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Big a'iIeSat Poker.


Stockton Mail.
George L Waters related an Incl
dent to day to a mail reporter con-
corning a big poker game, in which
Senator John p JONES' of Nevada, was
player. Waters was in the employ
of certain Congressman around the
Capitol at Washington for many
years, and his statement may be &C
cepted as true. 1t was several years
ago before the millionaire had thor
oughly posted, in the the ways of
Washington society, Almost befo Q
he had thoroughly warmed his seat
in the Senate he was introduced into
.,AO DiJU.ioS 0tuU, Of "hiot. Do,,c
Shepherd was prominent member
Poker at that time was prominent
recreation OF the club, and Jones
was induced to take hand, AL
though good poker player, he re
tired heavy loser, but having a few
silver mines at bis back for pocket
money, did not alowthe leas
experience of chagrin or .dstrus
to escape him.
The next morning he teIegraphed
to one of the most expert card SHARP S
in Virginia City, Eight days after
the gambler arrived in Washington
dressed in very expensive suit of
clothes and sporting small fortune
in the way of diamonds. Jones in~
troduced him to the club as a mining
millionaire from Nevada, and the
star route frauds and navy yard
thieves Immediately made arrange.
ments to pluck him. He accepted
an invitation to play. The stakes
ran high and the spurious million~
aire was we'll supplied with Jones
money. AT the end of the tourna-
ment the stranger rose from the
table the winner of 100000 of the
club. 1t was a severe blow to the
ringsters, but they made the people
of the United States pay it back to
them indirectly and in short order.
Jones divided with his friend and
never set foot in the club.room again.
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PEG LEGPOLB.

The above heading appeared in a New
Orleans paper last week over an article
in regard to the defaulting treasurer of
Tennessee. To say the least of it, it was
Il "step down" that we did not expect to
see in the columns of our highly esteem
ed and usually dignifed contemporary.
Col. Marsh Polk, was gallant Confeder-
ate soldier, and lost his leg at the battle
of Shiloh, while CALAMITY fighting for the
rights of his country. As far as his
"crookedness" in office is concerned, we
have no sympathy for him, and think
that he ought to be punished to the full
extent of the law; but for the gallant
soldier who left his limb on the battle
field, we do feel sympathy, and think
the buried leg should al least be respect
ed, for the cause in which he lost it. Be
sides, this is not only Il slam on Polk, but
every man who lost q leg or arm in the
Confederate cause.-- WiHona Adsance.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-01-25

The culture of Rice in Mississippi is
making rapid strides, and the next cen
sus will exhibit this valuable crop as
one of the leading staples of the State.
Here in Monroe those who have given it
attention have all met with success,
while in Central and South Mississippi
its yield has exceeded all expectations
Thesgreat difficulty experienced by far
mers has been in hulling and cleaning
it for market, but this trouble no longer
exists for the only requirement is that it
shall be threshed out like oats in order
to command ready sale en- the rough"
in New Orleans and other ports where
hulling mills are established.
Major John Smylie, State Land Com
missioner, informs lis that he made over
twenty thousand pounds of it for market
last season, and found ready sale for it
in the rough, in New Orleans, at three
cents pound. The yield was thirty
bushels to the acre-s6 pounds to the
bushel-or over $50, involving less labor
in its culture than corn or cotton, as it
only requires two workings.
The land in this Rice paid him better
than that in any other crop, besides
leaving him the straw which is valuable
provender for stock, and has itselfa good
market demand.
When more hu)ling mills are estab-
lished the price will undoubtedly adj
vance, but Major Smylie is satisfied with
the present figures and is largely in
creasing his acreage.
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A Columbia, s. c., correspondent of
the New York Pines, says: A state,
ment just prepared by the Commission
er OF Agriculture shows that there are
II cotton mills in South Carolina now in
operation or nearing completion. These
mills have an aggregate capital Of 81
"a" 900, run APO looms. and 1907
sp,ndles. They give employment to
1852 hands, and pay out S72S, 900 i'll
wages annually. Their aggregate horse
power is 1920, of which 1906 is steam
power and 58l5 water power. The
annual consumption OF cotton is 30, $780,
2f0 pounds, the total value of which
together with the mill supplies, is ST.
7l6,3 5l. The value of the products
during the past ear OF II of the mills
no reports have yet been received from
the remaining 10 mills, 3 of which are
just being completed-was SO, 047, 033.
During the past year the mills made
43 537, 1854 yards of cloth and 8,032,975
pounds of yarn. The net profits of the
mills ranged from 10 to 30 per cent; the
average wos about - per cent. In 1880
there were only 1S mills in the State,
with total capital of $2,294, 600, 1888
looms, and 50, 93S spindles. Nothing so
clearly shows the industrial progress OF
the State as the wonderful growth of her
cotton manufactures. At the recent
session of the Legislature nine new cot
ton mills were chartered, with an aggre-
gate capital of Sl,725,0 and many
inquiries are being received from North
ern capitalists and mill,owners as to the
value of real estate and the price ofwater
powers. Under an act of the Legislature,
all manufacturing companies in the
State are exempt from State taxation for
u period Of 10 years.
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Sugge stiOns to Theafre-G0ers.

Consume garlic previous to going to
the play.
Add cheap cigars and bad whisky.
Go late.
Get your seats in the middle of the
row, so that as many as possible shall be
obliged to rise when you enter.
Sit down with your overcoat on.
Then in five minutes arise, and in
taking it off thrash wildly about with
your arms.
Comment loudly on the play.
Guy the actors.
Tell loudly how much better you have
seen it played and who then played it.
Tell what you have heard, but don't
know, which shall scandalize the ladies
in the cast.
Then laugh aloud and talk of some
thing else.
Go out at the end Of every act TO get a
drink.
Come in after the curtain has risen,
and trifle more beastly than the last
time.
Ii you see lady in the audience cry
ing, nudge your fellow, point at her,
smoker and grunt.
Go on in this way, till the Dramatic
Day of judgment, when you shall re-
ceive your reward.
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An Engine err ut IL Concert.


81 was loafing around the streets last
night" said jim Nelson, one of the old
est locomotive engineers running into
New Orleans, "and as | had nothing to
do | dropped into concert and heard a
slick looking Dutchman play piano in
a way that made me feel all over in spots
AS soon as he sit down on the stool |
knew by the way he handled himself
that he understood the machine he was
running. He tapped the small keys
away up one end, just as if they were
guages, and wanted to see If he had
water enough. Then he looked up as if
he wanted to know how much steam he
was carrying and the next moment he
pulled upon the throttle and sailed out
on the main line, just as if he was half
an hour late. You could hear her thun-
der over culverts and bridges, and get
ting faster and faster until the fellow
rocked about in his seat like n cradle,
Somehow I thoughtit was old "36"pull>
ing passenger train and getting out OF
the way of especial" The fellow
worked the keys on the middle division
like lightning, and then he flew along
the north end of the line until the driv-
'ers went around like buzz saw, and |
got excited. About the time | was liking
to tell him to cut her off little, he kick
ed the hampers under the machine wide
open, pulled the throttle way back il
the tender, and Jeresalam, Jumpers
how he did run. [ couldn't stand it any
longer, and yelled to him that she was
"pounding" on the left side, and if he
wasn't careful he'd drop his ash pan.
But he didn't hear. No one heard me-.
Everything was flying and whizzing.
Telegraph poles ON the side of the track
| looked like a row of corn stalks, the trees
appeared to be mud bank, and MI the
time the exhaust of the old machine
sounded like the hum OF humble bee.
| tried to yell out, but my tongue
wouldn't move. He went aroung curves
like bullet, slipped an eccentric, b'ew
out his soft plug, went down grades 80
feet to the mile and not COMPOUNDED
brake SET She went by the meeting
point at mile and half minute, and
calling for more steam. My hair stood
up like cats tail, because | knew the
game was up. Sure enough, dead ahead
of us was the headlight of the especial. y
In daze l heard the crash as they
struck, and saw cars shivered into
atoms, people mashed and mangled and
bleeding and gasping for water. | heard
another crash as the Dutch professor
struck the deep keys away down on the
lower end of the southern division, and
then | came to my senses. There he
| Al
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10! The Poor Treasury.

Boston Glob"l
The r ,g p Ri qs Ct dfo6db saqDaSty
the action of the Ninth and Tenth
Rhode Island Volunteers, who have
hult,upon the basis Of an official over
sight, claim for $5,000,000. These
noble and patriotic Rhode ISLANDERS
enlisted for thee months, and went
homo with much enthusiasm at the
expiration of their time. Their dis
charges were to have been forwarded
in a few days, but through some mis-
take the matter was overlooked at
Washington, and rested over twenty
years. A few days ago the error was
discovered, and discharges made out
in proper form in order to correct
the records, aud these noble defend
ers Of their country (for ninety days.
now demand pay, with interest, from
Che time Of leaving the army TO the
date of tLeir technical d scharge. One
CAPTAIN has made formal application
for back pay, and the others are anx'
iousy awaiting the result of his
pocket picking raid on the Treasury.
1t would not be surprising to learn
next that some Rhode Island patriot
had demanded reimbursement from
the Government for his expenses in
running away to Canada to avoid the
draft.
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A Proposition to Divide Texas
into Three Stnfes.
.pecial to the Times Democrat

Special to the IlmeS -DemOcfat.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ola statement is
being published That If the Republicans
press the admission of the Southern half
Of Dakota as State this session the
Democrats will consent, provided the
Republicans will agr' e TO IN amendment
to the bill to the eff. ct that Texas shall
he divided mo three States. The fact
is, Congress has no power to carve new
States ont of Texas. Whether Texas is
to be divided or not depends upon the
people of that State. Senator Maxey
said to day that not one man in hun
bred in Texas wanted the State divided
He said only those who hoped tn get an
office in the event of II division favor
dividing Texas into two or more States.
The idea is, Of course, to strengthen the
Democratic party, Mr.. Maxey said he
loved the Democratic party, but he loved
his State too well to see it mutilated.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-01-25

A Boston congregation is disgust
ed with their minister because he has
no sense of the fitness of things.
A celebrated divine bad preached so
fervently and with so much soul-sir-
ing force that when he sat down the
people were hushed and many in tears
Hardly was the great preacher seated
before their shepherd popped up ard
briskly announced that the parishion>
ers were expected to turn out in large
numbers to the sociable 10 be held
the following evening, ana that they
were requested to bring with them
liberal contributions of cold corned
beef tongue, turkey, ham and sand
Witches, and hot biscuit. There is a
time for all things. There is a time
for mourning and a time for rejoice
ing. But the time to talk of cold
corned beef and tixings, is clearly
not in moment Of intense spiritual
oxidation. -E'cchdnqe.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-01-25

If you feel dull, drowsey, debllitated
have sallow color of skin or yellowish-
brown spots Oh the face orbody frequent
headache or dizziness, bad taste in mouth,
internal heat or chills alternated with hot
Pushes, low spirits and gloomy forebod-
ings, irregular appetite, and tongue coat
ed, you are suffering from 'torpid liver,
or "biIiousness." In many cases of"liver
complaint only part of these sysmp-
toms are experienced. As a remedy for
all such cases Dr p urce Golden Medi-
cal Discovery has no equal, as il effects
perfect and radical cures. AT all drug
stores.
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Texas Siftings.
Il hope, sor, you will assist poor
man whose house and everything
that was in it. including me family,
sor, was burned up two months ago
last Thursday, sor.
The merchant to whom this appeal
was addressed, while very philthropic,
is also very cautious, and asked:
Have you any papers or certificate
to show that you lost anything by
the fre?'
81 did have certificate, sor, sign
ed before a notary public, to that
effect, but it was burned up, sor, in
the house with me family and the
rst of me effects.
The tears ran out of the merchants
eyes from laughing, as he handed
over a quarter.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-01-25

/ have met her many mornings
With her basket on her arm,
And certain subtle charm,
Coming not from her adornings,
But the modest light that lies
Deep within her shaded eyes.
And she carries naught but blessing,
AS she journeys up and down
Through the never needing town,
With her looks the ground caressing T;
Yet | know her steps are bent
Gu some task of intent.
Maiden, though you do not ask it.
And your modest eyes may wink,
l will tell you what 1 think:
Queens might gladly bear your basket,
If they could appear as true
And rs good and sweet rs you.
Oh S. H. CranduH, in F'eb'y 81 NicAoals.
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If man should come into your
and say, IF you will
raise me $4,000, l will build and
operate grist mill and pocket all
the earning" what would you say to
him? And yet that is the very prin,
ciple on which special favors are
granted to wealthy corporations that
have the means of controlling legs-
Naturalization Clarion.
TIA man should come into Aber-
deem and make that proposition he
would be told that he was asking
altogether too much for his grist
mill, and that we had an abundant
supply of excellent grist mills in the
city and county; but if he should
say "raise me ten thousand dollars
and l will build and operate a cotton
or wool factory in your town repre-
senting an Investment in building
and machinery of a hundred thou
sand dollars, and pocket all the net
earning our people would heartily
respond "come to us old fellow, you
are the man we have been looking
for. Shake!"
Columbus is paying company
800, 900 to build a railroad to the
coal mines from her depot"and pocket
all the earnings" and she thinks she
is making good Investment of t,fol
she needs the road badly and can
better afford to pay a bonus of that
amount to induce somebody else to
build it, than to withdraw nearly a
million of dollars of her active capi-
tai from other business pursuits and
risk its investment in q single enter
prise of doubtful profit. Aberdeen
invested hundred and twenty five
thousand dollars in building and
equipping a Branch railroad upon
which her progress and prosperity
depended, and gave it to the main
trunk line with privilege of pocket
ing all its earnings" on condition
that it operated it and kept in repair
Stalkville, West Point and Aberdeen
have agreed to purchase right of way
through their limits and land for
depot grounds, etc, and give the
same to the Canton, Aberdeen and
Nashville railroad provided it "will
build and operate" a line passing
through said towns, ''and pocket all
the earnings" and they regard this
as the best investment they ever
made.
We have noEEfears of ever seeing
M s3issippi Legislature that C, n be
purchased by any corporation, and
believe that if the wealthy corpora>
tons wanted to invest their money
in that way they would stand q bet,
tor chance in bidding for Board of |
State Railroad Commissioners, APP
pointed to regulate freight tariffs
An investment like this might cost |
more per capita, but then the cor
poration would not have so many to
by purchasing one or two of them
There is no reason to believe that
will ever be more purchas
able than State Railroad Commits
sioners.
Depend upon it that if the time
shall ever come when Mississippi is
so gridironed with railroads that she
can afford to discourage the exten,
sion of such enterprises and invests
ments within her borders by invidous
the road will make their
defence at the hastings and not at
the capital, and will exert their in
auence in electing Legislators and
Governors instead of expanding
their money in the effort to buy them.
But we never expect to see the day
when the people of Mississippi will
be at war with their railroads, or the
rail roads at war with her people.
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"lE'E w PRAY"

-'-- - - ,'''J, " lI,, ,ne-,
was III the parlor last night, behind
the sofa, when the preacher came to
see sister Kate, and they did set too
close for anything; and the preacher
said: Katie dear, I love you, and
Katie said 90, oo;' and then til
preacher kissed her right smack IN
the mouth, and said, Dear Katie how
good the Lord is to us poor sinners
and Katie said 90 oo;' and then-an
then---' "Well,' said her mama,
you wicked child, you wicked child,
what did you do7 why mama, l felt
so good, | blurted right out, 'Lst us
pray an and you oughtto have seen
EN- Jump.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-01-25

If the present Congress fails to pass q
bill amending the tariff very materially,
it is thought not unlikely that the Presi
dent will call the 49th Congress together
for that purpose several months in
advance of the December term. At all
events there will be strong pressure
put upon him in that interest, and he
may find in the proposition an opportu-
nifty to pave the way to popularity.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-01-25

Con. Meek is candidate to I'll the
chair of English Literature at the A. &
NJ. College. Jackson Mississippian
II be wants the position he ought to
have it. There is no man in the State
that we know Of, more competent to fill
this important chair, than Col. Sam
Meek.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-01-25

The loss Of Conkling, Blaine, Gar
field, Ferry, Window, Burrows, Hub,
bell, Robson, and Butterworth from
Congress, and leadership within tho
short period Of two years, is fear
full strain upon the Republican party,
and causes every timber to groan
and creak in the rotten old hulk.
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THE election of Gov. Cullom, of Hi
nois to the United States Senate to sue
coed Judge Davis was by vote of 107 to
95 for Gen. Palmer the Democratic
candidate. The majority was only twelve,
and had Judge Davis been able to secure
the support of seven Republicans, the
entire Democratic strength would have
been given to him, securing his re.elec,
ton.
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Gen. Joseph H. Johnston Recon-
usended for an Office

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-Gen. Grant
and good many Congressman have
recommended Gen. Joseph e. john
ston for the position of Commissioner
of the District. He is a resident of
Washington and a property owner
Grant thinks that it will not be as
easy to smirch his character as that
of some other candidates for this
place.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-01-25

WASHINGTON, Jan. ELK Marshall
Jewell, Chairman of the Republican
National Committee, is reported as hav,
ing said to-day that if Dorsey had not
resigned the secretaryship of the COM
mittee, he would have been displaced,
principally because of his action in pubs
fishing the Garfield correspondence.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-01-25

Maj Eugene Gordon, of Atlanta,
when going home from the war, was
given by comrade letter to mail.
The letter was addressed to Mr. Led.
better Mobile, Alabama. That was
seventeen years ago. Last Thursday
Major Gordon replaced the Confed-
crate stamp with a regulation stamp
and mailed the letter.-FriarS Point
Gazette.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-01-25

Ex-senator" Spencer, the refugeeing
Star Route witness, is reported to have
embarked from a Canadian port, for
Europe. 1t is perhaps the cheapest thing
that the defendants can do-by sending
Spencer out of the country they mate
rally ruduce their chances ofoonviction,
and at the same time give Spencer nice
cheap Excursion.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-01-25

The re- election of Hoar,of Massa>
chussetts, to the Senate, was not I'M
expected, though for several ballots
it seemed as though q combination
was possible between the dissenting
Republicans and The Democrats, that
would elect a compromise Republican
in the person of Judge Long.
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Gen. John B, Gordon, of Georgia,
cones home from Europe proud of
his country, He said to a reporter;
at is enough to make an American
London, with its civilization of 1000
years, and see American implements,
American sewing machines, American
tools and American goods displayed
on every hand, and know that Amer>
lean watches are being sold in the
stores, and American fields are feed
ing the English people and Ameri>
can Factories b 1ginning to clothe
them. -Eech0MQe.
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OK this Sabbath day, early in the
year 1883, all those who wish the
prosperity of the South should
join in the following prayer:
We Beseech thee, good Lord, to
cause pork to sell for fifty dollars
barrel for the next five years, and
Middling cotton for only twenty five
dollars a bale. - Vicksburg Herdld
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On Thirty DayS' Trial

THE VoLTAIo BELT Co., Marshall, Mich. will
send DR. Dyes Celebrated Electro Voltaic Belts
and Electric Appliances on trial for tn irty
days to men (yOnng or old)who are afflicted with
nervous debility, lost vitality and Kindred
troubles. guaranteeing speedy and complete
restoration OF health and manly vigor. Address
az above,--N. B.-3No risk is incurred, as thirty
days trial is allowed d25-1y.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-01-25

MANY applications for Carp, are being
received from Mississippi by the fish
Commission and will be supplied as soon
as possible. Parties who have prepared
Carp ponds should at once forward their
applications, for the demand Promises
to exceed the supply. In this connec
ton we would say that it will not do to
have any other fish in the pond where
the minows of the carp are placed They
are very inoffensive anddefenceless fish.
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ADifticuit Problem Solved.

The desire for stimulants is becoming
a monstrous evil and how to overcome ii
is a serious question with reformers.
Parller's Ginger Tonic fairly solves the
difficult promblem. 1t invigorates body
and mind without intoxication, and h as
brought health and happiness to many
desOlate homes.--Enquirer. See other
column.