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The Brookhaven ledger., 1880-08-05
Double Cropping.

All ground that has produced po'
tatoes, peas, grain or other early
crops, should he sown to something
that will bring another crop before
winter. Keep the land doing some
thing all Che time. The old adage
of the "nimble six pence" is just as
applicable to the work of the farm
as to that of the shop or store. We
too often allow our lands to grow
noxious weeds, where valuable crop
might be grown, jast as well and
with far more p.otit. Some farmers
and gardeners SOW corn in drills or
set cabbages in the lows between
early potatoes before the crop is har
vested. The new crop gets well
started and digging the potatoes is
as good as one hoeing. OF course
there must be a dressing of fettili-
ger sown on by hand before putting
in the second crop. 1t will not dc
to expect the land to produce two
crops with only one coat of manure.
The Brookhaven ledger., 1880-08-05
N-~ks-
PRAYER.

John states the true idea Of pray
er when he says; This is the conf
dence we have in Him, that if we
ask anything according to His will,
He hea-eth u.s. And how much
better that it should be thus! We
are finite, ignorant, short-sighted
creatures, not knowing our own
wants, nor competent to choose our
own blessings. Suppose a parent
has two sons, and he should say to
one: Il will give you whatever you
ask, provided you ask with duti-
full and confiding spirit"-making
no exception, expressed or implied;
and to the other. Il will give you
whatsoever you ask, asking with a
right Spirit, except in those cases
where, from my superior wisdom, |
perceive it better to withhold"
Which is the most privileged son?
Doubtless we should reply, He
whose answer made to his request
is made to turno upon his fathers
wisdom AND not on his own. -...
The will of God. then is the key
to His promises. All prayers must
he referred tn His will; for God is
the supreme good, the fountain of
life, the giYqr Of every good and per-
feet gilt. ........r $40. .......
li 1t is Important. then, that we in
form ourselves respecting the will
of God. All rhines are possible
with God, but he does not choose'to
do all possible things. The ques
Jon is not concerning His ability,
but concerning His purpose. So far
as our asking coinci6es WITH His di
vine purpose, so far we will receive
the things we ask. The will o. wish
or design of the father is partly
Known to us, and partly unknown.
Some of His promises are definite
and particular, and some are gener-
al and indefinite. If our blessed
Lord had received q special promise
chat He should be spared the agony
of Gethsemane, His prayer pleading
chat promise would have been heard,
and He would have escaped the
bloody sweat and the unutterable
suffering of the Garden. But such
promise was wanting, and hence the
PRAYER of Jesus was; ooh, my Fa-
ther. if it be possible, let this cup
pass from me; nevertheless, not as 1
| will, but as thou wilt" -..-4.,5-. sar
This essential principle Of refer
ence to the divine viii must gov
em us in our prayers; and if it ap-
plies to their subject matter, it must
pe-focce apply to the question of
time. God answers prayer as He
will and when He will.
The Brookhaven ledger., 1880-08-05
Vanished Faces.

1t is said that wrinkles are paint
ed out Of faces by a process now
coming into use. The colofing,
whether white or pink, is moisten-
ed with fine, thin shellac varnish
Then the wrinkled parts of the skin
are colored and held at sufficient
tension to smooth out the wrinkles
The varnish penetrates and stiffen'
the skin in drying, and a smeotf
surface is left. A bottle O. shella(
is among the toilet articles OF many
New York women, it is claimed, ant
some of them have acquired won
derful degree of skill in using it
The drawback is that>it soon cracks
rorghens, and is hard to remove
A renewal is needed eve'v day, an(
the result must be permanently in
jurous to the skin. ,fE ....t
The Brookhaven ledger., 1880-08-05
WAS 1T DEATH?

One frequently hears, nowadays,
of the injection of medicine into the
veins by means Of a hypodermic sy-
ringe, as one of the new-fashioned
modes of cure. My own experience
in the matter, limited as it is, may
be useful as a warning both to ply
sicians and sufferers, and it may be
interesting, first, because it is real:
secondly, as we must die sometime
or other, suppose most OF US Won
der now and then how it will feel
Now, if what / went through was
not death, it was at least so near it
that as tar as physical sensation
Went it was practically the same
thiag. s.
l had been i'll for some time, suf-
fer:.ng from frequent returns of Sc
we're pains, which the doctors
thought might be rheumatic, or neu-
ralgic, or might be something else.
At any rate they could not hit upon
the medicines either 80 relieve these
pains or to prevent their recurrence.
Meanwhile, they were experiment
ting, and l was getting weak and
thin; so it was determined to try
and ease me of my misery, if even
only for time, in hopes that nature
would gather little strength end
perhaps succeed in doing what the
/ doctors had failed in-curing me.
/ / had a great objection to taking
opium, on account of its well-knowa
Injurious effects, and l had borne a
great deal of pain rather than take
Lit. The doctors, however, overcame
my objections by assuring me that
the injection of morphine under the
skin was not attended with the
4 same injury to the constitution, and
fWas usually more efficacious in ca
tses like mine than any other way Of
taking the drug. ~. - sa. 80, ,......5 :.
1 Accordingly, I was furnished with
\ 1 very small syringe, which would
lhuld just the right dose, to the END
4 Of which was attached a sharp-poin
ted gold tube about the size Of 9
1 sailors needle. A small bottle o.
morphine was also provided, and
i promised faithfully to use it accor
I ding to directions on, the return o
severe pain. My medical attend
ant was very anxious to try 1t ther
and there himself, but, as at th'
} time Of his VISIT I was enjoying ar
Interval Of ease, I would not consen
to this, feeling confident-as, indeed
! he himself did-of my capacity Il
II administer it, and being withou
isnxietyas to the result. a. 2 70 si.se.
That night, before going to bed
|, ,tseveral severe twinges, which ha'
Ibeen at me for an hour or 50, CAV
tunmistakable warning Of anothe
night Of sleepless torment, unless
icould find relief somewhere. Y
iconrse / thought of the little syr
hinge. III had had any apprehen
sions about the effects, 4 certain
tshould have had some assistance 9
\ ina6xl; but I am an unimaginative II
dividual, taking things as the
come, sol said goodnight, went 9
my room and locked the door g
nsual. When my preparations fo
the night were complete 4 took N
new fffend Out Of the pretty littl
tmorocco csseand alled the syrine
The Brookhaven ledger., 1880-08-05
= '.'eG''S,sgHisrella,lp.sals,. ID,
sfhe dratefui naamb bIlear: d !:

+ The scsoooi. blhaihchihg gaze Of a
brave man, It is said, Will awe a IT,
ger. The statement isperhaps an
exaggerated one, but we will tell OF
an incident of q man who awed a
human tiger. a-,...
Some forty years ago the citizens
of Naochez, aroused by the excesses
of the gamblers infesting their city,
drove them out and threatened them
with death if they ever returned
Prominent among these citizens was
Capt. Quitman, leading lawyer.
A monthaor two later he and small
band of men crossed intou Texas to
aid those who were fighting Santa
Anna and his Mexicans. ,.,.,...
Late one night Quitman arrived
at San Augustine, whece he found
the people overawed by large gang
of gamblers, some of whom had
ilately come from Natchez, They
| recognized him and resolved to
have their revenge.
Quitman quartered his men in a
large building, while he occupied a
room in an adjacent house. He had
Just taken off his coat, when the
door was thrown violently open. A
tall, fierce-lookiEg man entered. In
his belt was q bowie-knife, and in
his right hand he held a pistol.
Fortunately, Quitman had not
laid aside his belt-pistols, and draw
ing one he raised It quickly, so that
the man was covered byit. lii
"Iknow you and you know me-"
he said, looking the gambler calmly
! in the eye. II desire no quarrel
! with you, but l don't fear you"
The gambler glared at him mo-
ment. and then, his features relax
ing into smile, said: a-
"Captain, you are brave man,
and I will be your friend" and he
'etired quietly, closing the door af-
ter him. .--. ..+.....
A few weeks after, the war being
at an end, Capt. Quitman. was re-
5urning home overland, accompanied,
only by his negro servant. Crossing
small steam, and mounting the
bank, which had dense underwood
on both sides, he found two trees
felled across the path.
Suspecting that he wss in a trap.
he turned and saw three men, arm
ed with guns, coming up in the rear.
He could neither advance nor re-
.-eat.
Instantly springing to the ground,
ne drew his pistol, and placed the
norse between himself and the rob-
bers. The sharp crack Of a rifle be-
hind him, and the rush of the bali
over his head, caused him to turn
Seeing the gambler whom he had
net at San Augustine galloping his
horse at full speed toward him, he
prepared to sell his life as dearly as
possible.
The man, dropping his gun to
show that he was not an enemy, ap-
preached. Recognizing Quitmau.
l,he said: ..... ..i........-.
| .s.Captain, Tn mighty glad | had
TIE chance to serve you. Z and my
lte~tners were coming this way, and
| e, being in the advance, saw, as |
turned the angle of the path. the
situation. Let's see if I hit one of
| those robbers"
On searching, they found traces
of blood, but no signs of the robbers.
Some years after the gambler was
convicted of gambling, and senten-
ced to six months Imprisonment
and $1,000 fine. Quitman paid one
half of the fine. The gambler, it is
said, subsequently reformed, and
became an estimable man, respected
by all who knew him. cTz2rHA
The Brookhaven ledger., 1880-08-05
Death Of the Twelve.

Matthew suffered martyrdom with
a sword at city of Ethiopia.
Mark expired at Alexandria, af-
ter having been dragged through
the streets. -s si sf ~ Wisl Igl 'l
Luke was hanged on an olive tree
in Greece. ,,-. ..
John was put in chaldron Of
boiling oil, but escaped in miracu-
lous manner, and was afterward ban
ished to the Isle of Patmos, and
died, it is thought, at home natu-
raily. .aE2WHq . Hs}'j i.'"'a
Peer was crucified at Rome with
his mead downwards. AID tt.4
James, the Greater, was beheaded
at Jerusalem. tf
James, the Less, was cast from q
lofty pinnacle of the temple, and
tnen beaten to death with fuller's
club. "' 'a'' '''
Philip was hanged,np against a
pillar at Metropolis, Phrygia. s
Bartholomew was hayed alive.
Andrew was bound to the cross,
from which he preached to his per
secrters until he died.
Thomas was run throughlthe body
with lance, in East Indies,
Jude was shot to death with ar
rows, probably in Persia.
Marhias was first stoned, and
tnen beheaded.
Barnabas, of the Gentiles, was
stoned to death by the jews at 80
lonica.. ~
Paul was beheaded at Rome by
Nero. liif lialr - F
The Brookhaven ledger., 1880-08-05

The July report, of the Depart
ment of Agriculture indicates 2 large
increase in the acreage under to-
fbocco in several States, and gem
orally promising condition of the
crop. Oats, except in the
Gulf States, are good; potatoes, are
everywhere abundant and free from
disease; rye and barley are up to
the average. Fruits Of all kinds are
excellent and plentiful. Wool
growing has been very extensively
carried on in many of the, States
this year. In Kansas the increase
| in the yield is AZ per cent; in Tex
as and Nebraska Is per cent; il
the Territories the average increas'
is 20 per cent. Only in Californi,
and New Hampshire has there beel
a falling OF. ~ II
The Brookhaven ledger., 1880-08-05

L=x- 4-zt.E<<----t--y -ysssr<- <-x---------
Ee sLaHE~age Of FlOwers. ~
In eastern lands they talk in flowers, Sot
And they tell in a garland their loves
|ff Z and cares; huf aier vH ny ~ '"r6
Each flower that blooms in their garden
~ bowers .o,s s.l ia tr. 5rt.
On its leaves myst;c language bears.
/ Perceive :
The pretty red rose is an emblem OF
love: 1B . iF ClH
The anowball, thoughts of heaven above;
The honeysuckle implies 1 dream oi
J. e thee, vsm tea rIt a,i a4-
Aud rosemary. always. remember me.
Arbor vit@ denotes unchanging friend
ship; ,,fng 5ha
NY only hope, the American cowslip;
Declare your love, says the tulip tree,
And juniper replies, l live for thee.
Gloxinta tells of love at first sight;
Sweetpea says, meet me by moonlight;
Dead leaves indicate heavy heart;
Variegated pink, forever we part.
Let us part friends, says the trumpet
flower;
Primrose answers. your friend for an
Plum bloom says, keep your word.
And rose geranium, tho1 art preferred.
Apple bloom asks, wilt thou be mine?
Peach bloom replies. my heart is thine.
The dandelion ls gay coque.te,
And modesty dwells with the white
violet.
Sweet William says. let our friend
ship eud;
Snowdrop slghs softly, I'm not sum-
mer friend. E
Balloon vine proposes to kiss and make
- up,
But ingratitude dwells in the bright
buttercup.
I surmount difficulties, is the mistle-
toe 8 song;
Woodbine chorus, | have loved thee
long.
The lilac thrills with loves first emo
tion,
And heliotrope implies only devotion.
Petunia says. your presence soothes me;
Ice plant replies, your looks freeze me.
White rose whispers, my heart is free,
And white clover ever thinks of me.
Sensitive rose, like pretty coquette,
Says, too young to leave my mother yet;
Mine through sunshine. storm and
"A SHOWS,
Is written all over the perpetual rose.
Blue iris brings message for you,
Forpet-me-notd denotes love tender and
true. " -
Blue violet is faithfulnese; harebell
grief; H ,0
And passion flower happy in religious
belief. 7.'
Our souls are one, says the beautiful
phlox; 1f
Constancy abiaes with pretty dwarf
box.
OF love in a cottage Portulaca doth tell,
And gratitude is found in Canterbury
bell.
True friendship is found in Virginia
stock,
Ambition sits high in the bright holly
Compassion attends the bleeding heart
And scarlet pea asks, must You depart!
Bonds is expressed by blue morning.
glory;
Nobility of character by magnolia gran
The amaranth denotes unfading love,
And insincerity bllghts the pretty fox
glove. ~
We find fascination always in fern,
Sympathy in balm, and life in iucerne.
Then gather wreath from the garden
bowers,
And tell the wish OF thy heart in fiow>
ers.
The Brookhaven ledger., 1880-08-05
The Latest Novelty In Dancing

For the first time, l saw the new
dance about which so much has
been writtea. 1t is certainly the
maddest and most ungraceful whirl
/ ever saw. ............ .-,.
The embtsce is close, for the dan
GERS need the strongest support for
each other; while they give a side
way kick out with both feet, at the
same time the body bends with a
low dip. The lady's sash ends and
frills and the coat tails of the gen
slemen fly about in all sorts of odd
fantastic forms. o5 a9 H 5t. p
The time and motion of the mus
ic and steps must satisfy the fastest
and giddiest of our young people
1t is a parlor substitute for the can
can sYebaEFs $50 8f au Asiststs -|
The Brookhaven ledger., 1880-08-05
Garield's Platform.

On the subject of the currency his
favorite figure is three hundred and
twenty-nine. wj eI u9t m lo 97,
On the subject of the tariff his is
usually ten shares. lt
ION the. subject OF free trade h:
tcades freely in votes.
On civil service reform he will de
pend mostly for information or
Chester A. Arthur. iJ lo aibni,se
On the subject of Credit Aobil
Ter he advocates no change in tn
style or shape of the American flag
q On the De Golyer claim he ha
nothing to say just now. mainly be
cause anything he might say wollt
only make matters worse.
On the subject of James A.. Gal
field first, last and all the time.
The Brookhaven ledger., 1880-08-05
che sGiresidf.4
sIta xhsns pielatIins sno{i

I TIA sene el pf'nakln 'naEln EglGE Er
4 The following are thirty-two evils
Iof wine drinking:
| l. 1t robs the heart of its purity.
| 2. 1t exhausts money and proper
3. Door ofhnnch sickness and dis
ease. raso, .t.5rs.
4. Root OF brawls and quarrels.
3. 1t makes men naked and bare
footed.
g.. 1t causes idling and cursing.
7. Through it men never obtain
what they should.
s. What they obtain they lose.
9. 1t causes men to waste deeds
and exhaust, speech; when they
awake it is only to repent.
10. 1t causes the loss of much, and
an awakening only. to shame and
confusion. -u-
IL. 1t destroys physical force.
u. II sp0ifs eoantenanee and
complexion -.. Y.-.... s.-H .on4a
13. Heart and m;nd are led astray.
IA. Wisdom and knowledge are
beclouded.
Is. 1t destroys the capacity to
honor parents. ..-
16. Through it men cannot reyer-
ence God; co..
II. Nor obey the words of good
men;
Is. Nor the laws of the country.
10. 1t makes friendships with cru
eli and wicked men,
90 1t causes separation from
the virtuous and good.
81. 1t makes men shameless.
-. 1t easily incltes to ferociOus
anger.
%. 1t destroys the power to con-
troll the passions.
"A. 1t gives men over to evil with
out limit.
%. 1t causes them to resist the
devOut.
26. Produces heart without fear.
81. Turns day into night.
%. Makes infamous in crime and
teaches ililuity. .H
80. Rejects victuous laws.
80. Drives men from the true and
happy end of life.
81. Sows the seeds of insanity
and madness. .... .t..H H..
-. Corrupts the body, destroys
the life, and causes men to fall into
the wicked way.
One name for wine is fountain
OF misery"
The Brookhaven ledger., 1880-08-05
H0,v Watches are Made.

1t will be apparent to any one, who will
examine SoLID GOLD WATCH, that aside
from the necessary thickness for engray-
ing and polishing, large proportion OF
the precious metal used, Is needed only to
stiffen and hold the engraved portions in
place, and supply the necessary soiidity
md strength. The surplus gold is actually
needless 20 far as utility and beauty are
cof,cerued.<-IasJames -Bossa -RaAeat s4setd
Watch Gases, tkis wasle pfecious nietai
il OVERCOME, and the same sdlidIty and
strenatlf Qdpeed Anf fpom e9erthisd to
one hSI f&ke gsasl pG ofseo!ld eases
This ptodess 10 III inost ~ znat4ks,
"A iolfo1& piSte of Sniek1e compositfoh
meta. - 3allx.n % H.. to4 ne 3trRosel
has twop4sfes q so4id gold soldefed one
ON each side. The three are then passed
bssween polished steel rollers, and the re.
suit il q strip Of heavily plated acomposl'
tion, from which the cases, backs, centres.
bezels, etc, ara cut and shaped BY suitable
dies and formers. The gold inthese casei
il sufficiently thick 70 admit Of all kindt
of chasing, engraving and enamelling; thu
engraved cases hsve, been earned until
worn perfectly smooth by time and ust
without removing the gold. They. are fol
sale BY all isWelsn, and each cas- ID war
aHted by Special Certi6cats. .RH
For sale In Brcokhsven by A. Stafler,
and Ill iewlers, ask for illaatrated csfslo'
gue, and to ses warrant. .lsfeb-l2-lyrsi
y ~
The Brookhaven ledger., 1880-08-05

EXPERIENCE has demonstrated
that good, well rotted cow manure
is the best in all cases for house
plants. Water can be placed on tine
manure and the liquid thus obtain
ed be used to good advantage il
wasering she plants. ssa ts.e.sasi. :
The Brookhaven ledger., 1880-08-05

He who is false to the present dn-
ty breaks thread in the loom, and
will see the effect when the weaving
az lifetime is unraveled. Z
The Brookhaven ledger., 1880-08-05

A man should make it part OF his
religion TO see that his country is
well governed.
The Brookhaven ledger., 1880-08-05

THOSE who give MOI till they die
show thai they would not then ifthey
could keep it longe;. hllloN
The Brookhaven ledger., 1880-08-05

Arbitrary power has no existence
here.
The Brookhaven ledger., 1880-08-05

Even that consciousness of exis-
tence went, and there was nothing
in place Of it for / know not how
long. The whole affair from the
first injection Of the morphine to
the complete loss of sensibility
seemed to me to last some five or
six hours; but, Of course, I cannot
| be sure that I am right, as Iydhad
nothing to measure time by except
my own sensations. fss n@9 ~ .l'i.' q I
The next thing / have any idea Of
- The feeling of external warmth
1pIied to my cold body. This
n IN over me at once. Then came
tS fbIe struggle within me, but
Iin which I seemed to have no will
it was probably the first attempt o.
| the involuntary organs to commenc,
/ their work again. 1T was distress
ling, and if I had known how to ge
away from it I would have done SO
] At last i became aware of peopl'
moving about me, and of warm sua
i shine around me. With terribl,
effort / opened my eyes and say
4 where n was-out on the veranda
upon which my room opened, ,Lwitl
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-11

The death of Ouray, (or Arrow, J
the famous chief of the Tabeguache
band of Ute Indians, and at one time
head chief of the Ute Nation, is an
nounced. Little was popularity known
of Ouray prior to the massacre at the
White River Agency, Colorado, in
September last, when Agent Meeker
and several other men were slaugh-
tered. At that time Ouray and his
band had left his agency at Los Pinos
on two months hunt, but as soon
as he heard of the massacre he re-
turned and sent an order to the chiefs
at the White River Agency to cease
hostilities against the white people.
He also entered heartily into the
proposed plan for Furnishing the
guilty Indians, and was of much ser
vice to the government in checking
the disturbance. His services were
highly appreciated by the govern
ment, and in his report for 1879 the
commissioner of Indian affairs said !:
"The services thus far rendered by
Ouray have been of inestimable
value, and while the White River
Utes have shown the very worst
aspect of savage life, Ouray has
shown courage and humanity and
virtues of the better type. which
should somewhat relieve the name
of Ute from the odium cast upon it
by the northern bands, for whose
brutal and barbarous acts, whatever
the provocation, no justification can
be found"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-11

drowns out all the rest. For twenty
long years we hev bin fastin, with
the Government granary in full vew,
and it is a time to put an end to it.
swat is tariff compared to our
holdin the puss strings Wv the Ma.
shen? Wat is the tariff question ez
compared with the Custom houses
and the Furrin Mishns? Ginral
Hancock may not be learned on these
questions. but he knows enuff to sign
his name to commishns, and tiiat is
the fust rekisit NV Dimekratic
President.
I'VE are perfeckly willin that yoo
shell hev ycor differences, but in the
intiest NV Post Offs we wood seiest
that yoo defer any menshun NV EN-
till after the eleckshun. Then the
Ginral and me are perfeckly wi.lin
that yoo shell fite over EN- all yoe
choose. 1t viii then be matter NY.
perfeck indifference to us wat Dimoc.
|sisy means. Rossiblv when each nv
yoo goes home with his comnishn
in his pockit, you will be able to see
things diffrent, and these questions
won't lock SO important to 700, ez
they do now.
"What the Dimocrisy wants is sue.
cess. We want the Post Offises. and
the other places. Prinsipple is q
mighty good thing TO talk about, but
Post Offs is the end we are aimin at.
gentlemen, go home. Advokate
in poor respective localities watever
polisy will git the most votes, and
when we hev cast anker in the harbor
NV success, and we hev the froots NV
victry safely hived, there will be
time enough.sto discuss these trifiin
matters. Let our watch word be
everywhere, "Hancock and a posta
offs -
The little speech he'd the desired
effeck, for every man Nv EN- realized
the TACT that he Good never git a smell
NV place under anybody but Han.
cock, and every one NV em pocketed
his platform. and all agreed that
he'd presentid the matter in states
manlike way. Likewise every man
NV EN- coincided with Ginral Han
cock'svie1vs on the leadin ishoos that
he'd bin menshund, and pledged him
their harty support.
It's a great thing to be statesman.
PETROLEUM V. Massey.
(Pacificator.)