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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-09-21
TEA IN JAPAN.

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The firing and preparation OF tea for
market. US practiced in Japan. is as fol-
lows: The Japanese green tea may be
divided into three general classes, col
ored, uncolored and basket fred. The
leaf used for all these is from the same
plant, differing only in quality, condi-
tion, etc.
All teas used by foreigners are first
fred by the natives in the places where
grown. II a grade of colored tea is to
be made this fred leaf flour or Ave
pounds) is taken and put into iron pans
or bowls, which are heated sometimes
up to temperatnre OF 2l2 degrees Fab.
renheit. Tho leaves are then rapidly
stirred by hand against the smooth iron
surfaces some twenty minutes. A tea
spoonful Of thoroughly pulverized soap
stone (saponitel and Ave grains or SO OF
powdered Chinese indigo are placed in
the pan md thoronghly rubbed into thsi
leaf for about twenty minutes more,
when half a teaspoonful Of soapstone or
gypsum and pulyerized tamarack bark 10
species Of larch) is added, and the STIR
ring and rubbing is continued for twen-
ty minutes more. 1t is then put into
cold pans and simply cold rubbed
against the iron surface until it has tho
required polish, which is arrived at in
from forty minutes to an hour. This is
the ordinary way Of preparing colored
tea.
Other materials are perhaps sometimes
used, but SO far as can learn all are as
harmless as those mentioned. The diff
ferent manufacturers, OF course, vary
the process little now aud then to pro-
duce slight changes OF color. The leaf
is then run through three to five sizes
OF sieves, till all the dust and loose COL
oring matter is separated. The shrink
age is about II per cent. This coloring
process is considered beneficial to the
leaf, tending to preserve its shape and
flavor.
There can be no doubt that the Jap.
anese prepared teas are far superior in
purity to the Chinese. In coloring Chi
nese teas various things are used that
are deleterious to health, unless it be
that the heat to which they are SUBJ
jected renders them innocuous. Prus-
sian blue is frequently used instead of
indigo in their green, aud Liack lead in
their black teas. Uncolored teas are
made in the same way and quantities,
and rubbed against the iron pans until
the surfaces have the desired polish, and
are then sifted until nothing but the
whole leaves are left.
Basket firing is done in bamboo bas-
kets, shaped something like our hour
glasses, which are shaken over hot pans.
The leaf is put into the upper lobe Of
the basket and worked into the lower,
and 80, back and forth, until finished.
The loss Of weight is about 3per cent
Consular Report, Z. b. Pan Burea.
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=
( BE ives thread bare, shutting man,
with spirituous eye and danger-signal
nose. He came into the Office and,
warming first one and then the other
foot before the radiator, waited for edi-
torial leisure. When he at last secured
attention, he said (: "Awful cold, ain t
it" The editor admitted that it was
somewhat chilly. aar=
Invested in the cold weather." asked
the stranger. &
"That depends on what you mean by
the question. was the answer; shave
you any news2 4g
Well. yes" he said. II have little
item; how much'r you payin' for first
rate cold-weather newsP But, to be
brief, I'll tell it to you and you can pay
me what it's worth. Dye know where
Browns saloon is? No? Wal, q man
kim in there bout one o'clock an ordered
hot whisky. He was all q shiverin' /,
an his hand was kinder unsteady, so he
accidently hit his nose with the glass an
it was froze SO brittle that the end
broke off an fell in his whisky"
"You don't say So" said the aston.
ished editor. "What did he do?"
'Do he jest fished it out an called
for more water to heat his whisky up
agin."
The man got ten cents.
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1HAaxNAr1oa,s poKxR.

Y DIR. Murrell tells this story: can old
negro woman came to my Office suffering
from rheumatism in one knee. The knee
was actually swollen, and she had been
complaining for some time, and on this
particular morning it happened that some
brown corrugated paper was lying on my
table which I had removed from some
specimens of maltine and pepsin that
had been sent me for trial. She asked
me what kind of plasters those were. I
told her they were patent Chinese cor
rugated rheumatic plasters' that had
been sent to me for trial, and if she
wanted to try one Of them she might.
She concluded to do so. Next day she
came back, and when asked her how
she was she expressed herself as being
~ great deal better. She had been, able
TO walk upstairs, the swelling was gone,
and she declared it drew SO hard in the
night that she haI to take it of.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-09-21
ARCrrC PHENOMKxA. !

A remarkable echo was noticed be-
tween two mountains at Plover bay
another, noticed by our sledge party in
q cliff at Cape Onmann, Siberia, gives
back more than q dozen echoes; and
Baron Wrangell ralates that d pistol
fred near some cliffs on the River Lena
is echoed 100 times. The great distance
to which small sounds are sometimes
transmitted is also worthy Of record.
The first time the acoustic clearness of
the atmosphere came under observation
was at st. Michaeps, where converse
ton carried on at an incredible distance
could be distinctly heard. Amid the
grim silence and desolation of W'rangell
Land, at time, too, when tho air was
acoustically Opaque for this latitude, I
distinctly heard our boatswain, small
man with squeaky voice, giving orders
two miles away, while laughter and
sounds Of the voice when any one spoke
above the ordinary tone were heard with
such amazing distinctness as 10 suggest
telephone communication. Arctic let
ter
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-09-21
NELSON'S FATLL WOUND At IRA.
FALGAK.

A ball from the mizzentop of the "Re-
doubtable." only fifteen yards distant
from where Nelson was standing, struck
the epauletts Of his left shoulder, about
a aquarter after nine, during the greatest
heat Of the action. 1t passed through
the spine, and lodged in the muscles of
the neck on the right side. Nelson fell
on his face, and on that part of the deck
where there yet hy pool of his secre-
tary's blood; and Capt. Hardy, on
turning round, saw three men-a marine
sergeant and two sailors-raising him
up. Hardy said he, family, "they
have done for me at last" "I hope
mol" replied his old shipmate. eyes,
my backbone is shot through" As Ser
geant Seeker and others bore him down
the ladder he saw that the tiller ropes
had been shot away, and ordered new
ones to he rove He then covered his
face and his stars with his handkerchief
that the Grey who loved him so we'll,
might remain ignorant Of his fate.
Through the horrors OF the cockpit,
whioi. was crowded by the wounded and
the dy;Es, ko vas borne with dificulty
to pallet in the Midshipmen's berth,
where it was soon discovered that the
wound was mortal; and though aware,
by the gush Of blood every moment in
his breast, that no human skill could
avail him, he never lost his presence Of
mind for a moment. Nothing could be
done to lessen his agony, and all his at
tendants could do was to fan him with
paper and give him lemonade to alleviate
his intense thirst; and there lay "the
mighty Nelson, ;" weaker than a child,
with the roar Of his last and greatest
victory in his dying cor.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-09-21
SIR WALTER RALEIGH.

Sir Walter Raleigh was born at Hayes,
Devonshire, in the year 1862. He lost
favor on several occasions. In the year
1891 he committed grave offense against
one of the Queens maids of honor, and
although the lady, daughter of Sir
Nicholas Throgmorton, became his wife,
and lived happily with him till his death,
his conduct was not to be overlooked, SO
he was imprisoned for two months and
banished froN the court. Again, after
the death Of Elizabeth and on the ac-
cession Of James, he was stripped of his
preferments, forbidden the royal pres.
ence and shortly afterward arrested on
the charge of conspiracy to place Lady
Arabella Stuart on the throne. He was
convicted on the slightest evidence, but
was reprieved and sent to the Tower,
and his estates given to Carr, afterward
Earl OF Somerset. During his thirteen
years imprisonment he composed his
4" History of the World; 4" for six years
his wife was permitted to bear him COM
pany. Raleigh was liberated in March.
1915, when Villiers supplanted Somer-
set In the royal favor, but was not par
doned. He obtained from James
commission as Admiral of the fleet, and
fitted out fourteen ships for Guiana,
reaching that country in November,
1917, with the loss of two of his vessels.
The Spanish settlement of St. Thomas
was attacked, the Governor killed and
the town set fire to then the invaders
retreated in haste to their ships, many
disasters followed and Raleigh returned
to Plymouth in June, 1913, entirely
broken in reputation and fortune. He
was arrested, tried to escape to France,
failed, and was committed once more to
the Tower. The Spanish Ambassador
demanded that he be punished, and
james was not unwilling. The Judges
decided that, being still under sentence
of death pronounced in 1903, he could
not be tried again, and then it was re-
solved to execute the former sen tence.
He was beheaded at Old Palace Yard,
Westminster, Oct. 30, 1918.
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DISAPPEARANCE OF TIE LARGER
aNIMALS.

sANA ~ ~ A-Cs
Paris NafArc, ono Of the leading
journals devoted to the popularization
Of natural history, deplores the rapid
disappearance and threatened extinction
Of the larger species Of animals the
world over. Since man has been their
competition the progressive diminution
OF their numbers lias been very rapid,
and the present age may witness their
entire disappearance. Tho journal no.
tices the fact that since the competition
offered by man, more formidable than
any other they have had to meet, many
species Of the larger animals have al
ready become extinct. and many Of those
which still have living representatives
are daily diminishing in numbers. .,s
Tho animals which are unfortunately
doomed TO speedy destruction comprise
those Species Which are hunted With
profit, or those whose existence 10 d,aa-
gerous to that Of man, In the struggle
they are called upon to sustain for their
existence they labor under the special
disadvantages, as compared with smaller
animals. that they require more abun.
dant supplies OF food, and that their
reproductive powers are greatly inferior.
The great flesh eaters are already fast
disappearing before the bullets Of ambi-
tious lion and tiger hunters the whales
and other great mammalia are becoming
scarce the largest of the deer family,
the elan, is less widely distributed than
formerly; the largest Of wild cattle, the
aurocks, which once ranged over the
whole of Europe, is now only found in
the forests Of Lithuania and Moldavia !;
the bison no longer covers the prairie
with boundless herds; the great arma-
dillo is disappearing from South Ameri-
ca, aud the kangaroo from Australia.
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ILExft.N.
Mr.. Blanket sat los king at the baby
trying to think Of the usual idiot:c, nm
meaning and uLmeant things that peo-
pie say about new ba .,ies, and, at last.
in spasm Of originality. remarked that
"the baby had its fathers complexion. |"
Then they all sat aud looked at the
rich cardinal hues that made the wrinklcd
countenance Of the unconscious infant
glow like mountain sunset, and nobody
said anything until q feeble voice from
an adjoining room said
ut was good thing the baby had il
naturally, then. as itrequired about If
teen years steady practice and the CO.
operation Of three scientific clubs md
five political campaigns to acquire it."
Then sad quiet stole over tho room
again, only broken by the hard breath
ing Of the baby's father, looking 1t the
thermometer to see what time il wos !:
while Mr.. Blanket. feeling that he could
add nothing to what had already been
said. stole down stairs, softly whispers
ing to himself about some fool, bat the
company couldn't catch tha name and
didn,t knew Who he meant
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-09-21

A prominent citizen of Austin, who
drinks great deal, went into restau-
rant to refresh himself. After he was
through he called the waiter and asked
what his bill was.
"Let me see, replied the waiter, "you
have had some pork chops, two bottles
of ole and bottle Of claret. Have you
had anything else?"
"I've had the deliiium tremens, but
don't see that it is any of your busi-
uess," was the indignant response
Galueston NeUS.
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spoSeE urDsRoEorarsa.

Sponge underclothing Is the very
latest some German genius having re.
Gently invented and patented a line Of
underwear manufactured from this por.
Gus substance. It is claimed for II that
it can be cleansed more easily than
woolen goods, and, being more flexible,
does not chafe the skin so much. It is
o bad conductor, and tends to keep the
temperature uniform. One who wears
this undernlothing is not liable TO take
cold, for II absorbs the perspiration
without checking il. After the mineral
and vegetable impurities in the sponges
have been sufficiently beaten by heavy
hammer to admit Of being readily
washed out the sponges are dried and
pared with . sharp knife. These paringa
are then sewed together. The fabric il
prepared without the use Of poisonous
dyes which. as incorporated in cloth
understanding, sometimes prove very
ddleterious to the system.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-09-21
a LIVELY CRITXCEsM.

The following musical criticism from
an Aurora Oil } paper is full Of strong
contemporaneou human interest:
"Tho Kellogg concert, as might have
Leen anticipated, was largely attended.
The dollar freeze -out was rather rough
on the hoodums, but the audience man.
aged to exist without the customary
war-whoops. The divine Louise was as
resonant as usual, which, by the way,
she ought to be. being we'll seasoned.
The editor OF this paper makes no great
pretensions in the way of musical criti-
cism, but when a genuine 5000 grand
spiral subsand twist, back action, self
adjusting, chronomcter- balanced, full.
jeweled, fourth-proof, rip-snorting con-
glomeration comes to town he proposes
to hump himself. Iiellogg's diaphragm
has evidently not, like wine, improved
with old age. Her upper register is
upstairs near tile skylisht, while tho
lower register is closed for repairs. The
aforesaid Kellogg performed her grand
triple act of singing, rolling the eyes
and talking to some one in the wings at
the same time. Her smiles at the audi
ence were calm, but determined, bat
her smiles at the "feller" hid behind
the scenes were divine. Her singing,
when she condescended to pay any at
tention to tho audience, to our critical
Cur (the other ear being carefully folded
up). seemed to be bonding of the
fortissimo crescenio dam-ti no-or care
either. Her costume was harmonious
blending of the circus tent and balloon
style, and was very gorgeous, barring q
tendency to spill some of the contents
out at the top. The italian part of the
business was as fdgety and furious as
usual, and demonstrated what early as
sociations with the hand-organ and
monkey will accomplish. The venera-
bic and obese freak of nature, Brignoli,
was as graceful as usual. His appear
ance very neatly resembles stove in q
corner grocery, or water tank on
narrow-gauge railroad. He was no
fully appreciated until he turned to go
of the stage. He then appeared to his
best advantage, and to take an interest
in getting out of sight as soon as posi-
BILE, an effort in which he had the hearty
sympathy of the audience"
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A STRANGE sTORY.

-. il ss a % As<h&so4S - OAs4s
The prevalence Of drunkenness in the
State prison at Auburn puzzled the off,
GERS for long time. TWAS at first sup
posed that whisky was brought in by
some one, but finally it was discovered
that distillery was in full operation
within the walls OF the institution. An
enterprising convict had rigged a worn"
in q secluded spot in the kitchen, and,
with corn meal and rye, was able to pro-
duce liquor That would intoxicate who
ever drank very much Of it. The man
did q thriving business. and when he
was discovered he was making money at
o rapid rate. "Bcer,'" as it is called, is
made even ut this day. The beverage is
o brewing Of bread crust and yeast and
is exhilarating, if nothing more. The
men in the kitchen make it and sell it to
the prisoners. At one time counterfeit
ing was actually carried on in the prison.
limitations were made Of silver coins
which would readily deceive unless
closely examined. Molds were made
of plaster OF paris, and the 10, 25 and so
cent pieces were plated in the saddlery
hardware shop. The convicts were we'll
supplied with this bogus money, and q
great deal of it found its way into circu-
lation outside.
The men are not allowed to carry
watches, but great many of them do,
notwithstanding the rule to the contrary.
Usually the watches are kept in leather
bags which arc suspended by string
about the neck underneath the clothing.
A good many of the prisoners read the
newspapers regularly. How they obtain
them is a my ystery. The New York
dailies reach Auburn at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon, aud often they will get into
the hands of the convicts the same even
ing. OF course, each prisoner is not
supplied with paper. One paper will
DO for dozen men or more. The news
papers must be brought in by officers
who are little lax in discipline. 1t is
supposed that all letters written by con-
victs pass through the hands of the
chaplain, whose duty it is to see that
they contain no mischievous or i'm
proper language. Half of the men in
the prison send and receive letters that
the chaplain never sees. These ego
through the underground" as the Off
GERS say. Generally they are taken in
and out by citizen foremen, whose sympa-
thies the men enlist. Some of tho con-
victs send out for raw steaks, which
they broil at the forges and in the fur
nac,s. Others prefer cake and pie, for
which they will spend every cent they
can procure. Joe Coburn used to have
two large mince pies sent to him regu-
larly twice o week from New York.
Finally the agent told Joe that he would
be compelled to deny him his toethsome
pastry, and thescmi-wcekly shipment Of
pies was discontinued.--Newt York
Times.
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THE law may be a Jealous mistress

The law may be jealous mistress,
but she could not retain the affections
of young Syracuse attorney who, after
o careful consideration of his own capa-
cities and computation of the briehess
lawyers of his acquaintance, has yielded
to the substantial, if not picturesque,
charms of tailor's goose. He thinks
his chances for Congress have been
somewhat impaired, but he now expects
to secure competency, and eventually
get to heaven.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-09-21

I vENERATE old age; and 1 love not
the man who can look without emotion
upon the sunset of life, when the dusk
of evening begins to gather over the
watery eye, and the shadows of twilight
grow broader and deeper upon the un-
derstandinQ.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-09-21

A PERFECT C0NNUBIlL DL1ss

A PERFECT C0NNUBIIL BLISS.
Ono, my little daisy" he answered,
as he hugged her little closer, "I kin
buy a clock for 81 that will run two days
to this clocks one. I've got lrer picked
out already"
1--WE will be very happy" she MUIR
INJURED.
"You bet we will. I've figured il
right down fine, and I believe we can
live on twelve eggs, one pound Of sugar,
ten pounds Of flour and one pound Of
butter"
"And you'll have q bank account ?"
she pleaded.
81 will, even if have to keep q Sec
ond-hand one."
"And we'll keep a coachman2"
eyes"
And have piano"
Eyes, darling
"And can have some square pillows
with shams ON them q
i Yes, darling, yes. Well sham ev-
erything from cellar to garret, have tho
front door painted blue. and But less
60 and look at some scconl-h hand cook
stoves.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-09-21

In Rochester is curious contrivanee
for maintaining even temperature in a
store. a thermostat, connected with
thermometer and clock-work, regulates,
with the aid of electricity, the damper
Of furnace in such a way that The tenn
poraturo can be kept at any degree de-
sired and without variation.
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a sHTMN COMPOSED BIZ Il LADY %
YEARS OLD.


YEARS OLD.
The following, which we publish by
request. is something Of literary curl
osity as having been written by Mrs.
Emma W. skelton, who died at the Old
Ladies' Home, Nov. 2, 1881, at the age
Of 104. It was written in 1870, when
she was SO years old:
How fast my years roll on apace, .set
t Ny soul on wings Of tmei ....
When shah reach that blissful place,
And leave this world behind9
Shall see angels On the way,
And Jesus at the cato
To welcome me to enter in.
Before 1t is too late?
Oh, fill my soul with heavenly love,
May Christ be all my theme;
Hoeanna to His matchless power,
That can world redeemi
Detroit Free Press.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-09-21

A COUNTRY dominic had 100 boys and
no assistant ~ wonder how you man.
age them," said friend, without
help" .Ah," was his answer. 81
could manage the 100 boys well enough;
it's tho 200 parents that trouble me
there's no managing them"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-09-21

THE Boston Courier gives the follow
ing wise piece Of advice to its bachelor
readers Never marry . girl unless
you have known her at least three days
and q picnic.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-09-21

Guns i the principal slra,natic country
q the earth q present. We have Il
acting Prssiasnt. IN acting Vice Prcsir
dent
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-09-21

= Il 4 secret, we'll knosn 70 al great
mon, that by soaferring an Obligation
'they do not always l,rocnre frisnd. but
ere certain Of creating many enemies. =
II Fielding.
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4 sL19Hr x1sUxDExsraxD1vo

They were horse fanciers and were
speeding team out on the road, and,
after long discussion of their favorites,
one Of them leaned back in the buggy,
let the lines drop loose, and said:
"You ought to have seen Suke. Ali
she were critter to be proud of. She
was whole team, and a boy to drive,
kin tell you"
Broke to harness ?" asked his friend.
"Well, now, you bet she was though
once in while she'd take the bits in
her mouth and go alone, but she was a
high-fyer, she was /! I amt got over
her loss yet"
"Wnth much Z" asked the other man.
"Wuth her weight in gold to me.
declare ! never come SO near cryin' as
did when I lost that critter she was q
worker, too"
Kinder gentle, I suppose2' suggest
cd the other.
"Oh, she'd 'casionally kick over the
traces" as remenbrances OF some lively
scrimmages presented themselves. 81
allus kcpt the whip hand Of her; the
best nv EN- kick sometimes"
Ever trot her? asked his friend.
"Trot herr What do you mean
Lol man. I'm talkin' about my late
wife Asge s'pose ! meant q hoss ?" be
Z hed thei diive in silence.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-09-21

6oll1 men's noes1 are like soma books; 4
the more immoGsl they are he more