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Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-03-08
Dr,er,,aed Farming.

Al cotton viii not 30. The South
en farmer !, mlkcIng nothing
raising cotton at 50 aud sij per
bale There i, no deRyirg thi,
fact. Then what i the remedy I,
n seems 10 a. that the answer
-, Diversity our crops Raise our
,tock-our, pork, our beef, our
corn, our oats, our mull>ses. our
chickens, turkey aud geese. our
bee. aud honet our potatoes aud
tIrnip- raise al these at home
and then What spare time j. at
our command devote o. raising
cotton. Cotton !, harder 10 raise
than either corn, potatoes, pork
OF beef. aud Why our Southern
people tIy 10 raise cotton 10 buy
corn aud meat, J. certainly a
strange question. Pork can be
raised IN the country at 3 cents
per III cotton GAIA nat b. raised
for less than ! i.2 cents per 10,
vet q considerable portion Of our
farmers raise cotton 10 sell at :
or 3 cents per 10, 10 pay for pork
bought AZ from 10 to Ii cents per
~. II won't do f; there !. no way
to calculate Il out except To figure
the cotton raiser aud provision
buyer ia debt al the end Of the
year Southern Woman.
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-03-08

lie j. not the best farmer who
realizes the most money from a
given number e acres, but h.
who, while producing the largest
crops possible with the facilities
al hand. does not fail 10 keep
everything trim aud attractive
the house aud grounds in order,
fences IN good condition, (those
around the house painted OF white
washed the yard covered with
turf, dotted With trees aud shrub
berry the back yard a. neat as
the front, not single corner for
rubbish the Kitchen garden free
from weeds and full Of every veg
etable in ITS season. In the house
bold everything that tend- 10 the
comfort Of the family will be at
hand.
AZ the barn everything can be
ia place no loose bolrds aud lit
ter about the yard. no holes ~
dirty water, no implements vast
ing In the weather. A good far
mer will he ambitious 90 have a
good road by his premises even
gratis laLor will be given to tins
end. In many places trees will
be planted along the way aud
neatly trimmed hedges take the
place Of unsightly zigzag fences.
The roadside will be moved In
proper season thus destroying
weeds and keeping along the bor-
der a plot Of uice, green grass.
Thus in everything pertaining 10
the farm the farmer will not only
keep before biz mind the profit to
be derived. bat will often be con-
tent with less money IN order that
the love for the beautiful aud
good may be cultivated aud the
highest type u manhood dcvel-
oped by the side % great erups Of
gram aud herds OF fne stock
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-03-08
+ u. Bt REAoE, Sccy.

The Jack son Advertiser says
the Farmcr's Alliance j. und,m-
ocraiic. We DO not belong To-
the fraternity. but We know ,ey-
eral hundred membcrS Of the 90.
der 10 thi, state, aud can truth
fully say that better Democrat,
90 more patriotic citilrns cannot
bc found Magnolia Gazette.
We presume there = 40 doubt
bat uInc-tcnth- II the member, of
the Former :. Alli1ncv are demo
crat., nd tie ljcct> ~ The or-
DIR, - lar as wc know, are most
prH-eWutthv II ,ab accomplish
much good 4 Il fro~u- down the
,ffntt, ~ designing politicians
who would ~, u Tor their own
personal advancement Keep out
the politicians aud ofire->,ckrr..
and al uiil bc we'll -Ciarion
Ledger.
II uiac-tcuihs - the mrmh,r.
of the allian,c are Democrat, vhy
did ycu applaud Gov Lowry for
sruhhiug sud disc"urtcou.ly treat
ue tbe committee from the ALI
anoc: Thew i, "a great deal 81
talk about the politicians aud q
dcc--eckers using the alliance fur
personal advancement The they
cannot de-. The farmers feel
some interest iR public AFFAIR." aud
there j. 10 reason Why they
should not express themse'vcs
Because tGcy declare ia favor Of
an elective Judiciary or me term
for the Goyernor, that j. not say
ing they demand a law ia favor Of
the farmers alone.
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-03-08

WAS very murh gratlei when |
harmed that Ne had senator he the
person ~ hon Co. : Dodl- brave
enough ant sensible enouga % 80 and
10 thr right when senate biil %. wa
being considered recently b. The beg
t.lsturv Iais bili was 60 repeal al
exemptions from taxation herstufort
granted by the state a. railroads. u
ia no manner involved the pn.lry of
granting exemptions bat a. gilbert
was &" repeal exemptions heretofore
granted 10 either words Ia the
pat sav iHss- - - a.. etF the
state -lrlking through Democrat
ic, patriotic legislature, 10 -ail 60
,aptaiist-, 'We need railroad come
in aHd uniid them fUr YOUR own good
and uuu heuetit and " will sArmpt
'au from tasatiun Cor So ten wears -
Vow ~ al know tls State can g..
peal t.is sNeRptgyu after thc road l.
built. hui ts it hpur-ty that the
question. \ mtuuf. .ay - year. old d.
ruues o. mP and ton. me- 10 wants e.
hprros money and pledges me o..
word a. repay II ! know o. j. nut
.rRlilS bound bF his word hW / Be-
hiin have it AMI b. plead. iuian,y on
Wr want o. know Il rtrB hone 4
man wpalh not suv d Masa hoard
Wh~t - tHr 1Nf 'r-a.- iaa STATE .itslus
ias .4ue ihirgs This Legislature ha.
uu utntu night 90 ~ay furmsr DINO
"rHtlr legislature granted these a q.
cWriiuus irufn Improper active. ti.au
that tarE are themselves brthe takers
" h. 49, "a EuMFut g. s8Y the railroads
arr making mpury oar suirun word
as q STATE wa. pledged. anil vuula
have. t'r uur. fa,t ashamed o. own
Wtsr,t q Ii--i-sippiiu 4 she e.u.d
haN" Esrn guilty ~ .urh a duty piece
It r,pejIhtiun and lHI faith. sm
proud ~ uN srulfug's vote "a this
question, proud that De- stood Il ~
s-iinsi tie uiiud. passionate app.ais
ut drmt2uHges and Faf.ss.I'aturs We
NAV te ever 80 poor, lot let " pre-
serve uur honor aul alNat. ID ia.tipe
trs,n a. ta.iruad-l though illc hcat
cas- Tan Mt~~tsstFFFAN.
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-03-08

A tea w"r,ls oa thi. suups,t 20 the
many nrw aud inexperienced ira q
farmers viii not rume ami.s ~ tis
3nurinrr. ~pan our rcgalaF shipping
sea@on IA a. spas %. aud yom al
want % he prepared f1r Ia. Pas kinR
= lsransh 80 feature ~ this inds.tr,
the ilnporllnrc - whirh u y imp ssh
be o. "vrrnair. l.et ~ lse2 ~ von 10
give u yuur most careful aiiea2ion
Bear ~ mind thai 40 enr J. unslcr any
obligation h. hay the pru,lurt. ,ou
send % market thes must srll On tleir
merits. Make them aitFaeiiae Ia ap-
praraurc aud honest al tie way
throaHa. Ihen the purchasers aftcr
"a, Tag fancy ptlre los them, will
trvl satisfied with their harrain and
book again Zoe parkagg- shipped in the
same name. Don Disgust ,uur pa.
troas ith miserable aud falsely pack-
81. The man who put. aside a few
nirc, handsome peaches OF Tomatoes
10 b. ctrrfally placed on the top a the
h"x u" ]. packing, aud tIils h lllc ret
With spe, ked. interior or worthless
fruit, NAV want 10 pat himself ga the
israd Zoe hls suaTt'.css. bat ~ y ~ not
-ell twice - thc same person NJ:
u you aIe naturally theky. ami eannot
bring Yourself o. deal squared, fpr an,
better o. higher reason. do 80 h,.riu.c
4 paws Lr-t. Again. fruit aud yegc-
ttble. nratly and property packed
stand transportation much better. \
little trvuble ia thi. . gard l. Weli in
vested Last season gentleman
came a. "a complaining ~ heavy dis
appuintHeut lea al. returns Tor ship
mrnt 81 exceptionally fair Tomatoes
We inquired a. % the packing aud
feund they had bssa tanilslss peIl d.
meli intO the box. where they had
rolled aHd bumped about tili Il was
hardly o. be Wondered NJ that their
arl g'nai beauty had departed. Had
the been carefully place,l Ia rows and
sulid.t parked, uar friend S ouId have
found 40 cause Tor complaint In his
returns. - clean, sAapcly boXes
Even a little oatlay hc = i well &C..
pail. DO set PARK ~ rough. home
made boxes iast because you ,an get
somehod, 10 give them 90 you Il j. a
mi-takya kindue.s un tIs4r pat aud
mistaken economy on your- You
must show eff suur guoi. 10 the best
advantage " you want a. find 4 ready
sale tOi them Take your stand uu
the ha.is - sound, uetfeat good,
hone ,tly aud Wi-eiy ra.ked ta neat
boNns, and surrce- ). assured New
Ollcaus Review
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-03-08

Our notion i that smasl farms
well cultivated ate almost inyari-
ably the most profitable. writes
j. u. lIe'o-ier, II Newry. Penn.
ia the Warmers Call. Hence, We
firmly believe, what has been "a
oftru asserted. TINT IL many a
farmer would sell half or even
more Il the atres he now ocru-
pies aud pooily manages. aud dc
vote hl, entire time aud energy
to the care aud cultivation Of the
remainder. he would derive far
more profits from his labor aud
investment. With much les yex-
alton If spirit
The fact /, We have too many
who are land poor-who have ~
much land they cannot make "A
living al'o,eeXpenscs. The hap
piesl aud thrifiicst farmers We
have ever known live un farms II
Gully ten 10 Que hundred acres.
every part II which j. made 60
count. Ou the other hand. the
farmer who has 80 many broad
acrcs that be cannot walk over
them daily, where rods uf fence
corners are never cultivated ur
otherwise utilized. lives "A lite Of
anxiety aud worry.
Instead of working like slaves
aud living la a misery manner
la order To- ruu a large farm or
purchase al the land that joins
them. il would be wise for hosts
farmers 10 sell some 81 their
broad acres aud concentrate their
effort. upon limited acres aud
look more 20 the comfort and
happiness II their household,
and the proper education Of their
children.
Even II large farms we're more
pru6table-~ hich We dcny-small
ones are to be preferred for
many aud urgent rra son,s not the
least II Which are the comfort,
peace aud general wclfar. of the
owner, aud their families. Larger
profits are realized without much
money laid aut Ca the farm. II l.
labor which soon takes the profit :
Of farming aud bani-hc, the pleas
urc uf farm f..
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-03-08

There are tw0 elaSsns of men
who have played an,l still play -
PROMINENT part la The world
those uho accomplish great things
and thoss Who talk aud mtse
sEesehes about them Tie a0"rs
~ things are fDr the mosl part silent
Those y ho bullt mp empin- or dis
c0vet srcT h of scienc', th1se Who
paint great pictures 90 write great
poems are not often Ia he ioui Il
siOuting upon platiormt Tue
silent men do the work. The talk.
'ng men cry out at what - done
because u u not done ~ they
woull have IL. anal aftcrwarl take
posses sion OF II a. n u Neie their
own property. WarUn Hastings
wins India TOR a.; tli" vloqtirnt
Bark dvzirrs and passion 'telN lti"-
o. hang him for It. The spe"cl's 81
Dem0.tl.rnes anl CirrrU pass into
literature anil ar, stu'ii.s a. meal
els 81 language. But Dcmp,ta.gss
aGd ClceTo did not understand the
tac1s Ut their iimr their language
might lse heaHliiul aud their srnii.
mruts noble, but with their HHc
words and sentiments they only
mislcl their country men. The
periods when the orator j. supreme
ATE marked ALWAYS hN confusion
and disintegratiou. Goethe could
say Of Luther that hc bal throw -
back far ceuturlrs the spiutual cal
liValiou at mankind hN ealtag To"
passion II the multitude to- ind - ~
matters vhich should have been
lett Ia the thinkers. -FrOu,lr.
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-03-08
StorA Raising.

There J. 10 hu~ine-- ia the
South that pays better dividends
than that of "Stogk Raising.
There j. hig money 10 be made
right here IN Mississippi raising
common -tuck-hor>e~, mules and
COWS. We have -aluhriou, ,0ll
al the cereal. grow here and all
the grasses grow practically Ia
perfection. CORY oats, clover,
the ,auuus grasses al that j,
needed To feed ,tu L can be grown
here Wat,r j. all" plentiful, q
blessing not eujnYed IA many 1T
Ihc Scstern cattle raising sections
II u strange indeed that our poo
plc will not cpI,e the 'all cotton
Wth 81 farming and tu,u ihnirat-
tent,,,n a. the u.nsi l'roli able and
pheasant occupation - raising
stock In Dht,hhchl, LAFAYETTE.
Marshall, Lee and few other
ruuutivs 81 Nor.h Nj-,i..Ippi.
meu tpl Wuurut too. have made
thcm.gl',. Independent fortunc.
iu r. t'w Years by ujHuL fancy
breed, uf lrr.,.. mule md cal
lie; bile other have l,rumc f.
uauriilly independent hy caring
property fur COVE f., dairy par
posts. \ revolution i- sooner co.
later tn take place in lhc rank, 81
the southern frmors-the al,
uttuu jlcl must gh-dl,cr-iiyd
farming an.l stock raising will
take the place ~ King cotton. --
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-03-08

In the best. nj least of the oldest
countries, the tradesman, the
teacher. the mechanic-uot Ia say
the commercial traveler-w0ull
congratulate himself ON the good
fortune that promoted him 90 the
standing ~ "a freehold farms,
even though hi- acres should be
few enough to be counted on his
fingers. The notion that a man
stands a little higher who wear.
linen aud bends over desk or
counter than the ms "a who wears
cotton and holds pillow handle, II
baekwoods notion. IL Il has any
iniluence. as il doubtless has had in
beguiling ysung men from the
farm To- tho office, IL will not have
ID much longer. As a new coun-
try sentiment, il will 20 the way
of log cabins aud corduroy roads.
Exchange.
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-03-08

The I'm which paSs,I lLs lower
house a the legislature 20 prohibit
thC running of fr,i.ht trains ou
~IuidN will not hsel, hrcome a
law u Wili hardly paas the Sen
ate, and Il L does tn governor D..
almost sure 10 veto 10. Surh Law
uOGi Iesnlt Ia great loss to the
truck farmers 81 this county, a.
lbry already lose tEo dag pee
week Ia making shipments They
caunoi ,hip GA Thursday because
tbe fruit aul vegetables vOuid
arrive ~ ~ destination on Sunday
and thsy already lose Sunday ~
gathering We h,Ily,r. - much
a. auN buiF, Ia ou,sf,tn g the sab
bath day and keeping q holy, but
Though trains, with I,erishahlc
irlght cannot be tied ~ on sun
IA, without great loss and without
rIippliug cnmmvrcc 10 an eXtrut
that would work great harlsbi y
on the people II might 40 Vep
VEL 20 pass Law prohibiting the
running Of local fpishts CA the
sabbath. bet a more sweeping law
would ~ disastrous Il u veil that
the bin in doomed 10 defeat.
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-03-08

A dispatch from Cairo, ~ says:
Capt. Iohn Cox OF Ballard county,
NY. reports a remarkable Incident
~ connection with the double
lynchiug a. Clinton GA Tuesday
night Price, one OF the men ang
81, Was not deal w5en the mob
ieit the scene. bat after being cut
down los the coanty judge b. be-
came conscious aRd talked 10 those
about him Wonl was sent 10 the
lealers Of the moh, who returned
alout day light and complcted the
Job by again hanging the victim,
tao men at the same time hanging
upon each of his feet aud ilnally
breaking bis neck. The negro died
almost imm sdiately after ksing
hung mp TO the limb.
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-03-08

NuEHEAs, Certain retail mer-
chants have agreed H. bay ~
goods from any Wholesale dealer
who sell To- Alliance merchants /:
aud
Whereas, Certain wholesale
merchants aud manufacturer de
criminate Ia favor Of merchants.
grrstly 90 the detriment OF con-
sumers aud,
Whereas, Discrimination Ia a.
yor of the middlcman j. diAmet-
REALLY opposed Ia the principals
II this order therefore Ice Il
Resolved. That We. the mem
bcrs 81 Gallman Alliance. with
hold our patronage from al retail
merchants who discriminate
against Wholesale merchants sole
" on account Of their sales. eth.
er To consumer or alliance mcrrh-
ants b. u further
Resolved. That We withhold
our trade from al wholesale met
chau's who discriminate against
consumers be- Il further
Resolved. That W. discard. ~
soou - convenient. all aericuliu-
raj tools and implements. the
manufacturers II which furnish
duplicates to merchant. only.
All papers friendly 10 the cause
please copy J. ". PAE-oNs,
Pres
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-03-08
kedaeing the DISTRICTS.

We learn that the bin recently
passed BY the house reducing the
numbsr Of eitcuit aud ehanceTS
court districts ia thus State, Nill
very likely pas. the senate with
but lev changes Under this bill,
Copiah i place ! IN the circuit dis
trict with Lincoln county. J. u.
Chrisman, Jadge; and 10 the chan.
cery district with Warren county
Warren Cowan, chancellor. While
We think the districts ought 90 he
reduced, there - no reason why the
capital district should Ice abolished
Under this bill, Judge Wharton
aRd Chancellor Peyton will be re.
tired al the expiration of their
terms. Well, next time the people
of the district will elect Judge Pry-
ton.
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-03-08
\ biil 60 faks charge Of ralireaa
Property.

\ l'iil hns PASSED the lower house
q he Lex stature, which. osirnabl,,
4 rpti,lrd "au act % ammend an
'rt - lhoAslr t,r il'e rs.ulatiaa OF
tuishi aad Passengers rates on
railroads, AMI iur other pHn'oscs."
thrrc - Et'oa deal ~ ''uthrr pur
pssrs' emlo,lirl IA the ball. The
title q the act i misleading. IL
~hould BE- sttle,i, "a laa t. take
charge 81 railinai property and
di-Iusc ~ the same IL any manner
wr may think prIrr" The true
.utent IT the hll atuOuris to that.
then NhS uut have the title framed
~ accordance with be- pro, isions'
tLis hlll has some ,rtN important
itaturvS, AMI puts responsibilities
uu railroad mrn a. veil ~ subject.
them % large lines hru the, fail
70 comril With the pro, i,tons 81
lhr bill a. pro, iIrs that the Goa
daciof 90 ENGINEER 81 ans tram
y ben an arridsut uCcurs o. ttlr
giaph 10 once % The Cleik u thr
railroad cnmmissius aud When ,hek
tail 20 do - ate sal bet tea hue
u gives the loai,l power to select
thc lite 81 any tcIo', 10 prcsctilc
sue aud nutulyF a rgoms, 10 pTo.
vide Iulcs AID regulations for the
management ~ depofs and 90 Sc
cuIe the comfort a Passengers
Was there ever such unblushiug
Uuevki The iactoIl 90 NesSon l.
owned ana controlled ~ a corpor
aitoui Why not pass a law Wo
,ldiug What Ltud 81 buildings tie
company shall erect, how map,
IuunIs each sLa have, and adopt
lnles ior the guidance Of Capt. GA.
YER aud the management Il the
business grncrJligi tine Il a.
rriso. able as the other. II strikes
- that dema gogurry j. .'uu tsp" Ia
thr lower house Railroads ATE
held as the natural enemies at the
State aud mauGIud "a general, aud
whenever thtry ciIluc,s to be- az
opportunity "a iuirOduC, q bilI
regulating" railroads this makes
ct1ntal al bone, ou know several
as on baud. 4 gcat many men
cannot Distinguish betNern mo
u"l'ols aud coIIselalio, they -
gard all corporations as monopulics
add ary cs,I ready to crush put lhr
gIuf munopuiir. called corpora
upHs " h"l,some, just laws lOr
lhy protection ~ the travelling pub
w. and also Ga the protection of
The railroads are necessary each
has nights Which the uttsr should
icsI''f, bat b. - tymuical, unjust
and We tbiuk unconstitutional 90
thus summauly take charge ul tue
property q The mlfoIIs Bul our
railroad commissions, which = =
ll"naing Injury on the part % the
state. must have something 10 du.
and Therefore a lpa must hr passed
70 transfer the railroad property 70
thsli management.
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-03-08

4 shooting serapc ",curTed 81
Winona last Monday brtwccn NJ.
~. u Branch. editor Of the Times,
aud M 4. I. uonre, editor of The
Advance. II seems that the last
issue Il the Advance contained
language which Branch thought
r,il, ct,d ou him The two men met
on the street and prpcrc,lrd 10 dis
cuss tAe matter, anl warm words
eusuiug, Moore dsrN his pistol
aad fired I've ur three shots At
Branch byfoTe tie Latter could
daW bis pistol A. sooa a. Branch
got uut bis pistol he oI,u,d iiry on
Moorr whn tumel 20 Tul aud r.
rst,''d a unnnd Ia tie hack. abb. d
while not fatal, j. considered bal
Nogud II will bc a. interest g.
Mr. Euuch's many hiruds a.
crystal SPiug~, AMI clScW here, Ia
know that his course - considered
aS altogether ilstiaablr, aud Just
vhIt anS othrt brave aud honor
abe man Wuull have dome under
similar circum stances. The iuuIoi
uf this paper Knows Nc Branch
intimately, aud knows him to be i
quiet, prturablc aEd uuassamiu-
gputltmin.
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-03-08


We natice that the Meteor j. ur-
eing the nrccssilN VI a distribution
at shipments. anl We take this a.
casloa 90 say that the wisslom Of
such a cpui - must be apparent 10
auy Truck isrmeI Who vii property
consider the matter.
Heretofore nearly all the raIly
fIutts aud Vegetables have gune 10
Chicago TITS j. ESPECIALLY tue
IT straw betrirsend TOMATOES. The
commission merchants 81 South
Mater ~ have hal % haudlv
the cuure ctuI's VI Ihis scc;'on.
Produce "a ear lots and b.
rAptss have hern shipped 4"
them aud sft:ghtway tarl
procced,d To- ship to other points
-such mAtksts a. New York
Boston and PhiladrlphlA L.
sar- witLOut say ing that the
Chicago merchants make prout
hl handling aud distributing these
lru,ucts-ug course they do 90
( they would not touch theta. Thea
the qurstlon naturally arises, could
not this profit, which goes 10 a
uiiddleman, he saved To producers
u they would get together aai ship
~ car iuts 90 other points bcstlcs
Chicago' II seems that they could
Messfs raacoast 4 Griiiiths, a
Large Hrm OF Philadelphia, inform
~ that for several years they have
r-cciNcd good shipments FROM flur
d. aud Tennessee AMI that The
growers there are delighted Nith
their returns. Ot coursr, the balk
81 the crop must 20 to Chicago, a.
the principal market. bot a. the 10
dusiry grows, - must all prOducts
b more largely distributed.
Il seems tous that Il would be-
veil ior oar Truck farmers 10 con
sider tins matter They might, y,
Z a concentrated ,fiort, try the di>
tubuuoa plln without much risk
aud 1T the results prove the
benefit. Last season few expeT-
imcrts OF the Kind urIc made, aai
- fir a. We can lraru, they were
highly satisfactory
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-03-08

Cotton gins, ginhiug 800 or more
bales, viii pay a privilege tar Of
s2ai pahlsc saw mills, sI0, public
wood yards, - 10 s2s; Physiciaas.
sioi creameries go; tar on banks
increased 200 per cent, bat sxsmpts
them from other taxi tax GA mer-
camille establishments Increased
- 0A each class.
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-03-08


Az ACT 10 prevent The scalcage
nn cotton
SECTION I. he q enacted hN the
leg stature IT the state 81 M,ssiS
sipii, That hereafter u shall b. ma
hWiul ior ans purchaser ca wtigher
uf cotton to deduct Two pounds,
or any number 81 ponds,
known - ''sclleage," from the ac-
tual weight 81 az, meichauiable
bale Of cotton weighed 90 pur,has
ed T., them
sic . BE u further enacted
That purchasers shall aceount To
the seller 1T cuiton Ia all instances
far the actual weight of the bale
purchased 90 weighed, except in
wet or damaged cotton, when the
amount to h. deducted may he a.
greed upon by the parties baying
aud selhng.
SEC. 3 H. u further enacted. That
ior each ,lnlatioa 1T ills act, the
offender shall Ice deemed guilty Of
a misslsmeanoF. and, uTcn eousie-
ton by a coat ~ competent iaris-
dlcliou, lee shall Lee dnsd not less
than ten nor more than twenty
dollars
SEC q. BE II iurlher enacted.
That this Act take effect ard be
enforced from and after The first
day Of Augusi, lSsS.
Approved Feb. "a, 1855.
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-03-08

a terrible tragedy was enacted
W Monroe county, near Abeidccn
last week II seems that school
teacher named Davenport expelled
tao pupils. The friends OF the
two parties met a, the school house
To discuss the matter, when dit
icuiiy occured between the two
factions ~ which a humb,r par
ticipatcd, asing pistols aud other
weapons. In the melee James
Bailey, b., hrcd Elk shots from bis
pistol, Instantly killing u. A. HUT.
ledge. and woanding bis son III.
ward ~ seriously that be died, and
both were buried In the same
grave. Benjamin Fish and Bailc,'s
son received slight wounds Bai
leg was shot IN the side aud re-
oei,cd a cut Ia the back, but man
aged TO escape. The affair created
great sensation.
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-03-08

The Niuona Timcs, under the
able aud efiiCient editorial manage
incul Of Nc. ID. Il. branch, - nov
one Of the best papers in the State
u = a model OF iournalism--bolJ
snd courageous, bat at all times
courteous aud digui6ed. suocess
10 you, hiend Branch.