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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-09-14
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/, The HollaAlpra arc moro given to
smoking than any Northern people
dreaming with the eyes OPEN" The
boatman Of the Treschkrit, the aquatic
diligence Of Holland, measure distance
by smoke; from one place to another,
not so many miles, but SO many pipes
Entering the house, your host offers you
cigar, often insisting on filling your
cigar case ON leaving. Some 60 to sleep
with pipe in their mouth, relight it on
Weakening in the night, and in the morn
ing before getting out Of bed. Dilerot
says "a Dutchmaa is living a!embic."
The cigar is not the companion Of indo-
lence, bnt the stimulant and all to labor.
Smoke ia called their second breath, and
the cigar the sixth finger Of the hand.
A Frenchman tells the story Of rich
gentleman of Rotterdam, Van Klaes,
surnamed Father Greatppe, being old,
fat, and great smoker. As d merchant
in India lc had amassed fortune. On
his return lie built palace near Rotter-
dam, in which he arranged, Ms in mu-
scum, I'LL the models of pipes from all
countries and OF every tune. This was
open to strangers to whom, after his dis
rlay Of smoking erulition, he gave q
catalogue OF the museum, bound in vel
vet, with pockets Of cigars and tobacco.
Mynheer Var Kiaes smoked $50 granmes
OF tobacco per day, and died ut SO ; from
IL years OF age he smoked 1888 kiIo-
grammes-making on uninterrupted
black line of tobacco of twenty French
leagues in length. When but few days
left to complete his 9Sth year, he sud-
denly felt his end approaching, and sent
for his notary, smoker OF great merit,
and said: "My good notary, I'LL my
pipe and your own; am about to die"
When both pipes were lighted Van
Klaes dictated his will, celebrated over |
Holland.
After the disposal of the bulk of his
to relatives, friends and hospi-
tails, ne dictated the following articles
81 desire that all smokers in the
country shall be invited to my funeral
by all possible means, newspapers, pri-
vate letters, circulars and advertise
ments. Every smoker who shall accept
the invitation shall receive gift of ten
pounds of tobacco and two pipes, upon
which shall be engraved my name, my
arms, and the date of my death. The
poor of the district who shall follow my
body to the grave shall receive, each
man, every year on the anniversary of
my death, large parcel of tobacco. To
all those who shall be present at the
funeral ceremonies, I make the con-
dhtlon, if they wish to benefit by my
will, that they shall smoke uninterrupt ID
during the ceremony. My body shall be
inclosed in a case lined inside with the
wood Of my old Havana cigar boxes. At
the bottom of the case shall be deposited
D box OF French tobacco, so-called capo-
raj, and q parcel of our own Dutch to-
bacco. At my side shall be laid my
Favorite pipe and box of matches, be-
cause no one knows what may happen.
When the coffin is deposited in the vault,
every person present shall pass by and
cast upon it the ashes OF his pipe"
The will was carriad ont Tho f,,n,,,l |
was splendid and yelled in thick cloud
Of smoke. The poor blessed the memory
If the deceased, and the country still
.ings with his fame
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aeesnenas,er This.

2 Ii yon are sick Hop Biiters win surely aid
Nature in making you well when Ill else fails.
II you are costiye or dys?epfic, or are suffer
Ing from any otllar of the numerous diseases OF
the stomach or bowels. it is your own fault il
you rem lin i'll, for Hop Bittcrs are Il sovereign
remedy in all such complaints
II You IRE wasting away with any form of
Kidney disease, step tempting Death this mo-
nent. ;,n': turn for = cure to Hop Bitters.
IL You arc sick With that terrible sickness
nervousness ysu will iind II Balm in Gile:pf'
in the use of Hop BitterS.
, III yoa are Il fre1tienter, or Il resident of a
miaSmais district. bagricade yoBr system
against iita scaurge Of all countries ia;tiarial
epidemic bilious and Intermittent feyers--by
the use Of Hop BitterS.
If yot, have rough. puply, or salow skin.
bad breath, pains and aches, and feel mi SCRABBLE
generally, Hop Bitters will give you fair skim
rich blood, and SWcctcs breath, health, and
comfort.
In short the; cure all Diseases of the stem
ach, Bowels, Blood, Liver. Nerves. Kidneys.
Bright s Disease. 5000 will he paid for ease
they will not cure on help.
Tie poor, hedridden, invalid wife, sister
mother. or daughter. can be made the picture
OF health by II few bottles Of Hop BittcrS. cost
ing but Il triHc. VIII you let them suffer!
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-09-14
SPREAD OF SJE.1LL-FOY

The very remarkable prevalence Of
smallpox in many sections of the United
States creates an unwarranted degree Of
alarm. The progress made Of late years
in the work OF providing vaccine virl,s
from thoroughly healthy cows, which ii
done at thirty establishments in Ink
United States, and lite general distribu
ton in drug stores throughout the coun
try, SO effectually removes the greatest
objections to vaccination that there is
no longer any reason why this great
preventive measure should not be uni.
versally employed.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-09-14
THE GREAT WALL or CHINA.

The great wall of China was built by
Che Hwhng-te, who has been named
"the Universal Emperor This ruler
raade many improvements, building
roads, forming canals. and erecting
numerous hanlscn public buildings
throughout his domains, as well as sub,
DUNG his enemies, who were threaten.
ing him, and putting down several for.
midable Iebellions. When he had
strengthened himself ald his empire, he
discovered that tho northern states Of
Thsin Chaou AID Yen were building
lines Of fertilization along their northern
frontier for protection against the incur
sions Of the Heung-noo, and then lie
conceived the idea oil bailling one greaI
wall, which was to stretch across the
entire northern limit Of the vast empire
frpm the seq to the farthest western cor.
sner Of the northern province Of Kan.
4uh. The year 2l4 before Christ wit
messed the beginning OF the work, which
was under the immediate supervision Of
the Emperor. II was pushed forward
very vigorously, bus he died before il
completion. II is pronounced by some
as the most gigantic work Of defense
ever erected by man. In some places il
il ample rampant. in others = solid
foundation Of granite, while the eastern
section has height Of fifteen to twenty
feet, and breadth such that six horse
men may ride abreast upon il. Atvarioul
distances there are towers Of brick abou,
forty feet in height, II is stated that
with its windings, it is from /, 400 i,
1900 miles in length.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-09-14

The retort CONSCIOUS He (after pro.
posing and being rejected III suppose
in the end you will be marrying some
IDIOT Of . fellow She (breaking my
z Ex, use NE. if ] meant To do that j
sEonld have accepted your offer"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-09-14

THERE is signature of wisdom and
power impressed upon the works OF God,
which evidently distinguishes them from
the feeble limitations Of men. Not only
the splendor of the sun, but the gli,n-
mering light of the glow. worm proclailns
his glory.-John NeUton.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-09-14

A PRISON vas repeating before .
friend the old maxim, VINO pays his
debts enriches himself" Bah / re-
piled the friend, a.hat IS M idle ruElor
which creditors are easleayoring 10 cir
cnlate =
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-09-14

SAYS Gath" 1.-The New York dailies
are set up in the midst Of such tremen.
dous influences that they are circum-
spact and cautiou.. Their power Is 50
great, and the enterprises pressing fol
recognition and aid are 50 rich and
numerous, that there is suspicious crit
icisna Of every piece Of noWs offered.
Then, loo, many Of The papers are under
partisan or special controI, and must
cut their work yli "a suit dictation
that Is nniousnalissie, and usually m
wisp The Western papers want the
news unliiuted. and care little Or moth.
ing who Il Ilurts Or helps, 80 It pleaaea
The public.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-09-14

A new hoardcr gazed fxedly at his
plate, and then said:
g Is there reliable physician stopping
al this housag"
"Yessi-." said the waiter.
"Good surgeon too, chr"
"Belieyc so, sir"
"Then just see il he is in his room
before / start on this breakfast. I had
d brother choked TO death on steak
like that once, and I'm bound to take all
tile necessary precautions"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-09-14

GRAND PRIZES At ATLANTA IsrEgNATIoN-
Al G0fFo9 iSssr0S1sISis. y
The great contest at the Atlanta Exposition
resulted In report III HE committee consist
ing of Is. =. Kicks az Judge, and Thomas Ill.
Slie,les and t,ol. W Barrow as group judges.
recommending to the Executive Committee
the award to the Eagle GlaltUu Tin Company
.sfor the best cotton Gin for ginning rough on
hully cotton" recommending $50 and a piece
Of plate or medal. Tile same committee also
awarded M additional prize III a medal to the
Eagl0 Cotton Gin Company for the best Cotton
Ell and endorsed by tho Executive COMMITTEES
tile Director General
The above mentioned awards, made by two
prominent planters. assisted by Col. M. Il. Ear
row. the President Of the Wi1iiatlanlie Cotton
Company. who Ii an export rs q Judge OF cot
ton, we're given to the Eagle Eclipse Cotton
Gin, Feeder and Cleaner. Large sales have
Fbeem made the Inst season OF the Eassle Ec ipse
Cotton Gins aud Feeders, and they 1 ave given
universal satisfaction and received the en-
dprsement Of our largest planters Us the be 4
gin they kaye ever used. On ;tste1t1ifs 81 ae
large demand for the Eagle Eclipse Cotton
Gins, We request planters to send III orders FOL
future delivery at once, and see;iie the best
Gins ever istia. Iihesstl affasl Glltle
for paymcnt;. Address all tirists 10
". II. GUSHING ~ CO.
MANUFACTURERS a q IN EATS 3.
1865 (srayEcr = N Gnion Street.
.iaiy2T
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VI u MI "A " .
HER HEALTH AND LIFE.

- II
Depend more on tie regularity OF hermcn,
strnaI i, notions than on any or all cause,
coii.hin d. An actual or living death j.
the IN yitable rsgplt Of arrangement Of /
Junction which makes woman what she 4
In every ,spcct, and especially in her men
to- nd bodily constitution. Hence imme
distereliei from such az arrangements is tht
on E.ieguarsis against wreck and ruin II
III IAsts ofstoppage, delay, or other irregt
lariiS Of ths COURSES, Dr.J. Bradfeld.
Female Regulator is the only sure remedy
II h3 BY giving tone to the nervous cen
tres pruving the blood, and determining
slis Fl lo HE organs Of nlcnstrna.ion. II
il seicnliiic prescription, and the NEST in.
ia 1lt phssicinns nseit.
arsd by ri j graafcld, Atlanta,
srice: trial size, roc; large size. Fl. 80
sale b. all druggists. ;u!ya0-s2m
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DR.. JOHN BULBS.
-
Smiths T0niGSyrnp
FOR THE CURE OF
fever and ACUE
Or CHI[LS and FEVER.

The proprietor Of this celebrated medicine
justly claims for it superiority over all rem
edies ever offered to the public for the SAFE,
CERTAIN, SPEEDY and PERMANENT cure
Of gue and Fever, or Chills and Fever ,wheth-
er Of short or long standing. He refers to the
entire Western and Southern country to bear
him testimony to the truth Of the assertion
that in no case whatever will it fail to cure il
thedireetions are strictly followed and carried
out. In great many cases q single. dose has
been sufficient for o cure, and whole families
have been cured by a single bottle, with q per.
feet restoration OF the general health, It Is,
however, prudent, and in every case mora Ger.
tain to cure, if its use 10 continued in smaller
doses for q week or two after the disease has
been checked, more especially in difficult and
long-standing cases. Usually this medicine
will not require any aid to keep the bowels in
good order. Should the patient, however, re-
three or four doses Of the Tonic, single dose
Of BULLS vEGETAALE FAMILY PILLS
will be sufficient.
The genuine SMITHS TONIC SYRUP must
haveDR. JOHN BULLS private stamp on each
Bottle. DR.. JOHN BULL only has the right to
manufacture and sail the original JOHN J.
SMITHS TONIC SYRUP. Of Louisville, xy.
Examine well the label on each bottle. II my
private stamp is not on each bottle do not
purchase, or you will be deceived.
DIR. JOHN BULL,
Manufacturer and vender OF
SMITHS TONIC SYRUP,
= BULLS SARsApAR,llA,
butts WORM DESTROYER,
The Popular Remedies OF the Day.
Principal efaee, sal Main ST., LOUISVILLE. IKE.
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nsrEs.N sOarrEI COxsY alTLlS

Having been appointed Agent of the SNIP
son & GAULT Manufacturing Company, a
full stock OF nil sizes of the Celebrated Queen
of South Corn Mills will be kept IN stock ready
for immediate delivery. We are also making
Portable Cooke head Under runner Mills, usu-
aliy known as the Bradford s. Coleman style.
with ali late improvements, and finished III
much better style than any such mills now on
market w. l.. CUSHING.
Manufacturers Agt, 1876 st
Agent for Victor and Great Western Sugar
Mills, Cooks Ey;tperators.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-09-14

Said Neptune,
" To lave calm ocean"
And with calm nlot,on
He stiEed the commotion.
And made calm ocean.
d
1--WE notion" e
i
Said the whale, v:
"To have commntion
And then with his tail
lie broke the calm ocean
(GweJ not Il calm notion,
AID made Z commotion
All through the calm ocean.
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MISCELLANEOUS.


lfEroh Frank lfsliess Illustrated .Newspane,
A LADY SAID,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-09-14
THE BEST COTTON GINS.
Stedman's Engines and Machinery

s;tetlaan's new PORTABLE ENGINES have
a steam pump attached to boiler; lave steel
sihe ever put upon the market. The Station
cry Engines are made of I'll sizes. We do not
make the light. tiimsy SO-CALI.ED Stationary
Engines which have been put upon the market
by Portable Engine builders, and which are
merely detached Pnrtabes. Ghe names of &c.
planters can he given WHO have hid orr Stan
da,d Stationary Engine, ia use ever % years.
.Ve also n,atiufaatnie SAW MILLS, SHAFT
ING HANGERS and PULLEYS, and are pre-
aaret, To G ,nt,aei at very low prices.
w L. CUSHiN Nc. ACT. i65 Gravier ST..
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-01-20

Hundreds of Men, Women and Children
rescued in every community from beds of
sickness and almost death and made strong
by Parker's Ginger Tonic are the best eyi-
dences in tho world of its sterling WORTH
Pow EA
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-01-20
VOL. XXVI----NO. 3.
Experiences with Ensilage.

IL is probable that all your readers are now
familiar with the story Of Ensilage; how the
practical method was discovered by Auguste
Gotfart, of Sologne, France, in 1879 intro
duced into this country by Francis Morris of
Maryland, in 1876, and at his suggestion
mace known to the farmers of the United
States through my translation of Gotfart's
treatise in 1879.
The continued success and profitable use of
the system by the pioneers of 1879 and 1880,
and the Filling and using of several hundred
silos this fall and winter, have extended the
knowledge of the art and carried it beyond
the experimental stage. Thousands Of far
mers who have been pinched by the drought
this year in their hay crop, and hurt by the
price OF bran, are now proposing to build
silos for spring rye and clover, or for autumn
maize
While it is better to make silos of stone or
concrete in the most permanent manner, il is
cheaper and more simple to make stout
wooden bins or containing walls for the pur-
pose than is generally understood A cheap
silo made of single thickness of wooden
plank, matched or unmatched, will preserve
the green fodder for season under the
weighted descending cover. The sooner it 10
to be used the heavier 1t should be weighted,
since in feeding out, if the pressure has been
light and the face of the fodder not so solid,
it will sooner mold. 1t need not cost more
than 81 per ton to raise the crops and fill the
sios, and it is fully worth, in nutritive pow
er, one-half the value of dry food. In ma.
sonry silos it will keep indefinitely and seems
to improve by age. The superiority of ensiI-
aged fodder is shown in the more solid excre-
ments of the animals and the sickness of the
hair, as well as in the smaller quantity re-
quircd, and in the increased product of milk,
over the best green pastures The COW pea
when ensilaged is sufficiei for working
teams without grain, and il )ws to the ex-
tent of 20 tons upon many Southern acre,
and is glad to grow also on Northern soil.
The variety of fodder that is necessary to
the bes. 'ndtion of animals, whether milk
producing or fattening can be best had and
at its best condition by ensilage. An animal
that feeds upon ensilage with more eagerness
than upon grass, will, after few weeks re.
turn with equal avidity to dry hay and straw.
Ii Is profitable method FIR oil
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-01-20
The Old Oak.

/.
Monarch of Trees: seems but yesterday,
In green luXuriance clothed. and ivy-twined,
Thy noble form waved proudly in the wind,
Beneath the smile of summers genial ray.
But winters frown now dooms thee to decay;
And, strewng wide the frosty ground we find
To shrivellod scrolls thy verdant leaves con-
signed,
And. with Them all thy glory raised away:
Perhaps thou art lesson unto me,
That though unconscious of q single care,
The sanguine heart exults from sorrow Free
Yet should 1t for that gloomy day prepare
When, all deserted by prosperity,
Misfortunes icy frown may doom us to despair.
Resurrection,
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there met Barbara Willis, and fell straight.
way in love with her. She wasn't exactly
young, but neither am /, and to my taste q
full-blown rose is sweeter than bud where
ever you find it growing She was dark-eyed
with full cherry lips, satin-brown hair, and
a complexion as fresh as roses and ivory
We talked; our ideas conceded exactly 1t
seemed as if our souls were two looking
glasses, to mirror each others.
Miss Willis" cried |, "why is it that we
have never met before? l feel as five were
old, old friends"
As spoke gently pressed her hand and
she smiled back unutterablc things. went
to my friend Webster, who was making up
quadrilles on the upper deck. We were ac-
companied by an excellent brass band.
90 Harold !" exclaimed |, 81 can never
thank you enough for introducing me to that
ANGEL"
"Doyou mean Barbara Willis9" said he
"Well, do think she is rather fine girl"
We grew confidential as we sat together
on the promenade deck and watched the
moonlight ripple over the surface Of the
tide
"a bachelors life is but half life, Miss
Willis" said l.
II can readily imagine that she said softly,
81 live in a flat" confessed l.
"Doyou," said Barbara (he sweet old Eng
fish name was just like herr "Why, how
strange So do p
isn't it dreadful" saidI.
"Horrid ~ said she, closing her lips as
though she meant it,
And there's female dragon occupies the
floor above me, and torments me out OF
my life"
"Well, if this isn't remarkable coinci.
dence," replied BARBARA. There's detesta-
bile old crab of bachelor under me who
takes all the pleasures out Of my existence %
SHOULD two lives be thus blighted?" said
"I-1 don't think so, replied Barbara, look
ing intently at the bouquet ofpansies she held
in her hand.
1t was past midnight when the boat landed.
Harold Webster came up.
81 promised to see you home, Miss Willis ~
said he, rubbing his hands briskly.
"You need not trouble yourself, Webster
said l II shall be most happy"
l called hack, helped the divine Barbara
in, feeling more as if were walking in cloud
land
"Where shall l drive to ?" said the man.
"No SO Ravenal street" said she, Fourth
floor"
"Whatw cried I-''not the Fernandine
flats ?"
Exactly" said she
"Why, that's where | live"
care you the third floor" she cried out
breathless.
care you the fourth ?" counter question
ed.
"But you're not crab at all"
"Nor are you dragon. On the contrary"
Int hot M II hot poiJ
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CARE OF HORSES IN WINTER.-In warm,
properly ventilated stables, it is doubtful
| whether horses ought to be blanketed, but in
cold stables there is no doubt that they
should be; also in all cases when stopped in
cold weather on the road. 1t is better, when
the horse comes in warm and sweaty to rub
him dry before feeding or watering Horses
| are much like human beings; they take cold
by exposure as man will. They should be
carefully treated, and never be allowed to
stand long in cold weather in sweaty con-
dition without being blanketed Many
horses are ruined by exposure and drinking
cold water when warm and sweaty.
The average farmer is slow to learn the
| value of carrots for horses and still slower to
provide them for his horses They are so
nutritious that livery men and some others
| feed considerable quantities regularly to their
horses instead of grain. Many consider that
quarts of oats and the same of carrots, are
| as good feed for horse as quarts of oats,
| and horses that are worked little more than
| for mere exercise, will keep in good condi-
ton and look sleek and smooth on hay and
carrots alone. An occasional feed of raw po-
tatoes is also good for the horse, especially to
give a smooth glossy coat and if troubled
with worms, it tends to clear them away
| CountYV Gentleman.
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[Daily Fort Wayne Stnti,lel.

Mr.. S. II. Joseph Agent Emerson's Min
strels, remarks: lean with truth speak from
experience; and in saying st, Jacobs Oil acts
in marvellous manner l but partly express
my good opinion of it.
WHEN TO Go-This advice to those who
are making calls-anonymous to us--is right
TO the point: When you are about to depart,
do SO at once, gracefully and politely, and
with no dallying Don't say, Its about
time was going" and then settle back and
talk on aimlessly for another ten minutes
Some people have just such tiresome habit.
They will even rise and stand about the room
in various attitudes, keeping their hosts also
standing, and then, by an effort, succeed in
getting as far as the hall, when new thought
strikes them. They brighten up visiby and
stand for some minutes longer, saying moth
ing of Importance but keeping every one in
a restless, nervous state. After the door il
opened the prolongued leave taking begins,
and everybody in general and particular is in
vied to call Very likely a last thought strikes
the departing visitor, which his friend must
risk cold to hear the end What relief
when the door is finally closed There is no
need of being Extensively abrupt, but when
Iyou are ready to go-go. That's IL. Mark
out a bee line in your eye, and when you are
ready follow it up like streak.
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rerms-sI.Bo a Year, in Advance
Puetical.
For The -EgiS and hteRigsacer.
SONNETS.

One day Apollo met the Muses. and the Graces
in sweet SPORT mixed with earnest. Memory, the
grave and noble mother of the MUSES., was present
likewise. Each of the fourteen spoke q line of
verse. Apollo began, then each of the nine
Muses. sang her part, then the three Graces war
bled each in turn and, finally, low sweet strain
and its consequence. The main proposition is the
subject Of the first eight lines, and the conse-
Ouence flows out in the last six. Apollo striking
the first line, or Keynote; which, being contnu-
ed by the MUSES. and Graces, is finally brought to
close, in the last line, by Memory. Its struc-
first eight of which are confined to two rhymes.
and the remaining six to two rhymes also. Such
Is the Sonnet as given to us by Petrarch, and
other italian poets of celebrity.