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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-01-26

Gen. Charles L. Williams, an intimate
friend of President Lincoln, noticed q
woman go by bis Office window, day sitei
day, her shabby dress getting more shabby
her sweet, refined face more sad and worn,
her step more weary, her look more de
spending, uatil bis good heart was touch
cd, and he made inquiries to learn who
she was. His friend said; "Why, general
she is a Mrs. Wadsworth, from Vermont
She has boy in the army, little fellow
OF thirteen, who ran away TO Join. He Is
now across the river, on the Potomac. She
has lost two sons in the battle Of Bull
Run, and this boy is her last. She is Q
poor widow, and she is trying to get the
boy discharged, She went to the Secre-
tary, but he stuck his thumbs in his vest
arm m-holes and remarked:
Madam, I'm glad we have him. That
is Just what boys are good for ! She has
given it up aud is going home in despair.
"No by the gods she is not going
home in despair r exclaimed Gen. VIII
liams. Bring her to my office. ! will
authenticate her story, and | will place it
before the President myself.
Gen. Williams went to the White House
aud told the story TO MIR. Lincoln, That
strange. homely face, full Of grief and hui.
NOR, pathos and fun, steadfastness, will,
patience, sweetness "a face unlike that 1
any man who has graced the world with
SO great spirit before or since -sultened
aud grew tender as mothers. Withoai
word he signed au order for the child ;
discharge, and then said, simply:
Bring them to me.
That evening when the boy had been
brought TO Wa hington. clothed in citi
zens dress aud united With his mother,
Gen. Williams accompanied them to the
executive mansion. Falling on her knees
at sight Of Mr.. Lincoln, the poor woman
would have bathed his feet with her CRATE.
ful tears. but be gently raised her to her
feet, saying:
MADAM, kneeI only to your God. You
have a right to yonr boy You have Civ
en- two sons to your country Take your
youngest back TO your heart. Have you
any money, madam. to go home with n
II have enough TO take me 10 New
York, she uttered, falteringly. There
think friends will help me.
mo o--here !" and be pressed 500 mote
into her hand "And as for you, you
runaway Youngster r he said, cbeerinlly,
"go home aud stay there. And remem-
Ter il ever catch you ia the army
again. viii give you such whipping a'
you never had in your life God bies'
you both r he sdded, reyerently. patting
the boyish caris, and God speed r.
| | wonder II that mother IL living to-day
wonder II that boy grew 70 be a man
feeling ih Il he was crowned by The gentla
touch Of Abraham Lincoln upon bis brow
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-01-26
The Ruling Passion.

She had never mailed letter before,
aud so she approached the stamp clerks
window with the same air that she would
enter dry goods store.
wouli like to look at stamps please,
she said
What denomination do you want2 asked
the clerk
Denomination This was remarked in
surprise She hadn't supposed that
stamps belonged to any church at oil,
Yes, replied the clerk, who saw no me-
cessity for holding Il lengthy palaver over
the sale of a stamp especially when other
people were waiting. Is it letter or n
newspaper2
o, want to sent letter to my Uncle
John; he's just moved TO
Then you need two cent stamp inter-
iupted the clerk, offering her one OF that
value.
hardly like that color she observed,
holding the brick tinted stamp up to the
light and surveying it critically.
The clerk looked at her in astonishment.
In his long experience in the postal busi-
ness he had never before met customer
who objected to color OF the stamps.
That is a two cent stamp, madam. Plea
Sc stand aside and let the gentleman be
hind you come up.
Haven't you got them in any other color2
she asked, wholly obhvious to the gentle
man behind.
The clerk began to act cross.
never did like that shade OF red, she
added.
There is only one color, he replied
curtly.
That is strange, she mused. I'd think
you'd keep them in different shades, 80
that there'd be some choice.
The clerk said nothing, but he kept
getting crosser every minute, and mur-
murs OF disapprobation began to rise from
the ever lengthenng line Of people who
would have been thankful to get their
stamps without criticising their hue.
You are sure you have none in bright
or red, or even in a different color-Nile
green, or seal brown, or jubilee blue, for
instance?
You can put two one-cent stamps on
letter if you like, said the clerk, who be-
gan to see that the customer could not be
frowned away from the window.
Let me see them, please.
Two blue stamps were solemnly handed
to her, and the crowd began to hope that
at last she was suited.
All, that will do, she said. as she took
up the one-cent stamps and eyed them as
If they were samples Of dress goods. / like
that shade better I'll take only one if you
please
And she handed the other back to the
clerk, who took ii mechanically, bnt man.
aged to add.
II it's FOR letter you'll need two. These
are one cent stamps and letter postage is
two cents per ounce.
oh, don't want to put two stamps on
my letter. she said don't think they will
look Well
II requires two cents to carry letter,
madam, and you must either put two
cent stamp on or two ones. IL Won't go
without Aud must ask you to please
hurry, for you are keeping great many
people away from the window.
That's singular. don't like the look Of
two together. You are sure the other
doesn't come 10 seal brown. or
Mol thundered the clerk. getting very
red IN the face.
Then I'll have TO see II cant sui. my
self elsewhere.
And she departed
The clerk replaced his despised red and
blue stamps, mopped his perspiriug brow
aud began TO make up for lost time.
Il
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-01-26

Very handsome is II not
A dealer in laccs was exhibiting to an
inquisitiye reporter a remarkably tasteful
specimen OF an extremely delicate pattern,
and so light that it could almost be blown
away by breath away by breath Of air
Had it been woven Of spider webs II could
not have been much lighter
"yery handsome, indeed. What is it
made OF r
"Wbat do you suppose p
"Silk, probably; but how was 1t made
so light 2"
Because il is not made OF silk.
"Wbat then ?"
Steel"
"Steel p
"Yes made Of steel rolled us fiue as the
point OF a cambric needle,
"How was 1t woven p
1T wasn't woven II was stamped out
of piece OF lowgrade steel, SO that II
would not be too brittle. "
What can it be used for p
"This is only an experiment, 1t was
turned out OF small Pttsburg mill and
sent me to show what can be done in that
line. In the course of time other patterns
will be made, heavier, perhaps, but Ger.
tainly more tenacious than this piece.
They can be used for children's underwear
and hats very nicely. There is no ques
ton as to its durability, and its cheapness
makes it the most saleable of all laces 10
the market 1 am looking forward to Its
perfection with great interest 1t will
create small revolution in the market,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-01-26

slanily, ], is very impor,an, Tor eyrryho.
dy 10 understand this matter. because
child five years old can stop train in 30
seconds from any car IN tho train il he
simply understands how, Yoy will scc, II
yen look iot IL. that there is sort Of rope
projecting from the toilet room oi every
car That connects with the ar pipes un.
der the train, liyou catch hold Of !, a
little jerk will stop the train before 1t has
conc 200 Yards"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-01-26

The story is told tbs, Kentucky Col
ouel, sho during this absence Of the reei-
mental surgeon one day, was seized With
40 abdominal dlsturbsoes, vas sdyised d
drink q scouudreliy potion composed oi
tarpeDtlne snd wster. He took IT down
With peyer 8 wink "How did you like u
cir :" asked the Mslor. With mock solici
,ude. Bah. it IL nothing. ssid the bert
/ Of the performance TRANQUILITY; Il could
drink Il without the turpeniins."
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-01-26

A fashion exchange says. Large figures
RE going out d style IN dresses. " This
will please "dsn psps" a, all events.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-01-12

The question is often asked, what are
the best kind Of Beans for market
purposes? 1t is little strange that
green beans sell some years well and
other years they do not. As general
rule the wax varieties are most profit
able. The Black or German wax, and
Golden wax. OF the Green, the best
variety we have tried is the Brush
brushhack. OF the origin of this bean
we are not acquainted. Some claim that
it is native Southern bean. In COM
parison with the Mohawk and Speck-
led Valentine this bean is much supe-
rior. 1t is equally as prolific and re-
mains tender much longer after matu-
rity. As to quantity to the acre, the
German wax has by us never been sur
passed. We raised one year at the
rates of nearly four hundred bushels
to the acre. The number of bushels
per acre depends largely upon the
quantity and kind of fertilizer used.
There is perhaps nothing we plant
that will give greater yield peracre
by liberal fertilizing than the bean.
Yet the kind of fertilizers very impor-
tant. Mineral fertilizers are not so
good as stable or COW manure. A
thousand bushels of either is not too
much, provided they are thoroughly
incorporated with the soil which is very
important in the use of any fertilizer.
Here lies the mistake made by many,
that of not mixing Incorporating all
fertilizers with the soil. All fertilizers
have to dissolve before being taken up
as food by plants. If left in bulk
then it takes much Ion er time than
if well mixed with the soil. The bean
is rapid feeder, perhaps as much or
more so than any vegetable we plant.
The roots grow very rapidly. AS an
evidence of this, the roots where the
soil is loose, will he found when the
vines are blooming 1--WE mean bush
beans) as long or longer than the top.
The kind of cultivation is suggested
by this fact, that of never breaking the
roots if possible. Our method is this.
AS soon as the plants are straight, for
they first appear out of the ground
crooked, we bar them off and scrape,
then we pillow back the soil, using the
hoe or rake, throwing little loose soil
around the plants. After this we never
work except shallow. Never work
under any circumstances while the
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-01-12

ground or soil is wet. 1t would be
safer or more certain for a crOptoall
them to grow up in grass and weeds
than to work while the ground is wet.
The only cultivation necessary after
the first working which we have given
as to OR plan, is simply repeated stir
rings lightly with the rake. In our
next we will give our plan of preparing
the soil, the mannerand time of plant
ing, the quantity of seed to the acre,
and proper manner of handling fol
market.-Rer. j. W. Mcneil, IN CTys'
tai Springs Meteor.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-01-12
Resolutions of Amite County
Alliance,


RESOLVED LIST, That we, the Far
mer's Alliance of Amite County in
struct our Representatives to try and
get reduction Of the salaries of all
officers from Governor down.
End. Put the railroads ON the tax
roll equal with the people.
Bird. That law requiring prop
erty sold under mortgage to bring
three fourths its value or no sale.
4th. Enact "A law requiring the
Sheriff of each county to let out to the
lowest reliable bidder the collection
of the delinquent taxes by the middle
of the following January after same
becomes due, requiring said collector
to give good and sufficient bond.
9Th. Extend the term of public
schools to six months.
9th. Double the poll tax and in
crease the school tax to two mills
more on the dollar.
18th. Cease the heavy appropriations
to our State institutions of learning
that former legislatures have made.
Sth. Revise the law making it il
legal to deduct the two pounds from
bale of cotton as scalage.
9th. And we further resolve not to
patronize any newspaper, nor any
man or combination of men, who OPP
pose us in our efforts to better the
condition bf the agricultural classes.
10th. That copy of these resolu-
tons be sent to the President of the
Farmers Alliance with request that
they be submitted to each County
Alliance throughout the State, re-
questing them to instruct their Rep
resentative to support these measures
at the next session of the Legislature.
WILLIAM III. WEBB, Sec.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-01-12
An Interesting Contest o
Earrnprs

For several years past Messrs. Geo.
w. Scott g. Co., of Atlanta, Ca, have
been giving valuable premiums for
the largest yield of cotton and corn
raised on land on which Gossypium, a
fertilizer which they manufacture, is
used. Their premiums for the past
season were $3.50 in gold for the
largest yield of cotton ontive acres
800 for the second largest, and $50
for the third.
For the largest yield of cotton on one
acre they offered 800 in gold; for the
second largest yield $50, and for the
third, fourth and fifth next largest
Weld one ton of their fertilizer.
For the greatest yield of corn on one
acre they offered 800 in gold; for the
second greatest $50, and for the third,
fourth and fifth, one ton of GOsSypium.
On the 18th inst the reports were
considered and the premiums award
cu' 1HtIt "tlc lHiCc SOll1SStdito iOi
the five acre prize and the first prize,
$3.50, was given to crop of 9,7SS
pounds of lint cotton, the second
yield of s, 766 pounds and the third to
one of 3 $50 pounds.
In the one acre contest the first
prize went to yield of 2,677 pounds
of lint cotton, the second to a yield of
2,556 pounds, the third to one of
2,0S7 pounds, and the fourth and fifth
to crops respectively of LIS and
1852 pounds.
In the contest for corn on a single
acre the first prize was secured by a
crop of 1879 bushels of shelled corn,
the second by one of 174.S5-100
bushels, the third to a yield of 154.56-
100, and the fourth and fifth to crops
of 1OO.56-1O0 and 100.50-100 re-
spectively.
These crops were not equal to those
of the previous year as those of the
contestants then scored 10,SS7, 10 ,SSo
and 1878 pounds to the five acres,
respectively.
We give these figures, which we
have taken from the Atlanta Con-
stitutiOn, for the consideration of the
farmers of Mississippi, and to show
them the result of intensive farming.
Georgia has not so productive soil
as Mississippi, yet we find by proper
fertilizing and cultivation the iptelli
gent farmer has produced from five
acres 194 bales of cotton, each weigh
ing 500 pounds, and on single acre
1876 bushels of shellcd corn. With the
slipshod system of cultivation so COM
mon in the South the farmer would be
satisfied to produce the same crop on
fifty acres.
With these figures before them, fig
ures which are not mere estimates, but
the result of careful measurements bya
committee of intelligent and practical
BILE men, we would be disposed to
think, many of the farmers of the
South would try their hand at cultivat-
ing on the intensive system; that they
would put the same amount of labor
and fertilizers on a small number of
acres that they now do on much
greater surface and thus increase the
Weld five or tenfOld.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-01-12
TOMATO CULTURE.

Facts Given by an Experienced
HOrticulturist Which lincoln
County Truck Farmers Should
Know.
The grower who gets his plant of
an age just beginning to form bloom
clusters has them in the best condi-
ton TO carry into the open field. This
conclusion we have reached after years
of close observation. At this age they
usually hold all fruit forming if prop
erly handled in the transfer from cold
frame to open field. If they should he
older with more than one cluster
formed and with young tomatoes, the
result usually, that at least one cluster
drops off, if any however left not more
| frequently one, and all that remain,
never grow to he of much size. There
fore, there is nothing gained by having
them further advanced than the age
we have mentioned, that of beginning
to form the first cluster. This can be
reached if the plants are properly
managed in hot bed and cold frame,
by planting as we have said in former
communication, about the last days
of January or first of February
When the plants are i'll open
! field in good condition, we consider
the work of the tomato crop over halt
done. Indeed the greatest risk is then
passed, at least the time of greatest
anxiety; when in open field, then the
cultivation begins. As soon as the
plants are set, in other words, when
they begin to grow after being set OUT
which is generally determined by the
top changing from dark to light
green, they are then plowed around
closely with bar next to plants, and
the pillow then reversed and the soil
thrown to the plants. This being done
we allow them to remain i'll that con-
dition at least a few days, and then
pillow out the middle deep. The bal
ance of the cultivation consists in
keeping the plants clean and surface
cultivation. This surface work pays
well if frequently done. The next
work claims our attention is the stick
ing and tying. Our method is to use
sticks about four feet long, driving a
single one about two inches from each
plant of sufficient depth to prevent
them from falling down when the
plants are full of fruit. They are tied
as frequent as needed, at least a suffi-
cient number of times to prevent the
tops from falling to the ground. The
cheapest material we have used for
tying is two-ply jute. There are two
methods of managing the plants
among our grOwers-One class prune
closely, the other deny that it is any
advantage. Our experience and OBJ
servation confirms us in favor Ofprun-
ing. With us, the result has been
when plants have been pruned in COM
parison with those not, we had earlier
and we believe better tomatoes. Every
cotton grower remembers well one
fact, and that is the difference in the
maturity of the hollis Of the plants
topped, and the ones not topped. We
are satisfied this is equally apparent
in the maturity of the tomatoes on the
plants pruned and topped. The time
of topping is generally with us about
the 18th of May. Some wait later,
but at some risk of having crop or
hand not in time to be profitable for
market.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-01-12

The newspaper is one of the fore
most wonders of the modern world.
The family that does. not take and
carefully read at least one newspaper
is not living in the nineteenth cen
fury. A man who does not read a
newspaper is placed at painful disad-
vantage in all conversation with in.
telligent friends. A woman who does
not read newspaper may be con-
demned to the disagreeable necessity
of always talking about her neighbors.
A growing boy or girl who does not
read newspaper will have no Just
views of that great and wonderful
world in which they are to take a
place. --E1.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-01-12

All jackson was drank with enthusiasm
over tho Democratic victory there. Just
10 think uf such crowds Of men, such re
Inicing and excitement and never a fight
nor drunken row! If those convenient
tsmpting saloons had been as of yore,
smilingly inviting, do you think the same
could be saIdi A Thousand times, no!
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-01-12

The Union will meet Mt the Presidents
home ut this evening. Sisters, / { You
possibly can, come to this meeting.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-01-12

The writer met Miss May Cowan, recent
~, the young lady who has in charge
the ''Gambrell Monument Fund" She
reports meeting with much encourage
lnent and desires the Unions all over the
State to act at ouce with reference to the
matter in hand. Miss COwan is daugh-
ter of Judge Warren Cowan. formerly of
Vicksburg, and is a pretty and very ac-
compIished yeang lady.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-01-12

1888 Is here aud August will soon he mp.
on US. Let us celebrate the 10th of An.
gust next, not by big dinner and big
speeches as on last year, bnt by another
glorious victory for God and Home and
Native Land.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-01-12

Could the G. w L. L. of Mississippi
honor itself mo II in any other way, than
by erecting a monument TO their dead
ohampioni As the anniversary of his
death draws near, may the w. e. I. US
he generously nearing the completion OF
the fund fer u monument, that will repeat
the story Oft young mans worthy life
and sacrificial death 20 their children's
his mother has had to bear
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-01-12
Drinkiug A Farm.

y Ny homeless friend with a chrOmatic
nose, while you are stirring up the sugar
in that ten cent glass of gin, let the give
you n fact to wash down with it. You
say You have longed for years for the free,
independent life of the ft.mer, Int have
never been able to get enough money
together to bny farm. Bnt this Is Just
where yOu are mistaken, For serera
years yOu have been drinking II good i'm
proved farm at the rate of one hundred
square feet gulp. If you donbt this
statement figure it for Yourself. An acFt
of land contains fnriy-three thousand five
hundred and sixty square feet Estima
ting. for convenience, the land at Sab SO
per acre, yon will see that this brings the
land to just one mill per square foot, one
cent for ten square feet. Now ponr dow ~
that ferry dose and just imagine you are
swallowing strawberry patch.
Call in five of your friends and have them
help yon gulp down that five hundred
foot garden. Get ona prolonged spree
some day, aud see how long a time it
requires to swallow pasture large enough
to feed COW. Put down that glass Of
gin, there's dirt in it--one hundred square
feet of good, rich dirt, worth S43,56 per
acre. WesterR Plowman.
~~~~~>~~~~-~~~
The Columbus Dspatch thinks the Pro-
hibitionlsts shon!d now begin II crusade
against tea drinking. The Prohis viii
just wait awhile an that propositions
When tea gets TO he strong enough to
make fools of people when under its Influ-
ence, so that they will interfere with the
peace of their neighbors, and when the
vendors of il begin to NEEDLE IN political
affairs, manipulating conventions, sc,
and legislators begin To license the sale of
it as necessary evil, then the Prohis
will go for it, you bet. No; tea does not
make dogs of men who drink or sell it
yet awhile, so there is no urgent necessi-
~ for the interference of the Prohis.
--StRrgess Record
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Complaint IL being made of prohibition
hat il hurts business. Yes, it does hurt
business. 1t hurts the whisky business
Ait Injuries tho trade of the gamblin. help
it throws out Of employment the ward
politician and the heeler who bny meE's
votes with drink, AMI sell the country to
ss'rfdom of corruption; cnrtails the prof
it, OF criminal lawyers. sheriffs, turkeys,
u,isi.rtakers, seaff0ld hnilders, detectives
aud all who trait down and punish crime.
a smpties the sill,d palaces OF sin of
their volaptnans sotaries. and takes away
rsvrnne frsin NIL who thrive on human SIN
aud coin their gold ont Of the tears and
anguish of their fellow men. Yes, prohi-
bition does injnre business. but so do
'sisi Laws. pure morals. and the religion
3. Christ -sre-d crd shleId.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-01-12

We women are curiously waiting to see
who will have the last word" Hon. JEFF,
Davis or Bishop Galloway.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-01-12

You can't make people virtuous by an
act of the Legislature, and you can't re-
form anybody 10y force-Liqaor paper.
Then what is the use of having any
criminal law! Why not simply use NOR
al suasion to prevent crimes of III sorts'
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-01-12

Tho grave of Roderlck Gambrell is full
in sight from the Jackson ROAD, inst be-
fore the town of Clinton is reached. His
father will soon erect an appropriate mon
nment over the sleeping dust of his la
mented son and then, until the resurrection
dawn, will the graves still guest sleep or