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The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22
a $4,000 ROMANCE!

A true romance in real life recently
took place in Loui vile Ky. The circum-
stances were these: Miss Alccnc Van
derespt, the beautiful and accomplished
dnuCht,r of our well known and esteemed
druggist, had well known young gen
tlenian, also of Louisville, paying her
attentions, and both being possessed of
speculative spirit, and unknown to the
other, purchased 81 ticket in the Com
monwcalth Distribution Company. 1t
SO happened that each toe half ticket
with the same number, and when the
drawing terminated they had drawn
SIS 900 each, their number having drawn
the $4,000 prize. When the young
gentleman called to tell his good fortune
his surprise was great to find his sweet
heart was also entitled to congratulntion.
OF course, a wedding soon followed, for
it was self-evident they were intended
for each other, and the young gentleman
is now the owner of II prosperous busi
ness, and at his request we refrain from
giving his name also. Now let all young
gentlemen and ladies go and do likewise.
Next drawing, Saturday, Morch 3lsl.
$50 prizes, SIP, 400. Capital prlze,
$50, 900 Tickets only 81. Send your
order immediately to r. NJ. Boardman,
Louisville, Ky.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22
EDITORIAL MATTER,
From Tri- Weekly issues of FRIDAY e. Monday
The Mutual Dependence OF the
Rail Roads and Land Owners.

The cry for excessive measures against,
and extraordinary supervision OF, rail
road companies seems to involve the
absurd proposition that necessary an
tagonism exists between these compa-
nies aud the people. So far is this from
being the case, that community OF
|interest-or inter dependence arises
from their mutual relations to quite as
great an extent as between the parties to
business transactions of any kind what
ever. Vicksburg Commercial
There is world OF good, hard sense
in the above paragraph, for every reason-
ing man must appreciate the fact that
the prosperity Of any road piercing our
State is absolutely dependent upon the
prosperity Of the people who patronize
1t; and that an oppressive or aggressive
policy on the part Of the road would be
kin to the folly Of the thoughtless crea-
ture in the fable, who killed the goose
that laid the golden eggs.
The people Of the riparian counties
are particularly interested in encourag'
ing rail road building and protecting the
owners from oppressive State or local
legislation, for to these rail road build
ers they can confidently look for such
protection to their levies, and for such
long reaches Of embankments to which
to attach their own water walls, as
neither State or Federal disbursement is
ever likely to supply. There is hardly
a line of rail road now building or char
tered in the valley that will not be deep
ly interested in protecting that garden
spot from the rivers fury, and we all
know how much more easy it is for a
great corporation to raise and disburse
half million dollars in this work than
it is for county or levy district to raise
n tenth of the amount.
Let the rail roads alone in Mississippi
and ere many years they will have the
whole coast as thoroughly fortiie against
the foods as they have fortified Cairo;
and they will not accomplish all this out
Of their own treasures, either; they will
become the great advocates of coast
protection before Congress, and will ex
ert influences in that behalf that are be-
yond the reach Of our own people and
that have heretofore antagonized us on
every occasion. We do not mean by
this that they will purchase Congress
sional Legislation, but we simply call
attention to the fact that these rail roads
largely represent capital domiciled in
Eastern States, and that the owners of
this capital will demand protection as
we'll for Eastern as for Southern interests
when they appeal to the Senators and
representatives. on the Atlantic sea-
board for Federal aid in protecting n
great valley that is one of the best
markets that the East can bonst for its
imported goods and domestic manufac'
lures.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22
SuIreme Court Decisions.

MONDAY, March 70, 1888.
The following cases were affirmed:
John W. Ross, ct al, VS.. G. G. Hol
loway, ct nj.
Frank Klatz, ct nj, VS.. o. r. Spence
Cuff Warden, VS.. State of Mississippi.
A. p. Merrill, Sr., VS.. f. KIbbs.
The following cases were reversed ant
remanded:
A. NJ. Slaydon, vs. G. P. W. Mitchell.
Edmund Bang, VS.. State of Mlssis'
sippi.
J. W. French, vs. +. P. Sale.
John j. Bradford, VS. John j. Moore
W. H. Berry, ct al, VS.. W. c. Folkes
ct nj.
]. D. Gage, ct nj, VS.. Louis Traycr
Hugh l.. Davis, VS.. VIM. j. Davis
Affirmed and 60 days to answer.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22

THE statistics of manufactures as
published in an advance sheet of the
census of lSS0,credit Mississippi with
1,479 manufacturing establishments;
capital invested, $4,727,6O0; males
above 10 years of age employed,
1887; females above Is years ofage
employed, Alb; children and youths
employed, 527; amount paid in wages
during the year, 81, ,192,645; value of
materials, s4,667,1S3; value of pro-
ducts, $7,5l8,302. Alabama has 2,O70
establishments; Flori-
da, 426; Louisiana, 1853; Arkansas,
/ ,202; and Tennessee 1926.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22

OuR enterprising State Land Com
missioner, Mr.John Smylie,is working
energetically in the general land
Office in Washington, without any
clerical assistance whatever, endeav-
oring to trace up the lands to which
Mississippi is entitled, but he finds
it an up hill business, as the officials
in the Interior Department seem more
inclined to throw obstacles in his way
than to assist him.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22

JUDGE Edmunds, of Vermont, Pres
ident pro tempore of the United States
Senate, is sojourning at Aiken, South
Carolina, where he has taken an inva-
lid daughter hoping that she may be
benefited by the gentle spring wealth
or of that region.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22

THE keeper of the famous Eddy
stone light house was recently reduc-
ed to a bill of fare consisting entirely
of lamp oil, for several days, owing
to continual storms that made it i'm
possible to reach him with supplies.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22

A recent telegram from Tallahassee,
Fla, announced that the bill incor-
porating the international Railroad
and Steamship Company had been
signed by the Governor. General
Gordon, of Georgia, is the leading
spirit. A trunk railroad will be built
down the backbone of the peninsula
to Key West.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22

LIEUTENANT Harhor, of the Navy, who
was sent to traverse the region near the
mouth of the river Lem, in Sibria, inc
search of the remains OF that portion of
the crew Of the Inflated Jeanette that
was in command OF Lieut.. Chipp, tele>
graphs from Irkutsh that he has not
been able to find any trace of the miss,
ing explorers.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22

A firm is taking Photographic
views in Winona for q Cincinnati
Commercial agency. Among other
notable objects they secure picture
of Mr.. B. +. Jones, one of the hand
soonest and jolliest newspaper men
in the State.-JdckSon State Ledqer
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22

A barn in Lancaster, Texas, con-
tanning several thousands of bushels
of cotton ed,exploded with a report
that was heard two miles, recently.
The explosion was caused from the
generation of gases. This is the first
affair of the kind we have ever heard
of, though it is no uncommon thing
for cotton seed to be destroyed by
spontaneous combustion.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22

ONE of the last acts of the House
of Representatives was to seat Cook,
of Iowa,a Democrat and Greenbacker
who had been deprived of the seat to
which he was elected, for two years.
He was recognized however in time
to draw two years salary and mileage.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22

MINNEAPoLIs, Minnesota, has erect
ed the tallest mast in the country for
an electric light. This lantern has
the power of many thousands of can
dies, and at any place in the city
within mile it gives light enough
to enable person to tell the time by
watch or read an ordinary theatre
programme.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22

The veteran Mississippi journalist,
Col. VIM. H. McCARDLE, is very i'll
in Washington, and serious doubts
as to his recovery are entertained by
his friends. f s"FfH
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22

A San Antonio, Tex, paper of a
recent date says: "The price of cat
tie has advanced l50per cent. in the
last five years; the drives this year
will be the last of any great magni-
tude. Hereafter the cattle product
will be sent to market by rail or sail.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22
''BOyhOOd "Reminiscences IS
"CooN Tricks" or, "How lost MY
FIRST WAGON"

There are little incidents in every
ones early life, which if narrated would
not only interest the young but would
revive many pleasant "reminiscences
of by gone days in the minds of those
advanced in years, yet the ajority
of men are so much opposed to hav-
ing anything said Or written at their
expense but few of the many things
which transpired in their boyhood
days find their way to the public ear.
Fortunately, however, | appreciate
anything told at my expense or that
of another, and in writing this little
episode to amuse your youthful read
ers, l shall recall to the aged sweet
memories of the past-my task will
be pleasant one. My boyhood was
spent in the land of the Choctaws
and Chickasaws-the prairie belt of
East Mississippi. The Indians were
moving to the trans Mississippi de-
partment and everything1presented a
new and wild appearance. | ventur-
ed out with the old negroe wagner
and listened to his frightful expert
ences with wolves and bears and how
he managed and drove his team
through all difficulties, until my high
est ambition was, to equal if not sur
pass him as WAGNER. About this
time there was given to me a truck
wheel wagon and such a wagon, it
was no boy ever had Just such a
one ; ! didn't exactly take it to bed
with me, but | tied it to the bed post
and no one was allowed to handle it
| got all the strings on the place for
lines and gear, then borrowed a pillow
line to which fastened sticks to pull
by and hitched up six little negroes
as horses. Neither Bonnor nor Van
derbilt ever drew line over Dexter
or Maud s., with the same PROUD
satisfaction that | did, over those lit
tie negroes as horses. Well, | man
aged to drive through the gate on tc
the main turning row leading dow
to a slough IN the plantation. My
little horses fairly flew until thi'
slough was reached when the leaders
suddenly stopped and in an excited
manner exclaimed, "Lord de massa
children what is dis - before | hat
time to alight, one of them said," Ba'
trachs"- they all cried out, and ther
followed the most indescribable STAN
pede ever witnessed, / was SO over
come in feelings,I didn't stay to view
the wreck. The fact is, was prett,
much in the same frame of mind tina
poor Tom Jones was, when his saddle
horse took fright at the sound of I
gong and ran away with his wagon
Jones let him run, until he saw moth
ing pursuing exclaimed "Io, Bill
Ho, Bill !! durn your old soul, can
blame you much, for | was scared a
HI myself !"
This race, unexpected as it was, fo
genuine earnestness and no jockey
ing, has never been surpassed. Those
who brought up the rear, as they saw
they were being left, cried aloud
which added if possible a new i'm
petus to those in front, and long be
fore the house was reached, we no
only had seen bear tracks but who'll
drove of bears. Now, you may thinl
l went back after that wagon, but
didn't, and no power on earth coul'
induce any of us to visit the place 0
our disaster. 1t was ascertained tina
sCoon tracks" were the cause of al
this trouble. LowNDEs.
March IA, 1883.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22

Capt. B. F. JONES is candidate for
Representative in the next Legislature,
for Montgomery county, subject of
course to the action of the Democratic
Convention. Jones ought TO be nomi-
mated and elected, for he is thoroughly
imbued with progressive ideas, and will
be useful to the whole State if placed IN
position to serve her.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22

A REPORT reaches us that some capita
lists are talking of cutting four-and a
half mile canal, so us to open near and
more direct water communication he-
tween Moss Point and Mobile. The
canal is to connect some of the streams
nearer Mobile with Dog river Mt MOSS
Point. -ilOiSr@' AJ"p. iisc1,
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22

WITHIN the next five years every
town of over a thousand inhabitants
will be lit by the electric light. This
will not be, accomplished by the
present system of erecting lamp posts
along the streets, but one or more
lanterns on lofty masts will illumi-
nate the whole town. Gas, for street
lighting purposes at least, will soon
pass out of use.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22

THE general fall of snow through
out the States North of the Ohio
during the present month, is not a
hopeful sign. Those SHOWS will have
to thaw within the next six weeks,
and another overflow of the rich val
leys is to be feared. If this thaw is
accomplished by rains as was the last,
the effect will be very disastrous to
agricultural interests.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22

The public schools at Leadville,
Colorado, have been closed on account
of the general prevalence of small
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22

CARROLL county is bridging oil Of her
important creeks with iron. We con-
gratulate her upon having Board OF
Supervisors fully abreast Of the age they
live IN.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22

THERE are but thirty two ten thou
sand dollar bills, in circulation. We
have not been called upon to make
change for any of them this season.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22

MAJOR McMichell, of Vicksburg,
who is remembered by many of our
citizens, is now in Washington.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22

PHILADELPHIA has at last succeeded
in obtaining from Canada the ex'radi>
tion Of Major Phipps, the great poor
house robber. u.l
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22

APPOINTMENT BY THE GOVERNOR
Launch McLauriu, Chancellor of tho
9th District, vice IL, S. Vnnllaton rca
signed.
Mr.. McLaurin has been engaged ir
the practice CT law about eight years,
and has been a close student He is
thoroughly versed in It's Fundamental
principles, and the decisions of the
courts. 70 a judicial mind he adds the
best qualities of n judge, firmness and
self-poise. He was strongly recommend
ed by the bar of his district. Other
well qualified gentlemen were recon,
mended for the place, and to make
choice between them, must have devolv>
ed painful responsibility upon the
Jackson Clwi0n.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22

Bsg' Diamond Dyes are 80 perfect and
so beautiful that it Is n pleasure to use
them. Equally good for dark or light
colols. 10 cents.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22

ST.. LOUIS is soon to have a statue
of Christopher Columbus.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22

ARKANSAS built two hundred and
fifty-six school houses last year.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22

Four sets of triplets were born in
the city of Philadelphia, last month.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22

A LADY Of our acquaintance has been
in quite feeble health for many years
with some complaint peculiar to the sex
became cmaciated lost her appetite
was ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
fretful. Many years suffering Indicated
that all medicines were a failure. Some
one suggested the use of Dromgooie's
Epglish Fcmnte BMers, as it was not a
patent nor a secret remedy, it was used,
and seven bottles effected cure.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22
Saturda ay, March 3Ist.

Thtsr Or WINGS Nccur On thr lAsI dly VI rArh
month (SundtyS rNcrpted) ,Kepeatrd adlhdn, j.
tim Ivy Federal aud State Courts hayc placed
thisCOn 'Huy beyond the controversy o lie law
TO this Company belongs the sole honor ct hav-
Ing nan2urated 'hr only plan hy which their
dr lw.ngs are proven honest and fair beyond
question.
y. B.-THE COMPANY HAS NOW ON
HAND LARGE CAPITAL AND RESERVE
FUND. READ CAREFULLY THE LIST OF
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22
MARCH DRAWING.

iFUU llNbN.s ,A hS.lOO
whole Tickets. ~, HnlrTia ets 81. aS Ticket, sSN
DO Ticket. 100 bolinrp.
Remit Money or Bank Draft in Letter or
send hy Express. Don't send Or Regjsferca
Letter or Posfofice order. Orders OF AZ and
upward by Express. can lie sept ~ our ey,ence
Address all orders 10 K. NJ. BOAKDMAN.
Courier-Iourp, Building, LoUIsvitLe, KT
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22

Work on the railroad is still stead
ily progressing all along the line
hosciHsI'o McsScaGcr.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22
District Electors.

District Electors.
1st--J f. SIMMONS, of Pamela.
2nd-JEFF WILSON, of Pontotoc.
3rd-JAMEs DRANE, of Choctaw.
4th-T. G. UPPER, of Madison.
5th-1T. O. CAToH1Nas, of Copiah.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22
The Water Valley Progress repro
duces the following Confederate tick.
ct:
Confederate States Ticket.
For President,
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
For Vice>President,
ALEX. H. STEPHENS.

Electors for the State at large.
E. M. YERaER, of Kinds.
e. P. JONES, of Sunfower.
ROBERT S. HUDSON, of Yazoo.
d. G. GLENN, OF Harrison.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22

For Congress 1st District.
j. W. CLApp.
The Aberdeen examiner., 1883-03-22

pOX.
The Dawson journal., 1883-08-23

ogolze the church as the represen-
tative of God, who is always and in
all things, preferred creditor"
The teaching against which we
have entered a firm, but Christian
caveat, is impracticable. Tor In the
light of such teaching and III the
practice of such injunction, there
could be no church, nor any other
institutions that have for their OBJ
Ject the amelioration of the race.
L venture the assertion, and am
not afraid of successful contradic-
ton, that seven-tenths of the peo.
pie are in ''debt," according to the
common acceptation of the term:
10 undertake, therefore, to run
the great machinery Of the church
on the small pittancc contributed
by those who are out of debt"
would be the greatest of follies.
Contine the church to such mea-
ger supplies, and we would be con-
strained to call home all our mis-
slonarles in foreign fields, to sus-
pend our institutions of charity,
and to vacate half the churches in
this Christian land. Let us be
honest and just toward God and
man. G.S.J
The Dawson journal., 1883-08-23
The Old Folks.

Peck's Sun.
Not long since we were at 4 club
house where duck shooters were sit
ting around the stove during the
evening, smoking and talking, and
the subject Of the treatment of sons
toward parents came up. Speaking
of some person who had been un-
kind to his father or mother, Young
man who was present who has one Of
the grandest fathers that young
man ever had, smoked a moment ih
silence, his eyes flashing fire, and
then said, 'I'll tell you boys, there
ought to be hanging in this coun-
try. A young man who illtreats his
parents BY word or deed, ought to
be hung till he is dead" Our young
friend may have expressed himself
strongly, but his remark will find an
echo in many an honest heart. The
man who can treat his old father and
mother in any manner that will cause
sheir hearts to feel tired, has pot
something wrong about him. Old
people should constantly be made yo
feel that they are distinguished
guests and every care that is possible
to lift from them by son should be
lifted willingly, and with a feeling
that he is doing it as he would play
when q child. 1t shoald be y Pleas
ure. When the fathers and mothers
become SO old that they cannot take
as active a part in the affairs Of life
as they once could, they should feel
that their children are not anxioHa
for them to die, but anxious for thSSn
to live long time without pain or
care and be happy all the tirae. The
spectacle of an old man or Woman.
with no relative on earth, Ill a poor
house, is sad enough, but to see an
old father and mother in Isreal, who
have worked hard during long lifey
III poor house. when sons and
daughters are living in luxury, is
enough to make one think of a vigil
lance committee.
The Dawson journal., 1883-08-23
GIVE THE FLIES A CHANGE.
A Kind-hearted German Whom
Mr.. Bergh Would Love.

He had a fly screen under one
arm a bundle of sticky fly paper
under the other as he entered a
Michigan saloon yesterday and
said:
"Why don't you keep EN- outP
"Who vas dot? asked the saloon
list.
"Why, the pesky flies. You've
got EN- by the thousands here, and
the fly season has only begun
Shall | put fly screens in the
door?
"Vhat be dat for?
''Io keep the flies out.
"Why should / keep der flies
oudt? Flies like some chance to
go aroundt und Sc der city der
some as beeples. If a fly is kept
oudt on der street all der time he
might ash veil be horse.
Yes, but they are great nuis-
ance. I'll put you up a screen
door for 50.
"Not any for me. IL fly wants
to come in here und he behaves
himself in a respectable manner, l
have holdings to say If he don't
behave [ bounce him out poorly
queek, und don't he forget her.
well, try this paper. Every
sheet will catch 500 flies.
"Who WANTS to catch EN-?
q do-you-everybody.
81 don't see it like dot. II I put
dot fly paper on der counter some
body comes along und wipes his
nose NIT it, or somebody leans his
elbow on her und WALKS off NIT
him. It would be just like my boy
Shake to come in und lick all der
molasses off to play shoke on his
ladder.
"Say, I'll put down a sheet, and
if it doesn't catch twenty flies in
five minutes I'll say no more.
of you catch twenty flies | have
to pry EN- loose NIT STICK und let
EN- go, und dot vhas too much
work. No, mine friendt; flies mus
have chance to get along und
take some comfort [ vhas poor
once myself, und I know all about
it.
"rll give you seven sheets for
ten cents.
"Oxactly, but / wont do it. 1t
looks to me like shmall peesness
for big man like you togo around
NIT some confidence game to swim
die flies. A fly vhas born to be a
fly, und to come into my beer sa-
loon as often as he likes. When
he comes me shall treat him like a
shentleman. 1 gift him fair show.
/ don't keep an axe to knock him
in der headt,und me don't put some
molasses all ofer a sheet of paper
und coax him to come und get all
stuck up NIT his feet Until he cant
fly away. You can pass away
I am no such person like dot.
The Dawson journal., 1883-08-23
LIKE HIS DAD.

y hear his mothers Gliding voice.
How came your trousers tornF
"a hack as ink, sir, is your shirt
Ai Won put on clean this MORN
w.. foot are wet, too, declare;
vou're muddy to your knees;
T. &c too bad; you only care
your mother, sir, to tease
,.,,d those nice shoes, your Sunday best,
rhot Int three times you've worn,
20 scratched andscraped and allrundown,
THE heel of one is gone.
,.vour hair is twisted in a snarl,
And lust look at that hand!
7. looks as though 'twere never washed
How dare you say It's tanned?
..you've been fishing, sir, l guess
What. been to see the matchS
'yon,Il have fit of sickness, sir;
pretty cold you'll catch"
And then She talks for half an hour
And only stops to say
..yonr father'll hear of this tonight
What do you think he'll ?"
Ny friends in complimentary way
Declare to me they see
A close resemblance-very marked
Between the boy and me.
But nothing that they see in him
In either form or face
Bespeaks my son as do his pranks-
In these my own trace.
And why should at dirty clothes
Or tattered ones repine?
In him live my youth again
God bless the boy-he's minel