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The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-05-06
WICKED BOYS.
A Determined School Master who Knew
When He Had Enough.
rfbt,a-o III ,rald


tChlcago II 'rald.l
ayes, I've been up in Northern Michigan
teaching school all winter" said a south
hound passenger with long scars on his
face, "but haven't had much fun. It's a
tough job and / don't think I'll go back
again. know when l have enough. The
boys up there are a bad lot. thought |
could handle 'em, but the very first day
when | stood 'em up in row fora lesson
In spellin' something astonishing hap
pened. Little streams of black stuff began
to come down on me from the direction Of
the ceiling. On making an investigation
found it was ink, hut for long time
couldn't tell where II came from. Soon l
was black and stained from head TO foot,
and the spelling book which held in my
hand was so daubed up could hardly read
a word out of it. Whore do you suppose
these streams came from. Four little
holes about as big as a pin bored be-
tween the incisors of those boys. They
would take a mouthful of ink, put on the
pressure with their tongues and checks,
and shoot out a stream that would fly
thirty feet as straight as a die. They
broke up that spelling lesson, and the
worst Of it, was ] couldn't get back
at them, because never could tell
which boy was the offender. Those chaps
had bored those holes on purpose and they
had more fun than you can shake a stick
at. But it was rough on me. After hav-
ing INV complexion and four suits Of
clothes spoiled | got mad AMI attempted
to thrash every boy who had in&-stainS
OH his lips. That was where | got these
scars. How? Why, from finger nails.
The boys h al let their nails grow an inch
long, turned them under into claws, and
sharpened the ends to a fine point. They
could scratch like wild cats with EN-, and
1t is < wonder got off with my life. But
did. and taught that school through the
whole winter term, just the same. How?
BY wearing sheet-iron mask over my
face and a gum-cOat on my back, carry
ing two revolvers in my belt, and keeping
a constable in the ante-room. Don't think
III take the job next winter, though. Pm
no hog"
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-05-06
OSTRICH-F
ACaIifnrnia Industry Which Is Assuming
Tangible Proportions.

AtaIifnrnia Industry Which j. Assuming
Tangible Proportions.
1t is not generally known that the
rearing of O>trichcS has come to be a
profitable employment in parts of the
United States The announcement that
an entrrprising man away off in Los
Angeles, Cal, has just imported thirty
SIX of these famous birds from South
Africa directs attention to an industry
which is carried on in the far South
west, The climate of Texas and South
crn California is suitable for the raising
Of OstrcheS, and this, with the great
mercantile value of the feathers, has
developed this line in America.
1t was some time since found in
South Africa that the growth and settle
ment of the colonies rendered it every
year more difficult toprOcure wild birds
to supply the market, Careful inveSt-
CATION and experiment revealed the fact
birds could be caught, tanned and reg
ularly plucked, thus greatly decreasing
the waste in the eggs, and OBJ
tanning the maximum crop OF feath
ers When it is remembered that pair
of full grown OstricheS are worth from
5000 to $500, and that their feathers
bring from $3.50 to 5000 pound whole
sale. the importance of the industry and
it, profits will readily be seen. These
considerations led to the establishing of
what have come to be called "ostrich
farms and large fortunes have been
made by those engaged in the business.
The fashions Of modern time have
given no evidence that the ostrich
feather is losing its ancient popularity.
The Yankee wit of the Californian Sug-
gestcd this as an excellent branch of fine
industry. The climate was in IFS favor,
birds were imported. and it has become
a recognized profession. 1t requires
money and skill. but W tin these the re-
turns are considerable. The home
grown feather is thus able to enter the
American market and compete with its
imported cousin. and in this way the
public. by reduced rates, and the farm
er, by fair profits, are equally bene-
fitted There seems to be no good or
sufficient reason why such States as
Texas and Califo mia should not, as the
latter has area " done in grape and
fruit culture, becOme successful compe-
titors of the South African colonies in
" Notwithstanding" - Chicago Inter-
Ocean.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-05-06
cAMEO-CUTTING.
artistic Engraving Upon Minerals which
Does Not Pay Very Well.

Does Not Pay Very Well.
The art Of cameo-cutting was intro
duced into the United States in 1850
1t has made no progress. Finished
canoes sell for less now than they did
then. The only two manufacturers of
canoes in the United States are in this
city. and they find very little work to
do The greater part of this trade is in
initiating antique gems or in matching
canoes brought from Europe. There
is. probably, no business requiring so
great artistic skill and such delicate
manipulation in VIII oh the pay of the
workman is 81 poor. On" Of the man
ufacturcr> of this city said:
ANY man would hc a fool 10 learn
the trade with the hope OF making
money by it. have tn import all my
workmcn from Europe. ! tried To
teach two apprentices. but they found
that the skill which they acquired would
prove more valuable in the making of
artificial teeth and in the end they be-
came dentists. and now one of them has
a large practice.
Great numb RS of canoes are made in
Italy, hut the finest come from Paris.
The quartz blocks from which the
canoes are cut are imported into this
country in shapes ready for cult ng.
The kinds ct quartz most commonly
used are ONYX, slrdOnyX, chaicrdony.
jasper, turquois and certain species of
shells They c;El also lie cut on any
stone or Jewel except a almond. A
cameo differs from an intagl o in that it
is eNacnted in relief, while the latter is
q sunk engraving. Canoes are best cut
in minerals which present various bands
of two or more dist net cOlOTS. The
raised engraving i generally of one
color. while the background is of "A
,tronglv contrasting color. The former
is generally white and the latter dark.
The cutter draws with a lead pencil on
the white surface of the block the design
which he intends to produce in cameo.
He then follows the outlines with a
diamond and cuts away the white parts
outside. If tn stone is small he dement's
it on the end Of stick; if largr, he
holds it in his hand, and proceeds -
work upon it with fine drills. He sits
at table Ike a sewing machine
table, and by trcadle
works small lathe situated at
his right At his left is frame filled
with drills made of steel wire and of all
varieties of shap, 5 The ends Of the
drills are covered with diamond dust
ground in olive oil. The dust is OBJ
tanned by crushing uncut diamonds by
blows of Il hammer in small steel NOR
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-05-06
HEARING UNDER WATER.


Effects of Blow Felt at the Depth Oi
Eight Feet.
Some years ago | made a practical
experiment by diving to a depth OF
some seven or eight feet, and remain
ing below while party of friends upon
the bank shouted as loudly as they
could. Not a sound was audible. Then
/ went below again, when a blow was
struck upon the surface of the water
with a walking-stick The effect was
most startling, and really thought that
something must have struck me vio-
lently on both ears simultaneously. In
North America, when the lakes are COW
cred with thick coating of ice, the In
dians can kill the beaver, even though
it be swimming at considerable depth.
The hunter. who can see the animal
through the transparent ice, merely
strikes violently on the frozen surface
with his club. The vibration is COM
municatsd to the water, and thence
through the ears to the beaver, which
rolls senseless on its back, thus ali,w-
ing time for the hunter TO cut hole In
the ire and pierce the animal with his
SpeaT before il Gan recover liz senses, =
baettsi h'eskiy
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-05-06
A HORRIBLE DEED.
A Black Crime. Illustrative of the Use of
the Knife in Sicily.

A Black Crime Illustrative of the Use of
the Knife in Sicily.
A horrible deed of blood committed
near Girgenti gives an illustration, of
the use of the knife in the island of Sici-
w. Two butchers, father and son, Of
the name of Indelicato, who kept a shop
in that town, not long since took two
brothers named Alfonso and Giovanni
Cannetoni into partnership. Before
long the Cannetonis began to trade in
lambs carcasses separately on their
own account, and disagreements arose,
which ultimately led to a collision be-
tween Baldassare Indelicato and Alfonso
Cannetoni. They drew their butchers
knives from their belts on each other.
Alfonso aimed well-drected blow at
Baldassare. He parried it with his left
arm, which was cut to the bone, and at
the same instant drove his knife into
the heart of Alfonso, who fell dead on
the spot. At that moment young son
of Alfonso, aged nineteen, came up
with bludgeon to his fathers assist
ance. Baldassare struck him to the
ground, and then cut his throat across,
las he would have slaughtered sheep"
Mad with rage, Baltlassare then rushed
into the shop, and taking Giovanni, the
brother of Alfonso, by surprise, killed
him with a slash across the abdomen.
Turning then to leave the shop, he in
tlieted serious wound on a person just
entering. All this occurred within the
space of four minutes, the result of the
collision being three persons killed and
two wuunded.-N. T. Sun.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-05-06
LIFE IN CUBA.
Impressions Received by an Observing
American Traveller.

American Traveller.
At dinner we are confronted with a
waiter, who brings us "lestra" (bill
of fare) in Spanish, and we can neither
understand the one nor read the other.
In our dismay we cry "Comcda' (reg-
ular dinner), and our agile attendant
flies to the kitchen and soon brings us
an abundance of well-cooked food, with
elegant pastry, not down in the cook
books; fruits, tropical, and some of
which we had never heard; viands,
choice and delicate enough for the
palate of a king Our first financial
transaction was the purchase of twelve
and a half dollars of Spanish paper cur
rencv, for which we paid five dollars in
creenbackS. Forty millions of this
paper was authorizcd; how much more
has been issued ''no Teller can find out. -
II is irrcdeemablc, and those who were
responsible for its issue. it is alleged.
have made ''divvy," and the proceeds
''havc gone where the wOodbine
twincth. Hotel bills are payable in
Spanish gold, which is worth seven per
cent less than our grecnbacks. Our
ichu takes his orders in Spanish from
the Interpreter Mt the hotel, and we are
ratified over the rough streets at a
furious rate, our protests, remOnStrances
and inquiries all being jumbled together
in Spanish grunt. Forty cents
for driving two anywhere in the
city. or one half dollar for an
hour. payable in Spanish trash, is
streets are full of victorias at all hours
of day and night. Old kncc-Sprung
ponies and pigmy mules, hung with
bells and decorated with taSsels, are
goadcd and numerically beaten As they
tug at enormous loads on carts that
must have been used in the era of the
Pyramids. There is a happy, easy,
go-as-vou-plcase style manifested by
peasant and Prince. Ladies in elegant,
rich attire ride through the streets. with
a simple lace over the head while
slave women and bcggars tread the
sidewalks with little but a thin dress
for a covering. The climate. most de-
lightful. is an eternal spring, in which
the mercury never drops below seventy
or rises above ninctY-cight. in which
there are but two changes - one a
"northcr, which is simply cool, the
other the "rainy season, in which it is
said most Spaniards are born. The at
mosphere is excccdir rlv humid. The
clothes YOU lay off at night in the
morning seem to have been baptized
by some invisible agent. Your bed has
Il feeling of fampnc,s. and the starch
in Your shirt collar has lost its power
to stand erect The soil of the island
is of reddish brown, and the clothing
of the markct-womcn and tails and legs
of the mules are distinctly decorated
with its peculiar color Washington
star.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-05-06

perhaps little tooth-paste, or some
similar staple article. Tooth-paste or
powder is found at one end of the city
and toothbrush at the other. Butter.
cheese and milk constitute a separate
branch of trade, wholesale and retail,
sometimes each of these articles by it.
self. The same rules apply to all other
lines of trade and manufacture with
more or less strictncsS. The convenient
showcase in American stores, in which
is found n collection of small articles
in common use, is never seen in French
shops. The advantages of this minute
division of labor are these: a large pro-
portion of the population find employ
ment i'm some of these branches Of BUSH
ness. and when times are good every
body j. relatively prosperous. But
when the current of affairs changes, the
shops which have increased to an un-
reasonable number and have bought
largely. prcsuming on the continuance
of prosperity, find themselves all over
stocked. and the result is poverty and
disaster on all sides. There are some
exceptions to the system. Within few
years there have grown up in Paris and
in the large provincial cities large gen
cral stores, or bazars. where almost
every thing of personal necessity. cN-
ccpt catablrS, can be- foC,,3 at slightly
reduced prices. These places are
numerous in Paris. and they are al-
most the only ones that are exceptions
to the prevailing commercial stagna-
ton. There are some other exceptions.
such as the sale of bread and pastry in
the same shop, but they are not numcr-
Gus. One of the most absurd results of
a system which is to 4 certain extent
necessary have been the cafes Is they
exist at present in France. The hotels
and restaurants do not furnish coffee
without an addition to the bill You
eat your dinner in one place and take
your coffee in another. Hence the cvo-
luton of separate branch of busi mess.
and the employment of thousands of
bonneS and garconS who would other
wise swell the pauper list.-PdrtS Cor.
san Francisco Chronicle.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-05-06
DIVISION OF LABOR.

The IncOnceivable Degree of Minuteness
The manner of carrying on business
IN France has much to do with the suf-
fering caused by commercial depression.
Labor and trade are divided to an in
conceivable degree of minuteness. The
variety of goods that one person sells,
whether at wholesale or retail, is ex-
ceedingly limited, in order not to trench
on the business of another. 1t is a rule
that books and stationery must be sold
by different persons. A butcher does
not sell all kinds of meat. One sells
beef, or beef and mutton; another pork,
and still another the animals head,
tongue, liver, lights and kidneys. 1t
often happens that in the line of toilet
articles you must look for applications
for the face and beard in one place. and
for the head and hair in another. If one
wishes lamp and appointments, he
buys the lamp at one shop, then searches
the city for an oil can. and, having
found one, purchases his oil, with the
expense of considerable further muscle
Wa Third. A French drug store keeps
noth,ng bur drugs and medicines. OF Il
itas ittle Anglieirrd or AweFleaHi1adi
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-05-06
DICKENS STORY.



Charles Dickens would tell it some
thing like this:
There was a very beautiful lady pas
sengcr upon that ship. and she inspired
three gentlemen, also passengers, with
the most passionate love for her. Each
declared his love and proposed marriage
as soon as the Great Western touched
the shore. They were all equal in their
attentions, as they were equal in their
social positions and fortunes, and this
triple conquest placed the unfortunate
should choose and which to accept So,
being without a friend or adviser save
he Captain, under whose charge She
was placed. il became necessary to make
known to Captain HasknS the nature of
her solcitudc and ask his advice. After
giving him time to revOlve it in his
mind, She said: Captain. what am | to
do?' We'll. my dear lady. said the gal
liant old salt, III tell YOU how to test
this matter cflicctually. Some calm day
when YOU are upon deck and the trio of
lovers are also there, Just YOU Jump
overheard. | will have the boats ready
50 that nothing can befall you. and
whichever Of the gentlemen jumps after
and risks his life for yours, that man ;
hand and heart and fortune You should
accept. The lady consented.
The next day came Screnely in with
scarcely a ripple upon the bosom of the
tracklcSS deep. The parties were all up
en- deck, and a goodly number of other
passengers who had heard some vague
whspcrin@S of what was going on in
this new nautical play of the Lover $
Leap. Suddenly splash was heard in
the water, and back to her native ele-
mcnt, from which sprung the Goodies,
Queen of Cyprus Isle. tloatcd the lovely
Venus of our own ~ company, and
two out of the three : hlcmen jumped
after her. Each grasping an arm of the
fair lady went Swimminglv on toward
the ship and though all of them were
more or less frightened, safely gained
the deck of the noble steamer. There
was an uncounted-upon new situation,
however, the lady, undiSmayed, although
her fright was not wholly dismissed,
again addressed Captain Hoskins: my
lear sir, how is this affair to be decided?
These gentlemen, so equal in their cour-
age and devotion, have risked their
lives, giving full proof of their love.
Now, how is the gordan knot to be cut,
and how am | to be released from my
unpleasant quandary?' The captain,
rcfectively scratching his head for a
moment, quickly replied: My dear
lady, take the man that didn't jump!
He is the most sensible of the three!'
Then" Dickens would say with a
finishing nod, ''you will observe that
the race is not to the swift, neither is
the battle to the strong - Cincinnati,
San.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-05-06
CONQUERiNG THE BODY
Lesson Taught BY the Life of a GreG;
English Historian.


Young people who use as textbook
IN their schools Green's Conquest Of
England will find in the history OF
the writing of the book an example Of
zeal and courage as remarkable as any
which it records. Mr.. Green gave all
the best years of his l'fe to the close
study of the history of England. He
had passionate love for his native
land, and believed that God had put in
his bands the task of setting forth the
truth with regard to the development of
her people. His book, The History of
the English People, was written while
he was struggling against q mortal ILL
ness. He had collected vast materials
for work on the story of early Eu-
gland, and had begun to write it, when
his disease made sudden startling
progress, and he wa, told by his physi-
clans that they could do nothing to ar
rest it,
I'm the extremity Of ruin and de-
feat, ;" says his wife, in her reco1 OF
him. ''h6 found higher fidelity to his
work. Tho days that Iaight still BIZ left
10 him must henceforth be ceuaHere,l.
day ht day, trVR desth Thus, gnd"r
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-05-06
PICTURED ROCE
4 source Of Wonder and Speculation for
Over One Hundred Years.

Ovec One Hundred Years.
The famous Pictured Rocks on the
Evansville pike, about four miles from
Morgantowl W. Va, have been a
source of wonder and speculation for
more than century, and have attracted
much attention among the learned men
of this country and Europe. The clh1
upon which these drawings exist is OF
considerable size, and within a short
distance of the highway above men.
toned. The rock is Il white sand
stone which wears little from exposure
to the weather, andupOn its smooth sur
face are dclineatcd the outlines of at
least fifty species of animals, b'rds, rep
tiles and fish, embracing in the num-
Der panthers, der, buffalo, offers,
beavers, wildcats, foxes, wolves, rae
coons, OpossumS, bears, elk, crows,
eagles, turkeys, cells, various sorts of
fish, large and small snakes, etc. In
the midst of this silent mcnagcric of
specimens of the animal kingdom is the
full length outline of a female form,
beautiful and perfect in every respect.
Interspersed among the drawings of ami
mails, etc, are limitations of the foot
prints of each sort, the whole space Oc-
cupied being one hundred and fifty feet
long by fifty wide. To what race the
artist belonged, or what his purpose
was in making these rude portraits,
must ever remain a mystery. but the
work was evidently done years ago.
Boston Budget.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-05-06
There shall BE no Aims,

When Napoleon talked of invading Italy
one Of his officers said: "But, sire, remem-
Der the Alps" To an ordinary man these
would have seemed simply insurmounta-
"There shall be no Alps.6 So the famous
Simplon pass was made. Disease, like a
mountain, stands in the way of fame, fort
une and honor to many who by DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery" might be
healed and so the mountain would disap-
pear. 1t is specific for all blood, chronic
lung and liver diseases, such as consump-
ton (Which is scrofula of the lungs, PIN
pies, blotches, eruptions, tumors, swellings,
fever-sores and kindred complaints
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-05-06

fSedalla MOI SnecIal.l

II. c. Laforce, special examiner of the
Pension Department, was to-day called
Upon by Nelson Painter, farmer of this
county, who voluntarily surrendered his
pension certificate. on which he has drawn
four dollars per month for years. He said
that he was satisfied that the disability
which had entitled him to a pension was
permanently removed, and it would not be
honest for him longer to accept the Gov
ernment's money. Mr.. LafOrce says this
is the first case he has had of this kind in
an experience of six years, and it is the
second he ever heard Of
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-05-06
The Plucky Wife of a Parson.

Mrs. Barnes, wife of the Rev. George 8.
Barnes, occupied the Methodist pulpit in
jackson on Sunday. Mr.. Barney was
taken suddenly Him the morning and Mrs.
Barnes occupied the pulpit and delivered
an sTesllent SERMON, addressing her re.
msFRs principally to Der ewn ssx.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-05-06
A Little Angels Quick Ear.

Association will leave its mark. Alittle
girl VINO showed fondness for sitting in
the kitchen with the cook was reproved by
her mother. "Mary is not proper asso-
ciate for you, dear. What would you say
If l should tell you that only last night SIZE
quarreled with Eliza and threw fork a
herr" "Oh, l should say she was forking
over" was the chud's shilling reply.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-05-06

WHATEVER name or designation rs given
to Fever and Ague or other intermittent
diseases it is safe to say that Malaria oria
disordered state of the Liver Is at fault
FIintnato the impurities from the system
and a sure and prompt cure is the immedi-
ate result. Prickly Ash Bitters is the SAT
est and most effective remedy for all bill
iarv troubles, kidney diseases, and like COM
paints that has ever been brought before
the public. A trial is its bestrecommenda-
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-05-06
Sound Sleepers in an Old Kirk.
Leeds lEng.l MercnrY.l

During some alterations at the parish
church of Llangattock, near Crickhowell, a
singular discovery was made. The rector
wished the space between the floor and the
ceiling increased, and, in lowering the
floor, the excavators came across the re-
mains of one hundred and ninety dead
bodies.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-05-06
pespise Not the Day of Small Things.

Despise Not the Day OF Small Things.
Little things may help a man to rise-a
bent pin in an easy chair for instance. DR..
Pierce's :. .'Pleasapt Punative Pellets are
cure sick-headaches, relieve torpid livers
and do wonders. Being purely. vegetable