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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-14
UI. ZIEGLER.
ARTICULAR RHEUMATISM.

New Orleans, June 9th, 1880.
Ihave seen very badly affected with articu-
lar rheumatism and dropsy OF the knee joints,
they being swollen very large, stiff and painful
for S months. The usual remedies and P~rescrip-
tions l tried did ne ne good | had made up my
mind that / should becOms a permanent cripple,
Il then heard Of and applied to DR.. Roberts, who
ITorGedlne immediate relief, and by six weeks
magnetic treatment a perfect cure. NJ WAHLIG
Corner Philip and Freret sts.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-14
APartja5 list ct Diseases which DR.
Roberts Treats.
IsD W IT fsFEs
No. fs6 Chippewa street,

NO. lsb CnlpeWa street,
New Orleans, January Sd. 1880.
whom IL may concern:
On the 18th day of June, 1879, an abcess form
ed on the left hip of my wife which destroyed
the use of the limb and left her helpless. Her
sufferings were terrible, and her life was rapid
ly ebbing away. litter trying everything that
could be thought or heard of III medicine with
out relief. ] then heard of ana sent for DR.. r. r.
Roberts, who, by his vital electromagnetic pow
er, in u few weeks restored tho use of the limb.
she is now able TO walk to his flee for treat
laent ana back home without assistance.
". 8. BAssEIT,
Captain Of the Martha.
Catarrh bronchitis, affection of the lief. lung,
dyspepsia, palpitatioG OF the heart, and mot very
well any way" all cured.
New Orleans, January /, 1880.
| hereby certify that l have been very much
afflicted with nasal cat9rrh, bronchitis, severe
affection of the left lung, palpitation OF th+
heart and the worst form of dyspepsia for one
year, and ! was passing into quick consumption
surely and no mistake. Five of the most eHl
nent physicians of this city failed to afford nc
any relief before | called on DR.. Roberts. Ht
has wonderfully improved me, and though undel
treatment. | am steadily gaining. | will cheer
fully answer injuries personally.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-07-28
The Moustache.

There is great deal of character in
the moustache. As the form of the up
per lip and the regions about it have
largely to deal with the feelings, pride,
.self-reliance, manliness, vanity, and
other qualities that give self-conirol, the
motlstache is more particularly connect
ed with the expression of those quail
ties or the reverse. When the NOUS
tache is ragged and, as it were, flying
hither and thither, there is lack OF
proper self-control. When it is straight
and orderly, the reverse is the case.
other things of course taken into ac-
count If there is a tendency to curl at
the outer ends of the moustache, there
is tendency to ambition, vanity or
display. When the curl turns upward
there is geniality, combined with love
of appreciation; when the inclination is
downward there is q more sedate turn
of mind not tunaccompaniedw with gloom.
The reverse quality is well indicated by
the common portraits of Shakespeare,
who was as much noted for cheerfulness
and geniality in life as those qualities
are manifested in his writings. It is
worthy of remark that good-tempered
men will, in playing with the NOUS
tache, invariably give it an upward in
clination, whereas cross-grained and
morose men will pull it obliquely down.
ward. '
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-07-28
The PloW.

People may talk of political science
and the expert management of the pol
iticians and the financial skill of the
Secretary of the National Treasury, but
for what the government is in wealth
and greatness it is indebted to the plow
and nothing else. Agriculture and
commerce sustain the country. Farm
ers, as class, are not given that credit
of American wealth, and the place she
plow fail, and it will be seen what rail-
road and other stocks that make mill
lionaires will be worth. l have noticed
for forty years the progress of men en-
gagged in the various pursuits. and farm
ers, as class (although few make
large fortunes at farming), hold their
own better than any other class. Gem
orally what they get they keep, and live
at their case, in comfort and independ-
ence. throughout all the crashes and
failures that take place among business
men. Most young men seem to think
farming a menial occupation, when the
truth is the love of company and fine
dressing are the allurements of town
life, not taking into consideration that
all town employments are uncertain and
dependent on circumstances. A farm,
paid for and well managed. is the safest
Investment that can be made. True,
there is no rapid fortune to be made by
farming, but it insures to a man of in
dustry and prudence a living of COM
fort and independence. l advise young
men to embark in farming If they desire
. peaceful and happy life.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-07-28
Live Bird Pie.

Rev. 7. e. Franklin, pastor of col
ored church in New York, had a sort
of benefit festival One of the great
events of the evening wits the cutting
of a ts'live bird pie,' in which three
canarics were imprisoned, and whoever
caught them was to hive them. The
pie was brought in and all the windows
were closed. When The first bird es-
capped there was grand rush. John
Cooper followed the bird into a corner,
caught it and stuffed it into his over
coat pocket. The second bird was
;caught by a boy: The boy handed il
to a girl Ito hold it a minute . the girl
handed it to an old lady, and the old
lady let it go. There was another rush
for it. and in the confusion somebody
stepped ON the bird aud sent it canter-
ing 10 the. happy land where. cats and
cages are unknown. The third bird
vas canght By : repoxtar.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-07-28
Little Johnny on Docs.

One time there was feller bot q dog
of a man in the market, and the dog it
was bitter. After it had bit the Teller
four or five times, he threw closline
over its neck and led it back to the dog
man in the market, and he said to the
dog man, the feller did. cole man.
dident you use to have this doge The
man he luked at the dog, and then he
thot awhile, and then he said, .Well.
yes, had him about haf the time, and
the other haf he had me- Then 9the
feller he was fewrious mad, and he
said e'Wot did you sell me such . dog
as thisn for?'' And the old man he
spoke up and sed, s.For four dollars
and seventy cents, lcfIe money"
Then the feller he guessed he wudeGgo
home if the dog was willing. Uncle
Ned. wich has been in indy and every
where, he says the Mexican dogs don't
have no hair on 'em. Dogs howl loud
ern cats, but cats is more purry, and
can wok on top Of a fense and blow up
their tail like bloom when they want
to spit.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-07-28
Randolph, Rogers.

In height Mr.. Rogers is five feet eight
and half inches; his eyes are gray
and indicate quickness. penetrative de-
cision; his mouth is furthest removed
from that type which is soured about
the ends; his hair. somewhat gray, is of
vigorous growth; his forehead is broad.
high and well built out over the eyes;
the nose is good size and straight; the
whole head large, and a beard worn af-
ter the Da Vinci type; the shoulders
broad, the chest immense. He weighs
230 pounds; if he ever has been eriti-
cised he has simply laughed and grown
fat; in, allusion to his appearance he
said that when he came to Rome, over
thirty years ago, he was an Apollo, but
that now he is only q Bacchus. i02ti-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-07-28
The Original Penny.

The old, old penny in England, as in
other countries, was of silver, and its
appearance throughout the earliest pc
riod of its history would rather astonish
those who know nothing of numismatic
lore. From the Saxon times, in which
it was the only piece of silver extant,
till those of Edward ]. it was stamped
with square cross. This enabled the
coin to be readily broken into halves
or quarters, which then served the pur-
pose of halfpence or farthings. But
the latter coin was not much inferior 10
the value of the present English penny,
inasmuch as the unbroken piece was
valued at one-thirtieth of q mark. or
!. three-pence sterling. At this time five
of them seem to have made a shilling,
SO that the relations between what are
now chief English silver and bronze
coins have entirely altered in the course
of six centuries. King Edward. who re-
formed coinage, like everything else.
was the first to issue pennies without
the imdented cross; and to make up for
the loss of the queer-shaped balf-pen-
MES and farthings hitherto in use, sup
plemented the silver coinage with Cir
cular pieces, bearing the same value
and denomination. He fixed the stand
ard of the penny moreover, by ordering
that it should weigh thirty-two grains
of well-grown wheat or, which was
probably more accurate test, that
twenty pennies should weigh one ounce.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-07-28
What Caused sothern's Success.

The late Edward A. Sothern once
said that he owed his success on the
stage chiefly to earnestness. "doing as
well as knew how" he added, "never
acting on the impulse of the moment.
and thoroughly understanding what I
had to do. I owe much of my success
to the elder Wallack and Rachel. Wal
lack showed me the necessity of con-
veying at rehearsal what you intend
to do at night. and the Importance of
paving strict attention to the minutest
detail. He was one of the most thor
ough stage managers ever met. We
were like n set of schoolboys under dis
cipline. We had to give a reason for
every thing. and therefore to study
hard"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-07-28
rea THE CnAws..

ALLOW FOR THE CRAws..
You have often. no doubt, had occasion to note,
Though the garment at first seemed certain te
please.
That. after some wearing. the sleeve of your coat
| Toward tho shoulder crawling by easy de-
\ And that's what the clothier. of course, had in
mind
| When he said to the customer. "Long? Not
ataIl.
Tho sleeve is just right-as you'll presently find
In cutting coat We allow for the crawli"
The expression was one wholly new to me then.
But set me TO thinking how we'll it applies,
Not merely to coats. but to women aud men.
In matters of life as they daily arise;
Consider the shrinkage in human affairs
The promise how great. the performance how
small.
And. lest disappointment should come unawares.
Remember the sleeve. and ''allow for the
crawlp
The statesman who asks for your ballot to save
Our country. SO rashly imperiled to-day.
May covet an Office and not be knave.
Whatever the fierce opposition may say!
But the platform" to which he 80 valiantly
clines,
By which he proposes to stand or to fall
And in politics always allow for the crawl"
You are deeply in love with the sweetest of girls.
Whose presence the height of your happiness
brings,
She looks like queen in her beautiful curls,
Like seraph she smiles. like a siren she sings
All splendid and vast are the fancies of youth.
But down to plain facts they must finally fall:
And happy the couple who. finding the truth
In conjugal happiness " allow for the crawl"
In brief recollect that in human affairs,
In social connections. in travel and trade.
In courtship and marriage, in sermons and pray
crs. e.E
Some grains of concession must always be made;
In fine. be prudent though generous man.
Unfriendly to none. and veracious with all:
Believe in your neishbors as much as you can.
But always be sure to allow for the crawl"
-[JoHN G. SAKE.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-07-28
Absolute Faith,

The first wife of Emile de Girardin
had the most absolute faith in his pow
eis. A few days after the revolution of
184S lady who was greatly distressed
about political events and troubled as
to the future went to see Nine. de Gil
rartlin, whose parlor was exactly UNDER
meath her husbands study and work.
room. ..Oh! my dear FRIEND" said the
visitor, "what terrible times we live in!
What awful events! Who can extricate
us from them?' s'There is only one.
He who is above (la hauD can do it!'
responded gravely Nine. de Girardin.
Eyes, that's SO the good God, you are
right - mo! 1 am speaking of
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-07-28
Girardin and His Wife.

Emile de Girardin, it is well known,
lived on the most unfriendly terms
with his second wife. The house was
large enough 10 permit them to dwell
entirely separate from one another
One day Nine. de Girardin had an inn
portant communication to make to her
husband. Taking a small sheet of pa
per she wrote: 'The Boudoir to the
Library. Would like to go to Switzer-
land" M. de Girardin, initiating hel
concise style, responded: ''The Library
to the Boudoir. Co." That was all.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-07-28
Good Advice to q Judge.

Jim Webster was brought up yester-
day before an Austin justice OF the
peace. 1t was the same old charge
that used to bother him so much in Gal
weston. After the evidence was all in,
the Judge. with a perplexed look. said:
'.But I do not comprehend, Webster.
how it was possible for you to steal
those chickens when they were roosting
right under the owners window. and
there were two vicious dogs in the
yard" s'e. -. s'"
....Hit wouldn't do yer . bit of good.
jedge, for me to splain how I cotched
dem chickens, fer yer couldn't do it
yerself if yer tried It forty times, and
yer might get yer hide full of buckshot
de berry fust time yer put yer leg ober
de fence. De bes way fer yer to do.
Judge. is fur ycr to buy yer chickens in
de markell 7eras SIf1iags. lshf
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-07-28
The British Rourh.

Tho British rough Is probably actn-
ated less BY spiiaf Of cfu6lty and in-
Justice than by . misguided sense of
humor. Suffering, human and animal,
has for him connie side, and he takes
bis pleasure in kicking q woman or tor
turing cat. An incident at fire. rs
reported by street loafer. aptly illus
trates the feeling which seems to ami
mate this class. 'On the roof" said
he, TO q friend. sswas an old man among
the flames. Jump. you stoopid. I said.
and jump he did and broke his blessed
neck. never laughed so much in all
my life. - The jest is brutal one. but
unfortunately it indicates the frame of
mind of the scoundrels who perpetrate
those outrages. 50 59i
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-07-28
The Swallows Eua.

A remarkable incident occurred at
East Baltimore the other day during a
rain storm. A large flock of swallows
suddenly made their appearance, and
began to descend the chimney of the
house of police-officer Wolff. They
followed in such numbers that the lead
ers were driven to the base of the chim-
ney, and the noise they made led Mr..
Wolff to remove the fireboard, when the
birds quickly filed the room, seeking
exit. The doors and windows were
opened, and they few out. There were
thousands of birds engaged in this
some time, when the swallows, finding
they could not make lodgment, went
off in a great mass to seek shelter else
where.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-07-28
An Obe1ient Lover,

It is related in Paris that youns
beauty troubled with too talkative ad
mirer, bsde him be dumb, and he
swearing to obey her behcst, did it Sc
thoroughly that all the world believed
he had lost the use of his tongue
through melancholy, until one day The
lady undertook to cure him of his dumb.
ness. and. by pronouncing the word
..Speak," brought her lovers two years
silence to a sudden close.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-07-28
The Commissioner Of Agriculture.

Peck's Sun.unisi! "a .sEinlsi4si.i e5ls
! 8 DIR. Loring, the new commissioner OF
agriculture. in place of the enthusiastic
LIE Duo, is said to be the shandsomest
man in public life at Washington, and
that his beauty is fully equal to that of
Nicholas Smith, the husband of Ida
/, Greeley, though of different type.
Smith is pronounced blonde, with
dreamy blue eyes and hair of radiant
red, while Loring is brunette, tall and
tiger like. His dark eyes flash an inn
perious flash, as he comes suddenly up
on o monster pumpkin or Hubbard
squash at country fair, and he handles
an ear of corn,in a rakish and piratical
sort of way that mashes a country girl
as though New York building, built
on contract, had fallen on her. Like
Conkling he has made attitude study,
and clothes himself in freezing air
that carries an, uncomfortable chill to
all his subordinates. ''Bring me a
package of turnip seedr' he Kisses
through his set teeth, in a manner that
causes menial to tremble and turn
pale. He entered his office for the first
time the other day, and found his desk,
the one recently occupied by LIE Due,
covered with what appeared to be clo-
yer hulls and dirt, and he inquired what
it was. .sTea, = said q humble servitor.
"Tear' thnndered Loring. t".tea! / Out
with the acoursed stuff aud don't let me
see any more of itr' lie did not care
so much about the tea, but he wanted
tolgive them q specimen of his style.
Pursuing his linyeatigations, he came
upon q couple, of TONS of cornstalks,
from which the juice had been extrpct-
ed. and then he let himself out. The
storm ragged, lightnings flashed, the
groans Of the dying mingled with the
yells OF; the victors, and freedom Shrek.
were dumped out on q dray and Garfield
away, There is a finn hand Sat the
helm Of the ship Of state, in the sagri-
cultural department at Washington.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-07-28
Remedy for LockiawA

A correspondent of the Scientific
American says: 'Let anyone who has
an attack of lockjaw take a small guam
tity of turpentine, warm it and pour it
on the wound, no matter where the
wound is, and relief viii follow in less
than a minute. Nothing better can be
applied to a severe cut or btnise than
cold turpentine; it will give certain relief
almost instantly. Turpentine is almost
sovereign remedy for. Group. Saturate
piece of flannel with it and place the
flannel ON the throat and chest, and in
every case three OF four drops on q
lump of sugar may be taken inwardly.
hand. s3ittletaa<l 2 Ia 3s9fs
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-07-28
Tough Ycar on Worms.

Ie1HS Sl1CIugS.
Old Uncle Nose went into Levi
Schaumburg's store. on Austin avenue,
to buy silk handkerchief, but was al
most paralyzed on learning the price.
Levi explained that the high price of
silk goods was caused by some disease
among the silk worms, -, $50
'.How much does yer ask fog dis yere
'sTen cents! Jewhilikins! so de tape
has riz tool spose de cause oh dat am
lbecase dar' s sunfn do malta wild. de
tape wums. g Dis seems to be gwine ter
be mighty tough yeah on wums. any,
how.''
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-07-28
Tresfea bv 4 Grzalv.

A bear story is told by Mr.. Sarftenbery.
OF Nance, Colorado. Efe was out wit h
his partner, Mr. Field, locating farm
in a valley. Having selected, one, they
started to, look for house lumber. and
met a herd Of deer, which they followed.
The narrator says: 1 had not gone over
one Thousand yards, when a big bear
track caught my gaze. wanted to
see and shoot q grizzly. and, forgetting
all about the deer and my friend, fol-
lowed the track. and did not go over
half mile when lsPied biuan resting
under = tree. was WlGhln. nVe num-
'dred' yards of him. tired, but, missed
him: he got up and ran or ihls
made me ainttie more courageous, ana
induced mo to foiiow' on. = 1shad trav-
elled about two miles, ana was just en-
tering ,aaargea Patcn OF small ceaars,
! when saw linn swalkh & 'qWte ieisuteiy
about one shunored yafas ahea9 OF Me.
/ just as ! was san stne act ot nrlng, ne
heard me, stopped ana iooked around,
as though to better receive, the contents
of my rifle, which told With good effect,
as you Will see: as k.sSin.,5,ss -
(, AS soon ss had nred, ne turned ana
rushed ct me: 1 tried to get another
cartridge into the rIfie, but could not
do it quick enough, SO ran Tor tree,
which tried to CHIMP with rlne IN
hand. but being unanie 70 90 TINS. l
was oblged to drop IT, had got up
the tree about eigM 1eet. when ne
passed -under H az tne Ia.e Q! apou.
twenty mlies an hour' anu, havinS iosI
sight OF me, returned ana Oook the trail
that came In or AS ne passed tne
tree tue second 0ime eoad see the
Dlood 1IoHf HIS fiShI sue ioA' ciAusoH
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-07-28
To, Keep Very Shaded Places Green.

Germantown Telegraph. r5s
Especially in the front yards of dwell
ings, both in town and country, which
are much shaded, we often see the
ground. completely bare, not q living
thing being perceptible. Sometimes
there are many nearly nude, struggling
J limbs lying upon the ground or very
near it,, which are unsightly and every
way worthless, that ought to be cut
away. This would give room there for
the growing Of some plant or vine that
would be adapted to it, and which
would not only cover the naked spot
and make it Giving green,' but
would be adding very much to the gen.
eral appearance of the premises. The
best vine for this purpose is undoubted-
ly the periwinkle. 1t will grow almost
anywhere in the shade if the proper at
tention is given to it, but not otherwise.
1t is beautiful vine, and will densely
cover the ground. producing nearly the
whole season a very pretty blue flower.
Weeds, however, are its deadly enc
mics. It cannot fight them. Steadily
they encroach until they drive away
our favorite and occupy the ground of
battle. A little help now and then,
however, win defeat the common enc
my. and allow us to enjoy the cool
looking, popular evergreen for many
years without renewal. 7
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-07-28
Oompacts with Satan.

The last judicial execution in Eng
land for witchcraft took place in 1716.
when a woman and her little daughter
were hanged at Huntingdon 'for SELL
ing their souls to Satan." A good while
since then, however. various cases have
occurred of women, accused as witches,
being drowned while undergoing the
ordeal of water at the hands of their
infuriated neighbors. Yet once in a
while our transatlantic cousins speak
pityingly of the New England settlers
who executed some twenty-five persons
as witches, but not one of them after
1892.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-07-28
Fair Harvard.

Said Miss Posigush to Syntax, the
college tutor, $50 you teach at Har-
ward! That must be so delightful, I'm
sure! But then 1 should be frightened
to death to meet any of the students,
with half-a-dozen foreign languages at
their tongues end. L suppose they
never speak English at ALL" ''very
seldom speak it,, said Syntax, in q
dreamy way. ssThere! 1 knew they
didnt,'' continued Miss Posigush.-
''What language do they spoak most.
Mr.. Syntax, Greek, or Latin, orr"
..Slang," replied the tutor, with laconic
simplicity. = Transcript. i''s''
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-07-28

The London Economist estimates the
average Immigrant. in capital or capi-
tal-producing force, ut $1,000. an esti-
mate which agrees with the opinions OF
political economists generally. Looked
1t in this light the United States Is be.
ing enriched at present to the amount
ot 1AQQA GOO h q. 0Q0. .0QQ daily.