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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-14
The Credit System.

If Southern farmers wish to be-
come more prosperous they should
at once abandon the pernicious
credit system. In the cotton States,
particularly, it is weighty draw
back. AS the system is practiced,
the farmer gives the merchant a
lien on his crops to be grown, and
the merchant, being fully secured,
furnishes the necessary supplies
and fixes his own prices. The
farmer is thus wholly at the mercy
of the merchant and has no redress
against exorbitant rates. A decis-
ion has just been rendered by the
Supreme Court of Mississippi,
which will afford the farmers of the
State some relief. A merchant
who held mortgage on the crops
of a farmer foreclosed it. The low
er court allowed his bill against the
farmer. although it was shown that
the prices charged were at least
double what they should have been;
but the higher court, in its decision,
affirmed that the purchaser was not
in position to decline the purchase
on account of the prices charged,
and that he acquiesced in the price
from an overruling necessity. His
extorted assent to the prices fixed
was without consideration, and was
terefore void.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-14
The Necessity of Thought.

1t was good advice that an old
man gave to his son, when he said,
Read less and think more" Brief
but true. A large store of reading
without arrangement, is like the Gu
rlosities of Museum: thrown into
confused heap; although their in
trinsic value may be very great, yet
they are rendered useless for want
of arrangement.
1t is necessary in taking book
in our hand to notice the object of
what we read, and to examine care
fully and impartially, all the facts
of the subject treated upon. With
out this care no person can become
we'll informed on any subject. 1t is
not sufficient to be cautious of the
kind of books we read (Which in it
self is importantly but proper ex-
ercise of our own reason and judg-
ment, is necessary to come to a
proper conclusion.
Opinions should never be formed
from books, without a full investi-
cation of the facts from which the
writer's conclusions are drawn.
He who thinks much and deeply,
will rarely be deceived by sophistry,
or draw a false conclusion a we'll
linked chain of plausible argument.
The road to knowledge is diff
cult one to travel, and we cannot
succeed in traversing it in safety
and with success by leaning on the
arm of others, unless we examine
the full strength of our support.
1t is necessary to read that we
may know but we must think to be
wise.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-14
SunStroke.

l. Carry the patient carefully but
promptly to the nearest shade.
2. Secure for him as much cir
culation of wholesome air as may
be possibly obtained.
3. If the skin is hot, sponge with
cold water or ice.
4. If the head is very hot and the
arteries of the neck pulsate violent
ly, apply ice.
5. Give two teaspoonfuls of good
brandy or whisky every ten or
fifteen minutes. The addition of
two or three drops of laudanum to
each dose of the stimulant prevents
vomiting or purglng, which is liza
BILE to occur and often to prove
fatal.
6. Don't give large draughts OF
cold water or any other fluid, even
if the patient is able to swallow
them.
7. Don't allow the patient to be
moved or raised from recumbent
position until sufficiently recovered
to render 1t safe to do so. This
seldom occurs for hours, and often
not for days after the attack.
s. Send at once for a doctor, not
for half dozen. Otherwise valu
BILE time may be lost by differences
in opinion as to whether the case is
one of congestion or exhaustion.
1t Is always safer for non-pro
fessional prescribers, and generally
safer for doctors, to pursue methods
of treatment calculated to relieve
more or less profound exhaustion O.
vital powers.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-14
Bob Ingersoll's Wife.

Mrs. Ingersoll is a bright-faced
and handsome matron, on whom the
cares of life have set lightly, and
whose clear.cut and animated conn-
tenance is perpetual study, with
its quck play and change of ex-
preston. The two daughters are
pretty and charming young girls.
with a quiet ease and modesty OF
demeanor that quickly render them
delightful entertainers. The elder
Miss Eva Ingersoll-is by many
considered a most decided beauty,
being of that fresh, dewy-eyed, and
virginia. type that the English
painters depict, with a wealth OF
golden brown hair nassed in great
braids at the back Of her head, and
4 plant and graceful figure. 1t is
the boast Of their proud parents
that these two daughters never
went to school.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-14
Sabbath and Liberty.

France gives to some food for
thought touching Sabbath observ-
ance as related to popular liberty.
1t is country in which, in times
past, Sabbath observance has been
at the lowest ebb. At this time
there are signs of returning respect
for the day. The period in which
this change has been most observ-
able comedies almost exactly with
that of the establishment and main
tenance of the Republic. Under
the Empire, people were encouraged
to make this day one of amusement
merely. The less time they were
allowed for serious thought the bet
ter for the despotlsm that oppressed
them. But under the new order of
government, since public response
bilities have been thrown upon
them, they have grown more sober
and thoughtful, and more inclined
to reflect and worship on the Sab
bath. This fact is attested by all
candid observers. Always, and
everywhere, a thoughtful observ-
ance of the Sabbath is favorable to
public liberty. And shall we allow
ourselves to go backward in this
matter when France and Europe in
general show signs of going for.
war62
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-14

men,
Had e'er the balances on ledgers seen;
And youl ye noble men, who scissors use--'
Lest pen and ink you might, perchance
What hosts Of you, ye editorial gang,
Have known your ideas like dark lanterns
hang; =,
How MANY a one has scratched his noble
head,
In search of something no one else has
said =,
Has scratched it bald, and scratched it all
in vain,
Alone to scratch for something there again
Till came the thought---but not with
lightning speed---
That books and journals might supply the
need!
The world, indeed, had been wilderness
Ev'n with fair woman---had we not The
Wherever sun has shown, or man has
dwelt,
Or woman smiled, its power HAS been felt
That pow'r increases as Times wheels roll
on,
And WILL increase until old Time is gone;
And it should be our pride to glorify.
The talisman, and raise its standard high
Nay, more than talisman, for all confess
The living pow'r and grandeur OF The
Press;
Its power to spread steady. glowing light,
And make the darkest spots on earth grow
bright;
Its pow'r to bless mankind and elevate,
The characters, alike, of man and state
The hardest natures plant make and soft,
Curb dark corruption, virtue rear aloft,
Promulgate laws, by God Himself sent
down,
The cross make light by showing US the
crown,
And when we contemplate its pow'rs to
bless,
Our hearts cry, vIvE LIE, VIvE LIE, grand
old Press.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-14
The Day of Grace,

"Oh! how the antediluvians ridl-
culed Noah during one hundred
and twenty years. exclaims Mr..
Moody in San Francisco. "He was
the song of the drunkard. They
called him lunatic. Perhaps they
got up plays in the theatres to show
their scorn for that ark on dry
land. But at length the period of
grace was over. Business was good,
the lambs were skipping on the
hills, children were playing in the
streets. At length God shut the
door, and when he shutteth no
man can open. The day of grace
was over. Then the clouds gath
cred and the rain descended.
Those Knockers saw the sun for the
last time. They were now alarmed,
but too late. They made RATS,
they climbed mountains, they
knocked at the door Of the ark, but
all in vain. Then they would have
given all they had in the world for
a passage in that ark"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-14
Lhe 9iresids.
"Blue Sky Somewhere

Children are eloquent teachers.
Many a lesson which has done
our hearts good, have we learned
from their lisping lips. 1t was but
the other day another took root in
memory. We were going to q pic
mic, and, Of course, the little ones
had been in ecstasies for several
days. But the appointed morning
broke forth with no glad sunshine,
no song OF birds, no peals of mirth.
There was every prospect ofrain;
even Hope hid her face and wept.
"Shan't we go, motherT ex-
claimed a child of five, with pas
sionate emphasis.
'If it clears off,"
"But when will it clear offY'
20, look for the blue skyp
And so he did, poor little fellow,
but never bit of blue sky glad
dened his eyes.
well, l do not care, mother"
said he, when the tedious day had
numbered all its hours, "If / haven't
seen it, / know there is a blue sky
somewhere"
The next morning there was blue
sky, such as only greets US after a
storm.
"There, mother, didn't 1 tell you
SOP" cried joyous voice; ''there is
blue skyr' Then the little head
bowed tor a moment in silent
thought.
"Mothsr exclaimed the child,
when he again looked up, "there
must have been blue sky all day
yesterday, though / never saw bit
of it, cause you see there amt no
place where it could have gone to.
God only covered it up with clouds.
didn't he?"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-14
Say Good Morning.

Don't forget to say good morningl
Say it to your parents, your broth
ers and sisters, your school-mates,
your teachers-and say it cheer
fully, and with a smile; it will do
you good, and do your friends good.
There's kind of inspiration in
every good morning heartily spoken,
that helps to make hope fresh and
work lighter. 1t seems only to
make the morning good and to be
prophecy of a good day to come
after it. And if this be true of the
good morning it is so also Of all
kind, heartsome greetings; they
cheer the discouraged, rest the tired
one, and somehow make the wheels
of life run more smoothly.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-14
Female Society.

What is it that makes all those
men who associate habitually with
women superior to others who do
not? What makes that woman who
is accustomed to, and at ease in,
the society of men, superior to her
sex in general? Solely because
they are in the habit of free, grace
full, continued conversations with
the other sex. Women in this way
lose their frivolity, their faculties
awaken their delicaeies and peou-
liarities unfold all their beauty
and captivation in the spirit of in
tellectual rivalry. And the men
lose their pedantic, rude, declama-
tory, or sullen manner. The coin
of the understanding and the heart
changes continually. Their asper-
tiles are rubbed off, their better ma
terials polished and frightened, and
their richness, like gold, is wrought
into finer workmanship by the fin
gers of women than it ever could be
by those of men. The iron and
steel of their characters are hidden,
like the character and armor of a
giant, by studs and knots Of gold
and precious stones. when they are
not wanted in actual warfare.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-14
Cotton Manufacture in the South.

A Boston company has offered TO
put $25O,O00 into a mill at Mem
phis, if the citizens will invest that
much, and the subscription is being
made up. A Massachusetts com
pany has made a similar PROPOSE
ton to Louisville, which will be ac-
cepted. A Rhode Island man has
made q similar proposition to
Huntsville, Alabama, which has
been accepted, and the stock taken
up and the company organized. A
Boston company offers to invest
$500, 900 in factory at Vicksburg,
on similar terms. There is to be a
new mill at Natchez, two at Angus
ia, and large mill at New Orleans.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Atkinsons's
impression that the South is not
the eligible section for the manu-
facture, the manufacturers OF expe-
rience have come to a different con-
clusion, and are attesting it in q
practical way. The N. Y. Herald
expresses the belief that on account
Of superior advantages the South
will wrest the cotton marufactur-
ing industry from New England.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-14
An Accident all Around.

A most ridiculous scene occurred
at a church in Newcastle. A po-
liceman was passing the church as
a gentleman came out. The man
jokingly accosted the policeman and
said he was wanted inside, meaning
that the minister would be glad to
have him turn from the error of his
ways, and seek the truth and enjoy
a peace that passeth all understand
ing. The stupid policeman thought
there was some trouble in the
church, so he went in. The sexton
seeing a policeman, was anxious to
give him a favorable seat, so he
said, "come right in here" and he
took him to pew and waved his
hand, as much as to say, "Help
yourself" There was another man
in the pew, deacon with sinister
expression as the policeman thought
and he supposed that. was the man
they wanted arrested, so he tapped
the deacon on the arm and told him
to come along. The deacon turned
pale and edged along as though to
get away, when the policeman took
him by the collar and jerked him
out into the aisle. The deacon
struggled, thinking the policeman
was crazy, and tried to get away,
but be was dragged along. Many
of the congregation thought the
deacon had been doing something
and some of them got behind
the deacon and helped the officer
fire HIM out. ARRIVING at the .lock-
up, the policeman saw the man who
told him he was wanted in the
and asked him what the
charge was against the deacon, and |
he didn't know, so the sexton was
to, and he didn't know,
and finally the prisoner was asked
what it was all about, and he didn't
know. The policeman was asked
what he arrested the man for, and
he didn't know, and after a while
the matter was explained, and the
policeman, who had to arrest some
body, took the man into custody |
who told he was wanted in the
and he was fined S. and
costs. He says he will never try
to convert a policeman again, and
the policeman says he will never go
to church again if they get to
knocking each other down with
hymn-books.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-14
A Visit to the Garden of Eden.

A couple of hours ride, over a
most wretched bride path, up and
down rugged mountain passes,
brought us to this charming oasis
called Eden. The Arabs assured
us this spot was the real Garden OF
Eden, and Judging from the intense
curiosity they evinced concerning
ourselves and our traps, we had no
difficulty in believing this to be the
garden where our first mother Eve
dwelt ere she grew too fond of ap-
Piles. This Eden is situated in a
pretty little valley in .he heart of
the mountains, at an elevation of
some five thousand feet above the
level of the sea. Water is abund-
ant here and consequently every
thing is green and fruit is plenty.
The valley is full of vineyards,
with pomegranates and fig trees, and
olive and mulberry plantations, and
overlapping the whole can be seen
some immense walnut trees that
look as old as the world.
AS / am writing on camp stool
in front of my tent. / can see the
whole population Of Eden collected
round our camp staring at us.
Young and old, men, women and
children, are pressing forward to
have a good look at us; and some
of these wild children of Eve have
climbed up the trees to have the
luxury of a birds eye view of our
camp. Long before we reached our
camping ground, the news had been
brought that a caravan of people
from beyond the mountains and
perhaps, oh wonder! from beyond
the sea, was coming to camp in
their oasis. The news spread like
wild fire among the tribe and there
was general rush for the best pla-
ces to see us come in and get Oft
our horses. The women left off
their work in the fields, the men
left off playing on the reed-pipes.
and the children left off crying to
see us coming. A circus arriving
in village "out west" never crea-
ted such o sensation as we did on
approaching this earthly paradise.
as we filed past through this aisle
of human beings, VIC were greeted
with shouts and mock salutations.
The women giggled, the men smiled,
the children roared at the queer
figure we cut in Our European cos
tunes. Two ladies with us were
made the objects of a very popular
ovation.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-14
RROOKHAVEN MISS, THURSDAY. JULY IA, 1881.

knees, because l could go faster
that way, and with more confidence,
too, and not knock down things.
By and by I found the table-with
nv head-rubbed the bruise a little
then rose up and started, with
hands abroad and fingers spread, to
balance myself. I found a chair;
then the wall; then another chair;
then sofa; then an alpenstock
then another sofa: this confounded
me, for l had thought there was on
ly one sofa. 1 hunted up the table
again and took a fresh start; found
some more chairs.
1t occurred to me, now, Vas il
ought to have done before, that as
the table was round, it was there.
fore of no value as base to aim
from; so l moved off once more, and
at random among the wilderness OF
chairs and sofos-wandered off into
unfamiliar regions, and presently
knocked a candle stick off mantle
piece grabbed at:the candlestick and
knocked off a water-pitcher with
rattling crash, and thought to my
self "I've found you at last
Judged 1 was close upon you"
Harris shouted murder" and
"thieyes," and finished with "Pm
absolutely drowned"
The crash had reused the house.
Mr.. X. pranced in, in his long night
garment, with a candle, young L..
after with another candle; pro-
cession swept in at another door,
with candles and lantern-landlord
and two German guests in their
night-gowns, and chamber-maid
in hers.
l looked around; I was at Harris s
bed, a Sabbath days journey from
my own. There was only one sofa;
it was against the wall; there was
only one chair where body could
get at i'll had been revolving
around it like planet, and collid-
ing with it like comet half the
night.
I explained how had been en-
ploying myself, and why. Then
the landlords party left, and the
rest of us set about our preparations
for breakfast, for the dawn was
ready to break. / glanced furtiye-
ly at my pedometer, and found |
had made forty-seven miles. But l
did not care, for had come out for
pedestrian tour anyway.-Mdrk
Twain IN Tramp abroad.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-14
Twenty thousand females are Ell

Twenty thousand females are en-
gagged in farming operations on
their own account in England
This right they have in common
the world over. Rough hands and
brown faces may be the result, but
Independence and financial success
90 with them, and so in measure
compensate for them.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-14

Duty is the power which rises
with us in the morning and goes to
rest with us at night. 1t is CO.
extensive with the action of our in
telligence. 1t is the shadow which
cleaves to us, go where We will, and
which only leaves US when we leave
the light of life.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-14

The favorite day for marriages In
Paris is Saturday, on the morning
of which there may be seen on the
streets landaus and barouches with
white horses driven with white reins.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-14

Kind words produce their own
image in mems souls, and a beauti-
full image it is. They sooth and
comfort the hearer. They shame
him out Of his unkind feelinoa
We have not yet begun to
in such abundance as the
he used.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-14

Low life marriages are not SO
swell as high life affairs, but there's
more apparent naturalness about
the way the fellow kisses his girl.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-14

In some parts of North Carolina
the locusts are making terrible hav-
oc, eating up corn, cotton and de
stroying standing timber.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-14

When affliction strikes, it shapes
even as the hammer of the black
smith shapes the iron on the an
vii.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-14

1t has been ascertaine1 by eSpe-
riments that a man can profess
more religion in fifty minutes than
he can practice in fifty years.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-14

"a dellrlOuS ankt0n reporter
Has been pitching into the Shorter.
We find he's the man
That adopted the plan
To kill his wife rather'n support her.
"He amt been seen since. Well,
pard, must get on the trail. If
you're ever out Deadwood way drop
down the chimney and see me. You
might as we'll put me on your ex-
change list, and if you ever pick up
an item you can't use drop me a
line and I'll pay you little some
thing. So long."-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-14

Moderation
running thr
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-08-06
TRY Us AND SEE.
s. II. GUETER.
May 2sth, 1881.
saaner Excursion Tickets.


Parties contemplating spending
the cheated term away from
home. will DO well TO examine the
attractions In the way Of pleasure
Resorts graphically described in
the Summer Guides Issued by
The Last Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia and Norfolk and Western
railroads. Tire Springs in East
Tennessee and Virginia have long
been famous Cor the advantages
ahich they offer over lisc places
in other portions Of the country,
aud ,hey are Waited annually By
large numbers Of people from all
iana of the South. The morn
ing trains on the Memphis and
Charleston railroad leaving Mem
phIs At aoo o'clock, makes close
connection al Chattanooga with
on the East Tennessee, Vir-
gioia and Georgia. aud Cincin-
matt Southern railroads, so that
parties going 10 above resorts, or
10 any ofthe Eastern cities, arc
not delayed en-Tou.e but 90
through to destination on a fast
and continuous schedule. Sum-
excursion tickets are already
On sale, and the rates are lower
than they we're last season. Call
on Barney Hughes, Tieks, agent,
write 70 y. =. Robson, Passen-
Ter Agent, 15s Main street Mem
PMS, TOR copies Of The "Guidcs"
70 herein and HHy other
information that i needed about
prices Of tickets, The running
u rains, ETC, aud prompt and
satisfactory replies will BE- CIV
n. 6-isssps.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-08-06
Elesant charch.

The now Methodist Church a.
Como is near completion urder
Tho skillful manipulations Of MI.
Andrew Johnson, and wifi Be,
when completed one Of the neat.
en- and handsomos, little churches
in the State. j. viii b 8rished.
Mr.. Johnson informs Ill, in less
'ian Three weeks, and in ample
time for The District Conference.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-08-06
me Balloon.

The balloon sent up b. Mr. w.
Il. Crockett on Thursday nigh. q
last week, from the front Of the
courthouse, was an eminent sue
cess. II went up beautifully and
rapidly, and was seen distinctly,
not only By those in and about the
courthouse, (for it was tie nigh.
Of the ladies "pound Parlyl but
wa gazed al, and admired by
many others both in town and
country, ard finally made a cafe
landing near Star Place, some Ten
miles southwest Of Sardis. i
was the gfandest success Of I'll she
balloon a~ssensioas to which Dir.
Crockett has treated the citizens Of
sardis. Those who found The
balloon will confer 4 favor II
bringing tie basket 10 town the
iirat time they come and leaving i
At his office, As Nir. &. may want
70 tie It again for another balloon