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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-01-12
Measuring by the Eve.

A correspondent of the Boston
Transcript suggests that children
should be exercised in measuring
by the eye. He says that years ago,
when he went to school in little
weather beaten school house, the
scholars had most exciting contests
over the teachers favorite exercise
of having them estimate with the
eye the size and weight of different
objects IN the room.
He would hold up his cane and
have each scholar to tell how long
he thought it was, and it was lucky
child that could come within half a
foot Of the right length.
He would measure an urchin and
then have the scholars try to repro
duce the measure on the wall. He
would mark off an inch or foot or
a yard in ssome conspicuous place
and then see how near anybody
could come to chalking the same
length on blackboard. And it is
astonishing how wide astray one
would go. The fact is, our eyes de.
ceive us ridiculously, even upon the
commonest things.
At first thought which would you
say was the taller, a three year old
child or a barrel of flour? And could
anything convince you but actual
measurement that the same child is
half as high as six-footer? There
is an old saying that a child two
years old is half as tall as he ever
will be, and after a few experiments
in measuring, one can easily believe
it, but not before.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-01-12
ALI on Account of an Elopement.

RICHMOND, VA.-A shocking trag,
edy is reported from Big Spring, a
small village or railroad station on
the Norfolk and Western road, in
Montgomery county. The Difficult
ty grew out of the elopement of the
daughter of Mr.. T. NJ. North cross
with an Objectionable suitor, the
son-in-law of Northcross, j. W. Bar
nett, assisting in the escapade. 1t
is said Northcross threatened his
son-in law in consequence, and he
left home and stayed away several
weeks to avoid a personal encount-
er. On the return of Barnett, North
cross went to his son-ln-law's resi-
dence and called for him, and on his
appearance drew large knife and
threatened to kill him Immediately.
Barnett FASTENED to the house and
soon after reappeared with double
barrel shot gun, leveled it at North
cross and fired, the shot taking eff
feet in his legs. Northcross then
started for the house, when Barnett
threw the gun down and commenc-
ed firing at him with a revolver.
One shot took effect in Northcross'
back and an other entered his thigh
and came out of his abdomen, caus
ing death in a few hours. Barnett
surrendered to the authorities. Both
men are wealthy and bear good
reputation in the community in
which they reside.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-01-12
Selected Miscellany.

Try your skill in gilt first, then in
gold.
Publish your joys, but conceal
your sorrows.
Peoples intentions can only be
decided by their conduct.
He who throws out suspicion
should at once be suspected him
self.
There are few occasions when
ceremony may not be easily dispen-
sed with, kindness never
The proper way to check slanner
is to dispise it; attempt to oyertake
and refute it and it will outrun you.
Riches are often thorns that
pierce the head with cares in get
ting them and the heart with grief
in parting with them.
There is no truth that our young
men have to. learn more important
than this-that to admire that
which is right is one thing, but to
do what is right is another-Robert-
son.
The best people need Affections
for trial of their virtue. How can
we exercise the grace of content
ment if all things succeed well, or
that of forgiveness if we have no
enemies?
A man explodes with indignation
when a woman ceases to love him;
yet lie soon finds consolation; a
woman is less demonstrative when
deserted, and remains longer incon-
solable.
1t is hard to personate ard act a
part long, for where truth is not at
the bottom nature will always be
endeavoring to return, and will peep
out and betray itself one time or an
other.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-01-12
The aireside


The power which rules the uni
verse, this great, tender power, uses
pain as signal of danger. just,
generous, beautiful nature never
strikes foul blow; never attacks us
behind our backs; never digs pit
falls or lays ambuscades; never
wears smile upon her face when
there is vengeance in her heart.
Patiently she teaches us her laws,
plainly she writes her warnings,
tenderly she graduates their force.
Long before the fierce, red, danger
light of pain is flashed she pleads
with us-as though for her own sake,
not ours-to be merciful to ourselves
and each other. She makes the
oyerworked brain to wander from
the subject ofits labors. She turns
the overindulged body against the
delights of Yesterday. This is her
caution signal, $50 SLOW" She
stand sin the filthy courts and alleys
that we pass daily, and beckons us
to enter and realize with onr senses
what we allow to exist in the midst
ofthe culture of which we brag.
And what do we do ourselves?
We ply whip and spur on the jaded
brain as though it were a jibing
horse-force it back into the road
which leads to madness, and go On
full gallop. We drug the rebellious
body with stimulants, we hide the
original and think we have escaped
the danger, and are very festive be-
fore night. We tnrn aside, as the
Pharisee did Of old, and pass on the
other side with our handkerchief to
our nose. At last having broken
natures laws and disregarded her
warnings, forth she comes-drums
beating, colors fying-right in
front, to punish us. Then we go
down on our knees and whimper
about it having pleased God AL
mighty to send this affiictlon upon
us, and we pray Him to work q
miracle in order to reverse the nat
ural consequences of our disobedi-
ence, or save us from the trouble of
doing our duty. In other words, we
put our fingers in the Are and pray
it will not hurt,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-01-12
Improvement in the Quality of Cot.
ton

The tendency of the cotton, when
long under cultivation in the same
field, is to deteriorate not only in
yield, but in quality of the staple
produced. Notwithstanding this
tendency, we have been constantly
improving the quality of cotton
produced by US, and now turn out a
better sraple than ever before. This
Improvement has been conspicuous
ly noticeable since the war. Before
that great epoch in our history. low
grade and short staple cottons were
much more abundant in the South
than they are to-day. A more thor
ough cultivation and special care in
the selection of seed have enabled
us to make great improvements.
Georgia has been particularly at
.tentivc to the cultivation of cotton
and produced wonderful results on
its wornout lands. As yet no neces-
|sity has been felt for this care and
attention IN the cotton districts OF
Louisiana and Mississippi, where
natule needs no assistance.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-01-12
Iiferagy

Only Going to the cate.
Like a bell of blossom ringing,
Clear and childish. shrill and sweet,
Floating to the porch,s shadow,
With the fainter fall of feet
Comes the answer softly backward,
Bidding tender watcher wait, Y
Whilethe baby-queen outrunsher,
"Only going to the gate !"
Through the moonlight, warm and scented
Love to beauty breathes sigh,
Always to depart reluctant,
Loath to speak the words goodbye;
Then the same low echo answers,
Waiting love of older date,
And the maiden whispers softly,
"Only going to the gate"
Oh, these gates along our pathway!
What they bar outside and in!
With the vague outlook beyond them,
Over waves we have not been.
How they stand before, behind us!
Toll-gates some, with price to pay;
Spring gates some, that shut forever;
Cloud-gates some, that mtst away.
So we pass them going upward
On our journey one by one,
To the distant shining wickss
Where each traveller goes alone
Where the friends who journey with us
Strangely falter, stop and wait:
Father, mother, child or lover;
"Only going to the gate"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-01-12
VOL. 1T.--NO. 23.
Home Education.

The following rules are worthy o
being printed in letters of gold, and
placed in conspicuous place in ev.
cry household.
/. From our children's earliest in
fancy inculcate the necessity of in
slant obedience.
2. Unite firmness with gentleness.
Let your children always under
stand that you mean what you say.
8. Never promise them anything
unless you are quite sure you can
give what you say.
4. If you tell a child to do some
thing, show him how to do it and
see that he does it.
5. Always punish your children
for willfulIy disobeying you, but
never punish him in anger.
6. Never let them know that they
vex you, or make you lose your self
command.
Z. If they give way to petulence
or iil-temper wait till they are calm,
then gently reason with them on the
impropriety of their conduct.
8. Remember that a little present
punishment, when the occasion
arises, is much more effectual than
the threatening of greater punish
ment should the fault be renewed.
8. Never give your children any
thing because they cry for it.
10. On no account allow them to
do at one time what you have for.
hidden under the same clrcumstan-
ces, at another.
IL. Teach them that the only sure
and easy way to appear good is to
be good.
II. Accustom them to make their
little recitals with perfect truth.
13. Never allow tale bearing.
IA. Teach them self-denial, not
self-indulgence.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-01-12
Another Youthful Train Robber.

Another Youthful Train Robber.
1t was night.
Night in Arkansas.
1t was night in several other
States as well, but Arkansas is the
the one with which we have to deal
at this writing.
1t being our turn to deal.
A lightning express was booming
along at the rate of sixty miles an
hour. Every car was full, many
standing in the aisles with that
meekness and patience only seen on
an American railroad, to accommo-
date the fellow who wants four seats
to himself.
The lamps blazed ftfully oyer the
passengers busters, which seemed
to fit fully as we'll as travelling dus-
ters generally do.
The conductor had passed through
which was more than he would al
low any one else to do without the
requisite pass) punching people in
to wakefulness in order that he
might punch their tickets.
The train boy had filled the pas
sengers' laps with books, to keep
them from bouncing in their seats
while going over rough places.
The brakeman had put his head
in and shouted, 'The next stopping
place is" the name of the station
being lost in the slamming of the
door.
The boy who is always dry had
made his fifty-second pilgrimage to
to the water tank.
And the woman who wants air,
had just torn off her last remaining
finger nail in trying to get her win
dow up.
This was on a railroad in the
State of Arkansas.
Suddenly the Car door opens.
Ayouthful figure appears, holding
something in his hand upon which
the light glitters. He presents it in
a significant manner and cries:
| Now, gentlemen, your money
| Fifty men turn pale aud cry,
Don't shoot!'
Twenty females scream with on
voice and some faint.
There is hasty thrasting oi
watches and pocket-books beneath
cushions and into boots.
Strong men fight for q place un.
der the seats where they can secrete
themselves.
| sGentlemen,' again cries the boy
Iish voice, ringing high and cleal
above the screams Of women and
din Of the train (gasps for mercy
from some Of the men) let me sell
you some of this excellent tropica
/ fruit and he extends in his dexter
banda banana!
/ It was the train boy, pursuing
Ibis useful and harmless vocation.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-01-12
Separation from the World.

Salvation is full of grace. Yet
these things are required: 'Let him
that nameth the name. of Christ de-
part from all iniquity." 'Whosoever
would be my disciple, let him take
up his cross, deny himself daily,
and follow me-" aye cannot" says
our Lord, ''serve God and NAM
mon," Shrink not from the pain
these sacrifices must cost. 1t is not
so great as many fancy. The joy Of
the Lord is his peoples strength.
Love has so swallowed up all sense
of pain, and sorrow has been so lost
in ravishment, that men took joy
fully the spelling of their goods, and
martyrs went to the burning stake
with beaming countenances. and
sang their death song amid the
roaring flames. Let US by faith rise
above The world. and 1t will shrink
into littleness and insigniffcance
compared with Christ. Some while
ago two aeronauts, hanging in mid
air, looked down to the earth from
their balloon, and wondered to see
how small great things had grown.
Ample fields were contracted into
small patches; the lake was no larg-
er than looking-glass; the broad
river with ships floating on it's
BOSOM seemed like silver thread,
the widespread city was reduced to
the dimensions of a village; the long,
rapid, flying train appeared but a
black caterpiler slowly creeping over
the surface of the ground. And
such changes the world undergoes
to the eyes of him who rises to hold
communion with God, and antic-
ipating the 10Y of heaven, lives
above it and looks beyond it. This
makes it easy and even joyful to
part with all for Christ-"this is the
victory that overcometh the world,
even our faith"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-01-12
Historical Items.

Slavery was abolished in Spain in
1920.
Sir w alter Raleigh was executed
in 1913.
Cicero, Rome's greatest orator,
was born log BIC.
The colon, in printing, does not
occur before 1890 Locke, the great
English metaphysician, died in
1704.
A a-fisher was an officer in the
household of Edward III.
In 1474 William Caxton introdue-
ed printing into England.
The Prussian monarchy was de
clared established in 1701.
An air gun was made for Henry
Nv, in Normandy in 1883,
The order of the garter was insti
tuted in 1858 by Edward III.
The first Russian embassy arriv
ed in London in February, 1857.
James /. introduced the unicorn
into the English coat of arms.
Prof. Morse, the inventor of the
telegraph, was born in 1871.
The first Scotch martyr to the re
formation was brought to the stake
in 1927.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-01-12
The PRAYER IN the Night.

One dark, stormy night mother
woke up. Harz! who is talking?
The wind is blowing. 1t is not that.
Who is talking?
Mother did not speak, she kept
still to hear what her little girl said.
Alice was not fretting;' She was
not worrying. She was not afraid
IF the dark or the wind. How do
you know? / will tell You what she
was saying-saying all3 to herself
in her snug little bed by mothers
bed
"God, take care papa, mama, /.
Good God, take care mama, papa, /.
Dear, grand God, take care papa,
mama, |. God, take care brides.
Dear God mp in heaven, ! love You,
[ do, ] do" and with that her little
voice died away, and she fell asleep
again.
Were they not sweet thoughts for
q little child in the dark night?
God loves to- be in the thoughts Of
Ia little child.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-01-12

NoAs CssAN . yOAOC ACtsA ACA- u tOiSs
she had not heard for fifteen years
and yet her heart recognized anG
responded to it at once.
A tall, portly, fine-looking man
with a touch of silver in his dark
locks, but with all the fire of youth
in his large, dark eyes, stood in the
garden path looking at her.
Pray pardon this intrusion! he
said in tone that was agitated in
spite of his apparent composure
Your charming niece, Patricia, told
me that / would find you here.
suppose you guess my errand.
have cometo ask your permission
You have it, said poor Miss Ma.
bel, wildly, feeling that she must
fly instantly if dignity and decorum
were to be preserved. And / am
sure / hope you will be very happy
in your home, both of you.'
'All three of us, you mean,' ques-
toned Mr.. Stacy. with the old, we'll.
remembered smile. Yes, l sup.
pose We shall be. She seems very
nice girl
is that all you can say of her at
such timeT exclaimed Miss Han.
son, wonderingly.
and she will make a good wife
l dare say Mr.. Stacy continued,
with the same quiet indifference.
'As for Herman, he is good fellow,
though say it. Steady too-in a
good business, and tremendously
fond of her.
Herman! gasped Miss Hanson.
My nephew. Yes my favorite
nephew, l may say since he is my
only one. But how pale you are.
Ma-Miss Hanson! Must / call
PatriciaY
Your nephew repeated Miss
Mabel. is it he whom Patricia has
just told me about? II thought
it was your
ME?
Yes?
There never was but one woman
in the world that I thought of mar.
rying, or ever wished toparry,' said
Mr.. Stacy, angrily. 'AnNshe Tilted
me fifteen years ago.
1T was for the child--foE Patri,
cian stammered Miss Mabel BLUSH
ing like a rose. You were poor
then, Herman, 1 could not burden
you with the care of her.
Did you love me at all then?' he
said drawing nearer.
with all my heart! But I prom
ised my brother, on his death bed,
to devote my life to her. l dared
not break my promise. Indeed,
meant it for the best. God knows
how hard it was for me to lose you! =
she added, as her blue eyes seemed
to look sadly back into the lonely
past.
IF that is so, here l am again,
Mabel, and you need never lose me
again, unless you WISH said Mr..
Stacy, taking her hand. Say the
word, my dearest. I've been miser-
able for fifteen years without you.
Why shouldn't we marry next
month, and be happy as we'll as
those two young fools?'
Those two young fools happened
to be coming down the garden path
just then and they saw practical an
swer which the Governor (as Her.
man, Jr., called him) asked and re-
ceived to his proposal. And then
they fed back to the house, burst
ing with laughter at the courtship
of their elders.
But aunt Mabel made almost as
fair a bride as her own niece after
all, the next month. And it is
hard to say which of the two homes
is the happiest now, though each
fond wife upholds my Herman" as
the one perfect being in this imper-
feet world.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-01-12

He understands liberty right who
lmsies his own depend upon that Of
|ofhe True liberty does not per-
ilft fSe enfranchisement Of ones
el through the enslayement Of
me else.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-01-12

Electric lighting is in successful
operation on more than sixty steam
ers Of the Missippi river and its
tributaries.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-01-12

The wheel, as q torture among the
Greeks, consisted in whirling the
criminal round till he expired.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-01-12

name Milwaukee is derived
d Indian name Mahu-ah-
bignifying 4 council ground.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-01-12

Marriage notices and deaths, pot ex
ceeding six lines, published free. AL
over six lines charged for at regular ad
yertising rates.
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Macs. D. y. CROOK PRePRIEyxEss..

Elegant and desirable Sleeping Apartments
Have been arranged and are now ready for
occupancy.
MRS ID. +. CROOK.
Winnemucca, February 20, 1882. IT
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POPULAR SCIENCE.

Consumption has been cured in Ger
many with creosote associated with
balsam of tolu.
To drive worms out of flower-pots,
the sprinkling OF the plants with ammo
MIA oDce week is recommended.
A surgical engine opei rated by foot
power, has been in use for two years in
the Philadelphia hospitals. 1t was ex-
hibited at the International Medical
Congress in London, and elected much
praise.
Several years ago Ericsson predicted
that the Nile aud the Ganges would be
lined with cotton and other factories
driven by solar heat. A French engi
aeer in Algiers is already contributing
to.the ful4illmeDt OF this prediction by
pumping water aud making It boil by
solar force alone.
David Gill; the Astronomer Royal at
the Cape Of Good Hope, has published
his calculation OF the solar parallax
made for observations OF the planet
Mars, in the Island OF Ascension, in
1877. He makes the parallax SIS,
which viii give as the mean distance OF
the earth from the snn %. 0S0. 900 miles.
While other nations OF Europe and
the United States have established sta
tions around the North Pole for the
study OF terrestrial magnetism, France
is about to establish one among the
Islands OF Cape Horn. Credits for this
purpose are TO be asked of the Cham
bers, and it is anticipated that the ex-
petition will 20 out in the same vessel
that carries the astronomers deputed to
observe the transit of Venus.
VI. Macagno in Lies Mondes' states
that he has been making experiments
on the influence OF electricity upon the
growth of the vine. An electric circuit
was formed by copper wire between
the extremity Of branch bearing fruit
aud its origin near the soil. More
wood was formed ia the branch, which
contained less potash than the other
parts. and the grapes ripened more
readily, containing an excess OF sugar
The uses Of paper, like the develop
ment OF electricity, seem to be endless
In Berlin the restaurants and cafes
have adopted plates made OF paper for
serving bread and butter, rolls, cakes,
buns and similar articles. 1t is proba.
BILE that further nse may soon be made
OF SO safe aud cheap a substitute for
pottery. In the restaurants of Holland
the pretty servaeties OF thin paper,
which the public take away il they
please, have been long used.
LA lampe soleil" is new electric
lamp of French origin. 1t consists of ~
small block of marble, into which two
holes are bored for the reception of car
bons. which at their points are sepa-
rated by thinApartision in the MARBLE
The current passing through the mar
hle renders it ihcandesoent, and pro-
duces soft and brilliant light like that
of the sun--whence the name. The
cost is said to be one penny per hour.
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THE SILVER STATE.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

One SQUARE 40 lines) first assertion .. go 81
Each subsequent insertion per square =. / U
A liberal reduction 10 regular advertisers.
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ORES ASSAYED.

Attached TO the Works is an ASSAY OFFICE
where ores will bs assayed ON reasonable terms
and accurate returns guaranteed.
o. y. AVERY, Assayer.
Winnemucca, October IS, 1881. II
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A young couple were baptized to-
gether at Trousdale, Tenn, and imme-
diately afterward were married, in their
dripping garments, by the same clergy.
nan.
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DENTISTRY.

nR. J-J. MOORE, SURGEON DENTIST.
- Office at the residence OF G.: Nj. Miller,
Bridge street
Extracting and filling teeth'a speciality, at
Eastern prices.
Will make this place headquarters for the
Winter
Winnem1eca, November 25, 1SSt~-
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CILyER AND GOLD ORES, FREE or
- base, bought at Fair Rages. or
worked on reasonable terms, by milling or
roasting process.
Ores from distance can be shipped by rail-
direct 10 the mill. Mark sacks Nv. r. W.,
Minnemucca, New"
ALIEN WISE, Proprietor.
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EAGLE DRUG STORE.

Just received from the East, completos
stock Of Humphreys Homeopathic Medicines.
Sold strictly at San Francisco prices.
ipStf- Az @, -McALRiaff-
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NOTICE TO DEBTORs.

All persons isdebted to the undersigned will.
call and pay up their bills by the first day OF
april, 1882, or she same will be put into the
hands of Of an attorney for collection by suit.
This is the last call, and II not responded to-
suit will be brosght on the day named, without
fail.
JOB Z HADLEY.
Winnemucca. March 4, 1882. td