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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-11-27
Customs up North.

These two paragraphs are copied
from Northern exchange. One pres
sents Il spectacle of shocking inhumani-
ty and the other Of the most Calling
slavery:
The Rev. Henry. Morgan has been
personally y investigating Bnston's wick
edness. One of his latest fields was
baby farming. He says that woman
kept nursery adjoining popular ho-
tel. The infants cries disturbed the
hotel boarders, and the proprietor pe-
titioned for her removal. She went to
smother place, leaving three dead ba~
bies in her bureau drawer. Her old
mother complained, before they novel,
that she couldn't sleep in the same
room with the dead infants, so they
we're put out,doors. and covered up in a
wash tub. The Board OF Health were
put on her track, when. fearing trouble
she applied for license, which the
Board of Aldermen refused to grant.
A powerful official took up her case,
demanding she be licensed, and it was
done: She was again ordered to move,
and simply went 10 central locality,
where her business increased. At last
sho was arrested, but the only penalty
was fine OF 81 and costs.
Life among the fall river mill oper-
atives is pictured by the Boston Herald
as round of drudgery. They live in
crowded and often cheerless tenements,
although the common laws of health
are not generally disregarded. and some
of the homes are beautiied with pic>
lures, carpets. and flowers, Men. wo-
men, aud children work together in the
mills. and the home is little more than
a lodging in most cases. and mothers
are bonud to perpetual slavery. They
work as hard rs anybody in the mill. aud
when the mill day is over. their duties
become terribly oierous. Upon reac H.
Ing home supper is to be swallowed,
and then, while the rest or recreation,
all there is of housekeeping is perform
ed by her children, II they are old
enough. There will he no time the
next morning for cooking baakfast, and
it must be looked out fer over night.
Dinner is to be taken to the mill, and
it's substantial materials must be cook
ed during the evening. While the
kettle is bubbling, or the fryingpan
sizzing, is the oven baking. or all to-
gether are sending out their heats, the
washing Of the bed and personal cloths
ing OF the household may. be perform
ed. the old name trousers mended, or
the children clothes made or repaired.
II one of the brood is sick it may also
receive attention ut the same time The
wife aud mother tolls Thus for her fami ;
~, living life the like OF which no
Southern slave ever dreamed about.
Inteihperance too commonly adds its
sorrow to the rest.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-11-27
1iferary.
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Banjo Song.
DY IRWIN RUSSELL.

| by IRWIN RUSSELL.
Go way, fiddle, folks is tired hear,n' v,
squawkin',
Make room for your betters, don't W
hear de banjo talkin's
Bout de pussnm's tail she's gwine to le
ture, ladies listen,
Bout de har what isn't dar, and why
har is nissin'.
Dere'r ewine to be an obernow,
Said Noah lookin' solemn,
Fur Noah lux de Herald
An he read de ribber column.
An No he sot his hands to work
A bnildin' timber patches,
An lowed he's gwine to build boat
Ter beat de steamer Natchez.
Ole Noah KEEP nailin'
An chippin' an'sawin',
Az all de wicked neighbors
Kep laughin' an swawin',
Bnt Noah didn't mind 'em,
Known what was gwine to happen,
An forty days an forty nights
De rain it KEEP droppin'.
Now Noah had dun cotch lot
| Oh ebery sort of beases,
Oh all de shows a tra bblein'
! 1t beat 'em all to pieres.
He had Morgan colt
| An seberal head of Jassy cattle,
An he drew 'sm board de ark
Soon's he heared he thunder rattle.
An sech anoder fall OBJ rain.
Ii come so awful hebby,
De rlbber ris i'm mejately
An busted troo de lebby,
An all de folks was drownded out
'Cept Noah an de critters,
An men he hired to work de boat
An one ter mix de bitters.
De ark KEEP saiin',
An ssilin' an sailin'.
De lion got his dander up.
An like to bruck de pailin'.
DE saipents hisred. he painters yelled,
Tell what wild all de fussin',
You cudh't hardly hear de mate
A bossin' round an cussin'.
Now Ham, de only nigger what
Was runnn' on de packet,
Got lonesome in de BARRIERS shop
An cudn't STAN de racket.
An 40 fur TO muse hissef
He steamed some wood an bent it,
An soon he mad banjo made,
De fust dat Nuz invented.
He wet de leather, stretched It on,
Made bridge, an screws, any apron,
An fitted in 4 proper neck
'Twuz berry long an taprin,
He tux some tin an twisted him
A ihimbe fur ter ring it,
An den de mighty question riz,
How wuz he gwine ter string il.
De possum had as fine tail
As dis dat Pse singin'
De har no long an thick, an strong
Des fit fur banio s'ringin',
Dat d,rkie shaved em off ~ short
As wash day dinrer graces,
An sorted oh dem by de size
Frum little e's 10 basses.
He 81 rnng her, turned her. str',ck a jig,
Twas "Neber mind de Wedder."
She soun like fort, !eben bands
Piayin' all toyedd-r.
Some went ter pattin' some ter dancin',
NOAH caiieu tte rYScIo,
AM Ham he sot an knocked de tune,
De hsppiess oh lisgers.
Now .ence dat time, i,s mighty strange,
Dare's not de sightest shown,
Oh any hsr at all pun
d. po-suu,'s tail a.growin.
An curis, TOO, dat nigger's ways,
His people neber lone EN-,
Fur where yon finds de niggcr,
Dsre's de banjo, an de poA-nm.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-11-27
Buzzard- Crow.

There was q ''society" wedding at
Statesville. North Carolina, last Tues
day morning. which has not been par>
alleled in ornithologioal interest since
the lamented Cock Robin was united to
Miss Jennie Wren. The fashionable
folks Of Statesville crowded the most
stylish church in town to see the Rev.
Dr.. Robin marry Col. John Buzzard to
Miss Eleanor Grow. Col. Buzzard has
recently returned from two years res-
idence in Turkey.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-11-27
Histellany
The d 20, St. Louis and New
8Dfleans Railroad.

The d 70, St. Louis and New
Fleans Railroad.
Il s. JUS pleasure to give place to
the fdH14ihg merited notice of the
above ifs which we find in the. Rail-
In Nj sotion with the decision of
the dire to change the gnage of
this roal om five feet to fonr feet
eight anSIe half ipches. it is interesting
to note E8 Immense amount OF work
| which 10 been done since the roa,l
| passed xtt Of the hands of the McComb
aaminisfstion.
Unde, the excellent management OF
]. G. Clarke this road has reached II
develousasnt which places it on foot
ing wlthtAe best equipped lines in the
North o. West. During this period.
extcndig little over three years, the
follewiH may be mentioned as among
the mcA.Aprominent features in the
work accomplished:
Tons
New irtJ rails laid. .............1l ,6Sl
New Sliri!s laid. -. 30, $50
Addition zeal rails purchased and
dit Ealodduringthe present
year ,W'U
lDU8I 'sC'o
Equivalent to 429 miles in new rails.
During the same period 85S, 900 new
cross>ties nave been put in, and ninety
miles of r,ud ballasted with gravel.
The exten,ion from Fillmore to East
Cairo. three miles, and the construction
of the .'B.lt road" in New Orleans 5. 16
miles. must bo added to the milage of
of the road heretofore reported
Nearly all the bridges on the line have
been rebuilt or renewed; embankments
have been widened and u large number
of piled bridge openings have been hl>
led in with earth work.
During the same period there has
been Luilt ut. the solnpany's shops tit-
teen powerful locomotives and 525 new
cars have been added to the rolling
stock of the company. When the
heavy grades of tlIv northern division
now being worked, are reduced the mo-
tive power will be increased % per cent.
The change OF guRe will enable the
company during certain periods OF the
wear when the business offering is
greater than the fscilIties of: the road)
to use the surplus equipment OF the
Illinois Central. These changes. it is
confidently believed, will add $400, 900
annually to the earnings OF the road.
In addition to the magnificent shops at
McComb City and Water Valley the
companp is erecting extensive new
brick machine sud repair shops and
rounlhouse at jackson, Tenn.
A new arrangement has been effected
with the Pullman Company by which
the sleepers assigned to this line are
being renewed and fitted up III the
most palatial and costly manner. Six OF
these already Completed, compare favor
ably in comfort and elegance with any
in the country.
Too much cannot be said in praise OF
the energy and in igsment which has
the course OF the present
and which has trans
formed the old jackson Il .ilroad' into
one of the best equipped and most va'ua
BILE railroad properties OF the country.
rhe contemplated change OF guagA is
not only regarded M of inestimsele
benefit to this road, but is hailed us
another and most important advance
towards that general policy which has
for its aim standard and uniform
guage for all the railroads in the Union.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-11-27

SoIeNcE, says the Christian Register.
cannot even make gentleman. Still
less could it offer the means of build
ing mp the sweetness and modesty of
maiden's meditation, or the rapture OF
a mothers love. just as powerless is
it to create q religion. The term
scientific religion" is snare.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-11-27

The man who won't take paper be-
cause he can borrow one, has invented
q machine with which he can cook his
dinner by the smoke of his neighbor's
chimpey.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-11-27

IT Is now very evident that New York
State will be the battle. field of the
Presidential campaign of 1880.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-11-27

It was an Ohio man who discovered
that no newspaper proprietor ever died
from swallowing twenty dollar gold
piece.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-11-27

WHEN his wife asks him for dollar
or two for current demands, he smiles
sweetly and says. "True love, darling,
seeks no change:
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-11-27

A GREAT many men look at them.
selves through the little end Of the
worlds opera glass, while the world
looks at them through the big end.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-11-27

The blind should 90 to the Holy
Laud where eveu the Dead Sea.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-11-27

She was plump and beautiful, and he
was wildly fond Of her. She hated him
but woman like she tried to catch him.
Aud yet what be was he?-A flea.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-11-27

DOES burning shame make big
FIRE?
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-06-08
REGISTRATION.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TIA THE
Books of Registration for the Municipal Election,
be held on MONDAY, MAY s. 1879 for the election of
Three Trustees of Carson City, will be open Saturday
April 5th o'clock and remain open until ArrT
25th at 6 O clock P. NJ, 1879
Naturaized citizens required by law present thea
papsB at the time Of registration.
W. n CARY,
TX oaisio Registry Agent Carson Township
Carson City, New, prl 5, 1879. I'd
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-11-22
Carlsbad Mineral Springs.

Senator Bayard, writing to a friend
from the famous mineral springs Of Carls-
bad, in Bohemia, admits that the waters
there are very efhcacions In q variety Of
diseases and disorders, but expresses the
opinion that the relief experienced BY suf.
ferers is due much more 10 the care and
Intelligence with which the waters are
administered than to the intrinsic mineral
properties Of the springs He thinks that
If our hotels at the springs we're all we'll
built and managed as those in Europe,
and the waters utilized with the same
careful medical supervision, the Virginia
and other springs iu this country would
prove as beneficial as any ia the world.
In the European springs no one Is allowed
to take the waters except under medical
direction, at the times and temperatures
and in quantities suited to the especial
case. One great secret Of the success Of
the Hot Springs Of Arkansas Is that this
system has been copied there. Butat the
greater part Of our watering places the idea
Of medical attendance is seldom thought
of---oF IL resorted to, II Is but ia very few
instances the medical advice available il
Of that experienced character in connec-
tion with the use Of the waters which Is
most desirable, and which only scientific
knowledge and practice in their ministra-
tion could render judicious and safe. Al
most Of our springs every one bathes and
drinks the waters according to his own
80 n - a. q Il
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-11-22
The Flood Mansion.

The Santa Clara Valley Mill and Lum-
Der Company Is nov, according 10 the San
Jose Mercury, engaged in preparing the
wood work for the finish Of JAS @. Floods
mansion at Menlo Park. That company
secured the contract for the outside and
inside furnishing, and all this work is be-
ing done in San Jose. In the spring Mr.,
Blaine, the foreman, won't Fast and 80.
curod the wood to be used, the greater
portion of which cost at least one dollar
per foot In consists principally Of rose
wood, mahogany, birdseye-maple, satin,
white holy and oak. These woods are cut
and polished at the mill, engaged In which
task alone there arc over seyenty-Gve men,
embracing the best wood artisans on the
coast. All the woods are highly polished,
some SO beautifully aud bright that they
act in the capacity Of mirror. As an
evidence of the elegance Of the work, a
few Of the parts Of the residence to be en-
ished is given, and the manner and style
in which the work is to be done The
main hall and stair-cases are to be finished
in bright mahogany; the reception aud
drawing rooms in polished satin wood; the
library in black and gold cherry; the
music-room in rosewood; the dining-room
and billiard-rOOm in polished black walnut;
chambers and boudoirs in birdseye maple,
the rear of the second story in Prima Vera
wood, aud blinds of white holly. There
never came into this State before such
elegant varieties of woods. All parts Of
Of the world have furnished their contri-
buttons. The work has been done slowly
and carefully, entirely completed at the
mill, so as to be put in place as sooa as
received at the building, II will be FIVE
or six months before all the work is CON-
pletcd.--Aha Californian.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-11-22
The Great Beef Source.


The fact is noted that during the mast
few years the increase In the Western catL
tie trade has been very large. Formerly.
Texas supplied the States east Of the Mis-
souri, and Mississippi rivers with grazing
stock, and the direction Of the droycs
which left the Texan prairies was toward
the east Missouri and Illinois were the
principal purchasers Of the droyes. and
from these two States was drawn The lar
ger portion Of the beef Of this character
that was sent eastward. Now il d All
changed. A large portion Of the annual
drive passes through Kansas, Colorado and
Nebraska, and reaches the far-off pastures
Of Dakota and Montana.
A few years ago Colorado was supposed
to be worthless desert; now Colorado
beeves compete with the prime steers Of
Illinois and Ohio, and many Of them sur
pass the average Of those sent from these
States. Many cattle have come from
Montana that were ilt to ship for the Eu-
ropean trade. The basis upon which the
cattle asiness Of these localities 4 bnilt
has been the Texas stock, ana from this
fountain head is supplied the stream which
bills the vast reservoir OF those northwest
ern plains and valleys, Ainglins with the
stream is an inflow Of pure bred bulls from
Kentucky, Illinois and elsewhere Ii the
east, and this intermingliBg Of blood re-
suits in an improved race Of beeves which.
as has been stated, compates fairly with
some Of the best graded stock Of the East.
But Texas is the grand source from
whence comes the raw material, and the
current is formed BY what Is known As the
Aannual drive 0nce = year this asast
movement occurs and the drive Of 4oxae
cattle, its promises aud probabilities. form
Che burden Of the talk Of cattle men
shroughout the country, from The Rocky
mountains to Tho Atlantic. This drive
consists Of The surplus from the ercht
herds, which Craze upon the Tcxas nrai.
ries and fields; II furnishes the means hv
which large part Of the Texan peonIe
subsists and i represents the profits of iko
graziers and wages Of the 'spcW-boya who
handle the dFoves A consianf atsosm of
cattle ponrs out from she stals and laksn
the Northern trail 70 reach ihe sna>ket
.from $50. .00e 10 500, 900 head of osr.'
steers and young stoek forms ~ Substance
OF the stream
Ifthesa cattle Ncrd ztfaac al6at I a.;
eight ten Feet apars they 8oald extend
for pre- i'iouzand niles end although tk4
droses are necessarily driven loosely Asa
10 very open order shat ihey NAV Gnd ral.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-11-22
A woman's Glove,

A woman's glove Is to her what vest
pocket is to man. But It is more capa-
clous, and in ninety-nine instances out of
a hundred il is better regulated. A man
will carry 5000 worth Of small change,
four matches, half a dozen toothpicks, a
short pencil, and yet not be able to find a
nickle or match or a toothpick or pen
oil or card when he wants it. Not so
with woman. She has the least BIT Of
a glove, and In that glove she carries the
tiniest hand and wad Of bills and the
memoranda for her intended purchase Of
dry goods and ear tickets and matinee
checks and may be diminutiye powder
bag.
We have no idea how she does it-how
she manages to squeeze those thousand
aud one things into that wee space. But
she does 1t every time, and the glove never
looks the least discomposed or plethoric OF
rufiied. And when a woman wants any
article concealed about that glove she
doesn't seem 10 have the least trouble Ia
the world getting at it. An that is re-
quired is a simple turn Of the wrist, the
disappearance of two fairy fingers, and the
desired article is brought to light. II Isl
wonder that no sayant can explain.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-11-22
In Pshin.


We went down enc Of the broad streets
that run for miles Mithont bend. The
vista is closed BY city gate, and broken
by here and there an elaborate arch that
spans the roadway, a gylop erected 10 com
mennonite either wealth or virtue: but the
green apdgold have rubbed Oh, and the
structure is out of line. like a eravestona
where the earth has sunk; the houses, built
Of brick, are Of one story, yet, as the fronts
OF the chemists, tea and tobacco shops
are a mass Of gilded and painted wood
sometimes thirty feet high, they make 4
dazzling show when new; but paint and
gliding wear away rapidly 10 this climate.
and when the gold furnishes il Is not renew.
ed, 50 that there are sombre lines Of faded
tlnery broken at intervals by brilliant
,asil OF color, like the glare Of a public
house 10 q street that has lost gentility.
Inc middle Of the roadway is the highest;
there are lower roads on either side. and
on these the sidewalks and the shop. Al
intervals the middle is occupied bv rows
Of booths covered with wooden boards or
with curtains Of rags, where travelling
merchants display their goods as IN an
English fair, or else cook and sell hot Vi
ands that always attract the country folks
who have come in to market. At other
points there are oblong groups Of eager
listeners, each group gathered around
story.t teller, who tells bis tale with wonder.
iui dramatic actor; and, as wise as the
editors Of Western Magazines when he
mas worked up the audience to the highest
suspense, sends round the hat before he
begins the next chapter. saw him onco
veehementiy shake his cash-box in the face
Of mean fellow who was sneakine awav
without paying. A few yards olf a iue-
gler has an equally eager crowd. while Ia
swallows porcelain cups and needles with
out end. A little further, and there i The
verilable boxo Punch and Judy. although
the distinguished persons on that mimic
stage are but very distant and poor yela-
Tons to their namesakes here. On the
sidewalks the chiropodist operates on way
worn feet, aud the barber Is busy shaving
customers aud settling their tails. An
ancleDt scribe with horn speetacles well on
his nose is writing letter for some love.
sick swain, and knot Of 10 or IL idlers
gatner round to hear Il. Other crowds
nave collected about ballad-singers and
stfees-maslcians; and We arc told that il Il
was the kite season, old gentlemen Of grave
aspect would be flying paper dragons one
hundred feet long. A ceaseless tbrope.
ON footand horseback, Is In motion through
all these stationary bodies. Soldiers ride
y WIN guns slonched across their shoal-
uers, ana Others armed with only bowsand
aI1ows' Cows and camels lie about the
s'ueways, ana the camels are loaded with
sacAs OF coal A huge red umbrella ap-
/, Peals, ana q mandarin follows il, borne in
ms chair' ana with ragged lietors clearing
, sa., sne way. we pass Pekin cab-siand,
eo'n .ne carts aud The mules rather faded
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-11-22
Sunlight and Health.

Sunlight is even moro necessary TO
health in summer than 10 winter; for one,
among other reasons, that disinfectants Of
all sorts are more necessary 10 summer
than in winter. The rays Of heat quicken
the vital powers, the chemical rays exert
their mysterious and potent influence, and
the Illuminating rays, independently Of the
others, communicate motion. The exhala.
tons from our bodies in warm weather
are more copious than they are in cold
weather, and II We shut out the light from
our houses We remove tho most efioIent Of
all agents in destroying what Is unWhole-
some. The noxious vapors, which free
admission Of air and light would remove,
are absorbed by carpets and upholstery,
and are productive Of disease. Those who
are accustomed to the darkness and damp
ness Of close rooms may not consciously
suffer therefrom, but that they sustain real
injury is evident in their pallid faces, their
faccid muscles, and their nerVelcss move
ments. The contrast between them and
those whose lives are passed 10 the open
air is too evident to need comment. II
may not be necessary to expose during the
day every room in the house to the direct
rays Of the sun, but there should be fire.
quent opening Of doors and windows, SC
that the solar rays may perform their ben
e6cent office. Bedrooms and other rooms
ia constant use should receive most care.
fpl attention IN this rospect sick rooms
especially require thorough summing anC
ventilation, and, IL possible, should Away
have southern aspect. More patients
die on the north side Of hospitals than OF
the south side; there are more deaths OF
the shady side Of any street than on th,
sunny side, A notable Southern house
keeper, observing strictly the following
rule during the summer months, kept he
house perfectly sweet, cool and dry, from
May to October Until 10 o'clock In th,
morning all tho doors aud windows wer
opened widei then they were closed unit
4 In the afternoon, and then opened agaiI
until nightfall. This rule might not do il
all localities, but such use Of il as shoul
secure free access Of light and air I
every part Of the house at least opoe da
would be productive Of good results
Manufacturer and Builder.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-11-22


An OLD BILL.--Mr. W. n. Eslnor, Of
McClintock's Express Office, Baltimore,
recently came into possession of a two
dollar bill, Issued BY order Of the Couven-
tion Of Maryland, 10 1776. The nete is
dated at Annapolis, on the l4lh Of August,
aud according to the words on its face en-.
titles the holder to receive nine shiIliDgs
sterling upon presentation to the proper
authorities. Il u prihted on good, thick
brown paper, aud embellished witha nun
bet Of old-fashioned cuts, presumably In
tended, as the iine engraving 90 our pres
ent currency Is, 70 prevent counterieiiiue.
The note i sigued BY A. Harwood +.
Green, the first treasurer appointed under
the Ccussrlisu Of Maryland