
would gladly cradle, too" was the
arch reply; "but 1t is necessary first to
get husbands" There was no further
talk OF reduction on that occasion.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-31
NEW SERIES.
1ifera1y.
BE n Woman

he n Woman.
Oft I've heard gentle mother,
As the twilight hours began,
Pleading with son on duty,
Urging him to be man.
But unto her bIue-eyed daughter,
Though with loves words quite as ready
Points she out the other duty
"Strive, my dear to be lady"
What's hdy2 Is it something
Madeof hoops, and silks. and airs,
Used to decorate the parlor,
Like the fancy rings and chairs?
Is it one that wastes on novels
Every feeling that is human?
If it's this to be lady,
IT'S not this TO be woman.
Mother then unto your daughter,
| Speak Of something higher far
Than to be mere fashions lady
"Womau" is the brightest star.
If you in your strong affection,
! Urge your son to be true man.
Urge your daughter no less strongly
To arise and be woman,
Yes, woman! brightest model
] Of that high and perfect beauty
Where the mind and soul and body
Blend to work out life's great duty.
Pc woman! naught is higher
| On the gilded crest of fame;
tOn the catalogue of virtue
| There's no brighter, ho'ier name.
Be woman! On to duty!
| Raise the world from all that's low,
Place high in the social heaven
| Virtues fair and radiant bow,
Lend thy influence to each effort
That shall raise our nature human;
lie not fashions giddy lady
Be a brave, whole-souled, true woman
n
No Time Like the Present.
If you're told to do thing,
And mean TO do it really,
Never let it be by halves;
Do Ii fully, freely.
Do not make poor excuse,
Waiting, weak, unsteady;
All obedience worth the name
Must be prompt and ready.
When father calls, though pleasant he
The play you are pursuing,
Do not say, "I'll come when
Have finished what I'm doing"
If you are told to learn task
And you should begin it,
Do not tell yonr teacher, "Yes,
Pm coming in minute"
Waste not moments nor your words
In telling what yeu could do
Some other time; the present is
For doing what you should do.
Don't do right unwllingly,
And stop to plan and measure:
IT'S working with the heart and soul
That makes our duty pleasure.