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The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-03-08
PER ANNUM.
The Killing in the Fifth Beat, Monroe
County.


Editor Messenger:
On last Monday morning the
trustees and patrons of the Rome
School, in the 5th Beat of Monroe
county, met to settle a little dis
pute that had arisen betweeni the
teacher, Marsellas Davenport, and
one or two Of his pupils, who had
been sent home the week before
for disobeying some of the rules Of
school. After having settled this
matter, seemingly to the satisfac-
tion of all, Ike Allison got into an
ALLEGATION or dispute with Lemon
Bailey,a lad Of some Is or l6 years
of age. This was "taken up" by
James A. Bailey, Jr, brother to
the younger Bailey, when the Rut-
lege brothers, three or four in
number, took up the cause of
young Allison, when the deadly
pistol made its appearance, and a
general battle ensued. At the first
fire Robt. A. Rutlege, an old and
highlyrespected citizen, fell, pierre
ed through thu heart, and died at
once. Ben English, a spectator,
was shot in tho thigh. Ed Rutlege
next went down with a bullet
through his body, and lies in the
same grave with his father. Lem
Baily was shot through the hand.
JAS. A. Baily, Jr., was shot in the
side and cut in the back with
knife, but has since been able to
leave for parts unknown. Four or
five men had bullet holes through
their clothes and thirteen bullet
holes were found in doors and
walls of the house. When it is
considered that all this firing oe-
Cured in a small room with forty
ar fifty persons present the wonder
is that not more ofthem were hurt.
As to where the blame is or who
did the shooting IS question to
be investigated at an early date,
and as we were not present we can
not venture a thought-can only
tell you at your request the best
information we could gather from
those present.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-03-08
FOUR ooLoRED MEN DROWNED IN" OLD

FOUR CoLORRD MEN DROWNED IN'' OLD
TOWN CREEK" MONROE co.
On the 22nd of last month Cubit
Adams, while attempting to swim
a mule across "Old Town Creek"
to Nettleton, he lost his balance
and was drowned. On the 26th
following Alex Morrow, Davy
White and Joe Mcintosh, while
dragging or seining for the body,
collided with another skitf contain
ing three colored men and all were
thrown into the rapidly flowing
stream. Three of the six were
successful in reaching the shore,
but Alex, Davy and Joe went to
the bottom. 1t is possible they
might have beon saved, but a
crazy, frenzied mob of women on
the hanks kept up such a yelling
and screaming that the directions
or orders could not be heard or
obeyed by those willing to assist
the drowning men. They were all
good citizens and useful men and
will be sadly missed by their
friends. The bodies of Alex Nor
row and Joe Mcintosh were res
cured and buried on the lst day Of
March. d. NJ.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-03-08

Mr.. J. NebbOrt, the Land emigra-
tioh agent of the Mobile & Ohio
Railroad has sold $3.50 acres Of
land situated in Washington coun-
ty thirty-four miles North of No
bile. The purchasers are we'll
known capitalists of St. Louis,
shellbyville, H., and Vineennes,
Ind. These gentlemen intend to
start town to be called Deer Park.
Mr.. NebbOrt is also negotiating the
sale Of a large amount Of timber
land ia Wayne county, Miss.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-03-08

The very simplicity Of the law
may and perhaps viii defeat il,
/ but better things are hoped for BY
those Representatives who sin.
eerely desire the amelioration OF
the masses.
The Senate has bad the apprO-
/ pristion bill, passed by the House
the first Of the week, under con-
sideration for two days past and
have returned it to US badly mu-
tilaied. Nearly all the appropria-
tions to the State Institutions have
been increased and no reduction
of any kind has been made except
cutting down the interest on the
Chickasaw school fund. This ac-
tion on the part of our grave and
reverend seniors tell the people
very plainly that in their judgment
it is right and proper to rob lO0,-
900 children in the common schools
in order that eight hundred boys
and girls in the State Colleges
may have ample means to attain a
classical and scientific education.
The House refused to concur IN
any such ridiculous PROPOSE
tions and committee Of confer
ence has been appointed to adjust
the difference between the two
Houses. What the result will be
i cannot now undertake to con-
lecture, but for my part l would
stay here until December before ]
would consent to anything half so
outrageous.
hope we win get through this
week and return to our homes, for
every day the session is prolonged
now that the lobby has become
master of the situation-only
makes matters worse for the Peo-
pie. Two bills recently introduced
in the Senate, looking 20 appro-
priations of something near S25,-
600, I fear will become laws be-
fore we adjourn, although neither
of them could have found a cham
pion -FOUR weeks ago. 1 rerer 10
the Confederate Monument bill
and the bill to make an appropria.
tiation to pay the expenses Of the
military companies of the State
when they go down to the Sea
Coast in the summer for a good
time. The first is only sentiment
and the other is a deliberate
robbery.
In my letter of last week COM
menting on the appropriation bill
I stated that the appropriation to
the public printer had been in
creased $4,000. In this l was
mistaken, the increase was only
$4,000 but that was just $4,000
more than ought to have been al
lowed and $4,000 more than Col.
Power himself proposed to do the
work at when he was q candidate
against his present partner. The
combine" is a High-Power in
Mississippi to-day, and very
costly luxury.
The scheme of the NJ, o. & c..
railroad company to "snake" a
second bill through the Legisla-
ture to increase their powers and
privileges "died aborning" and
our people will at least be reliev-
ed of the taxes which il was con-
templated TO give the managers a
basis upon which they could make
q speculation. In this Mr.. Winter
and myself were in perfect bar
mony. I have reason to believe
the road will be built, and that
too very soon, and if I am right in
my eoniectures, would have been
built without any special privi-
leges being granted. But time
willdetermine. My next editorial
will, trust, be written in the
MESSENGER office. B.
Mr.. J. Nebbort, the Land emigra-
tion agent of the Mobile & Ohio
Railroad has sold $3.50 acres Of
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-03-08
STATE NEWS.
BY JENNIE LEE BURNTL

LICK AthBtOh DAnh mas Deen lncOf-
pOrated.
Clarksdale public school is -four
ishing.
The Duck Hill Furnace is a
year old.
rhe Lexington Advertiser is so
years old.
Kinds county has place called
Greasyville.
Onions are being shipped from
Crystal Springs.
The silk khandkercbiefquilt craze
has struck Verona.
Duck Hill has a Literary society,
organized recently.
The Governor vetoed the bill to
incorporate Nettleton.
The Volunteer southrons Of
Vicksburg have re-organized.
A paper has been started at Clos
ter, called the Valley Record.
The Tupelo Journal has been
enlarged to an eight PACED paper.
Prof. Headly made an ascension
in his balloon at Grenada, recently.
The young people OF Kosciusko
gave a Leap year party on the oath
inst.
Rev, B. N. Hatch is going to
carry on a revival in Houston this
week.
A little child came very near
drowning by falling in large Tub
ofwateF at Lexington.
Hon. W. A. Boyd of Tippah, is
announced as a candidate for Con-
gress from the 2nd District.
Mr.. H. NJ Perkins of Sardis, has
taken the position as associate edi-
tor of the Batesville Panolian.
The Kemper Herald speaks of
Hon. Thos. S. Ford, of Marion
county for our next Governor.
The Ragsdale hotel in Meridian
was destroyed by FIRE last week.
Loss $4,000, insurance $4,000.
DR.. R. W. Jones OF the I. I. c.,
will deliver the annual address at
the North Miss. Female College Of
Verona.
]. R. McGregor recently OF the
PittsbOrO Banner, is going to start
a paper in New Albany, the first
Of April called "The Cyclone"
Fort Henry at Pass Christian
has been turned over to the First
Artillery Battalion for custody
and practice.-Gulf Coast Progress
Sam Jones is going to Holly
Springs this Summer. A large
tent capable Of seating 5000 peo-
pie will be erected for him to hold
his services in.
The Pascagoula Star thinks that
if the Legislature would adjourn
and rot meet again in twenty years,
it would be blessing TO the peo-
pie of the State.
A fight occurred a few miles from
Aberdeen on the 9th ult, in which
r. A. and Edward Rutledge were
killed and two others were wound
ed, by J. E. Bailey.
A negro was drowned in Old
Town Creek" last week in trying
to ford the creek. A canoe with
six persons were searching for the
body when it capsized and three of
the men were drowned. All were
colored.
The young ladies of Meridian
had Missionary Auction recently,
and realized twenty dollars. One
young man offered himselffor sale,
but he was not bought, just think
of it, and this Leap year tool Now
# our girls would get up some
thing Of that kind, maybe they
could dispose Of some Of our BASH
ful boys and perhaps realize more
than that.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-03-08

WE are authorized 10 announce HON.
CLARKE LEwlS Of Noxubee. a. a candi-
date for Congress from this the 9TH Con-
rressional District o. Mississippi. subject
70 the action Of the District Democratic
Convention when hoIden.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-03-29
Limits of Human Senses.

The limited nature of the human senses,
whereby we may fail to perceive an all per-
vading second universe" has been greatly
emphasized by the progress of science since
Isaac Taylor reasoned from it in his "Physi-
cal Theory of Another Life" half century
ago. Improvement in spectroscopy and pho
Biography show that invisible rays extend as
far beyond the violet end of the spectrum as
the length of the spectrum itself, and indeed
must continue until the vibrations become
infinitely rapid and infinitely small" Some
of these ultra rays can be made visible by in
terposing a substance that lessons their re-
tranquility.
Professor Stokes, the physicist, found that
when tube filled with a solution of quinine
sulphate was moved along the spectrum, ION
arriving nearly at the violet extremity a
ghostlike gleam of pale blue light shot across
the tub; it did not cease until the tube
had been moved far beyond the violet ex-
tremity of the spectrum visible on the
screen" The wave lengths of the spectrum
sun rays have been measured, and we per-
ceive only those that are from about one
forty to one sixty thousandth of an inch; to
all others we are blind. So of sound; the
human ear, practically, hears only those
sounds that come from forty to 1900 yibra-
tions of the air per second, though the pos
sible limit has been traced to near 40, 900. The
microphone reveals new range of notes, and
it is conceivable that this instrument, in con-
nection with sympathetic and harmonic
vibrations, may bring down to audibility still
higher sources of sound. 1t is not atiirmable
that any construction of mortal eye and ear
could disclose the supernal but it is certain
that there is very much visible that we don't
know how to discern.-The Forum.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-03-29
Helena, Montana. Thursday, March 80, 1888

in some cases defective and all may not
have been accounted for. The number
known is certainly but small percentage
for the number of comrades in the depart
ment.
Delayed pensions: Inquiry under this
head was made not with the hope of aiding
individual cases, so much as of accelerat-
ing in some way the work of the pension
bureau as might be Jeemed necessary at
the next meeting of the department or
national encampment, but one or two cases
were cited, and the reason for delay was
found to be want of required evidence.
In this connection it might not be out of
place to state that close attention to the
column known as THE Question Squad"
in the National Tribune since January l.,
1887, has enabled me to furnish infOrma-
tion required by over twenty applicants,
of those with whom they or their friends
had served during the war.
Someirregularities were found in the way
of conducting meetings. In some cases
the countersign was not demanded the Of
ficer Of the day merely verifying by a
glance the membership of those present.
In one instance number of candidates
were balloted for in body.
Believing that careful aud systematic
inspection would be of value, 1t is earn
estly recommended that, if the friends of
the department will admit, at least fifty
per cent be added to the amount appro-
priated last year and that if possible each
post be inspected by the department in
spectOr or by a comrade detailed for the
purpose from some of the other posts.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-03-29
DOES 1T PAY!

Does II pay, little boy, to be fretful and cross.
just because something seems to go wrong?
Ia "a frown any lighter to wear than smile?
Does complaining seem manly and strong?
l. an angry word uttered with any more ease
Than the soft word that turns wrath away?
Should you make il a rule to give blow for blow
Do you think, little boy, it would pay?
'~~sseA Ssssesssyxssr s--e Aec
Does II pay, little girl, to be sullen and pout.
Though your playmate unkindly may tease :?
Does the angry retort or tit of the suks
Make you feel any more at your ease?
Does your scolding fretting bring right out of
wrong?
Isa heart ever won in this way?
DO your friends love to see the dark frown on
your brow?
Aud if not, little girl, does it pay?
Does II pay, little boy, little girl does 1t pay,
To be rude in your action or speech?
To forget the kind counsels of parents who love
And esteem not the lessons they teach?
To have selfish regard for your comfort alone;
To be willful in having your way;
To respect not the feeling of playmate and
friend
Little boy, little girl, does it pay?
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-03-29
Eescue of the Shinwrccked.

A new plan for the rescue of shipwrecl1ed
sailors, which it is thought is a great i'm
provement on the inventions now employed,
has been proposed to Secretary Whitney by
Rear Admiral Ammen. 1t consists of the
construction of what is called a balsa, or a
float. The rear admiral suggests the follow
ing method of launching them: "The head
sail should be hosted so as to bring the wind
quarterly; oil bags would be thrown over
from each quarter. The railing at the stern
fitted for unshipping would be let down and
the launching skids put in place and the
balsa carried aft by eight men and lowered
with four on it. Then a rough car to fit in
the sllids would be loaded with the helpless
persons and lowered to the balsa, be received
and placed, and the operation continued until
the boat has her load, then she would be cast
adrift, make drag of her mast and sail,
throw overheard her oil bag, and the same
operation would he repeated until every one
was embarked. Then they should fasten to
each other in sections of fives.n The balsa
consists of two casks, upon which platform
is laid. In the casks are scuttles for slowing
provisions. A sufficient number of them TO
carry thousand people could, in the opinion
of the rear admiral, be carried on a large
steamer without inconvenieuce.-Chica
Times
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-03-29
AbOut Kissing.

"Bab, in Rev " ork Star.
l have never been an ardent advocate of
kissing, but am sure the people who are
must have reduced it 10 fine art
Naturally the enjoyment depends large
ly on the person who is kissed, and after all
there are only two people worth kissing
that is, men people; one is boy baby.
and the other is a man who is devoted
to you. kissing a baby, a nice, sweet,
baby, must have been one of Ewes consola-
tions, while kissing man who is fond of
one is delightful, because he always seems
to like it so much. / think it is wiser for
q woman not to like it, because then she
doesn't commit the crime in spirit of wild
impulsiveness, but goes at it with per-
feet consciousness that she knows how to
do it, and in the very best way.
Little women, as general thing, have
the better of it as far as kissing man is
concerned, because they have to reach up;
that generally necessitates putting hand
on each shoulder, and the human repre-
sentative of a Newfoundland dog is charmed
to his soul because the little woman likes
him so much. The woman who has to
reach up to man can always control him.
Her size acquits her of her folly, and he is
certain to regard her as dear little thing,
and never sees her Machiavelian schemes
for running him.
If had daughters l should put heavy
weights on their heads in early childhood
to keep them from growing very tall, be-
cause to the small comes the victory.
Look at CLEOPATRA she was little. Helen
of Troy barely reached to the shoulders of
the man who loved her, and in latter days
Catherine of Russia and Marie Stuart
were both slender and rather small
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-03-29
A MODERN WONDER.
4 Case of SunstrOke by Electricity.
Hartford Courant.

Hartford Courantl
A highly interesting and suggestive ac-
count of what may he called sunstroke by
electricity was recently printed in the st.
James Gazette. At the Creuzot foundry, in
France, an electric furnace is used, in
which the light equals that of 100000
Candles and the heat is such that steel
melts like butter in a few seconds. Now,
people standing about at a distance of
few yards feel no heat, thermometer five
yards away does not indicate much increase
of temperature. Yet subtle influence is
at work. and spectator who remains for
an hour or two is said to experience "a
burning sensation. with more or less pain
in the neck, face and forehead, the skin at
the same time assuming cOppery
led tint. Later symptoms are head
ache and sleeplessness. Afterward
the skin gradually peels off in
broad flakes, while the complexion is left
of fine brick color" The symptoms are
those of continued exposure to hot, bright
sunlight. In extreme cases they are those
of sunstroke, though the only apparent
agent has been intense light AS to this 1t
must be remembered that the quality of
radiant heat is to pass through the air with
ont appreciably raising its temperature.
When it meets a calOric body that body Is
heated, as illustrated in room warmed by
a glowing fire. The air may not be warmer
than fifty degrees, while the furniture is
warm to the touch, yet no sense of chilli
ness is experienced, because the body and
its clothes have the property of absorbing
the heat thrown out from the fire. In the
same way the intense heat of the electric
focus may exert its influence at distance.
The value of the observation, if it is cor
rectly reported, lies in its suggestion as to
the way in which suns,roke of the
type indicated is produced. 1t suggests,
for instance, the whole matter may
be question of the rapidity of the vibra
tiops originated by the luminous body,
whether those that are known under the
name of light, or those slower ones that
are described by the word heat. Molecu
lar changes in the system due to heat or
light, or both, produce in some way not yet
definitely explained the affection known
as sunstroke. Whatever throws light on
the conditions or nature of these changes
helps to clear up very obscure and puz-
zling subject, specially related to the func-
tiODs of the nervous system, and bearing at
the same time on the mechanics of ethereal
vibrations. Heat, light and chemical effect
are all connected and very possibly all in
volved in this particular problem. 1t
offers magnificent possibilities for students
who have the courage and patience to at
tack it.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-03-29
"CLEON AND ~

Cleon hath ten thousand acres,
Ne'er n one have /;
Cleon dwelleth in "A palace,
In u cottage |
Cieon hath dozen fortunes,
Not a penny |;
Yet the poorer of the twain is
Cleon, not i.
C!eon, true, possesses acres,
But the landscape l;
Half the charm to me 1t yieldeth
Money cannot buy;
Cieon harbors sloth and dullness,
Freshening vigor l.;
He In velvet, in fustian-
Richer man am i.
Cleon is a slave to grandeur,
Free as thought am |;
CIeon fees score of doctors,
Need Of none have /
Wealth surrounded, care environ'd,
Cleon fears to die;
Death may come, he'll find me ready,
Happier man am i.
Cleon sees no charm in nature,
In daisy 4;
tleon hears no anthems ringing
Twixt the sea and sky;
Nature sings to me forever
Earnest listener, |.
State for state, with all attendants
Who would change? Not L.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-03-29
A Case of Law and Soap.
CTidbits.)

A Missouri constable rode out to farm
near st. Joe, armed with subpoena for a
woman who was wanted as a witness in a
case in court. He found her in her back
yard busily engaged in stirring boiling
bubbling mass in large black kettle. He
stated his business and she said:
II can't 60 to-day"
But you must"
whats the hurry
"Why, the court is in session, and the
case is now on trial. They want you by
noon"
We'll l amt going. You think Pm
going off and leave this hull kettle o soft
soap to spile just to please your old court
No, street.
why, my dear madam, you must. You
really don't seem to understand"
81 understand that Tve got big kettle
O. splendid soap grease on to bile, and it'll
make thin, sticLy soap if it amt finished
day. You 60 back and tell the iedge
so"
You'll be fined for"
pooh I'd like to see the Missoury jury
tha:'d fine a woman for not leavin' her soap
bilin' when il was at critical pint, as one
mlSuJ say lci1 tuC IcuSO L Ii SOhAO w
morrow, if we don't butcher our pegs
then, an if we do, III come some day next
week"
But 1 tell you that won't do. You must
come now"
''Lookee, young man, you think I'm a
fool / reckon you never made any soap.
did you? If you had you'd know that
What does the Judge care about your
soapw
"Well, what do l care about the jedge,
if it comes to that? Laws law, and soaps
soap. Let the jedge tend to his law and
I'll END to my soap. The good book says
there's time for everything, an this is my
time for barl O. soft soap"
well, madame, if you want to be fined
for contempt of court all right. You will
be fined sure as"
bah l know all bout the law, an
there amt anything in it, nor in the con-
stitution of the United States, nor in the
declaration of Independence, nor in nothin'
else. that says woman's got to leave a
kittle O. half-cooked soap, and go off to
court when she amt mind to. guess
know a little law myself"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-03-29
STORIES ABOUT MEN.
Governor Joel Parker's Success In Crawl.
ing Out of q Small Hole.

An incident which illustrates Governor
Parker's readiness in extricating himself
from an unexpected dilemma was related by
him to the writer some years ago. While he
was member Of the house of assembly, in
1S4S, question Of some local and political
Importance came up, and the then young and
rising statesman decided to oppose it vigor-
ously. To this end he prepared an elaborate
speech, in which he let his patriotic fire
burst into flame. He was so well pleased
with his effort that he told friend what he
was going to say. To emphasize one portion
of his speech he referred to an oil portrait Of
Washington, which hung on the wall at the
right of the speakers desk. When he got to
that portion of his speech, he exclaimed:
"And even the Father of his Countrywide
raised his hand and lifted his eyes toward
where he supposed the picture was 1t had
been removed by his waggish friend. He
instantly added, "has been taken away in
fear that he would blush for shame at the
passage of this iniquitous asure."-New
York Sum-