The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1888-01-21

q drunkard, bat instead of ful fill
ing he fills full. ubia8 ~.
* The mamie Of Mr.. VIM. Herald
of Summit a veteran Of the Mexi-
can War, has been placed on the
pension rolls. 4
The st. Louis Republican advi-
ses the Republicans to nominate
John r.. Lynch, of Mississippi, as
a candidate for Vice-President. 4
The Horticultural Convention at
Crystal Springs was attended by
about 100 delegates. A large
number Of interesting papers were
read. hs' .sp a@s ssf
sv rJudgmentahas been rendered by
the United States court of claims
in favor Of the State of Mississippi
for $4l, ,453.91, Louisiana for
+. 81, ,3S5l4 and Alabama for $751;
5s3.03. .aiIs gds qal ssesq N.
a joint resolution has been ex-
tended by both houses Of our Leg
islature to Jefferson Davis and
family to visit Jackson, during The
session, and requesting him to adj
dress both houses. s
Speaker Mitchell has placed the
Representatives from Pike and
Ami.e on Standing committees as
follows: Mr. Crawford, Pen
tltentIary; Temperance, Mr.. Sim
mons, County Affairs; Inlnigra-
tioi. Mr.. Talbeft, Fisheries; !;
Operations.
Augusta Chronicle: The Mss
issippians are mad because Gencr-
al Lowry does not INSIST upon large
appropriations for hta schools or
advance the reform of her convict
system. Mississippi seems to
kavethe bestcducational facilities,
and next TO Georgia, the worst
prison system in tho south.
The Clarion says: ssThe State
Prohibition Executive Committee
have decided not to petition the
Legislature TO provide for taking
the sense of the people on pro
hibitoiy constitutional amend-
meat. but will ask the. passage Of a
law prohibiting the sale of spirit
nous liquors, ale, beer, etc., ap-
pllcable to the whole State.
Louisville Posts Father Ney
ron, the aged Catholic priest, who
was mentioned in this column last
summer as having been 1T the
burning of Moscow with Napo-
Icons army, is dead at Notre
Dame University, Indiana. He
was 81 years old, and formerly
lived in NewAlbany. He was in
,itfd to the Burning Of Moscow
spectacle here last fall as being a
witness Of the original connagra-
ton.
Columbus Goa. Enquirer-Sun:i
VIC would like to sec the internal
revenue tax remain just az 1t is.
1t Is doing absolutely no hurt In
getting sr20,00O,000 out Of
whisky and tobacco. We would
like, tcgsee these two things a per-
petual source of revenue to the
government. Those who object to
paying taxes on them can quit
using hem and be no worse off.
A man can hardly quit using fuel
and cIJthIng.
Selma Times: The Chicago
Tribune, the leading Republican
paper IN the west. speaks the sen
tlments of large constituency on
the tariff, and splits the high pro-
lection plank of its party's plat
lorm INTO kindlng wood with the
Following honest and truthful
statement: "Thc man VIII o
should rob the farmer on the high
road Of bis pockctbook is not a
whlt more guilty than these
monopol.sts and steel baTons who
are ievy.ng toll upon him for
every piow be uses to. satisfy their
extortionaie greed and rapacity. :"
Philadelphia Press: "There is
always one sure sign by which you
may know well-brcd man. says
a Cosmopolitan who is just now in
fhlladelphia. .sAnd, pray, what
Is that sign ?'' he was asked. at
Is bis laugh. The butcher and
tne baker and the candIestick
maker, not to speak of the tailor.
may do agood deal for man, but
only thorough refinement can
make BIN laugh Ike a gentleman" !"
,And, now, what is that laugh
nke As with tlAc quality We
eau style it cannot be defined !;
puf. Just the same, there ii no
mlstaking the laugh u gentle