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Morning journal and courier., 1890-06-07

THE DEADLY CROSSING.


Nothing more sad and horrifying than the
death of Mr.. McCloud has happened In this
city in a long time. Its sadness and horror
are intensified by the fact that In the effort
to save his life, which he supposed to be In
danger he lost 1t. It ia evident that the
driver took great and entirely unjustiiable
risk. It is also evident that If Mr.. Mccloud
had been willing to take the same risk ne
would have escaped. But he became panic
stricken and jumped at the wrong time.
There is good evidence that the guard pro-
vided by the railroad company was doing his
duty, bat the driver paid no attention to
him, thinking that he could get across the
track in time.
There will, of course, be general outcry
against the deadly railroad crossing, and there
ought to be. Many times during the last
two OF three years has the attention of the
public been called to it In a very
unpleasant and alarming way. It Is perfect
keeping the agreement made with the city in
regard to it. Something should be done
about it, and that, too, before anybody else
is killed. If the promise made the city is a
bad one let the matter be fully understood
and better one made and kept. It dees
not seem feasible to abolish the crossing, but
it is entirely feasible to make the railroad
company take such care of it as to make 1t
safe. There ought to be ingenuity enough
among the railroad officers and the city au-
thorities to fix up some plan whic b will be
fair and much less dangerous than the pres
ent one. II should be done Immediately,
before somebody else is wounded or killed.
If the railroad company isn't inclined to do
its part It should be made to.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-06-07
Al LV ER.

It now looks as If both houses of congress
would pass a silver bill containing provisions
more or less unsound and dangerous. The
London Spectator recently etated that it was
the hope of English faaneiers that congress
would paes bill for the free coinage of all
silver that might be offered at our mints at
the ratio Of sixteen to one of gold. 1t adds:
"Nothing can ruin or greatly iujure the
United States, and the world would benefit
by great object lesson in bimetalism." We
cannot oblige the English fnanciers In this
way, but something that will prove to be
instructive will perhaps be done.
The main reason given by the silver men
to show why the government should buy
their silver at high price is that the people
of this country need more money. So most
of them do, but the New York Times tells
the plain truth when it says: There Is no
contraction going ON at the present time, and
there has been none. The amount of cur
rency in actual circulation was never before
so large in proportion to the population, and
It is still larger. far larger, In proportion to
the real need for it. Within the last seven
teen years the currency in coin and In bills
redeemable in coin has moro than doubled.
No one pretends that the population has
doubled in that time. Meanwhile, the de-
posits in the national banks, every dollar of
which is available as q part of the
medium of exchange, have more than
doubled, while the increase in the country
banks has been relatively very much larger,
being nearly threefold. That there may be
q positively larger number of persons in the
United States to-day who would like more
money than they can honestly get. Is fair
inference from the increase Of human beings
of the ordinary type, but there is not be-
tween the Atlantic and Pacific one single
man who suffers In any legitimate business
from a lack of currency in the country at
large.
1t is to be hoped that some way will he
found to save this country from the silver
men. At present, however, the outlook is
not pleasing.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-06-07

thought, to be very we'll able to stand the
action Of fire, but they are. This was strik-
ingly shown in ere in England, which oo-
ourred In large warehouse and ragged with
great fury for Eve hours. The post was
found eventually but little affected by the
fire. 1t was taken out, and, as further
test, was placed In the midst of a heap of
shavings, light and heavy wood, saturated
with petroleum. This was ignited and burned
tor two hours and half, at the end of which
time the post was withdrawal and split longi.
tudinslly with steel wedges in order to as
certain it's condition. The post was pitch
pine-about the most infammable wood
known-and yet, after an exposure Of seven
hours to an intense heat, It contained within
quantity of perfectly uniDjured and sppar-
emily fresh wood, probably capable Of sup
porting the whole weight which the original
post was designed to carry.
The editor of the Walla Walla Journal has
tried farming, and this is the way the expert
ment has impressed him: The bssest fraud
on earth is agriculture. The deadliest ignis
fatuus that ever glittered to beguile and daz-
zle to betray is agriculture. We speak with
feeling on this subject, and we've been glit-
tered and beguiled and dazzled and deceived
by the same arch deoeiver. She had prom
ised us bees and they few away after putting
a head on us; promised US early potatoes, ,and
the drouth has withered them. She has prom
ised cherries; the curculio has stung them;
they contain living things uncomely to the
eye and unsavory to the taste. She has
promised us Strawberries, and the young
chickens have devoured them. We were in
the sheep business and hard winter closed
down on US and the lambs died in the shell.
No wonder that Cain killed his brother. He
was a<iller of the ground. The wonder is
that he did not kill his father, and then
weep because he did not have grandfather
to kill.
A prophet Is not without honor save in his
own country. The last edition of the poet
Freiligrath's works, just published in Stutt-
CART, contains these words concerning Walt
Whitman: A wonderful man. We confess
that he moves us, unsettles us, fascinates us.
We must look closely at this new colleague
who threatens to upset our whole ars postics,
all our aesthetic theories and laws. In fact,
when we listen earnestly to his words, when
the deep sonorous swell of his stormy rhap-
sody mas become familiar to our ears, We feel
that our customary verse making, our push
ing Of our thoughts into certain traditional
forms, our foolery with sound and harmony,
our counting and measuring of syllables, our
manufactures of sonnets, strophes an STAN
zas, are petty and childish. Have we really
come to the point at which poetry demands
q new style of expressions Has our day such
great things to utter that the new wine re-
quires new hottless Is there poetry Of the
future just dawning as tho music of the
future dawned some years agos Is Walt
Whitman another and greater Richard Wag-
| nara
Morning journal and courier., 1890-06-07
EGG 0unas.
Howe & StGtsOl
SALE COMMENCES
MONDAY, JUNE I'd

Regence China Silks, 20 in.
wide, in plain colors Gall the
desirable shades), at 3ec per y'd.
This is the best Summer Silk
fabric of this season /; regular
price is CSC.
20 pieces Embroidered Hem
stitched Swiss Flounces, As in.
wide, at 25c per y'd; takes only
4H yards for a dress-the retail
price has been 4oc.
High lustre Black Mohairs,
81 inches wide (6 yards makes a
full dress), at 5Sc yard; would
be cheap at 75c.
One case Colored Drapery
Scrim at &c yard. These Scrims
are full width and are actually
worth Ioc. Just the thing for
shore cottages.
Drive in fine all wool Black
Serges, 46 inches wide, at 75c
per yard. These goods cannot
be duplicated under $I.oo.
IS pieces striped wool Beiges,
36 inches wide, at 2oc yard +; the
wholesale price of these goods
in April was 42Hc; never have
been retailed for less than soc.
One case, 1883 yards, White
Plaid Nainsooks, in nine styles
of even and broken plaids, at
6Ac y'd, as extraordinary value.
Two special values in Ladies
Fast Black Hose at soc pair ;
one is a beautiful fine fast black
cotton, with high spliced heel !;
the other is fast black Isle
thread, with high spliced heel
all at soc perry pair. Very de-
sirable goods and value.
We have closed out several
lots of Ladies Colored Skirts
that are pretty and cheap, viz:
Full sized Grey Striped Skirts,
with extension top, plated and
ruffled trimmings, at csc and
$I.oo each also Gray Mohair
Skirts with velvet trimming, at
$I.oo, reduced from $I.5o.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-06-07
r AE n Y.

Professor-Charles. in establishing fire
what is indispsnsablea Charles Fire
Philadelphia Inquirer.
"Can you tell me-" says the man who has
nothing better to do, siwhy note with
fraudulent endorsement might be described
as supines" "No." Because it lies on Its
back. Washington Post.
Fegg-"I have conundram for you,
Slimpsy. What is the difference between
Your head and pumpkins" Slimpsy-I
give 1t up, Fegg." Fegg-"That's the right
Wasn't it very big fellow that just got
fellow angler. ''No," was the reply; sit was
a measely little chap. I'd have thrown him
back If I'd caught him. Brooklyn Life.
"Is your husband of literary turn of
mind2 Does he readi" "Rsada I guess he
does readi Why, I've known thst man to go
down to the front door in his night clothes
at 8 o'clock of a December morning to get
his newspaper. ."-Harper's Bazaar.
The teacher of Sunday school class of
colored children expounded to them the par-
able of the prodigel son. She described in
man eating husks while the swine fed on the
corn. In the midst of her description one
attentive boy held up his hand and said:
"Missus, ! think that white boy was fool"
"Why do you think sos" " Case If had
been him I would "a stole one O. dem hogs
an had good tnner."-Christian Advo-
cate.
Scene, A happy home. Eater Reginald de
Montfort.
Reginald de Montfort (folding his arms
and glaring iereely) )-Madam, do you know
me?
Mrs. Guinevere McGinnis with hauteur)-
must confess, sir, that I have not that
honor.
R. de NJ (hIssing into her esr)-Then I
will tell you.
Mrs. McG. %, great heavens! see it all
| now. You are-oh, have pity, have pityl
R. de N. (sneering)-Pitys Pity ard L are
strangers. You must answer to me.
| Mrs. Meg. (slmost overcome)-Yes. yes; I
! knQY-bat Think am only a weak wo-
| man. Bsgeasrous.
R. de NJ {visihly- ed)-Woman,
dare not spare you even Though might wish
| to.
Mrs. MeG.-And you will know alls~
R. de M must.
Mrs. Meg. (with visible effort at self COM
| troD-Then 1 am thirty-four years old, have
| no chronic diseases, have no mental defects,
am earsighted, slightly deaf, but am not
deformed; we own our home, and it isn't
mortgsged. Now, cir. Leave me, leave
me. (Falls fsinting to the floor, while Regi-
nald de III. stalks calmly through the door
Washington Post.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-06-07
EDITORIAL NOTES.

No winter, and tropical thunder storms.
Whittier are We driftings
The Waterloo ballroom, where once there
was sound Of revelry by night, and all
went merry ~ marriage bell. just before
Napoleon's overthrow, is for sale. II 10 the
upper story of now deserted brewery In
the Rue de la Blanchisssrie, Brussels. It is
q very large room with rough beams sup
ported by row of six wooden pillars in the
center, and the upset price ID 102. 200 francs.
The life insurance business In this country
amounts to something. Tho annual income
of the life companies is $50, ,000, 900 moro
than the total bonded and floating debt Of
the 2S0o counties of the United States. The
entire debt of the State governments Is
$22s, ,87o, ,8l7. which Is less than one third OF
the assets Of the life insurance companies.
The national debt is now SITS, 9,178, $40,
which is $75, ,000, 900 less than the new in.
surancs written by the regular companies
during 1889.
Prince Bismarck was once law court re-
porter. After passing his State examina-
tion In law at the University of Berlin, the
embryo chancellor was made ofAcial law re-
porter at one of the courts of that oity. But
Bismarck the young law reporter lacked the
discretion and diplomacy of Bismarck the
chancellor. He one day engaged in wordy
wiz with a certain pig-headed witness, and
at last threatened the object of his wrath
that he would have him kicked out. The
judge, however, reproved the young re-
porter by saying that he attended to the
kicking out. "Well," said Bismarck to the
Objectionable witness, "be careful what you
say, or will get the judge to kick you out"
Editor Cannon, of Ogden, Utah. has pro-
posed feature for the great fair at Chicago
which he thinks will outrival any attraction
hitherto devised. He proposes to lay out
the United States In miniature, In park OF
750 acres, showing the whole country on a
scale of square yard for square mile, with
divisions of States, territories. counties and
towns, every physical feature Of the coun-
| try, including lakes and rivers. mountain
chains, eorees, canons, forests and prairies.
Everthing would be made as natural a. pos
sibls on big scale, and even cities, villages
and farm houses, would be represented.
Such map would be splendid object les
son, but who has geography enough in hia
head to make 1t complete and aocuratss
Big feet are not the only things for which
| Chicago is notable. She has also big ideas
Says the Herald of that city concerning the
coming fair: It's organization will represent
the most ancient learning and the most mod
ern art. It's faculties will be more numerous
than that of Salamanca In its heydsy. 1t will
contain evidences of mans ingenuity un'
known when the Count Aquinas was study
ing on Monte Casino the books that were t.
give the greatest of scholars to the Middle
Ages. It will show in actuslity concepts o
Aristotle which his contemporaries held t
be only dreams. Every age will contribute
to its stores. Every land will share in IT
splendors. Every race will be prssent in it
achievements. All sciences will participat
In its manifestations.
Wooden posts might not seem, ct drs
Morning journal and courier., 1890-06-07
TALK ABOUT TUXEDO.

Your splendid "Tuxedo Powder" is une'
qualled, and your presents are very fine.
MISS MARY WINTER,
II Bishop st.. New Haven, Conn.
Shall never use any but tuxedo Powder. u
The gold watch arrived safely.
MRS. MARGARET HCCARTY,
30 Concord ST., Lowell, Mass.
As washing powder consider Tuxedo
superior to any.
MRS. MARIA BENNETT,
308 Water st., Lawrence, Mass.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-06-07

The graceful and becoming lace dresses
continue to hold tho place In popular favor
20 which their beauty entitles them. An
Morning journal and courier., 1890-06-07

W 6AekhSs
Serene, fold my arms and wait,
Nor care for wi.d, or tide, or sea.
rave no more 'gainst tide or 1ste,
For 10! my own shall come to me.
stay nay haste, make delays,
For what avails this eager pace?
stand amid the eternal ways,
And what is mine shall know my face.
Asleep, awake, by night or day,
The friends seek are seeking me;
No wind can drive my bark astray,
Nor change the tide of destiny.
What matter il stand alone?
wait with joy the coming years.
Ny heart shall reap where 1t has sown,
And garner up its fruit OF tears.
The waters know their own and draw
The brock that springs in yonder height.
So flows the good with equal law
Unto the soul Of pure delight.
The stars come nightly to tho sky;
The tidal wave unto the sea;
Nor time, nor space, nor deep, nor high,
Can keep my own away from me.
JOHN BURROUGHS.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1890-12-27
THE REAPPoRTloNMENr.

The 1espportlonment bill which
has been fav1rably reported to
the House. fixes the total number
Of Reprcs nj atlveS at 1856, or the
ratio OF one to every la, ,90l in
habltan.s or major faction
thereof. Under its provisions no
State losees in representation and
the following gains will result to
the States named: Alabama
Arkansas, California, Colorado,
Georgia, Kansas. Massachusetts.
Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey,
Oregon, Washington and Wis
consin, one member each: Illinois,
Minnesota, Pennsylvania and
Texas, two each, and Nebraska a
three, 1t will he seen that SIX of
the new members 90 to the South,
including Missouri, and elghteen
to the North-most of the latter
to the Northwest.
The Constitution provides that
the number of Representative.
shall not exceed one for every
30 600 inhabitants, and that eacl
State shall have Il; least one Rep
resentatiye. With only this elastic
rule to govern, the number oi
Representatives, might be in
creased TO more than five times
the total fixed by this bill. Ever
with 356 members tie Houss
would be small compared with
the British Commons, winch ha.
$40 members. aud The French
Chamber Of Deputies, which sas
II 557.
In political way the inc, ease
does not promise aoy special eair
to either of the two great parties
for the seeming advantage 10 hs
Republicans on the basis Of th'
vote of 1888 is fairly counter
balanced by the results Of th'
| Congressional elections Of fis
piesett year.
The addition of twcnty-foul
members 10 the Honse carries
with It an enlargement of ths
Electoral College to 444 votes,
but as the new apportionment Iaw
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rrl1IoM FoR pAR poN.

To His Excellecy, John M.StOno,
Governor Of Mississippi: Petition
ers would show that Henry Quin
was at the January term 1887 IN
the circuit eom6 of Pike county,
convicted Of anassault and battery
on Beauregard Wilson with intent
to kill and murder, and sentenced
to five years imprisonment; that
the testimony against GUN was Of
nn unsatisfactory character rs the
assault was made III the lM 3 The
testimony vas conflicting e 10
whether he wa3 the asaaultlng plr-
~, leaving his identity nneertIiu;
that chere was evidence tending K
Show an alibi; that the wound in
llicted WAS made with small shot
that Qain has Suffered nearly fon
years. Imprisonment Wherefore
petitioners pray your Exeellencl
TO commute the balance Of the sait
sentence.
Petition signed bY 1872 citizens
i and on file in this office.
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GALL EoR MSS CONVENTION.
Headquarters National Prohibition Con
80 East 14th Street, New York.

Headquarters National Prohibition Com.
81 East 1Ath Street, New York,
At tile request of large number OF
citi ms Of he State OF Mississippi, Va
hereby cali Mass Convention ot thos G
who favor the organization Of the proh-
bition party in She State, to meet u rho
State House, jackson. Miss. Thursday
Jan Sth, 1891, at lOa M
All who advocate Prohibition Of the
traffic in Alcoholic beverages; who dcsirc
pure politics, good government. reform in
the interest Of the producing and cor
suming masses, and who beliove that
these reforms can best be secured through
reorganization Of political forces arc
cordially invited to attend
Farmers, Mechanics, Good Templars,
Sons OF temperance, Rochahits anil other
reform clubs arc invited to send repre-
sentatives. Able speakers viii berrcsent
Further information can be obtained by
addressing either Of the uudcrsi gned.
II is hoped that the occasion viii cal
ont large representation OF the besi
citizenship ofthe State OF Mississippi
signed, SAMUEL DlCKlE,
Chairman National Committee
j. LLOYD THOMAS,
Secretary National Committee.
HENRY WARE, Pass Christian, Mss.
Chairman State Committee
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WHAT lAE FARMERS waNr.

The financial policy of the AL
lance, as reported BY the COM
mittee ON legislation, embrace d
the following amended d 4mands:
First We demand the boil.
ton of nation Il banks: we de-
mand that the Government sha |
establish sub treasures IN
the several States which shall
loan money directly to tae people
at low rate of interest not to ex-
ceWI 2pel cent per annum on nor
peisshable farm products and also
upon real estate with proper lint
tatlons upon the quantity of land
aud amount of money, We de-
n.and that the amount of the cir
culating medium be speedily IN
creased to not less than $50 per
capita.
Second. We demand that Con-
gross shall pass such laws as shall
effic ually prevent the dealing IN
futures of all agricultural and me
chanical productions.
Third. We condemn the silver
bill recently passed by Congress
and demand in lieu thereof the
free and unlimited coinage of
SILVER.
Fourth We demand the pas
sage of laws prohibiting alien
ownership of land and that Con-
/ gress take prompt action to devise
some plan to obtain all lands now
owned by aliens and foreign syn
dlcates.
Fifth. Believing ia the doctrine
Of equal rights to all aud specla
! privileges to none, we demanC
that cur national legislation sha
De SO tanned in the future rs no
to build up one Industry at thi
expense ofanot4er.
Sixth. We demand the mos
rigid, honest, and just State anc
National governmental contro
and supervision OF the means o
pnbIic communication and tlans
portatlon, and if this control al,
supervision do not remove TIL
abuses now existing wo domain
the Government ownership o
such means of communication an
transportation.
Mr.. Loucks, of South Dakota
tned to have stricken ont th
word "farm" with reference t
loans of money on farm products
but his motion was defeated. MI
Hall, of Missouri, opposed tb
sublrcasury plan. A SPIRITED de
bate followed. aud the report wa
adopted by 79 to 8. A resolutio
opposing the Conger lard bill an
favorIng the Paddock pure-ioo
bill was passed.
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pisaoluTloN MOTIor.

MAGNoLlA, Miss. Dec /, 1899,
We have tbis day, by mutual
consent, dissolved partnership in
Tombstone aad Marble works
The firm in future viii be known
as w. +. Harden, wbo assumes
all liabilities. Either party is au-
thorized 10 collect money due the
firm of Harlem & lcnes.
N. I. IIARDEN
w. N. JoSEs.
dec. IL g0-4t.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Land Ofiice at jackson, Miss, Dec. 90, 80.
Notice is hereby given that tile follow
ine-nalned settler has filed notice Of his
intention TO make final proof in support
Of his claim, and thar said proof will be
made before Cireuit Clerk at Magnolia,
Miss, on Jan. 30, 1891, viz:
LEVI ALEXANDER.
Homestead No. 1906 for the 81 nwt and
nw4 sw4 Sec. T N, Il 10 +.
He names the following witnesses 90
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation Of, said land viz: Corsellas
Boyd, Berry Marherry, John F. McEweI,.
w. J.. Boyd, all ofSartinsyille r. o. Miss
X. G. Kerr, Regisfer
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Land Onice at Jackson, Miss, Dee. 90, 80.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing-named settler has filed notice Of her
intention to make final proof in support
Of her claim, and that said proof will be-
made before Circuit Clerlo at Magnolia,
Mss, on Jan. 81, 1891, viz
MOURNING WILLIAMS,
widow Of Charles Williams, Homestead
No. 1851 for the nwl sw Sec. 5T2N, ,R9E.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation Of said land, viz: Perry stall
ings, jacob Dillon, Hardy lIntchings.
Levi Conerly, al Of Holmesyillc J. Q.
riss, Il. C. Kerr, Register.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Land Oifce al Jackson, MISS Dac l9 90.
Notice is hereby given that tbe follow
ing-named settler has iilcd notice 81 lis
intrution To make iual proot in support
of lis claim, and that slii proof wid he
made before Circuit Clerk at Nagnoll4
Miss. on january 81, 1891, viz
JOHN NJ CONERLN,
Homestead NO. 1916 for the sw nv
sw See II and NE SCI Nee. IL 4 81, Z
II 4.
lie names The following witnesses to
prove his continuous residenrcuppn and
cultivation 81, sail hud, viz A. Il.
hampton T.. &. Andrews Chim GmNo
T. o. MISS, Noah Striuger W l. NcDou-
aid, Tylertown, l.. q. MISS
re, htRR. Register.
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NorLoE NOE PUBIOArION

Land Office Mt Jackson Miss, Dec. 90 30.
Notice is hereby given that Che follow
ing-naned settler has filel notice of his
intention to make final proof in support
Of his claim, and that snid proof will be
made before Circuit lerk at Magnolia
Miss, on jan. 80, 1891 viz:
WILLIAM +. ALEXANDER,
Homestead No. 1605J for the nwi net See,
514N, Il 10 +.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation OF, said sand, viz: Cornelius
Boyl, Berry MarberIy, john +. McEwen
/ w u Boyd, all Of Sartinsyillc p. o. Miss
r. G.. Kerr, Register.