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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-01-07

In a paper read before a convention
Of scientists in indianapolis, professor
Van der Wydc said natural gas was
generated thousands Of years ago and
the work Of generation is still actively
going forward and there need be no ap-
prehcnsion OF the supply giving out"
To show that the gas has been form
ed for many hundred years, Van der
Wydc points to the burning gas wells
Of Balhu. in Asia, where the gas es-
Gaping through assures in the rock has
been burning for centuries, and he also
ponis out from Chinese historical re-
clrls that natural gas has been evolv-
ing in China for more than 1000 years.
There seems then to be no need to fear
but that the same natural agency will
continue its work IN its unseen labora-
tory and generate the gas which Is now
50 generously supplied for our daily
comfort.
On the other hand, a writer in the
Arcad says:
All the evidence points to the con-
clusion that the supply Of natural gas
is of a very temporary nature. The
pressure. and consequently the amount
u gls discharged. steadfastly diminish
q from the day the well is bored. The
rate of this decrease varies according
t. the pcrmeability Of the rock and the
original amount Of the pressure; but
IL the end the supply from every we'll
Is exhausted New wells in the same
ncighborhood may, if at sufficient dis
taicc from the original boring. give ac-
orss 70 other parts Of the field, but in
brief time large area may be exhaust
cl II the existing rate of demand
for these gases, 1t is doubtful if in fifty
wears from this time they will have
any place IN oar economies ; and in the
regions of greatest consumption, as in
western Pennsylvania, it seems certain
that the exhaustion Of the store will be
accomplished IN less time. In estimat-
Ing the probability Of discovering gas
Al greater depths, We must remember
that the deeper the deposit, the more
likely il Is that the materials have un-
derg9ne changes which would have ex-
PEELED the gaseous material from the
bells. Ia word. the conditions which
lead to the formation Of the gases are
common, but those which lead to he
effective storage Of the materials are Of
seldom occurrence. Ii is, therefore,
safe to say that this. the last great
economic resource afflrdei by the un-
'er-earth. though a prc:ilus. Is m)st
ileeting gift.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-01-07

1t seems that alliance men are by no
means all in favor of the wild sub
treasury scheme. Tillman, the alliance
governor of South Carolina, when ask
ed if he believed in it, replied:
mo Irby does not, nor does Don
aldson, nor l. No, sir. We are will
ling to grant the alliance demands for
free coinage, the abolition of national
banks, and taking taxes off state banks,
but we don't believe in the sub-treas-
ury scheme at all. 1t is visionary and
altogether inpracticable"
And the Michigan state grange; a
kindred organization, rejects the sub
treasury plan, holding that it would
create feeling of helpless dependency
upon government and by some of those
it is designed to benefit, thereby de-
stroying their energy and self reliance,
and rendering them helpless mendicants
of government charity"
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-01-07
BIaokmaiIinq the Merchants.

Enforced contributions TO church
and society fairs and bazaars are be-
coming burden TO storekcepcrs.
One firm has responded to six solicit
iations within two weeks for fairs
here and IN neighboring towns. AS
long as il is customary, merchants feel
bound Ia give in order that they may
not be considered less generous or Ito.
eral than their neighbors, but in many
cases they fe' il to he an imposition
aud give with a mental If not u spoken
protest. This "stand and deliver"
grade of begging has come TO be such
a regular thing that it is accepted as
matter of course that the tradcsmen
shall surrender aud pay tribute when
ever it is dcinandcd.-Brockton Enter
prise.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-01-07

Human nature drops all disguises
when II sits down in a dentists chair.
A well-known New York dentist, who
has had more than 10000 persons un-
conscious in his chair. was asked the
other day for some Of the results Of his
observations. lie said:
Give me regiment Of women and
III whip regiment Of men,"
There Is wonderful significance in
the dentists remarks. For more than
twenty-five years he has stood by the
chair OF which every man. woman and
child IN Christcndom is more or less
in dread. Ills work has been cxclu-
sively surgical. No mechanical dem
tistry is done in the Office. Rarely is
his big chair unoccupicd for as long
an interval rs fifteen minutes during
office hours. Every possible shade OF
courage aud cowardice can be seen
there; likewise in the unconscious
moments Of those who slnmbcr in the
great char glimpses Of every human
passion aud prediction.
The doctor was asked 10 explain his
contemptnous reflection upon mascu-
line courage, and he emphasized his
declaration that physical cowardicc is
far more common In men than In
women. ayes" he affirmed, "man is
distinctly inferior to woman in both
physical aud moral courage. Not
day passes that ! do not sec it demon
stratcd. A woman, when she finds
she must face pain, cudurcs il silently
and without flinching. A man, under
the same circumstances, groans and
shrinks and cringcs.
"Fcw men viii confess cowardicc.
while most women do not profess The
courage they really possess. Perhaps
a woman breads the dentists chair
more in anticipation than man does.
and certainly ever, body cxaggcratcs
the evil before he faces il. Even
those who have submitted To dental
operations under anasthcsia without
a twinge Of pain, expect the next time
10 suffer under the forccps. It's hard
10 realize that il is more than won
dcriully lucky chance that they do not.
For those who have never taken the
slccp-pruducing gas il requires almost
rs much courage ms though They knew
every pang Of the operation would be
fully felt. Almost everybody has
namclcss and perhaps not unnatural
dread Of surrendering consciousness
thus ariiiicisIly. II seems a form Of
living death, as indeed il Is, and no
r cord of lis lGrmlcssucss can fully re-
move the idea that something might
happen while they were under the
STR nge influence.
us matter of TACT. the proper all
Of pure nitrous oxide gas
is absolutely without danger, We
give il 70 all patients without hcsita-
tim, no matter what their physical
More than ILL., persons
have slept under It's influence in this
room, aud we never had an accident
in connection with its use. Patients
suffering with valvuiar disease of the
the heart, who would probably die
under chloroforn or ether, have taken
it without any in effects"
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-01-07

The following incident is quoted from
the Toronto 6iObe:
There is a covered bridge, five hun
dred feet above high-water mark, at
Peoria, in upper Canada. A droyer
recently attempted to drive a thousand
sheep across it, When about half
way over, the bell-wether noticed an
open widow, and recognizing his desti-
ny, made strike for glory and the
grave.
When he reached the sunlight he at
once appreciated his critical situation,
and with legs stretched towards the
four points of the compass, he uttered
a plaintiye "Ba-aw and descended to
his fate. The next sheep followed, and
the next, each initiating the gesture and
the remark of the leader. For hours
it rained sheep. The stream below was
red with the life blood OF doomed NUT
ton, and the movement did not cease
until the tail of the last sheep, as it
disappeared through the window, waved
adieu 10 the wicked world.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-01-07
List Of Don'ts.
ron BUSINESS MEN.

FOR BUSINESS MEN.
Don't neglect your business.
Don't misreprescnt anything.
Don't forget YOU arc a gentleman.
Don't tell everybody your business.
Don't say one thing and mean an
other
Dont join asocicty for business pur-
poses.
Don't make any promises you can
lot fulfill.
Don't send man TO do work you
can do Yourself.
Don't forget that the poor have feel
ings as well as the rich.
Don't 90 of on f'rolic when you
have business TO attend to.
Don't fail to keep yourself we'll post
cd in every detail of your business.
Don't buy bill Of goods YOU don't
want because drummer asks you TO.
Don't forget to be kind TO the child
rem. They viii be men and women
one Of these days.
FOR GIRLS.
Girls, don't make yourself conspic-
uous in public places by loud and sud-
den laughter, and don't cling TO your
escorts arm as If you feared he would
get away from you and be lost forever.
Don't stride along the street as If you
were an Amazon. Don't bully the
salesman when you are shopping, nor
take up his time with foolish chatter
about yourself and your affairs, In
which he can possibly take no interest.
Don't attcmpt'io cheaper goods, tho
prices OF which have been told you,
nor handle articles easily stained or
broken, nor persist IN trying on every
hat aud bonnet In tho establishment
when you have not the slightest In
tcutiou Of purchasing.
Don't discuss scandaIous gossip on
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-01-07

The new constitution, by requiring Of
Jurors the capacity to read and write,
caused the juries for both weeks of
court to be composed entirely of white
men. No better juiiss have been EN-
paneled since the war. With such
Juries life and property win be made
more secure and lawlessness will be
greatly diminished.-Lerin. tn Ad-
ae.f ser.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-01-07
Fault OF the Schools.

A lady of wide educational exper-
icnce told the other day this story of
small school boy whom she found in
great distress over his lessons. When
she asked the trouble, he stated this
problem:
"If John has two rcd apples, and
Charles has two, how many have both
togcthcr?"
lis that hard r she said.
"Ycry hard" he said sadly.
"But surely" she replied, 'you know
already that two and two make four;
there can be no trouble about that2'
"Of course not was the pathetic
response. II know that well enough.
But the proccss-iI's the process that
wears me out"
No one who has had much to do
with schools, aud especially with pub
lie schools, can help seeing the force of
this infaniine sarcasm. MuIlitudcs of
things which come SO naturally into a
child's niiud that they might almost be
taken for granted, arc virtually taken
from him, aud offered him again so
environed with definitions and techni-
caliiies aud processes" that he Is al
most made unconscious that he ever
knew them. II Is not confined 10
arithmetic. Many children who have
grown up under educated influences
write better English-certainly more
idiomatic, and often more correct
before studying English grammar than
afterward. They write as thcy.speak,
ty car, and the rules confuse more
than they help.-HdJpers' Bdzar.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-01-07

Is il 50, o Christ in Heaven,
That the highest suffer most?
That the strongest wander farthest,
Aud more hopelessly are lost2
That the mark Of rank in nature
Is capacity for pain,
And the anguish Of the singer
Makes the sweetness Of the strain?
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-01-07
MARRIAGE LICENSES,
Issued in Claiborne County for Month Of
December, 1890.

Issued in Claiborne County for Month oi
December, 1890.
WHITE.
J. I Benedict. Estella McFatter,
r. b. Jones, Sv. Young,
A. J. Jordan, ii. r. Harrell
@. II. Henderson, NJ b. Howard,
w. ID. Grifing, E.P. Hynnm,
II. d. GOza, Laura J. Daniel.
COLoRED.
Isaac Smith, Hennie Cornish,
Sherman Wright, Mary Turner,
Arthur Turne-, Lizzie Dorsey,
Gabe Wilson, Margaret Gray,
Esau.Gsrner, Annie Taylor,
Robert Chess, Rebeces Shields,
Nose Davis, Martha A. Murry,
Squire johnson, Mary Hamilton,
Jones Perry, Mary Hicks.
Ben Blackburn, Matte Wiley,
Tillman whitney, Martha Slater,
Albert McClodden, Martha Tucker,
VIM. Durkin, Mrs Alice Richard-on,
Mingo Carson, " Mary Anderson,
Peyton Washington, " sella Jackson.
WIN. Dixon, . Rosa Rogers,
G..bcrt Harper. Augusta Worship,
WIN. Harrison. Maria Powell,
Anthony Bn.ls, Laura Gibson.
Louis Jnhusnu, Mary jackson,
VIM. he ley, Kate Gilbert.
Jas. Clemens. Jnliaua French,
DENIS Flowers. Amai da Rankin,
Loui- Libston, NJ ,llie o aaS.
CLARK wuni, Matilda Turner.
Henderson Mcclure. Grorgisna Mundane
Shack Mcclure, Jcunie. Washin- -tJn,
George jones, Baiba wilson,
Thos Welsh, Gerlie Welsh,
Geo. Fuqna. Nalrt Ferris,
Shz L Fisher, Eli n wu0ls,
Love Williams. Sarah Jones.
Frank Patterson, Hettie Deal,
john Williams Anna BrOan.
Total for tho month, 40; 6 to whites,
81 TO blacks.
During the year 1890 there were IS
sued PIP license, as follows:
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-01-07

DO not suffer ignorance In your fam.
". when you can subscribe to that
Great Educator. tho Modern newspa.
per. The Times Democrat Il the besk
~ Ass TIE largest circulation.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-01-07

sThe use Of 'Castoria is 50 universal and
its merits so well known that Il seems work
OF supererogation to endorse IL. Few are the
intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy reach.
CARLOS MARrYN, n. d,
New York City.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-01-07

Little Johnny-"Mr Smith what
makes you call my doggie Don? His
name is Dom Pedro" Mr.. Smith
-"Ohl the ~ and the n are inter-
changeable, Johnny. 1t doesn't
matter whether one says Don or
DOM" Lttle Johnny-"Well, it
would If his name was Dan, would
nj il, Mr.. Smith ?"
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-01-07

m ron THE BLOOD.
- Weakness. Malaria Indigestion and
BIll0usness, take
BRowN-s IRON HTTTERs.
II cures quickly For sale by all dealers La
medicine. Get the genuine.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-01-07
During the year 1890 there were IS
sued 2l2 liccnse. rs follows:

In 1889 SO licenses were issued to
whites and IA 10 blacks, total, $50.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-01-07
for Infants and Children.

"Castoria Is so wen adapted TO children that
frecommend itas superior to any prescription
known to me" ii. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
Ill So. Oxford St, Brooklyn, ny.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-01-07

CaxtoriR cures Collie, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, Diarrhna. Eructation,
Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes di
gesfion,
without injurious medication.
" For several years have recommended
your Castoria, aud shall always continue TO
do so as 1t has Invariably produced beneficial
resultsn
EDWIN F. PARDEz. M. D.,
"The winthrop" /" i.5th Street and 9TH Ave,
New York City.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1891-01-07

Tux cEsrAuR COMPANY, n MURRAY STREET, NEW YORK
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-27
SALE GETS CLEAR.
Tho Charge of Breach of Trust by ID. e,
Guerrant Not Sustained.

hho Cnarge OF Hreach of Trust by ID. Il.
Guerrant Not Sustained.
w. N. Sale, a butcher in the CITY
market, was before Justice Howerton
yesterday, charged with breach of trust
to the amount of SIS. d. e. Guerrant
swere out warrant yesterday and had
Sale arrested, claiming that he went to
his stall at the market Saturday night,
while intoxicated, and made purchase.
He paid Sale for tho beef and then
asked him to keep his money for him
until Monday morning. as he feared he
might be robbed.
Sale, he claims, took the money, and
when he went back to get it. yesterday
morning refused to give it up, except
80, which Sale claimed was all that had
boon given him.
AT tho trial yesterday Guerrant swore
to the above sta tement. He was cor
roborated by young man named Moses
ferguson, who was with him at the
time.
Sale testified that Guerrant came to
his stall in drunken condition and ex-
hlbited his money quite freely. Ho
warned Kim to put it in his pocket after
he had dropped it on tho ground once or
twice. Guerrant then wanted him to
take care of it for him. He refused to
do so at first, but was finally prevailed
upon 70 do SO. Guerrant only gave him
S. and receipt for house rent amount
ing to S.. He claimed also that FerR u
son did not SEQ the transaction.
Sale was corroborated by young man
named Davis, who stays in his stall.
Guerrant had Captain Gish to prose
cute the case, and Sale was defended by
Everett Perkins. After patient hear
ing, Justice Howerton decided that Sale
was not guilty.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-27
He Played Lottery.

N&w ORLEANS, Oct. 26-[SpecialI-
The announcement is made that Thomas
II. Kelley, cashier for Richardson, Will
liams & Co., wholesale dry goods house,
has embezzled $4,000 The statement
is made that Kelley was lottery fiend
and that his defalcations were in part,
II not wholly, dueto tina: fact, was ao.,
knowledged in an interview in which
he said he played" 10 terry. Kelley
denied, however, that he used any Of
his employers money.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-27
A VERY HAPPY MAN.
Drayman DowdY the Father of r. Very
Fine Daughter

Drayman DowdY the Father of Very
Fine Daughter.
j. w. Dowdy, well-known drayman,
called at THE TINES office yesterday.
he was armed with black snake whip
wore red shirt and hadn't shaved for
seventeen weeks. He stopped at the
door and called for the editor. There
was broad grin on his countenance,
and he didn't look bit dangerous. He
declared that he was the happiest man
in town. No one doub led it.
He affirmed that he was the elated
father OF fine daughter. OF course no
one denied this. Ho next raised hand
as big as beef quarter and, wiping the
perspiration from his brow, affirmed In
the very sanctum that the said daugh-
ter was only ten hours old and that She
weighed forty pounds.
Mr.. Dowdy then retired to the street.
thrashed out all the draymen who hadn't
tags on their wagons, hauled forty.seven
loads to different parts of the CITY by 8
O'Clock, and was only restrained then bv
interference from the society for the
prevention OF cruelty to animals. The
president didn't want Mr.. Dowdy to kill
himself by any means. Dowdy then
went home and declared that he and
Cleveland were on a level for once.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-27
Immediately from San Francisco. The
reasons assigned for the return of the
Vessel is the foul condition OF her bot
tom, which cannot be cleaned in Chilli OF
MISS orwELL's EsoAPApE.
Fled From Home, Dressed as boy, for
Tramp Around the World,

om nome, Dressed as q Boy, for
Tramp Around the World.
TAsLEY, Va, Oct. 26.-Lillian OF
well, pretty girl Of sixteen years, who
mad been raised by her aunt in the vii.
lage OF Horntown, Accomaco county,
va, disappeared from her home four
weeks ago. Her relatives searched the
county around without obtaining the
slightest clew to her whereabouts until
her aunt, who had given her up as dead
received letter from the section
master OF the Philadelphia and Norfolk
railroad at Delmar, the dividing line
station between Delaware and Mnrv-
land, describing tho girl and stating
that she was safe at his home.
For several months before her disap.
pearance She had been afflicted with
melancholia, and her aunt feared that
she had committed suicide. The girl,
after leaving home, had out off her long
brown hair and procured suit of BOYS
clothing. Attired in a flannel suit, i'll
lifting pantaloons, SLOUGH hat and big
boots, she started out to walk to Phila-
delphia, bent upon travelling around the
world.
She had walked the railroad ties for
thirty miles and was sick and in an OK
hausted condition when found by the
kind-hearted railroad man. He took her
to be poor homeless boy, and sent her
to his wife to get some food. His wife,
upon learning the sex of the little
tramp, made her change her clothing
and wanted to send her home, but the
girl refused TO tell where she lived and
begged so hard to remain with her new
found friends that they finally con-
In the meantime tho railroad man
had inquiries made along the railroad
and finally located her homo. The girl
said she had been kindly treated by her
aunt and had no cause to leave home
other than that she wanted to see the
world. She was returned to her aunt
yesterday.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-27
BOLD SAFE BLOWING.
burglars Get the Drop ON Street Railway
Officers.


OMAHA, Neb,, Oct 2G.-TSpeciall-
-Four masked men entered tho office of
the Omaha Street Railway Company at
10 O'Clock this morning and at thespoint
OF their revolvers compelled Superin-
tendent Beals and two assistants to
throw up their hands while the burglars
blew open the safe. They drilled hole
and filled it with giant powder.
When the explosion occurred the safe
door was blown twenty feet, and car
starters and others employed in the
barn adjoining rushed up to the office to
sec what was the matter. They were
met at the d or by two of the burglars
with revolvers, who instructed them to
return to work, which they did. Tho
safe contained $1,000, all of which was
taken.
Telephone lines into the city had
becn cut, and the police were not
notified until an hour after the burglars
had escaped
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-27
a BOSTON FAILURE.
The Firm of Irving "A. Evans of Boston
Makes IN Assignment.

The Firm of irving a. Evans of Boston
Makes IN Assignment
BosToN, Mass. Oct. 26.-lSpeoiall-
The firm of Irving A. Evans & Com
pany has made an assignment to Col.
Albert Hope and Wilmot r. Evans for
the protection OF all creditors, to avoid
litigation and to dispose OF assets to ad-
vantage. All the Indebtedness is in the
Boston stock exchange. The interest
OF the house in the stock market is very
slight indeed. Before the death of
Evans he had remarked that in EIGHT
years his liabilities had not been so
small. Banks now holding obligations
OF the house are fully protected.
About $3.50. 900 is due to banks, but tho
collatarels they hold aggregate about
s660,0 Ikall individual accounts due
the house are collected there will be
considerable surplus.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-27
SHORT $4,000.
A Prominent Young Pittsburger up to
the Latest Fad.

the Latest Fad.
PITTsBURa, Pa, Oct. 26-[Speciall l.
The amount of School Board Treasurer
Doerfinger's shortage is growing and
will probably reach $4,000.
In addition to the Sis, COO first missing,
altered drafts aggregating SIS, 900 have
been discovered. Besides this deficits
are reported in the accounts of tho
Deater Spring Company, the Modern
building and Loan Asso citation, and the
estate of Archibald Wallace, OF which
Doerfinger was executor.
There seems to be no doubt that the
young man attempted suicide when his
shortage was discovered. but his life
was saved by prompt work of physicians.
Doerfiinger is said to have gone to tho
country, but no ono seems to know his
exact whereabouts.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-27
Dashiell Acquitted

RICHMOND. Oct. 2o.-lSpeoiall Tho
jury in tho case o, w. s. Dashiell,
charged with ut'ering IA true q forged
note OF j.. L. Lndwig for 81 goo. at noon
to day brought in verdict OF acquittal.
All other cascs against the accused were
nolie prosecuted.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-27
Hugh BrownIm

Hugh Brown, tho young man who
had his arm amputated some weeks
ago on account Of an accident In tho
yards. is getting along fairly we'll. and
will be able to be out in O short time.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-27
Senator Daniel Mt Ne,ybern.

NEwBERN, Va, Oct se.--tSpeoial -
Hon. John w. Daniel addressed the
Democrats of Pulaski county In tho
courthouse here to-day. The courtroom
was crowded, many ladies being pretent.
Senator Daniel made characteristic,
speech, tskiag up all the Issues OF the
campaign.