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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-08-10
'rUnsIps l,lp ~ rooD.

To cook turnip, says the Gatsrer, d
20 simple matter that there should be
very little said about il. Generally
speaking. however, this wholesome veg
etable is presented in . washed-out
state, 20 that II = quite seldom We dis
covsrits real favor.
Many viii, perhaps, say that tho real
flavor q the turnip is too strong, and
this may be an argument in favor Of the
reduction Of its flavor in the process Of
coottng. De gustib,ts non eat dispa-
ea'sdnns and those who cannot endure
the full haser Of this root will have no
trouble in subdingit. But it should be
known that the saccierine and gummy
constituents that arc removed and
therefore lost in the customa4y modes Of
cooking, are the most nutritio.- nor.
tions, and communicate to the oh
when it is cooked, ON what we may cali
conservative principles, far finer favor
than the majority Of people have sny
idea of. That We may be understood.
we win ask the reader to cook two tur-
nips in two different ways. The first TO
be peeled and sliced, and LEFT to soak IN
cold water for an hour or more. The
slices are to be boiled until quite
tender, and then are TO be drained and
nicely mashed with butter. This Is the
most common method Of cooking, and il
has the demerit ofwashing ont the gum
and sugar and other fine constituents Of
the root, and consequently the favor is
very much reduced. The other root is
to be washed quite clean, but is not to
be peeled, or cut, or soaked. Boil it
whole in its "iacket." It will take
twice as long TO cook g the one that
was cut. When, by trying it with 9
fork, you find it quite tender, take it up,
peel it, press it moderately, and mash it
with butter. You VIII be surprised at
the difference. Instead Of being, as
perhaps you win expect, strong
i"rank," or "bitter," IL win be de-
licious, ull-favored, and will contain all
the nourishment that was init before IL
was cooked. E >
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BLAINE As EDITOR AND "MAKE-U URn

BLAINE As EDITOR AND D"MAkE-UR0
Mr. Blaine was the readiest and most
versatile man I ever saw in an editorial
room. He never kept anybody waiting
for him, and he was equally exact in re-
quiring that the printers should have
his copy in typo and proofs ready at the
time appointed. Mr.. Blaine writes a
graceful, fluent hand, with few emenda-
tions, and the printers could read it
readily, though sometimes a new CON-
positor would--remonstratc over it. He
seemed to fling his words down like
lightning, and they struck right every
time. He always, when in town, super
intended the making ul,'' Of the esiito-
rial page, and in the mechanical process
he displayed rare faculty phrenolo-
gist would say that his organ of size"
was extremely we'll dt tyeloped. There
he would say to the foreman, '.put this
article at the head of the column, and
follow it with This, and then this, point
ing to third. "w'ill Just fill out, aad
he rarely ever erred materially Drt.
land ft J it.sss. ~ 4Fi ~
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THE FRIDAY PREJUDICE.

-
A Philadelphia clergyman has object
cd to the execution of the death penalty
on any other day, than Friday, on the
ground that. as Christ was crucifed ON
Friday, the selection Of that day for
hangings affords collateral evidence Of
the event. It is difficult to see any his
torical corroborations in this were the
statement true, which it is not. A usage
has grown up Of late in some of our
States TO carry out all death sentences
on Friday. 1t has not been universal,
in this country, and II has
never prevailed In England. Up to
about forty-ive years ago, only forty
eight hours were allowed TO intervene
between the sentence and execution of q
criminal. As trials were likely to begin
toward the middle Of the week and to be
continued near its end, it happened that
a large proportion of the hangings took
place ON Monday morning. 70 shis en-
cumstance the appellation "blue Mon
day" owed its existence in part, though
the reaction from q Sundays debauch,
so commonly felt during its hours, may,
in part, account for the title. Billing
ham, who murdered Mr.. Percival, the
Chancellor Of the Exohequer, in 1919,
was hanged ON Monday, and 50 was
Oourwisier, the assassin Of Lord William
Russell, who was executed twenty-eight
years lster. Wainwright, executed in
London three years ago, for killing his
mistress and cutting up her body, met
his fate on Tuesday, and glance at
other cases would show that every sec
ular day has been similarly employed.
A former Governor Of the indignant
minister's own State deliberately chose
other days than Friday for enforcing the
extreme penalty Of the law with the
hope of freeing Friday from supeistitious
associations and bad luck, and, SO far as
these are dependent on thoughts of the
scaffold, he acted wisely. The need of
this precaution may be doubted by
some, but the stupid criticism of one
who claims to be an instructor of the
people shows that it was not superhuous.
Cincinnati Gazette.
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i BROOKILA VEN. MISS. TIL JRsDAY AUGUST

.ALGEERa aaxxyrieiE1HD N,1UKgRnxa
~ Journalism, yAotographg teIsezaphy,
md tho electric axts- evsrything, infast,
has madsst tbs su10st woadstfnl psogrsss
during sllsF Fpast Gkt6sn 81 ykentyayesrs.
buf san6htiS1osas ne study u ssisnoe II
about I'LL Sknis g6ld succot1sht tthat n u
y has bean many years since ~ lett
.khe desrold school.room, nd ON taAch-
ers whb wess 70 kind, and We are pssi-
tive that at that time wo knew where the
Moon mountains were, the Himalsyas,
the Philippine islands and the Dneipsr
river; but we can place our hand upon
our heart to-day and say truthfully that
we do not know where one Of them are,
and we don't believe we have heard one
Of them mentioned in the last fifteen
years. Still il must Be xepaembered
that we are in the ,neHspapsr sbilsinessi
II we were dealing II gro0sfies II would
probably be diAereAt. and w should use
we NOON mountains eveky1asy N our
business customers HnA--e expeos ~
ana Wn!le tney wouid appear 20 pe iook-
ing a.sne cneese 70 see \ snere were
any sklppers, oeiore puylng Weage OF
=, .ney wouid " reansy De makine up
tnelr MINDS whe.her we knew where the
Fninppme ls'ands were' ana the general
course q tne Dneiper.
3 one 81 tne moss successfu erocers,
man VINO mas accumnlased . handsome
fortune AfoM very siaaii Dee eLnnine.
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ON TO C4TCH a POLAR
REAR.

!" I do 20 pity those men on the Rodg-
Fers, : remarked Mrs. Max, passing the
Major tho honey, which he always IN
tistSd npofl having withshi riee. cakess
Yes. indeed," replied the Majos;
Who was q trias cynical that morning,
having burned his mouth with coffee.
"Yes. indeed, my dear. the life Of an
arctic explorer must be hard. They are
20 isolated'from tho world. Just imag-
inc, if you can, The horror Of living for
three years out of the dust and wind
and fog and rain Of our Zbrious eli
mate; OF not meeting all that time the
man at your club who thinks the oftener
= STORY is told the better it is; of being
without the consolation afforded you by
the busted. stock operator, who knows
you are glad Of an opportunity to lend
him $40; Of being where millinery and
Japanese decoration stores do not daily
intrap ones wife; Of being"
Why, Major, how eycani do tAik II
was only thinking Of the horrid things
the Rodgers crew viii have to do to gel
G5cir bear steaks" ss 3.sg.
How's that2" asked the Major, in.
stantly interested over the subject Of
steaks, which he holds Of much greater
importance than the Irish land troubles.
"What I know about it." resumed
Mrs. Max. II read in a fashion paper,
and it ought to be true"
II certainly ought to be, Mrs. Max,
il only on account Of its old age"
=" Well, the article said," continued
Mrs. Max, pretending to ignore tho
Majors slur on her favorite reading,
.that Arctic explorers, when they want
TO kill 2 polar bear, plant q big knife in
the ice with the blade sticking up. They
daub the blade with blood, and the bea,
comes along and icks it and cuts his
tongue. II is SO cold that he doesn't
feel the cut, but, tasting his own blood,
he continues to lick the knife until his
tongue is all frayed, and he bleeds to
death. isn't IL dreadful2"
"Quiet your fears, my dear," " said the
Major, when his wife had finished
"That is the way they killed the bear
when the story was first published, but
In the last twenty years an improvement
has been made which I viii tell you
about. II you will kindly give me just 9
drop more coffee, with cold milk this
time. The way the thing is done is ~
follows: When Capt. Berry, Of the
Rodgers, wants polar bear for dinner,
he gives Midshipman q copper bed.
sptingand chunk Of salt pork. The
Midshipman congresses the spring per-
Sectly fat, wraps the pork around it
tight, and holds it SO until it freezes
solid Then the frozen pork, stuffed
With the bed-spring, is thrown out to
The nearest iceberg, where it is prompt.
y swallowed BY q polar bear. When
the hest al the bears stomach thaws out
the pork, it releases the spring. which
Aies out, and the bear dies from pain
in his side4
"Major," said Mrs. Max, with much
warmth, II don't believe that story is
true"
"No, my dear, and you won't until,
in D few years, you see it in some fash.
ION paper, and then you win swear by
hs-NaN FtQWctsco G1yos,jcEe.
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4 SONG OF THE MOLE.
UscLx nEMus: PUTNAM COUNTY, "a, 1a1A

UNcLR REMUs: PUTNAM COUNTY, "a, 1a04
De jay-bird hunt de sparrer nsst, x i
De bee martin sail all roun',
De squirt he holler FUN do top Or Dc tree;
Mr.. Mole, he stsy in do groun';
BE hide en- be stay twei de dark drsp down.
R Mr.. Mole, he stay In de groun'. IS
De w'ipperwill holler FUN 'cross Dc fencs.- q
He got no peace er min: aifts
Mr.. Mole, he grabble en- he dig twsl he Ian
Un'need de sweet-tate vine; A
He Ian down dar whar no sun ainf shine,
Un'need Dc sweet-tater vine. l
Dc sparrer- hawk whet his bill on de rail-.
Oh, ladies', listen unter me. e' ~
Mr.. Mole, he handle HIS two little sps6y
81 Down darwhar no eye can see; 1.
He dig 20 fur, en- he dig 80 free, Fsy
fsa Down dar whsr no eye can see. ,--- =
De niger, he wuk twel de dark drap diva =
And den Mr.. Mole is be; 1tasy i.
He sing his song de whole night long
- Whar de patter-rolier never kin see;
he sing and he play-oh, gals, go way T.
Whar de patter-roller never kin see.
: Scribner. 5f'if -s
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Il llIALL BOY'S WANDERxN6
THOUGHE.

Agood m0thW, whose 6-yeer-old boy
b exceptionally conscientious and de.
won't has often been smitten with pane
of apprehension Lest her darling might
be too good for this world. The thought
came into her mind the other day, when
her head was bowed by the side Of her
child's 81 prayer-time but this pain was
quickly banisled by very different
feeling when the little boy said, in .
low whisper ~" Mamma, can'tI go te
the circus to-morrow2 There's goina
to be horse on stills. Sunday Scls0o
Times. n 4 81.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-08-10

WHEN tho celebrated Gen. Wolfe
died, premium was offered for the best
written epitaph on that brave officer. A
number Of poets of all descriptions en-
tered the competition, and among the
rest was one who addressed his commu-
nication to the Sun, as follows
He marched without dread or fears,
At the head of his bold grenadiers;
And what was more remarkable-nay, very psrticu-
lar,
Hs climbed W cocks that were quite psrpendicu.
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WHATEVER facilitates our work is more
than an omen: It is u cause Of success.
This is one OF those pleasing surprise.
which often happen to active res buttons.
Many things difficult to .'esi n prov.
easy to pnrf,r,n. '5st fi5s 4
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Ina TO LONGEVITY:

Some years ago the French Ministry
addressed circular to all the Projects,
desiring them to institute inquiries -
to the conditions which appeared pecui-
iarly TO favor longevity in their several
districts, and the replies are said to have
almost unanimously indicated as the
leading elements or influences great So
briefly, regular labor, and usually in the
open air, daily exercise short Of fatigue,
early hours, o comparatively well-to-do
life, calmness Of mind in meeting
troubles, moderate intellectual powers,
and family life. The beneficial infiu-
ence Of marriage on the duration OF life
is universally admitted, and remarriage
does not seemyto be unfavorable. The
Projects also indicate heredity as fire.
qnent cause, and the influence Of eli
mate L likewise admitted; this latter,
however. Is separrble with difficulty
from iotlier causes which may be operat-
ing simultaneously; but, if all things
were otherwise equal itwould seem that
southern are less favorable to longevity
than northern climates.
.
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HOT AND COLD.

Some one asserts that, after all, English
cookery is superior to French in many
respects. He contends that in the
French processes Of cooking fish the
flavor Of the fish is disguised by the
sauce. There is a French proverb to
the effect that the sauce is everything
and the fish nothing. This is not the
English view of the matter; and salmon,
God, turbot are served in England entire,
or in large pieces, SO that the native
-aavor Of the fish is preserved. English
grilled meats, he assumes, are the best
in the world. Neither in private houses
nor at restaurants can one get in France
such roast meat as may be met with in
England at every dining-place and in
every family. Finally, the French can
not roast game. They put gravy over
it, and otherwise spoil it's flavor. At
English dinners hot plates are served,
which is not the case In France-a
grievons oversight in the eyes Of an
eplcure. czs ala II "a.
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VIZ ,lou't object SO much to their be-
ing called ostrich festlrrS, excerpt that
it is very ,na ,,st Ia the turkey. Huston.
GfoLe.
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i IA Witty Clergyman, accosted BY an
old acquaintance by the name of Cobb,
replied: "I don't know you, sir. MY
nams is Cobb, " rejoincd the man, who
was half sens over. All, sir, replied
tie Clergyman, You have 50 much corn
an YOU that / did not see the cob. !"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-08-10
JAPANRsE POSTAL SERVICE.


In 1871 the European system Of post
age was adopted, in manner which, we
are assured, has won the admiration Of
all foreigners. Prior to this there did
not exist any national system Of post
age, owing to the feudal disposition Of
the country. If any one would wish to
realize the primitive condition of post
office service in 1868 they may turn to q
picture in the Capital Of the Tycoon"
of q postman in native costume that is,
With loin band only, to leave his limbs
free, running along the high road at
speed, and small box slung by a pole
over his shoulders and, in case Of his
falling lame or other accident, he is ae-
companied by double, to take ON the
package in his place to the next stage.
The Government used to dispatch such
messengers, and occasionally private
firms. The comparison with what now
exists carries us back many centuries,
though only the work Of five years.
There are now mail routes Of more than
30, 600 miles in active operation, and 691
postoffices, beside 124 receiving agen-
cies, 836 stamp agencies and 708 street
letter-boxes. The number Of letters
forwarded in 1876 was 80, 600, 600, being
an increase Of 81 per cent over that q
1874, according to Mr.. Mounsey's :" Re-
port ON the Finance Of Japan" Tho
postage Of an ordinary letter in the
largo towns is cent (}d.), and 2 CENTS
Qd.) for the rest of the empire Post.
cards are carried for one-half these
| charges. Aud in 1875 a money-order
system was adopted. and within two
years there We're $40 postofiices where
orders could be obtained and cashed.
And this is The country where, ten years
before. the chief Thought was how for
aigncrs could best be expelled or exter-
minated. and Ill their pestilent innoya-
lions sent after them - Contemporary,
ffaerissc Il a
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0As grpekllarr,. geaesr,.
sta b11shed IA 1870.

R. Il. HENRY. Editor and Proprietor.
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NO. "a.

You mention a duplicate of the study yet
same figure, cash on delivery, and will give
you an order for Eve more studies to be COM
pleted within year. Respectfully,
SMILES, WIEs & Co.
As he read this letter the check fell from
his hand on the table. The sight Of the col
ored and stamped paper was too much for his
father. Glancing at the large amount, as much
as he received for the best wheat crop his farm
could raise, he snatched the letter from his
sons hand and eagerly read it. Richard stood
by in silence.
''What does he mean by the duplicate
study p said his father in an uncertain voice.
"He means," said Richard quietly, "the
picture you threw in the fire this morning."
new light dawned on his fathers mind.
So long as his sons taste seemed nothing but
time-and- money wasting form of idleness it
had no redeeming features but the incred-
ible fact that there are people willing to pay
hundreds Of dollars apiece for such vain
images now stood right before him. He was
TOO shrewd 10 misunderstood IL and It's results
"Richard, he said, with a softened voice.
VI desire that thee would postpone leaving US
for few days. Thy mother and will ac-
company thee to the city, and will be present
at the ceremony. I think Sibbilla's parents
will also not refuse to attend"
As he went he said to Nose, who was wait
ing with the dearborn:
''Mose, thee should always be slow to an
ger, and avoid the committal of rash actions
when out of temper. Our Continent
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lion in Forepaugh's menagerie seized
an employe by the arm at Lansing, Mich,
the other day, and had to be shot in order to
free the man.
Rufus Hatch reckons the wealth of w. H.
Vanderbilt and his sons at $500, 900, 900, that
of Russell Sage at $50, 900, 600 to $75, 600, 600,
Jay Gould at $40, 900, 900 to $50, 900, 900,
Keene at $25, 900, 600 to $50, 900, 900, and
Commodore Garrison at $25, 100000
One of Wobstors vices is recalled by the
fact that an illegitimate son of his who re-
sembled his father, was sent TO Harvard and
at one time had place in the New York GUS
tom house, has Just died in abjeot poverty,
ruined by drink. His mother was a chamber
maid in the old Eastern hotel at the Battery,
where Webster used to stop.
The oldest deed in America is said to be in
the possession of Major Leland of New York.
1t was written IS years after the discovery OF
the new world by Columbus. This document
is conveyance of Fishers Island, near the
mouth of the Sound, from certain Iudian
chiefs TO the celebrated navigator, John Cab
OF, whose signature it bears.
Rev. Mr.. Jones had in his dining-room O
stuffed owl, which was as full of pompous
wisdom as II it had been alive. His bishop
coming 10 dinner one day, he called his young
est boy to introduce him TO the dignitary.
''Bishop Smith" /" said the father, "this is my
youngest boy" "Bishop Smith !" cried the
boy, F'hol that's wha. you call the stuffed owl
in the dining-room."
The Bishop of Limerick being in failing
health, his physician told him he must seek
rest and change Of air at Nice, which he posi-.
lively declined TO do. Then the doctor said
plainly, "My Lord, tell you candidly that
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The nurIIsg.on medical college.

In a paragraph calling attention TO the
pressing necessity for a now building for this
institution, or for large addition TO the pres
ent one, the Free Press quotes the following
facts showing the growth, standing and de-
serving character of the college:
The Medical Department OF the University,
like the ancient institution of learning of
which it is part, is something of which our
people have a right to be proud. II has
grown TO dimensions far beyond the expecta-
tions of its founders and not only that, but
it grows steadily and constantly from year to
year. 1t now has a staff OF fourteen profess
sors, one-half of whom are specialists, who,
it may be we'll to say, serve entirely without
remuneration. Its growth in the number of
its students may be seen from the following
facts In 1875 II had G2 students 81 in 1876; (;
81 in 1877; 10S in 1873; 141 in 1879; $50 in
1880; 40 in 1881; and 100 the present year
thus showing a large and substantial in
crease for every course of lectures. This is
due to two facts: First, because there is a
staff of lecturers who stand at the head OF
their profession, while the opportunities for
clinical and other instruction are excellent !;
and second, because the term is held in the
spring. when the other medical colleges are
closed. Then, again, the college is one of
the very few whose diplomas are recognized
in Europe without further examination of the
holders-a circumstance which induces num-
bers Of students, graduates of other institu-
tions, to come here TO get degree.
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LIFE IN THE AZORES "A recent writer says
Its people still cling tenaciously to fossilized
customs, and are deeply buried in lfeless
past from which they have little power and
less inclination to free themselves. Natures
beauty, prodgality and freedom contrast
sharply with the poverty degradation, and
oppressed condition Of the masses. Yet song
and dance, church professions and festal days,
delight the blithe, simple-heArted peasants (;
life is a round of laziness, of siestas, of inter
minable gossip. 1t is a land crossed and
scanned in all directions with gigantic ravines,
and showing the scars of many an earth
quake yet II boasts a tropical luxurianoe.
The fields are green the year round the
orange, banana, fig, guaya, and other tropical
fruits grow in abundance hillside and valley
re-echo the liquid notes of myriads of song
sters, and the air is heavy with the fragrance
OF flowers
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1 recognized the President at once by his
photograph. He is a splendid man in size,
form, feature and bearing, and he appears in
style BETTING the chief of more than fifty
millions. None of your Johnson type, ha-
rauguing the crowd and rewarded with "Bully
for you, Andy ;" nor of the Hayes type, walk
ing with his wife to church and elsewhere, in
republican simplicity, with a crowd of breth-
rem after him. When Arthur appears in pub
lie the public know it by his elegant carriage
and span to match, with black coachman and
footman beside him in livery, their buff
colored suits studded over with shining en-
blems; and other vehicles, big and small in
rank, quickly and quietly move aside. And
yet there is nothing obtrusive the President
in q suit of black sits back in his carriage,
accompanied by his secretary or some men,
ber of his cabinet. II is simply the presi-
dent of a mighty nation moving about as be-
comes such dignitary. The White House
every few evenings is all sblaze with illumin-
ations on the occasion of receptions and din
ner parties. Yet President Arthur is all aiIa-
bility when approached, aud particularly at
tentive to little children, graceful and digni-
fed to the ladies, and courteous 20 ala
splendid specimen Of an American gentleman
who has mingled with the best society and
knows how to receive diplomat or the most
unpretentious of his fellow citizens.