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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29
Rules for the Education of Chill dren

An esteemed lady friend request us to
publish the following rules for the rear
ing and education Of children. The
lady who prepared them isa mother
and has had much experience with
Young children, and has observed them
with the loving intelligence which per
yades her lesson here given:
The following are worthy of being
printed in letters of gold, and being
placed in a conspicuous position in every
household.
|. From Your children's earliest infan-
CIV inculcate the necessity Of instant
obedience.
2. Unite frmness with gentleness.
Let your child always understand That
you mean exactly what you say. ...
8. Never promise them anything un-
less You are sure you can give them
what yon promise.
4. If YOU tell child to do anything,
show him how TO do it and see that 1t Is
done.
5. Always punish your children Tor
wllfuIly disobeying You, but never pun
ish in anger.
6. Never let them perceive that they
can vex you, or make you lose your sell
command. o..
7. If they give way to petulance or
temper wait till they are calm and then
gently reason with them on the inns
propriety of their conduct.
8. Remember that a little present
punishment, when the occasion arises,
is much more effectual than the threat-
ening of greater punishment should
the fault be renewed.
9. Never give your children any7
thing because they cry for it.
10. On no account allow them to do,
at one time, what you have forbidden,
under the like circumstances, at
another, ..........-...
II. Teach them that the only sure
and easy way to appear good IS to be
good. .....i
-. Accustom them to make their
little recitals the perfect truth.
13. Never allow of tale-bearing.
IA. Teach them that self-denial not
self-indulgence, ;is the appointed and
sure method of securing happiness.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29


YESTERDAY afternoon (says the San
Francisco POST two men engaged in an
angry dispute on the street, during
which Que shook his fist beneath. the
others nose, and appeared to have
worked himself into fever heat OF pass
sion. Just then little girl, almost an
infant, who had been going by, but
stopped, apparently paralyzed by the
man fury, moved quite close to him
and, looking up into his face, inquired,
"What make you so tross, mister? 1t
was so unexpected that the man evil
IDENTIFY felt a complete revolution of
feeling. Gradually his countenance
cleared, and finally was lit up with a
smile, as he patted the little peace
makers head, and remarked, as he
moved away, ignoring the other man
altogether. 81 guess you're right, lit>
tie pet s. ...r ..r..II.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29
Credit Mobilier.

Many of our readers have forgot
ten, if they ever knew, what the
Credit Mobilier was. 1t is the most
stupendous fraud and swindle of the
age, and the fact that James A.
Garfield was one of the leading char
acters connected with the steal
makes the matter CT great interest
to the friends of honest government
at the present. Shortly after the
close of the war the Federal Govern
ment offered very liberal aid to the
building of the Union & Central Pa
cifc Railroad; besides granting a
charter with one hundred millions
capital with loan of sixty million
dollars, it also gave land grant of
twenty-million acres. Even this
failed to induce capitalist to invest.
Then still better terms were offered.
Oakes Ames was a member of the
Committee on railroads and that
Committee reported a bill, which
passed Congress, empowering the
company to issue their own bonds
to an amount equal to that offered
to the Government and the roads
were also permitted to issue con-
struction bonds far ahead of the
work. AS soon as this bill was pas.
sed Oakes Ames headed company
of northern capitalists that took
hold of the charter. The Govern
ment was offering from sity-four
thousand to ninety-six thousand
dollars per mile to build the road,
while the engineer of the company
estimated the outside cost at from
thirty to forty-five thousand dollars
per mile. How to cheat the Govern
ment out of the difference between
these two sums was the question
which in it's solution exhibited to
the american people and to the
world one of the. most stupendous
thefts ON record. Oakes Ames had
q second corporation formed which
should build the road and pay the
costs out of the Government grants,
and then divide the remainder
among the stockholders. This bo-
gus corporation was first known as
''the Pennsylvania Fiscal Agency
and afterwards as the notorious
Credit Mobilier. The work cost the
Government ninety-five millions
dollars, while the actual cost was
only fifty one million so the compa-
NY stole forty-four million dollars
at one time in the form of stock and
bonds. Besides the forty-four mil.
lion there were cash dividends paid
on single contract to the amount
of twenty millions. The people
knew nothing of the Wholesale steal
ing until a Mr.. McComb brought
suit for the possession of stock that
he claimed, and the publication OF
certain letters from Ames that at
tracted public notice. Ames brib-
ed all the influential members OF
Congress that he could and among
the men, so hrihed was JAS. A. Gar
field, of Ohio. The matter began to
leak out by degrees until the Pol
land Committee was appointed and
exposed the whole affair. Those
implicated did some lively and su-
pie swearing before the Committs
but the debts and credits given in
Ames memorandum book fixes tn,
guilt upon every one Of the ac-
cused. 'a.., =, : ! NY.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29
EN MISS. THURSDAY, JULY 20. 1880.
Household Hints.


In icing cakes diplthe KNIFE often
into cold water.
Vegetables shoula not be washed
until lust before cooking
Kitchen floors painted with boil
ed linseed oil are easiest cleaned.
Wash colored hose In mix
warm water, rinsel turn anu dry
quickly.
If table cutlery ID kept clean from
the start, little trouble will keep it
in order.
To cleanse ivory ornaments, rub
them well with fresh butter. C..
without salt-and put them in the
sunshine.
Salt provisions Of whatever kind
are said to lose more of their salt
ness by being soaked in sea water
than in fresh.
Dip a new broomlin hot water to
make it durable. TO keep a broom
from getting stiff and hard hang it
in the cellar way.
Old wall paper can be very much
improved in appearance by simply
rubbing it well with a flannel cloth
dimDed in oat meal: SIR
When milk sours scalding will rem
der it sweet again The whey sep
arates from the curd, and the form
| er is better than shortening i'll
bread
The best mode of washing gentle
mems neckties is to let them soak a
little, then wash with hot soap and
water, rinse in cold water slightly
hlued, dry them, dip them once more
in cold water, starch, and wiring
them thoroughly, then iron.
Washing black stockings: Wash
in Il cool lathcr Of plain white soaI
and ram water, with a little am
monia mixed in it. Keep from the
air while drying, by rolling in 9
cloth: do not wiring, but press the
moisture well out. EPSON salts ano
water form q good rinse.
To clean steel ornament; DIP
small brush into some, paratine ano
then into some emery powder (sucf
as is used in the knife machines
and well brush the ornaments, anC
all the rust will SOON come Oft; pol
ish with dry leather and dustcr
it will clean any steel article.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29
Eyesight.
Milton's blindness was the resu

Milton's blindness was the result
of overwork and dyspepsia.
One of the most eminent Amerl
can divines, having been for some
time compelled to forego the
pleasure of reading, has spent thou
sands of dollars in vain, and lost
wears of time. in consequence OF
getting up several hours before day
and studying by artificial light. His
eyes never got well. -s
Multitudes of men and women
have made their eyes weak for life
by the too free use of the eyesight,
reading small print and doing fine
sewing. In view of these things, 1t
is well to observe the following rules
in the use of the eyes:
Avoid all sudden changes between
light and darkness.
Never begin to read or write or
sew for several minutes after coming
from darkness to a bright light.
Never read by twilight or moon
light. or of a very cloudy day.
Never read or sew directly in
front of the light, or door, or win
dow. N'''
tits best to have the light fall
from above, obliquely over the LEFT
shoulder. .agfnq Ill Nv
Never sleep SO that on the first
waking, the eyes shall open on the
light OF a window. n~ saN
Do use the eyesight by light
so scant that 1t requires an effort tc
discriminate
Too much light creates o glare
and pains and confuses the sight
The moment you are sensible OF an
effort to distinguish, that moment
cease and take walk or ride.
As the sky is blue and the earth
is green, it would seem that the
ceiling should be a blush tinge, and
the carpet green, and the walls Of
some mellow tint. 3t'
The moment you are prompted td
rub the eyes, that moment cease us
ing them. $50.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29
We Who are About to die Salute
Vou "a

In his eloquent and striking ad-
dress delivered before the students
of the Mississippi University, at its
recent commencement, the Hon. Fred
G. Barry, of Clay county, turned
aside to weave chaplet of flowers
to lay upon the tomb of the Hon
Albert G. Brown, a statesman and
soldier, whose name Mississippi
"will not willingly let die"
He said: Young men of Missis-
sippi the mighty problem of our
development lies before you! God
has called you to the work. Will
you perform it? The older ones OF
their days are fast passing away.
1t has been eloquently said that no
snow falls so lightly as that of old
age, and none is so heavy, because
it never melts? Now and then some
grand and ancient oak falls in the
forest, hewn down by the remorse'
less and keen axe of time.
Last week stood on one of the
thoroughfares in Jackson. l held
in my hand steel engraving of a
man in his prime, upon whose am
pie brow, it did seem to me, "every
God had set his seal"-whose face
Of matchless, manly beauty beamed
with intellect and will; the finely
formed lips seemed instinct with life
as if they would speak, the comman'
ding eyes kindled with fires of geni
us, a man who once upheld the hon
or of our State Atlas-like and
swayed the senate of the Union with
the divine magic of eloquence! Thai
picture bore the autograph OF "a
G, Brown"
/ walked across to the Capitol
my soul filled with the splendid i'm
age | entered the rotunta, beneath
the towering dome which was kisseC
by the brilliant beams of the morn
ling sun. a
A coffin lay there in state, in th'
solemn hush, the awful repose o
death. 1t contained the form o
him whose counterfeit present
ment" of twenty-five years ago
had just seen. Aged and withere'
and voiceless now. He had surren
dered ife's ensign, covered wit
glittering inscriptions-the victo
ries of the long, long ago. Over hin
deaths flag foated at last. And nov
he lay so low that one could bu
weep to behold so sad a sight, ant
remember all The grand old mai
had grown weary of life's burdens
he had drunk life's cup to its lees
and had lain down to sleep; and h
sleeps well! Peace to his repose
Let us never cease to do homage t
his virtues and talents that hav
shed imperishable lustre on the an
mails of our commonwealth.
1t was under his administration
as chief magistrate of our State, tina
this University was erected and en-
dowed. He was your first and firm
est friend; therefore, it is meet tina
should lay flower upon his ceno
taph here to-day. One word more
and l have done. A gladiator wa
dying in the arena. Turning hi
eyes on his idolized emperor, he sal
with his expiring breath, 90, Caesar
whom am about to die, salut
Young gentlemen, there are ven
cradle sires here to-day, and all owe
our State, ripe for deaths sickle yer
lging on the grave; they bend thel
aged eyes upon you; their hearts
filled with love and trust for you al
their country's future hope, saying
"We who are about to die salute
you"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29
Jenny Lind.

Mrs. Hooper writes that the eyes
of Jenny Lind are as lovely as ever
in their expression and in their soft
depths of lustrous blue. Her abun-
dant brown hair, slightly silvered,
she still dresses in the same fashion
as of old. She lately spoke in warm
terms of affection of America, say
Ing; "Your country takes the rabble
of all other countries and gives them
chance" To an allusion to the
charm of her singing in her youth,
particularly in devotional music, she
answered, with rapt expression;
at was because my voice came from
God, and l sang to Cod"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29

A Council General, representing
the entire Greek Church, is to meet
at Moscow, August 26th, for the
purpose of re-estahlishing the an
cient customs and rites of the Church
of drawing closer the bonds of unity
between the various churches, of re-
calling to the bosom of the orthodox
church the Christian residents of
the East and West, and of promo
ting the propagation by mission Of
the faith of the Church. ie 81
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29
Taking the Children.

A little boy was deeply interested
in reading 'The Pilgrims Progress
the characters in that wonderful
book being all real living men and
women to him. One day he came
to his grandmother and said;
"Grandma, which of, all the people
do YOU like the bestg' Il like Chris
tian," was the reply, giving the lit
tie boy her reasons. (which do
YOU like the best~ Looking up in
her face with some hesitation, he
said slowly. 81 like Christiana."
"Why, my son?" Because she took
the children with her, grandma"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29
SPACE

Marriage noticesand deaths, pot ex-
deciding six lines, published free. All
over six lines charged for at regular ad-
yertising rates.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29

The various iron manufacturers
of Philadelphia employ an aggregate
of nearly $4,000 hands. ss4
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29

THEPolynesian islands are almost
wholly Christianized. There are in
these islands three hundred and fifty
thousand, native Christians, who
have their own self-supporting
churches, with pastors and teachers,
and they sustain among themselves
several foreign missionary societies.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29

LOVE- and hope are the horse and
wagon, and good temper the axle
grease oflife. Few burdens can be
carried far without them.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29
Iiferary.
March Of the DeathIess Dead.


March OF the Deathtess Dead.
OF the warriors tried and true,
Who bore the flag Of our peoale's trust
And fell in cause. though lost still Just
And died for me and You.
From the private to The Chief
Come they from hoveI or princ.ly hall.
They fell for US and for .hem should fall
The tears of "a Nation. grief.
Gather the corpses strewn
rf.r .., .,',lIr -, ION.
Ni.t-ns .r. tui wf,aat ! -t,n..
..... .r,... .,,,,.
| VI, care, moi whence thev came
| A r,..I..'..,,'' I,,,'.,,., 70 f,o
',..,u..' mad cn,,,,,.r 1,;'I ,ha sam,a
=, L.d M y,,ra ,baarar
!
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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29

THE Bodie Free Press is not in fa-
vor of divorce, but says when wife
enters saloon and pulls her hus-
band out by the ear when he has
only one point to go in six-hand-
ed game Of pedro, legal proceedings
NAV be commenced.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29

They have. in Bombay, what is CALI
ed Q "sorrowful tree" which flowers
only ct night. at5
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29
Putting the Eyes TO Use.

An amusing story was popular
years ago, called Eyes and No eyes.
1t told number Of curious incidents
where two persons saw precisely the
same thing. On the one no impress
sion was made, and what was seen
was soon forgotten The other no
ticed carefully, was led to think and
to act, and won either fame or for
tune. Mr.. Ruskin says genius is
only a, superior power of seeing.
Great discoveries see little further
than other people.
Columbus, when his men were in
mutiny to return to Spain, saw
weedsandessplants drifting by his
ships, and knew that land was near.
Waits saw the steam lifting the
lid Of. his mothers tea-kettle. But
lie sawsgbeyond that fireplace the
steam engine propelling ships and
irawing.cars.
Newton saw an apple fall III an
orchard. But looking beyond the
orchard he saw the wonderful law
of gravitation, by which the sun and
the earth and other planets are kept
in their appointed places.
Galvani saw frogs leg twltch
when. two metals touched it, and he
saw at the same time, the possibility
of the galvanic battery
Sir Samnel Brown saw spider
web floating across his path one
summers morn, and he saw also the
possibility OF a suspension bridge
spanning the river.
1T is well to train the eyes to see
| all that can be seen.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29

VI care not whence they came,
Dr0J IN thetr iifeless clay!
vi h,r unknown. or known to fame,
fns-l rause and country still the same
f'.y dl-d and wore the gray,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29

Gather the sacred dust
Of the warriors tried and true,
Who bore the flag Of our peoole's trust
Ana fell in cause. though lost still just,
And died for me and You.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29

Fey shnili not est aparp;
living they struggled side by side,
WI h'uId the hand OF death diyide,
i s4ugIs heart from heart
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-29

Gather them one and all!
From the private to the Chief,
Come they from hove or prime .ly hall,
They fell for US and for Them should fall
The tears of IL Nations grief
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-04

FTNDERTAKERS, Wood aud Metallic
u Baskets, Cotins, Shrouds, Caps, &c.
r. s. RICH a son. 1873 EXCHANGE ST
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-04
Portland and Worcester Line
PORTLAND & ROCHESTER, Is. Il.
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.

SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.
- On and after Monday, yune rs,
s3sssaaassses.t $50, Passenger Trains will leave
f -g@igYss Portland at 2 20 IA. M, and
----l.00 p. ma, arriving at Worcester
at 2.15 p, m. and 7.3O p. m. Returning leave
Union Depot Worcester, at 7.3O a. m. and Ii 1t a..
NJ, arriving at Portland at 20 p. M. and 6I0 p.
N.
For Clinton, Aver Juno, Fitchburg,
Nashua. Eowell, yyindha,,, and Ep-
ping at 3.SD n. and 90 p. fns.
E0r Manchester, Concord and points North, at
Loo p. ns.
Fer Rochester, springvnie, Alfred, Wat
efboro and SacO Siver.5.2O a. na., 4 90
leave Rochester at (mixed) 6.45 a. m, HOB
a. m, and 1858 p. M; arriving at Portland
(Inixed) 1856 a. M, 10 p. m. and $40 p. m.
For Goriaan,, Snccarnppa. Cumberland
Mills, WessorOok aud Syoodford's.
at z.2O Il. M, 800, SEQ and (nixed) 6.4J
ID. mn.
The 90 p. IN. tt ain from Portland connects at
Aver Juno. with u 0Osnc Tunnel Route for
the West, and at Union Depot, Worcester, for
New York via Norwich Line, and NIL rail,
via Springsie also with N. Y. Il N. r.. H.
X. ("Steainer Maryland Route') for PhiIadei-
phia, Baltimore, Washington, and the
South and with Boston a. Albany u. H. foi
the West.
Close connections made at yYesibrooEs juno
ton with through trains of Me. Central X. r.. and
at GrandTrunk Transfer, Portland, with trains
of Grand Funk r. Il.
Through tickets to all points South and West at
Depot offices and at fo|lins & Adams No. % Ex-
change Street.
j. W. PETERS, Gen. Ticket Agent.
GEO P. WE /, Supt. je26dtf
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-04
TEMPLARS OF HONOR

At Temptars' Hall, No. 100 Exchange Street.
CoUNCIL-Maine, first and third Monday in each
month.
TBMpLE-Forest City, No. 1, every Wednesday
evening.
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-04

TAILOR. Always hand the best
Il German, French and English Goods.
w. Ii. KOHLING, SO Exchange st
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-04
SUNDAY TRAINS
Commencing 5une 81, 1850.

commencing SuHe 81. lSSO.
Leave Portland for Boston and Way Sta
flOas at 90 p. m. Returning leave Boston at
600 p.
Portland for Scarborough Beach, Pine
Point, Old Orchard Beach, Saco and Bid
defOrd at 1000 a. m, LOO, $50 p. m. Return
ing, leave HsiddefOrd for Portland at 200,
$50, $50, stopping at all stations.
Trains on Boston & Maine road connect with all
steamers running between Portland and Bangor,
Rockland Mt: Desert, Machias, Eastport, Calais, st.
John and Halifax. Also connect with Grand Trunk
trains at Grand Trunk Station, and Maine Central
and Portland Ogdensburg trains at Transfer Sta
ton
All trains stop at Exeter ten minutes for refresh
ments. First class Dining Rooms at Portland.
Transfer Station, Exeter, Lawrence and Boston.
THROUGH TICKETS to all points West and
South may be had of M. L.. williams, Ticket
AGENT Boston & Maine Depot, and at Union
Ticket Dfs;ce, 40 Exchange st.
JAS. I. FURBER, Gen. 3dpt.
S, y. STEVENS, Gen. Agent, Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1880-08-04

<S->n->r Steamer CITY OF RICHMOND,
"a. RsA r. r. Capt. w. L. Dennison, will leave
t.azssss. ss5sS;frss{ Railroad Wharf, every Mon
day, Wednesday, and Sat-
day evenings, mt HIS o'clock, or on arrival
OF Steamboat Express Trains from Boston, for
Mount Desert, Southwest and Bar Harbors)
touching at Rockland only, and arriving at Bar
Harbor, at about 10.OC A. NJ, next morning.
Retu, ming, leave Bar Harbor about Z. 90 A. NJ
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, touching
at Southwest HarbOr and Rockland, arriving in
Portland, about p. M, connecting with o'clock
p. m. express trains and steamer for Boston.
Steamer LEWISTON, Capt Charles DeeIing, will
leave Railroad Wharf, every Tuesday and Fri
day Evening, at l1.15 O'Clock, ON arrival of
Express Trains from Boston, for Mount Desert and
at Mount Desert at about noon.
Returning, will leave Machiasport, every Mon
day and Thursday HEornins, a. 4 so and
Mount Desert, at about 1000, arriving in Portland
the same evening, connecting with the Pullman
Train for Boston.
Both Steamers connect at Rockland with Sanford
s. S. Co Steamers for Bangor and Understandings
every trip. From Bangor connecting Monday and
Thursday.
Passengers from Portland, forwarded to Bangor
and Rlver-landings at usual rates.
Freight for same points from Portland, forwarded
at REGULAR TARIFF RATES OF this company
Tickets and s.aterooms at Union Ticket Office 40
Exchange St.
All communications by mail telegraph for
rooms and circulars, should Le addressed to
GEO. l.. DAY, Gen. Ticket A gent,
Portland.
E. GUSHING, General Manager.
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