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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-05-04
Eats In India.

A captain in the army, holding an ap-
pointment in the Bengal Steff Corps,
was staying with his wife md young child
in the same station. The father-a right
brave man ke was, who had been wound-
cd not great while before by some hill
sayage-wanted 10 bring up his son 10
be hardy and fenrless, Qike himself, /
should add so the parents pnt their lit
tie one in room TO aleep by itself. But
they soon noticed scratches and strange
marks on the yoong ct ids hands, which,
. getting verse, l.lade then, call in doc
tor. This gcnaeman's advise was en-
eouraging; he said:
'If you don't want your child to lose
his hands you had Letter Keep him away
from the rats, for they have been biting
him."
Travelling at one time in an out-of-
the-way district, I had put up for the
night at 'd'ak bungalow" 1. g., travel
ers' rest house asked the native In
charge whether any sahibs had been
there lately, and he said no, not for
long time. Before lying down TO rest, I
took off my riding 'soots and flung them
on one sit!a. Wha ] came to put them
on in TIE ;norair 6 Z 'annd should travel
with much lsas ssathsc than l had the
previous Gay, Cor the rails had made
complete w-fck cs the upper parts Of the
boots. hs-dr'' another pair with me or
l should certainly have worn them, for
my appearalce was somewhat novel, - /
was wearing wh !ts trousers ct the time,
and the. holes ia tbs boot uppers we're
painfully manifest in consequences.
An old painter in Tudia, whesa word
readily Believe, assur ID me that the ans
Inning A SONS gran bins was eaten
through and Eiended, and eaten through
again several times by rats, and that tho
performance was quite skiliaul, in hat
the bins were .a;it N h.e:cl pillars, and
great care was take. Fever to leave any
thing beneath for tho rats to stand upon.
But nevertheless they managed repest
edly in soma way, and gnawed through
the wood aad thea through the Zinc I'm
til tho grain fell out.
was living for few months in An L.
olated, swampy district, and, as . nat
ural sequence, the place being excessively
unhealthy. / was frequently attacked
by the constant companions ca Indian
Jungle life, fever and sgue. The bun.
galow was very rough building, and
AAau oC0A Puo up An SIcas AoIIy, &u0
every time the wind blew with anx vio-
lencs I anticipated il eoaaing down In q
space of time even less than that in which
1t was put up Wnaa laid up with fever,
and unable to read, 1 use TO watch the
rats running about the beams and rafters
of the roof. Their performances would
have put Blondin sltogethsr to shame.
l amused myself by waiting until the
rats got into difficult parts Of the ROOD,
and then clappsd my hands to stsrtie
to lose their balance was utterly futile.
They always got cut of sight in safety.
sometimes had something eatable left
on the table, and then watched the ma
neuvres OF the rats to carry it away. I
was sorry afterward, because they got
impudent and courageous, and fre-
quently stole things intended for my own
consumption
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-05-04
A Clever Man.

"Oh, mamma r said a little girl, run
ming into the house, while we girls
were skipping out on tho pavement q
real nice man came up ard gave us some
candy, and told us TO keep right on as
hard as ever We could, and he said that
if any Of rs would skip 758 times he
would give her parents nice, pretty,
rosewood box. I'll lined with white
satin, with glass cover and silver
handles, and The little girls nalne on q
silver plate. So I'm going to try and
get II for you, niaiiln,a and he said
when any little eisl had skipped 750
times for her palsl 10 call round to his
Office and lot hin know. Good by,
mamma. Mercy tnl me, child, come
back |" The undertaken hes gone to the
country.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-05-04

A pretty story is told Of the late
Czarina, who, as is we'll known. was a
most faithful wife, in spite of the long,
continued harsh treatment and neglect
OF the Gar, and wise and devoted
mother. Although o strict observer of
the rules OF the Greek Church, she al
ways opposed the tendency to substitute
forms and ascetic ceremonies in religion.
in place of true feeling and domestic
everyday duty.
for girls, some years ago, the Empress,
during the examination of the pupils,
suddenly asked, "What is loveY'
The young ladies blushed as though
an improper question had been proposed,
became greatly confused, and were silent.
Madame Leontieff, the directress, kneeI-
ing, begged leave to state to Her Majesty
that all knowledge of this dangerous sub
ject was prohibited by her, and that, in
all probability, the pupils did not even
know the meaning of the word.
The Czarina frowned. $50 far from
being dangerous subject, madame" she
said, Glove should be the pure main
spring of woman's life first, love for
her parents then, love for her husband
lastly, love for her children and love for
God always. If your pupils have not
this, they are badly prepared for the du-
ties of life"
The Empress left the Institute, and
the next day, Madame Leontieff was re-
moved as incompetent by the Imperial
Ministry Of Education.
In American society, the mention Of
love is too often received by young girls
with blush and giggle, which betray
the narrow and vulgar meaning which
they attach to the word. It is to them
simply Irritation with some young man,
which may or may not end in mar
riage.
It is the fault of their mothers if they
are not taught to know and respect that
divine quality Of devotion and sef-saorj.
fee, which alone can ennoble woman's
life, and which, whether it is given to
parent, child, or lover, makes her mora
akin to her Master.
If we were asked for typical picture
of love in the present time, we should
choose, not pretty little girl sitting by
a moustached youth in the moonlight,
but Mary Diller standing by her old
helpless father on the burning deck Of the
Sea,oaahaka, the flames wrapping her
like garment, and burning her eyes
Youths COmpaaion.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-05-04
SWAN LEGENDS.


IN the northern legends swans play o
most romantic part Two separate cur.
rents may be distinguished in the swan
myths Of Teutonic and Scandinavian
countries. To one current belong the
various stories Of swan maidens, to the
other those concerning the knights Of the
9wan. Here, again, both traditions Of
beast worship and images Of nature, po-
etry may play part; though it is not
clear that the swan maidens Of the north
had any other origin than the obvious
one which would lie in process Of imagina-
tive reasoning like this: Swans are beings
all softness, grace and purity; SO are
some rare maidelis; therefore, some rare
maidens are in reality swans.
At any rate there was no question that
such supernatural beings existed. They
were both fairer and wiser than mortal
women. They could change from one
shape to another at will. 70 assume
the human shape they doffed robes Of
down or 'swanshirts," but retained In
variably gold or silver chain about
their necks. She whose swanshirt was
carried off by mortal could neloager,
while he kept it safe, become bird
again OF resume its freedom. On the
other hand, she from whose neck in her
human shape the chain was taken, i'm
mediately became swan again, and
could not recover her humanity until she
got back her chain.
Sometimes hunter approaching a for
est pool would descry danasel Of more
than mortal beauty bathing In its waters,
would notice the chain about her neck
and the robe Of down hanging from q
tree, would seize the robe and bear the
damsel homo to live with him in happi-
ness until one day he should forget the
key which kept her magic garment from
her, and return to find her flown forever.
Or swan-brides would consort Of their
own accord with warriors who had sur
prised them at dawn as tliey sat spinning
in human shape beside the margin of q
mountain turn, until after seven years
their hearts would change, and they
would fly away, leaving their husbands
to sally after them over the snow in
vain.
Another Icalanlic story tells how Helgi
and Olaf fought Oh tho ioe Of frozen
lake, and how knla, the mistress of
Helgi, hovered over the heads of the
combatants in the likeness Of great
swan, and by her magic blunted the
weapons OF them that fought against
Helgi, until by chaace nc ssruck off q
leg of the sw.ll with his sword, and i'm
mediately the fortunes Of the battle
changed.
The other great swan myth of the north
is that of the injI;r Il n..islen, to whose
aid, in her extrGml:y, there comes sailing
knight in Il boat drawn by all enchanted
swan, and who, after the Knight has res
cued and IL de h}r his bride, destroys
her happiness i'r i;'>.si lg that he shall
tell her who h /, ~ whence he comes.
We are all familiar W.T., this tale as it is
t,ld by Wolfram sn' I.sahenbach, and
has i'll Cur ow recast by Wag-
ncr concer.'i, 8; -, Il ,!rabrant and
LehenGtiu. t. =; '-ryivn
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-05-04

Marriage notices and deaths. potex
ceeding six lines, published free. Al
over SIX lines charged for at regular ad
yertisingrates. "o
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-05-04

Time i money, xea n y poxsr.; .
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-08-11

San Francisco, August 10.-A Tue
son dispatch says: The Star publishes
an interview with Judge Woods, just
in from San Pedro valley, who brings
news that Elzlmminskin, u noted
indian chief, is making preparation for
wal. He has assembled forty or fifty
bucks, renegades from San Carlos,
all heavily armed and who act in u
threatening name The settlers are
greatly alarmed, but have made pre-
partitions against a surprise. Elzim-
minskin has for several years been at
peace with the whites, but is noted as
one OF the most treacherous and vindic-
tive Indians in the territory.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-08-11

We met him as we were swinging
around the Inter Ocean corner and he
was bemoaning the degeneracy Of the
the times and extoling the cattle bust
ness:
Eyes, neighbor; there is heaps of
money lin the biz, but it amt what it
used to be in the good old times when
pard and l first came out N the plains.
A mans got to have a cool fifty thous-
and or two now for a starter or these
fellows with their piles will freeze HIM
out, and don't you forget it. 1t din't
use to be SO. Once, fore the country
got so small or the dealers so big, small
fry could swim along and increase as
well. An l tell you the increase In
this biz is something unheerd on. But
it Amt nothing, man, to what it used to
be in the early days. Why, pard, /
know a Teller who went into cattle
raisin' in them days with nothing but a
yoke of steers and a brandin' iron. In
five years he had a nerd of a clean
thousand head, and, you bet, if the
other fellers hadn't got onto his little
game and made his ranch too small for
his growin' bushes, he'd been a mil.
lionaire to-day, an don't you forget it;
all through the nat'ral increase. Wha'll
you take?n
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-08-11

Poughkeepsie, August ga prema-
ture blast at Cornwall on the West
Shore railroad killed four persons and
wounded several Others.
1t seems that a blast did not explode,
and the men, thinking they had the
hole cleaned, were about to sink it
deep, when the powder exploded,
driving the drill through the head of
one man, breaking another mans leg,
and destroying the sight of another.
The explosion loosened a piece of rock
weighing about six tons, which fell
directly on Ben Hooper, who was in
the next cut, crushing him into a jelly.
NJ. Chuckle is not expected to live and
Joe Cascen loses his eyesight. About
twenty men who were in the cut where
Hooper was killed ran promptly to the
aid of the men where the explosion
took place and thus escaped the tumb-
ling rock.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-08-11
wAsnINeroN NOTES.

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department to-uay pun
a9eu Aio'O'o ouhces OF nhe SILVER lor
'"0 mint
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-08-11

Washington, August 10.-Each regi-
ment of artillery is to have two new
light batteries, making ten batteries in
all. The new light batteries are an
nounced as follows /: Battery E, LIST
artillery, Captain F. E. Taylor; battery
+, End artillery. Captain L. b. Willis
ton; battery F, 3rd artillery, Captain ].
NJ. Lancaster; battery F, 4th artillery,
Captain F. G. Smith; battery d, 9TH
artillery, Captain j. b. Rawles. Captain
]. ID. Campbell is transferred to battery
F, 4th artillery, and Captain M. p.
Miller to battery II, 4th artillery.
A general court martial has been ap-
pointed, with Gen. G. c. Augur Presi-
dent, to meet at Newport Barracks,
KY, for the trial of Major Joseph II.
Taylor, adjutant general of the depart
ment, on the charge of conduct subver-
sive of good order and military discip-
line.
Col. Barr, military secretary to the
secretary of war, denies that he has
been rendered or that he would accept
the office of assistant secretary of war.
The death of Lieut.. Col. Warren
promotes Major George II. Elliott. Ma
jor Lydecker, engineer commissioner of
the district of Columbia, is assigned to
additional duty in charge of the water
works of the district vice Col. Casey, of
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-08-11

Limerick, August 10.-The county
inspector of the co~nstabulary has been
instructed to inform his men that the
government will at once appoint a com.
missioner to inquire into their griev-
ances. The men are entirely satisfied
with the promise.
The lord lieutenant visited the IN
stabulary depot at Phoenix park to-day
and addressed the men. He referred
TO the irreproachable character which
the constabulary has hitherto borne
and expressed a sincere hope that
nothing will occur to mar their splendid
reputation. He regretted the course
the men had adopted, and announced
that e180,00 would be Immediately
distributed.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-08-11

Columbus, Ohio, August TO-
In a collision between the passenger
and freight trains ON the l.. Is. & W.,
near Springfield this morning, Conduc-
tor James McNary, of Cater, was
killed, and the engineer seriously, If not
fatally, injured. A number of passen-
gers were severely shocked.
Two boys named Knepper, aged IL
and 10, living with a man named
Teegarden, ut I~ithopolis, have disap-
peared. They started to pick black
berries, and their buckets, shoes and
stockings have been found in the
woods. There was no water within
two miles and the disappearance is a
mystery.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-08-11

Chicago, August 10.-Paul Tollner,
a machinist on Division street, who
has frequently quarreled with his
young wife, took a heroic method of
ending their troubles this Afternoon.
He took his wife to one side of their
domicile and asked her, Twill you
obey me9" and receiving an evasive re-
ply he pulled a 80 calibre revolver and
fired two shots into her breast, killing
her instantly; stepping into an adjoin-
ing room he shot himself through the
heart. They had been married two
years.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-08-11

Friday, an excursion for Kansas City
and Omaha, via the Union Pacific, will
leave Ogden. We understand a large
number of persons have already ar
ranged to go with this party, which
promises to be a very pleasant excur-
sion. Mr.. Hyde, the Union Pacific
ticket agent in this city, has tickets on
sale at his office in the Deseret bank
building. This affords our citizens an
opportunity of visiting the east at
greatly reduced rates, and also of visit
ing the Denver exposition at a most
favorable time. The tickets grant ten
days in which to reach the Missouri at
either Omaha or Kansas City, and fifty
days afterwards in which to return to
Ogden. Once at Omaha or Kansas
City, there are so many rail routes east
ward that good opportunities are offered
for.extending the journey to the Allan
tic or other states, and the time grant
ed is ample for this purpose.-lSalt
Lake Tribune.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-08-11

Constantinople, August 1O.-The
sultan's proclamation declaring Arab
rasha a rebel, also condemns the CON
duct of the military leaders as rebel
lious and criminal, and mentions
the friendly relations of the Porte with
England.
Calcutta, August 10.-Nepaul and
many other feudatory states, in India,
volunteered to furnish contingents for
the British army in Egypt.
London, August 10.-In the house of
commons to-day Gladstone stated that
Admiral Seymour had given the khe-
dive distinct assurances, relative to
the intentions of the government. In
definite occupation of Egypt, he SAID,
was not contemplated. The ultimate
condition of Egypt could not be settled
by any one power.
Berlin, August 10.-The Tribune
says: Russia has assured the Porte
that she has not i%nstigated the Pansla-
'os "Sieoeioh III ouiSolia anu IOuuut-
liza, as she has no intention to increase
the embarrassments of England.
Malta, August l0.-One hundred
and twenty-four artillerists and 400
drivers embarked on the troop ship
Humber for Egypt to-day. The transport
Holland, with household cavalry on
board, arrived. The transport ITALIA
also arrived.
Alexandria, August 10.-Two of
Arab Pasha's spies were captured to-
day.
Troops VIII henceforth be supplied
with water from condensers.
Cartwright, acting British consul
general, in view of there being some
difficulty in obtaining water, has sent
circulars to the foreign consuls, ask
ing that they notify their respective
governments of the great Importance
there is in preventing an increase in
the number of arrivals here.
NhiabA hoiia has ilbuuleu tltNtH au-
ditional guns in his first line of en-.
trenchments. The khedive's agent at
Constantinople the depart
ure of Dervisch Pasha on board the
Ottaman yacht Izzedin with a small
force of troops. The Duke of Con-
naught has inspected the bastered
forts.
Suda Bay, August l0-The Turkish
transport with artillery arrived here
to-day.
Portsmouth, August 10.--The
transport Ascalon sailed for Egypt to-
day, with 1,176 men and a battery of
artillery.
Gibraltar, August 10.--The trans
port Capella with the Duke of York on
board, and the transport Marathan,
passed here on their way to Egypt to-
day.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-08-11
Financial and Commercial.

Baltimore, August 10.-Copper, re.
fined quiet, l7s.
New York. August 1O..--Silver bars.
ll3t; money, 44@4; governments,
weak, generally lower; stocks, gener.
ally weak; Western Union, 800; Quick
silver, 10; Pacific, 46; Mariposa, 2:
Wells, Fargo & Co., 1901; New York
Central. 1868; Ere, 400; Panama, 1855,
Denver & Rio Grande, 6ls; Union Pa.
cihc, l1s; bonds, 116l; Central Pacific,
e4i; bonds, 1154; Sutro, 4.
New York, August 1O.--Mininp
stocks, dull; Robinson. advanced from
100 to 165, and closing at 60; Chryso.
lite, sold at 225923O; Iron Silver, 2ioCd
800; Navajo, $50; Bulwer, 100. Sales
for the day 81, $50 shares.
Petroleum steady; Crude, 6sdt; Re.
fined, z; United, 61s; Australian Tin,
%; Copper dull; lake, 1901.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-08-11

Philadelphia. August 10.---The large
steamers Tocoma and San Pedro, built
by Cramp Il Sons for the Central Pa
cifc railroad company, are now COM
pleted. Cramp & Sons have received a
contract for two new iron steamships
for the Oceanic steamship company, to
ply between San Francisco and the
Sandwich Islands, and the vessels are
to be started as soo as they can be got
ready. They are to be 800 feet long,
AZ feet beam, 80 feet deep and $500
tons burden, and capable of making 14b
knots an hour.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-08-11
RaIIroad Notes,

A REMARKABLE RUMoR. speaking
of the arrival of General Manager Mer.
rill and General Superintendent j. T.
Clark, Of the G., NJ. 81 S. P. R. r., in
Omaha the Bee says: 1.-THE Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul road, the new
line between Milwaukee and Council
Bluffs, connected its track with the
Union Pacific some time ago, and it is
rumored that the present visit is of
great Importance, and, in short, is pre-
liminary to a consolidation of the two
roads, or an alliance, at least, which
would make the Union Pacific even
with the q. B. & @. by giving them a
continuous line from Denver to Chica-
go. Such an arrangement would pro-
badly break the Iowa pool all to pieces,
and the disturbance of the pool of
Sloan would not be a circumstance
to the racket it would make"
To BE UNIFoMED,-The ma
OF the Union Pacific railway have de-
cided to order all passenger train men
to wear a uniform. The uniform will
be a dark navy blue. The coat is to be
a single breasted sack; the vest is to be
single breasted, without collar, and a
white linen vest, same pattern, may be
worn in summer; pantaloons, u
plain; cap, also blue cloth; buttons.
for train men, gilt standard, railway
service," two sizes; for baggagemen
and brakemen, nickle-plated of some
pattern. The order for. the adoption
OF the regular Uniform will 90 into eff
feet September list. The men will be
allowed to contract for their own uni
forms, which, however, must be made
in accordance with the pattern or style
furnished by the superintendent.-
lOmaha Bee.
REDUCING RATEs.-An order was TO
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-08-11

Chicago, August 10.-I. G. Holm,
the Dane who became notorious last
week through having buried on the lake
front several children, whom he was
charged with first numbering, having
been acquitted of the charge but fined
for the irregular burial, became dis
gusted with Chicago ways and started
down the south branch yesterday after
noon in a small skiff with a SOL aged IA
Before going a great distance his frai,
boat upset and both were drowned.
His family are destitute.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-08-11
The Executive.

Governor Hale is expected in this
city to-day and will take up quarters at
the Inter Ocean.
Governor Hale is the fourth of Wyo-
mlng's governors in the short history of
her e~xistance as a territory, the first
being Governor Campbell, who was fol-
lowed by Governor Thayer, and he was
succeeded by Governor Hoyt. During
the short period which this represents
about fourteen years-the territory
has become foremost as a cattle grazing
country, has developed wonderful pos
sibilities as a mineral producing state
and is fast increasing in wealth and
prosperity. Governor Hale takes the
executive chair just at the beginning of
what promises to be an era of unparal-
leled prosperity and progress, and it is
to be hoped that these signs will not fail
and that the governor will DO in keep
ing with the pleasant anticipations.
In taking leave of the executive
chair, Governor Hoyt can do so with
the satisfaction which comes of know
ing that he has worked hard and earn
estly to bring Wyoming into the post
tion in the eyes of the people at large
which her entitle her to-. His
personal effort has been t~ireless in this
work aud good should come of it.
1t is understood that a company OF
his friends, and also Mrs. Hale, will
arrive to-day with the new governor. A
reception has been rendered the party
by Governor Hoyt at his residence, to
take place this evening.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-08-11

Montreal, August 10.-J. S. Hunter,
notary, is a defaulter of S100, 600. He
was appointed six years g to manage
the estate of the late Charles Phillips.
1t is feared he has distracted large
sums entrusted to him by others, also
that no part of the amount embezzled
will be recovered, as he has no property
in his own name. He held a high
social and professional position.