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The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-12

Suppose by giving a rich man a
dollar you could get in return at
some future time two dollars don't
you think you could afford to give
it to him, principle or no principle?
CLAY County Leader.
If to do so would be an abandon.
ment of principle we answer en-
phatically no, not even if the re-
turn should be a hundred, or O
thousand dollars for one. Pecuni.
airy gain however great cannot
compensate for a sacrifice of right
If there is no principle involved
then as a matter Of business inter
est any intelligent man would max,
Lhe soSfiment, when he Was as
sured OF the return of the "two dol
lars" in a reasonable length o
time.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-12

Hon. A. W. skinner Of Attala
County, in a letter to the Kosciusko
Star, replying to a criticism Of his
vote on the Constitutional Con
yontion bill, says:
In alluding to the Governors
veto message, which practically
denied to the people of the State
the right to decide, in the only
way known to Democratic
principles or usage, question OF
the greatest moment to them, ]
did say that the people, in almost
every portion of the State, are de-
handing an elective judiciary, and
that they would be heard
upon this question. The sole pur-
pose oftho much talked Of Consti.
tutionul Conventional bill was to
submit the question TO the people,
and let them decide tor themselves,
at the ballot box, whether or not
they desired such Convention To
bo held. My Democracy is of that
kind which inspires a supreme
confidence in the ability of the
people TO determine any aud ain
questions affecting public interest,",
and am always willing to refer
any matter, touching public policy
to them for final settlement at the
polls.
Hence, l voted for the Conven-
tion bill. am satisfied that no
Democrat in the county, whatever
may be his personal feelings or
opinions in regard to .he policy OF
calling a Constitutional Conven-
ton, will criticize in captious
spirit, an act Of a public servant
that was based upon the first
/ principles ofpure Democracy, that
is, that all the powers Of govern
ment are vested in the people and
that it is one Of the highest pre-
negatives of citizenship in a free
Republic to have voice in any
matter relative to changing, alter
ing and amending the organic law
'of the land"
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-12

Rooms STATE DEMOCRATIC-CONsER
TIVE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
JACKSON, MISS, April jth, lSSs. J
By direction Of the State Demo
craft c Conservative Executive
Committee, a State Democratic
Conservative Convention is called
to meet at the city OF Jackson, in
the hall Of the House Of Represen-
tatives, or such other place as may
hereafter be selected, at II o'clock
NJ, on Wednesday, the 2Sd day of
Nay, 1888, for the purpose of Sc
lecting delegates to the National
Democratic Convention which
meets at the city of st. Louis, Mo-,
on the 5th of June next, and to APP
point Presidential Electors and to
transact such other business as may
come before it. Each county will
be entitled to representation in the
Convention, double that to which
it is entitled in the low or branch
of the Legislature, unless other
wise determined by the Conven-
ton.
It is suggested by the Commit
tee that the several counties hold
their Democratic Mass Meetings OF
Delegate Conventions, as the case
may be, to select delegates to the
State Convention, on Saturday,
May 10th, and where it has been
customary, (or may be desirable,) }
TO hold Beat OF Precinct Meetings
to select delegates to the County
Conventions, that they be held on
Saturday, May 18th.
II Is particularly desired and
recommended that IN counties that
may be without party organization
full and complete organization
be at once effected, and that each
county be fully represented in the
State Convention.
D. P. PORTER,
Chairm'n State Dem-Con. Ex. Com
Attest; J. L. PowER, sec'y.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-12

The Capitol building at Jackson
has been discovered to be in dan
gerously dilapidated condition,
and it is estimated that it Will cost
100000 to repair it. We suppose
that about $4,000 or $4,000 is the
amount that would actually be re
quirod to make the needed repairs,
as it has got TO the point in this
State that when an appropriation
is asked for, the amount is placed
at ten times as much rs is really
needed, in order to meet the econ
omical tendencies Of the Legisla.
ture.-Tupelo Journal.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-12
FOR CONGRESS.
70 he Demoadfie Voters Of the Ith
Congressional Distret:

70 he Democratic Voters Of The 4tA
Congressional Distret:
Ny name will be before your
Congressional Convention, for the
nomination for Congress. The
circumstances surrounding me are
such as will not permit me to visit
all the counties of the District, or
to spend my means in giving
publicity to my candidacy as is
expected offs candidate for such
an Office in these days. Without
entering into a discussion Of this
question at all, / will say that l
hope the time is not far in the fu-
ture when 1t will be discovered,
that a mans prospects for prefer
meht are not estimated by his abil.
ity or disposition TO spend money
in q canvass.
am personally known to some
gentlemen in every county in the
District, to them you are referred
Ny county will send a delega
ton to the Convention fully in
formed as to the opinions and sen
tlments of the people with whom
have been raised; upon their tes
timOny to you concerning myself
] am willing to rest my case, and
will cheerfully abide the decis
ION OF the Convention. -
Il is, perhaps, proper for me tc
state now, that am a practical
farmer-am not what's sometimes
denominated a planter-that / an
Of those who claim the right e
choose from among political asso
ciates, those for Office, who viii
best advance the interest of thi
whole people, regardless of theii
vocation.
Doar.aofG GsIIv
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-12

To the Hon R. F. Abbay of Tu.
MICA are the Chickasaw counties
more indebted than to any other
member of the late Legislature, for
the defeat Of the proposition to re-
duce the Chiekasaw school fund in
terest from 8 10 6 per cent. He
won by bis gallant fight on the
floor of the House, the title OF
"Chief Of the Chickasaws," and no
one IN all the twenty two counties
embraced in the Chickasaw session
would wear the honor more grace
fully or worthily.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-12

persue the subieetfurtber, except to
say, that our difference with the
A. & NJ. College people resolves
itself purely into a question Of
public policy; that we do not feel
personally unkind towards any
gentleman connected with the In
stitution and that we would not
knowingly do any one one Of them
an injustice.
We believe the system Of higher
education as conducted in Missis-
sippi is . sham, and we denounoe
il as a fraud upon the tax-paying
masses. For this opinion, we
have numerous reasons, which are
enlinently satisfactory to US, and
for its expression we have no
apolgy to offer. but we recognize
the fact, that there are are many
clever and intelligent gentlemen
who differ with us, among whom
we class the faculty at the A. & NJ
and five, in debate or editorially
ever used language, which legiti
mately construed, amounted to
reflection upon any professor o.
department, not justified by tn,
facts, we regret il, and will Away
be found willing, as in this case, t,
give the public the other side 0
the question.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-12

The Columbus Dispatch, the frs5
and only paper so far as we are in
formed-eave oas--9 -e-,ayo pub
licity to "Drummer's" slanderous
attack upon the editor of this pa
per, frankly and eandidly admits
that the conversation reported by
the commercial corsair "was a mis-
representation Of facts" 1t re-
mains to be seen whether the edi-
tor of the other paper to which we
refer has the manhood to confess
his error in the same generous
manner. A just public will pa
tiently await the result, and as
surely reward magnanimous con
duct as it will be to punish malig-
nant prejudire.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-12

Gen. Boulanger was elected to
the Chamber Of Deputies from the
department of Dordogue, on Sun
day by very large majority.
Notwithstanding he had refused to
contest tho seat for that depart
ment his friends used his name and
he received $4,000 votes against
s5, ,7SO for his opponent.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-12

The attachments against tho
Gattman Bank in Aberdeen,
amounts in the aggregate to $685.
600, and the garnishments to about
$4,000. The total Indebtedness is
about s276,0OO and the assets about
s65,O0o. II will not therefore pay
25 cents on the dollar.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-12
GIVE THE POOR BOYS AND GIRLS
A SHOWING.

GIVE IhE FOoh hOAH AAD NtAtAaa
A SHOWING.
The Wiuona Times discussing
the College appOrtiOnment law
says.
"The Times apprehends but one
trouble with the new law, and save
tor this it approves Of it. The OBJ
lection is, that the law does not
specify that the applicants who re-
ceive the best grade, shall be ap-
pointed by the Board Of Supervi-
sors. As il is, the Board could, if
so disposed, appoint the persons
receiving the lowest grade. There
is nothing in the law to forbid
such a course, but every Board
should award the scholarships ac-
cording to the merit of the exami-
nation papers" ."-WinOna Times.
To our mind, the objection urged
by ovr cotempOrary is one Of the
most commendable features in the
bill. We speak advisedly when
we say the framer of the law in
tended that the Board Of Supervi-
sors should exercise its own dis
erection, and the provision requir-
ing the Board to "award the schol.
arships according 10 the merit Of
the examination papers. was pur.
pOsely omitted, so that young gen.
tlemen and young ladies residing
in the country, might have som'
chance for appointment FotherwisC
all the scholarships would be COB
bled up by the boysahd girls from
the towns, whose opportunities t.
attend school and prepare them
selves, had been superior TO theii
country cousins. Another reasor
for giving the Board this discretion
was, that where two or more appli
oants we're competing for an ap
pointment, il might be given t
the one having the lowest grade
provided the parents Of the other
were better able to incur the ex
pense Of educating their children
These schools we're established up
on the theory that the State shoul,
furnish an opportunity for poor bu
worthyyoung gentlemen and dyoun
ladies to attain a collegiate educa
ton, but practically they hav
been utilized, in the main, by tn
sons and daughters of gentleme
perfectly able to give their chi
dren 3 classical education. W
ask our readers 10 reflect ho,
many poor boys and girls froi
their counties ever attended one {
the State colleges, and who al
the benefoiaries now? If ther'
fore the apportionment bill ha
required the Boards of Supervisor
to confer the scholarships upoi
those iarthest advanced, it woul
: have excluded to all intents an
; purposes the very class which it
i pretended the colleges were estal
lished TO benefit, for the sons an
: daughters of the merchants an
professional men residing in III
towns, having nothing to do b.
attend school, would have ha
/ greatly the advantage over tn
farmer bSys and girls, who are a
, customed to work eight months
the year and 60 TO a public scho,
: taught in a log cabin sixteen weel
/ per annum. Because this syste
e Of selecting students to attend Il
, colleges has been customary in Il
, past, accounts for the fact that
large proportion of the boys at Il
A. & NJ. and the girls at the I. 1.
c. hail from the towns and al
4 chosen from the ranks Of "the rio
7 and the well borned." We fave
. giving the wool hat boys and su
bonnet lassies a chance.
} To the Hon R. F. Abbay of T
S MICA are the Chickasaw COUNT
sI-IAI ~. a. -. AL
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-12

Near Houston, Chiokasaw Coun-
ty, a "wool hat" factory has been
started.-Win0na Times.
And it bids fair to do lively bus
mess, for "wOol hats" are in great
demand all over the State.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-12

Bismarck is displeased with tho
betrothal Of the princess Victoria
to Prince Alexander Of Battenburg.
The Iron chancellor thinks 10
means war with Russia, and threat
ems to resign if the marriage is not
broken OFF.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-12

In.the recent election in Rhode
Island, Taft (Rsp.) was elected
Governor over Davis (Dem) by
1900 majority. The Legislature is
Republican on joint ballot.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-12

Ex-Lieut. Gov. Dorsheimer, =
New York, died in Florida shoi
time since.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-12

Ex Senator Roscoe Conklin is
lying dangerously IN at his resi-.
dence in New York City.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-12
For Congress.

We are authorized 10 announce HON.
{. b. MITCHELL Of Pontot0c, as a candi-
date for Congress from the 4th Congression-
"a District, subject 70 the action Of the
Democratic Convention when holden.
We are authorized 20 announce HON.
CLAkE LEWIs Of Noxubee, a. q candi-
date for Congress from the 4th Congres-
sional District. subject TO the action OF the
Democratic Convention when holden.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-12
Respectfully,
Democratic- ic-Conservative State Com
ventiOn.
s. L. WILSON.

Rooms STATE DEMOCRATIC-CONsERVA- !
TIVE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
JACKSON, MISS, April 5th, 1888. J
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-29
America Far Ahead Of Paris.

Each day that I live hero certain
things strike me more forcibly in thie
great city. and just now am trying to
solve the problem Of why the French
people have not The many comforts
about them that We Americans have in
our 90 much younger country. To be-
gin with, they are only beginning To
have gas put into their houses from
garret to cellar; telephones in private
houses are few and far between. and
the messenger-boy system is not even
known. You can get q messengar. II
Is true, but he Il not the bright. agile
American boy, but q man grown old
with hard work. q Than he is called by
the dignified name Of commissioners,
and expects to be made much of &C
cordingly, and never half does his
work. ! have already spoken Of the
poor arrangements for fires. Could We
transfer some Of our fire brigades to
this fair land. the good people would
fairly marvel at such q wonderful in.
stitution. Then. again. the general
use Of elevators is only just making
headway, and hundred other things
that have become second nature to W
are still to be heard Of in the city Of
citiesL-Argonaut.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-29
MAeEL.S KNOWLEDGE.
lt II wsn Developed - Par - Housek
fDR II CO00oFDn6.

1t II Wsn Developed - Par - HoasokooD.
Ing h Concerned.
.Aud isn't my dear little girl afraid
TO become the wife Of . poor man?"
asked Harry St Clair Of Mabel Mageon
the other night, after they had gone
through the bliss Of . betrothal.
':AfraideOh. Harryr' she said, re-
proachfully.
But, remember. darling. that l can
not keep servants for you. and that We
will have to live In . very plain and
simple way for the first few ysass."
''As though I cared for that shs
replied. with the ring Of true love and
true womanhood In her tone. why.
my dear old boy. you don't know what
. famous houseksspsr I an. snA II
you think ] don't know how to cook.
you arc greatly mistaken.
''Now." she won't on. Gieefully,
''let me tell you what I can do: I can
dust 6sautif fully. and knew hov %
make the loceIiet dust-rag holders;
and ! can make-oh. the wieest cream
tarts. and the most beautiful angel
cake! Know about Housekeeping!
Afraid TO become the wiis Of . poor
man! You foolish old boyr'
And Harry thought the matter over
carefully on his way home. and didn't
know but that he had made . fool a
himself. af.er all-ziMa
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-29
An Honest Fisherman.

Pastor-Well, Brother Jonson, have
you been fishing again?
Jonson-Yes, cir; and had good luck,
- usual.
Pastor-rm glad to hear that, Broth
er Jonson. l hope you haven't &C
quired the one bad habit Of fishermen.
Jonson-You mean lying? No. no,
Mr.. Goody. You see. I'm always 20
busy pulling in six and ight-pound-
ers that really l don't have time 70
think up lie that wouldn't be caught
in 10 soon - ! told ik-WaNtinaIes
Rnol
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-29
Pennies in the South.

Pennies, 90 long despised IN the
South and West, are now demanded by
those sections SO eagerly that the
Philadelphia mint, the only one manu-
featuring minor coins. can not keep up
with the demand. Three million pen.
nies were made at the mint one month.
but il double that number had been
produced, it is probable they could at
once have been placed in circulation.
With the influx of common. vulgar.
copper pennies in the sxtravagant
West and the aristocratic South there
is drop in general prices, particular
ly OF small articles. This. while bene-
fitting the buyers. will also do good to
merchants by increasing consumption
to q very decided extent Pennies are
very good things, particularly If one
has enough Of them. and their wide-
spread introduction all over the United
States, though rather late in coming.
now seems assured. = Hiladslphi0
Ners.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-29
FULL OF FUN.

"A young lady attending balls aal
parties should have . female chaperon
until she is able TO call some other chap
her own.-1oledo Bee.
-"Yes. sir. " said the gentleman with
The lurid visage. ''the bee finally Lit on
my nose" II thought your nose would
set fire 70 something ultimately" said
his bittercst foe. and silence began .
reign 80 that you could hear 4 pattse
on the roof.-Haypcy's Basay.
Musicians are sometimes versatile.
We know of . fellow who plays third
base on the ball grounds, second fiddle
at the theater, and after the perform.
ance takes his horn for . regular t0ot.
Springfield Union. ~
THAT IL rather an expensive um.
brella, Bromley" "Yes. Dsrringer.
1t is the kind other people sppropri.
ate" ''Just what I thought. Brom-
ley; whose II it?"-De6roiy Free Ress.
Birdie" whispered . happy
young Chicago lover. '.now that we
are engaged you mustn't call M Mr..
Porcine any more" '.Ah. no. darl.
ing" responded the girl. with . sigh
and snuggle. '.y0u must always call
me Birdie and l will always -oall you
Butch. ~ T. Sum-,
-She was decorating her room with
pictures, and she perched her hus-
bands picture ON the t0pmost nail
Then she sat down to admire her work.
and remarked. quietly: ''Now every
thing Is lovely. and the goose hangs
high."-Otago Witness.
Lightning Rod Man-':Look here.
SIR your dog took . big pieos out Of
my leg" Farmer.-'.It was . mere
playful freak" Hghtning-Rod Man
''Oh. it was. eh? Then I don't want
to be around when he means busi-
ness" - a.
You say you, heard both shots
6red?" asked . lawyer. cross-examin-
ing colOred witness in q murder case.
''Yes. sab. heard bofe shota Dey
was fred simultaneous" but you
said on the direct examination that the
shots were fred one after tho other.
and now you say they were fired
simultaneously" ''Jes' what ! said.
sab. Bofe shots was like.
one aftah anuddef. YoMtA's Com.
snn inn
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-29
THE USEFUL KOLA.NUT.
Al Explsnation OF It's Numerous Admi
rable Qualities.

An Explanation Of Its Numerous Admi
rable Qualities.
Sir John Thurst0n stated that the
fresh kola-nut had the singular prop
erty OF clarifying beer and spirits. and
OF rendering drinkable the foulest
waters. evidently owing to the muci-
lage contained in the nut; and that at
the Linean Society one OF the men,
bers-a planter from Jamaica-gave it
as his experience that he had seen his
foreman cured Of drunkenness BY being
made to swallow a paste consisting OF
kols and cream. An explanation of
this property Of the kola-nut may be
looked for in the fact that It contains
more than two per cent. of caffeine. the
active ingredient of the cOffee-b bean,
for it is well-acknowledged fact that
strong black coffee has decided effect
in righting those who are under the in.
6uence of drink.
Sir John then informed his hearers
Of the discovery that the kola nuts had
been prepared by special process into
a paste that can not be distinguished
from cocoa paste. Experiments 60 to
prove that If kOla paste be mixed with
cocoa it gives chocolate of a quality
superior to Caracas. and that, il mixed
with three parts of q lOw-class cocoa,
it improves the latter both in strength
and flavor to an astonishing degree.
Chocolate made with the kola is ten
times more nutritious and sustaining
than il made with cocoa, and has. We
hear. been in use for the last three or
four years in some Of the London hos
pitals rs q sustaining and
stimulating adjunct in exhaust
i've and wasting diseases, also
where it is necessary to resort
to a depressing treatment We find
also the testimony of the sustaining
power Of the kola-nut in a report from
the director Of the government tele.
graphs in Egypt who. during one OF
his forced excursions into the interior,
subsisted solely upon kOla chocolate
and a few biscuits, without any ill ef.
fects.
1t would indeed be at once interest
ing and amusing to see our chemists
put on the apron and white cap and
serve up a complete artificial dinner
from their laboratories. so that the
bread and vegetables should come be-
fore us in the shape Of crayfish soup.
well-fried herring or carcfully-boiled
cod. oyster pates. fish sauces; to be
followed by steak pies and savory
We know that they could
with ease, and. indeed. daily do. serve
US with an artificial cheese or paste OF |
jargOnelle pears and artificial apple |
candy. Such things have been done.
and can be repeated. The vegetable |
juices. long locked up in our coal-beds. |
are now set free from the odorous tar,
to assume considerable commercial |
Importance as flavoring essences.
What, however. really arrests our at
tention and calls for our wonder. with |
our present chemical knowledge, is
that SO long ago the old-world cooks
should not only have discovered, but
made practical use Of. the mysterious
chemical virtues OF these paradOxical |
vegetables Journal.