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Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-02-16
Tax-Co11ectOr'@ 9ale

or LANDS IN WILKINSON COUNTY, DELINQUENT FOR THE
~ The undersigned Sheriff and Tax Collector Of
Wilkinson County State of Mississippi will on the
FIRST MONDAY IN MARCH. A. D., 1889,
public highest bidder CASH during the hours ed
by the town OF Woode the follow
ing Sale be continued from day to day until all are sold;
nds narke naval esnr redeemed
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-02-16
PETITION for LIQUOR LICENSE.

To tie Honorable Board of Mayor and
Aldermen of the town of Woodville,
Wilkinson county, Mississippi:
YOUR petitioners legal voters,
J. resident in the town of Wood.
vile, respectfully petition your Honor
able Board to grant and issue to
ISAAC KAISER,
resident of said town, license to
retail vinous and spirituous liquors in
less quantity than one gallon, in the
Schwarz brick store buildiDg. on Main
street in said town of Woodville. And
we hereby recommend the said appli-
cant Isaac Kaiser to be of good reputa-
tion, and sober and suitable person to
receive such license.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-02-16
NOVICE.
Guard ians Sale Of Real Estate
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, |
WrrrrINnnnr NorrArrr

Guardians Sale Of Real Estate :,
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, |
WILKINSON COUNTY.
DY virtue of decree of the Chanoerv
ID Court of Wilkinson county Mississ-
ppi, rendered at the January term
1889, the undersigned Guardian of the
Estate of Perry Baker, minor, will on
Monday the
FOURTH DAY OF MARCH 1889,
at the South door of the Court House
in the town of Woodville said county
and State, between the hours of IL
O'Clock a. M, and O'Clock p. M, sell
at public auction to the highest bidder
for cash, the l0nd of said minor in said
county described as one undivided one
third interest in 73O 1900 acre tract
of land in Section Spanish Claim 5,
Z. 2. r. W in said county, set apart
to said minor and Carrie Baker and
Eugenia Matthews in partition pro-
ceedings of this cour', and plat and
description thereof is in Final Chancery
Record page 100, to Which reference is
here made.
II. ". P. HUFF, Guardian:
Feb. 8, Sew.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-02-16

&&e4&AA
b..
Carpenter, Undertaken,
At his residence on east end of
Main street, will carry on the
business of
CAs!ENTEElEE and UNDERTAKING
AT THE ABOVE STAND.
AT THE ABOVE STAND.

Cash or satisfactory security will be
required in all cases. This rule will be
strictly adhered to in every instance.
A complete assortm ent OF METALLIC
and WO ODEN COFFINS are kept
constantly on hand, of fine style and
finish, which can be had very cheap.
NY personal attention with service of
hearse will be given when desired,
at reasonable rates.
jan. 'S3-1y:
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-02-16
FOURTH DAY OF MARCH 1889,
For SaIey

A Graded Jersey Cow 21l years old
with calf 6 weeks old. Apply at this
Office. If.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-02-16
W. F. r. R. Co., Passenger
Rates Reduced.

Commencing February LIST, local
passenger rates on this road will be
reduced to four cents per mile ,
making the fare between Woodville
and Bayou Sara only $1.OO. Cor
responding reduction to other sta
tons.
This road makes connection at
Bayou Sara with Steamers from all
river points.
A. W. ROBINSON, S upt.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-02-16
~dELDER COB
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENTS.
MISUNDERSTANDING

New ORLEANS INSURANCE Assn.
HOME INSURANCE Co., Of New York.
PHOENIX INSURANCE Co., Of Hartford.
WESTERN Assurance Co., of Toronto.
Miss, HOME ms. Co, of Vicksburg.
1TDwelIings, Stores, Stocks and
Gin Houses specially solicited.
Dec. l. 'SS.-tf.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-02-16
Best Beef in Market!
MUTTON FRESH PORK and SAUSAGE,

always for sale in season at my stand
butcher none but EEsT CATTLE, SHEET
and HOGS, TO be bought in the market
Always to be found at my stall at the
MARKET HOUSE. kill beef every day.
Market from 5 to 8 o'clock q. M, and
all Saturdays.
D@-Orders from customers carefully
complied with.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-10-26
Railroad Building.

During the nine months of the year that
have now passed the work of railway build
ing has been going on upon several hun
dred new roads, branches and extensions
in various parts of the country, and yet so
vast is our country and so little attention
does the work of railway development in
one locality attract in any other that the
general public has very little idea how
much has been done and seems to be still
laboring under the conviction that the
year 1889 is to be marked in history by an.
insignificant amount of railway construc-1
ton. 1t will therefore be of general inter-
est to learn that already over $500 miles ~
main line track have been laid since ting
year began aud that the probabilities arr
that fully 5000 miles, and perhaps NOR III
will have been completed before the elf
of the year. III
The greatest activity in construction hB@
been witnessed in the South. Ii eleved
Southern States, counting Texas as such,
the track laid this year already aggregates
147S miles, or nearly As per cent of the
total. Georgia leads the country thus far
with an addition of 238 miles on twelve
different lines, followed by Texas with 179
miles, Virginia with 176 M les, Tennessee
with 40 miles, North Carolina with 147
miles, Mississippi with 14O, Kentucky
with 1877, and so on. Aside from the South
ern States, Washington Territory thus far
makes the largest showing, 214 miles hav-
ing been laid on twelve lines, and this
will be very considerably increased before
the end of the year. The greatest number
of new roads is reported from Pennsyl-
vania where 152 miles have already been
laid on fifteen lines, with much more in
progress. The New England States to-
gether with New York and New Jersey
have added 235 miles and have several
enterprises under way.-Ra6zaoay Age.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-10-26
Remedy for Poison Ivy.

An exchange says the bruised leaves OF
the common plantain is an excellent anu
dote and always convenient REMEDY lof
poison ivy. hub them over the eruptlons
and bind them on if possible. Fine taole
salt often effects a cure Applications, OF
soap sometimes afford relief. Sweet Ola Is
one of the sure3t and most agreeable RENE
dies. Battle the irritated parts frequently
with the oil. A correspondent speaks IN
high terms of sulphite of soda as a r 'I
giving his experience as follows SUI
fered from having been poisoned ny Ivy
twelve years ago. l was compietely Wv
cred with it, and tried all the olo. anu no"
cures for it without any gooa resulting
from them, until one day orugg,s.s
clerk gave me ten cents worth OIL suipniS
of soda dissolved in one pint Oh "atoi'
and told me to battle with II ireei'
It acted like magic; it allayed the l1cn l1
inp and was very soothing, and was wei
in week. have told great many PEI
nla of it and those who used it have psen
invariably cured. I keep bottle Oh ~
constantly mixed, and when L have Oeen
among the ivy, which | often am, ! "a
ways battle with it, and am never oo'n.
sred with poison after using 1t once VI
twice. 1t is not poison, like sugaF-oi ae%
and some of the other remedies tha' car ca"
not be kept in the way of children
mite of soda can be obtained OF any couh =.
trv drnpeist. but in ordering, II WIN ID W
we'll to State that it IS sulphlte OF soo"'
not sulpbate that is wanted, otne -
there is q possibility of getting the ia sSts
which in plain English is glauo,sef '
and will not answer the purpose
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-10-26
Temperance.

The following resolutions were adopted
at meeting of the general conference Of
Me1hodists at Iowa City, Iowa, st its recent
session
Resolved, That we hail with JOY the
continued agitation of this question in this
and all our sister States, realizing that in
the education of the people in this direc
ton lies the final hope for the overthrow
of the gigantic evil and, rejoicing in our
victory, we extend our hearth ast sym pathy
to those still engaged in the arduous con
tict
Resolved, That we extend our hear
test sympathy to the W. C. T. q. and
pledge our cooperation to these Cody
women in every laudabe effort which they
may put forth in their conflict with the
liquor habit.
Resolved, That, believing alcohol in
every form to be poison in it's effect on
the human system, we commend the enact
ment of laws for scientific temperance edu-
cation.
Resolved, Believing that the question
must be finally settled at the ballot box,
we express the opinion that no Methodist
voter should permit himself to be con-
trolled by party organizations which are
managed in the interest of the liquor
traffic, and we earnestly recommend I'M
ceasing individual effort for the rescue of
the victims of intemperance, and for the
enforcement of existing prchiLitory laws.
Resolved, That we extend our con-
CALCULATIONS to the people of the two Dako-
tas upon the triumph of sobriety and
order over the organized effort of the
whole liquor traffic.
Resolved, That we stand squarely upon
the platform of the general conference of
1888, in it's uncompromising hostility to
license, high or low.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-10-26
The Poor Farmer.

The following article was published in
the Southern Planter, but will bear repeti-
ton A farmer tells us that the other
day he found brother farmer in mighty
bad way He said that he had actually
come to the conclusion that a man could
not make living by farming in this coun
try, and if he could find anybody to give
his land to he was going to hunt pew
country. | was sorry for him, for he
looked powerfully down IN the mouth.
Said |, 'Zob, have You tried TO make p
living farming?"
Have tried?' he said, with lock that
indicated that | was fool or an ignoramus
'Why, have worked myself and my folks
nearly to death, and we have been getting
poorer and poorer every year
THAT is strange" said l. ''some people
do make living right here in this coun-
try"
He replied, as he stopped to get chip
to white Il carried my cotton to town
the other day, and when | went to square
up was left in debt for meat and bread
and guano for last year. Wseall work ed
hard and have nothing left, and we are al
ways in debt This is no country for
poor white man."
His voice trembled and he seemed in
power of trouble. 1t made me feel real
sorry, for he was hard working fellow.
Said |, 'How do you manage, Z5b? DO
you have good garden and have plenty
of vegetables IN their season.
Looking down at his feet, he replied =:
"Do you reckon | amt got nothing to do
but paddle around in a blame old garden?
| tell you it is all can do to tend my crop"
"Well, said [, ''you have been living
at the same place fifteen years; reckon
you have lots of fruits of different sorts to
eat in summer and fall, and to put up for
winter?'
81 reckon amt I need my land for
my crop"
$50 you raise plenty of Irish and sweet
potatoes, do youY'
"Plenty while they last, and that ain |
long" he replied
"Do you keep cows to gre you milk
and butterT'
Sometimes we do and sometimes we
don't"
'Does your wife raise many chickens
and turkeys and such like?"
How can she, when she has to help me
with my CROP?
"Do you make plenty of corn and oats
for your own uoe?"
"Of course don't when am obliged
to plant big crop of cotton to pay my lien
and pay for guano."
Several fellows who were sitting round
on the goods boxes said: That's whats
the matter with Hannah ~
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-10-26
Send Your Children to School at Home

Just now many of the young people of
the parish are departing for college. The
number that will go abroad this season
will doubtless amount to forty or fifty
These young people will spend while alb
sent at college not less than $4,000. Let
US see what this sum would do in the
cause of education if spent at home. First
let US say, however, that of the number
who go off to school, large percentage
are not sufficiently advanced to enter a
college class aud are forced to enter the
primary departments of those schools,
which departments are always over
crowded. If good schools could be lad at
home, large proportion of those who go
off could remain at home and be taught at
a comparatively insignificant sum.
Twelve thousand dollars would main
tain twenty good schools, with able teach
ers in charge, for period of ten months.
In these twenty schools six hundred pupils
could be taught, whereas only forty or
fifty children receive the benefit of this
$12 GOO. This could be termed getting
the best returns for the money spent. Let
the people think about this matter, and
when one of them concludes to send his
son or daughter to some distant school,
and spend $500 per year for that privilege,
Element school, and encourage his neigh
Dor who is about to send his children
abroad to do likewise, and let them con-
jointly employ good teacher and open
school, in which not only one child can be
taught, but thirty may be instructed. We
know from observation that pupils can be
advanced more rapidly in country and viii
lage schools where the teacher is compe-
tent and faithful than in crowded high
schools and colleges, because there the
teacher can give and does give more time
to the instruction of each pupil. Some
parents send their children to college be.
fore they have gotten out of the spelling
book, and if the child's education is to be
completed, it requires him to be absent
from home four or five years, and entail
an expenditure of three or four thousand
dollars other parents, not being able to
keepeneir children in college longer, send
OBJ 81 Pa at least three or four months,
c Mch. 2S-ly II ~"< st the expiration
OF --e with ez---7Jle to show for the
twoSEE:ee hundre.-~dollars spent than
the blue coat and brass buttons they wear.
Either one of these classes of parents
acts foolishly. The amount of money
spent by the former in the education of
one child would educate a dozen, and the
two or three hundred dollars fritted away
on the three or four months attendance of
a son at college would keep that son in
school three or four years at home.
Again, parents are to be condemned for
sending little children to college. child
under six teen years of age has no business
at college. -Faa'nerutzIe Ad0oe0te.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-10-26

The Massachusetts, branch of the Aneri-
can Federation of Labor at it's meeting
passed resolutions in favor of reducing the
per capita tax from to cent per month.
A special session was ordered at Boston in
March to take action on the plans for an
eight-hour working day. It was also voted
that eight-hour meetings should be held
simultaneously over the State at some
given time.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-10-26
Deep Flowing for Trees.

Many years ago, when oxen for labor
were common, we hitched three yoke of
oxen to the largest size double Michigan
pillow for inverting the sod of an old pas
ture. Invent eleven inches deep, measur-
ing from the sod to the bottom of the fur,
row, but the new, mellow bed of inverted 3,t
earth measured eighteen inches. inns
nroyed an admirable preparation for young
trees, the growth of which exceeded any
seen elsewhere, and the wood ripened per-
fectly.-Counta'v Gentleman.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-10-26
The Corn Palace.
THE GOOD EFFECTS OF THE SOUTHERN
u,Irrr

THE GOOD EFFECTS OF THE SOUTHERN
EXHIBITS AT THE CORN PALACE.
Colonel H. S. Hyatt, editor of the South
srn Product and Progress, and an emf
nent authority on agricultural and immi-
grafton questions, returned yesterday from
a two weeks visit to Sioux City and the
Northwest. He was actively connected
with the Southern exhibit at the Sioux
City Corn Palace.
He talks interestingly about the exposi-
ton, and is full of information. The
palace itself was 240 feet long, 1870 wide
and 100 high. Exhibits occupied three
stories. The design is unique in the ex-
IRENE, every part being covered with corn,
sorghum cane and grasses, the former OF
all colors, used whole and cut in every
conceivable shape and design, without
limit of beasts, birds and many flames,
buildings and notices above all an en-
tire county, marked off in townships, pub
lie roads, railways, springs, creeks and
rivers, cities and villages, by the arrange
ment of corn of different colors, the sur
face being smooth, having more the ap-
pearance of painting.
The exhibit from the South was repre-
sentative and attractive. Space at COM
mand did not permit the display of all the
things taken by the Illinois Central, or a
proper classification and yet no other de-
partment attracted so much attention from
the opening to the close. The exhibit
consisted mainly of corn, rice, sugar cane,
vegetables, fruits (fresh and canned), cot
ton, woods, minerals, etc, not emitting
Mr.. Carey's alligator.
The great variety of timber and the
beauty of it's finish were much admired.
AS the display far exceeded any that has
ever been made here, where such vast
wealth resources grow, it would have
been, no doubt, quite as surprising even
to Louisiana people. The large blocks of
native salt from Southern Louisiana
proved great attraction, as also did the
silk (crazy q1ilt) map of Mississippi made
by Natchez lady.
Although hastily and Unexpectedly gath
cred up, as a whole, the exhibit from this
section ranked among the best.
Each forenoon large professions of va
rious kinds paraded. On the third day
the Illinois Central participated with
mammoth float drawn by six jet black
horses a liveried horse representing each
State through which that section passes
and hundred banners, or less, carried by
high officials, and score or more others
who rejoiced to see the enterprising rail-
way company in the lead.
General Passenger Agent Coleman and
Southern Passenger Agent Murray, both
of New Orleans, were there to work and
carry banners with the rest.
Colonel Hyatt speaks most encouraging
ly of Southern immigration and the impe-
tus which will be given it by the splendid
showing made in Missouri by the South.
The South compares well with the North
west The main reliance there is corn
and grass. The former, sold in the mar
ket, will average about s. per acre, crop
value. The hay is mostly wild, or prairie,
and fed on the farms during the winter.
The sandiest lands of this gulf coast will
yield double the value of what are expected
from those lands. This alone is volume
in favor of Southern immigration
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-10-26
The Weddings.

Cotton wedding, end of first year paper
wedding, end of second year leather we'd
ding, end of third year wooden wedding,
end of fifth sg,ear wooden wedding, end of
seventh year; tin wedding, end of tenth
year silk and fine linen wedding, end of
twelfth year crystal wedding, end of if
teen years china wedding, end of twenty
years silver wedding, end of twenty five
years pearl wedding, end of thirty years;
ruby wedding, end of fcrty years; golden
wed ling, end of fifty years diamond we'd
ding, end of seventy five years.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-10-26
Treating of Free Schools. Slave Trade
and Earl Galloway.

-
One good is likely to result from the
visit of the Emperor William to England
recently.
Among the questions he asked was one
in regard to the percentage of illiterate
persons in England. An approximate esti-
mate being given him, he bluntly expressed
his surprise at the existence of such con-
dition of popular ignorance in country so
wealthy and SO highia the scale of civility.
His comments VIZ repeated to the Queen,
who lost no time in laying the matter
before her advisers and requesting them
to suggest remedy. The persistent agi-
tators who have for so many years kept
the question of free schools before the pub
lie in spite of their discouraging expert
ences, feel at last that there is prospect
of seeing their labors crowned with sue
cess, but they complain that Indifference
of the most high authority oppose it sue
cess. They say that the common
people know too much already. 1t must
be said to the credit of the House of Lords
that very few of them entertain this idea,
the ultra conservative element who asso-
ciate dynamite with spelling books, finding
their frmest supporters among the coun-
try squires and rural members of the
House of Commons. Various circum-
stances have combined to bring about
reaction in the anti slavery crusade. 1t is
an embarrassing fact that the Germans
and English on the East African coast have
been agitating the slave trade and it can
not be shown that they have at all dimin-
ished it in extent. Even Cardinal Lavi-
gerie feels somewhat depressed at the
prospect and has postponed the proposed
conference until spring.
1t is stated that owing to the conserva-
tive pressure, the work of removing the
Instructions to navigation at the ''Iron
Gate" of the Danube, will be stopped. The
old school of nobility who have so frantic
ally opposed the project for years, have
again been successful in their protest. The
fear of opening way for hostile iron-clads
into the heart of Austria, has once more
the appeals of the CONNER
cial classes.
The Indictment of the Earl of Galloway
has caused a futter among Britons here
by the legislators, some of whom have
futtered SO far away that they are not
likely to return before the present unwhole-
some excitement shall have died away.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-10-26
The Worship of Rum.

The worship of rum is one of the strang
est hallucinatinns of the human mind.
Taking out of the great army of worship
ers those who traffic in liquor and the
drinkers, and there is still left an immense
number-indeed the majority do not
drink and have no personal interest in the
liquor traffic. Yet they are as bitter
against any movement that is made to
prohibit this ruinous business as if they
WERE In Rhode Island and Pennsylvania
prohibits has recently been voted down,
and this practical worship Of rum by decent
men is frequently shown by the congratu-
latory remarks made by the press and by
individuals. The liquor business is curse.
That statemen cannot be doubted by any
intelligent, sane man; and when the ques-
ton is submitted to the people, independ-
emit of partisan action, as it was in the two
States named, it would seem as If there
would be favorable result. But the Curl
GUS worship of rum does the business.
Men who do not drink, who despise rum
seller, who loathe drunkard ; who would
not employ or do business with man whose
breath sm3ft of liquor, vote to legalize the
traffic. Now what is the reason? It is just
this: Rum always has been sold and is
consequently an old moss-covered evil that
demands respect because Of its age 1t is
the old story of doing as our fathers did
it is the old story of fighting innovocations;
it is the old story of accepting old meth
DDS as certainly orthodox; and we 60 on
burying fathers and brothers and sons in
drunkards' graves, because that has been
the way from time whence the memory
of man runneth not to the contrary. 1t is
the sublimest stupidity, but the fact
Iemains. - Exchange.