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The Lamar register., 1890-11-22
Tho MississIppI constItutIon,

Tho now Constitution of Mississippi,
which took effect on the 1st instant and
is now tho supreme law of the State. may
be sHid to represent the best wisdom Of
the South upon tho subject Of the race
problem. 1t was framed mainly for the
avowed purpose of giving the whites an
assurance of political supremacy. There
was no concealment of their purpose, and
no attempt to evade the responsibility Of
practically disfranchising the majority in
the interest Of the minority. The result
is worth considering, therefore, as the
latest authoritative manifestation OF
Southern craftsmanship in this most inn
portant relation. 1t embodies a scheme
of apportionment by which the counties
having preponderance of white voters
are given larger representation in the
Legislature in proportion to their total
population than the counties having .
preponderance of colored voters. Then,
all of the State officers are to be chosen
through electors corresponding to the
number of members of the House to
which the different districts are entitled.
That is to say, the popular vote will not
really elect candidate; he must have
majority OF that vote not only, but also
majority of the electoral votes-and the
Legislature is to count tho votes and de-
clare the result.
This should be sufficient, one would
naturally say, to keep the whites in con-
troll of the State SO long as the population
shall remain distributed as at present;
but still another precaution has been
taken. After the lat of January, 1892,
every voter must "be able to read any
section in the Constitution of the State.
or to understan the same when read to
him, or give reasonable Interpretation
thereof" The election officers are to be
the sole judges, of course, in the applica-
| ton of this test, which is equivalent to
saying that they are to have the author
against illiterate black citizens and in
favor of illiterate white citizens Thus,
| under this provision the blacks may be
prevented from voting to any extent that
may be desirable; and on the other hand,
| when PERMITTED to vote, their votes are
not to count for anything, under the sin
gular process by which elections are to be
finally determined, To claim that this
arrangement is republican, either in
form or spirit, is to be absurd 1t il in
fact directly antasonistic to the republi-
can idea, inasmuch as it makes funda-
mental distinction between two classes OF
people, giving one an advantage over the
other on grounds not recognized by the
Federal Constitution. There are 169J664
coiorcd voters and 11S,S9O white ones in
Mississippi; and the latter are to have ab-
solute political sway simply by reason Of
| their complexion. This may be nsces-
sary, but it is certainly not republican.
Such al adjustment Of great question
of logic and OF morality will not stand.
1t merely provides temporary relief
The vital issue remains to bring further
trouble and to compel better trestmsnt
since it is true in Mississippi as else
where that no successful substitute for
justice has yet been Globe
Democrat.
The Lamar register., 1890-11-22

The Neu York Post says: -The No.
Ha,r pshire Senatorship seena to Aspeo6
on a technicality and tho cc11erpe4n
Senator Chandler will placs -. ~ -
this be SO. the Democrats havo oe4onf1ay
been. Dttle prsrioas !. s6at7D -
next Senator from NsH A,.pa / q
Granite Stnte can scarcely - -
doubtful. There can b NtSle -
as to the manner n Nh11h ~ &
Chandler win conatrpe ~ eoo1nfs1
-DeHrer Ha<
The Lamar register., 1890-11-22
Irrigated and Improved Farms!
\ T. @. HENRY'S
.+REAT OFFER!

TIE ARKANSAS RIVER, LAND. RESERVOIR AND CANAL.
COMPANY has 10000 of land lying sale
kuy those Who will land will
the fret principal may
. yssn With per interest payable annually Price s5
with actual of the paid perpetual
rEh. added The improvements generally
s,sg fsacpg aud rights so
ssbsct only annual exceeding
~ Asss also bail, from $50 and in
there email ba;dng, corral average
~ Of with right We
years the foregoing land. leersl
s..hA seed. sAy furnish ii As pr-fsrr-d.
The Lamar register., 1890-11-22

A bitter fight is being waged in
the Alabama Legislature between
the Farmers Alliance and Demo-
Gratis over the Senatorship.
If an election was held in Colo
RADIO to decide who is the biggest
fraud in the State, N. P. Hill
would obtain a practically unani-
nous vote from all parties.
Col. G. A. Henry's Republican,
came out as half sheet the week
after the election, and the next
week failed to appear at all. The
election seems to have gone wrong
for the Col.
California and Nevada each gave
largely increased Republican ma
jorities. The hardy yeomanIy of
those States took this commenda-
bic method of showing their con-
tempt for the effete East.
The Dakotas are excited over a
big Indian raid. 1t is the fire.
qucnt outbreaks of these marauders
which constantly recalls the wis
dom of General Sherman's familiar
description of good Indian.
The newspapers of the valley are
thinning out slowly. The Rocky
Ford Enterprise and Granada Sen
tinel have each field to them
selves now. La Junta is the only
town east of Pueblo that has more
than two papers.
The Democratic majority in
Congress is 154. The Republi-
can majority in our Board of Com
missioners is only l. This makes a
difference of 153 in favor of the
Democrats. Still, strange to say, the
local Democracy is not happy.
The Sparks walls that the county
s.won't be able to stand year of
Republican rule" 1t is an evident
fact that the Sparks will not be
able to stand year of Republican
rule, but don't you bother yourself
about the county, she's all right.
The Denver Republican has been
very quiet about frauds on the
school funds, since the recent ex-
posures of the manner in which
the proprietor and editor and man
ager of that paper have each been
defrauding that fund out of large
sums of money justly due it.
AS the dustsclears away from the
wreck in Kansas, it becomes evil
dent that there are still a good
many men there who desire the
return of ingalls, to the Senate. and
that brilliant and useful statesman
may yet be retained in the position
he has for eighteen years adorned.
T. B. Wilson, of the late Rocky
Ford Watermelon, has become tired
of living in mugwump town, and
has moved his bright and juicy
Melon to La Junta where q Re-
publican candidate can occasionally
get his party's vote, without prom
Using the town county seat or a
new railroad.
Governor Gordon, of Georgia,
has been elected to the United
States Senate by the Legislature OF
that State to succeed General Jo-
seph Brown. Governor Gordon
was opposed by the Famers' ALI
ance, which had control of both
branches of the Legislature, but he
managed to get elected.
The Denver Republican has not
yet denied that Connel, who work
ed against Mr.. Allen, the Teller
candidate for Legislature in this
district, was their authorized agent,
yet the old hypocrite still processes
to have supported Mr.. Teller The
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-12-13
AFTER THE CARNIVAL.
Proud Rome IL Getting Ashamed of Al
Her Moods Of Levlty.

Proud Rome IL Getting Ashamed Of All
Her Moods Of Levity.
We may assume that it is Lent The
carnival is over, and good thing, too.
A man must be surprisingly fond of old
institu tions to have affection for this
mournful, spiritless survival OF an an
cient custom; or he must bo gifted with
/. singular taste for flowers IL he likos
being hit in the face with bruised nose-
gays that have been flung to and fro for
hours, or bunches Of green's that look
like the debris OF market hall. Tho
masks themselves arc we'll enough.
They, at any rate, are not aggressive;
and il they choose to play the fool for
the public entertainment, 1t were un.
generous in tho public TO upb-aid them.
Cardboard nosos, swords OF wood, and
divers fantastic garbs do give color to
the streets; and one can not but admire
the courage OF the gentle damsels who
90 hither and thither In motley, with
their marvelously-long black hair down
their backs. But the masquerade balls
are now poor affairs, in spite of all the
exertions of the committee. IL you
whisper your artless condolences to
creature whose disguise makes her seem
fair, you are sure II you persevere, to
find that she isnearer forty than twenty.
None but they who have experienced
it can estimate the horror of such
calamity.
Adieu, then, to the carnival. All the
Romans say that it Is dying institu.
ton, and many wish 1t speedy and
happy release. 1t is no longer the vogue
to send riderless horses galloping down
the Corso, (the Regent Street of Rome
The battles Of green stuff and the con.
tagion of buifoonery will soon be equally
out of fashion. Italy means to be prac,.
tical after the model of northern MS,
tions, now that she has King and In
settled Couutry.-CornhiE Magazine.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-12-13
AID AMONG ANIMALS.
Mutual Assistance Bestowed by Crabs Up
on Molted Companions.

Mutual Assistance Bestowed by Crabs Up
on Molted Companions.
Some land crabs of the West Indies
and North America combine in large
swarms in order to travel to the sea and
to deposit therein their spawn, and each
such migration implies concert, coop
Grafton and mutual support. As to the
big molucca crab. (LimaluS,) / was
struck lin 1882, at the Brighton Aqua
rium) with tho extent of mutual assist
ance which these clumsy animals are
capable Of bestowing upon comrade
in case of need. One of them had fallen
upon its back tn a corner of the tank.
and its heavy, saucepan-like carapacc
revented 1t from returning to its natil-
raj position, the more so as there was
in the corner an iron bar which render
ed the task still more difficult. It's com
rades came to the rescue, and for ono
hours time / watched how they endeav-
ored to help their fellowp prisoner They
came two at once, pushed their friend
from beneath, and after strenuous eff
forts succeeded in lifting ii upright; but
then the iron bar would prevent them
from achieving the work of rescue, and
the crab would again heavily fall upon
it's back. After many attempts, one of
the helpers would go in the depth of the
tank and bring two other crabs, which
would begin with fresh forces the same
pushing and lifting of their helpless
comrade. We staid in the Aquarium for
more than two hours. and. when leaving
we again came to cast 4 glance upon the
I
Since / saw that 1 can not refuse credit
TO the observation quoted by DIR. Eras-
mus Darwin-namely, that 1.-The COM
mon crab during the molting season sta
tions as sentinel an unmolted or hard
shelled individual to prevent marine
enemies from injuring molted individu-
uals in their unprotected state. Prince
Krapotkin, in Nineteenth Century.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-12-13
PRESERVING THE SEAL.
A Consideration Outside of International
Questions.

Consideration Outside OF International
Questions.
1t is not the purpose of this article to
trench in any measure upon points of in
ternational law which belong to the
diplomatic discussion of the question.
But there are considerations of an inter-
national character which can not bo
overlooked in viewing the subject from
a commercial standpoint. 1t is a spe-
cially pertinent fact that Great Britain
has an interest in the maintainence of
the Bohring Sea fisheries which is
shared by no other country. Nearly
nine-tenths of the fur seal skins taken
every year go directly to London to be
dressed, at least ten thousand people
being engaged in that city in the work
of preparing the skins for the market
Here is an English industry which de-
pends for its continued existence, at it's
present proportions at least, on the sue
cess of the policy of preserving the
Behring Sea fisheries from the fatal in
roads of poachers. AS fur wearing
people, the English have as deep con-
cern as we have in the preservation of
the fisheries; and, indeed, Great Britain
Coulu plohUapiJ ahoiu w PoJ SDhN ohS
to take care OF the herd which has ex-
cited the cupidity of It's INSCRIPTIONS
enemies, rather than have the herd de-
stroyed, or be instrumental in aiding
those whose operations, if con ntinued,
must end in its destruction, And, look
ing at this question from commercial
point of view, it would be difficult for
any nation to justify itself, II by contriv-
ance or connivance it should be acces-
sorry to the practical extinguishment
of species of animal which is OF com
mercial Importance, and which with
proper care might be preserved to com
merce for all time. indeed. the exig-
encies of the situation might Justify
combined action on the part of all ma
tons interested for the protection of the
waters of Behring Sea pending the set
tlement of the present diplomatic dis
pute.-North American Review.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-12-13
POETS AND POETRY.
How Some writer's of Verse Arc Deceived
In Their Own Work.

HOW some writer's Ot verse ARC DeCetFeu
In Their Own Work.
Though nature and life are full of po-
etry, great poets are few; for the poet Is
not a seer only, but maker" also In
Vulnerable hearts and minds have the
gift to perceive what only one has the
gift both to perceive and to write. Peo-
pie are constantly self-deceived about
this, and fancy they can express, be-
cause they can feel the beauty, harmony
and pathos of the world; and the delu-
sion is sometimes kept up by the fact
that now and again, in rare verse or
two, tho fancy comes true. More often,
something not good, but nearly good, is
achieved, and the writer sees in it not
what it actually is, but what he meant it
to bean error the reader docs not mako.
Again, assiduous perusal of other
poetry, combined with what may be
termed unconscious memory, produces
quantity of versification which apes the
form but lacks the soul of real poetry.
The composers inspiration Is stimulated
or generated by tho marriage of faint
original experience and strong COM
municated hint, while his utterance
falls helplessly into the Tilt and fashion
of the exemplar. Indeed, the strongest
poets who over scared have often, at the
outset of their flight, thus timed their
wing strokes by those of some broad
pinioned predecessor. But, after pass
ing an apprenticeship aloft, they have
learned rhythmic motion of their own.
There is another class of rhymers
who, judging them on the basis of what
they have done, might have developed
into original poets, but who-whether
through pressure of circumstances or
from deliberate choice-have turned
into other channels the energy that
| would have won the bays; or we may
say that their poetry, instead of getting
written down, Is worked outin the deeds
and relations of their lives. They do
the beauty which others sing; they show
how we'll good actions rhyme, and how
musically fall the feet of noble purposes.
Friends are their critics, and tho criti-
cism they offer is their friendship.
A man who, feeling poetry within
him, resolves that it shall be felt rather
than heard, may claim the honor due to
n noble self-abnegation. Toward such
the muse, we may suppose, feels an
arch and peculiar tenderness; for al
though protesting to renounce her. hui
man frailty leads them now and again
openly to invoke her, and to strive with
somewhat unready tongue to voice her
inspiration. She marks their embar-
rassed wooing with secret smile and
affects coyness, butiperhaps, loves them
none the less for their timidity. She is
theirs in spirit though not in form.
"Our union" she says to them, "can
never be fully acknowledged before the
world; but the bond between us is never.
theless vital one, and hereafter in the
higher life its integrity shall be vindi-
Gated. ."-Lippincott's
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-12-13
EIRESIpE FRAGMENTS.

Decorating home that is never ir.
radiated with hearty good-nature Is like
frescoing cellar wall.
"A little salt sprinkled over the sur
face OF mustard plaster will enable
the patient to keep 1t on for hours with
out much suffering.
Parsley Sauce: Chop fine one large
tablespoonful of parsley. Then rub 1t
with one tablespoonful of butter, and
add four tablespoonfuls Of hot cream or
milk, dash of pepper and pour 1t at
once over broiled salt tfish.-Demorests
Monthly.
Apple Short-Cake: Make short
dough as for biscuit, roll out thin and
bake. While warm, spread over good
apple sauce. Beat the whites OF three
eggs until stiff, sweeten, spread smooth
ly over the top and brown in the oven.
Good Housekeeping.
Lemon Peel Biscuits: Mix thinly
sliced lemon-peel with four or five
spoonfuls of flour, a quarter Of pound
of powdered sugar and four eggs. Spread
on creased paper, sprinkle with sugar
and bake. When done, remove from
paper and cut in squares. -Housekeeper.
"A Breakfast Relish: Toast slices of
stale rye or brown bread Butter well,
and pour over them hot milk which has
been seasoned with salt, pepper, and
butter, and thickened slightly with
flour. The addition Of few spoonfuls
| grated cheese makes this nice supper
or lunch dish. Review.
| Cheese Straws: -Four tablespoonfuls
| Of finely-grated cheese, two tablespoon
fuls of butter and four heaping table
spoonfuls of sifted flour; add salt, u
little cayenne and little grated nut
meg; mix thoroughly and pour into a
stiff paste with beaten egg and milk,
allowing one tablespoonful Of milk for
one egg; roll the paste very thin, and
cut it into very thin strips; bake in q
quick oven until just delicately Drowned;
serve cold, arranged loosely in pretty
dish.-Boston Herald.
Orange Pudding: Put some bread
crumbs to soak over night in quart OF
milk. The next morning beat three
eggs, stir them, with a cup OF sugar and
bit Of butter, into the breadcrumbs.
Add little grated orange peel and bake
hall an hour. Beat the whites OF two
eggs to froth, add four tablespoonfuls
of pulverized sugar and the juice of one
orange. Spread this icing over the pud'
ding and set in the oven moment or
two to set it. Serve cold or hot as pre-
ferred. A few nice raisins stirred into
the pudding is liked by some. The same
icing may be made for rice and tepioca
puddings. Household Monthly.
Creole Pancakes: This is a delight
full supper dish, and may be eaten with
either butter or sugar. Some persons
have called them ''quire of paper" cakes,
as each cake, when properly made, is as
thin as sheet of writing paper. Sift a
pint and half of flour; salt to taste. TIC
a cupful of right sour milk put half,
teaspoonful of soda, and heat till II
foams. Pour into the flour, add four
eggs, slightly beaten, and enough cold
water to make a thin batter. All milk
makes the cakes hard to turn. Grease
the griddle we'll and cover it with thir
coating of batter. Turn quickly with {
knife in each hand. Serve hot and cut
like pie,-Boston Budget
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-12-13
FIG. 9.

cover both the rack and the space be-
tween it and the hovel and allow a six
inch caves
The southeast end is left open for the
admission of sunshine and the cattle.
The northwest end is closed with two
doors as shown IN Fig. 3. One door is
made smaller than She other for con-
venience in passing through. The rack
is built with an open space on each side
and can have drop doors to close during
stormy weather if desired. The ar
rangement OF this rack is shown in the
last engraving. Hemlock scantling exc
inches (a) is nailed across each section
with the top side Is inches from the
ground. On top of these are nailed 2x3
hemlock scantlings with the inner sides
of each feet from the outside of the
rack at b and nailed to the uprights at C.
Lay board in the bottom and nail one
against the sides of the posts under the
cross piece a, so that shallow bin will
be formed. Nail by 3 inch strips 24
feet above the cross piece a, and cut
notches along the full length of these
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-12-13
u:,,I.:l AIM B q: q:
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FIG. 3.

four sticks, bb and &C. on the inner and
upper sides in which to nail strips.
Leave inch spaces between these for
cattle or only 8 inches for sheep. OBJ
serving these measurements, 13-foot
spruce Turing strips will make just
three strips for the rack. The shallow
bin at the bottom saves the short hay,
which the cattle may pull out and also
makes receptacle for feeding oat chaff
or any fine fodder. This rack cap be
divided into partitions for hay and straw
If variety of food is wished for. 1t is
very convenient when all hands are In
the woods or elsewhere for the day. as
the cattle can be fed in the morning
and plenty of room is given the weaker
80 they can get enough to eat--Jacob
Wyckof, in Farm and Home.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-12-13

the front Of the hovel when we had east
storms. They were often soaked with
rain together with their bedding in the
morning 1t was then l hit upon the
plan for the enlargement and improve
ment illustrated.
built large racks open at the top,
the full length of the side toward the
howell 1t has drop doors at the top of
each end (see Fig. ~. The ground on
which stood it is little lower than the
front of the howell This rack takes up
5h feet chose this width because
could cut up 16-foot lumber without
waste. 1t Is 2625 feet long, and two Of
these boards will reach across ono side
and end. 1t is built in five sections and
takes IL posts. Six of these are 8 feet
long for the outside and the others
feet long for the inside. The inner
face of the rack stands o96 feet from the
front line OF the howell This is good
width for driving through whom carting
fodder or manure. The 16-foot boards
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-12-13

THE SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, of New York,
says IAN extraordinary advance in the
use of Cocoon seems to have taken place OF
late years In England. In the House of
Commons this last session the Right Hon.
q. j. Goschen, the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, called attention to itas cause for
much of the falling off of the use of coffee.
He attributed 1t in II measure to the posi-
ton preparation of cocoa known as
Grateful and Comforting had taken. In
accord with this suggestion 1t may be in
teresting to follow the course cocoa has
taken In England since 1882, when the duty
which had been standing at Cd. perl with
an importation of under half n million
pounds, was reduced to I'd. per lb., and not
long after we find the homeopathic doc
trine of medicine introduced into the king
dom, and that the use of cocoon was specially
advocated by physicians adopting that mode
of practice. Soon after we find the first
homeopathic chemists established in En-
gland 1.-THE firm of James Epps Il Coz pro-
duced n special preparation, which only
needed boiling water or milk to be mt once
ready for the table, and the superior char
acter of this production has, no doubt, done
much, as the Chancellor of the Exchequer
said, to bring about (backed as 1t was by
further reduction of the duty to Id per lb)
the advance made"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-12-13
FARM AND GARDEN.
SHELTER For COWS.
How TO Enlarge and Improve tho Ordi
unry CattIe Hoyci

How TO Enlarge and Improve tho Ordi-
nary Cattle Hovel.
Hovels for cows like Fig. are found
In all parts of the country. The one
am using Is made MS shown in the Sec
ond engraving. II has an extra shed
With pump room and stable inclosed
on the ground floor, and is attached to
the grain barn instead of being separate.
have made these notifications be.
cause of the extra convenience and
profit secured. The upper part of the
building has windows in the front and
rear for taking in hay. In some cases they
have been fitted with hay forks, carrier
and tracks. The lower part of the
howell is left open to the cow-yard on
one side and usually faces the south or
southeast Two years ago I was raising
some choice heifers and the strong cat
tie annoyed them by pushing them to