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La Production du Sucre.

IL SyStemr 4s,0nOGilQne ties EtdtS-
Unis; nous a,ons tomiours con
damue IL systeme protectionniste
inangure par le parti republican,,
1t 81 ce parti tait braacoup de
NAL en- polltiqne, nous croyons
nu'il en fat hien Plus encore
par son iujnste et oppitSslf pro
! I. ctionnisme. Qnp M fail j moi,
consommatetr, Ia IN article pro
vienne d.i,I on tir Europe. Non
lint6r6t blen entcndu tteniant!e
Iau'il soft IL. tnriIleur marche pos
Isihle. L, latriotisme ne lge pas
oue ie pale M COLLAR &c qni ne
vault reellement que 80 on ~ sous
sur to,iS les marches du moutit,
Iuuianement pour cnrlchir qiei-
cues cauitlllsies lie la Nonveilt-
AngIeterre ct falre tlviv quei-
Iaues nIilliers d 'ouvritrs de faDtl-
que qui auraient Oien mienx ga
gne lear pain dams les c;lmpagnts,
Ia labourel la terrr 1T dOubltr la
production agricole du pays.
RaiSonnoIis un i,eu
Nest il pas hottenx qn'un pays
Qni pouurait fai:e vivm dams
'aboi,tIanre une population dix
fois plus nomhrrusa que celie qn
lii nosseIe actueAenirnt, Solt,
grace 4 la maGVaiSe distribution
lie cettc population, incapable dt
I In aourrira Ne sont.ils pas con
pables les hommcs qni ont alns
fait de CO pays qui etait JuSqu'lc
rcgar,le CONNIE un verltable Ei
dorado, comm.. la terre promise
,les ouvriers ct drs .lesheriteS Ga
ce bias monde, TN veritable enlei
a la faeon de lE,rope on les i'opa
II ll.,tinnS. Sarrti,R les uiltS cOntrt
les autrts. Sc iivrtnt a une con
: currt,,tr eff ener, 1T tIavalilen
non pas pour vivre largemenf
'e mais pour ne pas mourlr lltterait
le nent de faim /? Qne signifirnt &C
Iimnenses deserts qni Sollicent e
vain Il, presence tie pionmeri
tandis que les silles regorgent Il
= ,nalheurrux que la mlseie force
Ne cuallser contre les capitaliStt
i ct a Greer ,ies greves aussi m
= sib!es a eux melnes qn'an pays
Nous n'ironS pas bien ioin pc,
trouvrr un ex.mple frapphnt q
re que nous ayaneans. Nous
sons dams HOS juurlaux quot
l,ilcnS qul ne tont que reprotitil
l,.s chitfrcs d,.S statisti4nrs of
cielles, que les Etats Unis piiei
annue!lement a l'etrangrr Gel
nlilions dc dollars {$l00, ,000. 0O
pour So ln0cnrer dn sucrr ct Il
mrlassts. Or le Sncrt.. la mslass
c'eSt Ia an proiuit nathft-i
notre pays, en rartlcuiler, lie
- Louisiana 81 Ton soulait blen
,tonner la peillt d'enconrager ipi
mi nous cette production du SUI
:. ct de In melasse, ct dfattirer dil
ble
lnotre cllulat les eraS HeceSSdli
mt
pour la aoubler, la tripier mel
al besoin, serions nous obtigeS
paAer d retrangrr ce tribnt ve
hhlement ruineux de $4,000
Ire- = ~
=. 900.
:, Les Americalns Sc yanteRt hI
ire haut aujourd'hui de ce que la
mt lance du commerce. prnche
lenr cote. Ellie serait dams
Die. bel etat, cette BALANCE de co
Gus merce, s'ils n'avaient pas 7
au Drtations des cotens du Sud
our des grains de rOuest.
Nous ne preteudons pas
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PRIx DEs ANNoNcEs:

IN earra de dix lignes. Ire insertion 81 o0
Chaque insertion suivante @ 70 Gems,
.Cartes de Profession, par an. si- ~ ~
Announces de Candidature 4 aV
ETout avis diciaiie devra etre pave
is dernier jour de Ia publication GU lie jour
de Ia vente.
cE Pour lettres, iourn ux, echanges, &C.
addressez au Pa gAsIER. Napoleohfliie'
Line.
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NOU VELLES A LA MAIN
Une curieuse decision judicial

Une curieuse decision judicial
re /:
La demandeFesse, venve dun
mecani,.irn, qui await ete victimeI
dun accident d,- clmnlin dc Ter,
obtient IN jugement condalnil;,nt
Ia Snciete tlu clienlin Gr irl cii
question a payer ell d0nimages el
inIereis In Somme de 5000 dol
lars, tandis que le juge await ac
corie une indemnite dc $4,000 Il
un homme qai, Iors du meme ac
cident, await pertn une jambe.
Meeontente du jugemellt. qul
lui sembie trlser I'injustlce:
-Pongnoi done. s'ecrie In ven
We, 5000 pour la jambr j! Une
jamie vaut ellie trois tuis Plus
que l'honme colnpletf
Et le juse de repon'lre
La decision est partaitement
equitable. L'honme qni, actlelle-
ment, ma Plus qn'une senle jam
be, ne pourra Sen proculer nn,.
autre, pas meme au prix de ID.
900 dollars, tantlis qn'un- veuvt
IposSedant 5000 dollars trouHt
tires facilement IN autre mari
non settlement anssi bon que l.
In.uf, mails sOuvent valiant mieux
que le premier.
M. Dnrani, leyant les yen,
au ciel ct dun ton suppiiant
| % mon Dieu. quand tionc IN;
femme aura ellie une robe a $
lneftre sur le dos ?
-Qn'entcndrZ vous par la ! In
dit un tit SEES alniS.
dame, CONNIE depnis dix an
qu'elle me rapete sans cesse ''qi
+ ellie ma pas nne robe a Sic mettl
5 sur le dos" SD toilette me cont
: les yenx tie la t6te. -.je me dl
2 que ie jour on "elle aura I'll
!. robe d sc mettre sur 10 dos" 6
:, me caltera peut etre un pr
) moin cher.
:
-Quelqnes mois avant le pr
t reS Baudin, Gninbetta plaitlait
:, la Se chambre dams une affair
4 de mur mitoyeu.
Au miiieu de la plaidoirie,
:, president s'eudort du sommcil d
e iuSte.
ii Gambetta continne mezzo 40
I. 4 Developer SEES arguments; pm
II an moment lie conc.ure, il dom
5 nn Wgoureux coup de gueiile-
1 LIE president s'eveilla en- su
rj saut.
Il Et So frotta les yenx.
Et Gambetta, de Sill yoix nat
II relle
-Je disais done, messieurs,
IL Ia ,lerniere audience.
! Ahurlssement du president !!
il -
-X... subit un assault de
ci part 'le son tailleur.
it de ne comprends pas vot
,e taeon dPagir, dit celui-ci +; car Z
i fin, vous aypz de tres beaux Il
IN pointements?
-Je ne dis pas non.
-Vous manquez a votre !
role.
IN Pas le moins du monde,
is vous avais promis de vous Fay
ne avec mes economies.
Eth bitn!
&c =. Eli bien!- -je men fails pa
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u Souscrivez au Pioanier
s3 90 par an.
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s3 -. -. Ru. Decatur. -. 65
Iinporiateur dc
Wins. cognac, Liqueir-, Fruits u l'Eani'e-
Vic, vermouth, Haile. sarein-s,
Absinthe.
s4ul agent pour le sn.i ct !'0ncst Sc W.
II. CZUis * CO.. Gosnar de l. et:lcs'r..
maroue dcs vins DE- 4 SELLER Il CO.,
Bordeailx. CHAe'YET Fli.>. tis aasorti-
ment general dc iquear- du pats
BITTER DIES ARABES,
superiessr "a tout azure.
Les proprietes toiiiques, stiilulahtes ct
dige .tives dc c bitter. agissent snr
systme nerveux ct en- font-une boisson
eStremement agreeable ct bienfaisante.
comme aperitif lie BITTER DES ARABEs
fait lie plus grand biei aux estomaes
fables ct delicats ct combat efiicacement
la dyspepsie. -
Propriataire. Siic-Orieal.
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CONDITIONS DE ,D'ABoNNEAEFT

s. OF
Six mois. ..-.... ...-.--.-.. ~ ~
Tn numer0. .-..-...-' -
PAYABLE D'ADyAncE.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-08-02
"IT's JHsT DE SAME, sAH."

A man who has been greatly reduced in
spirits and flesh by an attack of fever
should not be too hasty to make his ap-
pearance on the streets. He is likely to
meet small army of friends who are pro-
foundly concerned about his health, and
who exhibit their anxiety by such exclama-
tions as these:
"Why, how bad you look Where is all
your blood gone What in the world is
the matter with you! Do you think you
can live through the day 2"
OF course these pleasant reminders of
the proximity of the grim monster are
very exhilarating to to the invalid, and
tend largely to hasten his convalescence.
Last Saturday, this reporter, having just
recovered from prostrating case of chills
and fever, walked down Main Street.
Standing in front of Capital State Bank a
smiling gentlemanof color, clad in the re-
spectacle uniform of drayman, and
holding in his right hand the scepter of
authority over the Mule, approached us,
and began friendly conversation. He
had evidently taken us for one of the meu
who hang around the Independent office.
1t was hard on us, but there was some ex-
cuse for him. We dare say we looked
woful enough to be taken for Hull, or
Montgomery, or D. Waddy, or the man on
the pale horse.
SIS yer goin' to come roun tonight ?"
he inquired with air which plainly said
''somethin's up"
''Come around where ~ was our query.
"To de City Hall. We's gwine to hab a
meetiu'-Greenback meetin'.n
"a Greenback meeting, eh Now look
here, my colored. brother, don't you think
we Republicans ought to go little slow on
on this Greenback movement What do
vou think the Greenbackers want with us,
any how p
ooh, it's jist de same, sab. Dey calls it
Greenback, but it's the same old Publican
party. De Greenbaekers links deys swal-
lowed de 'Publicans, but de 'Pubhcans
done gone and swallowed up de little hand
full Of dem, hress God, yah yah yah ~
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-08-02
Democratic GREENBAoKRB.

The last issues of majority of the patent
outsides and insides of Mississippi come
to US this week either in half sheets or one
blGfnk side. The Memphis office, which
manufactures the patent sides, moved away
on account of yellow fever, and conse-
quently could not furnish the article. Some
of our patent exchanges apologize for the
half sheet, but we think this unnecessary.
The loss of the patent side is loss that any
body ought to be stout enough to bear
without complaint 1t is loss that can't
rs felt unless the loser has a microscope to
isee it, or dried humming-bird's feather to
put in the balance to weigh it. No value is
attached to the patent side, and no disap>
pointment is experienced at its absence.
The white blank is just as good, and will be
studied just as much, No need of apol-
ogzing to the reader. It's all the same to
him
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-08-02


somewhat exouSaDle TOR carelesEnass andln-
oinerenoe In the planting OF his seed corn,
ana YET any intelligent farmer OF the coun-
'iy VIII Ieli yo" that thorou8h ana proper
pi"n'lng IL naiI the crop stllI the results
OF carelessness in this case extend only TO
one year. another planting season viii
come afoun" IN short :welye,moith, and
l"ui'S ana iailnreS OF TINS year moy be
corfecteu an" fehiealeo III 'he next Not
30 with the hrSt Pi'htihg Of the sec d-con
Vi euucNIioh III 'lo lhill" oi me emo.
perniclouS P-"n'lns mere may STUNT 'i!e
g'o" III ]" 'i'1 E','", u '''s's 'oI"l i1'I''"
'-0l''' "-l,' '''''"' 't'''i'7 '''I ID. ''''''' "
anus 'oi "'I ''''''''y
TENDER DoND DETwEEN PAHGsT AND
TEACHER
When entrust my child uLreBeryelly to
be educated i'll morals aud the sciences toa
teacher, by that act ! pay him or her tho
highest compliment ] can. furnish hiH
or her the most touching proof Of my faith
and confidence in his OF her character I am
capable OF. And if he or she Discharge
this high trust with fidelity and skill, surely
it is as little as l can do to rocoguizs the
great service, and to feel and acknowledge
the weight OF my obligation.
one thought moro and l vii! conclude. l
would urge teachers everywhere II cult
Vate that proper respect for their high rIi-
ing that will stimulate them to ua,icrIt
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-08-02
LESSEE SYSTEM.

Our esteemed cOtempOrary OF the jackson
COMET is usually right upon political ques-
tions and matters of State policy, but we
cannot agree with him that the present los
see system is the most proper thing in the
world. A thief, burglar or murderer is tried
and sentenced to the Penitentiary for q
term Of years the lessee hires him ont to
a private citizen to be worked on planta-
ton, and if he fails to make his escape it is
simply because he is happy and oontented
and does not care to flee. Does such So
called punishment deter evil disposed per
sons from committing crime? Can such
treatment of the average criminal be lcgit-
imately called punishment3-Okolona Mes
senger.
The contractors with the lessoes for hands
to work on plantations or public works are
required to furnish suficieney Of guards,
and to build q safe stockade for their con-
tinement at night or other times when they
are not engaged at work. We do not know
whether plantation work can be regarded as
punishment or not, but it so happens
that convicts dread this style of work
more than any other. Those who are
permitted to stay inside the walls consider
that they are lucky, and if it was left to the
election of the convicts not one would ever
60 to plantation.
The Messenger ought to know that about
nine tenths of the conyicts in our peuiten-
tiary are negroes, and it ought to know
enough of tie character Of the negro to
understand that the average negro thief
loves a shady place, OF all things, hard
work in the corn and cotton fields is the
most distasteful to him. It was to escape
this, perhaps, that he took to stealing. To
him this is, indeed, punishment. Whereas,
if he was permitted to sit down all day Oh
shoeNmaker's bench, or piddle ut some car
pentering jobs inside the walls, earn moth
ing, and be well fed, he would rather en-
joy the situation. And as it would be inns
possible to make him slilful or remuncru-
tive, it follows that he would escape the
punishment and entail heavy expense
upon the State. The lessee system serves
the double purpose Of punishing and at the
same time puts the convict where bis work
is profitable to the State.
The Messenger misinterprets The CoMEr
when it declares that We think the lessee
system the best in the world On the con
trary, we can readily sec its disadvantages
and drawbacks But it is surely hcttcG than
any attempt TO continc the immense um-
Der of the class Of convicts We have inside
the walls of the peniteutiary. where they
would be sure to entail q large annual cost
lpou the State for their support. We have
,nly asked our brethren uf tine press 20
hink twice before they attempt to build
Up prejudice against a system which Is.
lfier all, better for the State than any which
las heretofore obtained in relation to the
convic.s Thcy should not
mistake prejudice for argument
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-08-02

Tue appointment of the Teachers Insti-
tute at Winona, which was 10 have been
held there during the present week, was
withdrawn. Wo subioin the reasons of
Gen'l Smith for the postponemont
This course is suggested by the convic-
tion that we cannot get many teachers to-
gether on account of the apprehension
from yellow fever. l do not think they
can be induced 10 congregate under the
present excitement. Moreover the instruc-
tons with me, are very much afraid that
should they get over there they will be
quhrantinee away from their homes. I re-
gret this very much. Our Institutes thus
FAR have been very interesting and well at
tended, and, l believe, have been produc-
tive Of much good 10 the cause of educa-
hon. We will give your region benfit at
mother time when the outlook is brighter.
YOurs very truly,
]. A. SMITH, State Sup't.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-08-02
Two BOLD, bad thieves named Porter

Two BOLD, bad thieves named Porter
and Irving, wore eagarly sought after the
other day. They were in hotel in Passa>
Isl, and the hotel was surrounded by forty
men, who were jubilant over what they
called their success. They were slow to
take action, and lost their prize. The
men who have robbed to the amount of a
million dollars within the past ten years,
were not to be captured, They made an
exodus from that hotel, fred right and
left, and made good their escape. They
are notable and desperate thieves, and q
handsome reward is offered for them.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-08-02
A WORD IN DEFENSE OF GEN'L
WEST FOR REFUSING TO
DIVIDE TIME.
An Unansw erable Reason for II.

Several of our Democratic contemporaries
seem to be rather surprised that General
West should refuse to divide time with
Democratic speakers. But General West
ought not to be pressed too hard on this
point for he has sufficient reasons for de-
| clining the divide. Aside from his notori-
ous precaution in not wanting the on emy
to know whore he is, there ars other solid
| reasons for his refusal.
In the first place, Gen. Vests mission ia
to enlighten the people on the subject of
money, and if he enforces the old Poor
Richard doctrine, that ''time is money"
he transfixes one strong point to start on.
1t aint because he is afraid of the transpa-
rent, ad captondum platitudes of the ene-
my that makes him refuse. Oh, no; of
course not But with him it is purely
question of time.
Gen. West is not only close student of
the Orrery of the heavens, but he has
made the subject of human endurance on
earth also a profound study. He has learn
ed from observation and personal expert
ence, that the capacity of humanity to en-
dure has limit. The average patriot can
enjoy forenzic tournament of two or
three hours if the knights are agile and
expert in the performance, and will throw
in few jokes as they go along to relieve
the strain of thought. But General West
is not man of jokes-few astrologers are
and when he makes speech, it is one
continuous strain of elaborated, heavy
weighted thought, that requires powerful
effort on the part of hearers to keep pace
with. There is one advantage the hearer has,
however. The words come slowly and with |
great dignity, deliberation, and distinct
ness. He don't foam. He don't rant. He |
don't cavort. He prouounoes his sentences
as if he had laid each one out ON the cam |
vassand measured it with yard-stick, and |
then weighed it on Fairbanks' scales to as
certain its exact heft.. He has the voice of
Jupiter, and the commanding appearance
Of Vulcan. He can be heard mile off.
A ten-acre field is his favorite kind of an
auditorium. 1t gives scope and compass
20 his utterances. 1t worries him to have
% perform in an ordinary hall as much as
t does trombone man, and auditors enjoy
lis eloquence and likewise the eloquence of
he trombone more in the open air and at a
distance
Such man would command attention
md respect by the mere power of his voice
md the grandeur of mien, even if there
vas not profundity in the matter, which,
If course, there always is.
But 1t takes time for Gen'l West to make
speech--a great deal of time. He can't
ford to divide it. He is not able to get
Inder full headway short of an hour, and
t he went to dividing time he would be
ut off Just at the time when he had fairly
ntered into the gist Of his argument. 1t
axes from three to five hours for Gen1
Vest to make a speech, and his knowledge
f human endurance teaches him that it
annot stand an intellectual strain longer
han that, and here is the true and satisfac-
Dry reason of his refusal to divide time.
Ie wants all the time himself
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-08-02

MIR. G. A. SULLIVAN, at Starkville, has,
according TO the Citizen, invented flying
machine which will superoede the use of
railroads, and especially the elevated rail
roads. BY this new invention men can
safely travel through the air half mile
above the top Of pine trees, at the rate of
forty miles an hour. Mr.. Sullivan has filed
q oaveat, and will soon have his flying ma
chine in working order. We are going to
wait, however, until the thing is thoroughly
tested before we take trip to Europe in
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-08-02
70 tho nditor of thc Comet:

10 INC l9ultor OF inc comet:
You seem to be friend of Genl West,
and [ ask you if you think he is in dead
earnest when he says he is not a candidate
or do you believe under pressure he
could be induced to go to the United
States Senate p?
DEMOCRATIC GREENBAoKEB.
REpLY.-To the first inquiry we answer,
yes Genl West is in earnest when he de-
clares he is not candidate. To the sec,
ond, we would give it as our candid opin-
ion, based on high estimate of the patri-
otism of Gen1 West, that in the event
of certain contingency-in other words,
if the preservation of the rights and virtue
of the people demanded it, Gen1 West
would be willing to make the sacrifice.
But not otherwise of course, not.
But, "see here, Hodges" don't you be
pol1ing any more eonundrums at us.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-08-02

Col. HARPER, CA. Y.,) of the Oko-
Iona States, proproses q lecturing tour
through the North on States Rights,
and will wear Confederate ColonePs uni
form while delivering his lectures. A
friend at our elbow suggests that it would
he more appropriate if he would wear the
same uniform he did the night he spoke to
serenading party at Brandon, on learning
that our State Convention had passed the
ordinance of secession-a very short night
,af,t
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-08-02

DR.. A. HUNTER has formed a copartner-
ship with w. J. Williams, Esq, lately of
Lauderdale, Miss, in the publication of the
CRYSTAL Springs Monitor. The parties and
the paper have our best wishes.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-08-02

CAPT. PoITEvENT was tried before Il.
L. Davis last week for violating the log
laws, and acquitted.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-08-02

IT Is a foresone conclusion that our
friend, Col 4. H. Bantley, viii be the
next District Attorney af the 5th Judicial
District. No bultrr -electlsn could be
maia
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-08-02

GEN'L SMEDEs and Col. Johnston, both
Mississippians, have taken charge of the
Beersheba Springs in Tenn.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-08-02

Six cadets have been expelled from West
Point for hazing.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-08-02

The residence of P. H. Higgins, at Me-
ridian, was struck by lightning last Mon
day. The house caught fire, but was saved.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-08-02

NoxUpArER, MISS, had Sunday
School Rally" on the 1st. Thets what the
Louisville Index calls it.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-08-02
SHERMAN has been speaking In Maine.

Ex~SENAToR JOHNSON, of Arkansas, is
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-08-02

1 once knew two brothers, the span be-
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-12-18

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