The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-05-19

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since I wrote YOU il was Spring, and
so IL was, AZ that time, but she has
left Us in the short space Of two
weeks, she took her departure as the
bright day dream leaveth the bosom
Of the dealer in "ootton futures.
Without warning she has plunged US
in almost mid Summer. The oues-
.tlon that is now uppermost in nv
mind, is what shall DO % pass away
the long Summer days, and at the
same time do something to benefit
mankind and make better the world
generally. lhave notion Of setting
up a newspaper shop" in other
words / have very large and ex-
tended idea Of again entering uuon
The wide and expanded bosom
Of the sea Of journalism. You
will remember, 1, AZ one time pub
lished the "IEtenporance Exter-
minator" In the village Of "Pos
sum Hollow" Monroe county. AtthatI
time / had 3 or 4 thousand names on
my subscription book, and made
SOME money, although a great many
/ Of my friends failed % settle for their
/ paper, still made 10 cents per week
for about G DAYS, after which had
20 make an ignment account OF
the failure Of the Murphy move
msut liabilities 10000 90 assets
COCO Notwithstanding the great.
ness 81 my IiABHIuEs, my friends
insist Chat my ABILITIES 10 LIE are
even greater, however, | shall moi
trouble Che public or myself 10 dis
\ prove any charges OF this kind as all
editors are more or less slandored and
yilliGed ] have concluded 10 call
my paper "The Prohibilory Blade"
/ Like the "Exterminator" the aBlade"
/ viii be neutral in politics, our main
purpose being 10 start up new
party that at no distant day shall rule
the universe. The actions Of the two
great parties that now antaponize
each other will DO perfectly
ignored. This may be a wise or
an unwise step for us, vet, facts have
demonstrated fully to our mind that
this people viii not remain quiet
They must forever be in a stir Of
some kind, always trying to revolu-
tionze The world, or do something
that no one else ever did, and sup
pose / may IS well step in and get
some Of the gooseherly pic before
I the sauce is entirely exhausted. We
shall at FIRST proceed to show the
| great sin Of intemperauee, az we'll as
prove that Prohibition" Is our only
remedy. Our next move will be to
advocate the calling together at once.
a State Convention, and at said Con
veniIon we viii appoint committees
throughout our State, for the pur-
pose Of getting up petition which
viii be signed by all the women,
I children, and most Of the strictly
temperate men. This petition will
be handed to some prominent gentle
man and brought before the House at
the calling together Of our next Leg
islature The attention Of this Hon
orable body will be called SPECIALLY
to the "Prohibtory,n clauses therein
contained The influence that this
petition shall control will be entirely
too great to be overlooked, and conse-
quently a bill will be introduced and
a law passed Prohibiting the making.
selling or drinking Of liquors within
the limits of this free and enlightened
State. Having obtained the power
to control the appetite Of men as to
what they shall drink, We shall next
undertake to regulate their eating,
that none may be troubled with the
collie or other familiar aches Fer
breakfast We will have light rolls and
tea, for dinner soup, and for supper
mush and milk. Non compliance
with this law shall be severely pun
ishable, unless a minister Of the Cos.
pei be present, at which time It shall
be q misdemean0r not to have plenty
offricd chicken II dancing is toler.
ated at all no fellow will be allowed
to put his arm around bis girls
waist unless she is perfectly willing. |
Card playing shall be punishable with /
death unless there are two or more 4
Church members IN the game. You I
may think this q bold stand with a /
great responsibility attached, end it /
is, but, with the assistance Of those /
who have already, or may in futnie,
cease to take the MESSENGER on ae-
count Of It's 'non Prohibitory views"
II may well look forward to notouly
becoming a very rich man soon, but
I will also have The proud satisfac-
ton Of knowing that / was insiiu-
mental IN bringing about a system OIL
laws ihsl wit b circulated By FIRST
one State and another until lhe
whole world shall be willing to pqv
ne homage. Hoping to have The
honor az placing yoar yalualIe
slice, .on paf egohaag8 list, ] am
JouTaa4s.ieally yours,
ID. NJ"
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