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SELECTED MISCELLANY.

1t is much easier to settle point than to
act on it.-Cecil.
Inclination and interest determine the
will.-Talleyrand.
One day is worth three to him who does
everything in order
Sow good services sweet remembrances
will grow from them.
A wounded conscience is able>to unpara-
disc Paradise itself.-Fuller.
Troubles borrowed and stolen outnumber
by far all others in the world.
Great men and geniuses find their true
places in times Of great events.
Never lose your center right, or courage,
nor change plans in front of the enemy.
On the neck of the young man sparkles
no gem sogracious as enterprise.-Hafz.
Nature has sometimes made a fool, but a
coxcomb is always of mans own making.
Addison.
Clergymen consider this world only as a
diligence in which they can travel to an
other.-Napoleon.
Action may not always bring happiness;
but there is no happiness without action.
-Beaconsfeld
To correct an evil which already exists is
not so wise as to foresee and prevent it
Chinese Proyerb.
Next to an effeminate man, there is moth
ing so disagreeabIe as a mannish woman
Chas. Dudley Warner.
10 general, there is no one with whom
life drags 50 disagreeably as with him who
tries to make it shorter.-Richter.
White men should exhibit the same in
sensibility to moral tortures that red men do
to physical torments.-Gautier.
In this commonplace world, every one is
said to be romantic who either admires
fine thing or does one.-Pope.
A couplet of verse, period of prose, may
cling to the rock of ages as a shell that sur
wives deluge.-Bulwer Lytton.
What can a man do more than die for his
couatrymen Live for them; it is longer
work, and therefore more difficult and no
BILE one.-Kingsley.
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FASHION NOTES.
Guipure lace is revived.

Guipure lace is revived.
Sicilienneis the stylish material for spring
mantles.
Willow-leaf green is very light yellow
ish shade of olive.
Sashes are.so wide and long that no other
drapery is needed.
Embroidered apron overdresses, highly
draPed, are in great vogue with the estheti-
cally inclined.
The stylish blue shades are electric, por-
celon, soldier and sapphire blue. Peacock
blue is discarded.
Shining rows of gold, silver, or bronze
snail-shells are seen upon the brims of new
French bonnets and hats.
For plain walking and travelling suits,
grayish blue goods, with red or brick-red
satin cording, are very becoming, and
much preferable to the old-fashioned shades,
such al garnet or wine color.
Ribbons play an important part in the
entire costume this spring, no dress being
finished without its large, losely-knotted
bows with broad, short ends, or long loops Of
ribbon with long ends in the hip drapery at
the back or side.
Dress skirts are surely growing fuller and
wider, and this decided tendency to
boufant styles has, as history plainly shows,
been almost invariably the forerunner OF
erinoline, and crinoline we are to have,
unless scores of manufacturers, who have
summoned their hitherto idle forces and
begun the work anew of making hoop-skfrts,
have listened to deIusiye rumor from over
the sea.
The coming bonnet is small and dainty
enough for Queen Titiana. It is made of
shirred null in delicate tints-m hite, laven-
der and ecru with Iaces strings and knots of
flowers. In the same shape the Manila and
Dunstable straws with twisted trimming
of velvet with surah, with strings
of the same. The ties on the new bonnets
are short and not intended to be worn in
bow, but crossed over, only.
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What "Wife,, Means.

Says Ruskin: "What do you think the
beautiful word wife comes from? It is
the great word in which the English and
Latin languages conquered the French and
Greek. hope the French win some day
get word for it inste I'D Of that of femme
But what do you think it come from The
great value of the Saxon words is that they
mean something. Wife means weaver.
You must either be housewives or house
moths, remember that. In the deep sense,
you must either weave mems fortunes and
embroider them, or feed upon and bring
them to decay. Wherever true wife comes,
home is always around her. The stars may
be over her head, the glow worm in the
nights cold grass may be the FIRE at her
feet, but home is where she is, and for q
noble woman it stretches far around her,
better than houses ceiled with cedar or
painted with vermiliion shedding its quiet
light for those who else are homeless. This.
/ believe, is the woman's true place and
powerD
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The bill provides that from and after
the expiration of ninety days next after
the passage of this act, and until the expi
ration OF twenty years next after the passage
of this act the coming of Chinese laborers
to the United States be and the same is
hereby suspended, and during such suspen-
sion it shall not be lawful for any Chinese
laborer to come, or, having so come after
the expiration of said ninety days, to
remain within the United States" The
treaty declares that "whenever in the opin-
ion of the government of the United States
the coming of Chinese laborers to the Uni
ted States or their residence therein affects
or threatens to affect the interests of that.
country, or to enlanger the good order of
said country or of any locality within the
territory thereof, the government of China
agrees that the government of the United
States may regulate. limit or suspend such
coming or residence, but may not absolute
ly prohibit it. The limitation or suspension
shall be reasonable and shall apply only
to Chinese who may go to the United States
as laborers, other classes not being included
in the limitations. Legislation taken in
regard to Chinese laborers will be of such a
character only as is necessary to enforce the
regulation, limitation or suspension of inn
migration, and immigrants shall not be
subjected to personal maltreatment or
abuse"
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What Mormon Woman Thinks Of the
Edmunds Bill.
i VOICE FROM SALT LAKE, LETTER
FROM 4 MORMON wIFE-woMES FAVOR
ISG THE EDMUEDs BILL.

The Salt Lake (Utah) Tribune on Tues
day last published the following from a
Mormon woman well known in that civ /:
George @. Cannon asserts in recent in
tervieW that the Mormon people are unani-
nous in their opposition to the Elmunds 5
bill. | known that this is not true / ThaYe
been Mormon for twenty-one years, and
/ still believe In all the principles that
were taught me when / embraced Nor
monism in England. | don't believe in
polygamy and blood atonement, but new
er heard of those principles until came
to Utah in 1868. Neither do believe in
the obligations we are forced to take on
ourselves in the Endowment House.
know many persons who are MOrmons, in
the same sense that am, who believe in all
the principles that were first taught them,
but who do not believe in polygamy, blood
atonement, or any other wickedness that is
practiced in the name of religion.
know women who signed the Mormon
memorial to Congress because they feared
to lose their own and their chiidren's bread
if they refused. Yet these very women are
hoping and praying that Congress will put
down polygamy. One woman who signed |
the memorial because she dared not do |
said to me: ''If Congress gives |
Cannon his seat and don't put down polyg- |
amy with strong hand, will say the
of Congress are as bad as the |
Mormons." Another woman, friend of |
mine, says. 81 do not know the man who |
brought the petition to my house, but sup |
posed him to be GENTLE / asked him |
if the petition was against polygamy, and |
be said it was. / signed my name quickly /
enough, but after | had done so something |
in his manner made me suspicious, and | /
asked him il it was not the Mormon petition |
against the Edmunds bill. He had my
name then, SO he told me the truth. I |
asked him to cross my name out but he |
would not do it." Another woman said
When they brought the petition to my
house they told me the Eimunds bill would /
take away our homes and strip us of every
hing, and signed because l believed what
hey told me-"
l have not seen the memorial myself.
Those who brought it around knew better
,han to ask me to sign it, They think l
nave ga rebellious spirit" and my husband
aid to me, only few days ago, "When
.he law of God is in full force and we get
id of all these Gentiles and cut throats,
hen all such women as you are will be
1illed" A. MORMON WOMAN.
SALT LAKE CITY, Marcn 13, 1882.
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TIE Democratic press should enter
an emphatic dissent from the PROPOSE
tion of Mr.. Henry Watterson at the
jackson birthday celebration at Chica-
go, that the national debt shoul d
be made perpetual. A national
debt is national curse. 1t
eats up the substance of the people.
In this instance its effect would be to
continue an oppressive financial system
for the benefit of capitalists who pay
no taxes for the support of the govern
ment on their investments. It affords
protect for a robber tariff system and
for keeping alive National Banks with
their exclusive privileges.
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AN ACT to regulate the distribution of certain
moneys.

SECTION !. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Missis ippi That all taxes col
lected on property within the corporate limits
of the town Of Duran, in the county Of Holmes,
for the repairing or buid ding of bridges shall be
and the same are hereby appropriated to the
building and repairing the Durant turnpike,
which turnpike shall be free to all travellers.
SEC. 2. Be il further enacted, That the
tax collector Of the county of Holmes shall, at
the time he pays the county tax to the treasurer
OF said county, carefully and correctly estimate
the amount of bridge tax collected on property
within the corporate limits of Durant, ard fur
nish said county treasurer the above estimated
amount, which amount, shall be paid by the
county treasurer to the treasurer of the town Of
Durant, whose receipt shall be valid voucher
to said county treasurer in his settlement with
the board of supervisors OF said county
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That this act take
effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
APPROVED, February 27, 1882.
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If any sufferers from the Mississippi
overflow imagine that the Federal Govern
ment will undertake the job of rebuilding
the dilapidated levees on the banks of the
river in Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana,
Missouri, or any other State, they may as
well disabuse themselves of the notion first
as last. Congress may appropriate money
for the construction OF levees as an incident
to the improvement of navigation, but it
will not make appropriations for the con-
struction of levees for the purpose of pre-
venting overhows.-St. Louis Globe-Dem-
Ocrat.
We regret to see this spirit evineed
in regard to a measure of great nation
al Importance. Nevertheless, We will
not quarrel about the object of con-
structing the levees, if the work is
DONE
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DANIEL WEBSTER half a century ago
declared that "the freest government
cannot exist where the tendency of the
law is to create a rapid accumulation of
property in, the hands of the few and to
render the masses of the people poor
and dependent Now, looking from
the present standpoint, the doctrine will
soon be put to the test. The struggle
nigh at hand, is between the people and
the monopolies. The tendency of the
times has been to build up the privi-
legged few at the expense of the toiling
many.
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APPaovRD, March ., 1882.
AN ACT in relation to the Assessment Roll Of
Kinds county

AN ACT in relation to the Assessment Roll Of
Kinds county.
Whereas, Doubts have ar seu as to the valid.
ity of the as -essment OF lands in Kinds county
of the year 1879, because OF the omission Of the
board of supervisors OF said county on the day
ment by said board of said assessor to complete
said roll, aud because OF supposed Irregularities
in the action of said board in examining said
the same at their regular and special meeting
at their regular and special meet ng at both
Raymond ami jackson, in said county there
fote
SECTION l. Be il enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That the assess
ment roll of lands in said county, lied BY b.
the 3rd day of July, 1879, be, aud the same
is hereby declared TO be as va id in law for all
purposes as if the same had been delivered to
the clerk Of said board on the lst Monday m
july 1879 and rs ii said board had continued
o sit from Il " TO day at Raymond until the
equalizing of assessments and the hearing OF
objections and exceptions to said roll, and the
examination and ceiving Of the same, had
been there completed, and that all sales made
under sal assessment roll for non.payment Of
taxes are and shall be as legal and valid as If
none of the supposed informalities or irregu.
larities IN the actions omiss ons Of the asses
sor, board OF supervisors and clerk OF said
board in relation thereto had occur, ed.
SEC. 3 BE it further enacted, That this act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
APPRoVED March O. 1882
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ment at the discretion Of the court and shall
moreover be liable in double the damaeps sns.
taIned, By any person sustaining damage bv
reason OF the violation OF said section.
Szc. 8. Be it further enacted, That anv ner.
son shall have the right to take up and Keen AZ
1ne expense of the owner any Of the nfO IS ID
Aind 81 stock, and If not reclaimed by the owner
within hTe days, then aud in that event the same
may be sold by the tsker up of said stock. at
public auel ion for cash, to the highe bidder
after ave days notice by posting in three or
more PnoAe places, and after deducting all ex-
penSes the balance OF the proceeds Of said sale
shasI pc PAID 70 the owner, il known. and # not
INTO the treasury OF said county. and n NOT
claimed within twelve months shall % ~ tb,s
use OF the common school fund of the county
SEC. 4. BE it further enacted, That section
nine hundred and eighty-eight (9sS) Of the Code
OF 1850, be and the same is hereby repealed In
so far as 1t relates TO or affects the counties of
Bolivar aud Tuniea, until February lst 1883.
SEC. s. Be it further enacted, That this act
shall only be operative in he counties Of
Washington, Coahoma and Quitman if the
Boards of Supervisors OF said counties, at a
special meeting, to be called for the purpose of
considering this act in not less than sixty DAYS
shall by resolution adopt the same and give
no ice thereof in their respective cOuuties
SEC. s. Be it further enacted, That this act
take effect and he in force from and after its
passage, and until the 1st day Of February,
1888, and no longer
APPRovED, March 9, 1882.
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APPROVED, March ., 1852.

AN ACT to repeal all of section 2l35 Of the
Revised Code Of 1850, which requires the
Boards of Supervisors to hold regular meet
ings on the Monday preceding each term Of
the Circuit Court
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That all Of section
twenty-one hundred and thirty-fve OF the
Revised Code Of $780, preceding the word
",hey" in the fourth line of said section, rela-
ting to the meeting Of the board of supervisors
on the Monday preceding each term OF the
circuit court be, and the same is hereby repealed
so lar as It applies to the county Of Prentiss,
in said State.
SEC 2. BE it further enacted, That this act
take effect from and after its passage.
APPROVED, March 8, 1882
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APPRovED, March 4, 1882.

AN ACT providing for the payment Of the
claim of d. B. Garfield, Of Philadelphia, for
law books furnished to the State Of Missis-
sippi.
Whereas, By written contract Of April 28th
1880, the trustees Of the State Library purchased
a bill of law books Of d. B Canfel amounting
TO 81, 141 IS. principal, which yer furnished
by him April sth 1851, as shown by the written
statement of that date Of the state Librarian,
and are all now in the State Library and
Whereas. Provision was made for the pay
ment thereof, and payment dem tnded May
Goth, 1861, but said payment has never been
made owing to the occurrence Of the late civil
war; therefore
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That 81, ,l4l Is, with
interest at per cent from May Goth 1861,
amounting, principal and interest, to the sum
Of 81, $50 20, the sum legally and justly due to
said ID. B. Garfield, be, and is hereby appro-
priated for the payment of his claim, and the
Auditor OF Public Accounts is authorized and
directed to issue his warrant on the State
Treasurer for said SUM Of 81, 100 90 in favor Of
said ID. b. Canfeld
SIC. 2 Be it further enacted, That this act
be in force from and after its passage.
APPROVED, March 4, 1882.
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The fourteen counties in Mississippi
-DeSoto, Tate, Quitman, Tunica,
Pamela, ,Coahoma, Tallahatehie. Bolivar,
Leaore, SunAower, Sharkey, Washing
ton, Yazoo, Issaquena-which are
flooded, produced 319. 1888 bales of
cotton in 1880.
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AN ACT 10 allow the clerks Of the Boards Of
Supervisors of the unties Of Han cock, Har
rison, Jack on, Greene, Perry and Marion ad-
dtional compensa ion for rvices rendered
and as prescrib ID in sections 2l63, 2lt4 2165,
1856, 2f67, 216s 2169, 2l70, 2l71 2l72, 2.73
and 2l74 of Revised Code OF 1880
SEcTIoN l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the state of Miss ssippi, That the clerks OF
the bo rds of supery sors OF The counties Of
Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Greene, Perry
and Marion be and are hereby enti led 70 re-
ctive the sum Of fifty dollars per annum for
rendering the services prescribed in sections
2l63 to 217I inclusive, OF Revised Code Of 1880;
which lditional compens ,tion shall be paid
warrant Of the president " the board Of super
visors of the respective counties hereinbefore
specified.
SEC. 2 Be it further enacted, That this act
be in force and take effect from and after its
passage.
AppRovED March 1890
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A RESOLUTION has been introduced by
Mr.. Brown in the q. s. Senate, declar-
ing against the contraction of currency
by the withdrawal of silver certificates,
etc. Referred to the Finance Commit
tee; yeas SO, nays q.
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AsuNDAY law passed in 1907 remains on
the statute books Of Connecticut. It has
long been ignored as to its more severe pro-
visions, but occasionally its prohibition Of
travel is brought into notice BY a prosecE-
ton, as IN the case of excursions last sum-
mer The Germans Of New Haven and
Hartford are moving for such notifications
as will allow them a moderate amount Of
recreation on Sunday The legislators are
squirming between two fires, for there IS
strong aud active sentiment Of Pnritanism
would remove all restriction from Sunday
travel, and permit concerts after sunset.
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TIE railroad lobby in Washington is
in full force. They are pressing the
House Commerce Committee against
the Reagan bill with much vehemence.
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THREE-scoRE AND TEN.


Three-seore and tent Welcome the goal
Tine cuts no notches on the soul,
OuIy the body feels his blade,
Man is Of spirit fiber made
Three score and teni What blessings rare,
How deep, how rich, how sweet, how fair.
Are cireled By that olden span
Tbai notes the earthly life Of mani
Tbree-seore and tent No iron gate
Is shut and l5eked by cruel fate,
Bat golden gates are open set,
Leading to gTeener pastures yet
Three score and tenI What though the eye
Grow dim to things that near US lie,
The lengfheHing vision, look NJ far,
Sees light beyond the furthest star.
Three-scors and len What though the ear
Refases very voice to hear,
lis but TO listen, cal and still,
To voices OF Ills wispered will.
Three score and ten! This Pisgah hight,
Brln ks he old pr Jmi<et land ia sight,
Whose clusters rieh Of love aud trath
Yield nectar OfimmOrEal youth.
1cSo1.-ooo-NN-oN.o.o NouoNo-o-c<
Railroad Legislation in New York.
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Railroad Legislation in New York.

The Railroad Supervision Bill pend
ing in the New York Legislature,
abolishes the distinction of Chief Com
missioner and Associate Commission ers
and gives the Governor the power to
suspend any member Of the board on
written charges, the suspension to
result in removal if approved by the
Senate. Provision is made for fees and
mileage Of witnesses summoned by the
Commissioners, and sleeping and draw
ing-room car companies are brought
under supervision as well as railroad
companies. Unjust determinations in
charges for service are included among
the ofenses which are to be brought to
the attention Of the Attorney-General,
who is required to take such proceedings
thereon as 'may be necessary for the
protection Of public interests" instead
of such as he "may deem expedient
Refusal to furnish information to the
Commissioners Is made a mlsdemeanor.
The members Of the board and their
agents are to be transported free on the
railroads while in discharge OF their
duties and corporations are prohibited
from offering to any Commissioner or
any one in the employ of the commits
sion any appointment or position or
other favor or consideration, and the
latter are prohibited from accepting
anything of the kind under penalties.
The salaries of the Commissioners are
$1,000 each, that of their Secretary
$4,000, and the total annual expense is
limited to $4,000, to be paid in the
first place by the State Treasurer, but
to be ultimately derived from the rail-
road companies.
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4 SUBCOMMITTEE of the House Csasa9ayy=
mittee on the Expenses E7.A.s Z
Funeral has been eng3 ~; y; s
time in auditing the BIZ az
found that the Senator's ann srail y raS rgi
tatives who atten<S zsss &
late President ha' Ja;Ts. quested =,
nearly seven thoSS ,AEed
Is an item of seven s'ss&.--,.. - - e
for champagne, brand
funereal consultations, asr4a1iy - )
three hundred dollars for GO Lou: q
If this report be true it in
wolves a very grave scandal. Shame
that Il funeral procession should have
been turned into debauch.
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APPRovED, February 27, 1887
AN ACT to authorize the Board of Supervisors
of Jones county to carry into effect section
495 of the Revised Code of 1850.

40 OF IUe htNIstu OOut OF IooU.
SECTION /. Be il enacted by the Legislature
of the State Of Mississippi, That the board
of supervisors of Jones county be and they are
hereby authorized 10 levy a tax not ex-
ceeding one mil on the dollar on all the real
and pers NAL property in said county; and that
sary, shall be applied to the purchase and fitting
up Of township maps for SAID county, as re-
required by said section 495.
SEC 2. BE it further enacted, That this act
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
APPROVED, February 2s, 1882.
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MR. ALExAnDER 4. srEpHExs has been
50 years n pnblic life. without either get-.
ung lat Of rich. Vi do not know Of 4 cas
o. this kind north 0f Mason and Dixon s
llne-PhlIadelphia Record
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In the Seaafe Of tie United States Monday,
March 6, 1882.