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The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-06-21
How Billiard Balls Are Manufactured.

The manufacture of billiard bills from
celluloid and bonsilate is a peculiar in
dustrv from the fact that the only facto-
ry of the kind in the world is in this
city. A large proportion of the balls
now made are of cellulOid, but only for
the reason that the machinery is not as
well adapted to the manufacture of bon
slate balls. Yhe time will come, how
ever, when all balls will be made of the
latter material The celluloid, which
is received in large white sheets, is first
cut into small square pieces about five
eighths of an inch in size. These are
placed into molds, previously heated by
steam to the proper temperature. They
are then placed in the hydraulic press
es, and with pressure of from 1,5OO
to 1900 pounds to the square inch are
roughly nodded, heat at the same time
being applied. The various positions
of the blocks in the mold give the ball
the peculiar mottled appearance when
finished. Experiments have been made
by grinding the celluloid to a powder,
and using it in that form, but moth
ing has succeeded so well as the pres
ent method. After being taken from
the molds, the balls are turned absolute
ly spherical, by an exceedingly ingeni-
Gus device.
The processes in the manufacture of
bonsilate balls are quite different in
many respects. The material is placed
in the molds in powder, and the balls,
after being roughly pressed up, consid-
erably larger than the required size, are
covered with rubber and tin foil to pre-
vent the material from being injured by
water, and are then placed under water
pressure. By means of this, which is
the only machine of the kind in.exist-
ence, the balls are placed under press
ure of from 5000 to 1000 pounds to the
square inch. The water touching the
ball at every point, and the pressure
being equally transmitted, the result is
a perfectly pressed sphere, of just the.
same specific gravity in one spot as in
another. Without this apparatus, the
successful manufacture of billiard balls
from bonsilate would have been impos-
sible. A simple but ingenious contriv-
ance Is also employed to ascertain when
the. balls are perfectly poised or bal
anced. They are first weighed and
are then placed in fiat dish of mercury.
This subtle fluid detects the slightest
shade Of inaccuracy, and the balls are
put in the lathe and corrected until
they are absolutely true. Not only bill
lard, but pool and bagatelle balls are
made. The prices at which they are
sold are far below those charged for.
ivory, ranging from $3.50 to $3.50 per
set of four balls for billiards, and from
$26 to $50 per set of sixteen balls for
pool. Albany Argus.
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vegetables for the summer hotels, as
best we may. don't mind it so much
myself, but l don't know how to tell
Eliza"
And one or two tears-the agonizing
tears of old age-escaped. from under
the Deacon's eyelids, and, trickling
slowly down his cheek, fell with noise
less plash upon his knee.
I'm poltroon to despair" said the
good old man to himself. What does
the Bible say? Il have been young and
now am old; yet have 1 not seen the
| righteous forsaken, nor his seed beg
ging bread Can't L comfort myself
with Mat?''
Instinctively he reached out his hand
for the old family Bible, with the mar
bled cover and the defaced gilt binding
on the back; but at the same moment
there.was knock at the door, and in
came Lawyer Spruce, a dapper little
man, with twinkfing blue eyes, hair just
frosted with gray, and a suspicion
only suspicion-of red nose!
The Deacon's heart sank within him; /;
he eyed the lawyer as dying stag
might eye the hungry vulture already
swOoping above him, But with the in
stinct of inborn hospitality, he offered
him a chair.
"Thankee, Deacon, thankee," said
the lawyer. "But 1 can't stay. I've
fcome to see you on some business con-
nected with Mr.. Peter Pike, commonly
known as Lame Pete, the fiddler. p"
The Deacon opened his mild eyes.
"Ehp" said he. "Is he sick, poor
soulpn
"He's dead!" said the lawyer.
els he?" said Middleton. Poor
fellow-poor old fellow! l always
thought a deal of Lame Pete. Well.
well, we must bury him decently, and
see that he don't lack neat tombstone.
I'll give my share towards it, and he
put his hand. into his pocket.
The lawyer smiled shrewdly.
YOU'RE mistaken, Deacon Middle
ton,n he said, altogether mistaken.
Mr.. Peter Pike has not died penniless.
He has left enough to bury him, and
little besides"
Indeedr' said the Deacon. 81 am
glad to hear it."
He must have been rather eccen-
trio character" said the lawyer. He
has left quite a sum in the savings
bank-four thousand dollars!"
"You don't say so!'' said Mr.. Middle
ton. "Four-thou-sand dollars, eh?
That is deal of money. If had four
thousand dollars, now"
You havep' said the lawyer.
"WhatP" roared the Deacon.
THAT is precisely what l came to
tell YOU" said Mr.. Spruce. 1--WE found
a dirty, crumbled paper in one of his
pockets, which proved to be legally
executed will, and which makes you his
sole heir and legatee."
"Me" shouted the Deacon. 'His
heir! But I'm no sort of relation to
him."
"No, nor anybody else," said the
lawyer. "But that don't interfere with
the validity of the will"
'.Bless mei' said the deacon. "Why,
that's enough to raise the mortgage on
the old farmr'
"Of course it is," nodded Lawyer
Spruce. '.He says in the will that you
are the best friend he ever had, and
that now you will understand how sim
cerely grateful he was for all your
kindness"
Poor old Pete! Poor old Pete!" said
the Deacon, wiping the moisture out of
his eyes. ''Four thousand-dollars!
Well, / wonder what Eliza will say!'
For the good Deacon had received his
reward at last. And there was no dam
ger of his ending his last days in the
poor-house.-N. y. Ledger.
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Partisan Beggars.

There is not a block in any street, not
a courtyard, square or carrefour in
Paris that is not the property. of beg
gers. Some will come every day be-
fore the rising of the sun to occupy the
same relation, and there to remain until
night and gas-lights come to give an
artificial life to the city. Then they fill
the principal boulevards until after the
theaters and operas are closed-that is
to say, until after midnight. Others
have their days, even their hours, to
visit certain. streets, and they are cum
ming enough not to interfere with each
other in making these unwelcome calls
on the nobility and bourgeoise of Paris.
To be a successful beggar, one must
have some visible infirmity or impedi-
ment to gaining living; consequently
all Paris beggars are either cripples,
blind, manned or suffering from hideous
sore or cancer afiiiction which is not in
frequently assumed or initiated with no
small degree of skill and to our special
loathing. A good many of those whose
infirmities are not of the most hideous
or-repulsive character do not beg out
right. They pretend to sell pencils,
pins, knives, flowers; they play on hand
organs and other musical instruments
invented to torture the public, go from
house to house, singing-heaven help
me, but l should have said howlmg!-
some sort of an air, which these
Johnny Crapeaus call musical. Each
beggar has his Cor her) tradi-
tons, his especial manner of exhibiting
his claims on charity-in fact, the
usual mise en- scene of the profession.
For instance, the blind-by far the most
numerous, important and wealthy cor
poration among the beggars-almost
invariably maintain rigid immovabil-
ity, petrifaction which extends even
ID the dog or little child that may sc
company them. Another distinguishing
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Observe that these arethe receipts in
saloons where lager beer was the CHIEF
drink; that the above figures cover only
the five hours after seven p. m.; and
that liquors in kegs, bottles, pitchers
and jugs, ordered for home use, are not
taken into account. There are a few
establishments dealing chiefly in whisky,
brandy, wine, etc., whose receipts are
at times nearly double the highest
amount above given as the daily aver
age.
To add assurance to our own calcular
ton, one of the most thorough investi-
gators and accurate reporters on the
Inter Ocean local staff was detailed to
ascertain, as nearly as may be, the
actual receipts of Chicago saloons. On
the data furnished by him moderate
estimate of the gross annual receipts OF
the $3.50 licensed saloons of Chicago
figures as below:
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THE MoMENTOUS QUESTION:

They stood beside the garden gate,
Rcncath the elm trees spreading shade;
II was the solemn hour of eve,
The witchins time for lovers made.
He watched the radiant orbs of night,
As one by one they gemmed the sky;
lie unzed upon her comely form,
Her lovely neck and lustrous eye. =
She nestled closely to his side,
No word she spoke, but only pressed,
with trustful look and gentle mien,
Her graceful head against his breast.
He gazed upon the glossy hair.
Which well adorned that shapely head;
He looked upon her dainty feete
And then these little words he said:
"Could she be sand, as he asked,
lie fondly stroked that glossy hair;
"Oh, yes"--the farmer said he'd take
Two hundred dollars for the mare.
Detroit Free Press.
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Mr.. Jones Suffers From a Misapplied
Remedy.

Jones still lives. After escaping the
critics and the anger of Justly in
censed populace, and surviving the bod
lily perils of an amateurs debut, he has
come near to meeting death. at the
hands of the wife of his bosom, and now
lies weak and helpless as month old
baby, trying to plan out an adequate
revenge when Jeptha is himself again.
1t would be funny were it not so fatal,
but Mrs Jones says no bones are broken,
and that he needed heroic treatment; he
certainly got it. .
You see, the family doctor is an alb
minded sort of man, and the other
day as he left the house after giving
Mrs. Jones a bottle of medicine for
Jones' measles, he was staring about
him in a dazed sort of way as he went
out, and Mrs. j. began to think Jeptha
might be worse than she imagined, and
she asked rather anxiously:
lis there anything else, doctorP"
"Give him the prescription regular
w." said.the doctor in liver-pad voice,
land don't forget the directions and be
sure to shake well before administering
good day, ma 'am," and the doctor
passed out in brown study.
I'm sure l don't know how I'm 60
ing to do it," said Mrs. Jones, with
tears in her eyes. II suppose l must
though; but Bridget will have to help"
Mr.. Jones had fallen into feverish
sleep in which the measles and Shakes
peare and sword swallowing were con-
siderably mixed up, when he suddenly
awoke and saw Mrs. Jones standing
looking at him on one side of the bed,
and Bridget heroically planted on the
other.
maria, am I worsep" he gasped,
with feeling that he must be dying.
Take hold" said Mrs. Jones, nod
ding to Bridget, 1--WE may as well get it
over again"
Bridget took hold; it was something
like the grip of bulldog and it caught
Jones in the ribs at the same moment
that the tieklish fingers of his wife were
inserted on the other side.
"Now shaker directed Mrs. Jones,
and for the next five minutes the wretch
ed man had a dissolving view of the
heavens and the earth; he tried to pray,
but Bridget's knuckles took every bit of
Out Va oshet 40 no hOoO oheA
fell with the regularity of a rag-carpet
in spring house cleaning, he could only
take one brief and rapid survey of his
past life, and think with indescribable
torture of all the wicked things he
might have done and hadn't. Then he
was dropped-as it seemed to him from
fourth story window-and he felt
some cold liquid that tasted like mus
tang liniment and st. Joseph's oil COM
bined going down his throat.
$50 glad you're better" said his
wife, when he recovered consciousness;
.'do you know, dear, if it hadn't been
for the doctor I'd never thought about
that old formula, To be wen shaken
before taken / haven't a doubt it has
saved your life. That comes of having
doctor of the old school; you'll soon
be well now," and she put two more
comfortables and his overcoat on the
PROSTATE man, and tucked him in so he
wouldn' get cold.
And now she says the only thing that
worries her is the expression of his eyes.
They look wild. d.--Detroit Post and 7rib-
ttsse.
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"A contemporary tells of little col
ored boy who was badly treated. and
" hung BY the neck until he was black
ip, the face"
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This schedule does not cover unli-
censed saloons, or other places where
liquor is sold; the average daily receipts
are taken at less rather than more than
Che probable truth, and yet it charges
Chicago, which contains only about one
sixth of the population of the State,
with an outlay of over So, 100000 per
annum for spirits, wines and fer1nented
drinks. 1t is not so easy to ascertain
the number of saloons in the rest of the
State and their average daily sales, but
data are not wholly wanting. Fifty
eight high-license towns of the State,
with a population of $4,000, contain
4O1 saloons, or one to every 470 inhabit-
ants. Make all the allowance that can.
be reasonably asked for the moderate
drinking of the farming classes, and
discount. if possible, our estimate for
Chicago. and the total cost of liquor
drank in Illinois exceeds 500, ,000.0 900
per annum.-Ister Ocean.
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sign that my honest dealing was ap-
rreciated.
OF course, / accepted them with
thanks, but added as a parting admoni-
ton: "My young friend, take the adj
vice of casual acquaintance whose
chief business is with young men, and
dsmount as quickly as possible from
Bill Myers e?''-Presiden TnttLe,
of Wabash COLLEGE
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-06-21

"A Boston author has sued his pub
Usher because his book did not sell.
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In an editorial in your last Saturdays issue
you estimate the cost of liquor drank in Illi-
nois In the course Of a year at f400O,OO.
Don't you think these figures are rather steep2
Give US your basis of calculation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-04-07
EDITORIAL BREVITIES.

The cotton trade of Norfolk continues
to expand, and has now reached volume
which seems enormous compared with that
of but few years ago.
A Chicago court has declared that no
good Jew can be compelled TO marry a girl
on ''Iom Kippur' day, whether he promis-
ed to do SO or not.
The monument which is to be placed
over the grave Of Mr.. jefferson, at Monti.
cello, reached Charlottesville on Tuesday
last, and will soon be placed in position.
The Warrenton Inder puts it thus
democrats vote money to run tho schools
for the education of children The coali-
ton seek TO divert that money 10 run the
coalition party"
Gen. Butler declares that he is not a
candidate for President, and "has not got
the presidential bee in his bonnet" He
says there is mot word of truth" in the
recently published report which represent
ed him as scheming 10 secure the democrat.
ic nomination.
Col '. z. Stevenson, Tennesseean By
birth, who has become millionaire in New
YORK. by lucky investments In stocks and
real estate. has determined TO build several
!arCe iron furnaces in that State. Can't
some Alexandrian, who has made his pile
come and do Tx ewise for bis old home.
Mr.. Huntington president of the Ches,
! ny Il n,,sN Dc.1 4
| stood, negotiating for the purchase of the
Morgan. Louisiana and Texas Railroad and
Steamship Line, the object being TO make II
portion Of the Southern Pacific Railroad
line from San Francisco to Newport News
The Abingdon Tirsi7ian thinks that
General Malone would have made the bes,
Postmaster General inasmuch as he would
| have made the postmasters and rout.
agents, III the State, pay the expenses of the
next campaign, and thus avoid the humili
ating duty of lying around Jay Hubble:
headquarters ali summer 10 beg money, MS
he did last summer.
The Pittsylvania Tribune is struck with
statements IN the papers announcing the
return to the State Of many of our citizens
mostly young men, who went ont TO seek
their fortunes IN the West and Southwest
a once prominent lawyer of this city wa:
wont to say that no man ever went away
from Virginia who didn't want to come
back and generally did SO provided he
| could raise money enough to bring him
home.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-04-07

NAKRfNToN'3 BAD BoY.--Praycr-lneet-
lug night this week was moonless and dark
Taking advantage OF this, the bad boy rot
cow bell somewhere near the Post Office
bucklcd it around his neck. and started
with terrible clatter Of heels and loud
bellows toward Main Street, right on the
pavement, contrary to ordinance providing
against animals on the sidewalk. Behind
him ran his little chum piping at the top OF
troubled tenor at every step, Head that
co1c ~ A round old brother had lust cross.
ed the street from the Clerks Office, Hear
ing the cry and clatter of hoofs, be placed
an awningpost between himself and danger.
and stood with ape uplited "Ling-a ling.
ling = and on came the coz with iufurute
below. In bali a minute the cor was pass.
ing the old man He struck out. lost his
balance. and doubled up on the drug store
steps for repairs. The cow then turned
down Culpeper street.-the little urchin still
pursuing and shouting, Head that cow!'
Several ladies hearing the helabaloo ran
into F. G. B.'s store with an apology, and
Frank was sorry ne did not keep sum shades
in his general stock. At the intersection of
Warren Green with Cupeper street, old
Neu Johnson, VINO never permits bovine
TO pass his whip, stepped 10 the front with
a"Red HEA HEP y With the last excla
nation the co1V passed over Ned's BODY and
ne picked himself up with lugubrious,
i declar ~ a little on oue-logged old
soldier who had learned that discretion
was the better part Of valor struck for the
street, saying B: gum, she can have the
pavement if she wants 1t the road is good
enough for me-" On sped the bad boy and
his lnischievous little chum, frightening old
foks and young into odd places of refuge by
the y.side till the'ling- a.llng, ling p and
piping head that cow" were lost in the dim
distance Varrenton Inder.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-04-07
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Bergh has written TO Barnum condemn
ing the action Of the latter in shooting his
refractory elephant.
Renewed threats have been made to des.
troy various public buildings in Birming-
ham, England
Dynamite fiends are still giving trouble at
Montcaules. Mines, France. There is much
anxiety in Paris in regard to the matter
The trial ofnihillsts will begin in St. Peters.
burg Monday 1t is understood that the
crown will invoke the extreme penalty OF
the law against six Of the prisoners.
1t is thought Cecil ?. Whitaker and Louis
Jefirics, white, and VIM. Hopkins, colored
of Harre de Grace, Md, have been drown.
ed in the Susquehanna
Ansell. Arnold & Cos. wholesale -four
store, at Willimantic, Conn. was entered last
night, the safe blown open and $4,000 in
bonds and some money stolen.
Bya collision on the ST. Paul Ninueapo.
lis and Manitoba Railroad yesterday even
ing an engineer Of one the trains was killed
and the fireman badly injured.
The remains Of the late Petor Cooper were
conveyed 10 All Souls Church ,NewYork to-
day, and lay in state until the funeral this
afternoon. Thousands visited the church 0
take look atthe deceased
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-04-07

Observation-Disclosures there is good deal
said and sung about Jerusalem, most people know
as little about the old as they do about the new
one. Miss Finkestein, a native OF the Holy City,
is telling about 1t in New York. She began her
lecture with an eastern song of welcome, which a
reporter says sounded to the untutored ears of the
audience like Cheyenne war-whoop; but as the
untutored ears of the audience or Of the reporter
never, IN all probability, heard Cheyenne war
whoop, the comparison is not very significant.
There are about 10000 people In Jerusalem,
which is very much crowded. There is no such
thing as right of way men, women and donkeys
are all mixed up, and no policemen to help you
across the street. The inhabitants live in differ.
eat quarters of the city, according to their relig
ionr each hating the ether very cordially The
donkey Is everywhere. When one is lost crier
goes ABOUT the streets chanting: All good people
VINO oelieve in Christ or Mohsmmed, OF who have
no religion at all, give up that donkey and you'll
get salvation, and anyway dollar" When a
1e" gets up In the morning he thanks God he was
no. uos Iosn woman. There are no latch KEYS In
the East. When man comes home lats and
KNOCKS at his door, all the windows in the neisb.
borhood open and everyone is politely apxions -
know where you have been at that hour. :
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-04-07

A DISSATISFIED NUN.-There is nun
now in the Convent of Hochelaga, Mon
treal, whose religious name is 'Sister of the
Incarnation" She has just passed her
twenty-frst year. She is well educated,
graceful and accomplished. Several years
since she renowned the world and its pleas
ures. For some reason she now objects to
living the life of a nun any longer, and her
relatives have endeavored to secure her re-
lease, even going so far as to threaten a
writ of habeas corpus. The Bishop has re.
ferred the matter to the Pope, and has told
her father aud other relatives that they have
no right TO interfere in the matter, as his
daughter had renowned him and the world
on taking the vow. As rule she is allow
ed TO see no person in the convent save her
attendants, ard her health is evidently
wearing under the strain TO her nerves. A
recent letter TO her father is full of despair
Her father saw her alone fors few moments
day Or two ago and rushing into his arms
she begged him to save her from the life she
had learned TO dislike SO heartily. What
the result Of the affair may be is subject of
much anxiety on the part of her friends,
while public curiosity has also been aroused
in regard 70 it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-04-07

a New QUEEN.-A Paris dispatch says a
new heroine has made her appearance and
threatens to dethrone Louise Michel and
Paule Minck, the two fanatical female lead.
ers of the Armee de la Revolution. The
new queen of the mob is Mile. Fernando,
Foirieus, better known by her stage name
of Dartmouth. She is graduate of the
famous Paris Conservatory, and studied
defamation under Talbot, ex-sccietaire of
the Coincide Francase. She has fine con-
tralto vice and considerable dramatic abili-
ty. She appears in cafe concerts and at the
public meetings of the communists, collec-
florists, anarchists and other revolutionary
societies that she honors with her encourage
ment. She sings the Marianne" with tell
ing effect: This young lady has suddenly
come to the front as leader, for the simple
reason that the other night she broke
chair over the head of a municipal councillor
named Yoes Guyot The latter was presi.
ding at political meeting, which was In.
vaded by a gang of anarchists with Mile.
Darlincourt at their head.