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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-08
SIXTEEN CHILDREN At ONE BIRTH

SIXTEEN CHILDREN At ONE BIRTH.
A man in Illinois, having sent to q
Washington journal photograph Of
five Of his children who were born on the
same day, asserting that "no other man
can show picture of five," the news
paper quiets him with the following
statistics:
"lnstances have been found where
children TO the number Of six, seven,
eight, nine and sometimes sixteen have
been brought forth at one birth. The
wife Of Emanuel Gago, laborer near
yaliadolid, was delivered the 14th o:
june, 1899, Of i've girls. The celebra-
ted Tarsin was brought to bed In tn.
seventh month, at Argenteuil, nea,
Paris, 18th OF July, 1779, Of three boys,
each fourteen and a half inches long,
and girl, thirteen inches. They wer.
all baptized, but did not live over TWEEN.
ty-four hours, In June, 1899, one
Maria Ruiz, Of Lucena, in Andalusia,
was successively delivered Of sixteel.
boys. without any girls. Seven of them
were alive on the 1eth of August follow
ing. In 1886 Muscovite peasant
named James Kyrloff and his wife were
presented to the Empress of Russia.
This peasant had been twice married,
aud was then 70 years of sge. His first
wife was brought to bed twenty-one
times, namely, four times Of four chill
dren each time, seven times of three,
and ten times of two, making in all fl
ty-seven children who were then alive
His second wife, who accompanied him,
had been delivered seven times s--once OF
three children, and six times OF, twins.
Thus he had seventy-two children by
his two marriages. IT,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-08


HEsa We have it at LAST An eminent
electrician has been u4king a study
Of the heretofors unaccoanted-tr af-
fection existing between the average old
dog and the cat, and advances rather
strange theory as the result Of his in
vestigation. He SAYS that the aged ca
nine is naturally rheumatic, and every
time he licks the cat, OF passes his paw
affectionately along her back. he is SIM
ply doctoring his vheamatism by the
ai.! of the electricity ii the cats skin
and Ii ir. The dog does not regard the
cat SO much as a friend as magnetic
electrical machine.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-08
OF DIR. mUHLENsERs.

.iSECDOTE OF DIR. MUHLENBERG.
There is an indignation which Ia holy,
and an anger that is without sin. 1t
flashes sometimes from the most merci
full of men when they stumble over
some hypocrite's greed. Few men had
more gentle spirit than the late DR..
Muhlenberg, of New York, but his
tender heart could glow with fire, and
his soft words give place to strong ex-
pressions, when inhumanity crossed his
path. ..,
One day, during the civil war, a poor
woman came to him in great distress.
She was the wife of volunteer, and
had failed to receive her usual remit
tance. Her landlord had threatened to
turn her into the street for not paying
her rent. The kind clergyman, learn
ing who her landlord was, remarked:
"Oh! 1 know him we'll. Be conf
forted; / will see to it."
Going to him, he found the rich man
engaged in counting quantity of gold.
Describing the poor tenants distress,
the doctor asked Dives to release her
from paying the quarters rent.
Impossible" he answered. "Ive
nothing to do with it; my agent at
tends to such matters. My business
would be demoralized by such inter-
ference"
"Nay, but the poor woman occupies
your house." gently demonstrated DR..
Muhlenberg. "She has paid you regu-
larly until now, and will probably be
able to pay ii future, II she receives
money from her husband"
eyes, yes, that may be all true, but
the thing can't be done; it is not bust
ness"
"Well, then, give me one Of those
gold pieces for her." .......
"By no means. I want every one of
them to make up a sum I'm going to
put in the bank" --s.
"Well, sir, 'said DIR. Muhlenberg, ris-
ing to go--his indignation had already
risen, 81 would rather take my chance
for the kingdom Of heaven with the
poorest, meanest, dirtiest beggar in the
streets of New York than with you!"
On a similar occasion, he broke forth
,lto these strong words: "I am no apol-
ogist for Mariolatry, but would rather
fare with Bridget, saying her Hail
Mary than with old Rent - her
master, groaning over her idolatry-
himself worshiper Of Mammon.
Granting the idolatry, hers may be
venial, compared with his, in the eye Of
the Discerner of Spirits. - Youths
Companion. r
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-08
Owe as BAD AS THE OTHER.

Bill Pitz and Joe Nagel had a s. game
.of billiards in the Z. Gently Dreaming
xapn on Galveston avenue Bill lost
fhs game, but instead Of paving the 81
he sszd: haven't got cent Of money
with me, Joe /"
The you haven't! Whatsort Of
. 3 that for . gentleman to do-tc
0o1no 5itO . saloon and play without .
cent 81 money in his pocket? How now
nm I p pay the barkeeper what. I ow,
him Galueston Net0s.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-08

IT may be that the answer of the poor
servant girl may find a response in other
hearts. Some one said to her: "Well,
Mary, hear you left yoar old place.
Where do you live now?" She replied,
with pleasant smile, "Please, marn,
don't live nowhere now-I'm married."
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-08
PRAcrICaL .4RxrHMEr1C.

/" Yon can't add different things to.
gether, said an Anstin school teacher.
"If you add d sheep and COW to.
gether, it does not make two sheep d
two COWS. J"
a Little boy, The son 81 NJ Austin-aye.
nue milkmaa. held np his haAd and
said:
4 That may do with sheep and Rows.
but, il you adj apart q milk y a !
quart Of water It makes two qsiaxts q
milk. I've seen il tried. Z 7sras 81.
tsa9s. ss
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-08
LONG BRANCH F08rUsE TEL .ERs.

LONG BRANCH FORTUNE TEL .ERS.
But even great hulkiag, bearded fel-
lows, who ought to know better, contin-
ually go to the mata me .or lucky mum
bers, and for her solution of their
dreams.
Sometimes an ugly customer makes
his appearance. Ono day, 60 says the
madame, fellow came in, the worse
for liquor, and began to use insulting
language.
- I see you advertise 10 bring together
those who are .eparated, said he, at
length. 4
EYES, sare, Z said tho madame, divin-
ing at . glance the sort If person she
had to deal with. and, reaching over,
she touched the district alarm for po-
liceman.
"What's that for? 2" asked the bully,
getting up.
"Zat j. to bring -ogether zose sho
are separat ID, sare," said the madame,
blandly.
The bully got up and made for the
door.
"Ona d,.llar, sare-. ees you please !! .
said tho ldan.e. Rs zis tim. ze po.
licema at 70 be Oh, Of ze tair, :"
Tho collar was i al ,sa,d the ully nv
allowed 10. un aos<saed.,- Bostya
Trftrctte
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-08

or q misery man somebody wrote
& His head gave way, but his hand never
did. His brain softened. but his hear
oouldnt.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-08
WHO SHOULD nor BE a N1rE.

VS|D NVA hA a VICE.
Has that woman call to be q wife
who thinks more OF her silk dress than
her children, and visits her nursery no
oftener than once . day2 Haa that
woman q call to be wife who cries for
q cashmere shawl when her husbands
notes are being protested7 Has. that
woman call to be wife who sits read
ing the Inst novel while the husband
stands before the glass vainlx trying to
pin together buttoniess shirt bosom
Has that woman o call to be wife who
expects her husband to swallow diluted
coffee, soggy bread. smoked tee and,
watery potatoes six days In seven?
Has she call to be wife who iiirts
with every man she meets. and reserves
her frown for her home fixeside : / Has
she call to Be wiss wic comes down
to breakfast In abominahIe curl papers,
soilsd dssssing. esd shoes dpya.
at the hs M 70 b w,ife
whose nut eA4hed naught
in the balan6 ut door neigh.
boris damask velvet rcarpetf
Has she call wife who would
take ADVANTAGE pent Of eoniugal
weakness to- e. Z 5|ney or exact q
promise? Has a <all to be awiie
who takes Jour "a pleasure, eleav-
ing her husband q in . close Office;
and have IN eye, vheSat home. to SER
wants and children ras she call to
be wife to whom 4 pd husbands So
ciety is not the great of earthly bless
ings, and house fun u rosy children
its hes: furnishing and prettiest adorn-.
ment?
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-08
DIR WINK.

A mild curiosity nliSht he excited,
possibly, over the question as 10 how
many occasional, or evsl1 lial,itual, wine
drinkers know the meaing IL the word
"dry as applied to vines. Asa rule,
it would seem to be mAieh more justly
applicable to man liin;Bell than to any
thing in the bottle or ass before him.
1t is strictly "tra4 term, but ii
has a sufficiently dist II and definite
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-08

meaning. 4 81 81
When o vine hss III ~
continue the process d
santil it has cos.1esf
sugar into spfrit nd
yeloped all "A fits natur
technically i . slly
When, however, 8 n q
all sweetened, or has hi
mentation arrested by E
spirit, it is not d dry n h
As applied to chanlpa
whatever, the term !"
I" lnisnomer, for thex
payne wines IN existen
or less Of "rock cani
added IN the smaking
/ The only diffsFen6e
tween . /" dry = and
champagne ii Ii the NJ
which has been added
For the finest l3raj
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-12-02

ger, and sitting with IL towel
over your head and face, and
hearing something below go
ssshew, shew, shew," like a lit
tie saw, you believe in the old
ghost stories.
Ten minutes later the bells
ring; the belated ones come
homo +; the lights are lit per-
haps something must be got
out to eat. People talk and tell
where they have been, and ask
if you are lonesome. H
And not a stair cracks. No
step is heard on the roof; no
click to the front door. Neither
bookcase nor table cracks. The
house has on its company man
ners--orly you have found out
how it behaves when it is
alone.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-12-02
CITY DIRECTORY.

Prcsby crian Church.
Rev. --------. Pastor. Scvices 4
tho Church. Gramnont and Catalpa streets
first, second and third Sundays each month
Protestant Episcopal.
Rev. w. II. ProsSer, Rector. Services ut
Grace Church every Sunday morning ut II
o'clock; evening at r. III.
Roman Catholic Church.
Rev. Father T.: IInaut. Pastor. Services
at st: Matthew's Church every Sunday.
First Mass at O'Clock, :. M; High Mass AT
10 o'clock, T.. NJ: Benediction the blessed
Sacrament at O'Clock, p. M.
Methodist Episcopal.
Rev. B. Il. White, Pastor Services at the
of each month, morning and night.
Baptist Church.
Rev. w. \. Mason, Pastor. Services ut
tho Church, Gramia,ont AMI st. John SITS.
every Sunday.
Congregation B'nni Israel.
Rov. a. Lovy, Pastor. Services every
Friday, $50 p. NJ, ut Temple Sinai.
Officers: s. Marx, President; T.. Bloch,
Nico Presidents Marcus We'll. Secretary !:
Jonas Meyer, Treasurer
T.. A. NJ.
Monroe Chapter, No. is. Meets in Mas
onic Hall, second and fourth saturdays in
each month.
Officers: II. Richardson, II. p; II. w.
Richardson, +. X, +. z. McCormick, E.S.;
=. s.; s. Marx, Il. \. G.; JAS. NIcNeely, G.
NJ. 3rd V; j. Il. Mcclure, G. NJ. end v;
w. G. Kennedy, G. NJ. LIST "; S. Meyer,
Treasurer; J. II. Milling, Secretary; j. G.
Guard
Western Star hodge, No. 2l. Meets in
Masonic Hall, first and third Saturdays in
each month.
Renwick, S. W; J. B. Iliingsworih, J. w;
s. Meyer, Treasurer: j. T.. Hanna, Secre-
tary T.. Endom, s. D.; Jonas Never, j.
D.; j. q. Sanders, Ty lcr.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-12-02
THE NEW YORK SUN-FoR 1882.

THE sun for 1882 will make it's fifteenth
annual revolution under the present man
agement, shining, as always, for all, b"
and little, mean and gracious, contented
and unhappy Republican and Democrat,
tnse. The Suns light is for mankind and
womankind of every sort; but it's genial
warmth is tor the good. willie it po,irs hot
pcrsistcntly wicked.
The Sun of 1865 wasa newspaper of Il
new kind. 1t discarded many of the forms,
and multitude of tho superfluous words
and phrases Of ancient journalism. 1t I'M
dertook to report in Il fresh, sue cinct, un-
conventional way all the news of the world,
emitting no event OF human interest, and
comment upon affairs with the fearlcssness
this experiment was the success of Tho
Sun Sun: e, 1t effected a per,nanent change in
important Journal established in this coun-
try in the dozen years past has been mod
elled after The sun. Every important
journal already existing has been niodiiiad
and bettcred by the force OF The SUMS en-
ample.
The Sun for 1882 will he tho same out
spoken, truth telling and interest ing news
paper.
by Il liberal use of the means which an
abundant prosperity affords, we shall make
it better than ever before.
into readable shape, and measuring its i'm
portance. not by the traditionalIyard stick,
but by it's real interest to the people.
In politics we have decided opinio and
are accustomed to express them in Ian
what we think about men and events. That
habit is the only secret Of The Suns politi-
cal course.
The Weekly Sun gathers into eight pages
the best matter of the seven daily issues.
An Agricultural Department Of uJepualled
merit, full market reports, and a liberal
proportion of literary, scientific and do
inestic intelligent complete The Weekly
Sun, and make it the best newspaper for the
farmers household that was ever printed.
If our idea of what a newspaper 81 Guild be
plcases you, send for The Sun.
For the Daily Sun, four-page sheet of
twenty eight columns, the price by mail,
post paid, is So cents month, or Sc so Il
year; or including the Sunday paper. an
eight-page sheet of fifty-siN columns. the
price is siNty-tive cents per month, 81 80
Il year, postage paid.
The Sunday edition OF The Sun is also
furnished separately - 81 20 Il year, post
age PAD.
The price of The Weekly Sun, cigllt pages,
tifty-siX columns, is 81 year, postage paid,
For clubs of ten sending SO we will send
an extra copy.
Address. I. w. ENGLAND,
Publisher of The Sun, Now York City
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-12-02
Ton SALE.
THE BEST REAL ESTATE INVEST
MENT IN NORTH LOUISIANA.

A'ON SALE.
THE BEST REAL ESTATE INVEST
MENT IN NORTH LOUISIANA.
I OFFER FOR SALE 'STOWEDAWAY"
the plantation tract of the Late DR.. Gilman
NJ. Peck, decd of Richland parish. The
tract contains $50 acres of land, so acres in
cultivation and so an old deadening now be-
ing cleared up. This tract is located across
the neck of a largo bend of Boeuff river,
one mile across and is known to be the best
tract on that river it is Is miles from
Monroe the river is navigable six months.
This tract has three advantages over any
tract situated on the Mississippi river, viz:
it is entirely aboyo any overflow, has no
caving banks and no levee taxes. The
cleared land produces one and-a-half bales
to the aero, and rents for $3.50 per acre
abundance of labor on the place which viii
always command it; soil black mould,
mixed with Il little sand growth, ash,
gum, dogwood, oak, hickory, pawpau,
grape vino, etc. Range fine, game and fish
il abundance, waiting for the frying pan.
The projected X. r.. from Alexandria to
southwest Arkansas will pass by this place.
Apply to 49, a
l. N. PECK,
Attorney in Fact, Sicily Island.
Reference: Judge NJ. J. Liddel, Non
roe, La.
N. E.-This place has fine cypress
break and mill-seat for water powder.
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POSTS AND rIcKETs.

All persons in need of we'll made cypress
shingles, pickets, posts, etc, will find the
nndersigned, at his shingle,yard At 1T the up
orders ut short notice and ut prices to suit
the times. References to any of his old
customers. JOS. BENOIT.
Monroe, August Is, 1852.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-12-02
A WOMAN ALONE IN THE
HOUSE.

When the house is all alone
by itself, inexperienced persons
may believe that it behaves ex-
actly as it does when there are
people in it, but that is a delu-
sion, as you will discover if you
are ever left alone in it at mid
night sitting up for the rest of
the family; at this hour its true
disposition will reveal itself.
To catch it at it's best pretend
to retire, put out the gas or the
lamp and go up stairs. After
wards, come down softly, light
no more than one lamp, go into
the empty parlor and scat
yourself at q table with some
thing to read.
No sooner that you have
done SO than you will hear a
little chip, chip, chip, along
the top of the room-a small
sound but persistent. It is owl
IDENTIFY the wall paper coming
off, and you decide, after some
tribulation, that if it does come
on, you can't help it, and go
on with your book.
AS you sit with your book
in your hand you begin to be
quite sure that some one is
coming down stairs. Squeak
squeak squeak! What folly!
There is nobody up there to
come down; but there-no, it
is on the kitchen stairs. Some
body is coming up.
ri Squeak snap! Well, if it is
a robber you might as we'll face
him. You get the poker and
stand with your back against
the wall. Nobody comes up.
Finally, you decide that you
are a goose, put the poker
down, get a magazine and try
to read.
There, that's the door. You
heard the lock turn? They are
coming home. You run to the
back door, unlock and unbolt
it, and peep out. Nobody
But, as you linger, the door
lock gives click that makes
you jump.
By daylight neither lock nor
stairs make any of these noises
unless they arc touched or
trodden. on.
You go back to the parlor in
q hurry, with Il feeling that the
next thing you know some
thing may catch you by the
back hair, and you try to re-
member where you left off.
Now it is the table that snaps
and cracks as if all the spiritua-
list knocks were hidden in it's
mahogany. You do not lean
on it heavily without this re-
suit, but it fidgets you, and
you take an easy chair and put
the book Oh your knees.
Your eyes wander up and
down the page and you grow
dreamy, when, apparently, the
bookcase fires off Il pistol.
At least a loud, fierce crack
comes from the heart of that
piece of furniture-so loud, so
fierce, that you jump to your
feet trembling.
You cannot stand the parlor
any more. You go up stairs.
No sooner do you get there
than it seems to you that some
body is walking on tho roof.
IF tEe house is Il detached one,
and the thing is impossible,
that makes it all the more
mysterious.
Nothing ever moaned in the
chimney before, but something
means now. There is Il ghostly |
step in the bathroom. You
find out afterward it is the tap
dripping, but you do not dare
to look at that time.
And it is evident that there
is something up the chimney
you would not like to ask
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NOTICE..

DEBTS DUE THE LATE FIRM OF
Campbell II ucekin are payable to me on
ly. A.CAMPBELL
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-12-02
nIEBOLD SAFE AND LOCK co.,
CANTON, OHIO.
N. b. MILTON, AaENT,
MONROE, l.,

NUN ItOIC, la.
Safes sold for less money than by any
one travelling, on time, or for heavy dis
count for cash.
Guns, Pistols, Clocks and Sewing Ma
chimes repaired on short notice by
N. Il. MILTON,
q RiIls' News Depot
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-12-02
City of Monroe.

Mayor and Chief of Police. FIR. Enuom
Councilmcn-J q Sanders, ID NJ Sholars,
S Meyer, w p Renwick, T. Garrett, c
Lewis, Il w harrington co.
Secretary and Treasurer. G Sanders
d. b. TrOustlale Recordc or
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-09-30
NEWS FROM THE FRONT.

The passenger train now runs to
heidelberg, and the time of departure
of the northern bound train from
Roseburg has been changed to $50 A.
NJ. The turntable was moved to Rid
dleberg last Saturday. There is now a
joll, crew at the front. A. w. Comp
ton freight agent, E. T. Walsh Com
missary and Charles F. Frizell time
keeper, and while attending strictly to
their duties, find time to make it pleas
ant for all visitors. The work of con-
struction is being actively urged by
Mr.. Harris, the superintendent of con
struction, Mr.. Stevens, Mangan End
others of his subordinates. It is moi
probable however, that the passenger
train will run further than Riddle.
berg this winter, as this is the nearest
point Of connection with the wagor
road until the tunnels are completed
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-09-30
FROM OLALLA.

The farmer prayeth for refreshing
shower
Mr.. Wm Alook is making prepara-
tions to remove to the Willamette val
ley. He has the best wishes of his
many friends.
James Byron Esq, is the happy
father of a bouncing baby 10y.
Mother Halpane is dangerously sick
at her residence. She is not likely to
recover, as she has lived out her three
score and ten. Her life has been one
of usefulness.
Mrs. Silvers is very sick again. She
has been almost helpless for several
weeks.
Mr. Haft and family have gone to
Coos county to remain permanently.
Rev. Ferry held services at the school
room last Sabbath. He had very
fair audience.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-09-30
PROBATE NOTICE.

Tn IT, County f.,urt.of tho stata - a..
pon fo the Conntv Of nons,Isa y. In
the matter of the astata If now.
nsn deceased .'s~ :,
Citation. In tbe nama of fine State of
Oregon greeting To Marv EiIan R.hr
and | ot her heirs AZ Low and nert ~
L;a GA nowna,, da..a..ed Va, a..
ha.ohr ra,;f;ad .ha, 90 ,i,a oo,b Sav ~
n,,st 1aos ,haao .aas W ,,.s sA9 all I =, HI.
aukus., @ S = roo1' o I IL .;s;r r..rs ss
saor,;n cor,; Dy =. ha ,ha san.,sna,iva % ss;Ip -