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St. Landry democrat., 1885-01-10
Labor Depression Everywhere

There is labor depression everywhere.
In New York it is calculated there are
fifty thousand workers clamoring valnly
for employment, and these may be tax
en- as representing fully two hundred
thousand in distress. From the English
industrial centres come like representa-
tons. Here and in England there is
quietude for the present, but how soon
the absolute want may develop into in.
dications of anarchy, as in Paris, no one
can foresee. In the French capital, and
in many of the cities in that country
the crisis continues.
A manifesto signed by the delegates
OF all the workmen of Paris is virtually
an appeal to the working classes to rise
in revolt against the bOurgeoise. Iilo'
stoppage of work, it says, far from
diminishing, goes on increasing day by
day. "The shops are full of our labor.
but we are nevertheless without bread.
without clothes, and many among us,
without roof to shelter them. But We
are starving, dying of starvation
Those who Cypress us continue to live a,
joyous life, living in luxury and enjoy
ing the fruits of our lab0rn Shall this
state of things continue? No, fellow
wOrkmen, we will rise against that So
ciety to which we have given every
thing, and which makes of US legion,
of slaves"
It speaks we'll for the patience of our
unemployed masses that there are nc,
appeals to passion like this. The con-
diti0ns here are just as bad as those in
Paris; happily the consequential effects
are not alike. 1t is hard to preach phi,
losophy to starving men willing to work.
aud unable to find food but the best
philosophy and palliative of excited
feeling would be ;l practical benevo~
lence. The winter time is with us with
unwonted severity SO early in the sea-
son, and the Christmas days are sug-
gestiVe of an effort to tighten the bur
den of the suffering poor and make:
them feel that they are still Of our COM
mon human family.-New York Star.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-01-10

An Ohio Court has decided that
a railroad company which discriminates
against one patron and in favor of an
other in the matter of freight cEarges
may be held to account for it under the
common law or, in other words, that
a statute is not necessary to give the
courts authority to compel railroad
company to carry goods at uniform
prices for all persons.-States.
You can tell an x-schoolmaster every
time. He always tries his chair with
his hand before sitting down on it.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-01-10

ITO coRREsPONDENTs.-Allco mmuniea-
4d,e sS,o1iid he accompanied by the name of the
sDtilor, not necessarily for publication, but as
Of good faith on sdt the e. Part 0a sne
nj 10 careftll i'm giving names and dates, to
have ali letters and figures plain and distinct.
We are not responsible for the views OF cor
respondents.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-09-17
BASE BALL--LOsT POCKErsooK

EUREKA, Kan, sept. 10, 1885.
To the Editor of the Eagle
Last Friday the nine of this place
went to Howard where a game of ball
was played between the Eureka and
Howard boys. Four innings were
played. when the game was given to
the Eureka nine by the score of to 0.
During the game J. Griffith, one of
the Eureka boys, discovered he had
lost his pocketbook from his hip pock-
ct, which was found to be too true.
The book contained $40 he had just
drawn from the Eureka bank, aud as
yet nothing has been heard of it.
While with hunting party Sunday,
Mr.. Jetty, the younger of tine two
brothers, recently from Wichita, had
several stray shot strike him in the
face and peck, one lodging in the left
eye, which il is feared NAV cause the
loss of the eye.
Since the long siege of rainy wealth
er during the past two weeks, the sun
now shines brightly again and the fin
ishing touches are being put on new
business buildings and some nice resi-
denccs, as well As the excavating for
the new college.
This season has proven an excellent
one tor the peach crop of Greenwood
county, and not day passes but they
are brought to market, until the price
has fallen to low figures. Some farm
ers have brought in as fire peaches as
one rarely sees. +.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-09-17
THE WICHITA RAILROAD.

Messrs. Puterbaugh. Miller, Handy
and the News man spent the past two
days at Wichita, looking up railroad
matters. They met the five Girec-
tors of the Wichita and Colorado and
had a pleasant and profitable confer
cnce with Mr.. Woods, the engineer.
who has built every line for the Mis-
souri, Pacific for the past ten years, and
who has many times had pretty hot
fight with the Santa Fe folks. Mr.. Mil
Ter, the president of the company, is
business, every inch of him. and is just
the Kind of n man our people will like
to deal with. He stated very emphat-
ically that all the interest the "Fort
Scott folks" had in locating the line
was TO put it where it would command
the most business, TO determine which
he would send his engineer and di-
rectOrs over the proposed line and in
vestigatc fully before deciding. An
effort is being made to take the line
south of Hutchinson through Castle
ton and Arlington, and it will depend
upon which route can make the best
showing in bonds, business, etc -
Hutchinson News.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-09-17
kINCMAN
kINGMAN, Sept Is. 's5.

kINGMAN, Sept Is. So.
To the Editor OF the Daily Eagle:
As stated in yesterdays dispatch
the ID. NJ. & a. graded across the W.
& w. track east of the depot, and last
night the Santa Fe folks sent down a
gang of men and worked there all
night shoveling ont the grade made
by the ID. NJ. X a. on the right of way
of the w. & W. They have also laid
some ties down in the ditch and put
some old rails on them. They claim
they are going 10 put in a switch. As
no such switch is needed, and none
will be used there if built, il is evil
IDENTIFY case of dog in the man
ger. Ii may cause fight IN
the courts. but nevertheless
the ID. NJ. 4 w. viii cross nigh
them all the same. When the W. Il
W. pushes on west from here they
have already more than half a mile of
switch track that they cannot use.
anu lllclr HlllS sCiiSiic VI tN-u9. ahN
las; night will be a useless expense
and will accomplish nothing. Ii is
fact that many property owners are
disappointed that the ID. NJ. X w. are
not going to establish their depot on
the south side of the Minnesota as
was thought by many that they would.
There was nothing binding where
they should locate their depot only so
that il should be within half 4 mile
of given point on the north
side of the river. The choice lay be-
tween the two sides and it looks as
though the porth side had out-gener-
aied the south. However, there is no
great strife as ihree-fourths Of the in
habitants. and you might say all the
business. is on the north side of the
Minnesota. Ii is perhaps mutual, but |
there is no friendly feeling among the
citizens for the Santa Fe company. 1t
is a well known fact that that company
has done and is doing all in its power
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-09-17
OBITUARY.

Mr.. kcss,cr, an aged gentleman.
died at his residence, near Jamesburg.
on the third Of September, in his
seventy-fifth year. He had been COM
planning for several years and at times
was a great sufferer though not con-
fined to his bed until few days pre-
vious 10 his death, when, seemingly,
lie fe.l asleep, and was aroused occa-
sioually TO take some nourishment.
Mr.. Kessler emigrated to Kansas from
Virginia in 1875 and shared the dlsad-
vantages of frontier life With his
good management and Industrious
family he accumulated quite a fortune.
He was an honest mantle nob,est
work of Coda kind husband. an in
dulgent father, a good neighbor and a
faithful Christian. Truly he was
ready to die peacefully with the prom
Use, ''Come We blessed of my Father,
possess the kingdom prepared for
YOU. Mourn not dear friends, you are
assured that he is at rest.
Lima l.. VI.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-09-17
GODDARD ITEMS.

"
GODDARD, Sept. Is, 'S5.
To tie Editor OF the Eagle
Since my last letter the Odd Fellows
have organized a strong lodge at this
place.
E. p. Ford called at Goddard, Sat-
urday, for short time. He was not
out soliciting votes but went down
and visited his daughter south of town.
So far as we know all Republicans in
this township are Ford men.
Warren Foster, undertaken, says
that five out of seven collins sold by
him have been furnished on Saturday.
A. w. Sinclair has moved his photo
graph gallery to this place.
J. F.Irwin's little daughter, Minnie,
is visiting him this week.
Robert Ogden, a brother of John
Ogden, of this city, is quite sick at his
farm, five miles southeast.
George Parkinson and family will
start west to his claim in Scott county
in few days. We are sorry to lose
| them.
James Ball, section boss Oh the
Wichita and Western, had his foot
badly bruised by a falling rail at King
man yesterday. He returned to God
dard this morning and is under the
care of DIR. Carpenter.
School began at this place yesterday
with Mr.. +. j. Fox as principal and
Miss Van Horn assistant. One who
saw Mr.. Fox's certificate says that his
grading is hard to beat.
David Newman lost an infant child
Saturday. Rev. f. Beach came up
from Peotone Sunday to attend the
| funeral.
George Shipley, living about five
miles southwest, fell from haystack
yesterday and broke his leg. DIR.
IOverstrect was called and reduced the
| fracture.
| Several new members have been
added to the lodge of X. of. p, at this
| place.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-09-17
against Kingman and Kingman coun

ty.
Justice of the Peace H. l.. Strohm
had Tom Wilson arrested again yes
terdsy, this time for assault aud bat
terry. The case comes off tomorrow.
LEON.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-09-17
Notico

Sealed bids for school furniture will Ice re-
LEVIED bv undersigned board, until sept u.
SsSl. at SIP. m. for
6, desks, pupils age 3 TO Yrs 5 rear seats
~ 90 .. to 10 yrs. ID
~ 90 lotto - yrs.
TO .' e l., TO Il yrs.
60 4" '' L. to 20 yrs. :
Also. | teachers desk. high school. aud l.
teachers desks. ordinary
Bids will he opened sept. 18th, lssJ. and
right TO reject any bid reserved
Board Of Education OF City Of Wichita, Kas. :;
by J. NJ. ALLEN,
4. KATE,
KOS. HARRIS.
Sept. 4, lSS5. iSl-tf Committee.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1885-11-28
A ouIyoyins D,fd.

A more quiet picture is afforded By
the hill where the auks brood. The.
resemble the eider-duck in shape, eA-
cept that their bills are sharp and no,
fat, like those Of the latter. Iher,
are three species of theln, which nr>
distinguished from one another by
the length of the bill and its curVu
tufe. All three species live and broo,
in the same places. | was told of Ia
mountain where million of then
had built their nests, ! am sure o.
one thing-that no man has ever seeI
a million birds, even though he has
Travelled over half the earth. Doubt
ing the accounts, | visited the de-
scri bed mountain, On bright sum
mer day my companion and myself
took a boat and rowed towards ii, ,oveI
the smooth, transparent water, be-
tween beautiful islands, followed by
the screeching of the startled gulis.
High above us on u towering ridg,
we saw the watchful ospreys; by OuI
eide, on the right and left, along tn,
shore-clitts, the sitting -eider-ducks.
Finally we came to the populous part
of the mountain, which is from SO t.
$50 feet high and saw really immense
numbers of birds sitting on the ridge.
The higher parts of the cone were
covered with Il brown spoonWort,an
as we approached the shore the bird,
drew back thither, and suddenly dis
appeared from view as if by concerted
agreement. When we had reached
the shore and landed, and wondering
what had become of the host of birds,
we found the ground burrowed ali
over with holes that looked like COM
mon rabbit holes. We soon learned
that they were the entrances TO the
nest-chambers of the auks. The holes
are large enough to permit the birds
to pass through, and then widen on
the inside SO as to give room for the
nest and the two birds. AS we climb.
ed toward the height the tenants first
carefully and anxiously peered at us
then slipped out and threw them.
selves screaming into the sea, which
was soon covered as far as the eye
could reach with birds whose cry re-
sembled thenoise of gigantic sur
or OF raging storm.-Pop. Science
Monthly.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1885-11-28
AaoJr ptcK-POCKETS.

When q mob of pick-pockets start
ant to "work crowd on train they
break into twos. The operator on
leather "fans" his intended victim.
This. in plain English, means he has
sscertained the location Of his intend
ed victims money. He gets along
side of the man whose pocket is to be
picked, and with rapid movements
he dexterously passes his hand
lightly over each pocket. His touch
Is SO delicate that it enables him to
locate the "boodle" and ascertain its
character, whether roll, a purse or
pocket-book. The surging OF "a
crowd, especially on crowded rail-
road train, accounts to the unsuspl-
cious traveller for the occasional jost-
ling he gets. 1t is found that the
most common receptacle for the
pocket-book is the lett trousers pocket
front. When the victim is selected
one of the brace of thieves plants
himself sauarely in front Of him while
the other crowds up behind on the
right side. The operator in front, uh-
der cover of a new spnper or oVerco@t
thrown over the arm feels the pocket
and, if the victim is sliif-neched OF
straight-backed man in standing
position, he finds the lips OF the poch-
ct drawn close together. In tins cast
it is dangerous to attempt the inser-
tion of the hand, a very low toned
clearing of the throat, followed ay d
cultural "rouse,n is the signal for His
'pal" to exert gentle pressure Oh
the victims right shoulder his Is
so gradually extended that the traV-
eler Yields to it without knowing It,
and without changing the position o.
his feet. This throws the lips OF tAl
pocket open for the operator IN front
who does not insert his hand and at
tempt to draw the pocket-book out
but works on the lining. He draws Il
out an eighth Of an inch at q time
without inserting his fingers NOR,
than half way. Should this process
Of drawing the contents nt the pocke'
TO its mouth be felt by the victim, an
other low clearing Of the throat 81 We
the signal TO the confederate ANA the
game is dropped, If the victims sus
picions are not aroused, the pick
pocket keeps at his work OF dra" ins
out the lining until the roll Gf bills
the purse or the pocket-Dook arc
within reach of the deft fingers. 1t Il
then grasped by the index and MID
die fingers and gently drawn. lh'
successful completion Of the JOB is Ill
dicated by gentle cnirrup, like th'
chirpo OF canary, and the pfeclou
pair separate TO ply the same trlch
on the NEXT One,-EX,
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1885-11-28

The Walthall Warden says that Il
negro named Hensc Hill was assas-
sinated few days since near the res
ldence of Jas. Parker, in the western
part of Webster county. The assassll.
stood behind q tree that grew near
the roadside, and as the negro was
passing by within six feet OF the tree
fired on him three times, killing him
Instantly. His dead body lay there
until daylight, the murder having
been committed about two O'Clock IL
the morning. Tie murdered negr'
pore bad reputation. Several par
ties have been arrested on Suspicion.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1885-11-28

zone night last week, at Pine Bluff,
Ark, the house of c. G. Newman,
editor of the Commercial, was bur
gIarized of watches and diamonds to
The amount of $1,000, while he and
his wife were at Doris show. It's
rather out of the natural order of
things for newspaper man to be able
to accommodate a burglar. We have
frequently heard of their getting free
tickets into shows, bat this is about
the second instance on record where
a burglar had cheek enough to tackle
an editors house. The other wretch
entered through mistake; and after a
fearful struggle the editor succeeded
in robbing him."
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1885-11-28

at may be safely asserted that few
Western hogs would be fed on corn ii
any cheaper food could be grown lol
tnut purpose and in that latitude, but
N the South with four other avalitt-
de crops, the greater part OF these
animals are fattened on corn alone to
yne comparative and almost entire
exclusion Of other and cheaper toOU
crops. Sweet potatoes make excel
.ent pork, and may be grown at less
expense than corn and the same may
Jp said of peas, peanuts and chutAN,
yet, but a trifling amount of stock is
fed on any of the products. Three t.
i've hundred bushels of sweet pota-
toes may be and have been grown to
the acre; yet the yield of peas will
seldom go under twenty bushels !;
peanuts have been known to produce
hundred bushels, and from that to
as high as one hundred and thirty on
the same area, and the capabilities OF
the chufa cannot be definitely esti-
mated because only hog could pos
sibly gather the entire yield. Upon
these four plants pork can be grown
in the South in competition with that
fed on corn even at twenty cents per
bushel, and in addition to cheapness
the cultivation of these products pos
sesses the great advantage that none
of them impoverish the soil, but, on
the contrary, add to its fertility.'
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1885-11-28
COMMISSIONER ale.
No. GA. ,
RICHARD J. Mason, ET AL.
EN ltARTE' I

Pursuant to a decree of the Cham
Gerry Court Of Grenada County, MI--
sisslppi, rendered at the September
tern thereof, \. d., 1850, will It,
commissioner, prurvcd to sell to tn"
highest bidder for cash, at public out
cry, in front Of the Court lluusr door
Of sail County, on
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9TH, laN1,
the following described real estate
situated in Grenada county, Mi~Si~-
sippi, to-Wit: THE south west quarter
Of section 3O!nortll west quHrteri~olth
west quarter; west hoif Of wet haIl
Of south east quarter and west hai
of west half Of north east quarter OF
section 81, all Of township - of range
t east. t.. Il. lfPNER,
W. II. FITZ-GERALD, t"nm'r.
Solicitor. NOY, =, It
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1885-11-28
T.. CAIN,
Circuit Court,

No. s0f. : vs.. Circuit Court,
Fl Fa $402.76 & Cost cuol, f,a,,
Annie NJ. Williams, 'ieha''' ! '"u'i
W. :. Williams and ", Mississippi.
NJ. +. Flippin.
Pursuant Ia and by virtue of FtrG
Facias issued by tn Clerk of said
Court, and to me directed, will, on
MoNpAY, DEcEME.R 7TH, l8oj,
proceed to sell fyr ca~li to the highest
bidder, between legal hours, in front
Of the East door Of tie Court House
of said County,the unHivided interest
in the following described real estate
levied upon IA the property of Mrs.
Annie NJ. Williams, to satisfy the
above Fl l'a and all Costs, t"-wIt;
South east quarter seton y town
ship u range 1 east; south half north
east quarter and west half north west
quarter, and south eat quarter north
west quarter. and south west quarter
and west half south east quarter and
north east quarter suuIh east quarter
section II, aud all srrtion IS less the
north half north cas- quarter, all ir
township p range eH1t.
JNO. WRIGHT, Sheriff.
HORTON & ADAMS, Attorneys.
Grenada, Miss. oct. IL, lS>5.-5W
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1885-11-28
"While every paper from the Mort

"While every paper from the Norll
tells us of street ears trimmed VIII
icicles, of canals closed hy the stiifen
cd waters, Of work stopped from the
cold, we feel content to live South o.
Goods country in land like ours
Ever and anon we see green Leaf
The beautiful tinted autumn leave
are still on our forest trees. The Ia
borer still plows in his shirt sleeves
and no public work has been stoppe"
for the winter. Healthy people hav,
not donned flannel, and we are hav'
inc the fairest fall weather of any
climate on the earth to-day"
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1885-11-28
a TITLED MILLINER.

Optueu siioP i'i viz ii"hih5 "hN
selling of bonnets in the West End,
London. Despite conventional criti-
cism, and nothing daunted by the
fear of losing chasUe or dignity in the
pursuit of such d vocation as the
traffic in bonnets, millinery and
small fancy wares, she is spoken Of
in the English press rs highly con-
tented and financially successful wo-
man. The indications are that our
English countrywOmen are at least a
trife ahead of US in attempts to wi
den the fields of labor for the choice
and occupancy of women Of good
class, and that the rough edges Of
prejudice and the false notions con-
cerning the appointed place for wo-
men in the domain of the worlds in
dustries and emplOyments are fast
giving way to juster and more ration
al views of what women can do, and
ought to be encouraged and commen-
ued in doing. History constantly re-
peats itself in the experiences of well
born and we'll educated girls, who,
from necessity arising from the mis-
fortunes or changed conditions of
their families, have been compelled
to resort to the distasteful and de-
pendent places of goVerness, compan-
ION or reader Such would find far
greater freedom from the petty re-
straints and heartless insOlence to
which they are so often subjected by
turning their minds and energies to
Vhe art of dress or bonnet making, II
! natural Gift, supplemented by pa
dent study and practice, prove that
she has found her proper place, such
/ woman will soon profit by the con-
Iidence reposed in her taste and abil-
tty by constantly increasing list OF
friends and patrons, and the pecu
liary returns Of her labor will vastly
outweigh the customary pittance
loled out IN "respectable callings,
TO which we have above referred. a
lady writing in an English journal,
says: ~ hear that famous champion
If Womeu's rights, Miss Lydia Beck.
nam, is giving countenance and sup,
,JOrt to u movement which has for its
object the teayhing of dressmaking Il
,Oung women of good class who have
20 be among the working bees OF The
universal hive, It was thought
| probable remuneratiye and pro!lta
Ole means of support, but women Whi
took it up, as many did in the spirl
tnl amateurs, and without any preVl'
Dus training, were discouraged Ol
| inding that neither this, nor any
! other art, can he mastered Withou
| serving an Apprenticeship p to it. Tht
| lressmaking scheme is one that ne
;essitates stead y patient trainlng,it /
IS to be productive OF the best results
There is no royal road to learning
md one must climb the mountain 0
knowledge by slow degrees-one may
lot hope to clear it by bounds. WheI
mere is Il necessity for girls to uC
3Omething for their own support o
where means are small and familie
arge, it is well for girl who has N
particular talent to take up the art 0
ireesmaking or millinery. Certain
-, there is IL great deal OF discourage
nent to be borne before skill an,
,rohciency are arrived ut; but, afte
III, the processes are not so SLOW 1t
nose whereby women reach success
i'll many other branches of learning.
N. Y. Evening Post.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1885-11-28

The Charleston News says: A little
boy by the name of Cole was arrested
and placed in Jail at this place last
Saturday, charged with the burning
Of G. G. Nets gin house twelve
miles south Of Charleston, on the
Valley. Loss, about fifteen hundred
dollars no insurance.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1885-11-28

"Awestern editor says that one hug
| is worth dozen love letters, and they
cannot be produced as evidence in a
breach ofpromisc suit, either"
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1885-11-28

A New York clergyman has invent
ed an automatic corkscrew. 1t ought
to be drawing attraction.