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The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-07
What Mississippi Capital Might
do, and Must do, Before
the State Becomes Truly
PROSPEROUS.

Everybody has taken a tilt at the
Mississippi plan ofputting everything
into cotton and keeping the State poor.
And it is universally conceded that it
would be of inestimable advantage if
the planting interests could be diver
sified, and manufacturing enterprises
established. The answer has been
that the State is too poor, and the
people have no surplus money. This
is true in measure, in the sense in
which we speak of the capital of the
wealthy Northern States, but it is only
comparatively a correct statement.
Very few individuals in the State,
if indeed there are any, could start a
cot ton factory. And on reflection, it
will be observed that those kind OF
ventures are made by corporations
composed of a great number of per-
sons, each Owninga capital and work
ing it i'll combination.
There is more money i'll the State
than is generally supposed. Several
years ago when II Vicksburg Bank
became insOlvent, it was found that
deposits and loans to the Bank
amounted to many hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars. And on the failure
of Green's Bank at jackson, speaking
in round numbers, there must have
been over three hundred thousand
dollars of deposits and loans. This
all, or nearly all, represented surplus
capital, either lying idle on deposit oil
bringing moderate rate of interest
If this money had been invested in
manufacturing enterprises, it would
not only have been remunerative t.
the owners but of great benefit to the
community.
There are thousands of dollars he
longing to Mississippi people to- day
invested in Bonds of the United States
Government, over a million in State
bonds and great sums placed in cOun-
ty bonds. And moreover, thousands
of Mississippi dollars have been in.
vested in Birmingham and ChattanOo.
ga.
Why will not this money be placed
in manufacturing enterprises in thi,
State?
Is it afraid to put itself in substan
tial and visible shape in Mississippi
And if home capital will not take th'
lead, how can foreign capital be ex
pected to Gomez
The one or two cotton mills in tn,
State pay handsome dividends, ant
the stock is at high premium.-Why
not have more cotton mills?-The,
pay better than government bonds o
the uncertain profit of bank interest
Besides cotton, we ought to manu-
facture wool, lumber, furniture, leath
er goods, barrels and casks, pulp TO
paper and every wagon, pillow an,
set of harness used in the State.
We have the raw materials (excep
metals) for all these things.
Sheep and cattle raising would pa,
: splendidly, and as for the manufact
; ure of wooden articles, there are grea
forests in the State awaiting in al
their primeval beauty for "foreigl
capital" and in the Incentive we ar
: buying our clothes pins from North
ern factorics.-New Nississippian.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-07

The recent grand jury for the first
district of Kinds county, after SEES
sion eff eleven days, made report
which reflects considerably upon
the character of the colorcd brother
of that county. Following in one
paragraph of the report;
1--WE found it impossible to ferret
out the legal proof of the crimes of
keeping gambling and improper
houses among the colored people
(when we know with moral certainty
many such EXIST owing toa fierce ter
rorism among the negroes over one
another, and a binding together for
purposes of protection against pun
ishment for crime; witnesses have
begged piteously for mercy at our
hands, saying that if they told the
whole truth they would be set upon
in the night time unsuspectingly and
be beaten or killed and have then
homes burned over their sleeping
families, if we required them to tell
all they know, should it ever leak out
that they were the informants."
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-07
important Suggestions.

DIR. r. r. Love, President of the
State Alliance, i'll a recent letter,
warns the farmers that the Cotton
Bagging Trust has not gone to pieces
beyond the probability of revival,
us many suppose, and urges the ne
cessity of establishing bagging fac
tories by the Alliance as a measure
of safety. He also points out the add
vantage of the Alliances establishing
their own implement manufactures,
and well says, that as long as the pro-
tcctive system is maintained, the
farmers can in this way make the
most of it and reap share of its
benefits which they do not now enjoy.
He closes with the following pointed
truth.
Now as to the State organ, | am
frequently asked what is the Alliance
doings If you will take our organ
you will always know, and | find this
question is always asked by parties
who are not taking the paper; on the
other hand, find members who take
the paper are always posted as to
what is going on, and are first-class
Alliance men and women. OF all the
s0rry things | am acquainted with, i,
is one Of these little bumped backed
Alliances that has no lady members
nor takes the State organ; they caI
aerrr accomplish anything
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-07
The Carnival at New Orleans.

The festivities incident TO Mardi Gras
this wear will Je on grapder scale than
ever before, many new features having
been added that must greatly enhance
its attractiveness, among which may he
mentioned, the GREAT CoTToS AND CANE
PsIAcE, loeatedin Lafayette Square, the
most central and accessible location in the
City. The exterior and interior will br
beautifully decorated with Cotton, Cane,
Rice, Palmetto, Moss, etc, and filed
with exhibits of Southern Farm Prod
ucts. Fruit, Flowers, Tropical Plants mr.
rayed in a most unique and artistic man
uer. Opens FEBRUARY 10, and will clos"
MARCH 10, 1889.
MARCH 3, Annual Parade of the New
Orleans Fire Department, the largest vol
unteer organization in America Mon
day, MARCH Arm, arrival of his Majesty
Rex and retnue and reception Of his 10y
III subjects at the Kings Palace. Tuesday,
MARCH 5TH, -(Mardi Gras) Imperial Day
Pageant of His Majesty, the King OF the
Carnival, attended by his Court.
Tuesday, MARCH 5, Mardi Gras night.
Gorgeous Illuminated Night Pageant Of
the Knights of Proteus, which for brill
fancy and niagnifeeRce has never been
equaled OIL this Continent.
Many other attractions too numerous t.
mention, will together form ronnd u
pleasures that cannot be had in any
other City. The numerous Theatres, in
Gliding the French Opera House, are il
full blast, with the leading attractions O
| the day. Call on your nearest Ticke
| Agent for rates and further particulars.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-07
1t is About Time.

1t is about time that the law abid-
ing people of the State, the lovers OF
peace and order, the self-respecting,
the rcspcctOrs of our enlightened
manhood, the respcctOrs of Oui
boosted Southern love of fair play,
the respectors of all that is enrolling
in human nature should arise as if OF
one accord in the denunciation OF
lawlessness, inhumanity and outrage
as perpetrated in the State, and rescue
her fair name from the shadow which
the evil minded have cast upon it.
Mississippi can no longer shut her
eyes to her own sons, but must at
once denounce and punish wrong
when and where it occurs, and foster
obedience to law continuously and
conscientiously.
Let there be no more mohs, no more
Kemper county affairs, no more negro
hanging, no more terrorism, no more
cries of race conflict, but let there he
order, peace, the execution of the
laws; let us he civilized and decent
giving our enemies of the North
no cause for condemning It's, and in
creasing the number of allies in the
North among the better class, whom
we ask to come and live with us.
This will do more for immigration
than aught else.-Natche- Demo
crUf
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-07

Dudley, the Indiana Republican
boodler, who wrote the famous letter
from New York city to the Republi-
cans in Indiana directing them to buy
votes in the late election, has just
been indicted by the Grand Jury at
Indianapolis and it is now probable
that he will find abundant leisure, in
side penitentiary walls, to devise
numberless new schemes for buying
votes and carrying Presidential cleo
tions, before another is held.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-07

mamma" said Johnnie, still smart
ing from single application, sis the
roof of anything on top of it ?" "Of
coarse it is" she said shortly. "And
don't shingles always go on the roofi''
Certainly they do" Then Johnnie
was silent for quite a while. Finally
he said, in n quivering voice: "Mama,
amt my roof upside down?"
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-07

louisiana is just now reaching for
Mississippi's "horns" in the race of
lawlessness. A perfect reign of terror
has prevailed for sometime past in
the parish of IBERIA, and New
Orleans comes to the front meantime
with another tragedy that out-Herods
Herod. The principals in this crime
are unusual, namely: II little girl OF
IL years, an infant almost, figuring in
the Improbable role of mistress and
suicide, and an old man nearly sixty,
playing the part of seducer, debauch-
er of children and murderer.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-07
Renews Her Youth.

Mrs. Phoebe Chesley, Peterson, Clay
county, Iowa, tells the following remark
able story, the truth of which is voach-
ed for by the residents of the town: ~
am 73 years old, have been troubled with
kidney complaint and lameness for many
years; could not dress myself without
help. Now l am free from all pain and
soreness, and am able to do all my own
homework. owe my thanks to Flee
trio Bitters for having renewed my
youth, and having removed completely
all disease and pain"
Try bottle. Only so cents at 7. L.
Meade & Co.'s.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-07

For the benefit of all interested, we
to-day publish the text of the law
making the non-payment of the poll
tax misdemeanor, punishable by
fine. 1t is one of the best laws the
last Legislature passed and will prove
of immense advantage to the public
school fund. Parties who haven't yet
settled theis poll-tax will save trouble
and money by reading the law and
settling before March the first. when
the sheriff is required to turn all de-
linquents over to the tender mercies
of the several Justices of the Peace.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-07

A few short years ago the Sword and
Shield, the Nieksburg Post, the New
Mississippian and the LEADER were
the only papers in State which advO-
Gated the abolition of the Penitentiary
leasing system. Now the press is al
most unit on the subject, the ex-
ceptions being on the other side.
Let the system be abolished by the
next Legislature by all means, and in
a few years every thing will be run
ing along as smoothly and as little OPP
position heard to State control as is
now heard to Railroad Supervision
q measure at one time most yOcifer-
Onsly opposed by large and pow
erful element.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-07

A local option election has been or
dered in Kinds, to take place next
Tuesday. Though short, the cam
paign will he vigorous one, and the
Prohibitionists are sangninc of sue
cess.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-07

Warren Stewart, a son of Col. j. ID.
Stewart, Register of the L. 5. Land
Office at Jackson, was assassinated in
cold blood at Arcola last Friday by
one John Diamond, drug clerk.
According to the reports, Diamond
ought to be speedily sent hence by
the hemp route, but long petition
for Executive clemency and the yawn-
ing hopper of the pardon mill may
already be seen in the perspective,
and he is doubtless resting easy. A
negro tomahawked by him the day
before the killing of Stewart has also
since died.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-07

Col. John Bolts Dcason is taking
the lead in movement to establish a
canning factory at Hattiesburg. The
Colonel is irrepressihle.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-07

When subscribing for newspaper
get the best, The Times Democrat of
New Orleans-Daily and Weekly. 1t
has the ldrGcst circulation.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-07

The Farmers Alliance is constant
ly growing in strength and in the per-
fecting of its plans, and promises to
be of lasting advantage to the worthy
class whose special interests it is in
tended to advance.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-07

If railroads and cities could be sue
Cessfully built ON paper. Natchez
would be u second Chicago.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-07

Read the advertisement of the
Memphis Appeal, ore of tie best and
most cntcrprising papers of the South.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-07

Ifyou fail to see me and,,advise with me
do not object when classify your lands
as best can.
l will also take personal assessments
at the same times and places.
d. s. II. COX, Assessor.
Jan. 10, 1t.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-07
THURSDAY, Feb. Z, 1889.

Battered a. Brockhavcu fostoflice as sec
oad elias, nail matter.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-07
70 Ysvsr Men and Middle Aged Ill.,

SURE CURE. The awful effects o.
"A early vice which brings organic VIZ WIZ
ness, destroying both mind ana p"" tI,
with all its dreadful ills, pern'ane"''
cured. ,,.,t,r
URETHRAL STRUCTURE Permane;nt!sg
| cnred Removal complete, nei,,o
knife, caustic or dilution; without pa"
injury. Proof indisputable. .ovs
nRS BELTS Address those VINO nIn'
| impaired themselves by imprcl%' min
dnlgences and solitary habits, "nIcu Ear
both body and mind. uniting 'h'"'
business, study or marriage. .;,o nm
MARRIED MEN, or those entei' aahili.
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OUR sUccE SIS
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Third-Medicines are pfep",'". sa thus
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The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-07

On Tuesday last Mr.. J. B. McGehee
brought into Woodville about twenty
home raised mules, some of which
were as fine looking as are brought
from Kentucky. This goes to show
that as good mules can be raised here
as in any other place. 1t would be a
good thing if we had few more j. B.
McGehees in this section of the coun-
try WOOddille Republic0n.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-07

orrrcr-Lrad., Binding, -. Cherokee :
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-07

NERVOUS Debility, SpermatorrhGa'
Seminal Losses, Night Emissions Less %
Of Vital Powers, Sleeplessness, pei
spondency, Loss of Memory, Confusion Of
Ideas, Lassitude, Gloomness, Depression
of Spirits, Aversion to Society, Dull; Ls a
less, Unfit for Study or Business and mas
life burden, Safely, Permanently all"
Privately Cured. ,u;.
MOOD AND SKIN Diseases, SymphlllS'
* disease most horribl" in its reSn''S,
Completely eradicated without file use, use o.
mercury. Scrofula, Erysinslas, f G;n,
Sores, Blotches, PimpleS, ulcers, r Sars
in the Head and Bones, syphlIl'lc oo'
Throat, Mouth and Tongue, CataIrI' e.v,
Permanently Cared when Others nave
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URINARY, Kidney and Bladder l Fra
| bles, Weak Back, Burning Urine, tl aI
Snency of Urinating, Urine high c'IOleu
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orbma. elect, Cystis, etc., Promptly an"
safely cured. Charges reasonable
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-07

AT a large meeting of the color
ed citizens at jackson they repudiated
the charge made against them by the
Grand Jury that they had terrOrized
their own race and had formed a Sc
cret organization having for an object
the punishment or murder of negroes
who testified against others in eases
where the law is violated.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-07

The Meridian Breeze has been alb
sorbed by the Meridian Democrat.
Percy Gambrell, the former editor of
the Breeze, will be connected with
the Democrat as travelling agent.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-07

The ladies of st. Andrews Parish
at jackson rendered their retiring
rector, Rev. VIM. Short, reception
on January 31st, at which he was pre-
scented with gifts of esteem.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-07

Chancellor Warren Cowan has rem
dered decision in the ease of Wood
ruff ct al. against the State, the
Delta and Pine Land Company and
the L. N. o. g. T. Railroad Company,
in which it was sought to charge the
lands of the defendants with the
levee bonds of District No. J.. The
case was heard last September on de-
murrers to the bill. The Chancellor
ordered the demurers sustained and
the bill limissed.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-07

A negro man, aged %, and giving
his name as Jesse r. Parham, has
been swiDdling his colored brethren
at Port Gibson to the extent of 60 odd
dollars. He offered to loan them
money from some rich white man
at Vicksburg, but required $500 to
'draw up the papers," Procuring this
cash from several he went his way,
which no man knoweth. a eE.-E
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-07
NOTICE.
To the Land Otuners of Lincoln Comfy :

To the Land OWnerS Of lincoln Comfy:
Under the new law for the assessment Of
lands am required to classify all lands
and divide them into eight different
qualities. When the land is so divided
the law itself fixes the value.
The land owners of Lincoln county are
invited to meet me at the following times
and places to consult about the quality of
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-07

The Vicksburg and Meridian rail
road is to be sold sometime next
month. The Meridian News thinks
the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia will be bidder.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-02-12
The Clerks once.

The full complement OF clerks Is re-
stored in the Supreme Court Clerks Of
fee, and Mr. Henry Smith, the new
head, viii now have easier sailing than
during the late brief DISCRIMINATION.
Mr. Reist, Deputy Clerk, has had his
desk changed, being placed opposite the
door, where he win bear the brunt OF the
reporters worry. Mr. A. W Carter,
Second Deputy, viii, however. have TO
take his share OF that annoyance, and If
he bear II as graciously as his seniors
have always done, the most amicable re-
lations will continue between the judicial
scribes and the public scribblers. The
opportunity IS now taken OF acknowledge
ing the unyarying courtesy to the press
OF Nr. Smith In the Office, while short
handed n help during the late term
also the same quality Manifested without
a break BY 1fr Rest, during the whole
term OF which lie vas the clerk.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-02-12
our Pioneer T-amway.

The city tam cars have now become
= permanent institution, and NOS 0.
them 70 and come crowded with passsn-
gers. This Is especially the case with
The Waikiki cars, which rarely have less
than thirty 70 forty persons aboard.
Las Sunday. and tie same remark viii
apply ID every Sunday since they began
% run the cars were crowded iron
morning nj late q night. The necessity
for more cars : -yery apparent and i Is
probable that they VIII run AZ shorter
intervals, say every fifteen minutes, a
lezS. during the busy hours Of the day.
L : said that the receipts. even on the
single line now open, more than cover
the current expenses. II this be -, the
completion O. the four principal routes,
and their connection with the city front
and steamboat landings VII make the
enterprise Z printable one 10 the share
The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-02-12
TEMPERANCE.
Miss Aokerman Before the Blue Ribbon
League-An Enjoyable Concert and
an Ablc Addr,Ss

Miss Aokerman Before the Blue Ribbon
LeAgue-An Enjoyable Concert and
an Able Address.
4 Il. large and enthusiastic audience
greeted Miss Jessie 4. Ackerman's tenn
perance lecture on Saturday evening at
the Y. NJ. c. \. hall. The place was
NEARLY filled with people OF different
nationalitieS and various classes. The
Rev. H. II. Geweu, the President OF the
Blue Ribbon League, in brief but select
words hailed the large gathering rs an
encouraging indication of public interest,
and was very happy 10 know that lady
had come 70 revive the Blue Ribbon
movement, for the local workers were
growing respondent over the lack OF
enthusiasm lately paid by the general
membership.
The musical and literary exercises
were up 10 their usual standard OF excel
lence and received well merited plaudits.
Mr.. II. W. Peek, 3. ~, Assistant Prin-
cipal OF the ROYAL School, rendered a
selection in truly sublime oratoricsl
style, proving himself 4 poSseSsor OF ex-
Cellent Evolutionary ability.
\ rine duet was played by Mr.. W. f.
Herrick on the violin and his daughter,
Miss Phoebe y Herrick, on the piano.
Miss NJ. LiShman and Miss DrGSSler sang
10 the unanimous admiration OF all pre-
sent.
Mrs. j. NJ. Whitney, President W. c.
7. l., introduced the speaker OF the
evening. Miss Ackerman spoke Tor
nearly an hour, all the while carry
ing her audience with her. All weru
highly impressed with her earnest eX-
hort2tions, the softness OF her voice, her
yery graceful delivery, and other fine
traits that helped to inspire enthusiasm
or wake convictions among the auditors.
Rev. II. H Gowen closed the
meeting with prayer, after which many
came forward and signed 'the pledge
Miss Alderman was rejoiced with this
tangible result OF her sympathetic ad-
dress.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-02-12
Robert Louis stevenson.

Mr.. Henry f. Poor gave luau at Ma
nuia on Sunday, Sd instant, in honor of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson
and party. A splendid bill OF fare all in
the Hawaiian style was presented, and
the King was one OF the special guests
Mrs. Stevenson presented His Majesty
with 4 rare golden pearl iron the Low
Archipelago, the presentation being &C
companied with the following lines from
Mr.. Stevenson, read by himself:
The Silver Ship, my King-that was her
name
In the bright islands whence your fathers
came
The Silver ship, AZ rest from wind and tides.
Below yOur palace, in your harbOr rides:
And the Sea-fairieS, sitting safe on shore
Like eager merchants, count their trea-
sureS DER.
One gift they find, one strange and lovely
thing,
Now doubly precious, since it pleased a
The right. my Iiege. is ancient as the Tyre
For bardS 10 give TO kings what Kings ad-
mire.
It's mine to offer, for ApOllo's sake:
And since the gift Is fitting, yours to take.
To golden hands the golden pearl bring;
The Ocean jewel 10 the Island King.