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The Brookhaven leader., 1884-09-11

The ; oech Of Col. Ihos. =
ssockdsls - Mississippi City o. ,he
occasion OF the nomination OF Judge
van Eaton Cor Congress, August
goth, WAS pronounced one Of the
most able aud eloquent he ever de,
livered. It was mastery arrsigu-
mint Of the Republican party and
the corrupt practices by which II
has retsined control Of public affairs.
We quote from a port Of the adj
dress as follows, which 10 most ex-
cellent Democratic campaign litera-
ture:
1T is true Of parties, as Of men,
that actions are truer induces OF
purposes than sayings; history is
more reliable than platforms. There
will be a persistent and vigorous
effort in the coming canvass to allure
several Southern States into the
ranks Of the Republican party, to
compensate for the inevitable loss
to them of New York, Indiana, New
Jersey and perhaps California, and
they hope to eusnare Mississippi as
part of the prey. To accomplish
this the achievements Of the Repub-
Iican party are held up 10 its plat
form aud acceptance of it's chosen
candidate. In 1861, and until now
the Republicans were frantic in their
loud hosannas to the glory Of the
American Government. They EN-
blazoned it upon all their banners;
they announced It from every
rostrum. 1t was the golden text
of the sermons of their diyines, and
the laity cried amen! 1t re-
verberated through the valleys, ran
up the sides of the mountains, that
"the South rebelled against the best
government the world ever saw"
Suppose We admit it. The Demo-
cratic party made that government
what it was, the Republican party
made it what it is now, and the
world can scarcely see o government
more shamefully corrupt and OPP
pressive. After that rebellion bad
recoiled upon the South in terrific
force, and swept over this sunny
land like the fight of the dragon,
and had dried up her prosperity as
with the simoon's breath, her SCARED
and veteran soldiery returned 70
where their homes had been and
looked around upon o devastation
that cried despair upon every hill
and valley. Amid the solemn lone
Illness stood the wives and children
of brave people with the grinninq
wolf approaching every door. That
same Democratic party, notwith
standing it disapproved our action;
and the great heart Of the Northern
soldier, would extend sympathetic
and helping hand, and invited theiI
erring brethren back to the priv
leges Of American citizens; but a,
snon as the attempt was made, every
time the South would stagger to hel
feet, the Republican party, will
.lcold and cruel vengeance, struck he
Itiown, until the civilized world criet
out for shame. They even ceasuret
their own great general, Sherman
because he was msgnanimous to :
fallen foe."
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-09-11
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IN new ORLEANS.
ESTABLISHED 20 YEARS.
TIE REST COTTON AIS,

We are making the ECLIPSE EAGLE JoT-
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cess the past season, aud which took the fist
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cotton which mad been gathered with the bolls.
We also continue to ma"ufscture our cee5ti-
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not one bale rejected Gidiere, Day Go
sold one bale Of cotton from Mr.. Allen, ginned
on Eagle Cotton Gin, at ~ cents per pound.
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-09-11
Tribute to the Memory Of J. M.
Martin.

At meeting of the L. o. T. F. held al
their chamber on Thursday, the 4th day
of September, the following resolutions
were introduced and unanimously adopt
ed:
WHEREAS, We have heard with mex
pressible regret of the death Of our friend
and brother, j. NJ. MARTIN; and
WHEREAS, We have all been comrades
and associates since our earliest years,
bound together by ties of tender interest,
and are able to realize with profound sad
ness the loss we have sustained; therefore
Be it resolved, That we, the l.. o. T. F.,
in meeting bled, give expression to
our sorrow over his untimely death. We
feel and know that he is at rest, that his
soul, SO noble and proud has found more
copgenial spirits in the sphere above; yet,
as we contemplate the life hardly begun,
the golden bowl broken, and its contents
ruined and scattered, We can at best but
endeavOr to conceal our grief in an
humble resignation to the mandate of q
lust and merciful God. We knew our
@amented brother as true and faithful
friend: rs such we now monrn him, and
commit his body to the silent tomb. To
the bereavcd fainily We extend our heart
felt sympathy and the consolation that
their loved, after . painful, yet noble
struggle, is ut rest, and Is ct peace.
BE Il further resolved. That the lnsmhers
of our Organization arc hereby Instructed
to wear their badge OF mourning for thirty
days from this date.
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-09-11

Mr.. H: Sampsel, Ottawa, Kansas,
writes "DR. S. B. HARTMAN & Co.,
Columbus, O.-Gentlemen have suf.
Tered for seven years have tried every
thing and many physicians, and all have
failed. went to Pittsburgh. and while
there fell on the street, my breath seemed
to leave my lungs, and numbness over
power me. ] determined to give PERUNA
and MANALIN fair trial. / used four bot
ties Of each, and my trouble left, never,
hope, to return. I left Pittsburgh three
weeks ago for Kansas, and thought, az
was going TO . new country, had better
take q bottle of MANALIN with me, on
account of bad water, etc. I arrived
here with one-half bottle. ] found one
Of my friends in q pretty bad condition.
The doctors were treating her for chills
and fever. I did not know what her
trouble was, though l persuaded her to
use the MANALIN. She did so, and the
first day she was up doing her work.
Now this seems strange, but II 10. never
theless, . candid truth. She used it all,
and has never had cause to lie down
during the day since she took the first
three doses"
A Cass that was Pronounced In.
durable.
Miss c. c. Peck, ia Jackson street,
Milwaukee, Wis, writes: "DR. S. B.
HARTMAN & Co.-Gentlemen take
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] received from your valuable PERUNA.
] have been suffering for about fifteen
years with severe cough and bronchitis
(so the doctors call it). I was treated by
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medicines, but received no1benefit what.
ever. DR.. Fox, Of this city, claimed I
had consumption, and there was no hope
for me ever getting better. was 90 bad
that coughed almost continually. Mrs.
Henry Ellis, q friend Of mine, induced
me to try your PERUNA. am happy
to say I began to notice change after
had taken my second bottle. ] took
eight bottles in all, and now feel like
new woman. If il hadn't been for PE-
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Messrs. Baker Bros., Mt. Vernon, o.,
write Your PERUNA sells we'll. Gus
toners speak Of i q being good medi-
cine
Mr.. Daniel 4. spry. Portsmouth. o.,
writes: have = good trade in PKRUNA.
Il sells well and gives satisfaction
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-09-11
yor Ooogross-7th District,
ETHEL BARKSDALE,
Notice, Democrats.

The Democratic Executive Committee
Of Lincoln couny 10 called to meet at
Brookhaven on Thursday, tho 18th day Of
September, at IL o'clock q. m, for the
purpose Of inaugnrating the canvass.
The importance of the campaign Is
ss,ch that q fall attendance Of the Com
mittee h hoped for and all earnest Demo.
scrats Of the county are invited to attend
this meeting to give the COMMITTEES the
benefit Of their views. By order Of
r. H. THOMPSON
A. LEwRxrHAL, JR., Chm.
Acting Sec'y.
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-09-11

We learn that up to this time
twenty six newspaper men have en-
gagged passage on the Hogg & Bur-
rage Texas Excursion, and North
Mississippi yet to hear from. Col.
Hogg says he is going to have a
Mississippi press convention in Fort
Worth. Texas. We may be there TO
see.-Copiahan.
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-09-11
why YOU SHOULD BUY YOUR
Spectacles Of Us.

We have most complete assortment
The quality of the glasses is the best the
world can produce.
We have the best optician in tho South.
ern country (Mr. d. Bohne). He fills thu
most difficult orders of our celebrated
oculists for Cataract Glasses, Compound
cylindrical Glasses, etc.
Ourprices are 70 higher, but often much
cheaper than those of spectacle vsndors
vino are totally ignorant Of the bHsiness.
We keep on hand the largest assortment
in the South of Artificial Human Eyes.
Send for Test Types and Price List.
A, B. GRISWOLD & CO.,
Jewellers and Opticians.
10. ........ Canal Street.
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-09-11

> REPORTS OF GOVERNMENT CHEMISTS
Az to Purity and Of tho Royal Baking
package Of Baking Powder which ,As
of contain
other injurious substances Eu LOVE- hD"s
al. A. MorT, n
Baking Powder purchased
other injurious
HENRY Institute Of
have Powder The materials
DANA HAYE State Aay
the highest award Al compositions
Philadelphia
State throughout the country
received
yersal Home phycians scns Boards
Health world =
comparative worth Of various Baking
indicated This practical test for worth
obseant OF the Royal Baking
that while costs few cents per pound
age trial of the Royal Baking Powder VIZ convince NJ
fair minded person of these facts
higher
POWDER ranked below them not 70 %
AL no now
avoided - dangerous
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-09-11

The proprietors Of Ksndallk SPAWN
Cure have hundreds of letters on flle
speaking IL the highest terms Of the bone
there ~ knndrcda Whero il NJ proved 8
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-09-11
Boptfst Literature.

wonld respectfully inform members
Of the baptist Accumulation 10 this SEQ
ton that ana prepared to furnish them,
on sh0rt notice, with Baptist Books,
College Catalogue, fspers Tracts, etc,
postage - the case may be-added.
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-09-11

A peek Of worms have bean Known to
poes from 20 child. Ghginez'6 Indian
Fermifuge NAs the remedy oeed. Qnly p
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-09-11

Ordered, That no warrant shall be re-
ceived by the sheriff aud tax collector, or
by the County Treasurer in settlement
with in payment of any particular fund
except such rs are drawn on that fund,
aud any warrant received in violation of
this order will not be credited to the off,
Ger receiving it.
The following claims were allowed:
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-09-11

David Hall, services rs Bailiff to
Grand JurC July torn, 1884,
Circuit Court. .................l 1850
BrOokhaven Democrat, publishing
proceedings of Board. ...........4 .25
+ + Meade Il Co, books, etc, for
Circuit aud Chancery Courts 13 80
J W Bennett, NJ d, services to VIM
j W Bennett, examination of dead
infant fonnd in cistern before
Jury of Inquest. -. 1000
The 10th section school fund was loan
ed to the following named parties in the
following proportions, viz:
Mrs. S. }. Hutchins ............$ 5000 90
A. w. Smith. 200 GO
V. b. Watts. 100 90
IL. IL. AppleWhlte ............... 164 III
The Clerk of the Board was ordered to
of the State Hospital at Vicksburg and
procure the admission, if possible, Of Har-
rison Ward to said hospital for treatment.
Ordered.that public notice be given by
publication in the BrOOkhaven papers,
that the contract for the custody of cOun-
ty prisoners will be let out on the first
Monday of October next.
Ordered that the following hands be as
signed to road No., to-wit: The hands at
DR.. Atkins mill, at Charles Cages mill
and on Abe Nations place, living south
of Little Bahala Creek and En0ch Hays
and all the hands on his place.
The following claims were allowed:
+ Sessions, member, days. .$12 90
J w Maxwell, member, 3 days and
~ miles,. IL 10
81 miles. 10 60
s NJ Holloway, member, 3 days and
NJ w Novels, member, days and
% miles. .......... ........ ID 10
R w McNair, Sheriff, days. 6 90
+ NJ Martin, Clerk, 3 days......... 900
+. NJ. MARTIN, Clerk.
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-09-11
THE SCENE In TIE FAMOUS

lie described as being the most
thrillingly terrible. The two brave
and desperate men, c.ch Of
whom was battling for the mastery
made the scene perfectly appalling.
Clerks Women and children, who
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Was She u Flirf ?
Through Mail.

II wonder if that pretty girl
over there is not firt," said one
drummer to another on an incom-
ing Illinois Central train the other
day.
"She looks like it, said his COM
panion, sand what is more, she
and / have passed good many
happy hours together. I've staid
many night at her fathers house,
but | don't do that any more, and
if you can make a mash on her,
go ahead
The other drummer went over
to where she sat and said.
Permit me, madame
Certainly" she replied.
my friend over there says he
has known you for some time he
continued as he sat down. She
blushed and smiled very sweetly
as she acknowledged the acquaint-
ance.
Every nice fellow" suggested
the drummer.
Ell think he is ever SO nice, y
said the woman modestly.
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An Old Poem.
Forney's Progress.


The following beautiful poem, tax
en- from an old Columbia, Tennes
see paper, printed July Goth, 1887
recalls an incident some months ago
which made . deep impression upon
my mind. / happened to be acci'
dentally present at q speech deliver.
ed BY . woman illustrating Spiritual
ism In one Of the upper wards Of
Philadelphia. One part Of it refer
ring to the prodigal son, was SO orig
inal that it made a lasting impress
sion upon my mind. The lady ora
tor was speaking Of the undeserved
sympathy extended to the offending
man: how after a long career Of vice
and crime, Of seduction and shame,
of profigacy and forgery, he returns
to his fathers home forgiven, petted,
worshipped, and almost honored for
his wickedness, and he is held up &C
cording to the scriptural ideal, as the
pattern for all the future and for all
the people. It was this wretched
criminal that the female orator made
the text Of denunciation and scorn,
and I can never forget the effect she
produced upon the great crowd that
heard her when she exclaimed: "Oh,
men and brethren, oh, sisters aud
daughters, have you ever heard Of
the prodigal daughterp How rare
it is to find the poor and sinful wo-
man forgiven and welcomed back to
the hearthstone from which she fed.
For her no fathers breast is barred,
no mothers tears are shed, no broth
er's arm is extended, no fatted calf
is killed, no wine and music and
song employed to honor her forgive
ness and bless her penitence. She is
an outcast on the face OF the earth, a
vagrant of the streets, the exile from
society, the compelled companion Of
the vile to the end Of her days 7"
This beautiful and thrilling incident
was recalled keenly to my memory
by the following lines:
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Bully fellow, but be amt very
popular with the girls. Don't
seem to care much about 'em.r
Don't hef" she archly inquired.
"Not very much"
Il like him ever SO much. /
have thought the world Of him for
a long time.n
Happy old boy Say, you
couldn't love me a little as his
proxy. could your
Goodness no y
SWELL, that's pretty hard on me,
but if you think SO much Of him,
I'll get up and let him come over
!! and sit by you"
"Oh I wish you would The
masher looked red and blue bv
turns, and got up and went over
and told his companion what she
said, and added:
"Say, old fellow, you've got her
dead. She's mashed on you the
worst way, and she wants You to
come over and sit beside her. 2
lis that SO ~ queried the other
with satisfied smile, arising and
bowling to the lady, who beckoned
him over to the seat with her.
And then he went over and put
his arm around her, and when the
conductor came along, the second
drummer pointed them out to him
and began to tell him what a mash
the other fellow had made, when
the conductor smiled blandly, and
told him to 60 soap his head, that
she was the other drummer's wife
and he had known her ever since
she was baby. The masher got
off the first time they came up toa
freight train, and went the rest Of
the way as live beef.
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Oflate there seems to have been
q great increase of crime in the
country. Our papers have con-
tanned numerous accounts Of
murders, robberies, an other afro
cious offences. More than half the
reading matter Of some Of the
journals has been devoted to the
details Of these shocking events.
1t might well happen that some
intelligent, and moral, heather
man on reading these accounts,
would exclaim: "Are these the
fruits Of your boosted civilizations"
1t is . sad fact that civilized
countries are stained with exhibi-
tions Of wickedness that would
shame even q savage nation. Yet
is it fair to call these the fruits Of
civilization It must be remem-
bered that, to make civilized ma
ton, you must civilive the individ-
uals who compose it. The charac-
ter Of any nation is just like that
of it's average citizen--not it's best
nor it's worst. Now, in civilized
communities there are many men
who are no better than barbarians.
Turn these men loose into q tribe
Of savages and they would be per
fectly at home, so far Is character
is concerned. These are the per-
sons, these heather in our society,
who commit the most brutal Of the
crimes which disgrace the age.
Yet there is another cause Of
crime. It is unbridled passion
A civilized nation demands Of each
citizen to control himself for the
benefit Of bis fellows. In no other
way can there be peace and secur-
ity. But many never learn thus to
govern themselves. How many
boys there are whose chief aim in
life is to have their own way.
Their desires must be gratifed,
however much other people are
disconnected. This is a bad dis
position for start in life. And
| it is dangerous one for the pub
| lie welfare. When such a boy
comes to manhood he is well pre-
pared to commit q great crime, il
one of his selfish desires is thwart-
ed. When all our young people
learn to control their ambitions
and passions, we shall not read so
| many shocking stories Of wicked
ness and crime.
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The proprietors of this House, the old
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Days Horse and Cattle Powder Is
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60-inch Linen Loom Table Damasks
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60-inch Bleached Table Damask, ele-
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look upon thy face, but while
1t seems so bright and fair,
ask If that sunny smile
Is wont to linger there
I ask me II thy bosom's heave
Hides not a heart that's doomed t.
grieve
And wither In despairY
/ ask ifpeace and JOY can be
With beings desolate like thee.
1 knew thee not, thou fallen flower,
While virtue marked thy growth,
l knew thee not In thy bright hour
Ofpurity and truth.
l knew thee not, till treacherous ways,
Had dimmed the sunshine Of thy days,
The freshness of thy youth;
And then met thee In thy shame,
Without a friend, without name.
An outcast from thy happy home
A blighted joyless thing,
Thy journey onward to the tomb
A rayless wandering.
Uncheered by hope thy bosom heaves,
Yet, like the roses scattered leaves,
Some sweets still round thee cling,
And dimly through thy ruins shine
Like ivy on the shattered pine.
There's beauty still upon thy brow,
And kindness in thy heart;
That smile is with thee even now,
All helpless as thou art.
But sorrows wave too soon will chase,
The light of beauty from thy face,
And thou will then depart;
AS bends the lily to the blast,
Unknown, unloved, thou'lt sink at last.
God cheer thee on that awful day,
For none will watch thy bed,
None sigh to see thee pass away,
Nor grieve for thee when dead.
None mark the lonely, silent spot,
Where, all forsaken and forgot,
RecliDes thy lovely head,
The turf, alas! will soon be green,
And few will know that thou has been!