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The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-05
sage ofJan,y 1856:

Under section 2, Of an act ap-
proved January 81, 1877, approx
ed in 1884, contracts made BY the
the superintendent Of the Peniten-
tiary for necessary repairs and
improvements to the amount Of
s27. .343.39. This sum was credit
ed on the lease for 1883, and the
balance Of s12,076.6l, due on the
lease for that year was. on Decem-
Der 81, 1884, paid into the treas
ury.
In the year 1855, I approved
similar contracts 70 the amount Of
s27, ,419.42, which was credited on
the lease for 1884, and the balance
Of sl2, ,l00.5s due on the lease for
that year, was on December 10,
1885, paid into the treasury. Dur
ing the past four years, SIS, ,l2l.52
has been paid into treasury by the
present Lessees, being all that was
ever received in the States his
tory from that source. The sum
due on the lease for the year 1885,
has not been paid.
In view of the facts, that he had
said in his message two years pre-
vious, that he had approved con
tracts for 1882, and 1888 for 81
7l7,73, and that there would be nc
need Of extensive improvements
during the continuance ofthe lease
which expired Jan. lst 1887, and
that a law had been passed upor
his own recommendation repeating
the authority to so oontractS i
seems TO us almost as remarkable
that the Governor should quote il
his message Of 1886 the repealed
law for his authority to approx,
contracts amounting 10 eight time
as much as he had said was neces
sary, as it was that the Legislator,
should have condoned the palpabl,
violation Of law, Of which he wa
undeniably guilty. And when W
consider the fact that more thai
$4,000 worth ofths approved con
tracts for 1ss4-5 were deliberat
swindles upon the people Of tn
State. the eeee0tanee qf a free mas
upon a railroad, in defiance OF Law
pales into insignifcance BY con
parison.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-05
POLITICAL

Al meeting Of the county Demo
cratic Executive Committee is
hereby called to meet at Houston
on Saturday the 7th day Of April,
1883. 70 fix the time for holding
the county convention, for the Pur-
pose Of selecting delegates to the
State and Congressional ..conven-
tions, and to transact such other
business as may come before the
committee. A full attendance OF
the members Of the committee is
requested and desired.
@. C. Ross, Chairman,
Co. Dem. Ex. Com.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-05

The sentence of Gen. Boulanger
By the Court Marshal and its ap-
proval by the President brought
fruit earlier and of a different
character than was expected by
the politicians, who have So leng
schemed to humiliate the most pop
nlar man in France. Scarcely
vas the finding Of the Court Mar
shal approved, before a motion
was made and carried in the cham
bers to revise the Constitution.
The Government was defeated in
the contest that followed and the
Ministry has resigned. As a re.
suit Of the movement, II is not un.
likely that Boulanger will succeed
Carnot as President, notwithstand
ing the dOleful phophscy that wal
with Germany will inevitably fol
low his elevation 10 power. Tir,
Boulangerl
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-05

The authorities and students at
the Industrial Institute and College
are raking DR.. Vaughan, the chief
health officer of Lowndes county,
over the Goals, for stating in his
report that, "Whooping cough
and measles has been with us the
whole year. Isolation was attempt
ed, but the effort was not seconded
by the people, and both maladies
were soon we'll scattered over the
county by their introduction into
the public schools, and the Indus
trial Institute and College and
through this latter source, l fear,
scattered over the State" And
that "Syncope was Ofcommon oc-
ourrence among the girls last term. -
"My opportunity to observe per-
sonally was limited; but from ob.
servation and information, my con.
clusions are that the frequent and
long continued emotional exercis.
es of the Hall of the Young Wo
mems Christian Association and tn,
Young WOmen's Christian Temper
auce Union together with similar
exercises in their respective rooms
was the prime factor in most of III,
cases of physical and nervous pros
tration."
We wonder, if DR.. Vaughan i
really actuated by "a maliciou
desire TO injure the institution.
We are prompted to make the in
quiry, because any criticism 0
our High School management, how
ever just, is usually answered b,
lsuch 8 charge.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-05

After the Railroad lobby had sue
ceeded in defeating Senate bill No.
l07, and the bill to prohibit freight
trains running on Sunday, and had
secured the passage of the Act to
quiet tax titles in the Delta, which
gave away the States claim to
more than 100000 acres Of land,
the following resolutions were
drafted by a member Of the Lower
House as expressive oftbe feeling,
Of that body and with view tc
economizing time:
Resolved, That the thanks O
this House be and the same ar,
hereby NEST cordially extended t.
10 lobby for the able and efieien
nner in which they have direct
"a Sur proceedings
Resolved End, That should oui
ssteehed friends, the Railroad com
panies or Land syndicates dssir,
any further legislation conferrin,
privileges, franchises and immuni
ties denied to the ordinary citizel
Of the State, they or their attorney
have only to furnish the Enrollinl
Clerk with their demands, whicl
snail Be aoceded TO without quel
ti0n.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-05

f. 7. jeffrey, general manager
of the Illinois Central road, speak
ing of the Lowry pass episode,
says he has not signed a pass for
Gov. Lowry since January /, 1886,
and therefore could not say which
of his subordinates issued the pass
to the Governor of Mississippi.
He adds: "The Governor of Hi
nois holds pass over the lines OF
the company in Illinois. The Gov
ernor of Iowa holds one over the
lines in Iowa. Probably the Gov
ernor Of Louisiana holds one from
the company over lines in LOUIS.
lana. As regards the action of the
young men, Mr.. Jeffrey said that q
son might commit acts unknown
to the father or the nephew to the
uncle, and these could not Justly
be held accountable for them
Memphis Avalanche.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-05

The Hamilton trial is still pro-
crossing at Brandon, and il is evil
dent some stalwart. swearing has
been done. The attitude of some
Of the witnesses introduced by the
defense makes anything but a
pleasing spectacle, to those who
admire truth and love justice, but
il is possible the right may prevail
in the end. We hope so.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-05

The capitol at Jackson, Miss, is
about to tumble down, and it Is es-
timated that 100000 will be re-
quired to put it in proper repair
Avalanche.
That estimate must have been
made by professional appropria-
tion hunter. Every stone of the
old capitol might be razed from
the foundation, then new build
ing, superior to the old one, could
be erected at a less cost than $780,
600. Whenever 500, 900 is needed
to repair the old building at Jack
son steps should be taken to build
a new one at some other place.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-05

We publish elsewhere "an act to
provide tor the election Of county
superintcndents Of Education by
the people," which to our astOnish'
ment omits Chickasaw county.
When It isa we'll known fact, that
The Representatives Of this county
have alwass favored the election
- al ofacats hy the roo.de ",
are al a loss to account for Chick
asaw being left out Of the bill.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-05

The Legislature which has Just
adjourned, amended the law so
that ouly nine square miles are re-
quired to form a school district.
It also made the Office of County
Superintendent elective, and il
gave the power to local trustees to-
gether with the County Superin-
tendent, of dividing the school
term. All these were wise amend.
nents, and should meet the ap.
proval of the peOple.-Pleader.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-05
For Congress.

VIZ are authorized 60 announce HON.
&. B. MITCHELL Of Roniofoe. as a eandi-
cate for Congress from the lth Congression-
81 District. subject to the aciton q the
Democratic Convention when holden.
WE are authorized % announce hoN.
CIAkE LEWIS Of Noxuhee. a. q candl-
date for Congress from the aih Coneres-
sIonal District. subject 90 the acton OF the
Dfmocratic Convention when holden.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-05

We understand that Frank Bur-
kilt claims to have saved the State
$50, 900 per annum. Let's have the
prosf, Frank, and Wen help boom
you for Governor; that is, of course
unless some other candidate hur-
ries in his subscription to the OPP
tic.-Union Co. Optic.
Frank Burkitt made no such
claim for himself, but the Commit
tee on Appropriations, composed
of 49, Chiekastv S-,ih
of Warren; Mcleod Of Greene;
Heidolburg of Jasper; Kennedy
Of Lee; Sullivan of Carroll; King
of Winston; HathOrn of Coving-
ton; Madison of Noxubee; Robin
son of Choctaw and Hooker of
Kinds, did report a bill to the
House which saved the taxpayers
of the State about that amount and
it passed that body by more than
two-thirds vote.
Frank Burkitt is very proud OF
the record he made in this behalf,
but he would not deprive his asso-
ciates, who were good men and
true, of the credit to which they
are Justly entitled for the part
they performed IN this very com.
mendable work. These gentlemen
were worthy eo-laborers, who had
the best interest of Mississippi al
heart, and Frank Burkitt acknowl.
edges with gratitude, their able
assistance in the great work per.
formed by the committee for tn,
people of the State. 1t is true the
reduction as finally adopted wa,
not what it ought to have been
but it was a step in the right sdi
rection and if followed up by tha
spirit Of determination, which act
uated the people in the last canvass
will produce valuable results.
. Tn conclusion, Frank Burkit
? wishes to tender his acknowledge
ments to the Optic for ITS proffer
ed assistance in the near future
+ He fully realizes that his indebted
ness to his critics is second only t
! his obligations to his friends. II
5 has a lively appreciation of th
. possible results which these tw
= political elements, working i
f their respective spheres, are ca
= sulated to produce, and he is nc
Q disposed to overlook the service
= of that class of newspapers, VIII
a increase the number Of his adhei
+ ents by sneering allusions and u
Q warranted assaults, for we'll
a knows. that a public mans re,
n merit may be as readily estimate
G by the character of his enemies ,
y by the reputation Of his friends.
= The people love a faithful Sc
want for the enemies be makes.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-05

The new revenue bill taxes the
tombstone agent. 1t will have the
effect of making some of the grad
yates of the A. & NJ. College, re-
pay in a small measure the benc-
fits received from the State in the
WAY Of tuition.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-05

The strong minded women Of
the Susan B. Anthony caste have
been holding a lengthy session in
Washington. They speak their
mind so they do, and they intend
to have their way, so they will.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-05

The strike of the engineers, fire.
men, brakemen and switchmen, on
some Of the northern railroad lines,
is creating much confusion in COM
mercial circles. And the worst Of
it is, the disaffection seems to be
spreading.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-05

Tho separate school district bust
ness as operated in this State is in
direct violation ofthe theory upon
which free schools are established,
and is a burlesque upon a just and
equitable system Of public educa-
tion. Without arguing ihe qdes-
tion now, for our tine an5 sace
will not permit; we dests to sub
NIT few figures from tBe report
Of the State Superintendent corrob-
Grating the assertion made.
Mr.. Preston tells US in his "gener-
al statistics Of the public schools,
State of Mississippi, for the year
1SS6-s7," that the average amount
expended by the State on her edu-
cable children in the country is
SLIP l-2 per capita. He tells us
that the amount expended per cap
ita on enrolment is s3.l0, and the
amount expended per capita on av-
erage attendance is 1912 l-2. As
many of the counties have no towns
of $50 inhabitants, and some that
have refused to take the unfair adj
vantage Of their brethren in the
county which the law gives, the
Superintendent does not furnish
the public with the average ox-
pended in the towns that have con
stituted themselves seperate school
districts, but we find figures enough
to show the iniquity ofthe present
system.
Take Clay County, where tho
average expenditure per capita on
, her educable children is sl.5S each
year, we find the city Of West Point
j expends on her average attendance
, in school $500, while the children
in the country are allowed $500.
The county of Monroe has ap-
portioned to her odueable children
j. so cents each, and the city Of Aber-
: deem 1888.
! The county Of Warren oxpends
araV $50. ettaesss sssA>al
> in the country s4.lS each, and the
city OF Vicksburg appropriates
z slS.6O for each of her children in
attendance.
But the most glaring discrep-
ancy, which we note in the report,
G comes from the county of Yalo-
busha, where our "form, style and
Z volume" Superntendentresided be-
fore he was indicted INTO Office, and
where he had enjoyed the oppor-
i tunity for some years of putting
; his peculiar system Of education
) into practical operation. Wocopy
d from his general statistics:
J Expended per capita on eduea-
t BILE chillren, city $3.50, county
L S2I7.
n Expended per capita on enroll
! ment, city sll.9S, county 1928.
Expended per capita on average
u attendance, city s1s.4l, county
L S5.01."
e In our judgment comment is
r unnecessary to convince the intelli-
10 gent and fair minded reader, that
e the separate school district iniqui.
IS ty ought to go. The people can
n, abolish it, and they should do it.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-05

The tariff revision bill, the river
aud harbor bill, and other ap-
preparation bills, are attracting
the attention OF Congress now.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-05

The Press has not let up on the
Legislature yet, but the boys don't
seem to be quite as indignant as
they were at first Perhaps they
have been looking up the records
OF former Legislatures and making
comparisons.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-05

The Indications are that it viii
be "Governor Bob" for two more
years in Tennessee.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-05
The Apportioument Act.


IN last weeks issue we publish
an act apportioning the students
y the A. & NJ. College and the l.
"a College to the several counties
cf this State. We are confident
the taxpayers of the State will ap-
prove this act for it is just. It
~. made necessary, because these
schools we're crowded by local ap-
plieants. At the A. & NJ. there
were in attendance when the last
report was submitted only 247
boys, I37 Of whom hailed from
twelve Of the richest counties in
the State. Eleven other counties
had As boys at the College, eleven
others had 8S, eleven others 22,
nino others were represented by
one each, and twenty counties had
no representative at all. A simi-
lar state OF affairs existed at Co
lnmbus. The county of Lown1es
had eighty-nine girls,-about one
third the average attendance-in
this College. This glaring inequal-
ity in the attendance worked a
manifest injustice to counties not
50 favorably situated, and a rene
d was sought, which we believe
was found in the act to which we
refer.
Thelaw provides that the Boards
81 N-nstees Of these Institutions
shall so soon as the present term
closes, apportion 300 students to
the several counties Of the State
upon the basis Of the white schoIas-
tic population male and female re
spectively, and when said appor
tionment is made, the President o.
the College shall inform the Coun
ty Superintendent of each County
} of the number of scholarships L
which his county is entitled under
the law. When notified the Su
, perintendent is required to give
thirty DAYS notice in newspape
1aHaGLhed in he, So e ID
, time and place for examining ap
. plicants for admission to either 0
the Colleges, and when said exam
ination is held the Superintendent
{ is required to grade the certificate
D given, showing the scholarship @
: the applicants and file them wit
!. the Board Of Supervisors, who shal
2 appoint frsm among them the nun
I Der to which the county is entitled
+ and the appointments so mad
+ must be certified by the Clerk q
] the Board to the Presidents of tn
/ Colleges forthwith. The effect {
). the law will be to give to each cour
ty its quota of scholarships, and t
compel all students attending tn
{ colleges in excess of the number {
e which their county is entitled III
. der the act, to pay their own tn
ton. Provision is also made
> keep the number of free student
s from q county having more student
h than scholarships, full, but in n
g case can the apportionment be e.
ceeded at the expense of the Stat,
For illustration, suppose Lownd,
q county should under the apporhol
IS ment be entitled to nine studen
e at the I. /. 4 G. The Board Of 81
n pervisors of that county must a.
point that number and if the r
naming eighty should desire
d continue in attendance, they, the
r, parents or guardians must pay the
d tuition at a price not to be less tha
q s3 nor more than SIS per month.
-" f. T. Jeffrey, general manag
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-05

The Revenue bill which we be-
gan IN our last issue is completed
in fhis. 1t contains many wise
provisions and many that are
otherwise, but we will not discuss
il now.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-05

The Emperor Of Germany is liza
bic to die at any moment, so says
the health bulletin Of DR.. McKen-
zie.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-05

A sad accident occurred at
Amory last week. Mr.. Walter
Tubbs and a Mr.. Schooler wero
"fooling with a pistol when it
fred, and Schooler was shot
through the body and died in a few
hours. The deceased leaves u wife
and four little children.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-25
A Certain Eich Man.

There is certain rich man possessed of a
name known far and wide in the United
States, who enjoys very queer custom an
nualle at the festive season. During fifty
one weeks of every year he is model Of
sobriety, propriety and gravity; he is man
of stern style and habit, q family man and
graybeard, and he applies his prodigious
energies to the great business out of which
his fortune has grown. But each year, dur
ing the holiday week from Christmas to New
Years day, his family leave home and join
their relatives elsewhere, while he, having
invited half dozen boon companions, locks
up himself and party in his ulansion, and has
week Of high jinks in their company.
Wines and viands of all kinds fill the dining
room; flddleS and drums decorate the draw
ing room, and madness rules the hour to such
a degree that the expense incurred for the
mending Of furniture and croc.zery is almost
equal to the other bills of the occasion.
On the morning and the day after New
Years he parts from his companions Of the
week, resumes his business with his usual
gravity, and pursues it with uninterrupted
energy through the year until the arrival Of
the next holiday season. When one Of his
worn out inmates, after the close of the revels
one yecr, made remonstrance against tho
aboninable practice, he replied: Il have to
do it. am so overburdened with business
and responsibility all the year that il did
not let UP in o jamboree at its end, would
go mad. let myself out by shutting myself
in at the holidays, and then stick to bust
ness like galley slave from, January to De-
cember. Ny wife and family know that I
have this weak spot il my head New York
S,,p
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-25
The Science OF Hippophasy.

The science of hippophagy is not under
stood in this country, where handsome for
tune could be made if people would only
consume the many horses which are turned
into soap and butter on account of having
broken leg on slippery streets. Americans
do not relish the idea Of dining on horse flesh,
but I, who tried it long before the siege Of
Paris made the diet compulsory, can attest
to the fact that the meat is tender like veal,
and far better than stringy beef, which is 50
common in this country. Then, the crop Of
burros is SO large that there is no means OF
utilizing them. Why not send them to the
slaughter house, and get back nice little
carcass SO tender, juicy and sweet that you
would pronounce the meat better than the
choicest spring lamb. ate asses at Paris,
but in Mexico my mouth watered when saw
those fat little donkeys at every station we
passed Not wasting any strength or mus
cular energy in frisky antics, they pile on
alternate layers of flesh and fat that would
please any epicure If be was ignorant Of their
origin. In Paris there are thirty-si1 licensed
vendors of horse meat and asses flesh. When
ever an accident occurs by which q horse is
famed the nearest butcher is called. He kills
the PROSTATE animal, bleeds him, and pre-
pares the carcass for sale. Parisians have no
prejudice on this score. but on the American
continent beef, toughened by Texas northers
or Montana billiards, is preferred. Vincent
Ramirez in Globe-Democrat.
Wichita eagle., 1888-01-25
A Chinese Orchestra.

Three or four Cinnamon conceived the idea
of entertaining the visitors with "music,n or
else thought they would drive them out by
making deafening din which would have
made even a corpse rise up. in protest Sus-
pended from the ceiling by a piece of tarred
marline was a sort of metal drum, made of
thick sheet copper. 1t was about two feet in
circumference and had rim about six inches
broad. This one of the Johns pounded with
a small hammer. Another took drum of
the same size and made like nail keg-only
OF finer workmanship, of course-which was
covered by a thick piece of rawhide The
head was tackled on with a double row of hob
nails, and was frightened by driving pieces OF
wood under the edge of the head and break
ing them off. The drummers took I'D two
short sticks, which he used as deity as the
bass drummer Of an orchestra uses his sticks.
Another took drum, made of pieces of raw
hide tackled on frame shaped like a Dutch
loaf of bread, and placing it on a peculiar
support he began pounding, too. Another
seized n little copper drum, about four inches
in circumference, made ike the large one
suspended from the ceiling, and pounded at
1t with little hammer
But here came the worst feature of all. A
little weakened faced Chinaman seized pair
of cymbals as large as the head of flour
barrel and banged them together with
JUNCTION worthy of better cause. The effect
added to the drums that We're being beaten
can better be imagined than described. 1t
was simply appalling and made ones brain
rattle. This was kept up for some time,
despite the captains growl, ''Oh, shut up
that noise" His protest was met with a ma
hcous grin, which convinced the reporter
that the orchestra had not conceived the idea
of amusing the visitors.-New York World