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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1890-10-10

The constitutional convention OF
Mississippi, now IN session at Jackso n,
seeins in danger of being controlled
by the demagogucs.
The one great thing for that con-
ycntion to do Is to restrict the elective
franchise 10 responsible voters. Every
intelligent mali IN the state knows that
to be the Necessity of the hour; and
yet the small-minded, unprinciplcd
politicians, whose only hope Of promi-
nencc lies in deceitful pandcring to
the prejudices and seliislness of the
ignorant whites, seem determined TO
defeat every measure for Thorough re-
form.
The rcmedt ifiust be heroic one
If effective, II Is botind to Offend the
white inconipctents rs well as tile
blacks. We earnestly hope that the
honest and patriotic members of the
Mississippi convention may be able TO
shame the obstructive element into
silence. and construct a constitution
that shall confine the grave duty Of
voting TO citizens who have something
al stake, and who are under bonds,
moral and material, TO vote judieiously.
Undoubtedly there are here and
there impccunious and illitcratsm nich
who would make safe voters, bufthey
arc the exception. Laws must be
made for the general average, not for
the exception. Expcrichtc has shown
that, as a rule, the possession of prop
erty ahd intelligence, and several years
residence in the locality, are necessary
TO insure discretion in the voter. To
that we must all come at last aud
the sooner the bctter.-Anglo-lsdr0a
Charchmdn.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1890-10-10
Insrhsssrs.
cApuA. 7aAc q.

1.-THE man from Thracs," siinded TO in The
first stanza, was spArtacus, the gladiator, who
headed the slsve-revolt against isomt
We were friends and comrades loyal, though !
was Of alien race,
And be free born Ssmnite that followed the
man from Thrsce,
And there, In the mid-trena, he and stood,
face 30 face.
I was a branded swordsnan, and he was snppls
aud strong.
They saved us alive from the battle, odo us this
- cruelest wrong,
That sach should slAy the other there before the
- staring shrong.
Faocs-fsccs and faces how II made my brain
10 spin!
Beautiful fACesOf women. and tiger souls there.
ia!
Aud merry voices OF girIs that laughed, debating
Of who should win.A
Over us. burning and cloudIess, dazzled the bIue
sky's dome;
Far away TO the eastward the white snow peaks
of his home; ta
And in front, the Prsfecs. purple-clsd, in the
deadly might of Rome.
And 80, In ths mid-srens, we stood there face
10 face,
And be looked me righyin the eyes and said /:
II ask thee one last grace
Stay me, for thee I cannot" Then held his
hand space.
But knew not what answered the blue hesv-
ems round and Wide
S1rged mp and downs fash Of steel-my
sword was through his side,
And I was down upon my knecs, and held him
a. be died.
His blood wxs warm on my fingers, his eyes were
scarcely still,
When they tore him from me and the blade that
else had o lied al IN.
And IL Ia one more day am theirs, 10 work
their will.
No matter the sand, and The sun, and the faces
hateful 90 see,
They viii be nothing g-nothingl But wonder
who may be
The other man have 10 dght-the man that
shall kill me7
"A. Werner.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1890-10-10

The Voice has made d collection OF
statements from prison officers in all
parts of the country as to whether
prisoners who are confirmed aud
habitual users of alcoholic liquors are
cut off at Oncc from the beverage, or
arc supplied with liquor for time
aud allowed to ~tapcr Off gradually.
In only four out of forty-thrce
prisons reported Is the "tapcring of
practiccd. IN the rest the supply ofli-
quor is cut off at once; though, in q
few cases, doctors sometimes prescribe
siimulanis. In some cases bromide,
chlorsl, ammonia aud anodYnes are
administered, but no liquor. In one
Texas prison the drunkards arc cal
lowed to drink moderately at all times"
and in Kentucky Jail they are
-'tapcred off slowly As to the effects
of suddenly dcpriving the habitual
Irinker of bis beverage, tho very gcn-
cral testimony is that Il il beneficial.
Some men suffer for time from a
nervous prostration, but the recovery
Is more rapid under total deprivation
than under the taperiug of process.
One prison reports 10000 eases of
drunkenness and dclirium trcinens
which have improved from the time of
deprivation. This may serve to quiet
the fears of the confirmed inebriate
that IL would nearly Kill him to quit
drinking. lie would suffer somewhat,
but abstinence would not endsngcr
his life. a wiso physician would be
able TO help him out If lie had the viii
TO stop short. If hc tried to stop by
tsperipg on, the chances are thon-
sand to ouo that he will never stop
Springfield Union.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1890-10-10

The Freihaus (frce house), situated
in suburb Of Vienna Austria, is the
most spacious building On the globes
Within It's walls q whole tity ofhuman
beings live and work, sltep and eat,
II contains between 1900 and 1900
rooms; divided into upwards Of 400
dwelling apartments OF from four 10
six rooms each. This immense house
has thirteen courttards-fiyc open and
eight cUycred=-and n large gardch
within its wallis A visitor 10 the builds
ing relates that he once spent two
hours in looking for h han known to
reside IN the house.
Scarcely trade. hmdiwork or
profession can be named which is not
represented In this enormous building
Gold and silver workers, makers of
fancy articles, lodging-housc keepers;
bookbinders, agents, turner's, hatters,
officers, locksihiths, joincrs, tutor.,
scientific men. govcrniiicht clerks.
three bakers, eighteen thilbfs, twenty
nine shoemakcrs and many other
tradcsmen live in IL.
The house has thirty-onc siaircascs;
and fronts on three streets aud one
square. In one day the posiman's
delivery has amounted TO as many as
1000 pieces TO this single but titanic
hotisc. TO address letter t0 tho house
and TO the person it is intended for
does not assure the sender that the
person to whom ii is addressed will
ever receive IT.
In order to "makc 'assuranc6 doubly
sure" all letters addressed Go tho
"Freihaus" must be provided with both
the given and the surname of the
person for whom intended, the nuns
Der of the court, the lumber of the
apartment otherwise it is apt 10 go
astray, as though addressed TO a city
with directions as to street
aud number.
At the present time 2,112 persons
live in this immense building, and pay
an anhhhI rental of over 100000 flOrins!
Colorado Exchange journal.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1890-10-10

A newspaper man who evidently
knows what he is taking about, speaks
thus OF that nuisance, tho anonymous
correspondent aIf you allow such fell
lows to use your columns, you will
some day wish you had not done SO.
lie Is either crank, who wishes TO
use you TO work of his crazy ideas on
the public; or he has some private
grudgo to wreak on an enemy. There
Is nothing TO gain such fellows,
and much to lose. All correspondence
should be carefully read and literally
blue pencilled. 1t pays TO tear tho
stufiing right out of matter sent you
by your correspondents when the least
doubt exists as to their meaning. The
best place for all matter not of great
public interest Is In your wastebaskct.
Better a thousand times have less
matter in your paper, than to ill the
columns with what nobody reads.
Short. sharp, telling editorial comments
and brief breezy locals are the life OF
any paper. particularly a country
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1890-10-10

Puns on names are generally tabooed, but
here arc two worth repeating. A noted
Washington wag and beau Of thirty years
ago signed his name "a. More" Mrs. John
Washington had invited him 10 formal
dinner party at Mount Vernon The COM
pany all arriveds except Mr.. More, but
knowing his queer ways. the hostess did not
wait for him. After she was seated some
time, huge envelope was handed her, In
which she found an enormous leaf AZ q syo-
amore tree. The interpretation was
Sick. "A. More
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1890-10-10
Hermanville. Miss., Oct 9Th, 1890.


James Pcmbcrton of West Leigh
was charged in the local police court
the other day with having been drunk
on licensed premises. Pcmbcrton In
sisted upon defending himself, and he
did so with good humor and an In
gcnuity that excited tho marvel of the
count. lie contended that he was not
drunk at the time he was taken into
custody, whcreupou the court asked
HIM If he knew what constituted
drunkenness. He replied that no man
was drunk so long as he was not in
capable or disorderly that as the time
of his arrest he was quietly demanding
more liquor. @Your honor" continued
Pcmbcrton, Il have formulated my
theory in this wise, which | beg your
honor to hear and TO conader well:
He Is not drunk who from tbe door,
Can rise and drink and ask for more;
But be Is drunk vho prosirxte lies
without tbs strength 70 driuk or rise
This poetical presentation impressed
.he court So favorably that the case was
dismissed, and 1t Is bolicycd that Penn
bcrton's muse has established some
what of preccdcnt.-C Chicago Nesrs.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1890-10-10

Round trip tickets are now on sale to the prin-
cipal summer resorts OF the United States and
Canada.
For rates and other information, apply to all
agents or 20
Y. w. HOW. PR ROGERS
Gent Pzsa'r Agt. Ass't Gen'l pass'r Agt
MEMPHIS TKNx.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1890-10-10

The best remedy for bleeding at
the nose, according to an eminent
medical authority. is a vigorous
motion Of Tie jaws, as if in the act
of masticatioa. 1t lfasl never been
known to fail = not even in very
severe cases.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1890-10-10

Whereas IL has pleased our Father
In Heaven to remove from our midst
a member of this Sunday school in the
person OF our dear friend and school,
mate, Philip I. Teggctt, who died on
the 10th day of September, 1890, now
be IL
Resolved LIST, That while we bow in
humble submission to the will of Him
who rules over the universe, we still
mourn the loss OF one who has ever
been dear to us In all the walks of
this life.
Resolved End, That wo extend TO the
sorrowing parents, sister and brothers
our heartfelt sympathies.
Resolved 3rd, That we ask the Port
Gibson lscvciIle tu publish the above
and copy be sent TO his family and
that these resolutions be spread upon
the minutes of our Sabbath school
record.
II. II. CAMPiiEfds
+. I. McyoY.
A. II. CHUSS,
Committee.
Hermanville, Miss., Oct 9Th, 1890.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-06-27
The Mystery of pimples.

Certain hcantlficrs declare that
even in the adult they can produce
dimplcs by Il scmi-surgical process.
This may be, but, after nll. the ST.
clet" sprin" of the dinplc is the soul.
AS the latter ovcriows with smiles
the face assumes II radiance that art
cannot initiate. Blue eyes or black
sparkle as the light rusles upward
from its hidden caves, cheeks glow
and dimplcs appear. For IL girl, two
dimpIes. one at each corner OF the
mouth or near those points, are 1,
lavish gift. The daintiest smile will
bring them out well defined and raw
ishing, Il broad grin will expand
them into burrows. Therefore it is
womnas privilege to smile. ifshe has
dimples. This is no news to the fair
sen. \ woman with dimplcs would
not lose one for the world. She is
very c;lrful of them, and regulates
her smiles TO the capacity OF hcr dim
pies.
Moreover, by smiling a woman
may producca pretty good imitation
oil II dilnple-a dinpleoid, the der
matologists would call it. Young
girls practice this before II mirror,
and with remarkable success. 4
halt hour a day for about two years
is generally sufficient to produce
good results. The operation is sim
pie. First, carefully ascertain the
effect OF an ordinary smile. Note the
expansion of thcmouth. Next place
Il thumb and iorctinger, one in each
furrow made by the smile; then al
tcrnately relax and contract the
smile. at the same time pressing
heavily on the burrows. One thing
must he avoided in order to give
the operation a fair trial. In eating
be careful to move only thejaws dur.
ing mastication. Do not move the
whole face. Many darling dimplc,
by the latter error, is lost irretriev.
ably. And, above all, practice the
same smile without deviation.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-06-27
Lovers of Gems.

William Hunt the artist, and Henry
Ward Reecler used often to meet at
Mr.. Remick's i'll Boston, and each
was fond of pointing out new gem
beauties to the other. One day, while
MIR. Beecher was looking over The
contents of the safe, he came across
n bit OF chalcedony.
"Ah," saidhe, "doyouknowyo you've
got IL piece OF the gate of heaven
here? 1t you know IL fellow who isn't
likely to see paradise soon, just be
stow this on him to carry as a glimpse
of comfort and heavenly beauty.
\ little while after Hunt lounred
in.
"lIere," said Mr.. Remick, lis n piece
OF the gate of heaven-Beecller says
So
GLOW does lie know" was the re.
ply.
oh" said Mr.. Rcmick, che lives
nearer there than you or /, and l be-
licvc he is in sight of it most of the
time. He told me to give it tosome.
body that wasn't sure to see it in a
hurry. so III hand il over 10 YOU"
Little did either dream how near
the recipient was to the entrance of
paradise. 1t was but II few weeks att-
or that the sad accident which lost to
Amrrica one of her greatest artists.
But before his death he had chosen n
mounting for his bit of chalcedony
and sent it to his favoritc sister Miss
Jane Hunt, who still wears it as an
amulet.-l4adies' Home Journal.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-06-27
A Lesson in Manners.

That the manners of our fathers
are not ours is well enough under
stood, and the phrase ''of the old
school" has come to lie used rather
rs n reproach to the degenerate pre-
sent generation. An old lady who
belonged to the times when courtesy
was perhaps more general, as it GER
tainly was more elaborate, than it is
now, administered rather neatly to
rebuke to u lad who did not come I'm
to her IDEAS.
She had known the boys father
when he was in Harvard, as now was
the son, and as the lattercould hard.
~ remember his parents who died in
his infancy, he was always eager to
learn all he could about them.
The youth was invited to call upon
the old lady, who is now beyond the
term set by the Psalmist for mans
life, ut a country place one day last
summer, and had an interview with
her upon the wide veranda, where she
was sitting when he arrived. Helift.
ed his hat, and then. replacing it up.
on his head, went on talking with the
old dame, who regarded him with
looks OF disapproval.
do 1 look like my father" the
young man asked at length.
II cannot tell" the old lady replied
dryly. 81 never saw him with his
hat on when he talked with u lady,"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-06-27
Rising and Falling in Church.

A well known Indiana member OF
congress had as u visitor recently n
constituent from the backwoods who
was not very well acquainted with
the interior ofthe house of divine wor-
ship. but who had thoroughly deter
mined that he would see everything
there was to he seen at the national
capital during his stay here. Sunday
morning, therefore, he announced
that he was going to church.
Now. the Indiana member was not
much OF IL clurcllgoer himself. In
fact, he usually tlcvotcs his Sunday
mornings to his correspondence,
which has fallen behind in the course
of the week. He nllowedhis constit-
uent towanler off by himself to find
a place of worship. About l o'clock
the Indiana man returned. His host
asked him where he had been. lie
responded in IL matter of fact sort OF
way that he had been to IL well known
Episcopal church in the ncighhor.
hood, which he named.
GLOW did you get along?" said the
host. "Didn'tyou feel n bit stranger
:'Oh, no." said the Indiana man
solemnly. "lfelt all right. riz and
fell with them every time. New York
Tribune.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-06-27

for the hospital for the insane at Yankton
was awarded to q st. Paul firm at the price
of 1854 per ton.
The Carthage News snys the small gra in
crop in Miner county is looking better and
! promises IL larger yield than for number
of years.
The cutworm is doing heavy dumage to
crops in the vicinity of Ordway. In some
instances the ground is us barc as before seed.
ing the worms cutting down practically ev-
cry spear of grain.
John Wall, aged 90, n Sulv county herdcr,
was The other day sent to the iankton usy-
lum for treatment. lie became insane from
reading yellow. backed literature and imug.
ines he is the star character in wild ives;
drama. 1t is thought he will soon recover.
| Thr:y.nine and one.half miles from the
lIcdwater irrigating canal has been complct.
ell and turned over to the Redwnter Land
and Canal company, of Minnesota. Thee
nal carries 1000 inches OF water and is de-
| signed to irrigute over 100 farms, besides
supplying II large amount of power. Over
| six months oflnhor nnd $1,000 have been
expended on the work.
Fifty eases OF beer were received by nn
attempted to rcship the goods to other
points,hnt the railroad and express COM
panics refuse to handle it. believing tina,
they would make themselves amcnabc to
the state law by ~ doing. Tho consign-
men, had reached it's original destination
they claimed, and could not, under the law,
be rrbilled and rcshipped
| party OF Pierrcitcs Travelled 100 miles o
the mouth OF Cherry creek to witness tho big
feast nnd sundance Of the Sioux, which has
been in progress mt Chief Humps camp on
| the north bank of the cheyenne. When they
reached the river they found that it was
swollen so That it was impossible to cross,
and the hostes threatened them with dire
results il they approached the camp. They
returned to Pierre without seeing the big
| show.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-06-27
Fun with a Cork Leg.

1t would not be supposed that any
one could get much fun out of a cork
leg.
Yet knew man who had the mis-
fortune to lose his leg who got IL
good deal of amusement out of it's
cork substitute.
Once he nearly scared an old gen
tleman out OF his wits.
1t was in this way: The said cork
leg was n very well made one, ana
when its owner was seated you could
not tell the difference between the
real and false article. One day nv
friend was in IL railway car and Oh.
posite him was an old gentleman.
My friend took out his penknite and
began pairing his nails.
When lie had finished, instead of
putting his knife back in his pocket.
like an ordinary mortal, he gave it
n jerk, and it stuck in his cork leg,
and it vibrated to and fro in a sutfi.
GENTLY horrible manner.
The old gentlcman's feelings can
"better he imagined than described"
as they say in the novels. He turn
ed II beautiful green color. and Mt
the next stoppage skipped from the
eur in IL most active manner. He
evidently thought he had got in
with q mailman, and probably i'm
agined his leg would be the next to
be experimental On.-New York Her.
aid.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-06-27
A Strange Story of a Dream.

Mr.. j. ID. Young, the we'll known
insurance agent, had IL dream Friday
night, which caused him to awaken
and arouse his wife. 1t was that he
saw II wagon coming along with two
bodies i'll it, and, in lifting one of the
men out, as he was turned over. he
appeared to be dead. Then two men
appeared mt the head of the corpse.
who appeared to be Italians, and
who were arguing as to whose knit
it was that fitted the wound, whicl
was on the right side. Then he llenr,
the name OF the dead man. 1t was
Mark Taylor, and, rs he knew nc
man by that name, he asked in llis
dream, "Who is he?" and the reply
came loud and distinct, "Why, les
the conchmnn ofJohn Henry" When
Mr.. Young came to his office yestcr-
day morning he asked Mr.. Henry.
who had an office with him, the name
OF his coachman. Henry replied
1--WE have IL new man." and Mr.
Henry gave different name than
Taylor.
"Ie was cut last night" said Mr..
Young.
eyes, replied Henry, "but how did
you find it out? 1t was not publish
ed in the papers,"
Young replied: 81 dreamed it, and
that's all know about it,"
Now both Mr.. Henry and Mr..
Young are puzzled about the coillci-
dence.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-06-27
A Bird That Kills Rattlers.

Riding in California one day nv
companion called attention to a bird
in the road ahead of me. 1t was
something like prairie chicken, but
much more slender and graceful in
build. 1t was not using it's wings,
but it moved very rapidly, and We
had to keep the horse in a pretty
good trot to keep up with it. NV
friend told me that it was a road
runner" u bird that was noted there
for it's pedestrian accomplishments,
and a peculiar habit they have is to
walk always in the center oftheroad.
When one of these birds meets n
rnttlesnake it behaves in such u GOV
manner that it leads the snake to
think it will become the victim of its
charm, and Willie it is Keeping the
snake in doubt as to its intentions it
runs about in the cactus and
picks off the thorns with it's bill,
dropping them in II circle around the
snake until ithas him completely sur
rounded by cactus thorns. Then it
flies to some elevation aud sits there
to watch the snake stick himself to
death on the thorns trying to get
out of the ring.-J. S. Normile in St
Louis Globe-Democrat.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-06-27
Under Contract.

A man who was taking in some OF
the sights at Brighton the other day
was led to notice u short. haired
young man in Il loud check suit, who
was accompanied on his rounds by n
couple OF younger chaps, who seemed
to dcte on him and to initiate his
actions us far as possible. After
awhile he with the short hair seemed
to get up an aching for n row, and
he drove the first peg by approaching
the man iii staggering way and
imEadcntly demanding:
"ls you the cove that's got a CT
gar fer me:!''
He received an emphatic negative,
when up went his eyebrows, and he
continued:
''De cove is inclined to be sassy.
but perhaps it's cause lie don know
me. Chollie, you and Dan give him
an cyc-opener, and while he assumed
a supposed graceful pose, with his
hat planted over his ear, "Chollie"
approached and whispered;
Hes bad-awfully bad! He's dc
wickedcst fightah in New York, lie is.
Hes going to challenge any kid OF
his age to tinish-any kid in de
world"
He'd better go and dig for clams.'
growlel the man.
Whats dat" demanded the aw-
fully bad. "De cove wants his eve
punched, and if it wasn't lurdat cop
per over dere I'd do it. Perhaps he'll
do me de honoh to step around be-
hind de pavilion"
The man said he would and did,
and as he reached u secluded spot
and peeled his coat the wickedest OBJ
served:
Il bcgs lie cove's pardon, but
Just remembered dat am under con-
tract not to fight until meets de
Oswrmo Whirlwind. should like to
put linn toslcep, but it would be ugin
tie contract
1t was suggested that the other
two might sail in Tor him, but he re-
piled:
"Chollic is me trainer and Dan is
me hacker, and it would be agin lie
contract"
The man then suggested that he
had II licking in store Tor the three,
and that he should hrgin business in
thirty seconds; but before fifteen had
elai ,se.l he was alone.