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The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-19

Farmers have an ERRONEOUS idea,
viz, that the X. Of L. desire to
have eight hours made a day for
farm work. This is not so; the
General Assembly Of The Order
held in Canada ia 1886, expressly
exempted domestic and farm labor
from this rule.
A plan has been suggested by
which the Government is to create
a Board TO assess the proper roy,
atty on all patents and thus allow
anyone who pays the royalty Ia
manufacture any patented article
The plan should receive careful
consideration and not be pooh.
poohed aside.
There really can be no objection
to a fractional paper-curreney, and
the advantage to the public is Of
such unmistakeable character thai
no reasonable excuse can be given
by Congress for longer delaying
the wishes Of the people in this re-
gard. Our connection with peo'
pie in all the States, who arc daily
increasing our subscription list
compel us to conclude that a gen.
eral demand from all sections i:
made for fractional currency.
Mr.. Clap, of Memphis, does not
wish to see the virtuous maiden
cotton seed oil, who has welded
to the Hog, divorced ruthlessly by
law. Mr.. Wilson told him $50
far from wishing to divorce the
two, / am trying to legally pub
fish their marriage"
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-19
From National Farm & Firosido.

+ From National Farm & Fireside.l
Sugar is adulterated with -four,
gum glucose, starch-sugar, and is
also sanded.
A patent has been granted in
England to mold chicOry into the
form Of the coffee-bean.
Pepper is adulterated with lin
seed, mustard seed, wheat -four,
etc.
Cayenne pepper is adulterated
with red, lead, vermillion, red
oohre, brick dust, salt, turmetic etc.
Pickles are often badly adulter-
ated with poisons SUCH as arsenic,
corrosive sublimate, ect.
Preserves and candy are also
fully infected with this infamous
abuse of public confidence.
Our liquors and medicines are
so badly adulterated as to need the
greatest care of government inter
ference.
In ginger, cayenne pepper, mus
tard hushs and turmcric are used
for authorizations.
Spices Of all kinds have quanti-
ties Of authorizations.
Coco and chocolate come in for
a share of the general attempts to
swindlc. The following articles
are used: -four, potatoes, starch,
sugar, clarified mutton suet, chalk,
l plaster of Paris, red earth, red
ochre and Venitian earth. The
latter are used to color with.
The Chicago cattle ring is in
Washinton urging the "MilIer
Bill" Does the American farmer
intend to allow such an iniquity
to be perpetrated? We have a
Department of Agriculture that Is
admirably handling this matter,
and it becomes the farmers Of the
Union to stand by their Depart.
ment and prevent its degradation
for the benefit of the cattle rings
Of the west.
The imputation cast upon the
$3.50, 1000 retailers" by the Lard
Refners that they demand and
sell an article for what it is not,
deserves that the American grocers
OF respectability should denounce
the allegation and defy the alliga.
tor-whOse wide open jaw tries to
consume not only the hog, the
beef and the cotton seed, but the
reputation for honesty Of the
American grooers as we'll.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-19

Inc iOllOWlng report was pre-
scented to the County Grange last
week and discussed, and by unani-
nous consent laid over until the
July meeting:
Worthy Master:-Your special
committee appointed to investigate
the taking from bales Of cotton by
buyers, moro than a fair sample,
would submit the following as their
report, to-wit:
We are informed that there is a
commercial arrangement by which
5 lbs. from each bale are place as
a margin between the manufactures
and the producer to be operated
upon by the agents or buyers to
save them from the possibility of a
loss, and that this, based upon the
estimate of the cotton crop-say
5000, 900 bales, amounts to go, 900
bales annually, worth at s cents per
ID s2,400.000. Your committee
submit that this system is unnece5-
sary and very wrong-that the
manufacturer and other dealers in
cotton, should employ agents on
account of their known honesty
and uprightness and fair dealings
together with their close bust
ness qualifications and that they
and their agents should take such
risks as are incident to their bust
ness. We are of the opinion that
ifno such margin of 5 lbs. was al
lowed that the manufactures would
receive in every case, the number
of pounds sold to their buyers, and
/ the producers would receive pay
for all their cotton, and that the
1 thousands OF bales taken by hand
fulls from time to time by their
agents and sold by them for their
own profit would 90 whore they
/ properly belong to the manufac-
/ turers or other dealers. Your
committee are satisfied from the
best information they can get tina,
the price upon the annual crops is
+ fixed, less the 5 pounds per bale,
/ therefore if we are not in error,
the farmers loose $4,000 bales an
nually, worth at 8 cents So, 100000
by or through this custom. We
submit that the agent has no right
to anything except the commissions
I or salary agreed upon in his con
tract and whenever he takes from
a bale of cotton bought by him for
his employer moro than a fair
sample-say 4 ounces-he is de-
frauding his employer, or in other
words he is stealing cotton. We
call the attention Of the Grange to
the fact that the $4,000 bales above
stated are not lost to the crop, but
that they are sold twice, once to
the agent for his employer and
once by the agent for his own use
Your committee are discussing this
part Of their report from the
standpoint, that all of the 5 pound.
are appropriated by the agents OF
buyers, this may be making the
case too strong, but it matters not
The principles is the same whether
the whole amount or less quantity
is taken. We find that in our cot,
ton market (Okolona and we pre-,
sumo the same custom prevail else
where there were received last
season 10000 bales, from that you
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-19

All who desire full information about the
canse and cure Of Blood PjisOn, Scr0fula
and Scrofulous Swellings, Ulcers, Sores,
Rheumatism, Kidney Complaints, Catarrh,
etc, can secure by mail, free, copy OF our
b page illustrated book Of wonders. filled
with the most wonderful and startling proof
ever before known. Address,
Oct 6-lm Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-19
THE COUNTY GRANGE.

Notwithstanding the unusual
backwardness of the farming inter,
oss on account OF destructive rains,
the Representatives Of the Subor,
dinate Oranges met in County
Grange, at Chuquatonchee Grange
Hall on last Friday and Saturday,
and had one Of the most interest
ing and pleasant meeting at which
it has ever been ourpleasure to at
tend.
As usual there was more bust,
ness than could be disposed of in
due time. Someimportant reports
and other papers went over until
the next meeting.
A resolution to appoint a com
mittee to wait upon the Board OF
Supervisors and urge them to con.
solidatc or abolish all divisions OF
the public roads in the county on
which the Overseors reports on
file in the Ghancery Clerks office
show that not more than three
days have been worked in any one
year for the last two years, brought
forth a lively discussion. 1t was
argued that the ten days required
is nothing but a tax upon the citi-
zens, and that there is too much
inIquity now, that by putting the
labor where it is needed we would
have better roads, and that the
hands would be able to build many
Of the bridges now built by the
County, thus saving expense tc
the people.
Bro. Bolding, of HoulKa, agree
ing in the main with the sentiment
of the resolution, said there was
one feature of it that did not suit
him, that it was well enough fol
the Legislature to cut down the
number Of Judges and Chancellors
but when the County Grange pro.
posed to reduce the number Of
Oyorsecrs Of the public roads, il
made the matter one Of persona
consideration with him for The
reason that it was one Of the mos
responsible Offices in the county
and the only one that be had evel
been able to be chosen too. Bros
Suggs and Jones, Of Buena Vista
and also Bro. Steen, of Houlka
took part in the discussion. 1
was finally agreed to postpone tn,
further consideration Of the reso
luton until the July meeting.
On Saturday the Grange held it
session with open doors, giving t,
those present not members of tn,
order an opportunity to witness
Grange at work
A very appropriate address o
welcome was delivered by Rev. J
L. Gwin, Chaplain Chuquatonche,
Grange, which was responded t,
by Bro. Bolding, in one of the hes
efforts Of his life. Bro. Suggs ais,
respondedin a few feeling remarks
An essay was read by Miss AID
die Flaherty, on Fidelity, whicl
will be published in the MEssEN
GER, and is worth the attention 0
all. It will be good for the orde
for every member to read and stud,
it. At the close she asked if tn
representatives Of the order Their
assembled had practiced true fidel
ity and faithfulness due from then
to the order since their last quar-
torly meeting, if they had not
would they be prepared at the Jul,
meeting to answer a similar ques
ton in the Affirmative This wa
getting close to the brethren, an,
we are Of the opinion from the ex
preston on the floor that quite
number, if not all, Will be NOR
faithful hereafter.
1t is not necessary for us to sal
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-19
SPURE5sFRESH 3DRUGS, )
Trey. Pontotoc county, Miss

Medicines, Toilet Articles, Per
fumery, Stationery, Patent Med
icines, Trusses, Braces, ETC.,
Lamps and Chimneys, Cigars.
Chewing and Smoking Tobacco, or
anything kept by Druggists, call
on J. NJ. DAVIS, North Side
Main Street.
R9. The Prescription Depart
ment is superintendent by expert
enced persons, and perfect accura
ey guaranteed. Call when you want
the most goods for the least
money.--Oot. 81, 'S5-6m.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-19
DIARRHEA or FLUX.

Flux. Diarrhma, and all Summer Complaints
are completely checked and cured Ia Few
hours by Collins Ague Cure. TRY II
eeld everywhere by all Dealers At 70 cts e Bottle
PRRsKNf CENTURY AI.lARA0, or Address
Csllla0 Baas. DaBG c.. ST. LOUIS, -
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-19
HEADACHE
MALARTAL FEVER.

A few doses Of Collins Ague Cure win
quickly break up the worst case Of Aialarial
Fever. No other remedy possesses the power
OF so completely Graduating Malaria from the
system. CHILLS and FEVER yield at
once 70 its influence, and the cure Is permanent
The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1890, 1888-07-21

Quite fever has been created here
within the past two weeks on account Of
the announcement that new and vast
field of coal had been located in Montana,
about IL miles from the t1ourishing young
city of Great Falls, which is the term
minus of the Manitoba r. r. This mine
is known as the Sand COulee and belongs
what is known as the drift order of mines.
The present Spring Valley Coal Co. being
interested, a number Of miners and
skilled superintendents left here on
Thursday last for that faraway region
1900 from here. About 40 in all went
We understand others are soon to follow
Among those who have. gone and are
most familarly known, are Chas. B. Egan,
underground surveyor, Thomas Dwyer, Ed
Anderson hitherto amanuensis to Mr. De-
Win, John O'Beirene, M. Garrity Archie
McNeal, Geo. Raban and host of others
whose vocation in one department or an
other will be found to fit like paper on
the wall. From facts gathered there is
hopeful prospect head for this new
enterprise, and we hope all our Spring
Valley boys will return in the near future
loaded down with the treasures of this
new Eldorado. Mr.. Egan will furnish
through the columns of the Independent
from time to time full and accurate des-
criptions Of the country climate, resources,
etc. so that he who runs may read.
In conjunction with their many friends
we wish them all an abundance of future
prosperity. Spring Valley Independent.
The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1890, 1888-07-21

IN the greater part of China Except per.
haps in tho province of Chantung) polyg,
amy prevails. A Chinaman is practically
free to take as many wives as he can sup
port. One cause Of this practice is the
desire in the heart of every native to raise
up large family to be support in his
old age and to do him honor after he is
dead. Another cause Of the prevalence of
polygamy lies in the fact that the first
wife is chosen for q man by his parents,
and the result is so often unsatisfactory
to him that he gladly embraces the oppor.
tunity to choose q second for himself
Usually the first wife is Of higher
class than the others and exercises q
natural supremacy over them. Indeed.
SO long as second or third wives have no
children they are little better than slaves
in the house; as a. rule they are not per-
mitted to sit down in the presence Of tho
first wife. Occasionally, however, the
positions are reversed when second wife
ingratiates herself into the affections of =
common husband, but she cannot claim
his title. which belongs to the first wife,
When a second or third wife. who is child
less, is sick unto death, she is taken to
another house, and not suffered to die in
the house of her husband
In the case of q second or third mar
riage the ceremonies are simple. At the
conclusion the newly married woman is
presented to the first wife. whom she
promises to respect and obey.-New Or
leans Times Democrat
The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1890, 1888-07-21
GREAT FALLS, MONTANA, SATURDAY, JULY 2l, 1888

of court Justice. Almost Immediately
after he appeared III the room he was
pounced upon by deputy sheriff armed
with a special venire and earnestly intent
in filing out an incomplete trial jury.
"YOur name, sir"
civilian II. DE Witt
"You are summoned fcrjuIy service in
stanter."
With other names that of the Silver
Bow attorney was drawn from the hat, and
bowing and smiling he took his place in
the jury box, ready for subsequent devcl-
Opments.
To the question of the eminent coun-
sill he repeated his name.
mo"
Other interrogatories applying to the
cause in hearing were similarly respond
ed to. Presently came the questions.
"What is your business or calling?"
attorney -at-law."
"Where do you reside?'
"Butte, Montana
The court and bar We're upset. There
was a roar from the judge, lawyer. and
spectators, as the Silver Bow attorney
stepped down and out of the jury box,
and submitted to the handshakings and
other good natured greeting of the St.
Paul barristers who gathered in a body
about him.
There was banquet and other hospi-
talities of the Minnesota capital brOached,
but De Witt excused himself, pleading lie
was ticketed through on the afternoon
train and was obliged to get home.---
Herald.
The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1890, 1888-07-21
Where Copal is Found.

Copal is allied to amber, but differs from
It in its age, being much more recent
While insects are also common in amber,
they are all of extinct species, while those
in copal are still in existence. A peculi-
arity about copal is the appearance of the
outside Of the pieces as found in the
natural state. This appearance is similar
to the skin Of plucked goose, and from
this similarity it derives its name. The
goose flesh appearance by some is sup
posed to be due to the sand in which the
copal is found at depth of few inches
to six feet. But as all the Jumps are
oxidized on the surface this would prob
ably prevent any action by the sand. and
it is more likely due to some kind of con-
traction The copal is found along the
coast of Zanzibar in the desert sand and is
dug up by the natives. They stick long
poles down into the sand and strike the
Jumps of copal like they would strike a
stone The pieces are Of all sizes from
three or four inches through down to
bean or pea size The fine quality is used
to make the best coach varnish. The
gum is worth from fifty cents to 81, &C
cording to quality, that is, according to
its clearness and the absence from i'm
purities York Evening Sun.
The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1890, 1888-07-21
HARRISON'S RECORD.
Senator Mitchell Says it is Salts
factory to the Pacific Coast.

Senator Mitchell of Oregon says: "It
is mistake to suppose that Harrisons
record is objectionable to the people of
the Pacific slope, and to those who are
familiar with it it needs no apology. Har-
rison voted against two measures provid-
ing form Of restriction of Chinese i'm
migration. talked with him about the
matter, and he gave me the grounds on
which he objected to the proposed legis-
lation, which were that the measures were
in direct conflict with the existing treaties.
He held that before the bills passed stat
utory laws should be made to abolish the
existing treaties, 80 as to avoid conflict.
That is the position | occupy. But the
Chinese question will not be paramount
issue in the approaching campaign on the
Pacific coast. We have secured as much
restriction of immigration and as much
restriction Of the rights of Chinese in our
country as we will get at this time Our
people are practically quiet on the sub
ject, and the issue in November will be
fought on the tariff. The recent election
in Oregon shows what position the people
there hold on this subject. The nomina-
tion OF Harrison, it seems to me, was the
best possible solution of the complication
in which the convention found ITSELF
The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1890, 1888-07-21
GENERAL HARRISON SAYS.
The Festive ROunder.

We are often asked by eastern parties
what kind of an animal 'rounder" is.
He ia known in the states as ''bum."
The name "rounder" is picked off the
range. taken from the hardy men who
used to 60 about every year rounding
up the cattle. When they struck a town
they kept on rounding up. As the cow
boys were about all the white men there
were here in the early days, Il cattle
rounder and town rounder became iden-
tical. Now that the old cowboys have
become millionaires and have little time
for fun, the term ''rounder'' has been ap-
piled to all those jolly fellows in town
who go about the saloons and other
places of amusement and have a hurrah
time. The ''rounder" which we see every
day is not all bad either. He is little
tough, full of nerve, will fight at the drop
4, of hat and then make up as qui i:kly.
He is stranger to fear, is chivalric when
the weaker side is being worsted. He
will spill his last drop of blood in the de-
,faHse of good woman. or child and
shows christian magnanimity to fallen
toe. He will "bet 'ur" on anything. He
IL % prince today, and beggar tomorrow,
his generosity being limited only by his
"pile* Rounder is rough ready and roll
licking He drinks deep and swears loud,
is an angry lion this minute, the next,
when tender chord is touched, as gentle
as a young mother. Rounder is a strange
combination Of good and evil, but is al
ways frank to acknowledge his failings.
Perhaps when the final accounts are bal
anced, rounder may have larger credit
on the big books than some Of us who
profess more, but have done less in pro.
portion to the favorable circumstances
which have surrounded our lives.
BE to his virtues very kind
Be to his faults little blind"
But build Jail to chain him in when
he starts out on rounding expedition
with "King AlcOhul."
The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1890, 1888-07-21
Catching Up.

The popular belief is that girls grow
old faster than do boys; but perhaps, after
all, the reverse is true. The interesting
race between brother and sister in the
following story, in which the brother
went ahead, may be taken as typical of
many others.
Miss e. was born only two years earlier
than her brother Tom. When Tom was
ten years old she gloried because she was
twelve; When Tom was known to be Il
she confessed to be sweet 16: when Tom
proudly boasted of 18 she timidly &C
knowleged herself past 19; when Tom
came home from college with mus
tache and vote, and had party in honor
OF his 21st birthday, she said to her
friends:
''What boyish fellow he is! Who
would think that he is onlya year young
er than II"
When Tom declared he was %. and old
enough to get married, she said to Il
friend.
"De you know l feel savagely jealous
to think Of Tom getting married. But
then suppose twins are always more at
tached to each other than brothers and
sisters.''
And two years later, at Toms wedding,
she said, with girlsh vivacity, to the we'd
ding guests:
''Dear old Tom! to see HIM married to-
night, and then to think how, when he
was only five years old, they brought him
to see me, his baby sister! | wonder if
he thinks of 1t today"
The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1890, 1888-07-21

self saved him. however, and he was
simply imprisoned in his own house for a
number Of years, when his innocence was
proved and bis guard withdrawn. 1t was
during this imprisonment that he mas
tered the English language, and it is said
that he has a larger acquaintanceship with
the literature of the world than any other
man of his nation. He was at one time
chairman of the senate and governor of
Yokohama
The position of minister to the United
States is in Japan considered, next to the
ambassadorship to the Chinese court, the
highest in the gift of the mikado. Even
the great foreign powers are subservient
to the United States in this respect, and
Japan is more closely allied with the
United States than with any other country
on the globe. Nearly all Of the recent i'm
provements in Japan have been imported
from this country, among which are the
postal system. the railroad and telegraph
systems, etc.
The Japanese legation at Washington
takes q considerable part in Washington
society, and there are few notable recep-
tions at which the almond eyes and i'm
movable faces of some of the nattily at
tired attaches are not to be seen. During
the past season Mme Kuki. the wife OF
the late minister, did the honors of the
legation in very graceful manner. and
she was so much ionized that her health
gave out, and she was obliged to return
to her own country. She is remarkably
beautiful woman. and all her dresses came
from Worth's
The headquarters Of the Japanese le-
cation at Washington are very splen-
didly furnished. Nearly everything in the
house was made in Japan. Unique vases.
8 and 10 feet high, heavily inlaid with
gold, are distributed about the rooms.
and the mantels are covered with many
beautiful specimens of the fine ivory carv.
ing Of the ingenious Japanese. From the
walls hang some fine. though rather odd.
Japanese paintings. which, unlike those
Of China, make some attempt at perspec-
tive, and the whole house is fragrant
with subtle perfume brought from the
land of the mikado.
The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1890, 1888-07-21
Plotting Vessels by Sound.

Steamers are constantly running among
the islands on the coast Of Maine during
the summer. This is the season of thick
and persistent fog. When pilots can
hardly see the length of their vessels they
keep up constant noise with their fog
signals. The open sea gives back no
sound. But the near or remote vicinity
of cliffs. bluffs, or even high shores, is in
dicated by the strength of the echo re-
ceived back from them. In fact, running
by echo is recognized as one of the neces.
stiles of the navigation Of those waters.
This method is also used to some ex-
tent by steamers on the great rivers. And
it is practiced on the great lakes to some
extent. notably at a certain bluff jutting
out into Lake Superior. Passing steam.
ers, knowing themselves to be in the
vicinity, when befogged, feel out these
bluffs by sounding their fog signals until
they get back an echo; then they use the
bluffs as new point Of departure
York Star.