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The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-09-17
pARLrAMENrARY pIeNIrE.

The debate on the Bradlaugh case
was, for the most part, dull and dreary
enough, and has already become a
dreadful bore. One member of the
House, however, Gen. Burnaby, man
aged, unintentionally, to give little
variety to it, which ended in good deal
of what his countrymen call " chatting" !"
He had written to everybody, from the
Pope to Spurgeon, asking their opinions
on the Bradlaugh business. Getting up
at his place in the House, he proposed,
at half-past l in the morning, to read a
huge manuscript containing their an
swers. His fellow-members howled at
him, but he did not finch amid cries,
cheers and groans he continued reading
his budget. At last he came to the
Pope's letter, and his audience at once
began giving its attention. When he
had finished this the fun set in. One
member wanted to know what the Sultan
of Turkey thought about it another was
anxious to have the affidavit of the
Shah of Persia, while inquiries about the
views of the Akhoond of Swat and the
Grand Lama followed in such rapid sue
cession that just before daylight the
General had to sit down amid uproariout
cheering.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-09-17

THE public debt in April, 1866, was
81, 1921, 900, 900, exclusive of items not
then ascertained, but afterward charged
against the Government, which brought
the total up to $1,000, 10000 This
gave us debt of s85. II for every man,
woman and child in the country. The
debt is now, after deducting cash in the
treasury, 81 ,942, ,172. 900 or more than
81 200, 100000 less than at the close of
the war. On the basis of population Of
4s,0O0,0O0 (Gen. Walkers estimateJ,
the per capita is s4045 We have been
reducing the burden of debt, practically,
by increasing the population as well as
by actual payment
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-09-17

A CONSIGNMENT of enormous horses
was recently received in Boston from
Normandy. The lot comprised twenty
stations and six or eight mare colts, and
is to be sent to Bloomington, III. Three
of the horses weighed 2,Ol0 pounds each
when shipped, and the rest averaged
about 1900. They are magnificent
looking animals, standing about sixteen
hands high, very stoutly limbed, and
with heavy names and tails. Three Of
them are valued at 50, 900 each, and the
others at $500 each for stock purposes.
They are brooded with common Western
stock, and the cross is an animal weigh
ing from 1900 to 1,400 pounds, and
worth in the West from s175 to 5000.
They are used principally for draught-
horses, but are also easy drivers. They
are notSa. for their docility and intel
ligence.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-09-17
MAGNOLIA, MISSISSIPPI FRIDAY SEPTEMBER NO.

drinking, turning the fortune wheel,
playing at dice, swearing and switching
here and there, with his pockets full Of
worthless novelties; sometimes moder.
ately well-dressed, at others in the gar
ments of a low-born son of Dirt alley.
But, be he ever SO poor, he is able to
loiter around low dens, smoke a cigar,
and talk with an cir of most royal
King. This is the character, we are
sorry to say, that never has the remotest
idea of the origin of beginnings. He
has a conception not much above the
brute, only he has more vanity than
everything but together. He was con-
ceived in darkness, and in darkness he
grew up. He finally becomes older and
older, and finally, in the long run, with
age, settles down to be toterabIy good
old man. Still he has his rough ways.
only he is more churlsh and cynical
The average young man, how / feel
for him No one able to turn him--he
is with that great van, drifting down the
vortex to mental ruin. He is the self
same person who wonders what books
are for, and why people spend money
for them. remember, while attending
school, a visitor, somewhat acquainted
with the hoste IS with whom I boarded,
called. Not being acquainted with his
tastes, showed him my ibrary-scanty
library thought /, but he thought it an
enormous waste to be spending money
for "such things" I soon found that
he had no taste, and still he looked like
he was endowed with as bright an intel
lect as the average of his race. To
sound his character further was my de-
sire. drew from the library q copy of
Longfellow's poems, and gave it to him
for inspection. He looked at it and then
asked what it was about, and Just then
a VEN of humor struck me. Thought ],
young man, if you are that illiterate l
will sacrifice myself just for the fun of
the thing and / told him that Long
fellow was an enormous giant, who lived
in the South Sea islands, and lived prin-
cipally on cruising navigators and fat
missionaries who happened to be pass
ing by.
He seemed satisfied at this, and would
have listened to anything that might
have been said but it was deemed in
expedient to acquaint him further CON
cerning that person who has courted the
muses. and strung his harp in gentle
strains for so many years.
Then I showed him Dickens, but he
knew nothing about him except that he
| frequently used his name as an excla-
nation. put the books back in their
places where they belonged; and, as ]
was doing this, I thought to myself,
"Is this the person who is having a
hand in the election Of our highest off
GERS? Then I said, eyes +; it is true
too true-and no more capable of voting
than the negro, who has been belittled
because he knew not the classics, and
for his blackness r
This is fate, surely This is some
thing which should be looked after.
Parents, you alone are responsible fol
the generation now growing up. Give
your children proper education. d.
not keep them in ignorance and OBJ
scurity. Let the young man of to-da!
look upl Aye, look up Be more THAI
"the average young man." Look Il
the good time coming, and keep to tn
right.
Rise-climb Go up higher-reacl
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-09-17

THE fast of John French, at Hagers-
town, Nd, is told anew by the Baltimore
american from its files for 1870. To
uch an extent did he become absorbed
in religion that his mind gave way, and
he became impressed with the idea that
he had some special religious task to
perform which could only be accom-
plished after he had tasted forty days
and nights, which fast he performed.
Every effort made to induce him to eat
utterly failed, and those who were III
close contact with him all the time said
that not mouthful Of food passed his
lips. Tempting fruit and other things
we're placed in his way, and in such a
manner as to leave the impression that
their presence was unknown TO all but
himself, yet he refrained from partaking
in every instance. He became very
much reduced, looking more like skele-
ton than living human being. A few
days before the expiration Of the forty
days he was compelled to take to his
bed, and afterward he was fed with great
care, but his system had sunk too low
to recuperate.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-09-17

AMONG the historical characters Of
Utah and Mormonism is the notorious
Bill Hickman. He was with John D.
Lee and Rockwell as participant in
the Mountain Meadow massacre, and
was known in the Mormon Church as q
man of peculiar JUNCTION when it came to
hunting down and destroying offensive
Gentiles. At the trial of the partici-
pants in the Mountain Meadow massa-
ere Hickman turned States evidence to
save his life, and since then has been
able 10 continue in existence only by
keeping under the protecting wing of the
United States military authorities at
Camp Douglas, near Salt Lake City,
where he is now domiciled.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-09-17
MArTER ENoUGB.

The editor of leading journal discov-
ers one of his reporters evidently in r
furious rage.
"What in the world is the matter /"
he asks.
"Matter? Matter enough There, I
had Just received news of such promis-
ing catastrophe-a railway train off the
track-ten--twenty-fifty killed And
now comes the information that the re-
port was false. Isn't that matter
enough p
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-09-17

AT the request of the Sultan some
members Of the Prussian civil service
have been sent to Turkey to aid in re-
forming the civil administration of the
country. Hitherto such invitations have
been almost invariably sent to English
civil servants. The change is regarded
as significant, and is interpreted to mean
a German-T Turkish or an Austro-G German
Turkish alliance. This suspicion is only
strengthened by the repeated declara-
ton of the German diplomats that the
tender and acceptance Of the invitation
do not mean anything.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-09-17

KEELY, the motor man, of Philadel-
phia, invented, among other things, a
vaporic lift, intended for raising heavy
weights. The feat is accomplished by
means of belt strapped around the
waist, to which are attached numerous
small wires. Two Of these wires are
connected with small instrument re-
sembling watch-case, which contains
wheels and springs. While Mr.. Keely
was practicing with the lift, recently, be
burst blood-vessel, causing severe
hemorrhage. He was found IN his work
shop in an insensible condition, with
blood flowing from his mouth. He was
i'll for several days, but bis condition is
nov improving.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-09-17
RuLEs FoR rHE suMMrn.

The first rule which the summer
should lead us to observe is that Of do
ing everything deliberately. Locomo-
ton should be reduced to minimum.
Happy is he who has from all the fret
and turmoil and worry Of life learned
the lesson Of taking the shady side Of
the street-nay, more, of seeking streets
of which both sides are shady. Thrice
happy is he who, when he advances in
the morning to his daily work, can main
tain a certain deliberation, keeping
guard over his pace and never for mo-
ment forgetting that there is a warm
and cool way Of doing everything. A
little care makes a deal of difference.
Whoever starts out furiously may put
himself in fever for the day beyond
the curative power Of ice, 0 iuleps OF
Of fans. There is method for the sea
son if we can only maintain it. The
whole matter amounts to no more than
that we must take good care of our
selves, and be simply sensible.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-09-17

A METHODIST missionary, sent from
Chicago to Virginia City, reports as fol-
lows: "I made canvass of the town,
and find everybody crazy for gold, but I
was unable to find Christian, though
the saloons were numerous"
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-09-17
As q gabbling goose
Ora mad dog LET lnoae


Then will follow an exhaustive rendi-
'ion and complete resume of the horrible
history of Miss Fairface, or something
concerning his would-be father-in-law
thwarting rival of his. Thus this most
despicable character Of society goes on
he never tries to improve on his natural
born traits.
These traits are divinity to him-all
combined into oneness and for him to
relinquish them would be for him to
dwindle away and die / This is the
character who is responsible for all the
damnation of his particular genera. He
1t is that has no high and exalted opin-
ions OF an intellectual life, but ten to
one he has become an imbecile on some
particular subiect-religious or political.
This will most probably strike the
chord in the hearts of many older persons
those who try to be shining lights in
the world but TO the active and living
youth who is growing up, and will in q
short time certainly be representative
man in framing and shaping the course
OF Government, we beg leave to warn
them OF the course pursued by many.
But, alas ! The comparisons are very
vast between the low and the noble.
here, in free America, where schools are
everywhere, we see our youths idling
away their time, probably ON the hunt,
al deal, or in some midnight bacchan'
allan reveiry. Good books are plenty
and cheap-why not, young man, young
woman, be employed at the useful avo
cation of reading? But, no the aver
age young man does not wish to lister
70 the advice of those who have protitet
Sc nobly. He don't want an education
ana he would hardly receive one if yor
were 10 send him to school and pay hi
expenses. He would much rather b
tpending his time in ballroom exer
eises, or at some brawling, british
drunken spree
This is the right picture, and he him
sell viii not deny it. This is the char
scter that you see at the country fair
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-09-17
THE AVERAGE YOUNG MAN.
BY ROBERT F. DoTY.

He is q at 16, and if he cannot call
his mother liar and show profound in
dignation to his father at this age he is
counted veritable failure in the face of
the returns, and is accordingly disowned
by those who call themselves the noble
and high-minded; but if they would
only put it ignoble and snowy it would
signify much more.
The average young man Of to-day does
actually do wonders that would amaze
an Indian iuggler. or turn mad the
diminutive Lilliputs. This animal that
we are sketching has not cut his wisdom
teeth, for wherever he goes he is con-
tinually propounding lot of questions
and spouting a whole string of slang
phrases TO fit in here and there, and in
this he reioices that he is monarch and
prince of vulgarists.
Be he ever SO poor, there is never a
lack Of bombast and self-conceit, coupled
with egotistical disregard for his supe-
riors. This disgusting character thinks
his knowledge infinite, and that he is
nncommonly sharp. But sound him to
the heart, and he would compare favor
ably with the Chinese rat-eaters, or even
below. Then, they always imagine
themselves as possessing more natural
sound sense than their parents ever had
or ever will have.
Good old Mr.. Jones must not know
more than young, twaddling, blow
breath Jack Brightsop, who tries to
laugh at even mediocre knowledge,
while he does not know Saxon word
from one in the obsolete or dead Ian
guages, OF know even one prominent ora
tor, novelist or poet in the world. Still
this character is always seen in society.
He has an affectation peculiarly notice
able, tries to be majestic, to tell jokes
on his uncle, and he is most apt to libel
some one because of success, while he
has made complete failure.
Weigh this fellow the very next time
you see him, and from the tenor of his
talk you will plainly see that this petty
grudge has come OF the successes of 9TH
ers. He is envious He does not wish
to see or hear of others successes. This
is one Characteristic that he can no more
10 without than a sensible man can Of
the five senses. There always seems to
he great stock Of newsiness about him,
for he is most apt to inquire of all the
little private transactions OF other peo.
pie, and, ere anything has been done,
this self-same young lunatic from the
haunts of egotism and proffered wisdom
knows more about it than those who
have been eye-witnesses.
You can tell this busybody by the
twinkle Of his eye. Davy Squash vii
wink at Jim Axletree, and Jim Axletret
will follow that poisonous vegetable, ant
it will be
A.. ~.
Morris tribune., 1880-12-16
THE SUPREME COURT.

How the United States Supreme Court Is
Opened--A Dignifed Tribunal.
From the Washington Star.
To begin with, there is degree of dignity
and stately bearing about the court and its
members which permeates even to the most
humble attache. There is quiet in the
court room which recalls the Sabbath of the
Covenanters. When one enters, the invol-
llntary feeling comes on that the room is set
aside only for the contemplation of the
sober side of life, and woe to him who
jibes or jokes in the presence of the court
The court is opened about this fashion.
At IL o clock (noon) the justices come in from
the consulting room and take their seats on
the bench. Away to the left of the cham
Der is seen youthful officer, whose bust
ness is to catch the first glimpse of
the advancing judges. Then comes three
raps with a ponderous gavel by the same
officer. This is meant as signal for the
audience to rise. Then, with the Chief
Justice in advance, the judges enter
from the right of the chamber. To
the. rear of the justices seats is an
aisle. In the centre is an arched entrance
for the Chief Justice. Through this aisle
the judges file and take position on the
right and left. None enter until the Chief
Justice energies from the centre entrance.
After all have filed in, the Chief Justice
makes a graceful obeisance to the standing
audience. Then the justices take seats and
stroke of the gavel is made and the au-
dience seats itself. The opening of the
court falls upon youthful officer. 1t is
after the old English form. "Oh, yea; oh
yea," etc. and concludes with the words
God bless the honorable Supreme Court.
The court is now ready for business. AL
the justices are clad in black silk gowns
with an ecclesiastical cut In the desptacl
of business the Chief Justice is quite expe.
ditious. He is always ready with reply tx
question, and eminently satisfactory. The
justices on the bench assume different at
titudes. Justice Miller sinks down low il
his chair, and but little can be seen of hin
but the top of his head; SO also does Justice
Bradley. The Chief Justice sits erect mos
of the time when not hearing an argument
busy in consulting the calender. Judg
Harlan is the most striking in appearance O
any of the Judges. He is tall, well bull
and sits erect.
Morris tribune., 1880-12-16
Stories Of Old People.
From Chambers Journal.

FROM Chambers Journal
A gentleman who was showing me lite
rary paper which he had written in very
clear, bold hand, remarked: 81 always
write very distinctly that 1 may have no
difficulty in reading my manuscripts when
old age comes upon me-" He was then
bordering on 20. Another very vigorous
old gentleman, aged ", who was at the head
of a large publishing establishment, was
explaining to friend the enormous amount
of work he went through from day to day.
His friend remarked that it must tell upon
him seriously at his age. "Oh no, he re-
piled, 81 don't feel it now, but 1 expect I
shall do in after ife!" cannot vouch for
the truth of the following anecdotes, but
they may serve to point moral and adorn
tale" In the old coaching days, when a
coach stopped on one occasion to change
horses, one eff the passengers strolled along
green lane, and was surprised to see an
old man sitting under the hedge crying.
In answer to question as to the cause of
his grief he replied that his father had been
beating him. The passenger, who thought
the father of an old man like that must be
a curiosity worth seeing, asked him to take
him to his father. The old man led him to
a cottage where very old man was standing
at the gate looking very angry. lis this
your SOM" he asked. Yes" replied the
old man gruffiy. HE tells me you have
been beating him." said the passenger
eyes; and he deserves beating. the young
rascal, for he has been throwing stones at
his grandfather I have heard of another
old man and his wife, both of whom had
reached the venerable age of 100. They
had three daughters, the youngest of whom
died unmarried at the age of 70. The old
woman was quite inconsolable on account
of their irreparable loss. This youngest
daughter had evidently been her pet, for
after their return from the funeral she said
to her husband, amid her sobs and tears:
Il always tellt thee, John, that We should
never rear that childr'
Morris tribune., 1880-12-16
Mnsic,s Double Meaning.

Any one who has endeavored to follow q
symphony intended to initiate the sounds
of nature through the may Interpretation
of full orchestra, heard descriptive song
lifted from the lower levels of 6Gso pro-
fundo, or listened while delicate looking
girl crashed an idyllic picture, mingled with
tempest, from a suffering Stenway-
grand, will appreciate the reasons for rustic
misrepresentation implied in the tale Of the
young lady moving in select circles in Gal
weston, who, after much toll and practice at
the piano. board, learned to play with con-
siderable dexterity piece entitled Picnic
Polka" 1t is something after the style of
the celebrated Battle of Prague" in which
the listener can easily distinguish the roar
of artillery, the rattle of musketry, the
shouts soldiers, and the groans of the
dying. In the 'Picnic Polka" the noise of
the wind among the trees, and the joyous
carols of the birds, are reproduced, the
finale being thunder shower which dis
turbs the jewellers.
It happens that country cousin was in
town, and the young lady thought she
would play the piece to him and hear his
comment. He is a plain, simple minded
| youth, and although he is not very bright, lie
very appreciative. She told him what the
piece was, and then proceeded to give him
the Picnic Polka. The first notes are
rather slow and hesitating, the idea sought
to be conveyed being the solemn zephyr
(not heifer) signs. After she got through
with this preface she asked him if he did
not almost imagine himself in a lodge in
some vast wilderness. He replied that he
thought all that slowness meant the delay
in getting off. Said he: "There is always
some darned fellow that over-sleeps him.
self and keeps everybody else waiting.
She did not care to discuss the point with
the ignorant fellow, SO, to conceal her emo.
tions, she once more let herself out on the
piano. The bird whistled as il his throai
] would split, the cuckoo filed the sylvan
Morris tribune., 1880-12-16
A Thrilling Scene in Court.

There was singular episode in the trial
the other day, in New York, of Augustus D.
Leighton, mulatto, for the murder of Ma
ry Dean, his mistress. The prisoner told
the story of the killing. He said that when
Mary Dean struck at him with the curling
tongs he put his hand to his hip pocket,
scarcely knowing what he was doing and,
as he pulled out his handkerchief, brought
the razor with it. Then, standing up, and
taking the razor that was handed to him in
the court, he illustrated by sudden, sweep
ing movement of the handle the manner in
which he struck Mary Dean the deadly blow
The act sent SILVER through the spectators,
and Mr.. Quarles, the prisoners counsel,
stepped back suddenly, and said to him:
Don't do that again" thad its effect too,
upon Leighton, for when he sat down he
was trembling with great agitation. He ev-
identity did not recover from the effects of
it, and it was only few moments afterward
when he left the stand that he burst into
tears.
Morris tribune., 1880-12-16
Sara Bernhardt, the Finest Living Rep
resentatiYe Of Death.

from the In1auelpnla Buleun.
The modes in which Sara Berndardt
turns the heads of the susceptible in New
York are various. Some go wild about her
cloths; others about her voice; others about
her hair; others about her French accent,
which must be fine in a Partisan to meet
New York approval. But the latest form of
the Bernhardt agony is that of fascination
with her manner of dying. She is, appar-
emily, the finest living representative Of
death. She has exalted the process to a
fine art She has so far, died in four diff
ferent ways on the New York stage; Of poi
son as Adrienne, of consumption as Mar
guerite Gautier, of remorse and heart-break
as Froufrou, and in some other way as Do
ma Sol She does them in winsome, fas-
cinating way, with ghastliness in one, with
pathos in another, with grace in all. She
dies sitting in a chair, reclining on q couch,
standing erect and then tumbling in heap
of drapery, and sprawling ON the floor.
How many more manners of dying she may
be capable of must depend upon the extent
of her repertoire. 1t must be droll to those
behind the scenes to see her various resur-
rections from her death scenes, and to OBJ
serve the quickness with which she adjusts
her countenance to the proper expressions
when the Gabriel's trump of her audience
arouses her and calls her before the curtain
to receive the reward of their judgement.