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The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-05-03
THE MEMPHIS APPEAL
FOR 1886.

The APpeal enters upon its forty
sixth year ripe in he experiences Of
the last, and full Of hope for a future
OF the whole country, but especially for
this tins and the neighbering States
that shall surpass the dreams Of the
most sanguine All the question
growing out OF slavery, and which left
tnearly three generations have been set
tied, and the states have adjusted them
selves to the new conditions in a spir
it Of unity, peace and concord. There
are heretofore, no issues before the
country that are not common to all the
people, and thatare not Of an econOm
ical and national character. There arc
no questions before the National Leg
tslature that do not equally affect the
he interestsof the States and that can
not be discussed from a basis Of per
soni welfare by the by the citizens of
all OF them. For the future therefore
egisla, on both national and State, is
to be OF business character, aud Is
for that reason to come home closer
and closer to the individual citizen.
Personal politics is with the bosses, to
be regulated the past, and civil ser
vice reform is to secure to the country
honesty efficiency and Industry in
public places. The political outlook
is all that could be desired. Presiden
Cleveland has made an abiding impress
sion upon this csurtry, and at the close
of his administration will have recoA-
ciled even bis political opponents to a
coutinyance Of Democratic ascendan
cy There is nothing to hinder or
eetard the progress ofthe country. All
rhe available lands Of the West taken
up, the South NEST for many years be
the favored section for entorprising I'm
migrants, and Its coal and iron field
invite capitalists from the exhausted
mineral lands Of the North and West.
A rapid and great increase of manu-
facturers must follow, aud this will
necessiatea rapid increase of railroads
aud corresponding incresst Cf popu
lauon. The appeal, tn pioneer IN
the journalistic field of the 5 Juthwest
always in sympathy with the people
will be found during the year jue
born as full OF enterprise as in the IS
and animated by only the desire tt
keep the lead and prompt its readers to
the increasing advantages Of our soil
and climate and geographical situation.
To accomplish this no expense will
be spared. We shall continue to
make a most liberal use of the tele-
graph and thus keep our readers in
formed Of the advance OF the world
day by day as fast as developments in
any department Of human efforts are
made public. We sail endeavor to
keep The Abpeol up to its now high
standard as newspaper and leader Of
public opinion, and SO continue to de-
serve the so far mistaken confidence
ola constituency that is strongest out
side of Tennessee, in mississippi, Ar
kansas and Alabama.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-05-03

number Of ex-examiners Of the
Patent Office now engaged in bus
mess here as patent attorneys,
whose sole capital with Ehich to
begin business were long, lists Of
the names and addresses Of appli-
cauts for patents whose applica-
tions they bad uujustly rejected
. for the Sole purpose of afterwards
getting fee as an attorney for
procuring the patent they had as
an examiner OF the United States
Patent Office rejected. These men
are republicans.
In order to break mp this prao-
tice. bills have been introduced in
Congress several times to make
Examiners Of the Patent Office i'm
eligible to act as patent attorneys
for two years from the date oftheir
designations or dismissals from Of
ice. So hrinterested parties have
in some way been able to prevent
such bin from becoming laws
Last year Mr.. Montgomery was
succeeded by ex Representative
Hall. Of Iowa, as Commissioner OF
Patents. Mr.. Hall is an able and
honest man, but like his predeces-
sor. he too Was unfamiliar with the
workings Of the Office and the re-
publican examiners succeeded in
getting him TO make a series OF
rulings which have produced much
trouble and litigation. In the
mean time the republican exami-
ners are enjoying the situation and
working hard tor the success Of
their party next fall.
When Mr.. Villas, with his vigo-
rous business methods, succeeded
Mr.. Lamar as Secretary Of the In
terror, he at once noticed the loose
way Of doing business that was in
vogue there, and issued an order
prohibiting employees gossiping,
smoking, writing private letters,
etc, during Office hours. This or
der created big scare among the
republican examiners and outward
" there was a sudden transforma-
ton in the Office, but in reality
they are devoting more of their
time trying to bring discredit on
Mr.. Cleveland's Administration
than to the work for which they
are paid.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-05-03

"Oppress not nature, sinking down
10 rest,
With feasts too late, too solid, or
too full"
Armstrong, when he wrote these
lines, gave good scientific advice.
Halt Of our people suffer from dys-
pepsia IN some Of its many forms.
Lite becomes a burden, and bust
ness worries and annoys. The
Golden Medical Discovery" in
vented and prepared By DR.. Pierce,
is an effectual remedy fer indiges-
ton. By druggists.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-05-03

The best medical writers claim
that the successful remedy for
nasal catarrh must be non-irrltat-
ing, easy of application, and one
that will by its own action, reach
all the remote sores and liberated
surfaces. The history Of the effort
to treat catarrh during the past
few years obliges US to admit that
only one remedy has completely
met these conditions, and that is
Ely's Cream Balm. This safe and
pleasant remedy has mastered ca
tarrh as nothing else has ever done
and both physicians and patients
freely concede this fact. The more
distressing symptoms quickly yield
to il.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-05-03

The next census will be revela-
ton to some people. A we'll in
formed writer says Of it: "The next
census Of the population Of the
United States will be the centen-
NAL census. The first census was
taken in 1890, and at this period
the whole population was less than
four millions, or but little more
than half Of the present population
Of the empire State Of the Union.
In 1910 il was about twice tins
number, and had more than doub-
led In 1910, and more than doubled
again in 1870 In 1850 it was
more than fifty millions, and the
next census viii probably show q
population Of between sixty five
and seventy millions. In about
thirty years thereafter it will, al
+ the past rate of increase, be mol
far from one hundred and forty
millions. There are children now
living who, if the past rate Of in
crease shall be continued, will b.
living when the population Of the
United States will be nearly tire,
hundred millions. Mobile Reg
ister.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-05-03
wAsHINGroNLErrEi,.
From our regular correspondent.
WAsnIyareN. ArriI o8. -.

InmnlalufS against inc IItNNHN
methods OF doing business in the
United States Patent Office are be-
coming loud and frequent. Il is
charged that the examiners in tine
oHce are extremely careless, some
saw criminal. iu their examination
81 applications for patents that
they throw out many applications
without properly examing them to
discover whether they are patent
able or not; that other applications
are rejected which the examiner
knows should De allowed.
These are serious charges against
an important branch Of the Gov
orument. I have thoroughly In
vestigated the matter in order TO
discover what. if any, foundation
there is for the charges and who is
10 blame. I soon discovered that
the charges were all too true, or
rather that many Of them were. !
also discovered that the parties
who we're responsible tor this, ]
might almost say disgraceful, state
ofaHairs. were the republican ex-
aminers who have been allowed to
continue in Office under the preseRt
Administration And that is not
aIl. l am firmly convinced that
these hold-over republican examl-
uers have conspircd together to
bring the Office into bad reputc, IN
order to help the republican party
in the Presidential campaign this
year.
In order to get some idea OF the
political effect OF such q conspiracy
among these republican examiners
just think for a moment OF the
great number OF people VINO are
directly or indirectly interested IN
The business OF TINS once sup
pose You notice Tor one Jay every
thlug You see ana you VIII nnu
now many OF them ale patented OF
are the product oil a patented ma
chine or process lou VIII oe sur
prlsed, Tor you Will discover mat
about nlne-tenths OF al the things
either Manufactured or produced
ID TINS country are connected IN
some way with q Oniteu States
patent
After this discovery you will
not be surprised to learn that this
Government issues more patents
every year than all the rest of the
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-05-03
RATES OF
Advertising.

One square. one Insertion q 30
Every .uhseq lent insertion -
uue square win contain one hundred
words in type of this size. Double column
a1Fer isemeuts wuI be charged ten percent
extra. Advertisements 90 appcar as read
NJ matter iu tne local column VIII De
charged double the shove rates.
Tributes OF Respect from an and heueFo-
lent societies published without charge.
Uuituary notices exceeding Ten lh-s lHift-
81 for 40 local advertising rate--la teui-
rfr #ue.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01
FATHER AND MOTHER.
Two Noble Words That Should Be OfteneI
Used
Worcester SnY.

Worcester Spy.
Two of the most beautiful, diqniied and
noble words in the English language seen
TO be falling into disuse. They are father
and mother. They are used always by
Catholics in reference to their priests
and superiors of their nunneries; but in
home life they are being supplanted by
all kinds of baby words. It is well
enough for children who are just learning
to talk to have some pet names for their
parents, and one does not object to the
effectioRate use of ''mamsy," NANNY"
and such words in private; but even In
mouths of little children there is no word
more loving and precious than mother"
Now 1t is common for grown men and
women who are themselves mothers and
perhaps elderly, to hebitualIy speak of
their "p9hpah" and mahmah" accenting
strongly the first syllable of words. These
ugly terms are less prim and convection
al than the papa" and mamma" which
many other women prefer but they are
not pleasing to tie ear. "Pa and ma"
"paw and maw," Poppy and mommy,"
are among the tancies of other adults;
and one nears these names till one longs
for the good old words, father and moth
er. Imagine the commandment revised
~ oAcAb lDit'I tiny pau pan anu uldU-
man." or the fine old hymns changed to
Papa Of me- and all mani kind" or "Pah-
pah, in thy mysterious presence keeling"
Think Of Mahmah III Israel; or of
necessity being the Mahnah OF invention;
OF Of speaking your memg-tongue, being
gifted with mama wit, or loving your pa
pa-land. Let children have a father and
mother, and let no household be de-
Uriyed of these strong and tender names
The great TiIden estate is said to
amount to S1O,0OO,00O. New York
court has just decided against the plain
tiffs in contest over it, thus confirming
the disputed provisions Of the will, and
establishes the permanence of the Tilden
trust for the formation and maintenance
of free library and reading room, for
which an act Of incorporation was grant
ed by the state Legislature. Appeals will
now be had.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01

pers, and as rule the entire shoe ia now
made by machinery.
In pair of fine shoes there ars two
sswed pieces, two inner soIes. two stiffen.
ers, two pieces of steel to give spring to
the instep, two rands, twelve heel pieces
two sole Innings, twenty upper pieces,
thirty tacks, twelve nails in the heels and
twenty buttons, TO say nothing of thread
both silk and fax; but the wonder is
found in the rapidity with which these
mult1tudlnous pieces are combined ia q
single work, as an experiment., eastern
shoe factories have from the leather
completed pair of shoes in less than an
hour and a half, and as a test a single
pair of mems shoes have been finished in
twenty minutes.
The shoe is, therefore, triumph of
human intelligence, for every step In Its
manufacture involves the EN- pIoyment of
machines which does the work of mems
hands. Besides Others, there are Grimm
ing machines, machines which make pegs
and drive them in at single operation,
screw mailing machines, which from
piece of wire on a roller makes screw
and drives it to it place through the
thickest leather, rolling machines, sole
leather separating machines, stripping
machines, sole cutting machines, sewing
machines of = dozen different kinds, sand
papering machines, sole sewing machines
moldlng machines, beating out machin
heel Furnishing machines, edge setti
and edge trimming machines VII
fasten the soles to the uppers, machine
which make the eyelets and machine
which sew on the buttons.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01
Lincoln's Military Study.

In the following from the October in
stain ent of LIncolR's life in the Century
the fact is brought out that Lincoln was
serious student of military matters,
even from technical point of view. GAN
his McCiellan's demands were COM
piled with to the full extent of the power
of the government. Not only in ma
terial, but in a moral sense as we'll, the
president gave him everything he could.
In addition to that mighty army, he gave
him his fullest confidence and support.
All through the autumn he stood by him,
urging him in private to lose 70 tim .,
but defending him in public against the
popular Impotence, and when winter
came OF and the voice of congress, near
ly unanimous in demanding active op
perations, added its authoritative tones
to the clamor of the country, the presi-
dent endangered his own popularity by
insisting that the general should be al
lowed to take his own time for an ad-
vance. In the latter part of December,
Mcclellan, as already stated, fell serious
ly i'll, and enforced paralysis of the army
that resulted from this illness and lasted
several weeks, added q keener ed ke to the
public anxiety. The president painfully
appreciated how much of justice there
was in the general criticism, which he
was doing ali he could to allay. He gave
himself night and day to the military
situation. He read large number OF
stratigetical works. He pored over the
reports from the various departments and
districts of tie field of war. He held
long conferences with eminent generals
and admirals, and astonished them by the
extent of his special knowledge and the
keen intelligence of his questions. He
at last convinced himself that there was
no necessity for any further delay, that
the army of the Potomac was as nearly
ready as it ever would be to take the field
against the enemy; and feeling that he
could not wait any longer, on the 10th of
January, after calling at General Nc
Clellan's house and learning that the
general was unable to see him he sent for
Generals Mcdowell and Franklin, wishing
70 take counsel with them in regard to
the possibility OF beginning active opera.
tions with the army before Washington.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01
A Test of ClairvOyance.

II. G. Moulton, doing business in Bos-
ton, Mass, recently had an experience in
Cla1rvOyance which, as reported in the
Globe, gave him an linking there IS some
thing more in it than he had hitherto
supposed. frequently of late, observes
the Banner of Light, he has missed goods
and occasionally small sum of money,
and fortnight since considerable sum
was taken from the pocket OF his vest in.
closet. He mentioned this to young
lady in his employ.
A few years ago the young lady's
mother lost small sums of money, which
she found from information given her by
clalrvoyant medium, and she felt that
she could, by the same means, be of as
slstance to Nh. Mouiton. She obtained a
lock Of his hair and made call on the
medium. After informing her Of what
she wanted, the medium passed under
control Of an Indian spirie, who fully
described the store and Inc per8ons en-
ployed III 1t, also two boys-ore of whom
was employed there, the other not, as the
guilty one.
The next day Mr.. Moulton was told what
the medium had said. He was rather
skeptical of there being any truth in it,
but finally bad the boys arrested by an
officer, who IN a quiet talk with them,
obtained a full confession of guilt. and
IT proved that t1e one who had com1nit-
ted the theft-the other being slightly
mpIicated-had been differing for q
long time, and had put $120in the saw
ings bank. The Globe reports the young
lady as saying that the medium told the
exact amount of money that was mis sing
and gave the denomination of the
bills.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01

work and reduce the clods so as to exnose
he roots to the sun. A crop of growing
oats or barley draws out Of the soil an inn
mense quantity of wster and leaves the
soil dry, not OILY on the surface. but as
deep as the soil was previously pIoughed.
or deeper. To plough this dry soil in
August requires fresh team and fresh
pillow point, sometimes every day or
oftener. Some of our best farmers put
three horses abreast to a sulky pillow; so
arranged that on the hard spots the
whole weight of the driver eau be Brought
to bear on the beam of the pillow, and thus
hold 1t to Its work, while on the sandy
portions the weight is thrown On the
wheels. have seen admirable work done
in this way by boy, while with an ordi.
nary pillow 1t would have taxed the en-
durance of a strong man. If the land is
well ploughed it is seldom necessary to
plough 1t again TO the full depth. The
subsequent workings consist first of roll.
ing ana then narrowing, and if the har-
rows pull up clods, roll again, and keen
narrowing and rolling till the olods are
reduced to powder. If there are s+iU
ciods and live thistle roots below. the
land must be ploughed again, either with
gang piow or ordinary plow. We have
no better implement for this purpose
than a good gang pillow making three
narrow fur1ows at once; and throwing nm
the clods where the roller and harTows
can reach them. Il is while Going such
work as this that the farmer wishes he
had put three horses on a pillow the fall
previous and given his land a deep
ploughing after the corn was harvested.
L hope he will not forget This wish the
coming fall. We are not working our
land enough.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01
THE WHEAT.

Sowing Winter Wheat Sow the Best and
lleanest Sved-The Crop and Prospects.
With good gram drill, sowing wheat
presents no difficulties. We have drills
that SOW With great accuracy and do the
work n the most admirable manner, SOW
ing commercial fertilizers at the same
time. II is not the sowing that requires
any special consideration, but the prep
aration of the land. August is one of
the best months i'll the year for killing
weeds, but ouack Carada thistles and
other plants that spread from the roots
can be killed only by ploughing deep
enough to get below the root, and then
with the harrow and other implements so
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01
only seven having the voice feeble.

only seven having the voice feeble.
| about one-half retained good hear
ing, ard the great majority good sight;
about one-half were without teeth, and
many others had only two or three left
though there are several instances of the
retention of a full set Of teeth beyond
100.
| "Nearly ell had q good appetite and
good digestion, some of them declarin 2
that they had never known what it was
to have stomach The majority had
had no disease or illness in their lives,
and those so afflicted had a striking pow
er of recovery and repair from disease or
accident.
There was in the majority total alb
sence of any evidence of rheumatic or
equity affection, past or present, in the
| joints or fingers, condition which is
often prophylactic against other more
! serious maladies. It seems that the frame
| which is destined to great age needs no
such prophylactic, and engenders none of
| the pe"cant humors for which the finger
joints may afford a vent.
''AQ of them, with five exceptions only,
were either total abstainers or moderate
| consumers of alcoholic drinks. The ex-
ce ptions were men from 100 to 105 years,
and they included besides, three free
beer drinkers, one Irish farmer who 'often
drank to excess and another who drank
like fish during his whole lifetime.'
Nearly all Of them had been good
sleepers, none bad, though few described
themselves as moderate or average. It
was early to bed and early to rise with
them, their average time in bed being q
little over eight hours. Physical activity
and an out-of-door life were the charac-
teristics Of the great majority. Four
were in 'afiuent' circumstance, 81 com
Portable, and 20 poor. The memory was
good in the great majority of them, and
their dispositions placid, though were
irritable IL 'energetic,' placid and
energetic and irritable and energetic
Out of % men there was only L bachelor,
but of the 43 women, II were spinsters."
1t appears, then, that of these centen-
arians examined by Prof. Humphrey,
there were 43 women to % men. We find
also that all of the annuitants of the
Scottish Widows Fund who died during
the last ten years ar over 80 were women,
and the greatest age recorded in the Life
Association of Scotland during the same
period was woman of nearly "a.