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Ihe 9ireside.
Dime Novels, Again.

A week or two ago, four lads in New
York, from fourteen to sixteen years
old, resolved to start to the fan West to
seek their fortunes. After long sewing,
managed to provide their outfit, which
consisted of one egun, two parlor-pistols,
one dagger, four horse blankets (for
their fiery mustangs which they meant
to bestride), and twenty cents in cash.
. They met at midnight at one Of the
ferries. for start, when the leader of
the expedition discovered that he had
eft the photograph of his lady~love at
home, and declaring that he could not
travel without it, went back for it.
His mother heard him climbing in at
the bath room window, aud gave the
alarm; policeman arrested him as q
burglar. and he was marched off to a
police station, where his father recog.
nized him the next morning.
The story came out, and the boys
we're taken home. we are told, "to be
taught better sense.'' We doubt, how
ever, if the teaching will be successful.
A lad who can reach the age of sixteen
with no other qualification for facing
and conqnering the world than a piss
to-. dagger, and the ideas gained
from dime novels, is not likely to ever
make useful man in it. His parents
are too late in beginning his training.
We often before called attention to
the growing i'll effects OF 81 low /.
class of sensational novels and story
papers among our young people. An
incident, which occurred the other day,
enforces this fact rs no words of ours
can do:
A Young woman was sentenced to inn
prisonment for life for the murder of
her husband, good, honest man, who
had been faithful and kind to her. "In
her CELL" states the newspaper of the
town, latter the trial was over, was
found the unopened Bible, furnished to
all prisoners, and heaps of the cheap
novels which she has delighted to read
for years"
Ii her reading had been different, go
we venture to say, would have been her
actions and her fate. "Figs do not
bring forth thorns. nor grapes thistles. 4"
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Faith.

The oldest religion poetry that we
have-by "the prophet DAVID" Moses
and others-is all inspired with this one
glorious theme: ''The world may seem
against us, wicked men may seem to
triumph, Gods people may cry for
time, 'My God, my God, why hast
thou forsaken me?' but reversal of
this disorder is surs one day to come.
There is One who sits serene above all
this turmoil of waves and storms. Aud
goodness. order, reason-we cannot
prove it, but we know it, we feel it,
we dogmatically assert it--shalr ulti-
mately prevail" The oprressor may
seem TO flourish. The Syrian empire
or the Roman may seem to be CARRYING
all before them. But there is looming
behiud the viii another and higheror-
der II only awaits Gods time to bo
revealed. for history is subject to Gods
laws, aud is no matter of caprice or
chance. Man, too, will find that the
little eddy of his own misused free will
was being borne along the majestic.
slow-paced side that issues in the sea.
And they who have believed, who have
gone out flom an idolatrous world not
knowing whittier they went, who have
trusted to the higher order and not the
lower, who have lived by the ideal, not
the real, will find at last that they are
not deceived; that Christ. not Anti
christ, rules the universe that reason
and not unreason, order, and not chaos.
God, and not the devil. are supreme,
q ! must in the end be triumphant.
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SAVED FROM SUICIDE.

From the advanced sheets of "Cali>
fornia Sketches" by Rev. DR.. o. P.
Fitzgerald, editor of the Nashville
Christian Advocate, we take the follow-
ing descriptive of an interview.
As I was coming out of the San
Francisco Post office one morning in
the year 1876, a tall, dark-skinned. man
placed himself in front of me, and fix
ing his intensely glittering eyes upon
me, said in an excited tone:
"Sir, can you give me half hour OF
your time, this morning?"
eyes, I replied, ''if can be of any
service to you by so doing"
"Not here, but in yonr Office. pri-
vately," he continued. 81 must speak
to somebody, and having heard you
preach in the church on Pine street, /
felt that 1 could approach yon. I am
in great trouble and danger, and must
speak to some onc!'
His manner was excited, his hands
trembled, and his eye had an insane
CLEAN as he spoke. We walked IN sis
lence until we reached my Office on
Montgomery street. After entering !
laid down my letters and papers, and
was about to offer him chair, when he
hurriedly locked the door on the inside,
saying as he did so:
"This conversation is to be private,
and do not intend to be interrupted
AS he turned toward me saw that he
had a pistol in his hand, which he laid
on desk, and then sat down. / wait
ed for him to speak, eyeing him and
the pistol closely, and feeling little
uncomfortable, locked in thus with an
armed mailman of almost giant-like
size and strength. The pistol had q
sinister look that had never before rec
cgnized in that popular weapon. II
seemed to grow bigger and bigger.
"Have you ever been haunted by the
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Fashion Notes.

OOIOreu p0tClcO8tS are again WOTu.
Dark red OF various shades is worn,
Bssques have not gone out Of fashion.
Striped hosiery is revived in new
forms. .i...,. ...-...
Wslted stripes are seen in new ho-
siery.
Red stockings will be worn more
than ever.
Children's dresses entirely of red are
revived. s.. ......
False fronts are worn to greater ex-
cess than ever.
The R,man colors are sought for in
striped hosiery. -r
Medium sizes only in any kind of
button are fashionable.
Jockey caps are worn by lady eques>
trians in Central park. t-
variegated head embroideres and seed
ings are again in vogue.
High>heeled slippers are de rigeur
for dressy home toilets.
Caps and turbaps will be as fashiona-
BILE as ever this season.
Painted bands aud tabliers for dresses
are late Partisan novelties.
More OF the front hair is used in
making the bang locks than ever.
Two kissing doves make a pretty
design for painted dress tablier.
The Incroyable is the latest French
lace bow. 1t is OF huge dimensions.
Painted silk, satin and velvet but-
tons are seen among the new trimming
goods.
Japanese and Oriental designs appear
O. .ltA.- Ct the handsomest metal but>
tons.
Red or claret sashes look best with
white cashmere or flannel dresses on
children.
The fashion OF wearing large Alsa-
tian bows on the top Of the head is on
the increase.
The prettiest fall dress for child is
1
of white flannel, or cashmere with COL
ored sashes.
Embrolderies or lace clockings cover
the instep Of all fancy hosiery that is
not striped.
The new hat. styled "rhe Phono>
graph, E" may be felt, but it cannot be
beard. like Edison's.
Metal buttons, round as bullets, fat
as waters, and half ball or dome shaped,
will all be worn.
Jet beaded passementerie ornaments
are to be used on rich dresses as we'll as
on the dressiest wraps.
Long looped brows falling into a
cascade from under the long points of
Vandyked corsages are very much
worn.
The straight bang across the fores
head is still the most fashionable style
of cut and arrangement for young girls
hair.
1uc IuOSt lnouAousuto hhhahEChCuo
the .ck hair is narrow, in braids or
torsades failing on the nape OF the
neck.
The bands and tabliers for dresses on
which painted designs are seen in Paris
are OF the richest velvet, satin and
silk.
Fancy and plain ribbons are both
used for loops, and in some cases form
a complete cascade down the front of
the dress.
India and valley cashmere sbawls are
revived as the most appropriate wraps
to be worn with the new French>India
cashmere costumes.
Silk novelties show Jacquard effects
in rich bright colors on chameleon
grounds of dark colors, changing with
very light or bright ones.
Little children, whose hair is not
shingled very short. wear it long and
curled in the back, and banged square
across the temples.
The large, long looped bow of rib
bon placed in front on the bottom OF
short tablier or at the junction of the
paniers grows more and more pupular.
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Life at Saratoga.

The young lady who came to Sara
toga to be amused informed me that
"she came to look at the idiots and not
to amuse them"
II came clear from Madison avenue"
she said. "and only brought four dres-
ses with me, and here I can sit and see
$500, 600 worth of dresses go by in
perpetual procession every day. The
idiots who wear them have to go to oil
the trouble and expense while I sit by
and enjoy them" .-...
"Now there is lady" pointing to a
rich, ugly female, "who has been dres-
sing for three hours inst to show her
toilet to me. Why she bad q hair
dresser at 5 p. m. She has crimped her
hair, burned her forehead with the
crinping irons, opened Ave trunks to
get hats, parasols, fans and slippers to-
match her dress, tinted her cheeks with
dampened artificial rose leaves, hunted
np her diamonds hidden away under
the commode, and pulled on buttonless
kids clear to the shoulder. and all
for me. Now I could put on that toilet,
but it doesn't pay me. I'm philoso
pher. She is my servant. She gives
me free dress rehearsal every evening:
It costs 81 so to see these ffmsy, sham
dresses at the theater in the wishy
washy society plays. and here I see five
hundred perfect toilets in a day for
nothing"
"13 Tou don't really bring oai-
four toilets to Saratoga?" I asked the
young lady.
"No, four are enongh-not counting
black silk"
"How do you manage it?'
"Well. listen and will show yon
how I can wear nine distinct toilets
and really have but three. First, l
have one cream white parsol and fan.
These, by changing the how on tue
pa arasol and the ribbon on the fan, go
with any toilet. Secondly. | have three
light dresses-a white pique, pink
French bunting and blue lawn. Than
I have three sets OF ribbons-that IS
Whole set, consisting Of parasol bow.
sash ribbon. fan ribbon, slipper bow
aud hair bow. Then have pink sci
/ of ribbons and a blue set. My,pink
and blue are light, SO / can wear my
three dresses with ribbons to match, ol
1 can cross them; that is. I can put
light pink sash on light blne dress
or a light blue sash on light pinl
dress. Thus you see that with thret
dresses and three sets of ribbons can
make nine distinct toilets. My rich
aud ugly friend brings thirty distinct
TOILETS to Saratoga. She brings trunk
full Of parasols. and hat for every
dress. Thirty trunks fill her room end
line the hall, while / live in two trunks
Her toilets for the season COST 81, OOO
while mine cost $780,.
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liferaru.


BY HOMER NAaEE.
Mama, come a little nearer, for scarce
your face can see,
Come little nearer, mama, lay your
dear kind hand on me;
Mama, darling, you are weeping; is your
Charlie dying now,
That you look so white and troubled whle
your hand IL on my brow,
Am dying, mama, dying? but know it
can't be so,
Cause heard the doctor saying that I
soon should stronger grow,
And he said besides that papa soon would
be at home again,
And that should live to meet him strong
once more and free of pain.
Oh! my head. how bad it hurts me! and
this pain here in my breast,
Scarcely ceases for moment--will not let
your Charlie rest;
And the room is growing darker every
moment while speak,
1t il growing darker, mama, and my voice
isgrowing weak.
I remember when my papa left us all so
long ago
Left us ard sailed DER the waters where
the winds ever blow;
al, L., lat
be sailor TOO,
Climb the tall mast and the rigging as Pye
watched the seamen do.
But you said you couldn't spare me,
couldn't let your Charlie go,
And you pressed me 10 your bosom as the
boat away did row;
And | know before he left us papa took
me on his knee
Said Some day I'd be 4 man and sail across
the deep blue sea.
Said some time III be Captain with a
jolly little ship,
That would dance upon the ocean with a
merry hop and skip;
Then he kissed me, in the doorway, as he
held IN his my hands,
And he promised that he'd tell me many
tales of far>off lands.
When he comes to Ia again, and bring me
back pistol, too,
And q watch and one for Freddie, with
some other things for you.
How Ive looked-long for his comingl
almost every single da,
| have stood beside the waters, watched
the ships that sailed the bsy,
But / never have seen papa in his little
painted boat,
Leave the ship and hasten to US with the
pretty Hag aIioat;
Mama, is he never coming; shall we never
see him more3
Was he lost beneath the ocean ere hi. boat
could gain the shocey
| should like to go to meet him, and TAX
you and Freddie. too,
But I'm 'iraid III be too i'll, 20 Fred will
have to go with you;
But when am stronger, mama-oh, this
pain within my head!
Bend down nearer, mama, darling, bend
down nearer DER the bed.
Kiss me, msms, mama, kris ME, for
know Pm dying nowl
Don't you leave me, mama, dearest, KEEP
your hand upon my brow;
Alas! FL never nee my papa when he
comes from DER the wave,
And / know he'll cry and miss me when
he sees my little grave.
Don't weep, mama. and tell p.pa-oh, this
| cruel, cruel pain!
Mama why does Jesus take me ere my
| papa comes again?
Nearer mama, tell-tell-papa when hs
comes and / am dead,
Tell him l said give the pistol and 10y
watch to brother Fred.
Tell him that died while wishing but tc
see his face once more,
Kiss me, mama, for Pm passing to th'
far-off, brighter shore;
Hush! hear the angels calling, and fee
| no more the pain,
lBy-by, mama. and tell papa-when-hs-
o-you-agatn-a
HAzLEHURsT, MISS, Sept. I'd, 1879.
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BROOKHAVEN MISS, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER IS. 1879.

The old passion was aroused again. A
wild determination to break the faro,
band took hold upon me. / went night
after night. betting lecklessly until not
a dollar was left. This happened last
week. Can you wonder that l have
concluded there is no help for as week
a fool as I amp"
He paused q moment in his rapid re-
citsl, pacing the aoor, with his hand on
the hammer of the pistol, which he had
taken up.
"Now, sir, candidly, don't you think
that the best thing can do is to blow
out my brains?" said he, cooking the
pistol as he spoke.
The thought occurred to me that it
was no uncommon thing for the suicid>
al to give away to the homicidal mania.
The man was evidently half mad, and
ready for tragedy. The pistol seemed
almost instinct with conscious evil in-
tention. If suicide or homicide Was
to end the scene, I preferred the former.
"How old are yon?" asked, aiming
to create q diversion.
II am forty>fve." he answered, APP
parently brought to little more recol>
lection of himself by the question,
II should think" I continued, hav-
ing arrested his attention, THAT what
ever may havs been your follies. and
however dark the future you have to
face. you have too much manhood to
sneak out of life by the back door of
suicide"
The shot struck. An instantaneous
change passed over his countenance.
:. ,..;%a as AAred 10 him in na- 'iett
AS cowsr,liy, not al heroic act. lie
had been fascinated with the notion Of
having the curtain fall upon his career
amid the blaze of blue light and the
glamour of romance and the dignity of
tragedy, amid the wonder of the crowd
and the tears of the sentimental. That
was all gone-the suicide was but q
poor creature, we,k as we'll as wicked.
He WAS saved. He sank into chair as
he handed mo the pistol. which l was
very glad indeed to get into my hand.
"You should be ashamed Of yourself,
SIR" continued. 'You are only forty
five years old: you are in perfect health,
with almost giants strengths, a class
ical education. extensive business ex-
perience. aud with knowledge OF the
world gained by yonr very mistakes
that should be guarantee against the
possibility of their repetition. A brave
man shonld never give mp the battle
the bravest men never give up."
"Give me the pistol" he said qnitely;
ssyou need not be afraid to trust me
with it. The devil has left me. ! will
not act the part OF coward. You will
hear from me- hyain. Permit me to
thank you. Good morning"
/ did hear from him again. The
devil seemed indeed to have left him.
lie went so British Columbia, where he
prospered in business and got rich, be>
came a pillar in the church Of which
his father was one OF the great lights,
and committed not suicide. but matri-
mony. marrying sweet and cultured
English girl. who thinks her tall Yankee
husband the handsomest aud noblest
Of men.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-09-18

The man who has an empty cup may
pray. and should pray that it may be
filed, but he who has full cup ought
to pray that he may hold it firmly. 1t
needs prayer in prosperity that we may
have grace to use it, as truly as it needs
player in poverty that We may have
grace to Lear il.
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Sem LisAtfOOt,
HAIR DRESSER,

HAS opened a shop near the .Cour.
house. where he is prepared to 90 all
wagk in his line. His prices iof shaving
Cutting Hair and Shampooing are re-
marLabIy low. He soiicits the patron
a.e of tie public, and guarantees salts
faction to all patrons. Sept 2-hr.
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DIR. y. II. Ey:FTIS,
Den t al - urg 60 N .
Brookhaven, Miss.

Having practiced Dentisty in this town
and vicinity for the last thirteen years, feel
safe in referring to all those that l ever
worked for. III have any work not glv-
ing satisfaction, | will cheertully render
il satisfactory free of cha ge, by calling at
NV Office. | guarantee my work: ! Use
aathing but first class material. ! don't use
cheap teeth and inferior gold: don't put
off any 'sbogasn, work on any body, and my
charges are as reasonable az any first-cias s.
Dentist can afford to work for. l will
visit the country promptly and attend all
calls. Will take stock in payment for
work. Office at F. NJ. Martiu & Co.'S
Drug Store. .,,
may 1-tf. V, b. WAIlo:
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E. i. SCHALLER.

MANUFACTURED OF
Steam Pipes, Smoke Stacks and
Breechins, Iron doors and
Window Shades.
Also Well Augers, Pumps, Well Tools
and all kinds of Sheet Iron Work.
matchmaking and any kind of light ma
chinery made and repaired
AT LOWEST CASH PRICES.
BRooKmAvEN, MISS, r. K. AVENUE
Joo.1.lv
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TIte alroohllare,t geaaer.


Marriage notices and deaths, pot cx-
ceeding six lines, published free. All
over six lines charged for ut regular ad-
vertising rates.
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r. n. HENRY & BRO,
ing Agents
% CHEROKEE STREET,

y CHEROhEE othEEi,
RroOkhaven,
. RE nrepared to do advertising in southern
a naners cheaper than any other agents. Ihelr
6usiness is coIifine exclusively to southern
papers, and advertisers desiring 70 MAKE ;.e ~ ~
selves / lnown in this section would ma IL 10
their interest to correspond with them
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WHEN a halter fits cap to your Graz
MUM he cap-sizes your head, doesn't
he2
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10. T.. BOaUe11. S7'.,

Justice OF the Peace, Notary Public and
q. s. Commissioner for the Southern Dis
trict of Mississippi.
Office in the Court house Justice OF
the Peace court, the End and 4th Satur-
days in each month. Office hours from
ga. to 6 o. m. unless officially absent
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First. Glass Fare

SHAVING AND SHAMP00Nlhe,
Hair, Moustaches, and Whiskers,
Dressed, Trimmed or Dyed in the
LATEST Sly LIZ.
Bay Rum, fresh Linens choice Perfumes, fra.
grant Powder and colored Cosmetics Always on
hand at
r. Fitzner'5,
Between Perkins Bros. and the courthouse
Brookhaven, Miss. June
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-31
Reducing Fnres.

The reduction of the stage fares to five
cents is concession to the popul-f
demand for cheap travel, but dos not
render a Broadway railroad any the less
desirable. II 10 should largely increase
the travel on broadway it would. indeed,
only make street raiiroad the more
necessary, as an addition to the pres
emit plumber of stages would produce more
frequent blockades. People now insist
upon travelling comfortably and rapidly as
we'll as at reasonable rates, and there is
scarcely a property owner on Broadway, be-
tween Union square and the Battery, to be
found to-day adverse to a Broadway rail-
road, while few years ago it was rare to
find one in favor of such a road. It has
been suggested that inasmuch qs the street
cleaning authorities always keep Broadway
clear, however much they neglect other
thoroughfares, we should be sure in the
winter of at least one unobstructed line of
cars if the Broadway railroad should be con-
structed, while the railroad company would
assist the city authorities in the work of re-
moving the snow promptly. The stage
companies have, however, acted wisely in
reducing their tares, and it would be we'll
for the elevated railroad corporations to
follow the example.
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what Was shakespeare 2

The world has been hearing for more than
two centuries of the many invaluable charac-
teristics and uses OF Shakespeare as found
in his writings, but how many admirers of
the master dramatist realize how indestruc-
tible Shakespeare the individual is as a
topic for writers? The very fact that moth
ing of consequence is known of his personal
history sharpens the pen and prorokes a
flow of persuasive ink until tho Bard of
Avon has personally been clothed upon
with as many guises rs the most inveterats
'utility man"'at one Of his own theatres.
We have had books, essays and other spec
ulntioDs on Shakespeare as gentleman, q
boor, schoolboy, traveller, lawyer, q
physician, churchman, lover, vino
bibber, an abstainer, theologian.
theosophist, o free lover, ON aristocrat,
democrat, q husband, O father, a horse
boy, politician, a good little boy Of the
Sunday school literature variety, an Ameri-
can, Frenchman, q Scotchinan, a negro, a
sailor and q woman--as Lord Bacon, Sir
Walter Raleigh and nobody in particular
and speculation of this nature shows no
signs of WEAKNESS. Within this first month
of new year we have at least tw' more
articles on Shakespeare's personality IN
essay in Appleions Monthly from the pen OF
Mr.. Appleton Morgan, and entitled "Ihe
Shakosperean MYTH" and IN ingenious and
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The sudden death of Father Pelletier at
the foot of the altar while in the act of ad-
minlstering the sacrament of marriage at st.
Francis Xavier's Church on last Wednesday
evening was very sad event. The wedding
was one which had been postponed for o
week in consequence of the death of near
relative of the bridegroom but the delay
had only served to add interest to the cere-
mony and to increase the attendance Of the
friends of the happy couple. The church
was brilliantly lighted and lavfshly orna-
mented with flowers, and as the organ
pealed forth its welcome no one dreamed
that q cloud of sorrow would 50 soon
overshadow the scene. The heart of the
officiating minister was in his work,
for he had been the groom's pre-
ceptor, and affection as well as duty
prompted the words of exhortation and
advice which he addressed to the young
couple as preliminary to the sacrament.
Scarcely had his utterances ceased, when.
as he stretched forth his hand to pronounce
benediction, death arrested the act and,
sinking down at the ratings of the sane
tuary, he passed away without struggle
and apparently without pain. The fatal
result was kept from the knowledge OF the
wedding party until the completion of the
services by another clergyman, the belief
being that Father Pelletier had simply
been attacked by fainting fit. The de-
ceased Clergyman was apprehensive of a
sudden death, and his wish, expressed to
his friends, was that, SHOULD his fears be
we'll founded, his last breath might be
drawn ut the affairs foot.