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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-01
POOR NEWS WIVES.

The trouble is, none of our young
women are willing to become poor mems
wives. professedly, even though they
may be SO in reality. The girl who
marries upon 8, 900 a year looks forward
to a life spent in second-rate boarding
houses, from which she will squeeze
out certain cheap domesticity and
some expensive pleasures. The children
which Heaven may send are not thought
Of nor provided for. It is question
whether the young wife can make her
self dress, or prepare herself . whole
some meal Of victuals. She marries
for freedom, TO have a good time, to
spend money which she neither earns,
nor helps to earn-for Heaven knows
what-but certainly not to make COM
Portable, if humble, home for her hus-
band. In this respect we consider the
British girl has an immense advantage
over the American. From the highest
to the lowest circles Of society in Brit
ain, girls are trained to make good and
useful wives, inasmuch as ladies preside
over the departments Of their household
and see that everything is kept clean,
and the food is well cooked; SO also in
the lower classes mothers teach their
daughters to do the samefor themselves,
without suffering any loss Of dignity in
the doing Of it. Many of our
American girls will be surprised
to learn that the Princess Louise
frequently makes her pastry-and
makes it well, too. On one occasion,
some apricot tarts Of her making being
praised by a guest, the royal lady wrote
out the recipe, with the words under
lined, "H you desire to have an apricot
tart properly cooked, always make it
with On upper -crust!" The story has
point, and the point is that one can
never know how to do thing too well.
One of the great hindrances against get
ting good wife arises from the false
basis upon which society is constructed.
The idea that equality is the peculiar
birthright of all Americans is erroneous.
Where every person thinks he or she is
as good as the next, there is always the
opposite proof of incompetency. A
person is neither better nor worse than
another except in the degree Of worth
which is honestly sought to be attained.
But the dispositions of young women
of the present day (and the same may
be said largely of young men, though
perhaps not to the same extenD is to
think they are as good as any one else,
without taking tho trouble to be so.
From this erroneous belief arises many
of the evils from which society suffers.
Kingston Freeman.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-01
~JINTLEMANLY LADIES'"

"A contemporary appreciates the fol-
lowing specimen of Irish gallantry-and
srammar. So do we:
In a railroad car the seats were all
full except one, which was occupied by
q pleasant-looking Irishman; and at one
of the stations couple Of evidently
well-bred and intelligent young ladies
came in to procure seats. Seeing none
vacant. they were about to go into the
next car, when Patrick arose hastily
and offered them his seat with evident
pleasure.
"But you will have no seat for your
self, responded one Of the young ladies',
with smile, hesitating, with true po-
liteness, to accept it.
"Niver mind that |" said the gallant
Hibernian; "rd ride upon . COW.
catcher to New York, any time, for q
smile from such iintlemanly ladies'"
And he retired hastily into the ned
car, amid the cheers of his fellow
passengers.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-01
lrs DxDNr BURsx.

The following extract from an article
u the Boston Commonwealth gives .
good illustration Of the Tremendous
power Of printers ink:
Speaking Of newspapers Ieads me to
say that the extended advertisement as
we know it originated with George W.
Simmons, after he started his g Oak
Hal, and it is now fully forty years
since it appeared. That enterprising
and "original" merchant wrote q
lengthy story Of his establishments
wares and sent it to the Post, with di-
rections that it should make column
in length. Tho announcement wHs a
revelation in the counting-room.
No such enormous advertisement
was ever heard of in that Office. Mr..
Baals wiped his soectacles and looked
Mt the order second time. He sent
Mr.. Slack, the quarter-of-a-ccntury col
iector OF that Office, down to Ann street
TO sec if mistake had not been made.
No, said Mr.. Simmons, that is what
] want--a column Of space. Put it IL
ius. as marked, and come down for
your money" 1t was accordingly done
Is directed, and there was a sensation
When Mr.. Beals handled the first chccl
in payment he was about as much as.
tonished at the ease with which it was
drawn as he was when the advertise
ment came in. Everybody talked OF
.hs rashness of the proprietor of "Oak
Hail." The street was full of clothine
stcres, from Union street to Ccntef
street. The crowd began to assemble
at Oak Hall, and often, by 10 o'clock,
the store would be SO full that Mr.. Sim
mons had to lock the outside door from
inability to let in any more. Then the
crowd loitered on the sidewalk, and
made even more commotion for that usu-
ally quiet neighborhood. Simmons
neighbors in the trade held, at one Of
their stores, a meeting, over which Nat
Gale, now Of Chelsea, presided, to see
what they would do about this extraordi
nary state of things. They concluded
that they couldn't do snything if Sim
mons kept on in the way he began, ex-
cept to wait and see him "burst mp"
before long. The longer Mr.. Simmons
kept doing it, the longer was postponed
his explosion. The fact was, he made
an immense trade and reaped profit
correspondingly.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-01
ABOUT NAN.

Man that is married to q woman is Of
many days and full Of trouble. In the
morning he draws his salary, and in the
evening, behold it is all gone. Itis q tale
that is told it vanisheth and no one
knoweth whittier it goeth. He riseth up
clothed in thechilly garments ofthe night
and seeketh the commandment pare
goric wherewitht to soothe the colieky bow
elsofh infant posterity. He becometh as
. horse or an or and draweth the chariot
OF his offspring, He spendeth his
shekels IN the purchase Of fine linen to
cover the bosom Of his family. yet him
! Elf is seen in the gates Of the city with
d ne suspender. Yea. he is altogether
u retched. Exchange.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-01
ABOUT LOTE.

Mr.. Factandfancy has noticed
That the boy who. is most afraid Of
the girls is the first to be corralled into
matrimony.
That the little boys prefer boys to
girls.
That they soon change, never to 20
back to their early love.
That the little girls love the girls
best.
That they don't get over their prefer.
ence 80 soon as the boys do-some Of
them never.
That women love the men because
they love everything they have to take
care OF.
That men love women because they
can't help it s+-s
That the wife loves her husband 80
well that she has no thoughts for other
men.
That the husband so loves his wife
that he loves all women for her sake.
That the married man is apt to think
himself all-killing among the fair sex
simply because he has found one woman
fool enough to marry him.
That homely husbands are the best.
They never forget the compliment paid
them by their wives in accepting them.
That homely wives are the truest.
They know how to make the most Of
what they have.
That the man who marries late in life
does well.
That the man who marries young does
better.
That the man who never marries is to
be pitied
That the woman who marries does
we'll.
That the woman who does not MARI,
does better nine times out of ten.-Bos.
ton Transcript
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-01
BROOKHAVEN. MISS. THURSDAY. JUNE /, 1880
rHr ARR ur ooMeosrrrox.

In still another branch have the Ger.
mans succeeded American teaohera
know to their sorrow tho dinacalty en-
countered in educating scholars TO Be
easy writers-that is, toswrite what 10
generally known with ~ as essays OF
compositions. The fault lies just
where it does in all our other higher
studies-it is not begun early eneugh.
We wait until we think that their minds
are trifie mature and then come upon
them with wild rush Of rhetoric, his
tory and all the frightful curriculum.
German girls begin to write essays
when they are Q years and continue to
do it, not once month orstwice quar-
ter, but every week Of the school year,
until they are 16 or is years Of age.
For the first year it takes the form aere-
ly Of . dictation with OH occasional es.
say. Twelve German poems are learned
during the year and may be used as ma
terial for compositions in prose. Enter
ing u class above thi,;s,I found meth.
cd IN progress certains veis strange to
the most American schools. The
teacher was gentleman /; the girls were
10 years old on an average. Standing
out before the class, he began to tell
them the fable Of the woman whose hen
laid for her daily golden egg-a story
told SO simply, every word Of it weighed
SO carefully, every idea expressed with
the acme of precision-and all in voice
80 low and distinct that the class sat
hushed while he spoke. He then began
it again, pausing this time at tho end Of
every sentence to talk it over with the
school, asking what nouns, what verbs
what adjectiyes they had noticed whih
he talked. In this manner hc carrie.
them through the fable to the end
Then he went back and told il connect.
edly all over again. Finally he caller
upon one little girl to repeat what she
could Of it. Where she failed others
came in to help her., Then another girl
took up tho story and told it better, I'M
til, after many times told, the fable had
entered all their little minds and become
fixed mental possession, and when the
master asked, "Now, do you know it
ouite well ?" "Doch !" "Dooh I"
"Ja, ia! gewiss p went mp in o shout
from all parts Of the room.
"Well, write all you know about il
and bring it to me Monday. Corre-
spOndencc Boston Journal.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-01
LIDS TO LONGEVITY.

Some years ago the French Ministry
addressed circular to all the Projects,
desiring them to institute inquiries as
to the conditions which appeared pecul-
iariy 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, 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 seem to be unfavorable. The
Prefects also indicate heredity as fire.
auent cause, and the influence of eli
mate is likewise admitted; this latter,
however, is separsble with difficulty
from other causes which may be operat-
ing simultaneously; but, if all things
were otherwise equal, it would seem that
southern are less favorable to longevity
than northern climates.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-01

ON CORWIN AND MRS. SHANNON.
In 1910 Gov. Shannon was q candi-
late for reelection as Governor Of Ohio
On the Democratic ticket, his opponent
on the Wing side being the famous
Thomas CorwiE, who was successful In
the canvass and became Governor,
though Shannon was again chosen at
the biennial election in 1S42. During
the canvass Of 1910 Mr.. Corwin was an
uounced to speak at ST. Clairsville,
where Gov. Shannon resided. Possibly
there was to be joint discussion be-
sween the two candidates-at any rate
the meeting was looked forward to with
,bsorbing interest, and Mrs. Shannon,
who was visiting friends in this city,
took the morning stage to go out home
III the day of the occurrence. There
we're in the stage quite q number OF st.
Clairsville ladies and man, apparently
very dark mulatto, who seemed to be
II retiring disposition, and occupied
orner as remote from his fellow-pas-
>engers as possible.
Arrived at watering station near the
:not OF the "Big Hill," Mrs. Shannon,
yho was accompanied by babe ip arms,
l,sired to procure some railk for tbs
hid, and requested the dark man ip
he corner to hold the infant for her.
Jpon returning with the milk, having
ID the baby, and the stage being again
u motion, the baby was once more con-
,;gnel to tho care Of the "mulatto,"
nd the ladies proceeded to discuss the
;reat event of the day.
When the stage arrived at the hotel
1t ST. Clairsyille, the nurse deferentially
informed Mrs. S. that he was at the end
i his jmmney. and transferred his
barge to her, not. however, until she
ial rendered him quarter in payment
# his services, which was, much to her
surprise, declined with much dignity,
though very politely, withal.
Tho sequel transpired in the after
noon. What was Mrs. Shannon's sur
prise, upon reaching the grove in which
the meeting was to be held, to see her
mulatto nurse of the morning occupying
seat OF honor on the platform. Sur
prise scarcely increased when the dark
gentleman arose and was introduced by
. pominent politician as " Thomas Cor
win, the next Governor Of Ohio" The
great orator was introduced TO the wife
of his opponent later in the day, and en-
Ejoyed her embarrassment over the affair
hugely, but Mrs. shannon never quite
recovered from the modification she felt
when she discovered what mistake she
had made. Wheeling Lnteltiges'ccr.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-01


A New YoRK millionaire was riding
on Fifth avenue at rapid speed, when
an important part Of the harness gave
way. His brains might have been dashed
upon the pavement had not q brave
newsboy grasped the horse by the bit
before it became entirely unmanageable.
The millionaire sat in mis- $500 side-bar
wagon, and, pulling out his 81, GOO watch,
told the newsboy he was ''too blank
slow to deserve anything" but, as he
drew up the reins over the "a, 900 horse.
threw him 10-cent piece. The boy
resumed his career Of wanton extrava-
gance, while the frugal millionaire drove
On to Central Park.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-01
NO xoRE . ExHoarxRs.-

The "Exhorter Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church is said to be rapidly
becoming extinct. The disappearance
of this order Of men is not owing to the
want Of field in which they may op-
erate-for the field was never broader,
nor more in need Of such service, than
at this time-but to the decadence OF
deep and clear convictions for sin among
professed Christians. and the sense OF
the fearful danger incurred by living
without repentance and faith. With sin
reduced TO . misfortune, and hell to 9
myth, the occupation Of the Exhorter Is
gone, NesC York .Methodist.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-01

"How DO you do. sare 2" sail u
,Frenchman to an English acquainta noe.
/" Rather poorly, thank you," answ erred
the other. "Nay, my dear sare," sale
the Frenchman, "don't thank ,ne fa
your illness cannot help it"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-01
srsros AxD roors.

! happened to be in tho Senate ON
April II, just before the memorable
fracas between Foote, Of Mississippi.
and Col. Benton. They had had an nm
friendly encounter not long before, and
it was well understood that Benton had
made up his mind that Foote should not
henceforward name him or allude to him
in debate. Foote was ON the floor, and,
in speaking Of the lAte " Southern Al
dress, /" referred to, Benton in terms
which everybody understood. In an
indirect way he became more and more
personal as he proceeded. Col. Benton
finally rose from his seat with every ap-
pearance Of intense passion, and, with .
quick pace, moved toward Foots. who
was addressing the Senate from his
desk in the main aisle. The Vice Presi-
dent demanded "order," and several
Senators tried to hold Benton back but
he broke loose from his keepers, and
was moving rapidly upon his foe. When
he saw Benton nearing him, Foote
sprang into the main aisle and retreated
toward the Vice President, presenting
pistol as he fled, or, as he afterward
expressed it, as he "advanced back
ward" In the meantime Benton had
been so obstructed by the Sergeant-at-
Arms and others that Foote, if disposed
to shoot, could not have done SO with
ont firing through the crowd. But Ben
ton, with several Senators hanging to
him, now proceeded round the lobby so
as to meet Foote at the opposite side Of
the chamber. Tearing himself away
from those who sought to hold him, and
throwing open his bosom, he said: "Let
him shoot me! The cowardly assassin
has come here to shoot me let him shoot
me, If he dares! I never carry arms,
and he knows it let the assassin fire r.
He was an embodied fury, and ragged
and rayed, the helpless victim of his
passions. I had never seen such an up
roar in Legislative body; but the Ser
geant-at-Arms at last restored order,
when Mr.. Clay suggested that both par
ties should voluntarily enter into bonds
to keep the peace; upon which Benton
instantly rose, and said l.: "I'n rot in
jail, sir, before I will do it. No, sir
I'll rot in jail first; I'll rot, sir |" and he
poured forth fresh torrent of bitter
words upon the man who was then &c
we'll known throughout the Northern
States as ~Hangman Foote. ."-Georye
W. Julian, Of Indiana.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-01
AsInAL AND VEGETABLE rxsra

Australia suffers from both animal md
vegetable plaques. It has g1oaned xn-
der rabbit pest, and q kind Of water
cress, which somebody th0aghs wuufd
be "such good thing" bnt which has
served admirably to choke up streams !;
and now it is in mortal dread Of the Ian.
tana, shrub resembling . giganties
bush, which was imported fce
. garden ornament from France. Birfs
like the seed and scatter it in all direc-
tions, and the shrub threatens to grsw
densely and become IN insufera sbls
nuisance.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-01

A MINISTER remarked, just before The
sermon !, II should like 10 remin a the
congregation that we have p ayer-
meeting at the chapel every Thursday
evening, regardless of the wssathe1.
Those Of us who were there laE week
were lo.l to feel that there mn It be !
scarcity Of umbrellas smong the psopls
. whole.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-01

A PEABODY (Mass.) pet cat in cur
rYing shop went to sleep inside large
tay-wheel and was caught mapping when
,dhe engine was started. She came out
without scratch after eleven hours,
,aatr travelling 270 miles.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-01

A WITTY clergyman, accosted by an
old acquaintance by the name Of Cobb.
replied: "I don't know you, sir." "My
name is Cobb, I" reioined the man, who
was half seas over. "Ah, sir, replied
the clergyman, "you have so much corn
ON vou that did not see the cob.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-01
PINS.
The rom Io,~ ooaas...a MN r..,,.

The f'ok Lore oonnesse.i Ws,h Thsr~.
One would scarcely imagine that the
pin, this insignificant little article in
iress, should be the subject, Of folk
lore. Curious TO soy, however, it is the
object of many superstition, and has
been very largely used for purposes Of
.'nchant,nent Indeed, the magical uses
Of pins are most extensive, and under a
sariety Of forms are found in our own
and ether countries. Although most of
rs in daily life know the intrinsic value
If pin-wliich in o variety or ways is
at all times in request, and often more
than welcome friend when an accident,
it may be of some kind, or faulty work.
nnnship has necessitated its assistance
in temporarily mending our clothes
yet, nevertheless, few people would
have imagined that under certain condi-
tions it is regarded as oninous as salt
spilling, the breaking OF looking glass,
or the howling Of dog, not to mention
that hostof common superstitions which
are common among us. Thus, for ex-
ample, in some localities it is said that
on seeing pin one shouh always pick
it up for the sake of good luck, as by
emitting to do 80 misfortune will as
suredly evertake those who are needless
of this admonition. The following
rhyme embodying this fanciful notion is
still in use
See pin and pick II up,
All the day youn have good luck;
See pin and let it lie,
Al the day you'll have to cry.
Why, however, north country people are
80 persistent in their refusal to give one
another a pin it is not easy to discover,
rs even they themselves cannot give the
origin and reason of this superstition.
When asked for a pin they invariably
say, "You may take one, but mind do
not give it." 1t may perhaps have some
connection with the vulgar prejudice
against giving knife or other sharp in.
strument, as mentioned by Gay, in his
"Shepherd's Week."
Bot Voc - mel such presents luckless prove,
For knives they tell pae always sever love-
superstition as popular now as in days
gone by. Another fact associated with
pins will doubtless interest those of the
fair sex about to enter on the happy
state of matrimony. Thus it is still
prevalent belief Ia certain places that
the bride, in removing her bridal robes
and chaplet at the completion of the
marriage ceremonies, must take special
care to throw away every pin worn on
this eventful day. Evil fortune, it is
affirmed, will sooner or later inevitably
overtake the bride who keeps even one
pin used in the marriage toilet. Woe
also to the bridesmaids If they retain any
of them, as their chances of marriage
will thereby be materially lessened, and
anyhow they must give up all hope Of
being welded before the following
Whitsuntide. On the other hand, in
Sussex, bride ON her return home from
church is often at once robbed of all the
pins about her dress by her single
friends present, izcn the belief that
whoever possesses one of them viii be
married in the course of year. Much
excitement and amusement are occa-
sionally caused by the youthful compet-
iters for this charm, and the bride her.
self is not infrequently the victim of
rather rough treatment.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-01
FROM THE SUBLKEE TO THE RI:
DICULOUS.

This is the way young lady Sabbath
school teacher in New England town
exhorted her class Of boys: !" Nov, chill
dren, il you'll be good children, read
your Bible, say your prayers, 60 70
church. and never say naughty words
you'll go to heaven, and that win be per
fectly splendid. Butif you ere not good
children, Il you don't read your Bible.
and say your prayers, and 60 to church.
and il you do say naughty words. yon'I
10 hell, and that will bs perfectl.
.sidiculons.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-01

.Hn was sitting in the parlor with her
VII IN rooster croved IN the yard, and.
lean ing over, he said: !" Chanticleer. i
wish You would / am - slecpy - loan
ba Hacsaar@a
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-06-01

A GENTLEMAN went home with Sc
we're cold and said to his wife: l have
to-day been told to take some hot teas
pennyroyal tea, barley tea, baked lemon
tea, beef tea, curry tea, hop tea, celery
tea, icorice tea, red pepper tea, baked
onion tea, mint tea, hay tea, baked ap-
pie tea and burnt-sugar tea Well, "
said the sympathizing wife. (which do
You think you will take?" "If yon
nave no objections" said he, II think
will take the hot gin sling"