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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-23
Transient Troubles.

Most of us have had troubles all oul
lives, and each day has brought all the
evil that we wished to endure. But il
we were asked to recount the SORROWS
of our lives, how many could we re
member? How many that are si1
months old should we think worthy to
be remembered OF mentioned? To
days troubles look large. but a week
hence they will be forgotten and buried
out of sight. Says one writer:
"If you would keep a Look, and
every day put down the things that wor-
ry you, and Gee what becomes of them,
it would be benefit to you. You al.
low thing to annoy You. just as you
allow fly to settle on you and plague
you; and you lose your temper (or rath-
er get it; for, when men are unchanged
with temper, they are said to have lost
it); and you justify yourselves for be
ing thrown off your balance by causes
which you do not trace opt. Pnt il
you would see what it was That threw
you off your balance before breakfast
and put it down in little book. and
follow it up, and follow it out, and as
certain what becomes of it, you would
see what fool You were in the matter.
The art of forgetting is blessed art
but the art of oEetlotking is quite as
important. And if We should take
down the origin, progress, and out come
of a fey of our troubles. it would tlake
us 80 sashamed of the fuss we make
over them, that we should drop such
things and bury them at once in eterna
forgetfulness.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-23
NisreAany.
Fashions Laws.

There is n rage for tassels again.
Turn ovei collars are no longer sty
lish,
f'ichu collars are as much worn .s
ever.
Short sacques are only worn by young
girls. ,,,
Cherry red is the favorite evening
dress. .,a
Amaranth and abasinthe are fashion
BILE shades.
Brown is one of the fashionable street
colors now.
Pearl ornaments for the hair are very
fashionable.
Box plated ifounces are very popn-
lar once more. ......
Buttops in ceramic style are exceed
ingly elegant. ~.
Gloves do not necessarily match the
costume now
., .Pinked aud frayed-out ruches are
used extensively.
The grey squirrel 5kini IS preferred
for cloak Innings.
Fur. trimmed costumes ere dli the
sryle for mid"winter.
Rhine pebbles are used for buttons
on handsome suits.
The newest bonnets in Paris are ex-
ceedingly large.
No lace is more in demand at present
thap the Berton.
Heavy saque-wraps CT tan, drab or
bronze are stylish,
Preserved butterflies are introduced
into floral, designs.
Sealskins and satin of the same shade
are rich combustion.
The plumaga Of foreign birds is IN
great favor for millinery.
Is the seaaon advances the draperies
are much more buffant.
Opera cloaks of plush are considered
tie proper thing now. ...
Pheasants and real partridge feathers
are used for trimming dresses.
Colored silk hankerchi5fs are made
into bows EJi scn3e ladies for trimming
house dresses
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-23
Imnortance of a Clean SKIN

Most of our irvalids are such, and
millions of more healthy people will be-.
come iDvahds for want of paying the
most ordinary attention to the require
ments of the si,in. That membrane is
too often regarded as covering only
instead of complicated piece of ma
chinery. scarcely second iu its texture
and sepsitiveness to the ear or the eye.
Many treat it with as little reference to
its proper functions as if it were moth
ing better than bag of bones. 1t is
this reconsideration for the skin that is
the cause of the disease in, the vorld.
If, as claimed by some scientists, four
fifths, in bulk, of all We eat and drink,
must either pass of. through the skin
or be turned back upon the system as q
poison, and that life depends as much
upon these e2halations through the skin
as upon inhaling pure air through the
lungs, it must be of the most vital im>
porsance TO keep that channnl free.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-23
Ihe 4ireside.
Married Without Shoes.

About twenty years ago young fel-
loA named Johnston, in the wilds OF
Chest mountains, in West Virginia,
made mp his mind to be married,
"But you have not a penny" re-
monstrated his friends.
Il have my hands, A man was Civ
en- two hands -one to scratch for him
self, the other for his wife," he said.
On the day of the wedding johnson
appeared in whole coat and trowsers,
but barefooted. -,
"This is hardly decent, said the
clergyman. II will lent .you a pair ol
shoes. .,,,
NO." said johnson. "When
can buy shoes I'll wear them-rot be-
fore.
And he stood up to be married with
out any thought of his feet.
The same sturdy directness showed
itself in his future course. What he
had not money to pay soI he did with
out. He hired himself to farmer fol-
a years work. With the money be
saved he bought couple of acres ol
timber land and pair of sheep, buil'
himself hut, and went to work on his
ground.
His sheep increased; as time flew by
he bought more; then he sold of. the
cheaper kinds and invested in South
down and French Merlno. His neigh
bors tried by turns raising cattle, and
gave their attention to experimental
farming. t,
Johnston having orce found out that
sheep raising in his district brought
handsome profit. stuck to it. He hat
that shrewdness in seeing the best way
and thai logged persistence in follow
ing it, which are the suaest elements OF
success.
Stock brokers from the eastern mar
kets found that Johnson's heeces were
the finest, and his mntton the sweetest
on the Cheat. He never allowed their
reputation to fail the end of which
course is that tie man who married
barefooted is now worth large prop
erty and considerable money.
The story is an absolutely trne one
and lhay point a m oral for the hordes OF
stout, able bodied men who crowd the
cities this winter, complaining that they
must 5tsrYc for the want of work.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-23

The hard times in Berlin are largely
due to the wide investment in second
mortgages i've sears ego, "a vast number
of which have terminated lately.
House owners can not get a cent from
their property, and are obliged to sell
their houses by auction. This ends in
deficiency even in the case of good
mortgages. Again, those who invested
in joint stock ,complnies frequently find
their shares worth but half what they
we're, This causes thousands to reduce
their expenses to the lowest point, and
consequently sIl classes suffer-.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-23

ONE Of tie greatest humbugs in lonr
sporting life is this walking match bus
ness of O'Leary and Old Sport. It's
farce, OLeary. strong and we'll. walked
as he always does. OldSport, looking a
fifth-rate Jockey with a game leg. crawled
and hobbled and dragged, one foot after
the other, like convict with a ball and
chain. There's no fun in it. 1t means
simply this: O'Leary walks and his
partners sell tickets. Then they divide
the gate money. Is that sport? Give
us rest.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-23
STORY OF A SOLDIERS NERVE.

While Murat was in Madrid hs WAS
anxious to communicate with J1not IN
Portugal, but all the roads to lisbon
swarmed with guerrillas and with the
troops 555tmposing Castanos' army Murat
mentioned his embarrassment to Baron
Stogonoff, the Russian ambassador to
Spain. Russia was at that time not
only the ally but the friend of France;
NJ. de strogonoff told Mura: that i
was the easiest thing in the world.
"Admiral Siniavin, said he, "is in the
port at Lisbon; give ME tie most iht
tenigent Of your Polish lancers; I will
dress him up in Russian uniform and
entrust hiui with disFatohes for the
admiral; al will go well, even be
should be taken prisoner 3 dozen times
between this and Lisbon, for the in
surgent army is SO anxious to gain our
neutrality that it will be careful not to
furnish pfetext for rupture" .
Murat was delighted with this ingeni-
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-23

PIcKLED or salt meat requires longer
boiling than that which Is fresh.
Meats, iu order to be tender. should
not boil too rapidly. Il should be put
into cold water and heated grad
ually. Mutton should be soaked
couple of hours in cold water previ>
Gus to boiling
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-23

4 Sonti,erSa Advertising Agency
magnolia Missy Herald

INaHnOIH NMISE.J HerHIu.I
Elsewhere VIII he found the advertisement oi
r. H. Henry & Bro, Advertising Agents, Brook
haven. Miss Mr.. R. II. Henry IS one Of the hest
editors in the state, and having had lifetime
connection with the mechanical department OF
the art preservative fully understands the duties
pertaining to an advertising agercy. They pos
sess our utmost confidence, aaa we take pleas
ure in commencing them to advertisers.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-23

THF soul may be compared to a fold
of battle, where the armies are ready
at any moment I'd encounter. Not q
single vice but has more powerful op>
ponent. and not one virtue but may be
overborne by combination of vices.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-23

MANNERS are more esteemed in socie
ty than virtues, though the one is arti-
ficlal, like false brilliants. aud the Other
pure like real Jewels.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-23
Brooyu,yEs MISS June 2lst. 1873.

To Whom it Mdy Concern:--
X. H. Henry & Bro, Advertising Agents.
Brookhafen, Miss have done the advertising OF
Whtworth College for the past two years to nv
entire satisfaction. and Icheerfits, Tecommend
them to the public. as business men worthy OF
all confidence. They are especially well prepar-
ed to do advertising through the south.
II. F. JOHNSON.
President hitworth College.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-23
"rfsE BEST WAGON
On WHEELS"

We give the following warranty wit
each wagon: -.
We Hereby Warrant the FISH
BROS. WAGON No.--to well
made in every particular and of good
material, and that the strength OF the
same is sufficient tor all work with fair
I>ase. SHOULD any breakage occur
within one year from this date by reason
of defeetive material or woi kmanship.
repairs for the same sill be furnished at
place of sale, free OF charge, or the price
of said repairs, as per agents price list,
will be paid in cash by the purcha er
predicting sample Of the broken or de-
fective parts .as evidehce.
EE1Sys Esyy;s i i; ~; F1ss, FISH BROS. = 60.
Racine, Wis, Jan. lst, 1878.
Knowing we can suit you, we solicit
atronage from every section of the
i nited States. send FOR Prices and
II erins, and for cory OF our Agricultu-
raj Paper to
FISH BROS. Il CO.;
sem. Racine. Wis.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-23
NAZARETH ACADEMY,

II. II en- ry + Bro: -,
ecntlemen-E Enclosed please find check on
New York for slsl 40-amount OF advertising
bul rs thank you for your kind attention to
our interests. and will call on you in the future
for the same favors.
49, vary
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-23

THE history Of the world teaches no
lesson with more impressive solemnity
than this: that the only safeguard of
d great intellect is a pure heart; that
evil no sooner takes possession of the
heart than folly commences the con-
quest of the mind.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-23
Rock me to sleep, Mother


Backwatd, turn Backward, Oh! time ir
your flight
Make me child again, Just for night
Mother, come back from the echoless
shore,
Take me again to your heart a. of yore
Kiss from my forehead tie throws of care,
Smooth the few silver threads out of my
hair;
Over my slumbers your loving watch keep
RocE me to sleep, mother, rock me to sleep
p'ock me, rock me, rock me to sleep
Fock me, rock me, rock me TO sleep
Backward, flow backward, oh. tide o
years,
am 40 weary of toll and of tears
Toll without r,compense-tearsa all in vain
Take them, and give me my childhood
again.
have grown aeary of dit and decay,
Weary of hingin. 10Y sonl-wealth away
Weary of sowing for others to reap
Rock ME to sleep, p,mother- rock me to sleep
Rock me, rock me, rock ME to sleep
Rock me, rock me, rock me to sleep
Tired of the hollow, the base, the untrue
Mother, oh! mo'her, ts5 heart calls fo
YOU.
Many Il summer the grass has grown green
Bossomed and faded. our faces between
Yet with strong yearning and passionate
pain,
Long to>'iig't for your presence again;
Come from the silence 40 long and 40 deep
Rock me to sleep, mother rock me to sleep
Rock me, rock me, rock me to Sleep
Rock me, rock me, rock me to sleep
Over my faint heart, in days that are flown
No love like mother>love ever was shown
No other &sorsi'ip abides and endures,
Faithful, iinsqlfsH and patient, like yeurs-
None like a mother can charm away pain
From the sick soul and the world -weat,
brain;
Slumber's soft calm DER my heavy lid.
creep
Rock me to sleep, n; other, rock ME to sleep
Rock ME, rock me, rock me to Sleep
Rock me, rock M, rock me to sleep
Come, let your brown hair just lighted
with gold,
Fall on your shoulders again as of old
Let it fall over my forehead tonight,
Shading my faint eyes away from the light
For with its sunny-adged shadows onc'
more.
HAPPY will throng the sweet visions of vore
Lovingly, softly, it1 bright billows weep
Rock me to sleep, mother-rock me to sleep
Rock me, rock me, rock me to sleep
Rock me, rock Inc, rock me to sleep
Mother, dear mother, the years have beef
long.
Since last hushed to lily lullaby song,
Since then, and into my soul it shall seem
Womanhood's years have been but dream
Clasped to thy arms in a loving embrace
With thy light lashes inst swseping m
face,
Never hereafter tc wake ei to weep
Rock me to sleep, mother-ro rock me to sleep
Rock me, rock me, rock me to sleep
Rock me, rock me, rock me to sleep
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-23
CHICAGO, ILL.,, May oath, 1873.
To Adrfrtisfrs

We have done considerable advertisi ng
through r. II. Henry Bro. Advertising Agents
Brookhaven. Miss, and have been very much
pleased with their wOll-. II you wish to adyer-
tise in he South, we think you, cOui do well
with them, STEELE5 PRICE.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-23
ErpoRsEMENTs.

We select the following endorsements from
many on file in Our ONCE:
BRooKHAvES. Miss, May 9th, 1878.
Ia ,Hhom it May Coar'rn:
II. Il. Henry n Bro, Advertising Agents OF
This place, enjoy the full confidence of this
community as gentlemen of Integrity, and fully
responsible to carry ont all their engagements
and we do, without hesitancv, recommend them
TO the public as worthy of truSt in business
matters, Respectfully.
X. w. MILIsAPs.
DACGHTRY 4 SMYLIR.
STORM d Son. F. PFEIFER.
II. +. JOHNSON, and others
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-23
L.4VC.4STER HOUSE.
W. Lancaster, Prop.

uouCdSIof, IIVP'
JACKSON TENN.
Situated at the junction of the c., ST. l..
&iN. O., and NJ. & o. Railroads. The
public viii find this desirable house
to stop at. Rates reasonable and fare good
Jan. Ind. 6-in
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-23
The a!rnokharen gedssr.
Advertising Rates.

Marriage notices and deaths, not sx-
ceeding six lines, published free. Ad-
oyeersiX iires charged for at regular all
vel tising rares.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-23
1iferary.

- Don't stop Wy PAPER.
Don't stop my paper, printer,
Don't strike my name of yet,
You know the times are stringent,
" Ard dollars hard to get;
But tug little harder
Is what mean to dc,
And scrape the dimes together,
Enough for me and you.
l can't afford to drop it;
l find it dosen't Fay
To do without paper,
However others may,
/ hate to ask my neighbors
To give me theirs on loan;
They don't just say, but mean it,
Why don't you have your own?
You can't tell how we miss it,
If it, by any fate,,
Should happen not to reach us,
Or comes little late;
Then all is in hubbub,
Taen things go all awry,
And, printer, if you're married
You know the reason why.
ca mot do without i,
II is no use to try,
For other people take it,
And, printer, 30 must I.
And know what Is going on,
l, too, must keep me posted,
Or feel, and be accounted
A fogy simpleton.
Then, take it indy, printer,
If pay be somewhat slow.
For cash is not so plenty,
And wants not few, vcu know.
But | must have my paper
Cost what it may to me,
I'd rather dock my sugar
And do without my tea.
So, printer, don't yon stop it.
Unless You want nv frown,
For here's the years subscription.
And credit it right down,
And Aend tie paper promptly
And regularly on, -,
And let it bring us weekly
IT. welcomed benison.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-23

SEVERAL noted ladies' practiced medi-
cine in Greece's palmy days.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-01-23
an"
What to Teach Bows

First-Te be true-to be genuine. No
education is worth anything that does
not include this. A man had better not
know how to reGd-he had better never
learn letter of the alphabet and be
true and genuine in intention and in &C
tion. rather than being learned in all
languages, to be at the same time false
in heart aud uoInterfeit in life. Above
all things, teach the boys that truth is
more than riches, more. than culture,
more than earthly power or position.
Second-To be pure in thought, lam
guage and life-pure in mind aud in
body. An impure mar, young or old,
poisoning the society where he moves
with smutty stosies ard impure exam
pies, is a moral nicer, plague spot, a
leper who ought to be treated as were
the lepers of old, who were banished
from society and compelled to ots Guns
clean" as warning to cave others from
the pestilence.
Tbird-To be unselfsh; to care for
the feeling and comforts Of others; to be
polite; to be generous, noble and manly.
This will include genuine reverence
for the aged and things sacred.
Fourth-To be self reliant and self.
helpful, ,,even from childhood; to be in.
dustrious always, aud .seHsupporting
at the proper age, Teach them that all
honest work. is honorable. and that an
idle useless : life of dependence on
others il disgraceful.
CHAs. A. DANA. editor of the New
York Sun, receives $11. 900 year.
Whitelaw Reid, Of the Tribune, gets
$l2. 1000. Chas- Nordnoff writes when
he pleases fol. the Herald and receives
$40. 600 a year. The editor of the
Boston Herald. Mr.. Haskall, is on O
years, absence in Europe. and draws
$4,000. Henry Watterson. of the
louisville Courier>Journel, earns ST.
500, The editor of the Chicago Times
gets $1,000. George W., Curtis, Of
Harper's Weekly. ,draws $4,000. an5
Hnrlbert, Of the World, q like large
sum.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-09-12
The Railroad Coming.
Mazomanlc Sickle,

The Wisconsin Central Company,
or gentlemen connected with that
corporation are advertising i'll the
Portage papers for men and teams,
to commence the work of grading
on the extension from Portage,
through Mazomanie TO Dubuque.
Work will be bc9un on Monday the
Sth, and il is reported that the
Company expect to grade fifty
miles Of the road this fall II this
is is done it will bring the extension
e this place before snow falls. The
extension Of the road is now appaf-
rcntly All assured thing, and Mazo-
manic people have now 70 count
the cost and determine what advan-
tagcs, if any, are likely to be derived
from the new connection. We have
faith to believe that there i enter
prise enough among the business
men Of our llourishing village t.
seize any advantage that may bo
presented
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-09-12
4 Brave Numan'S Adventure
With y Tramp.

Galena Gazettc;-A courageous
ma'den lady residing ON the East
SIDE had OCCASION to enter her
'leSSt 'hls tNEeuenn, ~ quest ~ =
Satmtnt,and Wtnio trehng around
Tor lhe article III the dark, she Iald
hef eaNaS upon S9l"e''"nE Wa'eh
iea very m0th to he' hNe "a man.
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-09-12

Chicago Times iii the United
States public memory is not long,
but all the memory which Grant
may bring from the Orient, al the
vantage which will bc possessed by
man who has had the fortune to
command tie respectful attention
Of Europe and Asia, will not cfiacc
the recollection of Grant. eight
years of civil administration in
America, than which 10 admins
tration in the history ofthe republic
was more unfortunate. Grant has
supped full Of honors. America
will not Be guilty Of giving him a
.urfeit at her own bitter cost.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-09-12

The prospect IS most encouraging
for tho speedy establishment Of n
kindergarten III connection with
tho, Plattcyille Normal School.
Great interest Is felt IN the matter
by the local Regent, the faculty Of
thc School, and several prominent
citizens Of the place, II il hoped
that the building for This new do-
partmcnt can bc erected this fall, nm
experienced Kindergartencr secured,
and the children gathered for in
struction. The principal work TO
be first performed viii 81 20 make
thc kindergarten Il place ot obscr-
yation for thc students Of the Nor
nal School The test can be np-
piled whether the training of the
children here can be united with
The teaching given III our public
schools. In the National Educa-
tional Association lately held NJ
Philadelphia, Supt. Harris, Of s.
Louis, il speaking Of the Kinder
partcn, took the position mat every
lady graduate shopid spend six
months in one TO finish her cduca-
ton that by them far more could
be done for thc pupils when they
entered Ore primary school. The
opinion vls expressed il this Asso-
eiation that the time had come
when schools Of this kind should.
take VI thc professional work of
training primary teachers Journal
Of Education
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-09-12
Globe Hotel.

NicHoLAs SHtLLEs, proprietor. Mineral iolht " !
Wis. fhip house nas recently neen ENLARGED ~"
rehtted ih0ughout. anu IL nov oHe " ihs VII
best hnteis III Sanfh-1ycst Wisconsin. - he hatld@
ng / nov nearl3 twice it, .ofnef s!he aAu =
capable OF accommodating almost any nnmbef
make the Globe Hotel arst.class In every
respect. The best or vince, liquor and cigar
constantly nn hand. In CONNECTION with the
notel Il j argc Barn and attentive hostiers Are
always .pt on hand kememDcr Foot OF High
Ieei, Mineral Point. Wis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-09-12

4 number Of the smaller villages
of the State are making arrange
mcnts 70 organize their graded
schools under the Free High School
law. II ii found that the amend
ncnts 10 this law passed at the last
session of the Legislature, aid great
ly in promoting this movement.
Nearly all the schools which have
operated under the law from one to
three years, arc IN vigorous and
satisfactory condition. Hcalthful
growth will be seen in all Of them
tie coming year. 4 circular giving
a history of tho law III tliis state,
the reasons for the rnaintainencc Of
high schools, and comments ofl the
provisions Of the law rs il now
stands, has been prepared by the
state Superintendent, and will be
soon issued journal Of I'll lcation.