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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-12
4FHg .BRAY OF THE MExICAN
1st :. y DONKEY, s- p al

8 The New Orleans Democrat recounts
theSmany good qualities of the Mexican
burro that has lately been introduced
into that city as child's horse, who, it
seems, can banquet on splinters and
scraps, carry immense loads, and is
faithful, uncomplaining, docile and tire
less but, " we regret to say" continues
the Democrat, "the burro brays.
Amazing as is his strength, his stamina,
his amiability, his courage, these things
ara as nothing compared to his bray.
That such a tremendous and far-reach-
ing sound should emanate from so small
source constitutes the eighth wonder
of the world.
"When the little blue burro-they
are nearly all blue-concludes to cele-
brate his scanty period of relaxation by
good, healthy, whole-souled bray
when he humps his little back, and shuts
his appealing little eyes, and let's his
ears lie along his back, and then gathers
himself into one ecstatic note. it is
enough to make one envy the sainted
dead and long for the cold and silent
grave. The sleepers for mile around
start up with the sweat of terror on their
furrowed brows, children fail down in
tits, the sick believe that they have
heard Gabric's horn, and the very at
mosphere shudders like human Great
ure. Without his bray the burro would
be little short Of an angel. As he is,
however, he is an animal to be admired
at o distance and in the abstract.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-12
NAPHTHA FOB MOTHS.

A correspondent, says the Boston
Journal Of Chemistry, inquiries if the
action Of benzine or naphtha upo,, car
pets or other woolen fabrics is injurious
in any way. In the use Of these agents
the design is to destroy moths, and the
remedy is generally effective; but they
are dangerous substances TO use in fam
lilies. Inaammable - gunpowder. the
vapor is liable to ignite from match or
spark, and when ignited, mixed with
cir, an explosion occurs - destructive Is
that from gunpowder. The liquids
should always be used with great eau
ton, and only in an outbuilding away
from fires. A perfectly pure naphtha
does not injure wooden fabrics, but if il
contains resinous or Dituminous sub
stances it makes carpets hard and some
times sticky. The article sold as gaso-
line is the ightest and pursst Of these
naphthas. and can usually beprocured oi
druggists. It flies into vapor quickly.
ct even low temperature. and should be
used in . closed vessel if possible.
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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-12
yE4srr ,carrIryy AmEnfcA.

In 1868 the AmeFicsn Jersey Cattle
Club was established. This society has
done vigorous and successful work in
guarding the purity of the stock and in
extending the knowledge of the merits Of
this breed. These merits were not, at
FIRST either widely or willingly recog-
nizcd; and the Jerseys as they were
then and are sometimes now wrongly
called, Alderneys-were seldom seen ex-
cept upon the lawns or in the stables Of
men Of wealth. Gradually, however,
the reports of the great annual yield Of
butter made by COWS 'of this breed
reused the interest Of practical farmers,
and the growing demand for the butter
Of these COWS further increased their
popularity, and soon the little cow
which had been laughed at as an expen-
sive and foolish luxury became to practi-
cal breeders Of butter stock an absolute
necessity. In fact, the growth in num-
bers and in value Of this breed Of cattle
In this country during the past eight or
ten years has no parallel in the history
Of 'theronghb,,red stock. A dozen years
ego Ego Jersey ittle w.re not seen at the
shows half dozen years ago they were
shown, but with no expectation Of rous-
ing much interest, much less with the
expectation Of winning prizes, for none
were offered for this despised breed;
three years ago, at large fairs, Jerseys
were not classed with or judged accord
ing to the rules which govern the exhi.
bition of thoroughbred cattle. To-day,
IN nearly every State of the Union, the
Jerseys shown oitnumber any other
breed upon the grounds, and in some
States they outnumbert all other breeds;
ID is about the stalls of this breed that,
TO- day, the largest number of Interested
spectators gather land this breed during
the past year has, in the average amount
realized at public auction, taken it's
position at the head of all others in the
United States.-Jerse Cattle, by Rich.
ard Goodman. .Jr.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-12
CURIOSITIES OF THE CENSUS.

Among the curiosities of the census.
which has developed no end of curious
things, is native Of Arkansas who was
never twenty miles from his birthplace,
and never saw locomotive, yet is still q
citizen of France, having been born in
Arkansas three years before the cession
of that territory to the United States in
1903. Another curiosity is an Alabama
giant, only - years of age, who weighs
$50 pounds, and is six feet in height,
while both his parents are of medium
size. Fulton county, Ca, furnishes, in
the person of Mrs. Lavinia Cobb, lady
who has seen her five score years and
ten, but if we mistake not, Missouri has
veteran who was born in 1766, or four
years in advance of the venerable La
vinia. A census department would prove
valuable adjunct to the "only greatest
show" eeS
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-12

On crisp autumnal evening, before
the days Of railroad anywhere in thst
section-when there must be at least
good half.dsy's staging to reach the
neighborhood Of the White mountains
q goodly party was assembled in the bar
room of the old Pequaket House, kept
by Col. John Hill, whom only the oldest
Of the mountain travellers will remember.
or the company was peddler. stopping
for the night, and he was telling m won
derful tricks of legerdemain which hs
had seen peformedby celebrated fakir,
when John Chase came in. John was
ono Of tho fun-lovins. and fun-making.
of the Conway boys. ready for sport al
ways. He listened to q story Of tho
peddler's touching what the fakir had
done with common silk hat, Of the style
yclept "stove-pipe. /" John heard, and
then said !: A
az don't know as could fry eges in
such hat, but IN tell You what I can
do; can poke such . hat through this
fingsrsring Of NINA" And he held up
his big. hasd hand. on the middle Angsr
Of which Was : heavy gold ring that b
had brought home from California And
one q the gentlemen present had ! hat
81 tie Kind mentioned.
Z nm .-.ay1~- .asa-sk i~.ls~..~ "a .>-Yasfs.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-12

JUDGE What have you to say,
prisoner at the bar 2" Prisoner-"I
was hungry, your Honor, and stole the
loaf Of bread to save me from starvation.
i had no money, and could get no work
to earn any money. l." "That will
do, sir. State prison for life. Yours is
bad case. I must set an example.
You should have known, sir, that the
lecture-Aeld was open to you. Officer,
take him away"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-12
RAIR TURNING WHITE IN A SINGLE
NIGHT.

About fifteen years ago young man
named Henry Richards, who lived at
Terre Haute, Ind, was going home one
evening about dark from q visit to
friend, and was walking along the rail-
road track. Some little distance from
town was o very high trestlework over
creek, there being no planks placed
across for walking, so that people had to
60 over on the ties.
Richards was walking along at live
ly rate, and when he arrived at the
bridge he did not stop to think that q
train coming in was then due, but, be-
ing in hurry to get home, he started
to walk across on the crossties. He had
gotten nearly halfway across the bridge
when the train came slipping around a
curve at lively rate. He saw the train
at once and started to run, but saw that
it was useless as it would certainly over
take him before he could get off the
bridge.
He was now in q terrible plight To
jump off was certain death, and if he re-
mained on the track the train would
crush him to pieces. There was no
woodwork beneath the bridge for him to
hang on to, SO he saw that his only
chance was to swing on to small iron
rod that passed under the crossties. No
time was to be lost as the train was
nearly on the end of the bridge. So he
swung himself under the ties, and in q
few moments was hanging on for dear
life. The engineer had seen him just
before he swung under the bridge, and
tried to stop the train, but did more
harm than good, as he only succeeded
in checking the speed of the. train and
made it q longer time in passing over
the form Of Richards, As the engine
passed over the Goals Of fire from the
sshpan dropped out, and a number Of
them dropped on his hands. burning
the flesh to the bone, as he could not
shake them of, and to let gowould have
been certain death.
The trial was at length over, and,
nearly dead from fright and exhaustion-
with his hands burned in aterrible man
ner, Richards swung himself upon the
bridge again and ran home. When he
reached there his hair had not turned,
but in short time afterward it began
to get gray, aud by morning was almost
perfectly white.--Loliseiiie Courier
Journal.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-12
AnEyDED PRoYERBs.

. rTis an i'll wind that blows snow good.
A half loaf is better than whole loaf
or.
Fast-traveling slander is q tsll-he-
gram.
II IA easier to run in debt than 1t Is to
crawl out again.
Always Judge man by his depth
instead Of his length.
No man can afford TO put on airs un-
less he can raise the wind.
The wheel Of fortune runs slow, be-
cause its felloes are tired.
Bank defaultors should be haunted BY
the ghost Of Bank-owe.
II the wages Of sin is death, how slow
somc men arc in collecting their just
dues.
Few men aro aware they possess
conscience until caught committing .
crime.
man never swears vengeance on his
neighbor's dog only when mis- own can
inc cannot lick him.
Many : man owes hisr rSuccess Is lifs
% the hisses pi his e49mies instead X
the plaudits Of bis frie)l la.
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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-12

LIFE IN THE ETERNAL CITY.
My sister and I came to Rome TO
study, and are obliged to live a. eco
nomically as, possible. We have two
large, sunny rooms in the apartment of
a Marchioness. They are furnished lux
uriously-one as parlor, and looks
upon bright piazza paved in asphalt
for the benefit Of the tribunal opposite
For all this comfort we pay 70 francs
(s14) per month, services inchded. But
the secret of 1t is that this is not the
new part Of the city, where foreigners
mostly eongregate.9 It is only short
walk from st. Peters, but on the healthy
side of the Tiber, and it was obtained
through an Italian friend, and that is
half the victory; for deep down in the
italian nature is the desire to get the
most out Of any stranger who may come
within their reach. Ones frss lesson
here is how to avoid being cheated. We
take our dinners at a restaurant, or have
them sent, and make our coffee in the
morning, and o'clock supper. In
the shops where we buy uur PROV sions
they look At us as we look at zulus.
Our piazza is perfect kaleidoscope of
italian life. Mothers sit together on
the steps Of the tribunal opposite all
the afternoon and gossip and knit. or
follow after wee little babies in leading
strings. Soldiers lounge al out, or rouse
themselves at sight Of q city peasant,
and boys dt and play mora by the hour,
calling out the numbers vociferously,
and holding up their fiogers in rapid
succession. It certainly seems to the
observer the most absurd Of all games,
but it is said 10 cause great number
Of murders, for quarrels always lead to
the knife here. Often I am called to
the window by the tramp Of regiment
as they pass to and from the barracks,
or to look at review .,nd very often
the funeral procession Of priest winds
across the square, his vestments lying
on . bier, followed by a long line Of
monks, bearing tapert, and chanting a
dirge. Within, the Mafchioness and
her husband afford us no end of amuse-
ment. They belong to one Of the many
titled but penniless families in Italy who
live on pride and macaroni.
from Rome.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-12
WOUNDED AEARrS.

A writer in the London Lancet states
that the popular impression concerning
the quick fatality ofwounds of tho heart
is not supported by fact. "We know
of no case, )" he says, "of absolutely in
stantaneous. .death from awound Of the
heart, in any part, or however extensive.
Wounds in the apex kill in an hour and
upward, and q case is cited in which Q
man lived twelve hours after the heart
had been severed IN twain by sword
cut Out Of twenty-nins collected cases
Of heart injury, only two. were fatal
within forty-eight hours, and in the
others death resulted in from four to
twenty-eight days. Recovery may take
place when the wound is extensive, for
{ bullet Has been found imbeddsd in the
substance u the heart after . lapse Of
IN years from the date at the injury,
M paaienta hayisg died from disease
u aAotber organ" "
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-12
RECKLESSNESS OF RAILWAY NAN
AGEMENT. ii

RECkLESSNESS OF RAILWAY Man,
AGEMENT. s'
Eight railway accidents mis-
called-is large number to be record
ed in single day; yet that number,
seven of them resulting in loss Of life,
recently occurred inside Of twenty-four
hours.
One Of them was occasioned by mis-
placed switch !; and thereupon the pub
lie were gravely assured that the
switchmsn, through whose culpable
negligence the srnash-up occurred, will
lose his position I"
The slaughter Of passengers on rail
roads, through the wickedest careless
ness, is growing more and more fire.
quent. .s-
More stringent laws governing these
soulless corporations should be devised
I'D enacted.-New York Ledger.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-12

TEN years ago blast furnace which
would make 400 tons Of metal per week
on 600 tons of fuel was considered big
thing We have blast furnaces in Pitts
burgh which produce 1900 tons of met
al Der week on less than 1,500 tons Of
fuel. The old method of heating per-
mitted the fame to pass out Of the fur
mace stack at temperature of 5000 de-
erees Fahrenheit We are now using
the regenerating stoves in Pittsburgh.
and do not let the gases out until we
have utilized all the heat except 900 de-
creee.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-12

ONE D0LLLH 4 WORD fOR An Ed
ITOKEAL.
Mr.. William North, quarter OF .
century ago = New York journalist d
rep rte, was q ked 10 write OH editorial |"
calculated to irfiict damage on coerciye
tectotalism. He wns promised $40 for >
suitable art sle. How long shall it
be?" inquired North. "As long or
abort as you please" was the reply; |;
equality, not quantity, is the object. !"
Thereupnl North indited this powerful
article:
We hsa rather ses thc whole world get
drunk of its osn fres viii sAan one man Kept
sober By compulsion.
This sentence was print IS leader
in the journal which had retained Mr..
North, and he was rewarded tor his WORK
q the rate Of 4 dollar word -undonbt.
edly The highest price ever paid for !
nswspapsr editorial. whatever may Be
thought Of the. soundness 81 his areu-
mont. il had : very undsuAl meritin ths
prohibition oontrQversy btevity.
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VOL, .,s 12.--NO. 10.
e,,sAncrxc DE1rcxcrzs.

d The reindeer cannot be- dismissed
without mentioning his flesh as an ar
ticle Of diet, The tongue is egreat del
icacy, and there is probably no meat
more dainty and succulent than that Of
one Of these animals, not too old but
it has one peculiarity--in order TO have
II lin perfection ii must besesten very
soon alter being killed; the sooner tne
better, ior'itl detariorates in flavor the
longer il eis kept I have lately dined
on fresh trout from a Siberian lake,
young wild, ducks as fat ss squads, and
reindeer, any Of which deiicacies could
not be had in the same perfection at
Delmonieos, or any similar establish
ment inNew York, lor love or money.
It must not be supposed that the seal,
whale and wnlrus constitute the entire
iood supply Of this part Of the world.
There is scarcely any better eating in
the way Of flesh than the coregonus-a
new species discovered at Point Barrow
by the Corwin-and certainly no more
dainty game exists than the young wild
geees and ptarmiganl to be found In
countless numbersln Hotham Inist. Al
THE latter vicinity, doubtless the warm,
est inside the straits, are found guam
titles Of cranberries about the size Of q
pea, which make valuable accessory
to roasted goose. Large quantities OF
eggs are procuruble, but in most eases
they arc doubtful The Esquimaux,
i who have no scruples about eating them
partly hatehe1, seem never to compre-
hend our fastidiousness in the matter,
| and why our tastes are SO different from
theirs in this respect They will break
an egg containing a young duck or
| goose, extract the bird by one leg and
devour it with all the relish Of an epi-
cure. Gulls eggs, however, are in dis
| reputc among them, for the women
who, by the way, have the same frail-
ties and weakness Of their more civil
lied sisteis-believing that eating gulls'
eggs causes loss OF beauty and brings on
| early decrepitude The men. on the
other hand, are fond Of sea! eyes, o It'd
bit which the women believe increases
their love, and feed to their lords
after the manner of "open your mouth
and shutyour eyes" Game as rule is
very tame, and during the moulting sea-
sen, when the geese are unable to fly,
it is quite possible to lsill them with q
stick. A ships mess in the Arctic, with
good cook, might be made quite en-.
durable with he resources at hand were
it not for that greatest Of deprivations,
the absence of milk and fresh vege-
,ables.-Arctic letter. I'D
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-12

Near ahe slose of the sammer reason,
q pleasant sunaraer rctreat . new
comes fonnd the eutirs company Of the
little hotel preparing to give, iete in
honor q young lady who was aboas
b leave them. The young men had
brought ) band ana oatorcr from the
sity. nsirqueos were ereetea % the lawn,
The house was vreathed With Aovers |;
svrybody from thA whitashairsd grand,
mothers y the little ehikssa. had some
farewell gt ready far + Miss Betty.
The stranger was curious
"This Miss Betty is very beautiful.
no doubt ? lie asked his frisnd.
"No. I think not; i rpeyer occurred
10 me beiore but I bnlieve ahs b
homely." s>ae1g4a 5aia msr AT {.
"a szest heifess, thenr ~ r3
"On the contrary, . poor artist.
"Brilliant vitys Highly intAllsOs-
ual1"
"Na indeed; 4 ,e never said Ane
thing In her life But she Is the best
Hstener I ever knew. Neither il sAs
leaxnsd <34ves orsfaseina2iAg; bat
really abs = The most lovable girl h'the
world"
""Not partficiaa. but Caesar himself
What is the charm. than1"
Bettys friend looked perplsxsd. ~
do not know, he hesitsted, |. unlsas u
is that she never thinks of harself."
This d tzue story. The charm q
this woman WAS an shsolute absence d
I'll self-consoiousnes2. She vasneithss
vain nor modest She simply forgot tha.
there was such person as Betty Cor.
don. and, with her own warm heart and
quick sympathies, threw herself into the
lives Of othsrs. It was peculiar, pow.
erful attraction, and Brought the kttll
world about her to hSr feet. a. !
This unoonsoiousneas q self Is rsoog:
nizsd in our best classes as the fines,
development of good breeding. Among
the English nobility the man Of highest
rank is likely to be the most unassum.
ing, direct and simple in his manners.
He assumes the virtue Of modesty il he
has it not 81 IL r...,...,.,. .. ..
American young people are not apt te
be selfish. They are usually generous
and considerate. But they are often in
tensely self-consoioas. They are them.
selves SO engrossed viii thu monster ]
that they imagine the world is equally
interested. In this setfsconsciousness
they continually spcaa move AMI even
| Youths C0H.a1a,ston. #
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-12

DR OswALD, Surgeon Barnes and aev-
Aeal other prominent medical men hAvs
latsly discovered that rocking - baby
= alnsst cerhin - make the ehild weak
braiDsd. AlIof The medical clique max,
ing Iii aasertiOn were rocksd p sleep
n their baby days. and the iact that i
Weakened their brains = plainly appa,
rent Detroit Ftce Pysss.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-12
TsROOKHAVEN, MISS. THURSDAY. OCTOBER r. 1889


+ d &HA0 ~ AAs @8NASASASsAs~
"Them war "reminiscences d ycurn II
mighty, interesting, piped . little man
from behind the stove, asy . sort of 81
lence fell on the rest Of the loungers.
"They remind me Of when I was in com
mand of the Confederate forces at Vicks-
burg" -. -
e The crowd unhinged itself and gszed
ladmiringly at the little man. e. d
"And were you in the RebTC Confed-
crate service r. asked q one-legged man.
!. II was, " modestly conceded the man
behind the stove. "Dont you remem-
ber when the One Hundred and Fourth
Florida cavalry charged your outworks
ON the second slope, and you all took
your rife-pits to the rear9" ,..
They all admitted they had been IN
the Army Of the Potomac. a .a
st seems to me, !" said the little man
to the one-legged man, sit strikes me
your face is familiar. Don't you remsm-
ber when the Second Georgia broke
your left at Cold Harbsr2 Wasn't you
acting Aid.de- Camp 10 Gen. Reynolds?'
No. hesitated the one-legged man,
poking the Ere with unnecessary visof.
"These other gentlemen must renaen-
ber it" suggested the little man, warm
ing with his subject. ~ =
Not one Of them was there. ..5.
"But one of you must have been in
the Shenandoah when my division OF
Lees army checked your advance and
the One Hundred and Twenty-frst
North Carolina held you during that
Friday night" --...sa... 4. :.
/ A man who had been whiting q
shingle got up and went out. The rest
lounged up to the counter and asked
what time the Eagle was published. ABB
"Say," continued the little man
catching the one-legged man by the
sleeve as the rest made for the door
"'you must have been at Gettysburg
and you must have seen me when
charged your right and turned you bacl
toward the cemetery?"
"Let me see," adgeted the one
legged man, "was that the first or sec
ond daye" -..
"That was the second day." ne
sponded the little man, quivering will
excitement.
II wasn't in the second days fight.
said the one-legged man, heiplessly.
"Then you must recollect my artillery
charge Oh the first day, when I broke
your center?" shouted the little man
clutching nervously at the others coat
"No, II was on furlough, 1 wasn'1
there" shrieked the one-legged man.
"Where'd you lose your leg?" howled
the little man "what battle was you
in?"
IL wasn't in any," moaned the one.
legged man "I lost my leg on a buzz
| saw" and out he went precipitately.
".Strange," muttered the little man,
as he filed his pipe. "When you come
to figure down these here war remin.
iscences they all didn't happen.
haven't been outside of Brooklyn fol
going on forty years, and there wasn't
one Of them fellows but thought wa
Stonewall Jackson" and the little man
bombarded his stomach with slug o.
Kentucky whisky and planted himsel
for the next bar-room soldier. Brook
! lyn Eagle.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-12

aPoon man." exclaimed the Good
Samaritan, feeling for his loose change
and depositing . quarter in the tramp's
extsnded palm; "how my heart bleeds
1or ron. You viii SO and pet something
TO ct now Not immediately. an
swersd tho grateful vanderer; :" ! stole
: bottle q whisky this morning, and
I've been begging II day 70 tsy and get
money enough to buy corkscrew.
Brooklvs Eagts.